Shootkick Man
12-01-2014, 11:52 PM
Kyohei Wada announced the card for his upcoming 40th Anniversary and 60th Birthday show on December 14th.
Among the matches announced is that two title matches will be taking place on the show. From Atsushi Aoki defending the World Junior Heavyweight belt against a man who is celebrating his own milestone in Masanobu Fuchi and then Kotaro Suzuki defending the GAORA TV belt against the Dark Kingdom leader KENSO.
Wada stated that he will be producing the show and wants to see All Japan conclude this year on a strong note. In regards to the World Junior match, Wada stated that Fuchi is a symbol of an era in regards to the junior heavyweights in promotion. This will mark the first time in 5 years that Fuchi has contested for the belt and it would be something special if the nearly 61 year old could claim one last right as champion, being the oldest champion to hold the belt. An honor that currently sits with Ultimo Dragon who was 47 years old at the time of his reign. Wada took note of KENSO’s recent challenge to Kotaro Suzuki and the GAORA TV belt and has decided to make the match for his show.
The show will also see the debut of All Japan’s latest rookie in Yuma Aoyagi, Yuma is physically blessed as he stands 186cm and is still young as he was born November 2, 1995, making him 19 at the time of his scheduled debut. Wada has paid close attention to Yuma throughout this year from when Yuma joined the promotion as a rookie in April of this year. It is almost unheard of for a rookie to debut in such a short amount of time, 8 months, but Wada is making the call himself that Yuma is more than ready.
The main event will see the top wrestlers in the promotion today squaring off in a tag match as Akebono and Takao Omori will be teaming to take on the team of Suwama and Go Shiozaki. This will mark the first time Suwama and Shiozaki have ever teamed together and Wada is sure this will be something to see given their more than heated rivalry over the last year.
Then a special match, a mask vs mask match will be on the show as Ultimo Dragon will be teaming with Masked Burning #2 to take on the team of Mr. Christmas and SUSHI. The stipulation being that the one who suffers the loss will be forced to unmask.
Below is the announced card in full…
All Japan Pro-Wrestling “Kyohei Wada 40th Anniversary & 60th Birthday Commemorative Show ~ Wada Special Produce”, 12/14/2014 [Sun] 12:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(1) Yuma Aoyagi’s Debut Match: Yuma Aoyagi vs. Kento Miyahara
(2) Hikaru Sato [Pancrase MISSION] vs. Yohei Nakajima
(3) Osamu Nishimura [FREE], Ryuji Hijikata [FREE] & Naoya Nomura vs. Tamon Honda [FREE], Masao Inoue [FREE] & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi [FREE]
(4) Mascara Contra Mascara (Mask vs Mask): Ultimo Dragon [Toryumon MEXICO] & Masked Burning #2 vs. Mr. Christmas & SUSHI
(5) GAORA TV Championship Match: [4th Champion] Kotaro Suzuki vs. [Challenger] KENSO
~ 5th title defense.
(6) World Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [37th Champion] Atsushi Aoki vs. [Challenger] Masanobu Fuchi
~ 5th title defense.
(7) Kyohei Wada 60th Birthday Commemorative Match: Akebono & Takao Omori vs. Suwama & Go Shiozaki
Among the matches announced is that two title matches will be taking place on the show. From Atsushi Aoki defending the World Junior Heavyweight belt against a man who is celebrating his own milestone in Masanobu Fuchi and then Kotaro Suzuki defending the GAORA TV belt against the Dark Kingdom leader KENSO.
Wada stated that he will be producing the show and wants to see All Japan conclude this year on a strong note. In regards to the World Junior match, Wada stated that Fuchi is a symbol of an era in regards to the junior heavyweights in promotion. This will mark the first time in 5 years that Fuchi has contested for the belt and it would be something special if the nearly 61 year old could claim one last right as champion, being the oldest champion to hold the belt. An honor that currently sits with Ultimo Dragon who was 47 years old at the time of his reign. Wada took note of KENSO’s recent challenge to Kotaro Suzuki and the GAORA TV belt and has decided to make the match for his show.
The show will also see the debut of All Japan’s latest rookie in Yuma Aoyagi, Yuma is physically blessed as he stands 186cm and is still young as he was born November 2, 1995, making him 19 at the time of his scheduled debut. Wada has paid close attention to Yuma throughout this year from when Yuma joined the promotion as a rookie in April of this year. It is almost unheard of for a rookie to debut in such a short amount of time, 8 months, but Wada is making the call himself that Yuma is more than ready.
The main event will see the top wrestlers in the promotion today squaring off in a tag match as Akebono and Takao Omori will be teaming to take on the team of Suwama and Go Shiozaki. This will mark the first time Suwama and Shiozaki have ever teamed together and Wada is sure this will be something to see given their more than heated rivalry over the last year.
Then a special match, a mask vs mask match will be on the show as Ultimo Dragon will be teaming with Masked Burning #2 to take on the team of Mr. Christmas and SUSHI. The stipulation being that the one who suffers the loss will be forced to unmask.
Below is the announced card in full…
All Japan Pro-Wrestling “Kyohei Wada 40th Anniversary & 60th Birthday Commemorative Show ~ Wada Special Produce”, 12/14/2014 [Sun] 12:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(1) Yuma Aoyagi’s Debut Match: Yuma Aoyagi vs. Kento Miyahara
(2) Hikaru Sato [Pancrase MISSION] vs. Yohei Nakajima
(3) Osamu Nishimura [FREE], Ryuji Hijikata [FREE] & Naoya Nomura vs. Tamon Honda [FREE], Masao Inoue [FREE] & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi [FREE]
(4) Mascara Contra Mascara (Mask vs Mask): Ultimo Dragon [Toryumon MEXICO] & Masked Burning #2 vs. Mr. Christmas & SUSHI
(5) GAORA TV Championship Match: [4th Champion] Kotaro Suzuki vs. [Challenger] KENSO
~ 5th title defense.
(6) World Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [37th Champion] Atsushi Aoki vs. [Challenger] Masanobu Fuchi
~ 5th title defense.
(7) Kyohei Wada 60th Birthday Commemorative Match: Akebono & Takao Omori vs. Suwama & Go Shiozaki