Sumo-September 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 1 LIVE Results (9/13/2026) (Top 2 Tiers)

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

6:15 PM PT UPDATE: Lower tier updates begin now.

Makuuchi (top tier):
Scheduled to begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

WITHDRAWALS (Pre-Tournament): Hoshoryu (Y), Wakatakakage (M12), Wakanosho (M16). Hoshoryu-knee (ACL). Will not compete this tournament after being considered a game-time decision. Wakatakakage-left thigh. Will not compete this tournament, as expected as he is expected out until 2027 while his recovery from thigh compartment syndrome continues. Will be demoted to Juryo in November. Wakanosho-thigh (bone contusion). Status uncertain but out at least the first 2 days. Because he stayed in the top tier the feeling is 0-15 or sitting out would not get him demoted to Makushita.

Juryo:
Scheduled to begin at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET.

Lower tier notes: There have been some notable Makushita withdrawals before the tournannent, most notably Oshoumi at Ms2 after demotion from the top tier & Juryo. This may not have been unexpected. Asahifuji, looking to reach Juryo after his first career loss in July cost him promotion despite a 4th championship in 4 tournaments, starts that bid today.

In the Jonokuchi, the career of English wrestler Eisei begins with a loss to fellow rookie Joshoyu. And Moriurara begins with a win…but…it was a fusen. Still a win though.

Reminder: NHK World Japan will have 50 minutes of LIVE top tier coverage FOR FREE beginning at 1:10 AM PT/4:10 AM ET and on demand soon after, as well as multiple times daily and on demand via their “Grand Sumo Highlights” program. All matches can be watched live on ABEMA in Japan. NHK World Premium will have all top tier matches in Japanese & English.

DDT 9/13/2026 LIVE Results

DDT runs the first of two Tokyo signature monthly events today, this one being a Yuki Ueno 10th Anniversary event. One of the former prospects of the short-lived DNA sub-label project from the mid-2010s along with Naomi Yoshimura, Ueno has become, especially over the last 2-3 years, easily the top star in the promotion as part of The37Kamiina and more recently a dominant 2-time KO-D Openweight Champion. And, perhaps appropriately, his match today will be against factionmate Shunma Katsumata which is a NON-TITLE match.

While there are no title matches scheduled, time is running out for the second “Money In The Bank” KO-D Openweight Championship title shot right to be used, which is currently held by Chris Brookes while Viento Levante has the right to challenge for the right. Levante is not currently on the card but Brookes is so he could lose his rights if beaten.

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. Shota Sonoda & Moeko Nakajima of comedy group Dow 90000 and Minamikawa, a comedian who co-starred with Ueno in a TV/movie role, will be the special guests on commentary, with Minamikawa likely only being on for the main event. There is a pre-show match scheduled to start unusually early so with that taken into consideration this probably will be a longer Korakuen event than usual with a running time of around 3 1/4 hours.

Today’s lineup:
Pre-show:
Minoru Suzuki vs. Sanshiro Takagi, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan, Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada in a Falls Count Anywhere 5-way*

Main show:
Naomi Yoshimura vs. Yuki Ishida
6 team staggered entry battle royal (participants: Jun Akiyama & Danshoku Dieno, KANON & Antonio Honda, Yukio Naya & Yuya Koroku, Toru Owashi & Yasu Urano, Super Sasadango Machine & S・S・M, TBA & TBA)
HUB, Yasu Urano & Daisuke Sasaki vs. Illusion, Yuni & Daichi Sato
Shinya Aoki vs. HARASHIMA & Akito in a 3-way
MAO & Yoshihiko vs. Kazuki Hirata & Kaisei Takechi
Konosuke Takeshita & To-y vs. Chihiro Hashimoto & Kazuma Sumi
Yuki Ueno vs. Shunma Katsumata

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 6:45 PM PT/9:45 PM ET. The pre-show match is scheduled to begin at 6:50 PM PT/9:50 PM ET. Main show will begin at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET.

*-If Brookes is the one beaten to end the match, whoever beats him wins the challenge rights from him. Remember Viento Levante also has the right to challenge for the rights.

6:45 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue shortly.

6:49 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now. With hot mics!

We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Hot mics off now and commentary will join shortly.

The paid attendance will not be announced after the event.

Pre-show:
Your hosts are Haruo Murata & Kagehiro Osano, to be joined later by Satoshi Dairaku. Also joined by guests Shota Sonoda & Moeko Nakajima.

Pre-show match: Minoru Suzuki vs. Sanshiro Takagi, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan, Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada in a Falls Count Anywhere 5-way. No time limit
In progress.

All-Japan 9/12/2026 Results

All-Japan continued the Royal Road Tournament today in Toyama.

Today’s event was held at Kurobe Sports Center in Toyama and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 524.

There were last-minute changes to the card due to Go Shiozaki being pulled off the event. Hip. Also out tomorrow. Status uncertain beyond that.

Match 1: Ren Ayabe & Hokuto Omori beat Toyama Black Ramen Men 1 & 2. Ayabe pinned both.

Match 2: Hideki Suzuki, Timothy Thatcher & Yasutaka Yano beat Kento Miyahara, Rising Hayato & Shota Kofuji. Thatcher pinned Kofuji.

Match 3: Jun & Rei Saito & Seiki Yoshioka beat Dan Tamura, Yuma Aoyagi & Yuma Anzai. Yoshioka pinned Tamura with La Magistral.

Royal Road Round 1:
Match 4: Daisuke Sekimoto beat Shotaro Ashino.
Match 5: Xyon beat Odyssey.
Main Event: Ryuki Honda beat Kumaarashi.
As a result, Sekimoto will face the Jun Saito-Yuma Aoyagi winner in the Quarterfinals, Xyon will face Shiozaki in the Quarterfinals (if Shiozaki can compete, if not it’ll be a free pass to the Semifinals for Xyon) and Honda will face Miyahara in the Quarterfinals.

The next event is tomorrow at Kissey Culture Hall in Nagano with the final Round 1 matches (Jun Saito-Yuma Aoyagi and Rei Saito-Yuma Anzai). There will be no live broadcast. On demand later in the day.

Dragon Gate 9/12/2026 Results

Dragon Gate returned to Tokyo today for TOKIO INFINITY hPa 2026, a special standalone event.

Today’s event was held at Ebara Wave Arena Ota/Ota City General Gym in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced.

Pre-show match: Takashi, Problem Dragon & Ryu Fuda beat Punch Tominaga, Ho Ho Lun & Tristan Moody. Fuda pinned Moody after Hiryu.

Match 1: Homare & Kazuma Kimura beat Masaaki Mochizuki & Mochizuki Junior. Homare pinned Junior.

Match 2: Susumu Yokosuka, KAGETORA, Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer), Don Fujii & BxB Hulk beat Ultimo Dragon, Strong Machine J, U-T, GuC & @KEY. Yosouka pinned GuC after Genkai.

Match 3: Minoru Suzuki beat Jiro Shinbashi.

Match 4: Open The Triangle Gate Champions Hyo, JACKY KAMEI & Riiita beat Genki Horiguchi, Yasushi Kanda & Keni’chiro Arai to retain the titles. KAMEI pinned Kanda after JACKY Knife. V1 for the champs.

Match 5: Open The Twin Gate Champions ISHIN & Yoshiki Kato beat El Cielo & Luis Mante to retain the titles. Kato pinned Mante after Cadere Luna. V2 for the champs.

Match 6: Uhaa Nation (fka Apollo Crews in WWE), Yuki Yoshioka & Kota Minoura beat Madoka Kikuta, KAI & Jason Lee. Nation pinned Lee after Uhaa Combination.

Match 7: Dragon Kid beat Open The Brave Gate Champion Ryoya Tanaka to win the title. Kid becomes the 56th Open The Brave Gate Champion. The unthinkable…it’s all over for Tanaka. He falls just days short of the all-time longest reign at 14 months. He needed about 20 more days for the record. But he still has the all-time defense record with 12.

Main Event: Open The Dream Gate Champion Kzy beat YAMATO to retain the title. V1 for Kzy.

The next event is tomorrow at Saku Sozokan in Nagano. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 9/12/2026 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH kicked off the annual N-1 VICTORY Tournament today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in English. This was an exclusive ABEMA live broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 1492. I’m calling that a super full house/very near sellout even though the promotion didn’t.

And before we get started…prediction time! The promotion did a fan poll on Japanese social media where fans were asked to pick who would win each block but not necessarily the tournament. Their picks? The overwhelming Block A pick was Kaito Kiyomiya. The Block B pick by a much narrower margin was OZAWA. Make note!

All matches were N-1 VICTORY matches.

Match 1: Block A: Yoshiki Iinamura beat Yuki Iino.

Match 2: Block B: Masa Kitamiya beat Tetsuya Endo.

Match 3: Block A: Shane Haste Beat Kazuyuki Fujita.

Match 4: Block B: Manabu Soya beat KENTA.

Match 5: Block A: Chen beat Takashi Sugiura.

Match 6: Block B: Titus Slexander beat Kenoh.

Match 7: Block A: Kaito Kiyomiya beat Alpha Wolf.

Main Event: Block B: OZAWA beat Kouga (Yu Owada/Owadasan). The obvious question: Is fka Owadasan still Team 2000X or, based on pre-tournament presser comments, did he turn back face? We’ll see based on post-event comments.

Day 2 is Monday at Okayama Convention Center 1st Floor Event Hall in Okayama. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Stardom 9/12/2026 Results

STARDOM TO THE WORLD 2026, the promotion’s post-5STAR GP blowout event, is now in the books.

Today’s event was held at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama and can be watched on demand as a PPV until 9/30. It will be available on demand on Stardom World un-paywalled for subscribers at some point after that. You can also watch the first 3 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced.

Pre-show match: Lady C & Kiyoka Kokatsu beat Saya Iida & Matoi Hamabe. C pinned Hamabe after Chokeslam Requiem.

Match 1: HANAKO, Waka Tsukiyama & Utami Hayashishita beat Rina Yamashita, Itsuki Aoki & Saori Anou and Konami, Ruaka & Fukigen in a 3-way when HANAKO pinned Fukigen.

Match 2: Hazuki, Koguma & Fuwa-chan beat Maki Itoh, Kikyo Furusawa & Rian. Hazuki pinned Itoh.

Match 3: Bea Priestley beat Anne Kanaya.

Match 4: Syuri & Hina beat Rina & Azusa Inaba. Syuri pinned Inaba.

Match 5: Future Of Stardom Champion Ranna Yagami beat Akira Kurogame to retain the title. V10(!) for Yagami.

Match 6: Artist Of Stardom Champions Thekla, Julia Hart & Skye Blue beat Aya Sakura, Natsupoi & Yuna Mizumori by TKO to retain the titles. Blue beat Sakura. V1 for the champs. That’s still an upset to me given the All Elite Wrestling trio retained. Next up: Possibly Hazuki, Koguma & Fuwa-chan.

Match 7: Goddesses Of Stardom Champions AZM & Miyu Amasaki beat Momo Watanabe & Saya Kamitani to retain the titles. AZM pinned Watanabe after Numero Uno. V3 for the champs.

Match 8: Wonder Of Stardom Champion Hanan beat Ami Sohrei to retain the title. V3 for Hanan. Next up: Ruaka.

Main Event: World Of Stardom Champion Suzu Suzuki beat Natsuko Tora to retain the title. V2 for Suzuki. Next up: If Suzuki gets what she wants, Starlight Kid, who is currently in Mexico.

Rina and post-5STAR GP title decision? We’re still waiting.

The next event is 9/19 at Yumeminato Tower Multipurpose Hall in Tochigi. There will be no live broadcast. On demand at a later date. No live broadcasts next weekend then it’s all live the rest of the month.

Tokyo Joshi Pro 9/12/2026 Results

Tokyo Joshi Pro continued the fall house show tour today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. (I was unable to do live results due to a prior commitment)

The announced paid attendance was 280, a super full house/very near sellout.

During the opening announcements, it was announced that Chieri Sakimori, a new trainee, will debut at WRESTLE PRINCESS 7 on 10/3. Sakimori, from Fukuoka Prefecture, began training after and by attending some of the monthly women’s classes led by Miyu Yamashita & Shoko Nakajima. She is also a makeup artist who owns her own salon.

Match 1: HIMAWARI beat Shion Kanzaki.

Match 2: Mizuki, Mifu Ashida & Uta Takami beat Raku, Pom Harajuku & Chika Nanase. Mizuki pinned Nanase after a diving footstomp.

Match 3: Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao beat Wakana Uehara & Momo Sato. Nakajima pinned Sato.

Match 4: Yuki Kamifuku beat Shino Suzuki.

Match 5: Miu Watanabe, Rika Tatsumi & Toga beat Yuki Aino, Haru Kazashiro & Ren Konatsu Watanabe beat Kazashiro with Reverse Paradox.

Main Event: Yuki Arai, Miyu Yamashita & Sakura Hattori beat Suzume, Arisu Endo & Kira Summer. Yamashita pinned Summer after Attitude Adjustment. Afterwards, Endo issued a challenge to Yamashita for the Pro Wrestling EVE International Championship. That match will happen at WRESTLE PRINCESS 7, guaranteeing the usual 3 title matches for the blowout event.

The next event is a Hyper Misao Produced event Tuesday at Kitazawa Town Hall. This will mainly be a theater-style performance with only one match. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

DEVELOPING: NOAH Foreigner Returning Full-Time?

At today’s pre-N-1 VICTORY press conference held by Pro Wrestling NOAH, which can be watched FOR FREE on YouTube, Titus Alexander announced he had moved to Japan which suggests he will be joining the promotion full-time. Alexander has been participating in NOAH several times a year since the pandemic began winding down and has been instrumental in bring several other foreigners in for limited participation and has had some success himself. He is also in the N-1 for the second time. Alexander hasn’t been added to the roster page yet but soon may be.

In other news, Naomichi Marufuji participation in New Japan was announced for 10/17 in Hokkaido at a Taichi hometown event. As a result, Marufuji will moss that day’s NOAH event in Nagano.

Injury Report: Do Not Pass Go

Had to come up with a bad Go pun that I hadn’t used before…All-Japan has just announced that Go Shiozaki has to Go to the bench for now due to injury. Hip. Out at least the next 2 events on Saturday & Sunday. Status uncertain beyond that. If he can’t return by next Thursday it could jeopardize his Royal Road participation as that would be his Quarterfinals match against either Xyon or Odyssey.

More as it becomes available.

BREAKING: Sumo-September Injury Update (Updated)

Nikkan Sports reports one of the burning injury questions for this weekend’s September Tournament has just been answered…Yokozuna Hoshoryu is now OUT. Knee surgery. Has resumed practice but not enough to compete. Will not participate in the tournament and will try to come back in November.

More as it becomes available.

UPDATE: Other pre-tournament outs are, as expected, Wakatakakage (right thigh, will not compete and is expected out until January) and, not entirely expected, Wakanosho. Right thigh (bone contusion). Status uncertain for the latter but now out at least the first 2 days.