USADA chief executive: Athletic commission drug testing is a joke
By Zach Arnold | January 25, 2010
Just remember this when you recall what Keith Kizer said during the failed negotiations between the Mayweather and Pacquiao camps. If you don’t recall what he said, he essentially said that urine tests would be sufficient for the two camps in regards to effective drug testing. Heck of a job, commissioner:
Q: Shane Mosley obviously slipped through some cracks on urine testing alone in Nevada. …
A: “Let me correct that premise for you. The current state of drug testing done by these state commissions is a joke. They don’t test for EPO. They don’t test for designer steroids. They test for a basic, simple menu that anybody with a heartbeat will escape. I just hate to hear that Shane Mosley did something really sophisticated to get around their testing. No, he didn’t. He would’ve been caught dead to rights in our program. But it doesn’t take a whole lot to sidestep the simple kind of drug testing that these state commissions are doing.
“Again, I hope it’s familiarity, I hope it’s knowledge, because part of the growth is for entities, but also athletes, to become knowledgable about these issues. If you’re a clean athlete, or you’re a sport organizer, promoter, state commission, whatever, if you want to protect clean athletes’ rights, you’re going to put in a clean program.”
Q: What is the difference in cost — because obviously, with most state commissions, you’re dealing with tax-based, governmental agencies — what’s the difference in cost between a urine test and a blood test?
A: “There’s not much. Incremental cost. It’s certainly not cost-prohibitive and if you want to protect clean athletes, you’ll put it in place. Take half of one percent of what these two boxers were going to generate, or make for themselves, and you’ve paid for a couple years of your program. I always hear that is a defense to not wanting it to be done, but it’s really not. It’s frankly a weak excuse not to protect clean athletes’ rights.”
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Rampage Jackson’s bad luck with driving continues
By Zach Arnold | January 24, 2010
The guy’s had some bad luck lately in vehicles. TMZ just loves covering this guy, especially because his vehicles are off-the-charts expensive.
Articles of the Day
The Fallbrook Valley News has a really nice article on Bob Shamrock and his life story. Must read.
The Toronto Sun has a long article talking about the challenges UFC has faced in getting MMA regulation passed in Ontario province. The article goes into some detail about what kind of political process UFC has underwent to try to make headway into Toronto.
Carolina Fight Promotions drew a reported 3,500 paid in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on Saturday night.
Dan Duggan in The Boston Herald has a medical update on Josh Grispi.
UFC’s first event on Versus TV on 3/21 will be called… UFC on Versus 1.
Index MMA is a brand new web site launched as a link portal for news and fighter sites.
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Bob Reilly feeling the heat in New York over MMA legislation
By Zach Arnold | January 23, 2010
Continuing the theme of MMA and politics, this morning’s edition of The Albany Times-Union reports that state assemblyman Bob Reilly is prepared to introduce his own version of an MMA legislation bill.
Here’s the reported catch 22:
Reilly is prepared to introduce a compromise bill that would legalize the sport while requiring rules changes to make it less violent. The changes could include regulations on what fighting styles are permitted; limitations on the use of elbows; and a prohibition against hitting an opponent who’s on his knees.
So, in essence, we have a Quebec athletic commission-style situation here except Reilly wants to water down everything. It’s an attempt to make him look like he’s willing to make a compromise, but it’s very clear that he’s facing heavy political pressure from major players in the state to pass the Unified rules and he knows it.
Throwing a kink into the currently proposed MMA legislation is that MMA events in New York would be taxed at an 8.5% clip versus the 3% clip that boxing events get taxed at. UFC could afford the tax but it’s hard to see how smaller promoters could afford it.
At the end of the day, UFC’s political lobbying efforts are working in New York and eventually the floodgates will open. That is a good thing.
Speaking of UFC success, over 3,500 people have reported signed up for memberships at the first “UFC gym” in the Bay Area. The venue opens on Saturday. It will be obnoxious to hear people tell others that “they train UFC,” but then again maybe some of them will get a fight booking against Tim Sylvia in the future since it seems anyone can these days.
