- Ten days following the historic "DREAM+INFINITE in KYOCERA DOME" event, Pro-Wrestling FURY traveled to Fukuoka in front of a packed house in Hakata Star Lane. As the show kicked off, UPRISER'Z made a surprise appearance to address the crowd. TAKU spoke first, addressing he and Fukuda losing the F-MAX Tag Team titles to Akira Takayoshi (who received a gigantic ovation due to hailing from Fukuoka) and Naoyuki Watanabe. TAKU however said that they were ready to lose the titles, as both he and Fukuda would now set their sights on winning the F-MAX Unified Heavyweight title. TAKU said that their team was no more, but their bond would continue to grow in the future. TAKU said that above all else, he believed in forgiveness, and would forgive Fukuda for "dropping the ball" on 5/31, which seemed to strike a sour note in Fukuda... Never the less, Fukuda backed up TAKU's words, and said that they would be gunning for the winner of tonight's main event... Shin Kaiju spoke next, addressing Jet Jaguar, who will challenge for his F-MAX Jr. Heavyweight title on 6/20. He said he was growing tired of playing "games" with Jaguar, and said he aimed to run Jaguar out of FURY for good on 6/20, and promised to UNMASK Jaguar after defeating him! Daisuke Iwata also spoke, taunting Shigeru Iwasaki. He said he had no intention of fighting his former friend again in a singles match, after defeating him last month in their chain deathmatch... Finally, OSAKA WILD STYLE both spoke, announcing their intention to control the Jr. Tag Team scene in Japan for the foreseeable future. RYUJI said that after they defeated the OKINAWA SPEED STARS on 6/18, they would venture outside of FURY to defend their titles, citing Nansei Nihon Pro-Wrestling and Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON as possible territories. TAKU spoke again towards the end, vowing that UPRISER'Z strength would continue in the future...
- In the night's second match, OSAKA WILD STYLE faced off against Kotaro Ota and Kinniku Kamen Nisei in a preliminary skirmish before Ota and Fumihiko Shirai challenge OSAKA WILD STYLE for the PWC Jr. Heavyweight tag team titles on 6/18. Ota, who was very popular due to be from Oita, which is near Fukuoka, showed great offense against the PWC. Jr. Tag Champions, and even showed good team work with Nisei. In the end however, Nisei missed the Kinniku Flash, allowing Tsuji to counter with a diving lariat, which set Nisei up for RYUJI's Tombstone Driver for the pin. RYUJI and Tsuji mocked Ota afterwards, calling he and Shirai "pitiful" challengers. Ota however fired back, saying their bond as a team could overcome any power in the world, and promised to become PWC Jr. Tag Champions in Osaka!
- The generation rivalry between Tetsujin and freelancer Ryuugo Nagashima continued tonight in Fukuoka, as Masafuji Yoshida and Jun Kobayashi led Tetsujin against Nagashima, along with mentor Tetsuhisa NAKAI and Chikao Kessin. The two youngsters started the match off, with Tetsujin holding nothing back against Nagashima, forcing Ryuugo to fire back with the same level of intensity. In the end however, it would be Jun Kobayashi who would finish off Nagashima with the Niagra Driver for the pin... Tetsujin rubbed Nagashima's loss in afterwards, which angered both Masafuji Yoshida and Tetsuhisa NAKAI, who looked down on Tetsujin's attitude. Yoshida said that the two would need to put aside their petty rivalry and "grow up" as adults. NAKAI agreed, and suggested that the two work out their problems as PARTNERS on 6/18 in Osaka. Tetsujin refused, saying he had no interest teaming with an "outsider." NAKAI stepped forward menacingly, before saying, "As your OPPONENTS, Yoshida and I will not allow you to refuse."
- Next was a big junior tag bout pitting Yoshihiro Shimoda and Jet Jaguar against the UPRISER'Z team of Kyoto Okazaki and Shin Kaiju. All four men put on a great match for the Fukuoka fans. After a heated sprint, Jet Jaguar would catch Kyoto Okazaki with an Axe Kick to the back of the head, followed by the Spiral Bomb for the win. After the match, Jaguar and Kaiju traded words over the microphone. Kaiju said that he would crush Jaguar's dreams of becoming champion in their match on 6/20, while Jaguar promised that his dream would just be beginning when they meet.
- Next up was a six-man tag match, pitting the mushozoku trio of Go Taniguchi, Kenichiro Hujikawa, and Shigeru Iwasaki against the UPRISER'Z trio of TAKU, Mastodon Fukuda, and Daisuke Iwata. Hujikawa immediately garnered attention, as he entered to both a new theme song ring attire. It was a strange sight seeing TAKU and Fukuda without their F-MAX Tag Team titles for the first time, but the animosity between the two seemed to not be there... At first. The early going of the match went on as normal, as Shigeru Iwasaki and Daisuke Iwata bitterly tore at one another in the ring. Later, Fukuda came into the ring, where he demonstrated his power against Go Taniguchi. However, Fukuda would eventually be cut off by Taniguchi's partners Hujikawa and Iwasaki, who worked hard to isolate the UPRISER'Z member. Finally, after catching Hujikawa with a snapping Powerslam, Fukuda went to tag out to TAKU... WHO JUMPED OFF THE APRON! Fukuda was left dumbfounded for a moment as TAKU shot him a knowing smirk... Unbeknownst of what was happening, Hujikawa attacked Fukuda from behind with an Enzuilariat to set up the Northern Light Bomb, giving the mushozoku trio the win!
After coming to, Fukuda was IRATE, forcing the other members of UPRISER'Z to restrain him as TAKU climbed back into the ring. As Fukuda repeatedly shouted, "WHY!?", TAKU finally responded on the microphone. "...What right do you have to question me!? If it wasn't for you, I would still be a champion!" With a microphone in hand now, Fukuda let out his frustrations verbally, saying that he had put up with TAKU enough, which caused TAKU to get in Fukuda's face, yelling, "WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT!?" Daisuke Iwata and Kyoto Okazaki finally pulled the two apart. Kyoto, for once, spoke as the voice of reason. "TAKU! Fukuda! I think you need some time alone to think, before something happens that we all regret!" TAKU shrugged, before storming out of the ring... However, just as he was about to head to the back, he turned to the ring and nodded as a sudden roar of shrieks erupted from the crowd, reaction to Kyoto Okazaki wielding a chair, as he SMASHED IT ACROSS FUKUDA'S HEAD AT HE TURNED AROUND! All of the UPRISER'Z members joined in on stomping away at Fukuda's body as TAKU returned to the ring. As they restrained Fukuda, TAKU taunted him on the microphone, mockingly saying, "...No hard feelings, eh Nao-kun?" TAKU said that only the strong survive in UPRISER'Z, and noted that they have a history of cutting "dead weight," just as they did with Akira Takayoshi and Hiroaki Nakata. Before their assault could continue, Fukuda would receive odd assistance as JUN KOBAYASHI ran to the ring with chair in hand, chasing off all six UPRISER'Z members! However, as Jun tried to help Fukuda up, his help was refused, as Fukuda shoved him away, before making his leave...
- In the semi final, Akira Takayoshi returned to his hometown triumphant as one-half of the F-MAX Tag Team Champions, along with Naoyuki Watanabe. Along with fellow NEW FORCE member Etsuya Kawachi, the three faced the team of new WWA National Heavyweight Champion Hiroaki Nakata, along with Otsuo Kayusa and Fumihiko Shirai. Like Hujikawa earlier, Kayusa appeared with new ring attire and entrance music, "THE GAMBLER" by B'z. The match would go the distance as two evenly matched teams faced off against one another. The fans were ecstatic for the confrontations between Takayoshi and Nakata early on, as champion faced champion. However, neither man could get the edge against the other, showing their close levels in strength. In the end however, Etsuya Kawachi and Fumihiko Shirai would amaze the fans with their high-spurt style. Shirai showed his growth in taking control of the match from Kawachi... But as he tried to finish it with the Suika Seed diving senton, Kawachi narrowly avoided the shot, which led to Kawachi catching him with the go 2 school for the pin... Takayoshi spoke afterwards, expressing his joy to bring FURY to his hometown again... He announced that starting now, FURY would be regularly stopping in Western Japan, which overjoyed the Fukuoka fans. Takayoshi further got the fans talking, as he expressed his interest in defending the F-MAX Tag Team titles the next time they are in Fukuoka...
- Finally, we came to the night's main event. Ten days after Ryo Inoue's historic defense of the F-MAX Unified Heavyweight title, he returned to the FURY ring to give FURY what he dubbed their "last chance" to take back the F-MAX Unified Heavyweight title. His opponent would be a man whose shoulders FURY's future soundly rested on, the returning Norihiro Akashi! The challenger received a good ovation from the Fukuoka fans. However, they would come alive as Ryo Inoue made his long-awaited return to Fukuoka. For the first time, Inoue actually came to the ring with the F-MAX Unified Heavyweight title around his waist... Akashi was chomping at the bit to get at Inoue the entire time during the championship ceremony. Finally, with the pleasantries out of the way, Akashi darted towards Inoue after the gong, before immediately testing the champion with a flurry of elbows and knees to the body. The champion however defended well, before using the ropes to force Edd Sasaki to pull Akashi off. Inoue would continue this strategy, which easily got under the skin of the overzealous young challenger. This led to Akashi making mistakes, which Inoue would immediately capitalize on. At one point, Akashi became incensed as he continually threw kicks to the body, allowing Inoue to eventually catch Akashi's leg, before JARRING him with a slap across the face! Inoue eventually grew bored with Akashi, causing him to turn up the tempo. The champion brutalized the challenger with HARD kicks to the body and open-hand strikes to the head. Akashi tried to fight out of the corner with a forearm, but Inoue easily countered, dumping Akashi on his head with a judo throw! While Akashi came into the match with great gusto, it was becoming patently obvious that even with six months of training overseas, he was not let ready to take the crown from Inoue, who finally countered Akashi's last-ditch lariat attempt with a sleeper hold! Akashi tried his best to fight, and with tears in his eyes, he finally succumbed to the hold, giving Inoue his fourth defense of the F-MAX Unified Heavyweight title!
Otsuo Kayusa was there immediately to tend to Akashi after the match. Inoue quickly eyed his 6/12 opponent, while Kayusa paid him no mind to focus on Akashi. Inoue finally took the microphone, and began to call Kayusa's name. Once more, Kayusa ignored him while applying an ice pack to the back of Akashi's neck. This only irritated Inoue, who barked out, "YOU BASTARD! YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO HEAR WHAT I HAVE TO SAY!" Finally, Kayusa turned away from Akashi to face Inoue, who once again grasped the F-MAX Unified Heavyweight title. "You and I are going to have our match in just two days... Before, it was not for this belt. However... as I said... I will give FURY EVERY opportunity to take back their title... KAYUSA! Are you man enough to do it!?"
The crowd ROARED in cheers as even Kayusa seem surprised at Inoue's words. "KAYUSA! I know who you are... You have beaten Fujita, just as I have! In my eyes, that makes us EQUALS! However, I despise being on equal level with ANYBODY! On 6/12, I'll put this belt against you to prove that I AM THE STRONGEST! I WILL WAIT FOR YOU IN TOKYO!"
With that, Inoue made his leave from the ring... Kayusa finally spoke, saying that his grudge against Inoue went beyond the F-MAX Unified Heavyweight title... But said that taking back the belt would now be his top priority!
- In the night's second match, OSAKA WILD STYLE faced off against Kotaro Ota and Kinniku Kamen Nisei in a preliminary skirmish before Ota and Fumihiko Shirai challenge OSAKA WILD STYLE for the PWC Jr. Heavyweight tag team titles on 6/18. Ota, who was very popular due to be from Oita, which is near Fukuoka, showed great offense against the PWC. Jr. Tag Champions, and even showed good team work with Nisei. In the end however, Nisei missed the Kinniku Flash, allowing Tsuji to counter with a diving lariat, which set Nisei up for RYUJI's Tombstone Driver for the pin. RYUJI and Tsuji mocked Ota afterwards, calling he and Shirai "pitiful" challengers. Ota however fired back, saying their bond as a team could overcome any power in the world, and promised to become PWC Jr. Tag Champions in Osaka!
- The generation rivalry between Tetsujin and freelancer Ryuugo Nagashima continued tonight in Fukuoka, as Masafuji Yoshida and Jun Kobayashi led Tetsujin against Nagashima, along with mentor Tetsuhisa NAKAI and Chikao Kessin. The two youngsters started the match off, with Tetsujin holding nothing back against Nagashima, forcing Ryuugo to fire back with the same level of intensity. In the end however, it would be Jun Kobayashi who would finish off Nagashima with the Niagra Driver for the pin... Tetsujin rubbed Nagashima's loss in afterwards, which angered both Masafuji Yoshida and Tetsuhisa NAKAI, who looked down on Tetsujin's attitude. Yoshida said that the two would need to put aside their petty rivalry and "grow up" as adults. NAKAI agreed, and suggested that the two work out their problems as PARTNERS on 6/18 in Osaka. Tetsujin refused, saying he had no interest teaming with an "outsider." NAKAI stepped forward menacingly, before saying, "As your OPPONENTS, Yoshida and I will not allow you to refuse."
- Next was a big junior tag bout pitting Yoshihiro Shimoda and Jet Jaguar against the UPRISER'Z team of Kyoto Okazaki and Shin Kaiju. All four men put on a great match for the Fukuoka fans. After a heated sprint, Jet Jaguar would catch Kyoto Okazaki with an Axe Kick to the back of the head, followed by the Spiral Bomb for the win. After the match, Jaguar and Kaiju traded words over the microphone. Kaiju said that he would crush Jaguar's dreams of becoming champion in their match on 6/20, while Jaguar promised that his dream would just be beginning when they meet.
- Next up was a six-man tag match, pitting the mushozoku trio of Go Taniguchi, Kenichiro Hujikawa, and Shigeru Iwasaki against the UPRISER'Z trio of TAKU, Mastodon Fukuda, and Daisuke Iwata. Hujikawa immediately garnered attention, as he entered to both a new theme song ring attire. It was a strange sight seeing TAKU and Fukuda without their F-MAX Tag Team titles for the first time, but the animosity between the two seemed to not be there... At first. The early going of the match went on as normal, as Shigeru Iwasaki and Daisuke Iwata bitterly tore at one another in the ring. Later, Fukuda came into the ring, where he demonstrated his power against Go Taniguchi. However, Fukuda would eventually be cut off by Taniguchi's partners Hujikawa and Iwasaki, who worked hard to isolate the UPRISER'Z member. Finally, after catching Hujikawa with a snapping Powerslam, Fukuda went to tag out to TAKU... WHO JUMPED OFF THE APRON! Fukuda was left dumbfounded for a moment as TAKU shot him a knowing smirk... Unbeknownst of what was happening, Hujikawa attacked Fukuda from behind with an Enzuilariat to set up the Northern Light Bomb, giving the mushozoku trio the win!
After coming to, Fukuda was IRATE, forcing the other members of UPRISER'Z to restrain him as TAKU climbed back into the ring. As Fukuda repeatedly shouted, "WHY!?", TAKU finally responded on the microphone. "...What right do you have to question me!? If it wasn't for you, I would still be a champion!" With a microphone in hand now, Fukuda let out his frustrations verbally, saying that he had put up with TAKU enough, which caused TAKU to get in Fukuda's face, yelling, "WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT!?" Daisuke Iwata and Kyoto Okazaki finally pulled the two apart. Kyoto, for once, spoke as the voice of reason. "TAKU! Fukuda! I think you need some time alone to think, before something happens that we all regret!" TAKU shrugged, before storming out of the ring... However, just as he was about to head to the back, he turned to the ring and nodded as a sudden roar of shrieks erupted from the crowd, reaction to Kyoto Okazaki wielding a chair, as he SMASHED IT ACROSS FUKUDA'S HEAD AT HE TURNED AROUND! All of the UPRISER'Z members joined in on stomping away at Fukuda's body as TAKU returned to the ring. As they restrained Fukuda, TAKU taunted him on the microphone, mockingly saying, "...No hard feelings, eh Nao-kun?" TAKU said that only the strong survive in UPRISER'Z, and noted that they have a history of cutting "dead weight," just as they did with Akira Takayoshi and Hiroaki Nakata. Before their assault could continue, Fukuda would receive odd assistance as JUN KOBAYASHI ran to the ring with chair in hand, chasing off all six UPRISER'Z members! However, as Jun tried to help Fukuda up, his help was refused, as Fukuda shoved him away, before making his leave...
- In the semi final, Akira Takayoshi returned to his hometown triumphant as one-half of the F-MAX Tag Team Champions, along with Naoyuki Watanabe. Along with fellow NEW FORCE member Etsuya Kawachi, the three faced the team of new WWA National Heavyweight Champion Hiroaki Nakata, along with Otsuo Kayusa and Fumihiko Shirai. Like Hujikawa earlier, Kayusa appeared with new ring attire and entrance music, "THE GAMBLER" by B'z. The match would go the distance as two evenly matched teams faced off against one another. The fans were ecstatic for the confrontations between Takayoshi and Nakata early on, as champion faced champion. However, neither man could get the edge against the other, showing their close levels in strength. In the end however, Etsuya Kawachi and Fumihiko Shirai would amaze the fans with their high-spurt style. Shirai showed his growth in taking control of the match from Kawachi... But as he tried to finish it with the Suika Seed diving senton, Kawachi narrowly avoided the shot, which led to Kawachi catching him with the go 2 school for the pin... Takayoshi spoke afterwards, expressing his joy to bring FURY to his hometown again... He announced that starting now, FURY would be regularly stopping in Western Japan, which overjoyed the Fukuoka fans. Takayoshi further got the fans talking, as he expressed his interest in defending the F-MAX Tag Team titles the next time they are in Fukuoka...
- Finally, we came to the night's main event. Ten days after Ryo Inoue's historic defense of the F-MAX Unified Heavyweight title, he returned to the FURY ring to give FURY what he dubbed their "last chance" to take back the F-MAX Unified Heavyweight title. His opponent would be a man whose shoulders FURY's future soundly rested on, the returning Norihiro Akashi! The challenger received a good ovation from the Fukuoka fans. However, they would come alive as Ryo Inoue made his long-awaited return to Fukuoka. For the first time, Inoue actually came to the ring with the F-MAX Unified Heavyweight title around his waist... Akashi was chomping at the bit to get at Inoue the entire time during the championship ceremony. Finally, with the pleasantries out of the way, Akashi darted towards Inoue after the gong, before immediately testing the champion with a flurry of elbows and knees to the body. The champion however defended well, before using the ropes to force Edd Sasaki to pull Akashi off. Inoue would continue this strategy, which easily got under the skin of the overzealous young challenger. This led to Akashi making mistakes, which Inoue would immediately capitalize on. At one point, Akashi became incensed as he continually threw kicks to the body, allowing Inoue to eventually catch Akashi's leg, before JARRING him with a slap across the face! Inoue eventually grew bored with Akashi, causing him to turn up the tempo. The champion brutalized the challenger with HARD kicks to the body and open-hand strikes to the head. Akashi tried to fight out of the corner with a forearm, but Inoue easily countered, dumping Akashi on his head with a judo throw! While Akashi came into the match with great gusto, it was becoming patently obvious that even with six months of training overseas, he was not let ready to take the crown from Inoue, who finally countered Akashi's last-ditch lariat attempt with a sleeper hold! Akashi tried his best to fight, and with tears in his eyes, he finally succumbed to the hold, giving Inoue his fourth defense of the F-MAX Unified Heavyweight title!
Otsuo Kayusa was there immediately to tend to Akashi after the match. Inoue quickly eyed his 6/12 opponent, while Kayusa paid him no mind to focus on Akashi. Inoue finally took the microphone, and began to call Kayusa's name. Once more, Kayusa ignored him while applying an ice pack to the back of Akashi's neck. This only irritated Inoue, who barked out, "YOU BASTARD! YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO HEAR WHAT I HAVE TO SAY!" Finally, Kayusa turned away from Akashi to face Inoue, who once again grasped the F-MAX Unified Heavyweight title. "You and I are going to have our match in just two days... Before, it was not for this belt. However... as I said... I will give FURY EVERY opportunity to take back their title... KAYUSA! Are you man enough to do it!?"
The crowd ROARED in cheers as even Kayusa seem surprised at Inoue's words. "KAYUSA! I know who you are... You have beaten Fujita, just as I have! In my eyes, that makes us EQUALS! However, I despise being on equal level with ANYBODY! On 6/12, I'll put this belt against you to prove that I AM THE STRONGEST! I WILL WAIT FOR YOU IN TOKYO!"
With that, Inoue made his leave from the ring... Kayusa finally spoke, saying that his grudge against Inoue went beyond the F-MAX Unified Heavyweight title... But said that taking back the belt would now be his top priority!
June 10, 2009
Fukuoka - Hakata Star Lane
3,010 Fans (Super No Vacancy Full House)
1. ATSUKA & YAKUTA beat Hidaka Kamon & Kazuki Sendo (9:25) when YAKUTA used an STF on Sendo.
2. RYUJI & Manabe Tsuji beat Kotaro Ota & Kinniku Kamen Nisei (8:46) when RYUJI used the Tombstone Driver on Nisei.
3. Masafuji Yoshida, Tetsujin & Jun Kobayashi [FREE] beat Tetsuhisa NAKAI, Chikao Kessin & Ryuugo Nagashima [FREE] (9:44) when Kobayashi used the Niagra Driver on Nagashima.
4. Yoshihiro Shimoda & Jet Jaguar beat Kyoto Okazaki & Shin Kaiju (12:35) when Jaguar used the Spiral Bomb on Okazaki.
5. Go Taniguchi, Kenichiro Hujikawa & Shigeru Iwasaki beat TAKU, Mastodon Fukuda & Daisuke Iwata (13:42) when Hujikawa used the Northern Light Bomb on Fukuda.
6. Akira Takayoshi, Naoyuki Watanabe & Etsuya Kawachi beat Hiroaki Nakata, Otsuo Kayusa & Fumihiko Shirai (22:49) when Kawachi used the go 2 school on Shirai.
7. F-MAX Unified Heavyweight Title: Ryo Inoue [T.A.P.] (c) beat Norihiro Akashi (10:51) with a sleeper hold in his V4 defense.
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