PuroresuCentral.com<\/a><\/p>\nDuring the summer, Tenryu decided to throw a little “tag team” tournament together.\u00a0 I am not going to bother post the brackets since I have no idea how many matches took place in the tournament and if they were all taped, but all the tag team matches on this card are part of the Mizuchi R Tag Team League.\u00a0 Only the wrestler that gets the pin gets the points and it looks like they are teamed together randomly.\u00a0 That\u2019s all I got.\u00a0 There were six matches, but one was won via forfeit.\u00a0 Here is the card:<\/p>\n
– Mitsunobu Kikuzawa\u00a0 vs. Ricky Fuji
\n– BUKI and Winger vs. Kengo and NOSAWA Rongai
\n– Arashi and Kazuki Hashimoto\u00a0 vs. Classic Kid and Masao Inoue
\n– Genichiro Tenryu and Kengo vs. Great Kojika and Ryuichi Kawakami
\n– BUKI and YASSHI vs. Dragon JOKER and TARU<\/strong><\/p>\nThis shouldn\u2019t take too long.<\/p>\n
Mitsunobu Kikuzawa\u00a0 vs. Ricky Fuji<\/strong><\/span>
\nKikuzawa is Kikutaro, not sure why he wrestled here under his real name.\u00a0 They dance around to start the match, but Kikuzawa hits Fuji from behind.\u00a0 Kikuzawa puts his foot against Fuji\u2019s throat and kicks Fuji, chops by Kikuzawa in the corner but Fuji switches positions with him and elbows Kikuzawa in the head.\u00a0 Kikuzawa switches things back and punches Fuji in the head but Fuji blocks one and punches him back.\u00a0 Kikuzawa distracts Fuji and punches him in the head, stomp by Kikuzawa and he clubs Fuji in the back.\u00a0 Fuji punches Kikuzawa back and hits a series of mounted punches in the corner.\u00a0 Kikuzawa switches positions with him, he straddles Fuji in the corner and shakes the ropes.\u00a0 Kikuzawa picks up Fuji, snapmare, and Kikuzawa rakes Fuji in the eyes before hitting a kneedrop.\u00a0 Side headlock by Kikuzawa, Fuji gets out of it and they trade hammerlocks.\u00a0 Fuji pushes Kikuzawa into the ropes and he gives a clean break.\u00a0 They lock knuckles, wristlock by Kikuzawa and he hits an armbreaker.\u00a0 Snapmare by Kikuzawa and he hits a rolling senton.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kicks to the leg by Kikuzawa and he applies a figure four leglock.\u00a0 Fuji gets to the ropes, and Kikuzawa kicks Fuji in the leg.\u00a0 Punches by Kikuzawa and he hits a shoulder tackle in the corner.\u00a0 Kikuzawa mounts Fuji in the corner and hits a series of punches, Irish whip by Kikuzawa but Fuji kicks him as he charges in.\u00a0 He tries again with the same result, he then throws the referee into Fuji and that works.\u00a0 Kikuzawa charges in but Fuji kicks him back, punches by Fuji and Kikuzawa falls to the mat.\u00a0 Fuji picks up Kikuzawa, he puts him on his shoulders but Kikuzawa slides off and dropkicks Fuji in the knee.\u00a0 Shining Wizard by Kikuzawa, cover, but Fuji kicks out.\u00a0 Kikuzawa picks up Fuji and goes for a vertical suplex, but he talks too much and Fuji reverses it into a suplex of his own.\u00a0 Fuji puts Kikuzawa on his shoulders and hits a rolling fireman\u2019s carry followed\u00a0 by a trapped DDT.\u00a0 Cover, and he picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 Ricky Fuji<\/p>\nMatch Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0A typical Kikutaro match.\u00a0 Kikutaro has been doing this for a long time, and his matches generally start the show and gets the crowd into the event.\u00a0 He used the same cute spots he always does and Fuji of course played along because that is what you do when you are against Kikutaro.\u00a0 So it wasn\u2019t bad but it wasn\u2019t anything new either, one day Kikutaro is going to do something that surprises me but today was not that day.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 5.0<\/span><\/p>\nBUKI and Winger vs. Kengo and NOSAWA Rongai<\/strong><\/span>
