Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted July 7, 2006 NEW CHAMPION All Japan returned to Ota for the first time since 3/10 with another "big match" show, this time drawing 3,700 Fans making it a super-no vacancy, and bringing along celebrities such as pop idol, Hideaki Takizawa, and dramatist Makiko Uchidate. Taiyo Kea finally broke through and won the Triple Crown titles today, defeating Satoshi Kojima with the H50 in order to capture the belts. Kea used signature Giant Baba moves such as the overhead chop and the running neckbreaker, while Kojima used his lariats in order to try and take Kea out, but it was Kea who overwhelmed Kojima used the TKO and the a running H50 to win the titles. TAKA Michinoku asked Taiyo Kea who he would defend the titles against first, naturally assuming Minoru Suzuki, but Kea surprised everyone when he named Toshiaki Kawada as the first challenger! Kea pointed to the heavens and thanked Giant Baba, and finished his ceremony by saying that he wanted to fight with Kawada and prove that he would be a strong champion. Kaz Hayashi won the Jr. Singles League, defeating Katsuhiko Nakajima in what was a very hard fought match that is getting good reviews. Nakajima repeatedly tried to get his R16 on Hayashi, but Hayashi consistently evading the move, until finally being caught by it, but Hayashi fought back and won the match with the Final Cut. Kaz Hayashi stated that there would be a Jr. league held in June every year and demanded that Shuji Kondo defend the Jr. Title against him soon. Minoru Suzuki and Keiji Muto faced off for the first time with Muto's team taking the victory. Both men went back and forth with Muto using his dragon screw on Suzuki, and Suzuki using his sleeper hold on Muto but it was Muto who got the win by using the Shining Wizard on NOSAWA and after the match, prayed in front of Shinya Hashimoto's picture which decorated the hall and stated that he would like to face Minoru Suzuki in a singles match soon. "Strong" YASSHI wanted to prove himself to the world today and defeat Kensuke Sasaki, even coming to the ring dressed as Power Warrior (Kensuke's alter-ego). YASSHI couldn't take much of Kensuke's punishiment, running out of the ring everytime Kensuke would chop him, so YASSHI called out a member of VM, but instead of one appearing, Akira Hokuto came out instead! YASSHI and Hokuto got into a verbal argument at ringside, so Kensuke went out and placed him on his shoulders and did a double impact with Hokuto using her bamboo stick in order for Kensuke to get the win. The Voodoo Murders struck first against the Debu Murders, with Suwama again defeating Brute (this time with a German Suplex), humiliating Yoshie, Arashi, and Brute by wrapping them in s&m rope and placing pig masks on the men! AJPW, 7/3/06 (GAORA TV) Ota Ward Gymnasium 3,700 Fans - Super No Vacancy 0. Masanobu Fuchi & Nobutaka Araya beat Toshiyuki Moriya & Naoshi Sano (7:52) when Araya used a vertical drop brainbuster on Moriya. 1. Virus & MAZADA beat Kikutaro & Hayabusu-cito (11:44) when Virus used the Virus Lock II on Kikutaro. 2. TAKA Michinoku & RO'Z beat Nobukazu Hirai & Akira Raijin (4:32) when RO'Z used a moonsault press on Raijin. 3. TARU, Kohei Suwama & Shuji Kondo beat Arashi, Yutaka Yoshie & Brute Issei (10:30) when Suwama used a German Suplex hold on Brute. 4. YASSHI "Strong" Physical Feeling Match: Kensuke Sasaki beat "Strong" YASSHI (4:32) with a Hokuto assisted bamboo sword double impact. 5. Keiji Muto, AKIRA & Ryuji Hijikata beat Minoru Suzuki, NOSAWA Rongai & Katsushi Takemura (13:38) when Muto used the Shining Wizard on NOSAWA. 6. Junior Singles Heavyweight League - Final: Kaz Hayashi beat Katsuhiko Nakajima (20:58) with the Final Cut (Hayashi wins the 2006 league). 7. Triple Crown: Taiyo Kea beat Satoshi Kojima © (19:56) with the H50 (Kea becomes the 34th champion). G1 Climax participants finalized New Japan today announced the remaining participants for this year's G1 Climax. Akebono has not been granted a spot for whatever reason, which is unique, as they'd usually let a "superstar" in without question, but not this time (unless they add two spots to it yet, which isn't out of the question). The final four participants are Satoshi Kojima, Togi Makabe, Koji Kanemoto, and Naofumi Yamamoto. "Mr. G1" Masahiro Chono will miss his first G1 Climax ever due to his current injury, but the inclusion of Kojima gives the tournament that "outside" influence it always has, but other than that, the tournament is made up of affiliated wrestlers (all of the Japanese entrants are New Japan trueborns). Makabe is granted his third participation in a row, and will look to make up for last year's false start (a bad injury) by making an impression, especially as he has been selected before the on-form Yano. Kanemoto returns for the first time in two years, after being one of the highlights in 2004. Its unclear whether he will carry the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title with him into the G1, that could depend on what the schedule for Kanemoto vs. Minoru ends up as. He becomes the second junior to enter this year's after Liger, so they weren't lying about a junior influence in the tournament. Yamamoto is in because, as vice-president Sugehayashi explained, he wants it so much. He doesn't really have the results to justify his place, but does have the fighting spirit. Kojima attended an interview today to discuss his participation. Unlike usual, it was Kojima who sent feelers to New Japan about participation, rather than vice versa. After a very successful reign as Triple Crown Champion, Kojima wants to evolve as a wrestler and believes a trip to his original home and the G1 can begin that. Kojima wants to show the fans what he has become in the last five years and hopes to clean sweep the tournament. Kojima said losing the Triple Crown had actually raised his motivation, as it allows him to pursue new things. Politics would no doubt have prevented Kojima entering had he held on to the Triple Crown. The ten participants have been separated into two blocks. Block A will feature the third generation contingent of Nakanishi and Kojima, with young generation star Tanahashi, who may very well be the IWGP Heavyweight Champion by August, also in there. Giant Bernard and Liger round out the cast, meaning we can look forward to matches like Nakanishi vs. Kojima, Bernard vs. Liger, Tanahashi vs. Kojima, and Tanahashi vs. Liger. Block B, on paper, is a two horse race, but strange things always happen in the G1. Tenzan and Nagata are the big names in this group, with Makabe, Kanemoto, and Yamamoto the others. Although Block A looks to be more interesting, there are going to be some matches of note from this group, such as a rematch of Nagata vs. Tenzan from last year's G1, plus Nagata vs. Yamamoto in their first singles match since Mr. Saikyo became Yamamoto's mentor. The scale of the G1 this year is smaller than before, as is the name power, especially with no Chono and Nakamura, plus only one big name outsider, but there is confidence in the company that they can overcome this by "fighting with contents" and putting on a great tournament. There is also a feeling that this could be the tournament where the third generation really takes charge, as the top old name (Chono) and top young name (Nakamura) are not there. Block A: 1. Manabu Nakanishi 2. Giant Bernard 3. Hiroshi Tanahashi 4. Jushin Thunder Liger 5. Satoshi Kojima Block B: 1. Hiroyoshi Tenzan 2. Yuji Nagata 3. Togi Makabe 4. Koji Kanemoto 5. Naofumi Yamamoto Arashi = dismissed President Keiji Muto and Director Masanobu Fuchi held a press conference today to announce that Arashi (Isao Takagi) was arrested on charges of illegal possession. Muto stated that he was very angry upon hearing this and has decided to ban Takagi from wrestling in an All Japan ring permenantly. Fuchi apologized to the fans and the sponsors from the bottom of his heart and does understand that it is still only suspicion, but has to take out such measures. Muto stated that he wanted to carry out pro-wrestling which could sell the dream to the youth and adults, and behavior like this wouldn't be tolerated. Arashi becomes one of the few wrestlers to become banned for life from All Japan (his mentor Tenryu being another one, but that was broken). Next, the reporters asked questions such as when did the office recieve the notice from the police, and Muto replied yesterday evening. Fuchi was asked about Arashi's contract, and Fuchi stated that he had a free-on position contract (basically meaning getting paid per tour) so they didn't have to worry about the contracting process. Muto and Fuchi closed the conference by apologizing again to the fans and sponsors, and then bowing out of the room. Full 7/16 Tokyo Nippon Budokan Card Announced! The full 7/16 card is intriguing on many levels; the show starts off with one of NOAH's undercard feuds which has been developing for a while now, as Mitsuo Momota takes on the dastardly SUWA. SUWA has targetted Momota for a while now, as SUWA was a fan of Momota's long time rival Haruka Eigen. Momota managed to backslide SUWA to eliminate him from the junior battle royal last tour, and this is the perfect opportunity for SUWA to gain revenge. Fresh from his first singles win, Ippei Ota will team with Yoshinari Ogawa to take on the team of Akira Taue & Katsuhiko Nakajima. This is Nakajima's return to NOAH, with his last appearance being a loss to Mushiking Terry in January. Will Ota, a handful of years Nakajima's senior but clearly his junior in terms of ring experience, be able to gain a result here? The most interesting of the added matches pitches Go Shioaki, returning to the Budokan for the first time after injury since facing Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima alongside mentor Kenta Kobashi last November, taking on Minoru Suzuki. This is the first time the two have met in ring so it will be intriguing to see whether Shiosaki can take the match to Suzuki and rattle the sneering exterior that he is known for. NOAH, 7/16/06 (NTV/G+) Tokyo Nippon Budokan 1. Mitsuo Momota vs. SUWA 2. Mohammed Yone, El Oriental & Atsushi Aoki vs. Junji Izumida, Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Abismo Negro 3. Tamon Honda, Takuma Sano & Kentaro Shiga vs. Akitoshi Saito, Masao Inoue & Kishin Kawabata 4. Yoshinari Ogawa & Ippei Ota vs. Akira Taue & Katsuhiko Nakajima 5. Mushiking Terry Return Match: Mushiking Terry, El Angel & Taiji Ishimori vs. Mushiking Joker, Psicosis & Charly Manson 6. Go Shiosaki vs. Minoru Suzuki 7. Takeshi Morishima & Takeshi Rikio vs. Naomichi Marufuji & KENTA 8. Yoshihiro Takayama Return Match: Jun Akiyama & Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Yoshihiro Takayama & Kensuke Sasaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Timmy8271 0 Report post Posted July 8, 2006 Arashi will be fun on the indy circut. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cuban Linx 0 Report post Posted July 8, 2006 I'm digging the Budokan card, SUWA/Momota, Taue & Nakajima as a team, Shiosaki/Suzuki, WILD II/KENTA & Marufuji and of course Takayama's return match should all be at the very least good. Should definately be one of the better shows of 2006. As for the G1, Kojima/Tanahashi & Nagata/Tenzan seem a lock to make the semis, who wins will probably depend on whether Tanahashi is the IWGP champ when it happens or not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
