All Japan Pro Wrestling (1983): The King's Road to Glory

Rogue · May 16, 2020

<div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="YSLIDQE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/YSLIDQE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Summer Action Series Mid-Tour Press Conference</div> <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> <ul><li> PWF and NWA officials are on hand to announce the main event of the first Summer Action Series pay-per-view event. Stan Hansen will not be defending the NWA International Heavyweight Championship this month as officials for the National Wrestling Alliance have signed off on a match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship to take place at the event between Ric Flair the champion and Stan Hansen the challenger. Fielding a question on Jumbo Tsuruta's upcoming title defense against Terry Funk for the NWA United National Championship, NWA officials state that if Funk wins the United National Championship, then the main event for next month's Summer Action Series pay-per-view will be Stan Hansen vs. Terry Funk in a winner-takes-all bout. </li></ul> </div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46953" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Summer Action Series - Night 5 Ogaki Castle Hall (Chubu) - 1,690 people Show Rating: 77 Atsushi Onita and Tiger Jeet Singh defeated Harley Race and Ashura Hara in 17:36 (Pinfall, Thunder Fire Powerbomb) (79) Genichiro Tenryu and Chavo Guerrero defeated Umanosuke Ueda and Shiro Koshinaka in 17:20 (Pinfall, Powerbomb) (74) Kodo Fuyuki defeated Mighty Inoue in 10:48 (Pinfall, Fuyuki Special II) (72) Akio Sato and Takashi Ishikawa defeated The Great Kabuki and Magic Dragon in 11:13 (Pinfall, Sumo Tackle) (74) Dory Funk Jr., Terry Funk and Goro Tsurumi defeated Apollo Suguwara, Shinji Sasazaki and Toshiaki Kawada in 9:15 (Submission, Scorpion Deathlock) (70) </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46953" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Summer Action Series - Night 6 Biwa Island Sports Gym (Chubu) - 1,808 people Show Rating: 78 Giant Baba, Jumbo Tsuruta and The Great Kabuki defeated Dory Funk Jr., Terry Funk and Shiro Koshinaka in 23:26 (Pinfall, Big Boot) (78) Stan Hansen and Harley Race defeated Masanobu Fuchi and Chavo Guerrero in 17:56 (Pinfall, Western Lariat) (82) Genichiro Tenryu defeated Mitsuo Momota in 7:12 (Pinfall, Powerbomb) (76) Mighty Inoue, Goro Tsurumi and Tarzan Goto defeated Motoshi Okuma, Mitsuharu Misawa and Kodo Fuyuki (Pinfall, Pancake Facebuster) (67) Tiger Jeet Singh defeated Magic Dragon in 9:20 (Submission, Argentine Backbreaker) (58)</div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">_____________________________________________ Prediction Key</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46953" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Summer Action Series - Night 7 (TV) NWA United National Championship: Jumbo Tsuruta © vs. Terry Funk - 60 Giant Baba and Motoshi Okuma vs. Ashura Hara and Tiger Jeet Singh - 30 Magic Dragon vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu - 20 Masanobu Fuchi and Kazuo Yamazaki vs. Chavo Guerrero and The Great Kabuki - 20 Dory Funk Jr. vs. Tarzan Goto - 20 TIEBREAKER: What is the match of the night?</div></blockquote>

Dalton · May 17, 2020

NWA United National Championship: Jumbo Tsuruta © vs. Terry Funk - 60

Giant Baba and Motoshi Okuma vs. Ashura Hara and Tiger Jeet Singh - 30

Magic Dragon vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu - 20

Masanobu Fuchi and Kazuo Yamazaki vs. Chavo Guerrero and The Great Kabuki - 20

Dory Funk Jr. vs. Tarzan Goto - 20

TIEBREAKER: What is the match of the night? Tsuruta Funk!!

I'm glad this is making an appearance in TEW2020!

CPBHBK · May 17, 2020

NWA United National Championship: Jumbo Tsuruta © vs. Terry Funk - 60

Giant Baba and Motoshi Okuma vs. Ashura Hara and Tiger Jeet Singh - 30

Magic Dragon vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu - 20

Masanobu Fuchi and Kazuo Yamazaki vs. Chavo Guerrero and The Great Kabuki - 20 DRAW

Dory Funk Jr. vs. Tarzan Goto - 20

TIEBREAKER: What is the match of the night? No Doubt it's Tsuruta v Funk

Moxley · May 17, 2020

Read through the first few shows now, and I gotta say you've done a terrific job with the layout of the shows. Both easy to read and a pleasure to look at.

Also to add, not terribly familiar with All Japan myself, but always glad to see people try something different.

Rogue · July 25, 2020

Summer Action Series - Night 7

Tokyo (Kanto) - Tokyo Budokan Hall

Show Rating: 80

Attendance: 3,435

TV: 1.11 (839,040)

Match No. 1

Dory Funk Jr. vs. Tarzan Goto

20-minute time limit

In a bout that had superb wrestling and great heat, Dory Funk Jr. defeated Tarzan Goto in 9:51 by submission with a Texas Cloverleaf.
RATING: 82

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Match No. 2

Masanobu Fuchi and Kazuo Yamazaki vs. Chavo Guerrero and The Great Kabuki

20-minute time limit

In a bout that had superb wrestling and great heat, Masanobu Fuchi and Kazuo Yamazaki defeated Chavo Guerrero and The Great Kabuki in 13:56 when Masanobu Fuchi defeated The Great Kabuki by submission with a Joint Torture Hold.
RATING: 77

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Match No. 3

Magic Dragon vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu

20-minute time limit

In what was basically a squash match that had great heat and good wrestling, Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated Magic Dragon in 6:45 by submission with a Jailhouse Lock.
RATING: 78

**POST-MATCH**

A buzz grows amongst the crowd as Genichiro Tenryu silently makes his way to the ring from the back in casual attire. He climbs onto the apron as Yatsu finishes getting his arm raised by Joe Higuchi. Yatsu turns to Tenryu and seemingly welcomes him into the ring. Tenryu requests a microphone from a ringside worker and has his request granted, wasting no time to talk...

Tenryu: Yoshiaki Yatsu, welcome to All Japan Pro Wrestling. Congratulations on your debut victory - certainly a big moment in a new venue for you - but, it wasn't your first statement. Last week, you felt the need to make your presence known in All Japan by jumping me after a match of mine, and I simply want an explanati-

Yatsu yanks the microphone out of Tenryu's hand mid-sentence as he ponders what he's to say for a few moments before raising the microphone to his mouth.

Yatsu: Tenryu, I've faced the best in the world in amateur wrestling championships across Asia and across the world... and I've also faced the best in the world in New Japan Pro Wrestling. I wanted a change of scenery and I figured the best way to make my mark known in All Japan was to find the toughest of the tough and make my mission statement clear. But, evidently last week wasn't clear enough for you.

With that, Yatsu drops Tenryu by clobbering him over the head with the microphone before quickly locking in a Jailhouse Lock that he keeps locked on for several seconds before viciously dropping the hold and heading to the back. Ringside attendants assist Tenryu back to his feet as the crowd showers boos on Yatsu.

RATING: 88

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Match No. 4

Giant Baba and Motoshi Okuma vs. Ashura Hara and Tiger Jeet Singh

30-minute time limit

In a bout that had fantastic heat and decent wrestling, Giant Baba and Motoshi Okuma defeated Tiger Jeet Singh and Ashura Hara in 10:56 when Giant Baba defeated Tiger Jeet Singh by pinfall with a Big Boot.
RATING: 73

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Main Event

'NWA United National Championship'

Jumbo Tsuruta © vs. Terry Funk

60-minute time limit

Funk dominated the early stages of the match as he utilized much of the outside area in his arsenal - throwing the champion into the ringpost or into the various barriers on the outside. Tsuruta was able to get his revenge on the outside eventually and soon was able to return the favor by taking Funk for a tour of the outside area. Once in the ring, Tsuruta continued his revenge on Funk, holding control of the match for several minutes before he was caught and spiked into the ground with a DDT for a near fall. The challenger then focused his efforts on the champion's ribs and back, trying to submit him on several occasions with a surfboard, grounded abdominal stretch and a body scissors.

A rope break brought things back to even as Tsuruta fired back with chops and high knees. In a throwback to their match from New Year Giant Series, Tsuruta attempted to hit a Backdrop Suplex on the ring apron, but Funk refused to go down to the move for the second time in a year as he countered with a shock DDT onto the apron. Thinking Tsuruta must've surely been out cold, he rolled the NWA United National Champion in the ring and tried a pin that was just kicked out of. The challenger was never quite able to fully connect with a Piledriver for the win as he eventually unloaded with a barrage of punches and forearms to the champion out of frustration. Tsuruta was able to shove Funk away off the ropes as he caught him off the rebound and tried connecting with a Backdrop Suplex, but was caught with an elbow to the face instead. Funk tried capitalizing and nearly was able to lift Tsuruta for a Piledriver, but the champion just managed to reverse out of the hold and pull off a surprise Backdrop Suplex for the successful title defense in what was a grueling battle of a match.

In an exceptional match, Jumbo Tsuruta defeated Terry Funk in 36:51 by pinfall with a Backdrop Suplex.
**Jumbo Tsuruta makes defence number 33 of his NWA United National title.**
RATING: 79

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Dalton: 5/5
CPBHPK: 3/5

Been sitting on this show for awhile, but found the motivation to finally get it done. Card for the go-home show for Summer Action Series I will be up soon.

Dalton · July 26, 2020

Ayyy it's back <img alt="

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Rogue · July 27, 2020

Summer Action Series Mid-Tour Press Conference

PWF officials are made available to announce two matches for the Summer Action Series pay-per-view to be held in just over a week. Serving as the third main event caliber match of the evening will be a bout for the NWA International Tag Team Championships between the champions The Funk Brothers versus the most recent champion team of Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta. Also officially signed for the event was Genichiro Tenryu vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu.

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Summer Action Series - Night 8
Ibari Movement Park Gym (Chugoku) - 1,274 people
Show Rating: 82

Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu defeated Yoshiaki Yatsu and Tiger Jeet Singh in 21:17 (Pinfall, Backdrop Suplex) (83(
Stan Hansen and Terry Funk defeated The Great Kabuki and Magic Dragon in 11:18 (Pinfall, Western Lariat) (81)
Giant Baba, Mitsuharu Misawa and Kodo Fuyuki defeated George Takano, Mighty Inoue and Goro Tsurumi in 10:20 (Pinfall, Fuyuki Special II) (80)
Dory Funk Jr. and Ashura Hara defeated Akio Sato and Takashi Ishikawa in 10:03 (Submission, Texas Cloverleaf) (72)
Kazuo Yamazaki defeated Shinji Sasazaki in 6:48 (Submission, Crucifix Armbar) (60)

Summer Action Series - Night 9
Bizen Movement Park Gymnasium (Chugoku) - 1,384 people
Show Rating: 74

Atsushi Onita and Terry Funk defeated Harley Race and Motoshi Okuma in 21:47 (Pinfall, Thunder Fire Powerbomb) (72)
Genichiro Tenryu defeated Ashura Hara in 10:06 (Pinfall, Powerbomb) (83)
Jumbo Tsuruta, Mitsuharu Misawa and Kodo Fuyuki defeated Takashi Ishikawa, Goro Tsurumi and Mighty Inoue in 12:18 (Pinfall, Backdrop Suplex) (83)
Yoshiaki Yatsu and Tiger Jeet Singh defeated Kazuo Yamazaki and Mitsuo Momota in 9:15 (Pinfall, Powerslam) (74)
The Great Kabuki and Magic Dragon defeated Apollo Suguwara and Shinji Sasazaki in 6:41 (Pinfall, Poison Mist) (50)

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Prediction Key

Summer Action Series - Night 10 (TV)

Jumbo Tsuruta, Giant Baba and Genichiro Tenryu vs. Dory Funk Jr., Terry Funk and Yoshiaki Yatsu - 30
Harley Race and Chavo Guerrero vs. Atsushi Onita and Masanobu Fuchi - 30
Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Goro Tsurumi - 20
Kodo Fuyuki vs. Mighty Inoue - 20
Motoshi Okuma and Mitsuo Momota vs. Ashura Hara and Tarzan Goto - 15

BONUS POINTS: Underline who scores the fall in each tag match.

