PGHW 2012: The Pride In Conquest [Archive]

TrekkieMonsta

01-24-2009, 09:16 AM

Credit goes to jtlant for the Hayes/Taylor alts, and to FINisher for the Kitoaji and Kawashima alts. When i show the other alts I designate appropriate thanks :). On with the show!

PGHW Spirit Chase Tour Show #1

Held at the Hakodate Athletic Field
Thursday, Week 1, March 2012
Attendance = 2,000 (Sell-out!)
Announce Team = Keiji Takeda, Ryu Kajahara and Sosa Morri

Pre-Show
N/A

Match 1: KitoSuda vs. Miyamoto & Miki

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As each team makes their way down to the ring, the comparatively veteran team of Kitoaji and Yasuda looks very confident, while the youngster pairing of Miyamoto and Miki looks worried, although Eien keeps a sly smirk on his face. When the bell rings, the legal men are Kitoaji and Miki, but neither man moves at all for quite some time, before Miki loses his patience and charges towards Chojiro, who effortlessly floors him with a back elbow before locking him in a side headlock. Miki struggles initially, but eventually manages to edge his way over to the ropes, but as he tries to get back up to his Kitoaji doesn’t release him and then knees him in the gut before whipping him across the ring. When he comes back, Kitoaji tries to go for a big back body drop but Miki is able to flip through it and catch Kitoaji out of nowhere with a snap hurracanrana that dumps him right on his head. The smaller man keeps on fighting like this for a minute or two, occasionally getting the upper hand, before tagging out to Miyamoto after catching Kitoaji with an enziguri, sending him to the mat.

The big man fares little better however, despite having the size and power advantage over Kitoaji, he finds himself quickly on the mat after a quick drop toehold, then gets caught in a tight arm bar from Kitoaji, who continually wrenches the arms back to add to the pressure, but to Eien’s credit he doesn’t tap out. Kitoaji is beginning to get bored by this point, and signals to the crowd that it is time to end it, before pulling Eien up to his feet and booting him in the gut, but this doesn’t seem to phase Eien at all, so the second generation superstar follows up with several stiff forearms right to the face before catching the bigger man with a jumping knee to the gut, then runs to the ropes. Eien seems to recover in time and goes for a clothesline, but Kitoaji easily ducks under it and then runs to the ropes once more. Yet when we comes back this time Eien is able to catch him with a big boot right to the jaw, staggering the smaller man, but Yasuda is suddenly in the ring and he manages to catch the young powerhouse with a leaping forearm to the jaw, stunning him, and allowing Kitoaji to bounce off the ropes one more time before nearly decapitating the big man with the Kitoaji Lariat, and making the cover. Yasuda makes sure Miki doesn’t try and break up the cover, and soon after gets the victory in a very one sided match.

Winner: Kitoaji & Yasuda in 5:21 by pinfall on Miyamoto by Kitoaji – B-

Match 2: Yoshii Shiomi vs. Danger Kumasaka

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Shiomi was at a serious disadvantage as soon as the match began, with the veteran Danger easily dominating the smaller man throughout the beginning. Shiomi was able to turn this around a minute or so into it, reversing a suplex attempt into a vicious spike DDT that planted the veteran right on his face. He then took to the skies, springboarding off of the top ropes with a Jewel Glint, a triple jump moonsault, but Danger was able to get the knees up just in time, causing Shiomi to crash and burn on top of them. The veteran was back in the driver’s seat from then on, as he instantly got up to his feet and pulled the smaller man up to his feet before whipping him across the ring. When he came back, he tried to go for a drop toehold but Shiomi is able to show off great athleticism with a somersault just in time, before catching the veteran in the jaw with a thrust kick that staggers him. However when the youngster tries to bounce off the ropes with a clothesline, Danger suddenly rushes forward and is able to catch him with a sharp elbow strike right to the jaw that floors Shiomi.

Danger then begins to slowly pick apart his opponent, locking him in several different arm bar variations before finally settling down with a cross armbreaker, but Shiomi refuses to give up, and manages to roll it through before getting to the ropes. Danger doesn’t let up though, as he immediately continues to work over the damaged arm, pulling Shiomi to his feet and headbutting away at the limb before whipping Shiomi into the corner. When he staggers back out of it in pain Danger suddenly kicks him in the arm before taking him over with a judo style takedown and then locks in a seated armbar, causing Shiomi to cringe in pain and try to get to the ropes. He is in the middle of the ring however and has nowhere to go, when out of nowhere he is able to catch the veteran in a small package that almost gets the three count. Danger kicks out just in time, and gets right back onto his feet, surprising Shiomi, before catching the youngster with stiff chops to the chest that send him reeling and then following up with a boot to the gut. He signals to the crowd before taking Shiomi up and over with the Danger-Plex, a hammerlock suplex where he makes sure to drop the opponent on their weakened arm. Shiomi clutches at his arm in pain, and before he can do anything, Danger quickly cinches in the Aurora Surfboard Vice, causing the youngster to almost immediately tap out.

Winners: Danger Kumasaka in 5:32 by submission - B

Match 3: Murayama & Ugaki vs. The American Express.

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Both teams come down to the ring with grins on their faces, evidentially confident, but when the bell rings, that all disappears as they both get down to business, with the legal men being Ugaki and Hayes. They start off circling each other before both rush in and lock up, with neither man getting any advantage until Ugaki applies pressure and forces Hayes to bend over backwards to the mat, but the gaijin is able to show great strength by forcing his way back to his feet then kicks Ugaki in the stomach before then catching him with a vicious uppercut that sends him staggering. However, when he tries to follow up with a running elbow, Ugaki is able to nail a beautiful roundhouse kick across the face that initially stuns the gaijin before he flops down to the mat, seemingly out of it. Ugaki takes a moment to shake off the impact of the earlier uppercut before taking the match to the mat, locking in an inverted figure four style leg lock, but when the gaijin seems ready to fight his way out of it he quickly jumps into a headlock, keeping Hayes on the ground for a little bit, until he begins to unload with several strong elbows to the back of Ugaki, forcing him to let go and get up to his feet.

The youngster takes a few moments to shake off the damage once again before trying to catch Hayes off guard with a yakuza kick, but the gaijin is able to dodge it and then connect with a stiff chop that sends Ugaki reeling, and continues to unload until they are in Hayes’s corner. The gaijin then tags out to Taylor, who eagerly steps into the ring before the duo unleash a barrage of stomps into the gut of Ugaki, and when Hayes then steps out, Taylor takes advantage of the referee being distracted, telling Hayes to get out of the ring, to kick the youngster in the groin, causing the crowd to explode into boos. Taylor doesn’t seem fazed at all by this, a smirk appearing on his face as he pulls Ugaki up to his feet, but that smirk quickly turns into a grimace when the future star begins to hit forearm after forearm into the gut of the gaijin, before nailing a quick enziguri, sending him to the mat. Ugaki is down as well, and begins to crawl over to his corner, eventually being able to tag in his partner after leaping the last few feet, causing the crowd to cheer as they see one of their favourites take to the skies, Ryoma Murayama.

Taylor is just getting to his feet when Ryoma comes charging towards him and nails a beautiful dropkick, doing the same to Hayes, knocking him clean off the apron to the hard floor below. The high flier then drags Taylor back up to his feet and places him on the turnbuckles before punching him across the face, the connection of the shot echoing around the arena, and then tries to follow him up there. However, Taylor recovers in time to stop Ryoma, and begins to nail a few elbow shots before then hitting a stiff uppercut right to the jaw that has Ryoma swaying, before following up with a second uppercut, and this one sends Ryoma tumbling to the mat below. Taylor points to the crowd, gives them the finger, then leaps off the top, aiming to hit a diving elbow drop, but Ryoma is able to get his feet up all of a sudden, connecting with the face of the gaijin, who yells out in pain and flops to the mat. The crowd cheer loudly at this move, which prompts Ryoma to kip up onto his feet, and he begins to pump his fist, the crowd clapping along with him, before pulling Taylor up to his feet and whipping him across the ring. However, when he tries to go for a clothesline, Taylor is able to duck underneath it, and when he comes back he explodes with a corkscrew uppercut to the chin, sending Ryoma head over heels.

Taylor then gets up to his feet and tags his partner back in, as Hayes had eventually managed to get back on the apron, and the veteran gaijin eagerly steps back into the ring and stomps away at the downed Ryoma. The youngster doesn’t seem to be moving, and Hayes points out to the crowd and begins mocking them, but suddenly Ryoma bounces off the mat and connects with a beautiful kip up hurracanrana, sending Hayes tumbling across the ring. The gaijin seems to be dazed by it as well, as he stumbles when he gets back up to his feet, allowing Ryoma to easily nail a leaping knee into a DDT, called the Rocket Blaster, and then heads up top, before coming leaping off with the always great Murayama Launch, the turning Frog Splash, connecting right with the gut of Hayes before hooking the leg. Ugaki re-enters the match at this point, charging across the ring and eliminating Taylor with a stiff spinning elbow to the face just when Taylor steps into the ring, and the former tag champions manage to get the win in a hard fought match up.

Winner: Murayama & Ugaki in 12:02 by pinfall on Hayes by Murayama – B-

Match 4: Kozue Kawashima vs. Oleg Dorosklov
Non-Title.

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Kozue is met with massive cheers when he emerges out of the back, and he proudly holds up his belt to soak in the applause before heading down to the ring, high fiving and shaking hands with the fans that he can. Oleg on the other hand completely ignores them, being entirely focused on the ring, staring a hole through the Glory Crown champion, who to his credit doesn’t seem fazed at all and stares right back. When the bell rings neither man moves, and tension begins to fill the air as the two men just continue to stare each other down. Eventually they circle each other, and after the fans begins to clap them on they charge towards each other and lock up, with Oleg initially getting control after a quick elbow to the jaw followed by a standing arm bar. Kozue drops down to one knee, his face scrunched up in pain, but then begins to fight his way back up to both feet, yet when he is up Oleg just trips him up and tosses him to the mat before locking in the arm bar even tighter, causing Kozue to yell in pain. The champ stays in the match however, summoning the energy to claw his way over to the ropes, forcing Oleg to release him.

The former Judo champion shows a little bit of respect as he allows the champ to get up to his feet, but as soon as he is he charges towards him, apparently aiming for a clothesline, but Kozue is able to duck underneath it, pulling the top rope with him, sending Oleg tumbling to the floor below, landing badly on his back. Kozue takes a few moments before rolling out of the ring and taking the fight right back to Oleg, stomping away at his fallen body before pulling him to his feet. Oleg suddenly bursts full of energy however, as he begins to batter away at the champ with lefts and rights before connecting with a vicious chop to the neck that causes Kozue to drop down to his knees again. Oleg senses blood and backs away, measures the champ, and runs forward looking to connect with a running kick to the face, but Kozue outsmarts him, leaping into the air and connecting with a K-Kick out of nowhere right to the jaw, sending Oleg right to the floor. Kozue takes a few moments to recover before rolling the Ukrainian man back into the ring and following him in.

The champ points at Oleg and dares him to get back up to his feet, and when he does, he charges forward, aiming for a Kawashima Pulse, a discus lariat, but Oleg is able to duck the move and then catches Kozue in a sleeper, who then begins to fade fast, dropping down to the mat in just a few seconds. It looks like it could be over, as the referee checks on the champion, but when he checks for movement a third time, dropping the arm once more, Kozue keeps it up and then forces his way back to his feet, Oleg still latched onto him. The champ yells either out of adrenaline or pain from the hold before then running backwards into the corner, ramming Oleg into the turnbuckles. The former Olympian still doesn’t let go however, and Kozue begins to fade again, before summoning up what little energy left to ram him into the turnbuckles once more, this time forcing Oleg to release him. The champ drops down to one knee, barely able to stay conscious, but then gets back up to his feet and begins to clap, getting the crowd behind him, before kicking Oleg in the gut and whipping him across the ring. Kozue tries to go for a big powerslam, but Oleg is able to reverse it in mid air into an arm bar, causing Kozue to crawl backwards towards the ropes, managing to get to them, and then begins to get to his feet.

Oleg is getting frustrated by this point and charges at the champ, but Kozue explodes out of nowhere with the Double K Impact, a running one footed dropkick-style kick to the face, flooring Oleg. The champ quickly pulls Oleg up to his feet, and while the big man is dazed, he kicks him in the gut and then nails the Kawashima Driver 2005, a normal piledriver where Kozue drops to his knees instead, spiking Oleg right on his head, and then makes the cover, getting the victory. And just like that, the champion turned the tide of the match and emerged the winner.

Winner: Kozue Kawashima in 10:52 by pinfall – B+

Match 5: Mito Miwa vs. Raymond Diaz.

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As he makes his way to the ring, the legendary Mito Miwa has a concerned look on his face, and when his opponent steps onto the ramp, the veteran seems to be thinking of any ways that he can down this behemoth. The bell rings, and the two men slowly walk into the middle of the ring before engaging in a staredown, with the gaijin Diaz absolutely towering over the legend Miwa, who has to strain his neck to look into his face. To their credit, neither man backs down at all, and eventually it is Diaz who throws the first punch, only just missing the smaller man by an inch due to him ducking, and the legend instantly sets himself on the behemoth, unloading a vicious series of alternating elbows to the gut of the big man, forcing him towards the ropes, but when he tries to whip him across the ring he finds himself on the wrong end of a massive headbutt that leaves him sprawled on the canvas. Diaz closes his eyes and looks into the air before looking back down at Miwa with a sadistic glint in his eye as he pulls him up to his feet. Miwa tries the same strategy again, hitting a few elbows, but Diaz just takes the hits before pushing the smaller man to the floor. The legend is taken aback by the power of the gaijin, and exits the ring to think up a new game plan.

Diaz takes a few moments before leaving the ring as well, eager to chase his prey, but Miwa is ready for him and catches him with a big jumping elbow to the face that actually stuns the big man, as he begins to sway in place. The legend then takes a few steps back and gets ready to hit a running back elbow, again jumping in order to reach the gaijin’s head, but when he runs forward the gaijin is able to duck the shot and then catch the legend in mid-air before throwing him overhead with a release belly to belly suplex. Miwa crashes onto the hard floor head first, and he clutches as his skull before slowly getting up to his feet, but this could be a mistake, as he is unable to see the big man coming, as Diaz eagerly charges forward and catches him with a boot across the face. The big man once again closes his eyes before breathing out heavily, then pulls Miwa up to his feet and rolls him back into the ring. The big man steps over the ring ropes, but Miwa suddenly shoots full of energy and dropkicks the leg of the gaijin, causing Diaz to trip and crotch himself on the top rope. He grimaces for a few second, but then works through the pain and gets into the ring properly, leaving Miwa stunned, as he thought it would have done more damage than that.

Diaz pulls Miwa back up to his feet and knees him in the gut before trying to take him over with a hip toss, but the legend is amazingly able to hold his ground against the brute strength of the gaijin and then unloads with several stiff kicks to the knees, causing Diaz to slowly get lower and lower before he is down to one knee. Miwa takes his chance and runs to the ropes, trying to go for a Pride Bomber nice and early, but the big man is able to once again able to catch the legend unaware with a bicycle kick to the face, taking Miwa straight to the mat. The veteran Miwa seems out of it by this point, and a sadistic smile crosses the face of Diaz as he pulls him back up to his feet. He points up to the sky, again closing his eyes, then lifts the legend up into the air, only to have Miwa land behind him and clock him in the back of the head with an enzu elbow. Diaz seems badly affected by this and begins to stagger forward, allowing Miwa to run forward and nail a chop block, causing Diaz to drop down to one knee again, and Miwa tries once more to take advantage of this and begins to kick away at the big man, alternating between the chest and back, but he tries once too many, as Diaz is able to catch one of his legs and send him flying across the ring with a leg trap suplex, dropping the legend right on his head.

Diaz breathes in as he gets up to his feet, that sadistic smile once again returning, but he approaches Miwa with a slight limp in his step, something that Miwa appears to notice, as he begins to use up all of his energy blasting away at the gaijin with elbows and forearm shots to the damaged knee, only to have Diaz nail a sick pointed elbow to the top of the head, causing Miwa to grab his skull in pain once again before rolling around grimacing. Diaz lets out a laugh and stomps away at the smaller man before running to the ropes. However, his limp causes him to trip as he comes back, allowing Miwa to roll out of the way and take him down with a drop toehold, the ring shaking from the impact of such a heavy man crashing down. Miwa looks around at the fans, and they seem to have the same brainwave, as they begin to cheer him louder than usual, and as soon as he notices Diaz getting up to his feet he runs to the ropes. He aims for the Pride Bomber one more time, but yet again Diaz is able to duck it, and it seems like he is going to lay out the legend with a vicious chokeslam, his hand clasped tightly around the veteran’s throat, but when he lifts Miwa into the air, the native star connects with a Pride Bomber out of nowhere right to the temple, making the gaijin drop him right away. Diaz stays on his feet though, swaying, before falling on his face, seemingly out cold. Miwa scurries over and rolls the big man over as he makes the cover, getting the very hard fought win.

Winner: Mito Miwa in 15:40 by pinfall – A - Didn’t click

Summary:
Kitoaji & Yasuda def. Miyamoto & Miki – B-
Danger Kumasaka def. Yoshii Shiomi – B
Murayama & Ugaki def. American Express – B-
Kozue Kawashima def. Oleg Dorosklov – B+
Mito Miwa def. Raymond Diaz - A

Overall = A
Notes: An awesome start to the tour, featuring some great action from the various guys involved, and for a main event that didn’t click, it was still amazing.

FINisher

01-24-2009, 11:01 AM

Mito Miwa def. Raymond Diaz - A , and didn't click? Wow.. A* and MOTYC for sure without the bad chemisty. Like the lay-out, like the match reports, like the alternative pictures (:D)

I think that this will be "The Diary" for me to follow from now on ;)

TrekkieMonsta

01-24-2009, 04:59 PM

I appreciate it mate, cheers :), good to know I'm doing something right :P.

Next show should be up some time tomorrow.

TrekkieMonsta

01-25-2009, 10:33 AM

PGHW Spirit Chase Tour Show #2

Held at the Miyagi Athletic Field
Saturday, Week 1, March 2012
Attendance = 2,000 (Sell-out!)
Announcers = Keiji Takeda, Ryu Kajahara and Sosa Morri

Pre-Show
N/A

Match 1: Chojiro Kitoaji vs. Ogai Miki

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Chojiro again had a large smile across his face as he made his way down to the ring, although this was more happiness than arrogance, while Miki came down looking quite worried, which was most likely due to the major size advantage Chojiro had over him. When the bell rang he seemed a little unwilling to lock up with his fellow youngster, but he did eventually run forward and lock up, only to be pushed back across the ring. Chojiro shook his head and ran forward, aiming to connect with a stiff kick, but Ogai was able to somersault over it and ran to the opposite ropes, and Chojiro turned around just in time to be caught with a flying forearm that sent him straight to the mat. Ogai then tried to go for the finish right away, and leapt up to the top rope, but Chojiro was up almost right away, and chased the smaller man up the turnbuckles, elbowing him stiffly in the back before then punching him in the back of the head. This stunned the smaller man, who looked ready to fall off, and Chojiro noticed this, as he threw Ogai across the ring with a Super Release German Suplex, Ogai landing right on top of his head.

This left the smaller man pretty much defenceless, and Chojiro spent the remaining few minutes toying with his foe, with Ogai never resisting anything. In the final minute or so, Chojiro pulled Ogai up to his feet and whipping him into the corner, yet when he tried to follow up with a corner clothesline, the smaller man was able to roll underneath him and then connect with a thrust kick to the jaw that sent Chojiro reeling back into the corner. Ogai jumped on the spot before running to the ropes, and when he came back he connected with a beautiful dropkick, getting amazing elevation, catching the bigger man right in the jaw. It didn’t knock him down though, with Chojiro instead staggering out of the corner, a glazed look on his face as Ogai again ran to the ropes. However, when the smaller man tried to go for a jumping head scissors Chojiro nailed the Kitoaji Lariat out of nowhere, turning Ogai inside out before he flopped to the mat lifelessly. Chojiro pointed at his head before rolling him over and making the cover, getting the easy victory in a match that was better than it should have been really.

Winner: Chojiro Kitoaji in 4:46 by pinfall – B+

Match 2: Dread vs. Eien Miyamoto

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If Miki was worried about facing Kitoaji, Eien must have been having bowel problems when he was told who he was facing. He was obviously worried because his signature smirk and arrogance at his physique was completely gone, as he seemed to be thinking over things in his brain, his face a picture of concentration. Dread on the other hand, lumbered out onto the ramp with a big c-cky grin etched on his face before slowly making his way down to the ring. Eien didn’t want to give him any time, and as soon as he rolled into the ring he kicked the veteran in the face, stunning him, then unloaded with a barrage of punches and a quick knee to the jaw, but this didn’t seem to have much effect on the legendary gaijin, who fought his way up to his feet, and as soon as he was up he floored the youngster with one easy clubbing blow to the top of the head, Eien crumpling under the force of the blow. The big man then looked around at the crowd before laughing slightly and pulling Eien back up to his feet. The smaller man tried to fight back once more, hitting a few punches, but Dread just shook them off before flooring him with a big headbutt.

Eien was too dazed by that hit to put up any worthwhile resistance, and Dread easily whipped him into the corner. However, when the big man tried to follow up with the Crush Run, a running avalanche, Eien was able to step out of the way, only to be caught with another clubbing blow right to the back of the head, and after cringing in agony he dropped down to one knee before flopping forwards onto the mat. Dread again smirked before miming shooting the youngster with finger guns and then pulling him up to his feet. He then kicked Eien in the gut and whipped him across the ring, and when he came back he connected with a big boot right to the jaw that floored him again before running to the ropes himself. The youngster could do nothing to stop what came next, a monstrous big splash that nearly crushed him. Dread wasn’t done yet though, as he pulled Eien up to his feet. The youngster shot full of energy and began to unload with a series of elbows to Dread, but the big man just yelled in his face and then knocked out the smaller man with a big punch to the jaw, Eien standing still for a few seconds before slowly crumpling to the mat, completely out of it. The gaijin dragged him back up to his feet though and then kicked him in the gut before lifting him into the air, and after lifting Eien even higher, drove him into the mat with a sick Dread Bomb, an elevated sit out powerbomb, and made the cover. Eien was nowhere near being able to kick out, so the gaijin got the dominating win.

Winners: Dread in 4:38 by pinfall - B

Match 3: Nigel Svensson vs. Masaru Ugaki.

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Nigel’s face seems very expressionless as he comes down to the ring, almost as if he is entirely focused on the match ahead, while Ugaki comes bouncing down with a smile on his face, pointing out to the crowd before rolling into the ring and climbing up the turnbuckles. Nigel doesn’t give him any time though, and leaps towards Ugaki, catching him out of nowhere with a stiff elbow to the back, knocking him off the corner. The gaijin then beats his chest before stomping away at the fallen former tag champion before pulling him up to his feet. Ugaki tries to come back with a few well placed forearms to the face, but the gaijin keeps on fighting, managing to daze Ugaki with a stiff knee to the gut that doubles him over before driving him into the mat with a big DDT. Nigel looks around before stomping on the arm of the prone Ugaki, before then working away at it with a variety of holds, including jumping into the air, while holding the arm, then driving his knee into the joint and then changing into a cross armbreaker, a combo called the Swedish Stress, but Ugaki refuses to give up so easily, and fights his way over to the ropes, latching onto the bottom one, forcing the gaijin to let him go.

Ugaki tries to get back up to his feet, but Nigel is able to catch him with a knee to the face that stuns him enough for the gaijin to whip him across the ring and then catch him with a flapjack style knee to the gut, causing Ugaki to yell out in pain and gasp for air while rolling about. Nigel seems to have a sadistic smile creeping across his face as he unloads with a barrage of knees to the face and chest of Ugaki, who was too dazed and winded to fight back, but Nigel takes a little too long on the final knee, deciding to do a mini run-up, allowing Ugaki to spark full of energy, block the knee, and then throw the gaijin to the floor with a dragon screw leg whip. Nigel tries to get back up immediately after the move, but his knee gives way and he clutches it in agony, allowing Ugaki to follow up with a boot to the face that sends the gaijin to the mat. Masaru senses the tide changing and claps to the get the crowd behind him, before running to the ropes and coming back with a jumping leg drop right to the throat, causing Nigel to gasp for air. Ugaki doesn’t let up, grabbing the gaijin’s leg, stepping over it, then rolling forward, sending Nigel flying overhead, then locks him in a leg lock, violently twisting the limb time and again, each time causing Nigel to yell out in agony.

From that point on Masaru was almost in complete control, cleverly working over the now weakened knee and leg of Nigel, who is barely able to mount any offence due to his knee giving way every single time that he tried. He does manage to get in a final bit of resistance however, when Ugaki tries to go for the Ugaki Clutch, a cross-face chickenwing where Ugaki then drops to the mat and applies a body scissors, managing to catch Masaru with a quick elbow to the face that stuns him, allowing Nigel to throw him over his shoulder with a takedown and then locking him in a reverse chinlock, but Ugaki again shows why he is the protege of Yoshimi Musashibo when he methodically elbows the gaijin in his weak knee, causing Nigel to yell in pain, then quickly leaping up to his feet and locking in the Ugaki Clutch, with Nigel tapping out as soon as he hits the ground due to the pain.

Winner: Masaru Ugaki in 11:51 by submission – B

Match 4: Akinori Kwakami(c) vs. Roku Sotomura
For the PGHW Historical Japan title.

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Kwakami comes out to the ring with his title proudly displayed on his shoulder, and pauses just at the start of the ramp and throws his hands up, causing the fans to loudly cheer him. A smile comes across his face as he then races down to the ring and points to his title, now in his hand, before waiting for Roku, who also charges down to the ring, wanting to get the match started right away. The champ saw this coming however, and caught Roku with a stiff punch right to the face that stunned him before then pulling him up to his feet and whipping him across the ring. When he came back the champ tried to take him down with a clothesline, but Roku ducked underneath it and then came flying back with a jumping shoulderbarge, but Akinori just took it and yelled in Roku’s face to do it again. The challenger obliged, but changed his mind at the last second, instead catching the champ off guard with a spinning forearm to the chin that sent him to the mat. Roku laughed and made the belt wearing gesture, but he didn’t notice Akinori getting back up, and the champ clocked him in the back with a series of stiff forearms that then sent him staggering forwards into the ropes. The champ was right back on him though, following up with a running forearm to the back of the neck before trying to take Roku over with a big German Suplex, only to have Roku kick him in the knee and force him away.

However, Roku was a bit too overeager as he charged forward at the champ, who saw him coming and tripped him up with a drop toe hold before locking in a single leg boston crab, causing Roku to yell in pain and desperately try to the reach the ropes, something he was eventually able to do. The champ was still on the attack though, kicking away at the damage leg of the challenger as he tried to get up to his feet. When he was eventually up, the champ kicked him in the gut and tried to whip him across the ring again, but Roku finally began to fight back again, as he countered the irish whip into a bridging Northern Lights suplex, only to have the champ kick out at two. Roku seemed to slap the mat out of frustation, and this anger lead to him getting up to quickly, as he grabbed his knee in pain and was unable to follow up right away. This allowed the champ to recover for a little bit, and when Roku tried to pull him up to his feet Akinori caught him with an uppercut to the jaw that sent him reeling, before following up with a running forearm style elbow, leaving the challenger sprawled out on the mat. The champ leant on the ropes then and looked out to the crowd with a smile on his face, before turning back to face Roku and pulled him up to his feet.

Roku tried to fight back again, blasting away with a several quick elbows, and this actually stunned the champ, before he ran to the ropes. The challenger tried to catch the champ with a running DDT, but Kwakami was able to boot him in the gut and then drive him into the mat with a high elevation spinebuster, Roku bouncing off of the mat. Kwakami’s smile returns as he pushes Roku’s legs away, and remains until he pulls the challenger up to his feet again, and whipping him into the corner. When he tries to follow up with a clothesline, Roku is able to get a foot up, catching Akinori right across the jaw, and then follows up with a second rope bulldog, but this is also unable to put away the champ, who kicks out at two again. Roku is getting very angry at this point, and he tries to end it with a running flip neckbreaker, called the RS Rush, but the champ is able to catch him with a stiff kick to the knee that causes Roku to yell out in agony and drop to the mat holding his knee, and after some further working over the joint, Akinori drags Roku into the middle of the ring and slaps on the Kwakami Painlock, an Indian Deathlock, and after some initial struggling Roku reluctantly taps out, being in absolute agony.

Winner: Akinori Kwakami in 9:44 by submission to retain. Kwakami makes defence number 1 of his Historical Japan title – C+

Match 5: Eisaku Kunomasu vs. PRIDE Koiso.

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Koiso made his way down to the ring first, getting a large pop from the crowd as he bounced down the ramp and pointed into the air. Eisaku entered to silence with his look focused entirely on young Koiso, a slight sadistic smile creeping across his face at the chance of tearing him apart. When they were both in the ring they began to circle each other, and when the bell rang Eisaku stopped on the spot and just stared across the ring, causing Koiso to look confused before charging in for the lock up. The veteran was ready for this however; grabbing Koiso’s left arm and wrenching it around and forcing the younger man onto one knee. He didn’t let up on the hold and stuck his tongue out almost as if he was enjoying it, but eventually the fighting spirit of Koiso came out on top as he was able to fight his way back up to his feet and smash the veteran across the face with a stiff elbow shot, sending him reeling. Koiso kept up the attack, unloading with elbow after elbow right to the face, winding up pushing Eisaku against the ropes and then whipping him across the ring.

When he came back, Koiso tried to go for a clothesline, but Eisaku leapt into the air and connected with a vicious knee smash to the top of the head, flooring Koiso who then rolled around the mat clutching his head. The veteran again smiled as he pulled the wounded youngster up to his feet, but he took a little too long, allowing Koiso time to recover and catch him with an uppercut, but Eisaku just seemed to take the blow and then nailed a sharp knee to the gut that doubled Koiso over, gasping for air. The veteran then ran to the ropes and went for a running knee smash to the side of the head, connecting straight with the temple and then nailing a big neckbreaker that made Koiso grab his head again. Eisaku quickly went for a cover, but only go a two count, making him slap the mat in frustration before pulling Koiso back up to his feet and whipping him across the ring. When he came back the veteran tried to lock him in a big rear sleeper but Koiso reversed it with lightning speed and turned it into a sleeper of his own, only to have Eisaku reverse it into another. Koiso wasn’t done yet however as he was able to catch Eisaku with a stiff elbow to the face and then went behind him, attempting a German suplex, but the veteran landed on his feet and then ran to the ropes.

When he came back he tried to go for another high knee smash, but Koiso blocked it and then kicked him in the gut before trying to go for another German Suplex, finally managing to pull it off, dumping Eisaku right on top of his head, but Koiso was spent after that exchange and collapsed on the mat as well. Neither man moved for some time, but Koiso was the first one up, and he began to slowly work over the head of the veteran, locking in various different sleepers and headlocks. Eisaku offered no resistance, and began to look to be out cold, but eventually began to fight back, escaping a side headlock and getting up to his feet. Koiso got up quickly as well and charged towards him, catching the veteran with a forearm smash, but Eisaku just took it and then fired back with his own barrage of elbows, getting revenge for earlier. Koiso began to waver after the first few, and when Eisaku finally stopped, the youngster stood stock still before crumpling backwards onto the mat, his eyes hazed over. Eisaku took a moment to get his breath back before continuing the fight, locking in a tight arm lock, intent on weakening up that limb.

Koiso had nowhere to go, as Eisaku had it locked in tight, but the youngster kept on fighting and was eventually able to get over to the ropes, but each time he got back up to his feet, the veteran threw him back down with a judo style throw and locked it back in. After a while Koiso was able to roll out of the ring away from Eisaku and took some time to recover, favouring his weakened arm. The veteran’s smile returned as he watched his opponent cringe in pain, and after a little while he followed him out, kicking him in his bad arm before whipping him into the apron. He then took a few steps back before charging in with a lariat attempt, but Koiso was able to move out of the way at the last second and used his good arm to smash the veteran’s face into the unforgiving ring apron, his head snapping back before he flopped to the floor. Koiso took some more time to recover before rolling Eisaku back into the ring. When he tried to pull the veteran up to his feet, he was met with a few sharp elbows to the gut but fought back with a elbow strike to the top of the veteran’s time, stunning him long enough for Koiso to whip him into the corner. However, when he tried to follow up with a corner clothesline Eisaku was able to roll out of the way just in time and when Koiso was staggering out of it he swept his legs out from underneath him with a chop block before then dragging him into the middle of the ring and working over the arm once more.

Koiso still refused to give up however and fought his way over to the ropes, only just managing to get his foot on the bottom rope, forcing the veteran to release him and back away. The youngster then quickly got up to his feet and tried to shake off the pain in his arm, but Eisaku charged right back in, intent on destroying it completely, only to be met with a dropkick to the jaw that sent him staggering backwards. Koiso cringed as he got up to his feet, as he landed on his arm after that move, but kept up the attack, grabbing Eisaku’s head with his good arm and then kneeing him repeatedly in the face before trying to go for the Koiso Kutter! The veteran had just enough fight in him however, and punched Koiso in the back of the head before shoving him away. The youngster was able to shake the cobwebs pretty quickly and ran to the ropes, aiming to soften up the veteran with a lariat, but when he outstretched his arm Eisaku surprised him out of nowhere with a roll-through and then locked him in the Kunomasu Vice! Koiso was slap bang in the middle of the ring and had nowhere to go, but he kept fighting and fighting and was eventually able to hit the veteran enough times in the gut to make him loosen the hold, allowing Koiso to wrench his arm free.

The veteran realised what happened and tried to charge back in again, but Koiso was able to catch him with a sharp back elbow out of nowhere with his good arm, leaving Eisaku stunned. The younger Koiso then took a while to recover and shake off the pain before kicking the veteran in the gut, doubling him over, and then whipped him into the corner. He bounced out on impact, but Koiso managed to nail a high power dropkick right to the chest that send him flying back into the turnbuckles. Koiso kept up the pace by unloading on Eisaku with a barrage of punches with his good arm before pushing him onto the top rope. He appeared to be going for a superplex, but Eisaku began to fight back with elbows and forearms to the gut, and when Koiso was gasping for air, the veteran tried to shove him back down to the mat, but he was able to keep his footing and then nailed another stiff strike right to the top of Eisaku’s head. He then tried to hit a super plex again, but Eisaku was able to elbow him in the face out of nowhere and as he began to teeter on the top, the veteran suddenly nailed a Super Side Slam, sending them both crashing to the mat below! They hit the mat hard, and the fans came unglued, with there being an even split in the crowd in terms of support, both men having their names chanted. Neither moved for quite some time, as they felt the effects of the hard fall, but the first one up was Eisaku, and he summoned what little energy he had left to quickly cinch in the Kunomasu Vice again! Koiso was too out of it to be able to fight back, but he still tried to resist. But one wrench later from the veteran had Koiso tapping, meaning Eisaku advanced to the semi-finals.

Winner: Eisaku Kunomasu in 17:32 by submission – A

Summary:
Chojiro Kitoaji def. Ogai Miki – B+
Dread def. Eien Miyamoto - B
Masaru Ugaki def. Nigel Svensson - B
Akinori Kwakami def. Roku Sotomura to retain – C+
Eisaku Kunomasu def. PRIDE Koiso - A

Overall = A
Notes: Another great show, a great way to continue the tour. I’m truly amazed with the rating for the Kitoaji/Miki match, but Kitoaji has become a heck of a talent since 2008. The Dread rating was most likely due to the big man still being incredibly popular at the moment. I got really into the main event, so sorry for the long write up. Oh and just to let you know, the main events are (if I can help it) going to be shorter than the last two, so that I don’t bore you guys :P and so I have an easier time doing shows.

TrekkieMonsta

01-25-2009, 12:46 PM

Spirit Chase Tour Schedule

Now that we have seen our first two semi-finalists, Mito Miwa and Eisaku Kunomasu, this week we will see who is going to be their opponents, as Miwa will face the winner of Musashibo vs Garner on Night Three, and Eisaku Kunomasu will take on the winner of the Night Four main event, Bryan Vessey vs. Shuji Inukai. Both matches look to be excellent showdowns of amazing talent, with the Musashibo v Garner match looking to be a technical masterclass, but not all four men can advance. Who will gain that important semi-final place, and could we possibly be looking at an Inukai/Musashibo final?

To open up the first show, we have Bryan Holmes and Dread competing in singles action, taking on the two lower members of the Glory Lions, with Holmes facing Totoya Munakata and Dread facing the underdog Miki, who is literally dwarfed by the veteran gaijin. Munakata could potentially pull the upset, but will Miki even be able to survive his match, let alone win it?

Glory Tag Crown champions, Team Toronto, who have now been told their opponents for Night of PRIDE, Murayama & Ugaki, are in non-title action as they take on fellow Honour Sekigun members KitoSuda in what looks to be a Present vs Future style match up. Will KitoSuda be able to upset their allies? Or will the champs get rolling towards their title match with a win?

Kimitada Yanagita then makes his debut as he takes on the gaijin Art Reed in what looks to be a clash of styles, while William Hayes and Masutaro Kataoka do battle in the semi-main event. Will the veterans take away the victories over the two gaijins? Hayes will almost definitely be trying his best to not allow that, following his loss last week again Murayama & Ugaki.

On Night Four, Dread & Holmes team up to take on the youths Miyamoto and Miki. With Dread having experience of both youngster, will this give the gaijins yet more advantage? Or will Miyamoto and Miki be able to target the big man’s weaknesses and pull off the upset?

Masutaro Kataoka will be in action again this week as he takes on Morimasa Kato in the second match, will it be a victory or a spit in the face for Team ENDANGER?

The American Express then take up the next two matches, as William Hayes takes on Ryoma Murayama, and Taylor faces the former Olympic wrestler Li Bingci. Can Hayes get revenge for last week’s tag loss? Will Taylor be able to defeat the insanely popular Bingci? Or will this be another humiliating week for the Gaijin Sekigun?

Night Three
Venue: Tochigi Sports Stadium

Singles
Bryan Holmes vs. Totoya Munakata

Singles
Dread vs. Ogai Miki

Tag Team
Non-Title
Team Toronto vs. KitoSuda

Singles
Kimitada Yanagita vs. Art Reed

Singles
William Hayes vs. Masutaro Kataoka

Elite Series Round 1
Singles
Yoshimi Musashibo vs. Buddy Garner

Night Four
Venue: Nagasaki Sports Park

Tag Team
Dread & Holmes vs. Miyamoto & Miki

Singles
Masutaro Kataoka vs. Morimasa Kato

Singles
Ryoma Murayama vs. William Hayes

Singles
Joshua Taylor vs. Li Bingci

Elite Series Round 1
Singles
Bryan Vessey vs. Shuji Inukai

Predictions always welcome

FINisher

01-25-2009, 01:13 PM

Night Three
Venue: Tochigi Sports Stadium

Tag Team ?????
Bryan Holmes vs. Totoya Munakata

Dread vs. Ogai Miki

Team Toronto vs. KitoSuda

Kimitada Yanagita vs. Art Reed

William Hayes vs. Masutaro Kataoka

Elite Series Round 1
Yoshimi Musashibo vs. Buddy Garner

Night Four
Venue: Nagasaki Sports Park

Dread & Holmes vs. Miyamoto & Miki

Masutaro Kataoka vs. Morimasa Kato

Ryoma Murayama vs. William Hayes

Joshua Taylor vs. Li Bingci

Elite Series Round 1
Bryan Vessey vs. Shuji Inukai

Tigerkinney

01-25-2009, 01:33 PM

Night Three
Venue: Tochigi Sports Stadium

Tag Team
Bryan Holmes vs. Totoya Munakata

Score one for the gaijin

Singles
Dread vs. Ogai Miki

And score another for the gaijin

Tag Team
Non-Title
Team Toronto vs. KitoSuda

It's non title and as KitoSuda already have the credentials being former champions, I think they pick up the win here to stake an immediate claim for a title shot.

Singles
Kimitada Yanagita vs. Art Reed

Going on the roster list, Reed seems to be getting a stronger push than Yanagita

Singles
William Hayes vs. Masutaro Kataoka

A good night for gaijin talent continues

Elite Series Round 1
Singles
Yoshimi Musashibo vs. Buddy Garner

I can't see Musashibo not making the semi finals

Night Four
Venue: Nagasaki Sports Park

Tag Team
Dread & Holmes vs. Miyamoto & Miki

Different format, same result

Singles
Masutaro Kataoka vs. Morimasa Kato

Could honestly go either way. But I have to stump for one.

Singles
Ryoma Murayama vs. William Hayes

Good week for Hayes.

Singles
Joshua Taylor vs. Li Bingci

Going on the roster list you have Bingci in the main event, so I don't see him losing here.

Elite Series Round 1
Singles
Bryan Vessey vs. Shuji Inukai

I see at least one of the 'Big 5' falling short and Vessey is good enough to topple Inukai.

Tigerkinney

01-25-2009, 01:47 PM

Very good so far, as always. Just nominated this for rookie diary of the month. You're a good diary writer who plays to his strengths (match write-ups) but I just wish your diaries would last a little longer as you always seem to eventually suffer from burn out and this may well come from the very thing that makes your diaries great.

I don't find your match write-ups too long but then again I am a paid up member of the long match write-ups club. Saying that you could use a more summarised style for some of the lesser/squash matches. That's not because I don't enjoy reading them, but from my personal experience I've found it's helped me stave off 'burn out' if I only give the matches I feel are deserving of one, a more detailed write-up.

TrekkieMonsta

01-25-2009, 02:07 PM

That means a lot coming from you Tigerkinney, you were actually the writer who inspired me to do diary writing, as kiss-up as that sounds :D. And thanks a load for the nomination, makes me more willing to keep this on fire :D.

I understand what you mean with the burn-out, I have taken a measure against that, in that I have played over a year and a half through the game, so no problem at the moment in terms of creative stuff like my last diary, and am writing a couple of shows ahead each time. Hopefully this will stop me from burning out too soon.

That is a good point as well, I'll ease up on the obvious squashes or lower quality ones, something I'll try on these next two cards. I would definitely appreciate if you could then comment on what you think of that style, whether it's too brief etc.

Thanks again, always happy to get critiques :)

FINisher

01-25-2009, 02:17 PM

hrdcoresidebrns

01-26-2009, 08:44 PM

Night Three
Venue: Tochigi Sports Stadium

Singles
Bryan Holmes vs. Totoya Munakata
A great training lesson for Munakata, and I'm interested to see who is going to be the breakout lion in this one, as PGHW has a lot to choose from.

Singles
Dread vs. Ogai Miki
Poor, poor Miki.

Tag Team
Non-Title
Team Toronto vs. KitoSuda
I see Toronto getting the win here, as they're so established in PGHW that it's hard to bet against them. That being said, I still wouldn't be shocked to see it go the other way.

Singles
Kimitada Yanagita vs. Art Reed
This is really a toss up, as Reed is just a touring gaijin, but Yanagita hasn't really been established to the PGHW audience yet. The coin flip goes to Reed, as I tend to team him with Kunomasu in my PGHW games.

Singles
William Hayes vs. Masutaro Kataoka
I don't really what kind of run Hayes is on, and that being said, when in doubt I choose natives over gaijins.

Elite Series Round 1
Singles
Yoshimi Musashibo vs. Buddy Garner
A technical masterpiece, and I pick arguably the best technical wrestler in the world.

