Match # 18: Tiger Mask vs. Dynamite Kid (4/23/81) Hell yes! Tiger Mask makes his first appearance on the set. I totally respect TM detractors (and Dynamite negaters too), as there are some valid points, but I simply mark out big time for this match up. It’s fun. Hopefully that feeling is validated in the work.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Match # 17: Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Steve Keirn (11/6/80) We saw this one early on (Match # 2). It had a good storyline to a 2/3 falls match, and now the long awaited rematch begins.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Match # 16: Chavo Guerrero vs. Kengo Kimura (11/3/80) Joined in progress?! What’s this crap? I’ve been waiting on this one ever since the first Kimura/Chavo tango. We come in mid-hold, friends.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Match # 15: Bob Backlund vs. Stan Hansen (9/30/80) Finally, a match where I have a rooting interest. I like Hansen. He’s tough and bad ass, and is style works for me. Backlund is a total goof who comes out here waving to the crowd like a geeky Howdy Doody. I* hope Hansen destroys Backlund, who [...]
Monday, January 4, 2010
Match # 14: Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Ron Starr (9/30/80) No idea who Ron Starr is, but he has curly hair and an outfit that can only be described as era appropriate. He looks like a jobber, but there is most likely a good reason this is on the set.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Match # 13: Chavo Guerrero vs. Kengo Kimura (9/30/80) After Kimura’s performance against Fujinami, his stock is rising with me. Chavo was in my favorite match from disc one, also with the great Fujinami. This could be fun.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Disc 1 rankings: 1. Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Chavo Guerrero (5/9/80) 2. Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Kengo Kimura (9/25/80) 3. Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Dynamite Kid (2/5/80) 4. Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Tony Rocco (9/11/80) 5. Antonio Inoki vs. Stan Hansen (4/3/80) 6. Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Steve Keirn (2/3 Falls) (2/1/80) 7. Antonio Inoki vs. Stan Hansen (9/11/80) 8. Antonio Inoki vs. Stan Hansen (2/8/80) 9. Tatsumi Fujinami & Kantaro Hoshino vs. Dynamite Kid & Steve Keirn [...]
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Match # 12: Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Kengo Kimura (9/25/80) This seriously has the makings of a mirror match. Go ahead, make fun of me. They both have similar hair, bodies, and the same black tights. I’m screwed here once they start rolling around.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
We wrap up our season of Chronicle in Ruins with a re-cap of the Ruins reunion show and get in the holiday mood by handing out some season awards. [display_podcast]
Friday, December 18, 2009
Match # 11: Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Tony Londos (9/19/80) I have no idea who Tony Londos is, but if he’s anywhere near as good as Tony Rocco, this match will rule. Random white guy in black trunks meets WWWF Champ AKA Asian dude in black trunks. It’s on.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Match # 10: Antonio Inoki vs. Stan Hansen (9/11/80) The fourth and final from the first set between these two. A good man and member of the committee that selected the matches for this set told me to hold on. He said that last one was his least favorite, but this one had something special. We [...]
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Match # 9: Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Tony Rocco (9/11/80) Fujinami makes yet another appearance on the first disk. Rocco may or may not be British. I’m a World of Sport mark, that’s all.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Match # 8: Antonio Inoki vs. Stan Hansen (5/9/80) Inoki won the belt last time, beating Hansen cleanly, but the monster didn’t stay down long. Here’s their third match on the first disk, with another on the way.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Match # 7: Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Chavo Guerrero (5/9/80) I fell in love with Chavo Guerrero’s work on the Mid South set, and Fujinami has been the darling/revelation so far in the New Japan set. Now they meet up in a WWWF Juniors title match. Consider me hopeful.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Match # 6: Antonio Inoki vs. Stan Hansen (4/3/80) Inoki and Hansen go at it again coming off Inoki’s count out loss and Hansen’s bad ass post-match promo.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Another fantastic season of the Challenge wrapped up this week. Could David slay Goliath, or did the Champs roll as expected? We cover the marathon final challenge in our not-quite-finale. [display_podcast]
Friday, December 11, 2009
Match # 5: Gran Hamada vs. Babyface (4/3/80) Gran Hamada was around in the early eighties? What do ya know. I’ll be so disappointed if Babyface isn’t actually the babyface.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Match # 4: Antonio Inoki vs. Stan Hansen (2/8/80) I really hope these Inoki/Hansen matches are good. We’ve got four of them on this disk, all from 1980. This was apparently the main event feud of the year, Inoki as the native darling and Hansen as the rough heel foreigner. I saw some Inoki matches when [...]
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Match # 3: Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Dynamite Kid (2/5/80) The new WWWF junior champ. Fujinami, takes on a juniors darling in Dynamite Kid. If this is better than the Keirn match I’ll be beside myself.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Match # 2: Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Steve Keirn (2/3 Falls) (2/1/80) Stemming off our first match, we get a WWWF Junior Heavyweight Title match between Steve Keirn, and my new favorite to watch, Fujinami. I’m hoping Fuji can pull Keirn to a great match, and hopefully Keirn plays the bigger power guy to the agile speedster [...]
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
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