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Stardom 4/10/25 Results

Stardom began a 4-day run of house shows today before heading to the US for The Collective next week.

Today’s event was held at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka and can be watched on demand on Stardom World.

The announced paid attendance was 507.

There were several last-minute changes to the cars doe to the absence of Anne Kanaya. Undisclosed injury suffered in training. Out all 4 days.

Match 1: Mayu Iwatani, Hanan, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo beat Koguma, Hazuki, Akira Kurogame & Yuria Hime. Iida pinned Hazuki after Iidabashi..

Match 2: Tomoka Inaba & Ranna Yagami beat Yuna Mizunori & Sayaka Kurara. Yagami pinned Kurara after Paradiddle.

Match 3: Mei Seira, Miyu Amasaki & Tabata (CMLL) beat Konami, Azusa Inaba & Fukigen. Amasaki pinned Fukigen.

Match 4: Natsuko Tora & Rina beat Ayuri & Lady C. Tora pinned C after a diving body press.

Match 5: Suzu Suzuki beat HANAKO.

Match 6: Saori Anou, Natsupoi & Aya Sakura beat Maika, Waka Tsukiyama & Rian. Sakura pinned Rian after Cherry Blossom. So that recent Natsupoi injury that cost her a couple events was minor.

Main Event: Saya Kamitani & Ruaka beat Tam Nakano (Independent/Freelancer) & Starlight Kid. Kamitani pinned Kid after Swivel Star Crusher.

The next event is tomorrow at Chunichi Hall in Nagoya. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.

Injury Report: Painful Stardom Training

Stardom has been dealing with a lot of injury/illness issues recently. Add another to the list today-rookie Anne Kanaya. Undisclosed injury suffered in training. Out at least a week which means at least the next 4 events which are daily tomorrow through Sunday. Changes have been made to each event as a result. It’s not yet known how long Kanaya may be out.

DDT 4/9/25 Results

DDT ran a Sanshiro Takagi Produced 30th Anniversary Project event today, the latest in his new series of events with no actual DDT participation.

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, although one match was streamed live on Twitter.

The paid attendance was not announced.

Before the event began, Sanshiro Takagi announced another event in the series will be on 8/19. Announced for the next event on 6/25 was Yuji Nagata vs. Ken Ohka along with Suwama vs. Muscle Sakai.

Match 1: Shota beat Mikiya Sasaki.

Match 2: Yumiko Hotta & Miku Kano beat Mio Shirai & Sakiran. Hotta pinned Sakiran after a lariat.

Match 3: In a 3 minute time limit match, Shigehiro Irie beat Ryoma Tsukamoto.

Match 4: Andreza Giant Panda beat Poison Sawada JULIE.

Match 5: KO-D Tag Team Champions Fuminori Abe & Takuya Nomura beat Hikaru Sato & Munenori Sawa to retain the titles. Abe pinned Sawa. V2 for the champs.

Match 6: Jun Kasai beat Maki Itoh.

Main Event: Yuji Nagata (New Japan& & Kuroshio TOKYO Japan beat Brahmans Shu & Kei. Nagata pinned Kei.

The next event is Saturday at Nishitetsu Hall in Fukuoka. There will be no live broadcast. On demand Tuesday.

All-Japan 4/9/25 Results (Updated)

All-Japan began the 2025 Champions Carnival, the promotion’s annual singles tournament, today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. The event will also be broadcast on GAORA SPORTS in Japan at a later date.

The announced paid attendance was 1105.

Champions Carnival Block B:
Match 1: Ryuki Honda beat Rei Saito.
Match 2: Yuma Anzai beat Hokuto Onori.
Match 3: Mike D. Vecchio beat Aigle Blanc.
Match 4: Madoka Kikuta (Dragon Gate) beat Yuma Aoyagi.

Match 5: Rising Hayato, Ren Ayabe, Atsuki Aoyagi, Taishin Nagao & Zyon beat Shotaro Ashino, Dan Tamura, MUSASHI, Ryo Inoue & Kumaarashi. Zyon pinned Ashino after Zyon Spear.

