Post by James Peterson on Jun 22, 2017 23:06:23 GMT
NEW JAPAN FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP
PRESENTS
ROAD TO PRIDE OF PURORESU CROWN: Night One!
Brought to you by Under Armour, Sony Entertainment, and Dr. Pepper
Saturday 17 June, 2017
Live from Kamei Arena Sendai in Sendai, Japan
As the Global Puroresu Committee is preparing to crown new champions at the Pride of Puroresu Crown, they want to see who among the competitors are willing to show that fighting spirit along the road to the big event. While this event may be short on matches, it does feature a six man match to begin the show, along with a defense of the Global Championship in the Main Event!
Opening Match
Six Man Tag-Team Matchup
Hijo Del ONI Ward, Desmond Masters & Tom LoBiondo vs Takashi Shinobu, Toshikazu & Kento Nagata
The opening match of the card. A team of gaijin taking on a team of natives. You can deduce who's side the crowd were on. It was a fun spectacle, a match which had elements of humor as well as seriousness to it With Hijo Del ONI Ward leading out his pack and Shinobu taking the role as leader of his team, this match would be between six men who also found themselves in the junior heavyweight divisions so also had implications of some potential singles matches that could follow. The impressive Toshikazu continued to show why he was a force to be reckoned with, starting off the match against Desmond Masters with the two both exchanging strikes as well as a series of lucha libre styled pins. It was Toshikazu who'd come out on top of their exchange, with Masters relying on his team to bail him out of the situation, making the tag to ONI Ward who looked to quench Toshikazu with his strength, but the quickness of Toshikazu was too much. In came Nagata, who's striking prowess was put on display, kick after kick after kick, ONI Ward wasn't too sure what exactly was happening but he wasn't liking it. Not one bit. Shinobu and LoBiondo were next in the ring, with Shinobu continuing to represent the natives in a positive light - LoBiondo was the strongest out of the three men on his team but still this wasn't enough to avoid defeat. Shinobu would connect with his finisher, making the tag to Nagata who'd do the same before the tag was made to Toshikazu, who'd finish the match and secure the victory for team Japan.
Winners: Takashi Shinobu, Toshikazu & Kento Nagata (05:32)
Second Match
Junior Heavyweight Matchup
Jessica Nitoh vs Anatasia Hayden
Third Match
Tag-Team Showcase Match
Devin Hearst & Jack Tillman vs Josh Garth & Talon Miles
It was a display of pure domination at it's finest.
Winners: Hearst & Tillman (02:54)
Main Event
Global Championship Match
Bryan Williams vs Craig Anderson
PRESENTS
ROAD TO PRIDE OF PURORESU CROWN: Night One!
Brought to you by Under Armour, Sony Entertainment, and Dr. Pepper
Saturday 17 June, 2017
Live from Kamei Arena Sendai in Sendai, Japan
As the Global Puroresu Committee is preparing to crown new champions at the Pride of Puroresu Crown, they want to see who among the competitors are willing to show that fighting spirit along the road to the big event. While this event may be short on matches, it does feature a six man match to begin the show, along with a defense of the Global Championship in the Main Event!
Opening Match
Six Man Tag-Team Matchup
Hijo Del ONI Ward, Desmond Masters & Tom LoBiondo vs Takashi Shinobu, Toshikazu & Kento Nagata
The opening match of the card. A team of gaijin taking on a team of natives. You can deduce who's side the crowd were on. It was a fun spectacle, a match which had elements of humor as well as seriousness to it With Hijo Del ONI Ward leading out his pack and Shinobu taking the role as leader of his team, this match would be between six men who also found themselves in the junior heavyweight divisions so also had implications of some potential singles matches that could follow. The impressive Toshikazu continued to show why he was a force to be reckoned with, starting off the match against Desmond Masters with the two both exchanging strikes as well as a series of lucha libre styled pins. It was Toshikazu who'd come out on top of their exchange, with Masters relying on his team to bail him out of the situation, making the tag to ONI Ward who looked to quench Toshikazu with his strength, but the quickness of Toshikazu was too much. In came Nagata, who's striking prowess was put on display, kick after kick after kick, ONI Ward wasn't too sure what exactly was happening but he wasn't liking it. Not one bit. Shinobu and LoBiondo were next in the ring, with Shinobu continuing to represent the natives in a positive light - LoBiondo was the strongest out of the three men on his team but still this wasn't enough to avoid defeat. Shinobu would connect with his finisher, making the tag to Nagata who'd do the same before the tag was made to Toshikazu, who'd finish the match and secure the victory for team Japan.
Winners: Takashi Shinobu, Toshikazu & Kento Nagata (05:32)
Second Match
Junior Heavyweight Matchup
Jessica Nitoh vs Anatasia Hayden
In a match that pitted two of NJFC’s young junior heavyweight women, Jessica Nitoh and Anastasia Hayden started off like a heavyweight fight! Nitoh came out of the corner and threw an immediate European Uppercut that knocked Hayden back into the ropes. Hayden exploded forward, mixing kicks at different levels, eventually chopping her opponent down to her knees. Hayden reached down, grabbed Jessica by the hair and pulled her up to her feet. She doubled her over and unleashes a series of kicks to the face, releasing her grip of her opponent's hair as the ref counted to four. Hayden would build on that momentum, using a side slam backbreaker and northern lights suplex to soften up her opponents back. After a meek pin attempt, Hayden lifted Nitoh up to her feet and whipped her hard into the corner. She quickly followed suit and caught Jessica Nitoh on the jaw with a running Yakuza kick! Nitoh would collapse to the canvas, leaving an opening for Hayden to take to the sky. Hayden climbed to the top rope and flew down onto her opponent with a diving double foot stomp that sucked the wind out of Nitoh and the live audience!
Miraculously, Nitoh wouldn't stay down. After the foot stomp she kicked out of a pin attempt. Hayden would frustratingly lift Nitoh to her feet only to get caught off guard by an inside cradle. Hayden quickly kicked out but was seeing stars after being hit by a jumping Yakuza kick as both competitors rose to their feet. Nitoh took control of the pace of the match and picked things up a bit. A few quick Japanese arm drags were followed by a headscissor takedown. Nitoh took to the corner as Hayden tried to collect her bearings and leaped off of the top rope, connecting with a flying forearm smash. With Hayden laid out near the ropes, Nitoh hopped over her, jumped up to the middle rope, and springboarded backwards with a moonsault! Nitoh would hook Hayden’s leg for the cover, but couldn't keep her down. Hayden powered out of the pin attempt and began to crawl towards the ropes. Nitoh grabbed Hayden by the ankles and dragged her to the center of the ring. She folded Ana’s legs over one another, entangling them with one her own as she bridged backwards into a Muta lock! Hayden had to fight the submission hold, scratching and clawing her way to the ropes; dragging the additional weight of Jessica Nitoh along with her. Eventually, despite the officials endless checks to see if she'd tap, Hayden would get her hand on the bottom rope and force the break.
Nitoh allowed Hayden to pull herself up to her feet and kept the onslaught going. She hit her with a vicious punch, punch, kick combination that dropped Hayden down to one knee. Nitoh bounced off of the ropes and charged her opponent, trying for a clothesline. Hayden ducked and immediately turned towards the ropes waiting for Nitoh to rebound. Hayden tried for a lariat of her own, but Nitoh ducked under, grabbed on, and swung herself around into The Dixon Arrow, a swinging DDT! Much to Jessica’s surprise, the pin attempt that ensued only mustered a two a count. After the failed pin attempt, Nitoh climbed to the top rope and flew through the air looking for a crossbody. Hayden stepped aside and found the opening to unleash hell with her signature stiff kicks, most impressively, a spinning back kick to the stomach that was followed by a switchblade kick to the back of Nitoh’s head. Hayden would let Nitoh get back up to her knees before spiking her head first into the canvas with her hurricanrana driver, Wolf Down. Nitoh showed how much fight she had in her by getting her shoulder up as the official’s hand came within inches from the mat.
Hayden seemed surprised by Nitoh’s unwillingness to stay down. In a momentary lapse of judgment, Hayden hovered over Nitoh with her arms spread out wide. Nitoh jumped up, latched onto an arm, and rolled into her cross armbreaker, Guardian of the Enterprise. Hayden bucked wildly, quickly making it to the ropes with her feet. As both competitors rose to their feet, Hayden charged and connected with She Was Only Seventeen, a running single leg dropkick. Hayden quickly made the cover and picked up the victory!
Winner: Anastasia Hayden (11:56)
Third Match
Tag-Team Showcase Match
Devin Hearst & Jack Tillman vs Josh Garth & Talon Miles
It was a display of pure domination at it's finest.
Winners: Hearst & Tillman (02:54)
Main Event
Global Championship Match
Bryan Williams vs Craig Anderson
The main event of the evening was a highly anticipated one. Out first making his way to the ring was the challenger Craig Anderson, who'd come out to a warm reception. Anderson had recently signed the dotted line that confirmed him as a regular roster member, and after his recent matches, the fans showed admiration to him. Bryan Williams was out, making his first defense since winning the championship at Global Takeover. He came out to a thunderous reception, the championship buckled around his waist as he made his way down to the ring. The two men would respectively shake hands before the bell was rung and the match begun.
As you can imagine, the atmosphere was buzzing and the two men embraced that, not moving as they nodded their heads at the audience's reaction, waiting patiently for the cheers to die down. But once they did, they circled the ring and it was back to action. Collar to elbow tie up with Bryan Williams being pushed back into the ropes by Anderson. The referee insisted that Anderson backed up and gradually, he did, faking the strike and simply patting Williams on the shoulders who replied with a poke in the eye. Anderson stumbled back before rushing forward, the referee apprehending him from reaching Williams who leaned back against the ropes, a grin on his face as he held his hands up. Anderson let up, pacing the ring with a seriousness about him. He then rushed to Williams who locked him in a side headlock, tightening the hold but Anderson was quick to bring him to the ropes. Williams was sent off to the opposite ropes, bouncing off of them and shoulder barging Anderson to the canvas. He then ran to the ropes again, Anderson leapfrogged over him - Williams bounced off the second set, rolling over the back of a bent over Anderson. The two men turned to face one another, Williams connected with a jab to the jaw, Anderson swung his foot toward him, Williams caught it - but Anderson would use his free leg to connect with an enziguri. Williams stumbled backwards whilst Anderson rose to his feet and hit the ropes, Williams catching him with an uppercut to stop him in his tracks. Williams then lifted him up, fireman carry position but Anderson would roll down his back, one arm swinging neckbreaker connecting. Williams would roll to the outside of the ring, holding onto the back of his head whilst Anderson stood in the middle of the ring, feeding off the energy of the fans.
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As you can imagine, the atmosphere was buzzing and the two men embraced that, not moving as they nodded their heads at the audience's reaction, waiting patiently for the cheers to die down. But once they did, they circled the ring and it was back to action. Collar to elbow tie up with Bryan Williams being pushed back into the ropes by Anderson. The referee insisted that Anderson backed up and gradually, he did, faking the strike and simply patting Williams on the shoulders who replied with a poke in the eye. Anderson stumbled back before rushing forward, the referee apprehending him from reaching Williams who leaned back against the ropes, a grin on his face as he held his hands up. Anderson let up, pacing the ring with a seriousness about him. He then rushed to Williams who locked him in a side headlock, tightening the hold but Anderson was quick to bring him to the ropes. Williams was sent off to the opposite ropes, bouncing off of them and shoulder barging Anderson to the canvas. He then ran to the ropes again, Anderson leapfrogged over him - Williams bounced off the second set, rolling over the back of a bent over Anderson. The two men turned to face one another, Williams connected with a jab to the jaw, Anderson swung his foot toward him, Williams caught it - but Anderson would use his free leg to connect with an enziguri. Williams stumbled backwards whilst Anderson rose to his feet and hit the ropes, Williams catching him with an uppercut to stop him in his tracks. Williams then lifted him up, fireman carry position but Anderson would roll down his back, one arm swinging neckbreaker connecting. Williams would roll to the outside of the ring, holding onto the back of his head whilst Anderson stood in the middle of the ring, feeding off the energy of the fans.
Sasuke special would connect and the fans would rise to their feet and applaud Anderson. Anderson smirked as he got up, a fist in the air before picking Williams up by his hair and rolling him into the ring. He would cover but would only get the two count. Anderson would use a tactic we hadn't seen much of from him, a much dirtier tactic. Stomps to the back of Williams who would crawl over to the corner. Anderson would help him up, a backhand chop to the chest followed by a series of shoot kicks to the chest, a tenacity unlike any other being shown by Anderson, who was all about bringing it to Bryan Williams. Williams stumbled out of the corner, clutching his chest whilst Anderson ran to the ropes, bouncing off of them only to be met with a rolling elbow by Williams. Anderson staggered, falling to a knee and Williams would level him, an exploder suplex by Williams who would then cover, but only a two.
The champion would get to his feet, running his fingers through his hair as he watched Anderson help himself up via the corner. He ran toward him, Anderson would latch onto the ropes, lift himself up onto the second ropes, before flipping over Williams who collided with the padded corner, turning around and greeting Williams with a superkick, "Kicks Out For Harambe". Williams would fall to the canvas and Anderson would follow this up with a standing shooting star press, hooking the legs of Williams afterwards but only getting a two count, to the surprise of everyone in the arena. Anderson would hoist himself up onto the top rope, turning around and preparing himself for his finishing move “Viennese Whirl”. Off of the ropes he came but Williams would move out of the way, Anderson connecting with the canvas! Williams would rise to his feet, picking up Anderson and lifting him into a fireman carry position, launching him down onto his knee with the neckbreaker transition. Covering for the one, the two but failing to get the three! Williams would run his fingers through his hair and signal the end, up on his feet and waiting for Anderson to rise, who gradually did.
Turning around, Williams attempted to lift Anderson up but he wasn't lifting, forearms to the mid section forced Williams to let go. Anderson would connect with a series of quick strikes, slaps to the chest followed by rapid kicks all over the body! It would culminate with a spinning heel kick, Williams ducked - German suplex attempt, Anderson landed on his feet! REVERSE FRANKENSTEINER! The head of Williams recoiling off of the canvas, but he was back up on his feet - SUPERKICK TO ANDERSON! Stumbling back into the ropes, "KICKS OUT FOR HARAMBE" BY ANDERSON! Williams stumbled back into the ropes, spinning backfist which was followed by a bicycle knee; "Raging Demon"! Williams slung an arm over the chest of Anderson, who would kick out just before three!
Coming down the entrance ramp was the Dogs of War, Devin Hearst and Jack Tillman. Williams would help himself via the ropes and latch onto them, questioning the two men on why they were out. Anderson went for a roll up from behind but only the two, with the two men rising to their feet and realizing that Hearst and Tillman were on either side of the ring. Coming through the audience was Mitsuo Shimada who hopped onto the apron, and now Anderson and Williams were outnumbered. All three men would hit the ring and attack both men, the bell instantly being rung by the official. All three men would hit their finishers on both men, with Hearst being the last to perform his finisher on Williams. He would then roll to the outside of the ring and retrieve his championship belt, rolling back into the ring and holding it high over the body of Bryan Williams. He dropped it on his chest and the Dogs of War would pose, boo's echoing through the arena.
Winner: No Contest (17:42)
The champion would get to his feet, running his fingers through his hair as he watched Anderson help himself up via the corner. He ran toward him, Anderson would latch onto the ropes, lift himself up onto the second ropes, before flipping over Williams who collided with the padded corner, turning around and greeting Williams with a superkick, "Kicks Out For Harambe". Williams would fall to the canvas and Anderson would follow this up with a standing shooting star press, hooking the legs of Williams afterwards but only getting a two count, to the surprise of everyone in the arena. Anderson would hoist himself up onto the top rope, turning around and preparing himself for his finishing move “Viennese Whirl”. Off of the ropes he came but Williams would move out of the way, Anderson connecting with the canvas! Williams would rise to his feet, picking up Anderson and lifting him into a fireman carry position, launching him down onto his knee with the neckbreaker transition. Covering for the one, the two but failing to get the three! Williams would run his fingers through his hair and signal the end, up on his feet and waiting for Anderson to rise, who gradually did.
Turning around, Williams attempted to lift Anderson up but he wasn't lifting, forearms to the mid section forced Williams to let go. Anderson would connect with a series of quick strikes, slaps to the chest followed by rapid kicks all over the body! It would culminate with a spinning heel kick, Williams ducked - German suplex attempt, Anderson landed on his feet! REVERSE FRANKENSTEINER! The head of Williams recoiling off of the canvas, but he was back up on his feet - SUPERKICK TO ANDERSON! Stumbling back into the ropes, "KICKS OUT FOR HARAMBE" BY ANDERSON! Williams stumbled back into the ropes, spinning backfist which was followed by a bicycle knee; "Raging Demon"! Williams slung an arm over the chest of Anderson, who would kick out just before three!
Coming down the entrance ramp was the Dogs of War, Devin Hearst and Jack Tillman. Williams would help himself via the ropes and latch onto them, questioning the two men on why they were out. Anderson went for a roll up from behind but only the two, with the two men rising to their feet and realizing that Hearst and Tillman were on either side of the ring. Coming through the audience was Mitsuo Shimada who hopped onto the apron, and now Anderson and Williams were outnumbered. All three men would hit the ring and attack both men, the bell instantly being rung by the official. All three men would hit their finishers on both men, with Hearst being the last to perform his finisher on Williams. He would then roll to the outside of the ring and retrieve his championship belt, rolling back into the ring and holding it high over the body of Bryan Williams. He dropped it on his chest and the Dogs of War would pose, boo's echoing through the arena.
Winner: No Contest (17:42)
