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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.

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!

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.

New Japan 5/19/22 Results

New Japan ran Day 4 of Best Of The Super Junior today, featuring Day 2 of Block B action.

Today’s event was held at Hachinohe City East Gym in Aomori and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese and English.

The announced paid attendance was 857.

Match 1: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Yoh beat TAKA Michinoku & Yoshinobu Kanemaru. Yoh pinned TAKA after Direct Drive.

Match 2: Jado, Ryusuke Taguchi, Clark Connors & Alex Zayne beat Dick Togo, Gedo, Sho & Taiji Ishimori. Taguchi beat Gedo with Oh My & Gar Ankle.

Match 3: Shingo Takaki & Hiromu Takahashi beat Tiger Mask & Ace Austin. Takagi pinned TM 4 after Pumping Bomber.

Best Of The Super Junior Block B:
Match 4: Wheeler Yuta beat DOUKI by submission.
Match 5: El Lindaman beat Titan.
Match 6: BUSHI beat Robbie Eagles.
Match 7: El Phantasmo beat Master Wato.
Main Event: El Desperado beat TJP.
Standings (Block B):
1-Desperado, 2-0, 4 points
2-Phantasmo, 2-0, 4 points
3-Yuta, 1-1, 2 points
4-DOUKI, 1-1, 2 points
5-Lindaman, 1-1, 2 points
6-BUSHI, 1-1, 2 points
7-Eagles, 1-1, 2 points
8-TJP, 1-1, 2 points
9-Wato, 0-2, 0 points
10-Titan, 0-2, 0 points

Day 5 is Saturday at New Aomori Prefecture Sports Park Maeda Arena in Aomori with the third day of Block A. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 3 AM ET/midnight PT.

New Japan 5/17/22 & 5/18/22 Results

New Japan continued the Best Of The Super Junior yesterday and today-yesterday was the start of Block B and today was the second day of Block A.

Yesterday’s event was held at Sakata City Kokutai Memorial Gym in Yamagata and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese and English.

The announced paid attendance was 629.

Match 1: Kosei Fujita, Ryohei Oiwa & Clark Connors beat Yuto Nakashima, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Yoh. Connors pinned Nakashima after Trophy Kill.

Match 2: Tiger Mask & Ace Austin beat TAKA Michinoku & Yoshinobu Kanemaru. Austin pinned TAKA after The Fold.

Match 3: Dick Togo, Sho & Taiji Ishimori beat Jado, Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi. Sho beat Jado with Snake Bite.

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

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

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

The announced paid attendance was 936.

Match 1: Yuto Nakashima & Tiger Mask beat Kosei Fujita & Ryohei Oiwa. TM 4 pinned Fujita after a tiger driver.

Match 2: Jado, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Master Wato beat Dick Togo, Gedo & El Phantasmo. Wato beat Phantasmo with Vendeval.

Match 3: Robbie Eagles, Titan & Wheeler Yuta beat TAKA Michinoku, El Desperado & DOUKI. Yuta beat TAKA with Seat Belt Clutch.

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

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

Day 4 is tomorrow at Hachinohe City East Gym in Aomori with the second day of Block B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan Pro Wrestling Capital Collision 5/14/22 Results (LIVE)

After the PPV debacle that was Windy City Riot, literally and figuratively, New Japan is trying again tonight with their next US event, Capital Collision, as they head to Washington, DC for the first time. They already have ran into problems though, as last night they were forced to make several card changes because All Elite Wretling star Trent Beretta, scheduled for one of the featured matches, tested positive for the coronavirus and is now off. The promotion has promised greatly improved technical capabilities to avoid a repeat of what happened last month so hopefully it goes off without a hitch. The main event will feature a 4-way for the IWGP US Heavyweight Championship.
Today’s event will be held at Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, DC and can be watched LIVE on FITE in English for $19.99. You also get unlimited on demand replays with purchase. Also, it’s completely risk-free: If there are any technical issues with the stream like with Windy City Riot’s live broadcast, you can request a refund from FITE and you will get your money back in full, no questions asked. The PPV is also available in Japanese on New Japan World, but that will cost around $24 in addition to monthly subscription fees if you are not a subscriber. Subscribers still have to pay for the event for now.
There is also seheduled to be a 30 minute FREE pre-show on YouTube before the event. This may feature a pre-show dark match for the live crowd but that is not definite. Said match will not be on the PPV stream.
I expect the event’s total run time to be in the range of 3-3 1/2 hours.

Tonight’s lineup:
Pre-show: Nick Comoroto vs. Kevin Knight (non-televised)

PPV:
Ren Narita vs. Karl Fredericks
Fred Rosser, David Finlay, Tanga Loa, Yuya Uemura & The DKC vs. Tom Lalor, Royce Isaacs, Jorel Nelson, JR Kratos & Danny Limelight
Chase Owens vs. Great-O-Khan
Aaron Henare, Jeff Cobb, Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis vs. Jonah, Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls & Bad Dude Tito
Brody King vs. Minoru Suzuki
Eddie Kingston vs. Tomohiro Ishii
Kazuchika Okada & Rocky Romero vs. Jay White & Hikuleo
IWGP US Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Juice Robinson, Will Ospreay & Jon Moxley in a 4-way for the title
Updates below will begin at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT.

LIVE updates below:
Match 1: Karl Fredericks beat Ren Narita.

Match 2: Result: Tom Lawlor, Royce Isaacs, Jorel Nelson, JR Kratos & Danny Limelight beat The DKC, Fred Rosser, Yuya Uemura, Tanga Loa & David Finlay. Limelight pinned DKC after a springboard DDT.

Match 3: Chase Owens beat Great-O-Khan.

Match 4: Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls, Jona & Bad Dude Tito beat Jeff Cobb, Aaron Henare, Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis. Nicholls pinned Fletcher.

Match 5: Brody King beat Minoru Suzuki.

Match 6: Tomohiro Ishii beat Eddie Kingston.

Match 7: Jay White & Hikuleo beat Rocky Romero & Kazuchika Okada. White pinned Romero after Bladerunner.

Main Event: Juice Robinson neat IWGP US Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jon Moxley & Will Ospreay in a 4-way by pinning Ospreay to win the title. Robinson becomes the 15th IWGP US Heavyweight Champion.

After commentary signs off and everyone else leaves, Moxley with microphone for a promo to send the crowd home happy.

End Show.

The next event is the Best Of The Super Junior Tournament Opening Day tomorrow at Nagoya Congress Center in Nagoya, Japan. Live streaming in Japanese and English on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

BREAKING: 5/14 New Japan Event Changes

In a development with AEW ramifications, New Japan just announced Trent Beretta is now off tomorrow’s Capital Collision event. Coronavirus. He was to have teamed with Kazuchika Okada to face Jay White & Hikuleo. Rocky Romero is the replcement, meaning there are other card changes:
Romero was in a 10-man tag and will now be replaced by The DKC, who was to have faced Kevin Knight in a non-televised pre-show match. Nick Comoroto is the replacement.

This development likely means Trent can’t be at AEW’s events next week in Houston.

5/8/22-5/14/22 Events Schedule

Here is the schedule of events for 5/8/122-5/14/22, in addition to daily Grand Sumo Tournament Results for the May 2022 Tournament running from 5/8/22-5/22/22 (all times PT, schedule subject to change):
5/9/22:
8 PM-CyberFight Festival 2022 Full Card Announcement Press Conference. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE and YouTube.

5/10/22:
3 AM-DDT Pro Wrestling “DDT FREE -May”, Shinjuku Face, Tokyo, Japan. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE

5/11/22:
5 PM-All Elite Wrestling “AEW Dynamite”, Long Island, NY. LIVE on TBS (US), New Japan World (Japan ONLY) and FITE (other areas)

5/13:
TBA-All Elite Wrestling “AEW Rampage”. TAPED on TNT. Broadcast time likely will depend on NHL Playoffs coverage schedules.

5/14:
1:30 AM-Pro Wrestling NOAH N INNOVATION, Yokohama Radiant Hall, Yokohama, Japan. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE
5 PM-New Japan Pro Wrestling Capital Collision, Washington, DC. Live streaming on FITE ($19.99) and New Japan World (aroound $23 plus monthly subscription fees)
8 PM-Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, Ryogoku KFC Hall, Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE

New Japan 5/6/22 Results (Special Event)

New Japan ran a special standalone TakaTaichiMania 2.5 event today produced by Taichi & TAKA Michinoku, the second such exclusive PPV put on by the Suzuki-gun faction this year.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on New Japan World only as a standalone PPV for an additional 3000 yen (about $23-24 US) on top of a monthly subscription. It will be behind this paywall until August 6.

The paid attendance was not announced. Note the matches were listed as Match 4-7 so there may have been more than what New Japan listed:

Match 1: Minoru Suzuki beat Ren Ayabe (JUST TAP OUT). JTO is a promotion run by TAKA Michinoku which he started after moving on from his former KAIENTAI DOJO.

Match 2: TAKA Michinoku & Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Dick Togo & Gedo. Kanemaru beat Gedo with a Samson clutch.

Match 3: Taichi & Yoshitatsu 20th Anniversary Match: Taichi beat Yoshitatsu. Yoshitatsu, real name Naofumi Yamamoto (I think), changed his name when he left New Japan for a chance in WWE over a decade ago, and continues using the name after being released following a largely failed stint there. It was absolutely not his fault, he was just badly misused by Creative.

Main Event: In a Hardcore match, Jun Kasai (Freedoms) & Tomoaki Honma beat DOUKI & El Desperado. Kasai pinned DOUKI after a reverse Tiger driver. They teased a potential Kasai-Desperado match in the future afterward.

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