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DDT Pro Wrestling 11/26/23 Results (Updated x2)

DDT kicks off the annual D KING GP today, the second of their 2 yearly singles tournaments, but unlike KING OF DDT this is a traditional round-robin format rather than a single-elimination bracket. This year there are 12 wrestlers in 2 blocks, with the winner of each block advancing to the Finals at DDT’s first event of 2024 on January 3. The most notable participant here is All-Japan Pro Wrestling’s Rei Saito, half of the Saito Brothers with brother Jun Saito, who are the current All-Japan World Tag Team Champions and GLEAT G INFINITY Champions. This continues a crossover between the promotions as DDT has Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani competing in All-Japan’s Real World Tag League. All of Block B including Saito and 2/3 of Block A will be in tournament action today. The legendary Kenta Kobashi will once again be executive chairman of the tournament committee and will be in attendance-in predictions of who will win he is putting a lot of pressure on defending tournament winner Yuki Ueno, the NEW KO-D Openweight Champion, to go back-to-back. We’ll see if Ueno can ride the WER! to victory again beginning today.

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. Kobashi will be a special guest on commentary. There is a pre-show match scheduled for about 15 minutes before event time. All matches except the pre-show have 30 minute time limits so this won’t be a marathon event, I’m predicting it will probably go just under 3 hours total.

Today’s lineup (in order):
Pre-show: Yuni & Yuya Koroku vs. Kazuma Sumi & Rukiya
Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yusuke Okada vs. Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & Demus
Danshoku Dieno, Makoto Oishi & Toi Kojima vs. Masa Takanashi, Antonio Honda & Takeshi Masada
D KING GP:
Block B: MAO vs. Rei Saito
Block B: KANON vs. Kazuki Hirata
Block A: HARASHIMA vs. Yuki Iino
Block B: Chris Brookes vs. Yukio Naya
Block A: Yuki Ueno vs. Kazusada Higuchi

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET. The pre-show match is scheduled to begin at 6:15 PM PT/9:15 PM ET.

6 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has started. We should be going to the venue in about 15 minutes.

6:15 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Your hosts are Ken Kato & Kagehiro Osano.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. It’s still pre-show and the crowd is still coming in, but as usual they have the smaller opposite-hard-camera bleacher setup. Early ticket availability today suggests maybe it’ll be in the 600s. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 678)

Pre-show Match: Yuni & Yuya Koroku vs. Kazuma Sumi & Rukiya. 15 minute time limit
Result: Yuni & Yuya Koroku beat Kazuma Sumi & Rukiya. Koroku beat Rukiya with an armbar.

The main show will begin in a few minutes (as of 6:27 PM PT).

Main show:
The matches begin at 6:35 PM PT. Your hosts are Haruo Murata & Kagehiro Osano.

Match 1: Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yusuke Okada vs. Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & Demus. 30 minute timit
Result: Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yusuke Okada beat Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & Demus. Endo pinned Demus after Burning Star Press.

Match 2: Danshoku Dieno, Makoto Oishi & Toi Kojima vs. Masa Takanashi, Antonio Honda & Takeshi Masada. 30 minute time limit
Result: Masa Takanashi, Antonio Honda & Takeshi Masada beat Danshoku Dieno, Makoto Oishi & Toi Kojima. Masada pinned Oishi after a sitout powerslam.
Afterwards, Masada with microphone to issue a KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship challenge. The next such match was already set for 1/6 but Oishi accepted and now there may be a title match on 12/24. (UPDATE 2: It’s now official)

D KINP GP promo video. When we return the trophy is in the ring and…that means…GRAND SWORD!!! KENTA KOBASHI!!! The Executive Chairman of the tournament committee is in the ring as the entrants are introduced. Kobashi gives the opening start shout to begin the tournament.

Kobashi joins commentary as a special guest along with Ken Kato as your new host for now.

