Sumo-September 2026 Banzuke Announced

Another even month ends and brings that which we eagerly await-the Japan Sumo Association has announced the updated Banzuke (rankings) for the September 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament. Here are the full rankings for the top 2 tiers and other noteworthy items:

Makuuchi (top tier):
Yokozuna-Onosato, Hoshoryu
Ozeki-Kirishima, Kotozkura, Aonishiki (July Tournament Champion)
Sekiwake-Atamifuji, Fujinokawa
Komusubi-Hakunofuji, Daieisho
Maegashira 1-Kotoshoho, Kotoeiho
Maegashira 2-Takayasu, Yoshinofuji
Maegashira 3-Gonoyama, Churanoumi
Maegashira 4-Takanosho, Fujiryoga
Maegashira 5-Roga, Oshoma
Maegashira 6-Asanoyama, Ichiyamamoto
Maegashira 7-Fujiseiun, Nishikifuji
Maegashira 8-Takerufuji, Hiradoumi
Maegashira 9-Ura, Shishi
Maegashira 10-Oho, Kinbozan
Maegashira 11-Wakamotoharu, Shodai
Maegashira 12-Wakatakakage, Asahakuryu
Maegashira 13-Asakoryu, Abi
Maegashira 14-Tobizaru, Chiyoshoma
Maegashira 15-Asasuiryu, Tokihayate
Maegashira 16-Wakanosho, Toshinofuji
Maegashira 17-Shonannoumi )July Juryo Champion)
Notes: First, at the top…Hoshoryu is considered status uncertain for the tournament due to knee surgery (ACL/MCL) and his stablemaster Tatsunami is already dropping the dreaded “r” word if he can’t return soon and quickly win his first championship as a Yokozuna. IF the tournament began tomorrow I’d say he probably would be out. Onosato is currently considered in for September. Kirishima remains on Yokozuna Watch although it seems the elders want him to win a championship again before being promoted, while Aonishiki resumes his Yokozuna quest having been re-promoted quickly to Ozeki following demotion after May. Kotozakura is back to a full Ozeki after a winning record last time. Atamifuji stays Sekiwake and is on Ozeki Watch for the first time (he would need a championship or at least 12 wins again for promotion consideration) but a mild surprise is seeing Fujinokawa making his debut at the rank. Hakunofuji will also debut in Sanyaku alongside the returning Daieisho, snapping his year-to-date M4 streak. Kotoshoho’s demotion from Sekiwake only sees him fall to M1 alongside brother Kotoeiho while Takayasu is lower than I thought he would be at M2 alongside fellow demotion Yoshinofuji. Farther down, Wakatakakage took the expected huge fall after missing May due to serious injury (right thigh compartment syndrome), thankfully he is recovering well but he will not compete this time as expected and is doubtful to questionable for November, so he’ll be demoted to Juryo. January seems more likely for a return. Oho also took a big fall but it was revealed post-tournament he was also injured throughout July, which affected his performance. Asasuiryu will make his top tier debut just below brother Asakoryu and also debuting is Toshinofuji, the last true Hakuho prospect pre-Isegahama takeover, while I’m happy to see Wakanosho hang on to a top tier spot after a brutal injury knocked him out after a fantastic 5-0 start. His status is also uncertain. With one Sanyaku spot left vacant, that also allowed Shonannoumi to sneak back into the top tier after his July Juryo triumph.

Juryo:
Juryo 1-Dewanoryu, Kyokukaiyu
Juryo 2-Daiseizan, Kazuma
Juryo 3-Tamawashi, Onokatsu
Juryo 4-Kazekeno, Mitakeumi
Juryo 5-Sadanoumi, Arashifuji
Juryo 6-Kitanowaka, Shirokuma
Juryo 7-Midorifuji, Tomokaze
Juryo 8-Ryuden, Hatsuyama
Juryo 9-Enho, Tohakuryu
Juryo 10-Nabatame, Tanji
Juryo 11-Kagayaki, Hitoshi
Juryo 12-Tamashoho, Kayo
Juryo 13-Meisei, Tokifudo
Juryo 14-Tochitaikai, Nishikigi
Notes: And the answer to who would be demoted is…neither?!? Despite 7-8 records at J14, Tochitaikai AND Nishikigi were both kept at the rank AGAIN! That’s now 3 straight barely hanging-ons for NIshikigi, who surely has some mystery clout with the elders to do so. It looks like a last-day July loss, or those last 2, cost Dewanoryu a top tier debut as he slots in alongside Kyokukaiyu, who gets another chance at J1 despite a losing record. Daiseizan & Kazuma were demoted from the top tier after tough debuts but at J2 they both can get back quickly. Iron Man Tamawashi moves up to the high end of my predicted range at J3, putting the top tier back within reach if he can get at least 9 wins. A bit of a surprise-or not-is struggling Mitakeumi is back down at J4. Arashifuji moves up big after almost winning the championship in his Juryo debut in July, jumping from J13 up to J5. Enho also moves up a couple more spots to J9, but Tanji at J10 for his debut is a huge surprise given he went 4-3 at Ms1 to get here while fellow debutant Tokifudo is down at J13 with the same. Nabatame returns to Juryo alongside Tanji at J10.

