2015.02.20 ~ Revenge in Kawasaki

[Kevin Elliott]

Revenge in Kawasaki

Kawasaki Gymnasium

2015.02.20

1,176 Fans

1. In a match featuring two younger stars, Takaaki Watanabe used the Running Elbow to defeat Hiromu Takahashi.
   
   
2. Four of the top junior heavyweights in NWA Kenshiki combined to compete in a tag team match with Katsuhiko Nakajima and Kota Ibushi squaring off against Naomichi Marufuji and Shuji Kondo.  In last year's Junior Grand Prix, Kondo and Marufuji both had excellent showings while Nakajima won his block but lost to BUSHI in the tournament final.  Tonight, Nakajima loses again, this time to Marufuji, who used the Shiranui for the victory.
   
   
3. Hirooki Goto, Katsuyori Shibata, and Seiya Sanada teamed up to face Tetsuya Naito, Tomohiro Ishii, and Yuji Nagata in six man tag team action.  It appeared as though Goto and Shibata, childhood classmates, meshed very well together as a team.  Just as they did one month ago at the Pride Festival Finals, Naito and Nagata also looked strong as a team.  Thus, it makes sense that the odd men out, Sanada and Ishii, were involved in the falls, with Ishii using the Ishii Driller to pin Sanada.
   
   
4. At the Revenge in Tokyo card in two days, Daisuke Sekimoto and Kazuchika Okada get a rematch against Los Hijos del Toros while Hiroshi Tanahashi faces Shinsuke Nakamura for the NWA Pacific Heavyweight Championship, which was vacated when AJ Styles won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at Starrcade.  Tonight, the six men face off in a six man tag team match with Tanahashi joining Okada and Sekimoto.  Tanahashi uses the High Fly Flow on Rush to pick up the win.
   
   
5. NWA World Jr. Heavyweight Championship:  BUSHI staked his claim as number one contender for the NWA World Jr. Heavyweight Championship by winning the 2014 Junior Grand Prix last February, but Kenshiki's closure took place before his match could materialize.  He challenges Daniel Bryan, who has held the title since June 16, 2013, defeating every challenger to come his way since then.  BUSHI proved his worth by matching Bryan move for move, and even looked to put Bryan away with the MX, but the Champion kicked out.  BUSHI later attempted the Firebird Splash, but Bryan moved out of the way.  Bryan had been working on the arms of BUSHI the entire contest and locked on the Lebell Lock!  BUSHI attempts to evade the maneuver, but eventually is forced to tap.  Bryan retains the title!
   
   After the match, Naomichi Marufuji comes to the ring, fresh off his victory in a tag team match earlier in the night.  Marufuji says that BUSHI couldn't beat him in the Junior Grand Prix last year and the time has come for BUSHI to give him an NWA Pacific Jr. Heavyweight Championship shot!  BUSHI agrees to a match up, but no date is given at this time.
   
   The Revenge tour finishes off on Sunday at Korakuen Hall with Revenge in Tokyo where the main event will see Hiroshi Tanahashi face Shinsuke Nakamura for the NWA Pacific Heavyweight Championship!  It will also see the announcement for the next tour, which will most likely take place in March.