Set compiledby DeathValleyDriver BoardStaff; analysis by Chris Harrington(indeedwrestling@gmail.com)
Methodology:In total, 43 ballots were received. Voters watched all the matches and rankedthem from 1 (favorite) to 150 (least favorite). A match ranked #1 would receive150 points; match ranked #2 would receive 149 points and so on.
Matches in the top 30 were also awarded bonus points as follows:
#1 (+7 pts), #2 (+5 pts), #3 (+4 pts), #4 through #7 (+3 pts), #8-#20 (+2 pts),#21-#30 (+1 pts).
Results of the Best of the 1980’s All Japan DVDVR Set
Rank | match | points |
1 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Genichiro Tenryu (6/5/89) | 6,442 |
2 | Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy (12/16/88) | 6,070 |
3 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu (1/28/86) | 5,925 |
4 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Stan Hansen (12/6/89) | 5,840 |
5 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Ric Flair (6/8/83) | 5,802 |
6 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Kerry Von Erich (2/3 Falls) (5/22/84) | 5,655 |
7 | Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Stan Hansen (11/29/89) | 5,637 |
8 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Genichiro Tenryu (8/31/87) | 5,612 |
9 | Riki Choshu vs. Killer Khan (7/31/86) | 5,575 |
10 | Terry Funk vs. Stan Hansen (4/14/83) | 5,565 |
11 | Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki vs. Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas (6/5/89) | 5,564 |
12 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Genichiro Tenryu (10/11/89) | 5,557 |
13 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Genichiro Tenryu (10/28/88) | 5,214 |
14 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada (2/26/89 TV) | 5,121 |
15 | Billy Robinson vs. Nick Bockwinkel (12/11/80) | 5,102 |
16 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Kenta Kobashi vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Stan Hansen (7/15/89) | 5,046 |
17 | Dory and Terry Funk vs. Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy (8/31/83) | 5,028 |
18 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Stan Hansen (10/21/86) | 4,945 |
19 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu (2/5/86) | 4,877 |
20 | Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka vs. Dory and Terry Funk (12/13/81) | 4,779 |
21 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Ric Flair (6/8/82) | 4,767 |
22 | Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki vs. Shunji Takano & Shinichi Nakano (7/19/88) | 4,742 |
23 | Genichiro Tenryu & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Killer Khan & Riki Choshu (8/2/85) | 4,677 |
24 | Genichiro Tenryu vs. Stan Hansen (3/27/88) | 4,645 |
25 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Tiger Mask (3/9/88) | 4,636 |
26 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu (1/24/87) | 4,630 |
27 | Genichiro Tenryu vs. Stan Hansen (7/27/88) | 4,592 |
28 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Dick Slater (5/1/80) | 4,578 |
29 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu (2/5/87) | 4,555 |
30 | Masa Fuchi vs. Mitsuo Momota (3/29/89) | 4,402 |
31 | Stan Hansen vs. Terry Funk (9/11/82) | 4,360 |
32 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Rick Martel (7/31/84) | 4,280 |
33 | Giant Baba, Rusher Kimura & Masa Fuchi vs. Genichiro Tenryu, Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki (9/24/89 TV) | 4,269 |
34 | Jumbo Tsuruta, Great Kabuki & Takashi Ishikawa vs. Ashura Hara Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki (3/11/88) | 4,195 |
35 | Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu (8/29/88) | 4,167 |
36 | Genichiro Tenryu vs. Stan Hansen (3/9/88) | 4,139 |
37 | Ric Flair vs. Rick Martel (10/21/85) | 4,124 |
38 | Giant Baba vs. Stan Hansen (2/4/82) | 4,122 |
39 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Nick Bockwinkel (2/23/84) | 4,030 |
40 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada (9/3/89 TV) | 4,025 |
41 | Giant Baba vs. Stan Hansen (7/31/84) | 4,000 |
42 | Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas vs. Kenta Kobashi & Joe Malenko (10/11/89) | 3,993 |
43 | Harley Race vs. Ric Flair (5/22/84) | 3,963 |
44 | Ric Flair vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (2/3 falls) (10/9/81) | 3,943 |
45 | Joe & Dean Malenko vs. Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers (7/15/89) | 3,915 |
46 | Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas vs. Ricky Fuyuki & Toshiaki Kawada (9/2/89) | 3,899 |
