Some very good news for Tokyo Joshi Pro fans-according to official Up Up Girls social media updates today, Shino Suzuki will be returning from hiatus next week. She has been out a few months for unspecified medical issues but thankfully has fully recovered. She is scheduled to resume activities starting on 7/30 although Suzuki then posted with a claim it will be mid-August. However, the latter seems to be an inaccurate translation as TJPW has confirmed her return match will be 7/30 at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo, teaming with Mizuki to face Miyu Yamashita & Haru Kazashiro. Regardless, the important thing is she’s healthy and coming back.
All-Japan 7/22/2026 Results
All-Japan continued the Summer Action Series today in Tokyo.
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 338, a legit advance sellout.
Match 1: Jun Saito beat Yasutaka Yano.
Match 2: Rei Saito beat Shota Kofuji.
Match 3: Leon de Oro beat Senor Saito.
Match 4: Shotaro Ashino, Hikuto Onori & Dan Tamura beat Kumaarashi, Seiki Yoshioka & Seigo Tachibana. Omori pinned Tachibana.
Match 5: Kento Miyahara, Go Shiozaki & Rising Hayato beat Ren Ayabe, Hideki Suzuki & MUSASHI. Miyahara pinned Ayabe.
Main Event: Yuma Anzai & Ryuki Honda beat Yuma & Atsuki Aoyagi. Anzai pinned Atsuki Aoyagi after Gimlet.
The next event is Saturday at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe with 2 title matches including Miyahara-Ayabe for the Triple Crown. The event is a legit advance sellout. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin Friday at 9 PM PT/midnight ET. This will also be a GAORA SPORTS broadcast in Japan.
New Japan 7/22/2026 Results
New Japan continues the G1 CLIMAX 36 today with Block B.
Today’s event was held at Aore Nagaoka in Niigata 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 1555.
Match 1: Jacob Auatin Young & Great-O-Khan beat Tatsuya Matsunoto & Hirooki Goto. Young pinned Matsumoto after Bites The Dust.
Match 2: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SANADA beat Zane Jay & Jake Lee. SANADA beat Jay with Skull End.
Match 3: Toru Yano & Konosuke Takeshita beat Masatora Yasuda & Boltin Oleg. Yano pinned Yasuda.
Match 4: Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa beat Gedo & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby). Jackson pinned Gedo after a senton.
Match 5: Taiji Ishimori & Shingo Takagi beat Daiki Nagai & Yota Tsuji. Ishimori beat Navai with Bone Lock.
G1 CLIMAX Block B:
Match 6: Gabriel Kidd beat Aaron Wolf.
Match 7: HENARE beat OSKAR (The Grouch).
Match 8: Drilla Moloney beat Yuya Uemura.
Main Event: Callum Newman beat Zack Sabre Jr.
Standings-wise, there are 4 tied for the lead at 3-1, 6 pts.
The next event is Saturday at Ebara Wave Arena Ota (Ota City General Gym) in Tokyo with Block A, the first half of a weekend doubleheader. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.
Sumo-July 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 11 Results (7/22/2026) (Top 2 Tiers)
Here are the quick results from today’s Day 11 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):
Daiseizan (M16) beat Abi (M12)
Asakoryu (M16) beat Chiyoshoma (M10)
Takerufuji (M13) beat Asanoyama (M10)
Fujiryoga (M9) beat Kazuma (M15)
Roga (M8) beat Onokatsu (M15)
Wakamotoharu (M8) beat Kinbozan (M14)
Shishi (M14) beat Kotoeiho (M7)
Fujiseiun (M6) beat Mitakeumi (M11)
Asahakuryu (M12) beat Shodai (M7)
Oshoma (M5) beat Tobizaru (M9)
Nishikifuji (M13) beat Daieisho (M4)
Takayasu (M7) beat Hakunofuji (M3)
Fujinokawa (M1) beat Hiradoumi (M3)
Takanosho (M1) beat Oho (K)
Churanoumi (M2) beat Yoshinofuji (K)
Aonishiki (S) beat Gonogama (M2)
Kotozakura (O) beat Ura (M5)
Kirishima (O) beat Ichiyamamoto (M4)
Atamifuji (S) beat Onosato (Y)
Hosboryu (Y) beat Kotoshoho (S)
Leader: Aonishiki (10-1)
Of note: Clearly they are saving Aonishiki-Kirishima for the final day if possible as that seems to be Aonishiki’s last obstacle to another championship despite several others still in it at 9-2. However, tomorrow’s matches will narrow that group by at least one or two. The Yokozuna are pretty much out of it now, Hoshoryu still has a slim chance at 7-4 but Onosato is now 6-5 and could only force a playoff. Tomorrow Aonishiki faces Kotoshoho, with a loss meaning demotion from Sekiwake for Kotoshoho. Kirishima starts his Yokozuna slate with Onosato. Kotoeiho, who remains 9-2 despite the loss to Shishi, faces Atamifuji who has protected his Sekiwake ranking and now will be on Ozeki Watch in September, but right now the only way he can get promotion will be to win the championship. Shishi remains facing the bottom ranks but that doesn’t mean easier-he’s got Asanoyama tomorrow.
