[Match Report] 2015/06/19 (FRI) 18:00 Tokyo • Korakuen Hall >> Match #1: Yutaka Awano, Ryo Nozawa & Kappei Nakao vs. Kohei Obata, Hajime Kon & Maleko Momoa

KING OF THE SUPER Jr. II ~ THE REVOLUTION 

2015/06/19 (FRI) 18:00 Tokyo • Korakuen Hall｜2,015 Spectators (Overcrowded Full House)

 

Match #1: 1 Fall, 20 Minute Time Limit 6-Man Tag Match
Yutaka Awano Ryo Nozawa Kappei Nakao	VS	Kohei Obata Hajime Kon Maleko Momoa
Referee: Takuji Kakitani

Background

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Two teams of young rookies (more or less), looking to get an edge on the other. This is the last match for FIGHTING LOVE!'s Kohei Obata prior to going away to America, in EXODUS Pro-Wrestling...

Match Progression

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The first match of the tour started with Ryo Nozawa tying up with Hawaiian prodigy Maleko Momoa, both of whom exhibited quite a bit of aerial acrobatics before Nozawa caught Momoa in a flying headscissors that sent him to his corner, tagging in Obata. Obata made short work of Nozawa, the gymnast barely getting a word in edgewise as Obata made several near-falls.

Nozawa escaped, tagging in Awano. Not really a rookie, as one of the KJPW originals, Awano tried to pull seniority over Obata with a series of chops in the corner, but Obata, in many ways Awano's technical superior, was having none of it, and a series of elbow strikes got Obata away from Awano, and Obata tagged in Hajime Kon. Kon also refused to be intimiated by Awano, getting in a GREAT German Suplex for a near-fall! Awano then tried to shoulder block Kon down, but the big man of FL! refused to fall. In frustration, Awano whipped Kon to the ropes, drop toehold sent Kon down! Awano covered, but nothing doing, kick out after two. 

Awano and Kon both tagged out, to Nakao and Momoa, respectively. Nakao tried using some of his judo skills against Momoa, but Momoa was able to hang with it, as he also was skilled in Jeet Kune Do prior to becoming Genji Yamato's student! Momoa DDT'd Nakao to the canvas, and pinned, but Nakao kicked out! Momoa tagged out to Obata, who levelled Nakao with a lariat, before trapping Nakao in his Lock Kohei modified STF! Nakao tried to fight, but in the end could not, submitting, leaving The Prince of Fighting Love! victorious before he begins his brief excursion to America...

Match #1: 1 Fall, 20 Minute Time Limit 6-Man Tag Match
Yutaka Awano Ryo Nozawa ● Kappei Nakao	[6 minutes, 32 seconds] Lock Kohei	Kohei Obata ○ Hajime Kon Maleko Momoa
Referee: Takuji Kakitani

Backstage Comment

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Kohei Obata: "I leave our group in good hands, I think, as I go to America with Yamato-senpai. When I return, we shall all be better for it..."

RYO NOZAWA (野沢了)

Real Name: Ryo Nozawa (野沢了)

Nickname:

Birthplace: Miyoshi, Tokushima

Birthdate: July 02, 1990

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Weight: 83kg (185lbs)

Height: 175cm (5'9")

Debut: May 09, 2015 (vs. Kappei Nakao)

Physical Appearance: Short, cropped black hair with a clean face. His body is wiry, but athletic.

Ring Costume: Ryo wears turquoise trunks. While he wears no knee pads (perhaps foolishly,) he does wear old school black boots with white laces, in addition to white wrist tape.

Title History:

* None

Tournament History:

* None

Trademark Moves:

* Flying Headscissors

Biography: Ryo Nozawa comes into pro-wrestling with a strong athletic background in gymnastics and baseball. Despite his short stature, Nozawa became a sought-after free agent as he neared graduation from the prestigious Keio University in Tokyo, including several prominent baseball scouts. Unable to qualify for the Olympic gymnastics team, Nozawa surprisingly accepted a lucrative offer from investors representing KJPW, making way for his entry into the KJPW dojo. Training under the likes of veterans ATSUKA and Kyoto Okazaki, Nozawa has already taken to the pro-wrestling style, and looks to be a promising recruit.