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Tokyo Joshi Pro 3/20/25 Results

Tokyo Joshi Pro’s biggest event of the year, GRAND PRINCESS ’25, is in the books.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1212. That’s down from prior years when they ran the event at the much larger Ryogoku Kokugikan (at a greatly reduced capacity which probably was due to the space it provided for spacing out during the pandemic and recovery)but was probably still around half-full for the setup (the venue’s full capacity for wrestling is around 3500).

Match 1: Yoshiko Hasegawa & Mifu Ashida beat HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki. Hasegawa pinned Suzuki after a diving double knee.

Match 2: Kakeru Sekiguchi (Independent/Freelancer), Mahiro Kiryu, Neko Haruna & Ivy Steele beat Kaya Toribami, Kira Summer, Chika Nanase & Uta Takami. Kiryu pinned Nanase after a spinebuster.

Match 3: Max The Impaler beat Moka Miyamoto.

Match 4: Aja Kong (OZ Academy), Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara beat Yuki Aino, Haru Kazashiro & Toga. Uehara beat Kazashiro with Banana Pillow.

Match 5: Raku beat SETUP All-Asia Women’s Champion Pom Harajuku to win the title. Raku becomes the 3rd SETUP All-Asia Women’s Champion. And now is headed to Thailand in the future to defend against an upcoming #1 contender match winner, meaning either Matcha (who Harajuku beat for the title) or Alexis Lee.

Match 6: Willow Nightingale (All Elite Wrestling) beat Miu Watanabe.

Match 7: Meiko Satomura beat Yuki Arai. Not the result I hoped for as a #1 Arai fanboy but the result I expected as Satomura winds down her career (she’s retiring on 4/28).

Match 8: International Princess Champion Suzume beat Arisu Endo to retain the title. V2 for Suzume.

Match 9: Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao beat Princess Tag Team Champions Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh to win the titles. Nakajima & Misao become the 18th Princess Tag Team Champions. Misao pinned Yamashita after Hypami Returns. An unmasked Misao at that.

Main Event: Princess Of Princess Champion Mizuki beat Rika Tatsumi by submission to retain the title.V1 for Mizuki. UNHAPPY UNHAPPY.

The next event is Saturday at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama to start the Spring 2025 house show tour. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Friday at 9 PM PT/midnight ET. Also, as far as upcoming major events go, they’re not running Korakuen Hall for their usual Golden Week blowout event in early May this year so don’t be alarmed when that doesn’t happen.

Dragon Gate 3/15/25 Results

Dragon Gate continued the Rey De Parejas today after taking most of the week off.

Today’s event was held at Sanyo Fureai Park Gym in Okayama. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast, but you will be able to watch the Rey De Parejas matches FOR FREE on YouTube later today.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 265)

Match 1: Kota Minoura, Jason Lee & KAI beat Riiita, JACKY KAMEI & Luis Mante. Lee pinned Riiita after Maximum Driver.

Match 2: Gianni Valetta beat Ho Ho Lun.

Match 3: Hyo & Madoka Kikuta beat YAMATO & Shachihoko BOY. Hyo pinned BOY after Samson Driver.

Match 4: Rey De Parejas Block B: Shun Skywalker & Homare beat Ben-K & Mochizuki Junior. Skywalker pinned Junior after a moonsault double kneedrop.

Match 5: Rey De Parejas Block A: ISHIN & Yoshiki Kato beat Susumu Yokosuka & Kagetora. ISHIN pinned Yokosuka.

Main Event: Strong Machine J, Kzy & U-T beat Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka. J pinned Tanaka after Machine Suplex.

The next event is Thursday at Atelier Himeji in Hyogo. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

Stardom 3/15/25 Results

Stardom wrapped up the 2025 Cinderella Tournament today with the Semifinals & Finals as defending champion Hanan attempted to win the tournament for the second straight year.

Today’s event was held at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo and can be watched on demand as a PPV on Stardom World for 4400 Japanese yen (around $30) until 3/22. It will be available on demand for all monthly paying subscribers shortly after that date. You can also watch the first match FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 1378.

