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DDT 5/14/23 Results

DDT returned to Chiba for another ONLY WE event today, this one a special Yuji Hino 20th Anniversary event.

Today’s event was held at TKP Garden City Chiba in Chiba and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 241, a super full house/very near sellout.

Before the event, a public signing ceremony for the next DDT Extreme Championship match between Shunma Katsumata & Hideki Okatani was held. It was announced the match would be a Piercing/Stabbing Weapons Death Match and in addition to normal methods, winning can also be by piercing the opponent’s ears with weapons 3 times.

Nick Wayne, a 17-year-old wrestler who was supposed to come to Japan earlier this year but was unable to due to visa issues, will try again to come to DDT in June & July. Wayne has already signed with All Elite Wrestling but can’t join them until he turns 18.

Match 1: Hideki Okatani beat Rukiya.

Match 2: Yuki Iino & Danshoku Dieno beat Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata. Iino pinned Hirata.

Match 3: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON beat Shunma Katsumata, Yusuke Okada & Kazuma Sumi. KANON beat Sumi with a cobra twist.

Match 4: Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada beat Hiroshi Yamato & Yuya Koroku. Brookes beat Koroku with a ground octopus stretch.

Match 5: Kazusada Higuchi, Ryota Nakatsu & Yuki Ishida beat KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions Shinya Aoki, Yuki Ueno & Super Sasadango Machine to win the titles. Higuchi, Nakatsu & Ishida become the 51st KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions. Ishida pinned Machine after Flame Palm.

Match 6: Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi beat MAO & Toui Kojima. Oishi pinned Kojima.

Main Event: Yuji Hino 20th Anniversary Match: Yuji Hino, Jun Akiyama & Yukio Sakaguchi beat Tetsuya Endo, HARASHIMA & Yuji Okabayashi. Hino pinned HARASHIMA after Fuckin’ BOMB.

The next event is KING OF DDT 2023 FINAL!! on 5/21 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Saturday at 7 PM PT/10 PM ET. The start time may be moved up further due to 2 pre-show matches scheduled.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 5/14/23 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the never-ending STAR NAVIGATION 2023 Tour today with their latest Tokyo event, headlined by the reunited Axiz team of Go Shiozaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima after the latter defected from Kongo.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese and English. The live broadcast was only in English due to being an ABEMA exclusive.

The announced paid attendance was 935.

Match 1: Dragon Bane, Alpha Wolf, Extreme Tiger & Super Crazy beat AMAKUSA, Junta Miyawaki, Alejandro & Lancelot. Wolf pinned Miyawaki after Wolf Driver.

Match 2: Shuhei Taniguchi beat Stallion Rogers.

Match 3: Chris Ridgeway & Daga beat Hajime Ohara & Hi69. Daga pinned Hi69 after a piledriver.

Match 4: Masa Kitamiya, Daiki Inaba & Yoshiki Inamura beat Saxon Huxley, Timothy Thatcher & Hideki Suzuki. Inamura pinned Huxley after Musou.

Match 5: Naomichi Marufuji & HAYATA beat Sean Legacy & Dante Leon. HAYATA pinned Legacy.

Match 6: Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Eita went to a no contest. HAYATA interference.

Match 7: Kaito Kiyomiya, Takashi Sugiura, Atsushi Kotoge & Seiki Yoshioka beat Jake Lee, Anthony Greene, YO-HEY & Tadasuke. Kotoge pinned YO-HEY after Kill Switch.

Main Event: Kenoh & Manabu Soya beat Go Shiozaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima. Kenoh pinned Shiozaki after PFS.

Lots of post-event news:
GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions YO-HEY & Tadasuke vs. Atsushi Kotoge & Seiki Yoshioka for the titles has been added to 5/31 at Shinjuku Face.
GHC Heavyweight Champion Jake Lee vs. Takashi Sugiura for the title and GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Saxon Huxley & Timothy Thatcher vs. Masa Kitamiya & Yoshiki Inamura for the titles have been added to GREEN JOURNEY 2023 in NAGOYA on 6/17 at Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall in Nagoya.
Masakatsu Funaki vs. Josh Barnett in a GHC Martial Arts Rules Match has been announced for 9/3 at Osaka Prefectural Gym in Osaka.

The next event is 5/21 at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe (back to the SUNNY VOYAGE 2023 Tour). There will be no live broadcast.

All-Japan 5/14/23 Results

All-Japan continued the Super Power Series today with the halfway point of the 4-event tour. The main event featured the Aoyagi brothers facing off in a special single match.

Today’s event was held at Kissei Culture Hall Naka Hall in Nagano and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 619.

Match 1: Ryo Inoue beat Black Menso-re.

Match 2: Takao Omori beat Masao Hanabata.

Match 3: Satoshi Kojima beat Dan Tamura.

Match 4: Suwama, Jun & Rei Saito beat Shuji Ishikawa, Yoshitatsu & Yuma Anzai. Suwama pinned Yoshitatsu after a backdrop.

Match 5: Ryuki Honda beat Hokuto Omori.

Match 6: Yuji Nagata & Hikaru Sato beat Kento Miyahara & Rising Hayato. Nagata pinned Hayato with a backdrop hold.

Main Event: Yuma Aoyagi beat Atsuki Aoyagi.

The next event is Thursday at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo with Honda vs. T-Hawk to determine who will get the next Triple Crown shot due to Shotaro Ashino being out with injury. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan 5/14/23 Results

New Japan ran Day 3 of Best Of The Super Junior 30 today, with upsets looking to continue and unlikely leaders trying to stay atop the standings.

Today’s event was held at Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese and English.

The announced paid attendance was 1599.

All matches were Best Of The Super Junior Matches, 30 minute time limit.

Match 1: Block B: Kevin Knight beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru.
Match 2: Block A: Sho beat Ryusuke Taguchi.
Match 3: Block B: Clark Connors beat BUSHI.
Match 4: Block A: Taiji Ishimori beat DOUKI by submission.
Match 5: Block B: Francesco Akira beat Robbie Eagles.
Match 6: Block A: Titan beat KUSHIDA.
Match 7: Block B: Dan Moloney beat Yoh.
Match 8: Block A: Mike Bailey beat TJP.
Match 9: Block B: El Desperado beat Master Wato.
Main Event: Block A: Lio Rush beat Hiromu Takahashi.

Standings:
Block A:
1-Bailey, 3-0, 6 pts
2-Rush, 3-0, 6 pts
3-Ishimori, 3-0, 6 pts
4-Titan, 2-1, 4 pts
5-Takahashi, 1-2, 2 pts
6-DOUKI, 1-2, 2 pts
7-TJP, 1-2, 2 pts
8-Sho, 1-2, 2 pts
9-Taguchi, 0-3, 0 pts
10-KUSHIDA, 0-3, 0 pts
Day 4 note: At least one of the 3 unbeatens will go down because of Rush-Ishimori. Bailey draws fellow Impact star KUSHIDA. A loss already puts KUSHIDA all but out of it, same for Taguchi who gets Titan.

Block B:
1-Desperado, 2-1, 4 pts
2-Kanemaru, 2-1, 4 pts
3-Eagles, 2-1, 4 pts
4-Akira, 2-1, 4 pts
5-Moloney, 2-1, 4 pts
6-Connors, 2-1, 4 pts
7-Yoh, 1-2, 2 pts
8-Wato, 1-2, 2 pts
9-Knight, 1-2, 2 pts
10-BUSHI, 0-3, 0 pts
Day 4 notes: It’s wide open but the logjam at the top will ease a little with a United Empire showcase between Akira & Moloney.

The top 2 in each block advance to the semifinals.

Day 4 is Tuesday at Akita Prefectural Budokan in Akita. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Dragon Gate 5/13/23 Results

Dragon Gate continued the Hopeful Gate 2023 tour today with a non-televised house show.

Today’s event was held at Kiriya Aioi Hall in Aichi. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 322.

Match 1: Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk, Ben-K & Minorita beat YAMATO, Susumu Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda & Genki Horiguchi. Minoura pinned Horiguchi after R-301.

Match 2: BIGBOSS Shimizu beat Ho Ho Lun.

Match 3: Ultimo Dragon Dragon Kid & Kagetora beat KAI, Diamante & H-Y-O. Kid pinned H-Y-O after Bible.

Match 4: Shun Skywalker & ISHIN beat U-T & Strong Machine J. Skywalker beat U-T with a Boston Crab.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta. Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Kzy, Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Kikuta pinned KAMEI after a rolling lariat.

The next event is tomorrow at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

Tokyo Joshi Pro 5/13/23 Results

Tokyo Joshi Pro continued the spring 2023 house show tour today with a visit to Shizuoka.

Today’s event was held at Act City Hamamatsu Event Hall in Shizuoka and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date (likely Tuesday). There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 316.

There were last-minute changes to the event because Rika Tatsumi was absent due to the always-vague poor physical condition. She was to have faced Wakana Uehara. A planned 3-way became a tag match with Uehara added. Also absent as previously announced were Neko Haruna (injury) and Yuka Sakazaki (international excursion).

Match 1: Moka Miyamoto beat Haru Kazashiro by submission. When the replay is uploaded to WRESTLE UNIVERSE we’ll get to hear Kazashiro’s new entrance theme.

Match 2: Nao Kakuta & Toga beat Hyper Misao & Shino Suzuki. Kakuta pinned Suzuki after Shiden Kai.

Match 3: Miu Watanabe beat HIMAWARI by submission.

Match 4: HIkari Noa & Wakana Uehara beat Arisu Endo & Kaya Toribami. Noa pinned Toribami with a blizzard suplex hold.

Match 5: Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku beat Shoko Nakajima, Suzume & Mahiro Kiryu. Aino pinned Kiryu after Venus DDT.

Main Event: Mizuki & Yuki Arai beat Maki Itoh & Yuki Kamifuku. Mizuki pinned Kamifuku after a diving foot stomp.

The next event is 5/20 at Otemachi Mitsui Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Friday at 9:30 PM PT/12:30 AM ET.

DDT 5/13/23 Results

DDT held a special event today outside the JR Takashimaya train station in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo, the first time a wrestling event was held there. The event also featured a press conference and a talk show event with Sanshiro Takagi & Saki Akai.

Today’s event was held at JR Takashimaya 1st Floor JR Exit Special Venue in Tokyo and may be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The attendance was not announced because this was a free event.

Match 1: Kazusada Higuchi, Saki Akai & Yuki Ishida beat Sanshiro Takagi, Yuya Koroku & Kazuma Sumi. Higuchi beat Sumi with a torture rack Canadian backbreaker.

The public press conference held after the first match featured the KING OF DDT Semifinalists (Higuchi, Yuki Ueno, Chris Brookes, Jun Akiyama).

Sanshiro Takagi & Saki Akai held a talk show event and talked glowingly about the Takashimaya venue and area.

Match 2: Chiitan* & Akito beat Pocotan & Kazuki Hirata. Chiitan* pinned Hirata after Chii*Poco Trigger. Afterwards, actions by Hirata led Akito to make Chiitan* & Pocotan a team and they will be in a tag match at WRESTLE PETER PAN 2023 on 7/23 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.

Match 3: Tetsuya Endo, Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada beat MAO, Yuki Ueno & Toui Kojima. Brookes pinned Kojima after Praying Mantis Bomb.

The next event is tomorrow at TKP Garden City Chiba in Chiba for an ONLY WE/Yuji Hino 20th Anniversary event. There will be no live broadcast.

All-Japan 5/13/23 Results

All-Japan kicked off the Super Power Series 2023 tour, a short tour that will take them to the next scheduled Triple Crown match and All Together Again in June.

Today’s event was held at Volfert Toyama in Toyama and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 439.

Match 1: Hikaru Sato & Dan Tamura beat Black Menso-re & Rising Hayato. Tamura beat Menso-re with Danlock.

Match 2: Jun Saito beat Ryo Inoue.

Match 3: Naruki Doi & Hokuto Omori vs. Yuma & Atsuki Aoyagi went to a 15 minute time limit draw.

Match 4: Ryuki Honda & Masao Hanabata beat Yoshitatsu & Yuma Anzai. Honda pinned Anzai after Final Vent.

Match 5: Manabu Soya (Pro Wrestling NOAH) beat Rei Saito.

Main Event: Jumbo Tsuruta Memorial Triple Crown Premium Match (all participants are current or former Triple Crown Champions): Yuji Nagata (New Japan), Kento Miyahara & Shuji Ishikawa beat Suwama, Takao Omori & Satoshi Kojima. Nagata pinned Omori with a backdrop hold.

The next event is tomorrow at Kissei Culture Hall Naka Hall in Nagano. There will be no live broadcast. However, it will be available on demand on AJPW.TV by midday US time.

New Japan 5/13/23 Results

New Japan ran Day 2 of Best Of The Super Junior 30 today as the action headed north to Nagano.

Today’s event was held at Nagano Prefectural Budokan in Nagano and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese and English.

The announced paid attendance was 702.

All matches were Best Of The Super Junior Matches, 30 minute time limit.
Match 1: Block A: TJP beat KUSHIDA.
Match 2: Block B: Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Dan Moloney.
Match 3: Block A: Lio Rush beat Ryusuke Taguchi.
Match 4: Block B: Robbie Eagles beat Clark Connors.
Match 5: Block A: Mike Bailey beat Sho.
Match 6: Block B: Francesco Akira beat Kevin Knight.
Match 7: Block A: Taiji Ishimori beat Titan by submission.
Match 8: Block B: El Desperado beat BUSHI.
Match 9: Block A: Hiromu Takahashi beat DOUKI.
Main Event: Block B: Yoh beat Master Wato.

Standings:
Block A:
1-Bailey, 2-0, 4 pts
2-Ishimori, 2-0, 4 pts
3-Rush, 2-0, 4 pts
4-Takahashi, 1-1, 2 pts
5-TJP, 1-1, 2 pts
6-Titan, 1-1, 2 pts
7-DOUKI, 1-1, 2 pts
8-Sho, 0-2, 0 pts
9-KUSHIDA, 0-2, 0 pts
10-Taguchi, 0-2, 0 pts

Block B:
1-Eagles, 2-0, 4 pts
2-Kanemaru, 2-0, 4 pts
3-Desperado, 1-1, 2 pts
4-Yoh, 1-1, 2 pts
5-Wato, 1-1, 2 pts
6-Akira, 1-1, 2 pts
7-Moloney, 1-1, 2 pts
8-Connors, 1-1, 2 pts
9-BUSHI, 0-2, 2 pts
10-Knight, 0-2, 2 pts
The top 2 in each block will advance to the Semifinals.

Day 3 is tomorrow at Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall in Aichi. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 PM PT/4 AM ET.

BREAKING: TJPW Last-Minute Change For Today

Tokyo Joshi Pro has just announced a last-minute change for today’s (Japan time) event: Rika Tatsumi is now off. The always-vague poor physical condition. She was to have faced Wakana Uehara. What was Arisu Endo vs. Hikari Noa & Kaya Toribami in a 3-way has now been changed to Noa & Uehara vs. Endo & Toribami as a result. No word on if Tatsumi may miss additional time although there is a week before the next event after today.

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