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| Posted: Mon Jan 21st, 2008 12:23 am |
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This thread can go anywhereb that people take it, but we all know about the well-publicized matches that have taken place along these lines but I still see results that surprise me. U.S. stars who I didn't realize went to Japan but had some big matches over there. A few examples (of thousands) that I don't think are all that well-known: 8/4/76 - Geeto & Bolo Mongol beat Katetsu Yamamoto & Kantaro Hoshino in NWF Tag title round robin tournament 11/85-12/85 - Kelly Twins compete in IWGP Tag title round robin tournament and lose every match to teams like Brody/Snuka, Inoki/Sakaguchi, Fujinami/Kimura, and Nord the Barbarian/Hacksaw Higgins 2/87-3/87 - The Sheephearders compete in IWGP Tag title tournament 5/8/74 - Killer Karl Krupp does extremely well and advances to finals of 1st Annual World League where he loses to Inoki (the Mongols were individually in that tournament too) 12/11/75 - Rusher Kimura beat Baron Von Rashke at Budokan Hall 6/8/82 - Greg Gagne/Jim Brunzell beat Ricky Steamboat/Atsushi Onita to defend AWA Tag titles at Sumo Hall 3/17/73 - Baron Mikel Scicluna beat Samson Kutsuwada and then loses to The Destroyer in the Champion Carnival Tournament 12/5/05 - Team 3-D beat Great Muta/Akebono to win the finals of the Real World Tag League (TNA never mentioned it even though that's a damn big win for a gaijin team) Post whatever you think is interesting involving guys not usually associated with doing tons of Japanese tours. Last edited on Mon Jan 21st, 2008 12:28 am by srossi ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. |
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21st, 2008 01:04 am |
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WongLee Hall Of Famer 
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The Madison Square Garden Cup for 1967. Unique matchup in Bruno vs. Sailor Art Thomas. The last night in Tokyo was the famous match with Baba and Bruno that has been around tape trading circles for years. It the supposed "proof" that Bruno could get down on the mat and wrestle whenever he wanted to. March 2, 1967 - Osaka, Japan Madison Square Garden Series: Art Thomas beat Great Kojika Yoshino Sato W/DQ Buddy Austin Yoshimura & Kintaro Oki W/DQ Hans Schmidt & Blackjack Daniels International Title Match: Shohei Baba DCOR Bruno Sammartino 1-1 15:56 March 3, 1967 - Nagoya, Japan Madison Square Garden Series: Art Thomas beat Takachiko Hans Schmidt beat Hirai Yoshino Sato W/DQ Blackjack Daniels Bruno Sammartino & Buddy Austin over Shohei Baba & Kim Ill March 4, 1967 - Toyama, Japan Madison Square Garden Series: Takachiko drew Raizo Kojika Art Thomas beat Kumagoro Okuma Shohei Baba & Kim Ill & Yoshino Sato beat Bruno Sammartino & Blackjack Daniels & Hans Schmidt March 5, 1967 - Shizuoka, Japan Madison Square Garden Series: Hirai beat Raizo Kojika Art Thomas over Takachiko Yoshino Sato beat Blackjack Daniels Bruno Sammartino & Buddy Austin & Hans Schmidt drew Shohei Baba & Kim Ill & Yoshimura March 6, 1967 - Hiroshima, Japan Madison Square Garden Series: Nagasawa beat Fujii Takachiko drew Raizo Kojika Hirai beat Kumagoro Okuma Oki beat Blackjack Daniels Bruno Sammartino over Art Thomas Shohei Baba & Yoshimura W/DQ Hans Schmidt & Buddy Austin March 7, 1967 - Tokyo, Japan Madison Square Garden Series: Takachiko drew Okuma Art Thomas beat Raizo Kojika Hirai drew Blackjack Daniels Yoshimura & Kintaro Oki beat Hans Schmidt & Buddy Austin International Title Match: Shohei Baba drew Bruno Sammartino 1-1 60:00
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| Posted: Wed Jan 23rd, 2008 12:58 am |
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Not only did Krupp do "extremely well," I think they actually put him over Inoki in the round-robin portion. A few oddballs that come to mind: Other participants in AJPW's Champions Carnival over the years: Rufus R. Jones (1974), J.J. Dillon (1977), Frank Morell (1978), Carl Fergie (1980), and Wayne Ferris (1981). 7/6/81 - Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu defeated Tiger Jeet Singh & Bobby Heenan by DQ. Features the odd sight of Heenan working a semi-serious wrestling match. I don't know what on earth he was touring Japan as a wrestler for but it didn't pay off, as that's where all of his neck troubles came from. 1983 - Roddy Piper & Dick Slater tour AJPW as a tag team, getting pushed to an NWA International Tag Title shot against Baba & Jumbo, in a real good match. Slater went over there a lot but Piper was definitely an odd fit. Piper also had 1-on-1 matches with Jumbo and Baba on this tour. 10/22/84 - Michael Hayes challenges Genichiro Tenryu for the UN Heavyweight title. Apparently Baba only booked Hayes so he could get Gordy--good idea on his part. 1986 - AJPW for some reason books Bulldog Brower for a tour. Brower was washed up ten years before this and AJPW was in the midst of redefining its style in the Riki Choshu "high spurt" mode. 1989 - The Nasty Boys compete in All-Japan's Real World Tag League, including a match against the British Bulldogs in what has to be the only meeting between those two teams. UWFI had some truly bizarre choices for American undercard workers: Pez Whatley and J.T. Southern don't exactly conjure up images of brilliant shoot wrestlers.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 23rd, 2008 01:01 am |
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srossi
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7/6/81 - Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu defeated Tiger Jeet Singh & Bobby Heenan by DQ. Features the odd sight of Heenan working a semi-serious wrestling match. I don't know what on earth he was touring Japan as a wrestler for but it didn't pay off, as that's where all of his neck troubles came from. Didn't Heenan get injured in a really weird match against a young Atsushi Onita?
