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New Japan 11/26/24 Results (Updated)

New Japan continued the World Tag League today with the third day of Block B.

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

The announced paid attendance was 630.

Pre-show match; Yasutora Yasuda vs. Daiki Nagai went to a 10 minute time limit draw.

Match 1; Tiger Mask, Tomoaki Honma & Shota Umino beat Katsuya Murashima, Ryusuke Taguchi & Alex Zayne. TM 4 beat Murashima with a chicken wing.

Match 2: Kosei Fujita, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Shoma Kato, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Fujita beat Kato with Neshin Special.

Match 3: Jacob Austin Young, Callum Newman & Jeff Cobb beat Gedo, SANADA & Gabriel Kidd. Newman pinned Gedo after a running knee.

Match 4: Taiji Ishimori, Chase Owens & KENTA beat BUSHI, Yota Tsuji & Shingo Takagi. Ishimori beat BUSHI with GAME OVER.

World Tag League Block B:
Match 5: Boltin Oleg & Toru Yano beat Tome & Stevie Filip. Oleg pinned Tome Filip aftee Kamikaze.
Match 6: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls beat Jado & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Nicholls beat Jado with a toe cutter.
Match 7: Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito beat TAKA Michinoku & Taichi. Takahashi pinned TAKA with Nameless Hiromu Roll.
Main Event: HENARE & Great-O-Khan beat Ren Narita & EVIL. Khan pinned Narita after Imperial Drop. Afterwards, a recorded Young Bucks promo was played. Challenge issued for the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship on 1/5. Accepted by HENARE & Khan…who may not even be champs then.

After 3 days 5 are tied for the Block B lead at 2-1, 4 points. Taichi/TAKA & the Filips are 1-2, 2 points. Jado/Tanahashi are 0-3, 0 points. The top 2 advance to the Semifinals.

The next event is tomorrow at Yume Messe Miyagi Main Building Exhibition Hall C in Sendai with Block A. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

UPDATE: It’s now official. HENARE/Khan vs. Jacksons for the titles on 1/5. So presumably the WTL winners won’t get a title shot on 1/4 or before that.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 11/25/24 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH wrapped up the current season of MONDAY MAGIC today with the final episode.

Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

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

Match 1: Ulka Sasaki & Junta Miyawaki vs. Go Shiozaki & Atsushi Kotoge went to a 15 minute time limit draw.

Match 2: Daga beat Eita, HAYATA, AMAKUSA & Alejandro in a 5-way by pinning Alejandro.

Match 3: Bozilla & Nagisa Nozaki vs. Great Sakuya & Takumi Iroha went to a double countout.

Match 4: Naomichi Marufuji beat Yu Owada.

Match 5: Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr., Galeno Del Mal, Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf beat Titus Alexander, Kevin Blackwood, Vinnie Massaro & Anthony Greene. Wagner Jr. pinned Massaro after a moonsault press.

Main Event: GHC Heavyweight Champion Kaito Kiyomiya beat Brian Kendrick to retain the title. V7 for Kiyomiya.

The next event is a doubleheader Saturday at Club eX in Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo. The first event will be a CHALLENGE BOUT 1 ON 1 event with only single matches, each match featuring a current or former GHC Heavyweight or National Champion to include current champions Kaito Kiyomiya & Manabu Soya. The second event will be a regular SUNNY VOYAGE 2024 event with a GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match scheduled. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE for both events will begin Friday at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET with the second event Saturday at 12:30 AM PT/3:30 AM ET. I am planning to do live results for the first event.

Also in case you missed it, the 1/1 event at Nippon Budokan will (unfortunately) be a PPV only on ABEMA. The earliest it might be available on WRESTLE UNVIERSE if plans don’t change is 1/15.

Stardom 11/23/24 Results (Updated)

Stardom continued the Goddess Of Stardom Tag League yesterday in Sendai.

Yesterday’s event was held at Aztec Museum Sendai Industrial Exhibition Hall in Sendai and will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 297.

Match 1: Waka Tsukiyama & HANAKO beat Maika & Rian. HANAKO pinned Rian.

