[Catch up] December Results (Plus 12/21 FULL CARD!)

December 06, 2008
Tokyo - Korakuen Hall
2,350 Fans (Super No Vacancy Full House)
1. Kyoto Okazaki & Shin Kaiju beat Jet Jaguar & Kazuki Sendo (7:03) when Kaiju used a diving body press on Sendo.
2. ATSUKA, YAKUTA, Kotaro Ota & Fumihiko Shirai beat Chikao Kessin, Yoshihiro Shimoda, Tetsujin & Kinniku Kamen Nisei (11:50) when Ota used the Violent Spark on Tetsujin.
3. Tetsuhisa NAKAI, Masafuji Yoshida & Go Taniguchi beat Otsuo Kayusa, Kyoshima Yosuken & Kenichiro Hujikawa (10:14) when NAKAI used the MAX BULLET on Yosuken.
4. Elimination Match: Akira Takayoshi, Naoyuki Watanabe, Etsuya Kawachi, Hidaka Kamon & C. Bones [WCC] beat TAKU, Mastodon Fukuda, Daisuke Iwata, RYUJI & Manabe Tsuji (32:24) five falls to four.
Order of Elimination:
- TAKU eliminated Akira Takayoshi (8:41) after a chair attack from Fukuda.
- Daisuke Iwata eliminated Etsuya Kawachi (10:20) with the Cobra Claw.
- RYUJI eliminated Hidaka Kamon (13:46) with the Tombstone Driver.
- TAKU eliminated C. Bones (19:04) with the Kinniku Buster.
- Naoyuki Watanabe eliminated TAKU (21:50) with a backslide.
- Naoyuki Watanabe eliminated RYUJI (22:03) with a small package hold.
- Naoyuki Watanabe eliminated Daisuke Iwata (22:10) by ring out.
- Naoyuki Watanabe eliminated Manabe Tsuji (26:01) with the Shining Kenka.
- Naoyuki Watanabe eliminated Mastodon Fukuda (32:24) with the Kodou-style Dragon Suplex hold.
5. F-MAX Heavyweight Title #1 Contenders Match: Ryo Inoue [T.A.P.] beat Hiroaki Nakata (13:41) with a Chickenwing Armlock.

11/06 Notes: FURY returned to Korakuen Hall, drawing another packed house of over 2,300 fans to see just who would go on to challenge Tetsuhisa NAKAI for the F-MAX Unified Heavyweight title on 12/21. But first, the show opened with a tag match pitting Jet Jaguar and Kazuki Sendo against the PWC Jr. Tag Team Champions Kyoto Okazaki & Shin Kaiju in a non-title match. Jaguar and Sendo showed some good teamwork early, but Sendo's inexperience was quickly exploited by the veteran heels, leading to Kaiju squashing Sendo with the diving body press for the pin... After the match however, Jaguar grabbed the microphone, and issued a challenge to the champions! Kaiju laughed, and immediately dismissed the idea. Jaguar however said Kaiju would have no choice but to accept, given who his partner will be, as Nansei Nihon Pro-Wrestling's GALLEON appeared! GALLEON reminded everyone of the fact that he dealt Kaiju his one and only defeat in the group stage of this year's J1-MAX League tournament in July. Kaiju reluctantly agreed, making the match official for 12/21! Jaguar promised that the DREAM HEROES would overthrow the villainous champions.

In the next match, CHAOTICS clashed with a Yoshihiro Shimoda-led team of rookies. Despite showing growth, the two rookies were easily exploited, allowing Kotaro Ota to score the win over Tetsujin after the Violent Spark. After the match however, ATSUKA again stated how much fun he had against Shimoda in their 11/14 F-MAX Summit tournament match. He then suggested, given the fact that neither appear to be set for a big match on 12/21, that the two men face off again! Shimoda jokingly asked if the timing was too sudden, saying that a simple "rematch" didn't warrant much publicity. ATSUKA actually agreed, and said that the match needed an important stipulation. Then, to the shock of the Korakuen fans, Shimoda suggested a... "RETIREMENT MATCH!" ...However, ATSUKA said, "...Isn't that too severe?" Shimoda agreed... Shimoda then said the stipulation would be that they would aim to have the best match on the show. Both men shook hands, making yet another match official for 12/21!

Backstage, during the post-match interviews, Chikao Kessin was suddenly approached by former Pro-Wrestling ZION and CRIMSON star, IZUMO YORITOMO. Yoritomo stated that since leaving CRIMSON, he has been looking at new challenges to conquer, and named fellow Ozeki CHIKAO KESSIN as one of them! Kessin seemed confused, but said that he would gladly face Yoritomo in a match. After a brief discussion with President Nishida, the battle of Pro-Wrestling Ozekis was confirmed and made official for 12/21!

