New Japan 1983: Puroresu Glory

[CPBHBK]

 

Show History

1983

January

Week 1 New Year Golden Series Night 1 & 2 and World Pro Wrestling

Week 2 New Year Golden Series Night 3 & 4 and World Pro Wrestling

Week 3 New Year Golden Series Night 5 & 6 and World Pro Wrestling

Week 4 New Year Golden Series Night 7 & 8 and World Pro Wrestling

February

Week 1 New Year Golden Series Night 9 & 10 and World Pro Wrestling

Week 2 New Year Golden Series Night 11 & 12 and World Pro Wrestling

Week 3 New Year Golden Series Night 13 & 14 and World Pro Wrestling

Week 4 New Year Golden Series Night 15 & 16 and World Pro Wrestling

March

Week 1 New Year Golden Series Night 17 & World Pro Wrestling

New Year Golden Series Night 18

Press Conferences: Night 18

Week 2 New Year Golden Series Night 19 & 20 and World Pro Wrestling

Week 3 New Year Golden Series Night 21 & 22 and World Pro Wrestling

Pro Wrestling This Week 11

Week 4 New Year Golden Series Night 23, 24 & World Pro Wrestling

NJPW 11th Anniversary Show

April

*Off Tour*

May

Inaugural International Wrestling Grand Prix Begins

Background of New Japan Pro Wrestling in 1983

 

In 1983

New Japan Pro Wrestling

is seeing moderate success in the Japanese Pro Wrestling market.

Tatsumi Fujinami

is the WWF International Champion and he and

Antonio Inoki

are in a heated feud with recently turned star

Riki Choshu

and his group the

Ishin Gundan

(members:

Kuniaki Kobayashi, Killer Khan, Masa Saito, Animal Hamaguchi, Rusher Kimura, Isamu Teranishi, & Yoshiaki Yatsu

). Choshu turned after it was revealed he would not be one of the combatants defending Japan in the inaugural International Wrestling Grand Prix Tournament scheduled for June 1983. Jealous of Tatsumi Fujinami’s success and the fact he'd be in the Grand Prix, Choshu decided to attack him after a match to vent out his frustration and from there he started his group the

Ishin Gundan (Restoration Army)

.

 

Also going on in New Japan’s Junior Heavyweight division,

Tiger Mask

is dominating challengers as he holds both the WWF Junior Heavyweight Title & the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title. This rubs a few NWA members the wrong way as they feel Tiger Mask should only be allowed to hold one championship seeing the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title as the premier belt. But nonetheless, Tiger Mask continues to hold both titles and lead the New Japan Junior division as the

Ace

of the division. Though many challengers look to dethrone him such as

Black Tiger, Kuniaki Kobayashi, Isamu Teranishi

, and the man he won 1982 match of the year with

Dynamite Kid.

 

One can only wonder how things will shape up through 1983; Will

Ishin Gundan

take down

Fujinami & Inoki

? Will

Tiger Mask

continue his domination of the Junior division? Who will break out as a star? There are many more questions that can be asked and many that will be answered as 1983 rolls forward.

 

(If their name is this

color

they're a heavyweight.)

(If their name is this

color

they're a Junior.)

(If their name is this color they're a Heavyweight Young Lion.)

(If their name is this

color

they're a Junior Young Lion.)

 

Ishin Gundan

Animal Hamaguchi | Isamu Teranishi | Killer Khan | Kuniaki Kobayashi | Masa Saito | Riki Choshu | Rusher Kimura | Shinichi Nakano | Yoshiaki Yatsu

 

Gadian Rikugun

Antonio Inoki | Hulk Hogan | Kengo Kimura | Tatsumi Fujinami

 

The Connection

Adrian Adonis | Dick Murdoch | Jesse Ventura

 

Los Misoneros de la Muerte

El Signo | El Texano | Negro Navarro

 

Lion Core

Osamu Kido | Seiji Sakaguchi | Shin Arakawa | Shunji Takano | Strong Kobayashi

 

Cuatro Máscaras de Animals

Black Cat | Black Tiger | Blue Panther | Fuerza Guerrera

 

Heavyweight Division

Abdullah Tamba | Abdullah the Butcher | Akira Maeda | Andre The Giant | Bad News Allen | Blackjack Mulligan | Cheetah Kid | El Canek | Fumihiro Niikura | The Great Kabuki | Haruka Eigen | Masanobu Kurisu | Masked Superstar | Super Strong Machine | Yoshiaki Fujiwara

Junior Division

Black Man | Davey Boy Smith | Dean Malenko | Dynamite Kid | Gran Hamada | Jose Estrada Jr. | Kantaro Hoshino | Les Thornton | Ryuma Go | The Cobra | Tinieblas | Tiger Mask*

 

Heavyweight Young Lions

Hiro Saito | Kazuo Yamazaki | Nobuhiko Takada | Tatsutoshi Goto

 

Junior Young Lions (In a stable, if your name is this color you're a Junior.)

 

None

 

On Excursion

Norio Honaga (UWA)

 

 

NJPW Championships

 

WWF International Heavyweight Championship

Riki Choshu

Reign Began: 1983 March Week 1

Defenses: 0

 

Past Champions:

Tatsumi Fujinami August 1982 - March 1983

Tony Parisi February 1982-August 1982

Vacant 1963-1982

Antonio Rocca July 1959- June 1963

 

WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship

Tiger Mask

Reign Began: 1982 May Week 3

Defenses: 6

 

Past Champions:

Black Tiger May 6th 1982-May 25th 1982

Tiger Mask January 1982-May 6th 1982

Vacant December 1981-January 1982

Tatsumi Fujinami (2) October 4th 1979-December 1981

Ryuma Go October 2nd 1979-October 4th 1979

Tatsumi Fujinami January 23rd 1978-October 2nd 1979

Carlos Jose Estrada January 20th 1978-January 23rd 1978

 

International Wrestling Grand Prix

Past Winners:

 

NJPW Junior Star Cup

 

Past Winners:

1983: Dynamite Kid def. The Cobra

 

World Tag League

 

Past Winners:

1982: Antonio Inoki & Hulk Hogan

1981: Andre the Giant & Rene Goulet

1980: Antonio Inoki & Bob Backlund

 

NWA Championships

 

NWA World Heavyweight Champion

Ric Flair

 

NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion

Tiger Mask

 

NWA World Tag Team Champions

Fishman & Alfonso Dantes

 

NWA World Women’s Champion

Peggy Lee Leather

 

NWA World Women’s Tag Team Champions

The Texas Cowgirls

(Wendi Richter & Joyce Grable)

 

NJPW Roster (January 1983) Overview

The Heavyweight division is strong and that’s what we need heading into the first International Grand Prix tournament in June. The Junior Division relies heavily on touring juniors which we will look to change within the next few years. The Heavyweight Young Lion base is pretty strong but new Young Lions are still being searched for as well, possibly signed off this tour. The Junior Division Young Lions are being searched for around the wrestling scene, but as of now there is indeed a lack of Base Junior Young Lions, though some Young Lion juniors such as Dean Malenko may prove them selves worthy of the New Japan training system.

[CPBHBK]

<p><img alt="XEViEoh.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/XEViEoh.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p>

<strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">Current Tournament(s)</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">Future Tournaments:</span></span></span></em></strong></p><p>

<strong><span style="color:#8B0000;">International Wrestling Grand Prix (May)</span></strong></p><p>

<em>Competitors So Far...</em></p><p>

<strong>Antonio Inoki</strong></p><p><strong>

Tatsumi Fujinami</strong></p><p><strong>

Yoshiaki Fujiwara</strong></p><p><strong>

Osamu Kido</strong></p><p><strong>

Andre the Giant</strong></p><p><strong>

Hulk Hogan</strong></p><p><strong>

El Canek </strong></p><p><strong>

Bruno Sammartino </strong></p><p>

<strong><em>(North American Spot)</em></strong></p><p>

<strong><em>(European Spot)</em></strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong><span style="color:#FF0000;">World Tag League (November 1983)</span></strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#FF8C00;"><span style="font-size:12px;">Junior Star Cup(February 1984)</span></span></span></strong></p>

[CPBHBK]

<div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Past </span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="color:#FF8C00;">Tou</span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="color:#A0522D;">rnam</span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="color:#808000;">ents:</span></span></span></span></strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p>

<strong><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span style="color:#FF8C00;">Junior Star Cup 1983:</span></span></span></strong></p><p>

<img alt="qs58TGR.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qs58TGR.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[Wade]

Coooooool. I like the junior division on tour. This should be fun.

[kinnikuniverse]

Holy smokes! I've been waiting for an interesting new japan diary, especially an old school one! (Frankly, I think new japan lost its uniqueness and identity nowadays).

 

Please do continue, even if not alot of people will read it! I'll always be there!

[CPBHBK]

<p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Thank you all for your comments I really appreciate it! The first week of shows will be posted soon, I'm just fixing micro things within it.</div></div></div>

[CPBHBK]