Match 3: D KING GP 2023 Block B: MAO vs. Rei Saito (All-Japan Pro Wrestling). 30 minute time limit
Result: Rei Saito beat MAO

Match 4: D KING GP 2023 Block B: KANON vs. Kazuki Hirata. 30 minute time limit
Result: KANON beat Kazuki Hirata by submission. Mostly comedy match.

Quick break for announcements. Toru Owashi joins GM Imabayashi in the ring, then during this The Great Koji suddenly appears. He sprayed red mist in Imabayashi’s face as Owashi watched with a funny look on his face before running away.

Match 5: D KING GP 2023 Block A: HARASHIMA vs. Yuki Iino. 30 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Iino beat HARASHIMA

Your host is Haruo Murata again the rest of the way.

Match 6: D KING GP 2023 Block B: Chris Brookes vs. Yukio Naya. 30 minute time limit
Result: Yukio Naya beat Chris Brookes

Main Event: D KING GP 2023 Block A: Yuki Ueno vs. Kazusada Higuchi. 30 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Ueno beat Kazusada Higuchi

This was a shorter event than I expected, including pre-show it only went 2 1/2 hours.

The next event is 12/2 at Shinjuku Face. This will be a doubleheader on US time as the events are 12/2 & 12/3 in Japan but the 12/3 event is a matinee. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 1:15 AM PT/4:15 AM ET for the first event and 6:45 PM PT/9:45 PM ET for the second event. Live results are scheduled for the second event.

UPDATE: After the event, it was announced that Shunma Katsumata will return on 1/3. He has been out since late spring due to injury.

Also, the promotion will return to the US on 4/4/24 with an event in Philadelphia, PA as part of The Collective 2024, a series of independent events held during and around WWE WrestleMania weekend.

New Japan 11/25/23 Results

New Japan ran Day 5 of the World Tag League today, with Day 3 of Block A action.

Today’s event was held at Akibadai Cultural Gym in Kanagawa and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1342.

Pre-show Match; Yuto Nakashima beat Katsuya Murashima.

Match 1: Boltin Oleg, Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr. beat Oskar Leube, Alex Zayne & Lance Archer. Soberano pinned Leube after a diving guillotine drop.

Match 2: Ryusuke Taguchi, Yoh, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Gedo, Taiji Ishimori, Jack Bonza & Bad Luck Fale. Yoh pinned Gedo after Toras Kick.

Match 3: DOUKI, Yuya Uemura, Taichi & SANADA beat Master Wato, Tomoaki Honma, Minoru Suzuki & Yuji Nagata. Taichi pinned Honma after Holy Emperor’s Cross Mausoleum.

Match 4: BUSHI, Zandokan Jr. & Yota Tsuji beat Jado, El Phantasmo & Hikuleo. Tsuji pinned Jado after Vamos Amigo.

World Tag League:
Match 5: Ren Narita & Shota Umino beat Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun. Umino pinned Kaun after Death Rider.
Match 6: Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin beat Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii. Kidd pinned Yano after a piledriver.
Match 7: Ryohei Oiwa & Kaito Kiyomiya beat Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL. Kiyomiya pinned Takahashi after a Frankensteiner.
Main Event: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls beat HENARE & Great-O-Khan. Haste pinned Khan after Tank Buster.

After 3 days Haste/Nicholls are the block leaders at 3-0, 6 points. Liona/Kaun are about out of it at 0-3, 0 points.

The next event is tomorrow at Big Palette Fukushima Multipurpose Exhibition Hall A in Fukushima. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin TONIGHT at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET. If I stay up long enough to watch the sumo finals there may be live results.

Sumo-November 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 14 (11/25/23) Results (Top 2 Tiers) (Updated)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 14 of the November 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

Makuuchi (Top Tier):
Daiamami (J4) beat Tohakuryu (M15)
Oho (M12) beat Churanoumi (M15)
Sadanoumi (M11) beat Roga (M16)
Nishikifuji (M16) beat Hiradoumi (M11)
Myogiryu (M9) beat Kitanowaka (M17)
Tsurugisho (M13) beat Mitakeumi (M9)
Takarafuji (M13) beat Endo (M8)
Hokuseiho (M7) beat Tomokaze (M14)
Takayasu (M3) beat Kinbozan (M7)
Tamawashi (M12) beat Meisei (M2)
Asanoyama (M1) beat Shodai (M2)
Ura (M1) beat Gonoyama (M4)
Tobizaru (M3) beat Abi (K)
Hokutofuji (K) beat Onosho (M5)
Kotonowaka (S) beat Shonannoumi (M6)
Wakamotoharu (S) beat Nishikigi (M4)
Daieisho (S) beat Takakeisho (O)
Hoshoryu (O) beat Midorifuji (M5)
Kirishima (O) beat Atamifuji (M8)
Leader: Kirishima (12-2)
Of note: It’s not over yet but we’re going to have another Yokozuna Watch in January. Here’s how tomorrow will go: If both Atamifuji & Kirishima win, both lose,, Atamifuji loses (Kotonowaka) or Kirishima wins (Takakeisho), Kisishima is the champion for the second time this year. If Atamifuji wins and Kirishima loses, there will be a playoff rematch and Atamifuji gets a second chance for the second time in a row. Will this be the time after that heartbreaking playoff loss to Takakeisho in September for Atamifuji or will this be the start of Yokozuna for Kirishima? Either way, Kirishima is halfway there because he’ll either win or have a win total equivalent to the championship, although the former is more ideal. At the pace he’s on, Atamifuji isn’t far off. This will be his 3rd straight 11-win effort and should put him on the edge of Sanyaku. I think he’ll be at M1 in January, but if he gets the second chance and wins the championship I’ll move him up to Komusubi. But by this time next year he’s an Ozeki candidate as long as he stays healthy. At the bottom we’re now looking at a minimum of 4 demotions (Kitanowaka, Roga, Nishikifuji, Tohakuryu).

Juryo:
Tochimusashi (Ms3) beat Chiyosakae (J14)
Chiyomaru (J8) beat Daishoho (J7)
Tamashoho (J7) beat Yuma (J13)
Shimanoumi (J12) beat Chiyoshoma (J6)
Onosato (J5) beat Asakoryu (J13)
Shishi (J5) beat Takakento (J9)
Mitoryu (J4) beat Tenshoho (J10)
Kagayaki (J3) beat Akua (J10)
Oshoma (J3) beat Hitoshi (J11)
Bushozan (J2) beat Takahashi (J9)
Shimazuumi (J2) beat Hidenoumi (J11)
Tokihayate (J8) beat Aoiyama (J1)
Kotoshoho (J1) beat Shiden (J12)
Leader: Kotoshoho, Onosato (11-3)
Of note: The co-leaders already met on Day 8 (Kotoshoho won) so they will only meet again if a playoff is needed, and it may well be. Onosato is up first and gets Mitoryu while Kotoshoho faces Asakoryu. If both win or both lose, there will be a playoff. If one loses and the other wins, the winner is the champion. A win probably promotes Onosato to the top tier in January, a championship definitely will, it’s gonna be 50-50 with a loss. Ultimately it may depend on Aoiyama, who must win tomorrow for promotion (Takahashi in the final match). Shimazuumi should be promoted as well with 9 wins, but a 10th win makes it definite. The way top-tier demotions look right now, I think all 3-all 4 if Aoiyama wins-are going up.
As usual on the final day, a handful of Makushita men will be up for Juryo matches, led by Takerufuji who at 5-1 from Ms1 will make his de facto Juryo debut before being promoted in January. Also up will be Kitadaichi, 3-3 at Ms3 and going for promotion, and former Juryo champion Tochimusashi (Kanno), who made dubious history as the first Juryo winner to be demoted to Makushita before reaching the top tier after doing so. Makushita September Champion Hitoshi is going back down after a tough 2-12 so far debut, as is Chiyosakae. Yuma could be a toss-up if he loses tomorrow to finish 7-8. Even though he will be demoted after today, I think Hidenoumi is safe as he has managed 6 wins with missing 2 days due to injury. With 4 wins since returning after starting 0-8 (missing 4 days due to injury), Chiyomaru is safe too. Who won’t be coming back up this time is Wakatakakage-the former Sekiwake had a solid 5-2 effort in his return from injury at Ms6, but that’s not going to be enough. But another promotion effort in January should do it.

