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DDT 3/22/2026 Results

DDT celebrated their 29th Anniversary today on the day with their annual Anniversary event, keeping with recent tradition of planning a maiisve 5-hour marathon around it.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and an be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. Momoyoko Nakajima of comedy group “Dow 90000” and Saki Akai were the guests on commentary.

The paid attendance was not announced but it was a legit advance sellout.

Pre-show:
Match 1: Yuni beat Hinata Kasai.
Match 2: Tokyo Joshi Pro Match: HIMAWARI, Haru Kazashiro & Chika Nanase beat Toga, Ren Konatsu & Shion Kanzaki. Kazashiro pinned Kanzaki with a fisherman’s suplex hold.

Main show:
Match 1: Jun Akiyama beat Rukiya.

Match 2: Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya beat Evil Uno & Akito. Iino pinned Akito after a spear.

Match 3: Viente Maligno & O-MENZ Kumadori beat MJ Paul & Illusion and Makoto Oishi & Masami Inabata in a 3-way when Maligno pinned Illusion.

Match 4: Shunma Katsumata Return Match: MAO beat Shunma Katsumata.

Match 5: Chris Brookes & HARASHIMA beat Junta Miyawaki & Shinya Aoki. HARASHIMA pinned Miyawaki after Blue Sword. As a result, Brookes & HARASHIMA will get the next KO-D Tag Team Championship shot after today.

Match 6: In a Punishment Bamboo Sword Death Match, Hideki Okatani beat DDT Extreme Champion To-y to win the title. Okatani becomes the 64th DDT Extreme Champion. Next up: Naya. That match will happen on 4/15.

Match 7: In a Handicap match, Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Danshoku Dieno, Super Sasadango Machine, Antonio Honda, GM Imabayashi & GM Imabayashi’s Glasses beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Minoru Suzuki with Imabayashi’s Glasses pinning Suzuki to win the title. Imabayashi’s Glasses become the 1812th Champion.

Match 8: KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato beat Naomi Yoshimura, Ryota Nakatsu & Yuki Ishida to retain the titles. Masada pinned Ishida. V1 for the champs. Next up: Brookes, HARASHIMA & Kasai. That match will happen on 4/15.

Match 9: Konosuke Takeshita beat Kazuki Hirata in 7 seconds. Which led to…
Match 9 (again): Konosuke Takeshita beat Kazuki Hirata in 10 seconds. Which led to…
Match 9 (yet again): In a Death Match where Takeshita had to get a 20 count pinfall to win but Hirata only needed a 2 count, Konosuke Takeshita beat Kazuki Hirata. Afterwards, Takeshita vs. Kaisei Takechi was announced for 8/11 at Ryogoku Kokugikan which will be WRESTLE PETER PAN, the promotion’s biggest event of the year.

Match 10: Kazuma Sumi beat DDT Universal Champion Daisuke Sasaki to win the title. Sumi becomes the 21st DDT Universal Champion.Next up: He chose Katsumata. That match will happen on 4/18 in Fukuoka.

Main Event: KO-D Openweight Champion Yuki Ueno beat KANON to retain the title. V6 for Ueno. Next up: Iino. That match will happen on 4/15.

During the opening announcements, the field for this year’s KING OF DDT Tournament was announced: HARASHIMA, Dieno, MAO, Brookes, Naya, KANON, Okatani, Masada, To-y, Aoki, Koroku, Sato, Kaisei Takechi, Miyawaki, Sumi, Minoru Suzuki. It will be a single-elimination bracket format tournament in May.

The next event is a Super Japan Pro Wrestling event, a Sanshiro Takagi Produced event, Tuesday at Shinjuku Face. And it could be the last depending on a fan vote after the event. There will be no live broadcast. On demand Friday.

Sumo-March 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 15 Results (3/22/2026) (Updated x3)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 15-the Final Day-of the March 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita, Sd-Sandanme, Jd-Jonidan, Jk-Jonokuchi

Makuuchi (top tier):
Ohsoumi (M11) beat Tobizaru (M13)
Fujiseiun (M13) beat Shishi (M11)
Kinbozan (M16) bat Roga (M10)
Tamawashi (M9) beat Kotoeiho (M17)
Fujiryoga (M17) beat Tokihayate (M9)
Chiyoshoma 9M14) beat Ura (M8)
Hakunofuji (M7) beat Asahakuryu (M16)
Ichiyamamoto (M6) beat Mitakeumi (M16)
Kotoshoho (M5) beat Asakoryu (M12)
Nishikifuji (M14) beat Abi (M5)
Gonoyama )M10) beat Takanosho (M4)
Shodai (M8) beat Daieisho (M4)
Hiradoumi (M3) beat Churanoumi (M2)
Fujinokawa (M2) beat Oho (M3)
Yoshinofuji (M1) beat Asanoyama (M12)
Oshoma (M7) beat Wakamotoharu (K)
Takayasu (S) beat Atamifuji (K)
Kotozakura (O) beat Kirishima (S)
Hoshoryu (Y) beat Aonishiki (O). Whoa…this was to have been perhaps 3 straight titles and Yokozuna coronation…but it all went wrong and now, Aonishiki kadoban…
CHAMPION: Kirishima (12-3)

