Stardom 6/2/24 Results (Updated 6/6/24)

Stardom kicked off their June schedule yesterday with a major event in Tokyo.

Yesterday’s even was held at Korakuen Ball in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on Stardom World.

The announced paid attendance was 771.

Last week it was announced by the promotion that Suzu Suzuki would miss this event due to taking time off to rest and recover from multiple injuries and physical wear. Out indefinitely but expected to miss 1-2 months.

Match 1: Saki Kashima beat Rian & Mei Seira in a 3-way by pinning Rian.

Match 2: Ami Sohrei & Ranna Yagami beat Rina & Fukigen. Sohrei pinned Fukigen.

Match 3: Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki & Koguma beat Hanan, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo. Hazuki pinned Kohgo.

Match 4: Syuri & Konami beat Waka Tsukiyama & HANAKO. Konami beat Tsukiyama with Triangle Lancer.

Match 5: Saya Kamitani, AZM, Lady C, Miyu Amasaki, Hina & Starlight Kid beat Tam Nakano, Saori Anou, Natsupoi, Yuna Mizumori, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara. AZM pinned Kurara after a diving foot stomp.

Main Event: Artist Of Stardom Champions Maika, Gina & Mina Shirakawa beat Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe & Thekla to retain the titles. Gina pinned Watanabe. V2 for the champs. Afterwards, Gina announced she was the next challenger for Maika and the World Of Stardom Championship. That match likely will happen on 6/22. Then a recorded video from AEW’s Toni Storm & Mariah May played, directed at Shirakawa. This may be building to perhaps some more HLAEW at the upcoming Forbidden Door PPV at the end of June.

The next event is Saturday at Nagoya International Conference Center Event Hall in Nagoya. The live broadcast is scheduled to be a PPV, meaning it should be on demand on Stardom World around the middle of next week.

6/6/24 UPDATE: PPV Saturday. Available worldwide through Stagecrowd (stagecrowd.live) for 1870 Japanese yen (around $12 US) witht he live broadcast Friday at 9 PM PT/midnight ET. Replay available until Tuesday at 5 AM PT/8 AM ET. It should then be available on demand on Stardom World for paying subscribers within a day or two.

New Japan 6/3/24 Results

New Japan wrapped up the Best Of The Super Junior 31 today with 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 simulcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 1483, a legit advance sellout.

Match 1: Blake Christian, Ninja Mack & HAYATA beat Shoma Kato, Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA. HAYATA beat Kato with a modified armbar.

Match 2: Kosei Fujita, Robbie Eagles & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Gedo, Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors in 67 seconds. Fujita pinned Connors with O’Connor Bridge. Afterwards, Fujita & Eagles made an IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title challenge.

Match 3: Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan beat TAKA Michinoku & Yuya Yemura. Cobb pinned TAKA after Tour of the Islands.

Match 4: Titan, BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Yota Tsuji beat Dragon Dia, Boltin Oleg, Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Tsuji pinned Yano after Marlowe Crush.

Match 5: Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi beat Callum Newman & HENARE. Naito pinned Newman after Corriendo Destino.

Match 6: Shota Umino & 4 TBAs, revealed at match time to be Tiger Mask, Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & Hiroyoshi Tenzan, beat Dick Togo, Sho, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi & Ren Narita. Umino pinned Togo after Death Rider.

Best Of The Super Junior Semifinals:
Match 7: Taiji Ishimori beat TJP.
Main Event: El Desperado beat DOUKI.
As a result, the Final will be Ishimori vs. Desperado. The Final is Sunday.

The next event is DOMINION, the annual June Osaka blowout event, Sunday at Osaka-Jo Hall in Osaka. Live streaming on New Japan World OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET. This will be a TV Asahi exclusive live broadcast in Japan. One change was also announced for the card-the main event of IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Hon Moxley vs. EVIL for the title is now a Lumberjack Deathmatch. No time limit, no countouts, lumberjacks around the ring to interfere when the action goes outside the ring.

Sumo-May 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament Final Standings & Post-Tournament News (Updated 6/3/24)

Now that the news cycle is starting to settle down after the May 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament ended last week, here are the final standings and noteworthy news items post-tournament:

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Dragon Gate 6/1/24-6/2/24 Results

Dragon Gate began their June tour, Rainbow Gate 2024, this weekend with a pair of events.

Yesterday’s event was held at Fukyama Big Rose in Hiroshima. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 430.

Match 1: Shun Skywalker, KAI & ISHIN beat Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka. Skywalker pinned Tanaka after BT Bomb.

Match 2: Ultimo Dragon & Yasushi Kanda beat Genki Horiguchi & Punch Tominaga. Kanda pinned Tominaga after a diving elbow drop.

Match 3: Dragon Kid & Susumu Yokosuka beat Kzy & U-T. Yokosuka pinned U-T after Yokosuka Cutter.

Match 4: Masaaki Mochizuki beat Shachihoko BOY.

Match 5: Kota Minoura & Ben-K beat YAMATO & Kagetora. Ben-K pinned Kagetora after a spear.

Main Event: Strong Machine J, BIGBOSS Shimizu & Flamita beat Luis Mante, Hyo & JACKY KAMEI. Flamita pinned KAMEI after Flamita Press. KAMEI appears to no longer be “FUNKY” after leaving Natural Vibes to join Mante & Hyo at DEAD OR ALIVE 2024.

Today’s event was held at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

The announced paid attendance was 578,

Match 1: YAMATO, Naruki Doi & Kagetora beat Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka. YAMATO pinned Dia after Gallaria.

Match 2: La Estrella won a 10 man battle royal, last eliminating Kzy.

Match 3: Kota MInoura beat JACKY KAMEI.

Match 4: Strong Machine J, BIGBOSS Shimizu & U-T beat Ho Ho Lun, Ho Ri & Punch Tominaga. Shimizu pinned Ri after Power BOSS.

Match 5: Yosuke♡Santamaria Return Match: Shun SKywalker, KAI, ISHIN & Jason Lee beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii, Yasushi Kanda & Yosuke♡Santamaria. Lee pinned Santamaria after Horobi. Santamaria had been out since roughly the end of 2022 due to injuries.

Main Event: Ben-K & Flamita beat Luis Mante & Hyo. Ben-K pinned Hyo after a spear.

The next event is Tuesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo for a doubleheader. Mochizuki Junior, who has been on a training excursion to Europe, will return to the promotion during these events. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. After these events, the only other scheduled televised events this month are next Sunday for a doubleheader beginning Saturday at 9 PM PT/12 AM ET.

AEW Collision 6/1/24 Results (SPOILERS!)

Here are the quick results for tomorrow’s TAPED AEW Collision in Palm Springs, CA (SPOILERS!):

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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 Ramapge 5/31/24 Results (SPOILERS!)

Here are the quick results for tomorrow’s AEW Rampage from Los Angeles (SPOILERS!), which was incorrectly stated last night as airing at regular time. It will air at 6:30 PM ET/3:30 PM PT:

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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.