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All-Japan 5/4/24 Results (Updated)

All-Japan ran the final day of Champions Carnival Block B today as the tournament reaches the final stages.

Today’s event was held at Sanjo City Welfare Hall in Niigata and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 793.

Match 1: Shotaro Ashino, Hokuto Omori, Dan Tamura & Big The Ryokan beat Rising Hayato, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan, MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro) & Seigo Tachibana. Tamura pinned Tachibana with La Magistral.

Match 2: Cyrus beat Storm (?).

Match 3: Giant Baba 25 Years After Death Memorial Match: Yuma Aoyagi, Takao Omori (Independent/Freelancer) & Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Kento Miyahara, Ren Ayabe & Masao Inoue (Independent/Freelancer). Omori pinned Inoue after Ax Bomber.

Champions Carnival Block B:
Match 4: Hartley Jackson beat Road Crew.
Match 5: Ryuki Honda beat Rei Saito.
Match 6: Hideki Suzuki beat Yuma Anzai.
Main Event: Jun Saito beat Suwama. As a result, Jun Saito wins Block B. It also virtually guarantees Anzai’s next defense of the Triple Crown will be against the tournament winner.

Final Standings (Block B):
1-Jun Saito, 5-2, 10 points
2-Suwama, 4-3, 8 points
3-Suzuki, 4-3, 8 points
4-Anzai, 4-3,, 8 points
5-Rei Saito, 4-3, 8 points
6-Crew, 3-4, 6 points
7-Honda, 2-5, 4 points
8-Jackson, 2-5, 4 points

The final day of Block A is Monday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and the winner advancing to the Finals will be the Kento Miyahara-Davey Boy Smith Jr. winner unless it goes to a No Contest/Double DQ/Double Countout in which case Yuma Aoyagi can force a 3-way tiebreaker match with a win. Otherwise there must be a winner between Miyahara & Smith because a time limit draw keeps them tied. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

UPDATE: Injury Report-the promotion has announced Ryo Inoue missed the event due to injury. Left knee/MCL. Out indefinitely.

New Japan 5/4/24 Results

Day 2 of WRESTLING DONTAKU, New Japan’s traditional Golden Week Fukuoka blowout event, is now in the books.

Today’s event was held at Fukuoka International Center in Fukuoka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY. This event aired in Japan live as part of WORLD PRO WRESTLING LIVE 2024 on TV Asahi.

The announced paid attendance was 4238, a full house/near sellout.

Pre-show:
Match 1: Katsuya Murashima & Togi Makabe beat Jet We & Naoki Sakurajima. Makabe pinned We after a King Kong Lariat. Frontier Zone match. The losers were from local promotion Kyushu Pro.
Match 2: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls beat Shoma Kato & Tiger Mask. Nicholls pinned Kato after Power Bottom.

Match 1: Francesco Akira & Great-O-Khan beat DOUKI & Yuya Uemura. Akira beat DOUKI with Jorge Rivera Special.

Match 2: Kosei Fujita & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Callum Newman & Jeff Cobb. Sabre pinned Newman after Zack Driver.

Match 3: El Desperado, Shota Umino, El Phantasmo & Hikuleo beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL. Umino pinned Takahashi after Death Rider.

Match 4: Boltin Oleg & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat TAKA Michinoku & Taichi. Tanahashi pinned TAKA after High Fly Flow.

Match 5: BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Yota Tsuji & Tetsuya Naito beat Gedo, Taiji ishimori, Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors. Naito pinned Moloney after Destino.

Match 6: Chase Owens & KENTA beat IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto to win the titles. Owens & KENTA become the 103rd IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. Owens pinned Goto.

Match 7: NEVER Openweight Champion Shingo Takagi beat Gabriel Kidd to retain the title. V1 for Takagi.

Match 8: David Finlay beat IWGP Global Champion Nic Nemeth to win the title. Finlay becomes the 3rd IWGP Global Champion. This was a last-second add after yesterday when Nemeth demanded the match. Looks like it backfired.

Main Event: IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley beat Ren Narita to retain the title. V2 for Moxley. Next up: Umino. That match will happen on 5/11 at Resurgence in Ontario, CA as he was set to face whoever was champion then.

The next event is ALL TOGETHER, the return of the joint promotional charity fundraiser event, this time for Noto Peninsula earthquake recovery efforts, Monday at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo. This installment will feature New Japan, Pro Wrestling NOAH and DDT Pro Wrestling as well as a Stardom match. Live streaming worldwide will be only on ABEMA as a PPV beginning at 12:30 AM PT/3:30 AM ET. As far as when it may be available on demand on New Japan World & WRESTLE UNIVERSE, it probably would be at least 2 weeks afterwards as the PPV viewing window is until 5/19.

All-Japan 5/3/24 Results

All-Japan ran Day 7 of the Champions Carnival today.

Today’s event was held at Yume Messe Miyagi Main Building Exhibition Hall B/C in Miyagi and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 1470.

Match 1: Hideki Suzuki & Seigo Tachibana beat Dan Tamura & Takao Omori (Independent/Freelancer). Tachibana pinned Tamura.

Champions Carnival:
Match 2: Block B-Hartley Javkson beat Ryuki Honda.
Match 3: Block B-Suwama beat Road Crew by submission.

Match 4: Yuma Aoyagi, Rising Hayato & MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro) beat Kento Miyahara, Hokuto Omori & Aizawa No. 1 (Independent/Freelancer). Hayato pinned Aizawa after Sid Vicious.

Champions Carnival:
Match 5: Block A-Yuma Aoyagi beat Ren Ayabe.
Match 6: Block A-Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Cyrus.
Match 7: Block A-Kuroshio TOKYO Japan beat Shotaro Ashino.
Main Event: Block B-Rei Saito beat Jun Saito.

Day 8 is tomorrow at Sanjo City Welfare Hall in Niigata. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

New Japan 5/3/24 Results (Updated)

The first half of WRESTLING DONTAKU, New Japan’s annual Golden Week blowout event in Fukuoka, is in the books.

Today’s event was held at Fukuoka International Center in Fukuoka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY. This event aired live in Japan as part of WORLD PRO WRESTLING LIVE 2024 on TV Asahi.

The announced paid attendance was 2440. On paper, although partially dependent on the setup, that’s not good. (The venue’s maximum capacity, at least for sumo, is 7500. I imagine the setup reduced the capacity to 5500 tops)

Pre-show Match: Shoma Kato & Boltin Oleg beat Katsuya Murashima & Togi Makabe. Oleg pinned Murashima after Kamikaze.

Match 1: Sho & Yujiro Takahashi beat TAKA Michinoku & DOUKI. Takahashi pinned TAKA after Big Juice.

Match 2: Yuya Uemura & Taichi beat Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan. Uemura pinned Newman with a Kannuki suplex hold.

Match 3: Jado, El Phantasmo & Hikuleo beat Kosei Fujita, Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls. Phantasmo pinned Nicholls.

Match 4: Taiji Ishimori, Chase Owens & KENTA beat Tiger Mask, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Owens pinned TM 4 after a package driver.

Match 5: BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito beat Gedo, Drilla Moloney, Clark Connors & David Finlay. BUSHI pinned Gedo after Fable.

Match 6: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Ren Narita & EVIL beat El Desperado, Shota Umino & Jon Moxley. Kanemaru pinned Desperado with Samson Clutch.

Match 7: Jeff Cobb beat NJPW WORLD TV Champion Zack Sabre Jr. to win the title. Cobb becomes the 5th NJPW WORLD TV Champion.

Match 8: David Finlay beat Yota Tsuji.

Main Event: IWGP Global Champion Nic Nemeth beat Hiroshi Tanahashi to retain the title. V1 for Nemeth. Afterwards, Nemeth demanded to defend against Finlay tomorrow, which would require several card changes because Nemeth is already set to team with Tanahashi to face TAKA & Taichi (Taichi is a replacement for SANADA who is off this weekend due to medical reasons).

Day 2 is tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY will begin TONIGHT at 10:30 PM PT/1:30 AM ET. This will be a TV Asahi live broadcast in Japan.

UPDATE: At about 5 PM PT/8 PM ET it was made official-Nemeth-Finlay for the IWGP Global Championship has just been added to the card. That means Nemeth is off the match mentioned above. Boltin Oleg is the replacement. Because of this addition, the start time for today’s event, which is for the pre-show, has been moved up to 10 minutes to 10:20 PM PT/1:20 AM ET.

AEW Dynamite & Rampage 5/1/24 LIVE Results

Here are the quick results from tonight’s AEW Dynamite AND LIVE Rampage from Winnipeg, Canada:

Dynamite:
Tony Khan is in Jacksonville selling what happened last week. His feed gets cut out by The Young Bucks, who say because of this they’re running the show now.

Swerve Strickland comes out first. He calls out who will be his next challenger for the AEW World Championship at Double Or Nothing, but The Bucks interrupt to introduce said challenger-Christian Cage. He & the Patriarchy beat down Strickland & Prince Nana, culminating with Killswitch legit ripping some of Strickland’s hair off his head.

Match 1: AEW TNT Champion Adam Copeland vs. one of House Of Black for the title. Who it is was not revealed in advance. It was revealed to be Buddy Matthews.
Result: AEW TNT Champion Adam Copeland beat Buddy Matthews to retain the title. Matthews may have been legit injured when he took a stiff elbow on a diving crossbody from Copeland to his midsection.

Match 2; Samoa Joe vs. Isaiah Kassidy
Result: Samoa Joe beat Isaiah Kassidy. Squash.

Skye Blue promo.

Orange Cassidy interviewed. He says Chuck Taylor will never wrestle again after a parking lot fight with Trent Beretta last weekend. Trent interrupts. Cassidy charges him but security keeps them apart. During this, Don Callis makes a move on Cassidy.

Match 3: FTW Champion Chris Jericho vs. Katsuyori Shibata for the title
Result: FTW Champion Chris Jericho beat Katsuyori Shibata to retain the title.

WIllow NIghtingale accepts Blue’s challenge for an AEW TBS Championship match. Added to Rampage. The Bucks add a stip-Kris Statlander & Stokely Hathaway are banned from ringside and if either interfere, Nightingale is stripped of the title.

Match 4: Claudio Castagnoli vs. Brian Cage
Result: Claudio Castagnoli beat Brian Cage by submission

Next week: Copeland vs. Brody King for the TNT Championship and Cassidy vs. Beretta.

Added to Rampage tonight: Konosuke Takeshita vs. London Lightning.

Rocky Romero interviewed. He’s done with Best Friends and is going after titles now. He challenges Kyle O’Reilly for Rampage tonight which likely finalizes the Rampage lineup.

Match 5: Mariah May vs. Serena Deeb
Result: Serema Deeb beat Mariah May by ref stoppage (towel). Towel thrown in by Toni Storm.

Justin Roberts does THE INTRO for Kenny Omega. You know what that means…NORTH CA-RO-LI-NA!!! This continues into Rampage.

Rampage:
Omega promo continues past the normal Dynamite overrun. At about that time Kazuchika Okada comes out. It’s a setup for a Jack Perry ambush. Omega tries to fight it off but when he goes for a V-Trigger Okada breaks it up and Perry hits Omega with a chair. The Bucks come out for a EVP Trigger. The Elite pose with the wounded Omega but FTR quickly comes out to make the save.
I figured this was how they would write Omega off TV long-term to have surgery for diverticulitis. The promo was absolutely hot and legit scary as he talked about the medical ramifications of his condition and what it means for his health. Absolute must-see.

Back to commentary then back to backstage as The Elite attack FTR again and dump Omega off the stretcher by the ambulance.

Matt Menard replaces Taz on commentary for Rampage.

Match 1: Jay White vs. Dante Martin
Result: Jay White beat Dante Martin

Deonna Purrazzo interviewed.

Swerve Strickland promo. More with Christian Cage promised for Dynamite next week but he won’t be alone.