Initial thoughts: The Osaka Tournament is called “The Stormy Spring Basho” by many in the Japanese media and it once again lived up to that moniker. Look at the top to start-it seems like Aonishiki finally got figured out. His first career losing record comes at the worst possible time, crushing his Yokozuna hopes after Onosato went out early due to injury and Hoshoryu fell out of contention late, although he finally did beat Aonishiki but no playoff for a 4rd straight time and he keeps trying for his first title as a Grand Champion. Aonishiki must get 8+ wins in May or he will be demoted. Kirishima has a chance for Ozeki re-promotion now but not sure if 12-3 will do it. If not, he will need 10 wins in May. We will probably know either way by Wednesday or Thursday. And no other Ozeki contender because, unfortunately, Takayasu was recent Takayasu. 5-0 start, 6-1 after the first week and finishes 7-8, meaning likely demotion. Atamifuji could be a new Sekiwake in May and with Wakamotoharu being demoted, Wakatakakage could move back up as despite withdrawing yesterday he had clinched promotion from M1. At the bottom, it looks like Fujiryoga may be going down to Juryo but only to J1 while Midorifuji will also be demoted for the first time in 5 years due to missing the tournament (heart failure). That’s probably it as both Hakunofuji & Abi returned to get enough wins to save their spots despite injury concerns, and Abi’s back will probably be okay given how he was able to HENKA!! on Asanoyama yesterday, which was a common theme of the day (the crowd hates them. It’s considered cheap)
But now that it’s all over, the other big story moves to the front again this week-the potential fate of Iesgahama Beya and its stablemaster more specifically. The former Terunofuji stayed away this tournament as he awaits potential discipline for an apparent act of violence against Hakunofuji outside the stable, and the question is whether he gets a slap on the wrist or does karma come for the stable and worst-case happen? That would be he gets kicked out of the Japan Sumo Association, which perhaps would be some vindication for the former Hakuho, who ultimately got pushed out by the old Isegahama (now Miyagino). If worst-case happens, I read in the Japanese media that Tateyama would be most likely to take over as he seems to be the next coach in the succession plan, although there is a chance of it being the former Takarafuji, who is now a coach there too.

During the Champion’s interview it was revealed that Kirishima will be considered for Ozeki re-promotion. Either way we should know by Thursday.

SPECIAL PRIZES:
Outstanding Performance (Sekiwake or lower best record with most wins vs. Yokozuna & Ozeki)-Kirishima
Fighting Spirit (best display of fighting spirit)-Kotoshoho, Fujiseiun (Atamifuji would have gotten this too if he won)
Technique (best display of technique)-Fujinokawa

Juryo:
Tochimaru (Ms6) beat Tsurugisho (J12)
Toshinofuji (J11) beat Kyokukaiyu (J7)
Nishikigi (J12) beat Kayo (J6)
Hitoshi (J6) beat Fujitensei (J13)
Shirokuma (J5) beat Kotokuzan (J14)
Kagayaki (J5) beat Tohakuryu (J10)
Takerufuji (J4) beat Dewanoryu (J10)
Nishinoryu (J4) beat Kazekeno (J14)
Hatsuyama (J6) beat Wakanosho (J3). PLAYOFF!!!
Daiseizan (J3) beat Meisei (J7)
Tamashoho (J9) beat Tomokaze (J2) by DQ/judges’ reversal…HANSOKU!!! Tomokaze pulled the hair/topknot which is illegal
Asasuiryu (J2) beat Kitanowaka (J8)
Sadanoumi (J1) beat Shonannoumi (J8)
Ryuden (J1) beat Kazuma (J11). That means it’s Dewanoryu & Wakanosho in the playoff.
Playoff: Dewanoryu beat Wakanosho. DEWANORYU JURYO YUSHO!!! 1st Juryo championship and 2nd career.
CHAMPION: Dewanoryu (11-4)
Of note: Wakanosho is presumably still headed to the top tier despite just missing a second straight championship but I doubt Dewanoryu is despite the title. 11-4 from J10 won’t be enough plus Ryuden is also going back up or should be so maybe no space. Nishikigi managed to save his spot with promotion today after finishing with 5 straight wins and…I guess we now wait for Tsurugisho to call it a career. He vowed to retire when he was next demoted from Juryo, and he’s crashing out with an 0-15 finale. But he does qualify for elder stock so we’ll see what happens.

