Choukibou-gun

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Choukibou-gun
Mitsuhiro Kitamiya
Name(s)Choukibou-gun
Morishima-gun
DebutJanuary 5, 2014
DisbandedDecember 24, 2015

Choukibou-gun (超危暴軍, Chōkibōgun) was a professional wrestling stable in Pro Wrestling Noah. It was led by Takeshi Morishima.

History

2014

Choukibou-gun officially formed on January 5, 2014 at New Years Navigation following the main event where

TMDK to win the GHC Tag Team Championship thus given the group a monopoly on the heavyweight titles. Following the show, Morishima would officially name his group: Choukibou-gun.[3] The groups's fortunes declined in February as Taniguchi lost to Kenta in no dq match which ended their feud.[4] Five days later on February 8, Morishima's title reign abruptly ended when he lost the title to Yuji Nagata. From there, they were not as dominant as they traded wins and losses with TMDK, Brave, and No Mercy throughout the tour.[5] On March 8 at Great Voyage In Tokyo, the stable had mixed results with Kenoh and Ohara failing to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship while Morishima and Taniguchi successfully defended the Heavyweight Tag Titles against TMDK and Taniguchi attacked Nagata following his title defense against Takashi Sugiura to establish himself as the next contender.[6]

In April, Morishima and Taniguchi entered the

Zack Sabre, Jr but took the pinfall loss on Harada. On August 24, Morishima challenged Marufuji for the GHC Heavyweight Title but came up short.[11]

On September 6, Choukibou-gun took on Brave in a four series match. While Ohara lost the first match to Kotoge by disqualification, the group would dominate the rest of the series by going 3-1 with Morishima defeating Nakajima, Taniguchi defeating Muhammad Yone and Kenoh would score a huge upset over Marufuji thanks to interference from Taniguchi.

Shane Haste, Marufuji, and New Japan's Satoshi Kojima. Taniguchi fared much better placing 4th and scoring 8 points as he defeated Yone, Nagata, Mikey Nicholls, and Quiet Storm. On November 8, Tanaguchi faced Sugiura in a match to determine which would go to the finals. Unfortunately, Tanaguchi would suffer a crushing defeated as Suguira defeated him with a front necklock in less than two minutes.[14] Choukibou-gun ended the year on a high note with Ohara and Kenoh making two successful title defenses as they defeated Jyushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask on December 6 then Super Crazy and Pesadilla on December 27 in a TLC match.[15]

2015

Choukibou-gun began 2015 very well. On January 10 at the New Year Navigation show, Taniguchi, Kenoh, and Ohara lost a six-man tag to

El Desperado and Taka Michinoku in a three-way match, also involving Harada and Hirayanagi.On March 28, Kenoh signed a contract with Noah, officially ending his affiliation with Michinoku Pro Wrestling and Ohara also signed a contract and officially ended his day of freelancer. On April 11 Ohara and Kenoh received a rematch for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship but they lost. On April 21, Morishima announced his retirement from professional wrestling due to issues with his blood. Following Morishima's retirement from professional wrestling, Taniguchi entered the GHC Heavyweight Championship picture in May 2015, challenging Minoru Suzuki. On June 9, Taniguchi was unmasked during a tag team match, where he and Yoshihiro Takayama defeated Suzuki and Takashi Iizuka. Taniguchi received his title shot on June 15, but was defeated by Suzuki.On July at Global Junior Heavyweight League Ohara and Kenoh were in separate blocks, Kenoh on block A and Ohara on Block B. Neither Kenoh or Ohara advanced to the finals, though Kenoh finished his block with 8 points and Ohara with 6 points. On August 22, Ohara and Kenoh received a rematch for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, but were again defeated by Desperado and Michinoku.[18][19] On December 24, Naomichi Marufuji dismantled all of Noah's stables, including Choukibou-gun, in order to unite the promotion against Suzuki-gun.[20]

Championships and accomplishments

See also

References

  1. ^ "Puroresu Spirit ~ Keeping the Spirit Alive : Noah [GHC Heavy: Kenta vs Morishima] results for". Keepingthespiritalive.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  2. ^ "Purolove.Com". Purolove.Com. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  3. ^ "Puroresu Spirit ~ Keeping the Spirit Alive". Keepingthespiritalive.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  4. ^ a b "Purolove.Com". Purolove.Com. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  5. ^ "Purolove.Com". Purolove.Com. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  6. ^ "Puroresu Spirit ~ Keeping the Spirit Alive". Keepingthespiritalive.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  7. ^ "Purolove.Com". Purolove.Com. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  8. ^ "Purolove.Com". Purolove.Com. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  9. ^ "Puroresu Spirit ~ Keeping the Spirit Alive : Noah [GHC Tag: Morishima/Maybach vs Sugiura/Tanaka". Keepingthespiritalive.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  10. ^ "Purolove.Com". Purolove.Com. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  11. ^ "Purolove.Com". Purolove.Com. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  12. ^ "Puroresu Spirit ~ Keeping the Spirit Alive : NOAH results for September 6, 2014". Keepingthespiritalive.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  13. ^ "Puroresu Spirit ~ Keeping the Spirit Alive : Noah [Great Voyage Yokohama - GHC: Marufuji vs". Keepingthespiritalive.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  14. ^ "Purolove.Com". Purolove.Com. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  15. ^ "Purolove.Com". Purolove.Com. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  16. ^ "Puroresu Spirit ~ Keeping the Spirit Alive : Noah [GHC: Marufuji vs Kojima + Tag: Dangan". Keepingthespiritalive.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  17. ^ "Puroresu Spirit ~ Keeping the Spirit Alive : Noah results for January 18, 2015". Keepingthespiritalive.tumblr.com. 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  18. ^ "森嶋猛選手 引退のご報告". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
  19. ^ "ノア森嶋が電撃引退 「糖尿病」が原因". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
  20. ^ "12・23大田区総合体育館大会 一夜明け会見の模様". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). 2015-12-24. Retrieved 2015-12-25.