Dynamite was the best bump taker of all time. Unfortunatley he's paying for it now. Thje Dynamite vs Tiger Mask series are the best series of matches in Pro Wrestling history. Just my humble opinion
Whenever the WWF was doing a show in the same town as the NWA and Randy Savage wanted to go to a bar, out of everyone in the locker room, he handpicked the Dynamite Kid to watch his back. Pretty badass
It is true that you reap what you sow...his talent gave him money and fame, but his personal demons left him a broken man...nonetheless, absolute respect for the work of these two men, definitely the best!
CLASSIC *****W.W.F WORLD'S JR-HEAVYWEIGHT WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH!! THE WORLD.CHAMPIONSHIP-GUT-WRENCH TOMBSTONE-POWER-DRIVER!!!..WAS AWESOME!!! & THEY'RE 30-YEARS AHEAD OF THEIR TIME!!!
Damn. You know a match is ahead of it's time when it could show up on RAW tomorrow and be the best match on the show, and not look even remotely dated.
Tom Billington is the best wrestler of all time, absolutley no doubt in my mind. Unfortunatley, as is the case with many other greats (Curt, Davey etc) Personal problems got on his way, sure he was no saint but he was the best damn worker to ever lace a pair of boots.
Dynamite and Tiger Mask matches are exceptional, lots of catch wrestling and high spots. What wasn't their fault however - is that practically every small wrestler who could work would then try and copy it over the next 20 years - only without the psychology, so what you had in ECW was a guy doing a moonsault through a flaming table and then the guy gets hit in the head with a chair and schoolboyed for the finish, which isnt wrestling it's just a spot fest
@magickarlos Yeah, ECW had alot of "braindead" spotfests with drunken idiots hitting eachother in the head with a chair. But saying that the whole ECW wasn't wrestling is wrong. ECW produced matches like Rob van Dam vs Jerry Lynn , Rob Van Dam vs Lance Storm , Mike Awesome vs Masato Tanaka, Eddie Guerrero vs Chris Benoit ( who idolized Dynamite Kid) which was matches where the chairs was just the icing on the cake. Oh and Jerry Lynn vs Lance Storm which had no weapons just pure wrestling.
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This match is awful. I don't know how anyone watching this could think that Dynamite Kid was a great wrestler, and that his matches with Tiger Mask are five stars.
All i have to say is the Dynamite kid is the greatest WRESTLERS of the 70's and 80's but his personal life took away his family and his correer but none the less i give him his due he is the toughtest and greatest wrestlers that ever lived even bret said it "pound for pound the dynamite kid is the greatest wrestlers that ever lived" and that was after he trashed stue heart its just very sad to see him a shell of what he once was
I really like how Dynamite Kid as a foreign wrestler is incorporating American power styles as well as Japanese quick counter styles. Whoever it was that said this style of wrestling was lightyears ahead of it's time is absolutely right. I do find it kind of silly, though, how 3 or 4 counters in this match happen with the opponent just walking out of the way lol. Not enough near falls for me though, 5-star match? Not quite
Amazing that Tom Billington, The Dynamite Kid is completely unknown in Britain other than by knowledgeable wrestling fans. The greatest wrestler these shores have ever produced and no-one knows him; he should have his own statue.
The Dynamite Kid along with Tiger Mask (Sayama) put on the best matches ever. as you can see here. I see people debating Dyno getting into the hall of fame. OK if there was a interest in him by casual fans he would be there. I mean, fucking Koko B. Ware is in, why? being a super jobber? Vince only inducts people if he can use their name to sell tickets for the ceremony. The WWE Hall of Fame means about as much as winning a match on Raw, or even winning a title anymore. It doesn't mean shit.
dynamite kid deserves a place in the wwe hall of fame. unfortunately he will never be inducted while he is living. in his current health (physical and mental) he has become the epitome of the tragedies of pro wrestling. wwe is trying to avoid being associated with people like him becuz they do not want to be insinuated for being the cause of it.
In January, I set off for the land of the rising sun, where Tom and I were met by the usual horde of reporters and fans. It was obvious that he was over big in Japan, but I was worried about him. There were times when I had to shoot him up with his steroids because his butt was so knotted up he couldn’t inject himself.
Simply incredible athleticism, skill, psychology and great balance with unique moves, sequences and strikes. This is an all time classic - top 1% of all wrestling matches for sure.
its amazing how much the dynamite kids style resembles the late chris benoit, its a shame the dynamite kid is bound to a wheel chair today =(. Tiger Mask was way ahead of his time, just fantastic :D
There's only one problem with matches like these that are years ahead of their time: time catches up with them. It is a phenomenal match, but one that doesn't live up to the hype because when this happened, while the moves were futuristic and they were doing stuff that most wrestlers didn't do in 1982, this is stuff you saw almost weekly on Nitro in some cases.
That's why stuff like Steamboat/Flair ages a lot better because it's the basics done to perfection thus it simply gets better with age.
@CombatSportFan No offense, but I disagree. This is considered one of the greatest matches in history as well and is here 28 years later for exactly that reason. Steamboat/Flair is great but these guys flirt with perfection here too.
Great match by two of the greatest wrestlers ever. This match is way ahead of its time and would fit in many of the indy promotions like ROH and PWG. These two had amazing chemistry in the ring and are true legends of the business.
This is classic wrestling Dynamite was such a inovator in the ring and deserves reconition for his work in the early 80s. I can see how his work is shown or was shown in Beniot. Secondly Japanese wrestling is the best in the world in the current wrestling market seeing as WWE is basicly saying we are fake and TNA being a Joke. Least wrestling fans can turn to japan ROH DragonGate etc. Also great match the matches Dynamite and Tiger Mask had were great.
Its a tragic story how this great talent the Dynamite kid's career ended an his situation of being wheel chair bound an living in low income apartments. He was truly one of the best in the world an the serise of matches him an Bret had in Stamped classic. & This was before before men would enter WWE. Tiger Mask is a Legend 2 also one of the best the world has ever seen.
It's such a shame that the Dynamite Kid will never walk again. In 2005, he also admitted that his left leg was amputated. He also has heart problems too. He probably won't live to see 2015.
The maneuvers that Dynamite Kid and Tiger Mask put on during this match is insane. These two were WAY ahead of their time as far as abilities and execution. If I could see this type of action in the square circle today, than I would be a wrestling fan again.
Match was easily 10 to 15 years ahead of its time till benoit,malenko,guerrero came in and still i believe to this day this match is about another 4 years ahead of what techincal/puro wrestling is.
These guys have some moves the guys today wouldn't dare. Some of this shit would require so much precision to avoid dislocating your opponents shoulder etc. These days it's more about who can jump the highest.
This type of wrestling was light years ahead of it's time. This didn't get big in the states until Mid-Late 90's w/ ECW. Wrestling in the states stinks...can't even watch it anymore...
@galilee416 exactly i was thinking the same thing that thier series of matches reminded me of RVD vs jerry lynn, only with less long spots and more of a improvised style, which is crazy for 1983
@galilee416 Japan's not exactly far behind these days. AJPW and even NJPW both adopted a more sports entertainment oriented style in the late 90s and early part of the 00s to retaliate against the boom of Pride. Noah was the only one that maintained its 100% stance on straight puroresu.
@galilee416 Japan's not exactly far behind these days. AJPW and even NJPW both adopted a more sports entertainment oriented style in the late 90s and early part of the 00s to retaliate against the boom of Pride. Noah was the only one that maintained its 100% stance on straight puroresu.
the problem with todays wrestling is that its more of a show or a circus infested with steroids, to many lights and stupid entrances they should go back to just good ol fashioned wrestling
good ol fashioned wrestling does sell... when you have a billionaires money to throw around eg wcw and wwe both promotions had alot of good wrestling in their prime
Dynamite Kid was very talented, as Tiger Mask, Tiger Mask was a main eventer all over the world, except USA, this wraslin was not, and still is not what we are given as fans, AAA and CMLL are on weekly if you enjoy this type of wraslin, and WWE is "Sports Entertainment" not wraslin.
I have to agree with goanyways, this was truly ahead of its time. I have to admit, before seeing this, I didn´t know that wrestling was THIS spectacular so many years ago. Although I´ve seen the British Bulldogs in the mid-80´s. The speed and agility displayed in this match is most impressive !
Dynamite Kid was really one of the most underrated wrestlers in the world... He got skills in both single and in tag-team wrestling and he had passion towards wrestling. I hope he'll get the place in WWE HoF, he really deserves it!
@J31k89 He was a great wrestler, but hes a wifebeating piece of shit outside the ring. Thats what I read. Def no Hall of Famer. He paved the way, earns respect but no HOF for the Kid.
@Icedout911 you know Im sick of wrestlers getting this stereotype of whatever happens in there personal life it effects their job. Thats bull shit. The Kid along with Beniot were 2 of the best the WRESTLING world had ever seen. Yeah what they did in their personal life isn't cool. But what they did in their profession is legendary an you sir can't deny the impact they made on the business. Hell if not for Kid you wouldn't see half the shit u in wrestling today.
@Icedout911 Don't compare Beniot to Scott Hall. Scott Hall was great yes but Beniot was on a totally different level. Im still one of those people who believe theres more to the Beniot Story than just him killing his family. U like the other media followers believe everything u've hear which could only be half truths. Beniot does Desever a spot in the Hall Of Fame for his accomplishments. His Personal life like i said should not have anything to do with a Hall Of Fame induction.
@EmoKilla420 As for Benoit, he was my favorite superstar of all time and still is along with HBK. Benoit should still be mentioned in the WWE simply because he was one of the best things they ever had!
@MuffinManTF i know what you mean, he was a good wrestler but i can understand why they don't mentiion him. there would be an uproar of people complaining if they did.
@J31k89 He doesn't deserve a future place in the HoF. He should have already been there. He derserved to be WWE champion. If Davey Boy gets in the HoF and not Dynamite, I'll be pissed!!!
