[Results] 1/15/2009 @ Osaka Biki Colosseum

- Pro-Wrestling FURY returned to its home base of Osaka tonight, drawing a packed house of over 2,000 fans! President Nishida greeted the fans at the start, thanking them for their continued patronage... As Mr. Nishida continued his usual greeting, he was interrupted by an apologetic FURY staff member, who handed a signed letter to Mr. Nishida. Upon reading the name on the letter, Nishida froze in shock for a moment. Nishida finally apologized for the rudeness, and excused himself to tend to an “important situation...”

- The first match of the night pitted the underdog Kinniku Kamen Nisei against UPRISER'Z's young bully, Manabe Tsuji. The match was made days ago, with Tsuji agreeing to return the Kinniku Planet Gyudon recipe to Nisei if he was beaten tonight. To the surprise of the Osaka fans, Nisei actually appeared in “serious mode” for once, leaving the comedy behind tonight. Nisei went for broke immediately, ambushing Tsuji before the bell with the Kinniku Blast, followed up with the Kinniku Flash! Nisei eagerly went for the cover, hoping for a flash KO, only for Tsuji to power out of the pin attempt at 2.5! Nisei's run of offense came to a crashing halt immediately after, as Tsuji RIPPED into him with a VICIOUS lariat! Tsuji held nothing back from this point, and gored into Nisei with a lariat, followed by a sickening Death Valley Bomb. With Nisei out of it, Tsuji chose to finish it, decapitating him with a second, and final lariat for the three count...

- Tonight, the Osaka fans saw the fifth and final match of Kazuki Sendo's entry series into NEW FORCE, as he faced the faction's leader, Akira Takayoshi in what most would assume to be an impossible mountain for the young Sendo to climb. That said, he put his best foot forward, and used his speed to avoid Akira early on, while landing the occasional attack. But eventually, Akira caught Sendo with a VICIOUS Backdrop, leading to Akira showing a rarely seen mean streak by trapping Sendo in a half crab hold, while using his foot to stomp against the back of Sendo's head! Every time referee Akinori Fuwa asked Sendo if he wanted to quit, he would defiantly scream, “NO!” Which in turn, provoked Akira to pull back even harder! Sendo showed incredible guts, earning respect from the fans, as he was eventually able to reach the ropes for the break. Akira didn't lighten up, and lit Sendo's chest on fire with VICIOUS chops, leading to a CRUSHING Lariat in the corner, followed with a second Backdrop. Sendo did his best to avoid Akira's Tiger Suplex, but he finally succumbed to Akira's finisher. However, to the shock and amazement of the Osaka crowd, Sendo managed to spend what little he had left to kick out at 2.9! While stunned, Akira quickly went back to work, and aimed for a second Tiger Suplex... However, in mid-move, Sendo managed to COUNTER with a forward cradle for a two count! As both men scrambled to their feet, Sendo was able to duck Akira's lunging lariat, and counter with a swinging Hurricanrana off the rebound! Sendo then took the opportunity to show off a new move, as he caught Akira sitting up with a HARD running knee to the jaw, called the “Nice Hit!” But as good as the blow was, it still wouldn't be enough, with Akira kickout just after two! Sendo went for a second, but Akira managed to catch Sendo's leg, leading to a VICIOUS short-ranged lariat, which set up a third and FINAL Tiger Suplex hold, pinning Sendo's shoulders to the mat for three!

The Osaka fans erupted in cheers for Sendo's effort, with several calls being thrown. The other four NEW FORCE members joined the two in the ring, as they would pass their final judgment. All five were given the chance to announce and explain their vote... Bones briefly said that he told told Sendo to simply do his best through out the rest of the series, and he felt he had, so he OK'd him. Kamon said that he was impressed with Sendo's passion, both inside of the ring and out, which got him his vote. “Kawachi-sensei” took a stern approach, and said that he wasn't sure, due to Sendo's 0-5 record... But after being slapped across the back of the head by Kamon, Kawachi admitted that at this stage of his career, wins and losses weren't as important as gaining experience, and OK'd him... Watanabe said that Sendo earned his strikes by lasting ten minutes with Akira, and said that was good enough for him... Akira finally weighed in, saying that what everyone had said was true. However, most importantly, Sendo never quit. Akira gave Sendo his vote, and said these five votes would negate the five losses he suffered. Sendo seemed genuinely touched by the words of confidence, and kneeled before his new teammates...

