NJFC presents Road To Glory

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New Japan Fighting Championship 

presents

ROAD TO GLORY

      SEPTEMBER 10TH, SATURDAY

Event: NJFC presents Road To Glory

Date: Saturday 10th September, 2016

Ring Announcer: Mai Kado

Referees: Takeda Hanzo, Oliver Reid and Shinobu Ichii

Backstage Interviewers: Joey Miles and Rachel Kenshin

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FREEVIEW
The following event is free for viewing on youtube and on the NJFC website.

Opening Match

Singles Match

Leon Cashmere vs. Konrad Raab

Mai Kado: The following contest is scheduled for one fall with a thirty minute time limit!

The first chords of "Kashmir" hit and the lights instantly kill except for one spotlight coming up from the bottom of the stage as smoke begins to fill around the area as the slow violin plays. Suddenly the violin stops and the lights kill, the fans pop loudly as the guitars and drums kick in and now standing in the spotlight which flashes different colors with the smoke all around him as Leon Cashmere stands, taking in the music with his black ring jacket which reads CASHMERE in golden letters across the back.

Mai Kado: From Knoxville, Tennessee weighing in a two hundred and thirty six pounds.. LEON CASHMERE!

Slowly he looks up in the spotlight and toward the ring as the song really kicks in the lights come up in white with every crescendo of the song as Leon begins his walk to the ring, slapping hands with the fans down both sides of the aisles as slides up onto the ring apron on one knee, wipes his feet before he gets into the ring and then nods along to the music before he lowers to his knee before the next crescendo in the song and when it hits he quickly bounces to his feet and lifts both fists in the air with a yell, holding one hand on the top rope as the crowd erupts. He does this on both sides before taking off his ring jacket and retreating to his corner and hunching down and placing his jacket underneath the turnbuckle as he waits, still hunched and waiting for the bell.

Sato: Leon Cashmere surprised even himself at Resurgence with an impressive victory over Cyrus Riddle!

Shiozaki: Impressive indeed! Cyrus Riddle has been successful all across the globe. Tonight we’ll see if he can ride that wave of momentum into this upcoming bout with Konrad Raab!

Gozen: Konrad Raab falls on the other end of the spectrum. He suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the GPC World Heavyweight title match against Jon Keller! He’ll surely be looking to rebound and get back to winning ways!

Mai Kado: And his opponent, from Cologne, Germany, weighing in at 230lbs... The Iceman... Konrad Raab!!!!

Cold as Ice by M.O.P plays over the sound system as Konrad comes out through the curtain just wearing his blue and white mask with white hair along with his wrestling trousers with his nickname The Iceman on the front of them with Pit Bull Energy logos on the side of his trousers with black gloves on both of his hands and high fives the fans as he goes up the stairs before going in-between the ropes and does a holdup on each turnbuckle and everyone cheers him as he does a few boxing punches to the cameras before he looks at Cashmere waiting for the match to start.

Shiozaki: Both men look determined.

Gozen: As they should. May not be a championship on the line, but this match has got the feel of it!

Sato: And I don’t think the official can stall much longer!

The referee signals for the opening bell and both men come out of their respective corners. They slowly circle around one another, sizing each other up. Konrad Raab holds his fist out and Cashmere matches it, tapping their knuckles together as a sign of respect before locking up with a collar and elbow tie up. After jockeying for position, Konrad Raab slips behind Leon Cashmere with a rear waist lock. Cashmere reaches down and begins pulling at Raabs grip. He manages to break his hands apart, and counters with a hammerlock. Raab clutches his shoulder as Cashmere wrenches his arm upwards. Raab throws a few back elbows, connecting with the side of Cashmere’s face, forcing him to release the hold. Raab runs towards the ropes and rebounds towards Cashmere, throwing his arm up for a clothesline. Cashmere ducks underneath and spins around as Raab rebounds, hitting him with a roaring elbow! Raab drops down to one knee but quickly shakes it off. He rises up to his feet and connects with a European uppercut that knocks Cashmere back a few steps. Cashmere smirks and then meets Raab in the center of the ring. They begin exchanging knife-edge chops with Cashmere getting the upper hand. He grabs Raab by the back of the head and pulls him in, hitting him with a knee to the gut. As Raab tries to catch his breath, Cashmere connects with a combination of strikes: a leg kick to the knee, a palm thrust to the chest, a spinning back fist to the jaw, and a leaping knee that drops Raab to the mat.

