[1987-11-22-AJPW-Real World Tag League] Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy vs Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka

[JKWebb]

The crowd is pretty thrilled to see Brody and Hansen go at it. They do a fine job of giving them what they want. I liked the off the ropes ducking lariat action. There's one point where Gordy already has Brody down in a submission, but Hansen can't wait to get his hands on him, so he runs in starts attacking Brody anyway - good stuff. There's a good (but short) chop exchange between the two. It's fun to see them on opposite sides. This isn't a great match, but there is some solid fun to it. Can't say I enjoyed the finish. I liked the shot of Brody in the crowd holding the chair and chanting with the fans.

[tcg91]

Not a great match, but a big deal as Brody returned to All Japan and squared off against his former partner Hansen, so this had a lot of buzz and a good crowd. Their stuff was nice enough, they teased it and then brawled, while also Snuka proved to be a commodity player. Gordy wasn't great and looked a bit lost, but did enough to feed the opponents and help Hansen catch a breath here and there. Of course, this had a non-finish as the tournament was still in the early stages.
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