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Sumo-July 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 2 Results (7/13/2026) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 2 of the July 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo

Makuuchi (top tier):
Asasuiryu (J1) beat Daiseizan (M16)
Kazuma (M15) beat Asakoryu (M16)
Kinbozan (M14) beat Onokatsu (M15)
Shishi (M14) beat Takerufuji (M13)
Nishikifuji (M13) beat Asahakuryu (M12)
Abi (M12) beat Mitakeumi (M11)
Wakanosho (M11) beat Asanoyama (M10)
Tobizaru (M9) beat Chiyoshoma (M10)
Wakamotoharu (M8) beat Fujiryoga (M9)
Takayasu (M7) beat Roga (M8)
Kotoeiho (M7) beat Shodai (M6)
Fujiseiun (M6) beat Oshoma (M5)
Daieisho (M4) beat Ura (M3)
Hakunofuji (M3) beat Ichiyamamoto (M4)
Atamifuji (S) beat Hiradoumi (M3)
Aonishiki (S) beat Churanoumi (M2)
Kotoshoho (S) beat Gonoyama (M2)
Kirishima (O) beat Oho (K)
Kotozakura (O) beat Yoshinofuji (K)
Hoshoryu (Y) beat Takanosho (M1)
Fujinokawa (M1) beat Onosato (Y). KINBOSHI!!! The third career Gold Star Victory for Fujinokawa!
Of note: Ono, not again…another 0-2 Onosato start already puts him almost out of it already given Hoshoryu, both Ozeki and all 3 active Sekiwake are 2-0. Does he try and turn it around or will Nishonoseki come up with an excuse to pull him out again? As noted above, the 2-0 starts mean Aonishiki is now 8 wins away from Ozeki re-promotion and Kirishima is off to a good early start in this attempt at Yokozuna promotion while Kotozakura now needs 6 wins to keep his Ozeki rank. Onosato has Takanosho tomorrow while Hoshoryu faces Fujinokaea. At the bottom, Kazuma picked up his first top tier win today after losing to Daiseizan yesterday when Daiseizan got an impressive top tier debut win over Kaxuma with a nifty spin move and push out at the edge, at first it made it look like Kazuma only got a handful of sagari but when different camera angles were shown that caught the move at a better angle.

Juryo:
Arashifuji (J13) beat Nishikigi (J14)
Kayo (J12) beat Tochitaikai (J14)
Tobakuryu (J12) beat Enho (J11)
Kagayaki (J11) beat Tamashoho (J10)
Hitoshi (J10) beat Nishinoryu (J9)
Shirokuma (J9) beat Hatsuyama (J8)
Midorifuji (J8) beat Meisei (J7)
Kazekeno (J6) beat Tamawashi (J7)
Shonannoumi (J6) beat Oshoumi (J5)
Toshinofuji (J4) beat Kitanowaka (J5)
Dewanoryu (J3) beat Tomokaze (J4)
Ryuden (J3) beat Sadanoumi (J2)
Kyokukaiyu (J1) beat Tokihayate (J2)
Of note: I think Enho was looking too forward to a potential Kagayaki match as he’s off to an 0-2 start. Said match won’t happen at least until Fay 4 as he has Tamashoho tomorrow, also 0-2. Tamawashi sits at 1-1 after a loss today.

Lower tier notes: 22-0 for Asahifuji as he won bis Makushita debut today, while farther down Kiryuko also won his Makushita return match to potentially start the path to a third consecutive playoff between them if they both go 7-0 again. Asahifuji has his second match tomorrow as does Mita while Kiryuko will not compete again but will be back on Day 4. Down in Jonokuchi, it looks like the start of 41 straight for Moriurara with a loss and potentially 0-2 tomorrow.

Dragon Gate 7/13/2026 Results

Dragon Gate said their final farewell to Shinjuku Face today with their last event as the closing Tokyo venue.

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

The paid attendance bas not yet been announced.

