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| Roster Update - Yokoi Default! October 25th, 2005 |
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Due to doctor's orders, Hirotaka Yokoi
will not be taking part in the November tour. Yokoi faced
the psychotic Mitsuhiro Matsunaga in a no-ropes barbwire death
match on 10/9 wich was halted by referee stoppage when Matsunaga
tied Yokoi to the ring post by his throat with a steel chain.
Yokoi then faced Quinton "Rampage" Jackson in a MMA fight for PRIDE Fighting Championship on 10/23 and withstood several blows to the head ending that match. Yokoi should be able to return to action in December. |
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| Sasaki vs. Matsunaga's
Deathmatch Stipulation! October 28th, 2005 |
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The stipulations for the November 17th
deathmatch between former FMW wrestlers has been decided.
And as you can see from the sketch displayed above it's going
to be old-school FMW style - NASTY! Two sides of the ring
will be left open, with barbwire strung up on the other two
sides in the familiar X. The open sides will end in barbwire
wrapped boards placed on the floor on one side, and on the
other a spider-net construction of barbwire!
Initial observations of this match show a great favor
to Matsunaga, a wrestler who has sacrificed his body in
every type of deathmatch known to man and against many famous
deathmatch wrestlers. He's not called "Mr. Danger" for nothing!
Sasaki on the other hand, while a trainee from FMW, has
never participated in this type of match. His fire and aggressiveness
can't be ignored however, as the young fighter usually shows
his best effort when backed against the wall. But this time
it will be a wall of razor sharp steel wire! ZERO1-MAX is
counting on Sasaki finally being the one to drive off Matsunaga
from the promotion.
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| "Fallen Angel"
Arrives! Next Tour Cards Up! October 25th, 2005 |
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Finally one of America's top grapplers,
the "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels, makes his ZERO1-MAX
debut! American wrestling fans know Daniels well, most recently
from his regular runs in TNA and ROH. Daniels is a multiple
time NWA Tag Team title and a former holder of the X-Division
Title. Daniels will be seeking to add the ZERO1-MAX US Openweight
title to his long list of accomplishments when on the November
23rd "Xtasy" show he'll face current champ Alex
Shelley and "The Playa from the Himalayas" Sonjay Dutt.
Earlier on in the tour on 11/17, Sonjay will also be battling for the 4-company International Jr. Heavyweight title held by Ikuto Hidaka. Hidaka posted on his livedoor blog that he is looking forward to his V4 defense, but would also like to face the "Fallen Angel" in a singles match for the title as well. See the updated cards here. On the first day of the two-shot "Interception" show he faced Hirotaka Yokoi in a no-ropes barbwire death match where he once again showed how violent he could be by choking Yokoi with a chain tied around the ring-post. The stipulations on what kind of deathmatch he will face Sasaki in has yet to be announced... Osamu Namiguchi has left for Mexico, where he will study to perfect his craft for several weeks before then coming to the US sometime next year to appear in WORLD-1. Buenos suerte Nami! Kohei Sato recently returned from an overseas trip to Russia where he took place in a martial arts competition. Kohei was glad to be back in Japan, and didn't find Russia to be that attractive. Current NWA United National Heavyweight Champion, CW Anderson, who had to remove himself from the recent "Interception" shows because of health reasons, posted the following message on his website about his recent illness and explanation for canceling his bookings: "Due to a "colistatic liver injury" I have substained from a supplement called Superdrol (that could be picked up at most GNC type stores), I have cancelled my Oct. dates. The liver specialist at UNC Chapel Hill says I will make a recovery from this but is a work in progress. Thank you to everyone who has emailed me and/or called to check on the progress of my health. I will be back soon with a commentary on my past 3 weeks of this delima and the details of everything." |
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| "Interception" - Day 2 October 11th, 2005 |
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The second night of the two-day Korakuen
Hall sprint is over, and Ikuto Hidaka and Minoru Fujita are
now 2-title tag team Champions! The current holders of the
NWA Lightweight Tag Team Titles won the NWA International
Tag Team titles as well in a 19-minute battle at the top of
the card against Kohei Sato and Ryouji Sai. Kohei and Ryouji
had held the belts since April, when they defeated the reunited
Team EMBLEM on the "Outburst Revolution" show.
The semi-main event was the continuation of the ZERO1-MAX
and New Japan Junior clash, as Koji Kanemoto of the New
Japan came to answer the challenge issued by Sasaki. The
two had fought earlier in the week on October 8 at the Tokyo
Dome in a tag match. The match started when Sasaki quickly
attacked Kanemoto before the bell and delivered a face-wash.
Kanemoto soon rallied with hard kicks, and a brainbuster
out of the ring, followed by a hard body slam on the floor.
When back into the ring, Sasaki managed to hit a spear
but Kanemoto went quickly to the ankle lock until Sasaki
bit hit opponent's foot to get released! The battle increased,
and Sasaki even managed to get some rough moves on his opponent,
dropping him with a German suplex and his Argentine Coaster
finishing move. Kanemoto then rallied himself and started
to punch the "Tenka-Ichi" Winner in the face repeatedly,
knocking him cold. He then started to kick him, and the
ref called for the bell. Former New Japan Junior and current
ZERO1-MAX fighter, Tatsuhito Takaiwa entered the ring to
face down Kanemoto.
Originally scheduled as the opening bout, former partners
Takao Omori and Tadao Yasuda fought in the 5th spot instead,
since Yasuda showed up late for the show! Omori went on
the attack right away, though Yasuda was able to battle
back often by cheating. The "Debt King" constantly attacked
Omori's right arm during the match to defend against the
"Axe Bomber." And when Omori finally threw it, Yasuda blocked
the arm and used a backslide to get the victory!
Two of Kanemoto's former acquaintances from New Japan,
Shinjiro Otani and Tatsuhito Takaiwa, tagged together on
the bottom of the card taking on Murahama and Kamikaze.
Otani won the match for his team just after 12 minutes with
the "Spiral Bomb" on Murahama. Also on the show, Rikiya
Fudo defeated Takuya Sugawara when Sugawara once more got
DQ'd for using his "black box," this time on the referee!
The opening match, after Ring Announcer Okidata revealed
that Tadao Yasuda was late getting to the arena, was an
English Professional Wrestling Jr. Confrontation between
Jody Fleisch and Jonny Storm. The two had tagged the day
before, this time they pulled out all the stops to impress
the fans at Korakuen Hall, with many high flying and high
risk moves both inside and outside the ring. Jody finally
scored the win with a Shooting Star Press for the pinfall,
and then afterward the two shook hands and showed appreciation
to the crowd who wildly applauded back to them.
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| "Interception" - Day 1 October 9th, 2005 |
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The first of two "Interception" shows at
Korakuen Hall happened today, and it was a raucous affair
with a hot crowd. The show was headlined by a "Special" no-rope
barbwire deathmatch between Hirotaka Yokoi and Mitsuhiro Matsunaga,
which was short, bloody and EXTREMELY violent. The match started
with thr fighters punching and kicking each other, until Matsunaga
brought out the metal spike from his boot and began his attack.
Yokoi countered by switchin his MMA glove with one wrapped
in barbwire and raining punches down on the head of "Mr. Danger."
Matsunaga soon rallied and came out with a pair of pliers,
entangling Yokoi in the barbwire removing his wrapped glove
from his hand, and then using his pliers to squeeze Yokoi's
hand! Matsunaga then shot Yokoi into the barbwire and the
crowd grimaced as Yokoi's flesh stuck to the razor sharp wire!
"Mr. Danger" then rushed to the attack, but
was met with a nasty exploder suplex into the barbwire!
Yokoi then locked on a sleeper/choke hold, but Matsunaga
used powder to-the-face to reverse the hold and a chain
to choke his opponent back, and then he tied the chain around
one of the corner posts and began to pull, choking Yokoi!
The referee, seeing no escape for Yokoi, then called for
the bell. Matsunaga would've continued his attack regardless,
had not fellow FMW alumnus Yoshihito Sasaki run in and chased
him off. Sasaki got on the microphone and said he will be
the next opponent Matsunaga will face, and it will be he
who will drive him from ZERO1-MAX and perhaps even kill
him!
And when he finally entered the ring he only caused more
problems, even hitting his partner with an Axe Bomber and
leaving him to be set-up by Kohei's German suplex hold for
the pinfall! Then to make matter worse, Yasuda attacked
Omori after the match by piling chairs on his arm and using
another chair to attack! Otani broke it up and Yasuda calmly
walked out to a chorus of boos. Omori then got on the microphone
and blamed Otani and Nakamura for their trust in Yasuda,
as Omori NEVER trusted him and only went along with the
pairing because Otani gave his word. He then said he wants
a singles match against Yasuda tomorrow! Nakamura spoke
with Otani and the two instantly agreed.
Following that incident, Ikuto Hidaka and Minoru Fujita
came out to talk trash to Sato and Sai, who had belittled
them in an earlier press conference. Hidaka said that tomorrow
they will conquer "2 classes," meaning the Junior and Heavyweight
class. Sato and Sai admitted the current Junior tag team
is good and very popular, but on Day 2 of "Interception"
they will catch both Hidaka and Fujita in their "Mosquito
Net."
Another "Special Event" match was the semi-main event
of Otani and the loveable Sandman versus former FMWers Masato
Tanaka and Yoshihito Sasaki. Both Tanaka and The Sandman
are former ECW Heavyweight Champions and Tag Team champions.
The Sandman did his extended entrance, with the beer in
one hand and the Kendo stick in the other, moving through
the crowd and sharing his alcohol in the usual manner. No
sooner did he enter the ring did Tanaka hit him with a dropkick
and the melee ensued!
As one would suspect it was a huge brawl, with tables and
chairs being involved, and Otani and Sandman showing surprising
veteran tag team connectivity. But despite Tanaka's toughness
and Sasaki's fire, Otani hit the German suplex hold on Sasaki
for the pinfall and then shared a beer with the Sandman!
Other matches on the show saw Takaiwa win over Sugawara
when Sugawara turned to his black box for the win and was
DQ'd. Kamkaze defeated the Lingerie Buto with a moonsault,
and Murahama defeated Rikiya Fudo with the cross arm breaker.
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