\nBUKI and Kengo start things off.\u00a0 BUKI and Kengo tie-up but they break cleanly.\u00a0 Tie-up, waistlock by BUKI but Kengo gets into the ropes but BUKI clubs him in the chest.\u00a0 BUKI and Kengo trade elbows and BUKI hits a double chop.\u00a0 BUKI and Kengo trade chops, and BUKI knocks Kengo into the corner.\u00a0 BUKI kicks Kengo against the ropes but Kengo kicks him back.\u00a0 BUKI kicks Kengo into the corner and he applies a front facelock, and BUKI tags in Winger.\u00a0 Winger applies a wristlock to Kengo but Kengo gets a foot on the ropes.\u00a0 Kengo rolls out of the ring but returns after a moment, and Kengo locks knuckles with Winger.\u00a0 Wristlock by Kengo to Winger but Winger reverses it into an armbar.\u00a0 Winger gets in the mount, Kengo gets back up and Winger tags in BUKI.\u00a0 Club to the ribs by BUKI to Kengo and he rakes him in the eyes.\u00a0 Kicks by BUKI and Kengo elbows him back as they trade blows.\u00a0 Side headlock by Kengo, BUKI Irish whips out of it and they trade unsuccessful shoulderblocks.\u00a0 Elbow by Kengo, he goes off the ropes but BUKI knocks him down with a shoulderblock.\u00a0 BUKI goes off the ropes but Rongai knees him from the apron.\u00a0 Kengo tags in Rongai, double Irish whip and they hit a drop toehold\/dropkick combination.\u00a0 Cover by Rongai but the referee doesn\u2019t count as he never saw the tag (if there was one).\u00a0 Rongai and Kengo tag in and out, and Rongai chops BUKI against the ropes.\u00a0 Snapmare by Rongai and he kicks BUKI in the back of the head.\u00a0 Headbutts by Rongai and he hits BUKI in the back of the head.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.<\/p>\nRongai applies a wristlock to BUKI and applies an arm submission hold, with Kengo coming in to help.\u00a0 Stomps by Rongai and he tags in Kengo.\u00a0 Snapmare by Kengo to BUKI and he kicks him in the back.\u00a0 Kengo applies a facelock, cover, but it gets a two.\u00a0 Kengo picks up BUKI and throws him into Rongai\u2019s boot.\u00a0 Rongai is tagged in and he kicks down BUKI in the corner.\u00a0 Rongai chokes BUKI in the corner, wristlock by Rongai and he headbutts BUKI in the arm.\u00a0 Rongai applies a keylock, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Rongai picks up BUKI and hits a vertical suplex, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Rongai tags in Kengo, and Kengo hits a kneedrop.\u00a0 Headscissors by Kengo, he picks up BUKI, snapmare, Kengo goes up to the top turnbuckle but BUKI avoids the diving doublestomp.\u00a0 BUKI punches down Kengo and tags in Winger.\u00a0 Winger clubs Kengo and knocks Rongai off the apron before hitting a vertical suplex on Kengo.\u00a0 Winger picks up Kengo and he hits a backdrop suplex.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Winger picks up Kengo and applies a wristlock before putting Kengo in a stretch hold, but Rongai breaks it up.\u00a0 Irish whip by Rongai, reversed, and Winger hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker before kicking Rongai out of the ring.\u00a0 Winger picks up Kengo and hits a side Russian leg sweep.\u00a0 Winger tags in BUKI, BUKI picks up Kengo and hits a vertical suplex.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 BUKI throws Kengo into the corner and hits a jumping elbow smash.\u00a0 Dropkick by BUKI, he picks up Kengo, snapmare, and BUKI kicks Kengo in the back.\u00a0 Lariat by BUKI, cover, but Kengo gets a shoulder up.\u00a0 Irish whip by BUKI and he hits a superkick, cover, but Rongai breaks it up.\u00a0 Rongai holds BUKI for Kengo, but BUKI ducks and Kengo hits Rongai by accident.\u00a0 Winger comes in and throws Kengo out of the ring, BUKI and Winger kick Rongai but Kengo trips Winger from the floor.\u00a0 Rongai applies La Magistral onto BUKI and he picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winners:\u00a0 Kengo and NOSAWA Rongai<\/p>\n
Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 Guess the referee lost track of the legal man but it made sense as basically Rongai stole the win from his partner so he could score the points.\u00a0 None of these wrestlers are very good which naturally hurt the match quality, but it wasn\u2019t a bad match.\u00a0 Nothing special about the structure or the action itself, just middling throughout.\u00a0 I can\u2019t point to one moment that was poorly done, the wrestlers just didn\u2019t stand out.\u00a0 A thoroughly average match.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 5.0<\/span><\/p>\nArashi and Kazuki Hashimoto vs. Classic Kid and Masao Inoue<\/strong><\/span>
\nHashimoto and Classic Kid start things off.\u00a0 Waistlock by Hashimoto but Classic Kid reverses it into a hammerlock.\u00a0 Hashimoto reverses it back, wristlock by Classic Kid and they trade submissions.\u00a0 Wristlock by Hashimoto, snapmare, and he applies a side headlock.\u00a0 Classic Kid quickly gets out of it and applies a hammerlock, punches by Hashimoto and he applies a side headlock, Classic Kid Irish whips out of it but Hashimoto shoulderblocks him down.\u00a0 Backslide by Classic Kid, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Side headlock takedown by Hashimoto, they jockey for position but neither can get an advantage so both tag out.\u00a0 Arashi and Inoue circle each other, Arashi pushes Inoue into the ropes and he gives a clean break.\u00a0 Tie-up, side headlock by Inoue, Arashi Irish whips out of it and they collide with no result.\u00a0 Inoue tries to shoulderblock Arashi, but it doesn\u2019t work.\u00a0 Arashi goes off the ropes and he shoulderblocks Inoue, sending him staggering.\u00a0 Irish whip by Inoue and Arashi shoulderblocks him to the mat.\u00a0 Scoop slam by Arashi and he hits an elbow drop.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Stretch hold by Arashi and he tags in Hashimoto.\u00a0 Hashimoto and Inoue circle each other, kick by Inoue and he elbows Hashimoto in the back of the head.\u00a0 Inoue tags in Classic Kid, and Classic Kid elbows Hashimoto in the back of the head.\u00a0 Irish whip by Classic Kid and he hits a lariat, cover, but Hashimoto kicks out at two.\u00a0 Classic Kid picks up Hashimoto and throws him into the corner before tagging in Inoue.\u00a0 Inoue kicks Hashimoto down in the corner, he picks him up and applies a side headlock.\u00a0 Punches by Inoue and he elbows Hashimoto, but Inoue rakes him in the eyes.<\/p>\nInoue tags in Classic Kid, and Classic Kid kicks Hashimoto in the stomach.\u00a0 Chop by Classic Kid but Hashimoto elbows him back and they trade shots.\u00a0 Classic Kid goes off the ropes and hits a sliding kick, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kicks by Classic Kid in the corner and he tags in Inoue.\u00a0 Inoue stomps on Hashimoto and elbows him in the back of the head.\u00a0 Eye rake by Inoue and he elbows Hashimoto in the back of the head.\u00a0 Hashimoto throws Inoue into the corner but Hashimoto kicks him back and hits a lariat.\u00a0 Hashimoto tags in Arashi, Arashi picks up Inoue and clubs him in the side of the head.\u00a0 Irish whip by Arashi and he lariats Inoue in the corner.\u00a0 Uranage by Arashi, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Arashi applies a chinlock to Inoue but Classic Kid breaks it up.\u00a0 Inoue tags in Classic Kid, Classic Kid elbows Arashi repeatedly but Arashi punches him to the mat.\u00a0 Arashi picks up Classic Kid and he tags in Hashimoto.\u00a0 Hashimoto throws Classic Kid into the corner and hits a jumping kick followed by a front suplex.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Reverse chinlock by Hashimoto and he applies a sleeper, but Classic Kid gets into the ropes.\u00a0 Classic Kid and Hashimoto trade elbows, Hashimoto goes off the ropes but Classic Kid hits a jumping kick.\u00a0 Backdrop suplex by Classic Kid, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Vertical suplex by Classic Kid, he goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a diving headbutt.\u00a0 Arashi and Inoue get in the ring but Arashi hits them with a double shoulderblock.\u00a0 Arashi charges them both but Classic Kid dropkicks him out of the ring.\u00a0 Inoue hits a lariat onto Hashimoto, Classic Kid grabs Hashimoto and he hits a Blue Thunder.\u00a0 Cover, and he picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winners:\u00a0 Classic Kid and Masao Inoue<\/p>\n
Match Thoughts:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0Oddly I enjoy Arashi now that he is in the grumpy fat veteran phase of his career, I find it amusing, and I like the match ended with a real finish as so many matches I have watched the last few days have just had flash pins instead of a definite winner.\u00a0 When Inoue and Arashi were in there it slowed down, but Hashimoto and Classic Kid looked fine even if neither are memorable.\u00a0 I have a feeling all these tag matches are going to be a bit dull, but this one was a bit better as Arashi was fun and Hashimoto\/Kid kept the match going at a decent pace.\u00a0 Certainly a watchable match, might have been better without Inoue.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 5.5<\/span><\/p>\nGenichiro Tenryu and Kengo vs. Great Kojika and Ryuichi Kawakami<\/strong><\/span>
