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Tokyo Joshi Pro has announced that scheduled LOVE & PEACE events on 10/31 and 11/1 in Malaysia have been CANCELLED. Circumstances related to hosting events on site according to translation. All participation in related Malaysia events are also off and those who were scheduled to go will now participate in the 11/1 TJPW event at Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo.
No further details were provided.
It’s the first Christmas Day for wrestling fans worldwide today as Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine today unveiled the 2026 PWI 500, ranking the top wrestlers, male or female (and THEY ARE MAX) in the world. The magazine announced the top 10 on social media and the digital edition is now available. But if you’re waiting for the print versions in about 3 weeks and want to avoid SPOILERS, DO NOT CLICK BELOW! (The top 10 are listed then I will update as I go through the list with notable Japanese or Japan-based/active wrestler rankings…those updates are now complete)
Continue reading “News: 2026 PWI 500 Announced (SPOILERS!)”DDT is going through a bit if a talent exodus right now, not a major one but one more name is departing, just not a major one. Gota Ihasbi, a mainly comedy wrestler who only appears once in a while, is leaving DDT now. He won’t wrestle for them again but will appear at Sunday’s Shinjuku Face event. In brief comments, Ihashi announced this was a personal decision for his future but also indicated he is not retiring. He had been with DDT since 2009.
Stardom continued the SILVER WEEK Tour today in Yamagichi.
Today’s event was held at Kaikyo Messe Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi 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 509.
Match 1: Hanan & Saya Iida beat Kikyo Furusawa & Rian. Iida pinned Furusawa after a lariat.
Match 2: Miyu Amasaki beat Matoi Hamabe.
Match 3: Rina & Azusa Inaba beat Hazuki & Fuwa-chan. Rina pinned Fuwa-chan after Pink Devil.
Match 4: AZM, Maki Itoh, Koguma & Utami Hayashishita beat Syuri, Lady C, Ami Sohrei & Ranna Yagami .AZM pinned C after a diving foot stomp.
Match 5: Suzu Suzuki, Rina Yamashita & Akira Kurogame beat Maika, Waka Tsukiyama & HANAKO. Yamashita pinned Tsukiyama after Implant.
Main Event: Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe, Konami, Saya Kamitani & Ruaka beat Aya Sakura, Natsupoi, Saori Anou, Yuna Mizumori & Anne Kanaya. Kamitani pinned Kanaya after Star Crusher.
The next event is Saturday at ATC Hall C in Osaka. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin Friday at 9 PM PT/midnight ET.
DDT ran a HARASHIMA hometown event today in Tokyo…now because he’s training! Because it’s local!
Today’s event was held at Sumitomo Metal Mining Arena Ome Sports Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.
The paid attendance was not announced.
Pre-show match: Yuni beat Hinata Kasai.
Match 1: Naomi Yoshimura beat Tomomitsu Matsunaga.
Match 2: Antonio Honda beat Dansoku Dieno & Kazuki HIrata in a 3=way by pinning Hirata.
Match 3: Hideki Okatani & Illusion beat Yuki Ishida & Masami Inahata. Okatani pinned Ishida after a swivel type Claymore.
Match 4: Takao Soma beat Yuya Koroku.
Match 5: Jun Akiyama & Keisuke Ishii beat Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul. Akiyama beat Paul with a neck lock.
Match 6: Aja Kong, Sanshiro Takagi & Yukio Naya beat Minoru Suzuki, AKito & Kazuma Sumi. Naya pinned Sumi after The World’s Largest Backdrop.
Match 7: Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki beat Takeshi Masada & Yuya Koroku. Aoki pinned Masada with Aoki Clutch.
Match 8: Shunma Katsumata, Yuki Ueno & To-y beat MAO, KANON & Viento Levante. To-y pinned Levante after a Frankensteiner.
Main Event: HARASHIMA & Chris Brookes beat Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuko Miyamoto. HARASHIMA pinned Miyamoto after a swan dive type Blue Sword. Afterwards, HARASHIMA announced plans for another event next year…of course, Because He’s Training!
The next event is Sunday at Shinjuku Face for their final event at the venue. The event is a legit advance sellout. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.
Tokyo Joshi Pro likely wrapped up the fall house show tour today in Gunma, meaning they had to (hopefully not) rush Mahiro Kiryu back from injury hiatus for a hometown event.
