KURASAWA: Welcome to the English
language highlight show for Iron Japan Pro Wrestling! Sitting next to
me is Taka Shimura. I'm Yo Kurasawa. Tonight was Night Three of World
Crown 2016 and our third straight night at Korakuen Hall. We're now a
quarter of the way through the first round! There were some big
implications from tonight's show that will affect Night Ten at the
Tokyo Dome.
SHIMURA: The
evening started with a dark match between Manchester, England's
Markie Bristow and IJPW Dojo student Tomeo
Komiya. Kuni Ariwara was the referee. Bristow had a bet with IJPW
Dojo Master Danjuro Komatsuzaki to see who can go further in the
World Crown tournament. Danjuro won last night, but Bristow lost
later on and was attacked by Danjuro in the ring. In this match
against one of Danjuro's students, Bristow almost got a pin after
four minutes with a Fire Star Splash. A second Fire Star Splash won
the match at 10:53. After the match, Bristow got on the microphone
and said he wants Danjuro at the Tokyo Dome if he's not in the World
Crown Final.
KURASAWA:
Regardless
of whether he gets his match with Danjuro at the Tokyo Dome, there's
a lot of national pride on the line for both men, and it will be
interesting to see the heat build between them over the course of
World Crown.
World Crown 2016 First Round Match
J Murda vs. Kayoko Komon
KURASAWA:
The main card opener between J
Murda and Kayoko Komon saw two young competitors – one who has
already carved out a bit of a reputation back in America, with that
being J Murda. Komon is still trying to find her way in Japan, even
after forming an unlikely friendship with Tae Muraguchi. J Murda is
from Detroit and actually grew up with the Rotten Saints – Big Ugly
and Freddy Deeds. Murda didn't want to talk about their past before
tonight, saying it was complicated.
SHIMURA:
He made it sound like a
Facebook relationship status.
KURASAWA:
Toyoko Toshikura was the
official for this first round contest.
POST-MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
[Murda's spin kick connects and knocks Komon back
down. He draws the fork from his pocket, mounts and stabs the
bloodied woman in the head repeatedly. Dojo students in black track
suits jump in and muscle him into a corner. A few of them check on
Komon, who rolls over and spills blood on the canvas. Murda turns
towards the cameraman on the ring apron.]
J MURDA: Now
y'all mutha fuckas know I ain't one to fuck with! It ain't personal!
This shit's business! I'm just here to kill 'em, get paid, and get
some fuckin' gold! That's what it's all about! Watch yo ass, Iron
Japan! I'm here now! Y'all bitches gon' get cut!
[Murda spits in the camera lense and steps out of the
ring.]
World Crown 2016 First Round Match
Satomi Asano vs. KANNON
KURASAWA: Satomi
Asano made her IJPW debut in a losing effort against Nicki Scherer at
Puroresu Power. Tonight wasn't any easier as she took on “The King
of the Dark World” and the Dark World Champion – KANNON.
SHIMURA: KANNON
said World Crown will be sunken into an abyss. Asano had nothing to
say going in. She looked defiant against a more established star on
her way to the ring, but nothing can prepare a young up-and-comer
against the foreboding aura of KANNON.
KURASAWA: The
official for this match was Tashiaki Suzuki.
World Crown 2016 First Round Match
Albert Dixon vs. Lainey Boyle
KURASAWA: “The
Boston Bitch” Lainey Boyle has made quite an impression in Iron
Japan so far. She might not be the biggest competitor, but she packs
a powerful punch and fights with incredible aggression. Her opponent
tonight was much larger. Albert Dixon is a former Arkansas police
officer and college football offensive lineman.
SHIMURA: He's
also very bigoted. Dixon's comments on Twitter get him in a lot of
trouble. This is his first time in Japan. Of course, nuclear bomb
jokes have been the theme on his Twitter page this week. You could
feel hatred for him in Korakuen Hall.
KURASAWA: The
crowd was behind Boyle and she was ready to go. The referee was Jimmy
Erikson.
World Crown 2016 First Round Match
Teiji Shintaro vs. Ryuichi Hojo
KURASAWA: Ryuichi
Hojo is still suffering from embarrassment after Muffin Vanderburg
made him eat his misogynistic comments at Puroreu Power. He had more
shoved down his throat as he took on Teiji “The Terror” Shintaro.
SHIMURA: I've
never seen anybody like Teiji. So many come into this business
claiming to be crazy and hardcore. Teiji is what his manager, Eric
O'Flaherty, calls “the living embodiment of the deathmatch.”
Everything about him makes for such a surreal experience. You can
feel the mood change in the entire building when he comes out. Just
watch his entrance...
PRE-MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
[Hojo
is already awaiting his opponent in the ring. “Violence Now” by
GG Allin and Antiseen pumps out of the sound system. GG Allin's
monumental anger drowns the audience.]
WELCOME TO MY WORLD, A BATTLEFIELD BLITZ
IT'S AS REAL AS IT SEEMS, AS BLOODY AS IT GETS
HUT! TWO, THREE, FOUR!
HUT! TWO, THREE, FOUR!
HUT! TWO, THREE, FOUR!
HUT! TWO, THREE, FOUR!
HUT! TWO, THREE, FOUR!
HUT! TWO, THREE FOUR!
WE NEED MORE GUNS TO FIGHT OUR WAR
AND PEOPLE TO DEFEND OUR BATTLE SCORE
VIOLENCE NOW, FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE
AN EYE FOR AN EYE, A BLOODBATH HIGH
KILL OR BE KILLED, MACHINE GUN RICOCHET
ASSISSINATE THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
ASSISSINATE THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
[People in the crowd begin to scream and scatter.]
DON'T LISTEN TO THE BRAINWASHIG OF OUR TIMES
COUNTER ATTACK WITH A GUN AND A KNIFE
[Teiji Shintaro enters through the crowd. Fresh, wet
feces are smeared all over his chest and running down his face. He
wears nothing but old tighty whities that are stained with blood and
shit. The tines of his trusty fork stick out above the elastic of his
underwear.]
KURASAWA: [In
Japanese.] We have a
dangerous situation developing before our very eyes! That maniac is
coming through the crowd!
[Teiji spews feces at a few innocent fans and throws
chairs at people who just wanted to catch a wrestling show. The fans
clear a pathway to the guard rail, where Teiji climbs over and sees
three dojo students standing cautiously at ringside. All he has to do
is walk toward them with a murderous look in his eyes and they run
away.]
SHIMURA: [In
Japanese.] Run away.
This man will bring an early end to your career. Maybe even your
life.
[Teiji rolls into the ring and backs into a corner.
He waits with an unbridled anger that is waiting to be unleashed.]
POST-MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
[Teiji kicks Hojo in the head a few times. The dojo
students are hesitant to get in. Mabuchi Hida got out of there,
hoping the dojo students would deal with him.]
SHIMURA: [In
Japanese.] We might need
to call the co– uh oh! He's stripping! The underwear is off!
[Teiji's below-average junk hangs freely. He kicks
Hojo onto his back and shoves the underwear down his throat. Hojo is
kicking and struggling under Teiji, but there appears to be no
escape. Teiji pinches Hojo's nostrils shut.]
KURASAWA: [In
Japanese.] Some might
say that this is karma for what Hojo has said and done since the
Grand Opening, but I know what Teiji is like! He's going to kill that
man if nobody gets in there!
[The dojo students finally muster up the courage to
get in the ring and pull Teiji off Hojo, even if it means touching
him and getting feces on their sweet IJPW Dojo Student black track
outfits.]
World Crown 2016 First Round Match
Takamuku Arai vs. Ronnie Doyle
KURASAWA: Ronnie
Doyle shocked the world at Puroresu Power – Night Two when he
knocked out IJW World Wrestling Champion Nobuyoki Katsushika in the
IJPW World Tag Team Championship Tournament. After winning the World
Tag Team titles with his brother, Ricky, the Belfast brawler has
received a lot of attention. Katsushika has said that he'll pick
Ronnie as the challenger to his World title if he wins World Crown.
