GLEAT 3/8/2026 Results

GLEAT ran a Lidet UWF event today, the 8th event in their sub-brand series featuring their spin on the 1980s UWF promotion that’s closer to shootfighting than wrestling (primarily in that there are no pinfalls and a point-based system is also used).

Today’s event was held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and should be available on demand on YouTube at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 128.

Match 1: Double Bout: Shinya Aoki & Tyson Maeguchi vs. Yukimitsu Takahashi & Kentaro Hachisu went to a 20 minute time limit draw.

Match 2: SIngle Bout: Sakura Mizushima beat Nana Matsubashi by submission.

Match 3: Single Bout: Naoya Nomura beat Ryuji Hijikata by ref stoppage (technical submission).

Match 4: Double Bout: Marino Saihara & Riko Fukuknaga beat Yukina Uehara & Chii Aoba. Fukunaga beat Aoba with STF.

Match 5: In a GLEAT MMA Jiu-jitsu wearing-gi fight with 5 1-minute rounds, T-Hawk vs. Kabuto Mitomi went to a time limit draw.

Match 6: Single Bout: Takanori Ito beat Tetsuya izuchi by TKO. As a result, Ito gets the next Lidet UWF Championship shot against the winner of the main event.

Main Event: Single Bout: Soma Watanabe beat Lidet UWF Champion Katsuhiko Nakajima by ref stoppage (technical submission) to win the title. Watanabe becomes the 4th Lidet UWF Champion. Miracle comeback win because he was down 5-1 on points and one from losing. The long nightmare for GLEAT with Nakajima hinting at sealing the title and doing away with it is finally over. This means Watanabe’s first defense will be against Ito.

The next event is Thursday at Shinjuku Face for G PROWRESTLING. Broadcast plans TBA.

DDT 3/8/2026 Results

DDT finished up their busy house show weekend with an event in Osaka.

Today’s event was held at 176BOX in Osaka and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Tuesday (PT)/Wednesday (ET). There was no live broadcast.

The paid attendance was not announced.

Match 1: Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida beat Junta Miyawaki & Antonio Honda. Yoshimura pinned Honda.

Match 2: In a handicap match, Yuki Ueno & Kazuma Sumi beat Danshoku Dieno, Kazuki Hirata & Akito in 4 seconds when Ueno [pinned Hirata. Which led to…
Match 2 (again): In an elimination match, Yuki Ueno & Kazuma Sumi beat Danshoku Dieno, Kazuki Hirata & Akito. Order of elimination: Ueno & Dieno together, Akito by Sumi, Hirata by Sumi.

Match 3: Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato beat Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Hinata Kasai. Masada pinned Kasai.

Match 4: Sanshiro Takagi & Rukiya beat Jun Akiyama & Tomomoitsu Matsunaga. Rukiya pinned matsunaga after a running elbow butt.

Match 5; MAO, Yukio Naya & Viente Maligno beat Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Illusion. MAO pinned Illusion.

Main Event: KANON beat To-y.

The next event is Wednesday at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.

All-Japan 3/8/2026 Results

All-Japan ran NEW AGE CHRONICLE Z FINAL today, the end of the Rising Hayato Produced series for wrestlers with 10 years or less experience. Hayato previously announced this would be the final event in the series that has ran for over 2 years and has been quite successful.

Today’s event was held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 337, a legit advance sellout.

Match 1: Ryo Inoue & Gaia Hox beat Dan Tamura & Nobuhiko Kimura. Inoue pinned Kimura after a buzzsaw kick.

Match 2: Hokuto Omori beat Jiro Shinbashi (Dragon Gate).

Match 3: In a handicap match, Odyssey beat Seigo Tachibana & Shota Kofuji by pinning Kofuji.

Match 4: Ren Ayabe & Talos beat Mochizuki Junior & Kazuma Kimura (Dragon Gate). Ayabe beat Kimura with Iron Maiden.

Main Event: Atsuki Aoyagi, Jun Saito & Yuma Anzai beat Rising Hayato, Rei Saito & Ryuki Honda. Anzai pinned Hayato after Gimlet.

The next event is 3/15 at Korakuen Hall. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin Saturday at 7:15 PM PT/10:15 PM ET.

New Japan 3/8/26 Results

New Japan continued the New Japan Cup today in Hyogo, finishing up Round 1 as the 24-man field is now down to 16.

Today’s event was held at Baycom General Gym in Hyogo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 2511.

Match 1: Masatora Yasuda & Yuya Uemura beat Daiki Nagai & Drilla Moloney. Uemura beat Nagai with a chicken wing.

Match 2; Great-O-Khan & HENARE beat Tomoaki Honma & Boltin Oleg. Khan beat Honma with Domination Claw.

Match 3: Jacob Austin Young, Francesco Akira & Jake Lee beat Tatsuya Matsumoto, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Young pinned Matsumoto after Bite The Dust.

Match 4: Kosei Fujita & Hartley Jackson beat Zane Jay & Callum Newman. Jackson pinned Jay after Death Valley Bomb.

Match 5: Toru Yano, Aaron Wolf & Satoshi Kojima beat Dick Togo, Yujiro Takahashi & Ren Narita. Yano pinned Togo.

Match 6: Yota Tsuji & Shingo Takagi beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Don Fale. Takagi pinned Kanemaru after Burning Dragon.

New Japan Cup Round 1:
Match 7: Shota Umino beat Chase Owens. As a result, Umino advances to Round 2 and will face Yujiro Takahashi.
Main Event: Ryohei Oiwa beat Yuto Ice (Ice Baby). As a result, Oiwa advances to Round 2 and will face Zack Sabre Jr.

The next event is Tuesday at Shigeto Arena in Okayama with the start of Round 2. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Stardom 3/8/2026 NEAR LIVE Results

Stardom continues the Cinderella Tournament today with Round 2 in Tokyo. NEAR LIVE results will be posted below as they become available.

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on Stardom World. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The event is scheduled to begin at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET.

7:45 PM PT UPDATE: Results updates begin now.

The announced paid attendance was 1097.

Match 1: Bea Priestley, Momo Kohgo, Yuria Hime, India Sioux (CMLL) & Tabata (CMLL) beat Hazuki, HANAKO, Xena, Rina Yamashita & Akira Kurogame. Priestley pinned Kurogame after Plan B.

Match 2: Ami Sohrei, Aya Sakura & Yuna Mizumori beat Saki Kashima, Lady C & Anne Kanaya and Maki Itoh, Kikyo Furusawa & Fuwa-chan in a 3-way when Sakura pinned Kanaya.

Cinderella Tournament Round 2:
Match 3: Hanan beat Ranna Yagami. As a result, Hanan advances to the Quarterfinals and will face Maki Itoh.
Match 4: Rian beat Natsupoi by over the top rope. As a result, Rian advances to the Quarterfinals and will face Aya Sakura.
Match 5: Hina beat Azusa Inaba. As a result, Hina advances to the Quarterfinals and will face the Miyu Amasaki-Saya Iida winner.
Match 6: Sayaka Kurara beat Tomoka Inaba. As a result, Kurara advances to the Qaurterfinals and will face the Rina-Ami Sohrei winner.
Match 7: Rina beat Ami Sohrei. As a result, Rina advances to the Quarterfinals and will face Sayaka Kurara.
Main Event: Miyu Amasaki beat Saya Iida. As a result, amasaki advances to the Quarterfinals and will face Hina.

The Quarterfinals are Wednesday. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Sumo-March 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 1 LIVE Results (3/8/2026) (Top 2 Tiers) (Updated x2)

Here are the quick LIVE results from today’s Day 1-Opening Day-of the March 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

9:35 PM PT UPDATE: Juryo updates below begin now.

