VIEW FROM THE RISING SUN
by Masanori Horie

Kawasaki Dream Tour--August 13-20, 1995

I can't forget IWA Japan Pro Wrestling's progressive days in 1994-1995, especially the King of the Death Matches Tournament at Kawasaki Baseball Stadium show on August 20, 1995. They ran the "Kawasaki Dream Tour" from August 13-20 in 1995, with Terry Funk, Cactus Jack, Terry Gordy, Dan Severn, and others. It might be a midsummer night's dream or madness, but they certainly gave us something six years ago.

Yoshihiro Tajiri (1995)

Tajiri debuted as a pro wrestler against Takashi Okano (The W*inger) at Gamagori Civic Gym on IWA Japan Pro Wrestling's show in Aichi Prefecture on September 20, 1994.

Sunday, August 13, 1995 (6:30 p.m.)---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo

Dick Slater, Dan Severn, Terry Funk, and Phyllis Lee

(6) Terry Gordy, Tarzan Goto, & Mr. Gannosuke beat Terry Funk, Dick Slater, & The Iceman (Ricky Santana) (18:40 Gordy beat Iceman)
(5) Tiger Jeet Singh beat Shoji Nakamaki (6:20)
(4) Barbed Wired Board Death Match: Cactus Jack, & Head Hunters beat Leatherface (Ricky Patterson), Hiroshi Ono, & Keisuke Yamada (12:30 Head Hunter A beat Tanada)
(3) Los Cowboys (Silver King & El Texano) & Flyingkid Ichihara beat Takashi Okano, Yoshihiro Tajiri, & Yuji Sugawara (18:40 King beat Tajiri)
(2) Kiyoko Ichiki beat Tomoe Araya (10:27)
(1) Keizo Matsuda beat Taisuke Tagami (9:40)

Tuesday, August 15 (6:30 p.m.)---Yokkaichi City Gym, Mie

(7) IWA World Heavyweight title match: Tarzan Goto beat Leatherface (4:34)---Goto became the second champion
(6) Cactus Jack & Tiger Jeet Singh beat Terry Funk & Shoji Nakamaki (5:29 Singh beat Nakamaki)
(5) Barbed Wired Board Death Match: Terry Gordy & Mr. Gannosuke beat Leatherface & Hiroshi Ono (7:53 Gordy beat Ono)
(4) Los Cowboys (Silver King & El Texano) beat The Head Hunters (9:36 Texano beat Head Hunter B)
(3) The Iceman (Ricky Santana) & Flyingkid Ichihara beat Takashi Okano & Yoshihiro Tajiri (11:47 Iceman beat Tajiri)
(2) Kiyoko Ichiki beat Tomoe Araya (8:49)
(1) Katsumi Hirano & Keisuke Yamada beat Taisuke Tagami & Keizo Matsuda (11:47 Yamada beat Matsuda)

Wednesday, August 16 (6:30 p.m.)---Super Marusa Parkinglot, Niiza City, Saitama

Cactus Jack (1995)

(6) No Rope/Barbed Wire Death Match: Cactus Jack & Head Hunters beat Terry Funk, Shoji Nakamaki, & Keisuke Yamada (10:10 Cactus beat Yamada)
(5) Terry Gordy, Tarzan Goto, & Flyingkid Ichihara beat Leatherface, Hiroshi Ono, & Yoshihiro Tajiri (21:27 Goto beat Ono)
(4) Tiger Jeet Singh beat Mr. Gannosuke (5:48)
(3) Los Cowboys (Silver King & El Texano) beat The Iceman (Ricky Santana) & Takashi Okano (16:21 Texano beat Iceman)
(2) Tomoe Araya beat Kiyoko Ichiki (11:04)
(1) Katsumi Hirano beat Taisuke Tagami (9:47)

Thursday, August 17 (6:30 p.m.)---Takaoka Techno Dome, Toyama

(7) Barbed Wired Board Death Match: Terry Gordy & Tarzan Goto vs. Head Hunters (12:45 Goto beat Head Hunter A)
(6) Cactus Jack & Tiger Jeet Singh beat Shoji Nakamaki & The Iceman (Ricky Santana) (7:37 Singh beat Iceman)
(5) Terry Funk beat Hiroshi Ono (7:27)
(4) Leatherface drew Mr. Gannosuke (10:01 double countout)
(3) Silver King, Takashi Okano, & Yoshihiro Tajiri beat El Texano, Flyingkid Ichihara, & Taisuke Tagami (21:18 King beat Tagami)
(2) Kiyoko Ichiki beat Emi Motokawa (5:18)
(1) Keisuke Yamada beat Katsumi Hirano (10:25)

Friday, August 18 (6:30 p.m.)---Hachioji City, Tokyo

(6) Barbed Wired Board Death Match: Terry Gordy & Tarzan Goto beat Shoji Nakamaki & The Iceman (Ricky Santana) (14:30 Gordy beat Iceman)
(5) Head Hunters beat Terry Funk & Takashi Okano (11:03 Hunter A beat Okano)
(4) Cactus Jack & Tiger Jeet Singh beat Leatherface & Hiroshi Ono (9:44 Cactus beat Ono)
(3) Mr. Gannosuke & Flyingkid Ichihara beat Katsumi Hirano & Keisuke Yamada (12:24 Gannosuke beat Hirano)
(2) El Texano & Taisuke Tagami beat Silver King & Yoshihiro Tajiri (14:47 Tagami beat Tajiri)
(1) Kiyoko Ichiki beat Emi Motokawa (7:01)

Saturday, August 19 (6:30 p.m.)---Kameoka City Gym, Kyoto

(6) Barbed Wired Board Death Match: Cactus Jack & Head Hunters beat Terry Gordy, Tarzan Goto, & Mr. Gannosuke (10:22 Cactus beat Gannosuke)
(5) Terry Funk & Hiroshi Ono beat Shoji Nakamaki & Leatherface (Rick Patterson) (12:05 Terry beat Nakamaki)
(4) Tiger Jeet Singh beat Keisuke Yamada (2:37)
(3) Los Cowboys (Silver King & El Texano) & Flyingkid Ichihara beat Takashi Okano, Yoshihiro Tajiri, & The Iceman (Ricky Santana) (16:58 Texano beat Tajiri)
(2) Kiyoko Ichiki beat Emi Motokawa (11:14)
(1) Taisuke Tagami beat Keizo Matsuda (7:35)

Sunday, August 20, 1995 (3:00 p.m.)---Kawasaki Baseball Stadium---28,757
"King of the Death Matches" (Eight-man one-night Death Match Tournament)

Kawasaki Baseball Show Ticket

(13) No Rope Scramble Bunkhouse Super Barbed Wired Weapon With A Time Bomb Death Match: Cactus Jack beat Terry Funk (13:21)
(12) NWA World Heavyweight title match: Dan Severn beat Tarzan Goto (11:35 Referee's stop)
(11) IWA World Tag Team title match: The Head Hunters A & B beat Los Cowboys (Silver King & El Texano) (17:49 A beat Texano)
(10) 2 Barbed Wire Boards/2 Nails Boards Death match: Cactus Jack beat Shoji Nakamaki (9:49)
(9) Barbed Wire Board/Glass Window Death match: Terry Funk beat Tiger Jeet Singh (6:04)
(8) Iceman (Ricky Santana) beat Kamikaze (Shoichi Maruyama) (9:45)
(7) WWA World Light Heavyweight title match: Takashi Okano beat Flyingkid Ichihara (17:01)
(6) Barbed Wired Baseball Bat/30,000 Thumbtacks Death match: Shoji Nakamaki beat Hiroshi Ono (7:19)
(5) Barbed Wired Baseball Bat/30,000 thumbtacks death match: Cactus Jack beat Terry Gordy (6:58)
(4) Barbed Wire Board/Chain Death match: Terry Funk beat Leather Face (8:54)
(3) Barbed Wire Board/Chain Death match: Tiger Jeet Singh beat Mr. Gannosuke (7:11)
(2) Kiyoko Ichiki beat Emi Motokawa (10:24)
(1) Keisuke Yamada & Keizo Matsuda beat Yoshihiro Tajiri & Taisuke Tagami (11:44 Yamada beat Tajiri)

Terry Funk vs. Cactus Jack

One Fan's Garbage, Another Fan's Treasure---IWA Japan Pro Wrestling

King Of The Death Matches

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