More AJPW! This time it's Mil Mascaras vs. Jumbo Tsuruta, I think from a TV show. Be more informative, YouTube uploaders. It's not enough that you provide me with all this content. Cagematch.net (great resource) has a record of a match between these two in AJPW in '77, so that could be it. Regardless, let's get to the match.
Mil Mascaras vs. Jumbo Tsuruta
The video immediately cuts to Mascaras tying down Jumbo with a leg lock. He rolls it into a pinning cradle but, believe it or not, Jumbo did not get pinned in the first minute. Jumbo and Mascaras work on that mat after that. Jumbo tries multiple times to get a Boston crab. Mascaras twists out of it each time until Jumbo gives up.
Jumbo boots Mascaras then puts on an abdominal stretch. Mascaras slips out of that and gets Jumbo in an abdominal stretch of his own. Mascaras dropkicks Jumbo twice, picking up the pace for the first time, then slows it right back down with another abdominal stretch. Jumbo gets out of another hold by getting to the ropes. Mascaras slaps Jumbo. Jumbo slaps him right back. Let the slap war begin! They start wailing away at each other until Mascaras throws Jumbo outside. They take turns slamming each others' heads against a table. Jumbo smacks Mascaras' head against the ringpost then tries to unmask him. The bell rings and this one is over, I guess. DQ for the attempted demasking?
Jumbo is in the ring again. Mascaras joins him. They slap each other repeatedly. Jumbo is trying to rip Mascaras' mask off until a swarm of young boys keep them away. Jumbo got bloodied somewhere in the fray. Jumbo uses a swim move to part the sea of trainees holding him back. They manage to regroup before he can get to Mascaras. Jumbo stands on middle rope and appeals to the crowd. Mascaras does it too. Order returns and the ref comes in from who knows where to restart the match.
Jumbo and Mascaras immediately start to club each other and try to smash the other's head into the turnbuckle. They spill outside where Mascaras beats on Jumbo with a chair. They scramble back into the ring. Jumbo back drops Mascaras. He tries a powerbomb but Mascaras drops to his knees. Jumbo's blood is pouring over Mascaras' back.
Jumbo holds Mascaras down on the mat with one hand and punches him in the face with the other. Mascaras puts Jumbo in a headlock. Jumbo drives them into the ropes until they spill outside again. That lasts a few seconds. Mascaras steps back through the ropes. Jumbo small packages him for a one count. Jumbo pins Mascaras down again and punches him in the head with thudding rights. Jumbo gets Mascaras in a figure four. Mascaras reverses it and cranks back on Jumbo's leg.
Jumbo irish whips Mascaras. A jumping high knee drops Mascaras, though he doesn't take a big bump on it. Jumbo butterfly suplexes Mascaras. Mascaras lands a flying clothesline a few moments later. Jumbo irish whips Mascaras again, this time to the corner. Cross body. Jumbo kicks out at two. The bell rings. Time limit draw? I don't know what the hell just happened. Jumbo takes his belt and goes home, so I'm guessing a draw.
Match rating: No star rating could quantify this. *** stars? *? I don't know what was going on other than in vague terms thanks to context clues. The first ten minutes of the match (or what is included in the match) are somewhat slow but some good enough matwork. The match devolves into chaotic brawling. Now that I love. They slapped each other silly and added drama to a match without much heat. I guess I'll say *** if I'm going to smash this square peg into a round hole. Worth watching for the brawl.
Match link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3qtijOwaUM
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