Gruesome Fighting Championship 1 (5.31.19 Big Garden Arena)
The inaugural event for the NHB promotion centered on the 8 man Gruesome Tournament. All fights had a 30:00 time limit. Judge Jack was the man in charge of the cage.
1. Quarterfinal 1: Boxer Toyota (Boxing) def. Roy Stacie (Stacie Jiu-Jitsu) at 7:46 with a Body Punch
2. Quarterfinal 2: Bone Cry (Wrestling) def. Pop Capp (Kickboxing) at 5:47 with a Back Head Knee Kick
3. Quarterfinal 3: Dan Bishop (Pit Fighting) def. Gigante Cesar (Freestyle Fighting) at 11:07 vis K.O. (Punches)
4. Quarterfinal 4: Tom Chuckman (Wrestling) def. Keith Harnock (Shootfighting) at 8:56 by K.O. (German Suplex)
5. Semi Final 1: Bone Cry def. Boxer Toyota at 9:32 by K.O (Uppercut)
6. Semi Final 2: Tom Chuckman def. Dan Bishop at 6:58 by K.O. (Suplex)
7. Final: Bone Cry def. Tom Chuckman at 6:04 with a Back Head Knee Kick.
Bone Cry was presented with the GFC Tournament Trophy, the GFC Absolut Championship and was told he had earned a spot in the upcoming Grusome Grusome Tournament.
Payout:
Bone Cry- $100,000
Tom Chuckman- $50,000
Boxer Toyota and Dan Bishop- $10,000 each
Roy Stacie, Pop Capp, Keith Harnock, Gigante Cesar- $5,000 each.
HWA Friday Nite Dojo Fights (5.31.19)
1. Buffalo and Walker Lightcloud vs. Ron D. Lishus and Mr. Mean ended in a Time Limit draw at 20:00. Mr. mean and Ron D. Lishus were expected to go down, but they put up a brave battle that impressed people despite their heelish nature.
2. 3 Rounds x 5 Minutes, Submission Only: Cesar belfonta def. Judo Jim Brown at 2R 0:47 with a Reverse Cross Kneebreaker
3. Super Kabuki def. Skippy Watson at 11:02 with a Kabuki Driver
4. Victory Musashi and Fighter Yamamoto vs. Blood Hurt and John "Galvanizer" Norstrom ended in a Time Limit draw at 20:00
5. Royal Blackheart and R.J. Faze vs. Carl Burns and Karlos Klauser ended in a Time Limit Draw at 20:00
NJPW Road to Dominion (6.1.18 Yurakuen Hall)
1. Michael Elgin and Yoshihiro Takayama def. Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma at 29:56 when Elgin used a Lariat on Honma
2. Ryusuke Taguchi def. Yuji Nagata at 21:26 with an Ankle Hold
3. Hiroyoki Goto and Tomohiro Iishi vs. TenKoji (Tenzan and Kojima) ended in a Time Limit Draw at 30:00
4. SHO and YOH vs. Shota Umino and Ren Narita ended in a Time Limit Draw at 30:00.
5. Taichi, TAKA Michinoku and Yoshinobu Kanemaru def. Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahasi and BUSHI at 30:49 when Taichi used a Taichi Style Gedo Clutch on Naito.
6. KUSHIDA and Dragon Lee vs. Marty Scurll amd Taiji Ishimori ended at 23:07 when both KUSHIDA and Scurll were Counted Out.
KUSHIDA got on the mic and demanded another match as he felt unsatisfied with the draw. Scurll and Ishimori left saying it wasn't worth their time. Super Strong Machine came out and said he'd be happy to give KUSHIDA a fight.
7. KUSHIDA def. Super Strong Machine at 17:58 with a Small Package Bomb. After the match, KUSHIDA bowed in respect beforre Machine and thanked him.
8. Katsuyori Shibata, Hiroshi Tanahashi, SANADA and EVIL vs. Kenny Omega, Shinsuke Nakamura, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa ended in a Time Limit Draw at 30:00.
