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Pro Wrestling NOAH 1/11/2026 Results

Having also ended the monthly STAR NAVIGATION Tour last year that dated back tot he pandemic, Pro Wrestling NOAH ran their first monthly Tokyo tentpole event of 2026 today, LEGACY RISE 2026.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1489, a super full house/very near sellout.

Match 1: Shuhei Taniguchi, Atsushi Kotoge, Hajime Ohara & Hi69 beat Katsumi Inahata, Yuto Koyanagi, Hiroto Tsuruya & Midori Takahashi. Kotoge pinned Koyanagi after a bat drop.

Match 2: Jack Morris, Galeno, Will Kroos, Daga & Dragon Bane beat Naomichi Marufuji, Kenoh, Manabu Soya, Eita & Mohammed Yone. Kroos pinned Eita after a diving body press.

Match 3: KENTA beat Ulka Sasaki. It sounds like this may be Sasaki’s match before leaving the promotion for a while for an international excursion.

Match 4: Takashi Sugiura, Alpha Wolf, Tadasuke & Jun Masaoka (Independent/Freelancer) beat Kaito Kiyomiya, Harutoki, Alejandro & Kai Fujimura. Wolf beat Alejandro.

Match 5: Tetsuya Endo beat OZAWA.

Match 6: GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion AMAKUSA beat Daiki Odashima to retain the title. V1 for AMAKUSA.

Main Event: GHC Heavyweight Champion Yoshiki Inamura beat Masa Kitamiya to retain the title.V3 for Inamura. Next up: Sugiura, as it now seems Inamura must run the Team 2000X gauntlet to get to his wish of a Kenoh defense. That match will happen on 2/11.

The next event is tomorrow at Green Dome Maebashi in Gunma. There will be no live broadcast. On demand Thursday.

Stardom 1/11/2026 NEAR LIVE Results (Updated x2)

Stardom runs the second half of their weekend dubleheader today in Tokyo, below are NEAR LIVE in progress results.

Today’s event is being held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE and on demand on Stardom World. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The paid attendance may or may not be announced after the event. (They did wind up announcing yesterday’s paid attendance, which was 1346) (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 1356)

There were multiple last-minute changes to the event, first because of Maki Itoh making her official Stardom debut today after her signing yesterday, then super-last-minute changes due to Koguma being pulled off today’s event. Unspecified injury treatment. Status uncertain. Additionally, Suzu Suzuki is once again off this event. Quarantine/isolation for unspecified infectious disease.

Match 1: In a handicap match, Maika, HANAKO, Rian, Waka Tsukiyama & Xena beat Bozilla, Rina Yamashita, Itsuki Aoki & Akira Kurogame. Maika pinned Yamashita after MIchinoku Driver 2.

Match 2: Saya Iida, Bea Priestley & Yuria Hime beat Natsuko Tora, Ruaka & Azusa Inaba. Priestley pinned Tora after Oklahoma Roll.

Match 3: AZM beat Momo Kohgo & Anne Kanaya in a 3-way by pinning Kanaya.

Match 4: Natsupoi, Yuna Mizumori, Starlight Kid & Miyu Amasaki beat Ami Sohrei, Saki Kashima, Kiyoka Kokatsu & Kikyo Furusawa. Kid pinned Furusawa with a tiger suplex hold.

Match 5: Sareee & Alex Windsor beat Syuri & Ranna Yagami. Windsor beat Yagami with Windsor Knot.

Match 6: Maki Itoh Stardom Debut Match: Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara beat Saori Anou & Maki Itoh. Sakura pinned Itoh after Sakuracchi. HAHAHA. Clearly not getting the Tokyo Joshi Pro treatment of almost always going over. Welcome back to reality.

Match 7: CMLL Japan Women’s Champion Hazuki beat Mei Seira to retain the title. V1 for Hazuki.

Main Event: Artist Of Stardom Champions Konami, Rina & Fukigen beat Hina, Lady C & Tomoka Inaba to retain the titles. Rina pinned Hina after a reverse Gory Special Bomb. V3 for the champs.

The next event is Saturday at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka for another weekend doubleheader. Broadcast plans TBA.

UPDATE: Injury Report-Bozilla was injured during the first match. Unspecified. Out at least a week and off both events next weekend and possibly 1/21 at Korakuen.

UPDATE 2: Both Osaka events will be LIVE on Stardom World. Live all month except 1/19 (on demand only) but 1/21 will be a PPV.

