.:: Pro Wrestling Speed ::.

.:: Results for 14th July 2002 ::.

(The fans eagerly await the start as the ring announcer introduces PW:S and gives the crowd a brief talk on the competitors. The ring is set up with a Tokyo Dome style ramp leading all right down to the apron, although the arena is fairly small. As of yet no commentators are present due to the lack of TV time that PW:S can get, but cameraman surround the ring filming the show for later commercial release. The ring announcer finally finishes his piece, and we can get the action underway...)

Yumi Shiratori vs. REI Shimoda

The crowd eagerly await PWS’ first ever match as “Cliffs of Dover” by Eric Johnson bursts out over the PA. Yumi Shiratori emerges and makes her way toward the ring. The music fades away and is replaced by “Bleed for Me” by Black Label Society as REI Shimoda strides toward the ring. The two stare at each other before Shimoda takes the initiative, slapping Shiratori’s face hard. Shiratori stares back at Shimoda, daring her to do it again. Shimoda goes to strike again, but Shiratori blocks with an arm and comes back with strikes of her own. Shiratori whips Shimoda into the ropes and hits her with a dropkick. Shimoda rolls out of the ring, holding her face. She takes a deep breath, composing herself before re-entering the ring. Shiratori shows great sportsmanship, allowing Shimoda the space to re-enter. The two circle each other and lock up, Shimoda using her strength to back Shiratori into a corner of the ring. Shimoda refuses to break, instead she catches Shiratori with several knees to the stomach and bodyslams her down onto the canvas. Shimoda stomps at Shiratori’s legs, then executes a single leg crab, yet Shiratori manages to manoeuvre her way to the ropes. Shimoda refuses to break and drags Shiratori back into the middle of the ring and reapplies the single leg crab! Shiratori although in pain, manages to crawl back to the ropes. She kicks Shimoda off her, yet Shimoda comes right back with stomps and kicks. Shimoda grabs Shiratori and whips her into the ropes. Shimoda comes at Shiratori with a lariat, yet Shiratori ducks and counters with an Octopus Stretch Hold! Shimoda manages to reach the ropes, breaking the hold but Shiratori grabs Shimoda, whips her into the ropes and executes a Yakuza Kick for a 2 count. Shiratori drags Shimoda back up and hits a Northern Lights Suplex for another 2 count. Shiratori signals for the finish, and tries to lift Shimoda up for the Aurora Brainbuster, yet Shimoda flips out and executes a Dragon Suplex Hold for 2 ½ . Both women get up at the same time yet Shimoda executes a front dropkick, sending Shiratori down again. Shimoda executes a DDT then climbs up top and hits a top rope elbow drop for 2 ¾ . Shimoda drags Shiratori up by the hair, then executes an Uraken, knocking Shiratori down. Shimoda covers for 2.9! . Shimoda cannot believe she did not get the three count and complains to the referee about a slow count. Shimoda drags Shiratori up once more, then leaps onto her shoulders, trying to execute a Victory Roll, yet Shiratori falls backwards, sending Shimoda crashing to the mat. Shiratori slowly climbs up top and hits a top rope dropkick and follows it up with a powerbomb. Shiratori leans forward into the powerbomb, applying a pin for 2 ¾ . Shiratori pulls Shimoda up and hits a stiff Yakuza Kick, sending Shimoda back down. Shiratori exits onto the apron and executes her Springboard Moonsault! Shiratori covers a hurt Shimoda for 2.9! Shiratori shakes her dead in disbelief. She picks Shimoda up and bodyslams her back down, then cries out to the crowd, signalling the finish. Shiratori climbs onto the top rope and crouches, waiting. Shimoda rises, groggy and Shiratori leaps off the top, intending to execute a top rope Hurancanrana yet Shimoda rolls to the side and Shimoda crashes to the canvas hard. Shimoda pauses a brief moment, trying to shake off the groggy-ness. She composes herself, and drags a hurt Shiratori up by her hair, before executing another Uraken. Shiratori drops to one knee and cries out in defiance. Shimoda executes a Northern Lights Suplex straight away for another 2.9 count!. Shimoda signals for the end and picks up Shiratori before executing her Tombstone Piledriver. She covers a hurt Shiratori for the 3 count! The fans cheer a great contest as the referee lifts the hand of the winner, REI Shimoda, who stares with contempt at the fallen Shiratori.

Winner via Tombstone Piledriver in 11:06 – REI Shimoda 

Una Nueva Creación and Bullet Kosugi vs. Megadeth and Meiko Liger

’Bleed For Me’ by Black Label Society rings over the PA system as the team of Bullet Kosugi and UNC enter first, the pair getting some heat off the crowd for their cocky antics on the way down to the ring. Kosugi lays her bundle of barbed wire down in the corner as ‘Thunderstruck’ by AC/DC blazes out and Meiko Liger enters with Megadeth. They slide into the ring but right away Megadeth is bundled to the outside by UNC as Kosugi forces Liger back into the corner, before stomping her down in it. UNC goes outside and hits a stamping low blow to Megadeth before coming in and assisting the beat-down on Liger to huge heat! UNC snapmares her into the centre of the ring, allowing Kosugi to hit a kick to the face, as the referee tells UNC to get out of the ring. We end up with the pairing of Kosugi and Liger in ring, with UNC and Megadeth on the apron. Kosugi straight away plays dirty, talking ‘tactics’ with UNC as she stands on Liger’s neck, choking her, before sending her into the corner and choking her with her boot. She then forces Liger down into the corner by the barbed wire, trying to rub her face into it, but Liger manages to pull away, only to be kicked down from behind. The crowd are getting behind Liger as Kosugi rocks her with a high knee, which sends her leaning against the ropes, before hitting a hip toss followed by an armbar on the mat. Liger manages to reach the ropes, but before she can crawl and tag, Kosugi nails her from behind with a bulldog, before charging her back into the corner with her shoulder. She makes the tag to UNC, who gets huge heat as he slaps Liger before using a rolling takedown into a cross armbreaker. Liger makes the ropes once again, despite being in obvious pain, but gets met with a shoulder arm breaker thrust from UNC. He drags her to the ropes so Kosugi can deliver the same move over the ropes, before locking on a wristlock and springing up to the top rope, only to leap down to the outside, pulling Liger’s arm across the ropes! He makes the tag to Kosugi, who enters and hits another running knee to Liger, before drilling her with a huge release German suplex. Whilst she’s on her back Kosugi then applies a step over armbar, before transitioning into a wakigatame. Liger once again reaches the ropes successfully, but is hit by a running elbow as she stands. A ‘Liger’ chant breaks out as Megadeth tries his best on the apron to rile the crowd up, Kosugi hitting a delayed vertical suplex in the ring before tagging in UNC, who flies in with a springboard body press for 2. UNC then hits a huge inverted facelock suplex, just tossing his smaller opponent across the ring. He re-tags Kosugi, who hits a short knee to the face as Liger stands, before hitting the ropes and drilling her with the Bullet Chamber! However, Liger stays on her feet, as Kosugi comes off the ropes again, only to be drilled with a shotei! Liger then hits a Koppou Kick before following up on the dazed Kosugi with a fisherman’s suplex, her arm evidently still in pain however. She signals and attempts the Liger bomb, but Kosugi in one swift move transitions into a huracanrana before locking on a cross armbreaker! Megadeth has had enough and he charges in and breaks the hold, before decking UNC as well! He pulls Liger over to his own corner, and tags himself in, charging in and Yakuza kicking Kosugi down! Kosugi rolls backwards and tags in UNC, he runs right into another Yakuza kick, followed by a northern lights suplex hold for 2! As UNC stands, he is met with a huracanrana, followed by an Asai moonsault for 2 again. Megadeth tosses UNC to the outside, the Mexican staggering to his feet, only to be met with Megadeth’s space flying tiger drop as he stands up! Back in the ring, Kosugi sits up top, bringing Liger up with her to attempt a top rope snap powerbomb. However, Liger wriggles free, before hitting a palm strike on the top rope! Kosugi is out of it as Liger grabs hold and drills her with an avalanche style brainbuster, before covering 1…2… the referee remembers he’s not the legal wrestler! Liger shoves Kosugi through the ropes to the outside, where Megadeth has got a table set up for UNC. He climbs t the ring apron and takes UNC up with him, signalling for a swinging DDT. However, UNC counters, tossing Megadeth down to the floor! Meanwhile Liger rams Kosugi’s head into the table, before trying to roll her onto it. However, Kosugi counters, and tries to get away, only to be struck with another shotei! Kosugi falls back on the tables as Liger goes up top, and with a look of fear in her eyes hits her diving foot stomp to the outside through the table! Both women go down from the impact as Megadeth rolls UNC back into the ring, guitar in hand! He kicks UNC in the gut and signals for the Punk Rocker Dropper! However, as he leaps, UNC pulls his head away, before grabbing the guitar and blasting it over Megadeth’s head! He locks on a Samson Clutch 1…2…3! UNC and Kosugi steal the win! After the match Kosugi and Liger get into a shoving match, as we’re sure this one is far from over!

Winners via Samson Clutch over Megadeth in 14:08 - Una Nueva Creación and Bullet Kosugi

RUTA vs. Magnum A.T

The lights dim around the arena as The Great Muta's NJPW theme plays. RUTA steps out in his kimono and metallic samurai mask, sliding into the ring menacingly as he slowly takes off his robe. "Scuttle Buttin" by Stevie Ray Vaughn plays as Magnum A.T makes his way down the ramp. He leaps onto the ring apron and goes through the ropes, making his way into the corner. The referee starts the match, as RUTA backs off and grabs his throat and sprays his ~!Poison Fog!~ into the air, to the delight of the crowd. Both men saunter into the middle of the ring, as Magnum A.T just stares his opponent  down. RUTA starts the offence with a very cheeky and nasty slap. A.T retaliates by slapping RUTA back! Ouch, that looks to have taken some face paint off already! RUTA checks on his mouth, and then chops A.T hard with a knife edged strike across the chest. A.T hits one of his own on RUTA. Both men exchange some very hard chops. A.T nails a spinning backfist, which catches RUTA off guard. RUTA looks to be dazed, as A.T hits another one. RUTA crouches as he holds his face in pain. A.T bounces off the ropes for a clothesline, but RUTA hisses and executes a rolling solebut, his foot buried into the gut of A.T. The crowd roars with excitement as RUTA mocks his fallen opponent, but doesn't seize the chance to attack him. Magnum gets to his knees, as RUTA applies a head lock, tightening the hold. A.T is asked if he wants to give in, as RUTA drops to one knee to lower the chances of escape. With a surge of energy, A.T jet's to his feet, and grabs RUTA… Blue Thunder!!! The referee counts 1, 2, kickout! A.T rolls out of the move and readies himself for RUTA getting up. RUTA slides out the ring to take a breather, looking underneath the ring for any implements. A.T grabs him by the scruff of the hair and pulls him back in the ring, but a cheap rabbit punch allow RUTA to escape his grip. RUTA nails a roundhouse kick… another roundhouse kick… A.T flops onto the corner post. RUTA takes a few steps back and goes for the handspring elbow, but misses as A.T moves out of the way. The momentum of the miss makes RUTA bounce back and is hit with a rolling elbow smash. RUTA yet again staggers, as A.T lays in with some kicks. Thigh kick, thigh kick, RUTA steps away and grabs A.T in another headlock, but it's reversed into a flipping belly-to-belly suplex! 1… 2… kickout! RUTA is showing resilience here. A.T is now looking to finish the match off as he set's up the A.T Slam, but RUTA nails a low blow… POISON FOG!!!! A.T has a thick covering of green mist on his face, as RUTA rams his hand into his opponent's throat with a throat chop. A.T falls into the turnbuckle RUTA hisses and executes a perfect Handspring Elbow. A.T staggers out and is whipped into the other turnbuckle. RUTA blows the excess Fog out of his mouth and pauses to look at A.T. He goes for another Handspring Elbow, but A.T steps out when RUTA has his back to him during the hold – high angle German suplex hold!!!!! 1,2, RUTA has his foot on the ropes. The crowd roar with approval as the arena shakes with people stamping their feet. A.T drags RUTA to his feet and executes a reverse waistlock. RUTA struggles to get free, launching elbow, but to no avail… high angle release German suplex!!!!! 1… 2… 3!!! No, RUTA has his foot on the rope again. A.T thinks he's won the match, but the referee is informing him he hasn't. RUTA is writhing in pain as he drags himself to the ring post and pulls himself up. A.T walks over to the ring post, but a drop toe hold by RUTA levels the Hawaiian. RUTA drags himself into the ring and slowly gets up. A.T is now on his feet, leaning against the ring post. RUTA whips him into the ropes and hits a rana!!! 1… 2… KICKOUT. RUTA gets the opponent on his feet and signals for something northern lights suplex! 1… 2… KICKOUT! RUTA looks very angry, and grabs A.T by the hair and drags him up. He goes for another Northern Lights Suplex, but it's reversed into a Front Choke!!! Standing Guillotine Choke by A.T! He releases it and comes off the ropes as RUTA is on one knee SHINING WIZARD! The crowd are on their feet as A.T yells out and slaps on the Mag-Lock. RUTA is not going to tap tonight though! A.T tightens the submission, but RUTA makes it into the ropes. A.T stands back up and watches RUTA get to his feet. He tosses RUTA into the corner post. But RUTA blows ANOTHER POISON FOG into the face of A.T on the way around and reverses the Irish whip so A.T bounces into the corner. RUTA, with half of his face missing face paint, goes for his third handspring elbow of the night, but he hits the corner post as A.T moves… CRUSHING SHINING WIZARD INTO THE CORNER!!! That's got to be all! 1… 2… 3! It is! A.T. takes the win with a corner post Shining Wizard!

Winner via Shining Wizard in 13:10 – Magnum A.T.

Minoru Nagoaka, Ryu Nishimura and Orange Valkyrie vs. BENJII, Victor S. Toda and Chimaera Dragon

The crowd seem to be eagerly anticipating Pro Wrestling Speed’s first main event match-up as ’The Greeting Song’ by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers blazes over the PA system, signalling the arrival of Minoru Nagoaka and Ryu Nishimura. It appears evident that the two have formed PW:S’s first alliance, and both seem to have an air of arrogance as they make their way ringside. The music quickly switches to ‘Drown Soda’ by Hole, and Orange Valkyrie makes geared up in his soccer jersey and orange bandana. The three members of the heel team all stand in ring awaiting their opponents, as ‘When World Collide’ by Powerman 5000 rings throughout the arena, and Chimaera Dragon walks down the ramp, stopping just before the ring ropes. He motions as if to step in the ring, but instead turns and points to the back, as ‘Attitude’ by Sepultura blasts out and not just BENJII but the sixth man in the match as well, Victor S. Toda, both sprint down to ringside and slide into the ring, all 6 men going straight at it! Nagoaka and BENJII, and Valkyrie and Dragon square off in the ring as Nishimura and Toda take it to the outside, fighting in the front row of fans. Orange Valkyrie and Minoru Nagoaka seem to have the upper hand in the opening moments, both scoring with high kicks to daze their opponents, before sending Dragon into the corner. They send BENJII in straight afterwards, followed by a charge from Valkyrie, but BENJII manages to leapfrog over Chimaera Dragon who charges out with a front dropkick to his adversary, sending him crashing to the mat. Dragon then bundles Nagoaka to the outside, as Victor S. Toda blocks an attempt by Nishimura to send him into the corner post, pulling Ryu back and holding him open to a body attack from BENJII off the top! The three faces roll into the ring to a nice pop from the fans, before pulling Orange Valkyrie to their corner as the referee restores order amongst the other heels, who both are absolutely irate. The faces beat Valkyrie down into the corner, Toda dropping a dropkick to the seated Valkyrie’s face, before BENJII stays in as the legal man. He sends Valkyrie into the ropes, before catching him with tilt-a-whirl backbreaker as he returns. BENJII then holds down his opponents’ legs, allowing Chimaera Dragon to deliver a slingshot somersault senton, followed by Toda’s corner sling twisting splash, and finally ending with BENJII delivering his own slingshot leg drop. He covers for barely a two count, Valkyrie easily kicking out. BENJII makes the tag to Toda, who delivers a few chops to the chest before sending Valkyrie into the ropes and drop toe holding him onto the bottom rope. From there, he wraps Valkyrie around the ropes, applying his Blushing Hold! As Valkyrie lies tied up, he charges across to bounce off the ropes for a low dropkick, but eats a high kick from Nagoaka on the apron. However, before anything can be done, BENJII and Chimaera Dragon continue to frustrate the heels, knocking Nagoaka and Nishimura off the apron before hitting stereo low dropkicks on Orange Valkyrie. Toda shakes off any soreness from the kick before tagging in Chimaera Dragon, who drags Nishimura away from the ropes, before hitting a couple of short uppercuts. Valkyrie tries to fire back with a kick, but Dragon catches his leg. Valkyrie then throws an enziguri attempt, which is ducked, but he lands on his feet to applause from the crowd. However, Dragon rocks him with an elbow, before hitting his double dragon screw, the second one being a Shinzaki-style reverse dragon screw! Dragon then locks on his crooked figure four leg-lock, the Serpent Lock, whilst BENJII and Toda charge in and cut off Nagoaka and Nishimura, applying their own Brazilian Cloverleaf and Evolution Lock respectively! Nagoaka and Nishimura break free however as Valkyrie reaches the ropes, and the heels finally start to get some payback, going back to basics and laying into the face side with a series of stomps on the centre of the ring! Nagoaka and Nishimura then wrap BENJII and Toda’s own legs around each other face down, before applying stereo camel clutches, as Valkyrie gains some measure of revenge on Chimaera Dragon with a Butterfly Driver followed by a triangle neck scissors. All three men break the holds, before isolating Toda in the corner, Valkyrie hitting a pair of Mongolian chops followed by a charging spinning leg lariat, before tagging in Minoru Nagoaka. The fans get their first real look at the DREAM GP finalist as he launches into Toda with a huge punch flurry, before dragging him out and hitting a brutal capture suplex. The attacking doesn’t stop however, as Nagoaka pulls Toda up to his knees and slaps him hard across the face, before delivering a hellacious shin kick right square in his jaw, drawing loud boos from the crowd. Nagoaka stands with an almost crazed look in his eyes as he tags in ally Ryu Nishimura, who seats Toda back to the corner and dropkicks him ‘downstairs’ as Valkyrie distracts the referee. Ryu then pulls Toda up to his feet, and Valkyrie shoves him from behind, causing him to stumble right into a cartwheel enziguri from Nishimura. He then grabs Toda, who looks out of it but is still standing, and delivers a truly vicious Ryu Driver 2, before tagging Orange Valkyrie, allowing him to nail his twisting senton for a close two count. Valkyrie then scoops up Toda and sets him as if for the Orange Clash, but Toda struggles free before hitting a rolling koppou kick to the face. Valkyrie stumbles back, but as Toda charges looking for his shining wheel kick, Orange Valkyrie absolutely murders him mid air with a lariat! Valkyrie quickly applies a magistral cradle, transitioning into an arm and leg clutch submission as Nagoaka and Nishimura cut off BENJII and Dragon with stereo Fujiwara armbars! All three faces look in severe pain, but all manage to withstand the holds, the heel team breaking before letting Nagoaka take over in the ring again. He pulls Toda to his feet and sets as if for an exploder, but Toda muscles out only for Nagoaka to fire back with a Shawn Capture attempt. However, out of sheer desperation Toda reverses into an inverted powerbomb, before hitting his shining wheel kick from behind as Nagoaka bounces up onto his knees! Toda dives and makes the tag to BENJII as both of the other members of the heel team charge in, only for Dragon to get in on the act resulting in him and BENJII hitting stereo low dropkicks! They toss Nagoaka to the outside before BENJII charges out with a suicide tope, taking him into the front row of fans! Nishimura then heads out as well, slinging down over the ropes onto BENJII with a pescado, before a now rejuvenated Victor S. Toda hits an inside-to-out corner spring body attack onto everyone! The madness doesn’t end there, as Orange Valkyrie charges out with a tope con hilo, before everything is rounded off by a tornado plancha from Chimaera Dragon! By this time BENJII and Nagoaka are just returning to the ring, as BENJII tries for his Tobi Driver II only for Nagoaka to float over and land a shotei to the back of his head. Nagoaka then tries for his back roll neck lock, but BENJII charges him down into the corner, before leaping over his head and firing back with his Morbid Vision! He covers for 2, but the other 2 members of Nagoaka’s team break it up. Nishimura takes over as the referee throws any sort of organisation out of the window and decides to let anyone do as they please. Nishimura hits a few stiff kicks to BENJII’s chest, before setting him as if for a powerbomb. He attempts the move, but BENJII slides down out of it behind Ryu, only to be met with the Orange Clash from Orange Valkyrie! Valkyrie motions for Nishimura to head up top, and the fans look on in awe as Ryu attempts his Rising Sun, only for Toda to pull BENJII out of the ring! Chimaera Dragon runs in and drops an Asai moonsault to Nishimura, before drilling a surprised Orange Valkyrie with the Drago Driver! He covers 1…2… 2.9! Chimaera Dragon signals for the end and hits the first stage of his Chimaeraplex, followed by the second part (the Tiger Suplex). However, from behind Ryu Nishimura grabs Dragon and delivers the Osaka Special, covering for 1…2… broken up by Victor S. Toda! Nagoaka and BENJII are still taking a breather as Toda rocks Nishimura with his corner spring knee shot, followed by a fisherman’s suplex against the turnbuckles. He signals for the end, and wraps Nishimura’s arms around his own neck before applying the Point of No Return! However, before he can get anywhere near making Nishimura give up, Nagoaka returns to the fray, delivering a series of stiff grounded knee shots to Toda, followed by a dragon suplex hold for 2.9, BENJII breaking it up! BENJII and Nagoaka then square up to each other to huge crowd heat, but both have the same thing in mind and high kick each other down! All 6 men are down as the crowd show their appreciation by giving them a huge ovation. Everyone starts to get up at the same time, and they begin to exchange strikes, the faces managing to force their opponents into the corners. All three men charge and hit corner attacks on their respective adversaries, before BENJII and Dragon try to send Nagoaka and Nishimura into each other. However, Ryu and Minoru reverse the moves, both dodging past each other and delivering stereo yakuza kicks! Toda and Valkyrie are still going at it as Toda attempts a German suplex, but Valkyrie low blows out of it and hits his a huge half nelson suplex, dropping Toda right on his head! Valkyrie then helps Nagoaka to dump BENJII and Dragon out of the ring as Ryu Nishimura nails Toda with a twisting Asai moonsault, before leaping as if for a 3^rd rope quebrada but instead springing out with a springboard somersault onto BENJII and Chimaera Dragon! Back in the ring, Nagoaka drills Toda with an Exploder, before signalling for the end. He applies a front face lock and rolls backwards into the Back Roll Neck Lock! Toda struggles towards the ropes as BENJII and Chimaera Dragon fight off Nishimura and Valkyrie on the outside, but their attempts at a save are in vain as Toda taps out, giving the win to Minoru Nagoaka’s team! After the bell Nagoaka and BENJII square up to each other and have to be separated by the referee, only for Nagoaka to throw a high kick past the referee’s head right into BENJII! All 3 of the faces leap towards Nagoaka and start to attack him, but the referee intervenes again and eventually order is restored, with the faces being told to return to the back. As they start to make their way there, Minoru Nagoaka gets in the referee’s face and shoves him through the ring ropes onto the ramp. The faces turn around and return back up the ramp, where BENJII and Nagoaka stare down each other from over the ropes, both backed up by the other members of their teams from the tag match, as the show comes to a close.

Winners via Back Roll Neck Lock over Victor S. Toda in 26:42 – Minoru Nagoaka, Ryu Nishimura and Orange Valkyrie