TrekkieMonsta Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 [CENTER][FONT="Book Antiqua"][SIZE="4"][U]WLW: Because Dancing Is Cool![/U][/SIZE][/FONT] [I][SIZE="1"]Disclaimer: Involves minimal amounts of dancing.[/SIZE][/I] This last week will stay in my memory for pretty much the rest of my life, purely because it was one of the most off the wall weeks so far, filled with completely random stuff. The fateful night would be when I was sitting in a bar around nine in the evening, having finished with a recent show I’d helped book. I’d just ordered around my fifth drink when a little man in a mask came scurrying up next to me and faced me: “Greetings citizen, I hear you are quite the little booker.” Who was he calling me little, and citizen? This guy lived his gimmick for sure. “Kimuraman right? From WLW? Why would you care?” “Good question citizen, one that I will answer. The reason I said is because my company is on the lookout for a new booker, as Second Bossman has decided to focus on his matches, and First Bossman had heard about you and wanted to bring you in on a test run.” Okay…this was getting weird, First and Second Bossman? From that I could tell he meant Kojima and Kurofuji but this guy was seriously creeping me out. I finished up my drink before speaking again. “So Kojima needs my help…well, why not.” Me and Kojima went back years, being childhood friends. We were both wrestling fanatics, but we kinda stopped talking after we went our different ways in the business, only really exchanging the occasional phone call and holiday cards. And while he went to national superstardom, I stayed booking indy shows for pretty much most of my life. Some people said I was too good to be doing indy shows, and should take my creativity to the big leagues and see how they work, and this seemed to be that chance. Kimuraman hopped off his stool and stood next to me as we walked out. To be honest, he should be called Kimuraboy, he looked like he could be my son….my weird…super hero…masked son. Wow…that thought put me off having a family for a while. This little dude showed me the way to the WLW headquarters, because apparently Kojima wanted to see me right away if I accepted. When we finally arrived he then showed me to Kojima’s door before letting me enter on my own. I was slightly nervous meeting a big name like Kojima, slightly being a bit of an understatement. I lifted my hand and gently knocked on the door, and a response came back almost right away. “Come in.” I turned the handle and slowly opened the door, afraid this could be some sort of practical joke all along, but I let out a sigh of relief when the only people there were Kojima and Haru himself. Kojima gestured to a nearby chair, and I gently sat down, twiddling my thumbs to try and appear confident. Kojima was the first to break the silence, and we talked for seemingly ages about what I would do if I was given the helm, with Haru occasionally snickering at some of my suggestions. And that’s how it happened, I walked out of that office temporary booker for WLW, having been drunk and lead around by a masked superhero just twenty minutes previously. The following morning, me and Kojima reminisced and caught up with what’s been going on. After that he showed me around the locker room, introducing me to all the talent. I knew pretty much all of them, with one or two exceptions, automatically, and greeted them politely. One man, who now goes by the name Burning EXILE, just looked at me disgusted and left the room. “Don’t worry mate, it takes time. Oniji doesn’t like change or meeting new people, so you kinda made a double whammy.” The final person in the room was the immortal, the famous….Kimuraman. Well…maybe to children he is. And he was still living the gimmick, striking a superhero pose, puffing out his chest like he was showing off. I tried hard not to laugh before me and Koji began talking about the plans for the first few shows of the tour, which were in a couple of days.[/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kirby Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 "Dancing?" Sounds great, can't wait. Oh, and heat with EXILE? It sucks to be you, (doo doo doo DOO) it sucks to be you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekkieMonsta Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 [CENTER][U][B]The History [/B][/U] From their debut in 2000, WLW had been offering an extremely different product to the more common wrestling at the time. It incorporated parts of Lucha Libre in a scene that was predominantly puroresu, and also added in bits of comedy. This was one of the things that many people thought doomed WLW to failure soon after it’s appearance, as the fans were used to serious wrestling with impact moves, due to the influence of PGHW and BHOTWG. This new combination proved very popular, to the astonishment of many, and soon gathered a cult following. The company itself has seen the rise of many of Japans current rising stars, such as Rhino Umaga, Magnum KOBE, Emerald Angel and The Incredible KOYAMA, while using the star power of famous names like The Great Hisato and Koji Kojima to springboard them to success. 2010 has since been since as the best year so far by fans, as it saw the rise of the promotion the national status, riding on the back of a recent mega feud between Koji Kojima and The Great Hisato. The company soon set about snatching up the most talented and most popular workers around, managing to grab Marat Khoklov, who was reigning Burning World champion at the time, when the giant was going through contract negotiations. Other big grabs were Angry Gilmore, who for the best part of 2010 had been rarely seen, as SWF had lost all TV coverage after dropping to cult, and Greg Gauge, who had risen to fame in GCG and BHOTWG alongside his brother in the tag ranks, winning tag gold in both promotions. WLW gained PPV coverage for the first time, and was holding regular shows, raking in huge amounts of money with killer shows. But some of the older fans were pushed away when WLW began to tone down some of the more controversial parts of their product, introducing a more serious tone to their matches. There was still comedy and Lucha-style wrestling, but instead of dominating the show, it was now only occasional. Owner Koji Kojima knew it was a risk, but it paid off big time, as they continued their meteoric rise. And that's where my story with WLW begins, it is January 2011, we are currently riding a huge wave of momentum, being placed 4th in the World for promotions, behind TCW, PGHW and BHOTWG in terms of ranking. [U][B]The Roster[/B][/U] [SIZE="1"]Red = Heel, Blue = Face[/SIZE] [I]Main Event[/I] [COLOR="Red"]Awesome Thunder[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]Emerald Angel[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"]Greg Gauge[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]Haru Kurofuji[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"]Koji Kojima[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"]Koshiro Ino[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]Marat Khoklov[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"]The Great Hisato[/COLOR] [i]Upper Midcard[/i] [COLOR="red"]Angry Gilmore[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"]Eagle Kawasawa[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"]Hell Monkey[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]Rhino Umaga[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"]Silver Shark[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"]The Incredible KOYAMA[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"]The Tic[/COLOR] [i]Midcard[/i] [COLOR="blue"]Burning EXILE[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]Bussho Makiguchi[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]Dean Daniels[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]KOKI Ishibashi[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"]Mabuchi Furusawa[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"]Magnum KOBE[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]Takeshi Umehara[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"]Tasuku Shinozuka[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"]UK Dragon[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]White Samurai[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"]Yuki Horigoshi[/COLOR] [i]Lower Midcard[/i] [COLOR="blue"]Kimuraman (Beetle Kimura)[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]Bulldozer Brandon Smith[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"]Cyber Fighter 3000[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"]Eguichi The Amazing[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]Hidekazu[/COLOR] [I]- Touring[/I] [COLOR="red"]Nariaki Hitomi[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]Nathanial Ca$ino[/COLOR] [i]Opener[/i] [COLOR="Blue"]Americana[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]Antonio Maxi Marquez (Champagne Lover)[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]Mamoru Nagahama[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]Matsudaira Morioka[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"]Panda Mask II[/COLOR] [i]Enhancement Talent[/i] [COLOR="red"]Kid Toma[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"]Masked Cougar[/COLOR] [I]- Touring[/I] [COLOR="red"]Merle O'Curle[/COLOR] [I]- Touring[/I] [i]Next: Staff, Tag Teams and Champions[/i][/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekkieMonsta Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 [CENTER][u][b]Tag Teams[/b][/u] [SIZE="1"]Name/Members/Experience[/SIZE] Above & Below (Emerald Angel & Hell Monkey) – C [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/EmeraldAngel.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/HellMonkey.jpg[/IMG] Dragon & Furusawa (UK Dragon & Mabuchi Furusawa) – A* [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/UKDragon.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/MabuchiFurusawa.jpg[/IMG] Naga-Mori (Nagahama & Morioka) – C+ [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/MamoruNagahama.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/MatsudairaMorioka.jpg[/IMG] Power Trip WLW (Kurofuji & Kojima) – C+ [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/HaruKurofuji.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/KojiKojima.jpg[/IMG] Ring Demons (Kimuraman & Panda Mask II) – E- [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/BeetleKimura.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/PandaMask.jpg[/IMG] The Avalance Effect (KOKI Ishibashi & KOYAMA) – B- [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/KokiIshibashi.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/TheIncredibleKoyama.jpg[/IMG] The Lone Gunmen (Dean Daniels & Magnum KOBE) – E- [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/DeanDaniels.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/MagnumKobe.jpg[/IMG] [u][b]Staff Members[/u][/b] [i]Managers[/i] Mr. Miwa (Umaga/Hitomi/Thunder) Seishiro Hiraga (None) [i]Road Agents[/i] Gesshin Nishihara Yodo Nakane [i]Announce Team[/i] Isei Deushi Koyo Raikatuji [i]Referees[/i] Kazuko Hiroyuki Kitahachi Sonoda Tsughiharu Odaka [u][b]WLW Championships[/b][/u] [u]World Level Show Stealer[/u] [i]Prestige = 70%[/i] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/SilverShark.jpg[/IMG] [b]Current Champion:[/b] Silver Shark (4) [u]History since 2007[/u] Dec 06 – Feb 07 – The Incredible KOYAMA (2) Feb 07 – Feb 07 – Silver Shark Feb 07 – Apr 07 – The Incredible KOYAMA (3) Apr 07 – Jul 07 – Eagle Kawasawa Jul 07 – Aug 07 – Haru Kurofuji Aug 07 – Jan 08 – Silver Shark (2) Jan 08 – Apr 08 – Haru Kurofuji (2) Apr 08 – May 08 – The Incredible KOYAMA (4) May 08 – May 08 – White Samurai May 08 – Jul 08 – UK Dragon Jul 08 – Aug 08 – Magnum KOBE (2) Aug 08 – Oct 08 – Haru Kurofuji (3) Oct 08 – Nov 08 – Magnum KOBE (3) Nov 08 – Feb 09 – Silver Shark (3) Feb 09 – Apr 09 – UK Dragon (2) Apr 09 – May 09 – The Incredible KOYAMA (5) May 09 – Jul 09 – Haru Kurofuji (4) Jul 09 – Jul 09 – White Samurai (2) Jul 09 – Aug 09 – The Incredible KOYAMA (6) Aug 09 – Oct 09 – Magnum KOBE (4) Oct 09 – Nov 09 – KOYAMA (7) Nov 09 – Jan 10 – UK Dragon (3) Jan 10 – Feb 10 – Eagle Kawasawa (2) Feb 10 – Apr 10 – UK Dragon (4) Apr 10 – May 10 – KOYAMA (8) May 10 – Jul 10 – Eagle Kawasawa (3) Jul 10 – Aug 10 – KOYAMA (9) Aug 10 – Nov 10 – UK Dragon (5) Nov 10 – Present – Silver Shark (4) [u]World Level Streetfighting[/u] [i]Prestige = 70%[/i] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/TheIncredibleKoyama.jpg[/IMG] [b]Current Champion:[/b] The Incredible KOYAMA (4) [u]History since 2007[/u] Dec 06 – Feb 07 – Koji Kojima Feb 07 – May 07 – Haru Kurofuji May 07 – Aug 07 – KOYAMA Aug 07 – Nov 07 – Haru Kurofuji (2) Nov 07 – Feb 08 – KOYAMA (2) Feb 08 – May 08 – UK Dragon May 08 – Aug 08 – The Tic Aug 08 – Oct 08 – Toyokuni Hardcore Oct 08 – Jan 09 – KOYAMA (3) Jan 09 – Feb 09 – Magnum KOBE Feb 09 – Jul 09 – Silver Shark Jul 09 – Oct 09 – UK Dragon (2) Oct 09 – Nov 09 – Rhino Umaga Nov 09 – Feb 10 – Mabuchi Furusawa Feb 10 – Apr 10 – Rhino Umaga (2) Apr 10 – Jul 10 – The Tic (2) Jul 10 – Aug 10 – Rhino Umaga (3) Aug 10 – Nov 10 – The Tic (3) Nov 10 – Present – KOYAMA (4) [u]World Level Tag Team[/u] [i]Prestige = 70%[/i] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/KokiIshibashi.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/TheIncredibleKoyama.jpg[/IMG] [b]Current Champion:[/b] The Avalanche Effect (5) [u]History since 2007[/u] Aug 06 – Apr 07 – Avalanche Effect (4) Apr 07 – Apr 07 - *Vacated due to KOKI injury* Apr 07 – May 07 – KOYAMA & William Hayes May 07 – Jan 08 – Kazuma Narato & Silver Shark Jan 08 – Apr 08 – The Tic & Dean Daniels Apr 08 – Aug 08 – KOYAMA & Kurofuji Aug 08 – Feb 09 – Dragon & Furusawa Feb 09 – Apr 09 – The Tic & Dean Daniels (2) Apr 09 – Jul 09 – Dragon & Furusawa (2) Jul 09 – Sep 09 – Magnum KOBE & SUKI Sep 09 – May 10 – Dragon & Furusawa (3) May 10 – Nov 10 – Hell Monkey & The Tic Nov 10 – Nov 10 – Magnum KOBE & Dean Daniels Nov 10 – Present – Avalanche Effect (5) [u]World Level Tap Out[/u] [i]Prestige = 40%[/i] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/CyberFighter3000.jpg[/IMG] [b]Current Champion:[/b] Cyber Figher 3000 (3) [u]History since 2007[/u] Oct 06 – Feb 07 – UK Dragon Feb 07 – Aug 07 – Insane Machine Aug 07 – Nov 07 – Yuki Horigoshi Nov 07 – Jan 08 – Mitsunari Fugunaga Jan 08 – Apr 08 – White Samurai Apr 08 – Jul 08 – Beetle Kimura Jul 08 – Oct 08 – Tasuku Shinozuka Oct 08 – Jan 09 – Beetle Kimura (2) Jan 09 – Feb 09 – Cyber Fighter 3000 Feb 09 – Apr 09 – Bussho Makiguchi Apr 09 – Jul 09 – Yuki Horigoshi (2) Jul 09 – Aug 09 – Beetle Kimura (3) Aug 09 – Nov 09 – Tasuku Shinozuka (2) Nov 09 – Jan 10 – Beetle Kimura (4) Jan 10 – Apr 10 – Bulldozer Brandon Smith Apr 10 – May 10 – Cyber Fighter 3000 (2) May 10 – Jul 10 – Nariaki Hitomi Jul 10 – Aug 10 – Beetle Kimura (5) Aug 10 – Oct 10 – Bulldozer Brandon Smith (2) Oct 10 – Present – Cyber Fighter 3000 (3) [u]World Level Universal[/u] [i]Prestige = 100%[/i] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/_BlankBackground.jpg[/IMG] [b]Current Champion:[/b] Vacant [u]History since 2007[/u] Dec 06 – Apr 07 – Bairei Yasujiro Apr 07 – Jul 07 – Emerald Angel (2) Jul 07 – Oct 07 – Bairei Yasujiro (2) Oct 07 – Nov 07 – Emerald Angel (3) Nov 07 – Apr 08 – The Great Hisato (2) Apr 08 – May 08 – Magnum KOBE May 08 – Aug 08 – Awesome Thunder (7) Aug 08 – Nov 08 – Koji Kojima (3) Nov 08 – Jul 09 – Eagle Kawasawa Jul 09 – Nov 09 – The Great Hisato (3) Nov 09 – Feb 10 – Koji Kojima (4) Feb 10 – May 10 – The Great Hisato (4) May 10 – Aug 10 – Greg Gauge Aug 10 – Oct 10 – Marat Khoklov Oct 10 – Jan 11 – Bruce The Giant Jan 11 – Jan 11 - *Vacated when Bruce’s contract ends*[/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekkieMonsta Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 [CENTER] [B][U]WorldLevelWrestling.jp[/U][/B] [u]News[/u] Rumours are spreading around that Haru Kurofuji has been removed from his position as head booker and that the man replacing him is a friend of Kojima’s who has a superhero child. There is no proof to these rumours as of yet. [u]Card[/u] WLW has had a great 2010, rising to become one of the top promotions in the world, and the 3rd more prestigious in Japan right now. And we look set to kick off the New Year with a bang, as we hold a tournament to determine who will become the next World Level Universal champion. The participants have been decided, and a majority of them are former Universal champions, so we are going to have massive amounts of action this month, with the finals taking place at WLW: Do The Dance of Shame on the final Sunday of the month. Koji Kojima has received a bye from the first round mainly due to him threatening to beat up anybody who disagreed. Here are the current tournament brackets: [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/Tourny%20brackets/TounamentBrackets2.jpg[/IMG] The first two cards of the new tour, the Rave Tour, have been announced and look to be full of great action and plenty of time for your favourite superhero, Kimuraman! One the first show we have two former tap out champions going head to head, when Nariaki Hitomi takes on Bussho Makiguchi, and a win for either one of these men is sure to propel them back into the race for the belt. The giant Marat Khoklov also has a tune-up match for his tournament match in a week when he takes on the young Masked Cougar, who is making only his third appearance for WLW. Can Cougar fell the giant, or will he become just another tick on the list for the Russian behemoth? We then see the popular tandem of Dragon & Furusawa in action against veterans Takeshi Umehara and Tasuku Shinozuka. Will Dragon & Furusawa steal the win, or will Umehara and Shinozuka be able to get the upset on the former 3-time tag champions? We then hold the first tournament match, as Eagle Kawasawa takes on Haru Kurofuji. Both men are former Universal Champions, with Eagle being one of the longest reigning champ in recent times. Which man will advance and get one inch closer to the goal of holding one of the top belts in the business? On our second show, we see Show Stealer champion Silver Shark in non-title action against young up-and-comer White Samurai. Samurai is a former 2-time SS champ himself, can he beat Silver Shark and get back on track to the title? Or will Shark prove why he is the champion and squash the youngsters dreams? Tasuku Shinozuka is in action again, this time against fellow veteran technician Dean Daniels. Which man will get the win and move up the rankings? UK Dragon, after being in action on the previous card, will look to further his chance at the belts when he takes on one half of the champions KOKI Ishibashi in singles action. Which man will take the win for their team? And in the final two matches we have the next two tournament matches, with Rhino Umaga taking on Hell Monkey and Angry Gilmore facing up against The Great Hisato. Hisato has a slight advantage of Gilmore in his match up, with Gilmore only just re-debuting in Japan, and Hisato being a veteran of the Universal team, being a former 4-time champion. Will it be experience or the thrill of the chance at holding world gold that wins out? [u]WLW Rave Tour Show #1[/u] [u][I]Singles[/I][/u] Nariaki Hitomi vs. Bussho Makiguchi [U][I]Singles[/i][/U] Masked Cougar vs. Marat Khoklov [I][U]Tag Team[/U][/I] Dragon & Furusawa vs. Takeshi Umehara & Tasuku Shinozuka [U][I]Singles[/I][/U] Eagle Kawasawa vs. Haru Kurofuji [u]WLW Rave Tour Show #2[/u] [u][I]Singles[/I][/u] [i]Non-Title[/i] Silver Shark vs. White Samurai [U][I]Singles[/i][/U] Tasuku Shinozuka vs. Dean Daniels [U][I]Singles[/i][/U] UK Dragon vs. KOKI Ishibashi [U][I]Singles[/I][/U] Rhino Umaga vs. Hell Monkey [u][i]Singles[/i][/u] Angry Gilmore vs. The Great Hisato [i]Predictions are welcome. Show will be up sometime either monday or tuesday, as I need to wait to get the full game in order to run these haha.