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="b8cF43O.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/b8cF43O.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:12px;">NJPW January 1983 Week 1</span></span></strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>New Year Golden Series Night 1 (Mon)</strong></span></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong> Fujisawa City Akiba Gym (3,863)</strong></span></span></div></div><p> </p><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;">1. In a bout that had decent wrestling but little heat, </span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>Ishin Gundan (Rusher Kimura & Animal Hamaguchi) def. Strong Kobayashi and Shin Arakawa </strong></span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;">in 11:28 when </span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>Animal Hamaguchi def. Shin Arakawa</strong></span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"> by pinfall with a Diving Elbow Drop. </span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00;">(57) **3/4</span></strong></span></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"> 2. In a bout that had terrible wrestling and non-existent crowd heat, </span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>Jim Neidhart drew with Shinichi Nakano</strong></span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"> in 7:46 following a double count out. </span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"><span style="color:#A0522D;">(38) *3/4</span></span></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"> 3. In a match that had decent wrestling but didn't have much heat, </span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>Akira Maeda and Nobuhiko Takada def. Hiro Saito and Fumihiro Niikura</strong></span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"> in 9:16 when</span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong> Akira Maeda def. Hiro Saito</strong></span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"> by pinfall with a Capture Suplex. </span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"><span style="color:#F4A460;">(61) **3/4</span></span></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"> 4. In a contest that had decent wrestling but didn't have much heat, </span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>Tiger Mask, Gran Hamada and Enrique Vera def. Los Misoneros de la Muerte (El Signo, Negro Navarro and El Texano)</strong></span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"> in 9:40 when </span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>Tiger Mask def. El Signo </strong></span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;">by pinfall after a Moonsault. </span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong><span style="color:#F4A460;">(65) ***</span></strong></span></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"> 5. In a match that had good wrestling and a decent reaction from the crowd, </span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>Yoshiaki Fujiwara def. Dick Murdoch</strong></span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"> in 15:36 by submission with a Fujiwara Armbar. </span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong><span style="color:#FFA500;">(68) ***</span></strong></span></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"> 6. In a decent match,</span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong> Blackjack Mulligan def. Masanobu Kurisu</strong></span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"> in 12:14 by pinfall after a Big Boot. </span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong><span style="color:#F4A460;">(64) ***</span></strong></span></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"> 7. In a bout that had great wrestling and good heat, </span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>Ishin Gundan (Riki Choshu, Masa Saito and Killer Khan) def. Antonio Inoki, Kengo Kimura and Tatsumi Fujinami </strong></span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;">in 21:56 when </span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>Riki Choshu def. Kengo Kimura</strong></span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"> by submission with a Sasori-Gatame (Sharpshooter). </span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">(74) ***1/2</span></strong></span></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"> </span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Post-Match:</span></strong></span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong> Riki Choshu</strong></span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"> states that the goal of the </span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong>Ishin Gundan (Restoration Army) </strong></span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;">is to restore respect for himself and other wrestlers who feel un-appreciated and un-utilized by New Japan Pro Wrestling. To take the top spots and the societal praise for those whom Choshu, Saito, Khan and the rest of Ishin Gundan think deserve respect. He also adds that along this path to restore respect to those who deserve it, an Ishin Gundan member will take the WWF International Heavyweight Championship away from Tatsumi Fujinami. </span></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:10px;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">(76)</span></strong></span></div></div><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><strong>World of Pro Wrestling (Thu)</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><strong> Chiba Port Arena (4,481)</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><strong> </strong></span></span></p></div><p></p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>20 MINUTE TIME LIMIT</strong></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><img alt="g5ZQWGA.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/g5ZQWGA.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="p86phKk.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/p86phKk.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="OgTM5Rs.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/OgTM5Rs.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="dqgNjrn.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/dqgNjrn.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="eEuu4JD.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/eEuu4JD.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Andre the Giant & Super Strong Machine v.s. Seiji Sakaguchi & Osamu Kido</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In this contest Kido & Seiji showed excellent chemistry and consistently went after Andre's left leg which kept him off balance. Their efforts were doing well for them but it wasn’t enough to finish the giant and Super Strong Machine. Strong Machine was a difference maker in this contest as he went blow for blow with Kido and kept him away from tagging Seiji, while Andre was recovering his leg. This stall by the duo was enough to turn the match in their favor as Andre recovered and tagged in to take on Seiji who was able to get in just as Andre did. Andre took care of Seiji and with a Body Slam & Elbow Drop got the win. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In a bout that had good wrestling and a decent reaction from the crowd, </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Andre the Giant and Super Strong Machine def. Osamu Kido and Seiji Sakaguchi</span></strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 9:55 when </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Andre The Giant def. Seiji Sakaguchi</span></strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> by pinfall following a Bodyslam & Elbow Drop. </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">(80)***3/4</span></strong></div></div></div><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">After the Match we go to a replay of what happened three nights ago on Night One of the New Year Golden Series, when Riki Choshu stated the goal of Ishin Gundan.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><img alt="m4khktj.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/m4khktj.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="2KBSE7S.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/2KBSE7S.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="qyDUhza.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qyDUhza.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Riki Choshu states that the goal of the Ishin Gundan is to restore respect for himself and other wrestlers who feel un-appreciated and un-utilized by New Japan Pro Wrestling. To take the top spots and the societal praise for those whom Choshu, Saito, Khan and the rest of Ishin Gundan think deserve respect. He also adds that along this path to restore respect to those who deserve it, an Ishin Gundan member will take the WWF International Heavyweight Championship away from Tatsumi Fujinami.” </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#9ACD32;">(71)</span></strong></div></div></div><p></p></div></div><div></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">After showing the national audience Riki Choshu’s statements we go to a press conference with WWF International Champion </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Tatsumi Fujinami</span></strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> & New Japan President </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Antonio Inoki</span></strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><img alt="gvHGBNJ.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/gvHGBNJ.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="EenDLqC.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EenDLqC.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The conference starts with Inoki speaking about the New Japan Series schedule stating that every ninth night of a Series will see a big show take place, so he reminds fans to buy tickets for any ninth night show that comes to them, whether it is night 9, 18, or 27. Inoki also takes this time to remind all about for first ever NJPW Junior Star Cup taking place in February. He adds that the brackets for the tournament will be released later in January on World Pro Wrestling.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Now moving on, Inoki speaks about Riki Choshu & the Ishin Gundan. He says that showing disrespect to other wrestlers such as Inoki himself, Fujinami, and more will not earn him any title matches nor spots in any tournaments. If he wants those he or any Ishin Gundan member will need to earn them by winning consistently, and showing that they are the very best. Fujinami then arises and states, that whoever it is that will earn a shot against him will need to be someone who he has respect for or someone who has proven they deserve a shot tenfold. If Choshu or any Ishin Gundan member thinks they will just get a shot without earning it to win the International Title they are wrong. Dead wrong!</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;"> (81) </span></strong></div></div></div><p></p></div></div><div></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>20 MINUTE TIME LIMIT</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><img alt="eq10vY6.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/eq10vY6.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="rnCp9qu.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/rnCp9qu.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="NiBYRn2.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/NiBYRn2.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="OgTM5Rs.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/OgTM5Rs.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="HuYtUNu.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/HuYtUNu.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="S5qUydw.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/S5qUydw.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="ZPe3CsP.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ZPe3CsP.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Enrique Vera, Jose Estrada Jr, & Tinieblas v.s. Black Tiger, Black Cat, & Blue Panther</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Each individual in this contest was trying to show why they deserve a title match against Tiger Mask. Vera seemed like the leader of his team spending most of the time in the ring and directing who should go in when. Estrada seemed off his game though and wasn’t paying attention to his teammates at all. This is what cost his team as Tiger, Panther & Cat took advantage of his lack of experience and lack of cohesiveness, grounding Jose whenever they could. This strategy worked well for them and got them the win when Black Tiger came off the rope with a Diving Knee Drop on Estrada. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In a bout that had decent wrestling but little heat, </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Black Tiger, Black Cat and Blue Panther def. Enrique Vera, Jose Estrada Jr. and Tinieblas</span></strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 9:05 when </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Black Tiger def. Jose Estrada Jr.</span></strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> by pinfall with a Diving Knee Drop. </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#F4A460;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">(59) **3/4</span></span></strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#F4A460;"> </span></strong></div></div></div><p></p></div></div><div></div></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>20 MINUTE TIME LIMIT</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><img alt="BgbLxse.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/BgbLxse.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="OgTM5Rs.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/OgTM5Rs.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="Lh2dMgJ.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Lh2dMgJ.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Hulk Hogan v.s. The Masked Superstar</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> This was an even blow to blow contest between two determined Heavyweights. Hogan had the weight advantage over the Superstar which gave him an upper hand at times when Superstar would attempt to lift Hogan but couldn’t. Superstar made up for that by hiding close fists from the referee that helped him keep the match in his favor. But Hogan would eventually get him up in an Airplane Spin then hit a succession of Three Clothesline and a double leg hooked cover for the win.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In a bout that had good wrestling and a decent reaction from the crowd, </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Hulk Hogan def. Masked Superstar</span></strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 19:15 by pinfall following a series of Clotheslines’. </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">(77) ***1/2</span></strong></div></div></div><p></p></div></div><div></div></blockquote><p> </p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>New Year Golden Series Night 2 (Fri)</strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong> Gran Cube Osaka (2,672)</strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> 1. In a bout that had decent wrestling but non-existent crowd heat, </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Fuerza Guerrera def. Black Man</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> in 7:57 by pinfall after a Flying Senton. </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00;">(58) **3/4</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> 2. In a poor match,</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong> Tatsutoshi Goto and Hiro Saito def. Shin Arakawa and Kantaro Hoshino</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> in 8:15 when</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong> Hiro Saito def. Shin Arakawa </strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">by pinfall with a Chin Crusher. </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong><span style="color:#A0522D;">(49)**1/4</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> 3. In a terrible match, </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Davey Boy Smith def. Jim Neidhart</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> in 8:55 by pinfall with a Running Powerslam. </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong><span style="color:#A0522D;">(36) *1/2</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> 4. In a bout that had decent wrestling but didn't have much heat, </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Kazuo Yamazaki def. Shunji Takano</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> in 7:38 by submission with a Crucifix Armbar. </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00;">(58) **3/4</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> 5. In a contest that had good wrestling and a decent reaction from the crowd, </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Tiger Mask and Gran Hamada def. Ishin Gundan (Isamu Teranishi and Kuniaki Kobayashi)</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> in 13:43 when </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Tiger Mask def. Kuniaki Kobayashi </strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">by pinfall after a Brainbuster.</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;"> (76) ***1/2</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> 6. In a bout that had decent wrestling but little heat, </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Los Misoneros de la Muerte (Negro Navarro, El Signo and El Texano) def. Les Thornton, Dean Malenko and Ryuma Go</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> in 9:10 when </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>El Texano def. Dean Malenko</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> by submission with a Dandina Cradle. </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong><span style="color:#A0522D;">(51) **1/4</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> 7. In a match that had decent wrestling but didn't have much heat, </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Ishin Gundan (Yoshiaki Yatsu, Animal Hamaguchi and Masa Saito) def. El Canek, Jose Estrada Jr. and Cheetah Kid </strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">in 10:07 when </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Animal Hamaguchi def. Jose Estrada Jr.</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> by pinfall with a Diving Elbow Drop.</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong><span style="color:#9ACD32;"> (67)***1/4</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> 8. In a contest that had fantastic heat and good wrestling, </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Antonio Inoki def. Abdullah The Butcher </strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">in 13:42 when Abdullah The Butcher got disqualified after going into a rage and attacking Inoki. </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">(81)***3/4</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Post-Match:</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Riki Choshu & Killer Khan</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> of Ishin Gundan (Restoration Army) come to ringside as Abdullah is being restrained from Inoki. As Inoki is being checked on, Choshu & Khan attack the New Japan president as young lions try to get them away from Inoki. They get a few damaging shots in before leaving just as </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Tatsumi Fujinami & Kengo Kimura</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> come down to aid Inoki. </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">(77)</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> 9. In a match that had good wrestling and a decent reaction from the crowd, </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Kengo Kimura & Tatsumi Fujinami def. Jesse Ventura and Adrian Adonis</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> in 19:54 when </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Tatsumi Fujinami def. Adrian Adonis</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> by submission with a Dragon Sleeper. </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">(79) ***3/4</span></strong></span></div></div><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="b8cF43O.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/b8cF43O.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong><em><span style="color:#FF0000;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">Pro Wrestling this Week 1</span></span></span></em></strong></span></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong> Written By: Ric Race</strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:12px;">Title Changes</span></span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Monday, AJPW Forsaken Tour:</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong>Genichiro Tenryu def. Harley Race</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> for the PWF World Heavyweight Title</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong> </strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">(81)</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong> </strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">***4/5</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Monday, AJPW Forsaken Tour:</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong>Ashura Hara & Toshiaki Kawada def. Takshi Ishikawa & Akio Sato </strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;">for the AJPW All-Asia Tag Team Titles </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00;">(55) ***</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Monday, JPUK Tour: </span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong>Peter Roberts def. Marty Jones</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> for the British Light Heavyweight Title (N/A)</span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Tuesday, AJPW Forsaken Tour:</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> Terry Funk def. Jumbo Tsuruta for the NWA United National Title </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><strong><span style="color:#48D1CC;">(97) ****2/3</span></strong></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Wednesday, MLW Maple Leaf Express:</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong>The Sheik def. Angelo Mosca</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> for the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong> (N/A)</strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Thursday, PNW Big Time Wrestling:</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong> Sheik Abdullah Ali Hassan def. Don Running Bear</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> for the NWA Pacific Northwest Television Title, to become a double champion as he holds the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="color:#A0522D;">(46) **1/3</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Thursday, AJW Civil War Tour:</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong> Leilani Kai def. Lioness Asuka</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> for the AJW World Title </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">(75) ***1/2</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Thursday, AJW Civil War Tour:</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong>Yukari Omori def. Noriyo Tateno</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> for the WWA All Pacific Title </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">(73) ***1/2</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Saturday, UWA Big Show: </span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong>El Hijo Del Diablo def. Black Terry </strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;">for the UWA World Lightweight Title </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="color:#A0522D;">(52) **1/2</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Saturday, AJPW Forsaken Tour:</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong>Harley Race & Umanosuke Ueda def. Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> for the NWA international Tag Team Titles</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"> (90) ****</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sunday, JPUK End of the Month (Dec):</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong>Ben McCoy def. Peter Roberts</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> for the British Light Heavyweight Title </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00;">(54) **</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sunday, JPUK End of the Month (Dec):</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong>Big Daddy def. Giant Haystacks </strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;">for the JPUK British Heavyweight Title </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="color:#9ACD32;">(71) ***1/2</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:12px;">NWA World Title Defenses:</span></span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Thursday, WWF Championship Wrestling:</span></strong></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion </span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><strong>Tiger Mask def. Eddie Gilbert</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> to retain his title </span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="color:#A0522D;">(44) **</span></strong></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Friday, CWF Florida Beach Tour:</span></strong></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> NWA World Tag Team Champions </span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><strong>Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle def. Dusty Rhodes & Blackjack Mulligan </strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;">to retain their titles </span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="color:#00FF00;">(87) ***7/10</span></strong></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">AJPW Forsaken Tour (Sat):</span></strong></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> NWA World Heavyweight Champion </span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><strong>Ric Flair def. Shiro Koshinaka</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> to retain his title </span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">(76) </span></strong></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">***3/4</span></strong></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:12px;">Match of the Week:</span></span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong>AJPW Forsaken Tour (Fri)</strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><strong>Terry Funk def. Jumbo Tsuruta</strong></span></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> for the United National Title </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="color:#48D1CC;">(97) </span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="color:#48D1CC;">****2/3</span></strong></span></div></div></div><div></div></blockquote></blockquote>

[CPBHBK]

