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All-Japan 10/3/2026 Results

All-Japan kicked off their annual Flag-Raising Anniversary Series tour today, held each October to commemorate the beginning of the promotion in 1972.

Today’s event was held at Gyoda Green Arena Main Arena in Saitama and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 867.

Match 1: Daisuke Sekimoto & Kengo Mashimo (Independent/Freelancers) beat Kuamarashi & Yuya Aoki (Independent/Freelancer). Sekmoto pinned Aoki after a backbreaker.

Match 2: Rising Hayato & Yasutaka Yano beat MUSASHI & Hokuto Omori. Hayato pinned Omori after SId Vicious.

Match 3: Xyon, Odyssey & Shotaro Ashino beat Hideki Suzuki, Masayuki Kono & Nobuhiko Kimura (Independent/Freelancer). Odyssey pinned Kimura after a second rope body splash.

Match 4: Yuma Aoyagi, Yuma Anzai & Shota Kofuji beat Jun & Rei & Senor Saito. Aoyagi pinned Senor Saito after The Fool.

Match 5: Kento Miyahara & Go Shiozaki beat Ryuki Honda & Ren Ayabe. Miyahara pinned Honda with a shutdown suplex hold.

Main Event: All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion Dan Tamura beat Seiki Yoshioka to retain the title. V2 for Tamura. Next up: Likely Hayato.

The next event is 10/11 at Sendai Sun Plaza in Sendai. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin on 10/10 at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET. This will also be a GAORA SPORTS broadcast in Japan.

Tokyo Joshi Pro 10/3/2026 Results

WRESTLE PRINCESS 7, Tokyo Joshi Pro’s second biggest but perhaps still most important event of the year, is now in the books.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1357.

Match 1: Uta Takami beat Ren Konatsu by submission.

Match 2: Chieri Sakamori Debut Match: HIMAWARI, Shino Suzuki & Mifu Ashida beat Chieri Sakamori, Shion Kanzaki & Momo Sato. HIMAWARI beat Sakamori with Robin GoodFellow.

Match 3: Raku & Rakuga (?) beat Pom Harajuku & Pocotan and Mahiro Kiryu & Tama in a 3-way when Raku pinned Harajuku.

Match 4: Aja Kong (OZ Academy), Sakura Hattori & O-MENZ Kumadori (DDT) beat Chris Brookes (DDT), Kira Summer & Chika Nanase. Hattori pinned Nanase. Kumadori was joined by all members of O-MENZ for his entrance performance.

Match 5: Yuki Kamifuku & Veny beat Wakana Uehara & Toga. Kamifuku pinned Uehara after Fameasser. This was billed as the last time Kamifuku & Veny would team before Kamifuku retires at the end of the year.

Match 6: Mizuki beat Hyper Misao. Jushin Thunder Liger was special referee.

Match 7: SETUP All-Asia Women’s Champion Shoko Nakajima beat Zara Zakher to retain the title.

After the Intermission here, it was announced that Shiori Futaba, currently a J-Pop idol, will debut at ALL RISE ’26 on 11/8 at Korakuen Hall.

Match 8: Pro Wrestling EVE International Champion Miyu Yamashita beat Arisu Endo to retain the title.

Match 9: Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro beat Princess Tag Team Champions Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi to win the titles. Aino & Kazashiro become the 22nd Princess Tag Team Champions. Aino beat Tatsumi with Full Nelson Of Love & Flame. Definitely at least a mild upset in part because of Kazashiro, who gets her first championship at only 18 AND they beat Daydream to do so.

Main Event: Princess Of Princess Champion Yuki Arai beat Suzume to retain the title. V5 for Arai. And once again all is well in the world for a little longer. This was not a double title match as the International Princess Championship held by Suzume was not on the line. Next up: Nakajima. Arai has never beaten Nakajima in a single match to date so hopefully that will change. That match will happen on 11/8.

The next event is 10/10 at Gran Hammer 8F in Tokyo. This is an outdoor event and is subject to cancellation in case of bad weather, which has been a constant lately in Tokyo. If the event goes on as planned, there will be no live broadcast.

Dragon Gate 10/2/2026 Results

Dragon Gate changed their monthly Tokyo event today to be a tribute show to wrestler Pac, who began bis rise to superstardom in the promotion before moving to the US to join WWE. Pac died earlier this week at just 40.

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.

Match 1: Dragon Kid, Susumu Yokosuka, Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) & Luis Mante beat Strong Machine J, U-T, GuC & Punch Tominaga. Kid pinned Tominaga after Doi-ble.

Match 2: Open The Owarai Gate Champion Sakura Hirota beat Jiro Shinbashi, and got the required fan support afterwards, to retain the title. V1 for Hirota.

Match 3: YAMATO & KAGETORA beat Masaaki Mochizuki & Keni’chiro Arai. YAMATO beat Arai with a reverse figure 4.

Match 4: Yuki Yoshioka, Kota Minoura & El Cielo beat Madoka Kikuta, KAI & Jason Lee. Cielo pinned Lee after a spinning tombstone piledriver.

Match 5: Ryu Fuda beat ISHIN.

Match 6: Hyo, JACKY KAMEI, Riiita & Mochizuki Junior beat Ryoya Tanaka, Homare, Kazuma Kimura & Tristan Moody. KAMEI pinned Kimura after JACKY Knife.

Main Event: Yoshiki Kato beat Open The Dream Gate Champion Kzy to win the title. Kato becomes the 44th Open The Dream Gate Champion.

The next event is tomorrow at Okazaki Tatsumioka Hall in Aichi. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Stardom 10/3/2026 LIVE Results

Stardom runs the second half of, what is for the US, a same-day doubleheader today in Nagoya. It’s a regular house show on paper but with some build to the monthly PPV in about 3 weeks and worth watching given the recent expansion of Stars as Hanan’s faction practically doubled in size last week after her latest Wonder Of Stardom Championship defense as she prepares for the next defense against her sister Hina.

Today’s event will be held at Chunichi Hall in Nagoya and can be watched LIVE on Stardom World. The event is a legit advance sellout. There will be no commentary. There are 7 matches currently planned but be on alert for potential last-minute changes as Mei Seira was pulled from yesterday’s event and while she is on for today, plans can change. The event will probably be a standard Stardom house show running about 2 1/2 hours.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Starlight Kid & Miyu Amasaki vs. Suzu Suzuki & Akira Kurogame
Natsupoi, Yuna Mizumori & Anne Kanaya vs. Maki Itoh, Kikyo Furusawa & Rian
Rina vs. Mei Seira & Rina Yamashita in a 3-way
AZM & Ema Maishima vs. Saya Kamitani & Ruaka
Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe & Konami vs. HANAKO, Waka Tsukiyama & Matoi Hamabe and Hazuki, Koguma & Fuwa-chan in a 3-way
Saori Anou & Aya Sakura vs. Bea Priestley & Azusa Inaba
Hanan, Saya Iida, Maika & Utami Hayashishita vs. Syuri, Hina, Lady C & Ranna Yagami

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 9 PM PT/midnight ET.

Pre-show Update: As of 6 PM PT/9 PM ET Seira is still on for today’s event so we’re proceeding as if no issues.

Pre-show Update 2: You will also be able to watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube. That looks to be the first 2 matches listed above.

8:50 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in 10 minutes.

9 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Chunichi Hall in Nagoya, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance may or may not be announced after the event. It’s a legit advance sellout and for the first event that meant 566, so I’ll guess it’ll be around that and predict 550-575. (UPDATE: Although a legit sellout, the paid attendance was not announced)

The matches will begin momentarily.

The matches begin at 9:04 PM PT/12:04 AM ET.

Match 1: Starlight Kid & Miyu Amasaki vs. Suzu Suzuki & Akira Kurogame. 20 minute time limit
Result: Starlight Kid & Miyu Amasaki beat Suzu Suzuki & Akira Kurogame. Amasaki pinned Kurogame after Tensei. Afterwards, Kid with microphone. Promo for upcoming Worldd Of Stardom Championship match against Suzuki.

Match 2: Natsupoi, Yuna Mizumori & Anne Kanaya vs. Maki Itoh, Kikyo Furusawa & Rian. 20 minute time limit
Result: Maki Itoh, Kikyo Furusawa & Rian beat Natsupoi, Yuna Mizumori & Anne Kanaya. Rian pinned Kanaya.

The YouTube broadcast ends here.

Match 3: Rina vs. Mei Seira & Rina Yamashita in a 3-way. 15 minute time limit
Result: Rina beat Rina Yamashita & Mei Seira in a 3-way by pinning both. Mostly a weird comedy match.

Match 4: AZM & Ema Maishima vs. Saya Kamitani & Ruaka. 20 minute time limit
Result: Saya Kamitani & Ruaka beat AZM & Ema Maishima. Kamitani pinned Maishima after Star Crusher.

Match 5: Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe & Konami vs. HANAKO, Waka Tsukiyama & Matoi Hamabe and Hazuki, Koguma & Fuwa-chan in a 3-way. 20 minute time limit
Result: Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe & Konami beat HANAKO, Waka Tsukiyama & Matoi Hamabe and Hazuki, Koguma & Fuwa-chan in a 3-way when Konami pinned Tsukiyama.

Match 6: Saori Anou & Aya Sakura beat Bea Priestley & Azusa Inaba. Anou pinned Inaba after Special Pottering.

Main Event: Hanan, Saya Iida, Maika & Utami Hayashishita beat Syuri, Lady C, Hina & Ranna Yagami. Hanan pinned Hina with a backdrop hold.

The next event is tomorrow at Twin Messe Shizuoka in Shizuoka. There will be no live broadcast.

Important News For Sumo Fans In North America

It’s not good…in a pair of emails I received as a subscriber this week, NHK announced their Jme streaming service in North America (US and Canada) will be shutting down at the end of March 2027. It’s mainly a financial decision between declining subscribers and increased costs making it unsustainable. It launched a few years ago to replace a similar service and just announced earlier this week they were shifting from offering monthly, 6-month and annual plans to monthly only starting in November, with current annual & 6-month subscribers given a discount from the monthly rate of $25.99. The service included live streams of NHK World Premium, which features live broadcasts of all top tier Grand Sumo Tournament matches and a dedicated Grand Sumo channel with replays of the broadcasts 4 times daily in Japanese & English and the Japanese version of the 25-minute highlights program 3 times daily. So this means NHK’s sumo coverage in the US will be limited to NHK World Japan, which is available on participating cable/satellite providers and is available FOR FREE online and as a smartphone, tablet and smart TV app with no login or paid television service required and no restrictions on viewing (it is available worldwide with very limited exceptions, I think mostly Russia). The apps and website feature both live programming and a vast selection of on demand content, all in English. This includes some other sumo-themed programs besides the daily tournament highlights. Although, as I learned this past tournament, with a proper VPN setup you can get the ABEMA service outside Japan (and get around geoblocking by making it think you’re physically in Japan) and their daily live streams, the free version includes all matches up to Juryo but maybe not the top tier.

Jme will be available until the end of March so it can still be used to watch the next 3 tournaments. After that, the only way to get NHK World Premium in the US without a participating cable provider is by subscribing to Sling. It will be available via a specific service in Canada as well. This won’t affect my planned sumo coverage, although being able to watch the original Japanese broadcasts was a nice bonus.

Stardom 10/2/2026 Results

Stardom began their October schedule today with the first half of a doubleheader in Nagoya.

Today’s event was held at Chunichi Hall in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on Stardom World. In an unusual rarity for a live broadcast, there apparently was no YouTube broadcast. (Correction: You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube. Apparently it was late being archived)

The announced paid attendance was 564, a legit sellout.

There were last-minute changes to the card due to Mei Seira being pulled off the event. The always-vague poor health. Status uncertain for tomorrow but on for now.

Match 1: Natsupoi beat Matoi Hamabe.

Match 2: Waka Tsukiyama & Ema Maishima beat Yuna Mizumori in a 3-way when both beat Mizumori together.

Match 3: Suzu Suzuki, Rina Yamashita & Alira Kurogame beat Maki Itoh, Kikyo Furusawa & Rian. Yamashita pinned Furusawa after a lariat.

Match 4: Saya Kamitani & Azusa Inaba beat Saori Aniu & Anne Kanaya. Inaba pinned Kanaya.

Match 5: Starlight Kid, AZM & Miyu Amasaki beat Syuri, Lady C & Ranna Yagami and Hazuki, Koguma & Fuwa-chan in a 3-way when AZM pinned Yagami.

Match 6: Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe, Konami, Ruaka & Rina beat Hanan, Saya Iida, Maika, Utami Hayashishita & HANAKO. Tora pinned Iida after Death Valley Bomb.

Main Event: Bea Priestley beat Aya Sakura.

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

Injury Report: The Rare Non-Wrestler Edition

We usually don’t get injury/illness updates on non-wrestlers but this is the rare exception: All-Japan has announced ring announcer Yuji Shindo is temporarily unable to perform his duties. Vocal cord leukoplateia (yeah, what?). Out at least 2 weeks. He will miss at least 4 events starting tomorrow through 10/15, That means hopefully he will be back for the tour-ender on 10/22 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

DDT 10/1/2026 Results

DDT began their October schedule with a hybrid theater/wrestling comedy event in Tokyo called “MUSCLE&”.

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

The paid attendance was not announced.

There were last minute changes to the event due to Kaisei Takechi being pulled off the event. The always vague poor health. Kazuki Hirata was the replacement.

This started as what was supposed to be a 2.5 hour training course, under the “tutelage” of former wrestler Meiko Satomura, now President of Sendai Girls (she also is a co-founder of the promotion). The “students” were KANON, Takeshi Masada, Hirata (as Kaisei Takechi) & Illusion.

For the first course, Yuki Ueno was the instructor. This was about being a villain/heel.

The next course featured Viento Levante, To-y and Yuni with the instructor being a big surprise-El Desperado (New Japan). Everyone then beat down Desperado and tried to unmask him but Satomura made the save. Which led to…

Match 1: Yuni beat Yuki Ishida.

Match 2: To-y & Illusion beat Yuya Koroku & Masami Inahata. To-y pinned Inahata.

Match 3: El Desperado & Viento Levante beat Yuki Ueno & Kazuma Sumi. Levante pinned Sumi.

Match 4: KANON vs. Daichi Sato went to a 10 minute time limit draw.

Main Event: Hideki Okatani & “Kaisei Takechi” (Kazuki Hirata) beat Takeshi Masada & Hinata Kasai. Okatani pinned Kasai after a vertical drop brainbuster.

Afterwards the class concluded with a surprise reward for the top 3 students…a KO-D Openweight Championship shot RIGHT NOW!!! Which led to…

Impromptu Match: KO-D Openweight Champion MAO beat Takeshi Masada, Viento Levante & Hinata Kasai in a 4-way elimination match, last eliminating Levante by KO, to retain the title. V5 for MAO. Order of elimination: Kasai by Masada, Masada by MAO, Levante by MAO. And that was the event.

The next event is Sunday at Higashiyodogawa Ward Civic Hall in Osaka, which will also feature a match of Uuki Ueno vs. Masami Inahata to crown a new DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion following it being vacated by prior champion Shinjuku Face after it’s closing today. There will be no live broadcast. On demand Tuesday.

Injury Report: Not Magnificent

Stardom has announced an injury absence from upcoming events-Ami Sohrei was recently injured and is now out of action. Unspecified beyond treatment. Out indefinitely starting with tomorrow’s event. The promotion waited to announce this weekend’s cards so no changes are needed There’s no word on how long Sohrei may be out but Stardom will announce when she will return so this sounds like at least a couple weeks.

More as it becomes available.

Shinjuku Face Final Event Results (9/30/2026)

The sad end of an era has finally come as iconic Tokyo venue Shinjuku Face has now closed after 21 1/2 years following its final event today, a CyberFight produced event with participation from several promotions, independent and major.

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

The paid attendance has not been announced but it’s safe to assume it was a legit sellout of 500.

Match 1: Masami Inahata (DDT) & Shota Kofuji (All-Japan) beat Illusion (DDT) & Homare (Dragon Gate). Inahata pinned Illusion after a double-arm suplex.

Match 2: Brahman Kei won a 22 person battle royal, last eliminating Shuji Kondo. Entrants were not announced in advance. Elimination by pinfall, submission or over top rope. Order of elimination: Sanshiro Takagi, Ken Ohka, Cohaku, Minoru Suzuki, Shinsuke Nakamura (WWE-yes, THE Shinsuke Namaura!), Yumi (Yumi Ohka), Yumehito Imanari, Isami Kodaka, ?, Makoto Oishi, Toru Owashi, ? & ? (team), Brahman Shu, Dick Togo, Sakura Hirota, Antonio Honda, Suwama, Kazuki Hirata, Syuri, Shuji Kondo.

Afterwards…
Yuka Ogawa beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Sanshiro Takagi to win the title. Ogawa becomes the 1913th Champion.

Match 3: MAO, Yuki Ueno & Chris Brookes (DDT) beat Dragon Kid (Dragon Gate), Yuma Aoyagi (All-Japan) & Kuroshio TOKYO Japan (Independent/Freelancer). MAO pinned Japan after a 450 splash.

Main Event: Aja Kong (OZ Academy) & Chihiro Hashimoto (Sendai Girls) beat Mayumi Ozaki (OZ Academy) & Sareee (Independent/Freelancer). Kong & Hashimoto won by letting Yuka Ogawa pin Ozaki. This was a comedy brawl everywhere with everyone getting involved. Afterwards, everyone gathered in the ring for the final send-off to the venue, with one final symbolic gesture…

Yuka Ogawa awarded the DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship to Shinjuku Face. Shinjuku Face becomes the 1914th Champion. The title belt was left in the ring attached to the ropes. Due to the venue now being closed, DDT announced the title is now VACANT. But a fitting end nonetheless.

MANY THANKS FACE…