Night Four
Venue: Nagasaki Sports Park

Tag Team
Dread & Holmes vs. Miyamoto & Miki
Miyamoto is a talent that I've always liked, and he has the potential to be a big star down the line, and this will be a tremendous training lesson for her.

Singles
Masutaro Kataoka vs. Morimasa Kato
If I picked him to beat Hayes, I definitely have to pick him to go over Kato, despite how much I like Kato. It doesn't seem that he'll have a good run in this game though. :D

Singles
Ryoma Murayama vs. William Hayes
Murayama is one of the few lightweights in PGHW that I like, and I see him staying strong, possibly to set up a feud down the line with Ugaki if that team should split.

Singles
Joshua Taylor vs. Li Bingci
This is really a tougher choice than I think it should be, as Bingci is obviously at this stage the better wrestler. Still, Taylor is a tremendous talent, and very young, and could easily be the next Bryan Holmes in a few years.

Elite Series Round 1
Singles
Bryan Vessey vs. Shuji Inukai
I really have always liked Inukai (he's one of my favorite stars in PGHW), and I really, really hate the Vesseys.

TrekkieMonsta

01-27-2009, 12:20 PM

Credit to jtlant for the Munakata alt.

PGHW Spirit Chase Tour Show #3

Held at the Tochigi Sports Stadium
Thursday, Week 2, March 2012
Attendance = 7,851
Announcers = Keiji Takeda, Ryu Kajahara and Sosa Morri

Pre-Show
N/A

Match 1: Bryan Holmes vs. Totoya Munakata

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Totoya made his way to the looking very focused, obviously aiming to have a better week than his fellow Lions members, who so far have had no success. However, he was going to have quite a challenge in the shape of Holmes, who from the get go gave the youngster no quarter. The one thing that Totoya had in his favour was impressive technical ability, and he managed to have Holmes in a tight spot during the early goings, including a knee lock that had the gaijin stuck in the middle of the ring, but this was soon ended with a stiff boot to the face that left the youngster sprawled on the mat. Holmes then took control of for the next few minutes, at one point hitting a sickening backbreaker on Totoya that caused the youngster to scream in pain before flopping lifelessly onto the mat. Bryan then tried to go for the Cyclone Shock Kick when Totoya got up, but the youngster appears to have done his homework as he was able to duck underneath it and then catch the gaijin with a leaping knee that staggered him, and then nailed a quick neckbreaker before going for the cover.

Holmes kicked out at two however, and was so filled with adrenaline after that point that Totoya didn’t stand a chance, the youngster being on the wrong side of a vicious barrage of elbows before falling victim to a running knee, stunning him, before falling victim to the Cyclone Shock Kick, Holmes connecting right with his jaw, sending him straight to the mat. The gaijin smiled before standing on the chest of the youngster, the fans booing this arrogance. It did get the job done however, as Totoya was too out of it to really kick out.

Winner: Bryan Holmes by pinfall in 7:34 – B – don’t click

Match 2: Dread vs. Ogai Miki

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Miki actually managed to fare better than his pseudo-leader Miyamoto, which was made an even more impressive feat considering it was against the monstrous Dread. In the beginning of the match, the gaijin just seemed to be toying with the youngster, as each time the dwarfed Miki ran in to lock up, Dread just smacked him across the face and shoved him down to the mat, before daring him to try again. To Miki’s credit, he did keep doing that, getting up even after being shoved down for a sixth time, and this time he had had enough and nailed a great running dropkick that caught the gaijin right in the nose. Dread grunted in pain and staggered backwards holding his nose, and Miki ran in to take advantage with a dropkick to the knee, and then tried to follow it up with a leaping side kick to the nose again, but Dread was able to catch his foot and then throw him down to the mat before nailing a deadly leg drop across the exposed knee. The youngster let out a horrific yelp of agony before the big man let him go, seemingly enjoying seeing the smaller man writhe on the mat grabbing his knee, as his smirk began to creep across his face.

Miki crawled over to the ropes and used them to pull himself up to his feet, and he seemed to be waiting for Dread to come to him, and the gaijin seemed to fall for the trick, as he charged towards the youngster, who at the last moment pulled down the top rope, and due to the momentum the big man tumbled to the outside, although he managed to land on his feet. Miki then tried to nail a baseball slide, but again Dread was able to just absorb the impact and grabbed his legs before driving him onto the arena floor with a spinebuster, seemingly leaving the youngster lifeless. Dread again smiled and rolled the smaller man back into the ring, before running, well jogging, to the ropes, and when he came back he leapt into the air and crushed Miki with the Dread Splash, and it was pretty academic from there.

Winners: Dread in 5:37 by pinfall - B

Match 3: Team Toronto vs. KitoSuda.
Non-Title

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Both these two teams are firmly established in the tag division, although the gaijins had the clear experience advantage, having held the titles seven times to KitoSuda’s once. Before the match started, the two teams shook hands due to their mutual respect before separating to their corners, with the first men in being Robinson and Yasuda. As soon as the bell rang they began to circle each other, with Yasuda being fairly light on his feet before the two men clashed in the middle. Neither budged at all, which resulted in them breaking away and trying again, but the same thing occurred each time, eventually making each man tag out to their respective partners to see if they could fare better. Kitoaji nodded to Bennett out of respect before charging in with a clothesline attempt that was almost effortlessly ducked by the gaijin who then caught the youngster with a series of chops to the chest, brightening it up, but when he began to slow up Kitoaji just yelled out and promptly spun the gaijin into the ropes and began to fire off his own barrage of chops, repaying the favour. Bennett’s face scrunched up in pain as the youngster showed no sign of stopping, but when he eventually did it looked like he was going to try and whip the gaijin across the ring, only to be pulled towards Lee instead and caught with a stiff elbow that sent him to the mat.

Lee grimaced and held his chest before tagging out to Alex, who quickly followed up where he left off, kicking Chojiro a couple of times before pulling him up and whipping him across the ring, aiming to hit the Canadian Violence early on, only to have Kitoaji ducked underneath and then come flying back with a strong shoulderblock that sent the gaijin to the mat. The youngster then took some time to shake off the pain before pulling Alex back up to his feet, only to be met with a chop to the chest that sent him reeling, and as soon as he found his footing Alex followed up with a running kick to the stomach that doubled him over before taking him over with a snap suplex. Kitoaji arched his back in pain, but Alex didn’t let up whatsoever, stomping away at the weakened chest of the youngster and then nailing an elbow drop before keeping the match on the mat with a sleeper hold. Kitoaji seemed to fade almost instantly, but a few moments later he shot full of energy and easily fought his way out of the hold, much to the surprise of Alex, and then locked the gaijin in a single leg crab as he was confused, causing him to cringe and groan in pain, desperately trying to reach the ropes. Chojiro showed determination however, as he refused to loosen the hold or give Alex any movement at all, and just when it seemed like the veteran was going to tap out, Lee came charging in and nearly took the youngsters head off with a lariat.

Lee then returned to his corner, with Yasuda looking at him with both unhappiness and understanding, not happy with the underhanded tactic but knowing why he would do it. Alex was up to his feet first and he pulled Kitoaji to his feet, only to be caught with an uppercut to the jaw that sent him staggering backwards, allowing the youngster to leap to his corner and tag in Yasuda. Alex was still stunned, leaving him open to a strong lariat from the young native, and although he got back up to his feet almost right away, Yasuda didn’t let up, kicking him in the gut and then whipping him across the ring. When he came back the youngster quickly kicked him in the gut before nailing a running neckbreaker, causing Alex to cringe once more and grab his neck before slowly making his way up to his feet, but noticeably slower than before, obviously feeling the pain. Yasuda let him recover for a few moments out of respect for his ally before charging in and locking up with him, easily getting control and then taking him up and spiking him on his head with a brainbuster, only to have the gaijin kick out when he tried for the pinfall. A look of frustration appeared ever so slightly on the youngster’s face, which may be why he pulled Alex up to his feet too quickly, allowing the gaijin to surprise him with a stiff elbow to the jaw before nailing a back flip kick, seemingly knocking the youngster out.

Both teams went back and forth for the remaining minutes, with quick tags taking place as each member got hurt easily, but it ended up being Alex against Yasuda again at the end, and after catching the veteran with an enzu style elbow right to the head, he tried to take him over and end the match with the Minilla Plunge, a Northern Lights Bomb, but the veteran was able to somehow land on his feet and ran to the ropes. Yasuda noticed and turned around, only to be turned inside out with the Canadian Violence, a brutal mafia kick. Alex went for the cover, and with Kitoaji too tired from a recent exchange with Alex as well, the Glory Tag champions took the victory in an amazingly even match that showed how much of a contender KitoSuda were.

Winner: Team Toronto by pinfall in 16:06 – B+

Match 4: Kimitada Yanagita vs. Art Reed.

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Kimitada came out to the ring with moderate fanfare, due to sort of making a name for himself over in GCG over the past few months, but Art Reed received a very large pop, as the crowd had really begun to love him over the past couple of years, and when he came out to the ring, he bounced on his feet and slapped the fans hands, before focusing on his opponent upon actually getting in the ring. When the bell was rung, Reed instantly set about dominating the big man after he went for a clothesline too early, with Art tripping him up and then locking him in several different kinds of leg locks, showing his technical experience, but nothing made the big man give up, and he was able to fight his way over to the ring ropes. Art showed some sportsmanship as he released the hold and backed away, but Kimitada replied in kind with a vicious elbow to the jaw before running to the ropes. His bad knee left him with a limp, but the gaijin Reed was too stunned by the elbow to move out of the way, and nearly had his head taken off with a big boot straight to the jaw.

The big man then took the match into his own hands, but he mucked up a few holds, allowing the gaijin to steal back control once more, again targeting his weakened leg and forcing him down to the mat. Kalu, who was on the outside, tried to cheer his partner on, but Kimitada was beginning to fade, only just managed to grab hold of the bottom rope. Reed stood up, releasing the big man again, but instead of backing off he dragged him back into the middle of the ring and laid into him with various boots to the face and back, before locking him in various holds again. The big man had very little offence in the closing minutes of the match, as his leg stopped him from moving about too much, although he did get close to nailing a brainbuster, only to have his knee give out on him. Reed quickly followed up with a running knee to the face and promptly locked in the Dread Lock, which had Kimitada tapping in no time, in a debut that left much to be desired.

Winner: Art Reed by submission in 9:49 – C – didn’t click at all

Match 5: William Hayes vs. Masutaro Kataoka

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Hayes came out with the usual c0cky grin as he made his way to the grin, and didn’t even notice some ringside fans flipping the bird at him, he was just way too into himself to care. This grin turned into one akin to laughter as the veteran Kataoka made his way to the ring, but before the bell rang the native made his intentions known as he floored the gaijin with a big forearm to the jaw. The two men shared an intense stare before the bell rang and Hayes got up to his feet. Neither man made a move save for circling their opponent for quite some time, but when they did the first man to do so was Hayes, who tried to get revenge for the earlier forearm with one of his own, but the veteran blocked it and then fired back with another, sending the gaijin staggering backwards. Will almost seemed to have lost his confidence due to this, as his smirk changed to a look of confusion, as if he didn’t know what to do next. This kept happening over the next few minutes, as each time Hayes tried to do something Kataoka would stop him right in his tracks.

Hayes was able to get control however after managing to wriggle free from a suplex attempt, dropping to his feet and nailing a quick elbow to the back of the head that sent the veteran Kataoka staggering forward. The gaijin’s smirk returned as he charged in and hit another, sending the veteran into the ropes. But he didn’t capitalise on it, instead taking time to argue with the crowd and run his fingers through his hair. This gave Kataoka time to recover, and by the time Hayes tried to whip him across the ring, the veteran reversed it, and when Hayes came running back he took him off his feet with a flying forearm to the face, and went for the cover. The gaijin showed resilience however, kicking out at two before getting straight back up to his feet. Kataoka tried to follow up with a quick snap suplex, but Hayes was able to hold his ground before kicking the veteran in the gut and then flipping him over before nailing an inverted DDT style knee backbreaker, called the Jin Breaker, which left Kataoka grimacing in pain. But Hayes wasn’t done yet, as he dragged the veteran over to the corner, and began to fire away with boots to the gut before whipping him across the ring into the opposite corner. However, when he tried to follow up with a double knee to the face, Kataoka again blocked it and then unloaded with a series of forearms that stunned the gaijin, allowing the veteran to run to the ropes and then come back with a discus clothesline attempt, only to have Hayes catch him out of nowhere with the Slick Trick! He managed to grab him mid-spin, hoist him onto his shoulders and then plant him with that move, an argentine backbreaker drop, before hooking the leg and getting the victory.

Winner: William Hayes by pinfall in 12:55 – B-

Match 6: Yoshimi Mushashibo vs. Buddy Garner.

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These two had met many times before, but never seemed to produce a result that satisfied either the fans or themselves, with them meeting in many 30 minute draws last year. This time however, both men were more determined than ever to get that true victory over their opponent, not only to show they were the better wrestler, but also to move towards that chance at the Glory Crown. When the bell rang, Buddy seemed to try to go for a handshake, having some respect for the legend, but Yoshimi just laughed at him and slapped the hand away in a c0cky gesture. The gaijin didn’t take kindly to this however, and instantly tackled the legend to the mat and began to pound away with punch after punch, Yoshimi barely able to cover up in time, with many of the strikes getting through and connecting with his face. The referee had to actually pull Buddy off of Yoshimi or risk calling a DQ, and although Buddy wanted to get revenge for the slap, he calmed down due to not wanting to lose this match so quickly. Yoshimi was down on the mat for quite some time, and when he did eventually get back up to his feet, Buddy being forced to let him up, he was clearly still feeling the effects of that barrage, as he lost balance many times and had to lean on the ropes.

It was Buddy’s turn to laugh now, and he charged in with the intent to send the ENDANGER leader to the outside, but when he got in close range of the legend, Yoshimi caught him with a boot to the jaw that rocked him, before nailing a kesagiri out of nowhere, Buddy crumpling under the impact of the blow, grabbing at his neck. The legend then flopped back onto the ropes, trying to recover somewhat, but when he did he was able to pull Buddy up to his feet and then whip him across the ring. When he came back, Yoshimi tried to take him over with a spinning powerslam for a cover attempt, but the gaijin had other plans, resisting being lifted up and instead unloading with a series of knees to the gut, and when Yoshimi doubled over, he changed his target to the face, with the legend offering no defence to the blows, being winded. The gaijin released him, and he dropped down to one knee, prompting buddy to the run to the ropes, attempting to go for a big back body drop, only to have Yoshimi kick him in the face and then take him over with a snap powerslam out of nowhere. He went for the cover as he had earlier attempted, but Buddy kicked out just before the two count, making Yoshimi slap the mat in anger, as he was sure that would’ve given him more. The legend then pulled Buddy up to his feet and booted him in the gut, setting him up for the Musashibo-Plex I, but the gaijin punched his way out of the move, targeting the stomach, before then taking his fellow veteran over with a judo style takedown, then locking in a arm/chinlock, where he stretched one arm behind the head of his opponent while also applying a chinlock.

Yoshimi was able to escape that pretty easily however, and what followed was a technical masterclass as many people had hoped, one that lasted for several minutes, with neither man being able to successfully lock in a hold before it was reversed and the man found themselves in a lock instead. The result of this was an intense stalemate, with both men rolling away and standing up before staring at each other across the ring, the crowd cheering each man deafeningly. There actually seemed to be a moment of respect between the two, as there appeared to be a brief nod, but this quickly got forgotten when they locked up in the middle again. They again jockeyed for position, with Yoshimi only managing to get control after elbowing the gaijin in the side and then quickly sending him up and over with a suplex, Buddy coming crashing down on the top of his neck. Yoshimi was then finally able to lock a hold in, cinching in a camel clutch style hold, but even that didn’t last long as Buddy was able to slink his way out of it and race to the ropes afterwards. The legend didn’t let up, charging towards the gaijin, only to be met with a very stiff punch straight to the jaw from Buddy, who leapt forward at the last second, and Yoshimi flopped over the ropes and down to the floor, seemingly lifeless from that last connection. Buddy looked concerned that he might have done a bit too much damage and went to the outside to pull the legend up, but it was actually a ruse, as Yoshimi unloaded with machine gun chops straight to the chest before nailing a kesagiri that again made Buddy crumple to the floor.

Yoshimi then dominated the final few minutes of the match, at one point getting dangerously close to locking in the Yoshimi Lock, only to have Buddy sneak out of it at the last second. He then tried again, only to have the same result happen, causing him to lose his focus and pull Buddy up to his feet quickly, and when he tried to whip him across the ring, it was reversed and he found himself on the wrong of a lariat from the gaijin. Buddy didn’t go for the cover though, instead pulling his fellow veteran up to his feet and then whipping him into the corner. When he charged in with a avalanche attempt, the legend was able to move at the last second, and as soon as Buddy hit the turnbuckles, he began to unload with machine guns chops to the back, and when Buddy tried to fight back, to the chest, with the gaijin showing near agony on his face with each consecutive chop. After nailing another Kesagiri, he tried to go for the Yoshimi Explosion ’00, but Buddy showed great resilience when he used the last of his strength and energy to resist it and then fire away with stiff elbows to the face of the legend, who released him. The gaijin then took his chance and ran to the ropes, aiming to nail another lariat and end the match, but when he came back Yoshimi caught him out of nowhere with the Yoshimi Explosion ’00, dumping him right on his head. The fans exploded as soon as this move was hit, but neither man had anything left in the tank, Yoshimi barely being able to make his way over and drape his arm over his rival, but when he did, he managed to finally get that decisive victory, along with a slot in the semi-finals.

Winner: Yoshimi Mushashibo in 24:46 by pinfall – A

Summary:
Bryan Holmes def. Totoya Munakata - B
Dread def. Ogai Miki - B
Team Toronto def. KitoSuda – B+
Art Reed def. Kimitada Yanagita - C
William Hayes def. Masutaro Kataoka – B-
Yoshimi Musashibo def. Buddy Garner - A

Overall = A
Notes: Another good show, with KitoSuda really impressing in their tag match with the tag champs. What did you guys think of the Toronto/KitoSuda match and the Yoshimi/Buddy match? I tried my best on them to make them entertaining but not waffling, so would appreciate your opinion. Also what do you think of the lesser match write ups, such as the two first matches and then the Reed/Yanagita train wreck? Still too long? Or is that sorta the right way?

TrekkieMonsta

01-27-2009, 12:22 PM

Top gaijin picks up injury!

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Leading gaijin Bryan Holmes has unfortunately picked up an injury in his recent match against young lion Totoya Munakata. Bryan said he felt a sharp pain in his leg after hitting the Cyclone Shock Kick at the end of the bout, and was taken to hospital soon after when he was having difficulty walking. Luckily for the veteran, it is not serious, being diagnosed as a swollen calf. Therefore he is being allowed to rest for the next month to prevent further aggravation, which unfortunately means he is being pulled from all his scheduled matches, and leading veteran Danger Kumasaka offered to step up to the plate. So therefore this week the tag match will instead now be Dread & Kumasaka taking on Miyamoto & Miki. We apologise for this inconvenience, but hope you understand.

PGHW Head Office.

hrdcoresidebrns

01-27-2009, 06:05 PM

The match write-ups are superb as always, the undercards are an ideal length. The big matches are a bit long, but the quality of the write-ups (and the matches themselves) are tremendous enough that there won't be any complaints. I think as long as you reserve the long write-ups for just main events and the odd undercard match when it's warranted, it'll be fine.

TrekkieMonsta

01-28-2009, 12:07 PM

Credit to FIN for the Kato alt.

PGHW Spirit Chase Tour Show #4

Held at the Nagasaki Sports Park
Saturday, Week 2, March 2012
Attendance = 2,000 (Sold Out)
Announcers = Keiji Takeda, Ryu Kajahara and Sosa Morri

Pre-Show
N/A

Match 1: Dread & Danger Kumasaka vs. Miyamoto & Miki

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Dread looked fairly uncomfortable with his new partner, as Danger was a well known opponent to the Gaijin Sekigun, but the two nevertheless worked well to slowly dismantle their young lion opponents. When the bell rang, it was a familiar sight as Miyamoto and Dread started off the match. The big man instantly set about dominating him once again, nearly breaking his back with a stiff clubbing blow that caused Eien to drop down to his knees and cringe. This impact seemed to effect the big youngster for the rest of the match, as he never really recovered, only being able to nail a clothesline out of nowhere to Dread that stunned him enough for Eien to run over to his corner and tag out. Ogai bounded into the ring with a look of happiness to just be wrestling tonight, but when he took a step towards Dread he just bounced off the big man’s chest, causing a big grin to slowly etch its way across his face. Miki’s happiness disappeared to one of worry as he tried to lock up with the gaijin, but time and again, just like their match a few days ago, the big man just threw him to the mat.

After about the sixth time, Dread lumbered over to his corner and tagged out, bringing in the dangerous veteran Danger Kumasaka, who raced over to a stunned Miki and instantly began to pick him apart at blinding speed. The youngster didn’t know what hit him, and soon enough found himself in the Aurora Surfboard Vice, and if it wasn’t for Eien coming in and kicking the veteran across the face, this match might well have been over. The youngster soon regretted this though, as Danger didn’t take kindly to being smacked in the face, and promptly began to brawl with the leader of the glory lions. However, Eien seemed to begin to take the advantage just when Dread decided to enter the fray as well, connecting with a vicious Dread Smack across the face of the big youngster, who crumpled down to the mat. Danger then set his sights back on Miki, but the small fighter wasn’t about to go down easily, and nailed a double dropkick to his two opponents, but when he tried to follow up with a springboard moonsault, Dread was able to catch him in mid-air then drove him into the mat with a running powerslam, before miming shooting him with fingers guns, leaving Miki open for Danger to pull the small man up and nail the Danger-Plex, before cinching in the Aurora Surfboard Vice once again, which soon had Miki tapping like mad.

Winner: Dread & Danger Kumasaka by submission in 9:05 – C+

Match 2: Masutaro Kataoka vs. Morimasa Kato

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Kataoka came out looking a little less happy than his last match, most likely because his knew his opponent was a dangerous man, and when Kato came out, his look was one of pure malice, the side of his mouth twitching either in rage or excitement. When the bell rang, the youngster ran in and tried to catch Kataoka with a leg trip, but the veteran was able to dodge it and then kicked him in the side of the head. It didn’t have the desired effect however, as Kato instantly stood up and glared a hole through Masu, who tried to kick him in the gut, but again Kato just absorbed the pain before firing back with a kick of his own, right to the chest, which sent the veteran reeling, before connecting with three more to the same place, Masu ending up leaning against the ropes with a red chest. Kato’s mouth slowly twisted into a smirk as he then whipped the veteran across the ring, levelling him with a leg lariat when he came back. After taking a moment to survey the damage he took the match to the mat with a rear chinlock, but when Masu began to fight his way out of it he switched to a leg lock, seemingly intending to break it, as he showed no signs of letting go, constantly stretching the limb.

Masu fought through it though, and was able to slowly creep over to the ropes, forcing Kato to release him. However, when he got back up to his feet the youngster charged straight at him, trying to bring him back down to the mat. Masu was able to counter at the last moment though, nailing a stiff forearm to the face that stunned him, before nailing a spinning forearm that knocked him, though Masu also fell over due to his leg giving out. Kato took a few moments to get moving, and when he got up he shook his head as if to wake up again then pulled Masu up to his feet. The veteran began to fire away with stiff forearms, and initially they stunned the youngster, but Kato was able to fight his way through it then whipped the veteran across the ring. When he came back, Kato took him up and over with an overhead belly to belly suplex, Masu crashing to the mat, before circling the veteran. Masu didn’t seem to know what was going on; as he stumbled once he got up to his feet. Kato sensed this and promptly kicked him in the gut before nailing a sick German Suplex, dumping him right on his head and folding him up like an accordion. It didn’t stop there however, as the youngster picked the dazed veteran up and then nailed the Kato Buster, a Spinning Fisherman’s Driver, before hooking the leg, getting the victory in a slightly hard fought match.

Winners: Morimasa Kato by pinfall in 8:50 - B-

Match 3: Ryoma Murayama vs. William Hayes

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Hayes came down to the ring in his usual way, absolutely in love with himself, ignoring most of the fans at ringside, and when one tried to insult him, he just laughed as he climbed into the ring, while Ryoma came out to large applause and bounded to the ring, high fiving the fan that insulted Hayes. Once he was in the ring, he stopped in place and had a staredown with Hayes, soon after the bell was rung, and the match started. A few moments passed and still no movement, but soon they began to circle each other, the tension building, before they both collided in the middle of the ring. They each tried to gain control, but nothing gave way, Hayes only managed to steal it away after a thumb to the eye, which drew a near explosion of boos from the crowd. He didn’t care however and strutted towards Ryoma before pulling his head up and then slapping him across the face, clearly not feeling any danger, but Ryoma responded with a leaping enziguri out of nowhere that floored the gaijin. He then looked out to the crowd and flash them a smile before running to the ropes. When he came back he tried to go for a flip senton, but Hayes was able to roll away, and seemed quite c0cky, believe that Ryoma had screwed up, but his rival had actually landed on his feet somehow and then connected with a dropkick to the face that sent the gaijin reeling.

Ryoma spent the next few minutes in a similar style, playing around with Hayes almost, but the gaijin eventually got tired of it and nearly decapitated him with a running lariat that turned him inside out. Hayes’s c0cky persona disappeared from that point on, instead becoming one of anger, as he began to pound away with boots and punches to the fallen Ryoma. After unloading all his stress into those strikes he pulled the high flier up to his feet then booted him in the gut, intending to take him over for a suplex, but when he noticed that Ryoma was beginning to wriggle out, he was able to quickly translate it into a neckbreaker, causing Ryoma to cringe and grab his neck in pain, before slowly getting up to his feet. Hayes was surprised but continued the assault, nailing a few stiff uppercuts before whipping Ryoma across the ring. When he came back, Hayes tried to go for a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, but his rival was able to counter it with a head scissors that left the fans in awe, while sending Hayes sprawling across the ring. Ryoma then pumped his fist to the gets the crowd clapping before charging in and nailing Hayes with a hesitation dropkick straight to the face.

Hayes stood up soon after, but began to stagger about, seemingly dazed. Ryoma noticed this and ran in, trying to go for the Rocket Blaster, but Hayes shot full of energy and blocked the knee before then taking the flier out with a cutter after catching Ryoma in mid-air. Neither man moved for some time, and the first one up was Hayes, who again began to stomp away at the chest and face of Ryoma. The gaijin then took a few moments to fully recover before pulling Ryoma up to his feet and then whipping him across the ring. When he came back Will was able to successfully nail a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, before pulling Ryoma back up for an STO style backbreaker, before hitting a snap suplex, Ryoma writhing in agony at all the damage. Hayes continued to pick apart the back of Ryoma, but his rival wasn’t going to be put away that easy, and when the gaijin tried to go for a spinebuster, Ryoma countered it into the Rocket Blaster, then shot up to the top of the turnbuckles. After a brief pause to cringe and rub his back, he leapt off and nailed the Murayama Launch, before hooking the leg and getting the victory in a very hard fought and even match.

Winner: Ryoma Murayama by pinfall in 12:40 – B- - don’t seem to click

Match 4: Joshua Taylor vs. Li Bingci.

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Li came out to a massive pop, being one of the most popular members of the roster, while Taylor came out to more boos than his partner did in the previous match. Li wore his medals down to the ring, wearing them with pride, but not arrogance, while Taylor looked at Li as if he thought he stood no chance. Soon as the bell rang, the young American charged in and tried to take him off his feet, only to have Li effortlessly counter and toss him to the mat instead. Li backed off instead of following up however, willing to let Taylor try again, but the youngster rushed in with the same move again, allowing Li to just trip him up. Josh got right back up however and then began to batter away at Li with punches and elbows that sent him reeling, before running to the ropes and then coming back with a leaping clothesline that nearly took Li out of his boots. And just like that, Taylor had managed to turn the match around in his favour, and he showed some wisdom when instead of taking the match to the mat, he pulled the veteran up to his feet and then whipped him across the ring. Li managed to hold onto them however, and when Taylor ran forward to take him out he tried to counter with a clothesline of his own, but Taylor was able to duck it and then catch the Chinese athlete with a big dropkick that sent him over the top rope, but again Li showed his agility when he was able to land on the apron.

Taylor noticed and went to nail a chop, but Li was able to dodge it and then nailed a big punch to the head that rocked the youngster, before then slingshotting himself into the ring and nailing a dropkick that took Taylor off his feet. Li then tried to follow up with an arm bar, but Josh was all too aware that being locked in one hold by Liu would most likely end the match soon enough, and was able to quickly escape before it was locked in properly before rushing to the ropes. Bingci rushed over as well and nailed a forearm smash to the face, but Taylor just fired back with a series of uppercuts to the chin that sent Li staggering back, and then followed them up with a jumping corkscrew uppercut that floored him. The younger gaijin then decided to take a risk and took the match to the mat, locking Bingci in a tight headlock, but soon found himself being elbowed in the face, and as soon as he released Li, he got locked in a body scissors, his breath being slowly but surely squeezed out of him. He kept fighting though, and was able to get to the ropes to escape. The final few minutes of this match followed pretty much the same formula, with the two men being seemingly equal, as Li dominated the ground game, while Taylor had control when they were standing.

In the end, Taylor was in control after a running elbow smash, and then to go for the Taylor Made, his bridging straight jacket german suplex, but Li was able to fight his way out of the move. After then catching Josh with a rope assisted jumping kick to the back of the head, sending the younger gaijin staggering forward, Li quickly went for and nailed the Medal Parade, a Wrist-Clutch Olympic Slam, Taylor’s head bouncing off of the mat upon impact, allowing Li to get the victory in a good match that showed both men’s strength.

Winner: Li Bingci by pinfall in 12:40 – B – Li was off his game

Match 5: Bryan Vessey vs. Shuji Inukai.

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This match was just as anticipated as the last main event, with many people seeing this as the chance that Bryan has to finally truly break into the main event, yet didn’t completely rule out an Inukai victory. When they each came down to the ring, Inukai looked a confident as ever, and wore his robe with pride, the Team ENDANGER logo emblazoned on his shoulders, while Vessey came out looking the most focused he has in years, and received a large pop as well. As the bell signalled the start of the match, Vessey looked across at Inukai with a look of disappointment, and when they locked up, he used all his strength to force the native onto the ring ropes. He tried to whip him across the ring, yet Inukai was able to reverse it into a fake irish whip, before pulling the gaijin into a stiff knee to the gut, doubling Bryan over in pain. Inukai smirked before stiffly clubbing him in the back of the head, causing the gaijin to drop down to his knees. Inukai then promptly ran to the ropes himself and tried to go for his trademark running football style kick to the chest, yet Bryan was able to move out of the way, yet when he went for a leg sweep, Inukai was able to jump over it, and then when the native went for another kick to the chest, the gaijin was able to duck it again before rolling away and engaging in a staredown. The crowd loudly cheered that last exchange, with both men showing they were wary of each other as neither really moved and both had their guards up. They began to circle each other again before locking up, but neither was able to get control so they split up and circled again, the tension building more and more.

Bryan was the first in this time round, and began to target the arm of the native legend, but Inukai put up too much of a fight for the gaijin to lock anything in properly, prompting him to nail a few quick punches to the gut to soften him up before attempting a Russian legsweep. Inukai resisted this as well however, and then nailed a front Russian legsweep, driving the gaijin face first into the mat with authority. Bryan’s head snapped back as soon as it hit the canvas, but as Inukai paraded around like he was on top of the world, the gaijin was able to summon up what energy he had at the time and leapt to his feet before sending the unsuspecting Shuji flying over head with a release German Suplex, dumping him right on his head. This left both men down and out for a while, the crowd really getting behind both men, even though we were only about ten minutes in. The two men eventually got up at the same time, and Shuji suddenly ran forward, attempting to hit what looked like an Inukai Echo Kick, but Bryan was able to block it and then tried to go for a dragon screw leg whip, but the veteran was able to counter with a few stiff forearms to the face that stunned the gaijin enough for Shuji to the then run to the ropes. When he came back, he tried to go for the Untouchable Lariat, but Bryan caught him with a superkick right to the jaw out of nowhere, with it being Shuji’s head’s turn to snap back from the shock of the blow. He began to drop down to one knee, and Vessey took this chance to try and hit a running boot to the face, but Inukai was somehow able to dodge it and then catch the gaijin with a stiff kick to the back, sending him down to one knee instead now.

Inukai took a few moments to get his breath back before pulling Bryan up to his feet. Both men had begun to tire a little bit now due to the vicious style, but obviously still had plenty left in the tank. Shuji was intent on ending it there and then as he tried to set up the Inukai Driver, a Michinoku Driver, but Bryan was able to slip out the back before running to the ropes. When the native legend turned around to counter something, Vessey nearly took his head off with the Vessey Line, leaping into the air at the last split second to get extra impact. He then went for the cover, the fans cheering at a near deafening level after that move, but it wasn’t to be, as Shuji kicked out at 2.9. The gaijin couldn’t believe it, and slapped the mat in anger before pulling the legend up to his feet. He then began to unload with some vicious forearm smashes right to the bridge of the nose before running to the ropes, seemingly going for a second Vessey Line, but Shuji was able to duck it at the last moment and then connected with another kick to the back before running to the ropes himself. Bryan was still running as well, and this resulted in a massive collision in the middle of the ring as both went for a clothesline, but neither would budge, instead both men just yelled in the other’s face, almost daring them to try again. Bryan fell for the bait and ran to the ropes, and when he came back he was met with a stiff roundhouse kick across the face that almost knocked his head clean off, and he soon crumpled forward onto the mat, a dazed look across his face.

Shuji was feeling the energy now, and pulled the gaijin back up to his feet before booting him in the gut. After signalling for the crowd, he ran to the ropes, Bryan still doubled over in pain, and when he came back he almost nailed the Untouchable Lariat, but Bryan was again able to duck underneath it and when Shuji turned around, kicked him in the gut and tried to go for the Vessey Plex, an exploder style brainbuster, but Shuji was able to fight his way out of it with some stiff elbows right to the temple, and when the gaijin released him, he tried to go for the Inukai Driver again, only to have Bryan just wriggle out in time once more. The fans were near bursting point at this moment, amazed by how each man was countering the others finisher, and when Vessey was able to nail a reverse DDT and signalled for a second Vessey Line, they began to chant for the gaijin, who began to stalk his prey. Inukai was beginning to get up to his feet, looking quite dazed, when Bryan ran to the ropes, but yet again just when Vessey was going to nail the move and possibly end the match, Inukai matrixed underneath it, an impressive feat for a man his build, and then ran to the ropes. He came back and knocked Bryan nearly out of his boots with an incredibly brutal Untouchable Lariat, and when you get hit with that, you rarely ever kick out, and this wasn’t one of those times, with Inukai getting the pinfall victory and advancing to face Eisaku Kunomasu next week. Both men put in their best effort tonight, resulting in a fantastic match which showed that while Inukai came victorious, Bryan had proved he has what it takes to fight with the best of them, and almost beat the legend. Most of the crowd gave them a well-deserved standing ovation as well at the end of it, out of respect for the two competitors.

Winner: Shuji Inukai in 17:52 pinfall – A*

Summary:
Dread & Kumasaka def. Miyamoto & Miki – C+
Morimasa Kato def. Masutaro Kataoka – B-
Ryoma Murayama def. William Hayes – B-
Li Bingci def. Joshua Taylor – B
Shuji Inukai def. Bryan Vessey – A*

Overall = A
Notes: A really good show, topped by a true match of the year candidate. Sorry hrdcore, I think I might just have to push Vessey at one point :P.

TrekkieMonsta

01-28-2009, 01:37 PM

Spirit Chase Tour Schedule

This week bears witness to the semi-finals of the Elite Series, as the four legendary men clash in what are expected to be fantastic matches, as we see the leaders of two rivals groups, the Honour Sekigun and Team ENDANGER, Mito Miwa and Yoshimi Mushashibo respectively, facing off on Night Five of our Spirit Chase Tour, and Eisaku Kunomasu taking on Shuji Inukai on Night Six. Regardless of who wins this week, we are guaranteed a fantastic match to cap off what has been a great series so far.

To round out Night Five, we have KitoSuda again taking teaching duty as they take on Kazushige Matsuki, who is returning from a three month stint in SAISHO, and Totoya Munakata. Will KitoSuda be victorious? Or will the Matsuki make an impact immediately? We then have a rare gaijin vs gaijin match up as the Swedish Crippler, Nigel Svensson, takes on Mohamed El Yaagooudi. Both are known for their deadly strikes, Nigel his punches and Mohamed his kicks, so who will emerge on top of this near brawl?

Following his partner’s defeat last week, Kalu Owusu looks to pick up a successful debut victory, but this will be no easy task, as he faces one of the toughest fighters this company has to offer, Noriyori Sanda. Given that there have been hints around the internet at Owusu joining the Gaijin Sekigun, will this match become an extension of that blood feud?

Night Five also features a second Honour Sekigun vs. Team ENDANGER match up as Akinori Kwakami puts his Historical Japan title on the line against ENDANGER’s Masaru Ugaki. Management believe that Ugaki deserved a singles shot following his recent success, and could possibly be heading into his tag title match against Team Toronto at Night of PRIDE already holding a title if he gets the victory here. Will Kwakami put a bump in Ugaki’s stride? Or will ENDANGER deal a critical blow to their rivals by taking one of their titles?

Night Six features some good openers as Kwakami and Sanda are in action again, this time teaming up to take on the young team of Matsuki and Cameron Vessey, followed by Nigel Svensson facing Kimitada Yanagita. We then have what would have been a Gaijin Sekigun vs Gaijin Sekigun match as Dread & Holmes were scheduled to take on The American Express, but due to Holmes’ injury Kumasaka will be replacing him. This adds a new dynamic to the match, as Danger is known for not being that up on the Gaijin Sekigun, and could use this match to prove their weakness should he get the win. Will Dread even work with him?

Ryoma Murayama is then in action against Dog of War member, Kalu Owusu, while his partner Masaru Ugaki looks to get a one up on the teams opponents at Night of PRIDE when he takes on Lee Bennett in singles action before we hit our main event of Inukai vs Kunomasu.

Night Five
Venue: Kanagawa Sports Field

Tag Team
Matsuki & Munakata vs. KitoSuda

Singles
Nigel Svensson vs. Mohamed El Yaaggoudi

Singles
Kalu Owusu vs. Noriyori Sanda

Singles
For the PGHW Historical Japan title
Akinori Kwakami(c) vs. Masaru Ugaki

Elite Series Round 2
Singles
Mito Miwa vs. Yoshimi Musashibo

Night Six
Venue: Tochigi Sports Stadium

Tag Team
Kwakami & Sanda vs. Cameron Vessey & Matsuki

Singles
Kimitada Yanagita vs. Nigel Svensson

Tag Team
Dread & Kumasaka vs. The American Express

Singles
Kalu Owusu vs. Ryoma Muruyama

Singles
Masaru Ugaki vs. Lee Bennett

Elite Series Round 2
Singles
Eisaku Kunomasu vs. Shuji Inukai

Predictions always welcome

hrdcoresidebrns

01-28-2009, 04:54 PM

Night Five
Venue: Kanagawa Sports Field

Tag Team
Matsuki & Munakata vs. KitoSuda
KitoSuda are former Glory Tag Crown champs, whereas Matsuki and Munakata are not.

Singles
Nigel Svensson vs. Mohamed El Yaaggoudi
I'll be honest - I really have no idea who's going to win. I just like Svensson more.

Singles
Kalu Owusu vs. Noriyori Sanda
Sanda is one of the best young all-rounders in the game, and a PGHW loyalist to boot. He takes the win in what could be a surprisingly good match.

Singles
For the PGHW Historical Japan title
Akinori Kwakami(c) vs. Masaru Ugaki
Kind of a shock pick to have a title change on a tour show, but I can see Ugaki pulling it off. This of course is because I'm a HUGE Ugaki mark. :D

Elite Series Round 2
Singles
Mito Miwa vs. Yoshimi Musashibo
I've always thought of Miwa being ultra-solid, but the least spectacular of the big five, so I don't see him toppling the best wrestler in company, and the Glory Crown champion.

Night Six
Venue: Tochigi Sports Stadium

Tag Team
Kwakami & Sanda vs. Cameron Vessey & Matsuki
This one seems like an easy call, with sheer experience taking the win here. To be fair, I DO like Cameron Vessey, but I've never been a fan of Matsuki. I've always thought of him as a GCG-type wrestler in PGHW.

Singles
Kimitada Yanagita vs. Nigel Svensson
Unless this is the start of a push for Svensson, I don't see him getting back to back wins, and so Yanagita gets the W here.

Tag Team
Dread & Kumasaka vs. The American Express
Even though they're not a regular tag team, Dread & Kumasaka are too good on their own to fall here.

Singles
Kalu Owusu vs. Ryoma Muruyama
This one could go either way, as it's a big clash of styles. If Owusu can use his strength to his advantage, he could easily take it, but I see Muruyama's speed being the deciding factor.

Singles
Masaru Ugaki vs. Lee Bennett
This one will really depend on whether or not Ugaki can unseat Kwakami as the Historical Japan champion - if he does, he'll win; if he doesn't, he'll lose. Since I picked him to be champion, I'll take him again here.

Elite Series Round 2
Singles
Eisaku Kunomasu vs. Shuji Inukai
I feel as though Inukai is the better of the two, and with his amazing match with Vessey leading into this one, he definitely has momentum. However, he is a member of Team ENDANGER, and he would need to face Mushashibo in the finals.

Tigerkinney

01-28-2009, 06:46 PM

Night Five
Venue: Kanagawa Sports Field

Tag Team
Matsuki & Munakata vs. KitoSuda

Former Tag champs should get the win

Singles
Nigel Svensson vs. Mohamed El Yaaggoudi

The better prospect

Singles
Kalu Owusu vs. Noriyori Sanda

Lower end gaijin's don't get wins over reasonably established home grown talent.

Singles
For the PGHW Historical Japan title
Akinori Kwakami(c) vs. Masaru Ugaki

A title switch here is a definite possibility but I'll go the opposite way to Mr Sideburns.

Elite Series Round 2
Singles
Mito Miwa vs. Yoshimi Musashibo

What Mr Sideburns said about this match, I completely agree with.

Night Six
Venue: Tochigi Sports Stadium

Tag Team
Kwakami & Sanda vs. Cameron Vessey & Matsuki

Two of the best up-coming young talents in PGHW should be able to see of a pair of gaijin jobbers

Singles
Kimitada Yanagita vs. Nigel Svensson

Have to agree with Sideburns assessment again regarding this match, just don't see Svensson winning two on the trot.

Tag Team
Dread & Kumasaka vs. The American Express

The Express aren't quite over enough to get the win over the well past their sell by date, but still obviously very popular veterans.

Singles
Kalu Owusu vs. Ryoma Muruyama

The homegrown talent rising up the card over the lower level gaijin rules applys for this match.

Singles
Masaru Ugaki vs. Lee Bennett

The Ugaki matches are the only one's where I feel I will differ on Mr Sideburns and that's not a knock on Ugaki, I just see him coming out on the losing end of a couple of tough matches.

Elite Series Round 2
Singles
Eisaku Kunomasu vs. Shuji Inukai

A Team Dynasty 2000 showdown could be intresting but I see Kunomasu edging out what could be on paper another MOTYC.

