AJPW ALL JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING 1993 DVD VHS
Zen Nihon Puroresu Videos ISO


AJ 1993 TV #1 1/4/93
-1hr 15min. Q=Near Perfect

1/4/93 taped 1/2 Tokyo Korakuen Hall

Kenta Kobashi/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Barry Horowitz/Al Perez 18:49 of 19:13. ***

Steve Williams vs. Jun Akiyama 8:08. *1/2

Akira Taue/Masa Fuchi vs. Terry Gordy/Richard Slinger 14:07. ***

Mitsuharu Misawa/Toshiaki Kawada vs. Stan Hansen/Butch Masters 8:59. *3/4

Heavyweight Battle Royal 7:15 of 7:32. DUD

AJPW/NOAH Jun Akiyama 20th Anniversary DVD Box Set ~BLUE SOUL, WHITE SOUL~
-17hr. Q=Perfect. 12 DVDs

DVD #1

9/17/92 Jun Akiyama vs. Kenta Kobashi 12:53 complete

12/4/92 Jun Akiyama & Akira Taue vs. Mitsuharu Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Toshiaki Kawada 23:53 complete

1/2/93 Jun Akiyama vs. Steve Williams 8:08 complete

1/15/93 Jun Akiyama vs. Al Perez 13:39 complete

DVD #2

10/23/93 Jun Akiyama vs. Ted DiBiase 12:12 complete

1/29/94 Jun Akiyama vs. Takao Omori 15:47 complete

4/16/94 Jun Akiyama & Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Giant Baba & Stan Stan Hansen & Takao Omori 24:19 complete

9/3/94 Jun Akiyama vs. Stan Hansen 8:23 complete

DVD #3

1/29/95 Jun Akiyama & Takao Omori vs. The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) 17:40 complete

3/4/95 Jun Akiyama & Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba vs. Akira Taue & Masao Inoue & Masa Fuchi 17:27 complete

1/2/96 Jun Akiyama vs. The Lacrosse 1:41 complete

5/23/96 Jun Akiyama & Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada 27:27 complete

DVD #4

1/20/97 Jun Akiyama vs. Akira Taue 4:48 complete

6/6/97 Jun Akiyama & Hayabusa vs. Takao Omori & Kentaro Shiga 14:08 of 14:51 shown

9/6/97 Jun Akiyama vs. Mitsuharu Mitsuharu Misawa 24:57 complete

DVD #5

1/26/98 Jun Akiyama vs. Mitsuharu Mitsuharu Misawa 23:09 complete

4/18/98 Jun Akiyama vs. Mitsuharu Mitsuharu Misawa 22:05 complete

5/1/98 Jun Akiyama vs. Hiroshi Hase 26:35 complete

DVD #6

7/24/98 Jun Akiyama vs. Kenta Kobashi 32:50 complete

9/11/98 Jun Akiyama vs. Yoshinari Ogawa 11:10 complete

12/5/98 Jun Akiyama & Kenta Kobashi vs. Stan Hansen & Vader 19:03 complete

DVD #7

9/4/99 Jun Akiyama vs. Takao Omori 24:29 complete

10/23/99 Jun Akiyama & Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa 22:07 of 27:25 shown

10/30/99 Jun Akiyama & Kenta Kobashi vs. Takao Omori Yoshihiro Takayama 14:54 complete

12/3/99 Jun Akiyama & Kenta Kobashi vs. Akira Taue & Stan Stan Hansen 20:15 complete

DVD #8

1/9/00 Jun Akiyama vs. Yoshihiro Takayama 10:39 complete

2/27/00 Jun Akiyama vs. Mitsuharu Misawa 23:40 complete

3/26/00 Jun Akiyama vs. Takao Omori 0:07 complete

6/9/00 Jun Akiyama & Maunakea Mossman vs. Kenta Kobashi & Kentaro Shiga 17:15 complete

DVD #9

8/5/00 Jun Akiyama & Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & Akira Taue 4:43 of 19:45 shown

8/6/00 Jun Akiyama vs. Kenta Kobashi 24:25 complete

7/27/01 Jun Akiyama vs. Mitsuharu Mitsuharu Misawa 24:11 complete

9/23/02 Jun Akiyama & Akitoshi Saito vs. Takeshi Rikio & Go Shiozaki 22:47 complete

DVD #10

7/10/04 Jun Akiyama vs. Kenta Kobashi 35:34 complete

1/22/06 Jun Akiyama vs. Akira Taue 20:31 complete

DVD #11

3/1/09 Jun Akiyama vs. Kensuke Sasaki 22:46 complete

5/2/10 Jun Akiyama vs. Takashi Suguira 21:49 complete

5/2/10 Jun Akiyama vs. Yoshihiro Takayama 13:38 complete

11/27/11 Jun Akiyama vs. Taiyo Kea 23:08 complete

DVD #12

3/18/12 Jun Akiyama & Akitoshi Saito vs. Go Shiozaki & Keiji Muto 30:04 complete

9/17/12 Jun Akiyama & Yuji Nagata & Go Shiozaki vs. Minoru Suzuki & Yoshihiro Takayama & Maybach Taniguchi 20:25 complete

10/8/12 Jun Akiyama vs. Takeshi Morishima 21:11 complete

AJ 1993 TV #2 1/10 & 1/17/93
-1 1/2hr. Q=Near Perfect

1/10/93 '93 Shinshun Giant Series taped 1/8 Takamatsu Shi Sogo Taiikukan

Stan Hansen/Butch Masters vs. Tommy Rogers/Bobby Fulton 3:37 of 8:03.

Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Akira Taue/Jun Akiyama/Masa Fuchi 28:05 of 30:14. ****

1/17/93 taped 1/15 Tokyo Korakuen Hall

Jun Akiyama vs. Al Perez 6:04 of 13:39. Fair

Toshiaki Kawada/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Yoshinari Ogawa/Ryukaku Izumida 9:01 of 15:38. ***3/4

Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi vs. Akira Taue/Masa Fuchi 17:55. ****1/2

AJ 1993 TV #3 1/24 & 1/31/93
-1 1/2hr. Q=Near Perfect

1/24/93 taped 1/21 Yamagata Yonezawa Shi Sogo Taiikukan

Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Bobby Fulton 4:55 shown

Akira Taue/Jun Akiyama vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi 9:19 of 18:01. ***1/2

Terry Gordy/Steve Williams vs. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi 22:57. ***1/2

1/31/93 taped 1/24/93 Shizuoka Numazu Shimin Taiikukan

Asia Tag Title Match: Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Jun Akiyama & Yoshinari Ogawa 23:10 of 23:14. A mere 4 months into his career, Akiyama had already worked his way up to a title shot. His team were considerable underdogs, but he didn't know or care. Again, Akiyama was up to the task of hanging with the veterans. Kobashi & Kikuchi supply most of the offense, so it's fairly exciting in addition to being well worked, though it seems to get stuck in a medium pace for too long, only really changing when they go nuts for the finish. Kobashi & Kikuchi, whose cauliflower ear bled, did a great job of raising the level of the opposition. Ogawa was non-descript, but certainly was thinking, trying to slow Kobashi & Kikuchi down because the more wide open it was, the more they dominated. Everyone's eyes were on Akiyama, who they alredy had enough faith in to give the lead role, and he was more than up to the task, holding his nerve and never showing his inexperience. The fans were really into the finish, particularly with Akiyama continually finding it in him to kick out. ****

Mitsuharu Misawa/Toshiaki Kawada vs. Terry Gordy/Johnny Smith 12:18 of 19:29. ***1/4

AJ 1993 TV #4 2/7 & 2/14/93
-1 1/2hr. Q=Near Perfect

2/7/93 taped 1/26 Osaka Furitsu Taiikukaikan

Toshiaki Kawada vs. Jun Akiyama 8:23 of 14:37. ***1/4

Terry Gordy/Steve Williams vs. Stan Hansen/Johnny Ace 7:07 of 24:19.

