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Dragon Gate 9/16/24 Results

Dragon Gate’s latest mid-major event, THE GATE OF ORIGIN 2024, was held earlier today.

Today’s event was held at Sendai Sun Festa in Sendai and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

The announced paid attendance was 820.

There were last-minute changes to the card due to Luis Mante being removed from the card. Neck injury. Said to be minor. It’s not known how long he may be out.

Match 1: Ben-K & Mochizuki Junior beat Madoka Kikuta & Hyo. Ben-K pinned Hyo after a spear.

Match 2: ISHIN beat Ryu Fuda.

Match 3: Dragon Kid, Susumu Yokosuka & Kagetora beat Ultimo Dragon, Yasushi Kanda & Daiki Yanagiuchi. Kagetora pinned Yanagiuchi.

Match 4: Gianni Valetta beat Riiita.

Match 5: Shun Skywalker, Kota Minoura, KAI, Jason Lee & Homare beat YAMATO, BxB Hulk, Kzy, Mondai Ryu (who I keep mistakenly calling Problem Dragon) & Punch Tominaga. Minoura pinned Tominaga.

Match 6: Open The Triangle Gate Champions Strong Machine J, BIGBOSS Shimizu & U-T beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii & Toru Owashi to retain the titles. Shimizu pinned Mochizuki after Shot Put Slam. V5 for the champs.

Main Event: Open The Brave Gate Champion Dragon Dia beat JACKY KAMEI to retain the title. V2 for Dia.

The next event is Saturday at Tokai Municipal Gym in Aichi. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

DDT 9/15/24 Results

DDT ran the second half of a Hokkaido doubleheader today.

Today’s event was held at Sapporo Sun Plaza in Hokkaido and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Thursday. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 313, a full house/near sellout.

Match 1: Daisuke Sasaki & KANON beat Yuki Ishida & Illusion. KANON beat Ishida with Just Cobra Twist.

Match 2: Tetsuya Endo, Yuki Iino & Makoto Oishi beat Tomoya, Akito & Kazuki Hirata. Oishi pinned Hirata. Once again To-y tried to cash in his ‘Money In The Bank” title shot for a DDT Universal Championship match and once again Iino prevented this with a spear beforehand.

Match 3: Jun Akiyama & Takashi Yoshida (Dragon Gate) beat Yuki Ueno & Keigo Nakamura. Yoshida pinned Nakamura.

Match 4: Shinya Aoki beat Yuya Koroku by submission.

Match 6: Danshoku Dieno beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Chris Brookes to win the title. Dieno becomes the 1671st Champion. There was a special rule here that a fall only counted after a kiss while wearing thongs. Only in DDT.

Main Event: HARASHIMA, Yukio Naya & Kazuma Sumi beat MAO, Shunma Katsumata & To-y. Sumi pinned To-y with a schoolboy. As a result, Sumi wins To-y’s title shot. Which led to…
Impromptu Match: In a Falls Count Anywhere Schoolboy Only 1 Count Match, DDT Extreme Champion Shunma Katsumata beat Kazuma Sumi to retain the title. V6 for Katsumata. Sumi cashed in the title shot right away. Special rule for the match was you could only win with a schoolboy and 1 count only.

The next event is Friday at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 9/16/24 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH resumed the never-ending SUNNY VOYAGE 2024 Tour today in Saitama.

Today’s event was held at Kaaukabe Fureai Cube in Saitama and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Thursday. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 356.

Match 1: AMAKUSA beat Daiki Odashima by submission.

Match 2: Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf beat Mohammed Yone & Shuhei Taniguchi. Bane pinned Taniguchi after Twister Bane.

Match 3: Super Crazy beat Yu Owada.

Match 4: Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr., Galeno Del Mal & Daga beat Manabu Soya, Ulka Sasaki & Junta Miyawaki. Daga pinned Miyawaki with La Magistral.

Match 5: Shuji Kondo, Eita, Atsushi Kotoge & Hajime Ohara beat HAYATA, YO-HEY, Tadasuke & Yuto Kikuchi. Kotoge pinned YO-HEY after Kill Switch.

Main Event: Kaito Kiyomiya, Kenoh, Alejandro & Cristobal beat Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura, Masa Kitamiya & Kai Fujimura. Alejandro pinned Sugiura.

The next event is Saturday at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

In fallout from today, Kotoge & Ohara have been given a GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship shot. That match will happen on 9/30. And despite being a Junior Heavyweight, Alejandro’s stunning upset by pinning Sugiura today means a GHC Heavyweight Championship chance with Kenoh as his partner. That match will happen on 10/14 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

New Japan 9/16/24 Results

New Japan continued the Road To DESTRUCTION Tour today with the second event of the Hokkaido portion of the series.

Today’s event was held at Kitami Sports Center in Hokkaido. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 1041.

Match 1: Yasutora Yasuda & Katsuya Murashima beat Daiki Nagai & Shoma Kato. Murashima pinned Nagai.

Match 2: Francecso Akira, Callum Newman & Jeff Cobb beat Jado, Ryusuke Taguchi & Tiger Mask. Newman pinned TM 4 after a running knee.

Match 3: Taichi & SANADA beat Tomoaki Honma & Shota Umino. Taichi pinned Honma after Holy Emperor’s Cross Mausoleum.

Match 4: Yujiro Takahashi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat TAKA Michinoku & DOUKI. Kanemaru beat TAKA with a Figure 4.

Match 5: Boltin Oleg, Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Dick Togo, Sho & EVIL. Yano pinned Togo.

Match 6: Hiromu Takahashi, Yota Tsuhi & Shingo Takagi beat Jacob Austin Young, Great-O-Khan & HENARE. Takahashi pinned Young after Time Bomb.

Match 7: Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI beat Gedo, Gabriel Kidd & David Finlay. YOSHI-HASHI beat Gedo with Butterfly Lock.

Main Event: Kosei Fujita & Zack Sabre Jr. beat BUSHI & Tetsuya Naito. Sabre pinned BUSHI after Zack Driver.

The nest event is tomorrow at Asahikawa City General Gym in Hokkaido. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

All-Japan 9/16/24 Results

All-Japan continued the Royal Road Tournament today with the rest of Round 1.

Today’s event was held at Hanahaku Memorial Park Tsurumi Ryokuchi Dogwood Hall in Osaka and will be available on demand on AJPW.TV tonight at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 780.

Match 1: Dan Tamura, Ryo Inoue & Cyrus beat Kuroshio TOKYO Japan, Seigo Tachibana & The Bodyguard (Independent/Frealancer). Cyrus pinned Tachibana after a reverse splash.

Match 2: Kento Miyahara, Shotaro Ashino, MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka beat Yuma Aoyagi, Hideki Suzuki, Fuminori Abe & Joel Redman. Miyahara pinned Abe with a shutdown suplex hold.

Match 3: Ryuki Honda & Rising Hayato beat Jun Saito & Senor Saito. Honda pinned Senor Saito after Final Vent.

Match 4: All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion Naruki Doi beat Hikaru Sato to retain the title. V3 for Doi.

Royal Road Round 1:
Match 5: Rei Saito beat Quiet Storm.
Match 6: Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Hokuto Omori.
Main Event: Ren Ayabe beat Yuma Anzai.

The Quarterfinals are Thursday at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Sumo-September 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 9 Results (9/16/2024) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 9 of the September 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, J-Juryo

Makuuchi (top tier):
NIshikigi (M13) beat Shirokuma (M16)
Takayasu (M15) beat Hokutofuji (M13)
NIshikifuji (M17) beat Bushozan (M12)
Kitanowaka (M16) beat Kagayaki (M11)
Ryuden (M14) beat Sadanoumi (M11)
Roga (M10) beat Onokatsu (M14)
Kinbocan (M12) beat Tamawashi (M10)
Takarafuji (M15) beat Oshoma (M9)
Wakatakakage (M7) beat Midorifuji (M8)
Endo (M8) beat Gonoyama (M6)
Meisei (M6) beat Ichiyamamoto (M9)
Churanoumi (M7) beat Kotoshoho (M4)
Mitakeumi (M3) beat Oho (M2)
Tobizaru (M1) beat Takanosho (M1)
Atamifuji (M2) beat Daisieho (K)
Onosato (S) beat Wakamotoharu (M3)
Shodai (M4) beat Abi (S)
Kirishima (S) beat Shonannoumi (M5)
Hoshoryu (O) beat Hiradoumi (K)
Ura (M5) beat Kotozakura (O)
Leader: Onosato (9-0)
Of note: RARE KIMARITE ALERT!!! After a judges’ reversal when the win was given to Oshoma before review, Takarafuji was credited with a very rare technique victory-Sakatottari, arm bar throw counter. It was close at the end and appeared both went down at the same time but replays show Oshoma clearly touched down first. Elsewhere, Kagayaki became the first demotion of the top tier falling to 1-8 while Meisei staved off demotion for another day by going to 2-7. Shonannoumi then became the second demotion after falling to 1-8. Newcomer Shirokuma is now one loss from demotion and probably returning to Juryo as well. At the top, Onosato is now at 30 wins with a championship in his last 3 tournaments, so Ozeki consideration is virtually certain at this point. A championship does it for sure, 3 or more wins probably will too. Kirishima remained in contention and protected his rank with an 8th win, staying one back. Kotozakura’s title hopes took a big hit with a loss to Ura, but at 6-3 there is still hope because tomorrow is Onosato-Kirishima. If Onosato wins, he’s 2 up with 5 days to go.

Juryo:
Daiseizan (J12) beat Kayo (J14)
Takerufuji (J11) beat Oshoumi (J14)
Tohakuryu (J10) beat Kiryuko (J12)
Tomokaze (J11) beat Daishoho (J9)
Fujiseiun (J10) beat Hakuyozan (J8)
Mitoryu (J7) beat Aoiyama (J13)
Shimazuumi (J4) beat Shiden (J6)
Shimanoumi (J4) beat Asakoryu (J6)
Tsurugisho (J7) beat Tamashoho (J3)
Hidenoumi (J6) beat Shishi (J2)
Tokihayate (J2) beat Daiamami (J5)
Chiyoshoma (J1) beat Hakuoho (J5)
Leader: Takerufuji (9-0)
Of note: The championship race may be down to 2. It’s still Takerufuji unbeaten, Chiyoshoma one back with promotion back to the top tier secured, then everyone else is now at least 3 off the lead. ANd now we have to have the potential thoughts and hard talk about Aoiyama again-he now must win out to avoid demotion, and 2 or more losses the rest of the way should mean demotion to Makushita and wondering if it’s finally the end of the Bulgarian veteran.

Lower tier notes:
The Makushita is down to the Final 4, with 4 leading at 5-0 so one of them likely will be the eventual champion as we’ll narrow it down to 2 on Day 11 or 12. Chiyomaru, who is trying to be promoted back to Juryo, will not be among them. The Sandanme currently has 5 at 5-0 which means a playoff may eventually be needed. In the Jonidan, Enho won again today and is among 5 at 5-0, so it’s safe to say he’ll be promoted to the Sandanme in November. In the Jonokuchi, both remaining unbeatens won to go to 5-0.

Injury Report: No Bull (Updated)

Hiroyoshi Tenzan may be a bull in New Japan only in the headgear he wears for his entrances, but he’s still been going occasionally in the ring. Yesterday it didn’t go well as New Japan announced he was injured. Right knee. Out tomorrow. Not sure how this affected the card tomorrow but my guess now is he’a replaced by either Jado or Shota Umino. It’s not yet known how long Tenzan may be out.

UPDATE: Now out the rest of the current tour, which means at least another week. Status for DESTRUCTION and beyond remains uncertain.

Sumo-September 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 8 Results (Halfway Point) (9/15/2024) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 8-the Halfway Point-of the September 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, J-Juryo

Makuuchi (top tier):
Hokutofuji (M13) beat Nishikifuji (M17)
Nishikigi (M13) beat Kitanowaka (M16)
Onokatsu (M14) beat Bushozan (M12)
Kinbozan (M12) beat Shirokuma (M16)
Sadanoumi (M11) beat Takarafuji (M15)
Takayasu (M15) beat Kagayaki (M11)
Roga (M10) beat Ryuden (M14)
Wakatakakage (M7) beat Tamawashi (M10)
Oshoma (M9) beat Churanoumi (M7)
Midorifuji (M8) beat Meisei (M6)
Ichiyamamoto (M9) beat Gonoyama (M6)
Endo (M8) beat Shonannoumi (M5)
Kotoshoho (M4) beat Atamifuji (M2)
Oho (M2) beat Tobizaru (M1)
Hiradoumi (K) beat Takanosho (M1)
Daieisho (K) beat Abi (S)
Kirishima (S) beat Ura (M5)
Onosato (S) beat Mitakeumi (M2)
Kotozakura (O) beat Shodai (M4)
Hoshoryu (O) beat Wakamotoharu (M3)
Leader: Onosato (8-0)
Of note: Onosato clinches the first promotion of the tournament and protects his Sekiwake rank, also keeping his Ozeki hopes alive. He doesn’t need 33 wins to get promotion as it’s been done with as few as 28 wins over 3 tournaments in the past-he’s now at 29 with a championship so that works in his favor. Just behind him is Kirishima, who is keeping pace at 7-1 and could have a chance at re-promotion to Ozeki with a title. Kotozakura bounced back from a tough loss yesterday to remain in a group of 7 that are 2 off the pace at 6-2.

Juryo:
Daiseizan (J12) beat Kiryuko (J12)
Tohakuryu (J10) beat Oshoumi (J14)
Aoiyama (J13) beat Fujiseiun (J14)
Kayo (J14) beat Daishoho (J9)
Takerufuji (J11) beat Asakoryu (J8)
Hakuyozan (J8) beat Tomokaze (J11)
Shimanoumi (J4) beat Mitoryu (J7)
Shimazuumi (J4) beat Tsurugisho (J7)
Shiden (J6) beat Tamashoho (J3)
Tokiyahate (J2) beat Hidenoumi (J6)
Hakuoho (J5) beat Shishi (J2)
Daiamami (J5) beat Chiyoshoma (J1)
Leader: Takerufuji (8-0)
Of note: He’s back? With promotion now clinched and sole possession of the lead, it’s looking like the Takerufuji that steamrolled his way to the Emperor’s Cup in his top tier debut before the Day 14 foot/ankle injury is back and 100% again. Promotion back up from J11 is not impossible if he wins the championship again. Chiyoshoma was denied promotion by Diaamami and must try again tomorrow, remaining one off the lead.

Lower tier notes:
With Promotion Day now in the books, 8 Makushita wrestlers have clinched promotions and share the lead at 4-0. 10 Sandanme wrestlers will be promoted and are tied at 4-0. Enho, who won yesterday to clinch another promotion, is among 12 in the Jonidan at 4-0. The Jonokuchi has 2 at 4-0.

All-Japan 9/15/24 Results

All-Japan continued the Royal Road Tournament today in Shizuoka.

Today’s event was held at Act City Hamamatsu in Shizuoka and will be available on demand on AJPW.TV tonight at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 505.

Match 1: Shotaro Ashino, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana beat MUSASHI, Seiki Yoshioka & Ryo Inoue. Ashino pinned Inoue after a T-Bone suplex.

Match 2: Yuma Aoyagi, Dan Tamura & Hideki Sekine (Indpendent/Freelancer) beat Hokuto Omori, Kumaarashi & Jack Kennedy. Aoyagi pinned Kennedy.

Match 3: Davey Boy Smith Jr., Joel Redman & Hikaru Sato beat Rei Saito, Naruki Doi & Senor Saito. Sato beat Senor Saito with a chicken wing.

Match 4: Ryuki Honda & Ren Ayabe beat Yuma Anzai & Rising Hayato. Ayabe pinned Hayato after Des Rolette.

Royal Road Round 1:
Match 5: Cyrus beat Jun Saito.
Main Event: Kento Miyahara beat Hideki Suzuki.
As a result of today, the first Quarterfinals are set, which will be Miyahara vs. Joel Redman and Ryuki Honda vs. Dan Tamura. Cyrus will face the Rei Saito-Kumaarashi winner. The other 2 Round 1 winners (also tomorrow) will meet in the last Quarterfinal.

The next event is tomorrow at Hanahaku Memorial Park Tsurumi Ryokuchi Hanamizuki Hall in Osaka with the remainder of Round 1. There will be no live broadcast. On demand should be available tomorrow night.

In other news, it was announced that Suwama will return from recent injury absence (ear vertigo) on 9/22 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, which will be the Royal Road Semifinals & Finals.

DDT 9/14/24 & 9/15/24 Results

Not to be left out of the fun when it comes to hometowns and Endos yesterday, DDT ran a Tetsuya Endo hometown event. That was followed today by the first half of a Hokkaido doubleheader.

Yesterday’s event was held at Shiroishi White Cube in Miyagi and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Tuesday. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 358, a full house/near sellout.

Match 1: Yukio Naya, Akito & To-y beat Chris Brookes, Takeshi Masada & Illusion. Naya pinned Illusion after a chokeslam.

Match 2: Yuki Iino beat Yuki Ishida. Afterwards, To-y tried to cash in his “Money In The Bank” title shot for the DDT Universal Championship, but Iino prevented this.

Match 3: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON beat Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & Kazuma Sumi. Paul pinned Sumi after a reverse splash.

Match 4: Jun Akiyama beat Yuya Koroku.

Match 5: HARASHIMA, Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata beat MAO, Gorgeous Matsuno & Keigo Nakamura in 26 seconds. Hirata pinned Matsuno after a lariat. Which led to…
Match 5 (again): MAO, Gorgeous Matsuno & Keigo Nakamura beat HARASHIMA, Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata. MAO pinned Hirata after Iai Kick.

Main Event: Tetsuya Endo beat Makoto Oishi.

Today’s event was held at Sapporo Sun Plaze in Hokkaido and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Wednesday. There was no live broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced.

Match 1: Takeshi Masada beat Makoto Oishi.

Match 2: Kazuki Hirata beat Kazuma Sumi.

Match 3: Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino beat Takashi Yoshida (Dragon Gate) & Yuki Ishida. Iino pinned Ishida after a spear.

Match 4: Yukio Naya beat Yuya Koroku.

Match 5: Chris Brookes, Akito & Illusion beat Jun Akiyama, Yomoya & DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Danshoku DIeno, with Brookes pinning Dieno to win the title. Brookes becomes the 1670th Champion.

Match 6: Shinya Aoki & HARASHIMA beat MAO & Keigo Nakamura. Aoki beat Nakamura.

Main Event: KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON Beat Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y to retain the titles.Sasaki beat Katsumata with a crossface. V1 for the champs.

The next event is tomorrow (tonight US time). There will be no live broadcast. On demand available Thursday.

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