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Tokyo Joshi Pro 3/18/23 Results

After a successful debut last year, Tokyo Joshi Pro ran the second installment of GRAND PRINCESS, their new biggest event of the year from a venue and importance standpoint today, with a blockbuster card featuring a little bit of everything as they ran Tokyo’s new Olympic venue for the first time.

Today’s event was held at Ariake Arena in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese and English. You can also watch the pre-show and the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 1512. That’s not nearly as bad as it sounds because despite the easing of pandemic restrictions the venue was still limited to only 50% capacity and the layout reduced it even further. Also all but two levels of tickets sold out in advance. I did hope for more though.

Match 1: Suzume beat Arisu Endo.

Match 2: Haru Fujo & Runa Okubo Debut Match: Mahiro Kiryu, HIMAWARI, Wakana Uehara & Shino Suzuki beat Kaya Toribami, Touma, Haru Fujo & Runa Okubo. Kiryu pinned Toribami after a spinebuster. V1 for Suzuki in her young career!

Match 3: Hikari Noa, Nao Kakuta & Ram Kaichow (666) beat Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku. Noa pinned Harajuku aftet 5G.

Match 4: Ryo Mizunami (Independent/Freelancer) beat Moka Miyamoto.

Match 5: Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao beat Andre The Giant Panda & Neko Haruna. Nakajima pinned Haruna with a Northern Lights Suplex hold.

Match 6: Saki-Sama & May Saint-Michel (Saki Akai & Mei Suruga) beat Yuki Kamifuku & Billie Starkz. May pinned Kamifuku after La Revolution.

Match 7: Aja Kong beat Yuki Arai. Anticipated but still sad.

Match 8: Rika Tatsumi beat International Princess Champion Miu Watanabe by submission to win the title. Tatsumi becomes the 10th International Princess Champion. And what is believed to be the first to win all 3 TJPW titles at some point in her career (Miyu Yamashita & Yuka Sakazaki have never held this title and Maki Itoh has never been Princess Of Princess Champion). So maybe time to put Tatsumi in TJPW G.O.A.T. discussions.

Match 9: Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh beat Princess Tag Team Champions Heidi Howitzer & Max The Impaler to win the titles. Yamashita & Itoh become the 12th Princess Tag Team Champions. Itoh pinned Howitzer after Flying Big Head. Well, at least the disaster that was the foreigners winning the title from AA Eye Candy has been somewhat resolved.

Main Event: Mizuki beat Princess Of Princess Champion Yuka Sakazaki to win the title. Mizuki becomes the 12th Princess Of Princess Champion. Boooo..(there are only two TJPW wrestlers I do not like and passionately root against. Mizuki is one. The other who I will NEVER root/simp/etc for is Maki Itoh)

Among major announcements during the event were upcoming major events later this year: 7/8 at Ota City General Gym for what should be SUMMER SUN PRINCESS ’23 (the summer blowout event), 10/8 (not sure where) for what probably will be WRESTLE PRINCESS 3 (typically TJPW’s biggest/most important event of the year but I think GRAND PRINCESS has surpassed it), and 12/1 at Korakuen Hall for the TJPW 10th Anniversary event. Also announced before the event was Yuki Arai’s May & June participation schedule, which is subject to change-5/5 (Korakuen Hall), 5/13 (Act City Hamamatsu, Shizuoka), 5/20 (Otemachi Mitsui Hall, Tokyo), 6/11 (Korakuen), 6/24 (Kobe Art Center, Kobe), 6/25 Nishitetsu Hall, Fukuoka).

The next event is Wednesday at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo to begin the Spring 2023 house show tour. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.

Sumo-March 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 6 Results (3/17/23) (Top 2 Tiers) (Updated)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 6 of the March 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

Makuuchi (Top Tier):
Mitoryu (M17) beat Oho (M15)
Shonannoumi (J3) beat Bushozan (M15)
Daishoho (M13) beat Hokuseiho (M15)
Kotoeko (M13) beat Kinbozan (M14)
Tsurugisho (M16) beat Takarafuji (M12)
Chiyoshoma (M16) beat Azumaryu (M11)
Myogiryu (M10) beat Kagayaki (M12)
Aoiyama (M9) beat Nishikifuji (M10)
Hiradoumi (M9) beat Takanosho (M11)
Hokutofuji (M7) beat Ura (M8)
Takayasu (M7) beat Ichiyamamoto (M8)
Midorifuji (M5) beat Endo (M6)
Meisei (M4) beat Sadanoumi (M6)
Abi (M2) beat Kotoshoho (M5)
Shodai (M1) beat Tamawashi (M1)
Wakamotoharu (K) beat Tobizaru (K)
Daieisho (K) beat Kotonowaka (K)
Hoshoryu (S) beat Onosho (M4)
Wakatakakage (S) beat Ryuden (M2)
Kiribayama (S) beat NIshikigi (M3)
Mitakeumi (M3) beat Takakeisho (O)
Leader: Takayasu, Midorifuji, Daieisho (6-0)
Of note: We can say with 99% certainty it’s over for Takakeisho. He will not be promoted to Yokozuna after this tournament-at this point to have even the slightest chance he must win out. The tweaked knee a couple days ago was the end, it’s affecting him too much. Also of concern is Kirabayama potentially suffering an elbow injury in his win-after taking Nishikigi down with a sotogake (inside leg trip), Nishikigi was holding Kiribayama’s arm going down and twisted his elbow awkwardly as he went down. Not intentional by any means but Kiribayama stayed down on his knees for several moments and was clearly favoring his left elbow. For now he’s likely going to give it a go on Day 7. The only change at the top was Nishikifuji falling from the unbeatens, but tomorrow somebody’s 0 Has Got To Go because Takayasu faces Midorifuji. Daieisho gets Wakamotoharu. Chiyomaru is the Juryo man up tomorrow but he’s 0-6 and badly slumping, which could be good news for opponent Kinbozan. Elsewhere Wakatakakage finally got on the board with his first win and Hoshoryu got a needed victory albeit unpopular because of the HENKA! Kotoshoho & Azumaryu remain a disappointing winless, both 0-6. Azumaryu may have forgotten to show up after his first winning record in the top tier last time out, he could be headed back to Juryo without wins.

Juryo:
Tomokaze (M13) beat Tamashoho (J13)
Kawazoe (Ms3) beat Tochimusashi (J12)
Takakento (J12) beat Shimanoumi (J11)
Kitanowaka (J11) beat Tokushoryu (J14)
Ochiai (J14) beat Churanoumi (J10)
Hakuyozan (J9) beat Tsushimanada (J9)
Atamifuji (J8) beat Kotokuzan (J10)
Akua (J7) beat Shimazuumi (J7)
Hidenoumi (J8) beat Daiamami (J6)
Enho (J5) beat Roga (J5)
Gonoyama (J6) beat Oshoma (J5)
Tochinoshin (J2) beat Chiyonokuni (J4)
Asanoyama (J1) beat Chiyomaru (J4)
Ichinojo (J3) beat Tohakuryu (J1)
Leader: Ichinojo (6-0)
Of note: Looks like it’s Ichinojo’s to lose now. He is in control as the only unbeaten but if he stumbles, 5 including Asanoyama are right there at 5-1, also including Juryo newcomer Ochiai who is having an excellent debut. Kawazoe, the human slinky in Makushita, earned his 4th win today making him the first rikishi in any tier this tournament to clinch a promotion and winning record. He’ll probably get a couple days’ rest now as the rest of Makushita just finished its 3rd round. One more win and he should be Juryo in May, potentially replacing (among others) Tochimusashi, who has gone from Juryo champion last summer to likely demotion at 0-6 now. And Ochiai could put him on the brink at 0-7 tomorrow. Mineyaiba will be the Makushita man up tomorrow from Ms4, he is currently 1-2 and gets Kitanowaka. For those curious about Terutsuyoshi, he is 1-2 at Ms1 and needs to finish 4-1 or 5-0 to return to Juryo.
In the Makushita, 14 go into the halfway days at 3-0 and looking to join Kawazoe as co-leaders and earn promotions at first chance. In the Sandanme, 21 are currently 3-0 and looking to earn promotions, some possibly to Makushita, as well as staying atop the leaderboard. The Jonidan has 25 currently at 3-0 while the Jonokuchi has 3 sharing the lead at 3-0.

For the night owls, a reminder that NHK World Japan will have 50 minutes of LIVE top tier coverage on Day 8 beginning Sunday at 1:10 AM PT/4:10 AM ET. The network is available online and on tablet/smartphone/smart TV apps and is COMPLETELY FREE to watch. No account creation or cable/satellite TV provider is necessary.

UPDATE: Potential nightmare future scenario for the Nihon Sumo Kyokai at the top of the rankings…it is officially over for Takakeisho. He is OUT going into Day 7. Left meniscus (knee). Likely done for the tournament. Said nightmare scenario is because of the continued absence of Terunofuji-if worst-case happens and he is forced to retire, there would be ZERO YOKOZUNA active. And potentially zero Ozeki depending on what happens with Takakeisho. If he can’t return by Day 11 he goes into kadoban status (8+ losses as Ozeki) in May, meaning he must get at least 8 wins or be demoted. Nishikigi gets the free win today as a result.

Ring Of Honor TV 3/16/23 Results

Here are the quick results from this week’s episode of Ring Of Honor TV from Orlando, FL:

Claudio Castagnoli beat Willie Mack.

Metalik & Blake Christian beat Ari Daivari & Slim J.

Eddie Kingston beat Jeeves Kay by submission.

Athena beat Hyan by submission.

Silas Young beat Marcus Kross.

ROH 6-Man Tag Team Champions The Embassy beat Dalton Castle & The Boys to retain the titles.

Trish Adora beat Madison Rayne.

Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal beat Outrunners.

ROH Pure Champion Wheeler Yuta beat Clark Connors to retain the title.

Possible rumored additions to the Supercard Of Honor PPV on 3/31 coming out of this episode are ROH TV Champion Samoa Joe vs. Mark Briscoe for the title and ROH Women’s Champion Athena vs. Yuka Sakazaki for the title. The former seems likely, the latter would prob depend on what happens after tomorrow’s (late tonight US time) Tokyo Joshi Pro event. But Sakazaki will be in Los Angeles for TJPW’s US debut on 3/30 (ROH is there too) so it probably depends on both sides making it work.

New Japan 3/17/23 Results (Updated)

New Japan continued the New Japan Cup today with the beginning of the Quarterfinals.

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 announced paid attendance was 1351, a legit sellout.

Match 1: Sho & Yujiro Takahashi beat Kosei Fujita & Zack Sabre Jr. Takahashi pinned Fujita after Pimp Juice.

Match 2: Aaron Henare, Jeff Cobb, Great-O-Khan & Kyle Fletcher beat Oskar Leube, Ryusuke Taguchi, Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe. Fletcher pinned Leube after Grimstone.

Match 3: Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Satoshi Kojima, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Tama Tonga. Yano pinned Tenzan.

Match 4: Lio Rush, Yoh & Tomohiro Ishii beat BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Shingo Takagi. Rush pinned BUSHI.

Match 5: Shota Umino, Ren Narita, El Desperado & Minoru Suzuki beat El Phantasmo, Chase Owens, KENTA & David Finlay. Suzuki pinned KENTA after a Gotch-style piledriver.

Match 6: New Japan Cup Quarterfinals: Mark Davis beat EVIL. As a result, Davis advances to the Semifinals. UPSET ALERT!!!

Main Event: New Japan Cup Quarterfinals: SANADA beat Tetsuya Naito. As a result, SANADA advances to the Semifinals. Afterwards, SANADA left LIJ and joined Just Four Guys (Taichi’s new post-Suzuki-Gun faction) and they now become Just Five Guys.

As a result of today, the first half of the Semifinals will be SANADA vs. Davis.

The next event is tomorrow at Act City Hamamatsu in Shizuoka with the remaining Quarterfinals-Umino vs. Finlay & Goto vs. Tonga. Because of SANADA defecting from LIJ there may be a change to Match 5 as he was supposed to be in an 8-man tag with LIJ. Most likely he and someone on the other side (Rush, Yoh, Yano, Tomohiro Ishii) get pulled to make it a 6-man tag but we’ll see. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

In other news today, the 30th installment of Best Of The Super Junior, the annual prestigious showcase for Jr. Heavyweights worldwide, was announced for its traditional May spot on the calendar. This year it will run over 12 events from May 12-May 28. The full schedule:
5/12-Korakuen Hall
5/13-Nagano Prefectural Budokan, Nagano
5/14-Nagoya International Conference Center Event Hall, Nagoya
5/16-Akita Prefectural Budokan, Akita
5/17-Sendai Sun Plaza, Sendai
5/18-Iwate Prefectural Gym, Iwate
5/19-Maeda Sub Arena, Aomori
5/21-Korakuen Hall
5/23-Osaka Prefectural Gym, Osaka
5/24-Osaka Prefectural Gym Sub-Arena
5/26-Yoyogi National Gym 2, Tokyo
5/28-Ota City General Gym, Tokyo

UPDATE: A change has indeed been made for tomorrow as suggested above-SANADA is now out of the aforementioned 8-man tag. BUSHI is the replacement.

Impact Wrestling 3/16/23 Results

Here are the quick results from tonight’s TAPED Impact Wrestling from Las Vegas, NV:

The YouTube pre-show match was Zicky Dice vs. Champagne Singh.

Match 1: Mike Bailey & Jonathan Gresham beat Decay. Bailey pinned Black Taurus after Ultima Weapon.

Match 2: Steve Maclin beat Heath.

The PCO-Eddie Edwards cinematic story continues with PCO walking past the iconic Las Vegas sign.

Match 3: Jai Vidal beat Johnny Swinger. Right before the end Gisele Shaw & Savannah Evans got ejected for interfering, then Deonna Purrazzo came out to attack Shaw before Evans tossed her away. Security separated them as the match ended.

Deaner & Sami Callihan discuss “punishment”.

PCO continues walking through Vegas at night looking for Edwards as he arrives at Sam’s Town Live.

Mickie James is concerned about Tommy Dreamer getting them a mixed tag match next week and so is Jordynne Grace.

Eddie Edwards is here and alive! During his promo PCO enters but Kenny King attacks PCo frmo behind with a shovel and the beatdown is on.But PCO quickly comes back to life and fights back until Edwards tries a chair shot as PCO tries to chokeslam King. They keep beating down PCO and use the ring stairs to pin him against the corner before he comes to life again. King gets choketossed across the ring before a Singapors cane shot from Edwards allows King to come off the top and take PCO down and the beatdown resumes until they finally seem to keep PCO down.

At his request, Impact Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry will defend the title against Brian Myers at Sacrifice per Santino Marella, who makes it official. And they’re partners in a tag match next week.

Match 4: KiLynn King & Taylor Wilde beat Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champions Taya Valkyrie & Rosemary to become THE NEW IMPACT KNOCKOUTS TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS! King pinned Valkyrie.

Main Event: Ace Austin, Chris Bey & KENTA beat Josh Alexander, Frankie Kazarian & Rich Swann. Bey pinned Swann after 1, 2 Sweet. Steve Maclin distracted Alexander late to set up the finish.

Next week: Tommy Dreamer & Mickie James vs. Bully Ray & Masha Slamovich, Deonna Purrazzo vs. Savannah Evans, Design vs. Time Machine and Hendry & Dirty Dango vs. Moose & Myers. This is the last Las Vegas episode and last one before Sacrifice on Impact+, YouTube Ultimate Insider and FITE next Friday.

Added to Sacrifice on 3/24: Jonathan Gresham vs. Mike Bailey 2 and Impact Tag Team Champions Ace Austin & Chris Bey vs. Shane Haste & Bad Dude Tito for the titles..

A special first-time-ever LIVE Impact will air on 3/30 from Anthem Studios at LA Live in Los Angeles, CA.

Sumo-March 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 5 Results (3/16/23) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 5 of the March 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

Makuuchi (Top Tier):
Ichinojo (J3) beat Hokuseiho (M15)
Mitoryu (M17) beat Bushozan (M14)
Konbozan (M14) beat Hokuseiho (M16)
Kotoeko (M13) beat Chiyoshoma (M16)
Oho (M15) beat Daishoho (M13)
Takanosho (M11) beat Takarafuji (M12)
Kagayaki (M12) beat Azumaryu (M11)
Nishikifuji (M10) beat Hiradoumi (M9)
Apiyama (M9) beat Myogiryu (M10)
Takayasu (M7) beat Ura (M8)
Hokutofuji (M7) beat Ichiyamamoto (M8)
Midorifuji (M5) beat Sadanoumi (M6)
Endo (M6) beat Kotoshoho (M5)
Abi (M2) beat Meisei (M4)
Daieisho (K) beat Shodai (M1)
Kotonowaka (K) beat Tobizaru (M1)
Wakamotoharu (K) beat Tamawashi (M1)
Onosho (M4) beat Kiribayama (S)
Nishikigi (M3) beat Hoshoryu (S)
Takakeisho (O) beat Ryuden (M2)
Leader: Daieisho, Midorifuji, Takayasu, Nishikifuji (5-0)
Of note: Ryuden made it very easy for Takakeisho, suspiciously offering no resistance and letting the Ozeki have an easy win and not go too hard on his potentially injured knee. That gets Takakeisho to 3-2 and still in yokozuna contention. Surprises at the top as two Isegahama rikishi join Daieisho and a resurgent Takayasu at 5-0. Takayasu continues to look like his old strong self clming back from injury, if he keeps this up he could finally claim his first Emperor’s Cup after being so close so many times. On the flip side several are in real trouble-among the 0-5 starters are Kotoshoho, Azumaryu and Wakatakakage, who now has a very uphill climb just to stay at Sekiwake a year after winning this tournament. Hoshoryu struggled again today to fall to 2-3, meaning his Ozeki hopes are probably gone if he doesn’t win out. This could open the door to promotion for Kotonowaka to the 3rd highest rank if he continues to build on a solid 4-1 start.
Takakeisho draws Mitakeumi tomorrow, who if he shows up unmotivated could be another important win for Takakeisho. At the top, Daieisho gets the tough draw for 6-0 as he faces Kotonowaka while Midorifuji also has a tough one against 4-1 Endo. Takayasu gets a badly struggling Ichiyamamoto (0-5) while Nishikifuji gets Aoiyama (3-2).
Shonannoumi is the Juryo man up for the day tomorrow and draws Bushozan. The Juryo man is 4-1 and a win could help catapult him into the top tier in May if he keeps winning.

Juryo:
Ochiai (J14) beat Tomokaze (J13)
Takakento (J12) beat Tokihayate (Ms3)
Tokushoryu (J14) beat Tochimusashi (J12)
Tamashoho (J13) beat Shimanoumi (J11)
Kitanowaka (J11) beat Kotokuzan (J10)
Churanoumi (J10) beat Tsushimanada (J9)
Hakuyozan (J9) beat Hidenoumi (J8)
Akua (J7) beat Atamifuji (J8)
Gokoyama (J6) beat Shimazuumi (J7)
Roga (J5) beat Daiamami (J6)
Enho (J5) beat Chiyomaru (J4)
Chiyonokuni (J2) beat Oshoma (J4)
Tohakuryu (J1) beat Shonannoumi (J3)
Asanoyama (J1) beat Tochinoshin (J2)
Leader: Ichinojo (5-0)
Of note: Asanoyama quickly bounced back from a loss to Ichinojo yesterday in easily winning the former Ozeki showdown with Tochinoshin, dropping the Georgian to 1-4 after his first win yesterday. He may not admit it but sadly it’s all over with him-he all but needs to retire after the tournament as his lower body has nothing left after recent injuries. Asanoyama is now halfway to promotion back to Makuuchi and has a very favorable match tomorrow against 0-5 Chiyomaru. Ichinojo was back in the top tier today and won to become the only unbeaten left in Juryo after Shonannoumi lost today and seems well on his way to a top tier return in May. He’ll go for 6-0 against Tohakuryu who is 2-3. Shonannoumi gets the top tier appearance tomorrow and it’s a favorable one on paper against Bushozan, who is 1-4.
Rising star Kawazoe, the human slinky who greatly impressed in his career debut despite a loss to Asanoyama in September and is in only his 4th career tournament, slowly moving up after debuting at Makushita 15, is the Makushita man coming up tomorrow. Because he is 3-0 in Makushita, a win tomorrow against the likely Makushita-bound Tochimusashi (0-5) will clinch a promotion and gives him a chance at a Juryo debut in May, but he probably will need at least 2 more wins to clinch it. 4-3 will likely only get him to Makushita 1.

AEW Rampage 3/17/23 Results (SPOILERS!)

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AEW Dynamite 3/15/23 Results

Here are the quick results from tonight’s AEW Dynamite in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
MJF Re-Bar Mitzvah opened the show. The party ended up getting crashed by Jungle Boy, Sammy Guevara & Darby Allin and they all wanted a title shot. Ended with MJF going through a table and a cake. Funny segment but great ending.

Chris Jericho was honored with a street name and other awards from the Maniroba government today. Some footage shown.

Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta & Claudio Castagnoli beat Evil Uno, Stu Grayson & Adam Page. Moxley beat Grayson with a rear naked choke.

AEW TBS Champion Jade Cargill beat Nicole Matthews to retain the title. Squash. 54-0. Afterwards, Taya Valkyrie came out. It was revealed on Twitter a few minutes later that Valkyrie has signed with AEW.

AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy beat Jeff Jarrett to retain the title. Formerly the All-Atlantic Championship. This match was garbage to me. God-awful.

QTV Premiere. TMZ-style format with QT Marshall & The Factory. They reveal it was Lee Moriarty who broke into Wardlow’s rental car after Revolution so that whole thing was just a work.

The Outcasets (Toni Storm/Saraya/Ruby Soho) promo. Britt Baker & Jamie Hayter come out to fight and do until they get beaten down but Riho, Skye Blue & Willow Nightingale make the save. Never seen Riho like this.

AEW Trios Champions House Of Black beat The Elite & Jericho Appreciation Society in a 3-way, when Brody King pinned Daniel Garcia, to retain the titles. Excellent main event that went almost 25 minutes.

Light on wrestling to give the main event more time and uneven in quality, but a good show overall.

Friday on Rampage: AEW TNT Champion Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Rey Fenix for the title, Taya Valkyrie vs. TBA and Matt Menard & Angelo Parker vs. Bollywood Boyz. Rampage will air at 11:30 PM ET or after NCAA Basketball coverage on TNT.

Next week: FTW Champion Hook vs. Stokely Hathaway in a No DQ match for the title. The Firm should be banned from ringside. More TBA on Rampage.

BREAKING: AEW-NJPW Joint Event Returning In 2023

In a post on Facebook, All Elite Wrestling just announced the “Forbidden Door” PPV held last year with New Japan Pro Wrestling will return for a second installment this year. It will be held on 6/25 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

More as it becomes available.

Sumo-March 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 4 Results (3/15/23) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 4 of the March 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Konusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

Makuuchi (Top Tier):
Hokuseiho (M15) beat Mitoryu (M17)
Oho (M13) beat Chiyonokuni (J2)
Chiyoshoma (M16) beat Daishoho (M13)
Kotoeko (M13) beat Tsurugisho (M16)
Kagayaki (M12) beat Bushozan (M14)
Kinbozan (M14) beat Takarafuji (M12)
Takanosho (M11) beat Aoiyama (M9)
Hiradoumi (M9) beat Azumaryu (M11)
Nishikifuji (M10) beat Ichiyamamoto (M9)
Myogiryu (M10) beat Ura (M8)
Takayasu (M7) beat Kotoshoho (M5)
Midorifuji (M5) beat Hokutofuji (M7)
Onosho (M4) beat Sadanoumi (M6)
Endo (M6) beat Meisei (M4)
Daieisho (K) beat Mitakeumi (M3)
Kotonowaka (K) beat Nishikigi (M3)
Ryuden (M2) beat Tobizaru (K)
Kiribayama (S) beat Wakamotoharu (K)
Hoshoryu (S) beat Tamawashi (M1)
Shodai (M1) beat Wakatakakage (S)
Abi (M2) beat Takakeisho (O)
Leader: 5 at 4-0
Of note: Potential disaster today. Takakeisho was sporting a taped knee and in pre-match did not look comfortable and it clearly affected his performance. Now 2-2 and with injury concerns, the yokozuna chances are now in danger of fading away. The last time Takakeisho was in this position he wound up injured and having to withdraw, but managed to avoid demotion by finishing with a winning record while in kadoban status (he has been demoted from Ozeki before, also due to injury). Monitor his Day 5 performance carefully although he has a slightly easier-sounding draw in Ryuden. Also in big trouble is Wakatakakage-forget Ozeki, he’s halfway to demotion from Sekiwake after 7 tournaments because of his 0-4 start.

Juryo:
Ochiai (J14) beat Tokushoryu (J14)
Chiyosakae (Ms2) beat Tamashoho (J13)
Takakento (J12) beat Kitanowaka (J11)
Churanoumi (J10) beat Kotokuzan (J10)
Hakuyozan (J9) beat Shinamoumi (J11)
Hidenoumi (J8) beat Atamifuji (J8)
Tsushimanada (J6) beat Shimazuumi (J7)
Gonoyama (J6) beat Daiamami (J6)
Enho (J5) beat Akua (J7)
Oshoma (J4) beat Chiyomaru (J4)
Shonannoumi (J3) beat Roga (J5)
Ichinojo (J3) beat Asanoyama (J1)
Tochinoshin (J2) beat Tohakuryu (J1)
Leader: Ichinojo, Shonannoumi (4-0)
Of note: Anytime Asanoyama has lost in his comeback it’s been a shocking upset. Facing the biggest man in the top 2 tiers today in Ichinojo, losing to the July champion who is off to a hot start was a milder shock but still a surprise. But no need to panic, he’s still 3-1 and in good shape. Shonannoumi was the only other unbeaten to win today and go to 4-0. Ichinojo will be in the top tier tomorrow while Asanoyama tries to bounce back against fellow former Ozeki Tochinoshin, who got his first win today. Shonannoumi goes for 5-0 against Tohakuryu, who is 1-3.