Reminder: NHK World Japan will have 90 minutes of LIVE top tier coverage, including the final matches & potential playoff rematch, awards presentation and champion’s interview with English translation, beginning tonight at 11:30 PM PT/2:30 AM ET. Who will second time be the charm for? Don’t miss it!

UPDATE: Once Day 15 got underway, it was announced that, for the second straight tournament, Atamifuji will win the Fighting Spirit Special Prize regardless of the final results. That may be the only Special Prize awarded again but we’ll see.

New Japan 11/24/23 Results

New Japan ran Day 4 of the World Tag League today, the second day of Block B action.

Today’s event was held at Aimesse Yamanashi in Yamanashi and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. It was supposed to be at a later date with no live broadcast but plans may have changed (this was per their Japanese website).

The announced paid attendance was 610.

Pre-show Match: Oskar Leube beat Katsuya Murashima.

Match 1: Master Wato, Ren Narita & Shota Umino beat Yuto Nakahsima, Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun. Narita beat Nakashima with a cobra twist.

Match 2: Ryusuke Taguchi, Yoh, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Gedo, Taiji Ishimori, Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin. Taguchi pinned Gedo after, according to translation in Edge browser, Sliding Ass. Don’t believe me? Look below!

Match 3: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL beat BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Shingo Takagi. Kanemaru pinned BUSHI with a Samson clutch.

Match 4: Kosei Fujita, Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls beat Callum Newman, HENARE & Great-O-Khan. Haste pinned Newman after Dynamic Bomb.

World Tag League:
Match 5: Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr. beat Jack Bonza & Bad Luck Fale. Atlantis pinned Bonza after a diving body press.
Match 6: Zandokan Jr. & Yota Tsuji beat Minoru Suzuki & Yuji Nagata. Tsuji pinned Nagata after Vamos Amigo.
Match 7: Alex Zayne & Lance Archer beat YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Archer pinned Goto after Blackout.
Main Event: Yuya Uemura & Taichi beat El Phantasmo & Hikuleo. Taichi pinned Phantasmo after Black Mephisto.

The next event is tomorrow at Akibadai Cultural Gym in Kanagawa. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

Sumo-November 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 13 (11/24/23) Results

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 13-Championship Day 1-of the November 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita, Sd-Sandanme, Jd-Jonidan, Jk-Jonokuchi

Makuuchi (Top Tier):
Kitanowaka (M17) beat Oshoma (J3)
Tohakuryu (M15) beat Oho (M12)
Tomokaze (M14) beat Hiradoumi (M11)
Churanoumi (M15) beat Sadanoumi (M11)
Mitakeumi (M9) beat Tamawashi (M12)
Roga (M16) beat Myogiryu (M9)
Endo (M8) beat Nishikifuji (M16)
Midorifuji (M5) beat Ichiyamamoto (M14)
Tsurugisho (M13) beat NIshikigi (M4)
Tobizaru (M3) beat Hokuseiho (M7)
Atamifuji (M8) beat Takayasu (M3)
Takarafuji (M13) beat Meisei (M2)
Kinbozan (M7) beat Shodai (M2)
Ura (M1) beat Onosho (M5)
Gonoyama (M4) beat Hokutofuji (K)
Abi (K) beat Shonannoumi (M6)
Ryuden (M10) beat Kotonowaka (S)
Asanoyama (M1) beat Wakamotoharu (S)
Kirishima (O) beat Daieisho (S)
Takakeisho (O) beat Hoshoryu (O)
Leader: Kirishima, Atamifuji (11-2)
Of note: The championship can’t be officially decided until the final day, but Kirishima-Atamifuji is the last match tomorrow. That means the winner only needs to win on the final day or have the loser lose again for the championship, but there could also very well be a playoff rematch. It will be the first ever meeting between the two. It’s also down to those two as it means anyone at 9-4 now can’t force a playoff. That includes Takakeisho so Yokozuna hopes are officially dead, and Ichiyamamoto who fell to a HENKA! by Midorifuji. But if Kirishima wins the championship, he goes on the radar in January and will have a chance at promotion if he goes back-to-back. Atamifuji will be looking for a second straight championship chance after losing to Takakeisho in a playoff in September. If he stays healthy, he could be in Ozeki contention by this time next year.
Ozeki Watch: Since he can’t win the championship now, Kotonowaka probably can’t be promoted. 30 wins will now be the best he can do. If he gets there, that starts him at 22 in January, meaning 11 again can do it. One more win should clinch a Special Prize though, likely Outstanding Performance as he did go 2-1 against Ozeki.