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="b8cF43O.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/b8cF43O.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:12px;">NJPW January 1983 Week 2</span></span></strong></p><p> </p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>New Year Golden Series Night 3 (Mon)</strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Fukushima Sport Arena Soma (2,464)</strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 1. In a contest that had decent wrestling but little heat, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Osamu Kido, Shin Arakawa and Seiji Sakaguchi def. Bad News Allen, Abdullah Tamba and Fumihiro Niikura</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 7:39 when </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Osamu Kido def. Bad News Allen </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">by pinfall with the Kido Clutch. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00;">(58) **3/4</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 2. In a match that had decent wrestling but didn't have much heat, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Dynamite Kid def. Enrique Vera</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 8:33 by pinfall with a Superplex. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#9ACD32;">(66) ***</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 3. In a bout that had decent wrestling but didn't have much heat, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Haruka Eigen, The Cobra and Maeda & Takada def. Kantaro Hoshino, El Canek, Kazuo Yamazaki and Black Man</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 12:20 when Black Man was counted out while fighting The Cobra. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#9ACD32;">(66)***</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 4. In a decent bout, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Kuniaki Kobayashi def. Kengo Kimura</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 15:22 by pinfall with a Sliding Kick.</div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#9ACD32;"> (66) ***</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 5. In a decent match, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>The North-South Connection (Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis) def. Strong Kobayashi and Blackjack Mulligan</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 10:21 when </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Dick Murdoch def. Strong Kobayashi</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> by pinfall with a Bionic Elbow. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>(Also during the match Murdoch did a spot where he threw Mulligan face first into the corner, then climbed the corner hiding from the ref and raked Mulligan’s eyes.)</em></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">(74) ***1/2</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 6. In a decent match, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Killer Khan def. Rusher Kimura</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 11:05 by submission with a Cobra Clutch.</div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> (Two Ishin Gundan members put in a match against one another. Both show respect to each other before the match by bowing. The winner will get a higher standing most likely among the Ishin Gundan.)</em></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#9ACD32;">(66) ***</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 7. In a decent match, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Masanobu Kurisu def. Jesse Ventura</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 9:48 by pinfall after a Shoulder Breaker.</div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#F4A460;"> (60) **3/4</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 8. In a bout that had great wrestling and a decent reaction from the crowd, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ishin Gundan (Riki Choshu and Isamu Teranishi) def. Yoshiaki Fujiwara and Tiger Mask</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 17:54 when </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Isamu Teranishi* def. Tiger Mask</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> by pinfall after multiple dropkicks and a German Suplex. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">(83) ***4/5</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 9. In a bout that had great wrestling and good heat, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Hulk Hogan, Antonio Inoki & Tatsumi Fujinami def. Andre The Giant, Super Strong Machine and Masked Superstar </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">in 21:42 by two falls to one with the final fall happening when </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Antonio Inoki def. Masked Superstar by submission with a Manji Hold.</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">(81) ***3/4</span></strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>(During the match Tatsumi Fujinami seemed to have hurt his jaw)</em></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">1st Fall:</span></strong></em></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><strong> </strong></em></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><strong>Andre the Giant pins Hulk Hogan (12:50)</strong></em></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">2nd Fall: </span></strong></em></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><strong>Hulk Hogan pins Super Strong Machine (17:10)</strong></em></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">3rd Fall:</span></strong></em></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><strong>Antonio Inoki Submits Masked Superstar (21:42)</strong></em></div></div><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">World of Pro Wrestling (Thu)</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> Chiba Port Arena (4,481</span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12px;">)</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>20 MINUTE TIME LIMIT</strong></div></div><p></p></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><img alt="toQqvXQ.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/toQqvXQ.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="WAQQXCB.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/WAQQXCB.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="OgTM5Rs.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/OgTM5Rs.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="XvHAydF.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/XvHAydF.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="pzoDvf1.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/pzoDvf1.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ishin Gundan (Rusher Kimura & Animal Hamaguchi) v.s. Cheetah Kid & Gran Hamada</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Ishin Gundan representatives Rusher & Animal team against Cheetah Kid & Gran Hamada trying to once again gain the respect they feel is lacking from NJPW. At the start Rusher & Animal control the lightweight Hamada with their size advantage. Hamada comes back with some quick offense. Hamada hits running maneuvers constantly on Rusher before tagging in Cheetah Kid. Cheetah and Kimura go back and forth with Kimura almost getting the win with a series of Elbows in precarious positions on Cheetah, including the lower abdomen and the head and neck. Animal comes in after gets some offense in but Cheetah reverses a Samoan Drop attempt and gets a Senton done on Animal after knocking him done with a Leg Sweep. Cheetah then tags Hamada who keeps a lock on Animal with submissions. But after a back body drop by Animal, he picks up Hamada and drops him with a Samoan Drop after an Airplane Spin and gets the three. But Hamada & Cheetah put up one good fight.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In a decent match, </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ishin Gundan (Rusher & Animal) def. Cheetah Kid and Gran Hamada</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 14:12 when </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Animal Hamaguchi def. Gran Hamada </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">by pinfall with an Airplane Spin into a Samoan Drop. </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#9ACD32;">(67) ***</span></strong></div></div></div><div></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>20 MINUTE TIME LIMIT</strong></div></div><p></p></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><img alt="1clrsQ5.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/1clrsQ5.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="OgTM5Rs.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/OgTM5Rs.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="PFs4QaR.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/PFs4QaR.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Haruka Eigen v.s. Shin Arakawa</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Shin plays with Eigen, getting a headlock in and constantly taking Eigen down with Headlock Takeovers, getting up with the Headlock on and doing another takeover over and over. Eigen eventually gets out by Back Suplexing Shin. But Eigen is obviously shaken by the constant Headlock’s looking a bit light headed. Eigen shakes off the damage and goes after Shin who’s on the apron and first spits on him then slaps him a few times in the face before Hip Tossing him back in the ring. Shin gets a pent up anger from this and fights Eigen with a huge fire. But Eigen catches him off guard with a Backslide for the three.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In a poor match, </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Haruka Eigen def. Shin Arakawa</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 7:19 by pinfall with a Backslide. </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#A0522D;">(49) **1/4</span></strong></div></div></div><div></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">After the match we go to a replay of Night 3 of the New Year Golden Series where </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Isamu Teranishi</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> pinned </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tiger Mask. </strong></div></div><p></p></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><img alt="gGbwmXq.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/gGbwmXq.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="LlwQpCj.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/LlwQpCj.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> We are told that next week on World Pro Wrestling Isamu Teranishi will have a one on one match with Tiger Mask. If he wins then he’ll receive a WWF Junior Heavyweight Title Match on Night 9 of the New Year Golden Series. One has to think if the only reason Teranishi has to defeat Tiger Mask again is because he is in Ishin Gundan? Mr. Inoki wouldn’t let his feelings about a group effect how he and the NJPW board gives opportunities, right?</div></div></div><div></div></blockquote><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>20 MINUTE TIME LIMIT</strong></div></div><p></p></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><img alt="qNSHGFu.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qNSHGFu.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="gUhFXDw.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/gUhFXDw.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="OgTM5Rs.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/OgTM5Rs.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="n2udxAv.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/n2udxAv.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="sHp0zEg.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/sHp0zEg.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) v.s. Los Misoneros de la Muerte (El Texano & Negro Navarro) </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><em>w/ El Signo</em></strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Both teams showed good chemistry via their experiences in this contest. The Bulldogs really showed off their star quality and Texano also showed his star in this one. Both teams would come in at random moments breaking up holds and double teaming an opponent. But would not outlast their 5 second stay. Davey Boy would throw around Texano in this one throwing over the top rope from the Military Press. Another standout point was a sequence between Dynamite Kid & Negro Navarro where both men flew around the ring dazzling the fans. In the end Davey Boy hit Negro with a Suplex for the win.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In a bout that had decent wrestling but didn't have much heat, </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>The British Bulldogs def. Los Misoneros de la Muerte</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 12:08 when </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Davey Boy Smith def. Negro Navarro</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> by pinfall with a Running Powerslam. </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#F4A460;">(61) **3/4</span></strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><div></div></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>20 MINUTE TIME LIMIT</strong></div></div><p></p></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><img alt="avlWlPp.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/avlWlPp.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="OgTM5Rs.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/OgTM5Rs.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="gq88Vgq.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/gq88Vgq.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Yoshiaki Yatsu v.s. Yoshiaki Fujiwara</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Fujiwara’s experience showed as he had Yatsu’s number at the start of this one always reversing him into a different submission hold. Yatsu would begin using kicks to the shin to get to Fujiwara. Yatsu’s leg focus was working out, but Fujiwara would take down Yatsu by the leg and got the Fujiwara Armbar almost locked in but Yatsu got to the rope. Yatsu would take comfort outside but Fujiwara was right behind him. The two would fight outside and Yatsu almost got counted out after being taken down by a Suplex on the floor. Fujiwara was back in control with his submissions, and would eventually try for the Armbar again but Yatsu would once again get out of it with grabbing the referee’s pant leg. Fujiwara would pull Yatsu away from the ref but would get kicked off by Yatsu. Yatsu would go into a very physical frenzy kicking at Fujiwara’s legs and forearming Fujiwara. Almost getting DQed Yatsu took Fujiwara off and threw him out of the ring. Following him, they battle on the floor Fujiwara once again Suplexing Yatsu on the floor and actually locking in the Armbar on the floor. Fujiwara noticed the refs count rising and would give kicks to Yatsu de-habilitating him long enough for Fujiwara to get in the ring and for Yatsu to get counted out.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In a decent match, </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Yoshiaki Fujiwara def. Yoshiaki Yatsu </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">in 18:44 by count out. </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#9ACD32;">(71) ***</span></strong></div></div></div><div></div></blockquote><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p> </p><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>New Year Golden Series Night 4 (Fri)</strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Hirata City Lakeside Hall (2,862)</strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 1. In a contest that had ok action but little fan interaction,</div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Les Thornton, Dean Malenko and Ryuma Go def. Fuerza Guerrera, Black Man and Enrique Vera</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 8:54 when </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Les Thornton def. Fuerza Guerrera </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">by submission with a Boston Crab. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#F4A460;">(56) **3/4</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 2. In a bout that had sub-par wrestling and little heat,</div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Tatsutoshi Goto, Abdullah Tamba and Bad News Allen def. Tinieblas, Jose Estrada Jr. and Jim Neidhart</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 7:44 when </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Abdullah Tamba def. Tinieblas</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> by pinfall with a Flying Big Splash off the top rope.</div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#A0522D;"> (44) **</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 3. In a match that had methodical action, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Seiji Sakaguchi def. Akira Maeda</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 7:53 by pinfall after an Atomic Drop.</div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00;"> (56) **3/4</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 4. In a contest that had average wrestling but didn't have much crowd interest at times, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Kantaro Hoshino and Kazuo Yamazaki def. Blue Panther and Shunji Takano</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 6:37 when Kazuo Yamazaki def. Shunji Takano by submission with a Crucifix Armbar.</div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> (Hoshino & Yamazaki showed excellent skill as a team)</em></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#9ACD32;">(67) ***1/2</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 5. In a bout that had good wrestling but didn't have a lot of crowd interaction,</div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Osamu Kido and Strong Kobayashi def. The British Bulldogs</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 12:30 when </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Osamu Kido def. Davey Boy Smith </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">by submission with an Abdominal Stretch. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="color:#9ACD32;"><strong>(70) ***1/4</strong></span></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 6. In a good quality match, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tiger Mask and El Canek def. Black Tiger and Hiro Saito </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">in 12:51 when </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>El Canek def. Hiro Saito </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">by pinfall with a Canek Press. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">(75) ***1/2</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><em>Pre-Match-</em></span></strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>The Connection (Adrian Adonis, Dick Murdoch, & Jesse Ventura) </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">are in the ring with </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ishin Gundan (Masa Saito & Killer Khan)</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> & partner for the night a touring young lion </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Shinichi Nakano</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">. Adonis & Murdoch are making fun of their opponents blatantly messing around with Nakano spitting in front of him. Khan then attacks the two and a brawl erupts. Then after ordered restored the match begins.</div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 7. In a decent match, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Masa Saito, Killer Khan and Shinichi Nakano def. The Connection</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 11:57 when </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Masa Saito def. Adrian Adonis</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> by pinfall after a Prison Lock. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#9ACD32;">(70) ***1/4</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 8. In a decent match, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Black Cat def. Gran Hamada</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 11:59 by pinfall with a Powerbomb.</div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#F4A460;"> (62) ***1/4</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 9. In a good match, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Antonio Inoki, Hulk Hogan and Kengo Kimura def. Riki Choshu, Kuniaki Kobayashi and Abdullah The Butcher</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 21:17 at two falls to one after winning the first, with the final fall happening when </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Hulk Hogan def. Abdullah The Butcher</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> by pinfall after knocking him down with a Big Boot. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">(73) ***1/2</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;">1st Fall:</span></em></strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><em> Riki Choshu Submits Kengo Kimura (14:14)</em></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><em> </em></strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;">2nd Fall: </span></em></strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><em>Kengo Kimura pins Kuniaki Kobayashi (18:56)</em></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><em> </em></strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;">3rd Fall:</span></em></strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><em> Hulk Hogan Pins Abdullah The Butcher (21:17)</em></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><em> </em></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="b8cF43O.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/b8cF43O.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><span style="color:#FF0000;"><em>Pro Wrestling this Week 2</em></span></span></span></span></strong></div></div><p></p></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"> Written By: Harley Gilbert</span></strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:12px;">Tournament Finals:</span></span></strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Monday, AJW Respect to History:</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong> Jumbo Hori def. Jackie Sato</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> for the Japan Grand Prix </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00;">(59) ***</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Title Changes:</span></span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><em>*Interesting Choice*</em></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Thursday, WWF All-Star Wrestling:</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong> Bob Bradley & Mike Sharpe def. The Strongbows</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> for the WWF World Tag Team Titles </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="color:#A0522D;">(50) **</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Thursday, IWA Stormy Weather I:</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong>Sailor White def. Billy Robinson</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> for the IWA International Heavyweight Title</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong> (N/A)</strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Friday, CWF Florida Beach Tour:</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong> Don Kent def. Kevin Sullivan</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> for the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="color:#9ACD32;">(66) ***</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Friday, CWF Florida Beach Tour:</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong> Ron Bass def. Barry Windham</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> for the NWA Southern Heavyweight Title </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">(77) ***3/4</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Saturday, SECW TV:</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong> Robert Gibson def. Wayne Farris</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> for the NWA Southeaster US Junior Heavyweight Title </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="color:#A0522D;">(50) **</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Saturday, SECW TV:</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong> The Stud Stable def. The Midnight Express</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> for the NWA Southeastern Tag Team Titles </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00;">(55) **1/4</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><em>*Shock Change*</em></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Saturday, AJPW Forsaken Tour: </span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong>Shiro Koshinaka def. Bruiser Brody</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> for the NWA International Heavyweight Title </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">(83) ****1/3</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Saturday, ASWUK The Rings of England:</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong> Mike Jordan def. Dave Finlay</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> for the British Heavy Middleweight Title</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;"> (74) ***1/2</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Saturday, ASWUK The Rings of England: </span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong>John Quinn def. Tony St. Clair </strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;">for the ASW British Heavyweight Title </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">(76) ***1/2</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:12px;">NWA World Title Defenses:</span></span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="font-size:12px;">NONE!!!</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong> </strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:12px;">Match of the Week:</span></span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">AJPW Forsaken Tour (Mon) </span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong>Stan Hansen & Bruiser Brody def. Genichiro Tenryu & Mil Mascaras </strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedays;"><strong><span style="color:#48D1CC;">(97) ****2/3</span></strong></span></div></div></div><div></div></blockquote>

[kinnikuniverse]

<p>Good , really good! I'm not that familiar with this time period concerning japanese wrestling, so it's going to be very interesting discovery!</p><p> </p><p>

Hope that inokism doesn't interfere with the booking! Riki choshu and his group are a very interesting stable, one dedicated to fight inokism.</p><p> </p><p>

Hmm, the junior division seems more like food for tiger mask at the moment. Hopefully, it will develop into what it will become later on!</p><p> </p><p>

So many foreigners! Seems like modern day and 80s NJPW is not so different after all! Though it does have way more japanese talent!</p><p> </p><p>

Damn! AJPW are killing it with those grades! Catching up with them will be a challenge!</p><p> </p><p>

Good diary so far! Definitely following it!</p>

[CPBHBK]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="kinnikuniverse" data-cite="kinnikuniverse" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Good , really good! I'm not that familiar with this time period concerning japanese wrestling, so it's going to be very interesting discovery!<p> </p><p> Hope that inokism doesn't interfere with the booking! Riki choshu and his group are a very interesting stable, one dedicated to fight inokism.</p><p> </p><p> Hmm, the junior division seems more like food for tiger mask at the moment. Hopefully, it will develop into what it will become later on!</p><p> </p><p> So many foreigners! Seems like modern day and 80s NJPW is not so different after all! Though it does have way more japanese talent!</p><p> </p><p> Damn! AJPW are killing it with those grades! Catching up with them will be a challenge!</p><p> </p><p> Good diary so far! Definitely following it!</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Thank you for reading, and it'll be a bit difficult to fight AJPW's match grades considering the blow so many big matches on just random tour dates. But I think in due time the NJPW will bulken up, especially when it comes to the Juniors. Right now Tiger Mask is leading, but there are many guys I have in mind to feud with him, especially with him being the most popular Junior far and away.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> P.S. I love the term Inokism </div></div><img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

[TsuMirren]

British Light Heavyweight Title ping pong has me intrigued, but obviously it has nothing to do with your actual game. haha Not often I've seen the game bounce that around.

 

Good to see Dynamite in both singles and tag.

[Infernalmiko]

<span style="color:#4B0082;">Love to see a 1980's NJPW diary, but I have to ask. What's up with the tiny pictures for some wrestlers?</span>

[CPBHBK]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Infernalmiko" data-cite="Infernalmiko" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><span style="color:#4B0082;">Love to see a 1980's NJPW diary, but I have to ask. What's up with the tiny pictures for some wrestlers?</span></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I like the small pictures. </div></div><img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

[CPBHBK]

