Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling 1/18/25 LIVE Results

Tokyo Joshi Pro begins the 5th Futari-wa Princess Max Heart Tournament today in Tokyo as part of a doubleheader with DDT. This is the promotion’s now-hopefully-annual tag team tournament which should reward the eventual winners with a Princess Tag Team Championship opportunity, possibly at GRAND PRINCESS ’25. Most of the roster participates with several exceptions this year-Rika Tatsumi, Mizuki & Yuki Arai are not participating for various reasons while Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh are not because Itoh is on another excxursion to the US until mid-February, plus it’s been announced Yamashita & Itoh will defend the titles in early February at an event in Santiago, Chile. So they may not even be champions when it wraps up but this still is an exciting opportunity for them and the promotion as it continues to expand outside Japan. Today features Round 1 of the tournament with 4 matches including the fan-favorite Wasteland Pom Party, as Max The Impaler returns to TJPW to team with Pom Harajuku to re-form the Internet’s favorite wrestling odd couple and my pick to win it all, despite the face the reunited Suzume & Arisu Endo have to be favorites too.

Today’s event will be held at Club eX in Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. There will be no commentary. There should be no time limit for the tournament matches and 7 matches in all are scheduled, but the DDT event afterwards will keep them on a bit of a tight clock and should keep this event time limited to 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 hours at most.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Rika Tatsumi, Mahiro Kiryu & Neko Haruna vs. Yuki Aino, Raku & Moka Miyamoto
Miyu Yamashita & Yoshiko Hasegawa vs. Yuki Arai & Shino Suzuki
Mizuki & HIMAWARI vs. Jada Stone & Kaya Toribami
Max Heart Tournament Round 1:
Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao vs. Mifu Ashida & Chika Nanase
Haru Kazashiro & Toga vs. Ivy Steele & Kira Summer
Miu Watanabe & Uta Takami vs. Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku
Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara vs. Suzume & Arisu Endo

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Updates below will begin at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin 15 minutes before the event.

Sumo-January 2025 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 5 Results (1/16/25) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 5 of the January 2025 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo, and one that saw a seismic shift in the sumo landscape:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo

Makuuchi (top tier):
Sadanoumi (J1) beat Tokihayate (M17)
Kitanowaka (M15) beat Tamashoho (M16)
Kagayaki (M16) beat Hakuoho (M15)
Kinbozan (M14) beat Nishikifuji (M17)
NIshikigi (M12) beat Onokatsu (M12)
Takerufuji (M11) beat Kotoshoho (M13)
Shonannoumi (M13) beat Midorifuji (M11)
Tamawashi (M10) beat Meisei (M10)
Oshoma (M9) beat Churanoumi (M9)
Takarafuji (M8) beat Mitakeumi (M7)
Endo (M7) beat Roga (M8)
CHiyoshoma (M5) beat Takayasu (M6)
Ichiyamamoto (M6) beat Hiradoumi (M5)
Tobizaru (M2) beat Ura (M4)
Kirishima (M1) beat Takanosho (M1)
Daieisho (S) beat Wakatakakage (K)
Abi (K) beat Wakamotoharu (S)
Shodai (M4) beat Kotozakura (O)
Oho (M3) beat Onosato (O)
Atamifuji (M2) beat Hoshoryu (O)
Gonoyama (M3) beat Terunofuji (Y) by default/withdrawal
Leader: Oho, Chiyoshoma, Tamawashi, Kinbozan (5-0)
WITHDRAWAL which soon became RETIREMENT: Terunofuji (Y). Unspecified as to why withdrawal but…it’s over. The 73rd Yokozuna has called it a career. A press conference will be held tomorrow (today Japan time) but it appears the major factor was health-chronic lower back & knee pain and diabetes. He will cash in his Yokozuna elder stock, retain his ring name and became an oyakata at Isegahama Beya. The question mark now is whether or not he’ll take over the stable this summer when the current Isegahama must step down due to turning 65 this summer, which is the mandatory retirement age in sumo, and it’s no secret he is undoubtedly the most powerful stablemaster in sumo despite Hakkaku being the director of the Japan Sumo Associasion. Nobody seems to have more influrnce. That means, for the first time in some time, there will be no Yokozuna active in grand sumo. His final match was yesterday’s loss to Tobizaru. For today, Gonoyama got the fusen as a result.
RE-ENTRY: Roga (M8). Returned today. Missed the first 4 days for unknown reasons.
Yokozuna Watch: It’s over for Kotozakura. The January champion has now stunningly lost 4 straight to fall to 1-4, and there is virtually no way a championship with 11-4, even consecutively, will earn him promotion. All hopes for now rest with Hoshoryu, who is 4-1 but took his first loss today. Onosato likely won’t get back into contention this time either at now 2-3.

