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New Japan 8/6/24 Results

New Japan ran Day 11 of the G1 CLIMAX 34 today, the 7th day of Block A.

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 announced paid attendance was 1503, a legit sellout.

Match 1: BUSHI & Yota Tauji beat Katsuya Murashima & Shoma Kato. BUSHI pinned Kato.

Match 2; Francisco Akira, HENARE, Konosuke Takeshita & Jeff Cobb beat Jado, El Phantasmo, Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg. HENARE beat Jado with Ultima.

Match 3: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Ren Narita beat TAKA Michinoku & Yuya Uemura. Kanemaru pinned TAKA with Samson Clutch.

Match 4: Tomoki Honma & Hirooki Goto beat Gedo & David Finlay. Goto pinned Gedo after GTR.

G1 CLIMAX Block A:
Match 5: Great-O-Khan beat Callum Newman.
Match 6: Jake Lee beat Gabriel Kidd by countout.
Match 7: Zack Sabre Jr. beat EVIL in 19 seconds. Flash pin.
Match 8: Tetsuya Naito beat Shota Umino.
Main Event: SANADA beat Shingo Takagi.

Standings (Block A):
1-Sabre, 5-2, 10 pts
2-EVIL, 5-2, 10 pts
3-Naito, 4-3, 8 pts
4-SANADA, 4-3, 8 pts
5-Khan, 3-4, 6 pts
6-Lee, 3-4, 6 pts
7-Kidd, 3-4, 6 pts
8-Takagi, 3-4, 6 pts
9-Umino, 3-4, 6 pts
10-Newman. 2-5, 4 pts (OUT)
The top 2 advance to the Semifjnals. Mathematically only Newman is now out, but realistically it’s down to 4 as the only hope for everyone else it tiebreakers.

Day 12 is tomorrow with the 7th day of Block B. The event is a legit advance sellout. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will also be a Samurai! TV broadcast.

Stardom 8/4/24 Results (Updated x2)

Stardom wrapped up the build to the 5 STAR GP today with an event in Shizuoka.

Today’s event was held at Act City Hamamatsu Exhibition Event Hall 2 in Shizuoka and can be watched on demand on Stardom World.

The announced paid attendance was 707.

Match 1: natsuko Tora, Saya Kamitani & Ruaka beat Starlight Kid, AZM & Miyu amasaki. Kashima pinned AZM after Star Crusher.

Match 2; Waka Tsukiyama beat Rian & Momo Kohgo in a 3-way by pinning Rian.

Match 3: Hazuki, Hanan & Saya Iida beat Saya Iida, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara. Hazuki pinned Sakura after a diving senton.

Match 4: Suzu Suzuki & Mei Seira beat Mayu Iwatani & Koguma. Seira pinned Koguma after Shooting Star.

Match 5: Syuri, Saki Kashima, Hina, Lady C & Ranna Yagami beat Momo Watanabe, Thekla, Konami, Rina & Fukigen. Kashima pinned Konami.

Main Event: Tam Nakano, Saori Anou & Natsupoi beat Artist Of Stardom Champions Maika, Mina Shirakawa & Gina to win the titles. Nakano, Anou & Natsupoi become the 33rd Artist Of Stardom Champions. Nakano pinned Gina after Violet Screwdriver. Naturally the new H.A.T.E. faction crashed the post-event celebration for a beatfdown, suggesting Tora, Watanabe & Thekla want the next shot. Tora also cut some of Nakano’s hair off.

Next up is the 5 STAR GP Tournament beginning Saturday at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama. Live streaming as a PPV will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET. All tournament events will stream live, the first and final dates will be PPVs and the rest will be available on Stardom World for all monthly subscribers.

UPDATE: Mina Shirakawa is now OUT of the 5 STAR GP. According to the official Stardom English Twitter, she announced after the event she’s headed back to the US. That has yo mean All Elite Wrestling.

More as it becomes available.

UPDATE 2: Also announced post-event was the next Future Of Stardom Championship match as Rina tries to tie the record of 10 successful defenses held by her sister Hanan, and it will come against…Hina, her other (and twin) sister. That match will happen on 8/31 at Musashino Forest Sports Plaza Main Arena in Tokyo.

New Japan 8/4/24 Results

New Japan ran Day 10 of the G1 CLIMAX 34 today, beginning the second half of Block B.

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

The announced paid attendance was 3205.

Match 1: Francesco Akira, Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan beat Shoma Kato, Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Akira pinned Kato after Fireball.

Match 2; Jake Lee & Gabriel Kidd beat Tomoaki Honma & SHota Umino by ref stoppage. Lee beat Honma with a front neck lock.

Match 3; Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi beat TAKA Michinoku & SANADA. Takagi pinned TAKA after Pumping Bomber.

G1 CLIMAX Block B:
Match 4; David Finlay beat Boltin Oleg.
Match 5: El Phantasmo beat Yuya Uemura.
Match 6: Jeff Cobb beat HENARE.
Match 7: Hirooki Goto beat Konosuke Takeshita.
Main Event: Yota Tsuji beat Ren Narita.

Standings (Block B):
1-Finlay, 4-2, 8 pts
2-Cobb, 4-2, 8 pts
3-Tsuji, 3-3, 6 pts
4-Goto, 3-3, 6 pts
5-Uemura, 3-3, 6 pts
6-HENARE, 3-3, 6 pts
7-Takeshita, 3-3, 6 pts
8-Narita, 3-3, 6 pts
9-Phantasmo, 2-4, 4 pts
10-Oleg, 2-4, 4 pts
The top 2 advances to the Semifinals. The block remains wide open as everyone still has a chance.

Day 11 is Tuesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will be a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 8/4/24 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH kicked off the annual N-1 VICTORY Tournament today with an event in Yokohama.

Today’s event was held at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese and English. The live broadcast was available for free. You can also watch the first match FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 949. After better for their last major event, back to not so good on paper. (While the venue’s maximum capacity is 5000 and it probably was well below that, the setup probably was still for at least 3000)

Match 1; N-1 VICTORY Block B: Alpha Wolf beat Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.

Match 2; N-1 VICTORY Block A: Dragon Bane beat Atsushi Kotoge.

Match 3; N-1 VICTORY Block B: Titus Alexander beat Tavion Heights (WWE).

Match 4; N-1 VICTORY Block A: Josh Briggs (WWE) beat Ryohei Oiwa.

Match 5; Shuhei Taniguchi, Hajime Ohara, Junta Miyawaki & Kai Fujimura beat Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura, Eita & Ninja Mack. Taniguchi pinned Marufuji after Tani Special. More on this at the end.

Match 6: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Ulka Sasaki beat Yoshiki Inamura by ref stoppage (technical submission).

Match 7: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Masa Kitamiya beat Jack Morris.

Match 8: AMAKUSA, HAYATA, YO-HEY & Tadasuke beat Daga, Yoshinari Ogawa, Super Crazy & Yu Owada. AMAKUSA pinned Owada after Opening of the Country.

Match 9: N-1 VICTORY Block B: Kenoh beat Manabu Soya.

Main Event: N-1 VICTORY Block A: Luis Mante (Dragon Gate) beat Kaito Kiyomiya.

Day 2 is Friday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Now for the Match 5 fallout-because of this results, Taniguchi got a GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match, and his partner to challenge Marufuji & Sugiura will be Shuji Ishikawa. That match will happen on 8/12 at Culttz Kawasaki in Kanagawa and is now a late addition to the otherwise-finalized card.

All-Japan 8/3/24 Results

All-Japan kicked off the Summer Action Wars 2024 Tour today with a Saito Bros-centric event in Sendai.

Today’s event was held at Sendai Sun Plaza in Sendai and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 1503.

Match 1: Dan Ramura & Ryo Inoue beat Shotaro Ashino & Seiki Yoshioka. Tamura pinned Yoshioka after a powerbomb.

Match 2; Hokuto Omori, Cyrus, Aizawa No. 1, Hartley Jackson & Kumaarashi beat Yuma Aoyagi, Hideki Suzuki, Fuminori Abe, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana. Omori pinned Tachibana after a frog splash.

Match 3: All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champino Naruki Doi beat MUSASHI to retain the title. V1 for Doi.

Match 4: Ryuki Honda, Ren Ayabe & Rising Hayato beat Kento Miyahara, Suwama & Hikaru Sato. Ayabe poinned Sato after Des Rolette.

Match 5: Jun Saito beat Davey Boy Smith Jr.

Main Event: All-Japan Triple Crown Champion Yuma Anzai beat Rei Saito to retain the Triple Crown. V5 for Anzai. Next up: Yuma Aoyagi, who previously earned his title shot. That match will happen at the next event.

The next event is 8/17 at Arena Tachikawa Taihihi in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin on 8/16 at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

New Japan 8/3/24 Results

New Japan ran Day 9 of the G1 CLIMAX 34 today, beginning the second half of Block A.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1711.

Match 1: Francisco Akira, Jeff Cobb, HENARE & Konosuke Takeshita beat Katsuya Murashima, Shoma Kato, Tomoaki Honma & Hirooki Goto. Akira pinned Murashima after Fireball.

Match 2: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg beat Gedo & David Finlay. Yano pinned Gedo.

Match 3: TAKA Michinoku & Yuya Uemura beat Jado & El Phantasmo. Uemura beat Jado with a reverse armbar.

Match 4: BUSHI & Yota Tsuji beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Ren Narita. Tsuji pinned Kanemaru after Gene Blaster.

G1 CLIMAX Block A:
Match 5: Jake Lee beat Callum Newman.
Match 6: Great-O-Khan beat EVIL.
Match 7: Tetsuya Naito beat Gabriel Kidd.
Match 8: SANADA beat Shota Umino.
Main Event: Shingo Takagi beat Zack Sabre Jr.

Standings (Block A):
1-EVIL, 5-1, 10 pts
2-Sabre, 4-2, 8 pts
3-Naito, 3-3, 6 pts
4-Takagi, 3-3, 6 pts
5-SANADA, 3-3, 6 pts
6-Kidd, 3-3, 6 pts
7-Umino, 3-3, 6 pts
8-Khan, 2-4, 4 pts
9-Lee, 2-4, 4 pts
10-Newman, 2-4, 4 pts
The top 2 advance to the Semifinals. At this point, the bottom 3 are all but out and Khan would have been out with a loss. That loss kept EVIL from all but clinching a top 2 spot.

Day 10 is tomorrow at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya with Day 6 of Block B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

DDT 8/2/24 Results

DDT held a special “Meet & Greet & Fight” event today with only 3 matches, but each one awarded “Money In The Bank” style title shots to the victors.

Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 295.

Match 1; Kazuma Sumi beat Yuni & Illusion in a 3-way by pinning Yuni. As a result, Sumi earns a title shot of his choice anytime, anywhere. He almost used it immediately before GM Imabayashi talked him out of it.

Match 2; KANON beat Yukio Naya. As a result, KANON earns same title shot contract.

Main Event: In an 18 man battle royal where the last 3 left won and earned the title shots, the winners were HARASHIMA, Keigo Nakamura and (oh dear) Antonio Honda.

The next event is 8/10 at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka, which will have an “East vs. West” theme to all matches including at least 2 title matches. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.

Dragon Gate 8/1/24 Results

Dragon Gate began their August tour, The Gate Of Adventure 2024, today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 1364)

Match 1: Strong Machine J, Kzy & U-T beat Ben-K, BxB Hulk & Mochizuki Junior. U-T pinned Junior after Fuego.

Match 2: Ultimo Dragon, La Estrella & Junta Miyawaki (Pro Wrestling NOAH) beat Don Fujii, Punch Tominaga & Daiki Yanagiuchi. Miyawaki pinned Tominaga after STV.

Match 3: Kota Minoura beat Minorita.

Match 4: Masaaki Mochizuki, Shuji Kondo & Toru Owashi (DDT) beat Dragon Kid, Naruki Doi & Kagetora. Kondo pinned Kid after a countered Doi-ble.

Match 5: Luis Mante beat BIGBOSS Shimizu.

Match 6: Hyo & JACKY KAMEI beat YAMATO & Susumu Yokosuka. Hyo pinned Yokosuka after Samson Driver.

Main Event: Shun Skywalker, Jason Lee, KAI & ISHIN beat Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia, Ryoya Tanaka & Ryusuke Taguchi (New Japan). ISHIN pinned Tanaka after Jinchu.

The next event is Saturday at Sanyo Fureai Park General Gym in Okayama. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Injury Report: The Mighty Don’t Kosei Again

Developing-New Japan has just announced an injury that will affect upcoming events-Kosei Fujita is now off. Left acromioclavicular joint. More simply, shoulder. Out at least 10 days as he is off Sunday, 8/7 and 8/10. He is not in the G1 CLIMAX 34 Tournament so this will only affect non-tournament matches. It’s not known exactly how long he will be out

BREAKING: Injury Report-N-1 is No Go (Updated 8/3/24)

The injury bug is once again hitting Japan really hard in a big way, and unfortunately Pro Wrestling NOAH just announced it’s a Bo Go…Go Shiozaki is OUT of the N-1 VICTORY Tournament. Fractured thoracic vertebrae. In simpler medical terms, spine/middle back. Out indefinitely. A replacement in the tournament will be named soon.

More as it becomes available.

8/3/24 UPDATE: Atsushi Kotoge is the replacement.