Tokyo Joshi Pro announced today that NEW Princess Of Princess Champion Yuka Sakazaki will defend the title on 11/27 at Korakuen Hall, the promotion’s next major event. But for now the opponent has only been billed as TBA but with one big teaser-it will be a foreigner making their first ever trip to Japan. So it could be from All Elite Wrestling or Pro Wrestling EVE, but that rules out Hikaru Shida, Thunder Rosa, Willow Nightingale, Alex Windsor, Leah O’Reilly and Max The Impaler among other potential notable names from both the US and England, and also another potential rematch with Shoko Nakajima (who Sakazaki beat to win the title earier this month) and Miyu Yamashita (the only other 3-time champion). Time to research for perhaps some Serena Dirty Deebs or maybe a Tony! Toni! Tone! Storm is on the horizon…
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New Japan 10/26/22 Results
New Japan continued the BATTLE AUTUMN ’22 Tour today with the first of back-to-back cheering events allowed, that also would finish setting the Quarterfinals of the NJPW WORLD TV Championship.
Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese. This was a Samurai! TV broadcast.
The announced paid attendance was 700, a legit sellout. Reduced capacity due to vocal cheering allowed.
There was a last-minute change to the card because DOUKI was removed shortly before the event began. Fever. Rapid test for coronavirus was negative but kept out as a precaution. He was to have teamed with El Desperado & Taichi to face Gedo, Taiji Ishimori & KENTA. Gedo was also removed as a result.
Match 1: Gideon Gray & Aaron Henare beat Kosei Fujita & Yuto Nakashima. Henare pinned Fujita after Rampage.
Match 2: Alex Zayne, Tiger Mask & David Finlay beat TAKA Michinoku, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Zack Sabre Jr. Zayne pinned TAKA after Cinnamon Twist.
Match 3: Hikuleo & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Dick Togo & EVIL. Hikuleo pinned Togo after a chokeslam. Afterwards, Hikuleo called out Karl Anderson.
Match 4: Taiji Ishimori & KENTA beat El Desperado & Taichi. KENTA pinned Taichi after a low blow.
Match 5: Hiromu Takahashi & SANADA beat Master Wato & Togi Makabe. SANADA pinned Makabe with O’Connor Bridge.
Match 6: Francesco Akira, TJP & Jeff Cobb beat Titan, BUSHI & Tetsuya Naito. Akira pinned BUSHI after 2/2 (a combined sandwich-type Fireball with TJP).
Match 7: NJPW WORLD TV Title Tournament: Toru Yano beat Great-O-Khan. The Great Muta (Keiji Muto) appeared to help Yano win.
Main Event: NJPW WORLD TV Title Tournament: Ren Narita beat Tomohiro Ishii. As a result, Narita will face Yano in the Quarterfinals.
The next event is tomorrow with the start of the tournament Quarterfinals. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.
DEVELOPING: New Japan-Karl Anderson Update (Updated)
New Japan’s English website has provided an update on Karl Anderson and the NEVER Openweight Championship, which he is to defend on 11/5 against Hikuleo in Osaka. Those plans have been thrown in disarray because Anderson & Doc Gallows have seemingly returned to WWE and are now advertised for an 11/5 event in Saudi Arabia. New Japan has attempted to contact Anderson over the last several days but he has not responded. The promotion’s stance is Anderson defends or he will be forced to vacate the title and return the belt immediately.
More as it becomes available.
UPDATE: Anderson has responded on Twitter, saying he will not vacate the title and will defend the belt on his own time and NJPW should contact his booker/agent…who is Gallows according to Anderson.
BREAKING: Top AEW Guys to NJPW in November
Breaking news via New Japan’s Japanese website: IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions FTR are headed to Japan “urgently” for the first time. They have been added to 11/5 at Osaka Prefectural Gym, while no potential opponent has been announced it sounds like it’s going to be for the titles. FTR first will try to earn a shot at the AEW Tag Team Championship tomorrow on AEW Dynamite.
More as it becomes available.
