Post by Salaryman/Raines/FIPW on Dec 10, 2014 23:08:46 GMT -6
With only a main event announced, nearly 2000 fans came out to the Hakata Star Lane to see FIPW’s second show ever. What they bore witness to was a six match card full of intrigue and outstanding performances, and a hungry roster ready to prove themselves among Japan’s finest athletes.
Both of Revolution Wrestling’s representatives came ready for the evening’s opening bout, but their lack of cohesion proved costly against the more-established duo of Rika Morooka & Chiaki Sakai. Separately, Starling and Creed acquitted themselves well, but they simply didn’t work together particularly well. Oliver refused to tag in much of the match, finally only doing so when Anastasia had control of Sakai by slapping Anastasia on the back. Starling gave him a receipt soon after, dropping off the apron when an in-trouble Oliver tried to disingenuously tag back out to the Songbird. A distracted Creed fell prey to a blind tag, and the wily Morooka prawn holded him for the victory. Anastasia and Oliver had words following the bout, but FIPW officials and other wrestlers were quick to keep the two apart.
Similarly, young lions Tomohiro Ikeda and Yousuke Abe ran into the buzzsaw of DESTROY ALL HUMANS!, as Ryuji Kamigawa and Emi Watanabe made quick work of the two youngsters. Kamigawa and Watanabe used quick tags and their size advantage to pummel both youngsters, and though Ikeda and Abe were game, the contest ended quickly with Kamigawa’s variant of the bearhug squeezing the life from Yousuke until he was forced to submit.
More competitive was the bout between the Samoan Storm of Alofa and Ofisa and the junior duo of Nobuo Iizuka and Yujiro Maebara. Submissions and suplexes met the more shoot-influenced style of the junior heavyweight duo, and in fact fought to a stand-still. The bout ended with a huge series of nearfalls before the bell sounded to signal the end of the match via time-limit draw. The crowd gave both teams a standing ovation, but neither seemed totally happy with the result of the bout.
Junior heavyweight stalwarts Keiichi Ito and Jun Nakagawa were next, with the Foreign Talent Liaison thrilled to make his Four Islands debut. Nakagawa’s power offense kept the younger Ito on his heels for much of the bout, and the dreaded Nihon Iron Claw nearly coaxed a submission, but Ito made it to the ropes to force the break. It gave Keiichi new life, who scored with a huge German suplex for a two count, following it with a running knee to the face. Nakagawa tried to stem the tide with a big Iron Claw Slam, but Keiichi stopped the claw, hooked on a standing arm triangle choke, and rolled back to the mat to complete his Rolling Ambition! With nowhere to go, Jun was forced to tap, conceding his debut bout.
Heavyweight tag action came next, as the Street Fighter and Masao Horiguchi battled Shinjiro Takahashi and Ichiro Nakazawa. All four men had a chance to show their wares, with Kenichiro Honda’s fighting-game stylings proving wildly popular. It was a missed sumo headbutt, though, that proved decisive in the bout, as Ichiro rolled out of the way, then picked Honda up, taking him over with a beautiful Dragon suplex hold as Takahashi held off Horiguchi to secure the victory.
Finally, of course, was the bout that everyone came to see, and it did not disappoint as Kintaro Higashikata made a successful Four Islands debut, pinning Akira Tamura with the HERO MAKER after over thirty minutes of action in a six man tag team affair. Tamura didn’t make it easy on Kintaro, though, and nor did Kenjiro Ito and Toru Nakamura, who beat the Kintaro-led team minus the Golden Hero in FIPW’s first show. The three showed surprising cohesion early in the bout to isolate MAXIMUM, making quick tags and letting Kenjiro Ito rough up the junior heavyweight with his size advantage. The masked man was able to tag out to Keisuke Ozawa, though, leading to an excellent sequence between him and Tamura that ended with tags on both sides. The crowd roared as the Golden Hero stepped into the ring for the first time, asserting control over Toru Nakamura. As the contest continued, all six men had their moments, but ultimately, it was Higashikata who prevailed, and as such, was given the honor of closing the show. He thanked the crowd for coming out, and vowed that many more such performances were in his future here in the Four Islands.
FIPW “ARRIVAL ON HOKKAIDO,” 12/2/2014
Hakata Star Lane
1983 Fans
1. (R)W vs. Four Islands ~ Third Skirmish: Rika Morooka & Chiaki Sakai beat Anastasia Starling (RW) & Oliver Creed (RW) (9:02) by pinfall when Morooka used a prawn hold on Creed.
2. MONSTERS VS. YOUNG LIONS: Ryuji Kamigawa (FREE) & Emi Watanabe (FREE) beat Tomohiro Ikeda & Yousuke Abe (6:05) by submission when Kamigawa used the BAKEMONO-666 on Abe.
3. Alofa & Ofisa fought Nobuo Iizuka & Yujiro Maebara to a draw (20:00) when the time limit expired.
4. Keiichi Ito beat Jun Nagakawa (13:10) by submission with the Rolling Ambition.
5. Shinjiro Takahashi & Ichiro Nakazawa beat Masao Horiguchi & Kenichiro Honda (14:52) by pinfall when Ichiro used a Dragon suplex hold on Honda.
6. The Golden Hero Arrives: Kintaro Higashikata & Keisuke Ozawa & MAXIMUM beat Akira Tamura & Toru Nakamura & Kenjiro Ito (30:11) by pinfall when Kintaro used the HERO MAKER on Tamura.
Both of Revolution Wrestling’s representatives came ready for the evening’s opening bout, but their lack of cohesion proved costly against the more-established duo of Rika Morooka & Chiaki Sakai. Separately, Starling and Creed acquitted themselves well, but they simply didn’t work together particularly well. Oliver refused to tag in much of the match, finally only doing so when Anastasia had control of Sakai by slapping Anastasia on the back. Starling gave him a receipt soon after, dropping off the apron when an in-trouble Oliver tried to disingenuously tag back out to the Songbird. A distracted Creed fell prey to a blind tag, and the wily Morooka prawn holded him for the victory. Anastasia and Oliver had words following the bout, but FIPW officials and other wrestlers were quick to keep the two apart.
Similarly, young lions Tomohiro Ikeda and Yousuke Abe ran into the buzzsaw of DESTROY ALL HUMANS!, as Ryuji Kamigawa and Emi Watanabe made quick work of the two youngsters. Kamigawa and Watanabe used quick tags and their size advantage to pummel both youngsters, and though Ikeda and Abe were game, the contest ended quickly with Kamigawa’s variant of the bearhug squeezing the life from Yousuke until he was forced to submit.
More competitive was the bout between the Samoan Storm of Alofa and Ofisa and the junior duo of Nobuo Iizuka and Yujiro Maebara. Submissions and suplexes met the more shoot-influenced style of the junior heavyweight duo, and in fact fought to a stand-still. The bout ended with a huge series of nearfalls before the bell sounded to signal the end of the match via time-limit draw. The crowd gave both teams a standing ovation, but neither seemed totally happy with the result of the bout.
Junior heavyweight stalwarts Keiichi Ito and Jun Nakagawa were next, with the Foreign Talent Liaison thrilled to make his Four Islands debut. Nakagawa’s power offense kept the younger Ito on his heels for much of the bout, and the dreaded Nihon Iron Claw nearly coaxed a submission, but Ito made it to the ropes to force the break. It gave Keiichi new life, who scored with a huge German suplex for a two count, following it with a running knee to the face. Nakagawa tried to stem the tide with a big Iron Claw Slam, but Keiichi stopped the claw, hooked on a standing arm triangle choke, and rolled back to the mat to complete his Rolling Ambition! With nowhere to go, Jun was forced to tap, conceding his debut bout.
Heavyweight tag action came next, as the Street Fighter and Masao Horiguchi battled Shinjiro Takahashi and Ichiro Nakazawa. All four men had a chance to show their wares, with Kenichiro Honda’s fighting-game stylings proving wildly popular. It was a missed sumo headbutt, though, that proved decisive in the bout, as Ichiro rolled out of the way, then picked Honda up, taking him over with a beautiful Dragon suplex hold as Takahashi held off Horiguchi to secure the victory.
Finally, of course, was the bout that everyone came to see, and it did not disappoint as Kintaro Higashikata made a successful Four Islands debut, pinning Akira Tamura with the HERO MAKER after over thirty minutes of action in a six man tag team affair. Tamura didn’t make it easy on Kintaro, though, and nor did Kenjiro Ito and Toru Nakamura, who beat the Kintaro-led team minus the Golden Hero in FIPW’s first show. The three showed surprising cohesion early in the bout to isolate MAXIMUM, making quick tags and letting Kenjiro Ito rough up the junior heavyweight with his size advantage. The masked man was able to tag out to Keisuke Ozawa, though, leading to an excellent sequence between him and Tamura that ended with tags on both sides. The crowd roared as the Golden Hero stepped into the ring for the first time, asserting control over Toru Nakamura. As the contest continued, all six men had their moments, but ultimately, it was Higashikata who prevailed, and as such, was given the honor of closing the show. He thanked the crowd for coming out, and vowed that many more such performances were in his future here in the Four Islands.
FIPW “ARRIVAL ON HOKKAIDO,” 12/2/2014
Hakata Star Lane
1983 Fans
1. (R)W vs. Four Islands ~ Third Skirmish: Rika Morooka & Chiaki Sakai beat Anastasia Starling (RW) & Oliver Creed (RW) (9:02) by pinfall when Morooka used a prawn hold on Creed.
2. MONSTERS VS. YOUNG LIONS: Ryuji Kamigawa (FREE) & Emi Watanabe (FREE) beat Tomohiro Ikeda & Yousuke Abe (6:05) by submission when Kamigawa used the BAKEMONO-666 on Abe.
3. Alofa & Ofisa fought Nobuo Iizuka & Yujiro Maebara to a draw (20:00) when the time limit expired.
4. Keiichi Ito beat Jun Nagakawa (13:10) by submission with the Rolling Ambition.
5. Shinjiro Takahashi & Ichiro Nakazawa beat Masao Horiguchi & Kenichiro Honda (14:52) by pinfall when Ichiro used a Dragon suplex hold on Honda.
6. The Golden Hero Arrives: Kintaro Higashikata & Keisuke Ozawa & MAXIMUM beat Akira Tamura & Toru Nakamura & Kenjiro Ito (30:11) by pinfall when Kintaro used the HERO MAKER on Tamura.