Bruiser Brody Memorial Show
The Bruiser Brody Memorial Show was a professional wrestling supercard held by Giant Baba and All Japan Pro Wrestling as a tribute to wrestler Bruiser Brody at Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan on August 29, 1988.[1][2][3] His wife and son were present at the event and his widow, Barbara Goodish, presented her late husband's chain to Stan Hansen so he could wear it in remembrance of Brody during his matches. The show received much attention from the Japanese press and, according to the Wrestling Observer, the media coverage "turned into almost an Elvis Presley type of thing as the magazines are still filled with Brody photos four weeks after his death and on Baba's show they mention his name dozens of times each hour".[4] The show was attended by 16,300 fans and raised $70,000,[1] most of which were donated to Brody's family.[4]
Show results[edit]
Bruiser Brody Memorial[edit]
August 29, 1988 in Tokyo, Japan (Budokan Hall)
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitsuo Momota defeated Tsuyoshi Kikuchi | Singles match | 07:24[1] |
| 2 | Isao Takagi defeated Tatsumi Kitamura | Singles match | 06:42[1] |
| 3 | Mighty Inoue and Isamu Teranishi defeated Motoshi Okuma and Haruka Eigen by disqualification | Tag team match | 09:55[1] |
| 4 | Toshiaki Kawada and Yoshinari Ogawa defeated Masanobu Fuchi and Kenta Kobashi | Tag team match | 09:38[1] |
| 5 | Shinichi Nakano and Akira Taue defeated Rocky Iaukea and The V | Tag team match | 11:22[1] |
| 6 | The Great Kabuki defeated Goro Tsurumi | Singles match | 05:24[1] |
| 7 | Wajima Hiroshi and Takashi Ishikawa defeated Tom Zenk and Jerry Oates | Tag team match | 15:36[1] |
| 8 | Jimmy Snuka and Johnny Ace defeated Tiger Mask and Shinichi Nakano | Tag team match | 10:10[1] |
| 9 | Giant Baba defeated Rusher Kimura | Singles match | 11:20[1] |
| 10 | Stan Hansen defeated Abdullah the Butcher by disqualification | Singles match | 10:39[1] |
| 11 | Genichiro Tenryu and Ashura Hara defeated Jumbo Tsuruta and Yoshiaki Yatsu | Tag team match for the World Tag Team Championship | 29:51[1] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Budokan Hall 8/88". All Japan Budokan Hall Shows. ProWrestlingHistory.com.
- ^ Puroresu Dojo. "1988". History of Puroresu: 1980s. Puroresu.com.
- ^ Hornbaker, Tim. "Bruiser Brody Wrestling History". LegacyOfWrestling.com.
- ^ a b Zenk, Tom. "The Bruiser Brody Memorial Show 8/29/88". Tom Zenk in Japan, 1988 - Bruiser Brody Memorial. TomZenk.net. Retrieved December 31, 2016.