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New Japan 4/20/23 Results

New Japan kicked off the Road to WRESTLING DONTAKU Tour today, which leads up to their annual Golden Week blowout event in Fukuoka.

Today’s event was held at Nara Prefectural Convention Center Convention Hall in Nara. There was no live broadcast and there is no on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 712.

Match 1: Boltin Oleg & Shota Umino beat Yuto Nakashima & Master Wato. Umino beat Nakashima with a kneebar.

Match 2: Dick Togo, Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL beat Yoh, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Takahashi pinned Tenzan after Pimp Juice.

Match 3: Francesco Akira, TJP & Great-O-Khan beat Kevin Knight, KUSHIDA & Togi Makbe. Khan beat Makabe with Subaru Sheep Killer.

Match 4: Aaron Henare, Jeff Cobb & Aussie Open beat Kosei Fujita, Mikey Nicholls, Shane Haste & Zack Sabre Jr. Henare pinned Fujita after Rampage.

Match 5: Taiji Ishimori, KENTA & David Finlay beat Jado, Hikuleo & Tama Tonfa. Ishimori beat Jado with Bone Lock.

Match 6: Tomoaki Honma, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii & Kazuchika Okada beat Tiger Mask, Ren Narita, El Desperado & Minoru Suzuki. Yano pinned TM 4.

Main Event: DOUKI, Yoshinobu Kanemaruc Taichi & SANADA beat BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito. SANADA beat BUSHI with Skull End.

The next event is Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

In other news, Hiromu Takahashi participation in Dradition has been announced for their 5/30 event at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, where in the main event he will team with Shiro Koshinaka & AKIRA against Masakatsu Funaki, Tatsumi Fujinami & Jinsei Shinzaki.

AEW Rampage 4/22/23 Results (SPOILERS!)

Click below for SPOILERS for this week’s TAPED AEW Rampage from Pittsburgh, PA, which airs Saturday at 10 PM this week on TNT due to NHL Playoffs:

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New Japan News: Tanahashi Off Next Tour

New Japan just announced that, as probably expected, Hiroshi Tanahashi is off the Road to WRESTLING DONTAKU Tour starting tomorrow. Broken rib suffered Saturday at Capital Collision. No return date set. While not currently on the WRESTLING DONTAKU card, I’d call him doubtful given it’s in 2 weeks and questionable for the next US event on 5/21, when he is scheduled to face Will Ospreay.

More as it becomes available.

AEW Dynamite 4/19/23 Results

Here are the quick results from tonight’s AEW Dynamite in Pittsburgh, PA, which aired LIVE NATIONWIDE due to live soccer on TBS at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT thus pre-empting the taped west coast airing (simulcast of US men vs. Mexico, which also streamed on HBO Max):
Jungle Boy/Sammy Guevara/Darby Allin/MJF promo opens. This leads to MJF announcing a Four Pillars Tournament between the other 3 where the winner gets an AEW World Title shot at Double Or Nothing. Allin wins a random draw to get tonight’s winner next week.

Britt Baker & Jamie Hayter beat Toni Storm & Ruby Soho. Baker beat Soho with Lockjaw.

Wardlow beat AEW TNT Champion Powerhouse Hobbs to become THE NEW AEW TNT CHAMPION! Arn Anderson was in Wardlow’s corner and helped.

Jay White beat Komander. AEW debut for White. After the match, Tony Khan announced on Twitter that AEW has signed Komander.

Chris Jericho-Adam Cole confrontation ends with Jericho & Daneil Garvia beating down Cole and The Outcasts joining in, leading to Saraya beating Baker repeatedly with a Singapore cane while Cole was handcuffed to the ropes.

The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn beat Angelo Parker, Matt Menard & Jake Hager. Max Caster pinned Parker after Mic Drop. Had JAS won, The Acclaimed would’ve had to join JAS until Double Or Nothing.

Sammy Guevara beat Jungle Boy by countout. MJF interference prevented Jungle Boy from beating the countout. As a result, Guevara will face Darby Allin next week with the winner facing MJF for the title at Double Or Nothing.

The show was a bit better tonight than the last few weeks, but hour 1 was better overall. All the non-wrestling stuff tonight was great.

Next week: Allin-Guevara and AEW TBS Champion Jade Cargill vs. Taya Valkyrie for the title. I think this is where The Streak ends.

Saturday on Rampage (bumped from Friday due to NHL Playoffs on TNT) at 10 PM ET/PT: AAA Mega Champion El Hijo de Vikingo vs. Dralistico for the title, Jeff Jarrett/Jay Lethal/FTR vs. Varsity Athletes, Kiera Hogan vs. Julia Hart and Jon Moxley vs. Christopher Daniels.

FREE VIDEO: DDT 4/15/23 Full Event (Limited Time)

To promote their upcoming Golden Week blowout event in May, DDT is posting a couple of recent events to YouTube FOR FREE for now. First up is Saturday’s (4/15) event from Shinjuku Face in Tokyo, which can be watched below:

This will only be on YouTube for a limited time. If you are a WRESTLE UNIVERSE subscriber you can also watch this event on the service on demand, along with the 4/15 DRAMATIC EXPLOSION in NIIGATA event. The promo shot of Takeshi Masada taking an exploding bat shot used is PRICELESS.

Dragon Gate News: Full 5/5 Card Announced

Dragon Gate has announced the full card for DEAD OR ALIVE 2023, their annual Golden Week blowout event. on 5/5 at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya. The event will air live on DRAGONGATE NETWORK beginning at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

The full card:
U-T & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI vs. Kagetora & Kaito Nagano
Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki, Mochizuki Jr. & Yasushi Kanda vs. Don Fujii, Takashi Yoshida, Problem Dragon & Minorita
Open The Brave Gate Champion Jason Lee vs. Dragon Dia for the title
Ultimo Dragon & Naruki Doi vs. Diamanté & H-Y-O
Open The Triangle Gate Champions Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Ben-K vs. Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & Strong Machine J for the titles
Naomichi Marufuji (Pro Wrestling NOAH) & Dragon Kid vs. YAMATO & Yuki Yoshioka
Open The Twin Gate Champions Kenoh (Pro Wrestling NOAH) & Shuji Kondo vs. KAI & ISHIN for the titles
Open The Dream Gate Champion Shun Skywalker vs. Madoka Kikuta for the title

Dragon Gate 4/18/23 Results

Dragon Gate continued The Gate Of Passion 2023 Tour today with the second in a stretch of 6 non-televised events.

Today’s event was held at Holt Hall Oita in Oita. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 349, a legit sellout.

Match 1: Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Ben-K beat Strong Machine J, Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Minoura pinned KAMEI after R-301.

Match 2: Don Fujii beat Ichikawa.

Match 3: Ultimo Dragon & Genki Horiguchi beat Diamante & ISHIN by DQ. ISHIN DQ’d. Z-Brats Interference.

Match 4: YAMATO, Dragon kid & Skull Reaoer A-ji (FTO) beat Susumu Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda & Kyoya Okazaki (FTO). YAMATO pinned Kanda after Frankensteiner of the Almighty.

Match 5: Kzy & BIGBOSS Shimizu beat Masaaki Mochizuki & Mochizuki Jr. Shimizu pinned Jr. after Liger Bomb.

Main Event: Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Madoka Kikuta beat Shun Skywalker, KAI & H-Y-O. Yoshioka pinned H-Y-O after a frog splash.

The next event is Saturday at Fukuyama Big Rose in Hiroshima. There will be no live broadcast.

Dragon Gate 4/17/23 Results

Dragon Gate continued The Gate Of Passion Tour yesterday with a Gebki Horiguchi hometown event.

Yesterday’s event was held at Kumamoto Castle Hall in Kumamoto. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 417.

Match 1: Kota Minoura, Ben-K & BxB Hulk beat Kzy, Strong Machine J & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Ben-K pinned KAMEI after a spear.

Match 2: H-Y-O beat Mochizuki Jr.

Match 3: Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Ultimo Dragon, YAMATO & Ichikawa. Susumu Mochizuki pinned Ichikawa after crushing La Magistral.

Match 4: Jason Lee & BIGBOSS Shimizu beat Dragon Kid & Don Fujii. Shimizu pinned Fujii with La Magistral.

Main Event: Shun Skywalker, KAI, ISHIN & Diamante beat Genki Horiguchi, Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia & Yuki Yoshioka. Skywalker pinned Horiguchi after SSW.

The next event was earlier today at Hoit Hall Oita in Oita. Results will be posted when available. There was no live broadcast.

New Japan News: Will Ospreay Returning, But…

In Twitter posts today from both himself and England-based 1 Pro Wrestling (1PW), Will Ospreay announced he has been cleared to return to action after a shoulder injury that took him out of the New Japan Cup in March. He’ll return to action this weekend in 1PW against Bobby Fish. But…watch the below clip he posted on his Twitter:

Simply put, his prime may be past him and he knows that unfortunately time is running out on his career at only 33 with 11 years behind him. He is scheduled to return to New Japan on 5/21 in Long Beach, CA to face Hiroshi Tanahashi with the winner facing Lance Archer at DOMINION in June for a shot at IWGP US Champion Kenny Omega at a later date. But…that’s now tentative due to Tanahashi suffering a broken rib Saturday. Either way, let’s enjoy the Billy G.O.A.T. and United Empire while we can.

Tokyo Joshi Pro 4/16/23 Results (Special Mini Event)

As part of a special idol/music festival in Shizuoka yesterday, Tokyo Joshi Pro held a mini-event with 3 matches held outdoors.

Yesterday’s event was held at Tsumagoi Resort Sainosato Multi-purpose Plaza in Shizuoka. There was no live broadcast.

Because this was part of a separate event and there were no ticket sales, attendance was not announced.

Match 1: Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku beat Shoko Nakajima & Yuki Aino. Impaler pinned Aino after a popup lariat.

Match 2: Vertvixen & Hikari Noa beat Maki Itoh & Raku. Vertvixen pinned Raku after Game Over.

Match 3: Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe beat Suzume & Shino Suzuki. Watanabe pinned Suzuki after Teardrop.