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Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON @ Miyako 1000 Tokuji Gymnasium ~ CRIMSON 6th * TIME GOES ON

Naoki Daishi successfully made a V.2 defense of the C-2 Openweight Championship over former two time C-2 Tag Team Champion Toshiro Noguchi in a thrilling contest. Daishi fought back from several Tokkan’s to nearly win the match with his Northern Lights Bomb and jujigatame, but in the end Daishi had to use his “Northern Touch” reverse NLB once again to score the win…

After defeating the Backdrop Brothers, Takayuki Ariwa insulted Mikio Tsuruya’s weight as the reason they were beaten. This caused Kenjiro Amagawa to declare a “weight loss competition” between him and Tsuruya…Tsuruya was not thrilled with this concept, insisting that his extra weight made him “loveable”…

The longest running stable in Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON has come to an end. The MILLENNIUM STARS were forced to disband in the fifth match…The entire match was a complete stage for Ryoma Inoue’s coup against S.K. Ryoma Inoue & Ikuji Royama’s X turned out to be someone who no one had expected came out to enka music…AKIRA TOMIZAKI! In a shocking move, Tomizaki appeared wearing the same outfit as Inoue with a leather jacket, and shades, but also with bleached blonde hair and a kendo stick…S.K. angrily demanded to know the reasoning behind this as Ikuji Royama was the one who injured Tomizaki months ago…Tomizaki refused to answer at first, but then in an emotional burst revealed the ONLY wrestlers that visited him in the hospital and at home was Royama & Inoue! Tomizaki claimed that Inoue had told him that the injury wasn’t Royama’s fault, but Tomizaki’s fault for being too weak to protect himself, and encouraged him to “level up” through “untraditional means”, and gradually he came to understand their view point! There was a long pause in the ring, until S.K. blurted out that the reasoning made absolutely no sense whatsoever. Tomizaki ignored S.K. and announced himself as “BIG BOY Tomizaki”, and that he would reach success beyond all expectations by “any means necessary” and without warning began to attack the STARS with his kendo stick! The match itself was a complete mess with wild brawling all over the place, but the fix was in, and it became evident as suddenly Ichiyo Tatsuko attacked Millennium S.K.!  The MS leader found he was fighting off both Inoue and Tatsuko, as SLAYER tried desperately to get to his leader but was held by Tomizaki while Royama blasted him over and over with kicks. In the ring, S.K. tried to fight back as best he could but Tatsuko eventually nailed S.K. with Tomizaki’s kendo stick behind the referee’s back, setting up Ryoma Inoue’s “Beat*Box” for the three count fall. After the match the foursome had fled the ring area in ecstasy…That left Millennium S.K. and SLAYER in the ring alone. S.K. called himself an “idiot” who didn’t see it coming…He thanked SLAYER for his efforts, but told him from this day on they would have to go their own ways…SLAYER seemed confused, and even mildly upset but listened to S.K. and left the ring area alone….S.K. watched SLAYER go, and then said over the microphone that he doesn’t even remember “who he is” anymore, and declared that the Millennium S.K. name was *DEAD* from this point on. S.K. said that he was immediately returning to his real name, Sorai Kamachi and that from now on, every day would be a new challenge….

In the third match from the top saw the biggest victory in the career of Nobuyori Shimizu. Teamed with Yuki Nomura against Goro Iijima and “Texas Outlaw” Jake Bishop, it was Nobuyori’s night to shine. In the end, he slammed Goro Iijima on the back of his neck with his Thunder-Fire Powerbomb to get his first career pinfall over the “Disorder King”! After the match, Nomura & Shimizu held a joint microphone appeal…Nomura praised Shimizu’s strength, and Shimizu declared his intentions to wrestle for the C-1 Heavyweight Championship in the near future for the first time in his career.

Who can defeat Hayato Saigo? Tonight, that question was put to task and the answer was clear: Not Keiji Hirano. Keiji Hirano came to front against Hayato Saigo with all his tricks and abilities, but the Junior turned Heavyweight turned Junior came to a startling revelation against Saigo. His famous speed was no match for Hayato Saigo’s gymnastic fluidity and awe inspiring speed. At times, it seemed like Hirano was running in place as Saigo lapped him. Hirano reverted to his rule breaking tactics to try and keep himself in play, but after maturing against Millennium S.K., Hayato Saigo seemed to know all the tricks himself and was able to avoid every low blow that Hirano threw, or every eye poke…In the end, Saigo ended the match with a punctuation mark, spiking Hirano on his head with a Brainbuster and covering to make the fifth defense of his second title rein!

Before the main event could even begin, a strong question was raised as during the pre-match video, Akuma Toyota declared this match the “final fight” in reference to the BLACKHEARTS war against the Pro-Wrestling world…The two crown champion Akuma Toyota took on the three time C-1 Heavyweight Champion in a match that saw the Iwate fans decidedly back their prefecture’s hometown man, Akuma Toyota…The match itself played out slowly with Ebisawa trying to keep the man he defeated in the Power Source 2008 finals grounded to avoid his insane power, but every so often Toyota would burst through with some feat of power to remind everyone that he was still a danger even when on the defensive. Ebisawa changed tactics, and began to try and virtually rip Akuma Toyota’ right arm off his body with a variety of painful moves and holds engineered to take one of Toyota’s main offensive moves the lariat away. The tactic seemed to be working, as Toyota was becoming increasingly weakened by Ebisawa’s attack, however the brute of a man refused to be submitted to any kind of submission hold that Ebisawa busted out. Ebisawa, realizing he couldn’t win through submissions changed tactics again and began to strike Toyota…but the strikes only seemed to wake Akuma up, as he responded with his own incredibly powerful shots leading to a striking battle. Despite his technique and skill, Ebisawa was clearly losing the striking battle and Toyota began to pour on the assault…Nailing him with forearms, elbows, even a Mongolian chop, Ebisawa reeled in pain. Toyota began to throw around Ebisawa with ease, hurling him through the air as the veteran could only try in vain to hold on. The crowd began to pick up as Toyota was clearly emerging as the aggressor and the controller of the match, and Seiji Ebisawa, the proud warrior even begged off at one point to try and attempt to get breathing room, but on this day Akuma Toyota would not be denied…Toyota signaled for a lariat as a loud chorus of boos ran out from the crowd.

All hell was breaking loose. MOUJA, Takayuki Ariwa, Hiroyuki Takano & Keiji Hirano all hit the ringside area and began to grab at Toyota as Ebisawa distracted the referee…However, before things could get very far, the BLACKHEARTS appeared out of nowhere! Goro Iijima, “Texas Outlaw” Jake Bishop and Rui Kuriyama charged into MOUJA and a huge war began to erupt on the outside of the ring, with the chaos spilling throughout the area. While he was distracted, Ebisawa attacked Akuma Toyota from behind and locked him in a rear naked choke! Toyota’s thrashing in the hold accidentally nailed the referee with a boot to the face, knocking him out cold. At that very instance, four more figures ran out from the back…Ryoma Inoue, Ikuji Royama, BIG BOY Tomizaki & Ichiyo Tatsuko! The crowd at this point was baffled as the four juniors suddenly began to HELP MOUJA fight the BLACKHEARTS. Some fans began to boo what was happening, but the entire crowd turned to boos when they noticed that someone was climbing into the ring…Takayuki Ariwa! Ebisawa positioned Toyota so that Ariwa could attack him while Ebisawa had him locked in a Rear Naked Choke. The fans began to rain boos down upon the ring, as they remembered that this was exactly the same scene as from 7/27 when Ebisawa defeated Akamatsu. MOUJA was repeating their tactics to defeat Akamatsu’s successor! Ariwa lined up Toyota for a running Angelos, aiming to knock him out cold while in Ebisawa’s hold. Toyota began to thrash as hard as he could in the hold, but much like he did with Akamatsu, Ebisawa held up for everything he was worth as if riding a bull. Ariwa ran at the two at full speed when NOBUYORI SHIMIZU leapted up on the apron and shoved Ebisawa and Toyota to the side! Ariwa kept charging, but Shimizu grabbed him at the last second and gave him what amounted to a POWERSLAM OVER THE TOP AND TO THE FLOOR! The Rear Naked Choke was broken up as the referee came to, but Toyota was still weakened…Ebisawa immediately picked up Toyota and planted him with a powerbomb hold…but Toyota kicked out at 2.7 to the delight of the crowd! Ebisawa backed off against the ropes and gave a signal that he was aiming for his rarely used Free Spirit Finale…Ebisawa ran at Toyota…ONLY TO BE BEHEADED BY A LARIAT FROM TOYOTA! A sickening thud echoed throughout the Miyako 1000 Tokuji Gymnasium as Ebisawa was almost split in half from Toyota’s desperation lariat! Toyota shakily lifted Ebisawa, and hooked him…and PLANTED HIM with the Akuma Ichimonji! The crowd counted along…but Ebisawa kicked out at 2.9! The crowd was stunned at Ebisawa surviving Toyota’s “limit break”, but Toyota calmly pulled himself up to his feet before he held his right arm up in the air and began to shake it…Toyota then burst into the ropes at full speed, came off, and CRUSHED Seiji Ebisawa with a Lariat! Toyota collapsed on Ebisawa as the crowd counted…AND AKUMA TOYOTA BECAME THE NEW C-1 HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!!!

“God of War Arise” began to play as Toyota rolled off Ebisawa, as the BLACKHEARTS reached the ring first in celebration…Toyota slowly recovered, and was handed his now THREE championship titles, as Akuma Toyota became a three crown king on this night…During the title presentation, MOUJA carted Seiji Ebisawa away from the ring, while Ebisawa hurled threats at Toyota…Once the presentation was over, Akuma Toyota went over to the ring post, and pulled out a flag that he had arranged to have placed there…Over the microphone, Toyota announced that he had planned on doing this regardless if he won or not, and placed the flag out in the middle of the ring. The flag was the logo of the BLACKHEARTS…Toyota stared at the flag for several moments, before he dramatically STOMPED THE FLAG! Rui Kuriyama immediately flew into hysterics as he demanded to know what Toyota was doing…Toyota cut the young man off, as he declared that he was ABSOLVING the BLACKHEARTS effective immediately! Toyota praised Tatsumichi Akamatsu’s strength, courage, and determination, but called his ideology a “failed concept” that “would never have worked”. Kuriyama began to scream bloody murder at Toyota for his comments, but Toyota ignored him as he said that while he holds the utmost respect for Akamatsu…that Akamatsu was never his “mentor”, or his “leader”. Toyota stated that only one man would ever qualify as his mentor, and that was Ryo Suzuki! This earned Toyota a warm reception. Toyota tried to calm Kuriyama by saying that he still respected Akamatsu and would consider him a friend, but Toyota’s comments did not pacify Kuriyama, who screamed at Toyota that he was “making a horrible mistake” before he stomped off like a spoiled child. Jake Bishop showed his own loyalties by following after Kuriyama for some strange reason…Toyota announced that the BLACKHEARTS would go their own ways, but asked Goro Iijima if he would stick by his side…Iijima was thoughtful, before he stated that until they lost the tag titles, Toyota was his only ally now, and that he could count on him, before the two shook hands and Iijima left the ring area.

Toyota thanked the fans for coming to the show and was preparing to leave when suddenly Nobuyori Shimizu took his own microphone and entered the ring…Toyota seemed bemused by Shimizu’s approach, before he thanked Shimizu for his help. Shimizu stated that he had helped because he couldn’t bare to see that happen again, and that he had just wanted to challenge Toyota…but Shimizu stated that Toyota had “touched his soul” with his comments and suddenly asked Toyota to JOIN FORCES with him! Shimizu declared the two of them the “the final two pillars of what was once four” of the original Ryo Suzuki heavyweight trainees, and said that together they could reach their true potential and carry Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON like they had planned from day one. Akuma Toyota shifted his three championships, before he AGREED and the two shook hands on it, forming what may be the most powerful two-some in Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON history!


Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON ~ SIXTH YEAR ANNIVERSARY
TIME GOES ON
10/13/08
Miyako 1000 Tokuji Gymnasium
800 fans

1. Rui Kuriyama defeated Shuji Kawashima at 5:32 with a Kuri Lariat
2. Keoni Murata, HANZO & Hiroshi Kuroki defeated Akahito Yamada, Natsuo Sakoda & Kaisen Tiger at 10:23 when Murata pinned Sakoda with a Backdrop Hold
3. C-2 Openweight Championship: Naoki Daishi (c) defeated Toshiro Noguchi at 16:25 with the Northern Touch [V.2]
4. Takayuki Ariwa & Hiroyuki Takano defeated Kenjiro Amagawa & Mikio Tsuruya at 13:12 when Ariwa pinned Tsuruya with the Angelos
5. END OF THE STARS ~ Ryoma Inoue, Ikuji Royama & BIG BOY Tomizaki defeated Millennium S.K., SLAYER & Ichiyo Tatsuko at 7:01 when Inoue pinned S.K. with the Beat*Box
6. Yuki Nomura & Nobuyori Shimizu defeated Goro Iijima & "Texas Outlaw" Jake Bishop at 18:24 when Shimizu pinned Iijima with a Thunder-Fire Powerbomb
7. C-1 Junior-Heavyweight Championship: Hayato Saigo (c) defeated Keiji Hirano at 14:02 with a Brainbuster [V.5]
8. C-1 Heavyweight Championship: Akuma Toyota defeated Seiji Ebisawa (c) at 18:45 with a lariat to become the 11th champion

Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON ~ August Tour Catchup Post

Below are the condensed results and happenings from Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON’s August tour…For the foreseeable future this trimmed down style of recapping, possibly at the end of each month will be the current format. I have neither the time, nor the interest currently to devote the energy I have to CRIMSON for over a year now.

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The MILLENNIUM STARS continued to have issues in the semi final, as in the heat of the moment in a wild brawl Inoue “accidentally” blasted S.K. from behind with an attack, allowing Murata to hit a Backdrop Hold on S.K. which Inoue “forgot to see”…S.K. didn’t buy Inoue’s excuses, which only seemed to make Inoue angrier at his “leader”…

8/16/08
Ohasama Town Country Plaza
380 fans

1. Naoki Daishi, Akahito Yamada & Kaisen Tiger defeated Natsuo Sakoda, Eisaku Shimura & Shuji Kawashima at 12:17 when Yamada pinned Kawashima with a Straight Jacket Suplex Hold
2. Rui Kuriyama defeated Daisuke Yamazaki at 7:32 with the Kuri Lariat
3. Akuma Toyota, Goro Iijima & "Texas Outlaw" Jake Bishop defeated Izumo Yoritomo, Kenjiro Amagawa & Mikio Tsuruya at 15:32 when Toyota pinned Tsuruya with a Lariat
4. Keoni Murata, HANZO, Hiroshi Kuroki & Kazuki Takagi defeated Millennium S.K., Ryoma Inoue, SLAYER & Ikuji Royama at 9:32 when Murata pinned S.K. with a Backdrop Hold
5. Yuki Nomura, Nobuyori Shimizu & Toshiro Noguchi & Hayato Saigo defeated Seiji Ebisawa, Keiji Hirano, Takayuki Ariwa & Hiroyuki Takano at 18:12 when Nomura pinned Hirano with the Shukuen

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Naoki Daishi made a successful V.1 defense of his C-2 Openweight Championship over best friend Akahito Yamada. The match and back and forth and grueling for both men, with both surviving the other’s top techniques…Daishi debuted a new move, a reverse Northern Lights Bomb that spiked Yamada’s head at an incredibly dangerous angle for the three count. Daishi dubbed the move after the match the “Northern Touch”, and no hard feelings between the two friends were sharing, with both promising to resume their partnership as if nothing ever happened.

8/17/08
Ninohe Nikoa Special Establishment
600 fans

1. HANZO & Izumo Yoritomo defeated Ikuji Royama & Daisuke Yamazaki at 8:32 when Yoritomo pinned Yamazaki with the Sea’s Typhoon Ozeki
2. Akuma Toyota, Goro Iijima, "Texas Outlaw" Jake Bishop & Rui Kuriyama defeated Kenjiro Amagawa, Mikio Tsuruya, Eisaku Shimura & Shuji Kawashima at 15:32 when Kuriyama pinned Kawashima with a Kuri Lariat
3. Hayato Saigo, Hiroshi Kuroki, Natsuo Sakoda & Kaisen Tiger defeated Millennium S.K., Ryoma Inoue, SLAYER & Ichiyo Tatsuko at 14:32 when Sakoda pinned Tatsuko with a German Suplex Hold
4. Seiji Ebisawa, Keiji Hirano, Takayuki Ariwa & Hiroyuki Takano defeated Yuki Nomura, Nobuyori Shimizu, Toshiro Noguchi & Keoni Murata at 16:49 when Ariwa pinned Murata with the Splash Mountain
5. C-2 Openweight Championship: Naoki Daishi (c) defeated Akahito Yamada at 21:52 with the Northern Touch [V.1]

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8/20/08
Hanaizumi Town Gymnasium
400 fans

1. Izumo Yoritomo defeated Daisuke Yamazaki at 5:42 with a crab hold
2. Hayato Saigo & HANZO defeated Ikuji Royama & Hiroshi Kuroki at 9:32 when HANZO pinned Kuroki with the Shobo
3. Seiji Ebisawa, Keiji Hirano, Takayuki Ariwa & Hiroyuki Takano defeated Kenjiro Amagawa, Mikio Tsuruya, Kazuki Takagi & Eisaku Shimura at 14:52 when Hirano pinned Shimura with a cradle
4. Naoki Daishi, Akahito Yamada, Kaisen Tiger & Natsuo Sakoda defeated Millennium S.K., Ryoma Inoue, SLAYER & Ichiyo Tatsuko at 14:17 when Daishi pinned Tatsuko with a Northern Lights Bomb
5. Akuma Toyota, Goro Iijima, "Texas Outlaw" Jake Bishop & Rui Kuriyama defeated Yuki Nomura, Nobuyori Shimizu, Toshiro Noguchi & Shuji Kawashima at 12:41 when Iijima pinned Kawashima with the Kinan High Kick

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The Backdrop Brother’s quest to reclaim the Tag championships came up short against the current champions from the BLACKHEARTS as Akuma Toyota & Goro Iijima’s individual strength proved to be too much, with Iijima landing his Kinan High Kick on Tsuruya for the three count fall.

For once, it was Millennium S.K. who allowed Ryoma Inoue to lose, as he and SLAYER never once attempted to save Inoue, leading to a shoving match between the two and Inoue storming off.

As has been the case the entire tour, Ikuji Royama was once again a horrible partner, as he allowed Keiji Hirano and Ichiyo Tatsuko to lose without really every lifting a finger…If anything has become clear, is that Ikuji Royama is not a "team" wrestler...

8/21/08
Shizukuishi Town Ownership Gymnasium
718 fans

1. Yuki Nomura & Shuji Kawashima defeated Hiroshi Kuroki & Natsuo Sakoda at 10:24 when Nomura pinned Kuroki with the Shukuen
2. Nobuyori Shimizu & Toshiro Noguchi defeated "Texas Outlaw" Jake Bishop & Rui Kuriyama at 13:21 when Noguchi pinned Kuriyama with the Tokkan
3. Seiji Ebisawa, Takayuki Ariwa & Hiroyuki Takano defeated Izumo Yoritomo, Eisaku Shimura & Daisuke Yamazaki at 10:21
4. Hayato Saigo, Keoni Murata & HANZO defeated Keiji Hirano, Ikuji Royama & Ichiyo Tatsuko at 8:32 when Saigo pinned Tatsuko with a Brainbuster
5. Naoki Daishi, Akahito Yamada & Kaisen Tiger defeated Millennium S.K., Ryoma Inoue & SLAYER at 10:21 when Daishi pinned Inoue with a Northern Lights Bomb
6. C-1 Tag Team Championships: Akuma Toyota & Goro Iijima (c) defeated Kenjiro Amagawa & Mikio Tsuruya at 19:21 when Iijima pinned Tsuruya with the Kinan High Kick [V.1]

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Once again, the big story was the seemingly destruction of the Millennium Stars as their teamwork broke apart. Inoue and S.K. were once again not on the same page which allowed Tatsuko to eat a Brainbuster for the pinfall loss.

8/22/08
Yuda Town Agricultural Company Training Center
413 fans

1. Naoki Daishi, Akahito Yamada & Naoki Daishi defeated Natsuo Sakoda, Eisaku Shimura & Shuji Kawashima at 10:21 when Daishi pinned Kawashima with a Northern Lights Bomb
2. Ikuji Royama defeated Daisuke Yamazaki at 1:25 with a shotei
3. Yuki Nomura, Nobuyori Shimizu & Toshiro Noguchi defeated Izumo Yoritomo, Kenjiro Amagawa & Mikio Tsuruya at 14:26 when Shimizu pinned Tsuruya with a Tsuyosa German Suplex
4. Hayato Saigo, Keoni Murata, HANZO & Hiroshi Kuroki defeated Millennium S.K., Ryoma Inoue, SLAYER & Ichiyo Tatsuko at 9:21 when Saigo pinned Tatsuko with a Brainbuster
5. Seiji Ebisawa, Keiji Hirano, Takayuki Ariwa & Hiroyuki Takano defeated Akuma Toyota, Goro Iijima, "Texas Outlaw" Jake Bishop & Rui Kuriyama at 15:12 when Ebisawa pinned Kuriyama with a Powerbomb

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Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON held its tour ending show at the Iwate Town Training Center, with a main event that has split the opinions of many fans. Some fans have called it a “Spectacular” main event, while others said it was too long…In the end, the three team elimination series between CRIMSON, MOUJA, and the BLACKHEARTS chocked in at over one hour, reaching seventy-five minutes long in total! Nobuyori Shimizu started off with three straight wins looking in utterly fantastic form as he continues to level up…However, it was his protégé Takayuki Ariwa who ended his spree with a shocking attack with multiple Angelos’s from behind until Shimizu fell…Ironically, the same tactic would be used against Ariwa as Goro Iijima attacked from behind and was able to eliminate Ariwa using his own tactics! Iijima followed up the win over Ariwa with victories over Toshiro Noguchi and Keiji Hirano, before he ran into his hated arch enemy Yuki Nomura! Nomura was able to best Iijima in their endless rivalry. That left the only remaining MOUJA member, C-1 Heavyweight Champion Seiji Ebisawa…however, the fan’s hopes were dashed as MOUJA swarmed on Nomura before the bell could formally ring to signify the start of the next match. By the time the bell had rung Nomura was heavily beaten, but was saved by his army AND the BLACKHEARTS! Nomura tried to get into the ring, but could not make the count…Akuma Toyota was the last member of the BLACKHEARTS and attacked the C-1 Heavyweight Champion viciously, obviously upset at the tactics just used. The two waged war, as MOUJA attempted to help Ebisawa, but were held in check by the BLACKHEARTS…Toyota eventually hit his Akuma Ichimonji and got the pinfall over the champion! Toyota celebrated…but was reminded that there was one final member of the CRIMSON army…C-1 Junior-Heavyweight Champion Hayato Saigo! Toyota and Saigo engaged in a fantastic big/small contest, with Toyota dominating the top Junior in CRIMSON…Toyota went for his Akuma Ichimonji…but Saigo flipped out, and quickly cradled Toyota for the flash three count fall! The crowd ERUPTED as Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON stood tall! Saigo took a microphone, and announced his full intentions to challenge Akuma Toyota for the IFS Openweight Championship, and become the first man in Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON to hold both a junior and top promotion championship at the same time! Toyota surprisingly graciously accepted Saigo’s challenge, but then announced HIS intentions to keep his championship…and challenge Seiji Ebisawa!

The MILLENNIUM STARS are no more…at least in their current form. Ryoma Inoue turned on Millennium S.K. and left him dead in the water after the Back*Beat. Inoue took a microphone after the match and announced that he would be forming his own group to destroy the man who tried to “hold back my (his) creative genius”!