Lower tier notes: As expected once we got confirmation he would not be promoted to Juryo despite another championship, Asahifuji is indeed at Makushita 1 alongside Nishinoryu, who was demoted from Juryo. It was basically confirmed that despite beating Nabatame in a playoff to win the championship, Asahifuji losing in regulation to Nabatame for his first career loss was the difference. Oshoumi was demoted after basically going 0-15 due in part to injury and falls to Ms2, I don’t think he’ll be back this time. Notables with promotion chances this time include Himukamaru moving back up to Ms2, Okaryu up a spot to Ms5 and, after just missing out on a Juryo return, Mudoho at Ms6. Mita made another big move up after a second straight 6-1 effort post-injury and moves up to Ms15, giving him an outside chance at a Juryo return in November should he go 7-0 and win the championship. Tochimusashi is perhaps the biggest mover up as his Sandanme playoff loss rocketed him from Sd29 all the way to Ms17. The Snadanme has the now-usual 80 ranks with 160 wrestlers. The Jonidan is at 100 ranks with 200 wrestlers while the Jonokuchi has 22 ranks with 43 wrestlers. There are a couple notable names among new debuts this time, namely Eisei at Jk18. He is, if I remember correctly, only the second-ever rikishi from England/UK to compete in Japanese pro sumo. He just turned 17 in June and will be one to watch from Minato Beya. The internet’s favorite lovable loser, Moriurara, is at Jk14 looking to avoid stretching his record losing tournament streak to 42. If you are able to see the mae-zumo preliminary matches, Musashigawa Beya has an intriguing prospect from the USA (but he is half-Japanese) that could debut this time ahead of a potential November debut. Check him out on the stable’s latest YouTube video.

The September Tournament is 9/13-9/27 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. All tickets are sold out for all days. You can watch all tournament matches on ABEMA (if you can somehow access it outside Japan, not impossible but it’s tricky) or all top tier matches live on NHK World Premium, taped (same day) online via Jme (new subscribers can get a 5 day free trial) or taped and on demand on NHK World Japan (which is COMPLETELY FREE to access online and on mobile/tablet, no cable/satellite provider or account creation is required). NHK World Japan will also have 50 minutes of LIVE top tier coverage on Days 1, 8 & 14 and 90 minutes on Day 15.

GLEAT 8/30/2026 Results

GLEAT ran their latest signature event, GLEAT Ver. 30, today in Yokohama.

Today’s event was held at Yokohama Sambo Hall in Yokohama and should be available on demand on YouTube at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 112.

Match 1: So Daimonji beat Jo Yamamoto.

Match 2: MICHIKO, Yuuka & Manami Katsu beat Hikari Minami, Madeline & Kirari Wakana (Ice Ribbon). Yuuka pinned Madeline after Diving Angel Thunder. (Ice Ribbon is a small women’s promotion that was originally created by Emi Sakura but is now run primarily by wrestler Tsukasa Fujimoto. I believe it is based in Saitama)

Match 3: Minoru Tanaka & Naoya Nomura beat Kapy & Yuya Aoki and Tetsuya Izuchi & Kotaro Suzuki in a 3-way when Nomura pinned Kapy.

Match 4: Ryuichi Kawakami, Quiet Storm & T-Hawk beat Keiichi Sato, Kohei Kinoshita & Rock Iwasaki. Kwakami pinned Sato after Strawberry Elephant.

Match 5: Kaito Ishida, Soma Watanabe & KAZMA SAKAMOTO beat Takanori Ito, Junjie & Towa Iwasaki. Watanabe pinned Junjie after a Frankensteiner.

Match 6: El Lindaman & Hayato Tamura beat Mohammed Yone & Hi69 (Pro Wrestling NOAH). Lindaman pinned Hi69 with a German suplex hold.

Main Event: Atsushi Kotoge (Pro Wrestling NOAH) beat Takehiro Yamamura. Afterwards, Kotoge called out Lindaman for a G-REX Championshpi challenge. Accepted. That match will happen on 10/9 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. It also means, unless he has to vacate the title beforehand, Lindaman will have the longest title reign to date when the match happens as 10/9 will be exactly one year.

The next event is Friday at Basement MonStar in Tokyo for another Underground Pro Wrestling event. There will be no live broadcast. On demand a few days after the event (probably 5 days later).

Pro Wrestling NOAH 8/30/2026 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the Lethal Odyssey 2026 Tour today in Kobe.

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

The announced paid attendance was 475.

Match 1: AMAKUSA, Hiroto Tsuruya & Super Crazy beat Naomichi Marufuji, Yuto Koyanagi & Hiroya Namiki. Tsuruya beat Namiki.

Match 2: HAYATA beat Black Menso-re by submission.

Match 3: Kai FUjimura & Jun Masaoka beat Eita & Daiki Odasahima. Fujimura pinned Eita.

Match 4: Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & RYUSEI beat Dragon Bane, Alejandro & Katsumi Inahata. Naito beat Inahata with a knee lock.

Match 5: OZAWA & Masa Kitamiya beat Kenoh & Tetsuya Endo. Kitamiya pinned Kenoh after Saito suplex.

Match 6: Manabu Soya beat YO-HEY.

Main Event: Kaito Kiyomiya, Yoshiki Inamura & Takashi Sugiura beat Alpha Wolf, Kazuyuki Fujita & Yuki Iino (DDT). Kiyomiya pinned Iino after a skywalk elbow.

The next event is the N-1 VICTORY 2026 Tournament starting on 9/12 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in English will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This is an exclusive ABEMA live broadcast in Japan.

New Japan 8/30/2026 Results

After the customary 2-week post-G1 break, New Japan returned to action today with a house show in Yamaguchi.

Today’s event was held at Kaikyo Messe Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 1817, a legit sellout.

Match 1: Masatora Yasuda beat Taisei Nakahara.

Match 2: Sho & DOUKI beat Tatsuya Matsumoto & El Desperado. Sho pinned Matsumoto after a cross arm piledriver.

Match 3: Satoshi Kojima, Taichi & Yuya Uemura beat Dick Togo, SANADA & Ren Narita. Uemura beat Togo with a wrist lock.

Match 4: Master Wato, Boltin Oleg & Aaron Wolf beat Kosei Fujita, Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa. Oleg pinned Jackson after a powerbomb.

Match 5: Jado, Toru Yano & Togi Makabe beat Gedo, OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby). Yano pinned Gedo.

Main Event: Yoh, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Daiki Nagai, SHingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji. Goto pinned Nagai after Shoto.

The next event is 9/5 at Light Cube Utsunomiya in Tochigi to start the Road To DESTRUCTION Tour. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

DDT Pro Wrestling 8/30/2026 LIVE Results (Updated)

DDT wraps up August with their monthly Tokyo signature event today. Less than 3 weeks after WRESTLE PETER PAN, their biggest event of the year, it’s another major event with 4 title matches currently planned. First up is a planned double title match between DDT Extreme & Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Shunma Katsumata & O-MENZ Kumadori, emphasis on planned because you never know what may happen with the 24/7 Iron Man title. For the Extreme portion, it will be a NO REPEAT Match, meaning if either wrestler uses any move more than once in the match, excluding strikes, they are immediately DQ’d. Over the top rope rules will also be in effect meaning if one wrestler goes over the top rope and both feet touch the floor outside the ring, they lose. The match will happen for the Extreme title even if Katsumata loses the Iron Man title. Second will be a KO-D Tag Team Championship match: Originally planned to be Jun Akiyama & Rukiya challenging new champions Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki, they had to change plans due to a Rukiya illness so Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata now get the title shot. Third seems like a title change waiting to happen as DDT Universal Champion Ryusuke Taguchi returns from New Japan to defend the title against Daisuke Saskai. Finally, in the main event, KO-D Openweight Champion MAO defends the title against Daichi Sato, which on paper seems like a foregone result-to-be but there’s still a “Money In The Bank” title shot waiting to be cashed in anytime, anywhere and must be cashed in within the next month. Currently it’s held by Chris Brookes but he could lose it earlier in the card, same for the right to challenge for the right, currently held by Antonio Honda and in the same situation. So until those are cashed in, card subject to change.

