1/3/80 Korakuen Hall
Genichiro Tenryu & Rocky Hata vs. Billy Robinson & Bill Irwin
2/3 Falls NWA International Tag Title: Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Bruiser Brody & Angelo Mosca
1/11/80 Kochi Prefectural Gym
Giant Baba & Kim Duk vs. Bruiser Brody & Angelo Mosca
2/3 Falls NWA United National Title: Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Billy Robinson
1/18/80 Shimizu Memorial Gym
Giant Baba vs. Angelo Mosca
Kim Duk vs. Bruiser Brody
2/3 Falls: Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Billy Robinson & Bill Irwin
1/22/80 Suwa Sports Center
Great Kojika & Motoshi Okuma vs. Bill Irwin & Jerry Novak
Jumbo Tsuruta & Kim Duk vs. Billy Robinson & Dutch Mantel
2/3 Falls PWF Heavyweight Title: Giant Baba vs. Bruiser Brody
1/21/80 Fuji Yoshihara City Gym
Giant Baba & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Angelo Angelo Mosca & Jerry Novak
Kim Duk vs. Billy Robinson
Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Bruiser Brody
1/8/80 Miyagi Izumi City Gym
Kim Duk & Rocky Hata vs. Bruiser Brody & Angelo Angelo Mosca
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Billy Robinson & Dutch Mantel
13 Man Heavyweight battle royal
2/23/80 Kagoshima Prefectural Gym 2/3 Falls NWA United National Title: Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Dick Murdoch
2/27/80 Omura Nihon Village Civic Gym 2/3 Falls NWA United National Title: Dick Murdoch vs. Kim Duk 60:00
3/5/80 Kuroiso Civic Auditorium NWA United National Title: Dick Murdoch vs. Jumbo Tsuruta
3/2/80 Korakuen Hall
Tor Kamata vs. Dick Murdoch
UWA Mexican Light Heavyweight Title: Dos Caras vs. Doctor Wagner
2/23/80 Kagoshima Prefectural Gym 2/3 Falls NWA United National Title: Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Dick Murdoch
3/2/80 Korakuen Hall
Jumbo Tsuruta & Toguchi vs. Valiant Brothers
Killer Tor Kamata vs. Dick Murdoch
UWA Mexican Light Heavyweight Title: Dos Caras vs. Doctor Wagner
3/28/80 Kumagaya City Gym
Champion Carnival: Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Carl Fergie
Champion Carnival: Mysterious Assassin (Bobby Jaggers) vs. Giant Baba
Champion Carnival: Terry Funk vs. Ray Candy
Champion Carnival 1980: Abdullah The Butcher [2] vs. Dick Slater [0] 13:15
2/23/80 2/3 Falls UN Heavyweight Title: Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Dick Murdock
2/27/80 2/3 Falls UN Heavyweight Title: Dick Murdock vs. Tiger Toguchi
3/5/80 2/3 Falls UN Heavyweight Title: Dick Murdock vs. Jumbo Tsuruta
3/2/80 Dick Murdock vs. Tor Kamata
3/2/80 2/3 Falls UWA Mexican Light Heavyweight Title Match: Dos Caras vs. Dr. Wagner
3/28/80 Kumagaya City Gym
Champion Carnival: Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Carl Fergie
Champion Carnival: Mysterious Assassin (Bobby Jaggers) vs. Giant Baba
Champion Carnival: Terry Funk vs. Ray Candy
4/18/80 Osaka Prefectural Gym
Champion Carnival: Giant Baba vs. Jumbo Tsuruta 30:00
Champion Carnival: Terry Funk vs. Abdullah The Butcher
4/24/80 Otsu Ojigaoka Gym
Champion Carnival: Dick Slater vs. Ray Candy
Champion Carnival: Giant Baba vs. Terry Funk
Champion Carnival: Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Abdullah the Butcher
4/27/80 Mie Town Gym: Terry Funk & Ted DiBiase vs. Abdullah the Butcher & Ray Candy
4/28/80 Oita Prefectural Gym Champion Carnival: Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Dick Slater
3/28/80 Kumagaya City Gym
Champion Carnival: Mysterious Assassin (Bobby Jaggers) vs. Giant Baba
Champion Carnival: Terry Funk vs. Ray Candy
Champion Carnival 1980: Abdullah The Butcher [2] vs. Dick Slater [0] 13:15
4/24/80 Otsu Ojigaoka Gym Champion Carnival: Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Abdullah the Butcher
4/27/80 Mie Town Gym: Terry Funk & Ted DiBiase vs. Abdullah the Butcher & Ray Candy. TV & Classics versions
4/28/80 Oita Prefectural Gym Champion Carnival: Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Dick Slater. Classics version
5/2/80 Korakuen Hall
Ted DiBiase vs. Rocky Hata 18:45
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Dick Slater & Terry Funk 16:10
AJ 4/18/80 Champion Carnival: Giant Baba vs. Jumbo Tsuruta
AJ 4/4/80: Giant Baba vs. Abdullah The Butcher
AJ 10/13/80 PWF Heavyweight Title: Giant Baba vs. Billy Robinson
NJ 10/4/79 Death Match: Antonio Inoki vs. Tiger Jeet Singh
AJ 5/23/80: Abdullah The Butcher vs. The Destroyer
NJ 8/9/80: Hulk Hogan vs. Andre The Giant
NJ 4/11/80: Antonio Inoki vs. Bob Backlund
4/12/80 2/3 Falls: Jumbo Tsuruta & Tiger Toguchi vs. Terry Funk & Dick Slater
5/23/80 2/3 Falls: Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Harley Race & Black Terror (Tank Patton)
5/27/80 2/3 Falls NWA World Heavyweight Title: Harley Race vs. Tiger Toguchi
5/28/80 2/3 Falls NWA World Heavyweight Title: Harley Race vs. Jumbo Tsuruta
AWA 6/22/80 AWA World Heavyweight Title: Nick Bockwinke vs. Jumbo Tsuruta
5/1/80 Fukuoka: Terry Funk & Ted DiBiase vs. Abdullah The Butcher & Ray Candy
6/22/80 Minneapolis, Minn Minneapolis Auditorium PWF Heavyweight Title: Giant Baba vs. Super Destroyer Mark II
5/1/80 Fukuoka Champion Carnival League Final: Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Dick Slater. Jumbo wins Carnival.
5/2/80: Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Terry Funk & Dick Slater
11/28/80 Korakuen Hall
'80 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Abdullah the Butcher & Tor Kamata
'80 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk vs. The Sheik & Great Mephisto
7/4/81 Korakuen Hall: Dick Slater vs. Tiger Jeet Singh
4/27/81 Aichi Prefectural Gym International Heavyweight Title Tournament Semifinal: Bruiser Brody vs. Shoehi Baba
6/3/80: Jimmy Snuka vs. Ricky Steamboat
10/9/81 International Heavyweight Title: Bruiser Brody vs. Dory Funk Jr.
4/30/81: Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Abdullah the Butcher & Killer Brooks
6/29/80 International Tag Title: Bruiser Brody & Scott Irwin vs. Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta
9/19/80 NWA Heavyweight: Mil Mascaras vs. Harley Race
6/28/80 Cobo Arena NWA World Tag Team Title #1 Contendership Tournament Final: Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Killer Brooks & The Sheik
7/18 Hodaka Town Gym: Giant Baba vs. Bruiser Brody
6/28/80 Cobo Arena
NWA World Tag Team Title #1 Contendership Tournament Final: Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Killer Brooks & The Sheik
NWA World Tag Team Title: John Bonello & Randy Scott vs. Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta
8/1/80 Hamakita City Gym
Prince Tonga vs. David Sammartino
2/3 Falls: Bruiser Brody & Ernie Ladd vs. Giant Baba & Tiger Toguchi 13:44
6/28/80 Spartanburg NWA World Tag Title: Jimmy Snuka & Ray Stevens vs. Jay Youngblood & Ricky Steamboat
8/4/80 2/3 Falls NWA International Tag Title: Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Bruiser Brody & Ernie Ladd 18:35
7/11/80 Tsushima City Center
Prince Tonga vs. Rick Davidson. Tracking problem
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Bruiser Brody & Ernie Ladd
6/28/80 Cobo Arena, NWA World Tag Team Title #1 Contendership Tournament Semifinal: Abdullah The Butcher & Ernie Ladd vs. The Sheik & Killer Brooks (Detroit)
7/18 Hodaka Town Gym: Giant Baba vs. Bruiser Brody
6/28/80
NWA World Tag Team Title #1 Contendership Tournament Final: Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. The Sheik & Killer Brooks
NWA World Tag Team Title: John Bonello & Randy Scott vs. Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta
8/1/80 Hamakita City Gym
Prince Tonga vs. David Sammartino
Giant Baba & Tiger Toguchi vs. Bruiser Brody & Ernie Ladd
7/6/80 Toronto Maple Leaf Garden, Mid Atlantic Tag Title: Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood vs. Jimmy Snuka & Ray Stevens
8/4/80 Tatebayashi City Gym NWA International Tag Title: Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Bruiser Brody & Ernie Ladd
6/22/80 Minneapolis Auditorium: Ben DeLeon & Herman Schafer vs. Kazuo Sakurada & Akihisa Takachiho
8/7/80 Korakuen Hall
Giant Baba vs. Ernie Ladd
NWA United National Title: Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Bruiser Brody
Mil Mascaras Highlights 9/10/80 vs. Austin Idol, 9/12/80 vs. Harley Race
8/24/80 Korakuen Hall: Mil Mascaras & Dos Caras vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Prince Tonga
8/7/80 Korakuen Hall alternate versions
Giant Baba vs. Ernie Ladd
NWA United National Title: Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Bruiser Brody
