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56-709: Professional wrestling tag team championship FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship Details Promotion Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling Date established December 9, 1991 Date retired June 16, 1999 Other name(s) WWA World Martial Arts Tag Team Championship Statistics First champion(s) Atsushi Onita and Tarzan Goto Most reigns W*ING Kanemura/Yukihiro Kanemura (5 reigns) Longest reign The Headhunters (Headhunter A and Headhunter B) (391 days) Shortest reign Koji Nakagawa and Gedo (3 days) The FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship

112-528: A New Legend Tour — Retired — June 16, 1999 — Chiba, Japan Making of a New Legend Tour The title was replaced with the WEW World Tag Team Championship . ^ The exact date when Atsushi Onita and Mitsuhiro Matsunaga vacated the title is uncertain, which means that their reign lasted between 62 and 89 days. ^ The exact date when Atsushi Onita and Yukihiro Kanemura vacated

168-458: A Pro-Wrestling A-Tean (Apache Army's successor promotion) event. After this he would come back as a wrestler having matches with Combat Zone Wrestling , Big Japan Pro-Wrestling , World Wonder Ring Stardom and DDT Pro-Wrestling . In 2021, Onita announced that he would be starting Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling-Explosion , a promotion under the FMW name that specialized in exploding death matches,

224-472: A Western audience as FMW could now be seen officially on VHS and DVD in the United States . They would go on to release 12 programs which were old FMW cards shortened down to feature the best matches or they were compilations of specific talent like Hayabusa. They also featured dubbed commentary from Eric Gellar and John Watanabe. Later releases would feature Dan Lovranski replacing Eric Gellar. As

280-399: A changing of the guard as Onita would retire and Hayabusa would step up and be the face of FMW. Onita would go on and sell the company to FMW ring announcer, Shoichi Arai . The Shoichi Arai era of FMW would end up issuing changes to the promotion and gave the promotion a new look and feel. Arai would slowly phase out the deathmatches that Atsushi Onita would help popularize and what put

336-584: A directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 35 members. The city also contributes 10 members of the 48 member Aomori Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city falls within the Aomori 1st district , a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan , which also includes the city of Mutsu , the Higashitsugaru District ,

392-434: A match type in which Onita became famous for. The new promotion will have Hidetaka Kajiki serving as president. Onita stated he got the idea for the promotion after All Elite Wrestling 's 2021 Revolution PPV in which the event held an exploding barbed wire death match and seeing that there was still a market for these types of matches internationally in the pro wrestling world and with the popularity of online media streaming

448-552: A nasty gash on his arm. Onita would take it one step further as he would go on to have the first ever exploding barbed wire match in August of 1990, as he challenged his rival, Tarzan Goto . As the years would progress further, we would see an influx of American & Foreign talent begin to appear in FMW with talent ranging from Chris Jericho , Lance Storm , The Original Sheik , Sabu , Damián 666 , Dr. Luther , Leon Spinks , Tiger Jeet Singh and so forth. During these years,

504-494: A successor promotion, Apache Pro-Wrestling Army , which continued the WEW titles until 2016 when Kanemura retired and closed the promotion. Today the WEW titles are administered by Tomohiko Hashimoto 's Pro-Wrestling A-Team promotion. On April 3, 2015, Hideki Takahashi, Hayabusa and Choden Senshi Battle Ranger held a press conference, announcing they were reviving FMW under the new name "Chō Sentō Puroresu FMW". Takahashi would serve as

560-450: A total of six were initially created in the territory of modern Aomori Prefecture. These were merged into the short-lived Hirosaki Prefecture in July 1871. However, due to the historic enmity between the former Tsugaru territories in the west and the former Nambu territories in the east, the prefectural capital was relocated from Hirosaki to the more centrally-located Aomori immediately after

616-549: A tumor in December 2015. She would succumb to the disease in 2018, she was 36 years old. On March 3, 2016, Haybusa would pass away at his home from a brain aneurysm, he was 47 years old. On October 31, 2017, FMW founder Atsushi Onita retired after 43 years in the ring. The promotion held its most recent event as Chō Sentō Puroresu FMW in 2018. Although not officially closing once again the revival seemed to have been forgotten about. In 2018, Onita would come out of retirement at