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="b8cF43O.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/b8cF43O.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:12px;">NJPW January 1983 Week 3</span></span></strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>New Year Golden Series Night 5 (Mon)</strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Hamamatsu City Gymnsium (3,158)</strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 1. In a bout that had average wrestling but didn't have much heat, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Los Misoneros de la Muerte (El Signo, El Texano and Negro Navarro) def. Les Thornton, Dean Malenko and Ryuma Go</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 13:16 by two straight falls, with the final fall happening when </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>El Texano def. Dean Malenko</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> by pinfall after a kick to the back by</div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> El Signo </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">from the apron and an El Texano roll up. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00;">(55) **3/4</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;">1st Fall:</span></em></strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><em> Negro Navarro pins Dean Malenko (11:14)</em></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><em> </em></strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;">2nd Fall:</span></em></strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><em> El Texano pins Dean Malenko (13:16)</em></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 2. In a bout that had decent action but didn't have a lot of crowd involvement, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Yoshiaki Fujiwara and Cheetah Kid def. Seiji Sakaguchi and Shunji Takano</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 6:42 when </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Yoshiaki Fujiwara def. Seiji Sakaguchi </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">by pinfall after a German Suplex. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#9ACD32;">(69) ***</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 3. In an ok match, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Black Tiger def. Jose Estrada Jr. </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">in 8:07 by pinfall with a Diving Knee Drop.</div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FFA500;"> (64) **8/10</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 4. In a contest that had decent wrestling, but didn't have much heat, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Fumihiro Niikura and Super Strong Machine def. Shin Arakawa and Strong Kobayashi</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 8:01 when </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Super Strong Machine def. Shin Arakawa</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> by pinfall with a Devil Windmill Suplex. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00;">(57) **3/4</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 5. In a good bout, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Masked Superstar def. Haruka Eigen</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 7:54 by pinfall following a Gutbuster. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#9ACD32;">(71) ***</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 6. In a decent match, The Cobra, Akira Maeda & Nobuhiko Takada def. Shinichi Nakano and Ishin Gundan (Rusher Kimura & Animal Hamaguchi) in 9:59 when The Cobra def. Shinichi Nakano by submission with a Cobra Twist. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#9ACD32;">(70) ***</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 7. In a decent match,</div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> El Canek def. Dick Murdoch</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 10:32 when Dick Murdoch intentionally got disqualified by going after Canek’s mask. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#9ACD32;">(70) ***1/6</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 8. In a bout that had great wrestling and a decent reaction from the crowd, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ishin Gundan (Isamu Teranishi and Riki Choshu) def. Hulk Hogan and Gran Hamada</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 13:40 when </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Hulk Hogan</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> was counted out while fighting </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Riki Choshu</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">(75) ***1/4</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 9. In a good match, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ishin Gundan (Yoshiaki Yatsu, Killer Khan and Masa Saito) def. Kengo Kimura, Antonio Inoki, & Tatsumi Fujinami</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 25:34 when </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Masa Saito def. Kengo Kimura</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> by pinfall with a Saito Suplex. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">(81) ***3/5</span></strong></div></div><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> World of Pro Wrestling (Thu)</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> Hakodate Citizen Gymnasium (3,693)</span></span></strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>20 MINUTE TIME LIMIT</strong></div></div><p></p></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><img alt="qNSHGFu.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qNSHGFu.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="OgTM5Rs.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/OgTM5Rs.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="0OAU2Ln.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0OAU2Ln.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Davey Boy Smith vs. Hiro Saito</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> This was an opportunity for both young stars to try and stand out in singles competition. Davey Boy was oozing charisma with many opportunities did and executed confidence throughout the match. Hiro showed his skills hitting fast paced maneuvers on Davey Boy keeping him spaghetti legged. Both wrestlers did show lack of experience not taking opportunities presented to them to possibly get an upper hand in the match. Davey Boy did take an opening in the end of the match when instead of pinning him after a Spinebuster, Hiro picked him up whipped him against the ropes and ran for a running crossbody, which Davey Boy would catch him in and Powerslam him for the win.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In a match that had back and forth wrestling and a little crowd heat,</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Davey Boy Smith def. Hiro Saito</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 9:35 by pinfall with a Powerslam. </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00;">(54) **1/4</span></strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00;"> </span></strong></div></div></div><div></div></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">We then go to a press conference from after Night 5 of the New Year Golden Series involving </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ishin Gundan</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> minus Animal & Rusher</div></div><p></p></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><img alt="m4khktj.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/m4khktj.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="2KBSE7S.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/2KBSE7S.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="qyDUhza.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qyDUhza.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="k2hzsW2.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/k2hzsW2.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="LlwQpCj.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/LlwQpCj.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="avlWlPp.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/avlWlPp.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ishin Gundan</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> discusses their matches from the night. </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Isamu Teranishi </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">talks about how ridiculous it is he isn’t getting a Junior Heavyweight Title Match after already pinning Tiger Mask. Says Inoki is playing favorites and not giving him respect, which is why the Ishin Gundan was created because a lack of respect shown by other wrestlers, fans, and the NJPW Board. Isamu does say though he will defeat Tiger Mask not just on World Pro Wrestling but for the Junior Heavyweight Title.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Then</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Masa Saito</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> comes up and challenges to Tatsumi Fujinami to a non-title match. Saying he’s beaten Fujinami’s team twice now and deserves a chance at him one on one to earn a Title Match. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Riki Choshu </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">then speaks upon the favoritism shown by Inoki recently, in not giving Ishin Gundan members opportunities they rightfully deserve. Riki does say though if Inoki wants them to go above and beyond the normal New Japan performer that’s just what they’ll do. Saying he challenges Hulk Hogan to a Night 9 Showdown! Riki adds that they will do whatever it takes to gain the opportunities that they already deserve. Choshu also states that the Ishin Gundan will accept any new members who feel disrespected or look to help their cause to restore respect for New Japan performers. He states that they already have a Young Lion they will be teaching their ways, in Shinichi Nakano who has officially joined them and will be the first Ishin Gundan Young Lion. “So anyone else who wants to join, come to us.” </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#9ACD32;">(64)</span></strong></div></div></div><div></div></blockquote><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>20 MINUTE TIME LIMIT</strong></div></div><p></p></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><img alt="ZPe3CsP.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ZPe3CsP.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="S5qUydw.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/S5qUydw.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="OgTM5Rs.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/OgTM5Rs.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="tsyTtkF.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/tsyTtkF.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="VlbRFDt.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/VlbRFDt.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Blue Panther and Black Cat vs. Kazuo Yamazaki and Kantaro Hoshino</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Panther and Cat are teaming once again, against a team that showed great chemistry when teaming Yamazaki & Hoshino. And that chemistry showed in this one as Kazuo & Kantaro were in sync for most of this match. Kazuo had a real presence when in and out of the ring, a lot of fans attention was on him for most of the match. Blue Panther, Black Cat, & Kantaro Hoshino are trying to get a leg up before the brackets are announced for the Junior Star Cup which they, like every Junior is looking to be a part of. Though Kaz showed his presence, his lack of experience showed as he was inconsistent in his strategies throughout the match. Luckily Kantaro was able to help him along and in the end that’s what helped Kaz & Kantaro as they’d pick up the win when Kantaro tagged Kaz after he was thrown into the corner and Kantaro came off the top with a Flying Body Press on Blue Panther.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In an ok match, </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Kazuo Yamazaki and Kantaro Hoshino def. Blue Panther and Black Cat</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 8:15 when</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Kantaro Hoshino def. Blue Panther</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> by pinfall with a Flying Body Press. </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#9ACD32;">(66) ***</span></strong></div></div></div><div></div></blockquote><p> </p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>20 MINUTE TIME LIMIT</strong></div></div><p></p></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><img alt="LlwQpCj.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/LlwQpCj.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="OgTM5Rs.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/OgTM5Rs.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="yKuYOO7.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/yKuYOO7.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Isamu Teranishi vs. Tiger Mask</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> As the bell rings the action starts quick and hot. Both men going hold to hold with each other and as the match continues Tiger Mask gets a swift advantage after knocking Isamu to the outside. Tiger Mask begins to pander to the crowd who love their superhero champion. Teranishi attempts to get in the ring but Tiger Mask grabs him, Isamu turns things around by hanging up Tiger on the rope. Isamu speaking pretty loudly in the ring talks about how he wants respect as Tiger Mask is coughing on the mat. Isamu slows things up in the match with some submission holds that almost get Tiger Mask to submit, especially the agonizing Boston Crab. Tiger Mask reveres an Abdominal Stretch and begins a quick offense but is slowed a bit by the damage he took from the submission holds. When Isamu gets to his feet a quick series of moves begins between both men. Isamu hits a German to finish off the flashy sequence, almost getting a three with just the move he did to earn this match. Isamu is outraged Tiger Mask kicked out, he picks him up but Tiger hits him with an Enziguri which knocks Isamu to the outside. Isamu gets his bearings and is shouting about respect on the outside, Tiger Mask attempts to go after him but as he steps through the ropes Isamu hangs his leg up. Isamu isn’t having any more of this match he continues to shout about lack of respect and just walks out of the match.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In a bout that had good wrestling and a consistent reaction from the crowd, </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tiger Mask def. Isamu Teranishi</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 18:17 when Isamu Teranishi intentionally got counted out. </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">(79) ***3/5</span></strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><div></div></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p></p></div><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="EenDLqC.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EenDLqC.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="gvHGBNJ.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/gvHGBNJ.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="IQRHIce.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/IQRHIce.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After the match, we head to a live press conference with </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Antonio Inoki, NJPW Board Members, Tatsumi Fujinami, and Kengo Kimura</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">. Inoki starts the conference first thanking everyone for coming and then introduces NJPW Board Member </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Hisashi Shinma</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><img alt="otYJs9F.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/otYJs9F.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Hisashi Shinma states he has a few major announcements to make. First, to go along with Antonio Inoki, Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Tatsumi Fujinami, Osamu Kido, Yoshiaki Fujiwara, and El Canek as participants already involved in the first International Grand Prix which will start in May of this year, is an extraordinary talented wrestler representing the United States and the World Wrestling Federation is Bruno Sammartino. (Applause) Hisashi adds that two more Gaijin wrestlers will be added one from Europe & one from North America. The second announcement is that New Japan’s friends in the UWA will send Major Junior talent El Solitario to compete in the first Junior Star Cup, but this edition the brackets have been delayed and will be revealed next week on World Pro Wrestling. The third and final announcement is some of the matches for the New Year Golden Series Night 9. Hisashi states the new non-title matches confirmed are Hulk Hogan versus Riki Choshu one on one and that there will be a debut of former JWA & AJPW talent The Great Kabuki who will wrestle Yoshiaki Yatsu in his first NJPW match. Shinma speaks next on the WWF Championships and whether there even will be title matches. He states after tonight Isamu Teranishi will not get a Junior Heavyweight Title match on Night 9. What will happen is the NJPW Board will watch closely Night 6 & Night 7 of the New Year Golden Series and will take into account the Juniors matches from earlier in January to see if there is any Junior deserving of getting a shot at Tiger Mask Night 9. Concerning Tatsumi Fujinami, he says he believes a match between Tatsumi & Masa Saito as Saito had challenged for is an acceptable interesting non-title match for World Pro Wrestling next week. If Saito can win then he will receive a shot at Fujinami Night 9 and if he does not then Fujinami will compete in a Tag Contest with Kengo Kimura against Masa Saito & Killer Khan. As Hisashi finishes and turns it over to Inoki there’s a loud bang as the conference doors open and </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Isamu Teranishi, Riki Choshu,</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> and </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Kuniaki Kobayashi </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">enter.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><img alt="LlwQpCj.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/LlwQpCj.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="m4khktj.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/m4khktj.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="k2hzsW2.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/k2hzsW2.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Isamu is screaming about lack of respect and how he should’ve received a title match right after he pinned Tiger Mask to the mat. Inoki signals for security that begins to take Isamu out with Choshu & Kobayashi getting pulled away with him as they’re screaming about unfairness. Inoki then begins to speak saying this is a problem that they’re having, he calls all the Ishin Gundan talented wrestlers but they need to learn what respect is before yelling all around for it. He has hope that some members will learn better but he knows it will take time before they do wise up. Inoki states though in the meantime him, Tatsumi and Kimura will be there to fight them and beat respect into the Ishin Gundan. Inoki dubs them the Gadian Rikugun (Guardian Army) who will defend against the Ishin Gundan at all costs. Inoki thanks all for coming as World Pro Wrestling ends. </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#9ACD32;">(68)</span></strong></div></div></div><div></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>New Year Golden Series Night 6 (Fri)</strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Matsuyama City Center (2,933)</strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 1. In an ok contest that had decent wrestling and crowd reaction, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Los Misoneros de la Muerte (El Signo, El Texano and Negro Navarro) def. Gran Hamada, Fuerza Guerrera and Black Man</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 7:56 when </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>El Texano def. Black Man</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> by submission with the Octopus Stretch.</div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00;"> (62) **4/5</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 2. In a poor match, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Masanobu Kurisu and Haruka Eigen def. Jim Neidhart and Jose Estrada Jr.</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> at 6:26 when </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Haruka Eigen def. Jose Estrada Jr.</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> by pinfall with an Inside Cradle. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>(Though they won Kurisu & Eigen were both selfish trying to cause damage them self. It was clear they had bad chemistry.)</em></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#A0522D;">(48) **</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 3. In a relatively quick match, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Shin Arakawa def. Akira Maeda</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 5:22 by disqualification when he kicked Arakawa in the groin. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00;">(54) **1/3</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 4. In a bout that had decent wrestling but didn't have much heat, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Strong Kobayashi, Seiji Sakaguchi and Osamu Kido def. Tatsutoshi Goto, Bad News Allen, and Abdullah Tamba</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 7:42 when </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Osamu Kido def. Bad News Allen</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> by submission with an Abdominal Stretch. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00;">(59) **1/2</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 5. In a bout that had good wrestling and a decent reaction from the crowd, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>The Connection (Adrian Adonis, Dick Murdoch, and Jesse Ventura) def. El Canek, Blackjack Mulligan, and Tiger Mask</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 14:01 when Blackjack Mulligan was counted out after being knocked out by top rope axe handle on the floor by Adonis. (</div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">77) ***1/2</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 6. In a decent match, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>The Cobra and Black Tiger def. The British Bulldogs</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 15:18 when </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Black Tiger def. Dynamite Kid</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> by pin after a Sunset Flip. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#006400;">(76) ***3/4</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 7. In a contest that had good wrestling and a decent reaction from the crowd, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Kuniaki Kobayashi def. Black Cat </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">in 11:28 by pinfall with a Crescent Kick. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#006400;">(72) ***1/2</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 8. In a bout that had good wrestling and a decent reaction from the crowd, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Hulk Hogan, Kengo Kimura and Yoshiaki Fujiwara def. Ishin Gundan (Yoshiaki Yatsu, Rusher Kimura & Animal Hamaguchi)</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 13:51 when </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Hulk Hogan def. Rusher Kimura</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> by submission with a Canadian Backbreaker Hold. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#006400;">(74) ***1/2</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 9. In a superb match, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Antonio Inoki & Tatsumi Fujinami def. Abdullah The Butcher and Masked Superstar</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 23:10 when </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tatsumi Fujinami def. Masked Superstar </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">by submission with a Dragon Sleeper. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>(Though they lost it was clear Abdullah & The Masked Superstar worked excellently together as a team. Their chemistry just wasn’t enough to beat Inoki & Fujinami.)</em></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">(82) ***9/10</span></strong></div></div><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p> <img alt="b8cF43O.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/b8cF43O.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><span style="color:#FF0000;"><em>Pro Wrestling this Week 3</em></span></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"> Written By: Lou Hack</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:12px;">Title Changes:</span></span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Tuesday, CSW Stampede Wrestling: </span></strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Keith Hart & Leo Burke def. Duke Myers & Kerry Brown </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">for the CSW International Tag Team Titles </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#9ACD32;">(63) ***1/10</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Tuesday, AJPW Forsaken Tour:</span></strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Chavo Guerrero & Shinya Koshika def. Ashura Hara & Toshiaki Kawada</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> for the AJPW All-Asia Tag Team Titles </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00;">(59) ***</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Thursday, MLW Ringside Wrestling: </span></strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Mike Jackson def. Jim Nelson</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> for the NWA Canadian Television Title </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF0000;">(35) *</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Friday, AWA All-Star Wrestling: </span></strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Candi Devine def. Donna Christanello</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> for the AWA World Women’s Title </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF0000;">(32) ¾*</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Saturday, MLW Maple Leaf Wrestling:</span></strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Iron Mike Sharpe def. Mike Jackson </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> for the NWA Canadian Television Title </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#A0522D;">(45) *1/2</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sunday, CMLL End of the Month Show:</span></strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Fishman & Alfonso Dantes def. Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">for the NWA World Tag Team Titles </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00;">(59) **</span></strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>(An Insider from CMLL told Pro Wrestling this Week, the title change occurred via growing content from CMLL towards the NWA as they want more of their wrestlers involved with the NWA World Champions. Though the choice of new champions wasn’t necessarily wanted by many NWA members, they didn’t want to lose CMLL as an NWA member.)</em></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sunday, SECW Big Show: </span></strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Jimmy Golden def. Wayne Farris</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> for the NWA Alabama Heavyweight Title </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#A0522D;">(48) *3/4</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:12px;">NWA World Title Defenses:</span></span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Monday, AJPW Forsaken Tour:</span></strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Tiger Mask def. Mil Mascaras</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> to retain his NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">(76) ***4/5</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Wednesday, MLW Maple Leaf Express:</span></strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Tiger Mask def. Mike Jackson </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">to retain his NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#A0522D;">(48) *1/2</span></strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>(Jackson’s poor performance with Tiger Mask, many say is why MLW just used him as a few day transition champion from Jim Nelson to Iron Mike Sharpe.)</em></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sunday, CMLL End of the Month Show:</span></strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Fishman & Alfonso Dantes def. Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">for the NWA World Tag Team Titles </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00;">(59) **</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sunday, SECW Big Show:</span></strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Ric Flair def. Mr. Olympia</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> to retain the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Title</div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#9ACD32;"> (68) ***1/4</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong><span style="font-size:12px;">Match of the Week:</span></strong></span></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">AJPW Forsaken Tour (Tue)</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Stan Hansen & Bruiser Brody def. Kakuryu (Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu) </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;">(90) ****</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><strong>(We do not have favoritism towards All-Japan here at Pro Wrestling this Week)</strong></em></div></div></div><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote>

[CPBHBK]

