New Hazard
| New Hazard | |
|---|---|
El Generico Austin Aries | |
| Debut | April 17, 2007 |
| Disbanded | May 14, 2008 |
New Hazard was a
History
On April 17, 2007, a 7-on-7 elimination match was scheduled between the Typhoon and Muscle Outlawz factions; in the weeks leading up to this match, Cima and
Takagi returned on May 6, teaming with Hulk to defeat the Tozawa-juku team of Akira Tozawa and Kenichiro Arai; Onodera, using his former ring name Yamato, returned the following night, teaming with Hulk, Kong and Takagi to defeat Muscle Outlaw'z.[2] After the match, the four unveiled their name and logo, proclaiming themselves New Hazard.[3] On May 10, Jack Evans, at the time a member of MO'z, revealed himself as the mystery partner of Yamato for a tag team match against Muscle's Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino, in which NH emerged victorious. On that same night, Takagi, Hulk and Kong defeated Typhoon's Cima, Ryo Saito and Susumu Yokosuka to claim the Open the Triangle Gate title, winning their first title since New Hazard's formation just 23 days prior.[2] Their first and only defense came on July 1, defeating the Muscle Outlaw'z team of Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino and Magnitude Kishiwada at Dragon Gate's annual Kobe World Hall event under controversial circumstances, as the referee counted Yoshino's shoulders down for a pinfall despite Yoshino having kicked out after a two count.[4]
On July 10, BxB Hulk suffered a broken jaw in a match against Ryo Saito in a tournament to decide the #1 contender to the
On November 9, Yamato invited Shinobu (who performed previously as Super Shenlong in Dragon Gate) to join New Hazard, after he lost a Mascara contra Caballera (mask vs. hair) match to Yūki Ōno. Shinobu accepted Yamato's invitation, but he only appeared on larger shows. PWG and ROH wrestler El Generico joined them in the summer of 2007, followed by ROH wrestler Austin Aries at the end of the year. While he was never sworn in as an official member, Jack Evans would align with them whenever he wrestled for Dragon Gate.
On April 17, 2008, Yamato betrayed New Hazard and joined the Muscle Outlaw'z faction after turning on his tag partner Naoki Tanisaki in a match against Gamma and Genki Horiguchi. However, this was all a ruse, for on May 14, Shingo and Kong turned on BxB Hulk before they were to defend their Open the Triangle Gate titles against Gamma, Yamato and Genki, ending New Hazard after a year of activity. Shingo and Kong then shook hands with the remainder of the Muscle Outlaw'z faction, revealing the ruse as the formation of DG's newest super-heel group, Real Hazard. Shinobu would eventually become an "exchange student" in the Tozawa-juku faction.
Championships and accomplishments
- Dragon Gate
- Open the Triangle Gate Championship (2 times) – BxB Hulk, Cyber Kong and Shingo Takagi[5]
- Pro Wrestling Noah
- GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) – BxB Hulk and Shingo Takagi
References
- ^ a b "Dragon Gate news, April 2007". DGUSA. Archived from the original on 2007-05-13. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
- ^ a b "Dragon Gate Aggressive Gate tour results". DGUSA. Archived from the original on 2007-09-10. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
- ^ "Dragon Gate news, May 2007". DGUSA. Archived from the original on 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
- ^ a b "DGUSA main page". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
- ^ a b "Open the Triangle Gate title history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2007-05-12.