Sandanme:
Playoff: Nabatame (Sd3) beat Hogasho (Sd21). NABATAME SANDANME YUSHO!!! First career championship. Will be promoted back to Makushita.

Jonidan:
Playoff: Asahifuji (Jd8) beat Kiryuko (Jd100). ASAHIFUJI JONIDAN YUSHO!!! Second championship and second straight for the new Isegahama super-rookie. Will be promoted to the Sandanme.

Jonokuchi:
Playoff (3-way):
Aron (Jk12) beat Kojikara (Jk12)
Aron beat Shosei (Jk18). ARON JONOKUCHI YUSHO!!! First career championship.

TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS:
Makuuchi-Kirishima (S). 3rd Emperor’s Cup, 5th career
Juryo-Dewanoryu (J10). 1st Juryo, 2nd career
Makushita-Wakanofuji (Ms28). 1st career
Sandanme-Nabatame (Sd3). 1st career
Jonidan-Asahifuji (Jd8). 1st Jonidan, 2nd career
Jonokuchi-Aron (Jk12). 1st career

As for Enho…we’ll know if he earned Juryo promotion Tuesday or Wednesday after the next rankings meeting is held because they announce Juryo promotions & re-promotions afterwards. It’s a toss-up based on numbers but I lean towards it happening. That means he would become eligible for elder stock after retiring. It looks like 4 could be going up from Makushita and 4 are going fown from Juryo. Worst-case is Wakanofuji steals the spot because of the championship from Ms28, which could happen.

The next tournament is 5/10-5/24 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. Tickets go on sale on 4/4. The Banzuke will be announced on 4/27. Final updates/post-tournament news to come later this week.

UPDATE: Hidenoumi, who was Ms3 and demoted after a 3-4 effort, has RETIRED. More to cone.

UPDATE 2: Chiyomaru, also a former top tier wrestler, has RETIRED.

Chiyomaru was at Sd1 this tournament and would have been promoted back to Makushita in May with a 4-3 record Chiyomaru, real name Kazuki Kinoahita, from Kokonoe Beya, finishes with a career record of 614-631-44 (win-loss-absent), 201-262-2 in the top tier and 1 Juryo Championship. He qualifies for elser stock and Nikkan Sports reports he will remain with the Association in a management role and also working with younger wrestlers in the lower tiers.

Hidenoumi, real name Takuya Iwasaki, from Kise Beya, was 3-4 at Ms3 and would have been demoted. He finishes with a career record of 541-539-22, 70-108-17 in the top tier and 3 championships (1 Juryo, 1 Jonidan, 1 Jonokuchi). He qualifies for elder stock but it’s not known if any is available or what bis future holds.

In other early post-tournament news from Nikkan Sports, it looks like a decision on the potential Isegahama (Terunofuji) punishment will be delayed until April. It sounds like a disposition plan is not expected to be finalized before the next board meeting on Thursday.

Also held were elections to determine the board members for the next 2 years. As expected, Hakkaku was re-elected chairman for what likely will be his final term before he must retire (65 is the mandatory retirement age in sumo), and there will be 13 directors with not all positions filled. They will be Dewanoumi, Fujishima, Onoe, Sadogatake, Takadagawa, Kataonami, Isenoumi, Oitekaze and Asakayama. 3 external directors were appointed-Juichi Yamaguchi, President & CEO of Yomiuri Shimbun Group; Toshio Takano, former Chief Prosecutor, Nagano High Public Prosecutor’s Office; Yoshihiko Shimizu, former Director of the Japan Broadcasting Corporation, which is better known to most of us as NHK.

UPDATE 3: YouTube reliable source Chris Sumo reports Kirishima will be re-promoted to Ozeki on Wednesday.

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling “TJPW Texas Stampede-Dallas” LIVE Results (3/21/2026)

After a couple days off for travel and fun exploring Texas, Tokyo Joshi Pro begins the second half of their first US tour today in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area with the third of 4 events. The final push to GRAND PRINCESS ’26 continues today, specifically the Princess Of Princess Championship match between Miu Watanabe & Yuki Arai, and with an extra development yesterday-it already was announced that whoever leaves 3/29 as champion will defend on 4/16 in Las Vegas, NV and the promotion announced who they will defend against…J-Rod. She failed to beat Watanabe for the title before, but who will she face this time?