Today’s event was held at G Messe Gunma in Gunma and will be avialable on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Saturday. There was no live broadcast, although they did stream the last 3 matches live on the service’s UNIVERSE CAST feature (but there is no on demand of that).
The announced paid attendance was 297, a super full house/very near sellout.
Match 1: Wakana Uehara beat Shion Kanzaki by submission.
Match 2: Raku & Pom Harajuku beat Hyper Misao & Ren Konatsu. Raku pinned Konatsu after Doctor Yellow.
Match 3: Mizuki beat Momo Sato.
Match 4: Shoko Nakajima beat Arisu Endo & Shino Suzuki in a 3-way by pinning Suzuki.
Match 5: Yuki Aino, Haru Kazashiro & Uta Takami beat Miu Watanabe, Rika Tatsumi & Kira Summer. Aino pinned Summer after Venus DDT.
Match 6: Yuki Arai, HIMAWARI & Mifu Ashida beat Suzume, Toga & Chika Nanase. Arai beat Nanase with a scorpion deathlock.
Main Event: Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu beat Miyu Yamashita & Sakura Hattori. Kiryu pinned Hattori after a spinebuster.
The next event is Sunday at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo for their final event at the venue before it closes at the end of next week. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Saturday at 7 PM PT/10 PM ET. (The only match announced so far is Yuki Kamifuku vs. Wakana Uehara)
Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the N-1 VICTORY 2026 today in Tokyo with Block B.
Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.
The announced paid attendance was 1326.
There was a last-minute change to the card due to Katsumi Inahata being pulled off the event. Dislocated shoulder. Now out indefinitely but now at least another week.
Match 1: Yoshiki Inamura, Yuki Iino, Chen & Atsushi Kotoge beat Kaiyo Kiyomiya, Kazuyuki Fujita, Hiroto Tsuruya & Hiroya Namiki. Iino pinned Namiki after a spear.
Match 2: Tadasuke, YO-HEY & Jun Masaoka beat Dragon Bane, Daiki Odashima & Yuto Koyanagi. Masaoka pinned Koyanagi after Ambitions.
Match 3: Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & RYUSEI vs. Naomichi Marufuji, Shane Haste & HAYATA went to a no contest. Outside interference.
N-1 VICTORY Block B:
Match 4: Titus Alexander beat Tetsuya Endo.
Match 5: Kouga beat Manabu Soya.
Match 6: KENTA beat Masa Kitamiya.
Match 7: GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion Kai Fujimura beat Alejandro to retain the title. V1 for Fujimura. Next up: Bane. That match will happen on 10/25 at Ryogoku Kokugikan. Also coming out of today is Bane & Alejandro defending the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship against YO-HEY & Masaoka. That match will happen on 10/4 at Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2.
N-1 VICTORY Block B:
Main Event: Kenoh beat OZAWA.
Standings (Block B):
1-Kenoh, 3-2, 6 pts
2-Alexander, 3-2, 6 pts
3-Endo, 3-2, 6 pts
4-OZAWA, 3-2, 6 pts
5-Kitamiya, 3-2, 6 pts
6-Kouga, 2-3, 4 pts
7-Soya, 2-3, 4 pts
8-KENTA, 1-4, 2 pts
The winner advances to the Finals. Now it’s wide open as everyone still has a chance although KENTA has an incredibly slim chance due to tiebreakers. Now he has it over Kitamiya but has lost to Kenoh, Endo, Soya & OZAWA. He’s not officially out but he’s out.
The next event is Friday at Sendai Pit in Sendai with Block A. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.
New Japan wrapped up the annual Hokkaido tour today.
Today’s event was held at at Hokage Gas Arena Sapporo 46 in Hokkaido and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.
The announced paid attendance was 2002.
Match 1: Jacob Austin Young & Jake Lee beat Tatsuya Matsumoto & Togi Makabe. Lee pinned Matsumoto after FBS.
Match 2: Dick Togo & Shun Skywalker beat Masatora Yasuda & Shota Umino. Skywalker pinned Yasuda after Skyfall.
Match 3: Drilla Moloney & Shingo Takagi beat YOSHI-HASHI & Boltin Oleg. Moloney pinned YOSHI-HASHI after War Dragons.
Match 4: Daiki Nagai, Jeff Cobb, OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) beat Zane Jay, Great-O-Khan, Callum Newman & HENARE. Cobb pinned Jay after Tour of the Islands.
Match 5: Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Kosei Fujita beat Taisei Nakahara, Yuya Uemura & Aaron Wolf. Jackson pinned Nakahara after a senton.
