Rising Sun Tour 02 Grand Carnival

No-Countout-Match:
PG-13 (J.C. Ice and Wolfie D) defeated
The Spanish Announce Team (Joel Maximo and Jose Maximo) when J.C. Ice pinned
Joel Maximo after a short lariat in 0:24:58.
Rating: **** 1/2
[Victor Quinonez and Tiffany interfered against J.C. Ice.]

PG-13 open the night with a victory over the SAT's. Jose seemed frusturated
with the loss and seemed like he is sick of Tiffany and Quinonez interfering 
in their matches. 

No-Countout-Match:
Konnan made Vampiro submit to the Tequila Sunrise in 0:15:55.
Rating: ***
(Konnan won the USWA Global Title.)

Vampiro loses his USWA Global title to Konnan in Japan. Vic Quinonez 
loses the only title he had in his possession. Konnan will return to the 
states with gold around his waist. 

No-Countout-Match:
Jerry Lynn pinned Chris Hero with the Cradle Piledriver in 0:15:40.
Rating: ****

Jerry Lynn was able to come back and finish the tour with a win over Chris
Hero. Lynn was upset he missed this chance to shine, but USWA officials 
sent him back for the show knowing how much it meant to him. 

No-Countout-I-Quit Match:
Tazz made Samoa Joe submit to a single-leg takedown into a leglock in 0:09:54.
Rating: ****

Tazz defeated Samoa Joe in an excellent matchup. Tazz continues to be 
in the top 10, and a win over a rookie like Joe was big for him to stay in 
contention. 

[Tag Team Title Tournament Finals]: No-Countout-Match for the vacant USWA Tag Team Titles:
New Europe (David Taylor and Johnny Smith) defeated
Altar Boy Luke and Jeremy Ramirez when D. Taylor pinned Luke with the
Double Underhook Suplex in 0:23:03.
Rating: ****
(New Europe won the USWA Tag Team Titles.)
[Victor Quinonez interfered against David Taylor.]

The win by Taylor and Smith put new Europe in the spotlight of the USWA. 
NEW TAG TEAM CHAMPS, and Nigel Mcguinnes has his boys in prime position to
go after other gold. Victor Quinonez tried to stop New Europe from winning
the titles, but like everything going on with the MexiCANS, it didnt work.
Quinonez will return to the states a broken man. He needs to regroup
his team, and try to put down the New Europe faction. 

FCA Cubed Match:
Too Cold Scorpio defeated Jushin Liger in a Ultimate X Match in 0:17:12.
Rating: **** 1/4
(Too Cold Scorpio won the X Division Title.)

With AJ Styles injured and unable to defend the title in Japan, the USWA made
the decision to strip him of the title and put in on the line against the two
top contenders for the title. Local legend Jushin Liger loses to Too Cold giving
scorpio his first X-title! Too cold will return to the states, but the rumor is
that Liger might follow! 

Singapore Cane No-Countout-Match:
Low-Ki pinned The Sandman with the Ki Crusher in 0:11:29.
Rating: *** 1/4

Low-Ki with a victory over Sandman keeps his name in the title picture. The loss
in Iwade to New Jack hurt his chances at the title, but with a win over the 
Sandman, a title shot in March isn't to hard to imagine. 

No-Countout-Match:
New Jack pinned Raven with the Diving Headbutt in 0:09:56.
Rating: *** 1/2
(New Jack won the USWA Heavyweight Title.)

In what as a shocker to end the Japanese tour New Jack finally sits on top
of the USWA. The guy nobody would think could be the champion, defeated the
guy nobody could beat Raven. With New Jack at the helm god knows whats going
to happen with the title picture. 


Card rating: *** 3/4


Match observations: 

Show: Rising Sun Tour Day 10
Date: 2/23/02
Location: Koreuken Hall
Attendance: 3,320

Backstage Notes: 

This has to be one of the biggest shows the USWA has ever ran. EVERY TITLE 
changed hands tonight. We have a NEW Heavyweight champion as NEW JACK defeated
Raven to become the newist champ. The fans of Japan were happy to see New Jack
defeat Raven, but there is no doubt they feared him.  

Too Cold Scorpio will go down in history with the victory winning the X-title.
AJ Styles will have something to say about it after he was stripped of the title,
but nobody can deny Too Cold, after defeating Jushin Liger in an Ultimate X
match. 

USWA returns to the states next week, and we will see what develops in the 
x-title scene, new europe, and we will hear from THE NEW USWA CHAMPION
NEW JACK!