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<div style="padding: 15px; border: 3px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #2C2A2A; max-width:60%;box-shadow: 0 6px 12px ";"> BCG FIGHTING SPIRIT Fri. W2 Mar. 2020 Osaka Athletic Stadium @ Kansai, Japan Event Card Main Event Funakoshi & Blast Ikoma vs SUKI & Masashi Urogataya The American Cobras vs Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita BCG World Tag Team titles match 13th Champions Inejiro Yoshizawa & Noritoshi Miura vs TagMania 7 Winners Animal Harker & Big Bruiser Findlay Naozane Goto & Team Taku vs Morimasa Kato, Nobuharu Yokokawa & Sojuro Sen Roku Sotomura, Kadonomaro Kamisaka & Kiyotaka vs Tanyu Toshusai, Yoriie Ippitsusai & Sharaku Okimasa Opening match Omezo Shikitei, Danjuro Kikuchi, Big Boss Emperor & Noritaka Imakura vs Ryobe Uno, Nobuyuki Kubo, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita</div>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 3px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #2C2A2A; max-width:60%;box-shadow: 0 6px 12px ";"> BCG Fighting Spirit 2020 - Night 6, Tue. W2 Mar. 2020 Kyoto @ Kansai, Japan 591 Fans Pre-show 1. Mitsukuri & Kinoshita def. The Tokyo Mountains (10m 17s) when Koyo Kinoshita pinned Kawanari Enomoto with a Belly To Belly Suplex. [38] 2. Kisaka & Hosaka def. Emperor & Imakura (10m 19s) when Ikki Hosaka pinned Noritaka Imakura with a Tornado DDT. [31] Main Show 1. Omezo Shikitei, Yoshisada Matsuzawa and Yuta Isono def. Naozane Goto, Toshinobu Taku and Goro Hatamoto (10m 02s) when Omezo Shikitei submitted Goro Hatamoto with a STF. [36] 2. Roku Sotomura and Sofu Ozawa def. Ippitsusai & Okimasa (15m 39s) when Roku Sotomura submitted Sharaku Okimasa with a Twisted Bow And Arrow. [45] 3. Yokokawa & Sen and The American Cobras def. Danjuro Kikuchi, Ryobe Uno, Masashi Urogataya and Morimasa Kato (9m 41s) when Storm Spillane submitted Ryobe Uno with a Kneeling Boston Crab. [54] 4. Desperado Dave Barker and The Wild Ones def. Takenori Doi and Miura & Yoshizawa (10m 10s) when Desperado Dave Barker pinned Takenori Doi with a Blast From The Past. [55] 5. Bunrakuken Torii, Rokuemon Matsushita, Dynamite Narahashi, Tanyu Toshusai and Yoshinaka Taku def. Funakoshi, Blast Ikoma, SUKI, Kadonomaro Kamisaka and Kiyotaka (20m 26s) when Bunrakuken Torii pinned Kadonomaro Kamisaka with a Spinning Forearm Smash. [69] ~ A pretty crowded main event for this show, but one that delivered nonetheless. Torii shone yet again at the helm of his team alongside big man Rokuemon Matsushita, while SUKI's presence seemed to throw his own teammates off. ~ Desperado Dave Barker is clearly going places, both literally (as he moved permanently to Japan during this tour) and figuratively as he found himself in the semi main event of this show alongside Harker and Findlay, as well as the finish of him getting the pin over Takenori Doi. ~ While Barker has been a breakout star for BCG's young lions, his Japanese counterpart in Yuta Isono was not as lucky, not only because he wrestled in the opening match but also because he ended the night with some apparent damage on one calf that will most likely keep him away from the Fighting Spirit show. </div>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 3px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #2C2A2A; max-width:60%;box-shadow: 0 6px 12px ";"> BCG Fighting Spirit 2020 - Night 5, Sat. W1 Mar. 2020 Kobe @ Kansai, Japan 595 Fans Pre-show 1. The Tokyo Mountains def. Iron Hyodo and Goro Hatamoto (10m 06s) when Kawanari Enomoto pinned Iron Hyodo with a Mountain Crush. [24] 2. Kisaka & Hosaka def. Big Boss Emperor and Noritaka Imakura (9m 47s) when Ikki Hosaka pinned Noritaka Imakura with a Tornado DDT. [24] Main Show 1. Toshinobu Taku, Ryobe Uno, Desperado Dave Barker and Takenori Doi def. Yoriie Ippitsusai, Sofu Ozawa, Nobuyuki Kubo and Yuta Isono (9m 37s) when Ryobe Uno submitted Nobuyuki Kubo with a Scorpion Deathlock. [35] 2. Yoshinaka Taku, Naozane Goto, Yoshisada Matsuzawa, Danjuro Kikuchi and Omezo Shikitei def. Rokuemon Matsushita, Yokokawa & Sen and Mitsukuri & Kinoshita (9m 41s) when Omezo Shikitei submitted Koyo Kinoshita with a STF. [52] 3. Roku Sotomura and Kamisaka & Kiyotaka def. Masashi Urogataya, Morimasa Kato and Sharaku Okimasa (16m 24s) when Roku Sotomura submitted Sharaku Okimasa with a Twisted Bow And Arrow. [55] 4. Bunrakuken Torii, Dynamite Narahashi and Miura & Yoshizawa def. The Wild Ones and The American Cobras (15m 02s) when Bunrakuken Torii pinned Storm Spillane with a Spinning Forearm Smash. [59] 5. SUKI and Blast Ikoma def. Funakoshi and Tanyu Toshusai (21m 24s) when SUKI submitted Tanyu Toshusai with a SUKI Special III. [67] ~ Another spectacular main event this night and another chapter in the ongoing grudge between SUKI and the man who defeated his injured teammate at BCG Heritage back in January, Tanyu Toshusai. ~ "Machine Gun" Bunrakuken Torii came through for his team in the semi main event, nailing Storm Spillane with a thunderous Spinning Forearm Smash as the two teams scheduled to wrestle for the BCG World Tag Team titles at Fighting Spirit continue to trade wins back and forth throughout the tour leading up to the event. ~ Big Boss Emperor and Noritaka Imakura apparently are the latest young lion team to be formed on the BCG roster, as the duo showcased exceptional chemistry together in their pre-show match against Ginji Kisaka and Ikki Hosaka despite their loss. It wasn't all good news in the pre-show though, as Awatari delivered a nasty powerbomb on Iron Hyodo, who landed badly and apparently damaged his lower back. The Tokyo Mountains continue to be a well oiled tag team of big men, but their track record of injuries handed out continues to grow and unless they can get safer fast, they may be faced with the chopping block before they can properly debut in the main card of a major show. </div>

Love the nod to pro wrestling Eve and Tameka Sky's character/portrait. Any idea on when this might be released?

This seems to be the diary that will fill the void in my world since the Oddworld went on hiatus. You are too good for this planet, Questlove.