6/10/81: Giant Baba vs. Bugsy McGraw
8/22/80 AWA Heavyweight: Nick Bockwinkle vs. Jumbo Tsuruta
9/4/80 NWA Heavyweight: Giant Baba vs. Harley Race
8/21/80 Korakuen Hall
PWF Cup Tag Team Tournament Quarterfinal: Dos Caras & Mil Mascaras vs. Karl von Steiger & Kurt von Hess 12:48
2/3 Falls: Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Austin Idol & Ray Candy
8/29/80 Osaka Prefectural Athletic Hall, 2/3 Falls PWF Cup Tag Tournament Final: Dos Caras & Mil Mascaras vs. The Cruiser (Roger Kirby) & The Destroyer 25:22
9/4/80 Saga Sports Center
Mil Mascaras & Dos Caras vs. Great Kojika & Motoshi Okuma
NWA World Heavyweight Title: Harley Race vs. Giant Baba. TV & Classics versions
9/10/80 Otsu Park Gym
Jumbo Tsuruta & Prince Tonga vs. The Crusher & Carl von Steiger
Austin Idol vs. Mil Mascaras
Giant Baba vs. Harley Race
9/12/80 Ichinomiya Industrial Gym NWA World Heavyweight Title: Harley Race vs. Mil Mascaras 14:45
9/5/80 Kumamoto Gym: Mil Mascaras & Dos Caras vs. Austin Idol & Harley Race
9/10/80: Giant Baba vs. Harley Race. Classics
10/9/80 Korakuen Hall
Motoshi Okuma vs. Big John Studd
Wahoo McDaniel & Billy Robinson vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Great Kojika
2/3 Falls: Giant Baba & Mr. Sakurada vs. Abdullah The Butcher & Tor Kamata
10/13/80 Aichi Prefectural Gym
2/3 Falls PWF World Heavyweight Title: Giant Baba vs. Billy Robinson
2/3 Falls NWA United National Title: Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Abdullah The Butcher
10/17/80 Iwate Prefectural Gym
Abdullah the Butcher & Tor Kamata vs. Mr. Sakurada & Mr. Fuji
2/3 Falls International Tag Title: Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Wahoo McDaniel & Bill Robinson
10/13/80 Aichi Prefectural Gym
2/3 Falls PWF World Heavyweight Title: Giant Baba vs. Billy Robinson
2/3 Falls NWA United National Title: Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Abdullah The Butcher
10/17/80 Iwate Prefectural Gym
Abdullah the Butcher & Tor Kamata vs. Mr. Sakurada & Mr. Fuji
2/3 Falls International Tag Title: Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Wahoo McDaniel & Bill Robinson
10/22/80 Wakkanai Civic Gym
Terry Funk & Billy Robinson vs. The Asteroid & The Avenger
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Abdullah the Butcher & Tor Kamata
11/1/80 Yokohama Cultural Gym
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Dick Murdock & Wahoo McDaniel
2/3 Falls NWA United National Title: Abdullah the Butcher vs. Terry Funk
11/2/80 Korakuen Hall
Terry Funk & Dick Murdoch vs. Big John Studd & Destroyer
The Sheik vs. Abdullah the Butcher
2/3 Falls International Tag Title: Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Tor Kamata & Abdullah the Butcher
IWE TV taped 10/11/80 Koshigaya
IWA World Heavyweight Title: Rusher Kimura vs. Ron Bass
Kintaro Oki vs. Alexis Smirnoff
11/3/80 Korakuen Hall
Terry Funk & Dick Murdoch vs. Big John Studd & Super Destroyer
Abdullah The Butcher vs. The Sheik
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Abdullah The Butcher & Killer Tor Kamata
Abdullah The Butcher vs. Jumbo Tsuruta
11/28/80 Korakuen Hall
Giant Baba & Prince Tonga vs. Billy Robinson & Les Thornton. last 15 seconds only
World's Strongest Tag League: Ricky Steamboat & Dick Slater vs. Abdullah The Butcher & Killer Tor Kamata
World's Strongest Tag League: Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk vs. The Sheik & The Great Mephisto
Note: all matches Sekai Saikyo Tag League Matches
11/28/80 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
Ricky Steamboat & Dick Slater vs. Abdullah the Butcher & Killer Tor Kamata
Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk vs. The Sheik & Great Mephisto
12/5/80
Billy Robinson & Les Thornton vs. Nick Bockwinkel & Jim Brunzell 45:00
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Ricky Steamboat & Dick Slater
12/5/80 Kochi Prefectural Civic Hall
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Ricky Steamboat & Dick Slater
World's Strongest Tag League: Nick Bockwinkel & Jim Brunzell vs. Billy Robinson & Les Thornton
World's Strongest Tag League: Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk vs. Abdullah The Butcher & Killer Tor Kamata
12/9/80 Osaka Prefectural Gym
Ricky Steamboat vs. The Sheik
World's Strongest Tag League: Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk vs. Nick Bockwinkel & Jim Brunzell
World's Strongest Tag League: Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Abdullah The Butcher & Killer Tor Kamata
12/11/80 Tokyo Kuramae Kokugikan
'80 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Abdullah the Butcher & Tor Kamata vs. The Sheik & Great Mephisto
'80 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk
12/1/80 Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center
Ricky Steamboat vs. Jumbo Tsuruta
The Sheik vs. Abdullah the Butcher
12/11/80: Nick Bockwinkel vs. Billy Robinson 30:00. ****1/2
12/1/80: Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Les Thornton & Bill Robinson
12/10/80 Tochigi Prefectural Gym HH (Green tint): Dory Funk Jr. vs. Nick Bockwinkel 30:00
12/5/80 Kochi Prefectural Civic Hall World's Strongest Tag League: Nick Bockwinkel & Jim Brunzell vs. Billy Robinson & Les Thornton
11/28/80 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
World's Strongest Tag League: Ricky Steamboat & Dick Slater vs. Abdullah the Butcher & Killer Tor Kamata
World's Strongest Tag League: Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk vs. The Sheik & Great Mephisto
12/1/80 Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center
Giant Baba vs. Nick Bockwinkle
The Sheik vs. Abdullah the Butcher
Note: all matches Sekai Saikyo Tag
12/9/80 Osaka Furitsu Taiikukaikan
Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk vs. Nick Bockwinkel & Jim Brunzell
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Abdullah the Butcher & Tor Kamata
12/11/80
Abdullah the Butcher & Tor Kamata vs. The Sheik & Great Mephisto
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk
5/2/80 Korakuen Hall: Abdullah the Butcher vs. The Sheik
9/12/80 Ichinomiya: Harley Race vs. Mil Mascaras
12/1/80 Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center: Ricky Steamboat vs. Jumbo Tsuruta 30:00
12/11/80 Tokyo Kuramae Kokugikan: Nick Bockwinkel vs. Billy Robinson 30:00
11/28/80 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Ricky Steamboat & Dick Slater vs. Abdullah the Butcher & Tor Kamata
World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Dory Funk & Terry Funk vs. The Sheik & Great Mephisto
12/1/80 Hokkaido Sapporo Nakajima Taiiku Center
Giant Baba vs. Nick Bockwinkel
The Sheik vs. Abdullah the Butcher
12/5/80 Kochi Kenmin Taiikukan, World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Billy Robinson & Les Thornton vs. Nick Bockwinkel & Jim Brunzell
12/1/80 Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center: Giant Baba vs. Nick Bockwinkle
12/9/80 Osaka Prefectural Gym
'80 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk vs. Nick Bockwinkle & Jim Brunzel
'80 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs Abdullah the Butcher & Tor Kamata
12/1/80: Abdullah the Butcher vs. The Shiek
12/11/80 Tag League: Tor Kamata & Abdullah The Butcher vs. The Shiek & Great Mephisto
6/10/81: Ricky Steamboat vs. Jimmy Snuka
6/29/80 Toronto City Canada, Maple Leaf Garden Mid Atlantic Tag Titles: Jimmy Snuka & Ray Stevens vs. Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood. Steamboat worked most of the match and it was real good with him opposing both Stevens and Snuka. Very good match.
12/1/80 Sapporo Nakajima Taiiku Center: Ricky Steamboat vs. Jumbo Tsuruta. Excellent technically, but rather dull. Slow paced because they were going to a 30:00 draw
6/3/81 Sapporo Nakajima 2/3 Falls: Giant Baba & Kintaro Oki vs The Sheik & Bugsy McGraw
12/5/80 Kochi Prefectural Civic Hall '80 World's Strongest Tag Decision League: Billy Robinson & Les Thornton vs Nick Bockwinkle & Jim Brunzell
12/5/80 Kochi-ken Min Taiikukan: Dick Slater & Ricky Steamboat vs. Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta. Jumbo worked most of the way, carrying his team big time. Slater was so much different (better) here than during his WWF days. Good match.
11/30/81 Nagoya Aichi-ken Taiikukan: Terry Funk vs. Bruiser Brody. Double juice. Snuka interferes on Brody's behalf, and they beat the hell out of Terry until Dory Jr. made the save. Very good match.
