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Dragon Gate 3/6/25 Results

Dragon Gate continued the Rey De Parejas Tournament yesterday in Saitama.

Yesterday’s event was held at Kasukabe Fureai Cube in Saitama. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast, but you can watch the event’s 2 Rey De Parejas matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 309.

Match 1: Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Ryoya Tanaka beat Strong Machine J, Kzy & U-T. Kikuta pinned U-T after a rolling lariat.

Match 2: Susumu Yokosuka beat Toru Owashi (DDT) & Daiki Yanagiuchi in a 3-way by pinning Yanagiuchi.

Match 3: Jason Lee & Gianni Valetta beat Luis Mante & Punch Tominaga. Valetta pinned Tominaga after a King Kong kneedrop.

Match 4: Rey De Parejas Block B: Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Hyo beat Ben-K & Mochizuki Junior. Kuroshio pinned Junior.

Match 5: Shun Skywalker, ISHIN & Yoshiki Kato beat YAMATO, BxB Hulk & Kagetora, Skywalker pinned Kagetora.

Main Event: Rey De Parejas Block A: JACKY KAMEI & Riiita vs. Kota Minoura & Jason Lee (yes, he had 2 matches on the event) went to a 20 minute time limit draw.

Standings-wise, despite 2 draws and only 1 win Minora/Lee lead Block A with 4 points, with KAMEI/Riiita & ISHIN/Kato tied for 2nd with 3 points. Block B has Strong Machine J/Kzy & Hyo/Kuroshio tied for the lead with 4 points.

The next event is tomorrow at Yamanori Gym in Mie. There will be no live or on demand broadcast, but the 2 scheduled Rey De Parejas matches will be available on demand on YouTube shortly after the event.

Regarding Today’s (3/7/25) New Japan Event

New Japan announced that, due to issues with setting up the ring, today’s Korakuen Hall event was CANCELLED. One of the iron pillars broke during setup, making it impossible to finish. The New Japan Cup matches that were scheduled for today will now be held tomorrow. All of today’s sold tickets will be refunded. They held a talk show event at the venue instead.

Tomorrow’s event will also be at Korakuen. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

DDT 3/6/25 Results

DDT ran their monthly fan meeting-oriented mini-event today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Ueno Park Outdoor Stage in Tokyo and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE next week. There was no live broadcast.

The paid attendance was not announced. Photos suggest maybe 150-200.

Match 1: Yuki Ishida beat Kazuma Sumi.

Match 2: To-y & Yukio Naya beat Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata in 14 seconds. Naya pinned Hirata. Which led to…
Match 2 (again): In a death match where the winning team first had to eat 3 candies before a valid fall, To-y & Yukio Naya beat Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata. To-y pinned Hirata.

Main Event: HARASHIMA & Yuya Koroku beat Takeshi Masada & Keigo Nakamura. Koroku pinned Nakamura after Transformed Triangle Lancer.

And then…

Shunma Latsumata beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion To-y to win the title. Katsumata becomes the 1737th Champion. So To-y won it from Tetsu Inada some time after the last Korakuen event, unbeknownst to moat of us.

The next event is Saturday at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

Dragon Gate 3/5/25 Results

Dragon Gate continued the Rey de Parejas yesterday in Yokohama.

Yesterday’s event was held at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama and, after a change of plans earlier this morning, can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK. There was to have been no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 305.

Match 1: Susumu Yokosuka, Kagetora & Luis Mante beat Toru Owashi (DDT), Hyo & Daiki Yanagiuchi. Mante pinned Yanagiuchi after MCK.

Match 2: Madoka Kikuta beat U-T.

Match 3: YAMATO, BxB Hulk & Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) vs. Kota Minoura, Jason Lee & Gianni Valetta went to a double countout.

Match 4: Rey De Parejas Block A: ISHIN & Yoshiki Kato beat JACKY KAMEI & Riiita. ISHIN pinned Riiita.

Match 5: Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka beat KAI, Shun Skywalker & Hoki. Dia pinned Skywalker. Significant for Dia.

