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AEW Rampage 7/29/22 Results (SPOILERS!)

Here are the quick results from tonight’s TAPED AEW Rampage in Worcester, MA (SPOILERS for west feed viewers):
This was again held under the Fight For The Fallen theme from Dynamite this past week, a fundraiser for Oceana.

Best Friends & Orange Cassidy beat Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt & Satnam Singh. Cassidy pinned Dutt after ORange Punch. Supposedly Dutt can’t really wrestle anymore. Singh only came in for one real spot early.

Ethan Page beat Leon Ruffin. Squash.

Claudio Castagnoli promo turns into Wheeler Tuta-Chris Jericho for next week on Dynamite. And it’s for Jericho’s Interim AEW World Title shot the following week.

Lee Moriarty beat Matt Sydal. Stokely Hathaway tried to recruit Moriarty afterwards.

Anna Jay beat Ruby Soho by technical submission.

Another episode I didn’t care for and is mostly skippable except for the Yuta-Jericho stuff and the main event, which at least was decent despite those typical long commercial breaks during ALL Women’s matches.

Next week on Dynamite, in addition to what was announced Wednesday: Cassidy-Lethal, Powerhouse Hobbs squashes a jobber, Jericho-Yuta and The Acclaimed vs. Gunn Club in a Dumpster Match. PERFECT!

Next week: Rampage is LIVE! They also will tape Battle Of The Belts 3 for airing on 8/6, which will feature Castagnoli vs. Konosuke Takeshita for the ROH World Championship.

BREAKING: New Japan Announces Women’s Title

King Of Sports…and soon Queen Of Sports? At a conference call in Japan today, New Japan and women’s promotion Stardom announced the creation of the IWGP Women’s Championship. The plan is for it to be defended on New Japan events in both Japan and the USA. The inaugural champion will be crowned at a joint NJPW-Stardom event on 11/20 at Ariake Arena in Japan. It could be defended in Stardom too but apparently it will be a New Japan title.

Both New Japan and Stardom are owned by Bushiroad Corporation.

More as it becomes available.

All-Japan 7/29/22 Results

All-Japan wrapped up the Summer Action Series ’22 Tour today with a house show to finish the build to their upcoming Royal Road Tournament.

Today’s event was held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 169.

Match 1: Hokuto Omori beat Toshizo & Black Menso-re in a 3-way by pinning Menso-re.

Match 2: Mitsuru Sato & Dan Tamura beat Yoshitatsu & Izanagi. Tamura pinned Iazangi after a powerbomb.

Match 3: Takao Omori beat Ryo Inoue.

Match 4: Shuji Ishikawa & Renji Ayabe beat Tajiri & Cyrus. Ishikawa pinned Tajiri after Fire Thunder.

Match 5: Suwama & KONO vs. Shotaro Ashino & Ryuki Honda went to a no contest.

Main Event: Jake Lee, Yuma Aoyagi & Ryo Aoyagi beat Kento Miyahara, Rising Hayato & Takuya Nomura. Yuma pinned Hayato after THE FOOL.

The next event is 8/7 at Korakuen Hall with the start of the 9th Royal Road Tournament. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin on 8/6 at 10:30 PM ET/7:30 PM PT.

UPDATE: An All-Asia Tag Team Title match scheduled for this event was a late cancellation because co-champion Minoru missed the event. Fever, potentially coronavirus. Match to be rescheduled later.

AEW Dynamite 7/27/22 Results (SPOILERS!)

Here are the quick results from tonight’s AEW Dynamite in Worcester, MA (SPOILERS for west coast viewers!):
Tonight was the annual “Fight For The Fallen” charity fundraiser episode. Unlike in years past, when the fundraisers were for military/veterans’ support organizations, this year’s charity was Oceana, which supports ocean preservation/conservation efforts. There was a Shark Week tie-in for new parent company Discovery with a campaign to ban shark fin trading or similar.

Interim AEW World Champion Jon Moxley beat Rush by ref stoppage to retain the title. Chris Jericho came out post-match to challenge for the title. That match will happen in 2 weeks.

The long-rumored AEW Trios Title is officially announced. A tournament is coming up to crown inaugural champions, wrapping up at All Out.

FTW Champion Ricky Starks beat Danhausen to retain the title. Squash. Starks made another open challenge afterwards. Which led to…
Hook beat FTW Champion Ricky Starks to become THE NEW FTW CHAMPION! Starks promo post-match after commercial interrupted when Powerhouse Hobbs laid out Starks. The promo before the shock ending was FIRE.

Sammy Guevara beat Dante Martin. Martin had Skye Blue in his corner to counter Tay Conti, which spectacularly backfired as the jobber did less than nothing.

Jungle Boy interview & Christian Cage promo. HEAT. This is a must-see.

Swerve Strickland beat Tony Nese & Smart Mark Sterling in a handicap match. Keith Lee was banned from ringside. Post-match, cameras showed Lee laid out backstage, apparently by Josh Woods.

Highlights from last night’s Dark, where Pac successfully defended the AEW All-Atlantic Championship.

AEW Women’s World Champion Thunder Rosa beat Miyu Yamashita to retain the title.

