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Dragon Gate 3/16/24 Results

Dragon Gate continued the Rey De Parejas 2024 yesterday in Okayama.

Yesterday’s event was held at Sanyo Fureai Park General Gym in Okayama. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 256, a full house/near sellout.

Match 1; Rey De Parejas Block A: Dragon Kid & Naruki Doi beat BIGBOSS Shimizu & Strong Machine J. Kid pinned Shimizu after Doybull.

Match 2; Rey De Parejas Block A: KAI & Gianni Valetta vs. Punch Tominaga & Shuri Joe went to a double countout. No points.

Match 3: Luis Mante, Hyo & Don Fujii beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Kzy & U-T. Hyo pinned U-T after a double biceps senton.

Match 4: ISHIN beat Shachihoko BOY.

Match 5: Kota Minoura, Ben-K & BxB Hulk beat Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka. Ben-K pinned Tanaka after a spear.

Main Event: Rey De Parejas Block B: YAMATO & Susumu Mochizuki beat JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI & Jason Lee. Mochizuki pinned Lee after Yokosuka Spike.

The next event was earlier today at Hiroshima Sports Park Bingo in Hiroshima. Results will be posted when available. There is no on demand broadcast.

Sumo-March 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 8 Results (Halfway Point) (Top 2 TIers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 8-the halfway point-of the March 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, J-Juryo

Makuuchi (top tier):
Mitoryu (J2) beat Roga (M15)
Takerufuji (M17) beat Ryuden (M13)
Churanoumi (M13) beat Myogiryu (M15)
Shonannoumi (M12) beat Kitanowaka (M16)
Ichiyamamoto (M11) beat Endo (M16)
Daiamami (M16) beat Shodai (M10)
Mitakeumi (M10) beat Nishikifuji (M14)
Sadanoumi (M11) beat Hokutofuji (M9)
Kotoshoho (M9) beat Onosho (M8)
Gonoyama (M6) beat Takayasu (M8)
Kinbozan (M7) beat Midorifuji (M5)
Onosato (M5) beat Tamawashi (M7)
Meisei (M2) beat Hiradoumi (M4)
Abi (K) beat Ura (M1)
Asanoyama (M1) beat Nishikigi (K)
Daieisho (S) beat Atamifuji (M2)
Takakeisho (O) beat Oho (M3)
Hoshoryu (S) beat Takanosho (M3)
Tobizaru (M4) beat Kirishima (O)
Kotonowaka (O) beat Wakamotoharu (S)
Leader; Takerufuji (8-0)
Of note: The rookie is the first top tier newcomer since Kaisei in 2011 to begin his Makuuchi career with 8 straight wins, and thus a quick promotion. That means Takerufuji gets to step up and face the big boys, starting tomorrow with Abi. Note that, had Terunofuji stayed in the tournament, the only way Takerufuji would have faced the Yokozuna would have been in a playoff for the championship as they are both from Isegahama Beya (stablemates don’t face each other during tournaments unless it’s to decide the champion). Elsewhere, quite a trend as the total number of days so far where all 4 Ozeki have won the same day is…ZERO. And Kirishima is an alarming 2-6. This is bad for him…the other 3 Ozeki are 6-2 with Takakeisho 2 wins away from getting back to full Ozeki status in March.

Juryo:
Akua (J13) beat Kitaharima (J14)
Hakuoho (J13) beat Shiden (J10)
Chiyosakae (J14) beat Wakatakakage (J10)
Tsushimanada (J12) beat Tamashoho (J9)
Shiden (J8) beat Kotoeko (J12)
Hidenoumi (J7) beat Oshoumi (J11)
Daishoho (J7) beat Aoiyama (J11)
Shimanoumi (J9) beat Chiyoshoma (J6)
Asakoryu (J8) beat Shirokuma (J5) by default/withdrawal
Tomokaze (J3) beat Hakuyozan (J6)
Tohakuryu (J2) beat Kagayaki (J4)
Bushozan (J6) beat Tokihayate (J1)
Oshoma (J4) beat Takarafuji (J1)
Leader: Asakoryu (8-0)
WITHDRAWAL: Shirokuma (J5). Lower back. Status uncertain. It’s the first time the former Takahashi has been forced to withdraw in his career. If he can’t return before Day 12 it would be his first career demotion.
Of note: Wakatakakage took his first loss today so promotion has to wait, and he lost the lead because Asakoryu got a free win today, and a free promotion too. The sole leader gets Kagayaki tomorrow while Wakatakakage tries to bounce back against Akua.

