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New Japan 10/13/25 Results

KING OF PRO WRESTLING 2025, New Japan’s likely final blowout event of the year, is in the books.

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 in Japan as part of WORLD PRO WRESTLING LIVE 2025 exclusively on TV Asahi.

The announced paid attendance was 5372.

Match 1: Syuri beat IWGP Women’s Champion Sareee to win the title. Syuri becomes the 6th IWGP Women’s Champion.

Match 2: Clark Connors, Tiaji Ishimori & David Finlay beat Titan, Hiromu Takahashi & SHingo Takagi. Finlay pinned Titan after Overkill.

Match 3: In a No DQ match, Drilla Moloney beat SANADA.

Match 4: Yoh, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Kosei Fujita, Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa. Goto pinned Jackson after GTR.

Match 5: NJPW WORLD TV Champion El Phantasmo vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi went to a 15 minute time limit draw. As a result, Phantasmo retains the title. V3 for Phantasmo.

Match 6: EVIL beat NEVER Openweight Champion Boltin Oleg to win the title. EVIL becomes the 49th NEVER Openweight Champion.

Match 7: IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions OSKAR & Yuto Ice beat Yuya Uemura & Shota Umino to retain the titles. Ice pinned Uemura after K.O.B. V1 for the champs.

Match 8: Yota Tsuji beat IWGP Global Champion Gabriel Kidd to win the title. Tsuji becomes the 6th IWGP Global Champion.

Main Event: Konosuke Takeshita beat IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr. to win the title. Takeshita becomes the 14th IWGP World Heavyweight Champion. So that all but guarantees he’s defending the title at Tokyo Dome in the main event. Against…possibly Goto. We’ll see.

The next event is Saturday at Hanakawa Minami Junior High School Gym in Hokkaido for a Taichi hometown event. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin Friday at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

It was also announced that the next US event will be on 2/27/26 in Trenton, NJ. So no San Jose, CA this winter…glad I went this year!

Additionally, as of 8 PM PT/11 PM ET you can now watch the full NJPW WORLD TV Championship match FOR FREE on YouTube.

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling 10/12/25 LIVE Results (Updated)

Tokyo Joshi Pro continues their fall 2025 house show tour today with another event in Tokyo. It’s the last one before their next major event so it’ll be the last time Miu Watanabe & Yuki Aino face off in tag team action before their Princess Of Princess Championship match, the first such chance for Aino as she’ll look to end Watanabe’s second reign before it really gets going. Likewise, that match will also feature Yuna Manase & Toga opposite Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara before their Princess Tag Team Championship match. There also is a title match scheduled for today as Mahiro Kiryu is scheduled to defend the DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship against Miyu Yamashita, but emphasis as always on “scheduled” because it’s always subject to change because of the 24/7 nature of the title. Additionally, 2 more NexGene Tournament matches are on tap which may set up the final day’s matches of the double-elimination event.

Finally, the promotion announced in advance that Kaya Toribami is off this event due to an international excursion.

Today’s event will be held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. You will also be able to watch the full live broadcast FOR FREE on YouTube (live only, no on demand replay on YouTube-that will only be on WRESTLE UNIVERSE). There will be no commentary. There is also a public signing ceremony scheduled before the event for the upcoming International Princess Championship match between Arisu Endo & Alice Crowley. There are 7 matches scheduled and who knows what could happen with the Iron Man match, although the tournament matches will be no time limit I expect the event to run a little over 2 hours, or close to normal, factoring in a few minutes for the signing ceremony beforehand. That may be broadcast live on the WRESTLE UNIVERSE version but not YouTube based on start times (I will be watching the WRESTLE UNIVERSE version).

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Miu Watanabe, Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara vs. Yuki Aino, Yuna Manase & Toga
Mizuki, Suzume & Yuki Arai vs. Hyper Misao, Raku & Pom Harajuku
Arisu Endo & Haru Kazashiro vs. Shoko Nakajima & Alice Crowley
Rika Tatsumi & Mifu Ashida vs. HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki
NexGene Tournament:
Kira Summer vs. Uta Takami
Ren Konatsu vs. Chika Nanase
DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Mahiro Kiryu vs. Miyu Yamashita for the title (if Kiryu is still champion)

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Updates below will begin at 6:40 PM PT/9:40 PM ET. The WRESTLE UNIVERSE broadcast is scheduled to begin at that time. The YouTube broadcast is scheduled to begin at 7 PM PT/10 PM ET as is the event.

6:40 PM PT UPDATE: The WRESTLE UNIVERSE broadcast has begun. The YouTube broadcast is now scheduled to begin in 10 minutes.

6:50 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Shinjuku Face in Tokyo, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Mostly empty as the crowd is still filing in, and doesn’t look like the full capacity setup (500) but probably for around 350. Based on what I saw for ticket availability my guess will be around 250. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 312, a full house/near sellout)

The signing ceremony for the 10/18 International Princess Championship match is held in the ring. Announcer Rise Shirai & referee Fumirin observe. Alice Crowley with microphone first. She makes a joke in English about the height differences between them. Endo with microphone. She counters in Japanese then stands on the chair to make her look taller then Crowley follows suit. Fumirin tries to play peacemaker. Crowley does have a good 7-8 inches-at least one head-height advantage over Endo. When they did the photo ops for the ringside cameras Endo stood on a chair again. This was much better than it had any right to be.

Apparently Shirai’s microphone went dead and she had to get a new one before the opening announcements.

The matches begin at 7:11 PM PT/10:11 PM ET.

Match 1: NexGene Tournament: Ren Konatsu vs. Chika Nanase. No time limit. Because both have already lost in the tournament, which is double-elimination format, the loser is out
Result: Chika Nanase beat Ren Konatsu by submission. As a result, Nanase stays alive in the tournament but Konatsu is eliminated

Match 2: NexGene Tournament: Kira Summer vs. Uta Takami. No time limit. Both won their first match so the winner will be in the best shape while the loser will likely face Nanase next in an elimination match
Result: Uta Takami beat Kira Summer by submission. As a result, Takami advances to what will be the championship match against the winner of the upcoming Summer-Nanase match where the loser will be eliminated. And it could mean matchES because Takami now has to be beaten twice to lose. The eventual winner will get a title shot of their choice. (UPDATE: Takami vs. the Summer-Nanase winner will happen on 10/26 at Ryogoku KFC Hall. The Summer-Nanase match will happen on 10/19 in Gunma)

Match 3: Rika Tatsumi & Mifu Ashida vs. HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki. 20 minute time limit
Result: HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki beat Rika Tatsumi & Mifu Ashida. Suzuki beat Ashida with a modified crossface. Suzuki with microphone immediately afterwards. It sounds like she may have found an ongoing tag team partner in HIMAWARI.

Match 4: DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Mahiro Kiryu vs. Miyu Yamashita for the title. No time limit
Result: The Signed Contract For The International Princess Championship Match beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Mahiro Kiryu to win the title. The Contract becomes the 1775th Champion. Which led to…
Result (actual match): Miyu Yamashita beat Mahiro Kiryu by countout. Yamashita then tried to win the title from the Contract but Kiryu broke it up.

Match 5: Mizuki, Suzume & Yuki Arai vs. Hyper Misao, Raku & Pom Harajuku. 20 minute time limit
Result: Mizuki, Suaume & Yuki Arai beat Hyper Misao, Raku & Pom Harajuku. Mizuki pinned Harajuku with Cutie Special.

Match 6: Arisu Endo & Haru Kazashiro vs. Shoko Nakajima & Alice Crowley. 20 minute time limit
Result: Shoko Nakajima & Alice Crowley beat Arisu Endo & Haru Kazashiro. Crowley pinned Kazashiro.

Main Event: Miu Watanabe, Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara vs. Yuki Aino, Yuna Manase (Ganbare Pro) & Toga. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki AIno, Yuna Manase & Toga beat Miu Watanabe, Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara. Toga pinned Uehara after Rock Bottom.

The next event is “Additional Attack ’25” Saturday at Korakuen Hall. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese and English will begin Friday at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET.

UPDATE: A post-event development has just come to light! What happened?
Rise Shirai’s Binder beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion The Signed Contract For The International Princess Championship Match to win the title. Binder becomes the 1776th Champion.

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All-Japan 10/11/25 Results

All-Japan kicked off their annual Anniversary Series Tour, this year the 53rd Anniversary Tour, today in Saitama.

Today’s event was held at Gyoda Green Arena in Saitama and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. This was also a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 1011.

Match 1: Jun Saito, Naruki Doi & Senor Saito beat Knego Mashimo, Hikaru Sato & Seigo Tachibana. Jun Saito pinned Tachibana after a jackhammer. Afterwards, Jun Saito announced his withdrawal from the upcoming World’s Strongest Tag League/Real World Tag League due to his brother Rei Saito being unable to compete due to injury.

Match 2: Hokuto Omori, Kumaarashi & Kuroshio TOKYO Japan beat Dan Tamura, ATM & Shota Kofuji. Omori pinned Kofuji after Narcissist Press. Apparently the Hokuto Army has combined with Kuroshio’s unit and will now be known as G-Boys. This is going to be hilarious(ly bad).

Match 3: Ryuki Honda & Rising Hayato beat Ren Ayabe & MUSASHI. Hayato pinned Ayabe.

Match 4: Shotaro Ashino & TBA beat Kento Miyahara & Hideki Suzuki by DQ. Miyahara DQ’d. TBA, a new member of Havoc, was revealed to be…Go Shiozaki! And he issued a Triple Crown challenge. Accepted. That match will happen on 10/22 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. So now I can keep my bad Go puns going in All-Japan! (Shiozaki left Pro Wrestling NOAH a couple weeks ago when his contract expired)

Match 5: All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion Atsuki Aoyagi beat Ryo Inoue to retain the title.V2 for Aoyagi. Next up: Hikaru Sato.

Main Event: All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Xyon & Odyssey beat Yuma Aoyagi & Yuma Anzai to retain the titles. Xyon pinned Anzai after a diving headbutt. V1 for the champs. Next up: Omori & Kumaarashi.

The next event was to have been Monday in Miyagi but it was POSTPONED due to the Rei Saito injury so the next event now is Tuesday at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan 10/11/25 Results

New Japan wrapped up the short Road To KING OF PRO WRESTLING 2025 Tour today with an event in Saitama.

Today’s event was held at Tokorozawa Civic Gym in Saitama and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1057.

Match 1: Tatsuya Matsumoto & Shoma Kato beat Zane Jay & Masatora Yasuda. Kato pinned Jay. In post-match commenta backstage after the last event, Jay hinted at potentially beginning a heel turn.

Match 2: Shota Umino beat Katsuya Murashima.

Match 3: Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SANADA by conutout. SANADA counted out.

Match 4: Dick Togo, Don Fale & EVIL beat Tiger Mask, Yota Tsuji & Boltin Oleg. EVIL beat EM 4 with a scorpion deathlock.

Match 5: OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) beat beat Tomoaki Honma & Yuya Uemura by ref stoppage (TKO). OSKAR beat Honma.

Match 6: Gedo, Taiji Ishimori, David Finlay & Gabriel Kidd beat Daiki Nagai, Titan, Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji. Finlay pinned Nagai after Into Oblivion.

Main Event: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Sho & SOUKI beat KUUKAI & El Desperado to retain the titles. DOUKI pinned KUUKAI. V3 for the champs.

The next event is KING OF PRO WRESTLING 2025 Monday at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. Live streaming on New Japan World OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET. This will be a live & exclusive TV Asahi broadcast in Japan.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 10/11/25 Results (Updated)

WRESTLE ODYSSEY, Pro Wrestling NOAH’s latest blowout event today, is now in the books.

Today’s event was held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on ABEMA as a PPV in select countries, including the US, until 10/18. It’s about $14 in the US. It’s not known when it may be available on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. (UPDATE: Next Saturday after the ABEMA PPV viewing period ends. Tentatively that’s 6 PM PT/9 PM ET)

The announced paid attendance was 3617.

Match 1: Junta Miyawaki beat Kai Fujimura.

Match 2: Galeno & Harutoki beat Manabu Soya & Yuto Kikuchi. Harutoki pinned Kikuchi after Brain Match.

Match 3: Charlie Dempsey & Harlem Lewis (WWE) beat Jack Morris & Ulka Sasaki. Dempsey pinned Sasaki after Regalplex.

Match 4: Takashi Sugiura & Shun Skywalker (Dragon Gate) beat Tetsuya Endo & HAYATA. Sugiura pinned HAYATA after Olympic Yosen Slam.

Match 5: Daga & Daiki Odashima beat GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf to win the titles. Daga & Odashima become the 64th GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. Odashima pinned Wolf with Samson Clutch.

Match 6: Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Minoru Suzuki went to a double countout.

Match 7: Hiroshi Tanahashi (New Japan) & Kaito Kiyomiya beat Naomichi Marufuji & Kenoh. Kiyomiya pinned Kenoh after a skywalk elbow.

Match 8: GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi (New Japan) beat Eita to retain the title. V2 for Takahashi.

Main Event: GHC Heavyweight Champion KENTA beat Masa Kitamiya to retain the title. V2 for KENTA. Next up: Yoshiki Inamura, who at least for now is back from WWE and with his original name (no more YOICHI). That match will happen on 11/8 at Korakuen Hall.

The next event is Thursday at Korakuen Hall. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. (All remaining October events will be live & immediate on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE)

UPDATE: No real post-event news/fallout except for the announcement of a new tournament, NOAH Jr. Grand Prix, which will be held over 5 events in November. It will be only for Junior Heavyweights. More details TBA.

DEVELOPING: Our Beloved Former TJPW Announcer Is Back Again!

O CANADA! Those lucky neighbors to the north gave us Tokyo Joshi Pro fans some wonderful news a short time ago-our beloved former ring announcer, Sayuri Namba, is back once again as on 11/2 she will debut as the announcer for independent promotion Dusk Pro Wrestling in Vancouver, Canada. It’s not yet known if this is one-time-only or will be a regular thing (Namba has relocated to Vancouver and, when circumstances and specifically wi-fi allow, she posts Shorts on YouTube documenting her adjusting to life there as she eventually hopes to relocate to the US) and also no word on if there will be any live or on demand streaming but tickets are on sale for $20-25 Canadian. And obviously I’m happy to see her continuing to do some ring announcing work, either with TJPW when they come back to the US or elsewhere. And hopefully she’ll get everything straightened out with settling down so she can post more on YouTube as her shorts so far are a lot of fun to watch (there’s about 15 or so).

News: Familiar Faces Gone From WWE

This is the very rare situation where I post about WWE on this website, but word broke a short time ago that some names that may be familiar to Japanese wrestling fans are gone from the promotion, specifically Lance Anoa’i and Zara Zakher. Anoz’i, a son of Samu and part of that legendary Samoan dynasty, was released and is headed back to the independents. His WWE time never really got going due to injuries shortly after he signed a year ago. Anoa’i made a few appearances in Pro Wrestling NOAH before joining WWE. Zakher, who along with others (namely Jada Stone) has really impressed in a handful of appearances in Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, is leaving wrestling completely, at least for now. Her departure came because her WWE ID (developmental) contract expired. It’s not known if she eventually will come back to wrestling or not.

Stardom 10/11/25 NEAR LIVE Results (Updated)

Stardom runs a mid-major event in Tokyo as the build begins to their year-ending blowout events, first one on November then their year-end mega-event just after Christmas. Today’s event is headlined by a Goddesses Of Stardom championship match, but there is also a CMLL Japan Women’s Championship match before current champion Koguma-who won the title in part due to an injury-and challenger Hazuki head to Mexico for a tour there.

While not mentioned specifically, Suzu Suzuki is off today’s event due to independent other event participation at Shinjuku Face.

Since I will not be watching live as I dropped my Stardom World subscription a while back (technical issues, I may re-start in the near future though) the below results will be NEAR LIVE based on when they are posted on social media.

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on Stardom World.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Starlight Kid & Miyu Anasaki vs. HANAKO & Rian
Saki Kashima, Aya Sakura, Sayaka Lurara & Kikyo Furusawa vs. Rina Yamashita, Itsuki Aoki, Bozilla & Akira Kurogame
Mei Seira vs. Waka Tsukiyama & Ema Maishima in a 3-eay
Saya Iida, Momo Kohgo, Yuria Hime, Natsupoi, Saori Anou & Yuna Mizunori vs. Saya Kamitani, Konami, Rina, Momo Watanabe, Azusa Inaba & Fukigen
Sareee, Chi Chi & Miku Ha (?) vs. Syuri, Hina & Ranna Yagami
CMLL Japan Women’s Champion Koguma vs. Hazuki for the title
Goddesses Of Stardom Champions Natsuko Tora & Ruaka vs. Ami Sohrei & Lady C for the titles

The event will begin at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET so results should begin being posted around 8 PM PT/11 PM ET.

PRE-SHOW UPDATE (Last Minute): You will also be able to watch the first 3 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

7:45 PM PT UPDATE: Updates begin below.

The contract signings for today’s title matches were held before the event began.

Match results below.

The paid attendance may or may not be announced after the event. Stardom doesn’t always announce attendance now. (UPDATE: The paid attendance has not been announced)

Match 1: Starlight Kid & Miyu Amasaki beat HANAKO & Rian. Kid pinned Rian after a moonsault press.

Match 2: Saki Kashima, Aya Sakura, Sayaka Kurara & Kikyo Furusawa beat Rina Yamashita, Bozilla, Itsuki Aoki & Akira Kurogame by countout. Bozilla counted out.

Match 3: Waka Tsukiyama beat Mei Seira & Ema Maishima in a 3-way by pinning Seira in 34 seconds.

The YouTube broadcast ends here.

Match 4: Saya Kamitani, Konami, Rina, Momo Watanabe, Azusa Inaba & Fukigen beat Saya Iida, Momo Kohgo, Yuria Hime, Natsupoi, Saori Anou & Yuna Mizunori. Konami beat Iida with a body sleeper,

Match 5: Syuri, Hina & Ranna Yagami beat Sareee, Chi Chi (Evolution) & Miku Ye (?). Syuri beat Ye with Ground Suzaku.

Match 6: Hazuki beat CMLL Japan Women’s Champion Koguma to win the title. Hazuki becomes the 7th CMLL Japan Women’s Champion.

A photo of Suzu Suzuki vs. Jun Kasai happening at an independent event was posted on Stardom’s Twitter. Hardcore match and they’re doing the dueling chairs thing. (UPDATE: Kasai beat Suzuki in that match)

Main Event: Goddesses Of Stardom Champions Natsuko Tora & Ruaka beat Ami Sohrei & Lady C to retain the titles. Tora pinned Sohrei after a swanton bomb. V1 for the champs.

The next event is tomorrow at Aimesse Yamanashi in Yamanashi. There will be no live broadcast.

Injury Report: Now Not-Vague Poor Health

DDT announced earlier this week that Danshoku Dieno would miss an event due to the always-vague poor health. Now we know why that was the case after further evaluation. Appendicitis. Out indefinitely and will miss this weekend’s events. Beyond that, it’s not yet known hoe long Dieno will be out as DDT just says, based on translation, he will be out a while. I’d call him questionable for the big Ryogoku event in November.

More as it becomes available.

Dragon Gate News: KING OF GATE 2025 Announced

Dragon Gate announced their annual major singles tournament, KING OF GATE 2025, today which will be the November tour. This year’s tournament will be a single-elimination bracket format with 32 participants, 29 of which are current roster members plus Naruki Doi who is currently a freelancer, 2 of the 3 TBA spots remaining will be for foreigners (I’d be shocked if Gianni Valetta is not one of them) and the final spot will be for the winner of an upcoming battle royal on a TBA event.

Here are all the dates and matches:
Round 1:
11/6 (Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, live & on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK):
Ryoya Tanaka vs. Homare
Luis Mante vs. ISHIN
Naruki Doi vs. Shun Skywalker
Yuki Yoshioka vs. Madoka Kikuta

11/8 (Kobe Art Center, Kobe, live & on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK):
YAMATO vs. Hyo
Dragon Kid vs. TBA (one foreigner)
Dragon Dia vs. Riiita
Strong Machine J vs. TBA (the battle royal winner)

11:9 (Matsuyama City Community Center, Ehime):
BxB Hulk vs. KAI
Kzy vs. Jason Lee

11/10 (Tottori Industrial Gym, Tottori):
JACKY KAMEI vs. Kagetora
Ryu Fuda vs. TBA (the other foreigner)

11/13 (Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya):
U-T vs. Takashi
Mochizuki Junior vs. Yoshiki Kato

11/15 (Mercure Hotel Yokosuka, Kanagawa):
Susumu Yokosuka vs. Ben-K
Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Kota Minoura

Round 2:
11/16 (Fujisan Mease, Shizuoka):
Kikuta/Yoshioka vs. U-T/Takashi
Dia/Riiita vs. Hulk/KAI

11/21 (Imari Kunimidai Gym, Saga):
Kid/TBA vs. Kzy/Lee

11/22 (Kumamoto Castle Hall, Kumamoto):
Mante/ISHIN vs. Fuda/TBA
Tanaka/Homare vs. YAMATO/Hyo

11/23 (Ukiha Arena, Fukuoka):
Kagetora/KAMEI vs. Yokosuka/Ben-K
Junior/Kato vs. J/TBA

11/24 (Iizuka City Gym, Fukuoka):
Mochizuki/Minoura vs. Skywalker/Dia

Quarterfinals:
11/25 (T.O.P.S. BittsHALL, Osaka):
11/16 winner vs. 11/24 winner
11/22 winner vs. 11/23 winner

11/26 (Omuta Cultural Hall, Fukuoka):
11/16 winner vs. 11/22 winner
11/21 winner vs. 11/23 winner

Semifinals & Finals: 12/3 (Korakuen Hall, live & on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK)

Except for the 2 Tokyo events and one Kobe event, broadcast plans are otherwise TBA.