Aug. 1st - Osaka
Latest News Calendar of Events Rollcall of Champions Official Rankings Office & Staff Links	Taka Michinoku vs. The Great Sasuke Sasuke and Michinoku match up evenly in size and speed as they feel each other out. Sasuke takes the upper hand and levels Michinoku with a fast barrage of chops! Michinoku jumps up and NAILS SASUKE WITH A BIG DROP KICK! He was six feet of the mat! Taka pulls him up...SNAP SUPLEX!!! Sasuke is stunned! Michinoku jumps to the top rope...he jumps...no wait...he faked it...Sasuke rolled out of the way! Michinoku really flies this time...FROG SPLASH ACROSS SASUKE'S BACK!!! He rolls him over and covers...ONE...TWO...KICKOUT!!! Michinoku pulls him up to a seated position...crossface armbar! He wrenches the hold tight! Sasuke reaches out with his leg and gets the ropes! The hold is broke and Sasuke rolls to the floor. Michinoku follows him out and Sasuke drills him with a crescent kick! Michinoku falls back and fires back with kick of his own! Sasuke jumps up...HURRICANRANA!!! Michinoku is down! Sasuke climbs back into the ring to wait for the count out. Michinoku rises at the 16 count and slowly rolls back in. Sasuke pulls him up...FISHERMAN'S SUPLEX...ONE...TWO...TH..KICKOUT! Sasuke grabs a rear chinlock and bears all of his weight down on Michinoku, stealing his air. Taka can't reach the ropes. He looks like he's going down! Sasuke covers him...ONE...TWO...KICKOUT! He's still in this one! Sasuke pulls him up...ANOTHER HURRICANRANA!!! He covers Michinoku again...ONE...TWO...THR...LEG IS ON HE ROPES!!! Sasuke drags Taka to the center of the ring. He climbs to the top rope...GUILLOTINE LEGDROP...NO...TAKA MOVED!!! Sasuke looks to be in bad shape, so does Michinoku! They both rise up...Sasuke staggers towards Taka. Michinoku grabs Sasuke...MICHINOKU DRIVER!!! He covers...ONE...TWO...THREE!!! Taka Michinoku defeats The Great Sasuke by pinfall at 22:11. Akira Taue vs. Hiroshi Hase Hase dominates the first few minutes of the match but make a huge error and walks right into a Taue clothesline! Taue pulls Hase up and throws him out to the floor to catch a breather. Hase lands on his feet and slides right back in behind Taue! He hooks Taue...GERMAN SUPLEX!!! Taue looks stunned as Hase backs into the ropes and drops an elbow across his chest! Hase goes for a crosschest arm breaker but Taue rolls to the floor. Hase follows him out and Taue whirls around and catches him with a crushing forearm shot to the head! Hase goes down like a rock and Taue stomps him on the floor! He pulls Hase up....he sets him for the NODOWA CHOKE SLAM...Hase blocks...he scoops Taue onto his shoulders...DEATH VALLEY DRIVER ON THE FLOOR!!! Hase rolls into the ring as Taue lays motionless on the floor. Hase waits as the referee begins to count Taue out of the ring. Taue starts to stir but he seems to be in bad shape. He slowly rises and begins to stagger toward the ring. He barely beats the count and Hase pounces on him. He pulls Taue up and whips him to the ropes...Taue rebounds....spinning heel kick!!! Taue staggers back to the ropes and falls to the ground. Hase pulls him up again....he hooks him...BACK BREAKER! He covers...ONE...TWO...THR..KICKOUT BY TAUE! Hase pulls him up again...SWINGING NECK BREAKER!!! Hase drops a leg across Taue's neck and goes for the pin...ONE...TWO...THRE...KICKOUT BY LESS THAN AN INCH! Taue rolls over holding his neck! The DVD on the floor must have hurt him more than he thought! Hase pulls Taue up...rolls him around...SITTING NECK BREAKER! He covers again...ONE...TWO...FOOT'S OUT! Hase is in disbelief and Taue is in a lot of pain! Hase sits Taue up and locks him into a crossface! The strain on Taue neck must be incredible! Taue is reaching for the ropes again...he....is....HE MAKES IT, the hold is broken! Hase looks angry as he pulls Taue up and hits him with a big chop! He nails him with another chop and whips him to the ropes....TAUE REVERSES...NODOWA CHOKESLAM!!! He falls across Hase...ONE...TWO...THREE!!! Akira Taue defeats Hiroshi Hase by pinfall at 24:31. Taue rises to his feet and has his hand raised as he holds