TOP OF THE DRAMATIC CRUISER

May 15, 2013

CRUISER’S GAME 11, 02/06/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. TOP OF THE DRAMATIC CRUISER – Round 1:
2. TOP OF THE DRAMATIC CRUISER – Round 1:
3. TOP OF THE DRAMATIC CRUISER – Round 1:
4. TOP OF THE DRAMATIC CRUISER – Round 1:
5. TOP OF THE DRAMATIC CRUISER – Semi Final:
6. TOP OF THE DRAMATIC CRUISER – Semi Final:
7. TOP OF THE DRAMATIC CRUISER – Final:

Competitors: Tatsuhito Takaiwa, El Samurai, Katsumi Usuda, Onryo, Kikutaro, Marines Mask, Masa Takanashi & MIKAMI

Cruiser’s Game presents the TOP OF THE DRAMATIC CRUISER one night tournament to celebrate the history of Jr. Heavyweight wrestling. A grand prize of ¥500,000 will be rewarded to the winner. The eight participants were announced today. They are:

Tatsuhito Takaiwa
(2000 Best of the Super Jr. winner, 38th IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion, 4th IWGP Jr. Tag Team Champion, 2nd & 12th GHC Jr. Heavyweight Champion)

Tatsuhito Takaiwa has wrestled at three previous Cruiser’s Game shows and is a good friend of MIKAMI away from the ring.

El Samurai
(1997 Best of the Super Jr. winner, 19th & 30th IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion, 3rd, 16th & 25th IWGP Jr. Tag Team Champion, 4th J-Crown Champion)

El Samurai is a stalwart of Jr. Heavyweight wrestling. MIKAMI thinks he is a perfect fit for the tournament in both talent and name value.

Katsumi Usuda
(Super J Cup 3rd STAGE participant, 2000 Best of the Super Jr. participant, 3rd & 5th Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Champion)

Katsumi Usuda probably has the most unique style of wrestling in the tournament. MIKAMI added him to spice things up.

Onryo
(Super J Cup 3rd STAGE participant, 39th UWA World Middleweight Champion)

MIKAMI has a long relationship with Onryo and considers him one of his main rivals.

Kikutaro
(Super J Cup 4th STAGE Special Attraction, 2003 Best of the Super Jr. participant)

Kikutaro is a longtime friend of MIKAMI’s, going back to when they were both young wrestlers unknown to the fans.

Marines Mask
(11th Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Champion)

MIKAMI wanted someone with Marines Mask’s charm to be in the tournament, so here he is.

Masa Takanashi
(40th KO-D Openweight Champion, 36th UWA World 6-Man Tag Champion)

MIKAMI has kept an eye on Masa Takanashi ever since his debut. He thinks Masa’s wrestling style is perfect for Cruiser’s Game and expects him to deliver some great performances in the tournament.

MIKAMI
(Super J Cup 4th STAGE Special Attraction, 8th & 14th KO-D Openweight Champion)

Naturally, MIKAMI thinks he is going to win the tournament.

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Full Yokohama and Hiroshima Cards, New Tokyo Joshi Pro Trainee

May 15, 2013

DDT “YOKOHAMA TWILIGHT 2013 ~SPRING~”, 19/05/2013
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Tetsuya Endo
2. Antonio Honda Va Hiroshi Fukuda
3. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs MIKAMI, Michael Nakazawa & Akito
4. Daisuke Sasaki Vs KUDO
5. Kenny Omega & DJ Nira Vs Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi
6. Kota Ibushi & Gota Ihashi Vs HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano
7. Shigehiro Irie, Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma Vs Hikaru Sato, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi

Shigehiro Irie and Hikaru Sato have their only pre-title match battle in Yokohama. Then it’s on to Hiroshima for the big KO-D Openweight Title bout.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN HIROSHIMA ~DRAMATIC DREAM TOKASAN~”, 26/05/2013
Hiroshima Industrial Hall

1. MIKAMI Vs Michael Nakazawa
2. Toru Owashi Vs DJ Nira
3. Sanshiro Takagi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Yuto Aijima & KENICHI
4. Yukio Sakaguchi & Akito Vs KUDO & FUMA
5. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi Vs Masa Takanashi & Rey Paroma
6. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Yuji Hino (c) Vs Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Gota Ihashi
8. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Hikaru Sato

Here is a reminder of the current Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract holders as of 15th May: Daisuke Sasaki, Yasu Urano and Emi Sakura.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE FOURTH MEETING”, 06/06/2013
Shibuya Deseo

1. KANNA Vs Shoko Nakajima
2. Miyu Yamashita Vs Chikage Kiba

After defeating KANNA at the last event, Chikage Kiba wants to become the ace of Tokyo Joshi Pro by beating Miyu Yamashita. Miyu is currently undefeated with a record of two wins and one draw.

Shoko Nakajima is the newest trainee for Tokyo Joshi Pro. Nakajima is from Niigata and was born on 19th July, 1991. She is 147cm high, has blood type A, likes theatre and comedy and is nicknamed Nakaji. Nakajima only began watching live wrestling a while ago and was inspired to become one because she enjoys to perform in front of an audience. Although she is new to wrestling, her father is a fan so she aims to be like her father’s favourite wrestler Chaparrita ASARI. Her debut match against KANNA will only be a three minute exhibition bout and she may change her name and ring gear when she has her first official match.

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