@J31k89 unfortunately dynamite goes in the box with brody, benoit, and a whole list of other MORE THAN QUALIFIED WRESTLERS who will never be allowed in wwe's hall of fame.
wow that scoop off the ropes piledriver by tiger looked so real... perfect camera angle to hide tigers legs hitting the mat first... at least i hope they did, that looked very real
I just saw the Dynamite Kid's diving headbutt and it looks like he actually was able to hit his opponent with his head/upper body. Chris Benoit often seemed to miss his opponent completely!
The impressive bout /show? beyond language barrier ! (BTW, I' m 日本人 \(・o・)/ ) I believe that was the happiest day of PURORESU/ PRO-WRESTLING. What do you guys think of it ? Domo arigato !
i have watched rey since he was an underage kid doing 6-mans in mexico city. his pre-unmasking work in WCW was just frikkin amazing. before that, he was a walking highlight reel in ECW and AAA. now, i can't say that he's at the same level. WWe has turned him into a spot monkey
Man I love youtube! I can watch all kinds of matches! I had a best of dynamite kid vhs tape a few years ago but it was stolen. there was a tiger mask vs. dynamite kid match on it but i don't know if it was this match or not. thank you for posting it!
I love tiger mask but he's kind of overrated compared to other luchadores. he was certainly very influential with people unfamiliar with the lucha libre style but people act like he invented that style of wrestling when there were similar luchadores like el solitario who debuted back in 1960. he's also falsely credited with inventing the Tiger Suplex which was actually created by Alfonso Dantes.
actually, m mascaras, santo & other luchadores practiced judo & the style that sayama used was very similar to other luchadores before him. one major reason he was so highly rated was because NJPW would bring in biggest foreign wrestlers as heels in order to make tiger look good and increase his popularity. i also think cmll did a bad job of promoting their wrestlers, they believed broadcasting fights would decrease ticket sales so there's not alot of video footage of some of the great matches
Yup, other wrestlers had/have serious martial arts backgrounds, but most don't, including some very talented luchadores.
Was Sayama having some of the world's best matches because of who he was put up against? Sure, that was part of it. But it takes two to tango, and the thing is, he didn't need big names to make him "look" that good - he really was that good, and this is coming from a guy who has never been a big fan of that style.
Of course it takes two wrestlers to make a great match, but because Tiger won the majority of them, he obviously received the biggest push. Tiger is one of my favorite wrestlers and he was def. one of the most talented of his day. my point was that some give him credit for being an entirely revolutionary wrestler because he was the first cruiserweight luchador they had seen. while influential guys like solitario who had a similar style and came along earlier go largely unnoticed outside mexico
I see King xD
kshitijkumar89 5 days ago
Man I thought Dynamite Kid had the match won after that headbutt, but when Tiger Mask kicked out I knew he was gonna win. What an amazing match.
ephue 1 month ago
Two great ones in wrestling
Mr61929480 2 months ago
He tapped at 10:55 !
indiglo1971 3 months ago
Did Benoit pattern his style after Dynamite because call me crazy but every time he does certain moves I swear I see Benoit.
HachiZenki 4 months ago
@HachiZenki Yes he did. I idolized Dynamite.
Cap285 4 months ago
@Cap285 Beg your pardon, I meant 'he' as in Benoit did idolize Dynamite, well so do I.
Cap285 4 months ago
Dynamite was the best bump taker of all time. Unfortunatley he's paying for it now. Thje Dynamite vs Tiger Mask series are the best series of matches in Pro Wrestling history. Just my humble opinion
PureDynamiteKid 5 months ago
Whenever the WWF was doing a show in the same town as the NWA and Randy Savage wanted to go to a bar, out of everyone in the locker room, he handpicked the Dynamite Kid to watch his back. Pretty badass
mmscott9 5 months ago
7:19 damn.The smash into the railings right at the end was a full steam one, DAMN!
marsharent 5 months ago
Ric Flair the greatest wrestler of all time? Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit...Tiger Mask would be considered the greatest ever, if he were an American.
wewantfred 5 months ago
It is true that you reap what you sow...his talent gave him money and fame, but his personal demons left him a broken man...nonetheless, absolute respect for the work of these two men, definitely the best!
maxpower789z 5 months ago
CLASSIC *****W.W.F WORLD'S JR-HEAVYWEIGHT WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH!! THE WORLD.CHAMPIONSHIP-GUT-WRENCH TOMBSTONE-POWER-DRIVER!!!..WAS AWESOME!!! & THEY'RE 30-YEARS AHEAD OF THEIR TIME!!!
KINGCHAMPHHH 6 months ago 2
Tiger's driver finisher is sick!
Dynamite was a helluva bump machine.
Ellevien 7 months ago
キッドの「ツームストンパイルドライバー＆トップロープからのフライング・ヘッドバッド」！
それをあえて受けて跳ね返すタイガー！ 今見てもやっぱり素晴らしい＾＾ 黄金時代ですね♪
rikimaru420012 7 months ago
This match is ahead of its time!!!! Dk and tigermask are "real" legends of wrestling
Frantyx 7 months ago
This fight puts all wwe wrestling nowadays to shame...shame.
