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No PGHW thread yet? Kozue is the Glory Crown champion, Kitoaji and Makiguchi both got their Elite Series wins but didn't have the split and feud that seemed to be the go in 2020, Yano & Kikuchi being successful in the tag division, Takano continuing his climb up the ranks

RIP OLLIE, you will be missed, time for CILL to rise up

I could see him being either fast tracked and surpassing the Young Lion system and being the Historical Japan champion or succeeding on excursion in VWA

The PSW 4 (Campbell, Logan, Youngman, Callum) will all be in major promotions doing well James Diaz is on his way to becoming the big gaijin star of PGHW (poor Matt Blackburn)

I hate getting the bullet train to Nagoya but for this to work I need all of the ‘Magic Three’ to hear me out. The whole WINNOW and 5SSW younger worker thing is a strange decision but then again, the tsunami hurt us all in different ways. Still, sending your younger workers, the future of your company, to the competition is strange. I know they don’t see each other as competition because of their days working together but all it takes is one decision for the Joshi scene to be torn apart. Regardless of what I think of their business practices I need to keep my mouth shut for this to work. Deathmania V was a success in a way. Sold out crowd, amazing WLW match, no big injuries other than needing rest for a week or so, stipulations were well received. That was mainly Ryu though. All I did was pick Hiroshi to win, keep the belt on Henry and sort out the Marlowe deal with GCG. My first show being a tournament is bittersweet. I wish I could put in some creative plans and shocking death matches, but on the other hand the establishing of a tournament doesn’t come along to often. This Nagoya trip though, this is my first big thing. If I can somehow convince the three girls in charge of the entire Joshi industry to let me borrow their talents and run a deathmatch, it will show everyone Warrior Engine isn’t going to just be Sakata and friends making each other bleed. Nagoya City Meeting “I thank the three of you for giving me the time to present this idea. As I’m sure you know, Ryu stepped away from the booking and creative ideas of WEXVV and I have been left in charge. Warrior Engine don’t have any sort of Joshi division and we haven’t even run a Joshi match in our 12-year history. I would like to change that. Unstoppable Tai has been on an amazing run since joining 5 Star in 2015, her look and charisma are so unique, a great star you have on your hands Ogiwara. Roughly 6 years ago she had a brutal hardcore match on the independent scene and has famously stated in an interview about her love of extreme wrestling. One of the few women who can challenge Tai for raw strength and size is Monster Ishimura. Ichihara and hike, I know that the two of you see Ishimura as a potential mega star for WINNOW. This deathmatch will benefit everyone. Warrior Engine will receive a marquee first of its kind match while Tai and Ishimura get a chance to impress a new audience and make history, surely boosting their popularity and helping their respective companies.” The ‘Magic Three” took their time discussing it with themselves. Hike seemed to disapprove of the idea almost instantly, shaking her head and glaring at me while I was trying to convince them. I know that Ichihara would agree, she herself was a Joshi who used her strength and power to get herself over. It all came down to Ogiwara. She was always the more creative and open minded of the three, but perhaps a deathmatch involving one of her titles would be too much. “Sakata, we wish you the best in the running of Warrior Engine. The tsunami has affected everyone and times like this companies need to come together and help each other so this wonderful business stays afloat. In this case, you have both the support of 5SSW and WINNOW to have the first ever Joshi deathmatch. Our only request is that if the match is received well, this relationship continue. While our girls pride themselves on their in-ring ability, some also love character work and a bit of the extreme here and there.” WEXXV Office in Sendai Now that 5SSW and WINNOW have agreed to the Joshi Deathmatch I can sort out the rest of the show. 2016 saw the establishment of the Deathmatch Survivor League and I have loved every minute of it. Gareth Wayne is probably the best ever performer of the tournament despite never winning it. His loss to Hiroshi in the 2016 edition was our best match that year, and their rematch in the semifinals in 2017 was even better. Too bad for Gareth that Sayeed had just debuted, and we had to keep him hot and go over in the final. The Strongest Climb is something different though. Warrior Engine has two parts, the brutal deathmatches and the hard-hitting strong style bouts. The Strongest Climb Tournament is for the often-neglected part of WEXXV. Strongest Climb Tournament 1 Strongest Climb QF 1: Gareth Wayne vs Jack Marlowe Strongest Climb QF 2: Haranobu Kobayashi vs Tatsukichi Shichirobei Strongest Climb QF 3: East Side Assassin vs Battle Sakata Strongest Climb QF 4: Shimpei Hirose vs Zeshin Makioka Light Tubes Match: Henry Bennet and Kimi Kawano vs Beasts Of The East Home Run Derby Match: Dragon Child II vs Kaitoh Freak Strongest Climb SF 1: QF 1 Winner vs QF 2 Winner Strongest Climb SF 2: QF 3 Winner vs QF 4 Winner Deathmatch: Koichi Kajiwara and Kuniyoshi Kawamura vs The S.OB (Mexico’s Most Wanted and Mercy Michaels) 5SSW All-Asian Deathmatch: Unstoppable Tai (c) vs Monster Ishimura Strongest Climb Final: SF 1 Winner vs SF 2 Winner

Night of WRESTLING 2001 Match Card Akinori Kwakami & Team MILLENIUM (Fukusaburu Inao & Takeshi Umehara) vs. Mamoru Nagahama and Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) Dino Maldini vs. Mito Miwa Chuichi Sanda, Hito Ichihara and Yasunobu Koiso vs. Iwane Okano, Kojiro Harada and Koryusai Kitoaji Dread vs. Raymond Diaz Dan Stone Jr & Steve Flash vs. Team EXPLOSION (Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu) Noriyori Sanda vs. Sean McFly © for the Historical Japan title Team Dynasty 2000 (Shuji Inukai & Yoshimi Mushashibo) vs. Tommy Cornell & Walter Morgan © for the Glory Tag Crown titles Nobuatsu Tatsuko vs. Pistol Pete Hall © for the Glory Crown title

The first thing I will do is immediately check on the MegaStar himself, Yuta Isono

