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More cards for "RISE UP TOUR 2008" by Irving - 05/08/08 1:42 pm  AJPW, 4/29/08 (GAORA TV) Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium 3,200 Fans 1. Nobutaka Araya & Nobukazu Hirai beat T28 & KAI (10:56) when Araya used a moonsault press on T28. 2. Kaz Hayashi, El Samurai & Katsuhiko Nakajima beat Shuji Kondo, "brother" YASSHI & Al Daivari (13:14) when Hayashi used the Final Cut on YASSHI. 3. Taiyo Kea & Minoru Suzuki  beat Seiya Sanada & Manabu Soya (14:42) when Kea used the TKO34th on Sanada.4. NOSAWA Rongai, MAZADA & TAKEMURA beat Osamu Nishimura (22:27). Osamu Nishimura beat NOSAWA Rongai (12:40) with the figure four leglock. Osamu Nishimura beat MAZADA (13:27) with an inside cradle. TAKEMURA beat Osamu Nishimura (22:27) with a German Suplex hold. 5. AJPW World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Ryuji Hijikata beat Silver King (c) (17:41) with a modified armlock (Hijikata becomes the 25th champion). 6. AJPW World Tag Team Title: Keiji Muto & Joe Doering (c) beat TARU & ZODIAC (18:48) when Muto used the Shining Wizard on TARU (1st defense). 7. Triple Crown: Suwama beat Kensuke Sasaki (c) (29:55) with a frog splash (Suwama becomes the 37th champion). Muto wins the IWGP! by Irving - 04/27/08 1:46 pm  NJPW, 4/27/08 (WPW/PPV) Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium 6,000 Fans - No Vacancy - IWGP Heavyweight Title: Keiji Muto  beat Shinsuke Nakamura (c) (22:34) with a moonsault press (Muto becomes the 49th champion).
4/26 results by Irving - 04/26/08 11:20 am AJPW, 4/26/08 Fukuyama Industrial Exchange Hall Big Rose 1,200 Fans 1. Seiya Sanada beat Hajime Suruga (11:10) with a crabhold. 2. MAZADA beat T28 (11:46) with the Shoda Drop. 3. Kaz Hayashi, SUSUMU & Forerunner beat Nobutaka Araya, Nobutaka Araya & Detective HOGO (16:25) when SUSUMU pinned HOGO. 4. Keiji Muto, Joe Doering, Ryuji Hijikata & HANZO beat TARU, ZODIAC, Silver King & Al Daivari (14:36) when ZODIAC was disqualified due to TARU's intrusion. 5. Taiyo Kea, Minoru Suzuki  & TAKEMURA beat Osamu Nishimura, El Samurai & Manabu Soya (25:45) when Suzuki used a rear naked chokehold on Soya.6. Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima beat Suwama & KAI (16:52) when Sasaki used a lariat on KAI. 4/24 Results by Irving - 04/24/08 2:13 pm It seems as if the arguing between "GURENTAI" members, Minoru Suzuki and Taiyo Kea didn't end on 4/20 after their formation. The two have been caught arguing backstage about just who the true leader of the group will be. Is the new unit doomed from the start? AJPW, 4/24/08 Takamatsu Citizen Gymnasium 850 Fans 1. TAKEMURA beat Manabu Soya (7:50) with a crabhold. 2. Kaz Hayashi & El Samurai beat Ryuji Hijikata & KAI (13:48) when Hayashi used the Final Cut on KAI. 3. Osamu Nishimura & Joe Doering beat Nobutaka Araya & Nobukazu Hirai (12:55) when Doering used the jumping powerbomb on Araya. 4. Silver King beat T28 (11:10) with the Death Valley Bomb. 5. TARU, ZODIAC & Al Daivari beat Taiyo Kea, Minoru Suzuki & MAZADA (17:17) when ZODIAC used the Murder Bomb on MAZADA.6. Keiji Muto, Suwama & Seiya Sanada beat Kensuke Sasaki, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Takashi Okita (21:30) when Sanada used a German Suplex hold on Okita. Muto & Akebono talk! 4/23 Results! by Irving - 04/23/08 12:34 pm Keiji Muto & Akebono held talks yesterday for the latest installment of the "KEIJI*MUTO SHOW" set to air next month on Samurai! TV. Out of the talks came Akebono admitting to wanting to be the next F-1 Tag Title challenger, citing the "Muto Festival" on 6/10 in Korakuen as a possible date, and that if Suwama won the TC, that he would like to face Suwama in a singles match in order to see how much the two have grown since Akebono graduated from All Japan. AJPW, 4/23/08 Ehime ITEM 2,700 Fans - Super No Vacancy 1. MAZADA beat Hiroshi Yamato (13:06) with a crabhold. 