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Pro-Wrestling MAX held a press conference today announcing the date of the anniversary show as well as three big matches. The show will take place on the same day as the very first card (October 5th) and is set to be a huge interpromotional event. The single cage single weapon War Games match has a big stipulation. The losing team must disband!! Demon Army leader Tiger Demon has to defend his title, so he will not be involved in the match.

MAX, "1ST ANNIVERSARY" 10/05/06 (PPV + TV)

1. Non-Title Match: Manabu Nakanishi & Takao Omori vs Steven Simpson & Tony Royal.
2. MAX World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Tiger Demon (c) vs RAVE
3. War Games: TOKYO DARK (Dan Eaton, T-800, Devil Mitsu, & Guerrero del Leon) vs Demon Army (Demon Machine Beast, Demon Machine Kong, N-GEN, & Demon Blood)

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The last card before the huge anniversary show was a big one in it's own right.

Xero redebuted against his former tag team partner Unit T in the opener. Unit T put the comedy aside and gave Xero a run for his money but was surprised with a backslide in the end. Unfortunately, Unit T did not accept Xero's handshake after the match.

The former Masa Genjin also returned as Genesis. He fought UK Machine in a very technical match that saw many nearfalls and Genesis was bloodied at one point. Machine made Genesis submit in the end, but the fans were impressed.

In an openweight contest, Steven Simpson beat Kazuma Hamada with an Axe Guillotine Driver (formerly the 150). There has been some talk of Hamada stepping into the heavyweight division.

Terry Butcher continued to look impressive as he beat former MAX World Heavyweight Champion, Hiromichi Takada. Takada shocked everyone by kicking out of a decapitation lariat, but was put down for good not long after.

Rookies Masato Yamashita and XJPW member Taiki Fujiwara both got huge wins on July 19th by beating Dan Eaton and Terry Butcher. Tonight, they fought each other. Yamashita came out victorious in the end and it's rumored that he soon could be in line for a title shot.

Super Warrior Snake couldn't get his hands on his former partner Beast, so he wanted to take his aggression out on Beast's new partner, Demon Machine Kong. Kong however ruined Snake's plans as he used many dirty tactics throughout the match and was able to bust Snake open. Snake was defeated, but one has to thik that he isn't finished with the members of the Demon Army.

Two new juniors, Demon Blood and Guerrero del Leon debuted in a big Demon Army vs TOKYO DARK eight man tag. Leon in particular looked very impressive. One highlight of the match was Leon dropkicking N-GEN off T-800's shoulders. The match spilled onto the outside and when it returned to the ring, Beast was able to pin Devil Mitsu. The press is calling this a 'Match of the Year' candidate.

The first Universo Cup is in the books. RAVE was able to make fellow STRiKERS member Terry Jaa submit in a very good match. RAVE is now garanteed to be the next challenger for Tiger Demon's World Junior Heavyweight Title.

Mr. X is Koji! Satoshi Kojima appeared in MAX today to challenge Genichiro Tenryu for the MAX World Heavyweight Title. Tenryu dropped Kojima with a huge 53 Years Old knocking Kojima out and forcing the referee to stop the match. Tenryu has looked absolutely unstoppable and one has to wonder who MAX will put in front of him next.

1. Xero beat Unit T (14:15) with a backslide.
2. UK Machine beat Genesis (16:35) with a side leg lock.
3. Steven Simpson beat Kazuma Hamada (14:53) with an axe guillotine driver.
4. Terry Butcher beat Hiromichi Takada (15:23) with a powerbomb pin.
5. Masato Yamashita beat Taiki Fujiwara (12:42) with a backdrop hold.
6. Demon Machine Kong beat Super Warrior Snake (14:53) with a Samoan Driver.
7. Tiger Demon, N-GEN, Demon Machine Beast, & Demon Blood beat Dan Eaton, T-800, Devil Mitsu, & Guerrero del Leon (24:49) when Beast pinned Mitsu with a Super Bomb.
8. Universo Cup Final: RAVE beat Terry Jaa (18:11) with the cattle mutilation to win the Universo Cup.
9. MAX World Heavyweight Title: Genichiro Tenryu (c) beat Satoshi Kojima (12:37) via referee stoppage with the 53 Years Old (4th defense).

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Kensuke Sasaki announced today that he would not be able to challenge Genichiro Tenryu for the MAX World Heavyweight title. Sasaki said he got ahead of himself when he accepted the match and his eye injury is going to keep him from competing. Tenryu will now face a mystery opponent in a title match!

MAX, "WARRIOR WORLD" 8/18/06 (PPV)

1. Unit T vs Xero
2. Genesis vs UK Machine
3. Kazuma Hamada vs Steven Simpson
4. Hiromichi Takada vs Terry Butcher
5. Taiki Fujiwara vs Masato Yamashita
6. Super Warrior Snake vs Demon Machine Kong
7. Tiger Demon, N-GEN, Demon Machine Beast, & Demon Blood vs Dan Eaton, T-800, Devil Mitsu, & Guerrero del Leon
8. Universo Cup Final: RAVE vs Terry Jaa
9. MAX World Heavyweight Title: Genichiro Tenryu (c) vs Mr. X

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Two big changes after the Universo Cup tour. Unit B and Masa Genjin have decided that they want to go in a new direction and no longer want to portray their current characters. Unit B showed up in a purple mask and wants to be known as Xero while Genjin had blonde hair and wants to be known as Genesis. They aren't looking to partner they want to go after the junior title, but said it could happen in the future.

Universo Cup Rankings

Block A
1. RAVE [10]
2. N-GEN [8]
3. Meng Lee [6]
4. Masa Genjin [4]
5. UK Machine [2]
6. Unit B [0]

Block B
1. Terry Jaa [12]
2. Tiger Demon [10]
3. Kazuma Hamada [8]
4. Derek Chase [4]
5. Kaz Hayashi [2]
6. Unit T [0]

Mexican luchador Guerrero del Leon has joined TOKYO DARK and the DEMON ARMY is bringing in a wrestler called Demon Blood as his opposite.

There maybe no cards in the month of September. PW MAX has huge plans for the 1st anniversary show in October.

MAX, "WARRIOR WORLD" 8/18/06 (PPV)

1. Unit T vs Xero
2. Genesis vs UK Machine
3. Kazuma Hamada vs Steven Simpson
4. Hiromichi Takada vs Terry Butcher
5. Taiki Fujiwara vs Masato Yamashita
6. Super Warrior Snake vs Demon Machine Kong
7. Tiger Demon, N-GEN, Demon Machine Beast, & Demon Blood vs Dan Eaton, T-800, Devil Mitsu, & Guerrero del Leon
8. Universo Cup Final: RAVE vs Terry Jaa
9. MAX World Heavyweight Title: Genichiro Tenryu (c) vs Kensuke Sasaki

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A tough night for all three men. The loser of the first match would have to compete again straight away, but at the same time it also gives them another opportunity to win the block. Terru Jaa surprised Kazuma Hamada with a hurracanrana to win. Hamada had to face MAX World Jr. Heavyweight champion, Tiger Demon for the second card in a row. Hamada put up a hard fight, but Demon beat Hamada again with a tiger suplex hold in a match that was only one minute and thirty six seconds longer than their last encounter. Tiger Demon though also lost to a man who beat him previously, Terry Jaa who won the block in the final match.

Jaa will now go on to face fellow stablemate (and STRiKERs leader) RAVE in the tournament final.

1. Universo Cup - B Block Finals: Terry Jaa [10] beat Kazuma Hamada [8] (7:08) with a hurracanrana.
2. Universo Cup - B Block Finals: Tiger Demon [10] beat Kazuma Hamada [8] (13:50) with a tiger suplex hold.
3. Universo Cup - B Block Final: Terry Jaa [12] beat Tiger Demon [10] (25:51) with a knee strike. Jaa will face RAVE for the Universo Cup.

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So RAVE wins Block A but Block B is stuck in a three way tie between Jr. Champion Tiger Demon, Kazuma Hamada, and Terry Jaa. A special card will take place on August 6th to determine the winner of Block B.

1. Universo Cup - A Block: N-GEN [8] beat Unit B [0] (10:55) with the Bisontennial.
2. Universo Cup - A Block: RAVE [10] beat UK Machine [2] (16:59) with the Overdose.
3. Universo Cup - B Block: Terry Jaa [8] beat Unit T [0] (10:57) with a hurracanrana.
4. Universo Cup - B Block: Tiger Demon [8] beat Kazuma Hamada [8] (12:14) with a tiger suplex hold.

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