[1990-10-07-AJPW-October Giant Series] Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada vs Steve Williams & Terry Gordy

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Again JIP to the MVC controlling. This was a really fun match where Williams and Gordy work over Kawada in stiff fashion. There were some great Kawada/Gordy interactions - Kawada laying into a big gaijin as hard as he can never gets old.The finishing run was pretty hot with Kawada and Misawa throwing the big guys around for impressive nearfalls, including Kawada dropping Gordy with a sick powerbomb. After the match a brawl breaks out, indicating somebody was pissed off with that result.

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Miracle Violence Connection vs Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada - All Japan 10/7/90

 

There are no world tag team champions in All Japan because Kabuki left AJPW for Tenryu's SWS. The tag champs would decided as a part of the Real World Tag League. This was a series that was the signature feud of the tag division in 1991 All Japan.

 

There was a weird opening moment where Gordy takes Misawa out to the crowd and then does not do anything. The beginning was Misawa was pretty aimless. The Kawada stuff was great. Taking it right to Gordy with Gordy needing a dramatic fall off the top rope and Doc distracting Misawa to hit a powerbomb on the floor to gain the advantage. Kawada's selling and tight back psychology make for a solid FIP segment. Doc, who I have LOVED in 1990, had a tendency to sit in some pretty loose restholds. Best Gordy has looked outside of the RWTL Finals. He was moving with zip and hitting with vigor. Clothesline was vicious. Loved the hope spot where Doc hits the corner and Kawada gets a back drop driver. Doc & Gordy just keep pouring it on. There is way more standing around and breathing in this match than ultra sprint that was Hansen/Spivey vs MVC RWTL '90. The rifling kicks from Doc & Gordy were great. The hope spots with the crazy knees to Gordy's head was awesome. Tag frequency in All Japan is so well done. Doc called a great sequence. Missing clothesline and eating a crossbody, but kicking out at two. So he shoves Kawda in corner and goes for the big tackle and Kawada hits an explosive clothesline out of the corner. Awesome! Misawa and it is dropkicks for everyone. Stampede on Misawa? Misawa slips out and gets a Fisherman's Suplex? That's different! Doc big reverse elbow and powerslam. Kawada saves. Gordy takes a German suplex from each of the natives in the finish sequence. Gordy misses the same corner clothesline and it is a Kawada powerbomb on Gordy!!! Holy Shit! I love Doc just shouldertackling mutahfuckas. Kawada tries running at Gordy eats a boot to gut and it is a powerbomb for the finish. There is a brawl post match Misawa attacks MVC, but is overwhelmed and Kawada runs them off with a chair.

 

It is JIP and first 11 minutes is basic, sold pro wrestling good transition to the heat with fall off the top and powerbomb on the fall. I thought the transition to the hot tag was great just when you think Kawada is dead meat he hits a massive clothesline The finish stretch was a good amount of fireworks, Kawada hitting a powerbomb was good comeuppance. Eventually he ran into the brick wall that was Gordy and got nailed with a powerbomb. Establishes Kawada as a force, but MVC are still the bigger, badder team. ***1/2