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BREAKING: LIMITED TIME-Watch NJPW Capital Collision FOR FREE!

Did you miss New Japan’s Capital Collision PPV from Washington, DC earlier this year? Want to watch it again? For a limited time, you’re in luck as New Japan is making the entire PPV broadcast available on YouTube FOR FREE! It also is available on New Japan World for free. But only for a limited time…you only have 1 MONTH-until 5 PM PT/8 PM ET on 10/26-to watch before it goes behind paywalls again on FITE and New Japan World. After the free viewing period, New Japan World subscribers can access the PPV as part of a monthly subscription, which currently is around $7.25-7.50 US per month.

Click below to watch the PPV FOR FREE on YouTube, note that it will not be available until the premiere begins TONIGHT (9/26) at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grRE-EVXJjs

New Japan ROYAL QUEST 2 Cards Announced, More 10/10 Matches

New Japan has announced the full cards for this weekend’s ROYAL QUEST 2 events in London, marking their return to England for the first time since 2019. There will be no live broadcast for both events, but they will be available on demand on New Japan World. Day 1 on Saturday is sold out but tickets for Day 2 on Sunday are still available.

Day 1 card (Saturday at 5:30 PM BST/12:30 PM ET/9:30 AM PT):
Gabriel Kidd Return Match: Gabriel Kidd vs. Dan Moloney
Kanji & Jazzy Gilbert (Alpha Female) vs. Alex Windsor & Ava White
Gideon Gray & Great-O-Khan vs. Ricky Knight Jr. & Michael Oku
Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito vs. DOUKI, El Desperado & Zack Sabre Jr.
Tomohiro Ishii & Kazuchika Okada vs. Jonah & Bad Dude Tito
Hikuleo, Jado, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tama Tonga vs. Gedo, Doc Gallows, Karl Anderson & Jay White
IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions FTR vs. Aussie Open for the titles
Will Ospreay vs. Shota Umino (Main Event)

Day 2 (Sunday at 4:30 PM BST/11:30 AM ET/8:30 AM PT):
DOUKI & El Desperado vs. Michael Oku & Robbie X
Hiromu Takahashi & SANADA vs. Young Guns (Ethan Allen & Luke Jacobs)
IWGP Women’s Championship Tournament: Jazzy Gilbert vs. Ava White
Gabriel Kidd, Shota Umino, Ricky Knight Jr. & FTR vs. Gideon Gray, Great-O-Khan, Will Ospreay & Aussie Open
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jonah
Kazuchika Okada vs. Bad Dude Tito
HIkuleo, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tama Tonga vs. Doc Gallows, Karl Anderson & Jay White
Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (Main Event)

In other news, additional matches for the next Japan event, DECLARATION OF POWER, on 10/10 at Ryogoku Kokugikan, have been announced:
KOPW 2022 Holder Shingo Takagi vs. El Phantasmo in a Who’s Your Daddy Match for the title. No fan vote for stips this time, and it’s a normal match except the loser must take the microphone after the match and tell the winner “you are my daddy”
IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Taiji Ishimori vs. KUSHIDA in a NON-TITLE match. But if KUSHIDA wins, he could get a rematch for the title
Ren Narita Return Home Match: Ren Narita vs. TBA. Narita’s traditional overseas Young Lion training excursion is now over after 3 years and he is returning to resume his full-time NJPW career
Kazuchika Okada vs. Jonah
IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White vs. Tama Tonga for the title

BREAKING: NOAH Announces 3rd Muto Retirement Series Match

As announced yesterday after their 2nd Keiji Muto Retirement Series event, Pro Wrestling NOAH held a press conference today to announce Muto’s 3rd Retirement Series match for 10/30 at Ariake Arena in Tokyo. Throwing back to Muto’s beginning in New Japan Pro Wrestling, it will be a NOAH x NJPW crossover match: Muto, Naomichi Marufuji & Yoshiki Inamura vs. Tomoaki Honma, Togi Makabe and The G.O.A.T. of NJPW, their own Living Legend-Hiroshi Tanahashi. And vocal cheering is allowed at the event, meaning Muto & Tanahashi will tear it down and make the crowd explode when they’re together. And maybe, just maybe, afterwards we’ll get The Living Legends hanging around for some M*THAF***A Air Guitar duets!

It was also announced that Japanese broadcast partner ABEMA will be the exclusive sponsor for the event and will broadcast the event live for free in Japan. Because of this, WRESTLE UNIVERSE will broadcast the event live only in English outside Japan (which is a fair trade-off because the regular English NOAH duo of Stewart Fulton & Mark Pickering is always a real treat to listen to, with plenty of BANG! guaranteed), and will have the original Japanese broadcast available on demand immediately after the event concludes. The Japanese broadcast will feature special guests Rina Matsuki and musician/noted NOAH fan Funky Kato, who composed and performed the promotion’s new theme song “VOYAGE” that is heard at the beginning & end of events (there is also a music video that closes out major event broadcasts).

The full card is TBA besides this match and 3 title matches. The event will start on 10/30 at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

More as it becomes available.

Sumo-September 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament Final Day Results (9/25/22) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from Day 15-the Final Day-of the September 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament from Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita
Makuuchi (Top Tier):
Tsurugisho (M15) beat Yutakayama (M14)
Ichiyamamoto (M13) beat Mitoryu (M16)
Ryuden (M12) beat Terutsuyoshi (M15)
Kotoeko (M9) beat Chiyoshoma (M14)
Aoiyama (M7) beat Hiradoumi (M16)
Takaradufji (M6) beat Okinoumi (M12)
Nishikigi (M4) beat Chiyotairyu (M11)
Ura (M3) beat Oho (M13)
Meisei (M2) beat Kotohsoho (M11)
Nishikifuji (M10) beat Kotonowaka (M2)
Mirodifuji (M1) beat Onosho (M7)
Tobizaru (M1) beat Takanosho (M10)
Tamawashi (M3) beat Takayasu (M4). TAMAWASHI YUSHO! Because of this win, Tamawashi is the September Tournament Champion!
Kiribiyama (K) beat Myogiryu (M9)
Tochinoshin (M8) beat Ichinojo (K)
Daieisho (S) beat Hokutofuji (M8)
Hoshoryu (S) beat Endo (M6)
Wakatakakage (S) beat Sadanoumi (M5)
Wakamotoharu (M6) beat Mitakeumi (O)
Takakeisho (O) beat Shodai (O)
CHAMPION: Tamawashi (13-2). 2nd career top-tier championship
Special Prizes:
Outstanding Performance (most wins by a Maegashira against Ozeki & Yokozuna ranks): Tobizaru, Tamawashi
Fighting Spirit: Takayasu
Technique (most different winning techniques throughout the tournament): Wakatakakage

Juryo:
Kinbozan (J12) beat Tochimusashi (J14)
Tsukahara (Ms4) beat Gonoyama (J12)
Chiyosakae (J11) beat Enho (J7)
Oshoma (J13) beat Kotokuzan (J7)
Akua (J6) beat Tokushoryu (J10)
Hidenoumi (J5) beat Kaisho (J9)
Bushozan (J4) beat Daiamami (J8)
Churanoumi (J6) beat Kagayaki (J4)
Kitanowaka (J11) beat Tohakuryu (J3)
Takakento (J14) beat Atamifuji (J3)
Azumaryu (J2) beat Hokuseiho (J9)
Chiyonokuni (J2) beat Tochimaru (J13)
Chiyomaru (J1) beat Shimazuumi (J10)
Daishoho (J8) beat Shimanoumi (J1)
CHAMPION: Tochimusashi (11-4). 1st career championship. But he lost his last 2 matches after clinching before his Day 13 match, allowing Kinbozan and Kitanowaka to almost catch up. Of note is that Kinbozan, the first rikishi from Kazakhastan to reach this rank, was a solid 10-5 in his Juryo debut.

Asanoyama Watch: The former Ozeki easily won his final match to finish 6-1 at Makushita 15, so he will be promoted again. It’s very unlikely he reaches Juryo in November though. Asanoyama is 13-1 since returning from a 1-year suspension that cost him his Ozeki rank.

Other Champions:
Makushita: Daiseiryu (Ms36), 7-0. 1st career Championship. He should stay in Makushita but is in a position to reach Juryo in January
Sandanme: Oshoumi (Sandanme 78), 7-0. 2nd career Championship. He has a chance to return to Makushita after falling all the way to Jonidan because he essentially missed 3 straight tournaments (only had one match in January before withdrawing).
Jonidan: Takahashi (Jonidan 74), 7-0. 2nd career Championship in just 2 tournaments (won Jonokuchi in his Debut in July). He should be promoted to the Sandanme in November
Jonokuchi: Otani (Jonokuchi 16), 7-0. 1st career Championship. This was his Debut tournament. He’ll be promoted to Jonidan

The next tournament is the November Tournament from 11/13-11/27 at Fukuoka International Center in Fukuoka, Japan. Advance tickets are now on sale. The Banzuke (Rankings) will be announced on October 31.

New Japan 9/25/22 Results

New Japan wrapped up the BURNING SPIRIT Tour with a major event today headlined by multiple title matches, with the feature being an IWGP US Heavyweight Championship match following a heated press conference yesterday that saw chairs being thrown.

Today’s event was held at Kobe World Hall in Kobe and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese and English. This event aired as part of WORLD PRO WRESTLING LIVE 2022 on TV Asahi. All the matches are available to watch individually on New Japan World rather than the usual uninterrupted broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 3150.

Match 1: BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Shingo Takagi beat Hikuleo, KENTA & El Phantasmo. Takagi beat Phantasmo with a ground cobra twist.

Match 2: Toru Yano vs. Doc Gallows went to a double countout.

Match 3: Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb beat Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale. Khan pinned Owens after Imperial Drop.

Match 4: Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr. beat SANADA & Tetsuya Naito. Taichi beat SANADA with Taichi Gedo Clutch.

Match 5: Bad Dude Tito, Shane Haste & Jonah beat Tomoaki Honma, Togi Makabe & Kazuchika Okada. Jonah pinned Honma after Torpedo.

Match 6: Taiji Ishimori & Jay White beat Jado & Tama Tonga. Ishimori beat Jado with Bone Lock. Jado was a replacement for the absent KUSHIDA (hand, foot & mouth disease).

Match 7: IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Francesco Akira & TJP beat Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi to retain the titles. Akira pinned Taguchi after The Leaning Tower. V1 for the champs.

Match 8: NEVER Openweight Champion Karl Anderson beat Hiroshi Tanahashi to retain the title. V1 for Anderson. Afterwards, Bullet Club beat down Tanahashi and Toru Yano, who tried to make the save. This brought out Tama Tonga and the trap was triggered…until Hikuleo defected from Bullet Club to align with his brothers Tonga and Tanga Loa in G.o.D. This may represent a NEVER title challenge from Hikuleo as well.

Main Event: IWGP US Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay beat David Finlay to retain the title.V2 for Ospreay. Next up: Naito…or Sabre…who knows?

The next event is ROYAL QUEST 2 Saturday and next Sunday in London, England. Both events will be available ON DEMAND ONLY on New Japan World. So far the only match announced for Saturday is IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions FTR vs. Aussie Open for the titles (but not for the STRONG Tag Team Championship held by Aussie Open), and the only match announced for Sunday is Alpha Female vs. Ava White as part of the IWGP Women’s Championship Tournament.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 9/25/22 Results (Updated)

The Keiji Muto Retirement Road series continued in Pro Wrestling NOAH today with the second of his 5 final events, capping off a busy week for Muto that saw him return to the US for a special appearance by The Great Muta in All Elite Wrestling, which set up longtime US icon Sting for a return visit in January. It was also announced after the event that the opponent for Muto’s 3rd retirement series match will be announced at a press conference tomorrow at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET. It will be streamed live on YouTube.

Today’s event was held at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese and English. You can also watch the first 3 matches FOR FREE on YouTube for a limited time.

The announced paid attendance was 1933. Because the venue was limited to 50% capacity, and the setup probably reduced that further, this number isn’t as bad as it sounds.

Match 1: Manabu Soya beat Taishi Ozawa.

Match 2: NOSAWA Rongai & Eita beat Yasutaka Yano & Kai Fujimura. Eita pinned Fujimura after a low dropkick to the face.

Match 3: Masa Kitamiya & Yoshiki Inamura beat Mohammed Yone & Akitoshi Saito. Inamura pinned Yone after Musou.

Match 4: Ninja Mack, Extreme Tiger & Alejandro beat Tadasuke, Hajime Ohara & Hi69 by DQ. Tadasuke DQ’d. Mask removal from Alejandro.

Match 5: Naomichi Marufuji, Jack Morris & Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. beat Masato Tanaka, Masaaki Mochizuki & Daiki Inaba. Morris pinned Inaba after Shooting Star Press.

Match 6: Atsushi Kotoge & Seiki Yoshioka beat GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Yoshinari Ogawa & Chris Ridgeway to win the titles. Kotoge & Yoshioka become the 51st GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. Yoshioka pinned Ogawa after Buzzsaw Kick. Next up: Possibly Tadasuke & Hi69 (or Hiroki if you prefer, that’s what he is announced as), who attacked the new champs immediately after the match (Tadasuke broke a chair on Kotoge’s already busted open head with the initial assault).

Match 7: Takashi Sugiura & Satoshi Kojima beat GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Hideki Suzuki & Timothy Thatcher to win the titles. Sugiura & Kojima become the 62nd GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. Sugiura pinned Suzuki after Olympic Yosen Slam.

Match 8: GHC Jr. Heavyweight Champion HAYATA beat YO-HEY to retain the title. V6 for HAYATA.

Match 9: Keiji Muto Retirement Road Match 2: Keiji Muto & Kazuyuki Fujita beat Masakatsu Funaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima. Muto pinned Nakajima after Shining Wizard.

Main Event: Kaito Kiyomiya beat GHC Heavyweight Champion Kenoh to win the title. Kiyomiya becomes the 41st GHC Heavyweight Champion. Next up: Fujita. That will happen on 10/30 at Ariake Arena in Tokyo.

The next event is Friday at Bandaijima Multipurpose Square Ogama in Niigata. The event will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date (no live broadcast).

UPDATE: After the event, it was announced that HAYATA would next defend the GHC Jr. Heavyweight Championship against Ninja Mack on 10/30. That is also when the next GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match will occur as Kotoge & Yoshioka will defend against Tadasuke & Hi69.

Based on the post-match comments just posted by the promotion (late evening US time), it looks like Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. is finished with NOAH for now as he is on his way back to Mexico.
Kiyomiya wanted Fujita as the next challenger for the GHC Heavyweight Championship because Fujita beat Kiyomiya in the N-1 VICTORY Tournament, which Kiyomiya won to get this title shot.

DDT Pro Wrestling “WHO’S GONNA TOP? 2022” Results (9/25/22)

DDT runs their monthly major event today, this month finishing up the “WHO’S GONNA TOP? 2022” tour with an event headlined by a pair of big title matches. First up, DDT Universal Champion Yuki Ueno defends against the oddly artistic Cara Noir in perhaps an offbeat battle of the best entrances in the promotion (Noir’s Black Swan-esque entrance may be longer than the actual match!). Then, in the main event, KO-D Openweight Champion Kazusada Higuchi continues his flag-bearing path of wanting the best and getting the best as he defends the title against former champion Konosuke Takeshita.

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese and English. Japanese anime voice actress Mayu Iizuka returns as a guest on Japanese commentary for the second consecutive live broadcast after being a guest at last week’s Jun Akiyama 30th Anniversary event. The English commentary team will be Baliyan Akki & Christelle Ciari. There is a pre-show dark match scheduled 20 minutes before the event that likely will be part of the live broadcast so if you want to possibly catch that match, tune in when the live stream launches.

Today’s lineup:
Pre-show Match: Hideki Okatani & Toui Kojima vs. Yuya Koroku & Yuki Ishida
Main Show:
MAO, Asuka (Veny) & Saki Akai vs. Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda
Shinya Aoki vs. Shunma Katsumata & Yuki Iino for Aoki’s “Money In The Bank” NFT that allows the holder to challenge for any DDT title anytime, anywhere
Osamu Nishimura & Shinichiro Kawamatsu vs. Akito & Yukio Naya
Daisuke Sasaki, Minoru Fujita & KANON vs. Naomi Yoshimura, Yuji Hino & Makoto Oishi
Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Takeshi Masada vs. Sanshiro Takagi, HARASHIMA, Yukio Sakaguchi & Takao Soma
DDT Universal Champion Yuki Ueno vs. Cara Noir for the title
KO-D Openweight Champion Kazusada Higuchi vs. Konosuke Takeshita for the title

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT. The pre-show match is scheduled to begin at 10:10 PM ET/7:10 PM PT.

10 PM ET UPDATE: Live updates begin below.

The stream has launched. The pre-show match should begin in 10 minutes.
The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Because vocal cheering/support is allowed, capacity will be limited to 50% so if it sells out it will only be in the 600-700 range.

10:10 PM ET UPDATE: We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Your Japanese hosts are Ken Kato, Kagehiro Osano & Mayu Iizuka. Your English hosts are Baliyan Akki & Christelle Ciari.

Pre-show Match: Hideki Okatani & Toui Kojima vs. Yuya Koroku & Yuki Ishida. 10 minute time limit
Result: Hideki Okatani & Toui Kojima beat Yuya Koroku & Yuki Ishida. Okatani pinned Ishida after a double arm suplex.

Updates will resume when the main show’s first match begins, which should be in 15-20 minutes (as of 10:20 PM ET). Your new Japanese host is Haruo Murata, replacing Ken Kato, alongside Kagehiro Osano & Mayu Iizuka.

During GM Imabayashi’s opening announcements, Sumi Kazuma, a new rookie wrestler, is introduced. His Debut Match will be 10/23 against Kazuki Hirata.
On 12/21 at Korakuen Hall there will be a Danshoku Dieno 20th Anniversary event. And a book release is coming.

Main show:
Match 1: MAO, Asuka (Veny) & Saki Akai vs. Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda. 30 minute time limit
Result: MAO, Asuka & Saki Akai beat Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda. Akai pinned Honda after New Face Award at the end of a hilarious comedy sequence.

Match 2: Shinya Aoki vs. Shunma Katsumata & Yuki Iino in a 3-way for Aoki’s “Money In The Bank” NFT that allows the holder to challenge for any DDT title anytime, anywhere. 30 minute time limit
Result: Shinya Aoki beat Shunma Katsumata & Yuki Iino by pinning Katsumata to retain the NFT. Aoki won after turning himself into one of the Pheromones to cap what of course was a ridiculous comedy match. But that’s what makes DDT what it is.

The D KING GRAND PRIX Participants are announced: Yuki Ueno, Naomi Yoshimura, Joey Janela, Tetsuya Endo, Daisuke Sasaki and RSP (Rickey Shane Page) in Block A, Kazusada HIguchi, Chris Brookes, MAO, Yuji Hino, KANON and Yukio Naya in Block B. The tournament takes place over 7 events starting 11/1 and ending on 12/4, both those events are at Korakuen. Kenta Kobashi will be the D KING GRAND PRIX chairman.

Match 3: Osamu Nishimura & Shinichiro Kawamatsu (the wrestling politicians!) vs. Akito & Yukio Naya. 30 minute time limit
Result: Akito & Yukio Naya beat Osamu Nishimura & Shinichiro Kawamatsu. Naya beat Kawamatsu with a standing cobra twist.

Match 4: Daisuke Sasaki, Minoru Fujita & KANON vs. Naomi Yoshimura, Yuji Hino & Makoto Oishi. 30 minute time limit
Result: Daisuke Sasaki, Minoru Fujita & KANON beat Naomi Yoshimura, Yuji Hino & Makoto Oishi. Sasaki beat Oishi with a crossface. Afterwards, Sasaki & KANON beat down Oishi until Shiori Asahi returned with a skateboard to make the save.

Match 5: Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Takeshi Masada vs. Sanshiro Takagi, HARASHIMA, Yukio Sakaguchi & Takao Soma. 30 minute time limit
Result: Sanshiro Takagi, HARASHIMA, Yukio Sakaguchi & Takao Soma beat Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Takeshi Masada. Sakaguchi pinned Okada after a jumping knee strike.

Match 6: DDT Universal Champion Yuki Ueno vs. Cara Noir for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: DDT Universal Champion Yuki Ueno beat Cara Noir to retain the title. V1 for Ueno. Next up: One of those despicable Pheromones, namely Koju Takeda, who was not there but delivered a challenge via an iPhone transported in Yuki Iino’s butt. Seriously. GM Imabayashi made it official.

Main Event: KO-D Openweight Champion Kazusada Higuchi vs. Konosuke Takeshita for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: KO-D Openweight Champion Kazusada Higuchi beat Konosuke Takeshita to retain the title. V2 for Higuchi. (This would seem to give weight to rumors I read on US news sites earlier in the day that Takeshita may be returning to All Elite Wrestling in October, plus his not being in the D KING GRAND PRIX) Next up: Possibly Shinya Aoki. He came out to give Higuchi a fist bump before leaving. Could be cashing in the NFT soon for a title shot. Or not. Because next up will be…Yukio Sakaguchi. That will happen at an upcoming Korakuen event, , which could be 10/12 or 10/23…the latter is Higuchi’s birthday. Updates will follow but remember Higuchi left Sakaguchi’s Eruption faction when he won the title earlier this year by winning the KING OF DDT Tournament. Now Sakaguchi wants his.

The next event is a Tetsuya Endo Homecoming & 10th Anniversary Event on 10/2 at Shiroishi White Cube in Miyagi. There will be no live broadcast.

UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 701, a legit sellout.
Both title matches coming out of this-Ueno-Iino for the Universal Championship and Higuchi-Sakaguchi for the KO-D Openweight Championship-will happen on 10/23 at Korakuen.

9/25/22-10/1/22 Events Schedule (Updated 9/30/22)

Here is the current events schedule for 9/25/22-10/1/22, which is subject to change (all times PT):
9/25:
Midnight-Pro Wrestling NOAH “Muto Retirement Road-GRAND SHIP 2022 in NAGOYA PRO WRESTLING LOVE FOREVER.2 ~OUTBREAK~”, Aichi Prefectural Gym, Nagoya, Japan. Live on WRESTLE UNIVERSE
Midnight-New Japan Pro Wrestling BURNING SPIRIT Tour, Kobe World Hall, Kobe, Japan. Live on New Japan World
9/28:
5 PM-All Elite Wrestling “AEW Dynamite”, Philadelphia, PA. Live on TBS in US and FITE elsewhere
9/30:
1:30 AM-Pro Wrestling NOAH SUNNY VOYAGE 2022 Tour, Bandaijima Multipurpose Square Ogama, Niigata, Japan. No live broadcast. Available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date
7 PM-All Elite Wrestling “AEW Rampage”. TAPED on TNT in US and FITE elsewhere
8 PM-DDT Pro Wrestling “Yubun presents DDT Pro Wrestling in Ikebukuro Full Moon Festival”, Ikebukuro Nishiguchi Park Outdoor Theater Global Ring Theater, Tokyo, Japan. No live broadcast
10/1:
9:30 AM-New Japan Pro Wrestling ROYAL QUEST 2, London, England. No live broadcast. Available ON DEMAND ONLY on New Japan World at a later date
7:30 PM-All-Japan Po Wrestling Flag-Raising Memorial Series, Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan. Live on AJPW.TV. FREE BROADCAST-REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
8:30 PM-DDT Pro Wrestling “Tetsuya Endo Returns Home! GET ALIVE 2022 Tour in SHIROISHI”, Shiroishi White Cube, Miyagi, Japan. No live broadcast

9/28/22 UPDATE: The 10/1 (10/2 Japan time) All-Japan event will be streamed LIVE on AJPW.TV. LIVE RESULTS will be posted here. Also, for the 10/1 event New Japan has clarified that the on demand broadcast is TBA for a later date, so it may not be immediately after the event or even the next day.
9/30/22 UPDATE: The All-Japan event on 10/2 will now be a FREE BROADCAST on AJPW.TV. However, creation of an account using a valid email address is required. Payment for a monthly subscription IS NOT REQUIRED. The first part of the event (3 matches) will also be a FREE stream on YouTube.

AEW Rampage 9/23/22 Results

Here are the quick results from last night’s TAPED AEW Rampage in New York City:
In a No DQ Match, Darby Allin & Sting beat Buddy Matthews & Brody King. Sting pinned Matthews after a Scorpion Deathdrop after The Great Muta (Keiji Muto) appeared and hit a dragon screw on Matthews followed by his signature green mist to the face. During all this, Julia Hart fell off the ring apron and poorly went through a table at ringside.

Hook & Action Bronson beat 2.0. Double submission. Bronson apparently had a stip in his contract where he would take no bumps.

Samoa Joe & Wardlow beat Tony Nese & Josh Woods. Joe pinned Nese after a Muscle Buster. Squash. Afterwards, Smart Mark Sterling took 3 powerbombs from Wardlow.

Jungle Boy beat Rey Fenix. Afterwards, Christian Cage came out (arm in a sling) and that set up Luchasaurus for a sneak attack and destroying Jungle Boy.

Sammy Guevara beat Eddie Kingston by DQ (reversal of original decision). Kingston had won by ref stoppage (technical submission) with a stretch plum but refused to release the hold afterwards, so Kingston was DQ’d.

AEW TBS Champion Jade Cargill beat Diamante to retain the title. Squash. 38-0.

Adam Page won the Golden Ticket Battle Royal, last eliminating Rush. As a result, Page will face AEW World Champion Jon Moxley for the title on the 10/18 Dynamite (a Tuesday because of baseball playoffs on TBS). Unless MJF decides to cash in his Money In The Bank casino chip for a title shot before then.

In a Lights Out Match (unsanctioned, anything goes), Ricky Starks beat Powerhouse Hobbs.

No MJF cash-in despite the Dynamite main event teases.

Announced for Dynamite next week: Jericho Appreciation Society Championship Celebration and AEW World Champion Jon Moxley vs. Juice Robinson (New Japan Pro Wrestling/Impact Wrestling) in a NON-TITLE match. It’s billed as a World Title Eliminator so Robinson may get a future title shot if he wins. Also, Pro Wrestling NOAH, Muto/Muta’s home promotion in Japan, has announced Sting for what will be Muta’s final event on 1/22/23 in Osaka, Japan. The Forbidden Door perhaps opens further! (It should be noted Muto/Muta & Sting do have a long history together, dating back to at least WCW in the 1990s)

Sumo-September 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 14 Results (9/24/22) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 14 of the September 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita
Makuuchi (Top Tier):
Terutsuyoshi (M15) beat Hiradoumi (M16)
Chiyoshoma (M14) beat Yutakayama (M14)
Chiyotairyu (M11) beat Ichiyamamoto (M13)
Ryuden (M12) beat Takanosho (M10)
Myogiryu (M9) beat Kotoshoho (M11)
Tochinoshin (M8) beat Tsurugisho (M15)
Aoiyama (M7) beat Mitoryu (M16)
Wakamotoharu (M6) beat Oho (M13)
Sadanoumi (M5) beat Kotonowaka (M2)
Meisei (M2) beat Okinoumi (M12)
Tamawashi (M3) beat Tobizaru (M1)
Midorifuji (M1) beat Kotoeko (M9)
Ichinojo (K) beat ONosho (M7)
Kiribayama (K) beat Ura (M3)
Wakatakakage (S) beat Hokutofuji (M8)
Daieisho (S) beat Nishikigi (M4)
Takayasu (M4) beat Hoshoryu (S)
Takakeisho (O) beat NIshikifuji (M10)
Endo (M6) beat Mitakeumi (O)
Shodai (O) beat Takarafuji (M5)
Leader: Tamawashi (12-2), Takayasu (11-3). They face off on the final day. If Tamawashi wins, he is the Makuuchi Champion for the second time in his career (it would be his 4th overall championship). If Takayasu wins, then after the remaining matches they will have a tiebreaker rematch for the Championship. Takayasu is going for his first Emperor’s Cup and second overall Championhhip (he has one Makushita Championship in his career) as he looks to try and make his way back to Ozeki.

Juryo:
Gonoyama (J12) beat Fujiseium (Ms5)
Tokushoryu (J10) beat Daishoho (J8)
Kotokuzan (J7) beat Hokuseiho (J9). TOCHIMUSASHI JURYO YUSHO! Because of this result, Tochimusashi is the September Juryo Champion!
Akua (J6) beat Daiamami (J8)
Churanoumi (J6) beat Kaisho (J9)
Hidenoumi (J5) beat Chiyosakae (J11)
Kagayaki (J4) beat Takakento (J14)
Bushozan (J4) beat Shimazuumi (J10)
Atamifuji (J3) beat Tochimusashi (J14)
Kinbozan (J12) beat Tohakuryu (J3)
Kitanowaka (J11) beat Chiyonokuni (J2)
Azumaryu (J2) beat Oshoma (J13)
Enho (J7) beat Shimanoumi (J1)
Chiyomaru (J1) beat Tochimaru (J13)
CHAMPION: Tochimusashi (11-3). Despite the loss today, nobody can catch him because second place is 9-5. The former Kanno wins the Juryo championship in his second tier debut and will make a big jump up the rankings. He won’t reach the top tier but, depending on his final day result, will probably move up to Juryo 3 at best, maybe Juryo 5 at worst.

Asanoyama Watch: No match today. His final Makushita match will be tomorrow on the Final Day against Tochikodai, a Makushita 20 who is also 5-1. A win means Asanoyama finishes 6-1 and possibly will move into the top 5 of thw Makushita rankings in November. A loss means a 5-2 finish but he’ll still move up, probably to between Makushta 7-10. He will be promoted regardless and still have at least a chance to return to Juryo in January.