Hawk1665 Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 (edited) Current Date: April 15th, 2022 The goal of this diary isn't to be as extensive as some other diaries; that's simply not my style. What it will be, is attempting to recap my BCG play through in a style that I used for years in my Japanese V-fed and used to be very popular when recapping Japanese pro-wrestling results for some news sites. This will be more covering angles and results in paragraph form instead of more extensive results. If you've been around the Japanese wrestling scene for some time you've seen this style used before. But before we begin, some ground rules for things I will or won't be doing during this play through. - I will be playing as Masayuki Shiga to preserve the existing narrative of BCG. - I will not be making any alliances with other companies (if Murakami even allows that or if he dies). - I will not be signing any talent already signed to a Japanese company. That is against the BCG isolationist style. - I will sign talent signed to foreign companies provided the company is lesser than BCG so that their priorities remain with BCG. - I will try to make full usage if possible of the new creative/backstage functions within reason. - I will be using the tour system within the game. I'm not sold that it's the most economical or popularity gaining method in the game but I'll still use it. I will also occasionally offer "meta" commentary on my decision making and why I've done what I've done. With all that said, on with the first post. --- Black Canvas Grappling's Schedule for the New Year Revealed! The New Year has rung in, and with-it BCG has announced changes to their 2022 schedule. President Naonobu Murakami, Show Coordinator Masayuki Shiga and flanked by Head of Talent Relations Goemon Inoue held a small press gathering in Osaka to announce the changes and upcoming events. While not a radical shift the January tour will be called the New Year Heritage Tour and kick off on January 8th. The tour will consist of six nights before culminating on January 20th. More notable is that the relatively popular TagMania tour has been removed from the February schedule. Murakami stated that the popular concept of a tour consisting of mostly tag team matches hasn't been "abandoned" but that the concept is undergoing some changes to its format for the future. Instead, the February tour has been replaced by March's Fighting Spirit Tour which will run from February 5th to the 21st with a total of seven events. Finally, the month of March will see a totally different style of schedule. In order to give the talent some time to prepare for the Yoshifusa Maeda Grand Prix in April, only a few select events will be held in March. These three events will be titled the Explosion Series held on March 6th, 13th and 20th. The three members of BCG management stressed that while these are "just" three events, the goal will be to provide the maximum in entertainment value for hardcore fans with them. After that it's the 11th Yoshifusa Maeda Grand Prix in April. While the participants haven't been finalized yet, the tournament itself will run from the 2nd of April until the 18th of April with a total of ten nights. The aim of this year's tournament is to be the biggest and best Maeda Grand Prix of all time. Razan Okamoto is the only confirmed participant of the tournament as the incumbent champion aiming to become the first ever four-time tournament winner. All in all, the schedule released by the three leading figures of BCG's management is both conservative and yet ambitious at the same time. Murakami stated this would begin an "exciting new period" for BCG's future while maintaining BCG's "traditional values". (ED. I've renamed and rearranged BCG's tour schedule simply because I'm not a fan of it. TagMania will be replaced with a much more definitive replacement instead of the nebulous concept it was as is. March is an experiment to see how a three-show series set on normal intent will do versus normal-tour-normal of the other shows and to keep most of my roster healthy going into the Maeda Grand Prix.) Edited August 7 by Hawk1665 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk1665 Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 BCG Brings in the LA Stars! Black Canvas Grappling has confirmed that they've signed the popular New York based tag team the LA Stars to add depth to the foreigner side of the promotion and the tag team ranks. Two time former New York City Wrestling tag team champions, the Stars will aim to bring their mixture of technical high flying to the Black Canvas ring! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk1665 Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 The New Year kicked off with a bang for Black Canvas Grappling inside the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka. While not a sellout, the venue was packed with loyal fans to see the action take place and were greeted with a strong showing from the Black Canvas. In the main event, the BCG World Tag Team Championships were on the line as Kiyotaka and Kadonomaro Kamisaka put their championships against the "Ace" tag team of BCG; The Apocalypse Riders, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa. The two teams fought back and forth for over twenty minutes but in the end, it was the Apocalypse Riders who emerged victorious after the End of the World on Kamisaka to regain the BCG World Tag Championships for the sixth time. In the semi-main event, the enduring legacy of Funakoshi continued as he battled Big Bruiser Findlay in a number one contender's match for the BCG World Championship. Findlay gave as good as he got, going toe to toe with the face of BCG but Funakoshi proved to be the stronger of the two finishing off the massive man from Georgia with a Lariat into Powerbomb Hold for the three count. However, Funakoshi was unsatisfied with just the victory as he arrogantly called BCG World Champion Rokuemon Matsushita to the ring! Funakoshi called the giant a disgraceful champion and a dishonor to the BCG legacy leading an enraged Matsushita to attack Funakoshi. The two were quickly separated by young boys around the ringside but it's clear there is serious animosity going into their match on the 20th! In other news, Takenori Doi continued his impressive run as Challenger Series champion as he took on the challenge of Suguru Emoto. Despite some difficulties, Doi proved to be superior and ended the night for the aspiring challenger with a knee strike to his head. Fourth from the top saw some of the biggest stars in BCG facing off in an epic ten match tag team match. Their skills proved to be evenly matched as neither team could gain an upper hand leading to a time limit draw. Tanyu Toshusai was visibly needing assistance from ringside doctors after the match but no word yet on his condition. And the sensational LA Stars made their BCG debut in a tag team match to take on the team of Yoshisada Matsuzawa and Dynamite Narahashi. The Stars shined in their debut match and fairly easily put away their veteran opponents, ending Narahashi's night with their highly impressive Star Destroyer finishing maneuver. Black Canvas Grappling New Year Heritage Night One January 8th, 2022 Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan 5,200 Paid 1. Animal Harker, Roku Satomura, Sharaku Okimasa & Ikki Hosaka defeated Yutaka Ogata, Kinpaku Kishi, Akira Suzuki & Tetsuya Fujimoto at 11'33 when Harker pinned Kishi with a Stump Piledriver (51) 2. LA Star #1 & LA Star #2 defeated Yoshisada Matsuzawa & Dynamite Narahashi at 13'34 when Star #2 pinned Narahashi with the Star Destroyer (59) 3. Koyo Kinoshita, Ichiro Mitsukuri, Logan Wolfsbaine & Ginji Kisaka defeated Sojuro Sen, Nobuharu Yokokawa, Oda Yakuta, Austin Smooth & Quake at 14'39 when Wolfsbaine submitted Yakuta with a Boston Crab (62) 4. Rokuemon Matsushita, Bunrakuken Torii, Razan Okamoto, Mabuchi Furusawa & Blast Ikoma drew with SUKI, Yoshinaka Taku, Tanyu Toshusai, Naozane Goto & Giant Brody at 30'00 (68) 5. BCG Challenger Series: Takenori Doi (c) defeated Suguru Emoto at 13'52 with a Charging Knee Strike [V.9] (60) 6. BCG World Championship #1 Contender's Match: Funakoshi defeated Big Bruiser Findlay at 22'09 with a Powerbomb (77) ~After the match Funakoshi called Rokuemon Matsushita to the ring where the two engaged in a heated brawl before being split apart (61)~ 7. BCG World Tag Team Championship: Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa defeated Kiyotaka & Kadonomaro Kamisaka (c) at 20'59 when Yoshizawa pinned Kamisaka with End of the World (62) to become the 16th champions Overall: 65 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk1665 Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 BCG Backstage Turmoil and Injury News! Somed additional news has come out after BCG's New Year Heritage event and unfortunately the news isn't of the positive variety. It's said there was a backstage altercation between Quake and Yoshinaka Taku. Allegedly the two had a heated argument before things became physical with Taku being on the receiving end. Taku had shown up for his match with visible bruises on his face, but onlookers assumed it was from previous shows; sadly, it was due to Quake's assault. The word going around is Quake was fined his entire months' worth of earnings for the attack but if his behavior does not improve it could be curtains for the massive man from Birmingham. The other sad piece of news is that Tanyu Toshusai was indeed injured during the big ten man tag on the show, suffering a shoulder injury. Toshusai is slated to continue working through the injury but it's unsure of how his involvement will be handled given the injury. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk1665 Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 The New Year Heritage tour continued tonight, this time in Kobe at the Yashiro Town Municipal Gymnasium. In the main event, the team of Funakoshi, Inejiro Yoshizawa and Noritoshi Miura teamed to face BCG World Champion Rokuemon Matsushita, Koyo Kinoshita & Ichiro Mitsukuri in six man action. Ultimately, the reigning BCG Champion proved to be too strong as he flattened Yoshizawa with a Nodowa-otoshi for the victory. Buoyed by their victory, the brash young team of Koyo Kinoshita and Ichiro Mitsukuri offered up a challenge for the newly won BCG Tag Team Champions of Inejiro Yoshizawa and Noritoshi Miura to which the champions accepted with Miura quipping that these young boys had nothing to offer them as challengers! In other action, Tanyu Toshusai was visibly in pain and heavily taped in the opening match yet continued to wrestle as if nothing had happened. And the LA Stars continue to shine bright in their second appearance in the BCG ring, this time beating the youngster team of Akira Suzuki and Tetsuya Fujimoto, the two masked wrestlers aweing the crowd with their abilities! Black Canvas Grappling New Year Heritage Tour Night Two January 10th, 2022 Yashiro Town Municipal Gymnasium, Kobe, Japan 690 Paid 1. Tanyu Toshusai, Oda Yakuta & Quake defeated Ikki Hosaka, Kinpaku Kishi & Nobuyuki Kubo at 9'03 when Toshusai pinned Kishi with a Brainbuster Suplex (36) 2. LA Star #1 & LA Star #2 defeated Akira Suzuki & Tetsuya Fujimoto at 11'19 when Star #1 pinned Suzuki with the Star Destroyer (51) 3. Takenori Doi, Logan Wolfsbaine, Ginji Kisaka, Suguru Emoto & Yutaka Ogata defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa, Sojuro Sen, Yoshisada Matsuzawa, Roku Satomura & Sharaku Okimasa at 13'27 when Wolfsbaine pinned Matsuzawa with a Belly to Belly Suplex (57) 4. SUKI, Yoshinaka Taku & Dynamite Narahashi defeated Naozane Goto, Kadonomaro Kamisaka & Kiyotaka at 17'25 when Taku pinned Kiyotaka with a Dragon Suplex Hold (60) 5. Razan Okamoto, Bunrakuken Torii, Mabuchi Furusawa & Blast Ikoma defeated Big Bruiser Findlay, Giant Brody, Animal Harker & Austin Smooth at 18'49 when Torii pinned Harker with a flying forearm (69) 6. Rokuemon Matsushita, Koyo Kinoshita & Ichiro Mitsukuri defeated Funakoshi, Inejiro Yoshizawa & Noritoshi Miura at 20'15 when Matsushita pinned Yoshizawa with a Nodowa-otoshi ~ Following the main event, the team of Koyo Kinoshita and Ichiro Mitsukuri challenged The Apocalypse Riders for the BCG World Tag Team Championships to which the champions accepted! (35) ~ Overall: 65 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk1665 Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 The third leg of BCG's New Year Heritage Tour crashed through Kyoto at the Sonobe City Gymnasium. The main event saw a star studded affair as Rokeumon Matsushita led Bunrakuken Torii, Razan Okamoto, Koyo Kinoshita & Ichiro Mitsukuri to victory over Funakoshi, Noritoshi Miura, Inejiro Yoshizawa, Big Brusier Findlay & Animal Harker. On this night it was Koyo Kinoshita's time to shine as he planted Animal Harker with a belly to belly suplex for the deciding fall. Afterwards, the brash young team of Kinoshita and Mitsukuri taunted their upcoming opponents Miura and Yoshizawa while Funakoshi and Matsushita had a tense staredown. Both matches will culminate on the last day of the tour! In other action the rivalry between SUKI and Mabuchi Furusawa continued as their led teams on opposite sides. The former GCG alums have little love for each other, and it showed in several intense exchanges throughout the match. After Furusawa's victory by submitting Suguru Emoto Furusawa gave the universal one to one hand signal towards SUKI stating his obvious intent for a one-on-one battle between the two in the future! Black Canvas Grappling New Year Heritage Tour Night Three January 12th, 2022 Sonobe City Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan 641 Paid 1. Logan Wolfsbaine, Austin Smooth, Ikki Hosaka & Yutaka Ogata defeated Nobuyuki Kubo, Kinpaku Kishi, Akira Suzuki & Tetsuya Fujimoto at 11'53 when Wolfsbaine pinned Kishi with a Belly to Belly (55) 2. Giant Brody defeated Oda Yakuta at 6'25 with a Giant Chokeslam (57) 3. LA Star #1 & LA Star #2 defeated Takenori Doi & Ginji Kisaka at 16'29 when Star #2 pinned Kisaka with the Star Destroyer (61) 4. Naozane Goto, Sharaku Okimasa & Yoshisada Matsuzawa defeated Sojuro Sen, Nobuharu Yokokawa & Dynamite Narahashi at 16'21 when Goto pinned Sen with the Goto Slam (57) 5. Mabuchi Furusawa, Blast Ikoma, Kiyotaka & Kadonomaro Kamisaka defeated SUKI, Yoshinaka Taku, Roku Satomura & Suguru Emoto at 20'37 when Furusawa submitted Emoto with the Furusawa Armbar (63) 6. Rokeumon Matsushita, Bunrakuken Torii, Razan Okamoto, Koyo Kinoshita & Ichiro Mitsukuri defeated Funakoshi, Noritoshi Miura, Inejiro Yoshizawa, Big Bruiser Findlay & Animal Harker at 21'25 when Kinoshita pinned Harker with a Belly to Belly (67) Overall: 65 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk1665 Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 (edited) Nara was the newest stopping point for Black Canvas Grappling as they stormed through the Nara ACT Center. The show was a mixed bag with news that both Tanyu Toshusai and Nobuharu Yokokawa would be missing the show; one due to injury and the other due to travel issues. However, the night plowed ahead with exciting action. In the main event, the Rokuemon Matsushita led team bested the Funakoshi led team once again, showing Matsushita's improvement not only as a wrestler but as a leader to boot. The interactions between Funakoshi and Matsushita were brief but exciting with neither man willing to back down from the other. In other action, the upcoming one on one contest between Mabuchi Furusawa and SUKI heated up some more in a six-man tag semifinal for the night. Much like the main event; Furusawa and SUKI's interactions were brief, but the long-term enemies were frenetic when they had their hands on each other. Ultimately it was Furusawa's team who emerged victorious when Razan Okamoto hit a picture-perfect Firebird Splash for the pinfall. Giant Brody continued his recent war path, teaming with the other foreigners in BCG in a winning effort. Brody nearly collapsed the ring with a thunderous chokeslam on poor Yoshisada Matsuzawa for the winning fall. And the LA Stars continued their recent form and dazzling efforts as they bested the makeshift team of Roku Satomura and Oda Yakuta, finishing the night off on Yakuta with the Star Destroyer. The Stars are quickly becoming a reason to buy a ticket to see! Black Canvas Grappling New Year Heritage Tour Night Four January 13th, 2022 Nara ACT Center, Nara, Japan 648 Paid 1. Ikki Hosaka & Kinpaku Kishi defeated Akira Suzuki & Tetsuya Fujimoto at 9'43 when Hosaka pinned Fujimoto with a Tornado DDT (39) 2. Sojuro Sen, Takenori Doi & Ginji Kisaka defeated Quake, Yutaka Ogata & Nobuyuki Kubo at 13'10 when Sen submitted Quake with a boston crab (52) 3. LA Star #1 & LA Star #2 defeated Roku Satomura & Oda Yakuta at 13'06 when Star #1 pinned Yakuta with the Star Destroyer (59) 4. Big Brusier Findlay, Giant Brody, Logan Wolfsbaine, Animal Harker & Austin Smooth defeated Blast Ikoma, Kadonomaro Kamisaka, Kiyotaka, Yoshisada Matsuzawa & Sharaku Okimasa at 18'37 when Brody pinned Matsuzawa with a Giant Chokeslam (64) 5. Mabuchi Furusawa, Razan Okamoto & Bunrakuken Torii defeated SUKI, Yoshinaka Taku & Suguru Emoto at 18'25 when Okamoto pinned Emoto with a Firebird Splash (74) 6. Rokuemon Matsushita, Koyo Kinoshita, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Naozane Goto defeated Funakoshi, Inejiro Yoshizawa, Noritoshi Miura & Dynamite Narahashi at 19'34 when Goto pinned Narahashi with the Goto Slam (64) Overall: 65 Edited July 31 by Hawk1665 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk1665 Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 Unfortunate news coming out of tonight's Black Cavas Grappling event in Wakayama as SUKI was injured in the main event of the evening. The injury seemed to take place after a backfist from Rokuemon Matsushita as SUKI immediately collapsed in pain and quickly vacated the ring for medical attention. Nevertheless, SUKI proved to be a valiant warrior as he regained composure and scored the victory for his team in the all-star studded main event pinning Ichiro Mitsukuri with Mountain SUKI. Furusawa aimed for a faceoff with SUKI but SUKI was quickly taken to the back for proper medical attention. Aside from SUKI what was notable were subtle handshakes and nods from Funakoshi towards his partners Noritoshi Miura, Inejiro Yoshizawa & Yoshinaka Taku. All four of them share similar mindsets on the state of BCG and their roll within the company; could this be the start of BCG's first major faction? Black Canvas Grappling New Year Heritage Tour Night Five January 14th, 2022 Kibi Municipal Gymnasium, Wakayama, Japan 645 Paid 1. Austin Smooth defeated Ikki Hosaka at 11'23 with the Smooth Hold (56) 2. Tanyu Toshusai, Akira Suzuki & Tetsuya Fujimoto defeated Oda Yakuta, Quake & Kinpaku Kishi at 9'21 when Toshusai pinned Kishi with a Brainbuster Suplex (41) 3. LA Star #1 & LA Star #2 defeated Naozane Goto & Nobuyuki Kubo at 12'06 when Star #1 pinned Kubo with the Star Destroyer (56) 4. Takenori Doi & Ginji Kisaka defeated Kadonomaro Kamisaka & Kiyotaka at 15'11 when Kisaka pinned Kamisaka with a Powerbomb Neckbreaker Combination (61) 5. Razan Okamoto, Sharaku Okimasa & Yutata Ogata defeated Blast Ikoma, Roku Satomura & Suguru Emoto at 12'49 when Okamoto pinned Satomura with a Brainbuster Suplex (64) 6. Big Bruiser Findlay, Giant Brody, Logan Wolfsbaine & Animal Harker defeated Sojuro Sen, Nobuharu Yokokawa, Dynamite Narahashi & Yoshisada Matsuzawa at 15'46 when Findlay pinned Yokokawa with the Atomic Spinebuster (60) 7. Funakoshi, SUKI, Inejiro Yoshizawa, Noritoshi Miura & Yoshinaka Taku defeated Rokuemon Matsushita, Mabuchi Furusawa, Bunrakuken Torii, Koyo Kinoshita & Ichiro Mitsukuri at 23'43 when SUKI pinned Mitsukuri with the Mountain SUKI (61) Overall: 61 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk1665 Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 (edited) New Year Heritage Final Night Full Card Revealed! Heading into the New Year Heritage Finale, we're looking at three prime main event caliber matches. Rokuemon Matsushita aims to make his 9th defense of the BCG World Championship against the ever-dangerous Funakoshi. Funakoshi has had blistering words for the man who beat him for the championship but that has only seemed to enrage the giant Matsushita heading into their bout. In the semi-main event, the BCG World Tag Team Championships will be on the line as newly won champions the Apocalypse Riders; Inejiro Yoshizawa & Noritoshi Miura aim to defend their championships against the young upstart team of Koyo Kinoshita and Ichiro Mitsukuri. Despite being a team since they graduated from the GCG dojo, Kinoshita and Mitsukuri have never won tag team gold and look to change that with a victory on the 20th. And third from the top is what is for all intents and purposes a number one contender's special singles bout as the injured SUKI will still take up arms to face off against an eternal rival in Mabuchi Furusawa. Despite his injury SUKI has vowed to be in the match in what could be an all-important pivotal match in his BCG career. The two former members of GCG have never been on the same side based on their personalities and see their rivalry kick into the next gear in the new year! Black Canvas Grappling New Year Heritage Final Night January 20th, 2022 Osaka Athletic Stadium, Osaka, Japan ??? Paid 1. Yutaka Ogata, Nobuyuki Kubo, Suguru Emoto & Ikki Hosaka vs Quake, Akira Suzuki, Tetsuya Fujimoto & Kinpaku Kishi 2. Tanyu Toshusai, Naozane Goto & Oda Yakuta vs Yoshinaka Taku, Roku Satomura & Dynamite Narahashi 3. LA Star #1 & LA Star #2 vs Takenori Doi & Ginji Kisaka 4. Sojuro Sen & Nobuharu Yokokawa vs Kadonomaro Kamisaka & Kiyotaka 5. Razan Okamoto, Bunrakuken Torii, Blast Ikoma, Yoshisada Matsuzawa & Sharaku Okimasa vs Big Bruiser Findlay, Giant Brody, Logan Wolfsbaine, Animal Harker & Austin Smooth 6. Special Singles Match: Mabuchi Furusawa vs SUKI 7. BCG World Tag Team Championship: Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa (c) vs Koyo Kinoshita & Ichiro Mitsukuri 8. BCG World Championship: Rokuemon Matsushita (c) vs Funakoshi Edited July 31 by Hawk1665 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dloyeet29 Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 I'm loving the format of this! While BCG is my favorite puro company, having played them since 2016, I don't know if I'm feeling them this time around for an extensive playthrough. With that said, I am looking forward to more of this! Still need to get my BCG fill somehow. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk1665 Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 14 minutes ago, dloyeet29 said: I'm loving the format of this! While BCG is my favorite puro company, having played them since 2016, I don't know if I'm feeling them this time around for an extensive playthrough. With that said, I am looking forward to more of this! Still need to get my BCG fill somehow. Many thanks. I'm also iffy on BCG's status and roster but having tried other promotions there's just something about BCG that keeps drawing me home. This is the first time I've tried a diary in a very long time, so I really do appreciate the comment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk1665 Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 The New Year Heritage Tour is in the books with a major event in Osaka! All eyes turned towards BCG tonight as in the main event Funakoshi and Rokuemon Matsushita clashed in a classic battle for the BCG World Championship. Neither man gave an inch and battered each other with vicious strikes and throws. Funakoshi worked a smarter style of match against the giant Matsushita; attempting to work Matsushita's right arm and using surprising agility to confound Matsushita. However, the end came when Funakoshi attempted to powerbomb the giant only to have Matsushita break free and hit not one but TWO Nodowa-otoshi's in succession for the pinfall victory! During his post-match celebration Mabuchi Furusawa; who defeated SUKI earlier in the night, came to the ring and formally challenged Matsushita for the BCG World Championship. Furusawa showed respect towards Matsushita as friends and the giant readily accepted the new challenge from Furusawa with the two agreeing the battle at a future date! In the semi-main event the team of Koyo Kinoshita and Ichiro Mitsukuri; now dubbing themselves "MDO" or "Murder Death Orchestra" challenged The Apocalypse Riders; Inejiro Yoshizawa and Noritoshi Miura for the BCG World Tag Team Championships. Despite the new team's name and the fancy new matching ring gear, MDO came up short when Mitsukuri was finished off with End of the World giving Yoshizawa and Miura their first championship victories. But surely this won't be the last we see of MDO with their renewed fire and energy! As stated previously, Mabuchi Furusawa bested SUKI in a singles match that saw SUKI overcome his jaw injury to take on Furusawa in an excellent back and forth battle. Furusawa methodically worked over SUKI's arm throughout the battle before slapping on the Furusawa Armbar to secure the submission victory. SUKI slunk to the back in defeat but surely this won’t be the last time we