Main Event: Rey De Parejas Block B: Kzy & Strong Machine J beat Ben-K & Mochizuki Junior. J pinned Junior after Genie Windmill.

The next event was earlier today at Kasukabe Fureai Cube in Saitama. There will be no on demand broadcast, but the 2 tournament matches scheduled should be available on demand on YouTube at some point.

New Japan 3/6/25 Results (Updated)

On March 6, 1972, the “King Of Sports” was born as Antonio Inoki’s New Japan Pro Wrestling held their first-ever event in Tokyo. Today, on their 53rd Anniversary, the promotion continued the tradition of holding their annual Flag-Raising Anniversary event on the date and at the location where it all began.

Today’s event was held at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo and can be watched on demand OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY in New Japan World. This event aired as part of WORLD PRO WRESTLING LIVE ’25 exclusively on TV Asahi in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 3335, a full house/near sellout.

Before the event began, a memorial ceremony and 10 bell salute was held for Gran Hamada & Osamu Nishinura, who both died recently. Nishimura still made a few appearances when his political commitments allowed, usually in All-Japan or DDT. Hamada began bis career in Japan before relocating to Mexico and having great success there-his younger daughter Ayako is still an active wrestler today (Hamada’s older daughter and Ayako’s older sister Xochitl also was a wrestler but appears to be retired now).

Match 1: In an Open Challenge, NJPW WORLD TV Champion El Phantasmo beat TBA, which was revealed at match time to be Master Wato, to retain the title. V3 for Phantasmo.

Match 2: Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens beat Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa. Fale pinned Jackson after an elbow drop.

Match 3: Gedo, Taiji Isbimori & SANADA beat TAKA Michinoku, Taichi & Yuya Yemura by DQ. Uemura DQ’d.

Match 4: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Ren Narita vs. Drilla Moloney & Gabriel Kidd went to a double countout in less than 2 minutes.

Match 5: Hiromu Takahashi, Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito beat Dick Togo, Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & RVIL. Hiromu Takahashi pinned Togo with Maximum The Holding 3rd Form.

Match 6: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion El Desperado beat Francesco Akira to retain the title. V3 for Desperado.

Main Event: IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Hirooki Goto beat Hiroshi Tanahashi to retain the title. V1 for Goto. Next up: If plans and prior words are kept and honored, Yuji Nagata. But because of what is just ahead though, subject to change.

Next up is the New Japan Cup 2025, the annual spring openweight tournament, starting tomorrow at Korakuen Hall. This is a single-elimination bracket format tournament with the winner getting an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship shot, usually at SAKURA GENESIS in April. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET. All tournament events will be available live and on demand.

UPDATE: It’s now official-Nagata will be next for Goto. That match will happen on 3/15 at Aichi Prefectutal Gym in Nagoya. Also, tomorrow’s event will now be a live ABEMA broadcast in Japan in addition to worldwide on New Japan World.

NOAH News: Tag Team Title Update

A short time ago on their English social media accounts, Pro Wrestling NOAH posted an update on the GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, which are considered vacant. Apparently Jack Morris & Daga have still refused to vacate the titles after prior champion Omos gave his half to Daga earlier this year due to returning to WWE after the 1/1 event. Morris & Daga are now vowing to defend the titles on their own terms. NOAH still considers the titles vacant and does not recognize the transfer from Omos to Daga. But for now the promotion may go along with this…

More as it becomes available.

Injury Report: Falling Angels (Updated)

It’s a really bad time to be part of Cosmic Angels in Stardom-recently they’ve lost all their titles, their leader in Tam Nakano (now forced to be a freelancer and possibly retiring on 4/27) and now Natsupoi for the time being. Undisclosed injury. Out indefinitely but at least a week, probably 3/9 for sure as it’s including the next event. Technically 3/8 is the next event but it will only have Cinderella Tournament matches. No further details were announced pending further examinations.

More as it becomes available.

UPDATE: Indefinitely is at least a week because Tokyo Sports reports Natsupoi is now off a Sareee-produced event on 3/10 that she was scheduled to be on. Saori Anou is the replacement.

Dragon Gate 3/4/25 Results (Updated 3/6/25)

Dragon Gate continued the Rey De Parejas today with their monthly Tokyo event.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1218.

Match 1: Rey De Parejas Block B: Ben-K & Mochizuki Junior beat Masaaki Mochizuki & Akihiro Sahara. Junior pinned Sahara with a Getman suplex hold.

Match 2: Punch Tominaga beat Madoka Kikuta.

Match 3: Luis Mante won a 11-man battle royal, last eliminating Ryoya Tanaka.

Match 4: Rey De Parejas Block A: Ryu Fuda & Daiki Yanagiuchi beat ISHIN & Yoshiki Kato by countout. Kato counted out.

Match 5: Susumu Yokosuka, Kagetora & Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) vs. Shun Skywalker, KAI & Hoki (Homare) went to a double countout.

Match 6: Rey De Parejas Block B: YAMATO & BxB Hulk beat Hyo & Kuroshio TOKYO Japan. YAMATO pinned Hyo after Double First Flash.

Main Event: Rey De Parejas Block A: Kota Minoura & Jason Lee beat Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia. Minoura pinned Yoshioka after Golden Rose.

The next event is tomorrow at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama. There will be no live or on demand broadcast. In fact, there are no more DRAGONGATE NETWORK broadcasts scheduled until the tournament ender on 3/30.

3/6/25 UPDATE: Additional broadcasts for March have been announced for DRAGONGATE NETWORK: 3/5 (yesterday-now available on demand), 3/10 (on demand only), 3/20 (live and on demand), 3/23 (live and on demand), 3/24 (TBA-Shun Skywalker Produced event). Tournament matches from other events will be made available on demand on YouTube.

BREAKING: TJPW Announcer Leaving Promotion (Updated)

Breaking news via the socials from Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, and it’s equally sad & surprising-their popular ring announcer, Sayuri Namba, is leaving the promotion this summer. Of course they’re billing it as “graduating” (so presumably it’s either a mutual decision or expiring contract that won’t be renewed but surely she’s leaving on good terms) but no further details have been revealed yet and she hasn’t posted anything yet on social media about it. Her final TJPW event will be 6/22 at Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo and a special event before that will be held on 6/14 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring. She has been with the promotion for almost 7 years as a ring announcer and also has been an MMA ring card girl and also an actress. Also no word yet on her future plans but, nonetheless, she will be greatly missed in TJPW.

More as it becomes available.,

UPDATE: DDT has posted an official news item and press conference transcript and Namba has posted on social media about it. She wants to live and work overseas, not necessarily in wrestling, and is planning to relocate to Canada this summer, possibly seeking work as a Japanese language teacher and with perhaps the goal of eventually moving to the USA. The door to a return as a ring announcer or to TJPW will never be closed though, and she expressed interest in possibly returning for events outside Japan, as they have started coming to the US a couple times annually (on average).

Dragon Gate 3/2/25 Results

Dragon Gate kicked off the 2025 Rey De Parejas, their annual tag team tournament, yesterday as the second half of an Osaka doubleheader.

Yesterday’s event was held at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

The announced paid attendance was 778, a super full house/very near sellout.

Match 1: Rey De Parejas Block B: Strong Machine J & Kzy beat Masaaki Mochizuki & Akihiro Sahara. Kzy pinned Sahara.

Match 2: KAI beat U-T.

Match 3: Rey De Parejas Block A: ISHIN & Yoshiki Kato vs. Kota Minoura & Jason Lee went to a 20 minute time limit draw.

Match 4: Ben-K, Madoka Kikuta, Ryoya Tanaka & Luis Mante beat YAMATO, Susumu Yokosuka, Don Fujii & GenkI Horiguchi. Kikuta pinned Horiguchi after a rolling lariat.

Match 5: Rey De Parejas Block B: Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Hyo beat Shun Skywalker & Hoki. Hyo pinned Hoki after Samson Driver.

Main Event: Rey De Parejas Block A: Riiita & JACKY KAMEI beat Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia. KAMEI pinned Yoshioka after JFK.

The next event is tomorrow at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET. And unfortunately, unless there is a change of plans, this will be the last live/on demand broadcast of the month until the Finals on 3/30.