So even if Ronnie doesn't punch his way to the World Crown, he's
feeling confident knowing that the World Champ and favorite to win
World Crown wants to challenge him. That attention increased when he
drew Takamuku Arai in the first round. Arai is a sumo wrestler who is
transitioning into pro wrestling. He was too flashy for sumo with his
entourage of sexy women.
SHIMURA: I was
skeptical. Especially in the no-rules environment of Iron Japan.
Especially against a street fighter with fists like bombs. Arai
shocked a lot of people with his ability to transition to the
wrestling ring. I thought his typical trash talk and loud personality
was going to get him a beating. Ronnie came out like this was going
to be easy and he was just going to treat Arai like a big punching
bag. I thought he was going to as well.
KURASAWA:
It
was the Belfast Brawler vs. The Ryōgoku
Kokugikan Playboy!
The official for this match was Nene Hishikawa.
World Crown 2016 First Round Match
El Loco vs. Fabulous Adrian Bagglio
KURASAWA: El
Loco is one of the true legends in professional wrestling. The
Mexican star is the most influential junior heavyweight in the
history of the business, having won the Cruiserweight Championship
sixteen times over his illustrious career. But his return to
professional wrestling hasn't been so hot since the Grand Opening in
March. He lost to Miyazaki Bokkai, tapped to Jun Hageshii in an Eight
Person Tag Team Match, and hasn't gained much ground in his revenge
on Ricky Holt. Tonight, Loco took on the highly controversial
Fabulous Adrian Bagglio.
SHIMURA: What
FAB does is deplorable, but it's worked so far in the early days of
his career. He's already proven to be one of the most formidable
masters of the mind games.
KURASAWA: But
were those mind games enough to take down the greatest Cruiserweight
Champion of all-time? The
referee for this match was Kanzaburo Outakara.
World Crown 2016 First Round Match
Ginger Mattingly vs. Vera Yordanka
KURASAWA: This
next match featured two of the best joshi puroresu stars. Ginger
Mattingly is a blunt and cunning young woman from St. Paul,
Minnesota. She didn't have the best Puroresu Power experience, and
she hoped to turn her fortunes around here in Iron Japan. Her
opponent, Vera Yordanka, is no stranger to Japan. The Bulgarian punk
rocker moved here in her late teens to become a wrestler. She speaks
fluent Japanese.
SHIMURA: The
crowd liked both women. Korakuen hall was 50/50 in support of these
two charismatic gaijins.
KURASAWA: The
referee was Cassidy Reischer.
*** MAIN EVENT ***
World Crown 2016 First Round Match
Nate Narwin vs. Trista Capra
KURASAWA: Nate
Narwin is one of the most notorious names in professional wrestling.
Before tonight, the Toronto native hadn't been in a sanctioned
wrestling match since 2008 after he got banned from the sport. Narwin
kidnapped the adult daughter of another wrestler, who wasn't even
feuding with him, and then opened a beer bottle with her nether
regions in the middle of the ring at Madison Square Garden. Now this
violent and sadistic alcoholic graces the ring of Iron Japan Pro
Wrestling.
SHIMURA: Narwin's
shocking antics did himself a disservice in many ways. Not just
because it got him banned, but Narwin was one of the best
brawler/technical wrestling hybrids on the planet. He was coming off
a United States Championship reign and threatening to finally reach
the World Heavyweight title scene after years of alcoholism, legal
battles, and a devastating car crash nearly ended him.
KURASAWA: Such
an illustrious career before the infamous night in Madison Square
Garden. Now he's getting old and he's said that this is his last
chance at being a World Champion. His opponent tonight was older than
him. Trista Capra, the wicked woman from Pittsburgh, brought
deathmatch wrestling to the joshi scene in the '90s. Then she
disappeared all through the noughties before making a sudden and
dramatic return to wrestling in 2010.
SHIMURA: She's
54-years-old, but this woman is tough as nails and still very
athletic. She's past her prime, but she's in IJPW for a reason, as we
saw tonight. But a note on Narwin... Few notes, actually... His mind
is gone. His moves and motives in the ring are unpredictable. He
might be a veteran, but he's such a scatter brain these days that we
have no idea what he might do. He doesn't even appear to know what he
might do. All the alcohol and drugs messed with his brain.
KURASAWA: We
never thought we would see these two in the same ring. Two of the
most hardcore wrestlers of all time. The special moment was not lost
on the 2,005 knowledgeable fans at Korakuen Hall. The official for
this dream match was Masanori Katayanagi
POST-MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
[Capra is on the top rope... Narwin gets up with the
barbwire baseball bat in hand. Capra sees it and jumps down. Narwin,
blinded by blood, turns around and swings wildly. Capra ducks and
punches him in the groin. Capra takes the bat away from him and gets
behind him as he falls to his knees. She presses the back into his
forehead, drags the barbwire across and rips his skin open even more.
The dojo students make an effort to slide into the ring, but Capra
chases them away by swinging the bat at them. Narwin rolls out of the
ring and looks underneath it. Capra turns her attention back to him
and steps through the ropes. Narwin pulls a fluorescent light tube
from under the ring and breaks it over her head before she can get
halfway through the ropes. He grabs her and pulls her down onto the
ring apron, puts his left hand around her throat, then works her over
with punches to the face. The four dojo students come around from
both sides and grab Narwin while four others in the ring pull Capra
back in.]
NARWIN: Get
your fucking hands off me! Don't fucking touch me or else I'm gonna
piss in your damn face!
WRAP-UP
KURASAWA: That
match has greatly affected World Crown. In terms of the tournament,
there's now an opportunity for someone to get into the third round
with a bye if we have an uneven number in the second round draw. When
it comes to Narwin, Capra, and the Tokyo Dome on Night Ten, these two
fearsome competitors will take part in a match that will crown the
first ever IJPW Television Championship. The TV title comes with a 45
minute time limit. But there's a lot of time between now and Night
Ten. Other wrestlers can get in on this match if they do anything big
to impress. With all of this said, Taka, how did you do on tonight's
predictions?
SHIMURA: I had
J Murda over Komon, KANNON over Asano, Dixon over Boyle, Shintaro
over Hojo, Ronnie Doyle over Arai, Loco over Bagglio, Yordanka over
Mattingly, and Capra over Narwin. I went 6-1-1 tonight. That puts my
overall tournament predictions at 17-6-1.
KURASAWA: Listen
to Taka Shimura if you're a gambling man, ladies and gentlemen. Now
we have our last night of the first round tomorrow night. What are
your predictions?
SHIMURA: Miss
Lizy over Muraguchi. Morio Kamisaka, who will be fighting to honor
his injured tag team partner, will beat Raul El Aguila. Hageshii over
Imoo. Usami over Shizuka. Ziesemer over Komukai. Scroggs over Ward.
Fleischer over Shinagama. For the main event, I'm picking Katsushika
over “White Tiger” Kuni Hishida.
KURASAWA: You
seem to be picking the favorites in most of these.
SHIMURA: I
think John Scroggs will go all the way to the final, but he has a
tough opponent in Stan Ward tomorrow night. That is going to be a bar
fight. Fleischer and Shinagama will be tragic. There's a lot of
mystic about an old monster fighting this huge and ruthless gaijin,
but reality will sink in very quickly and Fleischer will destroy him.
And while the Katsushika/Hishida match has it's storylines and
charms, I just don't see how she's going to beat the giant.
KURASAWA: That
does it for us tonight. We'll be back here at Korakuen Hall tomorrow
night for the last of the first round. Then we will conduct the
second round draw in the ring after the main event. For Taka Shimura,
I'm Yo Kurasawa. See you tomorrow night for Night Four!
[FADE TO BLACK.]
