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AEW Rampage 9/16/22 Results (SPOILERS!)

Here are the quick results from tonight’s TAPED AEW Rampage from Albany, NY (SPOILERS for west feed viewers):

Darby Allin beat Matt Hardy.

Penelope Ford beat Willow Nightingale by submission.

Ethan Page beat Danhausen. Squash.

ROH TV Champion Samoa Joe beat Josh Woods to retain the title.

Next week’s Rampage is a special 2 HOUR TAPED broadcast from New York City. The lineup so far: Action Bronson & Hook vs. 2.0 (Angelo Parker & Matt Menard), Eddie Kingston vs. Sammy Guevara, AEW TBS Champion Jade Cargill vs. Diamante for the title, a Golden Ticket Battle Royal for a future AEW World Title match, Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Ricky Starks, Rey Fenix vs. Jungle Boy and Allin & Sting vs. Brody King & Buddy Matthews in a No DQ match. Hook/Bronson-2.0 was originally planned for tonight based on Dynamite results but apparently plans changed.

Next week on Dynamite: GRAND SLAM RETURNS TO NYC-5 TITLE MATCHES! ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli vs. Chris Jericho for the title, AEW Tag Team Champions Keith Lee & Swerve Strickland vs. The Acclaimed for the titles, AEW Interim Women’s Champion Toni Storm vs. Britt Baker, Serena Deeb & Athena in a 4-way for the title, AEW All-Atlantic Champion Pac vs. Orange Cassidy for the title and Jon Moxley vs. Bryan Danielson for the vacant AEW World Championship. The biggest Dynamite of the year!

Pro Wrestling NOAH 9/16/22 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the STAR NAVIGATION 2022 Tour today with the second half of a Tokyo doubleheader to continue the build to the 9/25 blowout event.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese.

The announced paid attendance was 554.

Match 1: Shuhei Taniguchi beat Taishi Ozawa.

Match 2: Extreme Tiger beat Kai Fujimura.

Match 3: Satoshi Kojima, Mohammed Yone & Akitoshi Saito beat Masa Kitamiya, Daiki Inaba & Yoshiki Inamura. Kojima pinned Inaba after Western lariat.

Match 4: Alpha Wolf beat Dragon Bane.

Match 5: Hideki Suzuki, Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr., NOSAWA Rongai, Kotaro Suzuki & Super Crazy beat Katsuhiko Nakajima, Manabu Soya, Tadasuke, Hajime Ohara & Hi69. Wagner pinned Hi69 after Wagner Driver.

Match 6: HAYATA, Yoshinari Ogawa, Chris Ridgeway & Jack Morris beat Naomichi Marufuji, YO-HEY, Seiki Yoshioka & Alejandro. HAYATA beat Yoshioka with a modified armbar.

Match 7: Kenoh & Shuji Kondo beat Kaito Kiyomiya & Atsushi Kotoge. Kenoh pinned Kiyomiya after Shining Wizard. TOUCHE.

Main Event; Timothy Thatvher beat Takashi Sugiura by submission. UPSET ALERT!

The next event is Monday at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama, which will be the resumption of the SUNNY VOYAGE 2022 Tour. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

Sumo-September 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 6 Results (9/16/22) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 6 of the September 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo
Makuuchi (Top Tier):
Terutsuyoshi (M15) beat Tsurugisho (M15)
Tohakuryu (J3) beat Chiyoshoma (M14)
Ichiyamamoto (M13) beat Hiradoumi (M16)
Mitoryu (M16) beat Oho (M13)
Ryuden (M12) beat Yutakayama (M14)
Kotoshoho (M11) beat Chiyotairyu (M11)
Kotoeko (M9) beat Okinoumi (M12)
Takanosho (M10) beat Tochinoshin (M8)
Hokutofuji (M8) beat Nishikifuji (M10)
Myogiryu (M9) beat Aoiyama (M7)
Wakamotoharu (M6) beat Onosho (M7)
Endo (M6) beat Takarafuji (M5)
Nishigiki (M4) beat Sadanoumi (M5)
Takayasu (M4) beat Midorifuji (M1)
Tobizaru (M1) beat Hoshoryu (S)
Wakatakakage (S) beat Ichinojo (K)
Kiribayama (K) beat Daieisho (S)
Meisei (M2) beat Shodai (O)
Tamawashi (M6) beat Takakeisho (O)
Kotonowaka (M2) beat Mitakeumi (O)
Ura (M3) beat Terunofuji (Y). KINBOSHI! The 2nd career Gold Star Victory for Ura! Of note is that’s now 3 Kinboshi just this tournament so far and 2 days in a row! But that streak ends tomorrow because Terunofuji’s next opponent is Ichinojo. No Kinboshi for Sanyaku ranks.
Leader: Tamawashi, Hokutofuji (6-0)

