RazorsEdge Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/GCG2.jpg The oldest promotion in Japan, Golden Canvas Grappling were once the most powerful wrestling promotion on the planet, and were almost a national institution in their homeland. A bitter war for superiority took place in the 1980s, as BHOTWG (Burning Hammer Of The Wrestling Gods) took on GCG head-to-head for the right to be called Japan's premier promotion. A series of poor business decisions during this war by their owner Hanshiro Furusawa led them to get comprehensively beaten, and by the time was over, GCG were well and truly in financial ruin. They are now a shell of their former powerful self, struggling to survive and hoping that their next generation of stars can lead them back to their former state of glory. For the beginning of 2008, Hanshiro Furusawa decided to add freelancer Taka Avatoki as head booker of GCG. With Yoshifusa Maeda and Dick The Devastator not willing to step up to the full-time booker duties, Avatoki was brought in with his reputation as being a consistent worker and smart man. The first things that Avatoki were told in his first meeting with Furusawa, Maeda and Dick were that the financial status of GCG was somewhat concerning. GCG was overspending on gaijin wrestlers that were not big enough name draws to justify the prices being paid. After assessing the situation, Avatoki decided that after GCG's first tour in January (Golden New Year) he would decide who to keep and who not to keep. The resurgence of Golden Canvas Grappling was on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorsEdge Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/GCG2.jpg GOLDEN CANVAS GRAPPLING OWNER: Hanshiro Furusawa HEAD BOOKER: Taka Avatoki BOOKING COMMITTEE: Yoshifusa Maeda, Dick The Devastator CHAMPIONS http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/GCG_World.jpg http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/PistolPeteHall.jpg GOLDEN CANVAS GRAPPLING 21st WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: Pistol Pete Hall [1st reign] http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCGWT.jpg http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/ShotaroIkina.jpghttp://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/YasuhideTayama.jpg GOLDEN CANVAS GRAPPLING 18th WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Shotaro Ikina and Yasuhide Tayama [2nd reign] http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/GCG_Openweight.jpg http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/HarumiOkazawaya.jpg GOLDEN CANVAS GRAPPLING 8th OPENWEIGHT CHAMPION: Harumi Okazawaya [1st reign] GOLDEN SEKIGUN The Golden Canvas Grappling home army is spearheaded by gaijin wrestler and current GCG World Heavyweight Champion Pistol Pete Hall who has been accepted as one of the Japanese natives. The only other gaijin accepted into the home army is Stuart Ferdinand who until recently was in a tag team with 'The Pioneer' Nathan Coleman. The home army's native wrestlers are spearheaded by Toshiharu Hyobanshi, tipped by many to be the next GCG World Heavyweight Champion, and newly instated GCG booker Taka Avatoki. Filling out the home army numbers are (the somewhat out of place super junior) Eagle Kawasawa, current GCG Openweight Champion Harumi Okazawaya, 'Super K' Kiminobu Kuroki and Takayuki 2000. Pistol Pete Hall Taka Avatoki Toshiharu Hyobanshi Harumi Okazawaya 'Super K' Kiminobu Kuroki Takayuki 2000 Eagle Kawasawa Stuart Ferdinand GAIJIN SEKIGUN Recently Jack Marlowe has enlisted the help of several other gaijin wrestlers are are currently competing with Team GA-IK-TA as the number one heel faction in GCG. With the Samoan Destruction Crew threatening the tag ranks and 'The Pioneer' Nathan Coleman and Barry Griffin looking like major threats in the singles division, the Gaijin Sekigun has a chance of becoming a real threat. Jack Marlowe Rhino Umaga Samoan Machine 'The Pioneer' Nathan Coleman Barry Griffin TEAM GA-IK-TA Hiroyasu Gakusha is the man who lost the GCG World Heavyweight Title to Pistol Pete Hall in February of last year. Despite repeated failled attempts at reclaiming his title, Gakusha is still in line for another title show sometime soon as he has recently recruited the GCG World Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, Shotaro Ikina and Yasuhide Tayama. Hiroyasu Gakusha Yasuhide Tayama Shotaro Ikina UNALIGNED Five wrestlers are yet to claim allegience in the three way battle between Team GA-IK-TA, the Gaijin Sekigun and the Golden Sekigun. Three of them, gaijins Henry Bennett, Jimmy Cox and Julian Watson are heavily hinted to be close to choosing the Gaijin Sekigun simply out of loyalty to their fellow gaijins. The other two men are Shingen Miyazaki, one of the hottest prospects in Japanese wrestling and former GCG World Heavyweight Champion (from 1999 to 2002) Naonobu Murkami. Murkami has felt pressure from Gakusha to join his faction as well as pressure from the GCG home grown to join their's, and as of yet is keeping his cards close to his chest. GOLDEN LIONS The Golden Lions are the younger wrestlers in the company, prospects for the future who are yet to break through into the main roster. New booker Taka Avatoki has recently hired several more (the company formerly only had two). Mabuchi Furusawa Namboku Makuda Gonnohyoe Kada SUKI Nariaki Hitomi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorsEdge Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/GCG2.jpg GCG President Yoshifusa Maeda held a press conference announcing the dates for GCG's January and February tours. He announced that in the February tour, "Parade of Champions" Hiroyasu Gakusha would receive his last ever shot at the World Heavyweight Title while Pistol Pete Hall was champion. He said that Gakusha had become a problem, always expecting and demanding title shots, however due to recent changes in GCG, Gakusha would receive one more shot, and one more shot only. Maeda moved on to talk about the GCG Openweight Title. He said that Harumi Okazawaya would defend against Eagle Kawasawa at the final show of the "Golden New Year" series and that the title would again be defended at "Parade of Champions" final show. Finally Maeda talked about the GCG World Heavyweight Titles. He said that current champions Shotaro Ikina and Yasuhide Tayama would not defend their titles until the final show of "Parade of Champions". He said that the duo had been causing trouble by running around with Hiroyasu Gakusha and that they needed to focus on their wrestling. He did not name a challenger, saying that the "Golden New Year" and "Parade of Champions" tours would provide the booking committee with an opportunity to find out who deserved a shot. Maeda did however rule out Samoan Destruction Inc. as the number one contenders, Samoan Machine (AKA Bali So'oialo) had accepted an offer with Burning Hammer Of The Wrestling Gods, and would only be able to see out the first show of the Golden New Year Tour. Maeda said that another gaijin wrestler was soon to sign, and that he would attempt to take over Samoan Machine's place in the Gaijin Sekigun. To close out the interview, Maeda listed the rest of the confirmed matches for the "Golden New Year" Tour. "Golden New Year Tour" Friday, Week 2, January 2008 Toyama Hall 1. SUKI v Mabuchi Furusawa 2. Naonubu Murkami & Shingen Miyazaki v Jimmy Cox & Henry Bennett 3. Eagle Kawasawa, Stuart Ferdinand & Harumi Okazawaya v Jack Marlowe, Barry Griffin & 'Pioneer' Nathan Coleman 4. Samoan Destruction Inc. (Samoan Machine & Rhino Umaga) v 'Super K' Kiminobu Kuroki & Takayuki 2000 5. Pistol Pete Hall, Toshiharu Hyobanshi & Taka Avatoki v Hiroyasu Gakusha, Yasuhide Tayama & Shotaro Ikina "Golden New Year Tour" Monday, Week 3, January 2008 Asahikawa Community Hall 1. SUKI & Namboku Makuda v Mabuchi Furusawa & Nariaki Hitomi 2. Jimmy Cox v Julian Watson 3. Shingen Miyazaki & Naonobu Murkumi v Rhino Umaga & 'The Pioneer' Nathan Coleman 4. 