NJFC presents Pride of Puroresu

[James Peterson]

NEW JAPAN
FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP
PRESENTS:

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PRIDE OF PURORESU!
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One of the biggest events in the calender year. Pride of Puroresu. At this event, we will be crowning a brand new GPC World Heavyweight Champion as the tournament finals will be on this date. The winner from block A and the winner of Block B meeting to fight for coveted crown, and the most prestigious prize in New Japan Fighting Championship. The NJFC Global Championship will also be defended as well as the GPC Tag Team Championship. It's an event that promises a few surprises, with the Junior Heavyweights also in action in a number of showcase matches

Deadlines! July 28th, 23:59pm 
Press: 1
Promos: 1

English Commentators: Robbie Black, Ashley Hamilton, and Dirge Johnson

Japanese Commentators: Korato Shiozaki, Takao Sato, Nakano Gozen
Ring Announcers: Mai Kado, Joey Miles. 
Backstage Interviewers: Rachel Kenshin, Shinsuke Karuba, Elliot Little. 
Referees: Takeda Hanzo, Oliver Reid and Shinobu Ichii

LIVE! From Ryōgoku Kokugikan exclsuive streaming to AxxessNet!

Pre Show Matches

FIGHTING Spirit Showcase
10 minute limit

Free streaming!

Nikolas Thoreau vs  Hijo Del ONI Ward

Zack Fantana vs Toshikazu

Dex Russey vs Richard Drake

Anastasia Hayden vs Takashi Shinobu

Main Card

Match One

Singles Match

15 minute limit

Ryuu Kazuhiko vs Shinji Satoshi

The long awaited debut of Ryuu Kazuhiko. Ryuu was supposed to debut at the Global Takeover championship tournament but due to an injury sustained in the lead up to the event, he had to pull out - spending a lot of time on the sidelines, which aggravated him of course. But now he's back with a massive challenge ahead of him. He takes on veteran Shinji Satoshi who has only just re-emerged onto the scene after becoming one of the head trainers at the Dojo of Dragons. What this match promises to be, is a hard hitting, strong-style - right in your face, type of match. Two of the most brutal strikers in the game, go head to head in the opening match of Pride of Puroresu!

Match Two

Singles Match

15 minute limit

Ricky Valero vs Tokyo Zombie

TBA.

Match Three

Singles Match

15 minute limit

Jack "The Ripper" Tillman vs Kento Nagata

These two were graduates of the Dojo of Dragons, two former best friends who have followed different paths since graduating. Tillman, has sided with the Dogs of War, a group of men fixated with the idea of making New Japan their own. The Dogs of War have reeked havoc since their arrival in New Japan and are looking to continue to do so. Nagata has other plans however, coming to the rescue of Chris Madison after the Dogs of War intervened in his match with Mitsuo Shimada. Now, these two will battle it out, one on one - former best friends, now foes. 

Match Four

Singles Match

15 minute limit

Devin Hearst vs Ken Hideyoshi 

Whilst the backstory isn't as in depth as Tillman and Nagata, these two men also came to blows at Global Takeover after the Dogs of War interfered in the match between Shimada and Madison, with Hideyoshi coming to the rescue alongside Nagata. Now, these two men will settle their differences.

Match Five
Singles Match
30 minute limit

Craig Anderson vs Cosmo Cooper

TBA.

Match Six

Singles Match

30 minute limit

James Edwards vs Mark Storm

They've battled all over the world. It's become a thing. Like these two were mean't to do this for the rest of their careers. They even met at the Pride of Puroresu Crown series, with Mark emerging the victor in their encounter. But the saga has to end, with Mark Storm raking in more wins over Edwards in the last couple of months, Edwards has grown tired, frustrated and desperate for a breakthrough. They're calling this the one that ends them all, one last battle between two fierce competitors who have proven that they are more than just fighters, but warriors. A Thirty minute time limit may not even be enough to decide it but that's what the men have been given to work with. 

Match Seven

NJFC Global Championship Match

30 minute limit

Mitsuo Shimada (with Hearst, Tillman) vs Owen Gonsalves 

Both men competed in the recent Pride of Puroresu Crown, raking in a respectable amount of wins in the process. Bryan Williams vacated his championship due to an injury sustained at Ante Up. With these men doing so well in the series, the committee decided to grant both of these men with an opportunity at championship gold, the Global championship. It just happens that these two also have a score to be settled, after Mitsuo Shimada powerbomed Owen Gonsalves and Chris Madison at A New Hope in Tokyo, both men have been itching to get their hands on him and now Owen has the opportunity to do so. But this, this is bigger than just settling the score. What hangs in the balance is the opportunity to cement their names in the archives of New Japan Fighting Championship.

Showcase Match

GPC Tag Team Championship Match

45 minute limit

Jason Cashe & Tommy Knox vs Jacqui Monroe & Kenshin Takamura

History in the making. Cashe and Knox have been champions for over a year now but they haven't really had any real competition. Nothing to be frightened of anyway. They demanded a new challenge, better opponents who could honestly pose a threat to their championship reign. And that's exactly what they've got with the team known as "Tokyo Knives". This isn't just an ordinary tag team match, it's a match that is plagued with hatred between each team, a match that Jacqui Monroe has desperately wanted for quite some time now and she believes that she's found the right partner in Japanese ace, Kenshin Takamura. The team of Cashe and Knox certainly have the challenge they've been looking for, wishing for. But you know what they say, be careful what you wish for. 

Main Event

GPC World Heavyweight Championship

Pride of Puroresu Crown Finals!

60 minute limit

Chandler Scott vs Chris Madison

It all comes down to this. The finals of the Pride of Puroresu Crown. After a grueling tournament, it's Chandler Scott and Chris Madison who have emerged as finalist of the series, dominating their groups and ensuring that their names are in the main event of Pride of Puroresu. Chandler Scott has made a name for himself in a short matter of time. He came to NJFC with a target on his back but he's dodged all of the threats that have been in his way. Whilst Madison has been an NJFC mainstay for quite some time, his eyes solely being fixated on the world title ever since the reopening of the promotion. This is the sort of main event that the committee which they could've avoided but it's happening, to their dismay. A gaijin final, their worst nightmare but for these two men, it could be their dreams being fulfilled with a win.