Ganbare Pro ran their annual Golden Week blowout event, LOVE PHANTOM 2023, today.
Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. Yuna Manase, who is out most of the rest of the year due to injury, was a special guest on commentary.
The announced paid attendance was 489. The bleacher seats on 3 sides of the venue were not used so capacity was greatly reduced, so while it sounds low for Korakuen it was a good number for the layout.
Match 1: Ken Ohka, Shinichiro Tomonaga & Sotatsu Nakamura beat Isami Kodaka, Minoru Fujita & Daiki Shimomura. Nakamura pinned Kodaka.
Match 2: Reala Debut Match: YuuRI beat Reala.
Match 3: Shuichiro Katsumura & Morka Haruhi beat Hartley Jackson & HARUKAZE. Haruhi pinned HARUKAZE after a diving foot stomp. This was supposed to be Haruhi’s final match for now as she is taking a hiatus from wrestling to become a living kidney donor for her sister. Haruhi intends to return to wrestling after fully recovering. (Her final match may now be tomorrow)
Match 4: Nao Kakuta (Tokyo Joshi Pro) beat Yoshiko Hasegawa.
Match 5: Dan The Dad & Cody Lang beat Shota & Takao Soma. Dan pinned Shota after Your Granded.
Match 6: Spirit Of Ganbare World Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals: Hikaru Sato & Tyson Maeguchi beat Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Yumehito Imanari to won the tournament and the titles and become the inaugural Spirit Of Ganbare World Tag Team Champions. Maeguchi pinned Takaiwa after a buzzsaw kick. And the first defense is already set as they have challengers: Dan The Dad & Cody Lang. that match will happen tomorrow.
Main Event: Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Champion Mizuki Watase beat Keisuke Ishii to retain the title. V4 for Watase.
The next event is tomorrow at Takashimadaira Community Center in Tokyo. There will be no live broadcast.
