A HILARIOUS typo was made during a promo graphic for tomorrow’s Collision during the late part of Dynamite. The image below says it all. Hint: One too many D’s. Give whoever did that a raise!
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DDT 11/16/23 Results
The post-Saki Akai era began in DDT today with an event featuring a mini-tournament to crown new KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions, the title she gave up upon her retirement Sunday. But Akai thankfully isn’t gone, she is now in a behind-the-scenes position with the promotion so this was her first real event in her new job.
Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.
The announced paid attendance was 181.
The event opened with a public signing ceremony for a DDT Universal Championship match Sunday between MAO & Demus (Mexico).
The opening was then by SCHADENFREUDE, a new faction formed by Chris Brookes of himself, Masa Takanashi, Antonio Honda and maybe someone else. They promised to begin taking over DDT by winning the KO-ad 6-Man Tag Team Championship today. Sounds more like just renaming CDK.
Match 1: Demus beat Kazuma Sumi. Borderline squash.
Match 2: KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship Tournament: Jun Akiyama, Danshoku Dieno & Makoto Oishi beat Chris Brookes, Masa Takanashi & Antonio Honda. Doeno pinned Honda after Danshoku Driver. Yeah, nice backing up that promise Brookes. HAHA.
Match 3: KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship Tournament: Yuki Ueno, MAO & Toi Kojima beat Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON. Ueno pinned Paul after BME.
Match 4: Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku beat Takashi Yoshida (Dragon Gate) & Rukiya. Okada pinned Rukiya after Sudden Death.
Match 5: In a DDT Trivia King Death Match, where a trivia question had to be answered correctly after a pinfall/submission to win, DDT Extreme Champion Kazuki Hirata beat MIKAMI to retain the title. V5 for Hirata. They also traded the DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship during this with MIKAMI becoming the 1592nd Champion then Hirata becoming the 1593rd Champion.
Match 6: Sanshiro Takagi, HARASHIMA, Kazusada Higuchi & Akito beat Takao Soma, Shota, Tetsuya Endo & Yukio Naya. Akito beat Soma with a Figure 4. Afterwards, Akito issued a KO-D Tag Team Championship challenge on behalf of himself & Toru Sugiura. That match will happen on 12/2.
Main Event: KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals: Jun Akiyama, Danshoku Dieno & Makoto Oishi beat Yuki Ueno, MAO & Toi Kojima to win the tournament and the vacant titles. Akiyama, Dieno & Oishi become the 53rd KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions. Dieno pinned Kojima after Danshoku Driver. Afterwards in backstage comments Akiyama announced he will leave the Burning faction by the end of the year. That would leave Endo, Okada & Koroku in the faction.
The next event is a Street Wrestling event Saturday at Tenjin Misaki Sports Park in Fukushima. This is a free one-match event. There will be no live broadcast. Fans that attend are encouraged to take pictures and upload them to the organizer’s official social media accounts for a chance to win prizes.
AEW Dynamite 11/15/23 Results (Updated)
Here are the quick results from tonight’s AEW Dynamite in Ontario, CA:
Match 1: Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta vs. Orange Cassidy & Hook
Result: Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta beat Orange Cassidy & Hook. Yuta pinned Hook with a seatbelt.
Adam Page-Swerve Strickland staredown. If either got violent with the other, both are banned the rest of the year and their PPV match Saturday is off. That didn’t happen because Page cut a straight fire promo and also found a loophole-nothing about Prince Nana in there, so Page got a free beatdown on Nana until security broke it up.
Match 2: Skye Blue vs. Red Velvet. The winner gets added to a 3-way Saturday for the AEW TBS Championship against Kris Statlander & Julia Hart
Result: Skye Blue beat Red Velvet. As a result, Blue will face AEW TBS Champion Kris Statlander & Julia Hart in a 3-way for the title at Full Gear.
Miro promo.
RJ City introduces Mariah May to Toni Storm backstage. Storm is having none of it, then demands Luther talk to Tony Khan and book her in a match for Friday.
Match 3: Samoa Joe vs. a jobber. Unintroduced and revealed by commentary to be Jon Cruz.
Result: Samoa Joe beat Jon Cruz by submission. Squash.
Match 4: Penta El Zero M & Komander vs. The Young Bucks
Result: The Young Bucks beat Penta El Zero M & Komander. Matt Jackson pinned Komander after BTE Trigger.
Match 5: Gunn Club beat 2 jobbers in less than 10 seconds. Squash.
Match 6: Kenny Omega, Chris Jericho, Kota Ibushi & Paul Wight vs. Brian Cage, Kyle Fletcher, Powerhouse Hobbs & Konosuke Takeshita in a street fight (sponsored by Like A Dragon Gaiden, a new videogame in the “Yakuza” series from Sega that was released yesterday
Result: Kenny Omega, Chris Jericho, Kota Ibushi & Paul Wight beat Brian Cage, Kyle Fletcher, Powerhouse Hobbs & Konosuke Takeshita. Omega pinned Cage after One Winged Angel.
MJF is main event segment, which is next.
Friday on a LIVE Collision: Dax Hardwood (actually said that on broadcast) vs. Rush, Saraya & Ruby Soho vs. HIkaru Shida & Kris Statlander, Miro vs. Daniel Garcia. Then on a LIVE Rampage: MJF and Jay White interviews and Toni Storm vs. Emi Sakura. More to come on the socials.
MJF promo. Jay White comes out at the end and sets up the Bullet Club beatdown to end the show. Samoa Joe is watching on the monitor backstage as we cut away.
This show didn’t do much for me especially as a PPV go-home, but it wasn’t a bad show. Everything was average or better, the tag match and women’s match are worth watching (the tag match was really good). I didn’t care much for the street fight. Viewer discretion on this one but there’s nothing you need to or should skip outside of a couple quick squashes.
LIVE results for Collision Friday at 8 PM ET and Rampage at 10 PM ET Friday are scheduled. A PPV preview special follows at 11 PM ET, all on TNT. All will be TAPED on the west coast.
UPDATE: After the show, AEW announced on the socials that they’ve officially signed Kota Ibushi.
Sumo-November 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 4 Results (11/15/23) (Top 2 Tiers)
Here are the quick results from today’s Day 4 of the November 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, J-Juryo
Makiuchi (Top Tier):
Kitanowaka (M17) beat Tohakuryu (M15)
Churanoumi (M15) beat Nishikifuji (M16)
Ichiyamamoto (M14) beat Tomokaze (M14)
Roga (M16) beat Tsurugisho (M13)
Tamawashi (M12) beat Sadanoumi (M11)
Hiradoumi (M11) beat Takarafuji (M13)
Kotoeko (M10) beat Oho (M12)
Myogiryu (M9) beat Hitaleumi (M9)
Atamifuji (M8) beat Ryuden (M10)
Kinbozan (M7) beat Hokuseiho (M7)
Takanosho (M6) beat Endo (M8)
Midorifuji (M5) beat Onosho (M5)
Nishikigi (M4) beat Shonannoumi (M6)
Shodai (M2) beat Gonoyama (M4)
Kotonowaka (S) beat Abi (K)
Hokutofuji (K) beat Wakamotoharu (S)
Daieisho (S) beat Ura (M1)
Hoshoryu (O) beat Tobizaru (M3)
Takayasu (M3) beat Kirishima (O)
Meisei (M2) beat Takakeisho (O)
Leader: 6 at 4-0
Of note: At least one unbeaten will go down tomorrow because of Daieisho-Kotonowaka, who are both 4-0.
Juryo:
Chiyosakae (J14) beat Yuma (J13)
Asakoryu (J13) beat Hitoshi (J11)
Shimanoumi (J12) beat Akua (J10)
Tenshoho (J10) beat Shiden (J12)
Hidenoumi (J11) beat Takakento (J9)
Daishoho (J7) beat Takahashi (J9)
Chiyoshoma (J6) beat Tokihayate (J8)
Onosato (J5) beat Chiyomaru (J8) by default/withdrawal
Tamashoho (J7) beat Shishi (J6)
Mitoryu (J4) beat Bushozam (J2)
Daiamami (J4) beat Shimazuumi (J2)
Apiyama (J1) beat Oshoma (J3)
Kotoshoho (J1) beat Kagayaki (J3)
Leader: Onosato (4-0)
WITHDRAWAL: Chiyomaru (J8). Left shoulder. Status uncertain. Happened during yesterday’s match. If he can’t return he will be demoted to Makushita. He needs to return and probably get at least 3 wins to stay in Juryo. Onosato got the free win as a result.
All-Japan 11/15/23 Results
All-Japan ran Day 2 of the Real World Tag League today.
Today’s event was held at Tokorozawa Municipal Gym in Saitama and will be available on demand on AJPW.TV later today. There was no live broadcast.
The announced paid attendance was 560.
Match 1: Jr. Battle Of Glory: Naruki Doi beat Hikaru Sato.
Match 2: Real World Tag League: Shuji Ishikawa & Ren Ayabe beat Hayato Tamura & Galeno Del Mal. Ishikawa pinned Tamura after a running knee lift.
Match 3: Real World Tag League: Suwama & Hideki Suzuki beat Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana. Suzuki pinned Tachibana with a double arm suplex.
Match 4: Ryuji Hijikata & Hiroshi Yamato (Independent/Freelancers) beat Black Menso-re & Ryo Inoue. Hijikata pinned Me so-re with a Fisherman’s Buster.
Match 5: Real World Tag League: Katushiko Nakajima & Hokuto Omori beat Ryuki Honda & Yuma Anzai. Nakajima pinned Anzai after Northern Lights Bomb.
Match 6: Jr. Battle Of Glory: Dan Tamura beat Rising Hayato.
Match 7: Jr. Battle Of Glory: Atsuki Aoyagi vs. Koji Iwamoto went to a 10 minute time limit draw.
Match 8: Real World Tag League: Jun & Rei Saito beat Cyrus & Ryan Danielson. Rei Saito pinned Danielson after a diving body press.
Main Event: Real World Tag League: Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi beat Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani. Miyahara pinned Okatani with a shutdown suplex hold.
The next event is Sunday at Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall in Nagoya. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 12:30 AM PT/3:30 AM ET.
Sumo-November 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 3 Results (11/14/23) (Updated)
Here are the quick results from today’s Day 3 of the November 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi. S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, J-Juryo
Makuuchi (Top Tier):
Nishikifuji (M16) beat Roga (M16)
Churanoumi (M15) beat Kitanowaka (M17)
Tomokaze (M14) beat Tohakuryu (M15)
Ichiyamamoto (M14) beat Tsurugisho (M13)
Takarafuji (M13) beat Oho (M12)
Tamawashi (M12) beat Hiradoumi (M11)
Ryuden (M10) beat Sadanoumi (M11)
Mitakeumi (M9) beat Kotoeko (M10)
Myogiryu (M9) beat Endo (M8)
Atamifuji (M8) beat Kinbozan (M7)
Shonanoumi (M6) beat Hokuseiho (M7)
Midorifuji (M5) beat Takanosho (M6)
Gonoyama (M4) beat Onosho (M5)
Nishigiki (M4) beat Abi (K)
Wakamotoharu (S) beat Tobizaru (M3)
Daieisho (S) beat Takayasu (M3)
Kotonowaka (S) beat Meisei (M3)
Kirishima (O) beat Shodai (M2)
Takakeisho (O) beat Ura (M1)
Hoshoryu (O) beat Hokutofuji (K)
Leader: 10 at 3-0
Of note: Rare Technique Alert! Kotonowaka won by Osakate, a twisting backwards over arm throw, which has not been used in the top tier in 13 years.
Juryo:
Asakoryu (J13) beat Chiyosakae (J14)
Yuma (J13) beat Shiden (J12)
Shimanoumi (J12) beat Tenshohp (J10)
Hidenoumi (J11) beat Akua (J10)
Hitoshi (J11) beat Takakento (J9)
Tokihayate (J8) beat Chiyomaru (J8)
Takahashi beat Tamashoho J7)
Daishoho (J7) beat Shishi (J5)
Onosato (J5) beat Chiyoshoma (J6)
Oshoma (J3) beat Mitoryu (J4)
Daiamami (J4) beat Kagayaki (J3)
Kotoshoho (J1) beat Shimazuumi (J2)
Bushizan (J2) beat Aoiyama (J1)
Leader: Bushozan, Onosato, Yuma (3-0)
Of note: Chiyomaru may have been injured in his match against Tokihayate. Had to be helped up and possibly wheelchaired out afterwards with an apparent left arm/elbow injury. Status uncertain.
UPDATE: Chiyomaru has WITHDRAWN on Day 4.
Injury Report: Stardom Body Count Keeps Rising
It seems no Japanese promotion has gotten the worst of a recent major injury wave the last couple months than Stardom. That continues today with 2 more casualties-Mayu Iwatani & Waka Tsukiyama. Iwatani-dislocated finger. Out long enough to be off Sunday’s PPV. Tsukiyama-hernia. Out indefinitely but long enough to be “taking time off”. Possible the former happened last weekend at Lonestar Shootout.
More as it becomes available.
New Japan News: World Tag League Field Set, More (Updated)
New Japan announced the field for the 2023 World Tag League today. The annual year-end Heavyweight tag team tournament will have 16 teams split into 2 blocks for the round-robin format event with the top 2 teams in each block advancing to the Semifinals.
The full field:
Block A: Shota Umino & Ren Narita, Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano, Great-O-Khan & HENARE, Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls, Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL, Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa, Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona
Block B: YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto (2-time defending winners), Hikuleo & El Phantasmo, Yuji Nagata & Minoru Suzuki, Taichi & Yuya Uemura, Yota Tsuji & TBA, Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr., Lance Archer & Alex Zayne, Bad Luck Fale & Jack Bonza
TBA for Tsuji’s partner, “a friend he met on excursion who isn’t an X but a Z”, will be revealed at Sunday’s non-televised event. The tournament begins on 11/20 and will end on 12/8.
In other news, 2 more title matches have been added to Tokyo Dome on 1/4: NEVER Openweight Champion Shingo Takagi vs. Tama Tonga for the title is now official following Lonestar Shootout, as is NJPW WORLD TV Champion Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the title.
The World Tag League will also see the debuts of 2 new Young Lions (rookies making their in-ring debuts in NJPW): Shoka Kato & Katsuya Murashima. Kato, 20, from Osaka is 5’8″, about 180 pounds, He has backgrounds in basketball, MMA and grappling and gained attention through “The Spirit”, a reality show produced by Kazuchika Okada that followed trainees in the New Japan Dojo. He will face Oskar Leube in his debut match on 11/20. Murashima, 23, is from Ibaraki and has been an amateur wrestler for 9 years with 2 regional college championships at 86 kg & 92 kg. He will face Yuto Nakashima in his debut match on 11/21.
UPDATE: In a sometimes-rumored move, lead New Japan World English commentator Kevin Kelly has left the promotion. Kelly hinted at such a move earlier this year but still planned to do some events, the plan was to do Tokyo Dome on 1/4 but now can’t make it due to personal reasons. Kelly joined All Elite Wrestling this year as the lead commentator on AEW Collision when the NJPW schedule was announced. Walker Stephens, who debuted recently on live events in the US, is the likely replacement.
Pro Wrestling NOAH 11/13/23 Results (Updated x2)
Pro Wrestling NOAH ran Episode 3 of MONDAY MAGIC today, the halfway point of the series.
Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.
The paid attendance has not yet been announced but it appears to have been a legit advance sellout.
The card was not announced in advance but there was a last-minute change because Haruka Umesaki, who was scheduled to participate, was removed due to illness.
Match 1: In an Exhibition Match, Kenoh & Ulka Sasaki vs. Manabu Soya & Daisuke Nakamura went to a 10 minute time limit draw. Sasaki is a former UFC & MMA fighter who was making his pro wrestling debut.
Match 2: Hajime Ohara won a 9 man battle royal, last eliminating Saxon Huxley. As a result, Ohara gets the next GHC National Championship shot against Jack Morris. That match will happen on 12/2 at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama..
Match 3: HAYATA & Titus Alexander beat Atsushi Kotoge & Terry Yaki. Alexander pinned Kotoge with a German suplex hold
Match 4: Miyuki Takase & Chihiro Hashimoto beat Yuu & Hibiscus Mii. Takase pinned Mii after a diving guillotine drop.
Match 5: Dragon Bane vs. Alpha Wolf went to a double pinfall.
Match 6: Kaito Kiyomiya, Ryohei Oiwa & Yuma Anzai (All-Japan) beat Jake Lee, Anthony Greene & LJ Cleary. Kiyomiya pinned Cleary after a modified tiger driver.
After the event, GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Dragon Bane & Aloha Wolf vs. Ninja Mack & Alejandro and YO-HEY & Tadasuke for the titles was announced for 1/2 at Ariake Arena.
Episode 4 is 11/27.
The next event is Friday at Light Cube Utsunomiya in Tochigi. There will be no live broadcast.
UPDATE: Corrected Match 6 result to note ? from earlier (bad website translation) was actually Yuma Anzai.
Additionally, the first match for Episode 4 has been announced: Nagisa Nozaki Return Match-Nagisa Nozaki vs. Miyuki Takase.
UPDATE 2: Added Match 3 result.
Sumo-November 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 2 Results (11/13/23) (Top 2 Tiers)
Here are the quick results from today’s Day 2 of the November 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi. S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita
Makuuchi (Top tier):
Kitanowaka (M17) beat Roga (M16)
Tohakuryu (M15) beat Nishikifuji (M16)
Ichiyamamoto (M14) beat Churanoumi (M15)
Tomokaze (M14) beat Takarafuji (M15$
Tamawashi (M12) beat Taurugisho (M13)
Sadanoumi (M11) beat Oho (M12)
Kotoeko (M12) beat Hiradoumi (M11)
Ryuden (M10) beat Myogiryu (M9)
Atamifuji (M8) beat Mitakeumi (M9)
Hokuseiho (M7) beat Endo (M8)
Takanosho (M6) beat Kinbozan (M7)
Shonannoumi (M6) beat Onosho (M5)
Midorifuji (M5) beat Nishikigi (M4)
Tobizaru (M3) beat Hokutofuji (K)
Daieisho (S) beat Gonoyama (M4)
Kotonowaka (S) beat Takayasu (M3)
Wakamotoharu (S) beat Meisei (M2)
Takakeisho (O) beat Shodai (M2)
Hoshoryu (O) beat Ura (M1)
Kirishima (O) beat Abi (K)
Juryo:
Takerufuji (Ms1) beat Chiyosakae (J14)
Yuma (J13) beat Shimanoumi (J12)
Shiden (J12) beat Azumaryu (J14) by default/withdrawal
Asakoryu (J11) beat Hidenoumi (J11)
Akua (J10) beat Hitoshi (J11)
Takakento (J9) beat Tenshoho (J10)
Takahashi (J9) beat Chiyomaru (J8)
Tamashoho (J7) beat Tokihayate (J8)
Onosato (J5) beat Daishoho (J7)
Shishi (J5) beat Chiyoshoma (J6)
Mitoryu (J4) beat Kagayaki (J3)
Daiamami (J4) beat Oshoma (J3)
Shimazuumi (J2) beat Aoiyama (J1)
Bushozan (J2) beat Kotoshoho (J1)
WITHDRAWAL: Azumaryu (J14). Left knee injury suffered in yesterday’s loss. Status uncertain. If done for the tournament or more than a week, his long slow demotion out of the top 2 tiers this last year-plus after his first and only promotion in the top tier is now complete (I believe that was his last winning record). Shiden got the free win as a result.