[/i][/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Wolf Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Doesn't Angry Gilmore start 2008 injured? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekkieMonsta Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 I'm running this in 2011, from a modified savegame I had a while ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Wolf Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 WLW Rave Tour Show #1 Singles Nariaki Hitomi vs. [B]Bussho Makiguchi[/B] Bussho is just slightly above Hitmoi's league Singles Masked Cougar vs. [B]Marat Khoklov[/B] Total squash match Tag Team [B]Dragon & Furusawa[/B] vs. Takeshi Umehara & Tasuku Shinozuka These teams seem to be on pretty even footing right now but I like Dragon & Furusawa better. Singles Eagle Kawasawa vs. [B]Haru Kurofuji[/B] Kurofuji takes this first tournament match but he has to really work for it. WLW Rave Tour Show #2 Singles Non-Title [B]Silver Shark[/B] vs. White Samurai Usually non-title means the champion loses but I see no reason for Shark to lose this as Samurai is further down the card and Shark should have some momentum going into his next title match. Singles Tasuku Shinozuka vs. [B]Dean Daniels[/B] I'm a mark for Dean Daniels Singles UK Dragon[ vs. KOKI Ishibashi Dragons team should be building up for an eventual title shot but he can't beat the one of the champions just yet. I say draw with some shenanigans. Singles Rhino Umaga vs. [B]Hell Monkey[/B] This is a supreme secondary main event this match is going to rock and rock hard. It's so hard to choose but I'm gonna go with the Monkey. Singles Angry Gilmore vs. The Great Hisato Gilmore makes a surprising return with a win over Hisato. I think Histaot's attitude sucks aand Gilmore is deserving, maybe of even winning this thing out right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurphy1014 Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 WLW Rave Tour Show #1 Singles [B]Nariaki Hitomi[/B] vs. Bussho Makiguchi Singles Masked Cougar vs. [B]Marat Khoklov[/B] Tag Team [B]Dragon & Furusawa[/B] vs. Takeshi Umehara & Tasuku Shinozuka Singles Eagle Kawasawa vs. [B]Haru Kurofuji[/B] WLW Rave Tour Show #2 Singles Non-Title [B]Silver Shark[/B] vs. White Samurai Singles Tasuku Shinozuka vs. [B]Dean Daniels[/B] Singles [B]UK Dragon[/B] vs. KOKI Ishibashi Singles Rhino Umaga vs. [B]Hell Monkey[/B] Singles Angry Gilmore vs. [B]The Great Hisato[/B] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrdcoresidebrns Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 WLW Rave Tour Show #1 Singles Nariaki Hitomi vs. [B]Bussho Makiguchi[/B] [I]Hitomi may be older, but Makiguchi is far more talented, and fits into WLW's style much better.[/I] Singles Masked Cougar vs. [B]Marat Khoklov[/B] [I]Unless you want Masked Cougar to be in an instant main eventer in Japan, Khoklov gets the win here. Interesting choice to have a giant behemoth in a promotion full of lightweights.[/I] Tag Team [B]Dragon & Furusawa[/B] vs. Takeshi Umehara & Tasuku Shinozuka [I]An odd pairing, but the team of Dragon and Furusawa has enough talent to overshadow any curious mix in their skills.[/I] Singles Eagle Kawasawa vs. [B]Haru Kurofuji[/B] [I]Eagle Kawasawa is a great talent, but always go with the native.[/I] WLW Rave Tour Show #2 Singles Non-Title [B]Silver Shark[/B] vs. White Samurai [I]I go with Silver Shark, simply because he's more established. Although, being that this is 2010, I could be completely off.[/I] Singles Tasuku Shinozuka vs. [B]Dean Daniels[/B] [I]Total guess. I just went by the fact that I like Daniels more.[/I] Singles UK Dragon vs. [B]KOKI Ishibashi[/B] [I]Ishibashi gets the win here in what should be a great matchup.[/I] Singles Rhino Umaga vs. [B]Hell Monkey[/B] [I]Hell Monkey owns our souls. He wins in what has a good chance at being match of the night.[/I] Singles [B]Angry Gilmore[/B] vs. The Great Hisato [I]Hisato would be the obvious choice, but Gilmore is fairly well established in Japan due to his younger days, and I see him getting the victory here.[/I] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerkinney Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 WLW Rave Tour Show #1 Singles Nariaki Hitomi vs. [B]Bussho Makiguchi[/B] [I]Makiguchi's the better prospect and better fits WLW product....[/I] Singles Masked Cougar vs. [B]Marat Khoklov[/B] [I]...... hmm mind you I see that Marat Khoklov has held the Universal belt, which means that you must have somewhat expanded from the default WLW usage of crazy high fliers in masks. Cougar is only a touring enhancement talent, so I fully expect him to get squashed here.[/I] Tag Team [B]Dragon & Furusawa[/B] vs. Takeshi Umehara & Tasuku Shinozuka [I]Should be a pretty even contest, but I'll go for the pairing that have held the belts[/I] Singles Eagle Kawasawa vs. [B]Haru Kurofuji[/B] [I]Kawasawa's sitting in your upper mid-card right now, but I just don't see an upset happening against the bosses best mate.[/I] WLW Rave Tour Show #2 Singles Non-Title [B]Silver Shark[/B] vs. White Samurai [I]Shark's your current Show Stealer champ and seems etablished in your upper mid-card. Samurai's obviously improved, seeing as he's now a mid-carder by 2011, but I don't see you giving him the non title win to trigger a title bit for him.[/I] Singles Tasuku Shinozuka vs. Dean Daniels Two mid-carders, could go either way......I'll tip the homegrown talent to score the victory. Singles [B]UK Dragon[/B] vs. KOKI Ishibashi [I]Dragon gets a singles victory over one of the tag champs, to stake a claim for a tag title shot.[/I] Singles Rhino Umaga vs. [B]Hell Monkey[/B] [I]These two had stinky chemistry together in my BHOTWG game for 07, but hey that was my game and things could very well be different in yours. On paper this should be a brutal hard hitting contest, that I see the Monkey coming out on top of.[/I] Singles [B]Angry Gilmore[/B] vs. The Great Hisato [I]Both are talented, but I prefer Gilmore, seeing as Hisato's a bit of an egomaniac whiner. Just going for personal preference on this one. [/I] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekkieMonsta Posted June 7, 2008 Author Share Posted June 7, 2008 [CENTER][I]Thanks for the predictions guys, hopefully I can keep you interested :).[/I] [U][B]WLW Rave Tour[/B] Show #1[/U] Held at Miyagi Athletic Field Wednesday, Week 1, January 2011 Attendance = 2,000 Announcers = Isei Deushi & Koyo Raikatuji [u][i]Pre-Show[/i][/u] [i]Ring Demons def. Naga-Mori – D+ The Incredible KOYAMA def. Nathanial Ca$ino – C The Tic def. Antonio Maxi Marquez – B-[/i] As the fans begin to get settled in their seats, Koji Kojima’s entrance hits, and he makes his way down to the ring with a microphone in hand. “Let me just welcome all of you with a happy new year, and I am glad to see so many people out here to celebrate the greatness that is World Level Wrestling. You know tonights card, with the first Universal tournament match taking place as the young Eagle Kawasawa takes on the veteran Haru Kurofuji. Both men are former Universal champions, so that is definitely going to be a great match.” Kojima continued to hype all of the first round matches in order, and each match got a loud pop due to the popularity of all the performers. [b]B+[/b] [U][B]Match 1:[/B] Nariaki Hitomi w/Mr. Miwa vs. Bussho Makiguchi.[/U] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/NariakiHitomi_alt.jpg[/IMG] w/ [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/AkahitoMiwa.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/BusshoMakiguchi.jpg[/IMG] This match looked to be an easy one for Hitomi, who had both the size and power advantage, but the young Bussho managed to surprise the big man by darting around him with amazing agility, sending him down with some stiff kicks at the start. Hitomi managed to steal back control with a running forearm smash right to the jaw, and then proceeded to connect with various suplexes, using his power, but Bussho was able to counter one attempt with a few stiff elbow shots, and then connected with a beautiful springboard moonsault, taking Hitomi right to the mat and giving Bussho back the control. Bussho then weakened up the bigger man with a series of devastating forearm shots right to the temple of Hitomi, before running to the ropes and connecting with the Blazing Elbow, a running discus elbow, connecting with Hitomi’s temple again. Miwa was livid at ringside, hopping up and down telling Hitomi to get up while Bussho covered him, getting the three count and the victory. [B]Winner:[/B] Bussho Makiguchi by pinfall in 8:24 – [B]C[/B] As soon as the match is over Bussho grabs a microphone at ringside and asks the audience to be quiet: “I have been with this promotion since my debut, and I consider it sickening that I have only held one damn title since then, and that was almost two years ago! So, I am going to remedy that right now. Cyber Fighter 3000, our very own crazy robot, I challenge you to a title match at Do The Dance of Shame. And once you accept, I will prove to everybody that I deserve to be the face of this promotion, by taking your title and everybody elses before the year is through.” [b]C[/b] After a quick intermission, where everybody goes backstage to buy Silver Shark merchandise obviously, we see Haru Kurofuji up on the big screen, sitting in his locker room with a microphone. “I’m going to make this nice and easy. Tonight, I am facing Eagle Kawasawa, a youngster who thinks he has what it takes to win this tournament. In my opinion, the only wrestler who should win this tournament is me, I’m one of the most accomplished superstars this promotion has ever had, and without me, this company wouldn’t even be here. So Eagle, watch out, because tonight you are going to learn that fact the hard way.” [b]B-[/b] We then see a quick hype video of Marat Khoklov, highlighting the destruction he has wreaked since entering the promotion half a year ago, including the epic title match of Giant vs. Giant as he took on Bruce The Giant. [b]A[/b] [U][B]Match 2:[/B] Masked Cougar vs. Marat Khoklov.[/U] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/MaskedCougar.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/MaratKhoklov.jpg[/IMG] This was never really a match, because as soon as the bell rang, Marat tossed the poor little Cougar around the ring like he was a piece of grass. Cougar tried once or twice to counter moves, such as turning a spinebuster into a DDT, but Marat always just stopped him mid-move and then destroyed him with an even more deadly move. The end came when he whipped a beaten Cougar into the ropes with amazing force, and then almost decapitating him with the Moscow Lariat, which drew cheers from the crowd due to it’s legendary status. Marat looked down at Cougar, shook his head and then simply placed his foot on the fallen body of his opponent, getting the very easy victory. [B]Winners:[/B] Marat Khoklov by pinfall in 2:42 - [B]B[/B] After the referee has finished scraping Cougar off of the mat we see a hype video of the team of Dragon & Furusawa, showing some highlights of their previous tag title reigns, including the creation of their finisher, a wheelbarrow facebuster/cutter combination called the Fire Driver, and how it lead to many victories. [b]B-[/b] [U][B]Match 3:[/B] Dragon & Furusawa vs. Takeshi Umehara & Tasuku Shinozuka.[/U] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/UKDragon.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/MabuchiFurusawa.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/TakesiUmehara.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/TasukuShinozuka.jpg[/IMG] A very solid tag team match from these four men, with the established team of Dragon & Furusawa showing some slick teamwork, constantly tagging in and out and isolating their opponents. The first legal men were Dragon and Umehara, and the two began with a stiff brawl, exchanging forearms and punches until Dragon was able to force Umehara to the ropes and whip him across the ring, connecting with a tilt-a-whirl head scissors when he came back, sending Umehara tumbling back to his corner. Dragon continued to dominate the veteran Umehara, tagging in and out with his partner while doing so, grounding him with several holds, concentrating on his knee’s, but Umehara was eventually able to get to his corner and tag in Shinozuka. However, Dragon still managed to dominate Tasuku, even though the ‘Thunder Lizard’ caught him off guard with a few quick elbows and a belly to belly suplex, before tagging in Mabuchi, who concentrated on the veteran’s arms, locking in a series of tight wrist locks and a crucifix armbar. Shinozuka was practically at his mercy until Umehara made the save, connecting with an enziguri. Dragon took exception to this, and floored the flamboyant veteran with a slingshot cross body, sending Umehara rolling out of the ring. Mabuchi then called over to Dragon, then booted Shinozuka in the gut and lifted him into the air for a wheelbarrow facebuster. Dragon rushed over and leapt into the air after clasping Tasuku’s head, and connected with the Fire Driver. Tasuku’s head bounced off the mat as Mabuchi rolled him over for the cover, getting the convincing victory. [B]Winner:[/B] Dragon & Furusawa by pinfall in 12:24 – [B]B[/B] After a quick break we return to see Magnum KOBE at the snack table, looking over the various cakes and pies displayed. He sticks his finger in the middle of one of the cream pies and tastes it, before coughing and showing a look of disgust. He promptly grabbed the pie and lobbed it over his shoulder, accidentally hitting the strolling Marat Khoklov right square in the face. The Russian then tapped KOBE on the shoulder, and when he turned around, booted him in the gut before drilling him through the table with a release powerbomb. Marat then licks off a bit of the pie, smiling as he appears to like it, and walks off. [b]B+[/b] We then see a quick hype video of the main event, detailing the stakes that are present and the history of both men. [b]B[/b] [U][B]Match 4:[/B] Eagle Kawasawa vs. Haru Kurofuji.[/U] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/EagleKawasawa.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/HaruKurofuji.jpg[/IMG] This was almost definitely going to be a great match, as both men are incredibly talented, and luckily it performed as expected, with both men seeming to click in the ring. Haru also showed that despite him being well past his prime, he can still fly with the best of them, as the match went back and forth up until the final few minutes. When the match started, Kawasawa managed to wrestle control away from the veteran, tripping him up and locking him in a grounded front facelock. Haru seemed in trouble to start with, but he soon turned it around into a hammerlock. The two men continued to trade holds like this for quite a while, resulting in a standoff that drew some applause from the crowd. Eagle smiled and rushed towards Haru, only to fall victim to a jumping kick right to the forehead, flipping him over. Haru then began to pick apart Eagle, teasing going for a Sharpshooter, but instead pushing Eagle’s legs down onto his knee and then driving that knee into the mat, causing Eagle to scream in pain. Haru continued to focus on the legs, as he then applied a single leg Boston Crab on the weaker of Eagle’s legs, which Eagle was only able to break by desperately clawing his way over to the ropes. The youngster then used the ropes to pull himself up, and when Haru ran towards him he threw the veteran over his shoulder. Haru managed to land on the apron however, and connected with an enzu kick which sent Eagle stumbling forwards. As Eagle stood up, Haru launched himself over the ropes and connected with a diving cross body block, but Eagle rolled through and then brought Haru down across his knee. The veteran clutched his back, but got up fairly soon after, albeit slowly due to the pain. This unfortunately left him open to attacks by Eagle, who began to kick him in the head and back before finishing off with a stiff kick right to the back of the head which sent the veteran back down again. Eagle then ran to the ropes and connected with an Arabian Press before going for the first cover of the match, only getting a two count. Eagle tried to pull Haru up to his feet, but the veteran punched him several times in the gut and then wrenched his arm out. He continued to apply pressure until Eagle was forced down to the mat, at which point he promptly switched to a knee lock, occasionally standing up to drive his own knee into back of Eagle’s. Eagle began to claw his way over to the ropes once again, but Haru simply yanked him back into the middle and then locked him in a Bow and Arrow Lock, almost causing Eagle to tap out. Eagle held on though, eager to get the win, causing Haru to release the hold and throw him to the mat in frustration. As he thought over what he was going to do next, Eagle recovered his breath and caught the veteran off guard with a clothesline, followed by an elbow drop right to the sternum. He then waited for Haru to get up, and when the veteran was on one knee, ran to the ropes, aiming to nail the Vision Quest, but when he returned Haru leapt into the air and connected with a hurracanrana for a very close fall, as Eagle only just kicked out in time. Haru drove his knee into face of Eagle, stunning him, before heading up to the top rope, aiming for the Suicide Headbutt, but Eagle rushed him, crotching him on the top. Eagle then showed amazing agility by leaping high enough to nail a super rana without needing to climb up, sending the veteran Haru flying to the other side of the ring. Eagle rushed to make the cover, but the veteran swept his legs out from under him, catching Eagle by surprise, and then tried to lock him in the Kurofuji Crab. Eagle resisted, but the veteran was able to lock the hold in after kicking Eagle a few times in the back and head. Haru really locked it in tight, and Eagle screamed out in pain, desperately trying to reach the ropes, but every time he came close to touching them, Haru dragged him back into the middle of the ring. Eagle seemed about ready to give up, but the crowd began to chant his name, and this soon filled him with more energy. He pushed himself up, catching Haru off guard, and scrambled over to the ropes, forcing Haru to release the hold. Haru waited for Eagle to get up to his feet before charging towards him, but this provided Eagle with some much needed recovery time, and he managed to counter whatever Haru was planning by booting him in the gut, sending him down to one knee. Eagle then ran to the ropes and nailed the Vision Quest, a Glittering Magician with an enziguri as opposed to a knee, with the connection resounding throughout the arena before making the cover. One… Two… Three! The crowd then loudly cheered Eagle as his hand was raised, while Haru smacked the mat when he came to and realised what happened. [B]Winner:[/B] Eagle Kawasawa by pinfall in 18:39 – [B]B+[/B] [I]Summary: Bussho Makiguchi def. Nariaki Hitomi - C Marat Khoklov def. Masked Cougar – B- Dragon & Furusawa def. Umehara & Shinozuka - B Eagle Kawasawa def. Haru Kurofuji – B+[/I] [B]Overall = B[/B] Notes: A decent show overall, as we neither lost nor gained any popularity. Next show will be up tomorrow, probably around sixish after I get back from work.