Nanae Takahashi & First On Stage presented Nanae Takahashi's Tenth Anniversary show on July 14 at Shinjuku FACE. 457 fans were in attendance. I believe that's close to a full house. The big news going into this show was the debut appearance of a new gaijin heel stable called Real Evil Makers led by veteran gaijin Amazing Kong along with Alison Corino and Panther Claw. But this was overshadowed by Takahashi's announcement that she is starting her own promotion in October. The opening ceremonies included a special video message from Riki Choshu.
In the opening match, new Dream Catchers member Natsuki*Head beat Ayumi Kurihara in 12:45 with a missile dropkick. Somebody asked me why Zero-One didn't bring in a fourth gaijin to face Natsuki*Head. Well, she just joined Dream Catchers and they didn't have time to get the paperwork done. The Real Evil Makers were introduced with Alison Corino over Saki Maemura in 13:32 with a variation on the Shining Wizard. Alison's brother Steve Corino was at ringside. It was said that Alison played the heel very well.
Next was the debut of Panther Claw against Hikaru. As has been already reported, Panther Claw's inexperience makes her a somewhat controversial selection to appear in a Japanese ring. If you've seen pics of her or been to her MySpace, you know she looks like a fitness model. She's fairly tall and that's what got her the gig. The fan reaction to Panther Claw was that she's beautiful and her abs make her look like Janet Jackson. Wait a minute. Janet Jackson? Well, as I have said many times before, the Japanese can be awfully goofy when it comes to gaijin women. Here's an example. A couple of years ago, MMA fighter Erica Montoya came to Japan for a match. The Japanese media went gaga over her because they thought she looked like Jennifer Lopez. Seriously. So this is laughable but not surprising. Hikaru was busted open when she was rammed into an exposed turnbuckle but Hikaru won in 11:11 when she sat on Panther Claw and held her shoulders down with her arms.
The main event had Amazing Kong over Nanae Takahashi in 21:39. Amazing Kong used a new finisher called the Amazing Buster. From what I can tell, it appears to be a variation of a Fisherman Buster. So the Real Evil Makers won 2-1 over Dream Catchers. Then Alison Corino & Panther Claw came to the ring. Panther Claw was handed a pair of scissors and proceeded to cut Hikaru's hair. It was broken up but that sort of thing is always going to attract heat. Takahashi then apologized for the Dream Catchers loss to the Real Evil Makers. It was Alison Corino & Panther Claw vs Hikaru & Saki Maemura at the July 15 ZERO-ONE MAX show in Niigata. Panther Claw won the match with some sort of power bomb. Both girls have returned to the US.
Nanae Takahashi announced that she is starting a new promotion in partnership with First On Stage. There is no name as yet but the debut show will be October 1 at Korakuen Hall. Takahashi says they will open a dojo and start taking applications for trainees. At this point, I would have to assume that this new promotion is tied in to the ZERO-ONE MAX joshi show on Sept. 27. This will become clearer in time but I'm not surprised Takahashi is starting her own fed as she has put on a few shows in the past year. She told the Naigai Times that she wants to put on a show at the Tokyo Dome. Uhhh, right. She needs to crawl before she walks. Here's the results of the show.
NANAE TAKAHASHI 10TH ANNIVERSARY - 7/14/06 - Shinjuku FACE
NATSUKI*Head def. Ayumi Kurihara in 12:45
Alison Corino def. Saki Maemura in 13:32
Hikaru def. Panther Claw in 11:11
Amazing Kong def. Nanae Takahashi in 21:39
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