Match 6: Robbie X & Yota Tsuji beat Master Wato & Hirooki Goto. X pinned Wato after X Express.
Match 7: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Mistico & El Desperado beat Sho & DOUKI to retain the titles. Desperado beat Sho with Numero Dos. V1 for the champs.
Main Event: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Yoh beat Taiji Ishimori to retain the title. V2 for Yoh. Next up: X. (UPDATE: That match will happen on 10/7 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo)
The next event is DESTRUCTION, the annual September blowout event, Sunday at Kobe World Hall in Kobe. Live streaming on New Japan World OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET. This will be an exclusive TV Asahi live broadcast in Japan.
Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the N-1 VICTORY 2026 today in Shizuoka.
Today’s event was held at Act City Hamamatsu in Shizuoka and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.
The announced paid attendance was 496.
Match 1: OZAWA, Masa Kitamiya & Tadasuke beat KENTA, HAYATA & Tetsuya Endo. Kitamiya pinned HAYATA after Saito Suplex.
Match 2: Kouga & Huto Koyanagi beat Manabu Soya & Hiroya Namiki. Koyanagi pinned Namiki.
Match 3: Naomichi Marufuji, Mohammed Yone & Katsumi Inahata beat Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & RYUSEI. Matufuji pinned RYUSEI.
N-1 VICTORY Block A:
Match 4: Takashi Sugiura beat Alpha Wolf.
Match 5: Yoshiki Inamura beat Chen.
Match 6: Kai Fujimura, YO-HEY & Jun Masaoka beat Alejandro, Dragon Bane & Daiki Odashima. Fujimura pinned Alejandro after Death Hanger.
N-1 VICTORY Block A:
Match 7: Shane Haste beat Yuki Iino.
Main Event: Kaito Kiyomiya beat Kazuyuki Fujita.
Standings (Block A):
1-Kiyomiya, 4-0-1, 9 pts
2-Inamura, 3-1-1, 7 pts
3-Haszte, 3-2, 6 pts
4-Sugiura, 3-2, 6 pts
5-Wolf, 3-2, 6 pts
6-Chen, 2-3, 4 pts (OUT)
7-Fujita, 1-4, 2 pts (OUT)
8-Iino, 0-5, 0 pts (OUT)
The winner advances to the Finals. It’s now down to 5 but it’s all but Kiyomiya’s to lose. Keep in mind, however, that Kiyomiya-Inamura was a draw so if they tie, it probably means a rematch. Kiyomiya still has Iino & Chen and must be careful to avoid an upset. Inamura has Fujita & Sugiura. Today’s result also means, if Team 2000X tie for the top spot, Sugiura gets it over Wolf. They both also still have Haste to come.
The next event is tomorrow at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo with Block B. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.
Injury Report: As noted earlier, Inahata was injured during today’s event. Dislocated shoulder. Out tomorrow. Status uncertain beyond that.
All-Japan wrapped up the 2026 Royal Road Tournament today with the Semifinals and Finals.
Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. This was also a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.
The announced paid attendance was 1510, a legit sellout.
Match 1: Royal Road Semifinals: Ryuki Honda beat Xyon.
Match 2: Royal Road Semifinals: Yuma Aoyagi beat Yuma Anzai.
Match 3: Jun & Rei Saito & Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) beat Odyssey, Shotaro Ashino & Daisuke Sekimoto. Rei Saito pinned Odyssey.
Match 4: MUSASHI, Rising Hayato & Hokuto Omori beat Dan Tamura, Seigo Tachibana & Shota Kofuji. Hayato pinned Kofuji after a huracanrana.
Match 5: Hideki Suzuki, Go Shiozaki, Timothy Thatcher & Yasutaka Yano beat Kento Miyahara, Ren Ayabe, Kumaarashi & Hyo Ogawa. Thatcher beat Ayabe with a Fujiwara armbar.
Main Event: Royal Road Finals: Ryuki Honda beat Yuna Aoyagi to win the tournament. Honda becomes the youngest ever winner at 26 years, 7 months (he beat Ren Ayabe’s record by a year). As a result, Ayabe will get a Triple Crown shot on 10/22…and the fans predicted the winner wrong again! (The majority vote was for Aoyagi)
The next event is 10/3 at Gyoda Green Arena in Saitama. Broadcast plans TBA. (UPDATE: Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin on 10/2 at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET)