Previous Year Awards

[EricAdams]

I love the inclusion of previous years awards. Do you guys think it might be possible for us as a community to fill in the blanks on the awards that are blank? Personally, I'm not super on the up and up about the C-Verse but I thought this might be a place where us completists could discuss filling that in.

 

Eric Adams's Penciled In Awards

 

1997

Match of the Year: Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu vs Hito Ichihara & Koryusai Kitoaji

Young Worker of the Year: Eisaku Hoshino

[EricAdams]

Would Young Worker of the Year in 96 be anybody but Tommy Cornell?

[Teh_Showtime]

Not cornell imo

 

McFly for sure

 

but we could look at the HOI stats for wrestler of the year and stuff

[Kainlock]

I also used the C verse website and there list of top 10 mathes of all time for some MOTYs. It only had a few though.

[EricAdams]

#6: Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu vs Hito Ichihara & Koryusai Kitoaji (August 1997, PGHW)

In 1997, PGHW had been in business for just one year, but had been building a good reputation for themselves, and were beginning to get in a position where they could challenge BHOTWG. Then PGHW owner Sadaharu Jimbo pulled off a risky move - he scheduled a PGHW show one day after a major BHOTWG event, and publically stated that they would put on a better quality show than their much bigger rivals. If they succeeded, it would be a massive boost for the smaller promotion, but if they failed then they would be in deep trouble. The show was headlined by this match, and so the pressure to put on a great match was immense.

 

The match was held under standard tag team rules, and had an clear dynamic to it - Hoshino and Kunomasu were the young up-and-comers who were riding a wave of popularity and were attempting to become the new faces of the promotion, while Ichihara and Kitoaji were the legends, who were out to prove that they deserved their position as promotional figureheads. What followed was a match that is widely regarded as the finest pure wrestling match of all time, with career-best performances from all four men. Nobody backed down, and the entire match was wrestled with an intensity and spirit that epitmoised PGHW. After sixty minutes of awesome wrestling, a time limit draw was called, and all four men shook hands as a mark of respect.

 

This incredible match topped off one of the finest pure wrestling shows ever produced, with every single match producing a fine encounter. Jimbo's promise was fulfilled, as PGHW blew away the BHOTWG show, which was no small feat given that the larger promotion put on an excellent night of entertainment themselves. This show sky-rocketed PGHW in popularity, and made them a serious threat to BHOTWG, a position them kept from that point onwards. Ichihara and Kitoaji both retired a few years later, rightly regarded as legends of the PGHW strong style of wrestling. Kunomasu left to pursue a career in the US, where he is a major player in DAVE's push to revolutionise the industry. Hoshino, who was only in his first year as a pro when this match happened, is still active to this day, and has remained with PGHW throughout, where he is one of the major players in the promotion.

 

Despite the fact that another match from 1997 comes in at #5 this one seems more "MOTYC" than the other since the other seems to be there due to its historical significance. Also, Kitoaji was worker of the year this year so it might make sense for someone like Hoshino to be the Young Worker of this year. It seems to line up with his entry in the HOI thus far too.

 

I'd also suggest Bruce the Giant and Christian Faith having a MOTY in the late 90s somewhere.

[Grimmas]

Due to computer issues, I don't have TEW2008 anymore.

 

What is the format for Match of the year and event of the year? How does the game register it, when they award it?

 

Also, Vet and younger wrestler of the year, what are the age limits for those?