New Japan 5/26/22 Results

New Japan ran Day 9 of Best Of The Super Junior today, kicking off the second half of the tournament with the end of a Tokyo tripleheader.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese and English. This was a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan so different presentation and commentary-no Milano Collection A.T. on the Japanese side today, instead a female commentator (missed her name at first) and Shingo Takagi was a guest on commentary.

The announced paid attendance was 1015. While the lowest of the 3 Korakuen events this was still a near-sellout.

All matches were Best Of The Super Junior matches.
Match 1: Master Wato beat Titan.

Match 2: TJP beat DOUKI by submission.

Match 3: Clark Connors beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru.

Match 4: Alex Zayne beat Ryusuke Taguchi.

Match 5: Francesco Akira beat Yoh.

Match 6: El Lindaman beat Wheeler Yuta.

Match 7: Ace Austin beat Taiji Ishimori.

Match 8: BUSHI beat El Desperado.

Match 9: Sho beat Hiromu Takahashi.

Main Event: Robbie Eagles beat El Phantasmo by submission. This was the longest match of the tournament so far at almost 25 minutes.

Standings:
Block A:
1-Austin, 5-1, 10 points
2-Ishimori, 4-2, 8 points
3-Zayne, 4-2, 8 points
4-Connors, 3-3, 6 points
5-Yoh, 3-3, 6 points
6-Sho, 3-3, 6 points
7-Takahashi, 3-3, 6 points
8-Akira, 2-4, 4 points
9-Kanemaru, 2-4, 4 points
10-Taguchi, 1-5, 2 points (OUT)

Block B:
1-Lindaman, 4-2, 8 points
2-Desperado, 4-2, 8 points
3-Phantasmo, 4-2, 8 points
4-Eagles, 3-3, 6 points
5-BUSHI, 3-3, 6 points
6-Yuta, 3-3, 6 points
7-TJP, 3-3, 6 points
8-DOUKI, 3-3, 6 points
9-Wato, 2-4, 4 points
10-Titan, 1-5, 2 points (OUT)
Only the winner of each block advances to the Finals. And we have our first official elimination today-Taguchi is now out of it. Because of the remaining Block B matches, namely Desperado-Phantasmo on the final day, Titan is now out too.
Ishimori has dropped 2 in a row and that’s allowed Austin to take the Block A lead with Zayne now also a win behind. Takahashi’s 3-peat bid is in serious danger now, he has no margin for error left-he must win out and get help. His last 3 are Zayne, Connors, Ishimori. Austin has an easier path to the Block A title, but not by much-he goes Sho, Taguchi, Akira. Zayne has a difficult trio left-Takahashi, Yoh, Connors.
Block B is wide open but remains largely about El Derby. While it almost certainly will come down to the last leg on 5/31 with Desperado-Phantasmo, Lindaman now seems to have the easiest path to the Final-Eagles, Wato, BUSHI. Desperado goes Eagles, DOUKI, Phantasmo. Phantasmo goes TJP, Yuta, Desperado. Which puts Eagles in the sitting pretty position to steal it with some big upsets, he’s got two of the El’s and Titan and beat Phantasmo, so if he can pull off the El sweep The Sniper Of The Skits should shoot to the top.

Day 10 is Saturday at Makuhari Messe International Conference Hall 3 in Chiba. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.

In other NJPW news, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb made a surprise appearance in All Elite Wrestling last night on AEW Dynamite, interfering during an ROH World Tag Team Title match between FTR and Trent Beretta & Rocky Romero. This could be the start of a program leading into a match at Forbidden Door next month.

AEW Dynamite 5/25/22 Results

Here are the quick results from last night’s AEW Dynamite from Las Vegas, NV:
Wardlow beat Shawn Spears in a steel cage match with MJF as special referee. As a result, MJF-Wardlow is now official for Double Or Nothing.

Jericho Appreciation Society threaten and blind a backstage worker with a fireball because he’s wearing a Jon Moxley shirt.

Eddie Kingston & Jon Moxley beat Private Party. Moxley pinned Isaiah Kassidy after Paradigm Shift.

ROH World Tag Team Champions FTR vs. Trent Beretta & Rocky Romero went to a NO CONTEST. As a result, FTR retain the titles. Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan (New Japan Pro Wrestling) interference.

Swerve Strickland beat Jungle Boy & Ricky Starks in a 3-way. I missed the finish sequence due to my stream freezing.

Owen Hart Cup Women’s Semifinals: Britt Baker beat Toni Storm. As a result, Baker advances to the Finals to face Ruby Soho or Kris Statlander. That match is set for Friday on Rampage.

Main Event: Owen Hart Cup Semifinals: Samoa Joe beat Kyle O’Reilly by ref stoppage. As a result, Joe advances to the Finals and will face Adam Cole.

Because of NHL Playoffs, namely St. Louis rallying from left for dead to force a Game 6 against Colorado tomorrow (they were down 3-0 halfway in and came back to win 5-4 in overtime), tomorrow’s LIVE Rampage is moved up from 10 PM ET to 6:30 PM ET/3:30 PM PT on TNT because TNT has the game tomorrow night at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT. A PPV preview special is expected to follow Rampage.

New Japan 5/25/22 Results

New Japan ran Day 8 of Best Of The Super Junior today, the halfway point of the round robin portion of the tournament.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1104. A little lower than yesterday but still is increased capacity and, along with other planned experiments upcoming in other promotions, is a good sign for attempts at trying to return to normal for events in Japan.

All matches were Best Of The Super Junior matches. Blocks A & B alternated for the first 3 matches, then doubled up for matches 4-9 and Block A had the main event.

Match 1: Ace Austin beat Alex Zayne.

Match 2: DOUKI beat BUSHI by submission.

Match 3: Clark Connors beat Francesco Akira.

Match 4: Wheeler Yuta beat Titan by submission.

Match 5: El Phantasmo beat El Lindaman. El Derby is El all square for now.

Match 6: Sho beat Ryusuke Taguchi.

Match 7: Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Taiji Ishimori. This lasted just 127 seconds. Side note: In their NJPW history, Ishimori is now just 1-15-1 in singles matches against Kanemaru. That presumably doesn’t include their many years in Pro Wrestling NOAH.

Match 8: TJP beat Robbie Eagles by submission. TJP gets Filipino bragging rights for now.

Match 9: El Desperado beat Master Wato.

Main Event: Yoh beat Hiromu Takahashi.

Standings:
1-Ishimori, 4-1, 8 points
2-Austin, 4-1, 8 points
3-Yoh, 3-2, 6 points
4-Zayne, 3-2, 6 points
5-Takahashi, 3-2, 6 points
6-Connors, 2-3, 4 points
7-Kanemaru, 2-3, 4 points
8-Sho, 2-3, 4 points
9-Akira, 1-4, 2 points
10-Taguchi, 1-4, 2 points

Block B:
1-Phantasmo, 4-1, 8 points
2-Desperado, 4-1, 8 points
3-Lindaman, 3-2, 6 points
4-Yuta, 3-2, 6 points
5-DOUKI, 3-2, 6 points
6-BUSHI, 2-3, 4 points
7-TJP, 2-3, 4 points
8-Eagles, 2-3, 4 points
9-Titan, 1-4, 2 points
10-Wato, 1-4, 2 points
Only the winner of each block afvances to the Finals. Block A is wide open but, like last year, this could be the start of the big move for Yoh. He is doing much better than last time and the win over Takahashi is a huge confidence booster. Let’s see how Ishimori bounced back fron today’s flash loss, and he gets Austin next for the lead. Takahashi needs to rebound quickly to keep the 3-peat alive. Austin is now the trendy sleeper pick to steal it.
Block B remains all about El Derby, but Yuta & DOUKI are positioned for the upset. Lindaman-Yuta is the key bout next. El Derby will come down to Desperado-Phantasmo next Tuesday, that match likely will decide the finalist.

Day 9 is tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/530 AM ET.

New Japan 5/24/22 Results

New Japan ran Day 7 of Best Of The Super Junior today, the first day featuring both blocks competing together on the same day, which will be the case on all remaining events until the Finals.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese and English FOR FREE! No login or subscription required! It also was available on ABEMA in Japan.

Click below to watch in Japanese:
https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00609_15_1

Click below to watch in English:
https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00609_16_1

The announced paid attendance was 1215. Finally, legit increased capacity at Korakuen! Depending on the seating layout, this represents between 50-65% of maximum capacity for the venue (which is between 2100 & 2350).

All matches were Best Of The Super Junior matches, alternating Block A & B for the first half, then matches 6 & 7 were B, matches 8 & 9 were A, the main event was B.

Match 1: Alex Zayne beat Francesco Akira.

Match 2: Titan beat TJP.

Match 3: Clark Connors beat Ryusuke Taguchi.

Match 4: Wheeler Yuta beat BUSHI by submission.

Match 5: Ace Austin beat Yoh.

Match 6: DOUKI beat El Phantasmo.

Match 7: Master Wato beat Robbie Eagles.

Match 8: Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Hiromu Takahashi by submission.

Match 9: Taiji Ishimori beat Sho.

Main Event: El Lindaman beat El Desperado. Lindaman takes the first leg of El Derby!

Standings:
Block A:
1-Ishimori, 4-0, 8 points
2-Takahashi, 3-1, 6 points
3-Austin, 3-1, 6 points
4-Zayne, 3-1, 6 points
5-Yoh, 2-2, 4 points
6-Taguchi, 1-3, 2 points
7-Connors, 1-3, 2 points
8-Kanemaru, 1-3, 2 points
9-Akira, 1-3, 2 points
10-Sho, 1-3, 2 points

Block B:
1-Desperado, 3-1, 6 points
2-Lindaman, 3-1, 6 points
3-Phantasmo, 3-1, 6 points
4-Eagles, 2-2, 4 points
5-BUSHI, 2-2, 4 points
6-DOUKI, 2-2, 4 points
7-Yuta, 2-2, 4 points
8-Wato, 1-3, 2 points
9-Titan, 1-3, 2 points
10-TJP, 1-3, 2 points

As we near the halfway point, keep in mind that only the winner of each block will advance to the Finals. Ishimori is the only unbeaten left and is in control of Block A, while Block B is currently all about El Derby-it’s still up for grabs but it looks like if you’re an El you’re going to be El Frontrunner! Think they did that on El purpose?

Day 8 is tomorrow. Another leg of El Derby is on tap with Lindaman-Phantasmo and a potential trap for unbeaten Ishimori as he faces Kanemaru. What should be an emotionally charged showdown between Yoh & Takahashi is the main event. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Grand Sumo-May Tournament Champions

Posting daily results was too much for me to keep up with, apologies for nothing after the first 2 days, but the May Grand Sumo Tournament is now complete. Here are the final results:
Emperor’s Cup Winner/Makuuchi Champion-Terunofuji (Yokozuna), 12-3. 7th Career Makuuchi Championship. 10th Overall Career Championship.
Juryo Champion-Nishikifuji (Juryo 6), 11-4. 4th Career Championship. 1st Juryo Championship. Won playoff for championship
Makushita Champion-Oshoma (Makushita 8), 7-0. 1st Career Championship.
Sandanme Champion-Kamitani (Sandanme 29, 7-0). 1st Career Championship
Jonidan Champion-Kototebakani (Jonidan 21, 7-0). 2nd Career Championship. 1st Jonidan Championship
Jonokuchi Champion-Kazekeno (Jonokuchi 22, 6-1). 1st Career Championship. Won in Debut Tournament

Special Prices (Makuuchi):
Outstanding Performance (Most wins against Yokozuna & Ozeki by non-Ozaki or Yokozuna rank)-Daieisho, Takanosho
Fighting Spirit-Sadanoumi
Technique (most different winning techniques)-None

Side notes: There were 4 wrestlers with a chance at the title in the final day. Ura (9-4-2) was also in it until Day 14 when he was forced to withdraw due to an ankle injury.
2 of the 3 Ozaki-Shodai and Mitakeumi-will be in Kadoban status in July, meaning if they do not have a winning record, they will be demoted. Takakeisho was only saved from Kadoban today with a win over Shodai, finishing 8-7. This is the first time since November 2020 Mitakeumi finishes a tournament with a losing record., he went 6-9 in his second tournament as an Ozaki.
With 1 championship and 21 wins in his last 2 tournaments, Sekiwake Wakatakagake will have a chance for promotion to Ozaki in the next tournament if he can either win the tournament or finish with at least 10 wins.
Abi will be demoted from Sekiwake due to finishing with a 7-8 record. Daieisho should be promoted back to Sekiwake. Hoshoryu should remain at Komosubi thanks to an 8-7 record. This is the first losing tournament for Abi since he returned from a 3-tournament suspension in March 2021.
It was an excellent tournament for Isegahama Beya as they took the top two championships.
Former Ozeki Asanoyama should be eligible to return in July as he has finished a 1 year (6 tournament) suspension for violating coronavirus safety protocols and dishonesty in subsequent investigations. He will probably fall down to the Sandanme in the July Banzuke as he was Makushita 42 this tournament. The last Ozeki to fall this far down? Terunofuji, and he fell all the way down to Jonidan for one tournament and has had just one losing record since (March, when he had to withdraw after Day 5 due to injury). And now he is Yokozuna.

The next tournament is the July tournament from 7/10-7/24 at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya.

New Japan 5/22/22 Results

New Japan ran Day 6 of Best OF The Super Junior today, the third day of Block B and the final day of single block action. Going forward, the rest of the events before the finals will feature both blocks in action each day.

Today’s event was held at Akita Terrsa in Akita and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese and English.

The announced paid attendance was 1025, if this was not a legit sellout it was very close as very few same-day tickets were available.

Match 1: Tiger Mask, Alex Zayne, Ace Austin & Clark Connors beat Jado, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yoh & Ryusuke Taguchi. Zayne pinned Jado after Cinnamon Twist.

Match 2: Gedo & Taiji Ihsimori beat Dick Togo & Sho. Ishimori beat Togo with Yes Lock.

Match 3: Shingo Takagi & Hiromu Takahashi beat TAKA Michinoku & Yoshinobu Kanemaru. Takagi pinned TAKA after Pumping Bomber.

Best Of The Super Junior Block B:
Match 4: Robbie Eagles beat DOUKI by submission.
Match 5: El Lindaman beat TJP.
Match 6: BUSHI beat Master Wato.
Match 7: El Phantasmo beat Titan.
Main Event: El Desperado beat Wheeler Yuta.

Standings (Block B):
1-Desperado, 3-0, 6 points
2-Phantasmo, 3-0, 6 points
3-BUSHI, 2-1, 4 points
4-Lindaman, 2-1, 4 points
5-Eagles, 2-1, 4 points
6-Yuta, 1-2, 2 points
7-TJP, 1-2, 2 points
8-DOUKI, 1-2, 2 points
9-Titan, 0-3, 0 points
10-Wato, 0-3, 0 points

Day 7 is Tuesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo with both blocks running together. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This event will also be streamed live on ABEMA in Japan. And even better, because of that it’s the one event each month that everyone can watch on New Japan World FOR FREE! No login or subscription required!

DDT Pro Wrestling 5/29/22 LIVE Results

DDT continues the road to CyberFight Festival today with “Audience 2022”, a mid-major event headlined by two title matches. First up, after fighting each other over the DDT Universal Championship, MAO & Asuka (Veny) will now team up in an attempt to win the KO-D Tag Team Championship from Chris Brookes & Masa Takanashi. In the main event, the new KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions will be determined in a tournament final between Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Pawl & KANON (replacing Minoru Fujits, who suffered an injury that forced the Damnation TA trio to vacate the titles) and Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani.

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. The first 2 matches can also be watched FOR FREE on YouTube.

Today’s lineup:
Naomi Yoshimura vs. Yuki Ishida
Danshoku Dieno, Yuki Iino & Akito vs. HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Antonio Honda
Yuki Ueno vs. Kazuki Hirata
Hardcore Match: Carousell ❤️ Shun ＆ Elizabeth ❤️ Toi　vs　Suzu Suzuki ＆ Akane Fujita
Jun Akiyama, Tetsuya Endo, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku vs. Yuji Hino, Yukio Naya, Ilsion & el Unicorn
KO-D Tag Team Champions Chris Brookes & Masa Takanashi vs. MAO & Asuka (Veny) for the titles
Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Pawl & KANON vs. Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani for the vacant KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship

Updates below will begin at 10:30 PM ET/7:30 PM PT.

10:23 PM ET UPDATE: Live stream starts NOW.

We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Your hosts are Haruo Murata, Kagehiro Osano & Sayoko Mita.

The matches will begin in about 15 minutes.
The matches begin at 10:35 PM ET.

Match 1: Naomi Yoshimura vs. Yuki Ishida. 30 minute time limit
Result: Naomi Yoshimura beat Yuki Ishida

Match 2: Danshoku Dieno, Yuki Iino & Akito vs. HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Antonio Honda. 30 minute time limit
Result: Danshoku Dieno, Yuki Iino & akito beat HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Antonio Honda. Akito beat Honda with a Figure 4. Comedy match.
The YouTube broadcast ends here. For the UNIVERSE crowd there is a short pause and an announcement related to WRESTLE PETER PAN on 8/20.

Match 3: Yuki Ueno vs. Kazuki Hirata. 30 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Ueno beat Kazuki Hirata. Comedy match with a hilarious ending.

Quick break for ring cleaning and to get things set up for the next match.

Match 4: Hardcore Match: Carousell ❤️ Shun ＆ Elizabeth ❤️ Tohi　vs.　Suzu Suzuki ＆ Akane Fujita. 30 minute time limit
Result: Suzu Suzuki & Akane Fujita beat Carousell ❤️ Shun ＆ Elizabeth ❤️ Tohi. Suzuki pinned Shun with a German suplex hold. Hardcore comedy match. The losers were really Shunma Katsumata & Toui Kojima.

Another break for ring cleaning.

The participants for this year’s KING OF DDT Tournament are announced. This year’s tournament will be held on 6/16, 6/19 & 7/3.

Match 5: Jun Akiyama, Tetsuya Endo, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku vs. Yuji Hino, Yukio Naya, Ilsion & el Unicorn. 30 minute time limit
Result: Jun Akiyama, Tetsuya Endo, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku beat Yuji Hino, Yukio Naya, Ilsion & el Unicorn. Koroku beat Unicorn with a Boston crab.

Match 6: KO-D Tag Team Champions Chris Brookes & Masa Takanashi vs. MAO & Asuka (Veny) for the titles. 1 Hour time limit
Result: MAO & Asuka beat KO-D Tag Team Champions Chris Brookes & Masa Takanashi to win the titles. MAO & Asuka become the 74th KO-D Tag Team Champions. MAO pinned Brookes after a lariat.

Main Event: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Pawl & KANON vs. Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani in a tournament final for the vacant KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship. 1 Hour time limit
Result: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Pawl & KANON beat Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani to win the tournament and the titles. Sasaki, Pawl & KANON become the 46th KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions. Sasaki beat Okatani with a crossface. Minoru Fujita interfered earlier to prevent Eruption from winning the titles.

Overall this was a comedy-heavy event outside of the last two matches, and very entertaining as a result. If you watch the on demand replay, the total running time of the event was 2 1/2 hours.

This will be updated tomorrow with the attendance and post-event news/fallout, if any.

The next event is Saturday at Nishitetsu Hall in Fukuoka. There will be no live broadcast but the event will be available on demand at a later date. In fact, of the 5 remaining events before CyberFight Festival 2022 only one live broadcast is scheduled (the rest will be on demand on a roughly 3-day delay). If you have not subscribed to WRESTLE UNIVERSE before make sure to start your free 22-week trial after June 1 so you can watch CyberFIght Festival FOR FREE! Remember to cancel before the 12th day so you don’t pay anything if you don’t want to continue subscribing.

UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 529.
Keiji Muto has been added to CyberFight Festival 2022 where he will make an “important announcement”.

5/22/22-5/28/22 Events Schedule

Here is the event schedule for the week of 5/22/22-5/28/22, which is subject to change (all times listed are PT):
5/22/22:
Midnight-New Japan Pro Wrestling Best Of The Super Junior Day 6, Akita Terrsa, Akita, Japan. Live in Japanese and English on New Japan World

5/24/22:
2:30 AM-New Japan Pro Wrestling Best Of The Super Junior Day 7, Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan. Live in Japanese and English on New Japan World

5/25/22:
2:30 AM-New Japan Pro Wrestling Best Of The Super Junior Day 8, Korakuen Hall. Live in Japanese and English on New Japan World
5 PM-All Elite Wrestling “AEW Dynamite”, Las Vegas, NV. Live on TBS in USA, FITE in rest of world, New Japan World in Japan

5/26/22:
New Japan Pro Wrestling Best Of The Super Junior Day 9, Korakuen Hall. Live in Japanese and English on New Japan World

5/27/22:
7 PM-All Elite Wrestling “AEW Rampage”, Las Vegas. LIVE on TNT in US East. TAPED in US West at 10 PM. SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO NHL PLAYOFFS.

5/28/22:
2 AM-New Japan Pro Wrestling Best Of The Super Junior Day 10, Makuhari Messe International Conference Hall 3, Chiba, Japan. Live in Japanese and English on New Japan World

New Japan 5/21/22 Results

New Japan ran Day 5 of Best Of The Super Junior today, with the third day of Block A. This is the last day of standalone action for Block A as after tomorrow’s event, both blocks will run together on all remaining tournament events.

Today’s event was held at Aomori Prefectural Sports Park Maeda Arena in Aomori and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese and English.

The announced paid attendance was 1720. Based on the layout and seating capacity of the venue, that was possibly a sellout.

Match 1: Jado, El Lindaman & Titan beat Gedo, Dick Togo & El Phantasmo. Lindaman pinned Gedo with a German suplex hold,

Match 2: Shingo Takagi & BUSHI beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Master Wato. Takagi pinned Tenzan after Pumping Bomber.

Match 3: Tiger Mask, Robbie Eagles & Wheeler Yuta beat TAKA Michinoku, DOUKI & El Desperado. Eagles pinned TAKA after Turbo Backpack.

Best Of The Super Junior Block A:
Match 4: Sho beat Clark Connors.
Match 5: Ryusuke Taguchi beat Francesco Akira.
Match 6: Yoh beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru.
Match 7: Hiromu Takahashi beat Ace Austin.
Main Event: Taiji Ishimori beat Alex Zayne by submission.

Standings (BlocK A):
1-Ishimori, 3-0, 6 points
2-Takahashi, 3-0, 6 points
3-Zayne, 2-1, 4 points
4-Austin, 2-1, 4 points
5-Yoh, 2-1, 4 points
6-Sho, 1-2, 2 points
7-Akira, 1-2, 2 points
8-Taguchi, 1-2, 2 points
9-Connors, 0-3, 0 points
10-Kanemaru, 0-3, 0 points

Day 6 is tomorrow at Akita Terrsa in Akita with Day 3 of Block B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 5/21/22 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH wrapped up the Dream On 2022 Tour today with a major event, headlined by 3 title matches and the return of Keiji Muto, who has been out most of the year so far due to injury.

Today’s event was held at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in English. Japanese audio will be available at a later date.

The announced paid attendance was 924. If the venue is at 1/3 capacity, that would possibly be close to a sellout. If it’s at half capacity, it’s an okay number.

Match 1: Kazuyuki Fujita beat Kinya Okada by submisison.

Match 2: Yoshiki Inamura & Kai Fujimura beat Daiki INaba & Junta Miyawaki. INamura pinned Miyawaki after a shoulder tackle.

Match 3: Shuhei Taniguchi beat Mohammed Yone.

Match 4: Tadasuke, Hajime Ohara, Hi69 & Shuji Kondo (Big Japan) beat Daisuke Harada, Atsushi Kotoge, YO-HEY & Haoh. Kondo pinned Haoh after a King Kong lariat.

Match 5: Takashi Sugiura, Hideki Suzuki & Masaaki Mochizuki beat Masakatsu Funaki, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Manabu Soya. Mochizuki pinned Soya after a running low face kick.

Match 6: Kenoh beat Simon Gotch by ref stoppage (technical submission).

Match 7: GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Yoshinari Ogawa & Chris Ridgeway vs. Seiki Yoshioka & Yuya Susumu went to a NO CONTEST. Perros Del Mal De Japon interference. As a result, Ogawa & Ridgeway retain the titles but it will not count as a successful defense.

Match 8: GHC Jr. Heavyweight Champion HAYATA beat Extreme Tiger to retain the title. V1 for HAYATA.

Match 9: Michael Elgin & Masa Kitamiya beat GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Rene Dupree & Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. to win the titles. Elgin & Kitamiya become the 60th GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. Elgin pinned Wagner Jr. after a Double Impact type powerbomb.

Main Event: Go Shiozaki, Kaito Kiyomiya & Masato Tanaka beat Keiji Muto, Naomichi Marufuji & Satoshi Kojima. Shiozaki pinned Kojima after Go Lariat.

The next event is a NOAH SANCTUARY event on 5/30 at the Noah Special Arena aka Club Citta Kawasaki in Kawasaki City. It’s also going to be the final event for Junta Miyawaki for a while as it appears he’s going off on a training excursion. After that will be 3 events in early June that will be the final build to CyberFight Festival 2022-6/5 at Aore Nagaoka In Niigata, 6/7 at Korakuen Hall and 6/8 at Korakuen. 6/5 will be taped for on demand delivery at a later date. 6/7 will be live on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. 6/8 will be ABEMA only for live and WRESTLE UNIVERSE on demand at a later date. 6/7 has a title match scheduled as the Open The Triangle Gate Championship, a 6-man/trios title in Dragon Gate Pro Wrestling, will be defended by Perros Del Mal de Japon.

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