LOW - Legends of Wrestling

[bookerbill]

That show was off the charts.

[TTX]

Hiss for Gilbert winning Chikara. Fun show anyways.

[cruefan68]

Thanks for the comments Gunslinger, Crimson, Vegas, AJ, Pariah, Joebreakdown, Bri, Aceldamas, Bookerbill and Troy. I have to say that the IWA card was so much fun to roll out and I am glad that you all enjoyed it. The shocker for me was Eddie Gilbert winning CHIKARA as I thought the Mike Quackenbush card might be tough for him to beat. The dice were loving Eddie in that match. I do have plans for what Eddie will do now that he owns Quack's beloved creation and something should be revealed on the next edition of LOW All-Star Wrestling. Of course next up for me is the big KRU show which as noted should be posted this coming weekend. Thanks as always for your comments and support it is greatly appreciated.

[Kat Rana]

Along with your other fans, I patiently await the Kings Road United show... and am intrigued to discover what nefarious plans you are plotting for Eddie Gilbert in LOW!

[cruefan68]

Jan 10, 2018 14:55:11 GMT -5 Kat Rana said:

Along with your other fans, I patiently await the Kings Road United show... and am intrigued to discover what nefarious plans you are plotting for Eddie Gilbert in LOW!

Thank you for the comments Kat Rana. The KRU show is coming up soon and after some time thinking it over I have a nice plan for Eddie Gilbert's take on CHIKARA. Stay tuned...

[cruefan68]

LOW Kings Road United - Golden Week in Seibu Dome - Seibu Dome - Seibu, Japan (Card #1150)

Quick Results:

1) Debut vs. Return: Jay White defeated “Mr. Azucar” Rocky Romero
(Pinfall – Judo Style Sambo Suplex)

2) Beer & Cigarettes – ALLOWED: The Sandman defeated Beer City Bruiser
(Pinfall – White Russian Leg Sweep)

3) Super Impact Battle: Shynron defeated William Forve
(Pinfall – WTFour50?!)

4) Six-Man Destination WARFARE: Harley Race, “Unbreakable” Michael Elgin & Matt Riddle defeated “Hangman” Adam Page, Terex & Voodoo Kaos by DQ

5) Teacher vs. Student: Wani defeated Jushin “Thunder” Liger
(Pinfall – Rydeen Bomb)

6) Cease & Desist Order: Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) defeated New Age Outlaws (B.G. James & Kip James) by Count Out

7) Power Mountain Struggle: Giant Bernard defeated Mr. Saito
(Pinfall – Bernard Driver)

8) Painted Legends Warfare – UNIFIED: Road Warriors (Animal & Hawk, with Paul Ellering) defeated Sting & Great Muta
(Animal pinned Muta – Flying Shoulder Ram)

9) Bom-by-aye vs. Bullet Club: Antonio Inoki defeated Adam Cole
(Pinfall – Snake Eyes – Backslide)

10) LOW Junior Heavyweight & IWA J-Crown titles: Paul Pope defeated Tiger Mask to win the titles
(Pinfall – Snake Eyes - Boarding, a pounce into the turnbuckle)

11) KRU Real World Tag League Finals: Giant Baba & The Destroyer defeated Devastation Corporation (Max Smashmaster & Blaster McMassive) to win the tournament
(The Destroyer pinned Smashmaster – Flying Bodypress)

12) GODS of WAR: “The Cleaner” Kenny Omega defeated Rikidozan
(Pinfall – Croyt’s Wrath, an electric chair dropped into a German Suplex)

