Old School AJPW Finishers

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Jam

3 жыл бұрын

Most finishers are from the 90s, a few from the 80s and 70s.
All credit goes to AJPW.

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@NappyPappy4life 2 жыл бұрын

I love how the moves are either "wow that could never be a finisher today" or "holy shit they let people do that?!?"

@spongeyspikes09 2 жыл бұрын

and then there's Hayabusa... And Kobashi's Burning Hammer

@thaboyshawn5911 2 жыл бұрын

They all could be finishers today they just aren’t protected how they used to and actually used as a finished instead of 30 times in a match or on the card

@user-hp7kk4gq6t 2 жыл бұрын

@@thaboyshawn5911 Like the DDT or the Dropkick

@malekkd 2 жыл бұрын

@@thaboyshawn5911 So you're saying they couldn't be finishers then. Lmao

@Dr.Quarex 2 жыл бұрын

It was hilarious to me how most of the worst moves were from the Americans. Except fuckin' George Hines, hot damn, never heard of him but he looked like a beast somehow

@rustyshackleford2950 2 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate how the guys getting pinned are regularly twitching their legs like they're trying and failing to kick out instead of just lying there. Gives the impression that the moves are real. They weren't knocked completely comatose, but they got their bell rung and the wind knocked out of them to pin them for three seconds.

@danevertt3210 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, good call!

@timfitz2043 2 жыл бұрын

There are numerous times in this video where I wince. There are two occasions on here, though, where the guy either got a concussion or was unconscious for a short period of time. That is some stiff ass wrestling, holy crap.

@taleoftwowolves74 2 жыл бұрын

@@timfitz2043 Thats Japan

@timfitz2043 2 жыл бұрын

@@taleoftwowolves74 is it? Is that what the "Japan" means in "All Japan Pro Wrestling"? All this time I thought it meant "Jabberwocky". I guess you learn a new thing everyday. Thanks!

@taleoftwowolves74 2 жыл бұрын

@@timfitz2043 I meant 'thats Japan' as in 'Yeah I know right, Japan are stiff as fuck and its awesome'

@hagridsdisappointingson769 2 жыл бұрын

I love how it was like 20 dudes using basic suplexes and rest holds and 6 guys that genuinely tried to kill people with their finishers.

@DanRoom27 2 жыл бұрын

And one guy, Stan Hansen, who was legally blind and wrecking people unintentionally!

@brunodiaz4726 2 жыл бұрын

The thing is the big sweaty beating that went before the finisher

@williammcdermott8692 Жыл бұрын

Just look kenta kobayashi what the burning hammer

@Gigas0101 Жыл бұрын

@@williammcdermott8692 I think he only used the burning hammer (and some variants) a total of 6 times in his televised career. Better people than me can probably give you the exact details on it, though. I might be repeating some baseless rumour I heard back in the day.

@mikes.7654 Жыл бұрын

@@Gigas0101 Seven times. All to Misawa - the only one crazy enough to take that dangerous-ass move

@TheEpicMan77 3 жыл бұрын

RIP all the wrestlers from this company who passed away giant baba bruiser Brody Vader mitsauru bam bam and others may theirs souls Rest In Peace

@IAmAndrew1 3 жыл бұрын

I'll never get tired of hearing the announcer scream in terror when Kobashi hits the Burning Hammer

@boycemallas8190 3 жыл бұрын

It is kinda dubbed like MXC lol.

@williamzebub3252 3 жыл бұрын

Is there a particular announcer that's the one always flipping out? I don't know Japanese, but it's still entertaining to hear THREE! THREEEE!! DRIVERRR!!! SUPLUXU!!! LARIAOTO!!!!

@IAmAndrew1 3 жыл бұрын

@@williamzebub3252 I wish I knew

@myflymkultra268 3 жыл бұрын

@@williamzebub3252 im pretty sure his name is Akira Fukuzawa

@mansuraakhter3250 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@-_._._- 3 жыл бұрын

Seeing George Hines, a guy I've legit never heard of before today, giving his finisher to friggin' Kamala of all people was a surprise.