In the semi final, NEW FORCE battled UPRISER'Z in a ten-man elimination match. The stakes were high, as a strong performance from NEW FORCE would guarantee them the right to challenge TAKU and Mastodon Fukuda for their F-MAX Tag Team titles on 12/21. The first elimination gave eight minutes in, and was a surprising one at that, as TAKU eliminated AKIRA TAKAYOSHI after a vicious shot to the head off of a chair shot from Mastodon Fukuda behind the referee's back. Without their leader, NEW FORCE were quickly overrun, as Etsuya Kawachi was soon eliminated after being caught in the clutches of Iwata's Cobra Claw, followed by Kamon who was taken out by RYUJI's Tombstone Driver. Watanabe and Bones tried their best to fight off the advances UPRISER'Z, but Bones was eventually caught after being spiked on his head with TAKU's Kinniku Buster, leading Watanabe to fend against ALL FIVE UPRISER'Z. UPRISER'Z arrogance grew as it appeared they had the match in the bag. However, their egos were immediately grounded, as Watanabe made the very first elimination for NEW FORCE by catching TAKU off guard with a BACKSLIDE, scoring a flash three count! During the confusion that followed, RYUJI too found himself caught by Watanabe, who stole ANOTHER three count off of a Small Package hold! Then mere seconds later, Watanabe thwarted an oncoming attack by Daisuke Iwata by ducking down and pulling the ropes, CAUSING IWATA TO STUMBLE OVER THE TOP ROPE FOR ANOTHER ELIMINATION! Mastodon Fukuda and Manabe Tsuji managed to regroup, and punished Watanabe for getting this far by sticking to quick double team attacks. However, that too quickly backfired, as Tsuji accidentally struck Fukuda with a lariat, allowing Watanabe to strike with the Shining Kenka Kick, keeping Tsuji down long enough for a three count! The crowd picked up for the final encounter, as the match came down simply to Watanabe and Fukuda, who held nothing back against one another. With the rest of the NEW FORCE members cheering and pounding the apron at ringside, Watanabe finally mustered the strength to score the winning fall with the Kodou-style Dragon Suplex hold, giving NEW FORCE the win! After the match, Both TAKU and Fukuda accepted Akira's challenge, but demanded to know who his partner would be. Of course, Akira nominated Watanabe, making the F-MAX Tag Team title match official for 12/21!

Korakuen Hall was red-hot for the main event, as Ryo Inoue made his first appearance in Korakuen in many years. The fans roared with a mixture of boos and nostalgic cheers as "You Get to Burning" by Yumi Matsuzawa played. However, Nakata immediately received the bigger "hometown" reaction, looking as poised as ever. The match to determine the #1 contender was an intense battle of superb tacticians. The early going featured a lot of mat work. The pace quickened later, with Inoue using an array of kicks and jarring slaps, prompting Nakata to fire back with SHARP kicks. Inoue's attacks soon intensified, as he focused his sights on the left arm of Nakata. Nakata did his best to work around his injured limb, and scored near falls with the Dragon Suplex hold, along with a Backdrop hold. Nakata finally connected with a second Dragon Suplex hold. But after Inoue kicked out at 2.8, he landed in perfect position to trap Nakata in a Chickenwing Armlock! Nakata fought valiantly to reach the ropes, but once Inoue dragged him away and threw his leg over Nakata's neck, Nakata had no choice but to TAPOUT!

The F-MAX Unified Heavyweight Champion immediately confronted his new challenger, as the two shared an intense stare down. NAKAI raised up the F-MAX Unified Heavyweight title to Inoue's face, allowing him to get a look at the prize he'll be fight for. Inoue however laughed, and said the belt was wasted being on a "boy," and said he wouldn't truly accept the belt until he defeats Kazuma Fujita in the ring. NAKAI's short temper prompted him to nearly strike Inoue, only to be held back by officials. Inoue left the ring promptly to a loud ovation of boos... NAKAI promised to elevate FURY's image in the eyes of Inoue on 12/21.

December 08, 2008
Aichi - Nagoya Public Hall
1,205 Fans
1. Kotaro Ota beat Kazuki Sendo (9:03) with the Violent Spark.
2. Shin Kaiju & Manabe Tsuji beat Jet Jaguar & Kinniku Kamen Nisei (7:11) when Kaiju used the Kaiju Lariat on Nisei.
3. Yoshihiro Shimoda, Etsuya Kawachi & Hidaka Kamon beat ATSUKA, YAKUTA & Fumihiko Shirai (15:03) when Shimoda used the Sapporo Lancer on Shirai.
4. Daisuke Iwata & Kyoto Okazaki beat Otsuo Kayusa & Kenichiro Hujikawa (11:41) when Okazaki used the Otokogoroshi on Hujikawa.
5. Hiroaki Nakata, Chikao Kessin & Go Taniguchi beat Tetsuhisa NAKAI, Masafuji Yoshida & Tetsujin (13:18) when Kessin used the Sekai Ichi no Backdrop on Tetsujin.
6. Akira Takayoshi, Naoyuki Watanabe & C. Bones beat TAKU, Mastodon Fukuda & RYUJI (22:57) when Watanabe used a Dragon Suplex hold on RYUJI.

December 09, 2008
Fukui - Obama Citizen Gymnasium
1,758 Fans (No Vacancy)
1. ATSUKA, YAKUTA, Kotaro Ota & Fumihiko Shirai beat Yoshihiro Shimoda, Kazuki Sendo, Tetsujin & Kinniku Kamen Nisei (11:14) when YAKUTA used an STF on Sendo.
2. Naoyuki Watanabe, Hidaka Kamon & C. Bones beat Mastodon Fukuda, Kyoto Okazaki & Manabe Tsuji (10:05) when Boned used a brainbuster on Tsuji.
3. Hiroaki Nakata & Jet Jaguar beat Daisuke Iwata & Shin Kaiju (12:50) when Nakata used the Dragon Suplex hold on Iwata.
4. Otsuo Kayusa, Kyoshima Yosuken & Kenichiro Hujikawa beat Tetsuhisa NAKAI, Chikao Kessin & Go Taniguchi (19:01) when Yosuken used a sleeper hold on Taniguchi.
5. TAKU & RYUJI beat Akira Takayoshi & Etsuya Kawachi (17:41) when TAKU used the Chojin Bomber on Kawachi.

11/10 Notes: With just ten days remaining before FURY's biggest show, arguably in company history, the full card was proudly revealed by President Nishida, with nine matches in all.

Aside from the previously announced matches, four other matches were announced. In the first match, Naoki Daishi, Akahito Yamada, and Kaisen Tiger from Pro-Wrestling CRIMSON will travel to Osaka to face the CHAOTOS trio of YAKUTA, Kotaro Ota, and Fumihiko Shirai. Of course, All three CHAOTICS members are no stranger to CRIMSON, as YAKUTA made CRIMSON his home mat for several years, while Ota and Shirai have made several appearances for the group in the last couple of years. The match will be yet another chapter in the strong relationship between both groups.

In addition, Joshyn Hasagawa of Hokkaido Pro-Wrestling will return to the FURY mat, along with Atsushi Ono. Normally enemies, the two will form a team on this night, as they battle the team of Go Taniguchi and Kinniku Kamen Nisei. Normally, this would be a comedy dream match in the making... However, all four men have soundly stated that this would NOT be a comedy match. All four men are planning to show up to give everything they have in the FURY ring!

"FURY WORLD 2008" (Sky PerfecTV PPV)
December 21, 2008
Osaka - Osaka Castle Hall (16,000)
1. OPENING GAME ~ CHAOTICS vs. CRIMSON: YAKUTA, Kotaro Ota & Fumihiko Shirai vs. Naoki Daishi [CRIMSON], Akahito Yamada [CRIMSON] & Kaisen Tiger [CRIMSON]
2. OZEKI TYPHOON: Chikao Kessin vs. Izumo Yoritomo [FREE]
3. NEW FORCE RISING: Etsuya Kawachi, Hidaka Kamon, Kazuki Sendo & C. Bones [WCC] vs. Daisuke Iwata, RYUJI, Manabe Tsuji & Eric Dane [WCC]
4. GO! FIGHT! WIN!: Hiroaki Nakata, Masafuji Yoshida & Tetsujin vs. Otsuo Kayusa, Kyoshima Yosuken & Kenichiro Hujikawa
5. NO MORE VAUDEVILLE: Go Taniguchi & Kinniku Kamen Nisei vs. Joshyn Hasagawa [Hokkaido] & Atsushi Ono [FREE]
6. THE GREATEST Jr. WAR: Yoshihiro Shimoda vs. ATSUKA
7. THE FIERCE DRAMATICS ~ PWC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles: Kyoto Okazaki & Shin Kaiju (c) vs. Jet Jaguar & GALLEON [Nansei]
8. VIOLENCE PARTY ~ F-MAX Tag Team Titles: TAKU & Mastodon Fukuda (c) vs. Akira Takayoshi & Naoyuki Watanabe
9. INFINITE CRISIS ~ F-MAX Unified Heavyweight Title: Tetsuhisa NAKAI (c) vs. Ryo Inoue [T.A.P.]

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