Daniel Garcia beat Bryan Danielson by technical submission. Finish set up by interference from Jake Hager, who was hiding under the ring.

AEW will make it’s Canada debut in October with a live Dynamite on 10/12 and a Rampage taping on 10/13, both in Toronto.

Friday on Rampage: Matt Sydal vs. Lee Moriarty, Ethan Page vs. Leon Ruff, Anna Jay vs. Ruby Soho and Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt & Satnam Singh vs. Best Friends.

Next week: Adam Cole is back, Matt Hardy vs. Christian Cage and Thunder Rosa & Toni Storm vs. Britt Baker & Jamie Hayter. More TBA on Rampage.
After Dynamite went off the air, AEW announced NEW ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli will appear on Rampage.

New Japan 7/27/22 Results

New Japan ran Day 7 of the G1 CLIMAX 32 today, getting to the point where several participants are reaching the halfway point with their 3rd tournament match.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1323, a full house/near sellout. 2nd straight full house, and attendance was up 10 from yesterday.

Match 1: Sho & EVIL beat Yuto Nakashima & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Sho beat Nakashima with an armbar.

Match 2: El Phantasmo & KENTA beat Royce Isaacs & Ton Lawlor. Phantasmo pinned Isaacs after CR 2.

Match 3: Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb beat Bad Dude Tito & Jonah. Khan beat Tito with a sheep killer hold.

Match 4: Gedo, Juice Robinson, Chase Owens & Jay White beat Ryohei Oiwa, David Finlay, YOSHI-HASHI & Kazuchika Okada. Owens pinned Oiwa after C Trigger.

Match 5: BUSHI, SANADA, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito beat TAKA Michinoku, Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi & Lance Archer. SANADA beat TAKA with Skull End.

G1 CLIMAX:
Match 6: Block D-Will Ospreay beat Yujiro Takahashi.
Match 7: Block A-Bad Luck Fale beat Toru Yano.
Match 8: Block C-Hirooki Goto beat Aaron Henare.
Main Event: Block B-Tomohiro Ishii beat Tama Tonga.

Day 8 is Saturday at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

New Japan 7/26/22 Results

New Japan ran Day 6 of the G1 CLIMAX 32 today, reaching the point where all participants have now had at least one match in the tournament.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1312, a full house/near sellout.

Match 1: Sho & Yujiro Takahashi beat Yuto Nakashima & Ryohei Oiwa. Sho beat Nakashima with Snake Bite.

Match 2: Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Bad Dude Tito & Jonah. Yano pinned Tito.

Match 3: Aaron Henare, Jeff Cobb & Will Ospreay beat Jado, Tama Tonga & Hirooki Goto. Henare beat Jado with Ultima.

Match 4: YOSHI-HASHI, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kazuchika Okada beat TAKA Michinoku, Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr. YOSHI-HASHI pinned TAKA after a raised lariat.

Match 5: BUSHI, SANADA, Shingo Takago & Tetsuya Naito beat Gedo, El Phantasmo, Bad Luck Fale & Jay White. BUSHI pinned Gedo after MX.

G1 CLIMAX:
Match 6: Block B-Chase Owens beat Great-O-Khan.
Match 7: Block C-EVIL beat KENTA by countout.
Match 8: Block A-Lance Archer beat Tom Lawlor.
Main Event: Block D-David Finlay beat Juice Robinson.

Standings:
Block A:
1-Okada, 2-0, 4 pts
2-Yano, 1-1, 2 pts
3-Archer, 1-1, 2 pts
4-Cobb, 1-1, 2 pts
5-Fale, 1-1, 2 pts
6-Jonah, 0-1, 0 pts
7-Lawlor, 0-1, 0 pts

Block B:
1-White, 2-0, 4 pts
2-Tonga, 1-0, 2 pts
3-SANADA, 1-1, 2 pts
4-Owens, 1-1, 2 pts
5-Taichi, 1-1, 2 pts
6-Khan, 0-1, 0 pts
7-Ishii, 0-2, 0 pts

Block C:
1-Sabre, 2-0, 4 pts
2-Goto, 1-0, 2 pts
3-EVIL, 1-0, 2 pts
4-Henare, 1-1, 2 pts
5-Tanahashi, 1-1, 2 pts
6-KENTA, 0-2, 0 pts
7-Naito, 0-2, 0 pts

Block D:
1-Ospreay, 1-0, 2 pts
2-Finlay, 1-1, 2 pts
3-Takagi, 1-1, 2 pts
4-Robinson, 1-1, 2 pts
5-Phantasmo, 1-1, 2 pts
6-Takahashi, 1-1, 2 pts
7-YOSHI-HASHI, 0-1, 0 pts

Day 7 is tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan Late Changes for 7/26-7/27

New Japan has announced some last-minute changes for the undercards of the G1 CLIMAX 32 events tomorrow and Wednesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo-Kosei Fujita is now off both events. Precautionary due to “damage sustained” Wednesday. For tomorrow, he was to have teamed with Yuto Nakashima to face Sho & Yujiro Takahashi. Ryohei Oiwa is the replacement. On Wednesday, Fujita was to have been in a 8-man tag with Kazuchika Okada, YOSHI-HASHI & David Finlay vs. Gedo, Chase Owens, Juice Robinson & Jay White. Oiwa again is the replacement and, as a result, what had been a 6-man tag of Oiwa, Nakashima & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Dick Togo, Sho & EVIL is now Nakashima & Tanahashi vs. Sho & EVIL as Togo is now off as well.
No word on how long Fujita may be out.

