Post by Yujiro Fujiwara on Jun 24, 2017 15:10:18 GMT -5
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Valor Knight
Ashley Kruger|Senior Reporter
Good evening ladies and gentleman. If you’ve clicked on this article then you likely know the name—Ashley Kruger.
In case you’v haven’t been following or keeping up,a lot has been going on in the wacky and wild world of wrestling. Title changes, inter-promotional events, countless tournaments. My oh my, is a bloody good to be a wrestling fan. So as you can imagine, I’ve been busy as hell trying to cover things. In fact I’m overseas in U.S. hotel as we speak...well, type.
Speaking of title changes, let’s rap about that happened little bit ago, but I haven’t personally had the time to touch upon. Redemption Wrestling hosted Wrestleforce on June 4th. And in the main event we witnessed Yujiro Fujiwara challenge Matthew Shields for the Redemption Wrestling Heavyweight Championship for the very last time in a two out of three falls match. The two had been engaged in a pretty heated rivalry ever since their initial encounter in the Global Cup.
Fujiwara and Shields had an absolute killer of a match. I wouldn’t dare spoil it; it will is something that you should go out of your way to view. And at the end of it all, Fujiwara walked away with the victory and that championship belt.
PS: There’s are some shenanigans at the end of the match. But everything turns out alright, I promise.
Now, if that match isn’t enough for you, the two had another amazing bout on the last edition of Glory. Honestly, it’s a toss up which is the better match; it will really just come down to personal preference.
Soooo, can we take a moment to talk about just how important this title change was? Yeah? Cool. Look, I’m not here to question anyone’s character or morals in this sport; you can click on my editor’s columns for that. Instead, I wanted highlight Shield’s accomplishments; that is needed to truly understand to understand the brevity of Fujiwara winning and retaining the belt.
In my opinion, Matthew Shields has been the backbone of Redemption Wrestling since its inception. That’s not a knock or a diss to anyone else on the roster. The promotions has employed some wonderful wrestlers, and it is home to many great champions. And yet, Shield stood above them all. One could question a lot about Shields, but no one can question his drive and motivation. His contribution to Redemption have been invaluable; I’d like to think the company would be vastly different if not for him.
And his reign as champion? Well, it’s something probably won’t be matched by many. The man held the championship for two hundred and sixty-nine days and successfully defended the belt on five separate occasions…
Can someone say honor and prestige?
And then there is the new champion, Yujiro Fujiwara. A two time world champion—well, three time world champion now.
Man, is there a bad thing that you can honestly say about Fujiwara? He carries himself well. We wrestles his butt off. He doesn’t act an ass online. And, he was one of the few people to defeat Shields cleanly during that massive title reign. The fact that he was the won to finally vanquish Shields, and then successfully defend against him speaks volumes. It shows that his ability to get it done out there in the ring is no joke, nor is it a fluke. Yeah, I know people are going to point to the fact that he had a rough start in the beginning.
And it’s true, he did. It’s also true that he pulled himself together and things started falling in place. That’s the part of the narrative that people often leave out.
So now that he’s won and defended, what kind of champion will Fujiwara be? Will his numbers stack up to Shield’s? That I can’t answer. However, based on what we’ve seen, I can guarantee that the man will give it his all out there in the ring. I can guarantee that he’ll do his best to represent the company with honor and pride. Sounds like a damn good champion if you ask me.
I’ll actually be speaking with Mr. Fujiwara personally in a couple of weeks. So, I could simply ask that question to him myself when the time comes.
Well, ladies and gents, I hope you enjoyed this small piece. I’ll be back tomorrow with some rapid fire results of some events I’m headed to tomorrow. So until then, God bless.
Valor Knight
Ashley Kruger|Senior Reporter
Good evening ladies and gentleman. If you’ve clicked on this article then you likely know the name—Ashley Kruger.
In case you’v haven’t been following or keeping up,a lot has been going on in the wacky and wild world of wrestling. Title changes, inter-promotional events, countless tournaments. My oh my, is a bloody good to be a wrestling fan. So as you can imagine, I’ve been busy as hell trying to cover things. In fact I’m overseas in U.S. hotel as we speak...well, type.
Speaking of title changes, let’s rap about that happened little bit ago, but I haven’t personally had the time to touch upon. Redemption Wrestling hosted Wrestleforce on June 4th. And in the main event we witnessed Yujiro Fujiwara challenge Matthew Shields for the Redemption Wrestling Heavyweight Championship for the very last time in a two out of three falls match. The two had been engaged in a pretty heated rivalry ever since their initial encounter in the Global Cup.
Fujiwara and Shields had an absolute killer of a match. I wouldn’t dare spoil it; it will is something that you should go out of your way to view. And at the end of it all, Fujiwara walked away with the victory and that championship belt.
PS: There’s are some shenanigans at the end of the match. But everything turns out alright, I promise.
Now, if that match isn’t enough for you, the two had another amazing bout on the last edition of Glory. Honestly, it’s a toss up which is the better match; it will really just come down to personal preference.
Soooo, can we take a moment to talk about just how important this title change was? Yeah? Cool. Look, I’m not here to question anyone’s character or morals in this sport; you can click on my editor’s columns for that. Instead, I wanted highlight Shield’s accomplishments; that is needed to truly understand to understand the brevity of Fujiwara winning and retaining the belt.
In my opinion, Matthew Shields has been the backbone of Redemption Wrestling since its inception. That’s not a knock or a diss to anyone else on the roster. The promotions has employed some wonderful wrestlers, and it is home to many great champions. And yet, Shield stood above them all. One could question a lot about Shields, but no one can question his drive and motivation. His contribution to Redemption have been invaluable; I’d like to think the company would be vastly different if not for him.
And his reign as champion? Well, it’s something probably won’t be matched by many. The man held the championship for two hundred and sixty-nine days and successfully defended the belt on five separate occasions…
Can someone say honor and prestige?
And then there is the new champion, Yujiro Fujiwara. A two time world champion—well, three time world champion now.
Man, is there a bad thing that you can honestly say about Fujiwara? He carries himself well. We wrestles his butt off. He doesn’t act an ass online. And, he was one of the few people to defeat Shields cleanly during that massive title reign. The fact that he was the won to finally vanquish Shields, and then successfully defend against him speaks volumes. It shows that his ability to get it done out there in the ring is no joke, nor is it a fluke. Yeah, I know people are going to point to the fact that he had a rough start in the beginning.
And it’s true, he did. It’s also true that he pulled himself together and things started falling in place. That’s the part of the narrative that people often leave out.
So now that he’s won and defended, what kind of champion will Fujiwara be? Will his numbers stack up to Shield’s? That I can’t answer. However, based on what we’ve seen, I can guarantee that the man will give it his all out there in the ring. I can guarantee that he’ll do his best to represent the company with honor and pride. Sounds like a damn good champion if you ask me.
I’ll actually be speaking with Mr. Fujiwara personally in a couple of weeks. So, I could simply ask that question to him myself when the time comes.
Well, ladies and gents, I hope you enjoyed this small piece. I’ll be back tomorrow with some rapid fire results of some events I’m headed to tomorrow. So until then, God bless.
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Well, how do you do? Well, I hope.
As always, allow me to properly introduce myself. My name is Yujiro Fujiwara. I am a man filled with talent. I am a man of honor. I am a man of valor. And after last weeks edition of Glory, I am the man who still has the privilege of calling himself the Redemption Wrestling Heavyweight Champion.
And my oh my, what a privilege that is.
I am not sure when this will be uploaded. I’m currently over in Japan, as I have a match with Divine Pro coming up soon. Yes, yes, I am quite a busy man these days. However, I wanted to take a bit of time and speak about my next match at Glory. Is that alright?
Jack Tillman—believe it or not, it really is an honor to face you in the ring, good sir.
It is true that I’d been entrenched in an everlasting war with Mr. Shields. However, unlike others who might have been in my position, I was not blinded by tunnel vision. I was still able to observe my surroundings and those around me.
Mr. Tillman, what I know about you is that you are a hard worker. You are a man who has traveled across this globe to apply and perfect his trade. EWC, GO Lucha Libre, NJFC, UWF…
The list goes on and on, does it not?
And you aren’t just competing, are you? No no, you’ve thrived quite well. You captured the EWC X-Division Championship. You captured the UWF United States Championship. Many people in my situation might over look those accomplishes. I shall not, however. Those title reigns are precious—they are a vital part of you, and your career.
Hmm, and let us not forget your accomplishments here in Redemption. You are the former Genesis Champion, a championship that alluded me during my beginning time here in Redemption. You held that belt for about seventy days and defended it successfully four times, yes? Quite similar to Mr. Chase’s states. Although personally, I’d consider you step notch above. At least your hunger is apparent...and you appear to be a lot less annoying. That is a huge plus.
Mr. Tillman, I do not doubt that this match will be a difficult one to win. You are good, some would even say great. And as I mentioned before, you are also hungry, aren't you? You’ve got a lust for competition, and a desire to be the best…
I appreciate that. I really do.
—Would you believe me if I told you that my ambitions were the very same? Hmm?
Many assume that you’ll dwell in a land of milk and honey as soon as you win the big prize. Nonetheless, there are many pitfalls that may plague a person after they have won.
One such pitfall is complacency.
I some ways, I believe that is what happened to Mr. Shields. He was at the top so long that he got comfortable. He forgot or neglected the fact that there were people that were constantly looking to up their games and succeed him…
Mr. Tillman, I shall not fall into the same trap. No sir.
Based on how things have gone for you lately, I’d imagine you’ll be coming into this match with a certain type of fierceness. I cannot blame you one bit. I’m aware of the target on my back. A win over me will certainly place you in the running for a Heavyweight Championship match.
However, you shall not be facing complacent or lazy Yujiro Fujiwara; that man does not exist. I shall match your intensity…
No—I shall exceed it.
I know how people view me, Mr. Tillman. I am not a jackass. I am not a shrill person. I am not a tyrant…
And because of that people assume that they can just walk over and whip my ass.
Do you feel the same way? If the answer is yes, then I’ll prove you wrong. I will prove them wrong as well.
This match shall not be easy for me, nor will this match be easy for you, good sir. When two strong-willed and determined people step into ring, well, that is when battles of epic portion normally occur…
I look forward to that battle.
