[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! We're coming to
you from the Tokyo Dome after the conclusion of International
Incident – Night Three. I'm Yo Kurasawa. Every title belt was on
the line tonight. We finally got to see the big match everyone has
been talking about – the World Crown holder, Riddick vs. Nobuyoki
Katsushika for the IJPW World Wrestling Championship. The Doyle
Brothers challenged Ricky Holt and Teiji Shintaro for the World Tag
Team Championship. Lainey Boyle defended her Television Championship
against Fujimaro Odaka. The plot thickened for some of the rivalries
that have been brewing in IJPW. We'll get to everything, and I do
mean everything. Helping me with that task is Pro Wrestling's Rogue
Manager and founder of the Ultraviolence Union – Eric O'Flaherty.
O'FLAHERTY: Hey
everyone.
KURASAWA: The
big moments started even before International Incident went live on
the air. In our second dark match, we saw the team of Muffin
Vanderburg, Jocelin Masterson, Jackie Walters, and dojo student
Masuko Matashichi take on Lolly Lea, Lorie Koenig, Florenza Peretz,
and dojo student Kaori Kuno. Toyoko Toshikura was the referee. Lolly
Lea and Lorie Koenig had one more shot at taking Muffin Vanderburg
out to assure Charm Explosion wouldn't make it to the Team Crown
Tournament next month. They had other problems tonight. Matashichi
pinned Koenig at 18:02 with a powerbomb pin.
O'FLAHERTY: Huge
moment for the dojo student. He's been the second most impressive
student behind Maeda up to this point. I know most people like
Matashichi, but Maeda's been the top student in my eyes. I love his
thirst for violence. However, Matashichi might have jumped ahead
Maeda at the IJPW Dojo.
KURASAWA: Dojo
students wear plain black gear as they go through their training.
They start with plain black trunks and black shoes. Tonight,
Matashichi was granted black wrestling boots by Dojo Master Danjuro
Komatsuzaki after pinning Koenig. Congratulations, Masuko!
O'FLAHERTY: And
fuck the competitors in the first dark match, right? We're not going
to mention Maeda beating Jyoji Jumonji? He dished out most of the
damage. Jyoji almost stole it, but Maeda hit him with the STN to win
at about twelve minutes.
Eight Person Tag Team Match
Japan vs. The World
DanHojo (Danjuro
Komatsuzaki and Ryuichi Hojo), Sun Demon, and Killer Komukai vs. Nate
Narwin (Canada), Markie Bristow (England), John Scroggs (United
States), and Raul El Aguila (Mexico)
KURASAWA: John
Scroggs went from main eventing World Crown – Night Ten at the
Tokyo Dome to kicking off the main card at the Tokyo Dome almost
three weeks later. Representing the rest of the world against Team
Japan, the Baltimore bruiser was joined by the notorious Nate Narwin,
British wrestling star Markie Bristow, and the lucha libre/street
fighter Raul El Aguila. Representing Team Japan was Danjuro
Komatsuzaki, who is feuding with Bristow and wants to eliminate all
gaijins from Iron Japan. Ryuichi Hojo has been badly trying to get
himself back on the right track, as is Sun Demon and Killer Komukai.
O'FLAHERTY: You
don't wann run into guys like Scroggs and Narwin during a slump.
KURASAWA: Masanori
Katayanagi was the referee for this match.
Singles Grudge Match
Trista Capra vs.
Ashley Thorne
KURASAWA: Last
month, Trista Capra took on Nate Narwin, Isamu Shinagami, and Paul
Cannon here at the Tokyo Dome. She walked out as the first ever IJPW
Television Champion at 54-years-old. Tonight, The Original Deathmatch
Queen came into the Tokyo Dome with revenge on her mind after Ashley
Thorne turned on her following a failed bid to win back the TV title.
Thorne turned on her friend, partner, and mentor to join Naraku no
Soko. Nene Hishikawa was the referee for this match.
Tag Team Grudge Match
Dave Manton and
Stan Ward vs. Imperial (AKIO and Kuni Hishida)
KURASAWA: AKIO
and Kuni Hishida haven't enjoyed their private lives recently.
Fabulous Adrian Bagglio has stalked them in these last few weeks.
