PGHW Origins(-ish)

Scottie · March 25, 2021

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https://i.imgur.com/tBwynoL.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></td><td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Former title contender departs

Former Glory Tag Crown contender Gihei Kanesaka has officially parted ways with PGHW, after signing a two year deal with BHOTWG. The 33-year old had produced some good performances this year, mostly teaming with Koryusai Kitoaji before an unsuccessful title shot against Inukai & Nakane. He wasn't included in last month's Elite Series, and was on the receiving end of a pinfall defeat in his last bout at "Night of PRIDE". He follows Rico Santana, who likewise signed a two year deal with HGC in the US.</td><td style="width: 100px;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="width: 100px;"> </td><td style="width: 156.033px;"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/zXEMEmh.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></td><td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"> British duo out of "GLORY" Series

Emerging UK youngsters Razor Valentine and Samurai Brown (otherwise known in the UK as "British Samurai") have been left off the touring roster for PGHW's sixteen show "GLORY" tour, commencing in May. The duo completed two series with PGHW, spending much of the time teaming up despite being bitter rivals in the UK. They were hamstrung somewhat with Valentine missing much of the back half of the "PRIDE" Series, but produced some decent performances - including a bout involving the likes of Kitoaji, Mito Miwa and Dragon Agakawa. Compatriot Rolling Johnny Stones will compete in the next tour.</td><td style="width: 100px;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="width: 100px;"> </td><td style="width: 156.033px;"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/O9bdVKA.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></td><td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"> Former champion set to appear in "GLORY" Series blockbuster

It's not all doom and gloom at PGHW, with 27-year old "The Shooter" Craig Prince set to appear during May's "GLORY" Tour. After current Historical Japan Champion Nobuatsu Tatsuko complained about a lack of competition, the PGHW powers that be obliged by luring the two-time NOTBPW Canadian Champion across the Pacific. Prince is set to be introduced to Japanese audiences in singles action against Go Matsunaga, in a bout that will be televised on STV on May 18. He is then due to meet Tatsuko in the series finale on Jun. 6 at the Nippon Budokan.</td><td style="width: 100px;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="width: 100px;"> </td><td style="width: 156.033px;"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/O8jk1zk.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></td><td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"> PGHW "GLORY" Series dates finalised

As noted above, PGHW's "GLORY" Series will run from May 17 to Jun. 6, with sixteen cards - four of which will be broadcast live:

PGHW Glory Series, May 18 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall
PGHW Glory Series, May 27 @ Nakajima Sports Centre
PGHW Glory Series, May 31 @ Miyagi Sports Centre
PGHW Glory Series, Jun. 6 at Tokyo Nippon Budokan

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Scottie · March 25, 2021

Fantastic Elite Series and a great review post. I am loving this one and your graphics as always looks cool.

Thank you for the feedback - doing my best to make any new signings live up to BestForTheBusiness' renders!

Great elite series. I really enjoyed it and I'm glad Big Van Dread got the win.

Thank you - yes, he's producing some amazing matches across the board with literally everyone. He's red hot right now.

Congratulations on concluding a superb Elite Series! Fantastic Final+I enjoyed reading the overall Review also. Dread not only dominated the field but the match ratings as well. It'll be interesting to see if he does go on to claim the Glory Crown.

Thanks - always appreciate the support!

Dalton · March 27, 2021

It's been awhile since I checked up on this, and holy moly I will never miss a post again! I FLEW through the last few tours reading this; the layout is incredible and the news postings are very immersive. I like the storylines you having building (push Diaz!) and you have a real knack for this puro stuff

Scottie · March 28, 2021

PGHW "GLORY" Tour - Results, Nights 1 to 8

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 3px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #def6ff; max-width:60%;box-shadow: 0 1px 2px " ;"="">PGHW "GLORY" Tour, 17.05.1997

Ibaraki Sports Park Gymnasium

816 Fans

[64]

Koji Kojima & Koki Ishibashi defeated Mamoru Nagahama & Yoriie Ippitsusai (10:06) with a Senton Bomb from Kojima to Ippitsusai. [53]
Fukusaburu Inao, Kazuo Mitsushi & Koichi Kajiwara defeated Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) & Rolling Johnny Stones (11:50) with the La Magistral Cradle from Inao to Stones. [44]
Nobuatsu Tatsuko, Dragon Agakawa & Go Matsunaga defeated Mito Miwa, Yoshimi Mushashibo & Hirokumi Saito (16:25) with a Knee Strike from Matsunaga to Saito. [67]
Eisaku Hoshino, Eisaku Kunomasu & Takesi Umehara defeated Yodo Nakane, Ninsei Tanuma & Amane Shunsen (10:30) with the Godzilla Plunge from Hoshino to Shunsen. [62]
Koryusai Kitoaji & Shuji Inukai defeated Java & Kimitada Yanagita (18:13) with the Roaring Elbow from Kitoaji to Yanagita. [57]
Club Dread (Dread, Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz) defeated Danger Kumasaka, Hito Ichihara & Hayate Hasegawa (20:48) with the Choke Slam from Diaz to Hasegawa. [65]

A low key start to the tour, with Club Dread continuing its recent run of good form with a win over a team including Kumasaka, Ichihara and Hasegawa. Diaz was this time the one picking up the pinfall, with Kumasaka and Ichihara distracted by his team mates - allowing Diaz to nail Hasegawa with a Choke Slam for the three.

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<div style="padding: 15px; border: 3px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #bbe3f2; max-width:60%;box-shadow: 0 1px 2px " ;"="">PGHW "GLORY" Tour, 18.05.1997 (STV)

Tokyo Korokuen Hall

2,100 Fans - Super No Vacancy

139,239 Viewers (0.18)

[70]

Kazuo Mitsushi defeated Fukusaburu Inao (9:49) with the Emerald Fusion. [42]
Craig Prince Debut Match: Craig Prince defeated Go Matsunaga (14:07) with the Katahajime. [52]
Amane Shunsen, Koji Kojima & Koki Ishibashi defeated Koichi Kajiwara & Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) (11:59) with a Backbreaker Drop from Ishibashi to Kajiwara. [48]
Mito Miwa, Yoshimi Mushashibo & Rolling Johnny Stones defeated Ninsei Tanuma, Java & Yoriie Ippitsusai (14:03) with a Spike DDT from Mushashibo to Ippitsusai. [51]
Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu) & Takesi Umehara defeated Danger Kumasaka, Dragon Agakawa & Mamoru Nagahama (15:14) with the Enigma Machine from Hoshino & Kunomasu to Nagahama. [58]
Nobuatsu Tatsuko & Raymond Diaz defeated Hito Ichihara & Hayate Hasegawa (13:50) with the Tatsuko Driller from Tatsuko to Hasegawa. [61]
Koryusai Kitoaji, Yodo Nakane & Shuji Inukai defeated Club Dread (Dread & Lee Wright) & Kimitada Yanagita (19:56) with the Roaring Elbow from Kitoaji to Yanagita. [75]

A heck of a show in televised action, which was headlined by a competitve bout with Kitoaji and the tag champions Nakane and Inukai defeating Dread, Wright and Yanagita. Although not a member of Club Dread, Yanagita has been a sometimes partner of the gai-jin club, but much to Dread's fury he ate the pinfall as Kitoaji nailed him with an elbow. It's another frustrating defeat to Kitoaji by the Elite Series winner.
Elsewhere, Nobuatsu Tatsuko teamed up with Raymond Diaz to pick up the win over Ichihara and Hasegawa. In a surprise win of sorts, Tatsuko sent a message to his "Night of GLORY" opponent Craig Prince, with a Tatsuko Driller on Hasegawa.
Speaking of Prince, "The Shooter" made his PGHW debut with a win over the veteran Go Matsunaga. It wasn't Prince's best performance as he was clearly suffering from some nerves, but he managed to pick up a submission win over Matsunaga with his Katahajime.
In other news, former title contenders Kunomasu & Hoshino unveiled their new team name, "Codebreakers 1996", as they teamed up with former Historical Japan challenger Umehara to beat Kumasaka, Agakawa and Nagahama. "CB1996" also debuted a new finishing move to finish off Nagahama, called the "Enigma Machine" - Hoshino lifting Nagahama into a piledriver position, and Kunomasu coming down off the top rope to slam him down.

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<div style="padding: 15px; border: 3px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #def6ff; max-width:60%;box-shadow: 0 1px 2px " ;"="">PGHW "GLORY" Tour, 20.05.1997

Ogaki Castle Hall

709 Fans

[65]

Fukusaburu Inao & Hirokumi Saito defeated Mamoru Nagahama & Yoriie Ippitsusai (8:43) with a Vertical Suplex from Inao to Nagahama. [38]
Takesi Umehara defeated Amane Shunsen (10:19) with the Facebuster Suplex. [34]
Go Matsunaga, Ninsei Tanuma & Eisaku Kunomasu defeated Yodo Nakane, Shuji Inukai & Rolling Johnny Stones (11:09) with a Knee Strike from Matsunaga to Stones. [49]
Mito Miwa & Yoshimi Mushashibo defeated Kazuo Mitsushi & Koichi Kajiwara (12:27) with the Pride Bomber from Miwa to Kajiwara. [63]
Craig Prince, Koji Kojima & Koki Ishibashi defeated Nobuatsu Tatsuko & Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) (15:48) with the Katahajime from Prince to Okazawaya. [63]
Dread & Eisaku Hoshino defeated Koryusai Kitoaji & Dragon Agakawa (19:37) with the Dread Bomb from Dread to Agakawa. [68]
Hito Ichihara, Danger Kumasaka & Hayate Hasegawa defeated Club Dread (Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz) & Kimitada Yanagita (15:46) with the Aurora Surfboard Vice from Kumasaka to Yanagita. [66]

The highlight of the show in Ogaki was the team of Dread & Hoshino teaming up to beat Kitoaji & Agakawa. It was an important win for Dread who has appeared stung by criticism of his record against Kitoaji, but he didn't get the pinfall over the former champion - settling instead for Dread Bomb on Agakawa.
Elsewhere, a furious Nobuatsu Tatsuko suffered defeat in his first bout against his title contender "The Shooter" Craig Prince. The two didn't get much of a chance to lay hands on each other, and Tatsuko could only watch on as Prince drew the submission from Okazawaya.

PGHW "GLORY" Tour, 21.05.1997

Tokushima Municipal Gymnasium

385 Fans

[70]

Danger Kumasaka defeated Koji Kojima (7:39) with the Aurora Surfboard Vice. [62]
Amane Shunsen & Takesi Umehara defeated Kazuo Mitsushi & Koichi Kajiwara (9:26) with the Trap Legdrop from Shunsen to Kajiwara. [42]
Dragon Agakawa, Kimitada Yanagita & Java defeated Go Matsunaga, Mamoru Nagahama & Yoriie Ippitsusai (11:41) with a Spear Tackle from Java to Ippitsusai. [45]
Mito Miwa & Yoshimi Mushashibo defeated Nobuatsu Tatsuko & Ninsei Tanuma (15:12) with the Pride Bomber from Miwa to Tanuma. [70]
Koryusai Kitoaji, Craig Prince & Rolling Johnny Stones defeated Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) & Fukusaburu Inao (11:33) with the Katahajime from Prince to Inao. [55]
Lee Wright & Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu) defeated Yodo Nakane, Shuji Inukai & Hayate Hasegawa (19:38) with the Wright Stuff from Wright to Hasegawa. [65]
Club Dread (Dread & Raymond Diaz) defeated Hito Ichihara & Koki Ishibashi (13:39) with the Dreadsault from Dread to Ishibashi. [73]

The crowd in Tokushima was treated to a couple of great bouts. In the main event, Dread and Diaz picked up a win over Ichihara and Ishibashi in a surprisingly entertaining main event, while elsewhere Tatsuko suffered his second defeat in as many nights - teaming up with Tanuma in a loss to Miwa and Mushashibo.

