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All-Japan 11/29/23 Results

All-Japan ran Day 7 of the Real World Tag League today as the tournament enters the home stretch.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on drmand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 1039.

Match 1: Takao Omori, Yoshitatsu & Black Menso-re beat Minoru Tanaka, Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising Hayato by DQ. Tanaka DQ’d.

Match 2: Real World Tag League: Hayato Tamura & Galeno Del Mal beat Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana. Tamura pinned Tachibana after a lariat.

Match 3: Real World Tag League: Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani beat Cyrus & Ryan Danielson. Okatani pinned Danielson after Quetzalcoatl. Saki Akai was backstage for this match.

Match 4: Jr. Battle Of Glory: Ryo Inoue beat Hikaru Sato.

Match 5: Jr. Battle Of Glory: Natuki Doi beat Fuminori Abe.

Match 6: Jr. Battle Of Glory: Koji Iwamoto beat Dan Tamura.

Match 7: Real World Tag League: Shuji Ishikawa & Ren Ayabe beat Katsuhiko Nakajima & Hokuto Omori. Ishikawa pinned Omori after Splash Mountain.

Match 8: Suwama & Hideki Suzuki beat Ryuki Honda & Yuma Anzai. Suzuki beat Anzai with Legal Stretch.

Main Event: Real World Tag League: Kento Miyahara & Yuma Anzai beat Jun & Rei Saito. Aoyagi pinned Jun Saito after THE FOOL.

Each team has 2 or 3 matches left before the Finals, and it’s now Nakajima/Omori still leading despite their first loss today and Miyahara/Aoyagi in 2nd with the Saitos taking their 2nd straight loss.

With one match left for everyone, Jr. Battle Of Glory is up for grabs with everyone else still having a chance at 5-6 points but it’s Abe in the lead with 7 points.

The next event is Saturday at Item Ehime in Ehime. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin Friday at 9 PM PT/midnight ET. Live results are scheduled.

Sumo-November 2023 Hoshitori & Notes

With the November 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament now in the books, here is the final Hoshitori (Banzuke with records) for the top 2 tiers and some early January ranking notes & thoughts:

Continue reading “Sumo-November 2023 Hoshitori & Notes”

DEVELOPING: TJPW USA Card Change

In a social media post just made moments ago, Tokyo Joshi Pro has announced a change to their US event on 12/14 in Los Angeles, co-promoted with PRESTIGE: Johnnie Robbie is now off due to an undisclosed injury. She was to have teamed with Janai Kai to face Hikari Noa & Nao Kakuta. Shazza McKenzie is the replacement.

Stardom 11/28/23 Results

Stardom continued their constant stretch of near-daily recent events today with a major event in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date. (Update: A later date will be tomorrow)

The announced paid attendance was 1117.

Match 1: Ginan (?) beat Yuzuki. Yuzuki is a new wrestler who just debuted a couple weeks ago in NEW BLOOD, the promotion’s developmental series.

Taro Okada, incoming President of owner Bushiroad Corporation, made an appearance. He takes over Friday. Bushiroad is also the current owner of New Japan Pro Wrestling.

Match 2: It’s Fukigen (Kaori Yoneyama) beat Hina. This was to have been a 3-way with HANAKO, but she was removed due to Yuna Mizumori being out (injured) and being the replacement.

Match 3: Saori Anou beat HANAKO & Miyu Amasaki in a 3-way by pinning HANAKO. This was to have been Anou & Mizumori vs. Amasaki & Lady C but was changed due to Mizumori & C being injured.

Match 4: Starlight Kid, Ruaka & Natsuko Tora beat Koguma, Hanan & Saya Iida. Tora pinned Iida after Death Valley Bomb.

Match 5: World Of Stardom Title Challenger Tournament: Momo Watanabe beat Mina Shirakawa.

Match 6: World Of Stardom Title Challenger Tournament: Maika beat Ami Sohrei.

Match 7: Thekla vs. Scandinavian Hurricane went to a double countout.

Match 8: MIRAI & Syuri beat Mai Sakurai & Giulia. MIRAI pinned Sakurai after a lariat.

