Ryōgokutan (2017)
| Ryōgokutan (2017) | |||
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| Promotion | Big Japan Pro Wrestling | ||
| Date | July 17, 2017 | ||
| City | Sumida, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Ryōgoku Kokugikan | ||
| Attendance | 3,179 | ||
| Ryōgokutan chronology | |||
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Ryōgokutan (2017) was the third Ryōgokutan professional wrestling event produced by Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW). The event took place on July 17, 2017 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan.[1]
Ten professional wrestling matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Masaya Takahashi successfully defended the Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship against Takayuki Ueki in a Battle of Ryogoku Bloody Deathmatch. The first-ever Junior Heavyweight Champion was crowned on the event as Shinobu defeated Kazuki Hashimoto in a tournament final. In the other featured matches on the card, Abdullah Kobayashi and Ryuji Ito defeated Strong BJ (Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi) to win the Tag Team Championship, Hideki Suzuki retained the World Strong Heavyweight Championship against Ryuichi Kawakami and Ryota Hama, Shogun Okamoto and Yasufumi Nakanoue retained the Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship against Kohei Sato and Okami (Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani).[2]
Event
Preliminary matches
In the opening match, Ryuichi Sekine and Tatsuhiko Yoshino took on Kota Sekifuda and Yuya Aoki. Sekifuda made his return to BJW, having competed for the last time in November 2016. Yoshino delivered a bridging German suplex to Sekifuda for the win.[2]
Next, Great Kojika teamed with the Speed of Sounds (Hercules Senga and Tsutomu Oosugi) to take on Brahman Kei, Brahman Shu and Kendo Kashin. Kojika pinned Kei with a small package for the win.[2]
Next, Kazumi Kikuta and Masakatsu Funaki took on Takuya Nomura and Yoshihisa Uto. Funaki delivered a Hybrid Blaster to Nomura for the win.[2]
Next, Yankee Two Kenju (Isami Kodaka and Yuko Miyamoto) took on Takumi Tsukamoto and Toshiyuki Sakuda in a Tetsuori and KMGT Deathmatch. Miyamoto nailed a Fire Thunder to Sakuda for the win.[2]
Next, Kazuki Hashimoto competed against Shinobu in the finals of a round-robin tournament to determine the inaugural Junior Heavyweight Champion. Shinobu nailed a S.E.X. Bomber to Hashimoto to become the first champion.[2]
Next, the team of Jaki Numazawa and Masashi Takeda competed against Kankuro Hoshino and Minoru Fujita in a Concrete Block Deathmatch. Takeda delivered a Reverse U-Crash to Hoshino onto the concrete block for the win.[2]
Next, Ryota Hama, Shogun Okamoto and Yasufumi Nakanoue defended the Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship against Kohei Sato, Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani . Hama pinned Kamitani after a Ryota Hammer to retain the titles.[2]
Next, Hideki Suzuki defended the World Strong Heavyweight Championship against Ryuichi Kawakami. Suzuki made him pass out to a sleeper hold to retain the title.[2]
In the penultimate match, Strong BJ (Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi) defended the Tag Team Championship against Abdullah Kobayashi and Ryuji Ito. Kobayashi delivered a Bakachinga Elbow to Okabayashi to win the titles.[2]
Main event match
In the main event, Masaya Takahashi defended the Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship against Takayuki Ueki in a Battle of Ryogoku Bloody Deathmatch. Takahashi nailed a vertical suplex powerslam on Ueki onto a nail board to retain the title.[2]
Reception
Dylan Justin of Voices of Wrestling gave mixed reviews to the event by writing "While nothing on the show was bad, just about everything on the show was disappointing in one way or another. It was a decent little show with decent little matches, but that’s not enough. Not in Sumo Hall. Sumo Hall is not the place for decent little matches." He further added "Lots of decent, solid, even good matches, but nothing memorable. Nothing truly worth your time outside of maybe one match. It gets a thumbs in the middle from me for being watchable and fun at times."[2]
Results
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryuichi Sekine and Tatsuhiko Yoshino defeated Kota Sekifuda and Yuya Aoki | Tag team match | 7:37 |
| 2 | Great Kojika and Speed of Sounds (Hercules Senga and Tsutomu Oosugi) defeated Brahman Kei, Brahman Shu and Kendo Kashin | Six-man tag team match | 7:55 |
| 3 | Kazumi Kikuta and Masakatsu Funaki defeated Takuya Nomura and Yoshihisa Uto | Tag team match | 11:07 |
| 4 | Yankee Two Kenju (Isami Kodaka and Yuko Miyamoto) defeated Takumi Tsukamoto and Toshiyuki Sakuda | Tetsuori and KMGT Deathmatch | 14:06 |
| 5 | Shinobu defeated Kazuki Hashimoto | Tournament final for the new BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship | 13:18 |
| 6 | Jaki Numazawa and Masashi Takeda defeated Kankuro Hoshino and Minoru Fujita | Concrete Block Deathmatch | 12:12 |
| 7 | Ryota Hama, Shogun Okamoto and Yasufumi Nakanoue (c) defeated Kohei Sato and Okami (Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani) | Six-man tag team match for the Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship | 16:16 |
| 8 | Hideki Suzuki (c) defeated Ryuichi Kawakami | Singles match for the BJW World Strong Heavyweight Championship | 13:55 |
| 9 | Abdullah Kobayashi and Ryuji Ito defeated Strong BJ (Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi) (c) | Tag team match for the BJW Tag Team Championship | 21:09 |
| 10 | Masaya Takahashi (c) defeated Takayuki Ueki | Battle of Ryogoku Bloody Deathmatch for the BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship | 23:42 |
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Junior Heavyweight Championship tournament bracket
| Kazuki Hashimoto | 8 |
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| Shinobu | 6 |
| Tatsuhiko Yoshino | 6 |
| Toshiyoki Sakuda | 4 |
| Takuya Nomura | 4 |
| Yuya Aoki | 2 |
| Results | Kazuki Hashimoto | Shinobu | Takuya Nomura | Tatsuhiko Yoshino | Toshiyuki Sakuda | Yuya Aoki |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuki Hashimoto | X | Kazuki (12:56) | Kazuki (12:35) | Yoshino (11:57) | Kazuki (11:24) | Kazuki (8:09) |
| Shinobu | Kazuki (12:56) | X | Shinobu (9:38) | Shinobu (11:55) | Shinobu (9:28) | Aoki (7:11) |
| Takuya Nomura | Kazuki (12:35) | Shinobu (9:38) | X | Takuya (12:50) | Sakuda (10:38) | Nomura (7:13) |
| Tatsuhiko Yoshino | Yoshino (11:57) | Shinobu (11:55) | Takuya (12:50) | X | Yoshino (9:26) | Yoshino (8:02) |
| Toshiyuki Sakuda | Kazuki (11:24) | Shinobu (9:28) | Sakuda (10:38) | Yoshino (9:26) | X | Sakuda (9:22) |
| Yuya Aoki | Kazuki (8:09) | Aoki (7:11) | Nomura (7:13) | Yoshino (8:02) | Sakuda (9:22) | X |
| Final | ||||
| Kazuki Hashimoto | Pin | |||
| Shinobu | 13:18 | |||