Match 2; Mei Seira, Starlight Kid & Suzu Suzuki beat Hanan, Momo Kohgo & Motoi Hanabe. Kid beat Hanan with Black Tiger Leg Murder.

Match 3: Goddess Of Stardom Tag League Blue Block: Yuna Mizumori & Aya Sakura beat Hina & Lady C. Mizumori pinned Hina after Supergirl.

Match 4: Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki, Koguma & Saya Iida beat Natsuko Tora, Konami, Saya Kamitani & Ruaka. Iwatani pinned Ruaka after a moonsault press.

Goddess Of Stardom Tag League:
Match 5: Red Block: AZM & Miyu Amasaki beat Tomoka Inaba & Ranna Yagami. AZM pinned Inaba after Azumi Sushi.
Match 6: Blue Block: Rina & Azusa Inaba beat Momo Watanabe & Thekla. Rina beat Thekla with Hydranzia.
Main Event: Red Block: Tam Nakano & Sayaka Kurara beat Syuri & Saki Kashima. Kurara pinned Kashima.

Standings:
Red Block:
1-Hazuki/Koguma, 6-1, 12 pts (Advanced)
2-Maika/HANAKO, 5-1, 10 pts
3-Kamitani/Konami, 3-2, 6 pts
4-Tora/Ruaka, 3-3, 6 pts
5-Syuri/Kashima, 3-3, 6 pts
6-Nakano/Kurara, 2-3, 4 pts
7-Iwatani/Kohgo, 2-4, 4 pts
8-AZM/Amasaki, 2-4, 4 pts
9-Inaba/Yagami, 1-6, 2 pts (OUT)

Blue Block:
1-Saori Anou/Natsupoi, 4-1-2, 10 pts
2-Watanabe/Thekla, 4-1-1, 9 pts
3-Rina/Inaba, 4-3, 8 pts
4-Kid/Suzuki, 2-1-3, 7 pts
5-Seira/Cohaku, 3-3-1, 7 pts
6-Hanan/Iida, 2-3-1, 5 pts
7-Tsukiyama/Rian, 2-3, 4 pts
8-Mizumori/Sakura, 2-4, 4 pts
9-Hina/C, 1-5, 2 pts (OUT)

The top 3 in each block advance, with the winners of each block going to the Semifinals and the other 2 teams facing each other for the second spot. At this point Hazuki/Koguma will advance because the only team that has tiebreakers over them right now is Syuri/Kashima who can’t catch up. Maika/HANAKO are all but through as their only loss so far is to Hazuki/Koguma. They just need one more point or any team below them getting another loss or draw to make it definite. Anyone except Inaba/Yagami can still finish 3rd but Kamitani/Konami and Nakano/Kurara have the advantage of two matches left against one for the others.
In the Blue Block, the only certainty is Anou/Natsupoi will advance if they win their final match. Watanabe/Thekla advance with either 2 wins or a win & draw in their last 2 or is Kid/Suzuki don’t win both their remaining matches-their matchup was a draw so them being tied would complicate things. Rina/Inaba hold third for now but they have only one match left. Mizumori/Sakura are not out only because they beat Rina/Inaba while Tsukiyama/Rian still have a chance because they have 3 matches left. Hina/C are out.

The latest event was earlier today, results will be posted when available. There was no live broadcast.

The next event is Saturday at Ishibashi Sports Center in Tochigi, which will also be a hometown event for the Stardom sisters-Hanan, Hina & Rina. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin Friday at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET.

UPDATE: As of 5:30 PM PT/8:30 PM ET this event is now available on demand on Stardom World. Also, the 11/17/24 HISTORIC X-OVER 2 PPV is now also available on demand on Stardom World for monthly paying subscribers.

New Japan 11/24/24 Results (Updated)

New Japan continued the World Tag League today with the 3rd day of Block A.

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 paid attendance has not yet been announced.

Pre-show match: Shoma Kato beat Daiki Nagai.

Match 1: Taiji Ishimori, Tome & Stevie Filip beat Tiger Mask, Boltin Oleg & Toru Yano. Tome Filip pinned TM 4 after Mother Of All Bombs.

