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All Elite Wrestling “Double Or Nothing” Results (5/28/23) (Updated)

AEW runs their second quarterly PPV of the year, Double Or Nothing today, back in Las Vegas for the casino-themed event. The build on TV hasn’t been the most impressive and the card seems rather underwhelming, even for the main event featuring the so-called Four Pillars of AEW (not including the “female pillar” Britt Baker) in a 4-way match for MJF’s AEW World Championship with the leading angle being a potential laying-down original plan when MJF tried to pay off original challenger Sammy Guevara, then it soon became a 4-way with Darby Allin & Jungle Boy added. Elsewhere, every AEW title is on the line with maybe the biggest question being will Taya Valkyrie end Jade Cargill’s unbeaten streak in a straight-up match? Also featured is Anarchy In The Arena as The Elite & Blackpool Combat Club will fight all over the venue, Chris Jericho vs. Adam Cole in an Unsanctioned Match and much more.

Today’s event will be held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV and can be watched LIVE in the US on PPV via cable/satellite providers, Bleacher Report, at select participating movie theaters and Dave & Buster’s restaurants. Elsewhere it will be available on YouTube in Canada and select countries and FITE elsewhere. There will be a FREE 1 hour pre-show on YouTube. Presumably the post-event press conference will stream free on YouTube after the event, which including the pre-show should run 4-5 hours.

Today’s current lineup:
Pre-show:
The Hardys & Hook vs. Gunn Club & Ethan Page

PPV:
AEW Trios Champions House Of Black vs. TBA (possibly The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn) for the titles
Adam Cole vs. Chris Jericho in an Unsanctioned Match (doesn’t count towards records, title shots, etc.). Sabu will second Cole
AEW TBS Champion Jade Cargill vs. Taya Valkyrie for the title
AEW Tag Team Champions FTR vs. Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal for the titles
AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy vs. 20 others in a Blackjack Battle Royal for the title
AEW TNT Champion Wardlow vs. Christian Cage in a Ladder Match for the title
AEW Women’s World Champion Jamie Hayter vs. Toni Storm for the title
The Elite vs. Blackpool Combat Club in Anarchy In The Arena
AEW World Champion MJF vs. Sammy Guevara, Jungle Boy & Darby Allin in a 4-way for the title

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT. You can watch the pre-show FOR FREE below beginning at that time:

Updates begin below.

Pre-show:
The Hardys & Hook vs. Gunn Club & Ethan Page
Result: The Hardys & Hook beat Gunn Club & Ethan Page. Hook beat Page with Redrum.

Blackjack Battle Royal participants come out. That’s what’s going to open the PPV.

PPV:
Blackjack Battle Royal for the AEW International Championship (Champion Orange Cassidy defending)
Result: AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy wins to retain the title. The final 4 were Cassidy, Penta El Zero M, Big Bill & Swerve Strickland. Cassidy won by last eliminating Strickland.

Adam Cole vs. Chris Jericho in an Unsanctioned Match. Sabu is special enforcer. Match does not count towards records, title shots, etc.
Result: Adam Cole beat Chris Jericho by ref stoppage.

AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR vs. Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal for the titles. Mark Briscoe is guest referee
Result: AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR beat Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal to retain the titles.

Chris Jericho/Saraya promo. They challenged Cole & Britt Baker to a mixed tag team match on this week’s Dynamite.

AEW TNT Champion Wardlow vs. Christian Cage in a Ladder Match for the title
Result: AEW TNT Champion Wardlow beat Christian Cage to retain the title.

AEW Women’s World Champion Jamie Hayter vs. Toni Storm for the title
Result: Toni Storm beat AEW Women’s World Champion Jamie Hayter to become THE NEW AEW WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPION!

AEW Trios Champions House Of Black vs. TBA in an Open House Challenge for the titles. TBA is The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn
Result: AEW Trios Champions House Of Black beat The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn to retain the titles.

AEW TBS Champion Jade Cargill vs. Taya Valkyrie for the title
Result: AEW TBS Champion Jade Cargill beat Taya Valkyrie to retain the title. 60-0. Then Cargill got cocky and laid out another apparent open challenge. Which led to…
Kris Statlander beat AEW TBS Champion Jade Cargill to become THE NEW AEW TBS CHAMPION! 60-1. SHE’S BACK! And FINALLY has a title!

