Tokyo Joshi Pro 7/20/2026 Results

Tokyo Joshi Pro kicked off the 2026 Tokyo Princess Cup today, the annual singles tournament, with Round 1.

Tofay’s event was held at Act City Hamamatsu in Shizuoka and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 270.

Match 1; Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao & HIMAWARI beat Yuki Kamifuku, Yuki Aino & Pom Harajuku. Nakajima pinned Harajuku with a Northern Lights suplex hold.

Match 2: Rika Tatsumi beat Mahiro Kiryu & Chika Nanase in a 3-way by pinning Nanase.

Tokyo Princess Cup:
Match 3: Toga beat Momo Sato by submission. As a result, Toga advances to Round 2 and will face Mahiro Kiryu.
Match 4: Suzume beat Shion Kanzaki by submission. As a reuslt, Suzume advances to Round 2 and will face Pom Harajuku.
Match 5: Wakana Uehara beat Mifu Ashida. As a result, Uehara advances to Round 2 and will face HIMAWARI.
Match 6: Arisu Endo beat Sakura Hattori. As a result, Endo advances to Round 2 and will face Chika Nanase.
Match 7: Mizuki beat Raku. As a result, Mizuki advances to Round 2 and will face Hyper Misao.
Match 8: Miu Watanabe beat Ren Konatsu by submission. As a result, Watanabe advances to Round 2 and will face Yuki Aino.
Match 9: Miyu Yamashita beat Uta Takami. As a result, Yamashita advances to Round 2 and will face Rika Tatsumi.
Main Event: Yuki Arai beat Haru Kazashiro by submission. As a result, Arai advances to Round 2 and will face Shoko Nakajima.

The next event is Saturday at Osaka Azalea Taisho in Osaka with the first half of Round 2. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET

Dragon Gate 7/20/2026 Results

Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 2026, Dragon Gate’s biggest event of the year, is now in the books.

Today’s event was held at Kobe World Hall in Kobe and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK. This was also a live GAORA SPORTS broadcast in Japan You can also watch the first match FOR FREE on YouTube.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced but it was a legit sellout.

Pre-show match: Ho Ho Lun, Punch Tomonaga & Tristan Moody beat Shachihoko BOY. Takashi & Problem Dragon. Lun pinned Dragon with Ho Roll.

Match 1: Mochizuki Junior & Kazuma Kimura beat Ryu Fuda & @KEY. Junior pinned Fuda with a German suplex hold.

Match 2: Masakatsu Funaki beat Jiro Shinbashi by submission in 16 seconds. Which led to…
Match 2 (again): Masakatsu Funaki beat Jiro Shinbashi by ref stoppage (technical submission). Which still went leas than 3 minutes.

Match 3: Hyo, JACKY KAMEI & Riiita beat Strong Machine J, U-T & GuC to win the vacant Open The Triangle Gate Championship. Hyo, KAMEI & Riiita become the 100th Open The Triangle Gate Champions. Hyo pinned U-T.

Match 4: Shun Skywalker, Gianni Valetta & El Cielo beat Flamita, Luis Mante & Dragon Bane (Pro Wrestling NOAH) and KAI, Jason Lee & Alpha Wolf (Pro Wrestling NOAH) in a 3-way when Skywalker pinned Lee.

Match 5: YAMATO 20th Anniversary Match: YAMATO, KAGETORA, BxB Hulk, Dragon Kid, Susumu Yokosuka & Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) beat Uktimo Dragon, Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii, Genki Horiguchi, Yasushi Kanda & Keni’chiro Arai. YAMATO pinned Horiguchi after Gallaria.

Match 6: Open The Twin Gate Champions Yoshiki Kato & ISHIN beat Yuki Yoshioka & Kota Minoura to retain the titles. Kato pinned Yoshioka. V1 for the champs. On a related note, Yoshioka & Minoura are now a new faction known as XenisS (pronounced “Zenith”).