2. Osamu Nishimura & El Samurai beat Nobutaka Araya & Nobukazu Hirai (11:55) when Nishimura used an inside cradle on Araya. 3. Kaz Hayashi, Joe Doering & Hajime Suruga beat T28, Seiya Sanada & Manabu Soya (16:28) when Doering used a lariat on T28. 4. Al Daivari beat KAI (6:25) with the Magic Carpet. 5. Taiyo Kea, Minoru Suzuki & TAKEMURA beat Kensuke Sasaki, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Takashi Okita (20:43) when TAKEMURA used the M9 on Okita.6. TARU, ZODIAC & Silver King beat Keiji Muto, Suwama & Ryuji Hijikata (15:41) when Silver King used the Death Valley Bomb on Hijikata. Kensuke Office 4/19 results by Irving - 04/22/08 2:11 pm  Kensuke Office, 4/19/08 Kensuke Office Yoshikawa Exercise Hall 150 Fans - No Vacancy 1. Numazu Man beat Kikutaro (10:55) with the Raw Tonic. 2. Manabu Hara  & Daichi Kakimoto  beat Kento Miyahara & Yuta Yoshikawa (16:24) when Hara used the German Suplex hold on Yoshikawa.3. Katsuhiko Nakajima & Takashi Okita beat Bear Fukuda  & CHANGO (14:31) when Nakajima used the German Suplex hold on CHANGO.
News and notes by Irving - 04/21/08 4:58 am  AJPW, 4/23/08 Ehime ITEM 1. Hiroshi Yamato vs. MAZADA 2. Osamu Nishimura & El Samurai vs. Nobutaka Araya & Nobukazu Hirai 3. KAI vs. Al Daivari 4. Kaz Hayashi, Joe Doering & Hajime Suruga vs. T28, Seiya Sanada & Manabu Soya 5. Kensuke Sasaki, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Takashi Okita vs. Taiyo Kea, Minoru Suzuki & TAKEMURA6. Keiji Muto, Suwama & Ryuji Hijikata vs. TARU, ZODIAC & Silver King AJPW, 4/24/08 Takamatsu City Gymnasium 1. Hajime Suruga vs. TAKEMURA 2. Osamu Nishimura & Manabu Soya vs. KAI & Hiroshi Yamato 3. Kaz Hayashi, Joe Doering & El Samurai vs. Nobutaka Araya, Nobukazu Hirai & Ryuji Hijikata 4. T28 vs. Silver King 5. Taiyo Kea, Minoru Suzuki & MAZADA vs. TARU, ZODIAC & Al Daivari6. Keiji Muto, Suwama & Seiya Sanada vs. Kensuke Sasaki, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Takashi Okita AJPW, 4/26/08 Fukuyama Industrial Exchange Hall Big Rose 1. Seiya Sanada & Manabu Soya vs. Hajime Suruga & Takashi Okita 2. T28 vs. MAZADA 3. Kaz Hayashi, SUSUMU & WRESTLE GATE representative vs. Nobutaka Araya, Nobukazu Hirai & Detective HOGO 4. Keiji Muto, Joe Doering, Ryuji Hijikata & HANZO vs. TARU, ZODIAC, Silver King & Al Daivari 5. Osamu Nishimura, El Samurai & Hiroshi Yamato vs. Taiyo Kea, Minoru Suzuki & TAKEMURA6. Suwama & KAI vs. Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima AJPW, 4/29/08 (GAORA TV) Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium 1. Nobutaka Araya, Nobukazu Hirai & Hajime Suruga vs. T28, KAI & Hiroshi Yamato 2. Kaz Hayashi, El Samurai & Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Shuji Kondo, "brother" YASSHI & Al Daivari 3. Seiya Sanada & Manabu Soya vs. Taiyo Kea & Minoru Suzuki 4. Osamu Nishimura vs. NOSAWA Rongai, MAZADA & TAKEMURA 5. AJPW World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Silver King (c) vs. Ryuji