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Tokyo Joshi Pro 4/5/2026 Results

Tokyo Joshi Pro began their 2026 spring house show tour today with a Miyu Yamashita hometown event.

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

The announced paid attendance was 357.

Match 1: Sakura Hattori beat Shion Kanzaki.

Match 2: Mahiro Kiryu beat Hyper Misao & Ren Konatsu in a 3-way by pinning Konatsu.

Match 3: Yuki Kamifuku & Kira Summer beat Yuki Aino & Chika Nanase. Kamifuku pinned Nanase after Fameasser.

Match 4: Mizuki beat Wakana Uehara.

Match 5: HIMAWARI, Shino Suzuki & Mifu Ashida beat Suzume, Haru Kazashiro & Uta Takami. HIMAWARI pinned Kazashiro after Sun Flower Tempest

Match 6: Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi beat Raku & Pom Harajuku. Watanabe pinned Harajuku after Teardrop.

Main Event: Miyu Yamashita & Shoko Nakajima beat Yuki Arai & Toga. Yamashita pinned Toga after Skull Kick. In post-match comments, Yamashita revealed her first martial arts teacher died recently and unexpectedly so it was an emotional homecoming for the leader of the promotion.

The next event is Wednesday at Ueno Park Outdoor Stage in Tokyo. There will be no live broadcast. On demand Saturday.

DDT 4/5/2026 Results (Updated)

DDT’s monthly signature Tokyo event today underwent late changes to be centered around the retirement of Kazusada Higuchi, who announced recently he had to retire due to injury.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. Tetsu Inada & Saki Akai were guests on commentary.

The paid attendance was not announced.

Pre-show match: Rukiya beat Yuni.

Match 1: Takeshi Masada, Yuya Kotoku & Daichi Sato beat Kazuma Sumi, Masami Inahata & Hinata Kasai. Masada pinned Kasai after a lariat.

Match 2: in a Variety King match, GM Imabayashi beat Toru Owashi, Akito, Danshoku Dieno, Kazuki Hirata, Super Sasadango Machine & Antonio Honda in a 7-way by beating Hirata. Comedy match where the first time a wrestler went for a pinfall or submission they had to rush out of the ring to do their entrance.

Match 3: Yukio Naya & Viente Maligno beat Hideki Okatani & Illusion. Naya pinned Illusion after The World’s Largest Backdrop.

Match 4: Yuki Iino, Jun Akiyama & Junta Miyawaki beat Yuki Ueno, Shinya Aoki & To-y. Iino pinned Ueno after a spear.

Match 5: Kaisei Takechi beat Makoto Oishi (Independent/Freelancer).

Match 6: Chris Brookes & HARASHIMA beat KO-D Tag Team Champions MAO & KANON to win the titles. Brookes & HARASHIMA become the 89th KO-D Tag Team Champions. HARASHIMA pinned KANON after a swan dive type Blue Sword. Next up: Possibly Illusion & Daisuke Sasaki. Or at least a poster of Sasaki because he is on international excursions all month.

Main Event: Naomi Yoshimura, Ryota Nakaysu & Yuki Ishida beat Shunma Katsumata, Kota Umeda & Koki Iwasaki. Ishida pinned Katsumata after Flame Palm. Due to Higuchi’s retirement, Harimao disbanded after the match.

After the main event, a retirement ceremony was held for Higuchi.

The next event is Thursday at Ueno Park Outdoor Stage. There will be no live broadcast. On demand on 4/12.

UPDATE: After the event, the full bracket for this year’s KING OF DDT Tournament was revealed. It’s a single-elimination bracket format event with 16 participants. All Round 1 matches will be on 5/4 and are as follows: Danshoku Dieno vs. Kaisei Takechi, To-y vs. Takeshi Masada, Minoru Suzuki vs. Yukio Naya, Chris Brookes vs. Junta Miyawaki, HARASHIMA vs. Daichi Sato, Shinya Aoki vs. KANON, Hideki Okatani vs. Yuya Koroku, MAO vs. Kazuma Sumi. The Quartrrfinals will be on 5/9 at Shinjuku Face. After that, there will be a random drawing for the Semifinals. The Semifinals & Finals will be on 5/31.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 4/4/2026 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH continues the Lethal Odyssey 2026 Tour today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Tama Mirai Messe in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 439.