@Dr.Quarex 2 жыл бұрын

He was a Fulton in Smoky Mountain apparently, which I think rings a bell from some Jim Cornette rant or another

@PontFlair Жыл бұрын

He didn't do it to the real Kamala (R.I.P.) that we all know. But it was a SUPER nice finisher no doubt. Michinoku Driver BEFORE Taka

@pickettpride6980 27 күн бұрын

That was Kamala II, he wresting ECW as Uganda

@Platform246 25 күн бұрын

Exact same

@kingofthecommentsection8056 2 жыл бұрын

I adore that half the roster used a Michinoku driver as a finisher and called it a different name each time. Hope Taka-San got his royalties for those.

@IcyKubai7 2 жыл бұрын

AJPW wrestlers having 3+ finishers really adds to the tension in the matches. You never know what move might finish a match and makes everything seem dangerous.

@Dave-rf1zj 2 жыл бұрын

My memory sucks...but that's what i was thinking. They would have a primary finisher, then a secondary and a third. And as i recall the Tiger Driver '91 (ganso bomb) and Burning Hammer finishers were both rarely used...like maybe 5 or so times at most.

@BoxingMMAFan1 2 жыл бұрын

Isn't this normal for most Main event level wrestlers? I don't know much about wrestling outside of WWE so I am curious

@Dave-rf1zj 2 жыл бұрын

@@BoxingMMAFan1 now a days it's more common for a wrestler to have multiple finishers, but back then it wasn't. Plus, their finishers had levels...a primary finisher....secondary finisher and sometimes a third finisher that was rarely used...such as Mitsuharu Misawa's Tiger Driver '91 (kneeling double underhook Ganso bomb), Kenta Kobashi's Burning Hammer (inverted Death Valley Driver) and Toshiaki Kawada's Ganso bomb. Particularly because of how dangerous those moves were.

@kieranbarnes20 2 жыл бұрын

@@Dave-rf1zj Protected Superfinishers

@Dave-rf1zj 2 жыл бұрын

@@kieranbarnes20 true...but those 3 moves i mentioned were also dangerous and rarely used.

@DemonArshan 2 жыл бұрын

The crowd, the energy, the excitement in commentators voice ! Sometimes I'm just proud I'm a pro wrestling fan it's such an art.

@jasonschad5379 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, this was just like watching WWF No Mercy finishers performed irl. Brutal and awesome.

@elvistwatty 3 жыл бұрын

This is where they came from

@jangyjangles7040 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 yo I’m dying Laughing reading this. I was like I’m watching wcw vs the world in real life. Every last finisher in that game is in this video.

@twig8523 2 жыл бұрын

Oh man, the Spinning Toe Hold was crazy over! I love the concept of tiered finishers. With the most powerful being used only rarely. But I understand the complications that arise from losing to someone's "weakest" finish. It's a concept that's bound to fade as time goes on, & the industry develops.

@mcid111 2 жыл бұрын

I remember thinking that Kairi Sane's Insane Elbow would have made a top-tier finisher and she could have developed a "lesser" finisher to use in less serious matches, partially because of how devastating and unique the Insane Elbow looked, but also because it seemed like it would take its toll on her. So with moves that get that kind of reception, I think it could work. Besides that, someone like The Undertaker can have 3+ finishers due to his combination of size, strength, skill, character work, and veteran status. I guess the flipside is if the Undertaker uses chokeslams to put mid-carders away in a believable fashion, it waters down the chokeslam as a finisher for other wrestlers. Not everyone should need a completely unique finisher, but I assume most companies wouldn't want the backdrop suplex inflation made apparent by this video.

@twig8523 2 жыл бұрын

@@mcid111 Yeah, considering how it'd play out over a whole career as well as the acceleration of the spor towards more competitive matches more often, I think the better way to go is to need to develop new finishers as time goes by. Like Jericho with the Lionsault, to the Liontamer, to the Walls, to the Codebreaker to the Judas Effect. Putting personal opinions about his career completely to the side, a wrestler being forced to develop & elevate their technique to rise up & stay on top, seems the better way to go, psychologically. Holding a trump card in reserve is still an interesting way to go too, but again the progression of the move us more likely to be devalued, or at least to work in contrast the direction that the industry is going in.

@mcid111 2 жыл бұрын

@@twig8523 Yeah, Jericho is a fantastic example because it's understandable he would do the Lionsault less and less as he's reaching the twilight of his career. So when he does do it, it's self-evident he's pulling out all the stops. A more downplayed example that just came to mind is the rare occasions that Stone Cold would bust out the Million Dollar Dream. Although maybe that's less about tiered finishers and more about resorting to phased out moves both to reference the character history and signal the wrestler's desperation in wanting to defeat his opponent.

