Mr JMML Posted August 19, 2023 Report Share Posted August 19, 2023 Battlarts BORN TO BE BATTLARTS 08-24-1996 The Card Daisuke Sekimoto vs Kazunari Murakami Ian Rotten vs Gary Albright Naohiro Hoshikawa vs Carl Greco Takeshi Ono vs King Kong Bundy Daisuke Ikeda & Yuki Ishikawa vs Shinya Hashimoto & Masahiro Chono Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr JMML Posted August 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2023 Battlarts BORN TO BE BATTLARTS 08-24-1996 Before the event Bas Rutten talks about the promotion’s unique style and he also addresses the wrestlers, he only has good words to say about the people that are going to fight in the main event of the show, Daisuke Ikeda and Yuki Ishikawa settled their differences and they’re going to fight together to defend Battlarts’ honor, Shinya Hashimoto and Masahiro Chono are seen as villains by the crowd and the locker room alike but they aren’t here to make friends, they are here to beat whoever dares to stand up to them, this is the prevalent narrative before the event, the fans are eager to see the ex NJPW giants fall, it isn’t going to be easy but they are professional wrestlers, they are here for the greatest challenge of their lives, it’s time for Daisuke Ikeda and Yuki Ishikawa to prove how much this company means to them, the musketeers are unfaced they don’t care about the result or the company they just want to inflict a world of pain upon the whole Battlarts roster, it’s the only thing they stand for. Daisuke Sekimoto vs Kazunari Murakami It’s time for the two youngest prodigies of the promotion to show their skills against one another, no entrance themes, whoever wins this match may have one in his next match but not today they still have to prove their worth to the Battlarts crowd, no one in the stands is familiar with these two so they don’t who they should cheer, it doesn’t bother any of the wrestlers, in fact, Murakami seems to be encouraged by the lack of involvement during the entrances while Sekimoto is just apathetic, he didn’t show any emotion during the pre-match ceremony but at the end of the day who cares about that, let’s go to the action. The crowd’s apathy disappeared once the match began, Sekimoto hit one of his best moves at the beginning a decapitating lariat that got everyone hooked in the match, they were even more impressed by Murakami’s reaction, he got back on his feet immediately and started kicking Sekimoto’s leg hard to the point where he fell but he got up on the count of five, then Murakami hit a backdrop suplex, Sekimoto landed on his neck, he got up on the count of eight this time. Sekimoto tried an armbar out of desperation but Murakami grabbed the ropes, Murakami ended up winning after submitting his opponent with a kneebar to the left leg he worked on earlier. 15:26 Ian Rotten vs Gary Albright Ian Rotten’s entrance theme: Hellraiser (30th Anniversary Edition - Official Animated Video) Gary Albright’s entrance theme: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (Official Lyric Video) The crowd is already familiar with Gary Albright from his UWF-I run so they know what to expect out of him, they know he’s more of a traditional amateur wrestler, they know they aren’t going to get a bombfest like the last match and they are okay with it, a super-heavyweight with great technical skills, Ian Rotten on the other hand is quite the opposite for the Battlarts audience, an unknown dirty grappler/brawler they are predisposed to hate and they weren’t wrong that’s exactly how Ian Rotten is and he’s proud of it, he’s just an ugly redneck who’s come here to kick ass and that’s exactly what he’s gonna try to do against the legitimate beast he has as an opponent today let’s see how it goes. The first few minutes of the match are spent grappling as expected but Ian Rotten has other ideas, he punches Albright in the face, his opponent doesn’t take it very well and hits Rotten with a german suplex, he got back on his feet on the count of four, Ian threw Gary off the ring then irish whipped him into the barricade and started punching his defenseless opponents, Albright came back throwing his opponent to the ring post, he threw Rotten back in the ring and hit two belly to belly suplexes and an STF afterwards to submit him. 19:37 Naohiro Hoshikawa vs Carl Greco Naohiro Hoshikawa entrance theme: Wreckx n Effect (feat. Teddy Riley) - New Jack Swing {1989} Carl Greco’s entrance theme: Slow Ride Before the match the crowd was skeptic about his ability in a shoot style setting because his skillset isn’t the most common among shoot wrestlers, he was trained by The Great Sasuke in the Michinoku Pro dojo, a style that couldn’t be differ more from Battlarts’ way of understanding pro wrestling but he quickly proved the doubters wrong, Carl Greco has been an amazing shoot wrestler that has proved himself in multiple occasions including a great match against one of today’s main eventers (Yuki Ishikawa) in 1993 so the crowd knows him and knows what he’s capable of, the crowd is behind Hoshikawa because he’s the japanese underdog and that’s enough to get the whole arena on your side. Greco tried grapple on the mat Hoshikawa had other ideas, his offense is more striking based, his speciality is kicking so of course he tried that failing miserably in the process, Greco tries the heel hook but Naohiro grabbed the ropes, he eventually started landing some, he got Greco down and tried his moonsault but it didn’t land, Carl persisted with his approach and got results, he got Hoshikawa in position for an armbar and he got it. 17:29 Takeshi Ono vs King Kong Bundy Takeshi Ono’s entrance theme: Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me - Rage Against The Machine King Kong Bundy’s entrance theme: Hey, Good Lookin' The size difference is the main selling point of the match but you have to consider that King Kong Bundy has no prior experience whatsoever so I’d say the match is pretty even, Takeshi Ono is a talented wrestler that has already worked in two of the biggest shoot style promotions in Japan PWFG and briefly in RINGS so he has plenty of experience, he hopes that his ability and quickness will help him come out of this match absolutely unscaved, the crowd is genuinely curious about how a match like this could potentially play out and that’s what we are about to see here, no one knows what’s going to happen next. The match starts with Takeshi Ono trying to get the giant down, at first he fails but he starts getting results when he kicked King Kong Bundy’s right leg, he’s barely able to keep his balance but he’s visibly hurt, Ono noticed that so he kept attacking his opponent’s weak point, around the 5 minute mark the pain was too much and Bundy lost his balance and in true King Hippo fashion he couldn’t get up so Takeshi Ono won. 4:51 Daisuke Ikeda & Yuki Ishikawa vs Shinya Hashimoto & Masahiro Chono Daisuke Ikeda & Yuki Ishikawa’s entrance theme: Bob James - Nautilus (audio) Shinya Hashimoto & Masahiro Chono’s entrance theme: Personal Jesus The main event, the moment we all have been waiting for, it’s one of those matches that have a legendary aura to them even before they begin that’s something that only happens once every 5 years if you’re lucky but that’s what we have today a match for the ages and everybody in the arena knows it, it’s going to be the most special night in this company’s history, everyone is nervous, this match is about defending Battlarts from wrestlers that don’t care about it, Yuki Ishikawa and Daisuke Ikeda are aware of it, that’s why they weren’t in peace at all when they were interviewed by our reporters, let’s just go see what’s gonna happen. The match is completely dominated by the ex New Japan wrestlers, Shinya Hashimoto manhandled both Daisuke Ikeda and Yuki Ishikawa, they had no chance, Masahiro Chono didn’t appear much, Hashimoto wasn’t going to be stopped, his kicks were otherworldly and there just wasn’t any feasible way to stop such monster, the Battlarts team had brief moments of brilliance but they couldn’t bring him down, Hashimoto proved to be too much for Ikeda and Ishikawa, around the 25 minute mark Daisuke Ikeda submitted to a Fujiwara armbar, the crowd was heartbroken but everyone went out of the arena knowing who was the star of the promotion, the era of Shinya Hashimoto has begun. 24:17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control21 Posted August 24, 2023 Report Share Posted August 24, 2023 Excellent show. Murakami already looks quite promising. The King Kong Bundy vs Takeshi Ono match was pretty funny. Will be interesting to see how Shinya Hashimoto handles his role as a top guy in BattlArts. He's tailor-made for the style but will the fans accept him over Ikeda and Ishikawa? Overall, I'm quite excited to see what's next as it appears this version of BattlArts will have a very interesting flavor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr JMML Posted August 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2023 I think that Hashimoto's skillset is perfect for Battlarts so I'm sure the fans will get used to seeing him as the face of the promotion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autistic Dragon Posted September 5, 2023 Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 King Kong Bundy in a shoot style promotion is kind of a strange thought to me but let's see how it goes. I don't know much about 80s and 90s Japanese wrestling but even I know Hashimoto is a great pick for company Ace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff5819 Posted September 5, 2023 Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 Not going to lie I have nocue about Battlearts but u at least know a few names from your roster so that helps me when getting my head into your shows. Solid show you seem to have a good idea about everyone rolls in the company and I'm looking forward to see where you go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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