Match 1: Hyo vs. Gianni Valetta went to a 10 minute time limit draw.

Match 2: Kikutaro beat Jiro Shinbashi.

Match 3: GuC won a 10 man battle royal, last eliminating Mochizuki Junior.

Match 4: Punch Tominaga 15th anniversary Match: Kendo Ka Shin & Masaaki Movhizuki beat YAMATO & Punch Tominaga. Ka Shin beat Tominaga.

Match 5: Yuki Yoshioka & Kota Minoura beat Susumu Yokosuka & KAGETORA. Minoura pinned KAGETORA after Endgame.

Main Event: Shun Skywalker, Dragon Kid, Strong Machine J, Flamita & Diamante (Luis Mante, back in his old masked persona for one day only) beat Madoka Kikuta, KAI, ISHIN, Jason Lee & Yoshiki Kato. Slywalker pinned Lee after SSW.

The next event is Saturday at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

Sumo-July 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 1 Results (7/12/2026) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 1-Opening Day-of the July 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo

Makuuchi (top tier):
Asakoryu (M16) beat Kyokukaiyu (J1)
Daiseizan (M16) beat Kazuma (M15)
Shishi (M14) beat Onokatsu (M15)
Takerufuji (M13) beat Kinbozan (M14)
Abi (M12) beat Nishikifuji (M13)
Asahakuryu (M12) beat Mitakeumi (M11)
Wakanosho (M11) beat Chiyoshoma (M12)
Asanoyama (M10) beat Tobizaru (M9)
Fujiryoga (M9) beat Roga (M8)
Takayasu (M7) beat Wakamotoharu (M8)
Fujiseiun (M6) beat Kotoeiho (M7)
Oshoma (M5) beat Shodai (M6)
Ichiyamamoto (M4) beat Ura (M5)
Hakunofuji (M3) beat Daieisho (M4)
Aonishiki (S) beat hiradoumi (M3)
Kotoshoho (S) beat Churanoumi (M2)
Atamifuji (S) beat Gonoyama (M2)
Kotozakura (O) beat Takanosho (M1)
Kirishima (O) beat Fujinokawa (M1)
Yoshinofuji (K) beat Onosato (Y)
Hoshoryu (Y) beat Oho (K)
WITHDRAWAL (Pre-Tournament): Wakatakakage (S). Left thigh (compartment syndrome). Will not compete this tournament.
Of note: There were reports the Wakatakakage injury was almost career-threatening and possibly life-threatening had he waited a few more hours than he did to go to the hospital. He was in intensive care for several days but is out although he remains hospitalized. The injury apparently happened in practice earlier in the month when visiting Sadogatake Beya. How long he’s out is uncertain but some internet rumors suggest 4-6 months, which would put him out of November and, if he misses January, possibly back down to Makushita when he returns. Hochi Sports reported yesterday he will be out at least 2 months, so he is questionable at best for September. This will be the first time in 2 years the prior tournament’s champion does not compete in the following tournament (Terunofuji, who of course after making Yokozuna either won the championship or did not finish the tournament/did not even enter). If he misses September he will probably be demoted to Juryo.
As for in-ring today, Snayaku generally got off to a good start except for Onosato, who was exposed for his continued over-pulling weakness and easily dispatched by Yoshinofuji, who is now 4-0 against the Yokozuna (with one withdrawal). Hoshoryu easily beat Oho while Kirishima nicely pushed down Fujinokawa to begin his Yokozuna bid, and Aonishiki’s efffort to return to Ozeki saw him quickly throw down Hiradoumi. Aonishiki now needs 9 more wins to be promoted to Ozeki.

Juryo:
Tochitaikai (J14) beat Nishikigi (J14))
Arashifuji (J13) beat Tohakuryu (J12)
Kayo (J12) beat Kagayaki (J11)
Hitoshi (J10) beat Enho (J11)
Shirokuma (J9) beat Tamashoho (J10)
Midorifuji (J8) beat Nishinoryu (J9)
Tamawashi (J7) beat Hatsuyama (J8)
Shonannoumi (J6) beat Meisei (J7)
Kitanowaka (J5) beat Kazekeno (J6)
Tomokaze (J4) beat Oshoumi (J5)
Toshinofuji (J4) beat Ryuden (J3)
Tokihayate (J2) beat Dewanoryu (J3)
Asasuiryu (J1) beat Sadanoumi (J2)
WITHDRAWAL (Pre-Tournament): Hakuyozan (J13). Right achilles tendon. Will not compete this tournament. Out about 6 months dating back to surgery about a month ago so his year is over. Will be demoted from Juryo as a result.
Of note: Not the best start for Enho with a loss to Hitoshi, but one good sign was Midorifuji winning with his signature katasukashi for the first time in a couple tournaments. But the real story of course is Tamawashi, who is a Juryo man for the first time in 13 years after being demoted from the top tier after May when he went 2-13, largely due to injury. No signs of that injury now, and after Hatsuyama came out quickly the Iron Man got his signature nodowa locked in for an easy win after that.

Lower tier notes: Whether or not Asahifuji can continue his unbeaten rise to Juryo and make it happen this time is the big story in Makushita, but it is on hold because of no match today. His first match is tomorrow, he is at Ms11 and probably will reach Juryo with a championship or 7-0. Mita picked up a win in his Makushita return at Ms41 as he also tries to climb back up to Juryo. Kiryuko, who lost the last 2 tournaments to Asahifuji in playoffs after also going 7-0, did not have a match today and will start his effort tomorrow. Tomorrow also marks the start of the tournament for everyone’s favorite lovable loser Moriurara in Jonokuchi as he tries to stop a 40-tournament demotion/losing record streak that now dates back 7 years to his last winning effort in July 2019 (the May 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the pandemic).

Pro Wrestling NOAH 7/12/2026 LIVE Results (Updated)

Pro Wrestling NOAH continues the Lethal odyssey 2026 Tour today in Saitama. This is the last house show before their next blowout event next week so the last time we’ll see Shane Haste in action before the GHC Heavyweight Champion has to start running the Team 2000X gauntlet if he wants to keep the title, beginning with OZAWA. There will also be Dragon Gate participation ahead of their GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship challenge next week.

Today’s event will be held at Kasukabe Fureai Cube in Saitama and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. There will be no commentary. There are 7 matches planned so I imagine this will be a standard house show with a running time is just over 2 hours.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
HAYATA & Daiki Odashima vs. Kid Lykos 1 & 2 and Tadasuke & Alpha Wolf in a 3-way
Kazuyuki Fujita, Atsushi Kotoge & Midori Takahashi vs. Yoshiki Inamura, AMAKUSA & Black Menso-re
Eita & Katsumi Inahata vs. Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI
Naomichi Marufuji, Shuji Kondo & Yuto Koyanagi vs. Kenoh, Hajime Ohara & Hiroto Tsuruya
Dragon Bane, Alejandro & Super Crazy vs. JACKY KAMEI, Riiita & Mochizuki Junior
Kaito Kiyomiya vs. RYUSEI
Shane Haste, Tetsuya Endo, Manabu Soya & Yuki Iino vs. OZAWA, Masa Kitamiya, Takashi Sugiura & Jun Masaoka

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Updates below will begin at 9 PM PT/midnight ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin 10 minutes before the event.

8:50 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in about 5 minutes.

8:55 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Kasukabe Fureai Cube in Saitama, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Almost all the seating I can see is full which hints at a potential sellout. Based on the seating map I’m thinking the setup is for around 300 so that’s what I’ll go with. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 510)

The matches should begin in about 5 minutes.

The matches begin right on time at 9 PM PT/midnight ET.

