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Tenka-Ichi Jr. Tourney
Participants Announced!
July 19th, 2006 |
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With the Fire Festival starting tomorrow,
ZERO1-MAX took a minute to announced the participants of ANOTHER
yearly tournament - the 2006 Tenka-Ichi Jr. Heavyweight tournament.
Usually this junior heavyweight tourney takes place in April,
but due to many ZERO1-MAX fighters participating in HUSTLE,
it had to be pushed back to the end of August. So far scheduled
to appear in this years tournament:
- Ikuto Hidaka (ZERO1-MAX)
- Minoru Fujita (ZERO1-MAX)
- Tatsuhito Takaiwa (ZERO1-MAX)
- Takuya Sugawara (El
Dorado)
- Yoshihito Sasaki (ZERO1-MAX)
- Alex Shelley (TNA)
- Chris Sabin (TNA)
- Billy Moreno (PWA)
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Also announced is that on 7/29 on the Final night of the Fire
Festival there will be a "Tenka-Ichi Tournament Assessment
match" between Osamu Namiguchi (ZERO1-MAX) and an Australian
wrestler named Aussie Osborne (AWF).
The 2005 tourney was won by Yoshihito Sasaki. |
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News & Notes As the
Fire Festival Approaches!
July 17th, 2006 |
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Were are only three days away from the
2006 Fire Festival's opening show in Toyko's Korakuen Hall.
And two of the participants have gone through some unique
preparations in the hopes of finding the edge to take home
this years "Fire Festival" Katana. Both Ryouji Sai
and Masato Tanaka spoke to the press about their secret training
regimens and the things they are doing to attain victory.

Masato Tanaka has been rigorously training at GOLD'S GYM,
undergoing regular massage treatment and using a hyperbaric
oxygen therapy capsule. His CoCoon O2 chamber
provides increased oxygen transport capacity of the blood
and tissue in his body. Tanaka originally began the treatment
for his shoulder injury sustained in 2002 during that year's
Fire Festival in a tag match. During that match Spanky hit
Tanaka with a Complete Shot and it seriously injured his shoulder,
and though he begged to stay in the tournament Hashimoto refused.
Tanaka does about 30 minutes a day in the capsule.
Ryouji
on the other hand is doing what he calls "Tarzan Training"
deep in the woods of a public park's recreational facilities.
Ryouji told the press that he always exercises in the park
in is full ring gear, as this is what he fights dressed in.
Ryouji feels 2006 has been his strongest year in pro wrestling,
and that he's increased his stock as one of the sports young
up-and-comers. He mentioned his matches in New Japan Pro Wrestling
and the success he's had there.
Ryouji added his goal is to not draw any matches nor does
he expect to breeze through the tournament - but his goal
is to win every one of his matches. Ryouji wants to not only
show his personal strength, but to show the strength of Pro-Wrestling
ZERO1-MAX and his future as the possible ace of the company.

Takao Omori, now one half of both the ZERO1-MAX Intercontinental
Tag Team and IWGP Tag Team champs, had his own views on victory
in the Fire Festival. Omori has decided that he will stick
to what he knows since it has served him so well. He did declare
one strange thing - he said if he wins the Fire Festival katana
he will change the trophy into an AXE! He said this was obviously
to represent the Axe Bomber. |
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IC Tag Champs Now IWGP
Champs!
July 17th, 2006 |
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Current ZERO1-MAX Intercontinental Tag
Team champions, the "Real Wild Child" team of Takao Omori
and Manabu Nakanishi took part in New Japan's "Circuit
2006 Turbulence" show. The champs faced IWGP Tag Team
champions Shiro Koshinaka and Togi Makabe. Both Omori and
Nakanishi seemed to have finally found a partner they can
not only rely on, but one who is willing to fight with good
teamwork. As they once again used their Axe Bomber/McEnroe
tag move (the "Washington Convention") to level
on Makabe, and as Omori used the Axe Bomber on his former
Intercontinental Tag Team partner Koshinaka, Nakanishi hit
the Hercules Cutter for the victory.
Afterwards Masahiro Chono, who had been watching the match,
entered the ring and while initially looking like he was going
to congratulate the champs, instead ended up attacking them.
Look forward to Omori & Nakanishi versus Chono & Tenzan
in the near future. |
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One Year Ago Today - Shinya
Hashimoto
July 11th, 2006 |
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Believe it or not but it has been an entire
year today since ZERO-ONE founder and legendary Japanese wrestler,
Shinya Hashimoto passed away suddenly at the age of 40.
ZERO1-MAX is holding a joint Anniversary mourning show and
a Naohiro Hoshikawa encouragement show on 7/15 Niigata. ZERO1-MAX
will be selling Hashimoto CDs, and both Hashimoto and Hoshikawa
t-shirts with proceeds going to the families of both fighters.
Hoshikawa is in need of long term care due to a severe head
injury in October of 2004. |
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"Real Evil Makers"
Announced!
July 6th, 2006 |
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Allison
Danger |
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ZERO1-MAX has finally announced who the
two mystery women who will apear alongside Amazing Kong at
the 7/15 "Destructive King 1st Anniversary Mourning & Naohiro
Hoshikawa Encouragement" show in Niigata. The two are Allison
Danger, a former WORLD-1 Women's Champion, and Panther Claw
(Trenisha Biggars) formally of Deep South Wrestling. The two
will team in a "Naohiro Hoshikawa Encouragement Match
- Women's tag team Match" against Nanae Takahahshi and
HIKARU.
The night before, the "Real Evil Makers" will take on the
"Dream Catchers" in three seperate singles matches.
This will take place at Toyko's Shinjuku FACE at the Nanae
Takahashi "10th Anniversary ~ READINEST" show. Danger will
face Saki Maemura, Hikaru will face Panther Claw and Amazing
Kong will face Nanae Takahashi.
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