Yokozuna Watch: Kirishima keeps hanging in there, at 9-2 the promotion hopes remain alive. But now he has to go through the Yokozuna and still Aonishiki.
Ozeki Watch: Successful second chance! Because he now has the required 10 wins, Aonishiki will be promoted back to Ozeki immediately after the tournament regardless of the final result.
Juryo:
Nishikigi (J14) beat Hitoshi (J10)
Nishinoryu (J9) beat Tochitaikai (J14)
Shirokuma (J9) beat Enho (J11)
Kayo (J12) beat Hatsuyama (J8)
Shonannoumi (J6) beat Tohakuryu (J12)
Kitanowaka (J5) beat Kagayaki (J11)
Toshinofuji (J4) beat Tomokaze (J4)
Dewanoryu (J3) beat Midorifuji (J8)
Meisei (J7) beat Ryuden (J3)
Tamashoho (J10) beat Sadanoumi (J2)
Arashifuji (J13) beat Tokihayate (J2)
Tamawashi (J7) beat Kyokukaiyu (J1)
Kazekeno (J6) beat Asasuiryu (J1)
Leader: Arashifuji (10-1)
Of note: While he likely would have lost anyway based on the video, Enho took a second straight loss which today was unfortunately by a non-winning technique-tsukihiza, knee touch down. It was inadvertent and his left knee barely touched down but long enough to count against him. He’s now 5-6 and still on the Juryo bubble if he can’t get to 8 wins. At the top, it’s looking more like an Isegahama championship with Arashifuji still leading and Toshinofuji one back. The only other ones within range now are Shonannoumi & Shirokuma at 8-3. Elsewhere, Asasuiryu again misses out on a chance for promotion with another loss and it’s looking like Sadanoumi will miss out on another top tier return chance as he is now 4-7.
Lower tier notes: The Makushita is now Nabatame’s to lose as the only 6-0 after he beat Fudoho and Mita lost. If he wins his last match, he is the champion. If he loses, there almost certainly will be a playoff and the door re-opens for Asahifuji as, even at 6-1, a championship could still mean Juryo promotion. At Ms3, Nabatame is headed back to Juryo a year after demotion due to injury. The Sandanme has 3 left at 6-0 making a playoff possible. The Jonidan also has 3 left at 3-0 while in the Jonokuchi Kakizoe is the only 6-0 and just needs to win bis last match for the championship. And then presumably get an Ikazuchi-something name as part of that stable (although Shishi still hasn’t…). Finally, for those keeping score, Moriurara is now 1-5 after another loss. That’ll be 4 straight tournaments with only 1-2 wins.
Dragon Gate News: First Rey De Parejas Teams Announced
One of the big items coning out of Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival yesterday was upcoming announcements about Dragon Gate’s Rey De Parejas, their annual tag team tournament in August. It will be a round-robin format with 2 blocks, and the first 2 teams were announced today:
Block A: Strong Machine J & LEONA (Dradition)
Block B: Yuki Yoshioka & Kota Minoura
More to come in the coming days/weeks.