Match 2: Dick Togo, Ren Narita & EVIL beat Jacob Austin Young, HENARE & Great-O-Khan. Narita pinned Young after Double Cross.

Match 3: DOUKI, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito. DOUKI beat BUSHI with Italian Stretch 32.

Match 4: Kosei Fujita, Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls beat Katsuya Murahsima, Jado & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Fujita beat Murashima with Neshin Special.

World Tag League Block A:
Match 5: Callum Newman & Jeff Cobb beat Chase Owens & KENTA. Cobb pinned KENTA after Tour of the Islands.
Match 6: Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Alex Zayne. Sabre pinned Zayne after Zack Driver.
Match 7: Tomoaki Honma & Shota Umino beat YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Umino pinned Goto after Death Rider. Afterwards, a recorded Claudio Castagnoli promo was played. Challenge issued for a match on 1/5 at the Tokyo Dome.
Main Event: Yota Tsuji & Shingo Takagi beat SANADA & Gabriel Kidd. Tsuji pinned SANADA after a huracanrana.

After 3 days Newman/Cobb lead Block A at 3-0, 6 points, with 4 tied for scond at 2-1, 4 points. The top 2 will advance to the Semifinals.

The next event is Tuesday at Big Palette Fukushima in Fukushima with Block B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

UPDATE: It’s now official-Umino vs. Castagnoli for 1/5. If Umino wins the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship on 1/4 this likely will be for the title. Also added to 1/5 are the following:
International Women’s Cup Finals. A 4-way where participants will be the winners of 4 4-way qualifiers,with one each to be held in All Elite Wrestling, Ring Of Honor, Stardom & CMLL
NEVER Openweight Champion vs. Tomohiro Ishii for the title (the winner of Shingo Takagi vs. Konosuke Takeshita for the title on 1/4)
Yota Tsuji vs. Jack Perry
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ricochet (scheduled for now to be a NON-TITLE match is Sabre is still IWGP World Heavyweight Champion)

Sumo-November 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 15 Results (Final Day) (11/24/24)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 15-the Final Day-of the November 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita, Sd-Sandanme, Jd-Jonidan, Jk-Jonokuchi

Makuuchi (top tier):
Bushozan (M17) beat Ryuden (M13)
Asakoryu (M17) beat Meisei (M11)
Takerufuji (M15) beat Tamawashi (M10)
Shishi (M16) beat Takarafuji (M10)
Ichiyamamoto (M10) beat Sadanoumi (M12)
Hokutofuji (M12) beat Takayasu (M9)
Midorifuji (M9) beat Onokatsu (M15)
Roga (M8) beat Tokihayate (M15)
Endo (M7) beat Nishikifuji (M14)
Tobizaru (M5) beat Shonannoumi (M13)
Atamifuji (M3) beat Mitakeumi (M7)
Gonoyama (M8) beat Abi (M3)
Chiyoshoma (M14) beat Ura (M2)
Takanosho (M6) beat Wakatakakage (M2)
Hiradoumi (M1) beat Churanoumi (M4)
Oho (M1) beat Nishikigi (M6)
Oshoma (M4) beat Shodai (K)
Wakamotoharu (K) beat Daieisho (S)
Onosato (O) beat Kirishima (S)
Kotozakura (O) beat Hoshoryu (O). KOTOZAKURA YUSHO!!! The first career Emperor’s Cup for Kotozakura!
CHAMPION: Kotozakura (14-1)
Final thoughts: After that long-awaited first championship that he just missed in a July playoff, Kotozakura will now be in Yokozuna contention if he can repeat the feat in January, but so will Hoshoryu after a 13-2 tournament. Of course the unanswered question is if the Final Boss will return for one last stand and perhaps a ceremonial torch-passing if all goes as hoped for-that of course would be Terunofuji, who is expected to compete. As for the new Ozeki, Onosato struggled in the second half but won today to finish his debut at 9-6, still protecting his rank while keeping his career winning streak going, 10 tournaments so far with 10 winning records. Kirishima will be demoted from Sekiwake which should open the door for Wakamotoharu to return to the rank while Daieisho stays Sekiwake. Komusubi will be a tossup with Shodai being demoted which should allow Wakatakakage & Abi to be promoted to be promoted to the rank.

