Hansen and Tenryu vs. Jumbo and Yatsu (AJPW - 7/11/1989)
Aug 14, 2018 20:21:55 GMT -5
Post by bossrock on Aug 14, 2018 20:21:55 GMT -5
Stan Hansen and Genichiro Tenryu vs. Jumbo Tsuruta and Yoshiaki Yatsu (AJPW - 7/11/1989)
An overlooked yet awesome tag match considering what these two teams would do in the WTL Final. It's a great exercise in going back-and-forth from chaotic to measured several times in one match while never losing the plot (that being Jumbo and Tenryu's hatred for each other). You start with Jumbo going after Tenryu and not even being bothered with Hansen's offense to a face in peril segment with Yatsu to Jumbo getting his leg worked over. All this with excellent outside brawling interspersed throughout. Hansen and Tenryu taking out Yatsu each time in order to isolate Jumbo and work over the leg is that sort of ingenuous tag work you don't see that often anymore. Don't sleep on this match as it's a wonderfully chaotic fight.
An overlooked yet awesome tag match considering what these two teams would do in the WTL Final. It's a great exercise in going back-and-forth from chaotic to measured several times in one match while never losing the plot (that being Jumbo and Tenryu's hatred for each other). You start with Jumbo going after Tenryu and not even being bothered with Hansen's offense to a face in peril segment with Yatsu to Jumbo getting his leg worked over. All this with excellent outside brawling interspersed throughout. Hansen and Tenryu taking out Yatsu each time in order to isolate Jumbo and work over the leg is that sort of ingenuous tag work you don't see that often anymore. Don't sleep on this match as it's a wonderfully chaotic fight.