Match 7: Open The Brave Gate Champion Ryoya Tanaka beat Homare to retain the title. V12(!) for Tanaka. NEW RECORD!!! How many more can he get in his first reign? And who if anyone can stop him? (He does mot yet have the longest reign though. About 3 months to go to take that record from Pac)

Main Event: Kzy beat Open The Dream Gate Champion Madoka Kikuta to win the title. Kzy becomes the 43rd Open The Dream Gate Champion. The last piece of his missing career puzzle in the promotion is missing no longer. Kzy has now won all 4 of the Dragon Gate Championships, Now just a month after turning 40 and approaching his 20th Anniversary in the ring, he is the top dog and, undoubtedly, channeled those Natural Vibes afterwards to send the crowd home very happy because it’s time…it’s KZ Time!

The next event is Saturday at Suzuka Civic Hall in Mie. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Sumo-July 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 9 Results (7/20/2026) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 9 of the July 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo

Makuuchi (top tier):
Takerufuji (M13) beat Asakoryu (M16)
Shishi (M14) beat Abi (M12)
Kinbozan (M14) beat Asahakuryu (M12)
Onokatsu (M15) beat Mitakeumi (M11)
Chiyoshoma (M10) beat Kazuma (M15)
Asanoyama (M10) beat Daiseizan (M16)
Takayasu (M7) beat Nishikifuji (M13)
Kotoeiho (M7) beat Fujiryoga (M9)
Fujiseiun (M6) beat Tobizaru (M9)
Oshoma (M5) beat Roga (M8)
Ura (M5) beat Wakamotoharu (M8)
Daieisho (M4) beat Shodai (M6)
Gonoyama (M3) beat Takanosho (M1)
Fujinokawa (M1) beat Oho (K)
Kotoshoho (S) beat Hiradoumi (M3)
Atamifuji (S) beat Ichiyamamoto (M4)
Hakunofuji (M3) beat Kotozakura (O)
Churanoumi (M2) beat Kirishima (O)
Aonishiki (S) beat Onosato (Y)
Yoshinofuji (K) beat Hoshoryu (Y)
Leader: Aonishiki, Kotoeiho, Shishi (8-1)
Of note: There were concerns Aonishiki got hurt again yesterday when he took a bad tumble at the end of his win against Takanosho, but he came back today and got one of his biggest career wins yet-defeating Onosato for the first time. It was 4-0 Onosato coming in. Both Yokozuna lost yesterday so Onosato is now 5-5 with Hosboryu at 6-3. Kotoeiho & Shishi clinched promotions to keep pace with Aonoshiki at the top. At the bottom, after staving it off for a day Mitakeumi joined Hiradoumi & Oho as the first official demotions, meaning Oho is out of Sanyaku unless maybe he wins out.
Yokozuna Watch: A second straight setback to Churanoumi drops Kirishima to 7-2. He’s still in it but has almost no room for error left. Tomorrow he gets Hakunofuji, who won their May meeting and is 3-2 against Kirishima over this last year.
Ozeki Watch: Aonishiki now needs just 2 more wins for re-promotion, but today’s win will protect his Sekiwake rank in case of disaster as he clinched a winning record. He has Hoshoryu tomorrow meaning a win would all but do it as he’d get to 9. Hoshoryu won their last meeting in May but Aonishiki won the prior 4 before that.

Juryo:
Tochitaikai (J14) beat Kagayaki (J11)
Tamahsoho (J10) beat Nishikigi (J14)
Arashifuji (J13) beat Shirokuma (J9)
Enho (J11) beat Hatsuyama (J8)
Midorifuji (J8) beat Tohakuryu (J12)
Meisei (J7) beat Hitoshi (J10)
Kayo (J12) beat Tamawashi (J7)
Dewanoryu (J3) beat Nishinoryu (J6)
Kazekeno (J6) beat Ryuden (J3)
Sadanoumi (J2) beat Tomokaze (J4)
Toshinofuji (J4) beat Tokihayate (J2)
Shonannoumi (J6) beat Kyokukaiyu (J1)
Asasuiryu (J1) beat Kitanowaka (J5)
Leader: Arashifuji (8-1)
Of note: RARE KINARITE ALERT!!! In another example of size matters not, Midorifuji took down Tohakuryu with another new-to-me technique: okuritsuriotoshi, rear lifting body slam. That’s lifting your opponent up from the back and dropping him to the ground. The initial announcement was incorrect as something different and on video it looked more like okuridashi, or rear push out. But the former is what the record will state. Elsewhere, Tamawashi’s winning streak got Kayo’d today to drop the Iron Man to 5-4 and end any faint hopes of a top tier return in September while Arashifuji bounced back from his first loss to clinch promotion and maintain the lead, ensuring he stays in Juryo. Enho improved to 5-4 with his win, at this point one more win should ensure he stays in Juryo in September. At the top, Asasuiryu may be one win away from top tier promotion from J1 while Ryuden is not going back up as he now has demotion from J3 at 1-8.
As he tries to hold off the 7-2 pack tomorrow, Arashifuji faces Tamashoho who is 2-7.

Lower tier notes: 25-1. Asahifuji’s perfect career start and unbeaten run to Juryo is now over as Nabatame handed the Isegahama super-rookie his first career loss in Makushita today. There are 3 left at 5-0 as Nabatame is joined by Futagoyama stablemate Mita at 5-0 along with Fudoho, so there could still be a 6-1 champion and Asahifuji could win it in a playoff and make Juryo. But doing so perfect will not happen. The Sandanme has 5 left at 5-0 including 2 Nakamura stablemates. The Jonidan has 7 left at 5-0 with 2 Kise stablemates so there could potentially be up to 3 all-stablemate playoffs if they keep winning. The Jonokuchi is down to Kakizoe as the sole 5-0 leader and, a day after winning and saying he wants a winning record…41. Moriurara lost to clinch demotion/losing record for what is now 7 full years and 41 straight tournaments with 4+ losses (includes one cancelled tournament in 2020).

New Japan 7/18/2026-7/19/2026 Results

New Japan continued the G1 CLIMAX 36 this weekend with a doubleheader in Hokkaido.

Both events were held at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kita Yell in Hokkaido and can be watched on demand OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY on New Japan World. These events aired as part of WORLD PRO WRESTLING LIVE 2026 exclusively on TV Asahi in Japan.

There were late changes made to these and all upcoming cards due to Shota Umino being out of the tournament. Concussion. All others in Block B except Zack Sabre Jr. get forfeit wins and 2 points (Sabre does not because he beat Umino already).

Saturday:
The announced paid attendance was 2555.

Before the event began Hiroyoshi Tenzan appeared and announced his official retirement match for 8/15: He will face longtime partner Satoshi Kojima. TenKoji running it back one more time!

Match 1: Tatsuya Matsumoto & Aaron Wolf beat Taisei Nakahara & Toru Yano. Wolf pinned Nakahara.

Match 2: Dick Togo & Ren Narita beat Zane Jay & Callum Newman. Narita pinned Jay after Magic Killer.

Match 3: Hartley Jackson & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Masatora Yasuda & Yuya Uemura. Jackson pinned Yasuda after Death Valley Bomb.

G1 CLIMAX:
Match 4: Block B: Drilla Moloney beat Gabriel Kidd.
Match 5: Block A: Great-O-Khan beat SANADA by countout.
Match 6: Block A: Konosuke Takeshita beat Jake Lee.
Match 7: Block A: Boltin Oleg beat Yuto Oce (Ice Baby) by ref stoppage (KO).
Match 8: Block A: Shingo Takagi beat Ryohei Oiwa.
Main Event: Block A: Hirooki Goto beat Yota Tsuji.

Sunday:
The announced paid attendance was 2409.

Match 1: Zane Jay & Jake Lee beat Tatsuya Matsumoto & Hirooki Goto. Lee beat Matsumoto with a front neck lock.

Match 2: Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa beat Jacob Austin Young & Great-O-Khan. Jackson pinned Young after Death Valley Bomb.