You know, back in the day I was in no way aware of ECW's links to Japan, from the deathmatch style and partnerships with FMW to guys coming in from Japan to wrestle for them. Taka is a great addition and I do hope you tap into that same vein.

Holy Hell I am down for ALL THREE promotions! SOC World Championship Tessa Blanchard versus Charlotte Flair SOC Battle-Tested Championship Defended on SOC Battle shows only Hikaru Shida versus Meiko Satomura versus Jazzy Gabert versus Evie (Dakota Kai) Cheerleader Melissa versus Asuka Candice LaRae versus Bianca Belair

CWI Tag Team Championship The Player's Club w/ Lucinda Lush versus American Gold © Masked Cougar versus The Hangman PJ Strong versus Danny DeColt Walter Blackhawk versus Samson Sharpe 10-Woman Battle Royal No Time Limit Number One Contender to Women's Title Featuring: Ruby Reece, Kate Lilly, Debbie Rose, Urena Frost, Talia Neema, Black Diamond, Izzy Quick, Coco Malloy, Felicia Luck, and Joy Ryder Mr. Grappling versus Xander DeColt Sabrina Wells versus Meryl Lavoie Matt Blackburn & Minnesota Awesome versus The Canadian Blonds

Well grab your brushes and colour me intrigued...

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 3px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #2C2A2A; max-width:60%;box-shadow: 0 6px 12px ";"> BCG Fighting Spirit 2020 - Night 4, Wed. W1 Mar. 2020 Matsuyama @ Shikoku, Japan 48 Fans Pre-show 1. Mitsukuri & Kinoshita def. Kubo & Ogata (10m 08s) when Ichiro Mitsukuri pinned Yutaka Ogata with a S.T.O.. [36] 2. The Tokyo Mountains def. Goro Hatamoto and Big Boss Emperor (10m 12s) when Shogo Awatari pinned Big Boss Emperor with a Mountain Crush. [27] 3. Kisaka & Hosaka def. Noritaka Imakura and Iron Hyodo (10m 09s) when Ginji Kisaka pinned Noritaka Imakura with a Butterfly Powerbomb. [27] Main Show 1. Sofu Ozawa, Toshinobu Taku, Omezo Shikitei and Yoriie Ippitsusai def. Giant Brody, Takenori Doi, Yokokawa & Sen (10m 25s) when Omezo Shikitei submitted Takenori Doi with a STF. [38] 2. Masashi Urogataya, Morimasa Kato and Sharaku Okimasa def. Roku Sotomura and Kamisaka & Kiyotaka (16m 15s) when Masashi Urogataya pinned Roku Sotomura with a Jumbo Backdrop Suplex. [52] 3. Desperado Dave Barker, The Wild Ones and The American Cobras def. Inejiro Yoshizawa, Noritoshi Miura, Naozane Goto, Yoshinaka Taku and Yuta Isono (9m 47s) when Marvel Malloy pinned Yuta Isono with a Marvel Breaker. [44] 4. Bunrakuken Torii, Funakoshi, Yoshisada Matsuzawa and Dynamite Narahashi def. Danjuro Kikuchi, Ryobe Uno and Furusawa & SUKI (9m 48s) when Dynamite Narahashi pinned Ryobe Uno with a Narahashi Cutter. [43] 5. Rokuemon Matsushita def. Blast Ikoma and Tanyu Toshusai (16m 23s) when Rokuemon Matsushita pinned Tanyu Toshusai with an One-Handed Choke Slam. [51] ~ A rare three way match headlined this event and Rokuemon Matsushita came out on top of it, with Ikoma and Toshusai working together to eliminate his massive size and power advantage but ultimately succumbing to the big man in a pretty long match, a testament to Matsushita's improved cardio. ~ The quartet of former GCG employees almost picked up a big win in the semi main event as they were on the same page for the entire match, unlike their opponents who were severely held back by constant arguments between Funakoshi and Torii. The situation did create some trouble for the BCG team, but Matsuzawa was able to make something out of it and use it to trick the inexperienced Uno into letting his guard down, puzzled as he was over what was going on, which in turn allowed Narahashi to rush in and hit him with a cutter for the pin. ~ Victory as well for the winners of this year's TagMania tournament, on top of another great showing for the American Cobras who were also involved in the finish. Desperado Dave Barker and Yuta Isono are clearly breaking ahead of their fellow young lions in terms of performance and this match was no exception, which would explain why BCG seem to trust them enough with more and more spots on the main card, including matches that are not the opening contest. </div>

I kinda picture Milk wrestling like Orange Cassidy, which is great for his character. Good show, keep it up please

Congratulations to all the winners, bunch of stuff out there now that the game has just launched and there's much quality in that quantity. Think I saw some of my stuff up there with the others, so I guess thanks for nominating and voting as well as thanks to Togg for keeping DotM up

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 3px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #2C2A2A; max-width:60%;box-shadow: 0 6px 12px ";"> BCG Fighting Spirit 2020 - Night 3, Sun. W4 Feb. 2020 Hiroshima @ Chugoku, Japan 77 Fans Pre-show 1. Kubo & Ogata def. Goro Hatamoto and Iron Hyodo (10m 09s) when Nobuyuki Kubo pinned Goro Hatamoto with a Running Knee Side-Swipe. [22] 2. Kisaka & Hosaka def. Big Boss Emperor and Desperado Dave Barker (9m 42s) when Ginji Kisaka pinned Big Boss Emperor with a Butterfly Powerbomb. [31] Main Show 1. Omezo Shikitei, Takenori Doi, Yokokawa & Sen def. Sofu Ozawa, Yuta Isono, Mitsukuri & Kinoshita (10m 20s) when Nobuharu Yokokawa submitted Yuta Isono with a Stump Puller. [45] 2. Mabuchi Furusawa, SUKI, Masashi Urogataya, Danjuro Kikuchi and Ryobe Uno def. Roku Sotomura, Kamisaka & Kiyotaka and Ippitsusai & Okimasa (15m 36s) when Danjuro Kikuchi submitted Sharaku Okimasa with a Step Over Leg Bar. [48] 3. Rokuemon Matsushita, Miura & Yoshizawa def. Giant Brody and The Wild Ones (14m 35s) when Rokuemon Matsushita pinned Animal Harker with an One-Handed Choke Slam. [48] 4. Dynamite Narahashi, Morimasa Kato and The American Cobras def. Naozane Goto, Yoshisada Matsuzawa and Team Taku (14m 34s) when Morimasa Kato submitted Toshinobu Taku with a Choke Sleeper. [52] 5. Bunrakuken Torii and Blast Ikoma def. Funakoshi and Tanyu Toshusai (20m 36s) when Blast Ikoma pinned Tanyu Toshusai with a Northern Lights Bomb. [60] ~ Big win in the main event for Torii and Ikoma, the former gaining ground over Funakoshi in hopes of a potential title rematch while the latter got the pinfall over the up-and-coming Tanyu Toshusai. ~ Morimasa Kato continues to impress, this time putting on a great performance in the semi main event and managing to tap out the veteran Toshinobu Taku with a Choke Sleeper. ~ Miura & Yoshizawa picked up the win over challengers the Wild Ones this night thanks to the help of the massive Matsushita who brought some much needed power to their team, the real loser of that match though was Giant Brody who left with a severely bruised pectoral muscle. </div>

I've teamed two ex-GCG guys up and hired some ex-GCG talent but haven't put them all in a stable, so it's not completely out of the question He might turn out to. So far he's a young lion and a much needed fall guy for gaijin teams in multi man matches. Gottapay the dues first, look at the Cobras: COTT and CZCW Tag Team champions but only made it to the quarter finals of TagMania this year. It's a slow paced booking style, for sure.

