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DDT 3/17/24 Results

DDT’s 27th Anniversary event, for the second straight year an advertised 5 hour marathon of an event, is now in the books.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. You can also watch the first 3 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 1491, a super full house/very near sellout. Not quite 100% full as I saw a few empty seats from a photo that Saki Akai posted on her Twitter.

Match 1: “Intern Wrestler” Tsubasa Suzuki Debut Match: Takao Soma beat Tsubasa Suzuki. As an intern, Suzuki is not necessarily guaranteed a spot on the roster going forward.

Match 2: Yuya Koroku Return Match: To-y, Illusion & Rukiya beat Yuni, Yuya Koroku & Kazuma Sumi. To-y pinned Koroku after Kojima Impact.

Match 3: Keisuke Ishii & Shinichiro Kawamatsu beat Toru Owashi & Gorgeous Matsuno. Ishii pinned Matsumo after a double armed driver.

Match 4: Super Sasadango Machine vs. Akito went to a Double Fall. Both asleep.

Match 5: Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul beat Chris Brookes, Masa Takanashi & Antonio Honda. KANON beat Honda with Just cobra twist.

Intermission 1.

Match 6: Ken Ohka (Ganbare Pro) beat Sanshiro Takagi.

Match 7: Shuji Ishikawa & Yoshitatsu beat Kazusada Higuchi & Yukio Naya. Ishikawa pinned Higuchi after Splash Mountain.

Match 8: KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions Jun Akiyama, Danshoku DIeno & Makoto Oishi beat Kazuki Hirata, Naruki Doi & Shinya Aoki to retain the titles. Oishi pinned Doi. V4 for the champs. As a result, the losers must disband.

Match 9: In a Painful Jungle Death Match, DDT Extreme Champion Shunma Katsumata beat Hideki Okatani to retain the title.V1 for Katsumata.

Intermission 2.

Match 10: KO-D Tag Team Champions Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino beat Ryuki Honda & Yuma Anzai (All-Japan) to retain the titles.Endo pinned Honda after Burning Star Press. V1 for the champs.

Match 11: DDT Universal Champion MAO beat Takeshi Masada by KO to retain the title. V6 for MAO.

Match 12: Konosuke Takeshita beat Yuma Aoyagi (All-Japan).

Main Event: KO-D Openweight Champion Yuki Ueno beat HARASHIMA to retain the title. V3 for Ueno.

The next event is Thursday at Ueno Park Outdoor Stage in Tokyo. There will be no live broadcast.

Lots of news/fallout from the event:
Apparently there was a communication error at the venue that led to a pre-match video package not being played before the Ohka-Takagi match. The video was produced by former DDT wrestler/employee Yumehito Imanari and delivered ahead of time, but it didn’t get to the person in charge of video output due to miscommunication by in-house personnel. This was not Imanari’s fault. DDT has apologized to all and will release the entire match with the video included for free on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in the near future.
Next up for MAO: Billie Starkz in a No Rules match. That match will happen on 4/4 in Philadelphia, PA as part of The Collective. That event will stream live only on TrillerTV fka FITE as part of their Triller+ subscription service ($7.99/month or $79.99/year). It will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date.
Next up for Katsumata: Hi69 (HIROKI) from Pro Wrestling NOAH in a Hardcore Match. That match will happen on 4/7.
Next up for Ueno: His next choice for challenger is Akito. That match will happen on 4/26 at Sumida City Gym in Tokyo.
Also set for 4/26: Akiyama/Dieno/Oishi vs. Sasaki/KANON/Paul for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship and Keigo Nakamura returns from injury.
The first match is set for WRESTLE PETER PAN, DDT’s annual biggest event of the year, on 7/21 at Ryogoku Kokugikan: Whoever is the KO-D Openweight Champion at the time vs. TBA for the title. El Desperado (New Japan) participation has also been announced as well as Konosuke Takeshita participation.
The promotion has announced a special Japan Disabled Wrestling Federation event for 7/7 at Odawa Arena Sub Arena in Kanagawa which will be a charity fundraiser event. Announced participation so far includes Aja Kong, Yoshiaki Yatsu, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan and Naohiro Hoshikawa, who was injured in a 2004 match and is undergoing rehabilitation. Persons with disabilities will be able to attend this event for free.
Finally, the entire field for this year’s KING OF DDT Tournament was announced: Poison Sawada JULIE, Sanshiro Takagi, Danshoku Dieno, HARASHIMA, Shuji Ishikawa, Tetsuya Endo, Daisuke Sasaki, Kazusada Higuchi, Chris Brookes, Yuki Ueno, MAO, Yuki Iino, Yukio Naya, KANON, Daisuke Sasaki, Takeshi Masada, TBA (the D GENERATIONS CUP 202r winner, which gets underway at the next event). This is a single-elimination tournament, no time limit for all matches. Round 1 will be 5/5 at Korakuen, the Quarterfinals will be 5/11 at Yokohama Radiant Hall, after which a drawing will be held to determine the Semifinals pairings. The Semifinals & Finals will be 5/26 at Korakuen.

