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Ganbare Pro 3/25/23 Results (3 Events)

Ganbare Pro ran what is now becoming a regular monthly tripleheader earlier today, consisting of a regular event, a wrestler-produced event (today it was Mizuki Watase’s turn) and a players association-produced event.

Today’s events were held at Oji Basement MON*STAR in Tokyo and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

Event 1:
The announced paid attendance was 70.

Match 1: Takao Soma beat Sotatsu Nakamura.

Match 2: Moeka Haruhi beat YuuRI.

Match 3: Keisuke Ishii, Shota & Shinichiro Tominaga beat Hartley Jackson, Takuya Wada & Yumehito Imanari. Shota pinned Imanari with a jackknife.

Main Event: Spirit of Ganbare World Tag Team Championship Tournament: Hikaru Sato & Tyson Maeguchi beat Ken Ohka & Shuichiro Katsumura. Sato pinned Ohka.

Event 2:
The announced paid attendance was 79.

Match 1: Shuichiro Katsumura & Moeka Haruhi beat Shinichiro Tominaga & Sotatsu Nakamura. Katsumura pinned Nakamura.

Match 2: Takao Soma beat YuuRI & Ken Ohka in a 3-way by pinning YuuRI.

Match 3: Hartley Jackson beat HARUKAZE.

Main Event: Keisuke Ishii & Tyson Maeguchi beat Mizuki Watase & Yukio Sakaguchi (DDT). Ishii pinned Watase after a high-angle double arm DDT.

Event 3:
The announced paid attendance was 81.

Match 1: Daiki Shimomura beat Sotatsu Nakamura.

Match 2: Rina Amikura & YuuRI beat Moeka Haruhi & Yoshiko Hasegawa. Amikura pinned Hasegawa after a diving senton.

Match 3: In an Elimination Match, Ken Ohka, Shuichiro Katsumura & Keisuke Ishii beat Mizuki Watase, Shinichiro Tominaga & Yuki Kanzaki. Ohka was the only winner left.

Main Event: Spirit Of Ganbare World Tag Team Championship Tournament: Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Yumehito Imanari beat Shota & Takao Soma. Takaiwa pinned Shota after an avalanche Death Valley Bomb. As a result, Takawiwa & Imanari will face Sato & Maeguchi at an upcoming event for the titles and the winners will be the inaugural champions.

The next event is 4/1 at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama for the Ganbare Joshi Relaunch. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Friday at 11:30 PM ET/8:30 PM PT.

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling 3/26/23 Results (Updated)

Tokyo Joshi Pro continues their spring house show tour today with a sendoff event for about half the roster before they head to the US for their debut event next week, except for Miyu Yamashita and Maki Itoh who are already in Canada and thus will miss this event (Yamashita may be part of today’s Impact Wrestling TV tapings). There won’t be much build to anything really except perhaps in the main event now that we know NEW Princess Of Princess Champion Mizuki’s first challenger will be Nao Kakuta, to happen at the monthly Korakuen Hall event next month. But with the recent influx of new debuting talent they’ll all get more chances to gain experience today and perhaps victories as well.

Today’s event will be held at Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. There will be no commentary. With no matches having more than a 20 minute time limit this will be a standard short house show that should have a total runtime of just under 2 hours.

Today’s lineup:
Wakana Uehara vs. Toga
Raku vs. Shino Suzuki
Yuka Sakazaki, Moka Miyamoto & Kaya Toribami vs. Yuki Kamifuku, Haru Fujo & Runa Okubo
Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe vs. Pom Harajuku & HIMAWARI
Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao vs. Yuki Aino & Neko Haruna
Mizuki, Suzume & Arisu Endo vs. Nao Kakuta, Hikari Noa & Mahiro Kiryu

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Updates below will begin at 11:30 PM ET/8:30 PM PT. The live stream is scheduled to launch 30 minutes before the event.

11:30 PM ET UPDATE: Live updates start now.

We are LIVE from Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. It’s full capacity for the first time since pre-pandemic but not a total sellout from the opening shots. I may revise this if I see zoomed-out shots but based on what they usually did at 50% my initial guess is it’ll be 250-300.

