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New Japan 7/23/23 Results

New Japan ran Day 6 of the G1 CLIMAX 33 today, the third day of Blocks C & D.

Today’s event was held at Big Hat in Nagano and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1180.

All matches were G1 CLIMAX matches, 20 minute time limit.

Match 1: Block D: Zack Sabre Jr. beat Alex Coughlin.

Match 2: Block C: Tama Tonga beat Mikey Nicholls.

Match 3: Block D: HIrooki Goto beat Shane Haste.

Match 4: Block C: Eddie Kingston beat HENARE.

Match 5: Block D: Tetsuya Naito beat Toru Yano.

Match 6: Block C: Shingo Takagi beat Tomohiro Ishii.

Match 7: Block D: Jeff Cobb beat Hiroshi Tanahashi.

Main Event: Block C: David Finlay beat EVIL.

After 3 days it’s Finlay atop Block C at 3-0, 6 points, while in Block D have some Sabre Corn on the Cobb as Sabre & Cobb are tied at 3-0, 6 points.

Day 7 is Tuesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo with Blocks A & B and SANADA vs. Kaito Kiyomiya in quite the main event. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will be a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

Sumo-July 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 15 Results (Final Day) (7/23/23)

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

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DDT 7/23/23 Results

WRESTLE PETER PAN 2023, DDT’s biggest annual event of the year, is now in the books.

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

The announced paid attendance was 3465, a full house/near sellout. Between the setup and only using the lower level mass/box seats at half capacity, the venue’s capacity was significantly reduced (normally it’s maybe 15,000 for sumo, but this suggests it probably was closer to 4000).

Match 1: Takeshi Masada beat Kazuma Sumi.

Match 2: Sanshiro Takagi, Shinichiro Kawamatsu & Yuni beat Masa Takanashi, Toi Kojima & Rukiya. Kawamatsu pinned Rukiya after Shitamachi Rocket (spear).

Match 3: Minoru Fujita, MJ Paul & KANON beat Kazuki Hirata, Toru Owashi & Naruki Doi and Kotaro Suzuki, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku in a 3-way when KANON pinned Koroku.

Match 4: Yuki Iino, Danshoku Dieno & Yumehito Imanari (with GM Imabayashi) beat Akito, Takao Soma & Yoshitomo Shimohigashi (with a Japanese YouTuber). Iino pinned Akito after Sexy Cannon.

Match 5: Chiitan* & Pokotan beat Andreza Giant Panda & Super Sasadango Machine. Chiitan* pinned Machine after Chii*Poco Trigger.

Match 6: Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani beat KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions Kazusada Higuchi, Ryota Nakatsu & Yuki Ishida to win the titles. Sakaguchi, Akai & Okatani become the 52nd KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions. Okatani pinned Ishida with a double arm suplex. Emotional victory for the new champs and Akai has won the title she indicated she wanted to before her retirement later this year.

Match 7: MAO beat TAKA Michinoku (New Japan).

Match 8: Yukio Naya Return Match: Jun Akiyama & Shigehiro Irie beat HARASHIMA & Yukio Naya. Irie pinned Naya after Beast Bomber.

Match 9: Konosuke Takeshita beat Yuki Ueno. Takeshita’s name was stylized in all caps, in part to reflect his apparent heel turn in All Elite Wrestling.

Match 10: Matt Cardona beat DDT Universal Champion Tetsuya Endo to win the title. Cardona becomes the 11th DDT Universal Champion. OH SNAP. Steph De Lander interference helped though. First up. as challenger..OH DOUBLE SNAP. Maki Itoh from Tokyo Joshi Pro. That match will happen on 9/24 at Korakuen Hall.

Match 11: El Desperado (New Japan) beat Daisuke Sasaki. For being the winner, Desperado won a year’s worth of tequila from the match sponsor, Mexico Kanko (I believe they are the makes of Jose Cuervo).

Main Event: Chris Brookes beat KO-D Openweight Champion Yuji Hino to win the title. Brookes becomes the 81st KO-D Openweight Champion. UPSET ALERT! Quite a comeback from a shoulder injury after winning KING OF DDT as he returned just a couple weeks ago. He named his first challenger as well…Irie. That match will happen on 9/9 at Ota City General Gym. In the post-event happenings, they cut backstage to show Takeshita & Sasaki sharing a handshake. Could Takeshita be defecting from The37Kamiina to Damnation T.A.? To be continued…?

The next event is “Summer Vacation 2023” on 7/30 at Korakuen Hall. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Saturday at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET. Live results are scheduled.

AEW Collision 7/22/23 Results

Here are the quick results from tonight’s AEW Collision in Newark, NJ:

Ricky Starks comes out first to celebrate winning the Owen Hart Cup Tournament last week. CM Punk comes out and they go back and forth until Christian Cage interrupts, followed by Darby Allin. This all leads to Punk & Allin vs. Starks & Cage being made for tonight.

Miro vs. TBA also has been added.

Match 1; Action Andretti & Darius Martin vs. Jay White & Juice Robinson
Result: Jay White & Juice Robinson beat Action Andretti & Darius Martin. White pinned Andretti after Bladerunner.

Match 2: Miro vs. TBA. TBA is Nick Comoroto, who ambushed Miro during his entrance
Result: Miro beat Nick Comoroto. Squash.

Match 3: AEW Trios Champions House Of Black vs. The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn for the titles
Result: AEW Trios Champions House Of Black beat The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn to retain the titles. Malakai Black pinned Gunn after a spinning head kick. Afterwards, Gunn took off his boots and left them in the ring before walking out, usually a sign of a wrestler retiring.

FTR brought out for interview. They go real-life past & present to deliver a message to Adam Cole & MJF, who get a title match next week for winning the Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament.

BLOOD & GUTS highlight video.

Match 4: Skye Blue vs. Taya Valkyrie
Result: Taya Valkyrie beat Skye Blue. Afterwards, Valkyrie challenged Britt Baker to a match next week on Dynamite.

Next week on Dynamite: AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy vs> AR Fox for the title, Darby Allin vs. Swerve Strickland, Baker-Valkyrie, Pac vs. Gravity, Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta vs. Lucha Bros & Best Friends in a 3-way and MJF & Adam Cole appear.

Next week on Collision: FTR-MJF/Cole for the AEW Tag Team Championship, Buddy Matthews vs. Andrade El Idolo and El Hijo Del Vikingo, Action Andretti & Darius Martin vs. Gunn Club & Juice Robinson.

Main Event: CM Punk & Darby Allin vs. Christian Cage & Ricky Starks
Result: Christian Cage & Ricky Starks beat CM Punk & Darby Allin. Starks pinned Allin with a hand on the ropes unseen for leverage.

BREAKING: During the main event it was announced that Matthews-Andrade next week is now a Ladder Match with Andrade’s mask hanging above the ring. (Update: It was later mentioned that Malakai Black & Brody King are banned from the building for the match)

A good show overall, I enjoyed it and there really was nothing bad this week. Collision seems to be more clearly establishing its identity now as an alternate to Dynamite & Rampage and is doing some things right like giving main events a lot of time. I don’t like how it’s still just one women’s match though, but it seems like Tony Khan really doesn’t care about the women’s division much (see throwing Britt Baker in a squash on Dynamite Wednesday just to get a match on TV). Other than that, for the most part I’ve been enjoying Collision and it’s generally worth watching.

End Show.

All-Japan 7/22/23 Results

All-Japan continued the Summer Action Series 2023 tour today, headlined by NEW Triple Crown Champion Yuma Aoyagi making his first defense since winning the Triple Crown.

Today’s event was held at Kunibiki Messe Exhibition Hall in Shimane and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 937.

Match 1: Yuma Anzai vs. Atsuki Aoyagi went to a 15 minute time limit draw.

Match 2: Shuji Ishikawa & Ren Ayabe beat Hikaru Sato & Aigle Blanc. Ishikawa pinned Blanc after Fire Thunder.

Match 3: Suwama & Dan Tamura beat Yuji Nagata (New Japan) & Ryuki Honda. Suwama pinned Honda after Last Ride.

Match 4: AJPW TV 6-Man Tag Team Champions ATM, Takao Omori & Black Menso-re beat Yoshitatsu, ALL Mighty Inoue & Rauza to retain the titles. ATM pinned Rauza after a diving body press. V2 for the champs.

Match 5: Kento Miyahara, Ryo Inoue & Rising Hayato beat Satoshi Kojima, El Lindaman (GLEAT) & Soma Watanabe (GLEAT). Miyahara pinned Watanabe with a shutdown suplex hold.

