was a Japanese

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event co-produced by Apache Pro-Wrestling Army, Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW), DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), , International Wrestling Association of Japan (IWA Japan),

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(K-Dojo),

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(M-Pro) and Osaka Pro Wrestling (OPW) on December 31, 2006 at

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, with the participation of wrestlers from

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, Toryumon Mexico, Dragon Gate (DG),

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(WWE) and

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(AJPW). The event featured a mixture of wrestlers from different

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facing each other in a total of eight matches. The main event was a

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between the teams of Daisuke Sekimoto (BJW), Harashima (DDT) and (OPW), and Gaina (OPW), Kengo Mashimo (K-Dojo) and Naoki Tanizaki (freelancer).

Production

Background

On December 9, 2005, the first Indy Summit was held at

to bring together various promotions of the

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in order to produce a unique joint show. The idea came from Eiji Tosaka, who was the Big Japan Pro Wrestling General Manager at the time. Following the success of the first event, a second edition was scheduled for December 31, 2006. The event was broadcast on Samurai! TV and Gaora (via the Puro-Kaku King mobile app).

Storylines

Indy Summit 2006 featured eight

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that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed

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, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

Results

References

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