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Pro Wrestling NOAH 10/15/22 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the SUNNY VOYAGE 2022 Tour today with the second half of their latest pre-big show doubleheader.

Today’s event was held at Sendai Sun Arena in Sendai and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date, probably Tuesday or Wednesday. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 342.

Match 1: Shuhei Taniguchi beat Taishi Ozawa.

Match 2: Extreme Tiger beat Kai Fujimura.

Match 3: Ninja Mack & YO-HEY beat Eita & Super Crazy by DQ. Eita DQ’d. NOSAWA Rongai interference.

Match 4: Masato Tanaka, Mohammed Yone & Akitoshi Saito beat Masa Kitamiya, Daiki Inaba & Yoshiki Inamura. Tanaka pinned Inaba after Sliding D.

Match 5: Seiki Yoshioka beat Hi69.

Match 6: Yoshinari Ogawa, Chris Ridgeway & Jack Morris beat Kaito Kiyomiya, HAYATA & Yasutaka Yano. Ridgeway beat Yano with an ankle hold.

Main Event: Kenoh, Katsuhiko Nakajima, Manabu Soya, Tadasuke & Hajime Ohara beat Takashi Sugiura, Satoshi Kojima, Naomichi Marufuji, Atsushi Kotoge & Alejandro. Kenoh pinned Kojima after PFS.

The next event is ABEMA presents DEMOLITION STAGE 2022 in FUKUOKA tomorrow at Fukuoka International Center in Fukuoka. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in English only will begin TONIGHT at 10:45 PM PT/1:45 AM ET. The Japanese live broadcast is only on ABEMA and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date.

New Japan 10/15/22 Results

New Japan continued the BURNING AUTUMN ’22 tour today with the second half of the opening doubleheader. The first round of the NJPW World TV Title Tournament continued today.

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

The paid attendance has not yet been announced.

Match 1: TAKA Michinoku & Taichi beat Gedo & KENTA. Taichi beat Gedo with Taichi Gedo Clutch.

Match 2: Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii & Hirooki Goto beat Ren Narita, Tonoaki Honma & Togi Makabe. Goto pinned Honma after GTR.

Match 3: Alex Zayne, Master Wato, Tiger Mask & David Finlay beat DOUKI, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, El Desperado & Zack Sabre Jr. Finlay pinned DOUKI after Trash Panda.

Match 4: Sho & Yujiro Takahashi beat Jado & Hikuleo. Takahashi pinned Jado after Pimp Juice.

Match 5: Titan, BUSHI, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito beat Gideon Gray, Francesco Akira, TJP & Great-O-Khan. Titan pinned Gray after Angel Immortal.

Match 6: Hiromu Takahashi & Shingo Takagi beat Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo by DQ. Phantasmo DQ’d. Ref assault. Phantasmo then broke the KOPW 2022 Trophy again.

Match 7: NJPW World TV Title Tournament: EVIL beat Aaron Henare.

Main Event: NJPW World TV Title Tournament: YOSHI-HASHI beat Jeff Cobb. As a result, YOSHI-HASHI will face EVIL in Round 2. That match will happen on 10/27.

The next event is tomorrow at Aore Nagaoka in Niigata. Vocal cheering will be allowed and the event is a legit advance sellout. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

AEW Rampage 10/14/22 Results

Here are the quick results from tonight’s TAPED AEW Rampage in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli beat The Butcher & The Blade. Castagnoli pinned Butcher after Ricola Bomb.

Daniel Garcia reaffirmed his commitment to Jericho Appreciation Society. Dalton Castle came out and challenged Chris Jericho to an ROH World Championship match Tuesday on Dynamite.

Ethan Page beat Isaiah Kassidy. As a result, the contracts of Private Party & Matt Hardy are now controlled by The Firm & Stokely Hathaway. Squash.

Nyla Rose beat Anna Jay.A.S. Rose becomes the first woman in AEW to 80 wins.

FTR & Shawn Spears beat Gates Of Agony & Brian Cage. Spears pinned Kaun after C4 Trigger.

Next week Dynamite is on Tuesday due to MLB Playoffs coverage on TBS.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 10/14/22 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the SUNNY VOYAGE 2022 Tour today with the start of another doubleheader to lead into Sunday’s big event.

Today’s event was held at Kumamoto Castle Hall Civic Hall in Kumamoto and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date (probably Monday or Tuesday). There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 317.

Match 1: Kai Fujimura beat Taishi Ozawa.

Match 2: Hajime Ohara beat Extreme Tiger & YO-HEY in a 3-way by pinning Tiger.

Match 3: Yoshinari Ogawa, Jack Morris & Yasutaka Yano vs. NOSAWA Rongai, Eita & Super Crazy went to a double countout.

Match 4: Takashi Sugiura. Satoshi Kojima, Mohammed Yone & Akitoshi Saito beat Naomichi Marufuji, Masato Tanaka, Masa Kitamiya & Shuhei Taniguchi. Kojima pinned Taniguchi after Western Lariat.

Match 5: HAYATA & Chris Ridgeway beat Ninja Mack & Alejandro. Ridgeway beat Alejandro with an ankle hold.

Main Event: Kaito Kiyomiya, Atsushi Kotoge, Yoshiki Inamura, Daiki Inaba & Seiki Yoshioka beat Kenoh, Katsubiko Nakajima, Manabu Soya, Tadasuke & Hi69. Kiyomiya pinned Tadasuke after Transformed Shining Wizard.

The next event is tomorrow at Sendai Sun Plaza in Sendai. This will be taped for on demand delivery on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date.

Obituary: Former New Japan Wrestler Dies

Tokyo Sports is reporting that Katsuya Kitamura, a former wrestler in New Japan from 2016-2019, died Wednesday in Japan. He was 36. The cause of death is unknown at this time, but reports are Kitamura felt unwell and called an ambulance, then his condition suddenly deteriorated.

After winning 3 consecutive Greco-Roman Wresting Championships in Japan in the 96kg (about 211 pounds) weight class, Kitamura joined New Japan in 2017 and won that year’s Young Lions Cup Tournament. But he suffered a concussion during an event in March 2018 and retired on January 31, 2019 following an injury in training. He became a bodybuilder and made his MMA debut in November at a RIZIN event in Japan, losing to Bobby Ologun by second round submission. Kitamura was also an active YouTuber and last posted to his channel on Sunday.

No official statement from New Japan yet but I would expect one in the next few days. We pray for Kitamura’s peace in the other world. RIP and God Bless.

Tokyo Joshi Pro 10/14/22 Results

Tokyo Joshi Pro ran a special event today in conjunction with a Japanese TV competition series called “Dream On The Ring” via Yume Pro Wrestling, which follows a series of women attempting various wresting-themed challenges. Today was their final challenge, an exhibition match against TJPW wrestlers. The eventual winner was determined by fan voting (not revealed in the results). There was also a full slate of regular matches.

Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. You can also watch THE ENTIRE EVENT FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 307, a super full house/very near sellout.

Match 1: Nao Kakuta beat Kaya Toribami.

Match 2: Hyper Misao beat Mahiro Kiryu & Raku in a 3-way by pinning Kiryu.

Match 3: Yume Pro Wrestling Last Mission: Rika Tatsumi beat Rin Sakiko by submission.

Match 4: Yume Pro Wrestling Last Mission: Miyu Yamashita beat Himati Manaka.

Match 5: Yume Pro Wrestling Last Mission: Shoko Nakajima beat Wakama Uehara.

Match 6: Max The Inpaler & Yuki Kamifuku beat Mizuki & Pom Harajuku. Kamifuku pinned Harajuku after Fameasser.

Match 7: Moka Miyamoto & Yuki Aino beat Miu Watanabe & Suzume. Miyamoto pinned Suzume after Korokan. After the match, Miyamoto challenged Watanabe for the International Princess Championship.

Main Event: Yuka Sakazaki, Maki Itoh & Neko Haruna beat Leah O’Reilly, Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo. Sakazaki pinned Endo after Magical Merry-Go-Round.

The next event is 10/21 at Aizuwakamatsu City Cultural Center in Fukushima, which is an Arisu Endo Hometown Event. All tickets are already sold out. There will be no live broadcast.

New Japan 10/14/22 Results

New Japan kicked off the BATTLE AUTUMN ’22 Tour today, likely to be the last non-tournament series of the year that begins a heavy focus on Tokyo Dome on 1/4. Today also began the NJPW World TV Title Tournament, with the winner being crowned on 1/4.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese FOR FREE! No signup or login required! English should be available in a few days. The event also streamed for free on ABEMA.

The announced paid attendance was 608.

Match 1: Ryohei Oiwa & Ren Narita beat Yuto Nakashima & Tomohiro Ishii. Narita beat Nakashima with a Figure 4.

Match 2: Rocky Romero, Master Wato, Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe beat TAKA Michinoku, DOUKI, El Desperado & Taichi. Wato beat TAKA with Vendeval.

Match 3: Dick Togo, Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL beat Jado, Ryusuke Taguchi, Hikuleo & Hiroyoshi Tenzan. Takahashi pinned Jado after Pimp Juice.

Match 4: YOSHI-HASHI, Toru Yano & Hirooki Goto beat Aaron Henare, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb. Yano pinned Henare.

Match 5: Titan, BUSHI & Tetsuya Naito beat Gideon Gray, Francesco Akira & TJP. Titan pinned Gray after Angel Immortal.

Match 6: Taiji Ishimori, El Phantasmo & KENTA beat Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA & Shingo Takagi by DQ. Takagi DQ’d. Chair use on Phantasmo.

NJPW World TV Title Tournament (15 minute time limit):
Match 7: David Finlay beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru.
Main Event: Zack Sabre Jr. beat Alex Zayne by submission. With 5 seconds left.

The next event is tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:40 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

AEW Dynamite 10/12/22 Results (SPOILERS!)

Here are the quick results from tonight’s AEW Dynamite in Toronto, Canada (SPOILERS for west feed viewers!):

Shortly before the event, AEW signed Renee Paquette (the former Renee Young in WWE) and she was introduced first in her hometown. She did some backstage interviews.

Luchasaurus beat Jungle Boy.

Wardlow & Samoa Joe beat Nick Comoroto & QT Marshall. Joe beat Comoroto with Kokina Clutch. Squash.

Swerve Strickland beat Billy Gunn. Afterwards, Smart Mark Sterling claimed he trademarked “scissor me” so The Acclaimed can’t do it or say it anymore.

ROH World Champion Chris Jericho beat Bryan Danielson to retain the title. Daniel Garcia turned on Danielson to set up the victory and apparently remain solidly in JAS.

Toni Storm & Hikaru Shida beat Jamie Hayter & Britt Baker. Shida pinned Baker with a rollup after reversing a Baker rollup.

Orange Cassidy beat AEW All-Atlantic Champion Pac to become THE NEW AEW ALL-ATLANTIC CHAMPION!

Friday on Rampage: FTR & Shawn Spears vs. Gates Of Agony & Brian Cage, Nyla Rose vs. Anna Jay.A.S., Ethan Page vs. Isaiah Kassidy and Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli vs. The Butcher & The Blade. Rampage will be taped tomorrow.

Next week: Dynamite airs on Tuesday due to the MLB playoffs. AEW Interim Women’s Champion Toni Storm vs. HIkaru Shida for the title, AEW World Champion Jon Moxley vs. Adam Page for the title, and of course MJF.

DDT 10/12/22 Results

DDT ran their monthly big show today headlined a KO-D Tag Team Championship match as Kazusada Higuchi tries to remain a double champion while Damnation TA looks to regain gold after losing the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese.

The announced paid attendance was 419.

Match 1: Yukio Naya & Hideki Okatani beat Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku, Minoru Fujita & MJ Pawl and Yuki Iino & Yumehito Imanari in a 4-way, when Naya pinned Koroku.

A big announcement for the year-ending event on 12/29 at TDC Hall-SKE48 member Yuki Arai, half of the Princess Tag Team Champions in Tokyo Joshi Pro, will participate in the event. AA Eye Candy in DDT! Now as long as she & Saki Akai aren’t put against those deplorable Pheromons…

Match 2: In a Hardcore Match, Toru Owashi beat Kazuki Hirata. This went just 12 seconds. Which led to…
Kazuki Hirata beat Toru Owashi. This went just 14 seconds. Which led to…
Toru Owashi beat Kazuki Hirata. This all led to a KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship challenge alongside Dragon Gate star Naruki Doi. That will happen on 11/12 in Osaka.

Match 3: Yuki Ishida beat Danshoku Dieno. Sanshiro Takagi was special referee and assisted. This set up a big match between Takagi’s army and Pheromons for 10/23-if Pheromons lose, they must disband. But if Takagi’s team loses, Yuki Iino becomes President of CyberFight Corporation (DDT Group owner) for a day. Yikes. It will be a pre-show dark match and a 5 vs. 2 Handicap Match-Takagi, Owashi, Oishi, Akito & Antonio Honda vs. Iino & Dieno (with Yumehito Imanari).

Match 4: Yukio Sakaguchi beat Takeshi Masada by ref stoppage (TKO).

Match 5: Makoto Oishi 20th Anniversary Match: Makoto Oishi, Men’s Teioh (Independent/Freelancer) & Shiori Asahi beat Yuki Ueno, MAO & Shunma Katsumata Oishi pinned Katsumata after Luminous Press.

Match 6: Koju Takeda beat Toui Kojima.

Match 7: Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yuji Hino beat HARASHIMA, Chris Brookes & Masa Takanashi. Endo pinned Takanashi with a backslide.

Main Event: KO-D Tag Team Champions Kazusada Higuchi & Naomi Yoshimura beat Daisuke Sasaki & KANON to retain the titles. Higuchi pinned KANON after Brain Claw Slam. V2 for the champs.

After the main event, Shinya Aoki came out and cashed in his “Money In The Bank” NFT for a title shot anytime, anywhere for a KO-D Openweight Championship match then and there! Which led to…
KO-D Openweight Champion Kazusada Higuchi beat Shinya Aoki by ref stoppage (TKO-headbutt) to retain the title. V3 for Higuchi.

The next event is Saturday at Ewan Stadium in Hokkaido. There will be no live broadcast.

DDT 10/10/22 Results (2 Events)

DDT ran an “only DDT could do it” doubleheader today, first running a traditional event then coming back at midnight for a special hot springs wrestling event, part of the wacky, unusual comedy style DDT is known for.

Event 1:
Today’s first event was held at Komikyo Higashinari Civic Center in Osaka and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 280, a super full house/very near sellout.

Pre-Show Match: Yusuke Okada & Yuki Ishida beat Takao Soma & Takeshi Masada. Okada pinned Masada after Sudden Death.

During the opening greeting & announcements, the opening shout was by DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Keiko Takeshita, Konosuke Takeshita’s mother. Both Kazuki Hirata & referee Matsui (the event’s sponsor) tried to win the belt, which is contested under 24/7 rules anytime, anywhere as long as there is a referee present. Both failed.

Match 1: HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Akito beat Minoru Fujita, MJ Pawl & KANON. HARASHIMA pinned Pawl after Blue Sword.

Match 2: Yuki Iino & Danshoku Dieno vs. Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata, Sanshiro Takagi & Makoto Oishi and Trans Am Hiroshi & Yoshihiko went to a no contest in just 54 seconds. GM Imabayashi stoppage. Which led to…
In an elimination match, Yuki Iino, Danshoku Dieno, Trans Am Hiroshi & Yoshihiko beat Kazuki Hirata, Sanshiro Takahi, Makoto Oishi & Toru Owashi. Yoshihiko was the only winner, last eliminating Hirata. For those unfamiliar with DDT, Yoshihiko is a life-size blow-up sex doll. Ridiculous, absolutely, but the stuff the wrestlers can do on their own with it is just incredible.

Match 3: Toui Kojima & Harutoki beat Hideki Okatani & Yuya Koroku. Kojima pinned Koroku after Kojima in Wonderland.

Match 4: Shuji Ishikawa, Yukio Sakaguchi & Chris Brookes beat Magnitude Kishiwada, Yuji Hino & Yukio Naya. Sakaguchi pinned Naya after God’s Right Knee.

Match 5: Jun Akiyama & Antonio Honda beat Kuishinbo Kamen (Osaka Pro Wrestling) & Kikutaro (Independent/Freelancer). Honda pinned Kamen after an Akiyama Exploder.

Match 6; Tetsuya Endo beat Masa Takanashi.

Match 7: Daisuke Sasaki & HUB (Independent/Freelancer) beat Yuki Ueno & Shunma Katsumata. HUB pinned Katsumata after Aruma Chief.

Main Event: Kazusada Higuchi & Naomi Yoshimura beat Shigehiro Irie (GLEAT) & MAO. Yoshimura pinned MAO after Osaka Pride.

Event 2:
Today’s second event was held at Naniwa health land hot water – Topia in Osaka and likely will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. Based on original plans that could be later today if it hasn’t already happened (it was an 11 AM ET/8 AM PT start).

The announced paid attendance was 30, a legit sellout. Fans attending had to wear swimsuits.

This was a one-match event: In a Falls Count Anywhere match, Shunma Katsumata & Toui Kojima beat Yukio Naya & Yuya Koroku. Katsumata pinned Koroku after Tortoise Splash onto a water back. This match went just a few seconds short of 1 hour.

The next event is Wednesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo headlined by a KO-D Tag Team Championship match. Vocal cheering will be allowed so capacity will be reduced. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.