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Stardom 9/28/24 LIVE Results

Stardom is back in Tokyo today for their latest mid-major event, kickstarting the build to their next PPV next week. That really takes off today as AEW wrestler (and former Stardom wrestler) Toni Storm returns to continue her (HL)AEW angle with Mina Shirakawa, who once again is back & forth between AEW & Stardom but teams with Storm today to face Mayu Iwatani & AZM ahead of Storm challenging for the IWGP Women’s Championship next week. There is also a Goddesses Of Stardom Championship match scheduled as Momo Watanabe & Thekla defend the titles against Syuri & Saki Kashima.

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on Stardom World. It’s not yet known if there will be any commentary. How long the event will run may depend on if there’s an intermission, otherwise with 7 matches and Stardom title matches having a 30 minute time limit I would expect this event to be a “normal” Korakuen event and run about 2 1/2 hours. If there’s an intermission, maybe it’ll be closer to 3 hours. (Late update: You can also watch the first match FOR FREE on YouTube)

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Natsupoi, Yuna Mizumori & Aya Sakura vs. Konami, Rina & Azusa Inaba
Momo Kohgo vs. HANAKO
Maika, Gina, Waka Tsukiuyama & Rian vs. Starlight Kid, Mei Seira, Miyu Amasaki & Suzu Suzuki and Hina, Lady C, Ranna Yagami & Tomoka Inaba in a 3-way
Tam Nakano, Saori Anou & Sayaka Kurara vs. Natsuko Tora, Saya Kamitani & Ruaka
Hazuki & Hanan vs. Koguma & Saya Iida
Nayu Iwatani & AZM vs. Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa
Goddesses Of Stardom Champions Momo Watanabe & Thekla vs. Syuri & Saki Kashima for the titles

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Updates below will begin at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET.

7:26 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced later today. Crowd still filing in, the opposite-hard camera bleacher side is already about full, the sides are a mixed bag while reserved seats are maybe half full right now. If this holds my guess will be it’ll be around 800. UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 1176. Didn’t look like it but maybe a late arriving crowd.

The event will begin shortly. The match order listed above is the official order today.

The matches begin at 7:33 PM PT/10:33 PM ET.

Match 1: Natsupoi, Yuna Mizumori & Aya Sakura vs. Konami, Rina & Azusa Inaba. 15 minute time limit
Result: Natsupoi, Yuna Mizumori & Aya Sakura beat Konami, Rina & Azusa Inaba. Natsupoi pinned Inaba.

Match 2: Momo Kohgo vs. HANAKO. 15 minute time limit
Result: HANAKO beat Momo Kohgo by submission

Match 3: Maika, Gina, Waka Tsukiuyama & Rian vs. Starlight Kid, Mei Seira, Miyu Amasaki & Suzu Suzuki and Hina, Lady C, Ranna Yagami & Tomoka Inaba in a 3-way. 20 minute time limit
Result: Hina, Lady C, Ranna Yagami & Tomoka Inaba beat Maika, Gina, Waka Tsukiuyama & Rian and Starlight Kid, Mei Seira, Miyu Amasaki & Suzu Suzuki in a 3-way when Hina pinned Amasaki.

Match 4: Tam Nakano, Saori Anou & Sayaka Kurara vs. Natsuko Tora, Saya Kamitani & Ruaka. 20 minute time limit
Result: Tam Nakano, Saori Anou & Sayaka Kurara beat Natsuko Tora, Saya Kamitani & Ruaka. Kurara pinned Kamitani. UPSET ALERT!!! Kamitani laid out the ref afterwards.

Match 5: Hazuki & Hanan vs. Koguma & Saya Iida. 20 minute time limit
Result: Koguma & Saya Iida beat Hazuki & Hanan. Koguma pinned Hazuki after a diving body press. Almost went the distance. Koguma promo afterwards, very emotional after beating her regular tag team partner, they are former Goddesses Of Stardom Champions. Apparently it’s also Hazuki’s birthday as she had the crowd sing for her too.

Short break for ring cleaning.

Match 6: Nayu Iwatani & AZM vs. Toni Storm (All Elite Wrestling) & Mina Shirakawa. 30 minute time limit (for those wondering if Storm would get her AEW black & white entrance…yes)
Result: Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa beat Mayu Iwatani & AZM. Storm pinned AZM. Yes, B/W post-match too.

Main Event: Goddesses Of Stardom Champions Momo Watanabe & Thekla vs. Syuri & Saki Kashima for the titles. 30 minute time limit (Syuri’s left shoulder is quite taped up. Working through injury?)
Result: Goddesses Of Stardom Champions Momo Watanabe & Thekla beat Syuri & Saki Kashima to retain the titles. Watanabe pinned Kashima. V1 for the champs.

The next event is NEW BLOOD 15 tomorrow at Tokorozawa Sakura Town Japan Pavilion Hall A in Saitama. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin a 9 PM PT/midnight ET. Live results are tentatively scheduled although I will be simulcasting another event at that time.

GLEAT 9/25/24 Results

GLEAT ran their latest G PROWRESTLING event today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 248.

Match 1: Yu Iizuka & MICHIKO beat Issei Onitsuka & Rina Yamashita. Iizuka pinned Onitsuka.

Match 2: Kotaro Suzuki beat Junjie. Afterwards, Atsushi Onita attempted to enter the ring with Black Generation International, but was stopped by T-Hawk.

Match 3: Takanori Ito, Minoru Tanaka & Riki Aitaka beat KAZMA SAKAMOTO, Quiet Storm & Koki Iwasaki. Aitaka pinned Iwasaki after a lariat. Afterwards, in a follow-up from the last event, Aitaka announced he was joining GLEAT in October after receiving permission from management and Kota Ibushi, and would change his name to (I believe) Ryo Aitaka, which was his name when he fought in K-1 (kickboxing).

Match 4: Soma Watanabe & Takehiro Yamamura beat CIMA & Gamma. Watanabe pinned Gamma after a dropkick.

Match 5: Hayato Tamura beat So Daimonji.

Match 6: Chris Ridgeway & Seiki Yoshioka beat T-Hawk & El Lindaman. Ridgeway pinned Lindaman.

Main Event: Kaito Ishida, Hartley Jackson & Tetsuya Izuchi beat Ryuichi Kawakami, Brass Knuckles JUN & Chris Weiss. Ishida pinned JUN with a half tiger suplex hold.

The next event is Sunday at Nagoya Diamond Hall in Nagoya. Broadcast plans TBA

DEVELOPING-Sumo-Onosato Promoted To Ozeki!

It’s now official-the Japan Sumo Association had announced that September Tournament Champion Onosato has been promoted to the second-highest rank of Ozeki after 34 wins and 2 championships over the last 3 tournaments. Now the quest for Yokozuna promotion begins. This means there will be 3 Ozeki in November.

In other sumo news, Myogirtu and Aoiyama join Takakeisho in retiring post-tournament instead of being demoted to Makushita. Both are cashing in elder stock and will become oyakata. There were 11 total retirements.

GLEAT 9/22/24 Results

GLEAT returned to Osaka Sunday for their latest G PROWRESTLING event.

Sunday’s event was held at Umeda Stellar Hall in Osaka and can now be watched on demand FOR FREE on YouTube (premiered earlier today. There was no live broadcast).

The announced paid attendance was 227.

Match 1: Tetsuya Izuchi & So Daimonji beat Issei Onitsuka & Tsuyoshi Michibata. Daimonji pinned Michibata after Black Rain.

Match 2: MICHIKO beat Blanca Maho.

Match 3: Brass Knuckles JUN & Chris Weiss beat Hartley Jackson & Keiichi Sato. Weiss pinned Sato after a package piledriver.

Match 4: Lidet UWF Double Bout: Minoru Tanaka & Seiichi Ikemoto beat Yu Iizuka & Riki Aitaka by KO. Ikemoto beat Aitaka with a Brazilian high kick. Afterwards, Aitaka tried to join GLEAT but was denied by Tanaka due to not having the authority to, but Aitaka also hadn’t told the GLEAT President or his current “boss”, Kota Ibushi as he is a current member of Ibushi’s school.

Match 5: Ryuichi Kawakami, Daisuke Sasaki & KANON (DDT) beat Hayato Tamura, KAZMA SAKAMOTO & Quiet Storm. Kawakami pinned SAKAMOTO affer Blue Thunder Bomb.

Match 6: Takanori Ito & Chris Ridgeway vs. Kaito Ishida & Kotaro Suzuki went to a 20 minute time limit draw. Before the match, it was announced that Suzuki had signed with GLEAT and was now a member of the promotion. He had most recently been with Pro Wrestling NOAH but also a regular in GLEAT. (He may also have been a freelancer in recent years)

Main Event: El Lindaman, T-Hawk & CIMA beat Takehiro Yamamura, Soma Watanabe & Junjie. T-Hawk beat Yamamura with a cobra twist. Afterwards, Yamamura announced he was leaving the STRONGHEARTS faction to align with Watanabe, Junjie & JD Lee. This set up a match against T-Hawk for 10/6 at Osaka Prefectural Gym.

The next event is tomorrow at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. Live streaming on YouTube FOR FREE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. It will also be available on demand a few minutes after the live broadcast ends.

Stardom 9/23/24 Results

Stardom wrapped up a long weekend today with a house show in Niigata.

Today’s event was held at Niigata City Industrial Promotion Center In Niigata and will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 425.

There were late changes to the card due to Miyu Amasaki being off the event. The always-vague poor health.

Match 1: Saya Iida beat Rian.

Match 2: Natsuko Tora, Saya Kamitani & Rina beat Saori Anou, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara. Kamitani pinned Kurara after a whirlwind leg.

Match 3: Mei Seira beat Hina.

Match 4: Maika Mina Shirakawa, Gina, HANAKO & Waka Tsukiyama beat Mayu iwatani, Hazuki, Koguma, Hanan & Momo Kohgo. Shirakawa pinned Kohgo after Glamorous Driver Mina.

Match 5: Suzu Suzuki, Starlight Kid & AZM beat Tam Nakano, Yuna Mizumori & Natsupoi. Suzuki pinned Mizumori after Tequila Shot.

Main Event: Syuri, Saki Kashima, Ranna Yagami & Lady C beat Momo Watanabe, Konami, Thekla & Ruaka. Kashima pinned Watanabe.

The next event is Saturday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin Friday at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET.

Stardom 9/22/24 Results

Despite concerns about very heavy rainfall affecting travel conditions and more in the area, Stardom went ahead with their event yesterday in Yamagata.

Yesterday’s event was held at Sanyu Engineer Sports & Culture Center in Yamagata and can be watched on demand on Stardom World. You can also watch the entire event FOR FREE on YouTube until Wednesday.

The announced paid attendance was 328.

Match 1; AZM & Gina beat Koguma & Ranna Yagami. AZM pinned Yagami after a diving foot stomp.

Match 2: Mina Shirakawa, Waka Tsukiyama & Rian beat Yuna Mizumori, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara. Shirakawa pinned Kurara after Implant DDT.

Match 3: Mei Seira, Suzu Suzuki & Starlight Kid beat Hazuki, Hanan & Momo Kohgo. Seira pinned Kohgo after a sooting star press.

Match 4: Momo Watanabe, Thekla, Konami & Rina beat Syuri, Saki Kashima, Hina & Lady C. Konami pinned Hina after a buzzsaw kick.

Match 5: Mayu Iwatani & Saya Iida beat Maika & HANAKO. Iwatani pinned HANAKO with a dragon suplex hold.

Main Event: Artist Of Stardom Champions Tam Nakano, Natsupoi & Saori Anou beat Natsuko Tora, Saya Kamitani & Ruaka to retain the titles. Anou pinned Kamitani. V1 for the champs.

The next event was earlier today at Niigata Industrial Promotion Center in Niigata. There was no live broadcast. The next event upcoming is Saturday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo with a Goddesses Of Stardom Championship match as Momo Watanabe & Thekla defend against Syuri & Saki Kashima. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin Friday at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 9/23/24 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the SUNNY VOYAGE 2024 Tour today in Shizuoka.

Today’s event was held at Act City Hamamatsu in Shizuoka and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Thursday. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 289.

Match 1: Yoshitatsu beat Daiki Odashima.

Match 2: Junta Miyawaki beat Tadasuke & Yu Owada in a 3-way by pinning Owada.

Match 3: Mohammed Yone & Kai Fujimura beat AMAKUSA & Super Crazy. Yone pinned Crazy after Kinniku Muscle Buster.

Match 4: Ulka Sasaki & Eita beat Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf. Eita pinned Wolf.

Match 5: YO-HEY beat Hajime Ohara.

Match 6: HAYATA vs. Atsushi Kotoge went to a no contest.

Match 7: Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. & Galeno Del Mal beat Manabu Soya & Shuji Kondo. Wagner Jr. pinned Kondo after a jumping DDT.

Main Event: Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura & Masa Kitamya beat Kaito Kiyomiya, Kenoh & Alejandro. Kitamiya pinned Alejandro after Saito Suplex.

The next event is Saturday at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama for a LIMIT BREAK ex. event. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 12:30 AM PT/3:30 AM ET.

New Japan 9/23/24 Results

New Japan wrapped up the Road To DESTRUCTION Tour today with the last of a stretch of non-televised Hokkaido events.

Today’s event was held at Yakumo Town General Gym in Hokkaido. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 939, a legit sellout.

Match 1: Ryusuke Taguchi & Tiger Mask beat Daiki Nagai & Yasutora Yasuda. Taguchi pinned Nagai.

Match 2: Francesco Akira beat Katsuya Murashima.

Match 3: Tomoaki Honma & Shota Umino beat Shoma Kato & Jado. Umino pinned Kato.

Match 4: Sho & Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat TAKA Michinoku & DOUKI. Sho pinned TAKA.

Match 5: Boltin Oleg, Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Dick Togo, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL. Oleg pinned Togo after Kamikaze.

Match 6: Taichi & SANADA beat Kosei Fujita & Zack Sabre Jr. Taichi pinned Fujita after Black Mephisto.

Match 7: Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI beat Gedo, Gabriel Kidd & David Finlay. YOSHI-HASHI beat Gedo with Butterfly Lock.

Main Event: BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito beat Jacob Austin Young, Callum Newman, Jeff Cobb, HENARE & Great-O-Khan. Naito pinned Young after Destino.

The next event is DESTRUCTION Sunday at Kobe World Hall in Kobe. Live streaming on New Japan World OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET. This will be an exclusive TV Asahi broadcast in Japan.

Sumo-September 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 15 Results (Final Day) (9/22/2024) (Updated x2)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 15-the Final Day-of the September 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita, Sd-Sandanme, Jd-Jonidan, Jk-Jonokuchi

Makuuchi (top tier):
Shishi (J2) beat Kinbozan (M12)
Onokatsu (M14) beat Sadanoumi (M11)
Kitanowaka (M16) beat Roga (M10)
Ryuden (M14) beat Tamawashi (M10)
Oshoma (M9) beat Bushozan (M12)
Nishikifuji (M17) beat Ichiyamamoto (M9)
Hokutofuji (M13) beat Midorifuji (M8)
Takarafuji (M15) beat Endo (M8)
Churanoumi (M7) beat Nishikigi (M13)
Wakatakakage (M7) beat Takayasu (M15)
Kagayaki (M11) beat Gonoyama (M6)
Wakamotoharu (M3) beat Ura (M5)
Oho (M2) beat Shodai (M4)
Atamifuji (M2) beat Shonannoumi (M5)
Meisei (M6) beat Tobizaru (M1)
Kotoshoho (M4) beat Takanosho (M1)
Hiradoumi (K) beat Mitakeumi (M3)
Kirishima (S) beat Daieisho (K)
Abi (S) beat Onosato (S)
Hoshoryu (O) beat Kotozakura (O)
CHAMPION: Onosato (13-2)

SPECIAL PRIZES:
Outstanding Performance (best record with most wins vs. Yokozuna & Ozeki): Wakatakakage
Fighting Spirit (best displays of fighting spirit/perseverance): Onosato, Nishikigi
Technique (winning record with best technique displayed and/or most different winning techniques): Onosato
If he is indeed promoted to Ozeki as expected, Onosato will finish-for now-with an astounding 8 Special Prizes in just 5 top tier tournaments. And 2 Prizes in 3 of the 5.That’s 2 Outstanding Performance, 3 Fighting Spirit and 3 Technique. Only thing he doesn’t have is any Kinboshi-he has beaten Yokozuna Terunofuji twice already, but both came when he already was in Sanyaku and not as a Maegashira.

Also of note, it’s been confirmed that Takakeisho will now become Minatogawa Oyakata following his retirement yesterday. Among former Ozeki he was the second-youngest retirement at just 28 but could have more than 35 years left to be a coach and eventually stablemaster before reaching the mandatory retirement age of 65.

Juryo:
Wakaikari (Ms2) beat Oshoumi (J14)
Kototebakari (Ms5) beat Aoiyama (J13)
Tochitaikai (Ms1) beat Kiryuko (J12)
Asakoryu (J8) beat Tohakuryo (J10)
Shiden (J6) beat Fujiseiun (J10)
Hidenoumi (J6) beat Daiseizan (J12)
Hakuoho (J5) beat Hakuyozan (J8)
Tomokaze (J11) beat Daiamami (J5)
Kayo (J14) beat Shimanoumi (J4)
Daishoho (J9) beat Tamashoho (J3)
Takerufuji (J11) beat Tokihayate (J2)
Tsurugisho (J7) beat Chiyoshoma (J1)
CHAMPION: Takerufuji (13-2)
The final margin was 2 wins for Takerufuji over Kayo, who surged to 2nd at 11-4 as Chiyoshoma slumped to a 1-4 finish after a 9-1 start, winding up 10-5 but still earning promotion back to the top tier. Now the question is will Takerufuji be back in the top tier too? After 13-2 with a second Juryo title at J11 plus the Isegahame influence, I would say yes. Tokihayate has a chance to go back up as does Shishi.

Jonidan:
Playoff: Shimizuumi (Jd5) beat Daiyusho (Jd57). SHIMIZUUMI JONIDAN YUSHO!!! First Jonidan championship and second overall in 2 tournaments. Will be promoted to the Sandanme.

TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS:
Makuuchi-Onosato (S). 2nd Emperor’s Cup
Juryo-Takerufuji (J11). 2nd Juryo, 5th overall
Makushita-Hatsuyama (Ms16). 1st Makushita and 1st overall
Sandanme-Kawazoe (Sd51). 1st Sandanme and 1st overall
Jonidan-Shimizuumi (Jd5). 1st Jonidan and 2nd overall (2 tournaments)
Jonokuchi-Goseizan (Jk15). 1st Jonokuchi (debut tournament)

The next tournament is November 10-24 at Fukuoka International Center in Fukuoka. More to come later this week after the usual post-tournament meetings to determine the new rankings, promotions/demotions, retirements and more significantly if Onosato will be promoted to Ozeki. Hopefully we’ll know Wednesday.

UPDATE: Myogiryu has also retired. He will cash in his elder stock and become (I believe based on translation of a Nikkan Sports report) Furiwake oyakata. He did not compete this time due to injuries and would have been demoted from Juryo (his rank was J9). He ends with a career record of 601-597-79, 495-539-31 in the top tier, 4 championships (3 Juryo, 1 Makushita), 6 Special Prizes (all Technique), 6 Kinboshi and a highest rank of Sekiwake.

UPDATE 2: It’s indeed over for Aoiyama. Retired and will become Iwatomo oyakata. Originally from Bulgaria, he became a Japanese citizen in recent years which allows him to stay in the country and also cash in his elder stock. He ends with a career record of 613-607-35 over 15 years, 504-528-33 in the top tier, 3 championships (1 Makushita, 1 Jonidan, 1 Jonokuchi), 5 Special Prizes (4 Fighting Spirit, 1 Technique), 1 Kinboshi and a highest rank of Sekiwake.

Tokyo Joshi Pro 9/22/24 Results (Updated)

WRESTLE PRINCESS 5, Tokyo Joshi Pro’s signature fall blowout event and second-biggest event of the year (it was the biggest until being usurped by GRAND PRINCESS a couple years ago), is in the books.

Today’s event was held at Makuhari Messe Industrial Exhibition Hall 6 in Chiba and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. (Normally it would be held in Tokyo but Korakuen Hall wasn’t available)

The announced paid attendance was 756.

Match 1: Haru Kazashiro beat Runa Okubo.

Match 2: Yoshiko Hasegawa, Kaya Toribami & HIMAWARI beat Kira Summer, Chika Nanase & Uta Takami. Toribami pinned Nanase.

Match 3: Kakeru Sekiguchi (Independent/Freelancer) & Mahiro Kiryu beat Wakana Uehara & Toga. Kiryu pinned Toga after a spinebuster.

Match 4: Ram Kaichow (666) beat Raku.

Match 5: Aja Kong (OZ Academy), Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku beat Rika Tatsumi, Yuki Aino & Shino Suzuki. Kong pinned Suzuki after a backdrop. Soon-to-be-former SKE48 member Shiori Aoki was special referee.

Match 6: Emi Sakura beat Shoko Nakajima.

Match 7: Xia Zhao (formerly Xia Li in WWE) & Mizuki beat Yuki Kamifuku & Veny. Zhao pinned Kamifuku after Thunder Strike. Post-match, Zhao challenged Kamifuku for both her current Asia promotion championships. (Zhao is also headed to TNA Wrestling soon but under a different name)

Match 8: International Princess Champion Yuki Arai beat Moka Miyamoto to retain the title. V5 for Arai. That’s a new record for most successful defenses in a reign. Obviously this all makes me very happy.

Match 9: Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh beat Princess Tag Team Champions Suzume & Arisu Endo to win the titles. Yamashita & Itoh become the 17th Princess Tag Team Champions. Yamashita pinned Endo after Crash Rabbit Heat.

Main Event: Princess Of Princess Champion Miu Watanabe beat Ryo Mizunami to retain the title. V4 for Watanabe. Over the last month or so Watanabe did her pre-GRAND PRINCESS ritual of counting down the days left each night before signing off on social media so it had me worried she might wind up losing the title. Thankfully that did not happen.

The next event is Saturday at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo to kick off the fall house show tour. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.

In other news, only one match was announced for upcoming events today: Miu Watanabe & Miyu Yamashita vs. Meiko Satomura (WWE) & Shoko Nakajima will happen at ALL RISE ’24 on 10/6 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Ryo Mizunami participation has also been confirmed for the event.

UPDATE: Injury Report-Runa Okubo suffered an undisclosed injury today in her match. Out indefinitely and will miss Saturday. Also off Saturday are Raku, Pom Harajuku and Yoshiko Hasegawa. Raku & Harajuku will be at events in Thailand. Hasegawa is off due to scheduling conflicts.