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New Japan 5/31/24 Results

New Japan wrapped up Block B of Best Of The Super Junior today, finishing setting up the Semifinals.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was an ABEMA broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 1170.

Match 1: Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL beat Katsuya Murashima, Shoma Kato & Shota Umino. EVIL pinned Murashima after Death Rider.

Match 2: Boltin Oleg, Blake Christian & HAYATA beat Tomoaki Honma, Kevin Knight & El Desperado. Oleg pinned Honma after Kamikaze.

Match 3: Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita beat Gedo & Clark Connors. Fujita beat Gedo with a cross Camel Clutch.

Match 4: Callum Newman, HENARE & TJP beat Shingo Takagi, Titan & BUSHI. HENARE pinned BUSHI after Streets Of Rage.

Best Of The Super Junior Block B:
Match 5: Dragon Dia beat KUSHIDA.
Match 6: Drilla Moloney beat Ninja Mack by countout.
Match 7: DOUKI beat Robbie Eagles.
Main Event: Taiji Ishimori beat Hiromu Takahashi. As a result, Ishimori wins Block B and DOUKI finishes 2nd, and both advance to the Semifinals. (DOUKI beat Takahashi for the tiebreaker)

Final Standings (Block B):
1-Ishimori, 7-2, 14 pts
2-DOUKI, 6-3, 12 pts
3-Takahashi, 6-3, 12 pts
4-Eagles, 5-4, 10 pts
5-Moloney, 5-4, 10 pts
6-Sho, 5-4, 10 pts
7-Mack, 4-5, 8 pts
8-KUSHIDA, 4-5, 8 pts
9-Francesco Akira, 2-7, 4 pts
10-Dia, 1-8, 2 pts

The Semifinals are Monday and will be DOUKI vs. El Desperado and Ishimori vs. TJP. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PR/5:30 AM ET. This will also be an ABEMA broadcast in Japan.

New Japan 5/30/24 Results

New Japan wrapped up Block A of Best Of The Super Junior today, setting the first half of the Semifinals.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 1032.

Match 1; Ninja Mack & Dragon Dia beat Shoma Kato & KUSHIDA. Mack pinned Kato after Ninja Bomb.

Match 2; Zack Sabre Jr. & Robbie Eagles beat TAKA Mcihinoku & DOUKI. Sabre pinned TAKA after Zack Driver.

Match 3: Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi beat Gedo, Drilla Moloney & Taiji Ishimori. Takagi pinned Gedo after Pumping Bomber.

Match 4: HENARE Return Match: Callum Newman & HENARE beat Yujiro Takahashi & Sho. HENARE pinned Takahashi after Streets Of Rage.

Best Of The Super Junior Block A:
Match 5: Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Clark Connors by countout.
Match 6: BUSHI beat Kevin Knight.
Match 7: TJP beat Titan.
Match 8: Kosei Fujita beat Blake Christian.
Main Event: El Desperado beat HAYATA. As a result, Desperado wins Block A and, because of tiebreakers (head-to-head results), TJP finishes 2nd and both advance to the Semifinals.

Final Standings (Block A):
1-Depserado, 6-3, 12 pts
2-TJP, 5-4, 10 pts
3-HAYATA, 5-4, 10 pts
4-Christian, 5-4, 10 pts
5-Titan, 5-4, 10 pts
6-BUSHI, 4-5, 8 pts
7-Kanemaru, 4-5, 8 pts
8-Connors, 4-5, 8 pts
9-Knight, 4-5, 8 pts
10-Fujita, 3-6, 6 pts

The final day of Block B is tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will be an ABEMA simulcast in Japan.

AEW Dynamite 5/29/24 Results

Here are the quick results from tonight’s AEW Dynamite from Los Angeles, CA:

Mercedes Mone TBS Title Celebration. Interrupted by Skye Blue, who revealed herself as the one who attacked Mone weeks ago. And laid her out again here.

AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland beat Killswitch in a NON-TITLE match.

Chris Jericho TV Time (new segment). There’s a tree in the ring for “The Learning Tree” Jericho. Bryan Keith appears to align with Jericho & Big Bill before Hook interrupts the segment, along with Samoa Joe.

IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley beat Rocky Romero in a NON-TITLE match. Eliminator format.

Don Callis tried to get Orange Cassidy to join the Family but he refused. Trent Beretta did though and beat down Cassidy. Best Friends are no more.

AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone beat Skye Blue to retain the title.

Due to injury sustained Sunday at Double Or Nothing, Adam Copeland is stripped of the AEW TNT Champiosnhip. Broken leg. The Elite pan to give it to Jack Perry but are interrupted by Christopher Daniels, who has been made an interim EVP by Tony Khan. Ladder match for the title at Forbidden Door with qualifying matches over the next few weeks.

A Casino Gauntlet Match for an AEW World Championship match at Forbidden Door was won by Will Ospreay. As a result, Ospreay will face Strickland for the title then. Roughly 9-10 participants total.

I didn’t watch the live show and I am taking an indefinite hiatus from doing so due to growing disliking of the product this past year.

Friday on Rampage at regular time: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Penta El Zero M in a TNT Title Qualifier, Toni Storm vs. Viva Van, Satnam Singh vs. TBA and Kyle O’Reilly vs. TBA. Spoilers to come tomorrow.

Saturday on Collision: AEW International Champion Will Ospreay vs. Kyle O’Reilly for the title.

Next week: Mariah May vs. Saraya and MJF Returns. May-Saraya was originally planned for tonight but apparently didn’t happen.

All-Japan 5/29/24 Results (Updated)

All-Japan wrapped up May today with the opener of the Super Power Series, a major event featuring a number of title matches.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched in demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 1355, a legit sellout.

Pre-show: Actress Girls Match-Natsu Aoi & Nagisa Shiotsuki beat Marino Saihara & Yui Tensho. Aoi pinned Tensho with Cutie Special.

Match 1; Shotaro Ashino & Ren Ayabe beat Hokuto Omori & Kumaarashi. Ayabe pinned Omori after Des Roulette.

Match 2: All-Japan 6-Man Tag Team Champions Suwama, Mayumi Ozaki & Maya Yukihi beat Hideki Suzuki, ZONES & ChiChi to retain the titles. Yukihi pinned ZONES after Whirlwind. V2 for the champs.

Match 3: Kuroshio TOKYO Japan beat Yuma Aoyagi.

Match 4: Dan Tamura, Hikaru Sato, Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) & Fuminori Abe beat Rosing Hayato, Seigo Tachibana, MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro) & Seiki Yoshioka by ref stoppage. Abe beat Hayato.

Match 5: NWA World Heavyweight Champion EC3 beat Ryuki Honda to retain the title.

Match 6: All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Jun & Rei Saito beat Parrow & Odinson to retain the titles. Jun Saito pinned Osinson after DOOM. V1 for the champs.

Main Event: All-Japan Triple Crown Champion Yuma Anzai beat Kento Miyahara to retain the Triple Crown. V1 for Anzai. Next up: TBA but it may be on 8/3. There will be title matches on 8/3, 8/17 and 9/1.

The next event is Saturday at Machida Gym in Tokyo. There will be no live broadcast. It should be available on demand late that evening.

UPDATE: TBA for next for Anzai is set…Hideki Suzuki. That match will happen on 6/24.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 5/29/24 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH ran a LIMIT BREAK .2 event today, featuring almost all crossover matches with wrestlers from other promotions.

Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 402.

Match 1; Daisuke Sekimoto (Big Japan) beat Yu Owada.

Match 2: Mohammed Yone & Yuto Kikuchi (Independent/Freelancer) beat Shuji Ishikawa & Black Menso-re (Independent/Freelancers). Yone pinned Menso-re after Kinniku Muscle Buster.

Match 3: Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino (DDT) beat Hi69 & Harutoki (Independent/Freelancer). Endo pinned Narutoki after Burning Star Press.

Match 4: Jun Akiyama (DDT) beat Atsushi Kotoge.

Match 5: Kazuyuki Fujita, Yoshitatsu (DDT) & Genta Yubari (Independent/Freelancer) beat Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Naya & Tomomitsu Matsunaga (DDT). Fujita pinned Matsunaga after a face kick.

Main Event: ZERO1 World Heavyweight Champion Akitoshi Saito vs. Go Shiozaki went to a 30 minute time limit draw. As a result, Saito retains the title. V2 for Saito.

The next LIMIT BREAK event will be LIMIT BREAK .ex on 7/20 at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama.

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

New Japan 5/28/24 Results

New Japan continued the Best Of The Super Junior today with the penultimate day of Block B.

Today’s event was held at Kira Messe Numazu in Shizuoka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 650.

Match 1: Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles beat Katsuya Murashima & Shoma Kato. Eagles pinned Kato after Hyperion.

Match 2: Yujiro Takahashi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Gedo & Clark Connors. Takahashi pinned Gedo after Pimp Juice.

Match 3: Blake Christian & HAYATA beat Tiger Mask & El Desperado. Christian pinned TM 4 after a swan dive 450 splash.

Match 4: Yota Tsuji & Titan beat Callum Newman & TJP. Tsuji pinned Newman after Marlowe Crush.

Match 5: Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI beat Tomoaki Honma & Kevin Knight. Naito pinned Honma after Pluma Blanca.

Best Of The Super Junior Block B:
Match 6: Ninja Mack beat Dragon Dia.
Match 7: DOUKI beat KUSHIDA.
Match 8: Taiji Ishinori beat Sho.
Main Event: Hiromu Takagashi beat Drilla Moloney.

Standings (Block B):
1-Takahashi, 6-2, 12 pts
2-Ishimori, 6-2, 12 pts
3-DOUKI, 5-3, 10 pts
4-Eagles, 5-3, 10 pts (OUT)
5-Sho, 5-4, 10 pts (OUT)
6-Mack, 4-4, 8 pts (OUT)
7-KUSHIDA, 4-4, 8 pts (OUT)
8-Moloney, 4-4, 8 pts (OUT)
9-Francesco Akira, 2-7, 4 pts (OUT)
10-Dia, 0-8, 0 pts (OUT)
The top 2 advance to the Semifinals. It all comes down to Takahashi-Ishimori on Friday. Winner advances. Both advance with a time limit draw OR DOUKI loss or time limit draw. DOUKI advances with a win (Eagles) AND Ishimori win (Takahashi out on tiebreaker). Eagles is out because he loses all tiebreakers.

Day 11 is Thursday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo to start a 3-day tripleheader. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2;30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will be a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

AEW Double Or Nothing 2024 Results

Here are the quick results from tonight’s AEW Double Or Nothing PPV in Las Vegas, NV:

Pre-show:
Deonna Purrazzo beat Thunder Rosa.

The Owen Hart Cup will return this year. Finals on 7/10 in Calgary with winners (men & women) getting World title shots in August at All In London.

The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn beat Gates Of Agony (Brian Cage, Toa Liona, Bishop Kaun). Gunn pinned Kaun with a rollup.

PPV:
Will Ospreay beat AEW International Champion Roderick Strong to become THE NEW AEW INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION!

Adam Cole promo. Interrupted by the return of MJF for the first time in 2024.

AEW & ROH Trios Champions Jay White & Gunn Club beat Death Triangle to retain the titles. White pinned Pac after Bladerunner following interference by the returning Juice Robinson.

AEW Women’s Champion Toni Storm beat Serena Deeb to retain the title.

Orange Cassidy beat Trent Beretta.

FTW Champion Chris Jericho beat Hook & Katsuyori Shibata in a 3-way by pinning Shibata to retain the title. Bryan Keith interference late to take out Hook. Remember FTW Rules mean No Rules.

IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley beat Konosuke Takeshita in a NON-TITLE match. Moxley is headed back to New Japan in a couple weeks to defend the title against EVIL.

In a Barbed Wire Steel Cage Match, AEW TNT Champion Adam Copeland beat Malakai Black to retain the title.

Mercedes Mone beat AEW TBS Champion Willow Nightingale to become THE NEW AEW TBS CHAMPION!

AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland beat Christian Cage to retain the title.

Anarchy In The Arena-The Young Bucks, Kazuchika Okada & Jack Perry beat FTR, Darby Allin & Bryan Daniekson. Perry pinned Danielson.

End Show.

The post-event media scrum is currently scheduled to begin at 9:30 PM PT/12:30 AM ET and will stream LIVE on YouTube.

Note Regarding TNA Wrestling Coverage (Updated)

I’ve been slacking a bit on TNA Wrestling coverage the last month due mainly to work schedule adjustments, but it was just announced today that TNA will be discontinuing the YouTube Ultimate Insider subscription program effective June 1, and that will affect whether or not I continue TNA coverage (I had been a subscriber since January 2023). Here’s what is going on:

The popular $4.99/month subscription is being discontinued because TNA feels YouTube cannot provide a robust-enough platform for the content being offered. The 99 cent monthly Insider subscription, which offers only the weekly episodes of Impact every Thursday 30 minutes after they premiere on AXS TV, will remain available on YouTube. After June 1, all Ultimate Insider subscribers will receive a refund for the final month of their subscription.

There are 2 special offers on TNA+ for current Ultimate Insider subscribers-you can get the lower-tier monthly plan at 50% off for the first 2 months ($4.99/month, normally $9.99/month or $95.99/year), which is essentially the same as Ultimate Insider content-wise, or get the annual World Champion tier (annual only) at an $80 discount for the first year, which means the next 2 quarterly PPVs (Slammiversary in July and likely Bound For Glory in October) are yours FOR FREE for a total first year cost of $139.99, which essentially means for the first year you’re paying for just one of the 4 quarterly live PPVs with this deal. I’m guessing the monthly live events will also remain available as PPVs on Triller/FITE for $9.99 each, and they also will continue to carry the quarterly PPVs for $39.99. The lower price tier also includes quarterly PPV replays 30 days after the live PPV. If you buy a quarterly PPV by itself, you get it live then on demand for 30 days.

Click below for TNA’s full announcement and promo codes for current Ultimate Insider subscribers (you have until June 8 to take advantage):
https://tnawrestling.com/2024/05/26/important-information-regarding-youtube-ultimate-insiders/

UPDATE: I am leaning towards not subscribing to TNA+ for financial reasons (planned trip to Japan in 2025) & time constraints. I probably won’t subscribe to Insider on YouTube either. Title history pages will be kept updated but that’s probably going to be it for TNA coverage here.