Beginning in April, 2003, and running into May, Satoshi Kojima and BAPE STA!! co-promoted the "
BAPE STA!! PROWRESTLING ZEPP TOUR 2003". The series hosted a tag tournament, featuring All Japan wrestlers and many "APE" and "Machine" characters. The unique pairings led to some interesting matches, and it would be the matchmaker and the original "APE" of BAPE STA!! who took the trophy.
BAPE STA!! Tag Tournament (4/26/03 to 5/11/03)
Round 1: Arashi & Kendo Kashin beat Nobukazu Hirai & Ryuji Hijikata (9:50) when Arashi used an Arashi otoshi on Hirai.
Round 1: Nobutaka Araya & THE APEMAN GOLD beat Gran Naniwa & THE APEMAN DASH (15:24) when GOLD used a Bring the House Down on Naniwa.
Round 1: Satoshi Kojima & THE APEMAN beat Kaz Hayashi & THE APEMAN PLATINUM (15:36) when Kojima used a lariat on Hayashi.
Round 1: Tomoaki Honma & Kazushi Miyamoto beat Shigeo Okumura & Hideki Hosaka (15:24) when Honma pinned Okumura after a union brainbuster.
Semi Final: Arashi & Kendo Kashin beat Nobutaka Araya & THE APEMAN GOLD (15:49) when Arashi used a frog splash on GOLD.
Semi Final: Satoshi Kojima & THE APEMAN beat Tomoaki Honma & Kazushi Miyamoto (13:45) when Kojima used a lariat on Miyamoto.
Final: Satoshi Kojima & THE APEMAN beat Arashi & Kendo Kashin (19:04) when THE APEMAN used a Yang Time on Kashin.