[/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekkieMonsta Posted June 8, 2008 Author Share Posted June 8, 2008 [CENTER][U][B]WLW Rave Tour[/B] Show #2[/U] Held at Nagasaki Sports Park Saturday, Week 1, January 2011 Attendance = 1,880 Announcers = Isei Deushi & Koyo Raikatuji [u][i]Pre-Show[/i][/u] [i]Nariaki Hitomi def. Masked Cougar - D Americana def. Kid Toma – C [/i] To kick off the show we have a video showcasing highlights of the last show’s main event. It then shifted to the tournament brackets to show Eagle moving forward to face the winner of tonight’s Umaga vs. Monkey match. [b]B [/b] [U][B]Match 1:[/B] Silver Shark vs. White Samurai.[/U] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/SilverShark.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/WhiteSamurai.jpg[/IMG] A great match to kick off the show, as these two really went back and forth, showcasing their various skills throughout. Shark initially had the advantage, using surprising Samurai with a drop toehold and then weakening up his head with a series of chin locks and kicks, but Samurai was able to grab his leg before he connected with another kick and whipped him down to the mat with a dragon screw leg whip. Shark clutched his knee as Samurai took control of the match, flying around the ring to keep Shark down on the mat. Shark seemed ready to mount a comeback at around the ten minute mark after whipping Samurai into the ropes, but the youngster rebounded with a handspring kick that floored the veteran. Samurai stayed in control for the final few minutes, until Shark was able to turn it around with an enziguri turned into a hurracanrana and then cinching in the Jaws of Life, a camel clutch where he really wrenches the head back, and Samurai was soon tapping out. [B]Winner:[/B] Silver Shark by submission in 12:08 – [B]B[/B] Following a quick break we see Angry Gilmore in the ring, holding a microphone: “Finally, I have a chance to prove myself once again to the people of Japan. Sure I had success in the USA, but I was never able to show my true potential. However, I feel upset that the only place that would take me was this stupid company, which built itself on stupid comedy and stupid gimmicks…” Before he can finish his sentence, familiar music booms across the speakers and The Great Hisato then runs out from the back, drawing a huge amount of cheers from the resident crowd. He is also holding a microphone, and after pausing to look across the crowd, he looks down at the ring shaking his head. “You know, it’s funny. Your name is ANGRY Gilmore, but I think it should be more MOODY Gilmore, because all I am hearing right now is ‘whine whine whine, I don’t get what I want waaa waa waa.’ You want to prove yourself kid? Well tonight you are getting your chance, as you face one of the premier talents this country has to offer in myself, so don’t mess up by throwing another temper tantrum, or else I may just have to punt you into the crowd like the baby you are, because I can’t stand grown men acting like children.” The crowd joins in as Hisato laughs while Angry seethes in the ring. [b]B[/b] for both hypes [U][B]Match 2:[/B] Tasuku Shinozuka vs. Dean Daniels.[/U] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/TasukuShinozuka.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/DeanDaniels.jpg[/IMG] Another good match which featured two veterans going all out, keeping the match on the mat. Luckily the match wasn’t that long, so it didn’t drag, but it was also surprisingly even. Daniels was in control at the start, taking Tasuku over with a double underhook suplex and then focusing on his head, locking him in a variety of head locks, obviously weakening him for the Cradle Piledriver. Tasuku showed his skill however when he escaped a head lock and stiffly kicked Daniels in the back before locking him in a tight armbar. Tasuku switched between holds in order to prevent Daniels from escaping, but it was to no avail, as the veteran gaijin was able to break out of the armbar by rolling to the ropes. It was pretty much downhill from there, as Daniels dominated Tasuku before pulling him up to his feet and then drilling him with the Cradle Piledriver, with such an impact Tasuku bounced off of the canvas, and then made the cover, getting the victory. [B]Winners:[/B] Dean Daniels by pinfall in 8:26 - [B]B[/B] After the match, we are taken backstage where Seiho Kuroda is interviewing UK Dragon about his match: “UK Dragon, tonight you are going up against one half of the tag champions, KOKI Ishibashi. How does it feel to be facing a veteran wrestler such as him?” “Hahahah, that’s funny. He’s about as veteran as I am Latvian, which is about an eighth, but were not talking about me here.” “Well…we kinda are..” “Shut up! Basically, KOKI doesn’t stand a chance against me here tonight, he’s the wrong side of 40 and is getting very slow out there, so it is a total no contest. He will feel the wrath of the Dragon and I will emerge the victor.” “You seem very conf..” “I am!” Dragon then walks off, joining his partner Mabuchi further down the hall, as he will be at ringside, while Seiho looks fairly stunned. [b]C+[/b] [U][B]Match 3:[/B] UK Dragon w/Mabuchi Furusawa vs. KOKI Ishibashi w/Incredible KOYAMA.[/U] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/UKDragon.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/KokiIshibashi.jpg[/IMG] Dragon came out to the ring looking very confident with himself, and as expected, that worked to the advantage of fellow veteran KOKI Ishibashi, who threw him across the ring with a belly to belly suplex and then went to work on Dragon’s back, slowly picking him apart in order to slow him down, but Dragon was soon able to turn the tables and took control from the tag champ. Dragon was able to simply out manoeuvre KOKI by flying around the ring, but when he went for a springboard back elbow, KOKI nailed him with a dropkick to the back that put the British veteran down for a while. KOKI then kept control in his hands by locking Dragon in a crowbar, keeping his opponent down for a while before Dragon was able to muster the energy to clasp the ropes after fighting his way over. KOKI still stayed in control though, but eventually Dragon was able to go hold for hold with him and managed to catch KOKI out with a leg lariat out of nowhere, and stole back control. He kept KOKI on the mat, but when the tag champ seemed to show signs of life, Dragon dragged him up to his feet and locked him in an inverted sleeper. KOKI slowly inched his way over to the ropes, and when Dragon noticed, he planted the veteran with the Dragon Drop, a diving DDT after running across the ropes. He then hooked the leg and got the convincing victory. [B]Winner:[/B] UK Dragon by pinfall in 13:02 – [B]B-[/B] We then see a quick hype video for the Umaga vs. Monkey match, showing some highlights of their previous matches and both men’s finishers. [b]B[/b] After that we return to see Mr. Miwa holding a microphone as Rhino Umaga breathes heavily behind him. “My marvellous client here is booked to face an apparently tenacious wrestler called Hell Monkey. Now is it just me, or is a guy who wrestles in a monkey mask and includes Monkey in his name a little kooky up inside the head? My client on the other hand, is all business all the time, and he will show that tonight when he completely destroys that foolish mockery of a wrestler.” [b]B-[/b] Out of nowhere, Kimuraman emerges and strikes his best superhero pose before shaking his finger at Mr. Miwa. “Now now citizen, that is no way to talk about your fellow man. Respect what they do and what they are, no matter how ‘weird’ they may be.” Miwa scoffs and signals to Umaga, who simply lobs the poor Kimuraman into the nearest wall. [b]C+[/b] [U][B]Match 4:[/B] Rhino Umaga w/Mr. Miwa vs. Hell Monkey.[/U] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/RhinoUmaga.jpg[/IMG] w/ [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/AkahitoMiwa.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/HellMonkey.jpg[/IMG] The fans in attendance were expecting a brutal slugfest, and they truly got what they wanted, as both men really went all out, with Monkey apparently taking exception to Miwa’s comments just before the match. This anger in fact allowed Monkey to steal control of the match at the beginning, as he connected with a beautiful looking spin kick right to the side of the head of Umaga which stunned the Samoan slightly. Just when Umaga seemed to shake it off, Monkey connected with another, and then another before finishing things off with a leaping spin kick, almost a 540 kick even, and that sent the Samoan down. Monkey then grabbed hold of the arms of Umaga and looked to lock him in a straight jacket surfboard, but the power of Umaga allowed the Samoan to resist and then toss Monkey over his head after he got back up to his feet. Umaga then quickly went over to the fallen Monkey and stomped away at his chest before driving his knee right into his throat, which drew a warning from the referee. Umaga just grunted and pulled a slightly limp Monkey to his feet, only to get clubbed in the jaw with an elbow and then pushed away. As he tried to close the gap once again, Monkey connected with a back kick right to the gut, then nailed a hesitation kick, grabbing his foot half way through the move, right to the back of the Samoan’s head, stunning the big man. Monkey ran to the other ropes, attempting to go for a running kick to the head, but Umaga grabbed the smaller man while he was running and then slammed him down with a vicious sit-out spinebuster. Umaga went for the cover, but Monkey was able to kick out just in time, which caused Miwa to leap onto the apron and berate the referee. This distracted the official who went over to warn Miwa, allowing Umaga to kick Monkey between the legs and then whip him with great force into the turnbuckles, in fact with such force that the American flew right over the top upon impact and tumbled to the floor below. Umaga rolled out of the ring and pulled Monkey to his feet before ramming his back into the ring apron, nearly squashing Monkey in the process. He then rolled back in, intending to get a count out victory, but the gaijin Monkey showed great resilience when he got up before the referee had even reached five and rolled back in as well. Umaga didn’t let him get time to rest though, as he stomped angrily on the head and back of the American before pulling him to his feet and whipping him across the ring. Monkey summoned a last piece of energy though by leaping onto the top rope and coming flying back with a beautiful turning kick to the head which floored the big Samoan. Monkey then nailed a standing shooting star press and went for the cover, but Umaga threw him off just after the two count. Monkey tried to keep himself in control by grabbing Umaga’s head and kicking it several times, but this just seemed to anger the Samoan who slowly got up to his feet. Monkey then ran to the ropes to try and get momentum, but he was turned inside out with a lariat from Umaga, who then locked him in the Samoan Crab, sitting down on the back of Monkey, causing the American to scream in pain and flail desperately for the ropes, but Umaga refused to let him move. Monkey was very very close to tapping during the hold, but he was able to summon enough energy to use one of his free legs to kick the Samoan in the jaw, stunning him long enough for Monkey to escape and roll to the other side of the ring. Umaga was quick to follow up, and chased the American into the corner, but Monkey was ready for him, running up the turnbuckles and connecting with a corkscrew moonsault press that took the Samoan down. Monkey then went up top and aimed to go for the Tumbling Monkey, a sky twister press, but Mr. Miwa hopped onto the apron and yanked his legs out from underneath him, crotching him on the top. Monkey soon recovered however, and kicked Miwa square across the head, sending the manager right to the floor, seemingly unconscious. Umaga had recovered at this point and clubbed Monkey in the back before throwing him across the ring. Umaga hurried over to him and then punched him in the head before pulling him up to his feet and booting him in the gut. Just as Umaga ran away to the ropes, seemingly going for the Rhino Charge, Monkey turned and nailed an amazing Hell Fire Kick, connecting at just the right moment with the axe kick to the back of Umaga’s head. Monkey then made the cover as the fans counted along. One… Two… No! Umaga showed his amazing strength when he kicked out at only two. Monkey was beside himself with amazement, as nobody had ever kicked out of the move ever since he arrived in WLW, but this lapse in his judgment allowed Umaga to recover and attack Monkey from behind, nailing an impressive dropkick to the back of the head. Monkey rolled around clasping his head before Umaga pulled him up and then threw him over his head with a leg trap suplex, dropping Monkey right on his head again. Monkey slowly got up to his feet, but was soon met with a boot to the gut from Umaga who then whipped him across the ring to the ropes. Monkey brought forth his last piece of energy by running up the ropes and going for another twisting kick to Umaga, but the big Samoan countered with a sick leaping Rhino Charge, catching Monkey in mid-air and almost breaking him in half. Monkey flopped to the canvas lifelessly and Umaga made the cover, getting the victory as the fans booed. [B]Winner:[/B] Rhino Umaga by pinfall in 16:58 – [B]A[/B] As the referee checks on the downed Monkey, Umaga rolls out and picks up his manager, who is still dazed, and celebrates, stomping his feet and beating himself in the head as Miwa leads him to the back, sporting a massive, albeit still dazy, grin on his face. [b]B+[/b] [U][B]Match 5:[/B] Angry Gilmore vs. The Great Hisato.[/U] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/AngryGilmore.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/TheGreatHisato.jpg[/IMG] Both of these men are known for their awesome high flying and technical skills, but tonight they brought something different to the plate, as these two really made the match personal after what was said earlier in the night by engaging in a massive brawl to start the match. Neither man was really able to get the advantage for a while, and the brawl even went outside, but eventually Hisato was able to snatch control after puncing Gilmore to the floor and then leaping onto the apron to connect with a head scissors. Hisato dragged his opponent back into the ring with him, and tried to go for a cover, but Gilmore kicked out fairly easily and got up to his feet just as Hisato did. Hisato kicked Gilmore in the gut though, causing him to double over, and then went for a suplex. Gilmore then reversed this however, resisting being thrown over and instead lifting Hisato and dropping him gut first across the top rope. Angry then took the match to the mat, dragging a groggy Hisato into the center of the ring and locking him in a tight armbar, before repeatedly driving his knee into the elbow of Hisato, causing the veteran to yell in pain and try and wrench his arm away. Gilmore was not going to let that happen and instead forced Hisato over before locking him in a grounded hammerlock, again using his knee’s and driving them into the back of Hisato. After this, Gilmore pulled Hisato to his feet and booted him in the gut before whipping him across the ring. Gilmore met him half way and nailed a spinning leg lariat, turning the veteran inside out, before going for the cover. Hisato kicked out at two however, causing Gilmore to punch away at him viciously for a minute or so before dragging him back up to his feet. He then booted Hisato in the gut and slammed him into the mat with a Scoop Slam before dragging his body over to the ropes, aiming to nail him with an Arabian press. However, when Gilmore attempted the move, Hisato put his knees up, causing Gilmore to crash and burn. Hisato then got up to his feet and floored the gaijin with a back elbow before climbing onto the top rope. As Gilmore slowly staggered to his feet, Hisato set off across the rope, showing amazing balance by walking completely evenly across to the middle, before leaping off and connecting with the Jade Warrior Plunge, a diving cross body, but Gilmore rolled through and then slammed his opponent into the mat with a powerslam. Gilmore then grabbed one of Hisato’s legs, kicked him in the knee and then wrenched it back into a single leg Boston Crab. Hisato yelled in pain and clambered over to the ropes, managing to wrap his arms around the bottom rope, forcing Gilmore to release the hold. The gaijin wasn’t done though, and after releasing the hold, kicking Hisato in the face and pulled him up to his feet before whipping him across the ring. He tried to meet him half way with a clothesline, but Hisato leapt into the air and connecting with a spinning forearm smash, leaving both men down. It didn’t stay that way for long however, as Hisato kipped up and posed for the crowd, who cheered him on. He turned to face Gilmore, but the gaijin had recovered in the time he took posing and floored the veteran native with a right hook, and then connected with a flip leg drop right onto the throat of Hisato, causing him to gasp for air and grab his larynx. Gilmore just laughed and pulled him up to his feet before whipping him into the turnbuckles. Gilmore leapt in place before charging in and nailing a vicious kick right across the jaw that caused Hisato to flop to the mat like a sack of potatoes. Gilmore relentlessly then pulled him back up before launching him shoulder first into the ring post, causing the referee to warn him. Gilmore puts his hands up innocently before pulling Hisato backwards and throwing him overhead with a release german suplex, dropping Hisato right on his lower neck and shoulders, causing the veteran to roll around clutching them in pain. Gilmore capitalised on this, locking the veteran in various hold that targeted these areas, including surfboard variations, but Hisato refused to tap out, and eventually managed to fight his way back up to his feet when the crowd began to cheer him on. He booted Gilmore three times in the gut to force Gilmore to release him, and then ran to the ropes. Gilmore rushed after him, but Hisato sensed this and used the ropes to backflip over the gaijin and then dropkick him over the top. Gilmore tumbled to the floor, and as soon as he got up, Hisato connected with the always amazing Green Emerald Future, hurdling the top rope in one move and connecting with a beautiful hurracanrana. This took energy out of both men however, as neither got up for a while. Hisato was the first up, and he rolled into the ring as soon as he could, followed closely by Gilmore just before the referee reached 10. Hisato managed to keep control and whipped Gilmore across the ring before connecting with a float over DDT when he returned, spiking him right on his head. Hisato then pulled the gaijin back up to his feet for the Mystic Dragon Wave, a roll-through Tiger Suplex with a bridge, but Gilmore shook the effects of the DDT off and flipped out of the move, landing on his feet. Gilmore then ran to the ropes as Hisato got up, and then springboarded back across the ring, catching Hisato with a reverse DDT, after a backflip, in one beautiful motion. Gilmore then pulled the veteran up to his feet, booted him in the gut, and then planted him with the Anger Management, a Forward Russian Legsweep with extra velocity when Gilmore trips up his opponent as he shoves them forward. Hisato’s head bounced off of the mat as the fans booed and Gilmore made the cover. One… Two… Three! Gilmore then leapt up and celebrated while the referee checked on Hisato. [B]Winner:[/B] Angry Gilmore by pinfall in 17:27 – [B]A[/B] [I]Summary: Silver Shark def. White Samurai - B Dean Daniels def. Tasuku Shinozuka - B UK Dragon def. KOKI Ishibashi – B- Rhino Umaga def. Hell Monkey - A Angry Gilmore def. The Great Hisato - A[/I] [B]Overall = A[/B] Notes: An awesome show overall, with the main event(s) really delivering.