Match 9: Saya Kamitani, AZM & Utami Hayashishita vs. Megan Bayne, Mei Seira & Suzu Suzuki went to a 15 minute time limit draw.

Main Event: World Of Stardom Title Challenger Tournament Finals: Maika beat Momo Watanabe to win the tournament. As a result, Maika will face the winner of Saturday’s Suzu Suzuki vs. Hazuki match which is for a contract for a future title shot, currently held by Suzuki, on 12/29 at Ryogoku Kokugikan to determine the new champion.

The next event is STARDOM NAGOYA BIG WINTER 2023 Saturday at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya. 3 title matches ate scheduled including a New Japan STRONG Women’s Championship match. It will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date.

Injury Report: Another Sore Stardom Lady

And the injury pileup sadly continues…this time it’s Stardom with another casualty as they announced, during a full week of events last week including at Bushiroad Expo Asia in Singapore, Lady C was injured. Neck. Out at least 2 weeks including all events from today through 12/10 (8 total events). A tag match she was in today was changed to a 3-way, other changes pending.

More as it becomes available.

New Japan 11/28/23 Results

New Japan ran Day 7 of the World Tag League today, beginning the halfway point of the tournament as Block A starts their second half.

Today’s event was held at Nagoya International Conference Center Event Hall in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 960.

Pre-show Match: Callum Newman beat Katsuya Murashima.

Match 1: BUSHI, Zandokan Jr., Yota Tsuji & Shingo Takagi beat Gedo, Taiji Ishimori, Jack Bonza & Bad Luck Fale. Takagi pinned Gedo after Pumping Bomber.

Match 2: Master Wato, Minoru Suzuki & Yuji Nagata beat Jado, El Phantasmo & Hikuleo. Nagata beat Jado with Nagata Lock 2.

Match 3: DOUKI, Yuya Uemura & Taichi beat Ryusuke Taguchi, Alrx Zayne & Lance Archer. Uemura pinned Taguchi with a Kannuki Suplex Hold.

Match 4: Yoh, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Tiger Mask, Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr. Yoh pinned TM 4 after Toras Kick.

World Tag League:
Match 5: Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun beat Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin. Kaun pinned Kidd.
Match 6: HENARE & Great-O-Khan beat Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL. Khan pinned Takahashi after Eliminator.
Match 7: Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls. Yano pinned Haste.
Main Event: Ren Narita & Shota Umino beat Ryohei Oiwa & Kaito Kiyomiya. Umino pinned Oiwa after Death Rider. This match went 27 1/2 minutes (30 minute time limit).

Standing (Block A):
1-Narita/Umino, 3-1, 6 pts
2-Haste/Nicholls, 3-1, 6 pts
3-Yano/Ishii, 2-2, 4 pts
4-HENARE/Khan, 2-2, 4 pts
5-Coughlin/Kidd, 2-2, 4 pts
6-Kiyomiya/Oiwa, 2-2, 4 pts
7-Liona/Kaun, 1-3, 2 pts
8-Takahashi/EVIL, 1-3, 2 pts

The next event is tomorrow at Twin Messe Shizuoka North Building in Shizuoka. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

Injury Report: Yet Another One DDT’d (Updated)

The injuries in Japan keep piling up, including for DDT, and unfortunately they’ve just lost another wrestler. This time it’s Yuya Koroku. Left tricep and elbow. Happened at Sunday’s Korakuen Hall event. Out indefinitely but going to be long-term. This means he will be out of an upcoming All-Asia Tag Team Title challenge. DDT is consulting with the PWF (All-Japan Pro Wrestling) on what to do.

More as it becomes available.

UPDATE: For the All-Asia title match where Koroku was teaming with Yusuke Okada, DDT made the announcement today: Jun Akiyama is the replacement. That match is scheduled for 12/9 at Osaka Azalea Taisho in Osaka.

Injury Report: Yu Is Not Feeling GLEAT

Constant bad puns aside, GLEAT continues to get hit hard by constant injuries the last few months, today they reported Yu Iizuka is the latest casualty. Zygomatic fracture or, in simpler medical terms, face/facial trauma/fracture. Out a long time per their release, so likely several months or more. Upcoming card changes pending.

More as it becomes available.

Sumo-Early Post-Tournament News

Nikkan Sports reports the Nihon Sumo Kyokai (Japan Sumo Association) Yokozuna Deliberation Committee held a regular poat-tournament meeting today, here are some notes coming out:

Yokozuna Terunofuji is on the clock. According to comments from Chairman Masayuki Yamauchi (Professor Emeritus at the University Of Tokyo), Based on translation, he either must compete in January or the Council will take action. Any such action is non-binding but carries weight, starting with “encouragement” then “recommendation” and finally being all but forced to retire (Yokozuna can never be demoted to lower ranks). Terunofuji missed the last 3 tournaments including November despite participation in the October tour. Before the November Tournament it was reported by YouTuber Chris Sumo, a reliable English language source with inside connections, that per stablemaster Isegahama Terunofuji would compete in January.

Also, the Council reportedly is not happy with Hoshoryu, one of the 3 current Ozeki. In a late tournament match against Gonoyama (Margashira 4), Hoshoryu dragged the pre-match staredown/setup with a frozen stare lasting approximately 90 seconds, so long that NHK World Japan had to edit most of it out of their daily English language highlights program for time. While there is a little precedent given Hoshoryu is the nephew of bad boy Yokozuna Asashoryu, Yamauchi’s comments indicate that clearly hurt Hoshoryu’s chances of making Yokozuna, which may not happen anytime soon based on performance (he has 8 & 10 wins in 2 tournaments as Ozeki so far). Making Yokozuna is not just about winning tournaments, you also are expected to be of high moral character as a public face of sumo and being looked up to by all rikishi. Hoshoryu is known for his “stinky face” glare after some matches especially if he took pushes to the face. All indications ate he’ll be just like Asashoryu if he ever ascends to the highest rank as Chairman Hakkaku hopes for before he is forced to retire in a couple years (mandatory retirement age in sumo is 65) and ideally with healthy active Yokozuna.

While we wait for updated early ranking notes for January, it is being suggested that Ura, who finished 8-7 at M1, will be promoted to Komusubi for the first time in his career

Pro Wrestling NOAH 11/27/23 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH ran the 4th and penultimate episode of MONDAY MAGIC today.

Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The paid attendance has not yet bern announced but it appears to be a legit advance sellout, which would mean 450-500. No same-day tickets.

Match 1: YO-HEY beat Dragon Bane & Alejandro in a 3-way by pinning Bane.

Match 2: Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr., Titus Alexander & Hajime Ohara beat Jack Morris, Anthony Greene & LJ Cleary. Alexander pinned Cleary after Big Ugly.

Match 3: Kaito Kiyomiya, Ryohei Oiwa, Masa Kitamiya & Daiki Inaba beat Saxon Huxley, Timothy Thatcher, Vinny Massaro & ?. Kiyomiya pinned Massaro after Transformed Shining Wizard.

Match 4: Nagisa Nozaki Return Match: Nagisa Nozaki beat Miyuki Takase.

Match 5: HAYATA & Rising Hayato (All-Japan) beat Shuji Kondo & Junta Miyawaki. Hayato pinned Miyawaki after Sid Vicious. (HAYATA & Hayato. The team we never knew we needed)

Match 6: Ninja Mack beat GHC Hardcore Champion Masato Tanaka and Super Crazy in a 3-way by pinning Tanaka to win the title. Mack becomes the 11th GHC Hardcore Champion. (NOAH apparently is not recognizing the title’s prior history, billing Mack as the second champion)

Main Event: Kenoh & Satoshi Kojima beat Manabu Soya & Go Shiozaki. Kojima pinned Shiozaki after a lariat.

At some point The Great Muta also showed up and did weird Muta things…

The next event is NOAH THE BEST 2023 Saturday at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in English ONLY will begin Friday at 11 PM PT/Saturday at 2 AM ET. This is an ABEMA-exclusive broadcast in Japan.