Osaka Pro-Wrestling, 9/2/10
“Osaka HAPPY WEEKDAY”
Osaka Minami Move On Arena
51 Fans
1. Takoyakida (5:12 Second Intrusion->DQ) Tadasuke
2. Black Buffalo [W] & Tadasuke (11:39 Lariat) Atsushi Kotoge & Takoyakida [L]
3. 3WAY Match: Tigers Mask (10:16 Mangetsu no Yoru) Ebessan [L], Ken Kataya

Osaka Pro-Wrestling, 9/1/10
“Osaka HAPPY WEEKDAY”
Osaka Minami Move On Arena
54 Fans
1. Black Buffalo (8:22 Lariat) Takoyakida
2. Tadasuke (6:11 2Pac) Ebessan
3. Atsushi Kotoge [W] & Daisuke Harada (12:03 Moonsault Press) Kanjyuro Matsuyama [L] & Kuishinbo Kamen

Results for today’s Happy Weekday surprisingly haven’t been put up by Osaka Pro yet.

In the meantime, while browsing the various Osaka Pro Ameblo blogs…

http://ameblo.jp/ororon-keigo/entry-10636728653.html

Yoshino mentions some idiot in the first sentence…

…first President Sakagami’s blog in 2009.  Now, Yoshino’s blog in 2010.

Next, the world.

In all seriousness, referee Yoshino did send a kind e-mail to me a few days ago.  Hopefully, my response wasn’t lost in translation.

Osaka Pro-Wrestling, 8/31/10
“Osaka Natsumatsuri Pro-Wrestling”
Osaka Minami Move On Arena
149 Fans (No Vacancy)
1. Daisuke Harada (7:04 Death Valley Bomb) Takoyakida
2. Kanjyuro Matsuyama (13:07 Jindaiko) Ebessan
3. 3WAY Match: Kuishinbo Kamen (10:36 Sankakujime) Tigers Mask [L], Miracleman
4. Miracleman [L] (2:19 Referee’s Decision->Tigers Mask Wins) Kuishinbo Kamen [L]
*Referee Tigers Mask

Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru announced on her blog that she was injured on Sunday’s show.  Ranmaru suffered a fracture of the second metacarpal in her left hand and is expected to miss about a month’s time.  This will mean that she won’t be participating on the upcoming September series.

Here’s to a speedy recovery for Ranmaru.

According to Daisuke Harada’s blog, Osaka Pro will be returning to Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2 on 10/31.  This of course is Halloween.  Kinda interesting that they’ll be returning so soon and not back to Matsushita IMP Hall like they always do in the fall for the October and December big shows.

I think it’s safe to say things are about to change.

Asian Cooger finally has the Osaka Pro Title in his possession after four years of killing himself with a combination of Atomicos, chairs, and ladders.

But nobody expected him to form an alliance with Orochi & Bodyguard, two guys who he’s had some tough battles against in the past year.

Obviously, LOV’s going to have a problem with this.  Tigers Mask will no doubt be looking for revenge against Orochi, the man he basically brought into Osaka Pro two years ago to join his movement.  But is this poetic justice for Tigers as he blamed Orochi in the weeks leading up to the big title showdown against Cooger for a number of mistakes.  Still, Tigers seems to be full of rage at this point and you can’t blame him.  Not only did Cooger take away the Osaka Pro Title, but he lured two LOV members away.

Tigers will have backup in his war in remaining LOV members Black Buffalo & Tadasuke.  And already, Buffalo & Tadasuke will be in foul moods as they fought with Cooger & Orochi backstage after Saturday’s show.  Everybody knows that Buffalo’s a killer when he wants to be and nobody in Osaka Pro is better when he’s in that mode.  Will we now see an even more aggressive side of Tadasuke?

And then, there’s Seikigun.  What are their feelings about all this?  Cooger basically threw away his Mucha Mucha partnership with Miracleman, attacking him after winning the title.  And poor Ebessan doesn’t know what to think.

This new Cooger/Orochi/Bodyguard alliance is going to be the new rudo revolution in Osaka Pro, by the look of things.  This positions Seikigun as of course the fan favorites and LOV as the tweeners, who hate both groups.

Remember in early 2007, there was a similar situation.  GAINA was fresh off winning the Tennozan and started Bad Force.  Billyken Kid, who was the top heel up to that point with Vendaval, basically became a tweener…then a fan favorite again.  And of course, Seikigun remained the fan favorites.