his neck. Hase rises and shakes Taue's hand to the delight of the Osaka crowd. All Asia Heavyweight Championship Match Kenta Kobashi All Asia Heavyweight Champion vs. Terry Gordy Kobashi comes to the ring to a warm reception from the fans. Streamers fill the ring as he's introduced to the house crowd. Gordy shakes Kobashi's hand as the bell rings. They lock up and Kobashi tries to go behind Gordy...Gordy turns and grabs Kobashi in a front face lock! Kobashi forces Gordy back into the corner and releases him with a clean break. They lock up again and Gordy grabs a side headlock. Kobashi sends him to the ropes...Gordy ducks a clothesline...Gordy rebounds...Kobashi nails him with a dropkick! Gordy goes down but rolls out of the way of a fast elbow drop by Kobashi. Both men rise simultaneously and the crowd cheers. They tie up again and Kobashi scoops Gordy up for a bodyslam. He puts him down hard...elbow drop by Kobashi! Kobashi pulls Gordy up and whips him to the corner...Gordy reverses...BIG CLOTHESLINE IN THE CORNER BY GORDY!!! HUGE IMPACT!!! Kobashi takes a couple of shaky steps out of the corner and Gordy pushes him back! Big chop by Gordy...knee to the mid-section...another thunderous chop by Gordy!!! he whips Kobashi to the opposite corner...Kobashi hits hard and falls forward out of the corner! Gordy walks up and pulls Kobashi to his feet...he sets him for a vertical suplex...Kobashi blocks... Gordy drops two clubbing forearms to the back of Kobashi's head. He sets Kobashi again...VERTICAL SUPLEX...he covers...ONE...TWO...KICKOUT! Gordy pulls Kobashi up and throws him out of the ring. Gordy follows him out...he pulls Kobashi up....he drops him over the security rail!!! Kobashi falls to the floor holding his chest! Gordy stomps viciously at the fallen Kobashi! The referee separates the two and orders Gordy back into the ring as Kobashi tries to get to his feet. Gordy reaches out from the ring and pulls Kobashi onto the apron...BIG FOREARM SHOT BY GORDY! The crowd reacts to the huge shot with ooh's and ahh's. Gordy pulls Gordy into the ring and LEVELS Kobashi with a HUGE right hand! The ref warns Gordy about the closed fist as he stomps Kobashi again! He sits Kobashi up and KICKS HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD! Gordy covers him...ONE...TWO...TH..KICKOUT! Gordy locks in a DRAGON SLEEPER! Kobashi is reaching back for the ropes! If he doesn't make it, it's all over! He's stretching...he's almost there...he makes it and Gordy refuses to release the hold!!! The ref is counting...Gordy still won't release the hold...the ref is signaling for the bell...HE'S DISQUALIFIED GORDY! Kenta Kobashi defeated Terry Gordy by disqualification at 16:25 to retain the All Asia Heavyweight Championship. Gordy throws the referee to the ground and pulls Kobashi to his feet...PILEDRIVER BY KOBASHI!!! He sinks in the Oriental spike before being booed out of the ring! All Asia Tag Team Championship Match Mitsuhara Misawa/Jun Akiyama All Asia Tag Team Champions vs. Yoshiniri Ogawa/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi All of the men exchange handshakes before the match begins. The team of Misawa and Akiyama seem to be too much for Kikuchi and Ogawa. At the fifteen minute mark Kikuchi is caught in an Akiyama half crab. He's been on the receiving end of a lot of punishment. Kikuchi really needs to make a tag. Akiyama pulls back until all of Kikuchi's weight is on his face! Ogawa comes in to break up the hold and is soundly booed by the Ogawa fans. Kikuchi rolls out to the apron and tries to rise. Akiyama runs off the opposite ropes...Kikuchi is up...Akiyama blasts him with a running forearm shot!!! Kikuchi falls to the floor! Akiyama stays in the ring as Ogawa runs around to his partner to help him up. Kikuchi grudgingly rises to his feet. The ref is counting as Kikuchi limps around the ring to the other side of the ring. Akiyama realizes what Kikuchi is doing but too late! Kikuchi rolls into the ring under his own corner...HE REACHES UP AND TAGS IN OGAWA!!!! Ogawa comes in and nails Akiyama with a running clothesline! Akiyama pops up and Ogawa puts him down with a dropkick! He pulls Akiyama up and whips him to the ropes...Akiyama comes back with a FLYING CROSS BODY!!! He covers...ONE...TWO...KICKOUT! Akiyama rolls back and tags in Misawa as Ogawa comes up! They meet in the center of the ring and begin to exchange blows! Misawa staggers Ogawa with a big elbow smash and pushes him back to the ropes...Ogawa charges back with a clothesline...Misawa ducks...he catches Ogawa...CROSS-CHOKE SUPLEX!!!!! Misawa covers...ONE...TWO...KICKOUT!!!!!! Misawa applies a crossface! He grinds the hold in as he tries to wear Ogawa out...Ogawa is trying to free himself...Misawa bars one of Ogawa's arms and pulls WAY back! Ogawa is screaming in pain! The ref is down to check Ogawa...the ref is...he's breaking the hold...Ogawa's leg was under the ropes! Misawa rises to his feet and pulls Ogawa up...he sets him...TIGERDRIVER!!! He covers...ONE...TWO...THRE...KIKUCHI MAKES THE SAVE!!! Akiyama comes in and all four men begin to brawl! Misawa backs Ogawa into the corner...CHOP...ANOTHER CHOP...ANOTHER HUGE CHOP!!!! Ogawa slumps to the mat and Misawa charges Kikuchi and knocks him out of the ring with a crushing forearm to the back of the head! Akiyama exits the ring and Misawa tags him in. He pulls Ogawa up...NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX!!! This is it...ONE...TWO...THRE..KICKOUT!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!! Akiyama pulls him up and sets him for a vertical suplex...Kikuchi charges in and DIVES OVER THE ROPES AT MISAWA!!!! Both men tumble to the floor as Ogawa blocks the suplex attempt! Akiyama tries again...SMALL PACKAGE BY OGAWA...ONE...TWO...THREE!!!!!!! Tsuyoshi Kikuchi and Yoshiniri Ogawa defeat Mitsuhara Misawa and Jun Akiyama by pinfall at 33:42 to win the All Asia Tag Team Championship. WHAT AN UPSET!!!! The new champions look just as stunned as the fans! Misawa and Akiyama walk silently to the back as Kikuchi and Ogawa celebrate in the ring. Steel Cage Main Event Vader vs. Stan Hansen The crowd buzzes as the All Japan Pro Wrestling ringside crew erect the steel cage around the ring. Vader is the first to come to the ring. He climbs into the ring and begins to whip the crowd into a frenzy. Stan Hansen runs to the ringside area and charges into the ring! The battle begins before the door is closed! Vader clubs Hansen with huge forearm shots and Hansen is momentarily stunned! Vader whips him to the corner and follows him in...LARIAT BY HANSEN!!!!!!! CRUSHING IMPACT!!!!! Vader is on his back and Hansen drops a big elbowdrop! He covers...ONE...TWO...THR...KICKOUT!!!! Hansen pulls Vader to his feet...HE THROWS HIM FACE FIRST INTO THE CAGE!!!!! Vader goes down hard and Hansen kicks him hard to the back! Vader tries to rise...he's been busted open! Hansen starts to pound on Vader's cut with big right hands! The ref warns him about the closed fist as he hammers away. Vader is bleeding freely! Hansen whips Vader into the ropes...Vader rebounds...HANSEN LEVELS VADER WITH ANOTHER RIGHT HAND!!! The ref is giving Hansen his final warning about the fist. He pulls Vader up again and clubs him across the back of the neck! Vader fires back with a forearm of his own! Vader nails Hansen again and backs him into the cage...Vader charges...AVALANCHE AGAINST THE CAGE! Wait, what was that...THE CAGE IS GIVING WAY! The avalanche pulled the cage wall away from the framework! Vader is looking at the cage...he runs of the ropes again...CLOTHESLINE ON HANSEN!!! The cage gives...BOTH MEN TUMBLE OUT OF THE RING!!!!! They both rise and begin to exchange blows on the floor! The referee has called for the bell!!! The referee has ended the match at 11:53 and declares it no-contest. Vader and Hansen are brawling all over the ringside area! Hansen drops Vader with a chairshot...he lifts the chair again...wait...HERE COMES TERRY GORDY!!! HE'S ATTACKING HANSEN!!! Vader slowly rises to his feet and joins in the fray! Vader and Gordy are savagely beating Hansen with chairs and boots! Security eventually clears the scene. Hansen rises and walks back to the locker room under his own power!