2014.12.28 ~ Kenshiki Pride Festival Night Four
Dec 29, 2014 22:15:52 GMT -7
Post by Kevin Elliott on Dec 29, 2014 22:15:52 GMT -7
Kenshiki Pride Festival ~ Night Four
2014.12.28
Kanagawa Landmark Hall
1,000 Fans (No Vacancy)
BLOCK A: Daisuke Sekimoto's run of dominance continues as he picks up his fourth victory of the tournament over NWA Mid Atlantic United States Heavyweight Champion Cedric Alexander, finishing the American off with a German Suplex. This result leaves Sekimoto as the leader of Block A after Day 4 due to the earlier loss of "the King of Strong Style" Shinsuke Nakamura against "the Unchained Gorilla" Togi Makabe. Makabe, who earlier in the tournament defeated Kazuchika Okada, improves his record to 2-2 with 4 points and just four behind Sekimoto. "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada suffered another loss to remain at 4 points, this time against the previously winless Go Shiozaki. Shiozaki used the Limit Break to pick up the win. Finally, "the Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata and Rush may have wrestled a classic, but they perhaps fought themselves out of the tournament as neither man could pick up the win in the allotted thirty minutes. Both men leave Night Four with 3 points.
BLOCK B: It was a huge main event with "the Ace of the Universe" Hiroshi Tanahashi squaring off against Yuji Nagata. Both men entered the night with undefeated records, but it was just Tanahashi leaving the night still unbeaten. He used the Kinkasan Suplex to finish Nagata to pick up the big win. His victory means he is tied with "the Phenomenal" AJ Styles, who used the Styles Clash to pin the winless "Stardust Genius" Tetsuya Naito. "The Brave Warrior" Hirooki Goto remains in contention as he uses the Shouten to defeat Dolph Ziggler, who is all but eliminated from the finals. And it appears to be too little to late for the big man, Bad Luck Fale, who used the Bad Luck Fall to beat Yujiro Takahashi.
INTERMISSION: It was announced during intermission how the tournament finals would work, which take place at Korakuen Hall on January 4th, 2015. The Block A winner will face the Block B winner to determine the Kenshiki Pride Festival Champion and inaugural NWA Pacific Heavyweight Champion. The winner of that match will also be number one contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Each group's runner up will also square off to determine the number one contender to the NWA Pacific Heavyweight Championship. Both expected matches are expected to take place in February.
BLOCK B: It was a huge main event with "the Ace of the Universe" Hiroshi Tanahashi squaring off against Yuji Nagata. Both men entered the night with undefeated records, but it was just Tanahashi leaving the night still unbeaten. He used the Kinkasan Suplex to finish Nagata to pick up the big win. His victory means he is tied with "the Phenomenal" AJ Styles, who used the Styles Clash to pin the winless "Stardust Genius" Tetsuya Naito. "The Brave Warrior" Hirooki Goto remains in contention as he uses the Shouten to defeat Dolph Ziggler, who is all but eliminated from the finals. And it appears to be too little to late for the big man, Bad Luck Fale, who used the Bad Luck Fall to beat Yujiro Takahashi.
INTERMISSION: It was announced during intermission how the tournament finals would work, which take place at Korakuen Hall on January 4th, 2015. The Block A winner will face the Block B winner to determine the Kenshiki Pride Festival Champion and inaugural NWA Pacific Heavyweight Champion. The winner of that match will also be number one contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Each group's runner up will also square off to determine the number one contender to the NWA Pacific Heavyweight Championship. Both expected matches are expected to take place in February.
- Block B: Bad Luck Fale [2] defeated Yujiro Takahashi [0] (Bad Luck Fall) at 6:44
- Block A: Go Shiozaki [2] defeated Kazuchika Okada [4] (Limit Break) at 12:55
- Block B: AJ Styles [8] defeated Tetsuya Naito [0] (Styles Clash) at 10:04
- Block A: Katsuyori Shibata [3] fought Rush [3] to a time limit draw at 30:00
- Block B: Hirooki Goto [6] defeated Dolph Ziggler [2] (Shouten) at 16:02
- Block A: Daisuke Sekimoto [8] defeated Cedric Alexander [2] (German Suplex) at 15:01
- Block A: Togi Makabe [4] defeated Shinsuke Nakamura [6] (King Kong Kneedrop) at 18:21
- Block B: Hiroshi Tanahashi [8] defeated Yuji Nagata [6] (Kinkasan Suplex) at 23:51
| Block A | Points | Block B | Points |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | 8 | AJ Styles | 8 |
| Shinsuke Nakamura | 6 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 8 |
| Kazuchika Okada | 4 | Yuji Nagata | 6 |
| Togi Makabe | 4 | Hirooki Goto | 6 |
| Katsuyori Shibata | 3 | Dolph Ziggler | 2 |
| Rush | 3 | Bad Luck Fale | 2 |
| Cedric Alexander | 2 | Tetsuya Naito | 0 |
| Go Shiozaki | 2 | Yujiro Takahashi | 0 |
