Terry Funk vs Mr Pogo (8/1/96 - FMW - Shiodome)

Mr Pogo enters the ring, shortly followed by Terry Funk, accompanied by Victor Quinones. After circling round each other for a while, the two veterans lock up. After trying, Pogo fails for push Funk into the exploding Barbed Wire. Funk gets Pogo in a headlock, but Pogo muscles out and makes an attempt to throw 'Terrible' Terry into the Barbed Wire Spider Net Glass Crush platform. But it doesn't work, and Funk comes back, brawling with Pogo, pushing him in the direction of the platform. Pogo manages not to fall in. Funk continues to try and get Pogo to land on the platform, but once again fails. Pogo then catches Funk's arm and brings him down to the mat, and puts the pressure on. Pogo gets up and attempts to throw Funk into the crush platform. Funk reverses, however, and Pogo very nearly falls in, just catching his balance in time. Terry then punches Pogo, who falls down on the mat. Funk then attempts to hit Pogo's head off the exploding Barbed Wire. After a headbutt from Funk, Pogo fights back for a second, but is caught by Funk, who lifts him up as if he was going to execute an Atomic Bomb, but instead drops Pogo on top of the barbed wire. Funk continues his onslaught, kicking the helpless Pogo. Pogo however, kicks Funk in the direction of the exploding Barbed Wire, but Funk keeps his balance. He then kicks Pogo, and starts dragging him towards the Barbed Wire Spider Net platform. But Pogo kicks Funk to the mat. Funk then goes over and gets a chair, which Quinones had conveniently set on fire. He then batters Pogo with it. He then gives Pogo a big left hand. Quinones then gets a metal bar with an 'X' on the end, and sets it on fire, then gives it to Funk, who blows fire at Pogo. Pogo then falls down onto the Barbed Wire Spider Net Glass Crush platform. There is a huge explosion and smoke fills the air. Ringside officials surround Pogo. Funk jumps down from the ring, and lays a piece of glass on Pogo's back, and smashes it with the metal bar, which is still on fire. The crowd is silent. Funk then continues his brutal attack, by blowing another fireball in Pogo's direction. The ref then calls for the bell. Funk doesn't stop there. He then sticks the fire on Pogo, then scares the crowd shitless with his metal bar. He then re-enters the ring, get the mic, and says, "No more FMW, no more Pogo. Pogo is dead. No more Onita, Onita is dead. No more FMW, FMW is dead. No good wrestlers!". Funk then leans down to Pogo and says, "Pogo, you're a piece of shit. Get up Pogo". He continues to shout abuse at him, while W*ing Kanemura is held back by ringside officials. Pogo is then escorted to the ambulance, which drives away.

Shoji Nakamaki vs Hiroshi Ono (29/8/95 - IWA Japan - Kawasaki Dream)

The ring announcer starts the ten second countdown. Ono beats Nakamaki to the ring and gets the barbed wire bat. Nakamaki challenges Ono to hit him with the bat. Ono hits him on the cheast twice before Nakamaki kicks him in the stomach, grabs the bat and levels Ono in the cheast with it 3 times. They both circle around the ring. They lock up, Ono powers Nakamaki into the ropes and they slap each other in the face repeatedly. Nakamaki headbutts Ono twice and Ono falls through the ropes Nakamaki Ono is thrown face first into the time keeper's table. Ono is bleeding. Nakamaki grabs Ono by the hair and throws him over the steel barricade around ringside. Nakamaki picks up a chair and breaks it over Ono's head. Nakamaki throws Ono onto another steel barricade and chokes him until Ono retalliates with some punches to the head. They head over to a different ring (there are 3 rings set up in different places in the stadium) and Ono throws Nakamaki into the ringpost. Nakamaki is bleeding. Ono bites the fresh cut on Nakamaki's head and throws him into the ring. Ono gets a 2 count on Nakamaki with a side Russian leg sweep. Ono chokeslams Nakamaki and does sort of a splash onto him as he falls for a 2 count. Nakamaki gets up and is clothesline by Ono from the top rope for a 2 count. Ono throws Nakamaki into the ropes and clotheslines him for a count of 2. Ono shoots Nakamaki into the ropes, misses the clothesline, Nakamaki hits the ropes and clothesline Ono for a 2 count. Nakamaki throws Ono outside, picks him up and the two head for the original ring. Both men are on their knees and Nakamaki tries to force Ono into the thumbtacks. Nakamaki throws Ono back and slaps on an STF. Ono makes it to the ropes and Nakamaki breaks the hold. Both men are up and Nakamaki knocks Ono down with a headbutt. Nakamaki bulldogs Ono. Nakamaki attemps to bulldog Ono into the thumbtacks. Ono reverses it and back suplexes Nakamaki into the thumbtacks. Ono picks him up and back suplexes him into the tacks agains for a 2 count. Ono attempts to do it a 3rd time but when he goes to suplex him Nakamaki reverses it and falls on Ono who falls onto the thumbtacks. Nakamaki picks up Ono and powerbombs him onto the tacks (which, in my opinion, was the sickest bump of all time!) for a 2 count. Nakamaki gets Ono up and throws him face first into the tacks for a three count. They hug and Ono is carried out by attendents. Nakamaki bows to the crowd. This was also Hiroshi Ono's retirement match.

TIME: 7:19
WINNER: SHOJI NAKAMAKI

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