THE FUNKS vs. BRODY, SNUKA

Brody suddenly attacked his partner !!

The Funks vs. Bruiser Brody, Jimmy Snuka
ALL JAPAN, The Grand Champion Carnival '82
Apr. 22 1982 Tokyo Taiikukan (Tokyo)

We sometimes see a mysterious match. In such a much, the fight itself is mysterious, and also I wonder what part a real is and what a fiction is. This match, the fight between the Funks and the team of beasts was truly a case of it. Brody and Snuka had defeated the Funks in The World Tag League '81, and this match should have been the grudge match of it. TV announcer Kuramochi said so, too. But in the dressing room, there was a trouble among wrestlers.

This match progressed as usual, the team of beasts attacked the Funks with their power, and the Funks counterattacked with Spinning Toe Hold. When Snuka tried Flying Body Attack, Dory had a narrow escape, and Snuka's body struck Brody. Bruiser suddenly got anger, and he gave a blow to Snuka. And Brody's manager Buck Robley broke into the ring. The referee Joe Higuchi declared the team of beasts lost on a foul.

Brody punished Snuka !!

The fight didn't finish. In the dressing room, Brody and Robley punished Snuka harshly. They say Snuka secretly planned to move to WWF, but other wrestlers who belonged to NWA heard it, and Snuka was isolated. Snuka was understanding Brody's anger, but probably he didn't expect to be punished after the match by Brody. The gash of Snuka's face took 20 stitches, and he had to rest for several weeks.

But I understand Snuka's feeling. Though he won The World Tag League '81 with Brody, at that time as it, Stan Hansen appeared, and all wrestling fans paid attention to Hansen. And in this series, Hansen formally became new partner of Brody, and they formed the team of super monsters. It was natural that Snuka planned to jump to WWF for survival, but it was not correctly timed, for ALL JAPAN was at the headhunting war with NEW JAPAN.