\nKengo and Kawakami start things off.\u00a0 Tie-up, Kawakami pushes Kengo into the ropes and he gives a clean break.\u00a0 Tie-up again, Kengo gets Kawakami into the ropes this time and he elbows him in the face before backing off.\u00a0 They lock knuckles, Kawakami pushes Kengo to his knees but Kengo breaks out of it and elbows Kawakami.\u00a0 Kawakami chops him back and they trade shots, side headlock by Kawakami, Kengo Irish whips out of it but Kawakami shoulderblocks him down.\u00a0 Kawakami goes off the ropes but Kengo hits an armdrag.\u00a0 Kengo tags in Tenryu, Tenryu wants Kojika so Kawakami tags him in.\u00a0 Kojika pushes Tenryu into the ropes and he chops him in the chest. \u00a0Tie-up, Tenryu pushes Kojika into the ropes this time but he lets him go.\u00a0 Tie-up, side waistlock by Tenryu but Kojika gets into the ropes to force a break.\u00a0 Tie-up, wristlock by Tenryu but Kojika rolls out of it.\u00a0 Kojika punches Tenryu against the ropes and chops him, but Tenryu punches him back.\u00a0 Kojika tags in Kawakami as he has had enough, chops by Tenryu to Kawakami but Kawakami hits him back.\u00a0 Hard elbow by Kawakami, Kawakami tags in Kojika and Kojika knees Tenryu in the ribs.\u00a0 Knee drops by Kojika to Tenryu and he clubs Tenryu in the chest.\u00a0 Kojika tags in Kawakami, Kengo comes in the ring but Kawakami elbows him.\u00a0 Kawakami kicks Tenryu and chops him in the chest.\u00a0 Kawakami tags in Kojika, and Kojika chokes Tenryu with his knee.\u00a0 Kojika chokes Tenryu against the ropes, Kawakami comes in the ring and stomps on Tenryu.\u00a0 Kawakami chops Tenryu in the chest, he goes off the ropes but Tenryu chops him and hits a lariat.\u00a0 Tenryu tags in Kengo, and Kengo stomps on Kawakami.\u00a0 Kengo picks up Kawakami, Irish whip, and he hits a back elbow.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kengo applies a reverse chinlock but Kawakami gets a foot on the ropes.\u00a0 Elbows by Kawakami and he tags in Kojika.<\/p>\nKojika picks up Kengo and chokes him in the corner.\u00a0 Kojika picks up Kengo, punches by Kojika and throws Kengo into the corner.\u00a0 Kojika tags in Kawakami, and Kawakami punches Kengo down into the corner.\u00a0 Scoop slam by Kawakami, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Stomps by Kawakami, he picks up Kengo and throws him into the corner.\u00a0 Kawakami tags in Kojika, double Irish whip to Kengo and they hit a double chop.\u00a0 Cover by Kojika, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kojika picks up Kengo and throws him into the corner.\u00a0 Kojika tags in Kawakami, Kawakami picks up Kengo and clubs him in the back.\u00a0 Kawakami picks up Kengo and they trade elbows.\u00a0 Kawakami tags in Kojika, Kojika picks up Kengo, Irish whip, and Kojika connects with a knee.\u00a0 Kojika picks up Kengo and they roll around the ring, Kengo gets close to his corner and he tags in Tenryu.\u00a0 Tenryu chops Kojika but Kojika chops him back.\u00a0 Eye rake by Kojika, double underhook by Kojika and he pushes Tenryu into the ropes.\u00a0 Tenryu chops Kojika and punches him, but Kojika chops him back.\u00a0 Punches by Tenryu, and Kojika falls to the mat.\u00a0 He slowly gets back up, punches to the stomach by Kojika as Tenryu continues punching him.\u00a0 They trade chops for a bit longer before tagging in Kengo and Kawakami.\u00a0 Kengo goes for a suplex on Kawakami, Kawakami blocks it but Kengo hits a DDT.\u00a0 Big kick by Kengo, he goes up to the second turnbuckle and hits a diving double kneedrop.\u00a0 Kengo goes up top again, but Kawakami grabs him and throws him off the top turnbuckle.\u00a0 Single leg crab hold by Kawakami but Kengo makes it to the ropes.\u00a0 Kawakami picks up Kengo, Irish whip by Kawakami and he hits an elbow.\u00a0 Knee by Kojika to Kengo, Irish whip, and Kojika hits another knee.\u00a0 Kawakami goes off the ropes and he hits a hard elbow, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kawakami picks up Kengo but Kengo hits a dropkick.\u00a0 Lariat by Tenryu to Kawakami, roll-up by Kengo but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Punches by Kengo, he goes off the ropes but Kawakami hits a hard elbow.\u00a0 Kawakami picks up Kengo but Kengo rolls him up and gets the three count.\u00a0 Your winners:\u00a0 Genichiro Tenryu and Kengo<\/p>\n
Match Thoughts:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0Speaking of things slowing down, I have no idea why a 72 year old wrestler is wrestling so much this year. I just have trouble getting into a match with a senior citizen in it, his offense didn’t look good and other wrestlers were afraid to hit him too hard in case he would break. Not quite at Giant Baba levels, but too close for comfort. The match was also way too long, the longest on the card when it probably should have been the shortest. Kengo and Kawakami did what they could but they couldn’t make this match entertaining, and while I respect Tenryu as a legend he didn’t do a lot for me here. Just too long and too slow without enough interesting action. Score: 3.5<\/span><\/p>\nBUKI and YASSHI vs. Dragon JOKER and TARU<\/strong><\/span>
\nTARU and YASSHI knock their own teammates out of the ring to start the match, so they can face off against each other.\u00a0 Tie-up, and TARU trades elbows with YASSHI.\u00a0 They both go off the ropes but their teammates trip them from the floor and beat them up.\u00a0 Now BUKI and Dragon JOKER are facing off, waistlock by Dragon JOKER, reversed by BUKI and BUKI elbows BUKI in the arm.\u00a0 Side headlock by Dragon JOKER but BUKI gets out of it.\u00a0 Stomps by Dragon JOKER, he picks up BUKI and drives him back into the corner.\u00a0 YASSHI applies a neck crank to Dragon JOKER and hits a snapmare before hitting a rolling neckbreaker.\u00a0 Cover by YASSHI, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 YASSHI drives Dragon JOKER back, and TARU tags himself in.\u00a0 TARU punches YASSHI, kicks by TARU and YASSHI falls out of the ring.\u00a0 YASSHI rolls back into the ring, and TARU throws YASSHI into the corner.\u00a0 Dragon JOKER tags in, and Dragon JOKER hits an armbreaker to YASSHI.\u00a0 Stomps by Dragon JOKER, but YASSHI rakes him in the eyes.\u00a0 Dragon JOKER knees YASSHI in the arm, elbows by YASSHI and he goes off the ropes but TARU hits him from the floor.\u00a0 YASSHI falls out of the ring and TARU hits him repeatedly with a pole.\u00a0 TARU picks up YASSHI and throws him into the crowd, and they battle around the ring.\u00a0 TARU throws YASSHI back in the ring, cover by Dragon JOKER but it gets a two count.\u00a0 YASSHI is bleeding everywhere while Dragon JOKER stomps him in the face.\u00a0 Dragon JOKER tags in TARU, and TARU kicks YASSHI in the corner.\u00a0 TARU applies a chinlock to YASSHI before kneeing him in the arm.\u00a0 Elbow to the arm by TARU, he picks up YASSHI and twists on his fingers.\u00a0 Armbar by TARU but YASSHI gets a foot on the ropes.\u00a0 TARU picks up YASSHI, Irish whip, YASSHI kicks TARU when he charges in but TARU plants him with a chokebomb for a two count.<\/p>\nTARU gets a steel chair but YASSHI ducks the swing and hits TARU in the head with it.\u00a0 Another chair shot by YASSHI but the referee fights him for it and gets the chair out of the ring.\u00a0 YASSHI picks up TARU, who is bleeding now too, and elbows him in the head.\u00a0 YASSHI goes off the ropes and hits a lariat, he goes off the ropes again and hits another one but TARU stays up.\u00a0 He tries a third time but TARU hits a lariat of his own.\u00a0 Headbutt by YASSHI, and both men are down.\u00a0 YASSHI tags in BUKI while TARU tags in Dragon JOKER, kick by Dragon JOKER to BUKI and he hits a DDT.\u00a0 Cover by Dragon JOKER, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Dragon JOKER elbows BUKI but BUKI elbows him back and they trade shots.\u00a0 Vertical suplex by BUKI, cover, but it gets two.\u00a0 BUKI picks up Dragon JOKER, snapmare, and he kicks Dragon JOKER in the back.\u00a0 Lariat by BUKI, cover, but YASSHI breaks it up.\u00a0 TARU comes in the ring and lariats Dragon JOKER, he then punches both BUKI and YASSHI.\u00a0 TARU goes off the ropes but he eats a double chop, YASSHI then kicks BUKI in the corner and tags himself in.\u00a0 YASSHI pulls TARU into the ring, he picks him up and goes off the ropes, but he is kicked in the chest.\u00a0 Scissors kick by TARU and he hits a Buzzsaw kick.\u00a0 Cover, but Dragon JOKER breaks it up.\u00a0 Dragon JOKER throws TARU in the corner and tags himself in, BUKI comes in the ring, Dragon JOKER and BUKI Irish whip TARU and hit a double elbow.\u00a0 They then do the same to YASSHI, Dragon JOKER picks up YASSHI and hits a jumping knee followed by a running knee.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Falcon Arrow by Dragon JOKER, cover, but it gets another two.\u00a0 Dragon JOKER goes out to the apron and goes for a swandive splash, but YASSHI gets his knees up.\u00a0 YASSHI goes off the ropes but Dragon JOKER connects with a jumping kick, waistlock by Dragon JOKER but YASSHI sneaks in La Magistral for a two count.\u00a0 German suplex by YASSHI but Dragon JOKER rolls through it, Dragon JOKER goes off the ropes but TARU hits him with the metal pipe from ringside.\u00a0 German suplex hold by YASSHI, and he picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winners: BUKI and YASSHI<\/p>\n
Match Thoughts: <\/strong>This was a really entertaining brawl and what more of the matches should have been. These aren’t real teams, they are just paired together to make the matches more interesting (in theory). TARU and YASSHI were the only ones on the card that really demonstrated that, and immediately beating up their own partners set the tone. Any time the match started to fall into a rut of feeling like a normal tag team match, TARU or YASSHI would do something to remind you that it wasn’t, whether it be attack their own teammate or start using various weapons on anyone within reach. I am not sure at the end why TARU decided to help YASSHI but I saw it as TARU just didn’t like anyone in the match and cared more about causing carnage than getting two points. After the first four matches this was a breath of fresh air, it won’t hold up compared to matches on other cards but it was just what this event needed. Score: 7.5<\/span><\/p>\nFinal Thoughts:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nBest Match: BUKI and YASSHI vs. Dragon JOKER and TARU<\/strong>. As I just said above, and will say below, this was far and away the best match on the card. Not only was it different but it was smarter, if the Voodoo Murderers came in and just wrestled a normal tag match it would have come across as incredibly silly as that just isn’t their style. Brawls with blood and creating random madness is what the Voodoo Murderers are all about, and that is what they did here. BUKI and Dragon JOKER were game but this was about TARU and YASSHI, and they delivered here.<\/p>\nMVPs:\u00a0\u00a0 TARU and YASSHI.<\/strong>\u00a0 I couldn’t separate these two as they both contributed about the same to the main event. Immediately attacking their own teammates quickly showed where they stood in this match, and even though they were friends before and after the match, during the match they just tore into each other. It really made the tournament feel important that these two attacked just about anyone to try to win the match. BUKI and JOKER played their roles but it was TARU and YASSHI that made the main event so fun.<\/p>\nOverall:<\/strong>\u00a0 The card was just limping along until the main event came around, but that was a great brawl which really helped the card. I was worried that Tenryu Project was just going to keep being simple tag matches, like the other event I have reviewed so far was, but then TARU rolled in and mixed things up a bit. If you miss Voodoo Murderers and their brand of matches, you will likely enjoy the main event, but the rest is just middling indy stuff that doesn’t require anyone’s attention.<\/p>\nGrade: C-<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BUKI and YASSHI vs. Dragon JOKER and TARU, Genichiro Tenryu and Kengo vs. Great Kojika and Ryuichi Kawakami, more<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":5152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[399,40],"tags":[233,175],"class_list":["post-15618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fsreview","category-reviews","tag-puroresu","tag-tenryu"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/81"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15618"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15619,"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15618\/revisions\/15619"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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