FUJINAMI VS. EL SOLITARIO

Tatsumi Fujinami (champion) vs. El Solitario (challenger)

NEW JAPAN
Sept 23, 1981 Denen Colosseum (Tokyo)

WWF Jr. heavy weight title match


Today I enjoyed this video after a long time, and I was surprised at Fujinami's youthfulness.
When Inoki founded NEW JAPAN, Fujinami was a thin young boy.
He was trained hard in Mexico. A series of fights with Canek made him famous.
He won WWWF Jr. heavy weight championship in MSG.

Fujinami opened up a new field, Jr. heavy weight in Japan. He was a pioneer of the Tiger Mask boom.

In this match, Fujinami showed amazing jumps and kicks. I am glad to watch his special trick 'Dragon Rocket'.
After this match, Fujinami turned to a heavy weight wrestler, and he rarely used these acrobatic tricks.

Well, as the result of this title match, Fujinami won a signal victory with Dragon Rocket and Brain Buster.
El Solitario may have saved Fujinami's face.

Solitario was a strong rival of Fujinami with Chavo Guerrero, Dynamite Kid.
They say he died from malpractice several years after.