JUMBO TSURUTA vs. RUSHER KIMURA

Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Rusher Kimura
ALL JAPAN, The World Open League
Dec. 13 1975 Fukui-shi Taiikukan (Fukui)

Probably it was the most luxurious league series in the history of wrestling in Japan, and this card was also a fight of dream. Jumbo Tsuruta, the young star of ALL JAPAN challenged Rusher Kimura who was the ace of KOKUSAI (INTERNATIONAL) PRO-WRESTLING. Even now, I wonder why such a big 'all star games' could come true. And there were several mysteries in that league, for example some wrestlers went home instead of fighting. May be these were planned acts. (^^;

Well, Jumbo Tsuruta was the hope of the wrestling world, he had taken part in the Olympic games at Munich, and he learned pro-wrestling from Giant Baba and the Funk brothers. His specialties were various Suplex and Drop Kick from the top of the corner post, but they said he was not good at a rough fight. And unfortunately (?) Rusher Kimura was very good at a rough fight. For Kimura's nickname was the expert of a cage death match.

Jumbo used Side Suplex and his technique of wrestling, but Kimura had a terrible fighting spirit. His organization KOKUSAI was a small and weak party, and wrestling fans were making a fool of it. Because Tsuruta was the Prince of the popular party ALL JAPAN, Kimura's jealousy and hostility may have been intense. Kimura attacked Tsuruta with Cross Chop, Brain Buster, and he harshly chopped and chopped.

Tsuruta got anger and counterattacked by Back Drop. He tried Flying Body Attack, but both of them fell from the ring. They were very excited, and they gave blows and chops each other. The referee Joe Higuch could not be helped to declare a count-out draw. Though that was a good card of dream, I regret that their emotions broke down the fight thoroughly.

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