Some fans have been wanting to see a storyline shakeup in Osaka Pro.  I don’t think anybody could’ve anticipated it would come about due to Cooger.

Will Cooger add a fourth member?  Can LOV add anybody since they just lost two guys?  How will Seikigun deal with these two forces?

All these questions, plus the impending return of Billyken Kid in a few months and the Tennozan…

Coming this fall…

This could get real interesting real fast.

New Osaka Pro Champion Asian Cooger blogged today about the stunning turn of events that took place this past Saturday.  He thanked the fans for the initial support, but declared it was now over.  Cooger then talked about the formation with Orochi & Bodyguard, admitting that the crowd probably was a bit puzzled over the new union.  However, everybody would be considered enemies.

Cooger then announced that Mucha Mucha, his drinking brothers team with Ebessan, and his Mucha Libre style were now dissolved.

With the September series coming up, Cooger’s going into the fall with a ton of momentum.  However, it looks like LOV won’t take this lying down.

Meanwhile, Ebessan briefly blogged about Cooger and said that his turn must be a mistake, due to drinking too much.  It seems that Ebessan could be in denial right now…

First, here are the scheduled Happy Weekday lineups. Thursday’s show sees CMA (Central Martial Arts) Pro-Wrestling’s Ken Kataya participate:

8/31: Miracleman, Kuishinbo Kamen, Tadasuke, Tigers Mask, Kanjyuro Matsuyama, Ebessan, Daisuke Harada

9/1: Daisuke Harada, Ebessan, Atsushi Kotoge, Kanjyuro Matsuyama, Tadasuke, Black Buffalo, Takoyakida

9/2: Ken Kataya, Ebessan, Tadasuke, Atsushi Kotoge, Takoyakida, Black Buffalo, Tigers Mask

9/3: Black Buffalo, Tadasuke, Daisuke Harada, Atsushi Kotoge, Takoyakida, Kanjyuro Matsuyama

Osaka Pro kicks off the Sumire September Series with the major story of the new Cooger-led army up against LOV. The start of the series has the two warring factions in trios action in the main event. Elsewhere on the show, someone has heard Jonathan’s pleas and has booked Kana (!) in Osaka Pro once more. She teams with Kanjyuro & Kuishinbo against Takoyakida, Ebessan & Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru in the semi-final. Also, HAYATA returns once more to the Osaka mat as he’ll challenge Masamune.

Osaka Pro-Wrestling, 9/4/10
“Sumire September Series”
Osaka Minami Move On Arena
1. Miracleman vs. Yutaka
2. HAYATA vs. Masamune
3. 3WAY Match: Atsushi Kotoge vs. Daisuke Harada vs. Hideyoshi
4. Kanjyuro Matsuyama, Kuishinbo Kamen & Kana vs. Takoyakida, Ebessan & Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru
5. Asian Cooger, Orochi & The Bodyguard vs. Tigers Mask, Black Buffalo & Tadasuke

Sunday has a main event trios confrontation as former UWA World 6man Tag Champions Kuishinbo, Ebessan & Kanjyuro face Kana, Masamune & Kotoge. Cooger & Orochi battle it out with LOV’s Buffalo & Tadasuke while Tigers Mask takes on HAYATA.

Osaka Pro-Wrestling, 9/5/10
“Sumire September Series”
Osaka Minami Move On Arena
1. Hideyoshi vs. Yutaka
2. Miracleman & Daisuke Harada vs. Tsubasa & Takoyakida
3. HAYATA vs. Tigers Mask
4. Asian Cooger & Orochi vs. Black Buffalo & Tadasuke
5. Kuishinbo Kamen, Ebessan & Kanjyuro Matsuyama vs. Kana, Masamune & Atsushi Kotoge

However, that’s not all by a longshot.  9/11 sees a singles encounter between former tag team partners Cooger and Miracle.  Cooger stunned everybody this past Saturday when he attacked Miracle after winning the Osaka Pro Title, effectively ending the popular Mucha Mucha team.  Miracle will no doubt be looking for revenge against the changed Cooger.

Osaka Pro-Wrestling 9/11/10
“Sumire September Series”
Osaka Minami Move On Arena
1. Asian Cooger vs. Miracleman

The next day will see a six-person tag as Tsubasa makes an appearance, joining forces with Masamune & Ranmaru to face Harada, Kuishinbo & Apple Miyuki.

Osaka Pro-Wrestling 9/12/10
“Sumire September Series”
Osaka Minami Move On Arena
1. Tsubasa, Masamune & Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru vs. Daisuke Harada, Kuishinbo Kamen & Apple Miyuki

9/18 sees another match fans didn’t think they’d see as Cooger faces his former drinking brother Ebessan in a singles match.  These two often teamed up in comedic situations and even held a number of fan events together to celebrate their love of drinking.  Things though have now changed and Cooger seems determined to move forward and erase all the memories of their partnership.

Osaka Pro-Wrestling 9/18/10
“Sumire September Series”
Osaka Minami Move On Arena
1. Asian Cooger vs. Ebessan

9/19 has a tag battle between the Cooger Army and LOV as Cooger & Orochi face Tigers & Buffalo.  Tigers will probably focus on Orochi, given his recent blog comments.

Osaka Pro-Wrestling 9/19/10
“Sumire September Series”
Osaka Minami Move On Arena
1. Asian Cooger & Orochi vs. Tigers Mask & Black Buffalo

A special Thursday full show on 9/23 will see Kanjyuro team up with Takaku Fuke to face Ranmaru & Miyuki.  Fuke hasn’t had the best luck recently against women, losing to Kana at Korakuen and then to Miyuki this past weekend.

Osaka Pro-Wrestling 9/23/10
“Sumire September Series”
Osaka Minami Move On Arena
1. Kanjyuro Matsuyama & Takaku Fuke vs. Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru & Apple Miyuki

Kuishinbo & Miracle will get their wish on 9/25 as they’ll face DRAGON GATE’s Masaaki Mochizuki & Don Fujii for the Osaka Pro Tag Titles.  This’ll be the first defense for the DG team, who will come into this bout as the favorites against the Owari Gundan representatives.  Miracle was originally scheduled to face Mochizuki & Fujii on 6/18, but an injured shoulder prevented that from happening.  Kuishinbo took his spot and ended up with a bloody face as a result from the match.  Now together as a team, they’ll try to finally end the strife against DG by bringing the belts back home.

Osaka Pro-Wrestling 9/25/10
“Sumire September Series”
Osaka Minami Move On Arena
1. Osaka Pro-Wrestling Tag Title Match: Masaaki Mochizuki & Don Fujii (c) vs. Kuishinbo Kamen & Miracleman

The Surime September Series then ends the next day with a big one as Cooger will defend the Osaka Pro Title against Buffalo.  This makes two challenges in roughly 3 months for Buffalo, who’ll look to finally become the top gun in Osaka Pro.  Buffalo shouldn’t need any motivation after what happened this past weekend, with his friend Tigers getting betrayed and then attacked backstage.  Will it be a short title reign for Cooger?

Osaka Pro-Wrestling 9/26/10
“Sumire September Series”
Osaka Minami Move On Arena
1. Osaka Pro-Wrestling Title Match: Asian Cooger (c) vs. Black Buffalo

Osaka Pro-Wrestling, 8/29/10
“Holiday Paradise Return”
Osaka Minami Move On Arena
179 Fans
1. Hideyoshi (8:50 Katanagari) Takoyakida
2. 3WAY Match: Masamune (9:39 Schoolboy) Ebessan [L], Kanjyuro Matsuyama
3. Miracleman & Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru [W] (12:35 Ninpou Marumekomi no Sube) Kuishinbo Kamen [L] & Daisuke Harada
4. Tigers Mask & Black Buffalo [W] (11:14 Ganseki Otoshi) Atsushi Kotoge [L] & Yutaka
5. Osaka Pro-Wrestling Battle Royal Title Match: Ebessan (11:00 Cradle) Masamune
*Ebessan succeeds in 2nd defense.
*Order of elimination:
1.  1:13 Miracleman
2. 2:21 Yutaka
3. 2:30 Miracleman
4. 4:04 Takoyakida
5. 6:43 Miracleman
6. 7:42 Daisuke Harada
7: 7:47 Atsushi Kotoge
8. 8:27 Miracleman & Kuishinbo Kamen
9. 8:45 Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru
10. 10:51 Kanjyuro Matsuyama