Tim Cooke

I would love to hear some modern day Jim Ross stories. Imagine how much of a dick he must be today.

"Jim Ross was a complete ass." Explain please!

Joe vs. Punk II & III used many of the classic elements that represent AJPW the best. Rey/Eddy from Havoc '97 is more of a lucha based match than a NJ Juniors match. Thinking some more about this. Tim

Chikira is fun for its comedy. The actual wrestling leaves a lot to be desired. Though Larry Sweeney is a top notch heel and I actually wanted to see him get his ass handed to him on numerous occasions.

Alfredo may have a master but I can't find the listing at Web Archive. The more I scan through his lists, Lynch has been shotty throughout the years in terms of getting originals of easily obtainable tapes.

Jumbo v TM Misawa from 1988 is the Misawa version of Jumbo/Kobashi 5/24/91. Misawa holds on to a headlock for dear life, does all of his TM flying, and in the end can't fend off Jumbo. As a note, the Cam Am match is available complete of AJ Classics, though I never tracked it down. Is that the copy you have Will? And Jumbo made the claw so very credible. And I HATED Windham using it in 1988 during his heel run. Tim

On Jumbo vs Kerry- Not sure where it would fit. Right now my top 20 in no order would include: Jumbo v Tenyru 10/20/88 Jumbo v Tenyru 6/5/89 MX v Fantastics 3/27/88 Lawler v Dundee 6/83 Loser Leaves Town Takada v Yamazaki 12/5/84 Takada v Yamazaki 8/13/88 Devil v Chigusa 8/22/85 Jumbo/Tenyru v Choshu/Yatsu 1/28/86 Backlund v Muraco 9/23/81 Backlund v Dusty 5/27/80 Maeda/Fujinami/Kimura v Choshu/Yatsu/Hamaguchi 12/8/83 Tenyru v Yatsu 3/13/86 Jumbo v Tiger Mask Misawa 3/9/88 Can Am Express v Footloose 6/5/89 Magnum TA v Nikita Koloff 8/16/86 (which on Ginnetty's DVD is in PERFECT FUCKING QUALITY) Ted DiBiase v Jim Duggan 1984 Loser Leaves, etc match Freebirds v Von Erichs 7-4-83 Los Brazos v Los Fantasticos 1984 Kerry Von Erich v Terry Gordy 5/7/84 (probably will fall out but I like this a ton) Jumbo v Kerry 5/22/84 I have a feeling that Dundee/Lawler from 12/85 Loser Leaves vs. Dundee's wife Hair match which I should finally have today will enter the top 20. Lawler v Idol could probably make the list as well. I know there is a lack of Flair but I want to see more of his territory work before inserting any of his matches. Choshu's Army- Wait until you get the DVD's from me. And here is what I suggest. Watch them in order all the way through. Volumes 1-3 won't blow your mind but they aren't meant to. It is the change of pace and style that those 3 DVD's cover. I would suggest watching the "K" tape with the 1984 tag leagues from both promotions first. You will see Murdoch/Adonis vs. Inoki/Fujinami outworking Tsuruta/Tenyru v Hanson/Brody. When Choshu comes in, he brings the faster NJ pace and with a guy like Jumbo, he is so talented that he works it better than any of the NJ guys could. Vol 1 climaxes with Choshu/Tenyru in singles action. Not a great match but not bad. Volumes 2-3 see the heat continue to increase. With Vol 4, even the DQ endings to matches will have you wanting more until you reach 1/28/86 and the peak. I have a GD copy of Yatsu v Tenyru from 3/13/86 that isn't on Vol-4 that is extremely good as well. Tim

Choshu era is covered well through Barnett. Jewett is working on the split between Tsuruta and Tenyru in May of 1987. We would need to fill in the gaps between 1988-1990 and 1990-1994. Also include some 70's and early 80's footage as Jumbo/Funk, Jumbo/Harley, Baba/Robinson, Jumbo/Martel, and Jumbo/Von Erich are important.