[/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekkieMonsta Posted June 8, 2008 Author Share Posted June 8, 2008 [CENTER] [U]WorldLevelWrestling.jp[/U] [u]News[/u] WLW has been on the beginning of a hiring spree as of late, hiring youngster Toju Munkata and KC Glenn on touring contracts. Glenn has become famed for some great work with WLW affiliate GCG, and many suspect this is merely to test Glenn in the more aerial environment before signing him to a full contract. Chomei Takizawa has also signed on full time as a road agent, joining Yodo Nakane and Gesshin Nishihara. [u]Card[/u] In regards to the tournament, we saw some interesting developments as the young Eagle Kawasawa upset veteran Haru Kurofuji to be the first to reach the quarterfinals, followed by Rhino Umaga defeating Hell Monkey in an amazing back and forth contest. Angry Gilmore then defeat WLW stalwart The Great Hisato in another amazing match in order to move forward. So far, none of the WLW trueborns have been victorious, with each losing out to outsiders per se. Will this change when Awesome Thunder takes on Jungle Jack this week? Here are the updated tournament brackets: [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/Tourny%20brackets/TournamentBrackets1.jpg[/IMG] This week, we finish up the first round matches was on the first show the Russian behemoth, Marat Khoklov, takes on Greg Gauge, and Awesome Thunder takes on Jungle Jack. Can Gauge do the impossible and fell the giant or will he simply become another mark on his boot? Can Jungle Jack upset Thunder and continue the gaijin invasion, or will Thunder’s experience lend the veteran the advantage? On the second show, we have White Samurai taking Magnum KOBE and The Incredible KOYAMA taking on Emerald Angel. All four men are hinted as being the future of WLW, with Angel eager to get back into the Universal title race, having not held the belt since late 2007. Which two of these four men will get one step closer to their dream of reaching the top? In the rest of the Wednesday card, we have Cyber Fighter 3000 taking on Panda Mask II, and Tag champions The Avalanche Effect taking on The Lone Gunmen in a non-title contest. What message will Cyber Fighter have in response to Bussho’s challenge last week? And will The Avalanche Effect get back on track after KOKI lost to UK Dragon and emerge victorious? On both teams we have contenders in the Universal tournament, KOYAMA of the Effect and KOBE of the Gunmen. Will this match serve as a possible tune-up to a quarter final match, or will it tire both men too much for them to win their matches on Sunday? In the opening match on Saturday, we have Nariaki Hitomi taking on The Tic in what is sure to be an entertaining opener. Will Hitomi avenge his loss last week or will he fall again to the smaller Tic? After that, we have veteran Haru Kurofuji hoping to also avenge his loss when he takes on Burning EXILE. There has been some negative attention towards EXILE as of late, as he has apparently been involved in accidents backstage, will this effect the outcome of the match? And then, between the two tournament matches, The Great Hisato takes on fellow veteran Dean Daniels. After an impressive showing against Tasuku Shinozuka last week, can Daniels continued his run by giving Hisato another loss? Or will Hisato just be too much for him? [u]WLW Rave Tour Show #3[/u] [u][I]Singles[/I][/u] Cyber Fighter 3000 vs. Panda Mask II [u][i]Tag Team[/i][/u] The Avalanche Effect vs. The Lone Gunmen [u][I]Singles[/I][/u] Greg Gauge vs. Marat Khoklov [u][I]Singles[/I][/u] Awesome Thunder vs. Jungle Jack [u]WLW Rave Tour Show #4[/u] [u][I]Singles[/I][/u] Nariaki Hitomi vs. The Tic [u][i]Singles[/i][/u] Haru Kurofuji vs. Burning EXILE [u][I]Singles[/I][/u] White Samurai vs. Magnum KOBE [u][I]Singles[/I][/u] The Great Hisato vs. Dean Daniels [u][I]Singles[/I][/u] The Incredible KOYAMA vs. Emerald Angel [i]Predictions always welcome, as are comments about the show write-ups. What you think worked, what didn't etc.[/i][/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrdcoresidebrns Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 [I]Awesome show, seriously. The amount of effort put into the main event in particular was tremendous. Makes me wonder when you find time to read mine! :D Anyway, on with the predictions...[/I] [U]WLW Rave Tour Show #3[/U] Singles [B]Cyber Fighter 3000[/B] vs. Panda Mask II [I]Just a guess, but Cyber has the gold, so I go with him.[/I] Tag Team [B]The Avalanche Effect[/B] vs. The Lone Gunmen [I]One of the best teams on the roster, this one could go either way if the Lone Gunmen are looked at as contenders, but I feel that Avalanche will still get the win here.[/I] Singles Greg Gauge vs. [B]Marat Khoklov[/B] [I]Who to pick? On the one hand, Gauge is a potential ace. On the other hand, Khoklov is a monster and uber-over thanks to his INSPIRE days. Gauge is good, but I see one of the big guns being the one, if anyone can, topple the giant Russian.[/I] Singles [B]Awesome Thunder[/B] vs. Jungle Jack [I]The ace of WLW takes the win, although Jack is no slouch. Still, I go with Narita here.[/I] [U]WLW Rave Tour Show #4[/U] Singles Nariaki Hitomi vs. [B]The Tic[/B] [I]I went with the one that I hate less, and fits into the company better.[/I] Singles [B]Haru Kurofuji[/B] vs. Burning EXILE [I]EXILE is a great talent, but a headcase, and his freelancer status may be his undoing. I go with Kurofuji here.[/I] Singles White Samurai vs. [B]Magnum KOBE[/B] [I]One of the three potential match of the night winners, this one I give to KOBE, simply because he's the more talented at this stage in the game.[/I] Singles [B]The Great Hisato[/B] vs. Dean Daniels [I]Hisato takes the win, as Daniels is a reliable midcarder, but that might be all he has to offer.[/I] Singles [B]The Incredible KOYAMA[/B] vs. Emerald Angel [I]I smell upset here, and not just because I think Angel is a jerk. Okay... maybe just because I think Angel is a jerk.[/I] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekkieMonsta Posted June 10, 2008 Author Share Posted June 10, 2008 [CENTER][U][B]WLW Rave Tour[/B] Show #3[/U] Held at Saitama Sports Field Wednesday, Week 2, January 2011 Attendance = 1,794 Announcers = Isei Deushi & Koyo Raikatuji [u][i]Pre-Show[/i][/u] [i]Antonio Maxi Marquez def. Eguichi The Amazing – B-[/i] At the start of the show we have a quick video hyping the fact that Cyber Fighter 3000 is going to be facing Bussho Makiguchi in a few weeks at Do The Dance of Shame! [b]C[/b] [U][B]Match 1:[/B] Cyber Fighter 3000 vs. Panda Mask II.[/U] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/CyberFighter3000.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/PandaMask.jpg[/IMG] A fairly average opener where both men showcased the skills they had, but it just lacked that spark that previous openers have had. Cyber initially had the momentum, knocking Panda to the floor and then focusing on his knees, but he then began to randomly break into dance, allowing Panda to get up to his feet and take the champ off his feet with a jumping neckbreaker. Panda then kept the champ down with several aerial moves, knocking Cyber back to the mat whenever he tried to get to his feet. Panda then tried to go for the Pandamonium, a moonsault side slam, but Cyber blocked him and booted him in the gut before coming off the top with a Cyber Hack, a vertical suplex side slam, nearly knocking Panda out cold. Cyber then placed his foot on Panda for the cover, getting the victory. [B]Winner:[/B] Cyber Fighter 3000 by pinfall in 5:46 – [B]C-[/B] Following his victory, his entrance music blares throughout the arena and Cyber Fighter breaks into dance, entertaining the fans with a robot routine involving some breakdancing before going to the back. [b]C[/b] We then see a quick video hyping up The Avalanche Effect and their various tag title reigns. [b]B-[/b] [U][B]Match 2:[/B] The Avalanche Effect vs. The Lone Gunmen.[/U] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/KokiIshibashi.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/TheIncredibleKoyama.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/DeanDaniels.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/MagnumKobe.jpg[/IMG] A good solid match between these two teams, which was expected considering the amount of talent that was involved. Both also showed what them great teams in the past with fluid tags and double team manoeuvres that caused several near falls. The match started with Daniels and KOYAMA as the legal men, and they promptly started trading holds until both men realised that it was going nowhere and Daniels booted KOYAMA in the gut before whipping him across the ring. Dean tried to go for a clothesline, but KOYAMA ducked underneath it and then took him to the mat with a German Suplex. KOYAM then began to focus on the legs of Daniels with various different holds, but the gaijin was able to reach the ropes and then tag in his partner. KOBE leapt onto the top rope and floored KOYAMA with a beautiful missile dropkick before then stomping at his chest and gut. Koyama struggled to get back up to his feet, taking too much time which allowed KOBE to charge in and nail a head scissors that sent Koyama tumbling out of the ring. Koyama rolled up the ramp and got up to his feet, only to be sent right back down with an amazing diving cross body block from Kobe. With both legal men down on the outside, the referee began to count, prompting the men’s respective partners to enter and brawl each other, with Koki emerging the winner over Daniels, flooring him with a spinning chop and then locking him in a body scissors. Koyama was the first up on the outside, and entered the ring, followed soon after by Kobe, and the two instantly began a brawl as well, with Koyama getting the advantage after a stiff kick to the gut of Kobe doubled the star over, allowing Koyama to nail a running neckbreaker for a near fall. Kobe began to mount a comeback soon after that though, despite Koyama trying everything to keep the rising star down, but was nevertheless floored by an enziguri before Kobe leapt up top. He tried to nail a corkscrew moonsault, but Koyama rolled out of the way, causing him to crash and burn. Koyama promptly grabbed his leg and then locked him in the Koyama Grip, a Death Lock STF. Kobe struggled initially, trying to reach the ropes, but when Koki flew in and took Daniels off the apron, he realised he had no help and couldn’t reach the ropes, so he tapped. [B]Winners:[/B] The Avalanche Effect by submission in 13:18 - [B]B[/B] The Avalanche Effect begin to celebrate after their win, but it is disrupted when Marat Khoklov lumbers down to the ring and proceeds to decimate them. Kobe and Daniels try to stop when he comes down the ramp, but both get clotheslined and then launched further up the ramp with effortless thrown powerslams, showing Marat’s awesome strength. Koki tries to escape through the crowd, but Marat grabs hold of him and then chucks him down onto the steel steps with a vicious chokeslam, possibly breaking his back from the force. Koyama stands still out of fear, unsure of what to do, but when he starts to punch away at the behemoth, he just gets shoved to the mat and then drilled with a Moscow Lariat when he gets up. Marat raises both arms and lets out a mighty bellow, proud of the random destruction he has wrought. [b]B[/b] After the medical team rush down to check on each wrestler, we see a quick hype video for the Marat vs. Gauge match. [b]B+[/b] Then following a break, we go backstage to see Greg Gauge holding a microphone: “Tonight, I face perhaps the biggest challenge of my career, quite literally, when I take on the Russian Behemoth, Marat Khoklov. Normally, I would be scared, especially when I saw what he just did to those four people without even trying. But you see, when you are a Gauge there is no such thing as afraid, there is no turning back, especially when something as precious as the Universal title hangs in the balance.” He runs a free hand through his hair, taking the time to think what he was going to say next, but with a very determined expression. “It would mean everything to take that title back home again, and prove once again, that I have reached the level my father was once at. He won his first world title at the age of 27, whereas I won mine at the mere age of 21 years of age. My brother has yet to amount to anything so far, floundering in the lower card of a certain power hungry tyrant’s promotion nearby in Japan.” Greg smiles and shakes his head laughingly. “And that is why, tonight, I will topple the immovable object, defeat the unbeatable, by pinning the Russian Behemoth right there in that ring. Then, not only will I have done what few people can claim to have done, I will also be one step closer to achieving my dream for the second time in my young career. I will do everything I can to do it, no backing down.” Gauge then puts down the microphone, warms up and leaves for the ring, looking incredibly ready and focused. [b]A[/b] [U][B]Match 3:[/B] Greg Gauge vs. Marat Khoklov.[/U] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/GregGauge.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/MaratKhoklov.jpg[/IMG] Gauge followed up on the promise he had just made, taking the fight right to the massive behemoth, but just like all the previous times people have tried, it was to no avail, as the Russian just shrugged off any kind of attack and destroyed the young gaijin in response, efficiently crushing any kind of momentum he had happened to build. As soon as the bell rang, Greg played ‘keep away from the evil monster’ as he kept ducking whenever Marat tried to grab him. However, this didn’t last as long as he wanted, as Marat was able to grab him around the throat when he tried to duck and then launched him across the ring with minimal effort, sending him crashing to the mat. Greg grabbed his back in pain, but he was then pulled back up to his feet quite quickly and then punched across the face, which in itself had enough impact to send him spinning to the mat. Marat tried to go for the cover then and there, but Greg was able to get his foot on the ropes just in time. Marat didn’t care though, as he just kicked Greg, sending the youngster rolling out of the ring. Marat then took this time to plan what he was going to do next, while Greg used it to just make sure nothing was broken, and upon being certain nothing was, got his breath back and started to climb into the ring. Marat went right for him, grabbing his head, but Greg used this chance to then drop to the outside again, bringing Marat’s head down with him and dropping his throat on the ropes. Greg then rolled back into the ring and connected with a running kick to the back of Marat’s knees, bringing him down to one knee. Greg thought for a second and ran to the ropes, nailing a running dropkick when he came back, but it just bounced off of Marat, having absolutely no effect. Greg tried it again, but Marat managed to compose himself in time and stood up, simply squashing Greg by shouldering the much smaller man in the face. Greg grabbed his jaw and flopped around on the mat before Marat grabbed his head and yanked him back up to standing. Greg tried to fight back again, throwing punches and elbows at the gut of the Russian, but they also bounced off, and Marat just kicked him in the gut before throwing him over with a gutwrench suplex with such power that Greg flew across half the ring. Greg continued to put up an incredibly resilient fight, never backing down, as per his word earlier, only going down when he just couldn’t get back up again due to being too battered. The highlight of the match for him was when he was able to duck a clothesline and then unloaded several kicks to the knees of Marat, and then sweeping them out from under him as he staggered, and it looked like Marat was going to fall backwards, but the giant was able to re-gain his balance, and then whipped Greg with as much force as possible across the ring, and when he came back, he turned the poor youngster inside out with a Moscow Lariat, drawing painful groans from the audience. Marat shook his head like when he faced Masked Cougar, and placed his foot on the chest of the fallen Gauge, getting the victory and advancing forward in the tournament. After he left, the fans gave Greg a semi-standing ovation for his attempts, which made the gaijin smile as he headed to the back. [B]Winner:[/B] Marat Khoklov by pinfall in 7:43 – [B]A[/B] After that we return to see Mr. Miwa holding a microphone yet again, except Awesome Thunder is by his side this time. “My client here, Mr. Awesome Thunder, is fairly upset with being put in this tournament. Not only because he is being put up against dead waste foreign imports like Jungle Jack and youngster who aren’t even worth the time, like either Samurai or KOBE, but also by the fact that he hasn’t already been announced the winner of the whole thing and not just handed the belt. Because to him, me and pretty much anybody I have spoken to, he is the ace of this company, he helped found it, and is the most decorated Universal champion ever, being a seven time champion. Nobody has even gotten close to that record, and Thunder intends to break that record once again, when he wins this whole tournament and picks up HIS belt once again.” Miwa then laughs to himself softly, with Awesome Thunder just staring angrily towards the camera. “If I were you Jack, I would just lie down on that mat and give my obviously superior client the win that he will get anyway, as it will save you the trouble of getting hurt and wasting your time wrestling here. In fact, I will pay you double what you are getting paid to appear tonight to just walk out of that ring and go home. I’ll be expecting a decision when I see you out there.” [b]B [/b] [U][B]Match 4:[/B] Awesome Thunder w/Mr. Miwa vs. Jungle Jack.