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News: TJPW Returning To Vegas (Updated)

In more good news for North American Tokyo Joshi Pro fans, the promotion has announced it will be returning to the US again in April for a WrestleMania week event on 4/16 at The Pearl at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV. 17 roster members have been announced as participating, basically all except Ren Konatsu, Shion Kanzaki, Kira Summer & Chika Nanase. Since Pom Harajuku is coming again I now eagerly await confirmation of Max The Impaler participating so we can go Viva Wasteland Pom Party!

The event will be an 11 AM PT/2 PM ET start time, since that’s the day I go back to work after spring vacation I won’t be able to watch live. Tickets on sale soon and broadcast plans TBA but I’m thinking it will be live on Triller/FITE with the Triller+ subscription package ($8/month) then on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE several weeks later. There also will be a meet & greet there on 4/17 which will be free to attend.

UPDATE: In other US news, it has been announced that all 4 Texas events in March will be broadcast LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. No PPVs. The event schedule is as follows:
3/17-5 PM PT/8 PM ET
3/18-4 PM PT/7 PM ET
3/21 & 3/22-1 PM PT/4 PM ET

Stardom News: Full 2026 Cinderella Tournament Field Announced

Stardom has announced the full list of participants for the 2026 Cinderella Tournament, their major March tournament geared towards younger & less-experienced wrestlers. That is not necessarily the case this year as the field is a massive 32 wrestlers for the single-elimination bracket format event. It’s not the entire roster participating but just about anyone who currently is not a champion is. With that out of the way…

The field: Hanan, Saya Iida, Momo Kohgo, Yuria Hime, Bea Priestley, Natsupoi, Saori Anou, Yuna Mizumori, Sayaka Kurara, Aya Sakura, Ami Sohrei, Saki Kashima, Hina, Lady C, Tomoka Inaba, Ranna Yagami, Kiyoka Kokatsu, Miyu Amsaki, Rina Yamashita, Akira Kurogame, Rina, Fukigen, Azusa Inaba, Xena, HANAKO, Waka Tsukiyama, Rian, Anne Kanaya, Kikyo Furusawa, Fuwa-chan, Tabata.

Kurara won last year’s tournament and the prize of a Cinderella-like gown and crown plus a World Of Stardom Championship match. We can easily take out a few names who aren’t going to win (This is Fukigen for one, I think the only rookie/sophomore with any shot is Kurogame, Kashima is not winning because she’s retiring, Yamashita…right…I can’t see Priestley winning) but if I had to pick one I want to see win, I’ll throw a huge underdog pick out there…Rian. She hasn’t gotten the Cosmic Angels push/Tam Nakano rub like Kurara has but she’s on the verge of breaking through. Although who I really want to win is HANAKO. She is one of those who clearly is the future of Stardom along with Hanan & her sisters (Hina & Rina).

The tournament will run over 5 events between 3/6-3/15. Bracket & matches TBA.

New Japan 2/24/2026 Results

New Japan began the home stretch of CMLL FANTASTICAMANIA 2026 today in Osaka.

Today’s event was held at Osaka Prefectural Gyn 2 in Osaka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 905, a full house/near sellout.

There was a last-minute change to Match 4 due to Valiente Jr. being pulled off the event. Right knee injury suffered yesterday. Status uncertain for the rest of the tour. Tatsuya Matsumoto was the replacement.

Match 1: Stigma beat Daiki Nagai.

Match 2: Tiger Mask & Satoshi Kojima beat Masatora Yasuda & Hijo de Stuka Jr. TM 4 pinned Yaauda with a tiger suplex hold.

Match 3: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Sho & Yujiro Takahashi beat Shoma Kato, Master Wato & OKUMURA. Sho pinned Kato. This was the first of a few send-off matches for Kato, who after this week is headed to CMLL for his Young Lion training excursion.

Match 4: Bone Soldier Jr., Shingo Takagi, Philip Marlowe Jr. & Titan beat Tatsuya Matsunoto, Ryusuke Taguchi, El Desperado & Futuro. Titan pinned Matsumoto after La Lanza.

Match 5: Soberano Jr., Hechicero & Ultimo Guerrero beat Templario, Atlantis Jr. & Atlantis. Hechicero pinned Atlantis after Hechicero Special.

Main Event: FANTASTICAMANIA Tag Team Tournament Finals: Mascara Dorada & Mistico beat Magnus & Averno to win the tournament. Mistico pinned Magnus after La Mistica

The next event is Thursday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET. This will also be a live Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan

Ganbare Pro 2/22/2026 Results (Updated)

Ganbare Pro ran their latest event yesterday in Tokyo.

Yesterday’s event was held at Takashimadaira Community Center in Tokyo and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Thursday.

The announced paid attendance was 187.

There were last-minute changes tot he card due to Yuna Manase being pulled off the event. Broken collarbone suffered in training last week. Out indefinitely but she revealed on social media she will have surgery on 3/3 so it’s going to be weeks and probably months. (Although a social media post from Manase since hints at surgery being postponed due to illness)

Match 1: Reiya Igarashi beat antaro Motojima.

Match 2: Moeka Haruhi beat Papillon Akemi & Hora-chan in a 3-way by pinning Akemi.

Match 3: Takuya Wada & PSYCHO beat Ken Ohka & Shota Kawakami. Wada beat Kawakami with an armbar.

Match 4: Shuichiro Katsumura, Yuya Susumu & YuuRI beat Akira Shoji, Tyson Maeguchi & Chanyota. Susumu beat Maeguchi with a crossface.

Match 5: Yumehito Imanari & Shinichiro Tominaga beat Keisuke Ishii & Chou-un Shiryu. Tominaga pinned Shiryu.

Main Event: Mizuki Watase beat Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Champion Masaaki Mochizuki to win the title. Watase becomes the 10th Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Champion.

The next event is Sunday at Hirano Kumin Hall in Osaka. On demand broadcast date TBA.

UPDATE: Next up for the World Openweight Title: Takuya Wada. That match will happen on 3/7 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring.

Stardom 2/23/2026 Results

Stardom finished up their long weekend of house shows today in Okayama.

Today’s event was held at Okayama Convention Center 3rd Floor Hall in Okayama and will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 636, a legit sellout. So they only announce it now for non-livestreamed events?

Match 1: HANAKO & Waka Tsukiyama vs. Akira Kurogame & Yuria Hime went to a 20 minute time limit draw.

Match 2: Ruaka beat Maki Iroh & Lady C in a 3-way by pinning C.

Match 3: India Sioux & Tabata (CMLL) beat Hanan & Momo Kohgo. Tabata pinned Kohgo after a senton moonsault.

Match 4: Maika & Rian beat Hazuki & Fuwa-chan. Maika pinned Fuwa-chan after Michinoku Driver 2.

Match 5: Starlight Kid, AZM, Mei Seira, Miyu Amasaki & Saki Kashima beat Natsupoi, Yuna Mixumori, Aya Sakura, Sayaka Kurara & Anne Kanaya. Kid beat Kanaya with Black Tiger Leg Murder.

Main Event: Syuri, Ami Sohrei & Hina beat Konami, Natsuko Tora & Rina. Hina pinned Konami with Gedo Clutch.

The next event is Saturday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin Friday at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET.

New Japan 2/23/2026 Results

New Japan continued the CMLL FANTASTICAMANIA 2026 Tour today with the last non-televised event for a while.

Today’s event was held at Aichi Prefectural Budokan in Aichi. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 1287.

Match 1: Yujiro Takahashi & Hijo de Stuka Jr. beat Masatora Yasuda & Futuro. Stuka pinned Yasuda after a hanmerlock DDT.

Match 2: Daiki Nagai, Bone Soldier Jr., Shingo Takagi, Philip Marlowe Jr. & Titan beat Shoma Kato, Master Wato, Ryusuke Taguchi, OKUMURA & Satoshi Kojima. Soldier beat Taguchi with Bone Lock.

Match 3: Magnus & Ultimo Guerrero beat Stigma & Templario. Guerrero pinned Stigma after Guerrero Special.

Match 4: Atlantis vs. Tiger Mask went to a 10 minute time limit draw.

Match 5: Yoshinobu Kaemaru, Averno & Hechicero beat Valiente Jr., Atlantis Jr. & Mascara Dorada. Averno pinned Dorada after Devil Wings.

Main Event: Sho & Soberano Jr. beat El Desperado & Mistico. Soberano pinned Mistico.

The next event is tomorrow at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET

All-Japan 2/23/2026 Results (Updated)

All-Japan wrapped up the Excite Series 2026 Tour today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. This will also be a taped GAORA SPORTS broadcast in Japan at a later date.

The announced paid attendance was 2237.

Match 1: Ryuki Honda beat Hokuto Omori.

Match 2: Atsuki Aoyagi, Rising Hayato & Yuma Anzai beat Ryo Inoue, Kengo Mashimo & Fuminori Abe. Anzai pinned Abe after Gimlet.

Match 3: Kumaarashi beat GAORA TV Champion Daisuke Sekimoto to win the title. Kumaarashi becomes the 33rd GAORA TV Champion.

Match 4: Rei Saito Return Match: Rei Saito, Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer), Senor Saito & Makoto Oishi (Independent/Freelancer) beat Go Shiozaki, Shotaro Ashino, Xyon & Odyssey. Rei Saito pinned Xyon. In backstage comments afterwards, Ashino revealed that he & Shiozaki will soon be headed to 2AW to challenge for the 2AW Tag Team Championship.

Zennichi Jr. Tag Festival Semifinals:
Match 5: Dan Tamura & Hikaru Sato beat Kota Sekifuda & Toshiyuki Sakuda. Sato beat Sakuda with an armbar.
Match 6: Seiki Yoshioka & Yuya Susunu beat MUSASHI & Shota Kofuji. Yoshioka pinned MUSASHI after Niten First Class.

Match 7: All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Ren Ayabe & Talos beat Suwama & Hideki Suzuki to retain the titles. Ayabe pinned Suzuki after Des Roulette. V2 for the champs. Next up: DOOM…the Saitos. That match will happen on 3/15 at Korakuen Hall.

Main Event: All-Japan Triple Crown Champion Kento Miyahara beat Jun Saito to retain the Triple Crown. V5 for Miyahara. Next up: Kumaarashi. That match will happen on 3/20 at Esforta Arena Hachioji.

The next event is NEW AGE CHRONICLE Z THE FINAL, the final Rising Hayato Produced event, on 3/8 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring. Broadcast plans TBA but I anticipate it being live on AJPW.TV.

UPDATE: 3/8 is now a legit advance sellout. Also, the 3/15 and 3/20 title matches are now official (announcements were made after the event). It should be noted that Kumaarashi-Miyahara will only be for the Triple Crown and not the GAORA TV Championship.

Dragon Gate 2/23/2026 Results

Dragon Gate ran a special blowout event today called UNO! DOS!! TRES!!! DRAGONGATE!!!

Today’s event was held at Fukuoka International. Enter in Fukuoka and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK. This was also a live GAORA SPORTS broadcast in Japan. You can also watch the first match FOR FREE on YouTube.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 2222)

Match 1: Luis Mante beat Kazuma Kimura.

Match 2: Strong Machine J & U-T beat Masaaki Mochizuki & Don Fujii, Susumu Yokosuka & KAGETORA and Problem Dragon & Punch Tominaga in a 4-way when J pinned Tominaga.

Match 3: Toru Owashi (DDT) beat Jiro Shinbashi.

Match 4: Open The Brave Gate Champion Ryoya Tanaka beat Genki Horiguchi to retain the title. V8 for Tanaka.

Match 5: Open The Twin Gate Champions JACKY KAMEI & Riiita beat Marcus Mathers & Dragon Dia to retain the titles. KAMEI pinned Dia after JACKY Knife. V2 for the champs.

Match 6: Shun Skywalker, Honare, El Cielo, Masa Kitamiya (Pro Wrestling NOAH) & Takashi Sugiura (Pro Wrestling NOAH) beat BIGBOSS Shimizu, KAI, ISHIN, Kota Minoura & Yuki Yoshioka. Skywalker pinned Shimizu after a huracanrana.

Match 7: Kzy, GuC & @KEY beat YAMATO, Dragon Kid & BxB Hulk then beat Open The Triangle Gate Champions Hyo, Ben-K & Mochizuki Junior in a 3-way elimination match to win the titles. Kzy, Guc & @KEY become the 98th Open The Triangle Gate Champions.

Main Event: Open The Dream Gate Champion Madoka Kikuta beat Yuki Yoshioka to retain the title. V4 for Kikuta.

The next event is PRIME ZONE+ Vol. 18 Friday at Kobe Lapis Hall in Kobe. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.’

Pro Wrestling NOAH 2/23/2026 LIVE Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH finishes up the preliminary round of the NOAH Jr. Tag League today with a holiday matinee in Fukuoka. 5 teams still have a chance at the top 2 spots that advance to the Finals, and while Alpha Wolf & Kai Fujimura have a 2-point advantage they’re not clear by any means. The other 4 teams are at 8 points which could make for some complicated tiebreaker scenarios.

Today’s event will be held at Acros Fukuoka in Fukuoka and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. There will be no commentary. There are 8 matches scheduled today so it may run a little longer than a normal house show although the tournament matches are only 15 minute time limits, so I’ll predict the running time will be around 2 1/4 hours.

Today’s lineup:
Kaito Kiyomiya & Harutoki vs. Kenoh & Yuto Koyanagi
Galeno vs. Midori Takahashi
Naomichi Marufuji, Mohammed Yone & Hiroto Tsuruya vs. KENTA, HAYATA & Tetsuya Endo
NOAH Jr. Tag League:
Atsushi Kotoge & Hi69 vs. Eita & Katsumi Inahata
AMAKUSA & Black Menso-re vs. Tadasuke & Jun Masaoka
Mark Trew & Kieron Lacey vs. Alpha Wolf & Kai Fujimura
Yoshiki Inamura, Manabu Soya & Hajime Ohara vs. OZAWA, Masa Kitamiya & Takashi Sugiura
NOAH Jr. Tag League: Daga & Daiki Odashima vs. Dragon Bane & Alejandro

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin 10 minutes before the event.

7:50 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in 5-10 minutes.

7:55 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Acros Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. The setup appears to be for around 500 (I think the full capacity for wrestling is 650-700) and while the crowd is still filing in right now it’s a mixed bag. I’ll guess it’ll be a little on the low side for a holiday midday Monday and say it’ll be around 350. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 559. Really late arriving crowd I guess, but we also couldn’t see much on hard camera)

The matches will begin shortly.

The matches begin right on time at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET.

Match 1: Kaito Kiyomiya & Harutoki vs. Kenoh & Yuto Koyanagi. 15 minute time limit
Result: Kaito Kiyomiya & Harutoki beat Kenoh & Yuto Koyanagi. Kiyomiya pinned Koyanagi after a jumping knee strike.

Match 2: Galeno vs. Midori Takahashi. 15 minute time limit
Result: Galeno beat Midori Takahashi. Short match possibly cut shorter by a potential Takahashi injury. Neck or shoulder. We’ll see.

Match 3: Naomichi Marufuji, Mohammed Yone & Hiroto Tsuruya vs. KENTA, HAYATA & Tetsuya Endo. 20 minute time limit
Result: KENTA, HAYATA & Tetsuya Endo beat Naomichi Marufuji, Mohammed Yone & Hiroto Tsiruya. KENTA beat Tsuruya with a front neck lock.

NOAH Jr. Tag League:
Match 4: Atsushi Kotoge & Hi69 vs. Eita & Katsumi Inahata. Both are out of contention. 15 minute time limit
Result: Eita & Katsumi Inagata beat Atsushi Kotoge & Hi69. Inahata pinned Hi69.
Eita/Inahata finish 1-5-1, 3 pts. Kotoge & Hi69 finish 2-5, 4 pts.

Match 5: AMAKUSA & Black Menso-re vs. Tadasuke & Jun Masaoka. Tadasuke/Masaoka must win to stay in conteintion. 15 minute time limit
Result: AMAKUSA & Black Menso-re beat Tadasuke & Jun Masaoka. AMAKUSA pinned Masaoka.
AMAKUSA/Menso-re finish 1-5-1, 3 pts. Tadasuke/Masaoka finish 4-3, 8 pts. They now need an absolute miracle and then some to have any chance at finishing top 2 due to tiebreakers-they only beat Dragon Bane & Alejandro.

Intermission. The event will resume in 10-15 minutes (as of 9 PM PT/midnight ET).

The matches resume at 9:14 PM PT/12:15 AM ET.

Match 6: NOAH Jr. Tag League: Mark Trew & Kieron Lacey vs. Alpha Wolf & Kai Fujimura. The winner, if there is one, advances to the Finals. 15 minute time limit
Result: Alpha Wolf & Kai Fujimura beat Mark Trew & Kieron Lacey. Wolf pinned Lacey after Wolf Driver.
Wolf/Fujimiura finish 6-1, 12 pts. Trew/Lacey finish 4/3, 8 pts. As a result, Wolf/Fujimura finish 1st and will advance to the Finals.

Match 7: Yoshiki Inamura, Manabu Soya & Hajime Ohara vs. OZAWA, Masa Kitamiya & Takashi Sugiura. 30 minute time limit
Result: OZAWA, Masa Kitamiya & Takashi Sugiura beat Yoshiki Inamura, Manabu Soya & Hajime Ohara. OZAWA pinned Ohara after Big Ben Edge.

Main Event: NOAH Jr. Tag League: Daga & Daiki Odashima vs. Dragon Bane & Alejandro. The winner, if there is one, advances to the Finals. 15 minute time limit
Result: Dragon Bane & Alejandro beat Daga & Daiki Odashima. Alejandro pinned Odashima after Zero Gravity.
Bane/Alejandro finish 5-2, 10 pts. Daga/Odashima finish 4-3, 8 pts. As a result, Bane/Odashima finish 2nd and advance to the Finals.
The Final will be Wolf/Fujimura vs. Bane/Alejandro. The winner likely will face Daga/Odashima in the near future for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.

The Final is Sunday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Saturday at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 2/22/2026 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH ran the penultimate day of the NOAH Jr. Tag League preliminary round today in Kumamoto.

Today’s event was held at Grand Messe Kumamoto D Hall in Kumamoto and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 540.

Match 1: Kaito Kiyomiya, Galeno & Harutoki beat Kenoh, Hiroto Tsuruya & Midori Takahashi. Harutoki pinned Takahashi after El Momento de Muerte.

Match 2: Masa Kitamiya & Takashi Sugiura beat Naomichi Marufuji & Hajime Ohara. Kitamiya beat Ohara with Stranglehold y.

Match 3: OZAWA beat Yuto Koyanagi by submission.

NOAH Jr. Tag League:
Match 3: Mark Trew & Kieron Lacey beat Atsushi Kotoge & Hi69. Trew pinned Hi69 after Black Flag. Trew/Lacey are 4-2, 8 pts. Kotoge/Hi69 are 2-4, 4 pts and are now OUT.
Match 4: Alpha Wolf & Kai Fujimura beat Eita & Katsumi Inahata. Fujimura pinned Inahata after Death hanger. Wolf/Fujimura are 5-1, 10 pts. Eita/Inahata are 0-5-1, 1 pt.
Match 5: Jun Masaoka & Tadasuke beat Dragon Bane & Alejandro. Tadasuke pinned Alejandro after Tadasuke Crush 2. Both are 4-2, 8 pts.
Match 6: Daga & Daiki Odashima beat AMAKUSA & Black Menso-re. Daga pinned Menso-re. Daga/Odashima are 4-2, 8 pts. AMAKUSA/Menso-re are 0-5-1, 1 pt.

Main Event: Yoshiki Inamura, Manabu Soya & Mohammed Yone beat KENTA, HAYATA & Tetsuya endo. Inamura pinned HAYATA after DIS CHARGE.

With one day left in the tournament before the Finals here are the scenarios and there is a lot to unpack:
Wolf/Fujimura advance to the Finals with a win or draw tomorrow (Trew/Lacey). They are OUT with a loss AND Tadasuke/Masaoka win.
Trew/Lacey advance with a win AND Daga/Odashima-Bane/Alejandro MUST BE A DRAW because Trew/Lacey lose tiebreakers to both. They are OUT if it’s not OR with a loss or draw.
Tadasuke/Masaoka advance with a win AND Wolf/Fujimura win or draw AND Bane/Alejandro win or draw. They are OUT with Daga/Odashima win due to tiebreakers OR if Trew/Lacey win.
Bane/Alejandro advance with a win AND Tadasuke/Masaoka must lose or draw (AMAKUSA?Menso-re). They are OUT with a loss.
Daga/Odashima advance with a win.
If Daga/Odashima-Bane/Alejandro is a draw AND Wolf/Fujimira win or draw AND Tadasuke/Masaoka lose, there will be a Daga/Odashima-Bane/Alejandro rematch as the tiebreaker.
And if there are more than 3 teams tied? Well…let the promotion figure it out!
Daga/Odashima-Bane/Alejandro will be the main event tomorrow.

The next event is tomorrow at Acros Fukuoka in Fukuoka. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin TONIGHT at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET.