BABA, ANDRE vs. DEMOLITION

Giant Baba, Andre The Giant vs. Demolition (Ax and Smash)

ALL JAPAN, NEW JAPAN, and WWF, The Wrestling Summit
Apr 13, 1990 Tokyo Dome (Tokyo)


Giant Baba was one of the greatest wrestlers in the history of Japanese pro-wrestling. He had established ALL JAPAN, and had won NWA world championship three times. At that time he had semi-retired from the front, but he was still showing us his mysterious wrestling.


Even now, in Japan the name of Baba san (Mr. Baba) is a synonym of a tall man. Well, It was a surprising affair that Baba formed a tag team with Andre. Exactly that was the team of Giants. When they entered, I was moved to tears !! That's an overstatement a little. (^_^;

Andre had joined KOKUSAI and NEW JAPAN, but it was the first experience for him to fight with a wrestler of ALL JAPAN. He had been injured on his knee, I thought he only just stood on the ring, but his powerful attack beat Demolition tremendously. Baba's 16 mon-kick (mon is an old measure in Japan) hit, and Andre used Elbow Drop. TV announcer Kuramochi said " It's all up with him !!".


Though Andre's activity in ALL JAPAN was very short, he gave us a deep impression with his fight and personality.