47 | Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu (8/30/88) | 3,850 |
48 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Stan Hansen & Ted Dibiase (8/31/85) | 3,776 |
49 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Harley Race (8/1/82) | 3,734 |
50 | Hiro Saito vs. Masa Fuchi (6/12/86) | 3,722 |
51 | Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu (6/22/85) | 3,705 |
52 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu (11/30/85) | 3,689 |
53 | Giant Baba vs. Stan Hansen (3/24/84) | 3,678 |
54 | Genichiro Tenryu, Mighty Inoue & Takashi Ishikawa vs. Riki Choshu, Animal Hamaguchi & Isamu Teranishi (1/10/85) | 3,636 |
55 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Dick Murdoch (3/5/80) | 3,631 |
56 | Kuniaki Kobayashi vs. Masa Fuchi (4/6/86) | 3,601 |
57 | Genichiro Tenryu & Samson Fuyuki vs. Great Kabuki & Takashi Ishikawa (2/20/88) | 3,566 |
58 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Genichiro Tenryu (10/10/87) | 3,522 |
59 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Stan Hansen & Ted Dibiase (12/12/86) | 3,461 |
60 | Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki vs. Shunji Takano & Shinichi Nakano (9/15/88) | 3,445 |
61 | Riki Choshu vs. Rick Martel (10/19/85) | 3,405 |
62 | Terry Funk vs. Bruiser Brody (12/7/82) | 3,387 |
63 | Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu (9/3/86) | 3,383 |
64 | Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki vs. Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas (10/20/89) | 3,372 |
65 | Dory and Terry Funk vs. Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen (4/20/83) | 3,363 |
66 | Tiger Mask vs. La Fiera (8/26/84) | 3,349 |
67 | Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu & Tiger Mask (1/23/88) | 3,344 |
68 | Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Stan Hansen & Bruiser Brody (4/28/84) | 3,271 |
69 | Genichiro Tenryu vs. Ric Flair (2/3 Falls) (9/12/84) | 3,253 |
70 | Stan Hansen & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Terry Gordy and Bill Irwin (11/19/89) | 3,245 |
71 | Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara vs. Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy (3/5/88) | 3,235 |
72 | Jumbo Tsuruta, Kabuki & Kenta Kobashi vs. Genichiro Tenryu, Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki (10/14/89) | 3,233 |
73 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Stan Hansen & Toshiaki Kawada (6/8/89) | 3,230 |
74 | Giant Baba vs. Harley Race (9/10/80) | 3,222 |
75 | Terry Funk vs. Stan Hansen (8/23/85) | 3,220 |
76 | Bruiser Brody vs. Dory Funk Jr. (10/9/81) | 3,210 |
77 | Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Tiger Mask (6/11/87) | 3,186 |
78 | Genichiro Tenryu vs. Ted Dibiase (10/23/83) | 3,185 |
79 | Ric Flair vs. Ric Steamboat (6/4/82) | 3,172 |
80 | Ted Dibiase & Stan Hansen vs. Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu (12/12/85) | 3,152 |
81 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Stan Hansen (10/20/89) | 3,139 |
82 | Genichiro Tenryu vs. Stan Hansen (9/20/87) | 3,105 |
83 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara (6/4/88) | 3,091 |
84 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Great Kabuki vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Ricky Fuyuki (10/22/89) | 3,091 |
85 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mil Mascaras (7/30/82) | 3,074 |
86 | Genichiro Tenryu vs. Ricky Steamboat (2/23/84) | 3,011 |
87 | Dan Spivey, Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas vs. Genichiro Tenryu, Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki (5/28/89 TV) | 3,001 |
88 | Stan Hansen & Dan Kroffat vs. Rock N Roll Express (10/26/88) | 2,895 |
89 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Harley Race (10/26/83) | 2,822 |
90 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu (9/2/89) | 2,821 |
91 | Terry Funk vs. Nick Bockwinkel (7/12/83) | 2,811 |
92 | Riki Choshu vs. Rick Martel (12/29/86) | 2,809 |
93 | Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada vs. John Tenta & Shunji Takano (1/5/89 TV) | 2,780 |
94 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Doug Furnas & Dan Kroffat (11/29/89) | 2,757 |
95 | Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu (9/15/88) | 2,750 |
96 | Stan Hansen & Ted Dibiase vs. Shinichi Nakano & Yoshiaki Yatsu (7/17/87) | 2,737 |
97 | Doug Furnas, Dan Kroffat & Masa Fuchi vs. British Bulldogs & Kenta Kobashi (11/19/89) | 2,708 |
98 | Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu (12/5/87) | 2,698 |
99 | Stan Hansen & Ted Dibiase vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara (7/23/87) | 2,681 |