GLEAT 1/10/2026 Results (Updated 1/12/2026)

GLEAT began their 2026 today with their first event of the year, GLEAT Ver. 22.

Today’s event was held at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka and will be available on demand on YouTube at a later date (for free, their paid membership was discontinued last month). There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 565.

Match 1: Kaito Ishida, KAZMA SAKAMOTO & So Daimonji beat Junjie, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Andy Wu. Ishifa pinned Junjie after FACTION.

Match 2: Lidet UWF Double Bout: Tetsuya Izuchi & Kotaro Suzuki beat Hitamaru Sasaki & Yuki Tanaka by submission. Izuchi beat Tanaka with Kill Zone.

Match 3: MICHIKO, Aoi & Marika Kobashi beat Yuna Manase, Chanyoya & Blanca Maho. MICHIKO pinned Mago after a swivel tombstone piledriver.

Match 4: Takehiro Yamamura beat Luigi Primo.

Match 5: T-Hawk & Hayato Tamura beat Andy Panda & Shigehiro Itie. T-Hawk pinned Panda after Vladigoku.

Match 6: Ryuichi Kawakami beat Ryo Aitaka.

Match 7: In a G-RUSH match, G-RUSH Chanpion Minoru Tanaka beat Van Vale Jack to retain the title. V1 for Tanaka.

Match 8: Takanori Ito Return Match: Takanori Ito beat Masakatsu Funaki by KO.

Main Event: G-REX Champion El Lindaman beat Soma Watanabe to retain the title. V3 for Lindaman. Next up: Kawakami. That match will happen on 2/11 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

The next event is 1/20 at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. Broadcast plans TBA. (1/16/2026 UPDATE: LIVE broadcast with Japanese commentary beginning at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET. On demand shortly after the event)

Injury Report: Funaki was injured during his match and hospitalized afterwards. Cervical spine ligament. He is conscious and will remain hospitalized for a few days.

1/12/2026 UPDATE: On demand on YouTube tomorrow at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.

Stardom 1/10/2026 Results

Stardom kicked off their 15th Anniversary Celebration tour today in Tokyo with the first half of a weekend doubleheader.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on Stardom World. You can also watch the first 3 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The paid attendance was not announced.

There were last-minute changes to the event due to Suzu Suzuki & Xena being pulled off the card. Suzuki-unspecified infectious disease and in isolation/quarantine. Out this weekend. Xena-unspecified reasons. Will return tomorrow. And for those unaware, it was also announced after Tokyo Dome Saya Kamitani was given time off to rest and is out all month. Will return in February for her next World Of Stardom Championship defense against Starlight Kid in Osaka.

And…they announced the signing of Maki Itoh. Will debut tomorrow. Itoh had been a freelancer and competing internationally since leaving Tokyo Joshi Pro last year after 9 years when her contract was not renewed.

Match 1: Hazuki & Fuwa-chan beat Kogima & Anne Kanaya. Hazuki beat Kanaya with a crossface.

Match 2: Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara beat Bea Priestley & Yuria Hime. Kurara pinned Hime after Tokimeki Spear.

Match 3: Saya Iida, Mono Kohgo, Alex Windsor & Olympia (CMLL) beat Syuri, Saki Kashima, Ranna Yagami & Kiyoka Kokatsu. Iida pinned Kashima after Iidabashi.

Match 4: Itsuki Aoki & Bozilla beat Waka Tsukiyama & Kikyo Furisawa. Aoki pinned Furusawa after a frog splash.

Match 5: Starlight Kid, Meo Seira & Yuki Mashiro beat Natsupoi, Sapro Anou & Yuna Misunori. Mashiro pinned Mizunori with Special Clutch.

Match 6: Hina, Lady C, Ami Sohrei & Tomoka Inaba beat Konami, Rina, Azusa Inaba & Fukigen. Tomoka Inaba pinned Fukigen after Inaba Drop.

Match 7: Maika & Rian beat Rina Yanashita & Akira Kurogame. Maika pinned Kurogame after Michinoku Driver 2.

Match 8: HANAKO beat Risa Sera. This was Sera’s likely final Stardom match before she retires next week.

Main Event: Goddesses Of Stardom Champions Natsuko Tora & Ruaka beat AZM & Miyu Amasaki to retain the titles. Tora pinned Amasaki after a swanton bomb. V4 for the champs.

