KSPW –Emerald Impact 2011
Sapparo Japan –Sapparo Dome
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The roof was closed for today’s event due of the chance of in climate weather.
After the singing of the Japanese national anthem and fireworks going off we get to our ring announcer who again reminds that this is a show to benefit the recovery from the earthquakes and tsunamis as well as the containment of the nuclear facilities that have been compromised.

Good Afternoon and welcome to Kings Style Pro Wrestling! Here we as a family join to help all of Japan in the effort to rebuild and restore our family who has felt the devastation of the disasters of the March.


MATCH#1
Thunderous music played over the speakers surrounding the captive audience The image of a dragon swooped across the screen and a Buddhist Monk praying as the dragon made dangerous curves in the sky, from the raised stage and across the walkway came the team fresh in its foundation. Ultimo Dragon dressed in black and yellow led Jinsei Shinzaki whom was clad in white with the Monk style tattoos that Slash wants on his body to attract groupies. As they entered the ring, there was a shift in the music from calm and soothing to thunderous and adrenaline pumping. The screen went black and shattered with a scorpion tail and an image of a ‘V’ sailed through. Scorpio, clad in gold led Vader with the smoke spewing head dress .


Ultimo Dragon & Jinsei Shinzaki combined weight 380ibs
Scorpio & Vader combined weight of 679lbs.


The bell rang and the home team attacked the gaijin’s at the bell. It amounted to little as Vader got angry and press slammed Dragon to the floor. Shinzaki had been dominating Scorpio in the corner as Vader went to his corner and to the apron. The Monk dominated with suplexs and a smothering ground attack. After a 4 minute drubbing Scorpio did a go behind swept the feet and somersaulted across the length of the body to make the tag to Vader. The big man came in and peppered Shinzaki with clubbing blows. Shinzaki only fired back and the slugfest was on. He began to dodge the mighty blows by Vader and stuck with a high kick to the face that gave him space. Shinzaki used a leg lariat and went for the tag to Dragon who was not there. He was still on the floor recovering from the press slam. Shinzaki was splashed by Vader suplexed and had his grill stomped. Van tagged Scorpio who continued the drubbing then set Shinzaki up for the moonsault. Dragon swept his feet causing a crotch spot then used a Scorpion death drop off the 2nd rope. Shinzaki sprang to the top rope and tagged Scorpio with a diving headbutt and a cover. Vader came in and broke up the count at 2. Dragon gave Van a series of kicks capped with a dropkick. Shinzaki scooped Scorpio and used the Koya Otoshi (Crucifix powerbomb, with theatrics). Vader’s legs were thrown a shoulderblock at the knees by Dragon and the count hit 3.
The referee brought all 4 men to the center and raised the hands of Ultimo Dragon and Ginsei Shinzaki. Vader for the seconded show in a row was shaking his head ‘no’ at the bouts conclusion. 16:01


MATCH #2
The centerfield video screen displayed the British Union Jack as Black Pool emerged. The team of David Taylor and William Regal strutted to the ring in their gallant robes and the symphonic sounds of the London Symphony Orchestra playing over the public address system. The crowd was tepid at their arrival.
The crowd lit up when two natives passed through the sparkled shroud. Native heroes at that. Naoya Ogawa and Kazuyuki Fujita paid no heed to the masses clamoring for them as they walked the raised walk way to the ring.


Black pool –combined weight of 500lbs
Ogawa and Fujita combined weight of 504lbs.


The bell rang and Regal started with Fujita. Both men were cautious and were very respectful to the other. Regal took to the offense first after blocking a shoot in with knees and a butterfly suplex. He stomped and wrenched on the shoulder and followed with a shoulder breaker )ala Bobby Eaton) Taylor was tagged in, used a northern lights suplex and continuous rammed the shoulder into the corner. He applied a standing arm bar but Fujita turned it into an opportunity for a suplex and tagged Ogawa. Once in, he peppered Taylor with kicks and a hip toss judo style. The Olympian also pelted Taylor with a series of stiff kicks to the kidneys. Ogawa used a series of suplexs for takedowns but could not maintain his dominance. Taylor fought and made the tag. Regal canned Ogawa and suplexes. This brought Fujita in, who popped Regal with a series of punches that dropped him. Taylor came in and clutched Kazuyuki and tossed gun to the floor and followed. Regal was hit with a STO and pinned for the 3 count.
After order was settled out of the ring all four men were brought to the center and the team of Ogawa and Fujita got their hands raised. -17:56


MATCH #3
On the video screen images of Karl Gotch Billy Robinson Josh Barnett and Shawn Michaels faded into the image of the Shooter. With an explosion on each side of the walkway Shooter Shultz came from the curtain dressed in blue trunks with matching kick pads. The crowd did respond to him as he casually made his way to the ring.
Explosions danced across the stage and images of the legend of Tatsumi Fujinami pinning some of the biggest names in Japan in timely succession brought the Dragon from the back to the audience who chanted his name.


Shooter Shultz -5’8” 220lbs
Tatsumi Fujinami 6’ 230lbs


At the bell the two went face to face. Shooter was calm, while Tatsumi was very angered. The American remained stoic in the verbal duel until Fujinami slapped him in the face and pelted him with open palm strikes. Shooter pushed him away and the two locked up at the collar and began their chess match.
Both men were locked at the forehead with arms entangled pushing and testing the others strength until Fujinami sunk to one knee. Shooter did not fall for the baiting and continued. Tats came back up and as he did Shooter struck with a takedown and a side headlock. They grappled on the mat for a few nonthreatening minutes before Fujinami worked his way up and backed Shooter into the ropes and blasted him with a series of forearm uppercuts, then chops, then kicks , then elbows. The referee pulled him away and Shooter sold the damage in the corner. Fujinami came right back in and continue the beating while dodging Shooters counter strikes before using a belly to belly out of the corner. He then dropped knees across the head and blasted Shooter with a snap DDT. From the ground he tried to apply the royal octopus, Shooter combated the hold and rose to his feet and turned the move into a Samoan drop. Fujinami responded by turning that into a cross face.

Shooter was hooked and struggled to the ropes which were quite a ways away. The crowd was electric here and standing in unison. The gaijin pushed with his hips as his neck was cranked against the grain trying to gain direction and momentum. Surprisingly the veteran released the hold just before Shooter was able to gain the ropes. He then smiled to the crowd and stomped on his younger opponent in what seemed to be almost too much so. He taunted Shultz and slapped him while he was on the mat before snatching him up and hitting an uranage, a jumping knee pat and a northern lights, never going for a pin fall. The legend put Shooter in a sleeper only to have it turned into a backdrop driver that really hurt the Japanese legend. Both came to their senses at the same time Tats rushed in with a running knee, Shooter caught it and countered with a dragon screw leg whip followed with his own knees to the face of his opponent. Fujinami was busted open as a result. Shooter punched from the overhead position. The ref pulled him off but it only gained a temporary pause for Fujinami as the gaijin closed back in to repeat it. He lifted the legend to his feet and gave an enzugiri, Fujinami blocked and took the fallen competitor and flung him to the floor. He followed with Dragon Rocket (Suicide dive) to the floor. The gaijin was expecting it and met Tats coming in and hot shotted him on the barricade. Fujinami was then posted before thrown back into the ring. The legend was bleeding heavily now and the battle fatigued American was stalking him. Shooter used Fujinami’s own move against him by using a dragon back breaker, then a stiff German suplex. Fujinami was not moving. Shooter locked in the dragon sleeper as a way to add insult to injury.

Naoya Ogawa and Kazuyuki Fujita came to ringside and began to hurl insults at Shooter. The ref stopped the bout at 23:23

The ref called in the medical crew and before he could raise Shooters hand, Ogawa and Fujita hit the ring and attacked Shooter. They unleashed a series of strikes and judo throws before knocking him cold with a series of knees in the corner to the head by Fujita as Ogawa fended off officials trying to break up the chaos.



MATCH #4


Hiroyoshi Tenzan came to the ring with his bull horn head dress and a black vest. He was clad in black and orange biker shorts and the laser show bounced around the area as he came to the ring.
Masa Chono emerged with a strobe light mimicking thunder. He was in all black and had an inset black pattern on his tights. Unlike Tenzan he showed no enthusiasm during his advance to the ring.


Hiroyoshi Tenzan 6’ 250lbs seconded by Satoshi Kojima
Masa Chono 6’1” 240lbs


The emphasis here was on betrayal and revenge. The storyline which emerged from last month’s Jumbo Festival drove the crowd in and split their loyalty. At the bell Chono started hard by simply out wrestling Hiroyoshi and keeping him on the mat. He continually drove knees into the thighs trying to soften up the appendages and hamper the ability to move. It escalated to a full stomp assault on his head which the ref pulled him away. It provided Tenzan the chance to get to his feet in hurry and lash out with a stern kick to the gut. He then began to batter Chono showing an obvious game plan to soften the neck and the head. He unloaded with knees to the face, Euro uppercuts and a hangman on the top rope wrenching the neck against the grain while Tenzan stood on the apron. The ref warned him and he released before coming back in. He sent Chono in for the ride, Masa dodged a clothesline and struck with a kick to the gut and a DDT. He then attacked the grounded Tenzan and went back to assaulting the legs. He dropped his knees across the hips and then applied a Boston Crab. This forced Hiroyoshi to pull himself while supporting the weight of Chono on his back to the ropes to force a break. Chono stomped on the left hip while Tenzan fought to his feet and plastered Chono in the mouth with a head butt then series of Mongolian chops before a belly to back suplex. He then scaled the ropes and tagged a ear ringing head butt from the top rope, but did not go for a cover, rather he returned to the top rope giving the throat slash on his way up. Tenzan then tossed himself backwards with a moonsault and kissed the mat HARD. Chono rolled out of the way and the ten count began for both. At 7 Chono started to stir. At 8 Tenzan did. At 9 Masa brought himself to all fours and at 10 he pulled himself up by the ropes and dove towards Tenzan and applied the STF. This brought Kojima to the apron.
Tenzan struggled but ran out of gas and tapped out. 21:06

The ref gathered both men and raised Chono’s hand. Kojima shoved Chono from behind. He turned and confronted Kojima who punched the victor in the mouth. Tenzan responded with a belly to back suplex and the stomping began.


Don Frye hit the ring and used his fists as a badge and laid down the law on Kojima knocking him from the ring. Tenzan willingly followed and the duo hurled insults at Frye as they were escorted by officials from the ringside area.


MATCH #5 INTERNATIONAL TITLE MATCH





Yuji Nagata 6’ 240lbs
INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION: Kurt Angle 6’ 230lbs


The return match for the International title began with a flurry and neither man had anyone to second them and there was no possibility for a run in here. They exchanged basic wrestling strategy in the early going and Angle took the early advantage with a go behind into a takedown. He then paint brushed the back of Nagata’s head in a taunt before standing up and verbalizing his superiority. Nagata let it roll off. The tied up amateur style again with their foreheads meeting, Angle used a shot in and a fireman’s carry for a takedown again. This time he paint brushed the face of Nagata with a smirk before standing and calling out Yuji again. The third time Angle shot in immediately and established the mount and began to unload with a series of punches. Yuji responded with wrapping his legs around the arm and neck and laced Angle with a triangle arm bar. The crowd popped as angle was in trouble early. He struggled but got to his feet and stumbled as he tried to reach the ropes. His face was a bright and vibrant red as his air was being removed as he struggled but it did pay off. He did reach the ropes. Nagata obliged the break and began his offense with a release German suplex and tossing Angle onto the turnbuckle face first. Kurt was given elbows to the ribs and kidneys followed by kicks and a hammerlock into another German suplex.

Angle was stunned and Nagata applied a front face lock with several knees to the sternum before using a butterfly suplex. Kurt rolled to the floor in an attempt to gain air as the former champion continued to stalk. Both men were on the floor now. Nagata set him up for a power bomb, Angle blocked. Yuji dropped sledge hammers to the back and tried again. Angle blocked. More hammers and a third block before Angle back dropped Yuji into the security railing. Angle returned to the ring as Yuji shook off the sudden kiss with the steel, as he came to the apron Kurt grabbed the wrist and jerked it, twisted it and flung Yuji into the post holding the turnbuckles. Nagata was draped over the connectors while on the apron. Angle took to the first rope and lifted Angel to the top and performed an incredible sign of strength as he gave Yuji a Samoan drop off of the 2nd rope. Angle took damage too but made a cover. The count for three missed by inches.

Kurt continued by stomping the elbow before lifting Nagata to his feet. Yuji fired back with chops from the good arm across the chest again and again. Angle took steps back from the impact until he was cornered. Yuji sent more strikes to the kidney and a stiff knee to the head that dropped the champion to a single knee. Angle punched back with a haymaker which sent Nagata shuffling back. Angle tried a takedown, but Nagata sprawled and blocked then sent Angle to the ropes hitting a spinning wheel kick that dropped Angle hard to the mat. Nagata took the mount and began to send a flurry of punches down on Angle’s face. Kurt tried to fight and block, no avail. He then laced his legs around the neck and under the arm putting Yuji in a triangle arm bar. Yuji got to his feet forcing angle to bridge back on his shoulders to sink in more pressure. Yuji opened his stance and the referee noticed that Kurt’s shoulders were down. Nagata’s face was becoming red angle screamed “I have you now!” as the count began to fall. Unexpectedly to Angle, the 3 count fell and the match was over.

Angle in disbelief continued to hold on as Nagata fell to his knees nearly unconscious. Officials got them separated and Angle ranted at the referee. As he learned to accept what had happen he left the ring before the closing ceremony. Yuji soon recovered and was given the raising of the hand and the HLW International title belt strapped around his waist.


Match #6

SEMI FINALS OF TITLE TOURNAMENT all matches 1 Fall with a 45 minute time limit.


In a black silk robe with yellow accents Toshiaki Kawada came to the ring very serious and focused for this very important bout. The crowd was electric especially after the Nagata win.
In a black heavy robe and hood up Kenta Kobashi came down the platform as the audience chanted Ko-Bashi! Ko-Bashi!

VS.


Toshiaki Kawada 6’ 240lbs. seconded by no one.
Kenta Kobashi 6’1” 280 seconded by Jun Akiyama


The referee gave final instructions and the bell rang. The crowd only incited more by the sound of the start. Both men met in the middle and exchanged a series of chops leading to a series of clotheslines (no sold) then a series of elbow strikes and Euro uppercuts to the mush. They finished with kicks to the gut and the no selling became kinda selling.
TK then grabbed a side headlock and was sent to the ropes as Kobashi quickly responded with a sleeper hold. TK replied with a back drop driver that gave the first advantage of the match. He continued with piston kicks to the mug, more elbows and a gamengiri while Kobashi is in the corner Kenta turned him around and hit machine gun chops and capped with an Irish whip and a flying shoulder. Now Kobashi had the advantage. He cornered TK and ran in with a lariat, the impact rocked the body of the man in black and yellow. Kenta backed off to observe. Kawada grabbed him by the head and gave an axe kick followed by a kick to the head. Kobashi retaliated with a spin kick that was caught by the ankle. Kawada threw his opponent to the corner then mounted the 2nd turnbuckle for a kick. Kobashi caught that and pushed him away. TK came in with 2 elbows, but those were blocked also and Kobashi sent a stinging slap to the face4times.

Kawada was stunned but shook it off and gave 4 of his own. He again mounted the 2nd rope and gave 3 piston kicks. Kenta blocked the 3rd and threw him down hard to the mat then slouched in the corner to catch his air. TK started to stir, gained his footing and was caught by a DDT then scoop slammed by Kenta who was scaling to the 2nd rope. Kawada urgently rose and kicked Kobashi in the hip from behind sending Kenta to the floor. TK pulled him up from the apron and suplexed him in Kenta twisted in air, landed on his feet and hooked TK for the Oklahoma ride for 6 revolutions before getting a 2 count. He scooped TK and impacted with a backdrop driver for another 2 count. Kenta scooped him up and slammed him then returned to the corner and scaled. Again Kawada caught him with a kick to the hip from behind, this time Kobashi spilled to the mat. TK feel to a knee selling his beating but rose when Kenta showed recovery and hooked him with a lariat for a 2 count. By the hair Kobashi was lifted and set up for a power bomb. He blocked . TK sunk it back in only to be blocked again. Kenta replied with a backdrop, turned and lifted Toshiaki to his feet only to be put in the abdominal stretch. Kobashi screamed initially then found the balance to hip toss Toshiaki but failed. Kawada sent elbows to the side of the neck, then reapplied. Again Kobashi found his balance for the throw. Toshiaki blocked and turned the stretch into the dreaded stretch plum. Dangerous K wrenched the torso past the thresh hold 3X before Kobashi pushed back at the hips and forced them both into the ropes for the break.
Kawada clutched him immediately and set up the power bomb. KK blocked, so TK pressed harder, Kobashi blocked again. Toshiaki tried a third and succeed. While perched Kobashi blasted Kawada in the face and toppled him over landing atop for a 2 count. Both men came to the vertical form. Again TK was the first to respond with an elbow this time. Kobashi staggered back so TK sent himself to the rope for a big elbow shot and was caught in the mush with a big boot that sent TK back peddling. Kobashi sent himself to the ropes and connected with a flying lariat and covered for a 2 count. He slowly regained his form as TK laid motionless before him. The man in black and yellow was lifted up and given a pump handle power bomb and covered for a deep 2 count. Kobashi showed no signs of frustration by victory’s denial and scaled to the 2nd rope, then the top and launched a flying shoulder as TK rose. Kawada combated and connected with a gamengiri. The knee to the face forced Kawada’s joint to get rocked and he limped as a result and he could not immediately follow up. Kenta rose and sent a drop kick to the knee that floored his foe. Kobashi then hooked in a single leg crab while standing forcing pressure on the back as well. Kawada denied submission and began to slide to the ropes. Kenta responded by slamming TK’s knee to the mat and reapplied the single leg crab.

Toshiaki crept to the ropes as Kobashi’s staying power began to wane. Not detoured, Kenta pulled him to the center and applied the Texas Cloverleaf. Kawada struggled but again pulled his and Kobashi’s weight to the ropes. Kenta broke the hold then stomped Kawada’s knee 6X. Only 5 connected as Kawada caught the sixth and regained vertical form and responded with a short range lariat that sent Kobashi toppling to the mat. Kawada limped away from his fallen foe. The knee pain was deep. Kobashi slowly began to stir and in a dazed state got to his feet. Toshiaki came in again with a short range lariat, Kobashi blocked, executed a go behind and attempted a German suplex. Kawada blocked, replied with 2 back elbows that forced the release. Kobashi back peddled to the ropes then came running back with a drop kick to the back of the knees. He caught TK before his body slumped over from the blow and hit the vaunted German suplex and bridge for a deep 2 count. Kobashi crawled over to the ropes to help himself up then returned to his writhing opponent and used the trade mark orange crush bomb




But only for a 2 count. Kobashi was now frustrated and showed it in his face. He body slammed Kawada and pumped his left arm before scaling quickly to the top rope. The 280 pounder flipped with a moonsault. Kawada dodged crawled over and covered his opponent for a veeeeerrry deep 2 count. He brought Kobashi vertical and attempted a power bomb. Kobashi blocked. Toshiaki sunk in and attempted again, but only getting the legs up before the block took effect. TK sent 3 knees to the mug then rehooked the bomb and hit it for another deeeeep 2 count. Kawada showed frustration now and slowly lifted his opponent up Kobashi pushed him off and sent a kick to the head, then the gut and again and again. Kobashi then used a spinning back kick to the gut, then a high kick to the face. Kawada blocked hit another gamengiri that stunned Kobashi. Kawada hooked another power bomb and this time hit it quickly. He bridged over and gained the decisive 3 count. 36:26

The both of them recovered for nearly five minutes and shook hands before the referee gathered them and raised Kawada’s arm as he is the first finalist.



MATCH #7






Keiji Muto 6’2” 250lbs
Minoru Suzuki 5’10” 220lbs


Both men came to the center and circled slowly. Suzuki came in quick and threw a kick. It was caught but the Pancrase rep spun against and freed himself. They tied up classic style both men looking for an opening and found none. Muto then tried a back heel trip but it was blocked, as it was Muto sunk in a front face lock to a go behind. MiSu clutched an ankle and swept the footing of Muto from underneath spun over and took a full mount. Muto still very fresh pushed him off and regained his vertical form. Both men collided with a tie up again, Muto forced it back to the ropes and gave a clean break. MiSu cautiously came out and was immediately picked with a single leg take down. Keiji took the mount and swept to a cross mount and worked for a chicken wing. MiSu was sloppy and in his defense pinned his shoulders for a 2 count. He quickly rose which gave Muto the chance for the chicken wing. Suzuki spun out and lunged shoulder first into the kneeling Muto. Minoru then took the cross mount and now he worked the chicken wing. Muto blocked, so Minoru shifted and quickly locked a crucifix armbar. Muto stacked up and broke the lock and applied a knee bar. MiSu rolled out but Muto wasn’t detoured and stayed with him and reapplied. Suzuki kicked flat footed to the mouth to break the hold swooped back to the cross mount and promptly reapplied a locked crucifix. Keiji got to the ropes to force the break. He slid to the floor to regain himself. Minoru took to the apron and kicked the shoulder 2X, then dove from the apron with a knee strike. Muto fell to the security railing. Suzuki then choked his opponent across the railing.

He broke the hold and returned to the ring. Keiji returned to the apron and was hit by 2 elbows that caused him to slouch stunned over the top rope. The submission master then used a triangle arm bar while draping Muto over the top rope and suspending himself upside down. The ref made it to the 4 count before the Pancrase rep broke. Muto clutched his elbow. Suzuki gave plenty of space then ran in for a big boot. Muto caught it and gave his 1st dragon screw leg whip while jumping to the floor forcing the knee of Suzuki across the middle rope. He pulled MiSu to the apron and used it again sending Minoru to the floor. Muto then scaled the time keepers table and gave a missile kick to the leg while leg while Minoru was lying on the floor. Keiji Irish whipped Suzuki to the railing, MiSu reversed sending Muto hard to the rail. He ran in at Keiji with a second big boot. Muto caught it hopped the rail and gave a dragon screw across the railing. Eventually both men returned to the ring Muto standing, Minoru crawling. Keiji sent a low drop kick to the knee twice while his foe was down. He then scaled the 2nd rope and sent a low drop kick again. Minoru laughed as he clutched his knee, so Muto brought him up only to give a dragon screw and locked in the figure four leg lock.

Suzuki laughed harder while his eyes showed pain. He fought for and eventually reached the ropes. Muto continued with what was successful, low drop kick 2X and another dragon screw. Minoru anticipated it blocked it and quickly seized the floored Muto and hooked the crucifix again. Muto stacked up for the block and stomped the face forcing MiSu to release. Muto grabbed the leg and again used the figure four leg lock but they were very close to the ropes so the break for Suzuki was easily obtained. Muto quickly released and used another low drop kick then scaled to the top rope. Suzuki knew it was mot for good tidings and he quickly followed his opponent up and punched him in the ear from behind then applied the royal octopus while draped on the top rope. He again broke at the count of 4 then threw Muto down to the mat. MiSu climbed down hit a crescent kick to the head, to the chest, to the gut and a slap to the face. Muto was dazed and a happy MiSu locked in and connected a Gotch style piledriver. Mutoh groaned in pain slowly rising from the jarring blow, and screamed in pain when Minoru again used the royal octopus. Mutoh knee buckled and it broke the hold, so the submission master reapplied it. The ref asked three times but Muto denied conceding. MiSu broke the hold and hooked a sleeper Mutoh used a judo throw to send Suzuki across the ring. The familiar tool of the low drop kick was used 2X, the second was dodged and a sleeper hold was reapplied by the Pancrase rep. Muto started to buckle at the knees again, but didn’t rather he used that momentum to force and slam Suzuki into the corner. The jarring broke the hold and Muto replied with the SHINING WIZARD!


Minoru staggered out of the corner no longer smiling and was caught in a sleeper. This time he used a judo throw for the break and seized the fallen Muto with a sleeper of his own. Muto tried to roll into it for the break to Suzuki turned the momentum into a Kata Ha Jime! Keiji rolled the weight over and was now face down. He carried the weight to the ropes in a crawl for the break. Suzuki obliged and gave distance, as Muto reached a seated position he was given a running kick to the head. Muto expected it! He grabbed the foot sat up and gave the dragon screw leg whip 2X. The second was blocked and Muto was given a shoda (palm strike) and reapplied the sleeper. Muto tried the judo throw again but to no avail this time as Minoru held on and they dropped to the center of the ring. Muto fought to sit up, surprisingly the response he got was a broken hold by MiSu who flung Muto to the canvas and got a 2 count. Both semi finalist got to their feet. Suzuki waited on Keiji but he did get there. Suzuki came in and was greeted with a slap. MiSu replied with a combo of 8 that forced Muto to back step. He then ran in and used a lariat. MiSu blocked with his forearms and went back to the sleeper. He was quick this time to use his own over the hip judo throw to take Keiji down before Muto could use his. In a fast transition the Pancrase rep went to the Kata Ha Jime! Muto urgently rolled to the ropes for a break. The release eventually came and Suzuki again poised from a distance to strike; Muto was saw him coming from the far ropes and caught Suzuki with a big boot kick and replied with the SHINING WIZARD 2X (the second from behind!) then the third to the front. Suzuki slumped over and Muto covered for a deep 2 count. Keiji then used the across the knee back breaker which always precedes the moonsault for a very deeeeep 2 count. Muto slowly got o his feet and gave another SHINING WIZARD for another 2 count. He slowly brought MiSu up and scooped him up, Suzuki blocked and rolled into an ankle lock, Muto immediately rolled out but rolled into a heel hook. Keiji scrambled hard screaming in pain and eventually made it to the ropes. Minoru kicked the hip twice and smirked as he limped back in to his foe who was back stepping. Muto replied with a kick of his own, but it was caught and now Muto was given the dragon screw leg whip 2X. The 2nd was blocked and Mutoh blasted the cranium with a enzugiri then the SHINING WIZARD. Suzuki blocked the incoming knee and rehooked the heel!

Muto screamed and kicked Minoru in the face 6X but the Pancrase rep took it and fell back wrenching the ankle deeper. Muto laid back and was given a deeeeep 2 count. He again sat up and kicked furiously finally forcing the break. Minoru slowly got to his feet shaking his head trying to lessen the stunning effects. When he saw that Muto was barely pulling himself up by the ropes, Suzuki went further away. Keiji finally got to a supporting leg and limped to the middle of the ring before Suzuki rushed. Muto caught him with a frankensteiner and covered for the full 3 count.

After the recovery time both men were brought to the center and Muto’s hand was raised. The Finals were now set for August!

Good win for Ultimo Dragon and Ginsei Shinzaki.

Nice showing for Shooter.

Liked the Angle vs Nagata match.

Muta with a hard fought victory.

Great show

Would like to see this team of Vader and Scorpio start winning! They could be a dominant force in the Efed

Shooter wins the match but not the war after

I like the fact Chono goes over here.....hes another who doesnt get much Efed love

Great match between Angle and Nagata

Kawada finds his way into the finals

As does Great Muta!! Hes representing WLW well here

Great show!

The roof was closed for today’s event due of the chance of in climate weather. - Comments like this are great. Adds to the realism.

I don't need monk-style tattoos. I am a drummer.

Vader has been made to look weak here. Kind of a surprise.

I like that you include stats.

Shooter is a killer.

Aparently the Japanese wrestlers do not appreciate him.

The descriptions of the wrestylers as they come out are cool.

Nagata won?

Hard fought win for Kawada.

Concerning the Muta entrance.... Is this how he actually enters now? It came across as LAME. The Muta I remember would never pander like that. Not a fan of the cartoon vid.

Suzuki's vid wasn't much better.

Killer main event! Both wrestlers looked strong. This was some great writing.