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ZERO1 "HAPPY NEW YEAR" 2015
A Casual Review by Kevin Wilson Date: January 1st, 2015 Every year ZERO1 puts on an event on January 1st, and 2015 was no different. This year the event was used to help push some angles that they have going for the new year, allowing fans to catch up if they are out of the loop. The TV show had some highlights from 2014 to set up the matches we would be seeing, which includes a massive 5 vs. 5 Match Series. Here is the full card: - Kazuki Hashimoto vs. Yoshikazu Yokoyama A lot of these matches are clipped at least a little but I'll only note it if it's a significant clipping. The last match is an hour long so that will be the vast majority of the event. Kazuki Hashimoto vs. Yoshikazu Yokoyama Jason Lee vs. Atsushi Maruyama vs. Mineo Fujita Ikuto Hidaka, Fujita "Jr." Hayato, Yuko Miyamoto, and Isami Kodaka vs. KAMIKAZE, Demon Ueda, Kengo, and Voodoo Mask #15 Atsushi Onita, Ichiro Yaguchi, and Dump Matsumoto vs. TARU, "brother" YASSHI, and Voodoo Mask
Shinjiro Otani, Tanaka, Kohei Sato, Hideki Suzuki, and Yusaku Obata vs. Yoshihiro Takayama, Sugiura, Akebono, Ryouji Sai, and Daisuke Sekimoto First Pairing: Shinjiro Otani vs. Yoshihiro Takayama. They lock knuckles then trade punches back and forth. Takayama gets the better of that and hits a PK. Kicks to the chest by Takayama but Otani hits a spinning heel kick. Facewashes by Otani and he hits a backdrop suplex. Takayama returns the favor and knees Otani in the stomach. They trade punches and Otani hits a release dragon suplex. Otani goes up top and hits a missile dropkick to the back of Takayama's head, and he hits a second dragon suplex for a three count cover. Shinjiro Otani wins, Takayama is eliminated. Team Otani - 5, Team Takayama - 4 Second Pairing: Shinjiro Otani vs. Daisuke Sekimoto. Otani and Sekimoto grapple into the corner and Otani chops Sekimoto. Sekimoto chops him back and hits a pescado when Sekimoto falls out of the ring. Otani rams Sekimoto into the ring post but Sekimoto hits a vertical suplex. Chops by Sekimoto and he hits a lariat. Otani comes back with a jumping kick and hits a big boot followed by a German suplex. Sekimoto springs up and hits a lariat, and both wrestlers are on the mat. They trade elbows and Sekimoto hits a lariat. Another lariat by Sekimoto but Otani kicks out. German suplex hold by Sekimoto and he gets the three count, Otani is eliminated. Team Otani - 4, Team Takayama - 4 Third Pairing: Daisuke Sekimoto vs. Yusaku Obata. Obata immediately dropkicks Sekimoto and hits a double knee in the corner followed by a dropkick. Swandive doublestomp by Obata and he gets a two count. Sekimoto goes for a suplex but Obata catches him with a front necklock. Sekimoto gets to the ropes, Obata goes up top but Sekimoto bops him and hits a superplex. Obata gets up but Sekimoto levels him with a lariat. Vertical suplex by Sekimoto and he applies a Scorpion Deathlock but Obata gets to the ropes. Obata applies a sleeper but Sekimoto rolls to the ropes. Kick by Obata, he goes up top and hits a missile dropkick. Back up they trade blows, running knee by Obata but it gets two. Fisherman buster but it gets two also, Obata goes up top but Sekimoto avoids the diving kneedrop. Release German by Sekimoto and he levels Obata with a lariat, German suplex hold by Sekimoto and he gets the pin, eliminating Obata. Team Otani - 3, Team Takayama - 4 Fourth Pairing: Daisuke Sekimoto vs. Hideki Suzuki. They tussle to start, trading submission holds on the mat. Back up they trade strikes and Suzuki hits a suplex. Stretch hold by Suzuki but Sekimoto gets out of it and hits a lariat. Armbar by Suzuki and he goes for a cross armbreaker but Sekimoto slams him into the corner. Lariat by Sekimoto and he hits a double underhook suplex for a two count. Sekimoto applies an Argentine Backbreaker but Suzuki slides off. Atomic drop by Sekimoto but Suzuki hits a backbreaker. Tombstone by Suzuki but Sekimoto reverses the double arm suplex. Dragon suplex hold by Suzuki, and he gets the three count. Daisuke