New Japan Diaries: Rewind # 2
Choshu versus a Russian wrestler, Vader against the same heavyweight Russian, a primer for Liger vs Sano greatness, and Fujiwara tangles with Maeda. First up on my DVD player…
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New Japan Diaries: Match # 20
Friday, July 23, 2010
Match # 20: George Takano vs. Stan Lane (7/24/81) Had this match been picked out of 1981 and plotted into today’s wrestling, especially WWE or TNA, I’d be in love with it and herald it as a great little compact match. As it stands in the context of early 80s New Japan, it’s a mat [...]
New Japan Diaries: Match # 19
Friday, July 23, 2010
Match # 19: Antonio Inoki vs. Stan Hansen (4/23/81) Not sure how I feel about another go ‘round from the chin and the Lariat, but it’s on the set, so I’m watching it.
New Japan Diaries: Rewind # 1
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
I’m thinking of posting the NJ Diaries I did do (before I quit halfway through the process) as an exercise in writing/editing, so look for a few to go up over the next month (probably one or two today). In the mean time, I’m doing these shorter “Rewinds” to cover anything new I watch from [...]
New Japan Diaries: Match # 18
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
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 [...]
New Japan Diaries: Match # 17
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.
New Japan Diaries: Match # 16
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.
New Japan Diaries: Match # 15
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, [...]
New Japan Diaries: Match # 14
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.
New Japan Diaries: Match # 13
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.
New Japan Diaries: Disk 1 Rankings
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. [...]
New Japan Diaries: Match # 12
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.
New Japan Diaries: Match # 11
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.
New Japan Diaries: Match # 10
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. [...]
New Japan Diaries: Match # 9
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.
New Japan Diaries: Match # 8
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.
New Japan Diaries: Match # 7
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.
New Japan Diaries: Match # 6
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.
New Japan Diaries: Match # 5
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.
New Japan Diaries: Match # 4
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 [...]
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