New Japan News: STRONG Tag Team Champions Crowned (SPOILERS!)

At yesterday’s NJPW STRONG tapings, the first STRONG Tag Team Champions were crowned at the conclusion of a tournament to crown inaugural champions. It’s going to be at least a couple months before the episodes make it to New Japan World and FITE, so if you want to avoid SPOILERS, stop reading now. If you DO want to know who won, read on…

Aussie Open. Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher beat Christopher Daniels & Yuya Uemura to win the tournament and the titles.

All-Japan 7/24/22 Results

All-Japan continued the SUMMER ACTION SERIES 2022 Tour with a small house show today, continuing to build to the upcoming Royal Road tournament.

Today’s event was held at 2AW Square in Chiba and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 150. It’s a very small venue so that’s not a bad number.

Match 1: Takao Omori & Ruo Inoue beat Shotaro Ashino & Seigo Tachibana. Omori pinned Tachibana after Ax Bomber.

Match 2: Tajiri & Curys beat Izanagi & Black Menso-re. Curys pinned Menso-re after a reverse splash.

Match 3: Renji Ayabe beat Dan Tamura.

Match 4: Yuma Aoyagi beat Yoshitatsu.

Match 5: Mitsuru Sato beat Suwama by DQ. Chalk usage.

Match 6: Shuji Ishikawa beat Tatsuki Honda.

Match 7: Kento Miyahara vs. Ryo Aoyagi went to a 15 minute time limit draw.

Main Event: Jake Lee & Hokuto Omori beat Naoya Nomura & Mizuki Watase. Lee pinned Watase after D4C.

The next event is Friday at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo, which will feature an All-Asia Tag Team Title match. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

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

Here are the quick results from Day 15-the Final Day of the July 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament from Nagoya:
Key: M-Maegashira; K-Komusubi; S-Sekiwake; O-Ozeki; Y-Yokozuna; J-Juryo (2nd tier)
Makuuchi (Top tier)
Onosho (M15) beat Chiyonokuni (J5)
Hidenoumi (J1) beat Myogiryu (M14)
Takarafuji (M12) beat Ryuden (J1)
Mitoryu (J4) beat Shimanoumi (M9)
Yutakayama (M16) beat Tochinoshin (M8)
Nishikifuji (M17) beat Hokutofuji (M7) by default/withdrawal
Chiyomaru (M17) beat Okinoumi (M7) by default/withdrawal
Terutsuyoshi (M12) beat Aoiyama (M6)
Sadanoumi (M5) beat Oho (M15)
Wakamotoharu (M4) beat Chiyotairyu (M10)
Ichinojo (M2) beat Ura (M3). Takakeisho cannot win the championship
Kiribayama (M1) beat Chiyoshoma (M13)
Meisei (M10) beat Abi (K)
Midorifuji (M11) beat Hoshoryu (K)
SHodai (O) beat Wakatakakage (S). No Ozeki for Wakatakakage, only 29 wins the last 3 tournaments (need 30)
Takakeisho (O) beat Terunofuji (Y). ICHINOJO YUSHO!
WITHDRAWALS: Hokutofuji (M7), Okinoumi (M7). Coronavirus.
CHAMPION: Ichinojo (M2) (13-2). 1st career championship
SPECIAL PRIZES:
Outstanding Performance (most wins against Ozeki & Yokozuna by non-Sanyaku rank): Ichinojo
Fighting Spirit (best performance overall by low rank): Nishikifuji
Technique (most different winning techniques used): NONE

Juryo:
Oki (Makushita 13) beat Yago (J12)
Akiseyama (Makushita 6) beat Tochimaru (J11)
Kaisei (J11) beat Chiyoarashi (Makushita 5)
Enho (J8) beat Kitanowaka (J12)
Kotokuzan (J7) beat Gonoyama (J14)
Hokuseiho (J13) beat Bushozan (J7)
Atamifuji (J6) beat Chiyosakae (J14)
Hiradoumi (J8) beat Tokushoryu (J5)
Churanoumi (K9) beat Asanowaka (J4)
Akua (J7) beat Kagayaki (J3)
CHAMPION: Ryuden (J1) (12-3). 2nd Juryo Championship and 7th career championship
Makushita Champion: Yoshii (Makushita 38)
Sandanme Champion: Asanoyama (Sandanme 22)
Jonidan Champion: Hitoshi (Jonidan 62)
Jonokuchi Champion: Takahashi (Jonokuchi 17)

The July Tournament has now come to a close. The next tournament is the September Tournament from 9/11-9/25 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. Tickets go on sale August 6 and the Banzuke is scheduled to be announced on August 29. A full tournament recap post and final standings is coming soon.