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Hannity gives UFC Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar some air time
By Zach Arnold | January 22, 2010
Being a meathead who insults other countries can cost you sponsorships if you are an athlete. If you do both and you are also a conservative, that can really cost you money. (Ask Hollywood.)
Unless, of course, you are in the fight business. Then, it can make you a lot of money and grab a lot of headlines. Which is why even when Brock Lesnar says something stupid, the net result of it can turn out to be marketing genius.
Brock Lesnar’s goofy rant about the Canadian health care system (he was in the middle of nowhere in Manitoba) got him not only air time on both political/sports talk radio and Hannity’s Fox News program, but it also has Canadian politicians in a furor. On the one hand, maybe the comments aren’t so helpful towards MMA legalization in Ontario. On the other hand, Lesnar’s all but guaranteed himself a main event booking when UFC debuts in Ontario. Smell the money. The Toronto Star sure is. If only we could hear what Chris Jericho’s thoughts are about Lesnar ripping Manitoba…
Hannity’s spin on Lesnar’s comments about President Obama and the Canadian health care system were played on Friday night’s Fox News show. Lesnar was labeled as an “ultimate fighting champion” who is President Obama’s biggest, “fiercest critic.”
Speaking of politicos talking about wrestlers, a weird convergence happened today between NBC political news director Chuck Todd and Washington Post writer Chris Cilizza. Their conversation about wrestling started when Darius Rucker was asked on Dan Patrick’s radio show to name his three favorite wrestlers. Todd, a graduate from the University of Miami, chimed in and remarked that Eddie Graham’s Florida territory was “VERY b level.” Ouch. This prompted Cilizza on the Washington Post site to talk about his three favorite wrestlers. At least there’s one thing in Washington D.C. that every politico agrees on — Ric Flair is the #1 wrestler of all time. That’s bipartisanship you can count on.
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UFC in Abu Dhabi vs. Dynamite at Kokuritsu Stadium
By Zach Arnold | January 22, 2010
The 2002 Dynamite event at Kokuritsu (National) Stadium in Tokyo… I remember reading all the various stories leading up to the show in the various daily newspapers, talking about how much production equipment was needed and how many portable bathrooms were installed just to convert the soccer stadium into a facility for an MMA show.
Of course, the Dynamite show had around 70,000 people in the stadium. The UFC experiment in Abu Dhabi will be held at a place that’s currently occupied by gravel. Building an architectually-sound “arena” in about two months for an MMA show? Earthquakes can be felt in the UAE, so that could get ugly if a quake hit this new “arena.”
And an “arena” that seats about 10,000?
Fans do have a right to be skeptical in regards to whether or not this show gets postponed from it’s April date due to the massive amount of work needed to produce what is currently being planned.
If the show does happen, it should draw a solid PPV buyrate with BJ Penn headlining the card. Taped or not, he’s now a superstar draw after the numbers he put up for last December’s event.
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Ground & Pound Awards 2009 – Results
By Zach Arnold | January 21, 2010
The die is cast and the vote for the Fifth Annual Ground & Pound Awards is over. Fans, fighters, managers, promoters and trainers from all over the world have decided on the winners in the sixteen categories.
Here are the results:
* Fighter of the Year: Fedor Emelianenko (Russia)
* Female Fighter of the Year: Cristiane Santos (Brazil)
* Fight Team of the Year: Team Nogueira (Brazil)
* Rookie of the Year: Mamed Khalidov (Chechnya)
* Most Improved Fighter: Marius Zaromskis (Lithuania)
* Best Young Fighter: Jon Jones (USA)
* Cult Fighter of the Year: Mariusz Pudzianowski (Poland)
* German Fighter of the Year: Dennis Siver (Mannheim)
* Boxer of the Year: Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine)
* Kickboxer of the Year: Semmy Schilt (Netherlands)
* Grappler of the Year: Braulio Estima (Brazil)
* Fight of the Year: Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (UFC 102)
* Knockout of the Year: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski (Affliction “Day of Reckoning”)
* Submission of the Year: Shinya Aoki vs. Mizuto Hirota (K-1 Dynamite!! 2009 “Power of Courage”)
* Best Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
* Fight Event of the Year: K-1 Dynamite!! 2009 “Power of Courage”
We have recorded more than 40,000 valid votes from all over the world including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the UK, Brazil, USA, Canada, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Poland, Sweden, France, Norway, Denmark, Russia, Thailand, Belgium, Croatia, Italy and Japan.
For complete results, the exact distribution of the votes and in-depth analysis (albeit in German language), please go here: http://bit.ly/7ztBKK
Many thanks to everybody who has participated!
Tim Leidecker
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Report: Floyd Mayweather to fight on May 1st, would go head-to-head against UFC PPV
By Zach Arnold | January 20, 2010
And his reported opponent? Shane Mosley. So, we’ll have Sugar Rashad vs. Sugar Shane on the same night competing against each other on PPV. If it happens, which I’m skeptical about, then UFC will just continue to stack the card for what is turning out to be a really good Montreal show on paper (excluding Kimbo vs. Mitrione likely happening).
Seems kind of curious that this would happen, given that Mayweather fights in Las Vegas on 3/13. Nonetheless, he’ll need to take a lot of bookings to make up for the lost cash in not fighting Manny Pacquiao.
Update (1/20): Steve Cofield says UFC in Montreal has been moved to May 8th.
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ESPN interview: Brock Lesnar will return to action in the UFC “this Summer”
By Zach Arnold | January 20, 2010
During an interview on ESPN’s Sportscenter program on Wednesday (11:15 PM EST), Brock Lesnar appeared with UFC President Dana White on camera to discuss his future in UFC.
ESPN did the hard sell of Lesnar, including a “bio blast” screen graphic profiling his background.
Lesnar did appear to be a little bit smaller than he normally is. Anchor Josh Elliott asked Brock Lesnar what happened regarding his illness. Lesnar said his doctor initially diagnosed him with Mononucleosis, then he went to Canada and had severe stomach pain, was in shock and had a 104 degree temperature so he went to the hospital in Canada. He said that he transferred to a hospital in Bismarck, North Dakota (Medcenter One) and was diagnosed with a hole in his intestine. He was in the hospital for 11 days with no food or water, just an IV, and lost 40 pounds. He later went to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He was told by doctors that he would need surgery and a colostomy bag but he wanted to avoid that. He avoided surgery and managed to gain 30 of the 40 pounds he lost. After a medical check-up at the beginning of the year and on January 5th, doctors said a “miracle” happened and that he healed up. Lesnar had a CT scan for his stomach yesterday before preparing for the ESPN interview.
Dana White said that Lesnar went on “some holistic stuff” along with a modified diet and that it was a miracle he healed.
Lesnar said that there are no signs in medical tests showing any sort of issues regarding his diverticulitis. He talked about the mental aspect of not having control “over anything” regarding his medical situation and how it drove him crazy.
White announced that the winner of the Frank Mir vs. Shane Carwin fight in New Jersey this March will face Brock Lesnar for the UFC Heavyweight title “this Summer.” White noted that if both Mir and Carwin got hurt in the New Jersey fight that the back-up plan would be to have the winner of the Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira/Cain Velasquez fight in Australia take on Lesnar “this Summer.”
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Coleman vs. Couture — Better Late Than Never
By Zach Arnold | January 18, 2010
By Alan Conceicao
This week saw the announcement that the on-again-off-again light heavyweight clash of the last 12 years, Bernard Hopkins/Roy Jones II, was back on for April of this year. (http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4824611) Featuring a knockout bonus intended to give the majority of the money to the man who pushes hardest for an early end to the fight, the contract is reminiscent of MMA’s win and stoppage bonuses, widely used by all major promotions in the US as the norm. The promotion for this upcoming bout feels quite familiar to another MMA event that is just rounding the corner.
