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DEVELOPING: TJPW Sets AEW Star’s New 7/8 Foe

Following up on a prior news item, Tokyo Joshi Pro has found a replacement opponent for Nyla Rose on 7/8, where she was to have faced Yuka Sakazaki before Sakazaki was ruled out due to a neck injury. Miu Watanabe is the replacement.

Remember that WRESTLE UNIVERSE is now running a 1 week free trial for first time subscribers, so if you’ve never tried the service before sign up a couple days before the event and watch this event FOR FREE! And get it just for the chance Watanabe gets Rose up for a Giant Swing!

DDT 6/13/23 Results

DDT continued the What Are You Doing 2023 Tour today with a house show in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Asakusa Flower Theater in Tokyo and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 233, a legit sellout.

Before the event, a comedy duo performed live in the ring for the crowd.

Match 1: Daisuke Sasaki beat Kazuma Sumi by submission.

Match 2: Yuki Iino & Danshoku Dieno beat Toru Owashi & Antonio Honda. Iino pinned Honda.

Match 3: Yoshihiko & Kazuki Hirata beat Yuki Ueno & MAO. Yoshihiko pinned MAO after Reincarnation. Afterwards, Yoshihiko was added to the DDT Extreme Championship match between MAO & Hirata on 6/25, making it a 3-way elimination match, and it will be the main event.

Match 4: Sanshiro Takagi & Akito beat Tetsuya Endo & Yuya Koroku. Takagi pinned Koroku after Stone Cold Stunner. Afterwards, Endo may have kicked Koroku out of BURNING.

A performance by comedy duo Impossible provided intermission entertainment for the crowd.

Match 5: Kazusada Higuchi, Ryota Nakatsu & Yuji Ishida beat Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Rukiya. Ishida pinned Rukiya after Flame Palm.

Match 6: MJ Paul beat Toi Kojima by DQ. Chair use.

Main Event: Yuji Hino, HARASHIMA & Makoto Oishi beat Yukio Sakaguchi, Masa Takanashi & Hideki Okatani. Hino beat Takanashi with King Kong sleeper.

The next event is Friday at Hakodate City General Wholesale Center in Hokkaido. There will be no live broadcast. The promotion also announced that Kenta Tanaka, a Japanese voice actor, will be a special guest on commentary on 6/25.

New Japan 6/13/23 Results

New Japan continued the New Japan Road Tour today with the second of this week’s no -televised house shows.

Today’s event was held at Shirakawa City Central Gym in Fukushima. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 523.

Match 1: Ryohei Oiwa vs. Oskar Leube went to a 10 minute time limit draw.

Match 2: Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe beat Boltin Oleg & Yuto Nakashima. Makabe pinned Nakashima after a King Kong kneedrop.

Match 3: Dick Togo, Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL beat Yoh, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI. EVIL pinned Tenzan after EVIL.

Match 4: Francesco Akira, TJP & Aaron Henare beat Gedo, Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney. Henare beat Gedo with Ultima.

Match 5: Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Hirooki Goto. Kidd pinned Taguchi after a leg trap piledriver.

Match 6: Master Wato, Tomohiro Ishii, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kazuchika Okada beat Tiger Mask, El Desperado, Ren Narita & Shota Umino. Wato beat TM 4 with Vendeval.

Main Event: Main Event: TAKA Michinoku, DOUKI, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Taichi & SANADA beat BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito. SANADA beat BUSHI with Skull End.

The next event is tomorrow at Kuki City Central Gym in Saitama. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Dragon Gate 6/13/23 Results

Dragon Gate continued the Rainbow Gate 2023 Tour today with a non-televised event in Nagasaki.

Today’s event was held at Sasebo City Sports Cultural Center in Nagasaki. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 406)

Match 1: Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Minorita beat Don Fujii, BIGBOSS Shimizu & U-T. Minoura pinned U-T after R-301.

Match 2: Masaaki Mochizuki & Dragon Kid beat Shun Skywalker & H-Y-O. Kid pinned H-Y-O after Christo.

Match 3: Diamante, KAI & ISHIN beat Ultimo Dragon, Kagetora & Ryu Fuda. ISHIN pinned Fuda after a modified scrap buster.

Match 4: Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat YAMATO & Genki Horiguchi. Kanda pinned Horiguchi after Ryu’s.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Kzy, Strong Machine J & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Kikuta pinned KAMEI after a rolling lariat.

The next event is Saturday at Naha City Bunka Tembusukan in Okinawa, the first half of a weekend doubleheader there. There will be no live or on demand broadcast

BREAKING: AEW Staffer, Former Wrestler Fired (Updated)

All Elite Wrestling has terminated BJ Whitmer, a former wrestler working for the company in a backstage/front office role, after he was arrested on domestic violence charges. AEW made a Twitter post with the announcement but said little more.

More as it becomes available. The original post is below:

UPDATE: The charges, in Boone County, KY, are 1st degree strangulation (the domestic violence) and 2nd degree burglary and stem from a 6/4 incident. Whitmer apparently posted $25,000 bond today and was released. A grand jury indictment will now be sought.

Dragon Gate 6/12/23 Results

Dragon Gate continued the Rainbow Gate 2023 tour today with the start of a 3-week tun of non-televised events.

Today’s event was held at Oro City Hall in Kagoshima. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 289, a full house/near sellout).

Match 1: Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Minorita beat Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & U-T. Minoura pinned U-T after R-301.

Match 2: Don Fujii & Ben-K beat YAMATO & Kagetora. Ben-K pinned Kagetora after a spear.

Match 3: Ultimo Dragon, Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi vs. Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda went to a no contest. Z-Brats interference.

Match 4: Shun Skywalker & Diamante beat Strong Machine J & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Diamante pinned KAMEI after Martinete.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat KAI, H-Y-O & ISHIN. Yoshioka pinned H-Y-O after a frog splash.

The next event is tomorrow at Sasebo City Sports Culture Center in Nagasaki. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Dragon Gate News: Full 7/2 Card Announced

Dragon Gate has announced what appears to be the final card for Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 2023, their biggest event of the year. The event will be held on 7/2 at Kobe World Hall in Kobe and will be available live and on demand outside Japan on DRAGONGATE NETWORK beginning on 7/1 at 10:20 PM PT/1:20 AM ET.

The full card:
Pre-show (scheduled to begin at 10:20 PM PT/1:20 AM ET):
Shachihoko BOY, Takashi Yoshida & Problem Dragon vs. Genki Horiguchi, Punch Tominaga & Ho Ho Lun
KAI & H-Y-O vs. Young Selection Team

Main show (11 PM PT/2 AM ET):
Dragon Dia, La Estrella & Eita vs. Kagetorax U-T & Taro Nohashi (Michinoku Pro)
Open The Brave Gate Champion Jason Lee vs. ISHIN for the title
Masaaki Mochizuki & Don Fujii vs. Kenoh (Pro Wrestling NOAH) & Shuji Kondo
Ichikawa vs. TBA
Open The Twin Gate Champions Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda vs. Ben-K & BxB Hulk for the titles
YAMATO vs. Hiromu Takahashi (New Japan Pro Wrestling)
Open The Triangle Gate Champions Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI vs. Kota Minoura, Minorita & Naruki Doi for the titles
Open The Dream Gate Champion Madoka Kikuta vs. Yuki Yoshioka for the title
Uktimo Dragon, Dragon Kid, Shun Skywalker, Diamante & Strong Machine J in a Mascara Contra Mascara 5-way Cage Match. Each wrestler’s mask will be hung above the ring & cage. No pinfalls or submissions, the only way to win/escape is to climb up and retrieve your mask. The last man left loses and will also be unmasked in the ring

Dragon Gate 6/11/23 Results (2 Events) (Updated)

Dragon Gate continued the Rainbow Gate 2023 Tour today with a doubleheader in Fukuoka.

Today’s events were held at Acros Fukuoka in Fukuoka and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

The paid attendance for both events has not yet been announced. Pictures from Dragon Gate’s official Twitter suggest the second event may have been close to a sellout. (Update: The announced paid attendance was 324 for event 1 and 484 for event 2)

Event 1:
Match 1: YAMATO, BxB Hulk & Minorita beat Don Fujii, Genki Horiguchi & Kagetora. Hulk pinned Horiguchi after First Flash.

Match 2: Dragon Dia beat JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI.

Match 3: Ultimo Dragon & Dragon Kid vs. Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda went to a no contest. Z-Brats interference.

Match 4: Masaaki Mochizuki beat Ryoya Tanaka by submission.

Match 5: Shun Skywalker, Diamante, KAI, H-Y-O & ISHIN beat Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu, Jason Lee, Strong Machine J & U-T. ISHIN pinned U-T after a Komata-style chokeslam.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta & Yuki Yoshioka beat Kota Minoura & Ben-K. Yoshioka pinned Minoura after a frog splash.

Event 2:
Match 1: Match 1: Kzy, Jason Lee & U-T beat YAMATO, Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi. Lee pinned Horiguchi after Maximum Driver.

Match 2: BIGBOSS Shimizu beat Minorita.

Match 3: Don Fujii & Kagetora beat JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI & Ryu Fuda. Fujii pinned Fuda.

Match 4: Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia & Yuki Yoshioka beat KAI, H-Y-O & ISHIN. Kikuta pinned H-Y-O after a rolling lariat.

Match 5: Kota Minoura, Ben-K & BxB Hulk vs. Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda went to a double countout.

Main Event: Ultimo Dragon & Strong Machine J beat Shun Skywalker & Diamante. Dragon pinned Skywalker with La Magistral. Dragon Kid was special referee.

Afterwards, the promotion announced the return date for the venue is 8/13 for another doubleheader.

The next event is tomorrow at Oro City Hall in Kagoshima. There will be no live or on demand broadcast. In fact, it looks like there are no more broadcasts scheduled the rest of the month.

UPDATE: Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival Update-Dragon Kid has been added to the 4-way Mask vs. Mask match so it’s now a 5-way.

DDT 6/11/23 Results

DDT continued the What Are You Doing 2023 Tour today with a house show in Ehime.

Today’s event was held at Matsuyama City Comprehensive Community Center Exhibition Hall in Ehime and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 216, a full house/near sellout. It should be noted that DDT is running a summer-long campaign offering free admission for children and fans under 18, so that may not be the actual paid attendance.

Match 1: In a handicap match, Yuki Iino & Danshoku Dieno beat Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Rukiya in 14 seconds. Iino pinned Hirata. Which led to…
Match 1 (again): In a handicap match, Yuki Iino & Danshoku Dieno beat Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Rukiya. Iino pinned Rukiya.

Match 2: Akito & Shaa (?) beat Yusuke Okada & Hana Tsuruhime. Akito pinned Okada after a Shaa missile kick.

Match 3: Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul beat Kazusada Higuchi & Takeshi Masada. Sasaki beat Masada with a figure 4.

Match 4: Sanshiro Takagi, Imabari Towel Mascaras & His Excellency Tsutenkaku beat HARASHIMA, Saki Akai & Kazuma Sumi. Takagi pinned Sumi after a lift-up Spiccoli Driver.

Match 5: Yuji Hino & Makoto Oishi beat Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani. Hino beat Okatani with a King Kong sleeper.

Main Event: Yuki Ueno, MAO & Toi Kojima beat Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yuya Koroku. Kojima pinned Koroku after Kojima In Wonderland.

The next event is Tuesday at Asakusa Flower Theater in Tokyo. There will be no live broadcast.

All-Japan 6/11/23 Results

All-Japan began the Dynamite Series 2023 today with an event featuring 2 title matches and additional developments for the next big event later this week.

Today’s event was held at Big Palette Fukushima in Fukushima and will be available on demand on AJPW.TV later today or tomorrow. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 637.

Match 1: Kohei Sato, MUSASHI (Independent/Freelancer), Rising Hayato & Ryo Inoue beat Atsuki Aoyagi, Dan Tamura, Ren Ayabe & Oji Shiiba. Inoue pinned Tamura after a low altitude lariat.

Match 2: All-Japan Pro Wrestling TV 6-Man Tag Team Champions ATM, Takao Omori & Black Menso-re beat Black Tiger (Independent/Freelancer), Gorgeous Matsuno (DDT) & Aizawa No. 1 to retain the titles.Omori pinned Aizawa after Ax Bomber. V1 for the champs.

Match 3: In a Barbed Wire Double Barricade Mat Megaton Electric Blast Death Match, All-Asia Tag Team Champions Atsushi Onita & Yoshitatsu beat Hikaru Sato & Ryo Kawamura to retain the titles. Yoshitatsu pinned Kawamura. V3 for the champs.

Match 4: Minoru Suzuki & Hokuto Omori beat Ryuki Honda & Masao Hanabata. Susuki pinned Hanabata after a Gotch-style piledriver.

Match 5: Suwama & Satoshi Kojima vs. Jun & Rei Saito went to a double countout. Which led to…
Match 5 (again): Suwama & Satoshi Kojima vs. Jun & Rei Saito went to a double countout (again).

Match 6: Yuma Aoyagi beat Manabu Soya (Pro Wrestling NOAH).

Main Event: Kento Miyahara & Yuma Anzai beat Yuji Nagata (New Japan) & Yutaka Yoshie (Independent/Freelancer). Anzai pinned Yoshie with a German suplex hold.

The next event is Thursday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Following the challenge issued by Kenoh in Pro Wrestling NOAH yesterday, an All-Japan World Tag Team Championship match of Kenoh & Soya vs. Miyahara & Anzai for the titles has been added to the event, which also will feature All-Japan World Jr. Heavyweight Champion Atsuki Aoyagi vs. Kaito Ishida for the title. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.