Match highlights:
With so much on the line for the Bullet Club in Seibu it was their leader Kenny Omega, “The Cleaner”, that gave the faction their biggest win to date. Omega took on KRU founder Rikidozan in the main event, a match that was set up when Omega defeated Rikidozan in a tag team match on the last KRU tour. Rikidozan went in primed and ready with a near sell-out crowd cheering him on hoping that a decisive win over Omega would silence the Bullet Club. Omega, however, was determined to stake his claim not only on top of KRU but as a top challenger for the LOW World Heavyweight title held by AJ Styles, the former leader of Bullet Club. Omega dominated early including hitting the snap dragon suplex several times. Rikidozan was able to regroup and before long he began punishing Omega with blistering chops and forearm smashes. The intense battle ended when Omega hit the AOI Shoudou, a cross legged fisherman’s buster, for a big near fall. That left Rikidozan in a vulnerable state and Omega followed up with the devastating Croyt’s Wrath to score the pin. The crowd gasped when Rikidozan failed to kick out while Omega leapt to his feet and was joined in the ring by fellow Bullet Club members including Adam Cole to celebrate the win.

The long running Real World Tag League tournament came to an end as Block A finalists Giant Baba & The Destroyer representing KRU took on Block B finalists Devastation Corporation (Max Smashmaster & Blaster McMassive) representing CHIKARA. Smashmaster and McMassive did an excellent job of dominating the action until a missed Moonsault by Smashmaster turned the tide. Baba avoided that move and tagged The Destroyer who mounted a great comeback for his team. There was a pretty good exchange building to the finish which saw The Destroyer surprise Smashmaster with a deathjump attack connecting with a Flying Bodypress from the top rope for the pin. The crowd cheered wildly as Baba and The Destroyer were presented with beautiful trophies commemorating their win.

Paul Pope, the teammate of William Forve in Power Surge, made history as he upset Tiger Mask to win both the LOW Junior Heavyweight title and the IWA J-Crown title in a double championship match. Tiger Mask, like AJ Styles, has had a fantastic half year in LOW including winning the Rey de Voladores event in the IWA, teaming up with Antonio Inoki for a strong run in the Real World Tag League and capturing both recognized junior heavyweight titles in LOW and the IWA. It was a Real World Tag League encounter between Tiger Mask and Inoki and Power Surge that led to Pope issuing the challenge for both belts. This was a fantastic bout that ended when Pope, a former hockey player, nailed Tiger Mask with Boarding to score the pin. Tiger Mask graciously took both title belts from LOW Commissioner Charlie Cox and presented them to Pope drawing big cheers from the crowd. Pope, who graduated from the KRU Dojo along with Forve, dropped to his knees clutching the titles as Forve ran in to congratulate him. IWA Commissioner David Marquez sent a congratulatory telegram to Pope after the card.

A huge battle between Antonio Inoki and Adam Cole (Bay-Bay!) of the Bullet Club saw both men bring their “A” games into the match. Cole hit the Panama Sunrise two times late in the match but Inoki somehow kicked out of the pin attempts. Cole argued with the referee over a slow count the second time and that loss of concentration may have done him in. Cole went for a backdrop off the ropes but Inoki countered with a perfectly executed backslide pinning the shoulders of Cole to the mat for a three count. The Bullet Club hit the ring post-match attempting an attack but Inoki was quickly joined by several allies including Harley Race and Jushin Liger. They managed to fend off the attack driving Cole and his cohorts out of the ring.

Two huge tag team matches highlighted the strong undercard. A dream tag team match saw Sting & Great Muta, who are signed to part-time KRU contracts, put aside their differences to take on nine-time LOW World tag team champions the Road Warriors (Animal & Hawk). With manager Paul Ellering in their corner, Animal and Hawk proved just why they are considered one of the all-time great tag teams as they fought off a strong challenge from their opponents. The finish came when Anima hit a devastating Flying Shoulder Ram on Muta for the pin. Sting shook hands with the Road Warriors afterward but Muta slid out of the ring glaring at all three men before heading to the back…The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) had their hands full with the New Age Outlaws (B.G. James & Kip James) in a battle of trademark signs and catch phrases. The Bucks took offense to a “cease and desist order” sent by another wrestling organization over their use of “two sweet”, among other gestures, and challenged the Outlaws to this match. The Outlaws had no problem accepting and pushed the Bucks to the limit, including busting Matt open and nearly picking up a huge win. The Bucks rallied back and nearly put Kip away with the Meltzer Driver late before taking a technical decision. The Outlaws lost it by count out when Matt hit a dive on Kip knocking him over the ring barrier. Kip was unable to beat the twenty count back into the ring and the Bucks celebrated with a derisive chant of “twenty sweet” clearly aimed at the Outlaws and that organization seeking to shut them up. It didn’t work.

The massive Giant Bernard needed everything in his arsenal to put away Mr. Saito in their match. Bernard also had to survive both the Saito Suplex and the Scorpion Leglock against his resilient opponent. The finish saw a second Bernard Bomb finally put Saito down for a three count…KRU Dojo graduate Wani did the unthinkable as he defeated his mentor Jushin “Thunder” Liger in a great bout. Wani, who teamed with Liger in the Real World Tag League tournament, survived two fisherman busters, a shoda and a top rope flying bodypress before bouncing back with several near falls of his own. He then caught Liger with the Rydeen Bomb scoring the pin over the seven-time LOW Junior Heavyweight champion. Liger raised the arm of Wani in victory post-match drawing cheers from the crowd…Harley Race, Michael Elgin & Matt Riddle won a technical decision over Bullet Club members “Hangman” Adam Page, Terex & Voodoo Kaos in a hard-fought trios match. Riddle nearly won it with the Cross Armbreaker on Page but Terex made the save. Terex wound up getting his team disqualified with a violent attack on Elgin outside the ring…Power Surge member William Forve lost to Shynron in a great one-on-one bout. A great sequence saw Forve execute the Home Run, a top rope superplex, for a near fall but Shynron came back hitting the Spirit Bomb only to see Forve kick out. Shynron had to pour it on late before beating Forve with the WTFour50?!...The Sandman spent more time drinking beer and cigarettes than he did in beating Beer City Bruiser of Ring of Honor in their match. Bruiser jumped him before the bell but paid for it as The Sandman avoided a dropkick and hit the White Russian Leg Sweep for the pin. The Sandman celebrated by drinking a beer while smoking a cigarette and then caned the Bruiser for good measure…and, KRU Dojo graduate Jay White out of Auckland, New Zealand, had a successful debut beating Rocky Romero. The talented Romero, who formerly teamed with Alex Koslov as the Forever Hooligans in touring Japan, recently signed a contract to join KRU. It was an impressive debut performance for White who used both the Muta Lock and crossface on Romero before hitting a Sambo Suplex for the pin.

Kings Road United Top 10 Rankings:

1) Kenny Omega
2) Rikidozan
3) Antonio Inoki
4) Harley Race
5) Giant Baba
6) Tiger Mask
7) Adam Cole
8) Jushin Liger
9) Michael Elgin
10) Wani

* current champions not included in rankings

[TTX]

Fun show especially enjoyed the last two matches.

[Pariah]

Some truly EPIC things going on as LOW reaches the midpoint of its 12 year... And plenty of congratulations are in order...

Giant Baba & The Destroyer emerge triumphant in the inaugural Real World Tag League final... Really thought Devastation Corp had it won, but that was a superb comeback by their legendary opponents... Hope we see this event return next year...

Paul Pope defeats Tiger Mask to earn two titles... Oh, snap... Gotta think that our friend, Crimson Cross will be extremely proud of this outcome...

A little disappointed in Adam Cole (no bay-bay chant deserved here, I'm afraid)... But, his loss certainly did keep the Bullet Club down... The Bucks put down the Outlaws in an exciting match... While The Cleaner staked his claim of the top spot in the KRU rankings... Will this get him a shot at the PHENOMENAL LOW World Heavyweight champion?

Thoroughly enjoyable action from start to finish... Excellent work!

[Crimson Cross]

I first will start with a cool win by Wani, that is a shocker and then yes the big shocker with Paul Pope taking those belts and the victory over Tiger Mask is the highlight for me...

[ajcostello]

Excellent card from Seibu.

The Bullet Club had one single mishap in the entire card. Can't win 'em all, I suppose.

Omega v. Styles for the World title might be pretty amazing when it finally comes to pass.