PGHW "GLORY" Tour, 22.05.1997

Wakayama Prefectural Gymnasium

770 Fans

[71]

Amane Shunsen & Hirokumi Saito defeated Rolling Johnny Stones & Yoriie Ippitsusai (7:53) with the Trap Legdrop from Shunsen to Ippitsusai. [29]
Craig Prince defeated Harumi Okazawaya (11:56) with the Katahajime. [49]
Go Matsunaga, Kazuo Mitsushi & Koichi Kajiwara defeated Koji Kojima, Koki Ishibashi & Takesi Umehara (12:20) with the Spiral Bomb from Matsunaga to Kojima. [45]
Nobuatsu Tatsuko & Kimitada Yanagita defeated Hayate Hasegawa & Mamoru Nagahama (13:24) with the Yanagita Crush from Yanagita to Nagahama. [56]
Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu) & Java defeated Mito Miwa, Yoshimi Mushashibo & Fukusaburu Inao (13:21) with a Spear Tackle from Java to Inao. [65]
Danger Kumasaka & Dragon Agakawa defeated Koryusai Kitoaji & Ninsei Tanuma (14:43) with the Dragon Driver from Agakawa to Tanuma. [59]
Hito Ichihara, Yodo Nakane & Shuji Inukai defeated Club Dread (Dread, Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz) (22:23) with a Lariat from Inukai to Diaz. [75]

A huge main event in Wakayama, as Ichihara teamed up with the tag champions against the full Club Dread lineup. In a great which saw the continuation of some great rivalries, Inukai nailed Diaz with a pair of Lariats to keep the big man down for three. All six men argued after the match, and a re-match between the six men was set for PGHW "Road to Night of GLORY - Night 1" on May 27 in Nakajima.
Elsewhere, another rivalry continued to develop as Codebreakers 1996 teamed with Java to beat Miwa, Mushashibo and Inao. CB96 and Miwa & Mushashibo were the clear stars as they traded some heavy hits, but the win came from the savage Java who almost tore Inao in half with a Spear Tackle.

PGHW "GLORY" Tour, 23.05.1997

Toyohashi City Gymnasium

692 Fans

[67]

Go Matsunaga defeated Yoriie Ippitsusai (8:18) with the Spiral Bomb. [34]
Amane Shunsen, Hirokumi Saito & Takesi Umehara defeated Kazuo Mitsushi, Koichi Kajiwara & Mamoru Nagahama (10:15) with a Facebuster Suplex from Umehara to Nagahama. [39]
Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu) & Java defeated Yodo Nakane, Koji Kojima & Koki Ishibashi (15:36) with an Argentine Backbreaker from Hoshino to Ishibashi. [62]
Koryusai Kitoaji & Shuji Inukai defeated Nobuatsu Tatsuko & Kimitada Yanagita (13:01) with a Lariat from Inukai to Yanagita. [67]
Hito Ichihara & Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) defeated Mito Miwa, Yoshimi Mushashio & Ninsei Tanuma (14:08) with an Armbar from Ichihara to Tanuma. [66]
Club Dread (Dread, Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz) defeated Danger Kumasaka, Dragon Agakawa & Hayate Hasegawa (13:54) with the Wright Stuff from Wright to Hasegawa. [69]

More good work from Club Dread, who continue to dominate this tour with a win over Kumasaka, Agakawa and Hasegawa. There was no love lost between Dread and Kumasaka who brawled for much of the bout - both inside and outside the ring - but it was Wright who finished the bout while the others were distracted, with poor old Hasegawa eating a Wright Stuff. The veteran Kumasaka continues to be unimpressed by Club Dread's antics, and was left further frustrated by their over the top post-match celebration.
Ichihara has recently taken young Sarumara under his wing, and got the chance to team up with Rebel Cell's Okazawaya and Sarumara in the biggest win of their respective careers over Miwa, Mushashibo and Tanuma. Ichihara carried much of the bout, and ultimately got the submission win over Tanuma.
Codebreakers 1996 continued their impressive tour, this time picking up a win over a team that included PGHW Glory Tag Crown Champion Yodo Nakane.

PGHW "GLORY" Tour, 24.05.1997

Tokyo Korokuen Hall

811 Fans

[70]

Hayate Hasegawa & Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) defeated Fukusaburu Inao, Hirokumi Saito & Rolling Johnny Stones (10:28) with the Yakuza Kick from Hasegawa to Saito. [38]
Ninsei Tanuma & Mamoru Nagahama defeated Koji Kojima & Koki Ishibashi (9:46) with a Senton Divebomb from Tanuma to Ishibashi. [52]
Dragon Agakawa, Kazuo Mitsushi & Koichi Kajiwara defeated Amane Shunsen, Takesi Umehara & Yoriie Ippitsusai (11:31) with a Dragon Driver from Agakawa to Umehara. [44]
Koryusai Kitoaji & Go Matsunaga defeated Kimitada Yanagita & Java (14:05) with a Backdrop from Kitoaji to Java. [54]
Club Dread (Dread, Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz) defeated Danger Kumasaka, Mito Miwa & Yoshimi Mushashibo (20:13) with a Choke Slam from Diaz to Mushashibo. [64]
Hito Ichihara, Yodo Nakane & Shuji Inukai defeated Nobuatsu Tatsuko & Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu) (22:12) with a Brainbuster Suplex from Nakane to Kunomasu. [74]

The best bout of the tournament so far, as Ichihara, Nakane and Inukai picked up the win over Tatsuko and Codebreakers 1996. This was a missed chance for CB1996 to prove themselves worthy of a title shot, although they fought valiantly before Nakane ended Kunomasu's night with a Brainbuster Suplex.

PGHW "GLORY" Tour, 25.05.1997

Ichinoseki Bunka Center Gymnasium

636 Fans

[65]

Yoriie Ippitsusai defeated Amane Shunsen (8:20) with a Yakuza Kick. [31]
Ninsei Tanuma, Mamoru Nagahama & Takesi Umehara defeated Koji Kojima, Koki Ishibashi & Rolling Johnny Stones (12:26) a the Straightjacket Suplex from Tanuma to Kojima. [48]
Nobuatsu Tatsuko, Fukusaburu Inao & Java defeated Danger Kumasaka, Hayate Hasegawa & Craig Prince (12:32) with the Tatsuko Blind Kick from Tatsuko to Hasegawa. [55]
Dread & Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu) defeated Mito Miwa, Yoshimi Mushashibo & Go Matsunaga (14:13) with the Godzilla Plunge from Hoshino to Matsunaga. [74]
Hito Ichihara & Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) defeated Dragon Agakawa, Kazuo Mitsushi & Koichi Kajiwara (11:49) with a Triangle Choke from Ichihara to Kajiwara. [53]
Koryusai Kitoaji, Yodo Nakane & Shuji Inukai defeated Club Dread (Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz) & Kimitada Yanagita (23:29) with a Lariat from Inukai to Yanagita. [65]

Best match of the night on this occasion saw Dread team up with Codebreakers 1996 to beat Miwa, Mushashibo & Matsunaga. It's a continuation of the rivalry between CB1996 and Miwa & Mushashibo, which will see them do battle in televised action in the coming week. This time, though, it was Matsunaga who ate the pinfall.
Elsewhere, Tatsuko managed his first win in multi-man action over challenger "The Shooter" Craig Prince. It wasn't a great match, but the highlight saw Prince briefly catch Tatsuko in his Katahajime, only for Tatsuko to escape before it was properly locked in. Tatsuko ended the bout with his driller on Hasegawa.

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It's been awhile since I checked up on this, and holy moly I will never miss a post again! I FLEW through the last few tours reading this; the layout is incredible and the news postings are very immersive. I like the storylines you having building (push Diaz!) and you have a real knack for this puro stuff

Thank you for the feedback! I find the tour shows a little bit of a slog and will be looking for some ways to streamline them if possible, but I'll keep with the current format for now until I can find something a bit more manageable there.

Scottie · March 28, 2021

PGHW: Full cards released for May 27 and 31 "Road to Night of GLORY" televised specials

TOKYO, Japan - While PGHW is still yet to announce a full card for “Night of GLORY” on Jun. 6, that could all change shortly with two blockbuster “Road to Night of GLORY” cards now set on May 27 and 31 - including a massive PGHW Glory Tag Crown match between Yodo Nakane & Shuji Inukai and Club Dread’s Lee Wright & Ray Diaz.

The May 27 card in Nakajima will be headlined by a big tour re-match, as the full Club Dread lineup faces Glory Crown champion Hito Ichihara and the tag champions Nakane & Inukai. The six most recently met in a great bout in Wakayama on May 22, but the stakes are higher this time as number one contender Dread battles Ichihara for the first time since the Elite Series finale, and Wright & Diaz look to put the finishing touches on their preparation in their first title shot since their loss to Nakane & Inukai in January.

In other action on May 27, Historical Japan champion Nobuatsu Tatsuko will team up with his “Night of GLORY” challenger “The Shooter” Craig Prince, as the pair take on high flying duo Koji Kojima & Koki Ishibashi. The pair have traded wins in multi-man action on their first tour, but will seek to put their differences aside against the masked duo. Elsewhere, Koryusai Kitoaji teams up with veteran Hayate Hasegawa against the aggressive powerhouse combo of Java and Kimitada Yanagita.

Then, on May 31, the tag titles will be on the line as Wright & Diaz look to avenge their loss in January against defending champions Inukai & Nakane. The inaugural champions from Club Dread have sought to rebuild over the past few months, and are now primed for a re-match against the popular Japanese duo. In other action, four young starlets do battle in tag-team action which could decide the next contenders for the Glory Tag Crown - as the impressive Codebreakers 1996 face Miwa & Mushashibo.

PGHW "Road to Night of GLORY - Night 1", 27.05.1997 (STV)

Nakajima Sports Center

Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) & Rolling Johnny Stones vs. Fukusaburu Inao, Hirokumi Saito & Takesi Umehara.
Mito Miwa, Yoshimi Mushashibo & Amane Shunsen vs. Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu) & Ninsei Tanuma.
Danger Kumasaka, Dragon Agakawa & Mamoru Nagahama vs. Go Matsunaga, Kazuo Mitsushi & Koichi Kajiwara.
”Odd Couple” Tag Team Match: Nobuatsu Tatsuko & Craig Prince vs. Koji Kojima & Koki Ishibashi.
Koryusai Kitoaji & Hayate Hasegawa vs. Kimitada Yanagita & Java.
Champions vs. Contenders Showdown: Hito Ichihara, Yodo Nakane & Shuji Inukai vs. Club Dread (Dread, Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz).