Akira Taue vs. Kenta Kobashi 20:11. ****

2/14/1993 taped 1/30 Chiba

Jun Akiyama Shiren Nana-bon Shobu #5: Jun Akiyama vs. Johnny Smith 3:40 of 12:52. Good

Sekai Tag Senshuken: Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Terry Gordy & Steve Williams 27:07. ***3/4

AJ 1993 TV #5 2/21 & 2/28/93
-1 1/2hr. Q=Near Perfect

2/21/93 '93 Excite Series taped 2/19 Tokyo Korakuen Hall

Akira Taue/Yoshinari Ogawa/Jun Akiyama vs. Mitsuharu Misawa/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi/Satoru Asako. 22:42. ***3/4

Terry Gordy/Steve Williams vs. The Patriot/The Eagle 3:57 of 18:08.

Toshiaki Kawada/Kenta Kobashi vs. Stan Hansen/Rob Van Dam 10:49 of 14:00. **1/2

2/28/93 taped 2/25 Gifu Sangyokan

The Patriot/The Eagle vs. Kenta Kobashi/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi 7:53 of 19:42. ***3/4

Terry Gordy/Steve Williams vs. Jun Akiyama/Dory Funk Jr. 6:48 of 23:11. ***1/2

Mitsuharu Misawa/Toshiaki Kawada vs. Akira Taue/Masa Fuchi 20:55. ***1/4

AJ 1993 TV #6 3/7 & 3/14/93
-1 1/2hr. Q=Near Perfect
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

3/7/93 taped 2/28 Tokyo Nippon Budokan

Kenta Kobashi vs. Dan Spivey 11:36 of 24:02. ***1/2

Sankan Heavykyu Senshuken: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Akira Taue 22:33. Started really slow with the first 10 minutes consisting of Taue dominating with basic offense. Really, the first 13 minutes could very generously be called good. However, from there on out they worked fast and got excellent heat. Misawa's offense was excellent. The selling wasn't that great because the match was very spot oriented, but the action was explosive. There were several near falls that really looked like the could be the finish, which obviously added to the excitement. ****

3/14/93 taped 2/28 Tokyo Nippon Budokan

Terry Gordy vs. Jun Akiyama 3:28 of 10:23. Jun looked pretty good and got to push a little, but he went down easily. Appeared to be a quality match.

Sekai Junior Heavykyu Senshuken: Masa Fuchi vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi 11:01 of 11:03. Awesome performance by Kikuchi. His hero Dynamite Kid was at ringside watching him, so most of his offense was Kid spots in tribute. Excellent work. Great heat, as Kikuchi had so much charisma back then. Kikuchi's offense was great, but Fuchi's is pathetic for a junior. ****

Stan Hansen vs. Toshiaki Kawada 24:02. One of the stiffest matches ever! These two just clobbered each other. Not pretty, but incredibly realistic looking offense. Crowd was into it for the stiffness and because they believed it was Kawada's time to win. Stan finally hit his big lariat to KO'd Kawada as always, but his momentum sent him through the ropes to the floor so Kawada recovered some by the time Stan made it back into the ring. ****3/4

AJPW Retro Hour #47 7/4/11
& AJPW Retro Hour #48 8/1/11
-2hr. Q=Perfect

8/31/90 Osaka Furitsu Taiikukaikan: Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Kenta Kobashi

4/18/91 Tokyo Nippon Budokan: Kenta Kobashi vs. Dan Kroffat

2/28/93 Tokyo Nippon Budokan: Stan Hansen vs. Toshiaki Kawada

1/15/91 Tokyo Korakuen Hall: Toshiaki Kawada vs. Akira Taue

5/21/94 Sapporo Nakajima Taiiku Center, Double Tag Title Match: Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue

AJ 1993 TV #7 3/21 & 3/28/93
-1 1/2hr. Q=Near Perfect

3/21/93 taped 3/3 Hiratsuka Sogo Taiikukan

Terry Gordy/Steve Williams vs. Stan Hansen/Dan Spivey 12:50. ***

Mitsuharu Misawa/Toshiaki Kawada/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Akira Taue/Yoshinari Ogawa/Jun Akiyama 25:39. ****

3/28/93 '93 Champion Carnival taped 3/25 Tokyo Korakuen Hall

'93 Champion Carnival: Kenta Kobashi vs. Doug Furnas 6:04 of 13:50. Very good.

'93 Champion Carnival: Toshiaki Kawada vs. Steve Williams 13:39 of 30:00. Excellent

Mitsuharu Misawa/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Akira Taue/Yoshinari Ogawa 14:14. ***3/4

AJ 1993 TV #8 4/4 & 4/11/93
-1 1/2hr. Q=Near Perfect

4/4/93 taped 3/27 Kyoto Furitsu Taiikukan

'93 Champion Carnival: Steve Williams vs. Stan Hansen 11:00 of 21:22. ***1/2

'93 Champion Carnival: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada 22:00. ****1/2

4/11/93 taped 3/30 Toyama Shi Taiikukan

'93 Champion Carnival: Akira Taue vs. Johnny Ace 11:43. **

'93 Champion Carnival: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Stan Hansen 20:24. ***

AJ '93 Champion Carnival Handheld 4/16/93 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
-1hr. Q=Gd

'93 Champion Carnival: Toshiaki Kawada vs. Davey Boy Smith

'93 Champion Carnival: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Doug Furnas

'93 Champion Carnival: Stan Hansen vs. Kenta Kobashi. Fantastic dry run for the 7/29/93 classic.

AJ 1993 TV #9 4/18 & 4/25/93 taped 4/12/93 & 4/14/93
-1 1/2hr. Q=Near Perfect
RECOMMENDED!

4/18/93 taped 4/12/93 Osaka Furitsu Taiikukan

'93 Champion Carnival Koshikisen: Terry Gordy vs. Steve Williams 12:36 of 24:14. I believe this was their first singles meeting in Japan. It was good, but these two are much better with a good athletic worker to bump for them.

'93 Champion Carnival Koshikisen: Toshiaki Kawada vs. Akira Taue 15:01 of 30:00. This match was deliberate in a good way. They wanted you to know what they were hoping to do so their teases, struggles, and cross ups of these moves would be more effective. Slow-paced match that was very stiff. Awesome build. Great match.

'93 Champion Carnival Koshikisen: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi 9:34 of 21:16. Exciting, spot oriented match. You basically had two heavyweights going back and forth with junior spots for near falls, and they were going them as well if not better than the juniors. The fans were totally into this, mainly supporting the underdog Kobashi even though Misawa is the man. Excellent.

4/25/93 taped 4/14/93 Nagoya Shi Taiikukan

'93 Champion Carnival: Toshiaki Kawada vs. Kenta Kobashi 10:26 of 23:44. Great

'93 Champion Carnival: Stan Hansen vs. Akira Taue 9:30 of 18:38. Very good

'93 Champion Carnival: Terry Gordy vs. Mitsuharu Misawa 12:44 of 20:29. ***1/2

AJPW Retro Hour #43 3/7/11 Champion Carnival #7
& AJPW Retro Hour #44 4/4/11 Champion Carnival #8
-2hr. Q=Perfect

3/27/92 Champion Carnival League Match: Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Terry Gordy

4/21/93 Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan: Akira Taue & Masa Fuchi & Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Kenta Kobashi & Toshiaki Kawada & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi

3/25/93 Tokyo Korakuen Hall, Champion Carnival League Match: Toshiaki Kawada vs. Steve Williams

4/14/93 Nagoya-shi Taiikukan, Champion Carnival League Match: Terry Gordy vs. Mitsuharu Misawa

AJPW Champion Carnival 1993 #20 Handheld 4/18/93 Akita Prefectural Gym
-2hr 40min. Q=Ex. 2 DVDs

Masao Inoue vs. Takao Omori 11:09

Joel Deaton vs. Kurt Beyer 10:29

Mighty Inoue & Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Satoru Asako & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi 12:29

Giant Baba & Mitsuo Momota & Rusher Kimura vs. Haruka Eigen & Masanobu Fuchi & Ryuma Izumida 21:29

Doug Furnas & Danny Kroffat vs. Davey Boy Smith & The Eagle 15:36

Johnny Ace & Stan Hansen vs. Richard Slinger & Terry Gordy 10:14

Champion Carnival 1993: Toshiaki Kawada [16] vs. The Patriot [5] 12:25

Champion Carnival 1993: Akira Taue [17] vs. Kenta Kobashi [12] 22:43

Champion Carnival 1993: Mitsuharu Misawa [20] vs. Steve Williams [19] 13:54

AJ 1993 TV #10 5/2 & 5/9/93 taped 4/21/93
-1 1/2hr. Q=Near Perfect

5/2/93 taped 4/21/93 Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan

Shoehi Baba/Rusher Kimura/Mitsuo Momota vs. Joel Deaton/Haruka Eigen/Ryukaku Izumida 11:18 of 15:41.

'93 Champion Carnival Yushosen: Stan Hansen vs. Mitsuharu Misawa 20:26. ***

5/9/93 taped 4/21 Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan

3/25 Tokyo Korakuen Hall: Jun Akiyama & Takao Omori vs. Satoru Asako & Masao Inoue 7:57 of 12:08. Akiyama injures right arm, and is forced to withdraw from the Champion Carnival.

Toshiaki Kawada leaves Misawa's team, Kawada highlights from '90 to present

Akira Taue & Masa Fuchi & Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Kenta Kobashi & Toshiaki Kawada & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi 11:27 of 20:52. Kawada's final match with Kobashi & Kikuchi. ***1/2

AJ '93 Super Power Series 5.13 The Shiren (Trial) Commercial Tape 5/12/93 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
-1hr 45min. Q=Master

Ryukaku Izumida vs. Curt Beyer

Mighty Inoue vs. Mitsuo Momota

Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Takao Omori

Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura vs. Joel Deaton & Haruka Eigen

Toshiaki Kawada vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi

Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi & Satoru Asako vs. Akira Taue & Masa Fuchi & Masao Inoue

AJ 1993 TV #11 5/16 & 5/23/93
-1 1/2hr. Q=Near Perfect

5/16/93 '93 Super Power Series taped 5/14 Tokyo Korakuen Hall

Stan Hansen vs. Barry Horowitz 2:00.

Steve Williams/Terry Gordy vs. The Patriot/The Eagle 4:00 of 15:55.

Mitsuhara Misawa vs. Al Perez 8:35. **

Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue vs. Kenta Kobashi/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi 13:00 of 18:38. ****1/4

5/23/93 taped 5/20 Sapporo Nakajima Taiiku Center

Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi vs. Stan Hansen/Dan Spivey 3:12

Sekai Tag Senshuken: Steve Williams/Terry Gordy vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue 28:07. ***1/4

AJ 1993 TV #12 5/30 & 6/8/93
-1 1/2hr. Q=

5/30/93 taped 5/21 Sapporo

Masa Fuchi vs. Dan Kroffat 2:36

Toshiaki Kawada vs. Steve Williams **** 6:29

Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Stan Hansen ****1/2 26:11

6/8/93 taped 5/29

Akira Taue vs. Dan Spivey ** 3/4 3:56

Kenta Kobashi vs. Terry Gordy **** 1/4 19:32

Akira Taue/Masa Fuchi/Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi *** 3/4 9:27

AJPW G+ Puroresu Classic #104 2019 Rebroadcast Kenta Kobashi Debut 25th Anniversary
-1hr 50min. Q=Perfect

7/1/89 Tokyo Asunaro Cup League: Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada

5/21/93 Sapporo: Kenta Kobashi vs. Terry Gordy

7/24/96 Tokyo Triple Crown Heavyweight Title: Akira Taue vs. Kenta Kobashi

10/31/98 Tokyo Triple Crown Heavyweight Title: Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa

2/27/00 Tokyo Triple Crown Heavyweight Title Vader vs. Kenta Kobashi

AJ 1993 TV #13 6/13 & 6/20/93
-1 1/2hr. Q=

6/13/93 taped

Clips of Baba vs. Gene Kiniski

Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue vs. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi**** 1/2 29:12

6/20/93 taped 6/1 Tokyo

Shoehi Baba/Rusher Kimura/Mighty Inoue vs. Masa Fuchi/Haruka Eigen/Abdullah the Butcher * 1/4 6:16

Tsuyoshi Kikuchi/Satoru Asako vs. Yoshinari Ogawa/Masao Inoue *** 1/4 7:24

Stan Hansen vs. Terry Gordy ** 19:42

AJPW Retro Hour #11 1/8/08 4 Heavenly Kings #1
& AJPW Retro Hour #12 2/5/08 4 Heavenly Kings #2
-2hr. Q=Perfect

#011

10/21/92 Tokyo Triple Crown Heavyweight Title: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada

7/24/96 Tokyo Triple Crown Heavyweight Title: Akira Taue vs. Kenta Kobashi

#012

6/1/93 Tokyo Tag Title: Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Kenta Kobashi & Mitsuharu Misawa

6/3/94 Tokyo Triple Crown Heavyweight Title: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada

AJ 1993 TV #14 6/27 & 7/4/93
-1 1/2hr. Q=Near Perfect

6/27/93 taped 6/3/93 Sendai Miyagi-ken Sports Center

Stan Hansen & Joel Deaton vs. Terry Gordy & Steve Williams 6:47. For AJ, this was a "crazy brawl." Great heat. The fans went nuts for the finish. Good match.

Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue & Yoshinari Ogawa 21:23. Awesome match! Great work, great heat, great storyline. Kawada was awesome, so intense and stiff. Misawa work was even excellent with Taue. Kikuchi played his role to perfection, as always. ****1/2

7/4/93 taped 7/2 Tokyo

Big Bubba vs. Mighty Inoue * 2:35

Stan Hansen/Johnny Ace vs. Mark/Chris Youngblood *** 5:05

Mitsuhara Misawa/Kenta Kobashi/Jun Akiyama vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue/Yoshinari Ogawa ****1/2 25:34

AJ 1993 TV #15 7/11 & 7/18/93
-1 1/2hr. Q=Near Perfect

7/11/93 taped 7/9/93 Hiroshima

Akira Taue/Masa Fuchi vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi/Satoru Asako 2:12

Toshiaki Kawada vs. Jun Akiyama 22:18. Nice veteran vs. rising star match where Akiyama goes for broke, forcing Kawada to reckon with him. Akiyama starts fast, using his speed, quickness, athleticism, and a bit of reckless abandon to keep Kawada from being able to rear back and fire at him. He'll hold Kawada if that's what it takes, going back to the arm until Kawada is able to turn the match by following his slam escape with a deadly soccer kick. Kawada spends the rest of the match making Akiyama pay for his early success, alternating between stretching and punting him. Akiyama isn't about to roll over though, finding it in him to make little comebacks. He never fully reasserts himself, but at least hangs on and gets a good shot in here and there. ***1/2

Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi vs. Stan Hansen/Big Bubba *** 1/2 15:12

7/18/93 taped 7/12/93

Stan Hansen/Johnny Ace vs. Big Bubba/Kendall Windham 17:09

Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi/Jun Akiyama vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue/Masa Fuchi 17:18

AJ 1993 TV #16 7/25 & 8/1/93
-1 1/2hr. Q=

7/25/93 taped 7/19 Okazaki

Akira Taue vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi *** 3:31

Steve Williams/Terry Gordy vs. Stan Hansen/Johnny Ace ** 1/2 10:54

Mitsuharu Misawa/Jun Akiyama vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Masa Fuchi *** 3/4 17:50

8/1/93 taped 7/26 Kanagawa

Stan Hansen vs. Jun Akiyama * 1/2 6:38

Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue vs. Steve Williams/Terry Gordy *** 3/4 31:02

AJ '93 Summer Action Series 7.28 1993 Yokohama Summer The Survival Tag Match Commercial Tape 7/28/93 Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan
-2hr 15min. Q=Master. 2 DVDs

Ryukaku Izumida vs. Masao Inoue

Kendall Windham & Pete Roberts vs. Mark Youngblood & Chris Youngblood

Rusher Kimura & Mighty Inoue vs. Joel Deaton & Haruka Eigen

Destroyer Intai Jiai: Giant Baba & Mitsuo Momota vs. The Destroyer & Curt Beyer

Satoru Asako & Takao Omori vs. Dynamite Kid & Johnny Smith

Stan Hansen & Big Bubba & Johnny Ace vs. Terry Gordy & Steve Williams & Richard Slinger

4 vs 4 Survival Tag Match: Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue & Masa Fuchi & Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi

AJPW G+ Puroresu Classic 2/4/20 ~Baba & The Wonderful Foreigner Edition~ #7 Summer Action Series 1993 #22 7/29/93 Tokyo Nippon Budokan
-2hr. Q=Perfect

Giant Baba & Kurt Beyer & The Destroyer vs. Haruka Eigen & Masanobu Fuchi & Masao Inoue 13:08

Jun Akiyama & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Dynamite Kid & Johnny Smith 11:23

Akira Taue vs. Big Bubba 8:39

Stan Hansen vs. Kenta Kobashi 22:35

Triple Crown Title Match: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada 25:53

AJ 1993 TV #17 8/8 & 8/15/93
-1 1/2hr. Q=
RECOMMENDED!

8/8/93 taped 7/29 Tokyo

Shoehi Baba/The Destroyer/Kurt Beyer vs. Masa Fuchi/Haruka Eigen/Masao Inoue 2:16

The Destroyer's retirement ceremony

Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada **** 1/4 25:52

8/15/93 taped 7/29 Tokyo

Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Jun Akiyama vs. Dynamite Kid & Johnny Smith 2:27 shown.

Terry Gordy & Steve Williams vs. Johnny Ace & Kendall Windham 2:26 shown. Not all that good. Williams doctor bombed Ace on the floor after the match.

Akira Taue vs. Big Bubba 8:34. Bossman had memorable tags in the Sekai Saikyo Tag League, but didn't look good here because he was working just as he did in WWF, using the same not good enough moves and certainly hitting way too light. Taue did a pretty good job given what he had to work with. *3/4

Stan Hansen vs. Kenta Kobashi 22:33. An awesome match with both men playing their roles to perfection. Great psychology, timing, transitions, and comebacks. Stan's selling was excellent. Incredible stiffness. Kobashi ran into a stiff boot from Stan that caused immediate swelling and eventually shut his eye. Kobahi's face was a complete mess with welts, red spots, and swelling by the end of the match from taking big shots like this. Fans were so into this that they chanted Kobashi even when he was using the resthold facelock early on.*****

AJPW Mitsuharu Misawa ~Green Ark 2~ DVD Box Set
-14hr 10min. Q=Perfect. 10 DVDs

Disc #1 & 2

6/5/86: Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu & Tiger Mask vs. Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu & Kuniaki Kobayashi

7/31/86: Tiger Mask vs. Great Kabuki

7/3/87: Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Tiger Mask 13:11

7/19/87: Tiger Mask vs. Ted DiBiase 4:50

1/2/88: Tiger Mask vs. Curt Hennig 11:20

3/8/89: Tiger Mask vs. Ricky Steamboat 13:47

5/17/90: Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi vs. Davey Boy Smith & Johnny Smith

7/27/90: Stan Hansen vs. Mitsuharu Misawa 16:16

1/26/91: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Akira Taue 7:24

Disc #3 & 4

2/26/91: Terry Gordy & Steve Williams vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada 21:17

4/18/91: Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mitsuharu Misawa 23:17

4/20/91: Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue & Masa Fuchi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada & Kenta Kobashi 48:30

6/1/91: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Terry Gordy 13:08

4/2/92: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Jumbo Tsuruta

Disc #5 & 6

6/5/92: Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi 27:12

4/21/93: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Stan Hansen 26:11

7/29/93: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada 25:53

10/22/94: Mitsuharu Misawa & Stan Hansen vs. Akira Taue & Kenta Kobashi

7/24/95: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada 24:16

Disc #7 & 8

10/25/95: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi 35:51

5/23/96: Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue 27:26

6/6/97: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada 31:22

11/27/97: Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama vs. Hayabusa & Jinsei Shinzaki 21:34

4/18/98: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Jun Akiyama 22:05

3/28/99: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Vader 10:52

Disc #9 & 10

6/11/99: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi 43:40

7/23/99: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada 21:58

9/4/99: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Yoshihiro Takayama 18:11

9/4/99: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Vader 7:21

1/9/00: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Hiroshi Hase 24:42

4/15/00: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Yoshinari Ogawa 13:21

AJPW G+ Puroresu Classic Tradition~ #20 6/24/22 Kenta Kobashi vs. Stan Hansen
-1hr 25min. Q=Perfect

1/2/91 Tokyo: Kenta Kobashi vs. Stan Hansen

9/4/91 Tokyo: Kenta Kobashi vs. Stan Hansen

7/8/92 Aomori: Kenta Kobashi vs. Stan Hansen

7/29/93 Tokyo: Kenta Kobashi vs. Stan Hansen

AJ 1993 TV #18 8/22 & 8/29/93
-1 1/2hr. Q=

8/22/93 taped 8/20 Tokyo

The Patriot/The Eagle vs. Steve Williams/Tracy Smothers *** 1/4 4:01

Dan Kroffat/Doug Furnas vs. Kenta Kobashi/Satoru Asako **** 1/4 10:12

Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue/Masa Fuchi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa/Jun Akiyama/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi **** 1/2 22:45

8/29/93 taped 8/23 Shizuoka

Masa Fuchi vs. Dan Kroffat ** 1/4 3:27

Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue vs. The Patriot/The Eagle * 1/2 10:51

Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Steve Williams/Joel Deaton/Tracy Smothers *** 1/2 17:18

AJPW/NOAH Iron Man Kenta Kobashi ~Road To Absolute Champion~ DVD Box Set
-17hr 35min. Q=Perfect. 12 DVDs

Disc 1 AJPW

7/2/89: Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada

7/15/89: Kenta Kobashi & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Stan Hansen & Genichiro Tenryu

1/28/90: Kenta Kobashi vs. Abdullah the Butcher

Disc 2

9/4/91: Kenta Kobashi vs. Stan Hansen

2/27/92: Kenta Kobashi vs. Jumbo Tsuruta

9/17/92 Jun Akiyama Debut: Kenta Kobashi vs. Jun Akiyama

5/21/93: Kenta Kobashi vs. Terry Gordy

Disc 3

8/31/93: Kenta Kobashi vs. Steve Williams

12/3/03 Tag League: Kenta Kobashi & Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue

12/10/94 Tag League: Kenta Kobashi & Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Steve Williams & Johnny Ace

Disc 4

7/24/96 Triple Crown: Kenta Kobashi vs. Akira Taue

1/20/97 Triple Crown: Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa

Disc 5

6/6/97: Kenta Kobashi & Johnny Ace & Patriot vs. Steve Williams & Gary Albright & Lacrosse 11min of 22:00 shown

6/12/98 Triple Crown: Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada

10/20/99 World Tag Title: Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama vs. Takao Omori & Yoshihiro Takayama

12/3/99 Tag League Final: Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama vs. Stan Hansen & Akira Taue

Disc 6

2/27/00 Triple Crown: Kenta Kobashi vs. Vader

4/15/00 Champion Carnival Final: Kenta Kobashi vs. Takao Omori

5/26/00 Triple Crown: Kenta Kobashi vs. Yoshihiro Takayama

Disc 7 NOAH

7/5/02: Kenta Kobashi & Kotaro Suzuki vs. Masao Inoue & Yoshinobu Kanemaru

1/10/03: Kenta Kobashi & Akira Taue vs. Masahiro Chono & Mitsuharu Misawa

3/1/03 GHC Heavyweight Title: Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa

Disc 8

6/6/03 GHC Tag Title: Kenta Kobashi & Tamon Honda vs. Jun Akiyama & Akitoshi Saito

9/9/03 GHC Heavyweight Title: Kenta Kobashi vs. Tamon Honda

Disc 9

4/24/04 GHC Heavyweight Title: Kenta Kobashi vs. Yoshihiro Takayama

7/10/04 GHC Heavyweight Title: Kenta Kobashi vs. Jun Akiyama

Disc 10

9/10/04 GHC Heavyweight Title: Kenta Kobashi vs. Akira Taue

1/8/05 GHC Heavyweight Title: Kenta Kobashi vs. Minoru Suzuki

1/23/05: Kenta Kobashi vs. Go Shiozaki

Disc 11

4/24/05: Kenta Kobashi & Go Shiozaki vs. Jun Akiyama & Genichiro Tenryu

7/18/05: Kenta Kobashi vs. Kensuke Sasaki

10/1/05: Kenta Kobashi vs. Samoa Joe

Disc 12

1/22/06: Kenta Kobashi & Jun Izumida vs. Akebono & Takeshi Rikio

3/5/06: Kenta Kobashi vs. KENTA

6/4/06: Kenta Kobashi & Tamon Honda vs. Mohammed Yone & Takeshi Morishima

AJ 1993 TV #19 9/5 & 9/12/93
-1 1/2hr. Q=

9/5/93 taped 8/31/93 Toyohashi

The Patriot/The Eagle vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi/Jun Akiyama *** 1/2 3:57

Akira Taue/Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Mitsuharu Misawa/Satoru Asako *** 1/4 5:19

Steve Williams vs. Kenta Kobashi ***** 27:15

9/12/93 taped 9/3/93 Tokyo

Kenta Kobashi vs. The Patriot *** 1/4 8:33

Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Steve Williams **** 23:04

AJ Chogei Memorial Fight Collection The Tenth Triple Crown Champion Mitsuharu Misawa Seven Ferociously Fought Victories #2 Commercial Tape
-1hr 20min. Q=Master

7/29/93 Tokyo Nippon Budokan Sankan Heavykyu Senshukenjiai: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada

9/3/93 Tokyo Nippon Budokan Sankan Heavykyu Senshukenjiai: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Steve Williams

AJ 1993 TV #20 9/19 & 9/26/93
-1 1/2hr. Q=

9/19/93 taped 9/3 Tokyo

Tsuyoshi Kikuchi/Jun Akiyama/Satoru Asako vs. Masa Fuchi/Masao Inoue/Yoshinari Ogawa ** 3/4 12:42

Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue vs. Stan Hansen/Ted DiBiase ** 3/4 13:09

9/26/93 taped 9/9 Omiya

Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue vs. Steve Williams/Richard Slinger ** 1/4 5:39

Stan Hansen/Tracy Smothers/Ted DiBiase vs. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi/Jun Akiyama *** 1/2 8:46

Many clips

Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue/Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Stan Hansen/Joel Deaton/Ted DiBiase *** 1/4 10:23

AJ ' 93 Fan Thanksgiving: Road to Rebirth Commercial Tape 9/19 & 9/24/93 Tokyo Korakuenh Hall
-2hr 40min. Q=Master. 2 DVDs

9/19/93

Mitsuo Momota vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi

Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Ryukaku Izumida

Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura vs. Masa Fuchi & Haruka Eigen

Akira Taue vs. Satoru Asako

Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Masao Inoue

Toshiaki Kawada & Takao Omori vs. Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama

9/24/93

Rusher Kimura vs. Haruka Eigen

Mighty Inoue & Satoru Asako vs. Yoshinari Ogawa & Masao Inoue

Toshiaki Kawada vs. Takao Omori

Kenta Kobashi vs. Jun Akiyama about 15 of 17:46. Some good action, but Akiyama doesn't have enough chance to make them work the match they are capable of. Kobashi is surprisingly unmotivated for him. He's still too interested in having a good match to pull rank, but he doesn't take advantage of an eager performer who can work the way you'd expect him to. Near the finish Akiyama kicks out of a Williams' style dangerous backdrop, then goofily comes right back with a dropkick. **1/2

Giant Baba & Mitsuharu Misawa & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi  vs. Akira Taue & Masa Fuchi & Ryukaku Izumida

AJ 1993 TV #21 10/3 & 10/10/93
-1 1/2hr. Q=

10/3/93 taped 9/29 Kasumigaura

The Patriot/The Eagle vs. Dory Funk Jr./Takao Omori 3:10

Steve Williams/Big Bubba/Richard Slinger vs. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi/Jun Akiyama *** 1/2 16:30

Stan Hansen/Ted DiBiase/Kendall Windham vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi ** 3/4 13:38

10/10/93 taped 10/2 Shimizu

Stan Hansen/Ted DiBiase/Dan Spivey vs. Steve Williams/Big Bubba/Richard Slinger ** 3/4 9:47

Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue/Masa Fuchi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi **** 27:19

AJ 1993 TV #22 10/17 & 10/24/93
-1 1/2hr. Q=

10/17/93 taped 10/14 Matsumoto

Kenta Kobashi vs. Big Bubba ** 11:39

Stan Hansen/Ted DiBiase vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue *** 1/4 18:15

10/24/93 taped

Dan Kroffat/Doug Furnas vs. Kenta Kobashi/Satoru Asako *** 3/4 10:26

Stan Hansen/Ted DiBiase/Kendall Windham vs. Steve Williams/Big Bubba/Richard Slinger *** 12:08

Mitsuharu Misawa/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi/Jun Akiyama vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue/Yoshinari Ogawa *** 3/4 15:59

AJ 1993 TV #23 10/31/93 & 11/7/93
-1 1/2hr. Q=Near Perfect

10/31/93 taped 10/23 Tokyo

Shoehi Baba/Jumbo Tsuruta/Rusher Kimura vs. Masa Fuchi/Haruka Eigen/Ryuma Izumida 4:31

Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Stan Hansen * 1/2 22:13

11/7/93 taped 10/23 Tokyo

Ted DiBiase vs. Jun Akiyama ** 3/4 3:44

Toshiaki Kawada vs. Kenta Kobashi 29:37. It's hard to imagine fighters as legendary and storied as Kawada & Kobashi being involved in one of the most underrated matches of all-time, but oh my god this is such an unbelievable match. It would clearly be match of the year in most years, but somehow became an afterthought due to the amazing quality of both men's Budokan matches against Stan Hansen earlier in the year. Taking nothing away from the 2/28/93 & 7/29/93 Hansen matches, this is at least every bit as awesome and then some, the best match Kawada & Kobashi ever had together despite others being more famous. Serving up top notch wrestling to go with the famed stiffness that saw Kobashi's lip busted up just minutes into the match, what really stands out is the intensity they are able to maintain from start to finish. There are very few matches where you ever feel this sense of urgency and desperation, but these guys were at this level for half an hour, and got consistently excellent crowd response due to this. Hurting the opponent was as much about bragging rights and a mental edge as simply having the advantage in the match and being on the path to victory. There was a ton of no selling - they'd stand there and stare the opponent down after taking their best chop - but this was intelligent no selling that made the times when they did sell more impressive to the point one could say this should actually be the template for when & how to sell. The particular style here also put the actual wrestling moves over because they tended to no sell the strikes then sell a wrestling hold. Another awesome aspect is even when they do a hold that would normally truly be designed to give the guys a rest, for instance the sleeper, it's so actively done it manages to equal the insanity of the rest of the match with jarring and jerking and generally appearing to really be out to rip the body part right off. In the end, while Hansen may be smart, he simply doesn't have the exhuberance much less the skill and athleticism to go at it like this for 30 minutes straight. *****

AJ 1993 TV #24 11/14 & 11/21/93
-1 1/2hr. Q=

11/14/93 taped 11/13 Yokosuka

Steve Williams/Big Bubba vs. The Patriot/The Eagle 15:16

Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi vs. Johnny Ace/Dan Spivey 18:46

11/21/93 taped 11/17 Niigata

Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue vs. Dan Kroffat/Doug Furnas *** 1/4 14:23

Shoehi Baba/Stan Hansen vs. The Patriot/The Eagle * 3/4 9:49

Steve Williams/Big Bubba/Richard Slinger vs. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi/Jun Akiyama *** 3/4 10:13

AJ 1993 TV #25 11/28 & 12/5/93
-1 1/2hr. Q=Near Perfect

11/28/93 taped 11/24/93 Osaka Furitsu Taiikukaikan

Johnny Ace & Danny Spivey vs. Tracey Smothers & Richard Slinger 1:25

'93 World's Strongest Tag League Match: Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Steve Williams & Big Bubba 12:47 shown. A much better match than you might expect. They all fought hard and it was heated and intense throughout. The main aspect that made the match stand out was it was so well structured it never lagged, and in fact kept building with drama and intensity as they did a beautiful job of putting someone in peril but making their survival believable so the match could continue without them killing off all the big moves. Misawa was fired up and looked really sharp, but was the one who took the brunt of the punishment. It was Kobashi who really elevated the match a couple notches with his hot tag. The best and most enthusiastic stuff by far came from Kobashi vs. Doc, with a lot of big moves but not the insanity or silliness of their famous headdropping encounters. Bubba was more than game, but wore his Bossman outfit and didn't do anything different than he did in the WWF, even throwing in the dreaded chinlock. I wouldn't say he hurt the match, but had he altered his game to suit Japan it might have been a true classic. **** range

'93 World's Strongest Tag League Match: Giant Baba & Stan Hansen vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue *** 1/2 23:34

12/5/93 taped 11/30 Sapporo

'93 World's Strongest Tag League Match: Steve Williams & Big Bubba vs. Danny Spivey & Johnny Ace *** 1/4 11:36

'93 World's Strongest Tag League Match: Giant Baba & Stan Hansen vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi **** 23:18

AJ 1993 TV #26 12/12 & 12/19/93
-1 1/2hr. Q=Near Perfect

12/12/93 taped 12/1 Nagoya

'93 World's Strongest Tag League Match: Shoehi Baba/Stan Hansen vs. Tracy Smothers/Richard Slinger * 1/2 5:46

'93 World's Strongest Tag League Match: Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi vs. The Patriot/The Eagle *** 3/4 12:34

'93 World's Strongest Tag League Match: Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue vs. Steve Williams & Big Bubba 18:03 shown. The best match I've seen Bubba wrestle. He was a different wrestler here, as Kawada gave him direction, getting him to repeatedly attack his knee and to strike like he's capable of, not as though he's still a WWF pansy. Kawada was in top form here, directing traffic and making the match, but he was taking all the punishment, so Taue was making the hot tags, doing the big moves, and getting the near falls. The dropoff from Kawada to Taue was huge, but Taue was strong down the stretch, trading dramatic near falls with Bubba. The dropoff from Williams to Bubba was negligible. Bubba may not be as good, and certainly doesn't have all the flashy bone crunching power moves, but this was his match and he ran with it to the point he stole the show from his partner. ****

