[An odd intro plays...reminiscent of old disco music.... What do you know, it is old disco music! It's none other than that K.C. & The Sunshine Band 'classic'...] [The camera fades in on a tremendously tall skyscraper. Suddenly a fist breaks through the image!] #Awe everybody, get on the floor! Let's dance! Don't fight the feeling! Give yourself a chance!# [It belongs to none other than Shinkan! He races across the ring leaping onto the middle rope and out into the air!] #Awe, Shake! Shake! Shake! Shake! Shake! Shake! Shake your booty! Shake your booty!# [Shinkan morphs into an image of the enormous Zulu Dragon, standing over a fallen body, beating it with a series of kicks to the head!] #Awe, Shake! Shake! Shake! Shake! Shake! Shake! Shake your booty! Shake your booty!# ["Blood Hunger" Ryobe Khan is suddenly morphed to from Zulu. Khan stands, staring at the camera, blood dripping down from his face and teeth.... to a pool of blood at his feet!] #Awe, you can! You can do it! Very well! You're the best in the world! I can tell!# [Khan becomes T-Rex... locking on the infamous Grimlock, the ref raising the nameless challenger's hand for the third and final time... but before it drops....] #Awe, Shake! Shake! Shake! Shake! Shake! Shake! Shake your booty! Shake your booty!# [The nameless challenger morphs into an image of TORA Wanizame executing the Fuzzy Pickles Press on an unsuspecting victim!] #Awe, Shake! Shake! Shake! Shake! Shake! Shake! Shake your booty! Shake your booty!# [Suddenly the screen slices into 20 some pieces, and every member of the NWC-J roster is running towards the exact center of the screen! And when they finally get there...] #Shake! Shake!# [The image gets swallowed up by the tall skyscraper we saw before....] #Shake! Shake!# [The building unable to contain all the immense action contained by the superstars inside begins slowly shaking..] #Awe, Shake! Shake!# [Suddenly the shaking becomes extremely hard and violent!] #Shake! Shake!# [Pieces of the building begin falling to the ground...the building virtually tearing itself from it's place in the street!] #Awe, Shake! Shake! Shake! Shake! Shake! Shake! Shake your booty! Shake your booty!# SSSSSSAAAAAAAANNNNNNN!! . . . . . . . . .NNNNNNNNNNNNNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!! . . . . . . . . . . .IIIIIIICHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!! . . . . . . . .BBBBBBBLLLLLAAAAAAASSSSSTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [The building literally *EXPLODES* a giant fireball from within enveloping the entire screen, and in front of the fireball the 321BLAST! logo!] [The massive rubble clears itself from the screen and what we are left with is the small intimate 321BLAST! Studio. Somewhat similar to the Daily Show set, BLAST! features a newsdesk with a monitor behind it, and a couch to the left for guests to sit. In addition, there is a small set to the left that features a small circle with two chairs in opposing one another, for important face to face interviews. The color scheme is a sickening mix of yellows, royal blues, whites, blacks and to a lesser extent reds. Hideki Nomo sits behind the newsdesk, shuffling papers. As the camera focuses in on him, he gives off a large tooth-filled smile and begins speaking.] Hideki Nomo: Konnichi-wa! Friends, welcome to the very first episode of 321BLAST! Whether you're joining us on our English feed or our Japanese, it will universally be known as a good time! [Hideki shuffles the paper in front to the back] HN: As you all know, we are a mere four days away from the very first Super Terrific Happy Hour! Let's run down the line up for that exciting card: [The camera cuts to an image of the bill packaged in many of Japan's top wrestling magazines and even daily newspapers.] SUPER TERRIFIC HAPPY HOUR! "Konnichi-wa To Eiketsu" "Hello And Farewell" Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center Join us as NWC-J debuts at the sadly closing legendary Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center. It is sure to be a memorable evening as we say hello to the world, and farewell to the Sports Center! "Spirit Lord" Ikusa Tatsujin Former kickboxing standout Ikusa Tatsujin will be in action as he continues to further his professional wrestling career. Some say the "Spirit Lord" still has a lot to learn about professional wrestling while others expect him to demolish all comers! "T-Rex" Reich vs "Ecchi Kid" Kentaro "H-Bomb" Kawasaki As these two men meet in the ring, many questions must be asked. Among others: Coming off Devil's Rumble 2, is Reich ready to return to the ring just yet? How will the Japanese fans react to the homecoming of Kentaro Kawasaki? Answers this Sunday! "Blood Hunger" Ryobe Khan vs El Chico Azteko Arguably TJP's most brutally vicious citizen will meet the one with the highest aim when these two square off, but only one man can end up on top. It should be an extremely interesting clash of styles that no fan should miss! Frazer Fury & TORA Wanizame vs Jinsai Himegoto & Noriyaki Tanaka Fury and Wanizame had longtime success in G-Pro. But TJP is certainly not G-Pro. Has their relationship stood the test of time? How will they prepare for these two competitors who surely know all about them? And speaking of the opposition... with neither man knowing much about the other or having much tag team experience, how well will they work together? Chemistry is the key in this anticipated matchup! Join Us Live Saturday September 24th TICKETS AS LOW AS 1.500 Or Watch Us Sunday September 25th SAMURAI TV HN: Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center has been host to many fantastic events in the history of puroresu, and we hope very much to be able to add to that list with a very special landmark broadcast! Things will certainly be interesting. One match, for example, has an amazing paradox behind it. [The monitor behind flashes a graphic that reads: Reich V Kawasaki] HN: "T-Rex" Reich is considered to be my most one of America's top talents in the shoot arena. He is quite simply a vicious submission specialist. Fed up with the cartoonish western style, he has signed a contract with The Japan Project in order to get a chance to experience the purer form of combat we love to practice here. BLAST! caught T-Rex on a recent work-out, and he had some thoughts on his arrival and on his first bout.. [The camera zooms towards the monitor.] BLAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!321 !!!!! !!!!!!!!!! "T-Rex" Reich !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SANNIICHI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BLAST [We are inside a dojo. At least, that is what we assume, based on the mats that line the floor, the mirrors that line the walls, and the punching bags and dummies that hang from the ceiling. And also based on the fact that the signs, posters and flyers are all written in Japanese, it is a good bet we are in Japan. As the camera pans the room, and we see a number of Japanese people sparring at one end of the dojo... yeah, Japan would definitely be a pretty good guess.] [The camera begins to move across the dojo floor, jiggling with every step made. The couple of individuals who are here, do not make any movement to indicate they see or acknowledge the camera's existence. To them, we are a ghost. A ghost that slides past them to the back of the large room, to a small door leading to a hallway in the back. As we enter the hallway, we notice that the condition that it is kept in is quite a few points under the condition of the dojo proper. Obviously, the dojo means more to whomever it belongs to, than this little back hallway that looks to be leading us to the back door.] [The back door swings open, and as we exit the building, our whole sense of ourselves changes. What was an elegant, spotless, meticulously kept dojo, is a stark contrast to the grimy, garbage-filled, dirty, smoky, incredibly shabby back alley. The building walls that hem in this small "patio" (if you can call it that), create an acute sense of claustrophobia. The walls are high enough that we can see very little sky, they are dirty enough to darken the whole area, and they are in such a state of disrepair, that it makes us feel quite uncomfortable. The one thing that stands out, however, is the small trampoline that is centered in the middle of this open area. And what is more interesting is the individual that is currently bouncing on it.] T-Rex: I'll be with you in one minute! [And with that, the man we all know as T-Rex Reich, bounces higher and higher on the small tramp, ending it with an aerial somersault and landing perfectly on his feet. This surprises us, because anyone who has seen T-Rex before knows full-well that he HATES to attempt aerial maneuvers. But for whatever reason, he seems to have found one or two for his repertoire. Reich is clad in his olive green military pants, an olive green gi, and the gi tied off with a black belt. And when we say "black belt", we mean a MARTIAL ARTS black belt. His head is customarily clean-shaven, he wears a pair of black slippers, and his wrists and fingers are wrapped in their standard black tape. Not exactly how we always see him, but pretty close.] [T-Rex looks at the camera, hops down off the trampoline, walks past the camera to the dojo building, and turns on the outdoor faucet on the side. As the camera swings around to get the shot, we see him bend over to take a quick drink of water, shut off the faucet, then stand up and face us once more.] T-Rex: Ah! Now I feel better! [He walks passed us AGAIN, back to the trampoline, hops up, and sits on the edge, in order to talk to us.] Just to get things out of the way... allow me to introduce myself to all of you who may be seeing me for the first time. My name is Thomas Reich. Yes... my REAL name is Thomas Reich. It isn't some stage name that some seedy independent booker came up with for me. Thomas Reich is what you will find on my birth certificate. And as far as the "T-Rex" is concerned... I've been called that for a long time... a lot longer than my professional wrestling career. In fact... I acquired that nickname while I was serving in the United States Armed Forces. Because of my body shape... huge upper body with itty-bitty hands and feet, as they used to rib me with... I looked like a tyrannosaurus rex. So people started calling me T-Rex. No big deal... could have been called worse... One guy in my platoon was called "Butterscotch". [Thomas gives the camera an "unlucky bastard" look, and then continues.] But the nickname has suited me well in my further excursions... my club fighting, my professional wrestling... basically every path I've taken. The name T-Rex Reich has been good to me, so I'm good to it. [He lifts his chin and signals with it, back to the dojo.] That is my new home away from home. It is one of the finest jiu-jitsu dojos in Japan. As you may have guessed, based on the fact that I'm wearing this belt... [He grabs the side of it and lifts it out for us to see.] ...I am belt rated for a number of different styles. I studied back in America... got my ratings, and have since put what I have learned to good use. And I find that whenever I am feeling down, I can just run through a few sequences to perk myself back up. That is how ingrained jiu-jitsu is for me... it is second-nature to me. It is so a part of my psyche, that I cannot NOT use its teachings, if I wanted to. And believe me... that can cause some problems. Ask a number of the men who I have fought in the professional wrestling ring to see how much it is ingrained. They can tell you that sometimes I go just a bit too far, because I was trained to use it to its fullest capacity and to quote/unquote "take it down a notch" when I get into the ring... doesn't always go as we both had planned or would have liked. [He shrugs his shoulders.] Just one of the problems with facing me in the ring, I guess. [T-Rex hops off the trampoline once more. He grabs the bottom hem of his gi and pulls it down and adjusts it, then adjusts the black belt. Satisfied at its comfort now, he looks back at the tramp and grins. Then he looks back to us.] But I am now an integral part of NWC-Japan... so many of you WILL have to face me in the ring... going at full-throttle or not. And quite frankly, I'm THRILLED about it. To finally get a chance to put my body, mind and soul on the line in front of thousands upon thousands of fans who APPRECIATE what combat is truly about. I think it's going to be great. Especially after some of the garbage I had to do in America. Now don't get me wrong... I do savor a lot of moments of my time in the wrestling rings back there... but a lot of stuff was just silly. In fact, I don't know how many of you here in Japan were witness to Devil's Night 8... but those of you that did... you saw me at my most ridiculous. I was doing stuff there you will NEVER catch me doing here. The only reason I did it then was just because it was my last day working for an American promotion, in a BATTLE ROYAL no less... the benchmark of silly fighting... and I decided to try my hand at all the crazy stuff my American brethren seem to cherish. I used steel chairs... I actually pulled off a moonsault... I was doing moves that in no way, shape, or form signify ANYTHING about the kind of fighter you are... all because I decided to get a little quote/unquote "jiggy with it". For those of you who don't understand that... don't worry. I'm not sure I understand it either... but that is what the boys in the back said I was doing when I went all goofy in that match. [He smiles once more.] But I certainly hope that those of you on this side of the ocean DO NOT think that what you saw in that battle royal is what you are going to get HERE. Because I can assure you that you will not. We are now in the Land Of The Rising Sun... where honor is combat is held in the highest regard. And I can assure all of you that I WILL hold my end of all the battles that come before me in highest regard. I just hope that those of you who face me, do the same. Kentaro Kawasaki... you are the first. You are unfortunately the first of many. Many men who are going to drift off into unconsciousness when I catch them and lock them. Believe me when I say it is nothing personal... but also believe me when I say that the time for being silly in the ring is QUITE FAR PASSED... and there will not be anything funny when I put you out this week. The time to fall is now. BLAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!321 !!!!! !!!!!!!!!! NEXT: H-Bombbbbb! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SANNIICHI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BLAST [After a few commercials and an advertisement for the official TJP collector's key chain, we come back in on Hideki Nomo in the studio.] Hideki Nomo: I mentioned that this match posed a great paradox. You see, on the flipside of this coin is "Ecchi Kid" Kentaro "H-Bomb" Kawasaki. A man born in Japan, partly raised in America, and now having returned... seeks only to pour praise on his fanciful western ways and denounce his homeland. I'd be lying if I said I didn't find this man as dispicable as you do. Here's a clip from a man so blinded by the American dollar even I have trouble containing myself...... BLAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!321 !!! !!!!! "Ecchi Kid" Kentaro "H-Bomb" Kawasaki !!!!!!!!! SANNIICHI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BLAST [We return on Hideki Nomo, nodding to someone off camera. He then turns back to the camera and begins speaking.] HN: There is no question that NWC-J is a truly international fed. While we focus on the fantastic Japanese wrestling scene, there is certainly some American influence. And certainly, some Mexican influence. Lucha Libre is considered by many to be the most exciting style of professional wrestling on earth. No one can deny that it has penetrated the Japanese wrestling scene. And now, no one can deny that it has penetrated TJP! Ladies and gentlemen, you may not know El Chico Azteko, for he is quite young and green, but I assure you, you will. In just a moment, he'll be live here in our studio for a sit down interview! But first, a message about an offer you can't turn down! [The camera cuts to a scene of a beautiful Japanese woman, full figured with beautiful milky white skin. She is wearing nothing but pink panties and a white T-Shirt. The shirt has a small NWC-J embroidered logo emblem in the upper left corner.] Announcer: The official NWC-J shirt, featuring the NWC-J logo in front and in back.. [The model turns around. The shirt reads: THE NEW BEAST IN THE EAST!] Announcer: Order today by calling 22-365-5628! BLAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!321 !!!!! !!!!!!!!!! El Chico Azteko !