Shiozaki: Leon Cashmere with an impressive onslaught of strikes may have Raab seeing double!

Sato: And he doesn’t look like he’s going to let up.

Cashmere drops down and covers Konrad Raab with a full mount. He begins pummeling Raab with a mix of hammer fists and elbow strikes. Raab covers up, trying to protect his head from the vicious strikes. Cashmere sees the opening and locks onto an arm, swing his leg around and pulling back with an armbar. Raab rolls towards Cashmere, rolling him back onto his shoulders for the cover.

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Cashmere is forced to give up on the submission and kicks out of the pin attempt.

Gozen: Raab almost stole one early on in this match.

Raab and Cashmere pop up to their feet but Leon is quickly sent back down with an arm drag. Cashmere bounces off of the canvas and rises back up to his feet. He is quickly thrown back down with another arm drag takedown. Cashmere tries to stand but staggers back into the corner. Raab charges the corner and crushes Cashmere against the turnbuckle with a running splash. He backs up and allows Cashmere to stumble forward. Raab side steps him and traps his arms behind his back, slamming him backwards with a tiger suplex, bridging for the pin attempt.

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Cashmere wiggles free and gets a shoulder up off of the mat before the ref counts to three.

Shiozaki: Perfectly executed tiger suplex from the Iceman.

Gozen: Raab has seemed to recover flawlessly from the early onslaught by Leon Cashmere.

Sato: Looked like he was rocked but kept his composure throughout and turned things around.

Raab watches as Cashmere uses the ropes to pull himself up to his feet. He quickly locks in a rear waist lock but Cashmere drops down and rolls forward, countering into a kneebar as Raab hits the canvas face first. Raab reaches out and quickly grabs a hold of the bottom rope. Cashmere releases the submission hold at the official's request. Raab rises to his feet but Cashmere is hovering over him. Cashmere grabs a rear waist lock and rolls backwards. He follows through the roll and slams Raab backwards with a rolling German suplex! Cashmere is quick to his feet and runs off of the ropes. He meets up with Lord Raab as he tries to push up to his feet and hits a running big boot to the face! Cashmere drops down onto Raab and looks for the cover.

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Raab pushes Cashmere off and twists his upper body, shooting his right shoulder off of the mat.

Sato: That boot to the face may have rattled Raab’s brain a bit.

Gozen: He still doesn't look like he's all there!

Shiozaki: Now's the time to capitalize!

Cashmere lifts Raab up to his feet and whips him across the ring. On the rebound he tries for a lariat but Raab ducks underneath and runs around him back towards the ropes he just came off of. Raab rushes towards Cashmere and slides underneath a spinning back kick. Cashmere lands on his feet and quickly sends himself off of the ropes. He upends Konrad Raab with a dropkick to the knee! Cashmere watches Raab roll around, grabbing his knee. He quickly grabs him by the ankle and places his foot on the back of his knee, driving it down onto the mat! Cashmere allows for Raab to rise up to his feet and corners him as he’s standing against the ropes. Cashmere unloads a series of leg kicks to the outside of the targeted knee. He reaches down and grabs Raab by the leg, pulling him away from the ropes and dragging him down with a dragon screw leg whip!

Gozen: Leon Cashmere is on that leg like a shark that smells blood in the water!

Sato: As he should be!

Cashmere lifts Konrad Raab up to his feet and drags him over to the corner. He intertwines his leg with Raab’s and drives him backwards with a Russian leg sweep into the turnbuckles! Cashmere then grabs Raab’s tender leg and pulls it over the bottom rope and then back underneath. He wrenches the leg upwards, torquing his knee awkwardly with the assist from the ring rope. The official uses his five count to get Cashmere to release the hold, which he finally does at the last possible moment.

Shiozaki: Leon Cashmere is not one to bend the rules but he’s not stupid either. Using every final hundredth of a second is well within the rulebook.

Sato: And every hundredth of a second that knee shreds, it becomes harder to put any weight on it.

Raab rolls under the ropes and out onto the apron. Cashmere pulls him up to his feet but is met by an unsuspecting European uppercut. Cashmere darts his shoulder between the ropes and hits a shoulder thrust to gut that drops Raab down to one knee. Cashmere climbs out of the ring and onto the apron and is instantly wrapped up and driven back first into the ring post. Raab spins Cashmere around and secures a rear waist lock. He slams him back with a German suplex onto the ring apron!

Gozen: Cashmere just got dropped on the hardest part of the ring!

Sato: There’s no way that feels good.

Raab rolls off of the apron and after hobbling on his feet, he pushes a lifeless Leon Cashmere back into the ring, under the ropes. He gingerly pulls himself up onto the apron and climbs back into the ring. Cashmere pushes up to his feet and turns right into a stiff spinebuster from Raab! Raab looks around at the appreciative audience and nods his head. He drags Cashmere up and then drops him right back down to the canvas with his signature chokeslam powerbomb!

Shiozaki: Iceinator!

Raab folds Cashmere up and hooks his leg for the cover.

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Cashmere kicks Raab off of him and tries to work his way back up to his feet. He spins around to face his opponent and is instantly driven back down, face first, with The Ice Storm! Cashmere is out cold as Raab rolls him onto his back. Raab presses down on his chest and watches as the refs hands drop down to the mat.

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Sato: Raab wins it!

Gozen: That’s how you come back from a heartbreaking loss!

The closing bell rings and the live audience is showering Raab with appreciation as the official raises his arm up into the air.

MAIN EVENT

Three Way Brawl

Chris Madison vs. Mark Storm vs. Maddox Lucien 

Mai Kado: The following contest is scheduled for a one fall and is your main event of the evening!

The venue's lights cut out, causing the entire building to go dark. Static feedback screeches over the P.A. system, forcing the fans in the audience to cover their ears. The video screen near the entrance way lights up with a white snowy picture, barely illuminating the entrance ramp.

Shiozaki: The main event of the evening is upon us! What a match this is scheduled to be. 

Gozen: All organized on twitter between these three men, this promises to be one hell of a main event. 

A black handprint slowly fades into the picture with a red anarchy symbol carved into the palm of the handprint before the screen cuts to black with white lettering that spells out "Unstable". The crowd jumps to their feet, a 50/50 split between cheers and boos, as the static feedback is replaced by the opening chorus to Bullet For My Valentine's single You Want a Battle? (Here's A War).

"We will not take this anymore

These words will never be ignored

You want a battle

HERE'S A WAR!!"

A sole spotlight focuses on the curtain for the entranceway as Chris Madison steps out. His head is tucked down and covered by a black towel, focusing on the ground beneath him.

Sato: Chris Madison took out Eric Darkthorne, who's been so dominant in his time here in New Japan Fighting Championship. That's a big statement, but he's got an event bigger one ahead of him tonight, facing two, young, hungry, wrestlers who'll wanna shot at ending that streak of his, that's for sure. 

Gozen: Chris Madison is a machine in the ring. He's a no nonsense kind of guy, driven by a desire to find "the next great fight". We saw that at Resurgence when he took on Eric Darkthorne, and we'll see that tonight!

The mixed crowd erupts in anticipation as Madison stands as still as a statue. He finally brings his fists up towards his face and punches himself on the jaw with both hands before ripping the towel from his head and spiking it down to the ground.

Mai Kado: Coming to the ring from Long Island, New York, weighing in at two hundred twenty pounds and standing six feet tall, "Mayhem" CHRIS MAAADDIISSOONN!!!

Madison charges to the ring and slides in under the bottom rope before hopping up to his feet. He walks towards the nearest ropes corner and climbs up to the second rope, surveying the live crowd before holding his arms out horizontally.

Mai Kado: And his opponent...

The lights in the arena begin to dim and the EWC audience rise to their feet, as the nostalgic melody of "Paradise Circus" by Massive Attack begins to play through the PA speakers. Smoke begins to rise from the stage and the audience begin to applaud, as emerging from the clouded mist is the self proclaimed "reckoning of professional wrestling" - Mark Storm, who stands tall at the top of the entrance ramp.

Shiozaki: The man that is so busy at the moment, mister Mark Storm. You've got to think, this man finds himself in a match almost every day of the week, that's got to take a toll on him, right? Are we going to be seeing the same Mark Storm, that we've seen previously?

Sato: He's talented, there's no doubt about that. But he is going to diminish, he's going to kill himself trying to be the best around.

A smile is plastered on his face as he marvels at the scenery, embracing all the cheers as he closes his eyes and widens his arms before coming down the ramp.

Mai Kado: From New York, Brooklyn; weighing in a two hundred and twenty pounds.. He is the reckoning of professional wrestling.. ladies and gentlemen give it up for, MARRKKKK STORMMMMM!

Standing by the edge of the ring, he lets out a triumphant roar, with the audience roaring back to him as he jumps onto the apron before he slingshots his way over the top rope. Dressed in his usual wrestling attire; consisting of black boots, with black knee pads, wrestling trunks with his name written on them and with stars coming down both sides, tape wrapped around his elbows, and mixed martial arts styled gloves. He falls to his knees in the middle of the ring, looking up at the heavens as his theme music slowly begins to fade out.

Mai Kado: And their opponent..

“Bullet With A Name” by Nonpoint begins to play as the lights in the arena dim. A red hue fills the arena as Maddox Lucien walks out onto the ring entrance stage and stares at the ring.

Mai Kado: Coming to the ring at this time, residing in Budapest, Hungary. Standing at an even six feet tall and weighing in at two hundred and forty pounds. He is the man known as Violence! He is Maddox Lucien!

Maddox starts walking down the ramp paying no attention to any fans until he reaches the bottom of the ramp. He makes like he’s going to backhand a fan and gives a smile as the fan gets riled up over it.

Shiozaki: And the last of the three, mister Maddox Lucien! This kid is impressive!

Gozen: A massive win over a former 4CW Champion in his belt, he's only been around a couple of months and he's already turning heads, so much so that he's been given the opportunity to main event out here in Japan!

He turns his attention back to the ring and hops up onto the apron with a single knee. He stands up and then pulls back on the top rope before he springs over and lands inside the ring.

DING DING DING!

The bell rings and there's a buzz around the arena as the three men all look at each other in their corners, nodding their heads in appreciation of the moment before they make their way to the centre of the ring. They're slow in their approach and analytical, making sure that they're not moving too fast or too slow, as well as watching their opponents for any sudden movements. They all suddenly pause, and the noise in the arena decreases as the three men remain stagnant, stretching their arms out wide and connecting hands before suddenly, the beat that is Chris Madison makes his first hit, targeting the Prince of CHAOS - Mark Storm, and Maddox Lucien joins in with the attack. They corner Storm and unleash a barrel of boots to the already beaten grappler who'd been competing only a few hours before. Storm attempts to fight back, blocking a punch attempt from Maddox but Madison nails him with a straight forearm strike that sends Storm back into the corner. Maddox then turns Madison around and delivers an arm drag, performed in a Judo style; that goes well with the audience but they remain silent.

Shiozaki: And already Maddox Lucien showing what he's got in his locker. 

Sato: Lucien is well trained in martial arts and an excellent brawler; uses environment to his advantage

The two men are back up and this time it's Madison on the attack, looking for a lariat but Maddox ducks under his arm, looking for a pele kick but Madison takes a step backward. Madison is then turned around but Mark Storm who connects with a combination of strikes, a number of chops connecting with the chest of Madison before a slap to the face connects, a kick to the thigh, a spinning backfist and just as Storm looks to connect with a discuss clothesline, Madison ducks under and Storm follows through on Maddox, taking him out superbly. Storm rises to his feet and turns around to see a massive grin on the face of Madison, who invites his opponent. The two then grapple with a collar to elbow in the centre of the ring, with Storm gaining the upperhand using his size as an advantage and pushing Madison up against the corner.

The referee separates the two but Storm then brings Madison to the centre of the ring, and delivers knee's to the mid section of Madison, who eats them up pretty well. Storm let's go of him and Madison stumbles backwards into the path of Maddox, who nails him with a club from behind. Madison staggers back into the path of Storm, who connects with a vicious forearm strike. Moving back to Maddox, and this time it's a stunning backhand chop that connects. Storm then grabs Madison and flips him onto his ass, before connecting with a kick to his back, creating a clapping noise as he connects. Madison's back falls onto the canvas and Storm looks at Maddox and ask's him whether he can do any better. Maddox smirks, lifts Madison back up to a seated position, and delivers a kick to the back of his own! 

Maddox is impressed by his own move and is distracted for a moment, allowing Storm to quickly surprise him with a quick roll up attempt.


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Shiozaki: A quick attempt by Storm simply isn't enough!

The two men are back up in a shot but once again, Storm manages to get a pin attempt on Maddox!

Gozen: And he's going for it again!

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Both men are back up on their feet and as Storm goes firing in Maddox grabs the arm of Storm, wrenching it around before delivering a DDT on his opponent before transition into a camel clutch submission in quick succession! Maddox applies as much pressure as he can and looks as if he's going to make Storm tap but Storm is resilient, and refuses. Madison comes back into the fray and delivers a kick to the chest of Maddox who releases Storm. Madison is on him like a rash, delivering a barrel of forearm strikes to the already downed Maddox before unleashing some elbows too. Maddox is by the corner and Madison has him locked in there, using his striking game to his advantage, delivering strike after strike, with each strike being harder than the last. Madison then turns his attention on Storm who is gradually making it back up to his feet. He grabs him and Irish whips him to the corner before running at him and performing a Yakuzua kick in the corner. He then comes out of the corner and runs to the ropes whilst Storm staggers out, ducking under a strike attempt and performing a Dragon suplex on Storm! He rises to his feet and soaks up the cheers from the audience, clasping his hands together. 

Sato: Chris Madison with a sweet Dragon suplex on Mark Storm, soaking up those cheers right now. 

Shiozaki: But not for too long, just like any great champ, he's back on the grind. 

Mounting on top of Storm, Madison connects with a number of strikes on his opponent whilst Maddox makes his way over, lifting Madison off of him, turning him around and backhand chop to the chest. Maddox backs off a little for a run up, running up to Madison and connecting with a high knee to the face that stuns Madison who stumbles down and falls through the ropes. Maddox then turns his attention on Storm by the corner and connects with some strikes of his own. Maddox then runs to the ropes but doesn't make it back to Storm as from under the bottom rope comes the hand of Madison, who pulls him back and forces Maddox to fall. Madison is on the apron and Storm runs at him but a spear between the ropes connects from Madison! He then slingshots his way back into the ring and jabs Storm in the jaw. He turns around and forearm strikes Maddox twice. He then turns around and kicks Storm in the gut and get's him in a DDT position. He turns around and kicks Maddox in the gut, bringing him in too and delivering a double DDT! Madison then covers Storm.

Shiozaki: DOUBLE DDT BY CHRIS MADISON!

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Gozen: Maddox Lucien just in time! 

Wild at Heart Maddox Lucien with the save, and he brings Madison up to his feet and forces him to the corner. He turns around and see's that Storm is already set up in the corner and grins, grabbing the arm of Madison and Irish whips him into the direction of Storm, who comes off of the corner, slides under the arm of Madison before leaping up and connecting with a lariat on Maddox into the corner. Storm then looks for an Irish whip on Maddox into the corner but he reverses, sending Storm into the corner where Madison is, Madison moves out of the way whilst Storm uses the ropes to get himself onto the apron. Before Madison can turn around Storm connects with an enziguri from the apron that stuns Madison who staggers to the centre of the ring, Maddox comes flying out of his corner and looks for a lariat, Madison ducks under, turns Maddox around and performs a dragon suplex. Madison rises to his feet and spots Storm readying himself on the apron, springboarding his way into the ring but Madison catches him with a codebreaker!

Shiozaki: THAT WAS OUT OF THIS WORLD!

Sato: DID THAT JUST HAPPEN? A CODEBREAKER BY MADISON PERFORMED ON STORM WHO CAME SPRINGBOARD OFF OF THE APRON!

A chorus of cheers echo through the arena but before Madison can make any attempt to cover, Maddox comes from behind..

Shiozaki: LIGHTS OUTT!!!

Gozen: FINISHING MOVE BY MADDOX LUCIEN!

Sato: IT'S GOTTA BE OVER!

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Shiozaki: Mark Storm with the save! 

Storm then picks Maddox up and lifts him up onto his shoulders..

Throwing him up into the air..

And driving his knee into his skull!!

Shiozaki: DYYSSSSTOOPPIAAAAAAAA!

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Gozen: AND THIS TIME IT'S CHRIS MADISON WITH THE SAVE!

The pop that ensues is electric as Madison locks Storm in a Peruvian necktie submission!

Shiozaki: That's gotta be it! Peruvian Necktie, locked in!

The pain is unbearable..

Storm is reaching for the ropes..

Maddox is regaining consciousness.. 

But it's too late!

Storm taps out!

DING DING DING!

Mai Kado: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE WINNER OF THE MATCH BY WAY OF SUBMISSION, CHRISSS MADDISSSOONNN!