Juryo:
Chiyosakae (J14) beat Hitoshi (J11)
Tenshoho (J10) beat Hakuyozan (Ms1)
Takahashi (J9) beat Yuma (J13)
Tokihayate (J8) beat Hidenoumi (J11)
Takakenoto (J9) beat Chiyomaru (J8)
Shiden (J12) beat Chiyoshoma (J6)
Asakoryu (J13) beat Mitoryu (J4)
Onosato (J5) beat Daiamami (J4)
Kagayaki (J3) beat Shishi (J5)
Shimazuumi (J2) beat Akua (J10)
Bushozan (J2) beat Tamashoho (J7)
Kotoshoho (J1) beat Daishoho (J7)
Aoiyama (J1) beat Shimanoumi (J12)
Leader: Kotoshoho, Onosato (10-3)
Of note: While 4 at 8-5 still have playoff hopes, reasonably it’s down to 4. And the top 4 all face off tomorrow as both Kotoshoho and Onosato face the two who are one win back. But if Asakoryu and Shiden both win, the 8-5s are back in it with wins and could force up to a 7-WAY PLAYOFF! It can’t be 8-way because two of the 8-5s, Bushozan & Takahashi, face each other tomorrow. Elsewhere, with his win today, Aoiyama now just needs to win 1 of his last 2 matches for promotion back to the top tier. With 8 wins and promotion clinched at J2, Shimazuumi also will have a chance at a top tier debut in January (I think he needs one more win to make it definite). Fellow J2 Bushozan is a toss-up now to return to the top tier as well with promotion secured, again he also probably needs one more win. And despite his loss today, 4 wins at Ms1 means Hakuyozan will be back in Juryo in January. At this point, Onosato is going to have a chance at the top tier regardless of what happens. One more win makes it likely, 2 wins and/or the championship makes it definite.

Makushita:
Satorufuji (Ms42) beat Kitaharima (Ms11). SATORUFUJI MAKUSHITA YUSHO! 2nd career championship (1st Makushita) in 5 career tournaments for the Isegahama prospect who is an impressive 30-5 to date. He’ll probably go up to Ms12 in January. Kitaharima probably gets denied a January Juryo return as a result.

Sandanme:
Daishoryu (Sd62) beat Nishida (Sd37). DAISHORYU SANDANME YUSHO! First career championship. Will almost certainly return to Makushita after being demoted after July (Absent in September).

Jonidan:
Dairinzan (Jd61) beat Kototaiga (Jd40). PLAYOFF!
Shiroma (Jd15) beat Higonoumi (Jd45)
That means Dairinzan vs. Shiroma on Day 15 Sunday for the championship.

Jonokuchi:
Aonishiki (Jk14) beat Hatachijo (Jd96). AONISHIKI JONOKUCHI YUSHO! First championship in his debut tournament for the rikishi from Ukraine (interestingly he is not a stablemate of Shishi, not right now anyway), and it avoids what would have been a 3-way playoff if he lost as both other Jonokuchi wrestlers who were 5-1 won today, both also in Jonidan.

Reminder: NHK World Japan will have 50 minutes of LIVE top tier coverage, including the important Kirishima-Atamifuji match, tomorrow beginning at 12:10 AM PT/3:10 AM ET. The network is available on participating cable/satellite providers and FREE WORLDWIDE on their website and mobile/tablet/smart TV apps with no account/signup needed and no restrictions.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 11/24/23 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH ran their monthly STAR NAVIGATION 2023 Tour event today.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese and English. The live broadcast was English only due to being ABEMA exclusive in Japan. You can also watch the first 3 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 801.

The 1st and 4th matches were changed from original plans due to Yoshinari Ogawa being off the event. Precaution due to dizziness earlier in the week.

Match 1: Junta Miyawaki beat Taishi Ozawa.

Match 2: Ninja Mack, Alejandro, Terry Yaki & Hajime Ohara beat Dragon Bane, Alpha Wolf, Extreme Tiger & Super Crazy. Mack pinned Wolf after Shooting Star Press.

Match 3: Takashi Sugiura, Go Shiozaki & Kazuyuki Fujita beat Saxon Huxley, Timothy Thatcher & Shuhei Taniguchi. Fujita pinned Taniguchi after a powerbomb.

Match 4: HAYATA & Eita beat LEONA (Dradition) & Kai Fujimura. Eita pinned Fujimura after a dropkick. Fujimura was the replacement for Ogawa here.

Match 5: Jake Lee, LJ Cleary, YO-HEY & Tadasuke beat Naomichi Marufuji, Titus Alexander, Atsushi Kotoge & Hi69. Cleary pinned Kotoge after Cattle Killing.

Match 6: Manabu Soya, Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa beat Kenoh, Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. & Stallion Rogers. Soya pinned Rogers after a jumping DDT.

Match 7: GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Jack Morris & Anthony Greene beat Masa Kitamiya & Daiki Inaba to retain the titles. Greene pinned Inaba after a 450 splash. V2 for the champs.

Main Event: GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion Daga beat Shuji Kondo to retain the title. V1 for Daga. Next up: Eita. That match will happen on 1/2 at Ariake Arena.

Also added to 1/2: A blockbuster crossover tag match-Zack Sabre Jr. (New Japan) & Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi (New Japan) & HAYATA.

The next event is MONDAY MAGIC Episode 4 Monday at Shinjuku Face. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.

Dragon Gate 11/23/23 Results

Dragon Gate continued The Gate Of Evolution 2023 Tour today with a Genki Horiguchi 25th Anniversary Event.

Today’s event was held at Kumamoto Castle Hall in Kumamoto and, thanks to a late change of plans, can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK. It was originally to be non-televised with no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 551, a super full house/very near sellout.

Match 1: Kzy, Strong Machine J. BIGBOSS Shimizu & U-T beat YAMATO, Don Fujii, Kagetora & Punch Tominaga. Shimizu pinned Tominaga after BIGBOSS Press.

Match 2: Yuki Yoshioka beat Jason Lee.

Match 3: Shun Skywalker beat JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI.

Match 4: Madoka Kikuta & Dragon Dia beat Kota Minoura & Ben-K. Dia pinned Ben-K.

Match 5: Panther (Hyo/H-Y-O) & Luis Mante beat ISHIN & Yoshiki Kato. Panther pinned ISHIN after Samson Driver.

Main Event: Genki Horiguchi, Dragon Kid & Ryo Saito beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda. Horiguchi pinned Kanda after Backslide Times.

The next event is tomorrow at Kaikyo Messe Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi. There will be no live or on demand broadcast. The last 3 events this month (tomorrow, Saturday, Sunday) will not be broadcast, then most of December’s events will be on DRAGONGATE NETWORK (9 of 13 scheduled).

