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Pro Wrestling MEGA - Kurioshi One Night Stand; 20-01-06
Topic Started: Jan 21 2006, 02:12 AM (133 Views)
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Kurioshi One Night Stand
Friday January 20, 2006
Kuroishi Central Sports Hall
1100 paid fans claimed
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- To start the show, MEGA owner Wataru Yasuda introduced the eight competitors in tonight's MEGA-1 title tournament. They all came out to the ring and received a round of applause as they posed with Yasuda and the shiny new title belt.


Match one - MEGA-1 title tournament, rd 1:
"Wild Zero" Wasai Thrillblade [7'23" Much Hate Driver] Takahiro Uei
- Thrillblade was out-sized and out-powered by Uei, who used his size advantage to dominate the opening moments. But Thrillblade fought back, using his rudo punk techniques to wear down Uei, and finished him off with his Much Hate Driver (fisherman screwdriver).


Match two - MEGA-1 title tournament, rd 1:
Jin Ketsumo [8'12" Backslide] Akitoshi Yano
- This was a major upset, as the rookie Ketsumo downed the much more experienced Yano. Yano, who has adopted a shooter look and style since leaving Dream Fujin last year, tried a "ground and pound" strategy, throwing in painful submissions to try and finish off Ketsumo. But the rookie hung in there and kept fighting back with fast and hard-hitting moves, almost finishing Yano off with a brainbuster. Ketsumo then survived an ankle hold, and shocked Yano with a backslide that got a surprise 3-count.


Match three - MEGA-1 title tournament, rd 1:
HERO Ishikawa [4'44" HERO's Welcome] Shigeo Hotta[Free]
- Former RCW Super J-Crown champion Ishikawa made short work of Mr Sleaze, Shigeo Hotta. In what was essentially a squash match, HERO showed that the time away from the ring has taken away none of his speed and precision. An STO, followed by step-ladder moonsaults (one from the bottom turnbuckle, then one from the middle turnbuckle and finally one from the top turnbuckle) almost got the job done, and the HERO's Welcome (Michinoku Driver IIb) did a few seconds later.


Match four - MEGA-1 title tournament, rd 1:
Hideki Shimoda [7'35" Powerbomb] Takashi Munenori[Kigai]
- The MMA star Munenori was back for another show, and gave Shimoda a tough challenge with his incredible strikes and submission holds. Shimoda countered with basic brawling and moves such as powerbombs and lariats. Shimoda only barely survived a triangle choke, making it to the ropes, and countered a high kick by turning it into a powerbomb. It got 2 1/2, but Munenori couldn't beat the count when Shimoda followed it with a running sitout powerbomb.


Match five:
Shiro Namiguchi, Ryo Hosaka{x} & Kochiro Miyake [11'52" Springboard huracanrana] Shiori Tanisaki[RISE]{o}, Naruki Owashi[RISE] & Tokuji Yokuno[RISE]
- Two rookies (Hosaka, Miyake) and a sometimes comedy wrestler (Namiguchi, who wrestles under the Uchu Koujin Red mask in Dream Fujin) took on a team of outsiders from the RISE promotion. The result was a sloppy spotfest, which the crowd didn't really get into. Hosaka picked up the win for his team.


Match six - MEGA-1 title tournament, semifinal:
"Wild Zero" Wasai Thrillblade [6'45" Yakuza kick] Jin Ketsumo
- After his earlier surprise win, Ketsumo was hearing a lot of crowd support going into this match, in which he was a clear underdog. Thrillblade was again playing the asshole punk, tormenting the rookie with bootscrapes, facewashes and the like. Ketsumo again showed great fighting spirit, and came close a couple of times to pulling off another upset (rolling through a powerbomb and countering a brainbuster with an inverted DDT), but in the end couldn't avoid the inevitable, as Thrillblade finished Ketsumo off with a _stiff_ Yakuza kick.


Match seven - MEGA-1 title tournament, semifinal:
HERO Ishikawa [13'43" HEROHacker bomb] Hideki Shimoda
- This was the longest match of the night so far, and was hard-fought all the way. HERO and Shimoda went at it tooth-and-nail, taking their battle out to ringside a few times. A key moment happened when Ishikawa went for a huracanrana off the apron to the floor, but Shimoda countered with a sitout powerbomb on the unpadded arena floor. From that point on HERO clearly favoured his back, and Shimoda took advantage. But HERO showed incredible fighting spirit, refusing to give up, even when trapped in a painful Boston crab. The fans were squarely behind HERO, chanting his name as he clawed his way back into the match. An STO, and a stiff brainbuster weren't enough to give HERO the win, but he evaded a moonsault attempt and then hit Shimoda with his patented HEROHacker bomb (torture rack into a sitout powerbomb) for the 1-2-3.
HERO, whose win set up a rematch from last week's main event, looked to be in a lot of pain after the match, staying down and having an icepack applied to this back before he hobbled off to the back.


Match eight:
Takahiro Uei{x} & Akitoshi Yano [9'01" Crossface hold] Shigeo Hotta[Free]{o} & Takashi Munenori[Kigai]
- The four wrestlers who lost their first round tournament matches were required to wrestle a second time, as former Dream Fujin alumni Uei and Yano teamed up to take on two outsiders, Freelancer Hotta and MMA fighter Munenori. There was nothing very inspiring about the match, with all four wrestlers appearing to phone it in.


Match nine - MEGA-1 title tournament, final:
HERO Ishikawa [14'52" Cross armbreaker] "Wild Zero" Wasai Thrillblade
- This is the match-up that most people would have picked, as Ishikawa and Thrillblade are undoubtedly the aces of Pro Wrestling MEGA. They're both great workers, and the fact that HERO is the most popular man in the promotion, and Thrillblade one of the most despised, added to the drama. The "HE-RO" chants were deafening, as Ishikawa was pummelled by Thrillbade for the first half of the match. The psychology of course was based around HERO's already-injured back, which Thrillblade concentrated on, working it with stretches, suplexes and strikes. Ishikawa found himself in real trouble after only a few minutes, clamped in a painful bow and arrow submission in the middle of the ring.
The second half then transitioned into a spotfest, with HERO shaking off his back pain and making a big comeback. HERO hit all of his big spots (bootscrapes, stepladder moonsaults, tornado DDT, uranage, STO), but the momentum turned back to Thrillblade when Ishikawa missed a superfly splash from the top rope. Thrillblade hit a hard dropkick right to HERO's back, then looked to finish him off with the Much Hate Driver, but HERO rolled him up, getting a close nearfall. HERO then countered a lariat with another STO, and tried for the HERO's Welcome. But with his back so hurt, he wasn't able to lift Thrillblade, who took advantage by taking Ishikawa down into a Boston crab. HERO fought it for close to half a minute, before Thrillblade released it because of exhaustion.
HERO was in bad shape, his back causing him agony, but Thrillblade joined him in a world of pain when he missed a lariat outside the ring and collided armfirst against the ringpost. With both wrestlers now handicapped by sore points, the psychology kicked up a notch. HERO dropkicked the sore arm, and applied a Fujiwara armbar. Thrillblade escaped and moved out of the way of a corner charge, before ramming his shoulder into HERO's back. He then hit a powerbomb, HERO kicking out _just_ in time. The Much Hate Driver followed, but Ishikawa kicked out, the fans going wild!
Thrillblade looked to do it again, but in a flash HERO countered by taking him down into a cross armbreaker.
Thrillblade struggled and struggled... and made the ropes! Both wrestlers got back to their feet, and HERO went for an enzuigiri, but Thrillblade ducked, then tried to land an elbowdrop onto HERO's back. HERO rolled out of the way though, causing Thrillblade to elbowdrop the mat, jarring his arm again. HERO then slapped on another cross armbreaker. Thrillblade struggled, and struggled, but was forced to tap out!
The fans went wild as HERO struggled to his feet and was presented with the MEGA-1 title belt by Billy Thomas, as well as a commemorative trophy. He hoisted it high, celebrating to a standing ovation.


Overall comments:
HERO Ishikawa's title win comes as no surprise. He is the star and ace of the promotion, and deserves to be wearing the gold. The MEGA-1 tournament was a flop overall, mainly because of the lack of roster depth. In fact, it was really only saved by the tournament final, in which Ishikawa and Thrillblade tore the house down.
Yasuda can count on one or two Ishikawa-Thrillblade title rematches, but what he really needs to do is find a couple more legitimate challengers for after that, and _fast_. Right now the only real option is Shimoda. Yasuda could be tempted to follow the example of other promoters and fast-track an MMA fighter push with Munenori, but that would be a very big mistake. Sure, he's impressive looking, but he's just not ready.
It'll be interesting to see if Yasuda brings in more outsiders, or tries to push from within, but for now Pro Wrestling MEGA has a legit superstar for a champion, and that's got to be a good thing.


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