On the upside, after this match it’s all marquee stuff. -The annual New Japan Tokyo Dome was held on January 4, 1993 in Tokyo, Japan. NJPW Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome (1993 Video) Plot. It’s weird for Sting because during this period he’d go with the flow and let people control him, content he had enough fire in his babyface comebacks to make himself memorable. So…Scott Norton again huh? The early 90s was one of the hottest periods in Puroresu and they would go quite a few times in one year. Eventually Kabuki can’t cope and falls prey to the Raging Staff guys. Copyright © 2020 411mania.com, LLC. This is fairly typical opening match fare with the New Japan guys doing the bulk of the lifting and Orihara playing bald guy in peril. It was built on the site of the Velodrome which was next door to the site of the predecessor ballpark, Kōrakuen Stadium. You can also follow me on Twitter @ArnoldFurious, Furious Flashbacks, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Arnold Furious. He’s guaranteed to drag this down by himself. Super Strong Machine looks embarrassed by it. Ishikawa’s spot on this show is a curious one as he wasn’t that good and seemed to get the match by virtue of being Tenryu’s tag team partner. BOOOOOOOOO! Events included Sting vs Hiroshi Hase, Ron Simmons vs Tony Halme, Ultimo Dragon vs Jushin Liger for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, Dustin Rhodes & Scott Norton vs Masa Saito & Shinya Hashimoto, and IWGP … Hell, he won the title on his first night in the promotion; doing what Liger couldn’t and unseating El Samurai as champion. Unfortunately he’s hardly in the match with Orihara taking heat and Hirai trying to take heat but failing. Ultimo is essentially just another hurdle for Liger to overcome. They follow that with a SICK spot at ringside where Hawk tries to lariat Scott of Sasaki’s shoulders, which sends him spilling over the rail and both guys stay down hurt for the count out. Located inside the Tokyo Dome City amusement complex next to Tokyo Dome Stadium, Tokyo Dome Hotel offers spacious and elegant guest rooms with free WiFi. NJPW Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome . It looks like we don't have any Plot Summaries for this title yet. This probably isn’t the match to do it as it grinds along at a snail’s pace. The metro and bus systems are fantastic and very timely in Tokyo. Both guys look strangely lethargic outside of bursts of offence but when it makes sense, like Chono dodging a Muta attack on the outside, it works. Sting happily absorbs the abuse, as he usually does, and doesn’t sweat the Uranages and suplexes and stuff. There are two major companies that operate the subway system in Tokyo: Toei and Tokyo Metro. This is especially evident on the ‘dramatic’ finish where Dustin mistimes his bump off the Enzuigiri, Norton is late coming in to break the fall and Saito is almost as late cutting him off. For starters their guest promotion is not WCW but Genichiro Tenryu’s WAR. The Hellraisers (c) vs. Not only that this is a battle of hairstyles; MULLET VS. PERM! The Steiner Brothers. Except Hase thinks he needs to American up his personality by doing Rick Rude pelvic gyrating (no, really) and combines that with a Japanese desire to prove his superiority via tests of strength. Either way, the match was great but the crowd didn’t like the finish. Until Muta wastes all his energy by charging the entire length of the entrance ramp to hit a clothesline, which Chono has to stand about waiting for. Liger continues to wrestle circles around the poor guy, demonstrating superior ring positioning and psychology. Shin Nihon Pro Wresling - Chou Senshi in Tokyo Dome - Fantastic Story (Japan) 74 0 0 0 . Liger continues his habit of switching gear every Dome show by wearing blue. He’s turned his back on New Japan and formed a like-minded group. and insists Sasaki be the same way. Now they’re not blond, a sign they’re not behaving like punks anymore and embracing their Japanese roots. Ishikawa had an entertaining style but his actual execution was a bit off. Kitahara gets pissy about it and they tease a far better match with him and Samurai smacking the shit out of each other. 