TrekkieMonsta

02-19-2009, 03:07 PM

PGHW Spirit Chase Tour Show #5

Held at the Kanagawa Sports Field
Tuesday, Week 3, March 2012
Attendance = 4,750
Announcers = Keiji Takeda, Ryu Kajahara and Sosa Morri

Pre-Show
Coleman & Ferdinand def. Cameron Vessey and Kimitada Yanagita - C – Coleman caught Vessey with the Pioneer’s Twist (a running swing neckbreaker) around five minutes in.

Match 1: KitoSuda vs. Munakata & Matsuki

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KitoSuda came to the ring looking very happy, most likely due to their great match last week, and shook hands with the fans at ringside on their way down to the ring, while Munakata and Matsuki look pissed off, most likely due to neither man having a win to their name yet, as this is Matsuki’s first match while Totoya fell to the now injured Holmes. When the bell rang, it was Kitoaji in against Munakata, and the young lion showed a more vicious side to him than last week, managing to catch Kitoaji’s arm when he tried to punch and then place him in an arm wringer before tripping him up and locking him in a fujiwara armbar style hold. The young former champion looked to be in a lot of pain and in danger as he tried to grasp for the ropes, only just being able to fight his way over to the ropes and force Munakata to back off. Totoya then tagged out to Matsuki, and the big bruiser eagerly stepped into the ring, waiting for Kitoaji to get to his feet.

This was a bad decision however, because as soon as Chojiro was up, he was able to duck a clothesline attempt and then began to unload all his anger from the last couple of minutes on his elder opponent, hitting chops, forearms and a particularly vicious elbow right to the bridge of the nose that knocked the big man to the mat. Kitoaji rushed over to Munakata and kicked him off the apron before tagging in Yasuda, who continued the beatdown on Matsuki, hitting a snap suplex before signalling to his partner. Kitoaji waited at the ropes while Yasuda showed his strength by lifting Matsuki up for a powerbomb. As soon as this was done, Kitoaji raced forward and nailed a leaping lariat while Yasuda followed up with a powerbomb and going for the cover. This combination is called the CKTY Devastation, a combo that won the team their only tag title, and the result was the same here, as Matsuki was out cold from the double impact, allowing KitoSuda to get the amazingly dominant win.

Winner: KitoSuda in 4:39 by pinfall on Matsuki by Yasuda – B

Match 2: Mohamed El Yaaggoudi vs. Nigel Svensson.

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Both men made their ways down to the ring with a look of confidence, each man seeming to be sure they would come out on top. After the referee checked both men, they began to warm up by throwing practice shots before meeting in the middle. The bell rang and both men shot out with kicks that each connected. Mohamed kick had more power behind it though and winded the Swedish Crippler, who dropped down to one knee, but when Mohamed tried to follow up with a running boot to the head Nigel leapt up to his feet, caught the extended limb, and tossed his opponent to the mat with a big dragon screw leg whip. The Kickboxer cringed before getting back up to his feet, and when he tried to charge in again his leg gave way, leaving him open for a vicious running knee to the chin from Nigel, who went for the cover, only to have a two count.

The two then engaged in a brief period of mat wrestling, which Nigel again came out on top of with a few well placed forearms, one of which forced Mohamed to release an armbar, leaving him open to a headscissors. The Moroccan Warrior was able to get out of it though and got back up, closely followed by Nigel, who booted him in the gut and whipped him across the ring. When he came back the Swedish star tried to nail a clothesline, only to have Mohamed leap into the air and connect with a spin kick right to the face, knocking him straight to the mat. Mohamed tried to go for the cover, but only got a one count, Nigel showing his resilience by kicking out almost immediately. Mohamed was ready to finish this match already, and pulled Nigel up to his feet, but when he tried to go for a brainbuster the Swedish man was able to counter it into a nice snap suplex, Mohamed cringing as soon as he hit the mat, before signalling to the fans and pulling down his knee pad. The former kickboxer had no idea what was going on as he got up to one knee, but when he did it was too late, as Nigel came charging forward and nailed the Wigan Slash, a running knee to the face, which knocked Mohamed out cold, allowing Nigel to come out on top of this very short match, which got the fans going for some reason.

Winners: Nigel Svensson by pinfall in 3:40 - B

Match 3: Kalu Owusu vs. Noriyori Sanda

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Kalu Owusu came out to a moderate reaction, due to being known for a recent run in INSPIRE, coming close to defeating Tadiyuki Kikkawa, while the fans nearly blew off the off when Sanda came out, jumping on the spot before racing down to the ring and posing in the middle for the fans. He removed his cape and handed it to an official, but just as he turned around Owusu was already on him, pounding away with a series of stiff punches to the back of the head and neck, causing Sanda to crumple under the barrage in the corner. The referee tried to get between them, but Owusu just shoved him out of the way and began to kick away at the chest of the homegrown star. The fans were showering him with boos, and he took a few moments break to look out at the crowd with a smirk before flipping the bird at them and tried to go for another kick. However, he had taken too long with the crowd, allowing Sanda to find himself again, and the star caught his leg before levelling him with a stiff lariat.

Sanda took a few more moments to recover before pulling the big gaijin up to his feet, but when he tried to whip him across the ring the big man stayed put and then nailed a strong forearm that sent Sanda staggering backwards before following up with a running knee to the gut that doubled over the Dynamic Man. Kalu swore at the crowd again before going for a power bomb, but when he went for the lift Sanda was able to flip out of it almost effortlessly and nail a pointed elbow to the side of the head that stunned the big man before running to the ropes and coming back with a big dropkick straight to the face, getting great elevation. It didn’t send him down however, Kalu keep both feet firmly on the ground, and when Sanda went for another big dropkick, the gaijin was able to side step it and then kick Sanda in the gut as he came down, causing him to grimace and curl into a ball in pain. The big man then let out a hearty laugh as he playfully kicked his opponent in the side, and after rolling him onto his back he ran to the ropes, attempting to nail a jumping elbow drop, but Sanda was able to roll out of the way just in time. When Kalu was trying to get up, the veteran native capitalised with a dropkick to the side of the head before using the corner to prop himself up.

Kalu shook his head before getting up to his feet, and when he saw Sanda he ran towards him, aiming to hit a corner splash, but Sanda was able to backflip over the top rope, and then frontflipped back in with a slingshot head scissors that sent the big man tumbling across the ring. He got back up to his feet fairly quickly though, and continued his attack, only to get blasted with the Sanda Series, the final leaping back kick to the face sending him staggering backwards before flopping to the mat in the centre of the ring. Sanda saw his chance and pointed to the sky, causing the crowd to cheer very loudly, and climbed the turnbuckles, before coming off the top with the Dynamo Elbow, getting ridiculous hangtime and grace behind it. He struck home with the blow, landing right on top of Kalu’s sternum, and hooked the leg, getting the victory in a solid match.

Winner: Noriyori Sanda by pinfall in 9:35 – B

Match 4: Akinori Kwakami(c) vs. Masaru Ugaki
For the PGHW Historical Japan title

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Kwakami came out proudly showing off his belt, which he has held for nine months now, and the fans greet him warmly, something he is happy to hear as he bows down in appreciation once he entered the ring. Ugaki however didn’t really seem to care about anything but the chances of taking away the title tonight, as he blanked out everybody and focused purely on Kwakami. They stayed at opposite ends of the ring but as soon as the bell rang, they charged into the centre and locked up, the fans already cheering their favourites on. The first lock up resulted in a stalemate as neither man gave any ground, so they broke off and circled each other. The fans were now evenly split down the middle, and the two men took a moment to smile at the crowd before rushing in again. This time, Kwakami is able to use his superior strength to force Ugaki over backwards onto the mat, but just when he tries to transition it into an armbar the younger man is able to nail a lightning fast kick to the head that causes the champ to fall on his butt grabbing his head.

Masaru is quick to follow up, as he begins to batter away at the champs left arm with a series of knees before throwing him into the middle of the ring with a victory style armbar. Kwakami refused to give up already though and fought his way to the ropes, and as he began to pull himself up to his feet Ugaki tried to run in and nail an arc kick, but the champ was able to matrix under it, receiving some applause from the fans for doing so, and then nailed a stiff elbow that stunned the challenger before locking him in an arm wringer. Ugaki tried to reach for the ropes, and just when it seemed like he could reach it, the champ threw him near the centre of the ring, almost as if repaying what the challenger did to him earlier, and locked in a tight armbar, also applying a chickenwing on the other arm. This had Masaru writhing in pain, and he was barely able to get to the ropes, his foot just scraping before landing on the bottom rope. The champ let him go, but Ugaki just dropped to the mat, looking fairly out of it. This is basically what happened for the rest of this match until the closing, a technical showcase that rivalled the Mushashibo/Garner match from last week, before becoming a bit more brutal as the time limit began to get closer.

Ugaki had been in control for the last few minutes, especially after hitting a sambo suplex, dumping the champ on his head. He set about locking him in a double grounded chickenwing, but the champ kept on fighting and refused to tap out. He was able to get to the ropes, and what followed was a brutal standing battle, as the two men exchanged elbows and forearms straight to the face but seemed to show no effect until Kwakami slugged the challenger with a punch across the jaw, causing Ugaki to drop down to one knee. When he tried to set him up for the Red Star Neckbreaker, a Widows Peak, Ugaki was able to flip out of it, land on his feet, and then attempt a neckbreaker of his own. The champ was able to reverse this into a Northern Lights Suplex attempt, only to have Ugaki drop down to the mat, preventing him from lifting him up. Kwakami quickly back tracked out of there, knowing he could easily be stuck in a headlock, and the two began to exchange blows again, and just when Ugaki was able to break free suddenly and nail the Arc Kick out of nowhere, sending Kwakami into the ropes, the bell rang to signal the time limit had expired, which while it left some fans disappointed, they still applauded the two men loudly for the technique showed in the ring during the match.

Winner: Time Limit Draw at 15:00 – B+

Match 5: Mito Miwa vs. Yoshimi Musashibo.

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The atmosphere heading into this one was massive, as not only was it a Leader vs Leader battle on a tour show, but also a battle between two legends of the business who both toppled tough opponents to head into this semi-final. You could cut the tension with a knife when the bell was rung, as neither man moved and the crowd steadily got louder before both men exploded and ran towards the other. Miwa began to unleash his trademark elbow and forearm smashes, while Yoshimi fired back with his signature chops, but neither man budged an inch until they both backed away to the nearest ring ropes to relax. Miwa’s chest was bright red and Yoshimi barely looked with it given the impact of those elbows. After a quick break they began to circle again, and upon clashing engaged in that same epic standoff, except this time Miwa was able to gain control after hitting two quick consecutive forearms right to the nose that stunned the ENDANGER Leader, then whipped him across the ring. When he came back, he tried to go for a leaping lariat, but Yoshimi jumped up and nail a knee lift to the outstretched arm that caused Miwa to yell in pain and grab at the limb once he hit the mat. Yoshimi fared little better however, those elbows and forearms really taking their toll, as he slumped in the corner.

The fans were still loudly cheering, and Miwa used this energy to get up to his feet, although favouring his now weakened arm, and went to pull Yoshimi out of the corner. After pulling him up to his feet he hit another stiff forearm that caused Yoshimi to flop into the turnbuckles before bouncing out of the corner and nailing a kesagiri right to the throat of Miwa, who crumpled to the mat. The veteran didn’t let up here though, using energy reserves to lock Miwa in a tight headscissors, slowly yet surely squeezing the life out of him. Mito fought on however, eventually managing to make it to the ropes and forcing Yoshimi to let go, but he just got frustrated and began to kick away at the face and gut of Miwa, causing the Pride Warrior to cringe and grab his stomach in pain, before pulling him up to his feet. Miwa tried to fire back with forearms, hoping to gain some time to recover, but Yoshimi was able to block them and then nailed another kesagiri to the side of the head, stunning Miwa, before taking him up and over with a vertical suplex, holding him up there for quite some time to show off. He went for the cover almost right after, but only got a two count, causing the fans to applaud Miwa’s resilience. Mushashibo however, couldn’t have cared less, and eagerly yanked his opponent up to his feet and whipped him across the ring. When he came back he tried to nail a flapjack, but Miwa caught him out of nowhere with a leaping forearm to face that took him off his feet.

Miwa took this time to get some breath back, but when he noticed his rival was slowly getting up to his feet he quickly nailed a knee to the gut before locking in a Camel Clutch. Yoshimi was fortunately close to the ropes, and managed to grab a hold of one, but Miwa back tracked into the middle of the ring, and Yoshimi was in a bad spot, being bent in near half. He held on though, eventually summoning the energy to get to the ropes again, and when Miwa tried to pull him up to his feet he kicked him in the knee, almost out of desperation. This didn’t stop the Pride Warrior though, who pulled Yoshimi up to his feet, nailed a few quick forearms for good measure, and then whipped him across the ring. When he came back, Miwa tried to go for a lariat, perhaps to end the match, but Yoshimi ducked under the arm and then nailed a flash German Suplex out of nowhere. This dumped Miwa right on top of his head, and left him open for Yoshimi to begin the Mushashibo Plex combinations, first hitting #1, a crossface chickenwing suplex, then #2, a side chickenwing suplex, slowly damaging the arm of his rival, before capping it off with the Mushashibo-Plex III, a chickenwing pumphandle suplex, again dumping his rival right on top of his head. However, when he went for the cover, Miwa was able to kick out just in time, causing Yoshimi to slap the mat and confront the referee out of anger, while the fans almost exploded with cheers for their favourite.

When Yoshimi turned back around to face Miwa, his rival was on one knee, and he began to taunt him before nailing a sharp chop to the chest that knocked him onto his back, but when Yoshimi went for the cover again, Miwa kicked out before hitting a Flash Point Elbow out of nowhere, nailing Yoshimi right in the back of the head. This gave Miwa some time to breath, as Yoshimi was temporarily out of it from the impact. When he went on the attack, the Pride Warrior lifted up his rival and whipped him across the ring. As he came back, Miwa went for a lariat, but when he saw Yoshimi ducking underneath it he quickly lifted his knee up, catching Yoshimi with a kitchen sink instead, flipping him over. Both men traded control for the remainder of the match up, with each man working over their opponent’s weak spots, until the final minute. Yoshimi was ready to finish it all with the Yoshimi Explosion ’10, a spinning wrist-clutch exploder suplex, but Miwa was able to break the hold, and nailed a spinning back elbow right to the jaw of his rival, who staggered backwards. Before he could figure out what was happening, Miwa quickly rushed behind him and nailed the Amphora Clutch Suplex, and bridged it for the cover, getting the three count in a very hard fought match that caused the fans to give a standing ovation. When he eventually came to and realised he had lost, Mushashibo slapped the mat in anger before storming to the back.

Winner: Mito Miwa by pinfall in 16:45 – A

Summary:
KitoSuda def. Munakata & Matsuki – B
Nigel Svensson def. Mohamed El Yaaggoudi – B
Noriyori Sanda def. Kalu Owusu – B
Akinori Kwakami drew with Masaru Ugaki – B+
Mito Miwa def. Yoshimi Musashibo - A

Overall = A
Notes: Another great show once again, with the main eventers producing another MOTYC, but Kwakami/Ugaki also showed just how much of a threat they may be in time with their great match. Good to know as well that I surprised or went against the norm with booking this show, with the draw between Kwakami/Ugaki and having Miwa pin Musashibo. Also really sorry about the ridiculous wait between my last post and this, I was swamped at school, and only got round to writing this show about an hour and a half ago. I am back on form and the next show will be up tomorrow/early saturday morning I promise :)

Tigerkinney

02-19-2009, 03:19 PM

Phew !

Was actually starting to think this one had died, good to see this back up and running again. :)

TrekkieMonsta

03-01-2009, 02:32 PM

PGHW Spirit Chase Tour Show #6

Held at the Tochigi Sports Stadium
Friday, Week 3, March 2012
Attendance = 9,436
Announcers = Keiji Takeda, Ryu Kajahara and Sosa Morri

Pre-Show
Coleman & Ferdinand def. Mohamed & Sarumara - C – Coleman again got the pinfall here with the Pioneer’s Twist on Mohamed

Match 1: Kwakami & Sanda vs. Cameron Vessey & Kazushige Matsuki

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The two youngsters came out with a combined happy yet focused look on their faces, obviously knowing the challenge they had ahead of them. Matsuki decided to start the match for his team, and when the bell rang Kwakami stood opposite him. After initially circling each other, the big man tried to charge in with a potentially match ending punch right to the jaw, but the veteran Kwakami was able to side step it and then nailed the big man with a series of chops to the chest. To his credit, Matsuki just absorbed all the blows and tried to go back on the offensive again, unloading with a few knees to the gut before running to the ropes. However, when he came back Kwakami was able to catch him with a running forearm then a neckbreaker that took him straight to the mat. The Historical Japan champ then kept the match where he was most confident, the mat, locking the big youngster in a few quick holds before cinching in a knee lock. Each time Matsuki tried to break free Kwakami just applied a different variation, and it seemed like we were going to see the end of the match already, but Vessey came running in and booted Kwakami across the face, breaking the hold.

Matsuki was initially able to steal control after this, as Kwakami was too dazed from the kick to resist anything, and Matsuki came dangerously close to nailing the Fist of Fury, a running jumping punch right between the eyes. However, when he was just about to hit it the champ was able to duck the shot before shouldering the big man in the gut and hitting a strong forearm that sent him staggering backwards. Vessey tagged himself in when the big man slumped in their corner, only to get dominated by Kwakami for a minute before he tagged into Sanda. The Dynamic star easily dominated the young gaijin with several stiff blows right to the face, and when he was stunned, sent him high overhead with a release German Suplex. Vessey barely had any time to recover, as Sanda quickly rushed up top and nailed the Dynamo Elbow for the victory, Kwakami rushing in to stop a still strong Matsuki from breaking the cover.

Winner: Kwakami & Sanda in 5:40 by pinfall – B-

Match 2: Kimitada Yanagita vs. Nigel Svensson.

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The big native Yanagita did not look happy at all, having seen both himself and his partner lose their debuts. When Svensson came out to the ring, he instantly set himself on the gaijin, nailing a stiff kick to the side of the face as Nigel rolled in, causing the referee to start the match. The big man kept on the assault, going around in a circle and kicking away at the writhing Swiss fighter, but when he decided to take a run up, Nigel was able to summon a burst of energy, grab the extended leg, and whip him down to the mat with an amazingly fast Dragon Screw Legwhip. Yana cringed in pain and held his knee briefly before getting up to his feet, only to be sent down to his knees when Nigel unleashed a series of kicks to the weakened joint. The gaijin seemed to focus in on it, as after Yana pushed him away to allow him to get up, Nigel quickly rolled up to his feet and nailed a sliding elbow right to the side of the knee, causing the big man to yell out in pain and flop onto his back.

The gaijin dragged the big man into the middle of the ring, kicked the knee, then locked him quickly in a figure four leglock, constantly throwing himself back and slapping the mat to add more pressure. Kimitada was in absolute agony, but used his superior strength and size to throw himself onto his front, reversing the hold into an Indian Deathlock, forcing Nigel to release and back off. From that point on for the rest of the match, whenever the big man started to get some steam going, such as at one point nailing a top rope powerslam for a close two count, Nigel returned to the weakened knee, stopping Kimi dead in his tracks and allowing him time to rest. In the final minute, Yanagita kicked Nigel in the gut with his good leg before spinning the smaller man round and pointing into the air. Quickly grabbing the waist of Nigel he tried to take him up and over for the Yanagita Crush, a vicious backdrop driver, but the smaller man was able to kick him in the weak knee, forcing him to let go. Nigel then ran to the ropes before hitting a running kick to the knee again, sending Yanagita down to his knee. But the smaller man didn’t stop there, bouncing off the other ropes, then off the original set, before nailing a sickening Wigan Slash right to the face of the big man, who flopped to the mat lifeless. Nigel scurried over and made the cover, getting a strong victory.

Winners: Nigel Svensson by pinfall in 10:43 - B-

Match 3: Dread & Danger Kumasaka vs. The American Express

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Dread looked less than happy to be teaming with Kumasaka tonight, but Danger didn’t seem to care, still looking focused and ready to go. Hayes and Taylor shook hands with Dread but blew off Danger, who repaid that gesture with a slap to each of their faces before clotheslining them both. And with that the match started with Danger in against Hayes. The veteran went right to work, picking apart the gaijin’s right arm, locking in a tight arm bar, occasionally getting up to his feet to nail an elbow drop to the joint, each time Hayes cringing in pain and trying to reach for the ropes. It was to no avail until Taylor had had enough and ran into the ring to kick the veteran, forcing him to release Hayes. Danger unfortunately fell into the trap and began to focus on Taylor, hitting a few forearms before whipping him across the ring, yet when he came back he was able to land on his feet from a back body drop attempt, before getting caught with an Uppercut/German Suplex combo from the youngsters, with Hayes going for the cover. Danger was able to kick out just in time, and for a while afterwards, Hayes was in complete control.

The young gaijin began to sense blood in the water after a roaring uppercut sent Danger to the mat, and began to set him up for the Slick Trick, but the veteran was able to just slip out of the move in time and hit a forearm to the back of Hayes head, sending him staggering forwards, but rushing to his corner and tagging in Dread. The big gaijin lumbered into the ring and brutalised his stable mate. As soon as Hayes was up to his feet, Dread kicked him in the gut and nailed a few clubbing blows to the back, the third one sending Hayes down to the mat cringing and groaning in pain. The big man continued the attack with a few stomps to the back before pulling Hayes back up and whipping him into the corner. He mimicked shooting his stable mate before trying to go for the Onrushing Terror, a high speed avalanche, but Hayes was able to roll out of the way just in time and tagged in Taylor. Having basically hit nothing but turnbuckle, Dread was dazed, and Taylor immediately took advantage with a leaping forearm to the head before hitting a series of uppercuts that had the big man staggered. However, when he tried to go for his signature running corkscrew uppercut, Dread caught him with the Dread Smack right across the face, sending Taylor crumpling to the mat.

Dread mimed going to tag in Kumasaka, but then just swore at his tag partner before continuing the attack. After a few kicks to the side of the head, Dread pulled Taylor back up to his feet and tried to whip him across the ring. However, when he came back, Taylor was able to use a last burst of energy to hit the running corkscrew uppercut, and knocked Dread down to one knee. The younger gaijin saw this and tried to go for the Taylor Made, Hayes heading into the ring to fend off Kumasaka, but Dread proved too hard to lift, and the big man countered with a few back elbows before hitting another Dread Smack to the jaw. Control shifted between the two teams several times, until Dread was back in the ring with Taylor in the final minute. Taylor was actually in control, following a springboard uppercut that sent the big man to the mat, and he signalled to the crowd. However, when he tried to go for the Taylor Made again, Dread simply powered out and ran to the ropes. When he came back he simply steam rolled over his stable mate before heading up to the top rope. Hayes tried to run across the ring apron to stop him, but Danger charged across the ring and nailed the youngster with a solid punch across the head that sent him tumbling off the apron. Dread then pulled off a spectacular Dread Sault on Taylor to get the pinfall in a very good match.

Winner: Dread & Kumasaka in 14:39 by pinfall – B+

Match 4: Kalu Owusu vs. Ryoma Muruyama

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As predicted by a man on the PGHW fan forums, who had great sideburns, this match was a true clash of styles. Luckily however, these two got on quite well in the ring and that helped make it entertaining. As Kalu made his way down to the ring, he made a slitting motion across his throat, signalling that the match was in the bag. Ryoma had different plans however, as he raced down to the ring, the fans already cheering him on, and rolled directly in front of the big man. The smaller man showed no fear and instantly went on the attack, battering away with a series of elbows before running to the ropes. However, when he came back and went for a dropkick, the impact had no effect on the brawler from the Ivory Coast, who stood his ground and yelled at Ryoma. The tag champ tried again, except with a head scissors this time round, only to have Kalu resist again and toss him to the mat with a modified spinebuster. Ryoma cringed in pain and grabbed his back before using the ropes to pull himself up. The big man wasn’t letting up though, as he kicked the smaller man in the gut and whipped him across the ring, levelling him with a shoulder block when he came back.

Ryoma made a comeback a few minutes later, when Kalu tried to go for another irish whip the smaller man showed some good innovation when he reversed it into a headscissors armbar, with the big man still standing. Kalu yelled out in agony and eventually dropped down to the mat, slowly but surely losing energy as time went on. Ryoma released him when he was getting no result, and then went up to the top rope, trying to go for the Murayama Launch, but when he left the turnbuckles Kalu got up to his feet, summoning a short burst of reserve energy, caught him in mid-air, and then nailed a spinning side slam. He wasn’t able to follow up with a cover though, which allowed Ryoma to recover and eventually get up to his feet again. Kalu got right back in control though, nailing a few stiff elbows and forearms that had the smaller man reeling towards the ropes. He let out a big yell of rage before whipping him across the ring, and when he came back he booted him in the gut before lifting him up for the Glint of Ivory, a leg-trap one shoulder powerbomb, only to have Ryoma reverse it at the last second with a roll up, Kalu only just managing to kick out. When he rushed to one knee, Ryoma put him right back down with a rare stiff kick, connecting across the jaw, then quickly went up top before nailing the Murayama Launch, and getting the win.

Winner: Ryoma Murayama by pinfall in 12:44 – C+

Match 5: Masaru Ugaki vs. Lee Bennett.

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Masaru came bouncing down to the ring with a look of eagerness but also worry on his face, most likely at having to face the veteran Lee Bennett. Bennett came down with his eyes fixed solely on the ring, ignoring the fans as he walked towards his foe. When the match started, Ugaki ran in and locked up with the veteran gaijin, but couldn’t get any control and they wound up on the ropes. He tried two more times after this, and had the same result both times. Lee was smiling the entire time, and when Ugaki went for yet another lock up, quickly nailed a stiff forearm that stunned the youngster before breaking away and unloading with a series of chops. With each impact Ugaki went reeling until he wound up in the corner. The champion gaijin didn’t let up, firing away with more chops until Ugaki’s chest was red raw, and then whipped him across the ring. When he came back he tried to go for a big back body drop, only to have Ugaki somersault over him and then nail a stiff as ever kick right to the back of the head, sending the gaijin to the mat, landing flat on his face.

The youngster took this time to get some breath back before pulling Lee up to his feet and leaning him on the ropes. He signalled to the arena and nailed a sharp chop of his own, the impact sounding across the entire building. Lee didn’t take kindly to this, and spun Ugaki around before unloading with even more chops, but Masaru just took all of them before spinning Lee into his position again and laying into him with alternating Karate style chops to each side of the neck before taking a page out of his mentor’s book and nailing a kesagiri, Lee crumpling under the impact. He then went for a cover, hoping to capitalise on a stunned Bennett, but the veteran managed to get his foot on the rope just after the two count. Ugaki kept up the assault though, dragging the gaijin into the middle of the ring, and slowly working over his left arm, most likely to set up for the Ugaki Clutch. For a while he was in control, until Lee was able to hit a quick kick to the face when the youngster was going for another hold, and this allowed him to roll out of the ring and take some time to recover.

Ugaki went right back on the attack though, nailing a baseball slide out of nowhere that sent Lee reeling into the barricade, and then began to hit a few elbows before rolling him back into the ring. The veteran got back on his feet almost immediately though and began to fire back with some elbows before running to the ropes. When he came back he tried to go for a clothesline, but Ugaki was able to hit the Arc Kick out of nowhere, spinning Lee around before he flopped to the mat. The youngster quickly followed up with a cover attempt, but again only got a two count. He then tried to follow the same formula as before, dragging the veteran into the middle of the ring, but Lee was able to get back up to his feet in time and locked Ugaki in a front headlock, eventually taking him down to his knees. The gaijin then hit a very stiff elbow to the side of the head before pulling Ugaki up to his feet and kicking him in the gut. As the youngster doubled over he ran to the ropes, aiming to nail the Toronto Track Run, a leaping spinning lariat, but Ugaki sprinted forward at the last moment and caught the gaijin in a standing sleeper. He began to fade further and further as time went on, and when he was down to one knee, Ugaki quickly changed it into a crossface chickenwing. Despite the pain of the move Lee suddenly sprung to life and fought his way over to the ropes, knowing that the Ugaki Clutch was near if he didn’t do something.

For the final few minutes of the match both men traded control until eventually Ugaki nailed another Arc Kick when Lee went for a second try at the Track Run. The youngster saw a chance and ran to the ropes himself, but when he went for a high kick, Bennett dodged to the side, and when Ugaki turned around, he booted the native in the gut before nailing the Return Ticket, a jumping flowing DDT, spiking him right on his head. He made the cover and got the hard fought victory.

Winner: Lee Bennett by pinfall in 14:48 – B-

Match 6: Eisaku Kunomasu vs. Shuji Inukai.

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Shuji walked down to the ring with one of the biggest smirks we have seen from him in quite some time, almost strutting on his way, while Eisaku seemed to just ooze focus, his eyes cutting a hole right through Inukai. When the bell rang to start the match, the two men began to circle each other slowly, watching for the slightest movement, before both clashing in the middle of the ring. A test of strength quickly followed, with neither man able to get it easily, but after a while Shuji was eventually able to force the smaller Eisaku to bend over backwards to the mat, but the Lord of Strong Style was able to get up straight again and then tried to quickly take the bigger man over with a modified northern lights suplex, but Shuji was able to fight out of it, before trying to go for one himself, only to have Eisaku return the favour by fighting out of it. The two men still had their hands locked together, which Eisaku used to his advantage by rolling backwards and then twist Shuji’s arms, causing him to yell out in pain and drop down to one knee. He still had some fight left in him though, as he tried to reverse the move, stretching his arms out, but Eisaku seemingly effortlessly twisted them back round. He tried again, and this time came close to breaking out of it before Eisaku kneed him in the gut and then wrenched his arm round again, very eager to damage the limb, obviously to set up for the Kunomasu Vice later on. Shuji was able to summon some strength though as he reversed the arm wrench into one of his own before flipping Eisaku onto the mat. The technical master was able to kip up back to his feet though and then blasted Shuji with a forearm right to the bridge of the nose, but when he tried to go for another Inukai easily blocked it, resulting in an uneasy standoff between the two men. The crowd already loved this match, as they loudly applauded the two wrestlers for that whole sequence.

This style of exchange kept happening for the next five or so minutes, with neither man being able to truly gain control. That changed however around the eight minute mark, when they locked again. Shuji was able to get slight control and forced his opponent onto the ropes. After breaking the hold he then nailed a stiff kick right to the chest, to which Eisaku responded with a forearm to the jaw, and then began an exchange of kicks and forearms until Kunomasu was able to hit four in a row and whipped the bigger man across the ring. He bounced off the ropes himself and the two met in the middle, with Eisaku nearly taking Shuji’s head off with a high knee, getting amazing elevation. Inukai was seemingly lifeless as he hit the mat, prompting Eisaku to go for the cover, but the bigger man was able to get the shoulder up just in time. He didn’t let Shuji get any relaxation as he immediately slapped on a side headlock, twisting it from time to time to add more pressure to the hold. He couldn’t get the bigger man to tap out however, and Shuji managed to summon up some energy to fight his way back up to his feet. Eisaku tried to take him over with a snap mare, but Inukai was able to stay standing and instead kneed the smaller man in the back before spinning him round and kicking him straight in the chest, causing him to drop down to his knees, cringing. Shuji took a few moments to shake the cobwebs clear before pulling Eisaku up to his feet, and then kicked him in the gut before hoisting him up into the air. He didn’t hit the move right away though, instead taking time to let the blood rush to Eisaku’s head before dropping him to the canvas with a strong vertical suplex. Inukai went straight for the cover afterwards, but only got a two count.

Shuji got right back up onto his feet however, still refusing to let the smaller man any time to recover, and began to stomp on his shoulder. Eisaku tried to get up to his feet, slowly sitting up and beginning to get up, only to have Shuji charge forward and connect with a sickeningly stiff football kick right to the spine, causing Eisaku to yell out in pain and then flop back onto the mat. Inukai smiled before pulling him up to his feet and whipped him across the ring. When he came back, he kicked him in the chest again before trying to take him over for a German Suplex, only to have Eisaku slip down and trip him up with an ankle hold, slap bang in the middle of the ring. The bigger man yelled out in agony as he tried desperately to reach the ropes, but Eisaku kept it locked in tight. Eventually however, Shuji was able to drag himself over to the ropes, but the damage may already have been done. The bigger man slowly used the ropes to pull himself up, but Eisaku nipped in with a quick kick to the back of the knee, causing Shuji to limp forward and lean against the corner. Eisaku then ran to the other side, then charged back and hit a big high knee to the jaw, causing Shuji to stagger out of the corner again, obviously favouring his weakened leg. Eisaku saw this as a chance and tried to go for an arm drag, but Shuji used everything he had to stay up, and before the smaller man knew what was happening, Inukai pulled him into a short arm clothesline that nearly knocked him out of his boots. Shuji fell forward after this, still in pain and tried to heal his ankle by rolling out of the ring. Some time passed before he got back in, seeing that Eisaku was slowly getting to his feet.

The bigger man signalled to the crowd and got them clapping before bouncing off his ropes and trying to stampede over Eisaku with the Untouchable Lariat, but the smaller man was able to duck underneath it at the last moment and then nail a vicious elbow to the back of the head, stunning Inukai, then took him over for a Bridged German Suplex, but only got a two count. Not knowing what else to do, Eisaku quickly rushed up to his feet, but almost instantly dropped down to one knee, rubbing his back in pain, still feeling the effects of the spine kick earlier. Inukai soon followed him up, and the two began to exchange blows again, Shuji shifting to his good leg. Neither man was able to get any result, so they broke away. After a brief moment they both charged in, trying to go for their signature knees, but they collided in the centre and then fell to the mat, grabbing their knees in pain, especially Shuji who nearly rolled out of the ring. Eisaku was the first up, and dragged the bigger man into the middle of the before locking a cross armbreaker on, Shuji really struggling to hold on at this time, but he still managed to drag himself, using his good foot, over to the ropes and force his opponent to release him. Eisaku backed off, and when he saw Shuji getting up to his feet, he raced forward only to get caught with a leaping kick right across the face. He stood stock still for a few moments before falling backwards, seemingly out of it. Inukai quickly rolled over and tried to go for a cover, but yet again only got a two count, the crowd were on the edge of their seats by now.

Both men took their time getting to their feet, and then slowly headed to the centre to engage in a brutal back and forth exchange of forearm shots, with Inukai surprisingly getting ahead of Eisaku by hitting five straight shots, and then ran to the ropes. He seemed to be aiming for the Untouchable Lariat, but as he stumbled due to his bad ankle, Eisaku leapt into the air and countered it with a Roll-Through Kunomasu Vice! He had it locked in right in the middle of the ring, and Shuji tried desperately to hold on, but the pain was too much and he had to tap out. The fans nearly exploded when the result was announced, and Eisaku fell backwards almost in disbelief. Just like that, he had shifted the momentum and won the match, heading to the Finals of the Elite Series.

Winner: Eisaku Kunomasu by submission in 17:40 – A*

Summary:
Kwakami & Sanda def. Vessey & Matsuki – B-
Nigel Svensson def. Kimitada Yanagita – B-
Dread & Kumasaka def. The American Express – B+
Ryoma Murayama def. Kalu Owusu – C+
Lee Bennett def. Masaru Ugaki – B-
Eisaku Kunomasu def. Shuji Inukai – A*

Overall = A
Notes: Another good event, with the second tag match really impressing. I have to admit I felt let down by the grade for Bennett/Ugaki, but the main even more than made up for it. Apologies for the length of that match, I got really into it and couldn't stop. Plus it was an A*, so I thought it deserved a good write-up :D.

TrekkieMonsta

03-01-2009, 03:06 PM

Spirit Chase Tour Schedule

This week sees the finals of the Elite Series at Night of PRIDE, but we have one more tour show before we reach the Pay Per View, and it has an interesting set of matches that add an air of mystery heading into the event.

Opening the show we have young Tetsunori Yasuda taking on Totoya Munakata in a possible proving match for the young lion. However, will it be too much of a strain on Yasuda leading into his match against Washi Tanaka at Night of PRIDE?

We then see Akinori Kwakami and Noriyori Sanda teaming up again following their successful outing last week to take on the team of Danger Kumasaka and Oleg Dorosklov. Danger has been impressing so far on this tour, and management have chosen him as the next challenger for Kwakami’s Historical Japan title. Sanda and Dorosklov will also be clashing at the Pay Per View over Historical Japan #1 Contendership, and so this match serves to be a warm up match for both teams, with a victory being all the more important.

Honour Sekigun leader Kozue Kawashima then takes on one of the rising stars of PGHW, Morimasa Kato, in a non-title match. Kawashima will be absent from Night of PRIDE, but has assured the fans that he will take a more active role following the event, swearing to be a fighting champion.

In a rather rag tag match we see the team of Dread & Holmes, who is fresh off his injury earlier this month, take on Chojiro Kitoaji and the veteran Masutaro Kataoka. Kitoaji has laid out a challenge to the monstrous Dread for the Pay Per View, eager to prove himself and rise to the top, and Dread happily accepted it, seeing it as a change to destroy the youngster before he gets a true career. Can Kataoka, who is admittedly the wildcard in this match, prove to be the decision maker?

And main eventing this show is an epic dream tag team affair that sees the Elites Series finalists teaming up with their most recent opponents to take each other on. That means we see Mito Miwa teaming with Yoshimi Mushashibo and Eisaku Kunomasu teaming with Shuji Inukai. We then might also see a Team Dynasty 2000 battle take place, making this match all the more exciting.

Night Seven
Venue: Tochigi Sports Stadium

Singles
Tetsunori Yasuda vs. Totoya Munakata

Tag Team
Kwakami & Sanda vs. Kumasaka & Dorosklov

Singles
Non-Title
Kozue Kawashima vs. Morimasa Kato

Tag Team
Dread & Holmes vs. Kitoaji & Kataoka

Tag Team
Mito Miwa & Yoshimi Mushashibo vs. Eisaku Kunomasu & Shuji Inukai

We then get to Night of PRIDE, our first big event of the year and host to the Elites Series Finals. To start off the night we see Brandon Smith make his debut as he teams with fellow gaijin’s The American Express to take on the Glory Lions, Eien Miyamoto, Ogai Miki and Totoya Munakata. Will Brandon make a solid debut and help turn around The Express recent fortune? Or can the Glory Lions score a big win on a big stage?

We then see the aforementioned Legend vs. New Generation match up between Dread and Chojiro Kitoaji. If anything this looks set to be a stiff contest as the young Kitoaji looks to prove himself by taking down the monstrous gaijin. Can he pull off the upset? Or will Dread carry on his recent run?

Nigel Svensson, who has also been on a tear as of late takes on Team ENDANGER member Morimasa Kato in what promises to be a truly hard hitting match up between these two true fighters. Will it be the kicks of Kato or the knees and punches of Nigel that gets the victory in a clash of possible next generation superstars?

The Honour Sekigun and Team ENDANGER again clash in the next match up, as Tetsunori Yasuda takes on Washi Tanaka. Neither man has really been that active so far this tour, and a win here could help to get back on track, and also help their respective stables get a lead.

Akinori Kwakami then takes on the respected veteran Danger Kumasaka in our first title match of the night, in what looks to be a good battle between two talented technicians. Danger earned this with his recent run as mentioned earler, while Kwakami has been running through whatever competition he has seen. However, with a recent time limit draw with Masaru Ugaki a few weeks ago, will Kwakami have a hard time here tonight? The #1 Contendership for the title is then contested next as said with Noriyori Sanda taking on Gaijin Sekigun member Oleg Dorokslov.

After that we have our second title match of the night, with Team Toronto putting the Glory Tag Crown on the line against Murayama & Ugaki. Both teams have an equal footing heading into this, with Masaru Ugaki taking Lee Bennett nearly to the edge in their recent encounter. Will we see Team ENDANGER taking away the gold, and also pull a big upset on the popular tag champs? Or will the Honour Sekigun see the titles brought back? No matter what happens, this looks set to be an exciting clash of Present vs. Future.

Yoshimi Mushashibo then clashes with Nobuatsu Tatsuko, as a potential proving ground for contendership. Tatsuko has been absent so far this tour as he was slowly nursing an injury while training the youngster in SAISHO, and so wants to come away victorious all the more, seeing it as a return match. Yoshimi however looks more determined than ever to get a shot at the Glory Crown, and with his chances at the Elite Series gone, he now sees this as his only chance.

At the top of the card we have our epic clash for the Elite Series trophy, with Eisaku Kunomasu and Mito Miwa taking each other on. Will it be the Pride Warrior or the Lord of Strong Style who takes the prestigious trophy and the shot at the Glory Crown away? With Eisaku’s recent showing of how quickly he can change the tide of the match, will we see the same here? Or will it be a Pride Bomber that nets the trophy?

Night of PRIDE
Venue: Kanagawa Stadium

Six-Man Tag Team
Brandon Smith & The American Express vs. Miyamoto, Miki & Munakata

Singles
Legend vs. New Generation
Dread vs. Chojiro Kitoaji

Singles
Morimasa Kato vs. Nigel Svensson

Singles
Washi Tanaka vs. Tetsunori Yasuda

Singles
For the PGHW Historical Japan Title
Akinori Kwakami(c) vs. Danger Kumasaka

Singles
#1 Contendership for the Historical Japan title
Noriyori Sanda vs. Oleg Dorosklov

Tag Team
For the PGHW Glory Tag Crown Titles.
Team Toronto(c) vs. Murayama & Ugaki

Singles
Yoshimi Mushashibo vs. Nobuatsu Tatsuko

Elite Series Finals
Singles
Mito Miwa vs. Eisaku Kunomasu

Predictions always welcome

FINisher

03-01-2009, 03:20 PM

Night Seven
Venue: Tochigi Sports Stadium

Singles
Tetsunori Yasuda vs. Totoya Munakata

Tag Team
Kwakami & Sanda vs. Kumasaka & Dorosklov

Singles
Non-Title
Kozue Kawashima vs. Morimasa Kato

Tag Team
Dread & Holmes vs. Kitoaji & Kataoka

Tag Team
Mito Miwa & Yoshimi Mushashibo vs. Eisaku Kunomasu & Shuji Inukai

Night of PRIDE
Venue: Kanagawa Stadium

Six-Man Tag Team
Brandon Smith & The American Express vs. Miyamoto, Miki & Munakata

Singles
Legend vs. New Generation
Dread vs. Chojiro Kitoaji

Singles
Morimasa Kato vs. Nigel Svensson

Singles
Washi Tanaka vs. Tetsunori Yasuda

Singles
For the PGHW Historical Japan Title
Akinori Kwakami(c) vs. Danger Kumasaka

Singles
#1 Contendership for the Historical Japan title
Noriyori Sanda vs. Oleg Dorosklov

Tag Team
For the PGHW Glory Tag Crown Titles.
Team Toronto(c) vs. Murayama & Ugaki

Singles
Yoshimi Mushashibo vs. Nobuatsu Tatsuko

Elite Series Finals
Singles
Mito Miwa vs. Eisaku Kunomasu

hrdcoresidebrns

03-01-2009, 04:30 PM

Thank goodness this one is back. One of my absolute favorites, as Trekkie's dynasties tend to become.

Night Seven
Venue: Tochigi Sports Stadium

Singles
Tetsunori Yasuda vs. Totoya Munakata
Yasuda is my boy, but Munakata has been good as of late, even in his losing efforts.

Tag Team
Kwakami & Sanda vs. Kumasaka & Dorosklov
Kwakami and Sanda have been ace in the undercards, and I see their combined momentum continuing here.

Singles
Non-Title
Kozue Kawashima vs. Morimasa Kato
Double K is the trueborn, and Kato is still learning in my eyes, so Kawashima gets the win.

Tag Team
Dread & Holmes vs. Kitoaji & Kataoka
Just the experience factor here, as the gaijins are the more regular team.

Tag Team
Mito Miwa & Yoshimi Mushashibo vs. Eisaku Kunomasu & Shuji Inukai
Interesting match here with the last two main events teaming up against each other. Kunomasu vs. Inukai may have outdone Miwa vs. Mushashibo, but it wasn't by much, and so I'm picking Double M in this one.

Night of PRIDE
Venue: Kanagawa Stadium

Six-Man Tag Team
Brandon Smith & The American Express vs. Miyamoto, Miki & Munakata
Go American Express! The addition of BBS in this one just makes me love them even more. I smell a Glory Tag Crown run.

Singles
Legend vs. New Generation
Dread vs. Chojiro Kitoaji
Dread is getting old. There's no getting around it.That makes this a perfect torch-passing matchup, with the young Kitoaji getting the win.

Singles
Morimasa Kato vs. Nigel Svensson
Coin flip. Plain and simple. No idea who's going to win this one.

Singles
Washi Tanaka vs. Tetsunori Yasuda
I love Washi Heat, but I just feel like Yasuda is in better position to win this one.

Singles
For the PGHW Historical Japan Title
Akinori Kwakami(c) vs. Danger Kumasaka
I'm picking Kwakami, but in the back of my mind secretly hoping he drops the belt to start a run at the Glory Crown soon.

Singles
#1 Contendership for the Historical Japan title
Noriyori Sanda vs. Oleg Dorosklov
If Kwakami retains, it sets up one heckuva title match.

Tag Team
For the PGHW Glory Tag Crown Titles.
Team Toronto(c) vs. Murayama & Ugaki
I've never liked the pairing of Muruyama and Ugaki, and I love Ugaki. I wonder what it is I don't like about the team then? :confused:

Singles
Yoshimi Mushashibo vs. Nobuatsu Tatsuko
Mushashibo is a beast, and I see Tatsuko as drifting down to the midcard to help train up the next generation. This is the first step in that happening.

Elite Series Finals
Singles
Mito Miwa vs. Eisaku Kunomasu
I took Miwa to win the tag match, which means that Kunomasu has to take the singles bout. Who is the Glory Crown champion anyway? I seem to have forgotten.

Tigerkinney

03-02-2009, 04:49 PM

Singles
Tetsunori Yasuda vs. Totoya Munakata

The more established wrestler takes the victory

Tag Team
Kwakami & Sanda vs. Kumasaka & Dorosklov

More of a team and the better wrestlers. I'm fine with geriatric Kumasaka still getting one over the young jobbers and mid-card gaijins but he better not go over two of PGHW's rising stars.

Singles
Non-Title
Kozue Kawashima vs. Morimasa Kato

Non Title it may be , Kawashima wont lose to Kato

Tag Team
Dread & Holmes vs. Kitoaji & Kataoka

Got to agree with Mr Sideburns reasoning on this one

Tag Team
Mito Miwa & Yoshimi Mushashibo vs. Eisaku Kunomasu & Shuji Inukai

This one could definately go either way, and seeing as I've chosen the same as Sideburns on everything else, I'll go the opposite way on this one.

Night of PRIDE
Venue: Kanagawa Stadium

Six-Man Tag Team
Brandon Smith & The American Express vs. Miyamoto, Miki & Munakata

I too see the gaijin trio winning this

Singles
Legend vs. New Generation
Dread vs. Chojiro Kitoaji

Though I think Dread will 'pass the torch' eventually, I see you stretching this out for a little while longer with Dread getting wins over the new generation, until one of them finally takes him down.

Singles
Morimasa Kato vs. Nigel Svensson

As Sideburns said a coin flip and I'll flip the opposite

Singles
Washi Tanaka vs. Tetsunori Yasuda

Just give the edge to Yasuda

Singles
For the PGHW Historical Japan Title
Akinori Kwakami(c) vs. Danger Kumasaka

For me the Historical Japan belt should be held by 'future' main eventers not by past their sell by date old men.

Singles
#1 Contendership for the Historical Japan title
Noriyori Sanda vs. Oleg Dorosklov

Sanda wins setting up partner vs partner !

Tag Team
For the PGHW Glory Tag Crown Titles.
Team Toronto(c) vs. Murayama & Ugaki

The veteran gaijin pairing retains

Singles
Yoshimi Mushashibo vs. Nobuatsu Tatsuko

For me though both can be considered part of what I dub PGHW's Big 5, Mushashibo's that class above Tatsuko.

Elite Series Finals
Singles
Mito Miwa vs. Eisaku Kunomasu

Could go either way, but I prefer Kunomasu and a preference choice is as good as any in these sort of matches.

foolinc

03-02-2009, 04:52 PM

Always lost in predicting Japan diaries, but I'll give it a shot.

Night Seven
Venue: Tochigi Sports Stadium

Singles
Tetsunori Yasuda vs. Totoya Munakata

Tag Team
Kwakami & Sanda vs. Kumasaka & Dorosklov

Singles
Non-Title
Kozue Kawashima vs. Morimasa Kato

Tag Team
Dread & Holmes vs. Kitoaji & Kataoka

Tag Team
Mito Miwa & Yoshimi Mushashibo vs. Eisaku Kunomasu & Shuji Inukai

Night of PRIDE
Venue: Kanagawa Stadium

Six-Man Tag Team
Brandon Smith & The American Express vs. Miyamoto, Miki & Munakata

Singles
Legend vs. New Generation
Dread vs. Chojiro Kitoaji

Singles
Morimasa Kato vs. Nigel Svensson

Singles
Washi Tanaka vs. Tetsunori Yasuda

Singles
For the PGHW Historical Japan Title
Akinori Kwakami(c) vs. Danger Kumasaka

Singles
#1 Contendership for the Historical Japan title
Noriyori Sanda vs. Oleg Dorosklov

Tag Team
For the PGHW Glory Tag Crown Titles.
Team Toronto(c) vs. Murayama & Ugaki

Singles
Yoshimi Mushashibo vs. Nobuatsu Tatsuko

Elite Series Finals
Singles
Mito Miwa vs. Eisaku Kunomasu

TrekkieMonsta

03-03-2009, 10:45 AM

Good to have foolinc on board and to know that everybody is still with me :D. Kozue Kawashima is the current Glory Crown champ hrdcore, but as he hasn't been that active lately i can see how you forgot who it was haha. Oh and apologies ahead of time for the length of this write-up :D. I’m going to tone down the big matches in terms of write-up length after the PPV, I’ve just really been in the write-up mood as of late and so got a bit carried away. I’ll most likely be posting the PPV in two parts as well.

PGHW Spirit Chase Tour Show #7

Held at the Tochigi Sports Stadium
Tuesday, Week 4, March 2012
Attendance = 10,000
Announcers = Keiji Takeda, Ryu Kajahara and Sosa Morri

Pre-Show
Bryan Vessey def. Mohamed El Yaaggoudi – B - Bryan catches his fellow gaijin with the Vessey Line after eight minutes.

Match 1: Tetsunori Yasuda vs. Totoya Munakata

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Yasuda bounced down to the ring like usual, but this time he had a focused expression, most likely having his match against Tanaka on his mind. Totoya also looked focused, and when the match started they stayed exactly where they were, not wanting to give any ground at all. However, after a few moments they ran into the middle of the ring and locked up, with Yasuda managing to get control and forcing the smaller man into the ropes. After breaking the hold he nailed a vicious forearm right to the face that stunned Totoya before whipping him across the ring. However, when he came back, the younger man was able to catch Yasuda with a leg lariat right to the jaw, and then instantly set about dominating him on the mat, locking in several different leg locks to take away the bigger man’s power advantage. This lasted for most of the match, with Totoya always managing to take down the bigger man whenever he gained more momentum.

Yasuda was eventually able to break free of a stretch muffler and get to the ropes, using them to help himself up, but Totoya continued the assault, nailing a few elbows to the jaw before trying to take him down with a dragon screw leg whip, only to have Yasuda show some amazing agility with a somersault kick right to the jaw to escape it, which sent Totoya reeling into a nearby corner. Yasuda signalled to the crowd, and after taking a few moments to make sure his knee was alright, he charged forward and caught the smaller man with a leaping forearm in the corner, before placing him on the top rope. He didn’t follow him up though, instead grabbing his leg and hitting a Super Dragon Screw Leg Whip of his own, Totoya hitting the mat hard. As the younger man cringed in pain and clutched his knee, Yasuda didn’t show any mercy, dragging him into the centre of the ring and pulling him up to his feet. After booting him in the gut he followed up with a vicious Minilla Plunge, dropping Totoya right on his head and getting the slightly hard fought victory in a good opening match.

Winner: Tetsunori Yasuda in 6:36 by pinfall – B

Match 2: Kwakami & Sanda vs. Kumasaka & Dorosklov

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The younger team eagerly bounce their way down to the ring, Kwakami showing off his title proudly, and even blowing a kiss to a nearby fan girl. The opposing team just made their way down to the ring without formalities, except for Oleg who took a moment to threaten a fan who tapped his shoulder. After the introductions, Kwakami said he would take the opening bell, and Kumasaka, eager to get his hands on his opponent a few days before their title match eagerly chooses to be the legal man for his team. When the bell rings they begin to circle each other, until Danger rushed in and tried to yank the younger man’s legs out from underneath him. The champ held his ground and kicked off the veteran before nailing a few quick forearms and whipping him across the ring. When he came back, he tried to take Danger up and over with a hip toss, only to have the veteran resist it and take the champ over with an arm drag before locking in a tight arm bar. Kwakami is able to fight his way over to the ropes however, and gets up to his feet quickly. The two men share an uneasy staredown before tagging out to their partners.

Sanda and Oleg fare little better against each other, with the native Sanda trying to take down the bigger man with a few choice elbows to the side of the head, only to have Oleg take the pain and then blast him across the face with a judo chop and then try to take him over with a Judo Throw. Sanda is able to land on his feet however and runs to the ropes. When he comes back he tries to nail a clothesline, only to have Oleg roll through into a cross armbreaker, causing Sanda to yell in pain. Luckily for him he is able to get his foot on the bottom rope quickly, and the two get up to their feet quite soon after, and like their partners they try to stare each other down. They clashed again in the middle however, with Sanda trying the same strategy as before with a few stiff as ever forearms right to the bridge of the nose, and this time is stuns the gaijin who is sent reeling into the ropes. Sanda quickly sends him across the ring and then manages to floor him with a dropkick to the jaw, but as Sanda pumps his fist and smiles for the fans Oleg gets back up to his feet and nearly takes his head off with a big boot before dropping down to the mat.

The whole way through this match follows the same formula, which was whenever a team gained any sort of momentum, it was almost instantly removed with a quick counter or move out of nowhere. Kumasaka almost managed to have Sanda locked in the Aurora Surfboard Vice in the closing minutes, and had it not been for Kwakami breaking free of a brawl with Oleg on the outside to break the hold, we might have seen the end of the match. In the final few minutes it is down to Dorosklov against Sanda, and the two are trying to battle it out on the mat. Yet despite how talented he is in that area, Sanda finds himself fighting a losing battle against the gaijin, who almost effortlessly begins to tie him in knots, at one point have him in a combination stretch muffler/surfboard variant called Pain from the Ukraine. Sanda was almost bent double from this, but Kwakami again made the save with a knee right to the jaw of Oleg. Kumasaka came back into the ring and began an exchange with Kwakami, taking the two of them to the outside. Oleg was still feeling it, and pulled Sanda up to his feet before trying to go for the Blood Rush, a combination of Judo Kicks followed by an STO. He managed to nail the first few kicks, but when he went for the running STO, Sanda was able to duck it and then nailed the Sanda Series, the final kick knocking Oleg right on his butt. The native Sanda realised his chance, and not wanting there to be any chance of a kick out, he pulled the gaijin up to his feet, kicked him in the gut, and then nailed the Vortex Crush, a Vertical Suplex Powerbomb, and made the cover. Kumasaka saw this and tried to get into the ring, but Kwakami grabbed his feet at just the right time and threw him into the guard rail as the referee counted to three, giving the Honour Sekigun team a very important victory.

Winners: Kwakami & Sanda by pinfall in 16:38 - B

Match 3: Kozue Kawashima vs. Morimasa Kato
Non-Title

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Kawashima came down proudly displaying his Glory Crown on his shoulder, slapping the hands of fans on his way down. Kato completely ignored the crowd when he came down though, instead sliding into the ring and going face to face with the champ, who showed no fear and stared right back. When the ref split them apart and called for the bell, Kato rushed straight in and hit a stiff kick right to the side of the knee, causing Kozue to flinch slightly and try to get away, only to be caught with two further kicks before being whipped across the ring. When he came back, Kato tried to catch him with another kick, but the champ showed his amazing athleticism when he easily jumped over it, rolled through, and then came charging back with a big jumping back elbow to the face. This sent Kato reeling, and before he knew it Kozue was back on the attack, unloading with a series of stiff forearms to the jaw before kicking him in the gut. He then tried to take Kato over with a side suplex, but he resisted and was able to stay on the ground before punching the champ a few times in the side and going for a suplex of his own. Kozue was able to land on his feet however and pushed Kato away to the ropes, and when he came back he tried to hit a lariat, only to have Kato roll underneath and connect with a stiff kick to the chest before backing away.

A couple more exchange like this happened over the next five or so minutes as each man tried to put each other away with quick moves, but not getting the result. One such time involved Kozue ducking a lariat attempt and catching Kato with a crucifix roll up out of nowhere, getting a close two count. In the final few minutes of the match, Kato was beginning to get desperate and signalled for the Kato Buster X, a twisting fisherman buster into a fishermans driver. He got him up into the air, but Kozue was then able to wriggle out of it and then ran to the ropes. When he came back he was able to slide under a kick attempt and then kipped up to his feet before engaging in an exchange of elbows and forearms. Neither man gave any ground whatsoever before they both ran to the ropes. Kato went for a leg lariat, which caught Kozue right in the chin, staggering him. However, when he then tried to follow it up with the Kato Buster, Kozue was able to stand his ground and then kneed Kato in the gut several times before taking him over with a snap suplex. The champ could feel the energy at this point and pulled Kato back up to his feet before nailing a spinning back hand blow and running to the ropes again. Kato was dazed, and before he could do anything Kozue caught him with the Double K Impact, a devastating running one footed dropkick right to the chin, flipping him over. The champ then rolled him over and went for the cover, getting a victory in a fantastic match that shows that these two are undoubtedly the future of this company.

Winner: Kozue Kawashima in 13:26 by pinfall – A

Match 4: Dread & Holmes vs. Kitoaji & Kataoka

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When he made his way down to the ring, Bryan looked genuinely happy to be making his return, while Dread looked as he usually does, angry at the world. Kataoka was almost beside himself with happiness, glad to be taking part in a relatively big match. When the bell rings to signal the start of the match, Dread and Kataoka decide to be the first legal men. After circling each other for a few moments Dread tries to rush in with a clubbing blow, but Kataoka is able to duck underneath them and then catches the big man with a forearm right to the jaw that stuns him before running to the ropes. However, when he comes back he pretty much runs into a brick wall as Dread nails a shoulder block, knocking him to the mat. The gaijin tries to follow it up with an elbow drop, but his fellow veteran is able to get out of dodge just in time before scurrying up to his feet. Dread struggled up to his feet, but when Kataoka tried to keep him down with a few more forearms he fought through them and then fired back with a stiff elbow that knocked the native to the mat, seemingly out of it already.

The big man then tagged in to Holmes, who eagerly stepped into the ring and began to work over the arm of Kataoka, at one point locking in a grounded butterfly lock. The native veteran kept fighting though, and eventually managed to reach the ropes, forcing Bryan to release him. Masu used the ropes to pull himself up to his feet, but as soon as he was up Holmes was right back on the attack again, battering away with several quick forearms before whipping him across the ring. When he came back, Masu was able to summon up a small bit of energy and nailed a spinning back elbow that knocked the gaijin to the mat. Kataoka went for a cover, and barely got a two count, before dragging Bryan to his corner and tagging out to Kitoaji. The youngster eagerly stepped into the ring, and took over where Masu left off, slowly working over the gaijin’s arms, coming close to locking in a Kito Clutch, a modified rear sleeper/camel clutch combo, but Bryan was able to break free and reach the ropes in time. As he was getting up to his feet Kitoaji tried to keep control with a stiff knee to the gut, but Bryan was able to fight through it and nailed a quick forearm to the nose that stunned the smaller man before nailing thrust kick right to the chin, sending him to the mat. After a few more back and forth exchanges like this one, they both tagged out to their partners, being too battered to carry on.

Kataoka fared little better against Dread this time, with the big gaijin easily dominating the smaller native. After a bone crunching clubbing blow across the shoulder blades, Dread then tried to pull the smaller man up for a Dread Bomb, but Masu wasn’t going to go down that easy, and began to unload with a series of forearms before running to the ropes. He tried to go for the Flying Forearm when he came back, but Dread caught up with him and when he bounced off the ropes the big man grabbed Masu and then tossed him to the mat with a powerslam, knocking the wind right out of him. After taking a moment to mime shooting the veteran, Dread pulled Masu up to his feet, booted him in the gut, and then nailed a devastating Dread Bomb, dumping him right on his head. Holmes managed to get into the ring, and when Kitoaji tried to break up the pin attempt he kept him at bay with a spin kick across the face. Kataoka had been knocked out cold by the impact, giving Dread a morale boosting victory heading into Night of PRIDE.

Winner: Dread & Holmes by pinfall in 12:43 – C+

Match 5: Mito Miwa & Yoshimi Mushashibo vs. Eisaku Kunomasu & Shuji Inukai.

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This match had so much going into it that you could feel the tension both between the teams, and within them as well, with each team member being on uneasy terms with their partners. When the bell rang to start the match, both teams argued as to who should start off, until Miwa forced Yoshimi into the corner, staring across the ring at Shuji. To start off with they began to circle each other, and each time Miwa snuck in to try and hit a quick forearm shot Shuji was able to force him away with a quick kick. This continued for a little while until they clashed in the middle in a big test of strength. Shuji, like last week, seemed to get the initial control, and came close to forcing Miwa over backwards like Eisaku, but the Pride Warrior was able to stay upright and the two continued to brawl until Miwa used his initiative to get under Inukai’s armpit and take him over in a quick suplex, staying on top of him for a quick two count. Inukai bridged out of it and the two carried on their test of strength, shoulder to shoulder. Miwa tried to quickly spin it into an arm wrench, but Shuji rolled out of it, also kicking Miwa across the face in the process, before then taking his opponent down with a judo style throw. He then tried to apply a straight jacket, but Miwa was able to get his foot on the ropes, and was able to take his time to get to his feet, the referee holding Shuji off from attacking him. However, he was focusing too much on Inukai, allowing Eisaku to run across the apron and quickly hit a leaping knee on Miwa, who staggered backwards. Inukai saw his chance and rushed in before trying to go for a back drop, only to have Miwa just managed to grab the top rope with a flailing hand.

Shuji kept trying to go for the move, but Miwa wouldn’t budge, and when Shuji tried to go for an irish whip, Miwa was able to reverse it and whip the bigger man across the ring instead. When he came back Miwa tried to go for the Roaring Elbow, only to have Inukai duck underneath it, and then nail a stiff kick right to the chest that sent Miwa reeling towards the neutral corner. Shuji wasn’t about to let him rest though, and followed up with a vicious series of kicks to the chest and stomach that could be heard all around the arena. Miwa looked out of it, but suddenly shot full of life as he began to nail a barrage of forearms and elbows, but Shuji stood through these and pushed him back into the corner before nailing a few more kicks. One of them went a bit too high and nailed Miwa right across the face, sending him slumping to the mat, but Shuji didn’t care, instead dragging his opponent into the middle of the ring and tagging in Kunomasu. The Lord of Strong Style took over where his partner left off, nailing a few quick kicks to the stomach of Miwa before running to the ropes. When he came back, he got some good elevation before nailing a knee drop right across the face, causing Miwa to grunt in pain, then quickly went for a cover, only getting a two count. Kunomasu continued the attack, beginning to slowly work over Miwa’s arms with a variety of holds, but one of them took a little too long to be applied, with Kunomasu almost flaunting his near unmatched technical skill, allowing Miwa time to quickly elbow the older man in the gut and then scramble over to his corner. Just before he was going to tag in Yoshimi though, Kunomasu grabbed his leg and dragged him into the middle of the ring and locked him in a seated arm bar.

Miwa was on the back foot for a while after this, with Kunomasu and Inukai rotating and showing some interesting team work for such recent rivals, effectively cutting Miwa off from his corner. Eisaku began to signal for the Launching Knee Strike after lifting the Pride Warrior to his feet, pulling his knee pad down. However, after bouncing off the ropes, Miwa leapt into the air and hit a flying forearm to the jaw that floored him, leaving both men down. The crowd were hotly behind Miwa, who began to crawl over to his corner, as did Eisaku. Miwa reached his corner first, tagging in Yoshimi, who clambered into the ring like a cat on fire, rushing across to the other corner and knocking his usual partner Shuji off the apron before he could be tagged in, and then began to kick away at Eisaku before pulling him up to his feet. After a quick chop to the chest he whipped him across the ring, yet when he tried to go for a spinebuster Eisaku caught him with the Launching Knee Strike out of nowhere. Yoshimi initially dropped down to his knees, and Eisaku though he had bought himself some time, but The Phenom got back up to his feet, drawing applause from the crowd, and began to unleash his vast array of chops on the chest and neck of the smaller Eisaku, who was pretty much defenceless. After having his chest turned red raw, Yoshimi finished the attack with a kesagiri before tossing him to the mat and going for the cover. Shuji tried to get into the ring to help break it up, but Eisaku was able to kick out just in the nick of time. Yoshimi then began to have a mat challenge with Eisaku, as the Phenom applied a few holds that Eisaku easily countered, and it soon turned into a series of reversals that overall resulted in a stand off between the two. Eisaku was still not fully with it however, and when the two locked up again, Yoshimi was able to quickly boot him in the gut before taking him up and over with a Jumping Vertical Suplex, Eisaku yelling out in agony as he hit the mat, and then went for the cover again, only getting another two count.

Yoshimi pulled him up to his feet again and tried to whip him across the ring, but Eisaku countered it with a short range lariat that sent Yoshimi reeling into the ropes. The smaller man then whipped him across the ring himself, and when he came back he nailed another Launching Knee Strike that seemed to knock Yoshimi right out. Having just enough energy left, Eisaku scurried over to his corner and tagged in Inukai, who eagerly stepped into the ring and headed over to his usual partner. He allowed him time to get up, and after showing respect to each other they began to exchange their signature strikes, Yoshimi his chops and Shuji his kicks, but neither man would go down. Yoshimi was able to block a kick though and hit alternating chops to either side of Shuji’s neck before trying to take him down with a dragon screw leg whip. Inukai rolled out of it though and rushed forward with a football kick right to the chest of Yoshimi, winding him, and then after alternating between kicking him in the back and chest he pulled him back up to his feet and booted him in the gut. Being both winded and doubled over, Yoshimi was defenceless against the leaping kick that followed, nearly taking his head off. Inukai desperately went for the cover, but barely got a two count as Yoshimi kicked out just before it. Inukai went over to a neutral corner and began to bounce on his feet, waiting for Yoshimi to get up to his feet, but when he charged forward to hit another football kick to the chest, Mushashibo was able to block it and then sent his stable mate flying across the ring with a second dragon screw leg whip, before going to his corner and tagging in Miwa.

Miwa then bounded into the ring and tried to instantly go for the Amphora Clutch Suplex, but Shuji resisted it before slipping down to the mat and kicking Miwa in the face, sending the Pride Warrior staggering backwards. Inukai struggled up to his feet, feeling the effects of the leg whip a few moments ago, and this gave Miwa time to focus again before whipping him into the corner. However, when he tried to follow up with a running forearm, Shuji was able to get his boot up, catching the smaller man right in the jaw. Miwa turned and flopped to the mat, and Shuji tried to go for the cover, but amazingly Miwa kicked out almost immediately before getting up to his feet and unloading with a relentless barrage of elbows and forearms to the face. Shuji tried to fight back with a few quick knees and kicks but Miwa still carried on, ending up against the ropes before whipping him across the ring. When he came back, Miwa tried to go for a German Suplex, but Shuji was able to nail a few back elbows to stun the smaller man before running to the ropes. Feeling the moment, he tried to go for an Untouchable Lariat, but Miwa was able to duck it before running to the ropes himself. Inukai kept on running as well, and tried to go for a jumping kick again, but Miwa blocked it and then caught Shuji with a stiff forearm to the side of the skull that sent him to the mat.

Before he could follow up on this however, Kunomasu decided to join the fray, having had enough of being on the apron and sensing the end may be near if Miwa went for the cover, quickly nailing a running knee to the temple of Miwa, downing the Pride Warrior. Mushashibo entered the ring as well at this point, and floored Eisaku with a Lariat before pulling him back up to his feet and trying to go for an Exploder Suplex. Eisaku kept his ground though amazingly enough, and went for the Roll-Through Kunomasu Vice, but when he cinched it in, Miwa blasted him across the face with a pointed elbow, and when he turned his attentions back to Inukai he was caught with an Untouchable Lariat out of nowhere. Shuji got up to his feet to make his way over to Miwa, but the bell rang to signal the time limit had expired, and he collapsed onto his knees.

Winner: Time Limit Draw at 30:00 – A

The fans gave all four men a standing ovation for that match, and it did little else but add to the already amazing Elite Series final match up between Mito Miwa and Eisaku Kunomasu in a few days time, while also allowing the other men time to shine.

Summary:
Tetsunori Yasuda def. Totoya Munakata – B
Kwakami & Sanda def. Kumasaka & Dorosklov – B
Kozue Kawashima def. Morimasa Kato – A
Dread & Holmes def. Kitoaji & Kataoka – C+
Miwa & Mushashibo drew with Kunomasu & Inukai - A

Overall = B+
Notes: Not the best kind of PPV lead in card that I wanted, but still produced some good matches, such as Kato really impressing against Kozue Kawashima.

UFC-KING

03-03-2009, 10:53 AM

Great Write-Ups man ! It's incredible how much work you put into this diary, and it really shows, Can't wait until the next show

TrekkieMonsta

03-05-2009, 04:06 PM

Thankyou for the compliments UFC-KING, I really appreciate it. Good to know i've got another fan too :D. Also, thankyou to Tigerkinney and hrdcoresidebrns as well for their nominations of me for the DOTM, makes me very happy to know I am still worthy of it :). I'll post the second part of the PPV on Saturday, if ya wanted to know :P.

PGHW Night of PRIDE
Part One - Matches 1-5

Held at the Kanagawa Stadium
Friday, Week 4, March 2012
Attendance = 29,433
PPV Buy-Rate = 4.79
Announcers = Keiji Takeda, Ryu Kajahara and Sosa Morri

Pre-Show
Kazushige Matsuki def. Mohamed El Yaaggoudi – B-
Mokuami Maita def. Cameron Vessey – B
Dogs of War & Raymond Diaz def. Yoshii Shiomi, Sotatsu Sarumara & Jay Chord – C+ - I planned to bring in Chord on a PPA deal, but as soon as I signed him he said he should be main eventing us, so I jobbed him here to Yanagita and fired him.

Match 1: Brandon Smith & The American Express vs. Miyamoto, Miki & Munakata

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All three members of the gaijin team strutted down with big smirks on their faces, with Brandon getting a surprisingly big pop from the crowd when he was introduced. The trio of young lions happily bounded to the ring, Miki taking time especially to slap hands with all the fans; however Totoya showed the least interest in the fans, instead just focusing on their opponents. The first people for the match were Brandon Smith and Munakata, and after the bell rang to start the match the two briefly circled each other before locking up in the middle of the ring. Quickly getting into a test of strength, Totoya found himself on the losing side as Brandon easily bent him over backwards with a big smirk on his face, before then pulling the smaller man back up and kicking him in the gut. He tried to go for a barrage of forearms after this, only to have Totoya duck each one and then nail a few forearms to his gut and run to the ropes. However, when he came back, Brandon easily took an attempted clothesline and then blasted back with a big forearm before kneeing the smaller man in the gut and snapping him over for a suplex. He went for a quick cover, only getting a one count, but he was now firmly in control. After taking a few moments to smile out to the audience out of arrogance, he tagged in Taylor, who kicked Totoya in the outstretched arm before taking him over with an arm drag.

As the gaijin began to work over his arm, Totoya began to edge closer to the ropes. Eventually managing to grab hold of the bottom one with his other arm, Taylor let him go but stiffly kicked him in the back before pulling him up to his feet again. After leaning him against the ropes and whipping him across the ring, Josh tried to go for a spinebuster, but Totoya was able to counter it with a jumping armbar that had the gaijin yelling in pain. After getting hold of the nearby ropes, he tried to get up to his feet, but Munakata kicked him stiffly in the chest before tagging out to Miki, who sling shotted himself over the top rope with a dropkick to the chest, winding the gaijin. Ogai didn’t give him any time to get his breath back though as he pulled him right up and then whipped him across the ring, however when he tried to follow up with a leg lariat Taylor stopped short, causing Miki to land flat on his face, and afterwards Taylor charged in with a quick knee to the gut before rolling him over and going for the cover, but he only got a two count. After dominating the smaller man for a minute or so, he pulled him up to his feet and began to toy with him, slapping him in the face and pushing him back down to the mat. Miki kept getting back up to his feet though and getting in the face of the gaijin, and when Taylor laughed at him and tried to push him away again, Miki leapt into the air and nailed an absolutely beautiful jumping spin thrust kick to the jaw, sending Joshua straight to the mat. Ogai went over to his corner and tagged in Miyamoto, who eagerly took over dominating the smaller gaijin.

However, eventually the numbers game caught up with the Glory Lions trio, with Brandon constantly adding himself in to help his team. Eventually Munakata tried to lock in an STS, only to have Brandon run in and kick him across the face, allowing Hayes, who was in the hold, to break free and nail a quick Hayes Fever Backbreaker before nailing the Slick Trick. Brandon ran over to the opposite corner and knocked Miyamoto and Miki off the apron before heading back to his own corner. Hayes got an idea and tagged him in, something that caused Smith to laugh and happily step over the ropes. Munakata was barely with it, and had no defence when Smith pulled him up and drove him into the mat with a Backdrop Driver, and bridging it for the cover, getting a debut victory, as Taylor and Hayes kept Miki and Miyamoto busy on the outside.

Winner: Smith & The American Express by pinfall in 5:36 – B

Match 2: Dread vs. Chojiro Kitoaji
Legend vs. New Generation

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The big man made his way down to the ring with a very big smirk, clearly feeling he had little challenge tonight following his victory a few days ago. Kitoaji showed no signs of fear to his credit, as he eagerly headed down to the ring. When the bell rang to start the match, Dread headed into the middle and dared for the younger man to hit him, so Kitoaji burst forward and nailed a stiff kick right to the side of the knee, causing Dread to cringe a little bit before challenging him to do it again. The younger man realised the ploy however and instead leapt forward, hitting a series of forearms right to the jaw, but when he finished, Dread just roared in his face before hitting a forearm of his own, stunning the smaller man, and then booted him in the gut. Due to the power behind the kick, Chojiro doubled over, allowing the gaijin to nail a devastating double axe handle right across the back, sending the younger man to the mat. Here Dread began to show a rare side to him, a technical side, as he began to work over the left leg of the youngster, most likely to take away his speed. Kitoaji wasn’t going to go down without a fight though, and scrambled over to the ropes to force the big man to release him before pulling himself up.

Dread didn’t want him to have a chance to recover, and charged towards Kitoaji, who at the last moment ducked down and pulled the rope with him, causing Dread to go tumbling over the top rope. After a few moments, Kitoaji jumped on the spot before running to the ropes, and some of the fans got on their feet as the youngster ran across the ring and cleared the top rope with a beautiful diving cross body, landing right on top of the big man. It didn’t take him right down however, forcing him down to one knee, and after a moment to cringe, Dread got up to both feet before ramming the smaller man back first into the ring apron, causing Chojiro to yell out in pain before flopping onto his front, grabbing his back. The gaijin seemed to really be enjoying this as he stomped on Chojiro before rolling him back into the ring and following him in. After going for a cover that only got a two count, he tried to run to the ropes and come back with a big elbow drop, but Kitoaji was able to roll out of the way just in time. As Dread hit solid canvas, the youngster sprung up to his feet and then began to fire away with a series of kicks to the chest of the big man before running to the ropes and coming back with a big football kick, showing shades of Shuji Inukai in it’s precision, right into the upper chest and throat. Dread seemed to be suffering from these blows, but he still got up to his feet and carried on the battle, surprising Kitoaji with a few forearms that sent him down to one knee before connecting with a Dread Smack.

This blow nearly knocked out Kitoaji, who stared lifelessly into the crowd for a few moments before falling flat on his face, and this gave Dread some time to recover. A few moments later however, he was back on the attack and began to stomp on the fallen Chojiro a few more times before pulling him up to his feet. After looking out into the crowd he kneed the smaller man in the gut before whipping him with amazing power into the corner, Kitoaji groaning in pain as he hit the turnbuckles. The gaijin took a few moments before stampeding across the ring and trying to hit the Onrushing Terror, and just a split second before connecting Chojiro flipped over him and tried to take him over with a roll up, only to have Dread hold onto the ropes and kick him in the head. The big man then headed up to the top rope, seemingly going for the Dread Sault, and some fans got up on their feet, but Kitoaji sprung full of life and followed him up there, battering away with forearms to the back. Dread refused to go down though and nailed a sick back elbow to the chin that knocked the youngster back down to the ring. The gaijin realised there was little reason to be up there now, and headed back down before pulling Kitoaji up to his feet. Following a quick knee and a clubbing blow he whipped the smaller man across the ring and signalled for a shoulder block, but Kitoaji exploded out of nowhere with the Kitoaji Lariat. Dread stayed up though! Chojiro couldn’t believe it and ran to the ropes again, bounced off the opposite ones to gain more speed and then nailed it again, but Dread still stayed up. Kitoaji ripped off his elbow pad before running the ropes again, and when he tried to go for a third one he was nearly knocked clean out of his boots with a lariat from the big man. He hit the mat like a sack of potatoes, leaving him to be pulled up to his feet by Dread who then kicked him in the gut and nailed a beastly Dread Bomb and making the cover.

One...
Two...
Thre..NO!

Somehow, someway, Kitoaji managed to kick out of the Dread Bomb, a move only two others in the promotion have kicked out of before, those being Mito Miwa and Yoshimi Mushashibo. Dread was beside himself, unable to believe it, and pulled the smaller man up to his feet for another Dread Bomb, but Kitoaji suddenly came to life yet again and unloaded a seemingly unending series of a forearms and elbows before booting him in the gut and running to the ropes. When he came back he nailed a spinning sleeper slam, called the NG Blade, finally managing to get the big man off his feet, and then tried to go for the cover. He came very close, but only got a two count. Kitoaji then pointed to his revealed elbow before daring Dread to get back up to his feet, something the big man slowly did. When he was up to one knee, Chojiro ran to the ropes, and went for the Kitoaji Lariat a fourth time, but Dread was able to duck it, and as Kitoaji turned around, caught the youngster with another Dread Smack. As the smaller man was dazed by the shot, the gaijin took him up into the air and nailed another Dread Bomb, this time knocking out Chojiro, who had nothing left in the tank to kick out with, giving Dread the very hard fought victory.

Winners: Dread by pinfall in 12:38 - A

Match 3: Morimasa Kato vs. Nigel Svensson

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Kato came down to the ring not looking so confident this time, but he still strutted down the ramp and after getting in the ring climbed onto the turnbuckles, almost demanding applause. Nigel didn’t waste any time as usual as he rolled straight into the ring after running down the ramp. Kato tried to jump the gaijin with a quick kick to the side of the head, but Nigel was able to catch the leg and then shoved Kato to the mat before trying to lock him in a leg lock. Kato wasn’t willing to risk it and tried to kick the gaijin off, and it took until a fourth or so to shake the Swedish Crippler off. But as soon as Kato was up on his feet Nigel charged him again and took him off his feet. The same as before happened with Kato eventually being able to shake him off, and this time when he got to his feet he charged at the gaijin, forearms blazing as he hit shot after shot into Nigel’s face, then whipped him across the ring. When he came back, he tried to go for a stiff kick to the chest, only to have Nigel jump over the outstretched leg and then trip up the native Kato yet again, this time managing to lock in a leg lock, with Nigel lying on his side to keep the pressure on. Kato absolutely flat out refused to give up however, constantly trying to reach for the ropes, which he was eventually able to get to, forcing Nigel to back off.

After a few moments, the two men began to circle each other again, and when the locked up in the middle they tried to battle in a test of strength, but neither man was able to get any advantage until Kato kicked Nigel in the side of the knee before locking in an arm wringer. The gaijin held on though before taking Kato down to the mat with a snap mare style takedown, and the two engaged in a quick mat wrestling sequence, each man wriggling free of the body hold, headlock before anything could be done until both men were left staring at each other, followed by some applause from the crowd for the exchange. A few moments passed before they locked up again, and this time it was Nigel taking Kato over with a headlock takedown, only to be caught in a head scissors. He managed to escape and tried another headlock takedown, but was again caught in a head scissors. After kipping out of it and getting up to his feet, he stumbled while heading towards Kato, who took advantage and nailed a big kick right to the chest, causing the gaijin to cringe in pain and drop down to one knee. Morimasa grinned before nailing another big kick, then ran to the ropes. When he came back, he tried to go for a dropkick, but Nigel rolled out of the way just in time before locking up with Kato, eventually forcing him into the corner. The gaijin cleanly broke the hold, but Kato slapped him across the face, prompting him to kick Kato in the gut before unloading with several stiff knees right to the jaw that nearly knocked the native out, his eyes glazing over as he slumped forward onto the mat.

These two continued to trade moves and control for the remaining time of the match, and in the final minutes they really kicked it up a notch, with Kato coming dangerously close to winning the match after hitting a German Suplex, getting a fantastic angle and grace behind it, only to have Nigel kick out just in time. After being beaten about for a little while after that, Nigel was able to counter an armbar attempt with a stiff forearm right to the jaw before running to the ropes. When he came back, Kato tried to hit a kick again, but Nigel caught his leg and took him over with a dragon screw leg whip. After waiting for the native to get up to his feet, Nigel charged at him and nailed a jumping knee that sent Kato reeling into the ropes. When he bounced back, Nigel leapt into the air and nailed an arm drag/jumping knee armbar takedown combo that caused Kato to yell out in pain. The gaijin signalled to the crowd and pulled his knee pad down, but when he went for the Wigan Slash, Kato was able to dodge it at just the last second, and instantly got up to his feet before nailing several kicks right to the chest of Nigel, sending him reeling into the corner. Following a few more kicks, Kato dragged the gaijin into the middle of the ring and went for another German Suplex, only to have Nigel resist it, and once he got back on his feet he reversed it into a German Suplex of his own. Kato landed right on his head, and as soon as he got up to his feet Nigel nailed the Wigan Slash, knocking him out before the gaijin went for the cover, getting a hard fought victory.

Winner: Nigel Svensson by pinfall in 12:59 – B

Match 4: Tetsunori Yasuda vs. Washi Tanaka

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These two men couldn’t keep their inter stable dislike purely in the ring, because as Yasuda was making his way down to the ring, Tanaka surprise attacked him from behind, sending him sprawling. After a smirk and an adjustment of his headband he began to stomp on the back of his rival before pulling him back up to his feet. After a quick boot to the gut he seemed to go for the Washi Explosion already, but Yasuda was able to come to and resisted being lifted up, before landing on his feet and then taking over Tanaka with a snap suplex, the ENDANGER member’s back coming crashing down on the unforgiving concrete. He yelled out in pain the second he hit, and Yasuda soon got up to his feet, a grin on his face as he rolled into the ring. After some time, Tanaka followed him back in, and the two began to exchange blows quickly before Yasuda took advantage of Tanaka not being all there and nailing few consecutive elbows to the jaw and whipping him across the ring. When he came back, he tried to go for a shoulder block, but Tanaka just took the impact and got right in the face of Yasuda, who didn’t back down. After what seemed like forever, Yasuda pushed Tanaka away, only to receive a stiff forearm to the jaw before getting booted in the gut. Washi looked out into the crowd before hoisting his rival up into the air and hitting a twisting suplex and going for the cover. He only managed a two count however, with Yasuda kicking out just in time.

Tanaka didn’t really care though, happy to carry on dealing damage, locking Yasuda in a tight crowbar, really bending the limb back each time. The Dragon refused to tap out though, and fought his way over to the ropes and managed to grab hold of the bottom one. However, as he pulled himself up to his feet, Tanaka caught him across the face with a couple of punches before whipping him across the ring. When he came back, Tanaka tried to take him up and over with a powerslam, but Yasuda was able to land on his feet and ran to the ropes himself. Tanaka turned around just in time to be blasted with a running forearm that sent him right to the mat, and also seemed to stun him, as he couldn’t focus his eyes properly. Yasuda followed up with a few stomps before pulling him back up to his feet and locking him in a side headlock. Tanaka slowly began to fade in the hold, eventually dropping down to one knee, but just when it seemed like he might be out of it, he summoned some final bits of energy and picked Yasuda up into the air before bringing him crashing down with a back drop. To his surprise though, Yasuda kept the headlock locked in tight, and was refusing to let go whatsoever. Even when Tanaka was able to connect with a few punches across the jaw, Yasuda kept it cinched in, before Washi was eventually able to get up to his feet and bounce him off the ropes. When he came back, Washi bent over to hit a big back body drop, but Yasuda kicked him stiffly in the chest, and then tried to go for a DDT, only to have Washi fight back with a few elbows to the gut and a big uppercut to the chin that sent him reeling.

After a few more exchanges of blows and a failed Washi Explosion attempt, Yasuda was in control after hitting a running knee. As Tanaka steadied himself, Tetsunori tried to follow up with the Minilla Plunge. He took too long to go for the move however, as Tanaka was able to land on his feet after being lifted into the air and ran to the ropes. When he came back, Yasuda was able to block a knee attempt, but got caught with a forearm to the nose that staggered him, allowing Washi to go for a Washi Explosion. He hit it, dumping the slightly taller man on the back of the neck, but for some reason, he didn’t go for the cover, instead deciding to go for a second Washi Explosion, just to really rub it in. This proved to be a mistake, as when he went for the move, Yasuda was able to knee him in the gut and then nailed the Minilla Plunge out of nowhere, before hooking the leg and getting the victory. Washi’s arrogance had cost him the match.

Winner: Tetsunori Yasuda by pinfall in 9:36 – B

Match 5: Akinori Kwakami(c) vs. Danger Kumasaka.
For the PGHW Historical Japan Title

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Akinori walked down to the ring sporting a proud smile on his face, as if he was proud to be facing his opponent tonight, but it could also be pride about holding the belt as well. Danger seemed to struggle on his way down to the ring, but as soon as he stepped into the ring his passion for the sport shot through him and he shook the champ’s hand before they split to their corners. As the bell rang to signal the start of the match, the two men began to circle each other before engaging in a test of strength. Kumasaka initially had control, twisting the champ’s hands round so he cringed in pain, but the younger man showed his skill when he quickly reversed it into a hammerlock, only to have the veteran reverse it into a hammerlock of his own, and when Kwakami tried to snap mare him over Danger kneed him in the back and then threw him to the mat for an arm bar. Kwakami was able to kip up though and locked in an arm wringer, forcing the veteran down to one knee, but Danger was able to trip up the younger man and then tried to lock him in a seated arm bar of his own, only to see the champ wriggle free and get up to his feet.

Kumasaka followed him up and tried to lock him in a side headlock, only to have him whip the veteran across the ring. When he came back, the champ tried to take him down with an arm drag, but Danger was able to resist it and then tripped him up again before attempting to lock in the Aurora Surfboard Vice already, but Akinori was able to scramble over to the ropes. An uneasy staredown followed, and the fans loudly applauded that last exchange, surprised to see Danger being able to keep up with the champ so effortlessly. Several more exchanges like this followed, with the champ eventually being able to gain solid control following a belly to belly suplex. He scurried over to the veteran and locked in a tight armbar, but Danger refused to tap out now, and was able to fight his way over to the ropes. Akinori didn’t let up though, as he just dragged the legend into the middle of the ring and began to work over his legs, at one point getting close to locking in the Kwakami Painlock, until Danger was able to roll over and kick the youngster in the face quite stiffly. After using the ropes to pull himself up, clearly favouring his weakened left leg, Danger tried to challenge the champion to a battle of forearms, only to find himself on the losing end when he stumbled during one of his responses. Kwakami noticed this and kicked the veteran in the bad leg, causing him to cringe and drop down to one knee.

Smelling blood in the water, Kwakami carried on targeting the leg with various strikes and a knee breaker, with that move causing Danger to scream out in pain as he fell to the canvas. The champ signalled to the crowd and dragged his challenger into the middle of the ring. He then pulled him up to his feet and tried to go for another knee breaker, but Danger was able to summon his last reserves of energy and hit a flurry of elbows right to the face of the champ, who dropped him. Danger landed on his feet, cringing slightly, but took advantage of Akinori being stunned to go for the Danger Plex. However, when he lifted the younger man into the air, his knee gave way and he didn’t get the full impact. Akinori still cringed, but Danger seemed to come off worse, as he writhed on the mat grabbing his leg. Kwakami soon got up to his feet, and seeing Danger still on the mat, cinched in the Kwakami Painlock. To Kumasaka’s credit, despite the agonising pain he refused to tap for an amazing length of time. Eventually he had no choice but to, as the champ had it locked in slap bang in the middle of the ring. When the referee called for the bell, Kwakami released the hold and celebrated the victory.

Winner: Akinori Kwakami by submission in 15:11 – B-

hrdcoresidebrns

03-05-2009, 04:55 PM

Always glad to help, sir :D. You'll remain worthy as long as you keep posting gold like this.

Poor Kato, coming off an amazing non-title match with Kawashima (who I now know is the Glory Crown Champion! :cool:), only to lose another one to the definitely not Glory Crown champion Svensson. Still a good match though, and it makes me quite happy to see Kato this good, as I've always been a fan of his for no reason whatsoever.

Also, I'd like to point out that over the past two show writeups I've started to become quite fond of Toyota Munkata, which I never thought would happen. But with the matches you've made him into somewhat of an early-90s Shinjiro Ohtani in my eyes, what with the brilliant mat wrestling with the occasional spinning heel kick or brutal strike thrown in. His match with Yasuda reminded me of Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Shinjiro Otani from Super J Cup 1995 (one of my favorite matches ever, even if it's barely five minutes long - on a side note I've always modeled Yasuda after Mochizuki in my games (I think it's the gui)), and I should also add that I seriously marked out for the Super Dragon Screw finish. One of my very favorite, rarely-seen moves of all time.

That was much more longwinded than I anticipated it being. To sum things up, this dynasty is amazing.

TrekkieMonsta

03-11-2009, 05:12 PM

hrdcore, all I can say is thank you so much. To get that kind of compliment makes me a happy trekkie haha, and drives me to carry this on. Kato has always been a fav of mine to have, as he rarely disappoints in all the games I’ve had. Especially later on in this diary, he has some fantastic matches that surprised me and made me re-think where I was going with him. Good to know that I’ve made you like a character in here, and who knows what Totoya could end up doing haha, he is the most talented of the four young lions at the moment, Smith doesn’t count as he is respected enough, so he might be the first to break out. Oh, and a personal note, that match is one of my favourites too ;) haha, always been a fan of Otani. Very pleasing to have that kind of feedback my friend, thankyou :), especially having made you mark out haha.

PGHW Night of PRIDE
Part Two - Matches 6-9

Held at the Kanagawa Stadium
Friday, Week 4, March 2012
Attendance = 29,433
PPV Buy-Rate = 4.79
Announcers = Keiji Takeda, Ryu Kajahara and Sosa Morri

Match 6: Noriyori Sanda vs. Oleg Dorosklov
#1 Contendership for the Historical Japan title

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In a clash of stables, these two were very focused on their way down to the ring. And almost as soon as the bell rang they locked up and began to brawl their way across their way across the ring, Oleg hitting chops and slaps, and Sanda nailing forearms and the odd elbow here and there. Eventually they wound up on the ropes while locked up, and when the referee came to separate them Oleg took a cheap shot and slapped Sanda, causing the crowd to boo him loudly. But as the gaijin posed happily, Sanda immediately charged forward and nailed a big dropkick to the chest that sent him reeling into the ropes, and when he came back Sanda took him down with a judo style throw, mocking his opponent, and locked him in an arm bar. Oleg struggled initially before rolling backwards and then catching Sanda in a headscissors, forcing Sanda to release him and kip out of the hold. Oleg’s leg was still outstretched, and Sanda took advantage by grabbing it suddenly and then spinning around before locking in a scissored leg lock, causing Oleg to yell in pain and grimace. Luckily for him, he was close to the ropes and managed to grab hold of them, forcing Sanda away once again. The gaijin used the ropes to pull himself up, but when he walked towards his opponent, he found himself on the receiving end of a vicious Roaring Elbow, stunning him, before Sanda wrenched him arm round, doubling him over.

Oleg soon recovered though, and showed his expertise with a quick reversal into an arm wrench of his own, only to have Sanda go hold for hold with him for half a minute before Oleg kicked him in the shin then took him over with a modified judo throw. Oleg grabbed his arms and forced them down, going for a cover, but Sanda got his shoulder up, and after rolling backwards forced Oleg’s arms back, causing him to cringe. Sanda tried to keep it on, but the gaijin used his superior strength to stretch out of the hold and then take Sanda down with another judo throw before locking him in a head/arm scissors combo. Nori was able to force his way over to the ropes however, placing his foot on the bottom. Oleg wasn’t about to stop though, and after letting Sanda get up to his knees, began to unload with a series of kicks straight to the chest before whipping him across the ring. When he came back, the gaijin tried to take him down with a spinebuster, but Sanda was able to back flip off of the bigger man, causing most of the crowd to applaud and cheer, then nailed a running forearm to the jaw that stunned him. The native booted him in the gut and then took him over with a snap suplex before going for the cover, only to have Oleg easily power out of it and get up to his feet. Sanda tried to rush in and lock up again, but the gaijin kicked him in the gut and then nailed a jumping knee that sent Nori reeling.

Oleg quickly followed up with a big chop to the shoulder before wrenching the arm round and locking Sanda in an arm wringer. The smaller man struggled against the pain, but after elbowing the gaijin in the gut several times he was able to somersault with ease and then locked Oleg into an arm wringer himself, but the gaijin was too talented in this area this time, as he easily broke out of the hold and while doing it threw Sanda down to the mat with a judo throw again. Sanda got up quite quickly, but had a look of concern on his face, as he wasn’t quite sure what to do. Oleg was on the attack almost immediately afterwards however, as the gaijin charged at him and began to brawl with him yet again before locking in a hammerlock. Sanda was able to take him over with a snap mare, but Oleg showed his own athleticism by landing on his feet and then sweeping Sanda’s legs out from under him, and then locking him in a cross arm breaker. Nori refused to tap and slid his way over to the ropes, causing Oleg to release him, but not before the gaijin nailed a strong heel kick to the gut that winded the smaller man, leaving him gasping for air.

Oleg got up to his feet and began to dare Sanda up to his as well, and when he did, he tried to go for the Blood Rush, but the native Sanda seemed to be getting enraged, as he easily blocked the kicks before nailing his own set of kicks, the Sanda Series, and after nailing the big jumping spin kick to the jaw, he pulled Oleg back up to his feet before sending him high overhead with a German Suplex. The gaijin landed on his head, but was able to kick out at two, before rolling onto his knees. Sanda saw his chances and tried to run forward and hit a football kick, taken from Inukai, right to the forehead, but Oleg shot up and grabbed his leg before sending him down to the mat with a dragon screw leg whip. While Sanda rolled around in pain, Oleg pulled him back up and then nailed a knee breaker, causing the native to yell out and grab his knee in agony. The gaijin smiled at the damage he was causing, and after pulling Sanda up to his feet a third time, he again went for the Blood Rush, only to have Sanda surprise him during the STO attempt with a hurracanrana out of nowhere. The move did more damage to Nori however, landing on his bad knee. Oleg took a few moments to get up, and after shaking the cobwebs clear, he spotted Sanda slowly getting up to his feet. After preparing himself, and when Sanda got up to his feet, he charged forward and hit the final part of the Blood Rush, a running STO, delivered with brutal force. Nori was almost out of it from the impact, and Oleg managed to pick up a surprisingly open victory, with both men having shining moments in it, but Oleg especially being seen in a good light.

Winner: Oleg Dorokslov by pinfall in 14:31 – B

Match 7: Team Toronto(c) vs. Murayama & Ugaki
For the PGHW Glory Crown Tag Titles

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The champs and challenger both looked very confident heading into this, with Ugaki especially looking happy to be here, despite his two recent losses last week. When the bell rang, Ryoma and Alex went to the apron, leaving Ugaki and Lee to be the legal men. After circling each other for a while, they locked up in the middle of the ring and then tried for a test of strength, with Lee getting the advantage initially before being forced back up right by Ugaki, who then kicked the gaijin in the knee before spinning round and hitting a spin kick right to the gut that doubled him over. Masaru then wrenched his arm round before pulling him over to his corner, looking to tag in his partner, only to have Lee pull him into a stiff forearm that staggered him. The champ then quickly followed up with a boot to the gut before taking him over with a snap suplex, Ugaki arching his back in pain before Lee jumped on top of him to make the cover, only to get a one count. Both men got up at about the same time, and began to engage in an exchange of blows, with both men trading chops. Ugaki showed shades of his mentor when he hit a big spinning chop right to the neck, but Lee showed his resilience when he ducked under a second one and then nailed a back drop that plunked the native challenger right on his head. Both men were down for some time after that, before Lee made it over to his corner and tagged in Alex.

The other champ eagerly clambered into the ring and pulled Ugaki up to his feet before nailing a few stiff kicks to the chest. Ugaki was left breathless before being whipped across the ring, and when he came back he got caught with another right to the throat that dropped him down to one knee. Alex smiled and turned to run to the ropes, but when he came back, Ugaki leapt into the air and nailed a leg lariat right to the jaw that sent the champ straight to the mat. Masaru then got up to his feet while Alex was stunned and tagged in Ryoma, who somersaulted over the ropes before running opposite him, and when he came back he nailed a recovering Alex in the chest with a sliding dropkick before going for the cover. He got a two count, but didn’t leave it there, pulling the gaijin up to his feet and whipping him across the ring. Alex was still stunned and was barely able to duck the lariat attempt from the youngster, then got caught with a beautiful dropkick to the chin that again knocked him to the mat. Ryoma signalled to the fans and tried to climb up the turnbuckles, but Alex quickly came to and followed him up there, and the two began to exchange blows, Alex nailing stiff forearms and Ryoma retaliating with a few forearms of his own. Neither man seemed to be gaining any headway until Ryoma nailed a knee lift that staggered the gaijin, then nailed a beautiful super headscissors from the top rope that sent Alex tumbling across the ring. He scrambled over for another cover, but Alex was able to kick out just in time.

The champs were in trouble, and the challengers knew it, as Ryoma tagged back out to Ugaki. Masaru seemed to have recovered as he quickly stepped into the ring and began to work over Alex on the mat, attempting a spinning toe hold, but the champ was able to kick him off before getting up to his feet. The youngster didn’t want to lose control and charged forward before nailing Alex with chops that reddened his chest before then whipping him across the ring. When he came back he nailed the Arc Kick right across the jaw that spun Alex round in a circle before going for the cover, but again only got a two count. The challengers managed to dominate Alex before the gaijin was able to duck a clothesline attempt from Ryoma and then nail a release German Suplex, dumping him right on his head. After tagging out to Lee, the other champ rushed into the ring and set about like a house on fire, nailing forearms left right and centre before pulling Ryoma up to his feet and whipping him across the ring. When he came back, he chopped him in the chest before then taking him over with a snap suplex, then pumped his arm, before pulling Ryoma up again. After a quick knee to the gut, he hit a big double axe handle right across the shoulder blades that caused the youngster to drop to one knee, and after running to the ropes, Lee hit a running boot across the head that dropped him. After more tags in and out, it ended up as Alex and Ryoma again during the final moments, and following a running neckbreaker, Alex began to set up for the Canadian Violence, stomping his foot on the mat, but when he ran forward to hit it, Ryoma dodged it and then hit a hurracanrana pin when the gaijin turned around, hooking the leg.

One...
Two...
Thr..NO!

Alex kicked out just in time and got up to his feet, and when Ryoma finally got up to his feet as well and turned around to carry on, he was almost taken right out of his boots with the Canadian Violence to the chin. After a few moments to take a breath, Alex fell on top for the cover, prompting Ugaki to try and rush in to save his partner, but just before he would have broken up the pin, Lee jumped in and kicked him in the gut before nailing the Return Ticket, allowing the champions to retain in a fantastic tag match.

Winners: Team Toronto by pinfall on Murayama in 14:47 - B+

Match 8: Yoshimi Mushashibo vs. Nobuatsu Tatsuko
Phenom vs. Iron Man

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On their way down to the ring, Yoshimi looked very focused tonight, obviously intent on proving himself for the title race again, while Tatsuko looked very happy just to be here, but after their introductions, both men locked eyes and stood stock still for a while before they circled each other, eyes still staring a hole through the other. After a brief lock up, Tatsuko was able to use his power to force the Phenom into the ropes, but this did little to help him as the two rolled across the ropes trying to gain control, until Tatsuko was again able to gain control and nail a few stiff forearms right across the jaw that had the smaller man cringing and shaking his head to try and get rid of the pain. Nobu kicked him in the gut and then cinched in a side headlock, and when Yoshimi tried to get out of it by bouncing him off the ropes, Nobu kept the hold on and dropped to his butt, bringing Yoshimi down with him still in the headlock. Nobu tightened the hold, but the Phenom still refused to stay down and got up to his feet before bouncing him off the ropes again, only to get the same result and be stuck in the middle of the ring. However, his technical mastery began to show through when he nearly effortlessly was able to spin out of it and then lock in a front headlock, body scissors combo out of nowhere, causing Nobu to yell in pain and flail desperately for the ropes. He was being bent almost double, but was able to slowly but surely get over to the ropes to force Yoshimi to let go. After letting him recover, Yoshimi charged right in and nailed a big chop to the chest that stunned Nobu, before nailing another that sent him reeling into the corner.

Yoshimi now had him right where he wanted him, and without leaving any time for Nobu to recover, he unleashed his entire arsenal of chops on the older man, who to his credit still stayed up on his feet, even if after a fifth kesagiri he dropped down to one knee, but that after an entire minute of Yoshimi’s chops. However, when Yoshi hit him with another to try and keep control, Nobu stood right up and got in his face, yelling at him before hitting a big punch to the nose that stunned Yoshi, and then nailed another before booting him in the gut. He then ran to the ropes, but when he returned Yoshimi nailed a big knee right to the gut that flipped Nobu head over heels, then went for the cover, but only got a two count. Nobu slowly got up to his feet, and when he did Yoshimi was waiting for him, as he booted him in the gut before dropping him back to the canvas with a big scoop slam. As Nobu arched his back and yelled in pain, Yoshimi began to pick his opponent apart, locking in different holds all over the body, including a figure four leg lock, but Nobu was able to fight his way to the ropes. The Phenom was frustrated at this and tried to pull Nobu into the middle of the ring, but when he went for a Boston Crab, the older man was able to power out of it and then kick Yoshimi in the gut, doubling him over, before then nailing him with a big punch to the head that staggered him. Nobu then got up to his feet and kicked him in the gut, signalled to the crowd, and then lifted the smaller man into the air for a brainbuster before drilling Yoshimi head first into the mat.

He went for the cover directly after, but Yoshimi was able to kick out just after the two, but was still nowhere near being fully conscious, with that brain buster seeming to scramble him. Nobu took advantage of this and began to work over Yoshimi’s arms, trying to take away the Exploder Suplex arsenal of his, but what he soon found out was that he really shouldn’t be fighting Yoshimi in his home territory, as he had every single hold he applied countered before eventually the two men were standing facing each other. After a nod of respect, the two men locked up again, and another exchange of blows broke out, with Nobu hitting elbows and forearms, while Yoshimi connected with open hand slaps to the chest. Neither man gained any lee way until Yoshimi ducked under a clothesline attempt then nailed a kesagiri right to the throat that caused Nobu to drop down to one knee, gasping for air. Mushashibo hit a quick kick to the chest before pulling him up to his feet and taking him down with a scoop slam, then went back on the mat assault, locking in a crowbar. Nobu was in a lot of pain, and tried desperately to reach the ropes, but he wasn’t able to move Yoshimi, who was intent on making him tap out right here, right now. Nobu refused to do so however, and managed to eventually summon the energy to power up to his knees and scurry over to the ropes, forcing Yoshimi to release him. Mushashibo wasn’t happy, and got right back up to his feet before stomping on a fading Nobu, and then dragged him into the middle of the ring. He signalled with a three sign, suggesting he was going for the Mushashibo-Plex III, but when he tried to pull Nobu up to his feet, he got caught with a series of elbows to the gut that stunned him, before Nobu was able to catch him with a bridging northern lights suplex out of nowhere and going for the pin, but he only got a two count, Yoshimi managing to power out of it and then try to go for his own. Nobu was able to get back down to his feet though and planted the Phenom with a DDT right on his head, but couldn’t go for the cover due to being too tired.

Both men continued to trade control before Yoshimi signalled for the Yoshimi Explosion ’98, only to have Nobu knee him in the gut to escape it and rush to the ropes. When he came back, Yoshimi tried to take him over with a big back body drop, but Nobu showed amazing athleticism for a guy his age when he was able to somersault over him and land on his feet. As Yoshimi turned around, Nobu tried to go for the Tatsuko Blind Kick, only to have the Phenom matrix under it, grab it, and then take the veteran to the mat with an ankle lock. Tatsuko refused to tap, despite the agony he was in, and Yoshimi realised this, and began to think what to do. He figured it out soon though, as he released the older man from the ankle lock, and as he recovered, kicked him in the face to stun him before then locking in the Yoshimi Lock. Tatsuko was now slap bang in the middle of the ring, and with nowhere to go. He still refused to tap however, despite being in absolute agony. He showed his toughness when instead of tapping to the pain, and with Yoshimi refusing to release the hold, Nobu instead passed out, his body unable to take it anymore. The fans nearly erupted when Yoshimi was announced the winner, mainly in applause for that match, but also for Tatsuko’s return match.

Winner: Yoshimi Mushashibo by submission in 17:48 – A

Match 9: Mito Miwa vs. Eisaku Kunomasu
Finals of the PGHW Elite Series 2012

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The tension in the air was amazing heading into this match, mainly because of the quality of matches the semi-finals produced, leading many to expect another classic here tonight. Miwa had overcome two colossal opponents in Raymond Diaz and Yoshimi Mushashibo to get here, while Eisaku had beaten PRIDE Koiso and Shuji Inukai, that final match being hailed as a MOTYC. After making their entrances, both men stared blankly across the ring at each other, with Miwa occasionally bouncing on his feet before the bell rang. A few moments later they began to circle each other, before rushing in with tentative strikes here and there, only to have none hit home and force them to back away again. This happened a few more times before they did eventually lock up, but yet again it resulted in a stalemate as neither man was able to get any sort of power or control. Miwa grew tired of this and tried to nail a quick kick out of nowhere, only to have Eisaku easily catch it and then throw him to the mat with a Dragon Screw leg whip, to which Miwa fought through the pain before blasting back with several quick forearms right to the jaw that sent Eisaku into the corner before dropping down to one knee, cringing in pain. After shaking the pain away he tried to whip his opponent across the ring, only to get caught with a stiff forearm himself and then kicked in the gut.

Kunomasu took a few steps back before trying to hit a running knee lift, only to have Miwa block it and then nail another forearm before whipping him across the ring. When he came back he went for lariat, only to have Eisaku nailing a big Launching Knee Strike, causing Miwa’s had to snap back viciously, and go for a cover. He only got a two count, but Miwa looked almost completely out of it already from that knee. Eisaku then set to work on weakening the arms of his opponent, locking in several different armlocks, before hitting a jumping knee drop right into the elbow and then locking in a cross arm breaker. Miwa cringed and groaned in pain before finally getting to the ropes, forcing Eisaku to break the hold. He didn’t stop the attack however, because as soon as he was up on his feet he dragged his opponent back into the middle of the ring before locking him into another cross arm breaker. Miwa did the same as before, fighting his way to the ropes. This time he used the ropes to pull himself up to his feet, and when Eisaku tried to charge in with another launching knee, Miwa was able to drop down and pull the rope with him, causing Eisaku to go flying over the top rope, bounce off of the apron and land on the cold hard floor below, grimacing in pain and holding his head. A while passed before Miwa then went outside and rolled Eisaku into the ring for a cover, but only got a two count.

For the next several minutes this was the general formula, as both men tried their best to put each other away, before resorting to desperate measures. Towards the end of the match, Eisaku came very close to hitting another Launching Knee Strike, but Miwa was able to suddenly duck out of the way and then when he touched down quickly nailed a forearm to the back before taking him up and over with a Bridging German Suplex, but he only got a two count. Eisaku slowly got up to his feet, rubbing his head, which was heavily being worked on, while Miwa seemed to get up quite quickly. When he saw Eisaku on his feet he rushed towards him, trying to hit a lariat, only to have Eisaku duck and then kick him in the side of the knee, causing Miwa to yell out and drop down to his knees. The Lord of Strong Style was quick to follow up and locked in a combination figure four neck lock with arm bar, but Miwa still refused to tap, managing to slowly but surely creep over to the ropes before placing his foot on the bottom rope.

Eisaku was furious and rushed up to his feet, perhaps too quickly as he seemed to stagger as if he was dizzy, allowing Miwa to get up to his feet and nail a series of forearms with his good arm before running to the ropes. Eisaku wasn’t able to resist anything, and when Miwa came back with a spinning lariat right across the throat, it nearly took him out of his boots. Mito scurried over to make the cover, but yet again only got a two count, some of the fans heavily behind Eisaku and applauding him for his resilience. Miwa tried again, pulling Eisaku up to his feet before booting him in the gut, but when he tried to go for an arm wringer, the more experienced Eisaku was able to easily escape it before locking in an arm wringer of his own, before transitioning to a hammerlock, then quickly to a side headlock before spinning into a drop toehold that forced Miwa onto his face. Eisaku tried then to lock in a single leg Boston Crab, but Miwa powered out of it and crawled over to the ropes, managing to grab them, something that didn’t please Eisaku at all. He waited for Miwa to get up to his feet before booting him in the gut and whipping him across the ring. When he came back he booted him in the gut before lifting him into the air with a powerbomb attempt, only to have Miwa nail a stiff elbow across the jaw to knock him to the mat. Miwa grabbed a leg and the referee began the count, but Eisaku managed to kick out just in time.

In the final minute of the match, both men were getting tired, and they were just looking for any way to end the match. Miwa was able to nail a quick kick to the chest on Eisaku when he tried to go for a clothesline, but wasn’t able to follow it up with anything, being too dazed. Kunomasu took advantage of this and kneed him in the gut before proceeding to knee him several times in the face and run to the ropes. When he came back, Miwa summoned a load of energy before nailing a big open hand chop right to the chest, causing Eisaku to recoil in pain, before following up with a massive barrage of elbows right to the bridge of the nose, dazing Kunomasu. The Pride Warrior saw his chance and signalled to the crowd before running to the ropes, on his last supply of energy. When he came back, he tried to go for the Pride Bomber, a running pin point elbow to the temple, but Eisaku surprised him and the audience again when he caught Miwa with the same move that put away PRIDE Koiso, a jumping arm bar roll through. Mito saw what was coming next and tried desperately to get to the ropes, but Eisaku kneed him in the side of the head and then locked in the Kunomasu Vice, causing Miwa to tap out almost instantly due to it being cinched in on his weak arm. When the bell rang to signify the end of the mat, Eisaku flopped onto his back, almost in amazement. Miwa had to be removed from the ring by the referee, who then helped him to the back.

A few moments after being handed the trophy and celebrating, Eisaku turned to face the PrideTron, and noticed the Glory Crown champion Kozue Kawashima looking right back at him from the top of the ramp. The two men had a staredown, with Eisaku signalling for the belt, when all of a sudden Yoshimi Mushashibo charged out from the back and levelled the champion with an enzu lariat. Kozue crumpled under the force of the blow, and Mushashibo picked up the dropped Glory Crown before lifting it high into the air. Eisaku looked both confused, due to wondering why Yoshimi was lifting the title, and happy, having seen his future opponent, whenever he chooses to face the champ, damaged already.

Winner: Eisaku Kunomasu by submission in 25:54 – A

Summary:
Brandon Smith & The American Express def. Miyamoto, Miki & Munakata – B
Dread def. Chojiro Kitoaji – A
Nigel Svensson def. Morimasa Kato – B
Tetsunori Yasuda def. Washi Tanaka – B
Akinori Kwakami def. Danger Kumasaka to retain – B-
Oleg Dorokslov def. Noriyori Sanda – B
Team Toronto def. Murayama & Ugaki to retain – B+
Yoshimi Mushashibo def. Nobuatsu Tatsuko – A
Eisaku Kunomasu def. Mito Miwa to win the Elite Series - A

Overall = A
Notes: A good show overall, with the last two matches helping us to get up that glorious A rated show overall. The Dread/Kitoaji match gives me high hopes for Kitoaji in the future, as without any chemistry notes he pulled off an A with a slowing Dread. The Historical Japan match was a disappointment, with the two not appearing to click. Would like to have some overall feedback on this show if that's possible, as I went pretty much all out, though admittedly on these last matches I felt like I could've done more, but didn't want to bore you :P. Final thing before I finally shut up haha, thankyou to all who voted for me so far in the Rookie Diary thread, although I have no chance of winning now, what with foolinc getting a deserved runaway victory, makes me happy to know I can get that many votes. I dread competing in the Cornellverse Main DOTM if I ever do now haha.

foolinc

03-11-2009, 05:22 PM

Fantastic show Trekkie! I've got to say your recap are some I've ever read, if I haven't already. And to be honest, while I was pretty sure I was going to win the Rookie DOTM (not because I think it's better, but because the daily format and easy to read style is a magnet for the casual readers and some vets as well), I prefer to read a diary like yours or TK.

Hopefully you can keep this diary running for a long time. :D

hrdcoresidebrns

03-11-2009, 08:17 PM

The writeups are tremendous, as always, with Miwa vs. Kunomasu being particularly good. Why no love for my boy Ugaki in his tag match? The poor guy got creamed in the beginning, and Muruyama hotdogged the whole rest of the match. Guess that's why they lost. :D Still, I can forgive making Ugaki look weak with the strength of the rest of the show. Keep up the good work.

TrekkieMonsta

03-14-2009, 10:25 AM

|Thank you very much both of you for those comments :D. hrdcore, I just looked over and saw how much I pretty much pooped on Ugaki, but worry not. Things will get better for him ;). foolinc, it means a lot coming from you :), and that's true, I doubt there are many people who have hours free to read through my matches haha. I've already played through this diary until the end of the Elite Tag Series in November, so as long as I'm willing to write matches this'll be going for a while :).

Spirit Chase Tour Schedule

We come off a fantastic Pay Per View with Night of PRIDE as he begin the build up to Night of FORTITUDE, and it would appear that Yoshimi Mushashibo has pushed himself into contention following his attack on the champ Kozue Kawashima at the climax of the show. His title shot will take place at FORTITUDE, will Kunomasu add himself into that match with his Elite Series win?

We could get a possible view of what the title defence will be like as main eventing Night Eight we have Kawashima and Koiso taking on Team Dynasty 2000, Shuji Inukai and Yoshimi Mushashibo, in a near dream match. Will Yoshimi be able to get the lead on his future opponent, or will the champ send a message with a victory here?

Opening the show we have an exciting six man tag as Murayama, Ugaki and Sanda take on the Glory Lion trio of Miyamoto, Miki & Munakata. Will the youngsters be able to get the victory here, or will the other team, all coming off losses at Night of PRIDE, get back on track with a win?

Danger Kumasaka, unable to wrestle the Historical Japan title away from Kwakami, takes on a former champion in Testunori Yasuda. Will the veteran be able to get back on form, or will Yasuda take advantage and push himself forward by beating the legend?

Wael Hossam, a wrestling prodigy, makes his debut with us when he takes on Nigel Svensson, who is on fire as of late. This looks set to be a fantastic mat based contest, but could easily become a brutal brawl. Will the Swedish Crippler put away the Egyptian prodigy, or will Nigel have his run nipped in the bud?

Chojiro Kitoaji is again faced with a tough test tonight, as he takes on the Elite Series winner Eisaku Kunomasu.

On Night Nine of our tour, we have an opening bout of Dread & Holmes taking on Miyamoto & Munakata. Totoya has been setting the undercard alight with his fantastic technical performances of late, despite often being on the losing side. Will the equally talented Bryan Holmes bring the best out of him, and if so, we are set to have a fantastic mat clinic in store for us. Dread and Miyamoto are also a good match, both being very heavy hitters. Dread has defeated Eien in singles competition, but can the Glory Lions leader pull off the huge upset in tag team action?

The Glory Lions continue to be tested, with Ogai Miki being in the biggest match of his career as he faces Nobuatsu Tatsuko. Nobu failed to win his return match against Yoshimi Mushashibo, and will most likely be upset in this match, will Ogai be able to even get out intact?

Team Toronto, fresh off a successful title defence at Night of PRIDE, face potential challengers Dogs of War in a non-title encounter. The Dogs have so far been unable to get anywhere, losing each of their matches, will this match be the thing that drives them to victory?

Akinori Kwakami then takes on Morimasa Kato, who despite some fantastic performances as of like, doesn’t look to be going anywhere for whatever reason. Will this be a different story when he looks to take down the Historical Japan champ in non-title action?

In the main event, we see PRIDE Koiso then taking on Wael Hossam, a match Koiso requested himself as test to prove himself on the mat against the nearly unmatched Hossam. Will Koiso take home the win, or will Wael shoot himself right to the top with a big victory over the rising superstar?

Night Eight
Venue: Tochigi Sports Stadium

Six-Man Tag Team
Murayama & Ugaki & Sanda vs. Miyamoto, Miki & Munakata

Singles
Tetsunori Yasuda vs. Danger Kumasaka

Singles
Nigel Svensson vs. Wael Hossam

Singles
Legend vs. New Generation
Eisaku Kunomasu vs. Chojiro Kitoaji

Tag Team
Kawashima & Koiso vs. Team Dynasty 2000

Night Nine
Venue: Osaka Athletic Stadium

Tag Team
Dread & Holmes vs. Miyamoto & Munakata

Singles
Nobuatsu Tatsuko vs. Ogai Miki

Tag Team
Non-Title
Team Toronto vs. Dogs of War

Singles
Non-Title
Akinori Kwakami vs. Morimasa Kato

Singles
PRIDE Koiso vs. Wael Hossam

Predictions always welcome

hrdcoresidebrns

03-14-2009, 11:05 AM

Night Eight
Venue: Tochigi Sports Stadium

Six-Man Tag Team
Murayama & Ugaki & Sanda vs. Miyamoto, Miki & Munakata
The more established youngsters need wins, and will get one here against the young lion team.

Singles
Tetsunori Yasuda vs. Danger Kumasaka
I love Kumasaka, but I feel like his time has finally passed, and Yasuda will go over here.

Singles
Nigel Svensson vs. Wael Hossam
Hossam to win to look strong going into his showdown with Koiso.

Singles
Legend vs. New Generation
Eisaku Kunomasu vs. Chojiro Kitoaji
Kunomasu needs to continue his momentum after winning the Elite Series, and this is step one.

Tag Team
Kawashima & Koiso vs. Team Dynasty 2000
This one could go either way, and with Koiso having a big match on the next show he could get the win here. Still, something tells me that Dynasty will take this one to build up Mushashibo before his title shot.

Night Nine
Venue: Osaka Athletic Stadium

Tag Team
Dread & Holmes vs. Miyamoto & Munakata
Holmes vs. Munakata! Book it!

Singles
Nobuatsu Tatsuko vs. Ogai Miki
Unless Tatsuko's absence was due to multiple heart attacks and a frontal lobotomy, there's no way he's going to lose this one.

Tag Team
Non-Title
Team Toronto vs. Dogs of War
Team Toronto stays strong as champs. Plain and simple.

Singles
Non-Title
Akinori Kwakami vs. Morimasa Kato
I think Kato has earned a win with his recent performances, and this will hopefully set up a Historical Japan title shot.

Singles
PRIDE Koiso vs. Wael Hossam
While he's clearly the better mat wrestler than Koiso, I just don't see Hossam beating him.

foolinc

03-14-2009, 01:03 PM

Six-Man Tag Team
Murayama & Ugaki & Sanda vs. Miyamoto, Miki & Munakata

Singles
Tetsunori Yasuda vs. Danger Kumasaka

Singles
Nigel Svensson vs. Wael Hossam

Singles
Legend vs. New Generation
Eisaku Kunomasu vs. Chojiro Kitoaji

Tag Team
Kawashima & Koiso vs. Team Dynasty 2000

Night Nine
Venue: Osaka Athletic Stadium

Tag Team
Dread & Holmes vs. Miyamoto & Munakata

Singles
Nobuatsu Tatsuko vs. Ogai Miki

Tag Team
Non-Title
Team Toronto vs. Dogs of War

Singles
Non-Title
Akinori Kwakami vs. Morimasa Kato

Singles
PRIDE Koiso vs. Wael Hossam

FINisher

03-14-2009, 01:09 PM

Night Eight
Venue: Tochigi Sports Stadium

Six-Man Tag Team
Murayama & Ugaki & Sanda vs. Miyamoto, Miki & Munakata

Singles
Tetsunori Yasuda vs. Danger Kumasaka

Singles
Nigel Svensson vs. Wael Hossam

Singles
Legend vs. New Generation
Eisaku Kunomasu vs. Chojiro Kitoaji

Tag Team
Kawashima & Koiso vs. Team Dynasty 2000

Night Nine
Venue: Osaka Athletic Stadium

Tag Team
Dread & Holmes vs. Miyamoto & Munakata

Singles
Nobuatsu Tatsuko vs. Ogai Miki

Tag Team
Non-Title
Team Toronto vs. Dogs of War

Singles
Non-Title
Akinori Kwakami vs. Morimasa Kato

Singles
PRIDE Koiso vs. Wael Hossam

Tigerkinney

03-14-2009, 03:31 PM

Six-Man Tag Team
Murayama & Ugaki & Sanda vs. Miyamoto, Miki & Munakata

More experience, more talent

Singles
Tetsunori Yasuda vs. Danger Kumasaka

Kumasaka puts over another one of PGHW's 'next generation'

Singles
Nigel Svensson vs. Wael Hossam

Mr Sideburns logic for Hossam makes alot of sense and Svensson's not so far above Hossam that he wouldn't take the loss in this one.

Singles
Legend vs. New Generation
Eisaku Kunomasu vs. Chojiro Kitoaji

New Generation aren't quite ready to go over the Legends just yet, unless the Legend is ancient like Kumasaka.

Tag Team
Kawashima & Koiso vs. Team Dynasty 2000

I'm practically salivating over this match, this is what you call a dream tag match, worth the price of the admission alone. Saying that I think Team Dynasty 2000 will win, just because they are Team Dynasty 2000 and it builds Musashibo up more as a challenger to Kawashima for the Glory Crown.

Night Nine
Venue: Osaka Athletic Stadium

Tag Team
Dread & Holmes vs. Miyamoto & Munakata

Pretty much as squash, as Miyamoto and Munakata are basically just young lion jobbers at the moment.

Singles
Nobuatsu Tatsuko vs. Ogai Miki

Another squash

Tag Team
Non-Title
Team Toronto vs. Dogs of War

Agree with Sideburns again on this one.

Singles
Non-Title
Akinori Kwakami vs. Morimasa Kato

Even though it's not unfeasible for Kato to win, non title doesn't always mean a win for the non champion.

Singles
PRIDE Koiso vs. Wael Hossam

Can't see past a Koiso win in this one.

TrekkieMonsta

03-25-2009, 05:02 PM

PGHW Spirit Chase Tour Show #8

Held at the Tochigi Sports Stadium
Tuesday, Week 1, April 2012
Attendance = 9,536
Announcers = Keiji Takeda, Ryu Kajahara and Sosa Morri

Pre-Show
Kalu Owusu def. Steve Flash – B- - I brought in Steve Flash as a trainer and as a good cheap gaijin talent for dark matches.
The American Express def. Sarumara & Matsuki – B- - Taylor got the victory here with the Taylor Made on Matsuki.

Match 1: Murayama, Ugaki & Sanda vs. Miyamoto, Miki & Munakata.

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The Glory lion trio were looking quite confident going into this match, with Totoya being very focused on the ring, while the other three wrestlers were quite happy, bouncing down to the ring. The first two in the match after the introductions were Miki and Murayama, and the two men instantly set the ring on fire with quick aerial exchanges, with Miki at one time catching Ryoma with a big dropkick right to the chin that sent him to the mat. However, when he tried to follow it up with a leg drop, the more experience Ryoma was able to roll out of the way just in time. Later on, Ryoma tagged in Sanda, who easily dominated the smaller Miki until Ogai was able to duck a lariat attempt and fire back with twisting jumping kick straight to the forehead that stunned the bigger man before tagging out to Munakata. The young mat master took advantage of a stunned Sanda by taking him to the mat with a jumping armbar, before then applying a cross armbreaker, causing Sanda to cringe in pain before getting over to the ropes. As Sanda got up to his feet, Totoya rushed right up to him and hit a stiff forearm right to the bridge of the nose before whipping him across the ring. Nori was able to reverse it and sent Totoya across the ring, yet when he tried to go for a kick, the younger man was able to grab his foot and then take him over with a Dragon Screw.

Totoya dominated for a little while after, until Sanda was able to counter a suplex attempt into a brainbuster, and then battered him with different strikes before tagging out to Ugaki. Totoya recovered and the two engaged in a good mat battle before Totoya escaped an Ugaki Clutch attempt and raced to tag in Miyamoto. Eien eagerly stepped over the ropes and the two men engaged in a brutal exchange of blows, Eien elbows and Ugaki forearms, with neither giving any ground until Masaru nailed four straight alternating forearms that staggered the big man before taking him down to the mat with a snap suplex. Masaru then locked in a figure four necklock, with Eien coming dangerously close to tapping out, only to be able to break the hold, using his strength to pull apart Ugaki’s legs. The more experienced Ugaki nailed a few quick pinpoint elbows to the head, but Eien just took the damage and chopped the smaller man in the chest after getting to his feet. The big man then whipped him across the ring, but when Ugaki came back the more experienced man unleashed a brutal series of kicks to the chest before nailing a spin kick that sent Eien sprawling across the ring to tag in Miki. Ogai leapt onto the top rope before coming flying off with a head scissors, but Ugaki was ready for him and was able to resist it before dead lifting Ogai up then showing amazing strength and technique by pushing Miki into the air off his shoulders then switching to a German Suplex, dumping the smaller man right on his head. Ugaki then measured him up, waiting for him to get back to his feet, and when he did, he nailed a stiff Arc Kick across the face that sent Ogai right back down to the mat. Murayama and Sanda entered the ring again and took out Miyamoto and Munakata, with Sanda and Totoya brawling viciously on the outside, as Ugaki made the cover, getting the victory for his team.

Winner: Murayama, Ugaki & Sanda by pinfall on Miki by Ugaki in 6:09 – C

Match 2: Tetsunori Yasuda vs. Danger Kumasaka

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Danger came into this match up looking quite angry, but also with a slight limp in his left leg, most likely a result of the vicious Kwakami Painlock a few days ago. Yasuda however raced down to the ring and before the bell rang he instantly attacked the veteran, nailing several stiff forearms right to the jaw. These rocked Danger, who was unable to resist a quick snap suplex that sent him to the mat, before Yasuda went for the cover, only to get a two count. The youngster was intent on getting a quick pin, and decided to pick apart the veteran, lifting up his bad leg and kicking it several times in the knee before nailing an elbow drop right to the joint again. Danger barely held back yelling in pain, and desperately tried to reach the ropes when Yasuda tried to lock in a knee lock, only to have the youngster drag him back into the middle of the ring. He refused to give up however, managing to fight his way back over to the ropes and forcing Yasuda to break the hold before backing up. Danger used the ropes to pull himself up to his feet, but when he saw Yasuda trying to catch him off guard with a clothesline, he ducked it before nailing a beautiful German Suplex that dumped him right on his head. Both men were down at this point, Danger nursing his leg, and it was a while before either got back up.

The veteran was the first one up to his feet, but when he tried to drag Yasuda up to his feet, the youngster kicked his bad leg, causing him to double over , before then nailing a big forearm right to the forehead that sent Danger reeling. However, as Yasuda tried to follow up with a high knee, Danger was able to block it and then nailed a series of forearms himself before then kicking the youngster in the gut and taking him over with a suplex. Yasuda hit the mat hard, and arched his back before Danger went for the cover, but barely got a two count before Yasuda powered out. The veteran found himself in happy territory as he took advantage of the youngsters’ dazed state to lock in a tight arm bar, and when Yasuda fought his way towards the ropes, added in a head scissors to try and keep him in place, but Tetsu kept fighting and eventually reached the ropes. Danger slowly got up to his feet, allowing Yasuda some time to recover, before he got up as well and locked up with the veteran. Neither man gave way until Yasuda kneed Danger in the gut and forced him to the ropes. When he came back, he tried to go for a side slam, but Danger was able to resist it and turned it into a jaw breaker, sending the youngster flailing into the ropes. This is the way most of the match went, very back and forth, and Danger came very close to hitting the Danger-Plex after ducking a running elbow smash, but Yasuda was able to nail quick fire alternating elbows to each side of the veteran’s head, heavily dazing him, before kicking him in the gut and driving him into the mat with the Minilla Plunge. Tetsu eagerly hooked the leg, and Danger had nothing left to kick out with, giving Yasuda the victory.

Winners: Tetsunori Yasuda by pinfall in 11:28 - B

Match 3: Nigel Svensson vs. Wael Hossam

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Both these gaijin’s looked happy heading down to the ring, with Wael sporting a big grin, as he was making his PGHW debut here tonight. After a handshake in the middle, the two men began to circle each other. This didn’t last long before they clashed again in the centre with a tie up, but neither man was able to gain any control and they split before locking up again. This time Wael was able to overpower his younger opponent and bend him over into a bridge with his strength, only to have Nigel kip up and out of nowhere lock in a hammerlock. After a brief cringe of pain, Wael almost effortlessly countered it with a snap mare that sent Nigel sprawling, before racing in and trying to hit a sliding forearm, only to have Nigel rolled out of the way and go for a running knee . Wael was only just able to get out of the way in time, and the two had an uneasy standoff that the fans applauded loudly. After another lock up, Nigel was able to steal control with a few quick knees and a snap neckbreaker, causing Wael to clutch his neck in pain, before going for the cover. Wael was able to kick out just after the two, but still grabbed his neck. The Swedish Crippler saw this and instantly set about picking apart his opponent with a variety of necklocks, grounded headlocks, but Wael was able to counter every single one with a hold of his own, and after a while the two men were just going hold for hold with each other. Nigel got increasingly unhappy with this as time went on and broke free with a stiff knee right to the side of the head that nearly knocked the Egyptian prodigy out cold.

Nigel then hit a few knees to the gut before locking in a seated armbar, pulling the limb back further and further as time went by to try and force Wael to tap out, but the mat master absolutely refused and was able to fight his way over to the ropes despite the pain. Nigel released him and backed off, but when he was trying to get up to his feet, the Swedish Crippler rushed in and tried to hit another knee to the side of the head, only to have Wael dodge it and hit a neckbreaker of his own. Nigel sat up, only to flop back onto his back again, his eyes glazing over. Wael didn’t waste any time however, as he instantly pulled his fellow gaijin back up to his feet and tried to take him up for a Brainbuster. Nigel was able to come to in time however and resisted the move before taking the Egyptian man over with a delayed vertical suplex. After a few moments to recover, Nigel then got back up and went for a twisting knee lock, only to have Wael catch him out of nowhere with a head scissors, which Nigel kicked out of, and then was able to dodge a knee attempt and took the Swedish man down with a Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Svensson yelled in agony and clutched at his knee, but Wael didn’t give him any time as he instantly began to pick apart that limb, and due to the pain Nigel was unable to really counter it. For the rest of the match, Wael focused entirely on the weakened leg, but Nigel kept fighting back, and came close to hitting the Wigan Slash, only to have Wael quickly get up to his feet and hit him with a stiff kick right to the bad knee, almost flipping him over. In the end though, Wael was able to nail a twisting brainbuster, the Prodigy Alpha, on a determined Nigel to get the pinfall victory.

Winner: Wael Hossam by pinfall in 13:33 – A

Match 4: Eisaku Kunomasu vs. Chojiro Kitoaji
Legend vs. New Generation

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Kitoaji, while looking pained from his last match still, looked very focused and eager here tonight, as he was given another chance to show what he has against one of the best the company has to offer. Eisaku on the other hand, didn’t look too fussed with this match, carrying a rare smirk from ear to ear, most likely due to his victory in the finals a few days ago. When the bell rang, Eisaku playfully teased locking up with the youngster, but he did it one too many times and the frustrated Chojiro let loose with several stiff kicks, alternating between knees, chest and back, and after the eight kick he nailed a big spin kick right to the gut that sent Eisaku reeling. Kitoaji hopped on the spot before charging forward and nailing a beautiful knee to the jaw, taking a page right out of his opponent’s book, sending the veteran flying over the top rope and down to the floor below. Kunomasu stayed down for quite some time, but when he did begin to get up to his feet, Chojiro was right there and hit a few nice chops across the chest before trying to whip the veteran back into the ring. Eisaku’s instincts kicked in however as he was able to reverse the whip attempt and instead send the youngster back first into the apron. Kitoaji took the pain though and tried to go for a lariat, only to have Eisaku duck it and nail a northern lights suplex on the outside.

Both men were down, and didn’t move for some time, eventually both rolling in together. They began to brawl as they got up to their feet, before it resorted to just an exchange of strikes, Chojiro hitting chops and Eisaku hitting elbows. Neither man gave any lee way whatsoever, but in the end one of them had to give and it was Chojiro after a brutal elbow right to the nose from Eisaku that stunned him enough for the veteran to take him down with an arm bar take down before cinching in a cross armbreaker. The youngster was in a lot of pain judging by his face, and he tried desperately to get to the ropes, but Eisaku kept moving back towards the centre every time Kitoaji edged closer. Eventually the youngster was able to use his initiative and roll over, getting his foot on the bottom rope. Eisaku was not happy at all, and after releasing the hold, he kicked the youngster hard in the back that had him cringing and arching his back in pain, before pulling him up to his feet and whipping him across the ring. When he came back he tried to hit a back elbow, but Chojiro ducked under it and then came thundering back with a big jumping shoulder block that took him off his feet. The youngster looked amazingly strong so far, and looked like he was ready to end it as he signalled for the Kitoaji Lariat, but at the last second Eisaku ducked it and then nailed a brutal Launching Knee Strike right to the jaw when he came back.

Chojiro began to stagger about, barely being able to stay up, allowing Eisaku to take him down again with a victory roll before locking in a figure four leg lock. Kitoaji instantly shot full of life the instant the move was in tight, and began to flail desperately, eventually managing to grab the bottom rope, but Eisaku kept it locked in for four more seconds to add to the damage. His mission was a success, as Chojiro had to use the ropes to get up to his feet, and when he was up, the veteran hit a sick chop block that caused the youngster to go down to one knee, and after hitting another one Kitoaji hit the canvas. Eisaku began to circle him like a vulture, signalling for the Kunomasu Vice, but when he grabbed the youngster’s arm, Chojiro showed amazing skill by rolling backwards, wrapping both legs around the veteran’s arm, and then threw him to the mat. Eisaku got right back up, but the fans applauded the youngster’s technique. Kunomasu was getting angry know, and he pulled Chojiro up to his feet, kneed him in the gut and then whipped him across the ring. When he came back, Eisaku kicked him straight in the chest, winding him and forcing him down to one knee again. After a few moments of circling, Eisaku then went for a German Suplex, only to have Chojiro resist it and nail a few back elbows. This stunned the veteran long enough for Kitoaji to run to the ropes, and when he came back he almost hit the Kitoaji Lariat, only to have Eisaku duck it again and this time hit a Dragon Suplex out of nowhere, dumping him right on his head. The youngster was out of it by that point, and a few moments later after a vicious Lord Order, a blue thunder powerbomb, Eisaku got the very hard fought victory. Yet again, Eisaku showed that he was able to turn a match around in an instant, this time with the Dragon Suplex, and Chojiro looked better than ever, despite his loss to Dread at Night of PRIDE.

Winner: Eisaku Kunomasu by pinfall in 16:32 – B+

Match 5: Kawashima & Koiso vs. Team Dynasty 2000.

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Both teams come down to large reactions, and when the time came to shake hands, the stare down that happened between Kozue and Yoshimi had the entire crowd leaning forward to see what happened. After what seemed like hours they slowly shook hands but never took their eyes off each other. When the bell rang, it was Inukai up against Koiso, and the two instantly locked up in the middle of the ring. They both stood their ground and had to split, but after locking up again Shuji was able to quickly wrench the arm round and lock in a kneeling armbar, causing the younger man to cringe in pain and try to reach for the ropes. Shuji released the hold, but then instantly kicked the younger man right in the chest, winding him, then dragged him over to his corner to tag in Yoshimi. The Phenom took his time coming in before hitting a vicious knife edge chop on Koiso and then whipped him across the ring. Shuji was still in, and Team Dynasty levelled the youngster with a double kick to the chest, before Yoshimi went for a cover, only getting a two count. The Phenom took his time pulling Koiso up to his feet, and after hitting a stiff elbow right over the top of his head he whipped him across the ring again, trying to go for a spinebuster, only to have the youngster reverse the Irish whip and catch him with a back elbow before rushing to his corner and tagging in Kozue.

The fans nearly exploded as the champ came into the ring, and the two men circled each other for again what seemed like eternity before mightily clashing right in the middle, with neither man giving up and ground whatsoever until Kozue was able to force the veteran into the ropes, surprising him, and then nail a stiff forearm to the chin that stunned him briefly. Kozue took a step back however, and Yoshimi shot full of life, unloading with a series of ten or so chops to the chest, reddening the champ’s torso, before running to the ropes. The youngster managed to resist a shoulder block and then hit several quick fire forearms, only to have Yoshimi reply with chops, and eventually the two just started to exchange blows, neither man standing down. Eventually however Yoshimi ducked a forearm and then nailed a spinning chop right to the throat that caused Kozue to lose his bearing and drop down to one knee, leaving him open to a kick to the face and a cover attempt from his future challenger, but the champ kicked out just after two. The Phenom then took the match down to the mat, and had the champ in a tight spot with several different holds, including a bow and arrow lock that nearly had Kozue bent in half, but to his credit the champ didn’t tap to any of them, which angered Yoshimi. The veteran rushed to his feet, bringing Kozue up with him, and kicked him in the gut before trying to lift him up for a vertical suplex, only to have Kozue wriggle free while he was in mid air and then pull off a beautiful Release German Suplex that nearly dumped the veteran right on his head. Kozue looked around, hurting from being picked apart earlier, and when he saw Koiso he rushed over and tagged his partner in.

PRIDE quickly hopped into the ring and the youngsters double teamed Yoshimi, whipping him into the ropes and then nailing a very well executed double dropkick that sent Yoshimi straight to the mat. Koiso made the cover, but the veteran kicked out just before the three. The younger man quickly move to a mat game, locking the Phenom in a tight rear chinlock before cinching in a half camel clutch, and when Yoshimi began to fight his way over to the ropes, Koiso locked in a grounded abdominal stretch, preventing the veteran from moving at all, making PRIDE look very impressive already. However, Yoshimi was able to summon the energy to fight his way over to the ropes and eventually grabbed hold of the bottom one, forcing Koiso to let him go. The younger man didn’t want to give him any time to recover however and pulled him right back up to his feet before sending him across the ring. When he came back he tried to hit a belly to belly suplex, but Yoshimi showed tremendous athleticism by landing on his feet and running to the ropes. When he came back, Koiso had just turned around and the Phenom as able to catch him with a wrap around lariat that left both men on the mat. Both headed for their corners, and they tagged out at the same time. Before they could even leave the ring however Kozue and Shuji were already in the centre exchanging blows, the champ hitting the stiffest forearms yet, only to have Shuji seem to just absorb the blow and then fire back with kicks to the chest. Kozue hit a big roaring forearm blow that sent Shuji reeling, but when the veteran came back he caught the youngster with a Shuji Flash High Knee right to the chin that rocked him, before taking him down with a big spinebuster.

Shuji headed back to the mat, locking a tight leg lock, only to have Kozue show his own skills in that range by eventually going hold for hold with him before finally reaching the ropes. Inukai was not happy at all, and began to fire away with kicks before whipping Kozue across the ring. When he came back, he hit one right to the chest, then one to the back, before finally hitting a vicious enzu kick that seemed to knock the champ right out. The veteran rolled him over and went for the cover, only to have him kick out just after the two count. Shuji was getting frustrated by now and pulled the champ up to his feet for the jumping kick, only to have Kozue duck underneath it and then catch him with a German Suplex when he got up to his feet, leaving both men down for a while. The two men went on like this for ages, with each man having periods of strong control, only to have the other man counter and steal it.

The final minutes of the match saw Yoshimi in against Koiso, and after another big exchange of elbows and chops, the Phenom was able to rock him with a kesagiri before running to the ropes. When he came back, he nearly took off the younger man’s head with a big boot before tagging in to Shuji. The Untouchable One was overly ready to finish the match by now, and pulled the younger man up to his feet with a big smirk on his face, but that smirk turned to a cringe when Koiso caught him with a forearm to the side of the head, following by a kick of his own right to the sternum, doubling him over, and then ran to the ropes. Shuji was able to recover in time to resist a running Koiso Kutter, but when he tried to go for the Inukai Driver, an axe guillotine driver, Koiso was able to wriggle free and get his feet on the mat. Shuji then tried to turn it into a reverse DDT, only to have Koiso reverse it into one of his own. Shuji managed to resist it however and then got out of the hold before nailing a vicious kick to the throat that had Koiso gasping for air on his knees. Inukai saw his chance and signalled for the crowd, but when he went for the Untouchable Lariat, Koiso was able to duck it at the last second, and when the veteran turned around PRIDE caught him with an enziguri, stunning him, then tagged out to Kozue. As Shuji tried to steady himself, the champ came flying off the top rope with a missile dropkick that took him right out of his boots. Kozue then tried to go for the cover, but the veteran kicked out before the two count to his amazement.

Kawashima was getting tired, like everybody else in this match, and pulled Shuji up to his feet. After making the throat slit gesture, he tried to go for the Kawashima Driver 2005, only to have Shuji flip out of the hold and catch him with a Flash Knee. As Kozue was trying to recover, Inukai raced to the ropes and came back with a brutal Untouchable Lariat that turned him inside out. The Untouchable One looked relieved and made the cover, hoping to get the important victory over the champ to put himself back into the title race.

One...
Two...
Thre..NO!

The champ managed to kick out, leaving the fans cheering madly and Shuji looked very unhappy. After getting to his feet he nailed a stiff football kick right to the spine, causing Kozue to flail on the mat and grab his back, before pulling him up to his knees. Inukai was keen to absolutely destroy the champ now, and yanked his head forward before nailing an endless series of kicks right to the side of the head, the champ fading more and more with each hit. However, Shuji hit one too many, as Kozue shot full of life, grabbed his foot , and then took him up and over with a big leg trap brainbuster, called the Future Effect, and went for the cover.

One...
Two...
Thre.NO!

Kozue tagged out to Koiso, who tried to follow on from his partner, but Shuji was able to get to his feet and stumble over to his corner, tagging in Mushashibo. Koiso and the Phenom instantly set about attacking each other like before, but this time the younger man was able to gain control after a beautiful spinning back elbow to the jaw that rocked him before following up with a snap suplex. PRIDE then signalled to the crowd for the Koiso Kutter, stretching his hands out, but when he tried to hit it as Yoshimi was getting up to his feet, the veteran was able to resist it and then took down the youngster with a double knee backbreaker style reverse DDT, causing Koiso to yell in agony. The veteran wasted no time in following up and locked in the Yoshimi Lock, which had Koiso writhing and flailing trying to get to the ropes. However, before he was able to tap, the bell rang to signal the time limit had expired. While all that had been going on the ring, Kozue and Shuji were having their own battle on the outside, which the champ was able to come out on top of when he whipped the older man into the railing, and then followed up with a lariat.

After the result was announced as a draw, the fans loudly cheered all four men, and it ended just like it started, with Kozue and Yoshimi having a staredown, both men’s partners were out of it, and neither man moved an inch before the show ended.

Winner: Time Limit Draw at 30:00 – A*

Summary:
Murayama, Ugaki & Sanda def. Miyamoto, Miki & Munakata - C
Tetsunori Yasuda def. Danger Kumasaka - B
Wael Hossam def. Nigel Svensson – A
Eisaku Kunomasu def. Chojiro Kitoaji – B+
Kawashima & Koiso drew with Team Dynasty 2000 – A*

Overall = A
Notes: A great card to follow up the pay per view, with Kawashima & Koiso showing just why they were at the top of the card, along with some pleasant surprises in the Nigel/Wael match up, the two appeared to have perfect styles for each other, both being very talented mat technicians. Sorry for the long wait, coursework, revision and nagging parents have had their annual toll on me :P

Tigerkinney

03-27-2009, 06:19 AM

I would have commented earlier (I had an accident- slipped on the stairs and hurt my back).

But can I just say that Kawashima- Koiso vs Teamy Dynasty 2000 was as awesome as I hoped it would be. KUTGW.

FINisher

03-27-2009, 08:50 AM

Awesome show Trekkie. You have my vote for the next DOTM nomination. :)

TrekkieMonsta

08-29-2009, 10:45 AM

PGHW Spirit Chase Tour Show #8

Held at the Tochigi Sports Stadium
Friday Week 1, April 2012
Attendance = 9,536
Announcers = Keiji Takeda, Ryu Kajahara and Sosa Morri

Pre-Show
Noriyori Sanda def. The Mean Machine – B – another cheap gaijin trainer, this time Jean Cattley, makes his debut in a very good match, with TMM looking quite good.
Oleg Dorosklov def. Steve Flash - B

Match 1: Dread & Holmes vs. Miyamoto & Munakata.

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The gaijin duo slowly made their way down to the ring, with a smirk slowly appearing across the face of Holmes, while the young duo of Miyamoto & Munakata hopped down to the ring with big grins on their face, although Totoya kept himself more under control. When the bell rang, it was Dread against Miyamoto, and almost right away Eien tried to take the big man off his feet with a spear, but he just bounced off the thick stomach of the gaijin, who then nailed a big punch right to the jaw that rocked the younger man before whipping him across the ring. When he came back, Eien attempted a running forearm, only to have Dread block it and then come back with a big forearm of his own, connecting with the chin, sending Miyamoto stumbling backwards into the ropes again. Dread looked up before then trying to stampede over Eien, only to have the youngster pull down to the top rope at the last minute while also hitting a drop toehold, sending the big gaijin up and over to the outside.

Miyamoto then promptly tagged out to Munakata, who hopped off the apron and laid into Dread with several stiff kicks to the gut, causing the gaijin to cringe while trying to get up. Totoya seemed to back off, but when he saw Dread resting against the railing, he measured him then charged in with a really strong shin kick right to the throat, leaving the big man gasping for air before rolling himself into the ring. Munakata was eager to follow up and tried to go for a cover, but Dread powered out and then got up to his feet. When the youngster tried to hold him off of his corner with an arm wringer, Dread flattened him with a short arm lariat that nearly took Totoya out of his boots. He then tagged out to Bryan, who eagerly stepped into the ring. He allowed Munakata to get to his feet, and then the two engaged in a brief technical stand off, both men trading holds until Holmes was able to get the youngster in a big headlock, but Totoya bounced him off the ropes and whipped him across the ring, when he came back the youngster managed to surprise him with a spinning wheel kick to the jaw that took Bryan down, before going for a cover. The rest of the match was mostly Munakata against Holmes, with neither man managing to get that big a lead to dominate. In the end, Dread and Miyamoto were against each other again, with Eien managing to control him amazingly. However, he got a little too confident and went for a second lariat after the first failed to get Dread off of his feet. The big man was ready for him when he came back, countering with a vicious Dread Smack right to the side of the head. Eien stayed up for a few moments before falling flat on his face, prompting Dread to go for the cover. Holmes rushed in and tackled Totoya to the mat when he tried to break it up, and the gaijin duo got the victory.

Winner: Dread & Holmes by pinfall on Miyamoto by Dread in 6:33 – C+

Match 2: Nobuatsu Tatsuko vs. Ogai Miki

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Tatsuko was eager on his way down to the ring, and while he wasn’t arrogant, he seemed confident heading into this match. Miki on the other hand was stony faced, not only was he facing a legend and a very skilled opponent, but also a man that was much bigger than him. When the bell rang the two met in the middle to shake hands, before quickly splitting and then circling each other. Miki raced in first and tried to lock up with the veteran, but Nobu was having none of it and kneed him stiffly in the gut before taking him over with a snap suplex. Miki cringed in pain, but didn’t back down and immediately got up to his feet to go face to chest with Nobu, who nodded in approval of his spirit before chopping him viciously in the chest. Ogai reeled slightly before then firing back with his own chop, and soon enough it had broken down to a chop battle between the two, with Nobu getting control quite quickly before blasting away with five straight chops to the chest that sent the smaller man into the ropes. When Nobu started to charge towards him, Ogai leapt onto the top rope and in one smooth, effortless motion he jumped off with a springboard moonsault press, managing to take Nobu down to the mat and hook the leg. The veteran managed to kick out just in time, and the crowd applauded Ogai as soon as he got up to his feet, he had come so close to pulling off a massive upset. Tatsuko decided not to play around any longer, and when he was up to his feet he kicked Ogai stiffly in the gut, doubling him over, before taking him up for a brainbuster and drilling him into the mat. Miki grabbed his head in pain, and struggled up to his feet, not aware of his surroundings. Before he knew what was coming next, Nobu was behind him and nailed the ever vicious Tatsuko Blind Kick right to the back of the head. The impact flipped Ogai over onto his back, and the veteran got the fairly easy victory.

Winners: Nobuatsu Tatsuko by pinfall in 5:37 - B

Match 3: Team Toronto vs. Dogs of War
Non-Title

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The champs looked very eager heading into this one, proudly wearing their titles around their waists as they slapped hands with the fans. The newish tandem of Yanagita and Owusu however, seemed a lot more relaxed, with them both never breaking eye contact with the titles, obviously intent on wearing them soon. When the bell rang, it was Lee in against Yanagita, and the two began circling each other as the crowd cheered them on. After a brief pause, Lee tried to rush in and hit a stiff chop, but it just bounced off the barrel like chest of Yana who then fired back with a big forearm to the jaw that rocked the gaijin, before the two broke down into a quick showdown of forearms and chops, with Yana eventually winning with a spinning back elbow to the side of the head. The bigger man was then able to control the veteran surprisingly before tagging out to Owusu, who took over where left off with a strong elbow to the back, causing Lee to cringe and drop down to one knee. Kalu took this chance to showboat to the crowd, but when he turned back to lift Lee up, he got nailed with an uppercut to the jaw that sent him staggering backwards, followed by a dropkick to the chin, showing Lee’s amazing agility for a man his age. Lee then rushed over to his corner and tagged out to Robinson, and the younger man was able to keep control, connecting with a few strong punches before whipping Kalu across the ring. When he came back, Alex hit a snap suplex that had Owusu cringing and then went for a quick cover.

The remainder of the match followed this formula, with the experienced champions managing to out power the stronger team of Yana and Owusu. However, Robinson ended up too overconfident while fighting Yanagita, and after going for a second leg lariat, Yana was able to catch him in mid-air and then take him down to the mat with a make shift powerbomb. The impact folded the gaijin up like an accordion, and he was barely able to kick out in time. Yanagita signalled to the crowd by running his finger across his throat, and then pulled Robinson up to his feet. After a quick kick to the gut and a slap across the face for good measure, he then tried to go for the Yanagita Crush, a backdrop suplex, but the champ fought out of it. Yana wasn’t happy and nailed a brutal elbow to the back that cause Alex to stop in his tracks and drop down to one knee. The bigger man then moved towards the champ, when suddenly Alex sprung into the air and connected with the ever beautiful, but deadly, Backflip Kick, catching Yana right on the top of the head. The big man refused to go down, but was groggy and barely able to stand up. Alex saw his chance and ran to the ropes, before coming back with the Canadian Violence, taking Yanagita off his feet and then hooking the leg as quickly as possible. Owusu stormed into the ring to try and break it up, only to have Lee blindside him with a lariat. It didn’t take him down, but dazed him for long enough that the referee reached the three count, giving the champs the victory.

Winner: Team Toronto by pinfall on Yanagita by Robinson in 11:38 – B

Match 4: Akinori Kwakami vs. Morimasa Kato

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Kwakami walked down to the ring proudly, while Kato just sported the Team ENDANGER headband just as proudly. Neither man moved when the bell rang, instead looking each other up and down. Kato was the first to move, offering a handshake for Kwakami. Aki looked around at the crowd, and while smirking slapped the hand out of the way and kicked Kato in the gut. He tried to take him over for a suplex right there, but Kato wriggled out of it and landed behind him before kicking him right in the lower back, causing Kwakami to yell out and then try to catch him with a spinning forearm. Kato blocked it however and then fired away with his kicks, catching Aki in the knee, thigh, stomach and then a spinning one to the chest that sent the bigger man reeling into the ropes. However, when Kato tried to follow up and charge the veteran Kwakami sent him over the top rope and crashing to the floor below. After a little while to catch his breath Akinori came outside as well and pulled Kato up to his feet. He then tried to whip him into the railings, but Kato reversed it and sent the older man into the unforgiving steel instead, causing Kwakami to drop to his knees and then fall forward, his face scrunched up in agony. He quickly rolled him into the ring and tried to go for the cover, only to have the older man kicked out just in time.

Kato then took the match to the mat, locking in several different holds, mainly focusing on the upper back of the older man, taking advantage of the damage done by the railing. However, unlike what he was used to, he found himself on equal grounds with Kwakami, as despite being hurt, he was able to keep up with quite younger Kato, although he did find himself in trouble from time to time due to his back. Kato, to his credit, never gave up, constantly going back to working on the back, trying to weaken Kwakami enough to finish the match. However, it was not to be, at least not by that method, as Kwakami finally managed to fight him off with a few well placed elbows before tripping him up and locking him in a few quick leglocks, aiming to neutralise Kato’s kicks. It seemed to do the job as well, as when the two men got up to their feet, the younger man was limping slightly, preventing him from delivering the kicks properly. Kwakami noticed this, and knew he had found a weakness. After taking a few hits he was able to catch Kato’s leg and then took him down with a dragon screw leg whip, causing the ENDANGER man to yell out in pain.

The rest of the match followed this method, with neither man really being able to truly dominate, and with both men hurt it stayed mainly on the mat until the closing stretch. Kato was in control in the final minute, having caught Kwakami with a leaping kick to the jaw out of nowhere, but he landed badly, preventing him from capitalising. After walking off the pain he went over to the older man to pull him up to his feet only to be caught with an elbow to the gut and then get drilled into the mat with a DDT. Aki went for a cover, but Kato was able to kick out, prompting the veteran to try and go for the Kwakami Painlock, but Kato saw him setting up for it and scrambled over to the ropes, preventing it. Morimasa then used the ropes to get up again and rushed forward, catching Kwakami with a lariat, but it didn’t take him down. Kato looked mad and then rushed to the ropes again before trying to go for another one. At the last second, Kwakami ducked underneath and caught Kato from behind, bent him over his back, grabbed his head, and then nailed the Red Star Neckbreaker, a Widow’s Peak. Kato was yelled out in pain and clutched his neck as Kwakami rolled him over for the cover, getting the hard fought victory.

Winner: Akinori Kwakami by pinfall in 12:29 – B

Match 5: PRIDE Koiso vs. Wael Hossam.

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Koiso walked down to the ring with a big smile on his face, but that soon dissipated as soon as Hossam came out of the backstage area. Even as the announcer told the match rules, Koiso never took his eyes off of the gaijin. When the bell rang, the two circled each other before quickly meeting in the middle, quite angrily as well. They briefly locked up, but almost immediately Hossam nailed an elbow to the neck, but Koiso just roared defiantly at him and fired back with his own, and after both men refused to give ground, no matter how much damage was dealt, they both broke away for a breather. After another circle they locked up in the middle, with Hossam again surprising Koiso with a double leg trip before leaping into a headlock. Koiso slipped out and tried to go for a reverse sleeper, but Hossam rolled out of it and then applied a hammerlock, only to have Koiso catch him with a back elbow to the temple and then lock him in a grounded headlock. This finally kept him down, and the crowd applauded that quick exchange. Hossam was able to slowly creep over to the nearest ropes and placed his foot on it, forcing Koiso to release him. The older native didn’t let him breathe though, pulling him up to his feet and kneeing him in the gut. After a slap to the face he whipped him across the ring, but when he tried to catch him with a lariat Hossam was able to duck it and then took Koiso down with a vicious Russian legsweep. Koiso grabbed his head in pain before slowly making his way up to his feet, but before he could Hossam rushed up to him and took him back to the mat with a victory roll armbreaker, only to have Koiso fight through it and get to the ropes.

The two men then got up to their feet and stared each other down, a brief nod from both men showed a slight respected before they then locked up again. This time it was Koiso who came out on top with a series of forearms, forcing the gaijin into the corner. The veteran looked out to the crowd, raised his hand and then nailed a ridiculously loud chop to the chest that had Hossam cringing in agony and groaning from the pain. Koiso went for another, but took too long, allowing Hossam to block it and then nail a chop of his own. Koiso silenced him thought with a kick to the gut and a stiff elbow show to the back of the neck, causing the gaijin to drop down to his knees. Wael used the ropes to get back up to his feet and then tried to get away from Koiso, who was waving to the fans, only to soon find himself flying through the air from a release german suplex, dropping him right on his head. Koiso rushed over to try for a cover, but Wael was able to roll through and then catch the veteran with a brutal lariat out of nowhere that left both men down. The referee began the count, and almost reached 20 before both men were up to their feet and brawling again, throwing elbows and forearms at each other like there was no tomorrow. Koiso was able to hit a nasty one that dazed Wael, leaving him open to a snap suplex. Koiso wasn’t done quite yet however, and pulled him up to his feet again before nailing a series of knees to the gut, doubling him over. He signalled to the crowd and rushed to the ropes, aiming for a Running Koiso Kutter, only to have Wael reverse it at the last second into a backslide attempt. Koiso reversed this in turn into another Kutter attempt, but again Hossam was one step ahead of him and tried to go for a German Suplex. He managed to pull it off, but Koiso managed to land on his feet, showing his amazing athleticism. Hossam got up and had no idea, leaving him prey for a Running Koiso Kutter out of nowhere, knocking him out. And just like that, the match was over, with Koiso getting the incredibly hard fought victory in a very even match.

Winner: PRIDE Koiso by pinfall in 13:35 – B

Summary:
Dread & Holmes def. Miyamoto & Munakata – C+ - M & M had excellent tag chemistry
Nobuatsu Tatsuko def. Ogai Miki - B
Team Toronto def. Dogs of War – B
Akinori Kwakami def. Morimasa Kato - B
PRIDE Koiso def. Wael Hossam - B

Overall = B
Notes: An alright card, let down by bad chemistry between Koiso and Hossam.

TrekkieMonsta

08-29-2009, 11:17 AM

Spirit Chase Tour Schedule

Another brilliant week of matches for us, topped by the match of the year candidate that main evented Night Eight. It seems that the champion, Kozue Kawashima and his future opponent are still on level playing fields following the match, as they were the only men left standing by the end of the night. However, Mushashibo has a chance to further his case when he teams with Shuji Inukai to take on the Glory Tag Crown champions, Team Toronto, in a non-title match. The champs are also members of the Honour Sekigun, and a win here would definitely send a message to the champ that his days could be numbered.

The Dogs of War so far have had an uneventful appearance in PGHW, losing their last match once again to Team Toronto. It seems like they are already on shaky grounds with the Gaijin Sekigun, as opening the show this week we have Kimitada Yanagita squaring off with Joshua Taylor. Will Yanagita prove his team as having some worth in the group? Or will he find himself out on his own?

Masaru Ugaki and Noriyori Sanda, men with history, men who are both looked as future leaders of the company have a chance to prove just how good they are when they face each other in a one on one contest in the first show as well. Both men are trying to stake a claim for the Historical Japan title, and a win here could put Akinori Kwakami on notice.

We also have a rare veteran showcase as Danger Kumasaka takes on Masutaro Kataoka.

Night Eleven looks to be as action packed as ever, and to open the night we have a youngster match up that looks to be an interesting combo, as all-action brawler Kazushige Matsuki looks to re-establish himself as he faces the technical master Mokuami Maita. Which man will improve their stock tonight with a win?

And in what appears to be another test, Dogs of War team up with Danger Kumasaka to take on the young trio of Chojiro Kitoaji, Miyamoto & Munakata. It has been confirmed that at Night of FORTITUDE, Danger Kumasaka will be the next Old Guard member to face Kitoaji in a singles match, after the youngster fell in attempts against Eisaku Kunomasu and Dread, will the aged Kumasaka prove an easier prey?

As what appears to be a set up for the Pay Per view match of American Express against Murayama and Ugaki, Raymond Diaz, leader of the gaijin sekigun, takes on Ryoma Murayama in what can only be called a mismatch. Diaz holds a large amount of size and power over the younger Ryoma, so one can only imagine what this match will be like.

Akinori Kwakami seems to return the favour to the Gaijin Sekigun, as a warm up match in preparation for his title defence against Oleg Dorosklov, he takes on fellow Sekigun member Joshua Taylor in a non title encounter. Will Taylor be able to get an upset and insert his own name into the running? Or will he be just a warm up, sending a warning to Dorosklov?

Washi Tanaka then gets one of the biggest chances of his career as he faces off against Bryan Vessey.

And the main event, a testing match, as well as what looks to be a match to be remembered, as Dread & Holmes gear up for their title match against Team Toronto by taking on the team of Tatsuko and Noriyori Sanda, Team Energy. Will they be able to pull off the win and show they are capable of bringing home the gold? Or will Energy send a warning of their own, that they are not to be forgotten?

Night Ten
Venue: Saitama Sports Field

Singles
Kimitada Yanagita vs. Joshua Taylor

Singles
Masutaro Kataoka vs. Danger Kumasaka

Singles
Noriyori Sanda vs. Masaru Ugaki

Tag Team
Non-Title
Team Toronto vs. Team Dynasty 2000

Night Eleven
Venue: Akita Stadium

Singles
Mokuami Maita vs. Kazushige Matsuki

Six-Man Tag Team
Dogs of War & Danger Kumasaka vs. Miyamoto, Munakata & Kitoaji

Singles
Raymond Diaz vs. Ryoma Muruyama

Singles
Non-Title
Akinori Kwakami vs. Joshua Taylor

Singles
Bryan Vessey vs. Washi Tanaka

Tag Team
Team Energy vs. Dread & Holmes
Predictions always welcome

FINisher

08-29-2009, 11:20 AM

Five months break? :D Quality over quantity..

Singles
Kimitada Yanagita vs. Joshua Taylor

Singles
Masutaro Kataoka vs. Danger Kumasaka

Singles
Noriyori Sanda vs. Masaru Ugaki

Tag Team
Non-Title
Team Toronto vs. Team Dynasty 2000

Night Eleven
Venue: Akita Stadium

Singles
Mokuami Maita vs. Kazushige Matsuki

Six-Man Tag Team
Dogs of War & Danger Kumasaka vs. Miyamoto, Munakata & Kitoaji

Singles
Raymond Diaz vs. Ryoma Muruyama

Singles
Non-Title
Akinori Kwakami vs. Joshua Taylor

Singles
Bryan Vessey vs. Washi Tanaka

Tag Team
Team Energy vs. Dread & Holmes

TrekkieMonsta

08-29-2009, 11:22 AM

I knowww :( aha, sorry about that guys. No excuse really, I just stopped, but I'm back for noww. Let's get the shows kicking out :)

foolinc

08-29-2009, 11:42 AM

I knowww :( aha, sorry about that guys. No excuse really, I just stopped, but I'm back for noww. Let's get the shows kicking out :)

Hooray!

In that case, my name is Foolinc and I support the following prediction

Five months break? :D Quality over quantity..

Singles
Kimitada Yanagita vs. Joshua Taylor

Singles
Masutaro Kataoka vs. Danger Kumasaka

Singles
Noriyori Sanda vs. Masaru Ugaki

Tag Team
Non-Title
Team Toronto vs. Team Dynasty 2000

Night Eleven
Venue: Akita Stadium

Singles
Mokuami Maita vs. Kazushige Matsuki

Six-Man Tag Team
Dogs of War & Danger Kumasaka vs. Miyamoto, Munakata & Kitoaji

Singles
Raymond Diaz vs. Ryoma Muruyama

Singles
Non-Title
Akinori Kwakami vs. Joshua Taylor

Singles
Bryan Vessey vs. Washi Tanaka

Tag Team
Team Energy vs. Dread & Holmes

TrekkieMonsta

08-30-2009, 08:03 PM

First off, apologies ahead of time for the really long write up for the main event if it's too long, I just got really into it, as always in these cases :P, and I had to stop myself from making it any longer. I will be shortening these match write-ups as much as I can on the next show, keep me from burning out. Also, thankyou FINisher and foolinc for still being on board, makes coming back worth it.

PGHW Spirit Chase Tour Show #10

Held at the Saitama Sports Stadium
Tuesday, Week 2, April 2012
Attendance = 2,000 (SELLOUT!)
Announcers = Keiji Takeda, Ryu Kajahara and Sosa Morri

Pre-Show
Art Reed def. The Mean Machine – B
Holmes, Hayes & Owusu def. Flash, Coleman & Ferdinand – C+

Match 1: Kimitada Yanagita vs. Joshua Taylor.

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The first thing that fans and announcers alike noticed about this contest was the sheer height and size difference between these two men. But Josh did not seem to care one bit, as when Yanagita stepped through the ropes he instantly attacked him, battering away with a forearms and a stray elbow that connected right with the top of the big man’s head as he covered up. This didn’t help the smaller Taylor’s situation however, as Kimitada didn’t like it, stood bolt upright and then clubbed Taylor across the face with a forearm that sent him reeling. He then followed up with a few more before whipping him across the ring. When he came back, he went for a big back body drop, but Taylor was able to land on his feet and roll out of the ring to take a breather. Yanagita followed him out though, and nailed a double axe handle blow to the spine, sending Taylor down to one knee. The big man then looked out to the crowd with a sick grin and signalled for a powerbomb, only to have Taylor nail a brutal punch to the face that sent Yana crumpling down with Taylor.

It was pretty much an uphill struggle for Taylor, as despite having the skill advantage, Yanagita was able to take most of the strikes and resist a lot of the moves. Luckily however, Taylor was able to catch the big man by surprise with a beautiful leg lariat that dazed him, before then hitting a big dropkick that took him off his feet. He looked up and then scrambled over to the turnbuckles before climbing up them. He waited for Yanagita to get up, and when he was on his feet, the young gaijin leapt off of the top rope and connected with a Diving Corkscrew Uppercut, the JT Twister, knocking Yanagita down again. Joshua then signalled it was over, and while pulling the bigger native up to his feet he nailed a few more uppercuts to keep him dazed before nailing a jumping DDT, the Solar Flare, drilling Yanagita right on his head, before hooking the leg and getting the victory.

Winner: Joshua Taylor by pinfall in 7:33 – C

Match 2: Masutaro Kataoka vs. Danger Kumasaka

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Neither man really showed any emotion as they made their way to the ring, and when the bell rang they exchanged a brief handshake before Kumasaka began the test of strength. Kataoka accepted, and almost instantly the two men shot together, trying to get the advantage, and after what seemed like forever it was the younger Kataoka who was able to force Danger on to his knees. A small smile crept over Kumasaka’s face though, as out of nowhere he tripped up Kataoka and locked him in a tight leg lock. Kataoka’s face went from one of surprise to absolute agony, as Danger twisted the limb into ways he was famous for. This was how most of the early part of the match went, with Danger controlling it effortlessly, defying his age, until he got a little too confident and went for the Danger-Plex. Kataoka was able to catch him with a wayward elbow to the side of the head, stunning him, and then nailed a series of forearms that forced the still dazed veteran into the corner. Masu then looked to the crowd and slapped the older man before running, fighting through the pain in his leg, to the opposite corner. He pointed up and then charged at Kumasaka, connecting with the Sky Slasher, a jumping forearm with beautiful elevation. Danger stumbled out of the corner and fell down to one knee, even more dazed than before.

Kataoka then dominated for the short while after that, working over the weakened head of Danger, hitting occasional suplexes, including a particularly brutal back suplex that got a near fall, to make sure the older man stayed dazed. Kataoka even managed to nail the Flying Forearm, knocking Danger off his feet, but decided that that wasn’t enough; he wanted to beat the veteran at his own game. He then grabbed the leg and went for the Sunrise Hold, but Danger suddenly yanked the legs out from underneath the younger man, and with amazing quickness rolled over and applied the Aurora Surfboard Vice. Masutaro again couldn’t believe it, but a few moments later he was tapping out, unable to stand the pain.

Winners: Danger Kumasaka by submission in 7:53 - B-

Match 3: Noriyori Sanda vs. Masaru Ugaki

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These two men have met a few times before, but rarely before was it given time enough to develop, as they were young talents at that time. Now both men had grown beyond that, and they showed it just before the bell rang, as neither moved an inch. Soon as it sounded, they charged into the middle and locked horns. Neither man gave way until the slightly stronger Sanda was able to force Ugaki backwards to the ropes and whip him across the ring. When he came back Sanda tried to take him down with a quick kick, but Ugaki was able to pull the brakes just short of the older star and grab his foot before throwing him to the mat with a Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Sanda winced in pain but got right back up to his feet. A quick staredown followed before they met again in the middle, this time trading strikes. It was Ugaki’s turn to come out on top this time, nailing a series of chops to the elder man’s chest, making it red raw. Sanda tried to fight it, but Masaru pushed him into the corner and began to unload with a massive barrage of chops, a signature sequence of his mentor Mushashibo. Nori took all the pain though and fought back after it was over, pushing Ugaki away and unloading with stiff kicks to the gut and chest. Masaru looked to get through it as well when Sanda surprised him with two alternating kicks and then a jump spin kick to the chin, knocking him clean out of his boots.

Ugaki stared straight at the ceiling as Sanda went for the cover, but he only got a two count. The older man then jumped up to his feet and tried to pull Masaru up with him, only to get elbowed in the gut and then hit with a Kesagiri chop to the neck, sending him down to one knee. Ugaki nailed two more before hitting a quick enzugiri, levelling Sanda. The younger Ugaki then pointed to the crowd, gave them a quick middle finger and then ran to the ropes. When he came back he tried to go for a somersault senton, but Sanda got his knees up at the last second, causing Ugaki to crash and burn. Neither man moved for a while, and that is pretty much how the rest of this match went. Each man giving their all, only to have their opponent take it in their strides and then end their rampage with a quick move or a counter. One highlight was when both men were on the top rope, duelling it out with chops and forearms, when suddenly Ugaki pulled off a Super Belly to Belly Suplex, leaving both men gasping for breath and not really wanting to move.

Sanda came very close to hitting the Dynamic Suplex, a spinning cradle suplex, only to have Ugaki land right on his feet and nail the Arc Kick out of nowhere, dropping the older man. Masaru then signalled to the crowd that it was over and began to stalk Sanda, waiting for him to get up. When he finally did, he charged towards him, connected with a jumping knee to the back and then tried to go for the Ugaki Clutch, but Nori refused to go down. He fought with all the strength he had left, and eventually managed to spin around, surprising Ugaki, and then nailed a stiff knee of his own to the gut of Masaru. Sanda then smiled and kicked him before attempting a Powerbomb, only to have Ugaki flip out of it and connect with a forearm. As Sanda staggered backwards to recover, Ugaki then ran to the ropes and when he came back he tried to nail the Restless Night, a Knee Kick, only to have Sanda block it, kick him in the gut and then nail the Full Body Powerbomb out of nowhere. With the sudden impact, as well as Sanda laying fully on top for the cover, Ugaki was unable to kick out in time, awarding Sanda this very hard fought victory.

Winner: Noriyori Sanda by pinfall in 14:48 – B

Match 4: Team Toronto vs. Team Dynasty 2000
Non-Title

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A main event similar to last week, a dream tag match if you will. Both teams are legendary, and are incredibly popular, but only one can win. Team Dynasty has a hurt ego after the draw with Kozue and Kawashima, while Team Toronto are currently riding a big head of steam following their title defence and the non-title victory over Dogs of War last week. This is clear in their expressions at the start of the match, as the champs are happy and smiling while Dynasty have stern expressions, not even noticing the fans, just staring at the champs. The opening minutes start off slow, with the starting men, Inukai and Robinson, throwing wayward blows at each other just to test each other out, before they then lock up. Neither man gives ground until Inukai is able to trip the gaijin up and lock him in an overhead armbar. Robinson is not willing to tap out already and manages to fight his way to the ropes, causing Inukai to release him, but not before a stiff kick right to the gut that winds the veteran champion. Out of what seems like respect, Shuji allows Alex to get up to his feet, but as soon as he does he charges forward and kicks him in the chest before whipping him across the ring. When he comes back, the veteran native tries to hit a big flying knee, but Alex is able to duck it and then roll over to his corner to tag in Bennett. Lee enters the ring and points to Yoshimi, and Shuji obliges by tagging out as well.

Yoshimi and Lee circle each other, and then meet in the middle with an intense tie up, neither man moving at all, before releasing and circling once more. Lee bounces on his feet, but he takes his eye of Yoshimi for one second too many as the Phenom surprises him by shooting forward and nailing stiff forearm, dazing him and sending him reeling into the corner. Yoshimi carries on the attack, hitting a series of forearms before stepping back to review the damage. Lee then tries to come out with a series of chops, but the Phenom just yells in defiance and chops back. And before we know, the two men, both well known for their chops, are in one of the biggest chop battles in recent memory. Neither man gives up, exchanging blows like there was no tomorrow, until they both can’t take anymore and back off before dropping to one knee to recover. They get back up together and then lock up one more time, and this time Yoshimi gets the advantage and applies an arm wringer, before changing into a tight headlock and then tripping up the gaijin with a drop toehold and applying a single leg Boston Crab. The crowd quietly applaud that fluidity, while Lee is cringing in pain and tries to reach the bottom rope. Yoshimi kept dragging him back into the middle however, and it looks almost like Lee might just have to give up when Alex comes storming in and nails the Canadian Violence on Yoshimi, knocking him down to the mat. Inukai doesn’t appreciate that one bit and enters the ring as well, taking Robinson out of the ring with a lariat. He then focuses his attention on Lee, the aging veteran barely managing to get to his feet, and whips him across the ring. When he comes back, Shuji tries to catch him with the Untouchable Lariat, but Lee is able to duck it at the last moment and then counters with a big DDT that causes Inukai to roll out of the ring.

Both Lee and Yoshimi stay down for a while, before both tag out, bringing Shuji and Robinson back together. Inukai still looks unhappy at Alex’s intervention earlier, and when they tie up he instantly kicks him in the chest before taking him over with a snap suplex. He tries to go for a quick cover, but Alex kicks out just in time. The veteran native then pulls the champ back to his feet, nails a few forearms for good measure and then sends him into the corner. Inukai looks around, and sees Yoshimi starting to recover, before running towards Alex. Just before he gets there, he leaps into the air to try and connect with a Flying Knee, but once again it is ducked as Robinson rolls out of the way, causing Inukai to crash and burn with the top turnbuckle. The veteran drops like a lead weight to the mat and winces in pain as he clutches his now weakened knee. Lee extends his hand, and Robinson promptly tags him in, wanting to recover again. Bennett takes advantage and pulls Shuji into the middle of the ring before working over the weakened leg, with many different leg locks, showing the crowd his underrated technical skills.

However, he tried to go for a Figure Four Leglock too slowly, allowing Inukai to block it and kick him off before getting up to his feet. Intent on getting away he let loose with a big kick to Lee that had him reeling, before hitting a Roaring Elbow that sent him into the ropes. When he came back he then lifted him high into the air and planted him with a Spinebuster before rolling to his corner and tagging in Yoshimi. Lee just reached is corner in time as well, tagging in Robinson. The two men continued the brawling focus of the match, but Alex tried to go for the Canadian Violence again, this time Yoshimi saw it coming, and in a seemingly effortless sequence, caught the leg and then nailed a Leg Trap Suplex, almost mocking the move that nearly ended his match with Double K last week. Robinson was dumped on the back of his neck and he rolled around in pain before Yoshimi began to work over his upper body. This was where the true Phenom came out, each time Alex thought he was about to get out of a hold or reach the ropes, Yoshimi switched to a different hold that either moved him away from the ropes or blocked him from reaching them.

Mushashibo then tried to go for the Yoshimi Lock, but Alex sensed it in the works and summoned all the energy he had left to rush over to the ropes. Yoshimi took a step back before trying to run in and connect with a Kesagiri, but Alex was able to block it just in time and then fired back with a knee and a double axe handle, sending Yoshimi down to one knee. Robinson then headed over to his corner to try and tag in Bennett, but the Phenom grabbed one of his legs and began to drag him back to his own corner. Alex even tried to hit an enzugiri, but Mushashibo ducked it and then hit a Reverse Dragon Screw Leg Whip before tagging in Inukai. Shuji took over from his partner, taking the match back to the mat, and came quite close to having the champ tap out to a Single Leg Boston Crab, but the resilience of Robinson kicked in as he grabbed the bottom rope in time, forcing Inukai off of him. Shuji then brought him up to his feet, nailed a kick and a forearm and then ran to the ropes. He pulled his pad down as he did so, suggesting the Untouchable Lariat, but just as he came back Alex nailed the Canadian Violence again, out of nowhere, taking Shuji out, but not before Inukai continued and hit a Lariat for good measure, leaving both men out.

Robinson was the only one to make it to his corner, tagging in Lee, who happily stepped back in, before pulling Shuji up to his knees. The legend was still dazed from the Canadian Violence, allowing Lee to hit a few stiff chops before forcing him into the corner. A few more elbows and the two were on the top rope, going back and forth as Inukai came to. Lee was able to come out on top though and went for a Superplex, only to have Shuji resist and push him off. He tried to go for a Diving Knee Strike, but Lee moved out of the way. Inukai was able to roll through to stop himself from crashing, but Lee was right with him again, and after a knee to the gut he whipped him across the ring. Shuji reversed it though, and with little room between Lee and the ropes, whipped the gaijin champ into them and almost immediately connected with a brutal Flash High Knee, finally after several attempts throughout the match, and as Lee flopped back onto the ropes, whipped him across the ring. Bennett was near defenceless for what followed, as the legend hit a devastating Untouchable Lariat that pretty much knocked the daylights out of him. Inukai then went for a cover.

One..
Two...
Thre..NO

Bennett kicked out! Inukai was in absolute disbelief, he thought he had the champion right there! He pulled Bennett up to his feet again and whipped him across the ring, but when he came back, the gaijin ducked another Lariat attempt and nailed the Return Ticket, a double arm DDT. He rolled Inukai over to try and get the cover, but Yoshimi came in and broke it up. Alex then came in and returned the favour, brawling with Mushashibo to remove him from the equation. Lee then pulled Inukai back up and whipped him into the ropes after brutal series of elbows, yet what was going to be a big back body drop turned into a nasty knee to the side of the head, and as Lee was barely managing to see straight, about to fall over, Inukai hit a short range Lariat, and went for the cover. If Lee wasn’t out cold, he was close to being so, and Inukai was able to pick up the win in an amazing match that showed all four men in good light.

Winner: Team Dynasty 2000 by pinfall on Bennett by Inukai in 20:57– A

Summary:
Joshua Taylor def. Kimitada Yanagita – C+
Danger Kumasaka def. Masutaro Kataoka – B-
Noriyori Sanda def. Masaru Ugaki – B
Team Dynasty 2000 def. Team Toronto - A

Overall = B+
Notes: A better card, with a good build up to the main event

TrekkieMonsta

09-01-2009, 05:31 AM

well that promise to reduce match lengths hasn’t really happened haha, the 6-man I could have gone on with for so much longer, I love tag matches as there is so much that can go on to write about. If you guys would prefer it this way, or would rather I shorten it as much as possible, let me know, as I’m it would benefit me, as I said it might keep me from burning out so often :P

PGHW Spirit Chase Tour Show #11

Held at the Akita Stadium
Friday, Week 2, April 2012
Attendance = 5,000 (SELLOUT!)
Announcers = Keiji Takeda, Ryu Kajahara and Sosa Morri

Pre-Show
William Hayes def. Stuart Ferdinand – B-

Match 1: Mokuami Maita vs. Kazushige Matsuki.

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The rookie Matsuki had the advantage from the get go in this match, as although he didn’t match the mat skill of Maita, he held a lot of power and size over the Babyfaced Assassin. They circled each other after the bell rang, before they met in the middle with a strong tie up. After a bit of pushing and yelling, Matsuki was able to seize control and then slowly pushed Maita into the ropes, aiming to whip him across the ring. However, when he tried to, the older man was able to trip him up with a drop toehold out of nowhere and then lock him in a series of knee locks, each more painful, or so the expression on Kazu’s face suggested, than the last. Even though Maita tried his best to keep the bigger man in the middle of the ring, Matsuki was eventually able to reach the ropes. Maita obliged and released him before waiting for him to get up, and soon as he was the older man rushed in and tried to connect with a few knee strikes, only to have Matsuki block them and then fire back with a few punches and a stiff forearm, dazing Maita. Kazu tried to end the match there and then, aiming for the massive upset, and went for the Fist of Fury.

Mokuami surprised him however by catching him at the last moment, jumping up and taking the big man down with a victory roll armbreaker. From there he connected with a few knees to the side of the head, stunning Kazu enough for Maita to then lift him back up to his feet. He took a few moments to glance to the crowd before kneeing the big man in the gut, sending him down to one knee. From there Maita ran to the ropes and went for the Assassination Attempt, only to Matsuki block it with his arms and then let loose with a barrage of punches to the gut, followed by a brutal uppercut that sent Maita reeling into the corner. Matsuki tried to capitalise with a corner lariat, but Maita rolled out of the way and went for a schoolboy which got a nearfall. Kazu got back up to his feet quickly and tried for a strong right hand, only to have Mokuami duck it and then connect with a leaping knee to the chin, causing his head to snap back, and then as he fell to his knees, nailed the Assassination Attempt, and went for the cover, getting the victory in a match that was a lot better than expected.

Winner: Mokuami Maita by pinfall in 5:32 – B

Match 2: Dogs of War & Danger Kumasaka vs. Eien Miyamoto, Totoya Munakata & Chojiro Kitoaji

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This match turns into exactly what was expected of it, not exactly a pretty one, but an exciting one. The first two men in were Kalu Owusu and Totoya, and the two circled each other before locking up in the middle of the ring. After a brief back and forth Owusu easily gained control and shoved Munakata to the mat, shocking the youngster. Kalu then flexed his muscles and laughed at Totoya before turning to his teammates. Yanagita joined in while Danger never took his eyes off of the young man, and it was this that warned Owusu what was about to happen, but it was too late, as the younger man let loose with a vicious barrage of strikes, elbows, forearms, pretty much anything he could before running to the ropes and taking the big gaijin off his feet with a spinning heel kick. He went for the cover, and got a close two count before Owusu powered out and got back up to his feet. Totoya didn’t let him up easy however and kicked him in the back of the knee before locking in an arm wringer. Kalu was able to power out of it though and kicked the smaller man in the gut before whipping him across the ring. When he came back Totoya was able to duck a lariat and then came back with another spinning heel kick before locking in a tight leg lock, twisting the limb further and further, attempting to get the submission, only to have Owusu fight his way to the ropes in pain. Munakata seemed very confident and tried to pull the gaijin up to his feet, only to be met with a big uppercut that stunned before nearly being decapitated with a Big Boot, leaving him lying on the mat. Kalu then tagged out to Danger, who began to work over the right arm of the youngster, applying a tight armbar.

After a while of this, Totoya was eventually able to come back to and go hold for hold with the veteran before catching him in a side arm bar. Kumasaka seemed surprised, and for brief second he was smiling, before he escaped the hold and got to the ropes. Munakata then tagged out to Miyamoto, who eagerly jumped into the ring and locked up with the veteran. Eien’s power came into play as he was able to force Danger into the ropes, but he took too long to follow up on it, allowing the veteran the chance to nail a quick forearm to the gut and then send him tumbling over the top. Kumasaka then began to bounce on the spot, and some of the crowd stood up to see what was coming next, as the aging veteran pulled out a move he hasn’t in about ten years, the Danger Below, an over the top rope plancha. Miyamoto just saw it coming, but it was too late for him as well, as Danger collided and shoved him to the floor. The veteran then let out a roar of defiance, showing he could still go, and rolled the youngster back into the ring. He took advantage of him being dazed as he worked over his legs, almost effortlessly going through hold after hold without Eien really showing any chance of getting out of them, until he was able to nail the veteran with a sneak elbow, forcing him to let go. Miyamoto then rolled over to his corner and tagged in Kitoaji, who steadily entered the match.

Kitoaji went right at the veteran, trying to take him down with a lariat, but Danger ducked it and caught his arm at the same time, turning it into a tight hammerlock. Chojiro winced in pain and tried to reach for the ropes, only to have Danger suddenly pull off the Danger Plex and leave the youngster rolling on the mat clutching his arm. Kumasaka then grinned before tagging in Yanagita, who happily took over, stomping away at the broken youngster before pulling him up to his feet and whipping him strongly into the corner. Kitoaji collided with a thud and was soon on the wrong end of an avalanche from the big man. A few seconds passed before Chojiro fell to his knees, clearly feeling the effects, before Yana pulled him up. The big man slapped the youngster arrogantly, but after the third one Kitoaji fired back with a vicious series of forearms that took him down to his knees. Chojiro slapped him heartily in reply, something that drew applause from the crowd, and then hit a NG (Next Generation) Blade, taking Yanagita down to the mat. After a pause to shake his bad arm of the pain he went for the cover, and got a very near fall.

This was the same pattern for the remaining few minutes of the match, until Kitoaji got taken out with the Battle Howl combo from the Dogs, a Spear/Enzu Lariat combination, after tagging in Miyamoto and was left on the outside. Owusu tagged Kumasaka back in, and Miyamoto did his best to control the veteran, but he was filled with a new fire it seemed, and let it all loose on the bigger youngster, before pulling off a Dead Lift German Suplex, in tribute to his retired friend Masayuki Shiga, bridging it for the pinfall. The Dogs made sure Munakata didn’t intervene, although the little man fought hard to get in and break it up. With nobody to help him, Miyamoto couldn’t kick out, and the Dogs picked up their first victory, and Kumasaka looked very impressive.

Winners: Dogs of War & Danger Kumasaka by pinfall on Miyamoto by Kumasaka in 9:51 - C

Match 3: Raymond Diaz vs. Ryoma Muruyama

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Diaz’s expression at the start of this match was one of utter contempt and boredom when he saw his opponent. Ryoma bounded down the ramp as he always does, which didn’t make the Beast any happier. When the bell rang the smaller man tried to cut down the gaijin with several quick kicks and a clothesline, but they all just bounced off of his chest, although the big man did cover up, suggesting they were having some effect. Murayama then ran to the ropes, but the second he bounced back he was turned inside out with a Big Boot. Diaz then pulled the limp body up to his feet, kicked him in the gut and then took him up and over with a delayed suplex, getting a beautiful amount of air time. Muruyama arched his back in agony when he hit the mat, while Diaz weakly tried to go for the cover, not acting surprised when Ryoma kicked out at 2. Ray then took a few moments to insult the crowd, quite confident that this match was going to go his way. However, as with every situation like that, the plucky underdog fought through, and when Ray turned his attentions back on the small native he was facing, he was met with a big time springboard missile dropkick that sent him staggering backwards. Ryoma then kicked him in the back of both knees, bring him down to his level, and then nailed a sick enzugiri to chop him down for good, as Diaz flopped to the mat.

Ryoma then spent the next several minutes keeping the big man down with anything he could, kicks, dropkicks and an interesting variety of splashes. At one time, he attempted to nail a Cartwheel Moonsault, but Diaz saw him coming and prepared for it with a forearm, but Ryoma then pulled out a counter on him in return as he flipped slightly further, landed behind the big man and then nailed a dropkick to the back of the head. Ray cringed and grabbed his head before then getting back up to his feet, something that cause Ryoma to get worried and try to take him back down to his feet again. He caught the gaijin with a strong knee to the gut, winding him, and then tried to go for a suplex, only to have Ray effortlessly reverse it into one of his own. From there on, it was downhill for Muruyama, as Diaz threw him around from pillar to post before mercifully ending it at nearly 14 minutes with a big chokeslam. A match that also went better than expected, as the fans got behind Muruyama as he tried to cut the big man down, but they still appreciated Diaz’s victory.

Winner: Raymond Diaz by pinfall in 13:48 – B

Match 4: Akinori Kwakami vs. Joshua Taylor
Non-Title

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Again Kwakami was going up against a potential challenger, except this time it was against somebody who was no stranger to PGHW title gold. When the bell rang these two instantly split apart and went to opposite sides of the ring, scouting each other and not wanting to slip up and make the first move that could turn the whole match against them. However, neither did as they met in the middle at the same time with a tie up, except no matter how much either man pushed neither was able to come out on top, and they had to split again. Taylor then started the tie up again only to knee the champ in the gut and then catch him with a big uppercut. Aki staggered backwards, looking stunned, but then fired back with a big forearm blow of his own, triggering a battle of blows. Neither man looked to be backing down, and it went well into the twenties for each man. Eventually Taylor was able to block a forearm blow and connect with three consecutive uppercuts that left the champ on the ropes. A quick stop for breath and Taylor nailed another uppercut before whipping Aki across the ring. When he came back the gaijin tried to go for a powerslam, only to have Aki resist being picked up and then hit a vicious enzu forearm to the back of the head that sent Taylor down to his knees. Kwakami then took a few moments to recover before locking in a rear sleeper, and then applying a body scissors for added effect. Joshua refused to give up already though, and fought his way to the ropes, using every piece of energy he had to not pass out. Eventually he managed to get his foot on the bottom rope, forcing Aki to release him.

The gaijin then slowly used the ropes to pull himself up before trying to go for another lock up, only to have Aki force him down to the mat in a surfboard. The champ then showed a rare sense of arrogance as he smiled at the pain he was causing, something that sparked a fuse in the young gaijin as he slowly fought his way out of the hold, kicked the champ in the gut and then caught him with a forearm across the jaw. Taking advantage of the moment he pushed the champ to the closest ropes and whipped him across the ring. When he came back he threw him into the air, almost in a flapjack, and when he came down he caught him with a big corkscrew uppercut to the jaw that turned Aki over in mid-air. He hit the mat with a thud and Taylor was quick to follow up with a cover attempt, getting a very near fall as the move hit Aki with as much surprise as anything else. The gaijin Josh didn’t let up on the attack though, stomping away and even hitting a diving elbow drop for another near fall, but when he tried to go for the Taylor Made, that’s when Kwakami began to fight back, hitting a barrage of back elbows until the gaijin released him, and when he was free he applied an arm wringer, then turned it into a side armbar before then flipping him onto the mat with a victory roll style cross armbreaker. Taylor flailed in pain with his legs and free arm, trying to reach the ropes, but Aki had him as near as possible to the middle of the ring, and there was little chance of him being moved. Joshua kept fighting however, and even though it took a very long time, he got to the ropes and then got up to his feet. Kwakami was right there though, and dumped him on his head with a back suplex as he was just getting his balance back.

Taylor then found himself on the losing side of the battle as Aki picked him apart with various different holds and submissions, with the gaijin almost tapping out before figuring out how to escape one o them. Eventually however, he was able to get back in control after reversing a neckbreaker into a backbreaker onto the knee, causing Kwakami to yell out in agony and drop to the mat clutching his back. The gaijin took the chance to then climb the top rope and go for the JT Twister, patiently waiting for the champ to get up to his feet. When he did he went for the move, only to have Kwakami counter it with a makeshift facebuster that stunned Taylor long enough for Aki to apply the Kwakami Painlock in the middle of the ring. Joshua was fading by this point from all the damage, he was dazed from the facebuster, and the move was slap bang in the middle of the ring. After trying to reach the ropes and not moving an inch, he reluctantly tapped out, giving Kwakami another non-title match win, looking as dominant as ever.

Winner: Akinori Kwakami by submission in 16:38 – B

Match 5: Bryan Vessey vs. Washi Tanaka

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Both men circled each other for a long time after the bell rang, not quite sure which way to attack first, but eventually one got too antsy and charged towards his opponent, and this one was Bryan Vessey, who floored Tanaka with a running elbow to the jaw, and instantly took the match to the mat. Before he even knew what was happening, Washi was in a tight modified armlock, his arm going back further than it really should be doing, causing him to cringe and try desperately to reach the ropes. Bryan saw he was just about to grab them and released the hold anyway before pulling the heel up to his feet and connecting with a few more forearms. Washi stayed standing however, if a little bit rocky, prompting Vessey to run to the ropes and try to nail a clothesline, only for Tanaka to counter suddenly from out of the blue with a Release Exploder Suplex as he came close, dumping him right on his neck. The gaijin groaned in pain and rolled towards the corner after hitting the mat, and after a while began to pull himself back up to standing. After a few breaths, he looked up to see Washi Tanaka flying towards him with a big cross body, connecting with the chest and head of the bigger man. Washi was able to find his balance on the ropes and landed on the apron before pushing Bryan to the mat. After a brief moment to review the situation, Tanaka climbed onto the top rope and tried to come off with a diving leg drop, only to have Vessey roll out of the way just in time. Washi’s face changed from one of surprise, disappointment and then finally agony as he rubbed his rear in pain.

Bryan took a few moments to recover properly and then set the match back in motion with a stiff football kick to the chest of Tanaka, knocking the wind out of him and sending him down to the mat. The gaijin then stomped on the younger man’s gut a few times before hitting an elbow drop. He went for a quick cover, but Tanaka kicked out at two, but this served as little more than temporary set up, as the gaijin locked in a tight armlock again, aiming to take away the main weapon of Washi, his suplexes. To the younger man’s credit though, he fought to the ropes and as he was using them to pull himself up was able to dodge a lariat attempt from Vessey, but the veteran was determined and caught him with a stiff elbow to the neck, almost as if it was payback for the suplex earlier, and then brought him to the mat with a snap neckbeaker, Washi cringing in pain before just managing to kick out as Bryan covered him again. The younger Vessey brother then locked in a tight rear chinlock, his knee in the small of Washi’s back to apply as much pressure as possible, but again this was not enough as the ENDANGER man fought with everything he had before getting up to his feet. After a few elbows to the gut, making the gaijin release him, Washi ran to the ropes and then came back with a running forearm that took Bryan off his feet. The slightly smaller man then stalked Vessey as he got back up, aiming to go for the Washi Explosion, but when he ran towards Bryan to snap it off, he was instead on the receiving end of a release belly to belly suplex, and it was his turn to be dumped on his head as he rolled out of the ring in pain.

It didn’t work however, as eventually Bryan was able to catch up to him, and despite Washi putting up a valiant effort, he eventually fell prey to a vicious Vessey Line after dodging a first attempt.

Winner: Bryan Vessey by pinfall in 12:33 – B+

Match 6: Team Energy vs. Dread & Holmes

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All four of these men came down to the ring with stern looks of concentration on their faces. Each man had something to gain from this, the gaijin had a chance to beat the Iron Man, Nobuatsu Tatsuko, while proving they deserved their shots at the title belts. For Team Energy it was a chance to show they still had some kick, and for Sanda to defeat a legend as well, in Dread. At the start of the match, it was legend against legend as Tatsuko and Dread squared off. The two stared each other down, knowing well enough not to move, until suddenly Dread burst forward to try and squash the native veteran with a body splash, only to have his momentum halted with a stiff kick to the chest from Nobu. One of those is like being kicked by lead, and Dread showed it as he dropped down to one knee from that kick alone. Tatsuko looked down at him and nailed another kick before pulling the Mastodon back up to his feet and trying to whip him across the ring. It was not going to work though, as the big gaijin just stood his ground each time he attempted. Eventually he had enough and pulled the veteran into a short range lariat, aiming to send him down, but instead all Nobu did was take the pain, wince and then yell at the gaijin to try again. Dread looked him up and down and then nailed another brutal lariat that would normally knock a normal man out, but Tatsuko took it, albeit with a bit of a stagger backwards. The big man was still in disbelief, and ran to the ropes to try a running version, only to get caught with a thrust kick to the jaw by Tatsuko that sent him down to one knee, barely keeping with it. Nobu then nailed a few chops to the barrel chest of Dread before locking in an arm wringer. He tried to turn it into a standing armbar, but Dread would have none of it, managing to reach out and touch the ropes, due to luckily being quite close to them. These two bulls locked horns several more times, with it always being the same results, a stalemate, as neither man was willing to back down, and neither man was taken off his feet. Eventually they tagged out to their partners, Sanda eagerly bouncing off the top rope into the ring before locking up with Holmes.

Each man tried to come out on top, but it was Sanda who showed the tenacity needed, as he bent the gaijin over backwards in a great show of strength. But Holmes beat him in pure will as he was able to fight back up to standing, pushing the younger man backwards as well, then took him to the mat and locked him in a tight armlock. Nori tried to get to the ropes, but he was slap bang in the middle of the ring, and with each movement Holmes cinched it in tighter. Eventually Sanda was able to roll out of it and apply his own, but Bryan went hold for hold with him in what seemed like a masterclass of the mat, as they both went for every hold in the book, only to have it reversed. When they got back up to standing, there was a brief nod of acceptance before they locked up again. This time Holmes got the advantage right away and shoved Sanda into the ropes before blasting away with forearm shots, dazing the future star and then whipping him across the ring. When he came back, Holmes picked him up and then slammed him back down to the mat with a vicious flapjack. A quick run to the ropes later and Holmes nailed a jumping knee drop to the throat that left Sanda gasping for air. A smirk crossed the gaijin’s face before he then locked in a tight Boston Crab, Nori nearly bent double as he tried to reach the ropes. To his credit he was able to lift himself off the ground and get very close, only to have Holmes walk him back into the middle of the ring, almost too easily. He was close to tapping when Tatsuko came in and kicked Holmes right between the shoulder blades, causing the gaijin to cringe in pain, release Sanda and then flop to the mat. Dread came in to warn Nobu, and got a stiff chop for his troubles. The big man began to fight back, when Sanda was able to summon what little energy he had left to hit a beautiful springboard lariat that sent the big man reeling into the ropes. And with the weight of the big man, the ropes gave way and Dread went tumbling through the middle and top ropes to the floor below. Tatsuko followed him out while Sanda took this chance to recover, not wanting to waste it.

Holmes eventually rolled back into the ring, and the two men began to exchange blows, neither giving up until they got to standing where they both ran to the ropes. Holmes tried to go for a spinning kick, but Sanda was able to block it, kick him in the gut and then nailed a powerbomb, trying to turn it into a Full Body but the gaijin kicked out just in time. Dread had recovered by this point and was asking to be tagged in, but Bryan barely had time to notice him before he was pulled back up to his feet again. Nori began to fire away with kicks, and tried to go for the final spin kick in the Sanda Series, but Bryan caught his leg just in time and then shoved him to the mat with a modified takedown, before locking in a variation of an ankle lock. Sanda refused to tap and kept trying to reach the ropes, and eventually Holmes got tired and released him before tagging out to Dread. The big man came in and occasionally kicked at the body of Sanda, and when he began to make his way up to his own feet, the big gaijin tried to floor him with a Dread Smack, only to have Nori dodge it and then catch him with a forearm to the neck, followed by four more and a kick to the stomach. This caused the veteran to double over slightly, prompting Nori to run to the ropes. He leapt up onto the top top and then came flying back with a springboard senton, only to have Dread counter with a sickening powerbomb out of nowhere. The Dynamic superstar folded up like an accordion from the impact, and if Dread wasn’t gasping for breath from the earlier kick to the stomach still the match might have been over, but Dread didn’t capitalise. By the time he did go for the cover, Sanda kicked out and then tried to get to his corner. Just before he was going to Dread grabbed his tights and pulled him into a release German Suplex, only to have Sanda land on his feet and nail an enzugiri to the big man’s head, sending him down to one knee, and then leapt over his opponent to tag in Tatsuko.

The veteran came in like a house on fire, firing kicks and chops left right and centre, forcing Dread to retreat to the corner and flooring Holmes when he tried to interfere. Nobu then went to the corner and began to nail alternating forearms before running to the ropes .When he came back he was aiming for a lariat but instead almost got knocked out of his boots with a Dread Smack, the gaijin catching him just in time. Nobu went down like a sack o’spuds, and Dread signalled for the end, looking to get that ever important victory over a fellow legend. After pulling Tatsuko up to his feet, the big gaijin kicked him in the gut and then went for the Dread Bomb, but Nobu resisted being lifted up, and did the same the next three tries until mastodon fired away with several shots to the back to weaken up Nobu, but all it did was anger what little energy was left in him as he pulled away, yelled at the big man, and then let loose with forearm blows, nearly knocking Dread out. Nobu realised this was his chance, signalled to the crowd, and in a great feat of strength and dedication, hauled the big man up for the Scoop Slam Piledriver called the Tatsuko Driller, finally getting Dread off his feet. The ring rocked from the impact and Tatsuko wearily hooked the leg as Sanda held Holmes off. The next three seconds passed by slowly, but at the end Nobu had his hands raised in victory, leaving Dread & Holmes with a big hole in their egos.

Winner: Team Energy by pinfall on Dread by Tatsuko in 16:48 – A

Summary:
Mokuami Maita def. Kazushige Matsuki – B
Dogs of War & Kumasaka def. Miyamoto, Munakata & Kitoaji - C
Raymond Diaz def. Ryoma Murayama – B
Akinori Kwakami def. Joshua Taylor – B
Bryan Vessey def. Washi Tanaka – B+
Team Energy def. Dread & Holmes - A

Overall = A
Notes: A great event overall.

TrekkieMonsta

09-01-2009, 05:32 AM

Spirit Chase Tour Schedule

We are drawing closer to Night of FORTITUDE, now only two more weeks away. This week sees more build up to the matches already set up for the pay per view. Oleg Dorosklov slowly builds towards his title match with Akinori Kwakami as he takes on fellow gaijin Stuart Ferdinand in what will be a proving match for the former Golden Canvas Grappler. And main eventing our first show this week is what looks to be an amazing Six-Man Tag Team adventure as we see two champions, reforming the team of Future Impact, Kawashima & Kwakami teaming with PRIDE Koiso to take on Team Dynasty 2000 and Danger Kumasaka. Can Mushashibo make an impact here and pick up the elusive victory over the champion?

Masutaro Kataoka battles Lord of the Strong Style Eisaku Kunomasu, and Masaru Ugaki grapples with fellow mat master Li Bingci in what looks set to be a match in a similar vein to Mushashibo vs. Garner, ironically also a Native vs. Gaijin match.

In what will likely be the culmination of an inner feud within the Gaijin Sekigun, The American Express faces off with the Dogs of War, who picked up their first main show victory while teaming with Danger Kumasaka. Can their ride that to an upset victory over the established Express? Or will they become a footnote and disappear before they can become a force in the tag team ranks?

On Night Thirteen, we could see a glimpse of what part of the Glory Tag Crown match will look like as for the main event we have a battle of two gaijin veterans, with The Mastodon, Dread taking on Lee Bennett. Dread is coming off a loss against Team Energy last week, will that be what drives him to an important momentum boosting victory that night? Or can Bennett find a way to down the Behemoth?

Two constant Historical Japan title contenders face off in what many are seeing as a ranking match, as Masaru Ugaki takes on Joshua Taylor. Both men have matches the previous night that depending on the results could affect their mindset in this match. Who will come out on top and prove once again they deserve a shot?

The Dogs of War are in action in the opening match up against Miyamoto & Munakata, in a near repeat of the Six-man match last week. Will the result be the same? Or can M&M bring The Dogs run to a premature end?
In other action Morimasa Kato, Masutaro Kataoka and Mokuami Maita have a battle of the M’s in a triple threat match up and Shuji Inukai takes on Yoshii Shiomi.

Night Twelve
Venue: Osaka Athletic Stadium

Singles
Stuart Ferdinand vs. Oleg Dorosklov

Singles
Chojiro Kitoaji vs. Sotatsu Sarumara

Tag Team
The American Express vs. Dogs of War

Singles
Masutaro Kataoka vs. Eisaku Kunomasu

Singles
Masaru Ugaki vs. Li Bingci

Six-Man Tag Team
Koiso, Kawashima & Kwakami vs. Team Dynasty 2000 & Danger Kumasaka

Night Thirteen
Venue: Hakodate Athletic Field

Tag Team
Miyamoto & Munakata vs. Dogs of War

Triple Threat
Mokuami Maita vs. Morimasa Kato vs. Masutaro Kataoka

Singles
Joshua Taylor vs. Masaru Ugaki

Singles
Yoshii Shiomi vs. Shuji Inukai

Singles
Lee Bennett vs. Dread

Predictions always welcome

hrdcoresidebrns

09-02-2009, 05:34 PM

I take a slight break of checking the dynasty boards and I miss what, three shows?! Still, I'm quite happy to see you back my friend.

Night Twelve
Venue: Osaka Athletic Stadium

Singles
Stuart Ferdinand vs. Oleg Dorosklov
Dorosklov is much younger, and I can't really see investing much time in Ferdinand at his age. Still, should be a good challenge for Dorosklov.

Singles
Chojiro Kitoaji vs. Sotatsu Sarumara
More than likely a future world champion in Kitoaji, who should get a solid win in this one.

Tag Team
The American Express vs. Dogs of War
I'll be honest - I don't remember who the American Express are. However, even if I did, I think I'd still go with the DoW based off how shockingly good their performance was against Team Toronto.

Singles
Masutaro Kataoka vs. Eisaku Kunomasu
This one is really a no-brainer.

Singles
Masaru Ugaki vs. Li Bingci
Should be a potential show stealer, with two great mat workers. I of course pick Ugaki due to my unwavering love for the man.

Six-Man Tag Team
Koiso, Kawashima & Kwakami vs. Team Dynasty 2000 & Danger Kumasaka
This one will obviously be a classic. I went with what I consider to be the underdogs in this one, as Koiso & Kawashima just came off an oustanding draw against Dynasty, and I see Kumasaka being more of a weak link than Kwakami. I could easily be wrong, though.

Night Thirteen
Venue: Hakodate Athletic Field

Tag Team
Miyamoto & Munakata vs. Dogs of War
I have high hopes for both Miyamoto & Munakata, but I just see DoW becoming the hot team of the moment, and should rightly take the win here if only due to their experience advantage.

Triple Threat
Mokuami Maita vs. Morimasa Kato vs. Masutaro Kataoka
I could easily be wrong on this, but for some reason I just see something special in Kato.

Singles
Joshua Taylor vs. Masaru Ugaki
You did this on purpose, didn't you?!?! Forced me to choose between them!!

Singles
Yoshii Shiomi vs. Shuji Inukai
Inukai is, in my opinion, the most underrated member of The Five, and also I've just never cared much for Shiomi.

Singles
Lee Bennett vs. Dread
Very odd choice of a main event. I'm going with Bennett because I feel like Dread will blow up at the 6 minute mark.

FINisher

09-03-2009, 01:25 AM

Stuart Ferdinand vs. Oleg Dorosklov

Singles
Chojiro Kitoaji vs. Sotatsu Sarumara

Tag Team
The American Express vs. Dogs of War

Singles
Masutaro Kataoka vs. Eisaku Kunomasu

Singles
Masaru Ugaki vs. Li Bingci

Six-Man Tag Team
Koiso, Kawashima & Kwakami vs. Team Dynasty 2000 & Danger Kumasaka

Night Thirteen
Venue: Hakodate Athletic Field

Tag Team
Miyamoto & Munakata vs. Dogs of War

Triple Threat
Mokuami Maita vs. Morimasa Kato vs. Masutaro Kataoka

Singles
Joshua Taylor vs. Masaru Ugaki

Singles
Yoshii Shiomi vs. Shuji Inukai

Singles
Lee Bennett vs. Dread

SeanMcFly

09-21-2009, 07:37 PM

This didn't die again did it ? :(

TrekkieMonsta

10-25-2009, 10:57 AM

Nooo, I'm really sorry. I know I've said it before, so if you don't trust me then I don't mind haha, but these last weeks i've started University, so I've still been fitting into the routine, and had little time to be on here, especially not to spend time on doing show write-ups. But now I'm in the swing of things I should be able to keep at least a twice-weekly update :).

Starting later today possibly :D

FINisher

10-25-2009, 11:02 AM

Congratulations! :) First things come first and so on.

TrekkieMonsta

10-26-2009, 10:45 AM

Would like to have some feedback on the main event if you guys are willing, I tried to make it action packed, like a match that features those kinda guys should be. Any feedback/comments really is appreciated.

PGHW Spirit Chase Tour Show #12

Held at the Osaka Athletic Stadium
Monday, Week 3, April 2012
Attendance = 5,000 (SELLOUT!)
Announcers = Keiji Takeda, Ryu Kajahara and Sosa Morri

Pre-Show
Holmes, Miwa & Team Toronto def. Matsuki, Mohamed, Mean Machine & Coleman - B

Match 1: Stuart Ferdinand vs. Oleg Dorokslov

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Again an opening match that ended up being a lot better than expected. Ferdinand came in with a fair amount of weight against him, not only was he disliked by the crowd due to being from another company, but he was slowing down with age, while Dorosklov was still in his prime. When the match began, this showed, as Oleg was able to easily pick apart the veteran for the first few minutes, catching and reversing any attempt to build momentum. Things looked bleak for Stu until he surprised his fellow gaijin with a quick knee while reversing an irish whip, stunning the Ukranian, then spiked him on his head with a DDT. Stuart realised he didn’t have long before his opponent would be back up, and decided to use this time to take a breather then take revenge for earlier, slowly working over the right arm of Oleg, aiming to take him out with his trademark jumping knee armbreaker, just to have the younger man counter with a short range lariat out of nowhere, flooring Stuart and leaving him open to a jumping knee to the throat, causing him to gasp for air. From here he quickly grabbed his right arm, wrapped his leg around it, and threw himself to the mat, in a leg aided Cobra Vice. Ferdinand’s head almost jumped off the canvas as he yelled in pain, while Oleg kept the lock firmly held on. Stuart desperately tried to get to the ropes, flailing his legs with a hope that one would catch the ropes, but each time he got near Oleg yanked him back into the middle of the ring. Just when it looked like he was going to tap out, something seemed to switch on in his head, and he fought back to his feet and amazingly flipped Oleg onto the mat in front of him with a modified snapmare, before locking in a tight figure four necklock. Dorosklov gasped for air and did the same as Stuart, trying to the reach the ropes with his feet, only to realise Stuart was preventing him from moving. It looked like Ferdinand was about to get the upset victory here, and the Ukranian Olympian seemed about to fade, causing Ferdinand to loosen the hold slightly to observe. This was what he was waiting for, and with beautiful grace, sat up, grabbed one of Stu’s legs, nailed a lightning fast pseudo-Dragon Screw Leg Whip, causing Stuart to release him and yelp in pain. Oleg then jumped forward, grabbed Stu’s arm and locked in the Cobra Vice once more, and Stu had no choice but to tap out almost immediately, unable to stand the pain.

Winner: Oleg Dorosklov by submission in 8:40 – B

Match 2: Chojiro Kitoaji vs. Sotatsu Sarumara

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Sarumara came out to the ring looking as unphased, and to be honest as unemotional as he always does, while Kitoaji wasted no time in getting to the ring, charging down the ramp and rolling through the ropes, coming face to face with Sarumara. When the bell rang, the two men locked up strongly in the middle of the ring, and while initially neither gave ground the more experienced Sarumara was able to force Kitoaji into the ropes and then whipped him across the ring. When he came back the veteran tried to take the youngster down with an arm drag, but Chojiro showed amazing athleticism by flipping onto his feet and carrying on running. Just as Sarumara was getting up to his feet he got caught with a vicious running forearm to the side of the head that knocked him back down to his knees. For the next few minutes the match was firmly in Kitoaji’s control, with several near falls, until something clicked inside Sarumara’s head and he suddenly shot full of life. After Chojiro tried to put him away with a brainbuster, the veteran got up to his feet, roaring defiantly, and then blasted away with a series of alternating elbows to the side of the head, wearing the youngster down, then took him over with a hasty arm drag.

With the smaller man still dazed, Sarumara quickly locked in a tight arm bar, twisting it further and further with each passing second, until Kitoaji was able to get out of it with an impressive handstand kick out of nowhere. It only glanced Sarumara though, as he soon was back on the attack, and as Chojiro tried to get up he kicked the younger man in the chest and took advantage of him being temporarily stunned to throw him to the mat and lock in another armbar. It was smart playing by the veteran, as he knew that Kitoaji’s main weapon was the Lariat, and picking apart his arms he took that advantage away from him. But it wasn’t long before Chojiro was fighting out of the hold again and despite Sarumara being sat on his back to give even more pressure, he was able to wriggle to the ropes. Sotatsu was not happy and instantly pulled Kitoaji to his feet, and began to hit a few elbows before whipping him into the ropes. However, when the youngster came back, he nailed a running forearm again, shocking Sarumara, then kept on running, bouncing off the ropes to hit an enzu elbow to the back of the veterans head, putting him on his knees. Kitoaji then scouted his opponent before tentatively hitting a few knife edge chops to the chest, causing Sarumara to cringe in pain, before then nailing a rapid series of them and running to the ropes. When he came back, Sarumara ducked a Kitoaji Lariat attempt, but when he turned round to reply, Chojiro caught him with a second attempt, taking Sarumara right out of his boots. Kitoaji winced and shook out his arm, hitting the chest of a big man like Sarumara clearly having it’s effect’s, before quickly going for the cover, getting a fairly easy victory.

Winners: Chojiro Kitoaji by pinfall in 8:27 - B

Match 3: American Express vs. Dogs of War

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The Express came down to the ring with both a look of arrogance and somehow of slight worry at times, mainly when their opponents came out. The Dogs of War slowly strode down to the ring, and the two big men looked as imposing as ever as they stepped into the ring, making the Express look quite small in comparison. When the ball rang it was Taylor in against Owusu, and it took on a comedic edge to begin with, as Josh kept trying to outrun the big man, at one point running through his legs, but Kalu had had enough after a while and grabbed Taylor before throwing him into the corner. He then tried to follow up with a big clothesline, but just before it connected Taylor moved out of the way and then let loose with a series of brutal uppercuts and then a stiff forearm to the side of the head, stunning Owusu, before hitting a few quick kicks to the knee, hoping to slow down the big gaijin. As Josh took a few moments to show off for the crowd, Owusu stumbled out of the corner with a slight limp, and when the smaller Taylor ran to the ropes it looked like Kalu would be down for the count, when suddenly he charged forward with a shoulder tackle, knocking Josh amazingly quickly onto his back, smacking his head against the mat.

This was what most of the match broke down to, the raw power of the Dogs, as each time it felt like momentum could swing towards the Express, the big men just decimated the smaller guys so they could recover. At one point however, the Express had everything going their way, Kalu was out on the outside after a DDT onto the concrete, and both members were punching away at Yanagita, who was down on his knees. He tried to break free, summoning a burst of energy to grab their throats for a double chokeslam, but out of nowhere they nailed a double uppercut that stunned him, then hit a Lariat/Sweep Kick combo that took him to the mat. They signalled to the crowd and Hayes began to wind his arm up as they prepared for the Express Package, but when Will ran to the ropes, Owusu suddenly re-appeared and booted Hayes right across the face then delivered a vicious elbow to Taylor when he tried to help his partner. Josh went reeling into the ropes, and Kalu promptly whipped him across the ring, when he came back the big gaijin took Taylor up and over with a brutal Powerslam, before going for a cover and getting a very close two count.

The tag experience of the Express wound up to be the deciding factor however, as even though the Dogs were able to take control in the closing minutes, one slip up, with Owusu accidentally elbowing Yanagita when Taylor slipped out, allowed the Americans to take the final stretch. With Owusu distracted, Hayes spun him round and nailed a stiff series of forearms to rock him, then Taylor joined in with a double uppercut into a Double DDT, planting the big man on his head. After checking that Yanagita was still down, they pulled Kalu back up and signalled for the Express Package once more. Hayes ran to the ropes and then hit a beautiful jumping corkscrew uppercut, followed by Taylor hitting the Taylor made, dumping him on his head properly while bridging for the cover. Hayes stayed near Yanagita to stop him breaking it up, and the Express was able to take the victory in a tightly contested match, with Owusu proving to be quite the threat, as it took a lot just to keep him down.

Winner: American Express by pinfall on Owusu by Taylor in 11:14 – B

Match 4: Masutaro Kataoka vs. Eisaku Kunomasu

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Kataoka ran down to the ring, slapping the fans hands as he did so before rolling into the ring. For a split second, it looked like he was a young child again, as his expression was one of pure excitement and happiness to just be there. Kunomasu looked ready to kill as always, and with his Elite Series win behind him he’s ready to tear through the roster until he gets his shot. When the bell rings they measure each other up as they circle, before meeting in the middle with a tie up, with Kataoka surprisingly standing his ground against the stronger Kunomasu, and even manages to shock the younger man by forcing him into the ropes. He breaks it cleanly and steps back, only to have Kunomasu rush forward and hit a vicious knee to the chin, clearly unhappy at being bested, and then takes the older Kataoka to the mat with a sleek arm drag, yet when he tries to lock in an arm bar Kataoka catches him in a head scissors that Kunomasu then reverses into a pin, just to have Kataoka surprise him again by forcing him into the air and then back to the mat with a cross armbreaker. Eisaku manages to eventually scramble his way to the ropes, and when he gets on to one knee his expression is one of total confusion, while Masutaro is smiling broadly, almost knowingly, while rubbing his chin.

The fans also show their appreciation for that exchange with a loud round of applause, but this upsets Kunomasu more as he rushes to lock up once again, and manages to overpower Kataoka this time and forces him down to one knee before shoving him to the mat and locking in a seated arm bar. Yet this doesn’t seem to be enough as he begins to set up for the Kunomasu Vice, something that sparks Kataoka into life as he is able to fight his way to the ropes before the younger Eisaku is able to get anything cinched in. Masu then takes a few moments to recover, and as he makes his way to his feet he spots Eisaku running towards him, and only just manages to block a Jumping Knee attempt that sends him into the ropes. Kataoka uses this to his advantage though with a Flying Forearm out of nowhere that takes Eisaku off his feet. Kataoka then quickly goes for a cover and gets a two count before Eisaku angrily throws him off. Masu tried to follow up with a knee to the gut, but the Lord of Strong Style was now quite upset, and caught his outstretched leg before firing off a vicious series of kicks to the knee, Kataoka wincing with every blow, before then snapping off a beautifully executed Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Masu rolled about on the mat in agony, clutching at his knee, but soon had other problems when Eisaku connected with another Knee, straight to the forehead of Kataoka that almost knocked him out.

For the next while it was all Kunomasu as he took out his frustration on the weakening Kataoka, who to his credit did keep fighting back, but with the damaged knee he was at a major disadvantage. At one point he was setting up for a brainbuster, but Eisaku was able to punch his bad knee to stop it and then pulled off a brainbuster of his own, getting a very close two count. Eisaku toyed with the older veteran, before signalling for the end. He whipped Masu across the ring, and when he came back he tried to go for that Roll-Through Kunomasu Vice that won him the Elite Series, only to have Kataoka resist it and nail Eisaku with a stiff forearm to the side of the head that made him drop to the mat. Masu began to get the crowd pumped then shook his knee out to weaken the pain before running to the ropes as Eisaku got up. When he came back he connected with the Flying Forearm, but wanted to take it further, and climbed up to the top rope. With Kunomasu prone, Kataoka raised his arms and then came off the top with a Frog Splash, only to have Eisaku put his knees up at the last second, causing Masu to crash and burn. The Lord of Strong Style then locked in the Kunomasu Vice smack dab in the middle of the ring, and Kataoka had no choice but to tap out to the pain, giving Eisaku the very hard fought, quite surprisingly, victory.

Winner: Eisaku Kunomasu by submission in 14:32 – B+

Match 5: Masaru Ugaki vs. Li Bingci

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This match was highly anticipated, as both men were known to be very talented on the mat and also to be fairly heavy strikers. When the bell rang there was a quick handshake between both men before they split and circled each other. They locked up, but it took a while before anybody was able to take control, and first time round it was Li, who was able to force Ugaki backwards onto the mat, bending his spine, only to have Ugaki show his strength when he arched his way back up and then clocked the gaijin with a strong elbow to the side of the head, sending Li reeling. Masaru didn’t want to waste any time, and quickly followed up with a few more elbows that sent Li into the corner. After a few seconds to get some air back, Ugaki charged in and hit a jumping splash that squashed the talented gaijin against the turnbuckles. But he still wasn’t done, as Ugaki fired off alternating chops, lighting up Li’s chest, before finally backing off to the centre of the ring. Li took a few steps out and flopped down to his knees, already fading it seemed, but when Ugaki then tried to follow up with a DDT, Li countered with a makeshift northern lights suplex then locked in a head scissors, aiming to keep Ugaki down on the mat, where he felt he was stronger. Masaru was near to the ropes however, and was able to fight his way to them, placing his foot on the bottom rope, and Li respectfully released the hold before pulling Masaru up with him. A quick knee to the gut winded Ugaki, allowing Li to lift him up into the air with a brilliant delayed suplex that dumped him on his neck, before floating over into a cover.

It was very close, but Ugaki was able to kick out just in time, and as Li began to think over what to do next, Masaru shook his head to try and get some sense back in there. Bingci pulled him up to his feet and then whipped him hard into the turnbuckles, but when he tried to follow up with a clothesline, Ugaki rolled out just in time and then nailed an Arc Kick that connected right across the face of Li, who slumped to the floor, a glazed look in his eyes. Masaru noticed this and went right back on the offensive, leaning in with his knee right to the throat, choking Li out, but had to break the hold after four seconds. He then dragged the gaijin out of the corner and began to work over his arms, locking him in varying arm bars, and at one point almost cinching in a Furusawa Armbar, but Li realised this could mean the end and quickly scurried over to the ropes. Ugaki kept coming at him however, and this forced Li onto the defensive, and that is what a majority of the match was, Bingci amazingly being forced onto his back feet as Ugaki just kept coming, refusing to give up at any point. This proved to be a problem eventually though, as Li learned how to counter it. Nearing the end of the match, Masaru had just hit a Hammerlock Suplex, and tried to go for a second one, only to be met with a back elbow right to the temple, that stunned him and made him release Li, who then spun around and clocked him with a roaring elbow. Ugaki dropped down to one knee, and Li saw his chance, booted him in the gut and went for a Powerbomb, folding Masaru up like an accordion, then hooked the legs for the cover.

One...
Two...
Th..NO!

Ugaki kicked out just in the nick of time and filled with defiant spirit got right back up to his feet. Li fired off alternating elbows, but when he tried to go for a roaring elbow Ugaki ducked it and then send him up and over with an Exploder Suplex, dumping him right on his head. Bingci then tried to get up to his feet, but he was barely on his knees before Masaru connected with another Arc Kick that sent him to the mat. He went for the cover.

One...
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Thre..NO!

Li kicked out with little energy left, acting purely on instinct. Ugaki saw the chance and took it, locking in the Ugaki Clutch. It seemed like Li had nowhere to go, and with the body scissors cinched in it didn’t look like he was going to last much longer, as almost immediately he began to fade. However, the fans began to get behind him and Li got what strength he had left and fought his way to the ropes, getting a fair amount of applause when he placed his foot on the bottom rope. Masaru was not happy at all, and promptly pulled him up to his feet before whipping him across the ring. When he came back, Ugaki tried to go for a big back body drop, only to have Li show amazing athleticism by landing on his feet and then booting a surprised Ugaki in the gut and quickly nailing the Medal Parade, a wrist-clutch Olympic Slam, dumping him right on his head. Bingci then covered Masaru, getting a very hard fought victory.

Winner: Li Bingci by pinfall in 16:16 – B

Match 6: The Future (Koiso, Kawashima & Kwakami) vs. Team Dynasty 2000 & Kumasaka

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The fans were really looking forward to this match, and it didn’t take long to show why, when The Future came out to the ring, the roof almost flew right off the top of the building, and all three men smiled broadly as they came out, Kawashima proudly wearing the Glory Crown title belt. Team Dynasty 2000 looked like they wanted to destroy, which is how they look generally, something that has made them a very feared team on the roster, while Kumasaka came out with his eyes set purely on one person, Akinori Kwakami. And he got his chance to fight the Historical Japan champion quite quickly, as they were the first people in after the bell sounded. As they circled each other Kumasaka shook his head, a look of disgust almost on his face, something that Kwakami didn’t take kindly too, prompting him to run in and let loose with a series of forearms and then a strong chop to the chest that could be heard throughout the arena. Kumasaka cringed and bent down a little bit, but then slapped Kwakami across the face before returning the favour, hitting elbow after elbow and then finishing it off with a clothesline that took him over the top rope. Danger followed him to the outside and hit another elbow before trying to whip Kwakami into the guardrail, only to have the champion reverse it and send him into it instead, causing the veteran to cringe in agony and drop to his knees Akinori took a few moments to recover slightly before rolling Danger back into the ring and covering him, getting a two count. The champ pulled him up and booted him in the gut, before trying to whip him across the ring, only to have Kumasaka reverse it and when he came back almost effortlessly took the champ over with a hip toss, but Kwakami was able to get up to his feet before the veteran was able to follow up. Kumasaka circled him and tried to lock up with him again, but Akinori forced him down to one knee and then nailed multiple forearms that stunned him enough for the champ to drag him to his corner and tag in Koiso.

Koiso took over where he left off, taking the veteran down to the mat with a series of leg locks and then moving onto a tight head lock when Danger began to fight back, hoping to keep him down, until Kumasaka hit a few pointed elbows to the gut, causing Koiso to release him and allow Danger to rush to his corner, just tagging in Inukai. The two men sized each other up before circling slowly, neither man making the mistake of going first. Eventually they both locked up in the middle, and it was a very tough battle for control until Inukai nailed a kick to the gut of Koiso, doubling him over. Shuji then broke the tie up and nailed another kick, PRIDE took the blow though, wincing through the pain and slowly getting up to his feet. Inukai wasn’t about to let him do so though and hit three more stiff kicks to the sternum that eventually brought Koiso down to his knees. The Untouchable One then ran to the ropes and came back with a big Shuji Spinal Smash, kicking Koiso right in the spine. PRIDE yelled out in agony before flopping onto his back, leaving him open for a cover by Inukai, but he only got a one count as Koiso powered out of it and got up to his feet, getting right in the face of Inukai, refusing to go down. Shuji then kicked him again, only to have Koiso fire back with a big forearm. They exchanged blows like this for seemingly forever until they both ran to the ropes and came back with lariats that didn’t take either down, instead just causing both men to really cringe and drop down to one knee. Inukai was the first to follow up though, using a quick burst of energy to kick Koiso in the gut and take him over with a suplex, then dropped a big knee across the throat before taking a few moments to recover. Shuji decided that he would follow up on it, and pulled Pride up to his feet, and after another quick kick whipped him across the ring, yet when he tried to nail the Flash High Knee, Koiso was able to side step it and then caught Inukai off guard with the Koiso Spike, a big DDT, that spiked (pardon the pun) Inukai right on his head.

Koiso tagged in Kawashima, wanting some more time to recover, and the Glory Crown champion eagerly stepped into the ring, an aura of confidence around him. Inukai shook the cobwebs out and when he got to his feet the champ pointed at Mushashibo, who put his hand out. Inukai nodded, but just after turning towards his partner he spun back round and caught the champ off guard with a gamengiri, then made his way to his corner and tagged in Yoshimi. Mushashibo wasted no time, rushing over to the dazed champion and pulled him up to his feet before laying waste to his skin with a series of machine gun chops, followed by a kesagiri right to the throat. Kozue barely had time to fall down to one knee before he was whipped across the ring. When he came back Yoshimi caught him with a kitchen sink and then locked him in a tight armbar, keeping it cinched in so that the champ couldn’t move at all, it took Kwakami entering and kicking Mushashibo to break up the hold, something that Kumasaka didn’t take kindly to as he entered the ring and brawled with the Historical Japan champ, taking them both to the outside. Inukai used this distraction to enter as well to double team the Glory Crown champ, but when he and Yoshimi whipped Kozue across the ring, Koiso entered and took care of Inukai with a bulldog, allowing the champ to duck a lariat attempt from Mushashibo and fire back with a lariat of his own. It didn’t take Mushashibo down though, although he was staggering, so Kozue tried the Kawashima Pulse, a discus lariat, but that didn’t take him down either. He ran to the ropes one more time, after signalling for the Double K Kick, but Mushashibo countered him as soon as he left the ropes with a vicious Yoshimi Explosion ’99, dumping the champ right on his head, but Kozue got right back and came charging forward with a Double K Kick to the face that then left both men down.

Both men were looking slightly worse for wear and tried to reach their corners, but it was Mushashibo who reached his corner first, and Inukai was able to reach Kozue just before he would have tagged in as well, pulling him up to his feet and whipping him across the ring. When he came back Kozue tried to nail a lariat to get himself back in control, only to have Shuji duck that, almost effortlessly, and then plant him with a snap spinning spinebuster, the champ’s head just bouncing off the canvas. Inukai then pulled down his elbow pad and signalled for the end, and when he saw Kozue getting to his feet ran to the ropes, and went for the Untouchable Lariat when he came back, only to have the champ duck it and then connect with a back flip kick, a move he’s never done before, his boot hitting the Untouchable One right on the brain box, crumpling him to the mat. Kozue was now struggling, but got up to his feet and pulled Shuji as well before kicking him in the gut and signalling for the Kawashima Driver, Mushashibo ran in to break it up, but Koiso met him halfway with a spear, and Kumasaka tried to break it up as well with a clothesline, but Kozue ducked underneath it, allowing Kwakami to pull down the top rope and send the veteran tumbling to the outside. Kozue then went for the move, but Inukai showed great instinct when he was able to reverse the move into the Inukai Driver, an Axe Guillotine Driver, dumping Kozue right on his head. It looked like it could be over.

One...
Two...
Thre..NO! Koiso managed to sneak in just in time and break it up.

Inukai was not happy and began to exchange blows with Koiso, kicks and forearms respectively. Kozue began to recover when he saw this happening and just when Shuji had nailed a vicious kick to the chest that sent Koiso reeling into the corner he caught the veteran off guard with a German Suplex, then rolled it through and whipped Inukai into the corner. He then went over to Koiso and whipped him towards Shuji, but Koiso then whipped Kozue instead, giving him massive momentum to hit a devastating Super Kick to the chin of Inukai, who then slumped to the bottom turnbuckle. Mushashibo came back in at this point and caught Koiso with a stiff kesagiri and then broke into a brawl with Kawashima, trading chops with each other, until the referee broke them apart. During this time Inukai had gone over to his corner and tagged in Kumasaka, who took advantage of a distracted Kawashima to spear him to the mat and lock him in a tight leg lock, only to have Kozue power out of it to get to the ropes, and kicked off the Dangerous One. Kumasaka didn’t let him rest, because as soon as he up on his feet, the veteran kicked him in the gut and then whipped him across the ring, only to have Kawashima resist it and then charge forward with a sickening Lariat that took Danger out of his boots.

The Glory Crown champion then promptly tagged out to Kwakami, who spent the next few minutes exchanging holds on the mat with Danger, before they eventually wound up exchanging blows instead on their feet, forearms both of them. Kumasaka slowed first, allowing Kwakami to force him into the corner and then nailed a running forearm to the face that caused Danger to stumble out of the corner and lean on the ropes. Kwakami whipped him across the ring and went for a big back body drop, only to have Kumasaka reverse it with a DDT. Akinori kicked out of a pinfall attempt, and instantly got up to his feet to yell at Kumasaka, who answered with an elbow to the chin, the champion replied in earnest with a roaring elbow that shook the veteran, and then nailed the Red Star Neckbreaker. All other people not legal at this point entered the ring to try and work it their way, Kawashima and Mushashibo met once again and began to brawl, until Kawashima dropkicked the Phenom over the top rope, only to be Lariated over the rope himself by Inukai, who was then taken out with a Koiso Kutter from PRIDE. Kwakami saw the chance, and locked Kumasaka in the Kwakami Painlock, right in the middle of the ring. The veteran fought against it, but eventually, having nowhere to go, tapped out to the pain and reluctantly gave the victory to The Future.

Winner: The Future (Koiso, Kawashima & Kwakami) by submission on Kumasaka by Kwakami in 17:31 – A

Summary:
Oleg Dorokslov def. Stuart Ferdinand – B
Chojiro Kitoaji def. Sotatsu Sarumara – B
American Express def. Dogs of War – B-
Eisaku Kunomasu def. Masutaro Kataoka – B+
Li Bingci def. Masaru Ugaki – B
Triple K (Koiso, Kawashima & Kwakami) def. Team Dynasty 2000 & Kumasaka - A

Overall = A
Notes: A very good event, except for Ugaki vs Bingci not meeting expectations.

TrekkieMonsta

01-05-2010, 01:25 PM

PGHW Spirit Chase Tour Show #13

Held at the Hakodate Athletic Field
Thursday, Week 3, April 2012
Attendance = 2,000 (SELLOUT!)
Announcers = Keiji Takeda, Ryu Kajahara and Sosa Morri

Pre-Show
Garner, Miwa & KitoSuda def. Josh Jones, Flash, Matsuki & Miki – B
Danger Kumasaka def. Sarumara & C.Vessey – C+

Match 1: Miyamoto & Munakata vs. Dogs of War

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The two rookies come down to the ring with a look of nerves on their faces, although Totoya does manage to hide most of it, his face instead showing feelings of savagery, something Munakata has developed over the last few months. The Dogs came out the same as always, and as soon as the bell rang took it straight to the youngsters, booting them in the gut and then whipping them across the ring before nailing stereo big boots that floored Miyamoto and Munakata. Owusu then rolled Miyamoto outside and whipped him into the railing while Yanagita worked over Totoya in the ring. The big man was confident from the get go, stomping calmly every now and then to keep the smaller man on the mat, until he was too lazy and telegraphed the kick, allowing Munakata to dodge it and then kick his knee, shocking the big man, before kipping up to his feet and hitting a savage kick again, sending Yanagita limping slightly. The young man didn’t let up at all, hitting another kick before trying to shove the bigger man into the ropes. It didn’t work, Yana keeping his ground, until he slapped him in the face and ran to the ropes. Yana tried to floor him with a clothesline, but Munakata ducked it and then came back with a springboard kick right to the face, toppling the big man. Totoya quickly went for the cover, only to have the big man kick out at two. The Savage One then tried to pull his opponent up, only to have Yanagita resist and nail a series of vicious punches right to the gut, winding the poor youngster, then a strong headbutt right between the eyes that sent Munakata reeling into the corner. Miyamoto tagged himself in, having recovered from the beating earlier, and launched himself over the top rope with a clothesline, barely managing to effect the big man, now fully recovered it seemed.

Miyamoto tried his best, but he was soon reeling as well after a particularly nasty backdrop from Yanagita, called the Crush Builder, who then tagged out to Owusu. Kalu smirked sadistically before booting Eien right in the gut, doubling him over, then nailing a double axe handle to send the youth onto his knees. Kalu stepped back, measured him and then nailed a big football style kick right to the ribs of Eien, who winced in agony and was just barely able to kick out of the following pin attempt. Owusu locked him in a tight headlock after that, something the big youngster was able to fight out of however, despite his pain, and then whipped Owusu across the ring. When he came back, Miyamoto clocked him with a stiff elbow to the jaw that stunned the gaijin, before bouncing off the ropes himself and nailing a lariat. This took Kalu down, but Eien was too hurt to follow up on it, allowing the gaijin to recover and get back up. Neither man was able to gain significant control for a little while after this, although Eien was hurt for the rest of it, leaving him just slightly behind his opponents, and this played a major factor, as by the time he tagged out, the Dogs were in full swing, leaving Munakata ripe for the picking. They tried to take the youngster down with the Battle Howl, a double spear, as soon as he stepped in the ring, but he ducked it and then nailed a brilliant double dropkick on his own that sent the large men into the ropes. However he soon fell prey to the numbers game and was caught with the Double Spear and was pinned by Yanagita, showing just how dominant the Dogs were.

Winner: Dogs of War in 6:26 by pinfall on Munakata by Yanagita – B

Match 2: Mokuami Maita vs. Morimasa Kato vs. Masutaro Kataoka

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All three men came into this looking slightly nervous, due to the sheer chaotic nature of a triple threat match, but Kataoka seemed silently confident, possibly believing his experience advantage might help him out in this setting. When the bell rang, none of the three moved at all, not wanting to make a foolish move, but as many suspected, it was Kato’s impatience that got the best of him, as he raced over to Kataoka, only to be clocked from the side by Maita with a knee to the gut. Kataoka bailed from the ring and began to wait it out while Maita brutally continued his assault on Kato, driving knee after knee into the side of the winded Kato. Maita then took a moment to feed off the crowd’s energy, as they cheered him on, only to be surprised with a series of forearms by a re-appearing Kataoka, stunning him enough to allow the veteran to whip him across the ring. When he came back Maita tried to counter with a jumping knee, only to have it blocked and for Masu to fire back with a discus forearm, sending him to the mat. The veteran then promptly left the ring again, not wanting to get caught up in the craziness, while Kato finally managed to get back up to his feet, although still clearly feeling the effects of the knees earlier. He rushed towards Maita, only just managing to get onto his feet himself, and clocked him with a nasty elbow that sent him reeling into the ropes. The young star continued to fire away with a series of elbows before whipping his opponent across the ring, and when he came back he sent him high overhead with a back body drop before nailing an elbow drop and going for the cover. Maita kicked out at two, but didn’t notice Kataoka entering the ring and failed to get out of the way of his leg drop, effectively taking him out of commission once more.

Kato had managed to dodge his part of the leg drop and caught Kataoka off guard, nailing an elbow and then a knee to the gut before picking him up and scoop slamming him to the canvas. The veteran winced in slight pain, holding his back, before being pulled back up to his feet and whipped into the corner, his plan clearly failing. His instincts kicked in it seemed, as he put one of his feet up to stop himself, and managed to duck under Kato’s clothesline attempt. Neither man was safe however, as Maita suddenly came flying into with a jumping knee that connected with the back of Kataoka’s head, in turn sending the veteran into the corner, squashing Kato behind him. Maita threw his hands up into the air before running to the ropes. When he came back, he dropkicked the veteran Kataoka out of the ring and instead focused purely on Kato, dragging him into the middle of the ring and locking him in a tight leg lock. What followed was pure brilliance as Kato countered it with a hold of his own, only to have Maita fight out of that and apply a different hold. This didn’t work either, and with each following hold Maita tried, it seemed like Kato had the answer to all of them, leaving both men at a stalemate, drawing brief applause from the crowd for this display of skill. Kataoka re-entered the ring at the this point, noticing the two staring each other down and began to kick both of them, then connected with a strong forearm to the back of Maita’s head stunning him and sending him towards Kato. The two bumped into each other, briefly exchanged glances and then both took down Kataoka with a double lariat, taking the veteran out once more, something he didn’t see coming.

Maita and Kato then faced off again, this time trading holds standing up, but the each man kept breaking the others holds before locking one of their own. Maita then tried to take it to the mat with a drop toehold, only to have Kato keep his ground and kick him in the face, a shimmer of his MMA background, and then take control with a figure four leg lock. Maita screamed in agony, and tried to fight his way to the ropes, only just managing to do so. Kato was not happy whatsoever, and tried to pull him up to his feet, only to be caught in the back with a stiff forearm from Kataoka, the never-dying old soldier, causing Kato to drop to one knee, and then fall flat to his face following another forearm. Kataoka then ran to the opposite ropes, trying to nail a flying forearm to a rising Maita, only to be taken right out of his boots with a jumping knee to the face that left him sprawled on the canvas. Maita woke him back up and rolled him onto his front, waiting for him to get up. When he got onto his knees, Maita ran to the ropes, and when he came back nailed the Assassination Attempt, before making the cover, Kataoka looking out of it. Kato was still hurting from the enzu forearm, and wasn’t able to break up the cover, giving Maita an important victory.

Winners: Mokuami Maita by pinfall in 6:46 on Kataoka - B

Match 3: Joshua Taylor vs. Masaru Ugaki

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Both men came down looking confident, and with a match between their two teams so close in the future, this match was very important. When the bell rang, the two slowly began to circle each other, with the occasional rush in with a strike to test ground, until finally they locked up in the middle of the ring, although the lock up itself didn’t last very long. It soon broke down into a battles of strikes, as Ugaki fired off chops and kicks like never before, while Taylor took each hit and then fired back with several strong uppercuts and then a running uppercut that sent Ugaki reeling into the ropes. The gaijin Josh then ran to the opposite ropes, planning to take Ugaki right out of the ring, but when he came back the young former tag champion charged straight at him and took him out with a leg lariat, although both men stayed down for a while, both tired from that recent exchange. Ugaki was the first one up and instantly pulled Taylor up with him, lighting up the gaijin’s chest with chops before locking in a tight side headlock. Josh fought back however and bounced Ugaki off the ropes, trying to take him back with an uppercut when he came back, only to have Masaru roll out of the way and then try for a gamengiri, only to have Josh then block it and grab the free leg for a leg lock. Ugaki winched briefly before rolling out of the move, as Taylor had not properly cinched it in quickly enough, and then jumped over to lock in another headlock, only to have Josh roll him over into a cover and then lock him in a tight armbar. Ugaki struggled for a little while, Taylor really tightening the hold, but eventually managed to get up to standing, Josh still clutching his arm, and then kicked the gaijin in the side repeatedly, trying to make him release it until Taylor was able to throw him back to the mat again.

This continued for a while, neither man really giving any ground, until about ten minutes in, when Ugaki countered a German Suplex into a Jumping Jawbreaker, sending Josh staggering backwards into the corner. After a few moments to recover, Ugaki wound up and then charged towards the corner, nailing a strong kick right to the face, causing Taylor to slump down to the bottom turnbuckles. Masaru then signalled for the Arc Kick, waiting for a still dazed Taylor to get up. As he did, Ugaki went for the move, only to have Taylor duck under it, leaving Ugaki with his back to the gaijin, who promptly nailed a Release German Suplex, sending Masaru right into the turnbuckles. This set the tide for the next few minutes, as Ugaki was now working with a bad neck, his head bouncing off the turnbuckles. Josh took full advantage, working over his neck with a variety of holds, including a figure four necklock, and Masaru slowly began to fade with each following hold, until it seemed like he had passed out. The referee went to check on him, lifting his arm, and no response, he did so again, no response, when he lifted it for the final time, Masaru just stopped his arm in time, a few inches off the mat, and then began to slowly fight his way to the ropes. Taylor was not happy, and tried to continue the attack, nailing a nasty elbow right to the jaw that rocked the young star, only to have Masaru counter a suplex attempt with a knee to the gut and then a running boot to the face. Josh spun on the spot, dazed and having no idea where he was, something Ugaki then took advantage of with a brainbuster, leaving him even more dazed. He wasn’t done yet however, as he pulled the gaijin up to his feet, wrenched his arm out and kicked it a few times for good measure, before locking in the Ugaki Clutch and dropping to the mat, applying an extra leg scissors to add to the pain. Josh shot full of life in the first few moments, desperately reaching for the ropes, refusing to give up, until he eventually had to tap out, the pain being just too much. And like that, Ugaki had turned the match around and taken the big morale victory heading into the tag team match this Sunday.

Winner: Masaru Ugaki by submission in 14:41 – B-

Match 4: Yoshii Shiomi vs. Shuji Inukai

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This match was pretty much a foregone conclusion in many peoples’ eyes, including Inukai, who strode to the ring with an aura of confidence surrounding him. Shiomi on the other hand looked very calm and restrained, clearly feeling that not all was against him. When the bell sounded, Inukai rushed over to Shiomi to lock up with the youngster, only to have Shiomi dodge out of the way and connect with a quick kick to the back of the knee. Shuji winced in pain for a split second before carrying on, slowly approaching the masked man this time and then when he tried to go for another kick, caught his leg and then nailed a brutally stiff kick of his own right to the side of Shiomi’s standing leg, causing Shiomi to drop to the mat, but Inukai didn’t let it end there, as he kept hold of Yoshii’s leg and then nailed a modified dragon screw on the mat, causing the masked man to yell out in pain before locking in a tight leg lock, occasionally stomping with his free leg on the chest of the younger man to stop him fighting out of it. The masked man showed a lot of fight however, as he, ever so slowly, inched his way over to the ropes and grabbed hold of them, forcing Inukai to release him and back away. However, as Yoshii was getting up to his feet, the veteran rushed in and connected with a series of stiff kicks that sent Shiomi to the mat again, clutching his left leg in agony.

It all seemed lost for Shiomi, as his high flying advantage had now solidly been taken away by Inukai who confidently pulled his opponent back up to his feet and whipped him across the ring. When he came back, the veteran nailed a kick to the chest, stopping Shiomi flat in his tracks, then nailed a spinebuster right then and there, catching Yoshii heavily off guard. As his head snapped back from the impact of the slam, Shuji measured the smaller man up, and when Shiomi began to sit up to try and get away, the veteran stepped forward and his a brutal football kick right to the spine, sending Yoshii writhing across the mat, clutching his back. The bigger Shuji laughed as he pulled the wounded high flier up to his feet, only to be surprised himself when Shiomi refused to go without more of a fight, firing off lefts and rights, and then a beautiful step up enzugiri, that took Inukai down to his knees, and then a shining wizard right out of nowhere, despite the pain, followed by a cover.

One...
Two...
Th-NO!

Inukai only just kicked out, and the fans applauded Shiomi for that series, as he almost got a massive upset victory over the Untouchable One. However, after this moment, the match was downhill as Shuji suddenly shifted the match up a notch, painfully aware of how close he had come to losing, and relentlessly continued his attack, which included a nasty High Angle Backdrop Suplex, dumping the masked man right on his head. However, despite this, the smaller man still had some fight in him, and after ducking an Untouchable Lariat attempt, he nailed the Glinting Light, his trademark Triple Jump Moonsault on an unsuspecting Inukai, getting another close two count. However, as soon as Shuji kicked out of this, the veteran shot to his feet and then levelled poor Yoshii with an Untouchable Lariat out of nowhere, getting the dominant victory soon after.

Winner: Shuji Inukai by pinfall in 6:38 – A

Match 5: Lee Bennett vs. Dread

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The behemoth Dread simply strode down to the ring, his face unchanging as ever, fixed in a look of pure indifference. This continued when Lee Bennett jogged down to the ring, high fiving and slapping fans hands on the way down, as Dread was not that fond of his fellow gaijin. When Lee rolled in, the two went straight against each other, face to face, neither backing down, until the referee forced them to back away. When the bell sounded, there was utter silence in the arena as these two men stared each other down, waiting for the perfect moment. Tension built rapidly as everybody waited to see the first move, and it turned out to be Bennett, scooting towards the big man and nailing a strong chop to the chest, only to be floored with a return chop and scurrying backwards to his corner. Dread just slapped where he was hit then yelled in anger and dared Lee to try again. The Canadian looked the giant up and down before bouncing on his feet and rushing in once more. Dread tried to counter with a lariat, but Lee saw this coming and ducked it before letting loose with several chops. After five it took an effect on Dread, who began to recoil, before throwing a wild punch to try and defend himself. Lee managed to dodge this as well and backed off, causing Dread to rush him with a body block. Bennett wasn’t able to get out of the way of this once and hit the mat like a ton of bricks before rolling out of the ring, bending over and rubbing his shoulders, which hit the mat first. The big man waited a few seconds before leaving the ring as well, catching the younger gaijin off guard with a big clubbing blow to the back that must of sent shockwaves down his spine, as Lee dropped to his knees, a look of pure agony on his face before getting back up to his feet once more. Dread noticed this and rolled him into the ring, and after following him in whipping him across the ring into the corner. Lee hit the turnbuckles hard, and barely noticed the big man thundering towards him for an avalanche attempt. Bennett noticed just in time though, and was able to get out of the way, jumping over the big man, showing impressive agility for a man his age, only to see Dread stop himself as well and then retaliate with a brutal lariat that nearly took Lee’s head right off.

Bennett was now firmly on the losing side of this battle, while Dread kept control with a strong headlock, and given the size of his arms, that was a very strong headlock. Lee seemed to be passing out quickly, only just managing to summon up the energy to fling his foot towards the ropes, luckily landing on the bottom rope to force the big man to release him. Dread didn’t care though, knowing he was firmly in control, and pulling the smaller man up to his feet. After miming shooting him with finger guns, he went for a Dread Smack, which Lee ducked a split second before it would of hit and then slapped the big man hard across the face himself, then kneed him in the gut before running to the ropes. Dread tried to counter with a big back body drop, but Lee turned it into a running DDT, spiking the big man right on his head. Now he had taken the Behemoth off his head, he had a chance, locking in any holds that came to mind, including a particularly nasty stretch muffler, showing great strength on the part of Bennett, lifting the big man off the canvas slightly while doing so. It took it’s toll on both men though, with Dread now severely hurting in his legs and Bennett hurting from lifting the big man as well as still feeling the effects of the clubbing blow earlier. However, he was still in control, pulling Dread to his feet and booting him several times in the gut to be able to whip him across the ring. Bennett then took a page out of his partners book and nailed a big enzugiri, sending the big man down to one knee, he tried to go for another, but the big man’s instincts kicked in as he was able to block it and then caught Lee with a vicious Dread Smack, nearly knocking him out. The big man took a few moments to rest before going for the cover.

One...
Two...
NO!

Lee kicked out with a lot of energy behind it, suggesting he was still in there for the victory, while Dread looked a lot less than happy. The big gaijin promptly pulled his opponent up to his feet and booted him in the gut before lifting him up onto his shoulders for a powerslam. After a brief run across the ring he threw Lee to the mat with a devastating powerslam, going for the cover once more, and once again only getting a two count. Lee was still in the fight, prompting Dread to stomp away at his chest and head before pulling him up to his feet again.

The big man then pulled Lee up to his feet, Bennett now showing a dazed look in his eyes, before whipping him into the corner with as much force as possible. Lee hit the turnbuckles sickeningly hard, and Dread followed up with a brutal avalanche that squashed the poor veteran. He wasn’t done however, as Dread lifted the smaller man up onto the top rope for a superplex. The crowd began to stand up one by one, as this was a very rare occasion for Dread to go this high, but Lee began to fight out of it almost immediately, while Dread continued to fight his way to the top. There they stood, exchanging blows on the top of the turnbuckles, when suddenly Bennett grabbed Dread’s head and leapt from the top, nailing a brutal quasi-Tornado DDT, due to Dread obviously not being spun the whole way round, that took a lot out of both men. The ring was still shaking from the impact when Lee began to crawl over and make the cover. Dread seemed out of it, and Lee looked set to score a big victory.

One...
Two...
Thre-NO!

The big man kicked out at two and three quarters, causing Lee to roll onto his back out of utter disbelief. This lasted but a second however as he soon got up to his feet and pulled his opponent up with him. Dread was still shaking off the cobwebs, allowing Lee to let loose with a series of chops before trying to suplex him over. Dread resisted it, and when Lee loosened his hold out of pain, the big man kneed him in the gut and then nailed a beautiful neckbreaker to gain him some time. Lee clutched is neck in pain, while the big man just lay there, getting air back in his lungs. The two men got up to their feet at the same time, and after a brief staredown, they locked up, Dread forcing Bennett into the ropes, before catching a still stunned Lee with another Dread Smack, this time right across the ears and temple, causing Lee to slump to the mat. The big man, albeit tired, let out a roar of victory before pulling Lee up to his feet, kicked him in the gut and went for the Dread Bomb. The younger gaijin noticed what was about to occur, despite being barely conscious, and began to fight his way out of the move, only to have Dread take the shots and still nail the move anyway, effectively signalling the end. The rest is academic, and after Dread got the victory many fans applauded both men, as this was a great match in their eyes, especially considering the combined age of the two competitors.

Winner: Dread by pinfall in 15:59 – A

Summary:
Dogs of War def. Miyamoto & Munakata – B
Mokuami Maita def. Morimasa Kato & Masutaro Kataoka – B
Masaru Ugaki def. Joshua Taylor – B-
Shuji Inukai def. Yoshii Shiomi - A
Dread def. Lee Bennett - A

Overall = A
Notes: A good event overall, although Ugaki vs. Taylor didn’t turn out as I expected, but that could be down to putting two heels in the ring against each other, who knows.

TrekkieMonsta

01-05-2010, 01:31 PM

Spirit Chase Tour Schedule

We are now only one week away from the Night of FORTITUDE, and what a night we have lined up. But before we reach that show, we have one more show this week, acting as a go home and to see if anybody will gain that all important momentum heading into their matches.

In the first match we see Mokuami Maita taking on fellow submission specialist Roku Sotomura in what looks to be a Headlock vs. Leglock challenge, due to both men’s expertise. Can Roku pull off a massive upset victory and begin a run of his own? Given Roku’s match at the pay-per-view, will this be a warm up for him, or more of a hasty defence as Maita looks to soften up the outsider for Svensson?

We then have an interesting tag match, following a previous trend before the Elite Series, we see Historical Japan champion Akinori Kwakami teaming with his opponent Oleg Dorosklov to face Danger Kumasaka and Chojiro Kitoaji, who also have a match this Sunday. Can the two teams put aside their differences and work together? Or will the stress simply be too much?
Following on from last week as well, we see William Hayes locking up with Ryoma Murayama. Given his partners’ loss to Masaru Ugaki last week, can Hayes even up the playing field with a victory against Murayama? Or will the former tag champions make it 2-0 before the PPV?

Tag Crown champion Alexander Robinson is then in rare singles action as he takes on future challenger Bryan Holmes in what looks to be both a hard hitting and highly technical match. Can the challenger brush aside rumours of stress and silence his critics? Or will the tag champ send a message to his opponents that he should not be taken lightly?

And main eventing this show we see what many are calling one of their favourite matches this year already, as Kawashima and Koiso take on Team Dynasty 2000. This ended in a draw earlier this tour, with Kawashima and Mushashibo, his challenger this Sunday, being the only two men left standing when the show ended. Will this be a repeat? Or can one of the teams finally gain an elusive victory and send a very strong message heading into the pay-per-view?

Night Fourteen
Venue: Tochigi Sports Stadium

Singles
Mokuami Maita vs. Roku Sotomura

Tag Team
Kwakami & Dorosklov vs. Kumasaka & Kitoaji

Singles
Ryoma Murayama vs. William Hayes

Singles
Alexander Robinson vs. Bryan Holmes

Tag Team
Kawashima & Koiso vs. Team Dynasty 2000

Then we move onto Night of FORTITUDE this Sunday, and we open up with what looks to be an interesting tag team match as the Dogs of War, who so seemingly easily destroyed the young team of Miyamoto and Munakata are in action against Miyamoto once more, although with regular partner Ogai Miki this time instead. Will the young lions fall victim to the Battle Howl? Or can they upset the large monsters and prove themselves on the big stage?

Tetsunori Yasuda is in action against the Gaijin Sekigun heavy hitter Brandon Smith. Both men are eager to prove themselves, and with his partner tied up in a match against Danger Kumasaka, Yasuda laid a challenge to any member of the roster to face him on this night, and it was The Dozer that answered his challenge.

Following this we have the Legend vs. New Generation match once more, in what could possibly being Danger Kumasaka’s last match, given recent rumours of his retirement on many wrestling journals. He takes on the ever energetic Chojiro Kitoaji. Following high profile losses to both Eisaku Kunomasu and Dread the last two months, can Kitoaji finally turn things around and gain a victory here tonight? Or will Danger leave him just that little bit behind the big dogs?

The American Express then finally have a chance to settle the recent dispute with Murayama & Ugaki, with the winner clearly rising up the rankings. At the moment, the favour seems to tip towards the native duo, with Ugaki holding a win over Taylor, but that could easily change with the match earlier this week. With Tag Crown Contendership practically on the line, which team will come out victorious?

Nigel Svensson then takes on Roku Sotomura in what looks to be a good technical based bout, can Nigel finally get his run going?

Given his recent run of luck this month, and Morimasa Kato’s anger at losing the 3-Way match last week, we see clash of two superstars as The Dynamic One takes on Vicious Morimasa Kato. Noriyori Sanda has been on a real streak, emerging victorious against Dread and Holmes while teaming with his mentor Nobuatsu Tatsuko, and taking down young Masaru Ugaki. Meanwhile Morimasa Kato provided a heck of a challenge to Historical Japan champion Akinori Kwakami, and while he did lose that triple threat match, he himself was not pinned. Can Sanda get another victory and continue his rise to contention, or will Kato reverse his recent string of bad luck and boost his image?

Team Toronto then put their tag titles on the line against Dread & Holmes, who have a leg up so far against the champions following Dread’s victory over Lee Bennett, while both teams have taken non-title losses to other teams after Night of PRIDE, with the challengers losing to Team Energy and the champions losing to Team Dynasty 2000. Can the Tag Crown Champs make another successful defence, or has their record-breaking reign finally reached its end?

We then see Akinori Kwakami defending his title against fellow technical master Oleg Dorosklov. These two have been on their own rolls as of late, and while they never met in the ring, odd in itself, they have been suitably impressive and dominant. The champ himself boasts victories over Joshua Taylor, Morimasa Kato and the Six-Man tag match against Dynasty and Kumasaka. Meanwhile Oleg has been destroying undercard wrestlers, almost toying with them in hope of sending a message to the champion.

Then in the penultimate match we see Shuji Inukai and PRIDE Koiso face each other in what looks to be another show stealer. Following their recent exchanges in matches these two demanded this match up, effectively also being put out for contendership in many fans eyes. Will it be the Untouchable One or the Franchise of Honour who emerges victorious? One thing is for sure, this will be a hell of a match.

Then to close this show we see a match many have just been aching to see live, as Kozue Kawashima, the Glory Crown Champion, takes on The Phenom, Yoshimi Mushashibo. Given their recent history and the stalemate witness earlier on in this tour, many are not sure how this match could turn out. Will Mushashibo end the Age of Kawashima, who has been very impressive in his reign so far, or will Kozue silence the legend before facing the imminent challenge of Eisaku Kunomasu?

Night of FORTITUDE
Venue: Kanagawa Stadium

Tag Team
Dogs of War vs. Miyamoto & Miki

Singles
Brandon Smith vs. Tetsunori Yasuda

Singles
Legend vs. New Generation
Danger Kumasaka vs. Chojiro Kitoaji

Tag Team
American Express vs. Murayama & Ugaki

Singles
Roku Sotomura vs. Nigel Svensson

Singles
Noriyori Sanda vs. Morimasa Kato

Tag Team

For the PGHW Glory Tag Crown Titles

Team Toronto(c) vs. Dread & Holmes

Tag Team

For the PGHW Historical Japan Title.

Akinori Kwakami(c) vs. Oleg Dorosklov

Singles

PRIDE Koiso vs. Shuji Inukai

Singles

For the PGHW Glory Crown Titles

Kozue Kawashima(c) vs. Yoshimi Mushashibo

Predictions always welcome