10/25 Press Conference, Fujita sells shares, wrestlers return, KOF GP 2011

-- From Pro-Wrestling FURY's Osaka headquarters, the company hosted its promised press conference in front of a large gathering of media. Present were FURY patriarch, and interim company President Kazuma Fujita, Naoki Fukuda, TAKU, and Go Taniguchi. The press conference got off to a huge start, as Kazuma Fujita announced that he had sold his shares in Pro-Wrestling FURY to the wrestlers themselves, making them primary owners of the company. Fujita again dropped a bombshell, stated that an arrangement had been made to bring back many of the wrestlers who had quit earlier in the year, which cued the arrival of Hiroaki Nakata, Akira Takayoshi, Tetsuhisa NAKAI, and the other wrestlers who resigned earlier in the year. Fujita shook hands with Nakata in front of the reporters, allowing the cameras to snag a photo opportunity. Fujita finally said that he was satisfied with this resolution, and said that FURY was his baby, but now he is ready to let go. Breaking from his professional tone, Fujita shouted, “FUKUDA! ...NAKATA! Don't let me down!” before exiting the room. All of the wrestlers showed their respect by bowing, sans NAKAI, who stood with no expression.

Hiroaki Nakata took the opportunity to speak, thanking Fujita for being their teacher for all of these years... Shifting abruptly to the topic of their resignation, Nakata apologized to the fans, the media, and most importantly, the wrestlers. Nakata, along with the other wrestlers who left knelt before Fukuda, TAKU, and Go. The three didn't appear to know how to respond... Go finally stepped forward, bringing Nakata back up to his feet and seemingly accepting their apology...

Go continued to speak for the remainder of the press conference, serving as the defacto host. Go pulled out a thick-framed eyeglasses along with prepared notes, making for a somewhat amusing scene as Go did his best to seem “professional.” “Mr. Taniguchi” officially announced that Pro-Wrestling FURY would return to activity on November 11, 2011 in Osaka to begin the 2011 KING OF FURY Grand Prix!

Deviating from last year's single-elimination tournament, this years tournament will be a two-block round robin tournament, with TEN MEN making up each block. Two large posters were presented to the reporters, revealing the participants. All of FURY's top heavyweight ranks will be represented, along with a few surprise entrants, such as the inclusion of Jr. Heavyweights Jet Jaguar (A Block) and both Yoshihiro Shimoda and ATSUKA (B Block).

As part of a new working agreement with American group DEFIANCE Wrestling, the company will send 193cm Adam Waterman to participate in the tournament. A prepared statement was read from DEFIANCE Head Eric Dane, who said that the bonds between both company's were stronger than ever, and said that he wanted to see FURY wrestlers test their mettle in DEFIANCE's ring in 2012. A statement from Waterman himself was also read, which essentially came off as a job resume of all of Waterman's impressive athletic accomplishments. Waterman finished the statement promising to make a huge impact on FURY's ring.

The impression left with reporters towards the end was that the company was still very much under a restructuring phase... However, a deep impression was made that the company would survive the year due to new investors, comprised of a group of businessmen who were the primary backers of the short lived off-shoot FFF Project and SGL Pro-Wrestling groups brought in by the likes of Nakata, NAKAI, and Takayoshi. However, the exact management structure of the group has yet to be determined, with the primary focus right now being the KING OF FURY Grand Prix tournament.

TAKE THE PRIZE ~ KING OF FURY GRAND PRIX 2011
11.07.2011 - 11.23.2011

BLOCK A:
- Tetsuhisa NAKAI (2nd Participation)
- TAKU (2nd Participation)
- Masafuji Yoshida (2nd Participation)
- Naoyuki Watanabe (2nd Participation)
- Kenichiro Hujikawa (2nd Participation)
- Norihiro Akashi (2nd Participation)
- Dusty Griffith (2nd Participation)
- Manabe Tsuji (1st Participation)
- Jet Jaguar (1st Participation)
- "Mr. H20" Adam Waterman [DEFIANCE Wrestling] (1st Participation)

BLOCK B:
- Hiroaki Nakata (2nd participation, 2010 Winner)
- Naoki Fukuda (2nd Participation)
- Akira Takayoshi (2nd Participation)
- Chikao Kessin (2nd Participation)
- Masato Osagawa (2nd Participation)
- Jun Kobayashi (2nd Participation)
- ATSUKA (1st Participation)
- Yoshihiro Shimoda (1st Participation)
- Ryo Inoue [T.A.P.] (1st Participation)
- Masakazu Fujimoto [Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON] (1st Participation)

November 07, 2011 (Samurai! TV)
Osaka - Gran Cube Osaka (3,200)
1. Etsuya Kawachi Return Match: Etsuya Kawachi, Hidaka Kamon & Seiji Sasaki vs. Yoshihiro Shimoda, Kyoto Okazaki & RYUJI
2. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Norihiro Akashi vs. "Mr. H20" Adam Waterman [DEF]
3. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Manabe Tsuji vs. Jet Jaguar
4. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Chikao Kessin vs. Jun Kobayashi
5. KOF Grand Prix - Block A:Masafuji Yoshida vs. Naoyuki Watanabe
6. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: TAKU vs. Kenichiro Hujikawa
7. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Masato Osagawa vs. ATSUKA
8. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Tetsuhisa NAKAI vs. Dusty Griffith
9. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Hiroaki Nakata vs. Akira Takayoshi
10. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Naoki Fukuda vs. Ryo Inoue [T.A.P.]

November 08, 2011 (Samurai! TV)
Hyogo - Kobe Sambo Hall (2,100)
1. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Kenichiro Hujikawa vs. Manabe Tsuji
2. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: TAKU vs. Masafuji Yoshida
3. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Masato Osagawa vs. Ryo Inoue [T.A.P.]
4. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Chikao Kessin vs. Yoshihiro Shimoda
5. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Hiroaki Nakata vs. Jun Kobayashi
6. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Akira Takayoshi vs. ATSUKA
7. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Naoyuki Watanabe vs. Norihiro Akashi
8. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Tetsuhisa NAKAI vs. Jet Jaguar
9. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Naoki Fukuda vs. Masakazu Fujimoto [CRIMSON]

November 11, 2011 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo - Korakuen Hall (2,100)
1. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Masafuji Yoshida vs. Manabe Tsuji
2. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Naoyuki Watanabe vs. Dusty Griffith
3. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Jun Kobayashi vs. Masakazu Fujimoto [CRIMSON]
4. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: ATSUKA vs. Ryo Inoue [T.A.P.]
5. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Akira Takayoshi vs. Chikao Kessin
6. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Hiroaki Nakata vs. Masato Osagawa
7. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: TAKU vs. Norihiro Akashi
8. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Naoki Fukuda vs. Yoshihiro Shimoda
9. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Tetsuhisa NAKAI vs. "Mr. H20" Adam Waterman [DEF]

November 12, 2011 (Samurai! TV)
Aichi - Sky Hall Toyota (6,500)
1. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Norihiro Akashi vs. Dusty Griffith
2. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Masafuji Yoshida vs. "Mr. H20" Adam Waterman [DEF]
3. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Naoyuki Watanabe vs. Kenichiro Hujikawa
4. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Jun Kobayashi vs. Yoshihiro Shimoda
5. Special Eight Man Tag Match: Chikao Kessin, Daisuke Iwata, Mamoru Sekishima & Kazuki Sendo vs. Masato Osagawa, Shigeru Iwasaki, Tetsujin & Shintaro Kan
6. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Tetsuhisa NAKAI vs. Manabe Tsuji
7. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Naoki Fukuda vs. ATSUKA
8. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Akira Takayoshi vs. Masakazu Fujimoto [CRIMSON]
9. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: TAKU vs. Jet Jaguar
10. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Hiroaki Nakata vs. Ryo Inoue [T.A.P.]

November 13, 2011 (Samurai! TV)
Kanagawa - Yokosuka City Gymnasium (2,600)
1. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Kenichiro Hujikawa vs. "Mr. H20" Adam Waterman [DEF]
2. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: TAKU vs. Manabe Tsuji
3. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Masafuji Yoshida vs. Dusty Griffith
4. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Akira Takayoshi vs. Jun Kobayashi
5. Special Tag Match: Hiroaki Nakata & YAKUTA vs. Naoki Fukuda & Go Taniguchi
6. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Ryo Inoue [T.A.P.] vs. Masakazu Fujimoto [CRIMSON]
7. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Chikao Kessin vs. ATSUKA
8. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Masato Osagawa vs. Yoshihiro Shimoda
9, KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Tetsuhisa NAKAI vs. Norihiro Akashi
10. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Naoyuki Watanabe vs. Jet Jaguar