SPECIAL PRIZES:
Outstanding Performance (best record with most wins vs. Yukozuna & Ozeki): Abi
Fighting Spirit (best record with best display of fighting spirit): Takanosho
Technique (best display of technique/most different winning techniques): Wakatakakage

Juryo:
Kamito (Ms3) beat Chiyomaru (J11)
Oshoumi (J14) beat Hidenoumi (J7)
Shiden (J6) beat Tochitaikai (J12)
Fujiseiun (J10) beat Tohakuryu (J6)
Tomokaze (J5) beat Daiseizan (J12)
Shimazuumi (J5) beat Daishoho (J9)
Shimanoumi (J4) beat Hakuyozan (J8)
Tamashoho (J4) beat Nabatame (J14)
Kayo (J3) beat Kotoeiho (J13)
Shirokuma (J3) beat Daiamami (J9)
Hakuoho (J2) beat Wakaikari (J13)
Kagayaki (J2) beat Mitoryu (J7)
Kinbozan (J1) beat Aonishiki (J11). KINBOZAN JURYO YUSHO!!! 1st career Juryo Championship and 3rd overall
Kitanowaka (J1) beat Tsurugisho (J7)
CHAMPION: Kinbozan (12-3)
Of note: Kinbozan’s win prevented what would have been a playoff rematch with Aonishiki after Tsurugisho lost to finish 10-5. Oshoumi also finishes with the equivalent of that record and it can be argued the only reason he perhaps didn’t win the championship, or at least force a playoff, was due to missing 3 days with a left shoulder injury.

Jonidan:
Playoff: NIshikikuni (Jd9) beat Nakashima (Jd57). NISHIKIKUNI JONIDAN YUSHO!!! First career championship. Side note: September Jonokuchi champion Goseizan may have won the championship or had a chance if he hadn’t missed the first 2 days of the tournament and thus started the equivalent of 0-2, once he entered he went 5-0.

TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS:
Makuuchi: Kotozakura (O). 1st career Emperor’s Cup, 3rd overall championship
Juryo: Kinbozan (J1). 1st career Juryo, 3rd overall championship
Makushita: Osanai (Ms48). 1st career Makushita, 2nd overall championship
Sandanme: Fujitoshi (Sd18). 1st career Sandanme and 1st overall championship
Jonidan: Nishikikuni (Jd9). 1st career Jonidan and 1st overall championship
Jonokuchi: Gonoumi (Jk12). 1st career Jonokuchi and 1st overall championship

The next tournament is the January 2025 Tournament scheduled from 1/12-1/26 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. Tickets go on sale 12/7. The Banzuke will be announced on 12/23. A final wrap-up post with thoughts, rankings notes and breaking news will come next weekend.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 11/24/24 LIVE Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH runs another LIMIT BREAK ex. event today, a rare weekend matinee event continuing the series of house shows focused on crossover matches with wrestlers from other promotions. That’s the case in all of the matches today including the main event which is a title match as Go Shiozaki defends the ZERO1 World Heavyweight Championship, commonly just called World Heavyweight Championship, against Shuji Ishikawa.

Today’s event will be held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. There will be no commentary. I don’t know what the time limits will be yet but nothing will probably be more than 30 minutes, and with just 6 matches I anticipate the event will run just over 2 hours.

Today’s lineup:
Daiki Odashima vs. Junya Matsunaga
The Reeve Mask vs. Black Menso-re
Kazuyuki Fujita, Shuhei Taniguchi & Yu Owada vs. Chris Weiss, Satsuki Nagao & Takuya Sugawara
Mohammed Yone vs. Tomomitsu Matsunaga
Atsushi Kotoge & Kohei Kinoshita vs. Koji Iwamoto & Brian Ishizaka
ZERO1 World Heavyweight Champion Go Shiozaki vs. Shuji Ishikawa for the title

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 7 PM PT/10 PM ET.

6:55 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. It’s a small setup (the venue’s maximum capacity is roughly 600) but looks like it’ll be mostly full, at least from what we can see on camera. I’ll guess it’ll be in the 200-250 range. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 245)

The matches should begin in a few minutes.

Heads-up, there may be an intermission at the halfway point. It’s also a hard-camera only view.

The matches begin at 7:05 PM PT/10:05 PM ET.

Match 1: Daiki Odashima vs. Junya Matsunaga. 20 minute time limit
Result: Junya Matsunaga beat Daiki Odashima

Match 2: The Reeve Mask vs. Black Menso-re. 20 minute time limit
Result: Draw. Double submission. They both gave up at the same time even though Mask has Menso-re in an armbar. Comedy match.

Match 3: Kazuyuki Fujita, Shuhei Taniguchi & Yu Owada vs. Chris Weiss, Satsuki Nagao & Takuya Sugawara. 20 minute time limit
Result: Chris Weiss, Satsuki Nagao & Takuya Sugawara beat Kazuyuki Fujita, Shuhei Tnaiguchi & Yu Owada. Nagao pinned Owada.

Intermission.

The matches resume at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET.

Match 4: Mohammed Yone vs. Tomomitsu Matsunaga. 20 minute time limit
Result: Mohammed Yone beat Tomomitsu Matsunaga

Match 5: Atsushi Kotoge & Kohei Kinoshita vs. Koji Iwamoto & Brian Ishizaka. 20 minute time limit
Result: Atsushi Kotoge & Kohei Kinoshita beat Koji Iwamoto & Brian Ishizaka. Kotoge pinned Ishizaka after Kill Switch. Afterwards, Kotoge with microphone. He challenged Iwamoto to a match for the next LIMIT BREAK event. Seemingly accepted.

Main Event: ZERO1 World Heavyweight Champion Go Shiozaki vs. Shuji Ishikawa for the title. 30 minute time limit
Result: ZERO1 World Heavyweight Champion Go Shiozaki beat Shuji Ishikawa to retain the title. V2 for Shiozaki. It almost went the distance, just short of 29 minutes.

The next event is MONDAY MAGIC Season 3 FINAL Monday at Shinjuku Face with GHC Heavyweight Champoion Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Brian Kendrick for the title. The event is a legit advance sellout. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.

GLEAT 11/23/24 Results

GLEAT ran a non-televised house show today in Yokohama, the first of 2 consecutive such events planned.

Today’s event was held at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama. There was no live broadcast and there will be no on demand broadcast available on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 191.

Match 1: MICHIKO, Yu Iizuka & Yumehito Imanari beat Yuna Manase, Takanori Ito & Issei Onitsuka. MICHIKO pinned Manase after a tombstone piledriver. Afterwards, MICHIKO challenged Manase for her Kitsune Women’s Wrestling World Championship. That match will happen in Ganbare Pro Wrestling on 12/27 at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo.

Match 2: Kotaro Suzuki beat Junjie.

Match 3: Ryuichi Kawakami & Chris Weiss beat Takehiro Yamamura & JD Lee. Weiss pinned Lee after a package piledriver.

Match 4: Kaito Ishida, Tetsuya Izuchi & Hartley Jackson beat Minoru Tanaka Ryo Aitaka & Chris Ridgeway. Izuchi pinned Aitaka after Kill Zone.

Match 5: Soma Watanabe beat Brass Knuckles JUN.

Main Event: Hayato Tamura, Check Shimatani, Quiet Storm & Kumaarashi beat T-Hawk, El Lindaman, Seiki Yoshioka & CIMA. Shimatani pinned CIMA after Sperrana.

The next event is 12/14 at Kyoto Hulic Hall in Kyoto for another GLEAT House Show. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

All-Japan 11/23/24 Results

All-Japan continued the World’s Strongest Tag League today in Saitama.

Today’s event was held at Tokorozawa Sakura Town Japan Pavilion in Saitama and will be available on demand on AJPW.TV tonight at 5 PM PT/8 PM ET. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 558.