100 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Higo Hamaguchi (3/13/86) | 2,631 |
101 | Giant Baba vs. Stan Hansen (4/22/82) | 2,617 |
102 | Dory and Terry Funk vs. Umanoseke Ueda & Buck Robley (10/6/81) | 2,595 |
103 | Yoshiaki Yatsu & Jumbo Tsuruta vs Toshiaki Kawada & Genichiro Tenryu (1/22/89 TV) | 2,587 |
104 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu (12/6/86) | 2,583 |
105 | Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk (12/11/80) | 2,562 |
106 | Stan Hansen vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (4/16/89) | 2,562 |
107 | Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Harley Race & Dick Slater (12/13/82) | 2,532 |
108 | Chavo Guerrero vs. Masa Fuchi (8/31/83) | 2,495 |
109 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Dick Murdoch (2/23/80) | 2,465 |
110 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki (5/21/89 TV) | 2,429 |
111 | Mil Mascaras vs. Genichiro Tenryu (2/4/82) | 2,409 |
112 | Ric Flair vs. Kerry Von Erich (5/24/84) | 2,388 |
113 | Tiger Mask & Isao Takagi vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada (7/16/88) | 2,380 |
114 | Stan Hansen vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (4/19/86) | 2,292 |
115 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Stan Hansen (7/31/86) | 2,252 |
116 | Joe & Dean Malenko vs. Masa Fuchi & Great Kabuki (1/5/89 TV) | 2,228 |
117 | Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Hiroshi Wajima (1/24/88) | 2,219 |
118 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Terry Gordy (10/29/84) | 2,194 |
119 | Genichiro Tenryu vs. Stan Hansen (7/26/86) | 2,183 |
120 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Hiroshi Wajima vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara (4/21/88) | 2,170 |
121 | Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara vs. Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy (12/11/87) | 2,152 |
122 | Jumbo Tsuruta, Genichiro Tenryu & Tiger Mask vs. Shunji Takano, Hiro Saito & Strong Machine (4/6/86) | 2,117 |
123 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Giant Baba & Tiger Mask (11/28/86) | 2,079 |
124 | Joe Malenko vs. Dean Malenko (7/11/89) | 1,980 |
125 | Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu & Shinichi Nakano (6/9/87) | 1,968 |
126 | Genichiro Tenryu & Samson Fuyuki vs. Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu (8/25/86) | 1,963 |
127 | Chavo & Hector Guerrero vs. Mighty Inoue & Gran Hamada (9/12/84) | 1,940 |
128 | Kuniaki Kobayashi vs. Tiger Mask (6/21/85) | 1,900 |
129 | Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu & John Tenta (2/29/88) | 1,890 |
130 | Dos Caras & Mil Mascaras vs. Chavo Guerrero & Ricky Steamboat (9/6/81) | 1,845 |
131 | Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen (12/9/82) | 1,845 |
132 | Masa Fuchi vs. Pete Roberts (5/5/87) | 1,820 |
133 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Road Warriors (3/12/87) | 1,750 |
134 | Bruiser Brody vs. Dory Funk Jr. (4/21/82) | 1,524 |
135 | Giant Baba vs. Harley Race (9/4/80) | 1,517 |
136 | Mil Mascaras vs. Ricky Steamboat (2/3 Falls) (August 1981) | 1,516 |
137 | Mighty Inoue vs. Chavo Guerrero (2/26/84) | 1,487 |
138 | Stan Hansen & Ted Dibiase vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Tiger Mask (7/11/87) | 1,438 |
139 | Giant Baba vs. Harley Race (10/26/82) | 1,434 |
140 | Joe Malenko vs. Masa Fuchi (7/28/89) | 1,430 |
141 | Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara vs. Takashi Ishikawa & Hiroshi Wajima (6/8/87) | 1,399 |
142 | The Sheik vs. Ricky Steamboat (12/9/80) | 1,397 |
143 | Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy vs. Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka (11/22/87) | 1,288 |
144 | Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu (11/26/87) | 1,218 |
145 | Genichiro Tenryu vs. Kerry Von Erich (4/7/83) | 1,212 |
146 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura (11/19/89) | 1,155 |
147 | Genichiro Tenryu vs. Ole Anderson (4/5/86) | 995 |
148 | Jimmy Snuka vs. Ricky Steamboat (6/3/81) | 903 |
149 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Bruiser Brody (5/26/83) | 819 |
150 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Bruiser Brody (3/27/88) | 755 |
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1. Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Genichiro Tenryu (6/5/89)
o  Average Vote: 6
o  Ranked in the top ten on 86% of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 91% of ballots
