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Pro Wrestling NOAH 10/4/25 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the (never-ending) SUNNY VOYAGE 2025 Tour today in Nagoya.

Toady’s event was held at Lives Nagoya in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 402.

Match 1: Alejandro beat Black Menso-re.

Match 2: Ulka Sasaki & Eita beat Manabu Soya & Shuji Kondo. Eita pinned Kondo after Imperial Uno.

Match 3: Dragon Bane, Alpha Wolf & HAYATA beat Daga, Daiki Odashima & Tetsuya Endo. Bane pinned Endo after a reverse huracanrana.

Match 4: Naomichi Marufuji, Kenoh & Junta Miyawaki beat Kaito Kiyomiya, Harutoki & Kai Fujimura. Marufuji pinned Fujimura.

Match 5: Charlie Dempsey (WWE) beat Harlem Lewis (WWE).

Match 6: Masa Kitamiya, Takashi Sugiura & Tadasuke beat Atsushi Kotoge, Hajime Ohara & AMAKUSA. Kitamiya beat Ohara with Stranglehold y.

Main Event: GHC National Champion Galeno beat Jack Morris to retain the title.V4 for Galeno. Next up: Bane. That match will happen on 10/16 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

The next event is MONDAY MAGIC XTREME SEASON Episode 1 Monday at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.

Also an important heads-up for WRESTLE ODYSSEY next Saturday: There will be NO LIVE OR ON DEMAND BROADCAST OUTSIDE JAPAN. It is live only on ABEMA in Japan, no alternate English broadcast on WRESTLE UNIVERSE (and probably no on demand for a while). So either get to Japan or figure out how to use ABEMA with VPN so you can watch when it begins Friday at 11 PM PT/Saturday at 2 AM ET. (Correction: It was announced on 10/6 that it will be a PPV on ABEMA and available worldwide. In the US it will be available for $14.42 and includes live stream and on demand until 10/18)

Stardom 10/4/25 LIVE Results

Stardom tuns their next NEW BLOOD event today, the sub-label featuring younger and less-experienced wrestlers. There are no title matches today which is rare (but also no HANAKO either, she holds both titles) but still some big matches on tap namely what is the final pre-retirement appearance in Stardom for Tae Honma (she retires on 10/13) as she faces Ranna Yagami. There also will be outside participation from Evolution, a small promotion run primarily by All-Japan veterans Suwama & Shuji Ishikawa.

Today’s event will be held at Belle Salle Shinjuku South Exit in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE FOR FREE on YouTube (it will also be available as an archived replay a few minutes after the event. It will not be available on Stardom World). There will be no commentary. There are 6 matches planned and these events normally run about 2 hours tops so I would anticipate more of the same today, probably not running any longer barring long matches or a long intermission.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Ema Maishima vs. Kikyo Furusawa
Yuria Hime vs. Yuki Mashiro & Fukigen in a 3-way
Waka Tsukiyama & Rian vs. Echika Miyabi & Riara
Hina vs. Kiyoka Kokatsu
Bozilla & Akira Kurogame vs. ZONES & Soi
Tae Honma vs. Ranna Yagami (Main Event)

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Updates below will begin at 9 PM PT:midnight ET.

8:40 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in 20 minutes.

9 PM PT IPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Belle Salle Shinjuku South Exit in Tokyo, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance should be announced after the event. I’m not familiar with the venue and haven’t seen the setup except on hard camera but usually these draw 150-200 so I’ll guess close to 200. Also no time limit for the main event. (UPDATE: The paid attendance was not announced)

Match 1: Ema Maishima vs. Kikyo Furusawa. 10 minute time limit
Result: Time Limit Draw

Match 2: Yuria Hime vs. Yuki Mashiro & Fukigen in a 3-way. 15 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Mashiro beat Yuria Hime & Fuiigen in a 3-way by pinning Fukigen. (Mashiro’s music muted for copyright reasons)

Match 3: Waka Tsukiyama & Rian vs. Echika Miyabi & Riara (Independent/Freelancers). 15 minute time limit
Result: Waka Tsukiyama & Rian beat Echika Miyabo & Riara. Tsukiyama pinned Riara.

Match 4: Hina vs. Kiyoka Kokatsu. 15 minute time limit
Result: Hina beat Kiyoka Kokatsu

Intermission.

The matches resume at 10:20 PM PT/1:20 AM ET. (About a 17 minute break)

Match 5: Bozilla & Akira Kurogame vs. ZONES & Soi (Evolution). 20 minute time limit
Result: Bozilla & Akira Kurogame beat ZONES & Soi. Bozilla pinned Soi after a diving splash.

Main Event: Tae Honma vs. Ranna Yagami. No time limit
Result: Ranna Yagami beat Tae Honma

There are 2 more NEW BLOOD events scheduled this month, the next one is 10/17 at Osaka Azalea Taisho in Osaka.

The next event is HISTORIC X-OVER, a crossover event with New Japan, Sunday at Barley66 Livehouse in Guangzhou, China. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling 10/4/25 LIVE Results (Updated)

Tokyo Joshi Pro continues the fall house show tour with an event today in Tokyo, kicking off the 2025 NexGeneTournament. Featuring the 4 current rookies and second-year wrestlers, the winner gets a title shot of their choice as long as it’s a TJPW championship (so not the DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship or anything else). The participants this hear are Kira Summer, Chika Nanase, Uta Takami & Ren Konatsu. And since the current Iron Man Champion is on the card, pay attention to that match and elsewhere because if anyone beats Mahiro Kiryu with a referee present, assuming she is still champion, they win the title.

Today’s event will be held at Club eX in Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE FOR FREE on YouTube. Tentatively anyway because the live stream will be via an iPad, which they tried once before and I thought cane off well with only minor issues. There will be no live broadcast on WRESTLE UNIVERSE but it will be available on demand Tuesday and there will be no archive on YouTube. Due to the iPad usage there is no guarantee of a live broadcast or complete stream due to unforeseen technical issues.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Miu Watanabe & Shino Suzuki vs. Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro
Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara vs. Mizuki & Pom Harajuku
Yuna Manase & Toga vs. Yuki Arai & Mifu Ashida
Arisu Endo, Suzume & Mahiro Kiryu vs. Miyu Yamashita, Hyper Misao & Kaya Toribami
Rika Tatsumi vs. Raku
NexGene ’25 Tournament:
Kira Summer vs. Chika Nanase
Uta Takami vs.Ren Konatsu

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Updates below will begin at-if all goes as planned-7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET.

7:28 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Club ex in Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo, Japan. There is no commentary. And no audio for now. (Audio is turned on about 5 minutes in)

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Due to the iPad placement and being in portrait mode I can’t see much, but based on history and capacity my early prediction is around 275. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 307, a super full house/very near sellout)

The matches should begin in about 10 minutes.

The matches begin at 7:42 PM PT/10:42 PM ET.

Match 1: NexGene ’25 Tournament: Uta Takami vs. Ren Konatsu. No time limit
Result: Uta Takami beat Ren Konatsu by submission

Match 2: NexGene ’25 Tournament: Kira Summer vs. Chika Nanase. No time limit
Result: Kira Summer beat Chika Nanase

As a result, the winners will face each other next as will the losers. It’s a double-elimination tournament so the Konatsu-Nanase loser is out.

Match 3: Rika Tatsumi vs. Raku. 15 minute time limit
Result: Rika Tatsumi beat Raku

Match 4: Arisu Endo, Suzume & Mahiro Kiryu vs. Miyu Yamashita, Hyper Misao & Kaya Toribami. 20 minute time limit
Result: Miyu Yamashita, Hyper Misao & Kaya Toribami beat Atisu Endo, Suzume & Mahiro Kiryu, when Yanashita beat Kiryu to win the DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship. Yamashita becomes the 1771st Champion. (I think) Long promo followed. Which led to…
Mahiro Kiryu beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Miyu Yamashota to win the title. Kiryu becomes the 1772nd Champion. (I think)

Match 5: Yuna Manase (Ganbare Pro) & Toga vs. Yuki Arai & Mifu Ashida. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuna Manase & Toga beat Yuki Arai & Mifu Ashida. Toga pinned Ashida after Rock Bottom.

Match 6: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara vs. Mizuki & Pom Harajuku. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara beat Mizuki & Pom Harajuku. Kamifuku pinned Harajuku after Fameasser.

Main Event: Miu Watanabe & Shino Suzuki vs. Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Aino & Shino Suzuki beat Mou Watanabe & Shino Suzuki. Aino pinned Suzuki after Venus DDT.

Overall the stream went off without a hitch except they forgot to turn the iPad’s microphone on until 5 minutes in but it would have been better in landscape instead of portrait view, and the viewing experience was better on an iPad. Too difficult to clearly see the action watching on a 43″ TV using an Apple TV. Better than nothing.

The next event is 10/12 at Shinjuku Face. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin on 10/11 at 7 PM PT/10 PM ET.

UPDATE: It has been announced there will be a Kiryu-Yamashita rematch for the Iron Man title on 10/12. As always with the title, subject to change.

DDT 10/2/25 Results

Despite missing most of the last month due to injury, DDT wrestler Daisuke Sasaki returned today for his latest independent event, also his 20th Anniversary event, CHARISMANIAxMANIAxMANIA.

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

The paid attendance was not announced.

There were several live music performances during the event in addition to the matches. Tetsu Inada was the guest ring announcer.

Match 1: Minoru Fujita, Hiroshi Yamato & MJ Paul beat Yuko Miyamoto, Masashi Takeda & Chou-un Shiryu. Paul pinned Shiryu after a reverse splash.

Match 2: Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie won a 8 team battle royal, last eliminating Yasutaka Osera (?) & Illusion.

Match 3: In a hardcore match, Jun Kasai beat Hideki Okatani.

Match 4: Yuki Ueno, To-y, HARASHIMA, Kazusada Higuchi & Akito beat Dick Togo (New Japan), Yasu Urano, KUBITO, Diego & Naohiro Katsumi. Ueno pinned Urano after BME.

Main Event: Daisuke Sasaki 20th Anniversary Match: El Deaperado (New Japan) & Daisuke Sasaki beat Shuji Ishikawa & Antonio Honda. Sasaki beat Honda with a crossface.

The next event is Sunday at Higashi Ward Plaza in Niigata. There will be no live broadcast. On demand Wednesday. There also has been a late change to the card because Hinata Kasai (Jun’s son) is now off the event. Flu. Tomomitsu Matsunaga is the replacement.

Injury Report: God’s Not Dead…Just Awaiting Reincarnation

DDT posted an injury update that’s a difficult one for me to take…Yoshihiko is going to be on the shelf for a while. Numerous injuries due to age-related deterioration and accumulated damage. Out indefinitely. No word on how long we will be without our God.

More as it becomes available.

(In other DDT news, it was also announced that O-MENZ Kumadori will be part of the 10/19 Korakuen Hall and 11/3 Ryogoku Kokugikan events. On 11/3, the full O-MENZ group will perform live as well)

(Disclaimer: This is not as bad as it sounds. Those like me who follow DDT closely know that Yoshihiko is really a life-size blow-up doll so when wrestlers face it they essentially are having a match with themselves which actually is a thing of beauty and the epitome of sports entertainment. So apparently it’s time to find a suitable replacement for the current incarnation so it will come back even stronger and more durable)

BREAKING: No More Go For NOAH (Updated)

In a statement just posted by parent company CyberFight Corporation, it was announced that Go Shiozaki appears to be done with Pro Wrestling NOAH. Contract expires today (9/30 Japan time) and will not be renewed. The promotion has also confirmed this on their website. No word yet on Shiozaki’s future plans (his last social media posts appear to be from 3 days ago) and he has not yet been removed from NOAH’s roster page on their website.

More as it becomes available.

UPDATE: A translation of comments by Shiozaki seem to indicate he will continue his career somewhere as there was no mention of retirement (he’s 43 with 20 years experience).

New Japan News: Full 10/13 Card Announced

At their traditional post-blowout event press conference today in Tokyo, New Japan announced the full 8 match card for KING OF PRO WRESTLING 2025, the likely last such event of the year, on 10/13 at Ryogoku Kokugikan. As expected, the main event will be IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Konosuke Takeshita for the title as Takeshita is doing a Sabre from last year and cashing in his G1 CLIMAX winning prize of a title shot at Tokyo Dome early. It paid off for Sabre, will it happen again? The winner is all but going into 1/4 as champion.

Match 7 will be IWGP Global Champion Gabriel Kidd vs. Yota Tsuji for the title. History actually favors Tsuji slightly as he has an 11-10-2 record against Kidd in single matches.

Match 6 will be NEW IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions OSKAR & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) vs. Yuya Uemura & Shota Umino for the titles. The history here is when Yuto debuted in 2021 as Yuto Nakashima, his debut match against Uemura barely lasted a minute before he suffered an elbow injury that cost him most of his rookie year. I remember watching that match live on New Japan World, so devastating but an incredible comeback nonetheless.

Match 5 will be MEVER Openweight Champion Boltin Oleg vs. EVIL for the title. Because he is EVIL (…*bad sync-dubbing* INDEEEEEEEED!) and never far from those NEVER titles and will try to become a 4-tome champion.

Match 4 will be NJPW WORLD TV Champion El Phantasmo vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the title. This is a 20th Anniversary match for Phantasmo and probably Tanahashi’s last chance at a title before retirement at Tokyo Dome.

The first 3 matches in order are Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi & Titan vs. David Finlay, Taiji Ishimori & Clark Connors, Drilla Moloney vs. SANADA and Yoh, YOSHI-HASHI & the returning Hirooki Goto vs. Ryohei Oiwa, Hartley Jackson & Kosei Fujita.

The event will be available live and on demand OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY on New Japan World beginning on 10/13 at midnight PT/3 AM ET. It will be a live & exclusive TV Asahi broadcast in Japan.

Stardom 9/28/25 Results

After yesterday’s major event, Stardom was back in action today with a house show.

Today’s event was held at Sunrec Kitakami in Iwate and will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced.

There were potential last-minute changes to the event due to both AZM & Saya Kamitani being pulled off the card. AZM-unspecified injury, also out tomorrow. Kamitani-unspecified reasons, will return tomorrow.

Match 1: Natsupoi, Aya Sakura & Sayaa Kurara beat Waka Tsukiyama, HANAKO & Rian. Sakura pinned HANAKO.

Match 2: Mei Seira beat Momo Kohgo & Kikyo Furusawa in a 3-way by pinning Furusawa.

Match 3: Hazuki & Ranna Yagami beat Koguma & Ema Maishima. Yagami pinned Maishima after Beat Master.

Match 4: Momo Watanabe & Rina beat Saya Iida & Yuria Hime. Rina pinned Hime after a diving double kneedrop.

Match 5: Starlight Kid & Miyu Amasaki beat Bozilla & Akira Kurogame. Amasaki pinned Kurogame after Tensei.

Main Event: Syuri, Ami Sohrei & Lady C beat Natsuko Tora, Ruaka & Konami. Syuri pinned Ruaka after White Tiger.

The next event is tomorrow at Tsugaru City General Gym in Aomori. There will be no live broadcast.

New Japan 9/28/25 Results

DESTRUCTION, New Japan’s annual September Kobe blowout event, is now in the books.

Today’s event was held at Kobe World Hall in Kobe and can be watched on demand OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY on New Japan World. This event aired live in Japan as part of WORLD PRO WRESTLING LIVE 2025 exclusively on TV Asahi.

The announced paid attendance was 4672.

Match 1: Yoh, YOSHI-HASHI, El Desperado, YUya Uemura & Shota Umino beat Sho, DOUKI, SANADA, Dick Togo & EVIL. Uemura pinned Togo after a Frankensteiner.

Match 2: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Great-O-Khan. Afterwards, Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Kaito Kiyomiya appeared and asked Tanahashi to make one last appearance there before retirement, namely at their 10/11 event at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.

Match 3: NEVER Openweight Champion Boltin Oleg beat Don Fale to retain the title. V2 for Oleg. Next up: EVIL.

Match 4: OSKAR & Yuto Ice beat IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Taichi & Tomohiro Ishii to win the titles. OSKAR & Ice become the 111th IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. Ice pinned Taichi after K.O.B. Next up: Umino & Uemura. And we’d better get Ice coming out to “Ice Ice Baby” at least once.

Match 5: GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi beat Taiji Ishimori to retain the title. V1 for Takahashi. Afterwards, Eita appeared and attacked Takahashi. Eita gets the next title shot in NOAH on 10/11, which was announced before this match came together last week. It was originally against Takahashi but had Ishimori won he would have defended against Eita on that date.

Match 6: Yota Tsuji beat David Finlay.

Match 7: IWGP Global Champion Gabriel Kidd beat Shingo Takagi to retain the title. V2 for Kidd Next up: Tsuji.

Main Event: IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr. beat Ren Narita to retain the title. V2 for Sabre. Next up: As previously announced, Konosuke Takeshita on 10/13 at Ryogoku Kokugikan. And given the rest of the year after that will be the annual fall/winter tag team tournaments (Super Junior Tag League and World Tag League) and some other special events, it’s all but guaranteed the 10/13 winner is going to Tokyo Dome as champion.

The next event is Saturday at Tokei Security Hiratsuka General Gym in Kanagawa to start the Road To KING OF PRO WRESTLING 2025 Tour. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET. All 4 tour events are scheduled for live and on demand broadcasts.

DEVELOPING: New Japan Star Returning Soon

At today’s New Japan press conference ahead of DESTRUCTION tomorrow, Hirooki Goto appeared and announced that he will return on 10/13 at KING OF PRO WRESTLING at Ryogoku Kokugikan. He has been out the last few months due to injury that also forced him to miss the G1 CLIMAX 35. As far as a return match, details TBA. Goto was also away for a time filming the new “Street Fighter” movie in which he will play E. Honda alongside fellow wrestlers Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns from WWE.

More as it becomes available.