Baba vs Destroyer, JWA 3/5/69, 2/3 Falls. Absolute must-see classic. The technical work, Destroyer's great heel stuff, plenty of setups and payoffs, some nasty as hell finger bending, I mean man alive is this ever great. 218 MB. Online.

Baba vs Destroyer, 12/11/72. Just a couple months into the promotion. I have never believed that someone was going to submit to a headlock more than I did in the middle of this match. 213 MB. Online.

Destroyer vs Mil Mascaras, 10/9/73. Not on par with their classic a year later, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't drop what you're doing to watch it. 238 MB. Online.

Jack Brisco vs Dory Funk Jr, 1/27/74, NWA Title. Not quite on par with the Destroyer classics, but still fine-as-fine-can-be old-school grappling. A pity that Jack's brother is the one people remember, because he could really go. This is a staggering 203 MB in size so download with care. Online.

Jack Brisco vs Jumbo, NWA title, 1/30/74. Baby Jumbo gets a title shot mere months after his debut and (in-between comical amounts of OHs) handles himself quite well. Of course Jack is more the one who makes the match but few rookies ever are as good as Jumbo manages to be here. 247 MB. Online.

Baba & Jumbo vs Backlund & Roop, 7/25/74. Backlund and Jumbo both have just a year under their belts, and both clearly have a bright future. Backlund for some reason attempts to cave in Jumbo's skull towards the end. 166 MB. Online.

The Destroyer vs Mil Mascaras, 7/25/74. Behold the majesty of truly great old-school wrestling. Witness as they milk holds, tease spots and pay them off, and bust out some work that's more advanced than OVW trainees can hope to handle thirty plus years later. Destroyer ruled, Mil is timeless, this is SO great as long as you can handle watching a slower match. 127 MB, worth every byte. Mega.

Jumbo vs Dory Funk Jr, 8/29/74. Dory trained Jumbo, giving the match a dimension beyond 'native vs gaijin'. Also, note the youngster tending to Jumbo after the first fall. 166 MB. Mega.

Brisco vs Baba, NWA title, 12/2/74. Hugely important match, and once again All Japan Classics offers us great video quality of the bout. There's a real nice close-up on the belt during one of the brief lulls in the action so don't fast-forward. 200+ MB. Online.

The Funks vs Baba & Jumbo 2/3 falls, 3/13/75. As if this combination isn't going to rock every time out. Keep watching after the third fall for Terry's reaction. Mega.

Baba vs Race, 12/9/75. 194 MB. Online.

Destroyer vs Hiro Matsuda, 12/15/75. Matsuda is a passable JWA-vintage wrestler. Destroyer is friggin' Destroyer, for crying out loud. 167 MB. Mega.

Baba vs Jumbo, 12/15/75. I believe this is their first meeting. And it is good, let me tell you; Jumbo is athletic and full of fire, while Baba is great on the mat. 93 MB. Mega.

Baba vs Jumbo, Champions Carnival '76. Building from their first meeting. Jumbo does an absolutely amazing dropkick in this. Consider Jumbo's size and Baba's height and the precision on it, that's talent. I'm so glad VLC player has slo-mo capability. Semi-ironic finish to boot. 133 MB. Online.

Terry Funk vs Jumbo Tsuruta, 6/11/76, NWA Title. Jumbo at this point was a young phenom, while Terry was a technician. And he was a great technician. You wouldn't even think Jumbo is a 'young boy' from how incredibly well he wrestles here. This is premium-quality old-school as good as any. 149 MB. Mega.

Baba vs Billy Robinson, 7/24/76. I came in expecting a ton of hold-for-hold mat wrestling, but instead they go for striking and impact moves. It manages to work out just fine. 168 MB. Online.

Jack Brisco vs Jumbo, UN title, 8/28/76. Hey it's that Jumbo fella again. What are the odds. 265 MB. Mega.

Jumbo vs Billy Robinson, 3/5/77. One of my favorite old-school matches. Both of them are so great at so many things, and this has both fundamentally sound mat wrestling and state-of-the-art heavyweight action by 1987 standards let alone 1977. 257 MB. Mega.

Jumbo vs Billy Robinson, 3/11/77. Equally great rematch. Considering that it's only 6 days later they do a GREAT job of changing things up. 378 MB. Mega.

Harley Race vs Jumbo, NWA title, 6/11/77. One year to the day of his NWA match with Terry Funk, Jumbo takes on yet another legend. There isn't even a fraction as much prime Race floating around as there should be... hopefully this helps. 256 MB. Mega.

Jumbo vs Mil Mascaras, UN title, 8/25/77. Mil goes nuts with the lucha submissions. 189 MB. Online.

Dory Jr & Terry Funk vs Billy Robinson & Horst Hoffman, 12/6/77. Oh man this match. All these guys on the mat rule. All these guys getting surly rules. Robinson's moveset rules. Combining the old-school way of doing things with the tag match dynamic rules. I could watch these four for 90 minutes but sadly the match is only half that long. Big file. If you still have a modem at this point I have no sympathy left for you. Mega.

Dory Jr & Terry Funk vs Jumbo & Baba, 12/14/77. Next to last day of the first ever RWTL. Jumbo & Baba lost on the first day of the tournament and need a win here to have a chance of winning the tournament. The Funks can't afford to lose. 350+ MB. Mega.

The Funks vs Nick Bockwinkel & Blackjack Lanza, 9/21/78. Hell of a match. Throw four guys who can go in there, give 'em time, and you've got a real winner. Hard to go wrong with the Funks as it is, but when you add in Bockwinkel's talent and heel charisma, and the true grit of Lanza, well... you wind up with something dandy. 113 MB. Online.

Baba & Jumbo vs The Funks, RWTL '78. De facto final. Funks need a win, Baba and Jumbo can get by with a draw. A boatload of quality wrestling, of course. 238 MB. Mega.

Bockwinkle vs Jumbo, AWA title, 2/14/79. This takes place in Hawaii, and features Jumbo as a flat-out babyface who gets tons of crowd support. Weak finish but great wrestling, which should be assumed in any old-school title match. 101 MB. Online.

Jumbo vs Dick Slater, Champion Carnival '80 Finals. Slater comes in with a big ol' bandage over an eye and actually gets face heat. Behold how good both these guys were for a mere 222 MB. Online.

Baba & Jumbo vs The Funks, RWTL '80. Crowd is just LOSING IT for Terry. I have no idea why but it really makes the match, especially when they do a dramatic angle in the last 10 minutes. 100 MB. Mega.

Dory Jr. vs Terry, 4/30/81. Funk vs Funk! 404 MB. Mega.

Flair vs Jumbo, NWA title 2/3 falls, 10/9/81. As for the 'why' in 'why you should download it'? I am not going to bother. NO. 273 MB. Mega.

Funks vs Brody & Snuka, RWTL '81 "final". Neither team has taken a pin or submission in the tournament. One of them does here, thanks in large part to a monumental debut. Mega.

Some early matches of Misawa as Tiger Mask. Online.

Race vs Steamboat, 12/7/82. Not mind-blowing awesomeness. And, at the same time, you're crazy not to watch Harley Race versus Ricky Steamboat. 136 MB. Mega.

Baba & Jumbo vs Race & Slater, 12/13/82. From the final day of the RWTL. Race's theme and afro exude a level of pimpage that's impossible to create nowadays. 182 MB. Mega.

Flair vs Jumbo, NWA title 2/3 falls, 6/8/83. I watched their '78, '81, '82 and '85 matches and thought, "they have a better match in them". This is that match. Long and very much worth it. 442 MB. Mega.

Terry & Dory Funk vs Hansen & Gordy, 8/31/83. Terry's first retirement. Molten heat, great intensity, emotional post-match. This matchup is a no-lose proposition on paper and even better in execution. 112 MB. Mega.

Baba & Dory Funk vs Jumbo & Tenryu, RWTL '83. Every previous tournament had Baba & Jumbo and the Funks. Now Terry is retired (but still on hand) while Tenryu is moving into a degree of prominence. Baba and Jumbo are still tag champs at this time but they're great as adversaries. Online.

Jumbo & Tenryu vs Hansen & Brody, RWTL '83. Springboards! 450s! Tope con hilos! Are not in this match! There is a clean finish though, and enough superheavyweight action to make your day. This isn't a 'final' but whoever wins the match wins the tournament. 134 MB. Online.

Jumbo vs Kerry Von Erich, 2/3 Falls, NWA Title 2/3 falls, 5/22/84. An older, wiser Jumbo is able to take Kerry by the hand and lead him to a great match. Not that Kerry was bad or anything, but this is Jumbo's show and man alive is it awesome stuff. Especially the third fall. Please excuse the finish, and recall that in 1984 things like "clean winners" were not the norm. 185 MB. Online.

Jumbo, Tenryu & T. Ishikawa vs Choshu, Yatsu & Teranishi, 1/6/85. Jumbo vs Choshu, round 1. Note that 'invader' Choshu is the one getting face heat. 165 MB. Mega.

Choshu, Hamaguchi & Teranishi vs Tenryu, Mighty Inoue & T. Ishikawa, 1/14/85. I don't know who Ishikawa is but he's really winning me over. Granted Choshu and Tenryu are still the tops, but he brings a lot to the table. 176 MB. Mega.

Choshu, Masa Saito & Killer Khan vs Jumbo, Tenryu & T. Ishikawa, 1/24/85. Whole lot of beef in this one. Also a whole lot of... top rope moves?! 187 MB. Mega.

Jumbo & Tenryu vs Choshu & Yatsu, 2/1/85. More of the same, which in the case of this feud is a very good thing. 226 MB. Mega.

Hansen & DiBiase vs Choshu & Yatsu, RWTL '85. Last match in the most competitive tag league ever. Stan & Ted win the tournament with a win or time-limit draw, while their opponents must win. Lots of hard shots and a rather fast pace given the length of the match. 218 MB. Mega.

Jumbo & Tenryu vs Choshu & Yatsu, 1/28/86. Yatsu: highspot machine! Jumbo & Tenryu: home-grown heels! Choshu: sporting a bandage after a nefarious attack on a prior show! Held to be the definitive Choshu-in-All-Japan match, this is a careful balance between wild brawling (Choshu-ism) and high-end heavyweight wrestling (um... Jumbo-ism?). 208 MB. Online.