Match 1: HAYATA & Daiki Odashima vs. Kid Lykos 1 & 2 and Tadasuke & Alpha Wolf in a 3-way. 20 minute time limit
Result: Tadasuke & Alpha Wolf beat HAYATA & Daiki Odashima and Kid Lykos 1 & 2 in a 3-way when Tadasuke pinned Odashima. Afterwards, Tadasuke with microphone. Brief borderline comedy promo based on crowd reactions.

Match 2: Kazuyuki Fujita, Atsushi Kotoge & Midori Takahashi vs. Yoshiki Inamura, AMAKUSA & Black Menso-re. 20 minute time limit
Result: Kazuyuki Fujita, Atsushi Kotoge & Midori Takahashi beat Yoshiki Inamura, AMAKUSA & Black Menso-re. Fujita pinned AMAKUSA after a powerbomb.

Match 3: Eita & Katsumi Inahata vs. Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI (whose new theme sounds like it’s saying “Bulls**t rather than BUSHI). 20 minute time limit
Result: Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI beat Eita & Katsumi Inahata. BUSHI beat Eita with a knee lock. Afterwards, BUSHI left with the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship belt as the winners continued to beat down the losers.

Match 4: Naomichi Marufuji, Shuji Kondo & Yuto Koyanagi vs. Kenoh, Hajime Ohara & Hiroto Tsuruya. 20 minute time limit
Result: Naomichi Marufuji, ShujiKondo & Yuto Koyanagi beat Kenoh, Hajime Ohara & Hiroto Tsuruya. Marufuji pinned Tsuruya after a jumping knee strike.

Intermission. (Starting at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET)

The matches resume at 10:10 PM PT/1:10 AM ET.

Match 5: Dragon Bane, Alejandro & Super Crazy vs. JACKY KAMEI, Riiita & Mochizuki Junior (Dragon Gate). 30 minute time limit
Result: JACKY KAMEI, Riiita & Mochizuki Junior beat Dragon Bane, Alejandro & Super Crazy. KAMEI pinned Crazy after JACKY Knife.

Match 6: Kaito Kiyomiya vs. RYUSEI. 30 minute time limit
Result: Kaito Kiyomiya beat RYUSEI

Main Event: Shane Haste, Tetsuya Endo, Manabu Soya & Yuki Iino (DDT) vs. OZAWA, Masa Kitamiya, Takashi Sugiura & Jun Masaoka. 1 Hour time limit
Result: OZAWA, Masa Kitamiya, Takashi Sugiura & Jun Masaoka beat Shane Haste, Tetsuya Endo, Manabu Soya & Yuki Iino. Kitamiya beat Iino with Prison Lock. Afterwards, Team 2000X destroyed the NEO Global Tag League champions trophies Soya & Iino had been carrying around with them. Kitamiya promo followed to send the crowd home definitely not happy.

The next event is SUMMER EPIC 2026 Saturday at Intex Osaka in Osaka. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in English Only will begin Friday at 10:30 PM PT/1:30 AM ET. This will be an exclusive ABEMA live broadcast in Japan.

UPDATE: A change to the 7/18 card was announced after the event, specifically for Match 2 which will be Yoshiki Inamura vs. Kazuyuki Fujita…it will now have a 5 minute time limit. They are billing it as a single 5-minute round. Normally single matches this early on the card have a 15 minute time limit. Also, there was another change made to the N-1 Participant Decision Ladder Match that originally was Tadasuke putting his spot on the line against Alpha Wolf, Jun Masaoka & Daiki Odashima, with AMAKUSA later added…now the Lykoses have been added to make it a 7 person match.

New Japan Pro Wrestling 7/11/2026 LIVE Results (Updated Pre-Show)

New Japan kicks off the G1 CLIMAX 36, the promotion’s biggest annual tournament and unofficial official start of the Road to Tokyo Dome, today and, for maybe the first time ever (second at most), it starts in the US. The first day will feature almost the entire field competing in matches, except for two in Block B (Drilla Moloney & Gabrirl Kidd). All of Block A will be in action.