AEW World Champion MJF vs. Darby Allin, Sammy Guevara & Jungle Boy in a 4-way for the title (that means Anarchy In The Arena likely will be the main event)
Result: AEW World Champion MJF beat Darby Allin, Sammy Guevara & Jungle Boy in a 4-way by pinning Allin to retain the title.

Main Event: Anarchy In The Arena (The Elite-The Young Bucks, Kenny Omega & Adam Page vs. Blackpool Combat Club-Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, Claudio Castagnoli & Bryan Danielson)
Result: Blackpool Combat Club beat The Elite. Yuta pinned Omega. The end was set up by Konosuke Takeshita interference where he attacked Omega.

End Show. The post-event media scrum (video below) will begin shortly (as of 8:55 PM PT/11:55 PM ET).

After the event ends, click below to watch the post-event media scrum, currently scheduled to begin at or shortly after midnight ET/9 PM PT:

UPDATE: During the media scrum, Tony Khan confirmed the mixed tag match for Dynamite this week. And when asked if a See I’m A Punk may be in Chicago for the Collision premiere, Khan sidestepped the question. The guest lineup was MJF right at the start (impromptu and being MJF), Kris Statlander, Orange Cassidy, Toni Storm & Bryan Danielson (very much not in character).
When asked about All In in England, Khan said the latest estimate on ticket sales so far is 65,000 with a UK record $9 million live gate.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 5/28/23 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the SUNNY VOYAGE 2023 Tour today with a house show in Niigata.

Today’s event was held at Bandaijima Multipurpose Hall Large Hall in Niigata and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date (likely Wednesday). There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 582.

Match 1: Hajime Ohara beat Taishi Ozawa.

Match 2: Dante Leon & Super Crazy beat HAYATA & Lancelot. Leon pinned Lancelot after Dante Driver.

Match 3: Kenoh, Manabu Soya & Hi69 beat Sean Legacy, Extreme Tiger & Stallion Rogers. Hi69 pinned Tiger after Stuka Splash.

Match 4: Masa Kitamiya & Yoshiki Inamura beat Naomichi Marufuji & Mohammed Yone. Inamura pinned Yone after Unrivaled.

Match 5: Yoshinari Ogawa, Chris Ridgeway & Daga beat AMAKUSA, Junta Miyawaki & Alejandro. Ridgeway beat Miyawaki with a sleeper hold.

Match 6: Takashi Sugiura, Shuhei Taniguchi, Atsushi Kotovge & Seiki Yoshioka beat Jake Lee, Anthony Greene, YO-HEY & Tadasuke. Sugiura beat Greene with a front neck lock.

Main Event: Go Shiozaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima beat Kaito Kiyomiya & Daiki Inaba. Shiozaki pinned Inaba after Go Lariat.

The next event is Wednesday at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and includes a GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match. The event is a legit advance sellout. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan 5/28/23 Results

New Japan wrapped up Best Of The Super Junior 30 today, bringing the curtain down on another exciting chapter of the prestigious Jr. Heavyweight showcase.

Today’s event was held at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese and English. This event aired as part of WORLD PRO WRESTLING LIVE ’23 on TV Asahi in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 3132.

Match 1: Boltin Oleg & Togi Makabe beat Oskar Leube & Yuto Nakashima. Makabe pinned Nakashima after a King Kong kneedrop.

Match 2: Clark Connors beat Ryohei Oiwa.

Match 3: Lio Rush & Yoh beat Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles. Rush pinned Fujita after Final Hour.

Match 4: Dan Moloney, Francesco Akira, TJP, Aaron Henare & Great-O-Khan beat Kevin Knight, KUSHIDA, Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan. Henare pinned Tenzan after Streets Of Rage.

Match 5: Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto vs. Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL went to a no contest. Out of control. Henare & Khan involvement.

Match 6: Mike Bailey, El Desperado, Ren Narita & Shota Umino beat Ryusuke Taguchi, Tomohiro Ishii, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kazuchika Okada. Narita beat Taguchi with a cobra twist. Afterards, Umino made a NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Championship challenge with Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli (All Elite Wrestling) as his partners.

Main Event: Best Of The Super Junior Finals: Master Wato beat Titan to win the tournament. It’s the first win for Wato and he becomes the youngest winner in history. As a result, Wato will face IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi for the title next week.