Hijikata 6. AJPW World Tag Team Title: Keiji Muto & Joe Doering (c) vs. TARU & ZODIAC 7. Triple Crown: Kensuke Sasaki (c) vs. Suwama 4/20 Results by Irving - 04/20/08 5:03 am Taiyo Kea declined membership to VM and has instead formed a new unit with Minoru Suzuki and the Tokyo Gurentai! The unit will now go under the name of "GURENTAI", but the unit already had their first squabble backstage after debating on who the leader of the group would be. NOSAWA Rongai won a game of jangen, but Suzuki shot his leadership down immediately. It also seems as if Suzuki & Kea will challenge for the World Tag Titles in Aichi instead of a VM represented team. Of course Suwama and Kensuke Sasaki clashed in the main event, which has been described as a hard hitter. Sasaki told Suwama that he wasn't ready to part with the Triple Crown and turned into "demon coach" today with Suwama describing every shot of Sasaki's being "heavy". Suwama said this has given him more motivation to "arrive" in Aichi, and that Sasaki would not leave the show with the Triple Crown. Osamu Nishimura and TAKEMURA finally had their singles showdown, which was interrupted by NOSAWA & MAZADA, which in turn infuriated Nishimura. Nishimura told TAKEMURA that he would wrestle all three men immediately if had to in order to close that chapter of his life. Today also saw Hiroshi Yamato become the official MC for All Japan, but TARU interrupted (sound familiar?) and eventually VM showed up one by one, bullying the young player with his first major responsibility. After TARU and VM finished their MC performance, Yamato returned to the ring and introduced a few new calls such as "All Japan Fight!" and "Flutter to tomorrow!". AJPW, 4/20/08 (Samurai! TV) Tokyo Korakuen Hall 1,200 Fans 1. Masanobu Fuchi & Nobutaka Araya beat Hajime Suruga & Kento Miyahara (10:57) when Araya used a lariat on Miyahara. 2. KAI beat T28 (7:26) with a Splash Plancha. 3. Silver King, "brother" YASSHI & Al Daivari beat Ryuji Hijikata, Seiya Sanada & Hiroshi Yamato (11:40) when Daivari used the Magic Carpet on Yamato. 4. Minoru Suzuki, NOSAWA Rongai & MAZADA beat Nobukazu Hirai, Kaz Hayashi & El Samurai (13:00) when Suzuki used a Gotch-style piledriver on Hirai. 5. Osamu Nishimura beat TAKEMURA (12:13) when NOSAWA Rongai & MAZADA intruded. 6. Keiji Muto, Taiyo Kea & Joe Doering beat TARU, Shuji Kondo & Voodoo Mask (10:42) when Kea used the TKO34th on Voodoo Mask. 7. Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima beat Suwama & Manabu Soya (26:40) when Sasaki used the Strangle hold on Soya. News and notes by Irving - 04/19/08 6:03 am  Voodoo Murder member, ZODIAC, will be off of the 4/20 show due to problems with his flight to Japan, so the card has been changed again. This is reminiscent of the initial "HOLD OUT TOUR" in 2004, which was plagued by injuries and card changes. AJPW, 4/20/08 (Samurai! TV) Tokyo Korakuen Hall 1. Masanobu Fuchi & Nobutaka Araya vs. Hajime Suruga & Kento Miyahara 2. T28 vs. KAI 3. Ryuji Hijikata, Seiya Sanada & Hiroshi Yamato vs. Silver King, "brother" YASSHI & Al Daivari 4. Nobukazu Hirai, Kaz Hayashi & El Samurai vs. Minoru Suzuki , NOSAWA Rongai & MAZADA5. Osamu Nishimura vs. TAKEMURA 6. Keiji Muto, Taiyo Kea & Joe Doering vs. TARU, Shuji Kondo & Voodoo Mask 7. Suwama & Manabu Soya vs. Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima News and notes by Irving - 04/18/08 1:58 pm Triple Crown champion, Kensuke Sasaki, had words for Suwama. Sasaki stated that he remembers of their first singles encounter over 3 years ago, during his trial series as young "Kohei Suwama". Sasaki stated that every year Suwama changes, but that Sasaki himself hadn't, and wasn't even looking onwards to Aichi, as he wants Suwama to bring his toughest fight to Korakuen this Sunday first. Taiyo Kea sent in a press release stating these past few months have been the most trying for him during his 14 years as a member of All Japan. Kea acknowledged that he had been on a terrible losing streak as of late, and that TARU's constant invitation to join the Voodoo Murders hasn't made matters any easier, in fact, it's shaken him down to the very core. Kea sent a call to all of his ardent supporters from the last 14 years to show up at Korakuen this Sunday and support him, as he will tell the world of his decision then. Due to torn ligaments in both of his legs, Kensuke Office member, Ryuji Yamaguchi, will not be able to work the upcoming "GROWIN' UP 2008" series. The final card for 4/20 was released today, and it will be airing in semi-live form on Samurai! TV. The 4/29 big match is currently assumed to be a GAORA TV taping. AJPW, 4/20/08 (Samurai! TV) Tokyo Korakuen Hall 1. Masanobu Fuchi & Nobutaka Araya vs. Hajime Suruga & Kento Miyahara 2. T28 vs. KAI 3. Ryuji Hijikata, Seiya Sanada & Hiroshi Yamato vs. Silver King, Shuji Kondo & Al Daivari 4. Nobukazu Hirai, Kaz Hayashi & El Samurai vs. Minoru Suzuki , NOSAWA Rongai & MAZADA5. Osamu Nishimura vs. TAKEMURA 6. Keiji Muto, Taiyo Kea & Joe Doering vs. TARU, ZODIAC & "brother" YASSHI 7. Suwama & Manabu Soya vs. Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima AJPW, 4/29/08 (GAORA TV) Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium 1. AJPW World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Silver King (c) vs. Ryuji Hijikata 2. AJPW World Tag Team Title: Keiji Muto & Joe Doering (c) vs. Voodoo Murders Team 3. Triple Crown: Kensuke Sasaki (c) vs. Suwama June's schedule was released and it is fairly short this year. All Japan will be returning to Osaka Prefectural Gym #1 (6,800 seats) which saw the 2007 "World's Strongest Tag League" final be held. "CROSS OVER '08" 6/22 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall 6/24 @ Yonezawa City-Owned Gymnasium 6/25 @ Sakata City-Owned Gymnasium 6/28 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium TAKEMURA and Nishimura exchange words! by Irving - 04/16/08 12:23 am Tokyo Gurentai member, TAKEMURA, thanked the All Japan directors for allowing him a singles match with Osamu Nishimura, saying that their prompt action is highly appreciated. TAKEMURA swore to strike and crush Nishimura, and told the press that he would retire Nishimura in Korakuen, and urged the fans to carry their legs to Korakuen Hall in order to view this. Osamu Nishimura responded to TAKEMURA's comments saying that when TAKEMURA started "Muga" in 1995, he was a good friend who did both official and personal affairs, and when he joined New Japan in 2001, he remembers it like yesterday, but said that TAKEMURA will hold a grudge with him that must be settled in the middle of the ring after jumping from "Muga World" to All Japan. Nishimura said that he has seen TAKEMURA awaken after the incident in Nagano last year, and although it had been over five months since the incident that he wanted to finally hang the last conclusion in Korakuen on April 20th. Minoru Suzuki produces a show! by Irving - 04/14/08 1:02 pm Minoru Suzuki will be holding an independent performance in June to celebrate his 20th Anniversary as a pro-wrestler, and his 40th birthday! Suzuki stated he wanted to form a card that represented all aspects of his career, with just about every organization being involved. When asked about the youngman battle royal, Suzuki stated that the guys included so far would be the ones to pull their organizations, and that them having no bond between organizations was strange and disturbing. Suzuki finished that when he approached each organization, there were no problems so for fans to expect more youngmen to fill out the battle royal. SUZUKI MINORU "20thx2 Birthday Party", 6/17/08 Tokyo Korakuen Hall 1. Jushin Thunder Liger  & Takaku Fuke vs. Kikutaro & Mecha Mummy2. Katsuhiko Nakajima  vs. Hikaru Sato 3. Exhibition: Minoru Suzuki vs. Morris Smith 4. Battle Royal: Tetsuya Naito , Seiya Sanada  , Ippei Ota  , KUSHIDA  , Ryuji Yamaguchi & Other Players5. Naomichi Marufuji , NOSAWA Rongai & MAZADA vs. Kaz Hayashi , The Great Sasaki  & TAKA Michinoku  6. Minoru Suzuki vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
News and notes by Irving - 04/11/08 11:40 am Bad news for the Voodoo Murders. Satoshi Kojima had to urgently cancel his appearances on the upcoming tour, after suffering some nerve paralysis on his right elbow during the Champion Carnival and is undergoing immediate surgery to eleviate the injury. The returning "brother" YASSHI will take his place on 4/20 in Korakuen Hall, and for the rest of the cards on the tour. As broken yesterday by Kakutlog, All Japan President, Keiji Muto, will make his first challenge to New Japan's IWGP Heavyweight Title in years as he squares off against New Japan's, Shinsuke Nakamura! The match will take place in the Osaka Prefectural Gym "GROWIN' UP 2008" Cards & Other news by Irving - 04/10/08 10:52 am  AJPW, 4/20/08 (Samurai! TV) Tokyo Korakuen Hall 1. Masanobu Fuchi & Nobutaka Araya vs. Takashi Okita & Kento Miyahara 2. T28 vs. KAI 3. Ryuji Hijikata, Hiroshi Yamato & Hajime Suruga vs. Shuji Kondo, Silver King & Al Daivari 4. Nobukazu Hirai, Kaz Hayashi & El Samurai vs. Minoru Suzuki, NOSAWA Rongai & MAZADA 5. Osamu Nishimura vs. TAKEMURA 6. Keiji Muto, Taiyo Kea & Joe Doering vs. Satoshi Kojima, TARU & ZODIAC 7. Suwama, Seiya Sanada & Manabu Soya vs. Kensuke Sasaki, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Ryuji Yamaguchi AJPW, 4/29/08 Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium 1. AJPW World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Silver King (c) vs. Ryuji Hijikata 2. AJPW World Tag Team Title: Keiji Muto & Joe Doering (c) vs. Voodoo Murders Team 3. Triple Crown: Kensuke Sasaki (c) vs. Suwama In other news, All Japan has made the Dory Funk Jr. owned, "Funking Conservatory", their official American booking office and training base. Dory said he remembers when All Japan and the Funk's began their relationship in 1977, and that this will raise the worth of both groups across the world. 4/9 Results! by Irving - 04/09/08 7:49 am  In non-Carnival related news, Seiya Sanada continued to spear ahead as the leading charge for the newcomer generation, defeating another senior roster member, this time in Hirai. Sanada is gaining great confidence in his abilities, and is looking to move up the ladder more in his second year, with him making a mark in the Carnival this year. Ryuji Hijikata also suffered a direct defeat at the hands of Junior Champion, Silver King. Hopefully this hasn't shaken Hijikata's confidence as he has his greatest chance at acclaiming his first singles title as a member of All Japan later in the month agasint Silver King in Aichi. AJPW, 4/9/08 (GAORA TV) Tokyo Korakuen Hall 2,100 Fans - Super No Vacancy Full House 1. Kensuke Sasaki, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Ryuji Yamaguchi beat Taiyo Kea, Kaz Hayashi & T28 (11:44) when Nakajima used a German Suplex hold on T28. 2. Champion Carnival - Block B: Suwama [5] beat Joe Doering [4] (9:18) with an ankle hold. 3. Champion Carnival - Block B: Osamu Nishimura [3] beat Minoru Suzuki [4] (3:58) with a backslide.4. Champion Carnival - Block A: Toshiaki Kawada [5] beat Keiji Muto [5] (10:32) with a face kick. 5. Champion Carnival - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi [6] beat Satoshi Kojima [4] (18:10) with an inside cradle. 6. Seiya Sanada & Manabu Soya beat Nobutaka Araya & Nobukazu Hirai (10:43) when Sanada used a Dragon Suplex hold on Hirai. 7. TARU, Shuji Kondo & Silver King beat Ryuji Hijikata, KAI & Hiroshi Yamato (9:38) when Silver King used the Death Valley Bomb on Hijikata. 8. Champion Carnival - Final: Suwama beat Hiroshi Tanahashi (29:49) with the Last Ride.- Final standings for the 2008 Champion Carnival leagues. BLOCK A 1. Hiroshi Tanahashi [6] 2. Toshiaki Kawada [5] - Keiji Muto [5] 4. Satoshi Kojima [4] 5. Taiyo Kea [0] BLOCK B 1. Suwama [5] 2. Minoru Suzuki [4] - Joe Doering [4] - Kensuke Sasaki [4] 5. Osamu Nishimura [3] 4/8 Results by Irving - 04/08/08 10:06 am Taiyo Kea is completely shut out of the Carnival, losing his last tournament match today to VM member, Satoshi Kojima. AJPW, 4/8/08 (GAORA TV) Tokyo Korakuen Hall 1,700 Fans 1. Ryuji Hijikata & Katsuhiko Nakajima beat Nobukazu Hirai & Hajime Suruga (11:14) when Hijikata won by referee stop due to a crabhold. 2. Joe Doering, Kaz Hayashi & Seiya Sanada beat Nobutaka Araya, T28 & Manabu Soya (12:09) when Soya used a Jumping Powerbomb on Soya. 3. TARU, Shuji Kondo & Silver King beat Keiji Muto, KAI & Hiroshi Yamato (10:40) when Silver King used the Death Valley Driver on Yamato. 4. Champion Carnival - Block B: Suwama [3] beat Osamu Nishimura [1] (15:13) with a backdrop hold. 5. Champion Carnival - Block A: Satoshi Kojima [4] beat Taiyo Kea [0] (14:53) with a lariat. 6. Champion Carnival - Block A: Toshiaki Kawada [3] vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi [4] (30:00) ended in a time limit draw.7. Champion Carnival - Block B: Minoru Suzuki [4] beat Kensuke Sasaki [4] (12:22) with a rear naked chokehold.BLOCK A 1. Keiji Muto [5] 2. Satoshi Kojima [4] - Hiroshi Tanahashi [4]4. Toshiaki Kawada [3] 5. Taiyo Kea [0] BLOCK B 1. Joe Doering [4] - Minoru Suzuki [4]- Kensuke Sasaki [4] 4. Suwama [3] 5. Osamu Nishimura [1] 4/7 Results by Irving - 04/07/08 9:28 am AJPW, 4/7/08 (GAORA TV) Tokyo Korakuen Hall 1,700 Fans 1. Ryuji Hijikata & Katsuhiko Nakajima beat Nobutaka Araya & Nobukazu Hirai (10:48) when Nakajima used a face kick on Araya. 2. Hiroshi Yamato & KAI beat Kaz Hayashi & Hajime Suruga (10:22) when KAI used the splash plancha on Suruga. 3. Satoshi Kojima, TARU, Shuji Kondo & Silver King beat Osamu Nishimura, T28, Seiya Sanada & Manabu Soya (11:50) when Kojima used a lariat on Sanada. 