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AEW Rampage 9/23/22 Results

Here are the quick results from last night’s TAPED AEW Rampage in New York City:
In a No DQ Match, Darby Allin & Sting beat Buddy Matthews & Brody King. Sting pinned Matthews after a Scorpion Deathdrop after The Great Muta (Keiji Muto) appeared and hit a dragon screw on Matthews followed by his signature green mist to the face. During all this, Julia Hart fell off the ring apron and poorly went through a table at ringside.

Hook & Action Bronson beat 2.0. Double submission. Bronson apparently had a stip in his contract where he would take no bumps.

Samoa Joe & Wardlow beat Tony Nese & Josh Woods. Joe pinned Nese after a Muscle Buster. Squash. Afterwards, Smart Mark Sterling took 3 powerbombs from Wardlow.

Jungle Boy beat Rey Fenix. Afterwards, Christian Cage came out (arm in a sling) and that set up Luchasaurus for a sneak attack and destroying Jungle Boy.

Sammy Guevara beat Eddie Kingston by DQ (reversal of original decision). Kingston had won by ref stoppage (technical submission) with a stretch plum but refused to release the hold afterwards, so Kingston was DQ’d.

AEW TBS Champion Jade Cargill beat Diamante to retain the title. Squash. 38-0.

Adam Page won the Golden Ticket Battle Royal, last eliminating Rush. As a result, Page will face AEW World Champion Jon Moxley for the title on the 10/18 Dynamite (a Tuesday because of baseball playoffs on TBS). Unless MJF decides to cash in his Money In The Bank casino chip for a title shot before then.

In a Lights Out Match (unsanctioned, anything goes), Ricky Starks beat Powerhouse Hobbs.

No MJF cash-in despite the Dynamite main event teases.

Announced for Dynamite next week: Jericho Appreciation Society Championship Celebration and AEW World Champion Jon Moxley vs. Juice Robinson (New Japan Pro Wrestling/Impact Wrestling) in a NON-TITLE match. It’s billed as a World Title Eliminator so Robinson may get a future title shot if he wins. Also, Pro Wrestling NOAH, Muto/Muta’s home promotion in Japan, has announced Sting for what will be Muta’s final event on 1/22/23 in Osaka, Japan. The Forbidden Door perhaps opens further! (It should be noted Muto/Muta & Sting do have a long history together, dating back to at least WCW in the 1990s)

Sumo-September 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 14 Results (9/24/22) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 14 of the September 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita
Makuuchi (Top Tier):
Terutsuyoshi (M15) beat Hiradoumi (M16)
Chiyoshoma (M14) beat Yutakayama (M14)
Chiyotairyu (M11) beat Ichiyamamoto (M13)
Ryuden (M12) beat Takanosho (M10)
Myogiryu (M9) beat Kotoshoho (M11)
Tochinoshin (M8) beat Tsurugisho (M15)
Aoiyama (M7) beat Mitoryu (M16)
Wakamotoharu (M6) beat Oho (M13)
Sadanoumi (M5) beat Kotonowaka (M2)
Meisei (M2) beat Okinoumi (M12)
Tamawashi (M3) beat Tobizaru (M1)
Midorifuji (M1) beat Kotoeko (M9)
Ichinojo (K) beat ONosho (M7)
Kiribayama (K) beat Ura (M3)
Wakatakakage (S) beat Hokutofuji (M8)
Daieisho (S) beat Nishikigi (M4)
Takayasu (M4) beat Hoshoryu (S)
Takakeisho (O) beat NIshikifuji (M10)
Endo (M6) beat Mitakeumi (O)
Shodai (O) beat Takarafuji (M5)
Leader: Tamawashi (12-2), Takayasu (11-3). They face off on the final day. If Tamawashi wins, he is the Makuuchi Champion for the second time in his career (it would be his 4th overall championship). If Takayasu wins, then after the remaining matches they will have a tiebreaker rematch for the Championship. Takayasu is going for his first Emperor’s Cup and second overall Championhhip (he has one Makushita Championship in his career) as he looks to try and make his way back to Ozeki.

Juryo:
Gonoyama (J12) beat Fujiseium (Ms5)
Tokushoryu (J10) beat Daishoho (J8)
Kotokuzan (J7) beat Hokuseiho (J9). TOCHIMUSASHI JURYO YUSHO! Because of this result, Tochimusashi is the September Juryo Champion!
Akua (J6) beat Daiamami (J8)
Churanoumi (J6) beat Kaisho (J9)
Hidenoumi (J5) beat Chiyosakae (J11)
Kagayaki (J4) beat Takakento (J14)
Bushozan (J4) beat Shimazuumi (J10)
Atamifuji (J3) beat Tochimusashi (J14)
Kinbozan (J12) beat Tohakuryu (J3)
Kitanowaka (J11) beat Chiyonokuni (J2)
Azumaryu (J2) beat Oshoma (J13)
Enho (J7) beat Shimanoumi (J1)
Chiyomaru (J1) beat Tochimaru (J13)
CHAMPION: Tochimusashi (11-3). Despite the loss today, nobody can catch him because second place is 9-5. The former Kanno wins the Juryo championship in his second tier debut and will make a big jump up the rankings. He won’t reach the top tier but, depending on his final day result, will probably move up to Juryo 3 at best, maybe Juryo 5 at worst.

Asanoyama Watch: No match today. His final Makushita match will be tomorrow on the Final Day against Tochikodai, a Makushita 20 who is also 5-1. A win means Asanoyama finishes 6-1 and possibly will move into the top 5 of thw Makushita rankings in November. A loss means a 5-2 finish but he’ll still move up, probably to between Makushta 7-10. He will be promoted regardless and still have at least a chance to return to Juryo in January.

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling Results (9/24/22)

Tokyo Joshi Pro runs the final event today before WRESTLE PRINCESS 3, the promotion’s biggest event of the year (excluding March’s Ryogoku Kokugikan debut). The featured match is an 8-woman tag that will see Princess Of Princess Champion Shoko Nakajima and challenger Yuka Sakazaki on opposite sides before they face off again for the title on 10/9. However, there have been several last-minute changes to the event because Hyper Misao is now off. Coronavirus. She was to have been in the main event. Miu Watanabe is the replacement, which necessitated changing virtually the entire card. It was also previously announced that Mahiro Kiryu is out due to a shoulder injury.

Today’s event will be held at Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. There will be no commentary. With the card now single match heavy, and only 5 matches, this will be a short event with a likely running time of around 1 hour, 45 minutes and maybe as short as 90 minutes.

Today’s current lineup:
Suzume vs. Moka Miyamoto
Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh vs. Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo
Kaya Toribami vs. Yuki Kamifuku
Nao Kakuta vs. Neko Haruna
Shoko Nakajima, Rika Tatsumi, Miu Watanabe & Yuki AIno vs. Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki, Raku & Pom Harajuku

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We are LIVE from Ryogoku KFC hall in Tokyo, Japan. There is a table in the ring for the contract signing for the Princess Of Princess Championship match at WRESTLE PRINCESS 3. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Based on the initial applause it sounds on the small side, I’ll initially predict maybe 150.

The contract signing begins the event. This goes about 15 minutes.

Sayuri Namba brings out Mahiro Kiryu, who is out due to a shoulder injury.

The first match will begin at about midnight ET/9 PM PT (after the Up Up Girls performance finishes).

Match 1: Suzume vs. Moka Miyamoto. 15 minute time limit
Result: Suzume beat Moka Miyamoto

Match 2: Yuki Kamifuku vs. Kaya Toribami. 15 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Kamifuku beat Kaya Toribami

Match 3: Nao Kakuta vs. Neko Haruna. 15 minute time limit
Result: Nao Kakuta beat Neko Haruna

Match 4: Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh vs. Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo. 20 minute time limit
Result: Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh beat Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo. Itoh beat Endo with Itoh Punish.

Main Event: Shoko Nakajima, Rika Tatsumi, Miu Watanabe & Yuki AIno vs. Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki, Raku & Pom Harajuku. 30 minute time limit
Result; Shoko Nakajima, Rika Tatsumi, Miu Watanabe & Yuki Aino beat Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki, Raku & Pom Harajuku. Nakajima pinned Harajuku with a Northern Lights suplex hold.

The next event is WRESTLE PRINCESS 3 on 10/9 at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo.

UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 219.

Ganbare Pro 9/23/22 Results (2 Events)

Ganbare Pro ran a split doubleheader today of two separate events just a few hours apart.

Today’s events were held at Oji Basement MON*STAR in Tokyo and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

Event 1:
The announced paid attendance was 72, a full house/near sellout. This is a very small venue.
Match 1: Shuichiro Katsumura beat Yuki Ishida.

Match 2: Yumehito Imanari, Yuna Manase & YuuRI beat Ken Ohka, Moeka Haruhi & HARUKAZE. Manase pinned HARUKAZE after Suzuki Dynamic.

Match 3: Takao Soma beat Yuki Kanzaki.

Match 4: Jun Masaoka beat Shinichiro Tominaga by submission.

Main Event: Takaaki Iwasaki & Mizuki Watase beat Keisuke Ishii & Tyson Maeguchi. Watase pinned Maeguchi after a vertical drop brainbuster.

Event 2:
The announced paid attendance was 85, a legit sellout.

Match 1: Keisuke Ishii beat Toui Kojima.

Match 2: Moeka Haruhi & HARUKAZE beat Miyuki Takase & Yoshiko Hasegawa. HARUKAZE pinned Hasegawa after Haruichiban.

Match 3: Yuna Manase beat YuuRI.

Match 4: Takaaki Iwasaki & Yuki Kanzaki beat Shuichiro Kawamatsu & Shinichiro Tominaga. Iwasaki pinned Tominaga with a backdrop hold.

Main Event; Ken Ohka & Yumehito Imanari beat Takao Soma & Mizuki Watase. Ohka pinned Watase after a spear.

The next event is 10/2 at Itabashi Green Hall in Tokyo with Spirit of Ganbare World Openweight Champion Hartley Jackson vs. Yuna Manase for the title. At this time there is no live broadcast scheduled.

Impact Wrestling “Victory Road 2022” Results (9/23/22)

Impact Wrestling runs their last monthly PPV/premium event before their major “Bound For Glory” PPV in a couple weeks tonight, “Victory Road” which serves as the last live go-home event for the major PPV. Although there is only one title match scheduled, there are still plenty of big matches on the card with at least 7 matches currently scheduled.

Today’s event will be held at Skyway Studios in Nashville, TN and can be watched LIVE on Impact+ (subscription required) or on YouTube if you are an Ultimate Insider subscriber. Impact+ costs &7.99/month of $71.99/year while Ultimate Insider costs $4.99/month if you subscribe through the YouTube website. Otherwise costs may vary. If you are not a subscriber, the event is also available on FITE for $9.99-you get the live broadcast and unlimited on demand replays with purchase. There also will be a FREE 30-minute pre-show on YouTube with 2 matches scheduled.

Tonight’s current lineup (subject to change):
Tasha Steelz vs. Killer Kelly
Mickie James vs. Gisele Shaw (like with every match now, James will retire if she loses)
Josh Alexander, Heath & Rich Swann vs. Eddie Edwards & The OGK
X Division Triple Threat Revolver Match. Participants: Frankie Kazarian, Kenny King, Laredo Kid, Alex Zayne, Mia Yim, Black Taurus, Trey Miguel, Yuya Uemura. The winner gets an X Division Championship shot at Bound For Glory
Impact X Division Champion Mike Bailey vs. Delirious for the title
Impact Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace vs. Max The Impaler in a Pick Your Poison NON-TITLE Match
Sami Callihan vs. Moose & Steve Maclin in a 3-way Barbed WIre Massacre

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Updates below will begin at 7:30 PM ET/4:30 PM PT.

Click below to watch the FREE Pre-Show on YouTube (scheduled to begin at 7:30 PM ET/4:30 PM PT):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSMrXXBnetQ

7:30 PM ET UPDATE: Live updates begin below.

We are LIVE from Skyway Studios in Nashville, TN. Your hosts are Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt.

Pre-Show:
Match 1: Ace Austin, Chris Bey & Juice Robinson vs. 3 jobbers
Result: Ace Austin, Chris Bey & Juice Robinson beat 3 jobbers.
Grade: Squash

Match 2: Tasha Steelz vs. Killer Kelly
Result: Tasha Steelz beat Killer Kelly by DQ. Ref assault. She snapped after Steelz used a chain and, after using it on Steelz, Kelly rear naked choked the ref with it.
Grade: B-

End Pre-Show. Updates will resume momentarily (switching to FITE for PPV).

PPV:
Match 1: Impact X Division Champion Mike Bailey vs. Delirious for the title
Result: Impact X Division Champion Mike Bailey beat Delirious to retain the title.
Grade: B+

Commentary mentions an exclusive aBay auction going on now to help raise funds for Joe Doering, who is out battling a recurrence of brain cancer. All proceeds from the auction go to help Doering.

Non-PPV Impact news: The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) are done in the promotion for now. Headed back to New Japan Pro Wrestling for a while.

Honor No More promo.

Match 2: PCO & VIncent vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)
Result: Motor City Machine Guns beat PCO & Vincent. Shelley pinned Vincent.
Grade: C+

Match 3: The Last Rodeo Continues-Mickie James vs. Gisele Shaw. James will retire if she loses
Result: Mickie James beat Gisele Shaw
Grade: B-

Match 4: Triple Threat Revolver Match. The winner faces Mike Bailey for the X Division Championship at Bound For Glory. 3 start, eliminations by pinfall or submission, a new wrestler enters after each elimination. Once the match is down to the last 3, it becomes a regular 3-way where the first pinfall or submission wins.
Order of entry: Mia Yim, Laredo Kid, Trey Miguel, Alex Zayne, Kenny King, Yuya Uemura, Frankie Kazarian, Black Taurus.
Order of elimination: Kid by Yim, Zayne by Yim, Yim by King, Uemura by Miguel, Miguel by Kazarian (last elimination before final 3, when it became a 1 fall 3-way).
Result: Frankie Kazarian beat Kenny King & Black Taurus by pinning King. As a result, Kazarian will face X Division Champion Mike Bailey for the title at Bound For Glory.
Grade: A (but Yim gets an A+ for her efforts)

Taya Valkyrie & Rosemary get a Knockouts Tag Team Championship match at Bound For Glory.

Bobby? Go Fish…Bobby Fish comes out. He apparently was just released from All Elite Wrestling, or is about to (expired/expiring contract). With microphone. He takes a thinly veiled shot at AEW & Warner Bros. Discovery with uncensored use of profanity among other things. He does note he doesn’t work here. Someone in the crowd shouts “Bobby Flay” and gets a “You F*cked Up” chant (it’s a very small crowd because the venue is very small-Impact used it for TV tapings during the pandemic). Fish says he’s here to pick a fight, which brings out Shera and Raj Singh. Singh with microphone. He tries to talk down Fish and gets “POS” chants. Fish says let them talk. Singh says Shera will gladly rip Fish’s head off. Singh tries to take a cheap shot at Fish to set up Shera for the ambush, but Fish gets the better of them…all while losing his shoe on a kick to Singh’s back before he makes Singh tap to Fish Hook before Shera drags him out. Fish brings up not needing both shoes to tap him out to wrap it up.
So from the AEW perspective, it sounds like Fish may either be heading to Impact soon or is at least setting the table. If nothing else it’s more Forbidden Door goodness.

Match 5: Josh Alexander, Heath & Rich Swann vs. Eddie Edwards & The OGK (Mike Bennett & Matt Taven)
Result: Eddie Edwards & The OGK beat Josh Alexander, Heath & Rich Swann. Edwards pinned Alexander after Die Hard Driver.
Grade: B

Match 6: Impact Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace vs. Max The Impaler in a Pick Your Poison NON-TITLE match. Max was picked as Grace’s foe by Masha Slamovich, who faces Grace for the title at Bound For Glory
Result: Jordynne Grace beat Max The Impaler
Grade: B-

Raven will be inducted into the Impact Hall of Fame at Bound For Glory.

Main Event: Sami Callihan vs. Moose & Steve Maclin in a 3-way Barbed Wire Massacre MatchResult: Steve Maclin beat Sami Callihan & Moose by pinning Callihan.
Grade: B- (absolute garbage hardcore, but damn it was fun)

Overall show grade: B
If you don’t keep up with Impact you may not get as much out of this as you otherwise would, but on it’s own this was a solid PPV and, at $5-10 depending on how you watch, an absolute bargain. Definitely worth the money and 2 1/2 hours. The Revolver match is must-see and also watch Bailey-Delirious, and check out Steelz-Kelly on the YouTube pre-show just for that match ending. These mid-major PPVs always seem to deliver a fantastic value and, even on demand, usually are worth watching.

End Show.

Sumo-September 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 13 Results (9/23/22) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 13 of the September 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita
Makuuchi (Top Tier):
Chiyotairyu (M11) beat Tsurugisho (M15)
Yutakayama (M14) beat Kotoshoho (M11)
Hiradoumi (M16) beat Kotoeko (M9)
Chiyoshoma (M14) beat Myogiryu (M9)
Yochinoshin (M8) beat Okinoumi (M12)
Mitoryu (M16) beat Onosho (M7)
Aoiyama (M7) beat Terutsuyoshi (M15)
Ryuden (M12) beat Endo (M6)
Sadanoumi (M5) beat Oho (M13)
Takarafuji (M5) beat Ichiyamamoto (M13)
Tamawashi (M3) beat Nishikifuji (M10)
Kotonowaka (M2) beat Takanosho (M10)
Meisei (M2) beat Midorifuji (M1)
Hokutofuji (M8) beat Tobizaru (M1)
Takayasu (M4) beat Kiribayama (K)
Ichinojo (K) beat Ura (M3)
Wakamotoharu (M6) beat Daieisho (S)
Hoshoryu (S) beat Nishikigi (M4)
Shodai (O) beat Mitakeumi (O)
Wakatakakage (S) beat Takakeisho (O)
Leader: Tamawashi (11-2). There is a chance Tamawashi can win the Emperor’s Cup tomorrow-he has to beat Tobizaru then Wakatakakage has to beat Hokutofuji and Hoshoryu has to beat Takayasu. If all of that happens, it’s over and Tamawashi will win his 2nd top-tier championship and 4th overall. If Tamawashi wins, then regardless of what happens tomorrow the worst he can do is be forced into a playoff.
Of note: A Sanyaku shakeup is coming as Daieisho will be demoted from Sekiwake due to taking his 8th loss. Abi and Ichinojo will be demoted as well (Abi likely because he missed the entire tournament due to injury) and Mitakeumi will be demoted to Sekiwake. This seems to open the door for Tobizaru and possibly Kotonowaka to be promoted to Komusubi. It can be argued the only reason Kotonowaka may not be there already is his forced withdrawal in July due to coronavirus protocols-he was 7-3 when he had to pull out. Tamawashi has a good chance as well regardless of what happens the last two days, at worst he’ll be at M1 in November.