Match 2: Rocky Romero vs. Kyle O’Reilly
Result: Kyle O’Reilly beat Rocky Romero

Main Event: AEW TBS Champion Willow Nightingale vs. Skye Blue in a Manitoba Massacre for the title. Anything Goes. Stokely Hathaway & Kris Statlander banned from ringside, if either interfere Nightingale is stripped of the title
Result: AEW TBS Champion WIllow NIghtingale beat Kris Statlander to retain the title.

Konosuke Takeshita vs. London Lighting did not happen, at least not on TV. I’m guessing time constraints because the Omega promo segment ran extremely long.

Dynamite was an enjoyable episode for me this week, it was nice to not have Tony Khan anywhere near it except at the beginning, and he stayed off the socials too. The Strickland-Cage and Omega promos really elevated the show. Matches were okay, not great but not bad either. Rampage suffered from Dynamite running way over despite a nearly 10-minute overrun, the main event was rushed and I don’t like the women having to resort to hardcore garbage matches to get time & reactions from the crowd, but the effort was absolutely there as always. Rampage can be skipped. The Omega promo segment is must-see.

No Collision this week. Rampage follows Collision next week and both will be on TBS, not TNT.

Also next week on Dynamite: Harley Cameron vs. Mariah May and Serena Deeb promo.

New Japan 5/1/24 Results

New Japan wrapped up the Road To WRESTLING DONTAKU Tour today with a house show in Oita.

Today’s event was held at Cycle Shop Kodama Ozu Arena in Oita. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 850.

There were last-minute changes to the card due to Yota Tsuji being off the event. Illness. He was to have been in the main event, a 10-man tag. Gedo was also removed to make it an 8-man tag.

Match 1: El Phantasmo & Hikuleo beat Katsuya Murashima & Shoma Kato. Hikuleo pinned Murashima after a double chokeslam.

Match 2: DOUKI & Yuya Uemura beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Sho. DOUKI beat Kanemaru with Jorge Rivera Special.

Match 3: Taiji Ishimori, Chase Owens & KENTA beat Tiger Mask, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. KENTA pinned TM 4.

Match 4: Kosei Fujita, Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Callum Newman, Francesco Akira, TJP & Jeff Cobb. Sabre beat Newman with a reverse armbar.

Match 5: Dick Togo, Ren Narita, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL beat Boltin Oleg, Shota Umino, Togi Makabe & El Desperado. Narita pinned Makabe after Double Cross.

Match 6: Tomoaki Honma & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat TAKA Michinoku & Taichi. Tanahashi pinned TAKA after High Fly Flow.

Main Event: Drilla Moloney, Clark Connors, Gabriel Kidd & David Finlay beat BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito. Finlay pinned BUSHI after Overkill.

The next event is WRESTLING DONTAKU, the annual early May blowout event, on Friday & Saturday at Fukuoka International Center in Fukuoka. Live streaming on New Japan World OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET Friday for Day 1 and that night at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET for Day 2. Both days will be live TV Asahi broadcasts in Japan.

New Japan 4/30/24 Results

New Japan ran the penultimate event of the Road To WRESTLING DONTAKU Tour today.

Today’s event was held at Grand Messe Kumamoto in Kumamoto. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 1035.

There were last-minute changes to the card again because, after missing the last couple events for unspecified medical reasons, the promotion announced SANADA is now off through at least after ALL TOGETHER on 5/6, meaning at least another week. For matches he was in, either they will be reduced participants for 6/8-man tag matches and for tag matches Taichi is the replacement.

Match 1: Boltin Oleg beat Shoma Kato.

Match 2: DOUKI & Yuya Uemura beat Sho & Yujiro Takahashi. Uemura pinned Takahashi with a Kannuki suplex hold.

Match 3: Taiji Ishimori, Chase Owens & KENTA beat Tiger Mask, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Owens pinned TM 4.

Match 4: Callum Newman, Francesco Akira, TJP & Jeff Cobb beat Kosei Fujita, Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls & Zack Sabre Jr. Cobb pinned Fujita after Tour of the Islands.

Match 5: El Desperado, Shota Umino, El Phantasmo & Hikuleo beat Dick Togo, Ren Narita, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & EVIL. Umino pinned Togo after Death Rider.

Match 6: Togi Makabe & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat TAKA Michinoku & Taichi. Tanahashi pinned TAKA after High Fly Flow.

Main Event: BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito beat Gedo, Drilla Moloney, Gabriel Kidd, Clark Connors & David Finlay. Tsuji pinned Gedo after Gene Blaster.

The tour-ender is tomorrow at Cycle Shop Kodama Ozu Arena in Oita. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Stardom 4/29/24 Results

Stardom began their Golden Week (a weeklong national holiday in Japan) series of events today in Hiroshima.

Today’s event was held at Fukuyama Big Rose in Hiroshima and will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date.

The announced paid attendance was 462.

Match 1: AZM beat Ranna Yagami.

Match 2: Koguma beat Rian.

Match 3; Suzu Suzuki & Miyu Amasaki beat Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara. Amasaki pinned Sakura after Heavenly.

Match 4: Momo Watanabe & Thekla beat Saya Kamitani & Lady C. Thekla pinned C after Poisonous Spider Drop.

Match 5: Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki, Hanan, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo beat Maika, Mina Shirakawa, Gina, Waka Tsukiyama & HANAKO. Hanan pinned Shirakawa after 17. Based on post-match antics and Twitter posts, this could result in an Artist Of Stardom Championship match soon.

Match 6: Natsuko Tora & Ruaka beat Tam Nakano & Starlight Kid. Ruaka pinned Kid after Freezer Bomb.

Main Event: Syuri, Ami Sohrei & Konami beat Saori Anou, Natsupoi & Yuna Mizumori. Konami pinned Mizumori after Triangle Lancer.

The next event is tomorrow at CHRES Gym in Kochi. It will be available on demand at a later date.

Sumo-May 2024 Banzuke Announced

It’s a day later than it usually would be, but the Japan Sumo Association has just announced the Banzuke (rankings) for the May 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. Here are the rankings for the top 2 tiers and other notes:

Makuuchi (top tier):
Yokozuna-Terunifuji
Ozeki-Hoshoryu, Kotozakura, Kirishima, Takakeisho
Sekiwake-Wakamotoharu, Abi
Komusubi-Asanoyama, Onosato
Maegashira 1-Atamifuji, Daieisho
Maegashira 2-Hiradoumi, Gonoyama
Maegashira 3-Takayasu, Tobizaru
Maegashira 4-Oho, Ura
Maegashira 5-Onosho, Meisei
Maegashira 6-Takerufuji (March Champion), Midorifuji
Maegashira 7-Nishikigi, Mitakeumi
Maegashira 8-Takanosho, Kotoshoho
Maegashira 9-Tamawashi, Shodai
Maegashira 10-Shonannoumi, Kinbozan
Maegashira 11-Sadanoumi, Hokutofuji
Maegashira 12-Ichiyamamoto, Nishikifuji
Maegashira 13-Mitoryu (March Juryo Champion), Churanoumi
Maegashira 14-Ryuden, Oshoma
Maegashira 15-Tokihayate, Roga
Maegashira 16-Tomokaze, Takarafuji
Maegashira 17-Tsurugisho
Early notes: Asanoyama may be an early withdrawal due to an ankle injury suffered last week on the tour, which is expected to keep him out 3 weeks. If that holds, that would mean he could miss most of the first week (roughly 4-5 days). Kotozakura is now a “Kaimei”rikishi, one who has undergone a shikona or name change as he will no longer be Kotonowaka going forward, inheriting his grandfather’s ring name as expected. There have been rampant rumors this will be the final tournament for Terunofuji before retirement due to continued injury & health issues, so perhaps the Yokozuna’s last chance to get to his stated goal of 10 top tier championships. Kirishima is in kadoban status, meaning he must win at least 8 matches or he will be demoted from Ozeki. Onosato makes his Sanyaku debut after back-to-back runner-up finishes while March champion Takerufuji makes not quite as big a jump as I expected, going from M17 up to M6.
Newcomers/returners are Mitoryu after winning the Juryo in March, Oshoma finally breaking through to the top tier, Takarafuji back up after one tournament and Tomokaze also returns.

Juryo:
Juryo 1-Daiamami, Myogiryu
Juryo 2-Bushozan, Daishoho
Juryo 3-Endo, Chiyoshoma
Juryo 4-Tohakuryu, Asakoryu
Juryo 5-Kagayaki, Kitanowaka
Juryo 6-Shirokuma, Wakatakakage
Juryo 7-Shishi, Shimazuumi
Juryo 8-Hidenoumi, Hakuoho
Juryo 9-Chiyosakae, Tamashoho
Juryo 10-Shiden, Hakuyozan
Juryo 11-Shimanoumi, Aoiyama
Juryo 12-Onokatsu, Tsushimanada
Juryo 13-Oshoumi, Chiyomaru
Juryo 14-Tochitaikai, Kazekeno (March Makushita Champion)
Notes: Tochitaikai is another name change for this tournament, formerly being Tsukahara. The big story here are the top-tier demotions from last time, including longtime mainttays Myogiryu & Endo. Shimazuumi also was demoted after finishing March the equivalent of 0-15 due to injury. Shirokuma was also demoted for the first time in his career due in part to missing 2 days, while both Wakatakakage & Hakuoho take small steps closer to the top tier. March Makushita Champion Kazekeno is also Shin-Juryo this time along with ONokatsu.

Lower tier notes:
Np epic salt throws for the first time in a long time as Akua was demoted to Makushita 1, unless he’s up in Juryo for a day. Kotoeko was demoted out of the top 2 tiers for the first time in almost 15 years, 2 injury-riddled tournaments dropping him to Makushita 11. The Sandanme has the new-normal 90 ranks again and of note is Kiho has changed his name back to his prior name Kawazoe, which he changed under ex-Hakuho as he got close to Juryo but has plunged due to injuries. The Jonidan expanded back to up 100 ranks plus one at 101 and fan favorite Enho held on to a ranking there at Jonidan 100, but it’s not yet known if he’ll begin his comeback as he tries to reach Juryo one more time in his career to qualify for elder stock. Finally, the Jonokuchi has 20 ranks with 39 wrestlers total.

The May Tournamend runs May 12-26. For the first week of the tournament I will not be able to post daily results as I will be traveling with no internet.

Ganbare Pro 4/27/24 Results

Ganbare Pro ran their first event as an independent promotion Saturday, having separated from CyberFight Corporation and DDT.

Saturday’s event was held at Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 294, a legit sellout.

There were last-minute changes to the event due to Munetatsu Nakamura being off the card. Illness.

Match 1: Mizuki Watase & Rekka beat Tyson Maeguchi & Tsuyoshi Okada. Watase pinned Okada after Venetian.

Match 2: Shinichiro Tominaga beat Takuya Wada.

Match 3: PSYCHO, Yuna Manase & YuuRI beat Minoru Fujita, Sayaka Unagi & HARUKAZE. YuuRI pinned HARUKAZE after a swanton bomb.

Intermission. During this were several announcements, the biggest one being that Moeka Haruhi will return on 7/15. She has been out about a year due to being a living kidney donor for her sister. Shodai Kawakami, a trainee, will have his Debut Match on 5/18 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring. On 7/27, a male wrestlers-only event and a joint women’s event with 666 will be held. The 7/27 event will be at Oji Basement MON*STAR in Tokyo.

Match 4: Yumehiro Imanari & Tatsuhito Takaiwa beat Ken Ohka & Fuminori Abe. Imanari pinned Ohka after a lariat.

Main Event: Keisuke Ishii beat Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Champions Shuichiro Katsumura to win the title. Ishii becomes the 7th Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Champion. Next up: Koki Iwasaki. That match will happen on 5/18.

The next event is 5/18 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring. It’s not yet known if there will be a live broadcast but if not, it will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date.