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All Japan TV Februrary 5th & February 12th, 1989

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All Japan Pro Wrestling (February 5 & February 12 1989)

 

1. Joe Malenko vs Mighty Inoue - Reviewed on Classics.

 

2. Jumbo Tsuruta vs Dan Spivey - Reviewed on Classics where the date was listed as 3/8.

 

3. Genichiro Tenryu & Samson Fuyuki vs Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith - This turned into a hell of a match with the most violent version of the Bulldogs I've ever seen. I was shocked at the degree to which they manhandled Tenryu. Davey press-slammed him into the first row, and Dynamite busted his chin open hardway with a flurry of vicious forearms in the corner. The Bulldogs then worked over the chin cut, which was badass. The end sequence ruled it as well. Tenryu hit an enzuigiri on Dynamite, but Davey picked up his staggering partner and hurled him into Tenryu for a nearfall. Then Dynamite missed his super headbutt, giving Tenryu enough of an opening for a quick, sharp lariat to end it. I enjoyed the Bulldogs as straight asskickers and Tenryu as the guy who had to gut his way through a terrible beating. Nomination.

 

4. Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith vs Masa Fuchi & Isao Takago - Fairly one-sided win for the Bulldogs.

 

5. Jumbo Tsuarta, Yoshiaki Yatsu & Great Kabuki vs Tiger Mask, Shunji Nakano & Shunji Takano - JIP. They did a nice job of playing off the obvious mismatch between the teams. The TM/Takano/Nakano team did a lot of high-risk dives and triple-team moves and really popped the crowd when they managed to stagger Jumbo. In the end, of course, he put a stop to the nonsense with his hurl the underdog to the mat move. Not enough here for a nomination but the promotion was just cranking out entertaining matches at this point.

 

6. Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada vs Dan Spivey & Leo Burke - All Japan effectively established Spivey as an awkward but formidable presence. There was no doubt that Kawada and Tenryu were going to win this match, but Tenryu really sold for Spivey and showed how hard it was to move him around. The match was only decent but a good example of doing something useful with a potential throwaway.

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