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SANNIICHI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BLAST [The scene comes back from the advertisement on the interview set and in one of the chairs sits Hideki Nomo, silouhetted in the darkness. With a soaring sound 'The NWC Japan Project' logo flies across the screen and the studio lights brighten up. Nomo does so as well, turning to the camera with a smile on his face.] HN: Welcome back to San-Ni-Ichi Blast Off! He comes to us from Tijuana, Mexico, by way of our affliates in Golden State Wrestling and is set up to become the premier practioner of the Mexican wrestling style of Lucha Libre here in the Japan Project and.. who knows! Possibly the entire National Wrestling Council. Please welcome to the studio, El Chico Azteko! [Enter El Chico, wearing a red and green windsuit and his standard Aztec-design mask; the flowing mane of raven black hair tied into a tail behind it. The small luchadore walks eagerly and briskly onto the platform, grinning happily as he shakes Nomo's hand then turning to wave at the studio crew politely.] HN: Thank you for coming today, Chico Azteko! Please, please.. have a seat! ECA: No, please.. Senor Nomo! It is I who am thankful to be here on your show today! I am very excited to have been.. ah.. promoted? Yes, to have been promoted to the level of the National Wrestling Council. It is an honor! HN: Oh, well please! Don't thank me! I'm just the interviewer! [chuckles] ECA: Oh yes, of course. Excuse me, please. HN: Ah, well... yes, welcome to Japan and the Japan Project, El Chico Azteko! We understand that this is your first time in a major affliate of the National Wrestling Council! This is quite a step up, isn't it? ECA: Yes, most definitely, Senor Nomo! It is a very large change from the wrestling.. ah... venues I used to play back in Mexico. You see, I was part of a very small, very young company then, that I had joined out of my zest to be in wrestling... HN: Ah, so you were always a big fan of wrestling? ECA: Very big fan, Senor Nomo, very big. I always dreamed of being a successful luchadore since I was a little daredevil. [snickers] And when I was a part of this wrestling organization, which did not even have a proper name, I felt as though I was accomplishing something, but in truth, I went nowhere. There was no fame or glory to be found there. However, I was young and did not know, and I thought it would be the greatest time of my life. HN: And after you finished wrestling here... ECA: They went out of business, yes. HN: Yes, after you left this promotion, you went to Desert Sun Wrestling, run by the late John Corvette, in San Diego. ECA: It was right across the border from Tijuana.. San Diego, that is. I knew that the American wrestling places were really a more popular arena at this time, at least in the view of the world, so I went over the border... legally, of course... and went to Senor Corvette's training camp. It worked wonders for my style. Before, I would just throw myself at people, but there was a gymnastic teacher there... Sasha Rykohfski. He taught me what it meant to be a high-flyer and turned me into a true luchadore. HN: How's that? What did the gymnast training do for you? ECA: He taught me grace and form. It was not about the flying around, he would say. It is not about simply falling off a rope onto someone. If you are in the air, you are in the air because the fans want you in the air and you must keep their attention there. He taught me how to be like an eagle... to soar beautifully... and with that mindset, I can make my moves that much more powerful through the power of my confidence and the support of the people who watch me. The fans. HN: Very, very well-spoken, Chico! How did you do in Desert Sun Wrestling? Did you make any waves there..? ECA: Ah, well.. yes and no, I would have to say. As far as wins and titles go, I did not progress an extremely long way. I was still working on my immigration, you understand, and I could not make regular appearances in the United States until after I finished. While I did, I presume, make an impact as far as persona goes, I feel that if I had the time free, I would be a champion there. I might even be there now! HN: Oh! Well, I suppose I speak for the rest of the staff when I say that I'm glad you failed there so you could come here! ECA: [laughing!] Oh! Well, I don't know what to say about that! Heh, well... as I was saying, I had my immigration papers settled to wrestle full time, and it was about this time that I met J. Aaron Navarra... HN: Yes! The talent scout for Mr. Gamias. I wasn't aware that was his 'territory' was in that area of the U.S. ECA: Yes, he did mention that he was only on vacation, but nonetheless, he saw something in my style and he drove me over to the main GSW headquarters there... you know, Desert Sun being a affliate. HN: Yes, of course. ECA: Well, it was there that Jim Gamias met me and Senor Navarra showed him the tapes he had obtained of me wrestling in the Desert Sun promotion, and well.. that's that. The next thing I knew, Senor Gamias came to me with the idea of his Japan Project. I thought about it for a while and I finally decided that coming up to this level in the NWC would be a good idea. This weekend, I made the final decision. I am... I am very happy with it. HN: And we're happy you made it as well! I, myself, have viewed your tapes.. ECA: Oh? HN: Yes! I'm very impressed with your style and your energy. You seem to like to play to the fans a great deal, like you've already explained... ECA: Yes, sir! HN: Now, let's talk about your first match in the 'big leagues' as it were. You are set to face the man who is described as inherently evil. One Mr. Ryobe Khan.. "The Blood Hunger". ECA: Oh, I'm not sure what to think about him. I just find it so unbelievable to think that any man would claim the fantastical things he does. I would not think him to be a descendant of the Mongolia