{"id":12902,"date":"2014-08-29T23:07:20","date_gmt":"2014-08-30T03:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/?p=12902"},"modified":"2014-08-29T23:07:20","modified_gmt":"2014-08-30T03:07:20","slug":"fighting-spirit-review-wrestle-1-after-outbreak-32214","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/reviews\/fighting-spirit-review-wrestle-1-after-outbreak-32214\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting Spirit Review: WRESTLE-1 “After OUTBREAK” 3\/22\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"

WRESTLE-1 “After OUTBREAK” on 3\/22\/14<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Date: March 22nd, 2014
\nLocation: Tokyo Korakuen Hall
\nAnnounced Attendance: 1,200<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It has been a bit now since we last visited WRESTLE-1. This is their first televised event since the big Sumo Hall event earlier in March. The event is highlighted by a TNA X-Division Championship match, with the rest of the matches being the usual W-1 offering. Here is the full card:<\/p>\n

– NOSAWA Rongai and MAZADA vs. Ryota Hama and Andy Wu
\n– KAZMA SAKAMOTO vs. Koji Kanemoto
\n– Hiroshi Yamato and Daiki Inaba vs. Yoshihiro Takayama and Rob Terry
\n– Danshoku Dino vs. Minoru Tanaka
\n– Yasufumi Nakanoue vs. Yuji Hino
\n– Gabaiji-chan vs. Masakatsu Funaki
\n– Kazushi Miyamoto vs. Masakatsu Funaki
\n– KAI, Masayuki Kono, and Ren\u00e9 Dupr\u00e9e vs. Manabu Soya, Kaz Hayashi, and Shuji Kondo
\n– TNA X-Division Championship: Seiya Sanada vs. Seiki Yoshioka<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well this will be…. interesting. Onto the matches!<\/p>\n

NOSAWA Rongai and MAZADA vs. Ryota Hama and Andy Wu<\/strong><\/span>
\nMAZADA and Wu start things off.\u00a0 Wu ducks a MAZADA lariat to start the match, takedown by Wu and he goes off the ropes, armdrag by Wu and he hits a dropkick.\u00a0 Wu picks up MAZADA, MAZADA goes off the ropes and Wu hits a bodyscissors into a face crusher for a two count.\u00a0 Wu tags in Hama and Hama throws MAZADA to the mat.\u00a0 MAZADA tags in NOSAWA, NOSAWA circles Hama and applies a waistlock, but he can\u2019t move Hama.\u00a0 NOSAWA tries to pick up Hama but it doesn\u2019t work, and Hama hits a scoop slam onto NOSAWA.\u00a0 Hama waits for NOSAWA to get up and he goes into a sumo stance, so NOSAWA does as well.\u00a0 NOSAWA changes his mind but they go back into the sumo stance again, and Hama throws NOSAWA to the mat.\u00a0 MAZADA comes into the ring with a hula hoop and gives it to Hama, Hama tries to hula hoop but he can\u2019t do it.\u00a0 Kick by MAZADA, he picks up the hoop and he chokes Hama with it.\u00a0 Double Irish whip to Hama, MAZADA and NOSAWA pancake but Hama squashes both of them.\u00a0 Hama tags in Wu, Wu picks up NOSAWA, Wu goes off the ropes but he is tripped from the floor.\u00a0 NOSAWA tries to knock Hama off the apron but he bounces back.\u00a0 Double team on Wu, cover by NOSAWA but it gets a two count.\u00a0 NOSAWA picks up Wu, double Irish whip to Wu but he hits a double dropkick on both of them.\u00a0 Wu tags in Hama but he is dropped by a double drop toehold.\u00a0 NOSAWA tries to Irish whip Hama out of the corner, but it is reversed and Hama hits a body avalanche on NOSAWA in the corner.\u00a0 Wu hits a pescado onto MAZADA while in the ring Hama hits a running butt smash.\u00a0 Hama picks up NOSAWA but MAZADA rakes his eyes from behind.\u00a0 Double superkick to Hama, NOSAWA goes off the ropes and goes for a sunset flip, MAZADA tries to shoulderblock Hama over but he doesn\u2019t budge.\u00a0 Hama Ass by Hama, and he picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winners:\u00a0 Ryota Hama and Andy Wu<\/p>\n

Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 A pretty lackluster comedy match.\u00a0 I think it was a comedy match, I mean Hama wins every match by sitting on his opponents and yet they keep going for sunset flips anyway.\u00a0 It had its humorous moments but overall there wasn\u2019t much to it.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 4.0<\/span><\/p>\n

KAZMA SAKAMOTO vs. Koji Kanemoto<\/strong><\/span>
\nThey circle each other to start, tie-up, KAZMA pushes Kanemoto into the ropes and kicks him in the stomach.\u00a0 KAZMA leaves the ring for a moment but returns on his own, tie-up, Kanemoto gets KAZMA into the ropes but again KAZMA kicks him and gets out of the ring.\u00a0 Kanemoto goes out after him this time but KAZMA rolls back into the ring.\u00a0 KAZMA kicks Kanemoto as he returns, he goes off the ropes but Kanemoto delivers a kick combination.\u00a0 KAZMA bites Kanemoto\u2019s hand, armdrag, and KAZMA applies a stretch hold.\u00a0 Kanemoto rolls out of it and hits a monkey flip.\u00a0 Back kick by Kanemoto and he hits a jumping knee.\u00a0 Face wash by Kanemoto to KAZMA and he hits two running boots.\u00a0 He goes for a third but KAZMA gets up, and KAZMA punches Kanemoto in the face.\u00a0 Irish whip by KAZMA to the corner but Kanemoto avoids KAZMA\u2019s attack.\u00a0 KAZMA knocks Kanemoto to the mat and chokes him.\u00a0 KAZMA goes for a suplex near the ropes, Kanemoto blocks it but KAZMA manages to suplex Kanemoto from inside the ring down to the floor.\u00a0 KAZMA leaves the ring, elbows by KAZMA and he clubs Kanemoto in the back.\u00a0 KAZMA slides Kanemoto back into the ring, he picks him up but Kanemoto punches KAZMA in the stomach before hitting him in the face.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Stomps by KAZMA and he hits a falling headbutt.\u00a0 Another headbutt, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Bodyscissors by KAZMA but Kanemoto elbows out of it.\u00a0 Mongolian Chops by KAZMA, he goes up to the second turnbuckle but Kanemoto kicks him as KAZMA jumps off.\u00a0 Enzigieri by Kanemoto, kicks to the leg by Kanemoto but KAZMA kicks him back.\u00a0 KAZMA goes off the ropes but Kanemoto kicks him and applies an ankle hold.\u00a0 KAZMA kicks Kanemoto off but KAZMA hits an inside cradle for a two count.\u00a0 KAZMA goes for a schoolboy but Kanemoto rolls through it.\u00a0 Kick to the head by KAZMA, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 KAZMA picks up Kanemoto and goes for a scoop slam, Kanemoto gets out of it and applies a waistlock, reversed, but KAZMA hits Kanemoto low.\u00a0 Inside cradle by KAZMA but it gets a two count.\u00a0 KAZMA goes for a double knee but Kanemoto ducks, scoop slam by Kanemoto, he goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a diving headbutt.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kanemoto picks up KAZMA and hits a scoop slam, KAZMA gets back up but Kanemoto hits a kick combination.\u00a0 Kanemoto goes off the ropes but KAZMA catches him with a lariat, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 KAZMA picks up Kanemoto and hits a scoop slam, but Kanemoto grabs his leg and applies the ankle hold.\u00a0 KAZMA can\u2019t make it to the ropes and he is forced to tap out.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 Koji Kanemoto<\/p>\n

