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DDT 4/12/25 Results

DDT headed to Fukuoka today to start the weekend’s events before they head to the US next week for The Collective.

Today’s event was held at Nishitetsu Hall in Fukuoka and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Tuesday. There was no live broadcast.

The paid attendance was not announced.

Match 1: Illusion beat Kazuma Sumi. Afterwards, Illusion made a KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship challenge to NwA Jr. on behalf of Damnation T.A.

Match 2: Toru Owashi, Akito & Yuki Ishida beat HARASHIMA, Azure Dragon & Kazuki Hirata in 11 seconds. Akito beat Hirata with a figure 4. Which led to…
Match 2 (again): HARASHIMA, Azure Dragon & Kazuki Hirata beat Toru Owashi, Akito & Yuki Ishida. HARASHIMA pinned Ishida after Raging Fire.

Match 3: Hideki Okatani beat Keigo Nakamura.

Match 4: Jun Akiyama, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato beat Kazusada Higuchi, Takao Soma & Yukio Naya. Akiyama pinned Soma.

Match 5: MAO & KANON beat Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul. MAO pinned Paul after Iai Kick.

Main Event: Chris Brookes, Danshoku Dieno & Takeshi Masada beat Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y. Dieno pinned To-y.

Immediately after the main event…

Kazuki Hirata beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Shunma Katsumata to win the title. Hirata becomes the 1742nd Champion.

The next event is tomorrow at Shibushi City “Unagi no Station” special venue in Kagoshima. There will be no live broadcast. On demand Wednesday. After this event they head to the US for The Collective in Las Vegas, NV and will run an event Friday then a joint event with Tokyo Joshi Pro and Game Changer Wrestling Saturday. Both events will be available live & on demand on TrillerTV/FITE with a TrillerTV+ subscription (if you’re not a current subscriber it’s $7.99/month or $71.99/year but there is a 1 week free trial for new subscribers so sign up right before The Collective and you can watch all the events FOR FREE!). Friday’s event will begin at 3 PM PT/6 PM ET. Saturday’s event will begin at 2 PM PT/5 PM ET.

Stardom 4/12/25 Results (Updated)

Stardom ran the second half of their Nagoya doubleheader today, the 3rd of 4 events in 4 days.

Today’s event was held at Chunichi Hall in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on Stardom World. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 530.

There were several last-minute changes to the card again due to Mei Seira (again) and Suzu Suzuki being removed from the event. The always vague poor health.

Match 1: Starlight Kid & Tabata (CMLL) beat Waka Tsukiyama & Rian. Tabata pinned Rian after Pulpo Guerrero.

Match 2: Lady C beat Fukigen.

Match 3: Maika & HANAKO beat Akira Kurogame & Yuria Hime. HANAKO pinned Hime after a ground type egret.

Match 4: Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo beat Yuna Mizumori & Sayaka Kurara and Rina & Azusa Inaba in a 3-way when Iida pinned Inaba.

Match 5: Syuri & Ranna Yagami beat Hina & Tomoka Inaba. Yagami pinned Hina after Beat Strike.

Match 6: Mayu Iwatani & Hanan beat Natsuko Tora & Ruaka. Hanan pinned Ruaka after 17.

Main Event: Saya Kamitani & Konami beat Tam Nakano (Independent/Freelancer) & Natsupoi. Kamitani pinned Nakano after a Frankensteiner.

The next event is tomorrow at Act City Hamamatsu in Shizuoka. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin TONIGHT at 9 PM PT/midnight ET. After this event they will head to the US for their events as part of The Collective next week in Las Vegas, NV-both events will be available on Triller/FITE but they will be PPVs (of course) available for $19.99 each or $24.99 for both.

UPDATE: Something is going around because there are now FOUR absences from tomorrow due to the always-vague poor health: Mei Seira yet again, Suzu Suzuki again and now Mayu Iwatani & Starlight Kid. If it lingers this could have US event implications especially for Kid as she has been announced for other events too.

All-Japan 4/12/25 Results

All-Japan ran the second day of the Champions Carnival today in Fukuoka.

Today’s event was held at Fukuoka Island City Forum in Fukuoka and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 798,

Match 1: MUSASHI & Dan Tamura beat Rising Hayato & Taishin Nagao. MUSASHI beat Nagao with Turtura.

Champions Carnival:
Match 2: Block B: Mike D. Vecchio beat Madoka Kikuta (Dragon Gate(.
Match 3: Block A: Xyon beat Kumaarashi.
Match 4: Block B: Yuma Anzai beat AIgle Blanc.

Match 5: Jun & Rei Saito, Ryuki Honda & Atsuki Aoyagi beat Davey Boy Smith Jr., Hokuto Omori, Takashi Yoshida (Dragon Gate) & Ryo Inoue. Jun Saito pinned Inoue after Psycho Break.

Champions Carnival:
Match 6: Block A: Hideki Suzuki beat Shotaro Ashino.
Match 6: Block B: Yuma Aoyagi beat Ren Ayabe.
Main Event: Block A: Kento Miyahara beat Kengo Mashimo (Independent/Freelancer).

The next event is tomorrow at Hiroshima Sangyo Kaikan in Hiroshima. There will be no live broadcast. On demand available later that day. (The next 3 events will be on demand only)

New Japan Pro Wrestling “Windy City Riot” 2025 LIVE Results (4/11/25) (Updated)

New Japan is back in the US today for one of their annual spring events, Windy City Riot. Today is significant because, barring a change of plans, it’s the last time Hiroshi Tanahashi will compete in the US before his retirement at Tokyo Dome in January. In what is expected to be his final US match, he will face Konosuke Takeshita and, although Takeshita is still NEVER Openweight Champion, this will be a NON-TITLE match. There are 3 big title matches planned though-first up, STRONG Tag Team Champions Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs defend the titles against KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight, the latter recently confirming he is still signed with New Japan after signing with All Elite Wrestling recently (multiple contracts much like Takeshita has). In the second match, STRONG Openweight Champion Gabriel Kidd defends again vs. Tomohiro Ishii following their INSTANT CLASSIC draw in January (and I was lucky enough to be there!), but this time it’s an Iron Man Match and, if it’s a draw again, sudden death with no time limit-there must be a winner this time. Finally, after his latest successful defense at SAKURA GENESIS last weekend, IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Hirooki Goto will defend the title against Shota Umino. Whoever wins could be coming back to the US next month as champion for a title defense. Additionally, the next challenger for STRONG Women’s Champion Mercedes Mone on 5/9 will be determined in a match between Mina Shirakawa & AZM. Shirakawa just left Stardom for, presumable, AEW so we’ll see if that factors into the outcome.

Today’s event will be held at WinTrust Arena in Chicago, IL and can be watched LIVE on New Japan World as a PPV in Japanese & English (no freebie for monthly paid subscribers this time-everyone has to pay. But a monthly paid subscription IS NOT required to purchase the PPV) for $19.99 outside Japan and 2999 Japanese yen in Japan (which given recent stock market turmoil may actually be more than $20 US). Purchase includes unlimited on demand viewing until 5/31/25. It will likely be available without additional purchase for subscriberes on or after 6/1/25. No Triller/FITE option this time. There will be a pre-show match 30 minutes before the event. Including the pre-show I anticipate this event, with 8 matches total and only one or two likely to go more than 30 minutes, having a total running time of around 3 1/2 hours.

Today’s lineup:
Pre-show:
Zane Jay vs. CJ Tino

PPV:
TJP vs. Tom Lawlor
AZM vs. Mina Shirakawa for the next STRONG Women’s Championship shot
STRONG Tag Team Champions Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs. vs. KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight for the titles
STRONG Openweight Champion Gabriel Kidd vs. Tomohiro Ishii in an Iron Man Match for the title. If a time limit draw (30 minutes), match continues until there is a winner
Rocky Romero & El Phantasmo vs. Tetsuya Naito & Titan
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. David Finlay
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Konosuke Takeshita
IWGP World Heavyweight Champion HIrooki Goto vs. Shota Umino for the title

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 4:30 PM PT/7:30 PM ET.

4:20 PM PT UPDATE: You will also be able to watch the pre-show FOR FREE on YouTube.

4:30 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from WinTrust Arena in Chicago, IL. Your hoses are Haruo Murata, Milano Collection A.T. & Yoh in Tokyo. Your English hosts on-site are Walker Stewart & Veda Scott.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. The last ticket sale estimate I have is from when I launched the live stream at 4 PM PT/7 PM ET and that was (via Ticketmaster sales) 4418 with a setup for about 4550 so it could be a legit sellout (the venue’s maximum capacity is just over 10,000) So whether or not they sell out will depend on walk-ups but based on this I’m going to go with them getting very close and predicting 4500. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 4674, a full house/near sellout. That would suggest the actual setup was for closer to 5000)

Pre-show match: Zane Jay vs. CJ Tino. 20 minute time limit
Result: Zane Jay beat CJ Tino by submission. Afterwards, Jay with microphone. He put Tino over then announced he was giving up the “STRONG Survivor” title because he has been training at the NJPW Dojo in Japan the last 3 months and he is going back over there to focus on making his Japan debut in the promotion. Someone else from the NJPW Academy can now take the unofficial title which is contested for on US pre-show matches. I saw Jay beat longtime “Survivor” Matt Vandagriff in January in person. He has a lot of potential.

The pre-show ends here (4:48 PM PT/7:48 PM ET).

Updates will resume when the PPV begins.

PPV:
Opening video with today’s lineup then right into the matches.

Match 1: TJP vs. Tom Lawlor. 30 minute time limit
Result: TJP beat Tom Lawlor

Match 2: AZM vs. Mina Shirakawa for the next STRONG Women’s Championship shot. 30 minute time limit
Result: Double Countout. As a result, for now at least, NEITHER gets the title shot against Mercedes Mone.

Match 3: STRONG Tag Team Champions Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs. vs. KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight for the titles. 30 minute time limit
Result: STRONG Tag Team Champions Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs beat KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight to retain the titles. Nelson pinned KUSHIDA. V2 for the champs. Next up: Potentially TJP as one half of it as he was at ringside as the champs left and teased a confrontation with them.

Match 4: STRONG Openweight Champion Gabriel Kidd vs. Tomohiro Ishii in an Iron Man Match for the title. 30 minutes. If it’s a time limit draw, match continues with no time limit until there is a winner
Result: 1-1 after 30 minutes. Which means, per the rules for this match…CONTINUATION! No time limit, first pinfall/submission wins. There must be a winner!
Result: Tomohiro Ishii beat STRONG Openweight Champion Gabriel Kidd to win the title. Ishii becomes the 8th STRONG Openweight Champion. Another Classic Hoss Fight.

Match 5: Rocky Romero & El Phantasmo vs. Tetsuya Naito & Titan. 30 minute time limit
Result: Tetsuya Naito & Titan beat Rocky Romero & El Phantasmo. Titan pinned Romero after a diving foot stomp.

Match 6: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. David Finlay. 30 minute time limit
Result: Zack Sabre Jr. beat David Finlay. Right before the end there was a potential botched finish where it appeared and sounded like the ref counted 3 on a Sabre pinfall attempt but then signaled 2.

There’s been a last-second match order change because next is…
Match 7: IWGP World Heavyweight Champion HIrooki Goto vs. Shota Umino for the title. 1 Hour time limit (this was supposed to have been the main event. Turns out it’s now double main event)
Result: IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Hirooki Goto beat Shota Umino to retain the title. V4 for Goto. Next up: TBA but it may be at WRESTLING DONTAKU on 5/3 & 5/4 in Fukuoka, but whoever is champion will be defending in the US on 5/9.

The Young Bucks promo via recorded video. They challenge Bullet Club to a match of some sorts on 5/9.

Main Event: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Konosuke Takeshita. 30 minute time limit
Result: Konosuke Takeshita beat Hiroshi Tanahashi. Takeshita showed Tanahashi respect before leaving, but as soon as he left the ring El Phantasmo was there to confront him and perhaps make a NEVER Openweight Championship challenge. After he left, several of the wrestlers gathered and rallied around the ring in support of Tanahashi. Cameras also caught Zack Sabre Jr. watching alongside some fans. Tanahashi with microphone. He thanked the fans in English for coming and although retiring as wrestler he vowed as President to make NJPW number 1 in the world. He finished by leading the crowd in his Japanese fist-raising shout to close the event. But he made sure to stop for lots of selfies and well-wishes among front row fans to do what he always has done best-send the crowd home happy.

