.:: Pro Wrestling Speed ::.

.:: Results for 28st July 2002 ::.

GROUP A - Victor S. Toda Vs BRYCE

'N.O.R.E' by Noreaga bursts out of the PA as Victor Toda emerges, making his way toward the ring. He exudes confidence as he enters the ring. He raises one arm in response to the fans’ applause. The music fades away and is replaced by ‘Nothing Ever Lasts Forever’ by Queen. BRYCE emerges from the back to the cheers of the fans. He looks all business tonight. The bell rings, signalling the start of the match. The two take their time, circling each other, taking their time. Toda aims a kick at BRYCE, which is dodged. The two continue circling each other until they lock both their hands together, in a traditional test of strength. BRYCE has the immediate advantage, using his weight to bend Toda over, onto his back. Toda though breaks his grip and sweeps BRYCE’s legs, knocking him onto the floor. Toda immediately springs onto BRYCE, looking to attach an arm bar, but BRYCE keeps both hands locked. Toda decides upon another strategy, stomping at BRYCE’s midsection, before grabbing BRYCE’s leg, in an attempt to work in a leg submission. BRYCE though is alert, and connects with a kick to Toda’s head with his free foot. BRYCE rolls out of the way and the two men stare each other down as the crowd applauds. The two circle each other again and lock up. BRYCE uses his strength to back Toda into a corner. He unleashes several knees to Toda’s ribs, then with some elbows to Toda’s face. Toda, clearly rocked by the onslaught, grabs the ropes. BRYCE breaks cleanly, receiving a round of applause for such good sportsmanship. Toda comes straight out of the corner and rushes BRYCE with some kicks of his own, aiming for BRYCE’s legs. Toda ends the flurry with a wheel kick that sends BRYCE down. BRYCE though doesn’t allow Toda the opportunity to work in a submission, as he rolls straight out of the ring. These two have obviously scouted each other well. BRYCE re-enters the ring and the two lock up once more. BRYCE gets the upper hand, body slamming Toda down. BRYCE follows it up by bouncing off the ropes and dropping a jumping elbow for 1 ½ . BRYCE drags Toda and whips him into the corner. BRYCE follows in yet Today is too quick, rolling out of the way as BRYCE hits the turnbuckles. Toda is quick to take the advantage, laying in with some corner boot scrapes and culminating with a corner-sling twisting splash. The fans applaud the nice move as Toda makes the cover, but BRYCE raises his foot onto the ropes. Toda though keeps the pressure on, as he drags BRYCE up and executes a DDT. Toda exits to the apron and executes a brutal springboard foot stomp. Toda poses to the crowd as BRYCE clutches his stomach, clearly in pain. Toda drags BRYCE up and puts him onto the top turnbuckle. Toda climbs to the second turnbuckle and hooks BRYCE’s arm over his head, intending to hit his turnbuckle drop fisherman’s suplex, but BRYCE holds on, and uses his free hand to land some hard jabs to Toda’s ribs. BRYCE finally manages to push Toda off, sending him crashing to the canvas. BRYCE quickly follows up with a diving elbow drop to Toda. BRYCE picks Toda up and puts him onto the top turnbuckle himself. BRYCE climbs to the second turnbuckle and lays into Toda with some more jabs and elbows. BRYCE hooks Toda’s arm and executes an avalanche style brain buster! BRYCE covers for 2 ¼ . BRYCE drags Toda up and throws him into the ropes. BRYCE attempts his Demon Lariat, yet Toda manages to duck underneath it. Toda runs into the opposite ropes, running back at BRYCE, yet BRYCE meets Toda with a kick to the midsection, then executes a Thunder Fire Power bomb! BRYCE covers for 2 ¾ ! BRYCE senses victory, and drags Toda up once more. BRYCE again attempts the Demon Lariat, yet Toda majestically ducks underneath then leaps onto BRYCE, executing a crucifix takedown. Toda then transitions into a grounded double hammerlock. BRYCE is in pain but manages to shuffle to the ropes, after being trapped for a short amount of time. Toda doesn’t let up, and immediately drags BRYCE up and executes a German suplex hold for 2.9, with BRYCE kicking out with a scream of determination. Toda springs up and yells to the crowd, indicating his finisher, the ‘Point of No Return’ is coming. He grabs BRYCE’s arms, yet BRYCE struggles out and throws Toda into the ropes. BRYCE executes a power slam for 2 ¾ . Toda is first up again, but BRYCE catches Toda by surprise, launching himself on one knee at Toda, hitting him with a lariat! Toda is stunned, but BRYCE didn’t get all his power behind that lariat. BRYCE follows up with a second lariat, this one a Demon Lariat that sends Toda crashing to the canvas. BRYCE covers for 2.9! BRYCE cannot believe Toda kicked out. But he remains composed and drags Toda up by his hair. BRYCE throws Toda into the ropes and executes a third Demon Lariat, this one connecting with full force, sending Toda to the canvas on top of his head. BRYCE covers Toda for the 3 count.

Winner via Demon Lariat in 14:23 - BRYCE

GROUP C - Orange Valkyrie Vs Una Nueva Creacion

‘Drown Soda’ by Hole starts playing over the PA to signal the imminent arrival of Orange Valkyrie. The music changes to ‘Quitame Ese Hombre’ by Pilar Montenegro as UNC emerges from the back. He walks toward the ring, mocking several fans at ringside before leaping over the ropes into the ring. The two immediately lock up, with Valkyrie throwing UNC into the ropes. Valkyrie attempts a Kawada-esque jumping kick, but UNC ducks down to avoid it then hits a low dropkick to the seated Valkyrie! UNC keeps the pressure on, grabbing Valkyrie’s head and wrenching it backwards, in a grounded headlock. Valkyrie though manages to find the ropes, but UNC refuses to break and has to be removed by the referee! UNC is given a warning by the referee, but Valkyrie uses it as an opportunity and launches himself at UNC, knocking him back with a clothesline. Valkyrie grabs UNC’s head and lays in with some knees to it before following up with a rolling sole butt that sends UNC down. UNC rolls out of the ring, but Valkyrie follows up with an awesome suicide dive onto UNC! Valkyrie rolls back into the ring to absorb the fans’ applause, while UNC holds his back, looking in pain. Valkyrie tries for another high spot, taking a run up before executing a springboard plancha, yet UNC has got it well scouted and rolls out of the way, as Valkyrie crashes to the outside. That looked painful! UNC doesn’t seem to care, adding to Valkyrie’s woes by irish whipping him into the guardrail. UNC then drags Valkyrie back into the ring and begins to work over Valkyrie’s arm with stomps, kicks and knees. UNC takes his time in systematically working over the arm, obviously readying himself for some sort of arm submission! UNC, almost cockily, executes a step over arm bar, wrenching Valkyrie’s arm. UNC decides against applying it with full force, he releases the hold and re-attacks with knees. UNC obviously intended the arm bar to further weaken Valkyrie’s arm! UNC drags Valkyrie up and throws him into the ropes before taking him down with a water-wheel suplex. UNC covers for barely 2. UNC goes back to working over the arm, he climbs to the second turnbuckle and launches himself at the arm, yet Valkyrie manages to roll out of the way. Valkyrie rises, clutching his arm. Toda bounces off the ropes towards Valkyrie, but Valkyrie is quick and manages to execute a DDT. Valkyrie drags UNC up and hits a Mongolian Chop! UNC goes down to one knee and Valkyrie himself clutches his arm. Valkyrie though sucks in the pain and follows up with a kick to UNC’s face, sending him down to the canvas. Valkyrie drags UNC back up and executes a Rock Bottom! He covers for 2 ¼ . Valkyrie signals to the crowd and climbs to the top turnbuckle, launching himself at UNC, executing a senton bomb! Valkyrie covers for 2 ¾ ! Valkyrie hits the mat in frustration. He drags UNC back up and lifts him before executing his Butterfly Driver. Valkyrie cockily covers for 2.9! The crowd applaud but Valkyrie cannot believe it! Valkyrie sets UNC up and executes a Michinoku Driver. He decides not to cover, and slowly climbs to the top turnbuckle, posing to the fans halfway up. Once at the top, Valkyrie launches himself, executing a Sky twister press yet UNC rolls out of the way! Both me are down and hurting, but UNC rises first and hits Valkyrie with a Full Nelson Suplex for 2.9! Both men stay down again, both feeling hurt and exhausted. Both men get up at the same time, but Valkyrie launches himself forward, executing a high kick, but UNC ducks and sweeps Valkyrie’s other leg, sending him crashing to the floor! UNC doesn’t waste any time and immediately executes his Strange Hold Gamma! Valkyrie is in a lot of pain, but tries to shuffle toward the ropes, but UNC has the hold applied tightly! Valkyrie fights in vein, the pain too much for him, and he submits! The referee holds up the arm of the winner, Una Nueva Creacion!

Winner via Strangle Hold Gamma in 11:50 – Una Nueva Creacion

GROUP B - Megadeth vs. Minoru Nagoaka

‘Disaster Piece’ by Slipknot blazes over the PA system as Megadeth, now 1-1 in Pro Wrestling Speed, enters first, guitar in hand as always. He awaits his opponent, Minoru Nagoaka, who finally enters to ‘The Greeting Song’, drawing huge heat. Nagoaka enters alone for his singles debut, his tag partner Ryu Nishimura staying backstage to prepare for the main event. Straight away the two feel each other out with some kick-feinting, before Nagoaka strikes instantly with a high kick! Megadeth drops to the canvas like a rock, as the referee administrates his count 1…2…3…4…5…6… Megadeth rolls to the outside to get a fresh ten count, shaking the cobwebs from his head. He slides back in and instantly Minoru goes for the same shot, but this time Megadeth ducks and plants Nagoaka with a back drop suplex, locking on a trio of magistral cradles to follow, each one getting gradually nearer to a 2.5 count! Megadeth pulls Nagoaka to his feet and attempts an Irish whip, Nagoaka reversing however and locking on an abdominal stretch. He faultlessly transitions into an octopus hold, Megadeth quickly reaching the ropes. Nagoaka pulls him away from them and throws some kicks to the mid section, before trying for an ipponzeoi whilst Megadeth is doubled over. However, Megadeth blocks and rolls Nagoaka quickly up into a victory roll, Minoru breaking at 2! The match is proving an interesting one due to the strong styles clash, as Megadeth takes control, throwing some kicks of his own in the corner, before sending Nagoaka into the opposite corner and hitting a space rolling avalanche! However, as he tries to follow up with a German suplex, Nagoaka flips out of the hold before murdering him with a palm strike flurry into the corner, ending with a huge roundhouse kick! Megadeth stumbles forward right into a capture suplex from Nagoaka, Minoru transitioning into a cross armbreaker. Megadeth reaches the ropes, but is taken straight back down with an ipponzeoi, Minoru again locking on a cross armbreaker! Megadeth manages to backwards roll out of the hold, but moves seamlessly into a Fujiwara armbar from Nagoaka! The hold is kept on for a good couple of minutes, but Megadeth finally reaches the ropes. Obviously hurting, he slowly stands, Nagoaka kicking away at his arm, before trying for a shoulder arm thrust. Somehow Megadeth blocks and throws a crucifix pin hold for 2, but has to break, his arm giving way. As he stands, Nagoaka throws a kick to the knee to force Megadeth to bring his arm into play (to protect the knee), before hitting a vicious front high kick to the shoulder. Megadeth drops to the mat, his shoulder in pain, as Nagoaka nonchalantly applies a step over armbar. He modifies the hold, kneeling into Megadeth’s back as he applies it. Despite what seems like minute sin the hold, Megadeth somehow manages to reach the bottom rope, clutching away at it to break the hold. As he stands, Nagoaka signals for the end, before locking on a full nelson, seemingly going for a dragon suplex. Out of desperation Megadeth drops down and throws a wild overhead kick, but only catches air, Nagoaka hitting a stiff kick to Megadeth’s back. He lifts up Megadeth again and this time hurls him over with a release dragon suplex… but Megadeth pops right back up, and, still clutching his arm, scores with a Yakuza kick before flopping to the mat! Both men are down as the referee starts to administrate a 10 count. At around 8, both men slowly stand, slapping each other from a kneeling position as they do. They both get to their feet, and Nagoaka throws a high kick, only for Megadeth to counter by ducking it using a low dropkick! Megadeth sticks to moves that won’t need his arms, nailing a front dropkick sending Nagoaka to the outside. Megadeth then charges, looking for his Space Flying Tiger Drop, but stops mid run up, realising his arm won’t take the weight, and instead dropkicks Nagoaka through the ropes! He rolls Minoru into the ring and covers 1…2… 2.9! As Nagoaka stands, Megadeth charges, trying for a type of shining move, but he gets caught, Nagoaka hoisting him onto his shoulders. However, Megadeth counters, ‘ranaring him up for a nearly a 3 count! Straight away, Megadeth heads up top, and, still clutching his arm, leaps off with a moonsault press, landing right on Nagoaka before he can stand! Rather than cover however, Megadeth pulls Nagoaka to his feet and sets him up… thunder fire powerbomb! However, his arm still can’t take the weight, and Nagoaka drops straight down into a modified triangle choke, pushing Megadeth’s arm away from his neck at the same time! Megadeth really is trapped and instantly taps, losing a very close contest! Nagoaka stands cockily to huge heat, looking down on Megadeth after an impressive display, yet still deep inside he must know that his opponent gave a gutsy contest and one hell of a fight back before he would finally stay down!

Winner via triangle choke in 14:59 – Minoru Nagoaka

Ryu Nishimura, RUTA, Bullet Kosugi and REI Shimoda vs. Chimaera Dragon, Magnum A.T., Meiko Liger and Yumi Shiratori

Bullet Kosugi and REI Shimoda enter first to ‘Bleed For Me’ by Black Society, the pair seemingly having formed some an alliance in the joshi division. They stand in the ring and await their tag partners, and are first joined by Ryu Nishimura, who enters accompanied by Minoru Nagoaka, gaining huge heel heat. The pair pose in ring to a chorus of boos but seem to revel in it, cockily smiling away. Finally, RUTA enters the arena, his bizarre mannerisms getting him some heat from the crowd as he enters. He climbs through the ropes as Nishimura and co. keep their distance, looking a bit freaked out by RUTA as he spits the red mist vertically in the centre of the ring before posing by the ropes. With all the heels present, the face team starts to enter, ‘Scuttle Buttin’ by Stevie Ray Vaughn playing over the PA system as Magnum A.T. enters. He charges the ring but straight away Ryu Nishimura, Minoru Nagoaka and RUTA pick him off, beating him down against the ropes! Nagoaka delivers an over the shoulders judo throw as the three other faces rush the ring and the bell rings, the referee eventually getting Nagoaka out of the ring and sending him backstage. Chimaera Dragon pulls RUTA off Magnum A.T. and forces him back into the corner as Magnum A.T. starts to fight back against Nishimura. The four joshi girls also square off, and eventually we end up with the four faces having forced the heels back into opposite corners. They send all of their opponents into the centre of the ring, all four of them colliding, before the faces all charge and hit dropkicks! RUTA is chosen as the man for the faces to pick off as the referee restores some order after a messy start, Chimaera Dragon squaring off with RUTA. Dragon gives him a pair of quick armdrags, followed by a monkey flip, before charging and hitting a tilt-a-whirl armdrag. RUTA gets to his feet but is met with a dropkick, sending him back against the ropes, before Dragon lariats him to the outside. This cues Magnum A.T. and Ryu Nishimura to enter, the pair going right into a collar and elbow tie-up, Magnum A.T. coming out on top with a front facelock. Nishimura tries to spin out of it but Magnum A.T. holds on, rotating with him. He then tries to transition into a front neck lock, but Ryu slips out before delivering a standing double foot stomp. Nishimura then wraps up Magnum’s legs and locks on a figure four clutch for a 1.5 count, Magnum A.T. elaborately rolling backwards to escape before rolling sideways into a Royce Gracie style triangle choke! Nishimura gets a foot on the ropes and attacks before A.T. is even up to his feet properly, thrusting forward with a head butt to the stomach followed by a modified small package roll up with a leg/neck lock. A.T. reaches the ropes with ease, and catches a Nishimura kick as he stands, spinning Nishimura around and dropping him over the top rope from an inverted powerbomb position, before slingshotting over the top rope and delivering an elbow to Ryu who is suspended over the top rope, both men going to the outside! This cues Shiratori and Kosugi to enter, Shiratori right away taking Bullet Kosugi’s knees out with a dropkick. She throws a couple of low kicks before trying for a kneebreaker, but Kosugi powers out with some elbows to the back of the head followed by a bulldog. She drops Shiratori with a snap suplex before trying for a standing senton splash, but Shiratori moves before planting her with a dropkick to the back of the head. Yumi then attempts an Irish whip, but Kosugi manages to duck a lariat before hitting her leaping knee, Shiratori proceeding to roll to the corner and tag in Meiko Liger as Kosugi does the same, tagging REI Shimoda. The two lock up, REI Shimoda instantly taking the cheap shot route by striking Liger in the throat before hitting a standing axe handle smash to her back. She plants Liger with a couple of knee shots to the face, before lining her up and trying for a Uraken. However, Liger ducks and fires back with a Rolling Koppou Kick, before dropkicking Shimoda into the corner. Shimoda tags in Ryu Nishimura as Liger tags in Chimaera Dragon. The two start to feel each other out with a few kicks, before locking up in a collar and elbow tie up. However, as soon as they do so, Nishimura pokes the eyes before all 3 of his team-mates charge in and start to assault Dragon, throwing him back into their corner! Nishimura stays in and throws some stiff roundhouse kicks to Dragon in the corner to huge heat, before charging and hitting his Knee Press Nightmare as Dragon stumbles out. Nishimura then drops Dragon with a drop toe hold followed by a in ring quebrada across his back. The assault doesn’t stop here however as he tags in RUTA and holds down Dragon’s legs, allowing RUTA to drop a slingshot moonsault onto Dragon’s back, before the two females fly in with a stereo slingshot legdrop (Shimoda) and springboard body press (Kosugi)! RUTA then sends Dragon to the ropes and drops him with a queborada con hilo as he returns, before applying a forward rolling bow and arrow hold. RUTA then surprises everyone by showing great variation in his attacks, breaking the hold but quickly reapplying with a Romero Special, allowing Ryu Nishimura to deliver a springboard knee drop to Dragon mid-air! Dragon’s back seems to be hurting as RUTA hits a couple of short elbows to the back, before hitting a rolling sole butt, hissing as he strikes. He makes the tag to Nishimura, who ties up Chimaera Dragon so he’s facing the crowd in the ropes, before delivering some more venomous kicks to his back! The referee eventually forces him to let Dragon go free from the ropes, Dragon capitalising on a short war of words between Nishimura and the ref to unload a low dropkick to Nishimura. He throws another dropkick to Nishimura’s other knee, before trying for the Drago Driver! However, his back gives way mid-move, and Nishimura transfers into his Dragon’s Claw! Chimaera Dragon is stuck with nowhere to go as Nishimura hangs from his limb, trying to hyperextend his arm. The fans start to rally behind Dragon, and somehow, out of desperation, he manages to lift Nishimura up and plant him with a cross armed death valley driver! Both men go down as Dragon, his back clearly in pain, tries to crawl to his corner. Nishimura chooses instead to try and cut him off (rather than make the tag), and grabs Dragon’s leg, but Chimaera Dragon fires back with a leg feed enziguri! He dives… and makes the tag to Magnum A.T! Magnum clears house, hitting a Shining