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Date:\u00a0 October 2nd, 2014 SEM is a bit of an odd \u2018offshoot\u2019 of NOAH.\u00a0 They don\u2019t have a lot of shows and do use all of the big stars of NOAH, but it also uses a fair number of indy wrestlers as well.\u00a0 In a way it feels like a NOAH house show with some assistance from other smaller promotions such as Big Japan, and usually there is also a Joshi match as there is here just to fill out the event. Here is the full card:<\/p>\n – Genba Hirayanagi vs. Kenou Let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n Genba Hirayanagi vs. Kenou<\/strong><\/span> Hirayanagi wants the match re-started, and after a bit of back and forth it finally does.\u00a0 They immediately trade elbows, Kenou goes off the ropes but Hirayanagi hits a dropkick.\u00a0 Stomp by Hirayanagi, he gets the kendo stick and he goes to hit Kenou with it, but changes his mind.\u00a0 Stomp by Hirayanagi, Kenou gets back up and Kenou kicks Hirayanagi in the chest.\u00a0 Hirayanagi catches a kick and hits a dragon screw leg whip and Hirayanagi applies a Scorpion Deathlock, but Kenou quickly gets to the ropes.\u00a0 Kenou kicks Hirayanagi back as he gets to his feet, back kick by Kenou but Hirayanagi grabs Kenou low and Hirayanagi hits a backdrop suplex.\u00a0 Hirayanagi flings Kenou to the mat, he goes up to the top turnbuckle and delivers a missile dropkick, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Hirayanagi picks up Kenou but Kenou elbows him off, Hirayanagi goes off the ropes but Kenou puts the referee in front of him and the referee gets hit.\u00a0 Jumping double knee by Kenou in the corner and he hits a sliding kick to Hirayanagi.\u00a0 Kenou gets a kendo stick but Hirayanagi avoids the shots, Hirayanagi goes off the ropes but Kenou traps Hirayanagi\u2019s arms behind his back with the kendo stick.\u00a0 Kick by Kenou, he goes off the ropes and hits a double knee to the back.\u00a0 Kenou goes for a kick but Hirayanagi ducks it, swinging kick by Kenou and he delivers another kick to the head of Hirayanagi.\u00a0 Cover, and he picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 Kenou<\/p>\n Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 Since Hirayanagi doesn\u2019t usually mind cheating I don\u2019t know why he wouldn\u2019t use the kendo stick and then lost due to shenanigans.\u00a0 Well technically he lost twice.\u00a0 This match wasn\u2019t really long enough to be good, the two matches combined were less than four minutes total.\u00a0 Which is a shame as I think both are capable of doing more.\u00a0 The kendo stick being used to tie up Hirayanagi\u2019s arms was a fun spot, not really logical but interesting none the less.\u00a0 Not a bad opener, just short and not much to it.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 4.0<\/span><\/p>\n Kana vs. Rina Yamashita<\/strong><\/span> Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 First of all, I love Kana.\u00a0 Even though I rarely get to see her matches since they don\u2019t all make tape she is probably current Top 10 for me.\u00a0 That being said this was a pretty average match.\u00a0 Yamashita just didn\u2019t have a lot to offer here, she must have hit a dozen shoulderblocks and lariats.\u00a0 It just gets repetitive when a wrestler hits the same move over and over again.\u00a0 Kana\u2019s focus on the arm was good, she stuck with it through the match and then won with an arm submission, so kudos to her for trying to keep to a structure but it just wasn\u2019t interesting when Yamashita was on offense.\u00a0 Pretty lackluster but not a bad match.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 5.5<\/span><\/p>\n Maybach Taniguchi and Hajime Ohara vs. Mohammed Yone and Taiji Ishimori<\/strong><\/span> Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Not a whole lot to the match but nothing really wrong with it.\u00a0 They did a good job of targeting Ishimori\u2019s leg during the match\u2026. not that it really stopped him from running around but at least the bad guys didn\u2019t forget about it.\u00a0 Not a lot of selling or structure beyond that but it was a solid match if not unforgettable.