12/19/93 taped 12/3 Tokyo

'93 World's Strongest Tag League Match: Shoehi Baba/Stan Hansen vs. Steve Williams/Big Bubba 6:48

'93 World's Strongest Tag League Match: Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue 24:31

AJPW G+ Puroresu Classic Tradition~ #21 7/24/22
-1hr 25min. Q=Perfect

8/25/77 Tokyo Kuramae Kokugikan, 2/3 Falls NWA United National Title: Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mil Mascaras

12/3/93 Tokyo Nippon Budokan, World's Strongest Tag League, World Tag Title Decision: Kenta Kobashi & Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada

AJ 1993 TV #27 12/26/93
-hr. Q=

12/26/93

Year in review show with many clips

AJPW World's Strongest Tag Legend =1977-1999= DVD Box
-18hr 5min. Q=Near Perfect. 11 DVDs

DVD #1 1977/1978

Finishes of 1977 league matches: Billy Robinson & Horst Hoffman vs. Mighty Inoue & Akihisa Takachiho, Terry & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Rocky Hata, Abdullah The Butcher & The Sheik vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba, Terry & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Billy Robinson & Horst Hoffman, Rusher Kimura & Great Kusatsu vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba, Abdullah The Butcher & The Sheik vs. Billy Robinson & Horst Hoffman, Terry & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba, Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba vs. Kintaro Oki & Kim Duk,

12/15/77 World Open Tag Title League Match: Terry & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Abdullah The Butcher & The Sheik finals 14:40

Finishes of 1978 league matches: Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba vs. Billy Robinson & Wild Angus, Terry & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Nick Bockwinkle & Blackjack Lanza, Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba vs. Nick Bockwinkle & Blackjack Lanza, Terry & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Abdullah The Butcher & The Sheik

12/15/78 '78 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba vs. Terry & Dory Funk Jr. 45:00

DVD #2 1979/1980

Finishes of 1979 league matches: Abdullah The Butcher & The Sheik vs. Wahoo McDaniel & Frank Hill, Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba vs. Abdullah The Butcher & The Sheik, Mil Mascaras & Dos Caras vs. Terry & Dory Funk Jr., Mil Mascaras & Dos Caras vs. Abdullah The Butcher & The Sheik, Mil Mascaras & Dos Caras vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba,

12/13/79 '79 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Abdullah The Butcher & The Sheik vs. Terry & Dory Funk Jr. 17:15

Finishes of 1980 league matches: Ricky Steamboat & Dick Slater vs. Abdullah The Butcher & Tor Kamata, Terry & Dory Funk Jr. vs. The Sheik & Great Mephisto, Billy Robinson & Les Thornton vs. Nick Bockwinkle & Jim Brunzell, Terry & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Nick Bockwinkle & Jim Brunzell, Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba vs. Abdullah The Butcher & Tor Kamata, Abdullah The Butcher & Tor Kamata vs. The Sheik & Great Mephisto

12/11/80 '80 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Terry & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba 43:50

DVD #3 1981/1982/1983

Finishes of 1981 league matches: Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara, Harley Race & Larry Hennig vs. The Sheik & Mark Lewin, Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba vs. Tiger Jeet Singh & Umanosuke Ueda,

12/13/81 '81 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka vs. Terry & Dory Funk Jr. 21:41

Finishes of 1982 league matches: Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba vs. Umanosuke Ueda & Super Destroyer, Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen vs. Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood, Terry & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood, Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen vs. Harley Race & Dick Slater, Terry & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Harley Race & Dick Slater, Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba, Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba vs. Harley Race & Dick Slater,

12/13/82 '82 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen vs. Terry & Dory Funk Jr. 12:30

Finishes of 1983 league matches: Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen vs. Ron Fuller & Barry Windham, Tiger Jeet Singh & Umanosuke Ueda vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu, Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen vs. Goro Tsurumi & The Mongolian, Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Giant Baba & Dory Funk Jr., Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen vs. Mil Mascaras & Dos Caras, Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Ron Fuller & Barry Windham, Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen vs. Giant Baba & Dory Funk Jr., Giant Baba & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Tiger Jeet Singh & Umanosuke Ueda

12/12/83 '83 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen vs. Jumbo Tsruta & Genichiro Tenryu 17:54

DVD #4 1984/1985

Finishes of 1984 league matches: Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu, Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu

12/8/84 '84 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Terry & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen 18:42

Finishes of 1985 league matches: Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Rusher Kimura & Ashura Hara, Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase vs. Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith, Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Nick Bockwinkle & Curt Hennig, Giant Baba & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Harley Race & Jesse Barr, Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase vs. Harley Race & Jesse Barr, Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu, Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase vs. Giant Baba & Dory Funk Jr., Harley Race & Jesse Barr vs. Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu, Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase vs. Nick Bockwinkle & Curt Hennig, Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith, Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith vs. Harley Race & Jesse Barr, Giant Baba & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu

12/12/85 '85 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase vs. Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu 30:00

DVD #5 1986/1987

Finishes of 1986 league matches: Rick Martel & Tom Zenk vs. Terry & Dory Funk Jr., Giant Baba & Tiger Mask II vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu, Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase vs. Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu, Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu, Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase vs. Terry & Dory Funk Jr., Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu, Terry & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu,

12/12/86 '82 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Final: Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase vs. Jumbo Tsruta & Genichiro Tenryu 8:13

Finishes of 1987 league matches: Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy vs. Mark Youngblood & Chris Youngblood, Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. TNT (Savio Vega) & Abdullah The Butcher, Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara vs. Tom Zenk & The Terminator, Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka vs. Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy, Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara, Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu, Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy vs. Giant Baba & Hiroshi Wajima, Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara vs. TNT & Abdullah The Butcher, Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu, Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka vs. Giant Baba & Hiroshi Wajima, Great Kabuki & John Tenta vs. Tom Zenk & The Terminator, TNT & Abdullah The Butcher vs. Giant Baba & Hiroshi Wajima, Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara,

12/11/87 '87 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka 8:46 of 16:51. No finish

DVD #6 1988/1989

Finishes of 1988 league matches: Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy vs. Shunji Takano & John Tenta, Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu, Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy vs. Abdullah The Butcher & Tiger Jeet Singh, Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada, Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy vs. Jerry Blackwell & Phil Hickerson, Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Abdullah The Butcher & Tiger Jeet Singh

12/16/88 '88 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada 21:02

Finishes of 1989 league matches: Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Samson Fuyuki, Abdullah The Butcher & Tiger Jeet Singh vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu, Stan Hansen & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith, Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu, Stan Hansen & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Terry Gordy & Bill Irwin, Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu, Abdullah The Butcher & Tiger Jeet Singh vs. Stan Hansen & Genichiro Tenryu, Abdullah The Butcher & Tiger Jeet Singh vs. Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith, Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura vs. Stan Hansen & Genichiro Tenryu, Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Terry Gordy & Bill Irwin, Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Samson Fuyuki, Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith vs. Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas

12/6/89 '89 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Stan Hansen & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu 28:57

DVD #7 1990/1991

Finishes of 1990 league matches: Giant Baba & Andre the Giant vs. Dick Slater & Joel Deaton, Stan Hansen & Dan Spivey vs. Terry & Dory Funk Jr., Abdullah The Butcher & Giant Kamala vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue, Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Kenta Kobashi & Johnny Ace, Stan Hansen & Dan Spivey vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue, Giant Baba & Andre the Giant vs. Terry Gordy & Steve Williams, Giant Baba & Andre the Giant vs. Skywalker Nitron & Butch Masters, Stan Hansen & Dan Spivey vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada, Terry Gordy & Steve Williams vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue, Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue vs. Kenta Kobashi & Johnny Ace, Terry Gordy & Steve Williams vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada, Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada

12/7/90 '90 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Steve Williams & Terry Gordy vs. Stan Hansen & Dan Spivey 29:59

Finishes of 1991 league matches: Steve Williams & Terry Gordy vs. Dory Funk Jr. & Al Perez, Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue vs. Dynamite Kid & Johnny Smith, Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Stan Hansen & Dan Spivey, Giant Baba & Andre the Giant vs. Rusher Kimura & Mighty Inoue, Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Terry Gordy & Steve Williams vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue, Giant Baba & Andre the Giant vs. Stan Hansen & Dan Spivey, Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue, Terry Gordy & Steve Williams vs. Stan Hansen & Dan Spivey, Dynamite Kid & Johnny Smith vs. Johnny Ace & Sonny Beach, Abdullah The Butcher & Giant Kamala vs. Giant Baba & Andre the Giant, Stan Hansen & Dan Spivey vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue

12/6/91 '91 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Steve Williams & Terry Gordy vs. Mitsuhara Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada 25:24

DVD #8 1992/1993

Finishes of 1992 league matches: Giant Baba & Kenta Kobashi vs. Abdullah The Butcher & Giant Kamala, Terry Gordy & Steve Williams vs. Dan Spivey & Kendall Windham, Akira Taue & Jun Akiyama vs. Dory Funk Jr. & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Joel Deaton & Billy Black, Terry Gordy & Steve Williams vs. Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas, Giant Baba & Kenta Kobashi vs. Stan Hansen & Johnny Ace, Terry Gordy & Steve Williams vs. Akira Taue & Jun Akiyama, Giant Baba & Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada, Giant Baba & Kenta Kobashi vs. Akira Taue & Jun Akiyama, Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Terry Gordy & Steve Williams, Terry Gordy & Steve Williams vs. Th The Patriot & The Eagle, Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Stan Hansen & Johnny Ace, Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas vs. The Patriot & The Eagle, Terry Gordy & Steve Williams vs. Stan Hansen & Johnny Ace

12/4/92 '92 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Mitsuhara Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Akira Taue & Jun Akiyama 23:52

Finishes of 1993 league matches: Steve Williams & Big Bubba vs. The Patriot & The Eagle, Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Dan Spivey & Johnny Ace, Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue vs. Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas, Giant Baba & Stan Hansen vs. The Patriot & The Eagle, Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Steve Williams & Big Bubba, Giant Baba & Stan Hansen vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue, Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Giant Baba & Stan Hansen, Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. The Patriot & The Eagle, Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue vs. Steve Williams & Big Bubba, Giant Baba & Stan Hansen vs. Steve Williams & Big Bubba

12/3/93 '93 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Mitsuhara Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue 23:34

DVD #9 1994/1995

Finishes of 1994 league matches: Giant Baba & Stan Hansen vs. The Eagle & The Falcon, Mitsuhara Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas, Dan Spivey & Jim Steele vs. Jun Akiyama & Takao Omori, Giant Baba & Stan Hansen vs. Mitsuhara Misawa & Kenta Kobashi, Mitsuhara Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Steve Williams & Johnny Ace

12/10/94 '94 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Giant Baba & Stan Hansen vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue 26:30

Finishes of 1995 league matches: Stan Hansen/Gary Albright vs. Dan Kroffat/Doug Furnas, Misawa/Kobashi vs. Rob Van Dam/Johnny Smith, Kawada/Taue vs. Johnny Ace/Patriot

12/9/95 '95 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Final: Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue 24:04

DVD #10 1996/1997

Finishes of 1996 league matches: Kobashi/Patriot vs. Hansen/Omori, Kawada/Taue vs. Kamala/Izumida, Misawa/Akiyama vs. Steve Williams/Johnny Ace, Hansen/Omori vs. Sabu/Albright, Kawada/Taue vs. Williams/Ace, Misawa/Akiyama vs. Kobashi/Patriot, Hansen/Omori vs. Kamala/Izumida, Albright/Sabu vs. Kobashi/Patriot, Kawada/Taue vs. Akiyama/Misawa, Hansen/Omori vs. Sabu/Albright, Kawada/Taue vs. Izumida/Kamala, Misawa/Akiyama vs. Williams/Ace,

12/6/96 '96 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Final: Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama 31:37

Finishes of 1997 league matches: Izumida/Kamala vs. Hayabusa/Jinsei Shinzaki, Williams/Albright vs. Omori/Honda, Kobashi/Ace vs. Windham/Bradshaw, Misawa/Akiyama vs. Wolf Hawkfield/Johnny Smith, Kawada/Taue vs. Hansen/Duncum Jr., Omori/Honda vs. Hayabusa/Shinzaki, Hansen/Duncum vs. Windham/Bradshaw, Williams/Albright vs. Hawkfield/Smith, Misawa/Akiyama vs. Kamala/Izumida, Williams/Albright vs. Windham/Bradshaw, Kawada/Taue vs. Hayabusa/Shinzaki, Misawa/Akiyama vs. Ace/Kobashi, Kawada/Taue vs. Ace/Kobashi, Misawa/Akiyama vs. Hayabusa/Shinzaki

12/5/97 '97 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Final: Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama 30:52

DVD #11 1998/1999

Finishes of 1998 league matches: Kawada/Taue vs. Headhunters, Misawa/Ogawa vs. Vader/Hansen, Johnny Ace/Bart Gunn vs. Takayama/Omori, Kobashi/Akiyama vs. Headhunters, Misawa/Ogawa vs. Ace/Gunn, Akiyama/Kobashi vs. Vader/Hansen, Takayama/Omori vs. Kamala/Albright, Kawada/Taue vs. Ace/Gunn, Kobashi/Akiyama vs. Misawa/Ogawa, Vader/Hansen vs. Ace/Gunn, Misawa/Ogawa vs. Headhunters, Kawada/Taue vs. Kobashi/Akiyama, Misawa/Ogawa vs. Omori/Takayama, Hansen/Vader vs. Headhunters, Ace/Gunn vs. Kobashi/Akiyama

12/5/98 '98 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Final: Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama vs. Vader & Stan Hansen 19:03

Finishes of 1999 league matches: Kobashi/Akiyama vs. Honda/Masao Inoue, Taue/Hansen vs. Albright/Hawkfield, Misawa/Ogawa vs. Smith/Vader, Misawa/Ogawa vs. Kobashi/Akiyama, Misawa/Ogawa vs. Honda/Inoue, Hansen/Taue vs. Omori/Takayama, Misawa/Ogawa vs. Omori/Takayama, Kobashi/Akiyama vs. Taue/Hansen, Albright/Hawkfield vs. Kobashi/Akiyama, Taue/Hansen vs. Vader/Smith

12/3/99 '99 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Final: Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama vs. Stan Hansen & Akira Taue 20:15

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