Juryo:
Kotoeiho (J13) beat Daishoho (J14)
Nabatame (J14) beat Wakaikari (J13)
Kiryuko (J12) beat Daiamami (J11)
Hakuyozan (J10) beat Hatsuyama (J12)
Oshoumi (J9) beat Tohakuryu (J11)
Mitoryu (J8) beat Shimazuumi (J10)
Tomokaze (J6) beat Daiseizan (J9)
Tochitaikai (J6) beat Hidenoumi (J6)
Aonishiki (J5) beat Fujiseiun (J8)
Shirokuma (J4) beat Shimanoumi (J5)
Shishi (J4) beat Asakoryu (J2)
Ryuden (J3) beat Shiden (J2)
Kayo (J1) beat Tsurugisho (J3)
Leader: Hakuyozan (5-0)

BREAKING: Sumo-No More Yokozuna For Now (Updated x2)

Massive breaking news from sumo-after his withdrawal today ahead of Day 5 of the January Grand Sumo Tournament (results later, I could not post Days 3-4 results due to a scheduled medical procedure), the scenario Hakkaku feared most has come true…no active Yokozuna. Terunofuji has RETIRED effective immediately. He was 2-2 this tournament after a loss to Tobizaru yesterday, the third kinboshi (Gold Star Victory, when a Maegashira beats a Yokozuna) for The Flying Monkey. According to reliable YouTube English language source Chris Sumo, he will cash on his Yokozuna elder stock and remain at Isegahama Beya, presumably in line to take over when the current stablemaster must retire this summer due to reaching the mandatory retirement age (65). I think the only way he doesn’t take over is if Miyagino-former Yokozuna Hakuho-gets the spot but that seems extremely unlikely given the current elders’ great dialiking of the greatest Yokozuna ever (akin to why everyone outside of New York baseball hates the Yankees-they always seem to win). Because of the withdrawal today, Gonoyama got the fusen as a result, but no Kinboshi.

More as it becomes available.

UPDATE: It’s now official. Nikkan Sports has also confirmed the report. Reasons cites for withdrawal and now retirement were the usual for him-chronic lower back & knee pain and diabetes. An official retirement press conference will be held in the near future. Terunofuji, real name Seizan Suginomori, retires as The 73rd Yokozuna with a career record of (including tomorrow) 523-275-232 (win-loss-absent), 366-207-198 in the top tier, 10 Emperor’s Cups, 13 total championships and 9 Special Prizes and is considered a Dai-Yokozuna (Great Yokozuna), a distinction given to those who win at least 10 top-tier championships. He first debuted as Wakamisho in the now-closed Magaki Beya run by Wakanohana, then when it closed in the early-mid 2010s he transferred to Isegahama Beya and chamged bus name to Terunofuji. He reached Ozeki before prolonged injury absences saw him demoted all the way to Jonidan before storming back up the ranks and, following a final day loss in Hakuho’s final career match (Hakuho finished 15-0 in his final tournament, Terunofuji was runner-up at 14-1), was promoted to Grand Champion. Ironically, they’ll be likely working with each other now for a while until when/if Hakuho might get his Miyagino Beya back in a year or so.

UPDATE 2: His Yokozuna elder stock is good for 5 years so he must find an open position by this lime in 2030 to remain on the Association as more than a coach as he will be now. That should not be an issue, again the unanswered question is whether or not he’ll become the next Isegahama this summer.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 1/13/25 Results (Updated 1/17/25)

Pro Wrestling NOAH ran their first LIMIT BREAK ex. event of 2025 today, continuing the series of crossover events with wrestlers from other promotions.

Today’s event was held at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 256.

Match 1: Souki Nagao beat Daiki Odashima.

Match 2: The Reeve Mask 2 & LJ Cleary beat The Reeve Mask 1 & Black Menso-re. CLeary pinned Menso-re after Cow Killing.

Match 3: Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Kohei Kinoshita beat Brian Ishikzawa 7 Keigo Nakamura. Matsunaga pinned Nakamura.

Match 4: Takashi Sugiura, Shuhei Taniguchi & Toi Koji vs. Kazuyuki Fujita, Shuji Ishikawa & GAINA went to a 20 minute time limit draw.

Match 5: Hajime Ohara beat Atsushi Kotoge.

Main Event: Mohammed Yone beat Go Shiozaki by submission.

The next event is Sunday (Saturday US time) at Kasukabe Fureai Cube in Saitama. Naomichi Marufuji will miss the event due to participation in SETUP Pro Wrestling in Thailand. There will be no live broadcast. (UPDATE: See below for changes)

UPDATE: Based on post-match comments, Shiozaki may now be out indefinitely. Knee injury/maintenance. May have been injured coming in based on Yone post-match comments.

In other news, a new title match has been announced for 1/25 at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka: GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Jack Morris & Onos vs. Kaito Kiyomiya & Galeno (Galeno Del Mal) for the titles.

1/17/25 UPDATE: WRESTLE UNIVERSE just announced via email to subscribers that Sunday’s event will now be a LIVE BROADCAST and will begin Saturday at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET.

DDT 1/12/25 & 1/13/25 Results

DDT held a pair of house shows yesterday & today in Osaka.

Yesterday’s event was held at Yadogawa Community Center in Osaka and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Wednesday. There was no live broadcast.

The paid attendance was not announced. This may be a new thing for DDT in 2025, they haven’t done it for an event so far this year. Very small venue though so likely in the 125-150 range.

Match 1: Toru Owashi beat Yuki Ishida.

Match 2; KANON beat Kazuma Sumi.

Match 3: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & Illusion beat Akito, Kohei Kinoshita & Yuya Koroku. Sasaki beat Koroku with a crossface.

Match 4: Demus beat Antonio Honda.

Match 5: Yuki Ueno, MAO & To-y beat Jun Akiyama, Yuki Iino & Keigo Nakamura. To-y pinned Nakamura after Kojima Impact.

Main Event: Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada beat Danshoku Dieno & Yukio Naya. Brookes pinned Dieno after Praying Mantis Bomb.

Today’s event was held at Oyodo Community Center in Osaka and will be available on demand Thursday. There was no live broadcast.

The paid attendance was not announced.

There was a late change to the card, namely match 1, due to HARASHIMA being off. Fever. Yasutaka Oosera was the replacement.

Match 1: Yasutaka Oosera & Yuya Koroku beat Yukio Naya & Yuki Ishida. Koroku beat Ishida with a chicken wing.

Match 2: In a No Sex Rules match, Danshoku Dieno beat Carnalax. Those rules meant no Danshoku Dieno being Danshoku Dieno.

Match 3: KANON, MJ Paul & Illusion beat To-y, Toru Owashi & Kazuma Sumi. Illusion pinned Sumi after a swanton bonb.

Match 4: Jun Akiyama & Yuki Iino beat Antonio Honda & Takeshi Masada. Iino pinned Honda after Burning Elbow Drop.

Match 5: In a Admiral Lord Malevolence Rules match, which was 3 5-minute rounds and committing 3 fouls results in a DQ, Chris Brookes beat Akito at 2:30 of round 3 by DQ. This was a last-second rule change requested by both at the start of the event.