10/9/81 Tokyo Kuramae Kokugikan: Giant Baba & Bruno Sammartino vs. Tiger Jeet Singh & Umanosuke Ueda. Horrible match, but what do you expect when Baba is past it and the others could never work a lick.
12/9/80 Osaka Furitsu Taiikukaikan: The Sheik vs. Ricky Steamboat
4/10/81 Hiroshima Kenritsu Taiikukan, 9th Champion Carnival League Match: Brusier Brody vs. Abdullah the Butcher
9/6/79 2/3 Falls: Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta & Mil Mascaras vs. Bobo Brazil & Carlos Colon & Abdullah The Butcher
9/10/80 NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Giant Baba vs. Harley Race
6/29/80 Toronto Maple Leaf Garden: Dory Funk vs Abdullah the Butcher
12/11/80 Tokyo Kuramae Kokugikan '80 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk
#027
12/9/95 Tokyo Tag League Final: Kenta Kobashi & Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada
12/6/96 Tokyo Tag League Final: Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Jun AKiyama & Mitsuharu Misawa
#028
12/7/79 Osaka Tag League: Dory Funk Jr & Terry Funk vs. Dos Caras & Mil Mascaras
12/11/80 Tokyo Tag League: Abdullah the Butcher & Tor Kamata vs. Great Mephisto & The Sheik
11/22/87 Tokyo Tag League: Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy vs. Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka
DVD #1 1977/1978
Finishes of 1977 league matches: Billy Robinson & Horst Hoffman vs. Mighty Inoue & Akihisa Takachiho, Terry & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Rocky Hata, Abdullah The Butcher & The Sheik vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba, Terry & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Billy Robinson & Horst Hoffman, Rusher Kimura & Great Kusatsu vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba, Abdullah The Butcher & The Sheik vs. Billy Robinson & Horst Hoffman, Terry & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba, Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba vs. Kintaro Oki & Kim Duk
12/15/77 World Open Tag Title League Match: Terry & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Abdullah The Butcher & The Sheik finals 14:40
Finishes of 1978 league matches: Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba vs. Billy Robinson & Wild Angus, Terry & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Nick Bockwinkle & Blackjack Lanza, Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba vs. Nick Bockwinkle & Blackjack Lanza, Terry & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Abdullah The Butcher & The Sheik
12/15/78 '78 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba vs. Terry & Dory Funk Jr. 45:00
DVD #2 1979/1980
Finishes of 1979 league matches: Abdullah The Butcher & The Sheik vs. Wahoo McDaniel & Frank Hill, Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba vs. Abdullah The Butcher & The Sheik, Mil Mascaras & Dos Caras vs. Terry & Dory Funk Jr., Mil Mascaras & Dos Caras vs. Abdullah The Butcher & The Sheik, Mil Mascaras & Dos Caras vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba,
12/13/79 '79 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Abdullah The Butcher & The Sheik vs. Terry & Dory Funk Jr. 17:15. Corny bloodbath that's more like a Z grade horror movie with almost no actual wrestling, but the fans are going nuts the whole time. Terry just hams it up with all his spastic overselling then Dory finally tags in & manages to suplex Abby, which is about where the holds begin & end. Abdullah has to find a way to carry his team since Sheik is 53, so he does what he always does, bleeds from the 1st or 2nd punch to the head, and from here it's just carnage with Terry focusing on enlarging Abby's cut while Sheik busts Dory open. Everyone eventually bleeds because what else are they capable of doing together, but none of this leads to anything that resembles a wrestling move or match, with the ref constantly managing to not see the foreign objects that are responsible for all the offense. I don't know that this is any worse than any other Abby & Sheik match, but I'd literally rather watch any match in the history of FMW or IWA Japan than this DUD.
Finishes of 1980 league matches: Ricky Steamboat & Dick Slater vs. Abdullah The Butcher & Tor Kamata, Terry & Dory Funk Jr. vs. The Sheik & Great Mephisto, Billy Robinson & Les Thornton vs. Nick Bockwinkle & Jim Brunzell, Terry & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Nick Bockwinkle & Jim Brunzell, Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba vs. Abdullah The Butcher & Tor Kamata, Abdullah The Butcher & Tor Kamata vs. The Sheik & Great Mephisto
12/11/80 '80 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Terry & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba 43:50. These teams had 45:00 draws in the previous 3 tag leagues, but with Baba & Jumbo coming in a point behind the Funks, that really put the pressure on the natives to finally break through & even things at 2 tag leagues a piece rather than finish tie for 2nd with Abdullah & Kamata & allow the Texans to capture their third league. Only Baba seemed to feel that urgency early on & was interested in taking things to the next level when he came in. However, while Baba tried to pick things up with his signature highspots, the others still more or less stuck to their body work, delivering an unspectacular technical match where the Funks worked on Jumbo's knee & Baba's team worked on Terry's back. The quality was good from the outset, and it was a consistent but never particularly dynamic until they shifted to the stretch run about 27 minutes in when Jumbo came in & stomped Terry's head to break up the rolling cradle, then just kept putting the boots to him until Dory came in swinging. Jumbo was quite good during this final portion, but overall, the disappointment of the match is his greatness wasn't on display before that. He didn't or couldn't prod the Funks into doing anything that would instill any urgency or changes of pace into the match before the action finally got hot. Part of the problem may just have been that, even though Jumbo was well established by this point as the #2 star in the company, the style was basically Baba's when he was in & Dory's when Baba wasn't, so Jumbo never seemed to make even portions of the match his own despite logging the most ring time. Baba finally hit his big boot on Dory & told Jumbo to ascend to the top for his flying knee drop, which he gladly still delivered despite Terry diving on top of his brother before Jumbo lept. Terry taking the brunt of the impact apparently allowed Dory to come right back with his backdrop, but he lost the advantage going to the floor to check of Terry's health. The stretch run was shaping up to contain all the intensity & action you wanted to occur 20 minutes earlier when Baba managed to win without even knowing he won despite booking this nonsense. I'm not honestly sure why Jumbo wasn't counted out as he hit the floor first with Terry knocking him through the ropes with his headbutt then following him out. Both made it back to the apron, with Baba shoulderblocking Terry off then going back to fighting Dory, but Jumbo then fell off the apron without actually reentering. However, Joe Higuchi just completely ignored Jumbo & finished the count on Terry. To make things more muddled, you can't really tell he counted Terry out as Joe goes back in the ring & deals with Dory & Baba then eventually raises the hand of Jumbo, who finally reentered, and Baba just has this great befuddled look as he looks around trying to figure out what the hell happened. Needless to say this finish was super anticlimactic, and actually way worse than just another draw because at least you know what a draw is without having to rewind to figure out what happened. I want to say this match would have benefitted from being 2/3 falls, but the whole gimmick was neither team could even win one. The finishing sequence is what would essentially have been the 3rd fall, give or take, but what I mean though is they just needed something to prod them into some tempo changes earlier on. As it was, it was fine except for the finish, but as the final match of the tournament & the "payoff" to a rivalry that had been so equal, it just seemed like a nice match that managed to inconclusively keep everyone & everything exactly as before. ***1/4
DVD #3 1981/1982/1983
Finishes of 1981 league matches: Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara, Harley Race & Larry Hennig vs. The Sheik & Mark Lewin, Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba vs. Tiger Jeet Singh & Umanosuke Ueda
12/13/81 '81 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka vs. Terry & Dory Funk Jr. 21:41
Finishes of 1982 league matches: Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba vs. Umanosuke Ueda & Super Destroyer, Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen vs. Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood, Terry & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood, Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen vs. Harley Race & Dick Slater, Terry & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Harley Race & Dick Slater, Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba, Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba vs. Harley Race & Dick Slater,
12/13/82 '82 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen vs. Terry & Dory Funk Jr. 12:30
Finishes of 1983 league matches: Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen vs. Ron Fuller & Barry Windham, Tiger Jeet Singh & Umanosuke Ueda vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu, Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen vs. Goro Tsurumi & The Mongolian, Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Giant Baba & Dory Funk Jr., Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen vs. Mil Mascaras & Dos Caras, Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Ron Fuller & Barry Windham, Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen vs. Giant Baba & Dory Funk Jr., Giant Baba & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Tiger Jeet Singh & Umanosuke Ueda
12/12/83 '83 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen vs. Jumbo Tsruta & Genichiro Tenryu 17:54
DVD #4 1984/1985
Finishes of 1984 league matches: Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu, Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu
12/8/84 '84 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Terry & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen 18:42
Finishes of 1985 league matches: Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Rusher Kimura & Ashura Hara, Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase vs. Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith, Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Nick Bockwinkle & Curt Hennig, Giant Baba & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Harley Race & Jesse Barr, Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase vs. Harley Race & Jesse Barr, Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu, Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase vs. Giant Baba & Dory Funk Jr., Harley Race & Jesse Barr vs. Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu, Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase vs. Nick Bockwinkle & Curt Hennig, Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith, Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith vs. Harley Race & Jesse Barr, Giant Baba & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu
12/12/85 '85 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase vs. Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu 30:00
DVD #5 1986/1987
Finishes of 1986 league matches: Rick Martel & Tom Zenk vs. Terry & Dory Funk Jr., Giant Baba & Tiger Mask II vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu, Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase vs. Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu, Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu, Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase vs. Terry & Dory Funk Jr., Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu, Terry & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu,
12/12/86 '82 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Final: Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase vs. Jumbo Tsruta & Genichiro Tenryu 8:13
Finishes of 1987 league matches: Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy vs. Mark Youngblood & Chris Youngblood, Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. TNT (Savio Vega) & Abdullah The Butcher, Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara vs. Tom Zenk & The Terminator, Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka vs. Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy, Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara, Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu, Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy vs. Giant Baba & Hiroshi Wajima, Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara vs. TNT & Abdullah The Butcher, Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu, Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka vs. Giant Baba & Hiroshi Wajima, Great Kabuki & John Tenta vs. Tom Zenk & The Terminator, TNT & Abdullah The Butcher vs. Giant Baba & Hiroshi Wajima, Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara,
12/11/87 '87 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka 8:46 of 16:51. No finish
DVD #6 1988/1989
Finishes of 1988 league matches: Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy vs. Shunji Takano & John Tenta, Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu, Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy vs. Abdullah The Butcher & Tiger Jeet Singh, Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada, Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy vs. Jerry Blackwell & Phil Hickerson, Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Abdullah The Butcher & Tiger Jeet Singh
12/16/88 '88 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada 21:02
Finishes of 1989 league matches: Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Samson Fuyuki, Abdullah The Butcher & Tiger Jeet Singh vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu, Stan Hansen & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith, Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu, Stan Hansen & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Terry Gordy & Bill Irwin, Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu, Abdullah The Butcher & Tiger Jeet Singh vs. Stan Hansen & Genichiro Tenryu, Abdullah The Butcher & Tiger Jeet Singh vs. Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith, Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura vs. Stan Hansen & Genichiro Tenryu, Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Terry Gordy & Bill Irwin, Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Samson Fuyuki, Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith vs. Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas
12/6/89 '89 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Stan Hansen & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu 28:57
DVD #7 1990/1991
Finishes of 1990 league matches: Giant Baba & Andre the Giant vs. Dick Slater & Joel Deaton, Stan Hansen & Dan Spivey vs. Terry & Dory Funk Jr., Abdullah The Butcher & Giant Kamala vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue, Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Kenta Kobashi & Johnny Ace, Stan Hansen & Dan Spivey vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue, Giant Baba & Andre the Giant vs. Terry Gordy & Steve Williams, Giant Baba & Andre the Giant vs. Skywalker Nitron & Butch Masters, Stan Hansen & Dan Spivey vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada, Terry Gordy & Steve Williams vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue, Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue vs. Kenta Kobashi & Johnny Ace, Terry Gordy & Steve Williams vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada, Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada
12/7/90 '90 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Steve Williams & Terry Gordy vs. Stan Hansen & Dan Spivey 29:59