- In the fifth match, Nansei Nihon's GALLEON returned to the FURY ring for an indirect confrontation with F-MAX Jr. Heavyweight Champion Shin Kaiju before their big title match on 1/18. As always, GALLEON was aided by PWC Jr. Tag Team Champion partner Jet Jaguar, and Tetsujin, as Kaiju called upon fellow UPRISER'Z members Kyoto Okazaki and RYUJI. As expected, Tetsujin was the source of much bullying by UPRISER'Z. Eventually, Tetsujin finally showed some spirit by fighting back, and caught RYUJI by surprise with a modified sumo styled hip throw! The match had a thrilling conclusion, as GALLEON faced off against “The Outlaw” Kyoto Okazaki, as the two traded big moves. Okazaki tried to finish the #1 contender with the Otokogoroshi, but the masked hero managed to evade and counter with a cradle for a 2.5 count! Kaiju quickly jumped in to make it a 2-on-1 situation. But that quickly backfired, after Kaiju accidentally caught Okazaki with a stray lariat, allowing Jaguar to return and throw Kaiju to the floor, before leaping onto him with a tope con giro! With Okazaki stunned, GALLEON finally caught him with the G-Crusher, giving him the victory!

After the match however, Kaiju ambushed GALLEON from behind, before going for his mask! Jaguar came to his friends aid, but was quickly dispatched with a HARD Kaiju Lariat. However, the distraction gave GALLEON enough time to recover, as he caught Kaiju with a kneel kick to send him scattering! GALLEON promised to lift the F-MAX Jr. Heavyweight title from Kaiju on 1/18 in Hyogo, and use it to further establish the bond between FURY, and his home organization, Nansei Nihon Pro-Wrestling!

- After the semi final, President Nishida made a surprise return to ringside, as he approached F-MAX Unified Heavyweight Champion, Tetsuhisa NAKAI... Nishida pulled out the letter he was handed earlier, and revealed that it was in fact, written by RYO INOUE. Nishida read the letter aloud to the fans, which stated formally that Inoue would appear on the 1/18 show in Hyogo to CONFRONT NAKAI! Interesting enough, NAKAI didn't appear to be surprised by the news, almost as if he had expected it. NAKAI simply said he would wait for Inoue on 1/18.

- In the main event, Mushozoku, along with freelancer Jun Kobayashi faced off against UPRISER'Z in another hostile encounter. As has been the case lately, a lot of the match focused around Kobayashi and Fukuda. The two started the match off, trying a flurry of elbows and slaps, leading to the two actually closing the match in a hot exchange of big moves. In the end however, with the aid of a chair shot from Iwata, Kobayashi was put down by the deadly Mastodon Buster, giving UPRISER'Z the victory! Both sides exchanged words afterwards, with Kobayashi finally challenging Fukuda to a singles match on the 1/29 Korakuen show. Fukuda agreed, saying he was tired of beating Kobayashi in tags.

January 15, 2009 (Samurai! TV) Osaka - Osaka Biki Colosseum 2,140 Fans (Super No Vacancy Full House)
1. Manabe Tsuji beat Kinniku Kamen Nisei (6:19) with a lariat.
2. Kazuki Sendo NEW FORCE Entry Series ~ Final: Akira Takayoshi beat Kazuki Sendo (10:38) with with a Tiger Suplex hold.
3. Masafuji Yoshida & Yoshihiro Shimoda beat Kyoshima Yosuken & Ryuugo Nagashima [FREE] (10:50) when Yoshida used the Masayume on Nagashima.
4. Naoyuki Watanabe, Etsuya Kawachi, Hidaka Kamon & C. Bones beat ATSUKA, YAKUTA, Kotaro Ota & Fumihiko Shirai (12:56) when Kawachi used the go 2 school on Shirai.
5. Jet Jaguar, Tetsujin & GALLEON [Nansei] beat Kyoto Okazaki, Shin Kaiju & RYUJI (17:24) when GALLEON used the G-Crusher on Okazaki.
6. Otsuo Kayusa & Kenichiro Hujikawa beat Tetsuhisa NAKAI & Go Taniguchi (10:33) when Hujikawa used the Axe Bomber K on Taniguchi.
7. TAKU, Mastodon Fukuda & Daisuke Iwata beat Hiroaki Nakata, Chikao Kessin & Jun Kobayashi [FREE] (18:11) when Fukuda used the Mastodon Buster on Kobayashi.

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