64.900: 28: 1991/03/21: NJPW/WCW Starrcade 1991 in Tokyo Dome. After seeing the Ultimo Dragon match, I’d steer clear of those ropes. He ran the show from the apron but every time he got in there the match was ace. However there’s no escaping the sheer number of errors (literally every match, bar Fujinami’s) on display and the lack of a superb match like in previous years. Be the first to rate this game! Like with the last match there wasn’t enough of the best wrestler, in this case Koshinaka, and the match suffered because of it. Fujinami decides to let Ishikawa have most of the match to create the tension that he might lose. He also botches his own powerbomb finish although that may have been deliberate, due to tiredness. I’m not even sure where he was aiming for. Fantastic Story January 4, 1993 in Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome drawing 53,500 ($3,500,000) Takayuki Iizuka, Akira Nogami, & El Samurai beat Nobukazu Hirai, Masao Orihara, & Koki Kitihara (15:11) when Nogami pinned Orihara. It turns out the Tokyo Dome City complex, which has various attractions, rides, shops and food courts, was just at the end of the road – randomly, in a residential and business area. Frankensteiner would finish Sasaki but Hawk saves, although he was late so Scotty had to stand up off the cover like a goon. Action, Drama, Sport | Video 4 January 1993 Add a Plot » Director: Seiji Sakaguchi (co-director) Added to Watchlist. Masahiro Chono (NWA Heavyweight Champion) to unify the two championships. One to Watch: Great Muta (IWGP Heavyweight Champion) def. I almost ceased and desisted my recapping of old Dome shows based on my lack of enjoyment. He’s a powerhouse so his chops are good and he looks the part…until he attempts anymore more complicated than walking and chewing gum at the same time. Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome The Tokyoites don’t like that at all. But still 7 matches over *** in 1993 has to be a recommendation and only one match that really sucks. While this means that your daytime is limited, it’s finally the season for Christmas decorations!. Promotion Tenryu gets brutalised after that with Choshu kicking him in the head and hitting lariats. Surely he should have countered it. Raging Staff is the continuation of Blond Outlaws under a new name with the addition of Super Strong Machine, who teamed with them anyway. Gaze at the spectacular views of entire Tokyo by visiting Tokyo Skytree, a broadcasting and fantastic observation tower in the capital of Japan. We sell traditional Japanese pottery and ceramics. When that promotion failed, in 1992, he started up another one; WAR. This match needed more Kitahara. 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Synopsis. But then I pretty much skipped everything from the middle of his career, when he was in his prime, so it’s a chance to re-evaluate. 65.000: 27: 2012/04/01: WWE WrestleMania XXVIII. Hase is ideal for Sting as he’ll carry the direction of the match and the pacing and just leave Sting to look strong and hit his spots. It is famous as the tallest structure in the country with a height of 634 meters (2,080 feet). Dustin Rhodes & Scott Norton vs. Shinya Hashimoto & Masa Saito. Like Kōrakuen, the Dome hosts the Toei Superheroes live shows of the year. Watch a baseball game at Tokyo Dome. Honestly, this match would have been amazing without the two Ultimo slips. Results Takayuki Iizuka, Akira Nogami and El Samurai defeated Nobukazu Hirai, Koki Kitahara and Masao Orihara in a Six–man tag team match When Sting tries flying he finds Hase equal to it and when it hits the mat, Hase overcomes Sting. I feel bad for Hashimoto who blatantly tries to turn this match into something it’s not…good. Just click the "Edit page" button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the Plot Summary submission guide. It’s either his in-ring or his ridiculous eyebrows or his pointless back flip off the apron. Did Hase wake him up with the chops after bossing him with throws? You also get to watch jaw-dropping views of Mount Fuji and Tokyo Bay along with the entire metropolitan. Date He was young boy then though and he’s the real deal by this point in his career. Nobody stands out but that’s both a negative and a positive. It would explain why Sting was discombobulated enough to fuck up that rope move. It wouldn’t be this show without a botch and Tenryu happily delivers by missing a top rope elbow, landing on Riki’s ear, by the looks of it. Dustin inserts too many rest holds. His awfulness seems to be catching and Dustin botches a backroll on Saito. Seeing as Sasaki basically uses all of Animal’s spots, this is basically Steiners vs. Roadwarriors. So, as per usual, it was back on the horse and back into the Dome for the 1993 version of the show. Nobody is in the mood to sell so the match is a real war, constantly peppered with suplexes. Add to Watchlist. Aside from a few flubs and the finish this was an entertaining match. This is a very early big match for Akitoshi Saito, who’s still wearing a gi as he was trained by karate guy Aoyagi. This is evident on him hitting a lot of the same moves as Tenryu/Kawada but without the same impact. Hase resorts to chops, Sting no sells them and the structuring of the match makes sense at this point. It’s impossible to hate him because he busts his ass but maybe he shouldn’t wear such slippery boots to the ring. Plus he destroyed the announce table with a dive. The 1992 incarnation of this show is just dreadful. Ishikawa is from WAR (and used to work for All Japan) so he gets heat and the Dragon is seriously over. Liger was flawless and Ultimo’s mistakes, disappointing though they were, merely served to show why he wasn’t the champion when the match ended. match duration match type title(s) rating; 1: Akitoshi Saito & Masashi Aoyagi & Shiro Koshinaka & The Great Kabuki: For consistency this is easily the best Dome show to this point. Heisei Ishingun (Shiro Koshinaka, Great Kabuki, Akitoshi Saito & Masashi Aoyagi) vs. Call it a thumbs up for the ’93 Dome Show. Thank you for becoming a member. Choshu fixes that by STOMPING ON TENRYU’S FACE! Tableware, sake set, green tea pot, dish, bowl and art. They clamber back up and Tenryu hits another powerbomb for the win. He’s the definition of a guy who should be hidden away in tag teams, which is incidentally the best use of Ron Simmons too. He does manage a corkscrew quebrada, this time killing the rail. Tokyo Dome is a 55,000-seat (actual capacity of 42,000) baseball stadium located in Bunkyo, Tokyo of Tokyo, Japan. Normally the Steiners just bully their opponents but they can’t do that here because Hawk won’t let himself look weak (does he ever?) This run of historical New Japan shows is giving me a fresh perspective on Muta. The fascination New Japan have with putting Halme in big singles matches is somewhat mystifying. If you plan on doing quite a bit of exploring in a day, one of the cheapest ways to get around Tokyo is to purchase the Tokyo Metro 1-Day Pass. He was also working for CMLL and WAR. Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome took place on January 4, 1993 in the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. AAA Next Stage TOUR 2016 SPECIAL LIVE FANTASTIC OVER in Tokyo Dome. This was really embarrassing. December 7, 2020 Monday Night RAW results, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Fantastic_Story_in_Tokyo_Dome?oldid=1624031. Every time he’s in there the first thing he does is an Irish Whip. It’s not a good match. Fujinami getting bashed by elbows helps to intensify the atmosphere. Title Match. I suspect Hashimoto was just happy to go home. WCW/New Japan Supershow III (known as Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome in Japan) took place on January 4, 1993 from the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. Game Info Game: Shin Nihon Pro Wresling - Chou Senshi in Tokyo Dome - Fantastic Story (Japan) File Name: Shin Nihon Pro Wresling - Chou Senshi in Tokyo Dome - Fantastic Story (Japan).zip File Size: 0.00 B Genre: Fighting/Beat 'Em Up System: Super Nintendo Downloads: 194 Rating: None yet. It wasn’t enough. View production, box office, & company info What's New on Prime Video in June. A third moonsault gives Muta the double titles. Showing all 0 items Jump to: Summaries. Last Event Like Muta counters a cumbersome suplex from Chono into a suplex onto the ramp. 63.500: 35: 1999/04/10: NJPW Strong Style Symphony - New Japan Spirit. I’m disappointed he doesn’t sell it more, instead popping back up, hitting a backbreaker and hitting another moonsault. I don’t really like Tenryu all that much. There are moments where Flash doesn’t suck. So there’s logic in there. While I was aware of Orihara’s skills it’s Kitahara, who’s a dickhead, that wins me over. I was expecting a bit more from this but it was an energised mess. 4 th January 1993.. Orihara gets killed again with a powerbomb to the point where he looks dead and Kitahara has to save him. Why are there so many botches tonight? You have to travel miles for that kind of thing back home! He just can’t cover for everything else that’s wrong. There’s a brilliant block on the moonsault too with Chono