I had been hoping to already have results from the Aja Kong 40th Anniversary event that took place on 5/16 but haven’t been able to find them yet. But some good news on that front from Kong herself-thanks to an EMERGENCY DECISION today the full event will now be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Wednesday, so results will be up later this week once I have a chance to watch. There was going to be no broadcast at all so lucky us. (Some ring entrances will be muted due to music rights)
Sumo-May 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 9 Results (5/18/2026) (Top 2 Tiers)
Here are the quick results from today’s Day 9 of the May 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita
Makuuchi (top tier):
Takerufuji (J2) beat Oshoumi (M15)
Wakanosho (M15) beat Roga (M14)
Fujiryoga (M17) beat Mitakeumi (M14)
Kotoeiho (M13) beat Tobizaru (M15)
Shishi (M12) beat Tamawashi (M13)
Kinbozan (M11) beat Ryuden (M16!
Ura (M11) beat Tokihayate (M12)
Hakunofuji (M10) beat Abi (M9)
Asanoyama (M10) beat Chiyoshoma (M7)
Nishikifuji (M9) beat Fujiseiun (M6)
Churanoumi (M6) beat Oshoma (M8)
Shodai (M5) beat Asahakuryu (M8)
Yoshinofuji (M2) beat Oho (M3)
Takanosho (M1) beat Hiradoumi (M3)
Ichiyamamoto (M2) beat Fujinokawa (M1)
Kotoshoho (S) beat Wakatakakage (K)
Atamifuji (S) beat Daieisho (M4)
Kirishima (O) beat Wakamotoharu (M5)
Gonoyama (M4) beat Kotozakura (O)
Leader: Kirishima (8-1)
Of note: After his first loss yesterday Kirishima got back to winning today and secured his Ozeki rank with an 8th win, reclaiming the sole lead after Wakatakakage & Tobizaru both lost. As for the other Ozeki, 5 straight losses for Kotozakura have him in the danger zone again at 2-7, meaning he now must win out just to protect bis rank. Oshoumi will possibly be demoted to Juryo after today’s loss and the panic grows for Tamawashi. 0-9 means he is running out of time to keep the top tier Iron Man run going, he’s at risk of demotion to Juryo for the first time in over 13 years. The last time he was demoted to Juryo? May 2013 to J1. He went down for just one tournament.
Kirishima has Shodai tomorrow, with Kirishima having won at least the last 2 between them. Dewanoryu is the Juryo man up tomorrow, but his top tier hopes in July are now gone and he now must win out from 2-7 just to avoid demotion.
Juryo:
Kotokuzan (Ms3) beat Okaryu (J13)
Enho (J14) beat Nishikigi (J11)
Tochitaikai (J14) beat Midorifuji (J10)
Hakuyozan (J13) beat Tohakuryu (J10)
Tamashoho (J12) beat Nishinoryu (J9)
Shirokuma (J8) beat Hitoshi (J12)
Shonannoumi (J8) beat Kazekeno (J11)
Kayo (J9) beat Toshinofuji (J7)
Kyokukaiyu J4) beat Kagayaki (J7)
Hatsuyama (J3) beat Meisei (J6)
Asasuiryu (J4) beat Dewanoryu (J3)
Kazuma (J6) beat Sadanoumi (J2)
Kitanowaka (J5) beat Daiseizan (J1)
Onokatsu (J1) beat Tomokaze (J5)
Leader: Kazekeno (8-1)
Of note: No zensho yusho again. Kazekeno took his first loss today but remains the sole leader, but a crowded second place is now down to just Kazuma and Enho for now, both at 7-2. Enho is faring the best of the debuts & returns this time as Okaryu is on the verge of demotion back to Makushita at 2-7, and Hakuyozan staved off demotion for today with a win but he also is still 2-7. At the top, nobody within reach of the top tier is better than 6-3 and Dewanoryu is now out of it at 2-7.