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="b8cF43O.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/b8cF43O.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> <span style="font-size:12px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">NJPW January 1983 Week 4</span></strong></span></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>New Year Golden Series Night 7 (Mon)</strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong> Fujsawa City Akiba Gym (4,500)</strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> 0. In a pre-show bout that had decent wrestling but didn't have much heat, </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Fumihiro Niikura and Tatsutoshi Goto def. Bad News Allen and Abdullah Tamba </strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">in 7:53 when </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Tatsutoshi Goto def. Bad News Allen</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> by submission with a Boston Crab.</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><em> (In loss Allen & Tamba did show excellent chemistry as a tandem.)</em></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00;">(54) **1/4</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> 1. In a respectable match, </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Ishin Gundan (Shinichi Nakano, Rusher Kimura & Animal Hamaguchi) def. Hiro Saito, Cheetah Kid and Nobuhiko Takada</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> in 10:25 when </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Animal Hamaguchi def. Cheetah Kid</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> by pinfall with his signature Airplane Spin Into Samoan Drop. </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong><span style="color:#FFFF00;">(71) ***</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> 2. In a decent match, </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Gran Hamada and Jose Estrada Jr. def. Black Cat and Black Man</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> in 8:14 when </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Gran Hamada def. Black Cat </strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">by pinfall with a Hama-Chan Cutter. </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><em>(Estrada is being seen as weak by the audience, hopefully he can show something before the end of the tour) </em></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong><span style="color:#FFFF00;">(61) **2/3</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> 3. In a bout that had decent wrestling but didn't have much heat,</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong> Dean Malenko, Les Thornton and Ryuma Go def. Los Misoneros de la Muerte (El Signo, El Texano and Negro Navarro)</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> in 9:16 when El Texano would stay in the ring too long after double-teaming Les Thornton be DQed. </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong><span style="color:#F4A460;">(58) **1/2</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> 4. In a bout that had good heat and decent wrestling, </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Adrian Adonis w/The Connection drew with Killer Khanw/ Ishin Gundan</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> in 13:20 following a double count out. </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong><span style="color:#FFFF00;">(68) ***</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> (</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Post-Match:</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> The Connection attempt to attack Khan but Ishin Gundan members </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Animal Hamaguchi & Rusher Kimura</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> come in to help Khan along with Ishin Gundan young lion</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong> Shinichi Nakano</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">. A Brawl erupts and The Connection retreat.) </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong><span style="color:#A0522D;">(50)</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> 5. In a bout that had good wrestling and a decent reaction from the crowd, </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Black Tiger and Fuerza Guerrera def. The Cobra and Blue Panther</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> in 11:57 when </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Black Tiger def. Blue Panther</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> by pinfall with a Diving Knee Drop. </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">(76) ***3/4</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><em>(Tiger & Guerrera got along good in this match; this may not be the last time they team together.)</em></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> 6. In a decent match, </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Seiji Sakaguchi, Strong Kobayashi and Shunji Takano def. Kantaro Hoshino, Kazuo Yamazaki and Jim Neidhart</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> in 10:05 when </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Strong Kobayashi def. Jim Neidhart</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> by pinfall with a Brainbuster. </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong><span style="color:#FFFF00;">(64) **4/5</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> 7. In a decent match, </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>El Canek def. Super Strong Machine</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> in 14:22 by pinfall with a Canek Press.</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong><span style="color:#FFFF00;"> (61) **1/2</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> 8. In a bout that had great wrestling and a decent reaction from the crowd, </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Gadian Rikugun (Hulk Hogan, Antonio Inoki and Kengo Kimura) def. Ishin Gundan (Isamu Teranishi, Kuniaki Kobayashi and Riki Choshu)</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> in 24:23 when </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Hulk Hogan def. Kuniaki Kobayashi </strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">by pinfall following an Axe Bomber.</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><em> (It seems as though Hogan has been added to the Gadian Rikugun which makes sense with history with all three members. The only surprise is that he is a Gaijin is at near the top of the babyface roster.)</em></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">(75) ***3/4</span></strong></span></div></div><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:12px;">World of Pro Wrestling (Thu)</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"> Tokyo Budokan Hall (5,500) *Sell Out</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>20 MINUTE TIME LIMIT</strong></div></div><p></p></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><img alt="qNSHGFu.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qNSHGFu.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="gUhFXDw.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/gUhFXDw.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="nomJw7e.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/nomJw7e.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="9QOvPJs.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9QOvPJs.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="m4khktj.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/m4khktj.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="avlWlPp.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/avlWlPp.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="k2hzsW2.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/k2hzsW2.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Davey Boy Smith, Dynamite Kid, & Blackjack Mulligan vs. Ishin Gundan (Riki Choshu, Yoshiaki Yastu, & Kuniaki Kobayashi) </strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> There was a good mix of styles in this one, with Dynamite & Kuniaki keeping it fast, Blackjack going hard hitting, Davey Boy with his power, and Choshu & Yastu going more technical. Both teams showed swell chemistry, Blackjack joining the Bulldogs worked well. But Blackjack showed a bit physical decline with consistent tags when Ishin Gundan would make him wish he’d done more cardio making him exert energy at every turn. Davey also showed some inconsistency that’s been with him for this month for a few matches. These factors led the Ishin Gundan to take advantage as Riki Choshu was able to get the man leading his opposition Dynamite Kid locked in a Sasori Gatame for the submission win. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In a bout that had good wrestling and a decent reaction from the crowd, </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ishin Gundan (Kuniaki Kobayashi, Yoshiaki Yatsu and Riki Choshu) def. Blackjack Mulligan and The British Bulldogs </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">in 14:02 when </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Riki Choshu def. Dynamite Kid</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> by submission with a Sasori-Gatame (Sharpshooter). </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">(79) ***1/2</span></strong></div></div></div><div></div></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p></p></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>20 MINUTE TIME LIMIT</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><img alt="eEuu4JD.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/eEuu4JD.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="dqgNjrn.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/dqgNjrn.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="9QOvPJs.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9QOvPJs.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="BSU84gy.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/BSU84gy.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="Lh2dMgJ.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Lh2dMgJ.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Osamu Kido & Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Abdullah the Butcher & Masked Superstar</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Both tag teams showed excellent chemistry which was an entertaining aspect to this one as both were relying on their chemistry as an advantage but the chemistry cancelled each other out. Masked & Abdullah though would use underhanded tactics to keep the match in their favor. As the match advanced on it was pretty clear Seiji injured his back as after a body slam by Masked Superstar he staggered to his feet hit Superstar off and tagged Kido. Then going to the floor to get checked by doctors, this caused Kido to be in a 2 on 1 situation which called the end of the match basically. As Abdullah would come in and hit a Sudan Elbow for the win.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In a bout that had good wrestling and a decent reaction from the crowd, </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Abdullah the Butcher and Masked Superstar def. Osamu Kido and Seiji Sakaguchi </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">in 8:38 when </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Abdullah The Butcher def. Osamu Kido </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">by pinfall with a Sudan Elbow Drop. </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">(75) ***1/4</span></strong></div></div></div><div></div></blockquote><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p></p></div><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="otYJs9F.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/otYJs9F.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="gGbwmXq.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/gGbwmXq.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="HuYtUNu.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/HuYtUNu.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="bIoG7e2.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bIoG7e2.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="MvOxCnw.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MvOxCnw.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The camera then goes to a Live Press Conference with </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Hisashi Shinma </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">at the helm and </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tiger Mask</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> on the left side. On the right Tiger Mask’s apparent potential challengers </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Black Tiger, The Cobra, & El Solitario</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">. Hisashi welcomes all and is proud to first give the news of who will challenge Tiger Mask Night 9 of the New Year Golden Series. Hisashi says the NJPW Board narrowed the challengers too two Juniors, Black Tiger and The Cobra, one will get the shot and one will be the replacement. The man who will get the WWF Junior Heavyweight Title Match is. Black Tiger!! Cobra claps showing respect to his fellow competitor. Black Tiger acknowledges Cobra slightly but signals to Tiger Mask that he will be the new champion. Before any chaos erupts Hisashi gains control saying he has more announcements. First he has the confirmed brackets for the </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-family:Georgia;">NJPW Junior Star Cup </span></strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">and he reads off the brackets.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>El Signo vs. Kantaro Hoshino</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Dynamite Kid vs. Ryuma Go</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Kuniaki Kobayashi vs. Gran Hamada</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> El Solitario(UWA) vs. Negro Navarro</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> The Cobra vs. Black Cat</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Les Thorton vs. El Texano</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Black Tiger vs. Fuerza Guerrera</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> And the final match is one many Board members would like to see a clear conclusion to and that is </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tiger Mask vs. Isamu Teranishi.</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><img alt="czHVrlK.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/czHVrlK.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Hisashi then welcomes a special guest to the tournament from UWA, a man who is a star in Mexico, </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>El Solitario</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> to New Japan. Hisashi says we will see a preview of what El Solitario will bring to the Junior Star Cup as he, Gran Hamada, & Fuerza Guerrera take on Los Missionaries di la Muerte on Night 9 of the New Year Golden Series. Finally, Hisashi wishes all the Juniors luck and hope the fans like Night 9 on Monday. </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#A0522D;">(51)</span></strong></div></div></div><div></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>20 MINUTE TIME LIMIT</strong></div></div><p></p></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><img alt="qyDUhza.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qyDUhza.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="9QOvPJs.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9QOvPJs.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="gvHGBNJ.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/gvHGBNJ.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Masa Saito </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><em>w/Ishin Gundan</em></strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> vs. Tatsumi Fujinami </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><em>w/ Gaidan Rikugun</em></strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Both these men have faced off multiple times and know each other pretty well. Saito with his experience goes hold for hold with Fujinami and eventually gets the upper hand with some painful holds put in on Fujinami. Tatsumi finds an opening and sweeps Saito by the leg and returns the painful hold favor. In this match Tatsumi is showing why he is the International Champion. Tatsumi looks to be getting the better of Saito as the match continues on. Tensions are high on the outside as Ishin Gundan members and Gadan Rikugun members are screaming at one another random statements from one side of the ring to the other. This eventually results in a controversial action when Isamu Teranishi goes to the apron screaming about how the fix is in against the Ishin Gundan. Tatsumi hits Isamu with a running dropkick, but as he gets to his feet Saito hits a Saito Suplex with a bridge and pins Tatsumi Fujinami, via the distraction. Following the win both sides enter the ring and come nose to nose to which officials get between them.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In a bout that had great wrestling and good heat </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Masa Saito def. Tatsumi Fujinami</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> at 18:54 by pinfall with a Saito Suplex after a distraction from </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Isamu Teranishi</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">. </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>(78) ***3/4</strong></span></div></div></div><div></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p></p></div><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="EVgFSXY.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EVgFSXY.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Following the match </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ichiro Furutachi</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">, New Japan’s lead announcer runs down the matches as of right now for Night 9…</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><strong>(Card Subject to Change...)</strong></em></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>The Connection (Dick Murdoch, Adrian Adonis, & Jesse Ventura) vs. Ishin Gundan (Killer Khan, Rusher Kimura, & Animal Hamaguchi)</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Antonio Inoki & Kengo Kimura vs. Isamu Teranishi & Kuniaki Kobayashi</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> The Great Kabuki vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> El Solitario, Gran Hamada, & Fuerza Guerrera vs. Los Missionarios di la Muerte</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Riki Choshu vs. Hulk Hogan</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WWF Junior Heavyweight Title Match</span></strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><em>©Tiger Mask </em></strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>vs. Black Tiger</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WWF International Heavyweight Title Match</span></strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><em>©Tatsumi Fujinami</em></strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> vs. Masa Saito</strong></div></div></div><div></div></blockquote><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p> </p><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong></strong></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong></strong><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>New Year Golden Series Night 8 (Fri)</strong></div><strong></strong></div><strong></strong><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong></strong></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong></strong><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Kagoshima Arena (3,111)</strong></div><strong></strong></div><strong></strong><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong> </strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">1. In a poor match, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Hiro Saito, Abdullah Tamba and Fumihiro Niikura def. Tinieblas, Cheetah Kid and Shunji Takano</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 7:40 when</div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Hiro Saito def. Shunji Takano </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">by pinfall with a German Suplex. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#A0522D;">(50) **</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 2. In a decent match, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>El Canek, Kantaro Hoshino and Kazuo Yamazaki def. Super Strong Machine, Akira Maeda, & Nobuhiko Takada</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 10:11 when </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Kantaro Hoshino def. Nobuhiko Takada</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> by pinfall with a Flying Body Press. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FFFF00;">(64) **4/5</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 3. In a bout that had decent wrestling but didn't have much heat, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Los Missionarios di la Muerte (El Texano & Negro Navarro) </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><em>w/ El Signo</em></strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> def. The British Bulldogs</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 8:34 when Davey Boy Smith was disqualified while fighting El Texano. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FFFF00;">(70) ***1/4</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 4. In a ok match, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ishin Gundan (Killer Khan, Rusher Kimura, & Animal Hamaguchi) def. Osamu Kido, Strong Kobayashi and Shin Arakawa</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 10:01 when </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Animal Hamaguchi def. Shin Arakawa </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">by pinfall with an Airplane Spin Into Samoan Drop. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FFFF00;">(68) ***</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 5. In a bout that had good wrestling and a decent reaction from the crowd, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>The Collection (Adrian Adonis and Jesse Ventura) w/ Dick Murdoch def. Yoshiaki Fujiwara and Blackjack Mulligan </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">in 17:39 when </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Adrian Adonis def. Yoshiaki Fujiwara</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> by submission with a Sleeper Hold. </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">(76) ***1/2</span></strong></em></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 6. In a decent match, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>The Cobra def. Haruka Eigen </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">in 9:04 by submission with a Cobra Twist (Octopus Stretch). </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#FFFF00;">(62) **3/4</span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> 7. In a good match, </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Antonio Inoki and Kengo Kimura def. Abdullah The Butcher and Masked Superstar</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 19:44 when </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Masked Superstar </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">was disqualified when </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Isamu Teranishi</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> ran in and attacked </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Antonio Inoki.</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>(Isamu came into the ring and began to go after Inoki, both got blows in before being separated.) </em></div></div><span style="font-family:Garamond;"></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">(79) ***1/2</span></strong></div></div><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="zkiaZBW.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/zkiaZBW.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong><em><span style="color:#FF0000;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">Pro Wrestling this Week 4</span></span></span></em></strong></span></div></div><p></p></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong> Written By: Lance Benoit</strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:12px;">Title Changes:</span></span></strong></span></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Wednesday, JCP World Wide Wrestling, </span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong>Sgt Slaughter & Don Kernodle def. Jay Youngblood & Ricky Steamboat</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> for the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Titles </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">(78) ***3/4</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Wednesday, MLW Maple Leaf Express,</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong> Bobo Brazil def. The Sheik</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> for the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong>(N/A)</strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong> </strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Thursday, CMLL Consejo Mundial di Lucha Libre,</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong> Gran Markus Jr & Emilo Charles Jr def. Lizmark & Americo Rocca</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> for the Mexican National Tag Team Titles </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">(72) ***1/4</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;"> </span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;"> </span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Thursday, WWF Championship Wrestling, </span></em></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong>Ivan Koloff def. Bob Backlund </strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;">for the WWF World Heavyweight Title </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">(76) ***1/2</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><em>(Ending Backlund’s four year reign as Heavyweight Champion)</em></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Saturday, CWF Sweet Pain, </span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong>Ron Bass & Black Bart def. Barry Windham & Mike Graham</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> for the Florida Tag Team Titles </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">(79) ***1/2</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sunday, GCW Spectacular,</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong> Tom Prichard def. Jesse Barr </strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;">for the NWA National Television Title </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00;">(58) **3/4</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sunday, WWF The Garden,</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong> Peggy Lee Leather def. The Fabulous Moolah </strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;">for the NWA World Women’s Title </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="color:#A0522D;">(41) *4/5</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sunday, WWF The Garden,</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong> Afa def. Pedro Morales </strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;">for the WWF Intercontinental Title. </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="color:#FFFF00;">(70)***</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sunday, MSW The Blowout,</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong> Terry Taylor & Lanny Poffo def. Steve Williams & Jim Neidhart</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> for the Mid-South Tag Team Titles</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="color:#F4A460;"> (56) **1/2</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sunday, MSW The Blowout, </span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong>Kamala def. Nikolai Volkoff </strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;">for the Mid-South Television Title </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">(76) ***3/4</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sunday, CSW Stampede Wrestling, </span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong>Davey Boy Smith def. Danny Davis </strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;">for the British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="color:#FFFF00;">(61) ***</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sunday, WWC: Monthly Destruction,</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong> Black Gordman def. Jerry Brisco</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> for the WWC Junior Heavyweight Title</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="color:#A0522D;"> (48) **1/5</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:12px;">NWA World Title Defenses:</span></span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Friday, PNW Wrestling Extravaganza, </span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong>NWA World Tag Team Champions Fishman & Alfonso Dantes def. Buddy Rose & Ed Wisokowski</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> to retain the NWA World Tag Team Titles </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="color:#A0522D;">(52) **1/4</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Friday, WCCW Star Wars, </span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong>NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair def. The Missing Link </strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;">to retain the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Title </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">(81) ***3/4</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Saturday, AJPW New Year Giant Series, </span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong>NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair def. Jumbo Tsuruta</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> to retain the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Title</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;"> (90) ****1/2</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Saturday, AJPW New Year Giant Series, </span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong>NWA World Tag Team Champions Fishman & Alfonso Dantes def. Goro Tsurumi & Rocky Hata</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> to retain the NWA World Tag Team Titles</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="color:#FFFF00;"> (63) ***</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sunday, MACW Big Show, </span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong>NWA World Tag Team Champions Fishman & Alfonso Dantes def. Dick Slater & Paul Orndorff</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> to retain the NWA World Tag Team Titles</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="color:#FFFF00;"> (61) **4/5</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sunday, WWF @ The Garden,</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong> Peggy Lee Leather def. NWA World Women’s Champion The Fabulous Moolah</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> for the NWA World Women’s Title </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="color:#A0522D;">(41) *4/5</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sunday, GCW Spectacular,</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong> NWA World Women’s Tag Team Champions The Texas Cowgirls def. Leilani Kai & Judy Martin</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> to retain the NWA World Women’s Tag Team Titles</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="color:#F4A460;"> (59) **1/2</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="color:#48D1CC;">Match of the Week:</span></span></span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Thursday World Class Championship Wrestling, </span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong>David & Kevin Von Erich def. Terry Gordy & Michael PS. Hayes</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">(81) **** </span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><em>(This is the first time the Von Erich’s and the Freebirds faced since the infamous Freebird turn in December.)</em></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:12px;">Other News:</span></span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> -</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="color:#FF0000;">AJPW </span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;">has finished their tour for the month and will be resting up in February and looking for new wrestlers to tour with them. Also, </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong>Harley Race & Mil Mascaras</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> are seemingly not gonna return to tour in March. </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> -</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="color:#FF0000;">A</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">W</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;">A </span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong>World Heavyweight Champion Nick Bockwinkel </strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;">seemingly hasn’t been keeping in shape and seems a bit flabby. Maybe this will lead to a new champion being crowned? It is unlikely though as though Nick isn’t in the best shape his mic skills are still far none.</span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> -</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong><span style="color:#808080;">WCCW</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"> seems to have chosen the Von Erich to lead with as sources say </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong>Kerry Von Erich </strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;">will be the leader of the Von Erich threshold in WCCW. Surprising as many pegged</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;"><strong> David Von Erich </strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Fixedsys;">for that spot.</span></div></div></div><div></div></blockquote>

