February, 11 2010 – Chiba, Japan Championship rundown: Open the Dream Gate Champion: Naruki Doi Open the Twin Gate Champions: CIMA & Gamma Open the Triangle Gate Champions: Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii & Akebono Open the Brave Gate Champion: K-ness Open the Freedom Gate Champion: BxB Hulk The show starts by chronicling KAGETORA’s reentrance into Real Hazard. It is likely that KAGETORA was baited back by Takuya Sugawara with the understanding that Ken45 would enter Dragon Gate, join Real Hazard and bring about a STONED/HELL DEMONS reunion (despite the fact that all three of them were never in either group at once). Ken45 got injured just before he was set to debut at the Battle of TOKYO 2010, putting the kibosh on that plan. KAGETORA began to lament leaving the WARRIORS-5 for Real Hazard. Akira Tozawa decided he’d be a great mentor for KAGETORA, and basically started coming out during KAGETORA’s sad promos and tell him to keep his chin up. Tozawa’s appearance in the video package is hilarious. Last week on Infinity KAGETORA’s failed interference helped YAMATO win their Dream Key match. Yasushi Kanda suggested KAGETORA face Kzy in a Loser Leaves Real Hazard match. While it was obvious all of Real Hazard wanted KAGETORA out, I’m guessing the thought process was something along the lines of “if Kzy can’t beat KAGETORA he doesn’t deserve to team with us.” KAGETORA {RH} vs. Kzy {RH} [Loser Leaves Real Hazard] Kzy attacks KAGETORA during his entrance. He rams KAGETORA’s shoulder into the post. In the ring KAGETORA grabs Kzy’s hair to gain control. He hits a shoulder tackle and a dropkick for 2. Kzy shoots him to the floor. He whips KAGETORA into the crowd. He rams KAGETORA’s shoulder into the post again. He goes for a chair shot but KAGETORA blocks it and jabs Kzy with the chair. KAGETORA hits a dropkick on the apron. Back in the ring Kzy hits a dropkick. He puts on a chinlock and hits KAGETORA with a chain. Kanda and Kenichiro Arai watch calmly from ringside. Kzy hits a low blow. He hits a legdrop for 2. He goes to the eyes. KAGETORA comes back with a leg lariat. He hits the leaping lariat. He unleashes a flurry of kicks for 2. Kzy runs all over the ring to disorient KAGETORA before hitting the B-Boy. He hits the Beat Bomb for 2. KAGETORA slams him off the top rope. He hits the Hangetsu and a brainbuster. He hits the MADE IN JAPAN for 2. Where the hell did that come from?! Kzy comes back with a crucifix pin for 2. He gets a roll up for 2. He hits a low blow. KAGETORA returns the favor and goes for the Ikkitousen but Kzy counters to a victory roll for the win at 10:40. The finish was great, and really the only believable way for Kzy to beat KAGETORA. Kzy’s control portion of the match was pretty dull though, and it lasted a while. Rating: **½ After the match Kzy and KAGETORA go back and forth on the microphone. Kanda and Arai run in and everyone betas on KAGETORA. Tozawa runs out and cleans house with the help of his trusty gym teacher whistle. Hilarious. He gives KAGETORA another pep talk, calling himself KAGETORA’s sensei. KAGETORA tells Tozawa he wants to be alone, and then walks off. Tozawa says he’ll help KAGETORA no matter what. Don Fujii {Z}, CIMA {W5} & Dragon Kid {W5} vs. PAC {W1}, Naruki Doi {W1} & Masato Yoshino {W1} Doi and Fujii start. Fujii gets a roll up for 2. He hits a shoulder tackle. He gets a backslide for 2. Kid (with new WARRIORS-themed pants and mask) hits Yoshino with a a head scissors takedown. CIMA avoids an armdrag from PAC. PAC hits a head scissors takedown and a standing SSP. He hits a corkscrew moonsault off of Doi’s back for 2. Yoshino hits a splash on CIMA’s arm. Kid hits Doi with a dropkick. He hits a basement dropkick. CIMA jumps on Fujii’s back and they hit a butt splash. Yay Crazy Max! CIMA helps Kid hit a senton, and then hits one himself for 2. Yay Typhoon! Doi goes after Fujii and they brawl on the floor. PAC hits Kid with a vertical suplex. He hits a dropkick to the back for 2. Yoshino hits a facebuster for 2. World-1 works the arm. Yoshino hits it with a double stomp. Doi goes after Fujii again. He whips Fujii into the post. He elbows Yoshino by mistake. Kid hits an armdrag. Fujii tags in and goes after Doi. He hits PAC with a shoulder tackle. He falls on Doi with his chubbiness. Kid hits Yoshino with the Déjà Vu. He and CIMA hit stereo suicide dives. Doi hits Fujii with a Stun Gun but the big guy comes back with a powerslam. PAC hits a missile dropkick. He hits an enziguiri on CIMA. He hits a northern lights suplex for 2. CIMA hits the Venus and Iconoclasm. The veterans work over PAC in the corner for 2. PAC blocks a hurricanrana and holds Kid for a double dropkick from SpeedMuscle. Yoshino hits an elevated facebuster. PAC hits a standing British Airways for 2. He hits a 450 splash for 2. Kid comes back with the stack hurricanrana. Fujii hits a lariat and a chokeslam for 2. PAC blocks the Schwein with a crucifix pin for 2. CIMA hits a superkick and Kid hits the Ultra Hurricanrana for the win at 14:38 shown of 16:06. World-1 is designed to hold the Triangle Gate belts, and it’s a crime that they don’t. Hopefully they’ll get them back after Doi loses the Dream Gate title. The early stuff in this match, specifically the tension between Doi and Fujii, made this feel very much like a house show main event. As usual though, the home stretch was fast and awesome. Rating: ***¼ After the match CIMA calls out KAGETORA. He tells him he belongs with the WARRIORS. Generationally I completely disagree. KAGETORA laments all the bad decisions he’s made recently, and worries that his trip to Germany will be a disaster. CIMA responds in song. This is one of those instances in which the language barrier gets in my way. Tozawa comes out blowing his whistle, flanked by Shingo Takagi and YAMATO. He insists that as KAGETORA’s sensei he wants KAGETORA in Kamikaze. Takagi is rocking the mullet again! Yagi makes a KAGETORA contra KAGETORA match for March 3rd between Kamikaze and the WARRIORS. The winner gets KAGETORA. The show ends with a clip of YAMATO pinning Arai in a tag team match after Tozawa spits water in Arai’s face. That’s pretty funny given the history of Tozawa and Arai. After the match YAMATO calls out Doi. A six-man tag between World-1 and Kamikaze is made for March 3rd. Both of the March 3rd matches will air next week on Infinity! Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterEmailTumblrNextdoorMastodonLinkedInPinterestTelegramPocket Related Post navigation Wrestlemania Countdown: Matches #119-76 ROH: Boiling Point Review
