Dec
31
posted by Seth | 1 comment
And so we reach the end of our T2P series with the end of T2P itself. If you have been following along the way I am sure you will agree that Ultimo Dragon’s Toryumon 2000 Project was as good as it was unique. It created many stars that you see in today’s Dragon Gate and other promotions across Japan and pioneered the octagonal ring in pro-wrestling. The end is a sad one, but the era gave us some of the most memorable matches in the history of the Dragon System.
I hope that you have enjoyed this series of shows and that you now have a better understanding of one of the...
Dec
31
posted by Seth | 3 comments
T2P, 26.12.2002
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,950 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House
1. Lucha Libre Classica Rules: Anthony W. Mori, Henry III Sugawara & Phillip J. Fukumasa vs Kinya Oyanagei, Noriaki Kawabata & Jun Ogawauchi
2. Ultimo Guerrero & Rey Buccanero vs Second Doi & Takamichi Iwasa
3. Masks vs. Masks Match: Syachihoko Machine #1 & Syachihoko Machine #2 besiegen Syachihoko Machine #3 & Syachihoko Machine #4 (4:40) nach einem Syachihoko Clutch von #1 gegen #3.
4. YOSSINO vs K-ness
Dec
30
posted by Seth | 13 comments
Arguably the greatest show the company has put on, Toryumon vs T2P was a showcase of both classes as the T2P students invaded the Toryumon Japan ring.
This event is memorable for many reasons. Obviously the quality of the matches is what stands out the most, but also, as you will instantly notice, there are two rings; the traditional square Toryumon ring, and the 8 sided hexagonal T2P ring. At the start of the show the participants in each match will do a draw to see which ring gets used for their match.
Two more huge matches are made for this show though. The first sees the...
Dec
29
posted by Seth | 8 comments
T2P “LOS CONQUISTADORES II”, 11.08.2002
Tokyo Differ Ariake
1,600 Fans – Super No Vacancy
1. Dragon Scramble Rules: Toru Owashi vs Anthony W. Mori, Takuya Sugawara, Junya Fukumasa, Second Doi & Kinya Oyanagei
2. Dragon Scramble Rules: Milano Collection A.T. vs Condotti Shuji, Pescatore Yagi, Berlinetta Boxer, YOSSINO & “brother” YASSINI
3. Maximum Weakest Determination Match: Stalker Ichikawa vs Syachihoko Machine #1 & Syachihoko Machine #2
4. Condotti Shuji, Pescatore Yagi & Berlinetta Boxer vs Anthony...
Dec
28
posted by Seth | 0 comments
T2P, 06.06.2002
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,720 Fans – Super No Vacancy
1. Jun Ogawauchi & Takuya Sugawara vs Pescatore Yagi & Berlinetta Boxer
2. Noriaki Kawabata vs Junya Fukumasa
3. Handicap Match: Toru Owashi vs Syachihoko Machine #1, Syachihoko Machine #2 & Syachihoko Machine #3
4. Takamichi Iwasa & Kinya Oyanagei vs TARU & TARUcito
5. Ryo Saito, Anthony W. Mori & Second Doi vs YOSSINO, “brother” YASSHINI & Condotti Shuji
6. NWA International Light Heavyweight Title, Lucha Libre Classica...