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 5.5<\/span><\/p>\n Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls, and Ogawa vs. Takashi Sugiura, Saito, and Daisuke Harada<\/strong><\/span> Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Well this match certainly had a lot of issues with selling.\u00a0 I mean they were hitting big moves on each other and then just popping up like nothing happened.\u00a0 And not in a \u2018fighting spirit\u2019 way, but in a \u2018we didn\u2019t feel like figuring out a transition\u2019 way.\u00a0 So it just came across as lazy and poorly thought out.\u00a0 Just a middling six man tag match with some solid action but lack of real direction.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 5.0<\/span><\/p>\n Quiet Storm vs. Takeshi Morishima<\/strong><\/span> Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Quiet Storm joined NOAH in the summer but even still I don\u2019t really know what the deal was here.\u00a0 It didn\u2019t seem like these two were feuding at all, it was just a random match.\u00a0 Obviously Storm wasn\u2019t beating Morishima but he did get in some spots anyway and Morishima didn\u2019t treat him like a far inferior wrestler.\u00a0 They had a weird thing going on where Storm would miss a move, then promptly successfully hit that same move, it happened several times to the point it stuck out.\u00a0 Nothing really bad, just random and short.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 4.5<\/span><\/p>\n Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Mitsuhiro Kitamiya<\/strong><\/span> Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0A really basic match with really nothing to make it special.\u00a0 I am guessing that at this stage of his career this is the best type of match that Kitamiya can have as obviously Nakajima is capable of more, and the size of the show may have factored into things as well.\u00a0 But this was like an opener at a normal event, just some strike exchanges, a few suplexes, and the ending.\u00a0 No real crowd involvement or effort to make the match memorable, so it wasn\u2019t, even though the action itself was fundamentally sound.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 5.0<\/span><\/p>\n Daisuke Sekimoto, Miyamoto, and Isami Kodaka vs. Marufuji, Atsushi Kotoge, and Kumano<\/strong><\/span> Sekimoto goes off the ropes but Marufuji ducks the lariat and hits a couple kicks. Sekimoto avoids the next kick attempt and levels Marufuji with a lariat. Both wrestlers are down, Sekimoto makes the tag to Miyamoto while Marufuji tags in Kotoge. Kick by Kotoge but Miyamoto elbows him and they trade shots. Kotoge goes off the ropes and he hits a reverse DDT. Miyamoto crawls to the corner and Kotoge elbows Kodaka on the apron. Kodaka snaps Kotoge’s neck on the top rope, Miyamoto goes up to the top turnbuckle but Kotoge blocks the diving attack. Kodaka then jumps off the top turnbuckle onto Kotoge, and Miyamoto applies a stretch hold to Kotoge. Double Irish whip to Kotoge and he is hit with a double flapjack. Cover by Miyamoto, but it gets a two count. Miyamoto tags in Kodaka, Irish whip by Kodaka and he hits a dropkick. Kodaka charges Kotoge but Kotoge drop toeholds him onto the second rope. Kotoge kicks Kodaka out of the ring, Miyamoto comes in but Kotoge dropkicks him out of the ring as well. Kotoge goes off the ropes and sails out with a tope con giro onto Miyamoto, Kodaka gets a running start in the ring but Kotoge quickly rolls back in and hits him with a cutter. Kotoge tags in Kumano, and Kumano hits Kodaka with an elbow. Dropkick by Kumano, cover, but it gets a two count. Irish whip by Kumano and he hits an elbow in the corner. Kumano goes up to the top turnbuckle but Kodaka avoids the missile dropkick. STF by Kodaka to Kumano, but Kumano gets to the ropes. Kodaka throws Kumano into the corner and Sekimoto hits a lariat. Miyamoto and Kodaka hit a double backdrop suplex onto Kumano and Sekimoto comes off the top turnbuckle with a diving body press. Cover by Kodaka, but it gets a two count. Marufuji and Kotoge come into help, they throw Kodaka into the corner and everyone hits a running strike. Kumano goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a missile dropkick while Marufuji and Kotoge both hit superkicks. Cover by Kumano, but it is broken up. Kumano picks up Kodaka and gets him on his shoulders, and he hits a bridging suplex for a two count. Kumano