#81
Satoshi Kojima interview & match highlights
#82
Katsuhiko Nakajima & Kensuke Sasaki vs. Buchanan & TAKA Michinoku 15:21
Keiji Muto & Kohei Suwama vs. D-Lo Brown & Taiyo Kea 19:41
#83
Kaz Hayashi & Shiori Asahi vs. MAZADA & NOSAWA Rongai 12:51
Shuji Kondo & TARU & YASSHI vs. AKIRA & Satoshi Kojima & Taiji Ishimori 16:27
14 Man Heavyweight Battle Royal: Arashi vs. Akira Raijin vs. Buchanan vs. Chuck Palumbo vs. D-Lo Brown vs. Keiji Muto vs. Kensuke Sasaki vs. Kikutaro vs. Nobukazu Hirai vs. Nobutaka Araya vs. Satoshi Kojima vs. Suwama vs. Taiyo Kea vs. TARU 13:09
#84
Taiyo Kea & TAKA Michinoku vs. Chuck Palumbo & YASSHI 14:58
Akebono & Keiji Muto vs. Brute Issei & Kohei Suwama 15:46
Triple Crown Heavyweight Title: Satoshi Kojima vs. TARU 19:06
Digest of 1/2/06-7/3/06 tours plus the following complete matches
3/21/06: Kannazuki & Keiji Muto vs. Ijiri Okada & Satoshi Kojima 12:26
4/20/06: Champion Carnival 2006 Final: Taiyo Kea vs. Suwama 20:21
5/28/06: Kensuke Sasaki vs. "brother" YASSHI 9:31
7/3/06 Tokyo Ota Ward Gym
Kensuke Sasaki vs. "strong" YASSHI 4:32
AJPW Junior Heavyweight League 2006 Final: Kaz Hayashi vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima 20:58
Triple Crown Title: Satoshi Kojima vs. Taiyo Kea 19:56
Vol. 1 3:15 1/2/06
Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. TAKA Michinoku & Buchanan
TARU & Shuji Kondo & "brother" YASSHI vs. Satoshi Kojima & AKIRA & Taiji Ishimori
1/8/06
Asia Tag Title: Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Arashi & Kaz Hayashi
World Junior Title: Shuji Kondo vs. AKIRA
Triple Crown Heavyweight Title: Satoshi Kojima vs. TARU
3/5/06
Kohei Suwama vs. Satoshi Kojima
2006 Junior Tag League: Shuji Kondo & "brother" YASSHI vs. TAKA Michinoku & Kaz Hayashi
3/10/06
Yutaka Yoshie & Arashi vs. Kensuke Sasaki & Brute Issei
2006 Junior Tag League Final: NOSAWA Rongai & MAZADA vs. Shuji Kondo & "brother" YASSHI
Triple Crown Heavyweight Title: Satoshi Kojima vs. Great Muta
4/7/06 Champion Carnival '06 Block B: Satoshi Kojima vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima
Vol. 2 3:05 4/20/06
Champion Carnival '06 Semifinal: Taiyo Kea vs. Minoru Suzuki
Champion Carnival '06 Semifinal: Kohei Suwama vs. Satoshi Kojima
Kensuke Sasaki & Tomoaki Honma & Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Arashi & Yutaka Yoshie & Brute Issei
World Junior Title: Shuji Kondo vs. MAZADA
Champion Carnival '06 Final: Taiyo Kea vs. Kohei Suwama
5/21/06 2/3 Falls: TARU & Kohei Suwama & Shuji Kondo & "brother" YASSHI vs. Satoshi Kojima & Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima & Akira Raijin
6/10/06 Triple Crown Heavyweight Title: Satoshi Kojima vs. Kohei Suwama
6/25/06 Junior Heavyweight League Block B: Katsushi Takemura vs. Virus
Vol. 3 3:10
6/10/06 Asia Tag Title: Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Yutaka Yoshie & Brute Issei
6/25/06 Junior Heavyweight League Block B: Kaz Hayashi vs. TAKA Michinoku
7/3/06 Junior Heavyweight League Final: Kaz Hayashi vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima
7/23/06: Hiroshi Hase & Satoshi Kojima & Keiji Muto vs. TARU & Shuji Kondo & "brother" YASSHI
8/27/06
World Junior Title: Shuji Kondo vs. Kaz Hayashi
Hiroshi Hase Retirement: Hiroshi Hase & Satoshi Kojima & Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. TARU & Kohei Suwama & "brother" YASSHI
Vol. 4 3:05
8/27/06 Triple Crown Heavyweight Title: Taiyo Kea vs. Toshiaki Kawada
9/17/06: Satoshi Kojima vs. Shuji Kondo
9/30/06 Elimination: Keiji Muto & Satoshi Kojima & Taiyo Kea & TAKA Michinoku & Kaz Hayashi vs. TARU & Kohei Suwama & D-Lo Brown & Bull Buchanan & RO'Z
11/19/06 World's Strongest Tag League '06: Kaz Hayashi & Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Minoru Suzuki & NOSAWA Rongai
11/23/06 World's Strongest Tag League '06: Kaz Hayashi & Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Suwama & RO'Z
12/2/06 World's Strongest Tag League '06 Semifinal: Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Keiji Muto
5/28/06: Kensuke Sasaki vs. "brother" YASSHI
Masanobu Fuchi & Ryuji Hijikata & Shiori Asahi vs. Akira Raijin & Kikutaro & Nobutaka Araya 13:50
MAZADA & NOSAWA Rongai vs. Nobukazu Hirai & Yasu Urano by DQ 10:50
AKIRA & Kaz Hayashi vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima & Taiji Ishimori 13:50
15 Man Jr. Heavyweight Battle Royal: YASSHI vs. AKIRA vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Kaz Hayashi vs. Kikutaro vs. Masanobu Fuchi vs. MAZADA vs. Nobutaka Araya vs. NOSAWA Rongai vs. Ryuji Hijikata vs. Shiori Asahi vs. Shuji Kondo vs. Taiji Ishimori vs. TAKA Michinoku vs. Yasu Urano 10:10
Kohei Suwama vs. Brute Issei 11:41
Chuck Palumbo & Shuji Kondo & TARU & YASSHI vs. Buchanan & D-Lo Brown & Taiyo Kea & TAKA Michinoku 18:33
Kensuke Sasaki & Satoshi Kojima vs. Arashi & Keiji Muto 23:08
#85
World Junior Heavyweight Title: Shuji Kondo vs. AKIRA 22:07
Asia Tag Title: Katsuhiko Nakajima & Kensuke Sasaki vs. Arashi & Kaz Hayashi 21:02
#86
MAZADA & NOSAWA Rongai vs. Shuji Kondo & YASSHI 9:33
Kensuke Sasaki & Satoshi Kojima vs. Suwama & TARU 19:36
#87
TAKA Michinoku & D-Lo Brown & Buchanan vs. Arashi & Kaz Hayashi & Nobukazu Hirai
Keiji Muto vs. Taiyo Kea
#88 Kensuke Sasaki 20th Anniversary Commemorative
Michael Iwasa & Daniel Mishima & Kensuke Sasaki vs. Kikutaro & Masked Volcano & Space Lone Wolf
Winner Takes All Battle Royal
Nobutaka Araya vs. Kikutaro 9:09
MAZADA & NOSAWA Rongai vs. Nobukazu Hirai & Taiji Ishimori 11:36
Buchanan vs. Ryuji Hijikata 8:08
Chuck Palumbo & Shuji Kondo & YASSHI vs. AKIRA & Akira Raijin & Kaz Hayashi 18:52
Suwama & TARU vs. Brute Issei & Keiji Muto 16:58
Katsuhiko Nakajima & Kensuke Sasaki & Satoshi Kojima vs. D-Lo Brown & Taiyo Kea & TAKA Michinoku 24:47
#89
Kensuke Sasaki Debut 20th Anniversary Commemorative Special Dream Tag Match: Kensuke Sasaki & Kenta Kobashi vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Katsuhiko Nakajima 26:36. Sasaki went all out to make his special match memorable, delivering an intense and brutal chopfest in the style Kobashi & Sasaki made famous. The rivals exchanged chops to warm up then shook hands and prepared to lay into the opposition. Nakajima tried to stand up to his mentor, but after a quick start, Sasaki simply countered his headlock by picking him up and tossing him. The heat here was on Tenryu vs. Kobashi, and although Tenryu tried to avoid getting sucked into a chop exchange, they were quickly going back and forth until Tenryu changed it up with a kneecap dropkick after actually getting beat bloody. Tenryu took it to the floor, and after he reentered Kobashi challenged him to come back out for more, but Tenryu held the ropes open for him only to double cross him with an elbow then follow with a tope suicida. Kobashi remembered this, dragging Tenryu to the outside as soon as he had the chance, but Nakajima interjected, giving Tenryu the opening to chair Kobashi. Tenryu's chair caught Kobashi in the mouth, perhaps knocking a tooth out, but certainly busting him up so bad streams of blood dripped down his chest. The blood added to the aura of this totally badass match. Nakajima, of course, had to do most of the work for his team. He fought valiantly, trying to use his kicks to stand up to the heavyweight legends chops, of course predominantly taking a merciless beating. Nakajima was damn good though, providing all the diversity and much of the movement, even though he generally avoided finesse to keep the match in the realm of savagery. Tenryu helped him out a couple times, but generally allowed the kid to sink or swim on his own. Tenryu was into the sadism, and when he Tenryu finally made the hot tag, he directed his gu punches at Kobashi's bloody mouth. Tenryu may have finally dropped off in singles, but his work with Kobashi has been memorable. Though not quite as outstanding as Tenryu & Akiyama vs. Kobashi & Taue from NOAH 9/18/05, Kobashi & Tenryu have again delivered one of the best tags of the year! ****
#90
Junior Tag League highlights
Junior Tag League Match: Shuji Kondo & "brother" YASSHI vs. Kaz Hayashi & TAKA Michinoku 9:27 of 13:17. Effective, well structured story match with diabolical Voodoo Murderers dominating through ignoring sportsmanship. Unfortunately, Hayashi was the only wrestler that was good. Hayashi & TAKA had a fast start, but sinister Kondo irrevocably altered the contest by bashing TAKA's broken finger with his staff, causing Hayashi to have to go alone while TAKA was attended to in the locker room. Not only was it now a handicap match, but Murderers constantly double teamed Hayashi, instilling a sense of urgency, as he had to come up with something to end the match before he was too damaged. Hayashi had some explosive counters, but, of course, was mainly destroyed. A severely limited TAKA did eventually make it back to the ring when Hayashi finally made a comeback, his right hand and wrist so heavily taped he could do little more than clasp just facelock. TAKA set up a quebrada, but Kondo pulled him off the apron and once again slugged TAKA's hand with the staff, putting him out of commission for good and sealing Hayashi's fate. **1/2
Keiji Muto & Yutaka Yoshie vs. Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima 17:27 of 24:00. Sasaki had pink hair and tights to make fun of Yoshie. Yoshie was all effort, and Sasaki's match fits well into what little he can do. He had good chop exchanges with Kensuke and took Nakajima's kicks. That may be the extent of Yoshie's abilities, but irregardless, the match was much better when he was in because he actually allowed Sasaki & Nakajima to do their thing. Muto was pretty much on offense the entire time. There was one good spot where he did his worn out knee routine to Sasaki, but Nakajima stopped the figure 4 with Muto's own shining wizard. Otherwise, it was pretty routine. **3/4
Arashi & Masanobu Fuchi & Nobukazu Hirai vs. Kikujiro & Kikutaro & Nobutaka Araya 12:50
AJPW 2006 Junior Tag League: Shuji Kondo & YASSHI [2] vs. MAZADA & NOSAWA Rongai [0] 14:05
AJPW 2006 Junior Tag League: Kaz Hayashi & TAKA Michinoku [2] vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima & Taiji Ishimori [0] 17:18
Kensuke Sasaki vs. Brute Issei 8:42
Suwama & TARU vs. Akira Raijin & Satoshi Kojima 18:41
Buchanan & D-Lo Brown & Taiyo Kea vs. AKIRA & Keiji Muto & Ryuji Hijikata 18:01
#91
Taiyo Kea vs. D-Lo Brown 23:31
Suwama vs. Satoshi Kojima 16:18
#92
D-Lo Brown & Taiyo Kea vs. Suwama & TARU 15:40
AJPW 2006 Junior Tag League Final: MAZADA & NOSAWA Rongai vs. Shuji Kondo & YASSHI 18:06
#93
Arashi & Yutaka Yoshie vs. Brute Issei & Kensuke Sasaki 12:56
Triple Crown Title: Satoshi Kojima vs. Great Muta 19:31
#94
Kannazuki & Keiji Muto vs. Ijiri Okada & Satoshi Kojima 12:26
Kaz Hayashi & Kensuke Sasaki vs. AKIRA & Masanobu Fuchi 26:20
#95
Champion Carnival 2006 Block A: Yutaka Yoshie [2] vs. Buchanan [0] 12:10
Champion Carnival 2006 Block A: Suwama [2] vs. Taiyo Kea [0] 10:15
Kaz Hayashi & MAZADA & NOSAWA Rongai vs. Shuji Kondo & TARU & YASSHI 9:08
#96
Champion Carnival 2006 Block B: Minoru Suzuki [2] vs. Arashi [0] 4:50
Champion Carnival 2006 Block B: Satoshi Kojima [2] vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima [0] 9:05
AKIRA & Keiji Muto & Ryuji Hijikata vs. Brute Issei & Kensuke Sasaki & Tomoaki Honma 19:23
Kaz Hayashi & Masanobu Fuchi & Ryuji Hijikata vs. Kikutaro & Nobukazu Hirai & Nobutaka Araya 9:41
Champion Carnival 2006 Block B: Arashi [2] vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima [0] 7:18
Brute Issei & Kensuke Sasaki & Tomoaki Honma vs. AKIRA & MAZADA & NOSAWA Rongai 15:11
Buchanan & D-Lo Brown & Matt Morgan & Taiyo Kea vs. Shuji Kondo & Suwama & TARU & YASSHI 15:37
Champion Carnival 2006 Block B: Minoru Suzuki [3] vs. Satoshi Kojima [3] 30:00
Champion Carnival 2006 Block A: Keiji Muto [3] vs. Yutaka Yoshie [2] 18:22
#97
Champion Carnival 2006 Block B: Arashi [4] vs. Matt Morgan [2] 7:46
Buchanan & D-Lo Brown & Taiyo Kea vs. Akira Raijin & Brute Issei & Yutaka Yoshie 19:10
Champion Carnival 2006 Block B: Minoru Suzuki [7] vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima [2] 8:13
#98
Champion Carnival 2006 Block A: Keiji Muto [5] vs. Suwama [5] - Time Limit Draw 30:00
Kensuke Sasaki & MAZADA & Satoshi Kojima vs. Voodoo Murders Shuji Kondo & TARU & YASSHI 18:57
Masanobu Fuchi & NOSAWA Rongai & Ryuji Hijikata vs. Kikutaro & Nobukazu Hirai & Nobutaka Araya 8:14
Buchanan & D-Lo Brown & Matt Morgan vs. AKIRA & Akira Raijin & Kaz Hayashi 6:09
Champion Carnival 2006 Semifinal: Taiyo Kea vs. Minoru Suzuki 11:24
Champion Carnival 2006 Semifinal: Suwama vs. Satoshi Kojima 15:12
Katsuhiko Nakajima & Kensuke Sasaki & Tomoaki Honma vs. Arashi & Brute Issei & Yutaka Yoshie 10:49
World Junior Heavyweight Title: Shuji Kondo vs. MAZADA 17:29
Keiji Muto & Milano Collection AT vs. TARU & YASSHI 10:04
Champion Carnival 2006 Final: Taiyo Kea vs. Suwama 20:21
#99
Champion Carnival 2006 Semifinal: Taiyo Kea vs. Minoru Suzuki 11:24
Champion Carnival 2006 Semifinal: Suwama vs. Satoshi Kojima 15:12
#100
Katsuhiko Nakajima & Kensuke Sasaki & Tomoaki Honma vs. Arashi & Brute Issei & Yutaka Yoshie 10:49
Champion Carnival 2006 Final: Taiyo Kea vs. Suwama 20:21
#101
Keiji Muto & Milano Collection AT vs. TARU & YASSHI 10:04
World Junior Heavyweight Title: Shuji Kondo vs. MAZADA 17:29
#103 taped 5/21/06 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
Kaz Hayashi & TAKA Michinoku vs. NOSAWA & Katsushi Takemura
Satoshi Kojima & Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima & Akira Raijin vs. Voodoo Murders (TARU & Suwama & Shuji Kondo & "brother" YASSHI)
#104 taped 6/10/06 Mitsui Greenland Rainbow Dome Amusement Park
Minoru Suzuki vs. Ryuji Hijikata
Triple Crown Heavyweight Title Match: Satoshi Kojima vs. Suwama 21:28. I'm really at a loss to describe Suwama's performance here. He's getting his first big push, joining Voodoo Murderers and droping his first name. He's worked his way up to a title match with an opponent who is very much into entertaining the crowd, and he just doesn't show up. I mean, he seemed half asleep. He did some lame brawling and rest holds early, and things didn't get much better as the match progressed. Kojima was good as ever, going through his whole routine. The match was quality when he was on offense, but even then it never had any drama or intensity, never felt like a title match, a big match, even a main event. **
AKIRA & Masanobu Fuchi vs. Kikutaro & Nobutaka Araya 13:15
Arashi & Yutaka Yoshie vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima & Ryuji Hijikata 13:16
Minoru Suzuki vs. Brute Issei 7:56
Buchanan & D-Lo Brown & Taiyo Kea vs. Akira Raijin & Nobukazu Hirai & Satoshi Kojima 19:47
Kensuke Sasaki vs. YASSHI 9:31
Shuji Kondo & Suwama & TARU vs. Kaz Hayashi & Keiji Muto & NOSAWA Rongai 17:30
#105
Arashi & Brute Issei & Yutaka Yoshie vs. Nobukazu Hirai & Nobutaka Araya & Ryuji Hijikata 14:08
AKIRA & Keiji Muto vs. Buchanan & D-Lo Brown 14:07
#106
AJPW Junior Heavyweight League 2006 Block B: Katsushi Takemura [2] vs. Virus [0] 10:32
AJPW Junior Heavyweight League 2006 Block A: Ryuji Hijikata vs. YASSHI 3:24
AJPW Junior Heavyweight League 2006 Block A: Kaz Hayashi [2] vs. TAKA Michinoku [0] 28:05
Kikujiro & Kikutaro & Nobutaro vs. Masacaras & Roncaras & Takecaras 14:12
Toshizo vs. Crusher Bam Bam Hirai 6:40
Arashi & Yutaka Yoshie vs. Akira Raijin & Brute Issei 13:57
Kaz Hayashi & MIKAMI vs. AKIRA & Virus 10:07
Sabu vs. Kintaro Kanemura 8:15
Satoshi Kojima vs. Kiku-Kiku-Kiku (Kikutaro) 6:53
Katsushi Takemura & MAZADA & NOSAWA Rongai vs. Suwama & TARU & Voodoo Mask 16:16
#107
Kensuke Sasaki & Akira Raijin & Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Minoru Suzuki & NOSAWA Rongai & MAZADA
Keiji Muto & Yutaka Yoshie & Brute Issei vs. TARU & Suwama & Shuji Kondo
Undercard clips
#108
YASSHI "Strong" Physical Feeling Match: Kensuke Sasaki vs. "Strong" YASSHI
Junior Heavyweight League Final: Kaz Hayashi vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima 20:58. Just two years into his career, Nakajima is already coming into his own and proving himself to be one of the best wrestlers on the planet. He'd done enough with his mentor Sasaki against Kenta Kobashi to prove he could have excellent tag matches, but now he took the next step and showed he didn't need those guys, despite just turning 18, he was his own man and could carry the excellence to singles. Both men stepped it up in a big way for the final, delivering some intense, desperate, and brutal action. It was the best of both styles with a stiff opening that gave way to Hayashi's junior offense, but not before a deadly knee attack that put Nakajima at an even more distinct disadvantage. The key spot of the match came early with Hayashi doing a kneebreaker off the apron where he jumped with Nakajima and crashed the kid's knee into the guard rail. Nakajima was hobbled for the rest of the match, and mainly took a king sized beating, earning points from the audience for a display of heart that included kicking out of virtually all Hayashi's favorite moves. The fans were going nuts when Nakajima finally came back with a few kicks and got a near fall with his German suplex. I thought/hoped/expected he had one last run in him, but he and the match just kind of ran out of steam there with Hayashi quickly put him away. ****
#109
AKIRA & Keiji Muto & Ryuji Hijikata vs. Katsushi Takemura & Minoru Suzuki & NOSAWA Rongai 13:38
Triple Crown Title: Satoshi Kojima vs. Taiyo Kea 19:56
#110
Minoru Suzuki vs. YASSHI 4:08
D-Lo Brown & Taiyo Kea vs. MAZADA & NOSAWA Rongai 14:27
Kaz Hayashi & Keiji Muto & Satoshi Kojima vs. Shuji Kondo & Suwama & TARU 16:48
Digest of 7/22/06-12/25/06 tours plus the following complete matches
9/30/06 Elimination: Kaz Hayashi & Keiji Muto & Satoshi Kojima & Taiyo Kea & TAKA Michinoku vs. Buchanan & D-Lo Brown & RO'Z & Suwama & TARU 31:53
8/27/06 Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
World Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Shuji Kondo vs. Kaz Hayashi 23:53
Hiroshi Hase Retirement Match: Hiroshi Hase & Satoshi Kojima & Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. TARU & Suwama & "brother" YASSHI 20:36
12/2/06 2006 World's Strongest Tag League Final: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. RO'Z & Suwama 24:21
12/15/06: Kannazuki & Keiji Muto vs. Haraguchi & Hiroyoshi Tenzan 13:20
Ryuji Hijikata vs. Akira Raijin 9:10
Alexander Otsuka & Kaz Hayashi vs. Kikutaro & Nobutaka Araya 12:42
Buchanan & RO'Z vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima & Nobukazu Hirai 14:16
Suwama vs. Brute Issei 8:33
D-Lo Brown & Taiyo Kea & TAKA Michinoku vs. MAZADA & Minoru Suzuki & NOSAWA Rongai 17:46
Hiroshi Hase & Keiji Muto & Satoshi Kojima vs. Shuji Kondo & TARU & YASSHI 24:10
#111
Minoru Suzuki vs. Masanobu Fuchi 10:20
Kaz Hayashi & Satoshi Kojima vs. Shuji Kondo & Suwama 14:50
#112
Toshiaki Kawada vs. D-Lo Brown 10:59
Brute Issei & Keiji Muto & Yutaka Yoshie vs. Buchanan & RO'Z & Taiyo Kea 20:15
#113
Buchanan & RO'Z & Taiyo Kea vs. Brute Issei & Nobukazu Hirai & Nobutaka Araya 13:12
Ryuji Hijikata & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Minoru Suzuki & NOSAWA Rongai 13:19
#114
TARU & YASSHI & AKAONI vs. Akira Raijin & Katsuhiko Nakajima & Satoshi Kojima 24:25
Shuji Kondo & Suwama vs. Kaz Hayashi & Keiji Muto 21:54
AKIRA & Masanobu Fuchi & Nobukazu Hirai vs. Akira Raijin & Kikutaro & Nobutaka Araya 5:22
Buchanan & D-Lo Brown vs. MAZADA & NOSAWA Rongai 15:02
Brute Issei vs. Suwama 9:31
Shuji Kondo & TARU & YASSHI vs. Kaz Hayashi & Ryuji Hijikata & TAKA Michinoku 11:02
Minoru Suzuki vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima 15:07
Keiji Muto & Satoshi Kojima vs. RO'Z & Taiyo Kea 19:17
AHII vs. Voodoo Mask 3:53
AKIRA & Masa Fuchi & Ryuji Hijikata vs. Nobutaka Araya & Nobukazu Hirai & Kikutaro 9:08
Rosey vs. Akira Raijin 2:36
D-Lo Brown & Bull Buchanan & TAKA Michinoku vs. Mazada & NOSAWA & Minoru Suzuki 11:02
World Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Shuji Kondo vs. Kaz Hayashi 23:53. This match exceeded my expectations, and then some. They gave an all out effort from bell to bell and Hayashi was awesome, giving the most spectacular performance I've seen from him. Though I'm not a big fan of Kondo's offense, he was excellent in every other regard. He can certainly take a lot better than you'd expect from looking at him, making a nice base for Hayashi's flying and helping ensure everything from both men was pulled off with precision. The reason the match was so exceptional is they set it up so well, making their divergent styles, Hayashi's speed and Kondo's power, played into each other beautifully. They did numerous excellent, even surprising counters. My favorite had Kondo run the apron for a spear, but Hayashi turn it into a DDT that was so fast I didn't even see it until the replay. Hayashi came out on fire, showing some sweet flying, so Kondo wrapped his knee around the post and worked it over, going back to it when necessary in an effort to compromise his main offense. Hayashi came back with a lionsault, but it did more damage to his own knee than to Kondo, so he had to be careful, altering his flying to avoid the moves that had a great deal of knee impact and instead impressing by slinging himself to the floor and catching a Frankensteiner. They went back and forth with Hayashi doing great spots and Kondo using pretty basic power moves that they made come off a lot better than they were because of the timing and incorporation. After several dramatic near falls, the champ proved too strong for the junior league winner. ****1/2
Great Muta vs. TAJIRI 18:33
Triple Crown Heavyweight Title Match: Taiyo Kea vs. Toshiaki Kawada 24:51. Kea wasn't easing into his title reign, taking on the returning legend in his first defense. It was a good match that should have been an excellent one. I have to fault Kawada here, as the main problem seemed to be his lack of conditioning. Kea was willing and able to do Kawada's match. He generally seemed better than he usually is in the big spot, and against Kawada, but part of that is Kawada was not up to Kawada standards. The idea that Kawada doesn't care is absurd, he was working hard but his body was betraying him because he hadn't put in the hard yards out of the ring. It was what you'd expect from Kawada in a big match stylistically, but not as stiff, intense, and energetic a version. The basis of the match was Kea working over Kawada's bad knee. Kawada, of course, did an excellent job of selling this, but what really separates Kawada is his ability to sell when on offense. I particularly liked his comeback with the ganmengiri where he first had to stop his charge after running two steps and then had to recover from the impact his knee took throwing the kick before he could continue. Little things like this, Kawada was still doing well, but Kea was executing a lot more crisply. Normally, I'd say Kea had no business beating Kawada, but on this particular night it was clear that he was the better athlete, and in this case that allowed him to appear the better wrestler. ***
Hiroshi Hase Retirement Match: Hiroshi Hase & Satoshi Kojima & Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. TARU & Suwama & "brother" YASSHI 20:36
#115
Buchanan & D-Lo Brown & RO'Z & TAKA Michinoku vs. Shuji Kondo & Suwama & TARU & YASSHI 15:36
Kaz Hayashi & Keiji Muto & Satoshi Kojima vs. AKIRA & Katsuhiko Nakajima & Toshiaki Kawada 21:24
#116
Nobutaka Araya vs. Kikutaro 10:14
Triple Crown Title: Taiyo Kea vs. Minoru Suzuki 34:52
