Deep Drunkers
| Deep Drunkers | |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Members | See below |
| Debut | March 3, 2010 |
| Disbanded | October 13, 2010 |
Deep Drunkers was a professional wrestling stable in the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate, formed on March 3, 2010, by the former members of Real Hazard, Yasushi Kanda, Kzy, Takuya Sugawara and Kenichiro Arai. On October 13, 2010, the Deep Drunkers were forced to split up after losing a match against World-1 (BxB Hulk, Masato Yoshino and Naruki Doi), but after the match, Doi turned on his partners to form a new stable with Tanizaki, Kanda, Kzy, Sugawara and Naoki Tanizaki (who was also part of Deep Drunkers).
History
On January 10, 2010, Yasushi Kanda's Real Hazard stablemate, Genki Horiguchi, put out a blog where he stated that Real Hazard would win more matches via teamwork instead of illegal tactics and weapons play in 2010. During a tag match he had with Horiguchi that day, he tried to utilize a blue box to gain an advantage, but Horiguchi prevented him from doing so. Though they still won, Horiguchi's actions caused them to begin bickering. The bickering intensified the following day, when he made Horiguchi lose a tag team match by accidentally hitting him. Eventually, Real Hazard became divided over the "clean fighting" issue. Genki would be joined by Susumu Yokosuka and K-ness in his quest for clean fights, while Kanda was supported by Kzy and Takuya Sugawara in the pursuit of continuous use of illegal tactics to win matches. On February 10, Horiguchi, Yokosuka and K-ness left Real Hazard. On March 3, 2010, the remaining members of Real Hazard (Takuya Sugawara, Kenichiro Arai, Yasushi Kanda and Kzy) renamed the stable to Deep Drunkers, which was led by Arai. On May 5, 2010, Sugawara, Kanda and Kzy defeated Veteran-gun (Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii and Akebono) for the Open the Triangle Gate Championship. On May 13, 2010, Sugawara, Kanda and Kzy lost the Open the Triangle Gate Championship to WARRIORS (CIMA, Gamma and Genki Horiguchi).
On August 24, 2010, Naoki Tanizaki accidentally cost his team (World-1) the win against Deep Drunkers after a misfired Protein Powder attack struck PAC, leading to their loss. He quickly apologized to his partners after they questioned what was wrong with him lately and told them everything was fine. On August 29, 2010, Kzy competed in a tournament to crown a new Open the Brave Gate Champion after Masato Yoshino vacated the title, and defeated Naoki Tanizaki in the first round, but later lost to Susumu Yokosuka in the semifinals. On September 3, Naoki Tanizaki, along with Naruki Doi and BxB Hulk, challenged for the Open The Triangle Gate Championship, but fell short after he was pinned following Genki Horiguchi's Backslide From Heaven. The team then argued with one another and agreed to face off in a Three Way Match on October 3.
On September 17, 2010, following another loss, Tanizaki finally snapped as he and his partner BxB Hulk argued over the loss and was stopped by Dr. Muscle, who then attacked BxB Hulk and gave him an Implant. He offered a handshake to Tanizaki, and was refused. Later on in the main event pitting his World-1 teammates Masato Yoshino and Naruki Doi against K-ness and Susumu Yokosuka for the Open the Twin Gate Championship, Tanizaki attacked both Yoshino and Susumu, giving both men an Implant but then laying Yokosuka over Yoshino, costing them the titles. He further cemented his betrayal of World-1 by joining up Deep Drunkers Stable, thus completing his heel turn. On October 13, 2010, the Deep Drunkers were forced to split up after losing a match against World–1 (BxB Hulk, Masato Yoshino and Naruki Doi). After the match, Doi turned on his partners to form a new stable with Sugawara, Kzy, Tanizaki and Kanda, and the rest of the group turned on Arai since he was not needed.[1]
Aftermath
After forming a group with Naruki Doi, Kanda, Sugawara and Tanizaki won the Open the Triangle Gate Championship. Gamma joined Naruki Doi's group. Sugawara left Naruki Doi's group in December, and the rest joined WARRIORS to form Blood Warriors.
Members
- Members
| Name | Appearances |
|---|---|
| Kenichiro Arai | March 10, 2010–October 13, 2010 |
| Kzy | March 10, 2010–October 13, 2010 |
| Yasushi Kanda | March 10, 2010–October 13, 2010 |
| Takuya Sugawara | March 10, 2010–October 13, 2010 |
| Naoki Tanizaki | September 17, 2010–October 13, 2010 |
Championships and Accomplishments
- Dragon Gate
- Open the Triangle Gate Championship (1 time) - Kzy, Sugawara and Kanda
References
- ↑ Boutwell, Josh (2010-10-15). "Viva La Raza! Lucha Weekly". WrestleView. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
External links
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