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Sumo-September 2025 Banzuke Announced (Updated)

It’s the end of an even-numbered month which means that exciting time again for sumo fans-the Japan Sumo Association has just announced the Banzuke (rankings) for the September 2025 Grand Sumo Tournament. Here are the full standings for the top 2 tiers:
Makuuchi (top tier):
Yokozuna-Onosato, Hoshoryu
Ozeki-Kotozakura
Sekiwake-Wakatakakage, Kirishima
Komusubi-Takayasu, Aonishiki
Maegashira 1-Tamawashi, Abi
Maegashira 2-Hakuoho, Oho
Maegashira 3-Atamifuji, Gonoyama
Maegashira 4-Hiradoumi, Wakamotoharu
Maegashira 5-Kotoshoho (July Champion), Ichiyamamoto
Maegashira 6-Onokatsu, Kusano
Maegashira 7-Takanosho, Oshoma
Maegashira 8-Ura, Kinbozan
Maegashira 9-Midorifuji, Fujinokawa
Maegashira 10-Daieisho, Churanoumi
Maegashira 11-Shodai, Roga
Maegashira 12-Takerufuji, Mitakeumi
Maegashira 13-Meisei, Tokihayate
Maegashira 14-Sadanoumi, Asakoryu
Maegashira 15-Tobizaru, Shonannoumi
Maegashira 16-Tomokaze, Nishikigi
Maegashira 17-Ryuden, Hitoshi
Maegashira 18-Shishi
Notes: No changes at the top except at Komusubi where Aonishiki makes his Sanyaku debut after 3 straight 11-4 efforts and 3 Special Prizes, if he can keep this up he’ll be in Ozeki contention very quickly. Wakatakakage is on Ozeki Watch again as his magic number to get to the unofficial benchmark for promotion contention is 11 as he’s gone 12-3 and 10-5 the last 2 tournaments. Kirishima would need a championship or at least 14 wins to have a chance for Ozeki return. Kotoshoho’s move up was about what I expected after his surprise July championship at M16 as he shoots up to M5, with Kusano also making a big move up to M6 and Fujinokawa going up to M9. At the bottom, Hitoshi makes his top tier debut alongside the returning Ryuden, with Shonannoumi, Tomokaze & Nishikigi all returning to the top tier as well. Shishi clearly has some allies on the ranking committee as despite what should have been another demotion he once again hangs on to his top tier position.
Daieisho, below M4 for the first time since climbing above that rank in his career, is probably out the entire tournament again and will be demoted to Juryo in November.

Juryo:
Juryo:1-Daiseizan, Oshoumi
Juryo 2-Kotoeiho, Chiyoshoma
Juryo 3-Endo, Nishikifuji
Juryo 4-Kagayaki, Mita (July Champion)
Juryo 5-Tochitaikai, Fujiseiun
Juryo 6-Kayo, Tohakuryu
Juryo 7-Tamashoho, Hidenoumi
Juryo 8-Hatsuyama, Kotokuzan
Juryo 9-Shirokuma, Tsurugisho
Juryo 10-Hakuyozan, Miyanokaze
Juryo 11-Kazekeno, Asahakuryu (July Makushita Champion)
Juryo 12-Takarafuji, Asasuiryu
Juryo 13-Kyokukaiyu, Asanoyama
Juryo 14-Shiden, Nishinoryu
Notes: After missing out on what could have been the first of 2 straight championships in May due to a late injury, Mita makes a big move up to J4 after winning July, putting him into top tier contention with Daiseizan & Oshoumi on the verge of moving up at J1.Kotoeiho & Chiyoshoma are demotions from the top tier along with Endo, who was out in July and probably will not compete this time either. Nishikifuji moves up 3 spots and also will have a chance to return to the top tier while the missle ranks are a combination of top tier demotions and those trying to move back up.
At the bottom, after no Shin-Juryo rikishi in July there are 4 debuts in the second tier this time, led by July Makushita Champion Asahakuryu then Asasuiryu, Kyokukaiyu and Nishinoryu along with Asanoyama being Sai-Juryo and returning following his last injury-related demotion. Asasuiryu is also a kaimei rikishi as upon promotion he changed his shikona (ring name) from Ishizaki, which he shared with his real-life brother Asakoryu.

