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Dragon Gate 2/18/24 Results

Dragon Gate continued the Truth Gate 2024 Tour today with an event in Mie.

Today’s event was held at Heartful Mikuno in Mie. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 346, a super full house/very near sellout.

Match 1; Kota Minoura & Ben-K beat Kzy & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Ben-K pinned KAMEI after a spear.

Match 2: Gianni Valetta beat Ho Ho Lun.

Match 3: Ultimo Dragon & Yasushi Kanda beat Masaaki Mochizuki & Punch Tominaga. Kanda pinned Tominaga after Ryu’s.

Match 4: Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka beat BIGBOSS Shimizu, Strong Machine J & Jason Lee. Dia pinned Lee.

Match 5; Luis Mante & Hyo beat Susumu Mochizuki & Takashi Yoshida. Mante pinned Yoshida after Super Tigre.

Main Event: Don Fujii, YAMATO & Dragon Kid beat Shun Skywalker, KAI & ISHIN. YAMATO pinned ISHIN after Gallaria.

The next event is Friday at Juroku Plaza in Gifu. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Stardom 2/18/24 Results

Stardom followed up their big Tokyo doubleheader with a house show today.

Today’s event was held at Belle Salle Shibuya 1 in Tokyo and will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date.

The announced paid attendance was 356, a full house/near sellout.

Match 1: Rina & Ruaka beat HANAKO & Waka Tsukiyama. Rina pinned HANAKO.

Match 2; Mei Seira beat Mai Sakurai & Hanan in a 3-way by pinning Sakurai.

Match 3: Momo Watanabe, Starlight Kid & Natsuko Tora beat Sayaka Kurara, Yunz Mizumori & Tam Nakano. Kid beat Kurara.

Match 4; Suzu Suzumi & Giulia beat Koguma & Hazuki. Suzuki pinned Koguma with a German suplex hold.

Match 5: Miyu Amasaki, Lady C, AZM, Saya Kamitani & Utami Hayashishita beat Ranna Yagami, Saki Kashima, Ami Sohrei, MIRAI & Syuri. Amasaki pinned Yagami after Tensei.

Main Event: Hina, Mina Shirakawa & Maika beat Yuzuki, Saya Iida & Mayu Iwatani. SHirakawa beat Yuzuki with a figure 4.

The next event is Saturday at G Messe Gunma in Gunma. It will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date.

New Japan 2/18/24 Results

New Japan ran the penultimate event of CMLL FANTASTICAMANIA 2024 today as the first half of a Tokyo doubleheader.

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 1455, a legit sellout.

Match 1: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Pegasso & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Yoh, Tiger Mask & Kokeshi Machine 2 (Tomoaki Honma). Tanahashi pinned Machine 2.

Match 2: BUSHI, KAMAITACHI, Yota Tsuji & Tetsuya Naito beat Sho, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi & Magnus. Tsuji pinned Magnus after reversing Campana.

Match 3: Titan beat Brillante Jr.

Match 4: MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro), Dark Panther & Atlantis Jr. beat DOUKI, OKUMURA & Hechicero. Panther pinned OKUMURA after Rudo Ragnarok.

Match 5: El Desperado, Stigma, Mascara Dorada & Mistico beat Difunto, Francesco Akira, Stuka Jr. & Ultimo Guerrero. Stigma pinned Difunto after Scandalo Driver.

Match 6: Soberano Jr. beat Templario.

Main Event: Volador Jr. beat Rocky Romero.

The tour-ender is tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET. This will be a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

DDT 2/18/24 Results

DDT continued the Into The Fight 2024 Tour today with their half of a weekend doubleheader with Tokyo Joshi Pro.

Today’s event was held at Duo Cerezo in Niigata and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 230.

Match 1: Toru Owashi beat Kazuma Sumi.

Match 2: To-y (Toi Kojima) beat Kazuki Hirata.

Match 3: Daisuke Sasaki & LANON beat Yuki Iino & Rukiya. KANON beat Rukiya with Just Cobra Twist.

Match 4: Jun Akiyama & Yoshitatsu beat Tetsuya Endo & Makoto Oishi. Akiyama pinned Oishi after Deformed Sternness Dust Alpha.

Match 5: Danshoku Dieno vs. Super Sasadango Machine went to a Double Fall. Both fell asleep.

Match 6: HARASHIMA & Akito beat Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada. HARASHIMA pinned Masada after Blue Sword.

Main Event: Yuki Ueno, MAO & Shunma Katusmata beat Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Naya & Hideki Okatani. Katusmata pinned Okatani after Our Mad Max.

The next event is Friday at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

Reminder: No AEW Collision Tonight (2/17/24)

For those who are/were not aware, there will be no AEW Collision tonight (2/17/24) because of TNT’s coverage of the NBA All-Star Weekend. Collision will return on 2/24/24.

(There is one bit of unmentioned news coming out of yesterday’s AEW Rampage in the meantime-AEW has officially signed Queen Aminata after her first win in the promotion on Rampage. Having first seen her on Dark and impressing me there I am happy for her getting a chance like this. She reportedly is also the first African-born [not African American] woman wrestler to sign with a major US promotion)

Dragon Gate 2/17/24 Results

Dragon Gate continued the Truth Gate 2024 Tour today with an event in Kyoto.

Today’s event was held at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoro and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 312)

Match 1: Madoka Kikuta, Dargon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka vs. Shun SKywalker, ISHIN & Yoshiki Kato went to a 15 minute time limit draw.

Match 2: KAI & Gianni Valetta beat Masaaki Mochizuki & Shachihoko BOY. Valetta pinned BOY after a King Kong kneedrop.

Match 3: YAMATO & Susumu Mochizuki beat Yasushi Kanda & Ho Ho Lun. Mochizuki pinned Lun after Yokosuka Cutter.

Match 4: Kota MInoura, Ben-K & BxB Hulk beat Ultimo Dragon, Kzy & U-T. Hulk pinned U-T after E.V.O.

Main Event: Dragon Kid, Naruki Doi (Indpeendent/Freelancer), BIGBOSS Shimizu & Strong Machine J beat Luis Mante, Hyo, Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. J pinned Lee with Machine Suplex.

The next event is tomorrow at Heartful Mikuno in Mie. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Tokyo Joshi Pro 2/17/24 Results

Tokyo Joshi Pro kicked off a weekend doubleheader with DDT in Niigata today, a Shoko Nakajima hometown event.

Today’s event was held at Duo Cerezo in Niigata and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date (probably Tuesday or Wednesday). There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 281.

Match 1: Kaya Toribami beat Haru Kazashiro.

Match 2: Mizuki beat Shino Suzuki & Raku in a 3-way by beating Suzuki.

Match 3: Yuki AIno & Pom Harajuku beat Mahiro Kiryu & HIMAWARI. Aino pinned HIMAWARI after Venus DDT.

Match 4; Suzume & Arisu Endo beat Yuki Kamifuku & Toga. Endo pinned Toga.

Match 5; Miyu Yamashita beat Wakana Uehara.

Match 6: Rika Tatsumi beat Zara Zucker by submisison.

Main Event: Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao beat Miu Watanabe & Moka Miyamoto. Nakajima pinned Miyamoto after a diving senton. Then it was announced that Nakajima & Misao would face the literal monster-size team of Aja Kong & Max The Impaler at GRAND PRINCESS ’24 on 3/31.

The next event is “BEAT POWER ’24” on 2/24 at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka. There will be no live broadcast.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 2/17/24 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the SUNNY VOYAGE 2024 Tour today with a house show in Gunma.

Today’s event was held at G Messe Gunma in Gunma and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date (probably Tuesday). There was no live broadcast. (UPDATE: Wednesday for on demand)

The announced paid attendance was 334.

Match 1: Daga beat Super Crazy & Alejandro in a 3-way by pinning Crazy.

Match 2; Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf beat Masa Kitamiya & Ninja Mack. Bane pinned Mack after Twister Bane.

Match 3: Daiki Inaba & Hajime Ohara beat Kenoh & Yu Owada. Inaba pinned Owada after DDD.

Match 4: Saxon Hucley, Timothy Thatcher & Shuhei Taniguchi beat Go Shiozaki, Atsushi Kotoge & Hi69. Thatcher beat Hi69 with a Fujiwara armbar.

Match 5: HAYATA beat Tadasuke.

Match 6; Jake Lee & Jack Morris beat Anthony Greene & LJ Cleary. Morris beat Cleary with a cobra twist.

Match 7: Eita beat YO-HEY.

Main Event: Kaito Kiyomiya, Ryohei Oiwa, Manabu Soya & Junta Miyawaki beat Naomichi marufuji, Takashi Sugiura, Yoshinari Ogawa & Ulka Sasaki. Soya pinned Sugiura after a jumping DDT.

The next event is Friday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo with 2 title matches and more. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in English only will begin Thursday at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET (this is another ABEMA exclusive broadcast). Live results will be posted.

Stardom 2/17/24 Results

Stardom ran the second half of a Tokyo doubleheader today, headlined by a New Japan STRONG Women’s Championship match.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on PPV via Pia Stream for 2200 Japanese yen (around $15 US) until Tuesday morning. It will be available on demand on Stardom World after the PPV viewing window ends.

The announced paid attendance was 956.

Match 1; Starlight Kid & Ruaka beat Lady C & AZM. Kid beat C. (This event happened before the New Japan event in Chiba today, which Kid & Ruaka were part of)

Match 2; Suzu Suzuki beat Ranna Yagami.

Match 3: Mei Seira beat Waka Tsukiyama.

Match 4: Miyu Amasaki, Saya Kamitani & Utami Hayashishita beat Momo Watanabe, Fukigen & Rina. Amasaki pinned Rina after Tensei.

Match 5: Saki Kashima, Ami Sohrei, MIRAI & Syuri beat Yuzuki, Koguma, Hazuki & Mayu Iwatani. Syuri beat Yuzuki with a sleeper hold.

Match 6: New Blood Tag Team Champions Hanan & Saya Iida beat Chanyota & Mai Sakurai to retain the titles. Iida pinned Chanyota. V2 for the champs.

Match 7: Gina, HANAKO, Mina Shirakawa & Maika beat Saori Anou, Sayaka Kurara, Yuna Mizumori & Tam Nakano. Maika pinned Kurara after a lariat.

Main Event: STRONG Women’s Champion Giulia beat Natsuko Tora to retain the title. V9 for Giulia.

The next event is tomorrow at Belle Salle Shibuya 1 in Tokyo. It will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date.

New Japan 2/17/24 Results

New Japan ran Day 5 of CMLL FANTASTICAMANIA 2024 today.

Today’s event was held at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall 1 in Chiba and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1495, a legit advance sellout.

Match 1: La Jarocita & Lluvia beat Ruaka & Starlight Kid (Stardom). Jarochita beat Ruaka with Cangrejo Cuenta.

Match 2: KAMAITACHI, Yota Tsuji & Tetsuya Naito beat Ryosuke Taguchi, Kokeshi Machine 2 (Tomoaki Honma) & Difunto. Tsuji pinned Difunto after La Campana.

Match 3: Sho, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, OKUMURA & Hechicero beat Yoh, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Dark Panther & Atlantis Jr. Hechicero pinned Panther.

Match 4: Brillante Jr. & Soberano Jr. beat DOUKI & Templario by DQ. Templario DQ’d. Mask removal from Soberano. (In Lucha Libre removing an opponent’s mask is an automatic DQ)

Match 5: Francesco Akira, Mascara Dorada & Mistico beat Tiger Mask, El Desperado & Rocky Romero. Akira pinned TM 4 with a sunset flip.

Match 6: Faction Tag Team Tournament: BUSHI & Titan beat Pegasso & Stigma. Titan pinned Pegasso after Angel Immortal. BUSHI/Titan finish 3rd in the tournament, Pegasso/Stigma finish 4th.

Main Event: Faction Tag Team Tournament Finals: Stuka Jr. & Ultimo Guerrero beat Magnus & Volador Jr. to win the tournament. Guerrero pinned Magnus after Guerrero Special.

The penultimate event of the series is tomorrow at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET. This will be a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.