LOW - Legends of Wrestling
Oct 16, 2016 17:47:33 GMT -5
bookerbill, Crimson Cross, and 4 more like this
Post by cruefan68 on Oct 16, 2016 17:47:33 GMT -5
Thanks very much for the comments Joebreakdown, Crimson and Troy. Power Surge have been a great addition to my KRU fed so thanks Crimson for that. Also no problem Pariah on that As I had to read it back myself to make sure that I put that it was Cole getting the title shot. Next up is night two of the tour, with the huge announcement featuring Bullet Club leader AJ Styles, and I hope to have the final night posted sometime over the next week. Hope you enjoy the action...
LOW Kings Road United - Korakuen Hall - Tokyo, Japan (Card #1033)
1) Drew Gulak & Tommaso Ciampa defeated Cedric Alexander & Matt Riddle:
The opening contest saw Cedric Alexander & Matt Riddle join forces to take on Drew Gulak & Tommaso Ciampa. This match had some great back and forth action as both teams were focused on victory. Riddle, a graduate of the KRU dojo, was busted open midway through when Ciampa roughed him up outside the ring. Ciampa then hit the running knees in the corner covering a bloody Riddle for a two count. Riddle showed great grit and determination as he avoided defeat several times and made the tag. Alexander, after surviving the University Stretch applied by Gulak, nailed him with a springboard clothesline for a big near fall. Ciampa turned things back to the advantage of his team when he nailed Alexander with a running knee strike for a two count. Gulak tagged back in and with time running out he countered a backdrop by Alexander executing a Cradle Hold to score the pin.
2) Dan Spivey, Michael Bennett, Brent Albright & Larry Sharpe defeated Johnny Saint, Shynron, Wani & Koko B. Ware:
Atomicos action was featured next as the popular foursome of Johnny Saint, Shynron, Wani and “The Birdman” Koko B. Ware faced “Dangerous” Dan Spivey, “The Prodigy” Michael Bennett, “The Shooter” Brent Albright and “Pretty Boy” Larry Sharpe. Maria Kanellis, the wife of Bennett, was at ringside for his team and drawing the attention of the photographers as usual. Wani, a recent graduate of the KRU dojo billed from The Sea of Japan, was welcomed warmly by the crowd and performed very well in the match including catching the much larger Spivey with a fallaway slam. He also kicked out of a pin after Bennett nailed him with the Box Office Smash much to the anger of Maria at ringside. The finish of a hard fought battle saw Albright hit the Exploder Suplex on Ware before trapping him in the Sharpshooter which resulted in a submission victory.
3) Power Surge defeated Young Bucks by DQ:
The rising team of Power Surge (William Forve & Paul Pope) had a tough task as they took on Bullet Club members the Young Bucks who were accompanied the ring by Voodoo Kaos. The tag team experience of the Young Bucks was on full display early as they cut off the ring on Forve preventing him from tagging out to Pope. They then nailed him with the Indytaker with Matt going for the pin but somehow Forve kicked out just before the three count. Forve managed to make a comeback on the outside and then caught Matt with the Home Run, a devastating version of the superplex, as Pope prevented Nick from making a save. Voodoo Kaos, however, ran in and broke up the pin leading to a three-on-two attack by the Bullet Club members on Power Surge. The referee called for the bell giving Power Surge the victory via a disqualification but both Forve and Pope had to be assisted out of the ring by KRU officials as the Bucks and Voodoo Kaos proudly surveyed the damage.
4) The Destroyer defeated Bryan Danielson:
A special attraction match saw IWA star the “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson take on The “Intelligent, Sensational” Destroyer. There was a lot of history behind this one as when Danielson first made his debut in LOW he was mentored by The Destroyer. The two also formed quite a successful tag team although they never received a shot at the LOW World tag team titles. The Destroyer eventually grew tired of the partnership and turned on Bryan with the two having some intense grudge matches before going their separate ways. Their reunion looked to be intense during the ring introductions but then The Destroyer offered his hand and Danielson accepted it with both shaking hands as the crowd cheered. The Destroyer was in control early and subdued Danielson with moves like the backbreaker and the airplane spin. Danielson made a counter out of the corner and hit a discus elbow smash followed by a Dragon Suplex netting a two count. A back superplex followed and it was The Destroyer in trouble until he bailed out of the ring and ran Danielson into a press table. That led to The Destroyer taking it back inside and applying the Figure Four Leglock for a submission chance but Danielson reversed it over into the ropes. A Bombs Away followed with The Destroyer scoring a two count. The bout was pretty even building to the finish which saw The Destroyer, after failing with it two times earlier, trapping Danielson in the Figure Four Leglock for a submission win.
5) Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Stars & Stripes:
Following a tough loss to Power Surge on the opening night of the tour it was Stars & Stripes (The Patriot & Marcus Alexander Bagwell) hoping to rebound as they took on the tough veteran team of Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito. The All-American team fared well early including some brilliant exchanges between The Patriot and the man known as “Mr. Torture” in one Mr. Saito. Bagwell tagged in and caught Saito with the Yellow Jacket Suplex for a two count. A double dropkick by Stars & Stripes had Saito in a bad way but he eventually managed to tag out. Fuji, better known as the “Devious One”, got in some nice offense against both opponents and would help set up a big victory for his time. He caught Bagwell with a chop to the head on a deathjump and tagged Saito who executed the Saito Suplex to score the pin as The Patriot failed to make the save in time. It was another tough loss for Stars & Stripes and a solid win for Fuji and Saito.
6) Giant Baba defeated Giant Bernard:
A true Battle of the Giants saw Shohei “Giant” Baba, checking in at 6’10” and 298-pounds, taking on Giant Bernard, a 6’7” and 330-pound force out of Boston, MA. It was all Bernard early as he scored consecutive near falls with the double underhook suplex and his finisher the Bernard Driver. He also planted Baba with a bicycle kick resulting in a two count. Baba had a rough time of it until countering back as the two fought outside the ring. He ran Bernard into the guard rail and back inside stunned him with the Baba Chop. A big back suplex followed and that set up Baba hitting the Neckbreaker Drop to score the pin. It was a rugged, hard fought bout between the two and most KRU fans would love to see a rematch between the two big men.
7) Harley Race & Forever Hooligans defeated Kenny Omega, Adam Page & Terex:
Harley Race and the Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov & “Mr. Azucar” Rocky Romero) issued an open challenge to the Bullet Club after a chaotic opening night of the tour in Honolulu, HI, that saw both Steve Corino and Jushin Liger injured by the faction. That resulted in the Bullet Club offering up a six-man unit featuring “The Cleaner” Kenny Omega, “Hangman” Adam Page and the “Under Boss” Terex who checked in at some 400 pounds. The tension was off the charts with the two teams threatening to battle it out during the ring introductions. Race and Omega, in particular, really had it in for each other with a furious exchange to open the match. Race hit the Piledriver on Omega and that led to Voodoo Kaos running in from the back to break up the pin. That set off a wild scene with both sides battling it out before KRU officials dragged Voodoo Kaos out and took him back to the locker room. Page, who was making his in-ring debut for the Bullet Club, fared well during his time in including hitting the rolling neckbreaker on Romero. The Hooligans turned things around midway through and hit the Contract Killer on Omega but he managed to kick out just before the three count. Omega bounced back and nailed Romero with the One Winged Angel but Race was able to make the save. Things really heated up during the finishing sequence which saw Race stun Omega with a diving headbutt before planting him with another Piledriver to score the pin as the Hooligans cut off Page and Terex preventing them from making the save. Omega was livid post-match and grabbed the mic daring Race to meet him one-on-one on the final night of the tour which was a challenge wholeheartedly accepted by the former two-time LOW World Heavyweight champion.
● Contract Signing: Antonio Inoki vs. AJ Styles:
A special event took place before the main event as Antonio Inoki, flanked by LOW International Heavyweight champion Rikidozan and Giant Baba, stood opposite Bullet Club leader AJ Styles who was flanked by the Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson). A video then played with LOW Commissioner Charlie Cox making a huge announcement that upcoming at the Seibu Dome (Card #1050) the main event will be a match for the LOW World Heavyweight title, which is currently held by Johnny Valentine, with the challenger being either Antonio Inoki representing KRU or AJ Styles representing the Bullet Club. Cox said that the LOW Board of Directors held high level meetings with KRU officials in order to make the world title match a reality and concluded by wishing both men the best of luck in their upcoming match. It was then decided that the two would go ahead and officially sign the contract for the number one contenders match to take place at Sumo Hall in Tokyo (Card #1034) on the final night of the current tour. Inoki signed off on the match immediately while Styles, after talking to the Bucks, took some time to look over the particulars of the contract. He then signed it and slammed the pen down on the table before glaring at Inoki. It was a tense situation and Styles added to it by grabbing the mic and saying that after their draw at the Tokyo Dome (Card #1001) he defeated Inoki in Osaka (Card #1014) and he would do the same at Sumo Hall. He added that the Bullet Club is all about world domination and he will achieve that by winning the LOW World Heavyweight title at the Seibu Dome. Inoki remained stoic and simply waved off Styles and left the ring with Rikidozan and Baba to cheers from the crowd.
8) LOW Junior Heavyweight title: Exotic Adrian Street© defeated Tiger Mask to retain the title:
The main event was for all the marbles as Tiger Mask, a six-time LOW Junior Heavyweight champion, looked to regain the gold as he challenged World of Sport star Exotic Adrian Street, who was accompanied by his valet Miss Linda, for the title. Street was making an attempted version one defense of the belt after having won it from Jerry Lynn on the debut card for World of Sport in Leeds, England (Card #1022). The flamboyant Street, his flowing blond locks complimented by glittery face paint, carried his now infamous purple and pink championship belt adorned with an image of his face on the side plates. After the referee issued his instructions it was time for the action to get underway. Tiger Mask countered a monkey flip by landing on his feet and taking Street down delivering rolling senton splashes. That set off a nice offensive from Tiger Mask that nearly saw Street counted out of the ring. Street returned just before the twenty count and then Tiger Mask hit the Tiger Suplex for a big near fall. Miss Linda had a look of concern on her face as Street struggled to begin an offensive. Not long after that it was Street back outside the ring where Tiger connected with his spectacular Space Flying Tiger Drop. The crowd was whipped into a frenzy as Tiger had things going his way but then an outside trip up by Miss Linda helped turn the tables. Street followed with a cobra clutch and then executed the Crucifix scoring a two count. Street took it back to the outside where he roughed up Tiger several times. Tiger wound up being busted open and the blood was exposed as Street executed the mask (or face) ripper tearing away at the mask. Tiger was livid and launched an incredible comeback including hitting a second Space Flying Tiger Drop. He also delivered the Tombstone Piledriver covering Street for a big near fall. The finish was controversial as Miss Linda distracted the referee leading to Street hitting a bloody Tiger Mask with the title belt outside the ring. Tiger then staggered back into the ring where Street executed the Crucifix this time pinning his shoulders to the mat for a three count. It was a successful version one title defense for Street and a disappointing loss for Tiger Mask especially due to the controversial manner in which it ended.
LOW Kings Road United - Korakuen Hall - Tokyo, Japan (Card #1033)
1) Drew Gulak & Tommaso Ciampa defeated Cedric Alexander & Matt Riddle:
The opening contest saw Cedric Alexander & Matt Riddle join forces to take on Drew Gulak & Tommaso Ciampa. This match had some great back and forth action as both teams were focused on victory. Riddle, a graduate of the KRU dojo, was busted open midway through when Ciampa roughed him up outside the ring. Ciampa then hit the running knees in the corner covering a bloody Riddle for a two count. Riddle showed great grit and determination as he avoided defeat several times and made the tag. Alexander, after surviving the University Stretch applied by Gulak, nailed him with a springboard clothesline for a big near fall. Ciampa turned things back to the advantage of his team when he nailed Alexander with a running knee strike for a two count. Gulak tagged back in and with time running out he countered a backdrop by Alexander executing a Cradle Hold to score the pin.
2) Dan Spivey, Michael Bennett, Brent Albright & Larry Sharpe defeated Johnny Saint, Shynron, Wani & Koko B. Ware:
Atomicos action was featured next as the popular foursome of Johnny Saint, Shynron, Wani and “The Birdman” Koko B. Ware faced “Dangerous” Dan Spivey, “The Prodigy” Michael Bennett, “The Shooter” Brent Albright and “Pretty Boy” Larry Sharpe. Maria Kanellis, the wife of Bennett, was at ringside for his team and drawing the attention of the photographers as usual. Wani, a recent graduate of the KRU dojo billed from The Sea of Japan, was welcomed warmly by the crowd and performed very well in the match including catching the much larger Spivey with a fallaway slam. He also kicked out of a pin after Bennett nailed him with the Box Office Smash much to the anger of Maria at ringside. The finish of a hard fought battle saw Albright hit the Exploder Suplex on Ware before trapping him in the Sharpshooter which resulted in a submission victory.
3) Power Surge defeated Young Bucks by DQ:
The rising team of Power Surge (William Forve & Paul Pope) had a tough task as they took on Bullet Club members the Young Bucks who were accompanied the ring by Voodoo Kaos. The tag team experience of the Young Bucks was on full display early as they cut off the ring on Forve preventing him from tagging out to Pope. They then nailed him with the Indytaker with Matt going for the pin but somehow Forve kicked out just before the three count. Forve managed to make a comeback on the outside and then caught Matt with the Home Run, a devastating version of the superplex, as Pope prevented Nick from making a save. Voodoo Kaos, however, ran in and broke up the pin leading to a three-on-two attack by the Bullet Club members on Power Surge. The referee called for the bell giving Power Surge the victory via a disqualification but both Forve and Pope had to be assisted out of the ring by KRU officials as the Bucks and Voodoo Kaos proudly surveyed the damage.
4) The Destroyer defeated Bryan Danielson:
A special attraction match saw IWA star the “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson take on The “Intelligent, Sensational” Destroyer. There was a lot of history behind this one as when Danielson first made his debut in LOW he was mentored by The Destroyer. The two also formed quite a successful tag team although they never received a shot at the LOW World tag team titles. The Destroyer eventually grew tired of the partnership and turned on Bryan with the two having some intense grudge matches before going their separate ways. Their reunion looked to be intense during the ring introductions but then The Destroyer offered his hand and Danielson accepted it with both shaking hands as the crowd cheered. The Destroyer was in control early and subdued Danielson with moves like the backbreaker and the airplane spin. Danielson made a counter out of the corner and hit a discus elbow smash followed by a Dragon Suplex netting a two count. A back superplex followed and it was The Destroyer in trouble until he bailed out of the ring and ran Danielson into a press table. That led to The Destroyer taking it back inside and applying the Figure Four Leglock for a submission chance but Danielson reversed it over into the ropes. A Bombs Away followed with The Destroyer scoring a two count. The bout was pretty even building to the finish which saw The Destroyer, after failing with it two times earlier, trapping Danielson in the Figure Four Leglock for a submission win.
5) Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Stars & Stripes:
Following a tough loss to Power Surge on the opening night of the tour it was Stars & Stripes (The Patriot & Marcus Alexander Bagwell) hoping to rebound as they took on the tough veteran team of Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito. The All-American team fared well early including some brilliant exchanges between The Patriot and the man known as “Mr. Torture” in one Mr. Saito. Bagwell tagged in and caught Saito with the Yellow Jacket Suplex for a two count. A double dropkick by Stars & Stripes had Saito in a bad way but he eventually managed to tag out. Fuji, better known as the “Devious One”, got in some nice offense against both opponents and would help set up a big victory for his time. He caught Bagwell with a chop to the head on a deathjump and tagged Saito who executed the Saito Suplex to score the pin as The Patriot failed to make the save in time. It was another tough loss for Stars & Stripes and a solid win for Fuji and Saito.
6) Giant Baba defeated Giant Bernard:
A true Battle of the Giants saw Shohei “Giant” Baba, checking in at 6’10” and 298-pounds, taking on Giant Bernard, a 6’7” and 330-pound force out of Boston, MA. It was all Bernard early as he scored consecutive near falls with the double underhook suplex and his finisher the Bernard Driver. He also planted Baba with a bicycle kick resulting in a two count. Baba had a rough time of it until countering back as the two fought outside the ring. He ran Bernard into the guard rail and back inside stunned him with the Baba Chop. A big back suplex followed and that set up Baba hitting the Neckbreaker Drop to score the pin. It was a rugged, hard fought bout between the two and most KRU fans would love to see a rematch between the two big men.
7) Harley Race & Forever Hooligans defeated Kenny Omega, Adam Page & Terex:
Harley Race and the Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov & “Mr. Azucar” Rocky Romero) issued an open challenge to the Bullet Club after a chaotic opening night of the tour in Honolulu, HI, that saw both Steve Corino and Jushin Liger injured by the faction. That resulted in the Bullet Club offering up a six-man unit featuring “The Cleaner” Kenny Omega, “Hangman” Adam Page and the “Under Boss” Terex who checked in at some 400 pounds. The tension was off the charts with the two teams threatening to battle it out during the ring introductions. Race and Omega, in particular, really had it in for each other with a furious exchange to open the match. Race hit the Piledriver on Omega and that led to Voodoo Kaos running in from the back to break up the pin. That set off a wild scene with both sides battling it out before KRU officials dragged Voodoo Kaos out and took him back to the locker room. Page, who was making his in-ring debut for the Bullet Club, fared well during his time in including hitting the rolling neckbreaker on Romero. The Hooligans turned things around midway through and hit the Contract Killer on Omega but he managed to kick out just before the three count. Omega bounced back and nailed Romero with the One Winged Angel but Race was able to make the save. Things really heated up during the finishing sequence which saw Race stun Omega with a diving headbutt before planting him with another Piledriver to score the pin as the Hooligans cut off Page and Terex preventing them from making the save. Omega was livid post-match and grabbed the mic daring Race to meet him one-on-one on the final night of the tour which was a challenge wholeheartedly accepted by the former two-time LOW World Heavyweight champion.
● Contract Signing: Antonio Inoki vs. AJ Styles:
A special event took place before the main event as Antonio Inoki, flanked by LOW International Heavyweight champion Rikidozan and Giant Baba, stood opposite Bullet Club leader AJ Styles who was flanked by the Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson). A video then played with LOW Commissioner Charlie Cox making a huge announcement that upcoming at the Seibu Dome (Card #1050) the main event will be a match for the LOW World Heavyweight title, which is currently held by Johnny Valentine, with the challenger being either Antonio Inoki representing KRU or AJ Styles representing the Bullet Club. Cox said that the LOW Board of Directors held high level meetings with KRU officials in order to make the world title match a reality and concluded by wishing both men the best of luck in their upcoming match. It was then decided that the two would go ahead and officially sign the contract for the number one contenders match to take place at Sumo Hall in Tokyo (Card #1034) on the final night of the current tour. Inoki signed off on the match immediately while Styles, after talking to the Bucks, took some time to look over the particulars of the contract. He then signed it and slammed the pen down on the table before glaring at Inoki. It was a tense situation and Styles added to it by grabbing the mic and saying that after their draw at the Tokyo Dome (Card #1001) he defeated Inoki in Osaka (Card #1014) and he would do the same at Sumo Hall. He added that the Bullet Club is all about world domination and he will achieve that by winning the LOW World Heavyweight title at the Seibu Dome. Inoki remained stoic and simply waved off Styles and left the ring with Rikidozan and Baba to cheers from the crowd.
8) LOW Junior Heavyweight title: Exotic Adrian Street© defeated Tiger Mask to retain the title:
The main event was for all the marbles as Tiger Mask, a six-time LOW Junior Heavyweight champion, looked to regain the gold as he challenged World of Sport star Exotic Adrian Street, who was accompanied by his valet Miss Linda, for the title. Street was making an attempted version one defense of the belt after having won it from Jerry Lynn on the debut card for World of Sport in Leeds, England (Card #1022). The flamboyant Street, his flowing blond locks complimented by glittery face paint, carried his now infamous purple and pink championship belt adorned with an image of his face on the side plates. After the referee issued his instructions it was time for the action to get underway. Tiger Mask countered a monkey flip by landing on his feet and taking Street down delivering rolling senton splashes. That set off a nice offensive from Tiger Mask that nearly saw Street counted out of the ring. Street returned just before the twenty count and then Tiger Mask hit the Tiger Suplex for a big near fall. Miss Linda had a look of concern on her face as Street struggled to begin an offensive. Not long after that it was Street back outside the ring where Tiger connected with his spectacular Space Flying Tiger Drop. The crowd was whipped into a frenzy as Tiger had things going his way but then an outside trip up by Miss Linda helped turn the tables. Street followed with a cobra clutch and then executed the Crucifix scoring a two count. Street took it back to the outside where he roughed up Tiger several times. Tiger wound up being busted open and the blood was exposed as Street executed the mask (or face) ripper tearing away at the mask. Tiger was livid and launched an incredible comeback including hitting a second Space Flying Tiger Drop. He also delivered the Tombstone Piledriver covering Street for a big near fall. The finish was controversial as Miss Linda distracted the referee leading to Street hitting a bloody Tiger Mask with the title belt outside the ring. Tiger then staggered back into the ring where Street executed the Crucifix this time pinning his shoulders to the mat for a three count. It was a successful version one title defense for Street and a disappointing loss for Tiger Mask especially due to the controversial manner in which it ended.