Match Thoughts:<\/strong> \u00a0Not bad but not great either.\u00a0 I know Kanemoto likes the ankle hold, which is great, but I really wish he would do some leg work leading up to it.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t have to be ten minutes of stuff, just\u2026\u00a0 something.\u00a0 KAZMA didn\u2019t show much here, I am not sure if he just doesn\u2019t have anything to show or is just trying to be a \u2018heel\u2019 so he doesn\u2019t do any real offense.\u00a0 Just an average match.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 5.0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hiroshi Yamato and Daiki Inaba vs. Yoshihiro Takayama and Rob Terry<\/strong><\/span>
\nThese teams seem horribly mismatched on paper.\u00a0 Yamato and Terry start things off.\u00a0 Tie-up, and Terry throws Yamato to the mat.\u00a0 Yamato gets back up, tie-up, and Terry throws Yamato to the mat again.\u00a0 Kick by Yamato, he goes off the ropes but Yamato can\u2019t knock Terry down.\u00a0 Yamato goes off the ropes again with the same result, he tries a third time but Terry shoulderblocks him down.\u00a0 Back bodydrop by Terry and Yamato tags in Inaba.\u00a0 Inaba clubs at Terry but Terry easily knocks him to the mat.\u00a0 Irish whip by Terry, Inaba dives at Terry but Terry doesn\u2019t go down.\u00a0 Inaba jumps on Terry\u2019s back, Yamato runs in the ring but Terry lariats him while Inaba is still on his back.\u00a0 Terry tags in Takayama and drives Inaba back into the turnbuckles.\u00a0 Takayama gets into the ring and he clubs Inaba in the back.\u00a0 Takayama picks up Inaba and hits a headbutt.\u00a0 Irish whip by Takayama and he hits a back bodydrop.\u00a0 Takayama picks up Inaba again and he clubs him in the corner.\u00a0 Yamato runs in but Takayama headbutts him and throws Inaba near the ropes so he can choke him with his boot.\u00a0 Scoop slam by Takayama and he tags Terry back in.\u00a0 Inaba clubs at Terry but Terry picks him up and hits a scoop slam.\u00a0 Elbow drop by Terry and he tags in Takayama.\u00a0 Takayama picks up Inaba and rakes him in the eyes.\u00a0 Chops by Inaba which have no impact, and Takayama hits Inaba to the mat.\u00a0 Inaba goes off the ropes but Takayama hits him with a big boot.\u00a0 Takayama throws Inaba into the corner and tags Terry back in.\u00a0 Terry picks up Inaba and hits a shoulderblock before applying an arm lock.\u00a0 Takayama picks up Inaba and twists on his arm.\u00a0 Club to the back of the head by Terry, he picks up Inaba and throws him in the corner before tagging in Takayama.\u00a0 Takayama pushes his boot into Inaba\u2019s face until Yamato breaks it up.\u00a0 Takayama pushes Yamato back and throws Inaba out of the ring.<\/p>\n

Terry throws Inaba back in, Inaba chops at Takayama but Takayama headbutts him to the mat.\u00a0 Stomps by Takayama, he picks up Inaba and chops him back down.\u00a0 Headbutt by Takayama but Inaba chops him back.\u00a0 Takayama throws Inaba in front of the corner and tags in Terry.\u00a0 Terry picks up Inaba and punches him back into the corner.\u00a0 Clubs by Terry, Irish whip, but Inaba kicks Terry back when he charges in.\u00a0 Elbows by Inaba to Terry and hits a dropkick.\u00a0 Terry doesn\u2019t go down, Inaba kicks Terry and dropkicks him again.\u00a0 Inaba tags in Yamato and Yamato hits a leg lariat onto Terry.\u00a0 He hits a second one, and a third but Terry stays up.\u00a0 Yamato and Inaba both go off the ropes and hit a double dropkick, finally sending Terry to the mat.\u00a0 Double Irish whip attempt to Terry, he blocks it, waistlock by Inaba as Yamato goes up to the top turnbuckle but Terry knocks Inaba off.\u00a0 Missile dropkick by Yamato, which sends Terry back into the corner so he can tag in Takayama.\u00a0 Yamato delivers a jumping kick to Takayama, Takayama throws him into the corner but Yamato moves out of the way and hits a shoulderblock.\u00a0 Scoop slam by Yamato, he goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a senton.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Yamato picks up Takayama and applies a waistlock but Takayama doesn\u2019t go over.\u00a0 Yamato goes off the ropes but Takayama knees him in the stomach.\u00a0 Takayama picks up Yamato and hits a backdrop suplex.\u00a0 Cover, but Inaba breaks it up.\u00a0 Clubs to the back by Takayama to Inaba, he picks up Yamato and slams him in front of the corner.\u00a0 Leg drop by Takayama, cover, but Terry had tagged himself back in.\u00a0 Terry picks up Yamato and hits a running powerslam.\u00a0 Cover by Terry and he picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winners:\u00a0 Yoshihiro Takayama and Rob Terry<\/p>\n

Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0I was right, this was a mismatch.\u00a0 This was just done to set up Takayama vs. Terry, who never got along during the match and got into a fight after the match.\u00a0 This was done at the expense of poor Yamato who apparently is going to stay a bottom feeder in W-1.\u00a0 Inaba is a rookie so such treatment is to be expected, but Yamato has been wrestling for seven years and had multiple title reigns in All Japan so it is a bit surprising.\u00a0 As for the match it was mostly a squash, but the comeback spots by the smaller team were done well and once the slow plodding part was over the end was entertaining.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 5.5<\/span><\/p>\n