The matches begin at 11:45 PM ET/8:45 PM PT.

Match 1: Wakana Uehara vs. Toga. 15 minute time limit
Result: Wakana Uehara beat Toga

Match 2: .Raku vs. Shino Suzuki. 15 minute time limit
Result: Raku beat Shino Suzuki by submission

Match 3: Yuka Sakazaki, Moka Miyamoto & Kaya Toribami vs. Yuki Kamifuku, Haru Fujo & Runa Okubo. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuka Sakazaki, Moka Miyamoto & Kaya Toribami beat Yuki Kamifuku, Haru Fuji & Runa Okubo. Sakazaki pinned Okubo after Tea Time.

Match 4: Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe vs. Pom Harajuku & HIMAWARI. 20 minute time limit
Result: Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe beat Pom Harajuku & HIMAWARI. Tatsumi beat HIMAWARI with a dragon sleeper.

Match 5: Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao vs. Yuki Aino & Neko Haruna. 20 minute time limit
Result: Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao beat Yuki Aino & Neko Haruna. Misao pinned Haruna after Hypami Returns.

Main Event: Mizuki, Suzume & Arisu Endo vs. Nao Kakuta, Hikari Noa & Mahiro Kiryu. 20 minute time limit
Result: Mizuki, Suzume & Ariu Endo beat Nao Kakuta, Hikari Noa & Mahiro Kiryu. Mizuki pinned Jiryu after a diving double footstomp.

The next event is TJPW LIVE IN LOS ANGELES Friday at the Globe Theater in Los Angeles, CA. This will be a PPV available ONLY ON FITE for $19.99. IT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE ON WRESTLE UNIVERSE. Live streaming will begin at 3 PM ET/Noon PT.

UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 251.

All-Japan Pro Wrestling 3/26/23 Results (Updated)

All-Japan wraps up the Dream Power Series tour today with the final event of the month and the last house show before the annual Champions Carnival tournament begins. Not much in the way of tournament buildup if any is expected and it’s a lean card with just 6 matches today, mostly tag matches except a couple of Jr. Heavyweight single matches. The main event is scheduled to be Kento Miyahara, Yuma Aoyagi & Shuji Ishikawa vs. Jun & Rei Saito & Suwama.

Today’s event will be held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on AJPW.TV. It is not known if there will be any commentary. With none of the matches having more than a 30 minute time limit this probably will be a short event, I anticipate the total running time being no more than 2 hours so everyone can be done and hopefully home in time for the Sumo tournament final matches.

Today’s lineup:
Takao Omori, Yoshitatsu & Black Menso-re vs. Ren Ayabe, Mizuki Watase & Oji Shiiba
Rising Hayato vs. Kotaro Suzuki
Ryo Inoue vs. Kaito Ishida
Atsuki Aoyagi & Yuma Anzai vs. Naruki Doi & Hokuto Omori
Shotaro Ashino, Ryuki Honda, Yusuke Kodama & Masao Hanabata vs. Yuji Nagata, Hikaru Sato, Dan Tamura & Rey Paloma
Kento Miyahara, Yuma Aoyagi & Shuji Ishikawa vs. Suwama, Jun & Rei Saito

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Updates below will begin at 11 PM ET/8 PM PT.

11 PM ET UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo, Japan. As usual audio starts muted until opening announcements finish. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event, looks like close to a sellout not not quite, so likely around 450.

Match 1: Takao Omori, Yoshitatsu & Black Menso-re vs. Ren Ayabe, Mizuki Watase & Oji Shiiba. 15 minute time limit
Result: Ren Ayabe, Mizuki Watase & Oji Shiiba beat Takao Omori, Yoshitatsu & Black Menso-re. Shiiba pinned Menso-re.

Match 2: Rising Hayato vs. Kotaro Suzuki. 15 minute time limit
Result: Kotaro Suzuki beat Rising Hayato

Match 3: Ryo Inoue vs. Kaito Ishida (GLEAT). 15 minute time limit
Result: Kaito Ishida beat Ryo Inoue. (Inoue has a new look since I last saw him)

Match 4: Atsuki Aoyagi & Yuma Anzai vs. Naruki Doi & Hokuto Omori. 20 minute time limit
Result: Time Limit Draw

Intermission.

The matches resume at 12:25 AM ET/9:25 PM PT after about a 10 minute break.

Match 5: Shotaro Ashino, Ryuki Honda, Yusuke Kodama & Masao Hanabata vs. Yuji Nagata, Hikaru Sato, Dan Tamura & Rey Paloma. 30 minute time limit
Result: Yuji Nagata, Hikaru Sato, Dan Tamura & Rey Paloma beat Shotaro Ashino, Ryuki Honda, Yusuke Kodama & Masao Hanabata. Nagata pinned Hanabata after a backdrop.

Main Event: Kento Miyahara, Yuma Aoyagi & Shuji Ishikawa vs. Suwama, Jun & Rei Saito. 30 minute time limit
Result: Suwama, Jun & Rei Saito beat Kento Miyahara, Yuma Aoyagi & Shuji Ishikawa. Suwama pinned Ishikawa after a backdrop.

The next event is the 2023 Champions Carnival Tournament opener on 4/8 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 240.

3/26/23-4/1/23 Events Schedule (Updated 3/27)

Here is the current events schedule for 3/26/23-4/1/23, which is subject to change (all times PT):
3/26:
1 AM-Dragon Gate Pro Wrestling Glorious Gate 2023 Tour, Kirameki Minatokan, Fukui, Japan. No live broadcast

3/27:
2:30 AM-Pro Wrestling NOAH SUNNY VOYAGE 2023 Tour, Hachinohe Yutori 1st Floor Multipurpose Large Hall, Aomori, Japan. No live broadcast
2:30 AM-Dragon Gate Pro Wrestling Glorious Gate 2023 Tour, Hiroshima Industrial Hall, Hiroshima, Japan. No live broadcast

3/29:
5 PM-All Elite Wrestling “AEW Dynamite”, St. Louis, MO. Live on TBS in US and FITE elsewhere

3/30:
5 PM-Impact Wrestling “Impact Wrestling”, Los Angeles, CA. LIVE on AXS TV
7:45 PM-Impact Wrestling/New Japan Pro Wrestling “Multiverse United: Only The STRONG Survive”, Los Angeles. Live on FITE ($24.99). LIVE RESULTS SCHEDULED
8 PM-DDT Pro Wrestling “DDT GOES HOLLYWOOD!”, Los Angeles. Live on FITE+ ($7.99/month or $69.99/year)

3/31:
Noon-Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling TJPW LIVE IN LOS ANGELES 2023, Los Angeles. Live on FITE ($19.99)
3 PM-DDT Pro Wrestling “GCW vs. DDT”, Los Angeles. Live on FITE+. LIVE RESULTS SCHEDULED
7 PM-All Elite Wrestling “AEW Rampage”. TAPED on TNT in US and FITE elsewhere
8:30 PM-Ganbare Pro Wrestling “Ganbare Joshi Relaunch”, Yokohama Radiant Hall, Yokohama, Japan. Live on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. LIVE RESULTS SCHEDULED

4/1:
2 AM-Dragon Gate Pro Wrestling The Gate Of Passion 2023 Tour, Kyoto KBS Hall, Kyoto, Japan. Live on DRAGONGATE NETWORK
10 PM-GLEAT “G PROWRESTLING Ver. 48”, Naha City Bunka Tembusukan Tembusu Hall, Okinawa, Japan. Broadcast plans TBA

Note: Because they are part of other events/series being held as part of WWE WrestleMania weekend, and because the promotion putting on these events has a contractual broadcast agreement with FITE, the 3/30 & 3/31 DDT and Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling events WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

3/27 UPDATE: The start time for the 3/30 Multiverse United event has been moved up to 7:45 PM PT for a pre-show available FOR FREE on FITE. That show with one match will be part of the live results.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 3/25/23 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the SUNNY VOYAGE 2023 Tour today with the second day of their 4-day tour of northern Japan.

