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Sumo-September 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 2 Results (9/11/23) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 2 of the September 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

Makuuchi (Top tier):
Tsurugisho (M16) beat Kagayaki (M16)
Atamifuji (M15) beat Daishoho (M17)
Kotoshoho (M16) beat Chiyoshoma (M16)
Nishikifuji (M13) beat Myogiryu (M13)
Sadanoumi (M12) beat Aoiyama (M14)
Mitakeumi (M11) beat Takarafuji (M12)
Hokuseiho (M11) beat Endo (M10)
Kinbozan (M10) beat Kotoeko (M8)
Hiradoumi (M8) beat Midorifuji (M9)
Onosho (M6) beat Oho (M7)
Takayasu (M7) beat Ryuden (M6)
Shonannoumi (M5) beat Takanosho (M4)
Ura (M4) beat Gonoyama (M5)
Tobizaru (K) beat Tamawashi (M3)
Daieisho (S) beat Shodai (M3)
Asanoyama (M2) beat Kotonowaka (S)
Abi (M2) beat Wakamotoharu (S)
Kirishima (O) beat Meisei (M1)
Hokutofuji (M1) beat Hoshoryu (O)
Takakeisho (O) beat Nishikigi (K)

Juryo:
Onosato (J14) beat Yuma (Ms1)
Tenshoho (J14) beat Asakoryu (J13)
Kiho (J13) beat Shimanoumi (J12)
Takahashi (J12) beat Tokihayate (J11)
Shiden (J11) beat Chiyomaru (J10)
Akua (J9) beat Hakuyozan (J10)
Shishi (J8) beat Takakento (J9)
Ichiyamamoto (J7) beat Chiyosakae (J8)
Churanoumi (J5) beat Azumaryu (J6)
Bushozan (J5) beat Shimazuumi (J6)
Tomokaze (J3) beat Tohakuryu (J4)
Mitoryu (J3) beat Oshoma (J4)
Roga (J1) beat Daiamami (J2)
Kitanowaka (J2) beat Tamashoho (J1)

RETIREMENT: Tokushoryu (Ms37). After withdrawing from the tournament and being absent this time for the first time in his career, the 20-year veteran has called it a career. Nikkan Sports reports he will become Sendagawa Oyakata and remain in Kise Beya as a coach. The Japan Sumo Association will make the formal announcement in the coming days.
Tokushoryu reached a highest career rank of Maegashira 2 after winning the January 2020 Tournament with a 14-1 record for his only Emperor’s Cup (he was ranked Maegashira 17 then). That also yielded his 2 career Special Prizes (Outstanding Performance, Fighting Spirit) and 1 Kinboshi. He finishes with a career record of 553-570, 211-269 in the top tier, not including the only 2 Absent days of his career in this tournament, and a total of 4 championships.

Tokyo Joshi Pro 9/10/23 Results

Tokyo Joshi Pro continued the CITY CIRCUIT Tour with an event in Kyoto, a hometown event for Yuki Arai.

Today’s event was held at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 289.

Match 1: Kaya Toribami beat Shino Suzuki.

Match 2: Raku & Pom Harajuku beat Wakana Uehara & HIMAWARI. Raku pinned HIMAWARI after Doctor Yellow.

Match 3: Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao beat Nao Kakuta & Yoshiko Hasegawa. Nakajima pinned Hasegawa with a Northern Lights Suplex hold.

Match 4: Hikari Noa beat Moka Miyamoto & Miyu Yamashita in a 3-way by pinning Miyamoto.

Match 5: Yuki Aino beat Yuki Arai.

Main Event: Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu beat Suzume & Arisu Endo and Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe in a 3-way when Kiryu pinned Endo. As a result, Kamifuku & Kiryu sill face Hikari Noa & Nao Kakuta for the vacant Princess Tag Team Championship at WRESTLE PRINCESS 4 on 10/9.

The next event is Saturday at Kissei Cultural Hall Middle Hall in Nagano. There will be no live broadcast.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 9/10/23 Results

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

Today’s event was held at Kasukabe Fureai Cube in Saitama and may be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 420.

Match 1: Taishi Ozawa beat Yu Owada.