Sumo-November 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 12 Results (11/23/23) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 12 of the November 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka::
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

Makuuchi (Top Tier):
Tohakuryu (M15) beat Shimazuumi (J2)
Tamawashi (M12) beat Oho (M12)
Tsurugisho (M13) beat Sadanoumi (M11)
Hiradoumi (M11) beat Churanounmi (M15)
Takarafuji (M13) beat Myogiryu (M9)
Endo (M8) beat Kitanowaka (M17)
Hokuseiho (M7) beat Roga (M16)
Kinbozan (M7) beat Mitakeumi (M9)
Shonannoumi (M6) beat Tomokaze (M14)
Onosho (M5) beat Nishikifuji (M16)
Ichiyamamoto (M14) beat Nishikigi (M4)
Takayasu (M3) beat Ryuden (M10)
Gonoyama (M4) beat Tobizaru (M3)
Ura (M1) beat Shodai (M2)
Abi (K) beat Meisei (M2)
Hokutofuji (K) beat Asanoyama (M1)
Daieisho (S) beat Midorifuji (M5)
Kirishima (O) beat Kotonowaka (S)
Takakeisho (O) beat Wakamotoharu (S)
Atamifuji (M8) beat Hoshoryu (O)
Leader: Kirishima, Atamifuji (10-2)
Of note: Although he won’t make Yokozuna now, Takakeisho has at least protected his Ozeki rank as all 3 now have 8+ wins, so all good going into January. But the Sanyaku Shakeup is coming because Wakamotoharu will be demoted from Sekiwake after taking his 8th loss today. This is only his second demotion since reaching the top tier at the start of 2022, which demonstrates how incredibly consistent he has been performance-wise, and snaps a run of 7 straight winning records. He did start 3-2 but has been in a 1-6 slump since, a lot of it’s just bad luck/results and not a lack of effort. Kitanowaka and Roga will both be demoted to Juryo after today as well with 8 & 9 losses, respectively. Kotonowaka & Ichiyamamoto are each one back and still in it, but need a little help. Which could happen tomorrow. Among higher-ranked wrestlers, I wouldn’t call Takarafuji safe is he loses out, but given the supposed Isegahama pull in the rankings, he’ll probably stick around. But he will lose Nishikifuji, who couldn’t stave off demotion again today and took his 8th loss and is going down to Juryo again after 9 straight tournaments in the top tier (he came up after winning the Juryo Championship in May 2022). Unfortunately good happenings outside the dohyo this year, including getting married and having his first children (twins) have not translated to good luck in the dohyo. Shimazuumi came up short in his bid to earn promotion today and will try again tomorrow in Juryo.
Ozeki Watch: While today’s loss means he can’t hit the unofficial mark of 33 wins, Kotonowaka still has a chance at promotion if he wins out, especially if he wins the tournament and finishes with 32 wins. Going 2-1 against the current Ozeki this time should help his cause.
Key matches tomorrow: Atamifuji-Takayasu, Daieisho-Kirishima. Both are tough matches for the co-leaders. Kotonowaka faces Ryuden while Ichiyamamoto has Midorifuji.
Oshoma will be the Juryo Man up tomorrow, he will now be demoted at 4-8 as he remains in a long rut of not being able to break through the upper ranks of Juryo into the top tier (he was J4 for an unprecedented 4 straight tournaments despite one 8-7 and 2 7-8 efforts and was stuck at J3 or J4 this entire year, dating back to his winning the Juryo Championship here last year).

Juryo:
Oshoumi (Ms2) beat Chiyosakae (J14)
Takahashi (J9) beat Shimanoumi (M12)
Chiyomaru (J8) beat Hidenoumi (J11)
Tokihayate (J8) beat Akua (J10)
Asakoryu (J13) beat Chiyoshoma (J6)
Shishi (J5) beat Tenshoho (J10)
Daiamami (J4) beat Yuma (J13)
Mitoryu (J4) beat Shiden (J12)
Hitoshi (J11) beat Kagayaki (J3)
Onosato (J5) beat Oshoma (J3)
Bushozan (J2) beat Takakento (J9)
Daishoho (J7) beat Aoiyama (J1)
Kotoshoho (J1) beat Tamashoho (J7)
Leader: Kotoshoho, Onosato (9-3)
Of note: Hitoshi’s nightmare is over for now has he snapped a 8-match losing streak that will send the September Makushita Champion back down. Takakento is also a demotion candidate now at 2-9, but this win means despite being equal to 3-9 Chiyomaru is probably safe despite injury absences. With his win as the Makushita Man in his likely final match, Oshoumi earned a 4th win and a promotion, possibly to Juryo in January. If he does, that will mean a Juryo debut as his Ms2 ranking right now is a career best. At the top, Onosato now has a chance at promotion tot he top tier depending on how he finishes. If he wins out, championship or not, I believe he gets there, but yes if he is champion.

