Rewatching and first time viewing

[Loss]

New matches in blue.

January:
Manami Toyota vs Akira Hokuto (AJW 01/11/91)
El Hijo del Santo vs Brazo de Oro (UWA 01/13/91)
Toshiaki Kawada vs Akira Taue (AJPW 01/15/91)
Bull Nakano vs Yumiko Hotta (Cage Match) (AJW 01/23/91)
Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs Jumbo Tsuruta, Akira Taue & Masa Fuchi (AJPW 01/27/91)

February:
Ric Flair, Barry Windham, Larry Zbyszko & Sid Vicious vs Sting, Brian Pillman, Rick & Scott Steiner (WCW Wrestle War 02/24/91)
Atsushi Onita vs Tarzan Goto (FMW 02/26/91)

March:
Jeff Jarrett vs Tom Pritchard (USWA Dallas Sportatorium 03/01/91)
Akira Hokuto vs Bat Yoshinaga (AJW 03/07/91)
Manami Toyota vs Suzuka Minami (AJW 03/17/91)
Akira Hokuto vs Aja Kong (AJW 03/17/91)
Bull Nakano & Kyoko Inoue vs Bison Kimura & Mika Takahashi (AJW 03/17/91)
Jushin Liger vs Akira Nogami (WCW/NJPW Starrcade in Tokyo 03/21/91)
Randy Savage vs Ultimate Warrior (WWF Wrestlemania VII 03/24/91)
Naoki Sano vs Masakatsu Funaki (WWF/SWS Wrestlefest 03/30/91)
Hulk Hogan & Genichiro Tenryu vs Legion of Doom (WWF/SWS Wrestlefest 03/30/91)

April:
Jumbo Tsuruta vs Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW 04/06/91)
Jeff Jarrett vs Tom Pritchard (USWA Dallas Sportatorium 04/12/91)
Ric Flair vs Brian Pillman (WCW Saturday Night 04/13/91)
Toshiaki Kawada vs Akira Taue (AJPW 04/18/91)
Mitsuharu Misawa vs Jumbo Tsuruta (AJPW 04/18/91)
Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada & Kenta Kobashi vs Jumbo Tsuruta, Akira Taue & Masa Fuchi (AJPW 04/20/91)
Bull Nakano vs Bison Kimura (AJW 04/21/91)
Akira Hokuto vs Suzuka Minami (AJW 04/29/91)
Aja Kong & Bison Kimura vs Manami Toyota & Esther Moreno (AJW 04/29/91)
Jushin Liger vs Norio Honaga (NJPW 04/30/91)

May:
Jushin Liger vs Hiroshi Hase (NJPW 05/06/91)
Kiyoshi Tamura vs Masahito Kakihara (UWFI 05/10/91)
El Hijo del Santo vs Negro Casas (WWA 05/17/91)
Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs Wellington Wilkins Jr (PWFG 05/19/91)
Wayne Shamrock vs Naoki Sano (PWFG 05/19/91)
Jumbo Tsuruta vs Kenta Kobashi (AJPW 05/24/91)
Bull Nakano & Bat Yoshinaga vs Akira Hokuto & Sakie Hasegawa (AJW 05/26/91)
Jushin Liger vs Norio Honaga (NJPW 05/31/91)

June:
Hulk Hogan vs Sgt Slaughter (WWF MSG Network 06/03/91)
Aja Kong & Bison Kimura vs Bull Nakano & Kyoko Inoue (AJW 06/18/91)

July:
Yoji Anjoh vs Kiyoshi Tamura (UWFI 07/03/91)
Keiji Muto & Masa Chono vs Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki (NJPW 07/04/91)
Naoki Sano vs Minoru Suzuki (PWFG 07/26/91)