Finishes of 1991 league matches: Steve Williams & Terry Gordy vs. Dory Funk Jr. & Al Perez, Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue vs. Dynamite Kid & Johnny Smith, Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Stan Hansen & Dan Spivey, Giant Baba & Andre the Giant vs. Rusher Kimura & Mighty Inoue, Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Terry Gordy & Steve Williams vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue, Giant Baba & Andre the Giant vs. Stan Hansen & Dan Spivey, Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue, Terry Gordy & Steve Williams vs. Stan Hansen & Dan Spivey, Dynamite Kid & Johnny Smith vs. Johnny Ace & Sonny Beach, Abdullah The Butcher & Giant Kamala vs. Giant Baba & Andre the Giant, Stan Hansen & Dan Spivey vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue
12/6/91 '91 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Steve Williams & Terry Gordy vs. Mitsuhara Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada 25:24
DVD #8 1992/1993
Finishes of 1992 league matches: Giant Baba & Kenta Kobashi vs. Abdullah The Butcher & Giant Kamala, Terry Gordy & Steve Williams vs. Dan Spivey & Kendall Windham, Akira Taue & Jun Akiyama vs. Dory Funk Jr. & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Joel Deaton & Billy Black, Terry Gordy & Steve Williams vs. Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas, Giant Baba & Kenta Kobashi vs. Stan Hansen & Johnny Ace, Terry Gordy & Steve Williams vs. Akira Taue & Jun Akiyama, Giant Baba & Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada, Giant Baba & Kenta Kobashi vs. Akira Taue & Jun Akiyama, Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Terry Gordy & Steve Williams, Terry Gordy & Steve Williams vs. Th The Patriot & The Eagle, Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Stan Hansen & Johnny Ace, Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas vs. The Patriot & The Eagle, Terry Gordy & Steve Williams vs. Stan Hansen & Johnny Ace
12/4/92 '92 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Mitsuhara Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Akira Taue & Jun Akiyama 23:52
Finishes of 1993 league matches: Steve Williams & Big Bubba vs. The Patriot & The Eagle, Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Dan Spivey & Johnny Ace, Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue vs. Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas, Giant Baba & Stan Hansen vs. The Patriot & The Eagle, Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Steve Williams & Big Bubba, Giant Baba & Stan Hansen vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue, Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Giant Baba & Stan Hansen, Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. The Patriot & The Eagle, Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue vs. Steve Williams & Big Bubba, Giant Baba & Stan Hansen vs. Steve Williams & Big Bubba
12/3/93 '93 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Mitsuhara Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue 23:34
DVD #9 1994/1995
Finishes of 1994 league matches: Giant Baba & Stan Hansen vs. The Eagle & The Falcon, Mitsuhara Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas, Dan Spivey & Jim Steele vs. Jun Akiyama & Takao Omori, Giant Baba & Stan Hansen vs. Mitsuhara Misawa & Kenta Kobashi, Mitsuhara Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Steve Williams & Johnny Ace
12/10/94 '94 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Match: Giant Baba & Stan Hansen vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue 26:30
Finishes of 1995 league matches: Stan Hansen/Gary Albright vs. Dan Kroffat/Doug Furnas, Misawa/Kobashi vs. Rob Van Dam/Johnny Smith, Kawada/Taue vs. Johnny Ace/Patriot
12/9/95 '95 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Final: Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue 24:04
DVD #10 1996/1997
Finishes of 1996 league matches: Kobashi/Patriot vs. Hansen/Omori, Kawada/Taue vs. Kamala/Izumida, Misawa/Akiyama vs. Steve Williams/Johnny Ace, Hansen/Omori vs. Sabu/Albright, Kawada/Taue vs. Williams/Ace, Misawa/Akiyama vs. Kobashi/Patriot, Hansen/Omori vs. Kamala/Izumida, Albright/Sabu vs. Kobashi/Patriot, Kawada/Taue vs. Akiyama/Misawa, Hansen/Omori vs. Sabu/Albright, Kawada/Taue vs. Izumida/Kamala, Misawa/Akiyama vs. Williams/Ace,
12/6/96 '96 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Final: Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama 31:37
Finishes of 1997 league matches: Izumida/Kamala vs. Hayabusa/Jinsei Shinzaki, Williams/Albright vs. Omori/Honda, Kobashi/Ace vs. Windham/Bradshaw, Misawa/Akiyama vs. Wolf Hawkfield/Johnny Smith, Kawada/Taue vs. Hansen/Duncum Jr., Omori/Honda vs. Hayabusa/Shinzaki, Hansen/Duncum vs. Windham/Bradshaw, Williams/Albright vs. Hawkfield/Smith, Misawa/Akiyama vs. Kamala/Izumida, Williams/Albright vs. Windham/Bradshaw, Kawada/Taue vs. Hayabusa/Shinzaki, Misawa/Akiyama vs. Ace/Kobashi, Kawada/Taue vs. Ace/Kobashi, Misawa/Akiyama vs. Hayabusa/Shinzaki
12/5/97 '97 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Final: Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama 30:52
DVD #11 1998/1999
Finishes of 1998 league matches: Kawada/Taue vs. Headhunters, Misawa/Ogawa vs. Vader/Hansen, Johnny Ace/Bart Gunn vs. Takayama/Omori, Kobashi/Akiyama vs. Headhunters, Misawa/Ogawa vs. Ace/Gunn, Akiyama/Kobashi vs. Vader/Hansen, Takayama/Omori vs. Kamala/Albright, Kawada/Taue vs. Ace/Gunn, Kobashi/Akiyama vs. Misawa/Ogawa, Vader/Hansen vs. Ace/Gunn, Misawa/Ogawa vs. Headhunters, Kawada/Taue vs. Kobashi/Akiyama, Misawa/Ogawa vs. Omori/Takayama, Hansen/Vader vs. Headhunters, Ace/Gunn vs. Kobashi/Akiyama
12/5/98 '98 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Final: Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama vs. Vader & Stan Hansen 19:03
Finishes of 1999 league matches: Kobashi/Akiyama vs. Honda/Masao Inoue, Taue/Hansen vs. Albright/Hawkfield, Misawa/Ogawa vs. Smith/Vader, Misawa/Ogawa vs. Kobashi/Akiyama, Misawa/Ogawa vs. Honda/Inoue, Hansen/Taue vs. Omori/Takayama, Misawa/Ogawa vs. Omori/Takayama, Kobashi/Akiyama vs. Taue/Hansen, Albright/Hawkfield vs. Kobashi/Akiyama, Taue/Hansen vs. Vader/Smith
12/3/99 '99 World's Strongest Tag Decision League Final: Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama vs. Stan Hansen & Akira Taue 20:15