Clouded by scandal, Pro-Wrestling FURY celebrated its seventh anniversary in front of its most loyal fans in Osaka. The poor publicity following the indictment of former President Hiroshi Nishida and three others hurt ticket sales leading into the event. However, the event drew great walk up business just hours before the event, saving FURY's 7th anniversary from being a disaster.
The entire Pro-Wrestling FURY roster appeared in front of the fans to start the show, with interim President Kazuma Fujita greeting the fans with a microphone. He reiterated the situation regarding former President Nishida, before getting on all fours, and apologizing to the fans for this embarrassment. Fujita's voice cracked with emotion occasionally, expressing his shame. And to the complete shock of the fans, Fujita announced that every person in the building would be given a FULL REFUND FOR THEIR TICKET following the event. Fujita said that they would continue to try and remedy the situation, and regain the confidence of the fans. He announced that FURY's November tradition, the F-MAX Summit would go on as planned, and would be the grandest incarnation of the tournament yet, with participants to be reviewed later tonight. As always, he thanked the fans for showing up, and promised that every wrestler on the show would give 300%!
The show opened up with a fun six-man tag match, pitting Masafuji Yoshida, Tetsujin, and Fumihiko Shirai against the all Junior NEW FORCE trio of Etsuya Kawachi, Hidaka Kamon, and Kazuki Sendo. The match featured plenty of comedy early on between Etsuya Kawachi and Masafuji Yoshida, which lifted the spirits of the crowd. However, both teams eventually got serious, as NEW FORCE had to find a way to combat the larger size of Yoshida and Tetsujin. NEW FORCE would by pass this in the end however, after Kazuki Sendo stunned many by pulling out a flipping piledriver, dubbed the "Hanshin Destroyer" on the only junior on the opposing team, Fumihiko Shirai! Even Kawachi and Kamon were taken back by Sendo's sudden level up.
Despite being only the second match on the show, the growing generation rivalry between Tetsuhisa NAKAI and Norihiro Akashi has captured the interest of the FURY fans, who cheered wildly as both men made their entrances. Akashi however wasted no time in allowing NAKAI to enter, as he met NAKAI in the entrance way with a flurry of elbows! Both men brawled wildly around ringside, with the two pulling up several chairs from the audience, before smashing them across the other's skull! Once the match finally reached the ring, neither man wasted any time in pulling out their big moves, as NAKAI blasted Akashi with a brutal lariat, only for Akashi to return the favor with a lariat of his own moments later! The two then traded blunt slaps to the face, until NAKAI broke the cycle with a VICIOUS straight right hand punch to the jaw! With Akashi stunned, NAKAI went for the kill, SPIKING Akashi with the MAX BULLET! However, to the surprise of both NAKAI and the Osaka fans, Akashi kicked out of the ensuing pin attempt at ONE. NAKAI continued to tear into Akashi with blunt chops to the shoulder, leading to ANOTHER MAX BULLET! Rather than go for the cover however, NAKAI dragged Akashi back up, before hoisting him up. He swung Akashi's body for a THIRD MAX BULLET, only to stop Akashi in mid motion, before VERTICALLY SPIKING HIM INTO THE MAT! The fans shrieked in concern as Akashi landed head first. NAKAI covered Akashi's prone body, allowing referee Akinori Fuwa to count the three!
As officials tended to Akashi, NAKAI took the microphone, and said that he was the official gate keeper of Pro-Wrestling FURY, and that if Akashi wanted to "level up," he had to get past him.
In the third match, Hiroaki Nakata, the former "Shin Kaiju" Masato Osagawa, and Mamoru Sekishima united to face the UPRISER'Z trio of YAKUTA, RYUJI, and Manabe Tsuji. There was certainly no love lost between former friends Osagawa and YAKUTA, as YAKUTA took every opportunity to antagonize Osagawa, while avoiding any direct confrontation with him for most of the match. In the end, YAKUTA's games only fueled Osagawa's determination, as he scored the pin after spiking RYUJI with the Death Valley Bomb. After the match, Osagawa announced that he would head hunt YAKUTA in November's F-MAX Summit tournament. YAKUTA however revealed that he had withdrawn from the tournament, much to the chagrin of Osagawa, who looked on in disbelief...
Mentor met Protégé as ATSUKA attempted to dethrone Kotaro Ota as All Pacific Jr. Heavyweight champion in what would turn out to be an incredible, drawn out bout. ATSUKA played mind games with Ota from the start, first by attempting to shake hands with his protégé. Ota however had none of it, and flat out rejected ATSUKA's advance with a brutal slap across the face! The early going saw ATSUKA stay one step ahead of Ota, while using basic "rookie" submissions to try and stretch him. ATSUKA however soon became over confident, leaving him open to mistakes, which Ota seized full advantage of. Ota built up a great amount of moment, and appeared to be preparing to finish his former mentor. The veteran that he is however, ATSUKA countered Ota's Violent Spark by shoving him off into the corner, before connecting with the Punk Rock! From this point on, ATSUKA appeared to take Ota seriously as a threat, leading to him taking a more aggressive approach in strategy. ATSUKA eventually connected with both the ATSUKA Twister and a Moonsault press, only for the resilient champion to kick out each time! As the 20:00 mark approached, ATSUKA tried to finish Ota off with the BDSM Straight-Jacket Piledriver. Ota however managed to escape ATSUKA's clutches, before leaping up and locking ATSUKA in the Michelada! With the hold sunk in tight, ATSUKA appeared close to submitting, before gutting it out and reaching the ropes for the escape. Towards the end, both men appeared exhausted as they traded brutal strikes back and fourth. Just as it appeared ATSUKA was gaining the advantage, Ota struck, CRACKING ATSUKA under the jaw with a thrust kick, stunning the challenger! Ota connected once more, landing a second thrust kick, followed by a third! The shock of the third thrust kick caused ATSUKA to drop to a knee, where Ota BLASTED his mentor on the jaw with the Satsugai kneeling savate kick! Ota collapsed on ATSUKA's body while hooking the leg, allowing Edd Sasaki to render the three count!
Ota was overcome with emotion afterwards, having beaten his former mentor. As ATSUKA was carried away, Ota thanked ATSUKA for everything he taught him, and said that even though fate has taken them to opposite paths, he would always be thankful for the times they shared... Before Ota could continue however, he was interrupted by WATARU YAMADA of Hyogo's Nansei Nihon Pro-Wrestling! With microphone in hand, Yamada announced that he had come to challenge for Nansei's property, the All Pacific Jr. Heavyweight title! Ota appeared to have accepted Yamada's challenge, and invited he and Yamada's HOT LIMIT partner Keisuke Rongai to work FURY's F-MAX Summit series in November. Yamada agreed, leading to both men shaking hands...
The blood feud between TAKU and Naoki Fukuda proved to be far from extinguished as REAL-ONE met UPRISER'Z in a heated six-man tag team bout. TAKU made a huge statement in the end, after scoring the pin over REAL-ONE captain Fukuda! Doing so however took having to use two consecutive Chojin Bombers, followed by his rarely used Atomic Hammer! TAKU relished the victory afterwards, announcing that having beaten Fukuda in a "fair match" held more value than Fukuda's "tainted" victory back in the steel cage deathmatch on 8/11. TAKU announced that he was done with Fukuda, and now set his sights on the upcoming F-MAX Summit tournament, and vowed to win.
Following intermission, the participants for November's F-MAX Summit tournament were officially announced as usual. Sixteen participants in all were revealed, including four surprise outside entrants, with CRIMSON's Masakazu Fujimoto and Nansei's Shuji Kido announced for the B Block. Superstar Pro-Wrestling's Masahiro Sakamoto was also announced for the A Block. The fourth and final entrant however was listed only as "X." Sakamoto, Fujimoto, and Kido all appeared before the crowd. Sakamoto vowed to represent Jason Ramsey and Superstar Pro-Wrestling with all of his ability, and promised to leave his mark. Fujimoto also ran the flag of his home company, promising to win the F-MAX Summit trophy and return to CRIMSON. Kido said that he probably was not the favorite due to his lack of experience, but said that he would give everything he had and use the tournament as a platform to grow.
"F-MAX SUMMIT 2009 ~ RISE OF NEW LEGEND"
A Block:
- Kazuma Fujita (3rd Participation)
- Akira Takayoshi (5th Participation, 2007 Winner, F-MAX Tag Team Champion)
- TAKU (4th Participation)
- Chikao Kessin (5th Participation)
- Norihiro Akashi (2nd Participation, GSW Heavyweight Champion)
- Jun Kobayashi (1st Participation)
- Masahiro Sakamoto [Superstar Pro] (1st Participation)
- X
B Block:
- Otsuo Kayusa (5th Participation, F-MAX Unified Heavyweight Champion)
- Hiroaki Nakata (5th Participation, 2006 Winner)
- Tetsuhisa NAKAI (4th Participation, 2008 Winner)
- Naoki Fukuda (3rd Participation)
- Masato Osagawa (1st Participation)
- Naoyuki Watanabe (2nd Participation, F-MAX Tag Team Champion)
- Masakazu Fujimoto [CRIMSON] (1st Participation)
- Shuji Kido [Nansei] (1st Participation)
The night's second title match was up next, as Akira Takayoshi and Naoyuki Watanabe aimed for their third successful defense of the F-MAX Tag Team titles over the fast rising REAL-ONE team of Jun Kobayashi and Kenichiro Hujikawa in what was an incredibly hard hitting match. The challengers made a statement early on, dominating the first five minutes of the match. "TakaNabe" however rallied, and made a swift comeback. Both teams traded control over the course of the match, with all four men putting on a valiant performance. In the end however, Akira would pull out his deadly, and rarely used POSEIDON to fold Kobayashi in half, leading to the three count! Even in defeat, "KobaKen" won over the support of the Osaka fans, and the respect of the champions. After the match, Akira and Naoyuki both announced that they were setting their sights on the F-MAX Summit, promising to have an "ALL NEW FORCE" final.