Lower tier notes: Tomorrow is the traditional Championship Day. The Makushita Championship match will be tomorrow (Kitaharima vs. Satorufuji), along with the Sandanme Championship match (Nishida vs. Daishoryu). The Jonidan Championship may or may not be decided, depending on what happens: First up, if Dairinzan wins his last match tomorrow, a playoff Sunday is guaranteed against the Shiroma-Higonoumi winner after that. But if Dairinzan loses tomorrow, Shiroma-Higonoumi is for the championship (Dairinzan’s match is up first). The Jonokuchi leader, Aonishiki, is in Jonidan tomorrow and will win the Jonokuchi Championship with a win. If Aonishiki loses, he still is champion if both Ginseizan and Kyokushori (5-1) lose. But if either wins and Aonishiki loses, there will be a playoff and both winning would mean a 3-way playoff.

Note Regarding Impact Wrestling Results

Over the past month Impact Wrestling has generally been airing clip shows and “best of” episodes weekly without any new content, and that will continue tonight (11/23/23) so there will be no new results posts until new content airs, which hopefully will be soon with IPWF Throwback Throwdown 4 taped earlier this month and Turning Point coming up on 12/9. When that happens, the weekly results posts will resume.

Also, if you are an Impact+ or YouTube Ultimate Insider subscriber, as of earlier today you can now watch last month’s Bound For Glory 2023 PPV on demand as part of your subscription.

Ganbare Pro 11/23/23 Results

Ganbare Pro ran their regular monthly event today, getting ready for a major year-ending all-out showdown with GLEAT next month.

Today’s event was held at Takashimadaira Community Center in Tokyo and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 220, a full house/near sellout.

It was announced at the beginning that their year-ending event on 12/27 at Korakuen Hall will be an all-out battle with GLEAT. Specifically, there will be at least a tag match with Yumehiro Imanari confirmed for the GanPro side.

Match 1; SAKI (Independent/Freelancer) & Yoshiko Hasegawa beat YuuRi & Riara. SAKI beat Riara with a scorpion deathlock.

Match 2: Yumehito Imanari beat Trans Am*Hiroshi.

Match 3: Dan The Dad, Tyson Maeguchi & Bunny Oikawa beat Takao Soma, SHinichiro Tominaga & HARUKAZE. Dad pinned Tominaga after Your Granded. (Dan The Dad is an independent wrestler from the US)

Match 4: Koji Doi & Arashi beat Ken Ohka & Mizuki Watase. Doi pinned Watase. Afterwards, Ohka requested a match against Arashi on 12/27. If Arashi wins, he gets shots at both Ganbare Pro championships. Also announced after this for 12/27 was Yoshiko Hasegawa vs. Arisu Endo (Tokyo Joshi Pro).

Match 5: Spirit Of Ganbare World Tag Team Champions Shuichiro Katsumura & Takuya Wada beat Keisuke Ishii & Munetatsu Nakamura to retain the titles. Katsumura beat Nakamura with Triple Three 3 Lock. V3 for the champs.

Main Event: Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Champion Isami Kodaka beat Shota to retain the title. V4 for Kodaka. Next up: Katsumura. That match will happen on 12/27.

The next event is 12/15 at Narimasu Act Hall in Tokyo for a Ganbare Women event. Broadcast plans TBA.