Damn both these guys are awesome
24769pat 7 months ago 3
二人ともバネが凄いや
KimchiIsDogsChildren 8 months ago
今見ても十分見ごたえある。
78nana77 9 months ago
Crazy to think this is nearly 30 years old, these guys were so far ahead of their time
kickycrowbar 9 months ago 11
OMG!!!!!!! WHAT A MATCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TheOnlyCobraman 10 months ago 3
wwe sucks this is awesom
husnainanwaar1992 10 months ago
It's almost ridiculous how flawless Kid's suplex is at 5:56.
TheHouseOfJelly 11 months ago 2
like this if rey mysterio interview sent you here
reecester2k8 11 months ago
@reecester2k8 faggot
dooom560 11 months ago
KING! DISGRACEFUL KICK!
SamAsgari 11 months ago
LOL its "king" from tekken
micharulez 11 months ago
@micharulez
And Goldberg is Craig Marduk ^^
SolidMike84 11 months ago
Funny thing its a battle between Rey Mysterio's idol and Chris Benoit's idol
Pfromthe0 1 year ago
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Two thumbs up from me
Pfromthe0 1 year ago
thumbs up if Rey Mysterio brought you here, cuz' Tiger mask brought him there
Thrillation 1 year ago
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Am i the only one how hears a japanese girl cumming at 4:13?
SovietBear27 1 year ago
Am i the only one how hears a japanese girl cumming at 4:13
SovietBear27 1 year ago
Paraplegic
BlameItOnTheWhiteMan 1 year ago
Damn. You know a match is ahead of it's time when it could show up on RAW tomorrow and be the best match on the show, and not look even remotely dated.
Jabroniville 1 year ago
Tom Billington is the best wrestler of all time, absolutley no doubt in my mind. Unfortunatley, as is the case with many other greats (Curt, Davey etc) Personal problems got on his way, sure he was no saint but he was the best damn worker to ever lace a pair of boots.
PureDynamiteKid 1 year ago
Dynamite and Tiger Mask matches are exceptional, lots of catch wrestling and high spots. What wasn't their fault however - is that practically every small wrestler who could work would then try and copy it over the next 20 years - only without the psychology, so what you had in ECW was a guy doing a moonsault through a flaming table and then the guy gets hit in the head with a chair and schoolboyed for the finish, which isnt wrestling it's just a spot fest
magickarlos 1 year ago 3
@magickarlos Yeah, ECW had alot of "braindead" spotfests with drunken idiots hitting eachother in the head with a chair. But saying that the whole ECW wasn't wrestling is wrong. ECW produced matches like Rob van Dam vs Jerry Lynn , Rob Van Dam vs Lance Storm , Mike Awesome vs Masato Tanaka, Eddie Guerrero vs Chris Benoit ( who idolized Dynamite Kid) which was matches where the chairs was just the icing on the cake. Oh and Jerry Lynn vs Lance Storm which had no weapons just pure wrestling.
JudgeDoom500 2 weeks ago
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This match is awful. I don't know how anyone watching this could think that Dynamite Kid was a great wrestler, and that his matches with Tiger Mask are five stars.
1robdougherty 1 year ago
@1robdougherty You're either joking or an idiot or worse a wwe fanboy.
420dimebag 1 year ago
@1robdougherty you must be 12
munk237 1 year ago
tremendo luchador dynamite kid y el tiger wow
villalbaize 1 year ago
All i have to say is the Dynamite kid is the greatest WRESTLERS of the 70's and 80's but his personal life took away his family and his correer but none the less i give him his due he is the toughtest and greatest wrestlers that ever lived even bret said it "pound for pound the dynamite kid is the greatest wrestlers that ever lived" and that was after he trashed stue heart its just very sad to see him a shell of what he once was
MrOldschool416 1 year ago
終始、なんとなく咬みあわない試合ですね…
MrSakumasan 1 year ago
Wrestling was the Shit back then, now its Dramatic Acting and Rock Music
CubanoRicanTony360 1 year ago
Is that Antonio Inoki at 4:55?
I really like how Dynamite Kid as a foreign wrestler is incorporating American power styles as well as Japanese quick counter styles. Whoever it was that said this style of wrestling was lightyears ahead of it's time is absolutely right. I do find it kind of silly, though, how 3 or 4 counters in this match happen with the opponent just walking out of the way lol. Not enough near falls for me though, 5-star match? Not quite
Sabreboy48 1 year ago
pretty botchy ,but a good match
Spulpacz 1 year ago
i love it when you guys put this stuff up for us to watch. thanks 'the enforcer'. good stuff.
