House show announced for 04/10/08

The next Royal Ring house show will take place on April 10th 2008. So far only 2 matches have been confirmed for the card, the Blood Pirates are set to take on Yujiro Hashin and a partner of his choice as he has vowed revenge for the injury his friend, Taru Kyomatsu, sustained at the hands of the Blood Pirates. Also scheduled is a 4 man battle royal to determine the number one contender for Ichiro Kanemura's Jr. Heavyweight Title, since the tag team match at the last show ended with Arson being pinned.

04/10/08
Yujiro Hashin & ??? vs. Blood Pirates

Jr. Heavyweight Battle Royal: Junsuke Iwada vs. El Patron vs. Carlzilla vs. Kazu Narita

I'm sure more matches will be announced in the next few days so keep an eye right here for that information.

Inujury Update on Kyomatsu and Eric Cordova.

It seems that Taru Kyomatsu has suffered a seperated shoulder. He will be out of action for around 2 weeks. He should be cleared to wrestle before the next Royal Ring TV event, but may miss a house show or two. Jun Tanashi and Ryusuke Nakagawa have both made statements saying they will continue to hunt Kyomatsu until he "puts up a worthy fight", which we can only assume means that they will persue him until he breaks his no-weapon vow.

Eric Cordova suffered a broken orbital bone and nose as a result of an extremely stiff Go To Sleep delivered by Ryo Taguchi. Since the Cordova Bros. lost the match, they will be out of Royal Ring indefinitely anyway, but Cordova is looking at at least 2 months of recovery time before getting back in the ring. In a post match interview Marc Cordova said that even though the team will not wrestle in Japan again, that they would never forget the hospitality of the Japanese fans.

There once again seems to be trouble in the WTC camp as Yoshi Hiromata was seen arguing with Kotaro Shinaga after the event about the outcome of Kazu Narita's RRC Heavyweight Title shot. The rest of the group got the situation under control before it got out of hand, but both parties were said to be "heated".

03/28/08 Results

Young Princes Cup - 1st Round: Satoshi Ishibashi vs. Shunsuke Hiratsuka



Shunsuke Hiratsuka [O Hammer Of Hell - 7:51 X] Satoshi Ishibashi


Young Princes Cup - 1st Round: Taku Yamata vs. Daijiro Sasaki



Daijiro Sasaki [O Running Powerslam - 11:15 X] Taku Yamata


Takeshi Ito & Junsuke Iwada vs. Ichiro Kanemura & Arson



Takeshi Ito & Junsuke Iwada [O Flying Cross Kneelock - 21:44 X] Arson & Ichiro Kanemura


Blood Pirates vs. Yujiro Hashin & Taru Kyomatsu



Blood Pirates [O Sanguine Plunder Lock - 18:19 X] Yujiro Hashin & Taru Kyomatsu


Royal Ring vs. The World Series - Match 1: Hayoto Kosokai (Blizzard Pro Wrestling) vs. Eiji Ogoya



Eiji Ogoya [O Bridging German Suplex - 20:50 X] Hayoto Kosokai


Cordova Bros. Exile Match: Cordova Bros. vs. Ryo Taguchi & Akira Hiroyama



Akira Hiroyama & Ryo Taguchi [O Go To Sleep KO - 20:27 X] Cordova Bros.


JRC Title Match: Ayame Yamoto(c) vs. Marja Marz



Ayame Yamoto [DRAW - Count Out - 9:43] Marja Marz


RRC Heavyweight Title Match: Koji Tanaka(c) vs. Kazu Narita



Koji Tanaka [O Koji Overdriver - 9:54 X] Kazu Narita



We'll have interviews with some of the wrestlers and more info on the condition of both Taru Kyomatsu and Eric Cordova in the next day or two, so keep checking back.

03/22/08 House show results

Royal Ring's show tonight was by all accounts a very good one. The venue was packed so full it was hard to even say it was standing room only. The show started a little later than normal due to the huge amount of people still waiting to get in.

The opening match was the Young Princes Cup Warm Up 6 Man Tag match. Akira Hiroyama really stood out in this match and picked up the win for his team with his Exploiter Suplex. Most fans were also impressed by the fortitude of Daijiro Sasaki and the off beat antics of Shunsuke Hiratsuka.

Akira Hiroyama, Shunsuke Hiratsuka and Satoshi Ishibashi defeated Daijiro Sasaki, Taku Yamata, and Daiki Satou when Hiroyama pinned Yamata with the Exploiter Suplex in 14:21.

Next up, Takafumi Satake made his Royal Ring debut as he faced El Patron. Satake said that this match had all the makings of a great jr. match and he was right. Both men battled from bell to bell and put on an amazing non-stop high-flying match. In the end Satake hit the Falling From Heaven (phoenix splash) and scored the win. El Patron refused a handshake after the match.

Takafumi Satake pinned El Patron with the Falling From Heaven in 16:32.

The next match was dubbed "Massive Scale Tag Attack" and massive it was. Sam Hamlin teamed up with Abrams to face Heavy Takada and Panzer Mask. Takada and Hamlin really stole the show, as they tore into one another. Abrams and Panzer Mask put on a similarly good performance, and some fans called it Panzer Mask's best showing to date. It wasn't enough to win the match for his team however, as Takada was pinned after Hamlin and Abrams hit him with a double team powerbomb.

Sam Hamlin and Abrams defeated Heavy Takada and Panzer Mask when Abrams pinned Takada after a double team powerbomb in 13:53.

Kensuke Masuno's Royal Ring debut was up next as he teamed with Taka Ichigawa and Yujiro Sekimoto to face Yoshi Hiromata, Kotaro Shinaga, and Alexi Vorstok. This match was epic to say the least. A ton of near falls and comebacks left fans on the edge of their seats. Masuno's performance was said to be excellent and it really brought the quality of the match up. It ended when Ichigawa nailed the Cannon Driver on Hiromata and made the pin.

Taka Ichigawa, Yujiro Sekimoto and Kensuke Masuno defeated Alexi Vorstok, Kotaro Shinaga and Yoshi Hiromata when Ichigawa pinned Hiromata after a Cannon Driver in 28:26.

After the match Shinaga and Hiromata were seen arguing, but it's not clear at this time what they were arguing about, or how serious the argument was. If we hear anything we'll be sure to let you know.

It was time for the main event, an RRC Tag Team Title match. The challengers Jun Miyakama and Masayuki Inoue put up a valiant effort but could not take the titles from Masa Fujinami and Hido Shibata. Fujinami and Shibata were just on fire tonight and worked perfectly as a team. Shibata said after the match that he feels that there isn't a team in Royal Ring who can take the belts from them.

Masa Fujinami and Hido Shibata made a successful defense of the RRC Tag Team Titles against Jun Miyakama and Masayuki Inoue when Fujinami pinned Miyakama with the Destiny Hammer in 18:43.

This event definitely seemed like a success for Royal Ring, and the two outside talents played no small part in making it so. I'm sure they both will return to Royal Ring in the future.

Tokyo Ringside talks to Satake and Masuno about Royal Ring apperances.

Japanese fighting sports publication, Tokyo Ringside, caught up with both Takafumi Satake and Kensuke Masuno about their upcoming Royal Ring appearances.

The article first talked to Takafumi Satake following the recent UnGravity show. When asked about how he felt about being finally given a shot to show off in a major promotion, he answered;
"Well of course I'm very grateful to Royal Ring for the opportunity to perform for more fans, but I never really looked at it like UnGravity wasn't a major promotion. I'm at home in UnGravity, and it's the only place I've ever worked. To me, UnGravity is a major promotion, both in my life and in my heart, and I wouldn't ever trade that for all the packed houses and bright lights of the big promotions." He was then questioned about his opponent, El Patron; "To be honest, I don't know a whole lot about him, I've been watching some footage of his matches from his time in the MexiPro Lucha Libre organization, and I'm definitely impressed with what I saw. I definitely think if he fights with that kind of flair and agility in Royal Ring that this will be an amazing showcase of everything that's special about jr. heavyweight wrestling."

Kensuke Masuno was caught at the T2 training facility, and only had time for one question before he had to get back to training. Tokyo Ringside asked him if he 'felt slighted by Royal Ring to only be offered a spot on a house show, reasoning that he is the champion of either the biggest or second biggest, depending on who you ask, promotion in Japan'. "Slighted? Of course not! Royal Ring is giving me a chance to team with a man that grew up idolizing (Taka Ichigawa), to face a man that I grew up simultaneously loving and fearing (Yoshi Hiromata), and my old arch rival (Kotaro Shinaga). I think this is a perfect way for myself, and T2 to break into Royal Ring, and I'm pushing for more co-operation between the two companies in the future." With that he had to get back to training.

It sounds like both Satake and Masuno are looking to impress the Royal Ring fans on Saturday night, and make this house show one of our biggest non-televised events of the year.

Match listing for 03/22/08 house show.

It was announced today that Royal Ring will be holding a small 5 match house show one week before the big 03/29/08 event. The main event will be a RRC Tag Team Title match between Shibata / Fujinami and Miyakama / Inoue. The full line-up can be found below.


Young Princes Cup: Warm Up 6 Man Tag Match:
Taku Yamata, Daiki Satou, and Daijiro Sasaki
vs.
Akira Hiroyama, Shunsuke Hiratsuka, and Satoshi Ishibashi


El Patron
vs.
Takafumi Satake (UnGravity)


Massive Scale Tag Attack:
Heavy Takada & Panzer Mask
vs.
Sam Hamlin & Abrams


Alexi Vorstok, Yoshi Hiromata & Kotaro Shinaga
vs.
Yujiro Sekimoto, Taka Ichigawa & Kensuke Masuno (T2)


RRC Tag Team Title Match:
Jun Miyakama & Masayuki Inoue
vs.
Masa Fujinami & Hido Shibata(c)


With appearances by Kensuke Masuno, who is T2's current heavyweight champion, and who has had some excellent matches with Kotaro Shinaga when they both made T2 their home, and Takafumi Satake, the veteran of the UnGravity promotion, and their current singles champion, this should be an excellent show.

Hayoto Kosokai's translated profile.

Hayoto Kosokai, the first challenger in the Royal Ring vs. The World series, has had his profile posted on the official Royal Ring website. As promised, we've translated it and are posting it here to help you get more familiar with him.

Name: Hayoto Kosokai
Height: 6'1" (186cm) Weight: 236lbs (107kg)
Age: 29 Finisher: Burning Hammer

Hayoto Kosokai is a shoot fighter turned pro wrestler. Kosoaki is a student of Kazahiro Sasaki. He began his career wrestling in the IGA (International Grappling Association) and made the jump to BPW to follow his mentor. Recently Kosoaki has had a change in attitude, interrupting a post match press conference held by Kazahiro Sasaki. Kosoaki demanded Sasaki give him a title shot. Kosoaki has said it is his time to shine and loyalty will no longer get in the way of him fulfilling his destiny of becoming World Champion. Kosoaki is now leading a group of BPW wrestlers including Shinjo Takagi and Juji Aoki. He has named his group SHINE.

Kosokai has said he's coming to fight in Royal Ring to show everyone that he has what it takes to be a World Champion.