There have been some last-minute changes to today’s card due to Jada Stone being pulled off the event. Flight delays. Not going to make it in time (I think we can perhaps blame the current government shutdown because it’s made delays in some areas horrible, especially Texas and Atlanta, GA). She was to have faced Rika Tatsumi. What was to have been Mizuki vs. Hyper Misao will now be a 3-way with Tatsumi as a result.

Today’s event will be held at College Park Center at the University of Texas in Arlington, TX and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in English. There also is the prior caveat about potential streaming issues due to the servers being in Japan-at the first event it was rough for the first few minutes then no issues after that, I didn’t watch the second event but hopefully all will go well. With the lineup change there are now only 6 matches and they do seem to be keeping to the time limits but now this card will be a little shorter than planned with a running time of probably about 100 minutes. WIth 7 matches it likely would’ve been about 2 hours.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Shino Suzuki vs. Mifu Ashida
Sakura Hattori vs. Uta Takumi
Mizuki vs. Hyper Misao & Rika Tatsumi in a 3-way
Suzume & Arisu Endo vs. Raku & Pom Harajuku
Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara vs. Yuki Aino & VertVixen
Miu Watanabe & Miyu Yamashita vs. Shoko Nakajima & Yuki Arai

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 1 PM PT/4 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin 10 minutes before the event.

12:50 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in 5-10 minutes.

1 PM PT UPDATE: Waiting to go to the venue.

1:01 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from College Park Center at the University of Texas in Arlington, TX. Commentary will begin shortly.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. The venue map suggests a capacity of around 2000 but the initial camera shots indicate it won’t be near a sellout today. This could wind up being the lowest number of the tour so far (which has been very successful btw) so from what I’ve seen I’ll make an initial prediction of around 1250. (Actually from seeing more early crowd shots it looks smaller so I’m revising it down to 1000) (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 1481. Typical late-arriving crowd)

Up Up Girls out first thing. Matches should begin in about 5 minutes.

The matches begin at 1:10 PM PT/4:10 PM ET. Your hosts are Rich Bocchini & Veda Scott.

Match 1: Shino Suzuki vs. Mifu Ashida
Result: Shino Suzuki beat Mifu Ashida by submission

Match 2: Sakura Hattori vs. Uta Takami
Result: Sakura Hattori beat Uta Takami by submission

Match 3: Suzume & Arisu Endo vs. Raku & Pom Harajuku
Result: Suzume & Arisu Endo beat Raku & Pom Harajuku. Endo pinned Harajuku after The 10th Law.

Match 4: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara vs. Yuki Aino & VertVixen
Result: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara beat Yuki Aino & VertVixen. Kamifuku pinned Aino after a middle-rope Fameasser.

Match 5: Mizuki vs. Hyper Misao & Rika Tatsumi in a 3-way
Result: Mizuki beat Hyper Misao & Rika Tatsumi in a 3-way by pinning Misao.

Main Event: Miu Watanabe & Miyu Yamashita vs. Shoko Nakajima & Yuki Arai
Result: Shoko Nakajima & Yuki Arai beat Miu Watanabe & Miyu Yamashita. Nakajima pinned Yamashita after a diving senton.

No streaming issues today aside from starting a minute or two late. Another fun event despite losing one match due to Jada Stone not able to make it, not her fault though. Today was the final Arai-Watanabe face-off as Arai is scheduled to face Pom tomorrow.

The tour finale is tomorrow at Post Houston in Houston, TX. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in English will begin at 1 PM PT/4 PM ET.


All-Japan 3/21/2026 Results

All-Japan wrapped up the Dream Power Series 2026 Tour today with a Yuma Anzai hometown event.

Today’s event was held at Anaka Shinkuni Sports Center in Gunma and will be available on demand on AJPW.TV at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 1365.

Match 1: Yuma Aoyagi beat Shota Kofuji.

Match 2: Dan Tamura & Ryo Inoue beat Seiki Yoshioka & Seigo Tachibana. Tamura pinned Tachibana after a powerbomb.

Match 3: Ren Ayabe & Talos beat Kengo Mashimo & Fuminori Abe. Ayabe pinned Abe after a double chokeslam.

Match 4: Kumaarashi beat Hokuto Omori.

Match 5: Go Shiozaki, Shotaro Ashino, Xyon & Odyssey beat Jun & Rei Saito, Senor Saito & Makoto Oishi (Independent/Freelancer). Xyon pinned Oishi.

Main Event; Yuma Anzai, Ryuki Honda & Atsuki Aoyagi beat Kento Miyahara, Hideki Suzuki & Rising Hayato. Anzai pinned Hayato after Gimlet.

The next event is 4/3 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan 3/21/2026 Results

New Japan wrapped up the New Japan Cup today with the Finals.

