NOAH 09/07/02 Osaka Prefectural Gym

[Lariat]

NOAH, 09/07/02
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
5,200 Fans

1. Haruka Eigen & Masashi Aoyagi beat Rusher Kimura & Mitsuo Momota (7:49) when Aoyagi used a high kick on Momota.
2. Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Makoto Hashi beat KENTA, Takashi Sugiura & Kotaro Suzuki (14:09) when Hashi used a diving headbutt on Suzuki.
3. Tamon Honda & Masao Inoue beat Akira Taue & Kishin Kawabata (11:58) when Inoue used an inside cradle on Kawabata.
4. Jun Akiyama & Akitoshi Saito beat Bison Smith & Trevor Rhodes (13:36) when Saito used the Suiku Death on Rhodes.
5. Vader, Scorpio, Richard Slinger & IZU beat Kenta Kobashi, Kentaro Shiga, Daisuke Ikeda & Mohammed Yone (18:31) when Vader used a diving Big Van Crush on Yone.
6. GHC Tag Team Title: Takeshi Rikio & Takeshi Morishima (c) beat Mitsuharu Misawa & Takuma Sano (17:55) when Morishima used a backdrop suplex on Sano (4th defense).
7. GHC Heavyweight Title: Yoshihiro Takayama beat Yoshinari Ogawa (c) (16:46) with a high-angle German suplex hold to become the 4th champion.

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Originally posted by Lariat

7. GHC Heavyweight Title: Yoshihiro Takayama beat Yoshinari Ogawa (c) (16:46) with a high-angle German suplex hold to become the 4th champion.

Woooo! Omori has always been my favourite NO FEAR member, but Takayama will certainly do for champ.

[OldSchoolFan]

Ohh my, There is a ***!!!!!!!!! Finally Misawa light no longer tarnishes the title.

[Luds]

Yeah... but many fans think that Takayama will only be a transitional champ... Rumors are that Misawa will face Takayama next...

[emlyn]

Rumours are true! And seeing as Misawa has 'jobophobia' i dont think Takayama will be a champ for long.

[JustS2pendous]

I think and certainly hope that Misawa will get the belt of Takayama only to drop it back to him in the rematch. I like the idea of Misawa's "final run with the gold", but it would help Takayama out a lot if he got to win the title of Misawa not Misawa Jr.

[ElGringo]

I think calling Coffee Boy Misawa Jr. or Misawa Lite is too much of a compliment. I mean, Misawa past his prime and ready to retire is better than Ogawa by a long yardstick.

[Rex Idol]

Mini-Misawa

[Muiyan]

I got a question: Why is Yoshinari Ogawa known as Coffee Boy?

[JustS2pendous]

I think we're all in agreement that Ogawa should return to the juniors rather than get a rematch for the title yes?

[emlyn]

NO! He shouldn't return to the juniors and squash them, leave that alone!

He's Coffee Boy probably because he's Misawa's B!tch and loyal ego-stroker and head-giver.

[JustS2pendous]

He may not be main event material but he's still a decent worker.

[Luds]

Originally posted by emlyn
NO! He shouldn't return to the juniors and squash them, leave that alone!

He's Coffee Boy probably because he's Misawa's (badness!) and loyal ego (badness!) and (badness!).

Dude! we all hate Ogawa! And especially because of the way he won the TC from Akiyama... No respect! Total slap to the face!

I think that Takayama will probably have a title match against someone else before handing it to Misawa... Wonder who Misawa loses the title to...???... Hopefully not to Ogawa!!! How bad would that be???

[JustS2pendous]

I think hate is a bit strong, I'm not a fan of Ogawa or how he won the GHC belt but he's still a good worker. This "hatred" wouldn't have come about if he hadn't won the title so he still is basically a good worker

[Rex Idol]

While I don't really "hate" the guy, I'm definitely no fan of his. What I can't stand is the preferential booking he gets because he's Misawa's boy. The last match I saw of his was from last year against Michael Modest. In that match, IMO, Modest was clearly the stronger performer, not only in his ring work, but in his interaction with the crowd (he had them popping every few seconds with his goofy thumbs up pose). But suprise, suprise- Ogawa takes the Reality Check(Modest's finisher), get his foot on the ropes, then comes back with a weak finish to get the 3 count. Watching it, I really got the impression that it really is all about who you know in NOAH.