Dragon Gate 9/20/2026 Results (Updated)

Dragon Gate ran a special standalone event today, TOHOKU DRAGONGATEWAY 2026, in Sendai.

Today’s event was held at Sendai Sun Festa in Sendai and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK. You can also watch the first match FOR FREE on YouTube.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced.

Match 1: Yuki Yoshioka & Kota Minouta beat Masaaki Mochizuki & Tristan Moody. Minoura pinned Moody after Last Ride.

Match 2: Strong Machine J & U-T beat Lucky Oshima & Tsuguchi Big Circus. J pinned both after a senton.

Match 3: KAI, ISHIN & Jason Lee beat Susumu Yokosuka, KAGETORA & Ho Ho Lun. ISHIN pinned Lun.

Match 4: Ryoya Tanaka, Homare & Kazuma Kimura beat Hyo, JACKY KAMEI & Mochizuki Junior and El Cielo, Luis Mante & Sangre Azteca Jr. (Michinoku Pro) in a 3-way when Homare pinned Junior.

Match 5: Ryu Fuda beat Open The Brave Gate Champion Dragon Kid to win the title. But because of ISHIN interference contributing to the title change, it will not be recognized and the title is now HELD UP. (Another way of saying it is now VACANT),

Main Event: Kzy & YAMATO beat Madoka Kikuta & Yoshiki Kato. Kzy pinned Kato after a running elbow smash.

The next event is tomorrow at Esupowaru Isanyma in Saitama. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

UPDATE: Injury Report-Homare was injured during this event. Knee. Out indefinitely.

DDT Pro Wrestling 9/21/2026 LIVE Results (Updated)

DDT runs their second major Tokyo event of the month today, this one being their regular monthly signature event. It’s a rare Monday morning matinee because this is another week-long holiday in Japan. Today’s event is headlined by 3 title matches, with the main event being MAO defending the KO-D Openweight Championship against Fuminori Abe. However, there are only a few days left for the second “Money In The Bank” title shot rights to be used, and Sanshiro Takagi holds it again so he could cash in at any time while Viento Levante has the right to challenge for the right. So plans could very well change unexpectedly.

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. Saki Akai will be today’s guest on commentary. There is a pre-show match scheduled before the event so taking that into account this event is going to run at least 3 hours, so keep that in mind if you plan to stay up late into a Monday morning to watch.

Today’s lineup:
Pre-show:
Naomi Yoshimura & Kazuma Sumi vs. Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yuni

Main show:
Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y vs. Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato
Takao Soma vs. Kazuki Hirata
Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki vs. Chris Brookes & Hinata Kasai and Yuki Ishida & Masami Inahata in a 3-way
Jun Akiyama & Yuji Nagata vs. HARASHIMA & Danshoku DIeno
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions KANON, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante vs. Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Illusion for the titles
DDT Universal Champion Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Antonio Honda for the title
KO-D Openweight Champion MAO vs. Fuminori Abe for the title

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Updates below will begin at 7 PM PT/10 PM ET. The pre-show match is scheduled to begin at 7:05 PM PT/10:05 PM ET. The main show is scheduled to begin at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET.

7 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue shortly.

7:05 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

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

The paid attendance will not be announced after the event.

Pre-show match: Naomi Yoshimura & Kazuma Sumi vs. Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yuni. 15 minute time limit
Result: Naomi Yoshimura & Kazuma Sumi beat Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yuni. Sumi pinned Yuni.

Unless anything breaking happens, updates will resume when the main show begins.

Main show:
The matches begin at 7:36 PM PT/10:36 PM ET.

Match 1: Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y vs. Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato. 15 minute time limit
Result: Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato beat Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y. Masada pinned To-y.

Match 2: Takao Soma vs. Kazuki Hirata. 15 minute time limit (not the usual entrance & music for Hirata)
Result: Takao Soma beat Kazuki Hirata. A Hirata comedy send-off for Soma.

Match 3: Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki vs. Chris Brookes & Hinata Kasai and Yuki Ishida & Masami Inahata in a 3-way. 30 minute time limit
Result: Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki beat Chris Brookes & Hinata Kasai and Yuki Ishida & Masami Inahata in a 3-way when Miyawaki pinned Kasai. Afterwards, Masada & Koroku came out. KO-D Tag Team Championship challenge issued. Accepted. GM Imabayashi makes it official. Sounds like next week at one of the final Shinjuku Face events.

Match 4: Jun Akiyama & Yuji Nagata (New Japan) vs. HARASHIMA & Danshoku Dieno. 30 minute time limit
Result: Jun Akiyama & Yuji Nagata beat HARASHIMA & DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Chanpion Danshoku Dieno when Akiyama beat Dieno to win the title. Akiyama becomes the 1908th Champion. Which led to…
Yuji Nagata beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Jun Alitama go win the title. Nagata becomes the 1909th Champion.

Match 5: KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions KANON, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante vs. Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Illusion for the titles. 1 Hour time limit
Result: Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Illusion beat KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions KANON, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante to win the titles. Sasaki, Okatani & Illusion become the 62nd KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions. Illusion pinned Levante. Next up: NwA Jr. Sumi, Yuni & Katsumata make the challenge. And it’s official. I believe it’ll be 10/18.

Match 6: DDT Universal Champion Ryusuke Taguchi (New Japan) vs. Antonio Honda for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: DDT Universal Champion Ryusuke Taguchi beat Antonio Honda by submission to retain the title. V2 for Taguchi. Typical Honda bad comedy match. Assistant GM Akito then made the next title match…sounds like…Dick Togo? (That’s the match, with Akito challenging the winner)

Main Event: KO-D Openweight Champion MAO vs. Fuminori Abe for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: KO-D Openweight Champion MAO beat Fuminori Abe to retain the title. V2 for MAO. But wait…here comes Sanshiro Takagi! But…here comes Illusion! Having won the right to challenge for the right from Levante earlier…CASH IN!

Impromptu Match: Illusion vs. Sansbiro Takagi
Result: Illusion beat Sansbiro Takagi to win the challenge right. He low blows MAO and…CASH IN!

Impromptu Match: KO-D Openweight Champion MAO vs. Illusion for the title
Result: KO-D Openweight Champion MAO beat Illusion to retain the title. V3 for MAO. That does it for the Money In The Bank for this year. Next up: Brookes. That match will happen on 11/3 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.

The next event is Wednesday at Sumitomo Metal Mining Arena Ome – First Sports Hall for a HARASHIMA hometown event. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Tuesday at 10 PM Pt/1 AM ET.

UPDATE: Taguchi-Togo for the Universal Championship will happen in New Japan on 10/17. Akito then gets the title shot on 10/18. Also set for 10/18 is the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship match. The hinted-at KO-D Tag Team Championship match is also offciial for 9/27 at the Shinjuku Face finale. Finally, a change to the 9/28 Super Japan event-a Nagata-Satoshi Kojima match for the event is now for the DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship assuming Nagata is still champion.

Sumo-September 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 8 Results (9/20/2026) (Top 2 Tiers) (Updated)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 8-the Halfway Point-of the September 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

Makuuchi (top tier):
Toshinofuji (M16) beat Mitakeumi (J4)
Tokhayate (M15) beat Tobizaru (M14)
Asakoryu (M13) beat Chiyoshoma (M14)
Shonannoumi (M17) beat Asahakuryu (M12)
Abi (M13) beat Wakamotoharu (M11)
Shodai (M11) beat Asasuiryu (M15)
Kinbozan (M10) beat Fujiseiun (M7)
Oho (M10) beat NIshikifuji (M7)
Asanoyama (M6) beat Shishi (M9)
Ura (M9) beat Ichiyamamoto (M6)
Hiradoumi (M8) beat Roga (M5)
Takerufuji (M8) beat Oshoma (M5)
Fujiryoga (M4) beat Gonoyama (M3)
Yoshinofuji (M1) beat Kotoshoho (M1)
Atamifuji (S) beat Kotoeiho (M1)
Fujinokawa (S) beat Takayasu (M2)
Churanoumi (M3) beat Kirishima (O)
Aonishiki (O) beat Daieisho (K)
Hakunofuji (K) beat Kotozakura (O)
Onosato (Y) beat Takanosho (M4)
Leader: Onosato (7-1)
Of note: Ura definitely put on the match of the day as he worked his acrobatic magic once again, seemingly about to be pushed out by Ichiyamamoto but somehow staying in and pulling off a slick arm bar throw to pull victory away from defeat. That’s one reason why he’s such a fan favorite win or lose. At the top, it may be all but over now. Yes there are still 7 days left but Onosato is being the old Onosato so far and is now the sole leader after Kotozakura lost to Hakunofuji. The Yokozuna is now halfway to a potential 6th Emperor’s Cup. Elsewhere, Kirishima’s latest Yokozuna bid may have suffered a fatal blow today as 5-3 now means his only real hope is probably to win out AND the championship. Yoshinofuji seems to have shaken off his 0-5 start as he now has 3 straight wins, and those who were potentially in danger of demotion won again except for Ichiyamamoto, who is the only one at risk tomorrow. Tomorrow Onosato faces Fujiryoga for the first time while the massive 6-2 pack will thin out in part because of Fujinokawa-Kotozakura. Sadanoumi will be the Juryo man up tomorrow, and this is the closest he’s going to get to a return for now because he is 2-6 at J5.

Juryo:
Nishikigi (J14) beat Fujisodai (Ms5)
Tamashoho (J12) beat Meisei (J13)
Kagayaki (J11) beat Tokifudo (J13)
Enho (J9) beat Tanji (J10)
Tohakuryu (J9) beat Tochitaikai (J13)
Ryuden (J8) beat Kayo (J12)
Hitoshi (J11) beat Hatsuyama (J8)
Nabatame (J10) beat Midorifuji (J7)
Tomokaze (J7) beat Kitanowaka (J6)
Onokatsu (J3) beat Shirokuma (J6)
Tamawwashi (J3) beat Daiseizan (J2)
Kazuma (J2) beat Sadanoumi (J5)
Arashifuji (J5) beat Dewanoryu (J1)
Kazekeno (J4) beat Kyokukaiyu (J1)
Leader: Kagayaki (8-0)
Of note: The first promotion of the top 2 tiers goes to the only 8-0 left, following Ryuden Kayo’ing one perfect start and Kitanowaka getting tripped up by Tomokaze, leaving just Kagayaki at the top for now. But he has to avoid being Kayo’d tomorrow. He’s snapped a streak of 4 straight demotions and, if he were to win out, can get back to having a winning record for his career. And while he has a long way to go to catch Tamawashi, Kagayaki does have an impressive Iron Man streak going which is now at 1240 matches without ever missing a day. As for Tamawashi, the lead Iron Man got another win today to improve to 4-4, now with 3 straight wins and still a chance at a top tier return in November. It gets much tougher tomorrow with Kitanowaka. Enho also got to 4-4 with a win today, meaning he is all but safe in Juryo again even if demoted. Nobody can be demoted tomorrow as those at the bottom are 2-6, but it means Kyokukaiyu is all but going to miss out on top tier promotion again Okaryu is the Makushita man up tomorrow, trying to get back up to Juryo from Ms5 but it’s now a longshot as he is 2-2.

Lower tier notes: With Promotion Day now in the books, the Makushita has 6 left at 4-0, a small enough number to still give Asahifuji a championship chance at 6-1 as those 6 will get narrowed down to 3 tomorrow. He can clinch promotion to Juryo tomorrow by beating Ikarigata, also 3-1. In the Sandanme, 10 have clinched promotions and are atop the leaderboard at 4-0. The Jonidan currently has 12 at 4-0 while the Jonokuchi is down to 2 at 4-0, with Eisei looking for promotion tomorrow at 3-1 while a loss today leaves Moriurara at 1-3, seemingly destined to extend The Streak to 43.

UPDATE: The Shindeshi/new debutant ceremony was also held today on its traditional day. 4 new wrestlers will officially debut in November including top Musashigawa prospect Sunada, a Japanese-American from Hawaii, who it appears will have the shikona (ring name) Sunamusashi.

Stardom 9/20/2026 NEAR LIVE Results

Stardom continues the SILVER WEEK Tour today in Hiroshima. NEAR LIVE results will be posted below as they become available.

Today’s event will be held at Fukushima Big Rose in Hiroshima and will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date. There is no live broadcast.

Today’s lineup:
Kikyo Furusawa & Rian vs. Saya Kamitani & Momo Watanabe
Utami Hayashishita vs. Anne Kanaya & Fuwa-chan in a 3-way
AZM, Miyu Amasaki & Maki Itoh vs. Hina, Lady C & Ranna Yagami
Syuri & Ami Sohrei vs. Aya Sakura & Yuna Mizumori
Suzu Suzuki & Akira Kurogame vs. Natsupoi & Saori Anou and Hazuki & Koguma in a 3-way
Hanan, Saya Iida, Matoi Hamabe, Waka Tsukiyama & HANAKO vs. Natsuko Tora, Konami, Ruaka, Rina & Azusa Inaba

The event is scheduled to begin at 9 PM PT/midnight ET.

9:25 PM PT UPDATE: NEAR LIVE results updates begin now.

Match 1: Momo Watanabe & Saya Kamitani beat Kikyo Furusawa & Rian. Watanabe pinned Furusawa after One Man Driver.

Match 2: Utami Hayashishita beat Anne Kanaya & Fuwa-chan in a 3-way by pinning Kanaya.

Match 3: Hina, Lady C & Ranna Yagami beat AZM, Miyu Amasaki & Maki Iroh. Hina pinned Amasaki after Mad Splash.

Match 4: Syuri & Ami Sohrei beat Aya Sakura & Yuna Mizumori. Syuri beat Sakura with Ground Suzaku.

Match 5: Natsupoi & Saori Anou beat Suzu Suzuki & Akira Kurogame and Hazuki & Koguma in a 3-way when Natsupoi pinned Kurogame.

Main Event: Natsuko Tora, Konami, Ruaka, Rina & Azusa Inaba beat Hanan, Saya Iida, Matoi Hamabe, Waka Tsukiyama & HANAKO. Konami pinned Iida after a pant kick.

The next event is Tuesday at Acros Fukuoka in Fukuoka. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin Monday at 9 PM PT/midnight ET.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 9/20/2026 LIVE Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH continues the N-1 VICTORY 2026 Tournament today with a morning matinee in Osaka. Today marks the halfway point of the tournament and will feature only Block A matches, with Day 4 of the block. With only one spot advancing nobody can clinch today but, if things don’t go his way, Yuki Iino could become the first elimination of the tournament. The highlight match is between former GHC Heavyweight Champions as Yoshiki Inamura faces Shane Haste.

Today’s event will be held at Umeda Stellar Hall in Osaka and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. The event is a legit advance sellout. There will be no commentary. There is also a pre-show match scheduled, which will now be part of the live stream. There are 8 matches total, so including the pre-show match I anticipate the event’s running time being around 2 1/2 hours.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA except for pre-show match):
Pre-show:
Manabu Soya, Yuto Koyanagi & Hiroto Tsuruya vs. Tetsuya Endo, HAYATA & Katsumi Inahata

Main show:
Kouga, Titus Alexander & Hiroya Namiki vs. OZAWA, Masa Kitamiya & Tadasuke
Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & RYUSEI vs. Naomichi Marufuji, Kenoh & Black Menso-re
Kai Fujimura, YO-HEY & Jun Masaoka vs. Alejandro, Dragon Bane & Daiki Odashima
N-1 VICTORY Block A:
Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Alpha Wolf
Yuki Iino vs. Chen
Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Takashi Sugiura
Yoshiki Inamura vs. Shane Haste

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Updates below will begin at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET. The pre-show match is scheduled to begin at 7:40 PM PT/10:40 PM ET. The main show is scheduled to begin at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET.

Pre-show late note: Regarding Iino possibly being eliminated today, that will happen if he loses AND Kiyomiya wins or draws. Kiyomiya has beaten Iino so he has the tiebreaker.

7:30 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in 10 minutes.

7:39 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Umeda Stellar Hall in Osaka, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. It’s a legit advance sellout which could be anywhere between 300-800. From what I can see I’m going to go in the middle and predict 550. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance, a legit advance sellout, was 500)

Pre-show match: Manabu Soya, Yuto Koyanagi & Hiroto Tsuruya vs. Tetsuya Endo, HAYATA & Katsumi Inahata. 10 minute time limit
Result: Tetsuya Endo, HAYATA & Katsumi Inahata beat Manabu Soya, Yuto Koyanagi & Hiroto Tsuruya. HAYATA pinned Tsuruya.

Updates will resume when the main show begins.

Card order announcement. The first 2 matches above open, then the first 2 N-1 VICTORY matches, possibly an intermission, then the Jr. Heavyweight 6-man tag followed by the final 2 N-1 VICTORY matches. Inamura-Haste will be the main event.

Main show:
The matches begin right on time at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET.

Match 1: Kouga, Titus Alexander & Hiroya Namiki vs. OZAWA, Masa Kitamiya & Tadasuke. 15 minute time limit
Result: OZAWA, Masa Kitamiya & Tadasuke beat Kouga, Titus Alexander & Hiroya Namiki. Tadasuke pinned Namiki. Afterwards, Yoshitatsu joined the winners for a brief beatdown on Namiki.

Match 2: Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & RYUSEI vs. Naomichi Marufuji, Kenoh & Black Menso-re. 20 minute time limit
Result: Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & RYUSEI beat Naomichi Marufuji, Kenoh & Black Menso-re. RYUSEI beat Menso-re with a standing Boston crab.

Match 3: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Alpha Wolf. 30 minute time limit
Result: Alpha Wolf beat Kazuyuki Fujita
Wolf is 3-1, 6 pts. Fujita is 1-3, 2 pts.

Match 4: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Yuki Iino vs. Chen. 30 minute time limit
Result: Chen beat Yuki Iino
Chen is 2-2, 4 pts. Iino is 0-4, 0 pts and, with the Wolf win, has now been virtually eliminated from contention. Iino is DEFINITELY OUT if Kiyomiya wins today.

Intermission. Updates should resume in 10-15 minutes

The matches resume at 9:05 PM PT/12:05 AM ET after the obligatory second sponsor plugs.

Match 5: Kai Fujimura, YO-HEY & Jun Masaoka vs. Alejandro, Dragon Bane & Daiki Odashima. 30 minute time limit
Result: Kai Fujimura, YO-HEY & Jun Masaoka beat Alejandro, Dragon Bane & Daiki Odashima. Masaoka pinned Bane. Afterwards, Masaoka with microphone. GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship challenge issued for himself and YO-HEY.

Match 6: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Takashi Sugiura. 30 minute time limit
Result: Kaito Kiyomiya beat Takashi Sugiura
Kiyomiya is 3-0-1, 7 pts. Sugiura is 2-2, 4 pts. Iino is now OUT.

Main Event: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Yoshiki Inamura vs. Shane Haste. 30 minute time limit
Result Yoshiki Inamura beat Shane Haste
Inamura is 2-1-1, 5 pts. Haste is 2-2, 4 pts.

As a result of today’s matches, with Iino now out Fujita is next to face elimination. Only the winner of the block advances to the Finals. Fujita must beat Kiyomiya in his next match.

The next event is Monday at Tokushima City Gym in Tokushima with Block B. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

New Japan 9/19/2026 Results (Updated)

New Japan continued their annual Hokkaido tour today with the halfway point event.

Today’s event was held at Irie Sports Park General Gym in Hokkaido and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. (It’s all live & on demand the rest of the tour now)

The announced paid attendance was 1150.

Match 1: Taisei Nakahara beat Yusahin Hatazawa. (I’ve been inadvertently spelling it wrong as Hatasawa)

Match 2: Shun Skywalker won a 14 man battle royal, last eliminating Shota Umino.

Match 3: Gedo & Jeff Cobb beat Zane Jay & Callum Newman. Cobb pinned Jay after Tour of the Islands.

Match 4: Taichi, Yuya Uemura & Aaron Wolf beat Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Kosei Fujita. Uemura pinned Jackson after Lions Shiner.

Match 5: Daiki Nagai, Robbie X, Taiji Ishimori, Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji beat Tatsuya Matsumoto, Ryusuke Taguchi, Yoh, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Ishimori beat Matsumoto with Bone Lock.

Main Event: OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) beat Toru Yano & Togi Makabe. Ice pinned Makabe after KOB. As a result, OSKAR & Ice will get the next IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship shot. But let’s point out the real talking point here-Makabe & Yano, who are well over 100 years old combined, managed to hang with the duo about half their age for nearly 34 minutes. 34 MINUTES! That really says something. When said title match happens it TBA but I’m thinking either DESTRUCTION of KING OF PRO WRESTLING as it all but has to be before the upcoming World Tag League.

The next event is Monday at Kitami Sports Center. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

UPDATE: The Tag Title match is now official. That match will happen on 10/6 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

Sumo-September 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 7 Results (9/19/2026) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 7 of the September 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

Makuuchi (top tier):
Shonannoumi (M17) beat Kazekeno (J4)
Asasuiryu (M15) beat Tokihayate (M15)
Chiyoshoma (M14) beat Tobizaru (M14)
Asakoryu (M13) beat Wakamotoharu (M11)
Kinbozan (M10) beat Abi (M13)
Oho (M10) beat Toshinofuji (M16)
Asahakuryu (M12) beat Shishi (M9)
Shodai (M11) beat Ura (M9)
Ichiyamamoto (M5) beat Nishikifuji (M7)
Fujiseiun (M7) beat Asanoyama (M6)
Oshoma (M5) beat Hiradoumi (M8)
Roga (M5) beat Takerufuji (M6)
Takayasu (M2) beat Takanosho (M4)
Yoshinofuji (M2) beat Kotoeiho (M1)
Kotoshoho (M1) beat Hakunofuji (K)
Fujinokawa (S) beat Daieisho (K)
Aonishiki (O) beat Atamifuji (S)
Kotozakura (O) beat Fujiryoga (M4)
Kirishima (O) beat Gonoyama (M3)
Onosato (Y) beat Churanoumi (M3)
Leader: Onosato, Kotozakura (6-1)
Of note: Did my pointing it out make a difference? Yesterday I noted the 3 who were 0-6 and a couple potentially in danger of demotion to Juryo. Today they all got their first win. At the top, the leaderboard briefly thinned out considerably as the 7-way tie for the lead is now just Onosato & Kotozakura. Aonishiki bounced back with a big win against Atamifuji, which hurts the Sekiwake’s Ozeki promotion hopes but he’s still alive, however he probably now needs to go 7-1 or 8-0 or win the championship. Kirishima is still in Yokozuna contention at 5-2 but probably needs to win out, and keep in mind the elders are pretty adamant about him needing another championship to be considered for promotion. Tomorrow will see Mitakeumi return as the Juryo man for the day, he is currently 3-4 at J4.

Juryo:
Meisei (J13) beat Tokifudo (J13)
Kayo (J12) beat NIshikigi (J14)
Hitoshi (J11) beat Ikarigata (Ms4)
Kagayaki (J11) beat Tochitaikai (J14)
Tamashoho (J12) beat Enho (J9)
Ryuden (J8) beat Tanji (J10)
Tomokaze (J7) beat Nabatame (J10)
Tohakuryu (J9) beat Midorifuji (J7)
Hatsuyama (J8) beat Shirokuma (J6)
Kitanowaka (J6) beat ONokatsu (J3)
Tamawashi (J3) beat Arashifuji (J5)
Daiseizan (J2) beat Kazuma (J2)
Mitakeumi (J4) beat Kyokukaiyu (J1)
Dewanoryu (J1) beat Sadanoumi (J5)
Leader: Kayo, Kagayaki, Kitanowaka (7-0)
Of note: No changes at the top as opponents keep getting Kayo’d, Kagayaki is somehow turning back time and Kitanowaka is keeping potential top tier return hopes alive. Daiseizan is keeping pace at 6-1 and is on track for a potential top tier return in November with 2 (ideally at least 3) more wins, while it looks like Kazuma won’t be back as he is now 1-6. Tamawashi added another win today after moving into 8th all-time yesterday, moving the Iron Man to 3-4. Fujisodai is the Makushita man up tomorrow, he is 1-3 at Ms4 so he needs a win to avoid demotion. Ikarigata missed out on promotion today but at 3-1 his Juryo hopes are still alive.

Lower tier notes: Today is the first half of what I call Promotion Day in the lower tiers, where the leaders will be 4-0 and clinch promotions for next time. In the Makushita, just 2 are 4-0 so far with 8 more up tomorrow, while Asahifuji is 3-1 and technically not out of championship contention. He’ll sit out tomorrow and be back on Day 9 or 10. In the Sandanme, 5 clinched promotions today at 4-0 with 10 more up tomorrow. In the Jonidan, 4 are at 4-0 with 16 more to try tomorrow, while in the Jonokuchi there is one at 4-0 with 2 more to try tomorrow. Also in Jonokuchi, Eisei picked up his 3rd win today to improve to 3-1 by beating Fukufukumaru while Moriurara tries for his 2nd win tomorrow.

Reminder: NHK World Japan will have 50 minutes of LIVE top tier coverage FOR FREE tomorrow beginning at 1:10 AM PT/4:10 AM ET. It will also be available on demand for a limited time on the network’s English-language website and also may be available on YouTube for a limited time as well.

Stardom 9/19/2026 NEAR LIVE Results

Stardom kicks off the Silver Week 2026 Tour today, a new tour coinciding with another week-long holiday period in Japan. NEAR LIVE results will be posted below as they become available.

Today’s event will be held at Yuneminato Tower Multipurpose Hall in Tottori and will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date. There is no live broadcast.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Kikyo Furusawa & Rian vs. Rina & Azusa Inaba
Aya Sakura & Anne Kanaya vs. Maki Itoh & Utami Hayashishits
AZM & Miyu Anasaki vs. Hina & Lady C
Hanan, Saya Iida, Matoi Hamabe, Waka Tsukiyama & HANAKO vs. Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe, Konami, Saya Kamitani & Ruaka
Syuri, Ami Sohrei & Ranna Yagami vs. Natsupoi, Saori Anou & Yuna Mizumori
Suzu Suzuki, Itsuki Aoki & Akira Kurogame vs. Hazuki, Koguma & Fuwa-chan

The event is scheduled to begin at 9 PM PT/midnight ET.

9:30 PM PT UPDATE: NEAR LIVE results updates begin now.

The paid attendance may or may not be announced after the event. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 319, a legit sellout)

Match 1: Rina & Azusa Inaba beat Kikyo Furusawa & Rian. Inaba pinned Rian.

Match 2: Maki Itoh & Utami Hayashishita beat Aya Sakura & Anne Kanaya. Hayashishita pinned Kanaya with a German suplex hold.

Match 3: AZM & Miyu Amasaki beat Hina & Lady C. AZM pinned Hina after Azumi Sushi.

Match 4: Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe, Konami, Saya Kamitani & Ruaka beat Hanan, Saya Iida, Matoi Hamabe, Waka Tsukiyama & HANAKO. Watanabe pinned Hamabe after B Driver.

Match 5: Syuri, Ami Sohrei & Ranna Yagami beat Natsupoi, Saori Anou & Yuna Mizumori. Sohrei pinned Mizumori after Like Thunder.

Main Event: Suzu Suzuki, Itsuki Aoki & Akira Kurogame beat Hazuki, Koguma & Fuwa-chan. Aoki pinned Fuwa-chan after Rasa Scissors.

The next event is tomorrow at Fukuyama Big Rose in Hiroshima. There will be no live broadcast.

New Japan 9/18/2026 Results

New Japan held their first airport event today in Hokkaido as part of a 100th Anniversary celebration for the facility. This was a mini-event with just 3 matches.

Today’s event was held at New Chitose Airport Center Plaza in Hokkaido. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 188, a legit sellout.

Before the event, President Hiroshi Tanahashi appeared and vowed to lose 20 kg-44 pounds-by Tokyo Dome.

Match 1: Masatora Yasuda, Shota Umino, Toru Yano & Togi Makabe beat Daiki Nagai, Gedo, OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby). Umino pinned Nagai after a lariat.

Match 2: Taichi, Yuya Uemura & Aaron Wolf beat Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Kosei Fujita. Uemura pinned Jackson after Lions Shiner.

Match 3: Robbie X, Taiji Ishinori, Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji beat Tatsuya Matsunoto, Yoh, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Tsuji pinned Matsumoto after Fire Blaster.

The next event is tomorrow at Irie Sports Park General Gym in Hokkaido. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin TONIGHT at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET. The first half of the tour was non-televised but all remaining events will be live & on demand.

Sumo-September 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 6 Results (9/18/2026) (Top 2 Tiers) (Updated x2)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 6 of the September 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

Makuuchi (top tier):
Tokihayate (J15) beat Shonannoumi (M17)
Tobizaru (M14) beat Onokatsu (J3)
Toshinofuji (M16) beat Chiyoshoma (M14)
Abi (M13) beat Asasuiryu (M15)
Wakamotoharu (M11) beat Oho (M10)
Kinbozan (M10) beat Asakoryu (M13)
Ura (M9) beat Asahakuryu (M12)
Shishi (M9) beat Shodai (M11)
Asanoyama (M6) beat Hiradoumi (M8)
Takerufuji (M6) beat Ichiyamamoto (M6)
Nishikifuji (M7) beat Roga (M5)
Fujiseiun (M7) beat Oshoma (M5)
Churanoumi (M3) beat Fujiryoga (M4)
Kotoeiho (M1) beat Takayasu (M2)
Daieisho (K) beat Hakunofuji (K)
Atamifuji (S) beat Kotoshoho (M1)
Kotozakura (O) beat Takanosho (M4)
Yoshinofuji (M2) beat Kirishima (O)
Fujinokawa (S) beat Aonishiki (O)
Onosato (Y) beat Gonoyama (M3)
Leader: 7 at 5-1
Of note: The leaderboard notably includes only one Ozeki now-Kotozakura is keeping pace at 5-1 but Kirishima was upset by Yoshinofuji, who got his first win today, and Aonishiki has fallen to 3-3, admittedly he may not be 100% still but after a good start this is a little concerning. Onosato also remains in the lead pack at 5-1, a good sign for the beleagured Yokozuna, while many fans are surely happy to see Ura in contention again. Atamifuji is now almost halfway to potential Ozeki promotion in the 5-1 group. At the bottom, it looks like Shonannoumi’s top tier return will be brief as he is now 0-6 and it’s time to wonder if Shodai is headed for the same fate as he is also 0-6.
Onosato faces Churanoumi tomorrow, who is also 5-1, Kotozakura has Fujiryoga, Atamifuji gets Aonishiki with the rest of the co-leaders farther down. Kazekeno will be the Juryo man up tomorrow, he is currently 4-2 at J4.

Juryo:
Tamashoho (J12) beat Ryuho (Ms4)
Kagayaki (J11) beat Nishikigi (J14)
Hitoshi (J11) beat Tochitaikai (J14)
Nabatame (J10) beat Tokifudo (J13)
Tanji (J10) beat Meisei (J13)
Kayo (J12) beat Tohakuryu (J9)
Midorifuji (J7) beat Hatsuyama (J8)
Enho (J9) beat Tomokaze (J7)
Kitanowaka ((J6) beat Shirokuma (J6)
Arashifuji (J5) beat Ryuden (J8)
Mitakeumi (J4) beat Kazekeno (J4)
Sadanoumi (J5) beat Daiseizan (J2)
Tamawashi (J3) beat Dewanoryu (J1)
Kyokukaiyu (J1) beat Kazuma (J2)
Leader: Kitanowaka, Kagayaki, Kayo (6-0)
Of note: As expected, Nabatame returned today after being out yesterday due to mumps (or, more technically, an inner ear issue) and won to even his record at 3-3. His stablemaster Futagoyama indicated this was only a one-day thing so Nabatame should be fine going forward. Enho also won today to stop his losing streak and get back to even at 3-3. And that’s finally #908 for Tamawashi today, moving the Iron Man into #8 on the all-time career wins list. It’s a Special K leaderboard now with Kitanowaka, Kagayaki and Kayo all 6-0, at J6 Kitanowaka could have a chance at a top tier return if he wins the championship. That would be nice for Hakkaku as the Chairman hasn’t had a top tier wrestler since Hokutofuji retired (he’s now Oyama oyakata). Ikarigata is the Makushita man up tomorrow. He is at Ms4 and 3-0 so a win would mean promotion and a chance to reach Juryo in November if he can get a couple more wins. He will face Hitosbi.

Lower tier notes: Asahifuji returned to Makushita today and won to improve to 2-1, but with 13 in Makushita left at 3-0 it’s now very unlikely he extends his career-opening championship streak to 5, but not impossible. The Sandanme has 20 at 3-0 including Kiryuko, who saw his recent comeback halted last time by demotion due to an injury withdrawal. The Jonidan has 24 at 3-0 while the Jonokuchi has 4 at 3-0. Tomorrow is the first half of what I call Promotion Day, when the leaders will improve to 4-0 and clinch winning records and thus promotions for the next tournament.

Also, if they are not already available, advance tickets (or what’s left of them) for the November Tournament at Fukuoka International Center in Fukuoka go on sale today.

UPDATE: Major news from Nikkan Sports after today’s matches-Nishikifuji will have heart surgery after the tournament. He is currently being treated for atrial fibrillation (Afib) and is expected to be hospitalized for 4 days. He stated it started earlier this year around the time stablemate Midorifuji was diagnosed with heart failure. Nishikifuji also revealed he has chronic neck disease too, but since he is not single he intends to continue his career. Had he been single he would have retired already. When/if that day does come, he does qualify for elder stock so he may be able to stay on as a coach.

UPDATE 2: Took less than 3 hours and all remaining November tickets are now already sold out.