All-Japan continued the Dream Power Series 2024 today with an event in Gunma, which sadly has been overshadowed by the death of veteran wrestler Yutaka Yoshie, who suddenly became ill backstage after his match and has died. He was only 50. The exact cause of death is not yet known but early reports are it seems to be some kind of sudden post-match occurrence and not related to anything that happened during the match..
Today’s event was held at G Messe Gunma in Gunma and should be available on demand on AJPW.TV later today. There was no live broadcast.
The announced paid attendance was 651.
Match 1; Dan Tamura & MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro) beat Rising Hayato & MAZADA (Independent/Freelancer). MUSASHI pinned MAZADA after a diving body press.
Match 2: Yuma Aoyagi beat FUMA (Independent/Freelancer).
Match 3: Hokuto Omori & Ryoji Sai beat Ryo Inoue & Yutaka Yoshie. Sai pinned Inoue with Akagawa Iron Bridge. As noted above, this turned out to be Yoshie’s final career match after 30 years due to his sudden unexpected death post-match.
Match 4: Jun Saito & Toshizo beat Kento Miyahara & Ren Ayabe. Saito pinned Ayabe after Psycho Break.
Match 5: Suwama, Hideki Suzuki & Hikaru Sato beat Shotaro Ashino, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana by ref stoppage. Suwama beat Tachibana with a vise sleeper.
Main Event: Yuma Anzai & Ryuki Honda beat Katsuhiko Nakajima & Hartley Jackson. Anzai pinned Jackson with a German suplex hold.
The next event is Tuesday at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.
