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Sumo-July 2025 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 7 Results (7/17/25) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 7-Promotion Day-of the July 2025 Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya (and apologies for not posting the results the last several days, it’s not possible during the week now due to work schedule conflicts and not having cell phone/internet access at my new job):
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

Makuuchi (top tier):
Fujinokawa (M14) beat Mitakeumi (M16)
Kusano (M14) beat Kotoeiho (M17)
Shodai (M13) beat Shishi (M17)
Midorifuji (M12) beat Kayo (M17)
Kotoshoho (M15) beat Tokihayate (M11)
Roga (M10) beat Churanoumi (M13)
Atamifuji (M10) beat Asakoryu (M12)
Takanosho (M11) beat Chiyoshoma (M9)
Sadanoumi (M8) beat Tobizaru (M7)
Gonoyama (M6) beat Ura (M9)
Ichiyamamoto (M8) beat Takerufuji (M6)
Hiradoumi (M5) beat Meisei (M5)
Onokatsu (M3) beat Oho (M2)
Abi (M2) beat Wakamotoharu (M1)
Aonishiki (M1) beat Oshoma (K)
Tamawashi (M4) beat Wakatakakage (S)
Kirishima (S) beat Takayasu (K)
Kotozakura (O) beat Hakuoho (M4)
Onosato (Y) beat Kinbozan (M3)
Leader: 6 at 6-1
WITHDRAWALS: Day 5-Hoshoryu (Y), Hidenoumi (M16). Hoshoryu-toe. Out 4 weeks. Tournament over. He wanted to push through it but stablemaster Tatsunami talked him out of it. Aggravated the injury in a loss earlier this week to Aonishiki, one of 3 straight Kinboshi-granting losses. That is BAD. That means since promotion he has gone 5 days & withdrawal (5-5-5), 12-3 and runner-up including handing champion Onosato his only loss in May, 5 days & withdrawal (1-4-10). This tournament also includes an absolutely embarrassing blown call by the chief referee when Hoshoryu was decvalred the winner when he had clearly been forced out of the ring first.
Hidenoumi-right calf. Will return tomorrow. Will be the equivalent of 0-7 so he must win out to avoid likely demotion to Juryo.
Also of note: Daieisho is officially out for the entire tournament. His iron man career streak (excluding 2 coronavirus protocol-related absences) ended when he missed the first day.
Of note today-wise: The last unbeaten fell as Mitakeumi’s surprise unbeaten start was ended by Fujinokawa, who since an 0-2 start in his top tier debut now has won 5 straight. Also quite an early match when Kayo got Kayo’d trying to pull a HENKA! on Midorifuji but it was perfectly read and caught and the MUCH SMALLER Midorifuji quickly bulldozed Kayo out to 0-7, one more loss sends him back to Juryo with demotion. That being said, seeing a 400-pound-plus wrestler try to pull that off is still incredible. They are much more agile than you’d think. Watch for a potential Takerufuji withdrawal as he injured his right arm/bicep in a Day 6 win and it clearly is affecting him now. If he can’t finish the tournament, his top tier position is almost certainly safe as he currently is 4-3. The leaderboard includes Onosato among the 6 co-leaders plus rookie Kusano and, proving age does mean nothing, Iron Man Tamawashi. And hopefully Kotozakura is back on track too, after another shaky 1-2 start the lone Ozeki has now won 4 straight and a badly slumping Oshoma tomorrow could make it 5 and keep him one off the pace.

Juryo:
Daiamami (J13) beat Otsuji (J12)
Mita (J11) beat Miyanokaze (J14)
Kotokuzan (J14) beat Tsurugisho (J9)
Nishikifuji (J9) beat Hatsuyama (J13)
Takarafuji (J7) beat Shimanoumi (J12)
Shiden (J11) beat Kaayaki (J7)
Daiseizan (J6) beat Kazekwno (J8)
Hitoshi (J6) beat Fujiseiun (J8)
Oshoumi (J3) beat Hakuyozan (J5)
Tamashoho (J3) beat Tomokaze (J2)
Shonannoumi (J2) beat Tochitaikai (J4)
Tohakuryu (J5) beat Ryuden (J1)
Nishikigi (J1) beat Shirokuma (J4)
Leader: Shonannoumi, Daiseizan, Nishikifuji (6-1)
WITHDRAWAL: Day 5-Mitoryu (J10). Hemorrhoids. Out 1 week. Expected back for the last few days. Will be demoted regardless because he was 0-5 at the time of withdrawal. Also, Nabatame has had ACL surgery per stablemaster Futagoyama. Out 8 months so his 2025 is over. Expected to be demoted to the Sandanme.

Lower tier notes:
Today is the first half of Promotion Day, where those leading the divisions usually finish the days with 4 wins and thus clinch promotions for the next tournament. So far in the Makushita 7 have reached that mark to share the lead, this means co-leader Asahakuryu at Ms3 will have a chance at Juryo promotion in September. He does need one more to make it certain. Asanoyama? 2-2 after a loss today so he must win at least 2 of his last 3 to return to Juryo next time. Enho is also 2-2 and can’t be promoted up next time. In the Sandanme, 3 are currently 4-0 with nearly 20 more trying to earn promotion tomorrow. The Jonidan has 8 at 4-0 with 3 more going for that tomorrow, while the Jonokuchi has one at 4-0 with 4 more trying for promotion tomorrow.

Reminder: NHK World Japan will have 50 minutes of LIVE top tier coverage in English tomorrow beginning at 1:10 AM PT/4:10 AM ET.

New Japan 7/19/25 Results

New Japan kicked off the G1 CLIMAX 35 Tournament, the promotion’s biggest annual tournament, today in Hokkaido. The Road To Tokyo Dome has officially begun.

Today’s event was held at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kita Yell in Hokkaido and can be watched on demand OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY on New Japan World. This event aired in Japan as part of WORLD PRO WRESTLING LIVE 2025 exclusively on TV Asahi.

The announced paid attendance was 2579.

All matches were G1 CLIMAX matches, 30 minute time limit.
Match 1: Block B: YOSHI-HASHI beat Shingo Takagi.
Match 2: Block A: EVIL beat Callum Newman by submission.
Match 3: Block B: Drilla Moloney beat Great-O-Khan.
Match 4: Block A: Yuya Uemura beat Boltin Oleg.
Match 5: Block B: Shota Umino beat El Phantasmo.
Match 6: Block A: Ryohei Oiwa beat David Finlay.
Match 7: Block B: Konosuke Takeshita beat Gabriel Kidd by ref stoppage (technical submission).
Match 8: Block A: Yota Tsuji beat SANADA.
Match 9: Block B: Ren Narita beat Zack Sabre Jr.
Mian Event: Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Taichi.

Day 2 is tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin TONIGHT at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 7/19/25 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH ran the first half of a special 25th Anniversary doubleheader today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in English. The live broadcast was an ABEMA exclusive in Japan and will be available in Japanese shortly.

The announced paid attendance was 1596, a legit advance sellout including standing room only tickets.

Match 1: Naomichi Marufuji & Daiki Odashima beat KENTA & Junta Miyawaki. Odashima pinned Miyawaki after Rotating Hell Olympics Part 1.

Match 2: Dragon Bane, Alpha Wolf & Super Crazy beat Shuhei Taniguchi, Will Kroos & Hajime Ohara. Bane pinned Ohara after Twisterbane.

Match 3: Manabu Soya, Daiki Inaba, Saxon Huxley & Yuto Kikuchi beat Ulka Sasaki, AMAKUSA, Eita & Black Menso-re. Soya pinned MEnso-re after Ballistic.

Match 4: Takashi Sugiura & Daga beat Tetsuya Endo & Atsushi Kotoge. Daga pinned Kotoge after Diablo Wings.

Match 5: Jack Morris, Tadasuke, Owadasan & TBA, a supposed new Team 2000X member revealed to be Knull, beat Kaito Kiyomiya, Galeno, Alejandro & Harutoki. Knull pinned Alejandro after a chokeslam.

Match 6: GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion YO-HEY beat HAYATA to retain the title. V4 for YO-HEY.

