iD 2008: Gedo, Jado & Devitt Confirmed

Posted by Phil Jones

Indypendence Day Weekend 2008

NJPW Wrestlers Announced

The first three participants from New Japan Pro Wrestling have been named. They are the legendary tag-team of Gedo & Jado, and the incredible talent that is Prince Devitt.

More news will follow soon on the others names, but for those who are not familiar with the roster at NJPW a brief history of the announced names is given below.

Gedo & Jado

Gedo & Jado started in TPG (Takeshi Puroresu Gundan), an army in New Japan, where they were young dojo boys in training. They debuted in Amsterdam, Holland, in March 1989. The two participated in the debut of Gran Hamada's UWF promotion, before moving to W*ING, where they competed in some dangerous concept matches. They switched to Genichiro Tenryu's WAR in February 1994, where they became closely associated with the late Hiromichi "Kodo" Fuyuki. The three dominated WAR's active six-man tag scene, enjoying multiple title reigns. Gedo became one of WAR's top juniors, feuding with Ultimo Dragon, Lionheart (Chris Jericho), and others. He made a big name for himself in both the 1994 Super J Cup, where he reached the semi-final round, and more so the 1995 Super J Cup, where he reached the final, where he lost by a narrow margin to Jushin Thunder Liger. Jado & Gedo followed Fuyuki to FMW, which they made their main battlefield from February 1997. They obtained further success in FMW, with more title reigns and membership in the controversial Team No Respect army. In early 2001, on the heels of financial trouble in FMW, and became avid freelancers on the independent circuit. The punks invaded New Japan in June 2001, assisting Team 2000 in an attack on the New Japan army, and unmasking Jushin Thunder Liger in the process. They quickly captured the IWGP JR. Tag Team Title, and would dominate that throne for close to a year, breaking the record for most defences. At the Tokyo Dome in October 2003, Jado shocked everyone by winning the IWGP JR. Heavyweight Title in a Super JR. Rumble. A big fan of classic American wrestling, Jado utilises an aggressive brawling style, inspired by one of his childhood idols, Stan Hansen, whilst Gedo is a snarling brawler with a bad attitude, who will use any means necessary to defeat his opponents.


Fergal Devitt

Growing up, Fergal Devitt played soccer and Gaelic football, but always had a dream to become a pro wrestler. He achieved this dream when he debuted for NWA UK Hammerlock in 2000 at a young age. In November 2005, he was initiated into New Japan's L.A. Dojo, where he continued to study pro wrestling. After impressing, he was invited to train in New Japan's main dojo in Japan, where in early 2006, he began the intense Japanese training style. In April 2006, he made his New Japan debut against El Samurai, becoming the first foreign wrestler in many years to graduate from New Japan's world famous dojo. Although still very young, Devitt has made remarkably quick progress and has won comparisons to another New Japan foreign dojo graduate, Chris Benoit, and is one to keep both eyes on in the coming years.

Best in the World

Following this weeks huge announcement of the inclusion of NJPW we thought why not follow this up with another massive declaration.

"The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson shall be a weekend long participant in the Indypendence Day celebrations.

Danielson, commonly regarded as the best in the world, is now the 11th name to be announced for what is undoubtedly one of the biggest Independent events ever to take place.

What is iD 2008?

iD 2008 will be the largest celebration of Indypendent wrestling ever to take place in Europe. The three day spectacular begins on Friday 26th September with some of the top names in Indy wrestling taking part.

On Friday 26th we shall host the first ever "Indys" wrestling awards. These awards will be an annual event, much like the academy awards for Indy wrestling, aimed at recognising outstanding efforts and achievement during the year. With the top wrestling publications & industry experts casting votes on awards such as: Promotion of the Year, Match of the Year, and Performer of the Year, these will be the most prestigious awards in Indy wrestling. This is an event like never before, with limited tickets being made available to fans to join the worlds top performers, various promotion officials, and the industries top media professionals, for an evening meal and then the full excitement and suspense of the awards ceremony.

Over the Saturday and Sunday, 27th & 28th September, there are a feast of wrestling show to celebrate "Indypendence Day".

Saturday 27th September will see "The Eve of Indypendence" show take place at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall. The Civic Hall has been chosen as the ideal venue for the weekend long event due to its central location within the UK, as well as it stunning appearance, and its interior layout which lends itself perfectly to hosting a wrestling extravaganza such as this. With a capacity of nearly 1,500, the atmosphere in the venue will be electrifying as the top star from around the globe take part in this amazing event, designed to showcase wrestling in all it's glory.

Prior to the Saturday show fans will have a chance to meet with the wrestlers as they prepare for the night ahead at a special autograph / signing session held in the back bar of the Civic Hall.

Following the Saturday show fans will once again be given the opportunity to interact with the stars of the weekend at the VIP After Party. Tickets for this will be very limited and age restricted to over 18's only.

Sunday 28th September is Indypendence Day. To celebrate this there will be not one but two shows.

In the afternoon one of the UK's finest promotions IPW:UK will be combining the Indypendence Day celebrations with their own four year anniversary celebrations and putting on a special show that will be a great opportunity to show off the best in British wrestling.

Then, on the evening of Sunday 28th September, the Indypendence Day supershow shall take place. Limits shall be pushed and boundaries broken as the card on International Stars give everything they have in this final showcase of Indy wrestling.

Ticket Information

Tickets for this event will go on sale on Friday 4th July 2008 and will be priced from £15.00 to £50.00
They are available via:
The event website: www.indypendenceday.co.uk
The Midlands Box Office: http://www.midlandboxoffice.com or Tel: 0870 320 7000

Weekend packages for this event are available through the website only:
www.indypendenceday.co.uk
or by contacting: sales@indypendenceday.co.uk

Credit: www.indypendenceday.co.uk

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