カテゴリー: Pro Wrestling

  • Bryan Danielson

     

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    【名前】ブライアン・ダニエルソン 【生年月日】1981年5月22日 【出身地】ワシントン州アバディーン 【身長】173㎝ 【体重】83㎏ 【得意技】キャトルミューティレーション、雪崩式バックドロップ、ダイビングヘッドバット、ドラゴンスープレックス、ロメロ・スペシャル 【経歴、タイトル歴、エピソード等】 アマチュア時代にバックヤード・チャンピオンシップ・レスリング(BCW)のヘビー級王者だったことがある。プロになるため、ショーン・マイケルズ主宰(当初、ディーン・マレンコのレスリングスクールへの入門を希望していたがスクール閉鎖により断念)のサンアントニオ・レスリング・アカデミーに入門。1999年にテキサス・レスリング・アカデミー(TWA)でプロデビュー。同年12月、FMWにマスクマンのアメリカン・ドラゴンとして同じアカデミーの練習生だったランス・ケイドと共に初来日。2000年スパンキーとのタッグでTWAタッグチームタイトルを獲得。テネシー州のメンフィス・チャンピオンシップ・レスリングでもスパンキーと組んでタッグチャンピオンに就く。その後、新日本プロレスのロス道場へ入門。2002年には新日本プロレスへ初参戦。2004年カレーマンとタッグを組み、IWGPジュニアタッグ王座を獲得。又、WWEとデベロップメンタル契約をむすび、ベロシティやヒートなどのテーピングマッチでジョバーも務めていた。

    ROHには2000年2月22日の旗揚げから参戦。ロウ・キーとクリストファー・ダニエルズとのスリーウェイマッチはROH名勝負としていまでも語りぐさになっている。旗揚げ戦から数々の名勝負を量産してきたにもかかわらず、ベルト奪取には縁がなかったブライアン・ダニエルソンだったが、2005年9月17日のニューヨーク大会でジェームス・ギブソンを破り念願の第7代ROHヘビー級王者に就く。翌年の12月ホミサイドにタイトルを奪われるまで38回のタイトル防衛を果たし、サモア・ジョーの持つ防衛記録(29回)を抜く。2006年からバイソン・スミスやエディ・エドワーズと組みNOAHに参戦。2006年1月から11月までフル・インパクト・プロ(FIP)の世界ヘビー級王者に就く。翌年の3月にROHへ復帰。

    ROH復帰後も、森嶋猛、KENTA、ナイジェル・マッギネス、オースティン・エリーズなどと名勝負を繰り広げ、3月のプロレスリング・ゲリラ(PWG)ではCIMAと30分ドローの好勝負を展開。2008年にはWWEのダークマッチに出場。同門のランス・ケイドに勝利している。大の犬好き。入場曲はヨーロッパの『ザ・ファイナル・カウントダウン』

    【文・ジュードーチョップ aka Yama-chan】

  • DDT Beer Garden Night #7 (Aug. 10) – Kenny Omega match details

     

    DDT Beer Garden Night #7 (Aug. 10) – Kenny Omega match details

    Sanshiro Takagi (O) vs Kenny Omega (X)
    (21:57 Sit down Himawari Bomb) – Sanshiro Takagi retained DDT Extreme Championship

    Before match start, ring announcer, Shindoh, explained as this is Anywhere Fall Street Fight style, with no holds barred except things really dangerous.

    Kenny entered first. Then Takagi. Both shook hands and match started.

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    Lockups – break – lockups – Takagi takes back – Kenny’s necklock – Takagi’s necklock. This was the first moves they had. Then Takagi’s shoulder through to armlock to Kenny but Kenny kicked Takagi’s head. Then Kenny’s lockup, Takagi’s headlock, Kenny threw Takagi to the ropes and jumped over Takagi by leapflog, then Takagi fell onto the floor. Referee Matsui describes this leapfrog was the highest leapfrog he has ever seen in his 15 years of referee career.

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    Takagi drag Kenny to Southside bleechers and bodyslamed to cover – count 2. Then clothline to Kenny but also count 2.

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    Then Takagi screamed “Go to Jusco! (Jusco is a name of Japanese supermarket)” and drag him to outside. They punched several times in front of vending area then Takagi screamed “Go to Shinkiba Station! (nearest train station to the venue)” and drag Kenny out to street. Takagi kicked Kenny, Kenny screamed “Michinoku Driver!” but Takagi blocked. Double Axe handle by Takagi from the topof guardrail, then brawl on the street. Kenny’s moonsalt from the top of guardrail. Then Kenny tried to go back to the ring with screaming “Back to Ring!” but Takagi denied :Go to Station!”.

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    On their way back to the ring, Takagi delivered Diving Knee Drop from the top of DDT’s van. Kenny escaped left leg to the rear bumper, referee Matsui approved this was “escape”. Then moved back to vending area and Kenny bodyslammed Takagi, place a table on him, and footstamped. Count 2.

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    They went back to the ramp. Kenny lay Takagi onto the table and delivered diving body press to Takagi. Count 2. Then went back to the ring, Kenny’s flying forearm from the rope, and facecrusher to Takagi. Count 2. Several back-and-forth at apron, then Takagi tried to deliver Thunderfire power bomb but Kenny escaped. Kenny caught Takagi and tried to fall by schoolboy. Count 2. Then after delivered Stop! Enzuigiri, Takagi escaped out of the ring. Then Kenny’s Tope Con Hilo over the top rope to Takagi. This time he landed on the table and broke into pieces. Kenny tried to powerbomb Takagi from the top rope but Takagi blocked. Kenny delivered Hadouken and Takagi was blown away down to the ring. Kenny covered but count 2. Then back to the ring, Takagi delivered powerbomb from the top rope and table was broke into pieces again.

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    Takagi delivered Thunderfire Power Bomb but count 2. Then Takagi’s Kamehameha (!), then Kenny’s Shinku-Hadouken (yes, Shinku-Hadouken this time). Elbow rush from both side, chop rush from both side, then Kenny tried to deliver Electric Chair German Suplex but Takagi escaped. Takagi delivered StoneCold Stunner but count 2. Then Takagi delivered Sitdown Himawari Bomb and finalized the match with count 3.

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    This is the last match for DDT’s Beer Garden event this year. Kenny’s first match in Japan was just one week ago but he is now very much appreciated by DDT fans. Actually, they are C R A Z Y on him right now. As for huge Omega mark, we are so glad everything went well and he obtained popularity in Japan.
    His next match is vs Masa Takanashi on 8/17. Of course we will report details.

    *This review is based on Extreme Party. Please visit this page to see more pictures.

    【writer: Shiori】

  • DDT Beer Garden Night #7 (Aug. 10) – Kenny Omega match result

     

    DDT Beer Garden Night #7 (Aug. 10) – Kenny Omega match result  “DDT Extreme Championship”

    Sanshiro Takagi (O) vs Kenny Omega (X) – Sanshiro Takagi retained DDT Extreme Championship

    Looks like another solid, good match. I will update detailed report once available.

    【writer: Shiori】

  • DDT Beer Garden Night #5 (Aug. 8) – Kenny Omega match result & details

     

    DDT Beer Garden Night #5 (Aug. 8 ) – Kenny Omega match result & detailsKing of Stockholm 2008 Royal Rumble

    *”What is King of Stockholm?” I guess many people are wondering like this. They explained like this – “If you say ‘King of Stockholm’ for 10 times as quickly as possible, you can hear like ‘stocking’”. So this Royal Rumble is the one everyone has to wear stockings! Rule is simple – wrestlers enter every 60 seconds, regular Royal Rumble rule with over the top rope.

    Entry #1 Daisuke Sasaki, Entry #2 Antonio Honda

    Entry #3 Kenny Omega

    Kenny tried to throw Sasaki out of the ring but Anton interfered. Anton facelock to Kenny.

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    Entry #4 Danshoku Dieno

    Dieno’s target was Kenny. Kenny blocked Dieno’s Danshoku Claw. Then he decided to deliver Hadouken (as Dieno was too dangerous!), but Hadouken was relayed one by one and finally hit referee Matsui. Dieno chased Kenny doggedly.

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    BTW, this is Dieno (with stockings on)

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    Entry #5 Muscle Sakai

    Kenny delivered Hadouken but Sakai screamed “it doesn’t work for me!” Kenny was surprised and delivered Sinku-Hadouken. It worked. Everybody hold Sakai onto the mat and count 3. Sakai was eliminated.

    Entry #6 Seiya Morohashi
    Entry #7 Yoshiaki Yago
    Entry #8 Rion Mizuki

    Dieno still chasing Kenny. Kenny tried to escape from him.

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    Entry #9 Ryuji Itoh

    Kenny tried to attack Itoh but went out of the ring by shoulder through from Itoh. Kenny was eliminated.

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    Then, match continued and Sasaki won this Royal Rumble in the end.

    Since this match was Royal Rumble with wearing stockings on, it was more like comic match.

    【writer: Shiori】

  • DDT Beer Garden Night #4 (Aug. 7) – Kenny Omega match result & details

     

    DDT Beer Garden Night #4 (Aug. 7) – Kenny Omega match result & details

    Quiet Storm & Choun Shiryu (X) vs Kenny Omega(O) & Kim Nam-Seok
    (13:35 Hadouken)

    Originally this match was scheduled as Quiet Storm & Kenny Omega vs Choun Shiryu & Kim Nam-Seok. However, Producer of tonight, Yasu Urano announced they he changed the card as he saw in the dressing room that Quiet Storm was very jealous to Kenny for his popularity. So he decided to let them fight.

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    Actually Quiet Storm came to Japan many times but fans cheer Kenny more. Kenny and Quiet Storm got in the ring first and started the match. First moves were like Storm-lockup, Kenny-headlock and taking back, Storm-hammerlock to headlock, Kenny-throwing ropes and leapfrog jumps, Storm-legwhip, Kenny-huracanwhip. Then both touched their partner. Then Choun and Kim wrestled for a while and Kim touched Kenny.

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    Now Kenny on Choun.Kenny-double punch to Choun’s back, backhand chops and dropkick to the back of head. However this is count 2.5. Then Choun on Kim for a while, Choun touched Storm so Storm on Kim for a while. Then Kim touched Kenny.

    Kenny delivered elbow to both Choun and Storm. Then flying elbow to Choun. Choun touched Storm. Kenny threw Storm to ropes and gave him bigboots when he comes back. Then delivered Northernlight Suplex but it was count 2. Then Storm screamed “Storm Ichiban! (mean Storm No.1)” and elbow drop. Count 2. Kenny threw Storm to the corner and elbow to the corner. Then cross-legged fisherman’s suplex to Storm but Storm stood on the ring and German Suplex to Kenny. But Kenny backflipped and gave Frankenstiner to Storm and touched Kim. Then Kim on Storm, Kim on Choun for a while.

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    Kenny’s crodd-legged fisherman’s buster to Choun was cut by Storm. Then Kenny did Stop! Enzuigiri and hold Choun on his shoulders and delivered Electric Chair German Suplex. Then delivered Hadouken and count 3! Kenny’s first win in Japan!! After the match, Kenny and Choun respect each others by Chinese bows.

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    People say it was very solid, good match. Also they say Choun’s style fit Kenny very well.

    *This review is based on Extreme Party. Please visit this page to see more pictures.

    【writer: Shiori】