ALL JAPAN PRO WRESTLING 30

December 14, 1997

1. Giant Baba, Rusher Kimura & Mitsuo Momota vs Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Masa Fuchi & Haruka Eigen

Another lame comedy match. Baba and Eigen did the spit spot again. Baba no-sold Kikuchi’s offense and piledrove him. Kimura gave Kikuchi the lamest headbutts in the history of planet Earth. Eigen gave Momota the slowest giant swing in the history of planet Earth. Kikuchi dropkicked Momota but Momota fought back with a back suplex for a near fall. Momota pinned Kikuchi at 11:51 with a rollup (7:10 aired). A total waste of time for Kikuchi and Fuchi. To speak in Edge and Christian’s terms (when their vocabulary was cool), this match so totally oozed of sucktitude. -**1/4

2. Kenta Kobashi, Johnny Ace & Maunakea Mossman vs Johnny Smith, Wolf Hawkfield & Kimala 2

Kobashi vertical suplexed Kimala. Kimala hit a lariat on Mossman. Wolf looked strong against Mossman but missed an elbowsmash. Kobashi and Mossman double suplexed Wolf and Mossman gained a near fall. Smith attacked Mossman’s left arm for over a minute. Ace whipped Smith into the barricade and powerbombed him on the floor. Kobashi gave Smith a somersault slam. Mossman gained a near fall on Smith with a dropkick and then applied a sharpshooter on him. Ace gave Smith a bunch of short lariats in a corner and a kick in the opposite corner but Smith fought back with a suplex. Kimala gained a near fall on Ace with a dropkick but then missed a corner splash. Kimala hit a corner splash on Ace and a somersault splash for a near fall. Ace fought back and superplexed Kimala for a near fall. Ace high kicked Kimala but Kimala fought back with a lariat. Smith hit a top rope dropkick on Ace but Ace fought back with a high kick and a lariat. Kobashi hit a jumping knee on Smith in the corner and Ace a high kick on Smith. Kobashi and Ace gave Smith a back suplex/neckbreaker combo and Kobashi gained a near fall. Smith countered a powerbomb with a backdrop on Kobashi. Smith gained a near fall on Kobashi with a German suplex. Smith hit a top rope elbow and Hawkfield a top rope splash on Kobashi for a near fall. Kobashi back suplex on Wolf and Mossman scored with several kicks. Mossman gained a near fall on Wolf with a Vader bomb. Wolf gained a near fall on Mossman with a powerbomb. Wolf jumped off the top rope but Mossman dropkicked him in mid-air. Mossman gained a near fall on Wolf with a float-over DDT. Smith and Wolf gave Mossman a double stun gun and Smith gained a heated near fall. Wolf pinned Mossman at 21:39 after a doctor bomb (15:13 aired). A good match with good work for the most part, especially from Kobashi and Smith. ***

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