PGHW "Road to Night of GLORY - Night 2", 31.05.1997 (STV)

Miyagi Sports Center

Hirokumi Saito vs. Takesi Umehara.
Amane Shunsen, Fukusaburu Inao & Rolling Johnny Stones vs. Koji Kojima, Koki Ishibashi & Yoriie Ippitsusai.
Nobuatsu Tatsuko & Ninsei Tanuma vs. Dragon Agakawa & Mamoru Nagahama.
Mito Miwa & Yoshimi Mushashibo vs. Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Kunomasu & Eisaku Hoshino).
Hito Ichihara & Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) vs. Go Matsunaga, Kazuo Mitsushi & Koichi Kajiwara.
Danger Kumasaka, Koryusai Kitoaji & Hayate Hasegawa vs. Dread, Kimitada Yanagita & Java.
PGHW Glory Tag Crown: Yodo Nakane & Shuji Inukai © vs. Club Dread (Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz).

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Theheel · March 29, 2021

I don’t know much about the scene in Japan but my first look at this is pretty impressed. I’ll have to go catch up and start my Cverse in Japan education

Dalton · April 2, 2021

Thank you for the feedback! I find the tour shows a little bit of a slog and will be looking for some ways to streamline them if possible, but I'll keep with the current format for now until I can find something a bit more manageable there.

My recommendation would be to consolidate 3 or 4 tour shows into one post where you just go over the highlights, like you did here, just with more shows recapped ya know.

Historian · April 2, 2021

PGHW "Road to Night of GLORY - Night 1", 27.05.1997 (STV)

Nakajima Sports Center

Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) & Rolling Johnny Stones vs. Fukusaburu Inao, Hirokumi Saito & Takesi Umehara.
Mito Miwa, Yoshimi Mushashibo & Amane Shunsen vs. Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu) & Ninsei Tanuma.
Danger Kumasaka, Dragon Agakawa & Mamoru Nagahama vs. Go Matsunaga, Kazuo Mitsushi & Koichi Kajiwara.
”Odd Couple” Tag Team Match: Nobuatsu Tatsuko & Craig Prince vs. Koji Kojima & Koki Ishibashi.
Koryusai Kitoaji & Hayate Hasegawa vs. Kimitada Yanagita & Java.
Champions vs. Contenders Showdown: Hito Ichihara, Yodo Nakane & Shuji Inukai vs. Club Dread (Dread, Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz).

PGHW "Road to Night of GLORY - Night 2", 31.05.1997 (STV)

Miyagi Sports Center

Hirokumi Saito vs. Takesi Umehara.
Amane Shunsen, Fukusaburu Inao & Rolling Johnny Stones vs. Koji Kojima, Koki Ishibashi & Yoriie Ippitsusai.
Nobuatsu Tatsuko & Ninsei Tanuma vs. Dragon Agakawa & Mamoru Nagahama.
Mito Miwa & Yoshimi Mushashibo vs. Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Kunomasu & Eisaku Hoshino).
Hito Ichihara & Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) vs. Go Matsunaga, Kazuo Mitsushi & Koichi Kajiwara.
Danger Kumasaka, Koryusai Kitoaji & Hayate Hasegawa vs. Dread, Kimitada Yanagita & Java.
PGHW Glory Tag Crown: Yodo Nakane & Shuji Inukai © vs. Club Dread (Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz).

Dalton · April 3, 2021

PGHW "Road to Night of GLORY - Night 1", 27.05.1997 (STV)

Nakajima Sports Center

Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) & Rolling Johnny Stones vs. Fukusaburu Inao, Hirokumi Saito & Takesi Umehara.
Mito Miwa, Yoshimi Mushashibo & Amane Shunsen vs. Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu) & Ninsei Tanuma.
Danger Kumasaka, Dragon Agakawa & Mamoru Nagahama vs. Go Matsunaga, Kazuo Mitsushi & Koichi Kajiwara.
”Odd Couple” Tag Team Match: Nobuatsu Tatsuko & Craig Prince vs. Koji Kojima & Koki Ishibashi.
Koryusai Kitoaji & Hayate Hasegawa vs. Kimitada Yanagita & Java.
Champions vs. Contenders Showdown: Hito Ichihara, Yodo Nakane & Shuji Inukai vs. Club Dread (Dread, Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz).

PGHW "Road to Night of GLORY - Night 2", 31.05.1997 (STV)

Miyagi Sports Center

Hirokumi Saito vs. Takesi Umehara.
Amane Shunsen, Fukusaburu Inao & Rolling Johnny Stones vs. Koji Kojima, Koki Ishibashi & Yoriie Ippitsusai.
Nobuatsu Tatsuko & Ninsei Tanuma vs. Dragon Agakawa & Mamoru Nagahama.
Mito Miwa & Yoshimi Mushashibo vs. Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Kunomasu & Eisaku Hoshino).
Hito Ichihara & Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) vs. Go Matsunaga, Kazuo Mitsushi & Koichi Kajiwara.
Danger Kumasaka, Koryusai Kitoaji & Hayate Hasegawa vs. Dread, Kimitada Yanagita & Java.
PGHW Glory Tag Crown: Yodo Nakane & Shuji Inukai © vs. Club Dread (Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz).

Scottie · April 7, 2021

PGHW "Road to Night of GLORY - Night 1", 27.05.1997 (STV)

Nakajima Sports Center

5,000 Fans - Super No Vacancy

141,146 Viewers (0.18)

[70]

Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) & Rolling Johnny Stones defeated Fukusaburu Inao, Hirokumi Saito & Yoriie Ippitsusai (8:34) with a DDT from Sarumara to Saito. [37]
Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu) & Ninsei Tanuma defeated Mito Miwa, Yoshimi Mushashibo & Amane Shunsen (14:33) with a Straightjacket Suplex from Tanuma to Shunsen. [63]
Danger Kumasaka, Dragon Agakawa & Mamoru Nagahama defeated Go Matsunaga, Kazuo Mitsushi & Koichi Kajiwara (13:18) with a Dragon Driver from Agakawa to Kajiwara. [51]
”Odd Couple” Tag Team Match: Nobuatsu Tatsuko & Craig Prince defeated Koji Kojima & Koki Ishibashi (22:18) with the Katahajime from Prince to Kojima. [67]
Koryusai Kitoaji & Hayate Hasegawa defeated Kimitada Yanagita & Takesi Umehara (22:22) with a Yakuza Kick from Hasegawa to Umehara. [64]
Club Dread (Dread, Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz) defeated Hito Ichihara, Yodo Nakane & Shuji Inukai (26:24) with the Wright Stuff from Wright to Inukai. [74]

In one of the better matches of the night, Codebreakers 1996 teamed up with Ninsei Tanuma to beat Miwa, Mushashibo & Shunsen in a preview of the May 31 tag match between CB1996 and Miwa & Mushashibo. There was some great action all around, but ultimately Tanuma picked up the win with a suplex on Shunsen.
In the “Odd Couple” match, Tatsuko teamed up with his next singles opponent Prince to defeat the masked duo of Kojima & Ishibashi. It was a slightly underwhelming bout which was marked by each of Tatsuko and Prince trying to “one up” each other. Ultimately, Prince picked up the win as he forced Kojima to submit. After the bout, the champion and challenger nearly came to blows. [52]
Elsewhere, Hayate Hasegawa picked up the pinfall as he teamed with fellow veteran Koryusai Kitoaji, beating Kimitada Yanagita & Takesi Umehara (a late replacement for Java, who accepted an HGC booking). The younger team looked game in a prolonged contest, but a mistake from Umehara who missed a charge in the corner allowed Hasegawa to nail him with a Yakuza Kick for the three.
In the main event, Club Dread battled for the second time this tour against the championship trio of Ichihara, Nakane and Inukai. It just as good as their excellent match in Wakayama; Dread and Ichihara again the stand outs. Ultimately it was the gai-jin faction that avenged their loss from earlier this tour, as Inukai was momentarily distracted by Ray Diaz and walked straight into a pump kick from Wright, the “Wright Stuff” to give Club Dread the win. The focus after the match was on the tension between Club Dread and the tag champions ahead of their title bout on May 31. [51]

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PGHW “GLORY" Series, 29.05.1997

Honjo Citizen Gymnasium

824 Fans

[72]

Kimitada Yanagita & Java defeated Fukusaburu Inao & Mamoru Nagahama (10:25) with a Spear Tackle from Java to Nagahama. [50]
Nobuatsu Tatsuko, Ninsei Tanuma & Takesi Umehara defeated Hayate Hasegawa, Amane Shunsen & Rolling Johnny Stones (14:20) with a Facebuster Suplex from Umehara to Stones. [48]
Danger Kumasaka, Dragon Agakawa & Yoshimi Mushashibo defeated Eisaku Hoshino, Kazuo Mitsushi & Koichi Kajiwara (16:13) with an Ankle Lock from Mushashibo to Kajiwara. [60]
Mito Miwa defeated Eisaku Kunomasu (13:48) with the Pride Bomber. [73]
Hito Ichihara & Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) defeated Koryusai Kitoaji, Koji Kojima & Koki Ishibashi (15:46) with the Ichihara Armbar from Ichihara to Ishibashi. [63]
Club Dread (Dread, Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz) defeated Yodo Nakane, Shuji Inukai & Yoriie Ippitsusai (16:09) with the Dread Bomb from Dread to Inukai. [74]

Some final tune ups for Night 2 of “Road to Night of GLORY” in the main event, as Club Dread picked up another win over the tag champions, who were this time joined by young lion (and Nakane protege) Ippitsusai. In a surprising result, Ippitsusai didn’t take the fall as Dread picked up another pinfall win over Inukai.
In other action, Ichihara teamed up with his Night 2 partners “Rebel Cell” with a win over rival Kitoaji and Koji & Koki. Ichihara has also taken Sarumara under his wing, and picked up the win for his side by forcing Ishibashi to tap to an armbar.
In a preview of their tag match on May 31, Mito Miwa picked up a win in the match of the night against youngster Eisaku Kunomasu. It was a great bout, and the tour could be treated to an even better one tomorrow night as their tag partners Mushashibo and Hoshino do battle.

PGHW “GLORY" Series, 30.05.1997

Aomori Prefectural Gymnasium

622 Fans

[72]

Amane Shunsen & Mamoru Nagahama defeated Rolling Johnny Stones & Yoriie Ippitsusai (10:18) with a Trap Legdrop from Shunsen to Stones. [38]
Go Matsunaga, Koji Kojima & Koki Ishibashi defeated Nobuatsu Tatsuko, Kazuo Mitsushi & Koichi Kajiwara (12:04) with a Koki Revolution from Ishibashi to Kajiwara. [53]
Club Dread (Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz) & Takesi Umehara defeated Koryusai Kitoaji, Dragon Agakawa & Hayate Hasegawa (14:54) with a Ray Gun from Diaz to Hasegawa. [59]
Dread, Kimitada Yanagita & Java defeated Hito Ichihara & Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) (20:07) with a Yanagita Crush from Yanagita to Okazawaya. [65]
Yodo Nakane, Shuji Inukai & Mito Miwa defeated Danger Kumasaka, Ninsei Tanuma & Eisaku Kunomasu (14:45) with a Lariat from Inukai to Tanuma. [66]
Eisaku Hoshino defeated Yoshimi Mushashibo (21:49) with a Godzilla Plunge. [76]

A heck of a main event in Aomori, as Hoshino and Mushashibo battled it out for more than 20 minutes. Hoshino’s partner Kunomasu lost in singles action to Miwa in the previous night, and Hoshino was keen to avenge both that loss as well as his singles defeat in Elite Series action in April. He was ultimately able to do so, reversing out of a piledriver attempt from Mushashibo to hit the Godzilla Plunge. Codebreakers 1996 do battle with Miwa & Mushashibo tomorrow night in a hotly anticipated tag bout.
After a couple of pinfall defeats in recent matches, Shuji Inukai got a win for his team as he hit a Lariat on Ninsei Tanuma.
Elsewhere, Club Dread members Wright & Diaz capped off some perfect preparation for their tag title bout, as they teamed up with Umehara to beat Kitoaji, Agakawa & Hasegawa in an upset of sorts! Diaz got the win for his team, as he pinned Hasegawa following a massive Ray Gun.

