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Dragon Gate 7/17/23 Results

Dragon Gate continued the KING OF GATE 2023 today, wrapping up Round 2 and setting the Quarterfinals.

Today’s event was held at Kusakabe Fureai Cube in Saitama. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 420.

Match 1: BxB Hulk & Minorita beat Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Minorita pinned KAMEI after Victor Minorita.

Match 2: Dragon Kid, Susumu Mochizuki, Naruki Doi & Kagetora beat Ultimo Dragon, YAMATO, Shachihoko BOY & Daiki Yanagiuchi. Mochizuki pinned Yanagiuchi after Jumbo Wins!!

Match 3: KING OF GATE Round 2: Kota Minoura beat Punch Tominaga.

Match 4: Shun Skywalker, KAI & H-Y-O beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda & Mochizuki Jr. H-Y-O pinned Jr. after Neko Tamashi.

Match 5: KING OF GATE Round 2: Shuji Kondo beat ISHIN.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & U-T. Yoshioka pinned U-T after Inferno.

The next event is Saturday at Kobe Art Center in Kobe. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.

Sumo-July 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 9 Results (7/17/23) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 9 of the July 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

Makuuchi (Top Tier):
Bushozan (M16) beat Takarafuji (M15)
Daishoho (M14) beat Hakuoho (M17)
Endo (M16) beat Gonoyama (M13)
Aoiyama (M17) beat Chiyoshoma (M12)
Ryuden (M15) beat Tsurugisho (M11)
Shonannoumi (M14) beat Kotoeko (M11)
Myogiryu (M10) beat Kotoshoho (M13)
Kinbozan (M10) beat Tamawashi (M7)
Sadanoumi (M8) beat Takayasu (M7)
Hokutofuji (M9) beat Oho (M6)
Takanosho (M9) beat Hokuseiho (M6)
Onosho (M5) beat Nishikifuji (M8)
Shodai (M2) beat Midorifuji (M3)
Nishikigi (M1) beat Mitakeumi (M2)
Tobizaru (M1) beat Kotonowaka (K)
Daieisho (S) beat Abi (K)
Hoshoryu (S) beat Hiradoumi (M5)
Wakamotoharu (S) beat Ura (M4)
Kirishima (O) beat Meisei (M3)
Leader: Hoshoryu, Nishikigi, Hokutofuji (8-1)
Of note: The first promotions and winning records of the tournament were clinched today by the leaders-that’s 10 straight winning tournaments for Hoshoryu and likely a Sanyaku debut for Nishikigi next time out. And also today was the first demotion as Mitakeumi is the first to 8 losses, meaning a losing record. 2 of the 3 rookies lost today as Shonannoumi was the only winner while Hakuoho & Gonoyama lost. Shonannoumi & Hakuoho are at 6-3 while Gonoyama is 5-4 and has now lost 4 straight. So has Takayasu, who started 5-0 but is now 5-4. Several others are on the verge of demotion at 2-7 while Endo can earn promotion tomorrow sitting at 7-2.
Ozeki Watch: Hoshoryu & Daieisho now are 4 wins away from the magic number with Walamotoharu now at 5 after all won again. Hoshoryu has protected his rank with 8 wins and the others now are just one win away. A mixed bag on tap tomorrow-Hoshoryu has Kotonowaka, Daieisho gets Hiradoumi while Wakamotoharu has Onosho. That means if we have the traditional Sekiwake Showdowns they’ll be in the final days and could ultimately decides who may-and may not-be promoted.
Kirishima managed a win today against Meisei, his 3rd so far, and gets Ura tomorrow. He’ll go to the equivalent of 4-6 with a win, but a loss leaves the new Ozeki on the verge of kadoban status.

Juryo:
Mukainakano (Ms3) beat Hidenoumi (J12)
Shishi (J12) beat Chiyomaru (J11)
Shimanoumi (J10) beat Tsushimanada (J11)
Kiho (J13) beat Chiyosakae (J10)
Tomokaze (J9) beat Chiyonoumi (J14)
Akua (J8) beat Yuma (J14)
Shiden (J13) beat Takakento (J8)
Daiamami (J9) beat Churanoumi (J7)
Oshoma (J4) beat Hakuyozan (J7)
Azumaryu (J6) beat Shimazuumi (J3)
Mitoryu (J2) beat Tohakuryu (J4)
Ichiyamamoto (J3) beat Roga (J2)
Kitanowaka (J5) beat Atamifuji (J1)
Tamashoho (J5) beat Kagayaki (J1)
Leader: Daiamami (8-1)
Of note: Daiamami is the first in Juryo to claim promotion as he tries to climb back up to the top tier. Only 2 more can get there tomorrow. On the other end, Ichiyamamoto winning today should keep him in Juryo even if he loses the rest of the way following being absent 2 days after an 0-8 start and pending demotion. 0-15 would’ve been a toss-up based on what happened after May, but I think this win keeps him in Juryo. Another win would be insurance though.

Lower tier notes:
The Makushita is down to 3 unbeatens at 5-0 with 2 more at 4-0 competing tomorrow. So that will leave between 3 & 5 still in championship contention. The Sandanme is down to 5 at 5-0, leaving the potential of a final day playoff open. The Jonidan is at 6 at 5-0 while Jonokuchi is down to just 2 with neither competing again until Day 11 at the earliest.

DDT 7/17/23 Results

DDT had a special outdoor mini-event planned in Tokyo today, because the weather was excellent it was able to go on as scheduled.

Today’s event was held at Sumida Park Breeze Plaza in Tokyo and may be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

Because this was a free event with no paid admissions, the attendance was not announced.

Match 1: Tetsuya Endo, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku beat Hideki Okatani, Toi Kojima & Kazuma Sumi. Koroku pinned Sumi after a moonsault press.

The mayor of Sumida Ward appeared with Sanshiro Takagi & Shinichiro Kawamatsu and greeted the crowd.

A talk show with Yukio Naya was held. Naya will return from injury this weekend.

Match 2: HARASHIMA & Kazuki Hirata vs. Yuki Iino & Danshoku Dieno went to a no contest. Pheromones Being Pheromones.

Match 3: Chris Brookes, Shinichiro Kawamatsu & Yuni beat Kazusada Higuchi, Yuki Ishida & Makoto Oishi. Brookes pinned Oishi after a Kawamatsu sky tree bomb.

Next up is participation in a special match Saturday at Handmade In JapanFes2023 in Tokyo, which will be HARASHIMA vs. MAO, Hideki Okatani & Kazuma Sumi in a 4-way. There will be no live broadcast.

The next event is WRESTLE PETER PAN 2023, the promotion’s biggest annual event, Sunday at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Saturday at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET.

Tokyo Joshi Pro 7/17/23 Results

Tokyo Joshi Pro continued the Tokyo Princess Cup today with the last event of an opening weekend series of Round 1 matches. Today’s event was a midday matinee as it was a holiday in Japan.

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

The announced paid attendance was 202.

Match 1: Suzume beat Haru Kazashiro.

Match 2: Raku & Pom Harajuku beat Hyper Misao & Shino Suzuki. Raku pinned Suzuki after Doctor Yellow.

Match 3: Mizuki, Mahiro Kiryu & Neko Haruna beat Arisu Endo, HIMAWARI & Runa Okubo. Mizuki beat Okubo with a crossface.

Match 4: Miyu Yamashita, Shoko Nakajima, Wakana Uehara & Toga beat Rika Tatsumi, Hikari Noa, Moka Miyamoto & Kaya Toribami. Yamashita pinned Toribami after Attitude Adjustment.

Match 5: Tokyo Princess Cup Round 1: Yuki Kamifuku beat Hikari Noa.

Main Event: Tokyo Princess Cup Round 1: Miu Watanabe beat Yuki Aino. As a result, the 3rd Queterfinals will be Kamifuku vs. Watanabe. That match will be on 7/29.

The next event is Saturday with the last 2 Round 1 matches-Arisu Endo vs. Mahiro Kiryu and Hikari Noa vs. Yuki Arai. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Friday at 8:30 PM PT/11:30 PM ET.

GLEAT 7/16/23 Results

GLEAT ran their latest G PROWRESTLING event yesterday, the first event since their anniversary event at the start of the month.

Yesterday’s event was held at Uneda Sky Building StellarHall in Osaka and will be available on demand on YouTube tomorrow morning. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 244.

Match 1: Minoru Tanaka, Keiichi Sato & Yuya Susumu beat Kaz Hayashi, Yu Iizuka & Jun Tonsho. Sato pinned Tonsho with a leg lock clutch hold.

Match 2: Issei Onitsuka & Yusuke Kodama beat Seiichi Ikemoto & Fire Katsumi. Kodama pinned Katsumi after Mad Splash.

Match 3: Kotaro Suzuki & Hartley Jackson beat Magnitude Kishiwada & Junjae. Suzuki pinned Junjae with La Magistral. Afterwatds, Keiicho Sato joined Black Generation International after Kaito Ishida extended an invite. Yuya Susumu also was asked to join but didn’t answer.

Match 4: Quiet Storm beat Ryuichi Kawakami. Afterwards, Storm apparently tried to leave Bulk Orchestra but was talked out of it. Then Kawakami announced he & Galeno Dep Mar will challenge G INFINITY Champions Jun & Rei Saito for the titles on 8/4.

During intermission here CIMA held a special 5 minute training session with Commissioner Masato Yoshino, a former wrestler who spent most of his career in Dragon Gate with CIMA. Yoshino was one of the fastest wrestlers ever during a career cut short by injury, able to run the ring ropes with blinding speed. Seiki Yoshioka may be the closest thing I’ve seen to Yoshino in terms of speed.

Match 5: T-Hawk & Shigehiro Irie beat Hayato Tamura & KAZMA SAKAMOTO. T-Hawk pinned SAKAMOTO after Cerberus.

Main Event: El Lindaman, Soma Watanabe & Check Shimatani beat Takanori Ito, Tetsuya Izuchi & Galeno Del Mar. Lindaman pinned Ito with a German suplex hold. Afterwards, Ishida announced he would return from injury on 8/4 and Lindaman recruited several participants in the match for a 10-man tag against a Kota Ibushi-led team on 8/4.

The next event is GLEAT Ver. MEGA on 8/4 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, their debut at the famed sumo venue. Broadcast plans TBA. The venue will probably be at 70-75% capacity as the mass/box seats that hold up to 4 people for sumo will only be used at half capacity (2 per box).

Dragon Gate 7/16/23 Results

Dragon Gate continued the KING OF GATE 2023 Tournament today with the next day of Round 2.

Today’s event was held at Kanazawa Ryutsu Kaizan in Ishikawa. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (Update: The announced paid attendance was 395)

Match 1: Shun Skywalker, KAI & ISHIN beat Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Minorita. ISHIN pinned Minorita after a chokeslam.

Match 2: Susumu Mochizuki beat Ichikawa. Which led to…
Match 2 (Again): Susumu Mochizuki beat Ichikawa.

Match 3: Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Shachihoko BOY beat YAMATO, Genki Horiguchi & Kagetora. Dia pinned Horiguchi after DDDDT.

Match 4: BIGBOSS Shimizu, Jason Lee, U-T & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Ultimo Dragon, Dragon Kid, Masaaki Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda. Shimizu pinned Kanda after a shot put slam.

Match 5: KING OF GATE Round 2: H-Y-O beat Kzy.

Main Event: KING OF GATE Round 2: Madoka Kikuta beat Takashi Yoshida.

The next event is tomorrow at Kasukabe Fureai Cube in Saitama. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

DDT 7/16/23 Results

DDT held a Gorgeous Matsuno 60th Birthday & 20th Anniversary event today, the first time the wrestler has held one of his “Gorgeous Night” events since before the pandemic began.

Today’s event was held at Fukushima Toyota Crown Arena aka Fukushima National Sports Memorial Gym Sub Arena in Fukushima and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 830, a legit sellout.

Match 1: Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani beat Kazuki Hirata & Yuni. Okatani pinned Yuni with a Northern Lights suplex hold.

Match 2: Yuki Iino beat Kazuma Sumi, Akito & Yuki Ueno in a 4-way by pinning Sumi.

Match 3: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON beat Yusuke Okada, Toi Kojima & Yuya Koroku. Sasaki beat Koroku with a Mystica crossface.

Match 4: Tetsuya Endo & Jun Akiyama beat Kazusada Higuchi & Yuki Ishida. Endo pinned Ishida after a rotating torture rack bomb.

Match 5: Yuji Hino & Makoto Oishi beat Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada. Hino pinned Brookes after Fuckin’ BOMB.

Main Event: Gorgeous Matsuno, HARASHIMA & Yukio Sakaguchi beat Toru Owashi, Danshoku Dieno & Antonio Honda. Matsuno pinned Honda after Gorgeous Superstar Elbow. Afterwards, Matsuno addressed the crowd and talked about how he considered retiring around now but apparently will keep going even though he is only a part-timer. The event also featured two performances by singer Junko Tashiro.

The next event is a mini-event tomorrow at Sumida Park Breeze Hall in Tokyo. This will be weather permitting as it is an outside event and will be cancelled if it rains. There will be no live broadcast.

Ganbare Pro 7/16/23 Results

Ganbare Pro ran their latest Ganbare Women event today, dubbed GanJo FIghting Spirits 2023, as they also moved into a bigger venue than what they had been running in so far.

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

The announced paid attendance was 205. That’s their best attendance yet (although they have run very small venues) and is about what Tokyo Joshi Pro draws on average for that venue, so that is excellent.

Match 1: Sumire Natsu beat Riara.

Match 2: Cherry & Alex Lee beat Miyako Matsumoto & Bunny Oikawa. Cherry pinned Oikawa after Cherry Picking.

Match 3: SAKI beat Yoshiko Hasegawa.

Match 4: Makoto & Asuka (Veny) beat Ami Manase 7 Marika Kobashi. Makoto pinned Manase after Death Valley Bomb.

Main Event: YuuRI beat Kamihime Raku (?).

The next women’s event is 8/11 at Itabashi Green Hall in Tokyo. Broadcast plans TBA.

Sumo-July 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 8 Results (Halfway Point) (7/16/23) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 8-the Halfway Point-of the July 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, J-Juryo

Makuuchi (Top Tier):
Ryuden (M15) beat Ichiyamamoto (J3)
Daishoho (M14) beat Aoiyama (M17)
Hakuoho (M17) beat Shonannoumi (M14)
Endo (M16) beat Kotoshoho (M13)
Takarafuji (M15) beat Kotoeko (M11)
Tsurugisho (M11) beat Bushozan (M16)
Chiyoshoma (M12) beat Kinbozan (M10)
Myogiryu (M10) beat Gonoyama (M13)
Hokutofuji (M9) beat Takayasu (M7)
Takanosho (M9) beat Tamawashi (M7)
Hokuseiho (M6) beat Sadanoumi (M8)
Hiradoumi (M5) beat Nishikifuji (M8)
Oho (M6) beat Onosho (M5)
Meisei (M3) beat Mitakeumi (M2)
NIshikigi (M1) beat Tobizaru (M1)
Abi (K) beat Shodai (M2)
Hoshoryu (S) beat Ura (M4)
Wakamotoharu (S) beat Kotonowaka (K)
Daieisho (S) beat Asanoyama (M4) by default/withdrawal
Midorifuji (M3) beat Kirishima (O)
Leader: Hoshoryu, Nishikigi, Hokutofuji (7-1)
WITHDRAWAL: Asanoyama (M4). Left bicep. Out 4 weeks. Tournament done and will be demoted for the first time since returning from a 1-year suspension that saw him demoted from Ozeki all the way down to the Sandanme. He was 4-3 coming in to today and will finish the equivalent of 4-11, which probably will drop him down to Maegashira 11 or 12.
Of note: 3 are now on the verge of winning records and potential promotions including Hoshoryu going for his first, Hokutofuji silently contending again and Nishikigi now one win away from Sanyaku from the first time in his 17+ year career. Hoshoryu would at least protect his Sekiwake ranking with one more win. The rookie trio finished their head-to-head matches today with Hakuoho beating Shonannoumi to finish with wins against both including Gonoyama, who has now lost 3 straight. Hakuoho is among 6 one off the lead. On the flip side, Bushozan, Mitakeumi & Sadanoumi now are one loss from demotion with Bushozan all but heading back to Juryo if demoted. After his loss today, Kirishima’s long run of winning tournaments is all but over as the new Ozeki fell to the equivalent of 2-6 and now must finish 6-1 to avoid kadoban status. His fighting spirit and desire to compete is unquestionable and admirable, but maybe he should have swallowed his pride and sat out the whole tournament and have to be in kadoban anyway.
Ozeki Watch: Another clean sweep for all 3 Sekiwake although Daieisho got a freebie today due to Asanoyama withdrawing. That means Hoshoryu is 7-1 with Daieisho & Wakamotoharu at 6-2. The magic number for Ozeki promotion consideration is now 5 for Daieisho & Hoshoryu and 6 for Wakamotoharu. If they keep their first half paces up, Hoshoryu & Daieisho will get there while Wakamotoharu may just make it. Daieisho is up first tomorrow and gets Abi, Hoshoryu has the easiest draw on paper in Hiradoumi (3-5) while Wakamotoharu has Ura. Kirishima tries for win 3 against Meisei.

Juryo:
Chiyonoumi (J14) beat Shishi (J12)
Kiho (J13) beat Tsushimanada (J11)
Chiyosakae (J10) beat Yuma (J14)
Daiamami (J9) beat Shiden (J13)
Takakento (J8) beat Hidenoumi (J12)
Akua (J8) beat Chiyomaru (J11)
Hakuyozan (J7) bet Shimanoumi (J10)
Tomokaze (J9) beat Azumaryu (J6)
Tamashoho (J5) beat Churanoumi (J7)
Roga (J2) beat Kitanowaka (J5)
Oshoma (J4) beat Mitoryu (J2)
Kagayaki (J1) beat Shimazuumi (J3)
Atamifuji (J1) beat Tohakuryu (J4)
Leader: Daiamami (7-1)
Of note: Although he returned from injury today, Ichiyamamoto lost in the top tier and became the first wrestler in the top 2 tiers to clinch demotion as he is now the equivalent of 0-8. He sat out 3 days due to a knee injury. Daiamami can be the first Juryo man to clinch promotion tomorrow. No Juryo man in the top tier starting tomorrow but Mukainakano will be the Makushita man up for the day as that will resume, he is at Ms3 and is currently 2-2.

Lower tier notes: With the first Promotion Round complete, 7 in Makushita are 4-0 and promoted including Tokihayate at Ms1, who will return to Juryo for a second chance in September. In the Sandanme, 11 are 4-0 so far. In the Jonidan, 13 are tied at 4-0 while the Jonokuchi has just 2 tied at 4-0 (one competes tomorrow while one does not).

All-Japan 7/16/23 Results

All-Japan continued the Summer Action Series 2023 tour today with an event in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 324.

Match 1: Takao Omori beat Takaaki Iwasaki.

Match 2: Yuma Anzai & Ryo Inoue beat KONO & Toshizo. Inoue pinned Toshizo.

Match 3: Satoshi Kojima & Aigle Blanc beat Yoshitatsu & Black Menso-re. Blanc pinned Menso-re after Desert Eagle.

Match 4: Hikaru Sato & Hideki Suzuki beat Ryuki Honda & Kohei Sato. Suzuki pinned Honda with a double arm suplex. This was to have been Honda & Masao Hanabata vs. Sato & Suzuki but Hanabata was pulled from the card late last week due to illness.

Match 5: Minoru Suzuki, Hokuto Omori, Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) & Naoki Tanisaki (Independent/Freelancer) beat Kento Miyahara, Shuji Ishikawa, Rising Hayato & Ren Ayabe. Omori pinned Miyahara after a skewered jumping elbow.

Main Event: Suwama & Dan Tamura beat UN Tag Team Champions Yuma & Atsuki Aoyagi to win the titles. Suwama & Tamura become the second UN Tag Team Champions. Suwama pinned Yuma Aoyagi after Last Ride.

The next event is Saturday at Kunibiki Messe Exhibition Hall in Shimane. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin Friday at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET.