Zero-One 10/27/2004 Results

Zero-One ran the first of three series of shows which centred around the tournament to crown the first ever World 01 Heavyweight Champion. The first show, "DESTINY", saw the first round of the tournament unfold in a series of eight single matches live from the Differ Ariake. Tatsuhito Takaiwa may have been at a size disadvantage, but he definately didn't back down from young heavyweight Ryuji Sai! Takaiwa took it straight to Sai with hard punches as well as his power hitting a powerslam off the ropes for a near fall. Sai came back with a flurry of kicks and tried several times for an armbar but was unsuccessfull. Takaiwa fought back and landed a big brainbuster, followed by a death valley driver, but Sai kicked out at 2.9! Takaiwa quickly picked up the dazed youngster and ended the match with a big Lariat! Takaiwa said after the match that he will be not only the first 01 World Champion, but the first Jr. heavweight to hold the title! Next up was a much anticipated confrontation between Masato Tanaka and gaijin ace, Matt Ghaffari! Tanaka wailed on Ghaffari early on with elbow shots, but the super-heavyweight used his bulk to gain the advantage, squashing Tanaka in the corner! He then hit a big belly-to-belly suplex followed by a splash. Ghaffari blocked a spear attempt, but Tanaka finally managed to knock down the big gaijin with a Dangan Lariat! Tanaka tried to lock Ghaffari's hefty girth in a Boston crab, but he managed to break free. Tanaka tried a German-suplex, but Ghaffari was just too big and broke free before giving Tanaka a release belly-to-back suplex! Ghaffari than smothers Tanaka with the Ghaffari Press, but gets a 2.9! Ghaffari slams Tanaka down and splashes him twice, makes the cover and gets another 2.9! Ghaffari tries a belly-to-belly, but Tanaka breaks free and hits a big spinning elbow! Irish-whip into the corner by Tanaka, who follows in with a big lariat. Tanaka locks on a rear mount cobra clutch, but Ghaffari manages to reach the ropes. Ghaffari reverses an Irish-whip and knocks down Tanaka with a shoulder block, but Ghaffari is exhausted. Tanaka gets back to his feet and hits a series of elbow shots before picking up Ghaffari's mammoth frame and dropping him with a Death Valley Driver!!! Cover, but only 2.9!!! Tanaka gets fires up and connects with the Roaring Elbow! Cover, another 2.9!!! Tanaka uses what strength he has left to again pick up Ghaffari and drop him with a brainbuster! Tanaka goes up top and hit the Superfly Splash to pick up the 3 count and advance in a hard fought battle! Tanaka's former EMBLEM partner, Shinjiro Ohtani, didn't have quite as much success as he did as he just couldn't get his game together against youngster Kuroge Wagyuta. Wagyuta attacked hard from the get go, and Ohtani couldn't get any momentum going for himself, ultimately falling to a big lariat when Wagyuta countered a high kick attempt. Ohtani was clearly dissapointed in his performance and gave no excuses for the loss. WEW's Tetsuhiro Kuroda faced off against Hirotaka Yokoi next, and the match quickly became a big brawl as both exchanged heavy strikes, Kuroda taking the advantage with a short lariat. They brawled out to the floor and Kuroda tried to use a weapon, but Yokoi evaded and they went back to the ring. Yokoi hit several big knees to Kuroda, who responded with a big DDT! Suddenly Kuroda hit a big running lariat off the ropes and Yokoi went down hard. The referee checked on Yokoi, and when he didn't respond, quickly called for the bell, awarding the match to Kuroda by KO. Yokoi was dazed, but seemed to be OK as the referees helped him to the back. The next match in the tournament was a big styles clash as hardcore veteran Kintaro Kanemura faced karate veteran Kazuhiko Ogasawara! Ogasawara quickly attacked with his kicks, and Kanemura managed to block most of his shots and take him down. Ogasawara came back with some big knees, but Kanemura picked him up out of nowhere with a Fire Thunder Driver! He only got a 2 count for it, but he followed it up with a pair of Thunder Fire Powerbombs and got the win. Two young studs went at it next as the 2004 Fire Festival winner, Kohei Sato faced off against Wataru Sakata! There may have been a size difference, but the match was very even as they attacked each other with strikes and submission attempts. Sakata took down Sato and broke his guard, but Sato managed to escape. They then unloaded heavy kicks at each other with Sato winning out, and he followed up with a modified neckbreaker. Sato then hit his high-angle German suplex, but only got a two count! He quickly picked up Sakata and hit a cross-arm German suplex, but Sakata managed to kick out at 2.9! Third high-angle German suplex hold finally puts Sakata away, and Sato advances to round two of the tournament. The next match in the tournament was age VS experiance as Tom Howard took on veteran Yoshiaki Fujiwara. Howard showed no mercy for the old timer, but Fujiwara didn't just sit back and take it either! They brawled out to the floor, and back into the ring where Howard took the advantage with an Exploder. Fujiwara battled back with his trademark headbutts, but Howard retaliated with a super-kick. Howard then won the match with a V-Split Moonsault to advance. The main event was a big surprise as Steve Corino and Shiro Koshinaka easilly put on the best match of the night! The King of Old-School and the veteran went toe-to-toe, and exchanged mat holds. Corino then took it to the outside where he grabbed a kendo stick and whacked Koshinaka with it! Back in the ring, Corino would try for a superplex, but Koshinaka would knock him off and connect with a jumping hip attack off the top for a 2 count! Koshinaka then hit a powerbomb for another 2 count! Corino managed to regain his senses and gave Koshinaka a thumb to the eye, followed by a low blow! He then gave Kosh a jumping DDT for a near fall. Koshinaka battled back with a hip attack off the ropes followed by another powerbomb, but Corino escaped a backdrop attempt with a low blow, and hit a Northern Lights Bomb for the win! Some would consider it an upset even! Zero-One "DESTINY" 10/27/2004 Tokyo Differ Ariake - 1,550 fans World 01 Tournament: Tatsuhito Takaiwa beat Ryuji Sai in 16:40 with a lariat. 79% World 01 Tournament: Masato Tanaka beat Matt Ghaffari in 18:38 with the Superfly Splash. 61% World 01 Tournament: Kuroge Wagyuta beat Shinjiro Ohtani in 15:52 with a lariat. 62% World 01 Tournament: Tetsuhiro Kuroda beat Hirotaka Yokoi in 9:30 by KO. 77% World 01 Tournament: Kintaro Kanemura beat Kazuhiko Ogasawara in 8:49 with a Thunder Fire Powerbomb. 60% World 01 Tournament: Kohei Sato beat Wataru Sakata in 12:07 with a high angle German suplex hold. 67% World 01 Tournament: Tom Howard beat Yoshiaki Fujiwara in 10:31 with a V-Split Moonsault. 59% World 01 Tournament: Steve Corino beat Shiro Koshinaka in 19:57 with a Northern Lights Bomb. 93% The tour continues tomorrow, with the quarter-finals of the tournament being held. 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