Main Event: All-Japan Triple Crown Champion Yuma Aoyagi beat Hokuto Omori to retain the Triple Crown. V1 for Aoyagi.

The next event is tomorrow at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka. 3 title matches headline including an extreme death match for the All-Asia Tag Team Championship. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

Ganbare Pro 7/22/23 Results

Ganbare Pro held a mini-event today as part of the Machida Kansai Pro Wrestling Festival in Tokyo, an outdoor event.

Today’s event was held at Tokyo Machida GION Stadium Zelby Land Special in Tokyo and may be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

Because this was part of another event, the attendance was not announced.

Match 1: Shuichiro Katsumura beat Sotatsu Nakamura by submission.

Match 2: HARUKAZE & Yoshiko Hasegawa beat Cherry & Riara. HARUKAZE pinned Riara after Flame Spear.

Match 3: Ken Ohka, Seiya Morohashi & Hiroya vs. Keisuke Ishii, Shota & Shinichiro Tominaga went to a double countout. Which led to…
Match 3 (again): Ken Ohka, Seita Morohashi & Hiroya beat Keisuke Ishii, Shota & Shinichiro Tominaga. Ohka pinned Shota after Hanki Powerbomb.

The next vent is 8/6 at Takashimadaira Community Center in Tokyo with two title matches. Broadcast plans TBA but right now it looks like there will be no live broadcast.

DDT 7/22/23 Result

DDT held a special standalone single match event today as part of the 10th Anniversary of the HandMade in Japan Festival in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Tokyo Big Sight West Hall 1, 2 “HandMade In Japan Fes 2023” music & play area in Tokyo and may be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

Because this was part of another event, the attendance was not announced.

Match result: HARASHIMA beat Kazuma Sumi, MAO & Hideki Okatani in a 4-way Falls Count Anywhere match by pinning Sumi. The match went almost 27 minutes and was held with no ring and was equal parts crazy hardcore and DDT comedy.

The next event is WRESTLE PETER PAN 2023, DDT’s biggest annual event, tomorrow at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin TONIGHT at 9:30 PM PT/12:30 AM ET and you can also watch the first 3 matches FOR FREE on YouTube. Kenta Kobashi will be a special guest on commentary.

Sumo-July 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 14 Results (7/22/23) (Top 2 Tiers) (Updated)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 14-the penultimate day-of the July 2023 Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

Makuuchi (Top tier):
Tamashoho (J5) beat Bushizan (M16)
Koyoshoho (M13) beat Takarafuji (M16)
Kinbozan (M10) beat Shonannoumi (M14)
Endo (M16) beat Myogiryu (M10)
Gonoyama (M13) beat Takanosho (M9)
Hakuoho (M17) beat Hokutofuji (M9)
Aoiyama (M17) beat Nishikifuji (M8)
Daishoho (M14) beat Takayasu (M7)
Kotoeko (M11) beat Tamawashi (M7)
Tsurugisho (M11) beat Midorifuji (M3)
Meisei (M3) beat Hokuseiho (M6)
Shodai (M2) beat Oho (M6)
Sadanoumi (M8) beat Mitakeumi (M2)
Ryuden (M15) beat Nishikigi (M1)
Tobizaru (M1) beat Chiyoshoma (M12)
Kotonowaka (K) beat Ura (M4)
Abi (K) beat Hiradoumi (M5)
Hoshoryu (S) beat Wakamotoharu (S)
Daieisho (S) beat Onosho (M5)
Asanoyama (M4) beat Kirishima (S). Kirishima kadoban…
Leader: Hakuoho, Hokutofuji, Hoshoryu (11-3)
Of note: There will be a first-time top tier champion tomorrow. The question is who. Here’s how it looks: Hokutofuji is up first and faces Nishikigi, who fell out of contention with his loss today. If Hokutofuji wins, there will be a playoff because Hakuoho & Hoshoryu face each other. If Hokutofuji loses, the Hakuoho-Hoshoryu winner is the champion. If Hakuoho emerges the champion, he will be the second-youngest Emperor’s Cup winner ever (he’s not even 20) and the first for former yokozuna Hakuho, the greatest ever, as a stablemaster (he is now Miyagino). If Hoshoryu wins, he is virtually guaranteed promotion to Ozeki. He also would be one step closer to achieving promotion to yokozuna like his uncle, former Grand Champion Asashoryu. If Hokutofuji wins, it will be the first time in 60 years that a rikishi whose stablemaster is the Chairman of the Nihon Sumo Kyokai (Hakkaku) won the title. Elsewhere, the final day matchups unfortunately deny Ryuden a Hail Mary chance for the championship as he now has 10 straight wins after starting 0-4. Kotonowaka should finally be promoted to Sekiwake after managing 10 wins for the first time in Sanyaku. And as noted above, unfortunately more bad news for the Kyokai-both Ozeki will be in kadoban status in September as Kirishima now can’t finish with 8 wins due to 2 days absent. Takakeisho missed the tournament due to injuries. Asanoyama managed to save promotion chances after missing 4 days with injury. But Kirishima had to withdraw last-minute on opening day due to an injury. His fighting spirit and resolve is unquestionable and admirable, but now maybe second-guessing as to was coming back on Day 4 the right call?
Ozeki Watch: It’s pretty simple now-if Hoshoryu wins tomorrow he is all but guaranteed promotion. If it means the Championship, call it definite. If it goes to a playoff and he loses to Hokutofuji, I would still call it very probably as he would be right at 33 wins and have a finish equivalent to a championship. If he loses, toss-up as he would be at 32 wins with a runner-up finish. The general benchmark is 33 but Hakkaku has cautioned that’s not set in stone. If Hoshoryu loses tomorrow and does not get promoted, the magic number in September for another chance will be 11. Wakamotoharu & Daieisho can’t make it now but Daieisho can give himself another decent chance in September with a final day win after the unpopular HENKA! for a quick win. Ironically Wakamotoharu also pulled the HENKA! but Hoshoryu caught it and still won. He will still have a chance in September but will all but have to win the championship-if he beats Asanoyama tomorrow he’ll need 13 wins. If he loses, he’ll need 14. Same for Daieisho, who faces Takanosho. Realistically, they’ll need a championship.

Juryo:
Tochimusashi (Ms2) beat Chiyonoumi (J14)
Onosato (Ms3) beat Hidenoumi (J12)
Mukainakano (Ms3) beat Shimanoumi (J10)
Tsushimanada (J7) beat Hakuyozan (J11)
Azumaryu (J6) beat Chiyomaru (J11)
Kitanowaka (J5) beat Shiden (J13)
Akua (J8) beat Oshoma (J4)
Chiyosakae (J10) beat Tohakuryu (J4)
Yuma (J14) beat Ichiyamamoto (J3)
Takakento (J8) beat Shimazuumi (J3)
Shishi (J12) beat Roga (J2)
Churanoumi (J7) beat Mitoryu (J2)
Kagayaki (J1) beat Tomokaze (J9)
Daiamami (J9) beat Atamifuji (J1)
Leader: Atamifuji, Daiamami, Tomokaze (10-4)
Of note: IT’S WIDE OPEN! Forget the 3 tied for the lead, anyone up for perhaps a SEVEN-WAY PLAYOFF?!? Thank the Kyokai because it could happen. None of the leaders face each other tomorrow, meaning the 4 at 9-5 still have a chance at a playoff. How does that happen? Here’s how: First, Shishi beats Daiamami in the second match of the day. Second, Kitanowaka then beats Tomokaze. Third, Tamashoho then beats Chiyosakae. Fourth, Akua then beats Atamifuji. Fifth and finally, Kagayaki beats Churanoumi in the final match. That would put Shishi, Daiamami, Kitanowaka, Tomokaze, Tamashoho, Atamifuji and Kagayaki all at 10-5. If any of the co-leaders win, at worst it’s a 3-way playoff.
On a side note, they also made the sumo “civil war” happen, pairing Roga, who is from Russia, against Shishi, who is from Ukraine. Ukraine won this round as Shishi beat Roga, possibly denying Roga promotion to the top tier (he can maybe still get there tomorrow is he wins his final match, putting him at 9-6 at J2 but I think he’ll still lose the numbers game with both Atamifuji & Kagayaki promoted). For the record, this was their first-ever meeting. Although all the Makushita men won, none will reach Juryo and Tochimusashi, a former Juryo champion, has already been demoted. The others finish 4-3.
Also tomorrow will be the playoff for the Sandanme championship.

Reminder: NHK World Japan will have 90 minutes of LIVE AND FREE top tier coverage of the final day, including the final matches and potential playoff, awards ceremony and champion’s interview, beginning tomorrow at 12:30 AM PT/3:30 AM ET. You can watch online and via mobile/tablet/smart TV apps. There is no login/signup required and the service is available worldwide.

UPDATE: Ahead of the top tier final matches, here are the Special Prize winners:
Outstanding Performance (winning & best record with most wins against Yokozuna & Ozeki): Nishikigi
Fighting Spirit: Hakuoho, Hokutofuji. Conditionally (must win today): Hoshoryu, Kotonowaka, Gonoyama, Shonannoumi
Technique (winning record with most different winning techniques used): Hakuoho

Dragon Gate 7/22/23 Results

Dragon Gate continued the KING OF GATE 2023 Tournament today with the first half of the Quarterfinals.

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

The announced paid attendance was 408, a full house/near sellout.

Match 1: Kota Minoura, Ben-K, BxB Hulk & Minorita beat Yuki Yoshioka, Ryu Fuda, Kaito Nagano & Ryoya Tanaka. Ben-K pinned Tanaka after a spear.

Match 2: Masaaki Mochizuki, Mochizuki Jr. & Yasushi Kanda beat Genki Horiguchi, Ichikawa & Shachihoko BOY. Kanda pinned Ichikawa after a diving elbow drop.

Match 3: Kzy & U-T beat Don Fujii & Problem Dragon. U-T pinned Dragon after Gaora.

Match 4: Jason Lee, JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI & Ho Ho Lun beat Dragon Kid, Naruki Doi & Punch Tominaga. KAMEI pinned Tominaga after “JACKY” Knife.

Match 5: YAMATO, Dragon Dia, Takashi Yoshida & Eita beat Shun SKywalker, KAI, H-Y-O & ISHIN. Dia pinned H-Y-O.

Match 6: KING OF GATE Quarterfinals: BIGBOSS Shimizu beat Susumu Mochizuki.

Main Event: KING OF GATE Quarterfinals: Madoka Kikuta beat Shuji Kondo.

As a result, the first KING OF GATE Semifinals will be Shimizu vs. Kikuta. The Semifinals and Finals will be on 8/3.

The next event is tomorrow at Juroku Plaza in Gifu with one of the remaining Quarterfinals, Kota Minoura vs. Yuki Yoshioka. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Ring Of Honor Wrestling “Death Before Dishonor 2023” Results (7/21/23)

Here are the quick results from tonight’s Ring Of Honor “Death Before Dishonor 2023” event from Trenton, NJ:
The PPV is available via cable/satellite providers, WatchROH.com and Bleacher Report in the US, YouTube in select countries, PPV.com in Canada and FITE elsewhere for $39.99. You can also watch a 1 hour pre-show FOR FREE on YouTube.

Pre-show:
Josh Woods beat Tracy Williams by submission in a Pure Rules match.
Action Andretti & Darius Martin beat JD Drake & Anthony Henry. Martin pinned Drake after a whirlybird neckbreaker.
Leyla Hirsch beat Trish Adora by submission.
AR Fox beat Shane Taylor.

PPV:
Gravity beat Komander. That’s a wrestler named Gravity.

ROH World TV Champion Samoa Joe beat Dalton Castle to retain the title.

Aussie Open beat ROH World Tag Team Champions Lucha Bros, The Kingdom & Best Friends in a 4-way, when Kyle Fletcher pinned Trent Beretta, to become THE NEW ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!

ROH World 6-Man Tag Team Champions Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona beat Master Wato (New Japan Pro Wrestling), Ryusuke Taguchi (New Japan Pro Wrestling) & Leon Ruffin to retain the titles. Liona pinned Ruffin.

ROH Pure Champion Katsuyori Shibata (New Japan Pro Wrestling) beat Daniel Garcia in a Pure Rules Match to retain the title.

In a Fight Without Honor, Dark Order (Evil Uno, John Silver, Alex Reynolds) beat The Righteous (Stu Grayson, Vincent, Dutch). Uno pinned Grayson after a windmill slam onto tacks & Legos. (In ROH, a Fight Without Honor is basically an Anything Goes/hardcore match. It is only used to end feuds)

ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli beat Pac to retain the title.

ROH Women’s Champion Athena beat Willow Nightingale to retain the title.

End Show.