Up next saw Jet Jaguar finally make his first defense of the F-MAX Jr. Heavyweight title, facing arguably the greatest Jr. Heavyweight in FURY history, Yoshihiro Shimoda! Jaguar matched Shimoda move-for-move during the early portion of the match, frustrating the challenger. Shimoda finally turned it up, and chipped away at Jaguar's defenses with sharp kicks. Jaguar however fought back after ducking a high kick, allowing him to connect with a flurry of kicks himself, , sending Shimoda retreating to the outside. Refusing to let up, Jaguar flew through the ropes, torpedo'ing into Shimoda with a bullet tope! Both champion and challenger shared some great highlights, including an exchange of kicks which saw both men demonstrate incredible evasion skills. The resilient champion would be the first to score a near fall after connecting with the Spiral Bomb. Shimoda however came back, hitting Jaguar with the Torokeru Knee. The give-and-take continued, with both men trying to cradle the other. Shimoda eventually trapped Jaguar with the Sapporo Lancer. The fans erupted with support for Jaguar, who managed to drag both himself, and Shimoda to the rope for the break. Jaguar came back just moments later, trapping Shimoda with the Jaguar Special II, only for Shimoda to reach the ropes. Unfortunately, the match would be tainted as ATSUKA suddenly appeared from under the ring, where he blinded Jet Jaguar with the POISON MIST! That caused Jaguar to back into the unknowing Yoshihiro Shimoda, who folded Jaguar in half with a picture-perfect German Suplex hold! The fans erupted as Jaguar kicked out mere moments AFTER THE THREE COUNT!
Shimoda appeared confused as the Osaka fans booed the decision. He finally noticed Jaguar's mask, stained by red mist. Reluctantly, he accepted the F-MAX Jr. Heavyweight title, beginning his second reign with the title...
In the semi final, four living legends of modern Japanese Pro-Wrestling met in a one-of-a-kind super dream tag match as FURY Patriarch "Mr. 300%" banded together with sworn friend, "The Superstar" Jason Ramsey, as they met the team BBS fans have dubbed, "The Strongest Heel Combination" of "The Terrorist" Ryo Inoue and Keiji Takano! The fans roared with cheers and applause as the match began, with rivals Fujita and Takano opting to start the match off! The Osaka fans were clearly behind Fujita tonight, booing any sort of offense Takano had during the early going, which saw the two trade strikes back and fourth. Takano eventually stopped the flow after catching Fujita's arm, and connecting with an armbreaker across his shoulder. Fujita's left arm would become the focus of Takano and Inoue, whom used everything in their arsenal to weaken and further injury the limb. Fujita eventually fought back after catching Inoue with a boot in the corner, followed by a Running Neckbreaker drop! This brought Jason Ramsey in, who unloaded a flurry of elbows into both Takano and Inoue! Inoue however stopped Ramsey's momentum with a JARRING slap across the face! The growing animosity between Ramsey and Inoue became apparent as the match progressed, and became the main focus of the match towards the end. The closing moments saw Inoue and Ramsey trading near falls. Inoue eventually trapped Ramsey with a sleeper hold, nearly forcing "The Superstar" to submit! Ramsey however escaped with a beautiful Backdrop, allowing him to tag out to Fujita! Fujita sent Inoue reeling with his trademark knuckle-arrows, before finally connecting with the Fujita Lariat! Fujita appeared to have the match won, until Takano made the diving save at 2.8! Ramsey quickly came in, and sent Takano flying threw the ropes with a running elbow smash. In the ring, Fujita aimed for a second Fujita Lariat, only for Inoue to counter with a wakigatame on Fujita's injured arm! Fujita screamed in agony as all 5,000+ fans rallied in support. In one last ditch effort, Fujita managed to roll out of the hold and grab the ropes for the break... As Inoue followed up, Fujita fought back with a back elbow, before SPIKING Inoue with a Dangerous Backdrop! Inoue pulled himself up in a daze, allowing Fujita to come off the ropes with another Lariat attempt... Inoue however countered, BLASTING FUJITA WITH THE DYNAMITE RIGHT HAND, stopping Fujita dead in his tracks! With Fujita staggered, Inoue quickly took him down, before locking in a JUJIGATAME! After a valiant struggle, Fujita stunned the Osaka fans by TAPPING OUT!
The fans met the result with a mixture of cheers and boos. However, after having his arm tended to, Fujita quelled the negative reaction by shaking hands with Inoue! Takano followed suite, shaking hands with both Fujita and Ramsey... After an intense stare down with Inoue, Ramsey finally extended his hand, only to have Inoue SLAP HIM ACROSS THE JAW! Inoue promptly took his leave before Ramsey could react, garnering a NUCLEAR reaction from the fans! Afterwards, Fujita thanked both Ramsey and Takano for entering the FURY ring tonight... But admitted that he invited one person with an agenda in mind. He turned his focus to his greatest rival, Keiji Takano! He explained that when Takano reemerged several years ago, he was sad to see him participating in death matches, and noted that he no longer saw "the strong Takano I fought in Hyogo." However, he said that the man he fought in Hyogo once again stands in the same ring with him tonight. Fujita said that not only did he want to face the "strong Takano" once again, but wanted to see how he faired against other wrestlers in Pro-Wrestling FURY, and finally offered Takano the final slot in the 2009 F-MAX Summit tournament! Takano took a moment to ponder his decision, before finally accepting Fujita's offer! The two firmly clasped hands, before promising to show that their generation still could rise to the top!
FURY's 7th Anniversary climaxed with a match between friends and partners, as F-MAX Unified Heavyweight Champion Otsuo Kayusa defended his crown against fellow Ooinaru Waza member Chikao Kessin! The tension mounted during the ring entrances, as Chikao Kessin entered with an incredible aura of confidence. It climaxed as the gong sounded, and Kayusa offered his friend a sporting handshake, prompting Kessin to slap Kayusa's hand away, and BLAST HIM WITH A LARIAT! Kessin wasted NO TIME in pulling Kayusa up, and SPIKING HIM WITH THE SEKAI ICHI NO BACKDROP! The fans ERUPTED as Kessin went for the pin, WITH THE CHAMPION NARROWLY KICKING OUT AT 2.9!!! Kayusa retreated to the outside to recover, only for the challenger to pursue! Once again, Kessin showed to have put aside all of his feelings, as he HURLED Kayusa's body into the steel barricades! Back in the ring, Kayusa finally realized that he had to fight back, causing him to throw a flurry of blows into the massive jawline of Kessin. Kayusa later showed incredible strength in giving the 145kg Kessin the Karelin Lift! Kayusa eventually began to work over Kessin's ankle, leading to him locking in an ankle hold. Kessin however managed to kick Kayusa off. As Kayusa came back, Kessin struck, flattening the champion with a Scrap Buster! Kessin soon called for the finish, and shocked fans as he began to climb the turnbuckle! However, due to both Kessin's weight and bad ankle, Kayusa had enough time to recover, as he caught Kessin on the top rope. With Kessin trapped, Kayusa pulled began pummeling Kessin's injured ankle, before giving it the URAKEN! As Kessin SCREAMED in pain, Kayusa dragged Kessin from the top turnbuckle with a DRAGON SCREW! As Kessin scrambled to his feet, Kayusa grabbed hold of Kessin's leg once more. However, before he could strike, Kessin BLASTED the champion with a jarring slap, before STAGGERING HIM WITH A BACK BLOW TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD! With Kayusa stunned, Kessin grabbed him from behind, attempting a second Sekai Ichi no Backdrop... Kayusa however landed on his feet, where he picked the leg of Kessin and applied the ANKLE HOLD! Kessin struggled to reach the ropes, until Kayusa finally grapevined the leg to grant him even more leverage! With no where to go, Kessin was finally forced to submit!!!
The other members of Ooinaru Waza quickly hit the ring to tend to both men, who bathed in the cheers and support of the Osaka fans... After recovering, Kessin was the first to meet Kayusa, as he congratulated his friend on his victory... Kayusa praised Kessin, calling him "incredibly strong." Like most people tonight, Kayusa announced that he would set his sights on November's F-MAX Summit tournament, saying he only wants to fight the strongest...
The entire FURY roster later appeared (Including UPRISER'Z, who stood on the entrance ramp,) as Kayusa led the fans in singing "Happy Birthday" for Pro-Wrestling FURY while Kazuma Fujita, Akira Takayoshi, Naoki Fukuda, Hiroaki Nakata, Yoshihiro Shimoda, Masafuji Yoshida, and Shigeru Iwasaki all blew out a candle. Kayusa finally led the wrestlers and the fans with the traditional show-ending "3! 2! 1! FURY!" call to end the show.
The entire Pro-Wrestling FURY roster appeared in front of the fans to start the show, with interim President Kazuma Fujita greeting the fans with a microphone. He reiterated the situation regarding former President Nishida, before getting on all fours, and apologizing to the fans for this embarrassment. Fujita's voice cracked with emotion occasionally, expressing his shame. And to the complete shock of the fans, Fujita announced that every person in the building would be given a FULL REFUND FOR THEIR TICKET following the event. Fujita said that they would continue to try and remedy the situation, and regain the confidence of the fans. He announced that FURY's November tradition, the F-MAX Summit would go on as planned, and would be the grandest incarnation of the tournament yet, with participants to be reviewed later tonight. As always, he thanked the fans for showing up, and promised that every wrestler on the show would give 300%!
The show opened up with a fun six-man tag match, pitting Masafuji Yoshida, Tetsujin, and Fumihiko Shirai against the all Junior NEW FORCE trio of Etsuya Kawachi, Hidaka Kamon, and Kazuki Sendo. The match featured plenty of comedy early on between Etsuya Kawachi and Masafuji Yoshida, which lifted the spirits of the crowd. However, both teams eventually got serious, as NEW FORCE had to find a way to combat the larger size of Yoshida and Tetsujin. NEW FORCE would by pass this in the end however, after Kazuki Sendo stunned many by pulling out a flipping piledriver, dubbed the "Hanshin Destroyer" on the only junior on the opposing team, Fumihiko Shirai! Even Kawachi and Kamon were taken back by Sendo's sudden level up.
Despite being only the second match on the show, the growing generation rivalry between Tetsuhisa NAKAI and Norihiro Akashi has captured the interest of the FURY fans, who cheered wildly as both men made their entrances. Akashi however wasted no time in allowing NAKAI to enter, as he met NAKAI in the entrance way with a flurry of elbows! Both men brawled wildly around ringside, with the two pulling up several chairs from the audience, before smashing them across the other's skull! Once the match finally reached the ring, neither man wasted any time in pulling out their big moves, as NAKAI blasted Akashi with a brutal lariat, only for Akashi to return the favor with a lariat of his own moments later! The two then traded blunt slaps to the face, until NAKAI broke the cycle with a VICIOUS straight right hand punch to the jaw! With Akashi stunned, NAKAI went for the kill, SPIKING Akashi with the MAX BULLET! However, to the surprise of both NAKAI and the Osaka fans, Akashi kicked out of the ensuing pin attempt at ONE. NAKAI continued to tear into Akashi with blunt chops to the shoulder, leading to ANOTHER MAX BULLET! Rather than go for the cover however, NAKAI dragged Akashi back up, before hoisting him up. He swung Akashi's body for a THIRD MAX BULLET, only to stop Akashi in mid motion, before VERTICALLY SPIKING HIM INTO THE MAT! The fans shrieked in concern as Akashi landed head first. NAKAI covered Akashi's prone body, allowing referee Akinori Fuwa to count the three!
As officials tended to Akashi, NAKAI took the microphone, and said that he was the official gate keeper of Pro-Wrestling FURY, and that if Akashi wanted to "level up," he had to get past him.
In the third match, Hiroaki Nakata, the former "Shin Kaiju" Masato Osagawa, and Mamoru Sekishima united to face the UPRISER'Z trio of YAKUTA, RYUJI, and Manabe Tsuji. There was certainly no love lost between former friends Osagawa and YAKUTA, as YAKUTA took every opportunity to antagonize Osagawa, while avoiding any direct confrontation with him for most of the match. In the end, YAKUTA's games only fueled Osagawa's determination, as he scored the pin after spiking RYUJI with the Death Valley Bomb. After the match, Osagawa announced that he would head hunt YAKUTA in November's F-MAX Summit tournament. YAKUTA however revealed that he had withdrawn from the tournament, much to the chagrin of Osagawa, who looked on in disbelief...
Mentor met Protégé as ATSUKA attempted to dethrone Kotaro Ota as All Pacific Jr. Heavyweight champion in what would turn out to be an incredible, drawn out bout. ATSUKA played mind games with Ota from the start, first by attempting to shake hands with his protégé. Ota however had none of it, and flat out rejected ATSUKA's advance with a brutal slap across the face! The early going saw ATSUKA stay one step ahead of Ota, while using basic "rookie" submissions to try and stretch him. ATSUKA however soon became over confident, leaving him open to mistakes, which Ota seized full advantage of. Ota built up a great amount of moment, and appeared to be preparing to finish his former mentor. The veteran that he is however, ATSUKA countered Ota's Violent Spark by shoving him off into the corner, before connecting with the Punk Rock! From this point on, ATSUKA appeared to take Ota seriously as a threat, leading to him taking a more aggressive approach in strategy. ATSUKA eventually connected with both the ATSUKA Twister and a Moonsault press, only for the resilient champion to kick out each time! As the 20:00 mark approached, ATSUKA tried to finish Ota off with the BDSM Straight-Jacket Piledriver. Ota however managed to escape ATSUKA's clutches, before leaping up and locking ATSUKA in the Michelada! With the hold sunk in tight, ATSUKA appeared close to submitting, before gutting it out and reaching the ropes for the escape. Towards the end, both men appeared exhausted as they traded brutal strikes back and fourth. Just as it appeared ATSUKA was gaining the advantage, Ota struck, CRACKING ATSUKA under the jaw with a thrust kick, stunning the challenger! Ota connected once more, landing a second thrust kick, followed by a third! The shock of the third thrust kick caused ATSUKA to drop to a knee, where Ota BLASTED his mentor on the jaw with the Satsugai kneeling savate kick! Ota collapsed on ATSUKA's body while hooking the leg, allowing Edd Sasaki to render the three count!
Ota was overcome with emotion afterwards, having beaten his former mentor. As ATSUKA was carried away, Ota thanked ATSUKA for everything he taught him, and said that even though fate has taken them to opposite paths, he would always be thankful for the times they shared... Before Ota could continue however, he was interrupted by WATARU YAMADA of Hyogo's Nansei Nihon Pro-Wrestling! With microphone in hand, Yamada announced that he had come to challenge for Nansei's property, the All Pacific Jr. Heavyweight title! Ota appeared to have accepted Yamada's challenge, and invited he and Yamada's HOT LIMIT partner Keisuke Rongai to work FURY's F-MAX Summit series in November. Yamada agreed, leading to both men shaking hands...
The blood feud between TAKU and Naoki Fukuda proved to be far from extinguished as REAL-ONE met UPRISER'Z in a heated six-man tag team bout. TAKU made a huge statement in the end, after scoring the pin over REAL-ONE captain Fukuda! Doing so however took having to use two consecutive Chojin Bombers, followed by his rarely used Atomic Hammer! TAKU relished the victory afterwards, announcing that having beaten Fukuda in a "fair match" held more value than Fukuda's "tainted" victory back in the steel cage deathmatch on 8/11. TAKU announced that he was done with Fukuda, and now set his sights on the upcoming F-MAX Summit tournament, and vowed to win.
Following intermission, the participants for November's F-MAX Summit tournament were officially announced as usual. Sixteen participants in all were revealed, including four surprise outside entrants, with CRIMSON's Masakazu Fujimoto and Nansei's Shuji Kido announced for the B Block. Superstar Pro-Wrestling's Masahiro Sakamoto was also announced for the A Block. The fourth and final entrant however was listed only as "X." Sakamoto, Fujimoto, and Kido all appeared before the crowd. Sakamoto vowed to represent Jason Ramsey and Superstar Pro-Wrestling with all of his ability, and promised to leave his mark. Fujimoto also ran the flag of his home company, promising to win the F-MAX Summit trophy and return to CRIMSON. Kido said that he probably was not the favorite due to his lack of experience, but said that he would give everything he had and use the tournament as a platform to grow.
"F-MAX SUMMIT 2009 ~ RISE OF NEW LEGEND"
A Block:
- Kazuma Fujita (3rd Participation)
- Akira Takayoshi (5th Participation, 2007 Winner, F-MAX Tag Team Champion)
- TAKU (4th Participation)
- Chikao Kessin (5th Participation)
- Norihiro Akashi (2nd Participation, GSW Heavyweight Champion)
- Jun Kobayashi (1st Participation)
- Masahiro Sakamoto [Superstar Pro] (1st Participation)
- X
B Block:
- Otsuo Kayusa (5th Participation, F-MAX Unified Heavyweight Champion)
- Hiroaki Nakata (5th Participation, 2006 Winner)
- Tetsuhisa NAKAI (4th Participation, 2008 Winner)
- Naoki Fukuda (3rd Participation)
- Masato Osagawa (1st Participation)
- Naoyuki Watanabe (2nd Participation, F-MAX Tag Team Champion)
- Masakazu Fujimoto [CRIMSON] (1st Participation)
- Shuji Kido [Nansei] (1st Participation)
The night's second title match was up next, as Akira Takayoshi and Naoyuki Watanabe aimed for their third successful defense of the F-MAX Tag Team titles over the fast rising REAL-ONE team of Jun Kobayashi and Kenichiro Hujikawa in what was an incredibly hard hitting match. The challengers made a statement early on, dominating the first five minutes of the match. "TakaNabe" however rallied, and made a swift comeback. Both teams traded control over the course of the match, with all four men putting on a valiant performance. In the end however, Akira would pull out his deadly, and rarely used POSEIDON to fold Kobayashi in half, leading to the three count! Even in defeat, "KobaKen" won over the support of the Osaka fans, and the respect of the champions. After the match, Akira and Naoyuki both announced that they were setting their sights on the F-MAX Summit, promising to have an "ALL NEW FORCE" final.
Up next saw Jet Jaguar finally make his first defense of the F-MAX Jr. Heavyweight title, facing arguably the greatest Jr. Heavyweight in FURY history, Yoshihiro Shimoda! Jaguar matched Shimoda move-for-move during the early portion of the match, frustrating the challenger. Shimoda finally turned it up, and chipped away at Jaguar's defenses with sharp kicks. Jaguar however fought back after ducking a high kick, allowing him to connect with a flurry of kicks himself, , sending Shimoda retreating to the outside. Refusing to let up, Jaguar flew through the ropes, torpedo'ing into Shimoda with a bullet tope! Both champion and challenger shared some great highlights, including an exchange of kicks which saw both men demonstrate incredible evasion skills. The resilient champion would be the first to score a near fall after connecting with the Spiral Bomb. Shimoda however came back, hitting Jaguar with the Torokeru Knee. The give-and-take continued, with both men trying to cradle the other. Shimoda eventually trapped Jaguar with the Sapporo Lancer. The fans erupted with support for Jaguar, who managed to drag both himself, and Shimoda to the rope for the break. Jaguar came back just moments later, trapping Shimoda with the Jaguar Special II, only for Shimoda to reach the ropes. Unfortunately, the match would be tainted as ATSUKA suddenly appeared from under the ring, where he blinded Jet Jaguar with the POISON MIST! That caused Jaguar to back into the unknowing Yoshihiro Shimoda, who folded Jaguar in half with a picture-perfect German Suplex hold! The fans erupted as Jaguar kicked out mere moments AFTER THE THREE COUNT!
