Toshiaki Kawada/Genichiro Tenryu/Samson Fuyuki vs. Giant Baba/Great Kabuki/Shinichi Nakano (10/28/89, 17:25)

 

I personally thought this was a super fun 6 man and everybody had a chance to do cool stuff. Kabuki looked like an absolute KING in this, throwing tons of his great uppercuts and some nice body shots. His exchanges with Tenryu were completely rad and Tenryu with Baba were also awesome. Nakano got beat up a bunch (which made me wonder why Kabuki and Baba would tag him back in) and there were some great moments. Tenryu walking right in and slapping Baba, Kabuki uppercutting every member of the other team in a row, Tenryu running into Baba's big boot, this was just a bunch of fun. NOMINATE!

 

AJ Classics 197

My original thoughts...

 

Toshiaki Kawada/Genichiro Tenryu/Samson Fuyuki vs. Giant Baba/Great Kabuki/Shinichi Nakano (10/28/89)

- THe heels have their way with Nakano when he is in the ring but when Baba comes in, he stays in control. THis wasn't a bad 6-man but not one that I feel should move on either. Tenryu eventually pins Nakano with the powerbomb

My original thoughts though I might rewatch ...

 

Baba and Tenryu went after each other again, but the other guys didn't build much of a match around them. Either Nakano or Kabuki needed to step up and carry the action for their side, but neither did. And without much to keep them interested, the fans didn't respond to the Tenryu-Baba stuff like you'd expect.

Revolution (Ricky Fuyuki, Toshiaki Kawada, & Genichiro Tenryu) vs. Giant Baba, The Great Kabuki, & Shinichi Nakano (10/28/89)

 

This was a good match and it was fun watching Baba work against the current main heels which he wasn't doing a whole lot at this time and he wasn't horrible. The Baba/Tenryu exchanges made the match fun but it wasn't enough to warrant a nomination.