GLEAT 11/17/24 Results

GLEAT ran their latest signature event, GLEAT Ver. 13, this past Sunday in Fukuoka, but didn’t post results until earlier today.

Sunday’s event was held at Nishitetsu Hall in Fukuoka and can be watched on demand on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 271.

Match 1; Ryuchi Kawakami & Chris Weiss beat Issei Onitsuka & Ryo Aitaka. Weiss pinned Onitsuka after a package piledriver.

Match 2; Tetsuya Izuchi & Kotaro Suzuki beat Minoru Tanaka & Chris Ridgeway. Izuchi pinned Tanaka after Killzone.

Match 3: T-Hawk beat Junjie.

Match 4: In a Lumberjack Whipping Match, MICHIKO beat Brass Knuckles JUN.

Match 5: Kaito Ishida & So Daimonji beat Parker & Macy Boudreaux. Daimonji pinned Macy Boudreaux after Black Rain.

Match 6: Soma Watanabe, Takehiro Yamamura & JD Lee beat Hayato Tamura, KAZMA SAKAMOTO & Quiet Storm. Watanabe pinned SAKAMOTO after a dropkick.

Main Event: Lidet UWF Double Bout: Katsuhiko Nakajima & Yu Iizuka beat Takanori Ito & El Lindaman by TKO. Nakajima beat Ito with Northern Lights Bomb. Afterwards, Tetsuya Izuchi attacked Nakajima and demanded a Lidet UWF Championship fight. No word on when/if that will happen.

The next event is a GLEAT House Show tomorrow at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama. There will be no live or on demand broadcast (no YouTube at all this time).
Injury Report: The promotion has announced KAZMA SAKAMOTO is now off tomorrow’s event. Fever. He was apparently to have been in the main event, an 8-man tag. It appears Kumaarashi is the replacement.

It also has been announced that the next event after this, a GLEAT House Show on 12/14 in Kyoto, also will have no live or on demand broadcast on YouTube. After that is Osaka on 12/15 (Umesa Stellar Hall) so no live broadcast there, so the next live broadcast may be the major year-ender on 12/30 at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo.

DDT Pro Wrestling “Get Alive 2024” LIVE Results (11/23/24)

DDT runs their monthly signature tour-ender event in Tokyo today, Get Alive 2024. There have been big shakeups to the card since yesterday because of the announcement that the KO-D Tag Team Championship, which was to have been defended today, is now VACANT due to a Shunma Katsumata injury that will keep him out for months. No word on plans to crown new champions yet. Instead of Katsumata & MAO defending the titles against Tetsuya Endo & Yuya Koroku, it’s now MAO, Yuki Ueno & To-y vs. Endo, Koroku & Yuki Iino. And earlier today came word that Yusuke Okada is retiring immediately due to the effects of treatment for cancer-he is in remission and doing well but physically is not in a good enough condition to continue wrestling. He will appear today to address fans. As for the event itself, the headliner is a DDT Extreme Championship match where Danshoku Dieno defends against Yuni, originally planned to feature the DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship in a double title match but, as is often the case with that 24/7 Iron Man title, plans change. And they changed many times. And they could change yet again. As always the Extreme Championship rules are wacky-there will be a ‘Cinderella Time” period or periods during the match. During those times, if Dieno does any of his usual shenanigans (NSFW stuff), he is DQ’d. When Cinderella Time is not in effect, it’s a No DQ match. Also, Kazuki Hirata is celebrating his birthday with a wacky 1 vs. 6 Handicap Match that will be all about DDT comedy…all you need to know is Yoshihiko is involved so it’s must-see.
Also, after the event is over the full card for ULTIMATE PARTY 2024 on 12/28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan will be announced.

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. Raira (?) Ikeda, who appears to be a member of a comedy group, will be a special guest on commentary. There are 2 title matches scheduled out of 7 total but in spite of those I anticipate this being a “normal” Korakuen event with a total running time of around 2 1/2 hours.

