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Injury Report: NOAH Star Voyage On Hold (Updated)

Pro Wrestling NOAH has announced an injury change to this weekend’s charity event in Ishikawa: Ulka Sasaki is now off. Shoulder. He was to have teamed with Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf to face Manabu Soya, Masa Kitamoya & Yoshiki Inamura. Shuji Kondo is the replacement-he was to have faced Tadasuke & Super Crazy in a 3-way, that match is now a single match. It’s not known how long Sasaki may be out, important with the N-1 VICTORY Tournament upcoming.

More as it becomes available.

UPDATE: Go Shiozaki is now off too. Back.

Sumo-July 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 9 Results (7/22/24) (Top 2 Tiers) (Updated)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 9 of the July 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

Makuuchi (top tier):
Nishikifuji (M17) beat Daishoho (J4)
Kagayaki (M16) beat Roga (M15)
Churanoumi (M12) beat Chiyoshoma (M15)
Nishikigi (M11) beat Bushozan (M16)
Ichiyamamoto (M11) beat Hokutofuji (M13)
Endo (M14) beat Oshoma (M9)
Wakatakakage (M14) beat Kinbozan (M8)
Tamawashi (M9) beat Ryuden (M8)
Takarafuji (M13) beat Sadanoumi (M7)
Midorifuji (M10) beat Kotoshoho (M7)
Oho (M6) beat Shodai (M10)
Takanosho (M6) beat Wakamotoharu (M2)
Atamifuji (M1) beat Shonannoumi (M4)
Gonoyama (M3) beat Onosato (S)
Abi (S) beat Ura (M4)
Kirishima (S) beat Meisei (M1)
Hoshoryu (O) beat Tobizaru (M4)
Kotozakura (O) beat Hiradoumi (K)
Takakeisho (O) beat Mitakeumi (M2)
Terunofuji (Y) beat Daieisho (K)
Leader: Terunofuji (9-0)
Of note: It’s still not over yet, but it feels like it’s over. Terunofuji is still 2 wins ahead and continues to dominate although he has been tested the last couple days and he still has most of Sanyaku and the Ozeki still to come. It still feels like the question is 15-0 or not? He’s probably got Sanyaku the rest of the way starting with Kirishima tomorrow. 2 back are Kotozakura & Churanoumi at 7-2. Elsewhere, any hopes Onosato had of making Ozeki next time out probably went away today as his 4-match winning streak ended, leaving the May champion at 5-4. Kirishima is also 5-4, meaning he needs to go 5-1 to get back to Ozeki right away, while Takakeisho showed up today and easily dispatched Mitakeumi but still needs to finish 4-2 to avoid demotion. Terunofuji goes for 10-0 tomorrow against Kirishima, a loss would put the former Ozeki against the wall in his re-promotion bid. Losing means Kirishima must win his last 5 matches or his Ozeki bid must start all over.

Juryo:
Hakuoho (J13) beat Kotokuzan (Ms3)
Tochitaikai (J11) beat Nabatame (J14)
Shimazuumi (J10) beat Tsushimanada (J12)
Shishi (J10) beat Fujiseiun (J14)
Hakuyozan (J12) beat Chiyosakae (J9)
Kayo (J13) beat Myogiryu (J8)
Shiden (J7) beat Aoiyama (J11)
Hidenoumi (J9) beat Tomokaze (J7)
Shirokuma (J8) beat Tsurugisho (J5)
Mitoryu (J3) beat Shimanoumi (J6)
Asakoryu (J4) beat Kitanowaka (J3)
Tamashoho (J6) beat Daiamami (J2)
Tohakuryu (J5) beat Onokatsu (J1)
Takerufuji (J2) beat Tokihayate (J1)
Leader: Shishi (8-1)
Of note: Shishi is the first to clinch promotion this time, with Shirokuma the only wrestler 1 win behind. Tsushimanada became the first demotion with loss 8, he’ll need some wins to avoid going down to Makushita. With a second win today, Takerufuji has almost certainly saved his Juryo spot after missing the first 7 days, and can still salvage a promotion if he wins out. He gets Daiamami tomorrow.

In the lower tiers, no match for Enho today in Jonokuchi. His next match is tomorrow, a win will take him to 4-1 and guarantee promotion back up to Jonidan. It also means he would still have an outside shot at the championship as while there are 2 in Jonokuchi tie at 5-0, there’s no guarantee the champion will go 7-0 so a playoff is a possibility.

UPDATE: Takerufuji has WITHDRAWN again ahead of Day 10. That clinches demotion again but apparently 2-13 will be enough to keep him in Juryo.

Injury Report: Desperado For A Break

Breaking injury news from New Japan: After jokingly blaming his DDT match today against Chris Brookes for having holes all over his body, El Desperado got serious and announcing he is headed to the sidelines. Meniscus surgery for an injury he’s been dealing with for 6 months. Out indefinitely but it’ll be several months. With the G1 CLIMAX now underway, he & the Junior Heavyweights get a few weeks off so it comes at a good time. Desperado has vowed to come back at 100% and reclaim the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.

Stardom 7/21/24 Results

Stardom ran perhaps the only non-major event in Japan today, a house show in Chiba.

Today’s event was held at TKP Garden City Chiba in Chiba and can be watched on demand on Stardom World.

The announced paid attendance was 301.

Match 1: Hanan, Saya Iida & Ranna Yagami beat Rina, Ruaka & Azusa Inaba. Iida pinned Rina after Iidabashi.

Match 2: Yuna Mizumori beat Rian.

Match 4: Mei Seira beat Saya Kamitani, Natsupoi & Fukigen in a 4-way by pinning Kamitani. Potential High Speed Championship implications there.

Match 5: Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki, Koguma & Momo Kohgo beat Saki Kashima, Tomoka Inaba, Lady C & Hina. Hazuki pinned Hina after a diving senton.

Match 6: Waka Tsukiyama, Gina & Mina Shirakawa beat Tam Nakano, Saori Anou & Aya Sakura and AZM, Starlight Kid & Miyu Amasaki in a 3-way when Gina pinned Nakano. Despite the loss, after the match Nakano demanded a rematch for the Artist Of Stardom Championship. Accepted. That match will happen on 8/4.

Main Event: Maika, Syuri & Konami beat Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe & Thekla. Konami pinned Thekla after Triangle Lancer.

The next event is Tuesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Dragon Gate 7/21/24 Results

Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 2024, Dragon Gate’s annual biggest event and this year a 25th Anniversary celebration, was held earlier today.

Today’s event was held at Kobe World Hall in Kobe and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 4795, a super full house/very near sellout. Maybe it’s me and they didn’t show all the seating on the broadcast but it looked like less, with at least 1/3 of the seating not used due to the setup. The venue can hold over 8000)

Match 1: Madoka Kikuta beat Kota Minoura.

Match 2: Shachihoko BOY, Ryu Fuda, Faiki Yanagiuchi & Ryoya Tanaka beat Takashi Yoshida, Problem Dragon, Punch Tomonaga & Ho Ho Lun. Tanaka pinned Tominaga after Survive.

Match 3: KAI & ISHIN beat Yosuke ❤️ Santamaria & La Estrella. ISHIN pinned Santamaria after Jinchu.

Match 4: Dragon Gate 25th Anniversary Match: Ultimo Dragon, Don Fujii, Yasushi Kanda, Susunu Yokosuka & Kagetora beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Kenichiro Arai, Super Shisa, Ichikawa & Vhocoflake K-ICHI. Dragon pinned Ichikawa after a blocked La Magistral.

Match 5: Open The Triangle Gate Champions Strong Machine J, BIGBOSS Shimizu & U-T beat BxB Hulk, Minorita & Mochizuki Junior to retain the titles. J pinned Hulk with Machine Suplex. V1 for the champs.

Match 6: Dragon Dia beat Open The Brave Gate Champion Hyo to win the title. Dia becomes the 52nd Open The Brave Gate Champion.

Match 7: Open The Twin Gate Champions Dragon Kid & Naruki Doi beat Luis Mante & JACKY KAMEI, Kzy & Flamita and Shun Skywalker & Jason Lee in a 4-way elimination match to retain the titles. Order of elimination (both members eliminated each time): KAMEI by Flamita, Kzy by Skywalker, Lee by Kid. V1 for the champs.

Main Event: YAMATO beat Open The Dream Gate Champion Ben-K to win the title. YAMATO becomes the 40th Open The Dream Gate Champion.

The next event is Saturday at Shimizu Marine Building in Shizuoka. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Sumo-July 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 8 Results (Halfway Point) (7/21/24) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 8-the Halfway Point-of the July 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

Makuuchi (top tier):
Endo (J14) beat Asakoryu (J4)
Roga (M15) beat Hokurofuji (J13)
Bushozan (M16) beat Takarafuji (M13)
Churanoumi (M12) beat NIshikifuji (M17)
Ichiyamamoto (M11) beat Kagayaki (M16)
Chiyoshoma (M15) beat Nishikigi (M11)
Shodai (M10) beat Wakatakakage (M14)
Midorifuji (M10) beat Ryuden (M9)
Kinbozan (M8) beat Kotoshoho (M7)
Sadanoumi (M7) beat Tamawashi (M9)
Oho (M6) beat Oshoma (M9)
Takanosho (M6) beat MitakeumI (M7)
Atamifuji (M1) beat Wakamotoharu (M2)
Hiradoumi (K) beat Meisei (M1)
Abi (S) beat Gonoyama (M3)
Onosato (S) beat Tobizaru (M4)
Kotozakura (O) beat Ura (M4)
Takakeisho (O) beat Kirishima (S)
Hoshoryu (O) beat Daieisho (K)
Terunofyji (Y) beat Shonannoumi (M5)
Leader: Terunofuji (8-0)
Of note: With now at least 2 more days before potential promotions are earned, Terunofuji is halfway to #10 and maintains his 2 win advantage. At this point the question may shift from will he win to will he go 15-0 and perhaps pull a Hakuho, retiring after a perfect championship finale. On the flip side, Nishikigi becomes the first demotion of the tournament as he is now 0-8. Elsewhere, a quick Ozeki re-promotion is all but gone for Kirishima as he is now 4-4, having to go 6-1 or 7-0 now to make is happen. Despite beating Kirishima, Takakeisho also has work to do in order to keep his Ozeki rank as he is now 3-5 so he must go 5-2 or better. And while he may be too far back to win another championship, Onosato has now won 4 straight after a 1-3 start and is now 5-3, keeping his slim Ozeki promotion hopes for September alive. He’s potentially setting up a shot for November promotion with 10-11 wins in September.
Terunofuji goes for 9-0 tomorrow against Daieisho.

Juryo:
Daiseizan (Ms2) beat Kayo (J13)
Shishi (J10) beat Tsushimanada (J12)
Shimazuumi (J10) beat Aoiyama (J11)
Fujiseiun (J14) beat Hidenoumi (J9)
Nabatame (J14) beat Chiyosakae (J9)
Shirokuma (J8) beat Hakuoho (J13)
Myogiryu (J8) beat Hakuyozan (J12)
Shiden (J7) beat Tochitaikai (J11)
Daishoho (J4) beat Tomokaze (J7)
Tamashoho (J6) beat Kitanowaka (J3)
Tsurugisho (J5) beat Mitoryu (J3)
Daiamami (J2) beat Shimanoumi (J6)
Tokihayate (J1) beat Tohakuryu (J5)
Takerufuji (J2) beat Onokatsu (J1)
Leader: Shishi (7-1)
Of note: Takerutuji returned for the first time since winning the Emperor’s Cup in March, staving off another demotion for now and probably at least maintaining jis Juryo rank regardless of what happens now as 0-15 or Absent would mean demotion to Makushita. He can still get a promotion id he wins out but almost certainly wouldn’t get back to the top tier. Tohakuryu will be the first demotion this time at now 0-8. Shishi is now the sole leader, surely would be a popular one because he is a sentimental favorite being one of two current rikishi from Ukraine. At the bottom, Daiseizan came up for an unusual 5th match for an unbeaten Makushita man at this point-he’ll have a couple days off as a result but with this win he’s gone to 5-0 and will be in Juryo in September for the first time.

Lower tier notes:
In the Makushita, besides Daiseizan there are 7 others currently at 4-0 with Dewarnoryu at Ms9 having a chance at Juryo promotion if he can win the championship. The Sandanme has 10 currently at 4-0. The Jinodan has 11 at 4-0 while the Jonokuchi has 3 at 4-0. 2 of those 3 face each other tomorrow so there will only be 2 unbeatens remaining and potentially just one. Enho won today so he currently is 3-1. One more win will definitely see him promoted to Jonidan in September.

New Japan 7/21/24 Results

New Japan ran Day 2 of the G1 CLIMAX 34 Tournament today.

Today’s event was held at Osaka Prefectural Gym in Osaka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. (I considered doing live results as I did watch some of the event live but only watched the first half and there were some technical issues with the stream throughout)

The announced paid attendance was 2545.

All matches were G1 CLIMAX matches, 30 minute time limit.

Match 1; Block A: SANADA beat Callum Newman.

Match 2: Block B: HENARE beat Boltin Oleg.

Match 3: Block A: Gabriel Kidd beat Great-O-Khan.

Match 4: Block B: Ren Narita beat El Phantasmo.

Match 5: Block A: EVIL beat Jake Lee.

Match 6: Block B: Yuya Uemura beat Hirooki Goto.

Match 7: Block A: Shota Umino beat Shingo Takagi.

Match 8: Block A: Zack Sabre Jr. beat Tetsuya Naito.

Main Event: Block B: Yota Tsuji beat David Finlay.

Day 3 is Tuesday at Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall in Hiroshima. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

DDT 7/21/24 Results

WRESTLE PETER PAN, DDT’s biggest annual event, is now in the books.

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

The announced paid attendance was 4131, a super full house/very near sellout. They used a greatly reduced capacity setup (namely the box seats that normally hold 4-6 people for sumo were sold for only 2 people each), so a legit sellout probably would have been around 5000. The venue’s full normal capacity (mainly for sumo) is 15,000.

Match 1: Keigo Nakamura, Yuki Ishida & Kazuma Sumi beat Yuni, Yuya Koroku & Illusion. Nakamura pinned Yuni after a running diving headbutt.

Match 2: Toru Owashi, Hisamaru Tajima & Shinichiro Kawamatsu beat Makoto Oishi, Takao Soma & Munenori Sawa. Kawamatsu pinned Oishi after Ax Bomber.

Match 3: Super Sasadango Machine beat Kazuki Hirata.

Match 4: Jun Akiyama, Yukio Naya & Tomomitsu Matsunaga beat Minoru Suzuki, Shuji Ishikawa & Hikaru Sato. Naya pinned Sato after a wrist clutch backdrop.

Match 5: Sanshiro Takagi Final Pre-Hiatus Match: In a Weapon Rumble Match, Danshoku Dieno beat Sanshiro Takagi. Dieno also retained the DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship, which they traded at a press conference earlier this week. Takagi is now taking an indefinite hiatus from competing, but has emphasized this is not retiring.

Match 6: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON beat KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Akito and Masa Takanashi, Antonio Honda & Takeshi Masada and Aja Kong, Shunma Katsumata & To-y in a 4-way elimination match to win the titles. Sasaki, Paul & KANON become the 56th KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions. Order of elimination (one fall eliminates teams): Katsumata by Akito, Akito by Kanon, Masada by Sasaki.

Match 7: Konosuke Takeshita beat Masato Tanaka (ZERO1).

Match 8: KO-D Tag Team Champions Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino beat Go Shiozaki & Atsushi Kotoge (Pro Wrestling NOAH) to retain the titles. Endo pinned KOtoge after Burning Star Press. V3 for the champs.

Match 9: In a No DQ Match, El Desperado (New Japan) beat Chris Brookes. This was changed last-minute to No DQ at their request.

Main Event: KO-D Openweight Champion Yuki Ueno beat MAO to retain the title. V6 for Ueno. Next up: Shinya Aoki. That match will happen on 8/25 at Korakuen Hall. After this, MAO returned to The37Kamiina. Also, this match was not for the DDT Universal Championship still held by MAO.

The next event is Friday at Shinjuku Face. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 7/21/24 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH runs their monthly STAR NAVIGATION 2024 Tour event today, the series of Korakuen Hall events, and it’s a rare weekend morning matinee. Not counting a charity fundraiser event after this, it’s the last event before the annual N-1 VICTORY Tournament so almost all the participants will be in various tag matches. There is also a GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match scheduled as Shuji Kondo & Eita will defend the titles against Alejandro & Cristobal. In the opening match, Kai Fujimura will return from injury.

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in ENGLISH ONLY. This is an ABEMA exclusive broadcast so there may be some parts edited out or that we won’t see live, and Japanese audio will only be available in the on demand version shortly after the event ends. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube. This is a 7 match card and even with the title match i anticipate this event having a “standard” Korakuen running time of around 2 1/2 hours, so if you’re planning to watch other events like I am prepare to perhaps do some brief split screen streaming.

Today’s lineup:
Kai Fujimura vs. Yu Owada
Ninja Mack vs. Junta Miyawaki
Naomichi Marufuji, Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. & AMAKUSA vs. Takashi Sugiura, Hajime Ohara & Alpha Wolf
HAYATA, YO-HEY & Tadasuke vs. Daga, Yoshinari Ogawa & Super Crazy
GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Shuji Kondo & Eita vs. Alejandro & Cristobal for the titles
Kenoh & Ulka Sasaki vs. Yoshiki Inamura & Manabu Soya
Kaito Kiyomiya, Jack Morris & Dragon Bane vs. Go Shiozaki, Masa Kitamiya & Ryohei Oiwa

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin 15 minutes before the event.

7:30 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. English Commentary will join the broadcast shortly.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Looks like the “new normal” full capacity setup and looked to be around 75% full from the quick first look I got. If that’s the case, I’m predicting the crowd should be near 1000. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 903)

The opening video plays almost as soon as we join, so the matches should begin in 5-10 minutes.

The matches begin at 7:34 PM PT/10:34 PM ET. Thankfully no G-Man ring announcer. Your hosts are Mark Pickering & Mike Schroder (I don’t know where Stewart Fulton is but I miss him already).

Match 1: Kai Fujimura Return Match: Kai Fujimura vs. Yu Owada. 15 minute time limit
Result: Yu Owada beat Kai Fujimura

Match 2: Ninja Mack vs. Junta Miyawaki. 20 minute time limit
Result: Junta Miyawaki beat Ninja Mack

The YouTube broadcast ends here.

Match 3: Naomichi Marufuji, Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. & AMAKUSA vs. Takashi Sugiura, Hajime Ohara & Alpha Wolf. 20 minute time limit
Result: Naomichi Marufuji, Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. & AMAKUSA beat Takashi Sugiura, Hajime Ohara & Alpha Wolf. Wagner Jr. pinned Ohara after Wagner Driver.

Match 4: HAYATA, YO-HEY & Tadasuke vs. Daga, Yoshinari Ogawa & Super Crazy. 30 minute time limit
Result: HAYATA, YO-HEY & Tadauske beat Daga, Yoshinari Ogawa & Super Crazy. YO-HEY pinned Crazy after a dropkick.

Match 5: GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Shuji Kondo & Eita vs. Alejandro & Cristobal for the titles. 1 Hour time limit
Result: GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Shuji Kondo & Eita beat Alejandro & Cristobal to retain the titles. Eita pinned Cristobal after Imperial Uno. V1 for the champs.

Match 6: Kenoh & Ulka Sasaki vs. Yoshiki Inamura & Manabu Soya. 30 minute time limit
Result: Yoshiki Inamura & Manabu Soya beat Kenoh & Ulka Sasaki. Soya pinned Sasaki after a lariat. Afterwards, Soya with microphone. He simply put over his chances in the N-1 VICTORY, a surprise perhaps given he just beat the GHC National Champion. But with the tournament, no title matches for a while. Heavyweight & National titles anyway.

Main Event: Kaito Kiyomiya, Jack Morris & Dragon Bane vs. Go Shiozaki, Masa Kitamiya & Ryohei Oiwa. 1 Hour time linit
Result: Kaito Kiyomiya, Jack Morris & Dragon Bane beat Go Shiozaki, Masa Kitamiya & Ryohei Oiwa. Kiyomiya pinned Kitamiya after Transformed Shining Wizard. Afterwards, Kiyomiya with microphone. He started to put himself over ahead of the N-1 VICTORY, which brought everyone else in the match back in to put themselves over ahead of the tournament (they’re all in). After everyone else was done, Kiyomiya finished putting himself over and predicting he would win to end the show.

The next event is a Noto Peninsula earthquake relief fundraiser event on 7/28 at Ishikawa Prefectural Industrial Exhibition Hall 3 in Ishikawa. There will be no live broadcast.

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