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672-463: Is caused by several winds that collide around the city and make the air rise and cool, resulting in quick, thick cloud formation followed by intense precipitation . In summer, a cool wind called "Yamase" often blows from the east, which sometimes results in abnormally cool weather and poor harvests. Additionally, thick fogs from the Oyashio Current are often observed in mountainous areas in

728-477: Is debated since there is no written material from the time to definitively connect Utō to Aomori. Some evidence even claims that Aomori and Utō co-existed in different parts of the city in its current state. It was not until 1909 that a local scholar claimed that the village of Utō became Aomori. After the Meiji Restoration , the feudal domains were abolished and replaced with prefectures , of which

784-504: Is located in central Aomori Prefecture, the northernmost prefecture of Honshu . It is located in the northeastern part of the Tsugaru region, which refers to the western half of the prefecture, and is centered on Aomori Plain, facing Aomori Bay, a branch bay of Mutsu Bay , to the north, and the Hakkōda and Higashidake Mountains, which are the northern end of the Ōu Mountains to the south to

840-471: Is the capital city of Aomori Prefecture , in the Tōhoku region of Japan . As of 1 August 2023 , the city had an estimated population of 264,945 in 136,781 households, and a population density of 321 people per square kilometer spread over the city's total area of 824.61 km (318.38 sq mi). Aomori is one of Japan's 62 core cities and the core of the Aomori metropolitan area . Aomori

896-634: The Ainu language . The area has been settled extensively since prehistoric times, and numerous Jōmon period sites have been found by archaeologists, the most famous being the Sannai-Maruyama Site located just southwest of the city center dating to 5500–4000 BC, and the Komakino Site slightly farther south dating to around 4000 BC. The large scale of these settlements revolutionized theories on Jōmon period civilization. During

952-640: The Asian Winter Games ), and the local women's " Team Aomori " was selected to represent Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , Italy and at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada. From 17 to 25 March 2007, Aomori hosted the World Women's Curling Championships . Gappo Park is Aomori's oldest public park and its most iconic green space. Located to the east of

1008-798: The Heian period , the area was part of the holdings of the Northern Fujiwara clan, but remained inhabited by the Emishi people well into the historic period. After the fall of the Northern Fujiwara in the Kamakura period , the territory was part of the domain assigned to the Nambu clan , and into the Sengoku period , it came under the control of the rival Tsugaru clan , whose main castle

1064-608: The Shimokita District , and the northern half of the Kamikita District . Aomori serves as the regional commercial center for central Aomori Prefecture. Agriculture and commercial fishing form only 4% of the city economy, with manufacturing forming 16.2% and the service sector forming 78.2%. Aomori is the only prefectural capital in Japan which has no national university , instead, nearby Hirosaki became

1120-413: The booker , he would put forth his vision on how FMW should be run as Arai would sign the checks and book the arenas for the promotion. During this time, Onita would return to professional wrestling and start a faction that would rival FMW and they were known simply as ZEN . This group was loosely based on World Championship Wrestling 's group known as The New World Order . Onita would run shows under

1176-829: The Terrible) 1 January 5, 1996 85 Tokyo, Japan FMW 14 The Headhunters (A and B) 1 March 30, 1996 391 Tokyo, Japan FMW 15 W*ING Alliance ( W*ING Kanemura (2) and Hido ) 1 April 25, 1997 118 Osaka, Japan Fighting Creation Tour 16 Funk Masters of Wrestling ( Mr. Gannosuke (2) and Hisakatsu Oya (4)) 1 August 21, 1997 59 Yokosuka, Japan Super Dynamism Tour 17 ZEN ( Atsushi Onita (3) and Yukihiro Kanemura (3)) 1 October 19, 1997 Sendai, Japan Power Splash Tour — Vacated — November 1997 — — — Onita and Kanemura were stripped of

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1288-519: The ZEN label and these shows would feature FMW talent. Hayabusa would continue to be featured as the ace of FMW and would go on to feud with the likes of Mr. Gannosuke , Kintaro Kanemura , and, Tetsuhiro Kuroda . As the booker of FMW, Kodo Fuyuki also continued to wrestle and he would go on to help form the top heel faction known as Team No Respect . In 2000, FMW would sign a distribution deal with Tokyopop which would help get their product out to

1344-567: The center of the city, it contains a public beach, water gardens , various ornamental trees, and the Aomori City Baseball Stadium . Other parks in the city include the centrally-located Aoimori Park , Aoimori Central Park , and Nogiwa Park . Aomori Nebuta Matsuri is a famous festival performed from 2–7 August annually and is listed as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan by the Japanese Ministry of

1400-612: The city, including Sukayu Onsen at the foot of Mt. Hakkōda and Asamushi Onsen on the coast. Aomori Prefecture Like most of the Tōhoku region, Aomori has a humid temperate climate with warm summers, and cold, though not extreme, winters. The city has a cold, humid continental climate ( Köppen Dfa ) closely bordering the Humid Subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa ) using the 0.0 °C (32.0 °F) isotherm with both January and February monthly averages being too cold to be of

1456-639: The company on the map and would bring in a more "sports entertainment" look and feel for the promotion that would be almost similar to that of the WWE . In a nod to the WWE, the old Brass Knuckles and Independent championships were abandoned and replaced with new titles, the World Entertainment Wrestling (WEW) championships. Arai would enlist the help of professional wrestler , Kodo Fuyuki as both men would usher in this new era. Having Fuyuki as

1512-511: The crowds continued to decrease, the amount of debt became too much for Arai, as he finally decided to announce that he has filed for bankruptcy and FMW would go on to have their final show on February 4, 2002. As 2001 came to a close, it was stated that Arai owed the sum of what would be the equivalent of one million US dollars to yakuza due to the money he would constantly borrow but never pay back. Running out of options, on May 16, 2002, Shoichi Arai would commit suicide so his family could collect

1568-527: The east. Among other smaller rivers, the city has two large rivers flowing through it, the Komagome River and its tributary, the Arakawa River. Parts of the city in the southeast are within the borders of Towada-Hachimantai National Park and is a tourist destination throughout the four seasons. In the northeast is Asamushi-Natsudomari Prefectural Natural Park . There are many hot springs in

1624-517: The final stages of World War II , on the night of 28–29 July 1945, Aomori was subject to an air raid as part of the strategic bombing campaign waged by the United States against military and civilian targets and population centers during the Japan home islands campaign . The 28–29 July bombing claimed 1,767 lives and destroyed 88% of the city. In the post-war period, Aomori was rebuilt as

1680-472: The finals of a World's Strongest Tag Team Tournament to become the first WWA World Martial Arts Tag Team Champions. 2 Sabu and Horace Boulder 1 May 7, 1992 17 Tokyo , Japan FMW 3 Tarzan Goto (2) and Grigory Verichev 1 May 25, 1992 117 Tokyo , Japan FMW — Abandoned — September 19, 1992 — Yokohama , Kanagawa 3rd Anniversary Show The title

1736-633: The handicapped. Aomori Station has been the main station of the city since 1891. The two trunk lines of the Tōhoku region, the Tōhoku Main Line (now the Aoimori Railway ) and the Ōu Main Line , terminated at Aomori Station and continued to Hakodate by the Seikan Ferry . In 1988, Seikan Tunnel replaced the ferry's role as the connector of Honshu and Hokkaido's rail networks, but

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1792-536: The latter, characterized by warm, short summers and long, cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Aomori is 10.7 °C (51.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,285 mm (50.6 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.5 °C (74.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around −2.1 °C (28.2 °F). Aomori and

1848-418: The life insurance to pay back the money owed to the yakuza. The talent divided into two promotions: Kodo Fuyuki's World Entertainment Wrestling (WEW), the name of FMW's title governing body since 1999, and Mr. Gannosuke 's Wrestlings Marvelous Future (WMF). Some of the talent also made appearances on Onita's special shows. Following Fuyuki's death in 2003, most of the WEW talent under Kintaro Kanemura formed