New Japan News: IWGP Women’s Title Final Set
Based on what happened in Stardom this past weekend, we now know who will be in the finals of a tournament to crown the inaugural IWGP Women’s Champion…Mayu Iwatani & KAIRI (Kairi Hojo, formerly Kairi Sane in WWE). Iwatani won the Stardom side of the bracket by beating Utami Hayashishita. KAIRI won the International side by beating Jazzy Gabert (Alpha Female). They will meet for the title on 11/20 and the winner will first defend at Tokyo Dome on 1/4.
Just an early heads-up for those who want to watch the New Japan/Stardom crossover event live on 11/20: IT IS A PPV. Not included with New Japan World subscription so you first have to subscribe then you can buy the PPV. Start time is listed as 3 AM ET/midnight PT however these will be moved up an hour due to the time change on 11/6 in the US. So it likely will be 2 AM ET/11 PM PT.
Tokyo Joshi Pro 10/24/22 Results
Tokyo Joshi Pro ran a special WRESTLE UNIVERSE members-only event today, with admission only available to members of the DDT Group’s official fan club (do you subscribe to the WRESTLE UNIVERSE streaming service? Yes? Then you’re a member!). This was all about comedy matches and entertainment.
Today’s event was held at Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo and should be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date (probably Thursday). There was no live broadcast.
The announced paid attendance was 162, a super full house/very near sellout.
Before the show began…oh no, Miyu Yamashita is MIA! Airplane troubles on her return from Spain. Will she make it in time for her match?
Match 1: In a Children’s Lunch Cooking Match Showdown, with the winner declared by referee/judge Daisuke Kiso, Yuka Sakazaki beat Miu Watanabe by decision.
Match 2: In a Werewolf Match, where eliminated wrestlers apparently became “citizens” instead of werewolves, Kaya Toribami beat Shoko Nakajima, Maki Itoh & Yuki Aino in a 4-way elimination match. Order of elimination: Aino by Nakajima & Toribami, Nakajima by Itoh. Apparently something happened to eliminate Itoh and Toribami won.
Story time with ring announcer Sayuri Nanba & Neko Haruna. And during all this, Yamashita made it to the venue! Fortunately she had her ring gear on under her clothing, so right to…
Match 3: Miyu Yamashita beat Neko Haruna. It went just 100 seconds.
Match 4: In a Dog Lovers vs. Cat Lovers Army Settlement Battle 3 Falls Match, Dog Lovers (Yuki Kamifuku, Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo) vs. Cat Lovers (Hyper Misao, Nao Kakuta & Mahiro Kiryu) ended in a Draw. Match progress: In a 1 Count Fall match, Noa beat Kiryu. In a “Nyan” Count Fall match, Misao beat Endo. In the settlement match (normal rules, no time limit), Kamifuku vs. Kakuta went to a no contest. Neko Haruna out of control. Draw (1-1).
Main Event: In a Costume Change Match, Rika Tatsumi, Suzume & Moka Miyamoto beat Mizuki, Raku & Pom Harajuku. Tatsumi pinned Harajuku after Twist Of Fate. Everyone dressed up and dod their hair to look like other wrestlers and not their usual selves…except perhaps Harajuku because that’s part of her comedy gimmick.
The next event is “The Mountain Top 2022” Saturday at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka. The main event will be International Princess Champion Miu Watanabe vs. Moka Miyamoto for the title and All Eite Wrestling star Willow Nightingale will make her Japan debut. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Friday at 11 PM ET/8 PM PT.
All-Japan 10/23/22 Results (Updated)
All-Japan continued the Flag-Raising Series tour today with a mid-major event featuring 3 title matches.
Today’s event was held at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.
The announced paid attendance was 689.
Match 1: Yoshitatsu & TAJIRI beat Izanagi & Black Menso-re. Yoshitatsu pinned Menso-re after Cockroach Driver 2022.
Match 2: Jun & Rei Saito beat Yuji Nagata (New Japan) & Yuma Anzai. Jun Saito pinned Anzai after Cobra Clutch Slam.