Champions Carnival Block A:
Match 6: Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Takashi Yoshida (Dragon Gate).
Matxh 7: Jun Saito beat Kengo Mashimo (Independent/Freelancer).
Main Event: Hideki Suzuki beat Kento Miyahara.

The next event is Saturday at Fukuoka Island City Forum in Fukuoka. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

UPDATE: It has been announced that the postponed All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Championship match between MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka, which had to be called off last-minute due to a MUSASHI injury/illness, has been rescheduled for 5/18 at Ota City General Gym, which is the date of the Champions Carnival Finals.

DDT 4/8/25 Results

DDT held a special D GENERATIONS 1 event today, the first event of a new series that will focus on the roster’s younger & less experienced wrestlers.

Today’s event was held at Ueno Park Outdoor Stage in Tokyo and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Thursday. There was no live broadcast.

The paid attendance was not announced.

Match 1; Oji Shiiba (Tenryu Project) beat Yuni.

Match 2: Daichi Kazado (BASARA) beat Keigo Nakamura. Before this match and the event, Nakamura announced he was going on an indefinite overseas training excursion after the 4/23 event.

Match 3: Takeshi Masada & Yuki Ishida beat Munetatsu Nakamura (Ganbare Pro) & Ari Najima. Masada pinned Nakamura.

Match 4: Takao Soma & Shota beat Yuya Koroku & Kazuma Sumi. Soma pinned Sumi after Gin & Tonic.

Match 5: Shigehiro Irie (GLEAT) beat Daichi Sato.

Main Event: Keisuke Ishii (Ganbare Pro) beat To-y.

The next event is a Sanshiro Takagi 30th Anniversary Project event tomorrow. No DDT participation is scheduled for this event although a KO-D Tag Team Championship match is scheduled. There will be no live broadcast. On demand should be available Friday.

BREAKING: TJPW Announces More US Events

In a social media post a few minutes ago, Tokyo Joshi Pro announced 3 new US events for after The Collective-they’re headed to Texas for the first time in July. First there will be a doubleheader on 7/10 & 7/11 at POST in Houston, Texas, then on 7/13 at The OC in Forney, Texas (Dallas area).

More details TBA.

DDT News: Wrestler Headed Overseas

Earlier today DDT announced an emergency press conference would be held with Keigo Nakamura in attendance, and at that presser Nakamura announced he was leaving the promotion for an indefinite overseas training excursion. It’s not known where he’ll go or for how long but his last match before that will be 4/23 vs. Yuki Ueno. Nakamura is coming off a failed attempt to win the KO-D Tag Team Championship this past weekend.

Dragon Gate 4/7/25 Results (Updated x2)

Dragon Gate ran their monthly Tokyo event today, which also was a 20th Anniversary event for BxB Hulk.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo 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. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 1376)

Match 1: Dragon Kid, Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer), Genki Horiguchi & Don Fujii beat Yasushi Kanda, Toru Owashi, Problem Dragon & Punch Tominaga. Kid pinned Tominaga after Bible.

Match 2: Masaaki Mochizuki, Ryu Fuda & Akihiro Sahara beat Strong Machine J, U-T & Ho Ho Lun. Mochizuki pinned Lun after Twister.

Match 3: Ben-K, Riiita, Mochizuki Junior, Hyo & Luis Mante beat KAI, ISHIN, Jason Lee, Yoshiki Kato & Homare. Ben-K pinned Kato after a spear.

Match 4: Yuki Yoshioka beat Gianni Valetta by DQ.

Match 5: BxB Hulk 20th Anniversary Match: BxB Hulk, Jinsei Shinzaki (Michinoku Pro) & Yoshitomo Shimohigashi beat Susumu Yokosuka, Kzy & Katsuo. Hulk pinned Katsuo after First Flash. Fans were allowed to throw streamers for Hulk for the first time in Dragon Gate since before the pandemic.

Match 6: Open The Brave Gate Champion YAMATO beat Daiki Yanagoichi by ref stoppage (towel) to retain the title. V1 for YAMATO. But…the title is now VACANT. YAMATO vacated the title afterwards. More when I find out additional details but it’s almost certainly because YAMATO is also the current Open The Dream Gate Champion so it’s not really feasible to be a double champion, which is backed up by history in the promotion.

Main Event: Shun Skywalker, Kota Minoura & Dia Inferno beat Dragon Dia, Madoka Kikuta & Ryoya Tanaka. Inferno pinned Dia.

The next event is Saturday at Nagasaki Peace Hall in Nagasaki. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

UPDATE: Following this event, the first match for DEAD OR ALIVE 2025 on 5/5 has been announced: The (usually) annual Mascara Contra Cabellera Steel Cage Match. This year’s participants are Yuki Yoshioka, Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia, Shun Skywalker, Kota Minoura & ISHIN. Participants “survive” by escaping the cage, the last man left in the ring loses the match and also loses his hair, or if it’s Skywalker he loses his mask. The last 2 years Skywalker has “won” with help from Z-Brats and first took Diamante’s mask (he’s now Luis Mante) and last year it was Hyo’s hair, which now has mostly grown back.
Announced for the next Korakuen on 5/9 is Ben-K, Riiita, JACKY KAMEI & Mochizuki Junior vs. Strong Machine J, Kzy, U-T & Flamita in a Hyo Contra Hyo match. Hyo must join the winning faction, meaning either Gold Class or Natural Vibes gets him.

UPDATE 2: A tournament to crown a new Open The Brave Gate Champion has been announced. It will be an 8-man single elimination tournament starting this weekend and ending at DEAD OR ALIVE 2025 on 5/5. The matches are as follows:
4/13 (first event): Riiita vs. Ryoya Tanaka
4/13 (second event): Hyo vs. Ryu Fuda
4/19: U-T vs. Yosuke<3Santamaria, JACKY KAMEI vs. Homare
4/26: Semifinals (Riiita/Tanaka vs. U-T/Santamaria, Hyo/Fuda vs. KAMEI/Homare)
5/5: Finals

New Japan News: G1 CLIMAX 2025 Announced

At today’s post-SAKURA GENESIS presser in Tokyo, New Japan also announced this year’s G1 CLIMAX, their biggest annual tournament of the year. The 35th edition of the annual Heavyweight singles tournament awards an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship shot to the winner, usually at Tokyo Dome but not always the case-Zack Sabre Jr. cashed in his chance early last year, gambling on being able to go home to England for Royal Quest 4 as the champion, which ultimately paid off as he won the title.
The full schedule was announced today, which is as follows:
7/19, 7/20-Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kita Yell, Hokkaido
7/23-Sendai Sun Plaza, Sendai
7/24-Aore Nagaoka, Niigata
7/25, 7/26-Ota City General Gym, Tokyo
7/27-Port Messe Nagoya, Nagoya
7/30-Yamato Arena, Osaka
8/1-Sun Messe Kagawa, Kagawa
8/5-Intex Osaka, Osaka
8/7-Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
8/8-Yolohama Budokan, Yokohama
8/10-G Messe Gunma, Gunma
8/13-Act City Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
8/14-Korakuen Hall
8/16, 8/17-Ariake Arena, Tokyo

Participants TBA at a later date, probably towards the end of or just after BEST OF THE SUPER JUNIOR wraps up in June.

Dragon Gate 4/6/25 Results

Dragon Gate continued THE GATE OF PASSION 2025 Tour today with a Susumu Yokosuka hometown event.

Today’s event was held at (the appropriately named) Mercure Hotel Yokosuka in Kanagawa. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 321.

Match 1: Strong Machine J. Kzy & U-T beat Don Fujii, Yasushi Kanda & Kenichiro Arai. J pinned Kanda after Machine Suplex.

Match 2: Ben-K & Mochizuki Junior beat Hyo & Ho Ho Lun. Ben-K pinned Lun after a spear.

Match 3: BxB Hulk & Luis Mante beat KAI & ISHIN by DQ. ISHIN DQ’d. Low blow.

Match 4: Shun Skywalker, Kota Minoura, Jason Lee & Homare beat Yuki Yoshioka, Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka. Skywalker pinned Yoshioka.

Match 5; YAMATO & Dragon Kid beat Masaaki Mochizuki & Daiki Yanagiuchi. YAMATO beat Yanagiuchi with a rear naked choke.

Main Event: Gianni Valetta beat Susumu Yoikosuka.

The next event is tomorrow at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.