o  19 #1 votes, seven #2 votes, six #3 votes, two#4 votes, one #5 vote, no #6 votes, one #7 votes, no #8 votes, one #9 vote, no #10votes
o  Standard Deviation: 13.9 (ranked #1 lowest)
2. Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Stan Hansen& Terry Gordy (12/16/88)
o  Average Vote: 13
o  Ranked in the top ten on 72% of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 84% of ballots
o  two #1 votes, four #2 votes, six #3 votes, three#4 votes, seven #5 votes, four #6 votes, two #7 votes, two #8 votes, one #9vote, no #10 votes
o  Standard Deviation: 18 (ranked #3 lowest)
3. Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki ChoshuYoshiaki Yatsu (1/28/86)
o  Average Vote: 17
o  Ranked in the top ten on 79% of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 84% of ballots
o  six #1 votes, ten #2 votes, six #3 votes, two #4votes, three #5 votes, one #6 vote, two #7 votes, two #8 votes, two #9 votes, no#10 votes
o  Standard Deviation: 32.7 (ranked #81 lowest)
4. Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Genichiro Tenryu& Stan Hansen (12/6/89)
o  Average Vote: 17
o  Ranked in the top ten on 56% of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 81% of ballots
o  no #1 votes, four #2 votes, three #3 votes,three #4 votes, three #5 votes, two #6 votes, two #7 votes, two #8 votes, three#9 votes, two #10 votes
o  Standard Deviation: 26.1 (ranked #21 lowest)
5. Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Ric Flair (6/8/83)
o  Average Vote: 19
o  Ranked in the top ten on 72% of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 74% of ballots
o  four #1 votes, five #2 votes, four #3 votes,three #4 votes, three #5 votes, four #6 votes, three #7 votes, one #8 vote, one#9 vote, three #10 votes
o  Standard Deviation: 27.5 (ranked #26 lowest)
6. Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Kerry Von Erich (2/3 Falls) (5/22/84)
o  Average Vote: 22
o  Ranked in the top ten on 42% of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 70% of ballots
o  two #1 votes, no #2 votes, three #3 votes, four#4 votes, one #5 vote, two #6 votes, three #7 votes, one #8 votes, two #9votes, no #10 votes
o  Standard Deviation: 24 (ranked #9)
7. Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura vs. Genichiro Tenryu &Stan Hansen (11/29/89)
o  Average Vote: 22
o  Ranked in the top ten on 65% of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 67% of ballots
o  two #1 votes, two #2 votes, three #3 votes, five#4 votes, one #5 vote, two #6 votes, four #7 votes, five #8 votes, one #9 vote,three #10 votes
o  Standard Deviation: 30.7 (ranked #56)
8. Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Genichiro Tenryu (8/31/87)
o  Average Vote: 22
o  Ranked in the top ten on 23% of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 58% of ballots
o  no #1 votes, no #2 votes, no #3 votes, no #4votes, two #5 votes, three #6 votes, two #7 votes, one #8 vote, two #9 votes, no#10 votes
o  Standard Deviation: 16.2 (ranked #2)
9. Riki Choshu vs. Killer Khan (7/31/86)
o  Average Vote: 23
o  Ranked in the top ten on 40% of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 72% of ballots
o  no #1 votes, two #2 votes, no #3 votes, two #4votes, four #5 votes, three #6 votes, two #7 votes, one #8 vote, three #9votes, no #10 votes
o  Standard Deviation: 29.5 (ranked #38)
10. Terry Funk vs. Stan Hansen (4/14/83)
o  Average Vote: 23
o  Ranked in the top ten on 40% of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 65% of ballots
o  one #1 vote, no #2 votes, five #3 votes, three#4 votes, three #5 votes, no #6 votes, no #7 votes, two #8 votes, one #9 vote,two #10 votes
o  Standard Deviation: 24.8 (ranked #15)
11. Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki vs. Dan Kroffat &Doug Furnas (6/5/89)
o  Average Vote: 23
o  Ranked in the top ten on 30% of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 70% of ballots
o  Standard Deviation: 23 (ranked #7)
12. Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Genichiro Tenryu (10/11/89)
o  Average Vote: 23
o  Ranked in the top ten on 26% of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 51% of ballots
o  Standard Deviation: 18.9 (ranked #4)
13. Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Genichiro Tenryu (10/28/88)
o  Average Vote: 31
o  Ranked in the top ten on 21% of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 47% of ballots
o  Standard Deviation: 24.3 (ranked #11)
14. Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Genichiro Tenryu& Toshiaki Kawada (2/26/89 TV)
o  Average Vote: 33
o  Ranked in the top ten on 26% of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 51% of ballots
o  Standard Deviation: 34.5 (ranked #103)
15. Billy Robinson vs. Nick Bockwinkel (12/11/80)
o  Average Vote: 34
o  Ranked in the top ten on 21% of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 44% of ballots
o  Standard Deviation: 29.9 (ranked #45)
16. Jumbo Tsuruta & Kenta Kobashi vs. Genichiro Tenryu& Stan Hansen (7/15/89)
o  Average Vote: 35
o  Ranked in the top ten on 19% of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 28% of ballots
o  Standard Deviation: 28.3 (ranked #29)
17. Dory and Terry Funk vs. Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy(8/31/83)
o  Average Vote: 35
o  Ranked in the top ten on 23% of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 42% of ballots
o  Standard Deviation: 30.6 (ranked #55)
18. Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Stan Hansen (10/21/86)
o  Average Vote: 37
o  Not ranked in the top ten on any of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 26% of ballots
o  Standard Deviation: 24.7 (ranked #13)
19. Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu& Yoshiaki Yatsu (2/5/86)
o  Average Vote: 39
o  Ranked in the top ten on 16% of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 40% of ballots
o  Standard Deviation: 35.6 (ranked #117)
20. Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka vs. Dory and Terry Funk(12/13/81)
o  Average Vote: 41
o  Ranked in the top ten on 19% of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 40% of ballots
o  Standard Deviation: 35.5 (ranked #115)
21. Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Ric Flair (6/8/82)
o  Average Vote: 41
o  Ranked in the top ten on 12% of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 33% of ballots
o  Standard Deviation: 37 (ranked #128)
22. Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki vs. Shunji Takano& Shinichi Nakano (7/19/88)
o  Average Vote: 42
o  Ranked in the top ten on 7% of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 28% of ballots
o  Standard Deviation: 29.8 (ranked #40)
23. Genichiro Tenryu & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Killer Khan& Riki Choshu (8/2/85)
o  Average Vote: 43
o  Not ranked in the top ten on any of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 19% of ballots
o  Standard Deviation: 25.6 (ranked #19)
24. Genichiro Tenryu vs. Stan Hansen (3/27/88)
o  Average Vote: 44
o  Ranked in the top ten on 16% of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 26% of ballots
o  Standard Deviation: 29.3 (ranked #37)
25. Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Tiger Mask (3/9/88)
o  Average Vote: 44
o  Not ranked in the top ten on any of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 16% of ballots
o  Standard Deviation: 28.9 (ranked #33)
26. Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu& Yoshiaki Yatsu (1/24/87)
o  Average Vote: 44
o  Ranked in the top ten on 5% of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 23% of ballots
o  Standard Deviation: 32.6 (ranked #77)
27. Genichiro Tenryu vs. Stan Hansen (7/27/88)
o  Average Vote: 45
o  Ranked in the top ten on 16% of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 33% of ballots
o  Standard Deviation: 35.5 (ranked #116)
28. Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Dick Slater (5/1/80)
o  Average Vote: 45
o  Ranked in the top ten on 5% of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 12% of ballots
o  Standard Deviation: 29 (ranked #35)
29. Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu& Yoshiaki Yatsu (2/5/87)
o  Average Vote: 46
o  Ranked in the top ten on 12% of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 26% of ballots
o  Standard Deviation: 37.6 (ranked #132)
30. Masa Fuchi vs. Mitsuo Momota (3/29/89)
o  Average Vote: 49
o  Ranked in the top ten on 5% of the ballots;ranked in the top twenty on 19% of ballots
o  Standard Deviation: 36.4 (ranked fourth highest)
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Matches by Wrestler/ Top Wrestlers
69 different
wrestlers appeared on the set. There was 25 one-shot stars, 22 wrestlers with two to four matches, 12 wrestlers with five to nine matches, 6 wrestlers with ten to fifteen matches, 3 wrestlers with between eighteen and forty matches (Kawada @ 18, Yatsu @ 28, Hansen @ 38) and two iconic AJ wrestlers: Jumbo Tsuruta with 66 matches and Genichiro Tenryu with 63 matches.
If you look at the best 3 matches from every wrestler on the set and add the points from those matches, here is the rankings of the top 25 wrestlers with three or more matches on this set.
