PFW Heavyweight vs. AWA Heavyweight title match. 2 out of 3 falls. This was from an era when wrestling was treated as a sport, and main events got the same respect in Japan as main event boxing matches. This match was a wrestling showcase of 2 legends in the business - the Giant Baba and an aging, yet tougher than a Nando's steak, Verne Gagne, who was 54 by this point and wrestling for 20+ minutes.
This was a typical old school wrestling match, handled by 2 competitors who were experts at their craft. It was slow paced, physical and by the end of it, both of these men were feeling the effects of it. Gagne tried to look on his masterful sleeper any chance he got, and what a beautiful sleeper it is. This was a monumental match, but it certainly isn't for everyone. You have to bare in mind that Gagne was 200 hundred years old. A lot of people don't like wrestling like this but I love it and I rate this match highly. Check it out.
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