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 was donated to Brody's family.[4]

Show results

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Bruiser Brody Memorial

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August 29, 1988, in Tokyo, Japan (Budokan Hall)

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Mitsuo Momota defeated Tsuyoshi KikuchiSingles match07:24[1]
2Isao Takagi defeated Tatsumi KitamuraSingles match06:42[1]
3Mighty Inoue and Isamu Teranishi defeated Motoshi Okuma and Haruka Eigen by disqualificationTag team match09:55[1]
4Toshiaki Kawada and Yoshinari Ogawa defeated Masanobu Fuchi and Kenta KobashiTag team match09:38[1]
5Shinichi Nakano and Akira Taue defeated Rocky Iaukea and The VTag team match11:22[1]
6The Great Kabuki defeated Goro TsurumiSingles match05:24[1]
7Wajima Hiroshi and Takashi Ishikawa defeated Tom Zenk and Jerry OatesTag team match15:36[1]
8Jimmy Snuka and Johnny Ace defeated Tiger Mask and Shinichi NakanoTag team match10:10[1]
9Giant Baba defeated Rusher KimuraSingles match11:20[1]
10Stan Hansen defeated Abdullah the Butcher by disqualificationSingles match10:39[1]
11Genichiro Tenryu and Ashura Hara defeated Jumbo Tsuruta and Yoshiaki YatsuTag team match for the World Tag Team Championship29:51[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Budokan Hall 8/88". All Japan Budokan Hall Shows. ProWrestlingHistory.com.
  2. ^ Puroresu Dojo. "1988". History of Puroresu: 1980s. Puroresu.com.
  3. ^ Hornbaker, Tim. "Bruiser Brody Wrestling History". LegacyOfWrestling.com.
  4. ^ 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.
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