Black Canvas Grappling - REAL Canvas Grappling [C-Verse 2020]

arlovski · January 31, 2021

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Black Canvas Grappling | Road To Grappling Kingdom 2020 - Night I | 02/08/2020

Kyoto, Kansai - Attendance: 846

Show Rating: 68

<div style="text-align:center;">- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -</div>

1. Animal Harker defeated Primal Beast after (8m16s) by pinfall with a Stump Piledriver in what is the debut match of Primal Rage's son, not only in Black Canvas Grappling but in Pro-Wrestling in general

2. Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake defeated Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (7m42s) when Miyake pinned Kubo with a Knock Out Kick

3. Toshinobu Taku, Yoshinaka Taku, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa defeated Tanyu Toshusai, Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki after (19m19s) when Yoshinaka Taku pinned Arakaki with a Full Nelson Bomb

4. James Diaz, Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon defeated Ritsu Ibata, Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa after (11m53s) when Mastadon pinned Ibata with a Lariat

5. Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto defeated Big Bruiser Findlay & Sam Copland after (15m52s) when Funakoshi pinned Copland with a Butterfly Backbreaker

6. Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated Sojuro Sen after (13m22s) by submission with a SUKI Special III

7. Bunrakuken Torii, Rokuemon Matsushita, Naozane Goto, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto defeated Mabuchi Furusawa, Shingen Miyazaki, Masahiro Genji, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (18m01s) when Matsushita pinned Mitsukuri with a Choke Slam

- BCG owner Yoshifusa Maeda opened the show saying that 2020 would be the year to return Golden Canvas Grappling where it belongs to. In the wake of GCG's traditional show 'Golden Kingdom' BCG will thus for the first time ever implement the show 'Grappling Kingdom' into it's touring plan, where the tradition of the 'Roaring Lion Style' carried by wrestlers of both BCG and GCG will be relived. Thus Maeda says that he ultimately lifts BCG's aversive hiring policy towards those, who had played a major role in GCG during the years of betrayal and that everyone who proves, that he belongs to Canvas Grappling, will get a chance.

- Post 3rd match Toshinobu Taku announces that he will have his final match before retirement on Grappling Kingdom and that it is going to be a special singles match against his son Yoshinaka.

Black Canvas Grappling | Road To Grappling Kingdom 2020 - Night II | 04/08/2020

Saitama, Kanto - Attendance: 98

Show Rating: 64

<div style="text-align:center;">- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -</div>

1. Razan Okamoto, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo defeated Ryobe Uno, Takenori Doi & Charlie Corner after (10m34s) when Okamoto pinned Doi with a Brainbuster Suplex

2. Nichiren Funakoshi defeated Koyo Kinoshita after (12m29s) by pinfall with a German Suplex

3. Primal Beast, Giant Brody, Ox Mastadon, James Diaz & Sam Copland defeated Ritsu Ibata, Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (13m22s) when Mastadon pinned Ibata with a Lariat

4. Big Bruiser Findlay defeated Tanyu Toshusai after (14m37s) by pinfall with an Oklahoma Stampede

5. Toshinobu Taku, Yoshinaka Taku, Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake defeated Noritoshi Miura, Inejiro Yoshizawa, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki after (19m06s) when Yoshinaka Taku pinned Yoshizawa with a Full Nelson Bomb

6. Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji defeated Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa iafter (16m45s) when Genji pinned Ikoma with a Fusion Reactor

7. Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki drew with Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita after (30m00s) when the time limit expired

Black Canvas Grappling | Road To Grappling Kingdom 2020 - Night III | 05/08/2020

Kumamoto, Kyushu - Attendance: 114

Show Rating: 61

<div style="text-align:center;">- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -</div>

1. Primal Beast defeated Ritsu Ibata after (7m13s) by pinfall with a Power Bomb

2. Bunrakuken Torii, Ryobe Uno, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (13m16s) when Torii pinned Kubo with a Forearm Combo

3. Razan Okamoto, Takenori Doi, Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa defeated Ox Mastadon, Animal Harker, James Diaz & Sam Copland after (16m02s) when Okamoto pinned Harker with a Brainbuster Suplex

4. Mabuchi Furusawa & Koyo Kinoshita defeated Toshinobu Taku & Yoshinaka Taku after (17m31s) when Furusawa submitted Taku with a Furusawa Armbar

5. Nichiren Funakoshi defeated Ichiro Mitsukuri after (14m55s) by pinfall with a Backbreaker

6. Big Bruiser Findlay & Giant Brody defeated Rokuemon Matsushita & Naozane Goto after (21m37s) when Findlay pinned Goto with an Atomic Spinebuster

7. Shingen Miyazaki, Masahiro Genji, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa defeated Tanyu Toshusai, Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki after (27m36s) when Miyazaki submitted Wakabayashi with an Ankle Lock

- After their match Toshinobu Taku shook Mabuchi Furusawa's hand, telling him that he had great respect for him and that it was his pleasure to fight him.

Black Canvas Grappling | Road To Grappling Kingdom 2020 - Night IV | 07/08/2020

Matsuyama, Shikoku - Attendance: 57

Show Rating: 57

<div style="text-align:center;">- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -</div>

1. Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo defeated Charlie Corner, Takenori Doi, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (10m53s) when Yokokawa submitted Doi with a Leglock

2. Razan Okamoto defeated Primal Beast after (8m44s) by pinfall with a Wrist-clutch Exploder

3. Nichiren Funakoshi defeated Ryobe Uno after (10m56s) by pinfall with a Bridging Tiger Suplex

4. Toshinobu Taku, Yoshinaka Taku, Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa defeated Bunrakuken Torii, Rokuemon Matsushita, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (15m59s) when Ikoma pinned Isono with a Northern Lights Suplex

5. Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa defeated Naozane Goto & Sojuro Sen iafter (17m18s) when Miura pinned Sen with The End Of The World

6. Animal Harker & Big Bruiser Findlay defeated Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki after (19m48s) when Findlay pinned Itou with a Lariat

7. Mabuchi Furusawa, Ryunosuke Matsuki, Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji defeated Giant Brody, Ox Mastadon, James Diaz & Sam Copland after (25m35s) when Furusawa pinned Diaz with an Exploder

Black Canvas Grappling | Road To Grappling Kingdom 2020 - Night V | 09/08/2020

Nagoya, Chubu - Attendance: 120

Show Rating: 63

<div style="text-align:center;">- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -</div>

1. Mabuchi Furusawa defeated Ginji Kisaka after (11m08s) by submission with a Furusawa Armbar

2. Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated Nobuyuki Kubo after (12m15s) by pinfall with a Mountain SUKI

3. Ryobe Uno, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita defeated Primal Beast, James Diaz & Sam Copland after (11m08s) when Uno pinned Beast with a Lariat followed by a Power Slam

4. Hellion, Animal Harker, Big Bruiser Findlay, Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon defeated Ritsu Ibata, Tanyu Toshusai, Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki after (19m43s) when Hellion pinned Arakaki with a Devolution Bomb in his debut match for Black Canvas Grappling after tagging himself in for Mastodon without the latter even going for the tag

5. Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake after (14m35s) when Yoshizawa pinned Yokokawa with a Yoshizawa Bomb

6. Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji defeated Toshinobu Taku & Yoshinaka Taku after (22m10s) when Miyazaki submitted Toshinobu Taku with an Ankle Lock

7. Nichiren Funakoshi, Razan Okamoto, Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa defeated Bunrakuken Torii, Rokuemon Matsushita, Naozane Goto & Sojuro Sen after (31m18s) when Funakoshi pinned Sen with a Butterfly Backbreaker

- First match and in trouble already Hellion is called out by Ox Mastodon after their match for tagging himself in and stealing the pinfall in Mastodon's eyes. Both men press their heads against each other panting angrily when Findlay grabs a mic and says in very easy English, that he wants the 'American Hellspawn' as part of CRUSHADE. Hellion accepts with a nod and there's certainly no fight breaking out anymore tonight, though Mastodon looks very annoyed.

Black Canvas Grappling | Road To Grappling Kingdom 2020 - Night VI | 12/08/2020

Hiroshima, Chugoku - Attendance: 110

Show Rating: 63

<div style="text-align:center;">- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -</div>

1. Shingen Miyazaki defeated Sojuro Sen after (11m44s) by pinfall with a German Suplex

2. Tanyu Toshusai, Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki defeated Ryobe Uno, Takenori Doi, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa after (19m03s) when Wakabayashi pinned Doi with an Overhead Belly-To-Belly Suplex

3. Hellion, Primal Beast, James Diaz & Sam Copland defeated Toshinobu Taku, Yoshinaka Taku, Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake after (16m04s) when Hellion pinned Toshinobu Taku with a Devolution Bomb

4. Charlie Corner & Ritsu Ibata defeated Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (6m32s) when Corner pinned Kisaka with a Corner Cutter

5. Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (13m58s) when Furusawa submitted Mitsukuri with a Furusawa Armbar

6. Naozane Goto defeated Masahiro Genji after (22m04s) by pinfall with a Goto Slam

7. In what is one of the rare occasions that the four Pillars Of The Sky team up, Bunrakuken Torii, Rokuemon Matsushita, Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto defeated Animal Harker, Big Bruiser Findlay, Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon after (33m20s) when Matsushita pinned Mastadon with a Choke Slam

Black Canvas Grappling | Road To Grappling Kingdom 2020 - Night VII | 14/08/2020

Osaka, Kansai - Attendance: 846

Show Rating: 75

<div style="text-align:center;">- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -</div>

1. Toshinobu Taku & Yoshinaka Taku defeated Naozane Goto & Sojuro Sen after (16m58s) when Yoshinaka Taku pinned Goto with a Full Nelson Bomb

2. Mabuchi Furusawa, Ryunosuke Matsuki, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita defeated Takenori Doi, Ryobe Uno, Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake after (12m25s) when Mitsukuri pinned Doi with a S.T.O.

3. Bunrakuken Torii, Rokuemon Matsushita, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto defeated Noburo Ikoma, Sharaku Okimasa, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (11m50s) when Torii pinned Kubo with a Spinning Forearm

4. Hellion, Primal Beast, James Diaz & Sam Copland defeated Charlie Corner, Ritsu Ibata, Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi after (11m57s) when Hellion pinned Corner with a Devolution Bomb

5. Animal Harker, Big Bruiser Findlay, Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon defeated Noritoshi Miura, Inejiro Yoshizawa, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki after (23m25s) when Findlay pinned Arakaki with a Lariat

6. Razan Okamoto defeated Shingen Miyazaki after (23m37s) by pinfall with a Brainbuster Suplex

7. Nichiren Funakoshi defeated Masahiro Genji after (26m33s) by pinfall with a Butterfly Backbreaker

Black Canvas Grappling | Road To Grappling Kingdom 2020 - Night VIII | 17/08/2020

Fukuoka, Kyushu - Attendance: 118

Show Rating: 62

<div style="text-align:center;">- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -</div>

1. Animal Harker, Big Bruiser Findlay, James Diaz & Sam Copland defeated Charlie Corner, Ritsu Ibata, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (10m28s) when Diaz pinned Kubo with a Lariat

2. Yoshinaka Taku defeated Ryobe Uno after (16m29s) by pinfall with a Full Nelson Bomb

3. Toshinobu Taku defeated Takenori Doi after (12m57s) by pinfall with a Gutwrench Tombstone

4. Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake after (15m28s) when Genji pinned Yokokawa with a Dragon Suplex

5. Mabuchi Furusawa, Ryunosuke Matsuki, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita defeated Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (13m54s) when Matsuki pinned Emoto with a SUKI Special

6. Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita defeated Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki after (18m13s) when Torii pinned Arakaki with a Flying Forearm Off Top

7. Nichiren Funakoshi, Razan Okamoto, Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa defeated Hellion, Primal Beast, Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon after (20m30s) when Okamoto pinned Mastadon with a Brainbuster Suplex after Hellion wouldn't allow Mastodon to tag him in in a busy moment

- After the match Mastodon went for Hellion for not helping him in the match. The two were brawling until separated by Brody and Beast, when Mastodon challenged the newest CRUSHADE member to a match at the final show of the tour, which was accepted by the mask monster.

Black Canvas Grappling | Road To Grappling Kingdom 2020 - Night IX | 19/08/2020

Matsuyama, Shikoku - Attendance: 58

Show Rating: 59

<div style="text-align:center;">- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -</div>

1. Ryobe Uno defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa after (8m50s) by submission with a Scorpion Deathlock

2. Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita defeated Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (8m59s) when Kinoshita pinned Kubo with a Belly To Belly Suplex

3. Mabuchi Furusawa, Ryunosuke Matsuki, Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji defeated Bunrakuken Torii, Rokuemon Matsushita, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (18m22s) when Matsuki submitted Isono with a SUKI Special III

4. Hellion, Animal Harker & Big Bruiser Findlay defeated Toshinobu Taku, Yoshinaka Taku & Motoyuki Miyake after (16m37s) when Findlay pinned Toshinobu Taku with an Atomic Spinebuster

5. Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi defeated Naozane Goto & Sojuro Sen after (15m54s) when Wakabayashi pinned Goto with a Power Slam

6. Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa defeated Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki after (22m38s) when Miura pinned Arakaki with a Storm Rider

7. Ritsu Ibata, Nichiren Funakoshi, Razan Okamoto, Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa defeated Primal Beast, Giant Brody, Ox Mastadon, James Diaz & Sam Copland after (15m51s) when Okamoto pinned Primal Beast with an Exploder

Black Canvas Grappling | Road To Grappling Kingdom 2020 - Night X | 21/08/2020

Niigata, Chubu - Attendance: 128

Show Rating: 64

<div style="text-align:center;">- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -</div>

1. Ginji Kisaka defeated Nobuyuki Kubo after (5m57s) by pinfall with a Butterfly Powerbomb

2. Charlie Corner defeated Suguru Emoto after (7m45s) by pinfall with a Pumphandle Slam

3. Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi defeated Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (11m50s) when Wakabayashi pinned Kinoshita with a Tombstone Piledriver

4. Toshinobu Taku & Yoshinaka Taku defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake after (14m40s) when Yoshinaka Taku pinned Yokokawa with a Lariat

5. Hellion, Primal Beast, Animal Harker & Big Bruiser Findlay defeated Giant Brody, Ox Mastadon, James Diaz & Sam Copland after (20m29s) when Hellion pinned Mastadon with a Devolution Bomb

6. Bunrakuken Torii, Rokuemon Matsushita, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa defeated Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki after (22m28s) when Torii pinned Itou with a Flying Forearm Off Top

7. Mabuchi Furusawa, Ryunosuke Matsuki, Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji defeated Nichiren Funakoshi, Razan Okamoto, Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa after (30m37s) when Matsuki pinned Okamoto with a SUKI Special</div>

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GRAPPLING KINGDOM 2020 - FINAL NIGHT

HELD ON SUNDAY, 30/08/2020 IN NARA, KANSAI

- MATCH CARD -

<div style="max-width:90%; margin-left: 60px; margin-right: 60px";"><div style="text-align:left;">1. Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Takenori Doi, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto vs. Sharaku Okimasa, Noritoshi Miura, Inejiro Yoshizawa, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo

2. Tanyu Toshusai, Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi & Charlie Corner vs. Ryobe Uno, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita

3. Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Eikichi Itou, Isoruko Arakaki & Ritsu Ibata vs. Animal Harker, Big Bruiser Findlay, Primal Beast, James Diaz & Sam Copland

4. Ox Mastodon vs. Hellion

5. Noburo Ikoma vs. Giant Brody

6. Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto vs. Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji

7. Special Match: Toshinobu Taku vs. Yoshinaka Taku

8. Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita vs. Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki</div>

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Scottie · January 31, 2021

Can you please remind me - who is Primal Beast (I can’t remember if he’s in vanilla or you’ve given him a different name)?

GRAPPLING KINGDOM 2020 - FINAL NIGHT

HELD ON SUNDAY, 30/08/2020 IN NARA, KANSAI

- MATCH CARD -

1. Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Takenori Doi, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto vs. Sharaku Okimasa, Noritoshi Miura, Inejiro Yoshizawa, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo

2. Tanyu Toshusai, Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi & Charlie Corner vs. Ryobe Uno, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita

3. Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Eikichi Itou, Isoruko Arakaki & Ritsu Ibata vs. Animal Harker, Big Bruiser Findlay, Primal Beast, James Diaz & Sam Copland

4. Ox Mastodon vs. Hellion

5. Noburo Ikoma vs. Giant Brody

6. Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto vs. Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji

7. Special Match: Toshinobu Taku vs. Yoshinaka Taku

8. Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita vs. Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki

Dalton · January 31, 2021

Whoaaa you're throwing a Taku vs. Taku match in there with no warning!!! Me thinks Toshi is retiring.

1. Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Takenori Doi, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto vs. Sharaku Okimasa, Noritoshi Miura, Inejiro Yoshizawa, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo

2. Tanyu Toshusai, Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi & Charlie Corner vs. Ryobe Uno, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita

3. Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Eikichi Itou, Isoruko Arakaki & Ritsu Ibata vs. Animal Harker, Big Bruiser Findlay, Primal Beast, James Diaz & Sam Copland

4. Ox Mastodon vs. Hellion

5. Noburo Ikoma vs. Giant Brody

6. Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto vs. Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji

7. Special Match: Toshinobu Taku vs. Yoshinaka Taku

8. Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita vs. Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki

arlovski · January 31, 2021

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Scottie" data-cite="Scottie" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="52558" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Can you please remind me - who is Primal Beast (I can’t remember if he’s in vanilla or you’ve given him a different name)?</div></blockquote> Sure! I have renamed Original Sinner, who is Primal Rage's son, to Primal Beast. He gave his debut on this tour. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Dalton" data-cite="Dalton" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="52558" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Whoaaa you're throwing a Taku vs. Taku match in there with no warning!!! Me thinks Toshi is retiring.</div></blockquote> Oh, he does! There is a small buildup on the current tour and it was initially mentioned here on Night 1 of the Strongest Lion Series 2020: <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="arlovski" data-cite="arlovski" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="52558" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>- After the third match Toshinobu Taku grabbed a mic and said that this was his 35th year as an active competitor and that he is glad to be able to see a traditional way of pro-wrestling not only to live on in the shape of BCG in 2020 but to thrive again as well. Laying a hand on the back of his son he said, that he couldn't even put into words how happy it makes him on top of that, that a Taku is still playing a big role in the game and that he was able to fight side by side with his son. Still, he had put some thought into what the future might bring for him in the past few weeks and came to the conclusion, that it might be time to leave active competition behind and to transition into a role, that suits a man of his age better. So he announced that he is going to retire within the next three months and considers these final months of his career a farewell tour. He also announced that after his retirement his son Yoshinaka Taku will step up into the role of Team Taku leader.</div></blockquote>

arlovski · February 1, 2021

<div style="margin-right: 10px";"></div><div style="letter-spacing:6px;";">FINAL NIGHT</div>SUNDAY, 30/08/2020 IN NARA, KANSAI

ATTENDANCE: 10039 (SHOWN ON SHOGUN TV | 0.04 | 34836 VIEWERS)

SHOW RATING: 79

Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Takenori Doi, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto vs. Sharaku Okimasa, Noritoshi Miura, Inejiro Yoshizawa, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo

Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Takenori Doi, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto defeated Sharaku Okimasa, Noritoshi Miura, Inejiro Yoshizawa, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (12m17s) when Goto pinned Kubo with a Goto Slam [57]

Tanyu Toshusai, Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi & Charlie Corner vs. Ryobe Uno, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita

Tanyu Toshusai, Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi & Charlie Corner defeated Ryobe Uno, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (14m08s) when Tanyu Toshusai pinned Koyo Kinoshita with a Dangerous Brainbuster [60]

Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Eikichi Itou, Isoruko Arakaki & Ritsu Ibata vs. Animal Harker, Big Bruiser Findlay, Primal Beast, James Diaz & Sam Copland

Animal Harker, Big Bruiser Findlay, Primal Beast, James Diaz & Sam Copland defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Eikichi Itou, Isoruko Arakaki & Ritsu Ibata after (13m25s) when Findlay pinned Ibata with an Atomic Spinebuster [61]

Ox Mastodon vs. Hellion

Hellion has been a diamond in the rough for US powerhouse Supreme Wrestling Federation since his debut in their developmental league RIPW, leaving the company for Japan only two weeks back to sign exclusively with BCG after both company engaged in a bidding war. Since then the masked monster has crushed his opponents and became a member of gaijin horde CRUSHADE quickly by invite of Big Bruiser Findlay, who might be considered the currently strongest of the group, much to the dismay of Ox Mastodon, who felt treated unfairly by Hellion in their matches together. This led to their match here at Grappling Kingdom, which turned into a brutal brawl very early with the two big men leaving no stone unturned. While in the first 10 minutes the offense of both men seemed to do not much harm, finally after (13m11s) Hellion got the better of his opponent, finishing him off with the Devolution Bomb to leave a mark on his new territory. [44]

Noburo Ikoma vs. Giant Brody

Giant Brody defeated Noburo Ikoma after (16m17s) by pinfall with a Lariat [67]

Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto vs. Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji

The first face-off of the night between former Golden Canvas Grappling members and the current Black Canvas Grappling elite is also a match including the reigning BCG World Heavyweight Champion and the reigning GCG World Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. In that sense this match could also be considered an opportunity for both sides to gain a title shot. The two pairs are having a heated encounter at a high technical level, gaining intensity with every minute. While especially Masahiro Genji is looking very strong out there, Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto still beat the Money Makers after (27m10s) when Razan Okamoto pinned Shingen Miyazaki with a Brainbuster Suplex. [86]

Toshinobu Taku vs. Yoshinaka Taku

This is Toshinobu Taku's final match, before he is going to end his 35th years long career, as announced by the veteran 3 months ago on the first day of the Strongest Lion Series. He already announced that his successor as leader of Team Taku will be his son, whether he is going to win tonight's match or not - still, defeating his father would certainly gain Yoshinaka Taku some respect from his peers. In a ground-focused match where both men prove that they know each other like the back of their hand, Yoshinaka Taku is gaining momentum with every minute as Toshinobu Taku is losing stamina more quickly, than his son. Eventually Yoshinaka Taku won the match by pinfall after (17m16s) by using the Gutwrench Tombstone, his father's finishing move. Still Toshinobu Taku put on a respectable performance in quite possibly his best singles match since joining Black Canvas Grappling in 2011. [70]

- After the match Toshinobu Taku got some time alone in the ring. For almost 2 minutes he was just enjoying the crowd's reaction for one last time, before he grabbed a mic and thanked Yoshifusa Maeda, Black Canvas Grappling, Golden Canvas Grappling, his greatest friends and fiercest rivals and everyone in attendance for being part of his life for the past 35 years and making this career that he had possible. He said that while he wouldn't wrestle anymore the BCG audience could still see him around, as he had signed a contract for an office role already and that he would be staying with BCG, as the company still has journey ahead of it and he could contribute to that. After a last farewell and a deep bow, Toshinobu Taku went down the ramp and left active competition behind for good.

Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita vs. Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki

GCG and BCG legend Naonobu Murakami joined the commentary table for this bout, calling it a destiny match for Furusawa and Matsuki, as both men have had an unsatisfying year 2020 in Pro-Wrestling so far, with their group losing too often to the Black Lions. According to Murakami they need this win tonight desperately in order to position themselves for the upcoming World Tag Team Grand Prix, that would be their chance to gain momentum and prepare for another attack on one of the major titles. Both teams were well-functioning and had a great flow in a bout where no advantage for either side was visible until the end phase of the match. For a moment the Devil Grappling Army seemed to win this match with a Dangerous Forearm from Torii and a Backdrop Driver by Matsushita only shortly after against Furusawa, but Matsuki could make the save. Afterwards, Matsuki turned the match against Torii, after both men were tagged in and Matsuki was able to counter an Exploder attempt into a Crossface. Even with the time limit in sight, after (28m36s) Torii had no chance but to submit. [79]

- With the victory in their pocket the Money Makers displayed their newly gained confidence by putting the World Tag Team Grand Prix at the top of their agenda. Directed to the crowd Matsuki also stated, that the audience should get used to this final scene of the show, as the Golden Lions would be taking over once again.

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QUICK RESULTS

1. Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Takenori Doi, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto defeated Sharaku Okimasa, Noritoshi Miura, Inejiro Yoshizawa, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (12m17s) when Goto pinned Kubo with a Goto Slam [57]

2. Tanyu Toshusai, Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi & Charlie Corner defeated Ryobe Uno, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (14m08s) when Toshusai pinned Kinoshita with a Dangerous Brainbuster [60]

3. Animal Harker, Big Bruiser Findlay, Primal Beast, James Diaz & Sam Copland defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Eikichi Itou, Isoruko Arakaki & Ritsu Ibata after (13m25s) when Findlay pinned Ibata with an Atomic Spinebuster [61]

4. Hellion defeated Ox Mastodon after (13m11s) when Hellion got the better of his opponent, finishing him off with the Devolution Bomb to leave a mark on his new territory [44]

5. Giant Brody defeated Noburo Ikoma after (16m17s) by pinfall with a Lariat [67]

6. Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto defeated Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji after (27m10s) when Okamoto pinned Miyazaki with a Brainbuster Suplex [86]

7. Special Match: Yoshinaka Taku defeated Toshinobu Taku after (17m16s) by using the Gutwrench Tombstone, his father's finishing move, ending Toshinobu Taku's in-ring career for good [70]

8. Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita after (28m36s) when Matsuki caught Torii in a Crossface and the latter had no chance but to submit [79]

PREDICTIONS

Scottie: 7 / 8

Dalton: 5 / 8

OVERALL RANKING

Dalton: 26 / 40

CMPunkBubble: 19 / 32

Scottie: 13 / 15

Historian: 5 / 8

CGN91: 3 / 8</div>

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arlovski · February 1, 2021

PRESS CONFERENCE

Black Canvas Grappling are making huge steps towards their second tournament per annum, the World Tag Team Grand Prix. This is the first time this tournament is held by BCG. It was introduced by Yoshifusa Maeda as a means to improve the quality of Tag Team Wrestling within the company and to give the roster an additional incentive to hone their skills in this type of competition. Maeda held a press conference alongside patron of the tournament Toshinobu Taku, who only retired past Sunday, to promote the World Tag Team Grand Prix and answer questions of the press representatives. There was also a presentation of the Teams participating and a draft lottery to determine who will be placed in which Block.

Finally Toshinobu Taku had the honour to present two guest Tag Teams, that are going to participate. First we have 4 time GCG World Heavyweight Tag Team Champions 'Samoan Machine' Bali So'oialo and Rav Umaga and second a PGHW Team consisting of Haranobu Kobayashi and Tsurayuki Kamachi. There have also been surprises regarding BCG Teams, as Big Bruiser Findlay is going to team up with Hellion for the first time for the tournament, instead of his usual partner Animal Harker and two promising Young Lion Teams are set in the Blocks in the shape of Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita and James Diaz & Sam Copland to gather experience.

The World Tag Team Grand Prix is a Round-Robin Tournament consisting solely of Tag Team Matches. The 16 participating Tag Teams are split into two Blocks. The winners of the Blocks will face off with the respective Runner-ups of the other Block in the Second Round to determine who is going to fight for the trophy in the Final Round. Block Matches have a 30 minutes time limit, the Finals have none. The Grand Prix Series will be ranging from 11/09/2020 - 18/10/2020 with the Final Night taking place on 25/10/2020. There will be tournament free days between the Final Rounds.

BLOCK A

Naozane Goto & Sojuro Sen

Haranobu Kobayashi & Tsurayuki Kamachi

Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion (including the reigning APWA International Heavyweight Champion)

Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki

Masahiro Genji & Shingen Miyazaki (reigning GCG World Heavyweight Tag Team Champions)

Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake

Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita (including the reigning GCG World Heavyweight Champion)

Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita

BLOCK B

Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa

Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki

Giant Brody & Ox Mastodon (reigning BCG World Tag Team Champions)

Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi

Rav Umaga & Bali So'oialo

Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa

Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto (including the reigning BCG World Heavyweight Champion)

James Diaz & Sam Copland (including the reigning GCG U-30 Openweight Champion)

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arlovski · February 2, 2021

Black Canvas Grappling | Grand Prix Series 2020 - Night I | 11/09/2020

Kyoto, Kansai - Attendance: 872

Show Rating: 68

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Ryobe Uno, Takenori Doi, Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated Noritoshi Miura, Inejiro Yoshizawa, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (14m15s) when Furusawa submitted Isono with a Furusawa Armbar

2. Nichiren Funakoshi, Razan Okamoto, Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa defeated Giant Brody, Ox Mastadon, James Diaz & Sam Copland after (18m54s) when Funakoshi pinned Mastodon with several Forearms and a Lariat

3. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Haranobu Kobayashi & Tsurayuki Kamachi defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake after (8m49s) when Kobayashi pinned Yokokawa with a Running Sitout Power Bomb

4. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Naozane Goto & Sojuro Sen defeated Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (12m41s) when Goto pinned Kinoshita with a Goto Slam

5. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion defeated Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki after (14m30s) when Findlay pinned Arakaki with an Oklahoma Stampede

6. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita defeated Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji after (27m35s) when Matsushita pinned Genji with a Backdrop Driver

7. Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi drew with Yoshinaka Taku after (30m00s) when the time limit expired

- The show was opened by tag team wrestling specialist Toshinobu Taku, who is the patron of this year's World Tag Team Grand Prix, alongside BCG owner Yoshifusa Maeda. Both men held the opening ceremony for the tournament with all of the 16 teams attending.

Black Canvas Grappling | Grand Prix Series 2020 - Night II | 13/09/2020

Yokohama, Kanto - Attendance: 102

Show Rating: 65

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto defeated Shingen Miyazaki, Masahiro Genji, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (13m53s) when Torii pinned Mitsukuri with a Flying Forearm Off Top

2. Primal Beast, Charlie Corner, Animal Harker & Big Bruiser Findlay defeated Yoshinaka Taku, Takenori Doi, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (11m03s) when Findlay pinned Kisaka with a Lariat

3. Hellion defeated Ritsu Ibata after (5m54s) by pinfall with a Devolution Bomb

4. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi defeated Rav Umaga & Bali So'oialo after (15m59s) when Wakabayashi pinned So'oialo with a Tiger Suplex

5. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa defeated James Diaz & Sam Copland after (15m47s) when Miura pinned Diaz with The End Of The World

6. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto defeated Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa after (11m34s) when Funakoshi pinned Okimasa with a Backbreaker

7. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon after (27m55s) when Matsuki pinned Mastadon with a Mountain SUKI

Black Canvas Grappling | Grand Prix Series 2020 - Night III | 16/09/2020

Kitakyushu, Kyushu - Attendance: 132

Show Rating: 65

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Ryobe Uno, Takenori Doi, Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated Noritoshi Miura, Inejiro Yoshizawa, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (13m41s) when Matsuki submitted Kubo with a SUKI Special III

2. Ritsu Ibata, Nichiren Funakoshi, Razan Okamoto, Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa defeated Animal Harker, Giant Brody, Ox Mastadon, James Diaz & Sam Copland after (17m29s) when Okamoto pinned Harker with a Brainbuster Suplex

3. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake after (12m40s) when Genji pinned Yokokawa with a Fusion Reactor

4. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Naozane Goto & Sojuro Sen defeated Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki after (13m58s) when Goto pinned Arakaki with a Lariat

5. Yoshinaka Taku defeated Tanyu Toshusai after (23m16s) by pinfall with a Full Nelson Bomb

6. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita defeated Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (15m50s) when Torii pinned Kinoshita with a Dangerous Forearm

7. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion defeated Haranobu Kobayashi & Tsurayuki Kamachi after (20m54s) when Hellion pinned Kobayashi with a Devolution Bomb

Black Canvas Grappling | Grand Prix Series 2020 - Night IV | 18/09/2020

Matsuyama, Shikoku - Attendance: 61

Show Rating: 68

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Shingen Miyazaki, Masahiro Genji, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita defeated Yuta Isono, Suguru Emoto, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (9m46s) when Kinoshita pinned Kisaka with a Belly To Belly Suplex

2. Animal Harker, Primal Beast, Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion defeated Bunrakuken Torii, Rokuemon Matsushita, Naozane Goto & Sojuro Sen after (17m44s) when Hellion pinned Sen with a Lariat

3. Haranobu Kobayashi defeated Yoshinaka Taku after (21m35s) by pinfall with a Kobayashi Plunge

4. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated Rav Umaga & Bali So'oialo after (16m30s) when Furusawa submitted Umaga with a Furusawa Armbar

5. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa defeated James Diaz & Sam Copland after (13m04s) when Ikoma pinned Diaz with a Northern Lights Suplex

6. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi drew with Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa after (30m00s) when the time limit expired

7. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto defeated Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon after (23m06s) when Funakoshi pinned Brody with a Wrist-clutch Exploder

Black Canvas Grappling | Grand Prix Series 2020 - Night V | 20/09/2020

Sendai, Tohoku - Attendance: 82

Show Rating: 60

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Giant Brody, Ox Mastadon, James Diaz & Sam Copland defeated Ritsu Ibata, Charlie Corner, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (8m36s) when Mastadon pinned Corner with a Ten Ton Splash

2. Tanyu Toshusai, Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa defeated Noburo Ikoma, Sharaku Okimasa, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (13m32s) when Wakabayashi pinned Kubo with a German Suplex

3. Yoshinaka Taku defeated Animal Harker after (13m12s) by pinfall with a Full Nelson Bomb

4. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Haranobu Kobayashi & Tsurayuki Kamachi defeated Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (13m47s) when Kamachi submitted Mitsukuri with a Scorpion Deathlock

5. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake after (7m48s) when Hellion pinned Yokokawa with a Buckle Bomb

6. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji defeated Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki after (18m47s) when Genji pinned Itou with a Fusion Reactor

7. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita defeated Naozane Goto & Sojuro Sen after (15m31s) when Matsushita pinned Goto with a Lariat

Black Canvas Grappling | Grand Prix Series 2020 - Night VI | 23/09/2020

Gifu, Chubu - Attendance: 136

Show Rating: 66

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Takenori Doi, Ryobe Uno, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita defeated Ginji Kisaka, Nobuyuki Kubo, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (9m47s) when Mitsukuri pinned Kubo with a S.T.O.

2. Bunrakuken Torii, Rokuemon Matsushita, Naozane Goto & Sojuro Sen defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki after (13m33s) when Torii pinned Yokokawa with a Spinning Forearm Smash

3. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa after (16m13s) when Furusawa pinned Ikoma with an Exploder

4. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: Rav Umaga & Bali So'oialo defeated Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa after (18m12s) when So'oialo submitted Yoshizawa with an Unbreakable Sleeper

5. Yoshinaka Taku defeated Masahiro Genji after (21m13s) by pinfall with a Full Nelson Bomb

6. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon defeated Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi after (19m39s) when Brody pinned Toshusai with a Power Slam

7. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto defeated James Diaz & Sam Copland after (14m41s) when Funakoshi pinned Diaz with a Butterfly Backbreaker

Black Canvas Grappling | Grand Prix Series 2020 - Night VII | 24/09/2020

Osaka, Kansai - Attendance: 2200

Show Rating: 80

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Giant Brody, Ox Mastadon, James Diaz & Sam Copland defeated Ginji Kisaka, Nobuyuki Kubo, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (9m43s) when Copland pinned Kubo with a Dread Bomb

2. Nichiren Funakoshi, Razan Okamoto, Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi defeated Noburo Ikoma, Sharaku Okimasa, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa after (21m14s) when Okamoto pinned Okimasa with a Brainbuster Suplex

3. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji defeated Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (17m06s) when Miyazaki submitted Kinoshita with an Ankle Lock

4. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake after (14m32s) when Arakaki pinned Miyake with a Tower Lariat

5. Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated Yoshinaka Taku after (18m13s) by submission with a SUKI Special III

6. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Haranobu Kobayashi & Tsurayuki Kamachi defeated Naozane Goto & Sojuro Sen after (20m53s) when Kobayashi pinned Sen with a Focus Shift

7. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion drew with Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita after (30m00s) when the time limit expired

- The last official contestants in the ring before the bell was rung due to the time limit running out in the main event were Matsushita and Hellion, who both kept on fighting each other with vicious strikes and forearms. Both tried their respective finishing moves, before several Young Lions from the ring crew along Bunrakuken Torii were able to pull the two men apart. Hellion showed the middle finger to the Devil Grappling Army members infuriating them further, whereas Findlay reacted with a laugh.

Black Canvas Grappling | Grand Prix Series 2020 - Night VIII | 26/09/2020

Hiroshima, Chugoku - Attendance: 132

Show Rating: 68

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Bunrakuken Torii, Rokuemon Matsushita, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (10m18s) when Matsushita pinned Kisaka with a Lariat

2. Animal Harker, Primal Beast, Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion defeated Charlie Corner, Ritsu Ibata, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki after (12m59s) when Findlay pinned Ibata with an Atomic Spinebuster

3. Yoshinaka Taku defeated Naozane Goto after (15m47s) by pinfall with a German Suplex

4. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi defeated James Diaz & Sam Copland after (17m07s) when Wakabayashi pinned Diaz with a Tombstone Piledriver

5. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon defeated Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa after (16m41s) when Brody pinned Okimasa with a Lariat

6. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto defeated Rav Umaga & Bali So'oialo after (15m21s) when Okamoto pinned Umaga with an Exploder

7. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa after (22m16s) when Furusawa pinned Yoshizawa with a Dragon Suplex

Black Canvas Grappling | Grand Prix Series 2020 - Night IX | 27/09/2020

Osaka, Kansai - Attendance: 930

Show Rating: 63

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Ryobe Uno defeated Yuta Isono after (7m44s) by submission with a Scorpion Deathlock

2. Yoshinaka Taku, Takenori Doi, Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa defeated Charlie Corner, Ritsu Ibata, Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi after (16m12s) when Taku pinned Ibata with a Full Nelson Bomb

3. Nichiren Funakoshi, Razan Okamoto, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo defeated Giant Brody, Ox Mastadon, James Diaz & Sam Copland after (14m05s) when Funakoshi pinned Mastadon with a Butterfly Backbreaker

4. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion defeated Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (7m37s) when Hellion pinned Mitsukuri with a Devolution Bomb

5. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake after (10m48s) when Torii pinned Miyake with a Spinning Forearm Smash

6. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji defeated Naozane Goto & Sojuro Sen after (14m52s) when Genji pinned Sen with a Dragon Suplex

7. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Haranobu Kobayashi & Tsurayuki Kamachi defeated Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki after (18m17s) when Kamachi submitted Itou with a Scorpion Deathlock

Black Canvas Grappling | Grand Prix Series 2020 - Night X | 30/09/2020

Tokyo, Kanto - Attendance: 106

Show Rating: 66

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Ryobe Uno, Ritsu Ibata, Charlie Corner, Takenori Doi defeated Yuta Isono, Suguru Emoto, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (9m29s) when Corner pinned Kisaka with a Corner Cutter

2. Hellion, Primal Beast, Animal Harker & Big Bruiser Findlay defeated Shingen Miyazaki, Masahiro Genji, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (11m57s) when Findlay pinned Mitsukuri with a Lariat

3. Yoshinaka Taku defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa after (14m16s) by pinfall with a Full Nelson Bomb

4. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated James Diaz & Sam Copland after (16m47s) when Matsuki pinned Diaz with a Mountain SUKI

5. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa defeated Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa after (16m32s) when Yoshizawa pinned Okimasa with a Yoshizawa Bomb

6. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon defeated Rav Umaga & Bali So'oialo after (14m28s) when Brody pinned So'oialo with a Football Tackle

7. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto defeated Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi iafter (29m23s) when Funakoshi pinned Wakabayashi with a Butterfly Backbreaker

WORLD TAG TEAM GRAND PRIX I | 1ST ROUND | TABLE

BLOCK A

Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion [9]

Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita [9]

Masahiro Genji & Shingen Miyazaki [8]

Haranobu Kobayashi & Tsurayuki Kamachi [8]

Naozane Goto & Sojuro Sen [4]

Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki [2]

Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake [0]

Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita [0]

BLOCK B

Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto [10]

Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki [10]

Giant Brody & Ox Mastodon [6]

Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa [5]

Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi [5]

Rav Umaga & Bali So'oialo [2]

Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa [2]

James Diaz & Sam Copland [0]

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arlovski · February 3, 2021

Black Canvas Grappling | Grand Prix Series 2020 - Night XI | 01/10/2020

Kumamoto, Kyushu - Attendance: 146

Show Rating: 66

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Animal Harker defeated Primal Beast after (10m02s) by pinfall with a Stump Piledriver

2. Tanyu Toshusai, Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa defeated Ryobe Uno, Charlie Corner, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (8m24s) when Miura pinned Corner with a Storm Rider

3. Nichiren Funakoshi, Razan Okamoto, Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa defeated Ritsu Ibata, Takenori Doi, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (9m05s) when Ikoma pinned Kubo with a Northern Lights Bomb

4. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Naozane Goto & Sojuro Sen defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake after (12m41s) when Goto pinned Miyake with a Lariat

5. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki defeated Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (14m36s) when Itou pinned Mitsukuri with a Tower Lariat

6. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita defeated Haranobu Kobayashi & Tsurayuki Kamachi after (21m32s) when Matsushita pinned Kamachi with a Choke Slam

7. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion defeated Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji after (23m54s) when Hellion pinned Miyazaki with a Devolution Bomb

Black Canvas Grappling | Grand Prix Series 2020 - Night XII | 02/10/2020

Osaka, Kansai - Attendance: 916

Show Rating: 74

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Hellion defeated Ryobe Uno after (5m43s) by pinfall with a Lariat

2. Ritsu Ibata, Yoshinaka Taku, Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake defeated Shingen Miyazaki, Masahiro Genji, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (13m28s) when Taku pinned Genji with a Full Nelson Bomb

3. Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto defeated Eikichi Itou, Isoruko Arakaki, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (10m52s) when Goto pinned Kisaka with a Goto Slam

4. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: James Diaz & Sam Copland drew with Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon after (11m42s) following a double count out

5. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: Rav Umaga & Bali So'oialo defeated Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa after (15m02s) when Umaga pinned Ikoma with a Rhino Charge

6. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto defeated Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa after (20m34s) when Funakoshi pinned Yoshizawa with a Butterfly Backbreaker

7. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi after (25m02s) when Matsuki pinned Wakabayashi with a Mountain SUKI

- The Young Lions Copland and Diaz kept brawling with Brody and Mastodon after the match and even though both young men looked good out there, they were eventually overpowered by the seasoned veterans and received a beatdown.

Black Canvas Grappling | Grand Prix Series 2020 - Night XIII | 05/10/2020

Matsuyama, Shikoku - Attendance: 68

Show Rating: 67

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Yoshinaka Taku defeated Charlie Corner after (9m53s) by pinfall with a Gutwrench Tombstone

2. Ryobe Uno, Takenori Doi, Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated Noburo Ikoma, Sharaku Okimasa, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa after (17m40s) when Furusawa submitted Okimasa with a Furusawa Armbar

3. Nichiren Funakoshi, Razan Okamoto, Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi defeated Giant Brody, Ox Mastadon, James Diaz & Sam Copland after (15m58s) when Wakabayashi pinned Diaz with a German Suplex

4. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake defeated Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (16m09s) when Yokokawa submitted Kinoshita with a Leglock

5. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji drew with Haranobu Kobayashi & Tsurayuki Kamachi after (30m00s) when the time limit expired

6. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion defeated Naozane Goto & Sojuro Sen after (13m43s) when Findlay pinned Sen with an Oklahoma Stampede

7. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block A - 1st Round: Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita defeated Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki after (22m31s) when Matsushita pinned Itou with a Lariat

Black Canvas Grappling | Grand Prix Series 2020 - Night XIV | 07/10/2020

Osaka, Kansai - Attendance: 2500

Show Rating: 82

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Sojuro Sen defeated Ryobe Uno after (10m35s) by pinfall with an Over-The-Shoulder Backbreaker

2. Shingen Miyazaki, Masahiro Genji, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita defeated Eikichi Itou, Isoruko Arakaki, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (9m57s) when Genji pinned Kubo with a Fusion Reactor

3. Bunrakuken Torii, Rokuemon Matsushita, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto defeated Yoshinaka Taku, Takenori Doi, Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake after (16m12s) when Torii pinned Taku with a Spinning Forearm Smash

4. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: Rav Umaga & Bali So'oialo defeated James Diaz & Sam Copland after (13m38s) when So'oialo pinned Diaz with a Rock Bottom

5. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi defeated Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa after (19m02s) when Toshusai pinned Ikoma with a Dangerous Brainbuster

6. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon defeated Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa after (15m33s) when Brody pinned Yoshizawa with a Lariat

7. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Block B - 1st Round: Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto after (28m12s) when Matsuki submitted Okamoto with a SUKI Special III

WORLD TAG TEAM GRAND PRIX I | 1ST ROUND | FINAL STANDINGS

BLOCK A

Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion [13]

Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita [13]

Masahiro Genji & Shingen Miyazaki [9]

Haranobu Kobayashi & Tsurayuki Kamachi [9]

Naozane Goto & Sojuro Sen [6]

Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki [4]

Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake [2]

Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita [0]

BLOCK B

Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki [14]

Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto [12]

Giant Brody & Ox Mastodon [9]

Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi [7]

Rav Umaga & Bali So'oialo [6]

Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa [5]

Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa [2]

James Diaz & Sam Copland [1]

Black Canvas Grappling | Grand Prix Series 2020 - Night XV | 09/10/2020

Chiba, Kanto - Attendance: 108

Show Rating: 58

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake defeated Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (7m22s) when Yokokawa submitted Kubo with a Stump Puller

2. Mabuchi Furusawa, Ryunosuke Matsuki, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita defeated Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (13m21s) when Furusawa submitted Isono with a Furusawa Armbar

3. Ritsu Ibata, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki defeated Animal Harker, James Diaz & Sam Copland after (12m09s) when Arakaki pinned Harker with an Arakaki Spike

4. Shingen Miyazaki defeated Noritoshi Miura after (14m38s) by submission with an Ankle Lock

5. Masahiro Genji defeated Inejiro Yoshizawa after (15m41s) by pinfall with a Fusion Reactor

6. Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita defeated Rav Umaga & Bali So'oialo after (17m23s) when Matsushita pinned Umaga with a Backdrop Driver

7. Big Bruiser Findlay, Hellion, Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon defeated Yoshinaka Taku, Takenori Doi, Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto after (33m47s) when Hellion pinned Doi with a Devolution Bomb

Black Canvas Grappling | Grand Prix Series 2020 - Night XVI | 11/10/2020

Kitakyushu, Kyushu - Attendance: 157

Show Rating: 66

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Bunrakuken Torii, Rokuemon Matsushita, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto defeated Mabuchi Furusawa, Ryunosuke Matsuki, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (16m46s) when Matsushita pinned Kinoshita with a Lariat

2. Naozane Goto defeated Primal Beast after (5m57s) by pinfall with a Goto Slam

3. James Diaz & Sam Copland defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake after (11m27s) when Copland pinned Yokokawa with a Dread Bomb

4. Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi defeated Ryobe Uno after (11m16s) by pinfall with a Tombstone Piledriver

5. Charlie Corner, Rav Umaga & Bali So'oialo defeated Ritsu Ibata, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (9m25s) when So'oialo submitted Ibata with an Unbreakable Sleeper

6. Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa defeated Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki after (15m34s) when Miura pinned Arakaki with a Storm Rider

7. Big Bruiser Findlay, Hellion, Giant Brody, Ox Mastadon & Animal Harker defeated Yoshinaka Taku, Nichiren Funakoshi, Razan Okamoto, Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa after (21m01s) when Findlay pinned Okimasa with an Atomic Spinebuster

Black Canvas Grappling | Grand Prix Series 2020 - Night XVII | 13/10/2020

Kobe, Kansai - Attendance: 967

Show Rating: 75

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Ryobe Uno, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita defeated Ritsu Ibata, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (6m59s) when Uno submitted Ibata with a Scorpion Deathlock

2. Haranobu Kobayashi, Tsurayuki Kamachi, Rav Umaga & Bali So'oialo defeated Tanyu Toshusai, Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki after (17m52s) when Kobayashi pinned Wakabayashi with a Kobayashi Plunge

3, Animal Harker, Primal Beast, Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon defeated Noburo Ikoma, Sharaku Okimasa, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (9m24s) when Mastadon pinned Kisaka with a Ten Ton Splash

4. Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji defeated Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa after (13m53s) when Genji pinned Yoshizawa with a Fusion Reactor

5. Rokuemon Matsushita defeated Mabuchi Furusawa after (21m14s) by pinfall with a Lariat

6. Bunrakuken Torii drew with Ryunosuke Matsuki after (30m00s) when the time limit expired

7. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - 2nd Round: Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto defeated Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion after (32m11s) when Funakoshi pinned Findlay with a combination of several Forearms, Lariats and finally a Butterfly Backbreaker to the staggering APWA International Heavyweight Champion

- A very exhausted Funakoshi held a promo after his 2nd Round tournament win along Okamoto against the gaijins. He said that this was an extremely tough fight that cost him all his strength and spirit, but that he was used to such fights as it was no different with the the ones he had with Matsushita in the past months. The BCG World Heavyweight Champion stated that he was on top of his game at the moment and that he was confident that him and Okamoto would win the tournament to go down in history in Tag Team Competition, no matter who the opponent in the Final Round was going to be. If he could choose an opponent though, he would pick Furusawa and Matsuki in this case, as he would like to clean the stain they left on his statistics when they beat him and Okamoto in the 1st Round.

Black Canvas Grappling | Grand Prix Series 2020 - Night XVIII | 15/10/2020

Osaka, Kansai - Attendance: 961

Show Rating: 73

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Takenori Doi defeated Ritsu Ibata after (5m58s) by pinfall with a Charging Knee Strike

2. Haranobu Kobayashi, Tsurayuki Kamachi, Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (9m22s) when Wakabayashi pinned Kisaka with a German Suplex

3. Shingen Miyazaki, Masahiro Genji, Rav Umaga & Bali So'oialo defeated Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (14m48s) when Genji pinned Sen with a Fusion Reactor

4. Yoshinaka Taku defeated Ryobe Uno after (13m53s) by pinfall with a Full Nelson Bomb

5. Nichiren Funakoshi, Razan Okamoto, Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa defeated Animal Harker, Primal Beast, Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon after (16m07s) when Funakoshi pinned Primal Beast with a Dragon Suplex

6. Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion defeated James Diaz & Sam Copland after (10m51s) when Hellion pinned Copland with a Devolution Bomb

7. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - 2nd Round: Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita after (37m48s) when Matsuki pinned Torii with a Mountain SUKI

Black Canvas Grappling | Grand Prix Series 2020 - Night XIX | 17/10/2020

Kitakyushu, Kyushu - Attendance: 153

Show Rating: 70

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Bunrakuken Torii, Rokuemon Matsushita, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki defeated Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (13m49s) when Matsushita pinned Emoto with a Choke Slam

2. Shingen Miyazaki, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita defeated Ritsu Ibata, Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake after (8m51s) when Miyazaki submitted Ibata with an Ankle Lock

3. Charlie Corner, Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon defeated Primal Beast, James Diaz & Sam Copland after (10m18s) when Brody pinned Beast with a Wicked Big Foot

4. Rav Umaga defeated Bali So'oialo after (13m33s) by pinfall with a Rhino Charge

5. Tanyu Toshusai, Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa defeated Noburo Ikoma, Sharaku Okimasa, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (13m44s) when Yoshizawa pinned Kubo with a Yoshizawa Bomb

6. Big Bruiser Findlay, Hellion & Animal Harker defeated Takenori Doi, Haranobu Kobayashi & Tsurayuki Kamachi after (15m32s) when Hellion pinned Doi with a Devolution Bomb

7. Yoshinaka Taku, Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto defeated Mabuchi Furusawa, Ryunosuke Matsuki & Masahiro Genji after (32m04s) when Funakoshi pinned Genji with a Butterfly Backbreaker

Black Canvas Grappling | Grand Prix Series 2020 - Night XX | 18/10/2020

Matsuyama, Shikoku - Attendance: 79

Show Rating: 66

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Motoyuki Miyake defeated Yuta Isono after (7m45s) by pinfall with a Yakuza Kick

2. Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon defeated Animal Harker & Primal Beast after (12m36s) when Brody pinned Beast with a Lariat

3. Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita defeated Naozane Goto & Sojuro Sen after (14m38s) when Matsushita pinned Sen with a Choke Slam

4. Big Bruiser Findlay, Hellion, James Diaz & Sam Copland defeated Ritsu Ibata, Takenori Doi, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (8m14s) when Hellion pinned Ibata with a Devolution Bomb

5. Eikichi Itou defeated Isoruko Arakaki after (18m08s) by pinfall with an Itou Bomb

6. Charlie Corner, Haranobu Kobayashi & Tsurayuki Kamachi defeated Shingen Miyazaki, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (17m05s) when Kamachi submitted Mitsukuri with a Scorpion Deathlock

7. Masahiro Genji, Mabuchi Furusawa, Ryunosuke Matsuki, Rav Umaga & Bali So'oialo defeated Yoshinaka Taku, Nichiren Funakoshi, Razan Okamoto, Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa after (31m49s) when Matsuki pinned Okamoto with a Mountain SUKI

- Post main event Matsuki pointed out with a grin on his face, that he had a run against Okamoto. Both tonight and on Night XIV he defeated him to gather the victory for his team and the same thing would happen on the Final Night of the tour, when the Money Makers would crown themselves the first winners of the World Tag Team Grand Prix.

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WORLD TAG TEAM GRAND PRIX 2020 - FINAL NIGHT

HELD ON SUNDAY, 25/10/2020 IN NARA, KANSAI

- MATCH CARD -

1. GCG U-30 Openweight Championship (3rd Defence): Sam Copland © vs. Primal Beast

2. Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa vs. Ryobe Uno, Charlie Corner, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita

3. Noburo Ikoma, Sharaku Okimasa, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo vs. Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto

4. Tanyu Toshusai, Eikichi Itou, Isoruko Arakaki, Ritsu Ibata & Takenori Doi vs. Big Bruiser Findlay, Giant Brody, Ox Mastadon, Animal Harker & James Diaz

5. Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji vs. Rav Umaga & Bali So'oialo

6. Yoshinaka Taku vs. Hellion

7. Bunrakuken Torii vs. Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi

8. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Final Round: Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto vs. Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki

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Dalton · February 3, 2021

I cannot believe the pace you have going here!

1. GCG U-30 Openweight Championship (3rd Defence): Sam Copland © vs. Primal Beast

2. Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa vs. Ryobe Uno, Charlie Corner, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita

3. Noburo Ikoma, Sharaku Okimasa, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo vs. Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto

4. Tanyu Toshusai, Eikichi Itou, Isoruko Arakaki, Ritsu Ibata & Takenori Doi vs. Big Bruiser Findlay, Giant Brody, Ox Mastadon, Animal Harker & James Diaz

5. Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji vs. Rav Umaga & Bali So'oialo

6. Yoshinaka Taku vs. Hellion

7. Bunrakuken Torii vs. Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi

8. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Final Round: Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto vs. Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki

Scottie · February 3, 2021

WORLD TAG TEAM GRAND PRIX 2020 - FINAL NIGHT

HELD ON SUNDAY, 25/10/2020 IN NARA, KANSAI

- MATCH CARD -

1. GCG U-30 Openweight Championship (3rd Defence): Sam Copland © vs. Primal Beast

2. Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa vs. Ryobe Uno, Charlie Corner, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita

3. Noburo Ikoma, Sharaku Okimasa, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo vs. Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto

4. Tanyu Toshusai, Eikichi Itou, Isoruko Arakaki, Ritsu Ibata & Takenori Doi vs. Big Bruiser Findlay, Giant Brody, Ox Mastadon, Animal Harker & James Diaz

5. Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji vs. Rav Umaga & Bali So'oialo

6. Yoshinaka Taku vs. Hellion

7. Bunrakuken Torii vs. Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi

8. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Final Round: Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto vs. Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki

arlovski · February 5, 2021

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<div style="margin-left: 0px";"><img alt="rerZT15.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/rerZT15.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><div style="letter-spacing:6px;";">FINAL NIGHT</div>SUNDAY, 25/10/2020 IN NARA, KANSAI

ATTENDANCE: 14196 (SHOWN ON SHOGUN TV | 0.05 | 39545 VIEWERS)

SHOW RATING: 76

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<div style="letter-spacing:2px;";">GCG U-30 OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP</div>- 3RD DEFENCE -

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Sam Copland © vs. Primal Beast

<div style="text-align:left;">Sam Copland defeated Primal Beast after (12m13s) by pinfall with a Dread Bomb. [40]</div>

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Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa vs. Ryobe Uno, Charlie Corner, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita

<div style="text-align:left;">Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa defeated Ryobe Uno, Charlie Corner, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (9m48s) when Miura pinned Corner with a Storm Rider. [61]</div>

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Noburo Ikoma, Sharaku Okimasa, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo vs. Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto

<div style="text-align:left;">Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto defeated Noburo Ikoma, Sharaku Okimasa, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (12m17s) when Goto pinned Kubo with a Lariat. [61]</div>

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Tanyu Toshusai, Eikichi Itou, Isoruko Arakaki, Ritsu Ibata & Takenori Doi vs. Big Bruiser Findlay, Giant Brody, Ox Mastadon, Animal Harker & James Diaz

<div style="text-align:left;">Big Bruiser Findlay, Giant Brody, Ox Mastadon, Animal Harker & James Diaz defeated Tanyu Toshusai, Eikichi Itou, Isoruko Arakaki, Ritsu Ibata & Takenori Doi after (16m57s) when Findlay pinned Ibata with an Atomic Spinebuster. [68]</div>

