Post by Office on Jun 24, 2023 0:37:11 GMT
CRUISERWORLD! OFFICIAL SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENT
We now have an official announcement for the CRUISERWORLD! shows and it’s going to get to really interesting. We already know that the show will have a USA vs. Japan theme that will be used to slate the announced teams in the tournament. But what came as a massive surprise is that the show will extend this theme beyond the tournament and across the show more generally.
Day 1 will feature a series of singles matches that will pit Team USA vs. Team Japan. This series will be headlined by the legendary “cruiserweight god” Thunder Mask versus “Dynamite” David Troy. A little tidbit that may surprise some is that David Troy over the years has earned something of a cult following in the Japanese sports scene outside of professional wrestling. On New Year’s Eve 2018 in an event that took place at the BLACK Lion’s Road BOM-BA-YE multi-sport festival, David Troy competed in the Japan Chessboxing League’s Tactical Bowl. And although he lost via checkmate in the main event to the winner Sen Oka, chessboxing enthusiasts in a recent poll voted that match in the top five “most important events” in Japan chessboxing history.
Day 2 will consist of the tournament’s quarterfinals. Notably, Team Pollo will be matched up against the two Japanese fighters from Pollo Road in what can be described as a PMLL civil war. Analysts have already started making predictions. AJ Knight and David Troy by many are considered a lock to make it into the finals because the two strongest Japanese teams – critics disagree between Thunder Mask and Katsuhiko Himura or ZENKI and Shigeru Toyama – are both on the other side of the bracket.
Speaking of adding fuel to the fire, Demon Lord ZENKI has reportedly claimed that he himself will pin Pollo Dorado II in the main event of the quarterfinals so that he will earn a shot at the World Cruiserweight Championship! When asked about the ongoing feud between AJ and Pollo Dorado II, ZENKI reportedly laughed and said that as the god who defended the MAX-J Heavyweight Champion more than anyone in history, he clearly outranks the former World’s Heavyweight Champion.
CRUISERWORLD! - Day 2
Date: 7/8/2023
Location: Shirahama Beach, Shimoda, Japan
We now have an official announcement for the CRUISERWORLD! shows and it’s going to get to really interesting. We already know that the show will have a USA vs. Japan theme that will be used to slate the announced teams in the tournament. But what came as a massive surprise is that the show will extend this theme beyond the tournament and across the show more generally.
Day 1 will feature a series of singles matches that will pit Team USA vs. Team Japan. This series will be headlined by the legendary “cruiserweight god” Thunder Mask versus “Dynamite” David Troy. A little tidbit that may surprise some is that David Troy over the years has earned something of a cult following in the Japanese sports scene outside of professional wrestling. On New Year’s Eve 2018 in an event that took place at the BLACK Lion’s Road BOM-BA-YE multi-sport festival, David Troy competed in the Japan Chessboxing League’s Tactical Bowl. And although he lost via checkmate in the main event to the winner Sen Oka, chessboxing enthusiasts in a recent poll voted that match in the top five “most important events” in Japan chessboxing history.
Day 2 will consist of the tournament’s quarterfinals. Notably, Team Pollo will be matched up against the two Japanese fighters from Pollo Road in what can be described as a PMLL civil war. Analysts have already started making predictions. AJ Knight and David Troy by many are considered a lock to make it into the finals because the two strongest Japanese teams – critics disagree between Thunder Mask and Katsuhiko Himura or ZENKI and Shigeru Toyama – are both on the other side of the bracket.
Speaking of adding fuel to the fire, Demon Lord ZENKI has reportedly claimed that he himself will pin Pollo Dorado II in the main event of the quarterfinals so that he will earn a shot at the World Cruiserweight Championship! When asked about the ongoing feud between AJ and Pollo Dorado II, ZENKI reportedly laughed and said that as the god who defended the MAX-J Heavyweight Champion more than anyone in history, he clearly outranks the former World’s Heavyweight Champion.
Day 3 will feature the semifinals as well as the grand final, as expected. However, the other participants will be organized into a Team USA vs. Team Japan 8-man tag team elimination match. This match will be included as part of the USA vs. Japan series and we have learned that the individual that picks up the most falls will receive the ENSOU! TV’s Fighting Spirit Award.
CRUISERWORLD! - Day 1
Date: 7/7/2023
Location: Shirahama Beach, Shimoda, Japan
1. USA vs. Japan: Pollo Dorado II vs. Earth Warrior
2. USA vs. Japan: AJ Knight vs. Jin Hirai
3. USA vs. Japan: Sangre de Pollo vs. METAL HERO
4. USA vs. Japan: MEZA vs. Katsuhiko Himura
5. USA vs. Japan: Orville Newton vs. ZENKI
6. USA vs. Japan: Ultimo Pollo IV vs. Takashi Shinobu
7. USA vs. Japan: LYNX vs. Shigeru Toyama
8. USA vs. Japan: David Troy vs. Thunder Mask
CRUISERWORLD! - Day 2
Date: 7/8/2023
Location: Shirahama Beach, Shimoda, Japan
1. Quarterfinals: Sangre de Pollo & Ultimo Pollo IV vs. Takashi Shinobu & Jin Hirai
2. Quarterfinals: AJ Knight & David Troy vs. METAL HERO & Earth Warrior
3. Quarterfinals: MEZA & LYNX vs. Thunder Mask & Katsuhiko Himura
4. Quarterfinals: Pollo Dorado II & Orville Newton vs. ZENKI & Shigeru Toyama
CRUISERWORLD! - Day 3
Date: 7/9/2023
Location: Shirahama Beach, Shimoda, Japan
Date: 7/9/2023
Location: Shirahama Beach, Shimoda, Japan
1. Semifinals: TBD vs. TBD
2. Semifinals: TBD vs. TBD
3. USA vs. Japan 8-Man Tag Team Elimination Match: TBD vs. TBD
4. Final: TBD vs. TBD