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Post by Pariah on Jul 4, 2015 19:03:14 GMT -5
The KRU tour continues to pick up steam! (BTW, I notice that when you sound this out, it eerily resembles the name of a certain band... Was that by design? KRU... Crue... Hmmm...)
Really enjoyed the six-man tag match and I'm glad Tiger Mask did not suffer a serious injury...
Can't believe the Kangaroos allowed themselves to be DQ'd in such an important match... Was really hoping they'd slide past Hawk & Animal... Now I think the winner of Williams & Gordy vs. The Road Warriors will probably go on to win the whole ball of wax...
Excellent stuff, as always... Can't wait for the next installment!
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Post by cruefan68 on Jul 4, 2015 22:24:24 GMT -5
The KRU tour continues to pick up steam! (BTW, I notice that when you sound this out, it eerily resembles the name of a certain band... Was that by design? KRU... Crue... Hmmm...) Really enjoyed the six-man tag match and I'm glad Tiger Mask did not suffer a serious injury... Can't believe the Kangaroos allowed themselves to be DQ'd in such an important match... Was really hoping they'd slide past Hawk & Animal... Now I think the winner of Williams & Gordy vs. The Road Warriors will probably go on to win the whole ball of wax... Excellent stuff, as always... Can't wait for the next installment! Thanks for the comments Pariah. With any luck I will have the final show of the KRU tour posted sometime tomorrow. I am not a fan of DQ decisions, especially when multiple ones happen on the same card, so I kind of hated to see the Kangaroos bounced out that way as well. I actually took the name Kings Road United from All Japan Pro Wrestling which used the name Kings Road. When I decided to form a Japanese based fed I blended that name with Strong Style Union (Strong Style is from New Japan, Strong Style Union was the name of a faction I used in the past) and came up with Kings Road United figuring Kings Road (Baba) and Strong Style (Inoki) were now united. The fact that it also sounds out KRU like Crue is an added bonus. My love of pro wrestling blended with my favorite hard rock group, pretty cool  |
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Post by bookerbill on Jul 5, 2015 9:47:53 GMT -5
As always, the action from Japan is top notch. I was wondering about the tournament format however. If the Road Warriors were the top seed then they would have had the bye created by the double elimination of the eighth and ninth seeds? Awesome that we go to see the Warriors v. Roos earlier in the tournament.
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Post by cruefan68 on Jul 5, 2015 13:55:53 GMT -5
As always, the action from Japan is top notch. I was wondering about the tournament format however. If the Road Warriors were the top seed then they would have had the bye created by the double elimination of the eighth and ninth seeds? Awesome that we go to see the Warriors v. Roos earlier in the tournament. Good catch Bookerbill, you are the master of tournament competition. I did it a little different as I used the seeding to set up the first round matches and then just went winner of match one vs. winner of match two and so on. Not the traditional way when seeding but the way I like doing it. Glad you are enjoying the action and coming up next is the final show of the tour and the conclusion of the tournament. |
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Post by cruefan68 on Jul 5, 2015 13:59:33 GMT -5
LOW Kings Road United - Road to Tag Team Gold - Castle Hall - Osaka, Japan (Card #894)1) 14-Man Battle Royal for $10,000: The final show of the tour opened up with a fourteen-man Battle Royal with the winner receiving a check for $10,000. The interesting twist was that five tag teams were involved – Fabulous Kangaroos, Love Brothers, Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik, The Mongols, and Mr., Fuji & Mr. Saito – meaning that there was plenty of cooperation. As a result the four singles wrestlers involved – Mad Dog Vachon, Masked Superstar, C.W. Anderson, and “The Anarchist” Arik Cannon – had their work cut out for them. Cannon, who formerly competed in the NWC, has signed with KRU and was making his debut after having trained for a few months in the KRU dojo. Cannon only lasted a short time as he was ousted by Anderson. The first elimination was actually a double elimination as both the Iron Sheik and Geeto Mongol went over the top when Geeto tried to save Bepo Mongol from elimination. In the end it was teamwork that paid off as the final four were the Love Brothers and Fuji and Saito. It was Saito who outlasted them all and collected the money when he dumped Reginald Love over the top rope. Fuji returned to help Saito celebrate the win and both smiled and bowed to each other drawing some jeers from the crowd. Order of Elimination: ● Iron Sheik (by Geeto Mongol)
● Geeto Mongol (by Iron Sheik)
● Bepo Mongol (by Nikolai Volkoff)
● Arik Cannon (by C.W. Anderson)
● Masked Superstar (by Roy Heffernan)
● Mad Dog Vachon (by Hartford Love)
● Al Costello (by Roy Heffernan)
● Roy Heffernan (by Mr. Saito)
● Nikolai Volkoff (by Hartford Love)
● C.W. Anderson (by Hartford Love)
● Hartford Love (by Mr. Fuji)
● Mr. Fuji (by Reginald Love)
● Reginald Love (by Mr. Saito)
W) Mr. Saito2) Big John Studd defeated Butcher Vachon: The rugged Butcher Vachon is rarely at a size disadvantage but he was here as he took on Big John Studd. This was what you would expect – a tough brawl from the opening bell with both men looking to inflict more damage. Vachon had some strong offensive attacks including lifting Stuff into the Hangman at one point. Studd was able to survive that and hoisted Vachon up into the Backbreaker going for the submission. Vachon managed to fight out of the punishing hold but Studd followed up with a big Clothesline to score the pin. 3) Semi-Final Round: John & Chris Tolos defeated Stars & Stripes: The undefeated Stars & Stripes (The Patriot & Marcus Alexander Bagwell) faced a strong challenge in the Hamilton Wrecking Crew (John & Chris Tolos) in order to determine which team would get to the finals. The Tolos Brothers did a great job of getting the heat on The Patriot early which included hitting the Flying Knee Drop on him for a near fall. Bagwell did a good job when he got the tag and scored a two count on Chris with the Yellow Jacket Suplex. The pivotal moment of the match came when The Patriot hit the Patriot Missile on Chris but he was late in making the cover and only got a two count. That seemed to give new life to the Tolos Brothers and they forged ahead to an impressive albeit controversial victory. The finish came when John roughed up The Patriot and caught him with a Thumb to the Throat out of view of the referee and covered him to score a snake eyes pin. That set up the Hamilton Wrecking Crew going to the finals to face the winners of the upcoming match between the Road Warriors and Steve Williams & Terry Gordy. 4) Semi-Final Round: Road Warriors defeated Steve Williams & Terry Gordy by DQ: The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal, with manager Paul Ellering) and the Miracle Violence Connection (Steve “Dr. Death” Williams & Terry “Bamm Bamm” Gordy) are no strangers to each other having had some incredible battles in the best. This time it was for a spot in the tournament final and that meant both teams were going to go all out to attain victory. The Road Warriors hit the Doomsday Device on Williams in the opening minutes but Gordy broke it up dropping an elbow on Hawk. He then rolled Doc over on top of Hawk for a two count. Gordy was like a beast during his time in taking the fight to both Hawk and Animal. Williams was in a bad way, though, and late in the bout Animal caught him with the Powerslam for a big near fall. That led to Williams being nailed with another Doomsday Device but as Hawk made the cover it was Gordy breaking up the pin. He and Williams then tossed Animal out of the ring and double-teamed Hawk unmercifully. They lifted Hawk up for a double power bomb followed by a spike piledriver. The referee then called for the bell and disqualified the MVC for refusing to let up their attack. Animal recovered and grabbed a chair which he used to fend off Doc and Gordy allowing Ellering to pull Hawk out of the ring to safety saving him for the tournament final. 5) The Sheepherders, Valiant Brothers, & Brent Albright defeated Midnight Rockers, New Age Outlaws, & Jushin Liger: It was a rare ten-man tag team bout as the Midnight Rockers (Stan Lane & Marty Jannetty), New Age Outlaws (B.G. James & Kip James), & Jushin “Thunder” Liger joined forces to battle The Sheepherders (Butch Miller & Luke Williams), Valiant Brothers (Jimmy & Johnny Valiant), & “The Shooter” Brent Albright. The action was all over the place in this one with all ten men getting moments to shine. The Midnight Rockers almost won it early when Lane hit an enzuigiri on Butch Miller to set up a back elbow ram by Jannetty for a near fall. The Sheepherders would ultimately pick up the win for their team when they nailed B.G. James with the Double Gutbuster and it was Luke Williams covering the New Age Outlaws member for the pin. 6) Harley Race defeated The Destroyer: Two well tested veterans squared off as The “Intelligent, Sensational” Destroyer took on Harley Race. Both men were at the top of their game in this match pushing each other to the limit. Race struck early hitting his trademark Piledriver but The Destroyer was able to kick out just before the three count. The Destroyer dug down and battled back hitting the sensational suplex and locking on the intelligent sleeper hold. The latter move had Race on the verge of taping out but he got to the ropes in time for a break. After some battles on the outside it was The Destroyer busted open and bleeding through his trademark white mask. Race hit the Piledriver s second time but The Destroyer again kicked out before three. The crowd rallied behind The Destroyer as he battled back again hoping to put Race away. Race, however, is as tough as they come and after subduing The Destroyer with an Indian Deathlock he delivered a Diving Headbutt to score the pin. It was a hard fought victory for Race but he showed great class post-match by shaking hands with The Destroyer much to the delight of an appreciative crowd. 7) Giant Baba & Rikidozan defeated Antonio Inoki & Tiger Mask: The sell-out crowd was treated to a great tag team showdown as Shohei “Giant” Baba & Rikidozan took on Antonio Inoki & Tiger Mask. All four men combined have held numerous championships in LOW and are four cornerstones of KRU. Before the match could officially get underway there was a rude interruption by none other than the “King of Men” Fred Blassie. It was no secret that Blassie was in Japan negotiating contracts and he boldly stepped into the ring first approaching Inoki and Tiger Mask. He gestured towards them as if he was going to offer a hand shake but instead he pulled his hand away and laughed. Baba stepped in to confront him but was pulled back by Rikidozan. Blassie then grabbed the mic and said that he was in Japan for one reason and one reason only and that was to challenge Rikidozan. He said that he had signed an open contract for the Tokyo Dome (Card #901) and challenged Rikidozan to accept it. Rikidozan needed very little time to say yes to that and the two legendary rivals agreed to meet in the main event of the big card. Blassie then left the ring and had a security escort take him to the back. The match itself was stellar with both teams coming close to victory several times. One of the more impressive feats saw Tiger Mask execute the Tombstone Piledriver on Baba and then hit a twisting moonsault for a near fall. Tiger then hit the Tiger Suplex on Rikidozan but he kicked out with authority. Rikidozan and Baba teamed up to deliver some blistering chops to both Inoki and Tiger. Baba then hit the Jumping Neckbreaker Drop on Inoki for a big near fall. Inoki battled back and scored a near fall on Baba with a top rope kneedrop. The finish of a great battle saw Baba use the Russian Legsweep on Tiger before lifting him up for a big Back Suplex resulting in the pin. All four men gathered in mid-ring post-match and shook hands but then Inoki stunned everyone by slapping Baba. The “fighting spirit slap” was a challenge from Inoki and Baba readily accepted saying that they could meet one-on-one at the Tokyo Dome. Rikidozan stepped in as the peacemaker for his two protégés and said that the best way for them to decide things was in the ring drawing a big cheer from the crowd. 8) Tournament Final: Road Warriors defeated John & Chris Tolos: The final round of the three-day tournament saw the Road Warriors (Animal & Hawk, with manager Paul Ellering) face the Hamilton Wrecking Crew (John & Chris Tolos). The winners would go on to face the Jim Cornette-led Midnight Express (“Loverboy” Dennis Condrey, “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton, & “Ravishing” Randy Rose) for the LOW World tag team titles at the Tokyo Dome. It was nearly two years ago that the Road Warriors had their record seventh reign as the LOW World tag team champions ended by John & Chris Tolos in Tucson, AZ (Card #705) so there was some history between the two teams. The Tolos Brothers did a great job of setting the pace early. They dominated for a long stretch getting the heat on Hawk which included John hitting the Flying Knee Drop for a big near fall. Hawk battled back using his great power and hit such moves as the gorilla press slam and running clothesline. Animal was equally as effective and joined Hawk in laying out Chris with the spike piledriver. Chris wound up being busted open late into this one and was in a bad way when Animal nailed him with the Powerslam to score the pin. The crowd cheered the victory by the Road Warriors who will now go on to face the Midnight Express for the LOW World tag team titles at the Tokyo Dome. ********************** In the days following the tournament final, the full lineup for the Tokyo Dome (Card #901) was revealed on the LOW website.
Kings Road United - Exciting Battle in Tokyo Dome – Tokyo, Japan
New Year Special Opening Fight: C.W. Anderson vs. Arik Cannon
Ring Angels Invasion: April Hunter & Sumie Sakai vs. Amber O'Neal & Krissy Vaine
Fantastic Flying Style: Jushin Liger, AJ Styles, & Scorpio Sky vs. Tiger Mask, Frightmare, & Matt Sydal
Global Mutation War: The Missing Link & Dr. Cube vs. Invincible Kraken & Mutant
WrestleCade VIII REBORN: Danny Hodge vs. Nick Bockwinkel
Eight-Man Excite Battle: The Destroyer, Steve Williams, Terry Gordy, & Brent Albright vs. Mr. Fuji, Mr. Saito, Masked Superstar, & Big John Studd
Gods Of War: Johnny Valentine vs. Harley Race
Clash Of ICONS: Giant Baba vs. Antonio Inoki
Unified Golden Road - LOW World tag team titles: Road Warriors vs. Midnight Express©
Rise Of The Vampire: Rikidozan vs. Fred Blassie
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Post by Crimson Cross on Jul 5, 2015 15:25:40 GMT -5
The KRU Tour was another hit and you've gotta love seeing the Road Warriors winning the tournament, plus seeing that classic feud for the belts will be a awesome. Mr.Saito taking the Battle Royal was a nice outcome. That Tokyo Dome Card #901 looks stellar and man your gaining on 1000 events, that's wild stuff...
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Post by Pariah on Jul 5, 2015 16:11:31 GMT -5
If you had asked me at the start of the tournament, I would have said I was hoping for someone to upset The Road Warriors during the tournament... But, in retrospect, sometimes you've just have to appreciate seeing the best men win... Their upcoming encounter with the Midnight Express should be epic... And who knows? Maybe Hawk & Animal can regain the gold that they have not worn in almost two years... The Battle Royal was great fun, as they always are... And the post-victory display of Fuji and Saito was a great way to draw a little bit of extra heat from the crowd... As Crimson Cross pointed out, you're coming up on a COLOSSAL milestone! 1000 shows... WOW! It may seem like a ways away right now, but what a spectacle it will be... Looking forward to the Exciting Battle in the Tokyo Dome... Should be a phenomenal show! |
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Post by bookerbill on Jul 5, 2015 16:18:28 GMT -5
I am liking the Tokyo Dome show almost as much as if not more that Wrestlecade. Awesome work!
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Post by cruefan68 on Jul 6, 2015 8:11:52 GMT -5
Thanks for the comments Crimson, Pariah and Bookerbill. Now that you mention it 1,000 shows is really something and it will actually be WrestleCade X. I can't believe I am even near that kind of milestone. The KRU tour as always was so much fun and it looks like the Road Warriors are on a mission. Jim Cornette and the Midnight Express will have to be ready for a fight in Tokyo.
