What are your favourite bouts from the almighty Stan Hansen? What do you reckon was his best Lariat? Needless to say, there's a lot of choice here. Have a shout in the comments, and thanks for watching! :)
Jun Akiyama & Kenta Kobashi vs. Stan Hansen & Vader is my favourite Stan Hansen match, though that it is really more to do with Vader, still Hansen was a great part, and had good chemistry with both his tag partner, but also his opponents. His best singles match by far is vs. Toshiaki Kawada (the 1992 match, I actually despise his 1995 match with Kawada). This was about ****1/4 for me. It told a great story, and was really aggressive in a great way. I do find Stan Hansen to be overrated not going to lie.
That literall eye popping war with vader. I actually liked when he won the awa belt when i finally got to watch it. When he and kobashi took pieces of each others souls.
Hansen vs Andre in 81 was great in All-Japan, for people that only know Andre as the broken down immobile wreck from late 80s WWF your in for a treat. Jim Cornette and Brian Last do a great watch along on Jim's channel, it gives a great insight into the phycology of the match. 🤘"Yooouuuth!!!!
@@JackgarPrime I remember first reading about him in Mick Foley's first book, and I was like "Oh, I get it, I've seen Bradshaw..." No. Not even close 😂
I met Stan at an indy show in West Virginia a few years ago. He came out, signed his book, met fans, and gave a great speech in the ring. It's actually quite amazing that the cowboy maniac i'd seen all those years was this same guy. He was polite, soft spoken, friendly, and just an all around nice guy. What a career! I was so honored to meet this legend and shake his hand. Great video Kim as always.
Honestly this channel is the reason why I fell in love with Terry Gordy, Stan Hansen and Japan wrestling in the 80s and 90s in total. Stan Hansen became one of my favorite Wrestlers ever thanks to this channel so thank you for this video❤
I’d like to say the same about Terry Gordy. Total new found respect for the guy. While I knew an okay amount about All Japan, this channel has given me a plethora of stuff I didn’t know.
Hansen's team with Ted Dibiase in AJPW was tremendous. Dick Murdoch was fantastic in Japan as well, and the Funks were Gods. Obviously Brody and Dr. Death deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as Hansen & co. Vader, Mike Awesome as The Gladiator in FMW. So many great badass gaijins over the years. Furnas & Kriffat were fantastic in AJPW for years too. If you haven't seen Furnas/Kroffat vs. Kawada/Kikuchi Tsuyoshi I can't recommend it enough. Always dug Sabu & RVD in AJPW and FMW. Steve Corino was great in Hashimoto's ZERO-ONE promotion lol. Going off point a bit here, thinking of more big monster gaijin ala Hansen. I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but sometimes enjoyed seeing Danny Spivey in All Japan, often teaming with Hansen. Joel Deaton as well. Too many to name obviously. Funks vs. Abdullah & The Sheik is an all time favorite of mine Just too much greatness
I've always liked lariats, just because they look so legit. Other moves might be more entertaining and demonstrate an enormous amount of skill, strength and prowess of the wrestlers involved, but there's something totally primal about seeing someone get absolutely twatted by someone else's arm. You feel it connect just by looking at it.
Look up night train lane, it was the best American football tackle until they made it illegal sometime in the late 60s early 70s, the "night train neck tie" was the way to tackle until it wasn't one year because of rules
Terry Gordy and Stan Hansen were my two top favorites growing up. I loved the 90s. I was a pro wrestler for 17 years. I never got to go to Japan. I was born 10 years too late in my opinion. Mad respect to both these guys. They made you believe. RIP Terry Gordy.
Gotta love the hoss fights Stan Hansen had in AJPW. Jumbo, Gordy, etc. Smashmouth, hard-hitting wrestling. Also, I love Hansen's loyalty to Giant Baba and AJPW. The man is an absolute legend. Also, that potatoing scene was featured in the latest Grapple Vision video.
