Rogue

Just held Wrestle Kingdom 3 (2009) in what started as a NJPW 2005 save... IWGP Heavyweight: Brock Lesnar (3rd reign) def. Masahiro Chono to retain at WK3, beat Shinsuke Nakamura to win at KoPW 2008. IWGP Intercontinental: Kazuchika Okada (1) def. Hiroshi Tanahashi at WK3, Tanahashi was first champion of title dating to mid-2008. IWGP Junior Heavyweight: Minoru Tanaka (7) def. CIMA at WK3 to retain, won from KENTA at Dominion 2008 after winning BoSJ. IWGP Tag Team: Sylvester Terkay & D'Lo Brown (3) def. WTL winners Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Katsuyori Shibata to retain. Was going to give Tenzan/Shibata the belts, but I lost a bidding war to NOAH for Shibata. So, gaijins retain. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team: Koji Kanemoto & Magnum TOKYO (1) def. The Briscoes, Tiger Mask IV & Ultimo Dragon, Gedo & Jado in a 4-way at WK3. Belts prior to this were being hot potatoed between Briscoes and Gedo/Jado in a feud that's been putting on great matches. IWGP U-30 Openweight: Naomichi Marufuji (1) def. KENTA at WK3, probably use the belt to elevate his overness a little and then put him in a program for the Jr Heavyweight Title. -------- What's next? Trying to figure out who beats Lesnar for the championship. Chono I figured was too old for another run with the belt, and I put him in the main event at the Dome just to keep the old man happy because he's been a grump otherwise. Nakamura and Tanahashi's two chances with the belt that I've booked for them they've both crapped the bed ratings-wise (Tana much more suited for IC belt.) Shibata's jumping ship and Okada's not over enough yet to challenge for it despite him being one of my top workers already at the age of 21. Nagata, Tenzan, Fujita? Old.

Loosely, because even Tanahashi played the heel in a recent New Japan Cup match against Juice Robinson (last year I want to say?) Only genuine heel stables are Bullet Club and Suzuki-Gun to a slightly lesser extent . It's so competition-based feel-wise over there though that you won't see any Fingerpoke of Doom type antics between factions. Everyone has something to prove.

Chris Hero vs Chris Jericho KENTA, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa vs Ryu Lee, David Finlay & Blake Christian Karl Fredericks & Calvin Tankman vs Tom Lawlor & Travis Huckabee Jeff Cobb & Clark Connors vs Jonathan Gresham & Alex Coughlin Aaron Solow & Ren Narita vs Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows ACH & Alex Zayne vs Corey Hollis & MVP Mike Bennett, LX Ken & Shane Helms vs Anthony Henry, Jordan Oliver & Myron Reed

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="fL2zNv0.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/fL2zNv0.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF0000;">Summer Action Series</span></strong></span><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong> Pre-Event Press Conference</strong></span></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"></p><p> </p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><ul><li><span style="color:#000000;"> NWA World Heavyweight Champion </span><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><em>Ric Flair</em></strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"> thanks everybody for a welcome return to Japan. He says while a man with a lifestyle of his could certainly take his time enjoying himself in the pleasures that Japan has to offer, he recognizes he's here for business. He received word while in the United States that Stan Hansen wished to challenge for his NWA World Heavyweight Championship, and being the fighting champion he is, he leapt at the opportunity to defend his belt against Hansen. He acknowledges 'The Lariat' is no pushover and fully expects his upcoming bout to be a physical bout, but, once the dust settles, he fully expects to remain NWA World Heavyweight Champion.</span><br /></li><li><span style="color:#000000;"> NWA International Heavyweight Champion </span><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><em>Stan Hansen</em></strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"> says Ric Flair is nothing but a self-centered pretty boy who isn't worthy of holding a championship as worthy as the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Already calling his shot against Jumbo Tsuruta at Summer Action Series II, Hansen says he's going to head into the Budokan next month with two titles belts over his shoulder, and for a moment, he's going to leave with three. Flair's merely a speed bump in his plans for domination in All Japan.</span><br /></li><li><span style="color:#000000;"> The NWA International Tag Team Champions, </span><span style="color:#000000;"><em><strong>Dory Jr. and Terry Funk</strong></em></span><span style="color:#000000;"> make an appearance at the podium with Terry doing most of the talking for the team. Terry says he's seeking to avenge his loss against Jumbo Tsuruta for the NWA United National Championship with a successful title defense of the NWA International Tag Team Championships.</span><br /></li><li><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta</strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"> then make an appearance for the press in attendance with Tsuruta saying he needs to win this bout to look sharp ahead of his title challenge against Stan Hansen at next month's event and to have the opportunity to hold three different championship belts at the conclusion of the summer tour would be nothing short of an honor. Baba says that the Funk Brothers had their number in their previous matchup, but they should know better than to believe they'll be as lucky in this matchup.</span><br /></li><li><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Harley Race</strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"> then takes his time at the podium and he's none too pleased with the antics of Atsushi Onita during the last TV taping. To steal a championship belt and keep it in your possession without having won it is nothing but an incredible dishonor, says Race. The rightful PWF World Heavyweight Champion says Onita will pay for his insolence in Aichi.</span><br /></li><li><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Genichiro Tenryu</strong></span><span style="color:#000000;">'s turn is up next as he says it's clear Yoshiaki Yatsu thinks he can run with the big dogs right from the get go in All Japan. Tenryu says he's going to enact his revenge on Yatsu's attacks on him over the course of the several weeks by showing him that if he's expecting a promotion full of pushovers, he's got another thing coming.</span><br /></li><li><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Yoshiaki Yatsu</strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"> says it's brought him great joy bringing Genichiro Tenryu to his knees over the past two weeks. He laughs off Tenryu's suggestion that he's one of the big dogs in AJPW considering the fact he's never won anything of consequence in the promotion. Yatsu says he's going to steamroll the former sumo champion and then perhaps he'll set his sights on a championship belt in the near future.</span><br /></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p> </div></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Prediction Key</span></strong></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46953" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Summer Action Series - Night 11 [PPV]</span></strong><p> </p><p> <strong><em>NWA World Heavyweight Championship:</em></strong> Ric Flair © vs. Stan Hansen - 60</p><p> <strong><em>NWA International Tag Team Championships:</em></strong> The Funk Brothers © vs. Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta - 60</p><p> <strong><em>PWF World Heavyweight Championship:</em></strong> Harley Race © vs. Atsushi Onita - 60</p><p> Genichiro Tenryu vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu - 30</p><p> <strong><em>AJPW All-Asia Tag Team Championships:</em></strong> Mitsuharu Misawa and Kodo Fuyuki © vs. Mighty Inoue and Goro Tsurumi - 60</p><p> Chavo Guerrero vs. Masanobu Fuchi - 30</p><p> Motoshi Okuma, The Great Kabuki and Magic Dragon vs. Tiger Jeet Singh, Ashura Hara and Tarzan Goto - 20</p><p> </p><p> <strong><em>TIEBREAKER:</em></strong><em> What will be match of the night?</em></p></div></blockquote>

NJPW Lions Break Collision IWGP United States Title - Jon Moxley vs Jeff Cobb Karl Fredericks & Calvin Tankman vs Chris Hero & Taichi Miro vs Tom Lawlor KENTA, Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa vs David Finlay, Ryu Lee, Aaron Solow, Jonathan Gresham & Travis Huckabee ACH & Alex Zayne vs Jordan Oliver & Blake Christian Chase Owens vs Alex Coughlin Clark Connors vs Ren Narita

NEVER 6-Man Titles - Kazuchika Okada, Will Ospreay & YOSHI-HASHI vs Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado & Yusuke Kodama Jay White, Taiji Ishimori & Yujiro Takahashi vs Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii & Yuya Uemura Maika & Syuri vs Riho & Utami Hayashita Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi, Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs Juice Robinson, Toa Henare, Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma Bea Priestly & Jamie Hayter vs Kaori Yoneyama & Leyla Hirsch Yuya Uemura & Yota Tsuji vs Pegaso Iluminar & Gabriel Kidd

<p>IWGP Heavyweight Title - Tetsuya Naito © vs <strong>Jay White</strong></p><p> </p><p> IWGP US Title - <strong>Jon Moxley ©</strong> vs Tomohiro Ishii</p><p> </p><p> IWGP Tag Titles - <strong>Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kota Ibushi ©</strong> vs SANADA & Shingo Takagi</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Miro, Karl Fredericks & Calvin Tankman</strong> vs Yuji Nagata, Ryusuke Taguchi & Yuya Uemura</p><p> </p><p> IWGP Intercontinental Title - <strong>Tetsuya Naito ©</strong> vs Minoru Suzuki</p><p> </p><p> Kazuchika Okada, SHO & YOH vs<strong> Hiromu Takahashi, EVIL & BUSHI</strong></p><p> </p><p> Hirooki Goto, Will Ospreay, YOSHI-HASHI, Toru Yano & Mikey Nicholls vs <strong>El Desperado, Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr, Yusuke Kodama & Yoshinobu Kanemaru</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Dick Togo, Ikuto Hidaka, Taiji Ishimori & Yujiro Takahashi</strong> vs Juice Robinson, Toa Henare, Gabriel Kidd & Pegaso Iluminar</p>

Jay White vs Josh Barnett Chris Hero vs Karl Fredericks Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa vs Tom Lawlor & Travis Huckabee KENTA & Chase Owens vs Miro & Calvin Tankman Cheeseburger vs Jeff Cobb Blake Christian vs Myron Reed vs Jordan Oliver vs Ryu Lee Alex Coughlin, Clark Connors, Ren Narita & Aaron Solow vs David Finlay, Jonathan Gresham, ACH & Alex Zayne

IWGP Heavyweight Title - Tetsuya Naito vs Taichi IWGP Jr Tag Titles - Roppongi 3k vs Taiji Ishimori & Yujiro Takahashi - I'm intrigued by the potential RP3K split. Toa Henare vs Tomohiro Ishii NEVER 6-Man Titles - Kazuchika Okada, Will Ospreay & YOSHI-HASHI vs Minoru Suzuki, Zack Sabre Jr & Yoshinobu Kanemaru Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi, Juice Robinson, Gabriel Kidd & Ryusuke Taguchi vs Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi, SANADA, EVIL & BUSHI Hirooki Goto, Toru Yano & Mikey Nicholls vs El Desperado, DOUKI & Yusuke Kodama Yuji Nagata, Tiger Mask, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs Dick Togo, Ikuto Hidaka, Gedo & Jado

Summer Action Series - Night 10 Chiba (Kanto) - Chiba Bridge Arena Show Rating: 82 Attendance: 3,720 TV: 1.16 (871,750) Match No. 1 <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> Motoshi Okuma and Mitsuo Momota vs. Ashura Hara and Tarzan Goto 15-minute time limit </div> Match No. 2 <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> Kodo Fuyuki vs. Mighty Inoue 20-minute time limit </div> Match No. 3 <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Goro Tsurumi 20-minute time limit </div> Match No. 4 <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> Harley Race and Chavo Guerrero vs. Atsushi Onita and Masanobu Fuchi 30-minute time limit **POST-MATCH** After the match, Onita charged Race after the bell and laid in a series of stomps across the torso of the PWF World Heavyweight Champion. With Race's championship belt knocked away after its holder was floored, Onita walked over, glanced at the silver belt and then picked it up - admiring it. Looking back at Race, Onita slung the championship belt over his shoulder and then smugly made his way to the back. Race eventually got back up to his feet as he searched around for where the PWF World Heavyweight Championship went. Joe Higuchi, the ref for the freshly-ended tag match, informed him Onita took it for his own - prompting Race to dart out of the ring and quickly make his way to the back. RATING: 93 </div> Main Event <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> Jumbo Tsuruta, Giant Baba and Genichiro Tenryu vs. Dory Funk Jr., Terry Funk and Yoshiaki Yatsu 30-minute time limit </div> _________________________________________________________ Up next, the press conference / card for Summer Action Series I!

IWGP Heavyweight Title - Tetsuya Naito vs Zack Sabre Jr IWGP Tag Titles - Kota Ibushi & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI EVIL, SANADA, Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI vs Minoru Suzuki, Taichi, El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI Yujiro Takahashi vs SHO Will Ospreay, Hirooki Goto, Mikey Nicholls & YOH vs Taiji Ishimori, Dick Togo, Ikuto Hidaka & Jado Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma Juice Robinson, Toa Henare, Yuji Nagata, Pegaso Iluminar & Ryusuke Taguchi vs Satoshi Kojima, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Tiger Mask, Yuya Uemura & Gabriel Kidd

Summer Action Series Mid-Tour Press Conference <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> PWF officials are made available to announce two matches for the Summer Action Series pay-per-view to be held in just over a week. Serving as the third main event caliber match of the evening will be a bout for the NWA International Tag Team Championships between the champions The Funk Brothers versus the most recent champion team of Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta. Also officially signed for the event was Genichiro Tenryu vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu. </div> _____________________________________________ Prediction Key

Summer Action Series - Night 7 Tokyo (Kanto) - Tokyo Budokan Hall Show Rating: 80 Attendance: 3,435 TV: 1.11 (839,040) Match No. 1 <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> Dory Funk Jr. vs. Tarzan Goto 20-minute time limit </div> Match No. 2 <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> Masanobu Fuchi and Kazuo Yamazaki vs. Chavo Guerrero and The Great Kabuki 20-minute time limit </div> Match No. 3 <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> Magic Dragon vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu 20-minute time limit **POST-MATCH** A buzz grows amongst the crowd as Genichiro Tenryu silently makes his way to the ring from the back in casual attire. He climbs onto the apron as Yatsu finishes getting his arm raised by Joe Higuchi. Yatsu turns to Tenryu and seemingly welcomes him into the ring. Tenryu requests a microphone from a ringside worker and has his request granted, wasting no time to talk... Yatsu yanks the microphone out of Tenryu's hand mid-sentence as he ponders what he's to say for a few moments before raising the microphone to his mouth. With that, Yatsu drops Tenryu by clobbering him over the head with the microphone before quickly locking in a Jailhouse Lock that he keeps locked on for several seconds before viciously dropping the hold and heading to the back. Ringside attendants assist Tenryu back to his feet as the crowd showers boos on Yatsu. RATING: 88 </div> Match No. 4 <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> Giant Baba and Motoshi Okuma vs. Ashura Hara and Tiger Jeet Singh 30-minute time limit </div> Main Event <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:gold;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> 'NWA United National Championship' Jumbo Tsuruta © vs. Terry Funk 60-minute time limit </div> _________________________________________________________ Been sitting on this show for awhile, but found the motivation to finally get it done. Card for the go-home show for Summer Action Series I will be up soon.

IWGP Jr Heavyweight Title - Hiromu Takahashi vs Yusuke Kodama NEVER 6-Man Titles - Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi & Ryusuke Taguchi vs Kazuchika Okada, Will Ospreay & YOSHI-HASHI Tetsuya Naito & EVIL vs Zack Sabre Jr & Taichi Taiji Ishimori, Yujiro Takahashi, Dick Togo & Ikuto Hidaka vs Hirooki Goto, Yuya Uemura, SHO & YOH Yuji Nagata, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Pegaso Iluminar & Gabriel Kidd vs Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru SANADA, BUSHI & Shingo Takagi vs Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Mikey Nicholls Togi Makabe vs Yota Tsuji I may have gave a little fist pump when I read 'Good Brothers', just staying.

KENTA & Jay White vs Miro & Josh Barnett - Dirty finish to further the feud/eventually bring Miro over to Japan. Tom Lawlor vs Travis Huckabee Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Chase Owens vs David Finlay Jr, Cheeseburger & Alex Coughlin LX Ken vs Marty Scurll Karl Fredericks vs Clark Connors Rocky Romero vs Mystery Opponent Bonus- Who is the new Suzuki-Gun member?: Karl Fredericks

Tetsuya Naito, SANADA & Hiromu Takahashi vs Minoru Suzuki, Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr NEVER 6-Man Titles - EVIL, BUSHI & Shingo Takagi vs Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi & Ryusuke Taguchi Kazuchika Okada, Will Ospreay, Tomohiro Ishii, SHO & YOH vs Tomoaki Honma, Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Tiger Mask Hirooki Goto & Yuya Uemura vs Dick Togo & Ikuto Hidaka DOUKI & El Desperado vs YOSHI-HASHI & Toru Yano Yuji Nagata, Gabriel Kidd, Yota Tsuji & Pegaso Iluminar vs Taiji Ishimori, Yujiro Takahashi, Gedo & Jado

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="YSLIDQE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/YSLIDQE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF0000;">Summer Action Series</span></strong></span><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong> Mid-Tour Press Conference</strong></span></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"></p><p> </p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><ul><li><span style="color:#000000;"> PWF and NWA officials are on hand to announce the main event of the first Summer Action Series pay-per-view event. Stan Hansen will not be defending the NWA International Heavyweight Championship this month as officials for the National Wrestling Alliance have signed off on a match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship to take place at the event between Ric Flair the champion and Stan Hansen the challenger. Fielding a question on Jumbo Tsuruta's upcoming title defense against Terry Funk for the NWA United National Championship, NWA officials state that if Funk wins the United National Championship, then the main event for next month's Summer Action Series pay-per-view will be Stan Hansen vs. Terry Funk in a winner-takes-all bout.</span><br /></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p> </div></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46953" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><strong><em>Summer Action Series - Night 5</em></strong><p> <em>Ogaki Castle Hall (Chubu) - 1,690 people</em></p><p><em> Show Rating: </em><em><strong><span style="color:#008000;">77</span></strong></em></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Atsushi Onita</strong> and Tiger Jeet Singh defeated Harley Race and <strong>Ashura Hara</strong> in 17:36 (Pinfall, Thunder Fire Powerbomb) (<strong><span style="color:#008080;">79</span></strong>)</p><p> <strong>Genichiro Tenryu</strong> and Chavo Guerrero defeated <strong>Umanosuke Ueda</strong> and Shiro Koshinaka in 17:20 (Pinfall, Powerbomb) (<strong><span style="color:#008000;">74</span></strong>)</p><p> Kodo Fuyuki defeated Mighty Inoue in 10:48 (Pinfall, Fuyuki Special II) (<strong><span style="color:#008000;">72</span></strong>)</p><p> Akio Sato and <strong>Takashi Ishikawa</strong> defeated The Great Kabuki and <strong>Magic Dragon</strong> in 11:13 (Pinfall, Sumo Tackle) (<strong><span style="color:#008000;">74</span></strong>)</p><p> Dory Funk Jr., Terry Funk and <strong>Goro Tsurumi</strong> defeated Apollo Suguwara, <strong>Shinji Sasazaki</strong> and Toshiaki Kawada in 9:15 (Submission, Scorpion Deathlock) (<strong><span style="color:#FFFF00;">70</span></strong>)</p><p> </p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46953" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><strong><em>Summer Action Series - Night 6</em></strong><p><em> Biwa Island Sports Gym (Chubu) - 1,808 people</em></p><p><em> Show Rating: </em><em><strong><span style="color:#008080;">78</span></strong></em></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Giant Baba</strong>, Jumbo Tsuruta and The Great Kabuki defeated Dory Funk Jr., Terry Funk and <strong>Shiro Koshinaka</strong> in 23:26 (Pinfall, Big Boot) (<strong><span style="color:#008080;">78</span></strong>)</p><p> <strong>Stan Hansen</strong> and Harley Race defeated Masanobu Fuchi and <strong>Chavo Guerrero</strong> in 17:56 (Pinfall, Western Lariat) (<strong><span style="color:#008080;">82</span></strong>)</p><p> Genichiro Tenryu defeated Mitsuo Momota in 7:12 (Pinfall, Powerbomb) (<strong><span style="color:#008000;">76</span></strong>)</p><p> Mighty Inoue, Goro Tsurumi and <strong>Tarzan Goto</strong> defeated <strong>Motoshi Okuma</strong>, Mitsuharu Misawa and Kodo Fuyuki (Pinfall, Pancake Facebuster) (<strong><span style="color:#FFFF00;">67</span></strong>)</p><p> Tiger Jeet Singh defeated Magic Dragon in 9:20 (Submission, Argentine Backbreaker) (<strong><span style="color:#F4A460;">58</span></strong>)</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p>_____________________________________________</p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Prediction Key</span></strong></span></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46953" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Summer Action Series - Night 7 (TV)</span></strong><p> </p><p> <strong><em>NWA United National Championship:</em></strong> Jumbo Tsuruta © vs. Terry Funk - 60</p><p> Giant Baba and Motoshi Okuma vs. Ashura Hara and Tiger Jeet Singh - 30</p><p> Magic Dragon vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu - 20</p><p> Masanobu Fuchi and Kazuo Yamazaki vs. Chavo Guerrero and The Great Kabuki - 20</p><p> Dory Funk Jr. vs. Tarzan Goto - 20</p><p> </p><p> <strong><em>TIEBREAKER:</em></strong><em> What is the match of the night?</em></p></div></blockquote>

Summer Action Series - Night 4 Tokyo (Kanto) - Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Show Rating: 78 Attendance: 3,000 (NO VACANCY) TV: 1.01 (764,760) Match No. 1 <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> Apollo Suguwara vs. Tarzan Goto 15-minute time limit </div> Match No. 2 <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> Mitsuharu Misawa, Kodo Fuyuki and Mitsuo Momota vs. Umanosuke Ueda, Mighty Inoue and Goro Tsurumi 20-minute time limit </div> Match No. 3 <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> Kazuo Yamazaki vs. Atsushi Onita 20-minute time limit </div> Match No. 4 <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> Genichiro Tenryu vs. Magic Dragon 20-minute time limit **POST-MATCH** Tenryu has his arm raised by Kyohei Wada as he waves to the capacity crowd in attendance; non-verbally thanking the crowd for their support of himself as the fans continue showering the former sumo standout with applause. Their reaction quickly changes, however, as a new face emerges from the back... It's Yoshiaki Yatsu! He was rumored to be joining All Japan Pro Wrestling after leaving New Japan several weeks ago, yet with no appearance after a month of his leaving, some started to give the thought up. Yatsu made his way into the ring as he stood feet away from the victorious Tenryu. Neither man said a word to the other as Tenryu was trying to assess what Yatsu's intentions were. Several moments passed as Yatsu then quickly charged Tenryu by surprise and flattened him with a quick lariat. Yatsu looked down at Tenryu with a blank expression on his face as he then made his way to the back to the boos of the Tokyo crowd. RATING: 91 </div> Match No. 5 <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> Stan Hansen and Harley Race vs. Masanobu Fuchi and The Great Kabuki 20-minute time limit </div> Main Event <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> Ashura Hara and The Funk Brothers vs. Giant Baba, Jumbo Tsuruta and Motoshi Okuma 30-minute time limit **POST-MATCH** Following the match, Terry Funk berated the ringside attendants and demanded one to immediately bring him a microphone. After checking to make sure the power was activated to the device, the younger Funk brother began to speak. Tsuruta re-entered the ring and stood across from Funk as he quickly raised his NWA United National Championship over his head - signifying the challenge has been accepted! RATING: 92 </div> _______________________________________________ Just a note on TEW 2020 and this dynasty. The save has already been completed through the end of the Summer Action Series Tour with October Giant Series set to get underway. Still getting acclimated to the demo, but I'll be transferring the data over to TEW 2020 as soon as the retail version is out.

Summer Action Series Mid-Tour Press Conference <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> Stan Hansen confirmed that he accepted Jumbo Tsuruta's challenge at the conclusion of the opening night of Summer Action Series. He's infuriated over Tsuruta's mentioning of his friend, Bruiser Brody, and 'dragging his name through the mud.' Hansen says Tsuruta will pay for his insolence next month, but, in the meantime he has an opportunity that has fallen into his lap for this month's big show in Aichi. PWF officials on hand cut in after Hansen's proclamation and said contracts are still being finalized, but they'll have a major announcement for the Aichi show following the next TV taping. Genichiro Tenryu is still somewhat despondent over his loss to Atsushi Onita at Super Power Series, but says he's not going to get too down on himself. He knows his chance is coming and that he still believe he deserves a shot at the PWF World Heavyweight Championship considering he was robbed earlier in the year of his title shot. He says to keep his stock up, he's going to need to find himself a convincing opponent and best them in Aichi to position himself to reclaim his sport as top contender... hopefully in time for the Budokan show next month. </div> _____________________________________________ Prediction Key

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="YSLIDQE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/YSLIDQE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="font-size:12px;">Summer Action Series - Night 1</span></strong></p><p> Tokyo (Kanto) - Korakuen Hall</p><p> <strong>Show Rating: </strong><strong><span style="color:#008080;">81</span></strong></p><p> <strong>Attendance:</strong> 2,000 (<strong><em>NO VACANCY</em></strong>)</p><p> <strong>TV:</strong> 0.83 (624,260)</p><p> </p><p> <span style="color:#C0C0C0;"><strong><em>Match No. 1</em></strong></span></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"></p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Chavo Guerrero and Masanobu Fuchi vs. Apollo Suguwara and Shinji Sasazaki</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;"><em>15-minute time limit</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><img alt="4EHZLoV.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/4EHZLoV.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><img alt="aASWM4c.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/aASWM4c.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="svXHpoT.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/svXHpoT.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="A3LkYJG.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/A3LkYJG.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="bSDaPOD.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bSDaPOD.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="888I9Ub.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/888I9Ub.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46953" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="color:#000000;"><em>In a bout that had good heat and decent wrestling, </em></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#FF0000;"><em><strong>Chavo Guerrero and Masanobu Fuchi</strong></em></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><em> defeated </em></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#FF0000;"><em><strong>Apollo Suguwara and Shinji Sasazaki</strong></em></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><em> in 7:03 when Masanobu Fuchi defeated Shinji Sasazaki by submission with a Joint Torture Hold.</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><em> The young team of Suguwara and Sasazaki were able to get in bits of offense, but not enough to serve as a good enough threat against Guerrero and Fuchi.</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>RATING: </strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#FFFF00;"><strong>69</strong></span></span></p></div><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p> </div></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="color:#C0C0C0;"><strong><em>Match No. 2</em></strong></span></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"></p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Mitsuo Momota vs. Terry Funk</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;"><em>15-minute time limit</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><img alt="4EHZLoV.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/4EHZLoV.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><img alt="xOefW47.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/xOefW47.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="A3LkYJG.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/A3LkYJG.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="ZZHzfkU.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ZZHzfkU.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46953" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="color:#000000;"><em>In a superb match, </em></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#FF0000;"><em><strong>Terry Funk</strong></em></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><em> defeated </em></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#FF0000;"><em><strong>Mitsuo Momota</strong></em></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><em> in 7:23 by submission with a Spinning Toe Hold.</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><em> Coming off of a tough loss at Super Power Series, Funk needed a rebound victory - and he was able to earn just that with a thoroughly controlling effort over Momota.</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>RATING: </strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>74</strong></span></span></p></div><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p> </div></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="color:#C0C0C0;"><strong><em>Match No. 3</em></strong></span></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"></p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>The Great Kabuki vs. Ashura Hara</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;"><em>20-minute time limit</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><img alt="dCwlbi2.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/dCwlbi2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><img alt="ifDxwyR.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ifDxwyR.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="A3LkYJG.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/A3LkYJG.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="02RTaun.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/02RTaun.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46953" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="color:#000000;"><em>In a bout that had fantastic heat and good wrestling, </em></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#FF0000;"><em><strong>Ashura Hara </strong></em></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><em>defeated </em></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#FF0000;"><em><strong>The Great Kabuki </strong></em></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><em>in 9:21 by submission.</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><em> A back-and-forth match with neither man able to gain much of an advantage in the early going. Hara began to overpower Kabuki seven minutes into the match and was able to string together several tough slams on the painted wrestler. Kabuki missed with his trademark Poison Mist in a last ditch effort to draw even, and his miss led to him being caught in a sleeper hold by Hara that led to a loss.</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>RATING: </strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>75</strong></span></span></p></div><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p> </div></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="color:#C0C0C0;"><strong><em>Match No. 4</em></strong></span></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"></p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Genichiro Tenryu vs. George Takano</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;"><em>20-minute time limit</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><img alt="dCwlbi2.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/dCwlbi2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><img alt="GSIlvuE.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/GSIlvuE.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="A3LkYJG.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/A3LkYJG.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="bMvnv2K.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bMvnv2K.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46953" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="color:#000000;"><em>In a superb match, </em></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#FF0000;"><em><strong>Genichiro Tenryu</strong></em></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><em> defeated </em></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#FF0000;"><em><strong>George Takano</strong></em></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><em> in 7:32 by pinfall with a Powerbomb.</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><em> Takano's offense was cut to a few strikes out of a lockup early on in the match as Tenryu was able to throw his weight around and force Takano to the ground with ease and quite often in this one.</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>RATING: </strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>77</strong></span></span></p></div><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p> </div></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="color:#C0C0C0;"><strong><em>Match No. 5</em></strong></span></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"></p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Harley Race, Mitsuharu Misawa and Kodo Fuyuki vs. Atsushi Onita, Akio Sato and Takashi Ishikawa</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;"><em>30-minute time limit</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><img alt="5YyYtkd.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5YyYtkd.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><img alt="DtLrT7j.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/DtLrT7j.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="Y6anyGm.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Y6anyGm.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="cIn9zJt.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/cIn9zJt.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="A3LkYJG.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/A3LkYJG.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="3QMiRBT.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/3QMiRBT.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="HYrzt0g.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/HYrzt0g.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="3hcQTKS.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/3hcQTKS.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46953" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="color:#000000;"><em>In an exceptional match, </em></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#FF0000;"><em><strong>Harley Race, Mitsuharu Misawa and Kodo Fuyuki </strong></em></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><em>defeated </em></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#FF0000;"><em><strong>Atsushi Onita, Akio Sato and Takashi Ishikawa</strong></em></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><em> in 17:56 by disqualification.</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><em> Race, Misawa and Fuyuki got off to a clunky start as there appeared to be some distrust between the young dojo graduates and the PWF World Heavyweight Champion. This allowed the opposite corner to get the jump in the early stages of the match with Sato and Ishikawa carrying their side by inflicting as much damage as they could on the team that took their AJPW All-Asia Tag Team Titles from them. Misawa, Fuyuki and Race for that matter were able to eventually even the odds against the former All-Asia tag champs. </em></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><em> Onita's contributions to the match were minimal as Race challenged Onita to enter the ring multiple times. After all, he was brave enough to confront him at Super Power Series and get in the ring with him, why would he be shying away now? Race would find his answer to that question several minutes later after being whipped into the ropes by Ishikawa - being met by a kendo stick shot to the back from the apron by Onita that brought the match to a halt. Race reeled in the ring from the shot as Onita made a leisurely stroll to the backstage area - kendo stick resting on his shoulder.</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>RATING: </strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>77</strong></span></span></p></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p></div></blockquote><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p> </div></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="color:#C0C0C0;"><strong><em>Main Event</em></strong></span></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"></p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong>Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Stan Hansen and Dory Funk Jr.</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;"><em>30-minute time limit</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><img alt="5YyYtkd.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5YyYtkd.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><img alt="P7X3431.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/P7X3431.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="cJXpLUP.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/cJXpLUP.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="A3LkYJG.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/A3LkYJG.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="eiPb7Zl.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/eiPb7Zl.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="NB3AVwm.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/NB3AVwm.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46953" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="color:#000000;"><em>In an exceptional match, </em></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#FF0000;"><em><strong>Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta</strong></em></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><em> defeated </em></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#FF0000;"><em><strong>Stan Hansen and Dory Funk Jr.</strong></em></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><em> in 23:41 when Jumbo Tsuruta defeated Dory Funk Jr. by pinfall with a Backdrop Suplex.</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><em> </em></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><em> As expected, neither team was able to gain much of an advantage over the other in the early stages of this one. However, Funk was able to soon wrestle Baba to the ground after targeting his weakening knees and began to apply as much pressure as he could. His attempts at a Texas Cloverleaf were thwarted as Tsuruta was soon able to hop into the match as the legal man. Trying to keep his side in it, Funk tagged out to recuperate as the two NWA singles champions in All Japan squared off against each other. Tsuruta and Hansen went at it with a tough striking contest with both men virtually daring each other to give them all they had. A ducked Lariat from Hansen led to the American catching a Jumbo Knee to the chin as Tsuruta tagged out to Baba to get the job done.</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><em> </em></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><em> Baba continued where his tag partner left off as he tried wearing Hansen away on the ground. Thinking his work was sufficient enough, Baba picked his opponent up and whipped him into the ropes for a Big Boot attempt, but the NWA International Heavyweight Champion just managed to duck as he connected with a running shoulder block on the rebound. Funk received a tag as he continued his assault on Baba's knees in what became a theme of the giant desperately needing to get to a rope for a break. Baba eventually fought his way to his feet as he dropped the veteran with a backdrop before getting a hot tag off to Tsuruta. Tsuruta entered the ring once again and dropped Funk with several forearms in a row as he dropped an interfering Hansen with a second Jumbo Knee. Hansen tumbled to the outside as Tsuruta connected with a Backdrop Suplex on the NWA International Tag Team Champion for the win.</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>RATING: </strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#008080;"><strong>83</strong></span></span></p></div><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><em>**POST-MATCH**</em></strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><img alt="cJXpLUP.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/cJXpLUP.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="eiPb7Zl.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/eiPb7Zl.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;"><em>After the match, Baba and Tsuruta celebrated after the traditional arm-raising by Kyohei Wada as Tsuruta asked for a microphone from a ringside attendant. Standing in the center of the ring as Baba headed to the back, Tsuruta began to speak.</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46953" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Tsuruta:</strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"> Well, well, Hansen. Here we both are as the two holders of NWA-affiliated singles championships left in All Japan Pro Wrestling. You may remember back towards the beginning of the year that I had requested your friend Bruiser Brody face me to a title unification match for both the NWA United National Championship and the NWA International Heavyweight Championship. What did he do in face of my challenge? He cut and run to that other company for easier competition. You represented your country and yourself well in the Champion Carnival and your efforts paid off as you stand before us now as NWA International Heavyweight Champion. But, I have a question for you, Hansen. Will you stand and fight with honor against me in the ring at the end of the tour next month at the Budokan or will you run and hide as your friend Brody did? Hansen, I'm challenging you! Title unification! NWA International Heavyweight Championship. NWA United National Championship. Hansen. Tsuruta. Budokan. Will you fight?</span></div></blockquote><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;"><em>Late in Tsuruta's speech, Hansen collected his NWA International Heavyweight Championship and climbed up to the ring apron - getting progressively angrier and angrier as the brash Tsuruta verbally ripped his friend. Once Tsuruta finished his challenge, Hansen entered the ring, raised his championship belt above his head, and then headed to the back - seemingly having accepted Tsuruta's title unification challenge.</em></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>RATING: </strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#00FF00;"><strong>86</strong></span></span></p></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p> </div></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p>_______________________________________________</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46953" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><strong>BHK1978: 5/6</strong></div></blockquote>

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="YSLIDQE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/YSLIDQE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF0000;">Summer Action Series</span></strong></span><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong> Pre-Tour Press Conference</strong></span></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"></p><p> </p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><ul><li><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Harley Race</strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"> says it's clear that Atsushi Onita is announcing that he's the next contender for the PWF World Heavyweight Championship. He continues to say if Onita's stunt at the conclusion of Super Power Series was to be some sort of attempt at playing mind games with him, he better think again. Race has proven he's the best in the business and Onita will merely fall by the wayside just as all who have challenged for his PWF World Heavyweight Championship have.</span><br /></li><li><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Stan Hansen</strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"> gloats over his victory of Fuchi, saying that he knew all along his victory over him in the Champion Carnival was a fluke and tonight he proved just that. As for what lay ahead for Hansen following his first title defense? </span><span style="color:#000000;"><em>"I think I'll just go ahead and challenge the world."</em></span><br /></li><li><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Jumbo Tsuruta</strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"> says his match against Butch Reed was no joke and showed that as a champion, you can't take any match less than seriously. All champions need to prove that they're fighting champions, and he's going to continue doing that as NWA United National Champion. </span><br /></li><li><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Genichiro Tenryu</strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"> makes a quick appearance before the assorted media in attendance and says that Onita was looking for a quick way out of the match and caught him with a surprise. Tenryu gives a mocking congratulations to Onita and says he will remember this day. All he has to do now is keep his head up and chase his next opportunity for a big win.</span><br /></li><li><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Mitsuharu Misawa and Kodo Fuyuki</strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"> said they hoped they did their trainers proud back at the dojo as they both picked up their respective first-ever championship wins in All Japan Pro Wrestling. They intend to defend their newly acquired AJPW All-Asia Tag Team Championships with honor and integrity and intend on holding them for a long time.</span><br /></li><li><span style="color:#000000;"> AJPW/PWF officials lay down the schedule for the upcoming Summer Action Series Tour. The tour is to be two months in length with two major shows to be held. The show at the end of June (Summer Action Series I) will be held in the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium while the summer-concluding show in July (Summer Action Series II) will be held at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo. Both Summer Action Series major events will be the first-ever AJPW shows to be shown on live pay-per-view with Emperor Choice holding the broadcasting rights to the shows. Details on the card for each major show will be made known in the following weeks.</span><br /></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p> </div></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong><span style="font-size:18px;">News of the World - May 1983</span></strong></span></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46953" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> <strong>NJPW:</strong> <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Tatsumi Fujinami won the (wait for it) NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship from Black Tiger.</span></p><p> <strong>NJPW:</strong> Satoru Sayama (Tiger Mask) left the company due to his contract expiring. All Japan Pro Wrestling was thought to immediately make a move for the star, but company officials downplayed the rumors by saying <em>"The top junior in the world would probably have a tough time in a company with no established junior division."</em></p><p> </p><p> <strong>GCW:</strong> The Spoiler left Georgia Championship Wrestling after his contract expired. The company, however, picked up Dutch Mantell on a pay-per-appearance deal.</p><p> <strong>CMLL:</strong> <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Mando Guerrero, Alfonso Dantes and Kung Fu won the Mexican National Trios Championships from MS-1, El Satanico and Sangre Chicana.</span></p><p> <strong>SWCW:</strong> <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Wahoo Mcdaniel won the SWCW Heavyweight Championship from Tully Blanchard. It is his third reign with the title.</span></p><p> <strong>MACW:</strong> <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Pedro Morales and Paul Jones won the NWA World Tag Team Championships from Sgt. Slaughter and Don Kernodle.</span></p><p> <strong>MACW:</strong> In a puzzling move, Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling are making Roddy Piper their figurehead. This move was made even with the NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Ric Flair, on the promotion's full-time roster.</p><p> <strong>WCCW:</strong> The Missing Link left the promotion due to his contract expiring. Buddy Landell signed with the company on a pay-per-appearance deal.</p><p> <strong>AWA:</strong> <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Jerry Blackwell won the AWA Television Title from Hulk Hogan.</span></p><p> </p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p>_____________________________________________</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Prediction Key</span></strong></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46953" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Summer Action Series - Night 1 (TV)</span></strong><p> </p><p> Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Stan Hansen and Dory Funk Jr. - 30</p><p> Harley Race, Mitsuharu Misawa and Kodo Fuyuki vs. Atsushi Onita, Akio Sato and Takashi Ishikawa - 30</p><p> Genichiro Tenryu vs. George Takano - 20</p><p> The Great Kabuki vs. Ashura Hara - 20</p><p> Mitsuo Momota vs. Terry Funk - 15</p><p> Chavo Guerrero and Masanobu Fuchi vs. Apollo Suguwara and Shinji Sasazaki - 15</p><p> </p><p> <strong><em>TIEBREAKER:</em></strong> Which match will be match of the night?</p></div></blockquote>

Osaka (Kinki) - Osaka Castle Hall Attendance: 8,647 Show Rating: 86 Match No. 1 <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:green;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> Apollo Suguwara, Shinji Sasazaki and Toshiaki Kawada vs. Ashura Hara, Tarzan Goto and Goro Tsurumi 15-minute time limit </div> Match No. 2 <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:green;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> Chavo Guerrero, The Great Kabuki and Kazuo Yamazaki vs. Shiro Koshinaka, George Takano and Mighty Inoue 20-minute time limit </div> Match No. 3 <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:gold;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> 'AJPW All-Asia Tag Team Championships' Akio Sato and Takashi Ishikawa © vs. Mitsuharu Misawa and Kodo Fuyuki 60-minute time limit </div> Match No. 4 <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:green;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> Giant Baba and Motoshi Okuma vs. Umanosuke Ueda and Tiger Jeet Singh 30-minute time limit </div> Match No. 5 <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:gold;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> 'NWA United National Championship' Jumbo Tsuruta © vs. Butch Reed 60-minute time limit </div> Match No. 6 <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:green;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> Genichiro Tenryu vs. Atsushi Onita 30-minute time limit </div> Match No. 7 <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:gold;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> 'NWA International Heavyweight Championship' Stan Hansen © vs. Masanobu Fuchi 60-minute time limit </div> Main Event <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:gold;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> 'PWF World Heavyweight Championship' Harley Race © vs. Terry Funk 60-minute time limit **POST MATCH** During the post-match ceremonies of Race being presented his PWF World Heavyweight Championship once again, a figure was making his way towards the ring with a chair in hand from the backstage area... It's Atsushi Onita! Victorious in his match against Genichiro Tenryu earlier in the night, Onita was all smiles as he set up his folding chair in the ring and took a seat behind Race. Once the champion turned around to spot the young, brash dojo graduate, Onita started to applaud the champion as he then rose to his feet and offered a handshake to the main event's victor. Confused at first over Onita's gesture, Race accepts Onita's offer as Onita continues to just smirk at the champion. Onita then breaks the handshake as he grabs his chair, folds it up and stares at the PWF World Heavyweight Champion (and belt) for several moments before heading to the back. RATING: 89 </div> _____________________________________________

<p>Congratulations to all of the winners!</p><p> </p><p> (Top-three in real-world diaries? I'm blown away. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/eek.png.0e09df00fa222c85760b9bc1700b5405.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> )</p>

Was to travel both this weekend and next weekend, but I nixed those plans as I didn't want to potentially bring anything home as a symptomatic/asymptomatic carrier as my 90-year-old grandmother has moved in with us. Just keeping up basic hygiene 101 skills and limiting time outside of the house/avoiding even small public gatherings. Luckily, the house is pretty well-stocked as is. I figure the worst of this will be sooner rather than later, but, that'll only come if the general public as a whole starts taking self-quarantine/self-isolation seriously.

<p>Singles Match: <strong>Shinsuke Nakamura</strong> vs. Finn Balor</p><p> Singles Match: <strong>Seth Rollins</strong> vs. KUSHIDA</p><p> Tag Team Match: <strong>The Uso's</strong> vs. Cima & Dragon Kid</p><p> Tag Team Match: Gallus (Mark & Joe Coffey) vs. <strong>The Kings of Wrestling (Cesaro & Kassius Ohno)</strong></p><p> Singles Match: Curtis Axel vs. <strong>Kaz Hayashi</strong></p><p> Women's Match: <strong>Asuka</strong> vs. Sasha Banks</p><p> </p><p> BONUS</p><p> Who will answer the challenge of WALTER?</p><p> A) Akira Tozawa</p><p> B) Go Shiozaki</p><p> <strong>C) Tajiri</strong></p><p> D) Cody Hall</p><p> </p><p> Who Wins?</p><p> <strong>WALTER</strong> vs. Mystery Opponent</p>