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New Japan 9/15/22 Results

New Japan continued the BURNING SPIRIT Tour with another non-televised house show today.

Today’s event was held at Kirin Beverage Shunan Sports Center in Yamaguchi. There was no live broadcast and no on demand video will be available.

The announced paid attendance was 789.

Match 1: Yuto Nakashima beat Ryohei Oiwa.

Match 2: Togi Makabe, Yoh, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Dick Togo, Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL. Yoh pinned Togo after Direct Drive.

Match 3: The DKC, Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Gideon Gray, Francesco Akira & TJP. Wato pinned Gray after No. 9.

Match 4; Aaron Henare, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb beat Gedo, Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale. Henare beat Gedo with Ultima.

Match 5: Hikuleo, KENTA & Taiji Ishimori beat Jado, Hiroshi Tanahashi & KUSHIDA. KENTA pinned Jado.

Match 6: BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA & Tetsuya naito beat TAKA Michinoku, SOUKI, Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr. Takahashi pinned TAKA with Nameless Hiromu Roll. Apparently there’s some kind of bet/gimmick going where if TAKA can escape or counter it, he’ll win a growing jackpot from Takahashi, now at around $1500 US.

Main Event: Tomoaki Honma, Toru Yano & Kazuchika Okada beat Bad Dude Tito, Shane Haste & Jonah. Okada pinned Tito after Rainmaker.

The next event is Saturday at Ichiki Kushikino City General Gym in Kagoshima. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 9/15/22 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the STAR NAVIGATION 2022 Tour today with the first half of a Tokyo doubleheader, beginning a quick 2-week sprint to the next Keiji Muto Retirement Road event on 9/25.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNVIERSE in Japanese. The live broadcast was only on ABEMA. You can also watch the first 3 matches FOR FREE on YouTube. Skip to about the 33 minute mark of the replay if you want to jump ahead to the start of the matches.

The announced paid attendance was 538.

Before the event, the promotion announced a change to the card because Yuya Susumu was a late removal from the event. Cervical sprain. Out at least 3 weeks-he will miss the rest of this month’s events, then there’s a one week break before the October schedule begins.

Match 1: Taishi Ozawa Debut Match-Yoshiki Inamura beat Taishi Ozawa. Ozawa is the first rookie to debut in NOAH since Yasutaka Yano.

Match 2: Super Crazy beat Kai Fujimura.

Match 3: Masato Tanaka & Shuhei Taniguchi beat Naomichi Marufuji & Mohammed Yone. Tanaka pinned Yone after Sliding D.

Match 4: Dragon Bane, Alpha Wolf, Extreme Tiger & Alejandro beat Shuji Kondo, Tadasuke, Hajime Ohara & Hi69. Tiger pinned Ohara after a reverse face bomb.

Match 5: Takashi Sugiura, Satoshi Kojima & Masaaki Mochizuki beat Hideki Suzuki, Timothy Thatcher & Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. Kojima pinned Wagner after Western Lariat.

Match 6: HAYATA, Yoshinari Ogawa & Chris Ridgeway beat Atsushi Kotoge, Seiki Yoshioka & YO-HEY. HAYATA pinned Kotoge after 403 Impact.

Main Event: Kaito Kiyomiya, Jack Morris, Masa Kitamiya & Daiki Inaba beat Kenoh, Masakatsu Funaki, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Manaby Soya. Kitomiya pinned Kenoh after a transformed Shining Wizard. Expected pre-major title match building outcome where the challenger beats the champion in a tag match.

The (finally) tour-ender is tomorrow. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

DDT 9/14/22 News (Updated)

Time for a roundup of recent DDT news:
This past weekend in JCW in the US, DDT Extreme Champion Joey Janela successfully defended the title against Beastman in a Body Slam Challenge match. The rule was the first to successfully bodyslam your opponent wins, and Janela managed that. V3 for Janela. Video of the entire event may be available on the Game Changer Wrestling YouTube channel (it was a free livestream).
Former AEW Women's World Champion Riho will be part of Tokyo Joshi Pro's major WRESTLE PRINCESS 3 event on 10/9 at Tokyo Dome City Hall. This is expected to be TJPW's biggest event of the year, although a case can be made for GRAND PRINCESS in March when they ran Ryogoku Kokugikan for the first time.
Ganbare has announced two new events for November-an 11/3 holiday matinee at Yokohama Radiant Hall (11/2 US time) and 11/19 at 2AW Square in Chiba.
The full card for DDT on 10/8 in Chiba was announced and is headlined by a KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship match and two DDT-ONLY WE crossover tag matches. One is an intergender tag of Shunma Katsumata & Saki Akai vs. Hibiscus Mii & Kaji Tomato.

UPDATE: AEW star Abadon, previously announced for the 9/16 TJPW event, is now off that event. Visa issues. She was to have faced Moka Miyamoto. Mei Suruga is the replacement. Refunds will be offered. Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh will also miss the event. Both are on another international excursion.

BREAKING: New Japan Adds 2nd NYC October Event

New Japan has just announced a second October event for New York City-because their 10/28 return sold out almost instantly (only a few tickets left), they have just added a special Halloween event on 10/27. That event will be held at Piccadilly Times Square in NYC. Tickets go on sale Friday but mailing list subscribers can get tickets early beginning tomorrow at 10 AM ET/7 AM PT.
The 10/27 event, and likely 10/28 also, will be available as a PPV on FITE as part of a special bundle pack. Details TBA.

Sumo-September 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 3 Results (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from Day 3 of the September 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament from Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusibi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo
Makuuchi (Top Tier):
Tsurugisho (M15) beat Chiyonokuni (J2)
Hiradoumi (M16) beat Yutakayama (M14)
Chiyoshoma (M14) beat Mitoryu (M16)
Ichiyamamoto (M13) beat Terutsuyoshi (M15)
Oho (M13) beat Ryuden (M12)
Okinoumi (M13) beat Kotoshoho (M11)
Takanosho (M10) beat Chiyotairyu (M11)
Myogiryu (M9) beat Nishikifuji (M10)
Tochinoshin (M8) beat Kotoeko (M9)
Hokutofuji (M8) beat Aoiyama (M7)
Onosho (M7) beat Endo (M6)
Wakamotoharu (M6) beat Takarafuji (M5)
Takayasu (M4) beat Sadanoumi (M5)
Tamawashi (M3) beat NIshigiki (M4)
Hoshoryu (S) beat Ichinojo (K)
Kiribayama (K) beat Wakatakakage (S)
Ura (M3) beat Daieisho (S)
Midorifuji (M1) beat Shodai (O)
Takakeisho (O) beat Tobizaru (M1)
Meisei (M2) beat Mitakeumi (O)
Terunofuji (Y) beat Kotonowaka (M2)
Leader: 6 tied at 3-0. Another Kinboshi chance tomorrow as Terunofuji’s Day 4 opponent is Meisei.

Juryo:
Takakento (J14) beat Kinbozan (J12)
Tochimusashi (J14) beat Gonoyama (J12)
Kitanowaka (J111) beat Tochimaru (J13)
Chiyosakae (J11) beat Oshoma (J13)
Hokuseiho (J9) beat Tokushoryu (J10)
Shimazuumi (J10) beat Daishoho (J8)
Kaisho (J9) beat Daiamami (J8)
Churanoumi (J6) beat Enho (J7)
Kotokuzan (J7) beat Hidenoumi (J5)
Bushozan (J4) beat Akua (J6)
Tohakuryu (J3) beat Atamifuji (J3)
Kagayaki (J4) beat Azumaryu (J2)
Shimanoumi (J1) beat Chiyomaru (J1)
Leader: Churanoumi, Chiyosakae, Tochimusashi (3-0)

Asanoyama Watch: No match today. He is scheduled to face Tochikamiyama (Makushita 14) tomorrow on Day 4. For those curious, his opponent on Day 1, the debuting Kawazoe aka the human slinky, will face Nishinoryu in his second career match.0

DDT 9/13/22 Results

DDT resumed their current tour today with a house show in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Asakusa Flower Theater in Tokyo and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 233, a legit sellout.