picks up Kodaka but Kodaka elbows him off and they trade strikes. Punch to the stomach by Kodaka, Kumano goes off the ropes but Kodaka sails out of the ring onto Kotoge. Miyamoto slides in, Kumano kicks him back, Irish whip by Kumano but Miyamoto hits a handstand elbow strike. Kodaka comes back in and applies the 689, and Kumano submits. Your winners: Daisuke Sekimoto, Miyamoto, and Isami Kodaka<\/p>\n Match Thoughts: <\/strong>This was a good tag match and a solid main event. The teams both worked together well, it helps to have matches with real teammates rather than wrestlers just thrown together as some of the spots were well-timed and everything flowed. It never dragged anywhere as they kept fresh wrestlers in to keep things interesting. The only real knock on the match is Kumano’s inclusion as it just made it obvious who was going to drop the fall, but he did get some good experience in there and he wasn’t completely treated as nothing but a whipping boy. Overall it was a fun way to end an otherwise lackluster show. Score: 7.0<\/span><\/p>\n Final Thoughts:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Best Match: Daisuke Sekimoto, Miyamoto, and Isami Kodaka vs. Marufuji, Atsushi Kotoge, and Hitoshi Kumano.<\/strong> By default, but it was a pretty good match. The teams worked really well together and there were some clever spots in the match. It never dragged since they changed around who was in the ring on a regular basis, and even though the ending was predictable it made sense. A fitting main event for a house show.<\/p>\n MVP:<\/strong>\u00a0 Hitoshi Kumano.\u00a0 <\/strong>I could have picked about anyone from the main event, but Kumano’s strikes seem to be getting better and he had some good exchanges with Sekimoto and Kodaka. Even though he lost, he looked strong since he was not put down easy as he was constantly being double teamed. I don’t think Kumano shows much as far as being a superstar but he is definitely improving.<\/p>\n Overall:<\/strong> For the most part this was just bland house show fodder. I was hoping the Joshi match would bring it up a bit, but it didn’t, and most of the rest of the matches were just basic and uninspired. The main event was fun, but the match would fit in fine on most mid-cards, it only fit as a main event because the rest of the card was so unexciting. Just a flat event, I know they use these shows to try out newer wrestlers and its not meant to be a major event, but it was just too dull for my taste. 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\nLocation:\u00a0 Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan
\nAnnounced Attendance:\u00a0 320<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\n– Kana vs. Rina Yamashita
\n– Maybach Taniguchi and Hajime Ohara vs. Mohammed Yone and Taiji Ishimori
\n– Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls, and Ogawa vs. Takashi Sugiura, Saito, and Daisuke Harada
\n– Quiet Storm vs. Takeshi Morishima
\n– Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Mitsuhiro Kitamiya
\n– Daisuke Sekimoto, Miyamoto, and Isami Kodaka vs. Marufuji, Atsushi Kotoge, and Kumano<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nHirayanagi dares Kenou to hit him with the kendo stick before the match starts so he does, Kenou quickly covers Hirayanagi after the bell rings and he picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 Kenou<\/p>\n
\nTie-up to start, waistlock by Kana, reversed by Yamashita but Kana applies a wristlock.\u00a0 Yamashita reverses the wristlock but Kana applies a hammerlock, side headlock by Kana and she takes Yamashita to the mat.\u00a0 Yamashita gets out of it and they jockey for position before trading elbows, Irish whip by Kana but Yamashita hits a dropkick.\u00a0 Yamashita goes off the ropes and hits another dropkick, but Kana avoids the third.\u00a0 Kick by Kana and they trade elbows again, Irish whip by Yamashita but Kana elbows her.\u00a0 Irish whip by Kana but Yamashita shoulderblocks her down.\u00a0 Stomp by Yamashita and they trade elbows, stomp by Kana and she kicks Yamashita in the head.\u00a0 Kana hits a cross armbreaker takedown but Yamashita gets a foot on the ropes.\u00a0 Kana puts his knee in the back of Yamashita\u2019s head and applies an armbar before putting her in a chinlock, crossface by Kana but Yamashita gets into the ropes.