Juryo:
Tsushimanada (Ms4) beat Gonoyama (J12)
Hokuseiho (J9) beat Oshoma (J13)
Chiyosakae (J11) beat Daiamami (J8)
Takakento (J14) beat Churanoumi (J8)
Kaisho (J9) beat Akua (J6)
Hidenoumi (J5) beat Daishoho (J8)
Bushozan (J4) beat Enho (J7)
Kinbozan (J12) beat Kagayaki (J4)
Tochimkusashi (J14) beat Tohakuryu (J3)
Kitanowaka (J11) beat Atamifuji (J3)
Azumaryu (J2) beat Kotokuzan (J7)
CHiyonokuni (J2) beat Shimazuumi (J10)
Chiyomaru (J1) beat Tokushoryu (J10)
Shimanoumi (J1) beat Tochimaru (J13)
Leader: Tochimusashi (11-2). Only Hokuseiho (9-4) still has a chance to catch Tochimusashi, and even then it would only force a playoff. If either Hokuseiho loses tomorrow to Kotokuzan or Tochimusashi beats Atamifuji, it’s over and Tochimusashi is the champion. Hokuseiho-Kotokuzan is scheduled before Tochimusashi-Atamifuji so the former Kanno will know his destiny before his match.

Lower tier notes: It’s all over in the lower tiers except Jonidan. As noted late last night, Otani is the Jonokuchi champion at 7-0, while Oshoumi is the Sandanme champion at 7-0, his second career championship and he has won 11 straight matches participated in (he was 4-0 in Jonidan in July before withdrawing due to coronavirus protocols). He has a chance to reach Makushita in November but at a Sandanme 78 he might be too far down. Daiseiryu is the Makushita champion at 7-0 after beating Yuki, which came after Asonoyama lost earlier in the day. This is Daiseiryu’s first career championship. He is at Makushita 36, which based on recent history likely won’t get him back to Juryo for the first tine since November 2017, but he’ll be close. He will probably be at around Makushita 6. In the Jonidan, Takahashi & Chindaigo are the only 7-0 wrestlers and likely will have a playoff on the final day.

Asanoyama Watch: No match today or tomorrow. That means his final match will be on the Final Day, when he will try to finish 6-1. That probably won’t be enough to jump from Makushita 15 to Juryo, but he will be in position to return to the second tier in January.

New Japan 9/23/22 Results (Updated)

New Japan ran the penultimate event of the BURNING SPIRIT Tour today, featuring a postponed title match from last weekend continuing the never-ending NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Championship feud between Chaos & House Of Torture. Never NEVER.

Today’s event was held at Takamatsu City General Gym 1 in Kagawa and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese.

The announced paid attendance was 915.

Match 1: Kosei Fujita beat Ryohei Oiwa.

Match 2: Hikuleo, Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale beat Gideon Gray, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb. Hikuleo pinned Gray after a chokeslam.

Match 3: KENTA & El Phantasmo beat BUSHI & Shingo Takagi. KENTA beat BUSHI with Game Over.

Match 4: Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito beat TAKA Michinoku, Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr. Takahashi pinned TAKA with Namelsss Hiromu Roll (countering jackpot now up to 1 million yen-about $7500 US).

Match 5: Bad Dude Tito, Shane Haste & Jonah beat Tomoaki Honma, Togi Makabe & Kazuchika Okada. Jonah pinned Honma after Torpedo.

Match 6: Jado, Toru Yano, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tama Tonga beat Taiji Ishimori, Doc Gallows, Karl Anderson & Jay White. Tanahashi pinned Gallows.

Match 7: In a Dog Cage Survival Match, where wrestlers could be temporarily eliminated by being locked up in dog cages located in each corner, Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL beat NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Champions Yoh, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto to win the titles. Sho, Takahashi & EVIL become the 24th NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Champions. EVIL pinned Yoh after EVIL.

Main Event: In an Elimination Match, The DKC, Master Wato, Ryusuke Taguchi & David Finlay beat Aaron Henare, Francesco Akira, TJP & Will Ospreay. Order of elimination: Wato, Akira, TJP, Taguchi, DKC, Ospreay, Henare. Finlay wins as last man left.

The tour-ender is Sunday at Kobe World Hall in Kobe. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET. The status of KUSHIDA for the event is uncertain after he missed today (hand, foot & mouth disease). While the condition isn’t serious, it can be contagious for up to 10 days so consider him questionable for now.
Also, while no official announcement was made, it appears the broadcast plans for next week’s events in England are ON DEMAND ONLY on New Japan World, no live broadcast. Next Saturday’s event is scheduled to begin at Noon ET/9 AM PT, with next Sunday’s event at 11 AM ET/8 AM PT. Additionally, for the 10/28 event in New York City, New Japan World will have the event in Japanese as a PPV for about $21 US plus monthly subscription fees if you are not a subscriber. The event will be available in English on FITE. At this time the 10/27 event will only be on FITE.

UPDATE: KUSHIDA is now off Sunday. He was to have teamed with Tama Tonga to face Jay White & Taiji Ishimori. Jado is the replacement.

Sumo-September 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 12 Results (9/22/22) (Top 2 Tiers) (Updated)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 12 of the September 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament from Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita
Makuuchi (Top Tier):
Okinoumi (M12) beat Yutakayama (M14)
Kotoshoho (M11) beat Myogiryu (M16)
Takanosho (M14) beat Chiyoshoma (M14)
Myogiryu (M9) beat Oho (M13)
Ryuden (M12) beat Kotoeko (M9)
Hiradoumi (M16) beat Tochinoshin (M8)
Chiyotairyu (M11) beat Aoiyama (M9)
Onosho (M7) beat Terutsuyoshi (M15)
Endo (M6) beat Ichiyamamoto (M13)
Tsurugisho (M15) beat Takarafuji (M5)
Wakamotoharu (M6) beat Tamawashi (M3)
Tobizaru (M1) beat Nishikifuji (M10)
Ura (M3) beat Midorifuji (M1)
Meisei (M2) beat Ichinojo (K)
Kiribayama (K) beat Kotonowaka (M2)
Takayasu (M4) beat Wakatakakage (S)
Daieisho (S) beat Sadanoumi (M5)
Hoshoryu (S) beat Shodai (O)
Takakeisho (O) beat Hokutofuji (M8)
Mitakeumi (O) beat Nishikigi (M4)
Leader: Tamawashi (10-2). 4 at 9-3
Of note: Mitoryu’s top tier debut will end with demotion back to Juryo as he took his 8th loss today. Ichonojo, the July champion, will again be demoted from Sanyaku as he took loss 8 today. Any chances Wakatakakage had of potential Ozeki promotion this tournament are now gone unless he can win the tournament, which at a best of 11-4 is unlikely. But that record would mean duplicating it or better in November could get him there in January. Takakeisho has assured himself of remaining a full-fledged Ozeki in November by getting his 8th win today.

Juryo:
Oshoma (J13) beat Daishomaru (Ms3)
Daishoho (J8) beat Tochimaru (J13)
Kinbozan (J12) beat Kotokuzan (J7)
Kitanowaka (J11) beat Akua (J6)
Churanoumi (J6) beat Chiyosakae (J11)
Takakento (J14) beat Hidenoumi (J5)
Tochimusashi (J14) beat Kagayaki (J4)
Tokushoryu (J10) beat Bushozan (J4)
Daiamami (J8) beat Atamifuji (J3)
Tohakuryu (J3) beat Hokuseiho (J9)
Chiyonokuni (J2) beat Gonoyama (J12)
Shimazuumi (J10) beat Azumaryu (J2)
Kaisho (J9) beat Shimanoumi (J1)
Enho (J7) beat Chiyomaru (J1)
Leader: Tochimusashi (10-2). There is a chance the former Kanno, in his Juryo debut, can clinch the Championship tomorrow on Day 13 if all of the following happen: Oshoma beats Hokuseiho, then Kinbozan beats Kagayaki, and finally Tochimusashi beats Tohakuryu. That would put Tochimusashi at 11-2 and those other 3, tied for 2nd at 8-4, at 8-5 with no hope of catching up. Regardless, if Tochimusashi wins tomorrow the worst he can do is have to go to a playoff on the final day.

Asanoyama Watch: As expected, no match today. No match tomorrow so his final match will come on either Day 14 or Day 15. Tomorrow’s key Makushita matches are Asonoyama vs. Hokaho and Yuma (who beat Asanoyama on Day 11) vs. Daiseiryu. If Asonoyama wins, he would face the Yuma-Daiseiryu winner in a playoff for the Makushita Championship. But if Asonoyama loses, Yuma-Daiseiryu is for the Championship.
The Sandanme Championship will be decided tomorrow as the only remaining 6-0 wrestlers, Wakanosho & Oshoumi, face off. The Jonidan Championship may be like Makushita because there are 3 left at 6-0, Takahashi & Nakahsima face off in the day’s final bout for either the Championship if Chiyodaigo loses earlier in the day, or a potential playoff if he wins. In the Jonokuchi, if Otani wins tomorrow he wins the Championship at 7-0. If he loses, there will either be a playoff or co-champions.

UPDATE: Early Day 13 update-Otani has won the Jonokuchi Championship with a perfect 7-0 mark. This was his Debut tournament and he wins a title for Miyagino beya and stablemaster Miyagino, the former Yokozuna Hakuho.

AEW Dynamite 9/21/22 Results (SPOILERS!)

Here are the quick results from tonight’s AEW Dynamite in New York City (SPOILERS for west feed viewers):

Chris Jericho beat ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli to become THE NEW ROH WORLD CHAMPION!

The Acclaimed beat AEW World Tag Team Champions Keith Lee & Swerve Strickland to become THE NEW AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS! Max Caster pinned Strickland after Mic Drop.

AEW All-Atlantic Champion Pac beat Orange Cassidy to retain the title.

AEW Interim Women’s Champion Toni Storm beat Britt Baker, Serena Deeb & Athena in a 4-way by pinning Baker to retain the title. After the match, Jamie Hayter came down and squashed any hints of breaking away from Baker to help beat down Storm until Saraya, the former Paige in WWE, appeared.

Jon Moxley beat Bryan Danielson by ref stoppage (technical submisison) to become THE NEW AEW WORLD CHAMPION! They teased MJF cashing in his “Money In The Back” casino chip for a title shot, which did not happen before the broadcast ended.

New Japan 9/21/22 Results (Updated)

After two cancelled events earlier this week and some potential uncertainty about today’s event due to severe weather in Japan from hurricanes (they call them typhoons), New Japan held today’s scheduled BURNING SPIRIT Tour event as planned.

Today’s event was held at Grand Messe Kumamoto in Kumamoto. There was no live on demand broadcast and on demand video will not be available.

The announced paid attendance was 1182. One match was changed because KUSHIDA was announced as off earlier in the week. Potential undiagnosed skin disease discovered during coronavirus testing earlier this week as he was to have missed Sunday’s event with a fever. He tested negative for the virus.

Match 1: Ryohei Oiwa beat Yuto Nakashima.

Match 2: KENTA, Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale beat Gideon Gray, Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan. Owens pinned Gray after C Trigger.

Match 3: Hikuleo & El Phantasmo beat BUSHI & Shingo Takagi. Hikuleo pinned BUSHI after a chokeslam.

Match 4: Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito beat TAKA Michinoku, Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr. Takahashi pinned TAKA with Nameless Hiromu Rull. And the jackpot if TAKA can counter was up to 400,000 yen (around $3150 US).

Match 5: Bad Dude Tito, Shane Haste & Jonah beat Tomoaki Honma, Togi Makabe & Kazuchika Okada. Tito pinned Honma after a spinning facebuster.

Match 6: Taiji Ishimori, Doc Gallows, Karl Anderson & Jay White beat Jado, Toru Yano, Tama Tonga & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Anderson pinned Yano after Magic Killer.

Main Event: Aaron Henare, Francisco Akira, TJP & Will Ospreay beat The DKC, Ryusuke Taguchi, Master Wato & David FInlay. Henare pinned DKC after Rampage.

The next event is Friday at Takamatsu City General Gym in Kagawa, which will include the NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Championship Dog Cage Survival Match scheduled for this past Sunday. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET. Both remaining events of the tour (this and then Sunday) will be back on the service live and on demand.

UPDATE: KUSHIDA is now off Friday. Hand, foot and mouth disease. Status for Sunday’s tour-ender is unknown at this time.

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