Maketa Ra Owari

Maketa Ra Owari members

**Maketa Ra Owari** was professional wrestling tag team formed by Maybach Taniguchi and Naomichi Marufuji. The two are former one-time GHC Tag Team Champions and also on the winners of the 2017 Global Tag League. They were the first team to win the Global Tag League as the reigning GHC Tag Team Champions. Maketa Ra Owari broke up after Taniguchi turned on Marufuji to align himself with Mitsuya Nagai.

## History

On the February 24 show in Korakuen Hall following Marufuji against Atsushi Kotoge, Maybach Taniguchi came out to shake hands and form a partnership with Marufuji despite their heated past, including Marufuji defeating Taniguchi on the January 9 show via knockout. Following this, the pair were given a title shot against the GHC Tag Team champions Kenoh and Takashi Sugiura set for the April 14 show.

On April 14 Taniguchi and Marufuji defeated Kenoh and Sugiura to win the GHC Tag Team Championship, shortly before the start of the 2017 Global Tag League's beginning. The team took part in the tag league finishing at the top of the block with ten points and ultimately won the final as well by defeating Go Shiozaki and Atsushi Kotoge. With this Marufuji and Taniguchi became the first team to win the Global Tag League as GHC Tag Team Champions. The champion duo was then promptly challenged by a team they lost to in the tournament, Cody Hall and Randy Reign, and on June 4 Marufuji and Taniguchi defeated them in a championship title defense. Their second title defense took place on July 20 defeating Katsuhiko Nakajima and Masa Kitamiya. After the match, the duo was attacked by Kotoge and Shiozaki who made a challenge for the belts. On August 26 Marufuji and Taniguchi lost the titles to Kotoge and Shiozaki. On December 22 Taniguchi turned on Marufuji to align himself with Mitsuya Nagai, effectively ending Maketa Ra Owari.

## In wrestling

* **Marufuji's Finishing moves**
	+ *Ko-oh* (Bicycle high knee to the face of a kneeling opponent)
	+ Multiple sitout side powerslam variations
		- *Emerald Flowsion* (Regular)
		- *Modified Emerald Flowsion* (Fisherman)
		- *Tiger Flowsion* (Double underhook)
	+ *Perfect Facelock* (Single underhook inverted facelock)
	+ *Perfect Inside Cradle* (Wrist-clutch inside cradle)
	+ *Pole Shift* (Fisherman suplex piledriver)
	+ *Shiranui* – Innovated
	+ *Shiranui Kai* (Moonsault slam)
* **Taniguchi's Finishing moves**
	+ Chokeslam
	+ *Maybach Bomb* (Gutwrench Powerbomb)
	+ Maybach Bomb Zwei (Lift Inverted German suplex slam)
	+ *Maybach Press* (Diving Splash)

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Pro Wrestling Noah**
	+ GHC Tag Team Championship (1 time)
	+ Global Tag League (2017)

## References

1. ↑ 拳王まさかの裏切りで杉浦と結託! タッグベルトはく奪! 2月24日(金)後楽園ホール大会 試合後コメント  (in ja).
2. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. NOAH Countdown To GTL 2017 - Tag 2 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database .
3. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. NOAH Global Tag League 2017 - Tag 8 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database .
4. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. NOAH Navigation with Breeze 2017 - Tag 9 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database .
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8. ↑ http://www.purolove.com/noah/results/results14.php
9. ↑ Results & Schedules . *Purolove*. Retrieved on 2013-10-11.
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11. ↑ Naomichi Marufuji . Online World of Wrestling.
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13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `Noah`
14. ↑ *ja:2013年5月25日(土)* (in Japanese). *Pro Wrestling Noah*. Retrieved on 2013-05-25.
15. ↑ *ja:2013年3月22日(金)* (in Japanese). *Pro Wrestling Noah*. Retrieved on 2013-05-25.
16. ↑ グローバル・タッグリーグ戦2017  (in Japanese). *Pro Wrestling Noah*. Retrieved on 2017-05-04.