OohErMrs 1 year ago
dayum these guys are quick
90mv 1 year ago
Amazing that Tom Billington, The Dynamite Kid is completely unknown in Britain other than by knowledgeable wrestling fans. The greatest wrestler these shores have ever produced and no-one knows him; he should have his own statue.
louthesz 1 year ago 4
bit like Dorian Yates. 5 times Mr Olympia but unknown in Britain
donnywharfare 1 year ago
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louthesz 1 year ago
this is my new favorite wrestling match. Unbelievably beautiful match.
tabooman 1 year ago
READ DYNAMITE KIDS BOOK! PURE DYNAMITE!
bigherby 1 year ago
Dynamite Kid was a great technical be4 Chris Benoit
patsman191 1 year ago
The Dynamite Kid along with Tiger Mask (Sayama) put on the best matches ever. as you can see here. I see people debating Dyno getting into the hall of fame. OK if there was a interest in him by casual fans he would be there. I mean, fucking Koko B. Ware is in, why? being a super jobber? Vince only inducts people if he can use their name to sell tickets for the ceremony. The WWE Hall of Fame means about as much as winning a match on Raw, or even winning a title anymore. It doesn't mean shit.
B3WorldPictures 1 year ago
dynamite kid deserves a place in the wwe hall of fame. unfortunately he will never be inducted while he is living. in his current health (physical and mental) he has become the epitome of the tragedies of pro wrestling. wwe is trying to avoid being associated with people like him becuz they do not want to be insinuated for being the cause of it.
masternate61 1 year ago
Shit's so visceral and high-octane, professional wrestling at it's finest.
profile1 1 year ago
In January, I set off for the land of the rising sun, where Tom and I were met by the usual horde of reporters and fans. It was obvious that he was over big in Japan, but I was worried about him. There were times when I had to shoot him up with his steroids because his butt was so knotted up he couldn’t inject himself.
thefriendsociety 1 year ago
Simply incredible athleticism, skill, psychology and great balance with unique moves, sequences and strikes. This is an all time classic - top 1% of all wrestling matches for sure.
mabood1212 1 year ago
i'm 13 and this is my favorite match in history, both are legends!
NoWaveBigEnough 1 year ago 10
its amazing how much the dynamite kids style resembles the late chris benoit, its a shame the dynamite kid is bound to a wheel chair today =(. Tiger Mask was way ahead of his time, just fantastic :D
maggotinfest75 1 year ago
@maggotinfest75 Chris Benoit said in an interview that Dynamite Kid was his inspiration to become a wrestler.
WrastlingKing 1 year ago
is tiger mask still around? alive even?
ericou812 1 year ago
@ericou812
Yes, and he still wrestles sometimes as Super Tiger, but mostly it's rare, He's still alive and STILL in good health
MrKennyWilliams 1 year ago
8:51-LOL, how come no one else ever thought of that??
Mp25DIII 1 year ago
@Mp25DIII plenty of indy guys do that now
bouffantbootsy 1 year ago
@Mp25DIII I heard that is a very dangerous move and that most wrestlers stay away from it
mabood1212 1 year ago
hey guys quick question wasn't Jericho Tiger Mask or am I am completly wrong lol
TheWrestlingGurus 1 year ago
@TheWrestlingGurus i dont think he was ever tiger mask but he was super liger for a short time. ps you guys do kick ass live reactions.
NX1323 1 year ago
@TheWrestlingGurus Tiger Mask i japanese so i highly doubt it
NoWaveBigEnough 1 year ago
gooo tiger mask inventor of the tiger faint kick (619)
TheHm3 1 year ago
There's only one problem with matches like these that are years ahead of their time: time catches up with them. It is a phenomenal match, but one that doesn't live up to the hype because when this happened, while the moves were futuristic and they were doing stuff that most wrestlers didn't do in 1982, this is stuff you saw almost weekly on Nitro in some cases.
That's why stuff like Steamboat/Flair ages a lot better because it's the basics done to perfection thus it simply gets better with age.
CombatSportFan 1 year ago
@CombatSportFan No offense, but I disagree. This is considered one of the greatest matches in history as well and is here 28 years later for exactly that reason. Steamboat/Flair is great but these guys flirt with perfection here too.
mabood1212 1 year ago
Great match by two of the greatest wrestlers ever. This match is way ahead of its time and would fit in many of the indy promotions like ROH and PWG. These two had amazing chemistry in the ring and are true legends of the business.
andyj101193 1 year ago
so smart it i like TIger mask!!! from thailand
herorong 1 year ago
This is classic wrestling Dynamite was such a inovator in the ring and deserves reconition for his work in the early 80s. I can see how his work is shown or was shown in Beniot. Secondly Japanese wrestling is the best in the world in the current wrestling market seeing as WWE is basicly saying we are fake and TNA being a Joke. Least wrestling fans can turn to japan ROH DragonGate etc. Also great match the matches Dynamite and Tiger Mask had were great.
WhereverTheyMayRoam0 1 year ago
man i can remembe rchris benoit saying tht he idolised dynamite kidd as an idol
MultiJamie09 1 year ago
Its a tragic story how this great talent the Dynamite kid's career ended an his situation of being wheel chair bound an living in low income apartments. He was truly one of the best in the world an the serise of matches him an Bret had in Stamped classic. & This was before before men would enter WWE. Tiger Mask is a Legend 2 also one of the best the world has ever seen.
EmoKilla420 1 year ago
am I right in thinking this was the 1st match dave meltzer gave 5*
crazysteve1986 1 year ago
It's such a shame that the Dynamite Kid will never walk again. In 2005, he also admitted that his left leg was amputated. He also has heart problems too. He probably won't live to see 2015.
hulkyone 1 year ago
Great match but "selling" must have been an undiscovered art back then.
joesaysso 1 year ago
lets hope vince learns on this video.
mattiathekaiju 2 years ago 2
^^
don't forget: wwe is no wrestling. it is sports entertainmen...
crap.
Holowachuk 2 years ago 4
The maneuvers that Dynamite Kid and Tiger Mask put on during this match is insane. These two were WAY ahead of their time as far as abilities and execution. If I could see this type of action in the square circle today, than I would be a wrestling fan again.
pr1978 2 years ago
what a fucking match!
i've only ever seen tiger mask against dynamite but ive seen a lot of dynamite and that guy was fucking amazing! way way ahead of his time
BennieAA 2 years ago 4
LOLOLOLOL AT 1508
kevdawg55 2 years ago
NEVER TAKE DOWN THIS VIDEO. - let see if the smarks can learn from this.
P.S Nice one, TheEnforcer.
kain4eva 2 years ago 2
1982年の試合か ＤＤＴ、場外投げ捨てブレーンバスター、最後の垂直落下と・・・
何だか、最近よくある格闘技のショボイ試合よりも、よっぽど楽しめた
V1357Cyg 2 years ago 8
Definetly.
FUCKULUKEFITZGERALD 2 years ago
Lol at 12.00 it looked like he was gonna do king's bridge
tompster05 2 years ago
its called ceiling hold, not king's bridge
Th3H0lyM4ge 2 years ago
ITS KING
cocacolafresh 2 years ago
Which tiger mask is this? Like, which "number"?
xxsteelhawk 2 years ago
It's 1st tiger mask named Satoru Sayama.
moon3817 2 years ago 2
The dive at 16:07 is just SPECTACULAR!
maxpower789z 2 years ago 10
Dynamite influenced Benoit and Davey RIchards so much. This match definatley proves how much of a pioneer he was back in the day
zombiegeeknecrocult 2 years ago
To me, Benoit was like a Dynamite clone in terms of style and physique.
bassplays 2 years ago
Benoit idolized Dynamite Kid growing up. He emulated his style after him.
JPThunder01 2 years ago
yeah and sadly he followed toms addiction to roids 2 great wrestlers 2 tragic stories
canadiancountryboy94 2 years ago
Match was easily 10 to 15 years ahead of its time till benoit,malenko,guerrero came in and still i believe to this day this match is about another 4 years ahead of what techincal/puro wrestling is.
HCErik 2 years ago 4
These guys have some moves the guys today wouldn't dare. Some of this shit would require so much precision to avoid dislocating your opponents shoulder etc. These days it's more about who can jump the highest.
AnotheroftheRabble 2 years ago 2
fuck king from TEKKEN play station =P
luis23ttt 2 years ago
very spettacular match... great Tiger mask
Giumbolo1970 2 years ago 2
This type of wrestling was light years ahead of it's time. This didn't get big in the states until Mid-Late 90's w/ ECW. Wrestling in the states stinks...can't even watch it anymore...
galilee416 2 years ago 15
Your not watching the right wrestling.
FUCKULUKEFITZGERALD 1 year ago
@galilee416 exactly i was thinking the same thing that thier series of matches reminded me of RVD vs jerry lynn, only with less long spots and more of a improvised style, which is crazy for 1983
angus506 1 year ago
@galilee416
Give ROH or PWG a try. It's great stuff.
rickybogus 1 year ago
@galilee416 Japan's not exactly far behind these days. AJPW and even NJPW both adopted a more sports entertainment oriented style in the late 90s and early part of the 00s to retaliate against the boom of Pride. Noah was the only one that maintained its 100% stance on straight puroresu.
CombatSportFan 1 year ago
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@galilee416 Japan's not exactly far behind these days. AJPW and even NJPW both adopted a more sports entertainment oriented style in the late 90s and early part of the 00s to retaliate against the boom of Pride. Noah was the only one that maintained its 100% stance on straight puroresu.
CombatSportFan 1 year ago
@galilee416 i agree i love japan period *watches anime* *eats pocky*
TheMasterStrategist 1 year ago
the problem with todays wrestling is that its more of a show or a circus infested with steroids, to many lights and stupid entrances they should go back to just good ol fashioned wrestling
panasony23 2 years ago 10
you have a problem with roids in wrestling and your a fan of dynamite kid? that just doesn't make a whole lot of sense.
douglasfranks 2 years ago 2
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wr3stlegirl 2 years ago
good ol fashioned wrestling dosnt Sell
hound89 2 years ago
good ol fashioned wrestling does sell... when you have a billionaires money to throw around eg wcw and wwe both promotions had alot of good wrestling in their prime
andycf87 2 years ago
The moonday night Wars Had allot of shit when it comes to wrestling i don't know what your talking about
hound89 2 years ago
Dynamite Kid was very talented, as Tiger Mask, Tiger Mask was a main eventer all over the world, except USA, this wraslin was not, and still is not what we are given as fans, AAA and CMLL are on weekly if you enjoy this type of wraslin, and WWE is "Sports Entertainment" not wraslin.
littlenipper8u 2 years ago 2
god if the WWF in the 80's was based on ability rather than looks Dynamite would be world champ and Hogan would have been doing dark matches
Unwin85 2 years ago 5
I have to agree with goanyways, this was truly ahead of its time. I have to admit, before seeing this, I didn´t know that wrestling was THIS spectacular so many years ago. Although I´ve seen the British Bulldogs in the mid-80´s. The speed and agility displayed in this match is most impressive !
burgomaster77 2 years ago 2
Y'know their are other wrestling promotion apart from the piece-of-shit WWE. Watch AAA or CMLLfor wrestling ;)
xDCxLegends 2 years ago
Dynamite Kid was really one of the most underrated wrestlers in the world... He got skills in both single and in tag-team wrestling and he had passion towards wrestling. I hope he'll get the place in WWE HoF, he really deserves it!
J31k89 2 years ago 24
@J31k89 He was a great wrestler, but hes a wifebeating piece of shit outside the ring. Thats what I read. Def no Hall of Famer. He paved the way, earns respect but no HOF for the Kid.
Icedout911 1 year ago
@Icedout911 you know Im sick of wrestlers getting this stereotype of whatever happens in there personal life it effects their job. Thats bull shit. The Kid along with Beniot were 2 of the best the WRESTLING world had ever seen. Yeah what they did in their personal life isn't cool. But what they did in their profession is legendary an you sir can't deny the impact they made on the business. Hell if not for Kid you wouldn't see half the shit u in wrestling today.
EmoKilla420 1 year ago
@EmoKilla420 They were one of the greatest in wrestling til they fucked up.
I dont say wrestler = drug addict, this would be stereotype
Im just talking how it is:
Benoit killed a kid. Hows that less important than how good someone can wrestle?
Or how can a guy like this be in any Hall of Fame?
Kid deserves respect for what he did for wrestling. But he is no hall of famer. He just a guy who had a lot of talent. like Scott Hall.
They had impact but its all gone now. Such is life...
Icedout911 1 year ago
@Icedout911 Don't compare Beniot to Scott Hall. Scott Hall was great yes but Beniot was on a totally different level. Im still one of those people who believe theres more to the Beniot Story than just him killing his family. U like the other media followers believe everything u've hear which could only be half truths. Beniot does Desever a spot in the Hall Of Fame for his accomplishments. His Personal life like i said should not have anything to do with a Hall Of Fame induction.
EmoKilla420 1 year ago
@EmoKilla420 Dont get me wrong I was a huge Benoit Fan since WCW
I didnt care what he did in his personal life til he did this murder.
Maybe you can still like his old matches but can you seriously wish for Benoit being in the Hall of Fame? What he did is a damn shame!
Were talking off topic either way. I l watched this match because I love Tiger Mask I ! (and II of course!)
btw:
NJPW is on Youtube: nice Wild Pegasus - Thunder Liger match on there.
Icedout911 1 year ago
@EmoKilla420 As for Benoit, he was my favorite superstar of all time and still is along with HBK. Benoit should still be mentioned in the WWE simply because he was one of the best things they ever had!
MuffinManTF 1 year ago
@MuffinManTF I fully agree with you. He Made the WWE alot of money.
EmoKilla420 1 year ago
@MuffinManTF i know what you mean, he was a good wrestler but i can understand why they don't mentiion him. there would be an uproar of people complaining if they did.
shaneanthonypearson1 1 year ago
@J31k89 He doesn't deserve a future place in the HoF. He should have already been there. He derserved to be WWE champion. If Davey Boy gets in the HoF and not Dynamite, I'll be pissed!!!
MuffinManTF 1 year ago
@J31k89 Somehow, I doubt he'd accept it. He didn't exactly leave the WWF on good terms.
TheY2JProblem 1 year ago
@J31k89 unfortunately dynamite goes in the box with brody, benoit, and a whole list of other MORE THAN QUALIFIED WRESTLERS who will never be allowed in wwe's hall of fame.
bladestormviking 1 year ago
@J31k89 too bad he was a complete dick who burned every bridge he crossed and stabbed all of his friends in the back hes never getting into the hof
TheMasterStrategist 1 year ago
if i had one wish it would be to meet dynamite kid
i salute you one incredible perfomer
greatest wrestler ever
tigermask12 2 years ago 3
It takes two masters of their craft to put on a classic like this. Two all time greats. Shame what became of Dynamite.
supersuperrambo 2 years ago 9
flying body attack.. nice one
norhafizi 2 years ago
Dynamite kid rules, i dont think people realise how good this fella was. credit were credits due. Hall of fame 2010 anyone??