see SUKI in the running for a world title challenge. Logan Wolfsbaine has been on absolute fire this entire tour and tonight he led the foreigners to a solid ten-man tag victory over Razan Okamoto, Bunrakuken Torii, Blast Ikoma among others. The nephew of Raymond Diaz scored the victory with a picture-perfect belly to belly suplex. The LA Stars continued their tour with a brilliant victory over the young team of Takenori Doi and Ginji Kisaka. A fantastic battle that saw the Stars score the victory over Kisaka with the Star Destroyer. After the match the team of Doi and Gisaka seemed to have some dissension as Doi blamed Kisaka for the loss with a small shove before storming off. Who knows what that might entail... Black Canvas Grappling New Year Heritage Final Night January 20th, 2022 Osaka Athletic Stadium, Osaka, Japan 5,000 Paid 1. Suguru Emoto, Yutaka Ogata, Ikki Hosaka & Nobuyuki Kubo defeated Quake, Akira Suzuki, Tetsuya Fujimoto & Kinpaku Kishi at 10'02 when Emoto pinned Fujimoto with a Brainbuster Suplex (49) 2. Yoshinaka Taku, Roku Satomura & Dynamite Narahashi defeated Tanyu Toshusai, Naozane Goto & Oda Yakuta at 11'32 when Taku pinned Yakuta with a Dragon Suplex Hold (59) 3. LA Star #1 & LA Star #2 defeated Takenori Doi & Ginji Kisaka at 14'13 when Star #2 pinned Kisaka with the Star Destroyer (64) 4. Kadonomaro Kamisaka & Kiyotaka defeated Sojuro Sen & Nobuharu Yokokawa at 15'09 when Kamisaka pinned Sen with a Stump Piledriver (60) 5. Big Brusier Findlay, Giant Brody, Logan Wolfsbaine, Animal Harker & Austin Smooth defeated Razan Okamoto, Bunrakuken Torii, Blast Ikoma, Yoshisada Matsuzawa & Sharaku Okimasa at 20'18 when Wolfsbaine pinned Matsuzawa with a Belly to Belly Suplex (71) 6. Special Singles Match: Mabuchi Furusawa defeated SUKI at 17'32 with the Furusawa Armbar (80) 7. BCG World Tag Team Championship: Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa (c) defeated Koyo Kinoshita & Ichiro Mitsukuri at 19'33 when Miura pinned Mitsukuri with End of the World [V.1] (64) 8. BCG World Championship: Rokuemon Matsushita (c) defeated Funakoshi at 23'52 with a Nodowa-otoshi [V.9] (81) ~ Following the main event, Mabuchi Furusawa formally came to ringside to challenge Rokuemon Matsushita for the BCG World Championship in February to which Matsushita readily accepted! (42) ~ Overall: 79 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk1665 Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 The New Year Heritage Tour Ends and Cleaning Begins The first tour of the year for BCG is in the books and with it the sad realization that some changes have to be made in BCG. The inevitable has happened and Quake has been let go from the company. His attitude was allegedly a constant source of trouble and irritation for the company let alone his attack on Taku backstage. Additionally, the contracts of Logan Wolfsbaine and Austin Smooth have expired but the company is attempting to work through with the two wrestlers for a more permanent solution. But in addition to those contract expiration's, BCG has announced the termination of two more wrestlers to slim down cards for the future. Effectively immediately the following two wrestlers will no longer be booked by BCG: - Dynamite Narahashi - Oda Yakuta In exchange, BCG has announced that they've offered a contract to former Warrior Engine XXV wrestler and independent stand out Kyuichi Matsumoto to a trial deal. Matsumoto is a great asset to any potential company but it's yet to be seen how he'll mesh with the company's culture. The "Powerbomb Master" will aim to make a big name for himself in the Black Canvas ring! (ED. I didn't realize I had touring contracts. I'd looked at the contracts and I thought they were all PPA ongoing but I guess not. Quake will not be missed and my only regret is not having Yoshinaka Taku squash him before he left. Logan Wolfsbaine is an immediate red flag and *need* to rehire while Austin Smooth isn't as pressing. I used the opportunity of the contracts expiring to fire Yakuta and Narahashi as part of "New Year Cleaning". I'd fire more but that'd take some realism out of the setting. Narahashi was one of the highest paid members of the roster and delivering very little in terms of ability. I believe he was getting 180 per show which is about the same as Matsushita (post raise) and Funakoshi. Oda Yakuta is a firing simply because he's no good and I can't believe he was given a roster spot in the first place. If I wasn't worried about some degree of realism within the setting, I'd legitimately fire about three or four more people from the roster (Matsuzawa, Okimasa, Satomura & Yokokawa would be on the chopping block). And then I'd bring in guys from the indies who are languishing to fill those spots. But it's already unrealistic to fire two people from the roster, so I won't. Hopefully Matsumoto will deliver some goods and prove to be a reliable hire.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk1665 Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 (edited) Upcoming Cards and Matches Announced! The Fighting Spirit Tour kicks off on February 5th and with it we've got a preliminary card. While not as "big" as previous major events, the card will look to be a sizzler of a card in the cold of February. In the main event, Rokuemon Matsushita teams with Bunrakuken Torii to take on the tag team of Mabuchi Furusawa and Razan Okamoto. While there is no championship glory on the line there is the potential for pride and accomplishment. All roads lead to February 21st when Matsushita aims to make his tenth defense against Furusawa. Torii and Okamoto will be involved in another special tag match on the 21st. Takenori Doi will aim for his 10th defense of the Challenger Series against his tag team partner Ginji Kisaka. After their loss on the final night of the New Year Heritage tour there was some dissension and dissatisfaction expressed by Doi to Kisaka. As a result these two will decide this little dust up in the ring for Doi's championship. And third from the top Funakoshi looks to rebound from his loss against Rokuemon Matsushita in a four-man tag with Noritoshi Miura, Inejiro Yoshizawa & Yoshinaka Taku There were some ominous signs of collusion between the five men, but it remains to be seen what if anything that could be leading towards. Black Canvas Grappling Fighting Spirit Night One February 5th, 2022 Osaka Athletic Stadium, Osaka, Japan ??? Paid 1. Funakoshi, Yoshinaka Taku, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa vs Blast Ikoma, Naozane Goto, Kadonomaro Kamisaka & Kiyotaka 2. BCG Challenger Series: Takenori Doi (c) vs Genji Kisaka 3. Special Tag Match: Rokuemon Matsushita & Bunrakuken Torii vs Mabuchi Furusawa & Razan Okamoto On the 21st we've got the following matches already announced as Mabuchi Furusawa looks to reclaim the BCG World Championship taking on his friend, incumbent champion Rokuemon Matsushita for the top prize in BCG. Additionally, a special tag team match will be held as Bunrakuken Torii and Razan Okamoto will team this time to take on the challenge of Funakoshi and Yoshinaka Taku in what should be a thrilling bout. And in what might be the sleeper of the card; the Apocalypse Riders will defend the BCG World Tag Team Championships against the newest sensation in BCG: The LA Stars! Black Canvas Grappling Fighting Spirit Final Night February 21st, 2022 Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium ??? Paid 1. BCG World Tag Team Championship: Inejiro Yoshizawa & Noritoshi Miura (c) vs LA Star #1 & LA Star #2 2. Special Tag Match: Bunrakuken Torii & Razan Okamoto vs Funakoshi & Yoshinaka Taku 3. BCG World Championship: Rokuemon Matsushita (c) vs Mabuchi Furusawa Edited July 31 by Hawk1665 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk1665 Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 Backstage Troubles! In alarming news, it may be that Funakoshi's bitterness on screen isn't just for show. Word coming out of contacts within BCG say that Funakoshi has become verbally annoyed with his place within the company and specifically who has been placed on the "inner circle". Funakoshi has been notably left out of strategy meetings within the company annoying the future hall of famer. Funakoshi has been BCG's most valuable player throughout their history so time has to be seen what this could mean for the future of the company; will Funakoshi settle down if given a spot within management or will his frustrations continue to boil over? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk1665 Posted August 1 Author Share Posted August 1 (edited) The Lion Roars once more as the Fighting Spirit tour kicked off in Osaka at the Athletic Stadium in front of a packed house of 5,000 BCG Fans! In the main event, spectators in the building and viewers around Japan were given a spectacular main event as in a special tag match Rokuemon Matsushita and Bunrakuken Torii teamed to face Mabuchi Furusawa and Razan Okamoto in the first of several "heat up" matches to come this tour between Matsushita and Furusawa. Tonight, despite their best efforts it was Furusawa and Okamoto who shined the brightest as Furusawa cemented his recent surge of victories by clamping on the Furusawa Armbar on Torii for the submission victory. After the match all four shook hands in a sign of mutual respect. In the semi-main event, Takenori Doi defended his Challenger Series championship against his tag team partner Ginji Kisaka in what should have been a breakout performance for both young men. However, the match failed to live up to its promise and had several moments of stumbling and bumbling embarrassing both men in the process. In the end, despite Kisaka's efforts Doi was able to secure his 10th defense of the Challenger Series with his signature knee strike to Kisaka's head. Afterwards both men looked flustered but still engaged in a hug to resolve their recent tribulations as a team. But perhaps the biggest news of the night came in the fifth match as Funakoshi broke one of the sacred rules of Black Canvas Grappling of no faction warfare! Following his team's victory (won by Funakoshi himself), Funakoshi took a microphone and laid out a list of complaints and grievances against the current BCG product and the wrestlers in the company. Funakoshi claimed that only he could follow in the footsteps of Yoshifusa Maeda and uphold the morality of BCG. Funakoshi openly challenged the other wrestlers in the ring to "Walk the Black Path" with him and renew the honor and dignity to Black Canvas Grappling! As expected, Funakoshi's fellow partners stood by his side in Yoshinaka Taku, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa; all men who had been forged in the fires of the Black Canvas Ring. However, what no one could have predicted came next as suddenly Kadonomaro Kamisaka stepped forward and pledged himself to Funakoshi's quest! Kiyotaka was visibly (for him) upset at this sudden turn and questioned Kamisaka's decision making only to have Kamisaka shove him away in a clear break from his long-term tag team partner! Leaving a stunned Kinoshita, Mitsukuri and Kiyotaka in the ring, the five men army stormed to the back seemingly a group aligned for the first time in BCG history! In the preliminary matches, Logan Wolfsbaine once again shined like a diamond as he helped the foreign members of the BCG roster to a victory, submitting Yoshisada Matsuzawa. The LA Stars once again put on a dazzling display in tag team action against the ramshackle team of Nobuharu Yokokawa and Nobuyuki Kubo. The Stars continued their win streak with a solid victory after their dreaded Star Destroyer double team finisher. Kyuichi Matsumoto had his debut as a member of the BCG roster scoring the victory for his team over Ikki Hosaka with the Matsumoto Murder Bomb; a truly devastating maneuver. And in the opener had an odd sight as SUKI teamed and battled the young lions in tag action. SUKI is still visibly injured but had more than enough in the tank for the young lions, putting Fujimoto away with the SUKI Special III. Black Canvas Grappling Fighting Spirit Night One February 5th, 2022 Osaka Athletic Stadium, Osaka, Japan 5,000 Paid 1. SUKI & Kinpaku Kishi defeated Akira Suzuki & Tetsuya Fujimoto at 9'06 when SUKI submitted Fujimoto with the SUKI Special III (44) 2. Sojuro Sen, Roku Satomura & Kyuichi Matsumoto defeated Tanyu Toshusai, Ikki Hosaka & Yutaka Ogata at 14'01 when Matsumoto pinned Hosaka with the Matsumoto Murder Bomb (54) 3. LA Star #1 & LA Star #2 defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa & Nobuyuki Kubo at 12'43 when Star #2 pinned Kubo with the Star Destroyer (61) 4. Big Bruiser Findlay, Giant Brody, Animal Harker, Logan Wolfsbaine & Austin Smooth defeated Koyo Kinoshita, Ichiro Mitsukuri, Suguru Emoto, Sharaku Okimasa & Yoshisada Matsuzawa at 16'22 when Wolfsbaine submitted Matsuzawa with a Boston Crab (63) 5. Funakoshi, Yoshinaka Taku, Inejiro Yoshizawa & Noritoshi Miura defeated Blast Ikoma, Naozane Goto, Kadonomaro Kamisaka & Kiyotaka at 18'03 when Funakoshi pinned Kiyotaka with a butterfly backbreaker (67) ~ Following their victory Funakoshi announced the formation of BCG's first faction The Black Path; Kadonomaro Kamisaka shockingly turned on Kiyotaka and joined Funakoshi's group! (43) ~ 6. BCG Challenger Series: Takenori Doi (c) defeated Ginji Kisaka at 15'18 with a Charging Knee Strike [V.10) (49) 7. Special Tag Match: Mabuchi Furusawa & Razan Okamoto defeated Rokuemon Matsushita & Bunrakuken Torii at 23'48 when Furusawa submitted Torii with the Furusawa Armbar (77) Overall: 71 (ED. I wanted to talk a little about the new faction and the heel/face divide. Both of these are something the Cornellverse gets wrong when it comes to puroresu companies. BCG is set as not having a heel/face divide and not to have factions. But when you look at puroresu historically there have always been factions and there have always been heels and faces. From the JWA on, foreigners teamed with foreigners and natives with natives. Rikidozan became a household name because he beat evil foreigners (particularly Americans) and played on Japanese jingoism. That didn't go away as time went on either. Guys like Rusher Kimura played anti-heroes throughout their prime; Abdullah the Butcher terrorized the fans, the Funks turned babyface as a popular tag team act, etc. The closest I can possibly think of as a promotion not having any heels or faces would be something like Pancrase or RINGS (when they were worked) and even then, they often put foreigners in antagonistic match ups intended to draw sympathy for the native talent. AJPW is BCG's closest real-life comparison, and they also always had factions and the heel/face divide. In the 80's Riki Choshu invaded from NJPW with his own faction against AJPW's trueborns. Tenryu had Revolution his anti-Jumbo faction. The Generation War clearly had Jumbo as the bitter aged veteran holding onto his spot, The Holy Demon Army were villains against the heroic Misawa Army etc, etc. They were clearly intended to be antagonistic for the stories being told; that doesn't mean they were always booed exactly but that they were clearly the bad guys in the stories. So, I'm slowly going to work in more factions into BCG obviously starting with Funakoshi's. It's an unintended twist that someone preaching about upholding tenets of morality and honor is the same guy who breaks one of the sacred rules. I’d wager at least two more factions; a home army and a foreign army. Might be more depending. It also just makes booking easier as I know who is aligned with who and how to place them in matches instead of a gigantic free for all. I would turn on the heel/face divide but then I'd manually have to go through and set people to turn heel or face to fit where I want them to be on the roster. And that frankly sounds like a huge pain in the butt and not worth the effort. So, I'll leave that off and just envision that some people are playing an antagonistic role even if the game isn't being told they are.) Edited August 1 by Hawk1665 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk1665 Posted August 1 Author Share Posted August 1 Trouble on the Market! Sad news to report on the BCG Front as larger companies have come to poach talent from the Black Canvas ring. Both BHOWTG and PGHW have signed talent from BCG in what could only be considered acts of aggression. BCG has a strict no-cooperation policy with other companies and effective immediately the following wrestlers have had their contracts voided due to their signing with other Japanese companies: - Animal Harker (PGHW) - LA Star #1 (BHOWTG) - LA Star #2 (BHOWTG) All three are major blows to BCG's foreign stable of talent and will require reworking of future events. Particularly this means the LA Stars BCG World Tag Team Championship match has been canceled and will require a new team to step up. A sad day for all BCG fans. (ED. Well, I got the Stars over. Too bad I won't profit from it.