[CPBHBK]

<p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><img alt="Zf5j9le.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Zf5j9le.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="Zf5j9le.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Zf5j9le.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="Zf5j9le.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Zf5j9le.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">New Year Golden Series Night 9</span></span></strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>

</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">Predictions</span></span></strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">

The British Bulldogs vs. Masked Superstar & Abdullah the Butcher</span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">

Super Strong Machine, Blue Panther, & Black Cat vs. Kantaro Hoshino, Kazuo Yamazaki, & Yoshiaki Fujiwara</span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">

The Cobra, Jose Estrada Jr, & Black Man vs. Ryuma Go, Les Thorton, & Dean Malenko</span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">

</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">===Undercard Above===</span></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">

The Connection (Dick Murdoch, Adrian Adonis, & Jesse Ventura) vs. Ishin Gundan (Killer Khan, Rusher Kimura, & Animal Hamaguchi)</span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">

Antonio Inoki & Kengo Kimura vs. Isamu Teranishi & Kuniaki Kobayashi</span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">

The Great Kabuki vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu</span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">

El Solitario, Gran Hamada, & Fuerza Guerrera vs. Los Misoneros de la Muerte</span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">

Riki Choshu vs. Hulk Hogan</span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">

</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WWF Junior Heavyweight Title Match</span></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">

©Tiger Mask vs. Black Tiger</span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">

</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">WWF International Heavyweight Title Match</span></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">

©Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Masa Saito</span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><p>

<strong> </strong></p><p><strong>

**Every correct prediction will receive one point to the tour prediction series in which at the end whoever has the most wins a prize.**</strong></p><p> </p><p>

</p><p><img alt="kh4863v.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/kh4863v.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Junior Star Cup </span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>

Predictions</strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">

El Signo vs. Kantaro Hoshino</span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">

Dynamite Kid vs. Ryuma Go</span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">

Kuniaki Kobayashi vs. Gran Hamada</span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">

El Solitario(UWA) vs. Negro Navarro</span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">

The Cobra vs. Black Cat</span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">

Les Thorton vs. El Texano</span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">

Black Tiger vs. Fuerza Guerrera</span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">

Tiger Mask vs. Isamu Teranishi</span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div>

[The_CoC]

<p>New Year Golden Series Night 9</p><p>

Predictions</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>The British Bulldogs</strong> vs. Masked Superstar & Abdullah the Butcher</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Super Strong Machine, Blue Panther, & Black Cat </strong>vs. Kantaro Hoshino, Kazuo Yamazaki, & Yoshiaki Fujiwara</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>The Cobra, Jose Estrada Jr, & Black Man</strong> vs. Ryuma Go, Les Thorton, & Dean Malenko</p><p> </p><p>

===Undercard Above===</p><p> </p><p>

The Connection (Dick Murdoch, Adrian Adonis, & Jesse Ventura) vs. <strong>Ishin Gundan (Killer Khan, Rusher Kimura, & Animal Hamaguchi)</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Antonio Inoki & Kengo Kimura </strong>vs. Isamu Teranishi & Kuniaki Kobayashi</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>The Great Kabuki </strong>vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu</p><p> </p><p>

El Solitario, Gran Hamada, & Fuerza Guerrera vs. <strong>Los Misoneros de la Muerte</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Riki Choshu</strong> vs. Hulk Hogan</p><p> </p><p>

WWF Junior Heavyweight Title Match</p><p>

<strong>©Tiger Mask</strong> vs. Black Tiger</p><p> </p><p>

WWF International Heavyweight Title Match</p><p>

<strong>©Tatsumi Fujinami </strong>vs. Masa Saito</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

Junior Star Cup </p><p>

Predictions</p><p> </p><p>

El Signo vs. <strong>Kantaro Hoshino</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Dynamite Kid</strong> vs. Ryuma Go</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Kuniaki Kobayashi </strong>vs. Negro Navarro</p><p> </p><p>

El Solitario(UWA) vs. <strong>Gran Hamada</strong></p><p> </p><p>

The Cobra vs. <strong>Black Cat</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Les Thorton vs.<strong> El Texano</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Black Tiger </strong>vs. Fuerza Guerrera</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Tiger Mask</strong> vs. Isamu Teranishi</p>

[javialexalfa]

New Year Golden Series Night 9

Predictions

 

The British Bulldogs vs. Masked Superstar & Abdullah the Butcher

 

Super Strong Machine, Blue Panther, & Black Cat vs. Kantaro Hoshino, Kazuo Yamazaki, & Yoshiaki Fujiwara

 

The Cobra, Jose Estrada Jr, & Black Man vs. Ryuma Go, Les Thorton, & Dean Malenko

===Undercard Above===

 

The Connection (Dick Murdoch, Adrian Adonis, & Jesse Ventura) vs. Ishin Gundan (Killer Khan, Rusher Kimura, & Animal Hamaguchi)

 

Antonio Inoki & Kengo Kimura vs. Isamu Teranishi & Kuniaki Kobayashi

 

The Great Kabuki vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu

 

El Solitario, Gran Hamada, & Fuerza Guerrera vs. Los Misoneros de la Muerte

 

Riki Choshu vs. Hulk Hogan

 

WWF Junior Heavyweight Title Match

©Tiger Mask vs. Black Tiger

 

WWF International Heavyweight Title Match

©Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Masa Saito

 

Junior Star Cup

Predictions

 

El Signo vs. Kantaro Hoshino

 

Dynamite Kid vs. Ryuma Go

 

Kuniaki Kobayashi vs. Gran Hamada

 

El Solitario(UWA) vs. Negro Navarro

 

The Cobra vs. Black Cat

 

Les Thorton vs. El Texano

 

Black Tiger vs. Fuerza Guerrera

 

Tiger Mask vs. Isamu Teranishi

[CPBHBK]

<p><img alt="XEViEoh.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/XEViEoh.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="b8cF43O.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/b8cF43O.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span style="font-size:12px;">NJPW February 1983 Week 1</span></span></span></strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>New Year </strong><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00;">Golden </span></strong><strong>Series Night </strong><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">9</span></strong><strong> (Mon)</strong></p><p><strong> Tokyo Nippon Budokan (16,500)Sell Out*</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Pre-Show:</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> In a pre-show bout that had decent wrestling but didn't have much heat,</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong> Tinieblas, Jim Neidhart, Nobuhiko Takada, Akira Maeda and Shunji Takano def. Bad News Allen, Tatsutoshi Goto, Abdullah Tamba, Fumihiro Niikura and Shinichi Nakano</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> in 7:45 when </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong>Nobuhiko Takada def. Bad News Allen </strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;">by submission with a Jujigatame.</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00;"> (58) **1/2</span></strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><em>(Takada stood out to the fans who cheered him the loudest out of any of the others.)</em></span></div></div><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>20 MINUTE TIME LIMIT</strong></span></div></div><p></p></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div></div><img alt="bIoG7e2.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bIoG7e2.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="rnCp9qu.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/rnCp9qu.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="me6cu5X.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/me6cu5X.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="9QOvPJs.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9QOvPJs.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="kSWoq4Y.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/kSWoq4Y.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="R3kxFJe.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/R3kxFJe.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="kF64GxU.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/kF64GxU.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>The Cobra, Jose Estrada Jr, & Black Man vs. Ryuma Go, Les Thornton, & Dean Malenko</strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> This opening Junior contest is a good pre cursor to the Junior Star Cup which will start on Night 10 of the New Year Golden Series, with three of the six man in this match taking part in said Cup. Including Cobra, Thornton, & Go, in this match the Go & Thornton will be able to scout out their possible adversary and vice versa. Looking at one of the Juniors who barely missed the cut for the tournament, Dean Malenko showed great skill in this match showing off some of the painful holds he knows as well as showing good chemistry with Les Thornton who he has teamed with a few times this month. Black Man & Estrada Jr both have been on a series of losing streaks both seemed determined to change that in this one. Black Man was consistent on his attacks and preformed well with Cobra. But Estrada seemed a bit selfish wanting to get the pinfall every other move so he can have his glory. This led to cost him as the veteran Thornton caught Estrada off guard with a double leg takedown and locked in a Boston Crab for the instant Submission win.</span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> In a bout that had decent wrestling but didn't have much heat, </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Dean Malenko, Les Thornton and Ryuma Go def. The Cobra, Jose Estrada Jr. and Black Man</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> in 6:41 when </span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Les Thornton def. Jose Estrada Jr.</strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> by submission with a Boston Crab.</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><em> (Estrada saw some improvement in this one. Malenko was the star of his team.) </em></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#9ACD32;">(63) **3/4</span></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></div></div></div><div></div></blockquote><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>20 MINUTE TIME LIMIT</strong></div></div><p></p></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><img alt="p86phKk.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/p86phKk.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="ZPe3CsP.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ZPe3CsP.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="S5qUydw.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/S5qUydw.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="9QOvPJs.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9QOvPJs.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="VlbRFDt.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/VlbRFDt.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="tsyTtkF.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/tsyTtkF.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="gq88Vgq.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/gq88Vgq.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Super Strong Machine, Blue Panther, & Black Cat vs. Kantaro Hoshino, Kazuo Yamazaki, & Yoshiaki Fujiwara</strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The usual teams of Panther & Cat and Hoshino & Yamazaki added a third member to each respective team. With Machine on one side and Fujiwara on the other, and Machine and Fujiwara did not mesh well with their teammates. Machine didn’t have interest in entering the contest for the most part and Fujiwara and Hoshino were clashing over who would tag in at times. With Fujiwara eventually getting steamed and just slapping Hoshino on the back almost leading to a fight between the two, but Fujiwara used that steam well as it would lead to Fujiwara hitting Blue Panther with a Piledriver for the win.</div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In a decent match with good heat, </div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Kazuo Yamazaki and Kantaro Hoshino def. Super Strong Machine, Blue Panther and Black Cat </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">in 7:54 when </div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Yoshiaki Fujiwara def. Blue Panther </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">by pinfall following an Oklahoma Roll. </div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#9ACD32;">(70) ***</span></strong></div></div></div><div></div></blockquote><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>20 MINUTE TIME LIMIT</strong></div></div><p></p></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><img alt="gUhFXDw.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/gUhFXDw.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="qNSHGFu.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qNSHGFu.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="9QOvPJs.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9QOvPJs.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="Lh2dMgJ.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Lh2dMgJ.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="BSU84gy.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/BSU84gy.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>The British Bulldogs vs. Masked Superstar & Abdullah the Butcher</strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> This was a case of focused youngsters versus experienced veterans. The Bulldogs use the speed advantage to keep their older opponents off guard early on. But the Butchers size would catch up to them and lead to some wicked looking maneuvers such as a Clothesline that turned both Davey Boy & Dynamite inside out. Masked Superstar showed just how he can slowly pick apart an opponent focusing on Davey Boy’s back with some spine crunching backbreakers. Davey Boy & Dynamite both had star quality oozing in as they would make comebacks that the crowd seriously got behind. But the comebacks wouldn’t save the Bulldogs as Abdullah would hit his Sudan Elbow on the back of Davey Boy and Superstar got Dynamite off the apron to get the win.</div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In a bout that had good wrestling and a decent reaction from the crowd, </div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Masked Superstar and Abdullah The Butcher def. The British Bulldogs</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 11:44 when </div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Abdullah The Butcher def. Davey Boy Smith </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">by pinfall with a Sudan Elbow Drop. </div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>(Masked Superstar & Abdullah are an excellent team, an NWA title shot could be in their future if they can continue winning.)</em></div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">(76) ***1/4</span></strong></div></div></div><div></div></blockquote><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>30 MINUTE TIME LIMIT</strong></div></div><p></p></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><img alt="MvOxCnw.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MvOxCnw.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="pzoDvf1.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/pzoDvf1.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="00wh3SW.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/00wh3SW.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="9QOvPJs.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9QOvPJs.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="Lfa0wia.jpg?2" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Lfa0wia.jpg?2" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="sHp0zEg.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/sHp0zEg.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="n2udxAv.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/n2udxAv.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>El Solitario, Gran Hamada, & Fuerza Guerrera vs. Los Missionarios de la Muerte</strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> This match was built around being a showcase for El Solitario who is a major player in the Junior Star Cup. But it became a showcase for all the participants as they all head to the Junior Star Cup. There was also an interesting dynamic in the match as El Solitario will be facing Negro Navarro in round one and whenever Solitario tagged in Negro would immediately get out of the ring and or get a tag out. Negro looked like he was studying Solitario heading into their match, even with this not being their first meeting. Hamada & Guerrera would allow Solitario to show his ability off to the New Japan audience for most of the match, but both would also compete showing their abilities at the high risk district to the fans. In the end Solitario would win with his La Filomena on El Signo for the pin.</div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In a decent match, </div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>El Solitario, Gran Hamada and Fuerza Guerrera def. Los Misoneros de la Muerte (El Texano, Negro Navarro and El Signo) </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">in 9:48 when </div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>El Solitario def. El Signo</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> by pinfall with a La Filomena (Spin Kick). </div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#9ACD32;">(68) *** </span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Post-Match:</span></strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Los Misoneros de la Muerte attack Solitario, Guerrera, and Hamada blind siding them. Misoneros would throw out Guerrera & Hamada and focus their efforts on Solitario. Solitario attempted to fend them off but the Misoneros would easily take him down. They put in a bit of damage before Hamada and Guerrera came back to which they ran off.</div></div></div><div></div></blockquote><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>30 MINUTE TIME LIMIT</strong></div></div><p></p></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><img alt="JzGcw7n.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/JzGcw7n.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="9QOvPJs.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9QOvPJs.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="avlWlPp.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/avlWlPp.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>The Great Kabuki vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu</strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Kabuki making his debut in New Japan, but is quite well known for his time in All Japan. Yatsu goes right to an overpowering game against the debuting Kabuki, trying to use his Amateur skill and power to get the upper hand on the Mist Man. As the match wears on Kabuki and Yatsu both fight back and forth hitting some unfriendly maneuvers such as throat shots and eye shots. Then out of nowhere after a throat punch by Yatsu, Kabuki would gag and then spit green mist at Yatsu and then Yatsu was hit with a Thrust Kick which got Kabuki the pinfall.</div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In a decent match, </div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>The Great Kabuki def. Yoshiaki Yatsu</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> in 12:01 by pinfall with a Thrust Kick. </div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#9ACD32;">(69) ***1/2</span></strong></div></div></div><div></div></blockquote><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></span></p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>30 MINUTE TIME LIMIT</strong></div></div><p></p></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><img alt="WVnVa4n.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/WVnVa4n.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="7eOofxT.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/7eOofxT.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="MNrLZpb.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MNrLZpb.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="9QOvPJs.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9QOvPJs.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="2KBSE7S.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/2KBSE7S.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="toQqvXQ.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/toQqvXQ.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="WAQQXCB.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/WAQQXCB.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>The Connection vs. Ishin Gundan (Killer Khan, Rusher Kimura, & Animal Hamaguchi)</strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The group based off disrespect The Connection takes on the group based off wanting respect they feel they deserve. After some disrespect shown by The Connection to the Ishin Gundan they’ve been at each other’s throats. Adonis & Khan start and Adonis is a bit of a showboat playing to the crowd, but Khan quickly whips that out of him. Khan shows he means business resulting in Adonis scurrying to the corner to get out of there. Ventura enters and takes a bit more serious approach but Khan gets him with some pin pointed strikes to the chest. Khan tags out and Hamaguchi takes over and Hamaguchi & Kimura’s tag experience would pay off as they isolated the opponents with consistent tags. As the match rolled on, Ishin Gundan had the clear leverage on The Connection. Seeing this The Connection would begin using underhanded tactics to regain the upper hand at any turn. This would lead to their loss though as Dick Murdoch would be overcome with pettiness and got Kimura face first in the corner before climbing the rope trapping him and proceeding to rake his eyes and hit him with closed fists and after being warned and continuing he was DQed.</div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In a bout that had good wrestling and a decent reaction from the crowd, </div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ishin Gundan (Killer Khan, Animal Hamaguchi and Rusher Kimura) def. The Connection (Adrian Adonis, Dick Murdoch and Jesse Ventura</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">) in 12:23 when </div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Dick Murdoch </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">intentionally got disqualified while fighting </div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Rusher Kimura</strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">, Hamaguchi & Khan came in the ring immediately after and a brawl erupted between Ishin Gundan & The Connection. That spread throughout the ringside area. </div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">(76) ***2/3</span></strong></div></div></div><div></div></blockquote><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;"> </span></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>30 MINUTE TIME LIMIT</strong></div></div><p></p></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><img alt="EenDLqC.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EenDLqC.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="IQRHIce.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/IQRHIce.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="9QOvPJs.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9QOvPJs.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="LlwQpCj.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/LlwQpCj.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="k2hzsW2.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/k2hzsW2.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Gadian Rikugun (Antonio Inoki & Kengo Kimura) vs. Ishin Gundan (Isamu Teranishi & Kuniaki Kobayashi)</strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Before the Match officially begins Isamu interrupts the introductions and uses the microphone to call out Tiger Mask to the ringside to see the only thing stopping Isamu from getting the Junior Heavyweight title, Antonio Inoki fall to the Ishin Gundan. </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Kimura & Kuniaki started the contest with a back and forth of quick moves that eventually led to a standoff. Isamu would come in off the tag though and Kimura & Isamu would begin a quick sequence but Isamu would get the better of it stretching Kimura. Kimura was consistent though fighting back so Isamu wouldn’t get any advantage for long. Kimura would be able to tag in Inoki and once he did Isamu went wild hitting strikes on Inoki before getting taken down and getting hit by some Inoki forearms before getting stuck in an Armbar. Kuniaki would help his partner though stomping on Inoki. Kengo would run in as Kuniaki was leaving and knocked him to the floor. The two would fight there as Inoki & Isamu would go back and forth in the ring.</div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In a good match, </div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Antonio Inoki & Kengo Kimura def. Kuniaki Kobayashi & Isamu Teranishi </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">in 14:41 when </div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Antonio Inoki def. Isamu Teranishi </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">by submission with a Manji Hold. </div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">(83)****</span></strong></div></div></div><div></div></blockquote><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>60 MINUTE TIME LIMIT</strong></div></div><p></p></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:12px;">WWF Junior Heavyweight Title Match</span></span></strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><img alt="TGPPTKR.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/TGPPTKR.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><img alt="gGbwmXq.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/gGbwmXq.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="9QOvPJs.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9QOvPJs.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="HuYtUNu.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/HuYtUNu.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>©Tiger Mask vs. Black Tiger</strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"></span></span></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The winner of this will have a lot of momentum heading into the Junior Star Cup. Especially Black Tiger who lost the Junior Heavyweight Title to Tiger Mask last year and has yet to defeat the Ace of the Juniors. Since then Tiger Mask who is in his second Junior Heavyweight Title reign but still never officially lost the title, only having to vacate it via injury in his first reign, has been defeating all juniors in his way. The one question everyone has is who can defeat Tiger Mask, as most don’t believe Black Tiger can. Tiger Mask is a confident champion hitting many of his signature moves and reversing common Black Tiger strategies. It seems Tiger Mask has learned more from the past battles with Black Tiger then vice versa. This would be the deciding factor in the match as after moving out of a Black Tiger Diving Knee Drop Tiger Mask hits a Tiger Bomb for the victory.</div></div><p><span style