In a prelude to episode 9 of TIA coming next week, your boys are once again stealing Buzzfeed's gimmick and putting together a listicle.
Frank, Joaquin and Chuck have each watched the seven times the original Tiger Mask locked up with the Dynamite Kid - from Satoru Sayama's debut as the legendary masked fighter, all the way to the match that earned the first ever five star rating from Dave Meltzer.
Each contest will be discussed in chronological order and ranked. In the end, we will have charted the course of this legendary series and will have the definitive TIA Tiger Mask vs Dynamite Kid ranking.
The seven matches are:
Match 1 - April 23, 1981 - NJPW
Match 2 - January 1, 1982 - NJPW
Match 3 - January 1, 9182 - NJPW
Match 4 - July 23, 1982 - NJPW
Match 5 - August 5, 1982 - NJPW
Match 6 - August 30, 1982 - WWF
Match 7 - April 21, 1983 - NJPW
Yo-ho, yo-ho a pirate's life for me! Kairi Hojo is in this match so that means we are contractually obligated to make a certain number of references to swashbuckling and general marauding.
This week, we're setting sail toward World Wonder Ring Stardom to see the Pirate Princess Kairi Hojo defend her World of Stardom championship against the living legend Meiko Satomura. Will the local buccaneer be able to defend her treasure from the veteran scallawag?
Swinging onto the deck this week (see what I mean) is the producer of Thundercats Roar and Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs! That's right, it must be Marly Halpern-Graser's music!
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[Meiko Satomura vs Kairi Hojo, July 26 2015, Stardom Galaxy Stars 2015 - Tag 1]
Mullets on both sides of the ring. White Guy Karate. Jim Cornette insulting fans while waving a tennis racket wildly in the air. We must be in the early 90s. This week your boys have a look at a highly touted mid-card match-up between The Midnight Express and the Southern Boys.
The Boys are on a bit of a hot streak heading into this title match and it raises some questions: Can the crafty veterans manage to overcome their wild-eyed challengers? Will Beautiful Bobby's hair manage to stay attached to his head? Is someone going to tell Smothers and Armstrong that their ring gear is NOT COOL?
Joining the fun this week is the founder of Rough Draft Games and one of the hosts of the Roll And Move Podcast: Jeff Lee! (@roughdraftgames)
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[The Midnight Express vs The Southern Boys, NWA The Great American Bash 1990, July 7 1990]
In the film "The Five Obstructions" directors Lars von Trier and Jørgen Leth explore the idea that obstacles (or obstructions) can often open up new avenues for artistic expression.
It is with this in mind that Combat Toyoda and Megumi Kudo enter the ring in a No Ropes Exploding Barbed-Wire Deathmatch to lower the curtain on Toyoda's career. As the match progresses we begin to see that it's the things the women can't do because of their in-ring restrictions that make this into one of the truly great entries in the Deathmatch genre.
Your boys are joined by Jason Gibbs, making his second appearance on the show, who will help break down all the action in the match.
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[Combat Toyoda vs Megumi Kudo, May 5 1996, FMW 7th Anniversary Show]