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DDT 11/23/23 Results

DDT ran a house show today in the hometown of MAO for the first time in 4 1/2 years.

Today’s event was held at Yume Messe Miyagi West Building Hall in Miyagi and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 226.

Match 1: KANON beat Kazuma Sumi.

Match 2; Daisuke Sasaki & Demus beat Yuni & Yuya Koroku. Demus pinned Yuni after Banagueza.

Match 3: HARASHIMA, Danshoku DIeno & Makoto Oishi beat Kazuki Hirata, Aizawa #1 & Illusion. HARASHIMA pinned Illusion after Blue Sword. This was to have been Sanshiro Takagi teaming with Hirata & Aizawa #1 but Takagi was removed earlier this week due to injury. Illusion was the replacement.

Match 4: Jun Akiyama & Yusuke Okada beat Kazusada Higuchi & Rukiya. Okada pinned Rukiya after Sudden Death.

Match 5: Tetsuya Endo beat MJ Paul.

Main Event: Yuki Ueno, MAO & Toi Kojima beat Chris Brookes, Akito & Yukio Naya. MAO pinned Akito after Cannonball 450. Afterwards, MAO announced he wanted to hold another hometown tournament next year and closed with Heat Wave WER!

The next event is the D KING GRAND PRIX 2023 opener Sunday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Saturday at 6:15 PM PT/9:15 PM ET. The legendary Kenta Kobashi will be a special guest on commentary.

Tokyo Joshi Pro 11/23/23 Results

Tokyo Joshi Pro ran a special standalone event today ahead of their major 10th Anniversary event next week.

Today’s event was held at Tsurumi Fruit & Vegetable Market in Kanagawa and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at some point next week. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 210, a full house/near sellout.

Before the matches began, former TJPW wrestler Nodoka Tenma, who retired last year, returned for the opening call along with Minami Momochi, TJPW’s original ring announcer who also came back for today. Still wearing that Kigurumi mask as she always did.

Match 1: Shoko Nakajima beat Pom Harajuku.

Match 2: In a Ghost Story Death match, Yumehito Imanari beat DDT GM Hisaya Imabayashi, Super Sasadango Machine & Antonio Honda in a 4-way by beating Imabayashi. Of course it was a comedy match.

There was a break here for a mini-live performance by “Bad In” (?), a sexy idol duo.

Match 3: In a No Time Limit match, Rika Tatsumi beat Demonio.

Nodoka Tenma returned to the ring for a “Ping-Pong-Pan Exercises” segment.

Main Event: Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki & Hyper Misao beat Miyu Yamashita, Hikari Noa & Yuki Aino. Sakazaki pinned Aino after Burning Magical Merry-Go-Round.

Most if not all the matches were comedy matches to some extent, as evident by the phoos posted on DDT’s website.

The next event is Sunday at NGK Sports Plaza 3rd Stadium in AIchi to continue the CITY CIRCUIT Tour. Wakana Uehara is off the event due to a scheduled stage performance. There will be no live broadcast.

All-Japan 11/23/23 Results

All-Japan continued the Real World Tag League today with Day 5 of the tournament.

Today’s event was held at Kira Messe Numazu in Shizuoka and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 590.

Jr. Battle Of Glory:
Match 1: Atsuki Aoyagi beat Ryo Inoue.
Match 2: Hikaru Sato beat Koji Iwamoto.
Match 3: Fuminori Abe beat Rising Hayato.

Match 4: Cyrus, Ryan Danielson & Hiroshi Yamato (Independent/Freelancer) beat Takao Omori, Dan Tamura & Black Menso-re. Danielson pinned Tamura after Sparrow Splash.

Real World Tag League:
Match 5: Suwama & Hideki Suzuki beat Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani. Suwama beat Sakaguchi with Vise Sleeper.
Match 6: Ryuki Honda & Yuma Anzai beat Shuji Ishikawa & Ren Ayabe. Anzai pinned Ishikawa with a German suplex hold.
Match 7: Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi beat Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana. Aoyagi pinned Tachibana after THE FOOL.
Main Event: Katsuhiko Nakajima & Hokuto Omori beat Jun & Rei Saito. Nakajima pinned Rei Saito after Northern Lights Bomb.
The main event result now has Nakajima/Omori and the Saito Bros tied for the lead, but the winners are now on top at 4-0 with the Saitos at 4-1.

The next event is Sunday at Shonan Fujisawa Market Special Ring in Kanagawa. There will be no live broadcast, but it will be available on demand on AJPW.TV later that day.

New Japan 11/23/23 Results

New Japan continued the World Tag League today with Day 2 of Block A.

Today’s event was held at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1256.

Pre-show Match: Yuto Nakashima beat Katsuya Murashima.

Match 1: Taiji Ishimori, Jack Bonza & Bad Luck Fale beat Tiger Mask, Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr. Ishimori pinned TM 4.

Match 2: BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Zandokan Jr. & Yota Tsuji beat Master Wato, Tomoaki Honma, Minoru Suzuki & Yuji Nagata. Tsuji pinned Honma after Vamos Amigo.

Match 3: Boltin Oleg, YOSHI-HASHI & HIrooki Goto beat Oskar Leube, Alex Zayne & Lance Archer. Goto pinned Leube after Shoto.

Match 4: DOUKI, Yuya Uemura & Taichi beat Jado, El Phantasmo & Hikuleo. Taichi pinned Jado.

World Tag League:
Match 5: Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun. Yano pinned Liona.
Match 6: HENARE & Great-O-Khan beat Ryohei Oiwa & Kaito Kiyomiya (Pro Wrestling NOAH). Khan pinned Oiwa after a pop-up Eliminator.
Match 7: Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin beat Ren Narita & Shota Umino. Kidd pinned Umino after a leg trap piledriver.
Main Event: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls beat Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL. Nicholls pinned Takahashi after Tank Buster.

The next event is tomorrow at Aimesse Yamanashi in Yamanashi. There will be no live broadcast, but it will be available on demand on New Japan World at a later date.

Sumo-November 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 11 Results (11/22/23) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 11 is the November 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, J-Juryo

Makuuchi (Top Tier):
Noshikifuji (M16) beat Tomokaze (M14)
Taurugisho (M13) beat Takarafuji (M13)
Sadanoumi (M11) beat Kitanowaka (M17)
Mitakeumi (M9) beat Roga (M16)
Atamifuji (M9) beat Churanoumi (M15)
Endo (M8) beat Tohakuryu (M8)
Tamawashi (M12) beat Kinbozan (M7)
Hokuseiho (M7) beat Oho (M12)
Midorifuji (M5) beat Hiradoumi (M11)
Myogiryu (M9) beat Onosho (M5)
Ryuden (M10) beat Nishikigi (M4)
Gonoyama (M4) beat Takanosho (M6) by default/withdrawal
Takayasu (M3) beat Shonannoumi (M6)
Tobizaru (M3) beat Ura (M1)
Hokutofuji (K) beat Meisei (M2)
Abi (K) beat Shodai (M2)
Daieisho (S) beat Ichiyamamoto (M14)
Kotonowaka (S) beat Takakeisho (O)
Hoshoryu (O) beat Asanoyama (M1)
Kirishima (O) beat Wakamoroharu (S)
Leader: Kirishima, Kotonowaka, Atamifuji (9-2)
WITHDRAWAL: Takanosho (M6). Right knee injury suffered yesterday. Status uncertain. He was 5-5 after yesterday so if he can’t return in the next 2 days that will mean a demotion as he is now 5-6. He will stay in the top tier even if he can’t return and finishes the equivalent of 5-10.
Of note: For now 4 co-leaders are down to 3, with 4 one win back. Hiradoumi had a 7-match win streak snapped today, he started 0-3 before nearly rallying today for promotion. Both Kirishima and Hoshoryu have now protected their Ozeki standing as each has 8+ wins. On the flip side, we’re maybe about to lose a Sekiwake as Wakamotoharu is now 4-7. He must win out or he will be demoted. At the bottom, Roga will be demoted back to Juryo after today’s loss while Nishikifuji staved off demotion for another day.
Yokozuna Watch: It’s over for Takakeisho. He can still win the championship but consecutive 11-4 records in doing so will not earn promotion. Kirishima has a chance to be on watch in January if he can win the tournament.
Ozeki Watch: Looking better for Kotonowaka, as long as he reaches 12 wins I think that will be enough even though it’s only 32 wins based on quality. If he wins the championship or wins out to go 13-2
promotion should be a given.
Key Match Tomorrow: Kotonowaka-Kirishima. Even if Atamifuji beats Hoshoryu to stay tied for the lead, the winner here will be the yusho favorite.

Juryo:
Hidenoumi (J11) beat Chiyosakae (J14)
Yuma (J13) beat Tokihayate (J8)
Asakoryu (J13) beat Chiyomaru (J8)
Akua (J10) beat Daishoho (J7)
Shishi (J5) beat Hitoshi (J11)
Mitoryu (J4) beat Shimanoumi (J12)
Daiamami (J4) beat Tenshoho (J10)
Shiden (J12) beat Oshoma (J3)
Kagayaki (J3) beat Takakento (J9)
Shimazuumi (J2) beat Takahashi (J9)
Onosato (J5) beat Bushozan (J2)
Kotoshoho (J1) beat Chiyoshoma (J6)
Aoiyama (J1) beat Tamashoho (J7)
Leader: Kotoshoho, Onosato, Shiden (8-3)
Of note: Kotoshoho’s 8-match winning streak ended today, which took him from 0-2 to a top tier return in January. He gets Tamashoho tomorrow. Onosato has Oshoma (4-7) while Shiden faces Mitoryu (7-4). Shimazuumi (7-4) will be in the top tier tomorrow and will earn promotion with a win. It could also elevate him to the top tier for the first time in his career, although he may need 2 more wins to make it definite.

Lower tier notes:
The Makushita Championship is set for Day 13, it will be Kitaharima vs. Satorufuji. If Kitaharima wins it will be his second straight championship and could return him to Juryo for the first time since September 2020 (he is at Ms11). If Satorufuji wins, the 19-year-old Isegahama prospect will claim his second career championship in his 5th career tournament and will have a 30-5 career record so far, putting Juryo by March in reach (he is at Ms42 so he probably would move up to Ms12).
The Sandanme Championship will be Nishida (Sd37) vs. Daishoryu (Sd62). It would be the first for both. Daishoryu was demoted from Makushita this time due to missing September. The winner should be back in Makushita in January.
The Jonidan may meed a playoff because there are 3 at 6-0. Shiroma and Higonouni ate each going for their second career championship, if Shiroma wins he will go a technical 2 for 2 career as he was absent for his debut in July. Dairinzan will be going for his first championship.
The Jonokuchi Championship is Aonishiki’s to lose. At 6-0, he now only needs to win his last match. Otherwise a playoff may be needed. This is the debut tournament for the new rikishi from Ukraine, looking to follow countryman Shishi up the rankings.

AEW Dynamite 11/22/23 Results

Here are the quick results from tonight’s ARW Dynamite in Chicago:

Updates will begin at 5 PM PT/8 PM ET.

Continental Classic starts tonight. Rules: 20 minute time limit, 3 points for win, 1 for draw, 1 point lost for DQs, nobody allowed at ringside.

Match 1: Continental Classic Tournament Gold Block: Swerve Strickland vs. Jay Lethal
Result: Swerve Strickland beat Jay Lethal
Strickland is 1-0, 3 points. Lethal is 0-1, 0 points.

Schedule Update: This week’s Rampage airs LIVE SATURDAY AT 7 PM ET (TAPED at 7 PM PT).

MJF & Adam Cole come out. Promo interrupted by Samoa Joe after The Devil appears on the big screen. MJF accepts Joe’s offer, and that means Joe will face MJF for the AEW World Championship on 12/30 at the Worlds End PPV in Long Island, NY (MJF’s hometown).

Match 2: Angelo Parker, Matt Menard & Jake Hager vs. Hook, Katsuyori Shibata & Orange Cassidy
Before the match, Cassidy brings out Danhausen, back after being out most of the year due to injury.
Result: Hook, Katsuyori Shibata & Orange Cassidy beat Angelo Parker, Matt Menard & Jake Hager. Hook beat Parker with Redrum.

Adam Cole interviewed. Roderick Strong shows up again and Cole tells him off, saying they’re not friends anymore.

Christian Cage rechristens Luchasaurus as Kill Switch and Nick Wayne as The Prodigy. Wayne’s mom comes out and gets Kill Switch pushed into her, knocking her out. Adam Copeland saves her from chair shots.

Match 3: Continental Classic: Rush vs. Jay White
Result: Jay White beat Rush
White is 1-0, 3 points. Rush is 0-1, 0 points

Toni Storm Championship Acceptance Speech. Thankfully this is very short and unceremoniously cur off by Skye Blue heading to the ring for the next match. (They are starting to run up against time now, less than 25 minutes TV time left and they still have 2 matches)

Match 4: Skye Blue vs. Anna Jay & Ruby Soho in a 3-way
Result: Skye Blue beat Anna Jay & Ruby Soho in a 3-way by pinning Jay.

Wardlow interviewed backstage. AR Fox interrupts for some reason and gets laid out.

Main Event: Continental Classic: Mark Briscoe vs. Jon Moxley
Result: Jon Moxley beat Mark Briscoe
5 minute overrun on TV. Moxley is 1-0, 3 points. Briscoe is 0-1, 0 points.

Saturday on Collision: Blue Block-STRONG Openweight Champion Eddie Kingston vs. Brody King for the title and Daniel Garcia vs. Claudio Castagnoli. Collision will air at regular time after the LIVE Rampage at 7 PM ET.

This show started off fine then went completely off a cliff. Not really worth watching except the first match, maybe the main event, and the MJF/Cole/Joe segment.

FREE VIDEO: GLEAT 11/18/23 Full Event

While it took maybe a fay longer than usual, as is always the case GLEAT has uploaded their latest full non-livestreamed event to YouTube FOR FREE! Check out last Saturday’s G PROWRESTLING Ver. 65 event below;

Video courtesy of the GLEAT Official YouTube channel.

All-Japan 11/21/23 Results

All-Japan ran Day 4 of the Real World Tag League today. Between the league and Jr. Battle Of Glory it was all tournament matches today.

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 335, a super full house/very near sellout.

Jr. Battle Of Glory:
Match 1: Ryo Inoue vs. Naruki Doi went to a 10 minute time limit draw.
Match 2: Koji Iwamoto vs. Fuminori Abe went to a 10 minute time limit draw.
Match 3: Dan Tamura vs. Hikaru Sato went to a 10 minute time limit draw.
Match 4: Rising Hayato beat Atsuki Aoyagi.

Real World Tag League:
Match 5: Katsuhijo Nakajima & Hokuto Omori beat Cyrus & Ryan Danielson. Nakajima pinned Danielson after Northern Lights Bomb.
Match 6: Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi beat Shuji Ishikawa & Ren Ayabe. Aoyagi pinned Ayabe.
Match 7: Jun & Rei Saito beat Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani. Jun Saito pinned Okatani after Psycho Break.
Match 8: Hayato Tamura & Galeno Del Mal beat Suwama & Hideki Suzuki. Tamura pinned Suwama after a lariat.
Main Event: Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana beat Ryuki Honda & Yuma Anzai. Tachibana pinned Honda after Yankee Hammer.

Standings:
Jr. Battle Of Glory:
1-Dan Tamura, 2-1-1, 5 points
2-Hayato, 2-2, 4 points
3-Doi, 1-1-1, 3 points
4-Atsuki Aoyagi, 1-1-1, 3 points
5-Inoue, 1-1-1, 3 points
6-Abe, 1-0-1, 3 points
7-Iwamoto, 0-0-2, 2 points
8-Sato, 0-2-1, 1 point

Real World Tag League:
1-Saito Bros, 4-0, 8 pts
2-Nakajima/Omori, 3-0, 6 pts
3-Miyahara/Yuma Aoyagi, 2-1-1, 5 pts
4-Hayato Tamura/Del Mal, 2-2, 4 pts
5-Cyrus/Danielson, 2-2, 4 pts
6-Kuroshio/Tachibana, 1-2, 2 pts
7-Suwama/Suzuki, 1-3, 2 pts
8-Sakaguchi/Okatani, 1-2, 2 pts
9-Ishikawa/Ayabe, 1-3, 2 pts
10-Honda/Anzai, 0-2-1, 1 pt

The next event is Thursday at Kira Messe Numazu in Shizuoka. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

New Japan 11/21/23 Results

New Japan ran Day 2 of the World Tag League today, kicking off Block B action. A pre-show match featured a second new Young Lion beginning his journey to superstardom.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. This was a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 1109.

Pre-show Match: Katsuya Murashima Debut Match: Yuto Nakashima beat Katsuya Murashima by submission.

Match 1: Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun beat Oskar Leube & Tomoaki Honma. Kaun pinned Leube after Heaven’s Gates.

Match 2: Boltin Oleg, Ryohei Oiwa & Kaito Kiyomiya (Pro Wrestling NOAH) bear Callum Newman, HENARE & Great-O-Khan. Kiyomiya pinned Newman after Transformed Shining Wizard.

Match 3: Tiger Mask, Master Wato, Shota Umino & Ren Narita beat Gedo, Taiji Ishimori, Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin. Wato beat Gedo with Vendeval.

Match 4: Dick Togo, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL beat Kosei Fujita, Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls. EVIL pinned Fujita after EVIL.

World Tag League:
Match 5: Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr. beat Minoru Suzuki & Yuji Nagata. Soberano pinned Suzuki after Table Pack. UPSET ALERT!!
Match 6: Alex Zayne & Lance Archer beat Jack Bonza & Bad Luck Fale. Zayne pinned Bonza after Cinnamon Twist.
Match 7: Yuya Uemura & Taichi beat Zandokan Je. & Yota Tsuji. Taichi pinned Zandokan after Black Mephisto.
Main Event: El Phantasmo & Hikuleo beat YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Hikuleo pinned YOSHI-HASHI after Super Thunder Kiss 86. The STRONG Tag Team Champs take potential Round 1 from the IWGP Tag Team Champs.

The next event is Thursday at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

Sumo-November 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 10 Results (11/21/23) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 10 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):
Roga (M16) beat Bushozan (J2)
Oho (M12) beat Kitanowaka (M17)
Tohakuryu (M15) beat Sadanoumi (M11)
Hiradoumi (M11) beat Ichiyamamoto (M14)
Ryuden (M10) beat Tamawashi (M12)
Nishikifuji (M16) beat Kotoeko (M10) by default/withdrawal
Mitakeumi (M9) beat Churanoumi (M15)
Tomokaze (M14) beat Endo (M8)
Tsurugisho (M13) beat Hokuseiho (M7)
Kinbozan (M7) beat Takarafuji (M13)
Atamifuji (M8) beat Shonannoumi (M6)
Takanosho (M6) beat Myogiryu (M9)
Midorifuji (M6) beat Takayasu (M3)
Tobizaru (M3) beat Onosho (M5)
Meisei (M2) beat Shodai (M2)
Ura (M1) beat Hokutofuji (M1)
Kotonowaka (S) beat Gonoyama (M4)
Faieisho (S) beat Asanoyama (M1)
Hoshoryu (O) beat Wakamotoharu (S)
Kirishima (O) beat Nishikigi (M4)
Takakeisho (O) beat Abi (K)
Leader: Kirishima, Kotonowaka, Atamifuji, Ichiyamamoto (8-2)
WITHDRAWAL: Kotoeko (M10). Knee. Out 2 weeks. Tournament done. This is the first time he’s been absent in his 13-year career excluding 4 days last year due to the coronavirus pandemic (which technically doesn’t count as injury/illness if they didn’t have it, the rules were if one wrestler got it their entire stable had to pull out. It’s still recorded as Absent on their records). That ends a 1000+ match ironman streak-he had never missed a day before this excluding the pandemic absence. Will finish the equivalent of 2-13 (today clinched demotion) which could mean demotion to Juryo for the first time in 3 years. Remember earlier talks about that Sadogatake top tier run with a wrestler up consecutively sonce the 1960s? It could all be on Kotonowaka come January. But barring injury or suspension he’s going to be up here for a long time. (Although Kotoshoho, demoted after September, will be back up in January)
Of note: It’s wide open again with 4 tied for the lead, Kirishima protecting his Ozeki rank and Kotonowaka doing the same at Sekiwake. Tomorrow will be a key day, specifically with Kotonowaka facing Takakeisho in a likely eliminator.
Yokozuna Watch: Takakeisho must beat Kotonowaka tomorrow or it’s over. Even with another championship, 11 wins for consecutive yusho is not impressive to the Yokozuna Deliberation Council. But Kirishima winning will keep renewed hopes high for a new Yokozuna and answer Hakkaku’s wishes for Kirishima & Hoshoryu to earn promotion soon. Hoshoryu is still in it at 7-3.
Meanwhile, Wakamotoharu is now in danger of demotion from Sekiwake at 4-6, while Hokutofuji will be demoted from Sanyaku after his 8th loss today.
Ozeki Watch: Kotonowaka took important step one today-protecting his Sekiwake rank with 8 wins. If he beats Takakeisho tomorrow the rank is his to lose as long as he wins out. Maybe 12 wins (4-1) could do it (33 wins over 3 tournaments is looked at as a benchmark but is not required). Same for the championship.

Juryo:
Hidenoumi (J11) beat Tsushimanada (Ms4)
Takahashi (J9) beat Hitoshi (J11)
Yuma (J13) beat Takakento (J9)
Chiyomaru (J8) beat Shiden (J12)
Asakoryu (J13) beat Daishoho (J7)
Tamashoho (J7) beat Chiyosakae (J14)
Shimanoumi (J13) beat Daiamami (J4)
Mitoryu (J4) beat Akua (J10)
Tokihayate (J8) beat Kagayaki (J3)
Tenshoho (J10) beat Oshoma (J3)
Shimazuumi (J2) beat Onosato (J5)
Chiyoshoma (J6) beat Aoiyama (J1)
Kotoshoho (J1) beat Shishi (J5)
Leader: Kotoshoho (8-2)
Of note: As the first promotion so far, that means Kotoshoho will return to the top tier in January from J1. Not returning is Kagayaki, who is now demoted from J3 at 2-8. Also likely one-and-done is Hitoshi, 1-9 at J11 has the September Makushita Champion probably going back down. His only hope is to win out.