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GLEAT 3/7/23 Results

GLEAT held a special Lidet UWF event today, featuring all UWF bouts and the start of a tournament to crown the inaugural Lidet UWF Champion. (I had originally noted it would be a one-day tournament, that was incorrect. They only hat the first part today, the tournament concludes at a later event)

Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand FOR FREE on YouTube. The video was posted yesterday (may appear as a link on desktops as it was posted in mobile format).

The announced paid attendance was 214.

Match 1: Maya Fukuda beat Yura Suzuki by KO.

Match 2: Lidet UWF Championship Tournament: Yu Iizuka beat Minoru Tanaka by submission.

Match 3: Lidet UWF Championship Tournament: Shinya Aoki beat Tetsuya Izuchi by submission.

Match 4: Hideki Sekine beat Seichi Ikemoto by KO.

Match 5: Tatsuaki Nakano & Daichi Hashimoto beat Kaz Hayashi & Rionne Fujiwara by submission. Hashimoto beat Fujiwara with STF.

Match 6: Lidet UWF Championship Tournament: Takanori Ito beat Dan Tamura by KO.

Main Event: Lidet UWF Championship Tournament: Hikaru Sato beat Soma Watanabe by submission.

The Semifinals are 4/12 at Korakuen Hall and will be Ito vs. Iizuka and Sato vs. Aoki.

The next event is G PROWRESTLING Ver. 46 on 3/15 at Shinjuku Face. Broadcast plans TBA.

New Japan News: Card Changes This Week

New Japan has announced some changes to event lineups for this week because of David Finlay joining Bullet Club at yesterday’s 51st Anniversary event (none affect the New Japan Cup):

Tomorrow, Finlay replaces Gedo to team with El Phantasmo, Chase Owens & KENTA to face Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, El Desperado & DOUKI & TAKA Michinoku. He was to have teamed with Lio Rush & Tama Tonga to face LIJ. Tomoaki Honma is the replacement.

Friday, Finlay joins Bullet Club for an 8-man tag against Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, Ren Narita & Ryusuke Taguchi. He was to have been in another 8-man tag against United Empire. Honma again is the replacement.

Finally, announced for Saturday is Finlay & El Phantasmo vs. Kosei Fujita & Zack Sabre Jr. This card had been unannounced before so no changes.

UPCOMING LIVE/FREE EVENT VIDEO: GLEAT Lidet UWF 3 (3/7/23)

GLEAT holds it’s 3rd Lidet UWF event tomorrow where it will crown the inaugural UWF Champion in a one-day tournament (men only). The entire event will be available LIVE FOR FREE on YouTube.

You can watch the event below beginning tomorrow at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET and on demand after the event concludes.

https://www.youtube.com/live/3JTH1eCRPnQ?feature=share

Tokyo Joshi Pro 3/6/23 Results (Updated)

Tokyo Joshi Pro held “The Night Before GRAND PRINCESS ’23” today, the final event before their biggest event of the year in less than 2 weeks.

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

The announced paid attendance was 297, a full house/near sellout.

Match 1: Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao beat Wakana Uehara & HIMAWARI. Nakajima pinned Uehara.

Match 2: Rika Tatsumi beat Kaya Toribami.

Match 3: Shino Suzuki Debut Match: Miu Watanabe & Hikari Noa beat Raku & Shino Suzuki. Noa beat Suzuki with Blue Racer.

Match 4: Touma Debut Match: Miyu Yamashita beat Touma.

Match 5: Yuki Kamifuku, Nao Kakuta & Mahiro Kiryu beat Yuki Aino, Neko Haruna & Pom Harajuku. Kamifuku pinned Harajuku after Fameasser.

Main Event: Yuka Sakazaki, Yuki Arai & Suzume beat Mizuki, Moka Miyamoto & Arisu Endo. Sakazaki pinned Miyamoto after Magical Merry-Go-Round.

The build is now all but over…the next event is GRAND PRINCESS ’23, TJPW’s biggest event of the year, on 3/18 at Ariake Arena in Tokyo. There’s still time to get tickets but they are selling well. The venue will be at 50% capacity as it was set before pandemic restrictions were lifted-that means depending on the setup it’ll probably be a max capacity of around 4000-the venue’s normal full capacity is 12,000. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE on Japanese and English will begin at 2 AM ET/11 PM PT.

UPDATE: It’s now official-Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh vs. Heidi Howitzer & Max The Impaler on 3/18 will be for the Princess Tag Team Championship. V3 for the champs over the weekend in their latest defense so now it’s for the titles at Ariake Arena.

New Japan 3/6/23 Results

On March 6, 1972, Shin Nihon Puroresu aka New Japan Pro Wrestling held its first official event. The promotion continued its annual tradition of holding an anniversary event aka Flag Raising Day event today, celebrating their 51st Anniversary (but first without the pate Antonio Inoki, the founder of New Japan and Hall of Famer).

Today’s event was held at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World FOR FREE! The event also streamed on ABEMA in Japan.

Click below to watch in Japanese:
https://njpwworld.com/p/s_00641_1_1

English is also available but the URL appears to be the same. Go to the New Japan World homepage to choose English.

The announced paid attendance was 2020.

Match 1: El Phantasmo & KENTA beat Kosei Fujita & Zack Sabre Jr. KENTA beat Fujita with GAME OVER.

Match 2: Aussie Open & Will Ospreay beat Satoshi Kojima, Toru Yano & Tama Tonga. Kyle Fletcher pinned Kojima after Corealis.

Match 3: El Desperado, Ren Narita & Minoru Suzuki beat Dick Togo, Sho & EVIL. Desperado pinned Togo after Pinche Loco.

Match 4: Aaron Henare, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb beat SANADA, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito. Henare pinned Takagi after Streets Of Rage. Huge.

Match 5: Lio Rush & Yoh beat BUSHI & Hiromu Takahashi. Rush pinned BUSHI after Final Hour.

Match 6: New Japan Cup Round 1: Shota Umino beat Yujiro Takahashi. As a result, Umino advances to Round 2 and will face Zack Sabre Jr.

Match 7: New Japan Cup Round 1: David Finlay beat Tomohiro Ishii. As a result, Finlay advances to Round 2 and will face Great-O-Khan. After the match, Finlay joined Bullet Club.

Main Event: IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kazuchika Okada to retain the titles. YOSHI-HASHI pinned Tanahashi after Abyss. V2 for the champs.

The next event is a special Antonio Inoki Farewell Party tomorrow at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. The first part of the event will be a special ceremony for paying ticket holders only. The second part will be for fans to leave flowers and is open to the public

The New Japan Cup continues Wednesday at Big Palette Fukushima in Fukushima. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

AEW Revolution 2023 Results (3/5/23)

Here are the quick results from tonight’s AEW Revolution PPV from San Francisco, CA:
Pre-Show: Mark Briscoe & Lucha Bros beat Ari Daivari & Varsity Athletes. Briscoe pinned Daivari after Froggy Boy.

PPV:
Ricky Starks beat Chris Jericho. JAS was banned from ringside

In a Final Burial Match (Buried Alive Match), Jungle Boy beat Christian Cage.

House Of Black beat AEW Trios Champions The Elite to become THE NEW AEW TRIOS CHAMPIONS! Malakai Black pinned Matt Jackson after Dante’s Inferno.

AEW Women’s Champion Jamie Hayter beat Saraya & Ruby Soho in a 3-way by pinning Soho to retain the title

In a Texas Death Match, Adam Page beat Jon Moxley by submission.

Wardlow beat AEW TNT Champion Samoa Joe by submission to become THE NEW AEW TNT CHAMPION!

ARW Tag Team Champions Gunn Club beat The Acclaimed, Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal and Orange Cassidy & Danhausen in a 4-way, when Austin Gunn pinned Danhausen, to retain the titles. FTR returned post-match.

In a 1 Hour Iron Match, AEW World Champion MJF beat Bryan Danielson in Sudden Death after a 3-3 TIE to retain the title.

Dragon Gate 3/5/23 Results

Dragon Gate ran the second half of CHAMPION GATE 2023 today, headlined by the first Open The Dream Gate Championship defense for Shun Skywalker as the promotion’s top titleholder.

Today’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 528.

Match 1: Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Ben-K beat Jason Lee, JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI & Ho Ho Lun. Minoura pinned Lun after R-301.

Match 2: Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Mochizuki Jr. beat Don Fujii, Ichikawa & Shachihoko BOY. Susumu Mochizuki pinned Ichikawa with a cut-back La Magistral. Which led to…
Impromptu Match: Mochizuki Jr. vs. Don Fujii went to a double countout.

Match 3: KAI & H-Y-O beat Genki Horiguchi & Kagetora. H-Y-O pinned Horiguchi after a diving senton.

Match 4: Dragon Kid, Eita & Dragon Dia beat YAMATO, Naruki Doi & Takashi Yoshida. Dia pinned Yoshida.

Match 5: Open The Twin Gate Champions Kzy & BIGBOSS Shimizu beat Yuki Yoshioka & Madoka Kikuta to retain the titles. Shimizu pinned Yoshioka after BIGBOSS Press. V5 for the champs.

Main Event: Open The Dream Gate Champion Shun Skywalker beat Strong Machine J to retain the title. V1 for Skywalker.

The next event is Friday at Singapore Eurasian Community House in Singapore. There will be no live broadcast.

NOAH News: Kenoh 15th Anniversary Event, Muto PPV Now Available To All

Some NOAH news:

A Kenoh 15th Anniversary event has been announced for 6/24/23 at Tokugin Tokoni Arena (formerly Tokushima City Gym) in Tokushima. Ticket details have been announced but not on sale dates. Kenoh started out in the small Michinoku Pro promotion in northeastern Japan as Ou Kuboshi (sp?) in 2008 before coloring his jet-black hair blonde and changing his name to Kenoh and moving up to NOAH and forming the Kongo faction.

If you weren’t able to watch it live or didn’t want to pay $30-40 extra for it, the 2/21 Keiji Muto Retirement Event is now available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE for all monthly paying subscribers. Both Japanese and English commentary versions are available. The January Tokyo Joshi Pro 10th Anniversary PPV is now available to all as well.

Additionally, there was some NOAH participation in today’s Michinoku Pro event. You will be able to watch it on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE starting Wednesday.

Ganbare Pro 3/5/23 Results

Ganbare Pro ran their latest event today as they continue ro prepare for an upcoming tournament to crown the inaugural Spirit of Ganbare World Tag Tram Champions.

Today’s event was held at Takashimadaira Community Center 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 117.

Match 1: Takuya Wada beat Sotetsu Nakamura.

Match 2: Moeka Haruhi & Asahi beat HARUKAZE & Yoshiko Hasegawa. Asahi pinned Hasegawa after Chanmaru Boy.

Match 3: Miyuki Takase beat YuuRI.

Match 4: Tyson Maeguchi beat Shinichiro Tominaga.

Match 5: Shota beat Takao Soma.

Main Event: Mizuki Watase, Shuichiro Katsumura & Tatsuhito Takaiwa beat Ken Ohka, Keisuke Ishii & Yumehito Imanari. Takaiwa pinned Imanari after Death Valley Bomb.

The next event is a tripleheader on 3/25 at Oji Basement MON*STAR in Tokyo. There likely will be no live broadcasts.

DDT 3/5/23 Results

DDT continued their current tour today with a house show in Nagano.

Today’s event was held at Nagano City Arts Center Art Space in Nagano and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 179.

There was an apparent last-second change to the card due to Toui Kojima missing the event. Unspecified. Gota Ihashi was the replacement.

Match 1: KANON beat Yuki Ishida by submission.

Match 2: In a handicap match, Danshoku Dieno & Yuki Iino beat Akito, Keigo Nakamura & Kazuma Sumi. Iino beat Sumi with TRUE LOVE.

Match 3: Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani beat Takao Soma & Yuya Koroku. Sakaguchi pinned Koroku after God’s Right Knee.

Match 4: Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yusuke Okada beat HARASHIMA, Kazusada Higuchi & Takeshi Masada. Endo pinned Masada after a deformation Yurikamome.

Match 5: Yasushi Kanda, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata beat MAO, Shunma Katsumata & Gota Ihashi. Hirata pinned Ihashi with La Magistral.

Main Event: Yukio Naya & Chris Brookes beat Yuji Hino & Makoto Oishi. Naya pinned Oishi after a backdrop.

The next event is 3/12 at Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park Outdoor Stage in Saitama. There will be no live broadcast.