Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON President Yuki Nomura at the Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON offices formally announced the signing of SIX new wrestlers to Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON. The contract signings was held in front of select reporters and were done one by one.
Yuki Nomura dressed in a fine suit and wearing glasses to help him read began the festivities by reading a prepared statement, stating that Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON had always had an "open door policy" accepting wrestlers from all over the world, and with all kinds of different styles. He described Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON as a "place of rebirth" for wrestlers who had lost their way, or needed a change of scenery. His most obvious examples were Seiji Ebisawa, Goro Iijima, Akahito Yamada, Hiroyuki Takano, and even Yuki Nomura himself who all had begun their careers elsewhere, but had migrated to Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON and found their new home. Nomura revealed that these six wrestlers were a mix of people old and new. Returning and debuting faces. Even two people who hadn't wrestled in months. With his statement out of the way, Nomura gestured for the first wrestler to be allowed in.
A unfamiliar man walked into the room, and shook Yuki Nomura's hand cordially as Yuki Nomura announced the man as a graduate of Kazuma Fujita's "Project [F]", and the ace of the OFFICE KAZUMA system, SHINSUKE TAKAHASHI! A surprised murmur went through the spectators at this long forgotten name, as the two sat down. Nomura led the younger man in the discussion, eventually pulling out of him that Takahashi had RETIRED two years ago after seeing no chances for his career to improve. However, Takahashi explained that he watched his classmates Jun Kobayashi and Mastodon Fukuda both attain strength and success, leading him to attempt to return to Pro Wrestling a few months ago. Takahashi admitted that he hadn't turned back to Kazuma Fujita for help, saying that he personally felt he had disappointed his mentor, and had "cut all the ties" he had when he retired. Takahashi turned to his rival Jun Kobayashi, who at that time was in Pro-Wrestling DYNAMITE for help. Kobayashi had suggested that he turn to Ryo Suzuki's dojo for retraining after barely beating Akuma Toyota in the FREEDOM ROAD tournament. Takahashi took his rivals words to heart and began training night and day for his return at the famous dojo. Yuki Nomura spoke up at this point, saying that Ryo Suzuki had personally contacted him and told him to check into Takahashi due to his raw potential...Nomura firmly asked Takahashi what he wanted to accomplish in Pro-Wrestling, saying that at nearly twenty eight years old, he was a little too old to "break in" once again. However, Takahashi was unbending in his determination, and formally asked Yuki Nomura to allow him to "begin life again" in CRIMSON. Nomura agreed, saying that he was taking a strong personal interest in Takahashi from this day forward but that Takahashi would have to prove that he wasn't a failure, and have to work twice as hard as anyone else to escape his stigma. Takahashi bowed low to Nomura, thanking him for his time and the opportunity. Nomura patted Takahashi on the shoulder, and then told him that he expected great things from him, before dismissing him.
Yuki Nomura was utterly dwarfed by the second signer, who was unsurprisingly Masakazu Fujimoto! The massive former Pro-Wrestling DYNAMITE star, and the current star of the current hit TV series, "LOVE SCRAMBLE" on NTV was beaming from ear to ear as he greeted "his savior" Yuki Nomura. The two talked about odds and ends for several minutes, before Fujimoto dropped what could be a bombshell, saying that the directors of LOVE SCRAMBLE were considering doing something involving pro-wrestling due to his career. Nomura was visibly stunned for several seconds, before he enthusiastically told Fujimoto that Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON would assist in "any way possible" if that happened, which seemed to please the big man. The two haggled on a few terms on the contract, but both agreed on an exclusive contract that would be somewhat part time, as Fujimoto has to work around his acting career, but due to the nature of CRIMSON's business, Fujimoto said that he should be able to appear on almost every show. Yuki Nomura once again petitioned for Fujimoto to join AVENIR, but once again Fujimoto turned him down, saying that he needed time to get adjusted to CRIMSON, and wouldn't be able to devote himself 100% right now...Nomura accepted Fujimoto's words, the two shook hands, and Fujimoto departed on a good note.
Yuki Nomura took time to organize things before asking for the next signer...but instead was given THREE people as LOVE burst into the room, pushing Nomura's assistant out of the way! LOVE was dressed like they were coming straight off the street. All three were in jeans and shirts, with Komatsu also sporting a pink jacket that simply had "LOVE" on the back of it, and wearing dark sunglasses...Nomura was instantly angry, demanding to know why they couldn't wait their turn like everyone else. However, Tenshin Komatsu slowly removed his sunglasses, before telling Hiriyama and Okamura to sit down. Komatsu offered his hand in handshake to Nomura, and after a few seconds of consideration, Nomura accepted. The two shook hands, before Komatsu took a seat, and gestured for Nomura to do the same. President Yuki Nomura was flustered from LOVE's actions, but gathered himself. Nomura began by asking Komatsu to give up on the whole "LOVE" idea and rejoin CRIMSON the proper way...However, Komatsu simply replied that doing that wouldn't be any fun to him, saying that he was enjoying what he was doing. Komatsu's attitude turned sharp as a knife, as he stabbed Nomura in the heart by saying that the only reason Nomura was offering them contracts was so they wouldn't disrupt the events anymore. Komatsu coldly asked him why having a piece of paper would stop them from doing it anyway? Nomura's face hardened, as he explained that if they did, he would press charges on them for violating the contract and at the same time would press charges to have them banned from coming near Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON events. Komatsu stared at Nomura for several seconds, before laughing and telling Nomura that he was playing things well. Komatsu signed the contract with no further incident, and instructed Shino Hiriyama and Kazuhiro Okamura to do so as well. After all three had signed their contracts, Tenshin Komatsu coolly said that he would be attending the 2/01 Hokkaido event, and wished Nomura the best in trying to take the championship from "Toyota-kun"...As LOVE were leaving, Tenshin Komatsu stopped to tell Nomura that very soon, LOVE would have every championship in Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON, and then it would be Komatsu who would have the "power", and not Nomura himself...
Yuki Nomura took several minutes to calm downafter dealing with LOVE, as he looked frayed due to their attitude. When Nomura had calmed down enough, he called for the final signer, Yoshiaki Matsuda! Yoshiaki Matsuda, unlike LOVE, obviously cared about appearing professional as he was wearing a fine suit, with his hair slicked back. Nomura attempted to start a conversation with the former Pro-Wrestling DYNAMITE ace, but Matsuda coldly told Nomura that he was here to sign a contract, and not to make small talk. Nomura accepted Matsuda's comment in stride, and handed him his contract. Yoshiaki Matsuda looked over the contract in detail before signing the agreement. After signing it, the two sat in an uncomfortable silence. Matsuda wasn't offering to talk, and Nomura was afraid to broach a subject. After a minute or silence, Matsuda turned to Nomura, and in what could almost be seen as a gesture of good faith, told Nomura that his challenge for the C-1 Heavyweight Championship extended to him as well, if he beat Akuma Toyota! Nomura seemed taken aback by Matsuda's straight forwardness, and stammered his reply. Matsuda butted in to clarify that the challenge only applied if he could actually win the title. Nomura at this point had had enough, and almost screamed at Matsuda asking if he thought he couldn't beat Toyota. Matsuda was quiet for a second, before answering that he estimated Nomura's odds at about five percent! Nomura was absolutely stunned at Matsuda's inability to soften the blow, and sat back down in his chair stunned. After another minute, Matsuda turned to Nomura and asked if they were done. Nomura nodded. Matsuda then go up, thanked Nomura for the offer, and left the President sitting in stunned silence.
When Nomura recovered, he announced that everyone signed today would start AFTER the 2/01 Hokkaido show, as the card has already been finalized. Obviously in an ill mood from the proceedings, Nomura hastily called an end to the meeting, and shooed the press from the office...
Yuki Nomura dressed in a fine suit and wearing glasses to help him read began the festivities by reading a prepared statement, stating that Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON had always had an "open door policy" accepting wrestlers from all over the world, and with all kinds of different styles. He described Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON as a "place of rebirth" for wrestlers who had lost their way, or needed a change of scenery. His most obvious examples were Seiji Ebisawa, Goro Iijima, Akahito Yamada, Hiroyuki Takano, and even Yuki Nomura himself who all had begun their careers elsewhere, but had migrated to Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON and found their new home. Nomura revealed that these six wrestlers were a mix of people old and new. Returning and debuting faces. Even two people who hadn't wrestled in months. With his statement out of the way, Nomura gestured for the first wrestler to be allowed in.
A unfamiliar man walked into the room, and shook Yuki Nomura's hand cordially as Yuki Nomura announced the man as a graduate of Kazuma Fujita's "Project [F]", and the ace of the OFFICE KAZUMA system, SHINSUKE TAKAHASHI! A surprised murmur went through the spectators at this long forgotten name, as the two sat down. Nomura led the younger man in the discussion, eventually pulling out of him that Takahashi had RETIRED two years ago after seeing no chances for his career to improve. However, Takahashi explained that he watched his classmates Jun Kobayashi and Mastodon Fukuda both attain strength and success, leading him to attempt to return to Pro Wrestling a few months ago. Takahashi admitted that he hadn't turned back to Kazuma Fujita for help, saying that he personally felt he had disappointed his mentor, and had "cut all the ties" he had when he retired. Takahashi turned to his rival Jun Kobayashi, who at that time was in Pro-Wrestling DYNAMITE for help. Kobayashi had suggested that he turn to Ryo Suzuki's dojo for retraining after barely beating Akuma Toyota in the FREEDOM ROAD tournament. Takahashi took his rivals words to heart and began training night and day for his return at the famous dojo. Yuki Nomura spoke up at this point, saying that Ryo Suzuki had personally contacted him and told him to check into Takahashi due to his raw potential...Nomura firmly asked Takahashi what he wanted to accomplish in Pro-Wrestling, saying that at nearly twenty eight years old, he was a little too old to "break in" once again. However, Takahashi was unbending in his determination, and formally asked Yuki Nomura to allow him to "begin life again" in CRIMSON. Nomura agreed, saying that he was taking a strong personal interest in Takahashi from this day forward but that Takahashi would have to prove that he wasn't a failure, and have to work twice as hard as anyone else to escape his stigma. Takahashi bowed low to Nomura, thanking him for his time and the opportunity. Nomura patted Takahashi on the shoulder, and then told him that he expected great things from him, before dismissing him.
Yuki Nomura was utterly dwarfed by the second signer, who was unsurprisingly Masakazu Fujimoto! The massive former Pro-Wrestling DYNAMITE star, and the current star of the current hit TV series, "LOVE SCRAMBLE" on NTV was beaming from ear to ear as he greeted "his savior" Yuki Nomura. The two talked about odds and ends for several minutes, before Fujimoto dropped what could be a bombshell, saying that the directors of LOVE SCRAMBLE were considering doing something involving pro-wrestling due to his career. Nomura was visibly stunned for several seconds, before he enthusiastically told Fujimoto that Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON would assist in "any way possible" if that happened, which seemed to please the big man. The two haggled on a few terms on the contract, but both agreed on an exclusive contract that would be somewhat part time, as Fujimoto has to work around his acting career, but due to the nature of CRIMSON's business, Fujimoto said that he should be able to appear on almost every show. Yuki Nomura once again petitioned for Fujimoto to join AVENIR, but once again Fujimoto turned him down, saying that he needed time to get adjusted to CRIMSON, and wouldn't be able to devote himself 100% right now...Nomura accepted Fujimoto's words, the two shook hands, and Fujimoto departed on a good note.
Yuki Nomura took time to organize things before asking for the next signer...but instead was given THREE people as LOVE burst into the room, pushing Nomura's assistant out of the way! LOVE was dressed like they were coming straight off the street. All three were in jeans and shirts, with Komatsu also sporting a pink jacket that simply had "LOVE" on the back of it, and wearing dark sunglasses...Nomura was instantly angry, demanding to know why they couldn't wait their turn like everyone else. However, Tenshin Komatsu slowly removed his sunglasses, before telling Hiriyama and Okamura to sit down. Komatsu offered his hand in handshake to Nomura, and after a few seconds of consideration, Nomura accepted. The two shook hands, before Komatsu took a seat, and gestured for Nomura to do the same. President Yuki Nomura was flustered from LOVE's actions, but gathered himself. Nomura began by asking Komatsu to give up on the whole "LOVE" idea and rejoin CRIMSON the proper way...However, Komatsu simply replied that doing that wouldn't be any fun to him, saying that he was enjoying what he was doing. Komatsu's attitude turned sharp as a knife, as he stabbed Nomura in the heart by saying that the only reason Nomura was offering them contracts was so they wouldn't disrupt the events anymore. Komatsu coldly asked him why having a piece of paper would stop them from doing it anyway? Nomura's face hardened, as he explained that if they did, he would press charges on them for violating the contract and at the same time would press charges to have them banned from coming near Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON events. Komatsu stared at Nomura for several seconds, before laughing and telling Nomura that he was playing things well. Komatsu signed the contract with no further incident, and instructed Shino Hiriyama and Kazuhiro Okamura to do so as well. After all three had signed their contracts, Tenshin Komatsu coolly said that he would be attending the 2/01 Hokkaido event, and wished Nomura the best in trying to take the championship from "Toyota-kun"...As LOVE were leaving, Tenshin Komatsu stopped to tell Nomura that very soon, LOVE would have every championship in Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON, and then it would be Komatsu who would have the "power", and not Nomura himself...
Yuki Nomura took several minutes to calm downafter dealing with LOVE, as he looked frayed due to their attitude. When Nomura had calmed down enough, he called for the final signer, Yoshiaki Matsuda! Yoshiaki Matsuda, unlike LOVE, obviously cared about appearing professional as he was wearing a fine suit, with his hair slicked back. Nomura attempted to start a conversation with the former Pro-Wrestling DYNAMITE ace, but Matsuda coldly told Nomura that he was here to sign a contract, and not to make small talk. Nomura accepted Matsuda's comment in stride, and handed him his contract. Yoshiaki Matsuda looked over the contract in detail before signing the agreement. After signing it, the two sat in an uncomfortable silence. Matsuda wasn't offering to talk, and Nomura was afraid to broach a subject. After a minute or silence, Matsuda turned to Nomura, and in what could almost be seen as a gesture of good faith, told Nomura that his challenge for the C-1 Heavyweight Championship extended to him as well, if he beat Akuma Toyota! Nomura seemed taken aback by Matsuda's straight forwardness, and stammered his reply. Matsuda butted in to clarify that the challenge only applied if he could actually win the title. Nomura at this point had had enough, and almost screamed at Matsuda asking if he thought he couldn't beat Toyota. Matsuda was quiet for a second, before answering that he estimated Nomura's odds at about five percent! Nomura was absolutely stunned at Matsuda's inability to soften the blow, and sat back down in his chair stunned. After another minute, Matsuda turned to Nomura and asked if they were done. Nomura nodded. Matsuda then go up, thanked Nomura for the offer, and left the President sitting in stunned silence.
When Nomura recovered, he announced that everyone signed today would start AFTER the 2/01 Hokkaido show, as the card has already been finalized. Obviously in an ill mood from the proceedings, Nomura hastily called an end to the meeting, and shooed the press from the office...
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