FMW 11th Anniversary Show

FMW 11th Anniversary Show: Backdraft
PromotionFrontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
DateMay 5, 2000
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKomazawa Gymnasium
Attendance4,200[1]
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FMW 11th Anniversary Show: Backdraft was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW). The event took place on May 5, 2000 at Komazawa Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. The event commemorated the eleventh anniversary of FMW.

In the main event, Hayabusa defeated ECW Japan member Masato Tanaka. Another important match on the card featured Tetsuhiro Kuroda defend the WEW World Heavyweight Championship against Kodo Fuyuki, with Fuyuki defeating Kuroda to win the title. Originally, the main event was planned to be Mr. Gannosuke and H against Masato Tanaka and The Gladiator, as part of the ECW-FMW talent exchange. However, The Gladiator (who was also the ECW World Heavyweight Champion) left ECW for WCW in April 2000 due to Paul Heyman owing him money, which killed off the relationship between ECW and FMW.

Reception

Stuart of Puroresu Central felt that the 11th Anniversary Show "didn't live up to the hype and anticipation it had. A couple of very good matches and a perfectly watchable one didn't make it too bad but much of the undercard stuff was dreadful. Fuyuki's booking has dragged the FMW product down so far."[2]

Results

No.Results[1][2][3]StipulationsTimes
1Ricky Fuji defeated Crazy BoySingles match8:03
2Yoshinori Sasaki and Hideki Hosaka (c) defeated The Samoans (Matty Smalls and Eddie Fatu)Tag team match for the WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship13:44
3Kaoruko Arai defeated Jun KasanagiSingles match with Flying Kid Ichihara as special guest referee2:35
4Kaori Nakayama, Chocoball Mukai and Kyoko Inoue defeated Yuka Nakamura, Azusa Kudo and Emi MotokawaIntergender tag team match12:26
5Kintaro Kanemura defeated Ryuji Yamakawa (c)Singles match for the WEW Hardcore Championship16:36
6Gedo, Jado and Koji Nakagawa (c) defeated Willie Williams, Willie Takayama, Bouzu and MeganeSix-man tag team match for the WEW 6-Man Tag Team Championship8:28
7Sabu vs. Mr. Gannosuke ended in a no contestSingles match10:55
8Kodo Fuyuki defeated Tetsuhiro Kuroda (c)Singles match for the WEW World Heavyweight Championship18:09
9Hayabusa defeated Masato TanakaSingles match18:43
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. ^ a b "Backdraft". Pro Wrestling History. May 5, 2000. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  2. ^ a b Stuart. "FMW DirecTV PPV on 5/5/00". Puroresu Central. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  3. ^ "FMW Golden Series 2000 - Tag 8: Backdraft". Cagematch. Retrieved 2011-11-23.