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Classic Match of the Day:
Terry Funk (c) vs Jumbo Tsuruta - NWA World Heavyweight Title 2/3 Falls - (AJPW 06/11/1976)
This is Jumbo's 3rd shot at the NWA Title (his first two challenges were against Jack Brisco) and his first singles encounter with Terry Funk (although Dory Jr. had beat the piss out of Jumbo on a few occasions before this) and he's keen to pick up what would be his biggest singles victory to date. On the other hand, Terry is at the height of his career. He's NWA Champion and one of the biggest names in professional wrestling, he's not about to let some foreign upstart take away his title. However, this isn't the brawling Terry with branding iron in hand most modern fans are familiar with, this is Terry the technical wrestler and what a great job he does of it. The first fall is absolutely fantastic. A real master-class from both Terry & Jumbo as they trade holds and work over the arms. Terry in particular looks vicious in his attacks, while Jumbo has some nice innovative moves (like dragging Funk out and then in to the ring with an armbar applied!) and is very athletic, in spite of his size. The crowd are pretty wild once things get going and are firmly behind Jumbo, but as he asserts his wrestling dominance towards the final fall, the wilder side of Funk rears its head to take the heat up a good few notches. 3 clean falls, an excellent finish and one of the best matches of either men's careers, well worth a watch.
I freaking LOVE Terry's crazy overselling;
Terry Funk (c) vs Jumbo Tsuruta - NWA World Heavyweight Title 2/3 Falls - (AJPW 06/11/1976)
This is Jumbo's 3rd shot at the NWA Title (his first two challenges were against Jack Brisco) and his first singles encounter with Terry Funk (although Dory Jr. had beat the piss out of Jumbo on a few occasions before this) and he's keen to pick up what would be his biggest singles victory to date. On the other hand, Terry is at the height of his career. He's NWA Champion and one of the biggest names in professional wrestling, he's not about to let some foreign upstart take away his title. However, this isn't the brawling Terry with branding iron in hand most modern fans are familiar with, this is Terry the technical wrestler and what a great job he does of it. The first fall is absolutely fantastic. A real master-class from both Terry & Jumbo as they trade holds and work over the arms. Terry in particular looks vicious in his attacks, while Jumbo has some nice innovative moves (like dragging Funk out and then in to the ring with an armbar applied!) and is very athletic, in spite of his size. The crowd are pretty wild once things get going and are firmly behind Jumbo, but as he asserts his wrestling dominance towards the final fall, the wilder side of Funk rears its head to take the heat up a good few notches. 3 clean falls, an excellent finish and one of the best matches of either men's careers, well worth a watch.
I freaking LOVE Terry's crazy overselling;