Match 1: Atsushi Kotoge, Mohammed Yone, Hi69 & Hajime Ohara beat Dragon Bane, Alejandro, Harutoki & Katsumi Inahata. Yone pinned Inahata after Kinniku Muscle Buster.

Match 2: Takashi Sugiura, Knull & Tadasuke beat AMAKUSA. Eita & Black Menso-re. Tadasuke pinned Menso-re.

Match 3: Tetsuya Endo & HAYATA beat Manabu Soya & Daiki Odashima. Endo pinned Odashima after Burning Star Press.

Match 4: OZAWA beat Midori Takahashi.

Match 5: Kaito Kiyomiya beat Yuto Koyanagi.

Match 6: Masa Kitamiya, Alpha Wolf, Kai Fujimura & Jun Masaoka beat Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI, RYUSEI & Angel Reyes. Masaoka pinned RYUSEI after Ambitions.

Main Event: Yoshiki Inamura beat Hiroto Tsuruya.

The next event is tomorrow at Fujisan Messe in Shizuoka. There will be no live broadcast. On demand Wednesday.

Tokyo Joshi Pro 4/4/2026 Results

Tokyo Joshi Pro returned to Kyoto today to visit Mifu Ashida’s hometown for the first time and hold an event there

Today’s event was held at Fukuchiyama City Sandanike Park General Gym Sub Arena in Kyoto and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Tuesday. There was no live broadcast

The announced paid attendance was 307, a legit sellout.

The pre-event festivities included a performance by a youth cheerleading group that Ashida was a member of in her school days.

Match 1: Wakana Uehara beat Shion Kanzaki by submission.

Match 2: Sakura Hattoti beat Chika Nanase.

Match 3: Yuki Kamifuku beat Pom Harajuku & HIMAWARI in a 3-way by pinning Harajuku.

Match 4: Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao beat Raku & Mahiro Kiryu. Misao pinned Kiryu with La Magistral.

Match 5: Miu Watanabe, Rika Tatsumi & Shino Suzuki beat Yuki Aino, Toga & Ren Konatsu. Watanabe pinned Konatsu after Teardrop.

Match 6: Suzume & Haru Kazashiro beat Miyu Yamashita & Kira Summer. Suzume pinned Summer after Ring A Bell.

Main Event: Yuki Arai & Mifu Ashida beat Mizuki & Uta Takami. Ashida pinned Takami after Cheerful Kick.

The next event is tomorrow at Acros Fukuoka in Fukuoka for a Miyu Yamashita hometown event. There will be no live broadcast. On demand Wednesday.

The broadcast plans for the US & Canada events this month are also set. The Canada events will both be live on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in English. The US event in Las Vegas will be a PPV on Triller/FITE and can be pre-ordered for $19.99 and also is available in bundles with other events at the venue. Purchase also includes on demand replays for 1 year.

New Japan 4/4/2026 Results

SAKURA GENESIS, New Japan’s annual spring blowout event. Is now in the books.

Today’s event was held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo and can be watched on demand OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY on New Japan World. This event aired as part of WORLD PRO WRESTLING LIVE 2026 exclusively on TV Asahi in Japan. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 6009.

Pre-show match: Masatora Yasuda & KUSHIDA beat Taisei Nakahara & Tatsuya Matsumoto. Yasuda pinned Nakahara.

Match 1: Kosei Fujita & Hartley Jackson beat Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi. Jackson pinned Taguchi after Death Valley Bomb.

Match 2: Robbie X, Taiji Ishimori & Shingo Takagi beat Jacob Austin Young, Francesco Akira & Jake Lee. Takagi pinned Young after Last Of The Dragon.

Match 3: Toru Yano, Yoh, Tiger Mask & Aaron Wolf beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Sho, DOUKI & Don Fale. Wolf beat Kanemaru with an inverted triangle choke.

Match 4: Great-O-Khan, HENARE & Will Ospreay beat El Desperado, Taichi & Yuya Uemura. Ospreay pinned Taichi after Stormbreaker.

Match 5: NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Champions YOSHI-HASHI, Hirooki Goto & Boltin Oleg beat Chase Owens, Yujiro Takahashi & Ren Narita to retain the titles. TOSHI-HASHI pinned Owens after Shoto. V2 for the champs.

Match 6: NJPW WORLD TV Champion Konosuke Takeshita vs. Shota Umino went to a 15 minute time limit draw. As a result, Takeshita retains the title. V2 for Takeshita.

Match 7: IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions OSKAR & Yuto Ice beat Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. to retain the titles. Ice pinned Oiwa after Cruella. V5 for the champs. Next up: Bishamon…or Khan & HENARE…sounds like a determination match between them.

Main Event: Callum Newman beat IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yota Tsuji to win the title. Newman becomes the 88th IWGP Heavyweight Champion. And the youngest ever in a MASSIVE EARTH-SHAKING UPSET.. Tsuji was then further beaten down by Gabriel Kidd afterwards. Next up for the new champ: Takagi.

The next event is DEATH VEGAS INTERNATIONAL on 4/16 at The Horseshoe in Las Vegas, NV. Broadcast plans TBA.

All-Japan 4/3/2026 Results (Updated)

All-Japan ran a standalone “spring fan festival” event today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. The entire event also streamed live on YouTube but no archive is currently available.

The announced paid attendance was 337, a legit advance sellout.

Match 1: Daisuke Sekimoto beat Shota Kofuji.

Match 2: Kengo Mashimo & Yuko Miyamoto beat Yuma Aoyagi & Hokuto Onori. Mashimo pinned Omori.

Match 3: MUSASHI, Hikaru Sato & Seiki Yoshioka beat Atsuki Aoyagi, Rising Hayato &. Ryo Inoue. MUSASHI pinned Inoue.

Match 4: Shotaro Ashino beat Ayumu Honda (2AW).

Match 5: Dan Tamura & Odyssey beat Seigo Tachibana & Fuminori Abe. Tamura pinned Tachibana after a powerbomb.

Main Event: Kento Miyahara, Go Shiozaki, Jun Saito & Yuma Anzai vs. Rei Saito, Hideki Suzuki, Ryuki Honda & Xyon went to a 20 minute time limit draw.

The next event is the Champions Carnival, the annual spring tournament, starting on 4/12 at Korakuen Hall. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will also be a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan, likely taped at a later date.

UPDATE: Tamura beating Tachibana has led to him getting an All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Championship match. That match will happen on 6/18.

New Japan 4/2/2026 Results

New Japan finished up the Road To SALURA GENESIS Tour today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 1476, a legit sellout.

Match 1: Tiger Mask & Shota Umino beat Masatora Yasuda & KUSHIDA. Umino pinned Yasuda after Raging Fire. Afterwards, TM 4 announced his retirement event, which was expected sometime this year, will be on 7/7.

Match 2: Konosuke Takeshita beat Tatsuya Matsumoto.

Match 3: El Desperado, Taichi & Yuya Uemura beat Master Wato, Tomoaki Honma & Togo Makabe. Taichi pinned Honma.

Match 4: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Don Fale, Chase Owens, Yujiro Takahashi & Ren Narita beat Toru Yano, Aaron Wolf, YOSHI-HASHI, Hirooki Goto & Boltin Oleg. Fale pinned Yano after an elbow drop.

Match 5: Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Gedo, OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby). Jackson pinned Gedo after Death Valley Bomb.

Match 6: Zane Jay, Jake Lee & Callum Newman beat Daiki Nagai, Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji. Newman pinned Nagai after Excalibur.

Match 7: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Robbie X & Taiji Ishimori beat Jacob Auatin Young & Francesco Akira to retain the titles. X pinned Young after X Express. V1 for the champs. Next up: Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles in a rematch from when Ishimori & X won the titles.

Main Event: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion DOUKI beat Yoh to retain the title. V3 for DOUKI. Next up: TM 4 for one last shot before he retires. Unless they hold off until after Best Of The Super Junior.

The next event is SALURA GENESIS, the annual spring blowout event, Saturday at Ryogoku Kokugikan. Live streaming on New Japan World OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET. This will be a live & exclusive TV Asahi broadcast in Japan.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 4/1/2026 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the monthly Legacy Rise 2026 Tour today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 1012.