HANZO proved to be no match for Ikuji Royama, as Royama did what he has done since his return, and ran over HANZO with little to no effort. Royama finished HANZO with the Sliding Shotei. After the match, Royama announced his “feud” with HEROICS over with, and that he would not be wasting any more time with them…

8/24/08
Iwate Town Training Center
905 fans

1. Kenjiro Amagawa, Mikio Tsuruya & Eisaku Shimura defeated Izumo Yoritomo, Daisuke Yamazaki & Shuji Kawashima at 7:32 when Amagawa pinned Yamazaki with a Superdriver
2. Naoki Daishi, Akahito Yamada & Kaisen Tiger defeated Hiroshi Kuroki, Kazuki Takagi & SLAYER at 10:14 when Kaisen Tiger pinned Kuroki with a Tiger Suplex Hold
3. Ikuji Royama defeated HANZO at 6:15 with the sliding shotei
4. Keoni Murata & Natsuo Sakoda defeated Millennium S.K. & Ryoma Inoue at 9:21 when Murata pinned S.K. with a Backdrop Hold
5. THREE TEAM ELIMINATION SERIES: Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON defeated the BLACKHEARTS & MOUJA

1. Nobuyori Shimizu defeated Rui Kuriyama at 6:32 with an elbow (CRIMSON 4 / BLACKHEARTS 3 / MOUJA 4)
2. Nobuyori Shimizu defeated Hiroyuki Takano at 16:17 with a Thunder-Fire Powerbomb (CRIMSON 4 / BLACKHEARTS 3 / MOUJA 3)
3. Nobuyori Shimizu defeated Jake Bishop at 27:28 with a Thunder-Fire Powerbomb (CRIMSON 4 / BLACKHEARTS 2 / MOUJA 3)
4. Takayuki Ariwa defeated Nobuyori Shimizu at 28:02 with the Angelos (CRIMSON 3 / BLACKHEARTS 2 / MOUJA 3)
5. Goro Iijima defeated Takayuki Ariwa at 31:32 with the Kinan High Kick (CRIMSON 3 / BLACKHEARTS 2 / MOUJA 2)
6. Goro Iijima defeated Toshiro Noguchi at 39:16 with the Kinan High Kick (CRIMSON 2 / BLACKHEARTS 2 / MOUJA 2)
7. Goro Iijima defeated Keiji Hirano at 45:05 with a reverse low blow -> Kinan High Kick (CRIMSON 2 / BLACKHEARTS 2 / MOUJA 1)
8. Yuki Nomura defeated Goro Iijima at 49:21 with the Shukuen (CRIMSON 2 / BLACKHEARTS 1 / MOUJA 1)
8. Seiji Ebisawa defeated Yuki Nomura at 51:45 by ring out (CRIMSON 1 / BLACKHEARTS 1 / MOUJA 1)
9. Akuma Toyota defeated Seiji Ebisawa at 64:53 with the Akuma Ichimonji (CRIMSON 1 / BLACKHEARTS 1 / MOUJA 0)
10. Hayato Saigo defeated Akuma Toyota at 75:19 with the Matsukasa (CRIMSON 1 / BLACKHEARTS 0 / MOUJA 0)

Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON ~ 8/15/08 @ Esashi Citizen Sports Bunka Hall

The beginning of Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON's first of two concept tours
began as "BRAVE DESTINY in IWATE" was kicked off at the Esashi Citizen
Sports Bunka Hall.

The other title at stake in the upcoming Three Team Elimination Series was officially declared before the third match of the night, as Akuma Toyota accepted Seiji Ebisawa's offer that if anyone pinned him during the series, he would defend the IFS Openweight Championship! The match itself pitted Toyota and the gaijin assassin the "Texas Outlaw" Jake Bishop against the still unaffiliated Izumo Yoritomo and the CRIMSON dedicated Toshiro Noguchi...The fact that Yoritomo refuses to pick sides any more was evident, as he and Noguchi appeared to never be fully on the same page together which led to the BLACKHEARTS using their usual brutal attacks to gain and hold the advantage leading to Toyota nearly decapitating Noguchi with a lariat for the three count fall.

It was supposed to be the first of two revenge matches for what remains of HEROICS after Ikuji Royama's attack on them and the injury to Akira Tomizaki...but Kazuki Takagi came up completely short. Despite the experience advantage, size, and strength advantage Ikuji Royama tore into Kazuki Takagi with brutal efficiency. Royama would nail Takagi with a kick, and right when Takagi would go down Royama would land a knee drop or another move...Royama never once picked Takagi up, backed away, or waited. He simply attacked from any position Takagi would be in like he was slowly destroying him piece by piece. Royama showed his own surprising strength as he landed the Flare Up! on Takagi followed the horrific Sliding Shotei on Takagi for the three count! HANZO rushed into the ring from ringside to keep Royama from continuing the attack, but Royama showed no intentions of doing so before raising his arm in victory and walking out of the ring without saying another thing.

The "A+T Club" as they have been dubbed by their fan base on fan sites and message boards steamrolled through their opponents, former C-1 Heavyweight Champion and current C-1 Tag Team Champion Goro Iijima and Rui Kuriyama in tag action, as Hiroyuki Takano scored the win with the Takano Driver on Kuriyama, after Kuriyama had ate the Angelos from Ariwa...After the match, Takayuki Ariwa grabbed Goro Iijima by the throat and despite his own strength Iijima could not escape the young power fighter's grasp...Ariwa growled out over a microphone that they would take on whoever the C-1 Tag Team Champions were after the Toyota/Iijima vs. Backdrop Brothers match later this tour and seemed to be trying to choke the life out of Iijima...but the wily veteran nailed Ariwa with a knee to the midsection to break it up, and then a Kinan High Kick right up to Ariwa's temple, dropping the misguided young man. Takano tended to Ariwa instead of attacking as Iijima calmly rubbed his neck and grabbed the microphone...Iijima called Ariwa a young punk who didn't know his own strength...but said that any man could be stopped with one blow to the head...and suggested that Ariwa and Takano keep that in mind from now on...

Things in the MILLENNIUM STARS seem to be at a breaking point. Ryoma Inoue once again refused to come out with the rest of the MILLENNIUM STARS, insisting on his own entrance since he is the "biggest star" of all the stars. Millennium S.K. was not amused leading to a shouting match which Inoue callously blew off which only further angered S.K. On the other side of the ring was a strengthened OVERTHROW, which despite the fact that Yamada would be challenging Daishi for his C-2 Openweight Championship got along remarkably well. Kaisen Tiger fit in with Daishi & Yamada and to a lesser extent Natsuo Sakoda with remarkable adaptability like a missing part of the team had been filled...However, in the end it would be the near outright implosion of the STARS at the ringside that caused the loss...Ryoma Inoue dropped off the apron near the end of the match to "sign an autograph" for a fan who did not seem to be particularly interested...S.K. noticed this and launched into a rage and confronted Inoue leading to the two getting in an argument...In the heat of the moment, Inoue shoved S.K. who fell down which seemed to trigger some type of instinct from SLAYER, who practically FLEW at Ryoma Inoue leading to him attempting to GOOZLE THE LIFE out of Inoue, while shaking him wildly. S.K. attempted to pull SLAYER off Inoue, but for once SLAYER would not listen to his leader...In the ring, Tatsuko was completely confused at what was taking place leading to Kaisen Tiger dropped him with a Tiger Suplex throw into his Bullet Wrath double knee attack for the three count fall. When things had calmed down at ringside, Inoue took a microphone and began to preach to the hurt Ichiyo Tatsuko, claiming that it was all a plot by Millennium S.K. to keep the two of them from succeeding, even going as far as to claim that S.K. had ordered SLAYER to attack him! S.K. attempted to defend himself, claiming Inoue had not been focused on the match, but Inoue shockingly told his leader to shut up. Inoue then asked Tatsuko who had allowed him to fulfill his life long dream of singing with him, claiming that Tatsuko had a "heavenly voice" that someone like S.K. could never understand! This seemed to be the deciding factor for Ichiyo Tatsuko as he left with Ryoma Inoue...Who left the ring while mocking S.K. with distorted faces showing his maturity level...

The main event was the signal of the junior division finally "entering the war" that has plauged Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON since October of last year...Due to the insistence of MOUJA, Hayato Saigo the C-1 Junior-Heavyweight Champion was teamed with Yuki Nomura to take on C-1 Heavyweight Champion Seiji Ebisawa and his spy Keiji Hirano marking one of the rare times the two top singles titles in Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON were in the same match together...Before the main could even begin, Keiji Hirano took a microphone proceeding to taunt Hayato Saigo saying that he had finally been dragged from his "lofty standing" in CRIMSON down into the dregs of warfare. Hirano then lost his mind seemingly, as he went off on how he had been fighting in this war now on two sides, and how it infuriated him that while the heavyweights were giving their souls for this war, the junior's simply ignored what was taking place. Hirano claimed he "despised" junior wrestling which is why he has always demanded to be a heavyweight. Hirano claimed that he would win the C-1 Junior-Heavyweight championship from Saigo just to prove that junior's are inferior to heavyweights once and for all. Hirano's comments seemed to fire up Saigo, who attacked with his lightning fast attacks. The match itself largely featured Hirano and Saigo as Nomura and Ebisawa stayed mostly as support. Hirano proved to be equal to Saigo in skill, making up for whatever he lacked in speed with more power, and leading to the two having an even battle back and forth. Nomura and Ebisawa had a heated moment halfway through the match as the two "pillars" clashed head first with a strike battle, that neither man could win leading to both collapsing out of exhaustion. Hirano attempted his cheating ways, trying to punt Saigo in the groin to gain an advantage, but Saigo used his quickness to catch Hirano's leg before landing an even quicker enzuigiri! Hirano collapsed forward, and Saigo landed his Brainbuster, covering for the almost flash like three count! Saigo took the microphone that Hirano had used to blast off his comments, and surprisingly sternly told the downed Hirano that he would prove to Hirano the strength of the junior's over and over until he gave up and went back to the Heavyweights a defeated man!


8/15/08
Esashi Citizen Sports Bunka Hall
650 fans


1. HANZO & Keoni Murata defeated Hiroshi Kuroki & Daisuke Yamazaki at 9:21 when HANZO submitted Yamazaki with a crab hold
2. Kenjiro Amagawa & Mikio Tsuruya defeated Nobuyori Shimizu & Shuji Kawashima at 10:21 when Tsuruya pinned Kawashima with the Akuji Backdrop Driver
3. Akuma Toyota & "Texas Outlaw" Jake Bishop defeated Izumo Yoritomo & Toshiro Noguchi at 14:21 when Toyota pinned Noguchi with a Lariat
4. Ikuji Royama defeated Kazuki Takagi at 4:18 with the Sliding Shotei
5. Takayuki Ariwa & Hiroyuki Takano defeated Goro Iijima & Rui Kuriyama at 14:37 when Takano pinned Kuriyama with the Takano Driver
6. Naoki Daishi, Akahito Yamada, Kaisen Tiger & Natsuo Sakoda defeated Millennium S.K., Ryoma Inoue, SLAYER & Ichiyo Tatsuko at 16:21 when Kaisen Tiger pinned Ichiyo Tatsuko with the Bullet Wrath
7. Yuki Nomura & Hayato Saigo defeated Seiji Ebisawa & Keiji Hirano at 17:21 when Saigo pinned Hirano with a Brainbuster

Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON ~ 8/06/08 @ Korakuen Hall

Almost two months since Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON’s last venture to the hallowed halls of the Korakuen Hall, CRIMSON returned for a special one night event titled “EXPLOSION ~ CATCH THE C-2” to crown the first ever open-weight singles champion in Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON history. The opening match saw MOUJA consisting of the new C-1 Heavyweight Champion Seiji Ebisawa, Hiroyuki Takano and Keiji Hirano take on a combined sekigun force of the Backdrop Brothers and Shuji Kawashima…As always seems to be the case, MOUJA used underhanded tactics to control the match in route to Takano dropping the rookie Kawashima with the Takano Driver for the three count. After the match, Seiji Ebisawa took a microphone, and revealed the “grand plan” that MOUJA has been orchestrating…Tonight, Takayuki Ariwa would win the C-2 Openweight Championship…Ariwa & Takano would then win the Tag Team Championships…and KEIJI HIRANO would take the C-1 Junior-Heavyweight Championship! In a shocking reveal, Ebisawa announced that Keiji Hirano would be dropping down to the Juniors in order to capture the Junior title! Ebisawa stated that it was “regrettable”, but that the only way to “protect” Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON was to make sure his army controlled all the championships to keep them out of “enemy” hands…Hirano took the microphone from Ebisawa, and cut a sarcastic promo on both Hayato Saigo and SLAYER, telling them that whoever won tonight would be the one who would lose the championship to him…Hirano also finally revealed why he had betrayed the BLACKHEARTS. Hirano mentioned the 2008 Power Source, and how Akuma Toyota had tried to pull rank on him and force him to lay down so Toyota could easily get the two points…Hirano called that “strike one”. He called Toyota then PINNING HIM in the match “strike two”, and then called the inclusion of Goro Iijima and Hirano subsequent “demotion” as “strike three”…Since then, Hirano had been working behind the scenes as a spy, feeding Ebisawa and Mimura details on the BLACKHEARTS plans and actions. Predictably, it had been Keiji Hirano who instigated the backstage attack on 7/27, as he attacked the BLACKHEARTS while their guard was down with a chair which led to the BLACKHEARTS inability to help Akamatsu himself. Hirano called it “their own fault” as they kept holding him down and pushing them back. Hirano called them stupid for trusting him when he had betrayed CRIMSON in the first place to join them. At this point, Akuma Toyota had apparently had enough and ran out to the ring…Only problem was, is he leapt into the ring with Ebisawa, Hirano, and Takano in the ring. MOUJA pounced on the “BLACKHEARTS Captain” leading to a three on one assault until the BLACKHEARTS ran out to save Toyota. The crowd was baffled, not sure if they should cheer MOUJA or the BLACKHEARTS leading to an eerie silence as Toyota began to curse, scream, and threaten the lives of all of MOUJA.

The C-2 Openweight Championship one night tournament was slated to begin with Naoki Daishi taking on his young returning disciple Sojiro Sayuki, returning after over six months in Mexico. Daishi entered first, looking surprisingly animated as he waited to see what his young follower had morphed into…However, ring announcer Akio Sanada suddenly made an announcement, saying that Sojiro Sayuki was not there! Daishi began to scream at Sanada for clarification, but Sanada directed everyone to a video screen that had been hung on the wall of the building with sound pumped over the PA system…On the screen was Sojiro Sayuki, who thanked everyone for coming to see him wrestle…but announced that he was NOT COMING BACK FROM MEXICO! Sayuki revealed that he had moved permanently to Mexico and even had gotten married…He apologized to his senpai Naoki Daishi, but added that he had found someone in Mexico that had been very impressive and had sent him in his stead. With that a tiger’s roar hit the PA system, and out walked a well built young man in striped yellow and black tights with a mask with fur on it. The man’s body looked like someone previously seen in Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON, but the mask made it impossible for complete clarification... Daishi looked both furious at this turn of events, and strangely bemused…The young masked fighter was introduced as Kaisen Tiger by Akio Sanada and was given a surprisingly strong reaction from the CRIMSON fans for a newcomer…The first tournament match of the night began with that as it’s prelude!

From the opening bell, Naoki Daishi had a fight on his hands, as the young masked Tiger went right to work with sharp kicks and slaps that Daishi had trouble absorbing. Daishi eventually caught Tiger’s arm and flipped him through the air with a hip throw, only to have Kaisen Tiger show off immense agility and land on his feet before connecting with a leaping dropkick! Daishi played on the defensive for most of the match, as Tiger continued to blitz Daishi with strike and move after strike and move…Tiger displayed several special attacks…He nailed Daishi with a running double knee as Daishi was on his backside called the “Bullet Wrath”, and even went for an absolutely spectacular inverted 450 splash called the “Tsuki Hikari” of “Moon Light”, however Daishi rolled away. This crash and burn led to Tiger’s falling, as Daishi never let up his advantage, hitting him with everything he had leading up to a crunching Northern Lights Bomb for the three count fall! Both men received calls of support for their work after the match…Daishi consoled the upset Kaisen Tiger, before taking a microphone. Daishi remarked that since Sayuki had left Japan indefinitely, that left him without a protégé…Daishi then asked if Tiger was interested in becoming his student? Tiger considered, but then accepted, and bowed deeply before his new mentor, Naoki Daishi!

The second tournament match was very different then the first. MOUJA’s Takayuki Ariwa took on the unaffiliated Izumo Yoritomo in a brutal, brutal match. The two mammoths ran right into each other with sheer brute strength and went to town on each other with brutal clubbing blows and chops. There was little in the way of actual wrestling, instead replaced almost entirely by sheer force. The highlight of the match was a spectacular show of force, as Yoritomo charged at Ariwa only to have the fearsome strength of Ariwa come into play, as he hoisted Yoritomo up and slammed him back down! When the shock of being slammed like a normal person wasn’t enough to put Yoritomo down, Ariwa’s patience snapped as he suddenly hauled off and punched the referee directly in the face! With him down, Ariwa left the ring and came back with a chair, which he then proceeded to blast Yoritomo with multiple times across the back and back of his head until blood began to come out of Yoritomo’s back from Ariwa’s assault! The referee came to and disqualified Ariwa for his actions, which only enraged Ariwa more! Finally, Yuki Nomura led Nobuyori Shimizu and Toshiro Noguchi to the ring to chase off MOUJA’s loose cannon. Yoritomo was slow to come to, but when he did, Yuki Nomura offered Yoritomo his hand in friendship…but the scorned smo refused and left on his own to prepare for the finals…

One month since his last appearance in Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON, Millennium S.K. made a victorious return as he teamed with Ryoma Inoue and Ichiyo Tatsuko in victory over Akahito Yamada, Hiroshi Kuroki & Natsuo Sakoda in trios action…However, it was not an easy victory as not only did their opponents put up a strong fight, but S.K.’s own team seemed to fracture all around him. Before the match even began, there was an issue as Ryoma Inoue did not come to the ring with S.K. and Tatsuko, instead insisting on his own entrance set to his new theme song “LOVE ADDICT”…Inoue appeared with new entrance gear, a comically oversized set of black sunglasses, and a leather jacket walking to the ring, but pausing every so often to sign a piece of paper that a “fan” presented him…Once in the ring, S.K. was absolutely dumbfounded, before asking Inoue what this character was…but Inoue replied over his own microphone that this WASN’T a character! Ryoma Inoue declared himself a “Rock Idol” saying that his 7/27 performance had been a show stealer. First S.K. asked Inoue what happened to the “Mr. Big Boss” name Inoue had been called himself in his absence, but Inoue claimed to have no idea of what S.K. spoke of… S.K. praised Inoue’s performance but stated that he had liked his sex idol character…However, Inoue called S.K. “short sighted”, and that now he was being who he was always supposed to be! S.K. at this point became angry at Inoue’s tone, before demanding to know why Inoue had not spoken to him about this change, but Inoue cut him off as he declared that due to how well he had done that he was putting out an exclusive LIMITED EDITION SINGLE WITH SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT! Inoue then said that he was now the “highest ranked” in the MILLENNIUM STARS as he is now a RECORDING ARTIST which trumps even a movie star! Inoue then sarcastically asked S.K. what movies HE had been in, to which S.K. had no response…Throughout the match, S.K. and Inoue fought for control over who was leading the team, with Ichiyo Tatsuko being utterly confused throughout the match as to who he should be listening to. Despite the lack of cohesion, it was “Rock Idol” Ryoma Inoue who scored the victory over Hiroshi Kuroki with his L*D Suplex Hold, that has now been renamed to the “Back*Beat” for the three count victory! Despite winning, neither S.K. nor Inoue celebrated together. Inoue simply placed his leather jacket and oversized shades back on and strolled away with his head held high.

Despite the chaos that had been raised by MOUJA, the fifth match of the night was more of the same as the BLACKHEARTS teamed up to take on the Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON forces. It was IFS Openweight Champion and C-1 Tag Team Champion Akuma Toyota teaming with his championship partner Goro Iijima, along with “Texas Outlaw” Jake Bishop and Rui Kuriyama to face Yuki Nomura, Nobuyori Shimizu, Toshiro Noguchi & Eisaku Shimura in eight man action. It was notable that Daisuke Yamazaki came to the ring with the BLACKHEARTS, and was sitting near their corner despite being “discharged” from the group after failing in his trial series…Jake Bishop showed why he was a force that no CRIMSON wrestler should take likely, as he was the one who scored the decisive victory in the match, catching Eisaku Shimura with his Texan Bomber for the three count fall.

Almost two months since the dissolution of HEROICS, the four members gathered in the sixth match of the night to welcome back Ryosei Royama, now called Ikuji Royama after a month of self imposed exile. Akira Tomizaki, HANZO, and Kazuki Takagi all came out in their HEROICS gear intending on a full scale revival for one night…but their fellow member Ikuji Royama seemed to not share this idea, as he came to the ring in powdered blue tights, wrist tape, his hair in a pony tail, and a stern look on his face…The other three members looked saddened, and also confused at Royama’s choice. Royama made no avertly friendly actions to any of them, and simply walked to his corner…After introductions, Takagi and Royama shook hands in friendship…only to have ROYAMA YANK TAKAGI’S HEAD DOWN AND PUNT HIM IN THE FACE! Takagi reeled from the blow, and a kenka kick sent Takagi flying out of the ring to the floor. Tomizaki and HANZO angrily began to demand why Royama had done that, when Royama suddenly burst out of the corner with a flying knee strike to HANZO’s face, knocking him out of the ring! Tomizaki attacked Royama, but every blow Tomizaki tried to throw was easily blocked and parried by Royama before he stopped Tomizaki dead with a stiff shotei to his face! Royama began to land kicks to Tomizaki’s unprotected midsection, doubling over Tomizaki, as Royama then landed a vicious knee strike to Tomizaki’s face. Royama gave Tomizaki a succession of his new moves. First the new Capture Suplex he calls “Captured”, followed by his Flare Up! Slam and then hit his new sliding shotei. Royama BLASTED Tomizaki as hard as he possibly could as he hurled himself towards him, sending Tomizaki’s head snapping backwards and whacking into the mat with severe force. Royama placed one finger on Tomizaki’s chest, and the pin was counted as HANZO finally woke up and dove into the ring to check on Tomizaki.

HANZO began to frantically call for Tomizaki to speak to him, but the young wrestler was completely unconscious. HANZO looked up at Ikuji Royama, who looked at the scene he had created with either disinterest or disgust. HANZO burst into a rage and attempted to charge at Royama, but was stopped by the referee. Royama neither flinched nor backed away from HANZO’s rage. HANZO took a microphone, and began to scream at Royama, asking him if he had “sold his soul” for power, and if this is what he had wanted, to hurt his friends all along. Royama calmly picked up the microphone after HANZO had spiked it, and calmly stated that his intention was not to hurt any of them…it was just that they were TOO WEAK to be any challenge for his anymore. Royama declared HEROICS “buried” from this day forward, as he will not waste time on them anymore, but then stated that if they got stronger, maybe he would associate with them once again! Royama then gently laid down the microphone, and left the ring without turning around once, leaving an enraged, yet still baffled HANZO cradling Tomizaki’s body.

The C-2 Openweight Determination Tournament’s final had come finally, pitting a woefully undersized Naoki Daishi against the largest man in Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON Izumo Yoritomo in singles action, living up to the “Openweight” aspect of the championship. However, Daishi had one advantage, as Takayuki Ariwa had done a number on Izumo Yoritomo, including an incredibly bruised chest and several welts on his back from the chair assault. The match played out as you would expect it to, as Naoki Daishi attempted to use his speed and tactical ability to overcome the sheer massive physical advantages that Yoritomo had over him, but every time Yoritomo would catch Daishi, he would make Daishi pay immensely for his actions. After several minutes, Yoritomo began to catch Daishi more and more often, hurting the former C-1 Junior-Heavyweight Champion immensely with just simply maneuvers. Yoritomo set Daishi up for his Nodowa-otoshi and lifted Daishi high…but suddenly while lifting, Daishi swung his arm causing Yoritomo’s weight to shift and they dropped to the ground for a second allowing Daishi to grab a Jujigatame! Yoritomo growled in rage, but began to PULL DAISHI UP IN THE AIR as Daishi frantically fought against Yoritomo’s immense single arm power to get full extension as Yoritomo tried to fling Daishi off, however, Daishi began to use his legs to pull Yoritomo’s arm straight while hanging upside down, getting full extension and forcing Izumo Yoritom to submit! Daishi celebrated around the ring at his immense upset and seemed utterly thrilled at his title victory…After the title presentation, Daishi took a microphone and promised that through this championship he would prove the strength of Junior’s in Pro-Wrestling, and shatter the concept that a Junior can’t beat a strong heavyweight. Daishi made a vow to raise this championship’s value above even the C-1 Heavyweight Championship by the time he was done!

Hayato Saigo aims to make himself the #1 Junior-Heavyweight in the world, and faced an immense threat for his championship less then a month after his last defense over Pro-Wrestling DYNAMITE’s Shino Hiriyama. Tonight it was SLAYER, a man who has only dropped a scant few falls in over a year of being in Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON. Ironically, the match played out much like Daishi and Yoritomo had, as Saigo tried desperately to use his speed and agility to take the fight to the near impervious SLAYER. SLAYER would catch Saigo and hurl him through the air, or simply club him down to the ground with force. However, Saigo’s hit and run tactics began to pay off near the end of the match, as SLAYER either seemed to be getting tired, or the sheer amount of attacks he was taking from Saigo was beginning to wear him down. However, Saigo then faced the problem of actually keeping SLAYER down…Saigo fought for his Brainbuster, and when he finally hit SLAYER with it, the monster simply stood back up and floored him with a lariat. SLAYER attempted a Powerbomb, but Saigo elbowed and punched his way out of the move leading to a SECOND Brainbuster! This time SLAYER stayed down and Saigo came off the top rope with a picture perfect Moonsault Press…Only to have SLAYER kick out with tremendous force at two! Saigo seemed to be completely baffled at what else he could do to SLAYER, and went for a third Brainbuster…but this time SLAYER simply grabbed Saigo by the throat and threw him halfway across the ring! SLAYER charge walked across the ring for another lariat, but Saigo caught SLAYER’s arm, and using his own strength forced him into the Matsukasa! SLAYER’s own body weight worked against him as Saigo’s cradle kept the MILLENNIUM STARS monster on the mat for the three count, giving Hayato Saigo his fourth defense of the C-1 Junior-Heavyweight Championship! Saigo was presented with the C-1 Junior-Heavyweight Championship, but his celebration was crashed as MOUJA’s Keiji Hirano walked out, while sarcastically clapping Hayato Saigo’s defense. Hirano took a microphone, and told Saigo to enjoy being the C-1 Junior-Heavyweight Champion, because soon, he would not be the “signboard player” for Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON’s juniors, as Keiji Hirano FORMALLY challenged Hayato Saigo for a date to be decided! Saigo, obviously irritated by Hirano’s actions readily agreed, promising to show Ebisawa who he shouldn’t send his “dogs” in the Junior Division.

Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON ~ EXPLOSION ~ CATCH THE C-2!
8/06/08
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,785 fans


1. Seiji Ebisawa, Hiroyuki Takano & Keiji Hirano defeated Kenjiro Amagawa, Mikio Tsuruya & Shuji Kawashima at 9:18 when Takano pinned Kawashima with the Takano Driver
2. C-2 Openweight Championship Determination Tournament: Naoki Daishi defeated Kaisen Tiger at 13:26 with a Northern Lights Bomb
3. C-2 Openweight Championship Determination Tournament: Izumo Yoritomo defeated Takayuki Ariwa at 9:21 by disqualification
4. Millennium S.K, Ryoma Inoue & Ichiyo Tatsuko defeated Akahito Yamada, Hiroshi Kuroki & Natsuo Sakoda at 12:52 when Inoue pinned Kuroki with the Back*Beat
5. Akuma Toyota, Goto Iijima, "Texas Outlaw" Jake Bishop & Rui Kuriyama defeated Yuki Nomura, Nobuyori Shimizu, Toshiro Noguchi & Eisaku Shimura at 15:26 when Bishop pinned Shimura with the Texan Bomber
6. Revive the HEROICS: Ikuji Royama & Kazuki Takagi defeated HANZO & Akira Tomizaki at 3:21 when Royama pinned Tomizaki with a sliding shotei
7. C-2 Openweight Championship Determination Tournament Finals: Naoki Daishi defeated Izumo Yoritomo at 12:57 with a flying jujigatame to become the 1st Champion
8. C-1 Junior-Heavyweight Championship: Hayato Saigo (c) defeated SLAYER at 15:23 with the Matsukasa [V.4]

Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON ~ 7/27/08 @ Iwate Prefectural Gymnasium

On the biggest stage of their careers, generational rivals Rui Kuriyama and Daisuke Yamazaki clashed once again. Despite both being BLACKHEART members, Rui Kuriyama would be the final test in Yamazaki’s Trial Series to determine if he was fit to be in the faction…The match played out like most of their usual matches, with both men trading simple moves and holds. However, the gap that has grown between them was more obvious then ever, as Rui Kuriyama began to pull ahead as the match went further. The Kazuma Fujita trainee and Tatsumichi Akamatsu disciple showed that from two of the strongest men in Pro-Wrestling, he has developed at a relatively rapid rate, as he blasted Daisuke Yamazaki with a Kuri Lariat and covered Yamazaki for the three count fall… After the match, Kuriyama demanded that Yamazaki’s name be burned from the history books as a BLACKHEARTS member, telling Yamazaki that he wasn’t, and never would be good enough for the faction…Yamazaki looked crushed, but left the ring without incident.

Four of the strongest wrestlers in Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON clashed in a bout titled “POWER BATTLE in IWATE” as it would be Toshiro Noguchi teaming with Kazuki Takagi to take on Izumo Yoritomo and Eisaku Shimura. There was little in the way subtlety in the match, as all four bulldozed their way into each other. Despite being the smallest man in the match, Toshiro Noguchi was not afraid to match power against any of them…In the end; Toshiro Noguchi once again proved his strength as he led Takagi to victory with a Thunder Hammer on Shimura for the three count fall.

Six men with no current direction clashed in a match titled “FIND YOUR DESTINY”. It was Naoki Daishi, Akahito Yamada, and Natsuo Sakoda against Akira Tomizaki, HANZO, and rookie Shuji Kawashima in six man action. The obvious advantage laid with OVERTHROW from the opening bell, and the three members poured it on throughout the match, forcing Tomizaki, HANZO, and Kawashima to hold on for dear life. It would be in vain as Naoki Daishi crushed Kawashima with his Northern Lights Bomb for the three count finish…After the match, Naoki Daishi took a microphone and said that since his kouhai, Sojiro Sayuki was returning on the 11th for the C-2 Openweight Championship tournament, that HE TOO would enter the tournament! Daishi stated that inbetween now and then; he would aim to increase his mass so that he could better fight bigger enemies, and said that he had found his destiny! Akahito Yamada also gave a speech, announcing that he hadn’t given up his dreams of re-winning the C-1 Junior-Heavyweight Championship and would rededicate his life to winning it…Ironically, Natsuo Sakoda’s declaration was to win his first C-1 Junior-Heavyweight Championship causing an awkward moment for Yamada and Sakoda as they both realized they were aiming for the same thing…

Before the fourth match of the night pitting the MILLENNIUM STARS against Hayato Saigo, Keoni Murata, and Hiroshi Kuroki could take place it was announced that it was time for the live concert! The ring was set up with two microphones and Ryoma Inoue walked out…wearing a full body white jumpsuit carrying an electric guitar! The crowd began to laugh at how Inoue looked, but Inoue had a dead serious look on his face as Ichiyo Tatsuko followed him carrying equipment…Inoue climbed in the ring, and began his performance by first asking if the fans were ready for his unbelievable performance. This netted him more laughter. However, their laughter subsided when a rock tune began to play over the PA system, and Inoue readied himself to begin….Before breaking out in DANCE in tune with the song! Inoue pumped his fist to the right, then shuffled his feet sideways and pumped his fist to the left while screaming out “OI!”…Tatsuko began to scream it out in time with Inoue, and the fans caught on as Inoue led them on a chant! Inoue then began to play on his electric guitar, and played surprisingly well earning a surprisingly supportive reaction from the crowd…Inoue began to sing the rock song with a surprisingly strong and firm voice, earning an even bigger reaction…During the chorus, Tatsuko would run up to the other microphone and give high pitched supportive vocals…The custom made song ended with a blistering solo from Inoue, that saw sweat drip from his face to the mat, before he victoriously concluded it to a huge reaction from the Iwate fans! Inoue was completely spent from one song, but several female fans began to call out for him to do an encore…Inoue prepared to play a second song right when “Murderizer” hit, and SLAYER walked out for their match leaving Inoue very annoyed. Tatsuko hustled to clean up the equipment.

Inoue took his own microphone, and began to DEMAND where Tatsuko & SLAYER had gone on the 25th, saying that he had went to every park near Iwate and could not find them…He then questioned why SLAYER would go to a park anyway, saying that he doesn’t like people, parks or balloons! Tatsuko leapt into action, saying that after they visited a park, they then went out for ice cream, and that Inoue must have just missed them. For whatever reason, this explanation worked on Inoue leading to the entrance of their opponents.

The match itself played out like many of MILLENNIUM STARS matches have of late, as Ryoma Inoue continued to try and play “Mr. Big Boss” as he has called himself by giving out orders. Tatsuko hustled to carry out his orders, but SLAYER simply ignored them which infuriated Inoue. However, despite their miscommunication, it would be SLAYER who would score the win leading up to his C-1 Junior-Heavyweight Championship challenge against Hayato Saigo as he blasted Saigo’s partner Hiroshi Kuroki with a Zanzai Lariat for the three count fall.

It was only one month ago that the Backdrop Brothers shocked the wrestling world as they suddenly marched to the top of Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON’s stacked tag team division with a victory over Nobuyori Shimizu and Toshiro Noguchi…However, their dream had been bitterly dashed just a scant few days later as Goro Iijima and Akuma Toyota defeated them to take the championships…Tonight, the match titled “CHASE THE GOLD” was all about their constant chase of those tag team championships, as they ran into “Texas Outlaw” Jake Bishop and his partner Keiji Hirano, both from the BLACKHEARTS. The match would come down to which team had the better tag work compared to their opponents, and the advantage laid with the Backdrop Brothers from the opening bell. However, the sheer strength of their opponents kept the match competitive throughout the contest. The Backdrop Brothers would seem to have the match sealed, but Bishop’s sheer strength, and Hirano’s trickery would reverse the course of the match for their opponents…However, in the end, it would be Kenjiro Amagawa who would score yet another victory over his generational rival Keiji Hirano, as he pinned him following a Backdrop to keep the Backdrop Brothers in the hunt for the C-1 Tag Team Championships.

When MOUJA was formed, a rift was created destroying Neo Generation Idealists…Nobuyori Shimizu and Toshiro Noguchi both sided with the man who had been by their side since day one, Yuki Nomura…to the shock of almost everyone, the two young members Takayuki Ariwa and Hiroyuki Takano both sided with the revolutionary Seiji Ebisawa and aided in forming the “guerrilla force” of MOUJA to fight the BLACKHEARTS…Toshiro Noguchi was hurt by their young friend’s betrayals…but Nobuyori Shimizu was angered. The original graduate of Ryo Suzuki to enter Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON as a young wrestler has been one of the focuses of Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON for years…He aimed his focus at Takayuki Ariwa, the man who has left bloodlust and his desire for competition overwhelm whatever senses that he has…The man who improved remarkably through Noguchi & Shimizu’s help turned his back on them…Since then, Shimizu and Ariwa have wrestled several times, and the contests have always turned into heated and sometimes bloody affairs. Now, the senpai and the kouhai walked into battle against each other in the match titled “FOLLOW THE PATH”, signifying that they are both on respective paths, and have to follow them to their destination…

The match itself began immediately with chaotic fighting. Shimizu, the smaller more agile wrestler threw away all his caution from the opening bell, going right towards the bigger, far stronger Ariwa…Ariwa responded with clubbing blows that took the fight right out of Shimizu early. From there, Ariwa began to throw Shimizu around using his incredible power, the same power that led to him making the semi finals of the 2008 POWER SOURCE tournament. Shimizu would mount offense every so often, but Ariwa would cut him off with a power move, or a clubbing blow. The fans were solidly behind Nobuyori Shimizu, who once again showed his trademark of refusing to go down and stay down. No matter what Ariwa hit Shimizu with, the courageous wrestler would not stay down no matter what. Ariwa hit Shimizu with everything in his arsenal, including a release German Suplex that sent Shimizu slamming on the back of his neck, the Angelos, and the Hammerfall…but no matter what horribly painful move Ariwa used, Shimizu would not stay down…Ariwa set Shimizu up for the Splash Mountain, the move he used to pin Seiji Ebisawa in the 2008 Power Source group stages, but Shimizu began to fight back. The two engaged in a horribly violent trade of elbows, but shockingly, it would be Shimizu who came out the victor, using controlled strikes directly to Ariwa’s face while Ariwa threw wildly in anger. As Ariwa reeled, Shimizu kept the offense going before spiking Ariwa on his head with the Tsuyosa German Suplex Hold…Only to have Ariwa kick out! Shimizu aimed to use his Thunder Fire Powerbomb, but Ariwa used his strength to keep from going up for the move…Shimizu responded with a volley of elbow strikes, before he CLOCKED Ariwa with a spinning elbow, then bounced off the ropes and NAILED Ariwa in the face with a running elbow! Shimizu covered, and gained the three count from knocking out his former kouhai decisively with an elbow! After the match, Shimizu tried to offer Ariwa his hand, while telling him that it “wasn’t too late to turn back”…but Ariwa SPIT at Shimizu before leaving to jeers from the crowd…

Over the microphone, ring announcer Akio Sanada announced intermission sending the fans to the concessions, rest rooms, and simply to walk around…At the announce positions, the three commentators discussed what had taken place tonight already, with most of the focus being drawn towards Ryoma Inoue’s performance, with the female commentator praising his style…However, there was a sudden announcement from Akio Sanada that in five minutes there would be a special guest! Fans began to wander back to their seats before the five minutes elapsed…When five minutes elapsed the lights dimmed in the Iwate Prefectural Gymnasium as Akio Sanada dramatically introduced…the WWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION…RYAN BLASIER! The fans gave a surprised but pleased reaction, as the defending WWA World Heavyweight Champion walked out in a black suit trailed by a small American man. Blasier climbed in to the ring, looking every bit the champion with his championship draped over his shoulder and saluted the fans, earning a nice reaction…Blasier began to speak over the microphone, which his personal translator translated…Blasier announced that after claiming the WWA World Heavyweight Championship twice, and just defending it at Summer Games, that he wanted more. More competition, and as such has turned his eyes to Japan! Blasier stated that Kazushi Mimura had offered him a wealthy contract to compete in Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON, and as such he accepted…Blasier announced 10/13 by name, saying that he would definitely wrestle on that date, earning himself a nice reaction from the fans…Blasier bowed to the fans, before thanking them for their time, earning himself another nice reaction giving the impression of the gentleman champion from America…However, that image of Blasier was somewhat dashed, as he ran his hand through his short brown hair, before sarcastically telling the world that he wants to see what Japan can offer an American World Champion! With that, Blasier strolled out of the ring, refusing to touch the fan’s hands leaving the Iwate fans a little baffled…

Following the surprise visit from the star from America, a video package began to play highlighting the history of Yuki Nomura and Goro Iijima…Footage of them being allies in 2002 in HANGUN was shown, along with Nomura’s eviction by force from HANGUN…Later clips showed how they constantly were at odds, including their brief friendships in 2005 and 2008…However, at the end, the tag line declared them “eternal rivals”…Nomura and Iijima gave comments in black and white about each other. Nomura spoke on Iijima, calling Goro a “snake” and someone who he’s given countless chances to become a better person, and to be his friend but every time Iijima has betrayed him…Iijima’s comments claimed that he actually likes Nomura…but that their own personal stances keeps them at odds. Iijima then demanded that Nomura finally join him in the BLACKHEARTS…but Nomura’s video declared that he would NEVER sell his soul like Goro Iijima had done! With that, the video package ended for the first of three major singles matches on the show. The lights dimmed, as “The Emperor” began to play, as the former “Disorder King” walked to the ring to a serious amount of boos for his betrayal…While once “Glory” hit, Yuki Nomura was rewarded with a beloved reaction from the fans that have been by his side since the end of 2002…The dichotomy was clear from the minute both stepped in the ring. Yuki Nomura: Beloved. Goro Iijima: Hated.

Once the bell rang, Goro began to yell at Nomura, asking him why he “wouldn’t convert” like he had...Nomura replied by saying that he wasn’t interested in selling his soul to the devil that is Tatsumichi Akamatsu…Iijima looked disappointed, but then shook it off and the two locked up…Perhaps because Nomura rejected his appeal, Iijima left nothing back as he raked and ripped at Nomura’s eyes almost immediately. From there, that was the style of the fight, as Iijima used every underhanded tactic he could think of on Yuki Nomura, however, Nomura would fight back with everything he had while trying to stay within the rules…The two men who both fell to Tatsumichi Akamatsu fought tooth and nail with their respective styles. However, there was an odd feeling with the match…Iijima could never keep Nomura at bay; no matter what he did to his hated rival. Yuki Nomura would continuously come back, almost as if he was possessed by some kind of demon…You could see the frustration, and anger at Nomura…Even a Kinan High Kick from Iijima only netted Iijima a two count, which left the former C-1 Heavyweight Champion baffled. Nomura began to rally, and Iijima was at a loss to find a way to stop Nomura’s surge leading to Nomura busting out the Twisted Angel Driver to floor Iijima and gain the three count victory in decisive fashion! After the match, Nomura took a microphone and told Iijima that he had shown the difference between them…Iijima has become complacent in the BLACKHEARTS because he’s GIVEN UP hope! While he, Yuki Nomura, no matter what will never give up and will continue to fight on no matter what takes place! Iijima growled out in anger, but Nomura left Iijima, the better man once again…

It was time for the semi final of the night, and the first of two championship matches. A video package aired of Akuma Toyota’s history…Beginning as a young rookie near the beginning of Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON, the third of the four rookies that made up the original “first term” with Nobuyori Shimizu, Tenshin Komatsu, and Yujiro Higuchi…Toyota’s rise to power through the ranks of Rouzeki-GUN…His betrayal to the BLACKHEARTS. Winning the C-1 Tag Team Championships twice, and winning the IFS Openweight Championship…On the other hand, clips were shown of Hiroyuki Takano’s shocking win over Katsumi Gakusha through the courtesy of Pro-Wrestling DYNAMITE’s footage, but then his losing the title to Yoshiaki Matsuda…Takano’s eventual leading of DYNAMITE, his winding up in Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON and eventually his betrayal of Neo Generation Idealists to MOUJA…The tag line stated that they had both walked on separate paths to meet up, but only one could claim the championship…Akuma Toyota called Hiroyuki Takano “weak” and stated that he would crush him…Takano praised Toyota’s strength, but said that he would win the war…Toyota promised to “rule over” DYNAMITE for eternity…while Takano promised to return his former Promotion’s championship to them. The final line was Toyota pointing at the camera and bellowing out “Prepare to die Takano!”

Unlike the previous few matches on the show, there was no clear divide between the two men about to wrestle…Akuma Toyota came out first to “Gods of War Arise”, surprisingly as most champions opt to come out second…The IFS title was clutched in his teeth, while his C-1 Tag Team Championship was being dragged along the ground, showing his lack of respect for both championships…Toyota was given a strong negative reaction for all he had done in nine months since the formation of the BLACKHEARTS. Toyota began to spin the C-1 Tag Team Championship above his head like a club…Takano entered second to “BATTLE” to a lukewarm response...Despite all the head way Hiroyuki Takano has made in Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON, he threw their good will away when he aligned himself with Seiji Ebisawa and the MOUJA army, and his antics since then have earned him no better of responses…However, there was a contingent of fans that cheered Takano, obviously preferring him over Akuma Toyota on this night…With that, the match began to decide who would be the IFS Openweight Champion!

The match followed a simple formula from the opening bell. Akuma Toyota’s power was a huge obstacle that Takano attempted to circumvent with his speed and agility, only to be caught and brutalized. The fans at the Iwate Prefectural Gymnasium began to get behind Takano, if only because he was the clear underdog against Akuma Toyota’s sadistic power. At one point, Toyota used the bottom rope to choke the life out of Takano, yanking on it over his throat from the floor…Apparently, Toyota’s vow to “fight clean” only went as far as the rules of the match allowed…Takano continued to throw back against Toyota, but would be clubbed down to size with relative ease. Hiroyuki Takano’s chance came when Toyota missed a lariat, and Takano nailed him with a surprise Takano Flash kick to the face! Toyota reeled from the blow, and Takano moved up another gear, trying to use his speed to take the fight to Toyota. Toyota treated Takano like an annoying fly, as he tried to smash him with incredibly powerful but slow blows that Takano dodged nimbly…One of the highlights of the match came when Toyota finally got a hold of Takano, and hoisted him up in the air for a powerbomb, only to have Takano launch himself in the air and come down with a snap style frankensteiner that sent Toyota out of the ring, allowing Takano to immediately fling himself at Toyota with a dive! Takano continued to blitz Toyota with everything he had…but made a back mistake as he went for a flying cross body press…Only to have Toyota BLAST him in Midair with a lariat! Toyota grabbed his arm in pain, but Takano crashed and burned in a heap from the reversal…Takano pulled himself up to his feet, only to eat another lariat! Toyota covered but Takano managed to kick out of the pinfall at two! Takano tried for a sudden Takano Flash as he stood up, but Toyota LARIATED HIS LEG! As Takano grabbed his leg in pain, Toyota gave him a German Suplex Whip that sent Takano crashing on his neck and head! When Takano stood back up, Toyota BEHEADED him with a running lariat! Toyota covered, and was rewarded with the three count to cap off his first successful defense of Pro-Wrestling DYNAMITE’s IFS Openweight Championship!

On the big screen at the Iwate Prefectural Gymnasium, and live for the PPV audience, a video package began to play set to bombastic classical music…The original invasion of Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON was displayed as Seiji Ebisawa, Katsumi Gakusha and Naoki Daishi ran in during a tag match in January 2003, and hijacked the event with the help of Goro Iijima with the formation of “Spirit International”…A tag line was displayed that simply said “The past can never be forgotten! The old invasion versus the new invasion! Who is strongest?!”…Highlights were shown of Seiji Ebisawa’s incredible rise to power within Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON in 2003 including defeating Stephen Priest in the finals of the 2003 POWER SOURCE, and his victory over Tetsuhiro Kaneda for the C-1 Heavyweight Championship on May 1st 2003. Short clips were played of the press conference where Ebisawa relinquished his championship, and followed his career from then on…A voice over announced Ebisawa as being the first true enemy of Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON, but that he had earned the respect of the fans, and fellow wrestlers by becoming the strongest in CRIMSON. A black and white Seiji Ebisawa gave his thoughts, saying that he had never entered CRIMSON to destroy it, but instead to become strong himself…And that at some point, CRIMSON no longer became just another place to wrestle. It had become his home. And like anyone who lived in a home, he had to protect it with everything he had…The final clip of this section was Ebisawa tearfully bidding Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON farewell in February 2007…

The music began to turn violent, as footage was played of Tatsumichi Akamatsu’s invasion on October 13th 2007 was shown…The betrayal of Akuma Toyota, and everything that quickly followed. The voice over proclaimed Tatsumichi Akamatsu as “The greatest danger in Pro-Wrestling” and the “Strongest man alive” as clips began to play of his systematic destruction of everything and everyone in Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON. His victory over Yuki Nomura, his destruction of Goro Iijima including his corruption of him as well…The most brutal clips of what Akamatsu had done in Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON were played as the music built to a fever pitch ending with Tatsumichi Akamatsu holding the C-1 Heavyweight Championship above his head and walking away…A black and white Akamatsu appeared, and stated that he had been training for Ebisawa…He still remembered facing him once before in singles competition, and aims to make the difference between them in power that more obvious…

Still photos was shown from their encounter on 9/11/06 at JR Akihabara Station Showa Exit Open Space for Pro-Wrestling ZION…The photos showed Seiji Ebisawa being brutalized for almost the entire match, but refusing to stay down, until Akamatsu trapped him in a high angle crab, forcing Seiji Ebisawa to embarrassingly submit to Akamatsu…Seiji Ebisawa admitted that he had thought he was in Akamatsu’s league, but had been brutally proven wrong…but that this time would be different…

The background music hit it’s climax, as footage was shown of Seiji Ebisawa’s dramatic return to Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON beginning on 4/27/08 as he rushed into the ring to save Nobuyori Shimizu and Toshiro Noguchi…Footage was shown back and forth of what had happened for each since then…The video concluded with Akamatsu demanding to know what Ebisawa would do to win the match and free his company’s championship…The final line of the video package was Seiji Ebisawa looking dead at the camera and saying, “I will do anything to defeat you, Akamatsu!”.

With that, the action returned to ring side as an incredible buzz went through the crowd. The largest crowd in Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON history gathered to watch the “Final Pillar” of Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON’s strength wage war against the man who had promised to destroy the promotion, and rebuild it in his image…The man who wishes to burn Pro-Wrestling to the ground in order to have it birthed again faced the man who simply wants to free the C-1 Heavyweight Championship under no illusion of grandeur or kind actions. A man who is fighting for something he believes in, against a man who will do anything to do what he must. Seiji Ebisawa challenges the strongest, Tatsumichi Akamatsu for the C-1 Heavyweight Championship!

The lights dimmed, as ring announcer Akio Sanada dramatically announced the former two time C-1 Heavyweight Champion, the two time POWER SOURCE tournament winner, Seiji Ebisawa to the ring! Despite being in the prefecture that Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON has always existed in, the fans did not give Seiji Ebisawa the overwhelming ovation that one would expect…The fans cheered, but unlike for Yuki Nomura and Goro Iijima, there was a lack of something…the fans have been disappointed with Seiji Ebisawa’s choice of tactics, and it carried over here…Ebisawa entered as he always does. No ring attire. No fireworks, nothing fancy. He walked to the ring to “Saturday”, as he always has…If the fan’s lack of true emotion for him displeased him, he did not let it show upon his features. Surprisingly, he walked to the ring alone. No Takayuki Ariwa and no Hiroyuki Takano. No seconds whatsoever. The man who has always placed a barrier between himself and others walked to the ring as he walks through life: Alone.

Any lack of emotion displayed for Seiji Ebisawa was not evident for his opponent, as the lights dimmed and the jeers began to appear like magic. The fans could not resist their urge to boo the man who aims to destroy everything they love. Akio Sanada threw his most dramatic attempt behind the C-1 Heavyweight Champion’s name, as the “Supreme Commander” Tatsumichi Akamatsu was introduced. A wellspring of hatred had been sprung as the normally reserved and respectable fans began to let loose with everything in their power to make their feelings known. As he walked to the ring, the C-1 Heavyweight Champion seemed to enjoy their jeers, knowing that it was a sign that his plan had been working…The fans were upset. They already knew that if Seiji Ebisawa fell, there would be none of their heroes in Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON to stop him. Unless a miracle took place…tonight’s win would seal the fate of Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON. With a smile on his face that only Akamatsu knew was for, he walked to the ring and climbed in without fan fair, exactly like his opponent had done before him. No trash talk. No theatrics. Just two men, with an entire destiny lingering between them as they readied themselves for battle against each other…

The in ring introductions seemed to linger forever for the fans in the Iwate Prefectual Gymnasium. Tatsumichi Akamatsu handed his championship over to Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON owner Kazushi Mimura…Seiji Ebisawa was given a chance to look at it, and time appeared to stand still. His eyes were locked on the championship until Mimura tore the title away from his line of sight…The buzz grew louder after Ebisawa’s longing look. This was what it all came down to. One championship and the two men who both desperately want it, the fate of Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON could be considered secondary behind the materialistic desires of both men. With the title, and the introductions done away with, all that was left was the ringing of the bell…Akamatsu looked relaxed, while Ebisawa was anxious for the bell, hunched over as if he was prepared to launch himself…and with that, the bell rang AND EBISAWA RACED ACROSS THE RING!

The crowd erupted as Seiji Ebisawa broke into a dead run at the start of the match, and NAILED Akamatsu with a forearm blow! The invincible champion was caught off guard, and reeled from the blow but for once it was not Tatsumichi Akamatsu who held the advantage! Seiji Ebisawa began to throw vicious elbows while clutching at Akamatsu’s head. The dull though echoing throughout the arena as Akamatsu began to show the effects. Akamatsu attempted to push Ebisawa off, but the 40 year old plus veteran knew this was his best shot, and clung on like a pitbull, refusing to yield and give Akamatsu a second to regain his senses. The blows continued as the fans began to start Ebisawa chants as he furiously threw elbow after elbow. Akamatsu collapsed into the corner, and Ebisawa continued to throw! The announcers admitted that they had lost count of the blows a minute or so ago, as Ebisawa just continued to rain the blows down on Akamatsu’s face, which began to swell visibly, and blood began to leak from a cut on his right cheek bone…Finally, the referee dived between them and separated them…Ebisawa attempted to throw the referee away as Akamatsu collapsed onto a sitting position on the mat…The referee would have none of it, and threatened Ebisawa for his actions…but Ebisawa’s eyes never left Tatsumichi Akamatsu, and he charged again at his hurt foe only to have Akamatsu PUNCH HIM IN THE FACE! The crowd ROARED in disapproval at Akamatsu’s actions, as Ebisawa collapsed in a heap from just one punch!

Both men laid on the ground. Akamatsu’s head swimming from sheer volume of blows he had taken, while Ebisawa was apparently knocked completely unconscious from Akamatsu’s punch. Akamatsu pulled himself together but was obviously unsteady but managed to pull himself over to Seiji Ebisawa’s still prone body, and covered him…but Ebisawa kicked out before the three! Akamatsu pulled Ebisawa up to a sitting position, and began to BLAST him in the side of the head with elbows, in much the same way that Ebisawa had opened up the match with, but the power difference was evident, as Ebisawa’s entire body jumped with every single elbow, the concussive force being used by Akamatsu was absolutely stunning…After several of these, Akamatsu covered once again…but at 2.9, the referee noticed that Ebisawa’s foot had fallen under the bottom rope…It was not Ebisawa that had saved himself, but pure blind luck. The crowd fell in a deafening silence as Seiji Ebisawa lay on the mat, almost appearing to be dead…Some fans began to try and start an Ebisawa chant, but the silence consumed it. The referee evaluated Ebisawa, and seemed to be prepared to stop the match…until Akamatsu stopped him! Akamatsu screamed out that this match was their “destiny” and he would not allow anyone to stop it! Akamatsu and the referee engaged in an argument over stopping it, but Akamatsu ended the argument by telling the referee that if he stopped it he would turn the entire BLACKHEARTS on him for his “crime”. The referee’s face immediately went stark with fear, and he backed away evidently allowing the match to continue…

The faintest sign of life began to appear for Seiji Ebisawa. First it was his hand that clinched and unclenched…Then his arm moved followed by his legs…Slowly but surely, he pulled himself to, as Akamatsu watched him with a mixture of curiosity and malevolence. Ebisawa used to the ropes to climb to his feet, his feet obviously unsteady…He stumbled forward, towards Akamatsu, refusing to step away or buy time…Only to take a THUNDEROUS slap to the face by Akamatsu! Ebisawa fell to his knees from the concussive blow…but he reached up…and grabbed onto Akamatsu’s tights. He would not fall completely… Akamatsu grabbed Ebisawa by his hair and pulled him to his feet before aiming for a Jumping High Kick…Only to MISS as Ebisawa collapsed to the ground at the same time! Akamatsu landed with a thud, but the only thing that was injured was his pride as his face turned beet red in anger and humiliation at missing. Seiji Ebisawa rolled to the floor, his pride obviously giving way to his instincts to get away, as he tried to buy himself time to recover. However, he could not stop Akamatsu from following him to the floor to continue the attack Ebisawa responded by punching Akamatsu directly in the groin as he closed in, earning himself some jeers from the fans. Akamatsu collapsed, his one weakness being exploited, as Ebisawa desperately tried to get his body to work for him again…Both laid on the floor as the ring count began, but both began to stand at the count of ten…Akamatsu charged Ebisawa, but Ebisawa ducked under and Akamatsu flung himself into the ring post! Ebisawa climbed into the ring, as the count continued obviously more worried about recouping then winning the championship at that point…However, at the count of nineteen, Akamatsu pulled himself into the ring as well.

For the first time in several minutes, Seiji Ebisawa was the first one to go on the attack, as the wounded Tatsumichi Akamatsu attempted to back himself in the corner to buy time…Ebisawa again charged in and Akamatsu threw another punch…but Ebisawa showed fantastic reflexed by ducking the blow and landing a elbow strike to Akamatsu’s exposed midsection! Akamatsu let out a guttural groan of pain from the blow, which enabled Ebisawa to move up to his head as he landed several elblows to Akamatsu’s head to stun him, before Exploder Suplexing him out of the corner! YET AKAMATSU IMMEDIATELY REACHED HIS FEET AND DECAPITATED EBISAWA WITH A LARIAT! Ebisawa CRUNCHED on the back of his head as Akamatsu fell to one knee clutching his head. Akamatsu was the first to recover, as he suddenly grabbed Ebisawa, dragged him to the center of the ring and applied a High Angle Crab, the move Akamatsu used to defeat him on 9/11/06! Ebisawa came to life in the hold, as he began to scream in pain. He attempted to use his arms to force himself out…but Akamatsu was far too strong, and simply sat back on the hold, putting more pressure on Ebisawa! The crowd began another chant of Ebisawa’s name, as he struggled in the hold trying to keep himself from being forced to submit. He began to desperately grab on to the mat, and pulled himself across simply using his arm strength…Only to have Akamatsu drag him back to the center of the ring! Ebisawa screamed in pain, as he desperately grabbed onto the referee and began to try and use him as a means of escape, only to have his grip falter and he slip off…Ebisawa’s cries of pain echoed throughout the arena, as even with his back nearly at it’s breaking point, he refused to submit…and again, with everything he had, Ebisawa began to pull himself to the ropes again. Akamatsu sensed it, and began to try and pull Ebisawa back to the middle of the ring, but Ebisawa made one desperate final lunge…And reached the ropes, earning the break! The crowd gave Ebisawa a warm ovation for his struggle, and Ebisawa rolled to the apron to buy himself some time…if he could.

Tatsumichi Akamatsu seemed amused at Ebisawa’s continuous fight against him, and simply waited for Ebisawa to pull himself to his feet on the apron…before he PUNTED him in the face, sending Ebisawa crashing to the floor with a sickening thud on his already injured back! Several female fans in the front row screamed at Ebisawa’s landing, his body almost appearing to be completely ruined…Akamatsu stared at what he had done, before he climbed out of the ring, and lifted the dead weight Ebisawa before placing him on the apron…Instead of following Ebisawa on the apron, he pulled Ebisawa’s head down and hooked it…before lifting him on his shoulders on the floor! Akamatsu took off running AND GAVE SEIJI EBISAWA A TATSUBUSTER ON THE FLOOR! The announcers screamed at how dangerous that was, as the crowd erupted in shock at Akamatsu’s move. Ebisawa laid on the ground, not moving, as Akamatsu pulled himself up, before attempting to cover Ebisawa on the floor with a boot…When they didn’t work, Akamatsu had to physically lift Ebisawa up into his arms like a child, and roll him in the ring.

The crowd was silent, as Ebisawa’s crushed body simply laid on the mat, and Akamatsu aimed to pin him…when suddenly there was a figure running to the ring, and slid into the ring behind the referee and WHACKED him with some kind of weapon! The referee crumbled in a heap, as Akamatsu turned around to who had interfered…as KEIJI HIRANO STARED BACK AT HIS LEADER WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE! Akamatsu’s face was one of shock, rage, and a variety of emotions as Keiji Hirano simply stared at Akamatsu…BEFORE TAKAYUKI ARIWA AND HIROYUKI TAKANO AMBUSHED AKAMATSU FROM OUT OF NOWHERE! The crowd screamed in disapproval as Ariwa, Hirano, and Takano all began to assault the downed Akamatsu! On the other side of the ring, Seiji Ebisawa had pulled himself to a corner, and was watching what was taking place with a smile on his face…Tatsumichi Akamatsu, however, was not amused as the three young men began to kick away at him and let out several screams of rage, as he began to PULL HIMSELF UP DESPITE THE ASSAULT! The crowd began to CHEER Akamatsu as he attacked all three of them! He floored Hirano with a boot to the face, Ariwa with a backhanded chop to the neck, and Takano with a Lariat! Akamatsu stood alone, with blood coming out his right cheek as the fans actually began to clap and applaud the biggest threat in Pro-Wrestling…Akamatsu looked around the ring, and finally found the referee…He began to try and shake him awake, but the referee laid dormant on the ground…Some fans began to scream as SEIJI EBISAWA CAME UP FROM BEHIND AND LOCKED TATSUMICHI AKAMATSU IN A CHOKE SLEEPER!

Akamatsu began to try and fight out of the hold with all his power, with Ebisawa doing everything he could to simply hold on to Akamatsu’s incredibly powerful neck. While Ebisawa attempted to choke Akamatsu the odds continued to mount against Akamatsu, as Keiji Hirano, Takayuki Ariwa, and Hiroyuki Takano all reached their feet. Akamatsu’s eyes grew huge with rage as he fought even harder against Ebisawa’s choke as Ebisawa’s re-enforcements advanced on him, but he could not escape Ebisawa’s death grip on his neck…Like a pack of wild dogs, the three young men pounced on Akamatsu with punches and kicks. Akamatsu growled in rage, as for the first time since his invasion began, it was Tatsumichi Akamatsu who faced a disadvantage in the number game…The huge villain began to obviously falter, as Ebisawa’s grip grew tighter and tighter on his neck…The fans began to start chants for Akamatsu’s name, along with surprisingly, his second in command Akuma Toyota to come out and help him…however, Akamatsu was in no situation to defend himself, and for whatever reason, Akuma Toyota was gone from the scene…Shockingly, someone did finally come out…YUKI NOMURA! The crowd reacted surprisingly as Yuki Nomura ran to ring side, and began screaming at the four of them, demanding to know what they were trying to do…Ebisawa screamed his reply…He was “Doing what you should have done five months ago ago!”…Nomura looked on in shock, as the man who had defeated him for the C-1 Heavyweight Championship was mugged in front of his eyes…His face told the story…He couldn’t figure out if he should be happy, or be scared. Be angry or be sad. He could not decide if what was happening was right or wrong…And all these emotions were shared by the fans as well. As the mugging continued, more and more fans became sympathetic for Akamatsu…but just as many began to cheer on Ebisawa for his methods…In the end, it wouldn’t matter what anyone thought. Akamatsu’s consciousness finally began to fade. The “Supreme Commander” had fought on, against four men, in a choke sleeper for longer then most men could dream of…but even he had his limits, and he was rapidly approaching them…Akamatsu’s entire body sagged, and his eyes closed. A look of jubilation crossed Ebisawa’s face as he realized he had won…MOUJA and Keiji Hirano left the ring, and Takayuki Ariwa walked over to the still unconscious referee, and began to shake him awake through the ropes while pointing desperately at what was going on in the ring…The referee slowly came to…and saw Ebisawa clamped around Akamatsu’s neck for dear life, as the “Supreme Commander” was not moving…He crawled over and checked Akamatsu’s breathing and condition…before wildly gesturing for the bell signaling the end of the contest!

Some fans began to leap into the air in happiness, while others remained seated with a look of confusion, or anger or sadness for what had just taken place. Akamatsu laid on the ground completely unmoving as Ebisawa threw his arms up into the air from his back and the three young wrestlers who had helped him win celebrated…The nightmare was over. Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON had finally reclaimed the C-1 Heavyweight Championship, as Yuki Nomura looked on in bewilderment. He simply stared…confused at what had taken place. Kazushi Mimura entered the ring, and shook Seiji Ebisawa’s hand vigorously, overjoyed to finally have the championship freed from Akamatsu’s clutches. After staring in shock…Nomura had finally snapped out of it, and took a microphone…before he DEMANDED to know what was going on! Nomura launched into a tirade on how this was wrong on every possible level, and that Ebisawa had done nothing but devalue the C-1 Heavyweight Championship by taking it back this way…He pleaded with Mimura to strip Ebisawa of the championship…Mimura took his own microphone…and casually asked Nomura who he thought had arranged this all? Nomura’s spirit fell in an instant, as Mimura revealed that when he brought back Ebisawa, he had known from day one how Ebisawa would go about doing this! That was WHY Mimura had given into all of Akamatsu’s demands, to make him think that he had given up…but that he and Ebisawa had been planning from day one for this day. Ebisawa took the microphone from Mimura, and revealed that it had been Mimura who recruited all three of the young men in the ring for him, stating that they were the “brightest” of the young wrestlers, but that they all shared his same philosophy…the only friends you have are yourself, and the only way to make a difference is by force. They were “The Dead” because they held no beliefs. No structure. No ideals. No sympathy. They simply fought for what they desired, no matter what the costs. Yuki Nomura looked as if his entire structure of belief had been shattered, and his head was lowered. He finally spoke into his microphone, and softly stated that it was all wrong…what they had done today was wrong, on every possible level…And that no matter what, he would NEVER accept it, before he spiked the microphone and left the ring to a large reaction from the crowd.

Medical help reached the ring as Akamatsu still was not moving on his side of the ring. Regardless of his condition, the title presentation began with Mimura who was beaming from ear to ear, presented Seiji Ebisawa with the C-1 Heavyweight Championship, becoming the tenth champion…The crowd was torn between absolutely hating this turn of events, while others seemed still overjoyed at what had happened. Ebisawa began to speak in his microphone again while carrying his new C-1 Heavyweight Championship over his shoulder. Ebisawa declared it a “new day” with a “new power” to protect not only Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON, not just the C-1 Heavyweight Championship, but all of Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON together! Ebisawa thanked Ariwa and Takano for their hard work, while he praised his SPY Keiji Hirano for doing what he had to…Some of the fans began to boo, and the usually calm Ebisawa suddenly got very angry…He demanded to know why they were booing him. He insisted that he had never told the fans that he was a nice man. He was never fighting “the good fight”. Kazushi Mimura had brought him back to do one thing. Protect Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON, and regardless if you liked his methods or not…He had done so! He had done the impossible! He had defeated Tatsumichi Akamatsu, and DEMANDED that the fans cheer him! When the fans booed even worse, Ebisawa became furious, his calm demeanor being destroyed…He angrily called them all fools, saying that AKamatsu’s “courageous” fight had made them sympathetic to his situation, but Ebisawa claimed that was wrong. *HE* was the sympathetic one! He had come back from being banished to fight for THEM, to defend THEM, to win for THEM. So what if Akamatsu fought valiantly?! It didn’t matter in the end! The fans should cheer him for what he had done, what he had done for all of them! Ariwa, Takano, Hirano, and Mimura all began to applaud Ebisawa…but the fans bombarded him with jeers.

MOUJA appeared to preparing to leave the ringarea…when suddenly “Gods of War Arise” began to play, and the BLACKHEARTS stormed the ring! The fans actually gave the invading army somewhat of a favorable reaction, as Akuma Toyota took control of the ring…Kuriyama and Bishop tended to Akamatsu, as Toyota grabbed one of the discarded microphones…He called Ebisawa a “bastard”, who had sacrificed his dignity, his respect, and his courage for what he called “victory”, claiming that Ebisawa had instigated a sneak attack on them in the back, leading to them unable to come out to help Akamatsu-sama…Toyota then declared that with Akamatsu out cold for right now, that made HIM acting leader and was prepared to announce something, when Mimura suddenly cut him off…The Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON president asked Toyota why Akamatsu had been allowed to wrestle in Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON…Before Toyota could answer, Mimura pointed at the C-1 Heavyweight Championship and stated that the only reason Tatsumichi Akamatsu had been allowed to wrestle in Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON was because he was C-1 Heavyweight Champion…Mimura then pointed at all the BLACKHEARTS before he stated that their “Invasion” and the “War” was over. Tatsumichi Akamatsu does not have a Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON contract…and as such Mimura stated…HE WILL NOT BE IN CRIMSON ANYMORE! The Iwate fans exploded in jeers as Toyota angrily screamed that Mimura couldn’t do that…but Mimura calmly told him that as Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON owner…he COULD! He then suggested they take some time, and rethink their situation…because as far as he could tell…starting tonight, the BLACKHEARTS no longer existed! With that, MOUJA left… Leaving a dumbfounded BLACKHEARTS to tend to their leader as Toyota continued to hurl out threats…

FINAL CRUSH 2008
7/27/08
Iwate Prefectural Gymnasium
3,627 fans


1. YOUTH GENERATION STRUGGLE ~YAMAZAKI BLACKHEART TRIAL SERIES FINAL TEST ~ Rui Kuriyama defeated Daisuke Yamazaki at 7:03 with the Kuri Lariat
2. POWER BATTLE in IWATE ~ Toshiro Noguchi & Kazuki Takagi defeated Izumo Yoritomo & Eisaku Shimura at 9:12 when Noguchi pinned Shimura with the Thunder Hammer
3. FIND YOUR DESTINY ~ Naoki Daishi, Akahito Yamada & Natsuo Sakoda defeated HANZO, Akira Tomizaki & Shuji Kawashima at 10:21 when Daishi pinned Kawashima with the Northern Lights Bomb
4. UNBREAKABLE HATRED ~ SLAYER, Ryoma Inoue & Ichiyo Tatsuko defeated Hayato Saigo, Keoni Murata & Hiroshi Kuroki at 14:28 when SLAYER pinned Kuroki with the Zanzai Lariat
5. CHASE THE GOLD ~ Kenjiro Amagawa & Mikio Tsuruya defeated Keiji Hirano & "Texas Outlaw" Jake Bishop at 14:17 when Amagawa pinned Hirano with a Backdrop
6. FOLLOW THE PATH ~ Nobuyori Shimizu defeated Takayuki Ariwa at 14:12 with a running elbow
7. THE ENDLESS FIGHT ~ Yuki Nomura defeated Goro Iijima at 14:51 with the Twisted Angel Driver
8. VANQUISH THE DEMON ~ IFS Openweight Championship: Akuma Toyota (c) defeated Hiroyuki Takano at 16:47 with a lariat [V.1]
9. THE FINAL PILLAR STANDS ~ C-1 Heavyweight Championship: Seiji Ebisawa defeated “Supreme Commander” Tatsumichi Akamatsu (c) at 18:17 with a choke sleeper to become the 10th champion