Main Event: Kenoh beat GHC Heavyweight Champion OZAWA by ref stoppage (KO/TKO) to win the title. Kenoh becomes the 47th GHC Heavyweight Champion. Next up: KENTA. That match will happen tomorrow.

The second half of the doubleheader is tomorrow. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin TONIGHT at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET.

All-Japan News: Royal Road Tournament Set, More (Updated)

All-Japan has announced the field for the 2025 Royal Road Tournament, a single-elimination bracket-style tournament for Heavyweights only coming up in August & September. There are 16 entrants this year, 15 of which were revealed today: Jun Saito, Rei Saito, Ren Ayabe, Kento Miyahara, Yuma Aoyagi, Hideki Suzuki, Shotaro Ashino, Ryuki Honda, Hokuto Omori, Koran, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Xyon, Kengo Mashimo, Naoya Nomura and, noteworthy, Odyssey aka the former Odyssey Jones in WWE. Entrant 16 is TBA, whoever it is will face Rei Saito in Round 1. TBA will be revealed via participation on 8/3 at Ota City General Gym.
The other Round 1 matchups:
Kento Miyahara vs. Kengo Mashimo
Yuma Aoyagi vs. Naoya Nomura
Shotaro Ashino vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Hideki Suzuki vs. Odyssey
Ryuki Honda vs. Koran
Hokuto Omori vs. Xyon
Jun Saito vs. Ren Ayabe

Ayabe is the defending tournament winner.

All matches will be held under PWF Rules, 1 fall with no time limit. Round 1 will be on 8/24 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, 8/30 at Kunibiki Messe Large Exhibition Hall in Shimane and 8/31 at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe. The Quarterfinals will be 9/3 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and 9/6 at Light Cube Utsunomiya in Tochigi. The Semifinals & Finals will be 9/15 at Korakuen.

Also set for 8/3 is a GAORA TV Championship match-after Takashi successfully retained the title in a 5-way in Dragon Gate at Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 2025 last weekend, his next challenger has been announced-because apparently he’s a draw if nothing else, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan.

UPDATE: Fallout from 7/17-after Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi successfully defended the All-Japan World Tag Team Championship, the next challenge came from Hideki Suzuki & Kengo Mashimo. Accepted and it’s now official. That match will happen on 8/3. Also, I incorrectly stated the 7/17 match was V4 for the champs. It actually was V3.

Stardom 7/17/25 Results

Stardom ran their last house show for a while today in Aomori.

Today’s event was held at Ulry 1st Floor Multipurpose Hall in Aomori and will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 572.

Match 1: Saya Kamitani & Momo Watanabe beat Natsupoi & Sayaka Kurara. Kamitani pinned Natsupoi after Star Crusher.

Match 2: Miyu Amasaki beat Saki Kashima & Ema Maishima in a 3-way by pinning Maishims.

Match 3: Ranna Yagami & Kiyoka Kotatsu beat Yuria Hime & Kikyo Furusawa. Yagami pinned Furusawa after Beat Master.

Match 4: Hazuki & Koguma beat Ami Sohrei & Lady C. Koguma pinned C after a diving body press.

Match 5: Natsuko Tora, Konami & Ruaka beat Hanan, Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo. Ruaka pinned Iida after Freezer Bomb.

Match 6: Suzu Suzuki, Bozilla & Akira Kurogame beat Waka Tsukiyama, HANAKO & Rian. Bozilla pinned Rian after a piledriver.

Main Event: Saori Anou, Yuna Mizumori & Aya Sakura beat Starlight Kid, AZM & Mei Seira. Anou pinned Kid after Tantan Dollar.

The next event is STARDOM SAPPORO RENDEZVOUS 2025 Monday at Chateraise Gateau Kingdom Sapporo in Hokkaido. Live streaming as a PPV on Stardom World will begin Sunday at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

In other news, after the champion issued a challenge yesterday, High Speed Champion Mei Seira vs. Honoka (WAVE) for the title has been added to 7/24 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

All-Japan 7/17/25 Results

All-Japan kicked off the Summer Action Series 2025 today with the start of the Zennichi Jr. Festival, a Junior Heavyweight single tournament

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. This was also a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 855. Rather low for Korakuen recently.

Zennichi Jr. Festival:
Match 1: Block B: Dan Tamura beat Fuminori Abe.
Match 2: Block A: Hikaru Sato beat Ryo Inoue by submission.

Match 3: Hideki Suzuki, Kengo Mashimo & Seigo Tachibana beat Kumaarashi, Takashi & Shota Kofuji. Suzuki beat Kofuji with a sleeper hold.

Match 4: Ryuki Honda, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Shotaro Ashino & Ren Ayabe beat Jun & Rei Saito, MUSASHI & Yuko Miyamoto. Ayabe pinned MUSASHI after Des Roulette.

Match 5: All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi beat Hokuto Omori & Talos to retain the titles. Aoyagi pinned Omori after THE FOOL. V4 for the champs.

Zennichi Jr. Festival:
Match 6: Block B: Atsuki Aoyagi beat Naruki Doi.
Main Event: Block A: Rising Hayato beat Seiki Yoshioka.

The next event is Sunday at Volfert Toyama in Toyama. There will be no live broadcast. On demand later that evening.

Stardom 7/16/25 Results

Stardom headed to northern Japan today to start a rare midweek doubleheader, today running an event in Akita.

Today’s event was held at Akita Selion Plaza in Akita and will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 456.

Match 1: Suzu Suzuki, Bozilla & Akira Kurogame beat AZM, Miyu Amasaki & Ema Maishima. Bozilla pinned Maishima after a piledriver.

Match 2: Hazuki & Koguma beat Sayaka Kurara & Yuria Hime. Hazuki pinned Hime after a diving senton.

Match 3: Saki Kashima, Ami Sohrei, Lady C & Kiyoka Kokatsu beat Waka Tsukiyama, HANAKO, Rian & Kikyo Furusawa. Sohrei pinned Rian after a brainbuster.

Match 4: Konami beat Aya Sakura & Ranna Yagami in a 3-way by pinning Yagami.

Match 5: Starlight Kid & Mei Seira beat Saori Anou & Yuna Mizumori. Kid beat Mizumori with Black Tiger Leg Murder.

Main Event: Saya Kamitani, Natsuko Tora, Ruaka & Momo Watanabe beat Hanan, Saya Iida, Natsupoi & Momo Kohgo. Tora pinned Hanan after a swanton bomb.

The next event is tomorrow at Ulry 1st Floor Multipurpose Hall in Aomori. There will be no live broadcast.

NOAH News: Epic Title Match Today, Broadcast Plans Change

Some NOAH news:

In Marigold today, GHC Women’s Champion Takuni Iroha defended the title against Marigold World Champion Utami Hayashishita in a match for both titles, and at their request it had a 1 Hour time limit instead of the normal 30 minutes. In the end, after going 56+ minutes…DOUBLE KO. Both retain their titles. V3 for Iroha. And perhaps a rematch if both have their way. The natch should be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE

Also, it was announced that the 7/36 event at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto, which was scheduled to be on demand only a fee days afterwards, will now be a LIVE WRESTLE UNIVERSE broadcast. Start time is 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

New Japan 6/29/25 Results (Updated 7/15/25)

7/15/25 UPDATE: The full event can now be watched on demand on New Japan World.

New Japan held a special TANAHASHI JAM event today, a Hiroshi Tanahashi Produced event marking the halfway point of his retirement road and the grand finale of the Aichi Prefectural Gym venue, which is closing for good to make way for the brand-new Aichi International Arena (aka IG Arena) that opened about a month ago and will have it’s official grand opening in a couple weeks with the July 2025 Grand Sumo Tournament.

Today’s event was held at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast outside of Japan. This event aired live in Japan only exclusively on TV Asahi.

The announced paid attendance was 4570.

Pre-show match: Katsuya Murashima vs. Daiki Odashima (Pro Wrestling NOAH) went to a 10 minute time limit draw.

Match 1: Ryusuke Taguchi, Shota Umino & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat LEONA (Dradition), Hiromu Takahashi & Tatsumi Fujinami (Dradition). Tanahashi beat LEONA with a Texas cloverleaf.