Shimoda appeared confused as the Osaka fans booed the decision. He finally noticed Jaguar's mask, stained by red mist. Reluctantly, he accepted the F-MAX Jr. Heavyweight title, beginning his second reign with the title...
In the semi final, four living legends of modern Japanese Pro-Wrestling met in a one-of-a-kind super dream tag match as FURY Patriarch "Mr. 300%" banded together with sworn friend, "The Superstar" Jason Ramsey, as they met the team BBS fans have dubbed, "The Strongest Heel Combination" of "The Terrorist" Ryo Inoue and Keiji Takano! The fans roared with cheers and applause as the match began, with rivals Fujita and Takano opting to start the match off! The Osaka fans were clearly behind Fujita tonight, booing any sort of offense Takano had during the early going, which saw the two trade strikes back and fourth. Takano eventually stopped the flow after catching Fujita's arm, and connecting with an armbreaker across his shoulder. Fujita's left arm would become the focus of Takano and Inoue, whom used everything in their arsenal to weaken and further injury the limb. Fujita eventually fought back after catching Inoue with a boot in the corner, followed by a Running Neckbreaker drop! This brought Jason Ramsey in, who unloaded a flurry of elbows into both Takano and Inoue! Inoue however stopped Ramsey's momentum with a JARRING slap across the face! The growing animosity between Ramsey and Inoue became apparent as the match progressed, and became the main focus of the match towards the end. The closing moments saw Inoue and Ramsey trading near falls. Inoue eventually trapped Ramsey with a sleeper hold, nearly forcing "The Superstar" to submit! Ramsey however escaped with a beautiful Backdrop, allowing him to tag out to Fujita! Fujita sent Inoue reeling with his trademark knuckle-arrows, before finally connecting with the Fujita Lariat! Fujita appeared to have the match won, until Takano made the diving save at 2.8! Ramsey quickly came in, and sent Takano flying threw the ropes with a running elbow smash. In the ring, Fujita aimed for a second Fujita Lariat, only for Inoue to counter with a wakigatame on Fujita's injured arm! Fujita screamed in agony as all 5,000+ fans rallied in support. In one last ditch effort, Fujita managed to roll out of the hold and grab the ropes for the break... As Inoue followed up, Fujita fought back with a back elbow, before SPIKING Inoue with a Dangerous Backdrop! Inoue pulled himself up in a daze, allowing Fujita to come off the ropes with another Lariat attempt... Inoue however countered, BLASTING FUJITA WITH THE DYNAMITE RIGHT HAND, stopping Fujita dead in his tracks! With Fujita staggered, Inoue quickly took him down, before locking in a JUJIGATAME! After a valiant struggle, Fujita stunned the Osaka fans by TAPPING OUT!
The fans met the result with a mixture of cheers and boos. However, after having his arm tended to, Fujita quelled the negative reaction by shaking hands with Inoue! Takano followed suite, shaking hands with both Fujita and Ramsey... After an intense stare down with Inoue, Ramsey finally extended his hand, only to have Inoue SLAP HIM ACROSS THE JAW! Inoue promptly took his leave before Ramsey could react, garnering a NUCLEAR reaction from the fans! Afterwards, Fujita thanked both Ramsey and Takano for entering the FURY ring tonight... But admitted that he invited one person with an agenda in mind. He turned his focus to his greatest rival, Keiji Takano! He explained that when Takano reemerged several years ago, he was sad to see him participating in death matches, and noted that he no longer saw "the strong Takano I fought in Hyogo." However, he said that the man he fought in Hyogo once again stands in the same ring with him tonight. Fujita said that not only did he want to face the "strong Takano" once again, but wanted to see how he faired against other wrestlers in Pro-Wrestling FURY, and finally offered Takano the final slot in the 2009 F-MAX Summit tournament! Takano took a moment to ponder his decision, before finally accepting Fujita's offer! The two firmly clasped hands, before promising to show that their generation still could rise to the top!
FURY's 7th Anniversary climaxed with a match between friends and partners, as F-MAX Unified Heavyweight Champion Otsuo Kayusa defended his crown against fellow Ooinaru Waza member Chikao Kessin! The tension mounted during the ring entrances, as Chikao Kessin entered with an incredible aura of confidence. It climaxed as the gong sounded, and Kayusa offered his friend a sporting handshake, prompting Kessin to slap Kayusa's hand away, and BLAST HIM WITH A LARIAT! Kessin wasted NO TIME in pulling Kayusa up, and SPIKING HIM WITH THE SEKAI ICHI NO BACKDROP! The fans ERUPTED as Kessin went for the pin, WITH THE CHAMPION NARROWLY KICKING OUT AT 2.9!!! Kayusa retreated to the outside to recover, only for the challenger to pursue! Once again, Kessin showed to have put aside all of his feelings, as he HURLED Kayusa's body into the steel barricades! Back in the ring, Kayusa finally realized that he had to fight back, causing him to throw a flurry of blows into the massive jawline of Kessin. Kayusa later showed incredible strength in giving the 145kg Kessin the Karelin Lift! Kayusa eventually began to work over Kessin's ankle, leading to him locking in an ankle hold. Kessin however managed to kick Kayusa off. As Kayusa came back, Kessin struck, flattening the champion with a Scrap Buster! Kessin soon called for the finish, and shocked fans as he began to climb the turnbuckle! However, due to both Kessin's weight and bad ankle, Kayusa had enough time to recover, as he caught Kessin on the top rope. With Kessin trapped, Kayusa pulled began pummeling Kessin's injured ankle, before giving it the URAKEN! As Kessin SCREAMED in pain, Kayusa dragged Kessin from the top turnbuckle with a DRAGON SCREW! As Kessin scrambled to his feet, Kayusa grabbed hold of Kessin's leg once more. However, before he could strike, Kessin BLASTED the champion with a jarring slap, before STAGGERING HIM WITH A BACK BLOW TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD! With Kayusa stunned, Kessin grabbed him from behind, attempting a second Sekai Ichi no Backdrop... Kayusa however landed on his feet, where he picked the leg of Kessin and applied the ANKLE HOLD! Kessin struggled to reach the ropes, until Kayusa finally grapevined the leg to grant him even more leverage! With no where to go, Kessin was finally forced to submit!!!
The other members of Ooinaru Waza quickly hit the ring to tend to both men, who bathed in the cheers and support of the Osaka fans... After recovering, Kessin was the first to meet Kayusa, as he congratulated his friend on his victory... Kayusa praised Kessin, calling him "incredibly strong." Like most people tonight, Kayusa announced that he would set his sights on November's F-MAX Summit tournament, saying he only wants to fight the strongest...
The entire FURY roster later appeared (Including UPRISER'Z, who stood on the entrance ramp,) as Kayusa led the fans in singing "Happy Birthday" for Pro-Wrestling FURY while Kazuma Fujita, Akira Takayoshi, Naoki Fukuda, Hiroaki Nakata, Yoshihiro Shimoda, Masafuji Yoshida, and Shigeru Iwasaki all blew out a candle. Kayusa finally led the wrestlers and the fans with the traditional show-ending "3! 2! 1! FURY!" call to end the show.
"FURY Anniversary Special ~ FURY TURNS07!!"
October 25, 2009
Osaka - Osaka Namihaya Dome (6,800)
5,211 Fans (No Vacancy)
1. Etsuya Kawachi, Hidaka Kamon & Kazuki Sendo beat Masafuji Yoshida, Tetsujin & Fumihiko Shirai (11:29) when Sendo used the Hanshin Destroyer on Shirai.
2. Tetsuhisa NAKAI beat Norihiro Akashi (6:39) with a sheer drop MAX BULLET.
3. Hiroaki Nakata, Masato Osagawa, & Mamoru Sekishima beat YAKUTA, RYUJI & Manabe Tsuji (10:16) when Osagawa used the Death Valley Bomb on RYUJI.
4. All Pacific Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kotaro Ota (c) beat ATSUKA (20:31) with the Satsugai in his V1 defense.
5. TAKU, Daisuke Iwata & Kyoto Okazaki beat Naoki Fukuda, Go Taniguchi & Shigeru Iwasaki (12:52) when TAKU used the Atomic Hammer on Fukuda.
6. F-MAX Tag Team Titles: Akira Takayoshi & Naoyuki Watanabe (c) beat Jun Kobayashi & Kenichiro Hujikawa (16:41) when Takayoshi used the POSEIDON on Kobayashi in their V3 defense.
7. F-MAX Jr. Heavyweight Title: Yoshihiro Shimoda beat Jet Jaguar (c) (15:26) with a German Suplex hold to become the 13th champion.
8. Super Dream Tag Match: Ryo Inoue [T.A.P.] & Keiji Takano [FREE] beat "Mr. 300%" Kazuma Fujita & "The Superstar" Jason Ramsey [S-PRO] (21:04) when Inoue used a jujigatame on Fujita.
9. F-MAX Unified Heavyweight Title: Otsuo Kayusa (c) beat Chikao Kessin (14:48) with an ankle hold in his V3 defense.
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