Match 1: Tetsuya Endo, HAYATA & Katsumi Inahata beat Atsushi Kotoge, Hi69 & Hajime Ohara. Endo pinned Ohara after God’s Right Knee.

Match 2: Knull beat Manabu Soya & Black Menso-re in a 3-way by beating Menso-re.

Match 3: Naomichi Matufuji, Dragon Banr, Eita & Yuto Koyanagi beat Kaito Kiyomiya, Harutoki, Hiroto Tsuruya & Midori Takahashi. Bane pinned Tsuruya after Twister Bane.

Match 4: Kai Fujinura beat Alejandro.

Match 5: Kenoh beat AMAKUSA.

Match 6: OZAWA, Takashi Sugiura, Tadasuke & Jun Masaoka beat Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI, RYUSEI & Angel Reyes. OZAWA pinned RYUSEI after Destino. Real Rebel stuff of course.

Match 7: Daga beat Daiki Odashima.

Main Event: Alpha Wolf & Masa Kitamiya beat Yoshiki Inamura & Kazuyuki Fujita. Wolf pinned Inamura after a package piledriver.

The next event is Saturday at Tama Mirai Messe. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Friday at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

Stardom 3/31/2026 Results

Stardom finished up their March schedule today with a weeknight event in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on Stardom World. You can also watch the first 4 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 1014.

Match 1: Maika, HANAKO, Kiyoka Kokatsu & Tomoka Inaba beat Suzu Suzuki, Rina Yamashita, Itsuki Aoki & Akira Kurogame. HANAKO pinned Kurogame after JP Coaster.

Match 2: Xena, Waka Tsukiyama & Akira Kurogame beat Anne Kanaya, Ema Maishima & Tabata (CMLL). Xena pinned Kanaya with a German suplex hold.

Match 3: Saya Iida, Momo Kohgo & Yuria Hime beat Ami Sohrei, Hina & Lady C. Iida pinned Hina after a vertical drop brainbister.

Match 4: Hazuki, Fuwa-chan, Maki Itoh & Kikyo Furusawa beat Natsupoi, Saori Anou, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara. Itoh pinned Natsupoi after a running foot stomp.

Match 5: Sareee & Takumi Iroha (Independent/Freelancers) beat Syuri & Saki Kashima. Sareee beat Kashima.

Match 6: Future Of Stardom champion Ranna Yagami vs. Xelhua (WAVE) went to a 15 minute time limit draw. As a result, Yagami retains the title. V2 for Yagami. Next up: The winner of the upcoming Rookie of the Year tournament.

Match 7: High Speed Champion Yuna Mizumori beat Rian to retain the title. V3 for Mizumori.

Main Event: Hanan, Bea Priestley, Starlight Kid, AZM, Mei Seira & Miyu Anasaki beat Saya Kamitani, Natsuko Tora, Konami, Ruaka, Rina & Fukigen. Amasaki pinned Ruaka.

The next event is Saturday at Herbis Hall in Osaka. Live streaming on Stardom world will begin Friday at 9 PM PT/midnight ET.

Ganbare Pro 3/28/2026 Results

Ganbare Pro ran their latest event Saturday in Tokyo.

Saturday’s event was held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Thursday.

The announced paid attendance was 134.

Match 1: Keisuke Ishii beat Yuya Susumu.

Match 2: PSYCHO beat Shuichiro Katsumura.

Match 3: Moeka Haruhi beat Taiwan Ramen Man & Hora Chan in a 3-way by pinning both.

Match 4: Mizuki Watase & Shigehiro Irie beat Shota Kawakami & Sentaro Motojima. Watase pinned Motojima.

Match 5: Rin beat YuuRI.

Match 6: Yumehiro Imanari, Takuya Wada & Tyson Maeguchi beat Ken Ohka, Akira Koji & Shinichiro Tominaga. Maeguchi pinned Tominaga.

Main Event: Keisuke Ishii beat PSYCHO. As a result, Ishii will get the next Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Championship shot. That match will happen on 4/29 at Korakuen Hall.

The next event is Sunday at Takashimadaira Community Center. On demand on 4/9.