[/U] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/AwesomeThunder.jpg[/IMG] w/ [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/AkahitoMiwa.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/JungleJack.jpg[/IMG] Mr. Miwa seems to have a knack for ticking people off whenever he opens his mouth, because for the second week in a row, he has p*ssed off his clients opponent, generally not a good thing to do. This was proved true when Jungle Jack, already a wild man by nature, became even more wild as the second the bell rang he charged at the veteran Thunder and floored him with a running high knee, almost flipping him over from the rage behind the move. Thunder tried to scramble back up to his feet, but he stumbled when he got up, as the knee had seemingly knocked his balance from him for a few seconds, allowing Jack to boot him in the gut and then send him high overhead with a vertical suplex. Thunder clasped his back in pain, as Jack really threw him to the mat, but was soon getting back up to his feet, only to be floored once again when Jack charged in and nailed a running back elbow right to the jaw of the veteran. Jack then went for the first cover of the match, but Thunder was able to kick out just after the two count. Jack pulled him back up to his feet, looking to whip him into the corner, but the veteran was able to clock the gaijin in the jaw with an uppercut, and then send him tumbling out of the ring with a head scissors. Jack hit the apron badly on the way down, and clutched his rear while grimacing. As he slowly staggered to his feet to get back in the ring, Thunder ran across the ring and leapt over the ropes to connect with a no handed senton bomb-style plancha that sent Jack flying backwards into the barricade. Thunder took his time getting to his feet, rolling back into the ring as the referee was reaching six. He stood and taunted the crowd as if he had already won, but Jack managed to sneak up behind him just as the referee was about to count him out and club the veteran in the back of the head with a forearm smash. Thunder staggered forward, but was soon sent flying backwards when Jack nailed a German Suplex. Thunder took a while getting up while Jack took his turn to play to the crowd, drawing quite a positive reaction in doing so, and when Thunder was up to his feet, he ran forward and kicked Jack in the back, stunning him, then connected with a jumping ganmengiri, knocking Jack to the mat. Thunder dragged the dazed gaijin back into the middle of the ring and drove his knee into his back repeatedly, weakening him up for whatever main hold he was planning. But when Thunder tried to lock him in an STS, Jack was able to break Thunder’s clutch around his head and then begin to claw his way over to the ropes. Thunder responded by relentlessly pummelling the gaijin in the back of the head until he stopped trying to get to the ropes. When Jack stopped, Thunder dragged him back into the middle of the ring again and then locked him in an STF, and then rolled over so he was holding Jack in the air. This hold was called the Ace Clutch, and it had Jack screaming in pain, desperately trying to get to the ropes, but he was too far away to reach them. Eventually he began to fade, and when he stopped fighting, the referee checked on the gaijin by lifting his arm three times. The first time, it flopped back down, and it did the same the second time, but just before it was going to hit the mat the third time, it sprung full of life, as Jack began to fight the hold. He managed to roll over so he was back on the mat, albeit still in the hold, and then fought his way back to the ropes, managing to wrap his arms around it. Thunder was forced to release the hold, but the damage had been done. Jack struggled to get up to his feet, with him favouring the leg used in the Ace Clutch, which prevented him from being as mobile as usual. Thunder used this to his advantage, taking the gaijin to the mat several times and continuing to focus on that leg. He even started to lock the Ace Clutch in again, but Jack was able to fight out of it before it was properly cinched in. Jack then got back up to his feet, and when Thunder ran towards him, he kicked the veteran in the gut and then sent him overhead with a butterfly suplex. As soon as Thunder hit the mat, Jack climbed on top and began to batter away at his face with several clubbing blows that severely dazed the veteran. After almost twenty or so punches he rolled off and stood up, pulling the still stunned veteran up with him, and then whipped him into the corner with as much force as possible. Thunder crashed into the turnbuckles, and Jack quickly followed up with a clothesline, squashing the veteran. Jack promptly pulled him out and then nailed a second clothesline, knocking Thunder back to the mat. Jack wasn’t done however, and pulled the veteran up to his feet one more time, but got kneed several times in the gut until he was forced to release the veteran. Thunder then ran to the ropes, but Jack booted him mid route and then nailed a Jungle Jack Hammer amazingly quickly and went for the cover. One… Two… Thre..No! Thunder kicked out at just the last second, causing Jack to grab his head out of disbelief. He pulled Thunder up with him and whipped him back into the corner, but this time when he charged after his prey, Thunder ran out of the way, albeit slightly slowly as he was still dazed from the Jungle Jack Hammer, and then dropped the gaijin with a hurracanrana. Jack staggered up to his feet, but was sent right back down with a wheelbarrow facebuster. Thunder then raced up the top and nailed the Thunder Shock, a corkscrew senton bomb, and hooked the leg, getting the incredibly hard fought victory. Both men had used up a lot of energy in this match up, and a majority of the crowd were on their feet in appreciation when Jungle Jack finally got up to his feet, while all Awesome Thunder got was a whole arena of boos. [B]Winner:[/B] Awesome Thunder by pinfall in 16:53 – [B]B+[/B] [I]Summary: Cyber Fighter 3000 def. Panda Mask II – C- Avalanche Effect def. The Lone Gunmen - B Marat Khoklov def. Greg Gauge - A Awesome Thunder def. Jungle Jack – B+[/I] [B]Overall = B+[/B] Notes: Not as good as before, with the main even slightly disappointing.[/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrdcoresidebrns Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 You sir, are at least ten times the booker that I am, and this is officially my favorite dynasty going so far. Kudos to you, you furry, furry man. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekkieMonsta Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 [CENTER][U][B]WLW Rave Tour[/B] Show #4[/U] Held at Hakodate Athletic Field Saturday, Week 2, January 2011 Attendance = 2,000 (Sell Out!) Announcers = Isei Deushi & Koyo Raikatuji [u][i]Pre-Show[/i][/u] [i]Yuki Horigoshi def. KC Glenn – C+ Bulldozer Brandon Smith def. Toju Munkata – D+ Eagle Kawasawa def. Takeshi Umehara – B[/i] To kick off this show we are shown a video highlighting the Marat/Gauge match where Marat practically decimated the poor young gaijin, as well as Marat’s previous attack on the Avalanche Effect and The Lone Gunmen. [b]B+[/b] [U][B]Match 1:[/B] Nariaki Hitomi vs. The Tic.[/U] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/NariakiHitomi_alt.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/TheTic.jpg[/IMG] A nice quick paced opener that was greatly helped by the fact that these two had great chemistry in the ring, hiding each others weaknesses very well. The match started out with Hitomi in control, seemingly towering over the small Tic and utilising his superior power to simply throw the gaijin across the ring. But Hitomi began to get a little to ****y after hitting a powerslam, allowing the Tic to surprise the big man with a beautiful dropsault, showing Tic’s amazing vertical leap, and then kept Hitomi down with a tight arm bar. Hitomi struggled initially, but was able to overpower the smaller man and fight his way out of the hold. He then whipped Tic across the ring to the ropes, but the small man simply leapt onto the top rope and then nailed a springboard hurracanrana. Hitomi was able to kick out just in time, but Tic then leapt up to the top rope and waited for the big man to get up to his feet. When he did, Tic leapt off, pulling his legs behind him during the leap, and connected with a diving double knee press to the big man, called the Tic Leap, and then hooked the leg, getting the victory. [B]Winner:[/B] The Tic by pinfall in 8:51 – [B]B[/B] We are then catapulted backstage to see Cyber Fighter 3000 being interviewed by Seiho Kuroda. “Cyber Fighter, in two weeks you face Bussho Makiguchi with your title on the line, how do you feel?” “Beep” “Uhh..” “Bee Boo Bop Beep” “Oh…of…course.” “He will lose just like Panda Mask, falling victim to the Cyber Hack.” “But surely he is more of a challenge?” “Beep.” “Wait…you were just…oh I give up.” Seiho walks off the other way, throwing his arms up in the air in frustration. Cyber Fighter just begins to turn and then walks away in robotic fashion.” [b]C[/b] Kimuraman is walking the opposite way, and for no apparent reason, Cyber Fighter clocks him over the head with a punch and then throws him into the wall. [b]C[/b] [U][B]Match 2:[/B] Haru Kurofuji vs. Burning EXILE.[/U] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/HaruKurofuji.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/BurningExile.jpg[/IMG] A good solid match between these two talented veterans, but it was just lacking in that extra flare that would be expected between men of this stature. Maybe Exile felt angry with being booked to lose, but who knows. The match started out with an even playing field, as they engaged in a brawl with neither man gaining any sort of advantage, resulting in a stalemate. Exile lost his patience though, and charged in to floor his former friend with a clothesline, but Haru was able to leap into the air and leapfrog Exile before pulling him down to the mat with a sleeper slam style move, going for the cover only to get a two count. Exile was up quickly, and caught his fellow veteran with a dropkick before running to the ropes. Haru rolled under his feet and then nailed a head scissors that sent Exile tumbling out of the ring to the floor outside. When Exile was up, Haru bounced off the ropes before leaping out of the ring with a cannonball plancha, crashing into Exile on the way down. Haru was the first up, having taken the least amount of damage from the blow, and rolled Exile into the ring, following shortly after. The veteran then dragged Exile into the middle of the ring and stomped away viciously at his knees before dropping his leg across the back of the knee and bending the lower leg back, causing Exile to grasp his head in pain. He tried to get to the ropes, but Haru had effectively kept him in place with the leg across the knee. This didn’t stop Exile from trying however, which caused Haru to then stand up, drag him into the dead centre again, and then kick away at the lower back of Exile and then slap him in a single leg crab. Exile again put up a fight, nearly reaching the ropes this time. Haru was beginning to get frustrated by now, and pulled Exile up to his feet, only to get a stiff elbow shot to the jaw and then floored with a jumping heel kick when he came back. Haru tried to get up quickly, but when he sat up, Exile kicked him back down before pulling him up to his feet. He booted the veteran in the gut and then whipped him into the corner, but when he tried to follow up with an avalanche, his weak leg buckled underneath him, causing him to trip up. Haru then climbed up the turnbuckles and came crashing down with a leg drop across the back of Exile’s head, stunning his fellow veteran. Haru took advantage of this and dragged him into the middle of the ring before cinching in the Kurofuji Crab. Exile screamed and howled in pain, desperately trying to the reach the ropes, but when Haru sat down, he saw no way out this time and tapped out. [B]Winners:[/B] Haru Kurofuji by submission in 14:52 - [B]B[/B] After the match, Haru quickly grabs a microphone: “You see, if I can pick apart somebody that easily, it proves that Eagle’s win last week was a complete fluke. Now I know I can’t reverse the decision or anything like that, but as soon as this tournament is over, I want to be the very first person to challenge for the belt. I will then easily win, take the belt home, and prove to all of you that I am still one of the top dogs in this promotion. As far as Eagle is concerned, I hope he loses his next match, because he has nowhere near what it takes to be the face of this company, unlike myself. So enjoy the rest of this pointless show you easily excited idiots, because the real action is yet to come.” He then throws the microphone up in the air before heading to the back, a big smirk on his face. [b]B+[/b] [U][B]Match 3:[/B] White Samurai vs. Magnum KOBE.[/U] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/WhiteSamurai.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/MagnumKobe.jpg[/IMG] This was almost undoubtedly going to be a defining moment in these two youngsters respective careers, as they would begin to prove themselves as worthy for being a potential Universal champion, as well as being one of the main focuses of the promotion for the rest of the month. This resulted in a fantastic match, with both men really going all out. The match started out with a quick lock up, with the more powerful Samurai able to force Kobe into the ropes and whip him across the ring. When Kobe came back the first time, Samurai leap frogged him, and then nailed him with a back kick when he returned. This doubled Kobe over, leaving him open to a stiff kick right to the bridge of the nose, causing Kobe to clutch at his face and stagger backwards into the ropes. Samurai tried to follow up with a clothesline, but Kobe threw him over the top, sending him crashing to the floor below. When Samurai got back up to his feet, struggling to maintain his balance, Kobe climbed onto the apron and came flying off with an absolutely beautiful Asai Moonsault, colliding with Samurai on the way down and sending them both into the barricade. Neither man got up quickly, but the first one up was Kobe at five, with Samurai stirring at that point and then rolling back into the ring at eight. Kobe attacked him as soon as he entered the ring, stomping viciously away at his back and head, stunning the masked man, before pulling him up to his feet and driving him back to the mat with a leaping facebuster. Samurai’s face bounced off of the mat, and Kobe took advantage of his dazed state to lock him in a grounded head lock. Samurai was too close to the ropes however, as he soon placed his foot on the bottom rope. Instead of fully releasing the hold, Kobe just yanked him into the middle of the ring and cinched it back in. Samurai tried to get out of the move or reach the ropes, but Kobe just tightened the hold whenever he tried. Eventually he was able to break out of it though, punching Kobe in the back until he loosened the hold, allowing him to spin it into a grounded hammerlock, stealing the control away from the rising star. Kobe was able to reach the ropes soon after though, forcing Samurai to release the hold. The two youngsters continued to trade holds like this for quite a while, with neither retaining control enough to possibly end the match, and it eventually fell into a brawl, with each man throwing the strongest punches possible to try and knock out their opponent. But once again, neither man was able to get the advantage, causing another stalemate until Samurai backed away to recompose himself. This proved to be just the opening Kobe needed, as he charged towards Samurai and nailed him with a running high knee, colliding with Samurai’s jaw and turning him inside out. He then tried to pull Samurai back up to his feet, but Samurai was able to stun him with an uppercut followed by an enziguri that sent Kobe to the mat. Samurai staggered around slightly, still stunned from the earlier knee, but he nonetheless ran to the corner and tried to connect with the Art of War, a corkscrew 450 splash, but Kobe rolled out of the way just in time, getting up soon after Samurai crashed and burned. Kobe then pulled Samurai up to his feet and booted him in the gut before turning him round and picking him up so he was on his shoulders facing up at the ceiling. He then spun around before flipping Samurai into a sit-out facebuster, his new finisher called the Magnum Rocket Drive. He hooks Samurai’s leg and gets the victory to advance to the tournament quarter finals. [B]Winner:[/B] Magnum KOBE by pinfall in 11:53 – [B]B+[/B] Magnum KOBE then goes into the crowd to celebrate his victory with his fans. [b]B[/b] [U][B]Match 4:[/B] The Great Hisato vs. Dean Daniels.[/U] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/TheGreatHisato.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/DeanDaniels.jpg[/IMG] For most of the night, Hisato had been boasting backstage about how this was going to be one of the easiest matches he has ever competed in, as Daniels is a never was and never will be, and so will be a complete walk over. As has been the habit with pre-match taunts, it only helped anger up the opponent, as Dean assaulted Hisato the second the bell rang, yanking his legs out from underneath him and then locking him in a variation of the ankle lock. Hisato was able to roll out of it, flinging Dean forward, but the gaijin was able to quickly lock it back in while on the mat, causing Hisato to scream in pain again and fight his way over to the ropes. He was able to reach them eventually, wrapping both arms around them to force Dean to break the hold, but the gaijin wasn’t going to let the veteran gain any breath or momentum back, as he pulled Hisato up to his feet and booted him in the gut before sending him overhead with a suplex. He kept hold of the veteran, pulling him back up and nailing another suplex, but when he went to nail a third, Hisato was able to counter mid move and turn it into a reverse DDT, planting the gaijin right on his head. Hisato was then in control of the match for a while, not letting Dean get any chance to counter attack, constantly pummelling him over the head and chest with punches and chops respectively, before whipping him into the corner. Dean hit the turnbuckles hard, and Hisato followed up with a charging leg lariat, connecting right with the jaw of the gaijin. The momentum Hisato put into the move caused him to land on the apron outside, and when Dean staggered out of the corner, Hisato climbed the nearby turnbuckles, waiting for Dean to get to the centre of the ring. When he did, Hisato ran across the top rope and then connected with a diving cross body, the ever awesome Jade Warrior Plunge, and almost got the pin, but Dean kicked out just in time. Hisato pulled the gaijin up to his feet, trying to nail him with a running neckbreaker, but Dean nailed a running elbow smash to the face of Hisato, knocking him straight to the mat. Dean then kicked Hisato several times in the upper torso and lower neck before locking him in a high angle arm bar, causing Hisato to almost tap out at several moments due to the pain the hold inflicted. But Hisato’s veteran instincts kicked in, and he refused to tap, eventually getting back up to his feet and turning the tables with a head scissors. Dean took a little while to get up to his feet, and soon fell prey to a running basement dropkick that flipped him onto his back from the impact. Hisato then went up top to set up for the Sapphire Crisis, a corkscrew moonsault where he turns more times than normal during the move, but he took to long getting to the top, as Dean soon followed him up. Hisato tried to shove him off, but the gaijin battled back with several stiff punches and chops. Dean seemed to gain control during this battle, as Hisato stumbled, and he then went for a super rana but Hisato filled up with energy as he stopped Dean from flipping him over, and then brought him back up to the top. Dean tried to pummel Hisato into submission again, but the veteran was able to duck a punch and then leap off of the top with a super sit-out powerbomb that left both men down. When they started to move, they engaged in a rising brawl, exchanging punches and elbow shots, with Hisato gaining control with a stiff forearm smash right to the nose, stunning Dean. Hisato used this to his advantage by spinning Dean around and then connected with the Mystic Dragon Wave, dropping the gaijin right on his head. He bridged the move to go for the cover, and got the victory in a hard fought match. [B]Winner:[/B] The Great Hisato by pinfall in 16:31 – [B]B+[/B] We then see a quick video highlighting the next week of tournament matches, in particular the Rhino Umaga vs. Eagle Kawasawa match that will be featured on Wednesdays card. [b]B[/b] [U][B]Match 5:[/B] The Incredible KOYAMA vs. Emerald Angel.[/U] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/TheIncredibleKoyama.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/EmeraldAngel.jpg[/IMG] This was destined to be an amazing match, as these two are the most talented fliers in the company today, with Angel’s skills already being semi-legendary, due to the invention of the 720 splash. Since 2007, Koyama has been building his own block of achievements, winning his twentieth title, the tag belts, despite only being 29 years old at the moment. This match would decide which was going to become the premier flier in the company, whether Angel would remain on top, or Koyama would finally start his claim to the main event and the Universal title. When the bell rang, Angel charged right in, wanting to get this over and done with, but Koyama was ready for him and stopped him in his tracks with a discus clothesline. Koyama promptly began to pick the younger man apart, mainly focusing on his legs and lower back, aiming to stop him from taking to the air, but the young man showed great resilience when he was able to go hold for hold with Koyama, eventually seizing control with a rear naked choke. Koyama refused to fade to the hold, flailing his arms towards the ropes and eventually managed to reach them, forcing Angel to release him. Angel ran to the ropes, aiming to dropkick Koyama out of the ring to allow him time to think, but Koyama leapt up the ropes and connected with a springboard missile dropkick that turned Angel inside out. Koyama then kept him down on the mat, locking him in various holds that targeted the same area as before, eventually settling in on a crossed knee lock, constantly applying pressure as time went on. But Angel’s resilience showed through again when he was able to somehow edge towards the ropes and wrap his arms around them. Koyama made a clean break, and allowed Angel to get up to his feet before charging forward and connecting with a running dropkick. Angel flew right over the top rope and crashed to the floor below, hitting the apron on the way down. Koyama followed him out, and when Angel got up to his feet, he took the fight right to the younger man, pummelling him with various punches and elbow smashes, aiming mainly at the face. Angel was visibly effect as his defences became sloppier and sloppier until Koyama whipped him strongly into the apron, with the lower part of Angel’s back hitting the edge, causing the young man to yell in pain and grab hold of his back before falling down. Koyama rolled back into the ring before he was counted out, but upon realising that Angel wasn’t going to make it, rolled back out to restart the count. Koyama then booted Angel in the gut, and tried to take him overhead with a suplex, but Angel reversed it mid move into a hurracanrana, spiking Koyama’s head right on the exposed flooring. Both men were down for a while, only just making it back into the ring before the referee counted them out. Angel was the first in, as Koyama was clearly on dream street after that rana, allowing Angel to kick him in the gut and then climb up top, connected with a diving leg drop bulldog right to the back of the head. Angel went for the cover, but Koyama kicked out just in time, causing Angel to unload a vicious series of punches right to the head out of anger. Angel then pulled Koyama up to his feet and whipped him across the ring, but when he ran to meet him with a clothesline Koyama countered with a spinning leg lariat that left both men down on the mat. Koyama was the first man up on his feet, and he pulled Angel up with him before whipping him into the corner. As soon as Angel hit the turnbuckles, Koyama charged in and connected with a running big boot, smashing Angel across the jaw. The younger man slumped to the bottom turnbuckle, but Koyama wasn’t about to let up, as he began to rub his boot across the face of Angel some more before running to the opposite ropes, and when he came back he connected with another running boot to the face that almost knocked Angel out cold. Koyama tried to pull him up to standing, but Angel had gone almost completely limp, causing Koyama to quickly kick him in the gut and then send him across the ring with a fishermans suplex. Angel hit the mat hard, and Koyama raced over to try and make the pin, but Angel kicked out just after the two count, and began to show more signs of life. Koyama, though frustrated, got up to his feet and tried to drag Angel into the middle of the ring by his legs, but Angel kipped up and nailed a head scissors, sending Koyama rolling out of the ring. He was back up to his feet soon, only to be sent right back down with a beautiful corkscrew swan dive senton from Angel. Angel surprisingly took the brunt of the damage, landing badly on his head, which, couple with his back, began to show their effect on him, as he became gradually slower as the match went on. Koyama was the first to get back in the ring because of this, though he was also badly hurt, holding his stomach. Angel made it into the ring in enough time, but was kicked in the head and promptly pulled up to his feet. Koyama kicked him in the gut and then drove him into the mat with a snap spinning neckbreaker before springboard off the ropes with a shooting star press. He went for the cover, but Angel again kicked out, much to the frustration of Koyama. This lead the bigger man to go to desperate measures, as he signalled for the Koyama Death Spike, a destroyer (flip) piledriver. However, Angel managed to reverse the move before he attempted it, taking Koyama to the mat with a dragon screw leg whip. Angel then ran up to the top rope, but due to his nagging back and neck pain, he took far too much time, allowing Koyama to run up as well. Koyama easily controlled the action, due to Angel’s injuries, but when he attempted to go for a super plex, Angel elbowed him in the gut and then tripped him up in an STO style move, sending Koyama crashing to the mat below. The young man then regained his balance on the top before leaping off with the Angel Fury, his trademark 720 splash. He connected right with Koyama’s sternum, and then hooked the leg, getting the incredibly hard fought victory in an amazing match. [B]Winner:[/B] Emerald Angel by pinfall in 17:29 – [B]A[/B] [I]Summary: The Tic def. Nariaki Hitomi - B Haru Kurofuji def. Burning EXILE - B Magnum KOBE def. White Samurai – B+ The Great Hisato def. Dean Daniels – B+ Emerald Angel def. The Incredible KOYAMA - A[/I] [B]Overall = A[/B] Notes: Another awesome show, with the whole card delivering.[/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekkieMonsta Posted June 12, 2008 Author Share Posted June 12, 2008 [CENTER][I]Haha cheers, hrdcoresidebrns, i've just lucked out with no bad chemistry so far really.[/I] [U]WorldLevelWrestling.jp[/U] [u]News[/u] No news this week. [u]Card[/u] Here are the updated tournament brackets: [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/Tourny%20brackets/TournamentBrackets2.jpg[/IMG] This week we hold the quarterfinals of the tournament, with Eagle Kawasawa taking on Rhino Umaga on our fifth show, and the highly anticipated Angry Gilmore vs. Marat Khoklov bout on the sixth show along with Emerald Angel against Koji Kojima. Who will advance forward to the semi-finals, and does Gilmore stand a chance against the Russian Behemoth? To kick off the first show of the week, we have a non-title match between Silver Shark and Nathanial Ca$ino. Both are known for their high flying skills, and Nathanial has been looking for a chance to prove himself, and defeating the Show Stealer champion would be just the way to do it. Can he pick up the victory, or will Shark continue his recent run? We then have a tag team match as Dragon & Furusawa take on the newly made team of Half Machine Half Amazing, featuring Yuki Horigoshi and Eguichi the Amazing. Dragon & Furusawa are the next contenders for the tag titles following Dragon’s pinfall victory over KOKI Ishibashi, can they continue to look impressive, or will the new team make their mark on the division right away? We then have another non-title match as Cyber Fighter 3000 takes on Takeshi Umehara. Will this serve as just another tune-up for Fighter to his title match against Bussho in a couple of weeks, or can Takeshi begin his own claim for the gold? On the second show, we have Eguichi The Amazing taking on Jungle Jack to kick off the show in what will most likely be a one-sided bout, especially if Eguichi is up to his usual antics. We then have White Samurai taking on Panda Mask II. After being very impressive, even in losing, in his tournament match last week, will he continue that streak? And the final match before the tournament matches is The Incredible KOYAMA facing off against UK Dragon in singles action. Will KOYAMA even out the feud, or will Dragon continue their run? [u]WLW Rave Tour Show #5[/u] [u][I]Singles[/I][/u] [i]Non-Title[/i] Silver Shark vs. Nathanial Ca$ino [u][i]Tag Team[/i][/u] Dragon & Furusawa vs. Half Machine Half Amazing (Yuki Horigoshi & Eguichi The Amazing) [u][I]Singles[/I][/u] [i]Non-Title[/i] Cyber Fighter 3000 vs. Takeshi Umehara [u][I]Singles[/I][/u] Eagle Kawasawa vs. Rhino Umaga [u]WLW Rave Tour Show #6[/u] [u][I]Singles[/I][/u] Eguichi The Amazing vs. Jungle Jack [u][i]Singles[/i][/u] White Samurai vs. Panda Mask II [u][I]Singles[/I][/u] The Incredible KOYAMA vs. UK Dragon [u][I]Singles[/I][/u] Angry Gilmore vs. Marat Khoklov [u][I]Singles[/I][/u] Emerald Angel vs. Koji Kojima [i]Predictions always welcome, as are comments about the show write-ups.[/i][/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekkieMonsta Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 Just bumping this up for any predictions before I post the show tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrdcoresidebrns Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 WLW Rave Tour Show #5 Singles Non-Title [B]Silver Shark[/B] vs. Nathanial Ca$ino [I]I don't see Ca$ino as a real challenger yet, so I see Shark winning to stay strong as champion.[/I] Tag Team [B]Dragon & Furusawa[/B] vs. Half Machine Half Amazing (Yuki Horigoshi & Eguichi The Amazing) [I]Total guess as Horigoshi's involvement is a wildcard, but I went with the more talented team overall.[/I] Singles Non-Title [B]Cyber Fighter 3000[/B] vs. Takeshi Umehara [I]Beep boop bop boop beep.[/I] Singles Eagle Kawasawa vs. [B]Rhino Umaga[/B] [I]This bracket is really more of a heavyweight bracket, and I see Umaga vs. Gilmore/Khoklov as being better than Kawasawa fighting either of them.[/I] WLW Rave Tour Show #6 Singles Eguichi The Amazing vs. [B]Jungle Jack[/B] [I]Barring some near-psychotic push on the horizon for Eguichi, Jack gets the win.[/I] Singles [B]White Samurai[/B] vs. Panda Mask II [I]Samurai was strong in the tournament, even though he lost, while Panda wasn't even in there to lose. Samurai gets the win.[/I] Singles [B]The Incredible KOYAMA[/B] vs. UK Dragon [I]If Angel vs. Kojima wasn't on this card, this would probably be match of the night, especially since KOYAMA has been on fire with his performances lately. I see him sustaining that momentum and beating Dragon here.[/I] Singles Angry Gilmore vs. [B]Marat Khoklov[/B] [I]I see Umaga being the one to take down Khoklov, which is the only reason I'm going against Gilmore here. Gilmore could easily win though (or at least believably win), so I wouldn't be surprised to see it going the other way.[/I] Singles Emerald Angel vs. [B]Koji Kojima[/B] [I]Kojima hasn't had a match in the tournament yet, so in theory is the fresh man. Plus, I'm really marking out for the possibility of a Thunder/Kojima semi final matchup. :D[/I] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekkieMonsta Posted June 15, 2008 Author Share Posted June 15, 2008 [CENTER][I]Sorry for the late post, work has left me completely shattered over the last couple of days. And cheers for whoever rated this a five star thread, tis mucho appreciated.[/I] [U][B]WLW Rave Tour[/B] Show #5[/U] Held at Tokushima Arena Wednesday, Week 3, January 2011 Attendance = 1,000 (Sell Out!) Announcers = Isei Deushi & Koyo Raikatuji [u][i]Pre-Show[/i][/u] [i]Samoan Wildboyz def. Naga-Mori – D+ Nariaki Hitomi def. Toju Munkata - D[/i] [U][B]Match 1:[/B] Silver Shark vs. Nathanial Ca$ino.[/U] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/SilverShark.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/NathanielCaino.jpg[/IMG] This was Nate’s first real opportunity on the main card so far in the tour, and he used it wisely, showcasing the abilities that have made him one of the hottest prospects on the indy scene. Shark initially had the control in this match, catching Nate with a snap suplex before slowly picking apart his head, but Nate was able to surprise the veteran with a stiff elbow to the face when he was being pulled up, and then connected with a leaping kick right to the side of the jaw, flipping Shark over. He then tried to keep the match on the mat, but Shark went hold for hold with the youngster until they were both back on their feet. Nate tried to charge in and connect with a rolling heel kick but Shark side stepped the move and then connected with his own right to the jaw of Nate when he got up to his feet. Shark kept control of the match for the remaining few minutes, finishing things off with the Deep Sea Snap, a Super Kick, to the youngster. [B]Winner:[/B] Silver Shark by pinfall in 8:16 – [B]C[/B] As Shark begins to celebrate, White Samurai emerges from the back and assaults the champ, beating him down to the mat before driving him viciously into the canvas with a gutwrench powerbomb. After looking over the damage he has caused, he grabs a microphone from ringside. “Sensei says, that to be a champion, one must have honour, skill and wisdom. Yet, we are represented by a man who believes he is a creature of the sea, a clearly ridiculous belief. The only way of life to me, is Bushido, the way of the warrior. And it is for that reason, that I challenge this “person” to a title match at Do The Dance of Shame, in order to bring honour back to this company, and to remove those who are of badly clouded thoughts, turning them into those who are of actual worth.” Samurai then bows to a chorus of boos from the audience. [b]C+[/b] for attack [b]B-[/b] for challenge After a quick break, we return to a video hyping up the main event tonight, highlighting the signature moves of the two men involved and their recent tournament victories. [b]B[/b] [U][B]Match 2:[/B] Dragon & Furusawa vs. Half Machine Half Amazing.[/U] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/UKDragon.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/MabuchiFurusawa.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/YukiHorigoshi.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/EguchiTheAmazing.jpg[/IMG] Neither of these teams seemed to gel against each other tonight, with Eguichi looking totally out of place in terms of talent. And so it was only fitting that he would be the one who started off the match against UK Dragon. Eguichi began to mime in the ring, forming a box around himself and then crossing his arms and laughing at Dragon. The veteran looked confused, but that soon passed as he charged in towards Eguichi. But to his amazement, he rebounded of the invisible wall Eguichi had created, causing Dragon to scratch his head and look over to his partner who raised his arms in similar confusion. Dragon tried once again, but crashed into the wall once more, causing Eguichi to break into near hysterics, slapping the mat from laughter. Dragon thought for a second and then smiled before reaching towards the wall. He seemed to grab something and opened what would appear to be the door through this wall, causing Eguichi to leap up in fright and try to leave the ring, but Dragon grabbed him by the hair and tossed him across the ring with a release Dragon Suplex. Eguichi landed right on his head, but Dragon didn’t back off, kicking the youngster several times in the back and face before throwing him towards his own corner in order to get Yuki to tag in. The man dubbed “100% Machine” obliged and tagged himself in before eagerly entering the ring and locking up with the veteran. Dragon appeared to have the initial advantage, forcing the youngster down to his knees, but Yuki soon began to fight back, pushing the veteran towards the ropes and then whipping him across the ring. When he came back, Yuki charged towards him and levelled him with stiff back elbow, and then began to pummel away at the head of the gaijin, throwing several punches and kicks in that direction before finally dragging him up to his feet. Yuki pulled the veteran over to the corner, and once he was positioned, began to batter away with a barrage of chops to the chest of the veteran, a chest which soon turned red. After the twentieth chop, Yuki backed away, expecting Dragon to fall forward, but he was caught off guard when Dragon charged forward and levelled the youngster with a clothesline out of nowhere. Dragon crawled over to his corner and tagged in Mabuchi who clambered into the ring to stop Yuki from reaching his own corner, but it was to no avail, as Yuki tagged Eguichi back in. Mabuchi backed away, thinking of a plan, while Eguichi hastily tried to re-build the earlier wall. He only got half way through it when Mabuchi charged through a hole and floored Eguichi with a big boot. Eguichi tried to get back up to his feet, but he was too dazed and he began to stagger about, leaving him open for an attack by Mabuchi, who booted him in the gut and then whipped him into the corner. Eguichi’s head went through a pair of turnbuckles, and when Mabuchi tried to yank him out, he didn’t budge, having caught his head between the pair. Mabuchi began to get angry, and after pulling him out, threw Eguichi across the ring with a belly to belly suplex and then promptly locked him in the Furusawa Armbar, a tight high angle crowbar, which had Eguichi tapping almost instantly. [B]Winners:[/B] Dragon & Furusawa by submission in 10:38 - [B]C[/B] As earlier, when Dragon and Furusawa are celebrating, they are attacked in the ring by The Avalanche Effect. Both tag champs hit their finishers on their challengers, leaving them down and out. [b]B-[/b] [U][B]Match 3:[/B] Cyber Fighter 3000 vs. Takeshi Umehara.[/U] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/CyberFighter3000.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/TakesiUmehara.jpg[/IMG] This was simply not a good match, and many fans were wondering why it was so high up on the card when it featured some lower level midcarders. The two locked up in the middle of the ring, and it seemed like Takeshi was going to get the first advantage of the match, as he was able to back Cyber into the ropes, but he got a bit too ****y and slapped the champ in the face. Cyber’s head jolted back into place, staring a hole through Takeshi, before the champ began to dance. Takeshi tried to catch him with a punch, but Cyber caught his fist and then turned it into the wave. Takeshi staggered backwards after wrenching his hand back and tried to charge back in, but Cyber ducked a clothesline attempt and then fired back with a stiff back elbow and then kick to the face that sent the veteran over the top rope and tumbling to the floor below. It took a while for Takeshi to get up to his feet, but when he did, Cyber slingshot-ted himself over the top rope into a cross body block, squashing the veteran underneath him. Cyber was the first man back into the ring, and he used the time before Takeshi got in to recover his breath. When the veteran eventually rolled back into the ring, Cyber took the fight right to him, kicking him in the head and pulling him up to his feet before whipping him across the ring. Takeshi tried to counter with a running clothesline when he came back, but Cyber ducked it and then connected with a leaping leg lariat when Takeshi rebounded again. The veteran seemed to be seeing stars, as he didn’t move until Cyber pulled him up to his feet. He booted the veteran in the gut and then whipped him into the corner, causing Takeshi to crash into the turnbuckles back first. The veteran clasped at his back in pain, but Cyber quickly followed up with a clothesline and then hopped up to the top rope. Takeshi tried to swing a punch, but Cyber blocked it and then pulled the veteran up with him. When they reached the top, Cyber booted him in the gut and then nailed the Cyber Hack, leaping off the before connecting with the move, nearly knocking Takeshi out from the impact. Cyber went for the cover and got the fairly academic victory. [B]Winner:[/B] Cyber Fighter 3000 by pinfall in 6:37 – [B]C-[/B] In what appears to be a pattern for tonight’s show, Bussho runs in and attacks Cyber Fighter, catching him with the Blazing Elbow out of nowhere. Cyber flipped over from the impact, and Bussho stood with his legs either side of the fallen champion with his hands raised in supposed victory. [b]C[/b] We then go backstage to where Seiho Kuroda is interviewing Mr. Miwa: “Mr. Miwa, tonight your client, Rhino Umaga, faces one of the young stars of WLW, Eagle Kawasawa..” “Exactly, he is young. What most people seem to think around this company and in this business in general, is that because you are young, it instantly means you stand more of a chance. Well, tonight, my client will prove every single believer of that concept dead wrong in that ring when he destroys Eagle in record time.” “So you think Rhino will definitely win?” “What kind of a question is that you cretin? “Cretin?” “Look it up, but to answer that supposed ‘question’ of yours, of course Rhino will win. He has more experience and more achievements in this business than Eagle will ever hope to have. He has held gold in all of the major Japanese companies, and he will be once step closer to getting another piece of gold around his waist when he goes all the way and brings both the Universal Title and it’s trophy home.” “Why am I a cretin?” Mr. Miwa shakes his head and gestures off screen. Rhino Umaga comes charging across our view and floors poor Seiho Kuroda with a massive clothesline, almost decapitating the much smaller man. “That is why, because you are not able to withstand the might of Rhino Umaga, just like everybody else in this business.” Miwa leaves laughing with his client Umaga close behind. The camera then closes in on an unconscious Seiho before we head to the ring. [b]B[/b] [U][B]Match 4:[/B] Eagle Kawasawa vs. Rhino Umaga.[/U] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/EagleKawasawa.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/RhinoUmaga.jpg[/IMG] Eagle was noticeably nervous heading to the ring for this match, having witnessed the destruction that Rhino had just wrought on poor Seiho Kuroda backstage. Mr. Miwa however, was full of smiles, proudly escorting Rhino to the ring. As soon as the bell rang, Eagle tried to take the big man off his feet with a shoulder block, but Rhino just shook it off and roared in the face of the smaller Eagle. He tried again, but just got the same reaction. On a third try, Rhino tried to counter him with a clothesline, but Eagle slid between his legs and then caught the big man with a dropkick to the lower back. Rhino stumbled forward, and Eagle tried to capitalise with a running bulldog, but Rhino stopped him mid-move and then turned it into a wheelbarrow facebuster style move, planting Eagle into the canvas face first. Rhino controlled the match for a little bit after that, as Eagle kept feeling the effects of that facebuster for a few minutes, before eventually shaking them off and connecting with a running enziguri to the big man after being whipped into the ropes. He didn’t manage to knock Umaga down however, instead stunning the big man. Eagle realised this and ran to the ropes with the intention to nail a springboard dropkick, but Umaga charged after him and caught him into a devastating spinebuster when he leapt off the ropes. Eagle’s head bounced off of the mat upon impact, and Rhino went for the cover, with Eagle only just kicking out in time. Umaga pulled the smaller man to his feet and then whipped him into the corner. As soon as he hit the turnbuckles, Rhino charged in after him attempting a clothesline, but Eagle back flipped over him and then ran to the ropes. Rhino tried to catch him with another clothesline when he returned, but Eagle countered with a head scissors DDT, planting the big man. Eagle tried to keep control again by flying around the ring and knocking the big man over, but he tried it once too many times, as Rhino was able to roll through a diving cross body block attempt and then drove Eagle into the mat with a running powerslam. He went for the cover, with Eagle only just kicking out in time yet again. Eagle rolled out of the ring to try and recover, but Rhino followed him out, clubbing him over the back with a double axe handle off the apron. The youngster dropped to his knees in pain before trying to fight back against Rhino, punching the Samoan several times in the gut, but this only served to anger the big man, who just picked Eagle up and launched him into the barricade. Umaga smiled sadistically as he pulled the smaller man back up to his feet, and then drove Eagle’s head into the top of the barricade before throwing him into apron. Eagle flopped to the floor, seemingly lifeless, but Rhino was relentless, and rolled the younger man back into the ring, following him shortly after. He kicked Eagle several times in the back before pulling him up to his feet and whipping him across the ring. Eagle barely managed to stay upright, only to be floored with a running high knee smash from the Samoan. Rhino went for the cover, and came amazingly close to getting the victory, but Eagle showed his resilience when he kicked out a nanosecond before the three count. Rhino simply pulled him up off the mat and booted him in the gut before lifting him high into the air and bringing him back down across his knee with a vicious backbreaker. Rhino stretched the poor Eagle across his knee, causing the young man to scream in pain, before lifting him up again and then planting him with a sidewalk slam. He went for the cover again, but Eagle once again kicked out. Rhino was getting upset at this point, and pulled Eagle up to his feet, smashed him across the face with a stiff elbow shot, and then whipped him across the ring. He ran the opposite way, and when he tried to nail a running shoulder block, Eagle surprised him by summoning reserves of energy to nail a leaping kick right to the jaw of the big man, sending him to the mat. Rhino was soon back up on his feet though, and clubbed Eagle in the back, trying to whip him across the ring again. Eagle tried to counter this with a suplex, but Rhino reversed it into a brainbuster, spiking the young man right on his head. Eagle rolled around clutching his neck while Rhino snarled and flexed his muscles for the audience. He then went over to Eagle and tried to pull him into the middle of the ring, but the young man was able to counter with a nip-up hurracanrana that sent the Samoan rolling out of the ring. Rhino was once again quickly on his feet, but this time he was not ready for what came next, as Eagle leapt onto the top rope and then flipped off with a moonsault in one fluid motion. Eagle landed right on the head of Rhino, sending the Samoan right to the floor and rolling into the barricade. Eagle took some time to recover before rolling back into the ring. Rhino slowly got up to his feet, shaking off the effects of that moonsault, and then got into the ring before the referee reached eight. He tried to catch Eagle with a back elbow but the smaller man ducked it and connected with an enziguri that stunned the big man. Eagle then ran to the ropes and springboarded backwards into a leg lariat that sent the Samoan to the mat. Eagle then began to signal for the Vision Quest to the fans, but Mr. Miwa climbed onto the apron to argue with him. Eagle simply laughed him off and kicked him in the face, sending him tumbling to the floor. Rhino noticed, and his face seemed to fill with rage. Eagle slowly turned round and ran towards Rhino, aiming to finish him off, but the Samoan charged at the last second and almost broke Eagle in two with the Rhino Charge. Eagle was out cold from the impact, giving Rhino the victory. A decent match, but these two just didn’t seem to click in the ring at all, which brought it down. [B]Winner:[/B] Rhino Umaga by pinfall in 17:44 – [B]B[/B] [I]Summary: Silver Shark def. Nathanial Ca$ino - C Dragon & Furusawa def. Half Machine Half Amazing - C Cyber Fighter 3000 def. Takeshi Umehara – C- Rhino Umaga def. Eagle Kawasawa – B [/I] [B]Overall = B-[/B] Notes: Yowch, bad booking on my part.[/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrdcoresidebrns Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 I was totally wrong. Eguchi is TOTALLY amazing if he can create invisible walls that repel people. Push him to the moon I say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekkieMonsta Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 [CENTER][I]Haha, good to see you like that lil' bit.[/I] [U][B]WLW Rave Tour[/B] Show #6[/U] Held at Hiroshima Sports Park Saturday, Week 3, January 2011 Attendance = 2,000 (Sell Out!) Announcers = Isei Deushi & Koyo Raikatuji [u][i]Pre-Show[/i][/u] [i]Tasuku Shinozuka def. Kid Toma – B- Magnum KOBE def. Hidekazu - B[/i] To kick off the show we have a video hyping up the main event of Emerald Angel vs. Koji Kojima. [b]B+[/b] [U][B]Match 1:[/B] Eguichi The Amazing vs. Jungle Jack.[/U] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/EguchiTheAmazing.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/JungleJack.jpg[/IMG] After Eguichi’s fairly solid showing on the last show, he upped his game against the veteran Jack, but still didn’t fare that well. From the very beginning, the match was completely in control of Jack, as he was able to throw around the smaller man like he weighed absolutely nothing. Eguichi managed to build his now famous invisible wall, preventing Jack from reaching him with an attempted clothesline. Jack took a moment to think, and then backed away from Eguichi before charging in at full pace, seeming to break right through it. Eguichi fell on his behind, but Jack just pulled him right up and connected with several stiff elbows and a strong uppercut that sent the Mime back to the mat. He took his time to get back up to his feet, but when he tried to run away, Jack stopped him in his tracks with a leaping knee that connected right with his jaw, stunning him. Jack then dragged him back to the middle of the ring before nailing the Jungle Jack Hammer for the cover in a fairly one-sided match. [B]Winner:[/B] Jungle Jack by pinfall in 9:16 – [B]C+[/B] We then quickly see a hype video of White Samurai, showing clips of his challenge and assault of Silver Shark on the last show. [b]B-[/b] After the video, we go backstage to see Silver Shark being interviewed by Seiho Kuroda. “Silver Shark, what do you have to say to White Samurai’s challenge last week?” “Forget the question, how about talking about what the fladoodle was up with him attacking me?” “Fladoodle?” “He preaches to us about honour and being of open minds, but it takes somebody without honour to attack somebody when they are not ready or have their backs turned. The true samurai attacked face on, not from under the ring or through the crowd. And only one of a truly distorted mind would think of attacking somebody for no real reason.” “Your point being?” “Very well, White Samurai. I accept your challenge, but I will give you this warning. You had better be watching your back at every turn, and trust nobody. Because there are some truly dark and destructive beasts in the depths of the ocean, and you have just upset their master.” Silver Shark walks off while Seiho has his trademark confused look on his face. [b]C+[/b] [U][B]Match 2:[/B] White Samurai vs. Panda Mask II.[/U] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/WhiteSamurai.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/PandaMask.jpg[/IMG] These two really seemed to click out their in the ring, which made this a much better match than it was originally planned to be. Samurai came out to the ring looking very confident, convinced that this was going to be a very easy win for him. However, this attitude was his undoing in the first part of the match, as he dropped his guard, allowing Panda to floor him with a slingshot clothesline when he entered the ring. Samurai tried to get up to his feet and attack the smaller man, but Panda connected with a dropkick and then leg drop, causing Samurai to roll out of the ring to the floor below. When he got up to his feet, Panda tried to send him back down with a moonsault, but Samurai moved out of the way just in time, causing Panda to crash onto the barricade stomach first. He slowly flopped off of the barricade clutching his gut, rolling around in pain, but Samurai didn’t care, as he pulled the smaller man up to his feet and whipped him back into the ring. He soon followed suit, and drove Panda back into the mat with a DDT when he tried to mount a comeback. Samurai then leapt up to the top rope and came leaping off with the Art of War, coming crashing down right on the gut of his fallen foe. He hooked the leg and got the academic victory. [B]Winners:[/B] White Samurai by pinfall in 6:39 - [B]B[/B] We then go backstage to see Kimuraman strolling down the corridor, only to get nailed right in the face with a door when Khoklov strolls out of his locker room. When the door swings shut, Kimuraman is on the floor unconscious. [b]B[/b] We then see a quick hype video for the KOYAMA vs. Dragon match. [b]B-[/b] [U][B]Match 3:[/B] The Incredible KOYAMA vs. UK Dragon.[/U] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/TheIncredibleKoyama.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/UKDragon.jpg[/IMG] These two can always be depended on to produce a great match, and that is just what they did tonight. Given the past history and the current feud between them as well, and it was even better. The match started with a respectful handshake between the two before KOYAMA seized control with a twisting wrist clutch, occasionally tightening the hold just to cause more damage. Dragon struggled to do anything for a little while before flipping and then kipping up out of the hold and slapping Koyama in a hammerlock. Koyama dropped to one knee and send Dragon over his shoulder, quickly cinching in a rear Chinlock, but Dragon was able to fight his way out of that move as well before getting up to his feet. Koyama quickly did the same, resulting in a standoff between the two men that drew some applause from the crowd. They shook hands again before heading to separate corners. They circled for a little while before charging into the lock up, with Dragon being able to gain control with a quick knee to the gut and then connecting with a dropkick to the side of the head that sent Koyama to the mat. Dragon was keen on keeping the match on the mat, where he was strongest, and he tried to do just that when he locked Koyama in a tight side headlock. Koyama seemed ready to escape the hold after a while though, so Dragon quickly transitioned it into a modified camel clutch, driving his knee right into the back of Koyama to add even more pressure than usual. Koyama struggled over the ropes and was just about to reach them when Dragon pulled him up to his feet and whipped him across the ring. Koyama tried to counter with a clothesline but Dragon floored him with a running chop to the chest. Koyama got back up to his feet quickly and went over to the corner, but he took too long getting up the top due to the pain in his back, allowing Dragon to chase him up and hang him in the tree of woe. The veteran Dragon then ran to the opposite corner, signalled to the crowd, and then charged back, connecting with a hesitation dropkick right to the face of Koyama. The youngster flopped off of the turnbuckles onto his front, and Dragon dragged him back into the middle, trying for the cover, but Koyama kicked out at two. Koyama eventually regained the advantage towards the end of the match, being able to dropkick Dragon in the back out of desperation when he attempted a springboard back elbow, and then using the time to recover. When they both got up to their feet, they ran to the opposite ropes and tried to go for shoulder blocks, but this resulted in a stalemate. Dragon ran back, but Koyama was able to counter with a super kick to the jaw when he came running back and then locked the veteran in the Koyama Grip. Dragon screamed in pain and tried to reach the ropes, frantically grasping, but he was too far away. This didn’t deter the veteran though, as he kept trying to reach them until he had no fight left in him and passed out to the hold. [B]Winner:[/B] The Incredible KOYAMA by submission in 15:43 – [B]B+[/B] Koyama gets up after the referee calls for the bell and begins to celebrate. He notices Dragon coming to and heads over to him. It seems like he is about to attack him, but he instead pulls the veteran up to his feet and raises his arm out of respect. [b]B[/b] After a quick break, we return backstage to see Angry Gilmore getting ready for his match. As he warms up, stretching out his legs and arms, Greg Gauge walks into view. “Tom, good luck out there tonight man.” “And what makes you think I need any luck?” Greg is slightly taken aback by the abrasiveness of the response, but he remains mellow and happy. “The reason is, you are facing one of the biggest wrestlers this business has ever seen. He is the immovable object of the present day, and I know that by personal experience. Nothing I tried during our match did anything to that behemoth. So I was wishing you luck and hoping you got the win out their tonight, or this company might be in for a whole lot of pain if he wins the tournament.” Angry, who had started tying his boots, just looks up at Greg with an expressionless face. “Tell you what, you get lost, and I’ll finish the job that you couldn’t do. Okay?” He then strides off towards the ring, leaving an insulted Greg in the locker room. Greg seems to be smiling, almost pitifully, but we then notice that one of his hands is clenched. [b]B[/b] [U][B]Match 4:[/B] Angry Gilmore vs. Marat Khoklov.