@KasumiRINA Жыл бұрын

I wish Braun would use his "weaker" finishers like reverse chokeslam, elevated triangle choke or jackknife powerbomb instead of goddamn basic powerslam. Right now tho, Charlotte has submission and normal finisher, Becky also does... guys tho? Well, Roman has guillotine.

@zibberebbiz 11 ай бұрын

It's so cool for the top guys all to have a super unique special move only brought out for the highest, most meaningful moments, or special modifiers like the wrist clutch to make finishers even more powerful. This is why it really pisses me off when some self-congratulatory indy dude does those special moves, like Dan Maff using the burning hammer in like every match and Eddie Kingston (yes even King) when he does his super ugly stretch plum or uraken or whatever move he saw on a tape that morning.

@OutsiderHALL 3 жыл бұрын

I love how US wrestlers always step up when wrestling in Japan. Has Ted DiBiase ever use the Cobra Clutch slam in the US? I know his son used a version of it when he was wrestling.

@cmurphy0707 Жыл бұрын

I don’t believe he did.

@DudleyDawg 11 ай бұрын

He actually did the Cobra Clutch leg sweep in a few recent indy appearances. You can find clips on KZfaq.

@Nobleshield 26 күн бұрын

That's actually a pertty brilliant move. Million Dollar Dream but then do a legsweep instead.

@ecwfan15108 3 жыл бұрын

I love the backdrop suplex. I wish more Americans used it. This was one of your best compilations. Another old school would be great.

@ibushi5467 3 жыл бұрын

I wish I could recommend Old school NJPW but because of copyrights issue I don't think its possible.

@singerdude1992 3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the original variation of the backdrop suplex is WAYYY too dangerous. In Japan now they're not AS common likely for that reason

@petervanheerden2133 3 жыл бұрын

I completely agree. Dr Death's backdrop driver is insane. The only prominent person outside of Japan that uses it as far as I know is Jordan Devlin. Please correct me if I'm wrong

@brianaguila6925 3 жыл бұрын

Jumbo Tsuruta's and Takeshi Morshima's backdrop drivers are hella dangerous too

@singerdude1992 3 жыл бұрын

@@petervanheerden2133 Based on his controversy, I don't like giving him credit, but he's very safe with it. It's closer to a Saito Suplex because he uses a twist that's around 90 degrees to make it less "head/neck drop death"

@Rustoization 2 жыл бұрын

8:57 ......HOLY CRAP

@theovereditedarena5672 6 ай бұрын

For my money, AJPW is the best wrestling ever was, ever is, and ever will be. Especially in the 90’s. Lots of people complain about a lack of story, but that’s what makes it wonderful. The good guys aren’t good because they have to overcome odds, but because that’s who they are. The bad guys aren’t bad because they want to win the title, or kidnap someone’s daughter, or injure someone, but because that’s who they are. Real people in a real fight like to fight first and talk later, and it makes it so much more real when they fight first.

@mrf19741 Жыл бұрын

RIP Giant Baba, Gary Albright, Bruiser Brody, Jack Brisco, Mitsuhara Misawa, Dynamite Kid, Davey Boy Smith, Steve Williams, Terry Gordy, Hayabusa, Hawk & Animal. Thank all of you for making Wrestling Awesome!

@haikuuthemaskerader4787 3 жыл бұрын

Kenta kobashi and misawa loved their entire move set brutal and just the look alone that burning hammer the emerald flowsion awesome finishers

@petervanheerden2133 3 жыл бұрын

The two G.O.A.Ts in my opinion

@pheenmachine 3 жыл бұрын

I was hyped that they gave King the Emerald Flowsion as his Rage Art in Tekken 7 .

@haikuuthemaskerader4787 3 жыл бұрын

@@pheenmachine same 🔥

@BangersTheBraeds 2 жыл бұрын

Innovators of their finishers

@American-drone 10 ай бұрын

He likes a Armor King.

@ibushi5467 3 жыл бұрын

Ahhh back when AJPW have some of the best talents around the world and the pillars are still there.