Sumo-July 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 10 Results (7/21/2026) (Top 2 Tiers)
Here are the quick results from today’s Day 10 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):
Daiseizan (M16) beat Kinbozan (M14)
Nishikifuji (M13) beat Onokatsu (M15)
Asahakuryu (J12) beat Shishi (J14)
Asakoryu (M16) beat Mitakeumi (M11)
Takerufuji (M12) beat Chiyoshima (M10)
Wakamotoharu (M8) beat Kazuma (M15)
Kotoeiho (M7) beat Abi (M12)
Takayasu (M7) beat Tobizaru (M9)
Roga (M8) beat Shodai (M6)
Asanoyama (M10) beat Fujiseiun (M6)
Fujiryoga (M9) beat Oshoma (M5)
Ura (M5) beat Hiradoumi (M3)
Takanosho (M1) beat Fujinokawa (M1)
Gonoyama (M2) beat Yoshinofuji (K)
Ichiyamamoto (M4) beat Kotoshoho (S)
Atamifuji (S) beat Churanoumi (M2)
Kirishima (O) beat Hakunofuji (M2)
Kotozakura (O) beat Oho (K)
Aonishiki (S) beat Hoshoryu (Y)
Onosato (Y) beat Daieisho (M4)
Leader: Aonishiki, Fujinokawa (9-1)
Of note: Injury worries aside, the old Aonishiki clearly is back. Only an apocalyptic collapse will keep him from promotion now, and he could claim his 3rd championship if he keeps winning. It’ll help that he’s done with the Yokozuna who at 6-4 are both about out of it and the only real obstacle left in his path now is Kirishima. But he can’t let his guard down until then as he has to beat everyone else in his way starting tomorrow with Gonoyama. Kotoeiho is keeping pace at 9-1 but also has to beat Shishi tomorrow. 5 are right behind at 8-2 including back-in-it Takayasu, still in eternal pursuit of elusive title 1. At the bottom, Onokatsu will probably be headed back to Juryo as he clinched demotion from M15 while Kazuma is one loss from possibly going back down too at 3-7 in his debut effort.
Yokozuna Watch: Kirishima is at 8-2 and hope for promotion remains alive but he still likely needs to win out and ideally beat Aonishiki. Tomorrow’s opponent is Ichiyamamoto, they have met 2 times this past year and Kirishima won both.
Ozeki Watch: Aonishiki now needs just one more win for re-promotion and could get it tomorrow against Gonoyama. This may be a first-time meeting. In fact, Aonishiki can only miss out if he goes 0-6 the rest of the way.
Juryo:
Arashifuji (J13) beat Tamashoho (J10)
Shirokuma (J9) beat Kayo (J12)
Nishikigi (J14) beat Nishinoryu (J9)
Hatsuyama (J8) beat Tochitaikai (J14)
Kagayaki (J11) beat Tamawashi (J7)
Tohakuryu (J12) beat Meisei (J7)
Tomokaze (J4) beat Midorifuji (J8)
Ryuden (J3) beat Enho (J11)
Hitoshi (J10) beat Dewanoryu (J3)
Tokihayate (J2) beat Kazekeno (J6)
Toshinofuji (J4) beat Sadanoumi (J2)
Shonannoumi (J6) beat Asasuiryu (J1)
Kyokukaiyu (J1) beat Kitanowaka (J5)
Leader: Arashifuji (9-1)
Of note: Unfortunately Ryuden decided to try today and ended his 7-match losing streak by ending Enho’s current 3-match winning streak so Enho is back down to 5-5. Asasuiryu had a potential top tier promotion spoiled by Shonannoumi so at 7-3 he’ll have to try again tomorrow. It’s turning into an Isegahama leaderboard as Arashifuji remains on top at 9-1 with Toshinofuji at 8-2, the latter now with a chance for top tier promotion if he can get enough wins. Arashifuji faces Tokihayate tomorrow with the latter having a chance at promotion back to the top tier with a win, Toshinofuji has Tomokaze who is looking to avoid demotion.
New Japan 7/21/2026 Results
New Japan continues the G1 CLIMAX 36 today with Block A.
Today’s event was held at Sendai Sun Plaza in Sendai 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 1612.
Match 1: Dick Togo & Ren Narita beat Taisei Nakahara & Toru Yano. Narita pinned Nakahara.
Match 2: Daiki Nagai & Drilla Moloney beat Masatora Yasuda & Yuya Uemura. Moloney pinned Yasuda after a jumping Truss kick.
Match 3: Jacob Austin Young & HENARE beat Gedo & OSKAR (The Grouch). Austin pinned Gedo after Bites The Dust.
Match 4: Hartley Jackson & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Zane Jay & Callum Newman. Jackson pinned Jay after Death Valley Bomb.
G1 CLIMAX Block A:
Match 5: Jake Lee beat Hirooki Goto.
Match 6: Ryohei Oiwa beat Great-O-Khan.
Match 7: Konosuke Takeshita beat Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) by ref stoppage (technical submission).
Match 8: SANADA beat Yota Tsuji.
Main Event: Boltin Oleg beat Shingo Takagi.
Standings-wise, 5 are tied at 2-1, 4 pts and the rest are 1-2, 2 pts.
The next event is tomorrow at Aore Magaoka in Niigata with Block B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.
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. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 3980. That’s less than half capacity but they did have a somewhat large setup)
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 less 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 5-4 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 KIMARITE 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).