ALL JAPAN PRO WRESTLING TV
October 17, 1999
1. Mitsuharu Misawa, Yoshinari Ogawa & Naomichi Marufiji vs Kenta Kobashi, Jun Akiyama & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Kobashi and Misawa had an intense exchange. Akiyama gave Misawa an exploder and Kobashi gave Misawa a lariat. Ogawa was whipped into the barricade by Akiyama as was Misawa. Kobashi gained a near fall on Marufiji and gave him a high backdrop. Kobashi whipped Misawa into the barricade. Akiyama gained a near fall on Marufiji with a jumping knee. Marufiji gained a near fall on Kanemaru with a sunset flip. Kanemaru applied a camel clutch on Marufiji and hung him upside down in the corner and executed a sliding kick to Marufiji’s head. Akiyama gave Marufiji another high backdrop and applied a Boston crab. Misawa won an exchange of elbows with Akiyama. Misawa and Ogawa double teamed Akiyama. Ogawa back suplexed Akiyama and Misawa gave him a tiger driver. Kobashi dropped Misawa on his head with a half nelson German suplex. Kobashi hit a jumping knee on Misawa but Misawa fought back with a roaring elbow. Misawa gained a near fall on Kobashi with a tiger driver. Ogawa gained a near fall on Kobashi with his jawbreaker and jackknife bridge cradle. Ogawa back suplexed Kobashi for a near fall. Kobashi fought back with a DDT on Ogawa. Kanemaru gained a near fall on Ogawa with a second rope victory roll. Marufiji gained a near fall on Kanemaru with a flying bodypress. Marufiji hit a double springboard quebrada on Kanemaru for a near fall. Marufiji went for a frog splash but Kanemaru lifted his boots. Kanemaru gained a near fall on Marufiji with a flying DDT and another with a modified downward spiral. Kanemaru pinned Marufiji at 22:19 after a moonsault (12:04 aired). A really good match hurt by the dead crowd heat . ***
2. Yoshihiro Takayama & Takao Omori vs Akira Taue & Tamon Honda
Honda gave Takayama a bulldog and Taue gave him a high kick. Taue gave Takayama a double underhook belly to belly suplex but Takayama fought back with a very stiff knee to Taue’s ribs. Omori gained a near fall on Taue with a top rope dropkick. Omori hit a spin kick on Taue for a near fall but Taue fought back with a DDT. Omori and Takayama gave Taue a high kick and Omori gave him an ax bomber but Taue responded with a high kick. Takayama and Honda hit simultaneous lariats. Honda back suplexed Takayama and gave him a couple headbutts for a near fall. Takayama made Honda submit at 22:19 with a hold similar to a crippler crossface (3:45 aired). This looked like a bad match.
3. Daisuke Ikeda & Masahiko Kakihara vs Jinsei Shinzaki & Kentaro Shiga
Shiga and Shinzaki did simultaneous rope walk spots on their opponents. Shinzaki gave Kakihara a top rope chop and top rope shouldertackle. Kakihara punched the crap out of Shiga. Ikeda and Kakihara gave Shiga a back suplex/top rope dropkick combo and Ikeda gained a near fall. Shinzaki applied a cross-arm choke on Ikeda. Shinzaki gave Ikeda a flying foot stomp for a near fall when the bell rang at the 30:00 time limit (only clips aired). This looked like a hot match.
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