Masanobu Fuchi & Nobukazu Hirai vs. Nobutaka Araya & Shiori Asahi 9:13
AHII vs. Voodoo Mask 4:34
Katsuhiko Nakajima & Kaz Hayashi vs. Akira Raijin & Ryuji Hijikata 17:45
MAZADA & Minoru Suzuki vs. Brute Issei & Keiji Muto 19:18
RO'Z & Suwama & TARU & YASSHI vs. Buchanan & D-Lo Brown & Taiyo Kea & TAKA Michinoku 19:01
Satoshi Kojima vs. Shuji Kondo 23:42
#119
Akira Raijin vs. Nobukazu Hirai 11:59
Minoru Suzuki & NOSAWA Rongai vs. RO'Z & Shuji Kondo 11:23 + 1:13
#120
AHII & Kaz Hayashi & Satoshi Kojima vs. Suwama & Voodoo Mask 3 & YASSHI 16:25
Buchanan & D-Lo Brown & TARU vs. Keiji Muto & Taiyo Kea 18:32
Nobukazu Hirai vs. Akira Raijin 9:54
Ryuji Hijikata vs. MAZADA 12:01
Kaz Hayashi vs. Nobutaka Araya 11:11
Minoru Suzuki & NOSAWA Rongai vs. RO'Z & YASSHI 15:18
Satoshi Kojima & Taiyo Kea vs. Shuji Kondo & Suwama 21:19
Buchanan & D-Lo Brown & TARU vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima & Keiji Muto & Kikutaro 20:51
#121
AHII & Katsuhiko Nakajima & Ryuji Hijikata vs. Buchanan & Suwama & YASSHI 14:53
Great Muta & TAJIRI vs. Kaz Hayashi & Satoshi Kojima 25:24
#122
World Junior Heavyweight Title: Shuji Kondo vs. NOSAWA Rongai 19:01
Triple Crown Title: Minoru Suzuki vs. RO'Z 23:32
Masanobu Fuchi & Nobukazu Hirai vs. Akira Raijin & Nobutaka Araya 5:42
AHII vs. Mastadon 1:42
Keiji Muto & Kikutaro & Ryuji Hijikata vs. Shuji Kondo & TARU & YASSHI 14:50
World's Strongest Tag League 2006: Taiyo Kea & TAKA Michinoku [2] vs. Buchanan & D-Lo Brown [0] 14:11
World's Strongest Tag League 2006: Katsuhiko Nakajima & Kaz Hayashi [2] vs. Minoru Suzuki & NOSAWA [0] 18:55
World's Strongest Tag League 2006: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima [1] vs. RO'Z & Suwama [1] 30:00
#123
Taiyo Kea & TAKA Michinoku & Akira Raijin vs. TARU & D-Lo Brown & Bull Buchanan
World's Strongest Tag League Match: Keiji Muto & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Satoshi Kojima & Hiroshi Tenzan
#124
Minoru Suzuki & MAZADA vs. Shuji Kondo & "brother" YASSHI
World's Strongest Tag League Match: Katsuhiko Nakajima & Kaz Hayashi vs. Suwama & RO'Z
MAZADA vs. Shuji Kondo 9:48
Buchanan vs. Akira Raijin 3:38
D-Lo Brown & TARU & YASSHI vs. Nobukazu Hirai & Nobutaka Araya & Ryuji Hijikata 10:45
World's Strongest Tag League 2006: Keiji Muto & Toshiaki Kawada [8] vs. Taiyo Kea & TAKA Michinoku [5] 18:21
World's Strongest Tag League 2006: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima [8] vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima & Kaz Hayashi [5] 21:39
World's Strongest Tag League 2006: RO'Z & Suwama [9] vs. Minoru Suzuki & NOSAWA Rongai [1] 13:40
Shuji Kondo & YASSHI vs. Akira Raijin & Katsuhiko Nakajima 11:57
2006 World's Strongest Tag League Finalist Decision Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Keiji Muto & Toshiaki Kawada 23:28
2006 World's Strongest Tag League Final: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. RO'Z & Suwama 24:21
#131
Six Man Scramble Battle Royal: Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Akira Raijin vs. Masanobu Fuchi vs. Nobukazu Hirai vs. NOSAWA Rongai vs. Ryuji Hijikata 8:37
Kikutaro & Minoru Suzuki vs. Nobutaka Araya & TAKA Michinoku 16:36
Voodoo Rope Death: Kaz Hayashi vs. Suwama 18:07
#132
AHII vs. Mastadon 2:55
Satoshi Kojima vs. YASSHI 8:35
F-1 Tag Title Decision: Kannazuki & Keiji Muto vs. Haraguchi & Hiroyoshi Tenzan 13:20