Match 2: Chase Owens, Yujiro Takahashi, Ren Narita & EVIL beat YOSHI-HASHI, Taichi, Tomohiro Ishii & Yuya Uemura. Owens pinned YOSHI-HASHI after Last Testament.

Match 3: NEVER Openweight Champion Boltin Oleg beat Yuji Nagata to retain the title. V1 for Oleg.

Match 4: Master Wato, Yoh, El Desperado & Dragon Kid (Dragon Gate) beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Sho, DOUKI & SANADA. Wato pinned Kanemaru after a falcon blow.

Match 5: NJPW WORLD TV Champion El Phantasmo beat TBA, revealed at match time to be Taiji Ishimori, to retain the title. V2 for Phantasmo.

Match 6: Shun Skywalker (Dragon Gate), Yota Tsuji & Shingo Takagi beat Jacob Austin Young, Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan. Skywalker pinned Young after SSW.

Match 7: Zack Sabre Jr. beat IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Hirooki Goto by ref stoppage (technical submission) to win the title. Sabre becomes the 13th IWGP World Heavyweight Champion. And the second 2-time champion.

Main Event: Naomichi Marufuji (Pro Wrestling NOAH) & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Kaito Kiyomiya (Pro Wrestling NOAH) & Ryohei Oiwa. Tanahashi pinned Oiwa after High Fly Flow.

The next event is Friday at Tokyo Budokan in Tokyo for the penultimate event of the New Japan Soul 2025 Tour. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

UPDATE: After the event, Dragon Gate announced Tanahashi will participate in the promotion at Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 2025, the promotion’s biggest event of the year, on 7/13 at Kobe World Hall in Kobe. He was revealed as the TBA that will team with Dragon Kid to face Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia. That event will be available to watch live & on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

UPDATE 2: Goto was injured in his match today. Right elbow. Out Friday. Status uncertain beyond that.

Sumo-July 2025 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 2 Results (7/14/25) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 2 of the July 2025 Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

Makuuchi (top tier):
Kotoeiho (M17) beat Kayo (M16)
Kotoshoho (M15) beat Shishi (M17)
Mitakeumi (M16) beat Hidenoumi (M15)
Kusano (M14) beat Churanoumi (M13)
Shodai (M13) beat Fujinokawa (M14)
Midorifuji (M12) beat Takanosho (M11)
Asakoryu (M11) beat Tokihayate (M12)
Ura (M9) beat Atamifuji (M10)
Roga (M10) beat Chiyoshoma (M9)
Ichiyamamoto (M8) beat Tobizaru (M7)
Gonoyama (M6) beat Sadanoumi (M8)
Takerufuji (M6) beat Hiradoumi (M5)
Tamawashi (M4) beat Meisei (M5)
Hakuoho (M4) beat Oshoma (K)
Takayasu (K) beat Kinbozan (M3)
Kirishima (S) beat Abi (M2)
Wakatakakage (S) beat Onokatsu (M3)
Kotozakura (O) beat Oho (M2)
Wakamotoharu (M1) beat Hoshoryu (Y). KINBOSHI!!! The 2nd career Gold Star Victory for Wakamotoharu!
Onosato (Y) beat Aonishiki (M1)

Juryo:
Kotokuzan (J14) beat Asanoyama (Ms1)
Miyanokaze (J14) beat Daiamami (J13)
Hatsuyama (J13) beat Shimanoumi (J12)
Mita (J11) beat Otsuji (J12)
Shiden (J11) beat Nishikifuji (J9)
Tsurugisho (J9) beat Mitoryu (J10)
Kazekeno (J8) beat Kagayaki (J7)
Fujiseiun (J8) beat Takarafuji (J7)
Hitoshi (J6) beat Tohakuryu (J5)
Daiseizan (J6) beat Hakuyozan (J5)
Oshoumi (J3) beat Tochitaikai (J4)
Tamashoho (J3) beat Shirokuma (J2)
Shonannoumi (J2) beat NIshikigi (J1)
Ryuden (J1) beat Tomokaze (J2)