In the Makushita, Daiamami was demoted from Juryo after hanging on despite 2 straight losing records at the bottom ranks while Kitanowaka is at Ms1 as well after potentially missing out on promotion with a 4-3 finish at Ms3. Otsuji is demoted back down to Ms3 and Shimanoumi has indeed run out of luck and paychecks as he is demoted after hanging on in Juryo for 3 straight years. Enho fell down to Ms31 after being forced to withdraw after a 2-1 start so his only chance to return to Juryo by the end of the year now is to win a championship. The Sandanme has the new-normal 80 ranks while the Jonidan has 105 ranks for an initial 210 total wrestlers, and the Jonokuchi starts with 51 wrestlers in 26 ranks and at least 4 debuts.

The September Tournament begins on 9/14 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. All tickets for all days are now sold out.

UPDATE: Daieisho has told the media he hopes to compete this tournament. Endo & Takerufuji are questionable due to injuries.

All-Japan 8/31/25 Results (Updated)

All-Japan continued the Royal Road Tournament today in Kobe.

Today’s event was held at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. There was no live broadcast but the replay is now available.

The announced paid attendance was 615.

Match 1: Shotaro Ashino & Odyssey beat Dan Tamura & Hikaru Sato. Odyssey pinned Tamura after Journey End.

Match 2: Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana beat Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) & Takashi (Dragon Gate). Tachibana pinned Takashi.

Match 3: Yuma & Atsuki Aoyagi, Rising Hayato & Hideki Suzuki beat Kento Miyahara, Davey Boy Smith Jr., MUSASHI & Ryo Inoue. Hayato pinned Inoue after Sid Vicious.

Royal Road Round 1:
Match 4: Ryuki Honda beat Kumaarashi.
Match 5: Xyon beat Hokuto Omori.
Main Event: Ren Ayabe beat Jun Saito. That pretty much guarantees a Triple Crown shot against Saito for the eventual winner.

As a result of today, the Quarterfinals are now set and are as follows: Ayabe vs. Xyon, Smith vs. Honda, Miyahara vs. Naoya Nomura and Odyssey vs. Daisuke Sekimoto.

The next event is Wednesday at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo with the first half of the Quarterfinals. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. At that time, some of the roster will be participating in TAKAYAMANIA EMPIRE 4, a special fundraiser event for Yoshihiro Takayama, being held at Korakuen Hall.

UPDATE: After the event, ti was announced that Yuma Anzai, currently out due to injury, will return on 9/23.

Tokyo Joshi Pro 8/31/25 Results

Tokyo Joshi Pro returned to Kyoto today for the first time in 2 years, this time for a Mifu Ashida hometown event.

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

The announced paid attendance was 281.

Match 1: Yuki Aino beat Ren Konatsu.

Match 2: Hyper Misao beat Raku.

Match 3: Suzume & Arisu Endo beat Pom Harajuku & Mahiro Kiryu. Suzume pinned Kiryu after Ring A Bell.

Match 4: Rika Tatsumi beat Chika Nanase.

Match 5: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara beat Shoko Nakajima & Uta Takami. Uehara pinned Takami after a deformed facebuster.

Match 6: Miyu Yamashita & Kaya Toribami beat Yuki Arai & Mifu Ashida. Yamashita pinned Ashida after Attitude Adjustment.

Main Event: Mizuki, Haru Kazashiro & Toga beat Miu Watanabe, HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki. Mizuki pinned Suzuki with Cutie Special.

The next event is a doubleheader on 9/7 at Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo, first for GO GIRL 6-a women-only event, then a regular event. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin on 9/6 at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET, both events will be streamed live.

DDT Pro Wrestling “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2025 Day 2” LIVE Results (8/31/25) (Updated)

WRESTLE PETER PAN, DDT’s biggest event of the year, continues today with Day 2 of this year’s 2 day version. Following up on yesterday’s Day 1 there are more big matches on tap including another KO-D Openweight Championship match: After a successful defense yesterday against Jun Akiyama, Kazusada Higuchi now defends against former champion Yuki Ueno, and there are 4 “Monty In The Bank” title shot holders out there so anything is possible. There is also another KO-D Tag Team Championship match today-because Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya retained the titles yesterday, their match today against HARASHIMA & Shinya Aoki is now for the titles. Additionally, the Hiroshi Tanahashi Retirement Road makes a final stop here as the icon of New Japan Pro Wrestling faces Danshoku Dieno.

There has been a last-minute change to the card because Daisuke Sasaki is now off due to an apparent side injury suffered yesterday. He was to have teamed with Hideki Okatani to face Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada and Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida in a 3-way. MJ Paul is the replacement.

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. The event is a legit advance sellout. Members of a group called Dow 90000, which are active in theater, comedy and drama among other genres, will be special guests on commentary. There are only 7 matches today with no intermission so it probably won’t be as long an event as yesterday was, although there are 3 title matches so it is probably going to run longer than a normal Korakuen event, I’m anticipating a running time of around 3 hours.

Today’s lineup:
To-y, Daichi Sato, Rukiya & Hinata Kasai vs. Illusion, Yuya Koroku, Munetatsu Nakamura & Kazuma Sumi
Jun Akiyama, Super Sasadango Machine & Akito vs. Kazuki Hirata, KANON & Antonio Honda
Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada vs. Hideki Okatani & MJ Paul and Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida in a 3-way
KO-D Tag Team Champions Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya vs. HARASHIMA & Shinya Aoki for the titles
DDT Universal Champion Minoru Suzuki vs. MAO for the title
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Danshoku Dieno
KO-D Openweight Champion Kazusada Higuchi vs. Yuki Ueno for the title

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 6:40 PM PT/9:40 PM ET when the live stream is scheduled to begin. The event is scheduled to begin at 7 PM PT/10 PM ET.

6:40 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue shortly.

6:50 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Your hosts are Satoshi Dairaku, Kagehiro Osano and guests Shota Sonoda & Moeka Nakashima. Haruo Murata will join as host later.

The paid attendance will not be announced after the event because they stopped doing that at the start of the year but it’s a legit advance sellout. That would, based on their setup today, probably mean around 1250 (bleacher seats are not full capacity due to the commentary setup).

The matches should begin in 15-20 minutes.

NwA Jr. performance begins 5 minutes before the event.

The matches begin at 7:06 PM PT/10:06 PM ET.

Match 1: To-y, Daichi Sato, Rukiya & Hinata Kasai vs. Illusion, Yuya Koroku, Munetatsu Nakamura & Kazuma Sumi. 20 minute time limit
Result: Illusion, Yuya Koroku, Munetatsu Nakamura & Kazuma Sumi beat To-y, Daichi Sato, Rukiya & Hinata Kasai. Koroku beat Sato with an armbar. As a result, Koroku wins Sato’s “Money In The Bank” title shot right.

Match 2: Jun Akiyama, Super Sasadango Machine & Akito vs. Kazuki Hirata, KANON & Antonio Honda. 30 minute time limit
Result: Jun Akiyama, Super Sasadango Machine & Akito beat Kazuki Hirata, KANON & Antonio Honda. Akiyama pinned Honda. As a result, per some pre-match money-producing by GM Imabayashi, Akiyama also won some money.

Sanshiro Takagi comes out. With microphone. Announcement about the upcoming 11/3 event at Ryogoku Kokugikan. Takagi calls out Hinata Kasai who is working “ringside boy” duties. Sounds like Takagi wants to face the just-debuted rookie in a match! Fist bump seemingly seals it. Updates to come. (It’s now official for 11/3)

Match 3: Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada vs. Hideki Okatani & MJ Paul and Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida in a 3-way. 30 minute time limit
Reslut: Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada beat Hideki Okatani & MJ Paul and Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida in a 3-way when Masada pinned Ishida.

Promo video for upcoming Kaisei Takechi matches. Scheduled for all remaining Korakuen Hall events this year plus 1/3/2026 (first 2026 event) and 11/3 where he will team with Konosuke Takeshita to face TBA & TBA.

Match 4: KO-D Tag Team Champions Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya vs. HARASHIMA & Shinya Aoki for the titles. 1 Hour time limit
Result: KO-D Tag Team Champions Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya beat HARASHIMA & Shinya Aoki to retain the titles. Naya pinned HARASHIMA after The World’s Largest Backdrop. V3 for the champs. Next up: To-y tried a sneak attack on Iino with an assist from Koroku but it didn’t work. So they just asked for it. Koroku teased cashing in his ‘Money In The Bank” title shot rights. Finally GM Imabayashi interrupted. It’s now official. That match will happen on, based on mentioning Osaka and the upcoming schedule, possibly 10/25.

Haruo Murata is your new host on commentary.

Match 5: DDT Universal Champion Minoru Suzuki vs. MAO for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: DDT Universal Champion Minoru Suzuki beat MAO to retain the title. V4 for Suzuki. Next up: Masada. Suzuki kept tossing him out of the ring and beating him down but GM Imabayashi made it official. That match will happen on either 9/25 or, more likely, 10/18.

Match 6: Hiroshi Tanahashi (New Japan) vs. Danshoku Dieno. 1 Hour time limit
Result: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Danshoku Dieno by submission

Main Event: KO-D Openweight Champion Kazusada Higuchi vs. Yuki Ueno for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: Yuki Ueno beat KO-D Openweight Champion Kazusada Higuchi to win the title. Ueno becomes the 86th KO-D Openweight Champion. After some sponsor award stuff, Kazuki Hirata appeared and seemingly teased cashing in his “Money In The Bank” title shot right. AND HE DOES! Which led to…
Impromptu Match: KO-D Openweight Champion Yuki Ueno vs. Kazuki Hirata for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: Kazuki Hirata beat KO-D Openweight Champion Yuki Ueno to win the title. Hirata becomes the 87th KO-D Openweight Champion. UPSET ALERT TO THE MAX!!! Then he acted like he didn’t even want it! The wackiest and perhaps most hilarious title reign is about to begin…oh wait, it already has! GOD BLESS DDT PRO WRESTLING. The cameras follow Hirata backstage as everyone congratulates him with some comedy spots including when Toru Owashi is waiting behind a corner. He leads Hirata back out to the ring area while the original DDT theme song plays. The entire roster, or most of it, is in the ring (Tanahashi too). Owashi takes the belt before putting it on Hirata. Everyone else tries to fir into the ring for a group photo. Hirata still looked suspicious the whole time like it was going to be a setup…then HARASHIMA produced the one thing missing: THE SHADES! HIRATA GO! The usual Hirata was back now to really send the crowd home happy.

The next event is Tuesday at Ueno Park Outdoor Stage. There will be no live broadcast. On demand Friday (just hours before the next live broadcast!).

UPDATE: More on the Daisuke Sasaki injury-left rib fracture. Out indefinitely.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 8/30/25 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the SUNNY VOYAGE 2025 Tour today in Sendai.

Today’s event was held at Sendai Pit in Sendai and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 349.

There was a last-minute change to the first match due to Ulka Sasaki being off the event again as a precaution after missing last weekend’s events due to shingles. He was to have teamed with HAYATA & Junta Miyawaki to face Tetsuya Endo, Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf. Shuhei Taniguchi was the replacement.

Match 1: Tetsuya Endo, Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf beat Shuhei Taniguchi, HAYATA & Junta Miyawaki. Endo pinned Miyawaki after Burning Star Press.

Match 2: Super Crazy beat Black Menso-re.

Match 3: Galeno & Alejandro beat Go Shiozaki & Atsushi Kotoge. Galeno pinned Kotoge after Galeno Special.

Match 4: Manabu Soya & Daiki Inaba beat Knull & Tadasuke. Soya pinned Tadasuke after Ballistic.

Match 5: Masa Kitamiya beat Hajime Ohara by submission.

Match 6: OZAWA, Takashi Sugiura & Daga beat Naomichi Marufuji, Kenoh & AMAKUSA. OZAWA pinned AMAKUSA after Big Ben Edge.

Main Event: KENTA & Daiki Odashima beat Kaito Kiyomiya & Kai Fujimura. KENTA beat Fujimura with GAME OVER.

The next event is the N-1 VICTORY 2025 Tournament opener on 9/8 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in English Only will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This is an exclusive ABEMA live broadcast in Japan.

All-Japan 8/30/25 Results

All-Japan continued the Royal Road Tournament today in Shimane.

Today’s event was held at Kunibiki Messe Large Exhibition Hall in Shimane and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. There was no live broadcast but the replay is now available as of 8 AM PT/11 AM ET.

The announced paid attendance was 450.

Match 1: Xyon beat Ryo Inoue.

Match 2: All-Japan AJPW.TV 6-Man Tag Team Champions Hokuto Omori, Kumaarashi & Takashi beat Carbell Ito, All Mighty Inoue & Rey Paloma to retain the titles. Omori pinned Paloma after Hokuto Army Special. V4 for the champs.

Match 3: Jun Saito & Ryuki Honda beat Ren Ayaba & Hikaru Sato. Saito pinned Sato after a brainbuster.

Match 4: Yuma & Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising Hayato beat Kento Miyahara, MUSASHI & Dan Tamura. Atsuki Aoyagi pinned MUSASHI after a firebird splash.

Royal Road Round 1:
Match 5: Odyssey beat Hideki Suzuki.
Main Event: Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Shotaro Ashino.

The next event is tomorrow (tonight US time) at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe. There will be no live broadcast. On demand tomorrow.

Also, the 8/24 event at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo is now available to watch FOR FREE on AJPW.TV for all members of the service. You need to create an account to watch, which is free and DOES NOT require a paid monthly subscription.

DDT 8/30/25 Results

WRESTLE PETER PAN, DDT’s annual biggest event, began today with the first day of a 2-day version this year.

Today’s event was held at Higashin Arena in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. Former DDT wrestler Saki Akai was among the special guests on commentary. (She has also remained with the promotion in a backstage/front office position since her retirement last year while also keeping very active with her beauty salon/spa business and also work as an actress in stage/theater performances)

The paid attendance was not announced.

Match 1: Hinata Kasai Debut Match: HARASHIMA beat Hinata Kasai. Kasai is the son of deathmatch icon Jun Kasai.

Match 2: Shinichiro Kawamatsu (the real-life Japanese politician) & Yuki Ishida beat Takao Soma & Rukiya. Ishida pinned Rukiya after Flame Palm.

Match 3: Danshoku Dieno beat Kazuki Hirata & ANtonio Honda in a 3-way by pinning Honda.

Match 4: Illusion, MJ Paul & Haruto Sakuraba beat Akito, Naomi Yoshimura & Daichi Sato. Illusion pinned Akito after a swanton bomb.

Match 5: MAO, KANON & O-MENZ Kumadori beat Yuki Ueno, Shinya Aoki & Kazuma Sumi. MAO pinned Sumi after Ultra Big Tone. During his entrance, Kumadori was joined by the other members of O-MENZ for a full performance. This was his return after missing his last scheduled appearance about a month ago due to injury.

Match 6: In a “Last Minute Of Professional Life” Deathmatch, where the wrestlers had a set amount of life points based on social media activity leading into the match and the first to reduce the opponent’s life to zero by 1 count pinfalls, submissions, rope escapes and ring outs wins, DDT Extreme Champion To-y beat Yuya Koroku to retain the title. V2 for To-y. Next up: Illusion. That match will happen on 9/14 at Sapporo Sun Plaza in Hokkaido.

Muscle Sakai appeared post-intermission as Super Sasadango Machine for his comedy Powerpoint presentation ahead of his match as Sakai. Which led to…
Match 7: Minoru Suzuki beat Muscle Sakai.

Match 8: Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita (New Japan) beat Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada. Sabre beat Masada with I’ve Mistakenly Run To Windsor. Afterwards, Brookes requested a match against fellow countryman Sabre. That match will happen on 11/3 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.

Match 9: KO-D Tag Team Champions Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya beat Daisuke Sasaki & Hideki Okatani to retain the titles. Naya pinned Sasaki. V2 for the champs. Next up: Because the champs retained the titles, HARASHIMA & Aoki. That match will happen tomorrow. (There was going to be a title match tomorrow either way, it just depended on who the champions would be)

Main Event: KO-D Openweight Champion Kazusada Higuchi beat Jun Akiyama to retain the title. V2 for Higuchi. Next up: Ueno, which was previously announced. That match will happen tomorrow.

Day 2 is tomorrow at Korakuen Hall. The event is a legit advance sellout. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin TONIGHT at 7 PM PT/10 PM ET.

Injury Report: Just before this was posted, there was a last-minute change announced to tomorrow-Daisuke Sasaki is now off. Side injury suffered today. He was to have teamed with Okatani to face Brookes & Masada and Yoshimura & Ishida in a 3-way, which would have been for the KO-D Tag Team Championship had they won. MJ Paul is the replacement.

Dragon Gate 8/29/25 Results

Dragon Gate taped the latest episode of PRIME ZONE+ today, which didn’t seem to have a GM but focused on D’Courage.

Today’s event was held at Kobe Lapis Hall in Kobe and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK. You can also watch the first match FOR FREE on YouTube.

The paid attendance has not yet bern announced.

Match 1; In a handicap match, ISHIN beat Kzy & U-T. By pinning U-T.

Match 2: Takashi beat Kazuma Kimura.

Match 3: In a Summer-Themed Yukata Match, Dragon Kid, Susumu Yokosuka & BxB Hulk beat JACKY KAMEI, Riiita & Mochizuki Junior. Yokosuka pinned Junior after Yokosuka Cutter. Apparently you had to remove the opponent’s yukata first before pinfall or submission, but I will update after I have a chance to watch the match. (Edit: The winner was the team that first removed an opponent’s yukata)

Match 4: Yuki Yoshioka beat Akihiro Sahara.

Match 5: Dragon Dia beat DAIKI (Daiki Yanagiuchi).

Main Event: Ryoya Tanaka beat RYU (Ryu Fuda).

The next episode will be on 10/24.

The next event is tomorrow at Nara 100 Year Hall in Nara. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin TONIGHT at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET. It also has been announced that the following non-televised events-8/2, 8/9, and 8/10-are now available on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

BREAKING: TJPW Title Vacated

Developing from Tokyo Joshi Pro: The International Princess Championship is now VACANT. Previous champion Moka Miyamoto has vacated the title due to being out indefinitely with an unspecified medical issue/disease and expecting to be out several more months. A new champion will be crowned on 9/20 with a determination match between Arisu Endo & Jada Stone.

Injury Report: GLEAT Wrestler Update (It’s Not GLEAT)

Or not great at all…far from it. GLEAT wrestler Takanori Ito was recently injured in a traffic accident and the promotion provided an update on his injuries today…nothing short of major. Left knee MCL, meniscus, left elbow contusion, right elbow LCL, cervical spine strain, lumbar contusion, right ankle sprain, right ankle joint contusion and will need knee surgery. Uh, damn. Out indefinitely but sounds like it’s going to be well into 2026 before he can return. The accident is under police investigation.

More as it becomes available.