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Post by microstatistics on Jan 27, 2018 14:27:09 GMT -5
Man, I don’t get the criticisms of 70s Jumbo at all. He is so great as the dynamic young technician. Great babyface work and sublime selling. All that’s on display here against an awesome subtle heel performance by Brisco. Best AJPW match of the 70s for me.
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Post by shrike02 on Jan 29, 2018 16:10:01 GMT -5
Seconded. I agree this is better than the 74 match. A lot of struggle here and Brisco does a lot of great subtle work against the athletic young Jumbo.
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Post by nintendologic on Jun 19, 2020 13:20:11 GMT -5
Third.
This is a more conventional 70s NWA-style match, and it’s my favorite example of the genre. Most of Jumbo’s universally acclaimed work is from the late 80s and early 90s, well past his physical prime, so it’s easy to forget what an athletic marvel he was in his youth. It should not be possible for someone his size to bust out a crisp flying headscissors takedown. Even so, Brisco was the one largely driving things. The way he took advantage of the ropes and threw cheap shots while working holds, along with his borderline-comical selling of Jumbo’s back work, was quintessential 70s scientific heel work. Him laying the badmouth on a supine Jumbo after winning the second fall with a figure-four was the clear highlight of the match. Jumbo’s selling of his injured leg in the third fall was world-class, and the way he mounted a believable comeback while being mostly unable to stand demonstrated an intuitive grasp of psychology well beyond his level of experience. In particular, returning to Brisco’s back, which he had targeted earlier in the match, was a nice wrinkle. An incredible mix of action and drama.
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Post by elliott on Aug 30, 2023 15:53:23 GMT -5
Pretty bland 1st half really kicks into gear once they start working towards the end of the 1st fall. Turns into a terrific match from there.
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