Saturday, May 8, 2021

(DOVE) Notes from "BAR BRAWL IN NAGOYA 2021" Nagoya Sportiva Arena, 2nd May 2021

"It was another day when I fell in love with Dove" 
Kyohei Kinoshita

The event took place in the hometown of the Kubota brothers, one of whom started a day in Dove with a breakfast of coffee and sweet bread. 

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the venue was only allowing 50 people in, YASSHI said even if there were only 20 people, it was more valuable to them than the Tokyo Dome being packed out. I am afraid I don't know the full attendance figure, but event itself took place in a bar.  

Kyohei Kinoshita is currently injured due to his shoulder, and so Jun Masaoka was drafted in to replace him. Kinoshita was still at the venue however, during the event he served as photographer\camera man, and put up a sign before the event saying "Kyohei Kinoshita Aid" and signed autographs. 
Shoichi Uchida handed out child support envelopes with his merchandise.

Shoichi Uchida entered by poking his baby doll through the curtain first, it was then handed to referee Yoshino. The doll was subject to pranks by Hide Kubota, who kidnapped it at one point, and didn't get in the ring until the count of 19. After the match Uchida stayed at ringside to second the others in their matches, and fans praised him for his efforts of sterilizing everything that the wrestlers came in contact with such as tables etc. 

Jun Masaoka and Naoki Tanizaki had a fight outside the ring almost immediately, with Tanizaki using a stool against Masoka, and Masaoka fighting back with (what looked like) an umbrella. At one point Tanizaki got rolled up in the outside mat as Yasu Kubota somersaulted on to him. 

The main event (which YASSHI called "painful", which wasn't surprising), also went to the outside and featured beer, which he and GUNSO toasted with, downed and then attacked each other with the empty cans. They slammed each other onto a pile of chairs and at the end cut their promos while lying on them (YASSHI) or sitting next to them (Gunso). 

There couldn't be the usual Tequila celebration (the wrestlers hand out shot glasses to fans, and everyone toasts together), but the usual celebratory circle was held. Instead of handshakes, Naoki Tanizaki put sterilizer on peoples palms.

Card & Results
Kabuki Kid vs Shoichi Uchida vs Hide Kubota
Winner: Hide Kubota vs Schoolboy pin on Kabuki Kid

Jun Masaoka vs Naoki Tanizaki vs Yasu Kubota
Winner: Naoki Tanizaki with the Libido on Jun Masaoka

Brother YASSHI vs GUNSO 
Winner: YASSHI with the Nice Jamaica (onto chairs outside the ring)

Picture credit: Dove Pro Wrestling