UPJ: United We Stand (T-Verse)

[QFresh]

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The fall of United Promotion Japan was highly publicized, and a grand spectacle for the entire wrestling world to witness. UPJ was once the biggest wrestling promotion in the world with the greatest collection of talent imaginable. Riding wave after wave of successful tours, it seemed as though the company would have a stranglehold on the sport of professional wrestling. And then The Brothers Matsumoto happened. Bad decision after bad decision, debilitating injury after debilitating injury, and the absolute disrespect of one of Puroresu's legendary figures in Dagger Ito, it took a mere 13 years for the brothers to take a national powerhouse, and bend it til near breaking point.

 

Enter Blue Rhino Energy...

 

 

Blue Rhino Energy, and it's Board of Directors look to bring United Promotions Japan back to its previous stature in the sport of Professional Wrestling. Question is... How? How can a company with no experience in the world of an admitted dark art form obtain any sort of success, let alone bring a once prestigious promotion back from near obscurity? You out the right man at the helm. Ask anyone at Blue Rhino, and they'll tell you that man is

Tatsumi Nagata

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Tatsumi Nagata is quite possibly the most controversial figure in Puroresu. This being his second tenure in UPJ, his first over 40 years ago which had Nagata tipped as the man to take UPJ into the Global spotlight of the sport. And then he resigned. He was then named the President of the upstart WFJ promotion which in hindsight may not have been the best move for Nagata as that project failed to gain the National profile it so desperately aspired to achieve. He found his way back to UPJ, and even became the International Heavyweight Champion on two occasions. Eventually retiring in '99, It seemed as though that was the last we heard of one of the biggest names in Puro.

 

Fast forward to 2015, The Matsumoto Brothers have taken great strides to ruin UPJ. UPJ is purchased by Blue Rhino Energy, and like a bolt of lightning, the very first announcement made by Blue Rhino is the return of Nagata to helm the comeback of UPJ. Whether the legend can turn it around remains to be seen, but if the year UPJ had in 2016 is any indication, Tatsumi Nagata as the Captain steering the United Promotions Ship was the absolute right choice.

 

Up Next: 2016 - Year In Review

[Jon The GOAT]

The more puro threads the better~

[QFresh]

 

 

United Promotions Japan's calendar year started as it always does showcasing the biggest tournament of any wrestling promotion. The Ozeki Summit has been contested for 26 years, and has given the Puroresu world some of the finest contests that the sport has ever seen. 2016 was no different. Over a gruelling eight week tournament, 32 of the best athletes from around the world met to determine this years champion of The Ozeki Summit. It came down to two.

 

Oda Yamawaki vs Kintaro Kinjo

 

The Present versus The Future. The leader of FEARLESS vs The leader of UNITED GUARD. Both vying for the newly introduced Championship Certificate which guarantees you a shot at the UPJ International Heavyweight Championship in the Main Event of Hall of Immortals. A finer end to an Ozeki you'd be hard pressed to find. And after a work of art that had fans on the edge of their seats, it would be Kintaro Kinjo who would become a two time Ozeki Summit Winner, and the first "Keeper of the Case". A show of respect between the two warriors following the contest would cement both men as the two leading UPJ into this new era.

 

 

 

Starting off 2016, The RENEGADES faction stood on top of UPJ with their collective foot on the throat of the life blood of UPJ. Having control of every major title in UPJ, RENEGADES have cemented themselves as the force to be reckoned with until Kintaro Kinjo squared off with EVR in The Ozeki Summit, picking up the win, and handing EVR his first loss in over a year, it sent a shock through the group, and tensions have started to boil over within the group.

 

Furosuto's dominance over the Junior division is a shining light in the RENEGADE faction. His consistency to deliver stand out performances while still holding onto the gold fighting off the best challengers in the sport. Pain & Torture are no different. Their rivalry with teams like Ignite Zero and The Hunters have been a highlight of any card they clash on. Becoming 8-time International Tag Team Champions at Eternal Battle only put icing on the RENEGADE cake.

 

 

 

Introduced by Tatsumi Nagata, The World Tag Summit looks to be the Ozeki Summit of Tag Team Puroresu. 16 Openweight Teams battle over 8-weeks to decide who is at the top of Tag Team Puroresu. And while many thought that it would be Ignite Zero taking on Pain & Torture in the final, the World Tag Summit brought forth some real surprising tandems, case in point the team of Corvis Jones & Fergus Storm, The Quick City Kingpins.

 

QCK are an off-shoot of the RENEGADE faction that were thrown together to fill out the brackets of the World Tag Summit. Little did anyone know that they would gel the way they did, putting on fantastic performance after fantastic performance, finding their way into the final against the much more experienced team of Goto & Kato, Ignite Zero.

 

Going to battle in the final, Ignite Zero showed their experience, but QCK held their own. And in shocking fashion, QCK were able to defeat Summit favourites Ignite Zero much to the chagrin of RENEGADE leader EVR who awkwardly took credit for the QCK victory, calling his guidance the main ingredient in QCK's success.

 

 

 

Following the success of The World Tag Summit, UPJ jumped right into the increasingly popular UPJ Junior Mountain. A tournament that had been forgotten until recently thanks to The Matsumoto's distaste for all things not Heavyweight, Nagata realizes that the industry is changing, and made sure to bring back the tournament to much fanfare. 16 of the best Junior athletes in the sport battled for the top prize a Junior Heavyweight can obtain and you couldn't write a more fitting end.

 

After the final of The World Tag Summit where QCK defeated Ignite Zero, the final of Junior Mountain would pit Corvis Jones against Goto. But it wasn't a easy road for Goto who earlier in the night would have to combat both Fergus Storm and Sean Girven in a triple threat match as all three men finished the tournament in 2nd place.

 

With Goto winning that match, the stage was set for a sort of rematch. The question of whether Jones would recreate his magic against Goto remained to be seen. After a great match which truly showcased what Junior Puro could be, Goto would come out victorious winning his first Junior Mountain title.

 

This time, EVR wasn't as quick to take credit for Jones' performance as he was when he was victorious, calling Jones' performance "sloppy" and "the essence of failure". This caused a rift in RENEGADES causing a split leading to two separate factions.

 

 

 

Following the final of Junior Mountain, and EVR's dismissal of Corvis Jones, REBEL CULTURE was born. With RENEGADES giving a western aroma in an effort to gain favour in North America, having a second Gaijin faction can only help that cause with fans in the West having to choose between two equally "cool" factions with which to throw their merch money at.

 

 

 

A year in the making! EVR was a dominant champion, dispatching all challengers on his way to The Hall. Kinjo successfully defended his Championship Certificate to cement himself in the Main Event of Hall of Immortals. And in front of 50,000 strong at the Saitama SuperTurboDome, it happened. Kintaro Kinjo completed his goal, and became the UPJ International Heavyweight Champion for the 3rd time. The UNITED GUARD had won this round of the war, but this of course won't be the last of EVR and the RENEGADE faction. At the post event Press Conference, while Kinjo was answering questions about his victory, EVR barged in declaring his entry into the 2017 Ozeki Summit, and that he would win, and challenge for the International title at The Hall in 2017. Whether or not that will take place remains to be seen.