11 PM PT UPDATE: Live top tier updates and the NHK World Premium broadcast begin now.

Makuuchi (top tier):
Kotoeiho (M17) beat Ryuden (J1)
Kinbozan (M16) beat Fujiryoga (M17)
Mitakeumi (M15) beat Asahakuryu (M16)
Nishikifuji (M14) beat Chiyoshoma (M14)
Fujiseiun (M13) beat Asanoyama (M12)
Asakoryu (M12) beat Tobizaru (M13)
Shishi (M11) beat Oshoumi (M11)
Gonoyama (M10) beat Roga (M10)
Tokihayate (M9) beat Tamawashi (M9)
Ura (M8) beat Shodai (M8)
Oshoma (M7) beat Hakunofuji (M7)
Ichiyamamoto (M6) beat Onokatsu (M6)
Kotoshoho (M5) beat Abi (M5)
The NHK World Japan live broadcast begins here.
Takanosho (M4) beat Daieisho (M4)
Hiradoumi (M3) beat Oho (M3)
Takayasu (S) beat Churanoumi (M2)
Kirishima (S) beat Fujinokawa (M2)
Kotozakura (O) beat Yoshinofuji (M1)
Aonishiki (O) beat Wakamotoharu (K)
Wakatakakage (M1) beat Onosato (Y). KINBOSHI!!! The first career Gold Star Victory for Wakatakakage!
Hoshoryu (Y) beat Atamifuji (K)
WITHDRAWAL (Pre-Tournament): Midorifuji (M15). Heart failure. Scary…status uncertain. Nikkan Sports reports he has been treated for about a month. I have seen unverified claims on Facebook that he won’t compete. If he can’t participate he will be demoted to Juryo for the first time in about 5 years. He would need to return and probably get at least 5 wins to stay in the top tier.
UPDATE: Will not compete this tournament. Out about a month per a new Nikkan Sports article with comments from Isegahama coach Tateyama. He is back in Tokyo and will be hospitalized soon for further examination.

Of note: With regards to Isegahama fka Terunofuji, he will not be at the tournament and punishment for a recent incident of violence against Hakunofuji will be announced after the tournament. There are reports in the sumo media that it involved Hakunofuji drinking at a bar and perhaps making inappropriate gestures towards or contact with a female patron and that led Isegahama to intervene and attack his charge. Hochi Sports reports the investigation is ongoing and that is why Isegahama will not be at the tournament (according to fellow stablemaster Sadogatake, who is in charge of PR/media relations) although the absence/confined to stable is not disciplinary. But I could see such announcements being further delayed if Aonishiki gets promoted to Yokozuna so as not to distract from that.

Juryo:
Himukamaru (Ms1) beat Kotokuzan (J14)
Fujitensei (J13) beat Kazekeno (J14)
Shimazuumi (J13) beat Tsurugisho (J12)
Toshinofuji (J11) beat Nishikigi (J12)
Kazuma (J11) beat Tohakuryu (J10)
Hatsuyama (J9) beat Dwanoryu (J10)
Tamashoho (J9) beat Kitanowaka (J8)
Kyokukaiyu (J7) beat Shonannoumi (J8)
Kayo (J6) beat Meisei (J7)
Shirokuma (J5) beat Hitoshi (J6)
Kagayaki (J5) beat Takerufuji (J4)
Wakanosho (J3) beat Nishinoryu (J4)
Daiseizan (J3) beat Tomokaze (J2)
Sadanoumi (J1) beat Asasuiryu (J2)

Lower tier notes: Enho opened with a win against just-demoted Hidenoumi to get off to a 1-0 start as he tries to get promoted back to Juryo. Despite just being demoted after one tournament, Himukamaru is back in Juryo today for his first match, he is at Ms1.

RETIREMENT: Shiden (Ms21). Officially retired Friday before what would have been the start of his 12th year in sumo. Shiden, real name Takumi Shiba from Kise Beya, finishes with a career record of 319-273-26 (win-loss-absent), 2 championships (1 Makushita, 1 Jonidan) and a career high rank of Juryo 2. He went 1-6 in his final tournament in January. He does not qualify for elder stock due to having only 16 tournaments at Juryo (but he was absent in what would have been his Juryo debut) so he will be leaving the sumo world.

How to watch: If you can get ABEMA outside Japan, that service streams ALL matches LIVE for free. Otherwise, you can watch all top tier matches LIVE on NHK World Premium in Japanese & English, available on participating cable/satellite providers and Jme. NHK World Japan will also have 50 minutes of LIVE top tier coverage in English beginning at 12:10 AM PT/4:10 AM ET. All top tier and Juryo matches can also be watched on demand on the official Grand Sumo mobile app immediately after they happen. The app is available for iOS & Android for free but for unlimited viewing (and without ads) you meed to subscribe to it’s Tanimachi (Premium) subscription, currently available in the US for $4.99/month. It also gives you unlimited on demand viewing of over 12 years’ worth of matches.

UPDATE 2: Hochi Sports reports Onokatsu has WITHDRAWN ahead of Day 2. Left knee. Kotoshoho will get the fusen as a result.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 3/8/2026 LIVE Results (Updated)

APEX CONQUEST 2026 in YOKOHAMA, Pro Wrestling NOAH’s next blowout event, is on tap today in Yokohama and Yoshiki Inamura is finally getting what he wants in the main event. Having survived the Team 2000X Gauntlet as GHC Heavyweight Champion, he now gets the man he first and most wanted to defend the title against-Kenoh. A lot has changed since they last faced off some 3 years ago, before Inamura went off on a pair of training excursions including to WWE after briefly coming back from Europe and changing his name to YOICHI. Now “Mr. Smack Daddy” tests himself once again against the Fist King. There are 2 other title matches before that-as their prize for winning the NOAH Jr. Tag League, Dragon Bane & Alejandro get to face GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Daga & Daiki Odashima for the titles and, in post-tournament fallout. GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion AMAKUSA defends the title against Mark Trew.

Today’s event will be held at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in English. This is an exclusive ABEMA broadcast in Japan in Japanese, which will be available on demand shortly after the event. Since this is a blowout event with 3 title matches I anticipate the running time being close to 4 hours, which means if you’re not on the west coast of the US, and in particular in the eastern US, it’s going to be wacky tonight due to the time change forward.

Today’s lineup:
Atsushi Kotoge, Mohammed Yone & Hajime Ohara vs. Manabu Soya, Shuhei Taniguchi & Midori Takahashi
Alpha Wolf, Kai Fumiiura, Tadasuke & Jun Masaoka vs. Eita, Kieron Lacey, Black Menso-re & Katsumi Inahata
Naomichi Marufuji & Hiroto Tsuruya vs. Angel Reyes & RYUSEI
KENTA, HAYATA, Tetsuya Endo & Yuto Koyanagi vs. OZAWA, Masa Kitamiya, Takashi Sugiura & Knull
Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Galeno
GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Daga & Daiki Odashima vs. Dragon Bane & Alejandro for the titles
GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion AMAKUSA vs. Mark Trew for the title
GHC Heavyweight Champion Yoshiki Inamura vs. Kenoh for the title

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Updates below will begin at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin 20 minutes before the event.

9:40 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in 10 minutes.

9:50 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama, Japan. Your hosts are Stewart (BANG!) Fulton & Mark Pickering.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Depending on who you ask, the venue’s full capacity is either 3000 or 5000 but the setup leans towards the former. The crowd behind Japanese commentary (with, as usual for ABEMA and some WRESTLE UNIVERSE events, Akitoshi Saito as a guest) looks decent already, not sure what the setup is for but I’ll predict low based on history and guess it’ll be around 1500. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 1904)

The matches should begin in about 15 minutes. During the card preview commentary mentioned Daiki Odashima is wrestling injured. Right knee.

The matches begin at 10:03 PM PT/1:03 AM ET. Remember to set clocks forward an hour at 2 AM!

Match 1: Atsushi Kotoge, Mohammed Yone & Hajime Ohara vs. Manabu Soya, Shuhei Taniguchi & Midori Takahashi. 15 minute time limit
Result: Atsushi Kotoge, Mohammed Yone & Hajime Ohara beat Manabu SOya, Shuhei Tnaiguchi & Midori Takahashi. Yone pinned Takahashi after Kinniku Muscle Buster.

Match 2: Alpha Wolf, Kai Fumiiura, Tadasuke & Jun Masaoka vs. Eita, Kieron Lacey, Black Menso-re & Katsumi Inahata. 20 minute time limit
Result: Alpha Wolf, Kai Fujimura, Tadasuke & Jun Masaoka beat Eita, Kieron Lacey, Black Menso-re & Katsumi Inahata. Wolf pinned Inahata after Wolf Driver.

Match 3: Naomichi Marufuji & Hiroto Tsuruya vs. Angel Reyes & RYUSEI. 20 minute time limit
Result: Naomichi Marufuji & Hiroto Tsuruya beat Angel Reyes & RYUSEI. Marufuji beat RYUSEI with a side headlock.

Match 4: KENTA, HAYATA, Tetsuya Endo & Yuto Koyanagi vs. OZAWA, Masa Kitamiya, Takashi Sugiura & Knull. 20 minute time limit
Result: OZAWA, Masa Kitamiya, Takashi Sugiura & Knull beat KENTA, HAYATA, Tetsuya Endo & Yuto Koyanagi. Knull pinned Koyanagi after a powerbomb.

Match 5: Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Galeno. 30 minute time limit
Result: Kaito Kiyomiya beat Galeno. Galeno is finished with the promotion again for now.

Intermission.

The matches resume at 11:30 PM PT/3:30 AM ET.

Match 6: GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Daga & Daiki Odashima vs. Dragon Bane & Alejandro for the titles, 1 Hour time limit
Result: Dragon Bane & Alejandro beat GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Daga & Daiki Odashima to win the titles. Bane & Alejandro become the 65th GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. Bane pinned Odashima after a shooting star press. Next up: But of course…Team 2000X. Tadasuke & Masaoka.

Keiji Muto is now a guest on Japanese commentary.

Match 7: GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion AMAKUSA vs. Mark Trew for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion AMAKUSA beat Mark Trew to retain the title. V2 for AMAKUSA.

Main Event: GHC Heavyweight Champion Yoshiki Inamura vs. Kenoh for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: GHC Heavyweight Champion Yoshiki Inamura beat Kenoh to retain the title. V5 for Inamura. Next up: KENTA.

This was a much shorter event than I anticipated, checking in at just under 3 hours total.

The next event is UNIVERSE MAGIC Monday at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET. (MONDAY MAGIC, by the way, will be back in mid-May for the next 3-episode season)

UPDATE: KENTA is not next for Inamura. Team 2000X isn’t done with the champ yet…Alpha Wolf is next. That match will happen on 4/12 at Kinjo Pier Arena in Nagoya, as will Bane $ Alejandro’s first GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship defense. The challengers are Kid Lykos 1 & 2. Inamura-Wolf will not be for the GHC. National Championship at this time.

In other news/fallout, the next tournament coming in May & June will be the NEO GLOBAL TAG LEAGUE 2026, a Heavyweight tag team tournament. It will be a round-robin block format event. Participation TBA. Mercari was announced as title sponsor for the tournament.

The promotion also announced the Golden Week event cards for 5/3 and 5/5 will not be announced in advance.

DDT 3/7/2026 Results (2 Events)

DDT ran a straight doubleheader in Nagoya today, starting with a D GENERATIONS event then a regular house show.

Both events were held at Imaike Gas Hall in Nagoya and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Tuesday. There were no live broadcasts.

The paid attendance was not announced.

Event 1 (D GENERATIONS 8):
Match 1: Najima Ali (?) beat Hinata Kasai.

Match 2: In a Scramble Bunkhouse Deathmatch, Illusion beat Mikiya Sasaki.

Match 3: Takeshi Masada beat Daichi Sato.

Match 4: Yuya Koroku & Kazuma Sumi beat Yuki Ishida & Rukiya. SUmi pinned Rukiya.

Main Event: To-y beat Hideki Okatani.

Event 2:
Match 1: Junta Miyawaki beat Tomomitsu Matsunaga.

Match 2: Yuki Ishida beat Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki HIrata in a 3-way by pinning Hirata.

Match 3: Jun Akiyama & Naomi Yoshimura beat Hideki Okatani & MJ Paul. Naomi pinned Paul after Paybacks.

Match 4: MAO, KANON, Yukio Naya & Viente Maligno beat Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA, Antonio Honda & Hinata Kasai. Maligno pinned Kasai after Maligno Driver.

Match 5: Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato beat Yuki Ueno, To-y & Rukiya. Masada pinned Rukiya. Afterwards, Masada announced his new faction’s name will be “Paleyouth”.

Main Event: Daisuke Sasaki & Illusion beat Kazuma Sumi & AKito. Sasaki pinned Sumi.

The next event is tomorrow at 176BOX in Osaka. There will be no live broadcast. On demand Tuesday night PT/Wednesday morning ET.

Stardom 3/7/2026 Results

Stardom continued the Cinderella Tournament today with the second half of Round 1.

Today’s event was held at Chunichi Hall in Nagoya 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. So apparently not a legit sellout, which seems to be when they do announce it now.

All matches were Cinderella Tournament matches with over-the-top-rope rules in effect (one can win that way) and draw/co contest means both are out.

Match 1: Tomoka Inaba beat Anne Kanaya.

Match 2: Azusa Inaba beat Lady C.

Match 3: Saya Iida beat Kiyoka Kokatsu.

Match 4: Hina beat Xena.

Match 5: Miyu Amasaki beat Rina Yamashita by over the top rope.

Match 6: Sayaka Kurara beat Saki Kashima.

Match 7: Rina beat Akira Kurogame.

Main Event: Ami Sohrei beat Bea Priestley.

As a result of yesterday & today, the Round 2 matches are as follows: Hanan vs. Ranna Yagami, Rian vs. Natsupoi, Sayaka Kurara vs. Tomoka Inaba, Ami Sohrei vs. Rina, Hina vs. Azusa Inaba and Saya Iida vs. Miyu Amasaki. Because two matches resulted in both participants being eliminated due to draws (HANAKO-Yuria Hime and Saori Anou-Fuwa-chan), Aya Sakura & Maki Itoh get a free pass to the Quarterfinals. Sakura will face the Rian-Natsupoi winner and Itoh will face the Hanan-Yagami winner.

Round 2 is tomorrow at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin TONIGHT at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET.

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling 3/7/2026 LIVE Results (Updated)

Tokyo Joshi Pro is closing in on GRAND PRINCESS ‘26, their biggest event of the year, with the final major push beginning earlier this week with press conferences, posters going up around Tokyo and now an event today. In the ring the main focus now is on the upcoming match between Miu Watanabe & Yuki Arai for the Princess Of Princess Championship and they’ll continue trading shots & more today. Additionally, it was announced today that TJPW founder/somewhat-owner Sanshiro Takagi will be at the event today and will greet the fans before the matches begin.

Also, while not possibly mentioned, Miyu Yamashita will not be at today’s event due to competing in England for the Pro Wrestling EVE promotion this weekend.

Today’s event will be held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. The event is a legit advance sellout. There will be no commentary. There are 6 matches planned so it probably will still be a “normal” house show with a running time of about 2 hours.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Rika Tatsumi vs. Mahiro Kiryu & Ren Konatsu in a 3-way
Hyper Misao & Mifu Ashida vs. Suzume & Arisu Endo
Kaya Toribami vs. Shion Kanzaki
Shoko Nakajima, Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro vs. Mizuki, Raku & Pom Harajuku
Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara vs. Kira Summer & Chika Nanase
Miu Watanabe, Toga & Uta Takami vs. Yuki Arai, HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki

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Updates below will begin at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin 10 minutes before the event.

6:20 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in 5-10 minutes.

6:27 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. It’s a legit advance sellout so that should mean the post-pandemic “new normal” of 337. The venue’s full pre-pandemic capacity is/was 600. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance, a legit advance sellout, was 284)

The matches should begin in 15-20 minutes. During the opening announcements a new match was added to GRAND PRINCESS ’26 on 3/29: A battle royal for the DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship. Anything to put it back on Mahiro Kiryu, I guess. After this, they bring out Sanshiro Takagi. He is here on behalf of event PR Ambassador Super Sasadango Machine and introduces a new idol who apparently will be there (at first glance she looks like a taller version of Raku), didn’t catch her name as the volume on her microphone was too low. Perhaps a match involving DDT wrestler Daichi Sato. Updates to follow. Also, TJPW will have the pre-show match at the DDT Anniversary Event on 3/22 at Korakuen Hall-HIMAWARI, Haru Kazashiro & Chika Nanase vs. Toga, Ren Konatsu & Shion Kanzaki. Which may mean the event Update: The idol is Momo Sato, who is Daichi Sato’s sister.

The matches begin at 6:45 PM PT/9:45 PM ET.

Match 1: Kaya Toribami vs. Shion Kanzaki. 15 minute time limit
Result: Kaya Toribami beat Shion Kanzaki by submission. Afterwards, Toribami with microphone. Updates on what she said to follow. Update: Her final match, at least as Kaya Toribami, will be on 3/15 at Ryogoku KFC Hall. Sounds like a potential gimmick change or maybe removing her mask. (UPDATE 2: She will be changing her name to Sakura Hattori)

Match 2: Rika Tatsumi vs. Mahiro Kiryu & Ren Konatsu in a 3-way. 20 minute time limit. And as it turns out, Tatsumi is the current DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion so during entrances Kiryu ran backstage to try and win the title bur failed.
Result: Rika Tatsumi beat Mahiro Kiryu & Ren Konatsu in a 3-way by pinning Konatsu.

Match 3: Hyper Misao & Mifu Ashida vs. Suzume & Arisu Endo. 20 minute time limit
Result: Suzume & Arisu Endo beat Hyper Misao & Mifu Ashida. Endo pinned Ashida.

Match 4: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara vs. Kira Summer & Chika Nanase. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara beat Kira Summer & Chika Nanase. Uehara beat Nanase with Banana Pillow.

Match 5: Shoko Nakajima, Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro vs. Mizuki, Raku & Pom Harajuku. 20 minute time limit
Result: Mizuki, Raku & Pom Harajuku beat Shoko Nakajima, Yuki AIno & Haru Kazashiro almost immediately when all 3 rolled up all 3 losers. Which led to…
Match 5 (again): Shoko Nakajima, Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro vs. Mizuki, Raku & Pom Harajuku. 20 minute time limit
Result: Mizuki, Raku & Pom Harajuku beat Shoko Nakajima, Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro. Harajuku pinned Nakajima after Pomu. Do. Justis. Huge win for Pom!

Main Event: Miu Watanabe, Toga & Uta Takami vs. Yuki Arai, HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Arai, HIMAWARI & SHino Suzuki beat Mio Watanabe, Toga & Uta Takami. Arai beat Watanabe with a modified scorpion deathlock. Arai used her free hand to trap Watanabe’s left hand and apply extra pressure to force the tapout. Very unique! This round goes to the challenger which makes me very happy. But still 3 weeks until the one that matters most.

This was a much shorter event than I expected with the matches clocking in at just 90 minutes. I was thinking the main event would perhaps go the distance but it didn’t.

The next event is 3/15 at Ryogoku KFC Hall. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin on 3/14 at 8:30 PM PT/11:30 PM ET.

UPDATE: Regarding the Iron Man Battle Royal at WRESTLE PRINCESS, it will be an 11 person staggered entry match with Tatsumi defending the title assuming she is still champion at the time. Momo Sato is the first confirmed challenger, the rest are TBA. Actually Tatsumi is being billed as “AKA Great Wakabayashi Kun” for this match and the English machine translation of the new item on TJPW’s website is hilarious just because it says “The current king, Rika Tatsumi, is fucked!” I love Bing translation.