Fun fact: One mid-90s match between Hansen and Kobashi was so brutal that the bone in Kobashi's arm was almost coming out of his elbow. Kobashi got so hot with Hansen over this, that after the match Kobash saught out Hansen and started brawling with him backstage until Misawa stepped in and pulled Kobashi off Hansen. Thankfully Kobashi and Hansen did patch things up fairly quickly. Kobashi also had a backstage fight with Vader in 1999 that Misawa again had to intervene in, because Kobashi thought that Vader was taking liberties with him during their match earlier that evening.
I love how that, thanks to Hansen, wrestling with a cowboy gimmick in the modern era basically guarantees that you’re gonna have a badass lariat somewhere in your arsenal.
I get home from my 5th day in a row doing 12 hour shifts at a factory to see this on my feed . I couldn't be happier !!! Thanks Kim , you made my day ! This morning I would have rather taken Stan's Lariat then go to work today lol ! But for real , I watched Hansen growing up in different territories and I always took to his style but as soon as I started following AJPW in the 90s is when I really started loving this dude !
Thank you!! I love Stan Hansen and his brawling style of wrestling and his wild promos. His run in AJPW was great, and his matches in the 90s were amazing.
One thing that I noticed when watching gordy matches, any gordy match, is just how great of a bumper he was, truly one of the best and most underrated bump takers ever and especially for someone of his size and stature He is one of the most influental and important wrestlers in modern wrestling and he was once the biggest prodigy ever seen in the sport (wasn't he already a main eventer at 17 and 18) And somehow he is still underrated, crazy Oh yeah and stan hansen was great too..
I frickin' HATED Gordy when I was a kid. Those gatdamn Freebird bastards GO GET 'EM KERRY! Of course you grow up and go back and watch this stuff with some knowledge of how it works and Gordy just jumps out of the screen. Absolute top talent. Up there with Bobby Eaton in terms of wrestlers I absolutely hated before I really knew what I was looking at. 😁
what an absolute pleasure of a video to run into my recs. i knew he was a big deal in japan, but its great to learn why, i gotta watch some matches now.
I've been a wrestling fan for nearly 40 years.. never followed ajpw, njpw etc but I knew of it some what.. this video was amazing! A great retrospective of some of his time in Japan.. ill be watching the rest, and keep these coming!
I would like to see a full vid on his tag run . But any Puro vids you do I imagine I would be down with . And thanks again for this great vid Kim . You are one of the best Puro content providers out there .
Dude real talk accounts like this have created a new love for wrestling and given so much back to the community major salute to you I’m a big fan seriously
Akira taue deserves a video on his own. He had a hof worthy career but he's overshadowed by the other 3 pillars to the point he's almost forgotten about.
I'm really glad I found your channel so now I have a great way to look for old matches to watch. I'm glad I learned how to enjoy wrestling again 2 years ago :)
As a diehard fan of the "Fuchinsenkan", I've gotta say, when I first watched AJPW around 6 years ago, the 1st wrestling match I saw was Hansen v. Kawada for the triple crown in '94 (I believe), & after that barnburner, I became an immediate fan of Toshiaki Kawada (my favorite Japanese wrestler of ALL time) & Stan Hansen (my favorite gaijin) & since then, I haven't looked back. I also love how well structured this vid is, goin' over his semi-rough WW(W)F beginnings to get to where he is in Japanese puro.
You are without a doubt my favorite UA-cam channel, thank you for consistently churning out excellent content. This and your Morishima video I’ve recommended to dozens of fellow wrestlers looking to learn more about 80’s-2000’s Japanese wrestling. Keep it up!
I love watching your videos. Your documentaries are cover topics that are 1. Not the same old content that’s been covered numerous times by various channels. 2. Wrestling I didn’t think I would be interested in but now have become fascinated with! Bravo Sir!