Dave Manton and Stan Ward both apparently thought it was hilarious,
saying they were “letting some fruitcake” get to them. AKIO
didn't think that was funny and blew up on Twitter. On Night Two at
the Saitama Super Arena, Manton and Ward swept the singles matches
against the two people whose personal lives they mocked. Tonight,
Imperial hoped to get revenge. Both teams hoped to build momentum
before next month's Team Crown Tournament. Toyoko Toshikura was the
referee for this match.
POST-MATCH
HIGHLIGHTS
[Manton and
Ward are far away up the long Tokyo Dome ramp. AKIO and Hishida are
still in the ring.]
SAKURAI: [In
Japanese.] This has been
a very difficult time for Imperial. We only had an idea based on news
reports before this week. Now we see the toll Bagglio has taken on
this popular couple.
KURASAWA: [In
Japanese.] Look! FAB
came out from under the ring in front of us! He has a steel chair!
[FAB slides
into the ring. Hishida turns around and gets dropped with a sickening
shot to the head! AKIO turns around and he also gets cracked in the
head! FAB stands over AKIO and repeatedly hits him with the chair!]
KURASAWA:
[In Japanese.] AKIO
is trying to cover his head, but it's no use! That chair is getting
bent! Someone get in there and stop him!
[FAB kicks AKIO
out of the ring. He then drags Hishida to a corner, places her ankle
in the chair, and climbs to the top rope... HE JUMPS OFF, LANDING ON
THE CHAIR AND EFFECTIVELY PILLMANIZING HISHIDA!]
KURASAWA:
[In Japanese.] Her
ankle is broken! Kuni Hishida's ankle has to be broken!
[Hishida
screams as she clutches her ankle. FAB looks down at her, entranced.
FAB turns around to see AKIO back up and runs out just as he starts
to roll back into the ring. AKIO picks up the chair and throws it
down the ramp at FAB, but it only lands a few feet away. FAB backs
away with a sick smile on his face. AKIO checks on his girlfriend,
then calls for a microphone.]
AKIO: BAGGLIO...
ANYTIME! ANYWHERE! I WILL FIGHT! YOU WILL LEAVE US ALONE! I WILL GET
PAYBACK FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE! YOU WILL PAY... WITH YOUR LIFE!
[FAB has a
microphone.]
BAGGLIO: Oh,
my little AKIO... Your fire... Your passion... I'm attracted to you
like a moth around a light. I will fight you, AKIO... I will fight
you in that ring. Not now, but at Team Crown. You won't be in the
Team Crown Tournament after what I did to Kuni.
[Laughs.]
You will be free to fight me back here at the Tokyo Dome next month,
but I will fight you only on one condition.
AKIO: WHAT?!
WHAT DO YOU WANT?!
BAGGLIO: If
you lose...
[Lets out a
sinister chuckle.]
you... have to
go on a date with me.
SAKURAI: [In
Japanese.] What?!
KURASAWA: [In
Japanese.] Just go to
the authorities, AKIO! You don't need to do this!
SAKURAI:
[In Japanese.] He's
tried that!
[AKIO is
frothing at the mouth.]
BAGGLIO: What
do you say, AKIO? Agree to that stipulation and you will get me in
the ring.
AKIO: No!
BAGGLIO: Then
I guess you don't want to get payback... I will continue to lurk in
the shadows. I will continue to watch your every move. You won't see
me, but I will see you.
AKIO: Stop!
Okay! We will date if I lose! If that's what gets you in this ring!
BAGGLIO:
Mmmmm... Good...
You'll get me in the
ring... but I'll get you
in the bedroom! I'll see
you soon. You won't see me until Team Crown, but
I'll see you...
IJPW Television Championship
Fujimaro Odaka vs. (c) Lainey Boyle
KURASAWA: Lainey
Boyle has been impressive since coming to Japan. “The Boston Bitch”
packs a powerful punch, and it brought her to the ball against Trista
Capra for the Television title on Night One in Kobe. On Night Two in
Saitama, she beat Capra again in the rematch. Tonight, Boyle went up
against an opponent who was much bigger than her – Fujimaro Odaka,
who infamously broke Michinori Osaragi's neck with a Tigerdriver '91
in the very first World Crown Tournament match. Odaka started this
week by defeating Osaragi's partner, Morio Kamisaka. Tashiaki Suzuki
was the referee for this David vs. Goliath match-up.
BACK IN THE STUDIO
O'FLAHERTY: I
was watching this in the back, and I still have to say “holy shit!”
KURASAWA: It
didn't take long, did it?
O'FLAHERTY: I
saw Odaka backstage afterward. Any news on him? He needed some help
back there.
KURASAWA: Odaka
has a broken rib.
O'FLAHERTY: I
can't believe it. We knew Boyle could hit hard, but holy shit.
KURASAWA: There
was more after the match...
POST-MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
[Boyle is
posing in the ring with the IJPW Television Championship. The big
screen lights up with the face of a highly controversial man who has
gained the hatred of all Japan. This big bald man, who's wearing a
wifebeater, appears to be sitting in a chair in his living room.]
DIXON: Hey!
It's Albert Dixon! Here at my ranch in Arkansas! It's early in the
mornin' here. I didn't feel like going to Japan this month. I hated
being over there the first time last month. I hate lookin' at all ya.
I hate everything about your damn country. I hated it so much that I
don't even think I wanna do the World Crown Tournament again 'n' be
there all damn week ever again! But you wanna know what I love? I
love fame. I love money. I love title belts. Title belts give me the
fame and money I want. Lainey Boyle, you got that there TV title
still... I deserve a shot at that title. I beat your ass at World
Crown! So you wanna know what I'm gonna do? I'm comin' next month!
Team Crown, bitch! Me 'n' you at the Tokyo Dome!
[Boyle has a
microphone.]
BOYLE: You
wanna fight here next month? You're on!
Singles Grudge Match
Jun Hageshii vs. Sakura Shizuka
KURASAWA: Sakura
Shizuka has taken heat from all angles due to her relationship and
tag team with IJPW World Wrestling Champion Nobuyoki Katsushika. Jun
Hageshii targeted her only with the hopes of causing damage to
someone close to Katsushika while fellow Ultraviolence Union member
Riddick chased for the big gold belt in tonight's main event.
O'FLAHERTY: The
Union wanted to hurt the champion and all of his allies, both
long-term and temporary, on this night.
KURASAWA: Did
Hageshii hit the target in the first shots of the night from the
Ultraviolence Union, or did Shizuka provide an inspiring win for
Katsushika and the Doyle Brothers to build on later? Toyoko Toshikura
was the official for this match.
Singles Grudge Match
Mallory
Northway vs. Mercy Monroe
KURASAWA:
Mallory Northway and Mercy
Monroe have a lot in common. It's why they make both great enemies
and great partners. Both are cross-platform stars. Both are from
Arizona and live among the rich and famous in Los Angeles. They have
teamed up lately, but they failed to earn a shot at the IJPW World
Tag Team Championship and lost their tag team matches on the first
two nights of International Incident this week. A fight broke down in
the locker room after losing to the Rotten Saints on Night Two. With
the Team Crown Tournament over a month away, can this two put their
differences aside after tonight's match? It was “The Centerfold”
vs. “The Queen!” Kanzaburo Outakara was the referee for this
match.
POST-MATCH
HIGHLIGHTS
[Both
women are exhausted. They stand in the middle of the ring with hands
on their hips, staring at each other with a bit of anger in their
eyes. They both stick their hands out and shake. Both of them appear
to loosen up after the handshake and go back up the ramp together.]
Six Person Tag Team Match
Naraku
no Soko (KANNON, Akuma Usami, and Vera Vicious) vs. Isamu Shinagami,
Miyazaki Bokkai, and Hirano Denbe
KURASAWA: KANNON
has quickly assembled a four person group that looks like it could
become a real force in IJPW. “The King of the Dark World” and
self-proclaimed Dark World Champion... See, here's his belt...
KURASAWA: Ever
since World Crown – Night Nine, people who get in the ring with
KANNON either get severely hurt or get dragged away in a straight
jacket. The ones who have been taken away were members of Naraku no
Soko the next time we saw them. Ashley Thorne became a member under
unknown circumstances. But Akuma Usami? He was Konosuke Usami – the
young rising star of puroresu. Vera Vicious? She was Vera Yordanka –
the Bulgarian punk rocker and free spirit. Isamu Shinagami confronted
Naraku no Soko on Night Two this past Wednesday and said he would try
to find two partners despite making many enemies over his career.
