SJPW Zenmen Sensou
01/31/99

Venue: Tokyo Sumo Hall, Tokyo, Japan
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    • At the beginning of the card, Yukio "The Warbird" Murakami delivered an interview in which he criticized the influence of Western ways on Japanese culture.  He then warned Tasogare no Prince that he would be the next Welterweight Champion.

  1. Masato Kurasawa defeated Haruki Shiomi by pinfall with his Breath of Fire spinning DDT.

  2. Greg "Millionaire" Miller defeated Sorai Jinbo by submission with the Bankruptcy STF.

    • Jonnie Adonis interviewed Tasogare no Prince who was critical of newly appointed SJPW CEO Shinsaku Yamashita and stated his continuing loyalty to ousted CEO Jumbo Kobayashi.  The Twilight Prince also stated that he found the creation of another Welterweight title in SJPW unnecesarry and insulting.  He also warned Yukio Murakami that he was looking forward to defeating him for insulting the Japanese people.

    • A pre-recorded interview was shown featuring Hashimoto "Seikyo" Asui who spoke of his experience in nXw and MLW and how much he was looking forward to competing in SJPW.  He also promised Yorozu Izeki, his opponent in his debut match, that he would experience the Seikyo.

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    • Genichiro Matsumura and Takao Fugawra of Neo Japan Pro Wrestling then took over commentary duties for two NJPW exhibition matches.

  3. In an NJPW six-man tag match, the team of Maestro de Condenacion, El Maestro Jr. and "Hardline" Byron Brady defeated the team of The Crush Guys and Koji Nakano when Brady pinned Toshiro Watanabe with his Steel City Suplex (screwdriver).

  4. In an NJPW singles match, "Ice Cold" Hiroyoshi Tenzaki defeated Jin Hasegawa by submission with the STK (stepover-toehold-katahajime).

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    • Jonnie Adonis interviewed Koubousen Geijutsu Senshuken Toshiaki "The Pyro" Takada who explained that he had not been surprised by the recent merger of the Heavyweight division and the Battle Arts divisions.  He also stated that he felt Kenichi Kubota was not a true wrestler due to his underhanded tactics and association with Team Corporate.  He promised that Matt Nakamoto would soon return to help him and he also asked that the winner of his match with "Iron Man" Tetsuo Matsumoto be declared the number one contender for the All-Asian title.

  5. "Iron Man" Tetsuo Matsumoto defeated Se-hong Kwan by pinfall with the Dragon Driver '99.

  6. Hashimoto "Seikyo" Asui defeated Yorozu Izeki by pinfall with the Seikyo Driver.

  7. Scorpio defeated "The Flying Dragon" Jushin Kojima by pinfall with The Scorpion's Sting reverse moonsault legdrop.

    • Jonnie Adonis interviewed The Banshee who stated that becoming the first PJW Grand Prix Senshuken meant a great deal to him.  He also stated that he enjoyed defeating "Ghost" Chandrasekhar Yoshida and respected the abilities of Kagemusha.  He also stated his concern over the recent actions and words of Shishi "Lion" Fujiwara and proclaimed that Ed Dean was a ravaging animal, a brute with no honor or respect.

  8. In an SJPW Welterweight Championship match, Tasogare no Prince retained his title when he and "The Warbird" Yukio Murakami wrestled to a time limit draw.

    • After the match, SJPW CEO Shinsaku Yamashita and Team Corporate (Kenji Ishida and Shinji Usami) came out and announced that at the Wrestlefest supercard, the Twilight Prince and Murakami face each other one more time in a title match with no time limit.

  9. In a Koubousen Geijutsu Tag Team Match, the team of The Mandarin and Steel Serpent wrestled the team of "Seven Second Killer" Oleg Vladikoff and "Vicious" Vladimr Vorshenko to a time limit draw.

    • Eddie Rose interviewed "Jigoku" Tiger Extreme who stated his respect for Kenichi Kubota and Toshiaki "The Pyro" Takada.  He also stated that he was in hevay training and that he wanted to be like his brother MLWO Japan Champion, Jensei Tenru.  Extreme then went berserk and began screaming insults about Kubota and Takada and challenged the winner of their match to an Exploding Casket Match for the Battle Arts title.

  10. In an All-Asian Tag Team Championship match, The Bonecrushers retained their titles against The Yakuza as the two teams wrestled to a time-limit draw.

    • SJPW CEO Shinsaku Yamashita came out once again and informed The Yakuza that they could have another chance at the All-Asian tag team titles if they gave up their slot in the Frank A Marano Jr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament.

  11. In a Koubousen Geijutsu Championship match, Toshiaki "The Pyro" Takada retained his title against Kenichi "Kurasha" Kubota when he pinned Kubota following a top-rope Plum Crusher through a burning table.  During the match, The Maulers came down to the ring to interfere on Kubota's behalf but they were countered by the intervention of "Jigoku" Tiger Extreme.

    • After the match, Kubota challenged Takada and Extreme to find a partner and face him and The Maulers in a Koubousen Geijutsu Trios match.

  12. In an All-Asian Juuryou Shimeijiai match, Ed Dean retained his title when he defeated Tiger Kikuchi by pinfall following two consecutive Tiger Drivers.  Kikuchi was badly injured as a result and after the match, the members of Chiimu Tora faced off against Dean and The Maulers but did not come to blows.

    • To close out the card, Dean claim to have defeated all of the members of Chiimu Tora but Mitsunori Takizawa reminded him that he had not defeated Takizawa.  Takizawa then challenged Dean to give him a title shot but before Dean could accept, SJPW CEO Shinsaku Yamashita came out and stated that this could only happen if Takizawa and five partners (none of whom could be Chiimu Tora members) could defeat Dean, The Maulers, Kubota and The Corporate Dragons in a twelve-man tag match, the stipulation being that Takizawa must pin Dean to get the title shot.

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