Today’s event was held at Aore Nagaoka in Niigata 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 3007, a full house/near sellout.

There were last-minute changes to the card due to Satoshi Kojima being pulled off the event. The always-vague poor physical condition. Because of this, a planned pre-show match was cancelled and Match 2 was changed.

Match 1: NJPW WORLD TV Champion Konosuke Takeshita beat TBA, revealed at match time to be Yujiro Takahashi, to retain the title. V1 for Takeshita. Open challenge. Next up: If Takeshita gets his wish, Shota Umino.

Match 2: Masatora Yasuda, El Desperado & Taichi beat Tatsuya Matsumoto, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Desperado pinned Matsumoto after Pinche Loco.

Match 3: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Sho & DOUKI beat Ryusuke Taguchi, Master Wato & Yoh. DOUKI pinned Taguchi.

Match 4: Great-O-Khan & HENARE beat Tomoaki Honma & Shota Umino. HENARE beat Honma with Ultima.

Match 5: Jacob Austin Young, Francesco Akira & Jake Lee beat Taiji Ishimori, Drilla Moloney & Shingo Takagi. Akira beat Ishimori with a ground tarantula.

Match 6: Toru Yano, Aaron Wolf & Boltin Oleg beat Dick Togo, Don Fale & Ren Narita. Wolf beat Togo with a reverse triangle.

Match 7: Kosei Fujita, Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Daiki Nagai, OSKAR (The Grouhc0, Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) & Yota Tsuji. Fujita pinned Nagai.

Main Event: New Japan Cup Finals: Callum Newman beat Yuya Uemura to win the tournament. As a result, Newman will face IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yota Tsuji for the title at SAKURA GENESIS. UPSET ALERT!!! It seemed like the favorite was going to win as in a pre-tournament poll of fans by New Japan on social media where they asked who would win, the leader in fan voting was Uemura.

The next event is 3/28 at Lily Arena Mito in Ibaraki to start the Road To SAKURA GENESIS 2026 Tour. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET. This will also be a live Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

Sumo-March 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 14 Results (3/21/2026) (Top 2 Tiers) (Updated)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 14-the penultimate day-of the March 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

Makuuchi (top tier):
Asakoryu (M12) beat Kinbozan (M16)
Kotoeiho (M17) beat Shishi (M11)
Ohsoumi (M11) beat Daiseizan (J3)
Asahakuryu (M16) beat Gonoyama (M10)
Roga (M10) beat Fuyjiryoga (M17)
Chiyoshoma (M14) beat Tokihayate (M10)
Tobiuzaru (M13) beat Tamawashi (M9)
Mitakeumi (M15) beat Ura (M8)
Nishikifuji (M14) beat Shodai (M8)
Oshoma (M7) beat Fujiseiun (M13)
Abi (M5) beat Asanoyama (M12)
Fujinokawa (M2) beat Hiradoumi (M3)
Hakunofuji (M7) beat Churanoumi (M2)
Daieisho (M4) beat Wakatakakage (M1) by default/withdrawal
Oho (M3) beat Yoshinofuji (M1)
Wakamotoharu (K) beat Takanosho (M4)
Atamifuji (KJ beat Kotoshoho (M5)
Ichiyamamoto (M6) beat Takayasu (S)
Aonishiki (O) beat Kirishima (S)
Kotozakura (O) beat Hoshoryu (Y). KIRISHIMA YUSHO!!! The 3rd career Emperor’s Cup for Kirishima!
CHAMPION: Kirishima (12-2)
WITHDRAWAL: Wakatakakage (M1). Right elbow. Out 6 weeks. It happened during his win yesterday which clinched promotion as he did get to 8 wins. Hopefully he will be ready for May but that could be cutting it close. Daieisho got the fusen as a result.
Of note: It’s all over. Not how Kirishima wanted to win it I’m sure but Hoshoryu’s loss sealed the deal. Now the question is will this earn Kirishima promotion back to Ozeki? If not, the magic number in May will be 9 or 10 wins.

Juryo:
Fujitensei (J13) beat Hidenoumi (Ms3)
Nishikigi (J12) beat Enho (Ms4(
Meisei (J7) beat Tohakuryu (J10)
Kazekeno (J14) beat Hitoshi (J6)
Hatsuyama (J9) beat Kayo (J6)
Kagayaki (J5) beat Kotokuzan (J14)
Shirokuma (J5) beat Tsurugisho (J12)
Kitanowaka (J8) beat Nishinoryu (J4)
Kazuma (J11) beat Takerufuji (J4)
Wakanosho (J3) beat Toshinofuji (J11)
Kyokukaiyu (J7) beat Asasuiryu (J2)
Tomokaze (J2) beat Shonannoumi (J8)
Ryuden (J1) beat Dewanoryu (J10)
Sadanoumi (J1) beat Tamashoho (J9)
Leader: Wakanosho, Dewanoryu (11-3)
Of note: Focusing on the bottom first, NIshikigi beating Enho likely saved his Juryo spot. I can’t see him going down at 7-8. Kazekeno was already promoted before this win. Fujitensei is probably being demoted even if he can get to 6-9 now. As for Tsurugisho, now the question is can he get one win before likely retiring, or will he crash out with an 0-15 finale? Now for the top…the championship goes to the Final Day. Dewanoryu is up first and faces Takerufuji. If Dewanoryu wins, he is the champion if Wakanosho then loses to Hatsuyama. If if’s the other way around (Dewanoryu loses and Wakanosho wins), Wakanosho is the champion. If both win, there will be a playoff. Their meeting earlier this tournament was won by Dewanoryu. But if both lose AND Kazuma wins (Ryuden), there will be a 3-way playoff. Kazuma lost to both for the record. Regardless of the outcome, Wakanosho is almost certainly headed to the top tier and it looks like Ryuden is going back up as he clinched promotion today. If Dewanoryu wins the championshp at 12-3, there’s a slim chance he’ll also be promoted to the top tier.

Lower tier notes: Enho’s loss takes Juryo promotion chances down from very likely to toss-up but still leaning likely as he will finish 5-2. It looks like 4 are going down from Juryo and 3 are definitely going up. What may give him the edge is Takakento was 4-3 at Ms3. Tochitaikai, Okaryu and perhaps Hakuyozan are all going up. Best-case is Enho sneaks in at J14. Worst-case is Ms1. But I think both Takakento and Hidenoumi losing today clinched Juryo promotion for Enho. The wild card will be Wakanofuji winning the Makushita championship from Ms28. At that rank there is a very slim chance of promotion straight to Juryo.

Reminder: NHK World Japan will have 90 minutes of LIVE top tier coverage FOR FREE tomorrow, including the final matches, awards ceremony and champion’s interview with Kirishima, beginning at 12:30 AM PT/3:30 AM ET.

If the Special Prize winners are announced enough ahead of time, this post will be updated with those.

UPDATE: Special Prize winners:
Outstanding Performance-Kirishima
Fighting Spirit IF THEY WIN-Atamifuji, Kotoshoho, Fujiseiun
Technique-Fujinokawa IF HE WINS

All-Japan 3/20/2026 Results

All-Japan continued the Dream Power Series 2026 today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Esforta Arena Hachioji in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. This also may have been a GAORA SPORTS broadcast in Japan or will be a taped broadcast at a later date.

The announced paid attendance was 1750.

Match 1: Ryuki Honda & Yuma Anzai beat Yuma Aoyagi & Hokuto Omori. Honda pinned Omori after Final Vent.

Match 2: Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) & Senor Saito beat Kota Sekifuda & Toshiyuki Sakuda. Doi pinned Sakuda after Bakatare Sliding Kick.

Match 3: Talos beat Jun Saito.

Match 4: MUSASHI, Dan Tamura, Yuya Susumu & Fuminori Abe beat Seigo Tachibana, Shota Kofuji, Hikaru Sato & Seiki Yoshioka. Tamura pinned Tachibana after a powerbomb.

Match 5: Suwama, Hideki Suzuki, Kengo Mashimo & Daisuke Sekimoto beat Go Shiozaki, Shotaro Ashino, Xyon & Odyssey. Suwama pinned Ashino after a backdrop.

Match 6: Rem Ayabe beat Rei Saito.

Match 7: Zennichi Jr. Tag Festival Finals: Rising Hayato & Atsuki Aoyagi beat Mochizuki Junior (Dragon Gate) & Ryo Inoue to win the tournament. Aoyagi pinned Inoue after a firebird splash.

Main Event: All-Japan Triple Crown Champion Kento Miyahara beat Kumaarashi to retain the Triple Crown. V6 for Miyahara. Next up: The Champions Carnival winner unless it’s Miyahara.

The next event is tomorrow at Anaka Shinkuni Sports Center in Gunma for a Yuma Anzai hometown event and the tour-ender. There will be no live broadcast. On demand Sunday.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 3/20/2026 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the Lethal Odyssey 2026 Tour today in Kobe.

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

The announced paid attendance was 804. Usually that’s at least a near-sellout for the venue.

Match 1: KENTA, HAYATA & Tetsuya Endo beat Daga, Daiki Odashima & Yuto Koyanagi. KENTA beat Koyanagi with a reverse Boston Crab.

Match 2: Eita beat Midori Takahashi by submission.

Match 3: Hi69 & Hajime Ohara beat Angel Reyes & RYUSEI. Ohara pinned Reyes after Javelin.

Match 4: Naomichi Marufuji, Kenoh & Atsushi Kotoge beat Mohammed Yone, AMAKUSA & Black Menso-re. Kenoh beat Menso-re with a ground cobra twist.

Match 5: OZAWA, Knull, Tadasuke, Jun Masaoka & Kai Fujinura beat Kaito Kiyomiya, Harutoki, Alejandro, Katsumi Inahata & Hiroto Tsuruya. OZAWA pinned Inahata after a swan dive moonsault.

Match 6: Alpha Wolf, Masa Kitamiya & Takashi Sugiura beat Yoshiki Inamura, Kazuyuki Fujita & Dragon Bane. Kitamiya pinned Bane after a diving senton.

Main Event: GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI beat Manabu Soya & Shuji Kondo to retain the titles. Naito pinned Kondo after Destino. V2 for the champs. Next up: OZAWA & Masaoka. That match will happen on 4/12 at Kinto Pier Arena in Nagoya.

The next event is tomorrow at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto. There will be no live broadcast. On demand Tuesday.

New Japan 3/20/2026 Results

New Japan ran the penultimate event of the New Japan Cup today with the Semifinals.

Today’s event was held at Aore Nagaoka in Niigata 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 1906.

Match 1: Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi beat Taisei Nakahara & Ryusuke Taguchi. Takahashi pinned Nakahara.

Match 2: Tatsuya Matsumoto, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Masatora Yasuda, Satoshi Kojima & Taichi. YOSHI-HASHI beat Yasuda with Butterfly Lock.

Match 3: Master Wato, El Desperado & Yoh beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Sho & DOUKI. Yoh pinned Kanemaru after Direct Drive.

Match 4: Jacob Austin Young, Francesco Akira, HENARE & Jake Lee beat Daiki Nagai, Taiji Ishimori, Drilla Moloney & Shingo Takagi. Young pinned Nagai after Bite The Dust.

Match 5: Dick Togo, Don Fale & Ren Narita beat Tomoaki Honma, Toru Yano & Aaron Wolf. Narita beat Honma with Hell’s Guillotine.

Match 6: Kosei Fujita, Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Gedo, OSKAR (The Grouch), Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) & Yota Tsuji. Jackson pinned Gedo after Death Valley Bomb.

New Japan Cup Semifinals:
Match 7: Yuya Uemura beat Boltin Oleg.
Main Event: Callim Newman beat Shota Umino.
As a result, the Final is Uemura vs. Newman.

The Final is tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY will begin TONIGHT at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET. This will be an exclusive TV Asahi broadcast in Japan. (It may begin 30 minutes earlier though for a pre-show match)

Sumo-Match 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 13 Results (3/20/2026) (Top 2 Tiers) (Updated)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 13-Championship Day-of the March 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita, Sd-Sandanme, Jd-Jonidan, Jk-Jonokuchi

Makuuchi (top tier):
Ryuden (J1) beat Fujiryoga (M17)
Kinbozan (M16) beat Asanoyama (M12)
Nishikifuji (M14) beat Asakoryu (M12)
Chiyoshoma (M14) beat Oshoumi (M11)
Tobizaru (M13) beat Shishi (M11)
Mitakeumi (M15) beat Roga (M10)
Asahakuryu (M16) beat Tokihayate (M9)
Fujiseiun (M13) beat Shodai (M8)
Kotoeiho (M17) beat Ura (M8)
Tamawashi (M9) beat Hakunofuji (M7)
Churanoumi (M2) beat Oshoma (M7)
Ichiyamamoto (M6) beat Fujinokawa (M2)
Yoshinofuji (M1) beat Hiradoumi (M3)
Wakatakakage (M1) beat Abi (M5)
Atamifuji (K) beat Gonoyama (M10)
Daieisho (M4) beat Wakamotoharu (K)
Takanosho (M4) beat Takayasu (S)
Kirishima (S) beat Oho (M3)
Aonishiki (O) beat Kotozakura (O)
Hoshoryu (Y) beat Kotoshoho (M5)
Leader: Kirishima (12-1)
Of note: It’s Kirishima’s championship to lose. He will win the championship tomorrow if he beats Aonishiki or Hoshoryu loses to Kotozakura. That could mean Ozeki re-promotion for Kirishima. If not, right now he would need at least 10 wins in May. Hoshoryu can still force a playoff rematch, but on the last day he’ll have Aonishiki, who the Yokozuna has not yet beaten in a tournament. Elsewhere, Kotoeiho clinched promotion and will stay in the top tier in May and Atamifuji will at least remain at Komusubi, with a chance to go to Sekiwake. Wakatakakage appears poised to replace his brother in Sanyaku. Takayasu needs to win his last 2 to stay Sekiwake as he has now lost 6 straight.