USA USPW changing its name to Reverie Pro Wrestling and haven't a toxic backstage and ego hungry booking committee would make the most sense as a tutorial in sorts to the new creative team and backstage roles QAW continue to grow and have a small national tv deal (perhaps the pop network) and maybe even a small deal for mexico giving how they are influenced by lucha GSW close down due to Wrestleworld not being worth it to them and Brother Grimm being in a scandal, Fro Sure signs for SWF and is stuck in a tag team with Robbie Retro MAW has just had its biggest angle ever after Nate DeMarcus turned on Tyrone Gray and it will be up to the player to see if they can continue this momentu Mexico Jorge Ibanez Jr effectively stagnates the company as he struggles to replace Champagne Lover, the Rock God Alvarez experiment failed and a severe injury to El Mitico Jr has hurt them Phoenix IV caught fire in late 2020 and defeated Nicolas Lopez to win the Campeonato de Universal OLLIE. A week later he signed a contract with EILL, betraying his father Despite this OLLIE grew as a company and are now challenging EILL for the first time in a decade. Nicolaz Lopez is on the creative team and doing everything he can to put himself over The niche of EMLL has seen them been extremely popular in online forums, leading to a La Red De La Lucha online show Japan BHOTWG Heavyweight division is STRUGGLING with Sekai and Keith trading the title back and forth, the rest of the aging main event phasing out and a new generation is needed The Junior Heavyweight division on the other hand is doing well, Okamoto debuted in BHOTWG and won the BOSJ on is first night BCG are equal with PGHW as the number 2 company behind BHOTWG PGHW are still struggling financially but are on the cusp of a second golden generation with Kobayashi, SATO, Narahashi, Takano with Jimbo, Ugaki, Kawashima, Kitoaji, Makiguchi still strong 5SSW will have a split, DEVIL Karube will take Higa, Oonishi, Tai, Hashimoto, Nakajima and Katsukawa with her, causing a toxic backstage but amazing in-ring product WLW will see this and decide now is the time to start a Joshi division with a prodigy graduating from the Arkham school and Foxxy LaRue leading the division

1000 people are filling the seats in Iwata Hall before the first match has even begun. Luckily for me the boys in the back were on their best behaviour for the biggest show of the year, even Mexico’s Most Wanted didn’t piss me off for once. Ryu came to me when I arrived asking for the final notes for what was really his swan song, this show was put together in full by him except for a few of the winners and the opening match. In particular the six man Glass Lego Deathmatch and Thumbtacks Dog Collar match where the remnants of whatever creativity the old man had left. I still have no idea how he had thousands of Lego bricks be constructed out of glass. I go to my seat in gorilla telling Yuya and Kinji to burn the house down in their flaming tables match, hopefully not literally. VS Flaming Tables Match: Dragon Child II vs Kinji Akamatsu The match started off like most Warrior Engine match with some hard-hitting brawling before Kinji grabbed a steel chair and smashed it into the side of Dragon’s head. Kinji had moments in the match, hitting a vertebreaker on the steel steps. The story of the match however was all about Dragon. He constantly tried to use his signature fire ball but Kinji found a way to dodge it every time, first blocking it with a chair and then kicking Dragon below the belt. Dragon did however manage to catch Kinji in a Fire II Flame (modified dragon sleeper), rendering him basically unconscious allowing Dragon to light a table and hit a top rope powerbomb to end the match. m/ VS Deathmatch: Mountain Demons vs The Berzerkers The shortest match of the night came in a gruelling deathmatch between two of the best teams WEXXXV has to offer. Waira and Yobuko started the match on the front foot thanks to the orders Henry Lee was barking at them. A top rope backdrop from Waira to Toyokuni Hardcore through a barbed wire board gave the Mountain Demons all the moment as they focused on Tatsukichi. Tatsukichi endured the wrath of the beasts, taking brutal hits from garbage cans, kendo sticks, even a computer monitor! Tatsukichi waited his time before escaping the ring and taking out Henry with his Charging Big Boot. With their manager gone, Waira and Yobuko were just two huge mountain men with no coordination, allowing The Berzerkers to chop them down to size with kendo sticks before an assisted Toyokuni Drill (package piledriver) through a stack of light tubes put Waira away. After the match Henry Lee came to his senses and saw his beasts were defeated. Outraged, he pointed at referee Toshimichi Tsurimi and the Mountain Demons took out their rage on the official. VS Thumbtacks Dog Collar Match: Kimi Kawano vs Yuki Horigoshi The best match of the night so far followed with Kimi Kawano and Yuki Horigoshi settling their rivalry once and for all in one of the most gruesome Dog Collar matches of all time. A regular Dog Collar match is already bad but combine that with thousands of thumbtacks covering the ring and floor surrounding them leads to this. Kawano took the first truly brutal spot of the match when Yuki was choking him with the chain while individually sticking thumbtacks into his arms. This seemed to only motivate Kawano as he rallied on through this to start lashing at Yuki with the chain leaving welts and marks all over his body. Yuki knew he needed a big spot and decided to take to the sky, climbing the top rope with Kawano and hitting a Spanish fly to the outside, both taking a harsh impact into hundreds of thumbtacks. Towards the end Yuki used the chain to send Kawano bouncing off the ropes, generating extreme momentum for both. Yuki looked to hit his famous Yuki Rush Lariat to end the match, but Kawano had other plans, countering into a Double Arm DDT onto a huge pile of thumbtacks. As Kawano rolled Yuki over for the pin you could see multiple thumbtacks stuck to his eye lids. VS Deathmatch: Shimpei Hirose vs Isoruko Arakaki The feud between Shimpei Hirose and the Beasts Of The East had been ongoing since the Deathmatch Survivor League in August when Hirose defeated Arakaki in the first round. Both members of the team had terrorised Hirose since that day, even going as far as brutally attacking his teammate in SAISHO. Hirose decided enough was enough and agreed to face Arakaki in a rematch of their August bout. Like the first match, Arakaki started hot out of the gate trapping Hirose’s head in a chair before hitting a leg drop to close the chair on him. Arakaki stopped at nothing to put his rival away, wrapping his own arm in barbed wire to hit his famous Lariat against the bare neck of Shimpei. The matched seemed to be almost over when an Arakaki Spike (brainbuster) connected onto the steel steps, but Hirose kept fighting. He managed to throw Arakaki into a glass pane before spearing him through it. This turned the match on its head and soon Arakaki was out to the Mountain Sleeper. After the match Naozone Goto tried to get some sense of a final laugh by attacking Hirose but that was stopped rather quickly with a house door to the face followed by a 180 senton off the top rope. VS WEXXV King Of Death Matches Light Tubes Match: Henry Bennett (c) vs Eiichi Umehara Bennett was clearly showing the affects of competing a hard hitting Japanese style for the last 15 years in this match as Umehara seemingly had the better performance. This match lacked any real wrestling, just pure light tube chaos. Four light tubes were placed in one corner by Bennett as he sent Umehara face first through them. Another set of light tubes on the canvas saw a bulldog from Bennett land onto them, further increasing the blood coming out of Umehara. The challenger had bright spots of his own though, including a nasty seemingly unprotected full swing at the back of Bennett’s head and a nasty full nelson bomb from the second rope through a light tube board. Bennett however used his experience to attack the legs of Umehara in the match, allowing him to put away the challenger with his Figure Four Leglock. VS World Level Universal: Emerald Angel (c) vs Ryoma Muruyama How on earth Ryu managed to convince Koji Kojima to have their biggest star defend his title on a WEXXV show I will never know but oh my god was it amazing to watch. Emerald outperformed everyone on our roster by a mile, hitting crazy aerial spots that our fans could only dream of seeing. Both he and Muruyama have experience in sold at 35,000 seat arenas so to wrestle in a rowdy Iwata Hall must have been a unique experience compared to what they had grew accustom too. What the Warrior Engine fans lack in size they make up for in dedication and noise. Muruyama attempted to hit his Muruyama Launch from the top rope but was met with the stiffest kick to the face I think I have ever seen. This gave Emerald Angel an opportunity to climb to the turnbuckle and hit an Angel Grace (frog splash) which he took and successfully retained his Universal title, in what was probably the greatest ever match inside a Warrior Engine ring. Emerald Angel and Muruyama thank the crowd and had up the ramp together. The commentators start hyping up the next match when the music of Haranobu Kobayashi hits. He walks out with his shades and jacket on straight to the ring and demanding a microphone. “I am the hottest rising star in this dying company and I don’t get booked for the biggest show we have? Somehow freaks like Dragon Kid or whatever his name is find a spot but not the Hammer? No wonder this place is dying. I thought about coming in during the main event and blasting that washed up Battle Sakata with a Kobayashi Plunge. I really did, but then I saw the match card for tonight. A World Level Universal title match? Between green flippy boy and Masaru Ugaki’s side kick takes priority over me? Hell no it doesn’t. I heard that jungle freak Jack is gonna be in the first ever Strongest Climb Tournament. If that’s true he better hope he doesn’t run into me, GCG is an even bigger shit hole then this place.” The fans boo Kobayashi for his tirade and just as he steps out of the ring Jack Marlowe’s music hits and the reigning GCG World Heavyweight champion charges straight at Kobayashi and they brawl throughout the crowd and out of the venue. VS Glass Lego Deathmatch: The Forlorn Hope and Kuniyoshi Kawamura vs The S.O.B (East Side Assassin, Gareth Wayne, Mexico’s Most Wanted) A six-man Deathmatch is a rarity, and one with a crazy gimmick like glass Lego bricks is even rarer. East Side Assassin immediately went after Kuniyoshi Kawamura, the two exchanging stiff strikes, refusing to give in. Zeshin Makioka and Koichi Kajiwara showed their team chemistry when they hit a double powerbomb on Gareth Wayne into a pile of glass Lego. Mexico's Most Wanted was the first to take advantage of the stipulation when he threw Makioka into a large container of Lego at ringside. East Side Assassin and Kuniyoshi continued their intense brawl, with Kuniyoshi hitting his iconic repeated knee drives in the corner. Meanwhile, Koichi and Wayne both stood on the top of a turnbuckle when Makioka hit a cross body, making all three men crash onto the concrete floor and the glass Lego outside. This left Kuniyoshi fighting a 2v1 against the Natural Born Killaz. The experienced tag team began picking apart Kuniyoshi. A light tube made of glass Lego was shattered over Kuniyoshi’s head, and Mexico daringly attempted to use his Hard Time finisher, but Makioka interrupted with a springboard dropkick. As the chaos continued, Wayne set up a table covered in glass Lego on the outside. Koichi, recovering, managed to suplex Wayne off the apron, sending both men crashing through the table. Inside the ring, East Side Assassin and Kuniyoshi were still at each other’s throats. Kuniyoshi set up for his devastating knee strike, but East Side Assassin countered with a low blow, followed by a DDT onto a pile of glass Lego. With Kuniyoshi out of commission, Mexico’s Most Wanted and Makioka exchanged brutal moves, both bleeding profusely from various cuts. As Makioka looked to finish Mexico’s Most Wanted, Wayne re-entered the ring, blindsiding Makioka with a steel chair wrapped in barbed wire. In the final moments, East Side Assassin hit Koichi with a brutal brainbuster onto another pile of glass Lego. With Koichi motionless, East Side Assassin covered him for the pinfall, securing the victory for The S.O.B. VS WEXXV Warrior’s Heart: Hiroshi Morisue (c) vs Battle Sakata The history between these two is storied: from their days as a dominant tag team to their legendary, brutal bout in 2006 for the WEXXV King Of Death Matches title. Now, for the first time since, they stood across the ring from each other, each determined to prove who was superior. The bell rang, and the match began with a tense stare down. The crowd buzzed with anticipation as the two veterans circled each other. They locked up, and the early minutes saw an even exchange of grapples and counters, showcasing their deep familiarity with each other’s style. Morisue took the first significant advantage with a devastating German suplex, but Sakata quickly turned the tide with a thunderous clothesline that sent Morisue crashing to the mat. The action spilled to the outside, where Sakata hit a brutal DDT onto the ring apron, leaving Morisue dazed. Back in the ring, Sakata attempted a top-rope moonsault, but Morisue moved out of the way at the last second. Seizing the opportunity, Morisue delivered a series of stiff kicks to Sakata’s midsection, followed by a snap suplex. The momentum shifted again when Sakata countered an Irish whip, sending Morisue crashing into the turnbuckles. Sakata then showcased his power with a superplex that shook the ring. He followed up with his signature move, the Sakata Twist, but Morisue kicked out at two, much to the crowd’s astonishment. Sakata, visibly frustrated, went for another high-risk manoeuvre, but Morisue caught him mid-air with a spinebuster. The climax of the match saw both men exchanging fierce strikes in the centre of the ring. Morisue connected with a spinning heel kick, leaving Sakata reeling. Sensing the end was near, Morisue lifted Sakata onto his shoulders and executed a breathtaking avalanche Samoan drop from the top rope, leaving the crowd in awe. As Sakata struggled to his feet, Morisue roared with determination. He charged across the ring, lifting Sakata with all his might, and delivered his devastating finisher, the running powerslam. The impact was thunderous, and Morisue immediately covered Sakata for the three-count. The crowd erupted in cheers as Hiroshi Morisue retained his Warrior’s Heart Championship. Both men, battered and bruised, shared a moment of mutual respect in the ring, a fitting end to their epic encounter and a testament to their enduring legacy in WEXXV. Hiroshi and Sakata both hovering around the age of 40, who knows if we will ever see these two face each other again predictions: Wrestling Machine 6/8 229tman 5/8

I hope that in TEW IX India is expanded upon and actually has a wrestling scene in this game

