Pro Wrestling NOAH and All-Japan have announced pending card changes due to Hikaru Sato suffering an injury at an event yesterday. Lower back contusion. He was scheduled for the Tokyo Gurentai event in NOAH on 12/20 and All-Japan events on 12/21 and 12/25. For the NOAH event, he was to have been in an 8-man tag team match. Ikuto Hidaka is the replacement. For All-Japan in 12/21, he was to have teamed with Dan Tamura to face Ryuki Honda & Masao Hanabata. No replacement named yet.
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BREAKING: All-Japan Losing 3 Wrestlers
In a series of news items just posted, All-Japan has announced 3 wrestlers are leaving the promotion at the end of the year: Izanagi, TAJIRI and the biggest loss of the trio-Jake Lee. Their contracts are expiring on December 31. All will continue to appear for the promotion until then.
Lee is a 2-time All-Japan Triple Crown Champion and has been one of the promotion’s top stars since the coronavirus pandemic began. TAJIRI is known to fans worldwide from his prior time in ECW, WWF/E and almost everywhere else around the world. TAJIRI seems to plan to keep going elsewhere as he’s well into his third decade as an active wrestler.
More as it becomes available.
All-Japan 12/7/22 Results
All-Japan wrapped up the World’s Strongest Tag League today as well as finishing the Jr. Battle Of Glory with a tiebreaker match to determine the winner.
Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.
The announced paid attendance was 801.
Match 1: Ryo Inoue & Hikaru Sato beat Hokuto Omori & Rising Hayato. Sato pinned Hayato after Death Valley Bomb.
Match 2: Shuji Ishikawa & Cyrus beat Ryuki Honda & Izanagi. Cyrus pinned Izanagi after a reverse splash.
Match 3: Takao Omori & Masao Inoue beat All-Asia Tag Team Champions Yusuke Kodama & Masao Hanabata, Yoshitatsu & TAJIRI and Black Menso-re & ATM in a 4-way, when Inoue pinned Kodama, to win the titles. Omori & Inoue become the 117th All-Asia Tag Team Champions.
Match 4: World’s Strongest Tag League: Jake Lee & Yuma Aoyagi beat Koji Doi & Kuma Arashi. Aoyagi pinned Arashi.
Match 5: World’s Strongest Tag League: Yuji Nagata & Yuma Anzai beat Suwama & KONO. Anzai pinned Suwama with a German suplex hold. UPSET ALERT!!! That’s indescribably huge, All-Japan’s clear top star got pinned by a rookie.
Match 6: Kento Miyahara & Takuya Nomura beat Jun & Rei Saito by ref stoppage. Nomura beat Jun Saito with a sleeper hold. That ended the tournament, but it meant there was a tie, so a tiebreaker match between Miyahara/Nomura and Ishikawa/Cyrus would be held.
Match 7: Jr. Battle Of Glory Finals: Atsuki Aoyagi beat Dan Tamura to win the tournament. This was a tiebreaker match with no time limit. Aoyagi beat Tamura in the final tournament match to force a rematch.
Main Event: World Tag League Finals: Kento Miyahara & Takuya Nomura beat Shuji Ishikawa & Cyrus to win the tournament. Miyahara pinned Ishikawa with a shutdown suplex hold.
The next event is #ajpw XMASEVE 4 on 12/21 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.
All-Japan 12/4/22 Results
All-Japan ran the penultimate day of the World’s Strongest Tag League and wrapped up the Jr. Battle Of Glory preliminary round.
Today’s event was held at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.
The announced paid attendance was 707.
Match 1: Jr. Battle Of Glory: Rising Hayato beat Ryo Inoue.
Match 2: Jr. Battle Of Glory: Hikaru Sato beat Hokuto Omori by ref stoppage.
Match 3: Jr. Battle Of Glory: Atsuki Aoyagi beat Dan Tamura. As a result, Aoyagi & Tamura tie for the top spot and will have a tiebreaker match at the next event.
Match 4: Izanagi, Black Menso-re, Andy Wu & Oji Shiba beat Takao Omori, Yoshitatsu, TAJIRI & Naoki Tanizaki. Menso-re pinned Omori.
Match 5: Jun & Rei Saito beat Ryuki Honda & The Bodyguard. Rei Saito pinned Honda after Drill-a-hole piledriver.
Match 6: World’s Strongest Tag League: Jake Lee & Yuma Aoyagi beat Yuji Nagata & Yuma Anzai. Lee pinned Anzai after a backdrop.
Match 7: World’s Strongest Tag League: Sueama & KONO beat Koji Doi & Kuma Arashi. KONO pinned Arashi after a giant kneedrop.