Today’s lineup:
Demus & Illusion vs. Munetatsu Nakamura & Kazuma Sumi
Kazuki Hirata vs. Toru Owashi, Takao Soma, Diego, Antonio Honda, Yuki Ishida & Yoshihiko in a handicap match
Jun Akiyama, Shinya Aoki & Keigo Nakamura vs. HARASHIMA, Yukio Naya & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
Akito 15th Anniversary Match: Akito vs. Isami Kodaka
Yuki Ueno, MAO & To-y vs. Yuki Iino, Tetsuya Endo & Yuya Koroku
DDT Extreme Champion Danshoku Dieno vs. Yuni in a “You’re still a Cinderella even climbing the path to Adulthood Deathmatch” for the title. No DQ except during “Cinderella Time”, in that time Dieno is DQ’d if he does any of his usual shenanigans
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON vs. Chris Brookes, Masa Takanashi & Takeshi Masada for the titles
12/28 Full Card Announcement

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET.

6 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should go to the venue in 20-25 minutes.

6:18 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Your hosts are Haruo Murata, Kagehiro Osano & special guest Layla Ikeda. We will likely be joined later for a time by Satoshi Dairaku.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. The crowd will still be filing in over the next 15-20 minutes but it’s pretty light so far with the usual smaller Korakuen setup. I’m gonna guess on the low side for now with a prediction of 700-750. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 984, a full house/near sellout. Sure didn’t look like it or sound like it until the very end. I think this is inaccurate and over-reported)

The matches should begin in about 20 minutes.

The matches begin at 6:33 PM PT/9:33 PM ET. Your host to start is Satoshi Dairaku. Haruo Murata will return later.

Match 1: Demus & Illusion vs. Munetatsu Nakamura & Kazuma Sumi. 30 minute time limit
Result: Demus & Illusion beat Munetatsu Nakamura & Kazuma Sumi. Demus pinned Sumi.

Match 2: Kazuki Hirata vs. Toru Owashi, Takao Soma, Diego, Antonio Honda, Yuki Ishida & Yoshihiko in a handicap match. 30 minute time limit. At least that was the plan but Hirata laid out Ishida backstage…and apparently won the Iron Man Title back from Yuki Ueno after that recent fishing expedition where he lost it…
Result: Toru Owashi, Takao Soma, Diego, Antonio Honda, Yuki Ishida & Yoshihiko beat Kazuki Hirata, with Yoshihiko pinning Hirata to win the DDT Iron man Heavymetalweight Championship. Yoshihiko becomes (I think) the 1670th Champion. With a little help from Yuki Ueno interfering. Afterwards, Hirata with microphone hilariously still in post-pinfall position. He apparently tried to turn heel for this, his birthday celebration match, but hilariously failed. As Hirata finished his music didn’t play and instead someone wearing a Kabuki mask came out. Things soon back to normal but the mystery man interrupted Hirata’s dancing with quite the impressive breakdancing moves. Not sure who it was but it could be the new guy who will debut on 12/28, apparently against Hirata. I think he’s a musician/entertainer much like Kaisei Takechi.

Quick break for the opening announcements with GM Imabayashi. Shunma Katsumata joins him in the ring. He briefly greets the fans before the announcements, then Sanshiro Takagi is brought out to address the fans. He will have a 30th Anniversary match on 2/3 at Shinjuku Face. He also announces the first match for the event-Toru Owashi & Dump Matsumoto vs. Brahmans Shu & Kei. And then the dates for their next US evnets in Las Vegas, NV-DDT on 4/18 and a DDT/Tokyo Joshi Pro/Game Changer Wrestling joint event on 4/19. This is just before WWE WrestleMania 41 in Vegas. Although it’s only an hour flight away for me I have a trip to Japan coming up around that time. After this Yusuke Okada comes out to greet the fans following his announcing his retirement earlier today as he continues treatment for cancer. He was very emotional and his voice was cracking badly at times because of it. They gave him the customary final announcement send-off and playing of his entrance theme one more time. Reportedly his cancer is in remission so let’s hope that continues and he successfully beats it like others before him managed to. Most of the roster came out to offer well-wishes and give him a nice sendoff, including Saki Akai, who retired last year but remains in DDT in a corporate/backstage role. After this, Katsumata returned to the ring with Kazuma Sumi & Yuni to announce a new music CD from the promotion coming out on 12/28.

