MANHATTAN DROP

Name : Munenori Sawa

Birthday : April 20, 1979

Birthplace : Tokyo

Height/Weight : 5’7” (174 cm), 176 lbs (80 kg)

Current affiliation : Battlarts

Debut : August 31, 2003 (vs. Nagase Kancho)

Championships and Accomplishments : NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship,  NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship, DDT Ironman Heavy Metal Championship, CMLL KO-D Tag Team Championship

Signature moves : Omanji Gatame (Octopus Hold), Shining Wizard, Irabu Punch (Wind‐up Pitching Punch), Dragon Screw

Munenori Sawa played amateur wrestling in high school. In 1998, after he was graduated from high school, he joined amateur Battlarts (called B-Club).  However he didn’t pursue wrestling in college but engaged in theater performance.In 2000, he joined Snakepit Japan. He got a job at TV ad production company but resign in 2 weeks.

In 2002, he made a MMA debut at Kibgdom Ehrgeiz. In 2003, he made a pro-wrestling debut vs Nagase Kancho at Tama prowresting. He was a maskman called Flash Third. Then he joined Pro wrestling r, and wrestled International Pro Wrestling and Asian Sports Promotion.

In 2005, he won at All-Japan Combat Wrestling Open Championship (although there were only 3 competitors including Sawa). He also returned to Battlarts in 2005, and made re-debut for Battlarts vs Daisuke Sekimoto. In 2006, he made a tag with Yuki Ishikawa (which he was longing for a long time) and wrestled at Big Mouth Loud.

In December 2006, he wrestled against Kota Ibushi at Indy Summit but he suffered at infraction fracture rib during the match. One month later, he came back from the broken rib at Zero1-Max. Also he won against Yuki Ishikawa in June 2007 at first IGF show. This is the first time he won over his trainer, Yuki Ishikawa.

In September 2009, he suffered from cervical hernia and took a month break. On his comeback match against Kohei Sato & Kamikaze, he & his tag partner, Ikuto Hidaka, retained NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship. On January 17, 2010, he made US debut at EVOLVE1 against TJP, and retained his first winning in US by Omanji-Gatame.

He has few other characters. Famous one is Lingerie Muto, which he wears skinhead wig and women’s underwewar and does Keiji Muto’s moves. Also SAWACO is another funny character which is limited to women’s wrestling matches.

He is a big fan of Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao who are very famous actors from Hong Kong.

• Blog (Japanese)　http://sawamunenori.blog.players.tv/

Name : Keita Yano

Birthday : Jan 9, 1988

Birthplace : Osaka

Height/Weight : 5’9”, 178 lbs (81 kg)

Current affiliation : Battlarts

Debut : Feb 25, 2007

Signature moves : Keichan Bomber (Lariat), Larsson (Modified Shoulder Hold), Clutch in The House, Yurikamome (Modified Shoulder Hold)

7月25日　チカラプロ　”Chikarasaurus Rex: King of Show”　＠フィラデルフィア The (ECW) Arena

ニンジャ・タートルがお出迎え（左）　Tシャツ各種そろってます（右）

第一試合　ファイヤーアント（×）＆ソルジャーアント＆グリーンアント＆フライトメア <14分31秒 バーニング・スニックルフリッツ> トゥルサス＆ティム・ドンスト＆リンス・ドラド＆ピンクアント（○）

リングアナウンサーのギャヴィン・ラウドスピーカー

第二試合　SHINGO（○） <10分02秒 ラリアット> イクイノックス（×）

第三試合　アメージング・コング（×）＆ライーシャ・サイード <11分31秒 ジャーマン・スープレックス・ホールド> サラ・デル・レイ＆デイジー・ヘイズ（○）

第四試合　CIMA（○）＆望月成晃＆スーパーシェンロン <15分17秒　メテオラ> イカルス＆グラン・アクマ＆チャック・テイラー（×）

第五試合　オフィーディアン（○）＆アマシス＆ドレイク・ヤンガー <13分57秒　オシリアン・サクラメント> ヴィン・ジェラルド＆スティグマ＆コリン・デラニー（×）

第六試合　トミー・ドリーマー＆エディ・キングストン（×） <15分24秒　リコラ・ボム→体固め> クロウディオ・キャスタニョーリ＆アレス（○）

メインイベント　マイク・クワッケンブッシュ（○）＆ジグソー＆ハロウウィキッド <16分53秒　クワッケンドライバー2> 吉野正人＆土井成樹＆B×Bハルク（×）

• CHIKARA　http://www.chikarapro.com/