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Dragon Gate 6/5/24 Results

Dragon Gate ran the second half of their tour-opening Tokyo doubleheader today.

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

The paid attendance has not yet been announced.

Match 1: Luis Mante & JACKY KAMEI beat La Estrella & El Cucuy. JAMEI pinned Cucuy after JACKY Knife.

Match 2: Ultimo Dragon, Toru Owashi (DDT) & Shuji Kondo (Indpendent/Freelancer) beat Don Fujii, Punch Tominaga & Daiki Yanagiuchi. Owashi pinned Yanagiuchi after a chokeslam.

Match 3: Masaaki Mochizuki & Mochizuki Junior beat Ben-K & Minorita. Junior beat Minorita with a standing camel clutch.

Match 4: Shun Skywalker, KAI, ISHIN & Jason Lee beat Dragon Kid, Naruki Doi, Susumu Yokosuka & Kagetora. Skywalker pinned Kid after a modified double kneedrop.

Match 5: Strong Machine J, BIGBOSS Shimizu & Kzy beat Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Kid & Ryoya Tanaka. J pinned Tanaka after Machine suplex.

Match 6: Open The Brave Gate Champion Hyo beat Flamita to retain the title. V7 for Hyo.

Main Event: In a Hair vs. Hair match, YAMATO beat Kota Minoura. As a result, Minoura loses his hair. He’s now the second Gold Class member that’s also Bald Class (Ben-K is the other).

The next event is Saturday at Shimomatsu City Municipal Gym in Yamaguchi. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Injury Report: Another Stardom Wrestler Needs A Break

The grind must be catching up to the Stardom roster as they have just announced Waka Tsukiyama is out of action. Unspecified medical treatment. Out about 4 weeks. Tentatively scheduled to return on June 29. This comes shortly after it was announced Suzu Suzuki would be out 1-2 months for rest & recovery from injuries.

Dragon Gate 6/4/24 Results (Updated)

Dragon Gate ran the first half of a major doubleheader in Tokyo today, featuring a pair of returns and a big title match.

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

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 1193, a full house/near sellout)

Match 1: Madoka Kikuta beat La Estrella.

Match 2: Ultimo Dragon, Masaaki Mochizuki & El Cucuy beat Don Fujii, Toru Owashi (DDT) & Shuji Kondo (Independent/Freelancer). Mochizuki pinned Fujii after Bukogatame.

Match 3: Mochizuki Junior Return Match: Mochizuki Junior beat Yasushi Kanda. Junior is back from a training excursion to Europe for the first half of the year.

Match 4: YAMATO, Naruki Doi, Susumu Yokosuka & Kagetora beat Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu, Strong Machine J & U-T. YAMATO pinned Kzy after Gallaria.

Match 5: Minorita Return Match: Hyo & JACKY KAMEI beat Kota Minoura & Minorita. Hyo pinned Minorita after Samson Driver. Minorita returns from an extended absence due to injuries.

Match 6: Dragon Kid, Dragon Dia, Flamita & Ninja Mack (Pro Wrestling NOAH) beat Shun Skywalker, KAI, ISHIN & Jason Lee. Flamita pinned ISHIN after Flam Fly.

Main Event: Ben-K beat Open The Dream Gate Champion Luis Mante to win the title. Ben-K becomes the 39th Open The Dream Gate Champion. 2nd time Ben-K has been the champion, and it ends quite a story for Mante over the last year, from being unmasked at DEAD OR ALIVE 2023 when he was Diamante to going away amidst uncertainty about his future to returning andw inning the Dream Gate in December.

The next event is tomorrow, featuring Open The Brave Gate Champion Hyo vs. Flamita for the title and in the main event it’s YAMATO vs. Kota Minoura in a Hair vs. Hair match. Someone is leaving bald. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK in Japanese and English will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

All-Japan 6/4/24 Results

All-Japan continued the Super Power Series today with an event in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 335, a legit sellout.

Match 1: Dan Tamura & Hikaru Sato vs. MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro) & Seiki Yoshioka went to a no contest.

Match 2: Hideki Suzuki beat Hokuto Omori by submission.

Match 3: Palou & Odinson beat Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana. Odinson pinned Tachibana after The End Of Days.

Match 4: Suwama beat Kumaarashi.

Match 5: Jun & Rei Saito beat MAZADA & Hartley Jackson. Jun Saito pinned MAZADA after a jackhammer.

Match 6: Yuma Aoyagi & Fuminori Abe beat Ryuki Honda & Rising Hayato. Abe pinned Hayato after Object.

