Apr. 15 was the 11th anniversary of the debut of GAEA. Chigusa Nagayo decided to use this opportunity to make her return to active ring action after her retirement last year. KAORU returned as well after her latest year long injury layoff. Chigusa said she returned only as a favour to her old friend KAORU but it remains to be seen if this is a one time thing. The match was a goofy hardcore match with Big Japan guys. Barbed wire and flourescent light tubes abound. And there was another equally messy match on the show. Differ Ariake was sold out with 1200 fans in attendance.
With Chigusa Nagayo and Crush Gals partner Lioness Asuka looking on at ringside, youngsters Natsuki*Head and Ayako Sato wrestled to a 15 minute draw. Ayako was bleeding from her mouth. Chigusa shook hands with both wrestlers after the match.
Next was a GAEA birthday celebration featuring GAEA originals Chikayo Nagashima & Toshie Uematsu. Both debuted on that first GAEA show. Nagashima & Ran YuYu defeated Uematsu & Leon in 20:06 when Ran used a running elbow on Uematsu. After the match, GAEA veteran Sonoko Kato announced that she would return to the ring this summer. Kato has been on the shelf with serious knee problems for four years. She said the same thing last year. I'll believe it when I see it. Retired GAEA wrestlers Sugar Sato, Ayane Mizumura & Makie Numao entered the ring and there was birthday cake for everyone.
The next match probably gave them indigestion. It was Dump Matsumoto vs Shark Tsuchiya. In her day, Dump was probably one of the greatest heels in wrestling history. And of course she spent most of her time torturing The Crush Gals. Today she's a parody of herself. Shark was never any good in her FMW days. Chigusa has history with both of them but most fans don't want to see them anymore. It was a bloody mess with weapons and Shark lost though she apparently got her shoulder up before the three count.
Let's skip to the main event. It was a Flourescent Light & Barbed Wire Alpha Death Match. Chigusa teamed with Ryuji Ito & Takashi Sasaki. KAORU teamed with Abdullah Kobayashi & Daisuke Sekimoto. And those Big Japan guys do this hardcore stuff regularly. Chigusa brought flourescent bulbs to the ring and KAORU brought a ladder. KAORU was presented with a bouquet of flowers. Hopefully she didn't bleed on them when she got hit over the head with a light tube. KAORU did a lot of her trademark moves including a Moonsault off the ladder. KAORU pinned Chigusa with an Excalibur (Michinoku Driver 2). Of course I don't want to forget the power bomb on the barbed wire board. Chigusa and KAORU were all smiles and spattered with blood after the match. After all her injuries, KAORU was just happy to be back in the ring and working with her old pal Chigusa was the best way for her to return. Chigusa says she will produce a third show but doesn't think she will wrestle again. We shall see. Here's the results of the show.
CHIGUSA NAGAYO PRODUCE - 4/15/06 - Differ Ariake
Ayako Sato - 15 min. draw - Natsuki*Head
Chikayo Nagashima & Ran YuYu def. Leon & Toshie Uematsu (Ran over Uematsu in 20:06)Dump Matsumoto def. Shark Tsuchiya in 10:16
Dynamite Kansai & Carlos Amano def. Devil Masami & Ayako Hamada (Kansai over Masami in 16:11)
Aja Kong & Tomoko Watanabe def. Manami Toyota & Kaoru Ito (Watanabe over Ito in 14:39)FLOURESCENT LIGHT & BARBED WIRE ALPHA DEATH MATCH:KAORU, Abdullah Kobayashi & Daisuke Sekimoto def. Chigusa Nagayo, Ryuji Ito & Takashi Sasaki (KAORU over Nagayo in 18:37)
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