Choshu & Yatsu vs Jumbo & Tenryu, 2/5/86. Rematch from their famous match a week before. I actually like this a tad more, and it's certainly on the same tier. Tons of hate and a noisy crowd. 243 MB. Online.

Ted Dibiase vs Tenryu, 4/26/86. The themes of the match are Ted's ground work and both men doing a good job of avoiding moves with the word 'drop' in them. Some impressive power stuff here, not what you associate with Dibiase. 180 MB. Online.

Jumbo & Tenryu vs Hansen & Dibiase, RWTL '86 final. Small on file size, big on quality. Online.

Jumbo & Tenryu vs Yatsu & Shinichi Nakano, 1/17/87. The AUDACITY of a nobody like Shinichi Nakano to front on the Jumbo/Tenryu tandem. The punk. He gets what he deserves. 124 MB. Online.

Jumbo & Tenryu vs Choshu & Yatsu, 1/24/87. A tale of hate and arrogance. Interesting to compare this with the matches two years before, as Jumbo and Tenryu are more comfortable with the style and accordingly more over. 210 MB. Mega.

Choshu & Yatsu vs Jumbo & Takashi Ishikawa, 1/31/87. Really good example of a smaller Jumbo vs Choshu tag, as they keep the pace up very nicely down the stretch. 118 MB. Mega.

Jumbo & Tenryu vs Choshu & Yatsu, 2/7/87. Unto all things, an ending. Choshu left just a few days after the match, never to return. Can Jumbo & Tenryu finish on top? 208 MB. Mega.

Hansen & Gordy vs Tenryu & Hara, 3/5/88. Hard-hitting throughout with one of the all-time classic Stan Hansen moments at the end. Watch the whole file. Mega.

Jumbo vs Tiger Mask II, 3/9/88. Their first singles match, and it sets up a lot of what would go down in numerous Jumbo singles matches a few years later with Misawa & Friends. 162 MB. Online.

Jumbo vs Bruiser Brody, 4/19/88. NWA Int'l title match, a belt that would go on to be part of the Triple Crown. Brody took the title from Jumbo a month earlier with his patented King Kong kneedrop. A rare decisive Brody match, and both lay it in a bit. Online.

Tenryu & Hara vs Tiger Mask & Takano, 8/20/88. Hara and Takano hate on each other! Tenryu/Hara is quite the fun team with their constant barrage of stiffness. 116 MB. Online.

Tenryu & Hara vs Tiger Mask & Taue, 8/21/88. I heard that Taue was awful as a rookie but clearly this wasn't the case. Tenryu and Hara beat the crap out of him at every opportunity. Hara's lariats are world-class. 142 MB. Online.

Jumbo & Yatsu vs Tenryu & Hara, tag titles, 8/29/88. There sure is a lot of hate in the Jumbo vs Tenryu feud. I wasn't sure if Hara would fit in here but he totally does. 287 MB. Mega.

Jumbo & Yatsu vs Tenryu & Hara, tag titles, 8/30/88. Another night, another batch of the doughy toughguys smacking each other around. 216 MB. Online.

Jumbo vs Tenryu, 10/28/88. Tenryu... does damage on the mat? Jumbo... dishes out a harsh powerbomb? A ref gets knocked around in a big '80s match and it isn't Joe Higuchi? Thankfully one thing doesn't go against the norm: Jumbo and Tenryu are worth your while.

Hansen & Gordy vs Tenryu & Kawada, 12/16/88. Absolute must-have match. By far the best bout of Kawada's earlier days, non-stop battling, and universal praise from what I've seen. 200+ MB. Online.

Hansen & Gordy vs Jumbo & Yatsu, 2/12/89. The week before, Jumbo & Yatsu won the tag titles from Hansen & Gordy in St. Louis. Non-title match that the former champs want to use to prove a point. Short, with non-stop action and a nasty finish. Online.

Road Warriors & Tenryu vs Jumbo, Yatsu & Takano, 3/8/89. Swan Lake this ain't. Online.

Jumbo vs Hansen, Triple Crown formation match, 4/18/89. Plenty of stiffness and clubbering and so forth. Online.

Jumbo vs Tenryu, Triple Crown , 4/20/89. Get this for the finish, which though a botch still counts as OW. Online.

Jumbo vs Tenryu, Triple Crown, 6/5/89. Well for starters it absolutely CREAMS their April match for quality. Much more than that, this match almost single-handedly serves as a bridge between the Choshu-inspired strikes-and-sprints oriented style of the '80s and the epic grandeur of Misawa et al in the '90s. Taking the '80s style, Jumbo and Tenryu wrestle almost 25 minutes with practically no slacking in pace and a much bigger finishing stretch. Longest Triple Crown match until the Misawa era began, and all the more impressive because Jumbo and Tenryu are chunky. 235 MB, must-see. Mega.

Kawada vs Kobashi, 7/1/89. Their first meeting! A really good match! Exclamation point! 111 MB. Online.

Jumbo & Kobashi vs Tenryu & Hansen, 7/15/89. First Kobashi main event in Korakuen. Every matchup brings a lot to the table, from the always-reliable Hansen vs Kobashi, to Jumbo against his Triple Crown sparring partners, to the rarely-seen early Kobashi vs Tenryu. Kobashi is a great young lion, Jumbo is a great hot tag, Tenryu/Hansen are freaking Tenryu/Hansen. Sheesh get it already. Mega.

Jumbo & Kobashi vs Tenryu & Ogawa, 8/19/89. See the one problem with Ogawa in the Jumbo stable during the early '90s is that we didn't get to see Jumbo manhandling him. But thankfully this match exists. Oh yeah and there's more Jumbo vs Tenryu. Oh and that Kobashi guy. 136 MB. Online.

Kobashi vs Ace, 9/2/89. Very slightly clipped. Kobashi's second Budokan singles match, Ace's first. Kobashi is absurdly over for a young lion. Match goes a bit long for where these two are at but it's still good. 121 MB. Online.

Tenryu vs Gordy, Triple Crown, 9/2/89. Gordy doesn't care that a guy his size is supposed to stay down after one powerbomb, since it's so hard to pull off. He just wants the belts. Online.

Kobashi & Joe Malenko vs Kroffat & Ken Shamrock, 10/1/89. JIP. Just as fascinating as Taue vs Dreamer, only much better quality-wise. Online.

Can-Am Express vs Joe Malenko & Kobashi, 10/11/89. Kobashi's first title match as he and Joe go after the All Asia straps. Joe Malenko and Dan Kroffat are out-of-this-world good, combining cutting-edge with sound fundamentals. Kobashi pulls off everything he needs to and hangs with everyone, which considering the level of the guys he's in there with is amazing for a rookie. Lots and lots of good wrestling with nifty spots and an absolutely killer finish to top it all off. Watch and enjoy. Also I've determined that this is the only complete version of the match! Online.

Tenryu vs Jumbo, Triple Crown , 10/11/89. Online.

Hansen & Tenryu vs Baba & Rusher Kimura, Tag League '89. Obviously, Baba and Rusher are too old and feeble to be a serious threat to Hansen and Tenryu. The key to this is that the old lions keep plugging away despite their very real physical limitations, while Tenryu and Hansen counter by being relentless. Very important and nasty finish to boot. Don't skip the intros either. 168 MB. Mega.

Tiger Mask II vs Kobashi, 3/6/90. Misawa's last match under the hood at the Budokan, and the first taped Misawa vs Kobashi match. Online.

Jumbo vs Tenryu, Triple Crown, 4/19/90. A decisive end to their rivalry. Online.

Tiger Mask II & Kawada vs Yatsu & Fuyuki, 5/14/90. Yatsu and Fuyuki are complete pricks. Okay, who cares? Apparently they upset that Tiger Mask guy a lot, and the result would change All Japan forever. 82 MB. Online.

Jumbo, Great Kabuki & Fuchi vs Misawa, Kobashi & Taue, 5/26/90. The young generation emerges. The Misawa vs Jumbo interaction in this match would set the table for Misawa's ENTIRE CAREER. Online.

Hansen vs Williams, 6/5/90. One of those rare Hansen-plays-the-face matches that work so well when he's in there with a powerhouse like Williams, who heels like a mofo to boot. Mega.

Jumbo vs Gordy, Triple Crown, 6/5/90. To me the theme of this match is parity. Both guys make use of the lariat/powerbomb/backdrop moveset as the match wears on, they're about the same size and they're both very capable. The question becomes, who can figure out a way to trump the other long enough for the winning pin? Online.

Williams vs Kobashi, 6/8/90. Doc makes Kobashi look like a million bucks. Really epic when you consider how low-ranked Kobashi was at this point, and a prelude to what they'd do in the future. 108 MB. Online.

Gordy vs Hansen, Triple Crown, 6/8/90. Gordy hits at least one big DDT, and Hansen hits at least one lariat; which finisher will be the finish? Online.

Jumbo Tsuruta vs Mitsuharu Misawa, 6/8/90. Famous match that really ignited their feud and cemented that Misawa had arrived. 300+ MB. Mega.

Kawada vs Kobashi, 6/30/90. Their first match was quality undercard wrestling. The rematch lets you know that they've arrived and are ready to fight for the right to lead the company. 178 MB. Online.

Hansen vs Kobashi, 7/7/90. Hansen is absurdly generous, but that doesn't mean he lets Kobashi off easy. Online.

Jumbo & Yatsu vs Misawa & Kawada, 7/7/90. What would have been a regular matchup wound up being Yatsu's last All Japan match of note. 232 MB. Mega.

Hansen vs Gordy, Triple Crown, 7/17/90. Online.

Puroresu News for 8/18/90. Online.

Jumbo, Taue & Fuchi vs Misawa, Kawada & Kikuchi, 8/18/90. Taue replaces Yatsu on Jumbo's squad. Markedly better than the Jumbo vs Misawa tags up to this point. Mega.

Jumbo, Fuchi & Mighty Inoue vs Misawa, Kobashi & Kikuchi, 8/21/90. MIGHTY~! Mega.

Misawa, Kawada & Kikuchi vs Taue, Fuchi & Mighty Inoue, 8/31/90. Jumbo vs Misawa II buildup part 1. Finish is especially worth noting. Online.

Jumbo Tsuruta vs Kenta Kobashi, 8/31/90. Jumbo vs Misawa II buildup part 2. Jumbo takes on Misawa's left-hand man, an at the time unestablished Kobashi. Jumbo makes Kobashi look GREAT, giving him plenty of offense and giving the match as much of a competitive aura as possible. At the same time Kobashi doesn't stand a chance because Jumbo is The Man. Online.

Joe Malenko & Kikuchi vs The Fantastics, 9/1/90. State-of-the-art sprint that gets the crowd rocking. Meltzer gave this a zillion stars, just to show that he's always overrated sprints, but that doesn't mean this isn't fun as all hell. 162 MB. Mega.

Hansen vs Williams, 9/1/90, Triple Crown. After Williams busted Stan open and cost him the title, there's more than a little bit to be settled between them. I'm especially fond of the finishing stretch. Online.

Jumbo vs Misawa, 9/1/90. The rematch. Jumbo is indescribably great here as a man trying to hang onto his place in the world. The balance between confidence and worry and anger on his face tell the story just as well as the move-for-move action, and THAT is great too. Absolute, unequivocal must-see. Mega.

Jumbo & Taue vs Misawa & Kawada, 9/30/90. First meeting of these teams, first really great match for either team, first tag in the post-Choshu era to go 40+ minutes in style, first match where Taue really shows he belongs with the big boys, etc etc etc. In addition to all the 'macro'-level greatness there's also the wonderful details like Jumbo selling his own leg after delivering a hard kneelift. This sort of match is why I made this site, GRAB IT. 316 MB. Mega.

Jumbo & Fuchi vs Misawa & Kawada, 10/90. I feel no need to go into details. Mega.

Gordy & Williams vs Misawa & Kawada, 10/7/90. The MVCs beat Baba & Jumbo. They mowed over Jumbo & Taue. Can the fledgling team of Misawa & Kawada stop them? 145 MB. Online.

Jumbo & Taue vs Kobashi & Ace 10/7/90. Kobashi and Ace won the All Asia titles on the last tour, and this tour are facing a string of top teams to really test their mettle. Are the midcard tag champs already prepared to take down the bigshots? Mega.

Jumbo, Taue & Fuchi vs Misawa, Kawada & Kobashi, 10/19/90. First time this matchup happened and it was awesome every time. This is also the first super-great 6-man in the Jumbo vs Misawa feud. So... go watch it. 215 MB. Mega.

Jumbo, Taue & Mighty Inoue vs Misawa, Kawada & Kobashi, 10/21/90. Think you know who the obvious fall guy is? You're wrong. Mega.

Gordy & Williams vs Jumbo & Taue, RWTL '90. Solid heavyweight action with some big bumps. 131 MB. Online.

Gordy & Williams vs Misawa & Kawada, RWTL '90. Deeper into the tournament, neither team can afford a loss and still control their own destiny. 190 MB. Mega.

Jumbo & Taue vs Misawa & Kawada, Tag League '90. Yeah, this one rules too. Hot crowd, plenty of hate, and a bit of Jumbo turning it up to 11 down the stretch. 195 MB. Online.

Kawada vs Taue, 1/15/91. Oh hell yeah. The first great singles match for Taue, and unlike their future encounters this is an all-out brawl. Hot crowd, hot match, uber-stiff finish that would become a staple move in matches for the rest of the year. 114 MB. Mega.

Hansen vs Jumbo, 1/19/91, Triple Crown. Online.

Jumbo & Mighty Inoue vs Kawada & Kobashi, 1/26/91. Don't think of it as just another good match with Jumbo, Kawada and Kobashi (which it is). Think of it as an opportunity to enjoy MIGHTY. 87 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Taue, 1/26/91. VERY famous finish, which debuts here and is named based on the date. Online.

Jumbo, Taue & Fuchi vs Misawa, Kawada & Kikuchi, 1/27/91. Such a great 6-man, with all the hate and selling and action you expect. Plus it's an extension on Kawada vs Taue. PLUS, a bonus non-complete but still fun Kawada/Kikuchi vs Taue/Ogawa at the end! 267 MB. Mega.

Gordy & Williams vs Misawa & Kobashi, 2/23/91. Um, it's these four in a match. 107 MB. Online.

Jumbo & Fuchi vs Kobashi & Kikuchi, 2/26/91. JIP, sadly, but what we get is killer. Online.

Fuchi vs Dean Malenko, 3/2/91. Clipped. This is like Bizarro Dean because he's making with the athletic feats and the crowd interaction and what-not. Online.

Jumbo, Taue & Fuchi vs Misawa, Kobashi & Kikuchi, 3/24/91. 117 MB. Online.

Jumbo vs Taue, Champions Carnival '91. Their only match! Hot finish! Online.

Misawa vs Kobashi, Champions Carnival '91. The match is very good. You'll learn to live with the fact that it's from a handheld recording. 133 MB. Online.

Jumbo vs Misawa, 4/18/91, Triple Crown. On the one hand it isn't as good as their first matches. On the other hand, it's Jumbo vs Misawa in front of a red-hot crowd. 166 MB. Online.

Jumbo, Taue & Fuchi vs Misawa, Kawada & Kobashi, 4/20/91. This is an almost-complete version of one of the best 6-man tags ever. It has everything you're looking for in a Jumbo vs Misawa tag, and it has that for an extended period of time with an amazing lack of dead spots. You're at this site for a reason and matches like this ARE that reason. 366 MB. Mega.

Jumbo Tsuruta vs Kenta Kobashi, 5/24/91. I can't really build the match up any more than it already is with those two names. 135 MB. Online.

Kawada vs Williams, 6/1/91. Kawada has yet to get a big win over a big gaijin. He's never the one who gets to kick out of finishers. Enough's enough and it's time for a change! Well, maybe... see Williams is gunning for a shot at the Triple Crown. Who has what it takes to put away his determined opponent? Online.

Misawa vs Gordy, 6/1/91. I love this. Hard-hitting exchanges, steady build to an intense closing stretch, hot nearfalls, good work all-around. The best Gordy singles match on here by a lot. Keep an ear out for the announcers building up a couple moves that are key near the end. Finish would come up a lot in the years to come. 222 MB. Online.

Kawada vs Fuchi, 7/18/91. Match description: freaking Kawada vs Fuchi. Online.

Jumbo vs Williams, 7/20/91, Triple Crown. Back when Jumbo was the one dumping people on the head with backdrops, big gaijin included. Not that he could take Dr. Death lightly. Online.

Gordy & Williams vs Misawa & Kawada, tag titles, 7/24/91. Second title shot for Misawa & Kawada as a team, and neither has held the tag titles to this point. Goooood stuff. 255 MB. Mega.

Jumbo, Fuchi & Ogawa vs Misawa, Kawada & Kikuchi, 7/26/91. Yet another great 6-man. Jumbo is great in all three matchups, between his selling and his intensity and everything else. Kawada's great. Everyone's great. Great great great. So how come you aren't watching it right now? Also plays off a lot of the 1/91 6-man with Taue in Ogawa's place. 100 MB. Online.

Jumbo & Taue vs Misawa & Kobashi, 8/18/91. 163 MB. Online.

Abdullah the Butcher vs Ogawa, 8/25/91. BLEED OGAWA BLEED! 71 MB. Mega.

Jumbo & Taue vs Misawa & Kikuchi, 9/1/91. Online.

Hansen vs Kobashi, 9/4/91. Hansen waylays Kobashi at the bell and it's nothing but a desperate struggle for survival from there. Online.

Misawa & Kawada vs Jumbo & Taue, Double Tag Titles, 9/4/91. Great tag bout with a historic finish. Mega.

Jumbo & Ogawa vs Kawada & Kikuchi, 10/2/91. Jumbo vs Kawada buildup? Yes, please! 159 MB. Online.

Gordy & Williams vs Misawa & Kobashi, 10/2/91, JIP. These teams always manage to put together a big finish. 116 MB. Online.

Jumbo, Taue & Ogawa vs Misawa, Kawada & Kikuchi, 10/13/91. The road to Jumbo vs Kawada continues! 215 MB. Online.

Jumbo, Taue & Fuchi vs Misawa, Kawada & Kikuchi, 10/15/91. People talk about how hard puro can be to get into. In some cases I understand, but not here. Very easy to follow, tons and tons of hatred and fire, an injury angle that doesn't get brushed off... what's not to love? A real gem right here. 249 MB. Mega.

Jumbo, Taue & Fuchi vs Kawada, Kobashi & Kikuchi, 10/20/91. Having taken out Misawa, Jumbo's squad takes liberties and tries to repeat that busted nose success. Despite the odds Kawada tries to get one over on Jumbo heading into their match. 260 MB. Mega.

Jumbo vs Kawada, 10/24/91, high-quality version. The last stellar singles match of Jumbo's career, the first stellar singles match of Kawada's. Two things stand out about this version. One, the crowd can be clearly seen doing THE WAVE~~ before the intros. Two, Kawada is rocking his old theme song, which is beyond any description. I love DVD rips. 197 MB. Online.

Jumbo & Taue vs Misawa & Kawada, Tag League '91. Last meeting of these teams and it's a beaut. FEEL THE HATE! 223 MB. Mega.

Misawa & Kawada vs Gordy & Williams, 12/6/91. NOT the final of the tag league because there was no final... it's just that the winner of the match would win the tournament. As for the match itself? Yeah. It's worth the 200+ MB download. Online.

Misawa & Kobashi vs Jumbo & Fuchi, 1/2/92. I believe this match is the only time where the finish of the match is the finish. Wow that's some mighty awkward syntax. Match sucks of course. Sucks like a fox. 209 MB. Online.

Misawa, Kawada & Kobashi vs Jumbo, Fuchi & Ogawa, 1/10/92. Not one among the top tier of Jumbo vs Misawa tags. But why should that stop you? Bit of an odd finish. 153 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Fuchi, 1/21/92. On paper Fuchi has no shot, but Fuchi could care less and he really brings it to another level from his various junior title defenses. If he didn't Misawa would end things in a hurry. 112 MB. Online.

Jumbo vs Kawada, 1/21/92. This was part of a 'random draw' set of singles matches between the Misawa and Jumbo factions. Mere days before Jumbo was set to defend the Triple Crown against Stan Hansen, he has to take on the always-tough Kawada. Not super-great like the 10/91 match but just plain ol' great. I mean, Jumbo vs Kawada, c'mon. 183 MB. Mega.

Jumbo, Taue & Fuchi vs Misawa, Kawada & Kobashi, 1/24/92. JIP. By now you should know that it's impossible to go wrong with this combination. 226 MB. Online.

Jumbo & Taue vs Kobashi & Kikuchi, 1/26/92. The underdogs tag it to the big men in a big way and an awesome match results. Jumbo vs Kikuchi interactions are really symbolic of how stellar Jumbo was, because he sells just enough to make Kikuchi look worth cheering for while dishing out offense in retaliation that's hard enough for Kikuchi to sell to death. Good stuff bell-to-bell and a great closing stretch. Finish deserves a couple reviews in slo-mo. 174 MB. Mega.

Jumbo vs Hansen, 1/28/92, Triple Crown. Jumbo's final title match before illness forced him to step back. Online.

Can-Am Express vs Kawada & Kikuchi, 2/22/92. Not super-awesome. That said, the chances are that most of the wrestling you watch this week won't be nearly this good. 120 MB. Online.

Jumbo vs Kobashi, 2/27/92. Their final singles match, complete and HQ! 192 MB. Online.

Jumbo, Taue & Fuchi vs Misawa, Kawada & Kikuchi, 3/6/92. I'm not writing War & Peace to shill this, watch it or don't, but if you don't trust these guys to have a good match at this point I question your sanity. 128 MB. Online.

Kawada vs Kobashi, Champions Carnival '92. 169 MB. Online.

Hansen vs Kobashi, Champions Carnival '92. 125 MB. Online.

Kawada vs Taue, Champions Carnival '92. Taue: rudo extraordinaire! Taue: master of the proto-chokeslam 'Arm Bomber'! Kawada: ... is still Kawada at this point in his career! Online.

Jumbo vs Misawa, Champions Carnival '92. Drags quite a lot unfortunately, due to them needing to fill time without doing a Budokan-level epic, but it's not without its merits for what should be obvious reasons. 350 MB. Online.

Jumbo vs Fuchi, Champions Carnival '92. Their only match, and it's all kinds of fun as you'd expect. 115 MB. Mega.

Hansen vs Kawada, Champions Carnival '92. Somehow they click better in this one than either of their Triple Crown bouts. Really, really stiff. 151 MB. Mega.

Misawa vs Gordy, Champions Carnival '92. Takes a little bit to get going, but once it does it gets real real good. 152 MB. Online.

Kawada & Kobashi vs Jumbo & Ogawa, 4/17/92. Another 'average' tag for 1992. 93 MB. Online.

Kobashi & Kikuchi vs Fuchi & Ogawa, 4/18/92. Fuchi absolutely TORTURES Kikuchi, stretching him all over the place. Fuchi > you. 122 MB. Online.

Misawa, Kawada & Kobashi vs Jumbo, Fuchi & Ogawa, 4/19/92. Another solid tag bout. 277 MB. Mega.

Misawa, Kawada & Kobashi vs Gordy, Williams & Slinger, 5/16/92. Meet Richard Slinger, a gaijin who throws kicks and is a total unknown outside Japan. This is a nice introduction to him and an 'average' 6-man for '92, which means it's not really 'average' at all. 180 MB. Online.

Jumbo, Taue & Fuchi vs Misawa, Kawada & Kobashi, 5/22/92. A matchup that never went wrong. This is another worthy outing from the 'golden' 6-man combination of all time, though sadly its last. The focus is Taue as he returns from a leg injury. Very slight clipping. 264 MB. Mega.

Can-Am Express vs Kobashi & Kikuchi, 5/25/92. New high-quality EXTENDED LENGTH cap. Tell me you have ever seen a hotter crowd and I'll call you a liar. 190 MB. Mega.

Jumbo, Taue & Ogawa vs Gordy, Williams & Slinger, 5/25/92. This match gets largely ignored because of the All Asia classic on the same show, but this is pretty nifty. Slinger and Ogawa make great whipping boys, and the finish is special. 123 MB. Online.

Jumbo & Taue vs Misawa & Kikuchi, 5/30/92. Taue debuts one of his staple moves here. 119 MB. Online.

Hansen vs Kawada, 6/5/92, Triple Crown. Not the main event, nor the match of the night. But the finish, dear friend... the finish is something else. 71 MB. Online.

Jumbo & Taue vs Misawa & Kobashi, tag titles, 6/5/92. Two months prior, Misawa & Kobashi scored an upset victory over the tag champs (non-title) when Misawa made Taue tap to the facelock. This is Jumbo's last Budokan main event and Kobashi's first. Taue has recently debuted the 'proper' chokeslam. Hell of a match as you would tend to expect. 126 MB. Online.

Kobashi & Kikuchi vs Fuchi & Ogawa, All Asia tag titles, 7/5/92. Fuchi & Ogawa won this matchup prior to Kobashi/Kikuchi getting the belts, so it only made sense to book this. And it was good. Online.

Taue & Fuchi vs Kawada & Kikuchi, 7/8/92. 140 MB. Online.

Hansen vs Kobashi, 7/8/92. Ever watch a Hansen/Kobashi match and think afterwards "man, that was a waste of time"? Me neither. 199 MB. Online.

Misawa, Kobashi & Kikuchi vs Taue, Fuchi & Ogawa, 7/21/92. Jumbo is out hurt. Misawa lands wrong early and never gets back on track. And yet this match COMPLETELY RULES IT. I won't spoil why it's so great, but man, it's really great. The first high-end 6-man without Jumbo. Heck I enjoyed this more than all the Misawa vs Kawada 6-mans. 225 MB. Mega.

Misawa, Kawada & Kobashi vs Taue, Fuchi & Ogawa, 7/28/92. Follow-up to the match a few days earlier where Misawa was injured. He's still hurt, and this time doesn't have the luxury of bowing out halfway through. 245 MB. Mega.

Misawa & Kikuchi vs Fuchi & Ogawa, 7/31/92. A mismatch on paper, but Misawa comes in with a bad shoulder and takes most of the punishment as a result. Fuchi is such an amazing ring general. 145 MB. Online.

Jumbo, Taue & Ogawa vs Misawa, Kawada & Kikuchi, 8/20/92. Jumbo returns after a leg injury. Another one of those really solid Jumbo vs Misawa 6-mans, there's just so much to love here. 222 MB. Online.

Kobashi & Kikuchi vs The Fantastics, 8/22/92. Oh it's shocking that this is good. Online.

Jumbo & Taue vs Gordy & Williams, 8/22/92. Here it is, yet another semi-forgotten tag that would absolutely be a top-of-the-year contender were it to occur today. Jumbo has been wrestling only a couple days after his leg injury and has to deal with the Miracle Violence Connection. Taue does what he can to pick up the slack. MVCs are their usual selves, which is a good thing. Considering the combined size of the teams this is remarkably well-paced and well-executed stuff. 211 MB. Online.

Gordy & Williams vs Misawa & Kobashi, 8/27/92. Has some slow parts in the middle but gets real, real good by the end. 192 MB. Online.

Kawada vs Taue, Triple Crown contendership match, 9/9/92. Another good one. Shocking! 169 MB. Mega.

Kobashi vs Akiyama 9/17/92. Akiyama's debut. Not many wrestlers can say that they looked this good after a full year let alone right from the start. 130 MB. Online.

Kobashi & Kikuchi vs Can-Am Express, 10/7/92, All Asia tag titles. Last few minutes of what looks like a superb match. Online.

Jumbo & Taue vs Gordy & Williams, 10/7/92, tag titles. Miracle Violence Connection has all the momentum in the world. Jumbo is ailing, and in fact this would turn out to be his final title match. It's up to Taue to make sure that they don't lose the titles before the annual vacating of the belts before the tag league. 206 MB. Online.

Kawada & Kobashi vs Hansen & Ace, 10/11/92. Partially clipped. Very unpredictable and at times desperate, which really keeps you on your toes while watching it. I doubt Ace was in a better match than this before '94. 85 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Kawada, Triple Crown, 10/21/92. The first in their series. A great match. And try to keep in mind that at this point they're still tag partners. They went at it this hard early on so it's no wonder what happened after the split a few months later. 259 MB. Mega.

Misawa & Kawada vs Baba & Kobashi, RWTL '92. Baba had tagged with Andre in the last two leagues, but this time he gives the rub to Kobashi. It's awesome whenever Kobashi is in there, and Baba is Baba. Online.

Baba & Kobashi vs Taue & Akiyama, RWTL '92. JIP to the hot finish. 80 MB. Online.

Misawa & Kawada vs Taue & Akiyama, Tag League '92 'final match'. Not the 'final' because Taue/Akiyama had no chance. This was supposed to be Jumbo & Taue, which is why it gets the main event of the Budokan final night, but Jumbo suffered the injury that ended his 'serious' wrestling career. Akiyama can't fill those shoes with only a few months under his belt, but he does a superb job just the same. 207 MB. Online.

Misawa, Kobashi & Kikuchi vs Taue, Fuchi & Akiyama, 1/8/93. Jumbo is out of the picture. Taue is in charge now, and Akiyama has emerged as an incredibly capable young lion. This is Akiyama's first big 6-man main event and he doesn't disappoint. 238 MB. Online.

Misawa & Kobashi vs Taue & Fuchi, 1/15/93. Besides the obvious reason to download this, it also builds to the Taue vs Kobashi match later in the month. 225 MB. Online.

Taue & Akiyama vs Kawada & Kikuchi, 1/93. Online.

Gordy & Williams vs Misawa & Kobashi, 1/93. Quite epic for a build-up tag. 190 MB. Online.

Taue vs Kobashi, 1/23/93. Taue's first big post-Jumbo singles match. Kobashi's first big singles match in a series of them that year. Taue really improved in singles from '92, which was clutch. 181 MB. Online.

Kobashi & Kikuchi vs Akiyama & Ogawa, All Asia tag titles, 1/24/93. The Kobashi/Kikuchi team could do no wrong, but young phenom Akiyama demonstrated in the 6-man on the 8th of the month that he's a threat. Akiyama's first really great performance and a heck of a contest. 134 MB. Online.

Kawada & Kobashi vs Taue & Fuchi, 1/31/93. Drags at points but there's enough hate to make up for it. 76 MB. Online.

Kawada vs Akiyama 2/9/93. Akiyama was one of the best rookies ever, Kawada in '93 was one of the best wrestlers ever, there you go. Online.

Taue, Akiyama & Ogawa vs Misawa, Kikuchi & Asako, 2/19/93. Another "average" 6-man. Heh, average. 204 MB. Online.

Stan Hansen & RVD vs Kawada & Kobashi, 2/19/93. Poor RVD. Poor, poor RVD. 75 MB. Online.

HANSEN SMASH PUNY MASKED JOBBERS. Online.

Kobashi & Kikuchi vs Patriot & Eagle, 2/93. Online.

Taue & Fuchi vs Misawa & Kawada, 2/93. This match is to 'hate' what Baskin Robins is to ice cream. 170 MB. Online.

Fuchi vs Kikuchi, junior title, 2/28/93. I think at some point Fuchi gets so wrapped up in dropping Kikuchi directly on his head that he forgets his goal is to win the match. But then again Fuchi isn't one to turn down giving a second helping of death when the opportunity presents itself. Or in this case an eighth helping. 82 MB. Online.

Stan Hansen vs Toshiaki Kawada, 2/28/93. Two tough guys beat the ever-lovin' crap out of each other. And you get to watch. 159 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Taue, Triple Crown, 2/28/93. It really says something when a match this good is second-best on the night. And it's good all right; Taue looks so much more polished here than he did a year earlier, and though he isn't able to fully replace post-injury Jumbo, he brings the goods. 216 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Kawada, Champions Carnival '93. They've lost the tag titles. Their relationship is strained. Will either one push the envelope here? Finish seems a bit odd but the extended selling makes it work. 178 MB. Online.

Gordy vs Williams, Champions Carnival '93. Miracle Violence Connection EXPLODES. Online.

Misawa vs Kobashi, Champions Carnival '93. Meltzer almost gave this 5 stars. It's not THAT good, but it's a heck of a lot better than a heck of a lot of matches the same can be said for. 92 MB. Online.

Kawada vs Taue, Champions Carnival '93. Respect is earned; a union is formed. 156 MB. Online.

Kawada vs Kobashi, Champions Carnival '93. 101 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Gordy, Champions Carnival '93. JIP. Gordy hasn't done much in recent years as a singles wrestler, but a win here can change all that. 114 MB. Online.

Hansen vs Kobashi, Champions Carnival '93. At this point I've probably seen over one thousand wrestling matches which took place at Korakuen Hall, and I can't recall any that equal this match for heat. Hansen vs Kobashi was always good before, but this is on another level entirely and it's probably Kobashi's career match to this point. 92 MB. Online.

Kawada, Kobashi & Kikuchi vs Taue, Fuchi & Ogawa, 4/21/93. Kawada's final match before leaving Misawa's stable and joining up with Taue. Includes part of a pre-match video package that covers the surrounding angle. 135 MB. Online.

5/2/93: Japanese rookie sensation Hideki Matsui is a big Hansen fan. At least that's what All Japan wants you to think. Online.

Kawada & Taue vs Kobashi & Kikuchi, 5/14/93. The debut (at least on TV) of the Kawada/Taue team. Not just "oh, this is really good you guys, maybe you should watch it". Uh-uh. Kawada goes on a tear against his former stable-mates, Kobashi brings his A-game now that he's Misawa's number-two, and the finishing stretch is utter decimation. 126 MB. Online.

Gordy & Williams vs Kawada & Taue, tag titles, 5/20/93. The first of the only two meetings between these teams, as Gordy left a few months after this. Kawada and Taue have only just joined forces; can they handle the powerful and experienced gaijin champs? 245 MB. Mega.

Gordy vs Kobashi, 5/21/93. Kobashi is looking for his first win over a big-name gaijin, while Gordy needs a win to get into title contention. Now with a DVD-quality cap. 150 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Hansen, Triple Crown, 5/21/93. Hansen beat Misawa in the carnival final with a powerbomb, thus giving him more than just the lariat as a finisher for what I believe is the first time. The best Misawa vs Hansen match in the eyes of many, including yours truly. 250 MB. Mega.

Kawada & Taue vs Misawa & Kobashi, tag titles, 6/1/93. The first time this combination ever took place. One of the lesser matches in the series for quality (which doesn't say much since they pretty much all ruled) but huge for importance, since it's the new generation leaders headlining the Budokan. 250+ MB. Mega.

Misawa, Kobashi & Kikuchi vs Kawada, Taue & Ogawa, 6/3/93. Another one of those can't-go-wrong-with 6-man tags. 229 MB. Online.

Gordy & Williams vs Hansen & Deaton, 6/27/93. Completely unique match. The MVCs double-team Hansen into oblivion, and Deaton is placed in the odd position of the guy making saves instead of the guy being saved. Hansen becomes a sympathetic babyface and the crowd gets nice and hot. Short but awesome. Online.

Misawa, Kobashi & Akiyama vs Kawada, Taue & Ogawa, 7/2/93. Yet more great pro wrestling; if those names can't convince you to watch then I sure as heck can't. 219 MB. Online.

Kawada vs Akiyama, 7/9/93. Akiyama hasn't even been wrestling a year at this point, which makes this match that much more special. 177 MB. Mega.

Misawa & Kobashi vs Hansen & Bossman, 7/9/93. Bossman in All Japan: can't go wrong. 192 MB. Online.

Misawa & Akiyama vs Kawada & Fuchi, 7/19/93. I figured that by January 2008, I'd seen all the great '93 matches. I was wrong. Quality start, quality in the middle, AWESOME for the last third. Some of the best Misawa vs Kawada action they ever had. 213 MB. Online.

Kawada & Taue vs Gordy & Williams, 7/26/93. Gordy's last title shot, and by my estimation a much more satisfying match than the one two months earlier. 255 MB. Mega.

Team Misawa vs Team Kawada, 'survivor tag', 7/28/93. Four man teams done two at a time until three on a team are eliminated. The day before Misawa vs Kawada for the title and a few weeks following the first meeting of the teams that finish this up. The last matchup is, as you'd expect, the best. 153 MB. Online.

Hansen vs Kobashi, 7/29/93. Total must-see. Probably Hansen's best match, and probably in Kobashi's top 5 for singles. 189 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Kawada, Triple Crown, 7/29/93. Their first singles match as all-out adversaries. 242 MB. Mega.

Can-Am Express vs Kobashi & Asako, 8/20/93. Asako gets busted open hardway, which adds to an already good matchup. Once more take note of how good these random little matches were, in addition to the great main events. '90s All Japan was something else. 81 MB. Online.

Kawada, Taue & Fuchi vs Misawa, Akiyama & Kikuchi, 8/20/93. Fine 6-man that includes an interesting bit of revenge from the prior month's title match. 179 MB. Online.

Misawa, Kobashi & Kikuchi vs Williams, Smothers & Deaton, 8/23/93. Build-up to Williams vs Kobashi a week later, featuring the debut of one of AJ's most famous head drops. 168 MB. Online.

Kobashi vs Williams, 8/31/93, #1 contenders match. Famous for its finish, which is one of the trademark 'oh my god' All Japan moments. Good the whole way through because of who's in it. 178 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Williams, Triple Crown, 9/3/93. Misawa bumps huge and dishes out hellish elbows in reply. Doc Death lives up to his name. 248 MB. Mega.

Kobashi vs Bossman, 10/93. Kobashi helps Traylor to one of the best matches of his career. Online.

Can-Am Express vs Kobashi & Asako, 10/17/93. 96 MB.

Kawada vs Kobashi, 10/23/93. A match that mostly fell between the cracks due to the sheer volume of greatness All Japan had that year. That's a shame, because this is great. The finish is also worth keeping in mind for the Misawa vs Kawada 6/94 title match (and others). 242 MB. Mega.

Misawa, Kobashi & Akiyama vs Williams, Bossman & Slinger, 11/17/93. Akiyama gets initiated into the wide world of head drops. 105 MB. Online.

Kawada & Taue vs Can-Am Express, RWTL '93. Having seen several other iterations of this match I kept wondering where the "good one" was. I mean you can't possibly NOT have at least one really good match between these teams, right? Well here it is. 128 MB. Online.

Misawa & Kobashi vs Williams & Bossman, RWTL '93. Bossman has some downright nasty strikes, Williams is Williams, and they manage to build off the climax to Misawa/Kobashi vs Hansen/Bossman. 122 MB. Online.

Misawa & Kobashi vs Baba & Hansen, Tag League '93. Today, in March of 2007, Misawa is considered old and broken down and over-the-hill. He's 45. Baba in this match is 55. He wasn't supposed to be in high-profile matches anymore, but now he's got to fill in as Hansen's partner and he has to see if he can hang with the new young stars. Crowd is 100% pro-Baba. 187 MB. Online.

Kawada & Taue vs Williams & Bossman, 12/1/93. Bossman's brief time in All Japan was the best run of his career. Throw in that this ties in nicely with the tournament finalie and you've got a winner. 143 MB. Online.

Kawada & Taue vs Misawa & Kobashi, Tag League '93. The de facto final of the tournament. Possibly the best tag match All Japan had seen up to this point, and certainly one of the must-see matches in the storied history of the company. Kawada turns in yet another career performance. 225 MB. Online.

Misawa, Kobashi & Akiyama vs Kawada, Taue & Omori, 1/20/94. Omori is just starting to get involved with the big guns. Will he let his team down, or will his hand be raised after a main event for the first time? Some slow parts but a hot finish. 246 MB. Mega.

Misawa, Kobashi & Baba vs Kawada, Taue & Fuchi, 1/29/94. This is probably my favorite old-man-Baba match. Online.

Kawada & Omori vs Kobashi & Asako, 2/19/94. The Kawada/Kobashi exchanges are great, the interaction between the big names and the young lions is great. So good. 128 MB. Online.

Misawa & Kobashi vs Baba & Hansen, 3/5/94. Baba's first Budokan main event in a couple years and his next to last. He and Hansen teamed up in the '93 tag league when Hansen's two partners of the year left him high and dry. Now they face the league winners and tag champs in a non-title match. Can the old powerhouses hang with the young guns? A hot crowd is dying to find out. And don't you dare disregard Baba. 356 MB. Mega.

Taue vs Kobashi, Champions Carnival '94. JIP. Another one of those matches that isn't important or notably great but is still very much worth your while. 169 MB. Online.

Kawada vs Williams, Champions Carnival '94. This is their round-robin match, and is a good primer for the finals. Online.

Williams vs Akiyama, CC '94. On paper this is a six or seven minute match because Doc has it all over Akiyama. In execution Akiyama handles himself quite well. 137 MB. Online.

Kobashi vs Akiyama, CC '94. 153 MB. Online.

Hansen vs Kobashi, Champions Carnival '94. Can Kobashi finally get a pin on the surly Texan? Can Hansen fend off the younger, fitter Kobashi? 100 MB. Online.

Hansen vs Taue, CC '94. Taue wrestles a very smart, focused match. It ain't pretty, but I enjoyed it. Mega.

Misawa vs Kawada, 4/11/94. I can't explain WHY this didn't count towards the Champions Carnival tournament, but it didn't. It does however count towards their ongoing war. 262 MB. Mega.

Kawada vs Williams, Champions Carnival '94 final, slight JIP. Great match, Kawada especially is incredible here. 173 MB. Online.

Kawada, Taue & Fuchi vs Misawa, Baba & Kikuchi, 4/94. I especially enjoy Kikuchi getting riled up. Mega.

Williams vs Kobashi, CC '94. Last round-robin match. They come in tied, and the winner goes to the finals! Mega.

Misawa, Kobashi & Kikuchi vs Hansen, Williams & Ace, 5/18/94. You can't go wrong with a match like this in 1994. You just can't. Online.

Misawa & Kobashi vs Kawada & Taue, 5/21/94. This is a must-see match. Big ol' file. Mega.

Kobashi & Akiyama vs Taue & Honda, 6/3/94. Honda is fired up! Taue and Kobashi are not fond of one another! Budokan Hall is packed and energetic! 207 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Kawada, Triple Crown, 6/3/94. The definitive Misawa vs Kawada match. The match that raised the bar just like the match between their predecessors five years earlier. You've seen the lead-ins, from the 10/92 title match through Kawada's Champions Carnival win. Now see the climax. 301 MB. Mega.

Kawada, Taue & Fuchi vs Misawa, Akiyama & Kikuchi, 6/30/94. Better believe this rocks. 203 MB. Online.

Can-Am Express vs Akiyama & Omori, 7/28/94. Omori is kinda crappy, and the Can-Ams get really frustrated and smack him around for it. At least that's how I interpret things. Fun match! 132 MB. Online.

Kawada, Taue & Fuchi vs Kobashi, Baba & Kikuchi, 7/28/94. A match so good, you should watch it. 204 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Williams, Triple Crown, 7/28/94, full match in high-quality. And the match itself is high-quality too! Mega.

Hansen vs Akiyama, 9/3/94. Compact and good. Online.

Williams vs Kobashi, 9/3/94, Triple Crown. Kobashi's first title shot, and his best try yet to finally beat Dr. Death after many failed attempts. Dr. Death has other ideas. This is the full commercial tape version, meaning you wait until it's done to watch the gorgeous slo-mo highlights. Soooooo worth it. Darn good match, but that goes without saying. 400+ MB. Mega.

Misawa, Kobashi & Akiyama vs Kawada, Taue & Ogawa, 10/7/94. Not outstanding, but solid. 179 MB. Online.

Misawa & Kobashi vs Can-Am Express, Tag League '94. Can-Ams come in as the All Asia tag champs, but Misawa & Kobashi have been thoroughly dominant since winning the '93 league. So Furnas and Kroffat decide to even the odds by heeling it up in addition to using their skill. All kinds of fun. 134 MB. Online.

Misawa & Kobashi vs Kawada & Taue, RWTL '94. JIP a couple minutes in. A good cap from an occasionally iffy VHS source. Like that's any reason not to see this. 178 MB. Online.

Misawa & Kobashi vs Williams & Ace, 12/10/94. Misawa/Kobashi come in as the tag champs, and defended the titles against the gaijin duo. However, since that match Williams beat both of them in Triple Crown matches. Starts out with a lot of intensity and builds to a dramatic closing stretch. 158 MB. Online.

Misawa, Akiyama & Asako vs Kawada, Taue & Ogawa, 1/2/95. Hot start, hot finish, enough nasty shots to keep the middle interesting. 174 MB. Online.

Taue vs Tommy Dreamer, 1/19/95. Not so much 'good' as 'interesting'. Online.

Kawada vs Kobashi, Triple Crown, 1/19/95. Great video quality, big match. Keep in mind that 5 days later these two had to wrestle in a 60 minute tag broadway. Mega.

Misawa & Kobashi vs Kawada & Taue, tag titles, 1/24/95. This match aired 8 times. There is a quality divide between the top four and bottom four matches; sadly this is in the lower half. Now consider that this is still an amazing match; I have it in the top 15 for All Japan in the '90s. THAT is how great this matchup was. 485 MB. Mega.

Misawa, Kobashi & Akiyama vs Williams, Ace & RVD, 2/17/95. Doc and Ace are fired up and want a piece of the tag champs! RVD gets face heat! Akiyama dishes out the best jumping knee of his career! I recommend using the 'large hall' audio setting on VLC player for this. 189 MB. Online.

Baba, Jumbo & Akiyama vs Taue, Fuchi & Inoue, 3/4/95. Not great or anything but an interesting look at late-career Jumbo as he faces his former stablemates. 156 MB. Online.

Misawa & Kobashi vs Williams & Ace, 3/4/95. A little background: this is the third of three big matches between the teams. Misawa & Kobashi won both, including the '94 tag league. Misawa & Kobashi haven't dropped a fall as a team in quite some time. And Johnny Ace? At this stage in his career he's a bridesmaid who marks almost the exact middle of the All Japan roster. But Williams beat Misawa and Kobashi back-to-back, and is in the prime of his career. Williams & Ace beat Misawa & Kobashi in an unaired non-title match on 5/28/94. How does it all play out? Only one way to know, and that's by snagging this 450 MB monster. Mega.

Kawada vs Akiayama, Champions Carnival '95. Both are in the roles they do best, ass-kicker and underdog respectively. Accordingly this match is, as the French say, 'bon'. 85 MB. Online.

Taue vs Kobashi, Champions Carnival '95. Taue faces an unusually grumpy Kobashi and has to keep plugging away to make real progress. In the process he debuts two moves that would become staples throughout his career. The start of Taue Miracle Run '95. 113 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Kobashi, Champions Carnival '95. I'm pretty much out of ways to say 'this match rules' and 'just look at who's in the match' so just download it. 179 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Kawada, Champions Carnival '95. So thirty seconds in, Kawada kicks Misawa in the face. Been there, done that, right? Except this time Kawada BREAKS MISAWA'S FACE, and Misawa proceeds to finish the match. Oh and he takes no time off after the match. Misawa: not a wuss. 238 MB. Online.

Can-Am Express vs Kobashi & Kikuchi, 4/8/95. Can't go wrong with this matchup. Online.

Misawa vs Akiyama, Champions Carnival '95. The '95 tournament is really loaded so this tends to get overlooked. It's worth your while. 128 MB. Online.

Kawada vs Taue, Champions Carnival '95. Throughout their history, Kawada has been the dominant one. Taue Miracle Run '95 has something to say about that this time around. 188 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Taue, Champions Carnival '95 league match. Taue is 0-for-forever against Misawa at this point. However, not only does he have two big bombs to go for, he also has Misawa's freshly broken face to target. The end result is quite different from their previous encounters. 245 MB. Online.

Kawada vs Kobashi, Champions Carnival '95. Kawada won with a powerbomb a year earlier, but Kobashi took him to a 60 minute draw in their title match. Another important part of the backstory is that they both completely rule. One of the top few CC league matches ever right here. 179 MB. Online.

Hansen, Kobashi & Akiyama vs Kawada, Ace & Omori, 4/15/95. Yet another 'hidden gem' tag. Hansen is fired up, Kawada is great, and this match even manages to tie into the tag title match on the next tour. 199 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Taue, Champions Carnival '95 Final. Taue fights hard, but he normally doesn't fight dirty. Does 'working over Misawa's broken face' count as dirty? Anyway, this is commonly held as the best singles match of Taue's career and both of them are gunning for their first CC win. 238 MB. Online.

Kroffat vs RVD, junior title, 6/9/95. A must-see for RVD fans. A 'you should see this' for everyone. Kroffat brings the structure, while RVD hits his stuff really well. Result is a juniors match that really has everything you want from a juniors match. 147 MB. Online.

Misawa & Kobashi vs Kawada & Taue, tag titles, 6/9/95. I don't even know where to start; I'm not even sure this match needs more hype. What I do know is that for as awesome as this is on its own, seeing the lead-ins is immensely helpful. 358 MB. Mega.

Kawada, Taue & Honda vs Misawa, Kobashi & Asako, 6/30/95. The main event of the first show after the 6/9 tag title epic. When I saw that Meltzer gave a match with '95 Honda in it five stars, I didn't quite know what to make of it. Then I actually saw it, and while five stars seems a bit much this is a hell of a match. Honda really feels it, Asako mixes it up with the big guys, and I think the other four in the match need no explanation. Hot Korakuen crowd to boot. The last really great All Japan 6-man like this. 109 MB. Online.

Misawa, Kobashi & Akiyama vs Kawada, Kikuchi & Ogawa, 7/9/95. Bizarro Kikuchi! Kawada leaves a big impression on Misawa! 159 MB. Online.

Kawada & Taue vs Can-Am Express, tag titles, 7/20/95. The only 'big' tag titles shot the Can-Ams ever got, and the first title defense for Kawada/Taue. Can-Ams have a nice balance between credibility and being the underdogs to make the match work. Online.

Taue vs Kobashi, 7/24/95. This is part of a 4-man round-robin contenders tournament, and is the last match. Taue comes in 2-0, Kobashi is 1-1. Taue gets the shot with a win or a draw, while Kobashi must win. JIP a couple minutes in. 215 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Kawada, Triple Crown, 7/24/95. Follow-up to the big tag. And what a follow-up it is! 227 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Taue, Triple Crown, 9/10/95. A lot of people have a hard time getting into Taue. I watch a match like this where Taue lays it all out there, dishes out plenty of hurt, hangs with Misawa in a flat-out high-quality contest, and I can't do anything but love on the lanky bastard. Oh yeah Misawa isn't too shabby in this. 107 MB. Online.

Kawada & Taue vs Misawa & Kobashi, tag titles, 10/15/95. These guys know how to work a long match better than anyone. I especially enjoy the build to a very small number of nearfalls. 357 MB. Mega.

Misawa vs Kobashi, Triple Crown, 10/25/95. Starts off hot and sadly gets real slow down the stretch. Does somewhat set the tone for how much they'd go all-out in future title bouts. Online.

Kawada & Taue vs Misawa & Kobashi, RWTL '95 final. The conclusion of their series, and the last big tag for Misawa/Kobashi in All Japan. During the round-robin, in the only non-taped match of their series, Kawada pinned Kobashi with a powerbomb. 220 MB. Online.

Kawada & Taue vs Kobashi & Akiyama, 3/2/96. This is the first time Akiyama has been given this much spotlight in a Budokan match on purpose, and he makes the most of it. This match sets the tone for the many battles Kawada and Akiyama had over the coming year. Great, great stuff. 151 MB. Online.

Kawada vs Taue, Champions Carnival '96. Tag partners put everything aside to kick each other in the face. 78 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Kobashi, Champions Carnival '96. 78 MB. Online.

Kawada, Ace & Albright vs Misawa, Kobashi & Akiyama, 4/20/96. Loads of fun as Kawada leads a patchwork team against his archrivals. The Kawada vs Akiyama segments are awesome. 179 MB. Online.

Taue vs Williams, Champions Carnival '96 final. Not a match about 'grace' or 'nuance' or 'beauty', though Doc gets in some really amazing power moves on Taue. 161 MB. Online.

Super Power Series 1996 Commercial Tape, May 23 & 24. Featuring:
-Kawada & Taue vs Misawa & Akiyama, tag titles. Hell of a match. Some annoying video-related stuff in the middle that doesn't significantly detract from the awesomeness. Akiyama's biggest match in his career to that point. Gotta love the beating he takes.
-Misawa vs Taue, Triple Crown. Taue had just won the Champions Carnival. Finish plays off of Misawa's matches with Taue and Kobashi during the tournament, the latter of which you can grab above if you haven't yet.
-Kawada vs Kobashi, Triple Crown contendership. Winner gets a shot at the Budokan just two weeks later. Not their best match, not their worst; it's freaking Kawada vs Kobashi.
282 MB for the whole deal. Online.

Misawa & Akiyama vs Williams & Ace, tag titles, 6/7/96. Won MOTY honors. I don't think it's quite that good but it's still a heck of a ride as Akiyama tries not to let down Misawa two weeks after their title win, while Williams & Ace try for the third time to win the belts. 181 MB. Online.

Taue vs Kawada, Triple Crown, 6/7/96. Online.

Misawa & Akiyama vs Taue & Kawada, tag titles, 7/9/96. Was last time a fluke or does young Akiyama really have what it takes? 224 MB. Online.

Taue vs Kobashi, Triple Crown, 7/24/96. Of the nine title bouts Taue was in during his All Japan run, this went the longest. It certainly feels like the most epic. 309 MB. Mega.

Kawada, Taue & Ogawa vs Misawa, Akiyama & Asako, 9/28/96. Asako is hilarious at times in trying to hang with the big boys. Opening is okay but the finishing stretch is REALLY epic for a 6-man. 183 MB. Online.

Williams & Ace vs Kobashi & Patriot, tag titles, 10/12/96. I love how the crowd collectively pronounces 'Patriot' as 'patori'. Online.

Kobashi vs Kawada, Triple Crown, 10/18/96. Very, very lightly clipped. 357 MB. Mega.

Kawada & Taue vs Williams & Ace, Tag League '96. Full match. 140 MB. Online.

Misawa & Akiyama vs Kobashi & Patriot, Tag League '96. Full match. Finish is white-hot. 165 MB. Mega.

Kobashi & Patriot vs Albright & Sabu, Tag League '96. Well that's about as random a combination of wrestlers as you could ask for, and they manage to mesh very well. 131 MB. Mega.

Kawada & Taue vs Misawa & Akiyama, Tag League '96 league match. Escalates early, putting Misawa and Akiyama on their heels. Kawada and Taue dominate in grand fashion but can they stave off yet another Misawa-led comeback, something they failed to do earlier in the year? 171 MB. Online.

Misawa & Akiyama vs Williams & Ace, tag titles, RWTL '96. You'll open the file and say "darn, they clipped it". You'll be WRONG. They effectively lop off the first 2/3rds of a big match and skip to the juicy part. Online.

Kawada & Taue vs Misawa & Akiyama, Tag League '96 final. This is the final part of the coveted '90s trinity of great matches. No small number of experts consider this to be the best tag match ever. I think it's 'only' #2. 300 MB. Mega.

Hase vs Shiga, 1/2/97. Good little rookie discipline match. Online.

Misawa vs Kobashi, Triple Crown, 1/20/97. The definitive Misawa vs Kobashi match. Featuring a classic Kings Road structure, layered strategy from Kobashi and an epic but not absurd closing stretch. Great quality. Mega.

Kobashi vs Akiyama, Champions Carnival '97. Full match and incredibly watchable given the size-to-length ratio. Oh and the match is good and stuff. Online.

Misawa vs Kawada, Champions Carnival '97, league match. Once more to war they go. I like this a fair amount more than their title match from two months later, and from a year later for that matter. Great intensity and lots of top-notch exchanges. 237 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Kobashi, Champions Carnival '97 final, match 1. Misawa, Kawada and Kobashi tied one another and thus had singles matches with one another to determine the winner. Kobashi beat Misawa with a lariat in an untaped match during the tournament, his first win over Misawa, so he has the momentum going in. 252 MB. Mega.

Misawa vs Kawada, Champions Carnival '97 final, match 2. Due to the luck of the draw, Misawa has to fight Kawada immediately after the harsh match with Kobashi. That's not a good thing when Kawada is still looking for his first singles win over Misawa. 90 MB. Online.

Kawada vs Kobashi, Champions Carnival '97 final, match 3. Kobashi had the rest but Kawada's match didn't go as long. Who has the most left to win an incredibly stiff finalie? 186 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Kawada, 6/6/97, Triple Crown. Kawada comes off his second carnival win, with pins on Kobashi and Misawa in the 'triangle' final. Kawada employs the 'explode Misawa's head with backdrop drivers' strategy here. 86 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Taue, 7/25/97, Triple Crown. Taue really takes it to Misawa at the start and throughout. Plays off their '96 match (naturally) and sadly, like the Kawada match, it breaks down just a bit right at the end. Still well worth seeing as you'd expect. 172 MB. Online.

Kobashi vs Hase, 8/26/97. Hase, only able to wrestle part-time, comes in and hangs with Kobashi with ease. Online.

Misawa vs Akiyama, 9/6/97, Triple Crown. This match speaks volumes about both men. In the case of Misawa, he has a chance to really put over young but enthusiastic Akiyama by means of selling, match length and general effort. He mostly doesn't. In the case of Akiyama, who is really good in his first title shot, he doesn't get the same gentle touch that Jumbo gave to Misawa et al, and partially as a result of this he never becomes quite the star he was supposed to. It's still a good match. Online.

Taue vs Ace, 10/21/97. They do a pretty good job of making it feel important. Can Ace actually get a big singles win at Budokan Hall? 178 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Kobashi, 10/21/97, Triple Crown. Now in high quality! 289 MB. Mega.

Misawa & Akiyama vs Johnny Smith & Wolf Hawkfield, RWTL '97. JIP sometime after the 15 minute mark. Smith, formerly the #2 man in the 'new British Bulldogs'. Hawkfield, playing a character from a video game. What chance do they have against Misawa and Akiyama? You'd think none, but they never say die and Korakuen backs them all the way. Awesome closing stretch. 119 MB. Online.

Kawada & Taue vs Hayabusa & Shinzaki, Tag League '97. Crowd is solidly behind Team FMW, match is all kinds o' fun. This is a better cap than the version that's been floating around for years. 80 MB. Online.

Misawa & Akiyama vs Kobashi & Ace, tag league '97. Missing a few minutes, but that's incidental. Great stuff, of course. 219 MB. Online.

Misawa & Akiyama vs Hayabusa & Shinzaki, Tag League '97. Team FMW pulls out all the stops, and I mean ALL the stops. Online.

Kawada & Taue vs Misawa & Akiyama, Tag League '97 league match. These teams haven't faced off since their classic in the '96 finals. Akiyama takes some serious punishment but keeps on coming, refusing to give up. 188 MB. Online.

Kawada & Taue vs Misawa & Akiyama, Tag League '97 final. Not on the same level as their match a year earlier. During the round-robin portion Kawada pinned Akiyama after sapping his strength with a stretch plum; can Akiyama make good? 256 MB. Mega.

Kobashi & Ace vs Kawada & Taue, tag titles, 1/25/98. Kawada & Taue won the tag league. Kobashi & Ace won the last decisive meeting between the teams, and with Ace pinning Taue no less. 266 MB. Mega.

Misawa vs Akiyama, 1/26/98, Triple Crown. Here both guys bust out new moves (in particular Misawa at the end) in an effort to put each other away. Online.

Misawa vs Akiyama, 4/18/98, Champions Carnival final. Akiyama took Misawa, Williams and Kobashi to a draw and pinned Hansen among others in the tournament, demonstrating his growth. But was it enough for him to finally put down Misawa one-on-one? Small file given the length, but watchable. Online.

Akiyama vs Hase, 5/1/98. Part-time Hase brings his A-game for the Tokyo Dome. Akiyama has struggled in big matches over the last year, losing three Budokan main events against Misawa. He backed his way into Champions Carnival final as well. That means he's going to have to not only hang with Hase throughout, but also step up his game in the clutch. 221 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Kawada, 5/1/98, Triple Crown. Misawa vs Kawada headlines the Tokyo Dome for the first time. Some nice exchanges and a great, determined 'dammit you are NOT making the big comeback this time' attitude from Kawada. Oh and head drops. Coming in, Misawa had his legs worked over during the carnival and Kawada beat Taue with a figure-four. 261 MB. Mega.

