Stardom 8/28/24 Results

Stardom continued the 5STAR GP today with the Quarterfinals, including some tiebreaker matches beforehand.

Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on Stardom World. You can also watch the first 3 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 508, a legit advance sellout. In fact, that’s over full capacity as they sold standing room only tickets today (the venue’s normal maximum capacity is 500).

Match 1: 5STAR GP Red Block B Tiebreaker: A series of single matches among the 3 participants where the first to win 2 straight matches would advance:
1-Mei Seira beat AZM.
2-Tomoka Inaba beat Mei Seira.
3-AZM beat Tomoka Inaba.
4-AZM beat Mei Seira. As a result, AZM advances to the Quarterfinals.

Match 2: 5STAR GP Blue Block B Tiebreaker: Hanan beat Suzu Suzuki. As a result, Hanan advances to the Quarterfinals.

Match 3: Tam Nakano & Hina beat Natsuko Tora & Rina. Nakano pinned Tora after Andromeda. (Side thought: When the rematch happens Saturday for the World Of Stardom Championship, Tora must win or else the entire 5STAR GP and more is devalued beyond repair. The only possible explanation for Nakano getting the shot after starting 0-4 and finishing 0-6 is because when she lost the title at the end of 2023, she had to vacate it due to injury)

Match 5: 5STAR GP Red Block Quarterfinals: Mayu Iwatani beat Natsupoi. As a result, Iwatani advances to the Semifinals.

Match 6: 5STAR GP Blue Block Quarterfinals: Saya Kamitani beat Starlight Kid. As a result, Kamitani advances to the Semifinals.

Match 7: 5STAR GP Blue Block Quarterfinals: Hanan beat Syuri. As a result, Hanan advances to the Semifinals.

Main Event: 5STAR GP Red Block Quarterfinals: Maika beat AZM. As a result, Maika advances to the Semifinals.

The Semifinals will be Iwatani vs. Maika and Hanan vs. Kamitani.

The Semifinals and Finals are Saturday at Musashino Forest Sports Plaza Main Arena in Tokyo. Live streaming on Stardom World as a PPV for 4400 Japanese yen (around $30 US) will begin Friday at 11:30 PM PT/2:30 AM ET. Purchase includes the live broadcast and unlimited replays until Tuesday morning US time. It should be available to all monthly Stardom World subscribers soon after that (at worst it may not be until Wednesday).

DDT News: Weekend Event-And Potential Wedding-Postponed

In what could be very disappointing news for a potential newlywed couple, DDT has announced this Saturday’s event in Gifu, which was to feature an actual wedding if a couple applied and paid the 100,000 yen fee (around $650 US), along with a second scheduled event in Gifu, has been POSTPONED. Weather concerns-the forecast calls for the potential of a hurricane (Japan calls them typhoons) and the decision was made out of concerns for safety. No new date announced yet and refunds will be given for tickets purchased. If there is no wedding, it will be a regular event instead.

GLEAT 8/25/24 Results

GLEAT ran their latest G PROWRESTLING event yesterday in Osaka.

Yesterday’s event was held at Umeda Stellar Hall Sky Hall in Osaka and will be available on demand on YouTube at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 222.

Match 1: Seiichi Ikemoto & JD Lee beat Yu Iizuka & Ender Kara by TKO. Ikemoto beat Kara with a Brazilian high kick.

Match 2: Ryuichi Kawakami & Brass Knuckles JUN beat Takanori Ito & Issei Onitsuka. JUN pinned Onitsuka after Brass Knuckles Attack.

Match 3: Hayato Tamura, KAZMA SAKAMOTO & Quiet Storm beat Soma Watanabe, Junjie & Shaheen. Tamura pinned Shaheen after a lariat. Afterwards, a video was played where US independent wrestler Parker Boudreaux made a G-REX Championship challenge. That match will happen on 10/6 at Osaka Prefectural Gym.

Match 4: Koki Iwasaki beat Magnitude Kishiawada, Densha MICHIO, Riki Aitaka & Kumaarashi in a 5-way by pinning MICHIO. As a result, Iwasaki gets to join Bulk Orchestra.

Match 5: Takehiro Yamamura beat Kotaro Suzuki.

Match 6: Minoru Tanaka & Chris Ridgeway beat Tetsuya Izuchi & Hartley Jackson. Ridgeway pinned Jackson. Afterwards, Ridgeway announced he would return to GLEAT in October.

Main Event: T-Hawk, El Lindaman & Seiki Yoshioka beat Kaito Ishida, Emperador Azteca & Bendito. T-hawk pinned Azteca after Night Ride.

The next event is 9/22. There likely will be no live broadcast.

Stardom 8/25/24 Results

Stardom wrapped up the preliminary rounds of the 5STAR GP today in Yamagata.

