As successful as Tokyo Joshi Pro’s first Texas visit went earlier this year, apparently all did not go as planned coning home. That’s part of the description for a “debriefing” talk show event announced today, to be held on 6/23 at Loft9 Shibuya in Tokyo. Scheduled participation is Yuki Arai, Miyu Yanashita, Mizuki, Arisu Endo and Yuki Aino. There will be no matches. In addition to in person, it will be streamed on Twitcasting as a PPV for 1500 Japanese yen (around $9.50 US) but, as an apparent fundraiser to cover wrestlers’ losses from issues returning to Japan, you can also pay 2000 yen (around $13 US) or 3000 yen (around $19 US) and those will go to the performers to help cover losses. 3000 yen ticket buyers will get photos from the event as a bonus, but maybe limited to those in Japan. In addition to the live broadcast at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET on the date, it will be available on demand until 7/7. A Twitcasting.tv account is required to buy and watch, it is free to make but some features require payment. Not sure about availability outside Japan.
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New Japan 5/27/2026 Results
Amidst breaking news of ownership changing hands, New Japan continued the Best Of The Super Junior Tournament today in Shizuoka with Block B and one Block A match.
Today’s event was held at Kira Messe Numazu in Shizuoka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.
The announced paid attendance was 777. JACKPOT! Go play the lottery today!
Match 1: Tatsuya Matsumoto beat Taisei Nakahara by submission.
Match 2: Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Kosei Fujita beat Masatora Yasuda, Toru Yano & Valiente Jr. Jackson pinned Yasuda after a senton.
Match 3: Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi, Master Wato & Nick Wayne beat Gedo, Daiki Nagai, Robbie X & Titan. Wayne pinned Gedo after Waynes World. Afterwards, TM 4 did his Shizuoka farewell.
Best Of The Super Junior Block B:
Match 4: Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Daisuke Sasaki by submission.
Match 5: Sho beat Hyo by submission.
Match 6: El desperado beat Jacob Austin Young.
Match 7: KUSHIDA beat Yoh.
Match 8: Robbie Eagles beat Taiji Ishimori by submission.
Main Event: Block A: Francesco Akira beat Jun Kasai.
Standings:
Block A:
1-Titan, 5-1, 10 pts
2-Wato, 4-2, 8 pts
3-Akira, 4-3, 8 pts
4-Kasai, 4-3, 8 pts
5-X, 3-3, 6 pts
6-Fujita, 3-3, 6 pts
7-Wayne, 3-3, 6 pts
8-Taguchi, 3-3, 6 pts
9-Valiente, 2-4, 4 pts
10-Nagai, 0-6, 0 pts (OUT)
Block B:
1-Desperado, 4-2, 8 pts
2-Sho, 4-2, 8 pts
3-Kanemaru, 3-3, 6 pts
4-Eagles, 3-3, 6 pts
5-Yoh, 3-3, 6 pts
6-Ishimori, 3-3, 6 pts
7-Sasaki, 3-3, 6 pts
8-KUSHIDA, 2-4, 4 pts
9-Young, 2-4, 4 pts
10-Hyo, 2-4, 4 pts
The top 2 in each block advance to the Semifinals. Only Nagai is out of contention.
The next event is Friday at Tsubame Civic Gym in Niigata with 4 Block A matches and 1 Block B match. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.
BREAKING: New Japan Ownership Changing (Updated)
Major announcement from New Japan today-it appears ownership of the promotion is changing again. According to the announcement, Bushiroad Corporation is transferring all of its ownership stake in the promotion to TV Asahi, which was already the largest shareholder of the promotion, with CyberAgent Inc. remaining a minority owner. In a statement linked to by the promotion, Bushiroad President/CEO Takaaki Kitani said-and this is loosely website translated-“
Thanks to these efforts, the Tokyo Dome event on January 4 this year recorded an attendance of 46,913, achieving a sold-out event for the first time in 28 years. Overcoming the challenges of generational change, young stars in their 20s and 30s are rising one after another, shining brilliantly in the ring. As Bushiroad, witnessing New Japan Pro-Wrestling grow so strongly and passing the baton to the next generation is a great pride in my life.
However, for New Japan Pro-Wrestling to make further global strides and continue its golden era, it is essential to maximize the use of its accumulated video assets and evolve into a diversified monetization business centered on a powerful distribution platform.
Above all, I am convinced that entrusting the future to the best owner—who has been our longtime partner and has supported New Japan Pro-Wrestling on terrestrial broadcasts—by returning Imperial Rule to TV Asahi, and by welcoming CyberAgent, who brings a fresh breeze through cutting-edge digital media, as our partner—is the best way to entrust the future.
To all the fans, and to the players and staff who have supported New Japan with their passionate battles, thank you so much for walking alongside Bushiroad until now. Your passion and cheers have been our greatest driving force.
Although it is no longer in Bushiroad’s hands, I can confidently say that the future of New Japan Pro-Wrestling is brighter than ever. As a passionate pro wrestling fan, I will continue to support the golden era you create.
Thank you so much for 14 years. Please look forward to the future of New Japan Pro-Wrestling.”
Here is a link to the full Bushiroad statement:
https://bushiroad.co.jp/news/information/300
Meanwhile, here are translated comments from New Japan President/CEO Hiroshi Tanahashi:
“To all fans of New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and to everyone who has cooperated and supported us,
We have decided that Bushiroad Corporation will transfer our shares to TV Asahi Corporation and CyberAgent Corporation.
Bushiroad became the parent company in 2012, and through large-scale advertising campaigns and various forms of support, we have greatly developed New Japan Pro-Wrestling. I am filled with gratitude.
To repay this kindness, we will continue to work as a consolidated subsidiary of TV Asahi, with the support of CyberAgent, and together with the company-wide goal of significant growth for New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
Our mission remains unchanged to create the best rings and let everyone enjoy them. We sincerely appreciate your continued support and support.
May 27, 2026
Shin Nihon Pro-Wrestling Co., Ltd. President and CEO Hiroshi Tanahashi”
The promotion expects no changes to scheduled events or plans going forward. That should also mean no changes to the New Japan World streaming service. Also no mention of how/if this will affect Stardom.
More as it becomes available.
UPDATE: One thing is actually going to change, at least on on New Japan World…no more All Elite Wrestling. Only available to subscribers physically in Japan, all AEW content available on the service will be removed after 8/31/2026. Contract ending and will not be renewed. New episodes of Dynamite & Collision will stop being added at the end of June. THe promotion is directing fans to the new MyAEW service to watch subsequent new AEW content (it will be both free and pay-to-watch).
Injury Report: Being Hardcore Really Is Painful
Hikaru Sato may still be hardcore, indicated by his winning the GHC Hardcore Championship in Pro Wrestling NOAH Monday, but that doesn’t mean the former MMA fighter is immune to pain and it’s caused All-Japan some issues as they announced Sato is out of action. Unspecified injury. Out at least 2 weeks and the entire Super Power Series 2026 Tour. Card changes have been announced. It’s not yet known if this will affect the 6/15 NOAH event where Sato is to defend the title in a 3-way.
More as it becomes available.
Pro Wrestling NOAH 5/26/2026 Results
Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the NEO Global Tag League today in Tochigi.
Today’s event was held at Light Cube Utsunomiya in Tochigi and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.
The announced paid attendance was 427.
Match 1: Hajime Ohara beat Hiroto Tsuruya.
Match 2: KENTA & Katsumi Inahata beat Atsushi KOtoge & Super Crazy. KENTA beat Crazy with GAME OVER.
Match 3: Naomichi Marufuji, Kenoh & AMAKUSA beat Manabu Soya, Yuki Iino (DDT) & Black Menso-re. Marufuji beat Menso-re.
Match 4: OZAWA, Tadasuke & Kai Fujimura beat Yoshiki Inamura, Stallion Rogers & Midori Takahashi. Tadasuke pinned Rogers.
Match 5: Akira Kitamura, Satsuko Nagao & Takumi Baba (Tochigi Pro Wrestling) beat Kaito Kiyomiya, Daiki Odashima & Yuto Koyanagi. Kitamura pinned Koyanagi after Shindo Knee Pad.
Match 6: Alejandro beat Ryo Hoshino (Tochigi Pro Wrestling).
NEO Global Tag League Block A:
Match 7: Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI beat Kid Lykos 1 & 2. BUSHI pinned 2 after Fable.
Main Event: Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows beat Tetsuya Endo & HAYATA. Anderson pinned HAYATA after Magic Killer.
The next event is Saturday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.
DDT News: Overseas Update, Injury Update, 5/26/2026 Results
Some DDT news from the last few days:
Last weekend, there was participation in a joint independent event held in France featuring Kazuma Sumi, MAO & Yoshihiko. It was a mixed bag as first MAO & Yoshihiko lost the BZW Tag Team Championship they held for over a year to MBM & Altima Sombier. Later on, Sumi defended the DDT Universal Championship in a 3-way against Gringo Loco & Leedz Lewis and pinned Lewis to retain the title. V2 for Sumi.
Injury Update: With Masami Inahata expected back by now but not, a further update was provided on his condition. Lumbar vertebrae sprain. Now out at least another 2-3 weeks. Estimated return is around mid-June but subject to change.
Finally, today’s event results which was a Beer Garden Pro Wrestling event in Tokyo.
Today’s event was held at Ueno Park Outdoor Stage in Tokyo and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Friday. There was no live broadcast.
The paid attendance was not announced.
Match 1: Hideki Okatani & Illusion ebat Yuya Koroku & Hinata Kasai. Illusion pinned Kasai after a swanton bomb.
Match 2: In a 5000 Yen Bringing Weapons Deathmatch, Kazuma Sumi & Yuk iIshida beat MAO & Kazuki Hirata. Sumi pinned Hirata.
Match 3: Takeshi Masada & Daichi Sato beat Antonio Honda & Junta Miyawaki. Masada pinned Honda with a deformed Osui suplex hold.
Match 4: HARASHIMA beat Rukiya. Afterwards, HARASHIMA announced the recent birth of his second child (posted prior on social media) and said, as always, he was training.
Match 5: Shunma Katsumata, To-y & Akito beat KANON, Yukio Naya & Viente Maligno. To-y pinned Maligno after Running T-O-Y.
Main Event: In an Anomalous Drunk Match, where after a 2 count pinfall, rope escape running the ropes or a specific song played a specific beverage had to be drunk depending on the team and it could affect the outcome, Danshoku Dieno & Yoshihiko beat Chris Brookes & Yuki Ueno. Dieno pinned Brookes with a combined Gay Road Clutch. Brookes & Ueno had to drink tequila or beer, Dieno had to drink cola. They somehow managed to keep this up for over 34 minutes.
The next event is a Super Japan Pro Wrestling (Sanshiro Takagi Produced) event tomorrow. There will be no live broadcast. On demand Saturday.
Stardom 5/26/2026 Results
Stardom ran their latest midweek Tokyo event today.
Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on Stardom World. You can also watch THE FULL EVENT FOR FREE on YouTube.
The announced paid attendance was 1083.
Match 1: Suzu Suzuki & Akira Kurogame beat Sayaka Kurara & Natsupoi. Suzuki pinned Kurara with a German suplex hold.
Match 2: Waka Tsukiyama & Rian beat Maki Itoh & Kikyo Furusawa. Tsukiyama pinned Itoh after Osui Suplex.
Match 2: Yuna Mizumori & Aya Sakura beat Syuri & Kiyoka Kokatsu, Rina Yamashita & Itsuki Aoki and AZM & Koguma in a 4-way when Sakura pinned Kokatsu.
Match 3: Saya Iida & Xena beat Hanan & Matoi Hamabe. Xena pinned Hamabe with a German suplex hold.
Match 4: Ranna Yagami & Tomoka Inaba beat Starlight Kid & EmA Mishima. Inaba pinned Maishima.
Match 5: Natsuko Tora, Saya Kamitani, Ruaka, Azusa Inaba & Bea Priestley beat Saori Anou, Hazuki, Fuwa-chan, Maika & HANAKO. Kamitani pinned Fuwa-chan after Star Crusher.
Main Event: Ami Sohrei, Hina & Lady C beat Artist Of Stardom Champions Konami, Rina & Fukigen to win the titles. Sohrei, Hina & C become the 36th Artist Of Stardom Champions. C pinned Rina.
After the 5th match, a shocking moment occurred…Utami Hayashishita made a surprise return to the promotion 2 years after defecting to the then-new Marigold promotion. Hayashishita just left Marigold. While she seems destined to cross paths with Kamitani again in some form, first up in her return will be Akira Kurogame. That match will happen Saturday.
The next event is Saturday at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin Friday at 9 PM PT/midnight ET.
Pro Wrestling NOAH 5/25/2026 Results
Pro Wrestling NOAH ran episode 2 of MONDAY MAGIC Inside Out Season today.
Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.
The paid attendance was not announced.
At the start of the event, it was announced that the match to determine a new GHC Women’s Champion on 6/15 will be MIRAI. vs. Great Sakuya.
Match 1: Rich Port Ayala beat Iker Navarro.
Match 2: Seirei Yamaoka beat Mio Momomo & Momola Hanazono in a 3-way by pinning Hanazono.
Match 3: Kenoh & AMAKUSA beat Brahmans Shu & Kei in 15 seconds by DQ. Which led to…
Match 3 (again): Kenoh & AMAKUSA beat Brahmans Shu & Kei. Possible double pinfall.
Match 4: Kaito Kiyomiya beat Alan Angels
Match 5: Titus Alexander & HAYATA beat Thys Alexios & Archie Cole. Alexander pinned Alexios after Big Ugly.
Main Event: Hikaru Sato beat GHC Hardcore Champion Masato Tanaka by submission to win the title. Sato becomes the 16th GHC Hardcore Champion. 7th by the promotion as they do not recognize reigns before the title’s latest revival. Next up: Daisuke Sekimoto & Shuji Ishikawa in a 3-way. That match will happen on 6/15.
Episode 3, the last of this season, is 6/8.
The next event is tomorrow at Light Cube Utaunomiya in Tochigi to continue the NEO Global Tag League. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.
Pro Wrestling NOAH 5/24/2026 LIVE Results
Pro Wrestling NOAH runs Day 2 of the NEO Global Tag League today in Osaka. Today features the start of Block B with 3 matches featuring the 6 participating teams in the block. The likely main event will be Naomichi Marufuji & Kenoh vs. OZAWA & Tadasuke.
Today’s event will be held at Umeda Sky Building Stellar Hall in Osaka and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. There will likely be no commentary. There are 8 matches planned so the running time may depend in part on if there’s an intermission, but I’m thinking it’ll be around 2 1/2 hours.
Today’s lineup:
Eita vs. Midori Takahashi
Kaito Kiyomiya, Harutoki, Alejanfro & Black Menso-re vs. Masa Kitamiya, Takashi Sugiura, Kai Fujimura & Jon Masaoka
AMAKUSA & Daiki Odashima vs. Atsushi Kotoge & Hi69
Tetsuya Endo, HAYATA & Yuto Koyanagi vs. Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows & Quiet Storm
Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & RYUSEI vs. Kid Lykos 1 & 2 & Hiroto Tsuruya
NEO Global Tag League Block B:
Yoshiki Inamura & Stallion Rogers vs. KENTA & Katsumi Inahata
Kazuyuki Fujita & Mohammed Yone vs. Manabu Soya & Yuki Iino
Naomichi Marufuji & Kenoh vs. OZAWA & Tadasuke
Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.
Updates below will begin at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin 10 minutes before the event.
10:50 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in 10 minutes.
10:55 PM PT UPDATE: Live update begin now.
We are LIVE from Umeda Sky Building Stellar Hall in Osaka, Japan. There is no commentary.
The paid attendance will be announced after the event. This is a small venue with a full capacity of maybe 400. What I could see already looked full but not a sellout, so my initial prediction will be 300. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 472)
The matches should begin in about 5 minutes.
The matches begin right on time.
Match 1: Eita vs. Midori Takahashi. 15 minute time limit
Result: Eita beat Midori Takahashi
Match 2: Kaito Kiyomiya, Harutoki, Alejanfro & Black Menso-re vs. Masa Kitamiya, Takashi Sugiura, Kai Fujimura & Jon Masaoka. 20 minute time limit
Result: Masa Kitamiya, Takashi Sugiura, Kai Fujimura & Jun Masaoka beat Kaito Kiyomiya, Harutoki, Alejandro & Black Menso-re. Sugiura beat Menso-re with a reverse figure 4.
Match 3: AMAKUSA & Daiki Odashima vs. Atsushi Kotoge & Hi69. 20 minute time limit
Result: Atsushi Kotoge & Hi69 beat AMAKUSA & Daiki Odashima. Hi69 pinned Odashima.
Match 4: Tetsuya Endo, HAYATA & Yuto Koyanagi vs. Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows & Quiet Storm (Independent/Freelancer). 20 minute time limit
Result: Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows & Quier Storm beat Tetsuya Endo, HAYATA & Yuto Koyanagi. Gallows pinned Koyanagi after Magic Killer.
Match 5: Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & RYUSEI vs. Kid Lykos 1 & 2 & Hiroto Tsuruya. 20 minute time limit
Result: Kid Kykos 1 & 2 & Hiroto Tsuruya beat Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & RYUSEI. 1 pinned RYUSEI after a swan dive swanton.
Intermission.
The matches resume at 12:05 AM PT/3:05 AM ET (about a 10 minute break).
NEO Global Tag League Block B:
Match 6: Yoshiki Inamura & Stallion Rogers vs. KENTA & Katsumi Inahata. 30 minute time limit
Result: Yoshiki Inamura & Stallion Rogers beat KENTA & Katsumi Inahatra. Inamura pinned Inahata after a chokeslam.
Match 7: Kazuyuki Fujita & Mohammed Yone vs. Manabu Soya & Yuki Iino. 30 minute time limit
Result: Manabu Soya & Yuki Iino beat Kazuyuki Fujita & Mohammed Yone. Soya pinned Yone after Passion IS.
Main Event: Naomichi Marufuji & Kenoh vs. OZAWA & Tadasuke. 30 minute time limit
Result: Naomichi Marufuji & Kenoh beat OZAWA & Tadasuke. Kenoh pinned Tadasuke after PFS.
The next event is MONDAY MAGIC Inside Out Season Episode 2 tomorrow at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.
New Japan Pro Wrestling 5/24/2026 LIVE Results
New Japan continues the Best Of The Super Junior today with Block A. At the halfway point it’s mostly been about who may be joining Titan in the top 2 as the only unbeaten left is 4 points clear of the pack. The main event will be a Block A match between Jun Kasai & Nick Wayne. (I wasn’t planning to watch live but since I plan to watch the last day of sumo for this tournament I will try and watch as it’s on at the same time)
Today’s event will be held at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto and can be watched LIVE on New Japan World in Japanese & English. There are 9 matches planned and, while based on time limits the longest the event can go is about 4 hours I anticipate the running time will be closer to 2 1/2 hours.
Today’s lineup:
Tatsuya Matsumoto & Toru Yano vs. Masatora Yasuda & Daisuke Sasaki
Tiger Mask & El Desperado vs. Zane Jay & Jacob Austin Young
Gedo & Taiji Ishimori vs. Ryohei Oiwa & Robbie Eagles
Hyo, Yoh & KUSHIDA vs. Dick Togo, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Sho
Best Of The Super Junior Block A:
Daiki Nagai vs. Francesco Akira
Master Wato vs. Valiente Jr.
Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Kosei Fujita
Titan vs. Robbie X
Jun Kasai vs. Nick Wayne
Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.
Updates below will begin at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.
10:55 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.
Unexpected early start as Hiroyoshi Tenzan comes out before the event is to begin. With microphone to greet the fans before sitting at ringside, meaning he will be today’s guest on commentary before the feed cuts away.
The live stream will resume shortly.
11:05 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.
We are LIVE from Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto, Japan. Your hosts are (I can’t catch his name) , Milano Collection A.T. and guest Hiroyoshi Tenzan.
The paid attendance will be announced after the event. I believe the venue’s capacity is in the 650-700 range and it looks mostly full from what I can see so I’ll guess 650. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 767)
Match 1: Tatsuya Matsumoto & Toru Yano vs. Masatora Yasuda & Daisuke Sasaki (DDT). 20 minute time limit
Result: Masatora Yasuda & Daisuke Sasaki beat Tatsuya Matsumoto & Toru Yano. Sasaki beat Matsumoto with a crossface.
Match 2: Tiger Mask & El Desperado vs. Zane Jay & Jacob Austin Young. 20 minute time limit
Result: Zane Jay & Jacob Austin Young beat Tiger Mask & El Desperado. Young beat TM 4. Afterwards, TM 4 with microphone for his Kyoto farewell.
Match 3: Gedo & Taiji Ishimori vs. Ryohei Oiwa & Robbie Eagles. 20 minute time limit
Result: Ryohei Oiwa & Robbie Eagles beat Gedo & Taij ishimori. Eagles beat Gedo with a front neck/head lock.
Match 4: Hyo (Dragon Gate), Yoh & KUSHIDA vs. Dick Togo, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Sho. 20 minute time limitResult: Hyo, Yoh & KUSHIDA beat Dick Togo, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Sho. Yoh pinned Togo.
Best Of The Super Junior Block A:
Match 5: Daiki Nagai vs. Francesco Akira. 30 minute time limit
Result: Francesco Akira beat Daiki Nagai
Akira is 3-3, 6 pts. Nagai is 0-6, 0 pts and is now OUT.
Match 6: Master Wato vs. Valiente Jr.. 30 minute time limit
Result: Master Wato beat Valiente Jr.
Wato is 4-2, 8 pts. Valiente is 2-4, 4 pts.
Match 7: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Kosei Fujita. 30 minute time limit
Result: Kosei Fujita beat Ryusuke Taguvhi
Both are 3-3, 6 pts.
Match 8: Titan (CMLL) vs. Robbie X. 30 minute time limit
Result: Robbie X beat Titan
X is 3-2, 6 pts. Titan is 5-1, 10 pts.
Main Event: Jun Kasai (Freedoms) vs. Nick Wayne (AEW). 30 minute time limit
Result: Jun Kasai beat Nick Wayne
Kasai is 4-2, 8 pts. Wayne is 3-3, 6 pts.
Day 8 is Wednesday at Kira Messe Numazu in Shizuoka with Block B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.