smashing Muta across the face with his shin. That busts Tenryu open hardway and meets with my approval. Aoyagi rather proves himself inferior in the role with some weak strikes and a dreadful spin kick. It’s painful to see Ultimo try to operate on Liger’s level. FANTASTIC STORY in Tokyo Dome. Tangent: With the tag titles having recently twice changed hands it’s understandable they didn’t want to just hot-shot the belts back to the Steiners here. Tokyo Dome This is the main event; NJPW vs. WAR and the embodiment of WAR; the owner/booker/main star. Orihara must have impressed here as New Japan brought him back for both the Super Juniors and a title shot at Liger later in the year. I’m hoping both guys went out the back and apologised for stinking up the Dome with their shit-awful shit-fest match. Liger makes a point of not only wrestling circles around Ultimo but also putting over his lucha moves by bumping them clean and crisp. Click here for our privacy policy. WCW/NJPW Fantastic Story (Supershow III) Date: Mon, Jan 4th 1993: Pay Per View: yes: Venue: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Tokyo: Promotion: WCW/NJPW: Attendance: 63,500 : Matches for Fantastic Story (Supershow III) no. Be the first to contribute! Speaking of Orihara taking heat: Samurai drops him on his dome more than once. This website uses cookies. NJPW Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome . Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome; Final Power Hall in Tokyo Dome; J January 4 Tokyo Dome Show; S Super Warriors in Tokyo Dome; T Toukon Festival: Wrestling World 2005; Toukon Shidou Chapter 1; W Wrestle Kingdom 10; Wrestle Kingdom 11 in Tokyo Dome; Wrestle Kingdom 12; Wrestle Kingdom 13; It is within a 6-minute walk from JR Suidobashi Station, Korakuen Subway Station and Suidobashi Subway Station, providing direct access to many tourist attractions. Then he falls off the top again, the fucking GOON. I would have loved to have seen Koshinaka get the spot, seeing as he worked for both companies, but it wouldn’t have the same heat. Of course it wouldn’t be a match on this show without an obvious mistake and Scott slips on the ropes ahead of a lifted version of the Doomsday Device. The match steps it up a touch when Muta misses a moonsault and Chono, ever the opportunist, goes in for the kill with an STF. This is another of these big title vs. title bouts. They switch targets to Aoyagi because he can take bumps but honestly, if I was picking someone off for heat it’d be young Akitoshi Saito. It becomes a battle of ideals with Hase being the pure wrestler and Sting the American powerhouse. NJ FANTASTIC STORY in Tokyo Dome Commercial Tape Part 2 1/4/93 Tokyo Dome Power Struggle of 8 Men: Koshinaka/Great Kabuki/Aoyagi/Akitoshi Saito vs. Super Strong Machine/Hiro Saito/Norio Honaga/Tatsu Goto Ron Simmons vs. Tony Halme IWGP Junior Title: … When Hulk Hogan came calling whilst holding the WWE championship it seemed churlish not to give him a dream match with The Great Muta on the March 5 1993. Hellraisers are the Roadwarriors team minus Animal, who was injured, and with added Kensuke Sasaki (“Power Warrior”), looking lost inside his spikes. He puts Hase away with a splash off the top, thankfully communicating this to Hase beforehand. Where Ishikawa succeeds is by differentiating himself from the New Japan guys and specifically using AJPW-esque Strong Style. Venue Maybe it’s harsh to judge Ultimo on the same scale as Liger as he was a supreme junior heavy, maybe the greatest of all time, but Ultimo really can’t measure up here. Representing the cerulean blue mat, Liger would don a special blue suit for January 4 1993’s Fantastic Story event in the Tokyo Dome. 1992 AAA Next Stage TOUR 2016 SPECIAL LIVE FANTASTIC OVER in Tokyo Dome. Freshen up your Watchlist with Prime Video’s latest roster of streaming movies and TV shows. Ultimo’s only real option, if he wants to look competitive, is to take Liger’s leg but he keeps forgetting which one he’s working and switches (perhaps forgetting initially he’s not in Mexico, rather than Liger’s injured right leg from the year before). Shin Nihon Pro Wresling - Chou Senshi in Tokyo Dome - Fantastic Story (Japan) Start Game. Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome took place on January 4, 1993 in the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. There’s something very satisfying about watching Tenryu get mashed. Which on paper looks like a massive improvement over 1992. He’s a man of many skills. As winter begins, the days are becoming shorter in Japan. Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome the following year was another sell out. That’s especially evident when he tries to fly and falls off the top, which he makes amends for with an announce table destroying PLANCHAAAAAAAA. One of the best ways to celebrate Christmas in Japan is to watch illuminations, and this is especially true in Tokyo. Join ; Log in ... Make social videos in an instant: use custom templates to tell the right story for your business. After high paced arm drags and dropkicks saw both evenly matched early, each man tried to out wrestle the other on the mat, still with neither gaining a … This isn’t perhaps as exciting as you’d think as Ultimo is still establishing himself as a worker. As with most 8-man tags there’s a lot of back and forth action and it doesn’t slow down at all. It angers me that some wrestlers are brought up by the standard of their opponent (Sting springs to mind) and yet there are some who end up turning great wrestlers into total shit, just by turning up. And then Kabuki wins with a back suplex. XPW springs to mind. He also looks like The Hood from Thunderbirds. Orihara just lies there for ages while the match carries on until Iizuka finally gets around to pinning him. I almost ceased and desisted my recapping of old Dome shows based on my lack of enjoyment. Hase is solid on offence so the match just flies by with Sting taking a kicking. Since we are based in Europe, we are forced to bother you with this information. Attendance I don’t buy it for a minute but the crowd gets a bit antsy. The team of lesser known wrestlers is representing WAR. There’s nothing all that memorable about all the consistency. The Ligerbomb sets up a super rana and that’s enough for Liger’s 6th IWGP Junior Heavyweight title. The show would be the third and final show available on pay-per-view in America under the name WCW/New Japan Supershow.In Japan the show was promoted under the name "Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome" and was the second annual NJPW January 4 Dome … It’s not the only mistake and the action is pedestrian. City Choshu, Fujinami and company haven’t quite stepped to one side as they’re both above this match on the card but they’re not being belt-hogs anymore. Eventually Sasaki finds himself overwhelmed by the situation and has only been tagging with Hawk for a few months. Muta is IWGP champion, Chono carries the NWA belt after it’s resurrection. 18. His selling and bumping is great and his comeback kicks are great. Different parts of the city light up with incredible light decorations, competing to attract the crowds. And then Sting totally blows a top rope…something. I should probably be thankful he quit AJPW when he did because it left a slot open for Misawa to take over and turn the company into Awesome Central during the 90s. Following on from Fujinami, the atmosphere is a bit flat. All rights reserved.Click here for our privacy policy. One thing that really stands out during this match, compared to everything else on the card, is how many Irish Whips Hawk does! Fujinami kicks Ishikawa in the head a few times, channelling Inoki, and finishes with the Dragon Sleeper. The crowd HATE that finish. Good match. Please help us serve you better, fill out our survey. That’s intensified by him knocking Ishikawa out of the ring and hitting a FUCKING TOPE as his first gambit. Shame it wasn’t more consistent. -TOM: 19:48. NJPW Final Power Hall In Tokyo Dome. Next Event Like a flying head-attack or some such. Tokyo Dome itself wasn't that exciting, though. Muta’s title win was a big deal because he was the first of the new generation (Hashimoto, Chono etc) to win the title. So the New Japan fans don’t care for him, with good reason. Liger has generally dominated the division, winning five titles already up to this point. 