AEW Collision 3/16/24 Results

Here are the quick results from tonight’s AEW Collision in Ottawa, Canada:

Bryan Danielson beat Katsuyori Shibata.

AEW TBS Champion Julia Hart beat Trish Adora to retain the title. Adora’s House Rules stip was the loser would be banned from ringside in the House Of Black-Infantry match later. So that meant no Adora.

Daniel Garcia beat Lee Moriarty.

The Darby Allin injury from Dynamite was mentioned. Broken foot. No Mt. Everest this year and out a few months. It’s legit.

Pac beat Aaron Solo.

Claudio Castagnoli beat Lance Archer by DQ. The Righteous interference. Heel beatdown on Castagnoli & Danielson until Shibata made the save.

Kyle O’Reilly beat Bryan Keith.

AEW Tag Team Title Tournament: Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo beat Brody King & Buddy Matthews. Dean pinned Matthews after Mark Briscoe interference. As a result, Dean & Bravo will face FTR in the Quarterfinals.

Adam Copeland promo with a nail-laden 2×4 to end the show.

I missed the show due to a personal emergency.

Next week on Rampage on WEDNESDAY LIVE IMMEDIATELY AFTER DYNAMITE; Julia Hart & Slye Blue vs. Kris Statlander & Willow Nightingale.

Sumo-March 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 7 Results (3/16/24) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 7 of the March 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo

Makuuchi (top tier):
Tohakuryu (J2) beat Endo (M16)
Nishikifuji (M14) beat Myogiryu (M15)
Daiamami (M16) beat Churanoumi (M13)
Roga (M15) beat Ryuden (M13)
Takerufuji (M17) beat Shonannuomi (M12)
Shodai (M1)) beat Kitanowaka (M14)
Sadanoumi (M11) beat Kotoshoho (M9)
Mitakeumi (M10) beat Hokutofuji (M9)
Takayasu (M8) beat Ichiyamamoto (M11)
Onosho 9M8) beat Onosato (M5)
Midorifuji (M5) beat Tamawashi (M7)
Hiradoumi (M4) beat Gonoyama (M6)
Oho (M3) beat Atamifuji (M2)
Wakamotoharu (S) beat Ura (M1)
Asanoyama (M1) beat Daieisho (S)
Hoshoryu (O) beat Abi (K)
Takanosho (M3) beat Kirishima (O)
Kotonowaka (O) beat Meisei (M2)
Takakeisho (O) beat Nishikigi (K)
Tobizaru (M4) beat Terunofuji (Y) by default/withdrawal. No Kinboshi because it was a fusen.
Leader: Takerufuji (7-0)
WITHDRAWAL: Terunofuji (Y). Lower back. Tournament over. Will be back in May according to his stablemaster, but he also said this may very well be it for the Yokozuna, as it sounds like retirement will follow and, much to Hakkaku’s dismay, will leave sumo Yokozuna-less unless an Ozeki wins the next 2 tournaments.
RE-ENTRY: Kinbozan (M7). Will return tomorrow. Missed the last 3 days due to whiplash. He is now the equivalent of 1-6 so still a chance to salvage promotion.

Juryo:
Hakuoho (J13) beat Kotoeko (J12)
Chiyosakae (J14) beat Aoiyama (M11)
Kitaharima (J14) beat Shiden (J10)
Tsushimanada (J12) beat Shishi (J8)
Asakoryu (J8) beat Ura (J13)
Daishoho (J7) beat Oshoumi (J11)
Wakatakakage (J10) beat Hidenoumi (J7)
Chiyoshoma (J6) beat Tamashoho (J9)
Shimanoumi (J9) beat Hakuyozan (J6)
Shirokuma (J5) beat Kagayaki (J4)
Mitoryu (J2) beat Tomokaze (J3)
Takarafuji (J1) beat Bushozan (J5)
Oshoma (J4) beat Tokihayate (J1)
Leader: Wakatakakage, Asakoryu (7-0)

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. The channel is available worldwide online and on mobile/tablet/smart TVs and is completely free to watch with no limits/restrictions.

New Japan 3/16/24 Results (Updated)

New Japan ran Day 9 of the New Japan Cup today, beginning the Quarterfinals.

Today’s event was held at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1750.

There was a last-minute change to the event as it was announced David Finlay was off shortly before the start. Illness. He was to have faced Hirooki Goto in the Quarterfinals. Goto gets a free win as a result and will advance to the Semifinals.

Before the event began, a memorial ceremony for Yutaka Yoshie, who died last week after a match in All-Japan, was held.

Match 1: Shoma Kato, Boltin Oleg & Yoh beat Katsuya Murashima,. El Desperado & Togi Makabe. Oleg pinned Murashima after Kamikaze.

Match 2: Francesco Akira, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb beat Ryusuke Taguchi, Tanga Loa & Tomihiro Ishii. Cobb pinned Taguchi after Tour of the Islands.

Match 3: Mikey Nicholls & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Callum Newman & TJP. Sabre beat Newman with a cross leg lock.

Match 4: Taiji Ishimori, Gabriel Kidd, Chase Owens & KENTA beat Jado, El Phantasmo, HIkuleo & Totu Yano. Ishimori pinned Jado.

Match 5: Yuya Uemura & Taichi beat Shota Umino & YOSHI-HASHI. Uemura pinned YOSHI-HASHI with Storm Clutch.

Match 6: BUSHI, HIromu Takahashi, Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito beat Dick Togo, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi, Ren Narita & EVIL. Tsuji pinned Takahashi after Gene Blaster.

Main Event: New Japan Cup Quarterfinals: SANADA beat Jack Perry.

New Japan Cup Quarterfinals: Hirooki Goto beat David Finlay by forfeit.

As a result, the first Semifinals will be SANADA vs. Goto.

Day 10 is tomorrow at Twin Messe Shizuoka South Building in Shizuoka. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin TONIGHT at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

UPDATE: Finlay is now off tonight/tomorrow’s event. Not medically cleared. He was to have been in a 10-man tag match. Gedo is the replacement.

Injury Report: Major Changes to Tomorrow’s NOAH Event

Pro Wrestling NOAH has announced a major change to tomorrow’s GREAT VOYAGE 2024 in YOKOHAMA event-Kaito Kiyomiya, who was to have challenged for the GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Championship with Ryohei Oiwa, is now off. Spinal concussion suffered in practice. Out indefinitely. No replacement, which means as a result, VC Tag League runner-ups Saxon Huxley & Timothy Thatcher get the title shot instead.

This means several other changes to the card as well as the match order:
What had been Manabu Soya, Masa Kitamiya & Daiki Inaba vs. Huxley, Thatcher & Shuhei Taniguchi is now Inaba vs. Taniguchi.
Soya & Kitamiya will now face Oiwa in a 3-way.
Instead of 8 matches on the event, there will now be 9 because of the 3-way.

The event will be streamed live on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in English only outside of Japan and ABEMA only in Japan. You can also watch the first 3 matches FOR FREE on YouTube. The event is scheduled do begin tonight at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

BREAKING: AEW Star Won’t Die On Everest. Yet…

As most AEW fans know, the plan was for Darby Allin to have his potentially last AEW match this past Wednesday then climb Mt. Everest at the end of the month. That only will half happen. He had his potentially last AEW match but the Everest climb is off for this year because of what happened in said match…he got legit injured. Broken foot. So no Everest until 2025 and no AEW for at least a few months. But Darby Gonna Darby and he’s claiming he’ll do a skateboard trick off his cast as a fundraiser for charity.

Sumo-March 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 6 Results (3/15/24) (Top 2 Tiers) (Updated)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 6 of the March 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo

Makuuchi (top tier:
Daiamami (M16) beat Takarafuji (J1)
Nishikifuji (M14) beat Eoga (M15)
Myogiryu (M15) beat Ryuden (M13)
Takerufuji (M17) beat Churanoumi (M13)
Shonannoumi (M12) beat Endo (M16)
Sadanoumi (M11) beat Kitanowaka (M16)
Ichiyamamoto (M11) beat Hokutofuji (M9)
Onosho (M8) beat Shodai (M10)
Mitakeumi (M10) beat Takayasu (M8)
Tamawashi (M7) beat Kotoshoho (M9)
Gonoyama (M6) beat Midorifuji (M5)
Onosato (M5) beat Meisei (M2)
Atamifuji (M2) beat Asanoyama (M1)
Daieisho (S) beat Ura (M1)
Wakamotoharu (S) beat Nishikigi (K)
Kirishima (O) beat Oho (M3)
Kotonowaka (O) beat Abi (K)
Takakeisho (O) beat Hiradoumi (M4)
Tobizaru (M4) beat Hosboryu (O)
Takanosho (M3) beat Terunofuji (Y). KINBOSHI!!! The second career Gold Star Victory for Takanosho!
Leader: Takerufuji, Onosato (6-0)
Of note: This may be it for Terunofuji for March. The knees are gone, or that’s what NHK World Japan’s English daily highlights program led us to believe. 3 straight Kinboshi are good for all but Yokozuna but clearly #10 will have to wait. If Terunofuji continues, he would face Tobizaru tomorrow. The Flying Monkey beat the Yokozuna in July but Terunofuji won their last match in January. If he’s done, 2-13 for March (technically 2-5-8).

Juryo:
Akua (J13) beat Chiyosakae (J14)
Kitaharima (J14) beat Kotoeko (J12)
Shiden (J10) beat Tsushimanada (J12)
Wakatakakage (J10) beat Hakuoho (J13)
Shimanoumi (J9) beat Oshoumi (J11)
Tamashoho (J9) beat Aoiyama (J11)
Shishi (J8) beat Hidenoumi (J7)
Asakoryu (J8) beat Hakuyozan (J6)
Daishoho (J7) beat Chiyoshoma (J6)
Bushozan (J5) beat Shirokuma (J5)
Tohkuryu (J2) beat Oshoma (J4)
Mitoryu (J2) beat Kagayaki (J4)
Tokihayate (J1) beat Tomokaze (J3)
Leader: Wakatakakage, Asakoryu (6-0)
Of note: That’ll pretty much do it for chances of Hakuoho returning to the top tier in May. He has now lost 3 straight since a 3-0 start. The lead is quickly becoming between Wakatakakage & Asakoryu, only Shiden is within one now at 5-1.

Tomorrow starts the traditional Promotion Day in the lower 4 tiers, where the leaders will be 4-0 and clinch promotions over the next 2 days.

UPDATE: Nikkan Sports reports Terunofuji has WITHDRAWN for Day 7. Unspecified as to exactly why yet. If true, Tobizaru gets a free win but no Kinboshi.

Injury Report: Can’t Be A Skywalker Like This

Another injury…this time in Dragon Gate as they report Shun Skywalker is grounded for now. Knee. Out indefinitely and off tomorrow’s event in Okayama as a result. He was to have faced Shachihoko BOY. ISHIN is the replacement. If he misses any further time it could jeopardize their Rey De Parejas spot.

More as it becomes available.

Tokyo Joshi Pro 3/16/24 Results

Tokyo Joshi Pro continues their spring house show tour today with an event in Yokohama. While there is one more event after this before GRAND PRINCESS ’24, this essentially will be the final build for the biggest event of the year as the next event is a separate standalone crossover with Ganbare Women. So today is the last time Moyu Yamashita & Miu Watanabe will be on opposite teams before their 3/31 main event, same for Yuki Aino and Suzume & Arisu Endo (no Ryo Mizunami today. Also no Yuki Arai). It also begins the road to the end of Nao Kakuta’s career as she announced earlier this week she will retire in July to focus on other activities.

There were unannounced last-minute changes for today’s event due to no Hyper Misao. Acute back pain. Status uncertain for 3/31.

Today’s event will be held at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. There will be no commentary. This looks like a standard quick-paced house show and should have a total running time of just under 2 hours, even with the presumptive main event likely to go the full 20 minutes, but roughly 2 hours tops.

Today’s lineup:
Rika Tatsumi vs. Mahiro Kiryu & Uta Takami in a 3-way
Kaya Toribami vs. Kira Summer
Maki Itoh & Shino Suzuki vs. Moka Miyamoto & Chika Nanase
Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku vs. Suzume, Arisu Endo & HIMAWARI
Wakana Uehara & Toga vs. Haru Kazashiro & Runa Okubo
Miyu Yamashita, Mizuki & Shoko Nakajima vs. Miu Watanabe, Yuki Kamifuku & Nao Kakuta

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET.

7:58 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now…

We are LIVE from Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Looks like a good crowd so far as the closest seats to the ring are all sold out and sounds good too. Not sure if a sellout or not but I’m thinking 275-300. A legit full capacity sellout would maybe be 350-375. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 277, a legit sellout. So closer to 75% capacity)

The matches should begin in 10-15 minutes. Hard camera only view with the position such that the ropes slightly obstruct view. They had very few announcements and quickly went to Up Up Girls so we’ll be starting matches by 8:10 PM PT.

The matches begin at 8:10 PM PT/11:10 PM PT.

Match 1: Kaya Toribami vs. Kira Summer. 15 minute time limit
Result: Kaya Toribami beat Kira Summer by submission

Match 2: Rika Tatsumi vs. Mahiro Kiryu & Uta Takami in a 3-way. 20 minute time limit
Result: Rika Tatsumi beat Mahiro Kiryu & Uta Takami in a 3-way by beating Takami.

Match 3: Wakana Uehara & Toga vs. Haru Kazashiro & Runa Okubo. 20 minute time limit
Result: Wakana Uehara & Toga beat Haru Kazashiro & Runa Okubo. Uehara beat Okubo with a sleeper hold.

Match 4: Maki Itoh & Shino Suzuki vs. Moka Miyamoto & Chika Nanase. 20 minute time limit
Result: Maki Itoh & Shino SUzuki beat Moka Miyamoto & Chika Nanase. Itoh beat Nanase with Itoh Punish.

Quick break for ring repairs/maintenance. Only about a minute or so.

Match 5: Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku vs. Suzume, Arisu Endo & HIMAWARI. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yuki AIno, Raku & Pom Harajuku beat Suzume, Arisu Endo & HIMAWARI. Aino pinned Suzume after UBV. Final shots fired before thee Princess Tag Team Championship match at GRAND PRINCESS ’24 and they favor the champs.

Main Event: Miyu Yamashita, Mizuki & Shoko Nakajima vs. Miu Watanabe, Yuki Kamifuku & Nao Kakuta. 20 minute time limit
Result: Miyu Yamashita, Mizuki & Shoko Nakajima beat Miu Watanabe, Yuki Kamifuku & Nao Kakuta. Yamashita pinned Kakuta after Skull Kick. Yamashita immediately posed & taunted Watanabe afterwards. 15 days to go. It’s all over but the shouting and, presumably, final pre-event press conference. On to their biggest event of the year! But first…

The next event is 3/22 at Ueno Park Outdoor Stage in Tokyo for a crossover event with Ganbare Women. There will be no live broadcast.

New Japan 3/15/24 Results

New Japan ran Day 8 of the New Japan Cup today, finishing up Round 2 and completing the setup for the Quarterfinals.

Today’s event was held at Kanaoka Park Gym in Osaka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1077.

Match 1: Shoma Kato vs. Katsuya Murashima went to a 10 minute time limit draw. This was a hometown match for Young Lion Kato.

Match 2: Mikey Nicholls beat Callum Newman.

Match 3: DOUKI, Yuya Uemura, Taichi & SANADA beat Boltin Oleg, El Desperado, Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe. Uemura pinned Honma with a Tannuki suplex hold.

Match 4: Taiji Ishimori, Gabriel Kidd, Chase Owens, KENTA & David Finlay beat Ryusuke Taguchi, Toru Yano, Tomoaki Honma, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Owens pinned Taguchi after a package driver.

Match 5: Jado, Yoh, Hikuleo, Tama Tonga & Shota Umino beat Dick Togo, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi, Jack Perry & EVIL. Yoh pinned Togo with 5 Star Clutch.

Match 6: Francesco Akira, TJP, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb beat BUSHI, Hiromu Talahashi, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito. Cobb pinned BUSHI after Tour of the Islands.

New Japan Cup Round 2:
Match 7: Yota Tsuji beat El Phantasmo.
Main Event: Ren Narita beat Zack Sabre Jr. No repeat.
As a result, the last Quarterfinals match will be Tsuji vs. Narita.

Day 9 is tomorrow at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya with the first half of the Quarterfinals. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET. This will be a Samurai! TV simulcast.