Match 1: Dark match-Tawaramachi Kid Jr. & Supermarket Grilled Meat Machine (probably Super Sasadango Machine) beat Sumo Ninja 9 & Torin Tatami. Kid pinned Tatami after an explosive bulldog.

Match 2: Yuki Iino & Danshoku Dieno vs. Yukio Sakaguchi & Kazuki Hirata and Akito & Sanshiro Takagi in a 3-way went to a no contest. GM Imabayashi stoppage.

Match 3: Daisuke Sasaki & KANON beat Yuji Hino & Tomomitsu Matsunaga. Sasaki beat Matsunaga with a crossface.

Match 4: MAO & Shunma Katsumata beat Makoto Oishi & Yoshihiko. Katsumata pinned Oishi after Totonoe Splash.

Match 5: Chris Brookes & Kid Lycos beat Hideki Okatani & Takeshi Masada. Lycos pinned Masada after Ink Bomb.

Koriki Choshu appeared for a comedy segment.

Match 6: HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Yukio Naya beat Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yusuke Okada. Naya pinned Okada after a backdrop.

Main Event: Konosuke Takeshita, Yuki Ueno & Toui Kojima beat Kazusada Higuchi, Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida. Takeshita pinned Ishida after Zani.

The next event is “STERNNESS 30th Anniversary-Jun Akiyama 30th Anniversary Commemoration” Sunday at Korakuen Hall. Vocal support by fans will be allowed so it will be reduced capacity. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Saturday at 10:30 PM ET/7:30 PM PT.

New Japan 9/13/22 Results

New Japan continued the BURNING SPIRIT Tour today with another of the current series of non-televised house shows.

Today’s event was held at Towa Pharmaceutical RACTAB Dome Sub-Arena aka Kadoma Sports Center in Osaka. There was no live broadcast and no on demand video will be available.

The announced paid attendance was 685.

Match 1: Kosei Fujita beat Yuto Nakashima.

Match 2: Tomoaki Honma, Yoh, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Dick Togo, Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL. YOSHI-HASHI pinned Togo after Shoto.

Match 3: Aaron Henare, Francesco Akira & TJP beat Jado, Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi. Henare beat Jado with Ultima.

Match 4: Gideon Gray, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb beat Gedo, Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale. Khan beat Gedo with Subaru Sheep Killer Hold.

Match 5: Hikuleo, Taiji Ishimori & KENTA beat The DKC, Hiroshi Tanahashi & KUSHIDA. Hikuleo pinned DKC after a chokeslam.

Match 6: BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito beat TAKA Michinoku, DOUKI, Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr. SANADA beat TAKA with Skull End.

Main Event: Toru Yano, Togi Makabe & Kazuchika Okada beat Bad Dude Tito, Shane Haste & Jonah. Okada pinned Tito after Rainmaker.

The next event is Thursday at Kirin Beverage Shunan General Sports Center in Yamaguchi. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Sumo-September 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 2 Results (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from Day 2 of the September 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

Chiyomaru (J1) beat Mitoryu (M16)
Hiradoumi (M16) beat Tsurugisho (M15)
Chiyoshoma (M14) beat Terutsuyoshi (M15)
Oho (M13) beat Yutakayama (M14)
Okinoumi (M12) beat Ichiyamamoto (M13)
Ryuden (M12) beat Chiyotairyu (M11)
Nishikifuji (M10) beat Kotoshoho (M11)
Takanosho (M10) beat Kotoeko (M9)
Myogiryu (M9) beat Tochinoshin (M8)
Hokutofuji (M8) beat Onosho (M7)
Wakamotoharu (M6) beat Aoiyama (M7)
Sadanoumi (M5) beat Endo (M6)
Nishikigi (M4) beat Takarafuji (M5)
Ura (M3) beat Takayasu (M4)
Meisei (M2) beat Wakatakakage (S)
Tamawashi (M3) beat Daieisho (S)
Hoshoryu (S) beat Kotonowaka (M2)
Takakeisho (O) beat Midorifuji (M1)
Kiribayama (K) beat Shodai (O)
Mitakeumi (O) beat Ichinojo (K)
Tobizaru (M1) beat Terunofuji (Y). KINBOSHI! (Gold Star Victory, awarded when a Maegashira, considered a rank-and-file wrestler in the top tier, defeats a Yokozuna in a scheduled match. Not awarded when victory is by default/withdrawal. The prize for a Kinboshi is additional bonus prize money-I believe the equivalent of $300 US-each day the wrestler is active in a tournament for the rest of their career. The bonus is cumulative if more than one is earned). 1st career Kinboshi for Tobizaru. There is another Kinboshi chance on Day 3 because Terunofuji’s next opponent is Kotonowaka.

Juryo:
Tochimusashi (J14) beat Takakento (J14)
Oshoma (J13) beat Tochimaru (J13)
Kinbozan (J12) beat Gonoyama (J12)
Chiyosakae (J11) beat Kitanowaka (J11)
Tokushoryu (J10) beat Shimazuumi (J10)
Hokuseiho (J9) beat Daiamami (J8)
Daishoho (J8) beat Kaisho (J9)
Enho (J7) beat Kotokuzan (J7)
Churanoumi (J6) beat Akua (J6)
Hidenoumi (J5) beat Kagayaki (J4)
Bushozan (J4) beat Tohakuryu (J3)
Azumaryu (J2) beat Atamifuji (J3)
Shimanoumi (J1) beat Chiyonokuni (J2)

Asanoyama Watch: The former Ozeki defeated Kawazoe in his first match in Makushita. Kawazoe, making his Grand Sumo Debut, was clearly overmatched but earned huge cheers and respect for being bent all the way back on his knees like a slinky before being forced out by Asanoyama in a yoritaoshi (frontal crush out). An absolutely incredible sight that won him a lot of fans. No match on Day 3.

New Japan 9/12/22 Partial Results (Special Event)

Although New Japan did not have an event today, the Suzuki-gun faction put on a special TAKA Michinoku 30th Anniversary event which New Japan put on as a PPV.

Today’s event was held at Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 in Tokyo and can be watched on demand as a PPV on New Japan World. The cost is around $22.50 US, if you are not a current New Japan World subscriber you’ll also need to pay for a monthly subscription, which brings the actual total to around $30. It will be available to all New Japan World subscribers at a later date, based on other PPVs now removed from paywalls it will likely be some time early next year. These results are partial results as New Japan’s website listed 4 matches but there may have been as many as 7.

The announced paid attendance was 1940.

Match 1: TAKA Michinoku, DOUKI, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Minoru Suzuki beat Akira Jumanji, Genta Yubari, Hideki Sekine & Hikaru Sato. Suzuki pinned Jumanji after a Gotch-style piledriver. The losing team was all mixed martial arts fighters although Sato has also been a wrestler for a good two decades or close to it.

Match 2-4: Results unknown (not posted by New Japan).

Match 5: TAKA Michinoku 30th Anniversary Match: Gedo, Dick Togo & The Great Sasuke beat Kaz Hayashi (GLEAT), CIMA (GLEAT) & TAKA Michinoku. Gedo beat TAKA with Gedo Clutch.

Match 6: Taichi 20th Anniversary Match: Ryusuke Taguchi & Hirooki Goto beat Yoshitatsu (All-Japan Pro Wrestling) & Taichi. Goto pinned Yoshitatsu when everyone turned on him and pinned him simultaneously, Taichi included.