Main Event: Yuki Ueno & MAO beat Daisuke Sasaki & Demus. Ueno pinned Demus after July 2. This was the final appearance for Demus in DDT, at least for now.

The next event is Saturday at Club eX in Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo with a KO-D Tag Team Championship match, the second half of a same-day doubleheader with Tokyo Joshi Pro. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 12:30 AM PT/3:30 AM ET.

Sumo-January 2025 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 1 Results (Opening Day) (1/12/2025) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 1-Opening Day-of the January 2025 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

Makuuchi (top tier):
Tokihayate (M17) beat Nishikifuji (M17)
Tamashoho (M16) beat Kagayaki (M16)
Hakuoho (M15) beat Kitanowaka (M15)
Kinbozan (M14) beat Kotoshoho (M13)
Onokatsu (M12) beat Shonannoumi (M13)
Takerufuji (M11) beat NIshikigi (M12)
Midorifuji (M11) beat Meisei (M10)
Tamawashi (M10) beat Oshoma (M9)
Churanoumi (M9) beat Takarafuji (M8)
Mitakeumi (M7) beat Endo (M7)
Ichiyamamoto (M6) beat Takayasu (M6)
Chiyoshoma (M5) beat Hiradoumi (M5)
Ura (M4) beat Shodai (M4)
Oho (M3) beat Abi (K)
Daieisho (S) beat Gonoyama (M3)
Wakamotoharu (S) beat Atamifuji (M2)
Tobizaru (M2) beat Onosato (O)
Hoshoryu (O) beat Kirishima (M1)
Kotozakura (O) beat Takanosho (M1)
Wakatakakage (K) beat Terunofuji (Y)
WITHDRAWALS (Pre-Tournament): Roga (M8), Hokutofuji (M14). Unspecified injuries for both. Roga-status uncertain. Hokutofuji-will not compete due to surgery and will probably be demoted to Juryo.
Of note: 2 upsets on day 1 starting with Tobizaru quickly flattening Onosato and Wakatakakage catching Terunofuji with bad footwork for an under shoulder swing down. Reportedly Terunofuji’s goal is 10+ wins, which supposedly will keep the Yokozuna Deliberation Council from recommending retirement actions until July, when Terunofuji will probably retire anyway after the current Isegahama must retire due to turning 65 (mandatory retirement age in sumo), opening up that valuable elder stock and stablemaster position. It’s early and no injury/health concerns here but still it’s not a good start. He has Takanosho tomorrow. Tobizaru has Hoshoryu tomorrow so another upset would put the Flying Monkey halfway to a potential Outstanding Performance Prize if he can finish with a winning record. Kotozakura, the leading Yokozuna contender after his first championship in November, has Abi tomorrow.

Juryo:
Wakanosho (Ms1) beat Daishoho (J14)
Kotoeiho (J13) beat Nabatame (J14)
Wakaikari (J12) beat Hatsuyama (J12)
Tohakuryu (J11) beat Kiryuko (J12)
Hakuyozan (J10) beat Daiamami (J11)
Oshoumi (J9) beat Shimazuumi (J10)
Mitoryu (J8) beat Daiseizan (J9)
Fujirsiun (J8) beat Toachitaikai (J7)
Hidenoumi (J6) beat Tomokaze (J6)
Aonishiki (J5) beat Shimanoumi (J5)
Shishi (J4) beat Shirokuma (J4)
Ryuden (J3) beat Tsurugisho (J3)
Asakoryu (J2) beat Shiden (J2)
Sadanoumi (J1) beat Kayo (J1)
WITHDRAWAL (Pre-Tournament): Bushozan (J7). Unknown. Status uncertain.

Lower tier notes: No match for Enho in the Sandanme today, he’ll begin his 2025 tomorrow.

