[1983-04-20-AJPW] Stan Hansen & Bruiser Brody vs Dory & Terry Funk

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Stan Hansen & Bruiser Brody vs Dory & Terry Funk - AJPW 4/20/83

 

Just a scant six days after the classic Hansen/Funk singles match, this awesome tag gets lost in the shadow of the EPIC Terry Funk Retirement Tag, which may be the match of the decade. Definitely one of Brody's best individual performances and one of his best matches. He still did not sell or bump. But at least his offense looked really good here. The first half of the match is four pros executing the tag formula really well, but once Dory tags out to Terry...IT IS FUCKING ON! Terry goes apeshit on Brody's knee. Nailing Hansen. The knee work on Brody is so damn exciting and urgent. Terry holding the leg while Dory came crashing down is great. Terry taking off Brody's boot and wailing on his knee with it was AWESOME! Funk sends Hansen packing to the outside. As he is struggling with him, Brody comes from behind with a big knee. Hansen and Brody are just wailing on Terry with some wicked stiff shots but Terry takes it like a man and never goes down. Little things like that are lost today. Funk is selling, but he never leaves his feet. It is such a powerful moment. The ending is wild with the Monsters double teaming Terry, Dory trying to save, but this ends with the Spike Piledriver on Terry. So Dory has had enough now. Now the Monsters can isolate Dory. Going to set him up for the Western Lariat, but at the last second, Terry tackles Hansen's knees and they roll to the outside and they get tangled up in streamers. It was wild. Funk and Brody brawl in the ring and the ref counts everyone out for a double countout. The match was totally fine with the monsters dominating early and a pretty good heat segment on Dory. Holy shit, what an ending. Terry losing his mind on Brody. Brody crashing down on him. The way he stood up to the monsters only to be overwhelmed and felled by the Spike Piledriver. Then saving his brother from certain DOOM. Really amazing finishing stretch. ****1/2

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Another really strong bout between these two teams, even though it was not their best one. Obviously, Terry and Hansen continued some segments from their recent match and their interactions ruled. Brody was okay in his selling, better than usual at least, while Dory proved to be a very reliable support for his brother and the match improved when he was the babyface in peril. Terry was great when he received the hot tag and when he stopped Hansen from hitting the lariat on Dory, which was also a dejà vu. They repeated the wild brawl outside the ring and the non-finish, which was a bit disappointing this time around, as there was other 2 competitors left in the ring to do a finish with
***1/2