Danshoku Dino vs. Minoru Tanaka<\/strong><\/span>
\nDino goes to the mat to start the match while Tanaka complains to the referee.\u00a0 Waistlock by Tanaka, Dino reverses it into a wristlock but Tanaka rolls out of it.\u00a0 Dino reverses it but Tanaka escapes, and both men face off again.\u00a0 Kick to the stomach by Tanaka and he applies a side headlock but Dino reverses the hold.\u00a0 Tanaka Irish whips out of it and the two collide with neither wrestler going down.\u00a0 They do it again, Dino goes off the ropes, pancake by Tanaka but Dino jump down on top of him and Tanaka scurries out of the ring.\u00a0 Tanaka returns after a moment, kick by Dino, snapmare by Dino and he I guess tickles Tanaka.\u00a0 Dino goes off the ropes and hits a headbutt to the groin.\u00a0 Testicular Claw by Dino and Tanaka escapes from the ring again.\u00a0 Dino chases Tanaka around the ring and catches him, but Tanaka slides Dino into the ring.\u00a0 Tanaka gets back in, kick to the chest by Tanaka but Dino hits a Dragon Screw Testicle Whip.\u00a0 Vertical suplex by Dino and he hits a knee drop.\u00a0 Dino drops his pants and tries to sit on Tanaka\u2019s face and he finally does, but it only gets a two count.\u00a0 Dino goes up to the top turnbuckle\u00a0 but Tanaka punches him while he is up top and goes up as well.\u00a0 Superplex by Tanaka, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Tanaka goes up to the top turnbuckle while Dino encourages him, so Tanaka climbs back down.\u00a0 Dino charges Tanaka, Tanaka moves and Dino kisses the referee instead.\u00a0 Jumping kick by Tanaka and he hits a brainbuster.\u00a0 Cover, but the referee is still recovering.\u00a0 Tanaka goes over to the referee but Dino hits Tanaka from behind.\u00a0 Dino hits the Lip Lock Tanaka which somehow knocks him out, Dino starts untying Tanaka\u2019s pants but the referee stops him.\u00a0 Tanaka climbs into the ropes as Dino claws at his tights, then Dino grabs the referee.\u00a0 The referee has seen enough and calls for the DQ.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 Minoru Tanaka<\/p>\n

Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 Not really my thing.\u00a0 I guess the appeal here is to see Tanaka in a situation that he isn\u2019t usually in, being in the ring with a wrestler of Dino\u2019s\u2026. style.\u00a0 But even for a Dino match it was a bit goofy and the non-finish wasn\u2019t overly satisfying since Dino doesn\u2019t usually go that route (getting DQed intentionally).\u00a0 So not a big fan of the match even if it was unique.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 3.5<\/span><\/p>\n

Yasufumi Nakanoue vs. Yuji Hino<\/strong><\/span>
\nTie-up to start, Hino pushes Nakanoue against the ropes and he gives a clean break.\u00a0 Tie-up again, Hino pushes Nakanoue into the corner but again he gives him a clean break.\u00a0 Side headlock by Nakanoue, reversed by Hino into a hammerlock, and Hino smacks Nakanoue in the butt.\u00a0 Irish whip by Hino but they collide with no result.\u00a0 Nakanoue goes off the ropes again with the same result.\u00a0 Nakanoue tries again but Hino knocks him down with a hard shoulderblock and hits a fist drop.\u00a0 Nakanoue goes off the ropes but Hino throws him out of the ring.\u00a0 Hino goes out of the ring after him and Hino chops Nakanoue in the chest.\u00a0 Hino takes Nakanoue back towards ringside and throws him onto the floor.\u00a0 Nakanoue fights back but Hino chops him in the chest.\u00a0 Club to the back by Hino, he picks up Nakanoue and slides him back into the ring.\u00a0 Hino goes back into the ring as well and throws Nakanoue into the corner.\u00a0 Chop by Hino but Nakanoue comes out of the corner and fights back.\u00a0 Hino chops Nakanoue down but Nakanoue gets back up.\u00a0 They do this again, elbows by Nakanoue and kicks and he applies a double underhook, but Hino back bodydrops out of it.\u00a0 Hino picks up Nakanoue and chops him back into the corner.\u00a0 Irish whip by Hino to the corner but Nakanoue moves when he charges in.\u00a0 Irish whip by Hino but Nakanoue hits a jumping lariat.\u00a0 Butterfly suplex by Nakanoue, he goes off the ropes and hits the Bombs Away.\u00a0 Cover, but Hino kicks out at two.\u00a0 Nakanoue goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a diving elbow drop.\u00a0 Nakanoue waits for Hino to get up and goes off the ropes, Hino knocks him back and chops Nakanoue in the chest, and they trade strikes.\u00a0 Hino wins the battle but Nakanoue gets back up and Hino chops Nakanoue into the ropes.\u00a0 Elbows by Nakanoue, he goes off the ropes but Hino catches him and hits a Samoan Drop.\u00a0 Cover, but Nakanoue gets a shoulder up.\u00a0 Hino picks up Nakanoue and hits a lariat, cover, but it gets two as well.\u00a0 Irish whip by Hino and he hits a hard lariat, cover, but Nakanoue kicks out at two.\u00a0 Hino grabs Nakanoue and drops him with the Fucking BOMB, cover, and he picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 Yuji Hino<\/p>\n