Juryo:
Takakento (J14) beat Chiyosakae (J11)
Tochimusashi (J14) beat Kitanowaka (J11)
SHimazuumi (J10) beat Tochimaru (J13)
Tokushoryu (J10) beat Oshoma (J13)
Hokuseiho (J9) beat Kinbozan (J12)
Kaisho (J9) beat Gonoyama (J12)
Akua (J6) beat Enho (J7)
Churanoumi (J6) beat Daishoho (J8)
Daiamami (J8) beat Hidenoumi (J5)
Bushozan (J4) beat Kotokuzan (J7)
Azumaryu (J2) beat Chiyonokuni (J2)
Atamifuji (J3) beat Shimanoumi (J1)
Kagayaki (J4) beat Chiyomaru (J1)
Leader: Churanoumi, Tochimusasahi (6-0)

Asanoyama Watch: The former Ozeki picked up another easy win, his 10th straight since his comeback began in July, beating Hokutenkai to remain one of 15 in the Makushita Division tied for the lead at 3-0. Those ranks will thin tomorrow on Day 7 as Asanoyama, at Makushita 15, faces fellow 3-0 Dewanoryu, a Makushita 12. The winner will be promoted in November due to being guaranteed a winning record.

Tokyo Joshi Pro 9/16/22 Results

Tokyo Joshi Pro resumed their fall 2022 house show tour today with an event headlined by a match to determine the next challenger for the International Princess Championship.

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

The announced paid attendance was 206.

Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh both missed this event due to overseas excursions.

Match 1: Hikari Noa, Nao Kakuta & Kaya Toribami beat Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku. Noa pinned Harajuku with a blizzard suplex hold.

Match 2: Hyper Misao beat Neko Haruna & Yuki Kamifuku in a 3-way by pinning Haruna.

Match 3: Rika Tatsumi beat Mahiro Kiryu.

Match 4: Mei Suruga beat Moka Miyamoto. This was to have been Abadon (All Elite Wrestling) vs. Miyamoto, but Abadon was unable to travel to Japan due to visa issues. Refunds were offered to fans as a result.

Match 5: Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki beat Shoko Nakajima & Arisu Endo. Nakajima pinned Endo after Magical Merry-Go-Round.

Main Event: Miu Watanabe beat Suzume. As a result, Watanabe will be the next challenger for International Princess Champion Alex Windsor. That match will happen at WRESTLE PRINCESS 3 on 10/9 at Tokyo Dome City Hall.

The next event is 9/24 at Ryogoku KFC Hall. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin on 9/23 at 11 PM ET/8 PM PT.

All-Japan 9/15/22 Results

All-Japan wrapped up the Road to 50th Anniversary tour today with the final event before their 50th Anniversary event this weekend.

Today’s event was held at Hodogaya Public Hall in Yokohama and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 255.

Match 1: Rising Hayato beat Izanagi & Black Menso-re in a 3-way by pinning both.

Match 2: Cyrus beat Yoshitatsu.

Match 3: Jake Lee, Hokuto Omori, Yuma & Atsuki Aoyagi beat Shotaro Ashino, Ryuki Honda, Yusuke Kodama & Seigo Tachibana. Lee pinned Tachibana after D4C.