On a side note, the promotion did a social media poll in Japan asking fans to vote on who from each block they felt would win. Their predictions? Konosuke Takeshita & Yuya Uemura. Make note if you’re keeping score!

Today’s event will be held at Now Arena in Chicago, IL and can be watched LIVE on New Japan World (NO PPV) in Japanese & English. All matches are G1 CLIMAX matches with a 30 minute time limit so it could go as long as 4 1/2-5 hours but since this is the US I imagine it will be around 3 hours.

Today’s lineup (all G1 CLIMAX matches):
Block B: Aaron Wolf vs. HENARE
Block A: Shingo Takagi vs. Jake Lee
Block B: OSKAR vs. Ren Narita
Block A: Yuto Ice vs. Great-O-Khan
Block B: Shota Umino vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Block A: Hirooki Goto vs. SANADA
Block B: Yuya Uemura vs. Callum Newman
Block A: Boltin Oleg vs. Ryohei Oiwa
Block A: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yota Tsuji

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Updates below will begin at 5 PM PT/8 PM ET.

Pre-Show Update: You will also be able to watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

5 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

Opening series video plays first. And then…

We are LIVE from Now Arena in Chicago, IL. Your Japanese hosts are (didn’t get the main person’s name-rotating to also include Haruo Murata), Milano Collection A.T. & today’s guest El Desperado.. Your English hosts are Walker Stewart & Chris Charlton. Also regular Japanese crew including referees & ring announcers, so notably no Tak, who usually does the US events. (Actually we do have Tak! He takes over for Match 3)

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Clearly not a sellout and they discounted tickets left today, the source I usually get early estimates for decided to paywall that info, but the setup looks like maybe around 6000. From what I can see so far I’ll predict roughly 3500. (It was un-paywalled right before event time, the estimate based on ticket sales was about 3850 with the setup being for just over 5600. Full capacity if used would have been about 9450) (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 4125)

All matches are G1 CLIMAX 36 matches, 30 minute time limit.

Match 1: Block B: Aaron Wolf vs. HENARE
Result: Aaron Wolf beat HENARE
Wolf is 1-0, 2 pts. HENARE is 0-1, 0 pts

Match 2: Block A: Shingo Takagi vs. Jake Lee
Result: Jake Lee beat Shingo Takagi
Lee is 1-0, 2 pts. Takagi is 0-1, 0 pts

The YouTube broadcast ends here.

Match 3: Block B: OSKAR (The Grouch) vs. Ren Narita
Result: OSKAR beat Ren Narita by submission
OSKAR is 1-0, 2 pts. Narita is 0-1, 0 pts

Match 4: Block A: Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) vs. Great-O-Khan
Result: Yuto Ice beat Great-O-Khan
Ice is 1-0, 2 pts. Khan is 0-1, 0 pts

Match 5: Block B: Shota Umino vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Result: Zack Sabre Jr. beat Shota Umino
Sabre is 1-0, 2 pts. Umino is 0-1, 0 pts

Match 6: Block A: Hirooki Goto vs. SANADA
Result: Hirooki Goto beat SANADA
Goto is 1-0, 2 pts. SANADA is 0-1, 0 pts

Match 7: Block B: Yuya Uemura vs. Callum Newman
Result: Callum Newman beat Yuya Uemura
Newman is 1-0, 2 pts. Uemura is 0-1, 0 pts

Rocky Romero joins English commentary.

Match 8: Block A: Boltin Oleg vs. Ryohei Oiwa
Result: Ryohei Oiwa beat Boltin Oleg
Oiwa is 1-0, 2 pts. Oleg is 0-1, 0 pts

Main Event: Block A: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yota Tsuji
Result: Yota Tsuji beat Konosuke Takeshita
Tsuji is 1-0, 2 pts. Takeshita is 0-1, 0 pts

A decent slate of early matches led into a hot final third of matches that, all things considered, made for a great start to the tournament.