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Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji vs. Rav Umaga & Bali So'oialo

<div style="text-align:left;">This is a non-title match, even though Miyazaki and Genji from the Money Makers faction are the reigning GCG World Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. Umaga and So'oialo are one of the two guest Tag Teams that took part in the World Tag Team Grand Prix and they had almost legendary status in GCG, winning the titles their opponents currently hold four times. While the Samoans achieved only a midfield position in their Block, Miyazaki and Genji were third, but by a clear margin. They used this match to prove that they belong into the Tag Team Premier League, defeating Rav Umaga & Bali So'oialo after (21m06s) when Genji pinned Umaga with a Fusion Reactor. [61]</div>

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Yoshinaka Taku vs. Hellion

<div style="text-align:left;">Since his father's retirement Yoshinaka Taku has become the leader of Team Taku, yet the 29 years old seems to still be searching for his place in BCG - maybe now more than ever, as with his father's departure their successful Tag Team has vanished as well. Taku used this tour to test his mettle in singles competition, where he did quite well, but couldn't score victories over the top of the class yet. Newcomer Hellion is in a comparable situation, also searching for his place in the ranking. The masked behemoth is still new to the company though and pretty much destroyed his competition in a terrifying manner so far. Hellion continued to do, as he defeated Yoshinaka Taku after (14m41s) by pinfall with a Devolution Bomb. [66]

- After the match Hellion left the ring, grabbed a chair and continued to attack Taku. Neither the Young Lions around the ring, nor Team Taku members Yokokawa and Miyake could change anything about that, as the massive Hellion fended all of them off. Finally he prepared to Devolution Bomb Taku on the chair, when suddenly Pistol Pete Hall left the commentary table and entered the ring. The masked monster instantly let go of his japanese opponent and went into a close-up staredown with Hall. Both men shared a few words and the tensity rose, when Hellion finally backed off ... just to turn around again and surprise Hall with a devastating Lariat! Afterwards Hellion called a Hall cowering on the bottom of the ring an old man and advised him to stay the f out of his business.</div>

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Bunrakuken Torii vs. Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi

<div style="text-align:left;">After his impressive performances in the Ace Summit and in BCG in general Wakabayashi received this match against one of BCG's best to test his skills. Once again the powerful heavyweight Wakabayashi does not disappoint, putting on not only a good show, but also bringing Torii seemingly to the edge of a loss a few times. The BCG veteran comes back though and wraps up the victory after (25m46s) by pinfall with a Dangerous Forearm. [85]</div>

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<div style="letter-spacing:2px;";">WORLD TAG TEAM GRAND PRIX I</div>

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Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto vs. Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki

<div style="text-align:left;">Both teams in the first ever World Tag Team Grand Prix Finale are from Block B and have already faced off at Night XIV of the Grand Prix Series, where Matsuki was able to submit Okamoto in a very close match in the 29th minute. The match could have gone either way - still it must be said that the Money Makers have put on an extraordinary performance as a team, having not lost a single match in the WTTGP. While they have done not so well in Singles Matches against BCG's top of the class this year, it seems as if they have found their path again when combining forces. They need tonight's victory not only to harm BCG, but also to position themselves for another shot at the GCG World Heavyweight title, that is still in the hands of BCG trueborn Rokuemon Matsushita. Funakoshi and Okamoto on the other hand want to prevent at all cost that their GCG archenemies disgrace them and the company again by winning this historic tournament and taking something that the Black Lions consider theirs. Once again both teams were fighting it out to the bitter end in a bout filled with spectacle and drama, until history repeated itself and Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto after (44m02s) when Matsuki submitted Okamoto with a SUKI Special III. [77]

- Funakoshi and Okamoto were both shock struck by their loss. Especially the BCG World Heavyweight Champion was furious, putting the blame on Okamoto, who couldn't seem to say much to his defense. In the meantime Matsuki was handed a mic. The Money Maker said that this was the rehabilitation of the Golden Lions and a good basis to build on again. He asked for a title match on the first day of the Anniversary tour - the titles on the line should be the Tag Team titles of BCG, that are currently in the hands of Giant Brody and Ox Mastodon! This announcement caught the attention of Funakoshi instantly, who got himself a mic as well. He said that he had already figured, that those honorless two wouldn't challenge for 'their' titles but those of BCG. He said further that he was deeply ashamed by tonight's loss and that Funakoshi-gun wasn't good enough, but that the Money Makers should watch out, as they may have won again tonight, but would eventually be put into place by Funakoshi.</div></div>

<div style="margin-right: 100px; margin-left: 100px";"><div style="text-align:left;">QUICK RESULTS

1. GCG U-30 Openweight Championship (3rd Defence): Sam Copland defeated Primal Beast after (12m13s) by pinfall with a Dread Bomb [40]

2. Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa defeated Ryobe Uno, Charlie Corner, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (9m48s) when Miura pinned Corner with a Storm Rider [61]

3. Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto defeated Noburo Ikoma, Sharaku Okimasa, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (12m17s) when Goto pinned Kubo with a Lariat [61]

4. Big Bruiser Findlay, Giant Brody, Ox Mastadon, Animal Harker & James Diaz defeated Tanyu Toshusai, Eikichi Itou, Isoruko Arakaki, Ritsu Ibata & Takenori Doi after (16m57s) when Findlay pinned Ibata with an Atomic Spinebuster [68]

5. Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji defeated Rav Umaga & Bali So'oialo after (21m06s) when Genji pinned Umaga with a Fusion Reactor [61]

6. Hellion defeated Yoshinaka Taku after (14m41s) by pinfall with a Devolution Bomb [66]

7. Bunrakuken Torii defeated Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi after (25m46s) by pinfall with a Dangerous Forearm [85]

8. BCG World Tag Team Grand Prix I - Final Round: Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto after (44m02s) when Matsuki submitted Okamoto with a SUKI Special III [77]

PREDICTIONS

Scottie: 8 / 8

Dalton: 7 / 8

OVERALL RANKING

Dalton: 33 / 48

Scottie: 21 / 24

CMPunkBubble: 19 / 32

Historian: 5 / 8

CGN91: 3 / 8</div></div>

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arlovski · February 14, 2021

Black Canvas Grappling | Road To Anniversary Show 2020 - Night I | 09/11/2020

Osaka, Kansai - Attendance: 958

Show Rating: 72

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto defeated Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (7m57s) when Emoto pinned Kisaka with a Dangerous Brainbuster

2. Eikichi Itou defeated Ritsu Ibata after (6m43s) by pinfall with an Itou Bomb

3. Motoyuki Miyake defeated Takenori Doi after (15m41s) by pinfall with a Yakuza Kick

4. Yoshinaka Taku, Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi defeated Animal Harker, Primal Beast & Charlie Corner after (11m56s) when Taku pinned Harker with a Full Nelson Bomb

5. Nichiren Funakoshi, Razan Okamoto, Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa defeated Shingen Miyazaki, Masahiro Genji, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (16m38s) when Funakoshi pinned Mitsukuri with a German Suplex

6. Bunrakuken Torii, Rokuemon Matsushita, Naozane Goto & Sojuro Sen defeated Big Bruiser Findlay, Hellion, James Diaz & Sam Copland after (21m46s) when Matsushita pinned Copland with a Lariat

7. BCG World Tag Team Championship: Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon © after (32m28s) when Matsuki pinned Mastadon with a Mountain SUKI. Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki won the BCG World Tag Team titles.

- Yoshifusa Maeda opened the tour thanking the audience, the staff members and the roster for their ongoing commitment to the 'Roaring Lion Style'. He said that due to their good performance in the World Tag Team Grand Prix, where they managed to defeat the reigning GCG World Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, Big Bruiser Findlay and Hellion would be fighting for the titles against reigning champions Miyazaki and Genji at the Anniversary Show.

- After the 4th match a man in a leather jacket with a cigarette in the corner of his mouth showed up in the arena, who is well known beneath japanese wrestling fans as a former two time BHOTWG World Heavyweight Champion and key player of the NEO stable variants! It was …

… Yasuhiko Taira!

Taira got himself a mic and told Taku that he did well in that match just now. Then he explained why he was here, in BCG. He said that his rebellious behavior in BHOTWG had strained his relationship with the management for too long and that they had finally cut him off. So he has become a free agent and was looking around what the market had to offer. He said that he liked, what he had just seen and that he could imagine to join the rumble. Taku grabbed a mic and said that he could have that – he challenged Taira to a match at BCG’s Anniversary Show, which Taira accepted with a smirk on his face.</details>

- Nichiren Funakoshi joined the commentary table for the Main Event. While not a big fan of CRUSHADE either the BCG World Heavyweight Champion didn't get tired of emphasizing how strong the Americans were and that the title in their hands would be better than in those of the Money Makers, but eventually Matsuki and Furusawa won and taunted the Black Lion afterwards from inside the ring.

Black Canvas Grappling | Road To Anniversary Show 2020 - Night II | 10/11/2020

Kawasaki, Kanto - Attendance: 106

Show Rating: 59

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Masahiro Genji defeated Ichiro Mitsukuri after (10m59s) by pinfall with an Exploder

2. Koyo Kinoshita, Shingen Miyazaki, Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated Noburo Ikoma, Sharaku Okimasa, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (14m18s) when Furusawa submitted Ikoma with a Furusawa Armbar

3. Takenori Doi, Ritsu Ibata, Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto defeated Bunrakuken Torii, Rokuemon Matsushita, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (15m04s) when Funakoshi pinned Emoto with a Lariat

4. Tanyu Toshusai, Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki defeated Animal Harker, Primal Beast, James Diaz & Sam Copland after (17m08s) when Wakabayashi pinned Primal Beast with a Tombstone Piledriver

5. Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion defeated Naozane Goto & Sojuro Sen after (14m48s) when Hellion pinned Sen with a Devolution Bomb

6. Yasuhiko Taira defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa after (13m02s) by pinfall with a Wrecking Ball

7. Yoshinaka Taku & Motoyuki Miyake defeated Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa after (17m34s) when Taku pinned Yoshizawa with a Gutwrench Tombstone

- After his match an enraged Rokuemon Matsushita called it unbearable that once again titles of BCG were captured by members of Golden Canvas Grappling. Matsushita regarded it as his obligation to bring the titles back into the possession of a Black Lion. He challenged Furusawa and Matsuki to a match at the Anniversary Show for the BCG World Tag Team titles. If they were willing to accept he would offer them a shot at his GCG World Heavyweight title at the New Year's Eve Supershow as a bargain, where they could choose the contender to their own liking.

Black Canvas Grappling | Road To Anniversary Show 2020 - Night III | 13/11/2020

Fukuoka, Kyushu - Attendance: 161

Show Rating: 68

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi defeated Charlie Corner after (5m36s) by pinfall with a Belly-To-Belly Suplex

2. Sam Copland defeated Ritsu Ibata after (7m41s) by pinfall with a Dread Bomb

3. Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita defeated Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (11m05s) when Mitsukuri pinned Kisaka with a S.T.O.

4. Nichiren Funakoshi, Razan Okamoto, Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa defeated Yoshinaka Taku, Takenori Doi, Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake after (18m41s) when Ikoma pinned Yokokawa with a Northern Lights Bomb

5. Yasuhiko Taira, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa defeated Primal Beast, Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon after (14m31s) when Taira pinned Mastadon with a Wrecking Ball

6. Mabuchi Furusawa, Ryunosuke Matsuki, Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji defeated Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (16m22s) when Furusawa submitted Emoto with a Furusawa Armbar

7. Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion defeated Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita after (26m50s) when Findlay pinned Torii with an Oklahoma Stampede

- Post match Furusawa and Matsuki accepted the challenge outspoken by Rokuemon Matsushita at Night II under the mentioned conditions, that a Money Maker would fight for the GCG World Heavyweight title on the last show of the year.

Black Canvas Grappling | Road To Anniversary Show 2020 - Night IV | 14/11/2020

Matsuyama, Shikoku - Attendance: 79

Show Rating: 66

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Naozane Goto defeated Charlie Corner after (7m26s) by pinfall with a Lariat

2. Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa defeated Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (7m38s) when Ikoma pinned Isono with a combination of Forearm Strikes

3. Nichiren Funakoshi, Razan Okamoto, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo defeated Animal Harker, Primal Beast, James Diaz & Sam Copland after (16m07s) when Okamoto pinned Primal Beast with an Exploder

4. Yasuhiko Taira, Ritsu Ibata, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa defeated Yoshinaka Taku, Takenori Doi, Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake after (17m02s) when Taira pinned Taku with a Lariat

5. Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki defeated Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi iafter (20m22s) when Itou pinned Toshusai with a Tower Lariat

6. Big Bruiser Findlay, Hellion, Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon defeated Shingen Miyazaki, Masahiro Genji, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (19m27s) when Findlay pinned Miyazaki with an Atomic Spinebuster

7. Ryobe Uno, Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated Bunrakuken Torii, Rokuemon Matsushita & Sojuro Sen after (23m07s) when Matsuki submitted Sen with a SUKI Special III

Black Canvas Grappling | Road To Anniversary Show 2020 - Night V | 16/11/2020

Sendai, Tohoku - Attendance: 88

Show Rating: 68

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Noburo Ikoma defeated Ginji Kisaka after (9m43s) by pinfall with a German Suplex

2. Hellion defeated Sharaku Okimasa after (4m42s) when Okimasa couldn't continue the match after a vicious Lariat

3. Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon defeated Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (8m51s) when Mastadon pinned Mitsukuri with a Ten Ton Splash

4. Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi defeated Naozane Goto & Sojuro Sen after (16m12s) when Toshusai pinned Goto with a Backdrop Driver

5. Animal Harker, Big Bruiser Findlay, James Diaz & Sam Copland defeated Takenori Doi, Ritsu Ibata, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (7m46s) when Findlay pinned Ibata with an Atomic Spinebuster

6. Yasuhiko Taira, Yoshinaka Taku, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki after (15m37s) when Taira pinned Arakaki with a Lariat

7. In one of the rare occasions where the usually rivalling Pillars Of The Sky worked together in a match against their GCG archrivals, Nichiren Funakoshi, Razan Okamoto, Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita defeated Mabuchi Furusawa, Ryunosuke Matsuki, Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji after (47m19s) when Matsushita pinned Furusawa with a Backdrop Driver transitioned into a Choke Slam

- Post match Taira grabbed a mic and said that he was just like Yoshinaka Taku once – blessed with the technical skills and all the qualities a designated star should have, but he just couldn’t quite reach the top, as he was always trying to be someone he wasn’t. Always trying to be the man others wanted him to be. That was until he founded NEO and became the rebel he is known as today. Taira said he senses the urge in Taku to become a rebel as well.

Black Canvas Grappling | Road To Anniversary Show 2020 - Night VI | 18/11/2020

Aichi, Chubu - Attendance: 141

Show Rating: 70

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki defeated Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (6m50s) when Itou pinned Isono with a Tower Lariat

2. Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa defeated Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (8m04s) when Okimasa submitted Kubo with a Leglock

3. Tanyu Toshusai defeated Koyo Kinoshita after (14m40s) by pinfall with a Brainbuster

4. Bunrakuken Torii, Rokuemon Matsushita, Naozane Goto & Sojuro Sen defeated Animal Harker, Primal Beast, Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon after (16m07s) when Matsushita pinned Harker with a Backdrop Driver

5. Yoshinaka Taku, Takenori Doi, Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake defeated Yasuhiko Taira, Ritsu Ibata, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa after (15m54s) when Taku pinned Ibata with a Gutwrench Tombstone

6. Masahiro Genji, Ryobe Uno, Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated Big Bruiser Findlay, Hellion, James Diaz & Sam Copland after (19m26s) when Matsuki pinned Diaz with a SUKI Special

7. Razan Okamoto defeated Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi after (28m03s) by pinfall with a Wrist-clutch Exploder

Black Canvas Grappling | Road To Anniversary Show 2020 - Night VII | 20/11/2020

Okayama, Chugoku - Attendance: 154

Show Rating: 69

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo defeated Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (7m21s) when Kisaka pinned Emoto with a Butterfly Powerbomb

2. Ryobe Uno defeated Takenori Doi after (9m09s) by submission with a Scorpion Deathlock

3. Nobuharu Yokokawa defeated Charlie Corner after (11m19s) by submission with a Stump Puller

4. Big Bruiser Findlay, Hellion, Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon defeated Noburo Ikoma, Sharaku Okimasa, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki after (13m50s) when Hellion pinned Arakaki with a Corner Avalanche

5. Yasuhiko Taira, Yoshinaka Taku, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa defeated Animal Harker, Primal Beast, James Diaz & Sam Copland after (16m54s) when Taku pinned Primal Beast with a Full Nelson Bomb

6. Ritsu Ibata, Bunrakuken Torii, Rokuemon Matsushita, Naozane Goto & Sojuro Sen defeated Masahiro Genji, Mabuchi Furusawa, Ryunosuke Matsuki, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (22m45s) when Torii pinned Kinoshita with a Flying Forearm Off Top

7. Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto defeated Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi after (25m48s) when Funakoshi pinned Toshusai with a Butterfly Backbreaker

Black Canvas Grappling | Road To Anniversary Show 2020 - Night VIII | 21/11/2020

Sapporo, Hokkaido - Attendance: 80

Show Rating: 64

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa defeated Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (7m53s) when Okimasa submitted Kubo with a Scorpion Deathlock

2. Giant Brody, Ox Mastadon, James Diaz & Sam Copland defeated Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (12m37s) when Brody pinned Goto with a Choke Bomb

3. Tanyu Toshusai, Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki defeated Noritoshi Miura, Inejiro Yoshizawa, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (14m42s) when Wakabayashi pinned Mitsukuri with a Tiger Suplex

4. Razan Okamoto defeated Animal Harker after (14m43s) by pinfall with a combination of Strikes finalized by a Lariat

5. Yasuhiko Taira & Ritsu Ibata defeated Yoshinaka Taku & Motoyuki Miyake after (18m55s) when Taira pinned Miyake with a Lariat

6. Nichiren Funakoshi defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa after (17m23s) by pinfall with a Tilt-A-Whirl Backbreaker

7. In a special match between the teams fighting for the two Tag Team Championships within the company at the 9th Anniversary Show, Bunrakuken Torii, Rokuemon Matsushita, Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion defeated Mabuchi Furusawa, Ryunosuke Matsuki, Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji after (39m24s) when Hellion pinned Miyazaki with a Devolution Bomb

Black Canvas Grappling | Road To Anniversary Show 2020 - Night IX | 23/11/2020

Kyoto, Kansai - Attendance: 971

Show Rating: 66

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Yoshinaka Taku defeated Motoyuki Miyake after (19m04s) by pinfall with a Full Nelson Bomb

2. Tanyu Toshusai, Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki defeated Noritoshi Miura, Inejiro Yoshizawa, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (16m20s) when Wakabayashi pinned Mitsukuri with a Tombstone Piledriver

3. Animal Harker, Primal Beast, Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion defeated Takenori Doi, Ritsu Ibata, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (7m01s) when Primal Beast pinned Ibata with a Pumphandle Slam

4. Yasuhiko Taira defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa after (14m27s) by pinfall with The Flattener

5. Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated Naozane Goto & Sojuro Sen after (16m32s) when Matsuki pinned Goto with a Mountain SUKI

6. Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon defeated Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji after (16m57s) when Brody pinned Miyazaki with a Choke Slam

7. Nichiren Funakoshi, Razan Okamoto, Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa defeated Bunrakuken Torii, Rokuemon Matsushita, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (22m07s) when Funakoshi pinned Emoto with a Dragon Suplex

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ANNIVERSARY SHOW 2020 - FINAL NIGHT

HELD ON TUESDAY, 01/12/2020 IN NARA, KANSAI

- MATCH CARD -

1. Ritsu Ibata, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto vs. Charlie Corner, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita

2. Animal Harker, Ox Mastadon, Primal Beast, James Diaz & Sam Copland vs. Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Takenori Doi, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo

3. Nichiren Funakoshi, Tanyu Toshusai, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki vs. Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa

4. Noburo Ikoma vs. Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi

5. GCG World Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji © vs. Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion

6. Razan Okamoto vs. Giant Brody

7. Yoshinaka Taku vs. Yasuhiko Taira

8. BCG World Tag Team Championship: Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki © vs. Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita

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christmas_ape · February 14, 2021

1. Ritsu Ibata, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto vs. Charlie Corner, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita

2. Animal Harker, Ox Mastadon, Primal Beast, James Diaz & Sam Copland vs. Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Takenori Doi, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo

3. Nichiren Funakoshi, Tanyu Toshusai, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki vs. Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa

4. Noburo Ikoma vs. Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi

5. GCG World Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji © vs. Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion

6. Razan Okamoto vs. Giant Brody

7. Yoshinaka Taku vs. Yasuhiko Taira

8. BCG World Tag Team Championship: Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki © vs. Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita

DarK_RaideR · February 14, 2021

Oh hey, this time I'm here to predict before the show is posted lol

1. Ritsu Ibata, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto vs. Charlie Corner, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita

2. Animal Harker, Ox Mastadon, Primal Beast, James Diaz & Sam Copland vs. Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Takenori Doi, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo

3. Nichiren Funakoshi, Tanyu Toshusai, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki vs. Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa

4. Noburo Ikoma vs. Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi

5. GCG World Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji © vs. Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion

6. Razan Okamoto vs. Giant Brody

7. Yoshinaka Taku vs. Yasuhiko Taira

8. BCG World Tag Team Championship: Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki © vs. Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita

Dalton · February 15, 2021

1. Ritsu Ibata, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto vs. Charlie Corner, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita

2. Animal Harker, Ox Mastadon, Primal Beast, James Diaz & Sam Copland vs. Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Takenori Doi, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo

3. Nichiren Funakoshi, Tanyu Toshusai, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki vs. Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa

4. Noburo Ikoma vs. Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi

5. GCG World Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji © vs. Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion

6. Razan Okamoto vs. Giant Brody

7. Yoshinaka Taku vs. Yasuhiko Taira

8. BCG World Tag Team Championship: Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki © vs. Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita

Historian · February 16, 2021

1. Ritsu Ibata, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto vs. Charlie Corner, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita

2. Animal Harker, Ox Mastadon, Primal Beast, James Diaz & Sam Copland vs. Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Takenori Doi, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo

3. Nichiren Funakoshi, Tanyu Toshusai, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki vs. Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa

4. Noburo Ikoma vs. Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi

5. GCG World Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji © vs. Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion

I want BBF to have all of the titles everywhere.

6. Razan Okamoto vs. Giant Brody

7. Yoshinaka Taku vs. Yasuhiko Taira

8. BCG World Tag Team Championship: Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki © vs. Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita

arlovski · February 16, 2021

<div style="margin-left: 0px";"></div>TUESDAY, 01/12/2020 IN NARA, KANSAI

ATTENDANCE: 14969 (SHOWN ON SHOGUN TV | 0.05 | 39359 VIEWERS)

SHOW RATING: 81

Ritsu Ibata, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto vs. Charlie Corner, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita

Charlie Corner, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita defeated Ritsu Ibata, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (9m48s) when Corner pinned Ibata with a Powerslam. [56]

Animal Harker, Ox Mastadon, Primal Beast, James Diaz & Sam Copland vs. Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Takenori Doi, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo

Animal Harker, Ox Mastadon, Primal Beast, James Diaz & Sam Copland defeated Takenori Doi, Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (13m29s) when Copland pinned Kubo with a Dread Bomb. [51]

Nichiren Funakoshi, Tanyu Toshusai, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki vs. Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa

Nichiren Funakoshi, Tanyu Toshusai, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki defeated Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa after (18m05s) when Funakoshi pinned Sen with a Butterfly Backbreaker. [72]

Noburo Ikoma vs. Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi

This is the second Singles Match between these two men not only in the year 2020, but ever. They faced off this March within their Block in the Ace Summit tournament, where Ikoma had a very hard time securing a win against newcomer and tournament surprise Wakabayashi. Since then the development of both men couldn't have been more contrary. While Wakabayashi's way to the top seems inevitable, former BCG World Heavyweight Champion Ikoma has had a weak year so far and is slowly losing connection to the top. This would be his chance to finally turn things around again - but he didn't use it, as Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi defeated Noburo Ikoma after (24m01s) by pinfall with an Overhead German Suplex. [73]

<div style="letter-spacing:2px;";">GCG WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP</div>- 3RD DEFENCE -

As Isei Deushi puts it at the commentary table: Findlay and Hellion might each be extremely dangerous men, but what they do as a team is not very coherent. It is the opposite with Miyazaki and Genji, who are good Singles competitors, but really excel as a combo. The Money Makers hold the belts since January and have so far fended off any challengers, including CRUSHADE members Giant Brody and Ox Mastodon. Even though they have lost to Findlay and Hellion in their Block match of the World Tag Team Grand Prix they have still put up a good overall tournament performance. This match was to a large extent similar to the match in October. Once again the strategy of the Money Makers was to attack systematically the right knee of Findlay and prevent him from tagging in Hellion, as they both knew that there only chance for a victory would be to finish one of their opponents off two on one. This time it seemed like they had the win in their pocket for a moment, when after 16 minutes Miyazaki had Findlay in a Figure Four. But Findlay broke out and managed to tag in the masked monster and from that point on the americans built op momentum, until finally Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion defeated Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji after (22m18s) when Hellion pinned Miyazaki with the Devolution Bomb.

Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion have won the GCG World Heavyweight Tag Team titles. [72]

- After the match the titles were awarded to the Americans by Toshinobu Taku, but Findlay and Hellion acted like total jerks and messed up the ceremony with their behaviour.

Razan Okamoto vs. Giant Brody

Razan Okamoto defeated Giant Brody after (21m03s) by pinfall with a Brainbuster Suplex. [84]

Yoshinaka Taku vs. Yasuhiko Taira

It is the first match of Yasuhiko Taira since leaving BHOTWG - the management finally had enough of the rebel and threw him out. As of now he is a free agent and hasn't decided yet which company to join or if to leave the wrestling business behind as a whole. This match is the result of a challenge spoken out by Yoshinaka Taku to give Taira an idea what to expect from BCG and the 'Roaring Lion Style'. Both men were sharing some heavy strikes in a bout reminding more of an MMA or a boxing match than a wrestling match. It was only in the end phase that they went for hooks and slams, when Yasuhiko Taira defeated Yoshinaka Taku after (22m05s) by pinfall with The Flattener after parrying a Gutwrench Tombstone. [77]

- An exhausted Yoshinaka Taku gave Taira some credit after the match, but said that he wouldn't just accept that loss. He stated that he was better than what Taira had just seen and that he would like to prove it - in a Re-Match at the New Year's Eve Supershow! Taira noted, that the kid has some guts and that he likes that. He accepted under one condition. Should he win again then Taku has to swear loyalty to him and become his protegé. This would mean giving up Team Taku. Taku agreed.

<div style="letter-spacing:2px;";">BCG WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP</div>- 1ST DEFENCE -

Who would have thought that Furusawa and Matsuki would find the success as a team, that they were missing as singles competitors in the end of last year and most of this year? When Furusawa lost the BCG World Heavyweight title to Funakoshi, was later on defeated by Matsushita for the GCG World Heavyweight title in January and couldn't even reach the Final Round of the Ace Summit in April, there was serious tension between him and Matsuki. But both men have pulled themselves together and showed the world, that GCG was not defeated, but still going strong, when they won against their opponents tonight in the 2nd Round of the World Tag Team Grand Prix and achieved the tournament victory shortly after by beating Funakoshi and Okamoto in the Final Round. It was their redemption. Tonight they will be in the defense for the last time; but whatever the outcome of this match, one member of the Money Makers will have a shot at 'their' GCG World Heavyweight title currently held by Matsushita at the last show of the year - it is their chance to attack again and Matsuki has not yet had the chance to challenge for the belt. The members of the Devil Grappling Army on the other hand care for nothing more than for the - in their opinion - tarnished BCG belts, which they want to re-claim to restore order. They are not considered the strongest team of BCG for nothing, putting up a much better fight than in October. When Matsushita hit a brutal Backdrop Driver into the corner on Matsuki a murmur went through the arena and it seemed as if the audience was ready to explode every second to celebrate the new Tag Team Champions ... just that Matsuki, as unbelievable, as it was, broke the Pinfall Attempt and the match went on. From that point on the tables slowly turned, the Money Makers gained momentum and eventually defeated Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita after (36m50s) when it was Torii again who cost the Devil Grappling Army the match by submitting to Matsuki's SUKI Special III. [83]

- Another show that was concluded by celebrating and taunting Money Makers! Immediately after the bell rang Matsushita left the hall in anger, leaving his downed partner back in the ring with the enemy. Matsuki delivered a short promo thanking the audience for another record-setting attendance number - according to him 15.000 people wanted to see the Golden Lions humiliate the Black Lions tonight. He said that the Money Makers would discuss internally which member would challenge for Matsushita's belt at the New Year's Eve Supershow and that they would make an announcement regarding their decision at the first tour show of the Winter Strike Series.

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QUICK RESULTS

1. Charlie Corner, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita defeated Ritsu Ibata, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (9m48s) when Corner pinned Ibata with a Powerslam. [56]

2. Animal Harker, Ox Mastadon, Primal Beast, James Diaz & Sam Copland defeated Takenori Doi, Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (13m29s) when Copland pinned Kubo with a Dread Bomb. [51]

3. Nichiren Funakoshi, Tanyu Toshusai, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki defeated Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa after (18m05s) when Funakoshi pinned Sen with a Butterfly Backbreaker. [72]

4. Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi defeated Noburo Ikoma after 24m01s by pinfall with an Overhead German Suplex. [73]

5. GCG World Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion defeated Shingen Miyazaki & Masahiro Genji © after (22m18s) when Hellion pinned Miyazaki with the Devolution Bomb. Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion have won the GCG World Heavyweight Tag Team titles. [72]

6. Razan Okamoto defeated Giant Brody after (21m03s) by pinfall with a Brainbuster Suplex. [84]

7. Yasuhiko Taira defeated Yoshinaka Taku after 22m05s by pinfall with The Flattener after parrying a Gutwrench Tombstone. [77]

8. BCG World Tag Team Championship: Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki © defeated Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita after (36m50s) when it was Torii again who cost the Devil Grappling Army the match by submitting to Matsuki's SUKI Special III. [83]

PREDICTIONS

christmas_ape (Welcome!): 6 / 8

DarK_RaideR: 5 / 8

Historian: 5 / 8

Dalton: 4 / 8

OVERALL RANKING

Dalton: 37 / 56

Scottie: 21 / 24

CMPunkBubble: 19 / 32

Historian: 10 / 16

christmas_ape: 6 / 8

DarK_RaideR: 5 / 8

CGN91: 3 / 8</div>

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Historian · February 17, 2021

Really good show. I'm a big fan of Big Bruiser Findlay and I really like the pairing of him and Hellion and glad they won the belts here. The Golden Lion versus Black Lion story that you are building is really strong as well.

arlovski · February 17, 2021

Thanks!

arlovski · February 18, 2021

Black Canvas Grappling | Winter Strike Series 2020 - Night I | 07/12/2020

Kyoto, Kansai - Attendance: 1000

Show Rating: 67

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Nobuyuki Kubo defeated Ginji Kisaka after (5m45s) by pinfall with a Running Knee Side-Swipe

2. Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi defeated Charlie Corner after (7m30s) by pinfall with a Dragon Suplex

3. Tanyu Toshusai, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa, Takenori Doi & Ryobe Uno after (11m28s) when Toshusai pinned Doi with a Brainbuster

4. Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (12m46s) when Furusawa pinned Mitsukuri with a German Suplex

5. Giant Brody, Ox Mastadon, James Diaz & Sam Copland defeated Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (14m41s) when Brody pinned Emoto with a Lariat

6. Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita defeated Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa after (14m55s) when Torii pinned Ikoma with a Dangerous Forearm

7. Yoshinaka Taku, Motoyuki Miyake, Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto defeated Yasuhiko Taira, Ritsu Ibata, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa after (22m18s) when Funakoshi pinned Yoshizawa with a Lariat

- As promised Mabuchi Furusawa and Ryunosuke Matsuki announced which one of the Money Makers would challenge for the GCG World Heavyweight title at the New Year's Eve Supershow. At the commentary Isei Deushi was certain, that it was going to be Matsuki, as he hadn't fought for the title in BCG yet - but instead, to the general surprise, the legendary Toshiharu Hyobanshi went down the ramp and entered the ring! The mountain of a man who was with BHOTWG since the closure of Golden Canvas Grappling and fought there along with fellow Ex-GCG members Hiroyasu Gakusha, Takayuki 2000, Kiminobu Kuroki and Namboku Makeda as The Golden Army said, that Yoshifusa Maeda has openly welcomed anyone from GCG back who was willing to adhere to the local rules of BCG. So he is here now and would like to see, what BCG in 2020 was all about. Matsuki adds with a confident grin, that the Money Makers have traded Hyobanshi for Miyazaki, who is going to BHOTWG in exchange and that no piece of paper fits between the Money Makers and the Golden Army - people should expect members of both factions to show up anywhere, anytime!

- After his match Yasuhiko Taira said, that he had signed a contract with Black Canvas Grappling and was officially part of the roster now.

Black Canvas Grappling | Winter Strike Series 2020 - Night II | 08/12/2020

Kawasaki, Kanto - Attendance: 112

Show Rating: 65

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. GCG U-30 Openweight Championship (4th Defence): Sam Copland © defeated Yuta Isono after (5m07s) by pinfall with a Dread Bomb

2. James Diaz defeated Charlie Corner after (9m08s) by pinfall with a Power Bomb

3. Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa defeated Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki after (16m11s) when Ikoma pinned Arakaki with a Northern Lights Bomb

4. Nichiren Funakoshi, Razan Okamoto, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo defeated Animal Harker, Primal Beast, Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon after (19m27s) when Okamoto pinned Mastadon with an Exploder

5. Yasuhiko Taira, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa defeated Yoshinaka Taku, Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake after (19m53s) when Taira pinned Yokokawa with The Flattener

6. Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion drew with Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi after (30m00s) when the time limit expired

7. Toshiharu Hyobanshi, Masahiro Genji, Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated Bunrakuken Torii, Rokuemon Matsushita, Naozane Goto & Sojuro Sen after (26m38s) when Hyobanshi pinned Matsushita with a Nova Bomb Redux

- After their draw Findlay and Hellion went rampage around the ring destroying tables, throwing chairs around, beating up Young Lions from the ring crew and acted like mad men in general.

Black Canvas Grappling | Winter Strike Series 2020 - Night III | 10/12/2020

Kumamoto, Kyushu - Attendance: 174

Show Rating: 59

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Sam Copland defeated Sharaku Okimasa after (11m46s) by pinfall with a Lariat

2. Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki defeated Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (11m13s) when Itou pinned Kisaka with a Tower Lariat

3. Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion drew with Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi after (13m47s) following a double count out

4. Toshiharu Hyobanshi defeated Naozane Goto after (14m14s) by pinfall with a Backdrop

5. Yoshinaka Taku, Takenori Doi, Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake defeated Yasuhiko Taira, Ritsu Ibata, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa after (17m53s) when Taku pinned Yoshizawa with a Gutwrench Tombstone

6. Animal Harker, Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon defeated Nichiren Funakoshi, Razan Okamoto & Noburo Ikoma after (21m29s) when Brody pinned Ikoma with a Choke Slam

7. Sojuro Sen, Bunrakuken Torii, Rokuemon Matsushita, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto defeated Masahiro Genji, Mabuchi Furusawa, Ryunosuke Matsuki, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (26m41s) when Matsushita pinned Genji with a Backdrop Driver

- The countout didn't stop the pairing of Findlay and Hellion from continuing the match outside the ring and without rules with Toshusai and Wakabayashi. Only several ring crew members lead by Toshinobu Taku could eventually tear both parties apart from each other.

Black Canvas Grappling | Winter Strike Series 2020 - Night IV | 12/12/2020

Matsuyama, Shikoku - Attendance: 89

Show Rating: 68

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Animal Harker, Primal Beast, James Diaz & Sam Copland defeated Nichiren Funakoshi, Takenori Doi, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (9m31s) when Copland pinned Kubo with a Lariat

2. Mabuchi Furusawa, Ryunosuke Matsuki, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita defeated Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (11m42s) when Furusawa submitted Sen with a Furusawa Armbar

3. Razan Okamoto defeated Charlie Corner after (13m04s) by pinfall with a Brainbuster

4. Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon defeated Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa after (16m08s) when Brody pinned Okimasa with a Lariat

5. Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi defeated Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion after (26m41s) when Wakabayashi pinned Hellion with a Tombstone Piledriver

6. Yasuhiko Taira, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa defeated Yoshinaka Taku, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki after (23m05s) when Taira pinned Taku with The Flattener

7. Toshiharu Hyobanshi drew with Bunrakuken Torii after (30m00s) when the time limit expired

- After their hard earned victory against GCG World Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Findlay and Hellion Wakabayashi and Toshusai requested a title match against them at the last show of the year.

Black Canvas Grappling | Winter Strike Series 2020 - Night V | 14/12/2020

Sendai, Tohoku - Attendance: 89

Show Rating: 66

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Nichiren Funakoshi, Noburo Ikoma, Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake defeated Ox Mastadon, Primal Beast, James Diaz & Sam Copland after (11m25s) when Ikoma pinned Diaz with a Northern Lights Bomb

2. Ginji Kisaka, Nobuyuki Kubo, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto defeated Ryobe Uno, Charlie Corner, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (10m35s) when Kisaka pinned Corner with a Butterfly Powerbomb

3. Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion defeated Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki after (13m48s) when Findlay pinned Arakaki with an Atomic Spinebuster

4. Yasuhiko Taira defeated Animal Harker after (13m38s) by pinfall with a Wrecking Ball

5. Giant Brody defeated Yoshinaka Taku after (20m31s) by pinfall with a Football Tackle

6. Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi defeated Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa after (24m10s) when Wakabayashi pinned Yoshizawa with an Exploder

7. Toshiharu Hyobanshi, Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated Bunrakuken Torii, Rokuemon Matsushita & Naozane Goto after (35m42s) when Hyobanshi pinned Torii with a Nova Bomb Redux

Black Canvas Grappling | Winter Strike Series 2020 - Night VI | 15/12/2020

Gifu, Chubu - Attendance: 141

Show Rating: 64

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Charlie Corner & Takenori Doi defeated Ryobe Uno & Ritsu Ibata after (7m52s) when Corner pinned Ibata with a Corner Cutter

2. Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki defeated Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (6m41s) when Arakaki pinned Kisaka with a Tower Lariat

3. Motoyuki Miyake defeated Ichiro Mitsukuri after (9m30s) by pinfall with a Yakuza Kick

4. Nobuharu Yokokawa defeated Koyo Kinoshita after (9m41s) by submission with a Stump Puller

5. Toshiharu Hyobanshi, Masahiro Genji, Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (14m27s) when Matsuki pinned Sen with a Mountain SUKI

6. Big Bruiser Findlay, Hellion, Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon defeated Bunrakuken Torii, Rokuemon Matsushita, Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi after (32m27s) when Findlay pinned Toshusai with a Lariat

7. Nichiren Funakoshi, Razan Okamoto, Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa defeated Yasuhiko Taira, Yoshinaka Taku, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa after (33m29s) when Okamoto pinned Taku with a Brainbuster Suplex

Black Canvas Grappling | Winter Strike Series 2020 - Night VII | 17/12/2020

Okayama, Chugoku - Attendance: 169

Show Rating: 70

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Masahiro Genji defeated Yuta Isono after (8m29s) by pinfall with a Tiger Suplex

2. Animal Harker, Primal Beast, James Diaz & Sam Copland defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (10m18s) when Harker pinned Kisaka with a Stump Piledriver

3. Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa defeated Ryobe Uno & Koyo Kinoshita after (11m41s) when Miura pinned Kinoshita with The End Of The World

4. Razan Okamoto defeated Ichiro Mitsukuri after (15m34s) by pinfall with an Exploder

5. Yasuhiko Taira & Yoshinaka Taku defeated Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa after (16m02s) when Taku pinned Ikoma with a Full Nelson Bomb

6. Big Bruiser Findlay, Hellion, Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon defeated Tanyu Toshusai, Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki after (20m41s) when Hellion pinned Arakaki with a Devolution Bomb

7. Toshiharu Hyobanshi, Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki defeated Bunrakuken Torii, Naozane Goto & Sojuro Sen after (25m55s) when Hyobanshi pinned Sen with a Nova Bomb Redux

- Rokuemon Matsushita informed the audience personally that he was injured last show and that for the first time in his career he might not be able to make a title defence. As of now Matsushita said he was doing anything possible to be ready for the match against Hyobanshi at the New Year's Eve Supershow as this was part of his deal with the Money Makers and he would lose his face if he couldn’t hold up to it.

Black Canvas Grappling | Winter Strike Series 2020 - Night VIII | 18/12/2020

Asahikawa, Hokkaido - Attendance: 83

Show Rating: 67

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Primal Beast defeated Ryobe Uno after (11m26s) by pinfall with a Choke Slam

2. James Diaz & Sam Copland defeated Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (8m14s) when Diaz pinned Kubo with a Scoop Slam

3. Masahiro Genji, Mabuchi Furusawa, Ryunosuke Matsuki, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita defeated Charlie Corner, Naozane Goto, Sojuro Sen, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (13m51s) when Matsuki pinned Corner with a Mountain SUKI

4. Yasuhiko Taira, Ritsu Ibata, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa defeated Yoshinaka Taku, Takenori Doi, Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake after (16m38s) when Yoshizawa pinned Taku with a Yoshizawa Bomb

5. Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa defeated Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki after (15m53s) when Ikoma pinned Arakaki with a Northern Lights Bomb

6. Nichiren Funakoshi, Razan Okamoto, Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi defeated Big Bruiser Findlay, Hellion, Giant Brody & Ox Mastadon after (33m13s) when Funakoshi pinned Mastodon with a Butterfly Backbreaker

7. Toshiharu Hyobanshi defeated Bunrakuken Torii after (28m24s) by pinfall with a Nova Bomb Redux

Black Canvas Grappling | Winter Strike Series 2020 - Night IX | 19/12/2020

Kyoto, Kansai - Attendance: 1000

Show Rating: 74

- Highlights shown on Shogun TV as 'Athletes Of The Black Canvas' -

1. Giant Brody, James Diaz & Sam Copland defeated Takenori Doi, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (6m32s) when Copland pinned Kubo with a Lariat

2.Sojuro Sen defeated Ritsu Ibata after (7m35s) by pinfall with an Over-The-Shoulder Backbreaker

3. Ox Mastadon, Primal Beast & Charlie Corner defeated Ryobe Uno, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki after (14m46s) when Mastadon pinned Arakaki with a Ten Ton Splash

4. Naozane Goto, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto defeated Masahiro Genji, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita after (16m10s) when Goto pinned Genji with a Backdrop

5. Big Bruiser Findlay, Hellion & Animal Harker defeated Noburo Ikoma, Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi after (18m18s) when Findlay pinned Ikoma with an Oklahoma Stampede

6. Yasuhiko Taira, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa defeated Yoshinaka Taku, Nobuharu Yokokawa & Motoyuki Miyake after (20m23s) when Taira pinned Miyake with a Lariat

7. Bunrakuken Torii, Nichiren Funakoshi & Razan Okamoto defeated Toshiharu Hyobanshi, Mabuchi Furusawa & Ryunosuke Matsuki after (38m04s) when Torii pinned Furusawa with a Spinning Forearm Smash

