Marufuji and Ishimori added to Tag-Team Championship Match at Slammiversary 15

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Source: impactwrestling.com

Pro Wrestling NOAH stars Naomichi Marufuji, Taiji Ishimuri Look To Shine In The Impact Zone

NASHVILLE – GFW/IMPACT Wrestling, a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp., announced today that it will bring two superstars from Tokyo-based Pro Wrestling NOAH to participate in Slammiversary 15 on July 2, a live pay-per-view filmed in The Impact Zone on the backlot at Universal Studios Florida.

Naomichi Marufuji and Taiji Ishimori will team up to battle for the GFW/IMPACT Tag-Team Championship belts, now held by the Latin American Xchange (LAX).

El Hijo del Fantasma and Drago, two stars from Lucha Libre AAA in Mexico, also will compete in the 4-way match for the GFW/IMPACT Wrestling Tag-Team Championship. The final participants in the championship match will be Garza Jr., and Laredo Kid, representing Mexico-based The Crash.

Marufuji has competed in multiple promotions during his illustrious career, including New Japan Pro Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling, and Ring of Honor. He is a former three-time GHC Heavyweight Champion, and the only man to win Junior Heavyweight Championships in all three major Japanese promotions.

Ishimori holds the distinction of being the longest-reigning GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion for Pro Wrestling NOAH. He has been wrestling professionally since 2002, is one of the best high-flying wrestlers, and has been a singles and tag-team champion.

“It’s an honor to welcome Marufuji and Ishimori to The Impact Zone. I know the fans will be awestruck with what these two can do inside the six-sided ring,” said Jeff Jarrett, who is the founder of GFW/IMPACT Wrestling and now serves as the company’s Chief Creative Officer.

“Bringing Marufuji and Ishimori to Slammiversary is just the next step in this long-term relationship with unlimited potential between GFW/Impact Wrestling and Pro Wrestling NOAH,” said Scott D’Amore, Vice-President of International Relations for GFW/IMPACT Wrestling. “I’m confident that the two companies will have a wide-ranging talent-exchange, and the ultimate goal is co-branded shows with GFW/Impact Wrestling and Pro Wrestling NOAH.”

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NOAH vs Impact vs AAA vs The Crash.

I hope these guys get enough time

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This is just a waste of a tag title match, like ROH does when they've got New Japan guys around.

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This is just a waste of a tag title match, like ROH does when they've got New Japan guys around.

the only credible feud for the titles would had been Veterans of War vs LAX, but since neither team was able to fly to the india shows, it would had been 4 weeks without build up. I think that since LAX already unified the Impact/GFW titles and they didn't build anything, this match is good enough for right now. I've seen a lot of people complain that they're wasting Marufuji on a tag match, but I feel it's the best way to re-intro these guys into Impact/US crowds.

I would had allowed VOW to win the GFW titles and unification match at Slammiversary, but then again, i didn't know neither were going to India.

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This is just a waste of a tag title match, like ROH does when they've got New Japan guys around.

the only credible feud for the titles would had been Veterans of War vs LAX, but since neither team was able to fly to the india shows, it would had been 4 weeks without build up. I think that since LAX already unified the Impact/GFW titles and they didn't build anything, this match is good enough for right now. I've seen a lot of people complain that they're wasting Marufuji on a tag match, but I feel it's the best way to re-intro these guys into Impact/US crowds.

I would had allowed VOW to win the GFW titles and unification match at Slammiversary, but then again, i didn't know neither were going to India.

Then why didn't they do the unification match on the PPV?

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Then why didn't they do the unification match on the PPV?

I honestly don't know, they definitely wanted to crown GFW champs asap since those titles were vacated, but even if they couldn't secure VOW for the PPV, Garza/Laredo could have taken them and put them in this match. It's hard to say, it's the only match that doesn't have months of build up, even Moose/D'Angelo vs Adonis/Drake goes back a while.