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GLEAT 6/6/24 Results

GLEAT held a special crossover event today with/against DDT, dubbed GLEAT Ver. & GLEAT x DDT.

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

The announced paid attendance was 725.

Match 1: Shunma Katsumata, Takanori Ito & Issei Onitsuka beat Danshoku Dieno, Makoto Oishi & Issei Onitsuka and Train MICHI Man, Keigo Nakamura & Yu Iizuka in a 3-way when Katsumata pinned Oishi.

Match 2: Minoru Tanaka beat Kazuki Hirata.

Match 3: CIMA & HARASHIMA beat Soma Watanabe & Takao Soma. HARASHIMA pinned Soma after Blue Sword.

Match 4: Tetsuya Endo beat Tetsuya Izuchi.

Match 5: SBK & TAKUMA beat To-y & Kazuma Sumi. TAKUMA pinned Sumi after a 630 splash.

Match 6: Yuki Ueno, El Lindaman & MAO beat Sanshiro Takagi, Kaz Hayashi & Akito. MAO pinned Akito. Afterwards, MAO asked Hayashi to tell Shiryu, who is about to retire, that MAO wanted to defend the DDT Universal Championship against Shiryu before then. Per DDT, that match will happen at their 6/16 event at Tokyo FM Hall.

Match 7: In an elimination match, Daisuke Sasaki, Kaito Ishida, KANON, Hartley Jackson & Kotaro Suzuki beat T-Hawk, Chris Brookes, Takehiro Yamamura, Seiki Yoshioka & Takeshi Masada. Order of elimination: Yamamura by Suzuki, Yoshioka by Sasaki, Suzuki by T-Hawk, KANON self-eliminated, Jackson by Brookes, Brookes by Sasaki, T-Hawk by Sasaki, Sasaki by Masada, Masada by Ishida. Ishida wins as last one left. Over the top rope eliminations were in effect.

Main Event: Kazusada Higuchi, Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya beat Hayato Tamura, Ryuichi Kawakami & KAZMA SAKAMOTO. Iino pinned Tamura after a spear.

The next event is Sunday at Nagoya International Conference Center Event Hall in Nagoya as they continue the Kaz Hayashi retirement tour. It’s a GLEAT Ver. EX but it will only have G PROWRESTLING matches including a G REX Championship match as Hayato Tamura defends against El Lindaman. Broadcast plans TBA.

AEW Rampage 6/7/24 Results (SPOILERS!)

Here are the quick results for tomorrow’s AEW Rampage in Loveland, CO (SPOILERS!), back at regular time-no more NBA & NHL Playoffs conflicts this year for AEW, it’s all ABC for the respective Finals so they’re clear of sports conflicts until October:

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AEW Dynamite 6/5/24 Results

Here are the quick results from tonight’s AEW Dynamite in Loveland, CO:

MJF returns. Eventually interrupted by Rush returning himself. Quick brawl before pulled apart.

Rey Fenix beat Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly & Jay Lethal in a 4-way by pinning Lethal. As a result, Fenix will face AEW International Champion Will Ospreay for the title next week.

Mark Briscoe beat Brian Cage. As a result, Briscoe qualifies for the AEW TNT Championship ladder match on 6/30 at Forbidden Door.

The Acclaimed promo. Cut short by The Young Bucks.

Wheeler Yuta Return Match: Jon Moxley, Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta beat Volador Jr., Esfinage, Magnus & Rugido. Yuta pinned Volador. All the losers are from CMLL (Mexico).

Saraya beat Mariah May. Mina Shirakawa (Stardom) again came out post-match for some more HLAEW.

AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland beat Roderick Strong to retain the title.

Friday on Rampage: Shirakawa vs. Serena Deeb.

Next week: Ospreay-Fenix and Private Party appear on Chris Jericho’s segment.

Saturday on Collision: TBA.

Added to Forbidden Door: AEW Women’s Champion Toni Storm vs. Mina Shirakawa for the title (and perhaps Mariah May) and AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone vs. NJPW STRONG Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer for the titles. Double Title Match.

DDT 6/5/24 Results

DDT kicked off their June tour, the WHAT ARE YOU DOING 2024 Tour, today in Tokyo.

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

The announced paid attendance was 344, a super full house/very near sellout.

Yukio Naya & Keigo Nakamura beat Kazusada Higuchi & Kazuma Sumi. Nakamura pinned Sumi.

Match 2; MAO & Shunma Katsumata beat Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata by ref stoppage (TKO). MAO beat Hirata.

Match 3: Jun Akiyama, Atsushi Kotoge (Pro Wrestling NOAH) & Tomomitsu Matsunaga beat Tetsuya Endo, Yuki Iino & Yuya Koroku. Kotoge pinned Koroku after Kill Switch. Afterwards, Go Shiozaki made a surprise appearance to issue a KO-D Tag Team Title challenge for himself & Kotoge. That match will happen on 7/21 at WRESTLE PETER PAN at Ryogoku Kokugikan.

Match 4: Referee Daisuke Kiso 14th Anniversary Match: Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie beat To-y & Yuni. Ishii pinned Yuni after 2-Handed Driver TURBO..

Match 5: IWA JAPAN SETUP Tag Team Champions Chris Brookes & Masa Takanashi beat Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi to retain the titles. Brooked pinned Oishi after HOD. V1 for the champs.

Match 6: HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Akito beat KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON to win the titles. HARASHIMA, Urano & Akito become the 55th KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions. Akito pinned KANON after a HARASHIMA Blue Sword.

Main Event: KO-D Openweight Champion Yuki Ueno beat Sanshiro Takagi to retain the title. V5 for Ueno. Next up: As expected and previously announced, MAO at WRESTLE PETER PAN. The37Kamiina will still have the champion afterwards, the question is who. And if MAO might become a double champion as he is the current DDT Universal Champion.

The next event is Saturday at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto. There will be no live broadcast.

Dragon Gate 6/5/24 Results

Dragon Gate ran the second half of their tour-opening Tokyo doubleheader today.

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.

Match 1: Luis Mante & JACKY KAMEI beat La Estrella & El Cucuy. JAMEI pinned Cucuy after JACKY Knife.

Match 2: Ultimo Dragon, Toru Owashi (DDT) & Shuji Kondo (Indpendent/Freelancer) beat Don Fujii, Punch Tominaga & Daiki Yanagiuchi. Owashi pinned Yanagiuchi after a chokeslam.

Match 3: Masaaki Mochizuki & Mochizuki Junior beat Ben-K & Minorita. Junior beat Minorita with a standing camel clutch.

Match 4: Shun Skywalker, KAI, ISHIN & Jason Lee beat Dragon Kid, Naruki Doi, Susumu Yokosuka & Kagetora. Skywalker pinned Kid after a modified double kneedrop.

Match 5: Strong Machine J, BIGBOSS Shimizu & Kzy beat Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Kid & Ryoya Tanaka. J pinned Tanaka after Machine suplex.

Match 6: Open The Brave Gate Champion Hyo beat Flamita to retain the title. V7 for Hyo.

Main Event: In a Hair vs. Hair match, YAMATO beat Kota Minoura. As a result, Minoura loses his hair. He’s now the second Gold Class member that’s also Bald Class (Ben-K is the other).

The next event is Saturday at Shimomatsu City Municipal Gym in Yamaguchi. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Injury Report: Another Stardom Wrestler Needs A Break

The grind must be catching up to the Stardom roster as they have just announced Waka Tsukiyama is out of action. Unspecified medical treatment. Out about 4 weeks. Tentatively scheduled to return on June 29. This comes shortly after it was announced Suzu Suzuki would be out 1-2 months for rest & recovery from injuries.

Dragon Gate 6/4/24 Results (Updated)

Dragon Gate ran the first half of a major doubleheader in Tokyo today, featuring a pair of returns and a big title match.

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 1193, a full house/near sellout)

Match 1: Madoka Kikuta beat La Estrella.

Match 2: Ultimo Dragon, Masaaki Mochizuki & El Cucuy beat Don Fujii, Toru Owashi (DDT) & Shuji Kondo (Independent/Freelancer). Mochizuki pinned Fujii after Bukogatame.

Match 3: Mochizuki Junior Return Match: Mochizuki Junior beat Yasushi Kanda. Junior is back from a training excursion to Europe for the first half of the year.

Match 4: YAMATO, Naruki Doi, Susumu Yokosuka & Kagetora beat Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu, Strong Machine J & U-T. YAMATO pinned Kzy after Gallaria.

Match 5: Minorita Return Match: Hyo & JACKY KAMEI beat Kota Minoura & Minorita. Hyo pinned Minorita after Samson Driver. Minorita returns from an extended absence due to injuries.

Match 6: Dragon Kid, Dragon Dia, Flamita & Ninja Mack (Pro Wrestling NOAH) beat Shun Skywalker, KAI, ISHIN & Jason Lee. Flamita pinned ISHIN after Flam Fly.

Main Event: Ben-K beat Open The Dream Gate Champion Luis Mante to win the title. Ben-K becomes the 39th Open The Dream Gate Champion. 2nd time Ben-K has been the champion, and it ends quite a story for Mante over the last year, from being unmasked at DEAD OR ALIVE 2023 when he was Diamante to going away amidst uncertainty about his future to returning andw inning the Dream Gate in December.

The next event is tomorrow, featuring Open The Brave Gate Champion Hyo vs. Flamita for the title and in the main event it’s YAMATO vs. Kota Minoura in a Hair vs. Hair match. Someone is leaving bald. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK in Japanese and English will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

All-Japan 6/4/24 Results

All-Japan continued the Super Power Series today with an event in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 335, a legit sellout.

Match 1: Dan Tamura & Hikaru Sato vs. MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro) & Seiki Yoshioka went to a no contest.

Match 2: Hideki Suzuki beat Hokuto Omori by submission.

Match 3: Palou & Odinson beat Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana. Odinson pinned Tachibana after The End Of Days.

Match 4: Suwama beat Kumaarashi.

Match 5: Jun & Rei Saito beat MAZADA & Hartley Jackson. Jun Saito pinned MAZADA after a jackhammer.

Match 6: Yuma Aoyagi & Fuminori Abe beat Ryuki Honda & Rising Hayato. Abe pinned Hayato after Object.

Main Event: Yuma Anzai & Ren Ayabe beat Kento Miyahara & Shotaro Ashino. Ayabe pinned Ashino after Des Roulette.

The next event is a Yuma Aoyagi 10th Anniversary event Saturday at Kissei Culture Hall Naka Hall in Nagano. There will be no live broadcast.

Stardom 6/2/24 Results (Updated 6/6/24)

Stardom kicked off their June schedule yesterday with a major event in Tokyo.

Yesterday’s even was held at Korakuen Ball in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on Stardom World.

The announced paid attendance was 771.

Last week it was announced by the promotion that Suzu Suzuki would miss this event due to taking time off to rest and recover from multiple injuries and physical wear. Out indefinitely but expected to miss 1-2 months.

Match 1: Saki Kashima beat Rian & Mei Seira in a 3-way by pinning Rian.

Match 2: Ami Sohrei & Ranna Yagami beat Rina & Fukigen. Sohrei pinned Fukigen.

Match 3: Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki & Koguma beat Hanan, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo. Hazuki pinned Kohgo.

Match 4: Syuri & Konami beat Waka Tsukiyama & HANAKO. Konami beat Tsukiyama with Triangle Lancer.

Match 5: Saya Kamitani, AZM, Lady C, Miyu Amasaki, Hina & Starlight Kid beat Tam Nakano, Saori Anou, Natsupoi, Yuna Mizumori, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara. AZM pinned Kurara after a diving foot stomp.

Main Event: Artist Of Stardom Champions Maika, Gina & Mina Shirakawa beat Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe & Thekla to retain the titles. Gina pinned Watanabe. V2 for the champs. Afterwards, Gina announced she was the next challenger for Maika and the World Of Stardom Championship. That match likely will happen on 6/22. Then a recorded video from AEW’s Toni Storm & Mariah May played, directed at Shirakawa. This may be building to perhaps some more HLAEW at the upcoming Forbidden Door PPV at the end of June.

The next event is Saturday at Nagoya International Conference Center Event Hall in Nagoya. The live broadcast is scheduled to be a PPV, meaning it should be on demand on Stardom World around the middle of next week.

6/6/24 UPDATE: PPV Saturday. Available worldwide through Stagecrowd (stagecrowd.live) for 1870 Japanese yen (around $12 US) witht he live broadcast Friday at 9 PM PT/midnight ET. Replay available until Tuesday at 5 AM PT/8 AM ET. It should then be available on demand on Stardom World for paying subscribers within a day or two.

New Japan 6/3/24 Results

New Japan wrapped up the Best Of The Super Junior 31 today with the Semifinals.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1483, a legit advance sellout.

Match 1: Blake Christian, Ninja Mack & HAYATA beat Shoma Kato, Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA. HAYATA beat Kato with a modified armbar.

Match 2: Kosei Fujita, Robbie Eagles & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Gedo, Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors in 67 seconds. Fujita pinned Connors with O’Connor Bridge. Afterwards, Fujita & Eagles made an IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title challenge.

Match 3: Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan beat TAKA Michinoku & Yuya Yemura. Cobb pinned TAKA after Tour of the Islands.

Match 4: Titan, BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Yota Tsuji beat Dragon Dia, Boltin Oleg, Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Tsuji pinned Yano after Marlowe Crush.

Match 5: Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi beat Callum Newman & HENARE. Naito pinned Newman after Corriendo Destino.

Match 6: Shota Umino & 4 TBAs, revealed at match time to be Tiger Mask, Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & Hiroyoshi Tenzan, beat Dick Togo, Sho, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi & Ren Narita. Umino pinned Togo after Death Rider.

Best Of The Super Junior Semifinals:
Match 7: Taiji Ishimori beat TJP.
Main Event: El Desperado beat DOUKI.
As a result, the Final will be Ishimori vs. Desperado. The Final is Sunday.

The next event is DOMINION, the annual June Osaka blowout event, Sunday at Osaka-Jo Hall in Osaka. Live streaming on New Japan World OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET. This will be a TV Asahi exclusive live broadcast in Japan. One change was also announced for the card-the main event of IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Hon Moxley vs. EVIL for the title is now a Lumberjack Deathmatch. No time limit, no countouts, lumberjacks around the ring to interfere when the action goes outside the ring.