The next event is DOMINION, the annual early June blowout event, on 6/4 at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

Sumo-May 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 15 Results (Final Day) (5/28/2023) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 15-the Final Day-of the May 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

Makuuchi (top tier):
Mitoryu (M16) beat Tohakuryu (J2)
Asanoyama (M14) beat Tsurugisho (M15)
Kagayaki (M17) beat Hokuseiho (M17)
Takarafuji (M10) beat Ichiyamamoto (M15)
Kotoeko (M12) beat Ryuden (M10)
Hiradoumi (M9) beat Chiyoshoma (M13)
Takanosho (M8) beat Myogiryu (M14)
Aoiyama (M12) beat Hokutofuji (M7)
Daishoho (M11) beat Kinbozan (M5)
NIshikigi (M4) beat Onosho (M9)
Sadanoumi (M8) beat Nishikifuji (M3)
Tobizaru (M3) beat Tamawashi (M8)
Takayasu (M2) beat Kotoshoho (M5)
Oho (M16) beat Midorifuji (M1)
Abi (M1) beat Ura (M4)
Mitakeumi (M6) beat Shodai (K)
Kotonowaka (K) beat Meisei (M6)
Daieisho (S) beat Wakamotoharu (S)
Hoshoryu (S) beat Kiribayama (S)
Terunofuji (Y) beat Takakeisho (O)
CHAMPION: Terunofuji (14-1). 8th Emperor’s Cup and 11th overall championship. Clinched title yesterday.

SPECIAL PRIZES:
Outstanding Performance (winning record with most wins vs. Yokozuna/Ozeki): Meisei (only one to beat Terunofuji, however he barely got it as after beating Terunofuji to go to 8-1 he then lost his last 6)
Fighting Spirit (lower ranked wrestler with best record who best displayed fighting spirit): None
Technique (winning record with most different winning techniques used): Kiribayama (second straight), Wakamotoharu

Juryo:
Tsushimanada (J14) beat Yuma (Ms5)
Shishi (Ms2) beat Tokihayate (J14)
Daiamami (J9) beat Ryuo (Ms3)
Atamifuji (J8) beat Chiyosakae (J12)
Tomokaze (J12) beat Churanoumi (J7)
Hidenoumi (J11) beat Shimazuumi (J6)
Fujiseiun (J13) beat Akua (J5)
Roga (J4) beat Shimanoumi (J13)
Ochiai (J8) beat Oshoma (J4). Atamifuji is OUT of contention…
Bushozan (J3) beat Takakento (J7)
Chiyomaru (J10) beat Azumaryu (J2)
Shonannoumi (J11) beat Tamashoho (J10)
Gonoyama (J1) beat Kitanowaka (J10). PLAYOFF!
Playoff: Gonoyama beat Ochiai. GONOYAMA JURYO YUSHO! The second career championship for Gonoyama, he previously won Makushita as Nishikawa, his real last name.
CHAMPION: Gonoyama (14-1)
Now the question is will 14-1 also get Ochiai to the top tier from J8? Ichiyamamoto (4-11 at M15) should be going down as should be Kagayaki (despite rallying to finish 7-8) and Mitoryu )5-10 at J-16), Gonoyama is going up from J1 as is Shonannoumi (11-4 at J1). Toss-up but leaning/hoping yes. This would mean the biggest loser in the numbers game is Atamifuji, who went 13-2 at J8. He might have to try again from J1 in July to return to the top tier.

Other Champions:
Makushita: Kiryuko (Ms26). 1st career championship
Sandanme: Sazanami (Sd42). 1st career championship
Jonidan: Satorufuji (Jd60). 1st career championship (that’s 2 for Isegahama Beya this tournament). Won playoff
Jonokuchi: Haruyama (Kj22). 1str career championship. Debut tournament

Next up is the July Tournament from 7/9-7/23 at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya. Tickets are now on sale. Final recap and standings post coming tomorrow, then until July…sayonara!

Dragon Gate 5/22/23-5/27/23 Results

Dragon Gate continued the Hopeful Gate 2023 Tour this week with 4 non-televised events.

Results from each event are below. There were no broadcasts.

Monday at Hakodate Arena in Hokkaido:
The announced paid attendance was 356, a super full house/very near sellout.

Match 1: Jason Lee & Strong Machine J beat Dragon Dia & La Estrella. Lee pinned Estrella after Maximum Driver.

Match 2: Diamante beat Minorita.

:Match 3: Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Dragon Kid & U-T. Kanda pinned U-T after Ryu’s.

Match 4: Madoka Kikuta & Yuki Yoshioka beat BIGBOSS Shimizu & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Kikuta pinned KAMEI after a rolling lariat.

Match 5: Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii & Bonito beat YAMATO, Kzy & Punch Tominaga. Bonito pinned Tominaga after a diving body press.

Main Event: Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Ben-K beat Shun Skywalker, KAI & H-Y-O. Hulk pinned H-Y-O after First Flash.

Tuesday at Morioka Gym in Iwate:
The announced paid attendance was 215.

Match 1: Results are not available due to Dragon Gate’s results description being incorrect.

Match 2: KAI beat Daiki Yanagiuchi.

Match 3: Kota MInoura & Ben-K beat Genki Horiguchi & La Estrella. Minoura pinned Horiguchi after R-301.

Match 4: Don Fujii & Yuki Yoshioka beat Dragon Kid & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Yoshioka pinned KAMEI after Inferno.

Match 5: Jason Lee & Strong Machine J beat BxB Hulk & Minorita. Lee pinned Minorita after Maximum Driver.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia & YAMATO beat Shun Skywalker, KAI & H-Y-O. YAMATO pinned H-Y-O after Omniscient & Omnipotent Frankensteiner.

Wednesday at Aore Nagaoka in Niigata:
The announced paid attendance was 256.

Match 1: Masaaki Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda & Don Fujii beat Jason Lee, Strong Machine J & U-T. Kanda pinned U-T after Ryu’s.

Match 2: Ben-K & Minorita beat Genki Horiguchi & Punch Tominaga. Ben-K pinned Tominaga.

Match 3: Susumu Mochizuki beat Daiki Yanagiuchi by submission.

Match 4: Kota Minoura & BxB Hulk beat KAI & H-Y-O. Minoura pinned H-Y-O after R-301.

Match 5: Shun Skywalker & Diamante beat Dragon Kid & La Estrella. Diamante pinned Estrella after Cielo Finale.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Kikuta pinned KAMEI after a rolling lariat.

Today at Wake City Gym in Okayama:
The announced paid attendance was 251.

Match 1: Shun Skywalker, KAI & Diamante beat BIGBOSS Shimizu, Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Diamante pinned KAMEI.

Match 2: Kagetora beat Genki Horiguchi.

Match 3: Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Dragon Kid & Ho Ho Lun. Kanda pinned Lun after a diving elbow drop.

Match 4: BxB Hulk & Ben-K beat H-Y-O & ISHIN. Ben-K pinned H-Y-O after a spear.

Match 5: Masaaki Mochizuki & Shachihoko BOY beat Kota Minoura & Minorita. BOY pinned Minorita.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Kzy, U-T & Strong Machine J. Kikuta pinned U-T after a rolling lariat.

The next event is tomorrow at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.

5/28/23-6/3/23 Events Schedule (Updated 6/1)

Here is the current events schedule for 5/28/23-6/4/23, which is subject to change (all times PT):
5/28:
1:30 AM-Pro Wrestling NOAH SUNNY VOYAGE 2023 Tour, Bandaijima Multipurpose Hall Large Hall, Niigata, Japan. No live broadcast
2 AM-Dragon Gate Pro Wrestling Hopeful Gate 2023 Tour, Osaka Prefectural Gym 2, Osaka, Japan. Live on DRAGONGATE NETWORK
2:30 AM-New Japan Pro Wrestling Best Of The Super Junior 30 Finals, Ota City General Gym, Tokyo, Japan. Live on New Japan World
4 PM-All Elite Wrestling “Double Or Nothing”, Las Vegas, NV. Live on PPV and Bleacher Report in US, select movie theaters and Dave & Buster’s in US, YouTube in select countries and FITE elsewhere

5/29:
2:30 AM-All-Japan Pro Wrestling Super Power Series, Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan. Live on AJPW.TV
2:30 AM-Dragon Gate Pro Wrestling Hopeful Gate 2023 Tour, Fukui Industrial Hall, Fukui, Japan. No live broadcast

5/31:
2:30 AM-Pro Wrestling NOAH SUNNY VOYAGE 2023 Tour, Shinjuku Face, Tokyo, Japan. Live on WRESTLE UNIVERSE
5 PM-All Elite Wrestling “AEW Dynamite”, San Diego, CA. Live on TBS in US and FITE elsewhere

6/1:
2:30 AM-Dragon Gate Pro Wrestling Rainbow Gate 2023 Tour, Korakuen Hall. Live on DRAGONGATE NETWORK
5 PM-Impact Wrestling “Impact Wrestling”, London, Ontario, Canada. TAPED on AXS TV. TAPED on YouTube at 5:30 PM

6/2:
2:30 AM-Dragon Gate Pro Wrestling Rainbow Gate 2023 Tour, Korakuen Hall. Live on DRAGONGATE NETWORK
7 PM-All Elite Wrestling “AEW Rampage”. TAPED on TNT in US and FITE elsewhere
8:30 PM-Ganbare Pro Wrestling, Takashimadaira Community Center, Tokyo, Japan. No live broadcast
11 PM-All-Japan Pro Wrestling 51st Anniversary Event, Machida Gym, Tokyo, Japan. Live on AJPW.TV

6/3:
1 AM-Dragon Gate Pro Wrestling Rainbow Gate 2023 Tour, Fujisan Messe, Shizuoka, Japan. No live broadcast
1 AM-DDT Pro Wrestling “Yokohama Unlimited Vol. 3”, Yokohama Radiant Hall, Yokohama, Japan. Live on WRESTLE UNIVERSE
8 PM-Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, Ryogoku KFC Hall, Tokyo, Japan. Live on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. LIVE RESULTS SCHEDULED

6/1 UPDATE: All-Japan has announced their June broadcast schedule-the 6/3 event will be a live broadcast.

DDT 5/27/23 Results

DDT continued the WHAT ARE YOU DOING 2023 Tour today with a visit to Hiroshima.

Today’s event was held at JMS Aster Plaza Multipurpose Studio in Hiroshima and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date (probably Tuesday). There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 190, a legit sellout.

Match 1: Yuki Iino & Danshoku Dieno beat Kazuma Sumi & Rukiya. Iino beat Rukiya.

Match 2: Kazusada Higuchi & Yuki Ishida beat Sanshiro Takagi & Yusuke Okada. Higuchi pinned Okada after Brain Claw Slam.

Match 3: In a No DQ Match, MAO beat Hideki Okatani.

Match 4: Konno Kenshin (?) beat Kazuki Hirata.

Match 5: In a Lucha Libre Rules match, Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yuya Koroku beat HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Rey Paloma by giving up. Paloma gave up because he was scared of Akiyama’s Exploder.

Match 6: Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul beat Yuki Ueno & Toui Kojima. Paul pinned Kojima after Death Valley Bomb.

Main Event: Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada beat Yuji Hino & Makoto Oishi. Brookes beat Oishi with a ground octopus stretch.

The next event is tomorrow at Kumamoto Castle Hall Civic Hall in Kumamoto. There will be no live broadcast.

Tokyo Joshi Pro 5/27/23 Results

Tokyo Joshi Pro continued their spring house show tour today with a return visit to Yuki Kamifuku’s hometown of Fujisawa City. As was the case before, a portion of today’s event proceeds were donated to the city for a scholarship fund for students.

Today’s event was held at Fujisawa City Shonandai Cultural Center in Kanagawa and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date (likely Tuesday). There was no live broadcast. The event will also be aired in Japan on TV Kanagawa in June with commentary from Haruo Murata & Yuki Kamifuku.

The announced paid attendance was 361.

Match 1: Hikari Noa beat Haru Kazashiro.

Match 2: Yuki Aino & Pom Harajuku beat Toga & Runa Okubo. Aino pinned Toga after Venus DDT.

Match 3: Mizuki & Raku beat Hyper Misao & Shino Suzuki. Mizuki beat Suzuki with a facelock.

Match 4: Asuka (Veny) & Nao Kakuta beat Moka Miyamoto & Kaya Toribami. Asuka beat Toribami after a moonsault press. For those unfamiliar with her, this Asuka competes as Veny outside Japan to avoid confusion with the Asuka (formerly Kana in Japan) currently in WWE.

