Press conference, last minute card changes
The last press conference before FINAL COMBAT 2005 was held today. The card for the event was finalized with four newcomers added to the card. There will be one pre-show match between two dojo students, Taiki Fujiwara & Masato Yamashita. The match is being billed as 'Young Warriors'. Chinese martial arts expert, Meng Lee will make his debut at the show. His real name is believed to be Meng Ao Nu, but he has taken the name Lee in tribute to the late great Bruce Lee. The obvious opponent for Lee is Terry Jaa and the match will be a martial arts exhibition with mainly strikes. Jaa of course is now out of the MAX vs TOKYO DARK 8 man tag match, but he has been replaced by another Terry, newcomer Terry Butcher. The rough Texan is looking to finish his opponents off with his finishing move, the Decapitation Lariat. While Kazushi Miyamoto will represent MAX, this is expected to be his last card due to the working relationship with All Japan as Miyamoto has joined King's Road. This could also be the last card for Steve Corino and Masato Tanaka. The final card is below.
MAX "FINAL COMBAT 2005", 12/27/05 (PPV)
- Young Warriors Match: Masato Yamashita vs Taiki Fujiwara
1. Kikutaro vs Masa Genjin
2. Martial Arts Exhibition: Terry Jaa vs Meng Lee
3. MAX vs. Voodoo-Murders: Memory Unit BT vs Shuji Kondo & brother "YASSHI"
4. MAX vs. TOKYO DARK: Terry Butcher, Super Warrior Snake, Super Warrior Beast & Kazushi Miyamoto vs Dan Eaton, N-GEN, T-800, & Hannibal Kong
5. Steven Simpson & Steve Corino (ZERO-ONE MAX) vs David Wright & Masato Tanaka (ZERO-ONE MAX)
6. MAX World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Tiger Hero (c) vs RAVE
7. Hiromichi Takada vs Kazunari Murakami (BIG MOUTH LOUD)
8. MAX/AJPW vs. TOKYO DARK/Voodoo-Murders: Kazuma Hamada & Great Muta vs Devil Mitsu & TARU
9. MAX World Heavyweight Title: Katsuyori Shibata (c) (BIG MOUTH LOUD) vs Genichiro Tenryu
First event of 2006:
MAX "FIRST STRIKE 2006", 1/1/06 (PPV)
MAX World Heavyweight Title: Winner of Shibata/Tenryu (c) vs Hiromichi Takada
MAX "FINAL COMBAT 2005", 12/27/05 (PPV)
- Young Warriors Match: Masato Yamashita vs Taiki Fujiwara
1. Kikutaro vs Masa Genjin
2. Martial Arts Exhibition: Terry Jaa vs Meng Lee
3. MAX vs. Voodoo-Murders: Memory Unit BT vs Shuji Kondo & brother "YASSHI"
4. MAX vs. TOKYO DARK: Terry Butcher, Super Warrior Snake, Super Warrior Beast & Kazushi Miyamoto vs Dan Eaton, N-GEN, T-800, & Hannibal Kong
5. Steven Simpson & Steve Corino (ZERO-ONE MAX) vs David Wright & Masato Tanaka (ZERO-ONE MAX)
6. MAX World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Tiger Hero (c) vs RAVE
7. Hiromichi Takada vs Kazunari Murakami (BIG MOUTH LOUD)
8. MAX/AJPW vs. TOKYO DARK/Voodoo-Murders: Kazuma Hamada & Great Muta vs Devil Mitsu & TARU
9. MAX World Heavyweight Title: Katsuyori Shibata (c) (BIG MOUTH LOUD) vs Genichiro Tenryu
First event of 2006:
MAX "FIRST STRIKE 2006", 1/1/06 (PPV)
MAX World Heavyweight Title: Winner of Shibata/Tenryu (c) vs Hiromichi Takada