\u00a0 Kicks to the chest by Kana, she goes off the ropes but Yamashita hits a lariat.\u00a0 Yamashita goes off the ropes again and hits a second lariat followed by a pair of shoulderblocks.\u00a0 Another shoulderblock by Yamashita and she hits another.\u00a0 Cover by Yamashita but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Irish whip by Yamashita to the corner, reversed, lariat by Yamashita and she hits another one in the corner.\u00a0 Irish whip by Yamashita and she hits a lariat.\u00a0 Cover by Yamashita, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Yamashita picks up Kana and goes for a backdrop suplex, but Kana blocks it.\u00a0 They trade elbows and Kana hits a release German suplex.\u00a0 Kana goes off the ropes and kicks Yamashita in the head, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Armbar by Kana and she applies a front facelock and then puts Yamashita in an armbar.\u00a0 Yamashita gets a foot on the ropes and Kana kicks Yamashita in the chest.\u00a0 Another kick by Kana but Yamashita catches one, Kana applies a side headlock and Yamashita hits a backdrop suplex.\u00a0 Cover by Yamashita but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Yamashita goes off the ropes and hits a lariat, she hits a second one but Kana doesn\u2019t go down.\u00a0 Leg kick by Kana, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kana picks up Yamashita and she hits a neckbreaker.\u00a0 Cover, but Yamashita kicks out.\u00a0 Kana picks up Yamashita and hits a German suplex hold but it only gets two.\u00a0 Kana goes off the ropes but Yamashita rolls her up for a two count.\u00a0 Inside cradle by Yamashita but that gets two as well.\u00a0 Backslide by Yamashita, but it gets another two.\u00a0 Kick to the head by Kana, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kana quickly applies a cross armbreaker, Yamashita tries to powerbomb out of it but Kana gets it locked back in and Yamashita has to tap out.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 Kana<\/p>\n
\nTaniguchi and Ohara attack their opponents before the match starts, and Ohara stays in the ring with Ishimori.\u00a0 Ohara picks up Ishimori, Irish whip, reversed, and Ishimori hits a swandive crossbody.\u00a0 Headscissors takedown by Ishimori, and Ohara falls out of the ring.\u00a0 Ishimori knees Ohara as he gets back into the ring, and Ishimori tags in Yone.\u00a0 Double shoulder block to Ohara, cover by Yone but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Yone picks up Ohara and he hits a scoop slam.\u00a0 Leg drop by Yone and he applies a neck crank to Ohara.\u00a0 Yone tags in Ishimori, Ishimori picks up Ohara and hits a snapmare.\u00a0 Reverse chinlock by Ishimori and he knees Ohara in the back.\u00a0 Ohara gets a foot on the ropes and they trade elbows, Ishimori goes off the ropes but Ohara dropkicks him in the knee.\u00a0 Ohara tags in Taniguchi, and Taniguchi kicks Ishimori repeatedly in the leg.\u00a0 Taniguchi picks up Ishimori and he twists Ishimori\u2019s leg in the ropes.\u00a0 Taniguchi tags in Ohara, and Ohara twists on Ishimori\u2019s leg.\u00a0 Ohara pushes Ishimori into the corner and twists Ishimori\u2019s leg in the ropes before hitting a dropkick.\u00a0 Ohara applies a reverse figure four but Ishimori inches to the ropes to force the break.\u00a0 Ohara picks up Ishimori and he tags in Taniguchi, kicks to the leg by Taniguchi and he kicks Ishimori down in the corner.\u00a0 Irish whip by Taniguchi but Ishimori kicks Taniguchi back and hits a reverse STO into the corner.\u00a0 Ishimori tags in Yone, Yone charges Taniguchi in the corner but Taniguchi boots him back.\u00a0 Lariat by Yone, Taniguchi goes off the ropes and Yone hits another lariat.\u00a0 Yone picks up Taniguchi and hits a scoop slam.\u00a0 Yone goes up top but Taniguchi grabs him by the throat and pulls him back into the ring.\u00a0 Taniguchi charges Yone and hits a lariat in the corner, he applies a waistlock but Yone elbows out of it.\u00a0 Chokeslam by Taniguchi, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Taniguchi picks up Yone, high kick by Yone but Taniguchi hits a powerslam. Taniguchi tags in Ohara, Ohara picks up Yone and they exchange elbows.\u00a0 Backstabber by Ohara and he goes off the ropes, but Yone delivers a dropkick and tags in Ishimori.\u00a0 Ishimori charges Ohara in the corner and hits a jumping double knee, he then hits another running knee in the corner.\u00a0 Cover by Ishimori, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Ishimori picks up Ohara but Ohara punches him off, waistlock by Ishimori, Ohara Irish whips Ishimori but Ishimori hits the handspring into a cutter.\u00a0 Cover, but Taniguchi breaks it up.\u00a0 Yone comes in and throws Taniguchi out of the ring.\u00a0 Ohara is thrown into the corner, lariat by Yone, Ishimori goes up top and hits a swanton.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Ishimori goes off the ropes but Ohara slams him to the mat.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two.\u00a0 Ohara goes off the ropes but Ishimori catches him with a double knee to the chest.\u00a0 Swinging kick by Ishimori, cover, but Taniguchi breaks it up.\u00a0 Ishimori picks up Ohara and slams him in front of the corner, he goes up to the top turnbuckle but he is hit from the floor with a kendo stick in the leg.\u00a0 Ohara picks up Ishimori and hits a backbreaker.\u00a0 Ohara applies a figure four leglock, Yone is nowhere to be found and Ishimori has to tap out.\u00a0 Your winners:\u00a0 Maybach Taniguchi and Hajime Ohara<\/p>\n
\nHaste and Saito start things off.\u00a0 Tie-up, Saito pushes Haste into the ropes and he gives a clean break.\u00a0 Side headlock by Haste, Saito applies a wristlock but Haste reverses it.\u00a0 Haste goes off the ropes and applies a waistlock but Saito shrugs him off and hits a shoulderblock.\u00a0 Haste rolls out of the ring but returns after a moment and tags in Ogawa.\u00a0 Saito tags in Harada, Ogawa pushes Harada into the ropes and gives a clean break.\u00a0 Tie-up again, Harada pushes Ogawa into the ropes and Ogawa squirts away when Harada goes for a strike.\u00a0 They trade wristlocks, hammerlock by Harada and he applies a side headlock.\u00a0 Ogawa reverses it, Irish whip by Harada and Ogawa hits a shoulderblock.\u00a0 Side headlock by Ogawa and Harada tags in Saito.\u00a0 Ogawa tags in Nicholls, Saito and Nicholls tie-up, Saito gets Nicholls into the ropes and he gives a clean break.\u00a0 Side headlock by Nicholls, Saito Irish whips out of it and they collide with no result.\u00a0 They trade elbows, kick by Saito and he goes off the ropes, but Nicholls hits a spinebuster.\u00a0 Nicholls picks up Saito and throws him out of the ring, and Haste throws Saito into the guard rail.\u00a0 Back in the ring, Nicholls stomps on Saito and tags in Ogawa.\u00a0 Ogawa and Nicholls Irish whip Saito and they hit a double elbow smash.\u00a0 Ogawa tags in Haste, Nicholls and Haste Irish whip Saito and hit a double elbow, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Haste picks up Saito and tags in Ogawa, Ogawa and Saito trade elbows, takedown by Saito and he applies an ankle hold.\u00a0 Everyone brawls for a moment, things settle down as Haste stomps on Saito but Saito elbows him back.\u00a0 Uppercuts by Haste but Saito returns with elbows.\u00a0 Saito goes off the ropes, uppercut by Haste but Saito catches him with a spear.\u00a0 Saito picks up Haste but Nicholls attacks Saito from behind, double Irish whip to the corner but Saito boots Nicholls and then knees Haste.\u00a0 Big boot by Saito in the corner but Haste comes back with a leg lariat followed by a cannonball in the corner.\u00a0 Haste picks up Saito and goes for a powerbomb but Saito gets out of it with a hurricanrana.\u00a0 Waistlock by Saito, but it is reversed and Haste clubs Saito in the back.\u00a0 Release German suplex by Saito but Haste fires back with a lariat and both wrestlers are out on the mat.\u00a0 Ogawa and Harada are tagged in, enzigieri by Ogawa and he goes off the ropes, hitting a DDT.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Ogawa throws Harada into the corner and then hits a backdrop suplex.\u00a0 Cover, but Harada kicks out.\u00a0 Irish whip by Ogawa to the corner but Harada kicks him back and rolls up Ogawa for a two count.\u00a0 Stomp by Ogawa, Irish whip, reversed, and Harada hits a jumping elbow in the corner.\u00a0 Cover by Harada but it gets two.\u00a0 Harada picks up Ogawa but Ogawa manages to tag in Nicholls, Irish whip by Nicholls to the corner and he hits a lariat.\u00a0 Irish whip again but this time Harada boots Nicholls back and he hits an elbow.