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Stardom 4/26/2026 NEAR LIVE Results

STARDOM GRAND QUEENDOM 2026, perhaps the promotion’s biggest annual event, is happening today. NEAR LIVE results will be posted below as they become available.

Today’s event will be held at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama and can be watched LIVE as a PPV on Stardom world for 4400 Japanese yen (around $27.50 US) in Japanese. Comedy duo Razor Ramon HG & RG and New Japan Pro Wrestling President Hiroshi Tanahashi will be guests on commentary. You will also be able to watch the pre-show FOR FREE on YouTube.

Today’s lineup:
Pre-show:
Aya Sakura vs. Kikyo Furusawa
Akira Kurogame & Anne Kanaya vs. Matoi Hamabe & Kiyoka Kokatsu
Yuna Mizumori vs. Momo Kohgo, Lady C, Tomoka Inaba, Xena and Tabata (CMLL in a 6-way High Speed NON-TITLE match

PPV:
Natsupoi vs. Maki Itoh
Gauntlet Match-Participants: Saya Iida & Bea Priestley, Ami Sohrei & Hina, Starlight Kid & Mei Seira, Hazuki & Koguma, Waka Tuskiyama & Rian, Rina & Azusa Inaba
Future Of Stardom Champion Ranna Yagami vs. Ema Maishima for the title
Saori Anou vs. Fuwa-chan
Saki Kashima Retirement Ceremony
Suzu Suzuki & Rina Yamashita vs. Maika & HANAKO in a hardcore match
IWGP Women’s Champion Syuri vs. Megan Bayne for the title
Goddesses Of Stardom Champions Natsuko Tora & Ruaka vs. AZM & Miyu Amasaki for the titles
Wonder Of Stardom Champion Konami vs. Hanan for the title
World Of Stardom Champion Saya Kamitani vs. Sayaka Kurara for the title. If Kurara loses, Cosmic Angels must disband

The pre-show is scheduled to begin at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET. PPV begins at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

10 PM PT UPDATE: Pre-show updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. Your hosts are Haruo Murata & Makoto Oe.

The paid attendance may or may not be announced after the event. This will probably be their biggest crowd of the year as the venue’s capacity is roughly 18,000 but the setup is not for full capacity, probably for closer to 13,000.

Pre-show:
Match 1: Aya Sakura vs. Kikyo Furusawa. 15 minute time limit
Result: Aya Sakura beat Kikyo Furusawa

Match 2: Akira Kurogame & Anne Kanaya vs. Matoi Hamabe & Kiyoka Kokatsu. 15 minute time limit
Result: Matoi Hamabe & Kiyoka Kokatsu beat Akira Kurogame & Anne Kanaya. Hamabe beat Kanaya with an armbar.

Match 3: Yuna Mizumori vs. Momo Kohgo, Lady C, Tomoka Inaba, Xena and Tabata (CMLL) in a 6-way. 15 minute time limit. During her ring entrance Mizumori lost her footing and tripped over herself while running down the ramp but hopefully didn’t hurt her knee.
In progress.

Dragon Gate Pro Wrestling 4/26/2026 LIVE Results

Instead of their usual Golden Week “DEAD OR ALIVE” blowout event, this year Dragon Gate is moving it up a week or so for “GOLDEN COLOSSEUM” 2026, which will keep most of the usual May event features intact including 3 title matches with only the Open The Dream Gate Championship not on the line. But there are still high stakes for current champion Madoka Kikuta as he is in the annual Mascara Contra Caballera 6-way steel cage match, where the loser will lose his hair or, if either Shun Skywalker or El Cielo lose, their mask…AND…to up the ante further, the losing man’s faction also must disband. If Kikuta is the loser, he won’t lose his hair but BIGBOSS Shimizu will (at least that was the original plan).

