Post by MAX Office on Jun 29, 2019 19:45:46 GMT -5
1. Eligoor Oslund, Hiro Masaki & Kono Masaki beat Umetaro Sakamoto, Balloon Yamazaki & Earth Warrior by pinfall (Oslund on Warrior) in 13:13 after the White Wolf Howl.
Despite Oslund being the odd man out in a match featuring two teams, he scored the win in the opener. The Sons of Gold looked to be back in good form after an injury to Hiro put him out of Day 3 of the J1 Summit, Kono and Hiro executed a number of double team moves in response to the double and triple teams by EWF. Earth, Wind and Fire showed off their fast improving chemistry, having all come out of the MAX Dojo but it wouldn't be enough to prevent Eligoor Oslund, the White Wolf from hitting the environmentally conscious Earth Warrior with his running crucifix powerbomb to seal the deal and pick up the win for their team. After the match, the Sons of Gold told the winners of tonight's tag title match to be on notice!
2. Naoki Ojima beat Shigeru Toyama by pinfall in 19:55 after the TANK!
Oh, boy was this one stiff! Ojima and Toyama beat the tar out of each other in this grudge match. Ojima still believes that Toyama slashed his tires, but the Starboy refutes that at every turn - and we believe that he's telling the truth! This match had slaps, punches, kicks, elbows and headbutts! Both men were bloodied up, bleeding from their noses and mouths and even had some cuts along their eyebrows. The Tokyo crowd gave the two young tigers a standing ovation at various points in the match. At the end, Toyama tried to get fancy and pulled guard, trying to bring Ojima down to the mat by the wrists... but the Emerald Tiger brought his knee down instead for the TANK! and picked up the win!
3. WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE: Billy Danielson & AJ Knight beat GRIM & Falcon Hamada by pinfall (Knight on Hamada) in 27:02 after the Morning Star.
AJ Knight promised a new move and he delivered the Morning Star, using a swinging back elbow smash to put Hamada away just after the twenty seven minute mark. The match saw the Demon Brigade use their usual bag of tricks - SHACHIMON tackling Billy Danielson into the guardrail before being booted from ringside. GRIM and Hamada tried to protest this, allowing AJ to use a roll-up on GRIM but Hamada quickly broke that up. Hamada distracted the referee while GRIM produced a fork and began stabbing AJ's forehead and brow with it, giving the American fighter some crimson colour. Danielson attacked GRIM from behind, sending the fork flying. As AJ recovered, he found the fork and tried to use it on GRIM but wound up striking Danielson with it instead! Hamada took advantage of that and dropped AJ with a reverse DDT. He only got a two off of it, but linked right into a cross armbreaker after the kickout. AJ struggled to keep his hands clasped together, but Hamada broke his grip and just as it looked like AJ was about to tap - Danielson came in and stomped Hamada in the face! In the final minutes, Danielson hoisted GRIM up for the torture rack... but he clawed the eyes of the GOAT and got put back down. AJ tried to protest, but that allowed GRIM to use the mist. Danielson blindly fell to the mat, referee Oba knew something was amiss and tried to confront GRIM about it... but AJ slapped his hands together and charged in. Oba was shoved aside and GRIM kicked him low! With AJ doubled over, a tombstone piledriver followed and Oba counted
1...
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2-OBA GETS PULLED OUT!
A hooded figure took off and hid under the ring. GRIM tagged Hamada and told him to finish the job as he went to investigate. Hamada hopped in and cockily smacked AJ in the head a few time, then tried to haul him back to his feet. He got him in position for a DDT... or a suplex, but AJ speared him into the corner. He followed up with a second shoulder thrust, then delivered a Northern lights suplex! As Hamada sat up after the impact, the Morning Star shone bright and Oba counted the three!
The masked figure came out from underneath the ring, but GRIM... and another pair of hands!? yanked him back under. The figure was apparently kicking his legs wildly because with Danielson's assistance, he came scrambling out. Danielson hurriedly grabbed the belts as the figure rolled into the ring, pulled up AJ and got themselves up the entrance ramp. The new champs raised their titles high and the masked figure revealed himself to be...
CHRIS CONSTANTINE, JR!
4. UNIFIED WORLD'S HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: Hammerstein vs. Chris Ravenna battled to a draw (30:00) when the time limit expired.
There was much buzz heading into tonight's main event between Unified World's Heavyweight Champion Hammerstein and World's Jr. Heavyweight Champion Chris Ravenna. The latter coming off his big J1 Summit win, while the former had just downed the Mountain, Shinjiro Nakama in his last title defense - the first to do so in eight months. Both fighters were on a collision course and the fans here in Tokyo were going to bear witness to it this evening. Ravenna came out first, solo. He held up his Jr. Heavyweight title with pride, but looked intently as Hammerstein walked down to ringside with both World titles in his possession. He stood on the apron, asking how badly Ravenna wanted these belts. Instead of answering, Ravenna struck with the Mauser Shot Kick and sent the Heavyweight Champion to the floor in a hurry! Ravenna took the fight to him, exiting the ring and utilizing the apron and guardrail to enhance his knees and kicks. Ravenna made the mistake of taunting some before trying for a haymaker, Hammerstein smashed his head into the Jr. Champion's! Ravenna tumbled down to the ground and Hammer took a few seconds to recover before going on a stomping spree. Ravenna tried to crawl away, but Hammer charged forth and delivered a senton to Ravenna while he was on all fours! The Japanese crowd gasped as Ravenna lay motionless on the ground for nearly a minute. Hammer yanked him and drove him back first into the guardrail, then pummeled him thoroughly. A minute or two later, Hammer threw Ravenna back inside the ring and when he tried to enter himself, Ravenna struck with a knee! Hammer fell back out and the Jr. Champion in a momentary act of desperation, launched himself over the top rope and plancha'd onto him! The crowd applauded the high risk, then watched as Ravenna chucked him back inside. Once in there, he tried to pick Hammer up and deliver the Ravenna Driver - a Cradle piledriver! Hammer backdropped him and charged into the ropes. As he rebounded, Ravenna dodged the pounce and shot off the adjacent ropes - nailing a second Mauser Shot Kick! Hammer went down, but quickly got back up... only to eat a superkick!
Only good for a two!
Late in the match, Hammer tried for his screwdriver suplex but Ravenna kneed out of it and tried for a discus big boot. Hammer caught the leg and suplex'd the holy hell out of the Jr. Heavyweight Champion and began sizing him for the pounce. Ravenna got to his feet and dodged it again, Hammer ran full speed into the turnbuckle and staggered back. Ravenna tried for a leaping neckbreaker, but Hammer held onto the ropes and Ravenna went to the mat all by his lonesome. Hammer climbed onto the second rope and sought to hit a slingshot body press, the old Vader Bomb... but Ravenna got his knees up. Hammer rolled off in pain, Ravenna got up and grabbed him in a front chancery...
IMPALER!
He rolled Hammer over and tried for the Ravenna Clutch, but struggled to get it on...
but finally he did!
Hammer fought it, shaking his head as he was asked if he'd like to submit. Ravenna ramped up the pressure, but still Hammer refused. Tiradores got up, frustrated and clamped on another front chancery. Hammer small package'd him!
1...
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2...
NO!
Both men got up... SUPERKICK by Ravenna!
Hammer fell to one knee, Ravenna slammed the World Champ's head into the mat as the bell sounded! He turned to the referee in confusion, who informed him the time limit had expired! Ravenna shook his head and insisted the referee count, but he told him again. Ravenna slammed his hands to the mat in frustration, then got in the referee's face. Whatever referee Rysuke Ando said to him calmed him down, Hammerstein started to get to his feet and Ravenna grabbed the house mic. He told Hammer that he wants a rematch...
Hammer asked for the mic, Ravenna dropped it in front of him and through huffs and puffs, Hammer picked it up and said ANYTIME!
Ravenna superkicked him!
Ando pulled the challenger away as the crowd booed his tactics. Ravenna once again yelled to Hammer, telling him to keep those belts warm!