[/U] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/AngryGilmore.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/MaratKhoklov.jpg[/IMG] This match was always going to be one sided, as all Marat’s matches have been. However, he wasn’t expecting quite the fight that he got in this match. Although what Angry said previous to the match could be taken as just pure arrogance on his part, he did back it up in the ring, as he had the behemoth on the back foot at a few parts in the match, which is incredibly impressive considering the major size difference between the two. When the bell rang, Marat charged in, trying to end it early with a lariat, but Angry ducked underneath and then dropkicked the Russian in the back. It had little effect, as Marat just spun around, aiming to connect with a left hook. Angry ducked this as well though, and he unleashed a series of kicks to the left knee of the giant, trying to immobilise him or at least slow him down a little bit. It initially had Marat struggling, as each impact caused him to drop closer to one knee, but when Angry stopped to survey the damage, Marat stood upright and then clasped the shoulders of Angry and tossed him out of the ring. Gimore flew right over the top rope and hit the uncovered concrete, causing him to yell out in pain and clutch his back. Marat followed him out, if only to dish out more punishment, pulling Gilmore up to his feet and then launching him sideways into the ring apron, nearly knocking the gaijin unconscious upon impact. Marat seemed to pause for a second to think of what to do, before a smile spread across his face and he walked over to the ring steps. He dislodged them before going back to Gilmore and pulling his barely awake foe up to his feet. Marat tried to whip Gilmore into the exposed steel, but Angry surprised everybody when he was able to shoot full of energy and back flip over the steps just before he would have hit them. Marat tried to charge at him for a lariat, but Angry countered him mid-swing by using the steps as a platform to leap up and connect with a head scissors that brought the behemoth down to the floor, albeit clumsily. Gilmore jumped up to his feet and then rolled back into the ring, catching his breath and waiting for Marat to get back up to his feet. When he eventually did, Angry leapt onto the top rope and connected with a picture perfect moonsault that brought him crashing down on the Russian. Marat seemed to absorb most of the impact, but the sheer momentum forced him back down to the floor. Gilmore again rolled back into the ring when he got up to his feet, recovering from his recent beating and thinking out a new game plan. Marat got up to his feet in time to not get counted out, but when he got up to the apron, Gilmore connected with a baseball slide to his bad knee, causing the giant to slip up and land badly on the apron. The behemoth tried to shake off the pain, but his knee just couldn’t support his bulk. Gilmore backed off, allowing the giant to enter the ring, but instantly ran to the ropes when he showed signs of getting up. Marat struggled to do so, given his weak knee, but when Gilmore tried to connect with a springboard moonsault Marat caught him in mid-air and then turned it into a makeshift Tombstone Piledriver. Gilmore was out cold from the impact alone, as he barely moved afterwards, but this didn’t affect Marat, as the big Russian climbed on top of Angry and connected with a sickening barrage of punches right to the face. The referee warned him to stop, but Marat didn’t listen, and upon the eighth consecutive punch with no resistance from Gilmore, the referee called for the disqualification as he needed to get Gilmore help. [B]Winner:[/B] Angry Gilmore by Disqualification in 10:46 – [B]B+[/B] Upon hearing the bell ringing, Marat let out a bellow of rage before picking up and hurling the referee to the outside in anger. Gilmore was still prone on the mat, and this unfortunately did not bode well for him still, as Marat decided to take out his anger on his helpless foe. He pulled Angry up to his feet, lifted him high into the air, and then drove him viciously into the mat with the Russian Legend Powerbomb, almost breaking the poor American’s back in the process. Having done what he wanted to do, Marat left the ring, all the while smiling while heading to the back. [b]B+[/b] After a quick break for an advert highlighting the dangers of wrestling, ironic perhaps, we are taken backstage again where owner Koji Kojima is holding a microphone. “Ten years ago today, we held the tournament to crown the very first champion of this amazing company. And being the competitor I was, wanting the best for the fans and for them to not be represented by some over-righteous fool like Awesome Thunder, I made it all the way to the finals before that sneak cheated. Mr. Miwa blew sand in my eyes, allowing Thunder to kick me in the face and then seal the deal.” Koji begins to look angered, but he takes a moment to cool off before speaking again, running his hand over his head. “Interesting how it’s ten years later, and yet I am in the exact same situation right now. I am set to face Emerald Angel, a man who was initially one of the biggest fan favourites the industry had, drawing massive crowds. But sadly, like all young men who achieve success, it all went to his head. He turned his back on those people who brought him that success and began to live the life of a self-loving prima donna who thinks that he can do whatever the damn hell he wants.” A smirk just barely appears on the edge of his lips. “Well, you know what? He can’t do whatever the damn hell he wants, because as long as people like me and people who actually have respect for the fans are around, people like him with be kept in check and unable to do a damn thing. I have been in this business for nigh on twenty or so years now, and have achieved a great deal of success, but you don’t see it going to my head do you?” He shakes his head while smiling. “No, you don’t, because I realise that happened because people believed in me and that I had a debt to pay to them by going out there and giving it the best I could in order to get closer to repaying that debt. And that’s why, tonight, I will put this punk in his place and make him realise that he is not the top dog, he is not the best there is, and he will NEVER succeed if he doesn’t realise who got him where he is today. So Angel, you better be damn ready, because you have made a lot of enemies. And those enemies…might just be willing to make your life a living hell.” Koji leaves the camera shot with a serious look on his face as he walks to the ring. [b]A[/b] [U][B]Match 5:[/B] Emerald Angel vs. Koji Kojima.[/U] [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/EmeraldAngel.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/KojiKojima.jpg[/IMG] This was definitely going to be a war if what Koji had just said was anything to go by. Before the bell rang, the two men got right up in each others faces trash talking their opponent. When the referee called for them to separate, Angel cheap-shotted the veteran with a punch to the side of the head. Koji took this as a grave insult and tackled Angel to the mat before unloading with a series of punches right to the face of the youngster, stunning him. Koji then pulled Angel up to his feet and whipped him across the ring, connecting with kitchen sink running knee when he came back, flipping the youngster over. Koji tried to go for a leg lock, but Angel kipped up into a head scissors, using his hands to spin around for extra momentum. Koji rolled out of the ring upon landing in order to catch a breather, but Angel didn’t give him any time at all, connecting with a running shooting star press to the outside, clearing the top rope on the back flip. He landed right on Koji’s head, knocking the veteran right down and backwards into the barricade. Koji came to, and tried to fight back with a couple of punches to the smaller man, but Angel was able to block a shot and then fire back with a few of his own, stunning the veteran enough for him to connect with an enziguri. The youngster then placed Koji on the barricade, facing the ceiling, before clambering back into the ring and climbing up onto the top turnbuckles. He turned his back to the veteran to gesture to the crowd before leaping off with a moonsault attempt, and even though he left the crowd in awe with the grace that he pulled the move off with, Koji rolled off of the barricade, causing the arrogant youngster to come crashing down gut first on the unforgiving steel. Angel yelled out in pain and then rolled into the crowd. Koji followed him out and brawled with him through the crowd, before quickly running back to the ring and dragging a dazed Angel back with him before the referee counted them both out. When Koji got up to his feet he booted Angel in the gut and then ran to the ropes, connecting with a beautiful running dropsault to the jaw of the youngster, flipping him over from the impact. Koji then slowed the pace of the match down a little, locking Angel in a tight armbar, continually wrenching the arm back as far as he could at regular intervals in order to try and permanently damage it, or so it seemed, as he did not let up, even when Angel was getting close to the ropes. Eventually the young Angel was able to grab onto the bottom rope, but Koji did not release it until the referee warned him. Angel barely had any time to recover as Koji stomped at his back and head before pulling him up to his feet and placing him in the corner. The veteran then whipped Angel across into the opposite corner, but when he tried to follow up with a running back elbow, Angel ran somersaulted over him and then pulled him in a school boy, almost getting the pin. Koji got right up to his feet and then kicked Angel in the face before pulling him up to his feet. He whipped the youngster across the ring, and tried to clothesline him to the mat, but Angel countered in mid-run with the Angel Spike, a leaping DDT, planting Koji right into the canvas. Angel went for the cover, but the veteran instincts of Koji kicked in as he kicked out just after the two count. Angel pulled the veteran up to his feet before striking him in the side of the head with a stiff elbow and then booting him in the gut and connecting with a double axe handle, sending Koji down to one knee. Angel the ran to the ropes, and when he came back, nailed a step up head scissors that sent Koji tumbling out of the ring. Angel was a lot more wary this time when he followed Koji out, taking the veteran down with a running suicide plancha that sent him flying into the barricade. Angel then pulled him up to his feet and went for a suplex, aiming to bring Koji down on the solid concrete, but the veteran was able to reverse it into snap suplex, sending Angel into the barricade instead. Koji rolled back into the ring, and when it seemed like Angel was about to roll back into the ring, the veteran ran to the ropes and connected with the Tiger Feint Kick, kicking the youngster across the side of the face. He then followed him to the outside, connecting with a leaping double axe handle to the top of his head before whipping him back into the ring. Koji took the match back to the mat, focusing mainly on Angel’s arms. Despite some initial resistance, he was able to stretch the right arm of the youngster out fully and repeatedly drove his knee into it. Angel tried to wrench it away, but this just prompted Koji to stomp on his chest and then connect with a leg drop to the weakened joint. Angel struggled to get out of the hold, but Koji prevented him from moving due to practically pinning him to the mat with his leg. Eventually though, Angel figured out a way to escape and kicked the veteran several times in the back and head with his closest leg before rolling backwards into a makeshift hurracanrana. Koji got up to his feet, only to be sent back down with a running leg lariat that turned him inside out. Angel was really feeling the effects of the repeated arm holds, as he began to favour his right arm, but he kept on fighting. He pulled the veteran up to his feet and then whipped him into the corner before following up with a running back elbow right to the jaw. This stunned the veteran, who staggered out of the corner, but when Angel tried to charge in with a clothesline, Koji caught him by surprise by ducking the arm, grabbing it while he did so, and then using it to pull the youngster down to the mat and promptly lock him in the Koji Crossface, an arm trap crossface. Angel screamed in pain, due to it putting even more pressure on his already injured arm, but through sheer determination and resilience he was able to make it to the ropes, causing Koji to get frustrated and question the referee. This was just the opening Angel needed though, as he low blowed the veteran, which the referee couldn’t see, and then pulled him down to the mat with a sleeperslam. Angel made sure he stayed down by connecting with the Angel Snap, an Arabian Press, and then climbed on to the top. He took longer than usual due to his bad arm, and he almost lost balance while climbing up, but after steadying himself he came flying off with the ever beautiful Angel Fury, connecting and getting the victory in a fairly controversial way. [B]Winner:[/B] Emerald Angel by pinfall in 17:59 – [B]A[/B] [I]Summary: Jungle Jack def. Eguichi The Amazing – C+ White Samurai def. Panda Mask II - B The Incredible KOYAMA def. UK Dragon – B+ Angry Gilmore def. Marat Khoklov by DQ – B+ Emerald Angel def. Koji Kojima - A [/I] [B]Overall = A[/B] Notes: That’s more like it.[/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekkieMonsta Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 [CENTER][U]WorldLevelWrestling.jp[/U] [u]News[/u] No news this week. [u]Card[/u] Here are the updated tournament brackets: [IMG]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/TrekkieMonsta/WLW/Tourny%20brackets/TournamentBrackets3.jpg[/IMG] In this next week we hold the final quarterfinal match of the tournament, Awesome Thunder vs. Magnum KOBE in a battle of Present vs. Future, and then the two semi-final matches, with one on each card. One the first show, we have the hotly anticipated Rhino Umaga vs. Angry Gilmore match up. Both men have really been on a tear as of late, although Angry may have to forfeit the tournament following his savage beatdown at the hands of Marat Khoklov last week. Which man will get one step closer to achieving their dream? And on the final show before Do The Dance Of Shame, we have the final semi-final match as the winner of the Thunder/KOBE match will take on Emerald Angel. Angel’s position in the tournament came into question after management watched replays of the final moments of his match against Kojima last week, and have told him he has to be completely clean or he will forfeit the match and the tournament all together. For the Wednesday show, to kick off the show we have the veteran Takeshi Umehara taking on Americana in what will be a fairly exciting bout, with it being Americana’s first appearance on the main card for the whole tour so far. We then have Kimuraman taking on Nathanial Ca$ino. Ca$ino has been fairly impressive, even in defeat, so far, while Kimuraman has become the perennial whipping boy per se, as he has suffered attacks at the hands of various attackers over the last month. Will he really be in any fit shape to compete? And then as a tune-up match for his title match, we have Bussho Makiguchi taking on the veteran Tasuku Shinozuka. Tasuku is another person who has been very impressive so far, and will his experience and achievement edge be too much for Bussho? Or will the youngster solidify his claim to be one of the top young talents in Japan today with a solid victory? On the final show, we kick off with what will be a truly exciting and entertaining bout, as Cyber Fighter 3000 and Silver Shark team up for the first time to take on their respective challengers Bussho Makiguchi and White Samurai. Which team will get the bragging rights and momentum heading into their title matches just one day later? On that note, we also have a non-title bout as a preview of the tag title match at Do The Dance of Shame takes place with Dragon & Furusawa taking on The Avalanche Effect. Both teams are solidly accomplished in the tag division, which one will start their claim as being the best? Whoever loses the Umaga/Gilmore match on the Wednesday card will face Burning EXILE in one on one action, and this will definitely be a tough bout, as whoever faces the freelance semi-legend will most likely he very upset and wanting to get revenge. And then finally before the main event we have Koshiro Ino’s return to WLW as he faces fellow heavyweight Nariaki Hitomi in what is sure to be a stiff, yet entertaining, contest. [u]WLW Rave Tour Show #7[/u] [u][I]Singles[/I][/u] Takeshi Umehara vs. Americana [u][i]Singles[/i][/u] Kimuraman vs. Nathanial Ca$ino [u][i]Singles[/i][/u] Tasuku Shinozuka vs. Bussho Makiguchi [u][I]Singles[/I][/u] Awesome Thunder vs. Magnum KOBE [u][I]Singles[/I][/u] Rhino Umaga vs. Angry Gilmore [u]WLW Rave Tour Show #8[/u] [u][I]Tag Team[/I][/u] Silver Shark & Cyber Fighter 3000 vs. White Samurai & Bussho Makiguchi [u][i]Singles[/i][/u] Rhino Umaga/Angry Gilmore vs. Burning EXILE [u][I]Singles[/I][/u] Koshiro Ino vs. Nariaki Hitomi [u][I]Tag Team[/I][/u] [i]Non-Title[/i] Dragon & Furusawa vs. The Avalanche Effect [u][I]Singles[/I][/u] Awesome Thunder/Magnum KOBE vs. Emerald Angel [i]Predictions always welcome, as are comments about the show write-ups.[/i][/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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