Post by James Peterson on Jul 13, 2023 6:00:29 GMT
Round 3: 14th July - Nagano, Nagano Prefectural Budokan
Attendance: 702
Attendance: 702
**Jessica Sears has an automatic win over Cannon due to injury.
Block B
vs. 
The opening match of the evening involved two competitors who had grown familiar with one another in recent weeks, and their showed their mutual respect by shaking hands before the match began. As soon as it did, it was a fiery affair, with both competitors not holding back as they both looked to secure wins early on in the contest. Weston Lovejoy was a man on a mission after his defeat in the last round, and the crowd got behind him as he delivered his routine kicks to the chest of Blaise. Pro Wrestling Glamour had no response as Lovejoy delivered a Sling Blade, followed by a Double underhook DDT. He covered her for the 1-2-but Blaise managed to kick out in time. She rolled to the outside of the ring, recuperating as Lovejoy followed her to the outside.
As Lovejoy went to grab Blaise, she managed to deliver a snap mare, followed by snap kicks to the back out Lovejoy. Lovejoy winced as Lily brought him back up to his feet, rolling him back into the ring. Blaise grabbed him, attempting her signature Satellite DDT Pin but Lovejoy countered, pushing her off, before attempting a Rip-cord Elbow Strike. Blaise ducked underneath it, connecting with a heel kick afterwards. Lovejoy stumbled back into the ropes, before launching himself off of them, connecting with the Rip-cord Elbow Strike on Blaise!
The fans erupted into cheers as Lovejoy immediately brought Blaise back up to her feet, dropping her with a Wrist Clutch Exploder Suplex. Blaise was positioned by the corner of the ring and Lovejoy measured, before storming towards her, flipping forward before landing his knee's on the chest of Blaise! Lovejoy rose to his feet, roaring as the Nagano crowd chanted his name. Blaise gradually got to hers by the corner, as Lovejoy charged towards her again, attempting his signature Stick Stickly (Bicycle Knee Strike), but Blaise evaded, Deglamourizer (Backstabber into Rear Naked Choke)! The fans were on their feet, encouraging Lovejoy to hang on, but he slowly faded unable to get out of the clutch of Blaise, as the referee called for the bell!
Winner: LILY BLAISE (13:40)
Block A
vs. 
The Wonder Princess and The Suplexpert shook hands before the bell rang. Eimi delivered a Snapmare Stepover Running Dropkick. The Wonder Princess rose to her feet, dropping Bouchet again with a Hurricanrana into a 1-2-but Bouchet kicked out. Matsuda ducked underneath the arm of Bouchet and attempted a backslide pin attempt for the 1-2-but Bouchet kicked out again.
They raced to their feet with Eimi performed a Hurricanrana. The Suplexpert got to his feet by the corner of the ring as Matsuda charged towards him. Bouchet managed to lift her up and onto the apron. As he turned, Matsuda connected with a forearm strike before reentering the ring. The Wonder Princess attempted a suplex but Bouchet countered a a small package/inside cradle pin attempt. Afterward he jumped up and gave Eimi the Dikembe Mutombo finger wag “The ‘Plex Factor”. Bouchet managed to get in behind Matsuda, delivering Three Rolling German Suplexes and then a Release German Suplex into the ringpost “Quadra-Plex”. The Suplexpert brought Matsuda back up, performing his finishing Kneeling Jawbreaker(!) immediately transitioned into a bridging Northern Lights Suplex "Aurora Borealis Suplex" for the 1-2-3!
Winner: TREY BOUCHET (07:45)
Block B
vs.
The Wonderkid brought MYO back to their feet, attempting a snap German suplex, but MYO landed on their feet, before delivering a Poison Rana! Momentum forced Watanabe to stagger to her feet, displaying her fighting spirit as she roared, before delivering her signature Ryo no Ikari (Superkick)! MYO stumbled back, as Watanabe springboarded off the ropes, attempting her Watanabe Cutter, but The Shining Star managed to catch her, performing a Bridging German Suplex for the 1-2-NO! As MYO returned to their feet, Watanabe sat in a seated position, clutching onto her arm as The Shining Star rebounded off the ropes, delivering a kick to the arm of Watanabe. MYO followed this up with their finishing Aquila (Indian Deathlock Stepover Kimura Lock), wrenching back on the arm of Watanabe, who was forced to tap out!
Winner: MYOJIN (12:08)
Block A
vs. 
Zachary Sears was once again accompanied by Ricky Valero to the ring, whilst ZEN'NO-SHA came out to the ring alone. The two locked up in the centre of the ring and exchanged a variety of locks and holds, trying to one up each other. Sears gained the upper hand in the early portion of the match, using his size and power to ground ZEN'NO-SHA. Sears was still looking for his first win in the series and looked eager to get it done tonight, as he cornered ZEN'NO-SHA delivering barrel of strikes in quick succession. "The Demon Knight" switched up his approach by alternating to shoot kicks to the chest, before performing his signature “Grave Punishment” (Gargoyle Suplex).
The Demon Knight covered for the 1-2-but ZEN'NO-SHA kicked out. Sears took ZEN'NO-SHA to the ropes, attempting an Irish whip but ZEN'NO-SHA reversed it, and as Sears rebounded off the ropes he was taken down by a Sling Blade. ZEN'NO-SHA rose to their feet, dropping Sears once again with a drop kick, and then again with a hip toss cartwheel basement dropkick. Sears returned to their feet once more and ZEN'NO-SHA performed their signature “TIME FORCE.” (Flatliner lifted and spun out into a Sitout Side Slam). ZEN'NO-SHA brought Sears back to his feet, performing their finishing SUNSET OVERDRIVE (One Winged Angel) to secure the 1-2-3!
Winner: ZEN'NO-SHA (08:30)
Block B
vs. 
Leo Lions had clearly found his rhythm after his win in the main event a night ago against Weston Lovejoy as he took control of Misawa in the early proceedings of the match. He leaned him against delivering a flurry of stiff forearm strikes, followed by hard chops to rhe chest. Misawa stumbled out of the corner as Lions rebounded off the ropes, looking for a clothesline but Misawa countered, connecting with a Pele kick. Misawa then performed a missile front dropkick, sending Lions back into the padded corner.
As Lions gradually rose to his feet, Misawa charged towards him - with Lions stunning him with a superkick, followed by a clothesline. Lions locked The Wandering Star in his signature Lion Tamer (Boston Crab but with knee in the back, no step over). Misawa managed to get to the ropes, arching his back, wincing in pain. Lions brought him back to his feet, performing his finishing Lion's Den (Three Northern Light suplexes in a row with the last one being a bridging pin) to secure the 1-2-3!
Winner: LEO LIONS (06:42)
Block A
vs. 
The Greek Goddess and The Elevated One exchanged no niceties before their contest began, with The Greek Goddess dragging Cloudy down to the canvas right from the start. Both competitors were looking to pick up their first win in this years tournament and Katrina Papadakis was doing everything she could to try wrap this match up early. She tried to roll up Cloudy from behind, but she kicked out at 2. She attempted a backslide pin attempt, but The Elevated One was alert once again, kicking out at 2.
They returned to their feet with Cloudy ducking underneath the arm of Papadakis, springboarding off to the ropes before hitting an enziguri on Papadakis. The Elevated One was on a roll, following this up with a Monkey Flip, followed by a Northern Lights Suplex. As The Greek Goddess recovered by the padded corner, Cloudy charged towards her, connecting with her signature “Puff, Puff, Pass it” - Corner Yakuza Kick. The Elevated One then performed her finishing “Stay Elevated” - Split-legged corkscrew moonsault to secure the 1-2-3!
Winner: CLOUDY (05:47)
Block B
vs. 
The fans were split between The Yosei Princess and The Timeless Wanderer throughout the contest, with the two engaging in a battle of strikes in the early section of the match. It was Shikimi Kurokawa who won the duel, delivering a series of Kawada Kicks to the chest of The Yosei Princess. Tanahashi staggered to a knee as Shikimi ran towards the ropes, rebounding off of them to deliver a rolling arm drag on Tanahashi. She followed this up with a Dragon Screw leg whip, sending Tanahashi to the canvas again.
As Tanahashi helped herself back up by the corner of the ring, The Timeless Wanderer charged towards her, but Tanahashi was able to evade, flipping her way out of the corner. Kurokawa turned and The Yosei Princess delivered a series of arm drags. She followed this up with an enziguri kick to the head of Kurokawa, who staggered around as Tanahashi took off to the ropes once more. She rebounded with Kurokawa back up on her feet. Kurokawa ducked underneath her arm, before delivering a Pele kick which stunned Tanahashi. A roundhouse kick connected next, followed by a Northern Lights suplex into a 1-2- but Tanahashi kicked out.
The fans were restless as The Timeless Wanderer brought Tanahashi back to her feet, delivering an extended knuckle strike, followed by a thigh kicks, which forced Tanahashi to a knee. Kurokawa went for another roundhouse, but Tanahashi ducked underneath it, rolling her up for the 1-2-but Kurokawa kicked out. They raced to their feet, with Tanahashi grounding Kurokawa with a head sisscors takeover. Kurokawa got up by the corner and Tanahashi raced towards her. The Timeless Wanderer lifted her up and onto the apron before going for a strike, which Tanahashi managed to block. The Yosei Princess stunned Kurokawa with another enziguri, forcing her to stagger towards the centre of the ring. She springboarded into the ring, jumping over an alert Kurokawa. She then raced to the ropes, springboarding off the second before performing her signature Kawaii Kutter (Second Rope springboard Cutter). Tanahashi immediately scaled the ropes, launching herself off to perform Final Flight MK2 (Inverted Phoenix Splash), to secure the 1-2-3!
Winner: MAYUMI TANAHASHI (16:12)
Block A
vs. 
The fans in Nagano were firmly behind the prodigy known as Moonlight Rose, whilst Lyra Nickols elicited boo's as she came out with her Devlin-Gun stablemates alongside her; Nessa Reckless, ROWEN and Harry Boxman. Once the bell rang it was Moonlight Rose who came out of blocks meaning business, delivering a series of leg kicks, followed by a turning sidekick to the midsection. Rose doubled her over with a kick to the gut, followed by an elbow to the back of the head. She head to the ropes, and as she rebounded, Reckless and ROWEN both grab Rose by the ankles, forcing her to hit the canvas heavy. Rose got to her feet, ducking underneath the Hell Hound's Bite (Lariat) attempt from Nickols. She rebounded off the ropes, ducking under another attempt before performing a Tope Suicida to Nessa and ROWEN on the outside.
The crowd cheered as Rose raced back into the ring, attempting her Silver Bullet (Ripcord Lariat.) but Nickols powered her to the canvas with a body check. Bad Influence picked her back up by her hair, delivering her signature Hell Hound's Bite (Lariat), she covered her for the 1-2-but ROSE managed to kick out! Nickols brought Rose back to her feet, throwing her into the ropes before striking her with Snake Bit (Stiff Rolling Elbow). Nickols proceeded to lock Rose in her finishing 20 Year Slumber (Dragon Sleeper with Body Scissors), forcing Rose to tap out and securing the win!
Winner: LYRA NICKOLS (09:25)
Block A
vs. 
The main event of the evening was as thrilling as it looked on paper, with The Funky Technician up against The Powerhouse Avalon Vega. The two engaged in a standard collar to elbow tie up, with Avalon Vega winning the duel. She locked him into a side headlock, tightening the hold as she dropped to a knee. Techniques pushed her hard back into the ropes, managing to launch her towards the opposite set of ropes, Vega rebounded, grounding Techniques with a shoulder barge. She took off to the ropes as Techniques kipped back up to his feet, leapfrogging over an incoming Vega. Vega bounced off of the ropes again and skipped over the grounded Techniques. For a third time she returned from the ropes and Techniques managed to floor her, landing a pitch perfect dropkick. Vega immediately rolled to the outside of the ring as Techniques cupped his hands around his ears, with the fans firmly behind him. He then looked for an aerial maneuver as Vega recovered on the outside, looking for a Tope Con Hilo, but Vega moved out of the way.
Surprisingly, Techniques managed to land on his feet, which stunned the fans who watched in awe. Vega wasn't impressed however, charging towards him, she connected with a shoulder barge which sent him flying into the guard railing. Vega soaked in the jeers from the fans as she picked Techniques back up, leaning him against the railing. She slapped him across the chest, and then the face, alternating between the two. She then Irish whipped Techniques into the apron, but The Funky Technician managed to hop onto it, performing a Springboard Moonsault onto Avalon Vega, elicting cheers as he rose to his feet.
He immediately rolled Vega back into the ring and prepared himself on the apron. He went for a Springboard Forearm Smash off the ropes but Vega caught him mid air, planting him down to the canvas with a powerbomb! She covered for the 1-2-NO, Techniques kicked out! The fans in Nagano were chanting for Techniques as he gradually rose, whilst Avalon Vega stalked him from behind. She attempted to lift him up onto the top rope, signaling for her finishing ''MAMA-SEAT-A'' muscle buster, but Techniques booted her away. As she staggered backwards, he leaped over her, rolling through before delivering his signature Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em (Phenomenal Blitz). Techniques scaled the ropes, performing his finishing Don’t Sweat The Technique - Corkscrew Somersault Guillotine Leg Drop for the 1-2-3!
Winner: TJ TECHNIQUES (15:09)
