Getting my first Puro tape

[Guest MideonMark]

This should probably be in the tape folder but fuck it. Anyway the only Japanese matches I've seen are ones involving Chris Benoit(from the Evolution of a Crippler tape series), but I have heard great things about guys like Misawa, Kawada, Kobashi and Tsuruta. I'm going to start buying puro tapes from the tape guy I order from and the first tape I've ordered is this one-

 

History of AJPW III

 

-Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Terry Gordy(6/17/90)

-Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Kenta Kobashi(5/24/91)

-Kenta Kobashi/Tsuyuchi Kikicjki vs. Doug Furnas/Dan Kroffat(5/31/92)...by the way the tape dealer lists this as *****+ and calls it the best tag match ever.

-Mitsuhura Misawa/Jun Akiyama vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue(7/19/93)

-Misawa/Kobashi vs. Giant Baba/Stan Hansen(3/5/94)

-Misawa/Kobashi/Hansen vs. Giant Baba/Kawada/Taue(3/25/95)

-Kawada/Taue vs. Misawa/Akiyama(12/6/96)...also listed as *****

 

So whats your opinions/own star ratings on the tape? Is it a good tape to start with when trying to get into Puroresu?

[Coffin Surfer 0]

Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Terry Gordy(6/17/90)

-Good enough match, but not really an accessible introduction by any means due to the somewhat sluggish tempo . This is more or less build for the 6/24/90 Misawa/Jumbo match.

 

-Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Kenta Kobashi(5/24/91)

-GREAT MATCH! JIP. One of the Jumbo's most memorable and smartest pefromances as he makes super underdog Kobashi look like a credible contender. Lot's of moves, near falls, and energy. An excellent introduction match.

 

 

-Kenta Kobashi/Tsuyuchi Kikicjki vs. Doug Furnas/Dan Kroffat(5/31/92

-The tape dealer is dumbass. Still, this is a top 20 All Japan match. JIP. The match uses the face in peril formula to perfection, creating an unbelievable amount of crowd heat. The final run is a super hot fast paced sprint loaded with an insane amount of credible near falls. A another excellent introduction match.

 

-Mitsuhura Misawa/Jun Akiyama vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue(7/19/93)

 

HUH?

I'm assuming this is the six man tag from 7/18 which should read: Misawa/Kobashi/Akiyama vs. Kawada/Taue/Fuchi. No where as great as the 7/4 six man, but still a fun match with hot near falls a plenty. Still a decent enough introduction match.

 

-Misawa/Kobashi vs. Giant Baba/Stan Hansen(3/5/94)

-Never saw it. but judging from the 93 match, it's more than likely very good to excellent.

 

-Misawa/Kobashi/Hansen vs. Giant Baba/Kawada/Taue(3/25/95)

-Not a bad match, but not really a very good one either. Defiantly not a good introduction.

 

-Kawada/Taue vs. Misawa/Akiyama(12/6/96).

-Perhaps the greatest men's match of all time, perfectly capping off the year's major storyline. But defiantly not a match to start with. Inorder to fully appreciate the drama, you have to watch the other tag matches leading up to it.

 

 

Overall:

 

2 great introduction matches

1 somewhat good introduction

The best match in the promotions history, though you really shouldn't watch it without understanding the wrestler's relationships and motivations coming into the match.

 

So this isn't a bad first purchase at all, defianlty better than that Best of Japan 2002 bullshit.

[Guest Doyo]

This looks like a good tape, but an ideal introduction tape would have matches

with different styles from different promotions. A lot of people that haven't seen

any Japanese wrestling find it easier to get into the junior heavyweight matches

first.

[Coffin Surfer 0]

This looks like a good tape, but an ideal introduction tape would have matches

with different styles from different promotions.  A lot of people that haven't seen

any Japanese wrestling find it easier to get into the junior heavyweight matches

first.

Judging by the names the guy listed, he's obviously curious about All Japan. And for All Japan, it's a decent introduction.

 

It wouldn't hurt him if he looked into some Joshi and Junior stuff too, but that's not what he asked about. He wanted to know if this was a good place to get introduced into Kobashi, Kawada...etc. And it for the most part, isn't a bad start.

 

Rather the guy sees heavies or the juniors first doesnt matter, since both styles and promotion have matches that are very much accessible to noobs. Lyger vs. Sasuke JCUp 94 is no more easier to get into than Can Am Connection vs. Kobashi/Kikuchi, so I fail to see your point.

[Guest Doyo]

=Coffin Surfer,Oct 3 2003, 02:01 PM]

Judging by the names the guy listed, he's obviously curious about All Japan. And for All Japan, it's a decent introduction. 

Yes.

 

It wouldn't hurt him if he looked into some Joshi and Junior stuff too, but that's not what he asked about.  He wanted to know if this was a good place to get introduced into Kobashi, Kawada...etc.  And it for the most part, isn't a bad start.

 

His last sentence was "Is it a good tape to start with when trying to get into Puroresu?"

 

Rather the guy sees heavies or the juniors first doesnt matter, since both styles and promotion have matches that are very much accessible to noobs.  Lyger vs. Sasuke JCUp 94 is no more easier to get into than Can Am Connection vs. Kobashi/Kikuchi, so I fail to see your point.

 

My point was that the usually faster, high-flying junior style is easier to get into for many (not

all) people. For these people this wouldn't be the best tape for them to start with. He did

say he has already seen some Benoit matches, but just in general for a puro newbie I was

recommending a tape with more styles.

[Guest Maccam16]

Yeah, you should eventually get a Toryumon tape, which is like the opposite end of the spectrum, but very entertaining.