November 15, 2011 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo - Korakuen Hall (2,100)
1. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Kenichiro Hujikawa vs. Dusty Griffith
2. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Naoyuki Watanabe vs. Manabe Tsuji
3. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Jet Jaguar vs. "Mr. H20" Adam Waterman [DEF]
4. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Masafuji Yoshida vs. Norihiro Akashi
5. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Naoki Fukuda vs. Jun Kobayashi
6. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Masato Osagawa vs. Masakazu Fujimoto [CRIMSON]
7. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Chikao Kessin vs. Ryo Inoue [T.A.P.]
8. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Akira Takayoshi vs. Yoshihiro Shimoda
9. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Hiroaki Nakata vs. ATSUKA

November 17, 2011 (Samurai! TV)
Fukuoka - Hakata Star Lane (2,800)
1. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Masato Osagawa vs. Jun Kobayashi
2. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Manabe Tsuji vs. "Mr. H20" Adam Waterman [DEF]
3. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Kenichiro Hujikawa vs. Norihiro Akashi
4. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Jet Jaguar vs. Dusty Griffith
5. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: ATSUKA vs. Masakazu Fujimoto [CRIMSON]
6. Special Six Man Tag Match: Masafuji Yoshida, Shigeru Iwasaki & Tetsujin vs. Naoyuki Watanabe, Daisuke Iwata & Mamoru Sekishima
7. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Hiroaki Nakata vs. Chikao Kessin
8. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Yoshihiro Shimoda vs. Ryo Inoue [T.A.P.]
9. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Tetsuhisa NAKAI vs. TAKU
10. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Naoki Fukuda vs. Akira Takayoshi

November 20, 2011 (Samurai! TV)
Kyoto - Fukuchiyama Park Gymnasium (2,500)
1. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Masafuji Yoshida vs. Kenichiro Hujikawa
2. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Norihiro Akashi vs. Jet Jaguar
3. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: TAKU vs. "Mr. H20" Adam Waterman [DEF]
4. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Jun Kobayashi vs. ATSUKA
5. Special Tag Match: Akira Takayoshi & Shigeru Iwasaki vs. Daisuke Iwata & YAKUTA
6. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Manabe Tsuji vs. Dusty Griffith
7. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Chikao Kessin vs. Masakazu Fujimoto [CRIMSON]
8. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Naoki Fukuda vs. Masato Osagawa
9. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Hiroaki Nakata vs. Yoshihiro Shimoda
10. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Tetsuhisa NAKAI vs. Naoyuki Watanabe

November 22, 2011 (Samurai! TV)
Osaka - Kishiwada City Gymnasium (3,000)
1. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Masafuji Yoshida vs. Jet Jaguar
2. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Naoyuki Watanabe vs. "Mr. H20" Adam Waterman
3. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Tetsuhisa NAKAI vs. Kenichiro Hujikawa
4. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Jun Kobayashi vs. Ryo Inoue [T.A.P.]
5. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Hiroaki Nakata vs. Masakazu Fujimoto [CRIMSON]
6. Special Tag Match: Daisuke Iwata & Manabe Tsuji vs. Norihiro Akashi & Shigeru Iwasaki
7. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Akira Takayoshi vs. Masato Osagawa
8. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: TAKU vs. Dusty Griffith
9. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Naoki Fukuda vs. Chikao Kessin
10. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: ATSUKA vs. Yoshihiro Shimoda

November 23, 2011 (Sky PerfecTV! PPV)
Osaka - Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium (6,700)
1. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Kenichiro Hujikawa vs. Jet Jaguar
2. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Tetsuhisa NAKAI vs. Masafuji Yoshida
3. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Norihiro Akashi vs. Manabe Tsuji
4. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: Dusty Griffith vs. "Mr. H20" Adam Waterman [DEF]
5. KOF Grand Prix - Block A: TAKU vs. Naoyuki Watanabe
6. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Yoshihiro Shimoda vs. Masakazu Fujimoto [CRIMSON]
7. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Chikao Kessin vs. Masato Osagawa
8. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Naoki Fukuda vs. Hiroaki Nakata
9. KOF Grand Prix - Block B: Akira Takayoshi vs. Ryo Inoue [T.A.P.]
10. Etsuya Kawachi & Hidaka Kamon vs. Kotaro Ota & Fumihiko Shirai
11. KOF Grand Prix - Final: A Block Winner vs. B Block Winner