1994 I might be in the minority but I thought Sting was a) a far better wrestler before he became Crow Sting (Sad Mime Sting) and b) was far more interesting. After all they jobbed to the horrendous unit of Norton & Halme before the Hellraisers beat Norton & Halme on the tour before the Dome show. Incidentally if you want to see a Liger match where he does hardly any trademark stuff and just gets by on how goddamn awesome he is, it’s this one. -Title vs. By Stella, Around the World in 24 Hours. Ultimo wasn’t focused enough on Japan to be a permanent fixture in the title picture. Heisei Ishingun is Koshinaka’s stable. WCW/New Japan Supershow III (known as Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome in Japan) took place on January 4, 1993 from the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. Get the best of Sporcle when you Go Orange.This ad-free experience offers more features, more stats, and more fun while also helping to support Sporcle. Embed Code The shop is located in Ebisu Tokyo. That said, this carried the weight of the main event for the most part, even if it was underwhelming by any other standard. Sasaki’s first two moves are a lariat that rocks Rick Steiner and a release German suplex that lands the DFG on his neck. Norton continues leave an impression with his power but nothing else. Pro Wrestling is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Halme is remarkably lazy and barely gets going at all before jobbing to a botched spinebuster. Ron is repping WCW. Even though the United States calls its yearly baseball championships, “The World Series,” baseball is not a widely-played game in most countries outside of the U.S. Japan is a great exception as baseball is a hugely popular sport in Japan. Tokyo, Japan The event was billed as “Fantastic Story.” -Masa Chono, NWA World Heavyweight Champion vs. Keiji Mutoh, IWGP World Heavyweight Champion. New Japan Pro Wrestling It might be the dumbest spot on the show, which is saying something. Lots of effort for little result. All information about cookies and data … Tokyo Dome's original … I’ve always disliked him and never really given him a chance based on how sloppy and weird I perceive him as. Akira Nogami, El Samurai & Takayuki Iizuka vs. Koki Kitahara, Masao Orihara & Nobukazu Hirai. Something Muta should fucking learn from. The stadium is a relatively old stadium missing the modern luxuries found in new stadiums like At&T park in San Francisco. Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Highest claimed attendance: 70,000 on Sat, Apr 4th 1998 at NJPW The Inoki Final Please help us serve you better, fill out our survey.Use of this site signifies your agreement to our terms of use. 63,500 The Roadwarriors way hasn’t quite rubbed off on him yet. Another title unification bout, this time for the IWGP and NWA titles, two of the most prestigious belts at the time. And yet the scattering of negative star matches hasn’t put me off watching far worse promotions than this. We highly recommend it for souvenirs in Japan and Tokyo. With the pressure on both guys fail to deliver and there’s at least one botch that’s just embarrassing with Simmons going for a flying shoulderblock, catching the future Ludvig Borga unawares. WCW vs. NJPW. I didn’t care for 2/3rds of the entire match but when it was firing, this match was pretty damn awesome. 65.000: 26: 2000/12/10: K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Final. ... NJPW Fantastic Story In Tokyo Dome. Mutoh pinned Chono and captured the NWA World Title. Tenryu is the guy who, at the peak of his powers and just having been anointed as All Japan’s top guy, promptly quit and formed his own promotion; SWS. Could Sting have done this earlier or was he just waiting until he got into real trouble? The crowd are audibly deflated by a second fuck-up. The 1992 incarnation of this show is just dreadful. I can only assume he was injured on the powerbomb because he didn’t budge afterward. The stadium opened for business on March 17, 1988. Everything major delivered and there were a few stand-out matches. It’s frustrating to see that after he stood there waiting for the clothesline. 01993-01-04January 4, 1993 Furious Flashbacks: New Japan Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome. He looks like a miserable surly old fuck but he’s not even 30 years old so he’s mobile too. I guess it’s something to do on the way home from work. Presumably they didn’t want the Steiners to lose either, hoping to get another match out of it but they were also heading to the WWF so perhaps Vince had a hand in this booking. Raging Staff (Hiro Saito, Norio Honaga, Super Strong Machine & Tatsutoshi Goto). Not as good as the one he got from Vader but it’s still fun. Then Ishikawa steals the Dragon Sleeper. The crowd made the match better than it was but the wrestlers had great intensity, which helped matters. It’s at this point I realise I know him better as Tatsumi Kitahara in All Japan. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat.