[CRIMSON] 6/13/09 @ Motomiya City Gymnasium

Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON returned to Fukushima for a less then sellout crowd. In the opening match, C-1 Junior-Heavyweight championship top contender Akahito Yamada took on AVENIR's Kazuki Takagi in singles action. Takagi displayed his surge of confidence since "inventing" the Saikyo Lariat, keeping up with the skill of Yamada throughout. However, Takagi attempted the Saikyo Lariat, only to have Yamada catch it turning the lariat into a crucifix hold for the flash three count. Takagi looked heartbroken after the match, feeling as if his lariat had let him down. However, Yamada offered Takagi words of praise before encouraging Takagi to never stop getting strong, but reminded Takagi to train his mind and spirit along with his body.

The first of several special singles matches pitted AVENIR's Shinsuke Takahashi against Yankizoku's Keiji Hirano in a strong bout. Hirano kept up with the "genius" of Takahashi well, reminding many why he had such high hopes a year ago. However, Takahashi was able to comfortably put Hirano down with the White Flash for the three count. To the surprise of many, Takahashi began an appeal after the match, telling Hirano that he was squandering his potential in Yankizoku, before asking Hirano if he would want to reclaim his potential by joining AVENIR! Takahashi extended his hand in friendship to Hirano, however, Hirano spit on Takahashi before leaving the ring. Despite being spit on Takahashi seemed more like he was saddened by Hirano's decision then upset...

Keiji Hirano's generation rival, Kenjiro Amagawa led AVENIR to victory in the third match, as Amagawa, Kuroki, and Sayuki defeated the Yankizoku team of Tsuruya, Inoue, and Tatsuko. Tsuruya and Amagawa continued their blood feud by attacking each other before the bell, however, despite their divergent successes of late, it would be Kenjiro Amagawa who would score the victory by locking Ichiyo Tatsuko in the Figure-Four Leglock for the submission after Mikio Tsuruya intentionally made no move to save Tatsuko. Tsuruya scornfully confronted Amagawa, congratulating him on a "worthless victory", but said that it changed nothing that Tsuruya always won the matches that mattered between them...

LOVE, along with their "extra" member for the tour, SLAYER were successful in their debut together against the SCA team of Nobuyori Shimizu, Toshiro Noguchi, C-2 Openweight Champion Masakazu Fujimoto and Shuji Kawashima. SLAYER would play an integral role in the finish of the match, as he used his acceleration speed to blindside the former high school track star Shuji Kawashima with the Zanzai Lariat from behind, setting up Okamura's KO Cutter for the finish. Komatsu claimed to evaluate SLAYER's ability as a "B" class and seemed to indicate that SLAYER may be kept around in LOVE...

Last month, after becoming fed up with both his rank and luck, BIG BOY Tomizaki laid out a grand stage challenge to Ikuji Royama for a singles match. He finally received the match, as he faced the stoic former Yankizoku member. Tomizaki opened the match by attempting to attack Royama with his Bamboo Sword, only for Royama to blast him in the face with a shotei. From there, events only got worse as Royama began to punt the Yankizoku member around the ring like a soccer ball. After several crunching kicks directly to Tomizaki's face, Royama began to expand his inventory somewhat, as he threw Tomizaki with a Capture Suplex. However, Tomizaki displayed his own heart as he immediately got to his feet while screaming, only to be High Kicked by Royama. The kick landed with a sickening thud, as Tomizaki collapsed face first on the canvas, allowing Royama to score the uncontested three count! Royama prepared to leave the ring, however, a heavily beaten and mumbling Tomizaki claimed over a microphone that he wanted one more shot at Royama! Royama attempted to turn Tomizaki down, but the dimitive Tomizaki became enraged, telling Royama not to tell him what to do, before claiming that defeating Royama was something Tomizaki "had to do". Royama finally sensed that Tomizaki wasn't going to relent on this, and agreed to one more singles match at a date to be determined.

Yet another special singles match was in the semi-main event, as C-1 Tag Team Champion and Yankizoku member Hiroyuki Takano took on former C-1 Junior-Heavyweight Champion and former C-2 Openweight Champion Naoki Daishi in a thrilling match. Daishi, who has made it his goal to prove the "strength" of Junior Pro-Wrestling against heavyweights went toe to toe with the ridiculously talented Hiroyuki Takano. Daishi's submission and ground based offense carried him through most of the match, keeping Takano grounded for long periods of time. However, Daishi could never seal the match, as Takano kept fighting back leading to the "Takano Finish Special" of Takano Flash > Takano Driver > Moonsault Press to keep Daishi down for the three count.

Yankizoku and the STRONGEST CRIMSON ARMY clashed in the main event, in a battle of all-stars. C-1 Heavyweight Champion Akuma Toyota went into battle with Junior ace Hayato Saigo against the Yankizoku team of C-1 Tag Team Champion Takayuki Ariwa and C-1 Junior-Heavyweight Champion Keoni Murata. The storyline of the match was Keoni Murata's inability to do anything against Saigo or Toyota, leading to him cowering behind the awesome might of Takayuki Ariwa on several occasions. For his credit, Takayuki Ariwa continued to "level up", as he charged into battle like a berserker against the two top talents in CRIMSON. Even Akuma Toyota found it difficult to damage and keep Ariwa down, who simply kept reaching his feet only to wade back into battle. Toyota and Ariwa exchanged a medley of killing moves on each other, includind Lariats, Angelos's, Akuma Ichimonji's, and even attempts for the Sakujo and the Splash Mountain, although both were countered. Despite Ariwa's power, he was only as strong as his partner, and it would be Keoni Murata who would fall, as Hayato Saigo finished Murata off with a Firebird Splash after a Toyota lariat to score the decisive fall.

Akuma Toyota had derisive words for Pro-Wrestling FURY and his opponent on July 27th, Tetsuhisa NAKAI after his team's victory. Toyota announced that he and Hayato Saigo would be appearing in Pro-Wrestling FURY soon. Akuma Toyota promised to march into FURY's territory carrying the banner of Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON and of being the "strongest" on his back in route to total victory.

6.13.09
Motomiya City Gymnasium
900 fans

1. Akahito Yamada defeated Kazuki Takagi at 6'30 with a crucifix hold
2. Shinsuke Takahashi defeated Keiji Hirano at 10'17 with the White Flash
3. Kenjiro Amagawa, Hiroshi Kuroki & Sojiro Sayuki defeated Mikio Tsuruya, Ryoma Inoue & Ichiyo Tatsuko at 8'29 when Amagawa submitted Tatsuko with the Figure-Four Leglock
4. Tenshin Komatsu, Shino Hiriyama, Kazuhiro Okamura & SLAYER defeated Nobuyori Shimizu, Toshiro Noguchi, Masakazu Fujimoto & Shuji Kawashima at 12'28 when Okamura pinned Kawashima with the KO Cutter
5. Ikuji Royama defeated BIG BOY Tomizaki at 2'47 with a high kick
6. Hiroyuki Takano defeated Naoki Daishi at 16'02 with a Moonsault Press
7. Akuma Toyota & Hayato Saigo defeated Takayuki Ariwa & Keoni Murata at 15'24 when Saigo pinned Murata with a Firebird Splash

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