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Aja Kong 40th Anniversary Event Results (5/16/2026)

Perhaps the greatest Japanese women’s wrestler ever (or at worst it’s between her & Manami Toyota, at least in my book), Aja Kong has slowed down a lot the last decade or so but is still going strong and, this past weekend, celebrated her 40th Anniversary in wrestling with a special event.

Saturday’s event was held at Toyosaki Chura SUN Beach Multi-Purpose Plaza in Okinawa (an outdoor venue). There was no live broadcast and there were no broadcast plans at all but, thanks to an “emergency decision” a couple days ago, it can now be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. There is Japanese commentary for the first match only. There is no commentary for the main card. The ring announcer’s voice you might recognize as it’s the same guy who does the card announcement video narration for select Pro Wrestling NOAH events.

The paid attendance was not announced.

Pre-show match: Tochigi Pro Wrestling Match: Satsuki Nagao & Mitsuhisa Sanabe beat Takumi Baba & Shoki Kitamura. Nagao pinned Kitamura with a German suplex hold.

The event opened with a greeting from Aja Kong.

Match 1: Shoko Nakajima & Rina Amikura beat Mika Iwata & Sora Ayame. Nakajima pinned Ayame after a diving senton.

Match 2: Sayaka Unagi & Momoka Hanazono beat Sakura Hirota & Mitsuki Kato. Unagi pinned Hirota. Comedy match.

Match 3: Kyoko Inoue & Hiroyo Matsumoto beat Yurika Oba & Rina Yamashita. Matsumoto pinned Oba after a backdrop.

A Crush Gals Talk Session was held here.

Match 4: Syuri, Takumi Iroha & Chihiro Hashimoto beat Kakeru Sekiguchi, Itsuki Aoki & Haruka Umesaki. Iroha pinned Sekiguchi after a crucifix powerbomb.

Main Event: Aja Kong 40th Anniversary Match: Aja Kong, Kaori Yoneyama, Ryo Mizunami & Hikaru Shida beat Yuki Kamifuku, Saori Anou, Veny & Nagisa Nozaki. Kong pinned Kamifuku after a spinning backfist. The entrances were cut out due to music rights. Maya Yukihi, who is out long-term due to injuries, seconded the losers.

The event & broadcast ended with Kong’s backstage/post-event comments.

GLEAT 5/20/2026 Results

GLEAT continued the G CLASS Tournament today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 210.

Match 1: Soma Watanabe, KAZMA SAKAMOTO, ARASHI, Black Andromeda & JD Lee beat Brass Knuckles JUN, Rock Iwasaki, Kohei Kinoshita, Keiichi Sato & Genta Yubari. Watanabe pinned Sato after a dropkick.

Match 2; Yuya Aoki, Shigehiro Irie & Kapy beat Junjie, Minoru Tanaka & Katsuhiko Nakajima. Irie pinned Junjie after Beast Bomber.

Match 3: El Lindaman & Kotaro Suzuki beat Hayato Tamura & Kendo Ka Shin. Lindaman pinned Tamura.

Match 4: Drago beat Vent Vert Jack.

Match 5: Lidet UWF Double Bout: Hideki Sekine & Daisuke Sekimoto beat Takanoti Ito & Tetsuya Izuchi by ref stoppage in 63 seconds. Sekimoto beat Izuchi.

Match 6: G CLASS Semifinals: T-Hawk beat Ryuchi Kawakami.

Main Event: G CLASS Semifinals: Kaito Ishida beat Takehiro Yamamura.

As a result, the Finals will be T-Hawk vs. Ishida.

The Final is 6/4.

The next event is a Takehiro Yamamura Hometown Event on 5/30 at Konohana Ward Ikkyu Hall in Osaka. Broadcast plans TBA.

Injury Report: Izuchi may have been injured in Match 5. Unspecified but he was taken out on a stretcher and hospitalized immediately. GLEAT Representative Director Hiroyuki Suzuki announced on social media that exams revealed no abnormalities and Izuchi was released. So hopefully he will be fine going forward

DDT 5/20/2026 Results

DDT ran the 9th D GENERATIONS event today, marking the 1st anniversary of the event series for the promotion’s younger & less experienced wrestlers.

Today’s event was held at Ueno Park Outdoor Stage in Tokyo and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Sunday. There was no love broadcast.

The paid attendance was not announced.

There was a last-minute change to the card due to Masami Inahata being pulled off the event. Not cleared to return from a back injury earlier this month.

Match 1: Ari Nejima beat Hinata Kasai.

Match 2: Yuya Koroku & Yuki Ishida beat Hideki Okatani & Illusion. Ishida pinned Illusion after Flame Palm.

Match 3: Munetatsu Nakamura beat Rukiya.

Match 4: In a Throw Ban Match, Takeshi Masada vs. To-y went to a Double DQ. Ref assaults by both.

Main Event: Kazuma Sumi beat Yuni.

The next event is Tuesday. There will be no live broadcast. On demand 5/29.

New Japan 5/20/2026 Results

New Japan ran Day 4 of Best Of The Super Junior 33 today in Tokyo.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1257.

All matches were Best Of The Super Junior matches.

Match 1: Block B: Jacob Austin Young beat KUSHIDA.

Match 2: Block A: Jun Kasai beat Daiki Nagai.

Match 3: Block B: Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Robbie Eagles

Match 4: Block A: Nick Wayne beat Ryusuke Taguchi

Match 5: Block B: Taiji Ishimori beat Daisuke Sasaki.

Match 6: lock A: Titan beat Valiente Jr. in 81 seconds. Despite a potential injury suffered last time Valiente came back to compete today, but it appeared to be a factor again.

Match 7: Block B: El Desperado beat Hyo.

Match 8: Block A: Master Wato beat Francesco Akira.

Match 9: Block B: Yoh beat Sho by DQ. Clever trickery with weapon fake-outs.

Main Event: Block A: Robbie X beat Kosei Fujita.

Day 5 is Friday at Osaka City Central Gym Sub Arena in Osaka with only Block A as the tournament now shifts to alternating blocks each event. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Regarding Aja Kong 40th Anniversary Event Results (5/16/2026)

I had been hoping to already have results from the Aja Kong 40th Anniversary event that took place on 5/16 but haven’t been able to find them yet. But some good news on that front from Kong herself-thanks to an EMERGENCY DECISION today the full event will now be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Wednesday, so results will be up later this week once I have a chance to watch. There was going to be no broadcast at all so lucky us. (Some ring entrances will be muted due to music rights)

Injury Report: Momo Nohgo (Updated)

The injury absences (and thus bad puns) are piling up in Stardom again…it was just announced that Mono Kohgo is the latest one sidelined. Treatment of unspecified injury. Out indefinitely but will miss the next PPV on Saturday so at least a week. A match that may have involved her had not yet been announced (only title matches have with one exception). It’s not yet known how long Kohgo will be out.

More as it becomes available.

UPDATE: Unfortunately the body count keeps rising again. Add Miyu Amasaki to the injured list. The always vague poor health…but bad enough that she has been hospitalized. Out at least 2 weeks. As a result, the scheduled Goddesses Of Stardom Championship match on Saturday, when Amasaki & AZM were to defend against Hazuki & Koguma, has been POSTPONED. Ema Maishima is the replacement and it will now be a NON-TITLE match.

DEVELOPING: TJPW Wrestler Done For Now

Tokyo Joshi Pro wrestler Shino Suzuki just returned home to Shizuoka for a hometown event this past weekend. Unfortunately it was just announced that will be her last event for some time. She has been suffering from an unspecified physical condition for a long time and per a doctor needs rest and treatment. Out indefinitely but this is going to be weeks if not months. She also will not be taking part in any wrestling, idol and Up Up Girls activities and also will be off social media. This obviously has me quite worried because similar recently happened with Moka Miyamoto and it forced her to retire after winning the International Princess Championship last year (we never found out why), hopefully this will not be the case with Suzuki. Sending best wishes for a full recovery. When/if she can return will be announced by the promotion.

For the next event on Friday, changes have been made as she was to have faced Pom Harajuku & Mifu Ashida in a 3-way. It’s now a single match.

More as it becomes available.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 5/18/2026 Results (Updated x2)

Pro Wrestling NOAH kicked off a new season of MONDAY MAGIC today, this one the Inside Out Season.

Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The paid attendance was not announced.

Match 1: Great Sakuya beat Miko Alana.

Match 2: Masato Tanaka & Ikuto Hidaka vs. Manabu Soya & Hikaru Sato went to a double countout. After the event, this resulted in the announcement of a GHC hardcore Championship match between Tanaka & Sato. That match will happen next Monday

Match 3: Daiki Odashima beat Jiro Shinbashi. Comedy match.

Match 4: Eita beat Shuji Kondo, Kid Lykos 2 & HAYATA in a 4-way by pinning Lykos.

Match 5: Takumi Iroha & Chika Akatsuki beat Mai Sakurai & Yuka Yamazaki. Akatsuki pinned Yamazaki with an All-Japan Women’s Pro Wrestling style pin.

Match 6: Alejandro won a 7 man battle royal, last eliminating Archie Cole. Order of elimination: Super Crazy, Alan Angels, Rich Port Ayala, Iker Navarro, Rhys Alexios, Cole.

Main Event: Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Titus Alexander went to a 20 minute time limit draw.

After the event, the first match for WRESTLE MAGIC on 6/15 at Korakuen Hall was announced-Kiyomiya, Alexander & Cole vs. TBA, which will be one wrestler each from New Japan, Dragon Gate and DDT. There will also be a GHC Women’s Championship match, participants will be revealed next week.

Episode 2 is 5/25.

The next event is the NEO GLOBAL TAG LEAGUE 2026 opener Saturday at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET. All tournament events will be streamed live and on demand but the Finals on 6/16 may be an ABEMA exclusive in Japan so watch for a potential English Only live stream.

UPDATE: This BREAKING post-event development will have implications for 6/15-the GHC Women’s Championship is now VACANT. Previous champion Mayu Iwatani has vacated the title due to injury. Toe (fractured). Out indefinitely but at least 2 weeks-then she’ll know if surgery is needed which would mean out a longer time.

UPDATE 2: Change of plans for 6/15 broadcast-it’ll now be a PPV. 4400 Japanese yen (around $28) for non-UNIVERSE members, 3600 yen (around $23) for members. Paywalled until the end of June.

All-Japan 5/17/2026 Results (Updated)

All-Japan wrapped up the 2026 Champions Carnival today in Tokyo with the Semifinals & Finals.

Today’s event was held at Ebara Wave Arena Ota, aka Ota City General Gym, in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. This will also be a taped GAORA SPORTS broadcast in Japan at a alter date.

The announced paid attendance was 3055.

Champions Carnival Semifinals:
Match 1: Go Shiozaki beat Madoka Kikuta (DragoN Gate).
Match 2: Hideki Suzuki beat Rei Saito in 69 seconds.

Match 3: Xyon, Odyssey & Shotaro Ashino beat Hokuto Omori, Takashi (Dragon Gate) & Aizawa No. 1. Xyon pinned Omori after a diving headbutt.

Match 4: Yasutaka Yano Re-Debut Match: Yuma Aoyagi beat Yasutaka Yano.

Match 5: Ren Ayabe, Talos & Shota Kofuji beat Jun Saito, Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) & Senor Saito. Kofuji pinned Senor Saito after a huracanrana.

Match 6: Kento Miyahara, Yuma Anzai, Ryuki Honda & Kumaarashi beat Suwama, Daisuke Sekimoto, Kengo Mashimo & Hikaru Sato. Anzai pinned Sato after Gimlet.

Match 7: Dan Tamura, Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising Hayato beat MUSASHI, Seiki Yoshioka & Ryo Inoue. Aoyagi pinned Inoue after a firebird splash.

Main Event; Champions Carnival Finals: Hideki Suzuki beat Go Shiozaki to win the tournament. As a result, Suzuki will face Miyahara next for the Triple Crown. That match likely will happen on 6/18. UPDATE: It’s now official and will happen on 6/18.

The next event is 5/29 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring. Broadcast plans TBA.

UPDATE: Also official for 6/18 is All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion Seigo Tachibana vs. Dan Tamura for the title.

New Japan 5/17/2026 Results

New Japan ran Day 3 of Best Of The Super Junior 33 today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1664.

All matches were Best Of The Super Junior matches.

Match 1: Block A: Titan beat Daiki Nagai.

Match 2: Block B: Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Jacob Austion Young.

Match 3: Block A: Ryusuke Taguchi beat Valiente Jr. by ref stoppage in 49 seconds. Potential Valiente knee injury.

Match 4: Block B: Sho beat KUSHIDA.

Match 5: Block A: Francesco Akira beat Nick Wayne.

Match 6: Block B: Daisuke Sasaki beat Hyo.

Match 7: Block A: Master Wato beat Robbie X.

Match 8: Block B: Yoh beat Taiji Ishimori.

Match 9: Block A: Jun Kasai beat Kosei Fujita.

Main Event: Block B: Robbie Eagles beat El Desperado.

Standings:
Block A:
1-Taguchi, 3-0, 6 pts
2-Titan, 3-0, 6 pts
3-Fujita, 2-1, 4 pts
4-Kasai, 1-1, 2 pts
5-Valiente, 1-1, 2 pts
6-Akira, 1-2, 2 pts
7-Wayne, 1-2, 2 pts
8-Wato, 1-2, 2 pts
9-X, 1-2, 2 pts
10-Nagai, 0-3, 0 pts

Block B:
1-Sho, 3-0, 6 pts
2-Sasaki, 3-0, 6 pts
3-Yoh, 2-1, 4 pts
4-Hyo, 1-1, 2 pts
5-Kanemaru, 1-2, 2 pts
6-KUSHIDA, 1-2, 2 pts
7-Ishimori, 1-2, 2 pts
8-Eagles, 1-2, 2 pts
9-Desperado, 1-2, 2 pts
10-Young, 0-3, 0 pts

The top 2 in each block advance to the Semifinals.

More on Valiente Jr.’s status as it becomes available.

Day 4 is Wednesday at Korakuen Hall. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.