Juryo:
Tochitaikai (Ms1) beat Fujitensei (J13)
Nishikigi (J12) beat Himukamaru (Ms1)
Tamashoho (J9) beat Toshinofuji (J11)
Kitanowaka (J8) beat Tsurugisho (J12)
Tohakuryu (J10) beat Kayo (J6)
Hitoshi (J6) beat Kotokuzan (J14)
Shirokuma (J5) beat Kazekeno (J14)
Takerufuji (J4) beat Shonannoumi (J8)
Nishinoryu (J4) beat Kagayaki (J5)
Wakanosho (J3) beat Kazuma (J11)
Dewanoryu (J10) beat Daiseizan (J3)
Meisei (J7) beat Tomokaze (J2)
Hatsuyama (J9) beat Asasuiryu (J2)
Kyokukaiyu (J7) beat Sadanoumi (J1)
Leader: Dewanoryu (11-2)
Of note: Dewanoryu can win the championship tomorrow if he beats Ryuden and Wakanosho loses to Toshinofuji. Toshinofuji & Kazuma can stay in with playoff chances of they win and Dewanoryu loses. Wakanosho now seems likely to be promoted to the top tier with 10 wins and if Ryuden can spoil Dewanoryu’s title hopes, he likely gets promoted back up too. Sadanoumi will not go back up as today’s loss means demotion. At the bottom, it now looks like 3 demotions for sure with Fujitensei, Tsurugisho and Kotokuzan all going down while Nishikigi has won 3 straight to try and stave off demotion, but he’s got a tough one tomorrow…Enho, who is trying to get promoted back to Juryo.

Makushita:
Wakanofuji (Ms28) beat Arashifuji (Ms7). WAKANOFUJI MAKUSHITA YUSHO!!! First career championship in only his second career tournament, he was a Ms60 debut in January.

Sandanme:
Hogasho (Sd21) beat Gyotoku (Sd5)
Nabatame (Sd3) beat Tatsubayama (Sd7). PLAYOFF!!! This means it will be Hogasho vs. Nabatame for the championship on the Final Day.

Jonidan:
Kiryuko (Jd100) beat Satumasho (Jd63)
Asahifuji (Jd8) beat Tenshoyama (Jd39). PLAYOFF!!! It was guaranteed to be a playoff but now we know the participants-it will be Kiryuko vs. Asahifuji. The former Juryo man in his first full tournament in over a year against the latest Isegahama super-rookie.

Jonokuchi:
Shosei (Jk18) beat Kazeoki (Jk6)
Aron (Jk12) beat Tamanotora (Jk5)
Kojikara (Jk12) beat Ideno (Jk3). PLAYOFF!!! This means there will be a 3-way playoff with Shosei, Aron & Kojikawa on the Final Day, all at 6-1. Ideno was also 5-1 so the match with Kojikawa turned out to be an eliminator.

As for Enho, he’ll be in Juryo tomorrow for his final match to face Nishikigi. The promotion scenario for top Makushita now looks like Okaryu is definitely going up (6-1), Himukamaru is demoted (3-4), Tochitaikai is a maybe (4-3), Hakuyozan is a maybe (4-2 at Ms2) and now with Wakanofuji winning the championship that can’t be ruled out. Slim chances from Ms28 but not impossible. If Enho wins I think he’s going up. If he loses, he needs Hakuyozan to lose his last match.

RETIREMENT: Chiyosakae (Jd3). Called it a career after his last match today, which he won. He would have been promoted back to the Sandanme in May as he finished March with a 5-2 record. Chiyosakae, from Kokonoe Beya, real name Eita Kishi, will finish his career with a record of 396-380-35 (win-loss-absent) and a career high rank of J8. He does not qualify for elder stock (not enough tournaments in Juryo) and will have his haircutting ceremony at the Kokonoe Beya Senshuraku Party after the Final Day and move on from sumo. He is the rather uncommon case of a wrestler ending his career with, excluding absent days (which are treated as losses for ranking purposes), a winning record.

Reminder: NHK World Japan will have 50 minutes of live top tier coverage FOR FREE tomorrow beginning at 1:10 AM PT/4:10 AM ET.

UPDATE: Wakatakakage has WITHDRAWN. Right elbow injury suffered in today’s match. Out 6 weeks per Nikkan Sports. He did clinch promotion with today’s win so worst-case is he maintains his rank but he’ll miss the last 2 matches. Daieisho will get the fusen tomorrow as a result.