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. O-MENZ Hannya, considered the leader of the group, and Super Sasdango Machine will be today’s guests on commentary. There is a pre-show match planned before the event, so between that and the title matches I expect this to be a longer Korakuen event than normal, with a running time of at least 3 hours, maybe pushing 3 1/2 hours.

Today’s lineup:
Pre-show:
Naomi Yoshimura & Tomomitsu Matsunaga vs. Yuni & Yuki Ishida

Main show:
HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano, Akito & Takao Soma vs. Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku, Kazuma Sumi & Masami Inahata
Yuki Ueno & To-y vs. Jun Akiyama & Fuminori Abe
KANON, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante vs. Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul & Illusion and Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda & Hinata Kasai in a 3-way*
DDT Extreme Champion Shunma Katsumata vs. O-MENZ Kumadori in a NO REPEAT match for the title**
KO-D Tag Team Champions Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki vs. Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata for the titles
DDT Universal Champion Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Daisuke Sasaki for the title
KO-D Openweight Champion MAO vs. Daichi Sato for the title

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 7:10 PM PT/10:10 PM ET when the pre-show is scheduled to begin. The live stream is scheduled to begin at that time. The main show will begin at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET.

*-If Brookes or Honda is beaten to take the loss, whoever beat them takes their respective challenge rights
**-If either is DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion at match time, which currently is Katsumata, this will be a double title match for that title. It’s for the Extreme title regardless

Pre-show Update: The start of the live stream has been moved up to 7 PM PT/10 PM ET.

7:10 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in 10 minutes.

7:08 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Your host is Satoshi Dairaku. It sounds like Kagehiro Osano’s headset isn’t working yet. (It soon got fixed)

The paid attendance will not be announced after the event. Not quite a pre-event sellout.

Pre-show match: Naomi Yoshimura & Tomomitsu Matsunaga vs. Yuni & Yuki Ishida. 15 minute time limit
Result; Naomi Yoshimura & Tomomitsu Matsunaga beat Yuni & Yuki Ishida. Yoshimura pinned Ishida.

Updates will resume when the main show begins.

Main show:
Scheduled to begin at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET.
Super Sasadango Machine joins commentary after the pre-show match.

The matches begin at 7:33 PM PT/10:33 PM ET.

Match 1: HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano, Akito & Takao Soma vs. Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku, Kazuma Sumi & Masami Inahata. 15 minute time limit
Result: HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano, Akito & Takao Soma beat Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku, Kazuma Sumi & Masami Inahata. Soma pinned Inahata.

Match 2: Yuki Ueno & To-y vs. Jun Akiyama & Fuminori Abe. 15 minute time limit
Result: Jun Akiyama & Fuminori Abe beat Yuki Ueno & To-y. Abe beat To-y with an armbar.

Match 3: KANON, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante vs. Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul & Illusion and Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda & Hinata Kasai in a 3-way. 30 minute time limit
Result: Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul & Illusion beat KANON, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante and Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda & Hinata Kasai in a 3-way when Illusion pinned Honda. As a result, Illusion wins the right to challenge for the challenge rights from Honda.

Quick break for GM Imabayashi with the opening announcements. Sanshiro Takagi is brought out right away. Machine & Akito quickly join. What it was all about later.

Your new host is Haruo Murata. O-MENZ Hannya is your new guest on commentary along with Machine.

Match 4: DDT Extreme Champion & DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Shunma Katsumata vs. O-MENZ Kumadori in a NO REPEAT match for the titles. If a wrestler uses a move more than once except for strikes, that wrestler is DQ’d. Also win by over the top rope. 1 Hour time limit
Result: DDT Extreme & Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Shunma Katsumata beat O-MENZ Kumadori to retain the titles. V1 (Extreme) for Katsumata. Which led to…
O-MENZ Kumadori beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Shunma Katsumata to win the title. Kumadori becomes the 1903rd Champion.

Match 5: KO-D Tag Team Champions Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki vs. Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata for the titles. 1 Hour time limit
Result: KO-D Tag Team Champions Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki beat Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata to retain the titles. Miyawaki pinned Hirata with Sunshine Clutch. V1 for the champs.

Match 6: DDT Universal Champion Ryusuke Taguchi (New Japan) vs. Daisuke Sasaki for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: DDT Universal Champion Ryusuke Taguchi beat Daisuke Sasaki by submission to retain the title. V1 for Taguchi. Well I was totally wrong about this one! Afterwards, Akito with microphone. Announcement of next challenger…Honda? Yep, Akito makes it official. They said Korakuen so it looks like 9/20.

Main Event: KO-D Openweight Champion MAO vs. Daichi Sato for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: KO-D Openweight Champion MAO beat Daichi Sato to retain the title. V1 for MAO. Afterwards, GM Imabayashi with microphone for the next challenger reveal. Next up: Fuminori Abe. That match will happen on 9/20. But remember Chris Brookes still has a title shot rights and time is running out to use it, and Illusion has the rights to challenge for the rights.

The next event is Wednesday at Boatrace Tamagawa in Tokyo, which is a free event taking part alongside boat races. There will be no live broadcast. On demand TBD.

UPDATE: The 2 title matches for the next Korakuen are now official. Wrong date listed above as I misread the schedule-it’s 9/21, not 9/20. (Technically 9/20 in the US as it’s 9/21 Japan time)

Next up for Katsumata for the Extreme title: Ryota Nakatsu. That match will happen on 9/27 at Shinjuku Face at the promotion’s final event there before the venue closes (not counting a Super Japan/Sanshiro Takagi Produced event there on 9/28).

All-Japan 8/29/2026 Results

All-Japan wrapped up their August today with a major event including the Zennichi Jr. Festival Finals.

Today’s event was held at Ebara Wave Arena Ota/Ota City General Gym in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. This also was or will be a (taped at a later date) GAORA SPORTS broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 3068.

Match 1: Shota Kofuji beat Senor Saito. The first career single victory for Kofuji!

Match 2: Yuma Aoyagi, Shotaro Ashino, Ryuki Honda & Hyo Ogawa beat Hideki Suzuki, Ren Ayabe. Kumaarashi & Daisuke Sekimoto. Aoyagi pinned Ayabe.

Match 3: Riisng Hayato, MUSASHI, Hokuto Omotri, Yasutaka Yano & Mochizuki Junior (Dragon Gate) beat Masaaki Mochizuki (Dragon Gate), Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer), Seigo Tachibana, Yuya Aoki & Leon De Oro. Yano pinned Mochizuki. Afterwards, Yano issued a GAORA TV Championship challenge to Mochizuki. Accepted. More to come.

Match 4: Go Shiozaki beat Suwama.

Match 5: All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Jun & Rei Saito beat Xyon & Odyssey to retain the titles. Jun Saito pinned Xyon after Yagiyama Cyclone. V2 for the Saitos/champs.

Match 6: Zennichi Jr. Festival Finals: Seiki Yoshioka beat Dan Tamura to win the tournament. As a result, Yoshioka will probably get a rematch for the All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Championship in the near future. Additionally, MUSASHI & Tachibana got involved and teased a match between the sides for the vacant All-Asia Tag Team Championship.

Main Event: All-Japan Triple Crown Champion Kento Moyahara beat Yuma Anzai to retain the Triple Crown. V9 for Miyahara. This went over 37 minutes. Next up: The Royal Road Tournament winner.

After the event, it was announced that, following the recent death of Dory Funk Jr., Stan Hansen has been re-appointed as PWF President (the PWF-Pacific Wrestling Federation-is the governing body and rulemaker for All-Japan).. Hansen will be the 5th PWF President and previously was the 2nd, previously stepping down from the position in 2007. Funk was President until his death, which left the position vacant.

The next event is the 13th Royal Road Tournament starting on 9/9 at Shinagawa Stellar Ball in Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo. This is a single-elimination bracket format event. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will also be a GAORA SPORTS broadcast in Japan.

In other news, the promotion also announced the annual World’s Strongest/Real World Tag League for November & December. It will run 11/15-12/6. More as it becomes available.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 8/29/2026 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the Lethal Odyssey 2026 Tour in Hiroshima today with a HAYATA 20th Anniversary event.

Today’s event was held at Fukuyama Big Rose in Hiroshima and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Monday There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 387.

There were late changes made to the card due to Midori Takahashi being pulled off the event. Dislocated shoulder.

Match 1: Eita beat Hiroya Namiki.

Match 2: Masa Kitamiya & Takashi Sugiura beat AMAKUSA & Black Menso-re in 4 seconds. Sugiura pinned Menso-re after a lariat. Which led to…
Match 2 (again): Masa Kitamiya & Takashi Sugiura beat AMAKUSA & Black Menso-re. Sugiura beat Menso-re with a figure 4.

Match 3: Kenoh beat Yuto Koyanagi.

Match 4: Yoshiki Inamura, Kazuyuki Fujita & Katsumi Inahata beat Kaito Kiyomiya, Daiki Odashima & Hiroto Tsuruya. Fujita ponned Tsuruya after Beast Bomb.

Match 5: Tetsuya Baito, BUSHI & RYUSEI beat Manabu Soya, Yuki Iino (DDT) & Super Crazy. BUSHI pinned Crazy after Fable.

Match 6: OZAWA, Kai Fujimura & Alpha Wolf beat Naomichi Matufuji, Dragon Bane & Alejandro. OZAWA pinned Alejandro after a swan dive moonsault.

Main Event: HAYATA 20th Anniversary Match: HAYATA, Yuya Susumu (Independent:Freelancer) & Tetsuya Endo beat YO-HEY, Tadasuke & Jun Masaoka. HAYATA pinned Tadasuke.

The next event is tomorrow at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling 8/29/2026 NEAR LIVE Results

Tokyo Joshi Pro has a special mini-event coming up today, featuring only wrestlers who debuted after 2023. If the promotion posts results in a timely manner, NEAR LIVE results will be provided below. Otherwise they will be posted as soon as possible.

Today’s event will be held at Tokyo Square in Tokyo and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Tuesday. There is no live broadcast.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Chika Nanase vs. Shion Kanzaki
Haru Kazashiro vs. Kira Summer
Shino Suzuki vs. Mifu Ashida
Wakana Uehara vs. Momo Sato
HIMAWARI & Toga vs. Uta Takami & Ren Konatsu

The event is scheduled to begin at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET.

8:35 PM PT UPDATE: NEAR LIVE results updates begin now. Will be updated as more come in.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. It’s a fairly small venue with a full capacity of around 275, they sold all the actual seats so just standing seats which has me thinking it’ll be around 200. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 211, a super full house/very near sellout)

Up Up Girls only had Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami as Raku isn’t part of the event and Miu Watanabe is on an overseas excursion (so are Miyu Yamashita, Shoko Nakajima and Yuki Kamifuku among maybe others, Kamifuku is in the US this weekend)

Match 1: Chika Nanase beat Shion Kanzaki.

Match 2: Wakana Uehara beat Momo Sato by submission.

Match 3: Mifu Ashida beat Shino Suzuki.

Match 4: Haru Kazashiro beat Kira Summer.

Main Event: HIMAWARI & Toga beat Uta Takami & Ren Konatsu. HIMAWARI pinned Konatsu.

The next event is 9/5 at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama, which will start the fall house show tour. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin on 9/4 at 9 PM PT/midnight ET.

NOAH News: N-1 To Feature Returning Youngster

When Pro Wrestling NOAH announced a wrestler named Kouga for the N-1 VICTORY 2026 Tournament, it got a huge reaction even though I didn’t recognize him. Now the promotion has posted more about it on social media in English, and I understand why-Kouga is fka Owadasan fka Yu Owada, who is returning to Japan after his training excursion that took him to Europe last year. He debuted in England’s Progress Wrestling in August 2025 then won his first career championship in Berlin, Germany in February and now he returns as presumably still a member of Team 2000X. Presumably. We’ll find out starting September 12.

(Photo credit: Pro Wrestling NOAH Official English Twitter)

Injury Report: No Muy Bien

Something I was previously unaware of coming out of Sunday until Pro Wrestling NOAH mentioned it was just mentioned as being covered in this week’s issue of Weekly Pro-at his hometown event at Culttz Kawasaki, Hajime Ohara announced after his match that he is headed to the sidelines. Right knee. Out indefinitely but will be having surgery soon so probably done for the year. He vowed to return to the event next year as GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion so all we know it is sounds like a long break.

More as it becomes available.