1904-507: The local political and commercial center. The Tsugaru Line railway opened between Aomori Station and Kanita Station in 1951. Aomori Airport was opened in 1964 in nearby Namioka. The city was connected to Tokyo by highway in 1979 with the opening of the Tōhoku Expressway . Construction began on a new airport within the city of Aomori in 1982. Aomori's landmark pyramidal Aomori Prefecture Tourist Center opened in 1986. The new airport

1960-512: The merger and the prefecture was renamed Aomori Prefecture on 23 September 1871. However, the municipality of Aomori was not given town status within Higashitsugaru District until 1 April 1889, with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. It was later designated as a city on 1 April 1898. The Hokkaidō Colonization Office began operations of a ferry service from Aomori to Hakodate in Hokkaido from 1872. In September 1891, Aomori

2016-427: The name was changed to Aomori ( 青森 ) "blue forest" , but this was not fully embraced until 1783. Aomori literally means blue forest, although it could possibly be translated as " green forest". The name is generally considered to refer to a small forest on a hill which existed near the town. This forest was often used by fishermen as a landmark. A different theory suggests the name might have been derived from

2072-450: The new promotion was formed. The promotion, however, held its last card to date on December 19, 2021, after which Onita went freelance yet again. In October 2022, FMW-E started back up promoting cards. Deceased individuals are indicated with a dagger (†). Aomori, Aomori Aomori ( Japanese : 青森 , Hepburn : Aomori , IPA: [aoꜜmoɾi] ; lit. "Blue Forest") , officially Aomori City ( 青森市 , Aomori-shi ),

2128-596: The president and Hayabusa as the executive producer of the promotion, which would also feature participation from Atsushi Onita. The promotion held its first event on April 21. On October 30, 2015, they announced that they were reviving the FMW World Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Championship , as they set a match to determine new champions on December 22. In 2016, two tragedies had befallen FMW. On February 17, 2016, Ray would announce that she had inoperable stage three brain cancer after being diagnosed with

2184-401: The promotion for his high flying style and it was known that Hayabusa was the "ace" of FMW. Onita was fixing to retire once again from professional wrestling and his retirement match was held at the annual May 5th, Kawasaki Stadium show. This was FMW's biggest show of the year and Onita would take on Hayabusa in an exploding barbed wire cage, timebomb deathmatch. This match now signified

2240-476: The site for the prefecture's highest educational facility. The city has 45 public elementary schools and 19 public junior high schools operated by the city government, as well as two private junior high schools. The city has 10 public high schools operated by the Aomori Prefectural Board of Education and three private high schools. The prefecture also operates eight special education schools for

2296-680: The station still functioned as the connecting point between main line trains and trains for the Aomori-Hakodate section. The Tōhoku Shinkansen opened in 2010 with a new terminal at Shin-Aomori Station . The Shinkansen provides high-speed service between Shin-Aomori , Hachinohe , Morioka , Sendai and Tokyo . [REDACTED] East Japan Railway Company (JR East) – Tōhoku Shinkansen [REDACTED] JR East – Ōu Main Line [REDACTED] JR East – Tsugaru Line [REDACTED] Aoimori Railway Line Aomori has hosted several international curling events, two in 2003 (including

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2352-458: The summer. Due to this fog, flights to Aomori Airport are often cancelled. A person living in or from Aomori is referred to as an Aomorian. Per Japanese census data, the population of Aomori has remained relatively steady over the past 40 years. The original name of the Aomori was Utō, named for the Rhinoceros auklet ( ウトウ ) , a seabird that is closely related to the puffin . In 1626

2408-447: The surrounding areas are known for having the heaviest snowfall in the world. In February 1945, the city recorded a maximum snow cover of 209 cm (82 in), but the record low of −24.7 °C (−12 °F) was recorded 14 years earlier. In contrast, Sapporo 's heaviest snowfall which occurred in 1939 was 164 cm (65 in), and Wakkanai which is located further north has recorded similar maxima. The particularly heavy snow

