Giant Gram 2000
Historic Mode Guide/FAQ
By Don Becker (don@donbecker.org) with lots of help - see below.
Version 0.01, August 12, 2000

1.) What is Historic Mode?

Historic Mode is a mode of gameplay unique to Giant Gram 2000 (it's
the second option from the main menu).  In it, you literally step
into the history of All Japan Pro Wrestling, as you re-enact some of
the classic matches in the promotion's storied history.  You are
given percentage points based on which moves you do at a given point
in the match.  Score above 80%, and you unlock features.

2.) What matches can you re-enact?

- Giant Baba vs. Stan Hansen, February 4, 1982

- Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba vs. Stan Hansen & Bruiser Brody, April 20, 1982

- Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Stan Hansen, February 18, 1989

- Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Jumbo Tsuruta, June 8, 1990

- Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Stan Hansen, March 5, 1994

- Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue, December
  9, 1995

- Toshiaki Kawada vs. Mitsuharu Misawa, January 22, 1999

- Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Vader, May 2, 1999

- Jun Akiyama vs. Takao Ohmori, September 4, 1999

- Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama vs. Takao Ohmori & Yoshihiro Takayama, October
  30, 1999

- Jun Akiyama vs. Mitsuharu Misawa, February 27, 2000

- Kenta Kobashi vs. Vader, February 27, 2000

3.) OK, so what's so special about each of these matches?

- Baba vs. Hansen: Stan Hansen's first singles match with All Japan
Pro Wrestling.  Hansen had worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling up
until that point, and Hansen switching promotions was huge, since
wrestlers generally didn't switch promotions in Japan as they do in
the States.

- Tsuruta/Baba vs. Hansen/Brody: The biggest tag match of the early
1980's.  Baba and Tsuruta were All Japan's most popular native
workers, while Hansen and Brody were the most respected gaijin
(foreign) workers.

- Tsuruta vs. Hansen: Tsuruta, reigning NWA International champion,
fought Hansen, reigning NWA United National champion and PWF
Heavyweight champion, in a title-for-titles bout at the Budokan. 
This match unified the three belts into what is currently known as
the Triple Crown.

- Misawa vs. Tsuruta: This was the traditional "passing the torch"
match, as the younger Misawa finally scored a pinfall victory over
the veteran Misawa.  The announcer screams "New Hero!" after the
victory, and Misawa goes on to become All Japan's top heavyweight
of the 1990's

- Misawa vs. Hansen: On August 22, 1992, Misawa defeated Hansen to 
win the Triple Crown for the first time.  This was a Misawa title 
defense, and is generally considered the best of the Misawa/Hansen 
bouts.

- Misawa/Kobashi vs. Kawada/Taue: These four men were the top four 
heavyweights in All Japan throughout the 90's, with 12 Triple Crown 
title reigns between them.  This particular match was the ninth tag 
team match between these two teams, and was the final match of the 
1995 Real World Tag League tournament.

- Kawada vs. Misawa: The infamous "Kawadadriver" match - during the 
course of this bout, Misawa tried to counter a Kawada powerbomb with 
a hurricanrana.  Kawada countered the hurricanrana by dropping to his 
knees, sending Misawa head first into the mat, in what is generally 
considered the most brutal move in professional wrestling history.  
During the course of this bout, where Kawada defeated Misawa for his
third Triple Crown, Kawada broke his arm, and continued the match.

- Misawa vs. Vader: This was the main event of the second (and most 
recent) Tokyo Dome show All Japan staged.  Vader had come into the 
promotion less than eight months before this match and mauled his way 
to the Triple Crown, defeating Akira Taue for the vacant title in 
March.  Misawa channeled the spirit of the great Giant Baba, who had 
passed away at the beginning of the year, and defeated the much 
larger Vader to win his fifth (and final) Triple Crown.

- Akiyama vs. Ohmori: For the first time since Misawa's Triple Crown 
victory in 1992, a tour-ending show at the Budokan was headlined by 
someone other than the Big Four (Misawa, Kawada, Kobashi & Taue) or 
a huge gaijin (ie: Vader, Hansen, Steve Williams).  The matches on 
the show were determined by fan balloting, and this matchup was voted
as the main event.

- Kobashi/Akiyama vs. Ohmori/Takayama

- Akiyama vs Misawa: Another "passing the torch" match, as the younger
Akiyama scored his first pinfall victory ever over the veteran Misawa.

- Kobashi vs. Vader: From the same show as Akiyama vs. Misawa, this
was All Japan's most recent Triple Crown title change, and was also 
Kobashi's first pinfall over Vader.  Since Vader arrived in All 
Japan, he feuded with Kobashi, sending him to the hospital on one 
occasion.  This also set the stage for the Kobashi/Akiyama rivalry 
that continues to this day in Pro Wrestling NOAH.


TRANSLATIONS:

- Giant Baba vs. Stan Hansen 
  by Don Becker

1. Russian Legsweep (grapple, headlock, press B or back grapple, press B)
2. Jumping Arm Breaker (side grapple, towards/away & B)
3. Chop combo (standing, XXX)
4. Stomach Kick (standing, Down & X)
5. Chop combo (standing, XXX)
6. Single chop (standing, X)
7. Chop combo (standing, XXX)
8. Arm lock (side grapple, towards/away & X)
9. Chop (standing, Up & X)
10. 32-Mon Kick (hammer throw, toward, toward, X or away, away, X)

Bonus moves: None found

- Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Stan Hansen & Bruiser Brody (coming soon)

- Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Stan Hansen, February 18, 1989 
  by David Baker, RiceRckt, and Don Becker

1. Smack (standing, toward & X)
2. Headlock (grapple, X)
3. Elbow to the Shoulder (side grapple, X)
4. Stomping Rush (standing near corner, X)
5. Flying Knee (hammer throw, back, toward & x)
6. Bodyslam (B or grapple, B)
7. Abdominal Stretch (grapple, up & X)
8. Hammer punch (grapple, down & X)
9. Corner Hammer Throw (corner grapple, towards & B)

Bonus moves: flying mare (side grapple, down & B)

- Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Jumbo Tsuruta, June 8, 1990
  by Mark Cutter & RiceRckt

1. Dropkick (toward, toward, X)
2. Running Elbowsmash (toward, toward (hold to run, must be at
   distance from Jumbo) X)
3. Running Elbowsmash (toward, toward (hold to run, must be at
   distance from Jumbo) X)
4. Elbow Suicida (throw Jumbo to floor, toward X)
5. Elbow Combo (XXX)
6. Surfboard (side grapple, B (snap mare), combo X)
7. Armwringer (side grapple, toward X)
8. Flying Dropkick (Jumbo down, toward toward X)
9. Belly to Belly Suplex (away B)
10. Spin Kick (toward X)
11. Frog Splash (Jumbo down, Up B)
12. Elbowsmash (up X)
13. Hop Kick (grapple, down X)
14. Spin Kick (toward X)
15. German Suplex [charge for pin doesn't matter] (back grapple away B)

Bonus moves: Elbow to neck (side grapple, X)
             Body slam (B or grapple, B)
             Double Kick (grapple, down & X & X)

- Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Stan Hansen, March 5, 1994 
  by RiceRckt & Mark Cutter

1. Punch Combo (standing, )XXX
2. Headlock (grapple, X)
3. Dashing elbow (run, X)
4. Sleeper (back grapple, X)
5. Arm Breaker (side grapple, towards/away & B)
6. Elbow Rush (grapple, forward & x)
7. Back Elbow (from behind, forward & XX)
8. Belly to belly suplex (standing, away & B)
9. Diving Elbow (Hansen down, left, right, X)
10. Misawa Facelock Submission (side grapple, B, down X)
11. Big elbow (grapple, up and X)
12. Quadruple Elbow combo (XXXX)

Bonus moves: Senton (hansen down up and x)
             Elbow (x)
             SpinKick (forward and x)
             Low Kick (down and x)

- Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue, December
  9, 1995  (coming soon)

- Toshiaki Kawada vs. Mitsuharu Misawa, January 22, 1999 (coming soon)

- Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Vader, May 2, 1999 (coming soon)

- Jun Akiyama vs. Takao Ohmori, September 4, 1999 (coming soon)

- Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama vs. Takao Ohmori & Yoshihiro Takayama, October
  30, 1999 (coming soon)

- Jun Akiyama vs. Mitsuharu Misawa, February 27, 2000 (coming soon)

- Kenta Kobashi vs. Vader, February 27, 2000 (coming soon)

TO DO:

Obviously, more translations...

HOW TO CONTRIBUTE:

If you have a translation, correction, or any other information for 
this FAQ, please send them to gg2kfaq@donbecker.org.  

COPYRIGHT:

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THANKS TO:
David "Kilroy" Baker for translations
RiceRckt for translations
Mark Cutter for translations and help with the history of the matches.