\u00a0 Another elbow by Harada and he hits an overhead suplex before tagging in Saito.\u00a0 Saito hits a lariat on Nicholls in the corner and then hits a vertical suplex.\u00a0 Saito goes off the ropes and hits a lariat, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Saito picks up Nicholls, Nicholls goes off the ropes and he hits a lariat.\u00a0 Saito comes back with a lariat of his own, double Irish whip to Nicholls and everyone hits running strikes in the corner on Nicholls.\u00a0 Diving elbow drop by Harada to Nicholls and Saito hits a diving headbutt.\u00a0 Cover by Saito but it is broken up.\u00a0 Saito picks up Nicholls and fits a Final Cut.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Saito picks up Nicholls, he goes off the ropes but Haste runs in and dropkicks Saito.\u00a0 Double Irish whip to the corner, and both Nicholls and Haste hit lariats.\u00a0 Double neckbreaker to Saito, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Nicholls picks up Saito and they trade elbows, knee by Saito and he hits a scissors kick.\u00a0 Chokeslam by Saito and he hits a release German suplex.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Saito picks up Nicholls but Nicholls hits a lariat.\u00a0 Death valley driver by Nicholls, cover, but Saito breaks it up.\u00a0 Nicholls and Haste drop Saito, they then go to Saito and pick him up, but Saito fights them off.\u00a0 Saito goes off the ropes but Haste hits a lariat. Sliding lariat by Nicholls, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Nicholls picks up Saito and hits the Mikey Bomb, cover, and he picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winners:\u00a0 Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls, and Ogawa<\/p>\n
\nThey circle each other to start, tie-up, Storm pushes Morishima into the ropes and he gives a clean break.\u00a0 Tie-up, Morishima pushes Storm against the ropes and he gives a clean break as well.\u00a0 Side headlock by Storm, Morishima Irish whips out of it but he can\u2019t shoulderblock him down.\u00a0 Irish whip by Morishima but Storm hits a successful shoulderblock.\u00a0 Chops by Storm but Morishima punches him back and they trade blows.\u00a0 Clubs to the back by Storm, he goes off the ropes but Morishima hits a hip attack.\u00a0 Morishima picks up Storm and stomps him down in the corner.\u00a0 Hip attack by Morishima and he hits another one.\u00a0 Morishima picks up Storm, he puts him over the second rope and chokes Storm with his leg.\u00a0 Morishima picks up Storm, snapmare, and he applies a reverse chinlock.\u00a0 Storm elbows out of it but Morishima applies a sleeper.\u00a0 Irish whip by Morishima from the corner but Storm avoids his charge.\u00a0 Storm goes for a bodyslam but Morishima blocks it, Morishima goes off the ropes but Storm hits a bodyslam.\u00a0 Storm goes for a suplex but Morishima clubs out of it, Northern Lights Suplex by Storm but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Storm picks up Morishima and hits a reverse side slam.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets two.\u00a0 Storm goes off the ropes\u00a0 but Morishima catches him and hits a suplex.\u00a0 Lariat by Morishima, cover, but it also gets a two count.\u00a0 Morishima picks up Storm and goes for the backdrop suplex, but Storm gets out of it.\u00a0 Vertical suplex by Storm and he hits a lariat in the corner.\u00a0 Storm goes off the ropes but Morishima ducks the lariat.\u00a0 Storm hits a lariat anyway, cover, but it gets another two count.\u00a0 Storm picks up Morishima, he goes off the ropes and Morishima hits a backdrop suplex.\u00a0 Delayed cover by Morishima, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Back up they both go for lariats, high kick by Morishima and he nails the backdrop suplex.\u00a0 Cover, and he picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 Takeshi Morishima<\/p>\n
\nTie-up to start, Kitamiya pushes Nakajima into the ropes and he gives a clean break.\u00a0 Waistlock by Kitamiya, Nakajima applies an armbar and they get into the ropes again.\u00a0 Side headlock by Nakajima, Kitamiya elbow Nakajima and eventually Irish whips out of it but Nakajima shoulderblocks him down.\u00a0 Side headlock by Kitamiya, but Nakajima hits a backdrop suplex.\u00a0 Nakajima pushes Kitamiya into the ropes and he gives a clean break.\u00a0 They trade elbows, Kitamiya goes off the ropes and he elbows Nakajima to the mat.\u00a0 Kitamiya charges Nakajima in the corner and hits a jumping elbow smash followed by a vertical suplex.\u00a0 Texas Cloverleaf by Kitamiya but Nakajima quickly gets out of it.\u00a0 Kick by Nakajima, snapmare, and he kicks Kitamiya in the back.\u00a0 Snapmare by Nakajima and he kicks Kitamiya in the back again.\u00a0 Back up, elbow by Kitamiya but Nakajima snapmares him and kicks Kitamiya before applying a crab hold.\u00a0 Kitamiya gets a hand on the ropes to force a break, kicks by Nakajima and Kitamiya goes back to the mat.\u00a0 Nakajima picks up Kitamiya and applies a reverse chinlock, Nakajima goes for a suplex but Kitamiya blocks it.\u00a0 Vertical suplex by Kitamiya, he picks up Nakajima and hits a suplex.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kitamiya picks up Nakajima, Irish whip, and Kitamiya hits a spear.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Elbows by Kitamiya, back kick by Nakajima and he hits a running elbow.\u00a0 Kick to the chest by Nakajima and he kicks him again.\u00a0 Nakajima goes off the ropes but Kitamiya applies an Octopus Hold.\u00a0 Elbows by Kitamiya but Nakajima kicks him in the chest.\u00a0 Backdrop suplex by Nakajima, Kitamiya gets up and Nakajima drops him with a second one.\u00a0 Nakajima hits a third backdrop suplex.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Nakajima picks up Kitamiya and goes off the ropes, hitting a PK.\u00a0 Cover, but Kitamiya gets a shoulder up.\u00a0 Brainbuster by Nakajima, cover, and he picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 Katsuhiko Nakajima<\/p>\n
\nSekimoto and Marufuji start things off.\u00a0 They trade chops back and forth, tie-up, side headlock by Marufuji, Sekimoto Irish whips out of it and Sekimoto hits a shoulderblock.\u00a0 Drop toehold by Marufuji and he dropkicks Sekimoto in the head.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a one count.\u00a0 Shoulderblock by Sekimoto and he tags in Kodaka.\u00a0 Kotoge is tagged in as well, dropkick by Kotoge and he slides out of the ring after Kodaka, hitting another dropkick.\u00a0 Kodaka and Kotoge return to the ring, cover by Kotoge but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Reverse chinlock by Kotoge and he elbows Kodaka in the head. Kotoge picks up Kodaka and he tags in Kumano. Kicks by Kumano in the corner and he clubs Kodaka in the back. Kumano and Kodaka trade elbows. Kodaka tags in Miyamoto, Miyamoto and Kumano tie-up, waistlock by Miyamoto but Kumano applies a wristlock. Kneelock by Miyamoto and he applies a stretch hold. Wristlock by Miyamoto and he elbows Kumano in the arm. Miyamoto tags in Sekimoto, scoop slam by Sekimoto and a cover, but he gets a two count. Sekimoto picks up Kumano and throws him in the corner before tagging in Kodaka. Kodaka twists Kumano’s arm in the ropes and he yanks on Kumano’s arm. Kodaka tags in Miyamoto, double Irish whip to Kumano and he gets hit by a double elbow strike. Miyamoto goes for a cross armbreaker on Kumano but Kumano quickly rolls into the ropes. Miyamoto tags in Sekimoto, Sekimoto picks up Kumano but Kumano clubs him in the chest. Sekimoto absorbs Kumano’s blows and chops him to the mat. Sekimoto throws Kumano into the corner, Irish whip, and Sekimoto kicks Kumano in the chest. Sekimoto goes for a suplex but Kumano lands on his feet, dropkicks by Kumano but he can’t knock Sekimoto down. Sekimoto throws Kumano into the corner but Kumano knocks him back and hits a missile dropkick. Kumano makes the tag to Marufuji and Marufuji boots Sekimoto in the head. Lariat by Marufuji but Sekimoto stays up, dropkick by Marufuji and Sekimoto finally is knocked off his feet. Irish whip by Marufuji to the corner and he hits an elbow followed by a doublestomp to the head. Superkick by Marufuji, cover, but it gets a two count. Marufuji picks up Sekimoto and goes for the Shiranui but Sekimoto blocks it and hits a backdrop suplex. Sekimoto picks up Marufuji, Irish whip to the corner and he hits a lariat. Another lariat by Sekimoto, he picks up Marufuji and hits a vertical suplex. Cover by Sekimoto but it gets a two count.<\/p>\nGrade: D-<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"