Match 4: Yuji Nagata (New Japan Pro Wrestling), HIkaru Sato & Dan Tamura beat Shuji Ishikawa, Takao Omori & Ryo Inoue. Tamura pinned Inoue after Death Valley Bomb.

Match 5: Minoru Suzuki beat TAJIRI.

Main Event: Suwama & Black Tiger beat Kento Miyahara & Tiger Mask (New Japan Pro Wrestling) by ref stoppage. Suwama beat Miyahara with a backdrop.

The next event is the All-Japan Pro Wrestling 50th Anniversary Event Sunday at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo. The live broadcast will be exclusively on TV Asahi and available on Japan only. It will be available worldwide on demand on AJPW.TV beginning Thursday at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.

Sumo-September 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 4 & 5 Results (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the results from yesterday’s Day 4 and today’s Day 5 of the September 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi; S-Sekiwake; O-Ozeki; Y-Yokozuna; J-Juryo
Makuuchi (Top Tier):
Day 4:
Azumaryu (J2) beat Terutsuyoshi (M15)
Chiyoshoma (M14) beat Hiradoumi (M16)
Yutakayama (M14) beat Mitoryu (M16)
Ichiyamamoto (M13) beat Tsurugisho (M15)
Oho (M13) beat Okinoumi (M12)
Kotoshoho (M11) beat Ryuden (M12)
Nishikifuji (M10) beat Takanosho (M10)
Kotoeko (M9) beat Chiyotairyu (M11)
Hokutofuji (M8) beat Tochinoshin (M8)
Onosho (M7) beat Myogiryu (M9)
Wakamotoharu (M6) beat Endo (M6)
Sadanoumi (M5) beat Aoiyama (M7)
Takayasu (M4) beat NIshigiki (M4)
Ura (M3) beat Takarafuji (M5)
Ichinojo (K) beat Daieisho (S)
Hoshoryu (S) beat Kiribayama (K)
Wakatakakage (S) beat Midorifuji (M1)
Tobizaru (M1) beat Mitakeumi (O)
Tamawashi (M3) beat Shodai (O)
Takakeisho (O) beat Kotonowaka (M2)
Terunofuji (Y) beat Meisei (M2)

Day 5:
Mitoryu (M16) beat Hiradoumi (M16)
Atamifuji (J3) beat Yutakayama (M14)
Chiyoshoma (M14) beat Tsurugisho (M15)
Oho (M13) beat Terutsuyoshi (M15)
Okinoumi (M12) beat Ryuden (M12)
Kotoshoho (M11) beat Ichiyamamoto (M13)
Nishikifuji (M10) beat Chiyotairyu (M11)
Myogiryu (M9) beat Takanosho (M10)
Hokutofuji (M8) beat Kotoeko (M9)
Aoiyama (M7) beat Onosho (M7)
Endo (M6) beat Tochinoshin (M8)
Sadanoumi (M5) beat Takarafuji (M5)
Takayasu (M4) beat Wakamotoharu (M6)
Midorifuji (M1) beat Nishigiki (M4)
Kiribayama (K) beat Ichinojo (K)
Wakatakakage (S) beat Tobizaru (M1)
Hoshoryu (S) beat Daieisho (S)
Takakeisho (O) beat Meisei (M2)
Mitakeumi (O) beat Ura (M3)
Kotonowaka (M2) beat Shodai (O)
Tamawashi (M3) beat Terunofuji (Y). KINBOSHI! That’s the 7th career Gold Star Victory for Tamawashi! There is yet another Kinboshi chance tomorrow because Terunofuji’s next scheduled opponent is Ura.
Leader: Tamawashi, Hokutofuji, Oho (5-0)

Juryo:
Day 4:
Tochimusashi (J14) beat Oshoma (J13)
Gonoyama (J12) beat Takakento (J14)
Kinbozan (J12) beat Tochimaru (J13)
Chiyosakae (J11) beat Shimazuumi (J10)
Kitanowaka (J11) beat Tokushoryu (J10)
Hokuseiho (J9) beat Kaisho (J9)
Kotokuzan (J7) beat Daiamami (J8)
Daishoho )(J8) beat Enho (J7)
Akua (J6) beat Hidenoumi (J5)
Churanoumi (J5) beat Bushozan (J4)
Kagayaki (J4) beat Chiyonokuni (J2)
Shimanoumi (J1) beat Tohakuryu (J3)
Atamifuji (J3) beat Chiyomaru (J1)

Day 5:
Oshoma (J13) beat Takakento (J14)
Tochimaru (J13) beat Gonoyama (J12)
Kinbozan (J12) beat Kitanowaka (J11)
Tochimusashi (J14) beat Chiyosakae (J11)
Kaisho (J9) beat Tokushoryu (J10)
Hokuseiho (J9) beat Shimazuumi (J10)
Kotokuzan (J7) beat Daishoho (J8)
Churanoumi (J6) beat Daiamami (J8)
Enho (J7) beat Hidenoumi (J5)
Kagayaki (J4) beat Akua (J6)
Bushozan (J4) beat Chiyonokuni (J2)
Tohakuryu (J3) beat Chiyomaru (J1)
Azumaryu (J2) beat Shimanoumi (J1)
Leader: Churanoumi, Tochimusashi (5-0)

Asanoyama Watch: The former Ozeki, now at Makushita 15, went to 2-0 on Day 4 with an easy win against Tochikamiyama yesterday. That’s 9 straight wins since his post-suspension comeback began in July. No match today. Next match is tomorrow on Day 6 against Hokutenkai.

AEW Dynamite 9/14/22 Results

Here are the quick results from last night’s AEW Dynamite in Albany, NY:

I was unable to watch the show due to a prior scheduling commitment.

AEW World Title Tournament: Jon Moxley beat Sammy Guevara.

MJF promo. His new group is called Stokely Hathaway & The Firm. Temporary.

Jungle Boy beat Jay Lethal by submission. Jungle Boy had an open contract for a match.

Powerhouse Hobbs beat a jobber. Instant Squash.

AEW World Tag Team Champions Keith Lee & Swerve Strickland beat Lucha Bros to retain the titles. Lee pinned Penta El Zero M.

Pac interview interrupted by Orange Cassidy laying him out.

Serena Deeb & Britt Baker beat Toni Storm & Athena. Deeb pinned Storm after steel chair use.

AEW World Title Tournament: Bryan Danielson beat Chris Jericho by submission.

Next week in NYC: Moxley-Danielson for the AEW World Title, Lee/Strickland vs. The Acclaimed for the Tag Team Titles, Storm vs. Baker, Deeb & Athena in a 4-way for the Interim Women’s Title and Pac vs. Cassidy for the AEW All-Atlantic Championship. Also, it appears next week’s Rampage in NYC will be expanded to 2 HOURS.

Friday on Rampage: Hook & Action Bronson vs. 2.0 (Matt Menard & Angelo Parker), Darby Allin vs. Matt Hardy (unofficial but hinted at), Danhausen vs. Ethan Page (unofficial but hinted at) and ROH TV Champion Samoa Joe vs. Josh Woods for the title.

In other news, Abadon was announced as heading to Japan this week for a Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling event tomorrow, but DDT has announced that appearance is now off. Visa issues.

New Japan 9/15/22 Results

New Japan continued the BURNING SPIRIT Tour with another non-televised house show today.

Today’s event was held at Kirin Beverage Shunan Sports Center in Yamaguchi. There was no live broadcast and no on demand video will be available.

The announced paid attendance was 789.

Match 1: Yuto Nakashima beat Ryohei Oiwa.

Match 2: Togi Makabe, Yoh, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Dick Togo, Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL. Yoh pinned Togo after Direct Drive.

Match 3: The DKC, Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Gideon Gray, Francesco Akira & TJP. Wato pinned Gray after No. 9.

Match 4; Aaron Henare, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb beat Gedo, Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale. Henare beat Gedo with Ultima.

Match 5: Hikuleo, KENTA & Taiji Ishimori beat Jado, Hiroshi Tanahashi & KUSHIDA. KENTA pinned Jado.

Match 6: BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA & Tetsuya naito beat TAKA Michinoku, SOUKI, Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr. Takahashi pinned TAKA with Nameless Hiromu Roll. Apparently there’s some kind of bet/gimmick going where if TAKA can escape or counter it, he’ll win a growing jackpot from Takahashi, now at around $1500 US.

Main Event: Tomoaki Honma, Toru Yano & Kazuchika Okada beat Bad Dude Tito, Shane Haste & Jonah. Okada pinned Tito after Rainmaker.

The next event is Saturday at Ichiki Kushikino City General Gym in Kagoshima. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 9/15/22 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the STAR NAVIGATION 2022 Tour today with the first half of a Tokyo doubleheader, beginning a quick 2-week sprint to the next Keiji Muto Retirement Road event on 9/25.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNVIERSE in Japanese. The live broadcast was only on ABEMA. You can also watch the first 3 matches FOR FREE on YouTube. Skip to about the 33 minute mark of the replay if you want to jump ahead to the start of the matches.

The announced paid attendance was 538.

Before the event, the promotion announced a change to the card because Yuya Susumu was a late removal from the event. Cervical sprain. Out at least 3 weeks-he will miss the rest of this month’s events, then there’s a one week break before the October schedule begins.

Match 1: Taishi Ozawa Debut Match-Yoshiki Inamura beat Taishi Ozawa. Ozawa is the first rookie to debut in NOAH since Yasutaka Yano.

Match 2: Super Crazy beat Kai Fujimura.

Match 3: Masato Tanaka & Shuhei Taniguchi beat Naomichi Marufuji & Mohammed Yone. Tanaka pinned Yone after Sliding D.

Match 4: Dragon Bane, Alpha Wolf, Extreme Tiger & Alejandro beat Shuji Kondo, Tadasuke, Hajime Ohara & Hi69. Tiger pinned Ohara after a reverse face bomb.

Match 5: Takashi Sugiura, Satoshi Kojima & Masaaki Mochizuki beat Hideki Suzuki, Timothy Thatcher & Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. Kojima pinned Wagner after Western Lariat.

Match 6: HAYATA, Yoshinari Ogawa & Chris Ridgeway beat Atsushi Kotoge, Seiki Yoshioka & YO-HEY. HAYATA pinned Kotoge after 403 Impact.

Main Event: Kaito Kiyomiya, Jack Morris, Masa Kitamiya & Daiki Inaba beat Kenoh, Masakatsu Funaki, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Manaby Soya. Kitomiya pinned Kenoh after a transformed Shining Wizard. Expected pre-major title match building outcome where the challenger beats the champion in a tag match.

The (finally) tour-ender is tomorrow. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

DDT 9/14/22 News (Updated)

Time for a roundup of recent DDT news:
This past weekend in JCW in the US, DDT Extreme Champion Joey Janela successfully defended the title against Beastman in a Body Slam Challenge match. The rule was the first to successfully bodyslam your opponent wins, and Janela managed that. V3 for Janela. Video of the entire event may be available on the Game Changer Wrestling YouTube channel (it was a free livestream).
Former AEW Women's World Champion Riho will be part of Tokyo Joshi Pro's major WRESTLE PRINCESS 3 event on 10/9 at Tokyo Dome City Hall. This is expected to be TJPW's biggest event of the year, although a case can be made for GRAND PRINCESS in March when they ran Ryogoku Kokugikan for the first time.
Ganbare has announced two new events for November-an 11/3 holiday matinee at Yokohama Radiant Hall (11/2 US time) and 11/19 at 2AW Square in Chiba.
The full card for DDT on 10/8 in Chiba was announced and is headlined by a KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship match and two DDT-ONLY WE crossover tag matches. One is an intergender tag of Shunma Katsumata & Saki Akai vs. Hibiscus Mii & Kaji Tomato.

UPDATE: AEW star Abadon, previously announced for the 9/16 TJPW event, is now off that event. Visa issues. She was to have faced Moka Miyamoto. Mei Suruga is the replacement. Refunds will be offered. Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh will also miss the event. Both are on another international excursion.