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><div style="padding: 15px; border: 3px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #2C2A2A; max-width:60%;box-shadow: 0 6px 12px ";"></p><p> <img alt="Mn4LzCY.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Mn4LzCY.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><div style="text-align:center;"></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> <span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>BCG Fighting Spirit 2020 - Night 2</strong></span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;">, </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><em>Thu. W4 Feb. 2020</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><em> Nagoya City @ Chubu, Japan</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><em> 85 Fans</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> </span></p><div style="text-align:left;"><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>Pre-show</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> 1. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>Noritaka Imakura def. Iron Hyodo (9m 53s)</strong></span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> by pinfall with a Northern Lights Suplex. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>[25]</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> 2. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>Yuta Isono and Goro Hatamoto def. Kisaka & Hosaka (9m 42s)</strong></span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> when Yuta Isono pinned Ginji Kisaka with an Isono Face Melter. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>[27]</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> 3. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>Yoshisada Matsuzawa and Takenori Doi def. The Tokyo Mountains (9m 46s)</strong></span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> when Yoshisada Matsuzawa pinned Kawanari Enomoto with a Double Arm DDT. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>[34]</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> 4. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>Omezo Shikitei and Desperado Dave Barker def. Kubo & Ogata (10m 21s)</strong></span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> when Omezo Shikitei submitted Yutaka Ogata with a STF. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>[30]</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> 5. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>Mitsukuri & Kinoshita def. Danjuro Kikuchi and Ryobe Uno (9m 52s)</strong></span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> when Koyo Kinoshita pinned Danjuro Kikuchi with a Belly To Belly Suplex. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>[45]</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>Main Show</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> 1. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>Giant Brody and Naozane Goto def. Kamisaka & Kiyotaka (15m 16s)</strong></span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> when Naozane Goto pinned Kadonomaro Kamisaka with a Goto Slam. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>[48]</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> 2. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>Masashi Urogataya, Morimasa Kato and Roku Sotomura def. Sofu Ozawa, Ippitsusai & Okimasa (16m 12s)</strong></span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> when Roku Sotomura submitted Sofu Ozawa with a Twisted Bow And Arrow. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>[47]</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> 3. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>The Wild Ones and The American Cobras def. Miura & Yoshizawa and Team Taku (15m 08s)</strong></span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> when Big Bruiser Findlay pinned Toshinobu Taku with an Atomic Spinebuster. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>[50]</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> 4. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>Furusawa & SUKI def. Yokokawa & Sen (15m 23s)</strong></span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> when SUKI pinned Sojuro Sen with a Mountain SUKI.</span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>[44]</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> 5. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>Funakoshi, Rokuemon Matsushita and Tanyu Toshusai def. Bunrakuken Torii, Blast Ikoma and Dynamite Narahashi (16m 29s)</strong></span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> when Rokuemon Matsushita pinned Dynamite Narahashi with an One-Handed Choke Slam. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>[55]</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> ~ Funakoshi and Torii crossed swords once more, this time in a 3 vs 3 match but it was the big man Rokuemon Matsushita who got the pin for his team as Funakoshi remains unchallenged until his title match against a recovered Okamoto.</span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> ~ Another victory for SUKI and the injured Mabuchi Furusawa, over veterans and former BCG World Tag Team champions Yokokawa & Sen this time. SUKI once again had to work the brunt of the match to protect his teammate, but that didn't stop him from doing a damn good job and coming off with the win.</span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> ~ Team Wild Ones made it one each against team Yoshizawa & Miura, in light of their upcoming tag titles match. Both the challengers and the American Cobras put on a great performance and it paid off when they also got the win over the champions and BCG mainstay duo Team Taku.</span></p></div><p></p><p></div></p></div><p></p>

RSC 28: de Avila vs McGuiness Sunday, Week 2, September 2003 - Netherlands Attendance: 276 Preliminary Card <table border="0" bgcolor=#DCDCDC><tr><td align="left" width = "780"> <details><summary></summary>Lightweight: Peter Kovacic (CR#14, 2-0, 0-0 RSC) def. Ondrej Nikolic (CR#11, 3-0, 0-0 RSC) via Unanimous Decision [Good] Welterweight: Robin Arlovski (CR#19, 2-0, 0-0 RSC) def. Petrov Dordevic (CR#17, 2-0, 0-0 RSC) via Submission (Guillotine) – Round 1 (2:43) [Great] Middleweight: Franc Markovic (CR#16, 2-0, 0-0 RC) def. Sander Pospisil (CR#14, 3-0, 0-0 RSC) via Submission (Kimura) – Round 1 (2:04) [Great] Middleweight: Stanislaw Nikolic (CR#17, 2-0, 0-0 RSC) def. Dovydas Avetisyan (CR#18, 2-0, 0-0 RSC) via Submission (Armbar) – Round 1 (4:11) [Great] Middleweight: Piotr Kwiatkowski (CR#20, 2-0, 0-0 RSC) def. Filip Horvat (CR#19, 2-0, 0-0 RSC) via TKO (Strikes) – Round 1 (1:16) [Good] Light Heavyweight: Vojtech Prochazka (CR#19, 2-0, 0-0 RSC) def. Jakub Popov (CR#18, 2-0, 0-0 RSC) via Submission (Guillotine) – Round 1 (1:43) [Good] Light Heavyweight: Rokas Fyodorov (CR#23, 2-0, 0-0 RSC) def. Marek Sedlacek (CR#24, 2-0, 0-0 RSC) via Submission (Arm Triangle) – Round 3 (2:11) [Good] Women’s Bantamweight: Alicia Fothergill (CR#12, 7-5, 0-1 RSC) def. Ona Pospisil (CR#13, 3-0, 0-0 RSC) via Knock Out (Punch) – Round 1 (0:42) [Good] Welterweight: Mauricio de Terreros (CR#10, 9-1, 0-1 RSC) def. Pawel Kowalczyk (CR#14, 3-0, 0-0 RSC) via TKO (Strikes) – Round 1 (0:51) [Good]</summary></details></details></td></tr></table></details> Main Card Lightweight: Folke Dalen (CR#5, 9-1, 2-1 RSC) def. Min-Soo Sik (CR#3, 10-1, 0-0 RSC) via Unanimous Decision [Decent] Featherweight: Ilya Fedorov (CR#6, 10-2, 1-2 RSC) def. Marvin Crews (CR#8, 4-0, 1-0 RSC) via Unanimous Decision [Great] Heavyweight: Jozef Jankowski (CR#6, 10-1, 1-0 RSC) def. Otto Renner (CR#7, 12-5, 3-2 RSC) via TKO (Strikes) – Round 2 (2:46) [Good] [Otto Renner broke his nose during the fight] Middleweight: Bambang Sriyanto (CR#4, 26-11-2, 0-1 RSC) def. Drazen Gabelich (CR#7, 11-6, 0-0 RSC) via Unanimous Decision [Average] RSC Women’s Featherweight Championship: Rachel McGuiness (WR#13, CR#3, 10-4, 1-0 RSC) def. Regina de Avila (WR#19, CR#1, 5-1, 3-1 RSC) via TKO (Strikes) – Round 2 (1:33) [Good] - After two unsuccessful attempts with WEFF, Rachel McGuiness finally got her taste of championship gold! Bringing down a hailstorm of blows, the American was able to corner the defending Regina de Avila against the cage and land a left uppercut so hard it snapped her neck all the way back to take her out and end their fight in the second round. - Drazen Gabelich made his RSC debut and his opponent gave him a serious run for his money. Indonesia’s Bambang Sriyanto expertly countered Gabelich’s grappling with great sprawls or by downright out-wrestling him and it took two and a half rounds before he was even taken down. Exhausted and disappointed by that point, Gabelich could do little besides smother his opponent in hopes of grinding out points, but the judges were clear about their scores in favor of Sriyanto. - An embarrassing farewell for “The Emperor” Otto Renner in his last RSC fight as Jozef Jankowski broke his nose and knocked him out in their fight. Renner will now continue his career in GAMMA, while ex-SIGMA fighter Jankowski will be glad to continue with the Russian company after getting his first victory while under an RSC contract. - Ilya Fedorov gave Marvin Crews his first taste of defeat in RSC, peppering him with big right hands for the full 3 rounds but never managing to pack enough power behind his punches to take him down. Crews could only withstand the blows, his own highlights being a single takedown late in the second and third rounds, which were far from enough to impress the judges. - An unusually exciting undercard for this show, but the performance that really stood out was the only Women’s match in it, where Alicia Fothergill got a one-hit KO over the debuting Ona Pospisil in the very first contact of the fight to avenge her own debut loss to Dorothy Gayle in spectacular fashion. Bonus Fight of the Night: Nikolic vs Avetisyan KO of the Night: Fothergill vs Pospisil Submission of the Night: Nikolic vs Avetisyan Post-Fight Rachel McGuiness: “What a wild ride it’s been… I’m glad the fans were wild for our fight, I put everything into it and got the title, I plan to hold tight onto it for a long time!” Ilya Fedorov: “Foggy Lee! You’re up next on my hit list!” Folke Dalen: “I’d like to test myself against Harald Hubner next, he’s a great fighter and I think we’ll tear the house down” Stanislaw Nikolic: “I was the underdog, I almost got a KO and then converted it into a tap. I’m the total package and people took notice after this fight, so it’ll be hard to get any new opponents, but if I get my way it would be Ramin Rostami that I’d fight -and beat- next.” Frank Markovic: “Hell yeah, baby! That’s the kind of start I’m talking about! I plan to keep this up!” Robin Arlovski: “Big thanks to my sponsors, family, friends and supporters for pushing me to win my Red Star Combat debut. Make sure to come back for my next fight, where I’ll defeat Pavel Radulov!”

BC and ECW, count me in. Even if it means the Oddworld has to fall behind a bit Loved the touch of using some historical quotes from Rise and Fall of ECW, One Night Stand etc.

Hellbound Sunday, Week 1 June 2020 Athens, Southern Mediterranean, Europe Attendance: 94, Viewers: 111 (0.01) The broadcast begins with a shot of the entrance as Dovydas Vidmar makes his entrance, carrying the RotO Championship on one shoulder. Vidmar enters the ring and holds the title up high, before requesting a microphone to speak. Vidmar: Hello Europe… Feels good to be back on a broadcast across the continent again. For those of you who haven’t been keeping up with Ring of the Olympians in this first half of the year, my name is Dovydas Vidmar and I am the first, current and only RotO Champion! Tonight I am scheduled to defend my title in the main event against Ryushi Ryusaki and rest assured by the time it’s all said and done, I will end this night just as I started it, with the title on my shoulder and the championship to my name! Ryushi Rysaki’s music hits the speakers and the title challenger comes out to join Dovydas Vidmar in the ring. The champion assumes a cautious, somewhat defensive stance but Ryusaki throws his hands in the air, pleading innocence and signalling he’s not here to fight, then requests a microphone from the ringside staff. Ryusaki: Don’t worry champ, I’m not here to blindside you or anything. We’ve signed a no-contact clause, remember? I can wait till tonight’s main event to get my hands on you. What I came out here to say, mostly to our viewers and not really you, is that tonight is a special night. A night that marks change. And I am the one who represents change. You’re a great wrestler and a worthy champion, no doubt, but you’re that guy people might remember from NGW. You’re a nostalgia draw, a thing of the past, something to make the old NGW fans look up RotO perhaps. I am the future of this company. And tonight, the first time it stretches its wings out to reach a fanbase across all of Europe, what better chance to do so with a new face, a young champion to spearhead the charge… me! Vidmar and Ryusaki get in each other’s faces and trade some words off the mic in an intense staredown moment, then leave the ring to prepare for their match later tonight. 57 A short video is shown, recapping the history between Petter Eriksson and Thorsten Sigurdsson, from the first attack to interferences in matches, staredowns and the latest brawl between the two, all leading up to their match coming up next. 25 Petter Eriksson vs “Blood Axe” Thorsten Sigurdsson If the size and musculature of the two contestants wasn’t enough of an indication, this match was a straight up brawl. No running around, no back and forth chain wrestling and certainly no high flying moves as neither man ever left their feet for a maneuver. Instead, they stood and duked it out with big blows, which eventually incorporated the occasional slam, suplex or power move. Eriksson had a good moment when he was able to lift up the full mass of his thick opponent for a Northern Lights Suplex that only got him a shocking two count, while Sigurdsson used his mass and lower center of gravity to charge his opponent and pick him up for a spinebuster takedown, which he followed up by mounting him and raining down punches. Referee Dwayne Hewitt had to jump in to prevent Eriksson from getting pasted, but Sigurdsson seemed to have completely lost it and just wouldn’t stop, so the ref called for the disqualification and security rushed in to pull Sigurdsson off his opponent who was no longer able to defend himself in any capacity. Winner: Petter Eriksson 31 Another video package is aired, showing Nathaniel Ca$ino and how he was mysteriously attacked in shocking fashion during the previous RotO show. The montage ends with the announcement that the attacker has surfaced and agreed to face Ca$ino in a match, which is confirmed for the upcoming show. 13 Women’s championship Round Robin tournament Gypsy Rose vs Spider Isako Clearly Isako wanted to make an impression during the first ever show to be broadcasted across Europe on the Network of the Olympians, as she appeared to be have added a serious mass of muscle on her small frame since her last appearance. Sadly, her in-ring skills were not up to par with her impressive new look and more than once she executed moves sloppily, mistimed them or missed her cue entirely, which brought the overall match quality down and really hurt the overall suspension of disbelief for the experience. Given her performance, it felt justified that Gypsy Rose ended up with the win but thinking about the larger picture as well, Rose got a rare win over an opponent who had been going very strong in the tournament so far. Winner: Gypsy Rose 25 Women’s championship Round Robin tournament MAYA vs Serena Ventura A much more exciting match than the previous one, this one featured two fan favourites in the bubbly MAYA and the highly energetic babyface Serena Ventura. A quite competitive bout, it went back and forth with a lot of grappling hold for hold for the most part. MAYA had the advantage on that part, which in turn led Ventura to change her game and add a bit of brawling to her approach. In a showcase of ring smarts, MAYA was able to use her opponent’s inexperience and youthful enthusiasm to lure her in and eventually take her to the mat, where she was able to lock in a Triangle Choke and get the victory via submission. Winner: MAYA 40 Women’s championship Round Robin tournament Blair Kerrigan vs Machiko Matsuda In the final Women’s Tournament match of the evening, Blair Kerrigan and Machiko Matsuda faced off. With neither really having much hope to end up on top of the scorecard, the two ladies competed to make a good impression on RotO’s first ever broadcast and maybe set themselves up for future opportunities. Between Kerrigan’s high energy style and Matsuda’s lucha inspired moveset, this was a fast paced contest with lots of action and it seemed that Matsuda won by sheer luck after she was able to convert a Run-Up Rana into a rolling pinfall predicament. Kerrigan escaped a split second too late as she’d already lost the match, but it really felt like either could have won and Matsuda acknowledged it by paying respect to her opponent, even if the fiery Irishwoman was in no mood to play nice and refused to shake her hand. Winner: Machiko Matsuda 35 In order to assist new viewers with understanding the situation around the RotO Women's Championship Round Robin Tournament, a card was shown next and the announcing duo spent some time explaining it. With Aud Valkyrie retiring before she could have a match against Gypsy Rose, that match would be regarded as a forfeit, taking Rose to 7 points. Cassie O'Peter and Paula Edwards top the card with 12 points and a very important match between them yet to happen. Florida Simard is right behind at 11 points with a loss to O'Peter but a victory over Edwards in case of a tie. A special mention was made to MAYA, standing at 8 points. Technically, if she'd win both her remaining matches against Kerrigan and Isako for a final of 12 points, even if Florida Simard lost all her remaining matches to stay at 11 points, there was no way she could win this as the O'Peter-Edwards match would either take one of the competitors to 14 or more points or even in the case of a draw, 13. 26 Abominable Snowman vs Cesar Sionis vs Tomohiko Yamagata A three way match between competitors who’ve had their ups and downs, this was a step towards finding their footing in RotO. Abominable Snowman, who’s struggled after a strong start alongside Acheron, was the major threat in the match and his two opponents had to work together in order to even stand a chance against him, but he still got a few moments to shine as the wild strongman character. Once he was out for a while thanks to the combined efforts of Sionis and Yamagata, the two of them went off against one another, with Sionis being mostly in control thanks to his stiff strikes and size advantage. Yamagata found himself on the receiving end and really played his underdog part well, even managing to get the Greek fans in attendance cheering for him over their “hometown” hero Sionis. Despite having a bad night himself, Yamagata still was the best wrestler in the match by a long shot and fans erupted in cheers when he managed to surprise Sionis with a roll up to score the pin and get the win. Winner: Tomohiko Yamagata 42 Nelson Frye and Robert Howard come out once the ring has been cleared and get inside, RotO Tag Team titles around their waists. The duo hit all four corners of the ring to salute the fans, then settle down in the middle as they motion for microphones. Frye: For anyone who might not know who we are, I’m Nelson Frye and this here is my long time friend, ally and tag team partner, The Louisiana Pitbull, Robert Howard and we are your Ring of the Olympians Tag Team champions! Howard: Unlike other title holders in this company, we are not scheduled to defend our championships tonight, on the first ever show to be broadcasted across Europe on the Network of the Olympians, but we are not bitter about it. I mean, not to brag, but there is no team on this roster worthy to stand up to us and face us in the ring… The lights in the venue begin to flicker randomly, in what appears to be a minor electrical problem at first. Frye and Howard look up, puzzled, for a moment. While their attention is there, two figures jump the guardrail, one even carrying an aluminum baseball bat, and attack them. The strobing effect of the lights creates an eerie phenomenon out of the entire scene, like still photos rapidly displayed between blinding flashes of light. The two attackers proceed to beat down the RotO Tag Team champions for a few uncomfortable minutes, then pick up the title belts and hold them up in the air in a silent challenge. Finally, the lights are reset and their faces can be seen clear. The two attackers lay down the title straps on top of the aching bodies of Frye and Howard, then leave the ring as medical staff cautiously approaches to check on the two men lying in the middle of the ring. 48 RotO Championship match w "The Bratva Bruiser" Dovydas Vidmar © vs Ryushi Ryusaki (with The New Breed) Ryushi Ryusaki came out accompanied by Alberto Montero, Giovanni Bruno and Petrov Yakovlev. As if testing the limits of the aforementioned “no contact, no external involvement” clause, the trio surrounded the ring and attempted to rile up the fans in support of their stablemate, never laying a hand on Vidmar. Still, their presence seemed to be distracting enough for the defending champion, who didn’t seem to trust them and had to have eyes in the back of his head the entire time. As soon as the bell rang and he locked up with Ryusaki, it was clear that Vidmar didn’t have his head 100% in the game. Every time he’d get some offense going, he’d look out for a potential backstab and allow Ryusaki to retaliate. His big swings would be countered either with stiff, precise strikes or some solid technical wrestling as Ryusaki would grab an arm to slide behind him and pull off some variation of a suplex. It was not the usual slow burner of a RotO main event, quite the contrary as it lasted for little over ten minutes, but it was enough to be exciting and tell the story of an isolated champion against a worthy and prepared challenger who played it smart and wore him down all the way to the final side slam and cover. Winner AND NEW RotO champion: Ryushi Ryusaki 52 As soon as the bell rang for the three count, The New Breed rushed into the ring to pick up Ryusaki and lift him up on their shoulders in celebration. The new champion was handed the title belt and held it up high, wrapping up the show with him and his allies celebrating their success while Vidmar could do nothing but stare on from the sidelines as he was holding an icepack over his neck. 30 Show Rating 51

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><div style="padding: 15px; border: 3px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #2C2A2A; max-width:60%;box-shadow: 0 6px 12px ";"></p><p> <img alt="Mn4LzCY.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Mn4LzCY.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><div style="text-align:center;"></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> <span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>BCG Fighting Spirit 2020 - Night 1</strong></span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;">, </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><em>Mon. W4 Feb. 2020</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><em> Osaka @ Kansai, Japan</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><em> 598 Fans</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> </span></p><div style="text-align:left;"><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>Pre-show</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>The Tokyo Mountains def. Goro Hatamoto and Noritaka Imakura (10m 05s)</strong></span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> when Kawanari Enomoto pinned Noritaka Imakura with a Mountain Crush. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>[28]</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>Main Show</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> 1. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>Sofu Ozawa, Yuta Isono, Mitsukuri & Kinoshita def. Omezo Shikitei, Desperado Dave Barker, Takenori Doi and Big Boss Emperor (9m 36s)</strong></span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> when Koyo Kinoshita pinned Big Boss Emperor with a Belly To Belly Suplex. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>[42]</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> 2. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>Kamisaka & Kiyotaka def. Roku Sotomura and Tanyu Toshusai (15m 54s)</strong></span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> when Kiyotaka submitted Roku Sotomura with a Kimura. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>[53]</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> 3. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>Masashi Urogataya, Morimasa Kato, Danjuro Kikuchi and Ryobe Uno def. Naozane Goto, Dynamite Narahashi, Ippitsusai & Okimasa (10m 02s)</strong></span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> when Morimasa Kato submitted Yoriie Ippitsusai with a Choke Sleeper. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>[50]</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> 4. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>Yoshisada Matsuzawa, Miura & Yoshizawa and Yokokawa & Sen def. Giant Brody, The Wild Ones and The American Cobras (15m 12s)</strong></span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> when Yoshisada Matsuzawa pinned Marvel Malloy with a Double Arm DDT. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>[60]</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> 5. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>Funakoshi and Rokuemon Matsushita def. Team Taku (15m 10s)</strong></span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> when Rokuemon Matsushita pinned Toshinobu Taku with an One-Handed Choke Slam. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>[57]</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> 6. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>Furusawa & SUKI def. Blast Ikoma and Bunrakuken Torii (15m 36s)</strong></span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> when Mabuchi Furusawa submitted Blast Ikoma with a Furusawa Armbar. </span><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"><strong>[67]</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> ~ Furusawa may be nursing an injury, but he and SUKI are as dangerous as ever. They proved it by making it to the finals of TagMania despite their eventual loss and they proved it again this night, getting a big win over Ikoma and Torii.</span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> ~ The BCG World Tag Team champions met this year's TagMania winners in a multi man match for the first time in this tour and it certainly won't be the last as Yoshizawa & Miura will be facing Harker & Findlay in a match for the titles at Fighting Spirit when the tour ends.</span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#F5DEB3;"> ~ Strong start and a good showing from BCG's new signings as Urogataya, Kato, Kikuchi and Uno won their match while Shikitei, despite his team's loss, really shone in the opening contest as he clearly carried the entire match.</span></p></div><p></p><p></div></p></div><p></p>

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<div style="padding: 15px; border: 3px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #2C2A2A; max-width:60%;box-shadow: 0 6px 12px ";"> BCG Fighting Spirit 2020 Press Conference Highlights ~ Razan Okamoto has once again been plagued by injury, as it was revealed that he seriously damaged his knee ligament during his TagMania match and will be unable to participate in the upcoming tour. His BCG World title match against Funakoshi, originally about to headline the Fighting Spirit event, has been moved to the Yoshifusa Maeda Grand Prix for a double main event. ~ With their newly won TagMania trophies at hand, the Wild Ones were anything but shy about their accomplishment and promised to "demolish" Yoshizawa & Miura when they meet at Fighting Spirit. The BCG World Tag Team champions responded in calm but fighting words and the four men almost came to blows, the incident ending with several security staff getting in the way to prevent a physical conflict. ~ With the ongoing injuries further depleting their roster, BCG decided to make a new round of hirings and had four rather impressive signings to unveil during the press conference in Masashi Urogataya, Morimasa Kato, Omezo Shikitei and Danjuro Kikuchi. Urogataya and Kikuchi are GCG alumni, while Kato is mainly known for his stint with INSPIRE. This is Omezo Shikitei's first ever run with a major promotion but he shares the technical grappling style of the other four signings, an indication that Maeda's group may be looking to slowly replace the old guard of technicians like Ozawa, Okimasa and Ippitsusai. </div> Shout out to BornToFail, only one who correctly predicted the Wild Ones winning TagMania!

