[1986-12-12-AJPW] Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase

[JKWebb]

Holy shit! Talking about best/favorite matches under 10 minutes?? Ted Dibiase is in two of my favorites. #1 vs. Magnum TA on 5/27/84 (pretty sure that's under 10), and this match is has to be pretty high on that list. Hansen starts this sucker off with a MONSTER lariat. Then they work over the head of Tenryu. I love Hansen cutting off the hot tag with his knee. Dibiase and Jumbo both dish out some nasty strikes in this match. Jumbo is truly amazing once he gets the hot tag. He's a madman. I loved the drama of Hansen hitting the lariat on Dibiase on the outside, and Jumbo crawling in to beat the count.

[Superstar Sleeze]

Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase - AJPW 12/12/86

WESTERN LARIAT! Hansen & DiBiase look at each other as if to say "Do you know the plan?" and then BOOM! Hansen explodes into a LARIAT on the unexpecting Tenryu at the bell. Everyone brawls on the outside this is off to a red hot start. Things settle down into an incredible Tenryu face in peril segment. What I love more than anything are the frequent tags and  the cutoffs. It really feels like Tenryu is overwhelmed with these two beasts. Hansen sets low and Tenryu punt kicks him, but DiBiase YANKS Tenryu down from behind by the hair to prevent the tag. Tenryu backdrops DiBiase and Hansen rumbles in and cuts him off with a well-timed knee to head. The offense is brutal and they are snuffing out hope spots with precision. Deep Boston Crab by Hansen. Jumbo cant take anymore and saves Tenryu from the Boston Crab, but DiBiase and the ref force him out of the ring. Tenryu Enziguiri! Hansne wrangles him before he can get to Jumbo, each time Tenryu is getting closer and closer. They are buidling to the hot tag so well. DiBiase knocks Jumbo off the apron and makes sure to get his licks in on Tenryu before leaving. BIG HANSEN DROPKICK! For Two! DiBiase backdrop! Tenryu holds onto ropes and DiBiase crashes & burns on dropkick! My favorite cutoff, Tenryu is so damn close and Hansen comes charging in full force and bowls Tenryu from clear across the ring to prevent the tag. They have built this hot tag to a fever pitch! Tenryu gets the boot up on a charge and HOT TAG! WHAT A FUCKING HOT TAG IT IS! JUMBO TRUCKS DIBIASE WITH A LARIAT! ATTAKCS HANSEN! HIGH KNEE TO DIBIASE! HE IS TAKING ON TWO MEN AT ONCE AND PLAYING TO THE CROWD! HE IS ROCKING! HANSEN TACKLES DIBIASE TO SAVE HIM FROM JUMBO MONSTER LARIAT! OUTSIDE THE RING HANSEN CLOBBERS DIBIASE WITH THE LARIAT! JUMBO GETS BACK IN THE RING! COUNTOUT VICTORY! HOLY SHIT! THAT WAS AWESOME! Awesome sub-ten minute sprint! That I dont think a lot of people talk about. I was totally expecting a 30 minute draw or a long match at least, I think the pace & structure caught me totally off guard. This was a great curveball! ****1/4