The next US event will be Resurgence on 5/9 in Ontario, CA. I will miss the event due to being in Japan at the time.

The next event is 4/19 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo for the start of the Road To WRESTLING DONTAKU 2025 Tour. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin on 4/18 at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET.

UPDATE: Regarding the double countout and how it will affect the STRONG Women’s Championship match on 5/9…it’s now official-it will be a 3-way. Mone vs. Shirakawa and AZM for the title, first fall wins.

Stardom 4/11/25 Results

Stardom continued their 4-day run of events today with the first half of a Nagoya doubleheader.

Today’s event was held at Chunichi Hall in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on Stardom World.

The announced paid attendance was 336.

There were several last-minute changes due to Mei Seira being pulled off the card. The always-vague poor health.

Match 1: Yuna Mizumori, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara beat Rina, Azusa Inaba & Fukigen. Kurara pinned Fukigen after Tokomeki Spear.

Match 2: Lady C & Akira Kurogame beat Waka Tsukyama & Rian. C pinned Rian after a chokeslam.

Match 3: Suzu Suzuki & Yuria Hime beat Starlight Kid & Miyu Amasaki. Suzuki pinned Amasaki with a German suplex hold.

Match 4: HANAKO beat Tabata (CMLL).

Match 5: Natsuko Tora, Konami & Ruaka beat Tam Nakano (Independent/Freelancer), Natsupoi & Saori Anou. Tora pinned Nakano after a swanton bomb.

Match 6; Saya Kamitani beat Maika & Saya Iida in a 3-way by pinning Iida.

Main Event: Mayu Iwatani, Hanan & Momo Kohgo beat Syuri, Tomoka Inaba & Ranna Yagami. Iwatani pinned Syuri with a dragon suplex hold.

The next event is tomorrow. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin TONIGHT at 9:30 PM PT/12:30 AM ET.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 4/11/25 Results (Updated)

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the SUNNY VOYAGE 2025 Tour today in Niigata.

Today’s event was held at Niigata City Gym in Niigata and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 1092.

Match 1: Masa Kitamiya, Eita & Bryce Hansen beat HAYATA, Hitoshi Kumano & Daiki Odashima. Kitamiya pinned Odashima after Saito Suplex.

Match 2: Shuhei Taniguchi beat Mohammed Yone& Black Menso-re in a 3-way by pinning Menso-re.

Match 3: Jun Masaoka, Gaia Hox & Yuya Susumu beat AMAKUSA, Junta Miyawaki & Atsushi Kotoge. Masaoka pinned Miyawaki after F-Drive 2.

Match 4: Saxon Huxley beat Knull.

Match 5: Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura & Kazuyuki Fujita beat Kaito Kiyomiya, Alejandro & Kai Fujimure. Sugiura pinned Alejandro after Olympic Yosen Slam.

Match 6: Manabu Soya & YO-HEY beat Tadasuke & Owadasan. Soya pinned Owadasan after Ballistic.

Match 7: OZAWA, Jack Morris & Daga beat KENTA, Kenoh & Ulka Sasaki. Morris pinned Sasaki after a tiger driver.

Main Event: GHC National Championship Tournament Finals: Galeno beat Tetsuya Endo to win the tournament and the vacant title. Galeno becomes the 17th GHC National Champion.

The next event is Monday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo headlined by OZAWA & Endo vs. KENTA & Kenoh in a No DQ match. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. The live broadcast will be in English only due to being an exclusive ABEMA broadcast in Japan.

UPDATE: The first challenger for Galeno has been announced: Saxon Huxley. That match will happen on 5/3 at Ryogoku Kokugikan on Tokyo. It sucks that my arrival in Tokyo that day ahead of a cruise will be in the ecening Japan time otherwise I may have been able to attend the event! (Probably not getting out of the airport until 7-8 PM, event starts at 3 PM and it prob would have taken me at least an hour to get to Ryogoku anyway plus I’m staying in Shinagawa)

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.