4. Champion Carnival - Block B: Kensuke Sasaki [4] beat Joe Doering [4] (8:01) with a lariat. 5. Champion Carnival - Block A: Toshiaki Kawada [2] beat Taiyo Kea [0] (13:35) with an enzui knee attack. 6. Champion Carnival - Block B: Minoru Suzuki [2] beat Suwama [1] (9:31) with a sleeper hold.7. Champion Carnival - Block A: Keiji Muto [5] vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi [3] (30:00) ended in a time limit draw.BLOCK A 1. Keiji Muto [5] 2. Hiroshi Tanahashi [3]3. Satoshi Kojima [2] - Toshiaki Kawada [2] 4. Taiyo Kea [0] BLOCK B 1. Kensuke Sasaki [4] - Joe Doering [4] 3. Minoru Suzuki [2]4. Suwama [1] 5. Osamu Nishimura [0] 4/6 Results by Irving - 04/06/08 12:53 pm The biggest story out of today has to be another clean win by Joe Doering, this time over Nishimura. No one pegged the future gaijin ace to this far in his first tournament, and now all he has to do is get past Kensuke Sasaki and Suwama, which is much more easier said than done. Taiyo Kea continues his slump with TARU continuously trying to coax him into becoming a member of the alliance he's fought against since it's very inception, VM. Kea hasn't given an answer as he just leaves whenever TARU bombards him with offers to enter the stable, so the big question is whether or not Kea will join former bestbud Kojima, but this time, as a heel. AJPW, 4/6/08 (GAORA TV) Tokyo Korakuen Hall 1,900 Fans 1. Ryuji Hijikata, KAI & Hiroshi Yamato beat T28, Seiya Sanada & Manabu Soya (10:23) when Hijikata used a Fisherman Buster on T28. 2. Kaz Hayashi, Nobukazu Hirai & Katsuhiko Nakajima beat TARU, Shuji Kondo & Silver King (10:11) when TARU was disqualified. 3. Minoru Suzuki & TAKEMURA beat Toshiaki Kawada & Nobutaka Araya (14:15) when Suzuki used a Gotch-style Piledriver on Araya.4. Champion Carnival - Block B: Joe Doering [4] beat Osamu Nishimura [1] (25:20) with a Canadian Backbreaker. 5. Champion Carnival - Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi [2] beat Taiyo Kea [0] (20:53) with the High Fly Flow.6. Champion Carnival - Block B: Kensuke Sasaki [1] vs. Suwama [1] (30:00) ended in a time limit draw. 7. Champion Carnival - Block A: Keiji Muto [4] beat Satoshi Kojima [2] (17:36) by referee stop due to a cross armbreaker. It also seems as if former WWE wrestler, Shawn Daivari will be making his way to All Japan, make him the first person to enter from New York since Zach Gowen's departure. Today's results by Irving - 04/05/08 9:35 am AJPW, 4/5/08 Tokyo Korakuen Hall 1,900 Fans - No Vacancy 1. Seiya Sanada, KAI & Hiroshi Yamato beat Kaz Hayashi, Nobutaka Araya & Nobukazu Hirai (13:28) when Sanada used a cast-away German Suplex hold on Araya. 2. TARU, Shuji Kondo & Silver King beat Ryuji Hijikata, Katsuhiko Nakajima & T28 (11:31) when Silver King used the Death Valley Bomb on T28. 3. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tetsuya Naito beat Suwama & Manabu Soya (16:23) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Soya. 4. Champion Carnival - Block B: Joe Doering [2] beat Minoru Suzuki [0] (10:55) with a revolution-style Powerbomb. 5. Champion Carnival - Block B: Kensuke Sasaki [1] vs. Osamu Nishimura [1] (30:00) ended in a time limit draw. 6. Champion Carnival - Block A: Keiji Muto [2] beat Taiyo Kea [0] (16:41) with the Shining Wizard. 7. Champion Carnival - Block A: Satoshi Kojima [2] beat Toshiaki Kawada [0] (15:41) with a lariat. |
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vs. Ryuji Hijikata