Sekimoto is eliminated. Team Otani - 3, Team Takayama - 3 Fifth Pairing: Hideki Suzuki vs. Akebono. Suzuki tries to knock off Akebono which fails epically. Suzuki falls out of the ring but Akebono clubs him in the back and stands on him. Suzuki avoids Akebono's charge and Akebono goes into the post. Suzuki hits Akebono with a chair and rolls him into the ring, and Suzuki dropkicks Akebono into the corner. Suzuki goes for a dragon suplex but Akebono easily blocks it. Hard elbow by Akebono and he hits a body press for two. Yokozuna Impact by Akebono and he picks up the three count. Suzuki is eliminated. Team Otani - 2, Team Takayama - 3 Sixth Pairing: Akebono vs. Masato Tanaka. Tanaka can't knock over Akebono and Akebono hits a lariat followed by an elbow drop. Slam by Akebono and he stands on Tanaka's chest. Body avalanche by Akebono and he dumps Tanaka out of the ring. Another body avalanche by Akebono and he hits an elbow drop for two. Tanaka avoids the body press and hit a jumping elbow. Tanaka finally chops down Akebono, he goes up top and hits the diving body press. Body avalanche by Akebono but Tanaka rolls him up, Tanaka goes for a Sliding D by Akebono catches him. Tanaka gets away, he then hits a Sliding D first from the back and then from the front. Cover, and he barely gets three, eliminating Akebono. Team Otani - 2, Team Takayama - 2 Seventh Pairing: Masato Tanaka vs. Takashi Sugiura. They trade elbows, Tanaka elbows Sugiura down in the corner but Sugiura recovers. Elbows by Sugiura but Tanaka pushes him back and they go back and forth. Tanaka wins the battle and he snaps off a DDT. Brainbuster by Tanaka but Sugiura gets up his knees on the diving crossbody. Sugiura drops Tanaka on the top rope and they trade strikes, knee by Sugiura and he gets a two count. They trade more elbows, Tanaka goes up top and hits a diving body press for two. Tanaka goes for the Sliding D but Tanaka ducks, suplex by Sugiura but Tanaka hits a lariat. Knee by Sugiura and they trade elbows. They trade elbows some more and Sugiura hits a German suplex. Sliding D to the back of the head by Tanaka, he goes off the ropes and hits another one. Cover, but it gets a two as Sugiura gets in the ropes. Olympic Slam by Tanaka but Sugiura fires back with a Sliding D for a two count. Olympic Slam by Sugiura, cover, but Tanaka gets a shoulder up just as time expires. The match is a draw so both wrestlers are eliminated. Team Otani - 1, Team Takayama - 1 Final Pairing: Kohei Sato vs. Ryouji Sai. Sato pushes Sai in the ropes and gives a clean break. We skip ahead with Sato kicking Sai but Sai kicks him back. Slam by Sai but it gets two so he slaps on a chinlock. Sato gets out of it and headbutts Sai, kicks by Sato and he hits a Falcon Arrow. Sato goes up top but Sai kicks him and hits a superplex. They trade strikes, kick to the chest by Sai and hits a vertical suplex. Knee by Sai in the corner but it gets two. Sai slams Sato to the mat, he goes up top but Sato headbutts him. Avalanche Falcon Arrow by Sato and he hits a Emerald Frosion. Piledriver by Sato, he picks up Sai and hits a German suplex hold for the three count. Sato wins the match for Shinjiro Otani, Masato Tanaka, Kohei Sato, Hideki Suzuki, and Yusaku Obata. This match was long, but good. Some pairings (Tanaka/Sugiura and Sekimoto/Obata) were better than others, but overall it was enjoyable. Didn't like the final pairing since it takes away the gimmick a bit to have two fresh wrestlers, then they wrestled a seven minute match like they had wrestled for twenty. But even with that it was entertaining. Score: 7.5
Final Thoughts: This is the definition of a 'one match card,' but at least in this case it was intentional as most the other matches were really clipped. The final match was definitely fun, I just wish they hadn't set it up so that final pairing was two full strength wrestlers, just took out some of the drama. If the main event sounds interesting to you, go for it, but don't expect anything from the rest of the event. Grade: C+
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