Kikutaro & Curry Man versus Memory Unit BT started as a comedic match, but actually ended up as a very good competitive contest. TOKYO DARK's win in the six man tag could have been the start of their dominance, but they continue to fall as the leader, KAZU lost to Tiger Hero. KAZU went crazy backstage, throwing chairs around the press area. The second straight loss came when N-GEN failed to take the MAX World Jr. Heavyweight title from RAVE. Next for TOKYO DARK was the unsuccessful debut of Devil Mitsu, who lost to ZERO-ONE MAX star, Masato Tanaka. Genichiro Tenry finally got his revenge for his loss to Steven Simpson in the MAX World Heavyweight title tournament. Tenryu dominated Simpson and locked on the WAR Special. Simpson was eventually forced to quit as he couldn't break the hold and the referee would stop the match anyway. The night closed with MAX World Heavyweight champion and XJPW member, Hiromichi Takada & BIG MOUTH LOUD's Katsuyori Shibata getting a surprise non-title win over the Super Warriors. Shibata challenged his tag team partner to a title match after the main event and it was immediately accepted.

1. Kikutaro & Curry Man beat Unit B & Unit T (16:06) when Kikutaro used the Ebisu Otoshi on Unit B.
2. Hannibal Kong, T-800 & Dan Eaton beat David Wright, Terry Jaa & Masa Genjin (14:03) when T-800 used the Oklahoma Stampede on Jaa.
3. Tiger Hero beat KAZU (11:58) with a cross body block.
4. MAX World Junior Heavyweight Title: RAVE (c) beat N-GEN (17:01) with the Overdose (1st defense).
5. Masato Tanaka (ZERO-ONE MAX) beat Devil Mitsu (15:01) with an ankle hold.
6. Genichiro Tenryu beat Steven Simpson (5:50) with a WAR Special.
7. Hiromichi Takada & Katsuyori Shibata (BIG MOUTH LOUD) beat Super Warrior Snake & Super Warrior Beast (24:33) when Takada used a key lock on Snake.

Posted by Andrew at 11:53 PM | Permalink

Pro-Wrestling MAX held a press conference today announcing the card for RING WARS as well as other things. TOKYO DARK debuted a new mysterious masked man named Devil Mitsu. KAZU called him a true heel, who could be the son of the Great Muta! Officals also brought out a comedic tag team called Memory Unit BT. Seperately, they are Unit B..and Unit T. Officals claim that they're some sort of machines or cyborgs from the future, much like T-800, but much smaller and less effective. MAX World Heavyweight Champion, Hiromichi Takada and Tiger Hero were also at the press conference. They announced that they are forming their own stable within MAX called X-Japan Pro-Wrestling or XJPW. They made sure to say that they will remain loyal to Pro-Wrestling MAX, but also talked about possibly running their own shows in the future.

Posted by Andrew at 11:52 PM | Permalink

Pro-Wrestling MAX has a World Heavyweight Champion! The first match looked to be a classic, but turned sour in the end when Steven Simpson attacked Genichiro Tenryu with a chair as referee Tommy Lloyd was down on the mat hurt from a missed attack. When Lloyd got up, Simpson hit his 150 (brainbuster variation) and pinned Tenryu. The crowd was not happy to say the least. Dan Eaton easily beat Jim Steele in the second match and Steele isn't expected back in MAX due to his poor performance. The debuting Hiromichi Takada was able to defeat Masato Tanaka in an exciting match that featured many strikes and submission holds. Steve Corinio also beat newcomer David Wright in what was another back and forrh match. Simpson then beat Eaton much the same way he beat Tenryu. This time the referee was there to see the attack, but Lloyd didn't disqualify Simpson. Instead, he continued a 5 count and Simpson was able to drop the weapon and hit the 150 for the controversial win. Next up, Takada continued to look impressive as he defeated Steve Corino, beating both ZERO-ONE MAX members. Dan Eaton did come out with the Super Warriors, but to the shock of everyone, he sided with TOKYO DARK, distracting the referee when the Super Warriors had the advantage. Eaton is of course, TOKYO DARK's newest member. A furious Snake made Kong submit to the STF. KAZU then introduced another member of TOKYO DARK, a masked man named N-GEN. He said he is everything that RAVE isn't and is apparently going to be RAVE's first challenger. Then was the moment everyone was waiting for, the finals to determine the new MAX World Heavyweight champion. Surprisingly, Simpson didn't resort to using a chair, but he maybe should have as Takada was able to take him down and land vicious punches to the back of Simpson's head. The punches were unanswered and the referee stopped the match. An overjoyed Takada was presented with the title after the match as he was crowned champion and ace of Pro-Wrestling MAX.

1. Round 1: Steven Simpson beat Genichiro Tenryu (15:08) with the 150 after a chair attack.
2. Round 1: Dan Eaton beat Jim Steele (6:49) with the Choke Bomb.
3. Round 1: Hiromichi Takada beat Masato Tanaka (ZERO-ONE MAX) (15:40) with a cross armbreaker.
4. Round 1: Steve Corino (ZERO-ONE MAX) beat David Wright (17:17) with an STO.
5. Semi Final: Steven Simpson beat Dan Eaton (7:00) with the 150 after a chair attack.
6. Semi Final: Hiromichi Takada beat Steve Corino (ZERO-ONE MAX) (9:37) with a triangle choke.
7. MAX World Tag Team Titles: Super Warrior Snake & Super Warrior Beast (c) beat T-800 & Hannibal Kong (19:12) when Snake used an STF on Kong (1st defense).
8. Final: Hiromichi Takada beat Steven Simpson (20:39) by referee stopage with back mounted punches to become the 1st champion.

Posted by Andrew at 11:47 PM | Permalink

The night started off with an excellent match as Tiger Hero & Dan Eaton were able to defeat Steven Simpson and Junior champion, RAVE. It was a hard fought match that ended when Eaton pinned Simpson with a chokeslam into a sitdown powerbomb. The second match featured the debut of Road Warrior tribute team, the Super Warriors as well as the newest member of TOKYO DARK, Hannibal Kong. Kong looked impressive, but in the end he was defeated by Snake after a devestating Elevator to Hell (F5). The third match and the only single match of the show was another domination of Masa Genjin as he lost in an openweight match to another TOKYO DARK member, T-800, a huge masked power wrestler. The main event was another back and forth classic and both teams shook hands after the match. The Super Warriors talked backstage about how impressive Dan Eaton was. They also expressed interest in him possibly joining up with them. KAZU said backstage that the 4th member of TOKYO DARK will be revealed at the heavyweight title tournament, but he will not compete as he is a junior heavyweight. KAZU went on to challenge Super Warriors on behalf of T-800 and Hannibal Kong. As soon as the Super Warriors found out, they accepted and the match will take place at the next tournament. Unfortunately, this means that all four men are not going to be in the tournament. Dan Eaton (who will be in the tournament) is expected to act as ring second for the Super Warriors.

1. Tiger Hero & Dan Eaton beat RAVE & Steven Simpson (25:07) when Eaton used a Choke Bomb on Simpson.
2. Super Warrior Snake & Super Warrior Beast beat KAZU & Hannibal Kong (14:28) by KO when Snake used the Elevator to Hell on Kong.
3. T-800 beat Masa Genjin (3:52) with a roll of the dice.
4. Final: Super Warrior Snake & Super Warrior Beast beat Tiger Hero & Dan Eaton (24:25) when Snake used a JUST facelock on Tiger to become the 1st champions.

Posted by Andrew at 11:44 PM | Permalink

The very first night of Pro-Wrestling MAX was an event to crown the first ever MAX Jr. Heavyweight champion. Tiger Hero was expected to win the tournament so fans were shocked when he lost to TOKYO DARK member RAVE in the opening match. In the second night, KAZU absolutely destroyed the caveman from the mountains and ended up finishing him off with the Darkness DDT. The title match was set to be the leader of TOKYO DARK, Kazu versus the first member, RAVE. RAVE was able to finish KAZU off with the Overdose (spinning headscissors into a pin). A frustrated KAZU grabbed the microphone and proceeded to verbally kick RAVE out of TOKYO DARK. RAVE simply shrugged and went to the locker room carrying his title belt and his trophy.

1. RAVE beat Tiger Hero (8:45) with the XTC Drop.
2. KAZU beat Masa Genjin (4:25) with the Darkness DDT.
3. Final: RAVE beat KAZU (17:05) with the Overdose to become the 1st champion.

Posted by Andrew at 11:06 PM | Permalink