Match 1: Shotaro Ashino & Dan Tamura beat Taishin Nagao & Mike D. Vecchio. Tamura pinned Nagao after a powerbomb.

Match 2: Jun & Rei Saito beat Yuma Aoyagi & Hikaru Sato. Jun Saito pinned Sato after a chokeslam.

Match 3: World’s Strongest Tag League Block B: Suwama & Hideki Suzuki beat Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana. Suwama pinned Tachibana after a backdrop.

Match 4: All-Japan 6-Man Tag Team Champions Hokuto Omori, Kumaarashi & Cyrus beat Ryo Inoue, Masayuki Kono (KONO) & Ryuji Hijikata to retain the titles. Kumaarashi pinned Inoue after a diving senton. V2 for the champs.

Match 5: World’s Strongest Tag League Block A: Rising Hayato & Yuma Anzai beat MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka. Anzai pinned Yoshioka after Gimlet.

Main Event: World’s Strongest Tag League Block B: Ryuki Honda & Ren Ayabe beat Kento Miyahara & Davey Boy Smith Jr. Honda pinned Miyaraha after Final Vent.

The next event is tomorrow at Nagoya International Convention Center Event Hall in Nagoya. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

New Japan 11/23/24 Results

New Japan continued the World Tag League today with the second day of Block B.

Today’s event was held at Chichibunomiya Memorial Gym in Kanagawa and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1403.

Pre-show match: Yasutora Yasuda vs. Daiki Nagai went to a 10 minute time limit draw.

Match 1: Tiger Mask, Tomoaki Honma & Shota Umino beat Shoma Kato, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. TM 4 beat Kato with a chicken wing.

Match 2: Kosei Fujita, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Katsuya Murashima, Ryusuke Taguchi & Alex Zayne. Oiwa pinned Murashima after The Grip.

Match 3: Taiji Ishimori, Chase Owens & KENTA beat Jacob Austin Young, Callum Newman & Jeff Cobb. Owens pinned Young after a package piledriver.

Match 4: BUSHI, Yota Tsuji & Shingo Takagi beat Gedo, SANADA & Gabriel Kidd. BUSHI pinned Gedo after Fable.

World Tag League Block B:
Match 5: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls beat Tome & Stevie Filip. Haste pinned Tome Filip after Electric Blue.
Match 6: Ren Narita & EVIL beat TAKA Michinoku & Taichi. Narita pinned TAKA after Double Cross.
Match 7: HENARE & Great-O-Khan beat Jado & Hiroshi Tanahashi. HENARE beat Jado with Ultima.
Main Event: Boltin Oleg & Toru Yano beat Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsiuya Naito. Yano pinned Naito. UPSET ALERT!!! They gotta give Yano one…
After 2 days Narita/EVIL lead at 2-0, 4 points. Everyone else is 1-1, 2 points except Jado/Tanahashi at 0-2, 0 points.

The next event is tomorrow at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo with Block A. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET. This will also be a live ABEMA broadcast in Japan.

In other news, it’s now official-assuming he is medically cleared and can return in time for it, Kenny Omega vs. Gabriel Kidd has been added to WRESTLE DYNASTY on 1/5 at the Tokyo Dome.

Sumo-November 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 14 Results (11/23/24) (Top 2 Tiers) (Updated)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 14-the penultimate day-of the November 2024 Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