Kawada & Taue vs Kobashi & Ace, tag titles, 6/5/98. Lead-in to Kawada vs Kobashi, and the last time Johnny Ace would be in a match of this caliber. Fun fact: Kobashi and Taue met in a match for the tag titles on 6 of 7 'super power series' tours between '92 and '98. This match and the '92 match have a little symmetry going on. 276 MB. Mega.

Kawada vs Kobashi, Triple Crown, 6/12/98. So this is pretty much considered to be their best match. And many consider it the last truly great Triple Crown match. Kobashi blasted through Kawada during the Champions Carnival in an untaped match for his first singles win over Dangerous K; can Kawada fend him off now? 238 MB. Online.

Kobashi vs Kakihara, 7/15/98. Online.

Kawada & Taue vs Takayama & Kakihara, 7/19/98. Lot of hard hitting in this, and the short-ish time means the match flies by. 102 MB. Online.

Kawada & Omori vs Hase & Kea, 7/24/98. Clipped, and that's a good thing because it drags in full. Online.

Kobashi vs Akiyama, Triple Crown, 7/24/98. They weren't tagging at this point. Akiyama has recently created the Exploder '98, the sort of move he needs to finally start winning big matches. He also has come up with a zillion ways to work the legs. Kobashi... I think we all know what Kobashi likes to do. 131 MB. Online.

Kawada vs Kakihara, 9/11/98. A short match that I'm guessing Kakihara wishes was shorter. Online.

Kobashi vs Taue, Triple Crown, 9/11/98. Taue has pinned Kobashi several times over the course of the year, and is still looking for revenge from their July '96 match. Unlike Akiyama, who tried to out-wit Kobashi, Taue has a different strategy: brute force. 282 MB. Mega.

Kawada & Taue vs Kobashi & Akiyama, tag titles, 10/11/98. First big match for Burning, and naturally it's a good one. 300 MB. Mega.

Kobashi & Shinzaki vs Misawa & Omori, 10/24/98, clipped. To this point Kobashi has never pinned Misawa on a televised match. It took something real special to finally pull it off. Online.

Kobashi vs Misawa, Triple Crown, 10/31/98. 159 MB. Online.

Part two of the Tag League '98 commercial tape. Teams include Vader/Hansen, Kobashi/Akiyama, Kawada/Taue, Misawa/Ogawa and Ace/Barton. Quite the lineup. Not the all-time greatest video quality but certainly enough to be watchable. 164 MB. Online.

Kawada & Taue vs Kobashi & Akiyama, tag titles, 1/7/99. Burning won the tag league, and beat Kawada/Taue during the round-robin. However, Kawada/Taue is still Kawada/Taue. 143 MB. Online.

Honda & Izumida vs Hayabusa & Shinzaki, All Asia tag titles, 1/16/99. Team FMW goes for big-league gold. Honda & IZU have other idea. Namely, ridiculously hard headbutts and suplexes. 261 MB. Mega.

Kobashi vs Vader, 1/22/99. Vader's first big singles match in All Japan, after looking impressive during the Tag League. Kobashi's first big singles match since losing the Triple Crown three months earlier. Can Vader jump from jobbing to young Edge's weak spear on Heat to toppling Kobashi in the space of a year? Find out! 124 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Kawada, Triple Crown, 1/22/99. Similar to the 5/98 match in that Kawada seems keenly aware of how urgent it is that he prevent a final Misawa comeback. This match does have a couple of advantages, like not having the over-long legwork, and one especially memorable spot. Kawada no-sells breaking his arm legit on the back of Misawa's head about 1/3 of the way through. 229 MB. Online.

Honda & Izumida vs Hayabusa & Shinzaki, All Asia tag titles, 2/13/99. Follow-up to the first match. 202 MB. Online.

Kobashi & Akiyama vs Misawa & Ogawa, tag titles, 3/6/99. Wait, wait, Misawa replaced Akiyama with... Yoshinari Ogawa? Misawa finished in the bottom half of the '98 tag league, something that didn't happen since '88? Pfft, match will be over in five minutes. Unless that Ogawa guy is more than meets the eye, but what are the chances of that. 280 MB. Mega.

Vader vs Taue, Triple Crown decision match, 3/6/99. Granted it isn't the match these two would have had three years earlier, but it's still enjoyable. 107 MB. Online.

Vader vs Kobashi, Champions Carnival '99 final. They went to a 30 minute draw during the tournament. Does that mean Kobashi has what it takes to down the reigning champ? 158 MB. Online.

Kawada vs Hase, 5/2/99. Kawada's return after his first injury in '99. Hase brings his usual effort, Kawada brings a willingness to take the most ungodly uranage bumps ever. Online.

Vader vs Misawa, Triple Crown, 5/2/99. Heck of a match, as Vader really brings his A game and Misawa has the Tokyo Dome crowd in the palm of his hand. 189 MB. Online.

Hayabusa & Shinzaki vs No Fear, All Asia titles, 6/4/99. Omori held the belts quite a while (with Akiyama), but they weren't usually facing opposition on the level of Team FMW. Will size or skill win the day? 225 MB. Online.

Misawa & Taue vs Kawada & Kobashi, 6/4/99. This is the only time these four met in a configuration other than Misawa/Kobashi vs Kawada/Taue. It's the last time they fought in any form. It's a special farewell match for the Nakajima Sports Center, which was the venue for events like the double-header on Super Power Series '96. It's yet another big Kobashi vs Taue tag on a Super Power Series. It's the main lead-in to the Misawa vs Kobashi title match a week later. And, oddly enough, this is the first Taue match I ever saw. 196 MB. Online.

Kobashi & Akiyama vs Johnny Ace & Mike Barton, tag titles, 6/9/99. Wait, wait, Ace replaced Kobashi with... Bart Gunn? Wait, Bart Gunn is actually decent?! What's the world coming to? 187 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Kobashi, triple crown, 6/11/99. Complete, high-quality. 358 MB. Mega.

No Fear vs Kobashi & Shiga, 7/4/99. Kobashi is not at 100% and NOOOO FEYAH doesn't hestitate to target him. 121 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Kawada, Triple Crown, 7/23/99. The last and least of their title bouts. Online.

Kobashi vs Gladiator (Mike Awesome), 9/4/99. Not exactly rocket science right here, but I think Awesome does try to work the back a little bit for a vague sembalance of psychology. Mega.

Misawa & Ogawa vs Kobashi & Akiyama, tag titles, 10/23/99. Follow-up to their March tag only with the roles reversed. Misawa & Ogawa recently had all the gold in the company before vacating the All Asia tag belts to "give other teams a chance". 226 MB. Online.

Kobashi & Akiyama vs Takayama & Omori, tag titles, 10/30/99. Kobashi is pissed due to No Fear's dishonorable tactics during the tour. He's so very pissed. Keep in mind that No Fear just recently had both the All Asia and world tag titles, AND that a week earlier Omori beat Jinsei Shinzaki and Takayama beat Gary Albright in singles matches, so they should normally be able to fend for themselves. But Kobashi is really, really pissed... 127 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Vader, Triple Crown, 10/30/99. Vader works best with guys who can take big bumps. Misawa is almost in a league of his own for taking big bumps one after another. Thus, they work well together. 118 MB. Online.

Kobashi & Akiyama vs Misawa & Ogawa, RWTL '99. Some clipping. The fourth and final meeting of these teams. 178 MB. Online.

Kobashi, Akiyama & Shiga vs Vader, Smith & Kea, 11/27/99. Some clipping. Shiga in his skinny days is well below even young Kea, and that disadvantage makes the match work. Online.

Kobashi & Akiyama vs Taue & Hansen, Tag League '99 final. Hansen's last chance! Taue is over the hill but still a force to be reckoned with! Hot crowd! Hansen and Taue dominated the league, beating everyone including Burning. Can the team so similar to the popular Baba/Hansen combo pull it off? 224 MB. Online.

Kawada vs Kobashi, 1/12/00. Kawada's return after his second injury in '99. Their final meeting. 178 MB. Online.

Vader vs Akiyama, 1/23/00. Clearly Vader can beat Akiyama; he can do so any number of ways. The issue at stake is whether Akiyama has it in him to take down the big man before Vader gets a chance to throw the big bombs. 138 MB. Online.

Vader vs Kawada, 2/17/00. Their only singles match. Not "if it had happened in 1993" good, but still "Vader and Kawada beating each other up" good. 118 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Akiyama, 2/27/00. Darn, darn good match with Akiyama looking especially good and Misawa having one of his top performances of the decade. 73 MB. Online.

Vader vs Kobashi, Triple Crown, 2/27/00. Clearly Kobashi can beat Vader, right? I mean he's beaten Mike Awesome, Kawada and Steve Williams since his last title shot. That said, Kobashi is 0-2-1 against Vader to date, so it seems Vader has his number. 192 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Kawada, CC '00. A compact conclusion to their series in All Japan. 164 MB. Online.

Misawa vs Kobashi, Champions Carnival 2000. Their last All Japan match. Misawa comes in having beaten Kobashi in their five Triple Crown matches, including the previous June. He beat Vader and Kawada earlier in the tournament. Kobashi comes in as champion, and he pinned Misawa in an unaired match at last year's tournament. 104 MB. Online.

Kobashi vs Omori, Champions Carnival 2000 Final. Omori has knocked off some big names, including Akiyama and Steve Williams, with his cheesy axe bomber. Kobashi isn't in the mood for cheese. The result is good clean fun for everyone for Omori. 207 MB. Online.

Kobashi vs Takayama, Triple Crown, 5/26/00. There's a lot to see here. First off, Takayama emerges from mediocrity and brings plenty to the table, with the crowd buying it despite his years of jobbing in All Japan; it's the emergence of the awesome Takayama. Second, this feels a LOT like their GHC match four years later. Finally, this is the final pre-split title match. 252 MB. Mega.

Hashi vs Kenta Kobayashi, 5/31/00. Look at that skinny loser, who let him in? Online.