Guest Report post Posted April 28, 2002 Match 1 Super J Cup Semi Final Minoru Tanaka v Low-Ki Tanaka and Low-Ki tie up. Low Ki goes into a waistlock but Tanaka INSTANTLY locks Low Ki into a Fujiwara Armbar and Low Ki goes to the ropes. He looks worried. He runs at Tanaka but Tanaka hits a dropkick and then goes uses an arm drag and then an arm wrench. Low Ki gets to his feet and rolls out of the arm wrench and then uses a snapmare and then a headscissors. Tanaka gets to the ropes and now he is the man who is scared. Tanaka goes onto the apron but Low Ki hits a Springboard Dropkick to knock him off. Low Ki then goes to the top rope. HUGE Plancha onto Tanaka. He is celebrating when Tanaka Powerbombs him on the floor ! Tanaka goes in the ring. The referee is about to reach the ten count when Low Ki gets in the ring. Tanaka hits a Jumping Shoulder Stunner and then a Shoulder Breaker. Tanaka goes for a Cross Armbreaker but Low Ki gets the ropes quickly. Tanaka then throws Low Ki to the ropes but Low Ki comes back with a Sunset Flip for a nearfall. Low Ki then goes to the ropes but gets kicked coming back. HUGE Brainbuster ! ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! Tanaka then throws Low Ki shoulder first into the ringpost. Tanaka then stands on the arm of Low Ki ! The referee tells Tanaka to break it. He then uses a Tiger Driver ! ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! Samurai then goes up top. Low Ki meets him there. SUPER BRAINBUSTER ! Both men are down. Low Ki then gets up and goes up top. SHOOTING STAR PRESS ! ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! Low Ki is raging. Low Ki then goes for a Double Underhook Piledriver but Tanaka escapes. GORY SPECIAL !!! Low Ki is in major trouble when Tanaka decides to drop Low Ki on his head in this position ! ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! Tanaka then goes up top but Low Ki gets a top rope Arm Drag. CROSS ARMBREAKER ! Tanaka gets to the ropes after a long struggle. KI KRUSHER ! WOW ! ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! Low Ki looks shocked. Low Ki then goes for a low kick but Tanaka grabs the leg. BACKFLIP ENZIGURI ! ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! He is annoyed he throws Tanaka to the outside. He misses a Plancha. CROSS ARMBREAKER ! Tanaka doesnt let go. Both men are counted out ! Winner : Draw Match Rating : ****1/4 Stuart Dominick announces, with much regret, that this now means that an ECW star WILL win the Super J Cup. The next match will be the Super J Cup Final. Chris Benoit gets to the arena with paper of some sort and then is stopped by security and he shows them the paper and security let him through. Sabu has seen this on his monitor and smashes it against the wall of the room and then leaves the room looking for Benoit. Match 2 Super J Cup Final 2002 Jushin Thunder Lyger v Naomichi Marufuji This does not take long to get good. Lyger insantly hits a running Shotei ! Lyger then runs to the ropes and goes for a Shotei but Marufuji ducks and hits a Release German Suplex. WOW ! Lyger is thrown onto the ramp. Marufuji goes for the Endless Powerbomb but Lyger counters with a Rana on the ramp. Lyger throws Marufuji to the ropes and hits a Powerslam on the ramp ! Lyger goes back in the ring. Marufuji gets onto his feet on the ramp. He enters the ring. Lyger puts Marufuji into a wristlock but he counters with a cartwheel and an arm drag into an arm wrench and then Lyger counters this the same way to a HUGE pop. Lyger then drops Marufuji on the top rope, throat first. Lyger then goes for a Running Lyger Bomb but Marufuji counters in mid run with a Hurricanrana and then drops a knee on the throat of Lyger. He then runs at Lyger but Lyger dropkicks the knee and goes into a Single Leg Crab and the fans pop. Marufuji is struggling and gets to the ropes eventually. Lyger throws Marufuji to the outside. He then whips Marufuji into the guardrail. Lyger goes onto the apron but Marufuji goes onto the guardrail and dropkicks him off ! WOW ! Marufuji goes into the ring and goes out with a Running Pescado ! Marufuji goes in the ring and Lyger is on the apron. Lyger suplexes Marufuji over the top and onto the floor ! WHOA ! Bump. Marufuji is injured and Lyger notices this. Lyger lariats the legs. Lyger then drops the elbow on the knee of Marufuji twice ! Lyger seems to be pleased with himself. Lyger puts Marufuji on top and goes for a German Suplex off of the top but Marufuji lands on his feet. RUNNING DROPKICK TO THE STOMACH ! Marufuji is still injured though. Lyger then locks in a Figure Four Leglock to a HUGE pop. Lyger then hits an Aztecan Suplex ! WHOA ! ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! Lyger goes for a Shotei but Marufuji ducks and INSTANTLY turns around and gets a Sunset Flip. ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! WOW. Marufuji goes for a Hurricanrana but Lyger hits a Lyger Bomb. ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! Lyger is pissed off. FISHERMAN'S BUSTER ! ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! The fans pop for this and the heat is building. Lyger sets Marufuji up on the top rope. FISHERMAN'S BUSTER FROM THE TOP ! ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! WOW ! Lyger is getting cocky but Marufuji comes back with a low blow and the fans LOVE it. ENDLESS POWERBOMB ! THE FANS ROAR ! ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! Marufuji goes for another but Lyger drops behind. SHOTEI ! ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! Lyger then sits Marufuji on the top rope and then hits a Springboard Dropkick. Lyger then goes for a Lyger Bomb from the top but Marufuji counters with a Rana in mid air ! WOW ! ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! WOW ! Lyger then out of nowhere Powerbombs Marufuji. SHARPSHOOTER ! Marufuji gets to the ropes with a HUGE pop. He goes for it again. INSIDE CRADLE ! ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! Whew. Marufuji then gets Lyger. ENDLESS POWERBOMB ! He goes up top. SHOOTING STAR PRESS ! ONE ! TWO ! NOOOOOO ! He goes for a moonsault but Lyger stops him. SUPER LYGER BOMB ! ONE ! TWO ! THREE ! Winner : Jushin Thunder Lyger ( Super J Cup Winner ) Match Rating : ***** Match Comments : Does wrestling get any better. Lyger was expected to win and he did. Minoru Tanaka comes out and challenges Lyger to a match later in the show. Tanaka tells Lyger to put the Super J Cup on the line for the CZW Lightweight Title. Lyger also agrees to this. We are then told that a 'Tag Champs Collide Match' is next between Hayabusa v Masato Tanaka. Match 3 Masato Tanaka v Hayabusa Tanaka and Hayabusa shake hands. Tanaka instantly hits a dropkick to the knee. He sends Hayabusa onto the apron. He then hits his trademark clothesline to the outside. He throws Hayabusa back in. Figure 4 Leglock is applied and Hayabusa struggles but gets to the ropes. Tanaka then goes into a Bow and Arrow Chinlock ! He lets go and goes onto the apron and Springboards in but is caught with a Powerslam coming in ! He goes for the Roaring Elbow but Hayabusa ducks and snaps off a Rana. ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! Hayabusa breaks the neck of Tanaka with a Release German Suplex. OUCH ! Tanaka no sells and hits a Lariat and then sells the Suplex. Tanaka then hits an Acid Drop but with the ending result being a Stunner and not a Cutter. ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! TORNADO DDT BY TANAKA ! ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! Tanaka goes up top but Hayabusa brings him down with a Super Belly 2 Belly ! Hayabusa throws Tanaka out and goes out with a Tope Con Hilo ! WOW ! Hayabusa throws Tanaka into the ring. SLINGSHOT LEGDROP ! ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! FISHERMAN'S BUSTER ! ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! TIGER DRIVER. ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! Hayabusa goes up top and hits a Diving Twisting Senton ! ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! He is getting annoyed. MICHINOKU DRIVER ! ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! WOW ! Hayabusa goes up top. Tanaka meets him there. SUPERPLEX ! Tanaka goes for the Thunder Fire Powerbomb but Hayabusa rolls out. ROARING ELBOW ! ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! THUNDER FIRE POWERBOMB ! ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! Tanaka runs into a High Kick. HAYABUSA WITH A THUNDER FIRE POWERBOMB ! ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! Hayabusa goes up for a Moonsault. Tanaka climbs with him. REVERSE BRAINBUSTER OFF THE TOP ! ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! Tanaka goes to finish him off. DEATH VALLEY BOMB ! ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! Tanaka goes for the Roaring Elbow but Hayabusa tries to snap off a rana. POWERBOMB ! ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! Tanaka gets away from a Death Valley Bomb. He then hits a Release Dragon Suplex. FALCON ARROW ! ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! WOW ! Tanaka gets up. ROARING ELBOW ! ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! HAYABUSA HITS A SHOTEI ! ONE ! TWO ! KICKOUT ! FALCON ARROW ! ONE ! TWO ! THREE ! Winner : Hayabusa Match Rating : ****1/2 After the match, Tanaka and Hayabusa shake hands and go to the back. In Part 2 Sabu v Benoit, Tanaka v Lyger and Triple H v Jeff Jarrett in a Steel Cage Match !!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Zoltan Report post Posted April 28, 2002 Great card and matches so far, and a couple of UNBELEIVABLE matches and the Lyger/Marufuji is just an incredible read, can't wait for part two! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Sykotic2002 Report post Posted April 28, 2002 Great card. Enjoyed reading how the matches go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