Match 2: Saxon Huxley, Timothy Thatcher & Shuhei Taniguchi beat Jack Morris, Anthony Greene & Tadasuke. Thatcher beat Greene with a Fujiwara armbar.

Match 3: Masa Kitamiya & Mohammed Yone beat Naomichi Marufuji & Junta Miyawaki. Kitamiya beat Miyawaki with Prison Lock.

Match 4: Katsuhiko Nakajima, HAYATA & Eita beat Daiki Inaba, Atsushi Kotoge & Kai Fujimura. Nakajima pinned Fujimura after Vertical Spike.

Match 5: Ninja Mack beat Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf in a 3-way by pinning Bane.

Match 6: Shuji Kondo, Seiki Yoshioka & Hajime Ohara beat Yoshinari Ogawa, Daga & LEONA (Dradition). Yoshioka pinned LEONA after Crash Driver.

Match 7: Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa (New Japan) beat Adam Brooks & Stallion Rogers. Kiyomiya pinned Rogers after a transformed Shining Wizard.

Match 8: Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. & Manabu Soya beat Kenoh & Lance Anoa’i. Soya pinned Anoa’i after a jumping DDT.

Main Event: Go Shiozaki & Hi69 beat Jake Lee & YO-HEY. Shiozaki pinned YO-HEY after Go Lariat.

The next event is LEC Cleanpa! Presents Naomichi Marufuji 25th Anniversary on 9/17 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in English ONLY will begin Saturday at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET. Live results will be posted. This is an ABEMA-exclusive broadcast in Japan. The event is a legit advance sellout.

New Japan 9/10/23 Results

New Japan continues the Toad To DESTRUCTION Tour today with BLUE JUSTICE 13, the latest Yuji Nagata Produced event in his hometown.

Today’s event was held at Togane Arena in Chiba and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1332.

There were once again last-minute card changes due to injuries-Yoshinobu Kanemaru legit injured his knee yesterday and Boltin Oleg remains out due to an arm infection and fever. Kanemaru is also off tomorrow’s event.

Match 1: Jado, Tiger Mask, Togi Makabe & Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Oskar Leube, Yuto Nakashima, Makabe pinned Nakashima after a King Kong kneefrop.

Match 2: Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Yoh & Ryusuke Taguchi. Yano pinned Taguchi.

Match 3: Bad Dude Tito, Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI, Hirooki Goto & Kazuchika Okada. Sabre pinned Ishii with a crucifix.

Match 4: HENARE, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb beat BUSHI, SHingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito. HENARE beat BUSHI with Ultima.

Match 5: Yota Tsuji & Hiromu Takahashi beat Callum Newman & Will Ospreay. Takahashi pinned Newman after Time Bomb.

Match 6: Dick Togo, Yujiro Takahashi, Sho & EVIL beat TAKA Michinoku, DOUKI, Taichi & SANADA. EVIL pinned TAKA after EVIL.

Main Event: Best of 7 Series Match 1: Master Wato, Shota Umino & Yuji Nagata vs. Ren Narita, El Desperado & Minoru Suzuki went to a 30 minute time limit draw.

The next event is tomorrow at Tatsunoko Arena in Ibaraki. There will be no live or on demand broadcast. In fact, of the 8 remaining events on this part of the tour only one will be televised at all.

Sumo-September 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 1 (Opening Day) Results (9/10/23) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 1-Opening Day-of the September 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

Makuuchi (Top Tier):
Kagayaki (M16) beat Daishoho (M17)
Chiyoshoma (M15) beat Tsurugisho (M16)
Atamifuji (m15) beat Kotoshoho (M14)
Myogiryu (M13) beat Aoiyama (M14)
Sadanoumi (M12) beat Nishikifuji (M13)
Takarafuji (M12) beat Hokuseiho (M11)
Mitakeumi (M11) beat Endo (M10)
Konbozan (M10) beat Midorifuji (M9)
Kotoeko (M8) beat Hiradoumi (M8)
Takayasu (M7) beat Oho (M7)
Onosho (M6) beat Ryuden (M6)
Gonoyama (M5) beat Shonannoumi (M5)
Takanosho (M4) beat Ura (M4)
Nishikigi (K) beat Tamawashi (M3)
Kotonowaka (S) beat Shodai (M3)
Asanoyama (M2) beat Wakamotoharu (S)
Meisei (M1) beat Daieisho (S)
Hoshoryu (O) beat Abi (M2)
Hokutofuji (M1) beat Daieisho (O)
Kirishima (S) beat Tobizaru (K)
WITHDRAWAL (Pre-Tournament): Terunofuji (Y), Hakuoho (M9). Terunofuji-Back. Not expected to compete and his career may be done as there are rumors he’ll retire after the November tournament (if he competes). Hakuoho-Shoulder surgery. Out the rest of the year and hoping to return for the January tournament. He may be demoted to Juryo in November as a result.

Juryo:
Tenshoho (J14) beat Tsukahara (Ms1)
Onosato (J14) beat Asakoryu (J13)
Takahashi (J12) beat Kiho (J13)
Tokihayate (J11) beat Shimanoumi (J12)
Hakuyozan (J10) beat Shiden (J11)
Chiyomaru (J10) beat Akua (J9)
Takakento (J9) beat Chiyosakae (J8)
Ichiyamamoto (J7) beat Shishi (J8)
Shimazuumi (J6) beat Azumaryu (J6)
Churanoumi (J5) beat Bushozan (J5)
Oshoma (J4) beat Tohakuryu (J4)
Mitoryu (J3) beat Tomokaze (J3)
Kitanowaka (J2) beat Daiamami (J2)
Roga (J1) beat Tamashoho (J1)
WITHDRAWAL (Pre-Tournament): Wakatakakage (J7). Continued recovery from knee surgery after the March tournament. Probably will not compete this tournament. Will be demoted to Makushita in November if he sits out the entire tournament.

AEW Collision 9/9/23 Results

Here are the quick results from tonight’s AEW Collision in Cleveland, OH:

Match 1: AEW International Champion Jon Moxley vs. Action Andretti for the title
Result: AEW International Champion Jon Moxley beat Action Andretti by submission to retain the title.

Match 2: AEW TBS Champion Kris Statlander vs. TBA for the title. TBA is Robyn Renegade.
Result: AEW TBS Champion Kris Statlander beat Robyn Renegade to retain the title. Squash. Afterwards The Renegades beat down Statlander but Jade Cargill returned to make the save. Then left Statlander JADED.

Eddie Kingston & Claudio Castagnoli interviewed. Kingston says he’ll defend the NJPW STRONG Openweight Championship vs. Castagnoli on 9/20. (UPDATE: The match will also be for Castagnoli’s ROH World Championship, a double title match)

Match 2: Juice Robinson & Gunn Club vs. Dios Del Inframundo, Aerostar & Gravity. This was to have been an 8-man tag with Metalik & Jay White but White was a last-minute removal from tonight due to personal reasons. Metalik was also removed as a result
Result: Juice Robinson & Gunn Club beat Dios Del Inframundo, Aerostar & Gravity. Robinson pinned ?. Glorified squash.

CJ Perry promo. She wants to be Lana, the coldest manager in wrestling, again.

Dark Order promo.

The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn promo.

Match 3: Rey Fenix vs. Angelico
Result: Rey Fenix beat Angelico

FTR promo. Yet another open challenge for titles.

Match 4: World Title Eliminator Tournament Semifinals: Roderick Strong vs. Darby Allin
Result: Roderick Strong beat Darby Allin

Powerhouse Hobbs promo.

Keith Lee interviewed. Sounds like he’ll be on Collision more now.

Bryan Danielson interviewed. He teases this next year maybe being the last of his career and asked to face New Japan’s Zack Sabre Jr. on 10/1 before Ricky Starks interrupts. Danielson tries to recruit Starks into BCC but Starks & Big Bill beat down Danielson and Moxley when he tried to make the save.

Added to Dynamite Wednesday: Adam Page vs. Brian Cage and AEW International Champion Jon Moxley vs. Big Bill for the title.

Next week: FTR vs. Iron Savages for the AEW Tag Team Championship.

Made official for WrestleDream on 10/1 in Seattle, WA: Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

Main Event: World Title Eliminator Tournament Semifinals: Samoa Joe vs. Penta El Zero M
Result: Samoa Joe beat Penta El Zero M by submission. As a result, Joe will face Roderick Strong on Wednesday with the winner facing MJF for the AEW World Championship on 9/20.

A slightly above average episode overall and my least favorite Collision so far, but not a bad show by any means. Think of it more as a reset to start the post-CM Punk era of the program, so give it a few more weeks to see what will happen. Danielson-Starks does look like it’ll be the hot program for now.

End Show.

Tokyo Joshi Pro 9/9/23 Results

Tokyo Joshi Pro continued the CITY CIRCUIT Tour today with their first-ever event in Hiroshima.

Today’s event was held at Hiroshima Industrial Hall West Exhibition Hall 2nd Exhibition Hall 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 223.

Match 1: Yuki AIno beat HIMAWARI.

Match 2: Mahiro Kiryu beat Kaya Toribami.

Match 3: Yuki Kamifuku beat Toga.

Match 4: Yuki Arai, Suzume & Arisu Endo beat Mizuki, Wakana Uehara & Shino Suzuki. Arai beat Suzuki with a scorpion deathlock.

Match 5: Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe beat Miyu Yamashita & Moka Miyamoto. Watanabe pinned Miyamoto after Daydream Eternity.

Main Event: Princess Tag Team Championship Tournament: Nao Kakuta & Hikari Noa beat Hyper Misao & Shoko Nakajima and Raku & Pom Harajuku in a 3-way when Kakuta pinned Nakajima. As a result, Kakuta & Noa will face the winners of a second 3-way scheduled for tomorrow at WRESTLE PRINCESS 4 on 10/9 for the titles.

The next event is tomorrow at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto. There will be no live broadcast.

DDT 9/9/23 Results

DDT’s latest major event, BIG BANG 2023, was held earlier today.

Today’s event was held at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 1363.

Match 1: Masa Takanashi, Antonio Honda & Illusion beat Yuni, Kazuma Sumi & Rukiya. Takanashi pinned Yuni.

Match 2: In a Disband Contra Vice President Match, Akito beat Yuki Iino. As a result, Pheromones must disband. That will (thankfully?) happen on 10/4 at Shinjuku Face.

Match 3: HARASHIMA, Kazusada Higuchi & Takao Soma beat Yukio Naya, Yuya Koroku & Takeshi Masada. Higuchi pinned Koroku after Doctor Bomb.

Match 4: In a Kazuki Hirata Death Match, DDT Extreme Champion Kazuki Hirata beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Naruki Doi to retain the Extreme title and win the Iron Man title. Hirata becomes the 1576th DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion. V2 for Hirata. Next up: Hiromu Takahashi (New Japan), who unsuccessfully then tried to win the Ironman title. That match will happen on 11/12 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.

Match 5: KO-D 6-Man and All-Japan 6-Man Tag Team Champions Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani beat Yuko Miyamoto, Isami Kodaka & Ram Kaichow to retain the titles. Sakaguchi pinned Miyamoto after God’s Right Knee. DDT V3 & All-Japan V2 for the champs.

Match 6: In a Time Difference Scramble Bunkhouse Current Explosion Deathmatch, Atsushi Onita, Yoshitatsu (All-Japan) & Toi Kojima beat Jun Akiyama, Sanshiro Takagi & Yusuke Okada. Yoshitatsu pinned Takagi after a snadwich-type exploding bat full swing. This seems to have cost Akiyama an All-Asia Tag Team Championship match, but Onita declared it will still happen. That match will happen on 9/18 in an Electric Blast Death Match.

Match 7: Minoru Fujita & KANON beat KO-D Tag Team Champions Yuji Hino & Makoto Oishi to win the titles. Fujita & KANON become the 79th KO-D Tag Team Champions. KANON beat Oishi with a cobra twist.

Match 8: Yuki Ueno & MAO beat Konosuke Takeshita & Daisuke Sasaki. Ueno pinned Sasaki after BME. Afterwards, Ueno pledged his allegiance to The37Kamiina and MAO challenged Takeshita to a match. That match will happen on 9/24 at Korakuen Hall.

Main Event: KO-D Openweight Champion Chris Brookes beat Shigehiro Irie to retain the title. V1 for Brookes. Next up: He chose…Saki Akai! Her first chance at the title! And almost certainly her last due to her upcoming retirement. That match will happen on 9/24.

The next event is tomorrow at Global Ring Theater, Ikebukuro West Exit Park Outdoor Theater in Tokyo. This is a free event and is an outdoor event and is weather permitting, if weather is bad it will be cancelled. There will be no live broadcast.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 9/9/23 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH resumed the never-ending SUNNY VOYAGE 2023 Tour today with a house show in Tokyo.

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

The announced paid attendance was 402.

Match 1: YO-HY & Tadasuke beat Taishi Ozawa & Yu Owada. Tadasuke pinned Owada after a brainbuster.

Match 2: Adam Brooks & Mohammed Yone beat Atsushi Kotoge & Hi69. Brooks pinned Hi69 after Aussie Buster.

Match 3: Yoshinari Ogawa, Daga & LEONA (Dradition) beat Hajime Ohara, Junta Miyawaki & Kai Fujimura. LEONA beat Fujimura with a Texas cloverleaf.

Match 4: Saxon Huxley beat Anthony Greene.

Match 5: Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa (New Japan) beat Timothy Thatcher & Shuhei Taniguchi. Kiyomiya pinned Taniguchi after a transformed Shining Wizard.

Match 6: Manabu Soya, Masa Kitamiya & Daiki Inaba beat Kenoh, Lance Anoa’i & Stallion Rogers. Soya pinned Rogers after a jumping DDT.

Match 7: Shuji Kondo & Seiki Yoshioka beat HAYATA & Eita. Yoshioka pinned HAYATA after Crash Driver.

Match 8: Psycho Clown, Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf beat Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr., Ninja Mack & Alejandro. Clown pinned Wagner after Spanish Fly.

Main Event: Jake Lee & Jack Morris beat Go Shiozaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima. Lee pinned Shiozaki after FBS.

The next event is tomorrow at Kasukabe Fureai Cube in Saitama. There will be no live broadcast. The promotion also has announced last-minute changes for tomorrow as Alejandro is now off. Suspected concussion suffered today. Status uncertain.

New Japan 9/9/23 Results

New Japan continued the Road to DESTRUCTION Tour today with the second half of an opening Tokyo doubleheader.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced.

There were again last-minute changes to the card because Boltin Oleg remained out due to an infection in his left arm and related fever, and also because Zack Sabre Jr. asked to defend the NJPW WORLD TV Championship against Satoshi Kojima after his defense yesterday-that last-minute change was made.

Match 1: Yoh & Ryusuke Taguchi beat TAKA Michinoku & DOUKI. Yoh pinned TAKA after Black Hole Vacation.

Match 2: Tomoaki Honma, Master Wato, Shota Umino & Yuji Nagata beat Yuto Nakashima, El Desperado, Ren Narita & Minoru Suzuki. Umino pinned Nakashima after Death Slider.

Match 3: Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Bad Dude Tito, Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls. Goto pinned Tito after Shoto.

Match 4: Yujiro Takahashi, Sho & EVIL beat DOUKI, Taichi & SANADA. EVIL pinned DOUKI after EVIL. There was an absolute last-second change here because Yoshinobu Kanemaru was supposed to be in the match but he injured his knee when Just 5 Guys attempted a pre-match sneak attack on House Of Torture. DOUKI was the replacement.

Match 5: NJPW WORLD TV Champion Zack Sabre Jr. beat Satoshi Kojima by submission to retain the title. V14(!) for Sabre.

Match 6: NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Champions Tomohiro Ishii, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kazuchika Okada beat Tiger Mask, Togi Makabe & Hiroyoshi Tenzan to retain the titles. Ishii pinned Tenzan after a vertical drop brainbuster. V2 for the champs.

Main Event: In an elimination match, Callum Newman, HENARE, Great-O-Khan, Jeff Cobb & Will Ospreay beat BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito. Cobb was the only winner left, last eliminating Naito. This could have Tokyo Dome main event implications if this perhaps results in Naito being forced to defend his title shot contract against Cobb.

The next event is BLUE JUSTICE 13, a Yuji Nagata Produced event, tomorrow at Togane Arena in Chiba. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.