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| Posted: Wed Jan 23rd, 2008 01:05 am |
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Possibly...I honestly don't know any details other than he broke his neck in Japan. It wasn't in the match I posted about, I know that. Literally about 95% of "name" American/Canadian wrestlers from 1960-89 had at least one tour of Japan. The most prominent ones I can think of that didn't: Butch Reed (other than a match or two on WCW/NJPW joint cards) Buddy Rogers Gorgeous George Tully Blanchard (I think he had a one-shot for MUGA, but nothing extensive) Adrian Street Ivan Putski
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| Posted: Wed Jan 23rd, 2008 01:17 am |
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srossi
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Yup, just looked it up. From the highlights of a Highspots Shoot Interview with Heenan:The story of Atsushi Onita breaking his neck.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 23rd, 2008 02:04 am |
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Heenan got booked into a few matches in 1984 in Japan as well. At least one made video. I think it was a team with Robinson vs. King Tonga and someone but I'm not 100% on that. Very strange seeing Bobby take his trademark bumps with minimal crowd reaction. In the AWA Heenan getting tossed around was always a joyous event for the fans. 
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| Posted: Wed Jan 23rd, 2008 03:27 am |
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clawmaster Hall Of Famer
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Here's Heenan vs Onita in a 6 man. 5/22/84 Tokyo NWA Champion Kerry Von Erich dcor Jumbo Tsuruta Harley Race beat Ric Flair Giant Baba & Tenryu dcor Prof Ito & Tiger Jeet Singh Tarzan Goto beat Toshiaki Kawada Motoshi Okuma beat Yoshihiro Momoto Great Kojika beat Nobuyoshi Sugawara Masanobu Fuchi & Rocky Hata beat Magic Dragon & Hiromichi Fuyuki Takahashi Ishikawa beat Ultra 7 Ashura Hara & Mighty Inoue & Atsushi Onita beat Goro Tsurumi & Gypsy Joe & Bobby Heenan King Kong Tonga beat Buzz Tyler Heenan vs Onita in a tag bout. 5/29/84 Takasu Yoshihiro Momoto beat Hiromichi Fuyuki Nobuyoshi Sugawara beat Tarzan Gotoh Ultra 7 beat Mitsu Momoto Mr. Okuma & Great Kojika beat Akio Sato & Masanobu Fuchi dq Mighty Inoue dcor Magic Dragon King Kong Tonga & Atsushi Onita beat Gypsy Joe & Bobby Heenan Destroyer beat Rocky Hata Harley Race beat Takahashi Ishikawa Tenryu beat Buzz Tyler Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta & Ashura Hara beat Tiger Jeet Singh & Umansuke Ueda & Goro Tsurumi Couldn't find a singles bout between the two but that doesn't mean they didn't have one. There are some cards from that tour that I only have partials listings for.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 23rd, 2008 03:33 am |
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khawk Hall Of Famer
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The time frame is right for the match I remember, but Gypsy Joe isn't his partner in the one that I have. 99% sure of that.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 23rd, 2008 03:37 am |
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6/11/84 Okazaki Great Kabuki & Tenryu & Giant Baba beat Buzz Tyler & Ueda & Tiger Jeet Singh King Tonga & Jumbo Tsuruta beat Bobby Heenan & Billy Robinson Destroyer beat Great Kojika There's an example of the partials.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 23rd, 2008 03:39 am |
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khawk Hall Of Famer
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clawmaster wrote: 6/11/84 Okazaki I have to find it but that could very well be the one I have.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 23rd, 2008 04:18 am |
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PeteF3
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I distinctly remember that match from Friedlander's list, so I bet that's it.
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