Jado
Gedo, and the "Gedo Crutch"
One of the most outstanding and underrated tag teams from Japan, Jado & Gedo, will face the ECW World Tag Team champions, The Impact Players (Justin Credible & Lance Storm), at the ECW Arena in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday, March 4, 2000. Jado & Gedo have wrestled with The Gladiator (Mike Awesome), Sabu, Shane Douglas, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Lance Storm, Jerry Lynn, Johnny Smith, and Uganda (Giant Kimala) in Japan in their 11-year career. This week's View From The Rising Sun will look at their eventful life, which is like an interesting novel full of ups and downs.
Jado (Shoji Akiyoshi) was born on September 28, 1968 in Minato-ku in the center of Tokyo. Gedo (Keiji Takayama) was born on February 20, 1969 in Fussa City, in the suburbs of Tokyo. In their childhood, they were always big wrestling fans and longed to become professional wrestlers. They not only love American style wrestling, but, also, they are still two "marks."
When New Japan Pro Wrestling had the debut of the new monster, Big Van Vader (Leon White), at Ryogoku Kokugikan (Sumo Hall) on December 27, 1987, they used a very weird storyline that "Beat" Takeshi Kitano, the most popular and charismatic comedian / actor / movie director in Japan, formed the TPG (Takeshi Puroresu Gundan [Army]) to beat Antonio Inoki and New Japan Pro. TPG featured Vader with Masa Saito and even collected young boys for the TPG Dojo (training facility) publicly. However, fans repulsed this silly story line to use a comedian in their "sacred" ring. Fans rioted after Inoki lost to Vader in only 2 minutes 49 seconds. New Japan Pro had to pay an indemnity of about $30,000 to the Nippon [Japan] Sumo Association and couldn't use the facility for over one year.
TPG had some young boys who were applied for TPG's public collection, but New Japan Pro dropped the TPG story line. The young boys, like Shoji Akiyoshi (19 years old), Keiji Takayama (18 years old), and Hiroto Wakita (20 years old / now Super Delfin), were trained in the TPG Dojo, which was actually a basement of Yusuke "Wally" Yamaguchi's house in Ota-ku in Tokyo. They could not imagine that they would have a bright future. Wally is a reporter for Gong Magazine, and he was also a key person for various independent wrestling offices, which were just founded in those days. Atsushi Onita had the first FMW show in Nagoya, Aichi on October 6, 1989. Hisatsune Shinma had the first Universal Pro Wrestling (Lucha Libre) show at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on March 1, 1990. Kiyoshi "Micky" Ibaragi had the first W*ING show at Korakuen Hall on August 7, 1991. They had inseparable relations with Wally.
Yusuke "Wally" Yamaguchi and Masanori
Wally was invited by a promoter in the Netherlands, and he took Akiyoshi, Takayama, and Wakita for a few wrestling shows in the Netherlands in March 1989. Akiyoshi debuted as a pro wrestler against Wakita on March 10, and Takayama debuted against Wakita on March 19 in Amsterdam. After their debut, they had to train and train and wait until their Japanese debut. Akiyoshi got beat up by Masanobu Kurisu on the FMW show at Korakuen Hall on December 10, 1989. Takayama, as "Black Eyed Man," lost to Akiyoshi on the Universal show at Korakuen Hall on March 1, 1990. Finally, they started with Universal as the tag team "Punish & Crush"---Coolie Crush SZ (Akiyoshi / Jado) and Bulldog Punish KT (Takayama / Gedo).
Los Cowboys (Silver King and El Texano) and Masanori
November 8, 1991---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (Universal)
UWA / UWF Intercontinental Tag Team Title Tournament Final
Coolie Crush SZ (Gedo) & Bulldog Punish KT (Jado) beat Los Cowboys (Silver King & El Texano) (13:16 Coolie beat King)---Punish & Crush became the first champions
January 19, 1992---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (Universal) (12:00 p.m.)
UWA / UWF Intercontinental Tag Team title match
Coolie Crush SZ & Bulldog Punish KT beat Villano V & IV (15:51 Coolie beat Villano IV)---Punish & Crush kept the title
January 19, 1992---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (Universal) (6:30 p.m.)
UWA / UWF Intercontinental Tag Team title match
Coolie Crush SZ & Bulldog Punish KT beat Lightning Kid (Sean Waltman / X-Pac) & Jerry Lynn (4:45 Coolie beat Lynn)---Punish & Crush kept the title
April 19, 1992---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (Universal)
UWA / UWF Intercontinental Tag Team title match
Coolie Crush SZ & Bulldog Punish KT beat Gran Hamada & Transformer (Kendo) (13:32 Coolie beat Transformer)---Punish & Crush kept the title
June 15, 1992---Soka City Sports & Health City Memorial Gym, Saitama (Universal)
UWA / UWF Intercontinental Tag Team title match
Scorpio Jr. & Shu El Guerrero beat Coolie Crush SZ & Bulldog Punish KT (15:40 Scorpio beat Bulldog)---Scorpio & Guerrero became the second champions
June 21, 1992---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (Universal)
UWA / UWF Intercontinental Tag Team title match
Coolie Crush SZ & Bulldog Punish KT beat Scorpio Jr. & Shu El Guerrero (11:31 Coolie beat Scorpio)---Punish & Crush became the third champions
August 16, 1992---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (Universal)
UWA / UWF Intercontinental Tag Team Title Tournament Final
Bulldog Punish KT & Pat Tanaka beat Kendo & Coolie Crush SZ (9:50 Bulldog beat Coolie)---New Bad Company became the fourth champions
August 21, 1992---Omiya Skate Center, Saitama (Universal)
UWF Super Middleweight title match
Shu El Guerrero beat Coolie Crush SZ (9:59)---Guerrero kept the title
September 6, 1992---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (Universal)
UWA / UWF Intercontinental Tag Team title match
Bulldog Punish KT & Pat Tanaka beat Lightning Kid (Sean Waltman / X-Pac) & Jerry Lynn (20:17 Tanaka beat Kid)---New Bad Company kept the title
Sean Waltman (Lightning Kid / 1-2-3 Kid / Syxx / X-Pac) and Masanori
Jerry Lynn and Masanori
September 6, 1992---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (Universal)
UWF Super Middleweight title match
Shu El Guerrero beat Coolie Crush SZ (7:50)---Guerrero kept the title
September 9, 1992---Sapporo, Hokkaido (Universal)
UWF Super Middleweight title match
Coolie Crush SZ beat Shu El Guerrero (13:22)---Coolie became the fourth champion
October 25, 1992---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (Universal)
UWF Super Middleweight title match
Villano IV beat Coolie Crush SZ (15:03)---Villano became the fifth champion
November 20, 1992---Osaka Furitsu (Prefectural) Gym #2 (Universal)
UWA / UWF Intercontinental Tag Team title match
Gran Hamada & The Great Sasuke beat Bulldog Punish KT & Villano IV (21:21 Hamada beat Bulldog)---Hamada & Sasuke became the sixth champions
Unfortunately, Universal Pro Wrestling's business condition dropped down month by month. Then, "Punish & Crush" went over to Mexico at the end of 1992. They described their life in Mexico as "gypsy way." They renamed themselves "Jado" and "Gedo." In the Japanese language, "do" means "way", "Ja-do" is "Evil-way," and "Ge-do" is "Outlaw-way." After one year of hard days in Lucha Libre, Jado and Gedo joined Victor Quinones' Puerto Rico Army and appeared on the W*ING show at Yokohama Bunka Gym in Kanagawa on July 11, 1993.
Jado and Gedo had a "Fire Death Match" against Yukihiro Kanemura (W*ING / Kintaro) and Shoji Nakamaki in a ring surrounded by fire on October 31, 1993 (Halloween night) at Odawara City Baseball Stadium in Kanagawa. Jado poured gasoline on the mat, lit the mat on fire, and then powerbombed Kanemura onto the fire. Kanemura burned his back and needed four months to recover.
Jado powerbombs Kanemura into the fire
September 20, 1993---Hachioji Oroshi Center, Tokyo (W*ING)
WWC Caribbean Heavyweight title match
(1) Yukihiro Kanemura drew Jado (7:39 No Contest)
(2) Jado beat Kanemura (3:02 TKO)---Jado became the new champion
October 23, 1993---Shiojiri City Gym, Nagano
WWC Caribbean Heavyweight title match
Jado beat Shoji Nakamaki (9:52)---Jado kept the title
January 2, 1994---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (W*ING)
W*ING World Tag Team title match
Head Hunters A & B beat Jado & Gedo (10:39 A beat Gedo)---Hunters kept the title
January 11, 1994---Osaka Furitsu (Prefectural) Seaside Sports Center
W*ING World Heavyweight title match
Crypt Keeper (Jose Estrada Jr.) beat Jado (17:25)---Keeper kept the title
January 13, 1994---Tokai Civic Gym, Aichi
WWC Caribbean Heavyweight title match
Jado beat Nobutaka Araya (17:11)---Jado kept the title
January 14, 1994---Toda City Sports Center, Saitama (W*ING)
W*ING World Tag Team title match
Head Hunters A & B beat Jado & Gedo (15:43 B beat Jado)---Hunters kept the title
Because of W*ING's financial difficulties, Jado and Gedo quit W*ING and appeared on Gen-ichiro Tenryu's WAR show at Korakuen Hall on January 16 in 1994. They met their fateful boss and six-man tag team partner, Kodo Fuyuki (Hiromichi Fuyuki), in WAR. Fuyuki formed "Fuyuki-gun (Army)" and innovated in the six-man tag team category. Also, Gedo really improved as one of the best technical junior heavyweight wrestlers in Japan.
(In back) Koji Kitao (in black jacket), Terry Boy / Mens Teioh (American flag shirt), and Shiryu / Kaz Hayashi (in mask); (at table) Sato / Dick Togo, The Great Sasuke; (in front) Masanori, and Jado
May 5, 1994---Kawasaki Baseball Stadium, Kanagawa (FMW)
The Gladiator (Mike Awesome), Big Titan (Rick Bogner), & Ricky Fuji beat Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo (15:06 Gladiator beat Gedo)---Main event: Gen-ichiro Tenryu (WAR) beat Atsushi Onita (FMW) in the "No-Rope / Barbed Wire / Electricity / Explosion / Cage match" (22:55)
June 30, 1994---Miyagi Prefectural Sports Center, Sendai (WAR)
WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Tournament
(1) Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo beat Hiroshi Itakura, Ichiro Yaguchi, & Hideo Takayama (Hido) (11:36 Fuyuki beat Takayama)
(2) Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo beat Dos Caras, Lion Heart (Chris Jericho), & "Thunderbird" Bret Como (9:09 Gedo beat Como)
(3) Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo beat Gen-ichiro Tenryu, Koki Kitahara, & Animal Hamaguchi (15:26 Fuyuki beat Kitahara)---Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo became the first champions
July 17, 1994---Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo (WAR)
WAR Six-Man Tag Team Tournament
Ashura Hara, Jinsei Shinzaki (Hakushi), & John Tenta (Earthquake) beat Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo (9:04 Tenta beat Gedo)
August 26, 1994---Yokohama Bunka Gym, Kanagawa (WAR)
WAR World Six-Man Tag Team title match
Bob Backlund, Warlord, & Ultimate Scott Putski beat Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo (16:51 Backlund beat Jado)---Backlund, Warlord, & Putski became the second champions
September 1, 1994---Saku City Gym, Nagano (WAR)
WAR World Six-Man Tag Team title match
Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo beat Bob Backlund, Warlord, & Ultimate Scott Putski (16:34 Fuyuki beat Putski)---Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo became the third champions
October 11, 1994---Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center, Hokkaido (WAR)
WAR World Six-Man Tag Team title match
Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo beat Bob Backlund, Dos Caras, & Vampiro (17:43 Fuyuki beat Vampiro)---Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo kept the title
November 8, 1994---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (WAR)
WAR World Six-Man Tag Team title match
Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo beat Gen-ichiro Tenryu, Koki Kitahara, & Animal Hamaguchi (42:56 Fuyuki beat Kitahara)---Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo kept the title
December 4, 1994---Ryogoku Kokugikan (Sumo Hall)
WAR World Six-Man Tag Team title match
Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo beat Kengo Kimura, Tatsutoshi Goto, & Akitoshi Saito (26:52 Fuyuki beat Saito)---Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo kept the title
Kodo Fuyuki and Masanori
January 8, 1995---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (WAR)
WAR World Six-Man Tag Team title match
Shiro Koshinaka, Tatsutoshi Goto, & Michiyoshi Ohara beat Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo (22:57 Koshinaka beat Gedo)---Koshinaka, Goto, & Ohara became the fourth champions
March 11, 1995---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (WAR)
WAR World Six-Man Tag Team title match
Shiro Koshinaka, Tatsutoshi Goto, & Michiyoshi Ohara beat Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo (27:34 Koshinaka beat Fuyuki)---Koshinaka, Goto, & Ohara kept the title
March 26, 1995---Ryogoku Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (WAR)
WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tournament
(1) Gedo beat Yuji Yasuraoka (7:21)
(2) 1-2-3 Kid (Sean Waltman / X-Pac) beat Negro Casas (4:20)
(3) Lion Heart (Chris Jericho) beat Masao Orihara (8:53)
(4) Ultimo Dragon beat Ultimate Dragon (Bret Como) (9:58)
(5) Gedo beat 1-2-3 Kid (7:08)
(6) Lion Heart beat Ultimo Dragon (11:19)
(7) Gedo beat Lion Heart (19:31)---Gedo became the first champion
April 20, 1995---Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center, Hokkaido (WAR)
WAR International Junior Heavyweight title match
Gedo beat Masao Orihara (19:57)---Gedo kept the title
April 30, 1995---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (WAR)
WAR International Junior Heavyweight title match
Gedo beat Masao Orihara (18:26)---Gedo kept the title
June 4, 1995---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (WAR)
WAR International Junior Heavyweight title match
Lion Heart (Chris Jericho) beat Gedo (26:55)---Heart became the second champion
June 30, 1995---Higashi-hiroshima Sports Park Gym, Hiroshima (WAR)
WAR World Six-Man Tag Team title match
Gen-ichiro Tenryu, Koki Kitahara, & Animal Hamaguchi beat Kodo Fuyuki, Gedo, & Nobutaka Araya (21:06 Tenryu beat Gedo)---Tenryu, Kitahara, & Hamaguchi kept the title
August 5, 1995---Kagoshima Prefectural Gym (WAR)
WAR World Six-Man Tag Team title match
Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo beat Gen-ichiro Tenryu, Koki Kitahara, & Animal Hamaguchi (17:53 Fuyuki beat Kitahara)---Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo became the fifth champions
August 29, 1995---Shizuoka Industrial Hall (WAR)
WAR International Junior Heavyweight title match
Gedo beat Ultimo Dragon (17:20)---Gedo became the fourth champion
October 4, 1995---ActCity Hamamatsu, Shizuoka (WAR)
WAR World Six-Man Tag Team title match
Koki Kitahara, Arashi (Isao Takagi), & Nobutaka Araya beat Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo (42:53 Kitahara beat Gedo)---Kitahara, Arashi, & Araya became the sixth champions
October 5, 1995---Omiya Skate Center, Saitama (WAR)
NWA World Middle / WAR International Junior Heavyweight double title match
Ultimo Dragon beat Gedo (17:32)---Dragon won both titles
Dragon Crown Tournament (WAR)
November 21, 1995---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Kodo Fuyuki beat Jado (15:10)
November 26, 1995---Tsu City Gym, Mie
Jado beat Koki Kitahara (11:29)
November 27, 1995---Gifu Prefectural Gym
Jado beat Arasi (Isao Takagi) (14:36)
November 30, 1995---Kochi Prefectural Gym
Jado beat Osamu Tachihikari (10:33)
December 2, 1995---Matsuyama Community Center, Ehime
Jado beat Nobukazu Hirai (14:38)
December 4, 1995---Hakata StarLanes, Fukuoka City
Jado beat Nobutaka Araya (12:42)
December 5, 1995---Kumamoto City Gym
Jado beat Koki Kitahara (11:20)---Jado won the round robin tournament
December 4, 1995---Hakata StarLanes, Fukuoka City (WAR)
Lion-do (Chris Jericho) & Gedo beat Lance Storm & Ultimo Dragon
December 8, 1995---Ota Ward Gym, Tokyo (WAR)
Super Heavy-WAR Tag Team Tournament
Gen-ichiro Tenryu & Ultimo Dragon beat Jado & Gedo (8:13 Tenryu beat Gedo)---Tenryu & Dragon won the tournament
December 13, 1995---Ryogoku Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (WAR / New Japan / Michinoku)
"Super J-Cup---2nd Stage"
Rey Misterio Jr. beat Psicosis
(1) Gran Naniwa beat Damian (6:36)
(2) Shinjiro Otani beat Masaaki Mochizuki (4:02)
(3) Ultimo Dragon beat Shoichi Funaki (6:52)
(4) Gedo beat Masayoshi Motegi (6:56)
(5) Dos Caras beat El Samurai (7:00)
(6) Lion Heart (Chris Jericho) beat Hanzo Nakajima (6:48)
(7) Jushin "Thunder" Liger beat Gran Naniwa (9:13)
(8) Wild Pegasus (Chris Benoit) beat Lion Heart (13:43)
(9) Ultimo Dragon beat Shinjiro Otani (13:30)
(10) Gedo beat Dos Caras (8:54)
(11) Jushin "Thunder" Liger beat Ultimo Dragon (17:19)
(12) Gedo beat Wild Pegasus (9:20)
(13) Jushin "Thunder" Liger beat Gedo (15:47)---Liger won the tournament
January 7, 1996---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (WAR)
WAR World Six-Man Tag Team title match
Koki Kitahara, Arashi (Isao Takagi), & Nobutaka Araya drew Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo---Kitahara, Arashi, & Araya kept the title
February 23, 1996---New World Sendai Tennis Club, Miyagi (WAR)
WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team title match
Lion-do (Chris Jericho) & Gedo beat Lance Storm & Yuji Yasuraoka (22:06 Gedo beat Lance)---Lion & Gedo became the first champions
February 26, 1996---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (WAR)
WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team title match
Lion-do (Chris Jericho) & Gedo beat Jushin "Thunder" Liger & Tatsuhito Takaiwa (17:07 Gedo beat Takaiwa)---Lion & Gedo kept the title
March 22, 1996--ActCity Hamamatsu, Shizuoka (WAR)
WAR World Six-Man Tag Team title match
Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo beat Koki Kitahara, Arashi (Isao Takagi), & Nobutaka Araya---Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo became the eighth champions
March 27, 1996---Nakamura Sports Center, Nagoya, Aichi (WAR)
WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team title match
Lance Storm & Yuji Yasuraoka beat Lion-do (Chris Jericho) & Gedo (24:09 Yasuraoka beat Gedo)---Storm & Yasuraoka became the second champions
March 30, 1996---Ogaki Castle Hall, Gifu (WAR)
WAR World Six-Man Tag Team title match
Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo beat Big Titan (Rick Bogner), Dr. Luther, & Damian (17:06 Fuyuki beat Damian)---Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo kept the title
April 19, 1996---Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center, Hokkaido (WAR)
WAR World Six-Man Tag Team title match
Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo beat Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, & Hiro Saito (20:22 Fuyuki beat Saito)---Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo kept the title
May 26, 1996---Yokohama Bunka Gym, Kanagawa (WAR)
WAR World Six-Man Tag Team title match
Yoji Anjo, Yoshihiro Takayama, & Ken-ichi Yamamoto beat Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo (20:04 Anjo beat Gedo)---Golden Cups became the ninth champions
June 7, 1996---Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center, Hokkaido (UWF International)
WAR World Six-Man Tag Team title match
Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo beat Yoji Anjo, Yoshihiro Takayama, & Ken-ichi Yamamoto (20:53 Fuyuki beat Yamamoto)---Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo became the 10th champions
June 15, 1996---Hakata StarLanes, Fukuoka (WAR)
WAR World Six-Man Tag Team title match
Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo beat Yoji Anjo, Yoshihiro Takayama, & 200% Machine (Mike Burton) (19:56 Fuyuki beat Machine)---Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo kept the title and title was held up
July 20, 1996---Ryogoku Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (WAR)
WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Title Tournament
Nobuhiko Takada, Yuhi Sano (Naoki Sano), & Masahito Kakihara beat Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo (12:35 Takada beat Gedo)---Takada, Sano, & Kakihara became the 11th champions
October 11, 1996---Osaka Furitsu (Prefectural) Gym (WAR)
WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Title Tournament
Kodo Fuyuki, Yoji Anjo, & Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow beat Nobuhiko Takada, Yuhi Sano (Naoki Sano), & Masahito Kakihara (11:32 Anjo beat Kakihara)---Fuyuki, Anjo, & Bigelow became the 12th champions
October 28, 1996---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (WAR)
WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Title Tournament
Gen-ichiro Tenryu, Ultimo Dragon, & Nobutaka Araya beat Kodo Fuyuki, Yoji Anjo, & Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow (17:22 Tenryu beat Fuyuki)---Tenryu, Dragon, & Araya became the 13th champions
After this show, Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo quit WAR and joined Tokyo Pro Wrestling / FFF (Fighting For Future). Tokyo Pro was sponsored by a rich man who was running a Bike Express business, but this sugar papa's business fouled up, and the lack of funds halted his "hobby," wrestling, too, at the end of 1996. Then, they started to work for various independent offices such as FMW, IWA, and Big Japan, and promoted their shows by themselves with the banner of "Fuyuki-gun."
March 21, 1997---Miyagi Prefectural Sports Center, Miyagi (FMW)
World Street Fight Six-Man Tag Team title match
Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo beat Hisakatsu Oya, & Head Hunters A & B (16:23 Fuyuki beat B)---Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo became the fourth champions
March 29, 1997---Harumi Dome21, Tokyo (Fuyuki-gun)
World Street Fight Six-Man Tag Team title match
Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo beat The Great Kabuki, Masao Orihara, & Keisuke Yamada (18:14 Fuyuki beat Orihara)---Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo kept the title
April 19, 1997---Ogaki Castle Hall, Gifu (Fuyuki-gun)
World Street Fight Six-Man Tag Team title match
Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo beat Super Leather (Mike Kerchner), Crypt Keeper (Jose Estrada Jr.), & Flyingkid Ichihara (20:47 Fuyuki beat Ichihara)---Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo kept the title
June 12, 1997---KBS Hall, Kyoto (Fuyuki-gun)
World Street Fight Six-Man Tag Team title match
Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo beat Head Hunters A & B, & Black Hayabusa (Jose Estrada Jr.) (18:18 Fuyuki beat Black)---Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo kept the title
Head Hunters A & B with Masanori
July 8, 1997---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (Fuyuki-gun)
(1) World Street Fight Six-Man Tag Team title match
Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo beat Hisakatsu Oya, Mr. Gannosuke, & Flyingkid Ichihara (14:58 Fuyuki beat Ichihara)---Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo kept the title
(2) World Street Fight Six-Man Tag Team title match
Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo beat The Great Kabuki, Daikoubo Benkei, Koji Sato (10:26 Fuyuki beat Sato)---Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo kept the title and title was held up
July 31, 1997---Akishima Messe, Tokyo (Big Japan)
Big Japan Tag Team title match
Ryuji Yamakawa & Yoshihiro Tajiri drew Jado & Gedo (60 minutes time up)---Yamakawa & Tajiri kept the title
August 5, 1997---Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center (FMW)
World Street Fight Six-Man Tag Team title Tournament Final
The Gladiator (Mike Awesome), Hisakatsu Oya, & Mr. Gannosuke beat Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo (20:28 Gladiator beat Fuyuki)---Gladiator, Oya, & Gannosuke became the fifth champions
August 31, 1997---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (FMW)
North American Mid Heavyweight title match
Gedo beat Ricky Fuji (16:43)---Gedo became the fourth champion
September 29, 1997---Kawasaki Baseball Stadium, Kanagawa (FMW)
World Brass Knuckles Tag Team title match
Mr. Gannosuke & Hisakatsu Oya beat Jado & Gedo (15:02 Gannosuke beat Gedo)---Gannosuke & Oya kept the title
October 26, 1997---MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada (WCW)
"Halloween Havoc '97" (PPV)
Chris Jericho beat Gedo (7:18)
November 24, 1997---Konan Civic Sports Hall, Aichi (FMW)
World Street Fight Six-Man Tag Team title match
Atsushi Onita, Tetsuhiro Kuroda, & Hido beat Kodo Fuyuki, Jado, & Gedo (18:10 Onita beat Gedo)---Onita, Kuroda, Hido kept the title
December 22, 1997---Isezaki Civic Gym, Gumma (Fuyuki-gun)
Big Japan Tag Team title match
Jado & Gedo beat Ryuji Yamakawa & Yoshihiro Tajiri (22:38 Jado beat Yamakawa)---Jado & Gedo became the third champions
In 1998, they attached to FMW and formed TNR (Team No Respect) (Fuyuki, Mr. Gannosuke, Yukihiro Kanemura, Jado, Gedo, Koji Nakagawa, and Hido), which really got over with their vulgar skits and dances though they were "bad guys."
January 2, 1998---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (Big Japan)
Big Japan Tag Team title match
Ryuji Yamakawa & Yoshihiro Tajiri beat Jado & Gedo (16:28 Yamakawa beat Jado)---Yamakawa & Tajiri became the fourth champions
January 16, 1998---Australia Memorial Hall, Yokkaichi, Mie (FMW)
World Street Fight Six-Man Tag Team title match
Mr. Gannosuke, Yukihiro Kanemura, & Jado beat Hayabusa, Masato Tanaka, & Hisakatsu Oya (20:01 Jado beat Oya)---Gannosuke, Kanemura, and Gedo became the ninth champions
February 13, 1998---Chiba Park Gym, Chiba City (FMW)
World Street Fight Six-Man Tag Team title match
Atsushi Onita, Koji Nakagawa, & Tetsuhiro Kuroda beat Mr. Gannosuke, Yukihiro Kanemura, & Jado (10:26 Nakagawa beat Kanemura by referee stop)---Onita, Nakagawa, & Kuroda became the 10th champions
February 19, 1998---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (Fuyuki-gun)
North American Mid Heavyweight title match
Gedo beat Ricky Fuji (13:10)---Gedo kept the title
April 30, 1998---Yokohama Bunka Gym, Kanagawa (FMW)
Ricky Fuji & John Kronos beat Jado & Gedo
May 1, 1998---Tokyo Dome (All Japan)
Johnny Smith & Wolf Hawkfield (Jungle Jim Steele) beat Jado & Gedo (12:31 Smith beat Jado)
June 12, 1998---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo (All Japan)
Yoshinari Ogawa & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi beat Jado & Gedo (10:28 Kikuchi beat Gedo)
June 19, 1998---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (FMW)
The Gladiator (Mike Awesome) beat Jado (11:55)
August 11, 1998---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (FMW)
Jado beat Gedo (7:31)
September 11, 1998---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo (All Japan)
Jado & Gedo beat Giant Kimala (Ben Peacock) & Mark Ragin (9:39 Gedo beat Ragin)
October 31, 1998---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo (All Japan)
Giant Baba, Jinsei Shinzaki (Hakushi), & Naomichi Marufuji beat Jado, Gedo, & Yoshinobu Kanemaru (16:16 Jinsei beat Kanemaru)
November 20, 1998---Yokohama Bunka Gym, Kanagawa (FMW)
Jado, Gedo, TAKA Michinoku, & Sho Funaki beat Daisuke Ikeda, Mohammed Yone, Ricky Fuji, & Naohiko Yamazaki (21:26 Gedo beat Yamazaki)
December 12, 1998---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (FMW)
Shane Douglas beat Gedo (12:25)
In 1999, after splitting with its founder, Atsushi Onita, FMW was propelled into their American-style productions and angles by booker Fuyuki and DirecTV's powerful ambitions. Fuyuki has focused on creating plain characters and morality play to draw new fans. He formed "ECW Japan" at the end of 1999.
May 2, 1999---Tokyo Dome (All Japan)
Masanobu Fuchi, Johnny Smith, & Tamon Honda beat Koji Nakagawa, Jado, & Gedo (14:41 Honda beat Gedo)
June 13, 1999---Oroshi Center Orange Hall, Okayama City (FMW)
World Brass Knuckles Tag Team title match
Koji Nakagawa & Gedo beat Masato Tanaka & Tetsuhiro Kuroda (10:43 Nakagawa beat Kuroda)---Nakagawa & Gedo became the 21st champions
June 15, 1999---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (FMW)
World Brass Knuckles Tag Team title match
Koji Nakagawa & Gedo beat Sabu & Super Leather (Mike Kerchner) (15:30 Gedo beat Leather)---Nakagawa & Gedo kept the title
July 31, 1999---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (FMW
WEW Six-Man Tag Team title Tournament Final
Kodo Fuyuki, Koji Nakagawa, & Gedo beat Hayabusa (Eiji Ezaki / "H"), Masato Tanaka, & Tetsuhiro Kuroda (10:12 Fuyuki beat Hayabusa)---Fuyuki, Nakagawa, & Gedo won the title
July 31, 1999---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (FMW)
World Brass Knuckles Tag Team title match
Koji Nakagawa & Gedo beat Super Leather & Armageddon #2 (Mathew "Mary Sumo"Anoia)---Jado & Gedo kept the title and the title was renamed as "WEW Tag Team title"
August 23, 1999---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (FMW)
WEW Tag Team title match
Hisakatsu Oya & Tetsuhiro Kuroda beat Koji Nakagawa & Gedo (18:52 Oya beat Gedo)---Oya & Kuroda became the second champions
August 25, 1999---Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center, Hokkaido (FMW)
WEW Six-Man Tag Team title match
Kodo Fuyuki, Koji Nakagawa, & Gedo beat Tetsuhiro Kuroda, Hisakatsu Oya, & Yoshinori Sasaki (12:41 Gedo beat Sasaki)---Fuyuki, Nakagawa, & Gedo kept the title
September 23, 1999---Ishikawa Industrial Hall, Kanazawa (FMW)
WEW Six-Man Tag Team title match
Masato Tanaka, Hisakatsu Oya, & Tetsuhiro Kuroda beat Kodo Fuyuki, Koji Nakagawa, & Gedo (12:31 Tanaka beat Fuyuki)---Tanaka, Oya, & Kuroda became the second champions and the title was vacated in the fall
November 23, 1999---Yokohama Arena, Kanagawa (FMW)
WEW Six-Man Tag Team title match / Snatching Ladder match
Ricky Fuji, Flyingkid Ichihara, & Chocoball Mukai beat Koji Nakagawa, Jado & Gedo (14:54 Fuji captured the belt over the ladder)---Fuji, Ichihara, & Mukai became the third champions
December 11, 1999---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (FMW)
WEW Six-Man Tag Team title match / Snatching Ladder match
Koji Nakagawa, Jado & Gedo beat Ricky Fuji, Flyingkid Ichihara, & Chocoball Mukai (9:38 Jado beat Mukai)---Nakagawa, Jado, & Gedo became the fourth champions
Jado & Gedo
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