Pretty perfect timing for a couple of reasons. One is I just watched Hansen's series of matches with Carlos Colon in Puerto Rico which are a lot of fun. The other is we just learned of Akira Toriyama's passing yesterday and some might know that he had a few wrestling references in Dragon Ball, notably a character inspired by Stan Hansen.
This was an absolutely phenomenal video and it's quite cool hearing that despite how out of control the wrestling persona of Stan Hansen was, that the real man behind all that was a chill dude.
I think one thing that helped him stay loyal to Japan (besides Giant Baba being an honest boss) is the fact that Hansen's wife is Japanese and it was good for his home life to take a few times between tours staying there so she could be with her family. Happy wife, happy life.
As a kid, just seeing Stan Hansen perform "Sunrise" in his cowboy hat, leather vest and bell rope would send the crowds into a frenzy. Signaling for a lariat by touching his right hand to the black supporter on his left arm, Stan Hansen overwhelmed Japanese audiences with his powerful attacks on his opponents and gained immense popularity. He was a rare wrestler who came to Japan as a villain but never became a complete villain, and he is undoubtedly the most successful foreign wrestler in Japan. Thanks for the fond memories, Mr.Stan Hansen.🤘
I’ve got to say Kim, in both the games and Wrestling videos you’re doing your best work in 2024. Long may it continue. Phenomenal work, and getting noticed now by some incredible wrestlers too!
The mention of Gordy takes me back…..The first show i ever worked in March of 1997….Gordy was working on top and i had heard stories that Bam Bam wasn’t all there and holy crap i wasn’t ready…..He signed an autograph to a guy named Bob and he asked how to spell Bob……The amazing thing is when Freebird would hit up he hit that curtain and could still go…..Fast forward some 4 years later and i worked his tribute show in Chattanooga (in a 60 man single ring battle royal)….The ring ironically belonged to Gordy’s nephew and early Noah mainstay Richard Slinger (theres another story of Richard Slinger’s ring sitting in my best friends yard for like 5 months while Slinger was on tour for Noah)
you can see why eddie kingston loves this era of wrestling and how it influences his own wrestling style. this channel and joseph M's channel are the reasons why i've come to appreciate king's road and all japan wrestling. we didn't have tape traders when i was a kid, so seeing all this is glorious. thanks for all your hard work. :D
i love watching these docs. i learn so much about all japan. i knew of stan hansen from his days in wcw but wow.... it pales into what he was doing in japan. the man is a legend.
i wish that i had access to his stuff in the 90's. he woulda been my fave back then. back then even wwf tapes were hard to come by and WCW was non exsistant till nitro
I knew that this video was coming. You can't tell the story of wrestling in Japan without mentioning the Lariat Stan Hansen. Great video and wonderful research.
35:48 This is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long while. Baba Russo. Superb video man. Hansen one of the greatest who made wrestling look more legit than ever.
My favorite wrestler. He was wild and really intimidating. He was like a bull in a china shop. Ive met him several times and he was always humble and took time out to chat. Hes a legend!
If there's someone that reminds me of Hansen on a somewhat similar way but was loved in Japan "albeit in NOAH" was Bison Smith. I remember him during his run here in Puerto Rico with the IWA and let me tell you, the guy was tough and was a guy that was the embodiment of Strong Style in a American wrestler. His work and presence made him a star here in the island, so much so that he ended up not only loving the place for the way the fans received him "because we loved his work either as a babyface or heel" but he liked working down here because he saw how passionate the fans were. He loved this island so much that he had a son with a Puerto Rican lady here and it's a shame that he died right when he was in probably the best moment of his career and his life.
Stan Hansen is another guy I knew nothing about until I got into the Fire Pro Wrestling games. He has been a mainstay in that series, almost since the beginning.
Kim, you cover THE BEST topics which I'm interested in. (Minus paranormal stuff.. Totally understandable though). Just now discovered this other channel of yours and I'm impressed. Cheers from Tennessee
great title. great choice. YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUTH! praise be to kim. great content. 100 out of 100 everytime. keep it up please.
You’ve officially unseated the great Joseph Monticello as the best WCC. Subjective? Sure, but either way you’re my favorite. There just aren’t enough long form historical puroresu videos out there. As much as we all talk about it and enjoy it you’d think there would be more. I understand the issue with video rights but honestly I’d listen to you talk about puro history with a static shot of Baba holding that disgusting looking ice cream bar. Eat your heart out Pepsi Phil! 😂 Give us more, KJ! Human weakness and life’s hardships be damned. Who needs sleep? “Feed me more” as some creep used to say. Seriously though… Your videos help get me through. ❤
What are your favourite bouts from the almighty Stan Hansen? What do you reckon was his best Lariat? Needless to say, there's a lot of choice here. Have a shout in the comments, and thanks for watching! :)
Av got a good one Hansen vs Lex luger bull rope match its one of Hansens rare USA matches a lot better then it has any right to be
That lariat to Kenta Kobashi who is sitting on the top rope
Jun Akiyama & Kenta Kobashi vs. Stan Hansen & Vader is my favourite Stan Hansen match, though that it is really more to do with Vader, still Hansen was a great part, and had good chemistry with both his tag partner, but also his opponents.
His best singles match by far is vs. Toshiaki Kawada (the 1992 match, I actually despise his 1995 match with Kawada). This was about ****1/4 for me. It told a great story, and was really aggressive in a great way.
I do find Stan Hansen to be overrated not going to lie.
That literall eye popping war with vader. I actually liked when he won the awa belt when i finally got to watch it. When he and kobashi took pieces of each others souls.
Hansen vs Andre in 81 was great in All-Japan, for people that only know Andre as the broken down immobile wreck from late 80s WWF your in for a treat. Jim Cornette and Brian Last do a great watch along on Jim's channel, it gives a great insight into the phycology of the match.
🤘"Yooouuuth!!!!
The fact that he broke Bruno's neck in the 70's, and only retired in 2000 is incredible.
All you can do is laugh at how shockingly violent every lariat is, in a different way everytime.
Dude could barely see, so he just threw it at his vaguely opponent-shaped outline as hard as he could!
@@JackgarPrime I remember first reading about him in Mick Foley's first book, and I was like "Oh, I get it, I've seen Bradshaw..."
No. Not even close 😂
@@thisismybassgun Yeah, as nasty as the Clothesline from Hell was, it was never quite the same as the Western Lariat.
@@thisismybassgun JBL basically said Hansen's Western Lariats put his Clothesline from Hell to shame
@@JackgarPrime I once had the theory that the four pillars were all colour coded, so that Hansen knew who he was hitting.
I found Hansen's "Nobody potatoes me!" pretty hilarious considering how stiff he was with the lariat.
I met Stan at an indy show in West Virginia a few years ago. He came out, signed his book, met fans, and gave a great speech in the ring. It's actually quite amazing that the cowboy maniac i'd seen all those years was this same guy. He was polite, soft spoken, friendly, and just an all around nice guy. What a career! I was so honored to meet this legend and shake his hand. Great video Kim as always.
Honestly this channel is the reason why I fell in love with Terry Gordy, Stan Hansen and Japan wrestling in the 80s and 90s in total. Stan Hansen became one of my favorite Wrestlers ever thanks to this channel so thank you for this video❤
I’d like to say the same about Terry Gordy. Total new found respect for the guy.
While I knew an okay amount about All Japan, this channel has given me a plethora of stuff I didn’t know.
I feel the same way also now I know about with Dr. Death! A name I hear thrown around in podcast and other media but haven’t exposed to his work!
Check out FMW and BJW. Forerunners of the ECW style and all hardcore wrestling today. And the guys in BJW can seriously work.
I weally like it to its gweat....
Hansen's team with Ted Dibiase in AJPW was tremendous. Dick Murdoch was fantastic in Japan as well, and the Funks were Gods. Obviously Brody and Dr. Death deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as Hansen & co. Vader, Mike Awesome as The Gladiator in FMW. So many great badass gaijins over the years. Furnas & Kriffat were fantastic in AJPW for years too. If you haven't seen Furnas/Kroffat vs. Kawada/Kikuchi Tsuyoshi I can't recommend it enough. Always dug Sabu & RVD in AJPW and FMW. Steve Corino was great in Hashimoto's ZERO-ONE promotion lol. Going off point a bit here, thinking of more big monster gaijin ala Hansen. I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but sometimes enjoyed seeing Danny Spivey in All Japan, often teaming with Hansen. Joel Deaton as well. Too many to name obviously. Funks vs. Abdullah & The Sheik is an all time favorite of mine Just too much greatness
Hansen and Brody bloodied up walking backstage at 6:22 is one of the most BADASS shots I've ever seen
Kim Justice + Stan Hansen = My evening viewing sorted
I've always liked lariats, just because they look so legit. Other moves might be more entertaining and demonstrate an enormous amount of skill, strength and prowess of the wrestlers involved, but there's something totally primal about seeing someone get absolutely twatted by someone else's arm. You feel it connect just by looking at it.
I love throwing a mean (but safe) lariat. It's like the most primal move of all.
Look up night train lane, it was the best American football tackle until they made it illegal sometime in the late 60s early 70s, the "night train neck tie" was the way to tackle until it wasn't one year because of rules
Terry Gordy and Stan Hansen were my two top favorites growing up. I loved the 90s. I was a pro wrestler for 17 years. I never got to go to Japan. I was born 10 years too late in my opinion. Mad respect to both these guys. They made you believe. RIP Terry Gordy.
Gotta love the hoss fights Stan Hansen had in AJPW. Jumbo, Gordy, etc. Smashmouth, hard-hitting wrestling. Also, I love Hansen's loyalty to Giant Baba and AJPW. The man is an absolute legend.
Also, that potatoing scene was featured in the latest Grapple Vision video.
As a modern puro fan I appreciate your work retelling the stories of legends like Hansen who paved the way for so many today.
Fun fact: One mid-90s match between Hansen and Kobashi was so brutal that the bone in Kobashi's arm was almost coming out of his elbow. Kobashi got so hot with Hansen over this, that after the match Kobash saught out Hansen and started brawling with him backstage until Misawa stepped in and pulled Kobashi off Hansen. Thankfully Kobashi and Hansen did patch things up fairly quickly. Kobashi also had a backstage fight with Vader in 1999 that Misawa again had to intervene in, because Kobashi thought that Vader was taking liberties with him during their match earlier that evening.
Miracle Violence Connection was such a badass tag team. I learn a ton from your videos! Keep the vids coming
Awesome tag name, too.
I love how that, thanks to Hansen, wrestling with a cowboy gimmick in the modern era basically guarantees that you’re gonna have a badass lariat somewhere in your arsenal.
I'm a simple man, I see a Kim Justice Wrestling Road upload and I drop everything and tune in. Everytime
Hello it’s “Cowboy” Mike “The Lariat” Hansen I appreciate the work you did here for my family
Kim did it again. Thank you! Stan is the greatest cowboy ever in pro wrestling. No one can't top it. His days in AJPW is a legendary run till dis day!
I get home from my 5th day in a row doing 12 hour shifts at a factory to see this on my feed . I couldn't be happier !!! Thanks Kim , you made my day ! This morning I would have rather taken Stan's Lariat then go to work today lol ! But for real , I watched Hansen growing up in different territories and I always took to his style but as soon as I started following AJPW in the 90s is when I really started loving this dude !
I've literally been on a Stan Hansen rabbit hole, and this video couldn't have come at a better time!
Been following this channel since the Morishima video and man i’m so thankful ! The best channel on youtube hands down
Thanks kim, I'm sick and this is exactly what I needed to cheer me up!
Hopefully you get better soon
Thank you :)@@TheTribalgame
I hope you're better by now. @@harrisonhaine1199
Thank you!! I love Stan Hansen and his brawling style of wrestling and his wild promos. His run in AJPW was great, and his matches in the 90s were amazing.
I love listening to Kim Justice speak. So relaxing and interesting
One thing that I noticed when watching gordy matches, any gordy match, is just how great of a bumper he was, truly one of the best and most underrated bump takers ever and especially for someone of his size and stature
He is one of the most influental and important wrestlers in modern wrestling and he was once the biggest prodigy ever seen in the sport (wasn't he already a main eventer at 17 and 18)
And somehow he is still underrated, crazy
Oh yeah and stan hansen was great too..
I frickin' HATED Gordy when I was a kid. Those gatdamn Freebird bastards GO GET 'EM KERRY!
Of course you grow up and go back and watch this stuff with some knowledge of how it works and Gordy just jumps out of the screen. Absolute top talent. Up there with Bobby Eaton in terms of wrestlers I absolutely hated before I really knew what I was looking at. 😁
what an absolute pleasure of a video to run into my recs. i knew he was a big deal in japan, but its great to learn why, i gotta watch some matches now.
Another Kim Justice banger. Common Kim Justice W
I've been a wrestling fan for nearly 40 years.. never followed ajpw, njpw etc but I knew of it some what.. this video was amazing! A great retrospective of some of his time in Japan.. ill be watching the rest, and keep these coming!
Stan "The Lariat" Hansen was awesome!! Even in King of Coliseum Red and Green on PS2. TRUE LEGEND 🤘🏻*"YOOOUUUUUUUTH"*
I would like to see a full vid on his tag run . But any Puro vids you do I imagine I would be down with . And thanks again for this great vid Kim . You are one of the best Puro content providers out there .
Over an hour of Stan Hansen... JUST HOOK IT TO MY VEINS.
Dude real talk accounts like this have created a new love for wrestling and given so much back to the community major salute to you I’m a big fan seriously
Haven’t watched the video yet just seeing a fucking hour long video on these topics is great
This is my favorite video of yours of all time. YOUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!
Akira taue deserves a video on his own. He had a hof worthy career but he's overshadowed by the other 3 pillars to the point he's almost forgotten about.
The one-two spinning lariat to Kobashi is such an excellent spot. Truly wild how something so simple can give me chills
I’m gonna watch this on repeat for the rest of my life probably! So glad it was you that made it! 🎉🎉
I'm really glad I found your channel so now I have a great way to look for old matches to watch. I'm glad I learned how to enjoy wrestling again 2 years ago :)
Outstanding video! Hansen, Brody, Gordy & Williams were truly LOVED in Japan!
As a diehard fan of the "Fuchinsenkan", I've gotta say, when I first watched AJPW around 6 years ago, the 1st wrestling match I saw was Hansen v. Kawada for the triple crown in '94 (I believe), & after that barnburner, I became an immediate fan of Toshiaki Kawada (my favorite Japanese wrestler of ALL time) & Stan Hansen (my favorite gaijin) & since then, I haven't looked back. I also love how well structured this vid is, goin' over his semi-rough WW(W)F beginnings to get to where he is in Japanese puro.
You are without a doubt my favorite UA-cam channel, thank you for consistently churning out excellent content. This and your Morishima video I’ve recommended to dozens of fellow wrestlers looking to learn more about 80’s-2000’s Japanese wrestling. Keep it up!
I love watching your videos. Your documentaries are cover topics that are
1. Not the same old content that’s been covered numerous times by various channels.
2. Wrestling I didn’t think I would be interested in but now have become fascinated with! Bravo Sir!
Pretty perfect timing for a couple of reasons. One is I just watched Hansen's series of matches with Carlos Colon in Puerto Rico which are a lot of fun. The other is we just learned of Akira Toriyama's passing yesterday and some might know that he had a few wrestling references in Dragon Ball, notably a character inspired by Stan Hansen.
Sir, you have outdone yourself with this one.
This was an absolutely phenomenal video and it's quite cool hearing that despite how out of control the wrestling persona of Stan Hansen was, that the real man behind all that was a chill dude.
I think one thing that helped him stay loyal to Japan (besides Giant Baba being an honest boss) is the fact that Hansen's wife is Japanese and it was good for his home life to take a few times between tours staying there so she could be with her family. Happy wife, happy life.
The big sigh always makes me chuckle.
Kim, yet another amazing video. Thank you so much for all your work. You’ve opened a HUGE door for me and so many others.
😊
As a kid, just seeing Stan Hansen perform "Sunrise" in his cowboy hat, leather vest and bell rope would send the crowds into a frenzy.
Signaling for a lariat by touching his right hand to the black supporter on his left arm, Stan Hansen overwhelmed Japanese audiences with his powerful attacks on his opponents and gained immense popularity.
He was a rare wrestler who came to Japan as a villain but never became a complete villain, and he is undoubtedly the most successful foreign wrestler in Japan.
Thanks for the fond memories, Mr.Stan Hansen.🤘
Kim I really appreciate that you're making all these incredible videos. Please make another one on Kobashi
42:07 almost popped me in my seat, that lariat is the best I've ever seen!
I’ve got to say Kim, in both the games and Wrestling videos you’re doing your best work in 2024. Long may it continue. Phenomenal work, and getting noticed now by some incredible wrestlers too!
Nice! I’ve been wanting Stan’s career in AJPW covered for a while now.
The mention of Gordy takes me back…..The first show i ever worked in March of 1997….Gordy was working on top and i had heard stories that Bam Bam wasn’t all there and holy crap i wasn’t ready…..He signed an autograph to a guy named Bob and he asked how to spell Bob……The amazing thing is when Freebird would hit up he hit that curtain and could still go…..Fast forward some 4 years later and i worked his tribute show in Chattanooga (in a 60 man single ring battle royal)….The ring ironically belonged to Gordy’s nephew and early Noah mainstay Richard Slinger (theres another story of Richard Slinger’s ring sitting in my best friends yard for like 5 months while Slinger was on tour for Noah)
you can see why eddie kingston loves this era of wrestling and how it influences his own wrestling style. this channel and joseph M's channel are the reasons why i've come to appreciate king's road and all japan wrestling. we didn't have tape traders when i was a kid, so seeing all this is glorious. thanks for all your hard work. :D
Wrestling Colin also does fantastic videos on Japanese Wrestling
Shoutout to your collab on Sonicstate! Always love seeing two random "worlds collide".
Ironic now we are about to get a darkside of the ring on Terry Gordy
Every one of these,documentaries is,excellent, filled with great footage and commentary full of context and background. Kudos for this entire series
Great documentary. You did a good job of accentuating his story and matches, like the turning point of misawa's victory over Hansen.
I've been asking for this for so long. Thank you Kim. You are an absolute legend. Best wrestling content on the net bar none.
i love watching these docs. i learn so much about all japan. i knew of stan hansen from his days in wcw but wow.... it pales into what he was doing in japan. the man is a legend.
i wish that i had access to his stuff in the 90's. he woulda been my fave back then. back then even wwf tapes were hard to come by and WCW was non exsistant till nitro
I knew that this video was coming. You can't tell the story of wrestling in Japan without mentioning the Lariat Stan Hansen. Great video and wonderful research.
Nobody does it like you, Kim. This was fantastic
Awesome Documentary 💯 Stan Hansen is a legend 🙏 would love to see you do more videos on AJPW during the 2000's & 2020's 💪
Once again its time for another banger by the only Puro channel approved by Eddie Kingston.
What did he say about the channel?
Eddie gave him a Twitter shoutout eight months ago for his video on Dr. Death Steve Williams.
@@luisa.acevedo3326 ah sweet
35:48 This is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long while. Baba Russo.
Superb video man. Hansen one of the greatest who made wrestling look more legit than ever.
Kim Justice does it again with another banger.
My favorite wrestler. He was wild and really intimidating. He was like a bull in a china shop. Ive met him several times and he was always humble and took time out to chat. Hes a legend!
" And thats enough for the free count!" 😅 I freaking love it!
These wrestling documentaries help me love wrestling even more. Keep up the good work.
This is why im subscribed. Now a Brody in Japan vid, plz. My two favorite wrestlers, Hansen and Brody!!!
Just found this channel and I am now a fan based off this excellent video. Thanks for the great content.
I would definitely put Stan Hansen as one of the greatest wrestlers.
I saw the Western Lariat get referenced on Detective Conan/Case Closed today, complete with the signature hand sign. He is really that influential.
Brilliant, loved this. Thanks Kim
Can't wait for the Kobashi vs Hanson vid
If there's someone that reminds me of Hansen on a somewhat similar way but was loved in Japan "albeit in NOAH" was Bison Smith. I remember him during his run here in Puerto Rico with the IWA and let me tell you, the guy was tough and was a guy that was the embodiment of Strong Style in a American wrestler. His work and presence made him a star here in the island, so much so that he ended up not only loving the place for the way the fans received him "because we loved his work either as a babyface or heel" but he liked working down here because he saw how passionate the fans were.
He loved this island so much that he had a son with a Puerto Rican lady here and it's a shame that he died right when he was in probably the best moment of his career and his life.
Stan Hansen is another guy I knew nothing about until I got into the Fire Pro Wrestling games. He has been a mainstay in that series, almost since the beginning.
As a HUGE fan of Stan Hansen, Thanks for this video!
Are there any available US Matches of Hansen that you recommend btw?
Yes! Stan the is the Man! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for doing this video.
Absolutely my favorite wrestler
Wow I now recognize him on all those japan wrestling games. Great video!
28:30 Stan "Thunder" Hansen 😆 love that comment!
New Kim upload!!!!! Friday night is on!!!
I binge watch your vids over and over.
Love the content! Every Kim Justice video is an instant watch for me.
Absolute banger of a video, AGAIN! Please keep these coming!
I wish Hansen lasted a few more years in AJPW and battled Muto & Kojima for the TC in early/mid 00’s.
You never disappoint. Thanks (from fellow puro nerd)
Kim, you cover THE BEST topics which I'm interested in. (Minus paranormal stuff.. Totally understandable though). Just now discovered this other channel of yours and I'm impressed. Cheers from Tennessee
Haven't even watched yet but liked. You do great work.
Kawada's match against Hansen in June 1992 was Kawada's second Triple Crown match. His first was against Jumbo on October 24, 1991.
Thank you for this! Genuinely. From me to you. Thanks for doing this video!
Up there with the absolute best.
I love your gaming channel and just found your pro wrestling channel, thanks for all your great content Kim!
great title. great choice. YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUTH! praise be to kim. great content. 100 out of 100 everytime. keep it up please.
Awesome video as always. Thanks for this Kim Justice.
Been a long four weeks!! Finally a new vid 😎😎
34:23 Stan Hansen snaps I love it
You’ve officially unseated the great Joseph Monticello as the best WCC. Subjective? Sure, but either way you’re my favorite. There just aren’t enough long form historical puroresu videos out there. As much as we all talk about it and enjoy it you’d think there would be more. I understand the issue with video rights but honestly I’d listen to you talk about puro history with a static shot of Baba holding that disgusting looking ice cream bar. Eat your heart out Pepsi Phil! 😂 Give us more, KJ! Human weakness and life’s hardships be damned. Who needs sleep? “Feed me more” as some creep used to say. Seriously though… Your videos help get me through. ❤