Main Event: World’s Strongest Tag League: Kento Miyahara & Takuya Nomura beat Shuji Ishikawa & Cyrus. Nomura pinned Cyrus with a diving rolling clutch hold.
The Final is Wednesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Unless there is a no contest or double countout in all their matches, 4 teams have a chance to force a potential tiebreaker match with Ishikawa & Cyrus to win the tournament. There will also be an Aoyagi/Tamura rematch for the Jr. Battle Of Glory championship with no time limit and a 4-way for the All-Asia Tag Team Championship. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.
All-Japan 11/27/22 Results
All-Japan continued the World’s Strongest Tag League today as the tournament winds down, also holding the penultimate day of the Jr. Battle Of Glory tournament.
Today’s event was held at Shonan Fujisawa Market Special Ring in Kanagawa and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.
The announced paid attendance was 800. This was possibly a legit sellout, if not it was very close.
Match 1: World’s Strongest Tag League: Kento Miyahara & Takuya Nomura beat Jake Lee & Yuma Aoyagi. Miyahara pinned Lee after a Frankensteiner.
Match 2: Koji Doi & Kuma Arashi beat Ryuki Honda & Masao Inoue. Arasahi pinned Honda after a diving senton.
Match 3: Dan Tamura & New Market “Ichi” (?) beat Black Menso-re & Ryo Inoue. Ichi pinned Inoue with La Magistral.
Match 4: Yusuke Kodama & Masao Hanabata beat All-Asia Tag Team Champions Yoshitatsu & TAJIRI to win the titles. Kodama & Hanabata become the 116th All-Asia Tag Team Champions. Hanabata pinned Yoshitatsu.
Match 5: Jr. Battle Of Glory: Atsuki Aoyagi beat Hokuto Omori.
Match 6: World’s Strongest Tag League: Jun & Rei Saito beat Shuji Ishikawa & Cyrus. Rei Saito pinned Ishikawa after Drill-a-hole piledriver.
Main Event: Suwama, TARU & KONO beat Yuji Nagata, Atsuki Aoyagi & Takao Omori. Suwama pinned Aoyagi after a backdrop.
With 2 matches left in the tag league Ishikawa & Cyrus still lead but several teams still have a chance to at least force a tiebreaker. In the Jr. Battle Of Glory it comes down to Aoyagi-Tamura. Tamura wins with a win or draw but Aoyagi can win with a victory.
The next event is 12/4 at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.
All-Japan 11/23/22 Results
All-Japan continued the World’s Strongest Tag League Wednesday, also coming down the final stretch of the Jr. Battle Of Glory.
Wednesday’s event was held at Nagoya Congress Center in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.
The announced paid attendance was 477.
Match 1: Jr. Battle Of Glory: Hikaru Sato beat Ryo Inoue by submission.
Match 2: Jr. Battle Of Glory: Dan Tamura beat Hokuto Omori.
Match 3: Jr. Battle Of Glory: Atsuki Aoyagi beat Rising Hayato.
Match 4: Takao Omori, Yoshitatsu & TAJIRI Beat Shuji Ishikawa, Cyus & Black Menso-re. Yoshitatsu pinned Menso-re after Cockroach Driver 2022.
World’s Strongest Tag League:
Match 5: Suwama & KONO beat Jun & Rei Saito. KONO pinned Rei Saito after a giant kneedrop.
Match 6: Jake Lee & Yuma Aoyagi vs. Shotaro Ashino & Ryuki Honda went to a 30 minute time limit draw.
Main Event: Yuji Nagata & Yuma Anzai beat Kento Miyahara & Takuya Nomura. Nagata pinned Nomura with a backdrop hold.
Tamura has all but won the Jr. Battle Of Glory at 4-0, 8 pts. Shuji Ishikawa & Cyrus lead the World’s Strongest Tag League, however a big shakeup is coming in the points because Shotaro Ashino & Ryuki Honda are now out of the tournament because Ashino was injured in the match on this event. Dislocated right clavicle. Out indefinitely but at least the rest of the tour, meaning a minimum of 2 weeks. That means a free win for Koji Doi & Kuma Arashi at the next event, then Jake Lee & Yuma Aoyagi, and finally Ishikawa & Cyrus.
The next event is Sunday (Saturday night US time) at Shonan Fujisawa Market Special Ring in Kanagawa. This event will be available on demand on AJPW.TV later that day or the following day.
All-Japan 11/20/22 Results
All-Japan ran the 4th day of the World’s Strongest Tag League today, nearing the halfway point of the tournament and heading into the home stretch of the Jr. Battle Of Glory tournament.
Today’s event was held at Hotel Epinard Nasu in Tochigi and will be available on demand on AJPW.TV tomorrow. There was no live broadcast.
The announced paid attendance was 368.
Match 1: Yoshitatsu, TAJIRI & Atsuki Aoyagi beat Takao Omori, Black Menso-re & Dan Tamura. Yoshitatsu pinned Menso-re after Cockroach Driver 2022.
Match 2: Jr. Battle Of Glory: Ryo Inoue beat Hokuto Omori.
Match 3: Jr. Battle Of Glory: Rising Hayato beat Hikaru Sato.
Match 4: World’s Strongest Tag League: Koji Doi & Kuma Arashi beat Yuji Nagata & Yuma Anzai. Arashi pinned Anzai after Argentine Backbreaker.
Match 5: World’s Strongest Tag League: Jake Lee & Yuma Aoyagi beat Jun & Rei Saito. Lee pinned Jun Saito after D4C.
Match 6: World’s Strongest Tag League: Shuji Ishikawa & Cyrus beat Suwama & KONO. Cyrus pinned KONO after a reverse splash.
Main Event: World’s Strongest Tag League: Shotaro Ashino & Ryuki Honda beat Kento Miyahara & Takuya Nomura. Ashino beat Miyahara with an ankle lock.
The next event is Wednesday at Nagoya Congress Center in Nagoya. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.
All-Japan 11/19/22 Results
All-Japan ran the third day of the World’s Strongest Tag League today, including the 3rd day of the Jr. Battle Of Glory Tournament.
Today’s event was held at Sunrec Kitakami in Iwate and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.
The announced paid attendance was 456. Based on what I saw at the beginning of the replay, this may have been a legit sellout, at worst it looked very close.
Match 1: Shotaro Ashino & Ryuki Honda beat Hikaru Sato & Ryo Inoue. Honda pinned Inoue after Final Vent.
Match 2: Jun & Rei Saito beat Atsuki Aoyagi & Hokuto Omori. Jun Saito pinned Omori after a chokeslam.
Match 3: Jr. Battle Of Glory: Dan Tamura beat Rising Hayato.
Match 4: Takao Omori, Black Menso-re & ATM beat Yoshitatsu, TAJIRI & Aizawa No. 1. Menso-re pinned Yoshitatsu.
Match 5: World’s Strongest Tag League: Kento Miyahara & Takuya Nomura beat Koji Doi & Kuma Arashi. Miyahara pinned Arashi with a shutdown suplex hold.
Match 6: World’s Strongest Tag League: Suwama & KONO vs. Jake Lee & Yuma Aoyagi went to a double countout. No points.
Main Event: world’s Strongest Tag League: Shuji Ishikawa & Cyrus beat Yuji Nagata & Yuma Anzai. Ishikawa pinned Anzai after Splash Mountain.
The next event is tomorrow at Hotel Epinard Nasu in Tochigi. This event will be available on demand on AJPW.TV shortly after the event concludes (normally this is the next day, which means it should be available at or shortly after 10 AM ET/7 AM PT). There will be no live broadcast.
All-Japan 11/16/22 Results
All-Japan continued the World’s Strongest Tag League today with day 2 of the event, also continuing the Jr. Battle Of Glory tournament.
Today’s event was held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.
The announced paid attendance was 269.
Match 1: Takao Omori beat Masao Inoue.
Match 2: All-Asia Tag Team Champions Yoshitatsu & TAJIRI beat Izanagi & Black Menso-re to retain the titles. Yoshitatsu pinned Izanagi after Cockroach Driver 2022. V1 for the champs.
Match 3: Jr. Battle Of Glory: Atsuki Aoyagi beat Ryo Inoue.
Match 4: Jr. Battle Of Glory: Dan Tamura beat Hikaru Sato.
Match 5: Jake Lee, Yuma Aoyagi & Hokuto Omori beat Kento Miyahara, Rising Hayato & Oji Shiba. Aoyagi pinned Shiba after Endgame.
Match 6: World’s Strongest Tag League: Shuji Ishikawa & Cyrus vs. Koji Doi & Kuma Arashi went to a double countout. No points for either team.
Match 7: World’s Strongest Tag League: Jun & Rei Saito beat Yuji Nagata & Yuma Anzai. Rei Saito pinned Anzai after a diving body press.
Main Event: World’s Strongest Tag League: Shotaro Ashino & Ryuki Honda beat Suwama & KONO. Ashino beat Suwama with an ankle lock.
The next event is Saturday at Sunrec Kitakami in Iwate. This event will be available on demand on AJPW.TV at a later date, which should be the following day. Because of time differences, it may be later that day in the US.
All-Japan Pro Wrestling World’s Strongest Tag League 2022 Results (11/13/22) (Updated)
All-Japan kicks off the annual World’s Strongest Tag League today, their yearly tag team tournament which this year is supported by a Jr. Heavyweight mini-tournament. Expect fast-paced action in the latter as matches will only have a 10 minute time limit while the tag league will follow traditional Japan tournament rules. Before the event there will be a pre-show dark match and traditional ceremonies to introduce all the participants for each tournament.
Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on AJPW.TV. There will likely be Japanese commentary. The pre-show match is scheduled to begin 20 minutes before the event. Taking this into account and the time limits for the matches, I anticipate the event having a total runtime of about 2 1/4 hours.
Today’s lineup:
Pre-show: Jr. Battle Of Glory Entrance Ceremony
Pre-show: Takao Omori, Yoshitatsu & TAJIRI vs. Izanagi, Black Menso-re & Oji Shiba
World’s Stringest Tag League Entrance Ceremony
Jr. Battle Of Glory:
Dan Tamura vs. Ryo Inoue
Hokuto Omori vs. Rising Hayato
Atsuki Aoyagi vs. Hikaru Sato
World’s Strongest Tag League:
Jun & Rei Saito vs. Koji Doi & Arashi
Shotaro Ashino & Ryuki Honda vs. Yuji Nagata (New Japan Pro Wrestling) & Yuma Anzai
Jake Lee & Yuma Aoyagi vs. Shuji Ishikawa & Cyrus
Suwama & KONO vs. Kento Miyahara & Takuya Nomura
Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.
Updates below will begin at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT, assuming the pre-show content is streamed. If not, then updates will begin at 9:30 PM ET/6:30 PM PT.
9 PM ET UPDATE: Live stream has launched. Waiting for broadcast to begin.
9:10 PM ET UPDATE: Live updates begin now.
We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. There is Japanese commentary but I missed host intros.
The Jr. Battle Of Glory participants are being introduced.
Pre-show Match: Takao Omori, Yoshitatsu & TAJIRI vs. Izanagi, Black Menso-re & Oji Shiba. 10 minute time limit
Result: Izanagi, Black Menso-re & Oji Shiba beat Yakao Omori, Yoshitatsu & TAJIRI. Iazangi pinned Yoshitatsu.
Updates will resume when the first match begins.
The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Hard camera seating on camera looks full, as do the middle bleachers opposite hard camera. Since this is a no-cheering event, I’m going to estimate the crowd is in the range of 750-850.
World’s Strongest Tag League Introduction Ceremony is first. Gets a little heated between Kento Miyahara & Suwama.
Match 1: Jr. Battle Of Glory: Dan Tamura vs. Ryo Inoue. 10 minute time limit
Result: Dan Tamura beat Ryo Inoue by submission
Match 2; Jr. Battle Of Glory: Rising Hayato vs. Hokuto Omori. 10 minute time limit
Result; Rising Hayato beat Hokuto Omori
Match 3: Jr. Battle Of Glory: Hikaru Sato vs. Atsuki Aoyagi. 10 minute time limit
Result: Hikaru Sato beat Atsuko Aoyagi by submission. Moments before time limit
Short break for announcements related to upcoming events. In particular a 12/25 event which will feature a mixed 6-person tag match with Maya Yukihi, Mayumi Ozaki, Chihiro Hashimoto & Yuu. Ozaki is one of the oldest active women wrestlers in Japan…and last I heard, at prob well into her 50s she’s still pretty darn hot.
Match 4: World’s Strongest Tag League: Koji Doi & Kuma Arashi vs. Jun & Rei Saito. 30 minute time limit
Result: Koji Doi & Kuma Arashi beat Jun & Rei Saito by DQ. Jun Saito DQ’d.
Match 5: World’s Strongest Tag League: Shotaro Ashino & Ryuki Honda vs. Yuji Nagata (New Japan Pro Wrestling) & Yuma Anzai. 30 minute time limit
Result: Yuji Nagata & Yuma Anzai beat Shotaro Ashino & Ryuki Honda. Nagata beat Ashino with Nagata Lock 54.
Match 6: World’s Strongest Tag League: Jake Lee & Yuma Aoyagi vs. Shuji Ishikawa & Cyrus. 30 minute time limit
Result: Shuji Ishikawa & Cyrus beat Jake Lee & Yuma Aoyagi. Ishikawa pinned Aoyagi after a chokeslam.
Main Event: Suwama & KONO vs. Kento Miyahara & Takuya Nomura. 30 minute time limit
Result: Suwama & KONO beat Kento Miyahara & Takuya Nomura. Suwama pinned Miyahara after a backdrop.
During the event it was announced that the Triple Crown would likely next be defended on 1/3/23. We may have a rematch coming from this.
The next event is Wednesday at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.
UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 794.