There have been some late changes to the original card due to BxB Hulk and Ben-K being pulled off the event due to injuries. Shoulder & neck contusion, respectively. Kazuma Kimura is the replacement for Ben-K. Punch Tominaga is the replacement for Hulk.

Today’s event will be held at Aichi Prefectural Budokan in Nagoya and can be watched LIVE outside Japan on DRAGONGATE NETWORK in Japanese & English. It will also be available live in Japan as a PPV on GAORA On Demand, as a NEAR LIVE broadcast on GAORA SPORTS (on a 3 hour delay) and will also be a taped broadcast on Tokai TV on 5/11. You will also be able to watch the first match FOR FREE on YouTube. There are 8 matches currently planned and with an intermission likely before the main event for setting up the cage (expect it to take possibly 20-30 minutes) this is going to be one of their longer events of the year, possibly running close to 4 hours.

Today’s lineup:
Hyo, Luis Mante & Kazuma Kimura vs. Jason Lee, KAI & ISHIN
Jiro Shinbashi vs. “Jungle Screaming Woman” (Jungle Kyona) (comedy match)
YAMATO, Dragon Kid, Naruki Doi & Punch Tominaga vs. Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii, Genki Horiguchi & Yasushi Kanda
Yuki Yoshioka vs. Strong Machine J
Open The Triangle Gate Champions Kzy, GuC & @KEY vs. Takashi, Problem Dragon & Koji Iwamoto for the titles
Open The Brave Gate Champion Ryoya Tanaka vs. U-T for the title*
Open The Twin Gate Champions JACKY KAMEI & Riiita vs. Susumu Yokosuka & KAGETORA for the titles
Shun Skywalker vs. Homare, El Cielo, Madoka Kikuta, Kota Minoura & Yoshiki Kato in a 6-way Mascara Contra Caballera steel cage match. The loser, who is the last one left after the other 5 climb the cage and grab a flag to escape, loses his hair or mask AND his faction must disband. If Kikuta is the loser, BIGBOSS Shimizu loses his hair. No escapes are allowed in the first 5 minutes

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET. The live broadcast is scheduled to begin 15 minutes before the event.

*-Subject to change last-minute due to a U-T injury. No word yet on if he’ll be cleared in time to return. But based on posts on Tanaka’s social media earlier today, he’s planning as if U-T will be able to compete. As of 4 PM PT/7 PM ET a social media post from DRAGONGATE NETWORK indicates the match is on. (Based on a post from U-T at 5:30 PM PT/8:30 PM ET, it’s on barring anything unexpected last-second)

DDT 4/25/2026 Results

DDT continued their current tour today with a house show in Yokohama.

Today’s event was held at Yokohama Radiant Hall in YOkohama and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The paid attendance was not announced.

The event started with some bad news, especially for the ladies, and some last-minute changes because of Kaisei Takechi being ruled out of action, and the upcoming King Of DDT Tournament. Acute appendicitis. It was later announced that Kazuki Hirata will be the replacement in the tournament.

Match 1: Shinya Aoki beat Rukiya.

Match 2: Kazuki Hirata & Naomi Yoshimura beat Danshoku DIeno & ANtonio Honda in 2 seconds. Yoshimura beat Honda with a side headlock. Which led to…
Match 2 (again): In a handicap match, Naomi Yoshimura beat Kazuki Hirata, Danshoku Dieno & Antonio Honda by beating Hirata.

Match 3: MAO, KANON, Yuki Iino, Yukio Naya & Viente Maligno beat Kazuma Sumi, Junta Miyawaki, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Yuni & Yuki Ishida. MAO pinned Yinu after Assault Love Heart.

Match 4: Yuki Ueno & Akito beat Daichi Sato & Masami Inahata. Ueno pinned Inahata after a sitout powetbomb.

Match 5: Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul & Minoru Fujita beat Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Hinata Kasai. Olatani pinned Kasai after a koshi-swivel-type Claymore.

Main Event: Shunma Katsumata & To-y beat Takeshi Masada & Yuya Koroku. To-y pinned Masada after a Frankensteiner.

The next event is Wednesday at Higashi-ku Plaza in Niigata. The event is a legit advance sellout. There will be no live broadcast. On demand Friday.

Dragon Gate 4/25/2026 Results

Dragon Gate continued The Gate Of Passion 2026 Tour today in Shizuoka with the penultimate event of the tour.

Today’s event was held t Shimizu Marine Building in Shizuoka. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced.

Match 1: YAMATO, Susumu Yokosuka & KAGETORA beat Hyo, JACKY KAMEI & Riiita. KAGETORA pinned Riiita after Phantom Break.

Match 2: Takashi beat @KEY.

Match 3: Luis Mante & Shachihoko BOY beat Dragon Kid & Ho Ho Lun. BOY pinned Lun.

Match 4: Strong Machine K, Kzy & GuC beat Masaaki Mochizuki , Don Fujii & Problem Dragon. Kzy pinned Dragon with Sky High.

Match 5: Yuki Yoshioka & Ryoya Tanaka beat Jason Lee & KAI by DQ. KAI DQ’d. Ref assault.

Main Event: Shun Skywalker, Homare & El Cielo beat Kota Minoura, ISHIN & Yoshiki Kato. Homare pinned ISHIN after a thrust kick.

The next event is GOLDEN COLISEUM 2026, which is replacing the traditional DEAD OR ALIVE Golden Week blowout event this year (probably in part because traditional event venue Aichi Prefectural Gym is now closed), tomorrow at AIchi Prefectural Budokan in Nagoya. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin TONIGHT at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET. It will also be a live PPV on GAORA On Demand and a NEAR LIVE GAORA SPORTS broadcast (on a 3 hour delay) in Japan.

BREAKING: Top Japanese Wrestler Released By WWE

This is another of those rare exceptions to the rule of this site not really covering WWE, AEW or non-Japan promotions because it does involve Japanese wrestlers-yesterday was the annual day WWE fans secretly dread after WrestleMania-where lots of wrestlers get cut/released by the promotion. One Japanese name was among them…Kairi Sane, fka Kairi Hojo and KAIRI, was cut by WWE. No specific reason given but one could think it’s to make room for new developmental talents and call-ups from NXT, EVOLVE and the new LFG show (and cut costs although owner TKO has absolutely no shortage of money in part because they also own top MMA promotion UFC). The surprise is because Kairi was in a current TV program with fellow Japanese wrestlers Asuka (Kana) and Iyo Sky (Io Shirai).

So what does this mean for Kairi? My first thought was she may come back to Japan and possibly follow her old boss, the poker-faced grandpa pervert Rossy Ogawa-to Marigold, who could use a big boost because the Japanese wrestling media is reporting Marigold is imminently losing top star Utami Hayashishita (I believe it’s an expiring contract). Of course Stardom, her former home promotion, is another possibility but she could also go the route of ex-WWE release Sareee and be a freelancer while occasionally doing her own events. It also may depend on if Kairi has a no-compete clause, although that usually doesn’t necessarily apply outside of the US. IF there is such a clause, typically it’s between 30-60 days, worst-case is 90 days. AEW also can’t be ruled out as they have some notable Japanese names in Hikaru Shida & Mina Shirakawa. Japanese news website Puroresu Today reports, based on a translation, that fans have already started a social media campaign to get WWE to bring Kairi back for what would be a 3rd time (she was in WWE from 2017-2021, released and returned in 2023), given she was just on Monday night’s “Raw” program.

More as it becomes available.

All-Japan 4/25/2026 Results

All-Japan continued the Champions Carnival 2026 today in Saitama.

Today’s event was held at Kasukabe Fureai Cube in Saitama and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. There was no live broadcast but the on demand version was put up earlier than expected.

The announced paid attendance was 453, a legit sellout.

Match 1: MUSASHI, Ryo Inoue & Seiki Yoshioka beat Atsuki Aoyagi, Rising Hayato & Shota Kofuji. Inoue pinned Kofuji after a buzzsaw kick.

Champions Carnival:
Match 2: Block B: Hideki Suzuki vs. Yuma Aoyagi went to a double pinfall. Draw. 1 point for each.
Match 3: Block A: Kengo Mashimo beat Odyssey by submission.
Match 4: Block B: Madoka Kikuta (Dragon Gate) beat Daisuke Sekimoto.

Match 5: Seigo Tachibana, Shotaro Ashino, Hokuto Onori & Hyo Ogawa (Independent/Freelancer) beat Dan Tamura, Ren Ayabe, Go Shiozaki & Yuma Anzai. Tachibana beat Tamura with a crossface.

Champions Carnival:
Match 6: Block A: Rei Saito beat Talos.
Match 7: Block B: Ryuki Honda beat Xyon.
Main Event: Block A: Kento Miyahara beat Kumaarashi.

Standings:
Block A:
1-Rei Saito, 3-1, 6 pts
2-Miyahara, 2-1-1, 5 pts
3-Mashimo, 2-1, 4 pts
4-Odyssey, 2-2, 4 pts
5-Shiozaki, 2-2, 5 pts
6-Anzai, 1-1-1, 3 pts
7-Talos, 1-2, 2 pts
8-Kumaarashi, 0-3, 0 pts

Block B:
1-Suzuki, 3-2-1, 7 pts
2-Kikuta, 3-0-1 NP (No Points), 6 pts
3-Sekimoto, 3-1, 6 pts
4-Honda, 3-1, 6 pts
5-Ayabe, 2-1, 4 pts
6-Yuma Aoyagi, 2-2-1 NP, 4 pts
7-Xyon, 1-2-1, 3 pts
8-Jun Saito, 0-7, 0 pts (OUT-injured)

The top 2 in each block advance to the Semifinals. It’s still too early to predict Block A except Kumaarashi is all but out. In Block B, Suzuki is in a tough spot as the leader-in part because of the Jun Saito forfeits he has only one match left while everyone else has 2 or 3 remaining. The no points outcome really hurts Yuma Aoyagi’s chances with 2 matches left. It could also hurt Kikuta in a tie for second. If needed, tiebreakers wiill be head-to-head result. If that was a draw OR there are more than 2 tied for one of the advancing spots, a 3-way match (or more) will be held at the end.

The next event is tomorrow (tonight US time) at Sanjo City Welfare Hall in Niigata. There will be no live broadcast. On demand scheduled for 6 PM PT/9 PM ET but could be earlier.

New Japan 4/25/2026 Results (Updated)

WRESTLING REDZONE in HIROSHIMA, New Japan’s now-annual late-April mid-major Hiroshima event, was held earlier today.

Today’s event was held at Hiroshima Sun Plaza in Hiroshima 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 2053.

Pre-show match: Tatsuya Matsumoto beat Taisei Nakahara by submission.

Match 1: Master Wato, Toru Yano, Yoh & Shota Umino beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens. Yano pinned Takahashi.

Match 2: Francesco Akira, Great-O-Khan & HENARE beat Masatora Yasuda, Ryusuke Taguchi & Taichi. Akira beat Yasuda with a ground tarantula.

Match 3: Togi Makabe, Tiger Mask, Aaron Wolf & Boltin Oleg vs. Dick Togo, Don Fale, DOUKI & Ren Narita went to a no contest. Out of control. Afterwards, DOUKI removed TM 4’s mask and, in response, TM 4 demanded their upcoming IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship match be changed to a Lumberjack match.

Match 4: Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa beat Tomoaki Honma & Yuya Uemura. Jackson pinned Honma after Death Valley Bomb.

Match 5: Zane Jay, Jacob Austin Young, Jake Lee & Callum Newman beat Daiki Nagai, Gedo, Yota Tsuji & Shingo Takagi. Young pinned Nagai after Bite The Dust.

Match 6: Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles beat IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Taiji Ishimori & Robbie X to win the titles. Fujita & Eagles become the 82nd IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. Eagles beat Ishimori with Ron Miller Special.

Main Event: IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) beat YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto to retain the titles. OSKAR pinned YOSHI-HASHI after KOB. V6 for the champs.

The Road To WRESTLING DONTAKU 2026 Tour resumes tomorrow at KDDI Ishin Hall in Yamaguchi. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET. After tomorrow the rest of the tour is non-televised except for Wednesday for the annual “Wrestling Hizen Province” event in Saga.

UPDATE: It’s now official. TM 4 vs. DOUKI on Wednesday for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship is now a Lumberjack match.

Injury Report: The Queens Will Not Get The King They Want (Updated)

Kaisei Takechi has helped bring a lot of female fans into DDT in the 2 years he’s been active as a pro wrestler, or more specifically a “hybrid performer” much like fellow wrestler/stage performer O-MENZ Kumadori. So when injuries hit that really puts a damper on things, and unfortunately for Takechi-and the ladies-it’s happened again at a very bad time. Acute appendicitis. Out at least a month and that means, as a result, Takechi is out of the 2026 KING OF DDT Tournament. Replacement TBA.

More as it becomes available.

UPDATE: Kazuki Hirata is the replacement.

DEVELOPING: Former New Japan Star To WWE?

Following up on a major New Japan story post-Tokyo Dome, there are now UNCONFIRMED reports on US wrestling news/rumor sites that EVIL has signed with WWE. He also reportedly will not be EVIL because WWE likes to have control of wrestler names for money-making purposes which probably means he also won’t be his real name, Takaaki Watanabe. There are also rumors that, despite being 39 and very experienced (15 years in Japan and an excursion to Ring Of Honor), he wants to start in the NXT developmental brand. There are also unconfirmed reports in this article that, outside the ring, EVIL is attached to WWE wrestler Iyo Sky (fka Io Shirai), which would be news to me as last I heard she was at least linked to NOSAWA Rongai.

Anyway, this all is not official yet so we’ll see what happens and if WWE does become EVIL…*pause for mouthing and delayed bad dubbing…* INDEEEEEEEEED! (Where have you gone, Funaki!)

Pro Wrestling NOAH 4/24/2026 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH ran their monthly Legacy Rise 2036 Tour event today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. In Japanese & English.

The announced paid attendance was 1021.

Match 1: Manabu Soya, Eita, Super Crazy & Daiki Odashima beat Atsushi Kotoge, Mohammed Yone, Hajime Ohara & Katsumi Inahata. Soya pinned Ohara after Ballistic.

Match 2: Kid Lycos 1 & 2 & Hiroto Tsuruya beat Tetsuya Endo, HAYATA & Yuto Koyanagi. 1 pinned Koyanagi after a swanton bomb.

Match 3: Knull beat Midori Takahashi. Squash (81 seconds).

Match 4: Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows beat Kaito Kiyomiya & Harutoki. Anderson pinned Harutoki after Magic Killer.

Match 5: Naomichi Marufuji & Kenoh beat Masa Kitamiya & Alpha Wolf. Marufuji pinned Wolf with a perfect neck hold.

Match 6: OZAWA, Takashi Sugiura & Jun Masaoka beat Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & RYUSEI by DQ. BUSHI DQ’d. Mist attack.

Match 7: GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Dragon Bane & Alejandro beat Tadasuke & Kai Fujimura to retain the titles. Alejandro pinned Tadasuke. V2 for the champs.

Main Event: KENTA & Shane Haste beat Yoshiki Inamura & AMAKUSA. Haste pinned Inamura after Bomb valley Death.

The next event is tomorrow at Yamagata Big Wing in Yamagata. There will be no live broadcast. On demand Monday.