Smack2k Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Looking for a list of 45 min or longer AJPW / NJPW matches from 70's - 2000's to make a list as I am getting some free time coming up and want to watch some longer matches (one or two a night) from these era's... Anything rated 4 Stars or higher and 45 min or longer!!! Thanks ahead of time!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Meltzer ' s rankings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantastic Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Kobashi vs. Kawada - January 19th 1995, an epic 60 minute draw and ***** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smack2k Posted January 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Meltzer ' s rankings? Not exactly, more along the lines of matches that are generally thought of as really really good and 45 min or more,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Cooke Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Times may not be bell to bell for matches in parenthesis (may actually be with entrances and match introductions but my notes don't indicate). Matches with no times are definitely 45+ bell to bell. These are all widely available, though I'm not sure if they are all on You Tube or Daily Motion.Baba vs. Destroyer (3/5/69 - JWA) Billy Robinson vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (3/11/77 - 47:32) Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mil Mascaras (8/25/77 - 43:32) Funks vs. Billy Robinson/Horst Hoffman (12/6/77 - 45:46) Funks vs. Baba/Jumbo (12/14/77 - 48:50) Funks vs. Baba/Jumbo (12/15/78 - 47:20) Ric Flair vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (6/83) Jumbo/Taue vs. Misawa/Kawada (9/30/90) Misawa/Kawada/Kobashi vs. Jumbo/Taue/Fuchi (4/20/91) * regular TV airs 28 minutes. Midnight Special airs almost complete 51 minute match Kawada vs. Kobashi (1/19/95)Misawa/Kobashi vs. Kawada/Taue (5/21/94)Misawa/Kobashi vs. Kawada/Taue (6/9/95)Misawa/Kobashi vs. Kawada/Taue (10/15/95)Kawada vs. Kobashi (10/18/96) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantastic Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Times may not be bell to bell for matches in parenthesis (may actually be with entrances and match introductions but my notes don't indicate). Matches with no times are definitely 45+ bell to bell. These are all widely available, though I'm not sure if they are all on You Tube or Daily Motion. Baba vs. Destroyer (3/5/69 - JWA) Billy Robinson vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (3/11/77 - 47:32) Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mil Mascaras (8/25/77 - 43:32) Funks vs. Billy Robinson/Horst Hoffman (12/6/77 - 45:46) Funks vs. Baba/Jumbo (12/14/77 - 48:50) Funks vs. Baba/Jumbo (12/15/78 - 47:20) Ric Flair vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (6/83) Jumbo/Taue vs. Misawa/Kawada (9/30/90) Misawa/Kawada/Kobashi vs. Jumbo/Taue/Fuchi (4/20/91) * regular TV airs 28 minutes. Midnight Special airs almost complete 51 minute match Kawada vs. Kobashi (1/19/95) Misawa/Kobashi vs. Kawada/Taue (5/21/94) Misawa/Kobashi vs. Kawada/Taue (6/9/95) Misawa/Kobashi vs. Kawada/Taue (10/15/95) Kawada vs. Kobashi (10/18/96) All of these are excellent choices. I can't believe that the 4/20/91 six-man tag team didn't cross my mind first, that was a stunning match, and one of Jumbo's last great matches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Thread needs more Baba,Dory, Brisco, and Race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Cooke Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Where are the 45+ minute Baba, Race, and Brisco matches? Brisco vs Dory Funk from 74 was not good, Race generally went 30 minutes. Baba wasn't working 45+ minute matches in the 70's that made tape and aren't listed above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoLogic Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 6/9/95 is "only" 42:37. Regardless, it's an unequivocal must-see. Inoki/Robinson from 12/11/75 is worth checking out. I think Funk/Brisco from 1/29/74 is quite good. Even if it isn't, every educated fan should watch it at least once because it's widely regarded as the archetypal old-school NWA title match. Speaking of polarizing matches, the 8/8/88 Inoki/Fujinami broadway was left off the DVDVR set, but it has its advocates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smack2k Posted January 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 42:37 is right there...added to my list!! Keep em coming as I am gonna start in this weekend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdw Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Add: 07/27/78 Backlund vs Inoki On a couple of the matches Tim mentioned: Billy Robinson vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (3/11/77 - 47:32) This was a time limit: 34:19, 11:35, 14:06. So it's 60:00. Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mil Mascaras (8/25/77 - 43:32) Under 40:00 in time: 22:18, 7:46, 3:20 On Harley... He had a 60:00 draw with Jumbo on 01/20/78 that won the Tokyo Sports MOTY in 1978. Dan tracked down the TV version of it several years ago. It seems likely that NTV doesn't have the match, as it makes no sense that a Tokyo Sports MOTY didn't get aired on Classics, especially the G+ version that added so many new matches. Anyway... it wasn't a blow away match in TV form, and more than a bit disappointing. There's the 11/20/74 Verne vs Billy that went 20:48, 15:21, 9:35 (just over 45) that I believe came out on one of the IWA box sets. We may have watched it at one of the King of Chickens and sadly was one of those where we were eating or talking over it and zoned out, since I don't have much memory of it. I'm sure KHawk has seen it and can comment. The 03/10/76 Verne vs Jumbo match went 19:12, 9:54, 13:51, which is a shade under 45. I liked that one a good deal. Not great or off the charts, but like a couple of other matches in Japan showed Verne in good light as a guy who could go. Again, Kevin could comment better than me as the AWA/Verne guru, but it was an enjoyable match to see Verne work. Jumbo's first big match in Japan went 60:00: 10/09/73 NWA International Tag Titles: The Funk vs. Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta It's out there. It's not at the level of the later Tag League matches, but it's worth a look to see Jumbo extremely early in his career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGinnetty Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Times may not be bell to bell for matches in parenthesis (may actually be with entrances and match introductions but my notes don't indicate). Matches with no times are definitely 45+ bell to bell. These are all widely available, though I'm not sure if they are all on You Tube or Daily Motion. Baba vs. Destroyer (3/5/69 - JWA) Billy Robinson vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (3/11/77 - 47:32) Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mil Mascaras (8/25/77 - 43:32) Funks vs. Billy Robinson/Horst Hoffman (12/6/77 - 45:46) Funks vs. Baba/Jumbo (12/14/77 - 48:50) Funks vs. Baba/Jumbo (12/15/78 - 47:20) Ric Flair vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (6/83) Jumbo/Taue vs. Misawa/Kawada (9/30/90) Misawa/Kawada/Kobashi vs. Jumbo/Taue/Fuchi (4/20/91) * regular TV airs 28 minutes. Midnight Special airs almost complete 51 minute match ********Not to butt in, But I contend that the match does air in full. I have a handheld of this match, and they leave the time on the screen. From bell to bell, the match runs just over 48 minutes on the handheld. The Midnight Special version airs the same 48+ minutes, along with it's releases on commercial dvd. I honestly think they just got the time wrong, which happens from time to time. Dan Kawada vs. Kobashi (1/19/95) Misawa/Kobashi vs. Kawada/Taue (5/21/94) Misawa/Kobashi vs. Kawada/Taue (6/9/95) Misawa/Kobashi vs. Kawada/Taue (10/15/95) Kawada vs. Kobashi (10/18/96) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smack2k Posted January 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Thanks Tim / Dan / others for all this so far... That Verne / Jumbo match looks really good as I am also a HUGE AWA fan... The rest looks good so far as well...gettin started Friday night...First Up - Flair vs. Tsuruta (6/83) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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