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New Japan 8/17/24 Results

New Japan ran the penultimate day of the G1 CLIMAX 34 today with the Semifinals.

Today’s event was held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo and can be watched on demand OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY on New Japan World. This event aired exclusively in Japan as part of WORLD PRO WRESTLING LIVE 2024 on TV Asahi.

The announced paid attendance was 5340.

Match 1: Robbie Eagles & Mikey Nicholls beat Shoma Kato & YOSHI-HASHI. Eagles pinned Kato after Turbo Backpack.

Match 2: Jake Lee & Gabriel Kidd beat Tomoaki Honma & Hirooki Goto. Lee pinned Honma after FBS.

Match 3: Callum Newman, Jeff Cobb & Konosuke Takeshita beat Jado, El Phantasmo & Shota Umino. Takeshita pinned Jado.

Match 4: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Sho, Yujiro Takahashi, Ren Narita & EVIL beat Ryusauke Taguchi, Tiger Mask, Boltin Oleg, Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi. EVIL pinned Yano after EVIL.

Match 5: Drilla Moloney, Clark Connors & Taiji Ishimori beat TAKA Michinoku, Taichi & DOUKI. Ishimori beat TAKA with Bone Lock.

Match 6: Francesco Akira, Great-O-Khan & HENARE beat BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito. HENARE beat BUSHI with Ultima.

G1 CLIMAX 34 Semifinals:
Match 7: Yota Tsuji beat David Finlay.
Main Event; Zack Sabre Jr. beat Shingo Takagi.
As a result, the Final is Tsuji vs. Sabre.

The Final is tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY will begin TONIGHT at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET. This is a TV Asahi exclusive broadcast in Japan only.

Stardom 8/12/24 Results (2 Events)

Stardom continued the 5STAR GP yesterday with a day-night doubleheader in Tochigi.

Yesterday’s events were held at Light Cube Utsunomiya in Tochigi and can be watched on demand on Stardom World.

Event 1:

The announced paid attendance was 508, a full house/near sellout.

Before the event began, a contract signing ceremony for the Future Of Stardom Championship match between Rina & Hina on 8/31 was held. Rina goes for a record 11th successful defense against her sister, which would surpass the record of Hanan…her other sister.

Match 1: Miyu Amasaki beat Momo Kohgo, Waka Tsukiyama & Ranna Yagami in a 4-way by pinning Kohgo.

5STAR GP:
Match 2: Blue Block A: Starloght Kid beat Anna Jay (All Elite Wrestling) by submission.
Match 3: Blue Block B: Suzu Suzuki beat Saki Kashima.
Match 4: Blue Block A: Gina beat Koguma.
Match 5: Blue Block B: Saya Kamitani beat Thekla.
Match 6: Blue Block A: Saori Anou beat Syuri.
Main Event: Blue Block B: Hanan beat Risa Sera.

Event 2:

The announced paid attendance was 410.

Match 1: 5STAR GP Red Block A: Natsupoi beat Yuna Mizumori.

Match 2: 5STAR GP Red Block B: AZM vs. Tomoka Inaba (Just Tap Out) went to a double countout.

Match 3: 5STAR GP Red Block A: Konami beat Hazuki.

Match 4: Hina & Lady C beat Minami & Natsuko Tora. Hina pinned Monami after a deformed jackhammer.

Match 5: 5STAR GP Red Block B: Mei Seora beat Momo Watanabe.

Match 6: 5STAR GP Red Block A: Aimi (Sendai Girls) vs. Ruaka went to a 15 minute time limit draw.

Main Event: 5STAR GP Red Block B: Saya Iida beat Tam Nakano.

The next event is Thursday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.

Dragon Gate 8/12/24 Results (Updated)

Dragon Gate ran a major event, Dangerous Gate 2024, today in Yokohama.

Today’s event was held at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

The announced paid attendance was 2138.

Match 1: Kzy beat Ryoya Tanaka.

Match 2: Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii & Toru Owashi (DDT) beat Ho Ho Lun, Ho Li & Punch Tominaga. Owashi pinned Tominaga after a running chokeslam.

Match 3: Susumu Yokosuka & Kagetora beat Yasushi Kanda & La Estrella. Kagetora pinned Estrella.

Match 4: Open The Brave Gate Champion Dragon Dia beat Junta Miyawaki (Pro Wrestling NOAH) to retain the title. V1 for Dia.

Match 5: Kota Minoura, Ben-K, BxB Hulk & Mochizuki Junior beat Shun Skywalker, KAI, ISHIN & Jason Lee. Minoura pinned Lee after Golden Rose.

Match 6: Open The Twin Gate Champions Dragon Kid & Naruki Doi beat Shuji Kondo & Kuroshio TOKYO Japan (All-Japan) to retain the titles. Kid pinned Japan after Doible. V2 for the champs.

Match 7: Open The Triangle Gate Champions Strong Machine J. BIGBOSS Shimizu & U-T beat Luis Mante, Hyo & JACKY KAMEI to retain the titles. J pinned KAMEI after Genie Windmill. V3 for the champs.

Main Event: Open The Dream Gate Champion YAMATO beat Madoka Kikuta to retain the title.V1 for YAMATO.

The next event is Saturday at Oro City Hall in Kagoshima. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

UPDATE: After the event, Minorita announced a name change to Riiita following events that transpired during the event, as he is the latest to defect to Z-Brats.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 8/12/24 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the N-1 VICTORY Tournament today in Kanagawa.

Today’s event was held at Culttz Kawasaki in Kanagawa and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese & English. This was an ABEMA exclusive broadcast in Japan

The announced paid attendance was 1555.

Match 1: Titus Alexander & Yu Owada beat Daga & Kai Fujimura. Alexander pinned Fujimura after Big Ugly.

Match 2; AMAKUSA, Eita & Ninja Mack beat HAYATA, YO-HEY & Tadasuke. Eita pinned YO-HEY after Trauma. This was Mack’s final NOAH match for now as he is leaving the promotion, apparently to pursue other goals in wrestling. He stated he will return to the promotion at some point in the future.

Match 3: Hajime Ohara 20th Anniversary Match: Hajime Ohara & Hitoshi Kumano beat Hi69 & Super Crazy. Ohara pinned Crazy after Muy Bien.

Match 4; N-1 VICTORY Block A: Kaito Kiyomiya beat Dragon Bane.

Match 5: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Tavion Heights (WWE) beat Kenoh.

Match 6; N-1 VICTORY Block A: Josh Briggs (WWE) beat Masa Kitamiya.

Match 7: GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Naomichi Marufuji & Takashi Sugiura beat Shuji Ishikawa & Shuhei Taniguchi to retain the titles. Sugiura beat Taniguchi with an ankle hold. V1 for the champs.

Mtch 8: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Ryohei Oiwa beat Jack Morris.

Main Event: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Yohsiki Inamura beat Manabu Soya.

Day 6 is Saturday at Tama Mirai Messe in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Friday at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

In other news, after the event the promotion announced GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion AMAKUSA vs. Daga for the title has been added to 9/1.

It was also announced after the event that Yoshinari Ogawa, out with a serious neck injury, has retired effective immediately, ending a nearly 40-year career. He is expected to fully recover from the injury. He did not and will not make a comment or have a press conference.

New Japan 8/12/24 Results

New Japan continued the G1 CLIMAX 34 today with the final day of Block A.

Today’s event was held at Aore Nagaoka in Niigata and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 3022.

Match 1: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto beat BUSHI & Yota Tsuji. Goto pinned BUSHI after GTR.

Match 2: Jado & El Phantasmo beat Gedo & David Finlay. Phantasmo pinned Gedo after Sudden Death.

Match 3: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & Ren Narita beat Francesco Akira, HENARE, Jeff Cobb & Konosuke Takeshita. Kanemaru pinned Akira.

G1 CLIMAX Block A:
Match 4: Gabriel Kidd beat Callum Newman.
Match 5: Zack Sabre Jr. beat SANADA. As a result, Sabre wins Block A.
Match 6: Shingo Yakagi beat Jake Lee.
Match 7: Shota Umino beat EVIL.
Main Event: Great-O-Khan beat Tetsuya Naito.
Before today I was unaware that this year the top 3 advance to the Semifinals, but 2nd & 3rd face each other in an elimination match beforehand. Because of tiebreakers. match will be Takagi vs. Khan with the winner facing Sabre.

The final day of Block B is Wednesday at Hamamatsu Arena in Shizuoka. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will be an ABRMA broadcast in Japan.

Injury Report: LOWROKI/Lo69

The injuries keep piling up at a bad time in Pro Wrestling NOAH-while this latest one won’t affect the N-1 VICTORY Tournament, it may affect lineups because Hi69/HIROKI will be out of action. Surgery for an existing injury. Out indefinitely. No further details released.

More as it becomes available.

Stardom 8/11/24 Results

Stardom ran Day 2 of the 5STAR GP today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Shibuya Sports Center in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on Stardom World.

The announced paid attendance was 417.

Match 1: Hina & Lady C beat Waka Tsukiyama & Rian. Hina pinned Rian after Rabuka.

Match 2; 5STAR GP Red Block A: Maika beat Yuna Mizumori.

Match 3: 5STAR GP Red Block A: Hazuki beat Ruaka.

Match 4: 5STAR GP Red Block A: Manami (Sendai Girls) beat Konami.

Match 4; Natsuko Tora & Rina beat Tam Nakano & Natsupoi. Tora beat Nakano with a modified kneebar.

Match 5: 5STAR GP Red Block B: Tomoka Inaba (Just Tap Out) beat Momo Waanabe.

Match 6: 5STAR GP Red Block B: Mei Seira vs. AZM went to a 15 minute time limit draw.

Main Event: 5STAR GP Red Block B: Mayu Iwatani beat Saya Iida.

Day 3 is tomorrow at Light Cube Utsunomiya in Tochigi, a doubleheader. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin TONIGHT at 9 PM PT/midnight ET for the first event then at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET for the second event. I will not be able to do live results for the first event due to conflicts with another event.

DDT x GCW “Never Ending Noisy Summer” Results (8/11/24)

During WrestleMania week in April, DDT went to the USA for a cross-promotional event with independent promotion Game Changer Wrestling. With GCW now in Japan for the next few days, it’s time to run it back. As part of their 3-event series in Tokyo, GCW & DDT are getting together again today for another crossover event with wrestlers from both promotions, and it’s a loaded card on paper. 2 title matches headline the event-first, the GCW World Championship will be defended in a 3-way hardcore match as Mance Warner defends against Shunma Katsumata & Joey Janela (the match is not for Katsumata’s DDT Extreme Championship), while the main event will be DDT Universal Champion MAO going for his 10th defense against Alex Zayne. Just below that on the 8-match card is a match that either will make you really laugh or cringe…probably both…Danshoku Dieno vs. Effy. If you know you know. If not…it’s probably gonna be some kind of NSFW. And also be aware that several DDT wrestlers have “Money In The Bank” title shots they can cash in anytime, anywhere for any title shot of their choice, so “anything can happen” must be heavily emphasized along with “card subject to change”.

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE ONLY ON WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. There will be no Triller/FITE broadcast although all GCW events normally are broadcast on the service. Japanese voice actor Tetsu Inada will be a guest on commentary. They’ll have DDT standard time limits for matches (30 minutes except 1 Hour for the title matches) but I anticipate this will be a standard mid-major Korakuen event with a running time of around 2 1/2 hours, maybe close to 3 hours. Especially if “anything can happen” above does.

Today’s lineup:
Yuki Ueno, Masha Slamovich, Yuni & Illusion vs. Maki Itoh, Chris Brookes, Takeshi Masada & Marcus Mathers
Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda vs. Allie Katch & Dark Sheik
Daisuke Sasaki & KANON vs. Rina Yamashita & Broski Jimmy
Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino vs. Gringo Loco & 1 Called Manders
Danshoku DIeno vs. Effy
GCW World Champion Mance Warner vs. Shunma Katsumata & Joey Janela in a 3-way hardcore match for the title
DDT Universal Champion MAO vs. Alex Zayne for the title

The following DDT wrestlers have the “Money In The Bank” title shots that can be used when they choose: HARASHIMA, Antonio Honda, KANON, Keigo Nakamura, Yuya Koroku.

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET.

7:20 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

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

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Looks like more capacity than usual for DDT there but less than the “Big 3” promotions and while it’s a Monday morning (it’s a holiday in Japan) advance sales were decent. Will depend on same-day sales but based on advance sales I’m predicting it’ll be around 1000. (Actually after seeing more wide shots, it’s a late arriving crowd or the lower priced seats didn’t sell well. Revising my estimate down to around 750) (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 999, a full house/near sellout)

The matches should begin in 10-15 minutes.

Looks like we’ll have GCW’s regular ring announcer today, which means announcements will be in English. We also have an English voiceover for the match card opening video instead of the usual Japanese voiceover.

The matches begin at 7:32 PM PT/10:32 PM ET. Intros will be in Japanese and English today.

Match 1: Yuki Ueno, Masha Slamovich, Yuni & Illusion vs. Maki Itoh, Chris Brookes, Takeshi Masada & Marcus Mathers (Itoh with not her normal entry music today). 30 minute time limit
Result: Maki Itoh, Chris Brookes, Takeshi Masada & Marcus Mathers beat Yuki Ueno, Masha Slamovich, Yuni & Illusion. Itoh pinned Illusion after a Mathers 450 splash. Mostly a comedy match.

Your new host is Satoshi Dairakii.

Match 2: Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda vs. Allie Katch & Dark Sheik. 30 minute time limit
Result: Allie Katch & Dark Sheik beat Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda. Sheik pinned Hirata after a top rope legdrop. Another (very funny and enjoyable) comedy match.

Match 3: Daisuke Sasaki & KANON vs. Rina Yamashita & Broski Jimmy. 30 minute time limit
Result: Daisuke Sasaki & KANON beat Rina Yamashita & Broski Jimmy. Sasaki pinned Jimmy after a diving elbow drop.

Quick break for DDT GM Imabayashi’s opening-but-now-mid-event announcements. Tomorrow’s GCW event at Shinjuku Fave will be a 3 AM PT/6 AM ET start on Triller+, they announce 2 matches for the event including Maki Itoh vs. The Great Sasauke. They’ll also be there Wednesday, also on Triller+ at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET. Tokyo Joshi Pro’s Kaya Toribami & Shoko Nakajima will be there Wednesday to face Allie Katch & Dark Sheik.

Match 4: Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino vs. Gringo Loco & 1 Called Manders. 30 minute time limit
Result: Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino beat Gringo Loco & 1 Called Manders. Endo pinned Loco after Burning Star Press.

Quick break for ring repairs/maintenance.

Your host once again is Haruo Murata.

Match 5: Danshoku DIeno vs. Effy. 30 minute time limit
Result: No Contest. As expected perhaps because this kind of match is GM Imabayashi’s worst nightmare.

Match 6: GCW World Champion Mance Warner vs. Shunma Katsumata & Joey Janela in a 3-way hardcore match for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: GCW World Champion Mance Warner beat Shunma Katsumata & Joey Janela in a 3-way by pinning Katsumata to retain the title.

Quick break for ring cleaning.

Main Event: DDT Universal Champion MAO vs. Alex Zayne for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: DDT Universal Champion MAO beat Alex Zayne by ref stoppage (injury) to retain the title. Zayne suffered what appeared to be a right foot/ankle injury and could not continue. MAO knew it was legit as he made the “X” symbol a couple times, used to signify an injury. V10 for MAO. Short match with an unfortunate ending. But being the champion he is, MAO offered Zayne a rematch later down the road, which Zayne accepted with a handshake. (UPDATE: Right leg injury)

The main event ending was an unfortunate finish to what otherwise was a mostly comedy-heavy but fun event if you’re a fan of one or both promotions. If you are then the event is worth watching. Now let’s hope Zayne’s injury isn’t serious and he & MAO can run it back soon. The participants all gathered in the ring for group photos to end the show.

The next event is Thursday at Shinjuku Face. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 8/12/24 Results (Updated)

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the N-1 VICTORY Tournament today, which is starting to fall apart due to an unfortunate string of injuries. Today was the third and last day of a Tokyo tripleheader.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 957.

It didn’t affect today, but the promotion has now announced that Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. is OUT of the tournament. Cervical sprain. Out indefinitely. All his remaining matches will be forfeits. He joins Go Shiozaki, Atsushi Kotoge & Yoshinari Ogawa as out of the tournament and/or the tour.

Match 1: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Ulka Sasaki beat Alpha Wolf by submission.

Match 2: Shuji Ishikawa, Shuhei Taniguchi & Kai Fujimura beat Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura & Jnuta Miyawaki. Ishikawa pinned Sugiura after Splash Mountsin.

Match 3: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Dragon Bane beat Masa Kitamiya.

Match 4; N-1 VICTORY Block B: Manabu Soya beat Tavion Heights (WWE).

Match 5: HAYATA, YO-HEY & Tadasuke beat Daga, Super Crazy & Yu Owada. Tadasuke pinned Owada with Tadasuke Clutch.

Match 6: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Luis Mante (Dragon Gate) beat Ryohei Oiwa.

Main Event: N-1 VICTORY Block B; Titus Alexander beat Yoshiki Inamura.

Standings:
Block A:
1-Mante, 4-0, 8 pts
2-Bane, 3-1, 6 pts
3-Jack Morris, 3-1, 6 pts
4-Josh Briggs, 2-1, 4 pts
5-Kitamiya, 2-2, 4 pts
6-Kaito Kiyomiya, 1-1-1, 3 pts
7-Oiwa, 1-2, 3 pts
8-Atsushi Kotoge, 0-8, 0 pts (OUT) (injured)

Block B:
1-Kenoh, 4-0, 8 pts
2-Soya, 3-1, 6 pts
3-Alexander, 3-2, 6 pts
4-Sasaki, 2-2, 4 pts
5-Inamura, 2-2, 4 pts
6-Heights, 2-2, 4 pts
7-Bane, 1-3, 2 pts
8-Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr., 1-7, 2 pts (OUT) (injured)

The top 2 in each block will advance to the Semifinals. All standings now include forfeit wins for those who had not yet faced Kotoge or Wagner Jr.

Day 5 is tomorrow at Culttz Kawasaki in Kanagawa. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in ENGLISH ONLY will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET. This is an ABEMA exclusive broadcast in Japan so Japanese (and unedited) will only be available outside Japan on demand after the event.

UPDATE: After the event, Ninja Mack announced he is leaving the promotion after tomorrow’s event. However, the American wrestler, who has become a fan favorite in Japan, says this is not a permanent farewell to the promotion. A translation of his original post in Japanese suggests he is going to pursue other goals & opportunities in wrestling, and after those are complete he will be back.

Stardom 8/10/24 Results

Stardom kicked off their annual 5 STAR GP Tournament today, the promotion’s biggest annual singles tournament of the year.

Today’s event was held at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama and can be watched on demand as a PPV. It will be available on Stardom World for all monthly subscribers at a later date, probably Wednesday or Thursday.

The announced paid attendance was 1507.

Match 1: Koguma, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo beat Hanan, Lady C & Rian. Kohgo pinned Rian.

Match 2: Natsuko Tora, Thekla, Rina & Azusa Inaba beat Yuna Mizumori, Aya Sakura, Sayaka Kurara & Waka Tsukiyama. Thekla beat Kurara with an armbar.

5 STAR GP:
Match 3: Blue Block A: Anna Jay (All Elite Wrestling) beat Saori Anou.
Match 4: Red Block A: Konami beat Ruaka.
Match 5: Blue Block A: Miyu Amasaki beat Gina.
Match 6: Blue Block B: Ranna Yagami beat Saki Kashima.
Match 7: Blue Block B: Suzu Suzuki vs. Hanan went to a double countout.
Match 8: Red Block A: Hazuki beat Aimi (Sendai Girls).
Match 9: Red Block B: Mei Seira vs. Tomoka Inaba (Just Tap Out) went to a 15 minute time limit draw.
Match 10: Blue Block A: Syuri beat Starlight Kid.
Match 11; Red Block B: AZM beat Momo Watanabe.
Match 12: Blue Block B: Saya Kamitani beat Risa Sera.
Match 13: Red Block A: Maika beat Natsupoi.
Main Event: Red Block B: Mayu Iwatani beat Tam Nakano.

The next event, as of this post, is currently in progress. I thought it was a later start but when I joined it was about halfway through and is intermission so I joined too late for live results. It can be watched live and afterwards on demand on Stardom World.