Today’s event was held at Morioka Gym in Iwate and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Tuesday at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 297.

Match 1: Kinya Okada beat Taishi Ozawa.

Match 2: Atsushi Kotoge, Seiki Yoshioka & Alejandro beat Yoshinari Ogawa, HAYATA & Yasutaka Yano. Kotoge pinned Yano after Kill Switch.

Match 3: Naomichi Marufuji & Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. beat Mohammed Yone & Akitoshi Saito. Wagner pinned Saito after Wagner Driver.

Match 4: Takashi Sugiura, Shuhei Taniguchi & Saxon Huxley beat Masa Kitamiya, Daiki Inaba & Yoshiki Inamura. Taniguchi pinned Inaba after a face kick.

Match 5: Lancelot, Extreme Tiger & Super Crazy beat Kaito Kiyomiya, AMAKUSA & Ninja Mack. Lancelot beat AMAKUSA with Samson Clutch.

Main Event: In a 3 Falls Match, Kenoh, Katsuhiko Nakajima, Manabu Soya, Hajime Ohara & Hi69 beat Jake Lee, Jack Morris, Anthony Greene, YO-HEY & Tadasuke.
Fall 1: Lee pinned Ohara.
Fall 2: Hi69 pinned YO-HEY.
Fall 3: Kenoh pinned Tadasuke.
Kongo wins 2-1.

The next event is tomorrow at Mutsu Maeda Arena in Aomori with AMAKUSA vs. Lancelot for the GHC Jr. Heavyweight Championship. There will be no live broadcast.

Sumo-March 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 14 Results (3/25/23) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 14 of the March 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka:
Key: M-Maegashita, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiawke, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

Makuuchi )Top Tier):
Shonannoumi (J3) beat Mitoryu (M17)
Oho (M15) beat Myogiryu (M10)
Nishikifuji (M10) beat Tsurugisho (M16)
Aoiyama (M9) beat Bushozan (M14)
Hokuseiho (M15) beat Hiradoumi (M9)
Takarafuji (M12) beat Ichiyamamoto (M8)
Ura (M8) beat Azumaryu (M11)
Chiyoshoma (M16) beat Hokutofuji (M7)
Takayasu (M7) beat Kotoeko (M13)
Kotoshoho (M5) beat Kagayaki (M9)
Takanosho (M11) beat MItakeumi (M3)
Kinbozan (M14) beat Abi (M2)
NIshikigi (M3) beat Ryuden (M2)
Sadanoumi (M6) beat Tamawashi (M1)
Shodai (M1) beat Daishoho (M13)
Tobizaru (K) beat Mesei (M4)
Daieisho (K) beat Midorifuji (M5)
Endo (M6) beat Kotonowaka (K)
Kiribayama (S) beat Wakatakakage (S) by default/withdrawal
Hoshoryu (S) beat Wakamotoharu (K)
Leader: Daieisho (12-2)
WITHDRAWAL: Wakatakakage (S). Right leg injury. Out the Final Day, meaning there is a real chance he will be demoted after over a year at Sekiwake as his final record will be the equivalent of 7-8 (7-7-1).
Of note: Another Isegahama collapse officially complete. It’s over for Midorifuji after his 4th straight loss takes him from 10-0 and a 2 win lead to 10-4 and now out of it. It’s down to Daieisho vs. Kiribayama tomorrow. If Daieisho wins, he is the champion for the second time. If Kiribayama wins, there will be a playoff and immediate rematch for the championship. A Kiribayama win in his Sekiwake debut would jump-start his Ozeki hopes and could get him there after May if he can duplicate this performance. Hoshoryu still has a chance at Ozeki contention if he can win his final match (Takayasu) as that would be 30 wins over the last 3 tournaments. Today’s win also gives Kinbozan a chance at a Special Prize, likely Fighting Spirit, and a win over Takanosho tomorrow should lock it up as he would finish 11-4 with that win.

Juryo:
Shimanoumi (J11) beat Kawazoe (Ms3)
Ochiai (J14) beat Kotokuzan (J10)
Tamashoho (J13) beat Tsushimanada (J9)
Tomokaze (J13) beat Atamifuji (J8)
Akua (J7) beat Tochimusashi (J12)
Gonoyama (J6) beat Takakento (J12)
Roga (J5) beat Hidenoumi (J8)
Daiamami (J6) beat Chiyomaru (J4)
Oshoma (J4) beat Kitanowaka (J11)
Ichinojo (J3) beat Enho (J5)
Churanoumi (J5) beat Chiyonokuni (J2)
Tochinoshin (J2) beat Tokushoryu (J14)
Asanoyama (J1) beat Shimazuumi (J7)
Hakuyozan (J9) beat Tohakuryu (J1)
Leader: Ichinojo (13-1)
Of note: It all depends on Ichinojo. If he wins his match tomorrow, or if he loses but Asanoyama also loses, Ichinojo is the champion. If Ichinojo loses and Asanoyama wins, playoff rematch. On paper tomorrow, very heavy advantage Ichinojo because he draws Tsushimanada (4-10). Asanoyama will know his fate before the final match and he has the much tougher draw in Ochiai (10-4), who seems to have recovered from an earlier elbow injury that led to a 3-match losing streak after an 8-1 start and is finishing strong with 2 straight wins. And Kawazoe, the Makushita Human Slinky, was just that again in a very tough loss to Shimanoumi that will probably keep him in Makushita in May despite a promotion already clinched (he’ll finish 4-3 but from Ms3 that probably only gets him so Ms1). He certainly gained a lot more fans in replicating his career debut performance against Asanoyama. The way he can bend so far back before going down is just unhuman! He deserved the loud cheers and applause from the fans.
Nobody in the top tier tomorrow due to another withdrawal but as is tradition a couple of Makushita men near the top rankings get to come up for bouts tomorrow-Tsukahara (Ms1 but already demoted at 2-5) and Chiyonoumi (Ms5 and going for promotion at 3-3).

Reminder: NHK World Japan will have 90 minutes of LIVE top tier coverage tomorrow FOR FREE, including the final matches, awards ceremony and champion’s interview, beginning tomorow at 12:30 AM PT/3:30 AM ET.

Dragon Gate 3/24/23 Results

Dragon Gate held a special mini-event today as part of Yomiuri TV Castle Town Festival 2023 with 3 matches.

Today’s event was held at Yomiuri TV 1F 10plaza Special Ring in Osaka. There was no live broadcast.

The attendance was not announced.

Match 1: BxB Hulk & Ben-K beat Don Fujii & Genki Horiguchi. Ben-K pinned Horiguchi.

Match 2: Takashi Yoshida beat Ichikawa.

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

The next event is tomorrow at Sanyo Fureai Park General Gym in Okayama. There will be no live broadcast.

Sumo-March 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 13 Results (Lower Tier Championships) (Updated)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 13 of the March 2023 Grand Sumo Tourbament in Osaka:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita, Sd-Sandanme, Jd-Jonidan, Jk-Jonokuchi

Makuuchi (Top Tier):
Ichinojo (J3) beat Bushozan (M14)
Mitoryu (M17) beat Takanosho (M11)
Azumaryu (M11) beat Oho (M15)
Nishikifuji (M10) beat Hokuseiho (M15)
Takarafuji (M12) beat Myogiryu (M10)
Kinbozan (M14) beat Hiradoumi (M9)
Tsurugisho (M16) beat Aoiyama (M9)
Ura (M8) beat Daishoho (M13)
Kotoeko (M13) beat Ichiyamamoto (M8)
Takayasu (M7) beat Chiyoshoma (M16)
Nishikigi (M3) beat Kagayaki (M12)
Sadanoumi (M6) beat Mitakeumi (M3)
Shodai (M1) beat Ryuden (M2)
Kotoshoho (M5) beat Tamawashi (M1)
Abi (M2) beat Tobizaru (K)
Daieisho (K) beat Meisei (M2)
Wakamotoharu (K) beat Hokutofuji (M7)
Kiribayama (S) beat Endo (M6)
Hoshoryu (S) beat Midorifuji (M5)
Wakatakakage (S) beat Kotonowaka (K)
Leader: Daieisho (11-2)
Of note: Another Isegahama collapse complete. A few tournaments ago it was Hokutofuji unbeaten and in control going into the final stretch before he collapsed over the final 5 days. Now it’s Midorifuji who has now lost 3 straight and the lead to Daieisho. And history indicated he was the heavy favorite against Hoshoryu, having won 5 of their 6 prior meetings. Of all with a chance still, Daieisho is the only former champion as he is perhaps 2 days away from his second Emperor’s Cup and almost certainly a return to Sekiwake. Snayaku will be roadblocked again outside of Komusubi because all the 4th highest ranked wrestlers except To izaru have winning records but are looking at not being promoted just because of numbers unless Hoshoru is promoted to Ozeki-slim chances but still possible with an 11-4 finish. Ichinojo keeps the Juryo lead with his win as it’s now down to him and Asanoyama before both return to the top tier in May.
Key match tomorrow: Daieisho-Midorifuji. If Daieisho wins, then Kiribayama loses (Wakatakakage) and Wakamotoharu loses (Hosboryu), Daieisho is the champion. If Midorifuji wins, that potentially all but guarantees a playoff on the Final Day.

Juryo:
Tokihayate (Ms3) beat Tochimusashi (J12)
Tamashoho (J14) beat Kotokuzan (J10)
Hakuyozan (J9) beat Tomokaze (J13)
Ochiai (J14) beat Tsushimanada (J9)
Takakento (J13) beat Atamifuji (J8)
Daiamami (J6) beat Kitanowaka (J11)
Roga (J5) beat Shimanoumi (J11)
Churanoumi (J1) beat Oshoma (J4)
Chiyomaru (J4) beat Tokushoryu (J14)
Shonannoumi (J3) beat Hidenoumi (J8)
Shinazuumi (J7) beat Tochinoshin (J2)
Enho (J5) beat Chiyonokuni (J2)
Tohakuryu (J1) beat Gonoyama (J6)
Asanoyama (J1) beat Akua (J7)
Leader: Ichinojo (12-1)
Of note: It’s down to two. If Ichinojo wins tomorrow (Enho) and Asanoyama loses tomorrow (Shimazuumi), Ichinojo is the champion. One of them takes a second tier title with them back to the top tier in May.

Makushita:
Ryuo (Ms26) beat Kaizen (Ms50). RYUO MAKUSHITA YUSHO! It’s his first championship at any level in his 11-year career. This will vault him right to the top of Makushita as usually the champion moves up 30 spots in the rankings. Could that mean Shin Juryo? We’ll see but I’m leaning no. Kaizen was looking for his second straight championship after winning the Sandanme in January.

Sandanme:
Kiyonoumi (Sd80) beat Amakaze (Sd56)
Toshunryu (Sd25) beat Shosei (Sd35). PLAYOFF! That means with two at 7-0, Kiyonoumi vs. Toshunryu will happen as a playoff to determine the champion. AND it’s stablemate vs. stablemate! Both are from Tamanoi Beya and this is the only situation in which stablemates face each other in a tournament.

Jonidan:
Suguro (Jd60) beat Mishima (Jd40). SUGURO JONIDAN YUSHO! It’s his first championship and comes after he missed the last 3 tournaments, which dropped him from Makushita to Honidan. He should be back in the Sandanme in May.
Asahakuryu (Jk11) beat Takashoki (Jd87). ASAHAKURYU JONOKUCHI YUSHO! He wins the title in his Debut tournament.

Reminder: NHK World Japan will have 50 minutes of LIVE Day 14 top-tier coverage beginning tomorrow at 1:10 AM PT/4:10 AM ET. Tune in FOR FREE to see if Daieisho will win the Emperor’s Cup for the second time or if it goes to the Final Day!

UPDATE: Breaking…Sanyaju shakeup coming because Wakatakakage has WITHDRAWN going into Day 14. If he misses the Final Day that means he will be demoted from Sekiwake after over a year. More as it becomes available/. That means Kiribayama gets the free win and goes to 11-3.

Impact Wrestling “Sacrifice” Results (3/24/23)

Impact Wrestling runs their monthly PPV, Sacrifice, tonight and unfortunately it’s lived up to the name. In the last 12+ hours the event has been forced into major shakeups because Mickie James and Josh Alexander are both out due to injuries. It’s not known why James is out, Alexander is having surgery today to repair a torn triceps and because of that, the Impact World Championship is now VACANT. The two men Alexander was to have defended against over the next month, KUSHIDA and Steve Maclin, will now face each other at Rebellion in April for the vacant title. Maclin also replaces Alexander in a 6-man tag match tonight. James was to have defended the Impact Knockouts Championship against Jordynne Grace. More on the title’s future should be announced tonight. That has certainly put a damper on Impact’s return to Canada for most of the next month starting tonight.

Today’s event will be held at St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario, Canada and can be watched LIVE on Impact+ (subscription required-$7.99/month or $71.99/year), YouTube (Ultimate Insider subscription required-$4.99/month) and FITE ($9.99). If you buy the FITE version you get the live broadcast and unlimited on demand replays. There will also be a FREE pre-show 30 minutes before the PPV begins on Impact+ and YouTube. Excluding the pre-show this will be a standard monthly PPV and should run the normal time of about 3 hours. Due to work conflicts I will be unable to watch the pre-show live and may be a few minutes behind the live feed with results, especially at the beginning.

Tonight’s current lineup (subject to change):

Pre-show (7:30 PM ET/4:30 PM PT. Results to be posted about 30 minutes after PPV)
KiLynn King vs. Rosemary

PPV:
Kenny King vs. PCO
Mike Bailey vs. Jonathan Gresham
Gisele Shaw vs. Deonna Purrazzo
Impact Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry vs. Brian Myers for the title
Impact Tag Team Champions Ace Austin & Chris Bey vs. Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls for the titles
Impact X Division Champion Trey Miguel vs. Lince Dorado for the title
The future of the Knockouts Championship
Tommy Dreamer vs. Bully Ray in a Busted Open Match. First that bleeds loses
Steve Maclin, Rich Swann & Frankie Kazarian vs. Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin & KUSHIDA

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

8:15 PM ET UPDATE: (Near) Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Your hosts are Thom Hannifan & Matt Rehwoldt.

Pre-Show:
Match 1: Eddie Edwards vs. Bhupinder Gujjar
Result: Eddie Edwards beat Bhupinder Gujjar

Match 2: KiLynn King vs. Rosemary
Result: Rosemary beat KiLynn King. Jessicka attacked Taylor Wilde outside the ring to distract King, setting up the end.

PPV:
Match 1: Mike Bailey vs. Jonathan Gresham
Result: Mike Bailey beat Jonathan Gresham by submission

Match 2: Impact Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry vs. Brian Myers for the title. It was mentioned at the start that Moose was banned from ringside
Result: Impact Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry beat Brian Myers to retain the title.

Update regarding the Knockouts Championship…Mickie James has a broken rib. Out at least a week or two including Multiverse United but hopes to defend at Rebellion. Santino Marella says if Mickie can compete at Rebellion, there will be a 3-way between her, Grace and the 4-way winner next week for the title. If not, the title will be vacated and a new champion crowned in a single match between Grace and that winner.

Match 3: Gisele Shaw vs. Deonna Purrazzo
Result: Deonna Purrazzo beat Gisele Shaw by submission. Afterwards, Savannah Evans began to beat down Purrazzo but Tasha Steelz returned to make the save. She teased re-forming her former partnership with Evans but cheap-elbowed Evans from behind then laid out Jai Vidal when he tried to get involved.

Match 4: Kenny King vs. PCO
Result: PCO beat Kenny King

Match 5: Impact X Division Champion Trey Miguel vs. Lince Dorado for the title
Result: Impact X Division Champion Trey Miguel beat Lince Dorado to retain the title.

(As of 9:45 PM ET I have caught up to the live broadcast so it’s all real-time LIVE the rest of the way starting here)
Match 6: Impact Tag Team Champions Ace Austin & Chris Bey vs. Shane Haste & Bad Dude Tito for the titles (Impact’s website incorrectly said Mikey Nicholls & Haste)
Result: Impact Tag Team Champions Ace Austin & Chris Bey beat Shane Haste & Bad Dude Tito to retain the titles. Austin pinned Tito after THE FOLD.

Match 7: Bully Ray vs. Tommy Dreamer in a Busted Open Match. Whoever gets “Busted Open” and bleeds first loses
Result: Bully Ray beat Tommy Dreamer. Bully actually was busted open first but due to a ref bump it wasn’t seen, allowing The Good Hands to interfere to help Bully. At one point early in the match Bully sprayed beer in the face of NHL icon Darren McCarty, who is in the front row. McCarty hockey fought Bully and got the better of it before The Good Hands broke it up. They helped Bully put McCarty through a table. This brought out NEW President of Impact Wrestling Scott D’Amore. With Rhino, Joe Hendry, Heath, Jonathan Gresham & Mike Bailey! Bully & Hands bailed. But Jason Hotch tried to sneak attack D’Amore from behind and…D’AMORE WITH CANADIAN DESTROYER! HOLY SHIT!

Main Event: Steve Maclin, Rich Swann & Frankie Kazarian vs. Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin & KUSHIDA
Result: Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin & KUSHIDA beat Steve Maclin, Rich Swann & Frankie Kazarian. KUSHIDA beat Maclin with Hoverboard Lock.

This was an excellent from start to finish despite all the turmoil of the last 24 hours. With perhaps the exception of the Busted Open Match if you don’t care about it, everything is definitely worth watching.

Overall show grade (excluding pre-show): A-

End Show.

DDT 3/24/23 Results

DDT continued their current tour today with a small house show in Tokyo, with plenty of the usual DDT wackiness.

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

The announced paid attendance was 191.

Match 1: HARASHIMA & Keigo Nakamura beat Kazusada Higuchi & Yuji Ishida. Nakamura pinned Ishida.

Match 2: Yuki Iino & Danshoku Dieno beat Makoto Oishi & Bambi (Independent/Freelancer) by ref stoppage (TKO). Iino beat Oishi.

Match 3: Yusuke Okada beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Akito to win the title. Okada becomes the 1564th Champion. Which led to…
Akito beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Yusuke Okada to win the title. Akito becomes the 1565th Champion. Which led to…
Yoshihiko beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Akito to win the title. Yoshihiko becomes the 1566th Champion.

Match 4: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Pawl & KANON beat Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Kazuma Sumi. Pawl pinned Kazumi after multiple German suplexes.

Entrants for the KING OF DDT 2023 Tournament were announced: Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama, Sanshiro Takagi, Naruki Doi, Kotaro Suzuki & Takeshi Masada.

Match 5: Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yuya Koroku beat MAO, Shunma Ktsumata & Toui Kojima. Koroku pinned Kojima with a deformed triangle lancer.

Match 6: Yuji Hino & Yukio Naya beat Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani. Hino beat Okatani with King Kong Sleeper.

Main Event: Konosuke Takeshita & Samurai Del Sol beat Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada. Sol pinned Masada after Salida Del Sol.

The next event is “DDT GOES HOLLYWOOD” Thursday at Ukrainian Cultural Center in Los Angeles, CA. Live streaming ONLY ON FITE+ will begin at 11 PM ET/8 PM PT. FITE+ is an optional premium subscription service from FITE which costs $7.99/month or $69.99/year if you were not a subscriber prior to February 2023 (if you were, like I was, you only pay $4.99/month or $49.99/year as long as you don’t cancel). There will be NO LIVE BROADCAST ON WRESTLE UNIVERSE.