NAME | MATCHES | POINTS | BEST RANK | BEST MATCH |
Animal Hamaguchi | 2 | 6267 | 54 | Genichiro Tenryu, Mighty Inoue & Takashi Ishikawa vs. Riki Choshu, Animal Hamaguchi & Isamu Teranishi (1/10/85) |
Ashura Hara | 15 | 41651 | 34 | Jumbo Tsuruta, Great Kabuki & Takashi Ishikawa vs. Ashura Hara Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki (3/11/88) |
Bill Irwin | 1 | 3245 | 70 | Stan Hansen & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Terry Gordy and Bill Irwin (11/19/89) |
Billy Robinson | 1 | 5102 | 15 | Billy Robinson vs. Nick Bockwinkel (12/11/80) |
Bobby Fulton | 1 | 3915 | 45 | Joe & Dean Malenko vs. Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers (7/15/89) |
Bruiser Brody | 10 | 24241 | 20 | Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka vs. Dory and Terry Funk (12/13/81) |
Buck Robley | 1 | 2595 | 102 | Dory and Terry Funk vs. Umanoseke Ueda & Buck Robley (10/6/81) |
Chavo Guerrero | 4 | 7767 | 108 | Chavo Guerrero vs. Masa Fuchi (8/31/83) |
Dan Kroffat | 8 | 28189 | 11 | Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki vs. Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas (6/5/89) |
Dan Spivey | 1 | 3001 | 87 | Dan Spivey, Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas vs. Genichiro Tenryu, Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki (5/28/89 TV) |
Davey Boy Smith | 1 | 2708 | 97 | Doug Furnas, Dan Kroffat & Masa Fuchi vs. British Bulldogs & Kenta Kobashi (11/19/89) |
Dean Malenko | 3 | 8123 | 45 | Joe & Dean Malenko vs. Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers (7/15/89) |
Dick Murdoch | 2 | 6096 | 55 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Dick Murdoch (3/5/80) |
Dick Slater | 2 | 7110 | 28 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Dick Slater (5/1/80) |
Dory Funk Jr. | 7 | 23061 | 17 | Dory and Terry Funk vs. Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy (8/31/83) |
Dos Caras | 1 | 1845 | 131 | Dos Caras & Mil Mascaras vs. Chavo Guerrero & Ricky Steamboat (9/6/81) |
Doug Furnas | 7 | 25294 | 11 | Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki vs. Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas (6/5/89) |
Dynamite Kid | 1 | 2708 | 97 | Doug Furnas, Dan Kroffat & Masa Fuchi vs. British Bulldogs & Kenta Kobashi (11/19/89) |
Genichiro Tenryu | 63 | 219712 | 1 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Genichiro Tenryu (6/5/89) |
Giant Baba | 15 | 43940 | 7 | Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Stan Hansen (11/29/89) |
Gran Hamada | 1 | 1940 | 127 | Chavo & Hector Guerrero vs. Mighty Inoue & Gran Hamada (9/12/84) |
Great Kabuki | 5 | 16313 | 34 | Jumbo Tsuruta, Great Kabuki & Takashi Ishikawa vs. Ashura Hara Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki (3/11/88) |
Harley Race | 7 | 19224 | 43 | Harley Race vs. Ric Flair (5/22/84) |
Hector Guerrero | 1 | 1940 | 127 | Chavo & Hector Guerrero vs. Mighty Inoue & Gran Hamada (9/12/84) |
Hiro Saito | 2 | 5839 | 50 | Hiro Saito vs. Masa Fuchi (6/12/86) |
Hiroshi Wajima | 3 | 5788 | 117 | Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Hiroshi Wajima (1/24/88) |
Isamu Teranishi | 1 | 3636 | 54 | Genichiro Tenryu, Mighty Inoue & Takashi Ishikawa vs. Riki Choshu, Animal Hamaguchi & Isamu Teranishi (1/10/85) |
Isao Takagi | 1 | 2380 | 113 | Tiger Mask & Isao Takagi vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada (7/16/88) |
Jimmy Snuka | 3 | 6970 | 20 | Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka vs. Dory and Terry Funk (12/13/81) |
Joe Malenko | 5 | 13546 | 42 | Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas vs. Kenta Kobashi & Joe Malenko (10/11/89) |
John Tenta | 2 | 4670 | 93 | Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada vs. John Tenta & Shunji Takano (1/5/89 TV) |
Jumbo Tsuruta | 66 | 227999 | 1 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Genichiro Tenryu (6/5/89) |
Kenta Kobashi | 4 | 14980 | 16 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Kenta Kobashi vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Stan Hansen (7/15/89) |
Kerry Von Erich | 3 | 9255 | 6 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Kerry Von Erich (2/3 Falls) (5/22/84) |
Killer Khan | 2 | 10252 | 9 | Riki Choshu vs. Killer Khan (7/31/86) |
Kuniaki Kobayashi | 2 | 5501 | 56 | Kuniaki Kobayashi vs. Masa Fuchi (4/6/86) |
La Fiera | 1 | 3349 | 66 | Tiger Mask vs. La Fiera (8/26/84) |
Masa Fuchi | 9 | 26675 | 30 | Masa Fuchi vs. Mitsuo Momota (3/29/89) |
Mighty Inoue | 3 | 7063 | 54 | Genichiro Tenryu, Mighty Inoue & Takashi Ishikawa vs. Riki Choshu, Animal Hamaguchi & Isamu Teranishi (1/10/85) |
Mil Mascaras | 4 | 8844 | 85 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mil Mascaras (7/30/82) |
Mitsuo Momota | 1 | 4402 | 30 | Masa Fuchi vs. Mitsuo Momota (3/29/89) |
Nick Bockwinkel | 3 | 11943 | 15 | Billy Robinson vs. Nick Bockwinkel (12/11/80) |
Ole Anderson | 1 | 995 | 147 | Genichiro Tenryu vs. Ole Anderson (4/5/86) |
Pete Roberts | 1 | 1820 | 132 | Masa Fuchi vs. Pete Roberts (5/5/87) |
Ric Flair | 8 | 31412 | 5 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Ric Flair (6/8/83) |
Rick Martel | 4 | 14618 | 32 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Rick Martel (7/31/84) |
Ricky Fuyuki | 11 | 41240 | 11 | Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki vs. Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas (6/5/89) |
Ricky Morton | 1 | 2895 | 88 | Stan Hansen & Dan Kroffat vs. Rock N Roll Express (10/26/88) |
Ricky Steamboat | 6 | 11844 | 79 | Ric Flair vs. Ric Steamboat (6/4/82) |
Riki Choshu | 15 | 58564 | 3 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu Yoshiaki Yatsu (1/28/86) |
Road Warrior Animal | 1 | 1750 | 133 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Road Warriors (3/12/87) |
Road Warrior Hawk | 1 | 1750 | 133 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Road Warriors (3/12/87) |
Robert Gibson | 1 | 2895 | 88 | Stan Hansen & Dan Kroffat vs. Rock N Roll Express (10/26/88) |
Rusher Kimura | 3 | 11061 | 7 | Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Stan Hansen (11/29/89) |
Samson Fuyuki | 2 | 5529 | 57 | Genichiro Tenryu & Samson Fuyuki vs. Great Kabuki & Takashi Ishikawa (2/20/88) |
Shinichi Nakano | 4 | 12892 | 22 | Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki vs. Shunji Takano & Shinichi Nakano (7/19/88) |
Shunji Takano | 4 | 13084 | 22 | Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki vs. Shunji Takano & Shinichi Nakano (7/19/88) |
Stan Hansen | 38 | 132024 | 2 | Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy (12/16/88) |
Strong Machine | 1 | 2117 | 122 | Jumbo Tsuruta, Genichiro Tenryu & Tiger Mask vs. Shunji Takano, Hiro Saito & Strong Machine (4/6/86) |
Takashi Ishikawa | 4 | 12796 | 34 | Jumbo Tsuruta, Great Kabuki & Takashi Ishikawa vs. Ashura Hara Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki (3/11/88) |
Ted Dibiase | 7 | 20430 | 48 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Stan Hansen & Ted Dibiase (8/31/85) |
Terry Funk | 10 | 37670 | 10 | Terry Funk vs. Stan Hansen (4/14/83) |
Terry Gordy | 8 | 24430 | 2 | Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy (12/16/88) |
The Sheik | 1 | 1397 | 142 | The Sheik vs. Ricky Steamboat (12/9/80) |
Tiger Mask | 9 | 24429 | 25 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Tiger Mask (3/9/88) |
Tommy Rogers | 1 | 3915 | 45 | Joe & Dean Malenko vs. Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers (7/15/89) |
Toshiaki Kawada | 18 | 67686 | 2 | Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy (12/16/88) |
Umanoseke Ueda | 1 | 2595 | 102 | Dory and Terry Funk vs. Umanoseke Ueda & Buck Robley (10/6/81) |
Yoshiaki Yatsu | 28 | 92191 | 3 | Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu Yoshiaki Yatsu (1/28/86) |
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Top Wrestler (3 matches)1. Genichiro Tenryu: 18437 points
2. Jumbo Tsuruta: 18207 points
3. Stan Hansen: 17547 points
4. Yoshiaki Yatsu: 16886 points
5. Toshiaki Kawada: 16755 points
6. Riki Choshu: 16377 points
7. Terry Funk: 15372 points
8. Ric Flair: 14693 points
9. Ricky Fuyuki: 14575 points
10. Terry Gordy: 14343 points
11. Giant Baba: 14028 points
12. Doug Furnas: 13456 points
12. Dan Kroffat: 13456 points
14. Dory Funk Jr.: 13170 points
15. Masa Fuchi: 12393 points
16. Kenta Kobashi: 12272 points
17. Ashura Hara: 12212 points
18. Nick Bockwinkel: 11943 points
19. Rick Martel: 11809 points
20. Bruiser Brody: 11529 points
21. Takashi Ishikawa: 11397 points
22. Tiger Mask: 11329 points
23. Rusher Kimura: 11061 points
24. Great Kabuki: 10994 points
25. Shunji Takano: 10967 points
Top Wrestler (5 matches)1. Genichiro Tenryu: 29914 points
2. Jumbo Tsuruta: 29664 points
3. Stan Hansen: 28158 points
4. Yoshiaki Yatsu: 26393 points
5. Toshiaki Kawada: 25766 points
6. Riki Choshu: 25684 points
7. Terry Funk: 23119 points
8. Ricky Fuyuki: 22669 points
9. Ric Flair: 22599 points
10. Giant Baba: 21706 points
11. Dan Kroffat: 19829 points
11. Doug Furnas: 19829 points
13. Terry Gordy: 19772 points
14. Dory Funk Jr.: 18975 points
15. Masa Fuchi: 18702 points
16. Ashura Hara: 18633 points
17. Bruiser Brody: 18010 points
18. Tiger Mask: 16895 points
19. Great Kabuki: 16313 points
20. Ted Dibiase: 16311 points
21. Harley Race: 16273 points
22. Joe Malenko: 13546 points
23. Ricky Steamboat: 10941 points
Top Wrestler (10 matches)1. Genichiro Tenryu: 56464 points
2. Jumbo Tsuruta: 56214 points
3. Stan Hansen: 51728 points
4. Yoshiaki Yatsu: 46679 points
5. Toshiaki Kawada: 44702 points
6. Riki Choshu: 44674 points
7. Ricky Fuyuki: 38811 points
8. Terry Funk: 37670 points
9. Giant Baba: 35910 points
10. Ashura Hara: 32072 points
Top Wrestler (25 matches)1. Jumbo Tsuruta: 122369 points
2. Genichiro Tenryu: 119696 points
3. Stan Hansen: 103864 points
4. Yoshiaki Yatsu: 87928 points
TAG TEAMS
Top Tag (3 matches)
1. Stan Hansen & Genichiro Tenryu: 16523 points
2. Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu: 15479 points
3. Toshiaki Kawada & Genichiro Tenryu: 15460 points
4. Yoshiaki Yatsu & Riki Choshu: 15432 points
5. Yoshiaki Yatsu & Jumbo Tsuruta: 15128 points
6. Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki: 14575 points
7. Terry Gordy & Stan Hansen: 14333 points
8. Doug Furnas & Dan Kroffat: 13456 points
9. Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr.: 13170 points
10. Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara: 11252 points
Top Tag (5 matches)1. Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu: 24664 points
2. Yoshiaki Yatsu & Riki Choshu: 23676 points
3. Yoshiaki Yatsu & Jumbo Tsuruta: 23003 points
4. Stan Hansen & Genichiro Tenryu: 22907 points
5. Toshiaki Kawada & Genichiro Tenryu: 22829 points
6. Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki: 22669 points
7. Doug Furnas & Dan Kroffat: 19829 points
8. Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr.: 18327 points
9. Terry Gordy & Stan Hansen: 17773 points
10. Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara: 17529 points
Top Tag (10 matches)1. Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu: 40290 points
2. Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki: 38149 points
3. Yoshiaki Yatsu & Jumbo Tsuruta: 37970 points
4. Toshiaki Kawada & Genichiro Tenryu: 36810 points
5. Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara: 30047 points
TOP FEUDS
Top Feud (3 matches)
1. Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Genichiro Tenryu: 17894 points
2. Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Genichiro Tenryu: 16886 points
3. Stan Hansen vs. Jumbo Tsuruta: 15831 points
4. Riki Choshu vs. Jumbo Tsuruta: 15479 points
4. Riki Choshu vs. Genichiro Tenryu: 15479 points
6. Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Jumbo Tsuruta: 15432 points
7. Stan Hansen vs. Genichiro Tenryu: 15307 points
8. Terry Funk vs. Stan Hansen: 14953 points
9. Ric Flair vs. Jumbo Tsuruta: 14512 points
10. Stan Hansen vs. Giant Baba: 13759 points
Top Feud (5 matches)
1. Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Genichiro Tenryu: 28665 points
2. Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Genichiro Tenryu: 26393 points
3. Riki Choshu vs. Jumbo Tsuruta: 24664 points
3. Riki Choshu vs. Genichiro Tenryu: 24664 points
5. Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Jumbo Tsuruta: 23676 points
6. Stan Hansen vs. Genichiro Tenryu: 23222 points
7. Stan Hansen vs. Jumbo Tsuruta: 23068 points
8. Terry Funk vs. Stan Hansen: 21536 points
9. Stan Hansen vs. Giant Baba: 20708 points
10. Toshiaki Kawada vs. Jumbo Tsuruta: 19804 points
Top Feud (10 matches)
1. Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Genichiro Tenryu: 50874 points
2. Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Genichiro Tenryu: 46679 points
3. Riki Choshu vs. Genichiro Tenryu: 41660 points
4. Stan Hansen vs. Genichiro Tenryu: 37887 points