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 3px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #2C2A2A; max-width:60%;box-shadow: 0 6px 12px ";"> Sat. W2 Feb. 2020 Osaka @ Kansai, Japan Rating: 60 Attendance: 4.427, Views: 48.357 (0.06 on Shogun TV) Blast Ikoma, Rokuemon Matsushita, Naozane Goto, Ryobe Uno & Yuta Isono vs Dynamite Narahashi, Giant Brody, Roku Sotomura, Sofu Ozawa & Yoshisada Matsuzawa The show kicked off with a classic multi man match to warm the crowd up as well as to give the singles wrestlers a reason to be on the card. Ikoma’s team had the size and power advantage thanks to its captain’s explosive style as well as thanks to the duo of Matsushita and Goto, who were only rivalled by Giant Brody on the opposite side. What Narahashi’s team had on their side was experience and technical prowess in Sotomura and Ozawa, which they used efficiently against their larger opponents and their more inexperienced rivals in Uno and Isono. Speaking of Yuta Isono, the cocky youngster was given a great opportunity to shine in a main card match featuring a lot of starpower and he made the best of it, including a spot where he hit his patented finisher which he calls the Isono Face Melter, a devastating looking move which involves him leaping up and putting both his knees into his opponent's face whilst grabbing his hands around the back of their head, then falling back into a flat-back bump to spike them face-first onto his knees. Sofu Ozawa, who was on its receiving end, sold it like it killed him but he also had the ring savvy to roll out of the ring with the move’s momentum and thus Isono couldn’t capitalize, only for the cheeky Matsuzawa to take advantage of the young lion’s momentary frustration to hook him in for a Double Arm DDT that led to the pinfall. In a decent match, Dynamite Narahashi, Giant Brody, Roku Sotomura, Sofu Ozawa and Yoshisada Matsuzawa def. Blast Ikoma, Rokuemon Matsushita, Naozane Goto, Ryobe Uno and Yuta Isono in 10:05 when Yoshisada Matsuzawa pinned Yuta Isono with a Double Arm DDT. [41] Funakoshi, Inejiro Yoshizawa & Noritoshi Miura vs Bunrakuken Torii, Razan Okamoto & Tanyu Toshusai Razan Okamoto’s return to action after suffering an injury at the hands of Funakoshi, this match felt personal on many levels as with Okamoto was also Bunrakuken Torii, who failed to defeat Funakoshi at Heritage for the BCG World title, as well as Tanyu Toshusai who was coming off a big victory over Mabuchi Furusawa. With the BCG World Tag Team champions on Funakoshi’s side, this match also had a lot of potential to set up a future title match so this added tension and drama on top of the participants’ personal conflicts and grudges. Torii jumped right into it with a series of strikes, picking up right from where he left off against Funakoshi and it took a moment for the BCG World champion to snap out of his initial surprise and fight back, creating just enough space to tag Inejiro Yoshizawa in. Okamoto also got the tag and the pace of the match picked up, but soon thanks to the teamwork of Yoshizawa and Miura, Okamoto found himself on the receiving end of a few double team moves that saw him trapped near his opponents’ corner. The trio seemed to focus on Okamoto’s damaged ribs and lower body, aiming for his sensitive region and trying to take away the foundation that would allow him to pull off most of his big moves, including his Brainbuster Suplex finisher. Okamoto sold his ass off for the opposition, including a nasty clipping low lariat behind his knee, but had the fighting spirit to make a comeback and barely tag in Toshusai as he was limping to his corner. Confident after his last big win, Toshusai requested that Funakoshi would be tagged in to face him and in a moment of “be careful what you wish for” he got his heart’s desire, only for the BCG World champion to out-chop him all the way to the ropes. Toshusai fought hard and while he refused to take the pin or tap out, he also couldn’t finish the job for his team. What he was able to do was get Funakoshi on his own team’s corner, quickly tagging in Torii who unleashed a flurry of knife edge chops and forearms on the cornered champion before passing the tag to Okamoto. Still limping, Razan mustered one last burst of energy as he picked Funakoshi up, screaming in pain under the weight and hitting a sloppy looking Brainbuster Suplex that looked like he actually collapsed after his one leg gave in. Grunting, Okamoto floated over for the cover and Referee Tawaraya made the three count, meaning that Razan Okamoto will be challenging Funakoshi for the BCG World title! In a bout that had superb wrestling and great heat, Bunrakuken Torii, Razan Okamoto and Tanyu Toshusai def. Funakoshi and Miura & Yoshizawa in 15:58 when Razan Okamoto pinned Funakoshi with a Brainbuster Suplex. [59] TagMania 7 Quarter-finals match A Mabuchi Furusawa & SUKI vs Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita In the opening match of the tournament, Furusawa and SUKI faced off against the young team of Mitsukuri and Kinoshita. Still nursing a shoulder injury, Furusawa came out heavily taped and that was obviously a big target for his younger opponents, both of which are notorious hard hitters to begin with. Mitsukuri is a more classic strong style striker while Kinoshita’s style is more reminiscent of old southern brawlers, but both presented a big obstacle for Furusawa straight out the gates as they aimed solely at his injured shoulder. After the opening exchange, SUKI talked his partner into playing it smart and get some rest, which is what happened. SUKI had to basically carry his team for most of the match, as well as lead his two younger opponents through the match but he did it well and was reward it for it with a win over Mitsukuri that sent his team to the next round. In a decent match, Furusawa & SUKI def. Mitsukuri & Kinoshita in 9:40 when SUKI pinned Ichiro Mitsukuri with a Mountain SUKI. [48] TagMania 7 Quarter-finals match B The American Cobras vs Kadonomaro Kamisaka & Kiyotaka Malloy and Spillane have been steadily and rapidly climbing the BCG ranks in 2020 and this was their first big test as a tag team, against a duo that held the BCG World Tag Team titles for the second half of 2019 before Yoshizawa & Miura recaptured them. Being a full time tag team unit, the Cobras had the upper hand over the occasional pairing of their individual opponents, but that’s not to say Kamisaka and Kiyotaka were pushovers. They both put on an excellent technical wrestling clinic back and forth against Storm Spillane until Marvel Malloy decided to take to the air for some super junior maneuvers. This was a perfect showcase of why such moves are considered “high risk, high reward” since at first they did catch the opposition by surprise but it only took one missed spot for Malloy to crash and burn before Kamisaka swarmed over to slip in the Triangle Choke and force him to submit. A good first showing for the American Cobras despite the loss in what was almost the show-stealing match of the night and a hard earned advance to the next round for Kamisaka and Kiyotaka. In a bout that had good wrestling and a decent reaction from the crowd, Kamisaka & Kiyotaka def. The American Cobras in 10:03 when Kadonomaro Kamisaka submitted Marvel Malloy with a Triangle Choke. [65] TagMania 7 Quarter-finals match C Team Taku vs Nobuharu Yokokawa & Sojuro Sen A solid matchup between two teams with two BCG World Tag Team title reigns each, this was a classic BCG bout: oldschool, hard hitting, technical and showcasing the participants’ rock solid foundations. Sojuro Sen was clearly in the mood to punish young Yoshi Taku after putting Suguru Emoto in his place at Heritage, but the family’s younger competitor wasn’t having any of it. After taking a bunch of Sen’s knife edge chops, Yoshinobu fought back with a few of his own and finished his offensive sequence with a spinebuster-style lift that drove Sen spine first onto the protective padding on the corner. Yokokawa tagged himself in and demanded a piece of the youngster, which he got, but then responded with a big headbutt that rocked Yoshinobu. Now at the helm, Yokokawa delivered some stiff punishment which he topped with a big vertical suplex, but Yoshi Taku no-sold it as he immediately got back up, screaming in a rush of adrenaline and warrior spirit before he caught the surprised Yokokawa with an explosive shoulder tackle. Taku hit the ropes to charge at Sen with a forearm smash that knocked him off the apron, the tagged in his father who worked the rest of the match against old acquaintances Sen and Yokokawa, before he hit the latter with a Gutwrench Tombstone for the pin. In a decent match, Team Taku def. Yokokawa & Sen in 16:27 when Toshinobu Taku pinned Nobuharu Yokokawa with a Gutwrench Tombstone. [47] TagMania 7 Quarter-finals match D The Wild Ones vs Yoriie Ippitsusai & Sharaku Okimasa In the last of the quarter final matches, the technically-oriented duo of Ippitsusai and Okimasa squared off against the brawling gaijin known as The Wild Ones. Animal Harker was off to a wild start as he caught Okimasa by surprise with his unpredictable yet hard hitting style, mauling the Japanese worker to the mat for a cover attempt that earned him a two count as Okimasa kicked out before three. Okimasa tagged Ippitsusai in and the wily veteran did a somewhat better job against Harker, taking several blows in order to lure him close enough so he could shoot for some grappling in order to take the fight down to the mat where he’s most comfortable. Unfortunately, Ippitsusai’s Mafia Kick finisher means he had to take things back onto a vertical base and as soon as he whipped Harker to the ropes so he could catch him on the rebound, Findlay reached his big long arm to force a tag. From that point on it was all Findlay as the Big Bruiser proved true to his moniker and beat Ippitsusai to almost an inch of his life, before tagging in Harker so the duo could deliver their tandem Trash Compaction finisher for the finale. In a bout that had good wrestling and a decent reaction from the crowd, The Wild Ones def. Ippitsusai & Okimasa in 10:15 when Animal Harker pinned Yoriie Ippitsusai with a Trash Compaction. [55] TagMania 7 Semi-finals match A Mabuchi Furusawa & SUKI vs Kadonomaro Kamisaka & Kiyotaka Both teams entered this match already having paid a hefty toll in the previous rounds, Kamisaka & Kiyotaka wrestling a spectacular bout against the American Cobras while Furusawa still nursed a shoulder injury that was bound to be a detriment in such a gruelling long tournament and SUKI had pretty much wrestled a handicap 2 vs 1 match earlier. Every man sold the damage he was carrying from earlier in the night, a show of consistent storytelling, and as the match unfolded, it became painfully obvious that SUKI just couldn’t hope to repeat the same feat twice. Furusawa would have to stop playing it safe and put in more work. He did so, but at a great cost. With every move, it was clear the toll was great but Furusawa is not your average wrestler. In a great showcase of grittiness, determination and warrior spirit, he fought on and managed to get Kamisaka in the Furusawa Armbar, even if he was in as much pain as his victim. Kamisaka had to tap out and the team of Furusawa and SUKI advanced to the finals, though one would have to wonder at what cost and whether this effort would be something massively detrimental to Furusawa’s wrestling in the big final. In a bout that had great wrestling and good heat, Furusawa & SUKI def. Kamisaka & Kiyotaka in 10:04 when Mabuchi Furusawa submitted Kadonomaro Kamisaka with a Furusawa Armbar. [63] TagMania 7 Semi-finals match B Team Taku vs The Wild Ones Not as damaged as their counterparts in the other semi final match, the two teams delivered an exciting contest here, with Animal Harker and Toshinobu Taku doing most of the selling for their respective sides. Team Taku had the upper hand early in the match, with Toshi Taku using his experience to turn the tables on the impatient Harker and Yoshinaka Taku utilizing some crisp grappling to hold down the big man from Dallas, Texas. At one point he even lifted Harker up, hinting at a vertical suplex, then dropped him forward to crash face first onto the mat for a two count on the subsequent cover. For all his wild antics, Harker also had fighting fuel to spare in order to stay in the fight and he took a good amount of punishment before he was able to escape an attempt at a Gutwrench Suplex to tag Findlay in. Yoshi Taku requested the tag and got it, fearlessly chopping at Findlay in a real David vs Goliath situation, though the hits barely seemed to register with the bruiser from Cobb County, Georgia. Findlay responded by going straight into his Atomic Spinebuster finisher and instead of covering the young Taku, he dared his father to come in and get some. It took a while for Yoshinaka Taku to recover and make the tag, a time Findlay used well to draw heat from the crowd in anticipation of the tag, but as soon as Toshi Taku made it into the ropes, he too was hit with an Atomic Spinebuster and the match came to an abrupt end, with the Wild Ones punching their tickets to meet Furusawa and SUKI in the finals. In a good match, The Wild Ones def. Team Taku in 10:04 when Big Bruiser Findlay pinned Toshinobu Taku with an Atomic Spinebuster. [59] TagMania 7 finals match Mabuchi Furusawa & SUKI vs The Wild Ones Given Furusawa’s injury and SUKI’s exhaustion, this was literally the worst matchup they could hope for. However, it made for the promise of a potential big comeback from behind, an underdog victory tale, a Cinderella story against the bigger foreigners who had a much easier ride to the finals. Well aware of the setup, both sides apparently took their time to pace themselves and savour the moment, Furusawa and SUKI because they needed every second of recovery they could get, Harker and Findlay because they seemed to enjoy toying with their opponents and drawing the ire of the fans as they headed towards what they felt was their inevitable victory. The duo of ex-GCG grapplers, now apparently embraced as heroes and defenders by the fans, threw everything they had at Big Bruiser Findlay and he just laughed it off. It took tapping into their uncanny teamwork to hit him with a series of combination strikes in order to get him down to one knee so SUKI could hit the ropes for a dropkick straight into Findlay’s face. SUKI attempted an early cover but he never hooked the leg and Findlay just bench pressed him up and away with characteristic ease before the three count. Harker was tagged in and he got to work on SUKI, wearing down the already damaged fighter with strikes and the occasional slam but never managing to hold him down for a three count. Furusawa was nearly foaming at the mouth on the apron as he was waiting for the hot tag and he got it to come in like a house on fire, recklessly throwing his best shots at Harker and taking him down to the mat but he was never able to properly apply the Furusawa Armbar as his shoulder stung too bad for him to apply any proper force to the hold. Harker escaped and responded by yanking his opponents arm like he was trying to whip it out of its socket, a simple but highly effective move that nearly crippled Furusawa, whose arm was practically hanging limp for the remainder of the match. Findlay got tagged back in and he charged SUKI with a big boot that sent him flying off the apron and back first onto the barricade, effectively taking him out of the match for several minutes that allowed the Big Bruiser to damage Furusawa’s shoulder even further, before Harker joined him for the big Trash Compaction. Referee Tawaraya dropped to the mat and made the count, Furusawa just couldn’t remove the 300lb of Findlay on top of him and just like that, the Wild Ones won the match and TagMania 7. In a bout that had superb wrestling and good heat, The Wild Ones def. Furusawa & SUKI in 16:13 when Big Bruiser Findlay pinned Mabuchi Furusawa with a Trash Compaction. Animal Harker and Big Bruiser Findlay win the BCG TagMania. [67] </div> <div style="padding: 15px; border: 3px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #2C2A2A; max-width:60%;box-shadow: 0 6px 12px ";">Post show interviews and comments Big Bruiser Findlay: "Everyone rushed to conclusions after the Wild Ones lost the tag titles last year. They wrote us off. But we never went away. Do not count us out. We proved it tonight, we'll prove it when we take back our tag team straps!" Mabuchi Furusawa: "The odds were stacked against us, but we still made it to the finals with just a month or two together as a team and me carrying an injury. The Wild Ones were the better team tonight, but that's exactly it: tonight." Razan Okamoto: "Funakoshi can break by ribs, bust my kneecap and snap my neck, I'll still come back to face him and take the BCG World title from him!" Inejiro Yoshizawa: "It was a great tournament this year. The Wild Ones did great, they are deserving winners and we are looking forward to facing them for the gold."</div>

Another great offering of LuchaLore. Love how this is turning from a serious, real world story into something tied to the EMLL lore and the Multiverse. Great stuff.