Post by James Peterson on Jul 17, 2023 2:54:30 GMT
Round 8: 24th July - Osaka, EDION Arena
Attendance: 818
**Weston Lovejoy has an automatic win over Cannon due to injury.
Block B
vs. 
Pro Wrestling Glamour Lily Blaise had her Regime stablemates by her corner as always, Coco Lazlo & Sierra Renegade whilst Yui Watanabe had Leo Lions & Eimi Matsuda accompany her to the ring. Almost immediately the two teams started to brawl on the outside, with Lazlo & Lions exchanging strikes whilst Renegade and Matsuda engaged in a duel of their own. Watanabe and Blaise brawled on the outside, both escaping bumps on the outside as they managed to evade each other's suplex attempts.
Blaise swung Watanabe into the guard railing before looking to clothesline her over it. Watanabe managed to deliver her signature Watanabe Cutter on the outside, but clutched onto her arm immediately afterwards. She rolled Blaise into the ring and ascended to the top rope, but either side of her, Lazlo & Renegade were grabbing her foot. Lions & Watanabe take them both down on the apron and Watanabe leaped over an incoming Blaise. Blaise quickly got in behind her, hitting her finishing Deglamourizer (Backstabber -> Rear Naked Choke) to secure the win!
Winner: LILY BLAISE (07:32)
Block A
vs. 
The Wonder Princess Eimi Matsuda & The Powerhouse Avalon Vega engaged in a fiery but friendly affair, with both competitors shaking hands before their match began. Matsuda managed to gain control in the early portions of the match, using her speed and agility to work her way round The Powerhouse. Matsuda dropped her with a snapmare neck crank, before delivering a basement dropkick. Matsuda began a series of nearfalls, varying her style of pins whilst all Vega could do was kick out at every attempt. The duo raced to their feet with Matsuda ducking under the arm of Vega. She springboarded off the ropes but The Powerhouse caught her, quickly slamming her to the ground before picking her back up. Vega delivered a powerbomb into the padded corner, and as Matsuda staggered out, Vega hoisted her up onto the top rope before preforming her finishing Muscle Buster - “Mama-seat-a” to secure the 1-2-3!
Winner: AVALON VEGA (12:30)
Block B
vs. 
Suddenly, Devlin-Gun's Lyra Nickols, ROWEN, Nessa Reckless, & Harry Boxman appear from the back! MYOJIN simply glares at them as they approach, with their Les Enfants Terribles stablemates, ZEN, Mallory Bennett & Alyssa Grace and newest member, Josie Grey suddenly appearing alongside them! The two teams engage in a brawl on the outside, with Nickols & ZEN, who were facing each other later, colliding. Bennett & Grace went for ROWEN & Nessa whilst Josie Grey introduced herself to Harry Boxman. MYO rolled Misawa back into the ring and prepared themselves as Misawa gradually ascended by the padded corner. MYO charged towards him but at the last minute, Misawa grabbed the referee, forcing MYO to connect with their signature Oneirataxia (Bicycle Knee Strike) against the back of the official!
Suddenly, two hooded figures enter the ring and stalk MYO from behind. MYO turned and figure 1 took them down with a Ripcord Clothesline. He picked them up, sending MYO towards figure 2, who dropped MYO with a stalling brainbuster! The Wandering Star watched on from the corner of the ring and the two hooded figures invited Misawa to finish the job. Misawa smirked, picking MYO back up before dropping the with a Fisherman suplex. He scaled the ropes, positioning himself before performing his finishing Diving Moonsault, to secure the 1-2-3!
Winner: YUJI MISAWA (09:50)
Block A
vs. 
A close match between two of the tournaments standouts. Pro Wrestling's Hero Moonlight Rose & Trey Bouchet both had the fans chanting their names throughout the match, as they engaged in a quick fire shoot out in the ring. Rose had the upper-hand in the early portion of the match, using her speed and sneaky strength to her advantage.
She managed to drop Bouchet with a half and half suplex, surprising the crowd and Bouchet, who arched his back yet smiled as Rose invited him back to his feet. Rose attempted her finishing OTK (Destino) but Bouchet managed to hold out, transitioning into his finishing Complex (Jackhammer), but Rose managed to evade, rolling down behind. Bouchet attempted a lariat on Rose who was by the ropes, but she pulled down, sending The Suplexpert to the outside. Rose immediately performed a low rope suicida, taking Bouchet out.
On the outside of the ring, Rose attempted another suplex but Bouchet wasn't budging. He delivered a few strikes to the mid-section of Rose before countering with an overhead belly to belly suplex of his own. Bouchet rose to his feet, looking to grab Rose, but Pro Wrestling's Hero wasn't giving up! She delivered a flurry of kicks to the mid section of Bouchet before attempting her signature Silver Bullet (Ripcord Lariat), but Bouchet ducked underneath it, lifting her up and over, attempting a back suplex! But Rose managed to flip onto her feet, nailing her signature Silver Bullet (Ripcord Lariat), with the two lying next to one another as the bell rang with the official reaching the count of 20!
Winner: DRAW (13:49)
Block B
vs. 
The Yosei Princess and Leo Lions shook hands before their match began with The Yosei Princess immediately taking Lions down with a series of arm drags. Lions replied with a set of arm drags of his own, before attempting a vertical suplex on Tanahashi but she managed to evade, rolling him up from behind, but Lions was quick to kick out at 1. The duo exchanged forearm strikes as they got to their feet, feeding off the energy of the crowd who encouraged them to continue. Lions managed to gain the upperhand, alternating between elbows and forearms before taking off to the ropes. He rebounded attempting a clothesline but Tanahashi was quick to evade, ducking underneath his arm before landing an enziguri. Lions staggered backwards, before delivering an enziguri of his own! The Yosei Princess stumbled back and Lions charged towards her, but she ducked underneath him, springboarding off the ropes to hit her signature Kawaii Kutter (Second Rope springboard Cutter). As Lions slowly ascended, Tanahashi performed another signature, It's Just MAGIC (Shining Wizard), before scaling the ropes and performing her finishing Final Flight MK2 (Inverted Phoenix Splash) to secure the 1-2-3!
Winner: MAYUMI TANAHASHI (09:33)
Block A
vs. 
The Funky Technician and The Elevated One shook hands before their match began and engaged in a standard collar to elbow tie up. Techniques was quick to gain control over Cloudy, locking her in a side headlock as she pushed him back towards the ropes. He managed to keep the hold intact, bringing her back towards the centre of the ring as Cloudy struggled. She pushed him back into the ropes again but Techniques wasn't budging, smiling as he kept the hold intact and brought Cloudy back to the centre of the ring. For a third time Cloudy pushed him back into the ropes and this time she managed to launch him off, with Techniques rebounding off the opposite ropes and immediately dropping Cloudy with a shoulder barge. He took off to the ropes once more as Cloudy swiveled across the canvas, attempting to trip him up but Techniques skipped over her. She rose to her feet, leapfrogging over Techniques.
Techniques then faked the rebound as Cloudy anticipated his comeback, The Funky Technician delivered a low drop kick to the knee before hitting his signature Moonwalk DDT on Cloudy! Techniques cupped his hands around his ears as the fans applauded him for his efforts. He pointed towards the top rope and made his ascent.
Suddenly, Devlin-Guns Lyra Nickols, ROWEN, Nessa Reckless & Harry Boxman came out from the back, looking to distract Techniques who looked out towards them, shrugging his shoulders. He then attempted his finishing The 20th Letter - 450 splash, but Cloudy rolled through! Techniques connected hard with the canvas, clutching onto his stomach as he leaned back against the padded corner. Cloudy delivered her signature “Puff, Puff, Pass it” - Corner Yakuza Kick, before scaling the ropes - performing her finishing “The Spins 🕊” - 630 Senton to secure the 1-2-3!
Winner: CLOUDY (14:10)
Block B
vs. 
Sears and Kurokawa started the match off exchanging strikes, with Kurokawa favoriting her Kawada kicks whilst Sears delivered a series of European Uppercuts. As Kurokawa attempted a kick to the chest of Sears, she caught it, taking her down with a Dragon Whip before mounting on top of her and delivering a flurry of strikes. Kurokawa worked her way towards the ropes with her legs, forcing the break as the official counted Sears who gradually rose to her feet. Sears instantly took Kurokawa down with a Rolling Release Suplex. Kurokawa recuperated by the padded corner but Sears wasn't letting her have any space, attempting a jumping Yakuza kick in the corner but Kurokawa evaded, dropping Sears with a back suplex. Sears rose to her feet, clutching onto her neck but roaring as she charged towards Kurokawa, delivering a Punch-Punch-Kick Combo!
Sears then took off to the ropes, springboarding off of them as she planted Kurokawa onto the canvas with a Moonsault. Sears immediately went for her finishing “Omni-Lionhart” [Calf Killer], locking the submission in tight as Kurokawa struggled! The fans encouraged her, chanting her name which helped Kurokawa to finally reach the ropes! Sears rose to her feet, bringing Kurokawa back up, who suddenly burst into a ball of energy. She delivered a combination of open palm strikes, before hitting her signature Kurokawa-Ryū #7 - Northern Discus Lariat. The Timeless Wanderer then performed her finishing Tsujigiri-Ryū #1 - Pumphandle STO to secure the 1-2-3!
Winner: SHIKIMI KUROKAWA (15:45)
Block A
vs.
Winner: ZACHARY SEARS (08:27)
Block A
vs. 
The main event of the night.
Lyra Nickols as always, was accompanied by ROWEN, Nessa, Malaya Diyosa & Harry Boxman whilst ZEN had MYOJIN, Mallory Bennett, Alyssa Grace & Josie Grey. The two engaged in a battle of strikes in the centre of the ring, whilst an all-out brawl was instigated on the outside as the NJFC Global Champion, Brennan Devlin, made his presence known. MYO immediately went after him whilst everybody else brawled in all directions. Before long, everybody who was outside of the ring, were now brawling into the backstage area, as Lyra and ZEN continued to exchange strikes in the centre of the ring.
ZEN delivered an enziguri and followed this with a suplex attempt but Nickols wouldn't budge, pushing them backwards before delivering a headbutt. ZEN staggered backwards, falling into the ropes before charging at Nickols, performing a drop toe hold. They attempted a basement dropkick but Bad Influence was quick to roll through, returning to her feet. As ZEN charged towards her, Nickols delivered a stiff chop to the chest, which stopped ZEN in their tracks. She delivered another... and another... leading the KOH Junior Dash Champion into the padded corner. She licked her hand and went for another but ZEN ducked underneath it, connecting with a series of open palm strikes before landing another enziguri, that rocked Nickols off her feet. ZEN delivered a series of chops of their own, which culminated in a a spinning side kick to the mid section.
As ZEN went towards the ropes, Nickols pulled them back, attempting a back suplex but ZEN landed on their feet, delivering a roundhouse kick that stunned Nickols. ZEN then positioned Nickols for their finishing “HYPER CRASH” Styles Clash, but the NJFC Global Champion, Brennan Devlin, suddenly ran towards the apron, distracting the referee as ZEN hit “HYPER CRASH” Styles Clash and covered. ZEN got off of Nickols, charging towards Devlin as they attempted to knock him off the apron.
Devlin evaded, dropping to the outside as MYO suddenly emerged from the back, chasing the Global Champion who was escaping through the fans. ZEN turned into a kick to the groin from Nickols, who then swung them towards the ropes, landing her signature Hell Hound's Bite (Lariat). She brought ZEN back up, dropping them again with the Snake Bit (Stiff Rolling Elbow). Nickols brought ZEN back up for a third time, performing her finishing Death’s Touch (Emerald Flowsion) to secure the 1-2-3!
Winner: LYRA NICKOLS (14:44)
