I went to see WRESTLE SEKIGAHARA II! (1/2)

ガンバレ☆プロレスは3月いっぱいでCyberFight傘下から独立しました。

At the end of March, Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling became independent from the CyberFight group.

4月から新たな体制で活動している！

Since April, they have been working under a new set-up!

今日から私のプロレス観戦ブログを再開して、大好きなガンプロに関して記事を書きたいと思っていたので、今回は去年7月の「WRESTLE SEKIGAHARA II」について記事を書きました。よろしくお願いします！🙏

As I'm restarting my pro-wrestling viewing blog from today, I wanted to write about GanPro because I like them so much! So, I wrote about last July's "WRESTLE SEKIGAHARA II」. Hope you enjoy it!

【大会名 Show name】WRESTLE SEKIGAHARA Ⅱ
【日時 Date and time】2023年7月9日(日 Sunday)　開場 Opening time 13:00　開始 Starting time 14:00
【会場Venue】東京・大田区総合体育館 Tokyo, Ota City General Gymnasium

【観衆 Attendance】667人

お待たせしました！

今日からプロレス観戦ブログが復帰します！

「ドラマチックなドリームを持つ者」という本を書きましたが、ブログ記事を書く時間がなかったから、一年間ぐらいブログ活動を休止しました。。。

しかし、その本を書き終わったから、またブログを書きたいと思います！観戦記を書くのが本当に久しぶりだけど、頑張ります！

とにかく、7月9日に「WRESTLE SEKIGAHARA Ⅱ」を観に行って来ました！本当に立派な興行だから、これでブログ活動再開したいと思ってました！最初から最後まで凄い試合があって、ペースが良かったから、とても良い時間を過ごした！絶対に必見です！

Sorry I kept you waiting!

My blog was on hiatus while I was writing "Dramatic Dreams and Those Who Have Them", a history of DDT and the KO-D Openweight Championship, the DDT EXTREME Championship, and the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship.

It's been a long time since I wrote a show report, but I'll try my best! (As usual, Ameba can't handle the borderline unhealthy number of photos I took at this show, so I'll write about the semifinal and main event in Part 2!)

Anyway, back in July 2023, I went to see WRESTLE SEKIGAHARA II, and I just had to restart my blog with this show because it was one of the best shows I saw last year! A seriously well-paced show with satisfying matches from start to finish. Every match in this show just made sense in terms of wrestler and storyline development, and it's definitely something you should go out of your way to watch if you haven't seen it already! (And if you have already seen it, it's absolutely worth a rewatch!)

今回の席は去年と同じく「豪華特典付きガンバレ☆シート」でした。今年は今成選手と一緒に「POISON」の入場体験をしました！去年は大家選手と一緒に「BAD COMMUNICATION」の入場体験をしましたが、リングに上がった時にロープにつまずいて、転んだ。。。

プロレスラーと一緒に入場するのが特別な経験だから、こういう機会があって嬉しかった！来年のWRESTLE SEKIGAHARAもやってみたいと思います！

My seat for the show was a "Ganbare☆Seat with a Luxurious Special Perk", which this year was a chance to do Yumehito Imanari's "POISON" entrance with him! I did something similar in 2022 with Ken Ohka, when I did his "BAD COMMUNICATION" entrance and dance with him, except this year, I didn't fall arse over tit on my way into the ring. It's a very fun and special experience to be able to join a wrestler during their entrance scene, and I'm really happy that GanPro has offered this for both of their big shows at Ota-ku! I really hope they continue to do something like this for future big shows, because it's a unique experience that's totally worth the extra expense.

第一試合　30分一本勝負

First Match, 30mins 1 fall

中村宗達× vs　高梨将弘○

8分38秒　ハングオーバー!!

Munetatsu Nakamura vs. Masahiro Takanashi

Takanashi defeated Nakamura (8mins 38s, Hangover!!).

中村選手は2022年12月にデビューしましたが、この試合にはとても才能があって、潜在能力を持っていると知りました。ベテランの高梨選手との凄くイイ試合を見せた！今回、高梨選手を超えることが出来なかったけど、本当に勝てるようになると思っていた！

非常に良いオープニングマッチでした。

Although Nakamura only made his debut in December 2022, he has already shown a huge amount of talent and potential that is rare to see in someone who, at the time of this match, only had around seven months of in-ring experience. As a result, he became a decent challenge for the veteran Takanashi, and although he ended up losing, he had us all believing that victory wasn't far away. An extremely good opening match!

第二試合　30分一本勝負

Second Match, 30mins 1 fall

YuuRI× ＆稲葉ともか　vs　彩羽匠○＆桃野美桜

16分43秒　エビ固め　※ランニングスリー

YuuRI and Tomoka Inaba vs. Takumi Iroha and Mio Momono

Iroha defeated YuuRI (16mins 43s, Running Three).

この試合を見て、YuuRI選手はガンプロ所属してからとても進歩したことが分かった！もちろん、この試合には凄い選手が沢山あったけど、YuuRI選手の気合いを見て、本当に感動しました。凄かった！

A match which really showcased just how far YuuRI had come since signing with GanPro. A match packed with so many talented wrestlers really couldn't help being anything but great, but YuuRI's persistence and spirit added an extra layer of emotion which made an already great match even better.

第三試合　30分一本勝負

Third Match, 30mins 1 fall

リアラ×　vs　ウナギ・サヤカ○

6分8秒　片エビ固め　※スライディングU

Riara vs. Sayaka Unagi

Unagi defeated Riara (6mins 8s, Sliding U).

短い試合でしたが、リアラ選手にはイイ経験になった！リアラ選手は2023年5月にデビューしました。二ヶ月後にこんなに強い対戦相手がいて、本当に特別な試合でした。これからももっともっと強くなれると思います！

試合の後、ウナギ選手は「渡瀬、今日防衛したら次の挑戦者はウナギ・サヤカだ」と宣言した！

Short but sweet, and a good experience for Riara! Riara debuted in May last year, and going one-on-one against such a strong opponent so early in her wrestling career was a very special thing. I'm sure Riara can become even stronger in the future!

After the match, Unagi had a message for SOG Openweight Champion, Mizuki Watase... "Watase, if you succeed in your title defence today, your next challenger is Sayaka Unagi"!

第四試合　30分一本勝負

Fourth Match, 30mins 1 fall

長谷川美子× vs　高瀬みゆき○

11分24秒　片エビ固め　※ダイビング・ギロチンドロップ

Yoshiko Hasegawa vs. Miyuki Takase

Takase defeated Hasegawa (11mins 24s, Diving Guillotine Drop).

これも凄くイイ試合でした！よっぴーは負けましたが、一生懸命頑張った！本当に感激した！

Another great singles match! Although Yoppy's defeat meant another loss for GanPro, the sheer effort she put into this match showed just how far she'd come since joining GanPro in 2022. She did well against such a strong opponent!

第五試合　30分一本勝負

Fifth Match, 30mins 1 fall

石井慧介○ ＆入江茂弘＆高尾蒼馬　vs　彰人＆翔太× ＆冨永真一郎

10分30秒　片エビ固め　※ニールキック

Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie and Soma Takao vs. Akito, Shota and Shinichiro Tominaga

Ishii defeated Shota (10mins 30s, Kneel Kick).

チームドリフの再会！解散して何数年が経ったけど、凄くイイチームワークをして、今でもチームドリフの試合を観るのが楽しいです。またいつかチームドリフの試合を見たいと思います！

Team Dream Futures reunion! Even though it's been several years since they split up, their teamwork is still off the charts, and it makes them a real pleasure to watch. Akito, Shota and Tominaga work quite well together, but Team Dream Futures worked together like it was second nature to them, and no matter how good they are as individuals, teamwork is absolutely vital in multi-man tag matches. Newer DDT fans who haven't seen much of Team Dream Futures really should seek out and watch as many of their matches as possible, because the amazing way they worked together back then was back in full force in this match. Hopefully, we'll get more opportunities to see Ishii, Irie and Takao working together again in the future.

第六試合　スピリット・オブ・ガンバレ世界タッグ王座次期挑戦者決定サバイバル4WAYタッグマッチ　時間無制限勝負

Sixth Match, Spirit of Ganbare World Tag Championship Next Challengers Determination Survival 4 Way Tag Match, No time limit

大家健×＆羆嵐　vs　ハートリー・ジャクソン＆HARUKAZE○　vs　藤田ミノル＆下村大樹　vs　岡田剛史＆神崎ユウキ
Ken Ohka and Kuma Arashi vs. Hartley Jackson and HARUKAZE vs. Minoru Fujita and Daiki Shimomura vs. Tsuyoshi Okada and Yuki Kanzaki

HARUKAZE defeated Ohka (14mins 57s, Flaming Spear). HARUKAZE and Jackson became the next tag championship challengers.

14分57秒　片エビ固め

※炎のスピア。ジャクソン組が次期挑戦者組となる。

【退場順 Exit order】

①○ハートリー・ジャクソン＆HARUKAZE　vs　岡田剛史●＆神崎ユウキ

10分54秒　片エビ固め※パイルドライバー

Hartley Jackson and HARUKAZE vs. Tsuyoshi Okada and Yuki Kanzaki

Jackson defeated Okada (10mins 54s, Piledriver).

②ハートリー・ジャクソン＆○HARUKAZE　vs　藤田ミノル●＆下村大樹

12分25秒　オーバー・ザ・トップロープ

Hartley Jackson and HARUKAZE vs. Minoru Fujita and Daiki Shimomura

HARUKAZE defeated Fujita (12mins 25s, over the top rope).

楽しい試合でしたが、試合の終わりが本当に衝撃を受けた。。。！

羆嵐選手はパートナーの大家選手を裏切って、びっくりした！　しかし、羆嵐選手と土肥こうじ選手はガンプロに参戦して、テンションが上げって、楽しかった！

A fun match that ended in a genuinely shocking way!

Ohka and Kuma Arashi had previously been working together and getting along really well, so seeing Kuma Arashi betraying Ohka was totally unexpected for me... However, GanPro has a long tradition of outsider heels coming in to add extra tension and excitement, and Kuma Arashi and Koji Doi can certainly do that!