Main Event: Yuma Anzai & Ren Ayabe beat Kento Miyahara & Shotaro Ashino. Ayabe pinned Ashino after Des Roulette.

The next event is a Yuma Aoyagi 10th Anniversary event Saturday at Kissei Culture Hall Naka Hall in Nagano. There will be no live broadcast.

Stardom 6/2/24 Results (Updated 6/6/24)

Stardom kicked off their June schedule yesterday with a major event in Tokyo.

Yesterday’s even was held at Korakuen Ball in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on Stardom World.

The announced paid attendance was 771.

Last week it was announced by the promotion that Suzu Suzuki would miss this event due to taking time off to rest and recover from multiple injuries and physical wear. Out indefinitely but expected to miss 1-2 months.

Match 1: Saki Kashima beat Rian & Mei Seira in a 3-way by pinning Rian.

Match 2: Ami Sohrei & Ranna Yagami beat Rina & Fukigen. Sohrei pinned Fukigen.

Match 3: Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki & Koguma beat Hanan, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo. Hazuki pinned Kohgo.

Match 4: Syuri & Konami beat Waka Tsukiyama & HANAKO. Konami beat Tsukiyama with Triangle Lancer.

Match 5: Saya Kamitani, AZM, Lady C, Miyu Amasaki, Hina & Starlight Kid beat Tam Nakano, Saori Anou, Natsupoi, Yuna Mizumori, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara. AZM pinned Kurara after a diving foot stomp.

Main Event: Artist Of Stardom Champions Maika, Gina & Mina Shirakawa beat Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe & Thekla to retain the titles. Gina pinned Watanabe. V2 for the champs. Afterwards, Gina announced she was the next challenger for Maika and the World Of Stardom Championship. That match likely will happen on 6/22. Then a recorded video from AEW’s Toni Storm & Mariah May played, directed at Shirakawa. This may be building to perhaps some more HLAEW at the upcoming Forbidden Door PPV at the end of June.

The next event is Saturday at Nagoya International Conference Center Event Hall in Nagoya. The live broadcast is scheduled to be a PPV, meaning it should be on demand on Stardom World around the middle of next week.

6/6/24 UPDATE: PPV Saturday. Available worldwide through Stagecrowd (stagecrowd.live) for 1870 Japanese yen (around $12 US) witht he live broadcast Friday at 9 PM PT/midnight ET. Replay available until Tuesday at 5 AM PT/8 AM ET. It should then be available on demand on Stardom World for paying subscribers within a day or two.

New Japan 6/3/24 Results

New Japan wrapped up the Best Of The Super Junior 31 today with the Semifinals.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was an ABEMA simulcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 1483, a legit advance sellout.

Match 1: Blake Christian, Ninja Mack & HAYATA beat Shoma Kato, Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA. HAYATA beat Kato with a modified armbar.

Match 2: Kosei Fujita, Robbie Eagles & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Gedo, Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors in 67 seconds. Fujita pinned Connors with O’Connor Bridge. Afterwards, Fujita & Eagles made an IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title challenge.

Match 3: Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan beat TAKA Michinoku & Yuya Yemura. Cobb pinned TAKA after Tour of the Islands.

Match 4: Titan, BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Yota Tsuji beat Dragon Dia, Boltin Oleg, Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Tsuji pinned Yano after Marlowe Crush.

Match 5: Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi beat Callum Newman & HENARE. Naito pinned Newman after Corriendo Destino.

Match 6: Shota Umino & 4 TBAs, revealed at match time to be Tiger Mask, Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & Hiroyoshi Tenzan, beat Dick Togo, Sho, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi & Ren Narita. Umino pinned Togo after Death Rider.

Best Of The Super Junior Semifinals:
Match 7: Taiji Ishimori beat TJP.
Main Event: El Desperado beat DOUKI.
As a result, the Final will be Ishimori vs. Desperado. The Final is Sunday.

The next event is DOMINION, the annual June Osaka blowout event, Sunday at Osaka-Jo Hall in Osaka. Live streaming on New Japan World OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET. This will be a TV Asahi exclusive live broadcast in Japan. One change was also announced for the card-the main event of IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Hon Moxley vs. EVIL for the title is now a Lumberjack Deathmatch. No time limit, no countouts, lumberjacks around the ring to interfere when the action goes outside the ring.

Sumo-May 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament Final Standings & Post-Tournament News (Updated 6/3/24)

Now that the news cycle is starting to settle down after the May 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament ended last week, here are the final standings and noteworthy news items post-tournament:

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Dragon Gate 6/1/24-6/2/24 Results

Dragon Gate began their June tour, Rainbow Gate 2024, this weekend with a pair of events.

Yesterday’s event was held at Fukyama Big Rose in Hiroshima. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 430.

Match 1: Shun Skywalker, KAI & ISHIN beat Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka. Skywalker pinned Tanaka after BT Bomb.

Match 2: Ultimo Dragon & Yasushi Kanda beat Genki Horiguchi & Punch Tominaga. Kanda pinned Tominaga after a diving elbow drop.

Match 3: Dragon Kid & Susumu Yokosuka beat Kzy & U-T. Yokosuka pinned U-T after Yokosuka Cutter.

Match 4: Masaaki Mochizuki beat Shachihoko BOY.

Match 5: Kota Minoura & Ben-K beat YAMATO & Kagetora. Ben-K pinned Kagetora after a spear.

Main Event: Strong Machine J, BIGBOSS Shimizu & Flamita beat Luis Mante, Hyo & JACKY KAMEI. Flamita pinned KAMEI after Flamita Press. KAMEI appears to no longer be “FUNKY” after leaving Natural Vibes to join Mante & Hyo at DEAD OR ALIVE 2024.

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

The announced paid attendance was 578,

Match 1: YAMATO, Naruki Doi & Kagetora beat Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka. YAMATO pinned Dia after Gallaria.

Match 2: La Estrella won a 10 man battle royal, last eliminating Kzy.

Match 3: Kota MInoura beat JACKY KAMEI.

Match 4: Strong Machine J, BIGBOSS Shimizu & U-T beat Ho Ho Lun, Ho Ri & Punch Tominaga. Shimizu pinned Ri after Power BOSS.

Match 5: Yosuke♡Santamaria Return Match: Shun SKywalker, KAI, ISHIN & Jason Lee beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii, Yasushi Kanda & Yosuke♡Santamaria. Lee pinned Santamaria after Horobi. Santamaria had been out since roughly the end of 2022 due to injuries.

Main Event: Ben-K & Flamita beat Luis Mante & Hyo. Ben-K pinned Hyo after a spear.

The next event is Tuesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo for a doubleheader. Mochizuki Junior, who has been on a training excursion to Europe, will return to the promotion during these events. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. After these events, the only other scheduled televised events this month are next Sunday for a doubleheader beginning Saturday at 9 PM PT/12 AM ET.

AEW Collision 6/1/24 Results (SPOILERS!)

Here are the quick results for tomorrow’s TAPED AEW Collision in Palm Springs, CA (SPOILERS!):

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New Japan 5/31/24 Results

New Japan wrapped up Block B of Best Of The Super Junior today, finishing setting up the Semifinals.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was an ABEMA broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 1170.

Match 1: Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL beat Katsuya Murashima, Shoma Kato & Shota Umino. EVIL pinned Murashima after Death Rider.

Match 2: Boltin Oleg, Blake Christian & HAYATA beat Tomoaki Honma, Kevin Knight & El Desperado. Oleg pinned Honma after Kamikaze.

Match 3: Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita beat Gedo & Clark Connors. Fujita beat Gedo with a cross Camel Clutch.

Match 4: Callum Newman, HENARE & TJP beat Shingo Takagi, Titan & BUSHI. HENARE pinned BUSHI after Streets Of Rage.

Best Of The Super Junior Block B:
Match 5: Dragon Dia beat KUSHIDA.
Match 6: Drilla Moloney beat Ninja Mack by countout.
Match 7: DOUKI beat Robbie Eagles.
Main Event: Taiji Ishimori beat Hiromu Takahashi. As a result, Ishimori wins Block B and DOUKI finishes 2nd, and both advance to the Semifinals. (DOUKI beat Takahashi for the tiebreaker)

Final Standings (Block B):
1-Ishimori, 7-2, 14 pts
2-DOUKI, 6-3, 12 pts
3-Takahashi, 6-3, 12 pts
4-Eagles, 5-4, 10 pts
5-Moloney, 5-4, 10 pts
6-Sho, 5-4, 10 pts
7-Mack, 4-5, 8 pts
8-KUSHIDA, 4-5, 8 pts
9-Francesco Akira, 2-7, 4 pts
10-Dia, 1-8, 2 pts

The Semifinals are Monday and will be DOUKI vs. El Desperado and Ishimori vs. TJP. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PR/5:30 AM ET. This will also be an ABEMA broadcast in Japan.