2464-1310: The title due to Onita's inactivity. 18 ZEN / Team No Respect ( Mr. Gannosuke (3) and Yukihiro Kanemura (4)) 1 November 28, 1997 121 Tokyo, Japan Scramble Survivor Tour Defeated Hayabusa and Masato Tanaka for the vacant title. 19 Team No Respect ( Kodo Fuyuki and Hido (2)) 1 March 29, 1998 19 Niigata, Japan Winning Road Tour 20 Hayabusa and Masato Tanaka 1 April 17, 1998 40 Sapporo, Japan Fuyuki Army 21 Team No Respect ( Kodo Fuyuki (2) and Yukihiro Kanemura (5)) 1 May 27, 1998 152 Fukuoka, Japan Neo FMW 21 Hayabusa (2) and Daisuke Ikeda (2) 1 October 26, 1998 Chiba, Japan Fuyuki Army — Vacated — January 1999 — — — Title vacated due to Ikeda's health problems. 22 Masato Tanaka (2) and Tetsuhiro Kuroda 1 May 3, 1999 41 Nagoya, Japan Strongest Tag League Tour Defeated Hayabusa and Kodo Fuyuki in an eight-team round-robin tournament final for vacant title. 23 Team No Respect ( Koji Nakagawa and Gedo ) 1 June 13, 1999 3 Okayama, Japan Making of

2520-1609: The title is uncertain, which means that their reign lasted between 13 and 40 days. ^ The exact date when Hayabusa and Daisuke Ikeda vacated the title is uncertain, which means that their reign lasted between 67 and 97 days. References [ edit ] ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "Japan: WWA Martial Arts Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories . Archeus Communications. ISBN   0-9698161-5-4 . ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "Japan: FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories . Archeus Communications. ISBN   0-9698161-5-4 . ^ Hoops, Brian (January 18, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/18): Ivan Koloff defeats Bruno Sammartino for WWWF title" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved January 18, 2019 . v t e FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Champions Atsushi Onita and Tarzan Goto Sabu and Horace Boulder Tarzan Goto and Grigory Verichev Team Canada ( Big Titan and The Gladiator ) Mr. Pogo and Hisakatsu Oya Atsushi Onita and Mitsuhiro Matsunaga W*ING Alliance ( Mr. Pogo and The Gladiator ) Atsushi Onita and Mr. Gannosuke W*ING Alliance ( Mr. Pogo and Yukihiro Kanemura ) Love Guns ( Ricky Fuji and Hisakatsu Oya ) Daisuke Ikeda and Yoshiaki Fujiwara Lethal Weapon ( Hisakatsu Oya and Horace Boulder ) Faces of Dead ( Super Leather and Jason

2576-577: The winter of 1902, 199 of 210 soldiers on a military cold-weather readiness exercise perished while attempting to cross the Hakkōda Mountains from Aomori to Towada in what was later called the Hakkōda Mountains incident . Much of the town burned down in a large fire on 3 May 1910. The port facilities were expanded in 1924, and the city received its first bus services in 1926. Japan Air Transport began scheduled air services from 1937. Towards

2632-430: The years progressed with FMW, Onita decided to phase out the martial arts aspect of the company and focus strictly on professional wrestling . Onita would go on to have violent and bloody matches like the first ever barbed wire match in the company where he would team with Tarzan Goto as they took on the team of Mitsuhiro Matsunaga and Jerry Flynn . Onita would use real barbed wire which resulted in him receiving

2688-423: The years progressed, the audiences for the live shows began to decrease and Arai would slowly sink further and further into debt. Tragedy struck the promotion on October 22, 2001, during a match with Hayabusa and Mammoth Sasaki. Hayabusa attempted a springboard moonsault —one of his signature moves—but he accidentally slipped on the ropes and fell directly on his neck, breaking it and paralyzing him. As