Match 5: Rika Tatsumi, Miu Watanabe & HIMAWARI beat Suzume, Arisu Endo & Wakama Uehara. Watanabe pinned Uehara after Teardrop.

Main Event: Shoko Nakajima & Yuki Kamifuku beat Aja Kong & Mahiro Kiryu. Kamifuku pinned Kiryu after a diving Fameasser. Afterwards, Kong challenged Kamifuku to a match in her hometown. Will it happen? Who knows…

The next event is 6/4 at Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin on 6/3 at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET.

Sumo-May 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 14 Results (5/27/23) (Top 2 Tiers) (Updated)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 14-the penultimate day-of the May 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo

Makuuchi (top tier):
Kagayaki (M17) beat Oshoma (J4)
Oho (M16) beat Hokuseiho (M11)
Chiyoshoma (M13) beat Ryuden (M10)
Onosho (M9) beat Daishoho (M11)
Hiradoumi (M9) beat Kotoeko (M12)
Sadanoumi (M8) beat Aoiyama (M12)
Takanosho (M8) beat Ichiyamamoto (M15)
Hokutofuji (M7) beat Mitoryu (M16)
Myogiryu (M14) beat Tamawashi (M7)
Kotoshoho (M5) beat Takarafuji (M10)
Tobizaru (M3) beat Mitakeumi (M6)
Takayasu (M2) beat Nishikifuji (M3)
Nishikigi (M4) beat Abi (M1)
Midorifuji (M1) beat Kinbozan (M5)
Kotonowaka (K) beat Ura (M4)
Asanoyama (M14) beat Shodai (K)
Daieisho (S) beat Meisei (M6)
Hoshoryu (S) beat Tsurugisho (M15)
Wakamotoharu (S) beat Takakeisho (O)
Terunofuji (Y) beat Kiribayama (S). TERUNOFUJI YUSHO! The Yokozuna wins the Emperor’s Cup for the 8th time.
Leader: Terunofuji (13-1). Nobody can catch him.
Now the final day is all about promotions, demotions and potential Special Prizes, to be followed by the award ceremony and champion’s interview. And in the following days hopefully news that Kiribayama will be promoted to Ozeki as he’s still at 34 wins (could be 35 with a win tomorrow) and a championship over the last 3 tournaments, so he seems to meet the criteria for promotion.

Juryo:
Kitanowaka (J10) beat Daiamami (J9)
Atamifuji (J8) beat Shimanoumi (J13)
Tsushimanada (J14) beat Churanoumi (J7(
Fujiseiun (J13) beat Hakuyozan (J6)
Shimazuumi (J6) beat Chiyomaru (J10)
Akua (J5) beat Tokihayate (J14)
Ochiai (J8) beat Roga (J4)
Bushozan (J3) beat Hidenoumi (J11)
Tomokaze (J12) beat Azumaryu (J2)
Takakento (J7) beat Tohakuryu (J2)
Gonoyama (J1) beat Tamashoho (J11)
Shonannoumi (J1) beat Chiyosakae (J12)
Leader: Gonoyama, Ochiai (13-1)
Of note: This is gonna be a fun final day. First things first-Atamifuji still has a chance. If he beats Chiyosakae, he remains in it and can force a playoff. If Atamifuji loses, he is out. Then it’s Ochiai up, who faces Oshoma. If Ochiai wins, Atamifuji is out and Ochiai is the champion if Gonoyama loses to Kitanowaka. Similarly if Gonoyama wins and Ochiai loses, Atamifuji is out and Gonoyama is the champion. If both Ochiai and Gonoyama win or both lose, we have a playoff rematch. If both lose and Atamifuji wins, 3-WAY PLAYOFF! (In that case they have a draw to determine who fights first and who then fights the winner. I believe it’s first to win 2 matches is the champion). Then we can talk about if Ochiai will make the top tier in July-the odds are slightly better today but he may still need that 14th win.

Also tomorrow will be the playoff for the Jonidan championship.

Reminder: NHK World Japan will have 90 minutes of FREE LIVE top tier coverage, including the final matches, award ceremony and champion’s interview with Terunofuji, tomorrow beginning at 12:30 AM PT/3:30 AM ET. And for those planning summer trips to Japan, tickets for the July tournament in Nagoya are now on sale!

UPDATE: For Juryo tomorrow, Hokuseiho has WITHDRAWN. Unknown. Will have no effect on the standings or championship as he was already demoted.

Here are the Special Prize winners so far:
Outstanding Performance (most wins vs. Yokozuna & Ozeki): Meisei (only one to beat Terunofuji so far)
Fighting Spirit: TBA
Technique (most different winning techniques used): Kiribayama (second straight), Wakamotoharu

Impact Wrestling “Under Siege” Results (5/26/23)

Impact Wrestling runs their live monthly major event, Under Siege, tonight. The full card currently consists of 10 matches headlined by Steve Maclin defending the Impact World Championship against PCO in what will now be a No DQ match. This plays off recent weeks of Impact when Maclin thought he injured PCO and Champagne Singh bought his way into an easy out for the champ, but PCO IS NOT HUMAN and showed up last night so the match remains so. Other title matches include a rematch between Deonna Purrazzo & Jordynne Grace for the Impact Knockouts Championship and it’s all or nothing for Grace-if she loses, she can’t get another chance at the title as long as Purrazzo is champion. Also on the line are the X Division and Tag Team Championships and there is a 6-way to determine the next challenger for the Impact World Championship in 2 weeks.

Today’s event will be held at Western Fair District Agriplex in London, Ontario, Canada and can be watched LIVE on Impact+ with a monthly or annual subscription ($7.99/month or $71.99/year), YouTube with an Ultimate Insider subscription ($4.99/month), and as a PPV on FITE ($9.99). If you buy the PPV on FITE you also get unlimited on demand replays (included with the other services). There is also a FREE pre-show on all the services beginning 30 minutes before the event. Due to work schedule conflicts I will be joining the pre-show in progress and watching from the beginning so at least initially I may be about 10 minutes behind live and catching up as I go. Including the pre-show the event should run the standard PPV/live window of about 3 1/2 hours.

Tonight’s current lineup:
Pre-show:
Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champions The Coven (Taylor Wilde & KiLynn King) vs. Death Dollz (Jessicka & Courtney Rush) in a NON-TITLE match
Impact Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry vs. Dirty Dango for the title

PPV:
The Design (Angels, Deaner, Kon) vs. Sami Callihan, Rich Swann & TBA
Impact Tag Team Champions Ace Austin & Chris Bey vs. Subculture (Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan Webster) for the titles
Impact X Division Champion Trey Miguel vs. Chris Sabin for the title
Moose vs. Eddie Edwards, Frankie Kazarian, Yuya Uemura, Jonathan Gresham & Alex Shelley in a 6-way #1 Contender Match for an Impact World Championship match at Against All Odds
Nick Aldis vs. Kenny King
Trinity vs. Gisele Shaw
Impact Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo vs. Jordynne Grace for the title. If Grace loses she can’t get another title match as long as Purrazzo is champion
Impact World Champion Steve Maclin vs. PCO in a No DQ match for the title

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We are LIVE from Western Fair District Agriplex in London, Ontario, Canada. Your hosts are Thom Hannifan & Matt Rehwoldt.

Pre-show:
Match 1: Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champions The Coven (Taylor Wilde & KiLynn King) vs. Death Dollz (Jessicka & Courtney Rush) in a NON-TITLE match
Result: Death Dollz beat The Coven. Rush beat Wilde with a sharpshooter.

At the start there are audio issues with commentary and some video frame rate issues on YouTube (watching in 1080p60 quality). Commentary can only be heard on one side of headphones/earbuds. Issues seem to have been resolved during the first match although the countdown clock/QR code for ordering the main card were partially cut off on my tablet (Fire HD 10 Plus).

Knockouts Title match promo.

Match 2: Impact Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry vs. Dirty Dango for the title
Result: Impact Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry beat Dirty Dango by DQ to retain the title. Low blow. Afterwards, Dango beat down Hendry until Santino Marella came out. Dango was the one that attacked Marella a few weeks ago on Impact Wrestling.

PPV/Main Show:
Mandatory FBI Warning right on time. (FYI, I am watching the YouTube version) Then opening promo video for main event.