Stardom 1/13/25 LIVE Results

Stardom continues the NEW YEAR STARS 2025 Tour today in Tokyo with their first Korakuen Hall event of the year. 3 title matches headline today’s event-first up, the High Speed Championship sees a new rule set implemented as Saki Kashima tries to win the title back from Mei Seira in a 2/3 Falls match with only a 10 minute time limit. The second title match is a Ring Of Honor Women’s World Championship match as the seemingly unbeatable champion Athena defends against Thekla. Finally, an Artist Of Stardom Championship match is set after a mini-tournament concluded yesterday, which perpahs unfairly means Cosmic Angels keeps the title either way because Tam Nakano, Saori Anou & Natsupoi defend against faction mates Yuna Mizumori, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara. Safe to say the challengers winning would be a massive upset.

There will be several absences (and a lot less star power as a result) from today’s event-Mayu Iwatani, Maika, HANAKO, AZM & Mina Shirakawa due to New Japan participation in the US last night and Ruaka is out due to her coming-of-age-ceremony (a ritual in Japan when one reaches full/legal adult age).

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on Stardom World. It’s not yet known if there will be any commentary. There are 7 matches set so far and with no match likely to go more than 30 minutes including the title matches I anticipate today’s event having a running time of just over 2 hours, depending on whether or not there’s an intermission. If there is, bump the estimate up to 2 1/4 hours.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Hina vs. Matoi Hamabe & Fukigen in a 3-way
Rian & Waka Tsukiyama vs. Natsuko Tora & Momo Watanabe
Syuri, Tomoka Inaba, Lady C, Ranna Yagami & Kiyoka Kokatsu vs. Hanan, Saya Iida, Hazuki, Koguma & Momo Kohgo
Starlight Kid, Suzu Suzuki & Miyu Amasaki vs. Saya Kamitani, Rina & Azusa Inaba
High Speed Champion Mei Seira vs. Saki Kashima in a 2/3 Falls Match for the title
ROH Women’s World Champion Athena vs. Thekla for the title
Artist Of Stardom Champions Tam Nakano, Saori Anou & Natsupoi vs. Yuna Mizumori, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara for the titles

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Updates below will begin at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET.

6:25 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Crowd still filing in but they have the higher-capacity setup in place (more than DDT & Tokyo Joshi Pro use opposite hard camera) but outside of that it’s maybe half full so far. Looking like on track for 850-900. Today is a national holiday in Japan for the record. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 1233)

The matches should begin in about 10 minutes. You can also watch the first match FOR FREE on YouTube, which will be the High Speed Championship match. The ROH Women’s Championship is the semifinal and the Artist Of Stardom Championship match is the main event.

The matches begin at 6:33 PM PT/9:33 PM ET. The new High Speed title match rules are explained to the crowd first.

Match 1: High Speed Champion Mei Seira vs. Saki Kashima for the title. 2/3 Falls, 10 minute total time limit
Fall 1: Seira wins
Fall 2: Kashima wins
Fall 3: Seira wins
Result: High Speed Champion Mei Seira beat Saki Kashima 2-1 to retain the title. V4 for Seira.

The YouTube broadcast ends here.

Match 2: Hina vs. Matoi Hamabe & Fukigen in a 3-way. 15 minute time limit
Result: Hina beat Matoi Hamabe & Fukigen in a 3-way by pinning Fukigen.

Match 3: Rian & Waka Tsukiyama vs. Natsuko Tora & Momo Watanabe. 20 minute time limit
Result: Natsuko Tora & Momo Watanabe beat Rian & Waka Tsukiyama. Watanabe beat Rian with a rear naked choke.

Match 4: Syuri, Tomoka Inaba, Lady C, Ranna Yagami & Kiyoka Kokatsu (Independent/Freelancer) vs. Hanan, Saya Iida, Hazuki, Koguma & Momo Kohgo. 20 minute time limit
Result: Hanan, Saya Iida, Hazuki, Koguma & Momo Kohgo beat Syuri, Tomoka Inaba, Lady C, Ranna Yagami & Kiyoka Kokatsu. Koguma pinned Yagami.

Match 5: Starlight Kid, Suzu Suzuki & Miyu Amasaki vs. Saya Kamitani, Rina & Azusa Inaba. 20 minute time limit
Result: Saya Kamitani, Rina & Azusa Inaba beat Starlight Kid, Suzu Suzuki & Miyu Amsaski. Inaba pinned Amasaki. Afterwards, Inaba with microphone. Future Of Stardom Championship challenge issued. Seemingly accepted. When we thought they were done, Kamitani with microphone. Words for Suzuki, who it sounds like might be next for the World Of Stardom Championship. Kamitani told Suzuki to lick her boot…so Suzuki bit it instead.

Quick break for ring cleaning.

Intermission.

The matches resume at 8:10 PM PT/11:10 PM PT.

Match 6: ROH Women’s World Champion Athena vs. Thekla for the title. 30 minute time limit
Result: ROH Women’s World Champion Athena beat Thekla to retain the title. Post-match, Thekla & Athena promo in English. Thekla wants another match. Athena agreed, but in the US instead. Athena then addressed the crowd in English. It’s her first time competing in Japan, and she thanked the crowd in Japanese. She hopes to be back in the future, and I think there is no doubt she will be back in Japan soon.

Main Event: Artist Of Stardom Champions Tam Nakano, Saori Anou & Natsupoi vs. Yuna Mizumori, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara for the titles. 30 minute time limit
Result: Artist Of Stardom Champions Tam Nakano, Saori Anou & Natsupoi beat Yuna Mizumori, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara to retain the titles. Nakano pinned Kurara after Violet Screwdriver. V1 for the champs. Mizumori apparently was busted open during the match as she had a bloody nose afterwards.

The next event is Friday at Matsuyama Community Center Special Exhibition Hall in Ehime. There will be no live broadcast.

Stardom 1/11/25 Results

Stardom began a weekend tripleheader with the first half of a Nagoya doubleheader.

Today’s event was held at Chunichi Hall in Nagoya and will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 409.

Many wrestlers were absent today-Maika, Mina Shirakawa, HANAKO, Mayu Iwatani & AZM due to New Japan participation in the US.

The event opened with a signing ceremony for Monday’s High Speed Championship match between Mei Seira & Saki Kashima. Matches will have new rules starting Monday-3 Falls, 10 minute total time limit.

Match 1: Hanan, Koguma & Athena beat Saya Kamitani, Momo Watanabe & Thekla. Athena pinned Thekla after a straitjacket powerbomb.

Match 2: Saori Anou beat Matoi Hamabe & Waka Tsukiyama in a 3-way by pinning Hamabe.

Match 3: Syuri, Tomoka Inaba, Saki Kashima & Kiyoka Kokatsu beat Starlight Kid, Mei Seira, Suzu Suzuki & Miyu Amasaki. Kashima pinned Seira.

Match 4: Tam Nakano & Natsupoi beat Ruaka & Azusa Inaba. Natsupoi pinned Ruaka.

Match 5: Artist Of Stardom Next Challenger Tournament: Yuna Mizumori, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara beat Hazuki, Saya Iida & Rian. Mizumori pinned Rian affer TP Sunshine.

Main Event: Artist Of Stardom Next Challenger Tournament: Natsuko Tora, Rina & Fukigen beat Hina, Lady C & Ranna Yagami. Rina pinned Hina after Pink Devil.

The next event is tomorrow. There will be no live broadcast.

New Japan 1/11/25 Results (Updated)

New Japan’s first US event of the year, Battle in the Valley, is now in the books.

Today’s event was held at San Jose Civic in San Jose, CA and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. It is also available as a PPV on Triller/FITE for $19.99.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. I’m thinking it’ll be 1500-1700 (setup was for about 2300 and it was not a sellout). That includes me of course! (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 1814)

Pre-show:
Match 1: Zane Jay beat Viento.
Match 2: Bad Dude Tito & Shane Haste beat Matt Vandagriff & Fred Rosser. Tito pinned Rosser after Ride The Lightning. Vandagriff turned on/abandoned Rosser late in the match.