 

Up Next: Current Roster

[QFresh]

 

 

 

Kintaro Kinjo© - Juro Deguchi - Kozue - Koma Kobiashi

Koji Yamada - Avalanche Miyagi - Arran Lennox - Owen Richmond

 

 

 

Oda Yamawaki© - Koto Arato - Nobuhisa Yasutake - TOKI INK

Akito Nakada - Haruko Yamada - Keith Stein

 

 

 

Kato© - Goto - Blood TIGER

Graham Mackenzie - Seven Brandt - Sen Masuda

 

 

 

Erik Van Rijn© - Aydan Farrell - Drake Richards - Furosuto - Keenan Nelson

Pain - Torture - Anderson Peters - Hoss Hennessey

 

 

 

 

Thunder Iesada© - Magobei Morita - Sukeyasu Kakinomoto - Aleki Puafisi

Captain UPJ - Gao Xi - Daijiro Otsuka - Hidetsugu Gengi

 

 

 

Kris Phoenix© - Corvis Jones - Fergus Jones

Cameron Cody - Jarid Hart - Stacks Armstrong

 

 

 

Tiger Singh© - Sean Girven - Nathan Jordan

Ranjin Vidur - Silver Saber - Yura Malakyan

 

 

 

Ebi Kadivar© - Paul Crowley - Utamara

Rocky Rivera - Alexi Petrov

 

 

 

Junichi Matsuo© - Mr. Yamashita - GOLD Ishihara

2COOL - Funky Arihyoshi

 

 

 

 

Ram Diablo© - Christian Prophet - Butcher Hachirobei - Rhino Khan - Kyushichi Mizumaki

Death Smile - Fujimaro Tansho - Leati The Headhunter - Shokujinki

 

 

 

BJ Powers - Hiro Date - Honour Katsumoto - Strength Ogawa

Jack America - Miguel Chavez - Takanori Sakurai - Takahide Harada

 

 

 

Jin Fujiwara - Nakano Yuki - Ryuko Mishamoto

OMURA - Rising Sun - Shingo Hashi

 

 

Up Next: Current Champions

 

[QFresh]

 

 

UPJ International Heavyweight Championship

Current Champion: Kintaro Kinjo(3)

 

Past Champions

Erik van Rijn

Juro Deguchi(2)

Kato

Waotaka Eda(2)

Kintaro Kinjo(2)

 

 

UPJ Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship

Current Champion: Aydan Farrell

 

Past Champions

TOKI INK

 

 

UPJ International Tag Team Championship

Current Champion(s): The Hunters (Koji Yamada/Avanlanche Miyagi)

 

Part Champions

The Destruction Crew (Diablo/Khan)

Pain & Torture(8)

Ignite Zero (Goto/Kato)(3)

TOKI INK & Oda Yamawaki

Pain & Torture(7)

 

 

UPJ Junior Heavyweight Championship

Current Champion: Ebi Kadivar

 

Past Champions

Furosuto(2)

Kozue(3)

Goto

Hidetsugu Genji(2)

Tiger Singh

 

 

UPJ Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship

Current Champion(s): Nakada & Yamada(2)

 

Past Champions

HashiWara (Jin Fujiwara/Shingo Hashi)

No Fear Soldiers (Sean Girven/Nathan Jordan)

Silver Thunder (Silver Beetle/Thunder Iesada)(5)

Kozue & Dark Wolf II

Ambassadors Club (EbiKadivar/Paul Crowley)

 

 

UPJ Openweight Championship

Current Champion: Christian Prophet

 

Past Champions

Hoss Hennessey

Magobei Morita

 

 

UPJ Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Championship

Current Champion(s): REBEL CULTURE (Kris Phoenix/Corvis Jones/Fergus Storm)

Past Champions

UNITED GUARD (Kozue/Arran Lennox/Owen Richmond)

THUNDER FIGHT (Captain UPJ/Gao Xi/Aleki Puafisi)

RENEGADES (Fergus Storm/Aydan Farrell/Des Miller)

DANCE PARTY (GOLD Ishihara/2COOL/Funky Arihyoshi)

 

 

2016: Kintaro Kinjo

2015: Erik van Rijn

2014: Kato

2013: Eli Morton

2012: Waotaka Eda

 

2016: The Quick City Kingpins (Corvis Jones/Fergus Storm)

 

2016: Goto

2015: Furosuto(2)

2011-2014: No Tournament Held

2010: Kozue

2009: Thunder Iesada (3)

 

 

 

Up Next: Eternal Battle 2017 Preview

 

[QFresh]

<p></p><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="wpnRto3.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wpnRto3.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium">2017 holds many new beginnings for United Promotions Japan. Kintaro Kinjo is once again the International Heavyweight Champion. The RENEGADE faction is trying to regroup following some defeats at Hall of Immortals. And the VIOLENCE FETISH faction has burst onto the scene, and have been a frightening force in UPJ in a very short time. It's time for the Eternal Battle to begin...</span></div></div></div></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="OVd08PM.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/OVd08PM.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"><p> <span style="font-family:Tahoma"><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="color:Blue">Blue Rhino Energy presents...</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma"><span style="font-size:18px"> ETERNAL BATTLE 2017</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma"><span style="text-decoration:underline">Live from The Okayama Indoor Arena</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma"><span style="text-decoration:underline"> Monday, February 6th 2017</span></span></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-family:Tahoma"><span style="font-size:14px">MAIN EVENT</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma"><span style="text-decoration:underline">60 MINUTE TIME-LIMIT</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma"><span style="text-decoration:underline"> EIGHT MAN TAG TEAM MATCH</span></span></p><p> <img alt="Y6O4JKY.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Y6O4JKY.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"><img alt="TrkQttg.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/TrkQttg.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"><img alt="pK7qpWP.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/pK7qpWP.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"><img alt="c5nhOwr.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/c5nhOwr.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"></p><p> <span style="font-family:Tahoma"><strong>RENEGADES</strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma"> (Erik van Rijn - Aydan Farrell - Furosuto - Drake Richards)</span></p><p> <img alt="OVd08PM.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/OVd08PM.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"></p><p> <img alt="1cnXuFA.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/1cnXuFA.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"><img alt="xvZ952Q.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/xvZ952Q.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"><img alt="tDSWNnn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/tDSWNnn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"><img alt="2LJ3EzN.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/2LJ3EzN.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"></p><p> <span style="font-family:Tahoma"><strong>FEARLESS</strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma"> (Oda Yamawaki - Koto Arato - TOKI INK) & </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma"><strong>Hiro Date</strong></span></p><p> </p><p> <img alt="wpnRto3.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wpnRto3.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-family:Tahoma"><span style="text-decoration:underline">UPJ Openweight Championship</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma"><span style="text-decoration:underline"> 45 Minute Time Limit</span></span></p><p> <img alt="xvje5QD.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/xvje5QD.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"></p><p> <img alt="bGCq3Ng.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bGCq3Ng.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"><img alt="OVd08PM.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/OVd08PM.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"><img alt="VPsMDjS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/VPsMDjS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"></p><p> <span style="font-family:Tahoma">Christian Prophet</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma"><strong>©</strong></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma"> defends against Kozue</span></p><p> </p><p> <img alt="wpnRto3.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wpnRto3.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44956" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><span style="font-family:Tahoma"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="text-decoration:underline">Full Card</span></div></div></div></span><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"> </div></div></div></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><strong>RENEGADES</strong></div></div></div></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"> (EVR/Farrell/Furosuto/Richards) vs </div></div></div></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><strong>FEARLESS</strong></div></div></div></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"> (Yamawaki/Arato/INK) & Hiro Date</div></div></div></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"> Christian Prophet© vs Kozue - </div></div></div></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><strong>UPJ Openweight Championship</strong></div></div></div></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"> The Demolition Crew© (Ram Diablo/Rhyno Khan) vs The Hunters (Koji Yamada/Avalanche Miyagi) - </div></div></div></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><strong>UPJ International Tag Team Championship</strong></div></div></div></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"> RENEGADES (Pain/Torture/Anderson Peters/Hoss Hennessey) vs FEARLESS (Keith Stein/Nobuhisa Yasutake/Nakada/Yamada)</div></div></div></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"> Ebi Kadivar© vs Junicho Matsuo - </div></div></div></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><strong>UPJ Junior Heavyweight Championship</strong></div></div></div></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Tahoma"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"> REBEL CULTURE© (Kris Phoenix/Corvis Jones/Fergus Storm) vs Blood Sport (Graham Mackenzie/Goto/Kato) - </div></div></div></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><strong>UPJ Openweight 6-Man Championship</strong></div></div></div></span></p></div></blockquote></div><p></p>

[Jon The GOAT]

<p>Fun read & recap.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>RENEGADES (EVR/Farrell/Furosuto/Richards) </strong>vs FEARLESS (Yamawaki/Arato/INK) & Hiro Date</p><p>

Christian Prophet© vs <strong>Kozue</strong> - UPJ Openweight Championship</p><p>

The Demolition Crew© (Ram Diablo/Rhyno Khan) vs <strong>The Hunters (Koji Yamada/Avalanche Miyagi)</strong> - UPJ International Tag Team Championship: I really like Rhyno Khan in this mod so I'd love to be wrong here.</p><p>

<strong>RENEGADES (Pain/Torture/Anderson Peters/Hoss Hennessey) </strong>vs FEARLESS (Keith Stein/Nobuhisa Yasutake/Nakada/Yamada)</p><p>

<strong>Ebi Kadivar©</strong> vs Junicho Matsuo - UPJ Junior Heavyweight Championship: The fact that this wasnt really advertised as a headliner makes me think even more that Ebi retains. Plus he's pretty great. </p><p>

<strong>REBEL CULTURE© (Kris Phoenix/Corvis Jones/Fergus Storm)</strong> vs Blood Sport (Graham Mackenzie/Goto/Kato) - UPJ Openweight 6-Man Championship</p><p> </p><p>

I think it'll be a great night for the gaijins. Great to see Kris Phoenix, Graham Mackenzie, Anderson Peters in there. They're all great. Will be awesome if you last long enough to use Fergus Storm's brother.</p>

[Tiberious]

RENEGADES (EVR/Farrell/Furosuto/Richards) vs FEARLESS (Yamawaki/Arato/INK) & Hiro Date

Christian Prophet© vs Kozue - UPJ Openweight Championship

The Demolition Crew© (Ram Diablo/Rhyno Khan) vs The Hunters (Koji Yamada/Avalanche Miyagi) - UPJ International Tag Team Championship

RENEGADES (Pain/Torture/Anderson Peters/Hoss Hennessey) vs FEARLESS (Keith Stein/Nobuhisa Yasutake/Nakada/Yamada)

Ebi Kadivar© vs Junicho Matsuo - UPJ Junior Heavyweight Championship

REBEL CULTURE© (Kris Phoenix/Corvis Jones/Fergus Storm) vs Blood Sport (Graham Mackenzie/Goto/Kato) - UPJ Openweight 6-Man Championship

[QFresh]

I think it'll be a great night for the gaijins. Great to see Kris Phoenix, Graham Mackenzie, Anderson Peters in there. They're all great. Will be awesome if you last long enough to use Fergus Storm's brother.

 

Thanks for the kind words, and the predictions. I'm already a year into the game so the landscape is completely different. Guys have moved up the card, guys have moved down the card. I wanted to get a little bit on prior to starting up a diary so there was a modicum of difference to other diaries.

 

I've thought about bringing in the other Storm, but read that they don't exclusively tag together, and wasn't all that stoked about his stats. Maybe I'm wrong. Time will tell.

[DoMo-B]

RENEGADES (EVR/Farrell/Furosuto/Richards) vs FEARLESS (Yamawaki/Arato/INK) & Hiro Date

Christian Prophet© vs Kozue - UPJ Openweight Championship

The Demolition Crew© (Ram Diablo/Rhyno Khan) vs The Hunters (Koji Yamada/Avalanche Miyagi) - UPJ International Tag Team Championship

RENEGADES (Pain/Torture/Anderson Peters/Hoss Hennessey) vs FEARLESS (Keith Stein/Nobuhisa Yasutake/Nakada/Yamada)

Ebi Kadivar© vs Junicho Matsuo - UPJ Junior Heavyweight Championship

REBEL CULTURE© (Kris Phoenix/Corvis Jones/Fergus Storm) vs Blood Sport (Graham Mackenzie/Goto/Kato) - UPJ Openweight 6-Man Championship

 

As someone who's currently playing UPJ, I'm very intrigued at the landscape and future of your company.

[Uncrewed]

<p><strong>RENEGADES (EVR/Farrell/Furosuto/Richards)</strong> vs FEARLESS (Yamawaki/Arato/INK) & Hiro Date</p><p>

<strong>Christian Prophet©</strong> vs Kozue - UPJ Openweight Championship</p><p>

<strong>The Demolition Crew© (Ram Diablo/Rhyno Khan)</strong> vs The Hunters (Koji Yamada/Avalanche Miyagi) - UPJ International Tag Team Championship</p><p>

<strong>RENEGADES (Pain/Torture/Anderson Peters/Hoss Hennessey)</strong> vs FEARLESS (Keith Stein/Nobuhisa Yasutake/Nakada/Yamada)</p><p>

<strong>Ebi Kadivar©</strong> vs Junicho Matsuo - UPJ Junior Heavyweight Championship</p><p>

REBEL CULTURE© (Kris Phoenix/Corvis Jones/Fergus Storm) vs <strong>Blood Sport (Graham Mackenzie/Goto/Kato)</strong> - UPJ Openweight 6-Man Championship</p>

[SoulKings]

<p><strong>RENEGADES (EVR/Farrell/Furosuto/Richards)</strong> vs FEARLESS (Yamawaki/Arato/INK) & Hiro Date</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Christian Prophet©</strong> vs Kozue - UPJ Openweight Championship</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>The Demolition Crew© (Ram Diablo/Rhyno Khan)</strong> vs The Hunters (Koji Yamada/Avalanche Miyagi) - UPJ International Tag Team Championship</p><p> </p><p>

RENEGADES (Pain/Torture/Anderson Peters/Hoss Hennessey) vs <strong>FEARLESS (Keith Stein/Nobuhisa Yasutake/Nakada/Yamada)</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Ebi Kadivar©</strong> vs Junicho Matsuo - UPJ Junior Heavyweight Championship</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>REBEL CULTURE© (Kris Phoenix/Corvis Jones/Fergus Storm) </strong>vs Blood Sport (Graham Mackenzie/Goto/Kato) - UPJ Openweight 6-Man Championship</p>

[QFresh]

 

Presents...

Live & On-Demand via UPJ WORLD

From The Okayama Indoor Arena

Sold-Out in Front of 15,000 Strong

 

UPJ Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship

1 Fall/30 Minute Time Limit

 

 

 

REBEL CULTURE (Phoenix/Jones/Storm)© vs BLOOD SPORT (Mackenzie/Goto/Kato)

 

 

The opening contest of the new year in UPJ was a hot one to say the least. The background alone going into this one is enough to sell the tickets with The QCK having bested Ignite Zero on multiple occasions in the previous year. Add to the mix the heated rivalry between Graham Mackenzie, and REBEL CULTURE Leader Kris Phoenix, and its a recipe for war.

 

Ignite Zero once again (as they usually do) showcased why they are the most popular, and most successful tag team in UPJ using their experience to cut the ring off, and really put the screws to Phoenix early on much to the delight of the fans in attendance. A small miscue on the part of Mackenzie is what opened the door for Phoenix to get the tag, earning himself a much needed rest.

 

Then RC went to work. Fast-Paced offence, rarely giving Mackenzie an opportunity to catch his breath. And when Storm or Jones finished having their fun, Phoenix was more than happy to grind out Mackenzie with some intricate holds, and stretches. Kato looks on with fire in his eyes trying to will Mackenzie to find a way to their corner. Goto does the same. And as this happens, Mackenzie breaks free of Phoenix’s clutches, firing off a number of stiff shots that stumble the RC Captain.

 

Mackenzie scores a tag to Kato who rumbles through all three defending champions with his combination of speed and power. Snapping of a plethora of suplex variations, Kato has the titles in his sights, but more so is looking to finally get a one up over RC, and more importantly, The QCK.

 

But in this sport, all it takes is one mistake to change the course of any contest, and this one was no different. Kato like a freight train barrels towards Corvis Jones looking to destroy the man with his roaring lariat. Jones ducks under at the very last second causing Kato to stumble forward. He turns into Jones’ Rolling High Knee that finds its mark right under the chin near knocking Kato clean out. Jones’ makes the pin, but Kato finds the will to lift his shoulder at the very last second. Not missing a beat however, Jones immediately locks on the Calf Slicer, and with Kato currently working through a well documented leg injury, Kato taps out with REBEL CULTURE securing the win.

 

Grade/Star Rating:

 

 

 

UPJ Junior Heavyweight Championship

1 Fall/30 Minute Time Limit

 

Ebi Kadivar© vs Junichi Matsuo

 

 

 

You’d think that getting an opportunity at championship gold would change the casual demeanour of the Leader of DANCE PARTY, but Junichi Matsuo used what brought him to the dance (no pun intended). Matsuo’s unorthodox style really threw off the champion Kadivar at first. Mixing fast paced, high flying acrobatics with punishing strikes kept Kadivar on his toes, and Matsuo in the drivers seat.

 

Switching gears, and mostly out of desperation, Kadivar found a small opening where Matsuo was ready to take to the skies once more by shoving him off of his perch on the top rope sending him barrelling to the floor, a pretty nasty fall to say the very least. Matsuo never recovered from the fall, and Kadivar took full advantage. A small glimmer of hope for Matsuo in the form of stringing together some hard strikes, it wasn’t enough as Kadivar was able to match up with his challenger landing a sequence of strikes each more devastating than the last. Kadivar picks up the win after nailing a gruesome Roundhouse Head Kick sending Matsuo to dream street.

 

Grade/Star Rating:

 

 

 

1 Fall/30 Minute Time Limit

 

RENEGADES (Pain/Torture/Peters/Hennessey) vs FEARLESS (Yasutake/Stein/Nakada/Yamada)

 

 

 

The continuation of the battle between RENEGADES and FEARLESS sees this chapter start off 2017 with a bang. The Power and Technical prowess of RENEGADES with multi time tag champions Pain & Torture mixing with The Mat Mafia of Anderson Peters & Hoss Hennessey against the youth & heart of FEARLESS with Keith Stein, Nobuhisa Yasutake, and the UPJ Junior Tag champions Nakada & Yamada. This one starts with a hot Yasutake laying it in on former Openweight Champion Hoss Hennessey. Yasutake comes out with fire with shot after shot backing up Hoss with the flurry of strikes that disable the big mans ability to smother his opponents.

 

Handing over to Stein who is looking to prove himself after a less than stellar 2016, he matches pretty equally with Hoss who is still feelings the affects of Yasutake’s opening flurry. And ill-advised trip to the top to throw a not as clean moonsault that obviously misses the mark gives the RENEGADES the opening to start doing what they do best… Cutting the ring off, isolating their opponent, and putting the screws to them.

 

Usually Pain & Torture are known for their aggressive nature, but there was something particularly vicious about the tandem tonight with Stein receiving the brunt of the onslaught. And when they weren’t tossing him around like a heavyweight rag doll, Anderson Peters was practicing how hard he could kick someone in the small of the back.

 

The double team dirty tactics being used by RENEGADES had finally reached enough when Nakada & Yamada both decided to intervene, causing an unusual breakdown in the action with all 8 men brawling throughout the ringside area. With the Junior Tag Champions flying around the ringside area basically throwing themselves into their opponents, Stein found his way to his feet. Seeing a group of wrestlers gathered outside the ring, he did what every other wrestler would do… Signalled to dive onto the pile. Gaining speed, hitting the ropes to hurl himself onto the pile, he doesn’t see Peters slide in the right, and catching Stein with a super kick to the side of his face while he was on the run. Quickly jumping on the pin, and hooking both legs, Anderson Peters picks up the win for RENEGADES in this exchange.

 

Grade/Star Rating:

 

 

 

UPJ International Tag Team Championship

1 Fall/45 Minute Time Limit

 

The Demolition Crew (Ram Diablo/Rhyno Khan)© vs The Hunters (Koji Yamada/Avalanche Miyagi)

 

 

 

A good ol’ fashioned battle of the heaviest of hitters with the International Tag Titles on the line. Strong Style at its finest with these four bulls running into each other in attempt after attempt to make the other man budge. Yamada gets the up for a second only to be brought back down to earth by Khan with a shattering forearm to the temple. Then Miyagi enters like a house of fire throwing bombs, and lariats like a Sherman tank. Diablo stops him dead in his tracks, and puts Miyagi down with an earth shattering lariat that near turns Miyagi inside out.

 

Ram exits giving Khan the opportunity to work on his offensive control. Khan grinds out the surprisingly larger Miyagi for the bulk of the match, going to Diablo for guidance a handful of times, and Miyagi mounting a small comeback every once a while was all that stood in Khan’s way to victory. That, and his lack of experience of course.

 

Khan goes to the well one too many times as they say trying to steamroll Miyagi with corner splashes giving Miyagi the chance to evade collision, and get the tag off to Yamada who doesn’t waste a step. Sending Khan reeling, and eventually over the top rope to the floor with a huge lariat, Diablo tries intervening but is cut off by Yamada’s insurmountable strength. Diablo hits the floor after a gigantic Yamada boot leaving Khan in the ring with both Yamada and Miyagi.

 

Khan stands between his two foes realizing what is about the happen. He shows his heart going full boar in both of them only to be knocked back with strikes like a bowling sized ping pong ball. It ends with Miyagi crushing Khan in the corner with one of the biggest Avalanche splashes this world has ever seen. Miyagi gets the pin, and we have new UPJ International Tag Team Champions!

 

Grade/Star Rating:

 

 

 

UPJ Openweight Championship

1 Fall/30 Minute Time Limit

 

Christian Prophet© vs Kozue

 

 

 

A surprise signing in 2016, Christian Prophet has never been hotter coming into UPJ, picking up victory after victory during the 2016 Immortals Tour, earning an opportunity at the Openweight Title, and then winning that title. He starts 2017 on a career high. The same can’t be said for his opponent this evening.

 

Kozue has been the face of the UPJ Junior division since the DIASPORA walkout, and has been a stalwart of UPJ as a whole keeping the company somewhat relevant regardless of The Matsumoto Brothers mismanagement of the division itself. His 2016 however was not his most prosperous. Dropping matches to many, Kozue is looking to get his momentum back on track, and he kick started that by picking up a win over Anderson Peters at Hall of Immortals 2016.

 

Prophet comes out of the gate ravenous, mauling Kozue, and sending him to the floor. This is where Prophet is most comfortable and he demonstrates that by throwing Kozue all over the ringside area, also finding use of the barriers separating the ringside from the front row of fans. Showing a different level of viciousness, Prophet works his way around the ring, using everything at his disposal to wear down his opponent. Looking as confident as ever, Prophet rolls Kozue back int the ring thinking he’s done enough but of course the fighting spirit of Kozue is unmeasured.

 

Kozue uses his speed and agility to gain some measure of offence. The ropes his catwalk, Kozue flies into different variations of arm drags, and flying strikes that discombobulate Prophet taking him out of his game momentarily. One trip to the skies too many proves futile for Kozue as coming off the middle rope gets met with a thunderous running yakuza kick square to the jaw knocks him clean out. A pin is made, but the heart of Kozue displays itself once more sending Prophet into a tizzy.

 

Prophet continues his grind offence, literally looking like he’s trying to rip limbs from Kozue’s body, stretching and bending joints to uncomfortable levels. The screams of Kozue’s agony are heard not only throughout the arena, but they come through the screen through the broadcast. And still Kozue hangs on. The frustration across the face of Prophet becomes more evident as the match continues.

 

Following a running lariat, Kozue bounces up to his feet releasing a war cry that gets the fans attention, and admiration for the face of the juniors. Kozue fires off vicious strikes equalling those of Prophets earlier onslaught. Ducking a Prophet Lariat, Kozue drops him on the back of his neck with a devastating German Suplex. Prophet is back on his feet immediately, and throwing his lariat once again. It hits putting Kozue on his back who also immediately kips up who then plants a perfectly placed Superkick square on the jaw of Prophet who is able to get the shoulder up at 2.5!

 

Kozue then preps for a Brain Buster. On the lift, Prophet wiggles his way out landing on his feet behind Kozue and from basically out of nowhere grabs the back of Kozue’s head setting him for “Off With His Head”, a moved introduced by Prophet that gave him the victory, and the Openweight Championship. With a velocity unheard of, Prophet forcibly drives the back of Kozue’s head through the mat. Prophet retains his title.

 

Grade/Star Rating:

 

 

 

1 Fall/60 Minute Time Limit

 

RENEGADES (Erik van Rijn/Aydan Farrell/Furosuto/Drake Richards) vs FEARLESS (Oda Yamawaki/Koto Arato/TOKI INK) & Hiro Date

 

 

 

The first Main Event of 2017 contains the continuation of a battle that took centre stage during 2016. This chapter also features a debut and a couple returns to UPJ in the form of Drake Richards for RENEGADES who is a megastar in the West, and a relative unknown in the east, Koto Arato who is returning to form after spending time in both DIASPORA and HONOUR, and Hiro Date who returns to UPJ after parting ways with the promotion following an altercation with a fan. A change in leadership brings all of these men into UPJ, all of whom have been thrusted into the hottest program going at the moment.

 

EVR is irate, losing the title to Kintaro Kinjo at Hall 2016, and looks to start 2017 back on his winning ways. Promoting Aydan Farrell to Lieutenant gave him a new lease on life, and bringing in the aforementioned Drake Richards was not only a surprise, but some will say that its also a stroke on genius on his part having such an experienced grappler on his team. Furosuto is trying to get back in the win column in his own right after dropping the Junior title to Ebi Kadivar, so for RENEGADES, a lot rides on this match.

 

On the otherside, FEARLESS has seen a lot of success. Oda Yamawaki came runner up in OZEKI 2016 with his only lose coming at the hands of eventual winner Kintaro Kinjo int he final, TOKI INK picked up the UPJ Intercontinental Championship early on, but he did lose the title to Aydan Farrell thanks to an Anderson Peters interruption leading to his demise, and the other two members of their team being brought in only recently.

 

This match starts with two men in the ring, IC Champion Farrell, and former champion TOKI. They start the match as normal as could possibly be which is usual given the magnitude of this war between the two factions. They wrestle, and not much else of not happens until much later on nearing the end of the contest when EVR who has spent most of his time on the outskirts of this match finally decides to enter the fray.

 

Finding a prone Yamawaki, EVR quickly strikes laying the boots to the chest and face of Oda. This angers Yamawaki whose expression of hatred towards EVR washes across his face. You can see EVR realizes his error in trying to take advantage of a man who refuses to stay down. Backing EVR into a corner, Oda stalks his prey as the lion to the gazelle but is cut off by a flying Furosuto who takes him out leading to a double team by EVR and the former Juniors champion.

 

Before that can take form however, in comes Arato who lumbers towards both men, and uses his strength to power through them both. He sends both men reeling, and is met centre stage by Farrell who is ready to wrestle. He goes for the leg, but the much larger Arato doesn’t fall over, but rather stands over Farrell who now also realizes the error of his ways. But the cagy vet holds Arato’s attention long enough for Richards to nail Arato with a Superkick that sends him through the ropes to the floor.

 

Date enters now, and goes toe to toe in strikes with Richards who surprisingly holds his own with the Strong Style legend. They trade forearms back and forth with Date’s looking a touch more brutal. Richards seemingly gets the upper hand though, and decides to bounce off the rope only to be met by a thunderous lariat that turns Richards inside out. But before Date can capitalize, Farrell is back in shooting on Date for the takedown.

 

On the floor, EVR is biding his time while TOKI and Furosuto exchange blows. TOKI sets Furosuto up on a corner post, and turns to get a running start into Furosuto who moves at the last second sending TOKI barrelling into the post. Meanwhile in the ring, Date is back to his feet exchanging with Farrell. Date has Farrell where he wants him, sends him off the ropes, and plants Farrell with the most devastating Spinebuster ever delivered on any man.

 

Date looks to pin, but finds the slithering EVR sneak up behind him, turns him out, and with a stiff kick to the sternum has Date set in place for his patented Fishman’s Buster, dropping Date on the back of his neck, and holding the leg to capture an instant pin. The referee counts the three, and RENEGADES are successful in this chapter of the ongoing war between RENEGADES and FEARLESS.

 

Grade/Star Rating:

 

 

 

Final Grade/Star Rating:

 

[QFresh]

Post Show Thoughts

So I've booked a year on in this game, brought UPJ up to National, really dug the entire year that I booked, made many plans going into 2017 to expand, and grow, and see where to go from there... Decided to be a good boss, give my roster two months off over the Christmas/New Years break... Fell to Cult, and am now in the cooling off period.

 

Bummer. So no Pop gains for the next little while. I was hoping to go international by the next Hall of Immortals 2017 to see if I can fill a bigger arena than last year, but now I'm not so certain. I'll at least get back to National, and do Saitama again.

 

In terms of the show, I'm happy with it given its the start of everything I want to try to accomplish this year. I'm not all that experienced with booking Puro, so I'm kinda going by the seat of my pants. I know there aren't too many Angles, if any at all so I went the full 2016 without a single angle... I think I'll do possibly two of three in 2017, but only for the truly important angles that are in my head. Hopefully they go well. I also realize I gave away the winners of the Tag Title Match prior to putting up predictions by saying The Hunters were the Tag Champs already when they'd actually won the titles at the show. Oops.

 

Trying and failing to stay away from Gaijin workers as thats who I know in the data, but I'm finding my feet with the talent pool in the East, and hopefully won't rely on the Westerners as much later on.

 

Up ext is Ozeki 2017 with the Tourney running basically two months of touring shows. I'll be posting those in a weekly format without big write-ups as to not get burnt out. For the lack of written content, I'll do my best to make them look pretty with graphics and such.

 

Thanks to those that made predictions on the card. Always great to have readers who are active, and also thanks to those who let a rating on the thread (even the one-star). I'm all about scores, so I'll be working hard to keep the ratings up.

 

Predictions Score

Jon The GOAT: 5/6

Tiberious: 4/6

DoMo-B: 4/6

Uncrewed: 4/6

SoulKings: 4/6

[QFresh]

<p></p><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="wpnRto3.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wpnRto3.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"><p> </p><p> <img alt="tRLKmcq.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/tRLKmcq.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"></p><p> </p><p> <img alt="fwELNP2.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/fwELNP2.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow">The first Ace of UPJ, Ozeki is a legend in the sport of Puroresu. So much so that when he passed in 1980, he left a hole in the sport that has yet to be filled. 10 years after, UPJ introduces what is now the most prestigious tournament in the entire sport whether here in the east, or across the pond in the west. Producing some of the finest performances, and new era stars in its now 27 year history, this is the hallmark of the UPJ, and Puroresu calendar.</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> </span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> With the purchase of UPJ by Blue Rhino Energy in 2015, they aim to make The Ozeki Summit even bigger than its been in years past, and this year rather than having 16 competitors, they've upped the number of participants to 32 making this the biggest summit to date with the most star power. With 16 combatants in each group, the top warrior from each group after the round robin will face off for one, the title of Ozeki Summit Champion, but also the newly created UPJ Championship Certificate which guarantees the holder an opportunity at the UPJ International Heavyweight Championship at Hall of Immortals.</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> </span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> In 2016, Kintaro Kinjo was the first man to claim the Certificate after winning The Ozeki Summit over Oda Yamawaki. He then went on to defend the Certificate 4 times on his way to becoming the UPJ International Heavyweight Championship.</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> </span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Now 32 Men look to do the same. Lets have a look at the competitors.</span></div></div></div></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="wpnRto3.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wpnRto3.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"><p> </p><p> <img alt="bI0THKg.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bI0THKg.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"><img alt="BtCuQeK.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/BtCuQeK.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"></p><p> <img alt="vgFtgM4.png?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/vgFtgM4.png?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"><img alt="muJqMrr.png?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/muJqMrr.png?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44956" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center"><div><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> </span></div></div></div><img alt="wpnRto3.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wpnRto3.jpg" 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"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> </span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline">Week One - Night One</span></strong></span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline"> Live & On-Demand</span></strong></span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Anderson Peters vs GOLD Ishihara</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Daijiro Otsuka vs Seven Brandt</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Takanori Sakurai vs Butcher Hachirobei</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Koji Yamada vs Keith Stein</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Yura Malkyan vs Christian Prophet</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Avalanche Miyagi vs Tiger Singh</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Jack America vs Juro Deguchi</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Aydan Farrell vs Gao Xi</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> </span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> </span></div></div></div><img alt="wpnRto3.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wpnRto3.jpg" 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"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> </span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline">Week One - Night Two</span></strong></span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline"> Live & On-Demand</span></strong></span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Captain UPJ vs Miguel Chavez</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Hiro Date vs Oda Yamawaki</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Pain vs Torture</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Rhyno Khan vs TOKI INK</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Hoss Hennessy vs Koto Arato</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Mr. Yamashita vs Kris Phoenix</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Kato vs Takahide Harada</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Erik van Rijn vs Nobuhisa Yasutake</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> </span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> </span></div></div></div><img alt="wpnRto3.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wpnRto3.jpg" 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"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> </span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline">Week One - Night Three</span></strong></span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline"> Live & On-Demand</span></strong></span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Seven Brandt vs Gao Xi</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Jack America vs Avalanche Miyagi</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Yura Malakyan vs Tiger Singh</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Keith Stein vs Takanori Sakurai</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Bitcher Hachirorei vs Daijiro Otsuka</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> GOLD Ishihara vs Aydan Farrell</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Juro Deguchi vs Anderson Peters</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Koji Yamada vs Christian Prophet</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> </span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> </span></div></div></div><img alt="wpnRto3.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wpnRto3.jpg" 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"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> </span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline">Week One - Night Four</span></strong></span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline"> Live & On-Demand</span></strong></span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Mr. Yamashita vs Captain UPJ</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Takahide Harada vs Kris Phoenix</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Hoss Hennessey vs Rhyno Khan</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> TOKI INK vs Pain</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Nobuhisa Yasutake vs Miguel Chavez</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Oda Yamawaki vs Torture</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Koto Arato vs Kato</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> Erik van Rijn vs Hiro Date</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> </span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow"> </span></div></div></div><img alt="wpnRto3.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wpnRto3.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"></p><p></p></div></div><div></div></blockquote></div><p></p>

[Jon The GOAT]

<p>16 in each group. That is a ton of matches O_O</p><p> </p><p>

Week One - Night One</p><p>

Live & On-Demand</p><p>

<strong>Anderson Peters </strong>vs GOLD Ishihara</p><p>

Daijiro Otsuka vs <strong>Seven Brandt</strong></p><p>

Takanori Sakurai vs <strong>Butcher Hachirobei</strong></p><p>

<strong>Koji Yamada</strong> vs Keith Stein</p><p>

Yura Malkyan vs <strong>Christian Prophet</strong></p><p>

Avalanche Miyagi vs <strong>Tiger Singh</strong></p><p>

Jack America vs <strong>Juro Deguchi</strong></p><p>

<strong>Aydan Farrell</strong> vs Gao Xi</p><p> </p><p>

Week One - Night Two</p><p>

Live & On-Demand</p><p>

Captain UPJ vs <strong>Miguel Chavez</strong></p><p>

Hiro Date vs <strong>Oda Yamawaki</strong></p><p>

Pain vs <strong>Torture</strong></p><p>

<strong>Rhyno Khan</strong> vs TOKI INK</p><p>

Hoss Hennessy vs<strong> Koto Arato</strong></p><p>

Mr. Yamashita vs <strong>Kris Phoenix</strong></p><p>

<strong>Kato</strong> vs Takahide Harada</p><p>

<strong>Erik van Rijn </strong>vs Nobuhisa Yasutake</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

Week One - Night Three</p><p>

Live & On-Demand</p><p>

<strong>Seven Brandt </strong>vs Gao Xi</p><p>

<strong>Jack America</strong> vs Avalanche Miyagi</p><p>

Yura Malakyan vs<strong> Tiger Singh</strong></p><p>

<strong>Keith Stein</strong> vs Takanori Sakurai</p><p>

<strong>Bitcher Hachirorei </strong>vs Daijiro Otsuka</p><p>

GOLD Ishihara vs <strong>Aydan Farrell</strong></p><p>

<strong>Juro Deguchi </strong>vs Anderson Peters</p><p>

Koji Yamada vs <strong>Christian Prophet</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

Week One - Night Four</p><p>

Live & On-Demand</p><p>

<strong>Mr. Yamashita</strong> vs Captain UPJ</p><p>

Takahide Harada vs <strong>Kris Phoenix</strong></p><p>

Hoss Hennessey vs <strong>Rhyno Khan</strong></p><p>

<strong>TOKI INK</strong> vs Pain</p><p>

Nobuhisa Yasutake vs <strong>Miguel Chavez</strong></p><p>

<strong>Oda Yamawaki </strong>vs Torture</p><p>

Koto Arato vs <strong>Kato</strong></p><p>

<strong>Erik van Rijn</strong> vs Hiro Date</p>

[kanegan]

<p>Week One - Night One</p><p>

Live & On-Demand</p><p>

<strong>Anderson Peters </strong>vs GOLD Ishihara</p><p>

Daijiro Otsuka vs <strong>Seven Brandt</strong></p><p>

Takanori Sakurai vs <strong>Butcher Hachirobei</strong></p><p>

<strong>Koji Yamada</strong> vs Keith Stein</p><p>

Yura Malkyan vs <strong>Christian Prophet</strong></p><p>

Avalanche Miyagi vs <strong>Tiger Singh</strong></p><p>

Jack America vs <strong>Juro Deguchi</strong></p><p>

Aydan Farrell vs <strong>Gao Xi</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Week One - Night Two</p><p>

Live & On-Demand</p><p>

Captain UPJ vs <strong>Miguel Chavez</strong></p><p>

Hiro Date vs <strong>Oda Yamawaki</strong></p><p>

<strong>Pain </strong>vs Torture</p><p>

Rhyno Khan vs <strong>TOKI INK</strong></p><p>

Hoss Hennessy vs<strong> Koto Arato</strong></p><p>

Mr. Yamashita vs <strong>Kris Phoenix</strong></p><p>

<strong>Kato</strong> vs Takahide Harada</p><p>

<strong>Erik van Rijn </strong>vs Nobuhisa Yasutake</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

Week One - Night Three</p><p>

Live & On-Demand</p><p>

<strong>Seven Brandt </strong>vs Gao Xi</p><p>

<strong>Jack America</strong> vs Avalanche Miyagi</p><p>

Yura Malakyan vs<strong> Tiger Singh</strong></p><p>

<strong>Keith Stein</strong> vs Takanori Sakurai</p><p>

<strong>Bitcher Hachirorei </strong>vs Daijiro Otsuka</p><p>

GOLD Ishihara vs <strong>Aydan Farrell</strong></p><p>

<strong>Juro Deguchi </strong>vs Anderson Peters</p><p>

Koji Yamada vs <strong>Christian Prophet</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

Week One - Night Four</p><p>

Live & On-Demand</p><p>

<strong>Mr. Yamashita</strong> vs Captain UPJ</p><p>

Takahide Harada vs <strong>Kris Phoenix</strong></p><p>

Hoss Hennessey vs <strong>Rhyno Khan</strong></p><p>

<strong>TOKI INK</strong> vs Pain</p><p>

Nobuhisa Yasutake vs <strong>Miguel Chavez</strong></p><p>

<strong>Oda Yamawaki </strong>vs Torture</p><p>

Koto Arato vs <strong>Kato</strong></p><p>

<strong>Erik van Rijn</strong> vs Hiro Date</p>

[DoMo-B]

<p>Both of these groups are going to be great.</p><p> </p><p>

Week One - Night One</p><p>

Live & On-Demand</p><p>

<strong>Anderson Peters</strong> vs GOLD Ishihara</p><p>

Daijiro Otsuka vs <strong>Seven Brandt</strong></p><p>

Takanori Sakurai vs <strong>Butcher Hachirobei</strong></p><p>

<strong>Koji Yamada</strong> vs Keith Stein</p><p>

Yura Malkyan vs <strong>Christian Prophet</strong></p><p>

<strong>Avalanche Miyagi</strong> vs Tiger Singh</p><p>

Jack America vs <strong>Juro Deguchi</strong></p><p>

<strong>Aydan Farrell</strong> vs Gao Xi</p><p> </p><p>

Week One - Night Two</p><p>

Live & On-Demand</p><p>

Captain UPJ vs <strong>Miguel Chavez</strong></p><p>

Hiro Date vs <strong>Oda Yamawaki</strong></p><p>

<strong>Pain</strong> vs Torture</p><p>

Rhyno Khan vs <strong>TOKI INK</strong></p><p>

Hoss Hennessy vs <strong>Koto Arato</strong></p><p>

Mr. Yamashita vs <strong>Kris Phoenix</strong></p><p>

<strong>Kato</strong> vs Takahide Harada</p><p>

Erik van Rijn vs <strong>Nobuhisa Yasutake</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Week One - Night Three</p><p>

Live & On-Demand</p><p>

<strong>Seven Brandt</strong> vs Gao Xi</p><p>

<strong>Jack America</strong> vs Avalanche Miyagi</p><p>

Yura Malakyan vs <strong>Tiger Singh</strong></p><p>

Keith Stein vs <strong>Takanori Sakurai</strong></p><p>

<strong>Bitcher Hachirorei</strong> vs Daijiro Otsuka</p><p>

GOLD Ishihara vs <strong>Aydan Farrell</strong></p><p>

Juro Deguchi vs <strong>Anderson Peters</strong></p><p>

<strong>Koji Yamada</strong> vs Christian Prophet</p><p> </p><p>

Week One - Night Four</p><p>

Live & On-Demand</p><p>

Mr. Yamashita vs <strong>Captain UPJ</strong></p><p>

Takahide Harada vs <strong>Kris Phoenix</strong></p><p>

<strong>Hoss Hennessey</strong> vs Rhyno Khan</p><p>

TOKI INK vs <strong>Pain</strong></p><p>

<strong>Nobuhisa Yasutake</strong> vs Miguel Chavez</p><p>

<strong>Oda Yamawaki</strong> vs Torture</p><p>

Koto Arato vs <strong>Kato</strong></p><p>

<strong>Erik van Rijn</strong> vs Hiro Date</p>

[QFresh]

<p></p><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="wpnRto3.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wpnRto3.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"><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="tRLKmcq.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/tRLKmcq.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"></p></div><p></p><p></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></p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44956" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center"><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline">Week One - Night One</span></strong></span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline"> Live & On-Demand</span></strong></span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Anderson Peters</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. GOLD Ishihara via Submission w/Gogoplata - B-/***3/4</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Seven Brandt</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. Daijiro Otsuka via Pinfall w/Seventh Sign - B/****</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Takanori Sakurai</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. Butcher Hachirobei via Pinfal w/TAK Attack - ***3/4</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Koji Yamada</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. Keith Stein via Pinfall w/Standing Splash - B-/***3/4</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Christian Prophet</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. Yura Malakyan via Pinfall w/Prophylaxis - B/****</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Avalanche Miyagi </strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium">def. Tiger Singh via Pinfall w/Sumo Bomb Drop - B-/***3/4</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Jack America</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. Juro Deguchi via Pinfall w/Freedom Slam - B+/****1/4</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Aydan Farrell</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. Gao Xi via Submission w/Tsuroda Armbar - B/****</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Final Grade: B/****</strong></span></div></div></div></p></div><p></p><p></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline">Notable Moments</span></strong></span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> - Ishihara has strong showing in defeat</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> - Prophet looks extremely vicious with victory over Yura Malakyan</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> - America gains Deguchi's respect in MOTN</span></div></div></div></p></div></blockquote><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></p><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="wpnRto3.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wpnRto3.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"></div><p></p><p></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></p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44956" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center"><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline">Week One - Night Two</span></strong></span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline"> Live & On-Demand</span></strong></span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Captain UPJ</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. Miguel Chavez via Pinfall w/Pumphandle Slam - B/****</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Oda Yamawaki</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. Hiro Date via Pinfall w/Sumida Bride - A/****1/2</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Pain</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. Torture via Pinfall w/Roaring Lariat - C+/***1/2</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Rhyno Khan</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. TOKI INK via Pinfall w/Rhyno Charge - B-/***3/4</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Koto Arato</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. Hoss Hennessey via Pinfall w/ Arato Suplex - B/****</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Kris Phoenix</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. Mr. Yamashita via Pinfall w/From The Ashes - B+/****1/4</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Kato</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. Takahide Harada via Pinfall w/Zero Point Slam - B/****</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Erik van Rijn</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. Nobuhisa Yasutake via Submission w/Triangle Choke - B+/****1/4</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Final Grade: B+/****1/4</strong></span></div></div></div></p></div><p></p><p></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline">Notable Moments</span></strong></span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> - Oda Yamawaki & Hiro Date shake hands after fantastic contest</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> - Pain & Torture have actual match proving pundits wrong</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> - Kato visibly working through injury (Ankle Tendonitis)</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> - Erik van Rijn wins after Furosuto distraction</span></div></div></div></p></div></blockquote><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></p><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="wpnRto3.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wpnRto3.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"></div><p></p><p></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></p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44956" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center"><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline">Week One - Night Three</span></strong></span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline"> Live & On-Demand</span></strong></span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Seven Brandt</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. Gao Xi via Pinfall w/Seventh Sign - B+/****1/4</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Jack America</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. Avalanche Miyagi via Pinfall w/Freedom Slam - A/****1/2</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Tiger Singh</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. Yura Malakyan via Pinfall w/Fast Roll-Up - B-/***3/4</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Takanori Sakurai</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. Keith Stein via Pinfall w/ TAK Attack - B-/***3/4</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Butcher Hachirobei </strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium">def. Daijiro Otsuka via Pinfall w/Back-to-Belly Piledriver - C/***1/4</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Aydan Farrell</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. GOLD Ishihara via Submission w/Tsuroda Armbar - B+/****1/4</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Juro Deguchi</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. Anderson Peters via Submission w/Triangle Choke - A/****1/2</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Christian Prophet</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. Koji Yamada via Pinfall w/Prophylaxis - B-/***3/4</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Final Grade: B/****</strong></span></div></div></div></p></div><p></p><p></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline">Notable Moments</span></strong></span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> - Gao Xi puts on a fantastic display in defeat. Fans appreciate efforts</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> - America amazes with strength able to lift Miyagi for Slam</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> - Singh wins quickly after Malakyan lay-down</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> - Deguchi & Peters have MOTN in very technical contest</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> - Prophet once again vicious in victory.</span></div></div></div></p></div></blockquote><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></p><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="wpnRto3.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wpnRto3.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"></div><p></p><p></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></p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44956" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center"><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline">Week One - Night Four</span></strong></span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline"> Live & On-Demand</span></strong></span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Captain UPJ</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. Mr. Yamashita via Pinfall w/Pumphandle Slam - B-/***3/4</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Kris Phoenix</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. Takahide Harada via Pinfall w/From The Ashes - B/****</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Hoss Hennessey</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. Rhyno Khan via Pinfall w/End of the World - B/****</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Pain</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. TOKI INK via Submission w/Torture Rack - C+/***1/2</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Nobuhisa Yasutake</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. Miguel Chavez via Pinfall w/Spear of Destiny - B+/****1/4</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Oda Yamawaki</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. Torture via Submission w/Fearless - B/****</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Koto Arato</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. Kato via Pinfall w/Arato Suplex - B+/****1/4</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Erik van Rijn</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> def. Hiro Date via Pinfall w/Running Elbow - A/****1/2</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong>Final Grade: B+/****1/4</strong></span></div></div></div></p></div><p></p><p></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline">Notable Moments</span></strong></span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> - Kato feeling the affects of his injury played a major role in Arato victory</span></div></div></div></p><p><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><div style="margin-left:25px"><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Medium"> - Erik van Rijn wins again with Furosuto distraction</span></div></div></div></p></div></blockquote><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></p><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="wpnRto3.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wpnRto3.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"><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="bI0THKg.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bI0THKg.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"><img alt="BtCuQeK.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/BtCuQeK.png" 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><img alt="X7xiluo.png?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/X7xiluo.png?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"><img alt="RasnqNK.png?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/RasnqNK.png?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"></p></div><p></p>

[QFresh]

 

Post-Week Thoughts

So I'm through the first week of the Ozeki, and things are working out exactly as I'd hoped beside Deguchi having outstanding matches over and over again regardless of being in decline. I've got a vision of how I want this whole thing to go over the next couple of years, but I'm always open to changing things as new developments show themselves in game (like Gao Xi working his way up from Opener to now Upper Mid. Good for him.)

 

I want to thank everyone for taking the time to throw some predictions out there. Showing support for dynasties is always appreciated. If there is some sort of prize after a certain amount of shows predicted remains to be seen. And I didn't mention it before, but I think for now these contests are gonna go week to week. (I'm sure there will be, just haven't figured it out yet.) So I'll pose the question what kind of prizes would people be interested in (if any.)?

 

Anyways, on to the totals.

 

Jon The GOAT

Night One - 5/8

Night Two - 6/8

Night Three - 7/8

Night Four - 3/8

Total: 21/32

 

kanegan

Night One - 4/8

Night Two - 6/8

Night Three - 7/8

Night Four - 3/8

Total: 20/32

 

DoMo-B

Night One - 6/8

Night Two - 5/8

Night Three - 6/8

Night Four - 7/8

Total: 24/32

 

Congrats to DoMo-B on getting 24 correct predictions this week. We'll figure out some sort of prize like I wrote above, and go from there. I'm hoping to have the next set of cards up within the next couple days. I'm also thinking of throwing in a fifth tour show that is strictly Juniors because as it stands now, theres no room on the Ozeki Tour shows for any other content aside from the tourney itself. I've never booked Puro before, so would that even be a thing in real life?

 

Also wondering how people are digging the layout/formatting of this. Easy on the eyes? Anything that could be/should be changed in terms of presentation? I'm open to any and all ideas because as I said before, support is always appreciated, and while this is my project, I'd like to have as much interaction with the community as possible.

 

Thanks again,

Q

[Jon The GOAT]

<p>I get why you do it. Its a **** ton of match results to get through but at the same time it's way too easy for my eyes to just glaze over line after line of x beats y in however many minutes. I'm not really absorbing any information. At the very least the mini bits after the fact are easy. I think part of the issue is that this is T-Verse so its harder to know 100% who is who. Some names I recognize, plenty I don't as well. With real world it'd be easy to do results that style because its a lot easier to put faces to names. </p><p> </p><p>

That's just a case of it being T-Verse though. I wouldn't blame you if you kept it like that. </p><p> </p><p>

IRL and personally booking puro, I would usually toss juniors/non-included wrestlers into multi-man matches and just extend the length of the show. My thought process was if this is going on NJPW world or whatever the ****, most people probably skim through the throwaway tags and go to the G1 matches but at least the juniors and what not are getting some work in. </p><p> </p><p>

Your other option I think is to give the guys not in the tournament a brand and put all the tournament workers in another brand that way they don't complain about not being on a show/event thats not for their brand.</p>

[thiagofjv]

<p>No updates?</p><p> </p><p>

I'm playing with UPJ too and loved the company.</p><p> </p><p>

And I liked your playstile, you really give me some good ideias that I'll put in my save too.</p>