Match Thoughts:<\/strong> \u00a0Not as good as I was hoping it would be, being a new Hino fan, but not bad.\u00a0 Part of the issue is I never felt that Nakanoue had a real chance of winning; he was just too man-handled during the first half of the match.\u00a0 Hino messed around most of the match but the way things went in the last 30 seconds implied that he could have destroyed Nakanoue at any time.\u00a0 Nakanoue plays a fine underdog but something was just lacking here.\u00a0 Still a solid match, but nothing more than that.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 6.0<\/span><\/p>\n

Gabaiji-chan vs. Masakatsu Funaki<\/strong><\/span>
\nGabaiji-chan walks around with his cane to start the match and weakly kicks at Funaki but Funaki catches one and trips Gabaiji-chan. Cross kneelock by Funaki but Gabaiji-chan gets his cane onto the ropes.\u00a0 Gabaiji-chan pokes Funaki with his cane but Funaki takes it from him and throws it out of the ring.\u00a0 Gabaiji-chan tries to leave the ring but Funaki grabs him, Gabaiji-chan goes off the ropes and he dropkicks Funaki.\u00a0 Swandive body press by Gabaiji-chan, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Gabaiji-chan goes for a chokeslam but Funaki kicks him back, snapmare by Funaki and he delivers a PK.\u00a0 Funaki picks up Gabaiji-chan and hits a few knees followed by a high kick.\u00a0 The referee declares that Gabaiji-chan is out cold.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 Masakatsu Funaki
\nFunaki tells Miyamoto to get into the ring, and he does.<\/p>\n

Kazushi Miyamoto vs. Masakatsu Funaki<\/strong><\/span>
\nThey circle each other to start and Funaki kicks Miyamoto in the legs.\u00a0 Kick to the chest by Funaki and Miyamoto rolls out of the ring.\u00a0 Miyamoto gets back into the ring after a moment, and Funaki kicks Miyamoto into the corner.\u00a0 Kicks to the chest by Funaki, he drags Miyamoto out of the corner and he hits a series of mounted punches.\u00a0 Miyamoto hits a low blow from behind, atomic drop by Miyamoto and he hits the Million Dollar Driver.\u00a0 Mounted punches by Miyamoto and a vertical suplex, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Miyamoto goes off the ropes but Funaki hits a snapmare and kicks Miyamoto in the chest.\u00a0 Miyamoto goes for another low blow but Funaki avoids it and hits the Hybrid Buster.\u00a0 Cover, and he picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 Masakatsu Funaki<\/p>\n

Match Thoughts<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0 This was mostly for storyline reasons as Miyamoto kept paying off people to fight Funaki, but finally he had to fight him himself.\u00a0 It didn\u2019t go very well.\u00a0 Since Miyamoto had been kept pretty strong I am surprised that he was put away so easily after all of that, but I guess losing to Funaki isn\u2019t really going to hurt him.\u00a0 Not much of a match however, I think that Miyamoto and Funaki could have a good match if they were given more time.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 5.5<\/span><\/p>\n

KAI, Masayuki Kono, and Ren\u00e9 Dupr\u00e9e vs. Manabu Soya, Kaz Hayashi, and Shuji Kondo<\/strong><\/span>
\nKAI and Soya start things off, trading elbows back and forth.\u00a0 Irish whip by Soya but they collide with neither man going down.\u00a0 KAI goes off the ropes but they collide again with no result.\u00a0 They do this a few more times until finally Soya shoulderblocks KAI to the mat. Soya goes off the ropes but KAI nails him with a trio of dropkicks.\u00a0 Soya drives KAI back and KAI tags in Kono.\u00a0 Irish whip by Kono but Soya hits a jumping lariat.\u00a0 Soya picks up Kono and makes the tag to Kondo.\u00a0 Irish whip by Kondo but Kono hits a big boot.\u00a0 Kono tags in Dupr\u00e9e, Dupr\u00e9e picks up Kondo and chops him in the chest but Kondo chops him back and the two trade blows.\u00a0 Kick by Kondo, Irish whip by Dupr\u00e9e but Kondo shoulderblocks him down.\u00a0 Kondo tags in Hayashi, knee by Dupr\u00e9e but Hayashi hits a spinebuster.\u00a0 Quebrada by Hayashi, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Hayashi goes for the Final Cut but Dupr\u00e9e gets out of it and Kono attacks Hayashi from behind.\u00a0 Hayashi is thrown shoulder-first into the corner, Kono goes out after Hayashi and snaps his arm.\u00a0 Hayashi is attacked at ringside before Kono finally slides him back in, and Dupr\u00e9e drops a knee onto Hayashi\u2019s arm.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets two.\u00a0 Dupr\u00e9e knees Hayashi some more in the knee and tags in Kono.\u00a0 Kono kicks Hayashi in the stomach and hits an armbreaker.\u00a0 Kono tags in KAI, KAI gets in the ring and kicks Hayashi in the stomach. \u00a0Irish whip by KAI and he hits a running boot in the corner.\u00a0 Snap suplex by KAI, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 KAI kicks Hayashi, he goes off the ropes but Dupr\u00e9e tags himself in from the apron.\u00a0 Dupr\u00e9e picks up Hayashi, Irish whip to the corner but Hayashi avoids Dupr\u00e9e\u2019s charge.\u00a0 Dupr\u00e9e returns the favor, kick by Hayashi and he hits a reverse STO into the turnbuckles.\u00a0 Hayashi tags in Kondo, and Kondo lariats Dupr\u00e9e in the corner.\u00a0 Bulldog\/Lariat combination by Kondo to Dupr\u00e9e and Kono, he goes off the ropes but Kondo is kneed from the apron.\u00a0 Dropkick by Dupr\u00e9e, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Dupr\u00e9e tags in Kono, Kono picks up Kondo and hits a scoop slam.\u00a0 Elbow drop by Kono, cover, but it gets a two count.<\/p>\n

Dupr\u00e9e is tagged back in, he picks up Kondo and throws him out of the ring.\u00a0 Kono and KAZMA attack Kondo at ringside but KAI throws Kondo back in the ring and tags himself in.\u00a0 Stomps by KAI to Kondo, he goes off the ropes but Kondo hits the Lanzarse.\u00a0 Kondo tags in Soya, and Soya hits a lariat in the corner followed by a running bulldog.\u00a0 Soya chops both Dupr\u00e9e and Kono but Kono gets the upper hand.\u00a0 Hayashi comes in the ring and fights off Kono and Dupr\u00e9e, but Dupr\u00e9e floors Hayashi with a lariat.\u00a0 KAI punches Soya and goes off the ropes, but Kondo grabs him from the apron.\u00a0 Soya charges in but KAI moves and Soya lariats Kondo on accident.\u00a0 Irish whip by KAI to the corner, reversed, and Soya hits a running back elbow.\u00a0 KAI kicks him back and delivers a dropkick, he picks up Soya and hits a brainbuster.\u00a0 Cover by KAI, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 KAI goes up to the top turnbuckle but Soya elbows him before he can jump off and joins KAI.\u00a0 They trade elbows while on the top turnbuckle until KAI is able to knock Soya off, but Soya hits a lariat.\u00a0 Soya re-joins KAI and he hits a delayed superplex.\u00a0 Cover by Soya, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Soya waits for KAI to get up and goes for the Wild Bomber but KAI blocks it.\u00a0 Kono comes in the ring and kicks Soya, Hayashi takes care of Kono but Dupr\u00e9e drops Hayashi.\u00a0 Kondo pulls Dupr\u00e9e out of the ring, Kono goes for the knee on Soya but Soya ducks it.\u00a0 Kono then goes for the jumping knee on Soya, but Soya moves and Kono knees KAI on accident.\u00a0 Kondo comes in the ring and hits a spear on Kono, Soya and KAI slowly get up and they trade elbows.\u00a0 Headbutt by Soya, he goes off the ropes but KAI boots him in the head.\u00a0 Jumping kick by KAI and he hits a springboard kick.\u00a0 LAT by KAI, cover, but it only gets a two count.\u00a0 KAI picks up Soya and hits a powerbomb, cover, but Soya barely gets a shoulder up.\u00a0 KAI goes up to the top turnbuckle and goes for the Splash Plancha but Soya gets his knees up.\u00a0 Soya hits a spear, he picks up KAI and hits a backbreaker.\u00a0 Cover, but Dupr\u00e9e and Kono both break it up.\u00a0 Soya picks up KAI again and gets him on his shoulders, and he hits a Perfect DVD.\u00a0 Cover, but KAI kicks out.\u00a0 Soya goes for the Wild Bomber, KAI blocks it the first time but Soya hits a short ranged version.\u00a0 Soya goes off the ropes but he is hit from the floor with a chair, allowing KAI to hit the LAT.\u00a0 Cover, and KAI picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winners:\u00a0 KAI, Masayuki Kono, and Ren\u00e9 Dupr\u00e9e<\/p>\n

Match Thoughts:<\/strong> \u00a0A pretty decent six man tag.\u00a0 I am not a big fan of the thing where one of the team members doesn\u2019t really like his other team members and acts like he doesn\u2019t want to team with them.\u00a0 It makes for an odd dynamic, they fixed it in the post-match but it did hurt the flow of the match a bit and I find it a bit grating.\u00a0 The action itself was solid if not sometimes a bit run-of-the-mill, but nothing was really bad.\u00a0 More of a storyline match since in the end KAI seemed to \u2018officially\u2019 join Kono\u2019s group, but it was fine for what it was.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 6.0<\/span><\/p>\n

(c) Seiya Sanada vs. Seiki Yoshioka<\/strong><\/span>
\nThis match is for the TNA X-Division Championship.\u00a0 Sanada offers his hand to start the match but Yoshioka slaps him, knee by Yoshioka and he hits a spinning heel kick.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count and Sanada bails out of the ring.\u00a0 Sanada rolls back in, stomps by Yoshioka and he kicks Sanada in the head, cover, but it gets two.\u00a0 Irish whip by Yoshioka, reversed, and Yoshioka dropkicks Sanada in the knee.\u00a0 Dropkick by Sanada, Yoshioka falls out of the ring, Sanada goes for a pescado but Yoshioka moves.\u00a0 Sanada lands on his feet, Yoshioka goes for an Asai Moonsault but Sanada pulls him off the ropes and down to the floor.\u00a0 Side headlock by Sanada and he punches Yoshioka in the head.\u00a0 Uppercut by Sanada but Yoshioka kicks him back, Sanada eventually catches one of Yoshioka\u2019s kicks and hits a dragon screw leg whip.\u00a0 Sanada slides back into the ring and Yoshioka slowly follows, elbows by Yoshioka, he goes off the ropes but Sanada connects with a back elbow.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Reverse chinlock by Sanada but Yoshioka gets a foot on the bottom rope.\u00a0 Sanada throws Yoshioka into the corner and he hits a series of mounted punches.\u00a0 Snapmare by Sanada, he goes off the ropes and delivers a dropkick.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Sanada picks up Yoshioka and hits a backdrop suplex, cover, but again it gets two.\u00a0 Sanada picks up Yoshioka but Yoshioka kicks him repeatedly in the chest.\u00a0 Enzigieri by Yoshioka, he goes off the ropes but Sanada gets him on his shoulders.\u00a0 Yoshioka slides off and he hits a jumping kick to Sanada\u2019s face.\u00a0 Yoshioka charges Sanada in the corner and hits a jumping knee followed by a second one, he goes off the ropes and hits La Mistica.\u00a0 Cover, but it only gets a two count.\u00a0 Yoshioka goes up to the top turnbuckle but Sanada runs into the ropes to knock him down.\u00a0 Sanada then climbs up top with Yoshioka, Yoshioka fights back however and pushes Sanada to the mat.\u00a0 Yoshioka goes for a senton but Sanada moves out of the way and hits a hurricanrana.\u00a0 Yoshioka falls out of the ring, Sanada goes off the ropes and out to the apron, hitting a cannonball down to the floor.\u00a0 Sanada picks up Yoshioka and slides him back into the ring, but Yoshioka kicks Sanada as he gets back into the ring and then hits an Asai Moonsault down to the floor.<\/p>\n

Back in the ring, Yoshioka goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a missile dropkick.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Yoshioka picks up Sanada and hits a scoop slam in front of the corner, Yoshioka goes up to the top turnbuckle, but Sanada has recovered and pulls Yoshioka off.\u00a0 Sanada goes for a tombstone piledriver, Yoshioka reverses it but Sanada reverses it back and delivers the move.\u00a0 Sanada picks up Yoshioka and hits a cutter, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Sanada picks up Yoshioka, snapmare, but Yoshioka gets away and hits a cutter of his own.\u00a0 Elbows by Yoshioka, he goes off the ropes but Sanada chops Yoshioka in the chest.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets two.\u00a0 Sanada goes up to the top turnbuckle and goes for a moonsault, Yoshioka gets out of the way but Sanada lands on his feet.\u00a0 Kicks by Yoshioka and he hits an enzigieri.\u00a0\u00a0 Yoshioka goes off the ropes and kicks Sanada again, cover, but Sanada gets a shoulder up.\u00a0 Yoshioka picks up Sanada and delivers a swinging kick to the head, cover, but again it gets two.\u00a0 Back up, Yoshioka slams Sanada in front of the corner, he goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a senton bomb.\u00a0 Cover, but Sanada again kicks out.\u00a0 Yoshioka goes up top again but this time Sanada rolls out of the way of the senton bomb.\u00a0 Back up, elbows by Yoshioka but Sanada elbows him back.\u00a0 Roaring elbow by Sanada but Yoshioka high kicks him back.\u00a0 Rolling German suplexes by Sanada and he goes for a tiger suplex, but Yoshioka rolls him up for a two count.\u00a0 Inside cradle by Yoshioka but that gets a two as well. Sanada gets Yoshioka onto his shoulders and hits a fireman\u2019s carry into a cutter, cover, but it only gets a two count.\u00a0 Sanada picks up Yoshioka and hits a tiger suplex hold, but that gets a two count as well.\u00a0 Yoshioka picks up Sanada, scoop slam in front of the corner, he goes up to the top turnbuckle and nails the moonsault.\u00a0 Cover, and he picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winner and still champion:\u00a0 Seiya Sanada<\/p>\n

Match Thoughts:\u00a0 <\/strong>This match definitely had its entertaining parts, it was just a bit too \u2018back and forth\u2019 for me.\u00a0 Meaning that the bigger moves of the match generally meant nothing\u2026 a wrestler would hit a few big moves, their opponent would recover and hit a few big moves, etc.\u00a0 They really didn\u2019t do transitions or anything like that, they just took turns.\u00a0 Also Yoshioka\u2019s offense is really limited, which he showed by going for the senton bomb twice.\u00a0 Even with that though the match wasn\u2019t bad, they kept up a really good pace for the entire match, it was exciting and the crowd enjoyed it.\u00a0 They action was very crisp, no noticeable miscommunications or anything like that and the time went very quickly.\u00a0 So a mixed bag but more good than bad, even if I wish it was structured a bit better.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 6.5<\/span><\/p>\n

Final Thoughts:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Best Match:<\/strong> Seiya Sanada vs. Seiki Yoshioka<\/strong>. While I wouldn’t consider this a great match, it was certainly a good one. The too-even-tit-for-tat issue is one I have seen crop up more recently and its not a trend I am a big fan of, but it isn’t the worst thing in the world. Yoshioka is very on target with his kicks and Sanada does a good job of mixing in his high flying moves and strength moves such as the suplexes, and they kept a fast pace through the match which helped it stay exciting from start to finish. Not a MOYTC of course but a solid main event.<\/p>\n

Overall:<\/strong> In many ways this is the epitome of an ‘average’ event. Almost all of the matches were at least average (in my opinion), but none were great and there were a few matches that served no real purpose. The main event was above average but would have fit in just as easily in the mid-card, it didn’t really feel like a main event level match. The action throughout was fine, but felt uninspired and there was nothing special on the card. There are definitely worse events out there, but there was nothing here that a typical fan needs to go out of their way to see.<\/p>\n

Grade: \u00a0C<\/strong>+<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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