Wizard on Nishimura before knocking RUTA senseless with a superkick. He waves in Liger and Shiratori, who charge in and catch their females opponents in stereo Boston crabs! Once again, the referee just throws the rulebook out and lets it all go, having already forgotten who the legal man is. Magnum A.T. obviously hasn’t forgotten who the most tired on the heel side will be however, as he picks up Nishimura and delivers a German suplex hold for 1…2… kick out! Nishimura slowly gets up as Magnum A.T. sets up for another shining wizard, and charges… only for Nishimura to duck and RUTA to catch Magnum mid-air with a T-bone suplex! RUTA covers 1…2… kick out! RUTA takes Magnum A.T. to the corner and tries for his Iconoclasm, the first part of his finisher, but A.T. kicks him away before nailing a calf-branding style knee drop. He opens up RUTA’s legs and locks on a sasorigatame! RUTA seems to have nowhere to go, but Kosugi and Shimoda, having now escaped the holds, nail a dropkick from each side, breaking it up. The pair then take out Magnum with a cheeky move, Kosugi kneeling down behind him and Shimoda hitting a dropkick, sending Magnum over Kosugi backwards, before locking on stereo jujigatames! Magnum clearly can’t escape as his arms are completely tied up, but the save is made by Liger and Shiratori, who then drill Bullet Kosugi with a double team fisherman’s buster! Shiratori bundles Shimoda to the outside before flying out with a crazy springboard tope con hilo, as in ring Liger finally gets the better of Bullet Kosugi, nailing her with the Liger Bomb! She covers 1…2… 2.9, Nishimura saving! Nishimura tosses Liger to the outside to huge heat, before press slamming his own team-mate Kosugi out onto her! Ryu then goes after Chimaera Dragon, setting for his Ryu Driver, but Dragon floats over before drilling him with a German suplex! He rolls through, setting for the second stage of his Chimaera Plex, but Nishimura scores a reverse low blow to break it up, followed by the Ryu Driver! He covers 1…2… broken up by Magnum A.T! Magnum quickly reverts to his Mag-Lock, trapping Nishimura in the centre of the ring! Ryu has absolutely nowhere to go, with everyone else taken out… except for RUTA, who breaks it up with a diving headbutt! He pulls Magnum to his feet and tells Nishimura to hold him, before pointing to his throat! The crowd know what’s coming as RUTA spits the green mist… only for A.T. to duck, Nishimura taking it in the eyes! Magnum levels RUTA with a superkick as from behind Chimaera Dragon cradles Ryu Nishimura 1…2…3! Nishimura cannot believe it and he goes absolutely ballistic, assaulting not the opponents but RUTA! Chimaera Dragon and Magnum A.T. embrace on the outside as Liger and Shiratori raise their arms, Kosugi and Shimoda still regrouping. Minoru Nagoaka runs out, going straight past everyone and into the ring to help Nishimura, the pair laying waste to RUTA with stiff kicks. However, RUTA shocks everyone by firing off one more round of mist to Nishimura to a quite positive reaction, before eating a Nagoaka high kick! The show ends with Nishimura wiping his eyes clean as he swears Nagoaka will gain revenge on Chimaera Dragon in the tournament in 2 weeks time!

Winners via small package hold over Ryu Nishimura in 28:13 - Chimaera Dragon, Magnum A.T., Meiko Liger and Yumi Shiratori