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Ren Narita vs. Yuya Uemura: Uemura is one of the new young loins, making his debut here today. With this being Uemura’s debut, this is a bit more basic than usual. The fun thing about that though is that it allows Narita, the senior lion, to take the dominant/veteran role in the match. Uemura is in good shape, has some nice fire, and his selling is good here. They work some back and forth; Narita mostly dominates until Uemura fires up and gets a solid hope spot, leading to some sustained offense. Narita finally has enough of his shit cuts him off and locks in the crab for the win Ren Narita defeated Yuya Uemura @ 8:22 via submission
Tomoyuki Oka vs. Yota Tsuji: Tsuji is one of the new young loins, making his debut here today. He’s also a bigger lion, and like Uemura, is a heavyweight prospect. They work into the power game early, with Tsuji actually getting some early run in control. Oka quickly cuts him off and grounds things. Tsuji is doing well here, but it doesn’t feel like he has that fire that Uemura brought in the opener. He connects with the big young lion cut off move, the dropkick, and now shows some fire, slapping the shit out of Oka and picking up a near fall. Oka has enough of his shit, cuts him off and locks on the crab for the win. Tomoyuki Oka vs. Yota Tsuji @ 7:17 via submission
Tetsuhiro Yagi & Tiger Mask vs. Gedo & Hiro Saito: Saito is 56 and from Dradition Pro-Wrestling. Gedo and Tiger Mask start us off. Tiger Mask takes early control, working the arm while Gedo calls him a motherfucker. Gedo fights out and we get tags to Yagi & Saito. Saito grounds young Yagi and starts working the leg. Gedo tags back in and they work some double teams. Yagi gets tossed to the floor, allowing Saito to work him over with chair shots; it’s like Suzuki from the shittiest timeline, because Saito is so slow and not threatening in any way. Back in and Gedo maintains the heat, and then tags in Saito for some double teams. This is really dragging compared to the first two matches. Saito is slow and… just old. He’s working a Nakanishi style pacing here. Gedo isn’t even working his fun Memphis heel shtick, which I love. Yagi finally hits a dropkick and tags in Tiger Mask, he wants to have fun and flies in with a high cross. Saito cuts him off, because he hates fun, and hits a rough looking second rope dropkick. Gedo tags in, picks up some near falls but Tiger Mask counters the Gedo clutch into an arm bar; Saito breaks it up. Yagi begs for the tag, gets it and runs wild on Gedo, picking up a near fall. The half crab follows as Tiger Mask & Saito brawl to the floor. He returns as Gedo takes down Yagi and Saito hits some standing sentons (his trademark), allowing Gedo to get the Gedo clutch for the win. Gedo & Hiro Saito defeated Tetsuhiro Yagi & Tiger Mask @ 15:15 via pin
Manabu Nakanishi & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Ken45 & MANJIMARU: Ken45 is a 35-year-old freelancer; MANJIMARU is a 33-year-old freelancer; they look like proper trashy indie lads. Tenzan and MANJIMARU start us off. They work some back and forth and tag in Nakanishi and Ken. Nakanishi quickly takes him down and brings in Tenzan for double teams. Tenzan’s ankle is still colossally fucked up and is haunting my dreams. Everyone now spills to the floor for some brawl time, which includes Ken & MANJIMARU using chairs. Back in and they take the heat on Tenzan. MANJIMARU attacks Nakanishi, and eventually knocks him to the floor, but it looked like Nakanishi didn’t want to sell for him. After a solid but unspectacular heat, Tenzan hits a suplex and spin kick. The mountain bomb follows and he gets the tag to Nakanishi. Nakanishi strolls mildly, hitting corner clotheslines; he then suplexes these indie punks at the same time. Tenzan tags back in and lays in the Mongolian chops. Ken cuts him off, and MANJIMARU takes out Nakanishi, allowing them to double team Tenzan, and even score a few near falls. Nakanishi back in and they hit 3D allowing Tenzan to pick up a near fall and to remind me how much I miss Kojima. Tenzan then taps Ken to he anaconda vice. Manabu Nakanishi & Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Ken45 & MANJIMARU @ 13:36 via submission