August:
Cactus Jack vs Eddie Gilbert (TWA 08/03/91)
Keiji Muto vs Scott Norton (NJPW G-1 Climax 08/07/91)
Jushin Liger vs Akira Nogami (NJPW G-1 Climax 08/09/91)
Vader vs Scott Norton (NJPW G-1 Climax 08/09/91)
Masa Chono vs Shinya Hashimoto (NJPW G-1 Climax 08/09/91)
Atlantis vs Blue Panther (CMLL 08/09/91)
Riki Choshu vs Shinya Hashimoto (NJPW G-1 Climax 08/10/91)
Vader vs Keiji Muto (NJPW G-1 Climax 08/10/91)
Masa Chono vs Keiji Muto (NJPW G-1 Climax 08/11/91)
Blue Panther, Javier Cruz & Pierroth Jr vs El Dandy, Apolo Dantes & Black Magic (CMLL 08/16/91)
Kyoko Inoue vs Bison Kimura (AJW 08/18/91)
Toshiyo Yamada vs Kyoko Inoue (AJW 08/18/91)
Manami Toyota vs Kyoko Inoue (AJW 08/18/91)
Aja Kong vs Bison Kimura (AJW 08/18/91)
Devil Masami vs Itsuki Yamazaki (JWP 08/30/91)

September:
Stan Hansen vs Kenta Kobashi (AJPW 09/04/91)
Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada vs Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue (AJPW 09/04/91)
Los Ninja Turtles & Robin Hood vs Shu El Guerrero, Jose Luis Feliciano, El Texano, Black Terry & Ricky Boy (Hamada's UWF 09/12/91)

October:
Toshiyo Yamada & Kyoko Inoue vs Bison Kimura & Aja Kong (AJW 10/4/91)
Manami Toyota & Etsuko Mita vs Yumiko Hotta & Bat Yoshinaga (AJW 10/4/91)
Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs Jumbo Tsuruta, Akira Taue & Masa Fuchi (AJPW 10/15/91)
Jumbo Tsuruta vs Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW 10/24/91)

November:
Fuerza Guerrera vs Octagon (CMLL 11/01/91)
Barry Windham vs Arn Anderson (WCW Pro 11/02/91)
Takako Inoue vs Debbie Malenko (AJW 11/15/91)
Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko vs Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes (WCW Clash of the Champions XVII 11/19/91)
Los Brazos vs MS-1, Pirata Morgan & El Satanico (CMLL 11/22/91)
Sting vs Cactus Jack (WCW Power Hour 11/23/91)
Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada vs Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue (AJPW 11/29/91)

December:
Stan Hansen & Dan Spivey vs Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue (AJPW 12/06/91)
El Dandy vs El Satanico (CMLL 12/06/91)
Harley Saito, Hikari Fukuoka & Itsuki Yamazaki vs Dynamite Kansai, Eagle Sawai & Reiko Hoshino (JWP 12/07/91)
Akira Maeda vs Volk Han (RINGS 12/07/91)
Trio Fantasia vs Los Thundercats (Monterrey 12/08/91)
Aja Kong & Bison Kimura vs Akira Hokuto & Bull Nakano (AJW 12/09/91)
Hulk Hogan vs Genichiro Tenryu (SWS 12/12/91)
El Hijo del Santo & Black Shadow Jr vs Fuerza Guerrera & Octagon (WWA 12/15/91)
Jushin Liger vs Brian Pillman (WCW Meadowlands 12/27/91)

Date Unknown:
La Fiera vs Jerry Estrada (Monterrey 1991)

[Loss]

I'm sure there are other things I should check out. Maybe they didn't make the yearbook, or maybe you thought I was way off on the match and think I need to give it another look. Whatever they are, feel free to list them here.

[Childs]

I think you'll really enjoy that 12/6/91 Hansen/Spivey vs. Jumbo/Taue. It's only about 12 minutes but really intense and focused, especially compared to the MVC stuff that drove you nuts throughout the year.

[FLIK]

I'm sure there are other things I should check out. Maybe they didn't make the yearbook, or maybe you thought I was way off on the match and think I need to give it another look. Whatever they are, feel free to list them here.

Off the top of my head, The 8/18 JGP FINAL Show was a pretty big oversight

 

(AJW Title) Takako Inoue © vs Mariko Yoshida

(JGP) Toshiyo Yamada vs Kyoko Inoue

(JGP Semi Finals) Aja Kong vs Bison Kimura

(JGP Finals) Kyoko Inoue vs Bison Kimura

 

Are all worth going out of your way to check out, the rest of the card is solid too

[Gregor]

Fuerza Guerrera vs. Misterioso from December 8 is my favorite Fuerza Guerrera match. It's also a title match, and for whatever reason Fuerza's act works more for me in a title match than it does in a hateful fight like the one with Octagon, I guess because comedy fits better into a match where the guys aren't bleeding and ripping at each other. Even though it's a title match, Fuerza still blatantly cheats and he still makes an ass out of himself on multiple occasions. He does his Karate Kid pose before missing a dive, and, later, when he actually connects on an impressive dive, he immediately ruins it with his celebration. All of this is worked into a dramatic third fall, and it doesn't detract from the excitement because Misterioso is such an underdog anyway. Terrific blend of title match and Fuerza match, even with the indecisive finish.

 

Atlantis vs. Emilio Charles Jr. from the March 24 show is also really good. The first fall is outstanding - good matwork that seamlessly turns into rope-running and flying. The match drops off a bit from there, but it's Atlantis and Emilio, so it's still good. The finish stinks, though.

 

I definitely recommend Fuerza vs. Misterioso. Atlantis vs. Emilio is worth watching, too, but they have two other matches on tape just from that one Atlantis title reign.

[ohtani's jacket]

I wrote about that Emilio Charles/Atlantis match in my latest blog entry:

 

Atlantis vs. Emilio Charles Jr., NWA World Middleweight Championship match, CMLL 3/22/91

 

This was a good title match, but not a great one. It was notable for a performance from Emilio Charles, Jr. that was pretty close to prime Charles. It wasn't one of Atlantis' better performances, however, though this was offset somewhat by him doing a lot of long term selling which fit into the narrative of his title being at risk. The first fall had some typically good Atlantis/Charles matwork as these two had a good working chemistry. I liked the way that Charles was able to outfox Atlantis, keep him at arm's distance and finally work his way towards the standing submission he wanted. Intelligent heel workers is one of the things that really endears me to lucha and title matches are obviously where they get to showcase their ability most. Unfortunately, Atlantis' comebacks in the match weren't timed as well as you'd expect. That's an issue as said comebacks are important turning points in lucha libre title matches. Charles covered for the first comeback by producing some of his classic bumping and selling, but things stalled a bit in the third caida. There were some good dives, but Atlantis actually blew the spot he was supposed to make his comeback on. Charles was able to lay into him a bit and cover for the mistake and Atlantis sold the slip like it was a result of match fatigue, but it took me out of the match a bit. And unfortunately, the finish was not so much poor conceived as poorly timed. None of this should take away from a top performance from Emilio, but it's a match that could've been a lot better.

[FLIK]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ceWh6UftnY

 

SWS 6/10/1991 Gauntlet Tag match

The Rockers vs Power & Glory vs Randy Savage & Genichiro Tenryu vs Haku & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs Ishikawa & Great Kabuki

 

Rockers vs Power & Glory start out and have the best section of the match, Tenryu/Savage vs P&G is real good too, the rest of the pairings atleast have fun moments.

[Gregor]

Ciclon Ramirez, Aguila Solitaria, and Pantera II vs. Jerry Estrada, Tony Arce, and Vulcano (June 14)

Really good trios match featuring a really good performance from Ciclon Ramirez. He has a good duel on the mat with Vulcano in the first fall, and then he spends most of the next two falls taking big bumps for the rudos. If there's a flaw in his showing, it's that he opts for an over-the-top dive at the end of the match instead of doing his usual missile.

 

On the rudo side, Los Destructores keep things interesting with a bunch of cool double-teams. Jerry Estrada gives a very Jerry Estrada performance. People who like him will be amused by the same stuff that annoys people who don't like him. I don't think anyone can deny that press-slamming Ramirez into Virginia Aguilera is awesome, though.

[ohtani's jacket]

I want to vouch for the Misterioso/Fuerza title match. I had a pretty cynical take on it at first, but the third fall won me over completely.

[Gregor]

Fuerza Guerrera vs. Misterioso from December 8

Sorry, I got this wrong. The match took place on December 6.