DDGKAN 2 years ago 4
wow that scoop off the ropes piledriver by tiger looked so real... perfect camera angle to hide tigers legs hitting the mat first... at least i hope they did, that looked very real
andycf87 2 years ago
holy crap this was 27 years ago, wayy ahead of it's time.
goanyways 2 years ago
dynamite kid fucking rules he invented the superplex lol
cobracommander1234 2 years ago
the diving headbutts are devastating.....they completely demented Chris Benoit and crippled Dynamite Kid.....that´s why they have banned them
PalatHar 2 years ago
Impresionante Tiger mask.
diferentesmentes 2 years ago 2
I just saw the Dynamite Kid's diving headbutt and it looks like he actually was able to hit his opponent with his head/upper body. Chris Benoit often seemed to miss his opponent completely!
hohihoigf 2 years ago
Last week's Raw main event had no actual wrestling - it was just kicks, punches, and finishers!
Combining moves, developing flow and drama in a match, and acrobatic skill -- these are things that are sorely missing nowadays.
It makes what Dynamite Kid and Tiger Mask do in this video seem even more impressive.
hohihoigf 2 years ago 7
great match ,insane moves !
peppelsone 2 years ago
The impressive bout /show? beyond language barrier ! (BTW, I' m 日本人 \(・o・)/ ) I believe that was the happiest day of PURORESU/ PRO-WRESTLING. What do you guys think of it ? Domo arigato !
bokki182806shitai 2 years ago
i have watched rey since he was an underage kid doing 6-mans in mexico city. his pre-unmasking work in WCW was just frikkin amazing. before that, he was a walking highlight reel in ECW and AAA. now, i can't say that he's at the same level. WWe has turned him into a spot monkey
bladestormviking 2 years ago
Dynamite reminds me so much of Chris Benoit. Its kind of creepy.
I guess its their similar style and backrounds.
jagerman420 2 years ago
It's 'cause Benoit modeled his style after Dynamite.
JEEROI 2 years ago 3
tiger man the best
LuluVonD 2 years ago
Dynamite Kid is the greatest pure wrestler of his generation, maybe even of all time.
littley2j 2 years ago
I blame Vincent Kennedy McMahon (glorified mobster) for turning Dynamite into a douchebag
RoderickStrong 2 years ago
este wey de dinamite kid era el idolo del
animal de chris benoit,con todo respeto para dinamite kid
saludos a todos los amantes de la lucha libre
MORVIUS82 3 years ago
I WANNA SEE THE 5 STARS MATCH! Anyone knows where can I find it?
Infame16 3 years ago
the 5 stars match is on dailymotion i saw it there
matthewaunger 3 years ago
Thank you very much!
Infame16 3 years ago
awesome! a real life king!
yagbolzzzz 3 years ago 3
Phenomenal match.
WrestlecrapRaps 3 years ago
Amazing match!!! It only happen in Japan!!! WWE sucks!!!
NightwingXX7 3 years ago 2
When I first saw Tiger Mask I (Saturo Sayama) which was 2x in the WWF early '80s, One word described him best, EXPLOSIVE !!
laggerg 3 years ago
Man I love youtube! I can watch all kinds of matches! I had a best of dynamite kid vhs tape a few years ago but it was stolen. there was a tiger mask vs. dynamite kid match on it but i don't know if it was this match or not. thank you for posting it!
rich5248 3 years ago 2
I love tiger mask but he's kind of overrated compared to other luchadores. he was certainly very influential with people unfamiliar with the lucha libre style but people act like he invented that style of wrestling when there were similar luchadores like el solitario who debuted back in 1960. he's also falsely credited with inventing the Tiger Suplex which was actually created by Alfonso Dantes.
ElLuchadorSolitario 3 years ago
I think the lucha libre style goes back to at least the 20's in Mexico.
But I think he (Sayama) was so highly rated because at the time, he was having some of the best matches in the world.
He actually knew martial arts too, which many wrestlers (including luchadores) didn't and don't.
Eldenaims 3 years ago
actually, m mascaras, santo & other luchadores practiced judo & the style that sayama used was very similar to other luchadores before him. one major reason he was so highly rated was because NJPW would bring in biggest foreign wrestlers as heels in order to make tiger look good and increase his popularity. i also think cmll did a bad job of promoting their wrestlers, they believed broadcasting fights would decrease ticket sales so there's not alot of video footage of some of the great matches
ElLuchadorSolitario 3 years ago
Yup, other wrestlers had/have serious martial arts backgrounds, but most don't, including some very talented luchadores.
Was Sayama having some of the world's best matches because of who he was put up against? Sure, that was part of it. But it takes two to tango, and the thing is, he didn't need big names to make him "look" that good - he really was that good, and this is coming from a guy who has never been a big fan of that style.
Eldenaims 3 years ago
Of course it takes two wrestlers to make a great match, but because Tiger won the majority of them, he obviously received the biggest push. Tiger is one of my favorite wrestlers and he was def. one of the most talented of his day. my point was that some give him credit for being an entirely revolutionary wrestler because he was the first cruiserweight luchador they had seen. while influential guys like solitario who had a similar style and came along earlier go largely unnoticed outside mexico
ElLuchadorSolitario 3 years ago
Ok. True.
Eldenaims 3 years ago
I actually like the mat based lucha libre better actually. wrestlers like Blue Demon Jr, Blue Panther, El Hijo Del Santo, etc.
RoderickStrong 2 years ago
Blue Demon Jr. is painful to watch.
TheoUnit798 2 years ago