Pre-show match: Fukigen beat Rian.

Match 1: Maika, Waka Tsukiyama & HANAKO beat Tabata (CMLL), Yuria Hime & Akira Kurogame. HANAKO pinned Kurogame after a brainbuster.

Cinderella Tournament Semifinals:
Match 2: Sayaka Kurara beat Azusa Inaba.
Match 3: Rina beat Hanan. No repeat as little sister beats big sister this time.

Match 4: Saya Kamitani, Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe & Ruaka beat Mei Seira, AZM, Miyu Amasaki & Suzu Suzuki. Tora pinned Suzuki.

Match 5: Syuri, Saki Kashima, Lady C, Tomoka Inaba & Ranna Yagami beat Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki, Koguma, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo. Syuri pinned Iwatani after Syu World.

Match 6: Tam Nakano (Independent/Freelancer) & Saori Anou beat Yuna Mizumori & aya Sakura. Nakano pinned Sakura after Twilight Dream.

Match 7: Thekla beat Mina Shirakawa.

Main Event: Cinderella Tournament Finals: Sayaka Kurara beat Rina to win the tournament. Can’t say I’m surprised after what’s been happening with Nakano and how they’re starting to push Kurara as a result.

The next event is Thursday at Okinawa Convention Center in Okinawa for the first half of a doubleheader. Live streaming on Stardom World as ANOTHER PPV (both events are PPVs) will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

All-Japan 3/15/25 Results

All-Japan continued the Dream Power Series 2024 today in Okinawa with an event featuring 2 title matches.

Today’s event was held at Okinawa Prefectural Budokan in Okinawa and will be available on demand on AJPW.TV at 7 PM PT/10 PM ET. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 1650.

Match 1: Atsuki Aoyagi beat Taishin Nagao.

Match 2: Shotaro Ashino, MUSASHI, Churoumi Saver & Tearan Seoser beat Kuroshio TOKYO Japan, ATM, Dingo & Shuri Joe. Ashino pinned Dingo with a German suplex hold. The two unknown/lesser known wrestlers on each team are Okinawa-based independent wrestlers, likely from Okinawa Pro.

Match 3: All-Japan AJPW.TV 6-Man Tag Team Champions Yuma Aoyagi, Fuminori Abe & Hikaru Sato beat Hokuto Omori, Aizawa No. 1 & Mitsuhisa Sunabe to retain the titles. Aoyagi pinned Aizawa after Endgame. V3 for the champs.

Match 4: Kento Miyahara beat Shisa Mask (Okinawa Pro).

Match 5: Ryuki Honda & Ren Ayabe beat Jun & Rei Saito. Ayabe pinned Rei Saito after Iron Maiden.

Main Event: All-Asia Tag Team Champions Rising Hayato & Yuma Anzai beat Hideki Suzuki & Dan Tamura to retain the titles. Anzai pinned Suzuki after Gimlet. V4 for the champs.

The next event is NEW AGE CHRONICLE Z 6, the latest in the series of Rising Hayato Produced events for younger & less experienced wrestlers, on 3/23 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo. The event is a legit advance sellout. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin on 3/22 at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET.

New Japan 3/15/25 Results

New Japan continued the New Japan Cup today with the Quarterfinals.

Today’s event was held at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 2752.

Match 1: YOSHI-HASHI & Tomihiro Ishii beat Hartley Jackson (Independent/Freelancer) & Ryohei Oiwa. Ishii pinned Jackson after a vertical drop brainbuster.

Match 2: Jacob Austin Young, Callum Newman, TJP & Great-O-Khan beat Boltin Oleg, Toru Yano, Hiroshi Tanahashi & El Phantasmo. TJP pinned Phantasmo after a huracanrana.

Match 3: Chase Owens, SANADA & Gabriel Kidd vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Sho & Ren Narita went to a double countout.

Match 4: BUSHI, Tetsuya Naito & Yota Tsuji beat Dick Togo, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL. Tsuji pinned Togo after Gene Blaster.

New Japan Cup Quarterfinals:
Match 5: Shingo Takagi beat Drilla Moloney.
Match 6: Shota Umino beat Jeff Cobb.
Match 7: David Finlay beat Yuya Uemura.
Match 8: Zack Sabre Jr. beat Taichi.
As a result, the Semifinals will be Finlay vs. Sabre & Takagi vs. Umino.

Main Event: IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Hirooki Goto beat Yuji Nagata to retain the title. V2 for Goto. Next up: The Cup winner. That match will happen at SAKURA GENESIS on 4/5 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.

The first of the Semifinals (Finlay-Sabre) is tomorrow at Twin Messe Shizuoka South Building in Shizuoka. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin TONIGHT at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET. This will also be a live Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

New Japan 3/14/25 Results

New Japan continued the New Japan Cup today with the remainder of Round 2.

Today’s event was held at Kanaoka Park Gym in Osaka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1069.

Match 1: Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata beat Katsuya Murashima, YOSHI-HASHI, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto. Nagata beat Murashima with Nagata Lock 2.

Match 2: Jado, El Phantasmo & Shota Umino beat Jacob Austin Young, Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan. Phantasmo pinned Young after a spinning backbreaker.

Match 3: Chase Owens, Bad Luck Fale, SANADA & Gabriel Kidd beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & Ren Narita by DQ. Narita DQ’d. Dick Togo & EVIL interference. Which led to…

Match 4: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Sho, Yujiro Takahashi, Ren Narita, Dick Togo & EVIL beat Chase Owens, Bad Luck Fale, SANADA, Gabriel Kidd, David Finlay & Gedo. EVIL pinned Gedo after Magic Killer. This was supposed to have been a tag match but after the prior match’s DQ it became an impromptu 12-man tag.

Match 5: Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. beat TAKA Michinoku, Yuya Uemura & Taichi. Oiwa pinned TAKA after The Grip.

New Japan Cup Round 2:
Match 6: Drilla Moloney beat TJP.
Match 7: Shingo Takagi beat Boltin Oleg.
Main Event: Jeff Cobb beat Tetsuya Naito.
As a result, Moloney will face Takagi in the Quarterfinals and Cobb will face Umino.

The Quarterfinals are tomorrow at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

DDT 3/12/25 Results

DDT held a special event today to celebrate 15 years of HIRATA GO! aka a Kazuki Hirata 15th Anniversary Event, sure to be full of dancing & comedy.

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.

Match 1: Shigehiro Irie (GLEAT), Akito & Shota (Independent/Freelancer) beat Yukio Naya, Takeshi Masada & Keigo Nakamura. Irie pinned Nakamura after Beast Bomber.

Match 2: Toru Owashi & Punch Tominaga (Dragon Gate) beat Danshoku Dieno & Antonio Honda in 9 seconds. Owashi pinned Honda. Which led to…
Match 2 (again): Match 2: Toru Owashi & Punch Tominaga (Dragon Gate) beat Danshoku Dieno & Antonio Honda. Owashi pinned Honda.

Match 3: Kotoka (?) won a 7 man battle royal, last eliminating Gota Ihashi.

Match 4: Shinya Aoki & Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) beat Yuki Ueno & Yuki Ishida. Doi pinned Ishida after Bakatare Sliding Kick.

Match 5: MAO & Yoshihiko beat HARASHIMA & Pocotan. Yoshihiko pinned Pocotan after a double Rainmaker.

Main Event: Kazuki Hirata, Hiromu Takahashi (New Japan) & Keisuke Ishii (Independent/Freelancer) beat YO-HEY (Pro Wrestling NOAH), Kenshin Konno & Takao Soma. Hirata pinned Soma after Egoist Driver.

The next event is Judgment 2025, the DDT 28th Anniversary 5 Hour Event, on 3/20 at Korakuen Hall. It is schedules to legit go 5 hours. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin on 3/19 at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET.

New Japan 3/11/25 Results

New Japan continued the New Japan Cup today in Okayana with the start of Round 2.

Today’s event was held at Zip Arena Okayama in Okayama and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1312.

Match 1: Daiki Nagai, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata beat Katsuya Murashima, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto. Nagata beat Murashima with Nagata Lock 2.

Match 2: Callum Newman, Jeff Cobb & TJP beat Chase Owens, Bad Luck Fale & Drilla Moloney. Cobb pinned Owens after Tour of the Islands.

Match 3: BUSHI, Yota Tsuji, Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi beat Jado, Toru Yano, El Phantasmo & Boltin Oleg. Naito pinned Jado.

Match 4: SANADA & Gabriel Kidd beat TAKA Michinoku & Taichi. SANADA beat TAKA with Skull End.

Match 5: Tomohiro Ishii & Shota Umino beat Jacob Austin Young & Great-O-Khan. Ishii pinned Young after a vertical drop brainbuster.

New Japan Cup Round 2:
Match 6: Yuya Yemura beat YOSHI-HASHI.
Match 7: Zack Sabre Jr. beat Ryohei Oiwa.
Main Event: David Finlay beat EVIL by countout.
As a result, the first Quarterfinals will be Uemura vs. Finlay and Sabre vs. the Kidd-Taichi winner (tomorrow).

The next event is tomorrow at Uwajima City General Gym in Ehime. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.

Dragon Gate 3/10/25 Results

Dragon Gate continued the Rey De Parejas today in Nagoya.

Today’s event was held at Tsuyuhashi Sports Center in Nagoya and will be available on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK at a later date. There was no live broadcast. You can also watch the Rey De Parejas matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 301.

Match 1: Rey De Parejas Block B: Shun Skywalker & Homare beat YAMATO & BxB Hulk. Skywalker pinned Hulk.

Match 2: Gianni Valetta beat Ryoya Tanaka.

Match 3: U-T & Yasushi Kanda beat Madoka Kikuta & Luis Mante. U-T pinned Kikuta.

Match 4: Ben-K, Riiita, JACKY KAMEI & Mochizuki Junior beat Kota Minoura, Jason Lee, KAI & ISHIN. Riiita pinned Minoura.

Match 5: Rey De Parejas Block A: Susumu Yokosuka & Kagetora vs. Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia went to a 20 minute time limit draw.

Main Event/ Rey De Parejas Block B: Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Hyo beat String Machine J & Kzy. Hyo pinned J after Samson Driver.

The next event is Saturday at Sanyo Fureai Park General Gym in Okayama. There will be no live or on demand broadcast, but you will be able to watch the Rey De Parejas matches FOR FREE on YouTube shortly after the event.

GLEAT 3/9/25 Results

GLEAT ran their 5th Lidet UWF standalone event yesterday, featuring their spinoff version of Akira Maeda’s old UWF promotion.

Yesterday’s event was held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and will be available on demand on YouTube at a later date, but only for paid subscribers (900 Japanese yen/month in Japan, $8.99 US outside Japan).

The announced paid attendance was 173.

All matches were Lidet UWF Bouts. 15 minute time limits for single matches, 20 minutes for double matches (tag team). No pinfalls, win only by submisison, KO/TKO, ref stoppage or lose all points (start with 5 points, one point lost for each rope break, down recovery or foul). If tied on points at the time limit, match is a Draw.

Match 1: Soma Watanabe beat Tetsuya Izuchi by KO.

Match 2: Kotaro Suzuki beat Tyson Maeguchi by submission.

Match 3: Hikaru Machida & Yasu Kubota beat Minoru Tanaka & Ryo Aitaka. Kubota beat Tanaka with a dragon sleeper.

Match 4: Tatsumi Nakano beat Issei Onitsuka by KO.

Match 5: Minoru Suzuki beat El Lindaman by TKO.

Main Event: Lidet UWF Champion Katsuhiko Nakajima beat Simon Gotch by submission to retain the title.. V4 for Nakajima.

No word on when the next such event may be.

The next event is Sunday at Umeda Stellar Hall in Osaka for the next G PROWRESTLING event. There will be no live broadcast. On demand will be paywalled on YouTube.