Match 3: All-Asia Tag Team Champions Hikaru Sato & Dan Tamura beat Yusuke Kodama & Seigo Tachibana to retain the titles. Tamura pinned Tachibana after Death Valley Bomb. V1 for the champs.
Match 4: T-Hawk, El Lindaman, Issei Onitsuka & Shigehiro Irie (GLEAT) beat Jake Lee, Yuma Aoyagi, Hokuto Omori & Ryo Inoue. Onitsuka pinned Inoue after a spear.
Match 5: Takao Omori, Shuji Ishikawa & The Bodyguard beat Kento Miyahara, Rising Hayato & Uji Shiiba. Bodyguard beat Shiiba with a camel clutch.
Match 6: All-Japan World Jr. Heavyweight Champion Atsuki Aoyagi beat Minoru to retain the title. V2 for Aoyagi.
Main Event: Suwama & KONO beat All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Shotaro Ashino & Ryuki Honda to win the titles. Suwama & KONO become the 92nd All-Japan World Tag Team Champions. Suwama pinned Ashino after a backdrop.
The next event is 10/30 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin Saturday at 11 PM ET/8 PM PT.
UPDATE: All-Japan has announced vocal cheering will be allowed on 10/30. Also, Seigo Tachibana has changed his name to O Hanabatakemasa. He will debut under the new name Sunday when he challenges GAORA TV Champion Toshizo for the title.
New Japan 10/23/22 Results (Updated)
New Japan continued the BATTLE AUTUMN ’22 Tour today with a return to TV, headlined by a NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Title match.
Today’s event was held at New Aomori Sports Park Maeda Arena in Aomori and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.
The announced paid attendance was 1530.
Match 1: DOUKI beat Kosei Fujita by submission.
Match 2: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Yuto Nakashima & Alex Zayne. Kanemaru beat Nakashima with a figure 4.
Match 3: Aaron Henare, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb beat Ryohei Oiwa, Toru Yano & Togi Makabe. Henare pinned Oiwa after Rampage.
Match 4: YOSHI-HASHI, Tomohiro Ishii & Hirooki Goto beat Ren Narita, Tiger Mask & David Finlay. YOSHI-HASHI pinned TM 4 after Karma.
Match 5: TAKA Michinoku, El Desperado & Taichi beat Gedo, Taiji Ishimori & KENTA. Taichi pinned Gedo after a Yokozuna-type raised elbow.
Match 6: Hiromu Takahashi & SANADA beat Master Wato & Tomoaki Honma. SANADA beat Honma with Skull End.
Match 7: Titan, BUSHI & Tetsuya Naito beat Gideon Gray, Francesco Akira & TJP. BUSHI pinned Gray after Angel Immortal.
Main Event: NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Champions Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & RVIL beat Ryusuke Taguchi, Hikuleo & Hiroshi Tanahashi to retain the titles. Sho pinned Taguchi after Shock Arrow. V1 for the champs.
The next event is Wednesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. Both Wednesday’s & Thursday’s events will be Samurai! TV broadcasts in Japan.
UPDATE: Several hours after the event, the Twitter fan vote closed for the stip for Friday’s KOPW 2022 Trophy match between Shingo Takagi & El Phantasmo in New York City. With 17,000 votes cast, roughly 13,500 on the Japanese poll and 3500 on the English poll, Phantasmo won 55.1% to 44.9% for Takagi, so it will be a Street Fight (No DQ, Falls Count Anywhere). Takagi proposed a Last Daddy Standing (Last Man Standing) match.
DDT Pro Wrestling “God Bless DDT 2022” Results (10/23/22)
DDT runs their monthly major event today and it’s both running back from what happened during KING OF DDT earlier this year and also potentially shaking up the landscape of the promotion. First, if you are an early bird you could witness the end of those despicable Pheromons…or perhaps what is going to be the most disastrous day in the history of CyberFight Corporation (in a very hilarious only-DDT way). Then at the end, KO-D Openweight Champion Kazusada Higuchi defends the title against his former Eruption factionmate and leader Yukio Sakaguchi, who win or lose wants Higuchi back in the faction after the match along with new teammates Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida. And today is also Higuchi’s birthday. Will the new flagbearer of DDT abide by his former partner’s demands?
Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. Voice actor Takayuki Kondo will be a special guest on commentary. There will be a pre-show dark match scheduled for 30 minutes before the event begins. Including this, I anticipate today’s event having a total runtime of about 3 hours.
Today’s lineup:
Pre-show: Danshoku Dieno & Yuki Iino vs. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Makoto Oishi, Akito & Antonio Honda in a handicap match. If Pheromons lose, they must disband. But if they win, Iino becomes CyberFight Corporation President for a day
Main Show:
Kazuma Sumi Debut Match: Kazuma Sumi vs. Kazuki Hirata
Daisuke Sasaki, Minoru Fujita, MJ Pawl & KANON vs. Shuma Katsumata, Toui Kojima, Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani
HARASHIMA & Takeshi Masada vs. Takao Soma & Hikaru Machida
Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku vs. Osamu Nishimura, Shinichiro Kawamatsu & Yuki Ishida
Naomi Yoshimura, Yuji Hino & Chris Brookes vs. Tetsuya Endo, MAO & Yukio Naya
DDT Universal Champion Yuki Ueno vs. Koju Takeda for the title
KO-D Openweight Champion Kazusada Higuchi vs. Yukio Sakaguchi for the title
Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.
Updates below will begin at 9:50 PM ET/6:50 PM PT.
9:50 PM ET UPDATE: The stream has just launched. We should be going live in less than 10 minutes.
10 PM ET UPDATE: We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Your pre-show hosts are Ken Kato, Haruo Murata & Kagehiro Osano.
The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Vocal cheering is allowed so 50% max capacity, but based on advance ticket sales it could be a legit sellout. If not, it will be extremely close (at least 90%).
Pre-show dark match: Danshoku Dieno & Yuki Iino vs. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Makoto Oishi, Akito & Antonio Honda in a handicap match. No time limit
Result: Danshoku Dieno & Yuki Iino beat Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Makoto Oishi, Akito & Antonio Honda. Dieno pinned Takagi after GM Imabayashi turned on Takagi and hit him (weakly) with a chair. As a result, Iino will become CyberFight Corporation President for a day. That day will be November 1.
Pre-show concludes at 10:18 PM ET. Updates will resume when the main show matches begin in 15-20 minutes.
During the opening announcements, it is announced that DDT will be part of a Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) event on 3/31/23 at Ukrainian Cultural Center in Los Angeles, CA and also likely a standalone DDT event on 3/30/23. Joey Janela promo follows. It will be part of an event called The Collective and will feature DDT vs. GCW. Janela is still DDT Extreme Champion. Also, Takao Soma was announced as the new manager of the pro wrestling & sports bar “Dropkick”.
Main show begins now (10:30 PM ET). Your hosts are Haruo Murata, Kagehiro Osano & special guest Takayuki Kondo.
Match 1; Kazuma Sumi Debut Match: Kazuma Sumi vs. Kazuki Hirata. 30 minute time limit
Result; Kazuki Hirata beat Kazuma Sumi by submission. Unlike Takeshi Masada, Sumi had to make his debut in a comedy match. That being said, it was a solid debut and he showed great potential and agility. He has a bright future ahead.
Match 2: Daisuke Sasaki, Minoru Fujita, MJ Pawl & KANON vs. Shunma Katsumata, Toui Kojima, Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani. 30 minute time limit
Result: Daisuke Sasaki, Minoru Fujita, MJ Pawl & KANON beat Shunma Katsumata, Toui Kojima, Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani. KANON pinned Kojima after Sleepy Hollow. Afterwards, Sasaki & KANON with microphone. They teased a potential D-KING Grand Prix final between them.
Quick break for ring cleaning.
Match 3: HARASHIMA & Takeshi Masada vs. Takao Soma & Hikaru Machida. 30 minute time limit
Result: Takao Soma & Hikaru Machida beat HARASHIMA & Takeshi Masada. Machida pinned Masada.
GM Imabayashi brings out two outside women wrestlers whose names I didn’t catch. They will be the opponents for Saki Akai & Yuki Arai at Tokyo Dome City Hall on 12/29. Will try and update tomorrow with names. One is a champion in another promotion though as she was carrying a blue title belt.
Match 4: Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku vs. Osamu Nishimura, Shinichiro Kawamatsu & Yuki Ishida. 30 minute time limit
Result: Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku beat Osamu Nishimura, Shinichiro Kawamatsu & Yuki Ishida. Koroku beat Ishida with a cross armbar.
Match 5: Naomi Yoshimura, Yuji Hino & Chris Brookes vs. Tetsuya Endo, MAO & Yukio Naya. 30 minute time limit
Result: Naomi Yoshimura, Yuji Hino & Chris Brookes beat Tetsuya Endo, MAO & Yukio Naya. Brookes pinned Naya with a leg clutch rollup.
Akito joins commentary here.
Match 6: DDT Universal Champion Yuki Ueno vs. Koju Takeda for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: DDT Universal Champion Yuki Ueno beat Koju Takeda to retain the title. V2 for Ueno.
Main Event: KO-D Openweight Champion Kazusada Higuchi vs. Yukio Sakaguchi for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: KO-D Openweight Champion Kazusada Higuchi beat Yukio Sakaguchi to retain the title. V4 for Higuchi. Higuchi was busted open during the match, my first thought was perhaps a broken nose or close to it. Post-match, as far as Sakaguchi’s demand that Higuchi re-join Eruption win or lose, and bring the rest of Harimao (Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida) with him…it sounds like Higuchi refused. Harimao remains its own faction and Higuchi remains its leader and double champion as he still holds the KO-D Tag Team Championship with Yoshimura.
The next event is Wednesday at Shinjuku Face, which will be this month’s DDT FREE event. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.
UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 701, a legit sellout.
Saori Anou & Rika Kawabata are the opponents for Akai & Arai on 12/29. At this time it is, assuming AA Eye Candy are still the Tokyo Joshi Pro Princess Tag Team Champions at the time, a NON-TITLE match. Also announced for 12/29 is Higuchi defending the KO-D Openweight Championship against the D-KING Grand Prix winner, unless Higuchi wins the tournament. Then it’s TBA. Konosuke Takeshita was also announced for this event, suggesting that if reports of his returning to All Elite Wrestling are true, he’ll be back there for about 2 months.
Ganbare Pro 10/22/22 Results
Ganbare Pro ran a small house show event today, representing the final build to their next event and the next Spirit of Ganbare World Openweight Championship match.
Today’s event was held at Oji Basement MON*STAR in Tokyo and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.
The announced paid attendance was 84, a legit sellout. Remember it’s a VERY SMALL venue.
Match 1: Yumehito Imanari beat Yuki Kanzaki.
Match 2: Tyson Maeguchi beat Mizuki Watase by KO.
Match 3: In a Secret Captains Fall Elimination Match with over the top rope rules, where the match ended immediately when/if a captain was eliminated, Shinichiro Tominaga, HARUKAZE, Yuna Mizumori & Yoshiko Hasegawa beat Takao Soma, Yuna Manase, Moeka Haruhi & YuuRI. The captains were Tominaga & YuuRI. Order of elimination: Hasegawa by Manase, Haruhi by Tominaga, Soma by Tominaga, HARUKAZE by Manase, Mizumori by Manase, YuuRI by Tominaga. Because YuuRI was the captain, her team loses even though Manase was never eliminated.
Match 4: Keisuke Ishii beat Ken Ohka.
Main Event: Shuichiro Katsumura & Takaaki Iwasaki beat Hartley Jackson & Seiya Morohashi. Katsumura beat Morohashi with Triple 3 Lock.
The next event is 11/3 at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama with Jackson-Katsumura for the Spirit of Ganbare World Openweight Championship and Iwasaki’s final match in the promotion (expiring contract). Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin on 11/2 at 11 PM ET/8 PM PT.
