UNION “7TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW”, 23/11/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
320 Fans – Super No Vacancy
0. Dark Match: SAGAT defeated El Hijo del Goro with the Gore Grind (3:59).
1. Ryuichi Sekine & Shotaro Nasu defeated Hiroshi Fukuda & Taichi Kazato (w/ Mame Endo) when Nasu pinned Kazato with a Back Drop (7:37).
2. Seiya Morohashi & Arisa Nakajima defeated Hiro Tsumaki & Mio Shirai when Morohashi submitted Tsumaki with the Crippler Crossface (11:56).
3. 3 Way Match: El Generico defeated Ken Ohka and Jun Kasai when Generico pinned Ohka with the Brainbuster (10:00).
4. Isami Kodaka defeated Shigehiro Irie with the Isamu Leg (12:43).
5. Ran Yu Yu defeated Cherry with the Valley Fire Driver (12:39).
6. DDT Extreme Title – Lumberjack Death Match: Keisuke Ishii defeated Shuji Ishikawa (c) with the Kneel Kick (19:55).
*Shuji Ishikawa fails in V2. Keisuke Ishii becomes the 20th DDT Extreme Champion!
Shin-Kiba 1st RING was filled with boos after the main event of Union’s 7th Anniversary show. The Union faithful saw their ace dethroned by the man leading the next generation of DDT wrestling. Keisuke Ishii is now the DDT Extreme Champion but it did not come easy. Ishii had to defeat Shuji Ishikawa in a Lumberjack Death Match and even then it required some help from his Drift allies. The lumberjacks were Isami Kodaka, Ken Ohka, Shigehiro Irie and Takao Soma. Irie threw his weight around outside the ring while Soma stopped a certain 3 count late into the match when Ishikawa pinned Ishii with the Splash Mountain. Ohka also got involved but he became a hindrance when he charged towards Ishii but ended up Spearing Ishikawa by accident. Ishii then had to hit Ishikawa with four consecutive Kneel Kicks before the champ was finally out for the count. Ishii received boos from the crowd and he responded by saying he did not come over from DDT to be booed. He also said he was glad to win the match and he was glad to be their champion. The crowd booed him again.
Ohka apologised to Shuji for costing him the championship. Naomi Susan commiserated Ishikawa for the loss. She also introduced Poison Sawada for his final appearance in Union. Sawada told Ishikawa that losing made himself stronger and the same will happen to Shuji. He then thanked everyone in Union for keeping the brand live and healthy.
However, disaster struck. Sawada began to shudder and gasp for air. His mind flashed back to his Legendary Viper Death Match with Mr. Gannosuke that took place almost six years ago. The poison from a snakebite he suffered during that match had finally caught up with him. With time running out, Sawada demanded his customary 10 bell retirement salute to begin immediately. When the salute was over, Sawada collapsed in the ring. Naomi checked his pulse but it was too late. Posion Sawada was dead. The rest of the roster promised to fight for Union in memory of Sawada. They also all agreed that they do not want to die. The show ended with everyone shouting a new rallying cry: “3…2…1… I do not want to die!”
Isami Kodaka Vs Shigehiro Irie was said to have been the match of the night by Extreme Party.
The highlight of the 3 Way Match was El Generico and Jun Kasai fighting each other over an umbrella Kasai stole from a fan. Kasai refused a handshake from Generico after the match.
Dramatic DDT 