Makuuchi (top tier):
Kinbozan (J1) beat Tokihayate (M15)
Hokutofuji (M12) beat Asakoryu (M17)
Bushozan (M17) beat Tamawashi (M11)
Meisei (M11) beat Shonannoumi (M13)
Takerufuji (M10) beat Ichiyamamoto (M16)
Chiyoshoma (M14) beat Takarafuji (M10)
Shishi (M16) beat Midorifuji (M9)
Onokatsu (M15) beat Takayasu (M9)
Nishikifuji (M14) beat Roga (M8)
Ryuden (M13) beat Endo (M7)
Nishikigi (M6) beat Sadanoumi (M12)
Tobizaru (M5) beat Mitakeumi (M7)
Abi (M3) beat Atamifuji (M3)
Wakatakakage (M2) beat Ura (M2)
Oho (M1) beat Kotoshoho (M5) by default/withdrawal
Hiradoumi (M1) beat Oshoma (M4)
Wakamotoharu (K) beat Gonoyama (M8)
Churanoumi (M4) beat Shodai (K)
Daieisho (S) beat Takanosho (M4)
Kotozakura (O) beat Onosato (O)
Hoshoryu (O) beat Kirishima (S)
Leader: Kotozakura, Hoshoryu (13-1)
WITHDRAWAL: Kotoshoho (M5). Left foot/toe. Out about 2 months. That would mean questionable for January, which after a 3-12 tournament this time would see him demoted to Juryo if he can’t compete. Oho got the fusen as a result.
Of note: It’s winner-take all tomorrow in the final match as one of the two Ozeki will win the championship. It would be the first long-awaited title for Kotozakura or the second for Hoshoryu and it will mean Yokozuna Watch in January as 14 will be the champion’s win total. Hoshoryu sent a clear message by effortlessly lifting Kirishima out of the ring to win easily, and also perhaps lifting Wakamotoharu back up to Sekiwake as he’s promoted and Kirishima will be demoted. Kotozakura beat Onosato as the new Ozeki continues to struggle late at now 8-6, but his rank is already safe. Elsewhere, an odd occurrence as Shodai lost by a rare non-winning technique, koshikudake or inadvertent collapse. It appears his right foot slipped although it looked like it suddenly gave way, thankfully it does not appear to be an injury. Also, surprised there wasn’t a review of Takerufuji-Ichiyamamoto, it looked too close to call at the end and a replay may have overturned the result. Isegahama bias?

Juryo:
Hatsuyama (Ms1) beat Nabatame (J14)
Kiryuko (Ms2) beat Kotoeiho (J13)
Daiseizan (J12) beat Fujiseiun (J10)
Hakuyozan (J8) beat Chiyomaru (J11)
Tohakuryu (J6) beat Daishoho (J9)
Shimazuumi (J5) beat Wakaikari (J13)
Tochitaikai (J12) beat Tomokaze (J5)
Tamashoho (J4) beat Oshoumi (J14)
Aonishiki (J11) beat Shimanoumi (J4)
Shiden (J6) beat Shirokuma (J3)
Kayo (J3) beat Daiamami (J9)
Kagayaki (J2) beat Tsurugisho (J7)
Hakuoho (J2) beat Mitoryu (J7)
Hidenoumi (J7) beat Kitanowaka (J1)
Leader: Kinbozan (11-3)
Of note: Now Oshoumi is officially out of it. He returned from injury in time to mathematically still have a chance to win the championship despite missing 3 days, but today’s loss ended those chances. Kinbozan just has to win tomorrow (Aonishiki) to win the championship, but if Aonishiki wins there will be a playoff rematch, and it could be a 3-way playoff if Tsurugisho wins (Kitanowaka). Hakuoho probably clinched promotion back to the top tier today with his 9th win, but a 10th tomorrow makes it definite, while Kagayaki has a chance too but probably needs a 9th win tomorrow. The Makushita men up today should be promoted to Juryo in January as both will finish 5-2, Hatsuyama definitely is coming up for his Juryo debut while Kiryuko should be back after making his Juryo debut in September. I don’t see any other Makushita promotions happening as all the other top 5 ranks are either being demoted or only went 4-3, which likely won’t do it but there could be 2 more Juryo demotions tomorrow along with Chiyomaru if both Nabatame & Wakaikari lose as they are 7-7 at J14 & J13, respectively. Onosho will also be demoted too.

Reminder: NHK World Japan will have 90 minutes of LIVE top tier coverage tomorrow in English FOR FREE, including the Ozeki Championship Showdown, awards ceremony and champion’s interview, beginning TONIGHT at 11:30 PM PT/2:30 AM ET.

UPDATE: The Special Prizes have been announced ahead of the Final Day:
Outstanding Performance: Abi
Fighting Spirit: Takanosho (if he wins his final match)
Technique: Wakatakakage

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