Himukamaru is the Makushita man up tomorrow as he tries to get back to Juryo. He is now at 3-2 so a win means promotion and a chance at a Juryo return from Ms4, but he’ll need to get to 5-2 to get there although he might be the rare one to have 8 matches as a result. Enho faces Nishinoryu (5-4, Nishinoryu won in May 2025), Kazuma has Takerufuji (6-3, Kazuma won in March), and Kazekeno gets Shirokuma (4-5, but Shirokuma is 3-1 vs. Kazekeno over the last year including winning in the last 2 tournaments).
Lower tier notes: The Makushita is down to just 3 at 5-0, leaving a slight possibility of a 6-1 champion. The Sandanme has 6 at 5-0 including Asahifuji, Mita & Kiryuko, leaving open the chance of another Asahifuji-Kiryuko championship faceoff after their Jonidan playoff in March. The Jonidan also has 6 left at 5-0 while in the Jonokuchi the sole 5-0 leader is Hakugetsuro, looking for a debut championship.
Injury Report: Momo Nohgo
The injury absences (and thus bad puns) are piling up in Stardom again…it was just announced that Mono Kohgo is the latest one sidelined. Treatment of unspecified injury. Out indefinitely but will miss the next PPV on Saturday so at least a week. A match that may have involved her had not yet been announced (only title matches have with one exception). It’s not yet known how long Kohgo will be out.
More as it becomes available.
DEVELOPING: TJPW Wrestler Done For Now
Tokyo Joshi Pro wrestler Shino Suzuki just returned home to Shizuoka for a hometown event this past weekend. Unfortunately it was just announced that will be her last event for some time. She has been suffering from an unspecified physical condition for a long time and per a doctor needs rest and treatment. Out indefinitely but this is going to be weeks if not months. She also will not be taking part in any wrestling, idol and Up Up Girls activities and also will be off social media. This obviously has me quite worried because similar recently happened with Moka Miyamoto and it forced her to retire after winning the International Princess Championship last year (we never found out why), hopefully this will not be the case with Suzuki. Sending best wishes for a full recovery. When/if she can return will be announced by the promotion.
For the next event on Friday, changes have been made as she was to have faced Pom Harajuku & Mifu Ashida in a 3-way. It’s now a single match.
More as it becomes available.
Pro Wrestling NOAH 5/18/2026 Results (Updated)
Pro Wrestling NOAH kicked off a new season of MONDAY MAGIC today, this one the Inside Out Season.
Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.
The paid attendance was not announced.
Match 1: Great Sakuya beat Miko Alana.
Match 2: Masato Tanaka & Ikuto Hidaka vs. Manabu Soya & Hikaru Sato went to a double countout. After the event, this resulted in the announcement of a GHC hardcore Championship match between Tanaka & Sato. That match will happen next Monday
Match 3: Daiki Odashima beat Jiro Shinbashi. Comedy match.
Match 4: Eita beat Shuji Kondo, Kid Lykos 2 & HAYATA in a 4-way by pinning Lykos.
Match 5: Takumi Iroha & Chika Akatsuki beat Mai Sakurai & Yuka Yamazaki. Akatsuki pinned Yamazaki with an All-Japan Women’s Pro Wrestling style pin.
Match 6: Alejandro won a 7 man battle royal, last eliminating Archie Cole. Order of elimination: Super Crazy, Alan Angels, Rich Port Ayala, Iker Navarro, Rhys Alexios, Cole.
Main Event: Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Titus Alexander went to a 20 minute time limit draw.
After the event, the first match for WRESTLE MAGIC on 6/15 at Korakuen Hall was announced-Kiyomiya, Alexander & Cole vs. TBA, which will be one wrestler each from New Japan, Dragon Gate and DDT. There will also be a GHC Women’s Championship match, participants will be revealed next week.
Episode 2 is 5/25.
The next event is the NEO GLOBAL TAG LEAGUE 2026 opener Saturday at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET. All tournament events will be streamed live and on demand but the Finals on 6/16 may be an ABEMA exclusive in Japan so watch for a potential English Only live stream.
UPDATE: This BREAKING post-event development will have implications for 6/15-the GHC Women’s Championship is now VACANT. Previous champion Mayu Iwatani has vacated the title due to injury. Toe (fractured). Out indefinitely but at least 2 weeks-then she’ll know if surgery is needed which would mean out a longer time.
All-Japan 5/17/2026 Results (Updated)
All-Japan wrapped up the 2026 Champions Carnival today in Tokyo with the Semifinals & Finals.
Today’s event was held at Ebara Wave Arena Ota, aka Ota City General Gym, in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. This will also be a taped GAORA SPORTS broadcast in Japan at a alter date.
The announced paid attendance was 3055.
Champions Carnival Semifinals:
Match 1: Go Shiozaki beat Madoka Kikuta (DragoN Gate).
Match 2: Hideki Suzuki beat Rei Saito in 69 seconds.
Match 3: Xyon, Odyssey & Shotaro Ashino beat Hokuto Omori, Takashi (Dragon Gate) & Aizawa No. 1. Xyon pinned Omori after a diving headbutt.
Match 4: Yasutaka Yano Re-Debut Match: Yuma Aoyagi beat Yasutaka Yano.
Match 5: Ren Ayabe, Talos & Shota Kofuji beat Jun Saito, Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) & Senor Saito. Kofuji pinned Senor Saito after a huracanrana.
Match 6: Kento Miyahara, Yuma Anzai, Ryuki Honda & Kumaarashi beat Suwama, Daisuke Sekimoto, Kengo Mashimo & Hikaru Sato. Anzai pinned Sato after Gimlet.
Match 7: Dan Tamura, Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising Hayato beat MUSASHI, Seiki Yoshioka & Ryo Inoue. Aoyagi pinned Inoue after a firebird splash.
Main Event; Champions Carnival Finals: Hideki Suzuki beat Go Shiozaki to win the tournament. As a result, Suzuki will face Miyahara next for the Triple Crown. That match likely will happen on 6/18. UPDATE: It’s now official and will happen on 6/18.
The next event is 5/29 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring. Broadcast plans TBA.
UPDATE: Also official for 6/18 is All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion Seigo Tachibana vs. Dan Tamura for the title.
New Japan 5/17/2026 Results
New Japan ran Day 3 of Best Of The Super Junior 33 today in Tokyo.
Today’s event was held at Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.
The announced paid attendance was 1664.
All matches were Best Of The Super Junior matches.
Match 1: Block A: Titan beat Daiki Nagai.
Match 2: Block B: Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Jacob Austion Young.
Match 3: Block A: Ryusuke Taguchi beat Valiente Jr. by ref stoppage in 49 seconds. Potential Valiente knee injury.
Match 4: Block B: Sho beat KUSHIDA.
Match 5: Block A: Francesco Akira beat Nick Wayne.
Match 6: Block B: Daisuke Sasaki beat Hyo.
Match 7: Block A: Master Wato beat Robbie X.
Match 8: Block B: Yoh beat Taiji Ishimori.
Match 9: Block A: Jun Kasai beat Kosei Fujita.
Main Event: Block B: Robbie Eagles beat El Desperado.
Standings:
Block A:
1-Taguchi, 3-0, 6 pts
2-Titan, 3-0, 6 pts
3-Fujita, 2-1, 4 pts
4-Kasai, 1-1, 2 pts
5-Valiente, 1-1, 2 pts
6-Akira, 1-2, 2 pts
7-Wayne, 1-2, 2 pts
8-Wato, 1-2, 2 pts
9-X, 1-2, 2 pts
10-Nagai, 0-3, 0 pts
Block B:
1-Sho, 3-0, 6 pts
2-Sasaki, 3-0, 6 pts
3-Yoh, 2-1, 4 pts
4-Hyo, 1-1, 2 pts
5-Kanemaru, 1-2, 2 pts
6-KUSHIDA, 1-2, 2 pts
7-Ishimori, 1-2, 2 pts
8-Eagles, 1-2, 2 pts
9-Desperado, 1-2, 2 pts
10-Young, 0-3, 0 pts
The top 2 in each block advance to the Semifinals.
More on Valiente Jr.’s status as it becomes available.
Day 4 is Wednesday at Korakuen Hall. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.
Pro Wrestling NOAH 5/17/2026 Results
Pro Wrestling NOAH ran the last Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026 event for a couple months today in Nagoya.
Today’s event was held at Lives Nagoya in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.
The announced paid attendance was 360.
Match 1: RYUSEI beat Hiroto Ysuruya.
Match 2: KENTA, HAYATA, Tetsuya Endo & Katsimi Inahata beat Kid Lykos 1 & 2, Hi69 & Black Menso-re. Inahata pinned Menso-re after a powder drop.
Match 3: OZAWA, Takashi Sugiura & Kai Fujimura beat Mohammed Yone, AMAKUSA & Midori Takahashi. Fujimura poinned Takahashi after Death Hanger.
Match 4: Harutoki & Atsushi Kotoge beat Yuki Iino (DDT) & Yuto Koyanagi. Harutoki pinned Koyanagi after El Momento de Muerte.
Match 5: Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI beat Masa Kitamiya & Jun Masaoka. Naito pinned Masaoka after Pluma Blanca.
Match 6: Eita beat Alejandro.
Match 7: Shuji Kondo 25th Anniversary Match: Shuji Kondo, Kenoh & Manabu Soya beat Kaito Kiyomiya, Yoshiki Inamura & Daiki Odashima. Kondo pinned Odashima after a King Kong lariat.
Main Event: GHC National Champion Naomichi Marufuji beat Tadasuke to retain the title. V1 for Marufuji. Next up: Kondo. That match will happen on 6/25 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.
The next event is MONDAY MAGIC Inside Out Season Episode 1 tomorrow at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.
Sumo-May 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 8 Results (5/17/2026) (Top 2 Tiers)
Here are the quick results from today’s Day 8-the Halfway Point-of the May 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita
Makuuchi (top tier):
Sadanoumi (J2) beat Wakanosho (M16)
Fujiryoga (M17) beat Kotoeiho (M13)
Ryuden (M16) beat Tamawashi (M13)
Tokihayate (M12) beat Oshoumi (M15)
Tobizaru (M15) beat Ura (M11)
Roga (M14) beat Kinbozan (M11)
Mitakeumi (M14) beat Hakunofuji (M10)
Nishikifuji (M9) beat Shishi (M12)
Asanoyama (M10) beat Oshoma (M8)
Asahakuryu (M8) beat Chiyoshoma (M7)
Abi (M9) beat FUjiseiun (M6)
Hiradoumi (M3) beat Churanoumi (M6)
Yoshinofuji (M2) beat Fujinokawa (M1)
Ichiyamamoto (M2) beat Takanosho (M1)
Wakatakakage (K) beat Oho (M3)
Atamifuji (S) beat Shodai (M5)
Kotoshoho (S) beat Wakamotoharu (M5)
Daieisho (M4) beat Kotozakura (O)
Gonoyama (M4) beat Kirishima (O)
Leader: Kirishima, Tobizaru, Wakatakakage (7-1)
Of note: No 15-0 and no rank secured for Kirishima today after Gonoyama pulled off the upset. And it means a 3-way tie for the lead with former champion Wakatakakage and an unlikely flying monkey-a resurgent Tobizaru remains in contention for his first title. On the opposite side, Tamwashi is the first demotion and in embarrassing fashion-he lost by tsukihiza, knee touch down, a non-winning technique. Kotozakura is again out of it early as well as he once again is a poor 2-6 at halfway and in a major slump.
Kirishima will try to bounce back and clinch a winning record tomorrow against Wakamotoharu, who is 2-6. Wakatakakage has Kotoshoho who is 5-3 and Tobizaru gets Kotoeiho who is 6-2. Taklerufuji will be the Juryo man up tomorrow, he is 5-3 at J2 and could send Oshoumi to demotion tomorrow.
Juryo:
Hakuyozan (J13) beat Arashifuji (Ms2)
Tohakuryu (J10) beat Tochitaikai (J14)
Midorifuji (J10) beat Hitoshi (J12)
Enho (J14) beat Kayo (J9)
Shirokuma (J8) beat Nishikigi (J11)
Kagayaki (J7) beat Tamashoho (J12)
Kazekeno (J11) beat Toshinofuji )J7)
Kazuma (J6) beat Okaryu (J13)
Meisei (J6) beat Nishinoryu (J9)
Shonannoumi (J8) beat Kitanowaka (J5)
Tomokaze (J5) beat Dewanoryu (J3)
Takerufuji (J2) beat Hatsuyama (J3)
Onokatsu (J1) beat Asasuiryu (J4)
Kyokukaiyu (J4) beat Daiseizan (J1)
Leader: Kazekeno (8-0)
Of note: Kazekeno is the first in the top 2 tiers to clinch promotion this time It’s not impossible for him to make the top tier if he wins the championship but he’s probably going to need 15-0. He’ll almost certainly surpass his career best rank of J8 in July. And he’s got some breathing room with nobody at 7-1, the rest of the pack is 6-2 and that includes Enho, who snapped a 2-match losing streak with a win today. Hakuyozan spoiled Makushita man Arashifuji’s promotion bid today to stave off demotion for another day and get his first win at the bottom.
Lower tier notes: With Promotion Day in the books, the Makushita has 7 at 4-0 including newcomer Omori, debuting at Ms60, and 2 Tokitsukaze men which means a potential stablemate playoff. If co-leader Tanji wins the championship from Ms6 he’ll probably be promoted to Juryo for the first time. The Sandanme has 10 left at 4-0 including Asahifuji, Mita & Kiryuko. The Jinodan has 12 at 4-0 while the Jonokuchi has 2 at 4-0.
Ganbare Pro 5/16/2026 Results (Updated x2)
Ganbare Pro held a special boat racing-centered event today alongside boat races in Saitama.
Today’s event was held at Boat Race Toda Event Space in Saitama. There likely will be no on demand broadcast.
This was a free event with no paid attendance. (Paid attendance was only for admission to the venue and races, which is only around 75 cents US)
Match 1: Takuya Wada & Tyson Maeguchi beat Sentaro Morojima & Yoshihiro Horaguchi. Wada pinned Motojima.
Match 2: Akira Koji, Yumehito Imanari & Shinichiro Tominaga beat Andy Wu, Chou-un Shiryu & Taiwan Ramen Man. Imanari pinned Shiryu after a tiger driver.
Match 3: YuuRI, Chanyota & Yuko Sakurai beat Moeka Haruhi, Kaho Kobayashi & Arisa Shinose. YuuRI pinned Shinose.
Match 4: Gabai-ji Chan beat Munetatsu Nakamura.
Main Event: Minoru Suzuki, Ken Ohka & Shuichiro Katsumura beat Mizuki Watase, Keisuke Ishii & Shota Kawakami. Suzuki pinned Kawakami after a Gotch-style piledriver.
The next event is 5/31 at Yokohama Trade Hall in Yokohama. On demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE on 6/2.
UPDATE: Injury Report-YuuRI was injured during this event. Head. Unspecified but not serious. Out 1 week. She will miss 3 other scheduled events as a result.
UPDATE 2: On 5/18 YuuRI posted an injury update. Cut requiring 2 sutures. No concussion or abnormal symptoms detected via scans. So thankfully not serious.