[The scene opens with an aerial shot
of a studio set. There are two men sitting behind a desk. One is Yo
Kurasawa - the legendary commentator, notorious pervert, and current
Vice President of Talent Relations and Head Booker for Iron Japan.
Next to him is Eric O'Flaherty – a pale man in an Irish flat cap. A
video screen is behind them.]
KURASAWA: Welcome to the English
language highlight show for Iron Japan Pro Wrestling! I'm Yo
Kurasawa. We're coming to you from the Tokyo Dome after Night Two of
Team Crown 2016. Last night saw first round action at Budokan Hall as
sixteen teams entered with a chance to become the first ever Team
Crown holders, as well as earn a shot at the IJPW World Tag Team
Championship at Violent Conduct next month. There were other matches
on the card tonight. We had three grudge matches and an IJPW
Television title match. Joining me to my left is Pro Wrestling's
Rogue Manager and founder of the Ultraviolence Union, Eric
O'Flaherty.
O'FLAHERTY: Hey.
It's great to be here at the Tokyo Dome once again. After having
Tokyo Dome shows in May, June, and July, we won't be back here until
Battle Bash in February. Everyone wanted to make a lasting impression
on one of the biggest shows of the year. I know my guys in the
Ultraviolence Union wanted to continue the success we've had in Crown
Tournaments.
KURASAWA: We
had eleven matches on tonight's show, so let's get to the action.
Team Crown 2016
Quarter-Final
HATOYAMA and Astro
Honami vs. Naraku no Soko (Vera Vicious and Ashley Thorne)
KURASAWA: Vera
Vicious and Ashley Thorne are a new team, but they're not new to tag
team wrestling. This tournament gave them the chance to establish
themselves in Iron Japan's tag team scene. Astro Honami and HATOYAMA
are two young junior heavyweights who are better known as singles
wrestlers, but they joined forces in hopes of finding more success as
tag team wrestlers. Kuni Ariwara was the referee for this opening
bout.
Team Crown 2016
Quarter-Final
Tokyo Queens (Tae
Muraguchi and Kayoko Komon) vs. Naraku no Soko (KANNON and Akuma
Usami)
KURASAWA: Naraku
no Soko was well represented with both teams making it to Night Two.
KANNON and Akuma Usami were the favorites in this match. Tokyo Queens
are no stranger to the underdog label after they got an upset against
DanHojo at Budokan last night. Could the unlikely duo pull it off
against the new evil and sadistic force in IJPW? Toyoko Toshikura was
the referee for this match.
Team Crown 2016
Quarter-Final
Ultraviolence
Union (Ricky Holt and Teiji Shintaro) vs. Charm Explosion (Muffin
Vanderburg and Nicki Scherer)
KURASAWA: “The
General” Ricky Holt and Teiji “The Terror” Shintaro are the
defending IJPW World Tag Team Champions. The Tag Team Champions are
allowed to pick their challengers if they win the Team Crown
Tournament. Charm Explosion defeated Rotten Saints last night, and
they were up against another team of hardcore wrestlers tonight. It
was two beauties vs. a violent all-rounder and a shit-covered monster
in this quarter-final match. Nanako Fujioka was the referee for this
match.
Team Crown 2016
Quarter-Final
Noble Power
(Nobuyoki Katsushika and Sakura Shizuka) vs. Doyle Brothers (Ronnie
Doyle and Ricky Doyle)
KURASAWA: The
Doyle Brothers defeated Noble Power at Puroresu Power – Night Two
back in April in a tournament to determine the first ever IJPW World
Tag Team Champions. Ronnie Doyle famously knocked out current IJPW
World Wrestling Champion Nobuyoki Katsushika in that match with a
devastating punch. Ronnie was already booked to meet Katsushika in a
World title match at Violent Conduct in a triple threat match that
will also include John Scroggs. Both of these teams were not just
looking to become Team Crown holders and earn a shot at the Tag Team
titles, but Ronnie and Katsushika had a chance at a glorious weekend
during Violent Conduct. Who continued their pursuit to become a Team
Crown holder and double champion? Cassidy Reischer was the referee
for this match.
Singles Grudge Match
J Murda vs. Big
Ugly
KURASAWA: These
two Detroit natives came together when Freddy Deeds got his neck
broken during the World Crown Tournament. Despite the complicated
history Murda claims between him and the original Rotten Saints, he
was willing to forget about it when Big Ugly reached out to him for a
Team Crown run. Big Ugly tapped out last night, and J Murda was not
happy with it. These two men greed to a match at the Tokyo Dome to
see if that would settle their differences. Masanori Katayanagi was
the referee for this match.
Singles Grudge Match
AKIO Must Date FAB If He Loses!
AKIO
vs. Fabulous Adrian Bagglio
KURASAWA: This
infamous feud started during World Crown when Fabulous Adrian Bagglio
defeated Kuni Hishida in a match that featured some disgusting antics
from FAB. He basically committed sexual assault in that ring. He
stated that his goal was to get rid of Kuni because he wanted AKIO
all to himself! Kuni defeated FAB on Night Ten at the Tokyo Dome, but
FAB lurked in the shadows and stalked the couple leading up to
International Incident – Night Three, where FAB stuck Kuni's ankle
in a chair and broke it. The only way AKIO could get a chance at
revenge was if he agreed to go on a date with FAB if he lost
tonight's match! Jimmy Erikson was the referee.
Team Crown 2016
Semi-Final
Naraku
no Soko (Vera Vicious and Ashley Thorne) vs. Ultraviolence Union
(Ricky Holt and Teiji Shintaro)
KURASAWA: At
this point in the night, we saw a possibility of an all-Naraku no
Soko final. Both of these teams are new, with Holt and Shintaro
having teamed since January, but the Ultraviolence Union outfit have
shown that you can come together quickly and go as far as to win
title belts in a short amount of time. The two most feared factions
in Iron Japan were represented in this Team Crown Semi-Final bout.
The referee was Nene Hishikawa.
Team Crown 2016
Semi-Final
Noble Power
(Nobuyoki Katsushika and Sakura Shizuka) vs. Naraku no Soko (KANNON
and Akuma Usami)
KURASAWA: It
was good vs. evil in this semi-final match. With Vera and Thorne
pulling an upset against the World Tag Team Champions, we were
looking at a strong possibility of an all-Naraku no Soko final. But
KANNON and Akuma Usami couldn't get too ahead of themselves. Standing
in their way was the formidable Noble Power. The jolly blue giant and
his girlfriend wanted to bring light into the final. Masanori
Katayanagi was the referee for this match.
IJPW Television Championship
Albert
Dixon vs. (c) Lainey Boyle
KURASAWA: Lainey
Boyle has been an impressive force here in Iron Japan. She's picked
up knockout victories and has even broken the bones of men who are
much bigger than her. “The Boston Bitch” had an impressive
showing last month when she defeated Trista Capra for the IJPW
Television Championship, defeated her in the re-match, and then broke
one of Fujimaro Odaka's ribs at the Tokyo Dome. Tonight, Lainey went
up against the man who knocked her out of the World Crown Tournament
– former Arkansas cop, college football offensive lineman, and a
well-known bigot by the name of Albert Dixon. Dixon hasn't had much
good things to say about Japan, so the fans were behind Lainey in
this one. Nanako Fujioka was the referee for this title match.
Singles Grudge Match
John
Scroggs vs. Killer Komukai
KURASAWA: John
Scroggs had a big night at International Incident – Night Three. In
the first match, he chokeslammed Killer Komukai straight to hell and
got a knockout victory for his team. By the end of the night, he was
booked in a triple threat match for the IJPW World Wrestling
Championship at Violent Conduct next month. However, Killer Komukai
hasn't been able to swallow his pride after Scroggs' brutal
chokeslam. He's been struggling to get going here in IJPW and still
picked a fight with the bruising World Crown finalist. Mabuchi Hida
was the referee for this match.
***
MAIN EVENT ***
Team Crown 2016 Final
Naraku
no Soko (Vera Vicious and Ashley Thorne) vs. Noble Power (Nobuyoki
Katsushika and Sakura Shizuka)
KURASAWA: There
was more to this match than just a Crown Tournament final. Before
Vera got sucked into Naraku no Soko, she had criticized Sakura
Shizuka and her relationship with Katsushika. Vera, and many others,
accused Sakura of not being who she appears to be and said she's with
Katsushika for the glory. Vera has maintained that same opinion even
after her transformation into a member of Naraku no Soko. So this
wasn't just about the Team Crown and getting a shot at the World Tag
Team titles. This was personal! Kanzaburo Outakara was the referee
for this match.
BACK
IN THE STUDIO...
KURASAWA: So
Eric, how do you feel after tonight's big show?
O'FLAHERTY: I'm
obviously disappointed about my guys not winning Team Crown, but
that's what Crown Tournaments are like. You get the random draws
after each round and sometimes upsets happen. We can accept that. It
sucks that we couldn't take this Crown too.
KURASAWA: How
do you feel about Noble Power challenging Holt and Shintaro at
Violent Conduct?
O'FLAHERTY: Ricky
talked a lot of shit about those two and made the same accusations
against Shizuka that many others have. I know they'll want payback,
but this is also a big chance for Holt and Shintaro to shine and show
what they can do here in Iron Japan.
KURASAWA: What
are your thoughts on AKIO being forced to date FAB?
O'FLAHERTY: Sucks
to be him. How is all of that going to work, exactly? Is there a time
set up for the date?
KURASAWA: Their
date is scheduled for this upcoming Saturday and will be
live-streamed on the internet. There's no scheduled end time. We just
know FAB wants to get AKIO into his bed!
O'FLAHERTY: Good
luck with that.
KURASAWA: I
don't know how he's going to do that either. You know AKIO won't take
any shit. Anyway,
there's two scheduled matches for Violent Conduct weekend on August
27th and 28th. Saturday's main event will be the IJPW World Tag Team
Championship match between the Team Crown holders, Noble Power, and
defending champions Ricky Holt and Teiji Shintaro – the
Ultraviolence Union. Sunday's main event will see Nobuyoki Katsushika
defend his IJPW World Wrestling Championship against Ronnie Doyle and
John Scroggs in a triple threat match. Any predictions for those two
bouts, Eric?
O'FLAHERTY: Katsushika's
leaving with only the Team Crown belt he gets to carry around for a
year. John Scroggs will be our new World Champion. You don't have to
pin the champ. Whoever gets a pin, submission, or knockout first will
be the winner. I can't believe Katsushika wanted this match. He's
statistically unlikely to leave with the World title.
KURASAWA: The
rest of the Violent Conduct cards will be announced next week. That
does it for us at the Tokyo Dome. For Eric O'Flaherty, I'm Yo
Kurasawa. See you at Budokan Hall on Violent Conduct weekend, and
good night from Tokyo!
[FADE
TO BLACK.]