Main show:

Match 1: STRONG Openweight Champion Gabriel Kidd vs. Tomohiro Ishii went to a 30 minute time limit draw. As a result, Kidd retains the title. V6 for Kidd. Afterwards, Kidd demanded a rematch on 4/11 in Chicago, IL as an Iron Man match.

Match 2: STRONG Tag Team Champions Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs beat Rocky Romero & Yoh to retain the titles. Nelson pinned Romero. V1 for the champs.

Match 3: In an elimination match, Maika, HANAKO, Mina Shirakawa & Viva Can beat Anna Jay, Trish Adora, AZM & Johnnie Robbie. Eliminations by pinfall, submission & over the top rope. Maika was the only winner, last eliminating Jay.

Match 4: NJPW WORLD TV Champion El Phantasmo vs. Jeff Cobb went to a double countout. As a result, Phantasmo retains the title. V1 for Phantasmo.

Match 5: Sumie Sakai Retirement Match: Hiromu Takahashi, Mayu Iwatani & Yuka Sakazaki beat Sumie Sakai, Sho & EVIL. Takahashi pinned Sakai after Time Bomb. A retirement ceremony for Sakai followed.

Match 6: NEVER Openweight Champion Konosuke Takeshita beat KUSHIDA to retain the title. V2 for Takeshita. Afterwards, Takeshita challenged Hiroshi Tanahashi for 4/11, which is being billed as Tanahashi’s final US match in his career.

Match 7: Zack Sabre Jr. beat Hechicero.

Main Event: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion El Desperado beat Taiji Ishimori to retain the title. V1 for Desperado.

It was a long event at 4 1/4 hours including the pre-show and the crowd got tired late, especially after the retirement match, but it was a great event from start to finish with a white-hot opener between Kidd & Ishii. That match alone is worth the $20 as is the Sakai retirement match & ceremony. If I have my way, my first NJPW event in the US won’t be my last. I can see myself coming back in 2026 if they do.

The next US event is Windy City Riot on 4/11 in Chicago with the final Hiroshi Tanahashi US match in his career then they return to Long Beach, CA in May for Resurgence.

The next event is BLUE JUSTICE 15, the next Yuji Nagata Produced hometown event, on 1/19 at Sakura Municipal Gym in Chiba. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin on 1/18 at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET. This will also be a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

UPDATE: In post-match backstage comments, EVIL claimed he was not returning to Japan. We’ll see what happens there.

DDT 1/11/25 Results (Updated)

DDT ran a semi-wacky KOTATSU FIGHTING 2025 event today in Yokohama.

Today’s event was held at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Tuesday. There was no live broadcast.

The paid attendance was not announced.

Match 1: MJ Paul & Demus beat Yuki Iino & Yuki Ishida. Demus pinned Ishida after Balaguesa.

Match 2: Yukio Naya, Keigo Nakamura & Yuya Koroku beat Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & Illusion. Nakamura pinned Illusion with a modified crucifix hold.

Match 3: To-y beat Tomomitsu Matsunaga.

Match 4: In a KOTATSU FIGHTING Match, where the not-legal participants had to wait in a special area before being tagged in, or that was the plan anyway, Danshoku Dieno, Yuki Ueno & Jun Akiyama beat Makoto Oishi, Antonio Honda & Takao Soma. Ueno beat Honda with Cold Clutch.

Match 5; MAO beat Kazuma Sumi.

Main Event: Shuji Ishikawa, HARASHIMA & Akito beat Chris Brookes, Masa Takanashi & Takeshi Masada. Ishikawa pinned Takanashi after Splash Mountain.

The next event is tomorrow at Yodogawa Community Center in Osaka. There will be no live broadcast. On demand scheduled for Wednesday.

UPDATE: HARASHIMA is now off tomorrow & Monday. Fever. For tomorrow Kohei Kinoshita is the replacement. For Monday Yasutaka Oosera is the replacement.

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