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AEW Dynamite 3/13/24 Results

Here are the quick results from tonight’s “Big Busine$$” episode of AEW Dynamite in Boston, MA:
The biggest worst kept secret in AEW is unveiled first-Mercedes Mone, fka Sasha Banks, is now part of AEW.

AEW World Champion Samoa Joe beat Wardlow by ref stoppage (technical submission) to retain the title.

The Young Bucks & Kazuchika Okada beat Pac, Penta El Zero M & Eddie Kingston. Okada pinned Kingston after Rainmaker.

Will Ospreay promo. Build to the upcoming Bryan Danielson match.

Jay White beat Darby Allin. This will be Allin’s last match for some time (if not ever in worst-case) as he is off to legit climb Mt. Everest at the end of the month. Post-match, Bullet Club finally turned on The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn.

Hook & Chris Jericho beat Gates Of Agony. Hook beat Bishop Kaun with Redrum.

Willow Nightingale beat Riho.

Due to a prior commitment, I was not able to watch the live broadcast. Therefore no comments/thoughts on the show yet.

Friday on Rampage: Orange Cassidy & Trent Beretta vs. Evil Uno & John Silver, Undisputed Kingdom vs. Top Flight & Action Andretti and Toni Storm & Mariah May vs. TBA.

Next week: Hook cs. Chris Jericho, AEW Continental Croan Champion Eddie Kingston vs. Kazuchika Okada for the titles, AEW TNT Champion Christian Cage vs. Adam Copeland in an I Quit Match for the title and Mercedes Mone appears.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 3/13/24 Results

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

Today’s event was held at Atelier Himeji in Hyogo and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Monday. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 298.

Match 1: Super Crazy beat Yu Owada.

Match 2: Shuji Kondo, HAYATA & Alejandro vs. Ninja Mack, Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf went to a 15 minute time limit draw.

Match 3: YO-HEY & LJ Cleary beat Daga & Yoshinari Ogawa by DQ. Daga DQ’d. Ogawa ref assault.

Match 4: Kenoh beat Tadasuke.

Match 5: Saxon Huxley, Tinothy Thatcher & Shuhei Taniguchi beat Masa Kitamiya, Daiki Inaba & Ulka Sasaki. Taniguchi pinned Inaba with a half nelson suplex.

Match 6: Jack Morris beat Ryohei Oiwa.

Match 7: Go Shiozaki, Mohammed Yone, Atsushi Kotoge, Akitoshi Saito & Hi69 beat Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura, Manabu Soya, Hajime Ohara & Junta Miyawaki. Shiozaki pinned Ohara after Go Lariat.

Main Event: Kaito Kiyomiya beat Anthony Greene by submission.

The next event is tomorrow at Memorial Center Gym in Gifu. There will be no live broadcast.

New Japan 3/13/24 Results

New Japan ran Day 7 of the New Japan Cup today, beginning the second half of Round 2.

Today’s event was held at Zip Arena Okayama in Okayama and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1207.

Match 1: Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb beat Tomoaki Honma & Toru Yano. Khan beat Honma with Subaru Sheep Koller.

Match 2: Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Callum Newman, Francesco Akira & TJP. YOSHI-HASHI pinned Newman after Shoto.

Match 3: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Jack Perry beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Shota Umino. Perry pinned Taguchi after a running knee strike.

Match 4: DOUKI, Yuya Uemura, Taichi & SANADA beat Gedo, Chase Owens, KENTA & David Finlay. DOUKI beat Gedo with Italian Stretch 32.

Match 5: Mikey Nicholls & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Yujiro Takahashi & Ren Narita. Sabre pinned Takahashi after a running low kick.

Match 6: BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Yota Tsuji & Tetsuya Naito beat El Desperado, Togi Makabe, El Phantasmo & Tanga Loa. Tsuji pinned Makabe after Gene Blaster.

New Japan Cup Round 2:
Match 7: EVIL beat Hikuleo.
Main Event: Shingo Takagi beat Gabriel Kidd.
As a result, the third Quarterfinals match will be EVIL vs. Takagi.

Day 8 is Friday at Kanaoka Park Gym in Osaka. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

BREAKING: TJPW Wrestler Retiring This Summer

At a press conference earlier today, Tokyo Joshi Pro wrestler Nao Kakuta announced she will retire at the end of July. Kakuta attended with Representative Tetsuya Koda and made it sound like she wanted to focus on other work she has outside wrestling, including possibly her work as an actress (she regularly performs in theater). A specific retirement date and match are TBA.

More as it becomes available.

BREAKING: New Japan Announces NEVER Title Tournament In Taiwan

With the titles vacant since Kazuchika Okada left the promotion, New Japan has just announced a one night tournament to crown new NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Champions. It will happen on 4/14 when they hold an event in Taipei, Taiwan. No further details revealed.

More as it becomes available.

Sumo-March 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 3 Results (3/12/24) (Top 2 Tiers) (Updated)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 3 of the March 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

Makuuchi (top tier):
Takerufuji (M17) beat Roga (M15)
Endo (M16) beat Myogiryu (M15)
Nishikifuji (M14) beat Daiamami (M16)
Kitanowaka (M14) beat Ryuden (M13)
Churanoumi (M13) beat Shimazuumi (M12)
Shonannoumi (M14) beat Ivhiyamamoto (M11)
Mitakeumi (M10) beat Sadanoumi (M11)
Shodai (M10) beat Hokutofuji (M9)
Takayasu (M8) beat Kotoshoho (M9)
Onosho (M8) beat Kinbozan (M7)
Gonoyama (M6) beat Tamawashi (M7)
Tsurugisho (M6) beat Midorifuji (M5)
Onosato (M5) beat Hiradoumi (M4)
Tobizaru (M4) beat Oho (M3)
Wakamotoharu (S) beat Takanosho (M3)
Abi (K) beat Daieisho (S)
Hoshoryu (O) beat Atamifuji (M1)
Ura (M1) beat Kirishima (O)
Kotonowaka (O) beat Nishikigi (K)
Takakeisho (O) beat Meisei (M2)
Terunofuji (Y) beat Asanoyama (M1)

Juryo:
Chiyosakae (J14) beat Kitaharima (J14)
Hakuoho (J13) beat Yuma (Ms2)
Kotoeko (J12) beat Tsushimanada (J12)
Alua (J13) beat Aoiyama (J11)
Wakatakakage (J10) beat Shiden (J10)
Oshoumi (J9) beat Tamashoho (J9)
Asakoryu (J8) beat Shishi (J8)
Daishoho (J7) beat Shimanoumi (J9)
Chiyoshoma (J6) beat Hakuyozan (J6)
Shirokuma (J5) beat Hidenoumi (J7) by default/withdrawal
Kagayaki (J4) beat Oshoma (J4)
Tonokaze (J3) beat Bushozan (J5)
Takarafuji (J1) beat Mitoryu (J2)
Tokihayate (J1) beat Togakuryu (J2)
WITHDRAWAL: Hidenoumi (J7). Head. Will return tomorrow. Since he will have only missed today, this will be recorded as a loss. Based on what I was able to find from Nikkan Sports, it sounds like he hit the back of his head hard on the side of the ring area (which is made of dirt/mud) and was hospitalized as a precaution.

UPDATE: Shimazuumi (M12) has WITHDRAWN on Day 4. Unknown why yet. Nishikifuji gets the fusen as a result (free win).

Injury Report: Momo Nono

The injury bug continues to be relentless in Japan…Stardom has announced Mono Kohgo was injured at Sunday’s event. Unspecified. Out at least 1 week. She is off the 3/16 & 3/17 events but is scheduled to appear on 3/19 & 3/20, at which point her status for the future will be determined.

More as it becomes available.

New Japan 3/12/24 Results

New Japan ran Day 6 of the New Japan Cup today in Ehime.

Today’s event was held at Uwajima City Gym in Ehime and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 838.

Match 1: Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI & Tomohiro Ishii beat Katsuya Murashima, Boltin Oleg & Tomoaki Honma. Ishii pinned Murashima.

Match 2: Francesco Akira & TJP beat Ryusuke Taguchi & El Desperado. TJP pinned Taguchi after 2/2.

Match 3: Yuya Uemura, Taichi & SANADA beat Callum Newman, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb. Uemura pinned Newman with a Tannuki suplex hold.

Match 4: Mikey Nicholls & Zack Sabre Jr. beat BUSHI & Yota Tsuji. Sabre beat BUSHI with STF.

Match 5: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi, Ren Narita, Jack Perry & EVIL beat Yoh, Togi Makabe, Shota Umino, El Phantasmo & Hikuleo. EVIL pinned Makabe after EVIL. The usual “Sho Switcheroo” here was not well-received in Sho’s hometown as the fans booed him mercilessly.

Match 6: Taiji Ishimori, Gabriel Kidd & KENTA beat Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito. Ishimoti pinned Takahashi.

New Japan Cup Round 2:
Match 7: David Finlay beat Tanga Loa.
Main Event: Hirooki Goto beat Chase Owens.
As a result, the second Quarterfinals match will be Finlay vs. Goto.

Day 7 is tomorrow at Zip Arena Okayama in Okayama. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

All-Japan 3/12/24 Results

All-Japan continued the Dream Power Series today amidst difficult circumstances as the Japanese wrestling world continues reeling from the sudden death of longtime wrestler Yutaka Yoshie after the last event.

Today’s event was held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 342, a legit advance sellout.

Match 1: MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro) beat Ryo Inoue.

Match 2: Yuma Aoyagi & Hikaru Sato beat Hokuto Omori & Seiki Yoshioka. Aoyagi pinned Omori with a Japanese leg roll clutch hold.

Match 3: Shotaro Ashino & Kuroshio TOKYO Japan beat Dan Tamura & Ren Ayabe. Ashino beat Ayabe with an ankle lock.

Match 4: Jun Saito beat Seigo Tachibana.

Match 5: Katsuhiko Nalajima beat Fuminori Abe.

Main Event: Ryuki Honda, Yuma Anzai & Rising Hayato beat Suwama, Kento Miyahara & Hideki Suzuki. Anzai pinned Suwama with a German suplex hold.

The next event is 3/20 at Ikos Ageo in Saitama. There will be no live broadcast. It should be available on demand later that day.

Injury Report: Maybe Good Looking, But Not Good Feeling

Pro Wrestling NOAH has announced changes to upcoming events due to having one fewer of the Good Looking Guys for a time-Jake Lee, the leader of the faction, is now off a few events. Concussion. Out tomorrow & Thursday. Status uncertain beyond that so it’s wait and see for GREAY VOYAGE 2024 in YOKOHAMA Sunday. Corresponding card changed have been made.

More as it becomes available.