Over a decade late itself, Mark Coleman’s fight with Randy Couture at UFC 109 has been criticized in many circles, largely due to the age of the combatants (a combined 91 years) and the fear of over-reliance on aging names. The use of aging fighters is a long practice in pro boxing: Larry Holmes fought until he was 50. Sugar Ray Leonard’s retirements were punchlines. Robert Duran’s career spanned 4 decades. Along with the greats, even less successful boxers had long post prime careers – crowd favorite Livingstone Bramble’s career went on 15 years longer than it likely needed to. Former titlists and contenders like Herbie Hide, Keith Holmes, Steve Forbes, and Omar Weis find themselves reappearing on club level boxing shows all over the world. While these fights can often be sad, they are an expected evil; Men with names will attempt to profit off of them as long as possible, because no matter how hard boxing may be on them, it is often much easier to enter the ring and take a beating for $4,000-$5,000 than it is to transition into functioning employees in a world you’ve not been a part of for years. And there are tragedies: One only needs utter the name “Greg Page” to remember that.
MMA is little different in this respect: Couture, at 46, is clearly in the twilight of his career, and yet sees himself still soldiering on until his 50th birthday. Coleman, a well aged 45, doesn’t seem to admit any light at the end of the tunnel for him either. In fact, only one fighting member of the UFC’s Hall of Fame has officially retired – Royce Gracie. And his retirement only came after a 1 year suspension for steroid use following his K-1 Dynamite USA bout in 2007. Dan Severn, Ken Shamrock, and Chuck Liddell have all flirted with retirement, but continue to fight. Along with them; Kevin Randleman, Gary Goodridge, Tank Abbott, Carlos Newton, Kazushi Sakuraba, Dan Henderson, Frank Shamrock, Pat Miletich, Frank Shamrock, Pat Smith, and many others continue to compete as professional MMA fighters at a variety of levels in the sport. Mark Kerr and Don Frye both seem to have announced retirement, but had also done so previously and with fights in the last 12 months, comebacks would hardly be shocking for either. Their ability to compete will be secondary to their ability to sell tickets.
In this case, there is not even separation of the two with regards to value in their respective sports. Couture would seem to be a top ten light heavyweight and while Coleman isn’t remotely near being ranked, he did give Shogun a fairly hard run for his money roughly a year ago, and possesses a quick and powerful shot that he’ll likely have until he’s 50. In fact, its been suggested on UFC TV that the winner of this fight could be a potential title challenger. If the winner is Couture, its hard to imagine that not being the case. Hopkins’ bout with Roy Jones may be even more important in a ratings sense. Hopkins, a partner with Golden Boy Entertainment (the owner of Ring Magazine), still holds the “linear” light heavyweight title he won against Antonio Tarver several years ago in Atlantic City. While he’s taken on no competitors in over a year and his last fight was against a middleweight (Kelly Pavlik), he has not lost the belt in the ring. Roy Jones may not be ranked at 175 by almost anyone following his brutal KO loss to Danny Green in Australia, but he’s still a dangerous fighter with extremely fast hands. Both fights also open with fairly heavy action on the side of the older man: Couture generally runs around -400 as a favorite, and Bernard Hopkins opened at -350 in Vegas.
With all the similarities that are negative, there are certainly positives. These are still fights that people want to see; perhaps not as many as would have seen it in 1999 in the case of Hopkins/Jones, but they’re compelling fights from a historical perspective that can change the narrative of either man’s career. A win for Jones would give him what for many would be his first “linear” championship at light heavyweight well after his prime and back up the first win he picked up over 15 years ago. The vision of Coleman’s career would also radically change: From burnt out by 2002 to reborn with the drop in weight, Coleman would be seen by many casual fans as a legitimate title challenger to the winner of Shogun/Machida II and perhaps be his single greatest non-tournament win. Hopkins and Couture simply need to win in order to stay relevant enough to generate major fights with younger, but lesser known and appreciated competition within their own division (either the defensively styled Machida or the defensively styled Dawson respectively). In the end, these men are going to fight someone. Isn’t it best for all of us if they fight each other?
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Famous New Japan referee Katsuhisa Shibata dead at age 66
By Zach Arnold | January 18, 2010
Nikkan Sports reported that he died from a heart attack on Saturday. He is the father of wrestler/fighter Katsuyori Shibata.
Mr. Shibata came from the Sumo world and transferred into pro-wrestling in 1966. He was in Tokyo Pro and ended up in New Japan when the company started in 1972. He retired as a wrestler in 1977 and would be a referee in the company until 1999. Shibata was a referee at many big events, including the April 1994 Super J-Cup tournament show.
His funeral took place on Monday in Kuwana city (Mie prefecture).
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MMA matchmaking from hell
By Zach Arnold | January 16, 2010
First, Bobby Lashley vs. Jimmy Ambriz and now news of Matt Mitrione vs. Kimbo Slice. I throw my hands up. (Just like I did tonight when I saw the scorecards for the Vanes Martirosyan/Kassim Ouma boxing fight on Saturday night.)
Ironically, I had recently been watching New Japan footage circa 2003 and saw Ambriz in a video promo with Sean McCully in Los Angeles doing a truck power stunt. Of course, this was the heat-up for Ambriz vs. Josh Barnett at the Tokyo Dome. I have nothing against Jimmy getting a payday, but to get booked against Lashley…
So far, the booking in 2010 is the kind that just kills your spirit as a supporter of the business.
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Independent World MMA Rankings – January 15, 2010
By Zach Arnold | January 14, 2010
From the office of the Independent World MMA Rankings
January 15, 2010: The January 2010 Independent World MMA Rankings have been released. These rankings are independent of any single MMA media outlet or sanctioning body, and are published on multiple web sites.
In addition to the numerous MMA web sites that publish the Independent World MMA Rankings, you can also access the rankings at any time by going to www.IndependentWorldMMARankings.com.
Some of the best and most knowledgeable MMA writers from across the MMA media landscape have come together to form one independent voting panel. These voting panel members are, in alphabetical order: Zach Arnold (Fight Opinion); Nicholas Bailey (MMA Ratings); Jared Barnes (Freelance); Jordan Breen (Sherdog); Jim Genia (Full Contact Fighter, MMA Memories, and MMA Journalist Blog); Jesse Holland (MMA Mania); Robert Joyner (Freelance); Todd Martin (CBS Sportsline); Jim Murphy (The Savage Science); Zac Robinson (Sports by the Numbers MMA); Leland Roling (Bloody Elbow); Michael David Smith (AOL Fanhouse); Jonathan Snowden (Heavy.com); Joshua Stein (MMA Opinion); Ivan Trembow (Freelance); and Dave Walsh (Head Kick Legend).
January 2010 Independent World MMA Rankings
Ballots collected on January 12, 2010
Heavyweight Rankings (206 to 265 lbs.)
1. Fedor Emelianenko (31-1, 1 No Contest)
2. Brock Lesnar (4-1)
3. Frank Mir (13-4)
4. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (32-5-1, 1 No Contest)
5. Shane Carwin (11-0)
6. Brett Rogers (10-1)
7. Junior dos Santos (10-1)
8. Alistair Overeem (32-11, 1 No Contest)
9. Cain Velasquez (7-0)
10. Fabricio Werdum (13-4-1)
Light Heavyweight Rankings (186 to 205 lbs.)
1. Lyoto Machida (16-0)
2. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (18-4)
3. Rashad Evans (14-1-1)
4. Quinton Jackson (30-7)
5. Anderson Silva (25-4)
6. Gegard Mousasi (27-2-1)
7. Forrest Griffin (17-6)
8. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (18-3)
9. Dan Henderson (25-7)
10. Thiago Silva (14-2)
Middleweight Rankings (171 to 185 lbs.)
1. Anderson Silva (25-4)
2. Nathan Marquardt (29-8-2)
3. Dan Henderson (25-7)
4. Vitor Belfort (19-8)
5. Demian Maia (11-1)
6. Jake Shields (24-4-1)
7. Chael Sonnen (24-10-1)
8. Yushin Okami (23-5)
9. Robbie Lawler (16-5, 1 No Contest)
10. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (11-2, 1 No Contest)
Welterweight Rankings (156 to 170 lbs.)
1. Georges St. Pierre (19-2)
2. Jon Fitch (21-3, 1 No Contest)
3. Thiago Alves (16-6)
4. Josh Koscheck (14-4)
5. Dan Hardy (23-6)
6. Matt Hughes (43-7)
7. Paulo Thiago (12-1)
8. Mike Swick (14-3)
9. Marius Zaromskis (13-3)
10. Paul Daley (23-8-2)
Lightweight Rankings (146 to 155 lbs.)
1. B.J. Penn (15-5-1)
2. Shinya Aoki (23-4, 1 No Contest)
3. Eddie Alvarez (19-2)
4. Kenny Florian (12-4)
5. Tatsuya Kawajiri (26-5-2)
6. Gray Maynard (9-0, 1 No Contest)
7. Frankie Edgar (11-1)
8. Diego Sanchez (21-3)
9. Joachim Hansen (19-8-1)
10. Gilbert Melendez (17-2)
Featherweight Rankings (136 to 145 lbs.)
1. Jose Aldo (16-1)
2. Mike Brown (23-5)
3. Urijah Faber (23-3)
4. Hatsu Hioki (20-4-2)
5. Bibiano Fernandes (7-2)
6. Raphael Assuncao (14-2)
7. “Lion” Takeshi Inoue (17-3)
8. Manny Gamburyan (10-4)
9. Marlon Sandro (15-1)
10. Michihiro Omigawa (9-8-1)
Bantamweight Rankings (126 to 135 lbs.)
1. Brian Bowles (8-0)
2. Miguel Torres (37-2)
3. Masakatsu Ueda (10-0-2)
4. Dominick Cruz (14-1)
5. Joseph Benavidez (11-1)
6. Takeya Mizugaki (12-4-2)
7. Damacio Page (12-4)
8. Scott Jorgensen (8-3)
9. Wagnney Fabiano (13-2)
10. Akitoshi Tamura (14-8-2)
The Independent World MMA Rankings are tabulated on a monthly basis in each of the top seven weight classes of MMA, from heavyweight to bantamweight, with fighters receiving ten points for a first-place vote, nine points for a second-place vote, and so on.
The rankings are based purely on the votes of the members of the voting panel, with nobody’s vote counting more than anybody else’s vote, and no computerized voting.
The voters are instructed to vote primarily based on fighters’ actual accomplishments in the cage/ring (the quality of opposition that they’ve actually beaten), not based on a broad, subjective perception of which fighters would theoretically win fantasy match-ups.
Inactivity: Fighters who have not fought in the past 12 months are not eligible to be ranked, and will regain their eligibility the next time they fight.
Disciplinary Suspensions: Fighters who are currently serving disciplinary suspensions, or who have been denied a license for drug test or disciplinary reasons, are not eligible to be ranked.
Changing Weight Classes: When a fighter announces that he is leaving one weight class in order to fight in another weight class, the fighter is not eligible to be ranked in the new weight class until he has his first fight in the new weight class.
Catch Weight Fights: When fights are contested at weights that are in between the limits of the various weight classes, they are considered to be in the higher weight class. The weight limits for each weight class are listed at the top of the rankings for each weight class.
Special thanks to Eric Kamander, Zach Arnold, and Joshua Stein for their invaluable help with this project, and special thanks to Garrett Bailey for designing
our logo.
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Shinsuke Nakamura officially booked in K-1 exhibition match
By Zach Arnold | January 12, 2010
The rumors are now true: Shinsuke Nakamura will face Kyotaro in a K-1 rules exhibition match. The fight will take place on 2/28 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo for a one-time show called Glico Power Production Dream Match. Power Production is a supplement company sponsoring the show.
On the undercard, there will be a 6-man wrestling tag match featuring “The 600 kilo trio” of Akebono, Yutaka Yoshie, & Ryota Hama facing Keiji Mutoh, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Power Pro Kamen. Don’t ask me why a 600 kilogram tag team is being marketed on a show whose primary sponsor is a supplement company.
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