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BREAKING: NJPW STRONG Title Defense Tonight Off

A planned New Japan STRONG Openweight Championship match tonight in US independent promotion DEFY Wrestling is now off. Current champion Eddie Kingston has announced on Instagram that he is no longer working independent events and dates outside of AEW, Ring Of Honor and New Japan until further notice due to a lower back injury. He was to have defenses the title against Rocky Romero. DEFY announced on social media they didn’t find out until Kingston’s Instagram post. Not a good look for the new double champ after Wednesday’s high spot moment on AEW Dynamite in New York City.

More as it becomes available.

New Japan 9/17/23 Results

New Japan continued the Road to DESTRUCTION Tour today with the last televised event of this part of the series.

Today’s event was held at Fukuoka Island City Forum in Fukuoka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1253, a legit sellout.

Match 1: Hiromu Takahashi beat Yuto Nakahsima.

Match 2: Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe beat Boltin Oleg & Oskar Leube. Makabe pinned Leube after a King Kong kneedrop.

Match 3: Yoh, Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Ryusuke Taguchi, Tiger Mask & Satoshi Kojima, Yano pinned TM 4.

Match 4: Bad Dude Tito, Shane Haste, Mikey NIcholls & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI, Hirooki Goto & Kazuchika Okada. Nicholls pinned YOSHI-HASHI after Highway To Hell.

Match 5: BUSHI, Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito beat Callum Newman, HENARE, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb. Tsuji pinned NEwman after Gene Blaster.

Match 6: Best of 7 Series Match 2: El Desperado, Ren Narita & Minoru Suzuki beat Master Wato, Shota Umino & Yuji Nagata. Desperado pinned Wato after Pinche Loco. 1-0 with 1 draw.

Main Event: TAKA Michinoku, DOUKI, Taichi & SANADA beat Dick Togo, Yujiro Takahashi, Sho & EVIL. SANADA pinned Togo after a rounding body press.

Also, before the event the results of fan voting for the upcoming KOPW 2023 Title match between Taichi & Sho were announced. Taichi’s rules won so it will be a Seconds Handcuffed Match, meaning all members of House Of Torture will be handcuffed to all members of Just 5 Guys at ringside (no Yoshinobu Kanemaru, who is out due to injury. Sho had proposed a 10 Minute Guaranteed Winner match, which would’ve been a match with a 10 minute time limit, and if it went to a time limit draw Sho would’ve won, Taichi would’ve been banned from using Black Mephisto and Sho also wanted additional rules due to the size difference between them (Sho is a Jr. Heavyweight while Taichi is a Heavyweight). one being Taichi also would have been banned from using Dangerous Backdrop. Taichi’s rules won the vote by a margin of roughly 62.7% to 37.3%. The match will be on 9/24.

The next event is tomorrow at Dejima Messe Nagasaki in Nagasaki. There will be no live or on demand broadcast. None of the 4 events this week will be available live or on demand.

Injury Report: Japan Injury Roundup (Updated x3)

There have been A LOT of injuries recently across the major Japanese promotions. Here are some of the latest updates:

New Japan-Yoshinobu Kanemaru is now off the rest of the Road to DESTRUCTION Tour. Knee injury suffered earlier this week. Boltin Oleg, was was out since last weekend due to a fever and arm infection (they were related), is cleared to return.

All-Japan/GLEAT-Sayaka Unagi is out indefinitely. Left shoulder injury suffered yesterday. For All-Japan, she was to have faced Sunny tomorrow. SAKI (not Saki Akai) is the replacement. For GLEAT, she is off the 9/17 event.

Stardom-Momo Kohga, Lady C, Miyu Amasaki and Mai Sakurai all will miss some of all of the rest of the 5 STAR GP, which runs through 9/30.

UPDATE: Tokyo Joshi Pro announced Neko Haruna has multiple knee and ACL injuries and will have surgery in October. Out several months if not longer. She will appear on 10/9 but not compete.

UPDATE 2: 9/14-what is going on in TJPW? For their event Saturday they have had to blow the card up. Not one, not two, not three…but SIX wrestlers are now off-Mizuki, Yuki Kamifuku, Nao Kakuta, Mahiro Kiryu, Raku and HIMAWARI. The very vague poor physica condition for all beyond illnesses. Add Neko Haruna (knees) and that’s 7 in the last few days. They somehow still are managing 7 matches scheduled with Ryo Mizunami being a late add. As compensation, any fan in attendance can request and will be given a colored piece of paper autographed by a random wrestler.

UPDATE 3: 9/15-Something is going around TJPW as now they have announced Wakana Uehara is now off tomorrow. Fever. So that’s now 7 off tomorrow, 8 if you count Neko Haruna. That’s about 1/3 of the roster.

New Japan 9/10/23 Results

New Japan continues the Toad To DESTRUCTION Tour today with BLUE JUSTICE 13, the latest Yuji Nagata Produced event in his hometown.

Today’s event was held at Togane Arena in Chiba and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1332.

There were once again last-minute card changes due to injuries-Yoshinobu Kanemaru legit injured his knee yesterday and Boltin Oleg remains out due to an arm infection and fever. Kanemaru is also off tomorrow’s event.

Match 1: Jado, Tiger Mask, Togi Makabe & Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Oskar Leube, Yuto Nakashima, Makabe pinned Nakashima after a King Kong kneefrop.

Match 2: Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Yoh & Ryusuke Taguchi. Yano pinned Taguchi.

Match 3: Bad Dude Tito, Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI, Hirooki Goto & Kazuchika Okada. Sabre pinned Ishii with a crucifix.

Match 4: HENARE, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb beat BUSHI, SHingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito. HENARE beat BUSHI with Ultima.

Match 5: Yota Tsuji & Hiromu Takahashi beat Callum Newman & Will Ospreay. Takahashi pinned Newman after Time Bomb.

Match 6: Dick Togo, Yujiro Takahashi, Sho & EVIL beat TAKA Michinoku, DOUKI, Taichi & SANADA. EVIL pinned TAKA after EVIL.

Main Event: Best of 7 Series Match 1: Master Wato, Shota Umino & Yuji Nagata vs. Ren Narita, El Desperado & Minoru Suzuki went to a 30 minute time limit draw.

The next event is tomorrow at Tatsunoko Arena in Ibaraki. There will be no live or on demand broadcast. In fact, of the 8 remaining events on this part of the tour only one will be televised at all.

New Japan 9/9/23 Results

New Japan continued the Road to DESTRUCTION Tour today with the second half of an opening Tokyo doubleheader.

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

The paid attendance has not yet been announced.

There were again last-minute changes to the card because Boltin Oleg remained out due to an infection in his left arm and related fever, and also because Zack Sabre Jr. asked to defend the NJPW WORLD TV Championship against Satoshi Kojima after his defense yesterday-that last-minute change was made.

Match 1: Yoh & Ryusuke Taguchi beat TAKA Michinoku & DOUKI. Yoh pinned TAKA after Black Hole Vacation.

Match 2: Tomoaki Honma, Master Wato, Shota Umino & Yuji Nagata beat Yuto Nakashima, El Desperado, Ren Narita & Minoru Suzuki. Umino pinned Nakashima after Death Slider.

Match 3: Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Bad Dude Tito, Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls. Goto pinned Tito after Shoto.

Match 4: Yujiro Takahashi, Sho & EVIL beat DOUKI, Taichi & SANADA. EVIL pinned DOUKI after EVIL. There was an absolute last-second change here because Yoshinobu Kanemaru was supposed to be in the match but he injured his knee when Just 5 Guys attempted a pre-match sneak attack on House Of Torture. DOUKI was the replacement.

Match 5: NJPW WORLD TV Champion Zack Sabre Jr. beat Satoshi Kojima by submission to retain the title. V14(!) for Sabre.

Match 6: NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Champions Tomohiro Ishii, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kazuchika Okada beat Tiger Mask, Togi Makabe & Hiroyoshi Tenzan to retain the titles. Ishii pinned Tenzan after a vertical drop brainbuster. V2 for the champs.

Main Event: In an elimination match, Callum Newman, HENARE, Great-O-Khan, Jeff Cobb & Will Ospreay beat BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito. Cobb was the only winner left, last eliminating Naito. This could have Tokyo Dome main event implications if this perhaps results in Naito being forced to defend his title shot contract against Cobb.

The next event is BLUE JUSTICE 13, a Yuji Nagata Produced event, tomorrow at Togane Arena in Chiba. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

New Japan 9/8/23 Results

New Japan kicked off the Road To DESTRUCTION Tour today with the opening event in Tokyo., coming back from possibly their longest break of the year.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World FOR FREE! It also streamed on ABEMA in Japan. Click below to watch (in Japanese, English is also available):

https://njpwworld.com/p/s_00660_1_1

The announced paid attendance was 1087.

There was a last-minute change to the card because Boltin Oleg was off. Left wrist injury and fever. He was to have faced Zack Sabre Jr. for the NJPW WORLD TV Championship. Ryohei Oiwa was the replacement at Oleg’s request.

Before the event began, a 10 Bell Salute for the legendary Terry Funk, who passed away recently, was held. Funk regularly visited Japan in his prime along with his brother Dory Funk Jr., who remains involved with All-Japan Pro Wrestling.

Match 1: DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Yoh & Ryusuke Taguchi. Kanemaru beat Taguchi with a figure 4.

Match 2: Tomoaki Honma, El Desperado, Ren Narita & Minoru Suzuki beat Oskar Leube, Master Wato, Shota Umino & Yuji Nagata. Narita beat Leube with a cobra twist.

Match 3: Bad Dude Tito, Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls beat Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Haste pinned Yano after Highway To Hell.

Match 4: Yuto Nakashima, Tomohiro Ishii, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kazuchika Okada vs. Tiger Mask, Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan went to a no contest. Tenzan out of control, breaking ref’s restraint and continuously assaulting Ishii. Tenzan is part of a trio challenging Ishii, Tanahashi & Okada for the NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Championship tomorrow.

Match 5: Hiromu Takahashi, Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito beat Callum Newman, HENARE, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb. Tsuji pinned Newman after Gene Blaster. According to New Japan’s Japanese website, Newman is a new member of United Empire.

Match 6: NJPW WORLD TV Champion Zack Sabre Jr. beat Ryohei Oiwa to retain the title. V13(!) for Sabre. Next up: If Sabre has his way, Kojima. Sabre wants it tomorrow but Kojima is already in a match. Stay tuned…

Main Event: Sho & EVIL beat Taichi & SANADA. EVIL pinned SANADA after EVIL.

The next event is tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will be a Samurai! TV simulcast for those watching outside Japan.

New Japan 8/5/23 Results

New Japan ran Day 13 of the G1 CLIMAX 33 today, with only Block A matches today for their final day of prelims.

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

The announced paid attendance was 3150.

Match 1: Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb beat DOUKI & Taichi. Khan beat DOUKI with Subaru Sheep Killer.

Match 2: Yoh, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Gedo, KENTA & David Finlay. Yoh pinned Gedo after Torras Kick.

Match 3: Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL beat BUSHI, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito. EVIL pinned BUSHI after EVIL.

Match 4: HENARE & Will Ospreay beat Togi Makabe & El Phantasmo. HENARE pinned Makabe after Streets Of Rage.

Match 5: Tomohiro Ishii, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kazuchika Okada beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Tama Tonnga & Tanga Loa. Ishii pinned Tenzan after a sliding lariat.

G1 CLIMAX Block A:
Match 6: Yota Tsuji beat Gabriel Kidd.
Match 7: Ren Narita beat Kaito Kiyomiya.
Match 8: SANADA beat Chase Owens. Perfect record.
Main Event: Hikuleo beat Shota Umino. As a result, Hikuleo finishes 2nd in Block A and advances to the Quarterfinals.

Day 14 is tomorrow with the last day of Block B prelims. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin TONIGHT at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET.

New Japan 8/2/23 Results

New Japan ran Day 12 of the G1 CLIMAX 33 today, the penultimate day of Blocks C & D.

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

The announced paid attendance was 2006.

All matches were G1 CLIMAX matches, 20 minute time limit.

Match 1: Block D: Alex Coughlin beat Hiroshi Tanahashi. UPSET ALERT!!!

Match 2: Block C: Mikey Nicholls beat EVIL.

Match 3: Block D: Toru Yano beat Shane Haste.

Match 4: Block C: HENARE beat Tomohiro Ishii.

Match 5: Block D: Hirooki Goto beat Jeff Cobb.

Match 6: Block C: Eddie Kingston beat Tama Tonga.

Match 7: Block D: Tetsuya Naito beat Zack Sabre Jr.

Main Event: Block C: Shingo Takagi beat David Finlay.

With one match left, 5 still have a chance to advance in Block C (top 2 move on). Nicholls, HENARE & Ishii are out. Here’s how it will play out on their final day: The Finlay-Kingston winner advances. If EVIL beats Takagi, EVIL advances. If Takagi beats EVIL, he needs a Tonga loss or draw to advance. If Takagi and Tonga both win, they will need a tiebreaker because their head-to-head result was a draw. Tonga needs a win and Takagi-EVIL to be a Double DQ or no contest to advance (something that means no points for both). Now if Finlay-Kingston is a draw, blow everything up because it then gets too complicated. In Block D, Cobb, Sabre & Naito are tied for the lead but there is serious final day chaos potential. Let’s start with simple-Cobb advances if he beats Haste. Naito advances if he beats Tanahashi. Sabre must beat Goto AND Cobb or Naito must lose or draw (Sabre lost to both Cobb & Naito). Yano, Haste & Coughlin are out. Tanahashi & Goto need miracles and can also blow up everything.

Day 13 is Saturday at Osaka Prefectural Gym in Osaka with the final day of Blocks A & B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

New Japan 8/1/23 Results

New Japan ran Day 11 of the G1 CLIMAX 33 today, the penultimate day of Blocks A & B.

Today’s event was held at Takamatsu City General Gym 1 in Kagawa and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1559.

All matches were G1 CLIMAX matches, 20 minute time limit.

Match 1: Block A: Hikuleo beat Kaito Kiyomiya.

Match 2: Block B: Great-O-Khan beat YOSHI-HASHI.

Match 3: Block A: Ren Narita beat Chase Owens by submission.

Match 4: Block B: El Phantasmo beat Taichi.

Match 5: Block A: SANADA beat Gabriel Kidd. As a result, SANADA wins Block A.

Match 6: Block B: Tanga Loa beat Will Ospreay by countout.

Match 7: Block A: Yota Tsuji beat Shota Umino.

Main Event: Block B: Kauzchika Okada beat KENTA. As a result, Okada clinches a top 2 spot on Block B and advances to the Quarterfinals.

With one match left, SANADA will win Block A but 2nd is completely up for grabs-mathematically everyone still has a chance but the final matchups all but eliminate Owens & Narita as they are on 2-4, 4 points and second place currently is 3-3, 6 points. In Block B, Okada will advance while Ospreay only needs to beat or draw against Phantasmo to advance. Loa, Phantasmo & Taichi all still have a chance. KENTA, YOSHI-HASHI & Khan are now out.

Day 12 is tomorrow at Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall in Hiroshima with Blocks C & D. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan 7/30/23 Results

New Japan ran Day 10 of the G1 CLIMAX 33 today, Day 5 of Blocks C & D.

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

The announced paid attendance was 3545.

All matches were G1 CLIMAX matches, 20 minute time limit.

Match 1: Block C: David Finlay beat HENARE.

Match 2: Block D: Toru Yano beat Jeff Cobb. Flash win (it cheats aka red mist).

Match 3: Block C: Eddie Kingston beat Mikey Nicholls.

Match 4: Block D: Tetsuya Naito beat Alex Coughlin.

Match 5: Block C: EVIL beat Tomohiro Ishii.

Match 6: Block D: Zack Sabre Jr. beat Shane Haste.

Match 7: Block C: Shingo Takagi vs. Tama Tonga went to a 20 minute time limit draw.

Main Event: Block D: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Hirooki Goto.

In Block C. EVIL & Finlay are tied at the top at 4-1, 8 points with 2 matches left. Nicholls & HENARE are now out of contention. The draw today really hurt Takagi, but he still is in it because his last 2 matches are Finlay & EVIL. Finlay’s other remaining match is Kingston, while EVIL’s other match is Nicholls. Kingston still has a chance too, his remaining matches are Finlay & HENARE. In Block D, Cobb & Sabre are tied at 4-1, 8 points, with Tanahashi & Naito 2 points back and still in it. Haste & Goto are on life support with tiebreakers their only hope, Goto has the better chance there because Sabre & Cobb are his remaining 2 opponents. Haste has Cobb & Yano. Despite a win today Yano is out of it as is Coughlin. Tanahashi next has Coughlin and Naito gets Sabre before they face off in their final match, a potential eliminator for 2nd and advancement.

Day 11 is Tuesday at Takamatsu City General Gym 1 in Kagawa with Blocks A & B. The main event will be Kazuchika Okada vs. KENTA. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.

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