One of the top 3 best MOTY. One year after the NOAH exodus. These 2 legends went out & had possibly the best match of ‘01.
Keiji Mutoh vs. Genichiro Tenryu
AJPW Budokan (06.08.2001)
For a generation of US fans, The Great Muta’s 1989 WCW run was revolutionary, establishing new expectations for both character presentation & in-ring acumen, standards that major US companies would often struggle to meet after his 1990 return to Japan. #グレートムタ
#MutoFinal
Nobuhiko Takada x Satoru Sayama (Super Tiger/1st Tiger Mask). Pioneers of the UWF shoot-style that will influence pro wrestling & combat sports decades into the future have one last clash before the company folds. (UWF · 9.6.1985) 🌟
34 years ago today - Genichiro Tenryu & Stan Hansen vs. Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura
LEGENDARY MATCH! Two former Aces of two promotions vs. Top Gaijin and Rising Star. Baba first defeat to the Japanese, which I'm sure he couldn't forgive himself
#ajpw
#天龍源一郎 #ジャイアント馬場
Killer Khan makes his 1980 WWF tv debut en route to a hugely successful 1981 main event run with World/IC champions Bob Backlund & Pedro Morales and a legendary rivalry with Andre The Giant. 👑
In one of his final main events in Japan, Bruiser Brody has one of the greatest matches of his career vs. Genichiro Tenryu, a blistering battle that exemplified what being a top star in AJPW looked like in this era. (4.15.1988) 👑👑