Lower tier notes:
With the halfway point now in the books, the first promotions have been earned. In the Makushita, 7 are at 4-0 with at least 2-Kiryuko & Kazekeno-being ranked high enough to have a chance at Juryo if they go 7-0. In the Sandanme, 11 are at 4-0 including unbeaten Aonishiki, looking to begin his career with 3 straight championships. He’s all but Makushita-bound in May. In the Jonidan, 11 are at 4-0 so far, and in the Jonokuchi 2 are tied at 4-0.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 3/17/24 Results

GREAT VOYAGE 2024 in YOKOHAMA, Pro Wrestling NOAH’s latest major event, is now in the books.

Today’s event was held at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese and English. This was an English-only live broadcast due to the usual ABEMA exclusive broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 977. Unfortunately low as usual, it seems.

There were multiple changes just before the event because Kaito Kiyomiya was removed due to injury. Spinal concussion. He was to have teamed with Ryohei Oiwa to challenge for the GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.

Match 1; HAYATA, Ninja Mack & Alejandro beat Dragon Bane, Alpha Wolf & Super Crazy. Mack pinned Bane after a diving foot stomp in the corner on a hanging opponent.

Match 2 Daiki Inaba beat Shuhei Taniguchi.

Match 3: LJ Cleary beat Hajime Ohara.

Match 4: Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. & Shuji Kondo beat Jake Lee & Tadasuke. Wagner pinned Tadasuke after Wagner Driver.

Match 5: Masa Kitamiya beat Manabu Soya & Ryohei Oiwa in a 3-way by pinning Soya.

Match 6: Kenoh beat Ulka Sasaki by countout.

Match 7: In an elimination match, Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura, Yoshinari Ogawa, Junta Miyawaki & Yu Owada beat Go Shiozaki, Mohammed Yone, Akitoshi Saito, Atsushi Kotoge & Hi69. Owada & Marufuji were the remaining winners.

Match 8: GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion Daga beat YO-HEY to retain the title. V5 for Daga.

Main Event: GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Jack Morris & Anthony Greene beat Saxon Huxley & Timothy Thatcher to retain the titles. Morris pinned Huxley after a shooting star press. V4 for the champs.

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

Injury Report: Soya apparently has some planned surgery upcoming. Cubital tunnel syndrome (elbow/ulnar nerve). Out indefinitely but likely a few months.

In better news, the promotion announced that Samurai! TV broadcaster/personality Miki Motoi will make her NOAH commentary debut as a special guest on 3/31 at Korakuen Hall, which will be a live WRESTLE UNIVERSE broadcast. She frequently appears in New Japan on Samurai! TV broadcasts and is fluent in English & Spanish, and regularly covers Mexican wrestling for the network.

New Japan 3/17/24 Results

New Japan ran Day 10 of the New Japan Cup today, wrapping up the Quarterfinals.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1119.

Match 1: Katsuya Murashima & Boltin Oleg beat Shoma Kato & Ryusuke Taguchi. Oleg pinned Kato after Kamikaze.

Match 2; El Phantasmo, Hikuleo & Tanga Loa beat Francesco Akira, TJP & Great-O-Khan. Loa pinned Akira after Apeshit.

Match 3; Mikey NIcholls & Zack Sabre Jr. beat CAllum Newman & Jeff Cobb. Sabre beat Newman with a reverse armbar.

Match 4: Yoh, El Desperado & Shota Umino beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi & Jack Perry. Umino pinned Takahashi after Death Rider.

Match 5; Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Gedo, Taiji Ishimori, Gabriel Kidd, Chase Owens & KENTA. YOSHI-HASHI pinned Gedo after Shoto.

Match 6: Yuya Uemura, Taichi & SANADA beat BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito. Uemura pinned BUSHI with Storm Clutch.

Match 7: New Japan Cup Quarterfinals: Yota Tsuji beat Ren Narita.

Main Event: New Japan Cup Quarterfinals: EVIL beat Shingo Takagi.

As a result, the second Semifinals will be Tsuji vs. EVIL. I think we’re headed towards EVIL-SANADA in the Finals but we’ll see.

The Semifinals are tomorrow at Big Palette Fukushima in Fukushima. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

DDT 3/17/24 Results

DDT’s 27th Anniversary event, for the second straight year an advertised 5 hour marathon of an event, is now in the books.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. You can also watch the first 3 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 1491, a super full house/very near sellout. Not quite 100% full as I saw a few empty seats from a photo that Saki Akai posted on her Twitter.

Match 1: “Intern Wrestler” Tsubasa Suzuki Debut Match: Takao Soma beat Tsubasa Suzuki. As an intern, Suzuki is not necessarily guaranteed a spot on the roster going forward.

Match 2: Yuya Koroku Return Match: To-y, Illusion & Rukiya beat Yuni, Yuya Koroku & Kazuma Sumi. To-y pinned Koroku after Kojima Impact.

Match 3: Keisuke Ishii & Shinichiro Kawamatsu beat Toru Owashi & Gorgeous Matsuno. Ishii pinned Matsumo after a double armed driver.

Match 4: Super Sasadango Machine vs. Akito went to a Double Fall. Both asleep.

Match 5: Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul beat Chris Brookes, Masa Takanashi & Antonio Honda. KANON beat Honda with Just cobra twist.

Intermission 1.

Match 6: Ken Ohka (Ganbare Pro) beat Sanshiro Takagi.

Match 7: Shuji Ishikawa & Yoshitatsu beat Kazusada Higuchi & Yukio Naya. Ishikawa pinned Higuchi after Splash Mountain.

Match 8: KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions Jun Akiyama, Danshoku DIeno & Makoto Oishi beat Kazuki Hirata, Naruki Doi & Shinya Aoki to retain the titles. Oishi pinned Doi. V4 for the champs. As a result, the losers must disband.

Match 9: In a Painful Jungle Death Match, DDT Extreme Champion Shunma Katsumata beat Hideki Okatani to retain the title.V1 for Katsumata.

Intermission 2.

Match 10: KO-D Tag Team Champions Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino beat Ryuki Honda & Yuma Anzai (All-Japan) to retain the titles.Endo pinned Honda after Burning Star Press. V1 for the champs.

Match 11: DDT Universal Champion MAO beat Takeshi Masada by KO to retain the title. V6 for MAO.

Match 12: Konosuke Takeshita beat Yuma Aoyagi (All-Japan).

Main Event: KO-D Openweight Champion Yuki Ueno beat HARASHIMA to retain the title. V3 for Ueno.

The next event is Thursday at Ueno Park Outdoor Stage in Tokyo. There will be no live broadcast.

Lots of news/fallout from the event:
Apparently there was a communication error at the venue that led to a pre-match video package not being played before the Ohka-Takagi match. The video was produced by former DDT wrestler/employee Yumehito Imanari and delivered ahead of time, but it didn’t get to the person in charge of video output due to miscommunication by in-house personnel. This was not Imanari’s fault. DDT has apologized to all and will release the entire match with the video included for free on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in the near future.
Next up for MAO: Billie Starkz in a No Rules match. That match will happen on 4/4 in Philadelphia, PA as part of The Collective. That event will stream live only on TrillerTV fka FITE as part of their Triller+ subscription service ($7.99/month or $79.99/year). It will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date.
Next up for Katsumata: Hi69 (HIROKI) from Pro Wrestling NOAH in a Hardcore Match. That match will happen on 4/7.
Next up for Ueno: His next choice for challenger is Akito. That match will happen on 4/26 at Sumida City Gym in Tokyo.
Also set for 4/26: Akiyama/Dieno/Oishi vs. Sasaki/KANON/Paul for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship and Keigo Nakamura returns from injury.
The first match is set for WRESTLE PETER PAN, DDT’s annual biggest event of the year, on 7/21 at Ryogoku Kokugikan: Whoever is the KO-D Openweight Champion at the time vs. TBA for the title. El Desperado (New Japan) participation has also been announced as well as Konosuke Takeshita participation.
The promotion has announced a special Japan Disabled Wrestling Federation event for 7/7 at Odawa Arena Sub Arena in Kanagawa which will be a charity fundraiser event. Announced participation so far includes Aja Kong, Yoshiaki Yatsu, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan and Naohiro Hoshikawa, who was injured in a 2004 match and is undergoing rehabilitation. Persons with disabilities will be able to attend this event for free.
Finally, the entire field for this year’s KING OF DDT Tournament was announced: Poison Sawada JULIE, Sanshiro Takagi, Danshoku Dieno, HARASHIMA, Shuji Ishikawa, Tetsuya Endo, Daisuke Sasaki, Kazusada Higuchi, Chris Brookes, Yuki Ueno, MAO, Yuki Iino, Yukio Naya, KANON, Daisuke Sasaki, Takeshi Masada, TBA (the D GENERATIONS CUP 202r winner, which gets underway at the next event). This is a single-elimination tournament, no time limit for all matches. Round 1 will be 5/5 at Korakuen, the Quarterfinals will be 5/11 at Yokohama Radiant Hall, after which a drawing will be held to determine the Semifinals pairings. The Semifinals & Finals will be 5/26 at Korakuen.

AEW Collision 3/16/24 Results

Here are the quick results from tonight’s AEW Collision in Ottawa, Canada:

Bryan Danielson beat Katsuyori Shibata.

AEW TBS Champion Julia Hart beat Trish Adora to retain the title. Adora’s House Rules stip was the loser would be banned from ringside in the House Of Black-Infantry match later. So that meant no Adora.

Daniel Garcia beat Lee Moriarty.

The Darby Allin injury from Dynamite was mentioned. Broken foot. No Mt. Everest this year and out a few months. It’s legit.

Pac beat Aaron Solo.

Claudio Castagnoli beat Lance Archer by DQ. The Righteous interference. Heel beatdown on Castagnoli & Danielson until Shibata made the save.

Kyle O’Reilly beat Bryan Keith.

AEW Tag Team Title Tournament: Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo beat Brody King & Buddy Matthews. Dean pinned Matthews after Mark Briscoe interference. As a result, Dean & Bravo will face FTR in the Quarterfinals.

Adam Copeland promo with a nail-laden 2×4 to end the show.

I missed the show due to a personal emergency.

Next week on Rampage on WEDNESDAY LIVE IMMEDIATELY AFTER DYNAMITE; Julia Hart & Slye Blue vs. Kris Statlander & Willow Nightingale.

Sumo-March 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 7 Results (3/16/24) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 7 of the March 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo

Makuuchi (top tier):
Tohakuryu (J2) beat Endo (M16)
Nishikifuji (M14) beat Myogiryu (M15)
Daiamami (M16) beat Churanoumi (M13)
Roga (M15) beat Ryuden (M13)
Takerufuji (M17) beat Shonannuomi (M12)
Shodai (M1)) beat Kitanowaka (M14)
Sadanoumi (M11) beat Kotoshoho (M9)
Mitakeumi (M10) beat Hokutofuji (M9)
Takayasu (M8) beat Ichiyamamoto (M11)
Onosho 9M8) beat Onosato (M5)
Midorifuji (M5) beat Tamawashi (M7)
Hiradoumi (M4) beat Gonoyama (M6)
Oho (M3) beat Atamifuji (M2)
Wakamotoharu (S) beat Ura (M1)
Asanoyama (M1) beat Daieisho (S)
Hoshoryu (O) beat Abi (K)
Takanosho (M3) beat Kirishima (O)
Kotonowaka (O) beat Meisei (M2)
Takakeisho (O) beat Nishikigi (K)
Tobizaru (M4) beat Terunofuji (Y) by default/withdrawal. No Kinboshi because it was a fusen.
Leader: Takerufuji (7-0)
WITHDRAWAL: Terunofuji (Y). Lower back. Tournament over. Will be back in May according to his stablemaster, but he also said this may very well be it for the Yokozuna, as it sounds like retirement will follow and, much to Hakkaku’s dismay, will leave sumo Yokozuna-less unless an Ozeki wins the next 2 tournaments.
RE-ENTRY: Kinbozan (M7). Will return tomorrow. Missed the last 3 days due to whiplash. He is now the equivalent of 1-6 so still a chance to salvage promotion.

Juryo:
Hakuoho (J13) beat Kotoeko (J12)
Chiyosakae (J14) beat Aoiyama (M11)
Kitaharima (J14) beat Shiden (J10)
Tsushimanada (J12) beat Shishi (J8)
Asakoryu (J8) beat Ura (J13)
Daishoho (J7) beat Oshoumi (J11)
Wakatakakage (J10) beat Hidenoumi (J7)
Chiyoshoma (J6) beat Tamashoho (J9)
Shimanoumi (J9) beat Hakuyozan (J6)
Shirokuma (J5) beat Kagayaki (J4)
Mitoryu (J2) beat Tomokaze (J3)
Takarafuji (J1) beat Bushozan (J5)
Oshoma (J4) beat Tokihayate (J1)
Leader: Wakatakakage, Asakoryu (7-0)

Reminder: NHK World Japan will have 50 minutes of LIVE top tier coverage FOR FREE tomorrow beginning at 1:10 AM PT/4:10 AM ET. The channel is available worldwide online and on mobile/tablet/smart TVs and is completely free to watch with no limits/restrictions.

New Japan 3/16/24 Results (Updated)

New Japan ran Day 9 of the New Japan Cup today, beginning the Quarterfinals.

Today’s event was held at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1750.

There was a last-minute change to the event as it was announced David Finlay was off shortly before the start. Illness. He was to have faced Hirooki Goto in the Quarterfinals. Goto gets a free win as a result and will advance to the Semifinals.

Before the event began, a memorial ceremony for Yutaka Yoshie, who died last week after a match in All-Japan, was held.

Match 1: Shoma Kato, Boltin Oleg & Yoh beat Katsuya Murashima,. El Desperado & Togi Makabe. Oleg pinned Murashima after Kamikaze.

Match 2: Francesco Akira, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb beat Ryusuke Taguchi, Tanga Loa & Tomihiro Ishii. Cobb pinned Taguchi after Tour of the Islands.

Match 3: Mikey Nicholls & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Callum Newman & TJP. Sabre beat Newman with a cross leg lock.

Match 4: Taiji Ishimori, Gabriel Kidd, Chase Owens & KENTA beat Jado, El Phantasmo, HIkuleo & Totu Yano. Ishimori pinned Jado.

Match 5: Yuya Uemura & Taichi beat Shota Umino & YOSHI-HASHI. Uemura pinned YOSHI-HASHI with Storm Clutch.

Match 6: BUSHI, HIromu Takahashi, Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito beat Dick Togo, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi, Ren Narita & EVIL. Tsuji pinned Takahashi after Gene Blaster.

Main Event: New Japan Cup Quarterfinals: SANADA beat Jack Perry.

New Japan Cup Quarterfinals: Hirooki Goto beat David Finlay by forfeit.

As a result, the first Semifinals will be SANADA vs. Goto.

Day 10 is tomorrow at Twin Messe Shizuoka South Building in Shizuoka. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin TONIGHT at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

UPDATE: Finlay is now off tonight/tomorrow’s event. Not medically cleared. He was to have been in a 10-man tag match. Gedo is the replacement.

Injury Report: Major Changes to Tomorrow’s NOAH Event

Pro Wrestling NOAH has announced a major change to tomorrow’s GREAT VOYAGE 2024 in YOKOHAMA event-Kaito Kiyomiya, who was to have challenged for the GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Championship with Ryohei Oiwa, is now off. Spinal concussion suffered in practice. Out indefinitely. No replacement, which means as a result, VC Tag League runner-ups Saxon Huxley & Timothy Thatcher get the title shot instead.

This means several other changes to the card as well as the match order:
What had been Manabu Soya, Masa Kitamiya & Daiki Inaba vs. Huxley, Thatcher & Shuhei Taniguchi is now Inaba vs. Taniguchi.
Soya & Kitamiya will now face Oiwa in a 3-way.
Instead of 8 matches on the event, there will now be 9 because of the 3-way.

The event will be streamed live on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in English only outside of Japan and ABEMA only in Japan. You can also watch the first 3 matches FOR FREE on YouTube. The event is scheduled do begin tonight at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

BREAKING: AEW Star Won’t Die On Everest. Yet…

As most AEW fans know, the plan was for Darby Allin to have his potentially last AEW match this past Wednesday then climb Mt. Everest at the end of the month. That only will half happen. He had his potentially last AEW match but the Everest climb is off for this year because of what happened in said match…he got legit injured. Broken foot. So no Everest until 2025 and no AEW for at least a few months. But Darby Gonna Darby and he’s claiming he’ll do a skateboard trick off his cast as a fundraiser for charity.