Both sets of teams had internal tension and wound up fighting each other as well as their opponents after the match.
Friday Night Dojo Fights (6.7.19)
The SWA announced it was buying the HWA. The HWA Title would be kept and renamed the HWA Heritage Title. Other HWA titles would be vacated.
1. Tornado Tag: Allen Hawkins and Mascara Canadiense def. Dos Lados and El Hijo del Lados at 18:34 when Hawkins used a Sniper Crossface on Hijo del Lados.
2. Blood Hurt def. Red Dragon at 15:03 with a Sharpshooter
3. Brass Sultan def. Sam Blocks at 12:06 with the Make You Humble! Ali Baba and Saladin interefered. After the match Sultan went to the interview table and accounced the trio would be the most feared faction in SWA. They would be known as the Mid-East Beasts. They would be feared for their wrestling ability.
4. Hunk Golden and Breaux LeDouche v. Victory Musashi and Fighter Yamamoto went to a 20:00 Time Limit Draw
5. Big Snider, Mysterious Budo and Violence Kono vs Buzzsaw, Smasher and Decimate went to a 20:00 Time Limit Draw.
NJPW Dominion (6.8.19 Spike Dome)
1. Ryusuke Taguchi, Ren Narita, Shota Umino and Jyushin Thunder Liger def. Hirai Kawato, Katsuya Kitamura, Tomoyuki Oka and Tomoaki Honma at 32:12 when Narita pinned Kawato with a Small Package Hold.
2. Tiger Mask, Mask De Panther, and Battle Tiger def. Midnight Panther I, Midnight Panther III and Kota Ibushi at 29:52 when Battle Tiger used a Roll Fly Cross Armbreaker on Midnight Panther I.
3. IWGP U.S. Title: Satoshi Kojima def. champion Hirooki Goto at 20:19 with a Striking Lariat
4. NEVER Openweight 6-Man Title: Mean Sarcoff, Jack Sarcoff and Bobby Kingston def. champions Manabu Nakanishi, Super Strong Machine and Yuji Nagata at 43:36 when Jack Sarcoff used a Key Lock on Super Strong Machine.
5. NEVER Openweight Title: Togi Makabe def. champion Yoshihiro Takayama at 20:30 with a Dragon Suplex.
6. IWGP Jr. Tag Titles: champions TAKA Michinoku and Yoshinobu Kanemaru def. Hiromu Takahasi and BUSHI at 36:08 when TAKA used a King Cobra Hold on BUSHI.
7. IWGP Jr. Title: champion Dragon Lee def. Taiji Ishimori at 14:13 with a Spinebuster
8. IWGP Tag Titles: SANADA and EVIL def. champions Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa at 36:04 when SANADA used the Skull End on Tama Tonga. The match was turned into a handicap match when EVIL knocked out Tanga Loa by using the Ape S--- on Loa!
9. IWGP IC Title: Kenny Omega def. champion Katsuyori Shibata at 16:57 with Croyt's Wrath
10. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahasi def champion Shinsuke Nakamura at 18:03 with the Texas Clover Hold.
After the event, it was announced that New Japan would have the Kizuna Road PPV at Yurakuen Hall on 6.28.19. An incredible card was slated 13 matches. Appearing at the event would be Jon Moxley who had recently left World Wrestling Circus, Chris Jericho from Elitist Woke Wrestling and Karl Gotch.
It was also announced that the Best of Super Juniors League would commence on July 1. The G-1 Climax would commence on August 1.
The line up for the BOSJ would be:
Block A
| Block B
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Shingo Takagi
| Will Ospreay
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Hiromu Takahashi
| ZSJ
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Taiji Ishimori
| Ryusuke Taguchi
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TAKA Michinoku
| Taichi
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SHO
| YOH
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Ren Narita
| Marty Scurrl
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El Desperado
| BUSHI
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KUSHIDA
| Shota Umino
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Battle Tiger (HWA)
| Takaya Hinomiya (SWA)
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Sam Francisco (SWA)
| Osamu Ishikawa (HWA)
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