All Japan 10/31 results

All Japan Pro Wrestling ran it's Keiji Mutoh 20th Anniversary show last night at the Sumo Hall with a very good live attendance number. Eventhough the show was said to be mostly passable in terms of workrate, I'll still be looking to pick up a tape of this show when it becomes availble.

News out of the show is that Osamu Nishimura will continue his participation with AJPW and even plans to bring in his teacher Dory Funk Jr. to finish his ages old feud with Abdullah The Butcher.
Love Machine X was also rumoured to be Jim Steele.
The possibilities of a Kawada/Tenzan Triple Crown match now look good since Kawada is going into their match as the reigning champion.

Now we wait to see how NJPW's Masahiro Chono 20th Anniversary show goes, since they are trying to bank in with a bigger venue.

AJPW "KEIJI MUTO 20TH ANNIVERSARY ~ LOVE AND BUMP", 10/31/04 (PPV)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
11,500 Fans - Super No Vacancy


1. Super Love Machine , Love Machine Arashi & Mini Love Machine beat Masanobu Fuchi, Nobutaka Araya & Nobukazu Hirai (4:57) when Mini used a senton bomb on Hirai.

2. Kohei Suwama beat Akira Raijin (7:26) with a German suplex hold.

3. TAKA Michinoku , NOSAWA & MAZADA beat Tomoaki Honma, Taichi Ishikari & Hi69 (12:16) when NOSAWA used a Final Cut on Ishikari.


4. AJPW World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kaz Hayashi (c) beat AKIRA (17:35) with the Final Cut (5th defense).


5. Osamu Nishimura & Jinsei Shinzaki beat Abdullah The Butcher & Ruckus (9:37) when Shinzaki used a Nenbetsu powerbomb on Ruckus.


6. Satoshi Kojima beat Love Machine X (13:37) with a lariat.


7. Triple Crown: Toshiaki Kawada (c) beat Taiyo Kea (26:44) with a powerbomb (8th defense).


8. Keiji Muto 20th Anniversary Special Match: Keiji Muto & Mitsuharu Misawa beat Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki (23:50) when Muto used a moonsault press on Hase.

Credit: Strong Style Spirit for the results and Sports Navi for the pictures.