CPBHBK · July 27, 2020

Jumbo Tsuruta, Giant Baba and Genichiro Tenryu vs. Dory Funk Jr., Terry Funk and Yoshiaki Yatsu - 30

Harley Race and Chavo Guerrero vs. Atsushi Onita and Masanobu Fuchi - 30

Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Goro Tsurumi - 20

Kodo Fuyuki vs. Mighty Inoue - 20

Motoshi Okuma and Mitsuo Momota vs. Ashura Hara and Tarzan Goto - 15

Rogue · August 3, 2020

Summer Action Series - Night 10

Chiba (Kanto) - Chiba Bridge Arena

Show Rating: 82

Attendance: 3,720

TV: 1.16 (871,750)

Match No. 1

Motoshi Okuma and Mitsuo Momota vs. Ashura Hara and Tarzan Goto

15-minute time limit

In a bout that had good heat and decent wrestling, Ashura Hara and Tarzan Goto defeated Motoshi Okuma and Mitsuo Momota in 8:20 when Ashura Hara defeated Mitsuo Momota by submission with a Sleeper Hold.
RATING: 69

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Match No. 2

Kodo Fuyuki vs. Mighty Inoue

20-minute time limit

In a bout that had superb wrestling and great heat, Kodo Fuyuki defeated Mighty Inoue in 12:30 by pinfall with a Fuyuki Special II.
RATING: 82

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Match No. 3

Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Goro Tsurumi

20-minute time limit

In a superb match, Mitsuharu Misawa defeated Goro Tsurumi in 9:45 by disqualification after Tsurumi hit Misawa across the back with a steel chair out of frustration.
RATING: 80

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Match No. 4

Harley Race and Chavo Guerrero vs. Atsushi Onita and Masanobu Fuchi

30-minute time limit

Strange match with stranger teammates for each competitor in this match with Race and Guerrero feuding over the PWF World Heavyweight Championship recently and with there being some tension between Onita and Fuchi. Both sides were ultimately able to put their differences aside in this spirited contest, but Race was able to see off the threat of Fuchi thoroughly with a piledriver.

In an exceptional match, Harley Race and Chavo Guerrero defeated Atsushi Onita and Masanobu Fuchi in 19:03 when Harley Race defeated Masanobu Fuchi by pinfall with a Piledriver.
RATING: 81

**POST-MATCH**

After the match, Onita charged Race after the bell and laid in a series of stomps across the torso of the PWF World Heavyweight Champion. With Race's championship belt knocked away after its holder was floored, Onita walked over, glanced at the silver belt and then picked it up - admiring it. Looking back at Race, Onita slung the championship belt over his shoulder and then smugly made his way to the back.

Race eventually got back up to his feet as he searched around for where the PWF World Heavyweight Championship went. Joe Higuchi, the ref for the freshly-ended tag match, informed him Onita took it for his own - prompting Race to dart out of the ring and quickly make his way to the back.

RATING: 93

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Main Event

Jumbo Tsuruta, Giant Baba and Genichiro Tenryu vs. Dory Funk Jr., Terry Funk and Yoshiaki Yatsu

30-minute time limit

This star-studded main event was the perfect cap to the go-home show for the first Summer Action Series major show. The team of Tsuruta and Baba kept their focus on The Funk Brothers while Tenryu looked to settle his score against Yatsu. The match stayed even throughout with each individual having a chance to shine in the match. Perhaps a special 60-minute time limit was needed for this one as by the time the 30-minute mark rolled around, no winner had been reached.

In an exceptional match, Jumbo Tsuruta, Giant Baba and Genichiro Tenryu drew with Yoshiaki Yatsu and The Funk Brothers in 30:00 when the time limit expired.
RATING: 82

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CPBHBK: 4/5

Up next, the press conference / card for Summer Action Series I!

Dalton · August 3, 2020

It's always nice to see a post here

CPBHBK · August 3, 2020

Onita vs Race coming up, can the rebel country man take down the gaijin champ?

Rogue · August 30, 2020

<div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="fL2zNv0.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/fL2zNv0.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Summer Action Series Pre-Event Press Conference</div> <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> <ul><li> NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair thanks everybody for a welcome return to Japan. He says while a man with a lifestyle of his could certainly take his time enjoying himself in the pleasures that Japan has to offer, he recognizes he's here for business. He received word while in the United States that Stan Hansen wished to challenge for his NWA World Heavyweight Championship, and being the fighting champion he is, he leapt at the opportunity to defend his belt against Hansen. He acknowledges 'The Lariat' is no pushover and fully expects his upcoming bout to be a physical bout, but, once the dust settles, he fully expects to remain NWA World Heavyweight Champion. </li><li> NWA International Heavyweight Champion Stan Hansen says Ric Flair is nothing but a self-centered pretty boy who isn't worthy of holding a championship as worthy as the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Already calling his shot against Jumbo Tsuruta at Summer Action Series II, Hansen says he's going to head into the Budokan next month with two titles belts over his shoulder, and for a moment, he's going to leave with three. Flair's merely a speed bump in his plans for domination in All Japan. </li><li> The NWA International Tag Team Champions, Dory Jr. and Terry Funk make an appearance at the podium with Terry doing most of the talking for the team. Terry says he's seeking to avenge his loss against Jumbo Tsuruta for the NWA United National Championship with a successful title defense of the NWA International Tag Team Championships. </li><li> Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta then make an appearance for the press in attendance with Tsuruta saying he needs to win this bout to look sharp ahead of his title challenge against Stan Hansen at next month's event and to have the opportunity to hold three different championship belts at the conclusion of the summer tour would be nothing short of an honor. Baba says that the Funk Brothers had their number in their previous matchup, but they should know better than to believe they'll be as lucky in this matchup. </li><li> Harley Race then takes his time at the podium and he's none too pleased with the antics of Atsushi Onita during the last TV taping. To steal a championship belt and keep it in your possession without having won it is nothing but an incredible dishonor, says Race. The rightful PWF World Heavyweight Champion says Onita will pay for his insolence in Aichi. </li><li> Genichiro Tenryu's turn is up next as he says it's clear Yoshiaki Yatsu thinks he can run with the big dogs right from the get go in All Japan. Tenryu says he's going to enact his revenge on Yatsu's attacks on him over the course of the several weeks by showing him that if he's expecting a promotion full of pushovers, he's got another thing coming. </li><li> Yoshiaki Yatsu says it's brought him great joy bringing Genichiro Tenryu to his knees over the past two weeks. He laughs off Tenryu's suggestion that he's one of the big dogs in AJPW considering the fact he's never won anything of consequence in the promotion. Yatsu says he's going to steamroll the former sumo champion and then perhaps he'll set his sights on a championship belt in the near future. </li></ul> </div> <div style="text-align:center;">Prediction Key</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46953" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Summer Action Series - Night 11 [PPV] NWA World Heavyweight Championship: Ric Flair © vs. Stan Hansen - 60 NWA International Tag Team Championships: The Funk Brothers © vs. Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta - 60 PWF World Heavyweight Championship: Harley Race © vs. Atsushi Onita - 60 Genichiro Tenryu vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu - 30 AJPW All-Asia Tag Team Championships: Mitsuharu Misawa and Kodo Fuyuki © vs. Mighty Inoue and Goro Tsurumi - 60 Chavo Guerrero vs. Masanobu Fuchi - 30 Motoshi Okuma, The Great Kabuki and Magic Dragon vs. Tiger Jeet Singh, Ashura Hara and Tarzan Goto - 20 TIEBREAKER: What will be match of the night?</div></blockquote>

Hashasheen · August 30, 2020

NWA World Heavyweight Championship: Ric Flair © vs. Stan Hansen - 60

NWA International Tag Team Championships: The Funk Brothers © vs. Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta - 60

PWF World Heavyweight Championship: Harley Race © vs. Atsushi Onita - 60

Genichiro Tenryu vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu - 30

AJPW All-Asia Tag Team Championships: Mitsuharu Misawa and Kodo Fuyuki © vs. Mighty Inoue and Goro Tsurumi - 60

Chavo Guerrero vs. Masanobu Fuchi - 30

Motoshi Okuma, The Great Kabuki and Magic Dragon vs. Tiger Jeet Singh, Ashura Hara and Tarzan Goto - 20

TIEBREAKER: Ric Flair vs. Stan Hansen

Dalton · August 30, 2020

Summer Action Series - Night 11 [PPV]

NWA World Heavyweight Championship: Ric Flair © vs. Stan Hansen - 60

NWA International Tag Team Championships: The Funk Brothers © vs. Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta - 60

PWF World Heavyweight Championship: Harley Race © vs. Atsushi Onita - 60

Genichiro Tenryu vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu - 30

AJPW All-Asia Tag Team Championships: Mitsuharu Misawa and Kodo Fuyuki © vs. Mighty Inoue and Goro Tsurumi - 60

Chavo Guerrero vs. Masanobu Fuchi - 30

Motoshi Okuma, The Great Kabuki and Magic Dragon vs. Tiger Jeet Singh, Ashura Hara and Tarzan Goto - 20

TIEBREAKER: What will be match of the night? Funks vs. Baba/Tsuruta

CPBHBK · August 31, 2020

NWA World Heavyweight Championship: Ric Flair © vs. Stan Hansen - 60

Comment: Flair ain't losing the belt here, he's a great champion to bring in whenever you need a big match. I could see a draw happening or some dusty finish to keep Hansen strong, but I'll go with Flair winning by some grace of god.

NWA International Tag Team Championships: The Funk Brothers © vs. Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta - 60

Comment: Baba & Tsuruta getting the belts gets some homegrown talent belts instead of all Americans. So I can see them getting the belts on the way to Tsuruta facing Hansen.

PWF World Heavyweight Championship: Harley Race © vs. Atsushi Onita - 60

Comment:Onita took the belt from Race when Race couldn't fight back, but he angered one of the baddest men in wrestling. I see Race getting revenge here and retaining his title. Onita has a great showing though and takes a hell of a beating.

Genichiro Tenryu vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu - 30

Comment: It's like Yatsu says, Tenryu hasn't won anything big in AJPW so a win here gives him momentum going forward possibly leading to one such win.

AJPW All-Asia Tag Team Championships: Mitsuharu Misawa and Kodo Fuyuki © vs. Mighty Inoue and Goro Tsurumi - 60

Chavo Guerrero vs. Masanobu Fuchi - 30

Motoshi Okuma, The Great Kabuki and Magic Dragon vs. Tiger Jeet Singh, Ashura Hara and Tarzan Goto - 20

TIEBREAKER: What will be match of the night? Baba & Tsuruta vs The Funks

Rogue · November 21, 2020

Summer Action Series - Night 11 [PPV]

Aichi (Chubu) - Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium

Show Rating: 87

Attendance: 8,208

PPV: 0.19 [98,212]

Match No. 1

Motoshi Okuma, The Great Kabuki and Magic Dragon vs. Tiger Jeet Singh, Ashura Hara and Tarzan Goto

20-minute time limit

In a decent match, Tiger Jeet Singh, Ashura Hara and Tarzan Goto defeated Motoshi Okuma, The Great Kabuki and Magic Dragon in 8:47 when Ashura Hara defeated Motoshi Okuma by pinfall.
RATING: 63

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Match No. 2

Chavo Guerrero vs. Masanobu Fuchi

30-minute time limit

In a back-and-forth bout that had superb wrestling and great heat, Masanobu Fuchi defeated Chavo Guerrero in 17:56 by submission with a Joint Torture Hold.
RATING: 80

**POST-MATCH**

Following the conclusion of the match, Guerrero was quick to make his way over to Fuchi and extend a handshake to the victor. Fuchi was humbled by the gesture and accepted the offer of sportsmanship from Guerrero to the delight of the fans.