Today’s event was held at Yamagata Big Wing in Yamagata and can be watched on demand on Stardom World. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. On the live broadcast (I watched the first half until intermission) it looked to be close to 500 and, for the setup, potentially a sellout or very close.

Before the matches, a signing ceremony for the upcoming World Of Stardom Championship match between Natsuko Tora & Tam Nakano was held. Unsurprisingly it ended with a Tora beatdown on Nakano. (Side thought: Unless they want to make an absolute mockery of the 5STAR GP, Nakano must lose. THe only logical reason to give her a title shot in the middle of a winless 5STAR GP is because when she lost the title at the end of 2023, it was because she had to vacate it due to injury)

5STAR GP:
Match 1: Blue Block B: Suzu Suzuki beat Ranna Yagami.
Match 2: Blue Block A: Syuri beat Miyu Amasaki.
Match 3: Red Block B: Saya Iida beat AZM.
Match 4: Red Block A: Maika beat Aimi.
Match 5: Red Block A: Ruaka beat Yuna Mizumori.
Match 6: Blue Block A: Saki Kashima beat Thekla.

Match 7: Natsuko Tora & Rina beat Anna Jay & Hina. Rina pinned Hina after a diving double knee drop.

5STAR GP:
Match 8: Blue Block A: Koguma beat Saori Anou.
Match 9: Blue Block A: Starlight Kid beat Gina by submission.
Match 10: Red Block A: Hazuki vs. Natsupoit went to a 15 minute time limit draw.
Match 11: Red Block B: Mayu Iwatani beat Tomoka Inaba.
Match 12: Red Block B: Mei Seira beat Tam Nakano by ref stoppage (technical submission).
Main Event: Blue Block B: Hanan beat Saya Kamitani.

Final Standings:
Red Block A:
1-Maika, 6-0, 12 pts
2-Natsupoi, 4-1-1, 9 pts
3-Hazuki, 3-2-1, 7 pts
4-Konami, 3-3, 6 pts
5-Aimi, 2-4-1, 5 pts
6-Ruaka, 1-4-1, 3 pts
7-Mizumori, 0-6, 0 pts

Red Block B:
1-Iwatani, 5-1, 10 pts
2-AZM, 3-1-2, 8 pts
3-Inaba, 3-1-2, 8 pts
4-Seira, 3-1-2, 8 pts
5-Momo Watanabe, 2-4, 4 pts
6-Iida, 2-4, 4 pts
7-Nakano, 0-6, 0 pts

Blue Block A:
1-Syuri, 4-2, 8 pts
2-Kid, 3-1-2, 8 pts
3-Anou, 3-2-1, 7 pts
4-Koguma, 3-3, 6 pts
5-Jay, 3-3, 6 pts
6-Gina, 2-5, 4 pts
7-Amasaki, 1-4-1, 3 pts

Blue Block B:
1-Kamitani, 4-2, 8 pts
2-Suzuki, 3-2-1, 7 pts
3-Hanan, 3-2-1, 7 pts
4-Risa Sera, 3-3, 6 pts
5-Kashima, 3-3, 6 pts
6-Ranna Yagami, 2-4, 4 pts
7-Thekla, 2-4, 4 pts

The top 2 in each block advance to the Semifinals. In Red A, Maika & Natsupoi advance. In Red B, Iwatani advances but there is a 3-way tie for 2nd. Because the head-to-head results for Inaba, Seira & AZM were all draws, there will be a 3-way tiebreaker match Wednesday. The winner moves on to face Maika that day. In Blue A, Syuri & Kid advance with Sturi finishing first on tiebreakers (she beat Kid). In Blue B, Kamitani advances but Suzuki & Hanan tied for 2nd and because their head-to-head result was a draw, there will be a tiebreaker rematch Wednesday. The winner moves on to face Syuri that day. The other Quarterfinals are Iwatani vs. Natsupoi and Kamitani vs. Kid.

The Quarterfinals are Wednesday at Shunjuku Face in Tokyo. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.

DDT 8/25/24 Results

DDT ran their monthly tour-ending major event, Summer Memories 2024, today in Tokyo.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1369, a super full house/very near sellout.

Match 1: Antonio Honda beat Kazuki Hirata & Toru Owashi in a 3-way in 10 seconds by pinning Hirata. Which led to…
Match 1 (again): Toru Owashi beat Antonio Honda & Kazuki Hirata in a 3-way by pinning Honda. (For those unaware of who missed it, Honda already cashed in his ‘Money In The Bank” title shot so for him at least it’s over)

Match 2; Chris Brookes, Takeshi Masada & Masa Takanashi beat Makoto Oishi, Yuni & Illusion. Takanashi pinned Illusion after Ukabami.