A week or so went by before it really set in, the fact I had just been put in charge of the place that made me. I didn’t ever ask for this to clarify, it was thrusted upon me, but I digress. The card for Deathmania V was mostly set up from the last few months of 2017, after that we are transitioning into what the fans had already dubbed “The Sakata Era”. The roster I have inherited is well, a Warrior Engine roster. Many brawlers and hardcore specialists who PGHW fans would be disgusted in. Those PGHW fans think they are so amazing and better than us because of their love for the technical and finesse. Who would choose that when you can watch Hiroshi powerslam someone into a bed of nails? I will give them one thing though, thank you so much for cutting Haranobu, that kid is going to become something special one day. Despite that, somehow, he doesn’t have a match, Ryu just didn’t have anything in plan for him. Speaking of Ryu, he told me about a few things regarding the company that I have to follow. The first, we can’t go into debt. Simple enough I know but we have always struggled a bit financially due to sponsorship and the cost of setting up the matches. Ryu always bailed us out over the years with money, but I guess he is getting tired of it. The other things were minor in comparison, no highflyers and no one who can’t sell. That makes perfect sense to me, how can someone who can’t even sell a lariat work in a deathmatch company? The highflyer thing checks out, currently we just have a bunch of powerhouses, brawlers and hardcore weapon wielding specialists. It is a bit odd considering one of the matches he set up for Deathmania V involves one of the best junior heavyweights of all time but its his company at the end of day. Deathmania became one of the big two events for Warrior Engine in 2014, later changing into a big three and now big four with the introduction of the Deathmatch Survivor League and Strongest Climb Tournament, the other show being the Anniversary Show. The main event of the first four were all one of the best matches in their respective calendar year, making it perhaps the most marquee main event in all of hardcore. Deathmania I (2014) - Munemitsu Senmatsu def Washi Heat to retain the WEXXV Warrior's Heart Deathmania II (2015) - Battle Sakata def Henry Lee in a Texas Deathmatch to retain the WEXXV King Of Death Matches Deathmania III (2016) - Munemitsu Senmatsu def Hiroshi Morisue in a Deathmatch to retain the WEXXV Warrior's Heart Deathmania IV (2017) - Brothers In Vengeance def American Psychos in an Explosive Cage Match to win the WEXXV Blood Brothers Hiroshi is walking into his third Deathmania main event in a row, previously losing to Munemitsu Senmatsu in a deathmatch for the Warrior’s Heart title and last year teaming with myself as we beat the American Psychos (Henry Lee and Doug Peak) in an Explosive Cage match. This year is more timid then the last as he and I do battle in singles action for his Warrior’s Heart title, the first time we have been in the ring against each other since 2006. Elsewhere on the card the S.O.B have an insane match against The Forlorn Hope and Kuniyoshi Kawamura, Henry Bennett defends the King Of Death Matches title against Eiichi Umehara and Shimpei Hirose looks to end his fight with the Beasts Of The East once and for all in a deathmatch with Isoruko Arakaki. Deathmania V Flaming Tables Match: Dragon Child II vs Kinji Akamatsu Deathmatch: Mountain Demons vs The Berzerkers Thumbtacks Dog Collar Match: Kimi Kawano vs Yuki Horigoshi Deathmatch: Shimpei Hirose vs Isoruko Arakaki WEXXV King Of Death Matches Light Tubes Match: Henry Bennet (c) vs Eiichi Umehara World Level Universal: Emerald Angel (c) vs Ryoma Muruyama Glass Lego Deathmatch: The Forlorn Hope and Kuniyoshi Kawamura vs The S.O.B (East Side Assassin, Gareth Wayne, Mexico’s Most Wanted) WEXXV Warrior’s Heart: Hiroshi Morisue (c) vs Battle Sakata

Everyone and their ego going insane in the booking team with Ric Flair of all people trying to be the voice of reason

OMG The new additions around the booking teams and Creatice Energy are very intriguing as it provides another twist to the game and also makes the game world feel more immersive in a way as the other people on the booking team and even workers can come with ideas. The two things I could see this impacting the most is diaries and playing ass larger companies. Working in the booking team twists into diaries would create many story opportunities and with the larger companies it would be a fun challenge to handle all the personalities, especially in the cverse. Would a relationship between someone in the booking team and a worker influnce them, for example if PRIDE Koiso has Nobuyo Hikichi as a protege will he present ideas benefiting Nobuyo?

The top of the roster is made up three men that personify what it is to work for Warrior Engine: East Side Assassin, Hiroshi Morisue and Kuniyoshi Kawamura. East Side Assassin, or Sayeed as I know him, is the biggest independent sensation of all time and a hardcore wrestling legend already at just 31. Rip Chord Invitational wins in 2016 and 2017 led to him becoming East Side Assassin and strapping a rocket to his career. In-ring he has some of the best brawling and hardcore skills around however that isn’t all ECA is limited to, his puroresu ability is under rated as well as his ability to consistently put on a strong match. Promos however are where he stars, being the best talker in hardcore by quite a margin. He works for 4C, FCW, IPW and WEXXV making him very busy and with the style of those 4 companies being hardcore and hard hitting, he has an inevitable physical decline approaching him. Time will tell if he can become one of the greatest gaijin in Warrior Engine History but leading S.O.B, winning the Deathmatch Survivor League and already holding the Blood Brothers titles is surely a great start. What is there to say about Hiroshi Morisue that hasn’t been said already? Hiroshi is a legend of WEXVV being the backbone of the promotion, being a former ‘Triple Crown’ winner with his one King Of Death Matches title reign back in 2006, two Blood Brothers reigns with Sakata and he is currently on his fourth Warrior’s Heart reign. Hiroshi was never the most talented in the ring but his willingness to take crazy bumps as well as his distinctive look created an aura around him that can’t be matched. The 39-year-old has been in WEXXV for 12 years already, it is uncertain how match time he will have left at the top of the card. The final of these three is Kuniyoshi Kawamura is quite different from the others, he isn’t an experienced WEXXV legend nor an independent darling, Kawamura is a former MMA fighter who grew up battling in the Japanese underworld to get by. Kawamura signed in 2015 and initially struggled but towards the end of 206 pro wrestling finally clicked with him, being able to showcase his charisma and real-life toughness, shooting up the card. His King Of Death Matches title run went most of 2017 and was highlighted by his loss to Henry Bennet in a brutal light tube match. The rest of the upper card vary from experienced veterans to highly touted wrestlers on the rise. While there are more then these four, this group are all in interesting positions. Zeshin Makioka is one of the most improved wrestlers in WEXXV history, going from a skinny bright yellow hair highflier to a bulkier, more bad ass version of himself with great hardcore and sound skills everywhere else. In 2017 the rest of the wrestling industry seemed to take notice of Makioka’s improvement as he began working with INSPIRES, boosting his popularity across Japan and invertedly making Makioka a major player in WEXXV. Mexico’s Most Wanted is a former gang member turned pro wrestler whose association with East Coast Assassin has boosted his career to new heights. Originally just a scary looking brawler in GSW, he was teamed with ECA and the two became a team who quickly went viral due to ECA’s expertise on the mic. This led to both of them being signed to hardcore promotions all over the world. Some people in the industry however don’t like the success he has achieved, whether it being out of jealousy, thinking he hasn’t paid his dues or the fact he has been carried by ECA and that anyone could fill his role. One of these people is the new head booker of Warrior Engine, Battle Sakata. Kobayashi was once upon a time the next big thing in PGHW, a killer look, an amazing finisher and the skills to back it up. “The Hammer” was cut for budget reasons in 2016 and struggled around on the independents for a few months until WEXXV came to his rescue, pushing him as the new and improved “Hammer” after the departure of Munemitsu Senmatsu. People backstage are said to be very high on him, notably Hiroshi Morisue, and he seems destined to be pushed to the top soon. The current King Of Death Matches, Henry Bennet is an interesting story. He spent 12 years in GCG, being nothing more then the eternally steady gaijin midcarder. 2014 saw him finally leave the company to go to WEXXV wanting a change in scenery and finally won the first title of his career at the end of 2017. He finds himself in an odd position, being a 42 year old midcard gaijin in a hardcore promotion where every other gaijin is in S.O.B, leaving him as something of a lone wolf. The last section of the roster to be highlighted is the future, the people that will take the lead of WEXXV and build upon its legacy. Yuya Sato (Dragon Child II) is the protégé of Tasuku Shinozuka, someone who spent his whole career on the indy scene never getting his break. Yuya took the Dragon Child gimmick as a tribute to his mentor and since joining WEXXV has made it something of his own, using fire breathing to shoot fire balls during matches. His fire control seemingly knows no bounds, setting chairs and tables a flame as well. It is uncertain what his actually ability outside of his fire stunts is but the 21-year-old is definitely making an impact. Waira and Yobuko are best friends who hit the indy scene in April of 2016. The two play ancient demons coming down from the mountains to hunt humans, providing a unique character to say the least. They continued to work even when the tsunami hit and crippled the industry, often for very little or free, going to shows they weren’t even booked on to learn and help set up the ring. This caught the eye of Ryu, who loved the work effort of the boys, signing them to Warrior Engine and mentoring the two of them. The Mountain Demons are now managed by Henry Lee since his retirement and are clearly dubbed as the future of the tag division. Kimi Kawano is a menacing brawler with tattoos all over his body and has been touted as a hardcore specialist since his debut. As a wrestler his skills are fairly limited being only able to brawl with little to no technical ability but in Warrior Engine that doesn’t matter. The main worry seems to be the fact he is injury prone, suffering broken toe, nose, jaw, ribs and fingers in just the last two years. His quick stint in SAISHO did nothing for him but since his arrival in Warrior Engine he has naturally fit into the roster and would be one to build around if he keeps the injuries away.

When Ryu told me he wanted me to come by the office, I figured he was going to ask my opinion on some new death match idea he had. At the start he would never seek a second opinion because it was all revolutionary, of course it would be a good idea. Since his retirement and especially the tsunami, Henry and I have been his go to consultants. To my surprise Hiroshi and Sayeed were in the waiting room with Henry when I arrived. Hiroshi and I have been friends for as long as I remember, running into each other back on the small independents before we even joined WEXXV I’m proud of my career but probably even more proud to be by the side of Hiroshi as alongside Munemitsu he made this fever dream a reality. Sayeed was an interesting individual to say the least, being the biggest name in independent wrestling for as long as I could remember. Sitting in the chair next to him was his collection of titles, the COTT World Heavyweight, FCW Puerto Rican, IPW Championship, even one half of the WEXXV Blood Brothers titles. I still don’t agree with Ryu having Sayeed beat Hiroshi and I, mainly cause his partner is a washed-up gang member who is only over from riding Sayeed’s coat tails, but I digress. The third man is who my career is probably most associated with, someone I have shared my greatest battles with. Henry is one of the few people left from when we first started and if the barbwire incident last August didn’t occur, I’m sure he would still be wrestling, probably still against me. The four of us walked into Ryu’s office, him sitting comfortably in a chair behind the desk, the four of us filling out the empty office chairs across from him. Sayeed’s Japanese was decent but still needed Henry to translate some things here and there. The meeting was rather standard; laying out the groundwork for the inaugural Strong Climb Tournament in February, the logistics behind the upcoming “Glass Lego” match and the new match Ryu wants to try out, a thumbtack dog collar match. As it began to wrap up, Ryu sad he had one more announcement to make. “The four of you are some of the most important men in WEXXV history and I thank you all for coming, especially Sayeed, the trip from Toronto to Sendai must be rough. As all of you know, I started Warrior Engine in 2005 and look how much it has grown since then, many struggles and financial worries have led to where we stand today. However, I turned 60 last year and I am clearly not getting any younger. My time in running the day-to-day operations of Warrior Engine is coming to an end, my body and mind simply can’t do it anymore. I will still own the company don’t worry, no one can take that away from me, however the head booking role is being passed on. While I would love to say I want the four of you to all work together, I know that simply won’t work due, so, my decision is Sakata.” I was stunned. Yes, Ryu asked for opinions from some of us and the occasional team meeting like this, but to step away from booking completely? I had no idea this was coming. What will the boys think of me? I must put Warrior Engine first and foremost not my own ego or bias. That’s what every booker says. Look what happened to Alex DeColt over in CGC, everyone saw him as the obvious man to take over after George and he crumbled under the pressure, I can’t let that happen to me. 2018 will be the toughest year of my entire career and it isn’t even because of the in-ring action. (This is my first attempt at writing a diary, so I hope everyone enjoys it. It takes place during the Alt CornellVerse 2018 mod by I think Lavelleuk was the creater apologies if I am wrong. I haven't seen a WEXXV diary and I think it is a interesting company to write a diary for, especially in the 2018 mod. I chose Battle Sakata as my user character cause I liked the narrative of an experienced veteran who is noted to be more individualistic and business minded take charge of the creative of a company he has poured his heart into)

Katsuyori Shibata and Shinya Makabe Hiroshi Tanahashi Team 2000 (Jado and Gedo) Shiro Koshinaka, Super J and Rey Mysterio Jr. Minoru Tanaka Blue Justice (Manabu Nakanishi, Yutaka Yoshie, Takashi Iizuka and Wataru Inoue) Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima) Masahiro Chono Yuji Nagata

YOUNG LION SHOWCASE: Akinori Kwakami and Yasunobu Koiso vs. Iwane Okano and Michael Howard Dan Stone Jr, Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) and Team Dynasty 2000 (Shuji Inukai & Yoshimi Mushashibo) vs. Kojiro Harada, Raymond Diaz, Steve Flash and Team MILLENIUM (Fukusaburu Inao & Takeshi Umehara) Dread vs. Eisaku Kunomasu Special Appearance from Luis Figo Manico FIFTH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL MATCH: Danger Kumasaka, Hayate Hasegawa and Hito Ichihara vs. Go Matsunaga, Koryusai Kitoaji and Mamoru Nagahama Eisaku Hoshino vs. Sean McFly © for the Historical Japan title Team Energy (Nobuatsu Tatsuko & Noriyori Sanda) vs. Tommy Cornell & Walter Morgan © for the Glory Tag Crown titles Mito Miwa © vs. Pistol Pete Hall for the Glory Crown title

