Monday, August 1, 2016

IJPW Team Crown 2016 - Night Two

[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!

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