Khan. To say he was evil, well.. well, that is a philosophical question and personally, I do take stock in the beliefs of good and evil. HN: Oh? You don't? ECA: No, I'm afraid not. There's nothing inherently evil about anyone and I would say that it was his own choice to act that way, but I know that deep down, he is a good man and a good athlete. He may take shortcuts, so I hear, by using the various ring objects in his repetoire, but.. well, you know us luchadores, Senor Nomo. We are used to being dropped on our heads. [Both men chuckle politely.] ECA: This Blood Hunger and evil-ness.. they are just shows for intimidation and I must admit, that in physique, he is a very intimidating man. However, I would prefer to view him as a challenge. It will be a task to utilize my style against a man so large, but it is a task I take gladly. It is an honor to be able to fight this man, and I certainly hope that we will be able to put on a good show for all the Japanese fans out there! HN: Well said, Chico. I must say that I appreciate the showmanship and display of fair play. ECA: I was taught to respect all, Senor Nomo. HN: Indeed. It was a pleasure having you here! [The two men shake hands, and Nomo turns to the camera as it zooms in on him.] ----------------- HN: Ladies and gentlemen.. Ryobe Khan. As El Chico Azteko quite delicately put... this is a very intimidating individual. Some would say evil. I would quite simply say: The man is brutal. Of half Mongolian, half Japanese descent... there is no question that he does not have the happiest of depositions. Here's just a tidbit of what I'm talking about. Translated from mongolian... BLAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!321 !!!!! !!!!!!!!!! "Blood Hunger" Ryobe Khan !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SANNIICHI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BLAST [The scene opens up in playground. The sun is setting in the West, and a small dim of light escapes over the horizon. There is just enough light to see a silhouette of a man rocking back and forth, slowly, on the swing. The man looks of age and wisdom. He has man scars upon his exposed chest. His head hangs down low as the camera tries to catch a small glimpse of the mans face.] Man: Many years ago, I turned my back on everything that is familiar to me. My family. My friends. My allies. My honor. I turned my back to embrace something. Something that has dire importance. My heritage. My ancestry. [The camera slowly fades to black as another screen fades in slowly. It shows the same man that is in the swing, but this time he is in a wrestling ring. Blood is pouring down his face. His opponent is doing no better. The man screams out some Mongolian phrase and piledrives the man onto an exploding barbed-wire bomb. The opponent is completely out and the man is screaming in pain as his body catches on fire. The screens fades out and back in to the man.] Man: All these years and all the pain I've put on myself. For what? For the fame and admiration of the fans. No, I don't believe so. For money? Again no, because I have plenty. For titles? No, who needs a label for what I like to do... And that is hurt people. I have this anger inside, it gnaws away at my soul. It tells me to do these crazy things, and the only thing I ask for is that I hurt you. [The scene once again fades out and back in to the man in a wrestling match. This time, the man and his opponent are on top of a scaffold, battling it out. Both men are trying to be careful not to fall off the scaffold. Then, the opponent finally gets the upper hand and tosses the man off the side of the scaffold. He flies through the air, going through barbed-wire that suspended just below the scaffold, and fall through them all the way to the floor where he is met by thumbtack's that pierce every part of his body. He screams in pain as the paramedics cart him away.] Man: How many times have I've defied death. How many times have I cheated that hooded bastard, to only escape with a win. El Chico Azteko, come Saturday, you will experience something you've probably never experienced in all the time you've spent in Mexico. I will make parts of your body hurt that you never knew could. I will make every orifice of your body bleed and scream for help. I will take your puny body and snap it like a piece of jerky. I will hurt you. [The scene fades to black] ------------------- HN: We'll be back in a moment! BLAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!321 !!!!! !!!!!!!!!! LATER: Some striking match footage.. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SANNIICHI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BLAST [A few commercials air including an ad for the new Pokemon game from Nintendo. Afterwards, the camera comes back in on Hideki Nomo and the BLAST! set.] HN: All week the media has been talking about the Super Terrific main event this Sunday! G- Pro superstars TORA Wanizame and Frazer Fury make their NWC debut as they take on Jinsai Himegoto and Nori Tanaka in an awesome tag team bout! TORA and Frazer have publicly remained very quiet. No one knows what to expect from them. In private circles it has been said that this very booking is quite controversial, because quite simply nobody knows what will happen. We do however have word from their opposition. First, Noriyaki Tanaka. Nori, considered by many one of the best technical wrestlers in the nation, has never been known for his speaking. You can find more information on his profile at http://www.nwcjapan.com (http://members.tripod.com/nwcj). Nori did have some things to say recently though, after a recent workout. Take a look... BLAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!321 !!!!! !!!!!!!!!! Noriyaki Tanaka !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SANNIICHI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BLAST [We cut Noriyaki Tanaka standing in front of a wooden, carved TJP logo in the background. It's a very standard, very typical scene. Tanaka is wearing his wrestling attire, the yellow tights, boots, knee pads and elbow pads. Based on the beads of sweat dripping down his face and chest, it's fairly obvious he just completed working out. Tanaka, breathing heavy, pauses for a few seconds before speaking.] Noriyaki Tanaka (NT): In a mere four days, NWC-J debuts at the great Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center. I am not against the American people, I have no problems with any of you. But when you step in the ring on Sunday, you must realize the honor of it all. Was Nakajima the greatest sporting venue in Japan's history? No. Certainly not. But whether an arena contains 25,000 people or 25, the events that occurr with in its confines are special. Memories are created. They are taken home, shared, and never forgotten. That must be honored and respected. [Nori scratches an itch on his chin before continuing..] NT: I wonder, how many of you would even know what this card is subtitled if there was no American translation? Hello and Farewell! Hello and Farewell! To you I say... Konnichi-wa, welcome to my land. But if you don't respect it while you're here, I will only say... Eiketsu!! Eiketsu!!! EIKETSU!!!!!! If you don't understand what I am saying, look it up in your handy little dictionary. Sunday night, I am in a tag team match with one Jinsai Himegoto. I don't know this man. Do I know this man? I *DO NOT* KNOW THIS MAN! But Jinsai.... know *ME*! Know that I will accept no margin of error. I will accept only focus, and thirst for victory. Are you thirsty Jinsai? Does your throat pang for the liquids of success? For your sake I hope so. You see Mr. Himegoto, I hear the murmurs of the critics. I have no spirit they say! I have no charisma they say! I may *not* have those things. But you know what I do have? I do have wrestling ability. I do have the Tanakalock. I do have Daigen. I am a fighter. I believe there is still great respect and honor in such a vocation, regardless of what the western world will have you believe. [SIGH] Himegoto, do you know who we will meet this Sunday? TORA Wanizame and Frazer Fury. Great pillars of the Gunryu-Pro promotion. Great talents. Leaders of puroresu. Forgive me Frazer and TORA, I care not. I do not demean your past accomplishments. But when we meet, it is in my *businessplace*. It is in the wrestling ring. It is a craft with the outcomes being victory, defeat and ties. There are no other options or outcomes. it matters not who one faces, that remains constant. In other words, your past accomplishments or your popularity or lack thereof, means nothing for the time we are in that ring. Fury, your bones are no harder to break because of that Triple Crown you once held. Wanizame, the pain of the Tanakalock is no less intense because of that Middleweight belt you once held. Though I might concede one difference... your egos might be much easier bruised. [Tanaka smirks, one would believe if he allowed himself to he'd be laughing quite hardily.] NT: But remember..... above all men.... It's *just* business. [Nori folds his arms and stares sternly at the camera as we cut back to Hideki Nomo in the studio.] ------------------------- HN: What is this? [Hideki grabs his earpiece.] HN: My friends, I have received word that TORA Wanizame has some things to say, this is a surprise to us all... I don't know what to expect, I don't know how to intro the clip..let's just see what he has to say! BLAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!321 !!!!! !!!!!!!!!! TORA Wanizame !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SANNIICHI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BLAST ------ BLAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!321 !!!!! !!!!!!!!!! NEXT: Predictions & News & More! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SANNIICHI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BLAST [After a few commercials including an ad for the 2000 Nissan Maxima, the camera comes back in on Hideki Nomo.] HN: Ladies and gentlemen.. Super Terrific Happy Hour takes place LIVE in 3 days! Do not miss this exciting event! If you must, catch the broadcast Sunday night! So many bright young stars make their debuts, so many seasoned veterans go at it for the first time in the NWC... and so much more! One thing I can confirm for you.... NWC-J President Jim Gamias will be on hand and will be making an announcement about the crowning of the first All-Asian Champion! I can only tell you it will be awesome. In addition, I will be updating the TJP website with another column that can expand more on the exciting events to anticipate at STHH. Do not miss this event..as we say... Konnichi-wa to the world...... and Eiketsu to the Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center! [The camera cuts to a different angle and Hideki turns to meet it face on.] And now... the polls on our website have been finalized, and here are the results for the predictions of the top three STHH bouts! "T-Rex" Reich - 35% vs "Ecchi Kid" Kentaro "H-Bomb" Kawasaki - 65% "Blood Hunger" Ryobe Khan - 52% vs El Chico Azteko - 48% Frazer Fury & TORA Wanizame - 79% vs Jinsai Himegoto & Noriyaki Tanaka - 21% HN: Starting next week..we will feature in depth analysis and predictions from top NWC-J officials! Do not forget also folks, "Spirit Lord" Ikusa Tatsujin will be in action and I can promise you you will be impressed. There's so much more to tell you about but really... not enough time. Tune in Sunday! It will be SUPER TERRIFIC!! [Hideki puts down the papers and looks away from the teleprompter.] HN: Ladies and gentlemen... any other show would end it right there, that way. But not 321BLAST!! You see, NWC-J has just recently acquired footage from the mexican promotion MBLL of one of the participants of the important main event at Happy Hour. Jinsai Himegoto live in action, the first time this footage has ever been aired in this nation. I assure you it is crude, and it is in no way sponsored by NWC-J, but apparently Steve Higgins and Mr. Shirai have used this match to practice their commentating, and made it quite a listen. Mr. Steve Higgins! BLAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!321 !!!!! !!!!!!!!!! Jinsai Himegoto !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SANNIICHI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BLAST [Steve Higgins]: Thank you, Hideki! I am Steve Higgins, your NWC-J play-by-play man, and we have a VERY special treat for you fans this week on 3-2-1 BLAST OFF! [Mr. Shirai]: Last week, in some promotion in Mexico, one of the participant in the big tag team match this week on the Super Terrific Happy Hour, Jinsai Himegoto, went one-on-one with some so-call local talent. [Steve Higgins]: That's right, Mr. Shirai, it was Jinsai Himegoto going one on one with Ricky Rudo of the Fuerza promotion in Mexico! This match was taped exclusively for NWC-J, and should give us a preview of what's to come next week when Jinsai teams up with Noriyaki Tanaka to take on Frazer Fury and TORA Wanizame! Let's go to the ring for the introductions. [The Japanese studio announcers stop talking as ring introductions are made by Fuerza announcer Señor Gomez.] [Señor Gomez]: A mi izquierda, de la Ciudad de Méjico, y pesando 101 kilogramos, damas y caballeros, les presento, Ricky Rudo!!!!!!!! [The crowd gives a cold reaction to the Mexican native.] [Mr. Shirai]: This is a Japanese circuit, isn't it? I thought American were bad enough. This is all we need. [Steve Higgins]: Our talent is well-traveled. From Japan to the United States to Mexico, these guys have been through it all, and they've picked up different styles from different parts of the world. Let's go back to the ring. [Mr. Shirai]: This you will like, Higgin. [They go back to the ring to complete the introductions.] [Señor Gomez]: A mi direcha, él es de Tokyo, Japón, y pesa 106 kilogramos, damas y caballeros, haciendo su primera apariencia aquí mismo, les doy Jinsai Himegoto!!!!! [Mr. Shirai]: That I do not understand, but the name, that I do. World famous Jinsai Himegoto is well-travel athlete and we are very lucky to have him with us. [Steve Higgins]: World famous, huh? I have to be honest with you, this is the first time I'm seeing him. As a matter of fact, I never even heard of him before this week! But I'll take your word for it. He'll be put to the test against Fuerza's Ricky Rudo. [The bell sounds and the wrestlers circle each other.] [Steve Higgins]: Here we go! Rudo is the one in the black tights and Jinsai, of course, with the red mask. This will be an interesting contrast in styles here. Rudo of course with the Mexican lucha style, and Jinsai I'd assume Japanese. Collar-n-elbow tie-up now, both men jockeying for position. Rudo with the go-behind, German Suplex!!! No!!!! Jinsai, the bigger of the two, lands on his feet! Rudo charges, he misses the lariat, and Jinsai takes advantage! He takes him down with a Thrust Kick! [Mr. Shirai]: See, that's what I mean, Higgin. Himegoto is season veteran. [Steve Higgins]: He certainly got the better of that exchange. Jinsai off the ropes now, duck down by Rudo, Jinsai back the other way... but it's Rudo connecting with the dropkick this time! Both men back up, Rudo with another one! No, Jinsai saw it coming! He swaps him away! [Mr. Shirai]: The gaijin are stupid, Higgin! Very, very stupid! They do not know what they are doing in that ring, and it always cost them in the end. Jinsai, very, very good. [Steve Higgins]: I hate to break it to you, but where this match was taped, Himegoto himself is the foreigner, and Ricky Rudo is the native! And if you think Jinsai will have his hands full in the big tag match next week, maybe he should concentrate on getting past Ricky Rudo of the Fuerza promotion right here in Mexico! He might not even make it to Japan! [The action cuts to a few minutes into the match.] [Steve Higgins]: Over-the-top Rear Wristlock applied by Ricky Rudo now. I understand he calls that the Especial de Rudo #2. [Mr. Shirai]: Jinsai always know what his position is. Watch this. He counter, watch this. [Steve Higgins]: Jinsai reaches up... He flips Rudo over... There's the ipponzei... and he locks on the Jugigatame almost simultaneously! Beautiful move by Jinsai Himegoto! [Mr. Shirai]: That is Jumangi! And it is over!!! [Steve Higgins]: No, it's not over! Rudo was too close to the ropes! The hold must be broken. [We once again cut to later on in the match.] [Mr. Shirai]: Jinsai have him right where he want him now. You watch this. He have him, watch this. This is the most dangerous move in all wrestling, and is very high-risk. [Steve Higgins]: Ricky Rudo isn't moving much after being planted with that Kobashi Driver. Jinsai is taking advantage. He's headed to the top rope! What's he thinking? [Mr. Shirai]: INSEI KAWAZU! INSEI KAWAZU! [Steve Higgins]: NO! NO! He missed! He missed! He tried a Shooting Star Press into a Frog Splash, and hadn't Ricky Rudo moved out of the way at the last minute, he would have been squashed! I've never seen anything like that in my