And now back to your regularly scheduled DDT with…

Match 3: Jun Akiyama, Shinya Aoki & Keigo Nakamura vs. HARASHIMA, Yukio Naya & Tomomitsu Matsunaga. 30 minute time limit
Result; Jun Akiyama, Shinya Aoki & Keigo Nakamura beat HARASHIMA, Yukio Naya & Tomomitsu Matsunaga. Aoki pinned Matsunaga. Afterwards, everyone had to try and keep Naya & Akiyama separated. When they left, Aoki with microphone. His voice is so shot it’s hard to understand but I thought he said KO…hold up…Kenoh in the house! He grabbed a chair from the seating and tried to throw it into the ring. Kenoh with microphone. Sounds like he wants a match and from what I could understand from Aoki I heard him say Ryogoku…12/28 match perhaps? Baka Survivor vs. The Fist King?!? Kenoh then brings over fellow NOAH wrestler Yu Owada, who came over with him. And we’ve got an impromptu match! Which led to..
Impromptu Match: Shinya Aoki beat Yu Owada in 11 seconds. Kenoh then hit the ring again but Keigo Nakamura got between them with microphone. He attacked Kenoh which triggered a brawl between all 4. Aoki apparently extended the challenge to make it a tag match of himself & Nakamura vs. Kenoh & Owada. We’ll see what happens!

Your host is Haruo Murata once again.

Match 4: Akito 15th Anniversary Match: Akito vs. Isami Kodaka (BASARA). 30 minute time limit
Result: Isami Kodaka beat Akito

Match 5: Yuki Ueno, MAO & To-y vs. Yuki Iino, Tetsuya Endo & Yuya Koroku. 30 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Ueno, MAO & To-y beat Yuki Iino, Tetsuya Endo & Yuya Koroku. To-y pinned Koroku after Kojima Impact. Afterwards, To-y & Koroku with microphone. Possibly teasing a match at the next Korakuen. GM Imabayashi makes it official…for 12/28 and it’s To-y & MAO vs. Koroku & Endo for the vacant KO-D Tag Team Championship!

Match 6: DDT Extreme Champion Danshoku Dieno vs. Yuni in a “You’re still a Cinderella even climbing the path to Adulthood Deathmatch” for the title. No DQ except during “Cinderella Time”, in that time Dieno is DQ’d if he does any of his usual shenanigans. 1 Hour time limit
Result: DDT Extreme Champion Danshoku Dieno beat Yuni by submission to retain the title. V1 for Dieno.

Main Event: KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON vs. Chris Brookes, Masa Takanashi & Takeshi Masada for the titles. 1 Hour time limit
Result: KO-D 6-man Tag Team Champions Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON beat Chris Brookes, Masa Takanashi & Takeshi Masada to retain the titles. Sasaki beat Takanashi with a modified crossface. V3 for the champs.

The show ends with the full 12/28 card announcement which is as follows:
Dermus & Illusion vs. Yuni & Kazuma Sumi
Shuji Ishikawa, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Shinichiro Kawamatsu vs. Masa Takanashi, Daichi Sato & Yuki Ishida
Toru Owashi, Super Sasadango Machine & Antonio Honda vs. Rika Tatsumi, Hyper Misao & Pom Harajuku (Tokyo Joshi Pro)
O-Menz Kumadori (the masked man earlier) Debut Match: Kumadori & Kazuki Hirata vs. Makoto Oishi & Akito
Haruto Sakuraba Debut Match: Haruto Sakuraba, KANON & MJ Paul vs. HARASHIMA, Yuki Iino & Takao Soma
Shinya Aoki & Keigo Nakamura vs. Kenoh & Yu Owada (Pro Wrestling NOAH)
Yuki Ueno vs. Takeshi Masada
Jun Akiyama vs. Yukio Naya
Great-O-Khan (New Japan) vs. Danshoku Dieno
MAO & To-y vs. Tetsuya Endo & Yuya Koroku for the KO-D Tag Team Championship
KO-D Openweight Champion Chris Brookes vs. Daisuke Saaki for the title
Ultimate Party 2024 will be at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.

The next event is a Gorgeous Matsuno Produced event Sunday at Fukushima Toyota Crown Arena Sub-Arena in Fukushima. There will be no live broadcast. On demand will be available Wednesday.

New Japan 11/22/24 Results (Updated)

New Japan continued the World Tag League today with the second day of Block A.

Today’s event was held at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan. (UPDATE: Correction-On demand is currently unavailable due to technical issues. No estimated time of availability)

The announced paid attendance was 667.

Pre-show match: Shoma Kato beat Daiki Nagai.

Match 1: Kosei Fujita, Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls beat Taiji Ishimori, Tome & Stevie Filip. Haste pinned Ishimori after Electric Blue.

Match 2: DOUKI, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Dick Togo, Ren Narita & EVIL. DOUKI beat Togo with Italian Stretch 32.

Match 3: Boltin Oleg & Toru Yano beat BUSHI & Tetsuya Naito. Oleg pinned BUSHI after Kamikaze.

Match 4: Jacob Austin Young, HENARE & Great-O-Khan beat Katsuya Murashima, Jado & Hiroshi Tanahashi. HENARE pinned Jado after Native Knee.

World Tag League Block A:
Match 5: Callum Newman & Jeff Cobb beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Alex Zayne. Cobb pinned Taguchi after Tour of the Islands.
Match 6: SANADA & Gabriel Kidd beat Chase Owens & KENTA. Kidd pinned Owens after Drill-A-Hole Piledriver. Afterwards, Kidd promo addressed a recorded challenge from Kenny Omega for a potential match that, if Omega is medically cleared to return in time, could happen on 1/5 at WRESTLE DYNASTY at the Tokyo Dome.
Match 7: Tomoaki Honma & Shota Umino beat Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. Umino pinned Sabre after Death Rider. 1/4 implications/build.
Main Event: YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Yota Tsuji & Shingo Takagi. YOSHI-HASHI pinned Takagi.

After 2 days it’s Bishamon & United Empire (Newman/Cobb) leading at 2-0, 4 points. 4 are tied at 1-1, 2 points while Tauchi/Zayne & Owens/KENTA are 0-2, 0 points.

The next event is tomorrow at Fujisawa City Chichibunomiya Memorial Gym in Kanagawa with the second day of Block B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

Tokyo Joshi Pro 11/22/24 Results

Tokyo Joshi Pro continued their fall house show tour today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo (DDT’s results page incorrectly says Korakuen Hall) and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 429, a super full house/very near sellout.

In the opening announcements, it was announced that all 3 of the signature events next year-GRAND PRINCESS, SUMMER SUN PRINCESS, WRESTLE PRINCESS 6-will all be at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo. They will be on 3/16, 7/21 and 9/20, respectively. GRAND PRINCESS had been held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in each year of its existence, which started during the pandemic.

Match 1; HIMAWARI, Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami beat Wakana Uehara, Kira Summer & Chika Nanase. HIMAWARI beat Nanase with a single leg Boston crab.

Match 2; Pom Harajuku beat Mahiro Kiryu & Neko Haruna in a 3-way by pinning both simultaneously.

Match 3: Zara Zakher & Yuki Aino beat Mizuki & Kaya Toribami. Zakher pinned Toribami after Control Z.

Match 4: Miu Watanabe, Raku, Suzume & Moka Miyamoto beat Miyu Yamashita, Maki Itoh, Yuki Kamifuku & Yoshiko Hasegawa. Suzume pinned Hasegawa after Ring A Bell.

Match 5: Hyper Misao Return Match: Rika Tatsumi & Arisu Endo beat Hyper Misao & Shoko Nakajima. Tatsumi beat Misao with White Dragon Sleeper.

Match 6: NEXGENE Tournament ’24 Finals: Haru Kazashiro beat Toga to win the tournament. As a result, Kazashiro gets a future title shot of her choice…and immediately chose Princess Tag Team Championship with Toga as her partner. That match will happen on 12/1 at Club eX in Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo. The result definitely is an upset in my book as I had Toga winning it all.

Main Event: International Princess Champion Yuki Arai beat Shazza McKenzie to retain the title. V6 for Arai. Next up: Suzume. That match will happen at the year-opening event on 1/4 at Korakuen Hall, the traditional Tokyo Dome appetizer. This also means that, if she holds the title until then, Arai will also have the longest reign to date as 1/4 would be exactly one year.

The next event is “TJPW 11th BIRTHDAY” on 12/1 at Club eX in Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin on 11/30 at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET.

In other news, while the field for the upcoming Futari-wa Princess Max Heart Tournament in early 2025 isn’t yet set, the promotion confirmed Arai will not be part of it next year. When her January & February participation schedule was announced earlier this week it was reported she will not compete on 2/8 at Korakuen, which will be the Finals, due to schedule conflicts (likely with SKE48). She will participate on 1/4, 1/18 (Club eX), 1/25 (Shinjuku Face) and 2/22 (Ryogoku KFC Hall). But as always, her schedules are subject to change.

Sumo-November 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 13 Results (11/22/24) (Top 2 Tiers) (Updated)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 13-Championship Day-of the November 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita, Sd-Sandanme, Jd-Jonidan, Jk-Jonokuchi

Makuuchi (top tier):
Kitanowaka (J1) beat Shishi (M16)
Sadanoumi (M12) beat Bushozan (M17)
Nishikifuji (M14) beat Meisei (M11)
Tamawashi (M11) beat Asakoryu (M17)
Tokihayate (M15) beat Ichiyamamoto (M10)
Chiyoshoma (M14) beat Takayasu (M9)
Midorifuji (M9) beat Hokutofuji (M12)
Roga (M8) beat Ryuden (M13)
Mitakeumi (M7) beat Shonannoumi (M13)
Takarafuji (M10) beat Endo (M7)
Abi (M3) beat Takerufuji (M16)
Ura (M2) beat Nishikigi (M6)
Wakatakakage (M2) beat Onokatsu (M15)
Hiradoumi (M1) beat Kotoshoho (M5)
Atamifuji (M3) beat Oho (M1)
Tobizaru (M5) beat Shodai (K)
Wakamotoharu (K) beat Churanoumi (M4)
Daieisho (S) beat Oshoma (M4)
Gonoyama (M8) beat Kirishima (S)
Hoshoryu (O) beat Onosato (O)
Kotozakura (O) beat Takanosho (M6)
Leader: Kotozakura, Hoshoryu (12-1)
Of note: It is on! The Ozeki Showdown will be on the Final Day and it’s for the championship! Either Kotozakura will finally claim his first Emperor’s Cup or Hoshoryu will claim his second. The winner could get into Yokozuna contention chances if they can repeat in January with at least this many wins or more because 13 or 14 will be what wins the championship. But first there’s tomorrow which will determine if it’s winner-take-all or if there could be a playoff. Takanosho, Gonoyama & Abi are mathematically still in it at 10-3 but because of the pending Ozeki meeting have no chance and Onosato’s playoff-only hopes were dashed when he lost to Hoshoryu. But Onosato could make it much tougher for Kotozakura by beating him tomorrow while Hoshoryu has Kirishima, who must win to stay at Sekiwake in January. Fans didn’t like Abi staying in it because he pulled the HENKA! (sidestep at the initial charge) to beat Takerufuji, who won’t win the championship again this time but has clinched promotion and will stay in the top tier. Elsewhere, Kitanowaka clinched promotion back to the top tier with his win today, although he has yet to manage a winning record while up here, while Shishi & Asakoryu will be demoted back to Juryo. The latter goes with another Tamawashi milestone-with promotion clinched today, the Iron Man now becomes just the 4th rikishi since the start of the Showa era-which dates back to at least the 1930s-to finish a top tier tournament with a winning record at age 40 or older. Elsewhere I can see Ryuden possibly being demoted to Juryo, especially if he loses out to finish 3-12, with Bushozan going out too that could free up another spot for a Juryo man. Finally, it looks like Wakatakakage will get back to Sanyaku as his comeback from injury is just about complete, I expect him to be at Komusubi in January, just one below Sekiwake where he was at when he got injured and that would mean both the Wakas are in Sanyaku together again as Wakamotoharu clinched a possible promotion to Sekiwake, but that will depend on what happens with Kirishima & Daieisho.

Juryo:
Aonishiki (J11) beat Daiamami (J9)
Mitoryu (J8) beat Onosho (J10) by defaulr/withdrawal)
Hidenoumi (J7) beat Nabatame (J14)
Chiyomaru (J11) beat Bushozan (J6)
Tomokaze (J5) beat Fujiseiun (J10)
Kotoeiho (J13) beat Shimazuumi (J5)
Wakaikari (J13) beat Shimanoumi (J4)
Tochitaikai (J12) beat Tamashoho (J4)
Daiseizan (J12) beat Kayo (J3)
Shirokuma (J3) beat Daishoho (J9)
Hakuoho (J2) beat Tsurugisho (J7)
Shigen (J6) beat Kagayaki (J2)
Kinbozan (J1) beat Hakuyozan (J8)
Leader: Kinbozan, Tsurugisho (10-3)
WITHDRAWAL: Onosho (J10). Right knee & right ankle among other things. Tournament over. Out at least 3 weeks. Will be demoted to Makushita for the first time since May 2016. That time he went 7-0 and was promoted back to Juryo from Ms3. Mitoryu got the fusen as a result.
RE-ENTRY: Oshoumi (J14). Will return tomorrow. Missed 3 days due to a left shoulder injury. Will be the equivalent of 9-4 and already has clinched promotion. He was expected to be out a week. And, miraculously, despite the absences he still is mathematically in the championship race, when he got injured he was still co-leader at 9-1.
Of note: Things got very interesting today with Tsurugisho losing and Kinbozan winning. Not only are they tied now, but with Oshoumi able to return tomorrow he’s going to be just one win behind despite the equivalent of 3 straight losses and thus he’s still in contention! We’ll have to wait a little longer to set up the final day scenarios because Kinbozan will be in the top tier tomorrow but a playoff will be a possibility because Kinbozan-Tsurugisho already happened (Tsurugisho won). At the bottom, even though he’ll be demoted to Makushita at least Chiyomaru won’t go winless, he avoided potential 0-15 with his first win today.

Makushita:
Osanai (Ms48) beat Hokutomaru (Ms31). OSANAI MAKUSHITA YUSHO!!! 2nd career championship and first Makushita. He’ll be promoted to around Ms20 in January.

Sandanme:
Fujitoshi (Sd18) beat Enho (Sd56). FUJITOSHI SANDANME YUSHO!!! 1st career championship. He’ll be promoted back to Makushita. Enho finishes 6-1 for the 3rd straight tournament in his comeback and will also be promoted and will have a chance to reach Makushita as well.

Jonidan:
Nakashima (Jd37) beat Seiyu (Jd39)
Nishikikuni (Jd9) beat Shimanishiki (Jd40). PLAYOFF!!! The earlier result guaranteed a playoff would be needed to decide the champion. That will happen on the Final Day.

Jonokuchi:
Gonoumi (Jk12) beat Kirinohana (Jd82). GONOUMI JONOKUCHI YUSHO!!! 1st career championship. Had he lost there would have been a 3-way playoff.

Reminder: NHK World Japan will have 50 minutes of live top tier coverage in English tomorrow FOR FREE beginning at 12:10 AM PT/3:10 AM ET.

UPDATE: Kotoshoho has WITHDRAWN ahead of Day 14. Left foot. Tournament probably over with one day left afterwards. Will finish the equivalent of 3-12 if he can’t return. Oho will get the fusen as a result..

DEVELOPING: DDT Wrestler Retires

DDT has announced that Yusuke Okada, who is currently inactive due to treatment for cancer, has retired effective immediately. He has been undergoing treatment since February and is currently in remission, but due to physical problems has decided to retire. He will appear at tomorrow’s (tonight US time) event at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo to address the fans.

BREAKING: Injury Report-Neppowered Down

DDT has announced some breaking injury updates and it has title implications-after missing the last event with a knee injury, more is now known about Shunma Katsumata’s status, and for The37Kamiina fans it’s bad. Ruptured left ACL and damaged LCL. Out indefinitely but it’s going to be “a while”, meaning months. Because of this, the KO-D Tag Team Championship held by Katsumata & MAO is now VACANT. Several changes were made to tomorrow’s event as a result-they were to have defended the titles against Tetsuya Endo & Yuya Koroku That match is now MAO, Yuki Ueno & To-y vs. Endo, Koroku & Yuki Iino. For Sunday, Katsumata was to have faced Keigo Nakamura. Yuki Ishida is the replacement and also added to Sunday is Akito & Moeka Haruhi vs. Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata. No word yet on plans to crown new champions.

More as it becomes available.

Stardom 11/20/24-11/21/24 Results

After a week off for a NEW BLOOD event & HISTORIC X-OVER 2, Stardom resumed the Goddess Of Stardom Tag League with events yesterday & today (yesterday’s results were not posted until a few minutes ago).

Both events can now be watched on demand on Stardom World.

Yesterday’s event was held at Aomori Budokan in Aomori.

The announced paid attendance was 421.

Match 1: Aya Sakura beat Matoi Hamabe & Lady C in a 3-way by pinning Hamabe.

Match 2: Mayu Iwatani & Momo Kohgo beat Konami & Azusa Inaba. Iwatani pinned Inaba after Dodonpa.

Match 3: Natsuko Tora, Saya Kamitani & Ruaka beat Tam Nakano, Yuna Mizumori & Sayaka Kurara. Kamitani pinned Kurara after Star Crusher.

Goddess Of Stardom Tag League:
Match 5: Blue Block: Hanan & Saya Iida beat Mei Seira & Kohaku. Hanan pinned Seira after 17.
Match 6: Blue Block: Momo Watanabe & Thekla beat Waka Tsukiyama & Rian. Watanabe pinned Rian.
Match 7: Red Block: Maika & HANAKO beat Tomoka Inaba & Ranna Yagami. Maika pinned Yagami after Michinoku Driver 2.
Match 8: Blue Block: Natsupoi & Saori Anou vs. Starlight Kid & Suzu Suzuki went to a 20 minute time limit draw.
Main Event: Red Block: Hazuki & Koguma beat AZM & Miyu Amasaki. Koguma pinned Amasaki after a diving body press.

Today’s event was held at Furusato Village Dome Theater in Akita.

The announced paid attendance was 441.

Match 1: Ruaka beat Sayaka Kurara & Lady C in a 3-way by pinning Kurara.

Match 2: Goddess Of Stardom Tag League Blue Block: Mei Seira & Cohaku beat Waka Tsukiyama & Rian. Cohaku pinned Tsukiyama.

Match 3; AZM & Miyu Amasaki beat Natsuko Tora & Azusa Inaba. Amasaki pinned Inaba.

Match 4: Tam Nakano, Natsupoi, Saori Anou, Yuna Mizumori & Aya Sakura beat Mayu Iwatani, Hanan, Saya Iida, Momo Kohgo & Motoi Hamabe. Natsupoi beat Hamabe with an armbar.

Match 5; Goddess Of Stardom Tag League Red Block: Konami & Saya Kamitani beat Tomoka Inaba & Ranna Yagami. Kamitani pinned Inaba after Star Crusher.

Match 6: Goddess Of Stardom Tag League Blue Block: Starlight Kid & Suzu Suzuki vs. Momo Watanabe & Thekla went to a double countout. That counts as a draw in the standings. 1 point for each.

Main Event: Goddess Of Stardom Tag League Red Block: Hazuki & Koguma beat Maika & HANAKO. Koguma pinned HANAKO after a diving senton.

The next event is Saturday at Aztec Museum Sendai Industrial Exhibition Hall in Sendai. There will be no live broadcast.

Sumo-November 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 12 Results (11/20/24) (Top 2 Tiers) (Updated)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 12 of the November 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, J-Juryo

Makuuchi (top tier):
Shimanoumi (J4) beat Asakoryu (M17)
Ryuden (M13) beat Nishikifuji (M14)
Hokutofuji (M12) beat Bushozan (M17)
Tokihayate (M15) beat Sadanoumi (M12)
Tamawashi (M11) beat Shishi (M16)
Chiyoshoma (M9) beat Midorifuji (M14)
Roga (M6) beat Onokatsu (M15)
Gonoyama (M8) beat Takarafuji (M10)
Shonannoumi (M13) beat Endo (M7)
Meisei (M11) beat Mitakeumi (M7)
NIshikigi (M6) beat Ichiyamamoto (M10)
Takayasu (M9) beat Kotoshoho (M5)
Abi (M3) beat Wakatakakage (M2)
Ura (M2) beat Oshoma (M4)
Oho (M1) beat Churanoumi (M4)
Atamifuji (M3) beat Hiradoumi (M1)
Wakamotoharu (K) beat Tobizaru (M5)
Kirihsima (S) beat Takanosho (M6)
Kotozakura (O) beat Daieisho (S)
Onosato (O) beat Takerufuji (M16)
Leader: Kotozakura, Hoshoryu (11-1)
Of note: It was revealed on the NHK World Japan highlights program that the Bushozan withdrawal was due to illness-hand, foot & mouth disease. He missed 5 days before returning today. He almost certainly was going to be demoted back to Juryo anyway because he was the equivalent of 1-10 coming in and is now essentially 1-11. Also going down will likely be Shishi who is now at 6-9 and Asakoryu must win out to stay up as well. Interesting potential January for the former-with Aonishiki moving up to Juryo could we see the first all-Ukraine showdown in the ring? As for Tamawashi, the Iron Man is now (I believe) up to #6 all time for total career matches with 1856, with 1360 in the top tier. And ouch, just ouch for Hiradoumi. The effort has very much been there but the results have not, a disastrous 1-11 is going to send the September Sanyaku debutant plummeting down the rankings.
The Ozeki showdown between Kotozakura & Hoshoryu won’t come until the weekend, to keep it for potentially the championship they need to keep winning. Hoshoryu has Onosato tomorrow, who can still force a playoff but at least now has 8 wins and protected his rank, while Kotozakura has Takanosho who after losing a spirited if not intense battle with Kirishima today (Kirishima gave him the Hoshoryu Death Stare afterwards) can get right back in it. If either Ozeki win Onosato is out of the title race.

Juryo:
Aonishiki (J11) beat Wakaikari (J13)
Kotoeiho (J13) beat Onosho (J10)
Fujiseiun (J10) beat Nabatame (J14)
Daiamami (J9) beat Chiyomaru (J11)
Daiseizan (J12) beat Daishoho (J9)
Tochitaikai (J12) beat Shimazuumi (J5)
Tamashoho (J4) beat Hakuyozan (J7)
Kayo (J3) beat Tsurugisho (J7)
Kagayaki (J2) beat Tohakuryu (J6)
Hakuoho (J2) beat Tomokaze (J5)
Kitanowaka (J1) beat Shiden (J6)
Kinbozan (J1) beat Mitoryu (J8)
Leader: Tsurugisho (10-2)
Of note: It’s still hard to not feel bad for Oshoumi having to withdraw, today’s result means despite the absent he still is just one off the lead with Tsurugisho losing, which keeps Kinbozan in the title race. Oshoumi is expected to miss a week with a left shoulder injury, but at least he already clinched promotion and will stay in Juryo in January. But I think we’re now seeing the end of Onosho, who may be demoted out of Juryo at 2-10, and the other question is can Chiyomaru avoid the apocalyptic 0-15? He’s 3 away. Elsewhere, Kitanowaka & Hakuoho can each earn promotion back to the top tier now with one more win (Kitanowaka for sure, Hakuoho may need 2 more) while Tsurugisho will still have a chance if he can win our or at least get to 12 wins.

Tomorrow is Championship Day in the lower tiers although the Jonidan may need a playoff. It’s not a given though. Here’s how it looks: Nakashima, one of 3 at 6-0, is up first. If he wins, there will be a playoff. If he loses, the winner of Shimanishiki-Nishikikuni after that will be the champion. In a playoff the winner of the latter would face Nakashima and that match would be on the Final Day. The sole Jonokuchi leader, Gonoumi, is also in Jonidan tomorrow as are those who still have a chance. If he wins OR both Raiho & Minorufuji lose before his match, he is the Jonokuchi champion. If all lose, Gonoumi is still champion. If one or both Raiho & Minorufuji win AND Gonoumi loses, there will be a playoff and it could be a 3-way playoff. The real attraction tomorrow will be Enho going for the Sandanme Championship, a perfect 7-0 and almost definite promotion back to Makushita in January, although I think 6-1 for a 3rd straight tournament in his comeback will still be enough.

UPDATE: It may be over for Onosho, he has WITHDRAWN ahead of Day 13, all but sealing demotion to Makushita. Mitoryu gets the fusen as a result. Onosho last was demoted this low in May 2016…when he went 7-0 and quickly re-promoted but lost a playoff for the Makushita championship.

New Japan 11/23/24 Results

New Japan ran Day 2 of the World Tag League today, kicking off Block B action.

Today’s event was held at Funabashi Arena in Chiba and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 565.

Pre-show match: Yasutora Yasuda vs. Daiki Nagai went to a 10 minute time limit draw.

Match 1: Jacob Austin Young, Callum Newman & Jeff Cobb beat Katsuya Murashima, Ryusuke Taguchi & Alex Zayne. Newman pinned Murashima after a fisherman buster.

Match 2: Taiji Ishimori, Chase Owens & KENTA beat Gedo, Sanada & Gabriel Kidd. Owens pinned Gedo after C Trigger.

Match 3: BUSHI, Yota Tsuji & Shingo Takagi beat Shoma Kato, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. BUSHI pinned Kato.

Match 4: Kosei Fujita, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Tiger Mask, Tomoaki Honma & Shota Umino. Oiwa pinned TM 4 after The Grip.

World Tag League Block B:
Match 5: Tome & Stevie Filip beat Jado & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Tome Filip beat Jado with a Figure 4.
Match 6: TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat HENARE & Great-O-Khan. Taichi pinned Khan after Black Mephisto.
Match 7: Ren Narita & EVIL beat Boltin Oleg & Toru Yano. EVIL pinned Yano after Magic Killer.
Main Event: Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito beat Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls. Naito pinned Haste after Destino.

The next event is tomorrow at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama with Block A. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET. This will also be a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.