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Sumo-September 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 4 & 5 Results (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the results from yesterday’s Day 4 and today’s Day 5 of the September 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi; S-Sekiwake; O-Ozeki; Y-Yokozuna; J-Juryo
Makuuchi (Top Tier):
Day 4:
Azumaryu (J2) beat Terutsuyoshi (M15)
Chiyoshoma (M14) beat Hiradoumi (M16)
Yutakayama (M14) beat Mitoryu (M16)
Ichiyamamoto (M13) beat Tsurugisho (M15)
Oho (M13) beat Okinoumi (M12)
Kotoshoho (M11) beat Ryuden (M12)
Nishikifuji (M10) beat Takanosho (M10)
Kotoeko (M9) beat Chiyotairyu (M11)
Hokutofuji (M8) beat Tochinoshin (M8)
Onosho (M7) beat Myogiryu (M9)
Wakamotoharu (M6) beat Endo (M6)
Sadanoumi (M5) beat Aoiyama (M7)
Takayasu (M4) beat NIshigiki (M4)
Ura (M3) beat Takarafuji (M5)
Ichinojo (K) beat Daieisho (S)
Hoshoryu (S) beat Kiribayama (K)
Wakatakakage (S) beat Midorifuji (M1)
Tobizaru (M1) beat Mitakeumi (O)
Tamawashi (M3) beat Shodai (O)
Takakeisho (O) beat Kotonowaka (M2)
Terunofuji (Y) beat Meisei (M2)

Day 5:
Mitoryu (M16) beat Hiradoumi (M16)
Atamifuji (J3) beat Yutakayama (M14)
Chiyoshoma (M14) beat Tsurugisho (M15)
Oho (M13) beat Terutsuyoshi (M15)
Okinoumi (M12) beat Ryuden (M12)
Kotoshoho (M11) beat Ichiyamamoto (M13)
Nishikifuji (M10) beat Chiyotairyu (M11)
Myogiryu (M9) beat Takanosho (M10)
Hokutofuji (M8) beat Kotoeko (M9)
Aoiyama (M7) beat Onosho (M7)
Endo (M6) beat Tochinoshin (M8)
Sadanoumi (M5) beat Takarafuji (M5)
Takayasu (M4) beat Wakamotoharu (M6)
Midorifuji (M1) beat Nishigiki (M4)
Kiribayama (K) beat Ichinojo (K)
Wakatakakage (S) beat Tobizaru (M1)
Hoshoryu (S) beat Daieisho (S)
Takakeisho (O) beat Meisei (M2)
Mitakeumi (O) beat Ura (M3)
Kotonowaka (M2) beat Shodai (O)
Tamawashi (M3) beat Terunofuji (Y). KINBOSHI! That’s the 7th career Gold Star Victory for Tamawashi! There is yet another Kinboshi chance tomorrow because Terunofuji’s next scheduled opponent is Ura.
Leader: Tamawashi, Hokutofuji, Oho (5-0)

Juryo:
Day 4:
Tochimusashi (J14) beat Oshoma (J13)
Gonoyama (J12) beat Takakento (J14)
Kinbozan (J12) beat Tochimaru (J13)
Chiyosakae (J11) beat Shimazuumi (J10)
Kitanowaka (J11) beat Tokushoryu (J10)
Hokuseiho (J9) beat Kaisho (J9)
Kotokuzan (J7) beat Daiamami (J8)
Daishoho )(J8) beat Enho (J7)
Akua (J6) beat Hidenoumi (J5)
Churanoumi (J5) beat Bushozan (J4)
Kagayaki (J4) beat Chiyonokuni (J2)
Shimanoumi (J1) beat Tohakuryu (J3)
Atamifuji (J3) beat Chiyomaru (J1)

Day 5:
Oshoma (J13) beat Takakento (J14)
Tochimaru (J13) beat Gonoyama (J12)
Kinbozan (J12) beat Kitanowaka (J11)
Tochimusashi (J14) beat Chiyosakae (J11)
Kaisho (J9) beat Tokushoryu (J10)
Hokuseiho (J9) beat Shimazuumi (J10)
Kotokuzan (J7) beat Daishoho (J8)
Churanoumi (J6) beat Daiamami (J8)
Enho (J7) beat Hidenoumi (J5)
Kagayaki (J4) beat Akua (J6)
Bushozan (J4) beat Chiyonokuni (J2)
Tohakuryu (J3) beat Chiyomaru (J1)
Azumaryu (J2) beat Shimanoumi (J1)
Leader: Churanoumi, Tochimusashi (5-0)

Asanoyama Watch: The former Ozeki, now at Makushita 15, went to 2-0 on Day 4 with an easy win against Tochikamiyama yesterday. That’s 9 straight wins since his post-suspension comeback began in July. No match today. Next match is tomorrow on Day 6 against Hokutenkai.

AEW Dynamite 9/14/22 Results

Here are the quick results from last night’s AEW Dynamite in Albany, NY:

I was unable to watch the show due to a prior scheduling commitment.

AEW World Title Tournament: Jon Moxley beat Sammy Guevara.

MJF promo. His new group is called Stokely Hathaway & The Firm. Temporary.

Jungle Boy beat Jay Lethal by submission. Jungle Boy had an open contract for a match.

Powerhouse Hobbs beat a jobber. Instant Squash.

AEW World Tag Team Champions Keith Lee & Swerve Strickland beat Lucha Bros to retain the titles. Lee pinned Penta El Zero M.

Pac interview interrupted by Orange Cassidy laying him out.

Serena Deeb & Britt Baker beat Toni Storm & Athena. Deeb pinned Storm after steel chair use.

AEW World Title Tournament: Bryan Danielson beat Chris Jericho by submission.

Next week in NYC: Moxley-Danielson for the AEW World Title, Lee/Strickland vs. The Acclaimed for the Tag Team Titles, Storm vs. Baker, Deeb & Athena in a 4-way for the Interim Women’s Title and Pac vs. Cassidy for the AEW All-Atlantic Championship. Also, it appears next week’s Rampage in NYC will be expanded to 2 HOURS.

Friday on Rampage: Hook & Action Bronson vs. 2.0 (Matt Menard & Angelo Parker), Darby Allin vs. Matt Hardy (unofficial but hinted at), Danhausen vs. Ethan Page (unofficial but hinted at) and ROH TV Champion Samoa Joe vs. Josh Woods for the title.

In other news, Abadon was announced as heading to Japan this week for a Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling event tomorrow, but DDT has announced that appearance is now off. Visa issues.

New Japan 9/15/22 Results

New Japan continued the BURNING SPIRIT Tour with another non-televised house show today.

Today’s event was held at Kirin Beverage Shunan Sports Center in Yamaguchi. There was no live broadcast and no on demand video will be available.

The announced paid attendance was 789.

Match 1: Yuto Nakashima beat Ryohei Oiwa.

Match 2: Togi Makabe, Yoh, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Dick Togo, Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL. Yoh pinned Togo after Direct Drive.

Match 3: The DKC, Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Gideon Gray, Francesco Akira & TJP. Wato pinned Gray after No. 9.

Match 4; Aaron Henare, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb beat Gedo, Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale. Henare beat Gedo with Ultima.

Match 5: Hikuleo, KENTA & Taiji Ishimori beat Jado, Hiroshi Tanahashi & KUSHIDA. KENTA pinned Jado.

Match 6: BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA & Tetsuya naito beat TAKA Michinoku, SOUKI, Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr. Takahashi pinned TAKA with Nameless Hiromu Roll. Apparently there’s some kind of bet/gimmick going where if TAKA can escape or counter it, he’ll win a growing jackpot from Takahashi, now at around $1500 US.

Main Event: Tomoaki Honma, Toru Yano & Kazuchika Okada beat Bad Dude Tito, Shane Haste & Jonah. Okada pinned Tito after Rainmaker.

The next event is Saturday at Ichiki Kushikino City General Gym in Kagoshima. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 9/15/22 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the STAR NAVIGATION 2022 Tour today with the first half of a Tokyo doubleheader, beginning a quick 2-week sprint to the next Keiji Muto Retirement Road event on 9/25.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNVIERSE in Japanese. The live broadcast was only on ABEMA. You can also watch the first 3 matches FOR FREE on YouTube. Skip to about the 33 minute mark of the replay if you want to jump ahead to the start of the matches.

The announced paid attendance was 538.

Before the event, the promotion announced a change to the card because Yuya Susumu was a late removal from the event. Cervical sprain. Out at least 3 weeks-he will miss the rest of this month’s events, then there’s a one week break before the October schedule begins.

Match 1: Taishi Ozawa Debut Match-Yoshiki Inamura beat Taishi Ozawa. Ozawa is the first rookie to debut in NOAH since Yasutaka Yano.

Match 2: Super Crazy beat Kai Fujimura.

Match 3: Masato Tanaka & Shuhei Taniguchi beat Naomichi Marufuji & Mohammed Yone. Tanaka pinned Yone after Sliding D.

Match 4: Dragon Bane, Alpha Wolf, Extreme Tiger & Alejandro beat Shuji Kondo, Tadasuke, Hajime Ohara & Hi69. Tiger pinned Ohara after a reverse face bomb.

Match 5: Takashi Sugiura, Satoshi Kojima & Masaaki Mochizuki beat Hideki Suzuki, Timothy Thatcher & Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. Kojima pinned Wagner after Western Lariat.

Match 6: HAYATA, Yoshinari Ogawa & Chris Ridgeway beat Atsushi Kotoge, Seiki Yoshioka & YO-HEY. HAYATA pinned Kotoge after 403 Impact.

Main Event: Kaito Kiyomiya, Jack Morris, Masa Kitamiya & Daiki Inaba beat Kenoh, Masakatsu Funaki, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Manaby Soya. Kitomiya pinned Kenoh after a transformed Shining Wizard. Expected pre-major title match building outcome where the challenger beats the champion in a tag match.

The (finally) tour-ender is tomorrow. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

DDT 9/14/22 News (Updated)

Time for a roundup of recent DDT news:
This past weekend in JCW in the US, DDT Extreme Champion Joey Janela successfully defended the title against Beastman in a Body Slam Challenge match. The rule was the first to successfully bodyslam your opponent wins, and Janela managed that. V3 for Janela. Video of the entire event may be available on the Game Changer Wrestling YouTube channel (it was a free livestream).
Former AEW Women's World Champion Riho will be part of Tokyo Joshi Pro's major WRESTLE PRINCESS 3 event on 10/9 at Tokyo Dome City Hall. This is expected to be TJPW's biggest event of the year, although a case can be made for GRAND PRINCESS in March when they ran Ryogoku Kokugikan for the first time.
Ganbare has announced two new events for November-an 11/3 holiday matinee at Yokohama Radiant Hall (11/2 US time) and 11/19 at 2AW Square in Chiba.
The full card for DDT on 10/8 in Chiba was announced and is headlined by a KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship match and two DDT-ONLY WE crossover tag matches. One is an intergender tag of Shunma Katsumata & Saki Akai vs. Hibiscus Mii & Kaji Tomato.

UPDATE: AEW star Abadon, previously announced for the 9/16 TJPW event, is now off that event. Visa issues. She was to have faced Moka Miyamoto. Mei Suruga is the replacement. Refunds will be offered. Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh will also miss the event. Both are on another international excursion.

BREAKING: New Japan Adds 2nd NYC October Event

New Japan has just announced a second October event for New York City-because their 10/28 return sold out almost instantly (only a few tickets left), they have just added a special Halloween event on 10/27. That event will be held at Piccadilly Times Square in NYC. Tickets go on sale Friday but mailing list subscribers can get tickets early beginning tomorrow at 10 AM ET/7 AM PT.
The 10/27 event, and likely 10/28 also, will be available as a PPV on FITE as part of a special bundle pack. Details TBA.