Match 3: MAO, Shunma Katsumata & To-y beat Jun Akiyama, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Keigo Nakamura. Katsumata pinned Matsunaga with a German suplex hold.

Match 4: Takao Soma 15th Anniversary Match: Keisuke Ishii beat Takao Soma.

Match 5; Daisuke Sasaki, Ryuichi Kawakami & KANON beat HARASHIMA, Yukio Naya & Kazuma Sumi. Kawakami pinned Naya after a lariat.

Match 6: Tetsuya Endo, Yuki Iino & Yuya Koroku beat Kota Ibushi (Independent/Freelancer), Danshoku Dieno & Akito. Endo pinned Akito after Burning Star Press. This was Ibushi’s first match in DDT in several years-a decade, I believe (since he left the promotion to eventually go to New Japan and, as of earlier this year, part-time to All Elite Wrestling although he hasn’t appeared since officially signing with them due to injuries).

Main Event: Shinya Aoki beat KO-D Openweight Champion Yuki Ueno to win the title. Aoki becomes the 83rd KO-D Openweight Champion. Wow. Next up: Endo. That match will happen on 9/8 at Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall in Nagoya.

The next event is Friday at Shinjuku Face. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 8/25/24 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH finished up the preliminary rounds of the N-1 VICTORY Tournament today, which would set up the Finals for next weekend.

Today’s event was held at Nagoya International Conference Center in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 843.

Match 1: Manabu Soya & Yu Owada beat Luis Mante (Dragon Gate) & Shuhei Taniguchi. Soya beat Taniguchi with a dragon sleeper.

Match 2: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Alpha Wolf beat Titus Alexander.

Match 3: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Masa Kitamiya beat Ryohei Oiwa.

Match 4; Akitoshi Saito, Mohammed Yone & Kai Fujimura beat Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura & Hajime Ohara. Saito pinned Ohara after Sickle Of Death.

Match 5: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Ulka Sasaki beat Tavion Heights (WWE) by submission.

Match 6: N-1 VICTORY lock A: Josh Briggs (WWE) beat Dragon Bane.

Match 7: In an Elimination Match (with over the top rope eliminations), AMAKUSA, Shuji Kondo, Eita, Alejandro & Junta Miyawaki beat Daga, Super Crazy, HAYATA, YO-HEY & Tadasuke. Order of elimination: Crazy by Miyawaki, Alejandro by YO-HEY, Miyawaki by Tadasuke, Tadasuke by Eita, Amakusa & Daga simultaneously, YO-HEY by Eita, Kondo by HAYATA, HAYATA by Eita. Eita wins.

Match 8: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Kenoh beat Yoshiki Inamura.

Main Event: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Kaito Kiyomiya beat Jack Morris.

Final Standings:
Block A:
1-Kiyomiya, 4-1-2, 10 pts
2-Briggs, 5-2, 10 pts
3-Morris, 4-3, 8 pts
4-Mante, 4-3, 8 pts
5-Kitamiya, 3-3-1, 7 pts
6-Oiwa, 3-3-1, 7 pts
7-Bane, 3-4, 6 pts
8-Atsushi Kotoge , 0-7, 0 pts (injured)
As a result of tiebreakers, Kiyomiya wins Block A and advances to the Finals (he beat Briggs in their match).

Block B:
1-Kenoh, 5-1-1, 11 pts
2-Soya, 5-2, 10 pts
3-Alexander, 4-3, 8 pts
4-Heights, 4-3, 8 pts
5-Sasaki, 3-4, 6 pts
6-Inamura, 3-4, 6 pts
7-Wolf, 2-3-1, 5 pts
8-Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr., 1-7, 2 pts (injured)
As a result, Kenoh wins Block B and advances to the Finals.

The Final is Kiyomiya vs. Kenoh, and in an unexpected twist it will now be for the GHC Heavyweight Championship held by Kiyomiya.

The Final is 8/1 at Osaka Prefectural Gym in Osaka. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in English ONLY will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET. This is an ABEMA exclusive broadcast in Japan so it will be edited/clipped for live. The full unedited version including in Japanese will be available on demand after the event.

Tokyo Joshi Pro 8/25/24 Results (Updated)

Tokyo Joshi Pro wrapped up the Tokyo Princess Cup today with the Finals.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese and English.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 604)

During opening announcements, it was announced that Yoshiko Hasegawa regular participation will begin in September. Hasegawa is currently a freelancer.

Match 1: Runa Okubo beat Chika Nanase.

Match 2: Pom Harajuku beat Shino Suzuki.

Match 3: Mizuki & Haru Kazashiro beat Mei Suruga & Uta Takami. Mizuki pinned Takami with Cutie Special.

Match 4: Shoko Nakajima beat Yoshiko Hasegawa.

Match 5: Zara Zakher & Moka Miyamoto beat Rika Tatsumi & Kaya Toribami. Zakher pinned Toribami after Control Z.

Match 6: Miu Watanabe, Yuki Arai, Suzume & Arisu Endo beat Yuki Kamifuku, Wakana Uehara, Toga & Kira Summer. Endo pinned Uehara after The Tenth Law. Afterwards, Endo issued an International Princess Championship challenge to Arai even though they were teammates and won. That match will happen on 9/8 in Nagoya.

Main Event: Tokyo Princess Cup Finals: Ryo Mizunami beat Yuki Aino to win the tournament. That’s a shocker-an outsider wins it all (Mizunami is a freelancer). As a result, Mizunami will probably get the next shot at Princess Of Princess Champion Miu Watanabe, and I would expect it at WRESTLE PRINCESS 5. Updates to follow.

The next event is “Always Be A Challenger ’24” on 9/8 at Nagoya International Conference Center Event Hall in Nagoya. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin on 9/7 at 8:15 PM PT/11:15 PM ET.

UPDATE: It’s now official. Mizunami gets the title shot against Watanabe at WRESTLE PRINCESS 5 on 9/22.

Tokyo Joshi Pro 8/24/24 Results

Some of the Tokyo Joshi Pro roster headed to England today for a co-promoted event with the Pro Wrestling EVE promotion, where Miyu Yamashita in particular has been a regular visitor the last couple years.

Today’s event was held at Conway Hall in London, England and can be watched on demand with a paid subscription to the Pro Wrestling EVE YouTube channel, which starts at $9.99/month.

The attendance was not announced.

Pre-show match: Skye Smitson beat Anita Vaughn & Casey in a 3-way by pinning Vaughn.

Match 1: Mahiro Kiryu beat HIMAWARI.

Match 2: Alex Windsor beat Lena Cross.

Match 3: Raku beat Session Moth Martina.

Match 4: Aja Kong & Max The Impaler beat Sapphire Reid & Gigi. Kong pinned Reed after a diving elbow drop. (Side note: On the socials Max posted about being very sad about Pom Harajuku not being at the event)

Main Event: Pro Wrestling EVE Champion Nina Samuels beat Miyu Yamashita to retain the title. Afterwards, Yamashita said TJPW would be back for future collaborations with EVE as the event was considered a success.

The next event is the Tokyo Princess Cup Finals tomorrow at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese and English will begin TONIGHT at 7:10 PM PT/10:10 PM ET. I hope to be able to do live results but may not be able to due to schedule conflicts. Those who were in England today will not be back in time for this event.

All-Japan 8/24/24 Results

All-Japan hosted a 45th Anniversary event today for legendary wrestler Shiro Koshinaka, one of a number of Japanese legends who continue to compete well into their 60s and beyond.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. Atsuki Aoyagi, who is currently out due to injury, was a special guest on commentary.

The announced paid attendance was 1349, possibly a full house/near sellout as most tickets sold out in advance.

Pre-show: Actress Girls match & segment: Marino Saihara & Sakura Mizushima beat Nene & Mari Arihata. Mizushima pinned Nene with a Northern Lights suplex hold.

Match 1: Ryo Inoue & Takao Omori beat Hikaru Sato & Ryuji Hijikata. Inoue pinned Hijikata with a Daikannon suplex hold.

Match 2: Dan Tamura & Hideki Suzuki beat Kumaarashi & Hartley Jackson. Tamura pinned Jackson with La Magistral.

Match 3: Yuma Anzai, Ryuki Honda, Rising Hayato & Ren Ayabe beat Jun & Rei Saito, Naruki Doi & Senor Saito. Anzai pinned Senor Saito after Gimlet.

Match 4: Hokuto Omori & Cyrus beat Mitsuya Nagai (Dradition) & Minoru Tanaka (GLEAT). Cyrus pinned Nagai after a reverse splash.

Match 5: Kento Miyahara, MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka beat Tatsumi Fujinami, LEONA (Dradition) & Tatsuhito Takaiwa (Independent/Freelancer). Miyahara pinned Takaiwa with a shutdown suplex hold.

Main Event: Shiro Koshinaka 45th Anniversary Match: Shiro Koshinaka, Ryusuke Taguchi (New Japan), Kengo Mashimo (Independent/Freelancer) & Yuma Aoyagi beat Suwama, Shotaro Ashino, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana. Koshinaka pinned Tachibana after a powerbomb.

After the main event, a 45th Anniversary celebration was held for Koshinaka. Guests includes Geni’chiro Tenryu, Kendo Kobayashi, The Great Kabuki and Kenta Kobashi among others.

The next event is 8/31 at Hiroshima Marine Hop in Hiroshima. There will be no live broadcast.

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