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Sumo-September 2022 Tournament Day 1 Results (Top 2 Tiers)

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

Makuuchi (Top Tier):
Hiradoumi (M16) beat Shimanoumi (J1)
Mitoryu (M16) beat Tsurugisho (M15)
Terutsuyoshi (M15) beat Yutakayama (M14)
Oho (M13) beat Chiyoshoma (M14)
Ichiyamamoto (M13) beat Ryuden (M12)
Chiyotairyu (M11) beat Okinoumi (M12)
Takanosho (M10) beat Kotoshoho (M11)
Nishikifuji (M10) beat Kotoeko (M9)
Hokutofuji (M8) beat Myogiryu (M9)
Tochinoshin (M8) beat Onosho (M7)
Endo (M6) beat Aoiyama (M7)
Wakamotoharu (M6) beat Sadanoumi (M5)
Takayasu (M4) beat Takarafuji )M5)
Nishigiki (M4) beat Ura (M3)
Daieisho (S) beat Meisei (M2)
Tamawashi (M3) beat Hoshoryu (S)
Kotonowaka (M2) beat Wakatakakage (S)
Mitakeumi (O) beat Midorifuji (M1)
Shodai (O) beat Tobizaru (M1)
Ichinojo (K) beat Takakeisho (O)
Terunofuji (Y) beat Kiribayama (K)
WITHDRAWAL: Abi (K). Right elbow and left ankle injuries. Pre-tournament withdrawal on Friday so matches were shuffled and nobody got a free win.
Of note: It appears anybody who was forced to withdraw from the July tournament due to coronavirus outbreaks (or injury in Mitakeumi’s case) was not demoted despite having what was considered losing records. That means Mitakeumi gets another chance to get out of Kadoban status as Ozeki. Also, both top tier debuts (Hiradoumi & Mitoryu) won their debut matches.

Juryo:
Tochimusashi (J14) beat Roga (Ms1)
Takakento (J14) beat Tochimaru (J13)
Kinbozan (J12) beat Oshoma (J13)
Gonoyama (J12) beat Kitanowaka (J11)
Chiyosakae (J11) beat Tokushoryu (J10)
Shimazuumi (J10) beat Kaisho (J9)
Daishoho (J8) beat Hokuseiho (K9)
Daiamami (J6) beat Enho (J7)
Churanoumi (J6) beat Kotokuzan (J7)
Akua (J6) beat Asanowaka (J5) by default/withdrawal
Hidenoumi (J6) beat Bushozan (J4)
Yohakuryu (J3) beat Kagataki (J4)
Atamifuji (J3) beat Chiyonokuni (J2)
Chiyomaru (J1) beat Azumaryu (J2)
WITHDRAWAL: Asanowaka (J5). Coronavirus or at least symptoms or something related. Reportedly tested positive but it was roughly 2 weeks ago.
Of note: Tochimusashi was previously Kanno before a pre-tournament name change. He won his Juryo debut as did Kinbozan, the first rikishi from Kazakhstan to ever reach this ranking.

Lower tier notes:
Asanoyama Watch: No match today. Should have his first match tomorrow on Day 2. The former Ozaki, who returned in July after a 1 year suspension, went a perfect 7-0 and won the Sandanme tournament. His opponent tomorrow will be a fellow Makushita 15 in his career debut.

All-Japan 9/11/22 Results

All-Japan continued the Road to Nippon Budokan tour with the second of 3 events on the short tour leading up to their 50th Anniversary event, which is now just one week away.

Today’s event was held at Yonago Industrial Gym Sub-Arena in Tottori and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 350.

Match 1: Dan Tamura beat Ryo Inoue by submission.

Match 2: Izanagi vs. Black Menso-re went to a 10 minute time limit draw.

Match 3: Yoshitatsu & TAJIRI beat Rauza (?) & ALL Mighty Inoue. Yoshitatsu pinned Rauza after Fantasy.

Match 4: Cyrus beat Hokuto Omori.

Match 5: Takao Omori, Jake Lee & Shuji Ishikawa beat Shotaro Ashino, Tatsuki Honda & Seigo Tachibana. Omori pinned Honda after Ax Bomber.

Match 6: Suwama beat Hikaru Sato by ref stoppage.

Main Event: Kento Miyahara & Tiger Mask (New Japan Pro Wrestling) beat Atsuki & Ryo Aoyagi. Miyahara beat Ryo Aoyagi with a chicken wing.

The tour-ender is Thursday at Hodogaya Public Hall in Yokohama. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan 9/11/22 Results (Updated)

New Japan continued the BURNING SPIRIT Tour today with a special Yuji Nagata 30th Anniversary event as the promotion returned to the BLUE JUSTICE founder’s hometown in Chiba Prefecture. Nagata, the self-proclaimed strongest 53-years-old (I think), remains very popular and you know he would try his best today like almost every day.

Today’s event was held at Togane Arena in Chiba and will be available on demand on New Japan World at a later date. There was no live broadcast (it was taped for later broadcast on Samurai! TV in Japan). Based on the Japanese broadcast schedule it may be up to one week before it is available on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1200.

Match 1: Dick Togo, Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL beat Kosei Fujita. Yoh, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Sho beat FUjita with Snake Bite. Afterwards, House Of Torture requested yet another Dog Cage/Kennel Match for 9/18, when they will challenge the Chaos trio once again for the NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Championship. (This is getting ridiculous(ly boring).

Match 2: Aaron Henare, Francesco Akira & TJP beat The DKC, Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi. Henare pinned DKC after Rampage.

Match 3: Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale beat Gideon Gray & Jeff Cobb. Fale beat Gray by Gray giving up in just over 2 minutes.

Match 4: Jado, Tomoaki Honma, Hiroshi Tanahashi & KUSHIDA beat Gedo, Hikuleo, KENTA & Taiji Ishimori. KUSHIDA pinned Gedo with a hammerlock suplex hold.

Match 5: BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito beat TAKA Michinoku, Minoru Suzuki, Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr. Takahashi pinned TAKA with Nameless Hiromu Roll.

Match 6: Bad Dude Tito, Shane Haste & Jonah beat Toru Yano, Togi Makabe & Kazuchika Okada. Jonah pinned Makabe after Torpedo.

Main Event: Yuji Nagata 30th Anniversary Match: Great-O-Khan beat Yuji Nagata. They went almost 22 minutes.

After the match, a 30th Anniversary commemoration celebration was held in the ring for Nagata featuring the main roster present, with gifts & flowers presented by Tanahashi, Satoshi Kojima, former New Japan wrestler Manabu Nakanishi and others and a suprise appearance by the legendary Tatsumi Fujinami. Former New Japan wrestlers including now-DDT star Jun Akiyama and The Living Legend, Keiji Muto (now in Pro Wrestling NOAH as he winds down his incomparable career), sent recorded video messages that were played. The ceremony concluded with an announcement that the promotion would return here next year.

The next event is Tuesday at Towa Pharmaceutical RACTAB Dome Sub-Arena aka Kadoma Sports Center in Osaka. There will be no live or on demand broadcast. (No video for the next 3 events. Back on New Japan World next Sunday)

UPDATE: The promotion has announced that the NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Title match on 9/18 is now a Dog Cage Survival Match. It’s a tornado match with no tags and there will be a dog cage in each corner. You can lock someone in the cage and they are eliminated from the match. If all 3 members of a team get locked in cages, the match ends then in addition to pinfalls and submissions.

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling “TJPW INSPIRATION” 9/11/22 Results

Tokyo Joshi Pro is holding a special TJPW INSPIRATION event today, the latest in their series of occasional short events focused mostly on comedy matches and outside guest appearances. They’re on the short side with just 4 matches and they usually run only about an hour.

Today’s event will be held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. There will be no commentary.

Today’s lineup:
Miyu Yamashita vs. Arisu Endo
Pom Harajuku vs. Neko Haruna
Shoko Nakajima & Moka Miyamoto vs. Dalys & Stephanie Beckel
Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki vs. Pokotan & Demonio Uno

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 11:30 PM ET/8:30 PM PT.

We are LIVE from Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo, Japan. There is no commentary. This event video may be only from the hard camera perspective.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event.

The first match will begin shortly. During opening announcements ring announcer/MC Sayuri Namba brought out Suzume. They talked about topics including the next event, when Suzume will face Miu Watanabe for the next International Princess Championship challenger opportunity, and some of the talent today who is visiting from Mexico. If it’s who I think it is, that would be CMLL veteran Dalys. No Up Up Girls performance.

Match 1: Pom Harajuku vs. Neko Haruna. 15 minute time limit
Result: Pom Harajuku beat Neko Haruna

Match 2: Shoko Nakajima & Moka Miyamoto vs. Dalys & Stephanie Beckel (CMLL). 20 minute time limit
Resultt: Dalys & Stephanie Beckel beat Shoko Nakajima 7 Moka Miyamoto. Dalys pinned Miyamoto with La Magistral.

Match 3: Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki vs. Pokotan & Demonio Uno. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki beat Pokotan & Demonio Uno. Sakazaki pinned Uno after a diving body press.

Main Event: Miyu Yamashita vs. Arisu Endo. 20 minute time limit
Result: Miyu Yamashita beat Arisu Endo

If you skip the opening segment and Yamashita with microphone after the main event, the matches last just over an hour and alternate between comedy matches and serious wrestling. The first tag match with the CMLL women participating was very intense at times-Dalys taunted Nakajima by pulling her headgear off during her ring entrance. This could become quite a feud between Japan and Mexico. It’s a nice change of pace and easy to watch.

The next event is Friday at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.

UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 155.

All-Japan 9/10/22 Results

All-Japan kicked off the Road to Nippon Budokan tour today, a short series that will lead to the promotion’s 50th Anniversary event next weekend.

Today’s event was held at Mina City Park Udatsu Arena in Tokushima and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 605.

Match 1: Yoshitatsu beat Ryo Inoue.

Match 2: In a handicap match, Cyrus beat Black Menso-re & Izanagi in just 8 seconds. Which led to…
Rematch: In a handicap match, Cyrus beat Black Menso-re & Izanagi.

Match 3: TAJIRI vs. Hikaru Sato went to a 10 minute time limit draw.

Match 4: Takao Omori, Shuji Ishikawa & Atsuki Aoyagi beat Shotaro Ashino, Tatsuki Honda & Seigo Tachibana. Omori pinned Honda after Ax Bomber.

Match 5: Suwama beat Dan Tamura.

Main Event: Kento Miyahara, Rising Hayato & Tiger Mask (New Japan Pro Wrestling) beat Jake Lee, Ryo Aoyagi & Hokuto Omori. Miyahara pinned Omori with a shutdown suplex hold.

The next event is tomorrow at Yonago Industrial Gym Sub-Atena in Tottori. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

DDT 9/10/22 Results

DDT ran a special event today to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of Konosuke Takeshita’s debut. He has since become one of the promotion’s top names.

Today’s event was held at Nishinari Community Center in Osaka and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. The live broadcast was only on ABEMA.

The announced paid attendance was 487, a super full house/very near sellout.

Match 1: Pre-Show Match-MJ Pawl & KANON beat Hideki Okatani & Takeshi Masada. KANON pinned Masada after Sleepy Hollow.

Match 2: Pre-Show Match: Toru Owashi won a 13 man battle royal, last eliminating Kazuki Hirata, to win the vacant DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship. Owashi becomes the 1551st Champion. Which led to…
Kazuki Hirata beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Toru Owashi to win the title. Hirata becomes the 1552nd Champion. Which led to…
Keiko Takeshita beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Kazuki Hirata to win the title. Takeshita becomes the 1553rd Champion. That’s Konosuke Takeshita’s mother.

Match 3: Konosuke Takeshita & Yuki Ueno beat Chris Brookes & Kid Lycos. Ueno pinned Lycos after BME.

Match 4: MAO, Shunma Katsumata & Toui Kojima beat Brahmans Shu, Kei & Sanshiro (Sanshiro Takagi). Kojima pinned Sanshiro after an accidental explosion of mysterious powder.

Match 5: Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling Offer Match: Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki beat Miu Watanabe & Arisu Endo and Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao in a 3-way when Sakazaki pinned Endo.

Match 6: Yasu Urano, Antonio Honda & Trans Am Hiroshi beat Masa Takanashi, Super Sasadango Machine & DJ Nira. Hiroshi pinned Machine after Seiken Thrust.

Match 7: Tetsuya Endo, Jun Aliyama & Yuji Hino beat Kazusada Higuchi, Naomi Yoshimura & Yukio Naya. Hino pinned Naya after F*cking BOMB.

Match 8: Minoru Suzuki & Yukio Salaguchi beat HARASHIMA & Shinya Aoki. Sakaguchi pinned HARASHIMA after God’s Right Knee.

Main Event: Konosuke Takeshita 10th Anniversary Match-Konosuke Takeshita beat Daisuke Sasaki. The match was sponsored by Japan Bakery Marketing Co., the event sponsor.

The next event is Tuesday at Asakusa Flower Theater in Tokyo. There will be no live broadcast. The event is a legit advance sellout.

DEVELOPING: NOAH English Twitter Banned

Oops…Pro Wrestling NOAH has announced their official English language Twitter account has been suspended aka banned. Apparently a post made with post-match comments from Great–O-Khan, who appeared at the 9/3 event to team with The Great Muta, was deemed a “violent threat” and thus Twitter shut down the account. The promotion has appealed and is trying to get the account restored. Khan, who is based in New Japan, clearly showed no love for NOAH in the match and got a surprise mist blast from Muta after the natch., likely leading to the comments. Comeuppance?

More as it becomes available.

New Japan 9/10/22 Results

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

Today’s event was held at G Messe Gunma in Gunma. There was no live broadcast and no on demand video will be available.

The announced paid attendance was 925.

Match 1: Kosei Fujita beat Ryohei Oiwa.

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

Match 3: Jado, Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Gideon Gray, Francesco Akira & TJP. Wato pinned Gray.

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

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

Match 6: BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito beat TAKA Michinoku, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr. Takahashi pinned TAKA with Nameless Hiromu Roll.

Main Event: Togi Makabe, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kazuchika Okada beat Bad Dude Tito, Shane Haste & Jonah. Tanahashi pinned Tito after High Fly Flow. Afterwards, Tanahashi stuck around for another air guitar performance to send the crowd home happy.

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

AEW Rampage 9/9/22 Results (SPOILERS!)

Her are the quick results from tonight’s TAPED AEW Rampage in Buffalo, NY (SPOILERS for west feed viewers):

They have already removed CM Punk from the opening among others. Major re-do from last week.

Sammy Guevara beat Darby Allin. As a result, Guevera will face Jon Moxley next week with the winner getting an AEW World Title match spot in 2 weeks.

Serena Deeb beat Madison Rayne by submission.

ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli beat Dax Harwood by submission to retain the title. This went over 20 minutes.

A great show start-to-finish and the best Rampage in a few months.

Next week on Dynamite: Guevara-Allin and Bryan Danielson vs. Chris Jericho with the winners meeting on 9/21 for the vacant AEW World Championship and Toni Storm & Hikaru Shida vs. Britt Baker & Serena Deeb.

Next week on Rampage: ROH TV Champion Samoa Joe vs. Josh Woods for the title

FREE LIMITED TIME VIDEO: RED HEADED REVIVAL

New Japan has made a special documentary movie, RED HEADED REVIVAL, available for a limited time on New Japan World and YouTube. The video follows Hiromu Takahashi’s early career with a focus on a life-threatening broken neck suffered in a match in the US in 2018 against Ryu Lee (who may now be Dragon Lee in Ring Of Honor, rehab and his triumphant return to NJPW, culminating in winning the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship at Tokyo Dome shortly after his return, and also spotlighting the beginning of his YouTube channel when the pandemic began in 2020. I watched the movie last night and it’s very entertaining with plenty of Takahashi’s flamboyant, comedic personality on display and some fun facts you might not know about the Time Bomb.
The movie is in Japanese but a subtitled version in English is also available. Click below to watch but DON’T WAIT! It’s only available until 9/21!
https://youtu.be/e_KUGYv2w0g

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