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PGHW "Road to Night of GLORY - Night 2", 31.05.1997 (STV)

Miyagi Sports Center

2,000 Fans - Super No Vacancy

132,036 Viewers (0.17)

[68]

Takesi Umehara defeated Hirokumi Saito (9:03) with a Facebuster Suplex. [32]
Koji Kojima, Koki Ishibashi & Yoriie Ippitsusai defeated Amane Shunsen, Fukusaburu Inao & Rolling Johnny Stones (10:06) with a Koki Revolution from Ishibashi to Stones. [46]
Nobuatsu Tatsuko & Ninsei Tanuma defeated Dragon Agakawa & Mamoru Nagahama (11:47) with the Tatsuko Driller from Tatsuko to Nagahama. [56]
Hito Ichihara & Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) defeated Go Matsunaga, Kazuo Mitsushi & Koichi Kajiwara (20:03) with a DDT from Okazawaya to Kajiwara. [54]
Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu) defeated Mito Miwa & Yoshimi Mushashibo (23:30) with the Enigma Machine to Mushashibo. [72]
Danger Kumasaka, Koryusai Kitoaji & Hayate Hasegawa defeated Dread, Kimitada Yanagita & Java (21:52) with a Roaring Elbow from Kitoaji to Java. [69]
PGHW Glory Tag Crown: Yodo Nakane & Shuji Inukai © defeated Club Dread (Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz) (29:07) with a Brainbuster Suplex from Nakane to Wright (2nd defence). [68]

PGHW Historical Japan champion Nobuatsu Tatsuko has kept a low profile this tour, but he continues to build impressively ahead of his Jun. 6 title defence against Craig Prince. With “The Shooter” working dates in Canada, Tatsuko teamed with “Purple Flash” Ninsei Tanuma to beat veteran Dragon Agakawa and young lion Mamoru Nagahama. The impressive Nagahama showed great spirit, but couldn’t get the win for his team and ultimately fell to the Tatsuko Driller.
In a low key affair, Hito Ichihara teamed again with young pairing “Rebel Cell” to beat Matsunaga, Mitsushi & Kajiwara. Ichihara never really had to get out of first gear, and watched on with some pride as Okazawaya pinned fellow young lion Kajiwara with a DDT. It was the fifth time the trio had teamed this tour, and no doubt the rebellious pairing will want to continue that partnership.
One of the real highlights this tour has been the rivalry between the four young starlets Hoshino, Kunomasu, Miwa and Mushashibo. The tag contest between them didn’t quite live up to all that hype, but it was still a barnstorming technical bout between four of PGHW’s best young wrestlers. Ultimately, the duo of Hoshino & Kunomasu - “Codebreakers 1996” - picked up the win as they hit an isolated Mushashibo with an Enigma Machine.
In the co-main event, the veteran trio Kumasaka, Kitoaji & Hasegawa picked up the win over Elite Series winner Dread, Kimitada Yanagita & Java. Dread was the stand out for much of the bout, and continued his bitter rivalry with Kitoaji and Kumasaka in some short exchanges. Ultimately, though, Kitoaji picked up the win for his team as he hit Java with a Roaring Elbow. Needless to say, Dread was furious after the bout after suffering another loss to Kitoaji, who continues to undermine his good form of late.
In the main event, Yodo Nakane & Shuji Inukai completed their second defence of the PGHW Glory Tag Crown following a prolonged bout with former champions Wright & Diaz in the main event in Miyagi! In front of a packed crowd, the defending champions capped off an impressive night in a hard hitting bout which saw the “Club Dread” team go close to winning the titles on a number of occasions. Ultimately, though, it was the veteran Nakane who finished the bout as he hit Wright with a Brainbuster Suplex - Diaz falling just short of breaking up the pin.
After the bout, all hell broke loose. Wright & Diaz were joined by their leader Dread in a beatdown of their opponents, before Kitoaji & Ichihara came out for the save. But just when they thought the threat had passed - Codebreakers 1996 came out and took their chance to ambush the tag team champions, hitting both of them with their Enigma Machine and turning the tables in favour of Club Dread. After some tense moments, Danger Kumasaka then hobbled out from the back and evened the numbers as the brawling continued. That finally brought Sadaharu Jimbo out who announced the main event at “Night of GLORY” on Jun. 6 - a star-studded 5 vs. 5 Survival Style Match! [72]

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PGHW "Night of GLORY", 06.06.1997 (STV)

Tokyo Nippon Budokan

Card Subject to Change

PGHW Historical Japan Title: Nobuatsu Tatsuko © vs. Craig Prince.
5 vs 5 Survival Match: Hito Ichihara, Koryusai Kitoaji, Danger Kumasaka, Yodo Nakane & Shuji Inukai vs. Club Dread (Dread, Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz) & Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu).

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Dalton · April 7, 2021

Club Dread is such a fantastic faction.

Scottie · April 11, 2021

PGHW "GLORY" Tour - Results, Nights 13 to 15

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Nagano Skate Center

693 Fans

[70]

Fukusaburu Inao defeated Go Matsunaga (9:51) with a Cradle. [38]
Raymond Diaz & Takesi Umehara defeated Amane Shunsen & Mamoru Nagahama (9:32) with a Choke Slam from Diaz to Nagahama. [50]
Mito Miwa defeated Yoriie Ippitsusai (9:55) with a German Suplex Hold. [59]
Yoshimi Mushashibo, Koji Kojima & Koki Ishibashi defeated Dragon Agakawa, Ninsei Tanuma & Hirokumi Saito (13:42) with a Frog Splash from Ishibashi to Saito. [62]
Koryusai Kitoaji, Hayate Hasegawa & Craig Prince defeated Nobuatsu Tatsuko, Kazuo Mitsushi & Koichi Kajiwara (15:20) with a Katahajime from Prince to Kajiwara. [64]
Lee Wright, Kimitada Yanagita & Java defeated Hito Ichihara & Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) (15:57) with a Spear Tackle from Java to Sarumara. [60]
Danger Kumasaka, Yodo Nakane & Shuji Inukai defeated Dread & Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu) (19:06) with a Lariat from Inukai to Kunomasu. [74]

Frustration for Dread in the main event, as he teamed up with Codebreakers 1996 in a losing effort against a stat-studded team of Kumasaka, Inukai & Nakane. The big gai-jin looked increasingly agitated from the outside, and could only look on in horror as Inukai nailed Kunomasu with a huge lariat for the win.
Elsewhere, Dread's stable mate Lee Wright teamed with Java & Yanagita to beat Hito Ichihara & Rebel Cell. Ichihara continued to team with the young pairing, but couldn't do enough to help his team to the win as a fearsome spear tackle from Java ended Sotatsu Sarumara..
Finally, "The Shooter" Craig Prince got another win in multi-man action over his "Night of GLORY" opponent Tatsuko, teaming up with Kitoaji & Hasegawa and drawing a submission from Kajiwara with his fearsome Katahajime.

PGHW “GLORY" Series, 03.06.1997

Aimesse Yamanashi

823 Fans

[70]

Hirokumi Saito, Mamoru Nagahama & Takesi Umehara defeated Koji Kojima, Rolling Johnny Stones & Yoriie Ippitsusai (9:55) with a Facebuster Suplex from Umehara to Stones. [42]
Hayate Hasegawa defeated Koki Ishibashi (9:50) with a Yakuza Kick. [50]
Go Matsunaga, Kazuo Mitsushi & Koichi Kajiwara defeated Dragon Agakawa, Fukusaburu Inao & Harumi Okazawaya (9:34) with a Spiral Bomb from Matsunaga to Inao. [46]
Club Dread (Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz), Eisaku Kunomasu & Ninsei Tanuma defeated Danger Kumasaka, Yodo Nakane, Shuji Inukai & Sotatsu Sarumara (16:04) with the Wright Stuff from Wright to Sarumara. [57]
Nobuatsu Tatsuko & Eisaku Hoshino defeated Hito Ichihara & Craig Prince (20:19) with a Tatsuko Blind Kick from Tatsuko to Prince. [68]
Koryusai Kitoaji, Mito Miwa & Yoshimi Mushashibo defeated Dread, Kimitada Yanagita & Java (23:29) with a Kitoaji Braindrop from Kitoaji to Yanagita. [76]

Dread's frustration continued in the main event in Yamanashi, as he teamed with Yanagita & Java against the team of Kitoaji, Miwa & Mushashibo. Dread has had very little luck against Koryusai Kitoaji as of late, and was horrified as the former champion pinned Yanagita to win the match. After the bout, a furious Dread attacked Yanagita before hitting him with a Dread Bomb - Yanagita's partner Java simply deciding to stand by and watch. [53]
In Prince's last bout before his Jun. 6 title match, he was shockingly pinned by the champion Tatsuko. It was devious work from Tatsuko, though, who found himself on the back foot against Prince, only for his partner Eisaku Hoshino to distract the American in the corner. That gave Tatsuko enough time to recover and hit his Blind Kick out of nowhere for the three count.
Hayate Hasegawa gave Koki Ishibashi a rare singles match, winning with a Yakuza Kick. Ishibashi has developed a good fan base of late, but showed he still has some work to do in becoming a solid singles wrestler.

PGHW “GLORY" Series, 04.06.1997

Takasaki Central Gymnasium

835 Fans

[71]

Go Matsunaga & Rolling Johnny Stones defeated Amane Shunsen & Hirokumi Saito (11:48) with a Brainbuster from Stones to Saito. [34]
Kazuo Mitsushi, Koichi Kajiwara & Fukusaburu Inao defeated Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) & Koji Kojima (9:19) with the Mitsushi Stretch from Mitsushi to Okazawaya. [45]
Yodo Nakane & Shuji Inukai defeated Kimitada Yanagita & Java (14:11) with a Brainbuster Suplex from Nakane to Inukai. [57]
Koryusai Kitoaji, Hayate Hasegawa & Yoriie Ippitsusai defeated Ninsei Tanuma, Mamoru Nagahama & Takesi Umehara (11:58) with a Yakuza Kick from Hasegawa to Nagahama. [52]
Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu) & Nobuatsu Tatsuko defeated Hito Ichihara, Danger Kumasaka & Koki Ishibashi (24:04) with a Godzilla Plunge from Hoshino to Ishibashi. [63]
Club Dread (Dread, Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz) defeated Mito Miwa, Yoshimi Mushashibo & Dragon Agakawa (15:09) with a Dreadsault from Dread to Agakawa. [78]

An excellent main event to end the tour, as the full complement of Club Dread beat the team of Agakawa, Miwa & Mushashibo in fast-paced bout. Much of the bout saw the youngster Mushashibo isolated against his opponents, but a hot tag to the veteran Agakawa briefly turned the match his team's way. Unfortunately for him, he was clobbered by Dread and beaten with a Dreadsault.
It wasn't all pretty in the final tour show, though, as Koki Ishibashi landed awkwardly in a suplex from Tatsuko. Tatsuko, who is normally known for being very smooth, didn't hit his vertical suplex to perfection, as Ishibashi landed on his shoulder. Fortunately, he's not likely to miss a lot of time, but his high flying style may be limited for the near future.
Elsewhere, Yanagita & Java suffered another disappointing defeat - this time to the PGHW Glory Tag Crown Champions Nakane & Inukai. In a non-title bout, Yanagita did his best but fell victim to Nakane's patented Brainbuster Suplex. After the bout, the normally impassive Java took a leaf out of Dread's book - nailing Yanagita with a spear tackle, and surely ending their working relationship for good.

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I don’t know much about the scene in Japan but my first look at this is pretty impressed. I’ll have to go catch up and start my Cverse in Japan education

My recommendation would be to consolidate 3 or 4 tour shows into one post where you just go over the highlights, like you did here, just with more shows recapped ya know.

Club Dread is such a fantastic faction.

Thank you all for the kind feedback! The main event scene is taking shape, but I'd like to do a bit more with the lower card going forward. I'm not sure how true to reality that is, but I'm aiming for a little less filler on the big events going forward.

I really like Club Dread and would like to add to their ranks if possible.

Dalton · April 11, 2021

I heard Steve Flash and the DeColts are available!

Scottie · April 11, 2021

PGHW: Blockbuster ten-man bout to headline GLORY Series finale

TOKYO, Japan - PGHW's fourth tour of the year comes to a head at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan on Jun. 6, as "Night of GLORY" is headlined by a star-studded ten-man elimination bout.

The main event sees rampant gai-jin trio Club Dread join forces with electric young tag team Codebreakers 1996, against a venerable who's who of Japanese wrestling - "Team Glory", consisting of PGHW Glory Crown Champion Hito Ichihara, former champion Koryusai Kitoaji, legend Danger Kumasaka and PGHW Glory Tag Crown Champions Yodo Nakane & Shuji Inukai.

This bout is full of stories. Since winning the Elite Series in May, Dread has been thwarted at every turn by the former champion Kitoaji, who many consider to be the rightful winner of the Elite Series. That view has infuriated Dread, who has been on the receiving end of a series of multi-man defeats the former champion this tour, including most recently on Jun. 3. That loss prompted him to teach his losing partner Kimitada Yanagita a lesson after the match, nailing him with a devastating Dread Bomb.

The hulking American has also made enemies in recent months in the form of the champion Ichihara (who forced him to pass out to a Triangle Choke in February) and the veteran Kumasaka (who somewhat reluctantly came to Kitoaji's aid as a furious Dread attacked during the Elite Series). While their hatred of Dread has united them tonight, there are still questions as to the strength of that bond: Kumasaka spent much of February and March chasing the Glory Crown with his devastating Aurora Surfboard Vice, while the history between Ichihara and Kitoaji scarcely needs repeating.

Finally, while much of the focus has been on Dread's rivalries with Ichihara, Kitoaji and Kumasaka, the tag champions Nakane & Inukai find themselves facing two rival teams: the former champions Wright & Diaz and the upstarts Hoshino & Kunomasu. Nakane & Inukai again denied Wright & Diaz in their title defence on May 31, and their reaction to that loss prompted an all-out brawl which forced Sadaharu Jimbo to make this match. Elsewhere, Hoshino & Kunomasu are looking to further their case for a title shot having overcome impressive opposition in Mushashibo & Miwa on May 31.

In other action, "The Iron Man" Nobuatsu Tatsuko puts his Historical Japan title on the line for the 26th time against "The Shooter" Craig Prince. At the start of the tour, Tatsuko pleaded for more competition for his title having gone close to making the Elite Series final, and was rewarded in the form of the former two-time NOTBPW Canadian Champion. In his first run in Japan, Prince has caused fear throughout the ranks with his katahajime chokehold, and he and Tatsuko have exchanged victories throughout multi-man matches this tour. Most recently, though, Tatsuko showed his wiliness - catching a distracted Prince with a blind kick for a confidence boosting win.

Elsewhere, the dangerous Pacific Islander Java faces off against former tag team partner Kimitada Yanagita in a grudge match. The pair have teamed regularly throughout their time in PGHW, but recent losses from Yanagita saw him attacked by a furious Dread following their bout on Jun. 3 with Java simply watching on. The pair teamed up again the following night with Yanagita losing again - this time prompting Java to end their working relationship for good with a brutal Spear Tackle! This one is not for the faint of heart.

PGHW "Night of GLORY", 06.06.1997 (STV)

Tokyo Nippon Budokan

Amane Shunsen & Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) vs. Go Matsunaga, Hirokumi Saito & Takesi Umehara.
Dragon Agakawa & Mamoru Nagahama vs. Hayate Hasegawa & Koji Kojima.
Java vs. Kimitada Yanagita.
Mito Miwa, Yoshimi Mushashibo & Fukusaburu Inao vs. Ninsei Tanuma, Kazuo Mitsushi & Koichi Kajiwara.
PGHW Historical Japan Title: Nobuatsu Tatsuko © vs. Craig Prince.
5 vs 5 Survival Match: Team Glory (Hito Ichihara, Koryusai Kitoaji, Danger Kumasaka, Yodo Nakane & Shuji Inukai) vs. Club Dread (Dread, Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz) & Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu).

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I heard Steve Flash and the DeColts are available!

I will keep them in mind! I've not had a lot of luck with some of my foreign signings (Craig Prince has been a bit of a letdown so far - but we will see how he goes against Tatsuko!), but with a steady stream of talent leaving I will need to refresh the roster soon.

Golden Guard M · April 12, 2021

I've just caught up with all the happenings during the "Glory" Tour, and what a great tour it was. "Night of GLORY" is looking set to be a fantastic show. I look forward to seeing the outcome of the 5 vs. 5 Survival Match. You've got so many interesting dynamics at play in that one, It'll be interesting to see what you have planned!

PGHW "Night of GLORY", 06.06.1997 (STV)

Tokyo Nippon Budokan

1. Amane Shunsen & Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) vs. Go Matsunaga, Hirokumi Saito & Takesi Umehara.

2. Dragon Agakawa & Mamoru Nagahama vs. Hayate Hasegawa & Koji Kojima.

3. Java vs. Kimitada Yanagita.

4. Mito Miwa, Yoshimi Mushashibo & Fukusaburu Inao vs. Ninsei Tanuma, Kazuo Mitsushi & Koichi Kajiwara.

5. PGHW Historical Japan Title: Nobuatsu Tatsuko © vs. Craig Prince.

6. 5 vs 5 Survival Match: Team Glory (Hito Ichihara, Koryusai Kitoaji, Danger Kumasaka, Yodo Nakane & Shuji Inukai) vs. Club Dread (Dread, Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz) & Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu).

Scottie · April 21, 2021

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PGHW “Night of GLORY”

6 June 1997 - Tokyo, Japan

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Amane Shunsen & Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) vs. Go Matsunaga, Hirokumi Saito & Takesi Umehara

Rebel Cell spent much of the tour teaming with PGHW Glory Crown champion Hito Ichihara, so they could be forgiven for viewing the 25-year old daredevil Shunsen as a bit of a downgrade. They came up against a team including the veterans Matsunaga and Umehara, who were teaming with the youngster Saito. In an at times disjointed bout, Okazawaya picked up the win for his team as he hit Saito with a double underhook suplex for the three count.

Amane Shunsen & Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) defeated Go Matsunaga, Hirokumi Saito & Takesi Umehara (11:33) with a Double Underhook Suplex from Okazawaya to Saito. [38]

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”The Pride Warrior” Mito Miwa, Yoshimi Mushashibo & Fukusaburu Inao*vs. “Purple Flash” Ninsei Tanuma, Kazuo Mitsushi & Koichi Kajiwara

Despite their setback against Codebreakers 1996 on May 31, Miwa & Mushashibo have shown great chemistry as a team of late. That continued in multi-man action here, as they teamed with solid young technical wrestler Fukusaburu Inao to beat the team of Tanuma, Mitsushi & Kajiwara. While the flashy “Pride Warrior” Miwa put in an impressive performance, it was the 21-year Mushashibo who was the clear stand out. After some reasonable action, including some exciting exchanges with the 45-year old veteran Mitsushi and “Purple Flash” Tanuma, Mushashibo forced Mitsushi to submit with a brutal looking Yoshimi Lock.

Mito Miwa, Yoshimi Mushashibo & Fukusaburu Inao*defeated Ninsei Tanuma, Kazuo Mitsushi & Koichi Kajiwara (18:05) with a Yoshimi Lock (Cobra Clutch Crossface) from Mushashibo to Tanuma. [60]

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Java vs. “The Dog of War” Kimitada Yanagita

A once promising tag team of like-minded individuals, Java and Yanagita spectacularly blew up late this tour following a series of defeats suffered by “The Dog of War” Yanagita. As a result, they looked to put their differences to bed here in Tokyo. In an ugly but mercifully short bout, Java made his first big statement since joining PGHW as the Indonesian brawler dominated his more experienced Japanese opponent. After beating him up inside and outside the ring, Java put an end to the misery after just five minutes with two Spear Tackles to pick up the win.

Java defeated Kimitada Yanagita (5:01) with a Spear Tackle. [35]

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Dragon Agakawa & Mamoru Nagahama vs. Hayate Hasegawa & Koji Kojima

What looked on paper to be a thrown together match of sorts proved, in practice, to look like a thrown together match. At 52, Agakawa is the oldest man on the roster, with 46-year old Hasegawa not far behind. Their best days as wrestlers are passed them, but they looked to pass on some knowledge to two promising young talents - Agakawa to the aggressive technical beefcake Nagahama, and Hasegawa to the impressive high flyer Kojima, who was without his injured partner Koki Ishibashi. The four were given sixteen minutes to play with, which on reflection was probably too long. But both Nagahama and Kojima acquitted themselves well, before the veteran Agakawa hit Kojima with a Dragon Driver to pick up a hard fought win for his team.

Dragon Agakawa & Mamoru Nagahama defeated Hayate Hasegawa & Koji Kojima (16:14) with a Dragon Driver (Inverted DDT) from Agakawa to Kojima. [41]

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After the bout, Agakawa congratulated his bigger and younger partner Nagahama on a good performance, as the 22-year old arguably produced the most impressive individual performance on the night and continues to improved. He was also clearly impressed by the masked Kojima, shaking his opponent’s hand following the bout in a sign of real respect. [42]

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PGHW HISTORICAL JAPAN TITLE

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”The Iron Man” Nobuatsu Tatsuko © vs. “The Shooter” Craig Prince

After recently hitting an incredible two years as Historical Japan champion, Tatsuko faced off in his first one-on-one match against his latest contender, the hard nosed American Craig Prince. Prince, who plies his trade with NOTBPW in Canada, had shown some impressive submission skills throughout the tour, choking out a series of opponents in multi-man action with his “Katahajime” chokehold. But in his most recent bout he was distracted for long enough for Tatsuko to clock him with a Blind Kick for a surprise pinfall win.

The two technicians started the bout slowly, each looking to find the other’s weakness in a tense opening. But it was Tatsuko who made the first real move, quickly taking control of the match with some heavy uppercuts. The American’s early attempts at regaining control through his wrestling were blocked by his bigger and physically stronger opponent. But he eventually managed to duck under an attempted Tatsuko Blind Kick from the champion, sending Tatsuko sprawling across the ring with a shoulder charge.

From there the action started to pick up, as “The Shooter” lifted his intensity and landed a series of impressive suplexes on the champ. Not to be outdone, Tatsuko leant into his developing grappling game, and went close to a pinfall as he hit Prince with a double under hook suplex. But it wasn’t enough to keep Prince down, who soon again manage to wrest control from Tatsuko - surprising “The Iron Man” with a super kick of his own.

As the match entered its final stages, Prince made the biggest move of the match as he looked to lock in his Katahajime chokehold on Tatsuko. The champion fought off the first couple of attempts, but after missing with a lariat attempt was caught by the challenger and the choke looked deep! But after worn down to one knee, the champion used all remaining strength to slam “The Shooter” to break the hold.

A furious Prince waited while Tatsuko returned to his feet, but this time his attempted Katahajime was thwarted by a Tatsuko Blind Kick out of nowhere. That staggered the challenger, and gave Tatsuko just enough time to spring back to his feet and nail the American with a Tatsuko Driver - delivering him a pinfall victory and a 26th defence of the Historical Japan Title.

Nobuatsu Tatsuko defeated Craig Prince (24:53) with the Tatsuko Driller to retain the PGHW Historical Japan Title. [76]

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5 vs. 5 SURVIVAL MATCH

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Club Dread (Dread, Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz) & Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu) vs. Team Glory (Danger Kumasaka, Koryusai Kitoaji, Hito Ichihara, Shuji Inukai & Yodo Nakane)

That left only the main event with ten of the leading wrestlers in all of PGHW doing battle in a 5 vs. 5 Survival Match. In one corner, the hated stable of Club Dread teamed with the opportunistic local tag team Codebreakers 1996 to take on a series of PGHW’s most popular wrestlers - Ichihara, Kitoaji, Kumasaka, Nakane and Inukai, who had collectively named themselves “Team Glory” for this bout, in recognition of one of the key attributes that PGHW stands for.

The format of this match simple - both normal multi-man rules applied, but the match was to continue until all wrestlers from one team had either been pinned, submitted, disqualified or countered out. In this sense, it differed from the tag survival match which occurred at “Night of DESTINY” in March.

The bout started with two of the lesser lights, as the giant American Ray Diaz faced off against tag champion Shuji Inukai. As expected in a match of this kind, Diaz took control for the quasi-heel team in the early stages, as Inukai found himself stranded in his corner for a long stretch as various Club Dread members and Codebreakers 1996 members were tagged in and out of the match.

After a long stretch of being dominated and gaining the crowd’s sympathy, the hard-hitting Inukai managed to duck under an attempted clothesline from Eisaku Kunomasu - a potential challenger to his Glory Tag Crown - and knock the mysterious youngster down with a running knee. That gave him enough to scramble to his team’s corner and tag in the veteran Kumasaka to get the match properly underway.

After some more action, the first elimination came at the 12 minute mark - and it was a surprise of sorts, as the popular veteran and other half of the tag champions, Yodo Nakane, was nailed with a massive Dread Bomb from Dread. Yodo Nakane was eliminated. He was followed soon after by his tag partner Inukai, who was on the receiving end of a Godzilla Plunge from Eisaku Hoshino - leaving the tag champions eliminated, and Team Glory down to three men. Shuji Inukai was eliminated.

Team Glory knew they needed to find their way back into the bout, but standing in their way for a stretch was the giant Diaz. Despite his inexperience, Diaz’s size and strength was proving difficulty for the veteran Japanese trio to counter, and indeed it took all three of them to combine to finally shift him from his feet! After fighting his way out of a Choke Slam attempt, the veteran Kumasaka threw himself off the ropes to nail the big man with an enormous Lariat and earning his team’s first pinfall! Raymond Diaz was eliminated.

But just when the odds looked closer to being levelled, Dread took it upon himself to enter the ring and immediately nail the recovering PGHW legend with a Dread Bomb, again extending his team’s advantage to two with just six men left. Danger Kumasaka was eliminated.

Kumasaka’s elimination left bitter rivals and PGHW originals Ichihara & Kitoaji facing an enormous challenge against two members of Club Dread and both members of Codebreakers 1996. With the numbers stacked in their favour, Wright combined with Kunomasu to isolate Ichihara in the corner and look to wear the Glory Crown champion down.

But after limited involvement all match, Kunomasu gave Ichihara the opening he and Kitoaji needed - the champion reversing an attempted backdrop into a German Suplex, which he held onto to get the pinfall. Eisaku Kunomasu was eliminated. Incredibly, Lee Wright followed soon after - being caught flush by a Roaring Elbow from Kitoaji and all of a sudden the odds were even again. Lee Wright was eliminated.

As the match continued to progress, Dread became more and more aggressive against his two hated foes. But he could only look on in disbelief as what was a two man advantage turned into a one man deficit - Eisaku Hoshino’s attempted top rope splash missing the mark, which allowed Ichihara to land his Head Drop Suplex to end a spirited run from the youngster. Eisaku Hoshino was eliminated.

Hoshino’s elimination sent Dread into a rage, as he looked to fight off both Ichihara & Kitoaji. For a moment he looked like he had done it, too - nailing Kitoaji with a Dread Bomb and then dragging Ichihara in off the apron and hitting him with a Dread Bomb too! But ultimately the numbers finally overwhelmed him - the match culminating with a rare top rope drop kick from Ichihara which sent the American stumbling into the path of a Roaring Elbow from Kitoaji. That was enough to keep him down for the count, give Team Glory an amazing come-from-behind win and leave the uneasy allies Ichihara & Kitoaji standing tall as the survivors! Dread was eliminated. Ichihara & Kitoaji were the remaining survivors!

Danger Kumasaka, Koryusai Kitoaji, Hito Ichihara, Shuji Inukai & Yodo Nakane defeated Club Dread (Dread, Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz) & Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu) (34:05). [68]</div>

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173,439 Viewers (0.23)

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<div style="text-align:left;"><ol style="list-style-type:decimal;"><li>Amane Shunsen & Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) defeated Go Matsunaga, Hirokumi Saito & Takesi Umehara (11:33) with a Double Underhook Suplex from Okazawaya to Saito. [38] </li><li>Mito Miwa, Yoshimi Mushashibo & Fukusaburu Inao defeated Ninsei Tanuma, Kazuo Mitsushi & Koichi Kajiwara (18:05) with a Yoshimi Lock (Cobra Clutch Crossface) from Mushashibo to Tanuma. [60] </li><li>Java defeated Kimitada Yanagita (5:01) with a Spear Tackle. [35] </li><li>Dragon Agakawa & Mamoru Nagahama defeated Hayate Hasegawa & Koji Kojima (16:14) with a Dragon Driver (Inverted DDT) from Agakawa to Kojima. [41] </li><li>PGHW Historical Japan Title: Nobuatsu Tatsuko © defeated Craig Prince (24:53) with the Tatsuko Driller (26th defence). [76] </li><li>5 vs. 5 Survival Match: Team Glory (Danger Kumasaka, Koryusai Kitoaji, Hito Ichihara, Shuji Inukai & Yodo Nakane) defeated Club Dread (Dread, Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz) & Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu) (34:05). [68] </li></ol><ul><li>Dread defeated Nakane (12:18) with the Dread Bomb. </li><li>Hoshino defeated Inukai (14:50) following an Enigma Machine from Hoshino & Kunomasu. </li><li>Kumasaka defeated Diaz (17:35) with a Lariat. </li><li>Dread defeated Kumasaka (18:11) with the Dread Bomb. </li><li>Ichihara defeated Kunomasu (22:22) with a German Suplex Hold. </li><li>Kitoaji defeated Wright (27:18) with the Roaring Elbow. </li><li>Ichihara defeated Hoshino (30:32) with the Head Drop Suplex. </li><li>Kitoaji defeated Dread (34:05) with the Roaring Elbow. </li><li>Kitoaji & Ichihara were the Remaining Survivors. </li></ul>

<ul><li>Golden Guard M - 4/6 </li></ul></div></div></div>

Scottie · April 21, 2021

<div style="text-align:center;">PGHW News and Notes: June 1997

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PGHW Glory Crown Champion Hito Ichihara and Elite Series runner up Koryusai Kitoaji were the remaining survivors in the 5 vs. 5 main event at "PGHW Night of GLORY" at the Nippon Budokan. In a slightly underwhelming main event, Ichihara & Kitoaji delivered the win for Team Glory, after their team mates Kumasaka, Nakane & Inukai fell earlier in the match to put their team down 4-2. It was a bitter blow for the Dread, who has suffered a series of frustrating losses against Kitoaji in particular, whose form continues to cast doubt on the bona fides of Dread's Elite Series win. Elsewhere: in the best match of the night, Tatsuko defended his Historical Japan title against Prince (see below); Agakawa & Nagahama defeated Hasegawa & Kojima; Java beat Yanagita in little over five minutes (see below); Miwa, Mushashibo & Inao had a win; and Shunsen & Rebel Cell beat Matsunaga, Saito & Umehara.</td><tr><td style="width: 100px;"> </td><td style="width: 156.033px;"><img src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/tIW6mIv.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/tIW6mIv.jpg"</a> alt="" width="150" height="150" /></td><td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Yanagita joins BHOTWG

"The Dog of War" Kimitada Yanagita's rapid decline during PGHW's GLORY Series, which culminated in a five minute defeat at the hands of Java, finally makes sense after he recently debuted on the second day of BHOTWG's "Junior Elite Tour" in Asahikawa. Yanagita spent much of the year teaming with Java in tag team action, before being given a surprise spot in the prestigious Elite Series. The 26-year old's powerhouse style and impressive look clearly grabbed the attention of the Japanese giants, and it is understood he signed a three year deal.</td><td style="width: 100px;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="width: 100px;"> </td><td style="width: 156.033px;"><img src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/O9bdVKA.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/O9bdVKA.jpg"</a> alt="" width="150" height="150" /></td><td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"> Gai-jin duo to sit out WARRIORS Series, others in doubt

Fresh off a fantastic performance against Nobuatsu Tatsuko in title action at "Night of GLORY", we understand that "The Shooter" Craig Prince will not return to action during the "WARRIORS" Series which begins later this month. Prince, who typically plies his trade with Canadian outfit NOTBPW, had a mixed tour as he seemed to struggle to adapt to the Japanese style at times, but came into his own in an instant classic match of the night at the Tokyo Budokan. In other news, young Englishman Rolling Johnny Stones will also sit out the next tour after a gruelling schedule has left him with a series of niggles. There are also question marks over the fitness of Takesi Umehara and Koki Ishibashi, but the two are expected to compete.</td><td style="width: 100px;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="width: 100px;"> </td><td style="width: 156.033px;"><img src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/top76Yp.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/top76Yp.jpg"</a> alt="" width="150" height="150" /></td><td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"> Veteran forms young gun "Dragon Sqaud"

52-year old Judai "Dragon" Agakawa's career might be winding down, but he seems intent on passing on knowledge to the next generation. We understand the two-time Burning World Tag Team Champion has formed a new alliance called the Dragon Squad, along with young masked tag team Koji Kojima & Koki Ishibashi and bulky 22-year old Mamoru Nagahama. At "Night of GLORY", Agakawa showed how impressed he was with his bulky partner Nagahama and high flying opponent Kojima, and we understand he also connected with Ishibashi in the days following who sat out the GLORY Series finale with an injury.</td><td style="width: 100px;"> </td></tr><td style="width: 100px;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="width: 100px;"> </td><td style="width: 156.033px;"><img src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/wiS2tLR.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/wiS2tLR.jpg"</a> alt="" width="150" height="150" /></td><td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"> Ex-GCG young lion one of four new signings for "WARRIORS" Series

With a number of existing wrestlers out of PGHW's "WARRIORS" Series, the Japanese promotion has announced four signings for the tour. Among them is 21-year old Golden Dojo graduate Heizo Yamakazi (pictured left) who sensationally quit GCG in February following just two months with the company. The young man has undoubted skill, though, and Jimbo will be hoping some of the experienced heads in the PGHW locker room can bring him under control. PGHW's other signings include the promising 18-year old grappler from GCG, Hiroyasu Gakusha, who is expected to work dates for both promotions; and impressive tag team "The Rebellion", Ken Shimedzu & Natsu Miyamae.

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Hiroyasu Gakusha - Ken Shimedzu - Natsu Miyamae</div></td><td style="width: 100px;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="width: 100px;"> </td><td style="width: 156.033px;"><img src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/O8jk1zk.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/O8jk1zk.jpg"</a> alt="" width="150" height="150" /></td><td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"> PGHW "WARRIORS" Series dates finalised

PGHW's "WARRIORS" Series will run from Jun. 28 to Jul. 25, with a marathon 22 cards (<img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/frown.png.e6b571745a30fe6a6f2e918994141a47.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />) - four of which will be broadcast live:

<ul><li>PGHW Warriors Series, Jun. 29 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall </li><li>PGHW Warriors Series, Jul. 5 @ Nanao Citizen Gymnasium </li><li>PGHW Road to Night of WARRIORS, Jul. 19 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall </li><li>PGHW Night of WARRIORS, Jul. 25 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan </li></ul></tr></table>

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Roster has now been updated <a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2482879&postcount=3" rel="external nofollow">here</a>.</div>

Rogue · April 21, 2021

Gakusha in PGHW (despite being a young lion for now) is going to be great stuff.

kanegan · April 21, 2021

Gakusha and Rebellion are great signings for PGHW. I am thoroughly enjoying the stuff.

CGN91 · April 21, 2021

Hiroyasu Gakusha in PGHW is something! I like the idea of him being in Pride, I think he's a good fit. But I have to say I don't like his render you're using for him:p I'm super into his majestic hair lol

Golden Guard M · April 21, 2021

"Night of GLORY" was a great read. I especially enjoyed the Historical Japan Title match with Tatsuko and Prince. The 5 vs. 5 Survival Match really delivered too, especially that ending with the uneasy alliance between Ichihara and Kitoaji being required to pull off the victory. That was some fine storytelling. I look forward to the "WARRIORS" Series!

Historian · April 22, 2021

You continue to put out an excellent product with this diary. The aesthetic is perfect, the write ups are great. Keep up the great work.

Scottie · April 23, 2021

PGHW: Title shot on the line as Dread vs. Kitoaji to meet on Jul. 25 at "Night of WARRIORS"

TOKYO, Japan - One of 1997's biggest rivalries is set to come to an explosive head on Jul. 25, with former Glory Crown Champion Koryusai Kitoaji set to meet Elite Series winner Dread in one-on-one action at PGHW's "WARRIORS" Series finale. The prize is enormous, with Dread agreeing to put his guaranteed PGHW Glory Crown shot on the line - a shot he won in the inaugural Elite Series.

Although neither man has ever been a fan of the other, their heated rivalry really kicked into gear during the inaugural Elite Series on Apr. 6, where Kitoaji stunned the Hijemi Welfare Hall with a Sunset Flip to clinch victory over the then undefeated Dread. Enraged, the monster attacked Kitoaji was such ferocity after the bout that, even with Hito Ichihara and Danger Kumasaka coming to his aid, he was reduced to one leg and unable to compete the following night against Nobuatsu Tatsuko.

Ultimately, Dread went on to claim the Elite Series - and an automatic title shot - at "Night of PRIDE", facing Kitoaji a matter of minutes after the former champion had been taken to a Time Limit Draw in a gruelling Round Robin bout with the reigning Glory Crown Champion, Ichihara.

The Apr. 6 attack made the Club Dread leader one of the most hated men in Japanese wrestling. But, much to the big man's humiliation, in many fans' minds it also left an asterisk against his ultimate triumph in the Elite Series. To many, Kitoaji's forfeit against Tatsuko was unjust and robbed him of the chance to claim an outright Elite Series lead - and, potentially, the chance of facing Dread at full fitness, rather than shortly after an exhausting showdown with his fiercest rival Ichihara.

Since then, Dread's fury and humiliation has only grown. He was on the receiving end of a series of televised defeats against Kitoaji during the recent "GLORY" Series, one of which prompted Dread to attack one of his partners, the now departed Kimitada Yanagita, following their loss at Miyagi Sports Centre on May 31. Most recently, Kitoaji got a pinfall victory over Dread himself - catching him with his patented Roaring Elbow at "Night of GLORY" on Jun. 6 to win the 5 vs. 5 Survival Match for "Team Glory". That defeat, it seems, was enough to get Dread to snap and agree to put his guaranteed title shot at stake.

Now, PGHW owner Saduharu Jimbo has announced the two will meet in an enormous singles bout at the conclusion of PGHW's upcoming "WARRIORS" Series on Jul. 25, which has clear implications on the future of the Glory Crown. With an incredible 21 shows between now and that night, Kitoaji can be sure he will have the chance to test himself against the massive American. But with Dread likely to be supported at every turn by his cronies Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz, Kitoaji would do well to find himself some friends.

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Gakusha in PGHW (despite being a young lion for now) is going to be great stuff.

Gakusha and Rebellion are great signings for PGHW. I am thoroughly enjoying the stuff.

Hiroyasu Gakusha in PGHW is something! I like the idea of him being in Pride, I think he's a good fit. But I have to say I don't like his render you're using for him:p I'm super into his majestic hair lol

"Night of GLORY" was a great read. I especially enjoyed the Historical Japan Title match with Tatsuko and Prince. The 5 vs. 5 Survival Match really delivered too, especially that ending with the uneasy alliance between Ichihara and Kitoaji being required to pull off the victory. That was some fine storytelling. I look forward to the "WARRIORS" Series!

You continue to put out an excellent product with this diary. The aesthetic is perfect, the write ups are great. Keep up the great work.

Thank you all for the feedback! I was happy with the way Night of GLORY turned out, even if the match ratings aren't necessarily following suit...

I must admit, I have very little knowledge of the default "present day" C-Verse data, so actually did not know who Gakusha and Rebellion are before receiving these messages (so if this is sacrilege - I'm sorry)! I will do my best to try and hire some wrestlers more associated with PGHW as well - and I will also try to fix up Gakusha's render (it was the best I could do with the materials I had available - he's only 18, so there's still time for his locks to grow).

EDIT: New (and hopefully improved) Gakusha:

Scottie · April 29, 2021

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PGHW "WARRIORS" Tour - Results, Nights 1 to 6

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Utsunomiya City Gymnasium

855 Fans

[71]</div>

<div style="text-align:left;"><ol style="list-style-type:decimal;"><li>Mito Miwa defeated Amane Shunsen (7:54) with the Pride Bomber. [61] </li><li>Java defeated Yoriie Ippitsusai (4:49) with a Spear Tackle. [23] </li><li>Yodo Nakane & Shuji Inukai defeated Kazuo Mitsushi & Koichi Kajiwara (11:17) with a Lariat from Inukai to Mitsushi. [56] </li><li>Dragon Squad (Koji Kojima, Koki Ishibashi & Mamoru Nagahama) defeated Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) & Fukusaburu Inao (12:17) with a Guillotine from Nagahama to Sarumara. [48] </li><li>Rebellion Debut Match: Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu) defeated The Rebellion (Ken Shimedzu & Natsu Miyamae) (14:05) with an Enigma Machine to Miyamae. [67] </li><li>Hito Ichihara & Koryusai Kitoaji defeated Nobuatsu Tatsuko & Ninsei Tanuma (15:27) with a Kitoaji Braindrop from Kitoaji to Tanuma. [66] </li><li>Club Dread (Dread, Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz) defeated Danger Kumasaka, Hayate Hasegawa & Yoshimi Mushashibo (22:47) with a Dreadsault from Dread to Hasegawa. [75]</li></ol>

<ul><li>A big main event to start the "WARRIORS" Series, as Club Dread teamed up to beat the team of Kumasaka, Hasegawa and Mushashibo. The gai-jin trio were up to the usual nefarious tricks, but it was a squeaky clean finish as Dread leapt from the top rope to hit his Dreadsault on poor Hasegawa. </li><li>Elsewhere, rivals Ichihara & Kitoaji teamed up to beat Nobuatsu Tatsuko and the grizzled veteran Ninsei Tanuma. Despite their triumph at "Night of GLORY", things were still frosty between Ichihara and Kitoaji - particularly after the latter will spend most of the tour trying to earn another shot against the champion. </li><li>In other action, the newly formed "Dragon Squad" defeated Rebel Cell & Inao, with an impressed Agakawa looking on from ringside. The bulky grappler Nagahama picked up the win for his team, forcing Sarumara to submit to a Guillotine Choke.</li></ul></div></div>

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Tokyo Korakuen Hall

2,100 Fans - Super No Vacancy

148,002 Viewers (0.19)

[69]</div>

<div style="text-align:left;"><ol style="list-style-type:decimal;"><li>Gakusha Debut Match: Takesi Umehara defeated <img alt="QHfczkJ.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/QHfczkJ.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Hiroyasu Gakusha (8:30) with a Facebuster Suplex. [37] </li><li>The Rebellion (Ken Shimedzu & Natsu Miyamae) defeated Kazuo Mitsushi & Koichi Kajiwara (12:29) with a Miyamae Spoiler from Miyamae to Kajiwara. [59] </li><li>Nobuatsu Tatsuko, Ninsei Tanuma & Hirokumi Saito defeated Yodo Nakane, Shuji Inukai & Amane Shunsen (12:50) with a Blind Kick from Tatsuko to Shunsen. [55] </li><li>Java defeated Fukusaburu Inao (4:27) with a Spear Tackle. [24] </li><li>Dragon Squad (Dragon Agakawa, Koji Kojima & Mamoru Nagahama) defeated Hito Ichihara & Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) (13:58) with a Dragon Driver from Agakawa to Okazawaya. [60] </li><li>Lee Wright & Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu) defeated Danger Kumasaka, Mito Miwa & Yoshimi Mushashibo (15:54) with the Wright Stuff from Wright to Mushashibo. [52] </li><li>Dread & Raymond Diaz defeated Koryusai Kitoaji & Hayate Hasegawa (22:21) with a Dreadsault from Dread to Hasegawa. [74]</li></ol>

<ul><li>There was a lot to unpack in the first televised card of the "WARRIORS" Series. In the opening bout, Takesi Umehara made short work of impressive youngster Hiroyasu Gakusha in the latter's PGHW debut, while shortly after tag team The Rebellion had better results in their first PGHW match with a win over Kajiwara & Mitsushi. </li><li>Next up, Historical Japan champion Nobuatsu Tatsuko continued his good form, teaming up with Ninsei Tanuma and Hirokumi Saito to beat Amane Shunsen and the tag champions Yodo Nakane & Shuji Inukai. It wasn't all good news for the winning team, as the youngster Hirokumi Saito injured his back after a sloppy powerslam from Inukai. </li><li>In other action, the wild islander Java continued his devastating run as he made very short work of a hapless Inao, while the Dragon Squad (consisting of Agakawa, Nagahama & Kojima) took a huge upset win over Hito Ichihara and Rebel Cell! </li><li>After that bout, Nobuatsu Tatsuko returned to the ring following his earlier success. He reminded Ichihara that he has been Historical Japan champion for more than two years, and had been demanding bigger challenges for months. Since Ichihara's two biggest rivals were facing off at "Night of WARRIORS", Tatsuko laid out the gauntlet to Ichihara - challenging him to put his Glory Crown on the line! Never one to back down from a fight, Ichihara readily accepted the challenge - and we already have two bouts set for "Night of WARRIORS"! [75] </li><li>After that big announcement, Lee Wright teamed up with exciting tag team Codebreakers 1996 to beat the experienced Danger Kumasaka and another exciting team in Mushashibo & Miwa. The crowd hated the ending though - a distraction from Hoshino gave a merciless Wright just enough time to hit the Wright Stuff on Mushashibo, nearly kicking the young man's head off for the pinfall win. </li><li>Finally, in the main event, Dread got a televised victory over arch rival Koryusai Kitoaji, as he and Ray Diaz teamed up to beat Kitoaji and Hasegawa. Dread picked up the win for his team with a pinfall over Hasegawa in a great bout. After the match, Dread and Kitoaji stared each other down in the ring for the first time since their blockbuster "Night of WARRIORS" bout was announced. [72] </li></ul></div></div>

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Fujikyu Highland Hall Theater

759 Fans

[66]</div>

<div style="text-align:left;"><ol style="list-style-type:decimal;"><li>Go Matsunaga defeated Hirokumi Saito (8:26) with a Launching Knee Strike. [29] </li><li>Java & Takesi Umehara defeated Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) (10:18) with a Spear Tackle from Java to Sarumara. [40] </li><li>Yodo Nakane, Shuji Inukai & Yoriie Ippitsusai defeated Koji Kojima, Koki Ishibashi & Ninsei Tanuma (13:02) with a Lariat from Inukai to Tanuma. [45] </li><li>Dragon Agakawa & Mamoru Nagahama defeated The Rebellion (Ken Shimedzu & Natsu Miyamae) (12:50) with a Dragon Driver from Agakawa to Shimedzu. [51] </li><li>Danger Kumasaka, Mito Miwa & Yoshimi Mushashibo defeated Nobuatsu Tatsuko & Club Dread (Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz) (23:56) with a Sunset Flip from Miwa to Diaz. [59] </li><li>Hito Ichihara, Koryusai Kitoaji & Hayate Hasegawa defeated Dread & Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu) (22:03) with a Head Drop Suplex from Ichihara to Kunomasu. [72]</li></ol>

<ul><li>Another great main event in Fujikyu, as Ichihara, Kitoaji & Hasegawa combined to best Dread, Hoshino and Kunomasu. It was a frustrating set back of sorts for Dread after his televised triumph the night before - he could only watch as Kunomasu fell victim to Ichihara's Head Drop Suplex. </li><li>While it looked good on paper, there was a disappointing bout between the team of Kumasaka, Miwa & Mushashibo. They defeated new title contender Tatsuko, Wright & Diaz, with the big man Diaz stunned with a Sunset Flip from Miwa. </li><li>The Rebellion have only just joined PGHW, but Ken Shimedzu has got off on the wrong foot as he injured the veteran Dragon Agakawa in tag team action. The leader of the "Dragon Squad" landed awkwardly on his shoulder and is expected to miss the tour, although he will still mentor his faction from ringside. </li></ul></div>

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PGHW “WARRIORS" Series, 03.07.1997

Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2

801 Fans

[72]

<div style="text-align:left;"><ol style="list-style-type:decimal;"><li>Takesi Umehara defeated Yoriie Ippitsusai (11:07) with a Vertical Suplex. [35] </li><li>Shuji Inukai defeated <img alt="QHfczkJ.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/QHfczkJ.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Hiroyasu Gakusa (7:01) with a Shining Wizard. [50] </li><li>Danger Kumasaka, Nobuatsu Tatsuko & Java defeated Dragon Squad (Koji Kojima, Koki Ishibashi & Mamoru Nagahama) (13:46) with a Spear Tackle from Java to Nagahama. [59] </li><li>Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu) defeated Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) (15:12) with an Enigma Machine to Okazawaya. [62] </li><li>Mito Miwa & Yoshimi Mushashibo defeated Kazuo Mitsushi & Koichi Kajiwara (14:12) with a Pride Bomber from Miwa to Mitsushi. [70] </li><li>Koryusai Kitoaji & Hayate Hasegawa defeated The Rebellion (Ken Shimedzu & Natsu Miyamae) (13:04) with a Lariat from Hasegawa to Shimedzu. (65) </li><li>Club Dread (Dread, Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz) defeated Hito Ichihara, Yodo Nakane & Go Matsunaga (17:39) with a Dread Bomb from Dread to Matsunaga. [75]</li></ol>

<ul><li>Club Dread were back on the winner's list in the main event in Osaka, in a great bout against Ichihara, Nakane & Matsunaga. The veteran Matsunaga looked a step slower than the others, and was on the receiving end of a pinfall loss from a massive Dread Bomb. </li><li>A tough first loss for the "Dragon Squad", notwithstanding their mentor standing at ringside. They were overmatched against a heavy hitting team of Tatsuko, Kumasaka & Java - the young powerhouse Java picking up the win with a Spear Tackle. </li><li>Elsewhere, in a surprise highlight, Miwa & Mushashibo operated at full pace to beat the veteran Mitsushi and his young partner Kajiwara. </li></ul></div>

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PGHW “WARRIORS" Series, 04.07.1997

Konan Citizen Gymnasium

756 Fans

[73]

<div style="text-align:left;"><ol style="list-style-type:decimal;"><li>Go Matsunaga, Koji Kojima & Koki Ishibashi defeated Kazuo Mitsushi & Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) (10:48) with a Launching Knee Strike from Matsunaga to Sarumara. [52] </li><li>Mamoru Nagahama defeated Koichi Kajiwara (9:45) with a Guillotine Choke. [42] </li><li>Nobuatsu Tatsuko, Ninsei Tanuma & Java defeated Hayate Hasegawa, Amane Shunsen & Fukusaburu Inao (13:12) with a Tatsuko Driller from Tatsuko to Shunsen. [52] </li><li>Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu) defeated <img alt="QHfczkJ.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/QHfczkJ.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Hiroyasu Gakusha & Yoriie Ippitsusai (11:36) with a Downward Spiral from Kunomasu to Gakusha. [59] </li><li>Club Dread (Dread, Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz) defeated Danger Kumasaka & The Rebellion (Ken Shimedzu & Natsu Miyamae) (15:56) with a Choke Slam from Diaz to Shimedzu. [72] </li><li>Hito Ichihara, Yodo Nakane & Shuji Inukai defeated Koryusai Kitoaji, Mito Miwa & Yoshimi Mushashibo (25:46) with a Brainbuster from Nakane to Miwa. [76]</li></ol>

<ul><li>Another in a string of great main events, as this time Ichihara and Kitoaji were on opposite sides. It was the tag champion Nakane who picked up the win for his team, with a brutal Brainbuster on Mito Miwa. </li><li>Club Dread were also victorious in a great bout, beating the veteran Kumasaka and newcomers The Rebellion. The Rebellion have been on the receiving end of a few defeats since Shimedzu's sloppiness put Agakawa under the knife, but they continue to put in good performances. </li></ul></div></div>

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Nanao Citizen Gymnasium

5,553 Fans

148,818 Viewers (0.19)

[68]

<div style="text-align:left;"><ol style="list-style-type:decimal;"><li>Heizo Yamazaki Debut Match: Java defeated Heizo Yamazaki (4:54) with a Spear Tackle. [21] </li><li>Takesi Umehara & Rebel Cell (Harumi Okazawaya & Sotatsu Sarumara) defeated <img alt="QHfczkJ.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/QHfczkJ.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Hiroyasu Gakusha, Koichi Kajiwara & Yoriie Ippitsusai (11:48) with a Facebuster Suplex from Umehara to Gakusha. [37] </li><li>Koryusai Kitaoji, Hayate Hasegawa & Fukusaburu Inao defeated Dragon Squad (Koji Kojima, Koki Ishibashi & Mamoru Nagahama) (13:46) with a Yakuza Kick from Hasegawa to Ishibashi. [56] </li><li>Codebreakers 1996 (Eisaku Hoshino & Eisaku Kunomasu) defeated The Rebellion (Ken Shimedzu & Natsu Miyamae) (14:33) with an Enigma Machine to Miyamae. [67] </li><li>Mito Miwa, Yoshimi Mushashibo & Go Matsunaga defeated Club Dread (Dread, Lee Wright & Raymond Diaz) (16:36) with an Ankle Lock from Mushashibo to Wright. [72] </li><li>Danger Kumasaka, Nobuatsu Tatsuko & Ninsei Tanuma defeated Hito Ichihara, Yodo Nakane & Shuji Inukai (23:10) with a Tatsuko Driller from Tatsuko to Inukai. [72]</li></ol>

<ul><li>The second televised card of the series started on a low note, with Java continuing to wreck the lower card in PGHW with a dominant win over debuting former GCG graduate Heizo Yamazaki. Java is slowly growing in popularity in Japan, but his matches really aren't getting any better. At least they are short. </li><li>Next up, in another underwhelming affair, Takesi Umehara & Rebel Cell beat Gakusha, Kajiwara & Ippitsusai. Following that, the pace started to lift as Kitoaji combined with Hasegawa & Inao to beat the Dragon Squad. It was another disappointing loss for the Dragon Squad, and after the bout Agakawa (with his arm in a sling) berated them on the way to the back - imploring them to improve. [27] </li><li>In a rematch from the opening night of the tour, Codebreakers 1996 further enhanced their title credentials with an entertaining with over The Rebellion, no doubt in a preview of a bout we will see often in years to come. The Rebellion continue to impress. </li><li>In an upset, Miwa & Mushashibo teamed with Go Matsunaga to pick up a shock win over Club Dread! In a surprise finish, Mushashibo caught a cocky Lee Wright in a Grapevine Ankle Lock - forcing the big American to tap before his comrades could save him. Wright and his partner Diaz couldn't believe it, and after leaving the ring they changed their minds to attack Miwa & Mushashibo after the bout. [54] </li><li>Finally, in the main event, Nobuatsu Tatsuko announced himself as a real contender to Hito Ichihara's title, teaming up with Ichihara's old rival Danger Kumasaka and the dastardly "Purple Flash" Ninsei Tanuma to beat Ichihara and the tag champions Yodo Nakane & Shuji Inukai. The end came as Tatsuko hit that devastating "Tatsuko Driller" on Inukai for the pinfall. </li></ul></div></div></div>

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Tokyo Nippon Budokan

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<div style="text-align:left;"><ol style="list-style-type:decimal;"><li>Dread vs. Koryusai Kitoaji. </li><li>PGHW Glory Crown: Hito Ichihara © vs. Nobuatsu Tatsuko. </li></ol></div></div>

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CGN91 · April 29, 2021

I like the new and improved Gakusha much more <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/cool.png.f00d2562b2c1d873a09323753efdb041.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

I'm so in for Hito Ichihara vs. Nobuatsu Tatsuko man. I can't see a titlechange here to be honest while Tatsuko being the Historical Japan champion and PGHW being a conservative promotion. Like I said I'm into the match itself, it will be a test for Tatsuko tho.

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