life!!! And Rudo rolls him up with a Dandina! This could be it! One...two... [Jinsai powers his way out of the cradle just before the referee counts to three. Rudo complains to the ref, who insists, "Solamente dos!"] [Steve Higgins]: Only two says the ref. Rudo is hot, though. He thinks that should have been three. Wait a minute! Rudo goes for a Roundhouse right hand on Jinsai, but Jinsai ducks... Tiger Suplex with a bridge! Referee in position! One...two...NO! This time Rudo kicks out! [Mr. Shirai]: That was three! Ichi... ni... san! Can't these guy count?! [Steve Higgins]: You are watching Jinsai Himegoto take on Ricky Rudo of the Fuerza promotion in Japan, in a match that was taped last week in Mexico, but you will only see it right here in the NWC-J! What action we're witnessing! [The action cuts to the next high spot.] [Steve Higgins]: He hit the Rudo Driver! Nobody kicks out of the Rudo Driver! [The referee counts. Some fans who think the match is over count with the ref: "Uno...dos...tr..."] [Steve Higgins]: He kicked out of the Rudo Driver! [Mr. Shirai]: Now do you learn, Higgin? Jinsai is international star! No gaijin will ever stop him! [Steve Higgins]: Rudo is hot again! He thinks that should have been it! Wait a minute, behind you! Jinsai is getting up! Rudo turns around... but gets greeted with a kick to the midsection! What's this... Jinsai hooks him... Fisherman Suplex perhaps? No!!! He turns him into a powerbomb setup... And drops him on his head with a kneeling variation of Misawa's Tiger Driver '91!! What a combination maneuver! I can't believe my eyes! [Mr. Shirai]: This guy is dead! Jinsai Himegoto, our hero. He about to put this gaijin down once and for all! [Steve Higgins]: I don't think he's finished yet! Jinsai picks the stunned Rudo back up... He has him in a Double Underhook this time. He lifts him up... Wow! Great upper body strength being displayed by Jinsai Himegoto as he holds Ricky Rudo up in a Double-Underhook Piledriver position. Wait a minute... [Mr. Shirai]: SHINTOU DRIVAH!!!!! [Steve Higgins]: That's the Shintou Driver, the Double-Underhook Piledriver into the Sitdown Facebuster, and it is over! One, two, three, forget about it! [The bell rings, signifying the end of the match.] [Señor Gomez]: Damas y caballeros, en diez y siete minutos y cuarenta y seis segundos, el ganador es Jinsai Himegoto!!!!!!!! [Jinsai gets a warm reception from the crowd in Mexico as the NWC-J studio announcers voice over.] [Steve Higgins]: Well, there you have it! Jinsai Himegoto gets the win over Mexican star Ricky Rudo from the Fuerza promotion. This week on Happy Hour, Jinsai goes on to team with fellow Japanese countryman Noriyaki Tanaka to take on G-Pro's top tandem of Frazer Fury and TORA Wanizame! Let's go back up to the studio with Hideki Nomo for... [Mr. Shirai]: Now you wait a second, Higgin! Jinsai Himegoto is not done yet! [Steve Higgins]: What are you talking about? The match is over, Jinsai is headed back to the locker room! He's catching a plane to Japan for Super Terrific Happy Hour! [Mr. Shirai]: Wrong again! Jinsai already is in Japan, and he has something he want to say! [Steve Higgins]: Are you serious?! Well, the match we just witnessed was taped last week in Mexico. I guess Jinsai Himegoto is standing by with comments concerning this week's big tag match! BLAST! could leave the air at any moment however! [Steve turns to Shirai and asks, "Are you sure?" as the scene fades, sure enough, to Jinsai Himegoto.] [Jinsai is indeed in Japan, apparently in a field of some sort in his home area of Shutoken, with Tokyo's beautiful nighttime skyline lighting up the background in the far distance. Himegoto is wearing the same attire he was wearing during the match that just aired: red mask with black lining, no shirt, long red and black stretch pants.] [The atmosphere is extremely intense. For more than a few seconds, Jinsai simply stares into the camera. The area is so desolate that crickets' chirping can be heard in the background in addition to Jinsai breathing through the nose holes in his mask in the foreground.] [Finally, Jinsai breaks his silence.] [Jinsai Himegoto]: Yes, I have come. From the greatest depths of the world and beyond, I have come to NWC Japan to showcase my great skills in the ring. No one will survive my arsenal of technical and high-flying maneuvers, and my priority is to prove that starting with the first time I step foot inside the TJP squared circle. [A strong gust of wind blows around the tall blades of grass in the immediate background while making an unpleasant ominous noise.] [Jinsai Himegoto]: This Sunday, they throw an obstacle in front of me in the form of a tag team partner. A tag team partner who, until can prove otherwise, will just be a detriment to my success. I'll tell you this much, Noriyaka Tanaka. We will overcome the obstacle they are throwing before us, provided you can ensure that you yourself will not become part of the obstacle. [Jinsai's dark hair, leaking through his mask, blows gently in the wind, almost suggesting he has a modest side in contrast with his very sharp persona.] [Jinsai Himegoto]: As far as the opposition goes... I've seen tougher. Wanizame and Fury like to boast about what they've accomplished in the past in other circuits. Gentlemen, I hate to break it to you, but you've never crossed paths with ME in the past, and therefore your past experience is completely irrelevant as far as I'm concerned. It is the present and the future that count, and both of you are about to find that out this Sunday... the hard way. [The camera fades into Himegoto's mask until the view is completely crimson red. The scene then fades out as the credits roll.]