Otherwise he would come alone. He found two partners though!
O'FLAHERTY: I
can get Bokkai's reasons for jumping into this match. He lost to
KANNON during Puroresu Power in a match where KANNON kept trying to
rip off his mask. “The Eternal Flame” doesn't seem like the type
to forget anything. But Hirano Denbe? He just came back from injury
and have no idea why he'd wanna fuck with Naraku no Soko.
KURASAWA: Denbe
missed the World Crown Tourament. He returned this past Wednesday in
a dark match where him and DanHojo spent twenty minutes beating up
dojo students.
O'FLAHERTY: They
weren't even going for pins. They really kicked the shit out of those
guys.
KURASAWA: I
think Denbe just likes to fight and he wanted something to do
tonight.
O'FLAHERTY:
Well, there's a lot of guys in
Iron Japan who are just like that. But most people wouldn't seek out
a fight with Naraku no Soko just because. Even if they are Hirano
Denbe. And why the hell would he want to fight alongside Isamu
Shinagami? Denbe hangs out at dojos and Isamu probably fucks around
in grave yards or some shit.
KURASAWA:
Whatever reason Denbe had to
get in on the action, it was brave of him to get in there against
Naraku no Soko. Mabuchi Hida was the referee for this match.
Singles Grudge Match
Curt
Fleischer vs. Suda Tsukasa
KURASAWA: Suda
Tsukasa's Indian summer during World Crown caught the attention of
the nation. “The King or Korakuen Hall” inspired many as he
discovered enough in his old tank to make it as far as the
semi-finals. He also caught the attention of Curt Fleischer – an
angry and musclebound man who has been pinned three times by Nobuyoki
Katsushika since the Grand Opening in March. Tsukasa happens to be a
great friend of Katsushika's, and that gave the raging gaijin even
more of an excuse to call him out for this night at the Tokyo Dome.
Tsukasa was considering retirement after World Crown, but found
himself once again with the nation behind him as he took on Curt
Fleischer. Cassidy Reischer was the official for this match.
IJPW World Tag Team Championship
Doyle
Brothers (Ricky Doyle and Ronnie Doyle) vs. (c) Ultraviolence Union
(Ricky Holt and Teiji Shintaro)
KURASAWA: The
Ultraviolence Union took the World Tag Team titles off of the Doyle
Brothers last month at World Crown – Night Ten. The two sides have
had some battles before returning to the Tokyo Dome tonight. It was
Holt and Shintaro who were on the winning side of a pre-show brawl
and impromptu Four Man Tag Team Match. On Night Two, Shintaro pinned
Ricky Doyle while Ronnie Doyle knocked out Ricky Holt. There's some
real bad blood between these two teams. Nanako Fujioka was the
referee for this match.
*** MAIN EVENT ***
IJPW World Wrestling Championship
Riddick
vs. (c) Nobuyoki Katsushika
KURASAWA:
Riddick's story is a long and
bloody one. It didn't begin last month when he became the first World
Crown holder after defeating John Scroggs in a Tokyo Dome classic. It
didn't begin when he returned to pro wrestling last year and
struggled to find his old form. It began fourteen years ago here in
Japan.
O'FLAHERTY: He's
the most feared and revered gaijin in the history of puroresu.
KURASAWA:
Riddick was the heart and soul
of Rising Sun Wrestling. Many love him. Many hate him. He's highly
controversial and he's been chomping at the bit for yet another Tokyo
Dome main event. This time it was against Nobuyoki Katsushika – a
giant unlike anyone he's ever faced before. Katsushika is loved and
highly respected here in Japan. He's a gentle man who fights for the
people. Riddick is a psychopath who fights only for bloodshed.
Everyone has been anticipating this match ever since Riddick earned
his shot at the IJPW World Wrestling Championship after winning World
Crown. Both of these men have sold out the Tokyo Dome numerous times,
but never in the same ring. This was a truly historic occasion.
O'FLAHERTY:
Jimmy Erikson, a Chicago
native, refereed this match. Riddick is from Muskegon, Michigan. I
don't know how you assign referees, but quit fucking putting the
Chicago guy in charge of matches with Michigan people. We don't need
the Norris Division breaking out in Iron Japan.
POST-MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
[Katsushika
stands tall with the big gold World Wrestling Championship belt over
his shoulder. Riddick is making that long walk back up to the Tokyo
Dome ramp. He sees John Scroggs walking his away. Riddick is pissed
off and ready to fight. He's not done yet. Unfortunately for him, the
dojo students see this potential problem and are quick to get over
there and make sure there isn't any trouble. Scroggs is allowed
through as Katsushika grabs a microphone. He doesn't appear to have
expected Scroggs, but he seems inviting. Scroggs gets a microphone
and steps into the ring.]
SCROGGS: I'm
gonna make this quick and simple, because I know your English isn't the
best. I beat you at World Crown. I eliminated you from the
tournament. I think I deserve a shot at your
title.
[Ronnie
Doyle appears on the stage. He's holding a microphone.]
RONNIE DOYLE:
Whoa, whoa, whoa! You may
deserve a shot, John, but I was the one who knocked out Katsushika!
And while I've enjoyed teaming with him this past week against the
Ultraviolence Union guys, I haven't forgotten his offer! Nobuyoki...
You said that you would give me a shot at your title if you won World
Crown. While John deserves a shot, I deserve that shot first!
KATSUSHIKA: You
are both right. You both deserve shot. I believe this company... it
should have the best matches. The best should always fight for this
belt. I want to be the first ace of Iron Japan... but you both beat
me before. I must beat you both! I know many will tell me this is not
smart... but I have to do this for me. I have to do this for the belt
and for the company. I can't be the first ace if I don't do this...
You, John Scroggs... You, Ronnie Doyle... Me... Triple threat match!
[The crowd
cheers and chants “NOBU!” The champ waits before speaking again.]
Next month, I have Team Crown Tournament... Me and beautiful Sakura
want to win that... but there's Violent Conduct in August. Two
nights. Budokan. We will have triple threat match for Iron Japan Pro
Wrestling World Wrestling Championship!
WRAP-UP
KURASAWA:
Eric... Where does Riddick go from
here?
O'FLAHERTY: Team
Crown. Tonight sucks, not gonna lie... It fucking blows. I wanted
Riddick to win so badly. The Union came out tonight 2-1. At least we
didn't lose the tag straps, but ya know... Hey, there's Team Crown
next month. Riddick is teaming with Jun. He has a chance at being a
Double Crown winner. He's got a good partner with him. I brought Jun
into the Ultraviolence Union for a reason.
KURASAWA: How
do you feel about the triple threat match that Katsushika laid down?
O'FLAHERTY: The
man's a fucking idiot. He's the champion. Why's he risking that? I
get that he's hung up on being the first ace of the company, but it's
so needless. He wants to prove something? How dumb will he look if he
loses his belt without getting pinned, submitted, or knocked out?
KURASAWA: That's
going to happen on the second night of Violent Conduct in August at
the Budokan. Nobuyoki Katsushika will defend his IJPW World
Wrestling Championship against John Scroggs and Ronnie Doyle in a
triple threat match! But next month is Team Crown 2016. Night One
will be at the Budokan. Night Two will be back here at the Tokyo
Dome. The winners of Team Crown will challenge Ricky Holt and Teiji
Shintaro for the World Tag Team titles. If they win, then they'll
pick their own opponents to face at Violent Conduct. Eric, do you
know who the Ultraviolence Union will challenge should they win?
O'FLAHERTY: The
other half of the Ultraviolence Union – Riddick and Jun Hageshii.
Ricky and Teiji beat the Doyle Brothers twice. They beat Mallory and
Mercy. Fuck big dumb Katsushika and his bitch. So Ricky and Teiji
will make it an All-Union affair if they win. And as you know, Yo...
what makes the Ultraviolence Union so great is that these guys will
stand with each other in the name of ultraviolence wrestling, but
these are four of the most fucked up guys on the planet. They will
have no problem with taking each other out!
KURASAWA: Team
Crown 2016 will be on July 30 and 31. The tournament draw will be done on Monday at the IJPW Headquarters here in Tokyo. That does it for us here at the
Tokyo Dome. Thank you for tuning in for all three nights of
International Incident 2016! I'm Yo Kurasawa. He's Eric O'Flaherty.
Good night from Tokyo!
[FADE
TO BLACK.]