Match 1: Nick Aldis vs. Kenny King
Result: Nick Aldis beat Kenny King by submission

As Aldis leaves, Killer Kelly & Masha Slamovich fight through the venue. Slamovich gets knocked over a railing, about a 6-7 foot drop, and they continue to fight through the crowd towards ringside. Soon it gets into the ring and Kelly chokes out Slamovich with a steel chain as refs and security finally break it up. Everyone bails as Kelly grabs and poses with the chain.

Jordynne Grace interviewed backstage.

Sami Callihan promo.

Match 2: The Design vs. Sami Callihan, Rich Swann & TBA. TBA is revealed to be Jake Crist.
Result: Sami Callihan, Rick Swann & Jake Crist beat The Design. Swann pinned Angels with a rollup.

Marella interviewed backstage. He teases a fight with Dango.

Match 3: Trinity vs. Gisele Shaw
Result: Trinity beat Gisele Shaw by submission

Subculture interviewed backstage. The Good hands interrupt and claim they’re next after Subculture win the titles. Dani Luna agrees to it.

Match 4: Impact Tag Team Champions Ace Austin & Chris Bey vs. Subculture for the titles
Result: Impact Tag Team Champions Ace Austin & Chris Bey beat Subculture to retain the titles. Austin pinned Flash Morgan Webster after The Fold.

Trey Miguel-Chris Sabin promo.

Match 5: Impact X Division Champion Trey Miguel vs. Chris Sabin for the title
Result: Impact X Division Champion Trey Miguel beat Chris Sabin to retain the title.

Match 6: Moose vs. Eddie Edwards, Frankie Kazarian, Yuya Uemura, Jonathan Gresham & Alex Shelley in a 6-way #1 Contender Match for an Impact World Championship match at Against All Odds
Result: Alex Shelley beat Moose, Eddie Edwards, Frankie Kazarian, Yuya Uemura & Jonathan Gresham in a 6-way by pinning Uemura. As a result, Shelley will face the Impact World Champion at Against All Odds.

Miguel interviewed backstage. Sabin went after Miguel and was quickly restrained by security.

Match 7: Impact Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo vs. Jordynne Grace for the title. If Grace loses she can’t get another title match as long as Purrazzo is champion
Result: Impact Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo beat Jordynne Grace to retain the title. As a result, Grace can’t get another title shot as long as Purrazzo is champion.

The next live event is Against All Odds on 6/9 in Columbus, OH followed by Slammiversary on 7/15 (which will be available on DAZN outside the US in addition to FITE). Victory Road will be 9/8 in White Plains, NY and then the taping of the 1000th episode of Impact on 9/9.

Main Event: Impact World Champion Steve Maclin vs. PCO in a No DQ Match for the title
Result: Impact World Champion Steve Maclin beat PCO to retain the title. That means next up is Alex Shelley. Afterwards, Maclin with microphone. He immediately demands Scott D’Amore live up to his word and come out to put the title belt around Maclin’s waist. D’Amore comes out. He obliges and straps the title belt on Maclin and offers a handshake, which Maclin refuses. We hear camera picking up Maclin telling D’Amore whatever happens, he’s still his boss. During this time, Bully Ray sneaks into the ring and chokes out D’Amore with a strap. Camera catches Ray telling Maclin “Get The Table”. Bully produces a can of lighter fluid as Rehwoldt leaves commentary and hits the ring. Bully sprays lighter fluid all over Rehwoldt and lays him out. PCO then returns to the ring. Bully shoves PCO and it’s on. PCO shoves Bully back but Maclin lays out PCO with the title belt. Outside the ring the beatdown is on as Motor City Machine Guns hit the ring but get sent packing quickly.Bully prepares the flaming table as Maclin teases putting D’Amore through it. Table lit and…POWERBOMB THROUGH THE TABLE! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! Bully taunts D’Amore, saying he will never get rid of Bully, ever, he’s here forever and he’s taking Impact down. Bully raises Maclin’s hand to end the show.

End Show. Live post-show coming up shortly on Impact+ & YouTube.

Final thoughts: As usual it was a solid live event although a couple of finishes felt like letdowns and the very end was a bit of overkill. Still worth the money as the matches ranged from good to outstanding.

Overall show grade: B+. Take out the couple finishes I didn’t like and it was A-.

The next TV tapings are tomorrow which will cover the fallout and the next 2 weeks of Impact to get them to Against All Odds.