The next event is tomorrow. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin TONIGHT at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 1/10/2026 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH headed on the road (outside Tokyo) for the first time in 2026, their first stop being Miyagi Prefecture for a Tetsuya Endo hometown event.

Today’s event was held at Shiroishi White Cube in Miyagi and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Tuesday. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 422.

Match 1: Mohammed Yone & Shuhei Taniguchi beat Hiroto Tsuruya &Midpri Takahashi. Yone pinned Takahashi.

Match 2: Hi69 & Yuto Koyanagi beat AMAKUSA & Black Menso-re. Hi69 pinned Menso-re after Stuka Splash.

Match 3: Masa Kitamiya & Tadasuke beat Atsushi Kotoge & Hajime Ohara. Kitaniya beat Ohara with Stranglehold y.

Match 4: Jack Morris, Manabu Soya, Daga & Daiki Odashima beat Kaito Kiyomiya, Harutoki, Alejandro & Kai Fujinura. Daga pinned Alejandro after an Odashima Dead End.

Match 5: Yoshiki Inamura, Will Kroos & Dragon Bane beat Naomichi Marufuji, Kenoh & Katsuni Inahata. Inamura pinned Inahata after Musou.

Main Event: KENTA, Tetsuya Endo, Ulka Sasaki & HAYATA beat OZAWA, Takashi Sugiura, Alpha Wolf & Jun Masaoka (Independent/Freelancer). Endo pinned Masaoka after Burning Star Press.

The next event os LEGACY RISE 2026 tomorrow at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo with Inamura-Kitamiya for the GHC Heavyweight Championship. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in English only will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET. This is an exclusive ABEMA live broadcast in Japan.

DEVELOPING: Former TJPW Wrestler To Stardom

Tokyo Sports reports that it was announced at their event today that Maki Itoh, who left Tokyo Joshi Pro last year after 9 years, has joined Stardom. This has been confirmed by Stardom’s official English social media.

More as it becomes available.

Dragon Gate 1/9/2026 Results

Dragon Gate rant he second half of their year-opening doubleheader today in Kobe.

Today’s event was held at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK. You can also watch the first match FOR FREE on YouTube.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced.

There was a last-minute change to the card today because of the announcement that BIGBOSS Shimizu, who has been inactive for most of the last year due to an investigation over potential breach of contract, would make his return today. A planned 6-man tag match became an 8-man tag as a result. Shimizu aligned himself with Natural Vibes for his return and going forward.

Match 1: Hyo, JACKY KAMEI, Riiita & Mochizuki Junior beat Ryu Fuda, Daiki Yanagiuchi, Akihiro Sahara & Kazuma Kimura. KAMEI pinned Yanagiuchi after JFK.

Match 2: BxB Hulk, KAGETORA & Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda & Demus. Hulk pinned Kanda after First Flash.

Match 3: Shun Skywalker beat Jiro Shinbashi in 13 seconds.

Match 4: ISHIN won a 9 man battle royal.

Match 5: Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka beat YAMATO, Dragon Kid & Susumu Yokosuka. Yoshioka pinned Kid after High Fly Flow.

Match 6: Madoka Kikuta, Kota Minoura, Jason Lee & KAI beat Strong Machine J, Kzy, U-T & BIGBOSS Shimizu. Kikuta pinned Kzy. The finish came after Shimizu possibly turned on Natural Vibes.

Main Event: Yuki Yoshioka beat El Ciero.

The next event is a same-day doubleheader Sunday at Nagoya International Legend Hall in Nagoya. Both events are legit advance sellouts. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin Saturday at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET for the first event and Sunday at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET for the second event.

In other news, it was announced that the promotion will return to the USA as part of The Collective 2026 on 4/15 at the Horseshoe Casino & Resort in Las Vegas, NV, part of the now-annual WrestleMania week series of independent events before the WWE flagship event. As perhaps part of this, independent US wrestler Marcus Mathers will make his Dragon Gate debut on 1/18 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and will be part of D’Courage while in Japan. New Japan is also set for The Collective with an El Desperado Produced event.

Injury Report: Maybe this is why that match went just 13 seconds-Shun Skywalker is now off both events tomorrow. Shoulder.

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling 1/10/2026 LIVE Results

With Ittenyon and their year-opening pre-Tokyo Dome blowout event now behind them, Tokyo Joshi Pro begins their 2026 today with “TJPW New Year Party 2026” in Tokyo. It’s mostly a standard house show but the main event will finish setting what will be the likely main event at GRAND PRINCESS ’26, the biggest event of the year, on 3/29-we already know Princess Of Princess Champion Miu Watanabe will next defend the title then, but a 6-way elimination match today will determine who she defends against. It’s billed as a “survival match” and not a battle royal as there are no over the top rope eliminations. The match has the usual heavy hitter contenders including former champions Miyu Yamashita (who hasn’t held the title in what seems like too long now), Rika Tatsumi & Shoko Nakajima, but also presents the first and best chance so far for Yuki Arai to get a title shot. However, there is a big wild card in the match as Max The Impaler also will take part, admittedly leading to hopes of winning the title then defending first against Pom Harajuku which would be so awesome. And finally there’s, must to my dismay and pending eternal gripes, Mizuki…anyone but her please…

In non-related news, the promotion also has announced the first “official” match for GRAND PRINCESS ’26 aside from the title match-Yuka Sakazaki & Konosuke Takeshita vs. TBA and TBA in what already sounds like a very interesting match. This will be Takeshita’s TJPW debut.

Today’s event will be held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE and ABEMA (the latter requires the new WRESTLE UNIVERSE live subscription which is 1250 Japanese yen but only includes live broadcasts-no on demand replays as those remain exclusive to the standalone UNIVERSE subscription). There will be no commentary. There are just 6 matches today or a usual house show lineup and although the main event will have no time limit I expect the event to be a “typical” house show with a running time or around, or today a little over, 2 hours.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Yuki Kamifuku, Wakana Uehara, Toga & Mifu Ashida vs. Suzume, Arisu Endo, Uta Takami & Ren Konatsu
Hyper Misao, Mahiro Kiryu & Kira Summer vs. Pom Harajuku, HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki*
Haru Kazashiro vs. Shion Kanzaki
Raku vs. Kaya Toribami & Chika Nanase in a 3-way
Miu Watanabe & J-Rod vs. Ryo Mizunami & Yuki Aino
Miyu Yamashita vs. Rika Tatsumi, Shoko Nakajima, Yuki Arai, Max The Impaler & Mizuki in a 6-way elimination match for the next Princess Of Princess Championship shot at GRAND PRINCESS ’26. No over the top rope rule

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin 15 minutes before the event.

*-This comes with the usual disclaimer because, last I heard, Kiryu is still the DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion, meaning if she is the loser by pinfall or submission she will lose the title, and will probably find a way to quickly win it back to avoid ruining an already announced upcoming title defense against Aja Kong. But that’s why there’s always that “card subject to change” disclaimer, especially with this being a 24/7 championship.

5:45 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in 10-15 minutes.

5:57 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. Not sure if it’s the reduced capacity setup or full capacity, which is around 350 and 500, respectively, but based on advance sales and first glance it sounds like the latter. Advance sales seemed to be good so I’ll predict the crowd will be around 400. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 361, a full house/near sellout)

The matches should begin in 10-15 minutes.

The matches begin at 6:11 PM PT?9:11 PM ET.

Match 1: Haru Kazashiro vs. Shion Kanzaki. 15 minute time limit
Result: Haru Kazashiro beat Shion Kanzaki by submission

Match 2: Raku vs. Kaya Toribami & Chika Nanase in a 3-way. 20 minute time limit
Result: Raku beat Kaya Toribami & Chika Nanase in a 3-way by pinning Nanase.

Match 3: Hyper Misao, Mahiro Kiryu & Kira Summer vs. Pom Harajuku, HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki. 20 minute time limit
Result: Pom Harajuku, HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki beat Hyper Misao, Mahiro Kiryu & Kira Summer. HIMAWARI pinned Summer. They all tried to win the Iron Man title from Kiryu at the start but thwarted each other.

Match 4: Yuki Kamifuku, Wakana Uehara, Toga & Mifu Ashida vs. Suzume, Arisu Endo, Uta Takami & Ren Konatsu. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Kamifuku, Wakana Uehara, Toga & Mifu Ashida beat Suzume, Arisu Endo, Uta Takami & Ren Konatsu. Toga beat Konatsu.

Match 5: Miu Watanabe & J-Rod vs. Ryo Mizunami (Independent/Freelancer) & Yuki Aino. 20 minute time limit
Result: Time Limit Draw

Main Event: Miyu Yamashita vs. Rika Tatsumi, Shoko Nakajima, Yuki Arai, Max The Impaler & Mizuki in a 6-way elimination match for the next Princess Of Princess Championship shot at GRAND PRINCESS ’26. No over the top rope eliminations. No time limit
Order of elimination: Max by Nakajima (diving senton), Mizuki by Nakajima (Tatsumi Missile Hip) (YES!!!), Nakajima by Tatsumi (Twist Of Fate-missed when it happened), Tatsumi by Yamashita (Crash Rabbit Heat), Yamashita by Arai (Scorpion deathlock)
Result: Yuki Arai wins. As a result, Arai will face Princess Of Princess Champion Miu Watanabe for the title at GRAND PRINCESS ’26. OMG!!! HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY!!! What a way to start my spring vacation…Arai possibly becoming PoP Champion! It’s hopefully going to happen! Post-match, Watanabe came out for the first faceoff with her next challenger. I love them both but on 3/29…hopefully…Finally!!! Yeah, I’m a little biased and a little excited!

The next event is the opener of the 6th Max Heart Tournament, the promotion’s annual tag team tournament, on 1/17 at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama. The start time is a little uncertain because it is scheduled to begin on 1/16 at 7 PM PT/10 PM ET, but live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE is scheduled to begin at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET which suggests the start time is/will be moved up an hour.

Dragon Gate 1/8/2026 Results

Dragon Gate kicked off their 2026 today with the opening event of the Open The New Year Gate 2026 Tour in Kobe.

Today’s event was bels at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK. You can also watch the first match FOR FREE on YouTube.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced.

Match 1: Strong Machine J, Kzy & U-T beat Susumu Yokosuka, KAGETORA & Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer). J pinned KAGETORA with a Majin windmill hold.

Match 2: Hyo won an 11 man battle royal, last eliminating YAMATO.

Match 3: Ultimo Dragon, El Cucuy & Demus beat Ho Ho Lun, Ho Lee & Reach Tominaga. Dragon pinned Tominaga with La Magistral.

Match 4: Masaaki Mochizuni & Don Fujii beat Jason Lee & ISHIN. Fujii pinned Lee with Nice German.

Match 5: Madoka Kikuta, Kota Minoura, KAI & Yoshiki Kato beat Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia, Daiki Yanaguichi & Kazuma Kimura. Kato pinned Kimura after Cadere Luna.

Match 6: Shun Skywalker & El Ciero beat Ben-K & JACKY KAMEI. Ciero pinned KAMEI after a spinning tombstone piledriver.

Main Event: Open The Brave Gate Champion Ryoya Tanaka beat Riiita to retain the title. V7 for Tanaka.

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

TJPW News: Full Tag Tournament Field Announced

Some TJPW news on what is traditionally a slow week for Japanese pro wrestling (after Ittenyon is typically when contracts are/are not renewed and everyone takes a break for a few days before the new year gets going, it’s also a more active tine for sumo with final January Tournament preps):

The full field for the upcoming annual Max Heart Tournament, the promotion’s annual tag team tournament, has been officially announced. It’s a 12-team field this year and today’s announcement of the last 4 teams features the most important addition: Wasteland Pom Party aka Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku (wrestling’s best & most lovable odd couple) which made me very happy. They were runners-up last year The other 3 teams announced were Mizuki & Uta Takami, Raku & Ren Konatsu and Kira Summer & Chika Nanase. The 8 previously announced teams were current Princess Tag Team Champions Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara, Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi (always a heavy favorite to win), Arisu Endo & Suzune (likewise a favorite), Yuki Aino & Haru Kazaahiro, Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao (defending tournament winners), HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki, Miyu Yamashita & Kaya Toribami, Yuki Arai & Mifu Ashida (who I most want to win aside from Max & Pom).

The tournament is single-elimination bracket format with 4 teams directly advancing to the Quarterfinals and the rest competing in first round matches on 1/17 at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama. The Quarterfinals are on 1/25 at Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo, the Semifinals are on 1/31 at Shinjuku Face and the Finals are on 2/14 at Korakuen Hall. If Kamifujku/Uehara do not win, the winning team will get a Princess Tag Team Championship match/rematch against Ober Eats-while not yet confirmed it likely will be at GRAND PRINCESS ‘26 on 3/29 at Ryoogku Kokugikan…unless Tatsumi/Watanabe win because Watanabe will defend the Princess Of Princess Championship that day.