Sumo-September 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 3 Results (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from Day 3 of the September 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament from Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusibi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo
Makuuchi (Top Tier):
Tsurugisho (M15) beat Chiyonokuni (J2)
Hiradoumi (M16) beat Yutakayama (M14)
Chiyoshoma (M14) beat Mitoryu (M16)
Ichiyamamoto (M13) beat Terutsuyoshi (M15)
Oho (M13) beat Ryuden (M12)
Okinoumi (M13) beat Kotoshoho (M11)
Takanosho (M10) beat Chiyotairyu (M11)
Myogiryu (M9) beat Nishikifuji (M10)
Tochinoshin (M8) beat Kotoeko (M9)
Hokutofuji (M8) beat Aoiyama (M7)
Onosho (M7) beat Endo (M6)
Wakamotoharu (M6) beat Takarafuji (M5)
Takayasu (M4) beat Sadanoumi (M5)
Tamawashi (M3) beat NIshigiki (M4)
Hoshoryu (S) beat Ichinojo (K)
Kiribayama (K) beat Wakatakakage (S)
Ura (M3) beat Daieisho (S)
Midorifuji (M1) beat Shodai (O)
Takakeisho (O) beat Tobizaru (M1)
Meisei (M2) beat Mitakeumi (O)
Terunofuji (Y) beat Kotonowaka (M2)
Leader: 6 tied at 3-0. Another Kinboshi chance tomorrow as Terunofuji’s Day 4 opponent is Meisei.

Juryo:
Takakento (J14) beat Kinbozan (J12)
Tochimusashi (J14) beat Gonoyama (J12)
Kitanowaka (J111) beat Tochimaru (J13)
Chiyosakae (J11) beat Oshoma (J13)
Hokuseiho (J9) beat Tokushoryu (J10)
Shimazuumi (J10) beat Daishoho (J8)
Kaisho (J9) beat Daiamami (J8)
Churanoumi (J6) beat Enho (J7)
Kotokuzan (J7) beat Hidenoumi (J5)
Bushozan (J4) beat Akua (J6)
Tohakuryu (J3) beat Atamifuji (J3)
Kagayaki (J4) beat Azumaryu (J2)
Shimanoumi (J1) beat Chiyomaru (J1)
Leader: Churanoumi, Chiyosakae, Tochimusashi (3-0)

Asanoyama Watch: No match today. He is scheduled to face Tochikamiyama (Makushita 14) tomorrow on Day 4. For those curious, his opponent on Day 1, the debuting Kawazoe aka the human slinky, will face Nishinoryu in his second career match.0

DDT 9/13/22 Results

DDT resumed their current tour today with a house show in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Asakusa Flower Theater 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 233, a legit sellout.

Match 1: Dark match-Tawaramachi Kid Jr. & Supermarket Grilled Meat Machine (probably Super Sasadango Machine) beat Sumo Ninja 9 & Torin Tatami. Kid pinned Tatami after an explosive bulldog.

Match 2: Yuki Iino & Danshoku Dieno vs. Yukio Sakaguchi & Kazuki Hirata and Akito & Sanshiro Takagi in a 3-way went to a no contest. GM Imabayashi stoppage.

Match 3: Daisuke Sasaki & KANON beat Yuji Hino & Tomomitsu Matsunaga. Sasaki beat Matsunaga with a crossface.

Match 4: MAO & Shunma Katsumata beat Makoto Oishi & Yoshihiko. Katsumata pinned Oishi after Totonoe Splash.

Match 5: Chris Brookes & Kid Lycos beat Hideki Okatani & Takeshi Masada. Lycos pinned Masada after Ink Bomb.

Koriki Choshu appeared for a comedy segment.

Match 6: HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Yukio Naya beat Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yusuke Okada. Naya pinned Okada after a backdrop.

Main Event: Konosuke Takeshita, Yuki Ueno & Toui Kojima beat Kazusada Higuchi, Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida. Takeshita pinned Ishida after Zani.

The next event is “STERNNESS 30th Anniversary-Jun Akiyama 30th Anniversary Commemoration” Sunday at Korakuen Hall. Vocal support by fans will be allowed so it will be reduced capacity. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Saturday at 10:30 PM ET/7:30 PM PT.

New Japan 9/13/22 Results

New Japan continued the BURNING SPIRIT Tour today with another of the current series of non-televised house shows.

Today’s event was held at Towa Pharmaceutical RACTAB Dome Sub-Arena aka Kadoma Sports Center in Osaka. There was no live broadcast and no on demand video will be available.

The announced paid attendance was 685.

Match 1: Kosei Fujita beat Yuto Nakashima.

Match 2: Tomoaki Honma, Yoh, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Dick Togo, Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL. YOSHI-HASHI pinned Togo after Shoto.

Match 3: Aaron Henare, Francesco Akira & TJP beat Jado, Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi. Henare beat Jado with Ultima.

Match 4: Gideon Gray, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb beat Gedo, Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale. Khan beat Gedo with Subaru Sheep Killer Hold.

Match 5: Hikuleo, Taiji Ishimori & KENTA beat The DKC, Hiroshi Tanahashi & KUSHIDA. Hikuleo pinned DKC after a chokeslam.

Match 6: BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito beat TAKA Michinoku, DOUKI, Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr. SANADA beat TAKA with Skull End.

Main Event: Toru Yano, Togi Makabe & Kazuchika Okada beat Bad Dude Tito, Shane Haste & Jonah. Okada pinned Tito after Rainmaker.

The next event is Thursday at Kirin Beverage Shunan General Sports Center in Yamaguchi. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Sumo-September 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 2 Results (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from Day 2 of the September 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

Chiyomaru (J1) beat Mitoryu (M16)
Hiradoumi (M16) beat Tsurugisho (M15)
Chiyoshoma (M14) beat Terutsuyoshi (M15)
Oho (M13) beat Yutakayama (M14)
Okinoumi (M12) beat Ichiyamamoto (M13)
Ryuden (M12) beat Chiyotairyu (M11)
Nishikifuji (M10) beat Kotoshoho (M11)
Takanosho (M10) beat Kotoeko (M9)
Myogiryu (M9) beat Tochinoshin (M8)
Hokutofuji (M8) beat Onosho (M7)
Wakamotoharu (M6) beat Aoiyama (M7)
Sadanoumi (M5) beat Endo (M6)
Nishikigi (M4) beat Takarafuji (M5)
Ura (M3) beat Takayasu (M4)
Meisei (M2) beat Wakatakakage (S)
Tamawashi (M3) beat Daieisho (S)
Hoshoryu (S) beat Kotonowaka (M2)
Takakeisho (O) beat Midorifuji (M1)
Kiribayama (K) beat Shodai (O)
Mitakeumi (O) beat Ichinojo (K)
Tobizaru (M1) beat Terunofuji (Y). KINBOSHI! (Gold Star Victory, awarded when a Maegashira, considered a rank-and-file wrestler in the top tier, defeats a Yokozuna in a scheduled match. Not awarded when victory is by default/withdrawal. The prize for a Kinboshi is additional bonus prize money-I believe the equivalent of $300 US-each day the wrestler is active in a tournament for the rest of their career. The bonus is cumulative if more than one is earned). 1st career Kinboshi for Tobizaru. There is another Kinboshi chance on Day 3 because Terunofuji’s next opponent is Kotonowaka.

Juryo:
Tochimusashi (J14) beat Takakento (J14)
Oshoma (J13) beat Tochimaru (J13)
Kinbozan (J12) beat Gonoyama (J12)
Chiyosakae (J11) beat Kitanowaka (J11)
Tokushoryu (J10) beat Shimazuumi (J10)
Hokuseiho (J9) beat Daiamami (J8)
Daishoho (J8) beat Kaisho (J9)
Enho (J7) beat Kotokuzan (J7)
Churanoumi (J6) beat Akua (J6)
Hidenoumi (J5) beat Kagayaki (J4)
Bushozan (J4) beat Tohakuryu (J3)
Azumaryu (J2) beat Atamifuji (J3)
Shimanoumi (J1) beat Chiyonokuni (J2)

Asanoyama Watch: The former Ozeki defeated Kawazoe in his first match in Makushita. Kawazoe, making his Grand Sumo Debut, was clearly overmatched but earned huge cheers and respect for being bent all the way back on his knees like a slinky before being forced out by Asanoyama in a yoritaoshi (frontal crush out). An absolutely incredible sight that won him a lot of fans. No match on Day 3.

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