'Super K' Kiminobu Kuroki, Toshiharu Hyobanshi & Stuart Ferdinand v Eagle Kawasawa, Harumi Okazawaya & Henry Bennett 5. Pistol Pete Hall, Taka Avatoki & Takayuki 2000 v Hiroyasu Gakusha, Yasuhide Tayama & Shotaro Ikina "Golden New Year Tour" Wednesday, Week 3, January 2008 Doshisha Athletic Center 1. Nariaki Hitomi v Rhino Umaga 2. Toshiharu Hyobanshi, Harumi Okazawaya & Stuart Ferdinand v Eagle Kawasawa, Barry Griffin & Henry Bennett 3. Shingen Miyazaki, Takayuki 2000 & 'Super K' Kiminobu Kuroki v Jack Marlowe, 'The Pioneer' Nathan Coleman & X 4. Hiroyusa Gakusha v Naonubo Murkami 5. Pistol Pete Hall & Taka Avatoki v Yasuhide Tayama & Shotaro Ikina "Golden New Year Tour" Friday, Week 3, January 2008 Iwata Hall 1. Mabuchi Furusawa v Nariaki Hitomi 2. Julian Watson v Namboku Makuda 3. Stuart Ferdinand & Jimmy Cox v Gonnohyoe Kada & SUKI 4. 'Pioneer' Nathan Coleman & Henry Bennett v Takayuki 2000 & Kiminobu Kuroki 5. Hiroyusa Gakusha, Yasuhide Tayama & Shotaro Ikina v Toshiharu Hyobanshi, Harumi Okazawaya & Naonobu Murkami 6. Pistol Pete Hall, Taka Avatoki & Shingen Miyazaki v Jack Marlowe, Rhino Umaga & Barry Griffin "Golden New Year Tour" Sunday, Week 2, January 2008 Gifu Arena 1. Namboku Makuda v SUKI 2. Rhino Umaga & Nathan Coleman v Julian Watson & Stuart Ferdinand 3. Jack Marlowe & Barry Griffin v Takayuki 2000 & Kiminobu Kuroki 4. Naonobu Murkami, Jimmy Cox & Mabuchi Furusawa v Toshiharu Hyobanshi, X & Nariaki Hitomi 5. GCG Openweight Title: Harumi Okazawaya © v Eagle Kawasawa 6. Pistol Pete Hall, Taka Avatoki & Shingen Miyazaki v Hiroyasu Gakusha, Yasuhide Tayama & Shotaro Ikina -------------------- "Parade Of Champions" Tuesday, Week 2, February 2008 "Parade Of Champions" Thursday, Week 2, February 2008 "Parade Of Champions" Saturday, Week 2, February 2008 "Parade Of Champions" Monday, Week 2, February 2008 "Parade Of Champions" Wednesday, Week 3, February 2008 1. GCG Openweight Title: Harumi Okazawaya © v X 2. GCG World Heavyweight Tag Team Titles: Shotaro Ikina & Yasuhide Tayama © v X & X 3. GCG World Heavyweight Title: Pistol Pete Hall © v Hiroyasu Gakusha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorsEdge Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/GCG2.jpg "Golden New Year Tour" Friday, Week 2, January 2008 Toyama Hall - 1,000 fans in attendance - SELL OUT! http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/SUKI.jpg v. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/MabuchiFurusawa.jpg The opening match of the night saw SUKI and Mabuchi Furusawa starting off their Golden Lion match with an excellent skirmish featuring the much smaller SUKI keep up with Furusawa with some hard blows and kicks. Furusawa ended up largely dominating the match with a nice bodyslam and a Boston Crab that saw SUKI almost tap out. After a short time of Furusawa weakening SUKI's arm before finally hitting SUKI with a huge lariat that he followed up with his Furusawa Armbar for the tapout victory. [E] http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/NaonobuMurkami.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/ShingenMiyazaki.jpg v. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/JimmyCox.jpghttp://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/HenryBennett.jpg The next match featuring the currently unaligned former World Heavyweight Champion Naonobu Murkami and Shingen Miyazaki taking on the also unaligned gaijin Jimmy Cox and Henry Bennett. Bennett wrestled most of the match taking the punishment from Murkami and Miyazaki, who looked very impressive. The only real time that the gaijin got any offence in was when Cox was tagged in and he gained an advantage over Miyazaki. The match came to an end when Miyazaki caught Bennett in an overhead belly to belly suplex and following it up with his signature Ankle Lock, forcing Bennett to tap out or risk injury. [C-] http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/EagleKawasawa.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/StuartFerdinand.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/HarumiOkazawaya.jpg v. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/JungleJack_alt1.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/BarryGriffin.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/NathanColeman.jpg Harumi Okazawaya and Eagle Kawasawa had a match scheduled on this tour for the Openweight Title, but that did not stop them from teaming up tonight with Stuart Ferdinand to take on the Gaijin Sekigun of Jack Marlowe, Barry Griffin and 'The Pioneer' Nathan Coleman. The match was largely a chance for Okazawaya, Kawasawa and Marlowe to show off their skills. Marlowe dominated Ferdinand early on in the match, punishing his fellow American with some vicious slams and suplexes. Eventually Kawasawa faced off in the ring against Griffin and showed off his flashy high pace offence almost finishing the match off with a top rope suplex. Eventually Okazawaya was tagged in and fought against Griffin and then Coleman. Okazawaya finished the match off by hitting his Hurricane Harumi (Spinning Back Kick) on Coleman for the win. [C-] http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/SamoanMachine.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/RhinoUmaga.jpg v. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/KiminobuKuroki.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/Takayuki2000.jpg Two of the Golden Sekigun's bravest fighters came out next for their match against Samoan Destruction Inc. 'Super K' Kiminobu Kuroki and Takayuki 2000 wrapped up the match rather quickly, compared to what most would've thought. Samoan Machine spent most of the time in the ring in his final match and Samoan Destruction Inc. dominated Super K for the first few minutes with Samoan Machine sending a message to BHOTWG that he was a good choice for them to sign him. Eventually Takayuki 2000 got the hot tag and ran wild over Samoan Machine and Rhino Umaga eventually trading tags with Super K who hit his Kuroki Krush finisher on Samoan Machine before tagging Takayuki 2000 back in to lock in the Persian Deathlock for a tag out victory. After the match Samoan Machine acknowledged the crowd and received some applause from the crowd for his services to Golden Canvas Grappling. [C] http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/PistolPeteHall.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/TakayukiAvatar.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/ToshiharuHyobanshi.jpg v. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/HiroyasuGakusha.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/ShotaroIkina.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/YasuhideTayama.jpg The main event of the evening featured GCG World Heavyweight Champion Pistol Pete Hall teaming up with Taka Avatoki and Toshiharu Hyobanshi to take on Team GA-IK-TA. Hall and Hiroyasu Gakusha started off the match and exchanged stiff chops for a good while before Gakusha took advantage of Hall's old knee injury with a dragon screw. Gakusha went for the Golden Gakusha Bomb early on when he thought that he had Hall in trouble, however Hall managed to counter out and hit Gakusha with a beautifully executed back suplex, showing that the big man is not just about brawling. Avatoki made his debut by being tagged in and brawling with Gakusha for some time before Gakusha tagged out to Shotaro Ikina. Avatoki used his skills to outmaneuver Ikina and tie him up in a leg grapevine that saw Ikina having to grab the ropes to escape. Ikina ended up getting some chops in on Avatoki before tagging out to his fellow World Heavyweight Tag Champion, Yasuhide Tayama. Tayama used his size advantage to beat Avatoki down into the mat and lock in a Camel Clutch. Tayama allowed Avatoki to tag out to Hyobanshi who quickly entered the ring and showed everyone why he was the promotion's next ace. He brawled all over the ring with Tayama trading chops, hard shots and kicks to gut. Tayama was whipped off of the ropes and received a lariat that made Pistol Pete Hall in the corner proud. Hyobanshi got a near fall and then tagged out to his partner Hall. The rest of the match saw Hall largely dominate Tayama and Ikina whilst Gakusha waited on the outside. Eventually after a short skirmish between Gakusha and Hall, Avatoki found himself in the ring again. Gakusha was quicker than Avatoki and managed to hit him with a series of German Suplexes, one with a bridge that got a near fall. Gakusha continued to attack Avatoki and eventually managed to hit Avatoki with the Golden Gakusha Bomb for the victory. Team GA-IK-TA had a victory of the Golden Sekigun, but Gakusha still did not have his victory over Pistol Pete Hall. [b-] Show Rating: C+ "Golden New Year Tour" Friday, Week 2, January 2008 Toyama Hall - 1,000 fans in attendance - SELL OUT! 1. Mabuchi Furusawa d. SUKI (4:01) with a Furusawa Armbar 2. Naonobu Murkami & Shingen Miyazaki d. Jimmy Cox & Henry Bennett (6:47) when Shingen Miyazaki made Henry Bennett to submit with an Ankle Lock 3. Eagle Kawasawa, Stuart Ferdinand & Harumi Okazawaya d. Jack Marlowe, Barry Griffin & 'Pioneer' Nathan Coleman (8:36) when Okazawaya pinned Coleman following a Hurricane Harumi 4. 'Super K' Kiminobu Kuroki & Takayuki 2000 d. Samoan Destruction Inc. (7:46) when Takayuki 2000 made Samoan Machine submit with a Persian Deatlock. 5. Hiroyasu Gakusha, Shotaro Ikina & Yasuhide Tayama d. Pistol Pete Hall, Taka Avatoki & Toshiharu Hyobanshi (19:51) when Gakusha pinned Avatoki following a Golden Gakusha Bomb. Note: The match times are a bit less than they normally will be, due to me messing up and making the show 60 minutes long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FINisher Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 I'll be reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1PWfan Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Stable Wars! Brilliant! As a fan of GCG, I'll be reading. Plus, with the multiple factions you've found possibly the best hook for a dynasty in quite a while (especially since it also neatly circumvents the three-match rule). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorsEdge Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/ShingenMiyazaki.jpg--->>>---http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/BHOTWG.jpg GCG President Yoshifusa Maeda confirmed today that up and coming star Shingen Miyazaki will be departing from GCG to BHOTWG. Maeda said that Miyazaki will be allowed to finish the "Golden New Year" tour and that he will be featured on the shows. Maeda said that GCG had been scouring the indies for new stars to sign and use, and that they were close to announcing three more signings. Maeda refused to name the stars, but said that negotiations had failed with Strong Style Yoemon, and reiterated that they would not pay over the odds for wrestlers. Maeda confirmed that they were in ongoing negotiations with three gaijin workers, one of which would be debuting at the third "Golden New Year" show as the tag team partner of Gaijin Sekigun's Jack Marlowe and Nathan Coleman. He said that his name was 'Shooter' Sean Deeley, a twenty-two year old American submission expert. Maeda said that Deeley was signed for on a touring contract that would see him available for work throughout the rest of January and February. A short while into the interview, Maeda was joined by Taka Avatoki, the recently appointed head booker of GCG. Avatoki spoke on the subject of gaijin wrestlers. He said that whilst he seemed a little bit hypocritical in talking to three gaijin wrestlers, he reiterated that he was signing them purely to evaluate them against the current roster, and see who best fit the roster and for what money. He said that Japanese wrestlers are more important to bring in than gaijins, but he said at the moment, experienced heavyweight wrestlers were hard to come by, saying that most were under contract to BHOTWG or PGHW. Avatoki said that he was interested in forming agreements with the other smaller promotions, such as WLW and INSPIRE. Avatoki said that within the next year he wished to bring in more lightweight wrestlers into the promotion to give it a new edge. He said the super juniors are a great attraction and with people like Eagle Kawasawa and Harumi Okawazaya on the roster, they already have the foundation. He said that this depended on finances though. Avatoki went on to say that current GCG World Heavyweight Champions Shotaro Ikina and Yasuhide Tayama had been discussing the opportunity to fight for the GCG World Heavyweight Title. Avatoki said that he had informed them that they would need to vacate the Tag Team Titles and then earn a shot to fight for it. They have yet to get back to him. Avatoki then went on to put himself, Pistol Pete Hall and Takayuki 2000 over and said that they would defeat Shotaro Ikina, Yasuhide Tayama and Hiroyasu Gakusha at the next GCG "Golden New Year" event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nedew Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Ooooh I do like this, top notch, I mark out for stables and your writing is spot on. Brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerkinney Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Looking good so far I'll definately be following this, and the idea of having various major factions warring with each other is a good one. Already intrigued about who Murkami will join. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyde Hill Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Agree with the above statements stable wars is a good hook seeing as angle time is low and I have a soft spot for GCG as well as OllIE I like the return to dominance hook. Good writing will be reading and maybe later predicting as I am not as familiar with the japanese scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekkieMonsta Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Awesome start, I'll be reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorsEdge Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/GCG2.jpg "Golden New Year Tour" Monday, Week 3, January 2008 Asahikawa Community Hall - 1,000 in attendance - SELL OUT! http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/SUKI.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/NambokuMakuda.jpg v. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/MabuchiFurusawa.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/NariakiHitomi.jpg The second show of GCG's "Golden New Year" tour kicks off with a Golden Lion tag team match featuring SUKI and Namboku Makuda going up against Mabuchi Furusawa and Nariaki Hitomi. Makuda showed why he was good enough to win the GCG World Heavyweight Tag Team Titles with Toshiharu Hyobanshi in the early going by dominating Nariaki Hitomi with a series of armbars and leglocks. As soon as Mabuchi Furusawa was tagged in the tide turned when he hit Makuda with a back suplex that forced Makuda to tag out to SUKI. The smaller SUKI struggled against his larger opponents and Furusawa and Hitomi kept him isolated until Hitomi hit a dangerous Brainbuster for the win. [C-] http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/JimmyCox.jpg v. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/JulianWatson.jpg The next match was an all gaijin affair with Jimmy Cox (former GCG Openweight Champion and possible future GCG World Heavyweight Title contender) taking on the less experienced Canadian, Julian Watson. Early on the match was largely a stalemate with both men brawling around the ring, and outside it, going close to a count out. When the action finally returning to the ring Cox showed why he should challenge for the title, teasing hitting the Immortal Driver on several occasions. Watson took the punishment for just over ten minutes and they did one spot where Cox hot-shotted Watson across the ropes, causing Watson to bounce up in the air and outside of the ring, which again almost resulted in a count out. After a largely boring match, Cox put Watson away with the Immortal Driver to win it. [D-] http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/ShingenMiyazaki.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/NaonobuMurkami.jpg v. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/RhinoUmaga.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/NathanColeman.jpg The third match of the night saw two unaligned wrestlers, the soon to leave Shingen Miyazaki and Naonobu Murkami taking on Rhino Umaga and 'The Pioneer' Nathan Coleman of the Gaijin Sekigun. Coleman and Umaga both lost in their respective matches at the last show and took Miyazaki and Murkami to the limits in this one to show everyone that they aren't lightweights. Murkami and Miyazaki early on utilized quick tags and isolated Nathan Coleman and worked him over with massive chops and slaps. Miyazaki looked tremendous, hitting Coleman with various suplexes to maintain control. Finally Coleman countered a belly to belly suplex into one of his own and then tagged out to Rhino Umaga and the big Samoan took the fight to Miyazaki. Umaga managed to get a near fall with a spear and then got another opportunity with a big pumphandle slam. When Murkami was tagged into the match Umaga didn't slow down and continued his onslaught of punches, kicks, slaps and chops. Umaga eventually made the mistake of tagging out to Coleman who was still feeling the effects from early on in the match and it didn't take their opponents long to soften him up even more, ending with Miyazaki locking in an ankle lock on Coleman for the submission victory. [C-] http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/KiminobuKuroki.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/ToshiharuHyobanshi.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/StuartFerdinand.jpg v. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/EagleKawasawa.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/HarumiOkazawaya.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/HenryBennett.jpg The Golden Sekigun had a match against themselves (with the exception of the unaligned Henry Bennett) as 'Super K' Kiminobu Kuroki, Toshiharu Hyobanshi and Stuart Ferdinand took on Eagle Kawasawa, Harumi Okazawaya and Bennett. The gaijin started the match and Ferdinand and Bennett got to show off their impressive technical skills with an exciting exchange of holds to start off the match which received applause from the crowd. As soon as 'Super K' Kiminobu Kuroki was tagged into the match it didn't take long for the (in)famous 'Super K Kicks' to come into play as he used his martial arts training to bring the pain to Bennett. When Kawasawa was tagged in the two traded kicks for a while. For the majority of the match everyone mathced each other in skill. Kawasawa and Okazawaya traded their kicks with Kuroki to great applause from the crowd. The match advantage finally leant in one direction when Toshiharu Hyobanshi was tagged in and began brawling with everyone. Hyobanshi ended the match when he hit the Nova Bomb Redux on Bennett for the pinfall victory. [C+] http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/PistolPeteHall.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/TakayukiAvatar.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/Takayuki2000.jpg v. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/HiroyasuGakusha.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/ShotaroIkina.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/YasuhideTayama.jpg The main event of the evening saw GCG World Heavyweight Champion Pistol Pete Hall, Taka Avatoki and Takayuki 2000 take on Team GA-IK-TA. Takayuki 2000 started the match off with Shotaro Ikina and the two got off to a slow start, largely encouraged by Ikina constantly exiting the ring. The heel trio got the upperhand when Tayama tagged in after he had delivered a huge kick to Takayuki as he ran towards the ropes. Tayama dominated Takayuki and isolated him in the Team GA-IK-TA corner constantly switching out to Gakusha and Ikina. GA-IK-TA hit Takayuki with lots of big moves, there were back drops, suplexes and slams everywhere. When Shotaro Ikina was gloating to his teammates about the high angle back drop that he had just performed, Takayuki managed to finally crawl to his corner and tag in Taka Avatoki. When Ikina turned around he was greeted with a lariat, followed by a massive powerbomb that shook the ring. Avatoki covered and got a two count but Hiroyasu Gakusha broke up the pin. Avatoki and Tayayuki spent most of the match fighting against Gakusha, Ikina and Tayama with Hall tagging in for short bursts. In one memorable moment, Hall and Tayama began slugging away with hard right hand slaps for almost a minute with neither man backing down. After a few false finishes which saw Takayuki 2000 almost pinned on several occassions, he again had the opportunity to make the hot tag, and this time he made it to Pistol Pete Hall. Hall got in the ring and simply waited for Shotaro Ikina to turn around before charging at him and hitting him with the Pistol Whip Lariat for the pinfall. [C+] Final Show Rating: C+ "Golden New Year Tour" Monday, Week 3, January 2008 Asahikawa Community Hall - 1,000 in attendance - SELL OUT! 1. Mabuchi Furusawa & Nariaki Hitomi d. SUKI & Namboku Makuda (6:32) when Hitomi pinned SUKI after a Brainbuster 2. Jimmy Cox d. Julian Watson (10:47) with an Immortal Driver 3. Shingen Miyazaki & Naonobu Murkami d. Rhino Umaga & Nathan Coleman (16:41) by submission when Miyazaki made Coleman submit to an Ankle Lock. 4. 'Super K' Kiminobu Kuroki, Toshiharu Hyobanshi & Stuart Ferdinand d. Eagle Kawasawa, Harumi Okazawaya & Henry Bennett (15:26) when Hyobanshi pinned Bennett after a Nova Bomb Redux 5. Pistol Pete Hall, Taka Avatoki & Takayuki 2000 d. Hiroyasu Gakusha, Shotaro Ikina & Yasuhide Tayama (27:39) when Hall pinned Ikina with a Pistol Whip Lariat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorsEdge Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/YoshifusaMaeda.jpghttp://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/TakayukiAvatar.jpg An hour long conference was held by Golden Canvas Grappling in which GCG President Yoshifusa Maeda and current GCG Head Booker Taka Avatoki were joined by various members of the roster. Here are the highlights. To start things off, Maeda and Avatoki talked about the ongoing negotiations with talent. Avatoki said that he had personally met with the three Japanese wrestlers that they had been having talks with and had convinced them to join. He said that they were just sorting out the paperwork, and will not reveal them until it is sorted. He said that he has not yet had a chance to meet with the gaijin wrestlers he had sent offers to, but cheekily revealed that one was American and the other was from Britain. Avatoki said that none (bar one) of the new workers would debut on this tour, instead being saved for the "Parade of Champions" tour. Maeda introduced former GCG World Heavyweight Champion Naonobu Murkami. Murkami said that he had a match with number one contender Hiroyusa Gakusha at the next "Golden New Year" tour show, and said that he would prove that Gakusha was not the wrestler he claimed to be, saying that Gakusha had no respect. Murkami said he would not stand for anyone disrespecting the belt that he fought so hard for. Avatoki praised Murkami and hinted that they would team up soon. Avatoki introduced Pistol Pete Hall, GCG World Heavyweight Champion and his tag team partner for their upcoming match against GCG World Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, Shotaro Ikina and Yasuhide Tayama. Hall said that Ikina and Tayama were the 'smaller fish', and that if he and Avatoki could do away with them, it would deal a blow to Team GA-IK-TA and allow Hall to get inside Hiroyusa Gakusha's head. He said that he, Avatoki and Takayuki 2000 defeating Gakusha, Ikina and Tayama at the last tour show was the first step towards ending Team GA-IK-TA. Hall said that he would lariat his way to victory. Maeda finished the press conference off by praising the entire roster, and saying that Shotaro Ikina and Yasuhide Tayama had decided to keep their GCG World Heavyweight Tag Team Titles instead of giving them up in order for them to individually pursue the GCG World Heavyweight Title. Maeda said that he would allow them to review their decision after the "Parade of Champions" tour and thanked everyone for attending the conference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrdcoresidebrns Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 This is absolutely tremendous, and I'm thrilled that someone is finally doing a GCG dynasty, as we haven't had one on the boards in quite some time (I believe PassagetoHonour's diary was the last?). I love the multiple stables angle, and the whole format of the dynasty is great. It's got a real "Strong Style Spirit" feel to it, and that works flawlessly for a puroresu dynasty. I'll be reading for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorsEdge Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 Decided to leave the pictures out this show, it was making the shows look cluttered. Thanks for the feedback and comments everyone. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/GCG2.jpg "Golden New Year Tour" Wednesday, Week 3, January 2008 Doshisha Athletic Center - 882 fans in attendance http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/NariakiHitomi.jpg v. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/RhinoUmaga.jpg Our first match was a rather one sided affair with the former GCG World Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Rhino Umaga taking on Golden Lion Nariaki Hitomi. Hitomi showed a few signs of his skill with some well executed kicks and chops, but Umaga was the man who got all of the big offence in. Umaga mostly toyed with Hitomi, tossing him around the ring and brawling with him on the outside. Umaga at one stage attempted to smash Hitomi's head into the metal railling outside the ring, however Hitomi blocked this and Umaga was reprimanded by the official. Umaga finished the match off with his signature Rhino Charge move to get a pinfall victory. [D+] http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/ToshiharuHyobanshi.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/HarumiOkazawaya.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/StuartFerdinand.jpg v. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/EagleKawasawa.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/BarryGriffin.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/HenryBennett.jpg The next match saw Golden Sekigun member Eagle Kawasawa teaming up with Gaijin Sekigun member Barry Griffin and the unaligned Henry Bennett. Kawasawa seemed awkward with his partners throughout the entire match. Their opponents were the exact opposite, however, as Golden Sekigun's Toshiharu Hyobanshi, Harumi Okazawaya and Stuart Ferdinand gelled together as a brilliant team. Most of the match saw Bennett play the role of whipping boy as Hyobanshi, Okazawaya and Ferdinand got in as much offence as they possibly could. Eagle Kawasawa faired better when tagged in and managed to keep up with Okazawaya, the man he'd be facing for the GCG Openweight Title at the end of the tour. The match was over when Toshiharu Hyobanshi continued to show his dominance in ring, hitting Henry Bennett with the Nova Bomb Redux to pick up the win for the Golden Sekigun. [C] http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/ShingenMiyazaki.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/Takayuki2000.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/KiminobuKuroki.jpg v. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/JungleJack_alt1.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/NathanColeman.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/ShooterSeanDeeley.jpg Out next was a match that saw Shingen Miyazaki team up with Takayuki 2000 and 'Super K' Kiminobu Kuroki to take on the Gaijin Sekigun consisting of Jack Marlowe, Nathan Coleman and the debuting 'Shooter' Sean Deeley. Deeley started the match out with 'Super K' and Kuroki greeted him with a smile and the dreaded 'Super K Kicks' that saw Deeley role around the ring in pain. After a while Deeley managed to tag in Marlowe and Marlowe and Coleman took turns in isolating Takayuki 2000 from his partners. After a while, Marlowe and Coleman decided to let Deeley show what he could do and he took it to Takayuki with some well executed suplexes and submissions, showing that he was definitely a mat orientated wrestler. Takayuki eventually tagged in Miyazaki who upstaged Deeley at his own game hitting several German and belly to belly suplexes. Miyazaki decided to wrap the match up by locking in the Ankle Lock and making Deeley submit, to much anger from Deeley's partners. [C] http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/HiroyasuGakusha.jpg v. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/NaonobuMurkami.jpg A match which had been requested by former GCG World Heavyweight Champion Naonobu Murkami took place next, with the former champion taking on a man who he claimed would disrespect the belt he had once held if he won it, Hiroyasu Gakusha. The match began with a wild brawl, spilling to the outside of the ring as Gakusha slugged away at Murkami. Murkami managed to show great heart by fighting back and using his chops to send Gakusha into a retreat. With both men back in the ring a game of cat and mouse began, with one man quickly darting forward to chop or punch and then darting back to wait for a retaliation. This went on for some time until Gakusha slapped Murkami across the face, causing the former World Champion to snap, hitting Gakusha with his signature Belly To Belly Suplex, to show that no one in the business hits them with more force than Naonobu Murkami. Murkami got a long two count on Gakusha before engaging in another skirmish that involved mainly chops, punches and kicks. In the latter stages of the match, despite clearly being fatigued, Murkami fought on and dominated Gakusha. Gakusha's fight back began with he hit Murkami with a lariat, followed by a high angle backdrop. Gakusha brought Murkami up and hit him wiht a stalling brainbuster that got a long two count. The frustrated number one contender seemed to lose focus and instead of beating Murkami with more suplexes and slams, he simply began to stomp, punch and chop his way to victory. After Murkami had managed to bring himself back to his feet, Gakusha gave him another hard right-handed slap that saw Murkami fall to the mat once again. This gave Murkami a new determination as he quickly got back to his feet and rocked Gakusha with a slap of his own. Murkami fought and fought with Gakusha hitting numerous back drops, suplexes and slams that saw Gakusha dropped on his head repeatedly, but even after another Belly To Belly Suplex, Murkami still couldn't put him away. The finish to the match came when an exhausted Murkami was caught with a stiff kick to the gut that allowed Gakusha to quickly lift him up and hit the Gakusha Golden Bomb for the victory. [C+] http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/PistolPeteHall.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/TakayukiAvatar.jpg v. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/ShotaroIkina.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/YasuhideTayama.jpg The main event for the evening saw GCG World Heavyweight Pistol Pete Hall team up with Taka Avatoki to take on the team of the GCG World Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, Shotaro Ikina and Yasuhide Tayama. There was dissension in the ranks as the elder Ikina told his 15 year junior to start the match on the apron, despite Tayama's protests. From the looks of things Ikina should've listened to Tayama as almost straight away he was hit with the Pistol Whip Lariat by Hall, who followed it up by powerbombing Ikina, which saw Shotaro roll towards his corner and tag in Tayama. Tayama ****ily got in the ring and began by locking up with Hall, pushing him into one of the corners and then striking at his abdomen with big right handed body shots. Tayama dragged Hall out of the corner and hit him several times with clubbing blows to the back of Hall's neck. The next few minutes of the match featured an all out brawl between Hall and Tayama with neither man backing down. They slugged away at each other until finally Tayama was rocked and tagged out to Ikina. Hall, slightly dazed too, tagged out to Avatoki and the two smaller men of the match faced off. Ikina tried to slow Avatoki down by tripping him up with an amateur style leg trip and then locking in a headlock. Ikina made the mistake of repositioning himself for an armbar as this allowed Avatoki to roll through and get back to his feet, chopping away at the chest of Ikina before whipping him off the ropes and hitting a back drop. Avatoki picked Ikina up and managed to nail a spinebuster that saw the referee give a count of two before Ikina tagged out to Tayama again. Avatoki notably had trouble against the bigger Tayama and suffered as Tayama hammered away at his face. By the time Avatoki had managed to tag out, he had noticable swelling under his right eye. As soon as Hall entered the ring all hell broke loose as the two big men did what they knew how to do best - brawl. The end of the match was not a display of technical wrestling at all as they just hit each other hard. Avatoki and Ikina even got involved in the brawl when the Hall lariated Tayama out of the ring and all four men brawled on the outside. The match finally came to an end when Hall took advantage of the battered and bruised Tayama by nailling him with the Pistol Whip Lariat for a three count and the victory. [C+] Final Show Rating: C+ "Golden New Year Tour" Wednesday, Week 3, January 2008 Doshisha Athletic Center - 882 fans in attendance 1. Rhino Umaga d. Nariaki Hitomi (7:42) after a Rhino Charge 2. Toshiharu Hyobanshi, Harumi Okazawaya & Stuart Ferdinand d. Eagle Kawasawa, Barry Griffin & Henry Bennett (11:42) when Hyobanshi pinned Bennett after a Nova Bomb Redux 3. Shingen Miyazaki, Takayuki 2000 & Kiminobu Kuroki d. Jack Marlowe, Nathan Coleman & 'Shooter' Sean Deeley (10:48) when Miyazaki submitted Deeley to an Ankle Lock 4. Hiroyasu Gakusha d. Naonobu Murkami (19:54) with a Gakusha Golden Bomb 5. Pistol Pete Hall & Taka Avatoki d. Shotaro Ikina & Yasuhide Tayama (26:57) when Hall pinned Tayama following a Pistol Whip Lariat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorsEdge Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/DynamiteNarahashi.jpg+http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/HirokazuYamanoue.jpg+http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/MasutaroKataoka.jpg --->>>--- http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/GCG2.jpg In a press conference Golden Canvas Grappling President Yoshifusa Maeda announced three new signings for the struggling company. Maeda said that these signings were the three he had been talking about before, the homegrown talents and introduced them to the reporters. Moromao 'Dynamite' Narahashi, Hirokazu Yamanoue and Masutaro Kataoka were their names. Narahashi, having been released by BHOTWG in 2007 said that his goal in GCG was to re-solidify himself as one of the top young lions in Japan and work with some of his idols. Maeda pointed out that unlike the other two, Narahashi was only on a short term contract. Hirokazu Yamamoue, the current booker for Pro Wrestling SAISHO said that he was wrestling in GCG to bring SAISHO to the attention of more fans and prove that PGHW's feeder company was not just small time. He said he was looking forward to some excellent matches in GCG. Finally Masutaro Kataoka spoke. Despite wrestling for BHOTWG for 10 years, Kataoka was released in 2003 and has not had a run with any top promotion since then. Maeda said that Taka Avatoki fought to get Kataoka a job as he had teamed with him on the independent circuit. Kataoka said that despite the fact that he was getting on in years (he was now 40) he would come to GCG and help his old friend Avatoki in defending the company against the foreign invaders and the inside threat. Kataoka said that he would be start off at the final show of the "Golden New Year" tour as he would team up with Toshiharu Hyobanshi and Nariaki Hitomi to take on Naonobu Murkami, Jimmy Cox and Mabuchi Furusawa. Kataoka said that ideally he'd prefer to take on the Gaijin Sekigun to prove himself to the company but would take any opportunity he had. Maeda then went on to say that Yamamoue and Narahashi would not debut until the "Parade Of Champions" tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyde Hill Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Actually bring the pictures back as they make a nice break between the laps of text that are the matches plus lets you identify with the wrestlers more as there are no angles and some people arent as familiar with the japanese scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorsEdge Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 Actually bring the pictures back as they make a nice break between the laps of text that are the matches plus lets you identify with the wrestlers more as there are no angles and some people arent as familiar with the japanese scene. Sure thing. I'll edit them into that last show now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FINisher Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Couple enter presses wouldn't hurt, it would be nice to have atleast 2-6 between the different segments in the event. I mostly use 10 in my diary (ten spaces between the segments) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorsEdge Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/gcg.jpg "Golden New Year" Wednesday, Week 3, 2008 Iwata Hall - 655 fans in attendance http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/MabuchiFurusawa.jpg v. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/NariakiHitomi.jpg A Golden Lion match was the first to take place as Mabuchi Furusawa took on Nariaki Hitomi. The two Golden Lions put on quite the show as they hit each other with every move they knew. Furusawa was definitely the most impressive and showed that he may just live up to the name of his father, GCG owner Hanshiro Furusawa. Furusawa managed to lock in the infamous Furusawa Armbar which saw Hitomi look as though he would submit. It was not to be for Furusawa Junior, as late in the match Hitomi managed a comeback which saw him attempt to use Furusawa's own armbar against him. Furusawa managed to roll out of it, however, but was simply greeted with a lariat that allowed Hitomi to get the victory. [C] http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/JulianWatson.jpg v. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/NambokuMakuda.jpg Next up saw gaijin Julian Watson take on Golden Lion Namboku Makuda. This match was a disaster compared to the rest of the card, Makuda and Watson had no chemistry whatsoever and the gaijin seemed almost bored at times. The match was basically a brawl but so sloppy it was embarassing. They both blew spots on several occasions and the only move that actually looked good was Makuda's Dangerous Brainbuster to finish the match off. [F+] http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/StuartFerdinand.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/JimmyCox.jpg v. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/GonnohyoeKada.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/SUKI.jpg Gaijin workers Stuart Ferdinand and Jimmy Cox took on Golden Lions Gonnohyoe Kada and SUKI in a match that was quite even throughout. Ferdinand and SUKI started off the match with an excellent technical display, reversing each other's grapples and each trying to one up the other. SUKI had an almost ****y confidence about himself and tied Ferdinand up in a bow and arrow lock that forced Cox to enter the ring and break the hold. Cox and Ferdinand put on quite the show when Kada was in the ring, with both men brawling with the Golden Lion who specializes in brawls. Kada's ring intensity is quite impressive and he put on quite the show when brawling with Cox, who can brawl just as well. Ferdinand and Cox picked up the win in the end after Cox managed to hit his impressive Immortal Driver on SUKI to get the pinfall victory. [C-] http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/NathanColeman.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/HenryBennett.jpg v. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/Takayuki2000.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/KiminobuKuroki.jpg Up next one of the Gaijin Sekigun and an unaligned gaijin took on the impressive team of Takayuki 2000 and 'Super K' Kiminobu Kuroki. 'The Pioneer' Nathan Coleman and Henry Bennett did not seem to click with one another very well and it showed. The 'Super K Kicks' from Kuroki rocked Bennett and actually turned his chest red. Kuroki hit an impressive diving neckbreaker that got a two count. When Takayuki got the tag in he showed the flair that many had been saying he had in him. Takayuki started to get a reaction out of the crowd with them clapping for his every move as he went on a huge offensive spree hitting a beautiful flying cross body on Coleman, which he calls the Takayuki Air Attack for a two count. Takayuki continued his attack with his high impact offence, hitting some impressive chop and kick combinations as well as throwing in the odd powerslam, suplex or submission move. The most interesting part of the match was perhaps the story between Kuroki and Coleman. They matched each other quite easily and the 'Super K Kicks' were greeted with some tremendous boxing style punches from Coleman. Just when things were started to look up for Coleman and Bennett, Takayuki 2000 managed to hit his impressive Takayuki Bomb Attack on Bennett for the pinfall. [D+] http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/HiroyasuGakusha.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/ShotaroIkina.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/YasuhideTayama.jpg v. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/ToshiharuHyobanshi.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/HarumiOkazawaya.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/NaonobuMurkami.jpg The fifth match of the evening saw Team GA-IK-TA take on the team of Toshiharu Hyobanshi, Harumi Okazawaya and Naonobu Murkami. The two former World Heavyweight Champions, Gakusha and Murkami started the match off. Murkami was obviously disappointed in his recent loss to Gakusha and took to venting his frustration by beginning with his trademark chops. Gakusha came right back and showed no respect to his elder by slapping his face, which, just like in their previous encounter caused Murkami to become enraged and a brawl to break out. Tonight it did not work to Murkami's advantage as Gakusha was able to lure him into the Team GA-IK-TA corner and allow the huge Yasuhide Tayama to tag in and brawl with Murkami. Tayama dominated Murkami and when Murkami made the tag to Harumi Okazawaya, things got worse as the lightweight attempted to run rings around Tayama which eventually saw Tayama grab Okazawaya by the neck and slam him down to the ground. Tayama managed to keep Okazawaya away from his corner and looked to have him ready to put away, until his elder, Shotaro Ikina suddenly demanded to be tagged into the ring. With the ****y Ikina strutting around the ring and taking his time to take shots at Okazawaya, the GCG Openweight Champion had time to catch his breath and performed a commando roll into his corner tagging in Toshiharu Hyobanshi. The ****iness faded from Ikina's face as he realized that his technical skills would have no match for Hyobanshi's sheer strength. Hyobanshi tossed Ikina into the corner and began to hit him with a variety of chops and slaps before lifting him to the top rope and hitting a superplex for a two count. For the next part of the match Tayama and Ikina unsuccessfully attempted to attack Hyobanshi. Eventually Hyobanshi, somewhat fatigued tagged out to Harumi Okazawaya who ran into the ring and hit his patented Hurricane Harumi on Shotaro Ikina. As Okazawaya pinned Ikina he was hit in the head with a massive stomp by Hiroyasu Gakusha that stunned him. Gakusha then tagged in and quickly took advantage of Okazawaya, hitting a high angle back suplex before waiting and hitting him with the Roaring Gakusha Strike for the pinfall. [C+] http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/PistolPeteHall.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/TakayukiAvatar.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/ShingenMiyazaki.jpg v. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/JungleJack_alt1.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/RhinoUmaga.jpg&http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/razorsedge69907/GCG/BarryGriffin.jpg The main event saw the Golden Sekigun team of Pistol Pete Hall, Taka Avatoki and (unaligned) Shingen Miyazaki take on the Gaijin Sekigun team of Jack Marlowe, Rhino Umaga and Barry Griffin. The opening part of the match was a rather pedestrian affair with little happening as Miyazaki merely used his technical prowess to tie up and frustrate Rhino Umaga. When Umaga finally got himself some space, the match became a slugfest with Umaga easily getting the advantage. A dazed Miyazaki was then victim to a spear from Umaga. The six men fought the match well and all men were made to look strong. When Hall first came into the ring and was stood across from fellow American Jack Marlowe, he seemed to be stalling, unsure of whether to attack his fellow countryman or not. After a shout of reassurance from Avatoki, Marlowe was Lariated out of his boots which almost got the win early on. A rather impressive spot saw Pete Hall do something he rarely ever did, especially since his come back - climb the turnbuckle. Hall hit a flying lariat from the top that send Marlowe tumbling to the outside and received a large round of applause from the crowd. When Avatoki entered the match, he started off by tentatively attacking Barry Griffin with some standard hip tosses, arm drags and arm bars. It was not long after Griffin hit Avatoki with a German suplex that he realized he needed to attack the gaijin with something a little more dangerous. Avatoki pulled a cool spot where he hit Griffin with a brainbuster, Umaga entered the ring and got lariated, Marlowe entered and received a brainbuster, before he finally picked Umaga up for a third brainbuster, again receiving a nice applause. Avatoki and Miyazaki did most of the work after Hall's flying lariat early on and took the Gaijin Sekigun to its limits, with both teams recording near falls. At one stage the referee threatened to call off the match when all six men had rushed inside the ring and were brawling with one another. It was not until Pete Hall gave each of the his famous Pistol Whip Lariat, sending them tumbling out of the ring that the referee withdrew his protests. The match had to end, unfortunately, and this came when Hall nailled the charging Rhino Umaga with the Pistol Whip Lariat for the win. [b-] Final Show Rating: C+ "Golden New Year" Wednesday, Week 3, 2008 Iwata Hall - 655 fans in attendance 1. Nariaki Hitomi defeated Mabuchi Furusawa (12:03) with a lariat 2. Namboku Makuda defeated Julian Watson (9:45) with a Dangerous Brainbuster 3. Stuart Ferdinand & Jimmy Cox defeated Gonnohyoe Kada & SUKI (14:33) when Cox defeated SUKI with an Immortal Driver 4. Takayuki 2000 & Kiminobu Kuroki defeated Nathan Coleman & Henry Bennett (15:39) when Takayuki 2000 defeated Bennett with a Takayuki Bomb Attack 5. Hiroyasu Gakusha, Shotaro Ikina & Yasuhide Tayama defeated Toshiharu Hyobanshi, Harumi Okazawaya & Naonobu Murkami (25:05) when Gakusha defeated Okazawaya with a Roaring Gakusha Strike 6. Pistol Pete Hall, Taka Avatoki & Shingen Miyazaki defeated Jack Marlowe, Rhino Umaga & Barry Griffin (27:41) when Pistol Pete Hall defeated Rhino Umaga with a Pistol Whip Lariat The card for the final/bigger show of the "Golden New Year" tour is as follows, predictions are welcome. I may think of a prize eventually... "Golden New Year" Sunday, Week 3, 2008 Gifu Arena 1. Namboku Makuda v SUKI 2. Rhino Umaga & Nathan Coleman v Julian Watson & Stuart Ferdinand 3. Jack Marlowe & Barry Griffin v Takayuki 2000 & Kiminobu Kuroki 4. Naonobu Murkami, Jimmy Cox & Mabuchi Furusawa v Toshiharu Hyobanshi, Masutaro Kataoka & Nariaki Hitomi 5. GCG Openweight Title: Harumi Okazawaya © v Eagle Kawasawa 6. Pistol Pete Hall, Taka Avatoki & Shingen Miyazaki v Hiroyasu Gakusha, Yasuhide Tayama & Shotaro Ikina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyde Hill Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 1. Namboku Makuda v SUKI 2. Rhino Umaga & Nathan Coleman v Julian Watson & Stuart Ferdinand 3. Jack Marlowe & Barry Griffin v Takayuki 2000 & Kiminobu Kuroki 4. Naonobu Murkami, Jimmy Cox & Mabuchi Furusawa v Toshiharu Hyobanshi, Masutaro Kataoka & Nariaki Hitomi 5. GCG Openweight Title: Harumi Okazawaya © v Eagle Kawasawa 6. Pistol Pete Hall, Taka Avatoki & Shingen Miyazaki v Hiroyasu Gakusha, Yasuhide Tayama & Shotaro Ikina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFC-KING Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 1. Namboku Makuda v SUKI 2. Rhino Umaga & Nathan Coleman v Julian Watson & Stuart Ferdinand 3. Jack Marlowe & Barry Griffin v Takayuki 2000 & Kiminobu Kuroki 4. Naonobu Murkami, Jimmy Cox & Mabuchi Furusawa v Toshiharu Hyobanshi, Masutaro Kataoka & Nariaki Hitomi 5. GCG Openweight Title: Harumi Okazawaya © v Eagle Kawasawa 6. Pistol Pete Hall, Taka Avatoki & Shingen Miyazaki v Hiroyasu Gakusha, Yasuhide Tayama & Shotaro Ikina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerkinney Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Good to see a puro diary back on these boards. Finisher did come up with a good point though, paragraphing your match write-ups wouldn't go a miss as it breaks it up from being one big block of text, other than that this has been an enjoyable read so far. 1. Namboku Makudav SUKI SUKI has more potential, and Makuda's the right sort for SUKI to be going over at this stage. 2. Rhino Umaga & Nathan Coleman v Julian Watson & Stuart Ferdinand More main event potential on that side, in this all Gaijin battle 3. Jack Marlowe & Barry Griffin v Takayuki 2000 & Kiminobu Kuroki Takayuki is one of your rising home grown stars, on the cusp of really establishing himself in the main event, so the blond haired one should be kept strong 4. Naonobu Murkami, Jimmy Cox & Mabuchi Furusawa v Toshiharu Hyobanshi, Masutaro Kataoka & Nariaki Hitomi Pretty even on both sides, a real coin toss of a match that could go either way. My prediction is that Hitomi jobs to Cox. 5. GCG Openweight Title: Harumi Okazawaya © v Eagle Kawasawa Don't see a title change here, and with no Junior Division as such Kawasawa always comes across as a strange fit to me GCG. Then again you could say he stands out as a novel attraction in GCG, where as if he worked for BHOTWG he would probably get lost in the mix of their Junior Division. 6. Pistol Pete Hall, Taka Avatoki & Shingen Miyazaki v Hiroyasu Gakusha, Yasuhide Tayama & Shotaro Ikina Gakusha stakes his claim for a title shot, by getting the winning pin here but I see your user character Avatoki doing the laying down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrdcoresidebrns Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Fantastic dynasty - I'm really hooked on this one. It sounds odd, but I really like the angle of Hirokazu Yamamoue's entry into the company, championing Pro Wrestling SAISHO on a bigger stage. It's quite authentic, and it just makes me like this diary even more. Anyway, on with the picks... 1. Namboku Makuda v SUKI Makuda is an extremely underrated talent, one that I can see as a future world champion, and is more established with the GCG fans, so I see him taking the win over the still very-new SUKI. 2. Rhino Umaga & Nathan Coleman v Julian Watson & Stuart Ferdinand No real rhyme or reason here, aside from the fact that Watson is unaligned, and therefore I pick the faction team. 3. Jack Marlowe & Barry Griffin v Takayuki 2000 & Kiminobu Kuroki This one should be great, and TakaKuro has been in good form since teaming up, and I see that continuing. 4. Naonobu Murkami, Jimmy Cox & Mabuchi Furusawa v Toshiharu Hyobanshi, Masutaro Kataoka & Nariaki Hitomi This is an interesting mix on each side, and Hyobanshi's involvement is a swing vote, but I see two main eventers and a future world champion on one side, versus only one main eventer on the other. 5. GCG Openweight Title: Harumi Okazawaya © v Eagle Kawasawa I've never cared much for Eagle Kawasawa in GCG, and unless this is the jump off for a true junior heavyweight division within the company (which I think, based on overall skill, Okazawaya is still better suited for), I don't see Kawasawa getting the win here. 6. Pistol Pete Hall, Taka Avatoki & Shingen Miyazaki v Hiroyasu Gakusha, Yasuhide Tayama & Shotaro Ikina This is an incredibly tough match to call, as Miyazaki is clearly in line for a push, and Hall is world champion, but I see Team Ga-Ik-Ta taking this one to continue to build momentum for Gakusha's title shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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