2744-408: The young Eiji Ezaki started to slowly work his way through the ranks. He was known as a prodigy in the world of wrestling and like a-lot of promotions in Japan do, send him on excursion away from the company as they will learn and develop. Ezaki would go on excursion to Mexico and wrestle for a couple of different promotions and developed the character of Hayabusa . Hayabusa became a fan favorite in

2800-780: Was a tag team hardcore wrestling championship contested in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling . Title history [ edit ] Names [ edit ] Name Years WWA World Martial Arts Tag Team Championship December 9, 1991–September 19, 1992 FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship January 18, 1994–June 13, 1999 Reigns [ edit ] No: Wrestlers: Reigns: Date: Days held: Location: Event: Notes: 1 Atsushi Onita and Tarzan Goto 1 December 9, 1991 150 Tokyo , Japan FMW Onita and Goto defeated Grigory Verichev and Koba Kurtanidze in

2856-662: Was abandoned after the 3rd Anniversary Show. 4 Big Titan and The Gladiator 1 January 18, 1994 93 Saitama, Japan FMW The title was re-installed as FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship. Titan and Gladiator defeated Atsushi Onita and Katsutoshi Niiyama in a tournament final to win the vacant title. 5 Mr. Pogo and Hisakatsu Oya 1 April 21, 1994 101 Aomori, Japan FMW 6 Atsushi Onita (2) and Mitsuhiro Matsunaga 1 July 31, 1994 Yokohama, Japan FMW — Vacated — October 1994 — — FMW The title

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2912-407: Was completed on 19 July 1987. On 1 October 2002, Aomori was proclaimed a core city , granting it an increased level of local autonomy. On 1 April 2005, Aomori absorbed the town of Namioka to create the new and expanded city of Aomori; but lost a portion of Namioka to the town of Fujisaki (from Minamitsugaru District ) on 1 September 2007. Aomori has a mayor-council form of government with

2968-578: Was connected with Tokyo by rail with the opening of the Tōhoku Main Line . The Ōu Main Line running along the Sea of Japan coast opened in December 1894. The development of modern Aomori was primarily due to its prefectural capital status and the singular importance as the terminus of these rail lines and the Seikan Ferry , which officially opened in 1908. The 8th Division of the Imperial Japanese Army were stationed in Aomori from 1896. In

3024-664: Was highlighted in the third season of the Vice TV 's pro wrestling docuseries Dark Side of the Ring in September 2021. The Atsushi Onita era of FMW originally consisted of a promotion that featured not only professional wrestling but the best martial arts fighters in the world. Onita would bring in American talent that were known in Japan like Jos LeDuc and Dick Murdoch , as well female talent and midget wrestlers. As

3080-578: Was located in Namioka . After the start of the Edo period , what would become the core of present-day Aomori was a minor port settlement in the Hirosaki Domain called Utō ( 善知鳥村 , Utō-mura ) . The town was rebuilt in 1626 under orders of the daimyō , Tsugaru Nobuhira and renamed "Aomori", but this name did not come into common use until after 1783; however, the historical accuracy of this claim

3136-1046: Was vacated when Onita and Matsunaga split up. 7 W*ING Alliance ( Mr. Pogo (2) and The Gladiator (2)) 1 October 28, 1994 119 Tokyo, Japan FMW Pogo and Gladiator defeated Atsushi Onita and Mr. Gannosuke for vacant title. 8 Atsushi Onita (3) and Mr. Gannosuke 1 February 24, 1995 11 Tokyo, Japan FMW 9 W*ING Alliance ( Mr. Pogo (3) and Yukihiro Kanemura ) 1 March 7, 1995 59 Iwate, Japan FMW 10 Lethal Weapon ( Ricky Fuji and Hisakatsu Oya (2)) 1 May 5, 1995 123 Kawasaki, Japan 6th Anniversary Show 11 Daisuke Ikeda and Yoshiaki Fujiwara 1 September 5, 1995 107 Sapporo, Japan Grand Slam Tour 12 Lethal Weapon ( Hisakatsu Oya (3) and Horace Boulder ) 1 December 21, 1995 15 Yokohama, Japan Year End Spectacular 13 The Faces of Dead ( Super Leather and Jason

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