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NEW YEAR'S EVE SUPERSHOW 2020 - FINAL NIGHT

HELD ON THURSDAY, 31/12/2020 IN NARA, KANSAI

- MATCH CARD -

1. Ryobe Uno, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki vs. Animal Harker, Charlie Corner & Primal Beast

2. Bunrakuken Torii, Sojuro Sen, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto vs. Giant Brody, Ox Mastadon, James Diaz & Sam Copland

3. Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo vs. Mabuchi Furusawa, Ryunosuke Matsuki, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita

4. Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa vs. Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa

5. GCG World Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion © vs. Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi

6. Yoshinaka Taku vs. Yasuhiko Taira

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Historian · February 18, 2021

1. Ryobe Uno, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki vs. Animal Harker, Charlie Corner & Primal Beast

2. Bunrakuken Torii, Sojuro Sen, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto vs. Giant Brody, Ox Mastadon, James Diaz & Sam Copland

3. Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo vs. Mabuchi Furusawa, Ryunosuke Matsuki, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita

4. Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa vs. Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa

5. GCG World Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion © vs. Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi

6. Yoshinaka Taku vs. Yasuhiko Taira

arlovski · February 21, 2021

<div style="margin-left: 0px";"></div>THURSDAY, 31/12/2020 IN NARA, KANSAI

ATTENDANCE: 16937 (SHOWN ON SHOGUN TV | 0.05 | 41425 VIEWERS)

SHOW RATING: 85

Ryobe Uno, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki vs. Animal Harker, Charlie Corner & Primal Beast

Ryobe Uno, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki defeated Animal Harker, Charlie Corner & Primal Beast after (10m30s) when Itou pinned Beast with an Itou Bomb. [56]

Bunrakuken Torii, Sojuro Sen, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto vs. Giant Brody, Ox Mastadon, James Diaz & Sam Copland

Giant Brody, Ox Mastadon, James Diaz & Sam Copland defeated Bunrakuken Torii, Sojuro Sen, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (14m40s) when Brody pinned Sen with a Choke Slam. [67]

Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo vs. Mabuchi Furusawa, Ryunosuke Matsuki, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita

Mabuchi Furusawa, Ryunosuke Matsuki, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (12m46s) when Furusawa submitted Kubo with a Furusawa Armbar. [69]

Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa vs. Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa

Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa defeated Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa after (19m41s) when Miura pinned Ikoma with The End Of The World.[73]

<div style="letter-spacing:2px;";">GCG WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP</div>- 1ST DEFENCE -

In a remarkable performance Wakabayashi and Toshusai managed to defeat the americans at the fourth night of the tour in a Non-title match, thus earning a shot at the GCG World Heavyweight Tag Team titles. They used the same strategy in this match, putting the emphasis on Wakabayashi's powerful Lariats and Throws to overpower their opponents by sheer force. Unfortunately it didn't work out so well this time, as Findlay and Hellion were much more focused and out for revenge. Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion defeated Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi after (20m39s) when Hellion pinned Wakabayashi with a Devolution Bomb. [77]

Yoshinaka Taku vs. Yasuhiko Taira

When these two men faced off at the first day of December it was a test - this time it's a real fight. If Yoshinaka Taku loses again he is honour bound to become Taira's protégé, which would mean to disband Team Taku. Toshinobu Taku joined the commentary to have a good view on the match - he looks grumpy, but is quite optimistic that his son will come out as the winner. Taira and Taku were having a physical, strike-heavy encounter again, where Taira did not cheat per se, but fought in an for the japanese scene unconventional manner, basically disregarding any of the unwritten rules of decency in japanese professional wrestling to gain an advantage. Taku on the other hand has always acted according to the high standards of his father, and this eventually cost him the match again. Yasuhiko Taira defeated Yoshinaka Taku after (27m54s) by pinfall with The Flattener. [80]

- After the bout Yoshinaka Taku officially dissolved Team Taku in order to become Taira's protégé before the eyes of his shocked father, who tried to keep his son from fulfilling the promise. Taira then hissed a black flag imprinted with a logo saying 'NEO X ULTIMA' and said, that this was not only his final run in the ring but also the final run of the true NEO and that he would like to make it count.

<div style="letter-spacing:2px;";">GCG WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP</div>- 2ND DEFENCE -

Toshiharu Hyobanshi joined Black Canvas Grappling in the beginning of December, when he was announced by Furusawa and Matsuki as the Money Makers member, who was going to fight Matsushita for the GCG World Heavyweight title at this show. Matsuki then outlined that there was an agreement with The Golden Army from BHOTWG, that consists of Ex-GCG wrestlers as well, to work together and share talent freely, which resulted in the first exchange to be Hyobanshi for Miyazaki. Since then Hyobanshi has had an impressive run in BCG so far, winning 6 of his 8 matches on the Winter Strike Series, while Matsushita was injured mid-tour in a multiman match against the Money Makers, suffering a broken collarbone, leaving it questionable if and how he would be able to fight at the New Year's Eve Supershow. Hyobanshi is widely regarded as a legend of Golden Canvas Grappling and japanese professional wrestling in general and one of the greatest big men of all time. He has held the GCG World Heavyweight title twice and is often used in comparison to Matsushita for their similar style.

Everything was layn out for a match to remember - just that it did not take place. With Hyobanshi waiting ready and eager in the ring for his opponent, Matsushita came into the arena, but in leasure clothes with the GCG title on his healthy shoulder. He entered the ring and said that he wasn't able to defend the GCG World Heavyweight title tonight due to his injury. It wanted to fight Hyobanshi so badly, but he didn't receive the necessary approval from the doctors in the end. Still, he said, he has made a promise to Furusawa and Matsuki to defend his title tonight. This was the deal and he couldn't refrain from it without losing his face, as after all they have kept their part of the deal. So he handed over the title to Hyobanshi making him the new GCG World Heavyweight Champion, before leaving the ring and the arena without another word, but with a scowl on his face. Hyobanshi spit after Matsushita, when he left and then needed a minute to regain composure. He said that this was Matsushita's first major title and he gave it up like this – and then of all the title Hyobanshi holds dear the most, no less than the most prestigious belt in the history of professional wrestling. Hyobanshi could hardly put into words how disgusted he was and what a despisable act of cowardice this has just been. He said that not only Matsushita, but BCG as a whole were going to pay for how they treated this Championship and that he would personally see that it will only get into the hands of someone worthy.

<div style="letter-spacing:2px;";">BCG WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP</div>- 5TH DEFENCE -

This is Razan Okamoto's first match for the BCG World Heavyweight title in 2020 - he has achieved this shot with his strong performances in the course of this year, where he won 84 out of 105 matches, often at the side of the reigning Champion who is the leader of the faction Okamoto is part of. Okamoto hasn't held the title since his breakout year 2018, where he won both the Ace Summit VII and the BCG World Heavyweight title from Bunrakuken Torii one month later, ending an almost one year long reign. Tonight he might be the one to end a reign even longer than one year, going 406 days so far. Funakoshi said earlier this year that he would like to keep this title at least for the whole of 2020, not knowing what would happen afterwards. The match between Funakoshi and Okamoto was different from their encounters in previous years, as Okamoto has changed his style in march after bulking up significantly and rising to Middleweight. While Okamoto was often considered kind of a foster son to Funakoshi and a prodigy at the same time, during this match he looked like a grown man who was easily en par with his mentor. This match had everything a classic japanese professional wrestling match needs, to keep the audience in an excellent mood, including a dramatic end scene, where both men hit several signature moves, before finally Nichiren Funakoshi defeated Razan Okamoto after (36m48s) by pinfall with a Butterfly Backbreaker. [90]

- Funakoshi had the honour of the last promo of the year. He thanked the audience for their support and Okamoto for the difficult match, that made both men better in his eyes. He also said that he has fulfilled his promise tonight to hold the BCG World Heavyweight title at least until the end of 2020. What happens now would be in the stars, but he would do everything in his might to break the record of legendary Pistol Pete Hall of a reign of 516 days - something he wasn't able to do in his two previous reigns. The Champion also said, that Black Canvas Grappling was growing and that 2021 was looking to be a bright year for the company. With growth new challengers would be coming in and those who beware the traditions of the 'Roaring Lion Style' might not like all of them. They should not regress though, but go ahead and improve to become better pro-wrestlers and to assure REAL Canvas Grappling to persist.

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QUICK RESULTS

1. Ryobe Uno, Eikichi Itou & Isoruko Arakaki defeated Animal Harker, Charlie Corner & Primal Beast after (10m30s) when Itou pinned Beast with an Itou Bomb. [56]

2. Giant Brody, Ox Mastadon, James Diaz & Sam Copland defeated Bunrakuken Torii, Sojuro Sen, Yuta Isono & Suguru Emoto after (14m40s) when Brody pinned Sen with a Choke Slam. [67]

3. Mabuchi Furusawa, Ryunosuke Matsuki, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa, Motoyuki Miyake, Ginji Kisaka & Nobuyuki Kubo after (12m46s) when Furusawa submitted Kubo with a Furusawa Armbar. [69]

4. Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa defeated Noburo Ikoma & Sharaku Okimasa after (19m41s) when Miura pinned Ikoma with The End Of The World.[73]

5. GCG World Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Big Bruiser Findlay & Hellion © defeated Tanyu Toshusai & Fuyuhiko Wakabayashi after (20m39s) when Hellion pinned Wakabayashi with a Devolution Bomb. [77]

6. Yasuhiko Taira defeated Yoshinaka Taku after (27m54s) by pinfall with The Flattener. [80]

7. GCG World Heavyweight Championship: Rokuemon Matsushita © handed over the title to Toshiharu Hyobanshi without a match taking place, due to Matsushita not getting the necessary approval from his doctors to compete.

8. BCG World Heavyweight Championship: Nichiren Funakoshi © defeated Razan Okamoto after (36m48s) by pinfall with a Butterfly Backbreaker. [90]

PREDICTIONS

Historian: 6 / 8

OVERALL RANKING

Dalton: 37 / 56

Scottie: 21 / 24

CMPunkBubble: 19 / 32

Historian: 16 / 24

christmas_ape: 6 / 8

DarK_RaideR: 5 / 8

CGN91: 3 / 8</div>

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Dalton · February 21, 2021

That is an extremely interesting situation with the GCG World Title.......

DarK_RaideR · February 21, 2021

That is an extremely interesting situation with the GCG World Title.......

Indeed. Way to turn an injury that messed up a big planned match into an intriguing storyline.

arlovski · February 22, 2021

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◀ WRESTLER OF THE YEAR ▶

TOMMY CORNELL (21CW)

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Even though Cornell has not held a major title this year he is still at age 42 one of 21CW's go-to guys, who is able to put on a great match with just about anybody on the roster. Noticeable are his rivalries with cousin Edward Cornell and upcomer War Machine this year, that resulted in several classics. It is Cornell's third 'Wrestler of the Year' award and there are some insiders that claim, that this might have been his last year as the undisputed best in the world, as injuries and his age are taking their toll on his body.

◀ COMPANY OF THE YEAR ▶

EMPRESA INTERNACIONAL DE LUCHA LIBRE

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Empresa Internacional de Lucha Libre (formerly known as South of the Border Pro Wrestling) has been crowned 'Company of the Year' for the fourth time, surpassing USPW as the record holder once again. After a year of consolidation the young owner Jorge Ibanez Jr. has proven this year with several smart business decisions, that he is coming right after his father. Under his leadership EILL has become the lonesome powerhouse of the mexican professional wrestling scene, increased it's influence in the United States and hosted the best match of the year.

◀ TEAM OF THE YEAR ▶

MIKEY LAU & ZIMMY BUMFHOLE (SWF)

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The award 'Tag Team of the Year' goes to Mikey Lau and reigning SWF World Heavyweight Champion Zimmy Bumfhole for the first time ever. Both men are considered two of the greatest singles competitors of modern professional wrestling. After feuding against each other in the beginning of the year they decided to join forces and produced several classics as a result, most noticeably against the team consisting of Valiant and Rogue. But their partnership is placed on thin ice, as shooting star Lau is looking for his first World title win and it might not be long before both men break their alliance again.

◀ MATCH OF THE YEAR ▶

DR. RUDO VS. EL HÉROE MEXICANO VS. GINO MONTERO (EILL)

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At EILL's Día De Los Muertos on Monday, 02/11/2020 before 38000 people and more than half a million people watching on Pay-Per-View, Dr. Rudo defeated El Héroe Mexicano and Gino Montero in the Main Event to retain his Campeonato del Mundo belt, in what is already considered one of the best matches of all time and a bout defining Lucha Libre.

◀ SHOW OF THE YEAR ▶

TCW DESTRUCTIVE ENERGY

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The award goes to TCW's Destructive Energy held in September, that had Jay Chord defeat Freddy Huggins in the Main Event.

◀ YOUNG WRESTLER OF THE YEAR ▶

CHARGER SIAKI (SWF)

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It has been an exceptional year for Charger Siaki - the younger brother of King Malietoa wasted no time in his second year, but went straight for the top of the card in the Supreme Wrestling Federation, having matches with the likes of Valiant, Atom Smasher, Rogue, Rocky Golden and Randy Unleashed. It is clear that the impactful brawler has that special something about himself. Now he only needs to be built up properly.

◀ VETERAN WRESTLER OF THE YEAR ▶

ROGUE (SWF)

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While 2020 has been the first year since 2018, that Rogue has not held the SWF World Heavyweight title, he has still been a constant part of the title and the general main event picture of the company, feuding with the likes of Rocky Golden, Valiant and Zimmy Bumfhole. This year Rogue has also for the first time transitioned into a role, where he had programs with younger talent to test the boys mettle, making him an ideal fit for this award.

◀ FEMALE WRESTLER OF THE YEAR ▶

ALICIA STRONG (USPW)

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For the third time Alicia Strong has won the award 'Female Wrestler of the Year', walking in the path her father Sam Strong has paved for her. With her long-running rivalries against Missy Masterson and Tiffany Jade she has even outclassed her japanese peers, who are still struggling with results of the Tsunami, that hit the country.

◀ INDEPENDENT WRESTLER OF THE YEAR ▶

MABUCHI FURUSAWA (BCG)

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In 2020 it has once again become evident, that Hanshiro Furusawa's son Mabuchi has professional wrestling in his blood. While he won neither title, nor tournament, Furusawa has still been a constant supplier of fantastic matches for independent company Black Canvas Grappling. Especially noticeable where his clashes with Bunrakuken Torii at the Strongest Lion Series Final and the Ace Summit IX as well as his matches along with fellow Money Makers members against the Crème de la Crème of BCG.

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