Author: Ethan Black
On May 6th, 2015 All-Japan Pro Wrestling had the AJPW Super Power Series 2015 night 1 show live from Tokyo, Japan in Korakuen Hall. We had two Title matches (All Asia Tag Team & World Tag Team) taking place. AJPW Super Power Series 2015 Naoya Nomura vs. Yuma Aoyagi Naoya Nomura & Yuma Aoyagi trade holds to start then Aoyagi gets Nomura in the ropes and clubs him in the chest then they started trading elbows and Nomura shoulder blocks Aoyagi then a hip toss by Aoyagi and he hits a dropkick. Aoyagi goes off the ropes, but Nomura catches…
On July 4th, 2006, ECW TV aired another episode on Sci Fi & we had three matches. Mike Knox in action against Nunzio, Test & Al Snow, goes 1 on 1 & the main event Rob Van Dam defends the ECW World Title against Big Show in an Extreme Rules Match. Kicking off the 4th of July edition of ECW with Kelly’s Expose: Salute To America & she strips off American flag gear this time, but Mike Knox cuts it off just in time. Before the match, Knox says he’s sorry, but only he gets to look at Kelly. ECW…
On July 20th, 2002, All Japan Pro Wrestling aired the AJPW Giant Battle Day 1 2002 in Tokyo, Japan. Inside Nippon Budokan, we had nine matches on tap. As we had a Non Title Fatal 4 Way Tag Team Stan Hansen Cup, The Great Muta went one on one with The Great Koji (Satoshi Kojima) & the main event Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion Genichiro Tenryu went one on one with Taiyo Kea. AJPW Giant Battle Day 1 Review Kazushi Miyamoto vs. Masanobu Fuchi Kazushi Miyamoto & Masanobu Fuchi lock up to start this match off then Fuchi gets Miyamoto to…
On August 27th, 2011, AJPW Noah and NJPW All Together 2011 took place with all proceeds going to those affected by the March 11, 2011, Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. AJPW NOAH, and NJPW All Together 2011 8 Man Tag Team Match IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Kota Ibushi (DDT), Taiji Ishimori (NOAH), Hiroshi Yamato (AJPW) & Bushi (NJPW) vs. Tiger Mask IV (NJPW), Kaz Hayashi (AJPW), Shuji Kondo (AJPW) & Ricky Marvin (NOAH) Bushi & Ricky Marvin start things off with both men circling each other to start, Marvin goes off the ropes and hits the handstand springboard elbow. He goes…
On May 3rd, 1998 Extreme Championship Wrestling aired another PPV this time its the ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998 event. We had 3 titles (ECW World Tag Team, Television & ECW World Heavyweight) on the line and The Dudley Boyz faced off against Tommy Dreamer & The Sandman. ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998 Tag Team Match BWO (Blue Meanie & Super Nova) vs. FBI (Little Guido & Tracy Smothers) Super Nova & Little Guido trade arm holds and takedowns but Guido stops to taunt. Nova capitalizes with a choke lift into a Manhattan Drop when Tracy Smothers enters, Nova avoids him. Super Nova then…
On April 13th, 2014, All Japan Pro Wrestling aired the 1st Day of the AJPW Champion Carnival Night 1 event. AJPW Champion Carnival 2014 Naoya Nomura vs. Ryuji Hijikata Naoya Nomura & Ryuji Hijikata circle each other to start, lock up, Hijikata pushes Nomura into the ropes and he gives a clean break then they lock up, waist lock by Hijikata, Nomura reverses it and Hijikata applies a wristlock. Hijikata applies a cross-knee lock but Nomura gets to the ropes. Back up, they jockey for position, Hijikata gets in the mount position, but Nomura gets out of it, and they…
On April 13th, 2002, All Japan Pro Wrestling have their Grand Champion Carnival from Tokyo, Japan in Nippon Budokan with AJPW Grand Champion 2002. We have 3 Title matches (Junior Heavyweight, All Asia Tag Team & Triple Crown Heavyweight). There is also the start of the Giant Baba 6-Man Tag Team Memorial Tournament. We find out the next challenger for the Triple Crown Heavyweight Title as World Tag Team Champions Satoshi Kojima & Taiyo Kea face off. AJPW Grand Champion Carnival 2002 Nobukazu Hirai vs. Yasu Urano The match starts off with a lock up then Yasu Urano gets an…
The seventh edition of ECW’s summer Heat Wave pay-per-view came to us live from the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California as ECW Heat Wave 2000 emanated from. The card featured defenses of the ECW Television and World Heavyweight championships, along with an era-defining cruiserweight fatal four-way. Let’s get right into the PPV! Heat Wave 2000 kicks off with Jasmin St. Claire on the beach with the Blue Boy (Formerly the Blue Meanie) bullying strangers on the beach. They run into a guy in good shape who Blue Boy calls fat. A fight nearly breaks out, but St Claire…
On May 1st, 1998, All Japan Pro Wrestling presented the AJPW 25th Anniversary show from the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo Japan we got 11 matches on this show & we got the Triple Crown Heavyweight Title defending in the main event. AJPW 25th Anniversary Satoru Asako vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru Satoru Asako throws Yoshinobu Kanemaru into the ropes, but Kanemaru shoulder blocks him to the mat. Asako is back up, they go off the ropes, but Kanemaru hits a dropkick. Asako falls out of the ring, Kanemaru goes to do a dive but flips back in the ring. Asako gets back…
On November 5th, 1994, Extreme Championship Wrestling aired their ECW November To Remember 1994 PPV. We had nine matches. Two were title matches (ECW World Heavyweight & ECW World Tag Team). There was also the battle of the Tommys as Tommy Dreamer went one-on-one with Tommy Cairo. Finally, we had two Chris Benoit matches. One was against Sabu, and the other against 2 Cold Scorpio. ECW November To Remember 1994 JT Smith vs. Hack Meyers JT Smith, with an early hip toss and fallaway slam on Hack Myers, gives Smith a two-count, but he misses a dropkick. Myers hits some…