I have as much fun planning the Tokyo Dome as I do WrestleCade. I try to make each one feel different and of course I love coming up with the match titles for the Tokyo Dome cards. Up next I have two house shows, one from the GWA and one from the NWC, and then it will be on to WrestleCade IX weekend.
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Post by cruefan68 on Jul 7, 2015 15:51:35 GMT -5
LOW Global Wrestling Association - Stade de France - Paris, France (Card #895)
1) Danny Hodge defeated Nikita Breznikov:
The opening match saw former LOW Junior Heavyweight champion Danny Hodge battle Nikita Breznikov, the former manager newly signed to ASW. Breznikov has undergone extensive training hoping to establish a successful in-ring career. He fared pretty well in this match but never had Hodge in serious trouble. Hodge controlled the majority of the bout and got the victory when he pinned Breznikov with his trademark Oklahoma Side Roll.
2) Finlay & David Taylor defeated Danny Doring & Amish Roadkill by Count Out:
The popular ASW team of Danny Doring & Amish Roadkill took on the double tough combination of the “Belfast Bruiser” Finlay & David Taylor. This was a hard fought bout from the opening bell. Doring survived an early assault from both opponents and hit the Danaconda and G-Spot Sweep on Finlay for near falls. Roadkill was on the receiving end of an attack from Taylor but showed great resilience twice kicking out of pins after taking the British Suplex. It looked like it could go either way when controversy occurred as Finlay hit Roadkill with the Shillelagh during a battle on the floor and that resulted in a count out win for him and Taylor.
3) The French Angel defeated J.D. Michaels:
The crowd erupted in cheers as The French Angel, a native of Paris, entered the arena to do battle with J.D. Michaels, a brash and arrogant former holder of the LOW Junior Heavyweight title. In talking with the press leading up to the match it was Michaels saying that someone as “gorgeous” as him shouldn’t have to face a “brute” like The Angel. That did not endear him to the crowd who jeered Michaels as he entered the ring. Michaels looked strong early, though, and scored a big near fall with his trademark Top Rope Elbow Drop. The Angel fought back hard and applied the Bearhug going for the submission but Michaels gouged his eyes to escape. That set off The Angel who pummeled Michaels with the Menacing Palm Strikes to score the pin.
4) Nick Bockwinkel defeated Boris Zhukov:
The technically sound Nick Bockwinkel took on Russian star Boris Zhukov in a grudge match coming off some recent action in Mexico. Bockwinkel did battle with both Zhukov and the “Russian Bear” Ivan Koloff during that tour so some history is developing between them. Bockwinkel was dominant early including using both the Figure Four Leglock and Bockwinkel Sleeper for submission chances. Zhukov made an impressive comeback nearly scoring a count out win. He then scored a big near fall on Bockwinkel with a second rope stomp to the head. It went back and forth going into the home stretch before Bockwinkel locked on the Sleeper Hold again and this time it resulted in a snake eyes submission victory. As Zhukov was out on the mat, the “Russian Bear” Ivan Koloff, who was scheduled to take on Andre the Giant in the main event, ran in attacking Bockwinkel from behind. He was then joined by a recovering Zhukov in assaulting Bockwinkel. It wound up with Zhukov wrapping a chain around right the arm of Bockwinkel as Koloff delivered the knee drop from the top rope. Bockwinkel yelled out in pain as Danny Hodge led a charge into the ring to chase the Russian team away. Unfortunately for Bockwinkel the damage had been done and he had to be helped out of the ring.
It was later learned that Bockwinkel suffered an injury to the arm but fortunately it was not broken. He was advised by the doctor to take some time off but he insisted he would be working his match with Hodge on the upcoming card at the Tokyo Dome (Card #901) whether he is at one-hundred percent or not. Hodge visited with Bockwinkel and said that he looks forward to their match, which is a rematch from WrestleCade VIII where Hodge defeated Bockwinkel, and felt it was admirable of him to go ahead with the match. He also offered his services to Bockwinkel for matches against Koloff and Zhukov. Bockwinkel accepted the offer and said that there will be no escape for Koloff and Zhukov when he meets them in the ring again. He added that even though he will be at a disadvantage against Hodge he doesn’t want to miss the opportunity to test his skills against him.
5) Jim Londos defeated Val Venis:
The “Golden Greek” Jim Londos was looking to build momentum going into the new year but the “Big Valbowski” Val Venis stood in his way. Londos impressed early with his great technical skills before Venis overpowered him. Venis looked to be in control but was unable to put Londos away. The turning point came when both men went down from a double clothesline off the ropes. Londos recovered first and locked on the Boston Crab but Venis was able to fight out of the hold. Londos kept on him, though, and followed up with the Airplane Spin to score the pin.
6) No DQ Match: Jon Moxley defeated The Mountie:
After feeling the electricity of the Shock Stick on the last GWA card, Jon Moxley requested a No DQ Match with The Mountie in order to gain some revenge. It went against the wishes of The Mountie who said that he was in training for the PWI Invitational Cup Tournament and shouldn’t have to compete against Moxley. GWA officials thought otherwise and the match was signed. Moxley was all over The Mountie in the early going including scoring consecutive two counts with the running bulldog. The Mountie sought the safety of the arena floor but it was not safe from a rampaging Moxley. Eventually The Mountie turned the tables and scored near falls with the Short Choke Slam and a wicked piledriver. After a battle on the floor it was Moxley regaining control and he won the hard fought match via pinfall after he planted The Mountie with the Double Arm DDT. Moxley grabbed the Shock Stick post-match threatening to stick The Mountie with it but the referee got involved. The Mountie then hit Moxley with a low blow and grabbed his weapon back before retreating to the locker room.
7) Super Crazy & Halcon Oro defeated Giant Bernard & Dan Spivey:
Two rising tag teams squared off as the popular luchadores Super Crazy & Halcon Oro took on the large and dangerous combination of Giant Bernard & Dan Spivey. It was all Bernard and Spivey early as they dominated using their size and power. Spivey nailed Crazy with the big boot to the face setting up Bernard hitting the spinning wreck pancake for a near fall. Crazy bounced back and made the hot tag to Oro who nearly pinned Bernard with the Caida de Muerte. The battle heated up late with Crazy hitting the Triple Jump Moonsault on Spivey but Bernard broke up the pin. Oro subsequently knocked Bernard out of the ring with a running dropkick allowing Crazy to hit another Moonsault on Spivey to score the pin. It was an impressive win for Crazy and Oro who no doubt will be looking for a shot at the LOW World tag team titles in the new year.
8) Andre the Giant defeated Ivan Koloff by DQ:
Freelance star Andre the Giant, the undefeated “Eighth Wonder of the World”, made his way to ringside to take on the “Russian Bear’ Ivan Koloff in the main event. He received a rousing ovation from the SRO crowd in Paris and the Grenoble, France, native was all smiles despite the tough challenge ahead of him. Andre had his head bandaged due to the recent assault he suffered on LOW All-Star Wrestling from Captain Lou Albano and his men, which included The Sheik burning him with a fireball. Koloff, on the other hand, already made a statement earlier in the night by teaming with Boris Zhukov to injure Nick Bockwinkel and was looking to cap things off by becoming the first man to defeat Andre in LOW. Andre dominated early until Koloff stunned him with a flying tackle off of the ropes. He then hit Andre with his chain out of view of the referee and followed with a top rope knee drop. Andre was in trouble until he stormed back hitting a turnbuckle squash and headbutt for near falls. It ended up on the outside where Koloff was disqualified snake eyes style for again hitting Andre with the chain. An angry Andre recovered and assaulted Koloff post-match including delivering the Big Splash several times in center ring. Boris Zhukov ran down and pulled Koloff out to safety as the crowd cheered Andre. It was a bit of justice served to Koloff for the earlier attack on Nick Bockwinkel and he will be out of action due to a rib injury. Andre is headed to WrestleCade IX where he hopes to deal out some more justice against Albano and his men.
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