The next event is 7/18 at Hokkaido General Sports Center Hokkai Kita Yell in Hokkaido for a doubleheader. Live streaming on New Japan World OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET. This will be a live & exclusive TV Asahi broadcast in Japan.

Stardom 7/11/2026 Results

Stardom ran their last house show of the month today in Shizuoka.

Today’s event was held at Fujisan Messe in Shizuoka and can be watched on demand on Stardom World. You can also watch the first 3 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The paid attendance was not announced.

There were last-minute changes to the card due to Lady C being pulled off the event. The always-vague poor physical condition.

Match 1: AZM, Miyu Amasaki, Starlight Kid & Mei Seira beat Suzu Suzuki, Koguma, Waka Tsukiyama & Utami Hayashishita. AZM pinned Koguma after Azumi Sushi.

5STAR GP Qualifiers:
Match 2: Akira Kurogame beat Kiyoka Kokatsu.
Match 3: Kikyo Furusawa beat Ema Maishima.
As a result, Kurogame & Furusawa presumably are in the tournament.

Match 4: Ami Sohrei, Hina & Tomoka Inaba beat Momo Watanabe, Konami & Fukigen. Inaba pinned Fukigen after Inaba Otoshi.

Match 5: Saya Kamitani, Ruaka & Azusa Inaba beat Hanan, Saya Iida & Matoi Hamabe. Ruaka pinned Hamabe after a neck hanging bomb.

Main Event: Aya Sakura, Sayaka Kurara, Natsupoi, Saori Anou & Anne Kanaya beat Syuri, Maki Itoh, Rian, Maika & HANAKO. Sakura pinned Rian with a German suplex hold.

The next event is the 5STAR GP, the annual singles tournament, starting on 7/18 at Ebara Wave Arena Ota/Ota City General Gym in Tokyo. Live streaming as a PPV on Stardom World will begin Friday at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 7/11/2026 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the Lethal Odyssey 2026 Tour today in Shizuoka.

Today’s event was held at Shimada City General Sports Center Sub-Arena in Shizuoka. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 412.

Match 1: Hiroto Tsuruya beat Yuto Koyanagi.

Match 2: Yoshiki Inamura, Dragon Bane & Alejandro beat Super Crazy, Katsumi Inahata & Midori Takahashi. Bane pinned Takahashi after Santa Maria.

Match 3: Naomichi Marufuji, Kid Lykos 1 & 2 beat Kenoh, AMAKUSA & Black Menso-re. 1 pinned Menso-re after a brainbuster.

Match 4: Kaito Kiyomiya beat RYUSEI.

Match 5: Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI beat Eita & Daiki Odashima. BUSHI pinned Odashima after Fable.

Match 6: Manabu Soya, Yuki Iino (DDT) & Shuji Kondo beat Takashi Sugiura, Tadasuke & Alpha Wolf. Soya pinned Tadasuke after Passion IS.

Main Event; OZAWA, Masa Kitamiya & Jun Masaoka beat Shane Haste, Tetsuya Endo & HAYATA. OZAWA pinned HAYATA after a swan dive moonsault.

The next event is tomorrow at Kasukabe Fureai Cube in Saitama. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin TONIGHT at 9 PM PT/midnight ET.

All-Japan 7/11/2026 Results

All-Japan kicked off the Summer Action Series, the July tour, today in Yokohama.

Today’s event was held at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 290, a legit advance sellout.

Match 1: Ryuki Honda beat Seigo Tachibana.

Match 2: Kumaarashi & Yuya Aoki (Independent/Freelancer) beat Hokuto Omori & Towa Iwasaki (Independent/Freelancer). Kumaarashi pinned Iwasaki.

Match 3: Jun & Rei Saito & Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) beat Daisuke Sekimoto, Hideki Suzuki & Dan Tamura. Doi pinned Tamura after Bakatare Sliding Kick.

Match 4: Yuma Aoyagi beat MUSASHI.

Match 5: Shotaro Ashino & Masaaki Mochizuki (Dragon Gate) beat Go SHiozaki & Yasutaka Yano. Mochizuki pinned Yano after Twister.

Main Event: Ren Ayabe, Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising Hayato beat Kento Miyahara, Yuma Anzai & Shota Kofuji. Aoyagi pinned Kofuji after La Magistral.

The next event is 7/19 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin on 7/18 at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET. This will also be a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

Injury Report: Neglecting The Shiko?

It’s well-known that Dragon Gate wrestler Don Fujii was a sumo wrestler before turning to pro wrestling-and if you didn’t know, look up the Otake Beya YouTube channel and watch videos they posted earlier this year when they hosted Fujii and other wrestlers. Shiko (foot stomping) is an essential sumo exercise and I thought he was letting up because the promotion has announced he is injured. Knee, possibly aggravated a prior injury. Out indefinitely but at least tomorrow. Card changes have already been made-he was to have teamed with Homare, Ho Ho Lun & Tristan Moody to face Ryoya Tanaka, Genki Horiguchi, KAGETORA & Problem Dragon. They’ve essentially re-done almost the entire card as a result. It’s not yet known how long Fujii may be out but he was not scheduled for the next 2 events afterwards on Sunday and Monday (the latter being their final Shinjuku Face event). He is scheduled for Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival on 7/20 so wait and see there.

More as it becomes available.

TJPW News: Full TPC Field, Final 7/18 Match

A bit of Tokyo Joshi Pro News:

When the full SUMMER SUN PRINCESS ‘26 card for 7/18 was announced the other day, they left one gap unfilled-an opponent for Mizuki. She was listed only as facing “Sweet Secret” which was TBA. Now we know that TBA and I like it a lot-the TJPW return of Willow Nightingale, currently in All Elite Wrestling. Okay, mostly because I am both a big fan of the Babe With The Power and because it raises hopes she will squash Mizuki, much to my delight. Anyway, moving on…

Also announced today was the full initial bracket for the Tokyo Princess Cup, determined by random draw. With 24 participants that means 8 Round 1 matches and 8 get free passes to Round 2. Here’s how those first 2 rounds look, with all Round 1 matches on 7/20:
1-Uta Takami vs. Miyu Yamashita. Winner faces Rika Tatsumi
2-Raku vs. Mizuki. Winner faces Hyper Misao
3-Arisu Endo vs. Sakura Hattori. Winner faces Chika Nanase
4-Wakana Uehara vs. Mifu Ashida. Winner faces HIMAWARI
That’s the left half. Here is the right half:
5-Toga vs. Momo Sato. Winner faces Mahiro Kiryu
6-Miu Watanabe vs. Ren Konatsu. Winner faces Yuki Aino
7-Suzume vs. Shion Kanzaki. Winner faces Pom Harajuku
8-Haru Kazashiro vs. Yuki Arai. Winner faces Shoko Nakajima
Round 2 will be 7/25 for the left half, 7/30 for the right half. The Quarterfinals will be on 8/8. Then they re-draw for the Semifinals on 8/16. The Finals are on 8/23. All matches until after the Quarterfinals will be 30 minute time limit. Semifinals & Finals are no time linit. The winner will presumably face the Princess Of Princess Champion for the title at WRESTLE PRINCESS 7 later this year, we should know after 7/18 if that’s Yuki Arai or Miyu Yamashita. Of course if one of then wins as champion who knows what happens. As a reminder, Kira Summer & Yuki Kamifuku are not participating this year-Summer is returning home to Australia for her first wrestling tour there, Kamifuku elected not to enter after announcing her upcoming retirement. The other nonparticipants are long-term inactive (Runa Okubo [focusing on education] & Shino Suzuki [medical]).