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Pro Wrestling NOAH 1/21/24 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the SUNNY VOYAGE 2024 Tour today with an event headlined by a big year-opening pre-event autograph session for fans.

Today’s event was held at Tama Mirai Messe in Tokyo and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date (probably Wednesday). There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 476.

Match 1; Taishi Ozawa Send-Off Match 2: Ryohei Oiwa beat Taishi Ozawa.

Match 2; HAYATA, Dragon Bane & Ninja Mack beat Eita, Alpha Wolf & Alejandro. Bane pinned Alejandro after Twister Bane.

Match 3: Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura, Ulka Sasaki & Yu Owada beat Mohammed Yone, Akitoshi Saito, Atsushi Kotoge & Hi69. Sasaki beat Hi69 with a reverse armbar. First official win for Sasaki.

Match 4: Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr., Daga & Yoshinari Ogawa beat Kenoh, Hajime Ohara & Super Crazy. Daga pinned Ohara after Diablo Wings.

Match 5; Go Shiozaki beat Shuhei Taniguchi.

Main Event: In a 2 of 3 Falls Match, Jake Lee, Jack Morris, Anthony Greene, LJ Cleary, YO-HEY & Tadasuke beat Kaito Kiyomiya, Manabu Soya, Masa Kitamiya, Daiki Inaba, Shuji Kondo & Junta Miyawaki. Fall 1: Kiyomiya pinned Tadasuke after Transformed Shining Wizard. Fall 2: Lee pinned Miywaki after a backdrop. Fall 3: YO-HEY pinned Kondo. GLG wins 2-1.

The next event is Tuesday at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

Dragon Gate 1/21/24 Results

Dragon Gate ran the second half of their first Kobe doubleheader of the year today.

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 526.

Match 1: Genki Horiguchi, Takashi Yoshida & Punch Tominaga beat Kota Minoura, Ben-K & BxB Hulk. Tominaga pinned Hulk with Punch Clutch.

Match 2: Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka. Lee pinned Tanaka after Maximum Driver.

Match 3: Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) & Kagetora beat Luis Mante & Hyo. Kagetora pinned Hyo after countering Samson Driver.

Match 4: In an Exhibition Match, Shachihoko BOY vs. Mochizuki Jr. went to a 5 minute time limit draw. This was Jr.’s return from a long layoff due to injury.

Match 5: Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda vs. YAMATO, Dragon Kid & Don Fujii went to a double countout.

Main Event: KAI, ISHIN, Yoshiki Kato & Gianni Valletta beat Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu, Strong Machine J & U-T. Valletta pinned U-T after a King Kong kneedrop.

The next event is the debut of PRIME ZONE+, a revival of their old PRIME ZONE TV show, Tuesday at Kobe Lapis Hall in Kobe. The show format and potential matches are TBA but 17 wrestlers have been announced as the “cast”. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.

DDT 1/21/24 Results

DDT ran the second half of their weekend doubleheader in Tokyo today just after the Tokyo Joshi Pro event again.

Today’s event was held at Club eX in Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 242.

Match 1: Kazuki Hirata & Yuni beat Akito & Illusion. Hirata pinned Illusion.

Match 2: Kazusada Higuchi beat MJ Paul.

Match 3: Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino beat Takeshi Masada & Rukiya. Iino pinned Rukiya after a lariat.

Match 4: Jun Akiyama, Danshoku Dieno & Makoto Oishi beat HARASHIMA, Hideki Okatani & Kazuma Sumi. Oishi beat Sumi with a Fujiyama knee lock.

Match 5: Yukio Naya & Yoshitatsu beat Yuki Ueno & Shunma Katsumata. Naya pinned Katsumata after The World’s Largest Backdrop.

Match 6: Daisuke Sasaki & KANON beat KO-D Tag Team Champions Takao Soma & Shota to win the titles. Sasaki & KANON become the 81st KO-D Tag Team Champions. KANON beat Shota with Cobra Twist 2.0. Next up: Endo & Iino. Chosen by Sasaki, no doubt as part of his ongoing efforts to recruit Endo back into his heel faction. That match will happen on 2/7.

Main Event: DDT Universal Champion MAO beat Bryan Keith to retain the title. V4 for MAO. Next up: Hikaru Machida. That match will happen on 2/25.

The next event is Sweet Dreams! 2024 on 1/28 at Korakuen Hall with 3 title matches including Ueno-Naya for the KO-D Openweight Championship. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Saturday at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET with live results scheduled.

Sumo-January 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 8 Results (Halfway Point) (1/21/24) (Top 2 Tiers) (Updated x2)

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

Makuuchi (top tier):
Nishikifuji (J2) beat Bushozan (M16)
Onosho (M14) beat Shimazuumi (M17)
Takarafuji (M16) beat Churanoumi (M13)
Onosato (M15) beat Endo (M13)
Takanosho (M12) beat Tomokaze (M15)
Tsurugisho (M11) beat Myogiryu (M12)
Oho (M11) beat Kotoshoho (M14)
Sadanoumi (M10) beat Ichiyamamoto (M7)
Tamawashi (M10) beat Asanoyama (M7)
Kinbozan (M6) beat Mitakeumi (M9)
Meisei (M9) beat Shonannoumi (M6)
Nishikigi (M9) beat Hiradoumi (M8)
Abi (M2) beat Shodai (M4)
Atamifuji (M1) beat Gonoyama (M3)
Wakamotoharu (M1) beat Ura (K)
Kotonowaka (S) beat Takayasu (K) by default/withdrawal
Daieisho (S) beat Midorifuji (M2)
Hoshoryu (O) beat Hokurofuji (M3)
Tobizaru (M4) beat Kirishima (O)
Terunofuji (Y) beat Ryuden (M5)
Leader: Asanoyama, Kotonowaka, Onosato, Onosho (7-1)
WITHDRAWAL: Takayasu (K). Back. Second time pulling out this tournament. Status uncertain. Also, it looks like Hokutofuji may be out after today as well. Back or knee injury suffered at the end of his loss to Hoshoryu when he was pushed out and landed hard in the floor in a seated position before staying down and needing to be pushed out in a wheelchair. He appeared to be favoring his already heavily taped knee. If he can’t return, Tobizaru would get the free win tomorrow. If this is it for January, Hokutofuji would finish the equivalent of 4-11 as he is currently 4-4.
Of note: No promotions yet. Asanoyama could’ve gotten #8 but he took his first loss, causing a 4-way tie for the lead as Kotonowaka got the fusenand Onosato continues his impressive rookie campaign in the top tier alongside Onosho having a career-best start. We’re also close to demotions as well, notably Ura in his Sanyaku debut-the effort is there as always but the results just haven’t gone his way, as well as Endo & Tomokaze who are also 1-7. One of those two gets their demotion tomorrow because they face each other, with Tomokaze probably returning to Juryo if he loses. The leaderboard will thin a little tomorrow because Asanoyama faces Onosho. Onosato has Meisei while Kotonowaka will try to protect his Sekiwake rank against Daieisho in the Sekiwake Showdown. Elsewhere in Sanyaku, Kirishima faces Shodai, Hoshoryu gets Ryuden and Terunofuji has Nishikigi. Terunofuji remains in contention as well at 6-2 so far.
Yokozuna Watch: Tough loss for Kirishima and that could be the difference, but at 6-2 he remains very much in it.
Ozeki Watch: Kotonowaka is halfway there. Right now he still needs 13 wins but the championship also will do it, and the former remains within reach if he can finish 6-1 or 7-0.

Juryo:
Tsushimanada (Ms2) beat Oshoumi (J13)
Akua (J11) beat Tochimusashi (3-5)
Hidenoumi (J11) beat Chiyosakae (J13)
Hakuyozan (J10) beat Yuma (J13)
Tenshoho (J12) beat Shimanoumi (J8)
Chiyomaru (J12) beat Shiden (J8)
Kagayaki (J7) beat Daishoho (J9)
Takerufuji (J10) beat Shishi (J7)
Shirokuma (J6) beat Asakoryu (J9)
Roga (J3) beat Tokihayate (J6)
Kitanowaka (J3) beat Chiyoshoma (J5)
Tohakuryu (J2) beat Oshoma (J5)
Daiamami (J1) beat Kotoeko (J4)
Tamashoho (J4) beat Mitoryu (J1)
Leader: Takerufuji (8-0)
Of note: Takerufuji is the first promotion in Juryo this time after Tokihayate took his first loss against Roga. Dating back to November he has now won 12 straight and 14 of his last 15 matches. If he can win out the top tier is potentially within reach. Not returning to Makuuchi will be Kotoeko, who is now 1-7 and may be lucky to avoid Makushita. Nishikifuji was in the top tier today and won as his efforts to return to the top tier are going well, he currently is 6-2.

RETIREMENT: Chiyoarashi (Ms16), who called it a career after his loss on Day 7 that secured a demotion and leaves him 0-4 in his finale. He reached a highest career rank of J10 in September 2011, last reaching Juryo in May 2022. His career ends just short of 16 years with a career record of 370-298-71 with 1 Sandanme Championship. He also had one 7-0 finish in Jonidan but lost in a playoff. He only spent about a year total in Juryo so he doesn’t qualify for elder stock/oyakata (you need the equivalent of 5 years-at least 30 tournaments-in the top 2 tiers, they do not have to be consecutive).

Lower tier notes:
Former Sekiwake Wakatakakage, demoted to Makushita after missing most of 2023 due to injury, will be promoted back to Juryo in March as he is 4-0 from Ms1 and is among 7 co-leaders. Hakuoho, also trying to climb back up after injury-related demotion, is currently 3-1 at Ms5 and still with a chance at Juryo. Based on what happened to Wakatakakage last time out, Hakuoho probably needs to finish 6-1 but may have a chance at 5-2 depending on what happens above him. In the Sandanme, 11 are tied at 4-0 including Wakatakamoto, demoted from Makushita after November but returning to the third tier and with a chance to perhaps give the Wakas 2 lower tier championships this time.In the Jonidan, 12 are tied at 4-0 including Ukrainian prospect Aonishiki, who won the Jonokuchi championship in his debut in November. The Jonokuchi has 2 left at 4-0 so it may be between Chiyodaigo, demoted from Makushita after missing 4 straight tournaments (he did return for the final day of November) and Anhibiki in his debut tournament.

UPDATE: Hokutofuji has WITHDRAWN. And, while not officially confirmed yet, Nikkan Sports reports a major pullout if true-Asanoyama. Ankle for the latter. The Nihon Sumo Kyokai’s website does not list Asanoyama as out yet. In Hokutofuji’s case, Tobizaru gets the fusen win on Day 9. If Asanoyama is indeed out, Onosho would remain co-leader and clinch promotion by getting the freebie.

UPDATE 2: Asanoyama has now officially WITHDRAWN about halfway through Day 9. Right ankle inflammation/swelling. Possibly twisted yesterday. Status uncertain. Onosho gets the fusen and promotion and will remain a co-leader or leader.

Tokyo Joshi Pro 1/21/24 Results

Tokyo Joshi Pro continues the Futari-wa Princess Max Heart Tournament today with the Quarterfinals. Or at least 3/4 of them because one match was held yesterday. This will finish setting up the Semifinals-we already know Moka Miyamoto & Juria Nagano have made the final 4, today we’ll find out who joins them. In one quarterfinal it’s an all-idol special as Yuki Arai & Wakana Uehara face Mizuki & Shino Suzuki. The second quarterfinal has presumed favorites Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe facing Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao. The third quarterfinal is Raku & Pom Harajuku vs. Suzume & Arisu Endo. The Suzume/Endo-Raku/Harajuku winners will face Miyamoto/Nagano while the other Quarterfinals winners today will face each other in the Semifinals.

There have been last-minute changes to today’s card because Nao Kakuta is now off. Fever. She was to have faced Haru Kazashiro. What had been Moka Miyamoto vs. HIMAWARI is now a 3-way with Kazashiro as a result.

Today’s event will be held at Club eX in Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. There will be no commentary. The Kakuta absence and card changes took one match off the card so it will be shorter than planned-based on yesterday and with another DDT event coming up after this I anticipate this event will also run about what yesterday’s did, just over 90 minutes, closer to 100 minutes but under 2 hours.

Today’s lineup:
Moka Miyamoto vs. HIMAWARI & Haru Kazashiro in a 3-way
Miyu Yamashita, Kaya Toribami & Toga vs. Yuki Aino, Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu
Tournament Quarterfinals:
Yuki Arai & Wakana Uehara vs. Mizuki & Shino Suzuki
Raku & Pom Harajuku vs. Suzume & Arisu Endo
Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe vs. Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET.

6:30 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Club eX in Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Advance sales and the initial crowd shots suggest it will be close to yesterday’s event which drew 262, so I’m guessing it’ll be around 250 again. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 277)

The matches will begin in a few minutes.

The matches begin at 6:47 PM PT/9:47 PM ET. Hard-camera only view again, left side entrance view for the wrestlers is obstructed by the ring posts.

Match 1: Miyu Yamashita, Kaya Toribami & Toga vs. Yuki Aino, Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Aino, Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu beat Miyu Yamashita, Kaya Toribami & Toga. Aino pinned Toga after Venus DDT.

Match 2: Moka Miyamoto vs. HIMAWARI & Haru Kazashiro in a 3-way. 20 minute time limit
Result: Moka Miyamoto beat HIMAWARI & Haru Kazashiro in a 3-way by beating Kazashiro.

Match 3: Tournament Quarterfinals: Raku & Pom Harajuku vs. Suzume & Arisu Endo. No time limit
Result: Suzume & Arisu Endo beat Raku & Pom Harajuku. Suzume pinned Harajuku after Ring A Bell. As a result, Suzume/Endo advance to the Semifinals and will face Moka Miyamoto & Juria Nagano.

Match 4: Tournament Quarterfinals: Yuki Arai & Wakana Uehara vs. Mizuki & Shino Suzuki. No time limit
Result: Yuki Arai & Wakana Uehara beat Mizuki & Shino Suzuki. Uehara beat Suzuki with a sleeper hold. As a result, Arai & Uehara advance to the Semifinals and will face the winner of the main event.

Main Event: Tournament Quarterfinals: Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe vs. Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao. No time limit
Result: Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe beat Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao. Tatsumi pinned Misao after Daydream. As a result, Tatsumi & Watanabe advance to the Semifinals and will face Yuki Arai & Wakana Uehara.

The Semifinals are Saturday at Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Friday at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET. I will be unable to do live results due to a prior scheduling conflict.

Dragon Gate 1/20/24 Results

Dragon Gate continued the New Year Gate Tour today with the first half of a weekend doubleheader, their first events this year in their hometown of Kobe.

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

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 317)

Match 1: Dragon Dia & Ryota Tanaka beat Luis Mante & Daiki Yanagiuchi. Dia pinned Yanaguichi after a brainbuster.

Match 2: Gianni Valletta beat Problem Dragon. Potential squash yet again.

Match 3: Kagetora won an 11-man battle royal, last eliminating Ben-K.

Match 4: ISHIN & Yoshiki Kato beat Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. ISHIN pinned Lee with a schoolboy.

Match 5; Masaaki Mochizuki, Hyo & Kota Minoura beat Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & U-T. Hyo pinned U-T after Samson Driver.

Main Event: Strong Machine J beat KAI.

The next event is tomorrow. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin TONIGHT at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 1/20/24 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the SUNNY VOYAGE 2024 Tour today with an event in Nagano.

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

The announced paid attendance was 191.

Match 1: Shuhei Taniguchi beat Yu Owada by submission.

Match 2: Hajime Ohara beat Super Crazy.

Match 3: Masa Kitamiya, Ryohei Oiwa, Daiki Inaba, HAYATA & Eita beat Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura, Ulka Sasaki, Ninja Mack & Alejandro. HAYATA pinned Alejandro after 403 Impact.

Match 4; Kenoh, Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf beat Jake Lee, YO-HEY & Tadasuke. Kenoh pinned YO-HEY after PFS.

Match 5: Taishi Ozawa Send-Off Match 1: Kaito Kiyomiya beat Taishi Ozawa by submission. After one more match Ozawa will be leaving NOAH indefinitely for an overseas training excursion.

Match 6: Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr., Daga & Yoshinari Ogawa beat Jack Morris, Anthony Greene & LJ Cleary. Wagner Jr. pinned Cleary after Wagner Driver.

Main Event: Manabu Soya, Shuji Kondo & Junta Miyawaki beat Go Shiozaki, Atsushi Kotoge & Hi69. Soya pinned Kotoge after a jumping DDT.

The next event is tomorrow at Tama Mirai Messe in Tokyo. There will be no live broadcast.

Sumo-January 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 1-7 Results (Top Tier) (Updated)

Here are the quick results from the first week (7 days) of the January 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo (Top Tier only due to time constraints. Juryo results will be posted from Day 8 onwards):
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo,

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Injury Report: And Today’s DDT/TJPW Casualty Is…

Nao Kakuta. The latest DDT/Tokyo Joshi Pro wrestler to be sidelined. Fever. Out today. She was to have faced Haru Kazashiro. What had been a Moka Miyamoto vs. HIMAWARI match will now be a 3-way with Kazashiro added and the event for mow will have 5 matches instead of 6.

DDT 1/20/24 Results

DDT kicked off a weekend doubleheader in Tokyo with what they called a New Year Fan Appreciation event today.

Today’s event was held at Club eX in Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNVIERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 354, a legit advance sellout.

Match 1; KANON beat Yuni by submission.

Match 2: Daisuke Sasaki beat Illusion.

Match 3: In a 30 Count Countouts and Sumi Only 2 Count Falls Match, Danshoku Dieno beat Kazuma Sumi.

Match 4: HARASHIMA & Kazusada Higuchi beat Yuki Ueno & Kazuki Hirata, Yoshitatsu & Akito and Toru Owashi & Yuki Iino in a 4-way when HARASHIMA pinned Hirata.

Match 5; Jun Akiyama beat Rukiya.

Match 6: Yukio Naya beat Takshi Masada.

Match 7: Tetsuya Endo vs. Hideki Okatani went to a 15 minute time limit draw.

Main Event: Bryan Keith, Takao Soma & Shota beat MAO, Shunma Katsumata & Makoto Oishi. Keith pinned Oishi after an emerald tiger driver.

The next event is tomorrow. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 12:30 AM PT/3:30 AM ET.