Main Event: In a No DQ Deathmatch, El Desperado beat Jun Kasai (Freedoms).

In other news, New Japan announced IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions FTR vs. Aussie Open for the titles at Royal Quest 2 on 10/1 in England. Aussie Open will look to become double champions as they currently hold the STRONG Tag Team Championship while FTR also are the AAA and Ring Of Honor Tag Team Champions, sometimes defending them in All Elite Wrestling.

Sumo-September 2022 Tournament Day 1 Results (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from Opening Day of the September 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament from Tokyo:
Key to Rankings: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi-S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

Makuuchi (Top Tier):
Hiradoumi (M16) beat Shimanoumi (J1)
Mitoryu (M16) beat Tsurugisho (M15)
Terutsuyoshi (M15) beat Yutakayama (M14)
Oho (M13) beat Chiyoshoma (M14)
Ichiyamamoto (M13) beat Ryuden (M12)
Chiyotairyu (M11) beat Okinoumi (M12)
Takanosho (M10) beat Kotoshoho (M11)
Nishikifuji (M10) beat Kotoeko (M9)
Hokutofuji (M8) beat Myogiryu (M9)
Tochinoshin (M8) beat Onosho (M7)
Endo (M6) beat Aoiyama (M7)
Wakamotoharu (M6) beat Sadanoumi (M5)
Takayasu (M4) beat Takarafuji )M5)
Nishigiki (M4) beat Ura (M3)
Daieisho (S) beat Meisei (M2)
Tamawashi (M3) beat Hoshoryu (S)
Kotonowaka (M2) beat Wakatakakage (S)
Mitakeumi (O) beat Midorifuji (M1)
Shodai (O) beat Tobizaru (M1)
Ichinojo (K) beat Takakeisho (O)
Terunofuji (Y) beat Kiribayama (K)
WITHDRAWAL: Abi (K). Right elbow and left ankle injuries. Pre-tournament withdrawal on Friday so matches were shuffled and nobody got a free win.
Of note: It appears anybody who was forced to withdraw from the July tournament due to coronavirus outbreaks (or injury in Mitakeumi’s case) was not demoted despite having what was considered losing records. That means Mitakeumi gets another chance to get out of Kadoban status as Ozeki. Also, both top tier debuts (Hiradoumi & Mitoryu) won their debut matches.

Juryo:
Tochimusashi (J14) beat Roga (Ms1)
Takakento (J14) beat Tochimaru (J13)
Kinbozan (J12) beat Oshoma (J13)
Gonoyama (J12) beat Kitanowaka (J11)
Chiyosakae (J11) beat Tokushoryu (J10)
Shimazuumi (J10) beat Kaisho (J9)
Daishoho (J8) beat Hokuseiho (K9)
Daiamami (J6) beat Enho (J7)
Churanoumi (J6) beat Kotokuzan (J7)
Akua (J6) beat Asanowaka (J5) by default/withdrawal
Hidenoumi (J6) beat Bushozan (J4)
Yohakuryu (J3) beat Kagataki (J4)
Atamifuji (J3) beat Chiyonokuni (J2)
Chiyomaru (J1) beat Azumaryu (J2)
WITHDRAWAL: Asanowaka (J5). Coronavirus or at least symptoms or something related. Reportedly tested positive but it was roughly 2 weeks ago.
Of note: Tochimusashi was previously Kanno before a pre-tournament name change. He won his Juryo debut as did Kinbozan, the first rikishi from Kazakhstan to ever reach this ranking.

Lower tier notes:
Asanoyama Watch: No match today. Should have his first match tomorrow on Day 2. The former Ozaki, who returned in July after a 1 year suspension, went a perfect 7-0 and won the Sandanme tournament. His opponent tomorrow will be a fellow Makushita 15 in his career debut.