RATING: 83

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Match No. 3

'AJPW All-Asia Tag Team Championships'

Mitsuharu Misawa and Kodo Fuyuki © vs. Mighty Inoue and Goro Tsurumi

60-minute time limit

In a bout that had great wrestling and good heat, Mitsuharu Misawa and Kodo Fuyuki defeated Mighty Inoue and Goro Tsurumi in 11:38 when Mitsuharu Misawa defeated Mighty Inoue by pinfall with a Running Forearm.
**Mitsuharu Misawa and Kodo Fuyuki make defence number 1 of their AJPW All-Asia Tag Team Championships**
RATING: 79

**POST-MATCH**

Ashura Hara and Tarzan Goto - victorious in the night's opening six-man tag bout - briskly make their way down to the ring without much warning to the celebrating Misawa and Fuyuki. Sliding into the ring, they both clobber the tag champions over the back of the head and continue their beatdown of them on the mat. Ringside officials and ref Joe Higuchi quickly try to intervene and peel the brutes off of Misawa and Fuyuki, but Hara and Goto are quick to break off their assault and make their way to the back - shouting abuse at the downed champions while doing so.

RATING: 78

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Match No. 4

Genichiro Tenryu vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu

30-minute time limit

The rivalry from the past few weeks spilled over in this one with the match spilling out to the outside on occasion - and it remained just as brutal on the inside of the ring as well. A true test of resilience between both competitors that stayed even in the first half, but Tenryu's pure internal fire (or feelings of vengeance rather) pulled away in the second half. Three leaping kicks to the back of Yatsu's head followed by a Powerbomb with a good degree of snap to it pulled the victory out for the former sumo standout.

In an exceptional match, Genichiro Tenryu defeated Yoshiaki Yatsu in 19:17 by pinfall with a Powerbomb.
RATING: 91

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Match No. 5

'PWF World Heavyweight Championship'

60-minute time limit

Race got the action underway before the match even started as he charged Onita before the ring introductions - surely payback for his insolence of stealing his title belt. Despite Onita's early attempts to escape away, the American was able to keep him grounded in the center of the ring as he tried to utterly decimate the young dojo graduate's knees. Onita had a lifeline thrown his way with each rope break as he'd play chicken with the ropes on occasion and force Kyohei Wada to give some separation between the two men.

The match memorably made its way to the outside in a move that allowed Onita to grab the advantage. Throwing the PWF World Heavyweight Champion into the various ringside objects wasn't enough for the young Onita as he nearly found himself disqualified by wrapping a television cable around Race's throat. Feeling he dealt a sufficient amount of damage, Onita returned the match to the ring as he started to pick apart the champion limb by limb - clearly causing Race to favor a knee after the fact.

Down the road, Onita aimed to finish the match off with a release Thunder Fire Powerbomb into the corner padding, but Race would find ways each time to power out of the move. The one time Onita was able to get the champion on his shoulders resulted in a memorable reversal as Race rolled backwards into a rana that sent Onita crashing headfirst into the corner pad. Sensing his opportunity to strike, Race went up top and connected with a Diving Headbutt before following up with a vicious Piledriver for a successful title defense against the brash youngster.

In an exceptional match, Harley Race defeated Atsushi Onita in 31:09 by pinfall with a Piledriver.
**Harley Race makes defence number 27 of his PWF World Heavyweight title.**
RATING: 82

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Match No. 6

'NWA International Tag Team Championships'

60-minute time limit

Baba and Tsuruta - the latter specifically - were the epitome of focus as they were quite effective at picking apart the two Funk brothers in the early stages of the match. The experience of the sibling champions, however, allowed them to escape on occasion and get a series of tags off to each other to stay fresh. Eventually they were able to turn the tables and isolate Tsuruta from Baba as they paid particular attention towards the aging knees of Giant Baba.

Tsuruta's attempts to interfere on his partner's behalf were cut off by Kyohei Wada more often than not - allowing the champions to get in some cheaper shots with the referee's back turned. After enduring enough damage, Baba was able to eventually power his way out of being beaten down in the corner to bring the match back to even as both sides were back to full strength and able to get tags off freely.

As Baba and Dory Jr. were squaring off inside the ring as the legal men, Terry and Tsuruta were fighting on the outside and on the apron as Tsuruta looked to put the younger Funk brother out of commission by calling back to a previous singles match of theirs by trying to Backdrop Suplex him onto the apron. Not falling to that move in their most recent singles match, Terry drilled the challenger with an elbow to the face as he then threw Tsuruta to the apron and entered the ring. Terry started taking the fight to Baba as the brothers started delivering tag team move after tag team move. Perhaps getting a bit too overzealous at times, Terry went for a Piledriver on Baba on multiple occasions, but the giant was able to fend off both brothers and go back on the attack.

Baba dropped Terry with a Big Boot at a point as Tsuruta was able to quickly enter the ring and throw Terry back to the outside. From here, the match returned to being Baba versus Dory Jr. as the champion kept trying to trip up Baba and slap on a Texas Cloverleaf - but Baba was having none of it. An irish whip and a missed Big Boot attempt led to a chop block on the giant as Dory Jr. finally slapped on his patented Cloverleaf. The challenger just refused to submit to the hold and after several moments of agony was able to power his way out of the hold. One overhead chop connected after another from Baba as a Big Boot put the Funk down as Baba and Tsuruta once again found themselves holders of the NWA International Tag Team Championships.

In a bout that had sensational wrestling and fantastic heat, Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta defeated The Funk Brothers in 37:06 when Giant Baba defeated Dory Funk Jr. by pinfall with a Big Boot.
**Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta become the 33rd NWA International Tag Team Champions (11th reign)**
RATING: 83

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Main Event

'NWA World Heavyweight Championship'

60-minute time limit

Flair received a strongly favorable response from the 8,000+ in attendance - something that clearly irked Hansen as he charged from across the ring and immediately grounded the NWA World Heavyweight Champion. Not usually one to employ the ground game, Hansen utilized his technical skills as best as he could in the early stages of the match as Flair surprisingly had some struggles escaping from Hansen's holds. Once free, Flair tried to return the favor on his challenger but it quickly became clear Hansen had done his homework as he was able to find counter after counter for Flair's moves.

The NWA World Heavyweight Champion's decision to engage in a standing striking battle didn't work to his advantage as Hansen was able to shrug off a series of backhand chops before delivering a headbutt. An early attempt at a Lariat however went ducked by Flair as the champ then was able to ground Hansen for a longer period of time - working on the arms specifically. Hansen's strength was able to carry him away easier to the ropes, but Flair would resort to tactics such as using his foot to push a rope further away to inflict as much damage as possible.

It was clear Flair's grounded technical assault had worked as Hansen was favoring his arm a little bit. An irish whip by Flair backfired as Hansen would counter with a running shoulder tackle as he then took time to recover in the corner, clearly inspecting his arm to make sure it was in proper working order. Each time the world champion would try getting to his feet, Hansen would re-ground him with blows across the back and put Flair down for a longer amount of time with a gutbuster. Once he gathered enough stamina to get back to his feet, Hansen followed up with a series of knee lifts before dropping the champion with a back suplex for a two-count.

Hansen attempted to follow up with a few further suplexes, but Flair surprised the NWA International Heavyweight Champion with a small package rollup that nearly got the fall. An enraged Hansen quickly got to his feet and unloaded with a Lariat attempt that Flair just ducked as he rolled Hansen up again for another near fall. This time around, Hansen faked a Lariat attempt as he instead dropped the champion with a sit-out slam instead. Hansen got those in attendance to get on their feet as he pulled his elbow guard off as he signaled for a Lariat - one that should connect and get the job done this time.

As Hansen charged out of the corner, Flair countered with a drop toe hold that dazed Hansen by sending him crashing into the opposite side's corner pad. Flair immediately locked on a Figure-Four Leg Lock that left Hansen screaming in agony. The Texas refused to submit though as grueling second after grueling second passed by. Each time Hansen sat up to get some leverage to power his way to a rope, Flair unloaded with chops to the chest to keep Hansen in place. A full minute passed as Hansen continued to refuse to tap out. With not enough progress made in him getting to a rope or countering the hold, Kyohei Wada called for the bell as Hansen tried hobbling to his feet to apprehend the ref and continue the match... but it was too late.

In an exceptional match, Ric Flair defeated Stan Hansen in 36:34 by referee stoppage.
**Ric Flair makes defence number 9 of his NWA World Heavyweight title.**
RATING: 83

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Hashasheen: 6/7
Dalton: 6/7
CPBHBK: 5/7

Dalton · November 24, 2020

LOTS of gaijins!

That's a killer main event; it fits perfectly with the theme of 80s AJPW. Baba and Tsuruta winning the belts is neat, although Baba can probably barely move. Perks of having Jumbo as a partner right?

Rogue · November 25, 2020

Summer Action Series Mid-Tour Press Conference

Stan Hansen is clearly in a mood after having his second match in a year called by Kyohei Wada rather than him submitting. At the sign of the first question from a reporter, the NWA International Heavyweight Champion grabs his bullrope and immediately charges the journalist - running him off.
Jumbo Tsuruta, on behalf of himself and his tag team partner, says it's great to show once again that they're the top tag unit in All Japan Pro Wrestling, but it's time for him to turn his attention to the Budokan and one of the biggest matches of his career. He assures the press group in attendance that Tsuruta vs. Hansen in an NWA title unification match is sure to be a classic of a match and he hopes to be speaking to the press in attendance at the Budokan as the victor at the conclusion of it.
Harley Race keeps his remarks brief as he says that should teach that little bastard Onita to dare get as mischievous in the future. Now it's time for him to turn his attention towards his next challenger.
Atsushi Onita's clearly still in pain from his match as he's continuously icing his back. The youngster says he knows his time is coming soon. One day he'll get Race and get that PWF World Heavyweight Championship... one day.
Genichiro Tenryu thanks Yoshiaki Yatsu for a tough match as he hypes his opponent up as a worthy opponent. But, on the other hand, he does put out a warning in a way to the rest of the locker room that if they decide to get as ballsy as Yatsu did in the weeks leading up to tonight, you're going to unleash the same fire you saw out of Tenryu tonight.

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News of the World - June 1983

AJPW: Stan Hansen signed to a long-term exclusive contract with the company after a lengthy bidding war with the World Wrestling Federation. Hansen is said to be a key figure of AJPW's long-term booking plans. Signing to the company on a pay-per-appearance deal is MLW's Haku - who will be working under the name 'King Tonga.' Also signing to touring contracts are WCCW's Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy.

GCW: Stan Hansen and Mr. Wrestling have both left GCW.
GCW: The NWA National Tag Team Championships have been vacated.

CMLL: Rayo de Jalisco Sr. and Dr. Wagner won the Mexican National Tag Team Championships.

WWF: A quick jump up to Cult size was quickly halted as they just as quickly fell back to Regional. Signing exclusive contracts with the company were Tully Blanchard, Roddy Piper, Adrian Adonis, Paul Orndorff and Blackjack Mulligan.
WWF: Tony Garea won the WWF Intercontinental Championship from Pat Patterson.

MACW: Jos Leduc and Terry Funk let their contracts expire as neither are known for staying with companies for very long stints. Sgt. Slaughter, however, re-signed to a pay-per-appearance deal. Ric Flair was also made the figurehead of the company - replacing Roddy Piper in quick fashion.
MACW: Dick Slater and Dick Murdoch won the vacant Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championships. Slater and Leduc previously held them before Leduc's contract expired.

WCCW: The Spoiler and Rip Oliver signed to pay-per-appearance contracts while King Kong Bundy's contract expired.
WCCW: Buzz Sawyer won the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship from David von Erich.

AWA: Greg Valentine signed on a pay-per-appearance deal while Jerry Blackwell extended his pay-per-appearance contract.
AWA: Curt Hennig won the AWA Television Championship from Blackwell. Steve O won the AWA Light Heavyweight Championship from Buck Zumhofe.

MSW: Robert Gibson and Buddy Landell won the Mid-South Tag Team Championships from Ted Dibiase and Matt Borne.

SWCW: Chavo Guerrero won the SWCW Television Title from Al Madril.

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Prediction Key

Summer Action Series - Night 12 [TV]

Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu vs. Stan Hansen and Harley Race - 30
Giant Baba vs. Tiger Jeet Singh - 20
The Great Kabuki and Magic Dragon vs. The Funk Brothers - 20
Mitsuharu Misawa, Kodo Fuyuki and Chavo Guerrero vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu, Ashura Hara and Tarzan Goto - 20
Kazuo Yamazaki vs. Mighty Inoue - 15
Mitsuo Momota and Apollo Suguwara vs. Goro Tsurumi and King Tonga - 15

TIEBREAKER: What match will be Match of the Night?

LOTS of gaijins!

That's a killer main event; it fits perfectly with the theme of 80s AJPW. Baba and Tsuruta winning the belts is neat, although Baba can probably barely move. Perks of having Jumbo as a partner right?

While Baba is definitely starting to slow down (he is 45 after all), he surprisingly can still somewhat go in the ring. Tsuruta's the star of that team performance-wise, but Baba still stands as a convincing half of that unit.

siah463 · November 25, 2020

Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu vs. Stan Hansen and Harley Race - 30

Giant Baba vs. Tiger Jeet Singh - 20

The Great Kabuki and Magic Dragon vs. The Funk Brothers - 20

Mitsuharu Misawa, Kodo Fuyuki and Chavo Guerrero vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu, Ashura Hara and Tarzan Goto - 20

Kazuo Yamazaki vs. Mighty Inoue - 15

Mitsuo Momota and Apollo Suguwara vs. Goro Tsurumi and King Tonga - 15

TIEBREAKER: What match will be Match of the Night? Main event

Rogue · December 7, 2020

<div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="YSLIDQE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/YSLIDQE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Summer Action Series - Night 12 Tokyo (Kanto) - Tokyo JCB Hall Show Rating: 78 Attendance: 3,041 TV: 1.23 (922,740) Match No. 1</div> <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> <div style="text-align:center;">Mitsuo Momota and Apollo Suguwara vs. Goro Tsurumi and King Tonga 15-minute time limit <img alt="4EHZLoV.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/4EHZLoV.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <img alt="xOefW47.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/xOefW47.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="bSDaPOD.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bSDaPOD.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="A3LkYJG.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/A3LkYJG.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="ECzW7JA.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ECzW7JA.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="Mh8Z9vl.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Mh8Z9vl.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46953" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">In a decent match, Goro Tsurumi and King Tonga defeated Mitsuo Momota and Apollo Suguwara in 6:43 when Goro Tsurumi defeated Apollo Suguwara by pinfall with a Sumo Tackle. RATING: 67</div></div></blockquote> </div> <div style="text-align:center;">Match No. 2</div> <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> <div style="text-align:center;">Kazuo Yamazaki vs. Mighty Inoue 15-minute time limit <img alt="4EHZLoV.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/4EHZLoV.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <img alt="DNDxQag.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/DNDxQag.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="A3LkYJG.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/A3LkYJG.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="b9peMJI.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/b9peMJI.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46953" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">In a good match, Kazuo Yamazaki defeated Mighty Inoue in 7:56 by submission with a Crucifix Armbar. RATING: 75</div></div></blockquote> </div> <div style="text-align:center;">Match No. 3</div> <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> <div style="text-align:center;">Mitsuharu Misawa, Kodo Fuyuki and Chavo Guerrero vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu, Ashura Hara and Tarzan Goto 20-minute time limit <img alt="dCwlbi2.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/dCwlbi2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <img alt="Y6anyGm.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Y6anyGm.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="cIn9zJt.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/cIn9zJt.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="aASWM4c.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/aASWM4c.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="A3LkYJG.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/A3LkYJG.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="gFVW74S.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/gFVW74S.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="02RTaun.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/02RTaun.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="RWphYS1.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/RWphYS1.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46953" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">In an exceptional match, Yoshiaki Yatsu, Ashura Hara and Tarzan Goto defeated Mitsuharu Misawa, Kodo Fuyuki and Chavo Guerrero in 11:29 when Tarzan Goto defeated Kodo Fuyuki by pinfall with a Piledriver after some underhanded tactics from both Goto and Hara. RATING: 80</div></div></blockquote> </div> <div style="text-align:center;">Match No. 4</div> <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> <div style="text-align:center;">The Great Kabuki and Magic Dragon vs. The Funk Brothers 20-minute time limit <img alt="dCwlbi2.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/dCwlbi2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <img alt="ifDxwyR.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ifDxwyR.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="EOLiGSk.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EOLiGSk.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="A3LkYJG.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/A3LkYJG.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="NB3AVwm.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/NB3AVwm.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="ZZHzfkU.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ZZHzfkU.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46953" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">In a bout that had superb wrestling and great heat, The Funk Brothers defeated The Great Kabuki and Magic Dragon in 11:28 when Terry Funk defeated The Great Kabuki by pinfall with a Piledriver. RATING: 84</div></div></blockquote> </div> <div style="text-align:center;">Match No. 5</div> <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> <div style="text-align:center;">Giant Baba vs. Tiger Jeet Singh 20-minute time limit <img alt="dCwlbi2.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/dCwlbi2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <img alt="P7X3431.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/P7X3431.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="A3LkYJG.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/A3LkYJG.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="lfYYxP1.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/lfYYxP1.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46953" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">In a bout that had fantastic heat and good wrestling, Giant Baba defeated Tiger Jeet Singh in 9:20 by pinfall with a Big Boot. RATING: 73</div></div></blockquote> </div> <div style="text-align:center;">Main Event</div> <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:5px";"> <div style="text-align:center;">Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu vs. Stan Hansen and Harley Race 30-minute time limit <img alt="5YyYtkd.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5YyYtkd.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <img alt="cJXpLUP.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/cJXpLUP.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="GSIlvuE.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/GSIlvuE.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="A3LkYJG.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/A3LkYJG.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="eiPb7Zl.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/eiPb7Zl.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="DtLrT7j.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/DtLrT7j.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46953" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">A thoroughly exciting match in which each man was able to get in plenty of offense with Tsuruta and Hansen clearly trying to get one over on the other ahead of their clash at the end of the month. While most of the attention was directed towards the two slated to take part in the tour's main event, Tenryu and Race put on a spirited battle as well that was a perfect balance between technical wrestling and a standing brawl. The time limit drew closer and closer as the match was seemingly on its way towards a time draw, but a rare mistake from Race allowed Tenryu to capitalize with several leaping kicks before dropping the PWF World Heavyweight Champion with a Powerbomb to get the three-count just after the 28-minute mark. In a bout that had sensational wrestling and fantastic heat, Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu defeated Stan Hansen and Harley Race in 28:01 when Genichiro Tenryu defeated Harley Race by pinfall with a Powerbomb. RATING: 76</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">**POST-MATCH** After having his and Tsuruta's arms raised in victory, Tenryu asks for a microphone as Tsuruta heads to the back to leave the ring for his tag partner. Waiting for the applause from the Tokyo crowd to die down a little, Tenryu then began to speak...</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46953" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Tenryu: I'm ready. Earlier this year when I suffered my knee injury, I was taken out of the title picture for the PWF World Heavyweight Championship. I knew when I returned I was going to have to re-earn my shot at the championship. I expect nothing to be handed to be on a silver platter to me - if you want to succeed in All Japan Pro Wrestling, you have to earn it! Having just going through a physical war with Yoshiaki Yatsu in Aichi, I mean it when I say it... I'm ready. Having just pinned the reigning PWF World Champion... I. Am. Ready. Harley Race, I have always respected you for being a fighting champion and for being one of the toughest men in this sport. I know a singles bout between us both will make my battle with Yatsu seem peaceful by comparison... but I hope you realize that I'm ready for Harley Race. Now, the question is, is Harley Race ready for Genichiro Tenryu?</div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">RATING: 87</div> </div> <div style="text-align:center;">_______________________________________________</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46953" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>siah463: 4/6</div></blockquote>

Rogue · December 9, 2020

Summer Action Series Mid-Tour Press Conference

Quick press conference is held at HQ with AJPW officials on hand to discuss just a few matters. First, they confirm that Harley Race vs. Genichiro Tenryu for the PWF World Heavyweight Championship is on for the tour finale at the Budokan as Race, despite not accepting the challenge on television, has informed them he is more than willing to have Tenryu as his next challenger.
The second bit of news is that the NWA International Tag Team Championships will be on the line at the next television taping. The NWA had given the title shot to an up and coming tag team from Texas, Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy, but Hayes unfortunately will not be able to make it to Japan due to a medical issue. Thus, Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta's first title defence will be against Stan Hansen and Terry Gordy.

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Summer Action Series - Night 13
Atsugi City Hagino Gym (Kanto) - 2,000 people (NO VACANCY)
Show Rating: 76

Genichiro Tenryu and Chavo Guerrero defeated Harley Race and Shiro Koshinaka in 21:53 (Pinfall, Powerbomb) (76)
Ashura Hara, Atsushi Onita and Tarzan Goto defeated Mitsuharu Misawa, Masanobu Fuchi and Mitsuo Momota in 12:42 (Pinfall, Thunder Fire Powerbomb) (76)
Dory Funk Jr. defeated Mighty Inoue in 7:37 (Submission, Texas Cloverleaf) (78)
Kodo Fuyuki defeated Goro Tsurumi in 8:16 (Pinfall, Fuyuki Special II) (76)
Giant Baba and Motoshi Okuma defeated Takashi Ishikawa and Akio Sato in 9:34 (Pinfall, Big Boot) (77)

Summer Action Series - Night 14
Sasebo Station Swan Sport (Kyushu) - 1,472 people
Show Rating: 78

Harley Race, Stan Hansen and Tiger Jeet Singh defeated Motoshi Okuma, Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu in 20:42 (Pinfall, Piledriver) (77)
Dory Funk Jr. defeated Akio Sato in 9:33 (Submission, Texas Cloverleaf) (83)
Terry Funk and Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated Chavo Guerrero and Kazuo Yamazaki in 9:52 (Submission, Jailhouse Lock) (78)
Giant Baba, The Great Kabuki and Magic Dragon defeated George Takano, Shinji Sasazaki and Apollo Suguwara in 8:10 (Pinfall, Poison Mist) (59)
Mighty Inoue defeated Toshiaki Kawada in 6:50 (Pinfall) (73)

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Prediction Key

Summer Action Series - Night 15 [TV]

NWA International Tag Team Championships: Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta © vs. Stan Hansen and Terry Gordy - 60
Genichiro Tenryu vs. Mighty Inoue - 20
Masanobu Fuchi and Motoshi Okuma vs. Atsushi Onita and Tiger Jeet Singh - 20
Mitsuharu Misawa, Kodo Fuyuki and Chavo Guerrero vs. Ashura Hara, Tarzan Goto and King Tonga - 20
Mitsuo Momota vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu - 15
Apollo Suguwara and Kazuo Yamazaki vs. The Funk Brothers - 15

TIEBREAKER: What will be the match of the night?

siah463 · December 9, 2020

Genichiro Tenryu vs. Mighty Inoue - 20

Masanobu Fuchi and Motoshi Okuma vs. Atsushi Onita and Tiger Jeet Singh - 20

Mitsuharu Misawa, Kodo Fuyuki and Chavo Guerrero vs. Ashura Hara, Tarzan Goto and King Tonga - 20

Mitsuo Momota vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu - 15

Apollo Suguwara and Kazuo Yamazaki vs. The Funk Brothers - 15

DyllanK17 · December 23, 2020

NWA International Tag Team Championships: Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta © vs. Stan Hansen and Terry Gordy - 60

Genichiro Tenryu vs. Mighty Inoue - 20

Masanobu Fuchi and Motoshi Okuma vs. Atsushi Onita and Tiger Jeet Singh - 20

Mitsuharu Misawa, Kodo Fuyuki and Chavo Guerrero vs. Ashura Hara, Tarzan Goto and King Tonga - 20

Mitsuo Momota vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu - 15

Apollo Suguwara and Kazuo Yamazaki vs. The Funk Brothers - 15

TIEBREAKER: What will be the match of the night? Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta © vs. Stan Hansen and Terry Gordy

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