ZERO1 Tenka-Ichi Jr. Tournament Schedule Announced!

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Craig Classic joins Alliance-Radio

Only six months into the NWA World Jr. Heavyweight Champions reign and he has already made defenses all over his home state of Florida, Puerto Rico, and in Japan for ZERO1. The NWA World Jr. Heavyweight Champion puts his tile on the line this Saturday against a man he is all too familiar with Lince Dorado at NWA Florida's Subtle Hustle. Before Classic defends his title, we talk about his return to Japan, his thoughts on the New Japan Super Juniors Tournament, and where he is taking the Clover Leaf Belt this year.

Matches from ZERO1's 10th Anniversary Show March 16th 2011

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NWA ZERO1 Wrestlers to appear for INOKI GENOME FEDERATION

Since the inception of IGF, the NWA has played a pivotal role with the wrestling promotion, although not officially a member IGF has used many notable names in the NWA and for GENOME 15 at the JCB Hall in Tokyo on April 28th, will be no different.

NWA Heritage Heavyweight Champion, Sawada will be taking on NWA ZERO1 Heavyweight Champion Ryouji Sai. Neither title is on the line, but this match will certainly have World Championship Ranking implications as a loss for Sai should result in Sawada replacing him in the Top Ten. A victory for Sai could catapult him even higher to the NWA Top Ten.

Former ZERO1 Heavyweight Champion Shinjiro Othani will team with the red hot Daichi Hashimoto (son of NWA Hall of Famer Shinya Hashimoto) to take on Yoshiaki Fujiwara and Minoru.

Also on the card is the NWA Korean Heavyweight Champion "The Beast" Bob Sapp taking on Masayoshi Kakuntani in a IGF Kickboxing Rules Match. Plus Tatsumi Fujinami will take on Big Van Vader and so much more.

Complete card below with credit to Puroresu Spirit.


IGF "GENOME15", 4/2...8/2011 (Thur) @ Tokyo Dome City Hall (JCB Hall in Tokyo)

(8) IGF Championship ~ First Round Match: Shinichi Suzukawa vs. Jerome Le Banner
(7) IGF Championship ~ First Round Match: Bobby Lashyey vs. Keith Hansen
(6) IGF x ZERO1: Atsushi Sawada vs. Ryouji Sai
(5) Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Minoru vs. Shinjiro Ohtani & Daichi Hashimoto
(4) IGF Kickboxing Rules Match (3 Mins. x 3 Rounds): "The Beast" Bob Sapp vs. Masayoshi Kakutani
(3) Fujinami 40th Anniversary Special Match ~ DRAGON vs BIGBANG: Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Big Van Vader
(2) Earthquake Disaster Recovery Special Match ~ Mask of Super Stars: The Great Sasuke & Masked Genome Jr vs. The First Tiger Mask & Ultimo Dragon
(1) Taka Kunou & Munenori Sawa vs. Hideki Suzuki & Akira Jo

NWA Florida sends two of its finest to ZERO1

NWA Florida’s own Craig Classic, the current reigning and defending NWA World’s Junior Heavyweight Champion boarded a plane this morning to wrestle in Japan. Classic will take on Munenori Sawa on March 6, 2011 in Tokyo, JPN at Zero-1’s 10th Anniversary show at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Gokugikan. We wish Craig Classic the best of luck and a safe return home.

Also in Japan for this spectacular show is another NWA FL homegrown talent in Nick Primo. Primo, who is the son of former WCW Cruiserweight Champion - Prince Iaukea,  is training diligently at the Zero-1 dojo. Reports that have come back state that Primo is doing very well and has turned many heads since his training has started. We expect very big things from Nick Primo in the future and also wish him the best of luck and of course a safe return to the states.

NWA Zero One's Tenth Anniversary Show.

There has been a lot of noise for ZERO1's Tenth Anniversary show to be held on March 6th at Tokyo's Ryogoku Gokugikan.  Speculation with regard to the ZERO1's actual involvement with the NWA can now be put to rest as the the returning brand has already scheduled a NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship Match.  The Cloverleaf belt had become somewhat of an iconic image in Japan as Tiger Mask IV wore the same belt as his mentor, the Original Tiger Mask in New Japan for several years.  The famous championship returns to Japan around the waist of Craig Classic.  Classic, no stranger to competing in Japan, spent a lot of his early career working with Big Japan Pro Wrestling.  The Worlds Jr. Champion spoke to Alliance Radio at length about his time in Japan and his aspirations to work for ZERO1. Classic now has the opportunity to defend his hard earned championship against Munenori Sawa, if he remains champion until March 6th.  Also representing the NWA will be none other than Fred Rubenstein who was a pivotal figure in the original incarnation for ZERO ONE and refereed some of the biggest matches in the promotions infancy. 

Also scheduled matches are Shinjiro Otani taking on Yoshihiro Takayama, Pancrase figher Takafumi Ito accepting the challenge of 2010 Tenka-Ichi Jr. Tournament Champion Ikuto Hidaka.  And the big match up featuring Masato Tanaka taking on Yuji Nagata.