Match 3: Toru Yano & Konosuke Takeshita vs. Gedo & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) went to a double countout in just over 2 minutes.

Match 4: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SANADA beat Daiki Nagai & Yota Tsuji. SANADA beat Nagai with Skull End.

Match 5: Taiji Ishimori & Shingo Takagi beat Masatora Yasuda & Boltin Oleg. Ishimori beat Yasuda with Bone Lock.

G1 CLIMAX Block B:
Match 6: HENARE beat Drilla Moloney.
Match 7: Gabriel Kidd beat OSKAR (The Grouch).
Match 8: Ren Narita beat Callum Newman.
Main Event: Yuya Uemura beat Zack Sabre Jr.

The next event is tomorrow at Sendai Sun Plaza in Sendai. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Stardom 7/20/2026 Results

Stardom continued the 5STAR GP today in Osaka.

Today’s event was held at Harbis Hall in Osaka and can be watched on demand on Stardom World. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 744, a legit advance sellout.

Match 1: Saori Anou beat Natsupoi, Matoi Hamabe & Ema Maishima in a 4-way by pinning Hamabe.

5STAR GP:
Match 2: Blue B: Momo Watanabe beat Kikyo Furusawa by submission.
Match 3: Red B: Rina Yamashita beat Azusa Inaba.
Match 4: Blue A: Hina beat Aya Sakura.
Match 5: Red B: Saya Iida beat Lady C.
Match 6: Blue B: Hanan beat Koguma.
Match 7: Red A: Tomoka Inaba beat Sayaka Kurara.
Match 8: Red A: HANAKO beat Miyu Anasaki.
Main Event: Red A: Maika beat AZM.

Standings:

Red A:
1-Tomoka Inaba, 2-1, 4 pts
2-Kurara, 2-1, 4 pts
3-Maika, 1-0, 2 pts
4-Itsuki Aoki, 1-0, 2 pts
5-AZM, 0-1, 0 pts
6-Natsuko Tora, 0-1, 0 pts
7-Rina, 0-1, 0 pts
8-Akira Kurogame, 0-1, 0 pts

Red B:
1-Iida, 2-0, 4 pts
2-Yamashita, 1-1-1, 3 pts
3-Maki Itoh, 1-0, 2 pts
4-Mei Seira, 1-1, 2 pts
5-Utami Hayashishita, 0-0-1, 1 pt
6-Konami, 0-0, 0 pts
7-C, 0-1, 0 pts
8-Azusa Inaba, 0-2, 0 pts

Blue A:
1-Ruaka, 2-0, 4 pts
2-Suzu Suzuki, 1-0, 2 pts
3-HANAKO, 1-1, 2 pts
4-Hina, 1-1, 2 pts
5-Sakura, 1-1, 2 pts
6-Julia Hart, 0-0, 0 pts
7-Rian, 0-1, 0 pts
8-Amasaki, 0-2, 0 pts

Blue B:
1-Watanabe, 2-0, 4 pts
2-Hanan, 2-0, 4 pts
3-Koguma, 2-1, 4 pts
4-Saya Kamitani, 0-0, 0 pts
5-Starlight Kid, 0-0, 0 pts
6-Ami Sohrei, 0-1, 0 pts
7-Natsupoi, 0-1, 0 pts
8-Furusawa, 0-3, 0 pts

The top 3 in each block will advance to the playoffs. Due to scheduling a number of participants haven’t had a match yet.

The next event is Saturday at Ishikawa Industrial Exhibition Hall 2 in Ishikawa with only the Red blocks. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin Friday at 9 PM PT/midnight ET.

Stardom 7/18/2026 Results

Stardom ran the second day of the 5STAR GP today in AIchi.

Today’s event was held at Loisir Hotel Toyohashi in Aichi and can be watched on demand on Stardom World. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The paid attendance was not announced.

Match 1: Natsupoi & Saori Anou beat Matoi Hamabe & Ema Maishima. Natsupoi beat Maishima with Poi Lock.

5STAR GP:
Match 2: Blue B: Hanan beat Kikyo Furusawa.
Match 3: Blue B: Koguma beat Ami Sohrei.
Match 4: Blue A: Ruaka beat Rian.
Match 5: Red B: Maki Itoh beat Mei Seira.
Match 6: Red A: Tomoka Inaba beat Natsuko Tora by DQ. Weapon use.
Match 7: Blue A: Suzu Suzuki beat Hina.
Match 8: Red B: Rina Yamashita vs. Utami Hayashishita went to a 15 minute time limit draw.
Main Event: Red A: Sayaka Kurara beat Rina.

The next event is tomorrow at Harbis Hall in Osaka. The event is a legit advance sellout. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin TONIGHT at 9 PM PT/midnight ET. (Last-minute pre-event update: You will also be able to watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube)

All-Japan 7/18/2026 Results (Updated)

All-Japan continued the Summer Action Series 2026 Tour today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. This was also or will be a (taped) Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 1510, a legit sellout.

Before the event began, a memorial service for Joe Doering was held in the ring.

Match 1: Shotaro Ashino beat Yasutaka Yano by submission.

Match 2: Dan Tamura, Hokuto Omori, Seigo Tachibana & Leon De Oro (Mexico) beat Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer), MUSASHI, Seiki Yoshioka & Yuya Aoki (Independent/Freelancer). Tamura pinned Doi after a powerbomb.

Match 3: Suwama & Hideki Suzuki beat Go Shiozaki & Yuma Aoyagi. Suwama pinned Shiozaki after a backdrop. Too bad I missed this live, our favorite odd couple teaming once again.

Match 4: Ren Ayabe & Ryuki Honda beat Kento Miyahara & Kumaarashi. Ayabe pinned Miyahara with a dragon suplex hold.

Match 5: All-Asia Tag Team Champions Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising Hayato beat Yuma Anzai & Shota Kofuji to retain the titles. Hayato pinned Kofuji after Sid Vicious. V1 for the champs.

Main Event: All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Jun & Rei Saito beat Kengo Mashimo & Daisuke Sekimoto to retain the titles. Jun Saito pinned Mashimo after Yagiyama Cyclone. V1 for the Saitos/champs. DOOM!!! Next up: The presumably-returning-soon Xyon & Odyssey, who have to go back home semi-regularly for visa-related reasons then come back (Xyon to, I think, Australia and Odyssey to the US). That match will happen on 8/29 at Ebara Wave Arena/Ota City General Gym. (UPDATE: It’s now official)

The next event is Wednesday at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Sumo-July 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 8 Results (7/18/2026) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 8-the Halfway Point- of the July 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo

Makuuchi (top tier):
Asakoryu (M16) beat Daiseizan (M16)
Shishi (M14) beat Kinbozan (M14)|
Kazuma (M15) beat Nishikifuji (M13)
Mitakeumi (M11) beat Takerufuji (M13)
Asanoyama (M10) beat Onokatsu (M15)
Abi (M12) beat Chiyoshoma (M10)
Tobizaru (M9) beat Asahakuryu (M12)
Shodai (M6) beat Fujiryoga (M9)
Roga (M8) beat Fujiseiun (M6)
Ura (M5) beat Takayasu (M7)
Oshoma (M5) beat Wakamotoharu (M8)
Kotoeiho (M7) beat Ichiyamamoto (M4)
Churanoumi (M2) beat Gonoyama (M2)
Yoshinofuji (K) beat Fujinokawa (M1)
Aonishiki (S) beat Takanosho (M1)
Hakunofuji (M3) beat Kotoshoho (S)
Kirishima (O) beat Atamifuji (S)
Kotozakura (O) beat Hiradoumi (M3)
Hoshoryu (Y) beat Daieisho (M4)
Onosato (Y) beat Oho (K)
Leader: Kirishima, Aonishiki, Shishi, Kotoeiho (7-1)
Of note: The 6-way leaderboard yesterday narrowed down to 4 today with 2 perhaps expected-Kirishima & Aonishiki-and 2 unexpected-Shishi & Kotoeiho. The first demotion that could have happened today will not as Mitakeumi finally got his first win of the tournament to get to 1-7. Hiradoumi, Oho & Onokatsu are all now in demotion danger at 1-7, Onokatsu could be demoted to Juryo if he can’t win out. The Yokozuna are winning again and still in it, with Hoshoryu at 6-2 and Onosato now up to 5-3 with a more Onosato-like 4 straight wins.
An update on Wakanosho injury per Nikkan Sports-right knee bone contusion. Tournament over. Out at least 2 weeks for treatment. Status uncertain for September. He will finish the equivalent of 5-10 and it’s heartbreaking because he was 5-0 before Day 6 when the injury happened in his first loss.
Now the question is will that be enough to keep him in the top tier in November, I think it’s going to be a toss-up.
Yokozuna Watch: Kirishima remains alive at 7-1, he can still afford maybe one more loss. He has Churanoumi tomorrow (2-6), who won their last meeting in March.
Ozeki Watch: Aonishiki now needs 3 more for re-promotion. He has breathing room now and may need it for tomorrow-Onosato is next and the Yokozuna has never lose to Aonishiki (4-0). If Aonishiki gets one more win he will at least protect his Sekiwake ranking.

Juryo:
Tohakuryu J12) beat Kayo (J12)
Tochitaikai (J14) beat Shirokuma (J9)
Nishinoryu (J9) beat Arashifuji (J13)
Midorifuji (J8) beat Tamashoho (J10)
Hatsuyama (J8) beat Nishikigi (J14)
Kagayaki (J11) beat Meisei (J7)
Enho (J11) beat Kazekeno (J6)
Dewanoryu (J3) beat Ryuden (J3)
Tokihayate (J2) beat Kitanowaka (J5)
Sadanoumi (J2) beat Shonannoumi (J6)
Asasuiryu (J1) beat Tomokaze (J4)
Tohsinofuji (J4) beat Kyokukaiyu (J1)
Leader: Arashifuji (7-1)
Of note: Nobody will go 16-0 and tough first loss for Arashifuji as it came by a non-winning technique-isamiashi, forward step out, which usually is inadvertent. But he kept the lead as Shirokuma lost again and is now in a group of 5 at 6-2. Tamawashi seems to be back in the zone now as the Iron Man improved to 5-3 with a win, he won’t get back to the top tier this time unless he somehow wins the championship at 12-3 but if he slumps his Juryo position and salary is probably safe now. Enho got another win to improve to 4-4 at halfway, he probably needs at least 2 more wins to be safe.

Lower tier notes: The Makushita is down to 7 leaders after the second half of Promotion Day at 4-0. Before the Sandanme lead…RARE KIMARITE ALERT!!! One for the pro wrestling fans out there as Asakiryu at Sd28 beat Minorufuji at Ss25 by another new-to-me-technique: izori, backwards body drop. No video that I know of but based on the description it’s like in pro wrestling when a wrestler is running towards a standing opponent and the standing one hoists them up in the air and over them so the flying one lands on his back. I think a better example is in the old 80s videogame “Double Dragon” when the giant Abobo enemy grabs the player by their knees and tosses them back and over like a ragdoll. As for the leaderboard, there are 10 tied at 4-0 including former Juryo champion Tochimusashi. The Jonidan has 12 tied at 4-0 while the Jonokuchi has two in the lad at 4-0

Sumo-July 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 7 Results (7/18/2026) (Top 2 Tiers) (Updated)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 7 of the July 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

Makuuchi (top tier):
Asakoryu (M16) beat Tomokaze (J4)
Takerufuji (M13) beat Onokatsu (M15)
Nishikifuji (M13) beat Shishi (M14)
Abi (M12) beat Kazuma (M15)
Daiseizan (M10) beat Asahakuryu (M12)
Kinbozan (M14) beat Wakanosho (M11) by default/withdrawal
Asanoytama (M10) beat Mitakeumi (M11)
Fujiryoga (M9) beat Chiyoshoma (M10)
Wakamotoharu (M8) beat Tobizaru (M9)
Kotoeiho (M7) beat Roga (M8)
Takayasu (M7) beat Shodai (M6)
Fujiseiun (M6) beat Ura (M5)
Oshoma (M6) beat Daieisho (M4)
Ichiyamamoto (M4) beat Churanoumi (M2)
Gonoyama (M2) beat Oho (K)
Takanosho (M1) beat Yoshinofuji (K)
Aonishiki (S) beat Fujinokawa (M1)
Atamifuji (S) beat Kotozakura (O)
Kirishima (O) beat Kotoshoho (S)
Onosato (Y) beat Hakunofuji (M3)
Hoshoryu (Y) beat Hiradoumi (M3)
Leader: 7 at 6-1
WITHDRAWAL: Wakanosho (M11). Right knee. Status uncertain. Terrible timing because he was 5-1 after yesterday’s loss where it happened. Kinbozan got the fusen as a result. (UPDATE: Per Nikkan Sports, tournament over. Bone contusion. Out at least 2 weeks.)
Of note: The highlight of the day may have been Aonishiki’s win-Fujionokawa went for the HENKA!!! but Aonishiki read it perfectly and made the midair catch & push out for an easy win. He now joins a massive group sharing the lead as there will be no 15-0, Shishi lost today so nobody is unbeaten. Chiyoshoma gets honorable mention for his very audible slaps against Fujiryoga-we don’t see them a lot but they are allowed and when they connect effectively it’s something else.open-hand strikes are legal but closed-fist punches are not). Also both Yokozuna won which puts Onosato above .500 at 4-3 and Hoshoryu at 5-2, one off the pace. Only one Kinboshi chance tomorrow and it’s for Daieisho as he faces Hoshoryu, Onosato has Oho to begin his Sanyaku slate.
Yokozuna Watch: Kirishima is in the 6-1 group so still alive & well in terms of promotion chances. Still probably needs 13 or 12 with either a playoff loss or championship. Tomorrow he gets Atamifuji.
Ozeki Watch: Aonishiki now needs 4 more wins for re-promotion, 2 more wins to secure a winning record. He goes for 7 tomorrow against Takanosho, who has won 3 straight after an 0-4 start.

Juryo:
Daikisho (Ms1) beat Tochitaikai (J14)
Enho (J11) beat Kayo (J12)
Nishikigi (J14) beat Kagayaki (J11)
Tamashoho (J10) beat Tohakuryu (J12)
Arashifuji (J13) beat Hitoshi (J10)
Midorifuji (J8) beat Hatsuyama (J8)
Meisei (J7) beat NIshinoryu (J9)
Tamawashi (J7) beat Shirokuma (J9)
Kazekeno (J6) beat Shonannoumi (J6)
Kitanowaka (J5) beat Sadanoumi (J2)
Tokihayate (J2) beat Ryuden (J3)
Dewanoryu (J3) beat Kyokukaiyu (J1)
Toshinofuji (J4) beat Asasuiryu (J1)
Leader: Arashifuji (7-0)
Of note: The leaderboard is down to one after the Iron Man handed Shirokuma his first loss. Tamawashi now has a winning record for the first time this tournament at 4-3 including 3-1 in his last 4. Enho managed a win today to improve to 3-4 and will try to pull even tomorrow against Kazekeno. No more Makushita men starting tomorrow until the end unless there is another withdrawal.

Lower tier notes: Today is the first half of what I call Promotion Day in the lower tiers, when the leaders reach 4-0 and thus clinch promotions for the next tournament. First up, 25-0 for Asahifuji as he is one of 4 Makushita men currently at 4-0 along with Mita and fellow former Juryo men Nabatame & Kaisho, with 6 more at 3-0. The Sandanme currently has 6 at 4-0 with 8 more unbeatens up tomorrow. The Jonidan has 6 at 4-0 with many more to try tomorrow (in progress as of this post going up, that number has grown to 8 now) while the Jonokuchi has 2 at 4-0 and one other unbeaten but only 2-0 because he went 4 days without a match…never mind, he just had a Day 8 match before this was posted and lost. So just the 2. And in other early Day 8 notes…no demotion for Moriurara yet. He just got his first win.

Reminder: NHK World Japan will have 50 minutes of LIVE top tier coverage FOR FREE tomorrow at 1:10 AM PT/4:10 AM ET. It will also be available on demand for a limited time.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 7/18/2026 Results

SUMMER EPIC 2026, Pro Wrestling NOAH’s latest major event, was held earlier today in Osaka at a first-time venue.

Today’s event was held at Intex Osaka Hall 5 in Osaka and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese & English. This was an exclusive ABEMA live broadcast in Japan so the live broadcast outside Japan was English only.

The announced paid attendance was 2088. They used only a small portion of the venue because it it a massive convention center-type space (reportedly the 3rd-biggest in Japan) but it sounds like a good number for the setup.

Pre-show:
Match 1: Atsushi Kotoge, Mohammed Yone, Hi69 & Hajime Ohara beat Katsumi Inahata, Yuto Koyanagi, Midori Takahashi & Hiroto Tsuruya. Kotoge pinned Takahashi.

Match 2: Tetsuya Endo & HAYATA beat RYUSEI & Black Menso-re. Endo pinned RYUSEI after God’s Right Knee.

Main show:
Match 1: GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Dragon Bane & Alejandro beat JACKY KAMEI & Riiita to retain the titles. Bane pinned KAMEI after Twisterbane. V4 for the champs.

Match 2: Yoshiki Inamura beat Kazuyuki Fujita.

Match 3: Alpha Wolf won a 7 man ladder match over Tadasuke, Jun Masaoka, Daiki Odashima, AMAKUSA, Kid Lykos 1 & 2. As a result, Wolf is in the N-1 VICTORY Tournament and, because he put his spot on the line, Tadasuke is OUT.

Match 4: Tetsuya Naito beat Kaito Kiyomiya. As a result, Naito gets the next GHC Heavyweight Championship shot after today.

Match 5: GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion Eita beat BUSHI to retain the title. V2 for Eita. Next up: Here comes the Team 2000X Gauntlet…starting with Kai Fujimura. That match will happen on 8/10 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

Match 6: GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Manabu Soya & Yuki Iino beat Masa Kitamiya & Takashi Sugiura to retain the titles. Soya pinned Kitamiya after Passion IS. V1 for the champs.

Match 7: GHC National Champion Naomichi Marufuji beat Kenoh to retain the title. V3 for Marufuji. Next up: KENTA. That match will happen on 8/9 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

Main Event: GHC Heavyweight Champion Shane Haste beat OZAWA to retain the title. V3 for Haste. Next up: As noted above, Naito. That match will happen on 8/9.

In post-event news/fallout, a new championship has been created, the GHC 200 Championship. Perhaps loosely inspired by championships such as the High Speed Championship, GLEAT’s G-RUSH Championship and the WWE Speed Championship, this is a title for matches that will have-no kidding-a 200 second time limit. An 8-man tournament will be held on 8/9 & 8/10 to crown the first champion with these special rules: 5 count count-outs, any draw in the tournament means BOTH are out, if nobody reaches the finals because of this rule there will be another tournament at a later date. For the Finals, if there is a time limit draw a discussion will be immediately held to determine the winner. In future title defenses, a time limit draw means the champion retains the title.
The 8/9 matches & participants: Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Yoshiki Inamura, Kenoh vs. Alpha Wolf, Tetsuya Endo vs. AMAKUSA, HAYATA vs. Masa Kitamiya.

Another new wrestler will debut on 8/10: Hiroya Namiki, a new rookie, will debut against Daiki Odashima. Namiki, 24, is about 5’10” and 77 kg/165 pounds and will be a Junior Heavyweight.

The next event is 7/26 at Ishikawa Industrial Exhibition Hall 3 in Ishikawa for a charity fundraiser event. There will be no live broadcast. On demand 7/28.