New Japan 8/8/24 Results

New Japan ran Day 13 of the G1 CLIMAX 34 today, the 8th day of Block A.

Today’s event was held at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 2906, a full house/near sellout.

Before the matches began, Hiroshi Tanahashi appeared at ringside for a cancer eradication charity fundraiser event.

Match 1: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg beat Katsuya Murashima & Shoma Kato. Oleg pinned Murashima after Kamikaze.

Match 2: Konosuke Takeshita & HENARE beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Ren Narita. HENARE beat Kanemaru with Ultima.

Match 3: Tomoaki Honma & Hirooki Goto beat Jado & El Phantasmo. Goto pinned Jado.

Match 4: Francesco Akira & Jeff Cobb beat Gedo & David Finlay. Akira pinned Gedo after Fireball.

Match 5: BUSHI & Yota Tsuji beat TAKA Michinoku & Yuya Uemura. BUSHI pinned TAKA after Fable.

G1 CLIMAX Block A:
Match 6: Tetsuya Naito beat Callum Newman.
Match 7: Great-O-Khan beat SANADA.
Match 8: Jake Lee beat Shota Umino.
Match 9: Zack Sabre Jr. beat Gabriel Kidd by ref stoppage (technical submission).
Main Event: Shingo Takagi beat EVIL.

Standings (Block A):
1-Sabre, 6-2, 12 pts
2-EVIL, 5-3, 10 pts
3-Naito, 5-3, 10 pts
4-Takagi, 4-4, 8 pts
5-Khan, 4-4, 8 pts
6-Lee, 4-4, 8 pts
7-SANADA, 4-4, 8 pts
8-Kidd, 3-5, 6 pts (OUT)
9-Umino, 3-5, 6 pts (OUT)
10-Newman, 2-6, 4 pts (OUT)
The top 2 advance to the Senifinals. Because of tiebreakers, Sabre has now clinched a spot in the Semifinals (he beat both EVIL & Naito). EVIL advances if he beats Umino next or if Naito loses. Naito must beat Khan and have Umino beat EVIL or a draw to advance. If they stay tied, EVIL advances because he beat Naito. Takagi, Khan & Lee can only hope for tiebreakers to advance.

Day 14 is Saturday at Xebio Arena Sendai in Sendai with the 8th day of Block B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

Injury Report: Come On Stinger, Come On (Updated 8/12/24)

Yoshinari Ogawa is the head man of the Stinger faction in Pro Wrestling NOAH, but he gets a lot of those Stingers when it comes to injuries with age. Unfortunately it’s happened again. Neck. Out indefinitely and off tomorrow. He was to have been in an 8-man tag match. This may be another long-term injury. Ogawa has a long history of neck issues dating back to when he was a heavyweight and suffered a life-threatening broken neck, which caused him to drop to Junior Heavyweight and adjust his style.

8/12/24 UPDATE: The promotion has announced Ogawa has retired, apparently effective immediately, ending a near 40-year career. He won every championship in NOAH at least once except the GHC National Championship and also won the All-Japan World Tag Team Championship, World Junior Heavyweight Championship, All-Asia Tag Team Championship and Open The Triangle Gate Championship. It was reported that Ogawa will be able to live a normal life despite the injury, and there will be no press conference or statement from Ogawa.

New Japan 8/7/24 Results

New Japan ran Day 12 of the G1 CLIMAX 34 today, Day 7 of Block B.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1504, a legit advance sellout.

Match 1: Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan beat TAKA Michinoku & SANADA. Newman pinned TAKA after Male Cutter.

Match 2: Jake Lee & Gabriel Kidd beat Tomoaki Honma & Shota Umino. Kidd pinned Honma after a lariat.

Match 3: Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi beat Dick Togo & EVIL. Naito pinned Togo after Pluma Blanca.

G1 CLIMAX Block B:
Match 4: Jeff Conb beat Boltin Oleg.
Match 5: Konosuke Takeshita beat El Phantasmo.
Match 6: Yota Tsuji beat HENARE.
Match 7: Ren Narita beat Yuya Uemura.
Main Event: Hirooki Goto beat David Finlay.

Standings (Block B):
1-Cobb, 5-2, 10 pts
2-Takeshita, 4-3, 8 pts
3-Narita, 4-3, 8 pts
4-Goto, 4-3, 8 pts
5-Finlay, 4-3, 8 pts
6-Tsuji, 4-3, 8 pts
7-HENARE, 3-4, 6 pts
8-Uemura, 3-4, 6 pts
9-Oleg, 2-5, 4 pts
10-Phantasmo, 2-5, 4 pts
The top 2 advance to the Semifinals. Everyone mathematically is still in it but Oleg & Phantasmo are down to only tiebreakers to have any chance.

Day 13 is tomorrow at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama with Day 8 of Block A. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Injury Report: This Is A Very Sad Evil Clown

Stardom fans who are longtime joshi fans may know that the not happy and rather evil clown Fukigen is actually 3-decade-plus veteran Kaori Yoneyama when she appears in the promotion (she is her real self elsewhere and in her own YMZ promotion). She is a very unhappy clown now due to a serious injury per the Stardom English Twitter account. Torn ACL. Out about a year and potentially career-threatening. A decision about her future will be made at a later date.

This means a card change for Saturday (which is a live PPV on Stardom World, it should be available on or after next Wednesday for all monthly subscribers): She was to have teamed with Natsuko Tora, Thekla & Rina to face Yuna Mizumori, Sayaka Kurara, Aya Sakura & Waka Tsukiyama. Azusa Inaba (from TAKA Michinoku’s Just Tap Out promotion) is the replacement.

More as it becomes available.

New Japan 8/6/24 Results

New Japan ran Day 11 of the G1 CLIMAX 34 today, the 7th day of Block A.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1503, a legit sellout.

Match 1: BUSHI & Yota Tauji beat Katsuya Murashima & Shoma Kato. BUSHI pinned Kato.

Match 2; Francisco Akira, HENARE, Konosuke Takeshita & Jeff Cobb beat Jado, El Phantasmo, Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg. HENARE beat Jado with Ultima.

Match 3: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Ren Narita beat TAKA Michinoku & Yuya Uemura. Kanemaru pinned TAKA with Samson Clutch.

Match 4: Tomoki Honma & Hirooki Goto beat Gedo & David Finlay. Goto pinned Gedo after GTR.

G1 CLIMAX Block A:
Match 5: Great-O-Khan beat Callum Newman.
Match 6: Jake Lee beat Gabriel Kidd by countout.
Match 7: Zack Sabre Jr. beat EVIL in 19 seconds. Flash pin.
Match 8: Tetsuya Naito beat Shota Umino.
Main Event: SANADA beat Shingo Takagi.

Standings (Block A):
1-Sabre, 5-2, 10 pts
2-EVIL, 5-2, 10 pts
3-Naito, 4-3, 8 pts
4-SANADA, 4-3, 8 pts
5-Khan, 3-4, 6 pts
6-Lee, 3-4, 6 pts
7-Kidd, 3-4, 6 pts
8-Takagi, 3-4, 6 pts
9-Umino, 3-4, 6 pts
10-Newman. 2-5, 4 pts (OUT)
The top 2 advance to the Semifjnals. Mathematically only Newman is now out, but realistically it’s down to 4 as the only hope for everyone else it tiebreakers.

Day 12 is tomorrow with the 7th day of Block B. The event is a legit advance sellout. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will also be a Samurai! TV broadcast.

Stardom 8/4/24 Results (Updated x2)

Stardom wrapped up the build to the 5 STAR GP today with an event in Shizuoka.

Today’s event was held at Act City Hamamatsu Exhibition Event Hall 2 in Shizuoka and can be watched on demand on Stardom World.

The announced paid attendance was 707.

Match 1: natsuko Tora, Saya Kamitani & Ruaka beat Starlight Kid, AZM & Miyu amasaki. Kashima pinned AZM after Star Crusher.

Match 2; Waka Tsukiyama beat Rian & Momo Kohgo in a 3-way by pinning Rian.

Match 3: Hazuki, Hanan & Saya Iida beat Saya Iida, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara. Hazuki pinned Sakura after a diving senton.

Match 4: Suzu Suzuki & Mei Seira beat Mayu Iwatani & Koguma. Seira pinned Koguma after Shooting Star.

Match 5: Syuri, Saki Kashima, Hina, Lady C & Ranna Yagami beat Momo Watanabe, Thekla, Konami, Rina & Fukigen. Kashima pinned Konami.

Main Event: Tam Nakano, Saori Anou & Natsupoi beat Artist Of Stardom Champions Maika, Mina Shirakawa & Gina to win the titles. Nakano, Anou & Natsupoi become the 33rd Artist Of Stardom Champions. Nakano pinned Gina after Violet Screwdriver. Naturally the new H.A.T.E. faction crashed the post-event celebration for a beatfdown, suggesting Tora, Watanabe & Thekla want the next shot. Tora also cut some of Nakano’s hair off.

Next up is the 5 STAR GP Tournament beginning Saturday at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama. Live streaming as a PPV will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET. All tournament events will stream live, the first and final dates will be PPVs and the rest will be available on Stardom World for all monthly subscribers.

UPDATE: Mina Shirakawa is now OUT of the 5 STAR GP. According to the official Stardom English Twitter, she announced after the event she’s headed back to the US. That has yo mean All Elite Wrestling.

More as it becomes available.

UPDATE 2: Also announced post-event was the next Future Of Stardom Championship match as Rina tries to tie the record of 10 successful defenses held by her sister Hanan, and it will come against…Hina, her other (and twin) sister. That match will happen on 8/31 at Musashino Forest Sports Plaza Main Arena in Tokyo.

New Japan 8/4/24 Results

New Japan ran Day 10 of the G1 CLIMAX 34 today, beginning the second half of Block B.

Today’s event was held at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 3205.

Match 1: Francesco Akira, Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan beat Shoma Kato, Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Akira pinned Kato after Fireball.

Match 2; Jake Lee & Gabriel Kidd beat Tomoaki Honma & SHota Umino by ref stoppage. Lee beat Honma with a front neck lock.

Match 3; Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi beat TAKA Michinoku & SANADA. Takagi pinned TAKA after Pumping Bomber.

G1 CLIMAX Block B:
Match 4; David Finlay beat Boltin Oleg.
Match 5: El Phantasmo beat Yuya Uemura.
Match 6: Jeff Cobb beat HENARE.
Match 7: Hirooki Goto beat Konosuke Takeshita.
Main Event: Yota Tsuji beat Ren Narita.

Standings (Block B):
1-Finlay, 4-2, 8 pts
2-Cobb, 4-2, 8 pts
3-Tsuji, 3-3, 6 pts
4-Goto, 3-3, 6 pts
5-Uemura, 3-3, 6 pts
6-HENARE, 3-3, 6 pts
7-Takeshita, 3-3, 6 pts
8-Narita, 3-3, 6 pts
9-Phantasmo, 2-4, 4 pts
10-Oleg, 2-4, 4 pts
The top 2 advances to the Semifinals. The block remains wide open as everyone still has a chance.

Day 11 is Tuesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will be a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 8/4/24 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH kicked off the annual N-1 VICTORY Tournament today with an event in Yokohama.

Today’s event was held at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese and English. The live broadcast was available for free. You can also watch the first match FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 949. After better for their last major event, back to not so good on paper. (While the venue’s maximum capacity is 5000 and it probably was well below that, the setup probably was still for at least 3000)

Match 1; N-1 VICTORY Block B: Alpha Wolf beat Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.

Match 2; N-1 VICTORY Block A: Dragon Bane beat Atsushi Kotoge.

Match 3; N-1 VICTORY Block B: Titus Alexander beat Tavion Heights (WWE).

Match 4; N-1 VICTORY Block A: Josh Briggs (WWE) beat Ryohei Oiwa.

Match 5; Shuhei Taniguchi, Hajime Ohara, Junta Miyawaki & Kai Fujimura beat Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura, Eita & Ninja Mack. Taniguchi pinned Marufuji after Tani Special. More on this at the end.

Match 6: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Ulka Sasaki beat Yoshiki Inamura by ref stoppage (technical submission).

Match 7: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Masa Kitamiya beat Jack Morris.

Match 8: AMAKUSA, HAYATA, YO-HEY & Tadasuke beat Daga, Yoshinari Ogawa, Super Crazy & Yu Owada. AMAKUSA pinned Owada after Opening of the Country.

Match 9: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Kenoh beat Manabu Soya.

Main Event: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Luis Mante (Dragon Gate) beat Kaito Kiyomiya.

Day 2 is Friday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Now for the Match 5 fallout-because of this results, Taniguchi got a GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match, and his partner to challenge Marufuji & Sugiura will be Shuji Ishikawa. That match will happen on 8/12 at Culttz Kawasaki in Kanagawa and is now a late addition to the otherwise-finalized card.

All-Japan 8/3/24 Results

All-Japan kicked off the Summer Action Wars 2024 Tour today with a Saito Bros-centric event in Sendai.

Today’s event was held at Sendai Sun Plaza in Sendai and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 1503.

Match 1: Dan Ramura & Ryo Inoue beat Shotaro Ashino & Seiki Yoshioka. Tamura pinned Yoshioka after a powerbomb.

Match 2; Hokuto Omori, Cyrus, Aizawa No. 1, Hartley Jackson & Kumaarashi beat Yuma Aoyagi, Hideki Suzuki, Fuminori Abe, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana. Omori pinned Tachibana after a frog splash.

Match 3: All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champino Naruki Doi beat MUSASHI to retain the title. V1 for Doi.

Match 4: Ryuki Honda, Ren Ayabe & Rising Hayato beat Kento Miyahara, Suwama & Hikaru Sato. Ayabe poinned Sato after Des Rolette.

Match 5: Jun Saito beat Davey Boy Smith Jr.

Main Event: All-Japan Triple Crown Champion Yuma Anzai beat Rei Saito to retain the Triple Crown. V5 for Anzai. Next up: Yuma Aoyagi, who previously earned his title shot. That match will happen at the next event.

The next event is 8/17 at Arena Tachikawa Taihihi in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin on 8/16 at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

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