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk1665 Posted August 1 Author Share Posted August 1 WAR! The rumor mills are circulating that BCG has reacted extremely negatively to the recent "raids" by BHOWTG and PGHW of foreign talent. Internally, while the goal is said to be still isolationist, it has been reported that talent has been given explicit directions regarding outside companies. Apparently, Harker and The Stars had been under the impression they would be allowed to work both companies but obviously that was not the case judging by BCG's reaction. Talent have been reminded that BCG is a loyalty-based company; you're either with us or against us and any talking or working for other major companies will NOT be acceptable! Externally, likewise, the mood towards BCG has shifted for both BHOWTG and PGHW following the incident. What could have started as an act of provocation could result in a cold war between companies. (ED. When BHOWTG and PGHW signed those wrestlers to tour contracts, it didn't take them from me automatically. Instead, I had to manually fire them to preserve the narrative I have for the company. So, I decided to declare war on BHOWTG and PGHW to prevent that from happening again. If WLW signs someone to a touring contract, I'll do the same with them. Smaller companies I won't worry about as much, I can't police every promotion in Japan, and as long as BCG remains the top priority of the talent then it's not a big deal. If BHOWTG or PGHW try to sign talent now, it should take them from my roster automatically, so I don't have to be the bad guy and fire them. It also might convince some talent not to take those deals which would be a nice upside. Or it could cost me most of my roster; only time will tell.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk1665 Posted August 1 Author Share Posted August 1 The second night of the Fighting Spirit Tour saw BCG roll into Shiga for exciting action. In the main event, the newly dubbed "Black Path" faction of Funakoshi, Inejiro Yoshizawa, Noritoshi Miura, Yoshinaka Taku & Kadonomaro Kamisaka stood victorious over the BCG World Champion Rokuemon Matsushita led team of Bunrakuken Torii, Razan Okamoto, Blast Ikoma and Kiyotaka. Of keen note was the interaction of Kamisaka and Kiyotaka; the two-time former BCG World Tag Team Champions finding themselves on the opposite sides of the ring for the first time in many years were of two different mindsets. Kamisaka seemed to give no regard whatsoever for his former partner while Kiyotaka seemed reluctant to engage his former partner. This hesitation could have proven the difference maker in the match as Funakoshi scored the victory for his team with a powerbomb hold on Blast Ikoma. After the match Kiyotaka attempted to speak to Kamisaka only to be viciously socked right in the jaw by his former tag partner! If there was any doubt in Kiyotaka's mind that Kamisaka's betrayal was for real that doubt has surely been dispelled now! In the semi-main event the upcoming challenger for the BCG World Championship Mabuchi Furusawa led Naozane Goto and Ginji Kisaka to a victory over the foreign team of Big Brusier Findlay, Giant Brody and Austin Smooth; Furusawa trapping the young technician Smooth in the Furusawa Armbar for the submission win. Furusawa's momentum only seems to be building heading into his BCG World Championship challenge on the 21st. In the third match of the night, Logan Wolfsbaine once again emerged victorious this time in a team with Kyuichi Matsumoto over the team of Takenori Doi and Suguru Emoto. After the match Wolfsbaine pointed at Doi's Challenger Series championship and seemed to indicate his intent on challenging Doi for the championship in the near future! Black Canvas Grappling Fighting Spirit Tour Night Two February 8th, 2022 Ryuo Town Dragon Hut, Shiga, Japan 700 Paid 1. Nobuyuki Kubo & Kinpaku Kishi defeated Akira Suzuki & Tetsuya Fujimoto at 10'03 when Kubo pinned Suzuki with a running knee (41) 2. SUKI, Roku Satomura & Ikki Hosaka defeated Yoshisada Matsuzawa, Sharaku Okimasa & Yutaka Ogata at 12'47 when SUKI submitted Ogata with the SUKI Special III (55) 3. Logan Wolfsbaine & Kyuichi Matsumoto defeated Takenori Doi & Suguru Emoto at 13'10 when Wolfsbaine submitted Emoto with a Boston Crab (59) 4. Koyo Kinoshita & Ichiro Mitsukuri defeated Sojuro Sen & Nobuharu Yokokawa at 14'41 when Kinoshita pinned Yokokawa with a belly to belly suplex (60) 5. Mabuchi Furusawa, Naozane Goto & Ginji Kisaka defeated Big Brusier Findlay, Giant Brody & Austin Smooth at 16'49 when Furusawa submitted Smooth with the Furusawa Armbar (68) 6. Funakoshi, Inejiro Yoshizawa, Noritoshi Miura, Yoshinaka Taku & Kadonomaro Kamisaka defeated Rokuemon Matsushita, Bunrakuken Torii, Razan Okamoto, Blast Ikoma & Kiyotaka at 23'30 when Funakoshi pinned Ikoma with a Powerbomb Hold (70) ~ After the match Kiyotaka tried to speak to his former partner only to be viciously attacked by Kamisaka! (47) ~ Overall: 67 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk1665 Posted August 1 Author Share Posted August 1 The Fighting Spirit Tour continued in Kyoto with a main event pitting BCG World Championship opponents versus one another with incumbent Rokuemon Matsushita on one side against his challenger Mabuchi Furusawa on the other. Matsushita's super-sized squad of Naozane Goto and Sojuro Sen bested the team of Furusawa, Ikoma and Matsuzawa when Sen scored a rare victory with his trademark Canadian Backbreaker on Matsuzawa for the submission. In the semi-main event, the Black Path as they've dubbed themselves continued their winning ways as the team of Funakoshi, Inejiro Yoshizawa and Noritoshi Miura defeated Big Bruiser Findlay, Giant Brody and Kyuichi Matsumoto in an "odd" combination. Ironically, it was the "Powerbomb Master" who found himself put away with a Powerbomb variation, as Matsumoto fell to the Yoshizawa Bomb of Inejiro Yoshizawa for the pinfall victory. Kiyotaka and Kamisaka continued to have struggles against each other, this time in tag team action as Kamisaka and Yoshinaka Taku overcame Kiyotaka and Yutaka Ogata; the young Ogata proving to be no match for their opposition. Tonight, Kiyotaka was far less lenient on Kamisaka after his post-match attack two night’s prior, but it still wasn’t enough to overcome his former tag team partner. Black Canvas Grappling Fighting Spirit Tour Night Three February 10th, 2022 Sonobe City Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan 699 Paid 1. Suguru Emoto defeated Kinpaku Kishi at 9'18 with a Brainbuster Suplex (45) 2. Ikki Hosaka & Nobuyuki Kubo defeated Akira Suzuki & Tetsuya Fujimoto at 10'44 when Hosaka pinned Fujimoto with a Tornado DDT (39) 3. Koyo Kinoshita & Ichiro Mitsukuri defeated Nobuharu Yokokawa & Austin Smooth at 11'38 when Mitsukuri pinned Yokokawa with an STO (57) 4. Yoshinaka Taku & Kadonomaro Kamisaka defeated Kiyotaka & Yutaka Ogata at 14'36 when Kamisaka pinned Ogata with a Stump Piledriver (60) 5. Razan Okamoto, Bunrakuken Torii, Logan Wolfsbaine & Sharaku Okimasa defeated SUKI, Takenori Doi, Roku Satomura & Ginji Kisaka at 15'44 when Torii pinned Kisaka with a Flying Forearm (70) 6. Funakoshi, Inejiro Yoshizawa & Noritoshi Miura defeated Big Brusier Findlay, Giant Brody & Kyuichi Matsumoto at 18'07 when Yoshizawa pinned Matsumoto with the Yoshizawa Bomb (67) 7. Rokuemon Matsushita, Naozane Goto & Sojuro Sen defeated Mabuchi Furusawa, Blast Ikoma & Yoshisada Matsuzawa at 19'43 when Sen submitted Matsuzawa with the Canadian Backbreaker (68) Overall: 67 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk1665 Posted August 2 Author Share Posted August 2 BCG's Fighting Spirit Tour invaded Kobe tonight with yet another buzzer of a card. In the main event Mabuchi Furusawa, Razan Okamoto and Takenori Doi surprised the super heavyweight team of Rokuemon Matsushita, Naozane Goto and Logan Wolfsbaine when Okamoto used his wits to counter Naozane Goto's Goto Slam with an inside cradle for the flash victory. Of particular note was Takenori Doi landing his charging knee strike on his future challenger Logan Wolfsbaine near the end of the match and would have had the match won if not for the timely intervention of Wolfsbaine's partners. Doi and Wolfsbaine engaged in a shoving contest after the match but were quickly broken up by the other four wrestlers in the match. Kadonomaro Kamisaka's new attitude and recent results hit a roadblock in the semi-main event as the "Black Path" of Funakoshi, Yoshinaka Taku and Kadonomaro Kamisaka fell to the trio of Bunrakuken Torii, Blast Ikoma and Kiyotaka. Kamisaka personally took the fall blasted by Torii's flying forearm off the top rope for the victory. Of particular note was a brutal attack by Kamisaka on Blast Ikoma's fingers and visibly seemed to injure Ikoma's fingers requiring assistance at ringside after the match as his fingers were taped together for stability. Third from the top Black Path's night started off poorly as the ramshackle team of Findlay, Brody and Matsumoto bested the team of the Apocalypse Riders; Inejiro Yoshizawa & Noritoshi Miura alongside youngster Suguru Emoto. Surprisingly it was Yoshizawa who took the fall to Big Bruiser Findlay who finished off one half of the BCG World Tag Champions with the Atomic Spinebuster. After the match Findlay pointed at the BCG World Tag Championships and intimated that he would challenge with Giant Brody in the future as the champions slunk to the back in defeat. Black Canvas Grappling Fighting Spirit Tour Night Four February 12th, 2022 Yashiro Town Municipal Gymnasium, Kobe, Japan 702 Paid 1. Nobuyuki Kubo, Ginji Kisaka & Yutaka Ogata defeated Akira Suzuki, Tetsuya Fujimoto & Kinpaku Kishi at 9'58 when Kisaka pinned Kishi with a Tiger Driver (44) 2. Sharaku Okimasa & Yoshisada Matsuzawa defeated Austin Smooth & Ikki Hosaka at 10'37 when Okimasa submitted Hosaka with the Scorpion Deathlock (53) 3. SUKI, Koyo Kinoshita & Ichiro Mitsukuri defeated Sojuro Sen, Nobuharu Yokokawa & Roku Satomura at 15'03 when Mitsukuri pinned Yokokawa with an STO (61) 4. Big Bruiser Findlay, Giant Brody & Kyuichi Matsumoto defeated Noritoshi Miura, Inejiro Yoshizawa & Suguru Emoto at 16'41 when Findlay pinned Yoshizawa with the Atomic Spinebuster (61) 5. Bunrakuken Torii, Blast Ikoma & Kiyotaka defeated Funakoshi, Yoshinaka Taku & Kadonomaro Kamisaka at 20'23 when Torii pinned Kamisaka with a flying forearm (61) 6. Mabuchi Furusawa, Razan Okamoto & Takenori Doi defeated Rokuemon Matsushita, Naozane Goto & Logan Wolfsbaine at 23'31 when Okamoto pinned Goto with an inside cradle (69) Overall: 66 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk1665 Posted August 2 Author Share Posted August 2 Owase City Gynnasium in Mie was the sight of night five of the Fighting Spirit Tour for BCG. In the main event we saw potentially a spoiler going into the Final Night as Logan Wolfsbaine along with Rokuemon Matsushita, Bunrakuken Torii and Roku Satomura scored what could be considered the biggest win of his career in BCG when he tapped out Challenger Series champion Takenori Doi with a Boston Crab! Doi's partners of Mabuchi Furusawa, Razan Okamoto, Koyo Kinoshita and Ichiro Mitsukuri couldn't reach the young champion in time to prevent the submission loss. Wolfsbaine has rocketed up the rankings in the last two months but Takenori Doi has proven to be one of the strongest Challenger Series champions of all time; their clash along with Matsushita/Furusawa will culminate on the 21st! In the semi main event Black Path once again stumbled somewhat as their "top three" of Funakoshi, and BCG World Tag Team Champions Inejiro Yoshizawa and Noritoshi Miura fell in six man action to the team of Big Bruiser Findlay, Giant Brody and SUKI. On this night Brody once again displayed his monsterous talents as he buried Miura with a Giant Chokeslam for the pinfall victory. With the LA Stars leaving BCG it looks like Big Bruiser Findlay and Giant Brody will be filling the tag team championship challenger void left on the 21st against the Apocalypse Riders. While they stumbled later on the night, Black Path scored an earlier victory as Kadonomaro Kamisaka, Yoshinaka Taku and "unofficial member" Suguru Emoto defeated Kiyotaka. Sharaku Okimasa and Yoshisada Matsuzawa. Of note was a new styling in Okimasa's hair that gave him a new look. It didn't help his team win but it gave Okimasa a fresh new style. After the match Kiyotaka made it abundantly clear he wanted a singles match with his former tag team partner and Kadonomaro Kamisaka seemed to agree; perhaps they'll have a singles match on the 21st? Black Canvas Grappling Fighting Spirit Tour Night Five February 13th, 2022 Owase City Gymnasium, Mie, Japan 702 paid 1. Austin Smooth & Ginji Kisaka defeated Akira Suzuki & Tetsuya Fujimoto at 10'08 when Smooth submitted Suzuki with the Smooth Hold (51) 2. Sojuro Sen & Nobuharu Yokokawa defeated Yutaka Ogata & Kinpaku Kishi at 10'32 when Sen submitted Kishi with a Canadian Backbreaker (49) 3. Nobuyuki Kubo defeated Ikki Hosaka at 12'42 with a running knee strike (44) 4. Yoshinaka Taku, Kadonomaro Kamisaka & Suguru Emoto defeated Kiyotaka, Yoshisada Matsuzawa & Sharaku Okimasa at 16'07 when Kamisaka submitted Okimasa with a triangle choke (57) 5. Big Brusier Findlay, Giant Brody & SUKI defeated Funakoshi, Inejiro Yoshizawa & Noritoshi Miura at 20'53 when Brody pinned Miura with a Giant Chokeslam (68) 6. Rokuemon Matsushita, Bunrakuken Torii, Naozane Goto, Logan Wolfsbaine & Roku Satomura defeated Mabuchi Furusawa, Razan Okamoto, Takenori Doi, Koyo Kinoshita & Ichiro Mitsukuri at 24'23 when Wolfsbaine submitted Doi with a Boston Crab (72) Overall: 69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk1665 Posted August 2 Author Share Posted August 2 Black Path's turbulent first tour as a faction continued on the last night of the Fighting Spirit tour as in them ain event the super power four man team of Rokuemon Matsushita, Mabuchi Furusawa, Razan Okamoto & Bunrakuken Torii bested the team of Funakoshi, Yoshinaka Taku and the Apocalypse Riders. Okamoto scored the pinfall victory over one half of the BCG World Tag Champions with a beautiful vertical drop brainbuster on Miura for the pinfall victory. However, after the match there was a dust up as Funakoshi's group were unsatisfied with their loss and seemed to want extracurricular activity against their rivals but were broken up by officials before anything could come to pass. On the 21st Bunrakuken Torii and Razan Okamoto will team to face Funakoshi and Yoshinaka Taku second from the top in a special tag team match that could see the immediate future of BCG hang in the balance! Black Canvas Grappling Fighting Spirit Tour Night Six February 17th, 2022 Sakai Municipal Ohama Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan 709 Paid 1. Tetsuya Fujimoto defeated Kinpaku Kishi at 6'38 with a Northern Lights Suplex (34) 2. Ikki Hosaka defeated Akira Suzuki at 8'12 with a Tornado DDT (39) 3. SUKI, Sojuro Sen & Nobuharu Yokokawa defeated Yoshisada Matsuzawa, Sharaku Okimasa & Yutaka Ogata at 13'34 when SUKI pinned Ogata with Mountain SUKI (58) 4. Takenori Doi & Ginji Kisaka defeated Logan Wolfsbaine & Austin Smooth at 13'08 when Kisaka pinned Smooth with a Powerbomb Neckbreaker Combo (65) 5. Kiyotaka & Nobuyuki Kubo defeated Kadonomaro Kamisaka & Suguru Emoto at 16'06 when Kiyotaka submitted Emoto with a Kimura (59) 6. Blast Ikoma, Naozane Goto, Koyo Kinoshita & Ichiro Mitsukuri defeated Big Bruiser Findlay, Giant Brody, Roku Satomura & Kyuichi Matsumoto at 15'22 when Ikoma pinned Matsumoto with a Northern Lights Bomb (63) 7. Rokuemon Matsushita, Mabuchi Furusawa, Bunrakuken Torii & Razan Okamoto defeated Funakoshi, Yoshinaka Taku, Noritoshi Miura & Inejiro Yoshizawa at 23'25 when Okamoto pinned Miura with a Vertical Brainbuster Suplex (73) Overall: 69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk1665 Posted August 2 Author Share Posted August 2 Fighting Spirit Final Night Preview! With Black Canvas Grappling's Fighting Spirit Tour now in the books all eyes turn to the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium where it's expected 5,000 rabid loyal fans will arrive to see the next chapter in Black Canvas Grappling's future be written. In the main event we have the Black Canvas Grappling World Championship on the line as Rokuemon Matsushita aims to make his tenth defense of the World Championship against former title holder Mabuchi Furusawa. The two have been friendly enough during the buildup for the battle but have shown fierce competitiveness in their exchanges against each other. Furusawa's technical brilliance faces off against Matsushita's pure power in what promises to be an exciting main event. In the semi-main event we have a pivotal contest in a Special Singles Match pits the super team of Bunrakuken Torii and Razan Okamoto against Black Path's Funakoshi and Yoshinaka Taku. Funakoshi formed Black Path to combat what he saw as BCG's lack of adherence to the morality and teachings of Yoshifusa Maeda. Notably this has caused a split in the BCG fanbase with some supporting Funakoshi's messaging while others have rejected it outright. Black Path had mixed results throughout the tour but ultimately held their own for their first set of shows as a group. For Yoshinaka Taku, the longest reigning Challenger Series champion of all time, this is easily the biggest match of his career as he aims to break through to the next level by Funakoshi's side. The BCG Tag Team Championships are also on the line. Originally scheduled to be the LA Stars time to shine in a featured match, their departure left a hole in the schedule that has been filled by the two meanest foreigners in BCG: Big Bruiser Findlay and Giant Brody! The two massive men have been on a tear with Brody in particular burying people into the ground with his Giant Chokeslam. The Apocalypse Riders, Inejiro Yoshizawa and Noritoshi Miura are by far the most skilled and decorated tag team in BCG history but even they have to be scared going against such monsters! The nephew of "The Monster", Logan Wolfsbaine for two months has elevated his game to a new level and aims to cap off that success by challenging for the Challenger Series Championship against Takenori Doi! Doi has racked up ten previous defenses of the championship across his 219 day reign but Logan promises to be his deadliest opponent to date. Black Canvas Grappling is normally not a home for grudge matches, instead promoting healthy competition between likeminded individuals. That changed with Kadonomaro Kamisaka's betrayal of Kiyotaka to join Funakoshi’s efforts. Throughout the tour we've seen Kiyotaka go through various stages of grief from denial to anger to acceptance. And now he aims to get answers directly from the horse's mouth by taking on Kamisaka one on one. The two former tag team champions will go head-to-head in a special singles match that could end their struggle or just be the first of many stepping stones towards an eternal rivalry. Black Canvas Grappling Fighting Spirit Final Night February 21st, 2022 Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium ??? Paid 1. Nobuharu Yokokawa, Nobuyuki Kubo, Yutaka Ogata & Ikki Hosaka vs Austin Smooth, Akira Suzuki, Tetsuya Fujimoto & Kinpkaku Kishi 2. Koyo Kinoshita, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Ginji Kisaka vs Sojuro Sen, Sharaku Okimasa & Yoshisada Matsuzawa 3. SUKI, Roku Satomura & Suguru Emoto vs Blast Ikoma, Naozane Goto & Kyuichi Matsumoto 4. Special Singles Match: Kiyotaka vs Kadonomaro Kamisaka 5. Challenger Series: Takenori Doi (c) vs Logan Wolfsbaine 6. BCG World Tag Team Championship: Inejiro Yoshizawa & Noritoshi Miura (c) vs Big Bruiser Findlay & Giant Brody 7. Special Tag Match: Bunrakuken Torii & Razan Okamoto vs Funakoshi & Yoshinaka Taku 8. BCG World Championship: Rokuemon Matsushita (c) vs Mabuchi Furusawa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk1665 Posted August 2 Author Share Posted August 2 One of the largest crowds in Black Canvas Grappling history gathered at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium for the final show in February. Easily the best card of 2022 thus far, the fans in attendance were given quite a show! Rokuemon Matsushita and Mabuchi Furusawa went to war in the main event pitting Furusawa's technical brilliance against the power and size of Matsushita in a true epic for the ages. Back and forth they went with Furusawa focusing on Matsushita's arm while Matsushita struggled to catch the elusive Furusawa knowing that just one good blow could change the tide of battle. The end came when Furusawa attempted to armbar Matsushita over the turnbuckle only for the monster Matsushita to grab Furusawa by the throat and viciously hurl Furusawa with a Nodowa-otoshi from the top rope sending Furusawa landing on the back of his neck! With that the fight was taken out of Furusawa allowing Matsushita to cover and score the tenth defense of his BCG World Championship! Afterwards Matsushita openly questioned if any challengers would step forward but shockingly no one appeared cementing Matsushita's complete dominance as champion! The semifinal saw a Special Tag Match as Razan Okamoto and Bunrakuken Torii teamed to face the "Black Path" pairing of Funakoshi and Yoshinaka Taku. Taku had the night of his career; not only keeping up with the main eventers but scoring the victory when he dropped Bunrakuken Torii on his neck with a Dragon Suplex Hold for the shocking pinfall victory! Easily the biggest victory of Taku's career, he appeared to be nearly in tears as he thanked Funakoshi for the opportunity post-match. The BCG World Tag Team Championships were on the line third from the top as The Apocalypse Riders turned back the challenge of the massive foreign team of Big Bruiser Findlay and Giant Brody. Findlay and Brody proved to be an effective tag team as they took the fight to Yoshizawa and Miura, but the Aces of the tag team division proved too capable as Miura busted out a rarely executed Octopus Hold to catch Brody by surprise for the submission victory! The Challenger Series reign of Takenori Doi came to a sudden and crushing end at the hands of Logan Wolfsbaine in a very exciting championship bout. Doi proved to be a capable champion keeping up with Wolfsbaine but Wolfsbaine had a surprise in store for Doi as Wolfsbaine debuted a new finishing move named the Glorious Driver; a sit out reverse piledriver for the pinfall victory! This marks the third time a foreigner has held the Challenger Series: Big Bruiser Findlay and Bulldozer Brandon Smith. Good company for Wolfsbaine indeed! The struggle between Kadonomaro Kamisaka and Kiyotaka reached its first of what may be many singles matches as the former two-time tag team champions clashed in a heated battle. Kamisaka proved to be too much for Kiyotaka but only after a "questionable" tactic of a full-blown punch to Kiyotaka's face reminiscent of the punch Kamisaka threw a few shows ago. Referee Tawaraya admonished Kamisaka for the punch but the damage had already been done. Kiyotaka crumbled from the blow allowing Kamisaka to hit a stump piledriver for the victory. Kiyotaka was visibly incensed post-match but there was little he could do by then... The rest of the card saw a variety of six man and eight-man tag team matches. Blast Ikoma led Naozane Goto and Kyuichi Matsumoto to victory over SUKI, Roku Satomura and Suguru Emoto. Koyo Kinoshita, Ichiro Mitsukuri and Ginji Kisaka defeated the team of Sojuro Sen, Yoshisada Matsuzawa and Sharaku Okimasa. And in the opener crafty veteran Nobuharu Yokokawa took the young lions to school in eight-man action. Black Canvas Grappling Fighting Spirit Final Night February 21st, 2022 Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium 6,793 Paid 1. Nobuharu Yokokawa, Nobuyuki Kubo, Ikki Hosaka & Yutaka Ogata defeated Austin Smooth, Kinpaku Kishi, Akira Suzuki & Tetsuya Fujimoto at 10'13 when Yokokawa submitted Suzuki with a Stump Puller (54) 2. Koyo Kinoshita, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Ginji Kisaka defeated Sojuro Sen, Yoshisada Matsuzawa & Sharaku Okimasa at 12'59 when Kinoshita pinned Okimasa with a Belly to Belly Suplex (62) 3. Blast Ikoma, Naozane Goto & Kyuichi Matsumoto defeated SUKI, Roku Satomura & Suguru Emoto at 14'26 when Ikoma pinned Emoto with a Northern Lights Bomb (63) 4. Special Singles Match: Kadonomaro Kamisaka defeated Kiyotaka at 13'35 with a Stump Piledriver (60) 5. BCG Challenger Series: Logan Wolfsbaine defeated Takenori Doi (c) at 14'42 with the Glorious Driver to become the 18th champion (67) 6. BCG World Tag Team Championship: Inejiro Yoshizawa & Noritoshi Miura defeated Big Bruiser Findlay & Giant Brody at 21'37 when Miura submitted Brody with an Octopus Hold (70) 7. Special Tag Match: Funakoshi & Yoshinaka Taku defeated Razan Okamoto & Bunrakuken Torii at 22'45 when Taku pinned Torii with a Dragon Suplex Hold (73) 8. BCG World Championship: Rokuemon Matsushita (c) defeated Mabuchi Furusawa at 25'16 with a Sky High Nodowa-otoshi [V.10] (80) Overall: 77 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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