(DOVE): GYM WARS #53: Devil's Acre

21st November
Tiger Gym, Hiroshima

Card

Gunso & Kabuki Kid vs Ultimate Spider Jnr & Hiromasa Koyama

"brother" YASSHI & Kyohei Kinoshita vs Shoichi Uchida & Tatsuya Matsubo 

Information is sparse, so this is only a brief outline of what may have happened. Some details may be missing or incorrect, but I have tried to get as much information as I can. 

Ultimate Spider Jnr and Hiromasa Koyama started the match attacking young Kyohei Kinoshita who was at ringside, only to get chased off by Gunso and Kabuki Kid.  

During the match Gunso suddenly stopped Kabuki Kid using a chair, and then attacked him, and opened his jacket (with a big grin) to reveal he was wearing a tank top with the word "DEVIL" written on it. It was later discovered that Kabuki Kid was also wearing the same tank top, which caused everyone to recoil in shock with "Otosan!" ("Father"). 

I'm not too sure on the next details as they are vague, but it seems like there is some kind of connection between Kabuki Kid and Ultimate Spider Jnr, with Spidey telling him to "Take responsibility!" and "Do what you like with me!" Kabuki Kid said that as whatever had happened was a long time ago, let's just forget it, but Ultimate Spider Jnr refused to be mollified and got a chair and sat in the middle of the ring and refused to move. No amount of pleading would make him. 

So in the end Gunso and Koyama picked him up in his seat, and tipped him out of the ring.

With thanks to: Yoshio Chief, Hina.  

(DOVE) COSTUME RESEARCH: Naoki Tanizaki

While pursuing a style that "comes nicely" to himself, in addition to shorts with deep slits, baseball shirts have recently taken hold. Tanizaki talks about his commitment to mesmerising fans both in his match and visually.

HAIRSTYLE

Hairstyles continue to change, such as cuts and perms, but he has dreadlocks currently. 

"I usually have a normal hairstyle, but I go through various cycles. It's a cycle that after a long time that makes me want to play trying to apply a braid or a perm. I get it done on a friends rate (laughs).

BASEBALL TOP

The shirt has both the Dove and the Osaka Mixture logos, and the number "116" is on the back. 

"The jersey number can be black or a when I am with Sparky, yellow, but the number itself I am particular about. The details are a company secret. Also, I found the brand in England, "Superdry", and I change the letters bit by bit."

GLOVES

He wears long gloves and red taping which wrap around the wrists. 

"Because I wear a baseball shirt, the taping needs to be wrapped longer, so I think it is better to wear gloves. I found them and bought them at home improvement stores. Recently, I have been using Russian hook punches, although it's a foul, it gives some consideration to the opponent" (laughs).

HALF PANTS & SHORTS

A deep slit is on the side of the long shorts, which hang over wrestling boots, kneepads and shin guards. 

"The slits have completely eliminated the damage the costume takes, which I think was ground breaking. I designed it myself when I was in Mexico, thinking "I wonder if this is okay", and it maybe still is. Regarding the color, the asymmetric boom has come to me recently."

Naoki Tanizaki, who excites the venue with his intense fight, has been sticking to the half pants style almost consistently since his debut, but has arrived at a type that have slits in it. 

"At first, I used to wear shorts, but the area between the buttocks was pulled and immediately torn. That is why I thought, I am going to cut it and so I put a slit in, and the costumes are no longer damaged". 

Another thing that has recently taken root is the baseball shirt style jacket that he wears during matches. This shirt has a meaning as team wear. Shirts have taken root in the last four years, with ones prepared for the fight between Dove and BASARA. 

"I am always fighting with Dove on my back, so wherever I go this is to keep in mind the feelings of the rivalry."

  

In the past he wore pants and skirts that are similar to mixed martial arts. He tried various types, but now he has found the best style and it has naturally reverted to this form. 

"Recently, I haven't had many opportunities to get a lot of attention from Weekly Pro, and I want to spread Dove Pro Wrestling even more. When Corona calms down, I want to hold a super crowded event, and do another Osaka Mixture!"

Translated from Weekly Pro 

Picture credit: Weekly Pro

(DOVE) Notes from "The Road To Bump Bump Revolution 2020" (3rd November 2020, Osaka)

BROTHER Yasshi acted as the MC, welcoming everyone to the show. One fan said that they cried to see Dove in Osaka again, especially at this time of year, and it was very good today. The event will probably be shown on NicoNico, and I have enclosed some YouTube links below. I don't have too much information, and what I have managed to get I have summarised below.

RESULTS
Naoki Tanizaki defeated Tidal Heat (Implant Bomb, 13 mins 39 seconds)
Shinya Ishida defeated Kabuki Kid (Deformed Crucifix, 11 mins, 16 seconds)
BROTHER Yasshi defeated Keita Yano (Nice Jamaica, 11 mins, 10 seconds)
Jun Masaoka & Kohei Kinoshita defeated Ray Paloma & Shoichi Uchida  (Masaoka with Ambitions on Paloma, 13 mins, 4 seconds)
Ryota Nakatsu & Fuminori Abe defeated GUNSO & Kenshin Chikano (Nakatsu with Triangle choke arm bar on Chikano, 15 minutes, 6 seconds)

Keita Yano vs BROTHER Yasshi (Winner, BROTHER Yasshi)

YASSHI praised Yano for this match afterwards on the microphone. 

Jun Masaoka & Kyohei Kinoshita vs Shoichi Uchida & Ray Paloma (Winner Masaoka with a facebuster on Ray)

A wild match, which started off debatably normal, and then predictably the wheels fell off (or should that be the pants were pulled down) and it got wild. 

Shoichi Uchida (who today celebrates sixteen years in pro wrestling), came to the ring with a baby doll, his banner pleading for help for child support, and apparently a sparkly gold vest, which he reappeared wearing after he and Ray hid under the ring half way through the match. 

Then Uchida's pants got pulled down by Kyohei Kinoshita, leading the long suffering referee, Yoshino, to tell him that the way he was wearing it was no good, so to put some clothes on. Yoshino's words fell on deaf ears, however, as Ray also had his around his ankles. One person who did put clothes on was Kinoshita, who apparently stole and eventually wore, Uchida's sparkly yellow top. Ray wore a red sparkly one, which led Jun Masaoka to comment that his first encounter with him was shocking, but not because anything that Ray did, rather it was his choice of wardrobe. 

Ryota Nakatsu & Fuminori Abe vs Gunso & Kenshin Chikano

Ryota Nakatsu won the match by defeating Kenshin Chikano (who is the Dove champion) with an armbar, and he challenged him for the title. Kenshin accepted, and the title challenge has been set for 20th December in Hiroshima for "Bump Bump Revolution". 

Links

Short chronology of Dove from 2000 - 2005

The post on MIXI was written in 2006, and gives a short chronology of Dove from 2000 until 2005

SUMMER 2000

504 (GUNSO), the central figure from DOVE, meets Ray Paloma. 

SEPTEMBER 2000

Dove's first show was held at a live music club "BORDER" in Naka-ku*, Hiroshima. There were only two people on the card (504 and Ray). From this first show the style of "music and martial arts", one of the hallmarks of DOVE pro was set. However, at this time it was done to the beat of a djembe drum*

SEPTEMBER 2001

Participation in the martial arts club event "Toranoana" (lit "Tigers Lair"), which can be said to be a legend in the Hiroshima underground scene (China Town, Hiroshima). Together with the martial arts athletes such as karate, boxing, ju-jitsu and K-1 rules, they breathed a new life into the Hiroshima scene.

FEBRUARY 2001

Participation in the second "Toranoana". They made the ring themselves to have a match. 

SUMMER 2002

Appearance at the beach evet "MATSURIX" held in Nomi, Ishikawa​. A blue sheet was laid on the beach as a ring, which bought an expansion into new possibilities.

AUGUST 2002

First independent show was held in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi at club "Graind". Audience was entertained with DJs and dancers. 

SUMMER 2003

Appeared in their third "MATSURIX". 

504 jumped out of a second floor window of a concrete beach house, and severely broke his right ankle. After this activity was suspended for a while due to rehabilitation. 

SPRING 2004

504 returned

SUMMER 2004

Participation in "Toranoana" at Kure Portpia Park, Hiroshima. At this time a Fukuoka based promotion, Hana ☆ Geki (who had a close relationship with DOVE) were invited to display a more authentic style of pro wrestling.

NOVEMBER 2004

Appeared at the Hana ☆ Geki event held at Sazanpia Hakata in Fukuoka, alongside the core wrestlers of DOVE (504, and Ray Paloma), Sakigake made his professional debut. Tigre Oriental, who had debuted in the United States, officially returned to DOVE.

2005

Wrestlers appeared in numerous Hana ☆ Geki events

DECEMBER 25TH 2005

"Bump Bump Revolution 2005" was held at the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Hall