- The news continues to flow today as President Nishida held a large press conference in Osaka to outline the entire upcoming "SAKURA TAG FESTIVAL" tournament, which will kick off on 4/16 at Tokyo's JCB Hall.
President Nishida first started by addressing the comments made earlier today by Chikao Kessin, who has petitioned to be the next challenger to Ryo Inoue's F-MAX Unified Heavyweight title. Under normal circumstances, Mr. Nishida stated that he would rather not have the F-MAX Unified Heavyweight title be defended during an ongoing tournament, as to not take any focus away from the Sakura Tag Festival... However, due to Inoue's actions and lack of respect for the championship he holds, Mr. Nishida said that he felt it was imported to teach Inoue a lesson. Therefore, Mr. Nishida has agreed to Chikao Kessin's request, and announced that he would face Inoue for the championship on 4/19 in Aichi, which is a mere 17-days after his last title defense against Akira Takayoshi.
Nishida has also arranged two preliminary skirmishes between champion and challenger, as Chikao Kessin, along with Kenichiro Hujikawa and Jun Kobayashi will face Total Attack Pro-Wrestling head-on as they battle Inoue, Yuichi Miwa, and Yusaku Kitajima on 4/16 in Tokyo. In addition, Kessin and Kobayashi will face Inoue and Miwa in a tag confrontation on 4/17 in Kanagawa.
However, that wasn't the only big news, as President Nishida announced that "Mr. 300%" Kazuma Fujita would make his return to the ring on 4/25, right here in Osaka! Fujita has been sidelined since 11/20/08 after suffering a shoulder injury at the hands of Chikao Kessin and his Sekai Ichi no Backdrop. The media in Japan has been running rampid with rumors and speculation of Fujita's retirement due to the recent silence regarding his condition. Mr. Nishida however put all rumors to rest, declaring that Fujita was more than ready to make his return to the pro-wrestling ring, and noted that Fujita had received medical clearance yesterday morning. At the moment, Fujita's return opponent has not been determined.
Onto the tournament itself, Nishida stated the tournament would follow usual round robin protocol, with teams earning two points for a win, one point for a time limit draw, and no points for a loss. The top teams in each block will square off in the finals of the tournament on 4/25.
President Nishida first started by addressing the comments made earlier today by Chikao Kessin, who has petitioned to be the next challenger to Ryo Inoue's F-MAX Unified Heavyweight title. Under normal circumstances, Mr. Nishida stated that he would rather not have the F-MAX Unified Heavyweight title be defended during an ongoing tournament, as to not take any focus away from the Sakura Tag Festival... However, due to Inoue's actions and lack of respect for the championship he holds, Mr. Nishida said that he felt it was imported to teach Inoue a lesson. Therefore, Mr. Nishida has agreed to Chikao Kessin's request, and announced that he would face Inoue for the championship on 4/19 in Aichi, which is a mere 17-days after his last title defense against Akira Takayoshi.
Nishida has also arranged two preliminary skirmishes between champion and challenger, as Chikao Kessin, along with Kenichiro Hujikawa and Jun Kobayashi will face Total Attack Pro-Wrestling head-on as they battle Inoue, Yuichi Miwa, and Yusaku Kitajima on 4/16 in Tokyo. In addition, Kessin and Kobayashi will face Inoue and Miwa in a tag confrontation on 4/17 in Kanagawa.
However, that wasn't the only big news, as President Nishida announced that "Mr. 300%" Kazuma Fujita would make his return to the ring on 4/25, right here in Osaka! Fujita has been sidelined since 11/20/08 after suffering a shoulder injury at the hands of Chikao Kessin and his Sekai Ichi no Backdrop. The media in Japan has been running rampid with rumors and speculation of Fujita's retirement due to the recent silence regarding his condition. Mr. Nishida however put all rumors to rest, declaring that Fujita was more than ready to make his return to the pro-wrestling ring, and noted that Fujita had received medical clearance yesterday morning. At the moment, Fujita's return opponent has not been determined.
Onto the tournament itself, Nishida stated the tournament would follow usual round robin protocol, with teams earning two points for a win, one point for a time limit draw, and no points for a loss. The top teams in each block will square off in the finals of the tournament on 4/25.
"TOKYO HANAMI 2009,"
April 16, 2009 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo - JCB Hall (3,000)
1. Kazuki Sendo vs. Shin Kaiju
2. Sakura Tag Festival - Block A: Otsuo Kayusa & Kyoshima Yosuken vs. Masafuji Yoshida & Tetsujin
3. Sakura Tag Festival - Block A: Tetsuhisa NAKAI & Ryuugo Nagashima [FREE] vs. Kotaro Ota & Fumihiko Shirai
4. Sakura Tag Festival - Block B: TAKU & Mastodon Fukuda vs. Go Taniguchi & Kinniku Kamen Nisei
5. Shigeru Iwasaki vs. Daisuke Iwata
6. Sakura Tag Festival - Block B: Jet Jaguar & GALLEON [Nansei] vs. Etsuya Kawachi & Hidaka Kamon
7. Sakura Tag Festival - Block A: Akira Takayoshi & Naoyuki Watanabe vs. RYUJI & Manabe Tsuji
8. Chikao Kessin, Kenichiro Hujikawa & Jun Kobayashi [FREE] vs. Ryo Inoue [T.A.P.], Yuichi Miwa [T.A.P.] & Yusaku Kitajima [T.A.P.]
9. Sakura Tag Festival - Block B: Hiroaki Nakata & Yoshihiro Shimoda vs. ATSUKA & YAKUTA
April 17, 2009
Kanagawa - Yokosuka City Gymnasium (2,600)
1. Shigeru Iwasaki, Kenichiro Hujikawa & Kazuki Sendo vs. Daisuke Iwata, Kyoto Okazaki & Shin Kaiju
2. Sakura Tag Festival - Block A: Masafuji Yoshida & Tetsujin vs. RYUJI & Manabe Tsuji
3. Sakura Tag Festival - Block A: Otsuo Kayusa & Kyoshima Yosuken vs. Kotaro Ota & Fumihiko Shirai
4. Sakura Tag Festival - Block B: TAKU & Mastodon Fukuda vs. Etsuya Kawachi & Hidaka Kamon
5. Chikao Kessin & Jun Kobayashi [FREE] vs. Ryo Inoue [T.A.P.] & Yuichi Miwa [T.A.P.]
6. Sakura Tag Festival - Block B: ATSUKA & YAKUTA vs. Go Taniguchi & Kinniku Kamen Nisei
7. Sakura Tag Festival - Block B: Hiroaki Nakata & Yoshihiro Shimoda vs. Jet Jaguar & GALLEON [Nansei]
8. Sakura Tag Festival - Block A: Akira Takayoshi & Naoyuki Watanabe vs. Tetsuhisa NAKAI & Ryuugo Nagashima [FREE]
April 19, 2009 (Samurai! TV)
Aichi - Toyota City Gymnasium (2,500)
0. Kazuki Sendo vs. Yusaku Kitajima [T.A.P.]
1. Shigeru Iwasaki, Kenichiro Hujikawa & Jun Kobayashi [FREE] vs. Daisuke Iwata, Kyoto Okazaki & Shin Kaiju
2. Sakura Tag Festival - Block A: Kotaro Ota & Fumihiko Shirai vs. RYUJI & Manabe Tsuji
3. Sakura Tag Festival - Block A: Akira Takayoshi & Naoyuki Watanabe vs. Masafuji Yoshida & Tetsujin
4. Sakura Tag Festival - Block B: Go Taniguchi & Kinniku Kamen Nisei vs. Jet Jaguar & GALLEON [Nansei]
5. Sakura Tag Festival - Block A: Otsuo Kayusa & Kyoshima Yosuken vs. Tetsuhisa NAKAI & Ryuugo Nagashima [FREE]
6. Sakura Tag Festival - Block B: Hiroaki Nakata & Yoshihiro Shimoda vs. Etsuya Kawachi & Hidaka Kamon
7. Sakura Tag Festival - Block B: ATSUKA & YAKUTA vs. TAKU & Mastodon Fukuda
8. F-MAX Unified Heavyweight Title: Ryo Inoue [T.A.P.] (c) vs. Chikao Kessin
April 22, 2009
Kyoto - Fukuchiyama Park Gymnasium (2,500)
1. Kazuki Sendo vs. Jun Kobayashi [FREE]
2. Sakura Tag Festival - Block A: Akira Takayoshi & Naoyuki Watanabe vs. Kotaro Ota & Fumihiko Shirai
3. Sakura Tag Festival - Block A: Tetsuhisa NAKAI & Ryuugo Nagashima [FREE] vs. Masafuji Yoshida & Tetsujin
4. Sakura Tag Festival - Block B: Go Taniguchi & Kinniku Kamen Nisei vs. Etsuya Kawachi & Hidaka Kamon
5. Chikao Kessin, Shigeru Iwasaki & Kenichiro Hujikawa vs. Daisuke Iwata, Kyoto Okazaki & Shin Kaiju
6. Sakura Tag Festival - Block B: ATSUKA & YAKUTA vs. Jet Jaguar & GALLEON [Nansei]
7. Sakura Tag Festival - Block A: Otsuo Kayusa & Kyoshima Yosuken vs. RYUJI & Manabe Tsuji
8. Sakura Tag Festival - Block B: Hiroaki Nakata & Yoshihiro Shimoda vs. TAKU & Mastodon Fukuda
April 23, 2009
Hyogo - Kobe Sambo Hall (2,100)
1. Kenichiro Hujikawa vs. Kazuki Sendo
2. Sakura Tag Festival - Block A: Masafuji Yoshida & Tetsujin vs. Kotaro Ota & Fumihiko Shirai
3. Sakura Tag Festival - Block A: Tetsuhisa NAKAI & Ryuugo Nagashima [FREE] vs. RYUJI & Manabe Tsuji
4. Sakura Tag Festival - Block B: Hiroaki Nakata & Yoshihiro Shimoda vs. Go Taniguchi & Kinniku Kamen Nisei
5. Chikao Kessin, Shigeru Iwasaki & Jun Kobayashi [FREE] vs. Daisuke Iwata, Kyoto Okazaki & Shin Kaiju
6. Sakura Tag Festival - Block B: ATSUKA & YAKUTA vs. Etsuya Kawachi & Hidaka Kamon
7. Sakura Tag Festival - Block B: Jet Jaguar & GALLEON [Nansei] vs. TAKU & Mastodon Fukuda
8. Sakura Tag Festival - Block A: Akira Takayoshi & Naoyuki Watanabe vs. Otsuo Kayusa & Kyoshima Yosuken
"OSAKA HANAMI 2009"
April 25, 2009 (Samurai! TV / Sky PerfecTV! PPV)
Osaka - Katano Dome (4,000)
1. 300% REVIVAL! ~ Kazuma Fujita Return Match: "Mr. 300%" Kazuma Fujita vs. X
2. Sakura Tag Festival - Finals: A Block Winner vs. B Block Winner
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