Elite Series SEMI FINAL 1: Nobuatsu Tatsuko vs. Eisaku Hoshino Elite Series SEMI FINAL 2: Pistol Pete Hall vs. Eisaku Kunomasu Chuichi Sanda and Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) vs. Kojiro Harada and Team MILLENIUM (Fukusaburu Inao & Takeshi Umehara) Akinori Kwakami & Danger Kumasaka vs. Dread & Raymond Diaz Hito Ichihara, Mito Miwa and Yasunobu Koiso vs. Iwane Okano, Koryusai Kitoaji and Noriyori Sanda Sean McFly © vs. Steve Flash for the Historical Japan title Team Dynasty 2000 (Shuji Inukai & Yoshimi Mushashibo) © vs. Tommy Cornell & Walter Morgan for the Glory Tag Crown titles Elite Series FINAL: Winner of semi final 1 vs. Winner of semi final 2

Who will win BLOCK A? Yuta Isono Who will win BLOCK B? James Diaz Who will win the Ace Summit 2021? James Diaz

Qualifying wrestlers from Block A (2 answers): Mito Miwa & Eisaku Kunomasu Qualifying wrestlers from Block B (2 answers): Yoshimi Mushashibo & Raymond Diaz Winner of the tournament: Yoshimi Mushashibo Underachiever: Nobautsu Tatsuko Overachiever: Raymond Diaz

*this was longer then I thought but I am enjoying this a lot* Night of HONOUR 2020 was my best show as of yet with PGHW, scoring an 86 in front of 42,158 fans in the New Shiga Stadium The main event was Seji Jimbo retaining his Glory Crown against leader of disHONOR, Kozue Kawashima in my best match yet an 89. Jimbo redeemed himself from his draw with Kozue in the Elite Series by making him tap out to the Seji Ocean Lock at the 59 min 47 second mark. Jimbo started the year defending the title against Akinori Kwakami (79) before a challenge from long time rival Chojiro Kitoaji. Jimbo retained his title (83) and had his eyes set on the Elite Series, looking to be the first man to win 3 in a row. He came up short in Block B scoring 15 points with Kozue getting 16. A loss against a returning Eisaku Kunomasu combined with a time limit draw against Kozue saw him end up in second place. The eventual winner was Chojiro Kitoaji, setting up a rematch at Night of Glory. Jimbo would yet again retain (87) in what was the companies best match right until the Night of HONOUR main event. Following this, he beat mentor Kunomasu (81) before beggining his rivalry with disHONOR. BISON Yano got his first ever Glory Crown oppurtunity and came up short (82). Kozue year started with betrayal when at Night of RESPECT Magnum Kobe, Tetsunori Yasuda and Hirobumi Takimoto turned on him forming KURO-GUN. This became Kozue's focus for the first half of the year, taking on the group that formed in spite of him. At Night of DESTINY he defeated Takimoto (73) and looked forward to the Elite Series where in Block B he would take on Magnum Kobe. The two couldn't settle their differences and had a time limit draw (81). Kozue topped his block with 7 wins and 2 draws, but would lose to Block A winner Kitoaji (83). Kozue went on to defeat the former WLW star in the co-main of Night of GLORY (84). After this show, Kozue formed disHONOR, a group that believe they are the best in the world and will stop at nothing to prove it. This then put them in direct opposition against the Glory Crown holder Jimbo and the rest of the home army. The build up till Night of HONOUR saw disHONOR face off against the home army in high quality trios and eight-man tag matches as well as BISON Yano failing to win the Glory Crown. The co-main of Night of HONOUR was another amazing match as Muruyama & Ugaki defeated the KURO-GUN team of Magnum Kobe and Tetsuunori Yasuda to retain their Glory Tag Crowns (86) Coming into 2020, Yano & Kikuchi were the Glory Tag Crown champions and the violent duo had a strong run of defences, defeating Kobayashi & Kamachi (63), Beast & West (65) and The Ring Generals (70). Muruyama & Ugaki hadn't done much for the first half of the year, Ugaki got second in Block A with 14 pts and Muruyama managing . Both members however had a win over the reigning tag champs in the Elite Series, leading to an amazing match at Night of Glory which saw the challenges become 4-time champions (77). Ugaki decided to form Blue Justice to combat the changing landscape of PGHW, this came in handy when KURO-GUN made it their mission to win the Glory Tag Crown. KURO-GUN came up short against Kozue and decided that taking down a different member of the "new gen big 3" in Ugaki would establish them as a threat. The first challengers were the SAISHO team of Black Iron Corps who joined KURO-GUN upon their arrival in PGHW. THe duo put up a fight but lost against the champions (79). Yasuda & Takimoto were the next KURO-GUN members to step up and lost in a valiant effort (82). This led to Magnum Kobe choosing Yasuda to be by his side at Night of HONOUR. The International title is in the process of becoming something more then just midcard filler. The champion SATO retained against Dean Waldorf (71) in perhaps the most under rated match of the night. Experienced gaijin Reaver began the year as champion defeating Hitomaru Suzuki (62) and Stone Yoshikawa (63). The champion however had a horrible Elite Series, managing only one win in Block A against BISON Yano. One of the men who beat him was SATO, the two-time Historical Japan champion had an impressive 10 points in the tournament and a win over Reaver, leading to a match between them at Night of FORTITUDE which saw SATO become champion (67). His first defense at Night of GLORY had him beat Kazushige Matsuki in an underwhelming affair (62) followed by Akinori Kwakami (68). SATO then found himself involved with the home army's battle with disHONOR, defeating Brute Kikuchi in the best match of his career (76). His opponent at Night of HONOUR was Dean Waldorf, very experienced in the PGHW tag ranks but it was yet to be tested in singles. His Elite Series campaign saw only two wins. A failed Glory Tag Crown challenge at Night of PRIDE followed him and soon he was one of the 3 men responsible for establishing disHONOR (his tag team partner Marv Statler and Kozue were the other two). Dean was chosen to take on SATO at Night of HONOUR but ultimately came up short The last of the matches to write about was the Historical Japan title match. The great run of Avalanche Takano, beginning back at September 2019, finally came to an end at the hands of Haranobu Kobayashi (64) Avalance Takano had the best year of his career so far, being a founding member of KURO-GUN after they helped him retain against Eien Miyamoto at Night of RESPECT (56). It seemed like every challenger he faced was beneath him, deafeating Totoya Munakata (62), Simon Flemmingway (63) and William Hayes (66) before another rising star in the form of one of Ugaki's protege Hirotsugu Satou stepped up to face him. Takano had the best match of his career and the hardest challenger to that point but retained (68). He was then roped into the KURO-GUN vs Blue Jusstice feud defeating members Stone Yoshikawa (59) and Tsurayuki Kamachi (65) before getting stopped by Kobayashi. Kobayashi was in the tag ranks alongside Kamachi most of the year, challenging for the Glory Tag Crown together at Night of RESPECT. The only singles action he really got was his run in the Elite Serie, an impressive 8 points in Block A. The rest of the year was spent in big multi-man tag matches with his team mate Kamachi and later on his stable mates in Blue Justice. Kobayashi was always seen as the number 3 behind the Muruyama & Ugaki, and he proved it at Night of HONOUR So that was ALOT longer then I expected but those were the four big matches from Night of HONOUR I wanted to cover. Eisaku Kunomasu came out of retirement to work alongside the man he helped train in Jimbo. Kitoaji had an amazing run in the first half of the year but he is currently cooling down in matches alongside Makiguchi and the rest of the home army.I like the state of the roster right now and probably won't add to many people unless they fit the stables. disHONOR Kozue Kawashima (leader), BISON Yano, Brute Kikuchi, Dean Waldorf, Hitomaro Suzuki, Marv Statler, Reaver Blue Justice Masaru Ugaki (leader), Ryoma Muruyama (deputy), Haranobu Kobayashi, Hirotsugu Satou, Nobuyo Hikichi, Stone Yoshikawa, Tsurayuki Kamachi KURO-GUN Magnum Kobe (leader), Tetsunori Yasuda (deputy), Avalance Takano, Azumamaro Kita, Fujio Narahashi, Hirobumi Takimoto, Taheji Konoe, Tatsuya Toshitara The young lions have also been interesting, Hikichi didn't end up going on excursion and has slowly been working his way up the card under his mentor Ugaki. Matt Blackburn has formed Team Freedom alongside James Diaz, who is crazy good. Goro Hatamato was brang in and has been improving steadily. Shuga Amano was also a young lion added to the roster but he is currently out on excursion in TCW. I would say alongside Masotochi Kamimura, who was doing great things on excurion in TCW including winning his first match there on television against Human Arsenal, but after 3 months he walked out on them. Luckily he was signed by MAW and made the finals of the Sam Keith Classic with Copperhead in a losing effort. Daigo Goyo was sent to OLLIE for a year but isn't receiving as many matches as I first thought considering they signed a national tv deal (3 matches in 3 and a half months). The boys that began the game on excursion have had mixed fates. The VWA trio Minoru Nakahata, Shinji Mihara and Shozo Furuta are putting on solid performances and slowly improving, however the likelyhood of all 3 appearing is low. Yuri Yoshihara on the other hand has had 25 matches for TCW, including 4 with Aaron Andrews, 3 with Edd Stone, 3 with Joshua Taylor and 7 with Sammy Bach. Safe to say he is doing great. Three dojo graduates came through (Bunrakuken Iseki, Rokuemon Shidehara, Yoshitake Asahara). Asahara is the best of them so far, but being a lightweight technician flyer most likely won't see much success in PGHW. Shidehara has potential but his base stats are very low and there is a long road ahaead. Iseki is a lower midcard hand at best, very low star quality and in-ring stats rivaling Shidehara means that the 2020 graduates won't be the next to lead the company. One final thing, the blocks of the Elite Series as well as our two big shows Night of GLORY and Night of HONOUR are below.

My EX2010 save is still going on but it is a bit of a grind due to adding an American division and booking RISE (developmental) myself so not much has really happened. In the mean time I did start up a ROH 2005 save and I love this time period for independent wrestling. Austin Aries starts as champion in 2005 but I didn't really like him as my champ considering the mod had him as well know. To combat this GenNext set war on AJ Styles ad AJ eventually overcame the numbers disadvantage and won the title at the 3rd anniversary show. AJ then held the bet having successful title defences but there wasn't really a story. This changed when CM Punk defeated him and started the Summer of Punk. It has been similar to the real-life Summer of Punk with his main enemies being a returning Christopher Daniels, James Gibson and Samoa Joe. In this save Samoa Joe has been the MVP of ROH, he won a best of 7 series against Danielson, kicking him out of ROH and consistently putting on the best ratings. KENTA, Roderick Strong and Ricky Reyes have all also been putting on good matches with KENTA winning the Pure title and Roderick Strong winning Tag Wars and later the Tag Team titles from Ricky Reyes. The future of ROH looks strong as Tyler Black (19), Jay Lethal and Roderick Strong (22), KENTA, Claudio Castagnoli and Fergal Devitt (24) are all rising up to World title contention.

Love all the work and effort going into the mod so far, even with just USA, Canada and Mexico it is really enjoyable. Playing as Burning Pro, MAW and OLLIE have all been fun and intriguing in different ways. Made a video giving a quick run down of the mod as it is so far, hope that is ok.

Been playing EX2010 in the Cverse and loving it, becoming my favourite save ever. Just finished the Grand Prix for 2022 and this post ended up longer than I thought it would, sorry for the rant, EXODUS World Junior Heavyweight The title starts on Masao Tsubouchi, one of the companies big three to build around. Tsubouchi started off feuding against Order of the Dragon and beat both Commander Kawagishi and Shimpei Hirose before facing against Orange Tsuchie. The story was that Tsubouchi couldn't beat Tsuchie without help, having a time limit draw and losing to him in the Tag Grand Prix going into Wrestle Kingdom. Right before Wrestle Kingdom I Subarashi was formed as the main heel threat in EXODUS. Tschie lost in the main event but would go on to win the Grand Prix, overcome Subarashi and win the world title. Tsuchi's reign saw he become the true ace of the company, being able to put on great matches against anyone (92 against Hyotaru at Zero Hour 2020 is still in our top 5 best ever matches). He gave rising stars like Motoyuki Miyake and Frankie Perez title opportunities. His reign ended when he lost to Subarashi member Tsuneyo Yanagimoto in the main event of Wrestle Kingdom II. Yanagimoto is the third of the EXODUS big three and has set the record for longest ever title reign. Winning the first ever Eiko no Torofi in 2021 (New Japan Cup style but with the G1 briefcase thing) Yanagimoto earnt a Wrestle Kingdom main event and won the title. His first few months were underwhelming against Mercury, X-Calibre and Art of War. 2022 so far has been the year of Yanagimoto, he kicked out Tsubouchi to become the leader of Subarashi, found a great deputy in Greg Gauge, beat Orange Tsuchie in a rematch and even retained his title in a 98 rated match against 2021 Grand Prix and 2022 Eiko no Torofi winner Tsubouchi. The future looks good for Yanagimoto however the roster is improving greatly, and he failed to beat his deputy Greg Gauge, coming away with a 60-minute time limit draw in a champion vs champion match. EXODUS World Junior Heavyweight Tag Team The tag team division has been a strong element of the company however due to this the belts have changed hands quite frequently. Hyotaru and X-Calibre (H-X) start as champions and reigned until June that year when they had to vacate the titles due to an injury to X-Calibre. The rest of 2020 saw Hustle-X, Kimyama & Kogo, Tsubouchi & Caballero all have reigns before H-X regained their titles. This lasted until The Legion defeated them at Thunder so H-X could split into solo action. The belts continued to change hands often with Perez & Smooth and The Canadian Daredevils becoming champions. Now in 2022 the Galaxy Surfers have held the titles since March and look strong. EXODUS All-Asia Junior Heavyweight Possibly the most overlooked title in the company, the All-Asia title has had few major storylines associated to it and has just been something for mid carders to win further propel themselves. 2020 saw Tobei Sugimura, Jotaro Tanaka and Frankie Perez holding the title, with Perez having it from Wrestle Kingdom I in May to the start of 2021. Edo Phoenix IV is a cult hero of EXODUS, having the best Wrestle Kingdom II match in his defence against Pretty Okakura getting an 88. Edo left to BHOTWG so he dropped the title to Kaoru Shibasawa. Felipe Cabellero won the title at the end of 2021 right before being kicked out from Subarashi with Tsubouchi. Gauge defeated Cabellero at Wrestle Kingdom III due to the Tsubouchi, Tsuchie and friend's vs Subarashi story. GCG World Takayuki 2000 left BHOTWG so I signed him up and had him debut at Wrestle Kingdom I proclaiming himself as the "real" world champion with the GCG belt. He beat EXODUS legend Burning EXILE and had the title until October that year when Commander Kawagishi won it. 2021 saw the debut of Noriyori Sanda and SANDA-GUN, resulting in Sanda winning the title. The build to Wrestle Kingdom II saw SANDA-GUN brutalising Subarashi members, so leader at the Tsubouchi challenged and defeated Sanda. Tsubouchi had the title all the way till New Years Dash 2022 when he lost to X-Calibre and then got kicked from his own stable. X-Calibre had the title for over half the year but lost at Invasion Attack Los Angeles when Yuta Isono beat him. ACPW Junior Heavyweight As of right now the last singles title in EXODUS, the ACPW Junior Heavyweight title arrived with Maple Terror Unit when they invaded the company. The real reason was EXODUS buying out ACPW to improve their popularity in Canada. Ant-Man had the title from the end of 2020 to Wrestle Kingdom II when he lost to Takayuki 2000. Since then the title has been the definition of mid card, Shimpei Hirose won it at Invasion Attack Los Angeles in 2021, Perez then became champion at Pacific Battle 2020 (Hawaii show). David Stone finally graduated form his Young Lion stage and defeated Perez for the title at Thunder 2022 and vows to honour Canada with this title. EXODUS Six-Man Everyone loves some trios titles when booked correctly so EXODUS implemented them to. The inaugural champions were crowned at Wrestle Kingdom II when Art of War (Musashi, Jotaro Tanaka and Japanese Phoenix) won a triple threat match against Order of the Dragon and a Subarashi trio. They then lost to SANDA-GUN (Noriyori Sanda, Motoyuki Miyake and Americana Jr). They lost the titles before 2021 was over to Frankie Perez and The Legion on a tour show. New Years Dash 2022 was a crazy event for Subarashi as Yuta Isono and Hustle-X won the trios title for the stable. They were finally beaten at Wrestle Kingdom III by the trio of Orange Tsuchie and DISCO Boys. EXODUS Grand Prix 2020 saw the Grand Prix become a round robin tournament (in canon every tournament in the Cverse is elimination, idk why) with two blocks of 10 men competing over 18 nights to decide who makes t to the final. Takayuki 2000 drew Block A with Jotaro Tanaka with 15 points, however due to Takayuki having a win against the former he moved on. Block B had Orange Tsuchie win with 14 points after defeating Yanagimoto on the last night who also had 12 points. Tsuchie then defeated Takayuki in the finals to win his 2nd GP. The 2021 addition had the same structure, this time Block A was won by Masao Tsubouchi on 14 points thanks to Yanagimoto drawing his last match with Mercury. Block B was the reigning Grand Prix winner and constant enemy of Subarashi, Orange Tsuchie (15 points). Tsubouchi bested his rival in the finals to win his 3rd GP, his second win in three years. The 2022 edition saw the field doubling in size with the addition of C and D Block. Block A saw former BCG World Champion Razan Okamoto come out on top with 15 points. The B Block saw the ace of Exodus win his Block for the third year in a row, this time with a record 17 points, his only draw coming against Kaiii Hanari. C Block saw the champion struggle as stablemate Pretty Okakura won with 14 points. The final Block was an upset as Motoyuki Miyake was tied on 16 points with Greg Gauge however Miyake already defeat Guage. The semifinals saw A Block winner Razan Okamoto defeat the C Block winner Pretty Okakura and Motoyuki Miyake pull of a miracle win against Orange Tsuchie. The miracle run ended their as the heir to SANDA-GUN lost to Razan Okamoto. EXODUS Tag Grand Prix The tag team version of the main Grand Prix, it originally started two Blocks of 6 teams. Massive Thunder went undefeated the whole tournament winning all 5 Block matches and the final against Kimiyama & Kogo. 2021 saw the new format of 8 team blocks and in the final Block A winner DREAM (Tetsuji Nishimoto and Kiyotaka) lost to the Galaxy Surfers of Block B. 2022 was the best edition of the Tag Grand Prix so far, Block A winner The Revengers defeated The Canadian Daredevils of Block B. All 3 winners of the tournament went on to lose at Wrestle Kingdom, will a team break the curse in 2023? EXODUS Eiko no Torofi The annual 32-man elimination tournament began in 2021 and saw Tsuneyo Yanagimoto defeat Tetsuji Nishimoto in the finals. The 2022 edition had Masao Tsubouchi facing off against the newest signing at the time Greg Gauge in the finals, the Gaijin star couldn't quite get it done. EXODUS Young Lions Cup A tournament designed to showcase the future stars of EXODUS, the Young Lions Cup was originally to Blocks of six competitors. It will soon become the RISE F-1 Festival, the round robin tournament of RISE (more on that later). The first edition in 2020 saw Yuta Isono defeat Dial K for Kotani in the final, with 2021 seeing David Stone beat Nakayama. Both former winners have gone on to great things and time will tell if this tournament will continue to make stars RISE and the American title were announced at the post show press conference. RISE will be a developmental company based up in Hokkaido in order for the dojo graduates of EXODUS and other young stars from around the world to get experience and improve before hitting the main roster. This also means the EXODUS Project will expand, currently there are the Tokyo (January 2021), Los Angeles (January 2021) and Montreal (January 2022) branches. Soon the Auckland (June 2023) and Sapporo (September 2023) will produce graduates for the company. As for the American title, Invasion Attack will become a weekly TV show to improve the popularity of EXODUS in the United States. The show will have a distinct brand and roster to it, mixing in independent talent from America and current wrestlers in EXODUS. Again, sorry this post is so long

Main Event Singles Match FCW Puerto Rican Championship Frederique w/ Clare South vs. Mutant (c) Semi Main Event Singles Match Texas Death Match Kip Keenan vs. Giant Brody Singles Match Future Shot at the Puerto Rican Championship Ox Mastadon vs. Handsome Stranger w/ Clare South Singles Match FCW People's Championship "The Jackhammer" Joffy Laine vs. Xavi Ferrera (c) w/ Clare South Singles Match USAce vs. Hell's Bouncer Opening Match Tag Team Match The Gonzalez Family vs. Young & Wasted