@GHite-vf8wr 2 жыл бұрын

That Tiger Driver 91 and Hawaiian Smasher are damn brutal!!!!

@PeeNidsCold 3 жыл бұрын

Giant Baba's neckbreaker drop looked awesome

@vinsilver 3 ай бұрын

I know right

@anthonyr.2621 3 жыл бұрын

Posting to show love for the Spinning Toe Hold. I still legit love that finisher.

@ibushi5467 3 жыл бұрын

Back when Vader and Bigelow were the most dangerous gaijins on the company.

@GFM1980 3 жыл бұрын

You missed bruiser brody in that short list

@TrazanFrmCG 3 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget Dr. Death

@ELTV1100 3 жыл бұрын

And Stan Hansen

@pheenmachine 3 жыл бұрын

@@TrazanFrmCG shit Dr. Death earned his nickname, he was unsafe worldwide.

@DirtiestSoul 3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Stan Hansen

@jangyjangles7040 2 жыл бұрын

I’m starting to appreciate the back body drop after watching this. Simple move performed like a actual finisher. The way they perform it looks devastating.

@erikglennrosenquist9010 3 жыл бұрын

All of these old school finishers are timeless.

@emmadilemma7800 2 жыл бұрын

The lowkey stars of this video are the announcers. "POWAAABOMB!" "POWAAAAABOOOMB!" GAAAMON SUUPLEX!" "PIYADRIVAAA!" "TIIIGAAR DRIIIVEEEEERRR!!" They make every move and pin sound exciting. They sound like they are losing their gotdamn minds and i love it.

@JouvaMoufette 2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget LARRRIIAAAATTTOOOOOOOOO

@Dr.Quarex 2 жыл бұрын

ELLLBOOOOOOOOOW!!!

@dinonuggiesguy4847 Жыл бұрын

BURNING HAMMMAAAAAARRR!!

@xRakumenx Ай бұрын

DEE DEE TEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

@ahmadzahraniAAZ Ай бұрын

COUNTO THREEEEEE

@NickPR87 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! This was probably my favorite era of puroresu. Kobashi, Misawa and Kawada were gods to me! Especially Misawa, he was to me the first japanese wrestler that was a hybrid of multiple wrestling styles and you just didn't know what he would do. Imagine Bret Hart in Japan at this time!! 🤯

@Jus2sick 3 жыл бұрын

He fought in FMW.

@RagnarokB Ай бұрын

I'm a Kawada guy personally, but really all three of those guys are like the holy trinity of amazing Japanese wrestling

@rkobiggestfan7 2 жыл бұрын

The Tiger Driver 91 gives me chills everytime I see it.

@Unaliq 7 ай бұрын

6:09 Now that's a thing of beauty

@MTG-444 3 жыл бұрын

Ted Dibiase definitely should’ve used that finish more often after locking in the clutch for some time, looks realistic as hell

@dil09ful 3 жыл бұрын

Right? Well at least his son used it for a while

@asdf4evr 2 жыл бұрын

So many of these are just called "backdrop suplex," and after seeing Baba's I thought it was pretty basic. Nah, these are Saito suplexes. I keep clutching at my neck just watching them.

@Shadojoker 3 жыл бұрын

Jam, each of these finisher videos are equivalent to watching a Star Wars trailer...epic and thoroughly enjoyable.

@JamWrestlingFinishers 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@aaronkelly3839 2 жыл бұрын

These backdrop suplexes look so God Damn brutal. I love it. Big fan of that reverse Gotch style pile-driver.

@nunoarcade 2 жыл бұрын

Nobody is kicking out of that Tiger driver 91, burning hammer, or the hawaiian smasher. Love the energy of the crowd and how insanely over most of these guys were, esp. Guys like Giant Baba and Misawa

@joshmau4472 3 жыл бұрын

Was not expecting that pop for Baba. It's his company of course but still was pleasantly surprised.

@giant9289 2 жыл бұрын

Baba was one of the founders of wrestling in Japan along with Inoki and Rikidozan. He was a legend highly regarded around the world as much as Andre the Giant during his prime. Founding the second most important japanese company also helped a lot ofc.

@ze-panda 2 жыл бұрын

8:28 Jesus, a Fireman's Carry Stunner That impact looked brutal

@Akhaada 3 жыл бұрын

The simplicity of ajpw is growing on me

@CrossfacePanda 3 жыл бұрын

The single best company & period in pro wrestling history. Mid 2000’s ROH & NOAH comes close, and AJW was really good in the 90’s too, but AJPW really was in a special league of their own. It’s peak pro wrestling to me.

@oscarestrada8477 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! And you notice how wrestling was a lot 'simpler' back then? I wish modern day wrestling started to go back to their roots and stopped making spots that look like taken from action movies

@alicod7160 3 жыл бұрын

@@oscarestrada8477 attitude era?

@gravitykat714 3 жыл бұрын

@@alicod7160 attitude era was great for entertainment but not for wrestling yeah you had some mat tacticians but you had a lot of matches being ran in on a lot of screwy finishes and it worked for the time but nowadays that style is boring

@alicod7160 3 жыл бұрын

@@gravitykat714 the companies mentioned did not draw like the attitude era.f wrestling. I mean just wrestling.current njpw sucks because they don't have larger than life characters like the golden era and the attitude era

@alicod7160 3 жыл бұрын

@@gravitykat714 moreover Kenta and okada were never eee.ever gonna be as popular as cena Austin Hogan etc

@Robby_C 2 жыл бұрын

AJPW was so savage. I miss the good old days.

@madmanwebster94 3 жыл бұрын

Kobashi could literally put you away with any move in his Arsenal. He only chose not to if he wanted a good match out of you. And by God did he have many.

@williammcdermott8692 2 жыл бұрын

Burning hammer land wrong dead man

@riffmcdude9830 3 жыл бұрын

This is why AJPW was so fun, everyone had a lot of finishers. Also, Fuchi is really underrated

@jakeywakeyeggsandbakeya3122 2 жыл бұрын

Man back drop suplex’s were like super kicks in AJPW, everybody had them

@Andrewlang90 2 жыл бұрын

That Firebird Splash is a killer finisher!!

@TrueTrife 2 жыл бұрын

That Burning Hammer made MY neck hurt, brutal!!

@jasondennison8911 3 жыл бұрын

Ted Dibiase using Dream Street long before his son even wrestled 👍

@tompalacuos7227 3 жыл бұрын

Powerbomb never gets old

@moto9ma392 3 жыл бұрын

butcher's axe is called “dokubari-elbow” in Japan. Dokubari means poison-needle.

@JamWrestlingFinishers 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting!

@BostinBlackCountryVeggie 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the insight 🤘

@kbro666 2 жыл бұрын

To think a simple back drop suplex is all it took to finish someone back in the day

@lizoyd18 2 жыл бұрын

That Hawaiin smasher , and that tiger suplex 91 is sooooooo deadly 😳

@kiku515 3 жыл бұрын

6:08 小橋秋山戦の「友よ、静かに、瞑れ」の実況がカッコ良かったのを覚えてる。

@ortegalovesgaming2040 3 жыл бұрын

Love the screaming during the burning hammer, you would think a man died lmaoo

@justinkulbaba5336 3 жыл бұрын

6:43 Best finisher ever

@aztn19 3 жыл бұрын

I liked Kobashi’s Kentucky Bomb too, albeit having family living there does sway my opinion of the move lol

@justinkulbaba5336 3 жыл бұрын

@@aztn19 i love the announcers scream at the point of impact!

@williammcdermott8692 Жыл бұрын

But he only used that move 6 times in his career

@quesoblanco5586 2 жыл бұрын

I love the call in EMERALD FLOWSIOOOOOOOONNN 😁

@Brooklyn_Bleek 2 жыл бұрын

That Burning Hammer, Tiger Suplex '91, Dangerous Backdrop & the lariats...whoof Never would I EVER!

@kev2thakos 2 жыл бұрын

I never thought I'd see a backdrop suplex be SO over. Like damn 5 guys used it as a finisher.

@wrestlingstuffv2 2 жыл бұрын

Time stamps, everyone. Also, I would like to point out some finishers the author has missed, but that won't change the quality of the video. Great job!!!! 00:00 - Abdullah The Butcher 00:11 - Akira Taue 00:40 - Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow (he also used a Falling Headbutt) 00:48 - British Bulldogs 01:05 - Bruiser Brody 01:16 - Dory Funk Jr. 01:26 - Gary Albright (he also used a Dragon Suplex and Sleeper Hold) 01:38 - Jado & Gedo 01:49 - Genichiro Tenryu 02:27 - George Hines 02:38 - Giant Baba 03:15 - Giant Kimala #2 (he also used a Diving Neckbreaker Drop) 03:24 - Hayabusa 03:33 - Headhunter A 03:43 - Hiroshi Wajima 03:51 - Jack Brisco 04:15 - Jinsei Shinzaki (he also used the diving Headbutt) 04:42 - Johnny Ace (he also used the Ace Crusher and the Johnny Spike) 04:52 - Johnny Smith (he also used the Running Powerslam) 05:14 - Jumbo Tsuruta 05:36 - Jun Akiyama (he also used the Wrist Clutch Exploder) 06:09 - Kenta Kobashi 07:19 - Kentaro Shiga (he also used the Tornado DDT) 07:29 - Kim Duk 07:38 - Kuniaki Kobayashi 07:48 - Masahito Kakihara 08:01 - Masanobu Fuchi 08:16 - Masao Inoue 08:27 - Maunakea Mossman 08:36 - Mitsuharu Misawa (he also used the Arm Trapped Facelock) 09:22 - Ric Flair 09:36 - Riki Choshu (he also used The Sasori Gatame/Sharpshooter) 09:46 - Road Warriors 10:00 - Satoru Asako 10:12 - Stan Hansen 10:34 - Steve Williams 10:53 - Takao Omori (he also used the Axe Bomber) 11:05 - Tamon Honda (he also used the Dead End and Tamon Powerbomb) 11:22 - Ted DiBiase 11:34 - Terry Gordy 11:43 - Tiger Jeet Singh 11:54 - Tiger Mask (he also used the German Suplex) 12:23 - Toshiaki Kawada (he also used the Dragon Suplex) 13:05 - Tsuyoshi Kikuchi (he also used the Hinotama Bomb) 13:16 - Vader (he also used the Vadersault) 13:47 - Yoshiaki Yatsu (he also used the Prison Lock) 14:06 - Yoshihiro Takayama (he also used the Cross Armbreaker) 14:17 - Yoshinari Ogawa 14:24 - Yoshinobu Kanemaru

@MistahSquid 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@KingT_418 3 жыл бұрын

2:20 the ref was trying to get an early wrestling career start with that sleeper hold

@kdpjr8766 2 жыл бұрын

That was the best 450 splash I ever witnessed it was FLAWLESS

@sunkid02 2 жыл бұрын

i was saying the same thing that shit was so smooth and clean fucking beautiful

@kdpjr8766 2 жыл бұрын

@@sunkid02 It was just so on spot

@leeprice133 2 жыл бұрын

That Gotch piledriver looked nasty. Seemed like the opponent landed full force on top of his head.

@BiggieTrismegistus 2 жыл бұрын

That was legit dangerous as hell. I can't believe the guy taking the move didn't get seriously hurt.

@petervanheerden2133 3 жыл бұрын

The 80s and 90s era of Pro wrestling NOAH, AJPW and All Japan women's wrestling is in my opinion the greatest era in wrestling

@duckmercy11 2 жыл бұрын

NOAH started in 2000.

@billbird6494 2 жыл бұрын

@@duckmercy11 Probably meant NJPW

@carlosr6462 10 ай бұрын

I love how they sold the moves and twitched their legs when they took the pin, those subtle details make it look like a legit competition

@OscillatorCollective Жыл бұрын

It’s crazy that AKIYAMA is still wrestling.

@bubblines 6 ай бұрын

Kanemaru too, over 2500 matches in his career overall

@zibberebbiz 11 ай бұрын

Wajima and Taue using "nodowa otoshi" is a super cool reference to their sumo background.You'l often hear the term "nodowa" when you watch sumo, which just means grabbing your opponent by the throat (that's legal in sumo btw), and it's like they pro-wrestlingified the move by adding the slam part.

@DT-ip4db 11 ай бұрын

Gunther in a nutshell, love the simplest of moves are finishers, none of this spamming of finishers and kickouts like we see today in American promotions

@chaosdromanah8620 3 жыл бұрын

The good old days

@evanhanley6437 2 жыл бұрын

Man this one of the coolest wrestling videos I have ever seen. Japanese commentators are amazing. I love the way they scream the finishers. The crowds are far more alive too. These stand out WAY more than American Wrestling. Sad to see so many legendary wrestlers aren't with us anymore but their legacies will live on forever. The wrestling looks exceptional. I really should look at Japanese Wrestling. I think we can all agree the finishers look so brutal and satisfying.

@Retrorevelations Жыл бұрын

I think it was New Japan, but I recently watched a trios match between Andre and Big John Studd etc., vs. Antonio Inoki and his team. And my god, Inoki was more over than pretty much any wrestler today in the early 80s, whenever that took place. It was insane. The crowd hung on every move, even the simplest ones, and there were SO many kids chanting "I-NO-KI!" I was honestly surprised by just how into it the audience was.

@germannavarro6614 2 жыл бұрын

That Hawaiian Smasher tho 🔥🔥👀

@yurinoworry 3 жыл бұрын

This is the kind of pro wrestling I want to learn to do.

@Theodiorr 3 жыл бұрын

Me too. Gotta make a trip to Japan

@yurinoworry 3 жыл бұрын

@@Theodiorr yeah unfortunately. the US has moved away from this style of wrestling and it makes me really sad to see.

@Theodiorr 3 жыл бұрын

@@yurinoworry I agree it’s kinda sad because I this style of wrestling would work great in America because when you get wrestlers who actually trained in this style to work in America, the crowds love it and get behind them.

@yurinoworry 2 жыл бұрын

@@Theodiorr that’s true. maybe someone who respects pro wrestling like this could come out with something that’s more equivalent to this old school style of wrestling. if they’re out there you got 1 guy already ready to work learn and work hard. LOL.

@rikiishitoru8885 2 жыл бұрын

Good luck

@darlingboyMMA 2 жыл бұрын

Something about seeing Giant Baba lifting a dude in the air for a back suplex is scary. The lack of body muscle probably helped him be mobile but man it's frightening.

@burtmacklin7556 2 жыл бұрын

Back when finishers were simple yet effective

@robbase5235 2 жыл бұрын

And believable

@jcdavid5023 3 жыл бұрын

stan hansen's lariat was so deadly

@BostinBlackCountryVeggie 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, made more dangerous by the fact that Stan Hansen had bad eyesight and pretty much threw it full force without knowing exactly where the opponent was (apparently) lol. Wrestling was so much more fun back then

@jesusismegacool 5 ай бұрын

So now I know why the crowd goes crazy for a back suplex whenever I watch old Japanese matches.

@r.m.m.1333 2 жыл бұрын

It felt like I broke my neck watching this video.

@stricklybusiness1254 3 жыл бұрын

This is the 90s ajpw style and finishers that got me hook to japanese wrestling,their hard hitting and methodical pin from referee,back then there was no youtube and the only way to get these shows was buy tapes from overseas.I watch tons of wwf and wcw shows and i still hungry for puroresu.Thanks for this video.

@RecantoSombrio 2 жыл бұрын

I love japanese wrestling, from the old days to the present days, their style is fantastic.

@disciple012 2 жыл бұрын

That Kenta Kobashi moonsault was nice. Looked like he was moving in slow motion.

@popozz Жыл бұрын

When I saw Kobashi's moonsault in the hall, it looked really slow and graceful. It is many times more beautiful than what you see on TV.

@bubblegumcrisis747 3 жыл бұрын

i love how the announcer just nuts to the Emerald Flowsion

@SquirrelASMR Жыл бұрын

That massive black dude is awesome. He can backflip off the ropes, and sell the other slams well because he's very agile for his size.

@michaelbadcock2297 2 жыл бұрын

The velocity and conviction of the moves are so brutal Might be a typical suplex but it's done with force

@mrf19741 3 жыл бұрын

Nothing has or will ever come close to the Golden Era of AJPW!

@TonyHookedonVanlife 3 жыл бұрын

Kanemaru has been sooo good for sooo long.

@christopherdoheny9250 6 ай бұрын

That cobra clutch suplex from Johnny ace was woeful.

@felatioable 2 жыл бұрын

I love how simple the moves are and yet look stiff and devastating

@SoftBank47 2 жыл бұрын

To me, this is as good as wrestling has ever been. If you choose to see it as a worked sport, 1990's All Japan was the peak of the art form.

@zibberebbiz 11 ай бұрын

It's also interesting to note that you had AJPW on one side, developing pure puroresu, and NJPW on the other side, doing more "shoot" style which directly led to the birth of MMA in Japan. And it's still the same thing fundamentally, just look how well shooty guys like Nagai and Kakihara fit into AJPW.

@MightyJabroni 11 ай бұрын

"If you choose to see it as a worked sport." That is exactly what wrestling has completely lost and what it was all about. Shit today looks like acrobatics with no sense for what makes sense and what doesn't. And all the guys look like average Joes or Abercombie and Fitch models. Wrestling fans of today's style live in a walled garden that is shkringing by the year and has been doing so for a long time. There simply is no cross appeal to a wider audience anymore. Look how casual many fans looked, when wrestling was really popular (be it in the US or in Japan). Now, wrestling has been hijacked by an exclusive, geeky fan culture, who think that spot fests without any sense of pacing and psychology are somehow an evolution of wrestling ..... while the rest of the world increasingly forgets about wrestling.

@stevonwhite8933 8 ай бұрын

@@MightyJabroni Buddy, you don’t know all fans nor do you speak for all new fans or interests.

@MightyJabroni 8 ай бұрын

@@stevonwhite8933 But I have eyes to see the shifts around it and how the audience has become more exclusive ... and smaller. I also can see, how the presentation, vibe and feel of the product changed. Dude, no one can deny with a straight face, that the cross appeal (as in: reaching a wider audience) of wrestling has significantly lost steam. By now, the WWE is banging it's chest when it gets the kind of TV ratings, that even fall short of what it made in the mid 90's (it's darkest commercial period). And that is not because of a decline of TV in general. Because other sports still do the same numbers (give or take), they did 15, 20, 25 years ago.

@stevonwhite8933 8 ай бұрын

@@MightyJabroni The audience got smaller (In America), because there was a purposeful monopoly made which killed interest. But, that doesn’t speak for other countries. Lucha Libre, is as popular as it always was for example. Other countries fanbase a if wrestling, have only grown with time. Your POV would be correct, if you focused solely on America.

@because_the_internet 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. I learnt a lot. I hadn't realised The Headshrinkers has been in All Japan and had never before heard of George Hines. Needless to say he got my attention.

@SoloSeason Жыл бұрын

Best commentary ever -- Good ol JR had to have learned from these boys in New Japan

@MegaNemesis87 2 жыл бұрын

6:42 Burning Hammer was the finisher i used on wwf no mercy on Nintendo 64, holy **** i'm old.

@TheSocioPat7786 2 жыл бұрын

Some of those look super dangerous

@davidgraham8299 2 жыл бұрын

Always felt All Japan was about wearing them down than the actual finisher.

@GrooviestQ 2 жыл бұрын

That tiger suplex ‘91 at 9:00 genuinely made me gasp

@akiyamajun4991 2 жыл бұрын

Isn't it tiger driver 91

@adammagson 3 жыл бұрын

Damn these old school finishers actually look painful, especially the head drop moves like the pile driver!

@Gr8ScottUK 3 жыл бұрын

Just watching Bruiser Brody here, I realised he was the wrestler Sledge Hammer was based on for Wrestle War on the Sega Mega Drive! The knee drop is exact!

@maosama3695 2 жыл бұрын

Where's Johnny ace's ace crusher? Jun akiyama's execution of northern lights suplex is just perfection kinda reminds me of the wild pegasus Benoit's. And Jesus misawa bumping his neck like that , he could've lay flat but no he had to break his fall with his neck.

@kaylimdonoghue4371 2 жыл бұрын

That gotch style tombstone was incredible

@jangyjangles7040 2 жыл бұрын

Count-a threeeee!!!!!!!! Man I miss these type of old school wrestling

@Gigas0101 2 жыл бұрын

The Burning Lariat just turning Akiyama inside out like that. No Doctor Bomb from Steve Williams, though?

@martinmorales1979 3 жыл бұрын

Far more convincing, and entertaining than today's pro wrestling.

@abdullahmuhammad8796 3 жыл бұрын

And far more dangerous . Back then people didn't really understood the damage thier head and necks we're receiving with those moves. It would be really idiotic to risk another wrestlers lives with moves like that in modern times.

@imanshafiq5835 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, way better than WWE today