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Dragon Gate Pro Wrestling “DRAGONGATE USA Presents THE REBIRTH” LIVE Results (4/16/25)

As the independent WrestleMania Week festival known as The Collective kicks off today, Dragon Gate is among the first from Japan to join the festivities with a revival of their former Dragon Gate USA sub-brand for the first of 2 events this week (the second vent is Friday). The event will feature a combination of wrestlers from Dragon Gate, US independents and The Collective host Game Changer Wrestling and even Stardom which will have a women’s match on the event. It’s the best week of the year for pro wrestling and it starts today!

Today’s event will be held at The Pearl Theater at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV and can be watched LIVE on TrillerTV//FITE with a Triller+ subscription ($7.99/month or $71.99/year). Commentary is TBD but will almost certainly be in English. If you’re a new subscriber there is a 1 week free trial so you can watch this and all The Collective events FOR FREE! The subscription includes the live broadcast and unlimited on demand replays. Be careful when going online to watch as a time change for the event was announced yesterday-originally scheduled to begin at 8 PM PT it has now been pushed back to 9 PM PT-this is not shown correctly on Triller or Dragon Gate’s websites. When the event does start it has 6 matches so it will probably run around 2 hours.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Ho Ho Lun vs. Rhys Maddox
Starlight Kid & AZM vs. Natsuko Tora & Konami
Ultimo Dragon, La Estrella & El Cucuy vs. Evan Rivers, Judas Icarus & Travis Williams
Kzy vs. Marcus Mathers
Ben-K & Hyo vs. Rich Swann & Willie Mack and Cole Radrick & Alex Prince in a 3-way
YAMATO, Dragon Kid & Susumu Yokosuka vs. Shun Skywalker, Kota Minoura & ISHIN

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 9 PM PT/midnight ET.

Pre-show Update: Just before 10 AM PT it was announced that current Dragon Gate GM (and former wrestler) Ryo Saito will make a special appearance at the event, as will Matt Sydal, currently signed with All Elite Wrestling but out due to injury.

9 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

Mandatory FBI Warning then a 10 second countdown before…

Another Mandatory FBI Warning then…

We are LIVE form The Pearl Theater at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV. Your hosts are Joe Dombrowski (who is also our ring announcer) & Rich Bocchini.

The paid attendance should be announced at a later time. Usually these in-casino Vegas venues hold anywhere from 500-2000, I’ve never been to this particular one yet so I don’t know what the setup is and from what I can see at ringside it’s not a legit sellout. But a decent-looking and sounding crowd, I’m going to guess it’ll be in the range of 600-700.

We get right to the matches after the ring announcer’s intro. Presumably no time limits like there normally is in Japan.

Match 1: Kzy vs. Marcus Mathers
Result: Kzy beat Marcus Mathers

Match 2: Stardom Match-Starlight Kid & AZM vs. Natsuko Tora & Konami
Result: Starlight Kid & AZM beat Natsuko Tora & Konami. AZM pinned Konami after Azumi Sushi.

Match 3: Ho Ho Lun vs. Rhys Maddox
Result: Ho Ho Lun beat Rhys Maddox

Match 4: Ultimo Dragon, La Estrella & El Cucuy vs. Evan Rivers, Judas Icarus & Travis Williams
Result: Ultimo Dragon, La Estrella & El Cucuy beat Evan Rivers, Judas Icarus & Travis Williams. Dragon pinned Rivers with La Magistral.

Match 5: Ben-K & Hyo vs. Rich Swann & Willie Mack and Cole Radrick & Alex Prince in a 3-way
Result: Rich Swann & WIllie Mack beat Ben-K & Hyo and Cole Radrick & Alex Prince in a 3-way when Swann pinned Hyo.

Matt Sydal comes out. He puts the promotion and everyone over and also promotes Friday’s event at Meet Las Vegas.

Main Event: YAMATO, Dragon Kid & Susumu Yokosuka vs. Shun Skywalker, Kota Minoura & ISHIN
Result: YAMATO, Dragon Kid & Susumu Yokosuka beat Shun Skywalker, Kota Minoura & ISHIN. YAMATO pinned ISHIN after Ragnarok. YAMATO post-match promo followed to wrap things up…although Rich Swann interrupted things. He’s spent some time in Dragon Gate in the past and, despite all respect for YAMATO, he wants a match against him Friday. Accepted by YAMATO in Japanese. Swann then left the ring to end the broadcast.

For the first Dragon Gate USA event in a decade it was a good mix of Japanese and American & European independent wrestling. A little more emphasis on the latter but the Stardom match was a nice addition too, and it was a neat & tidy presentation wrapping up in just over 2 hours. And there’s one more event coming which hopefully will lead to more US returns in the future.

End Show.

The second event of the US return is Friday at Meet Las Vegas. Live streaming on TrillerTV/FITE with a Trillet+ subscription as part of The Collective will begin at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET.

BREAKING: Adios, Destino (Updated x3)

The rumors from a few weeks ago in the Japanese media have proven true…New Japan has announced Tetsuya Naito is done with the promotion. His contract will not be renewed by mutual agreement. The promotion says on their English website Naito is leaving on the best possible terms and will finish up with the promotion on 5/4 at the second day of WRESTLING DONTAKU 2025 in Fukuoka. Naito turns 43 this summer and has just short of 19 years in the ring but of course his future is a big question mark due to injuries, especially chronic knee issues and he’a had eye surgeries each of the last couple years prior to Tokyo Done yet he remains one of New Japan’s most popular wrestlers. Only Hiroshi Tanahashi may be more popular right now.

And just as I was about to post this…it was also announced that BUSHI is also leaving New Japan after 5/4. He requested his release and it was granted. BUSHI, previously known in his pre-New Japan days as T28 in All-Japan (Bushii is his real last name) is 42 and has 18 years experience but has mostly been used as a jobber the last few years. So Los Ingobernables de Japon is suddenly down to just 3 (not counting CMLL wrestler Titan).

They join Jeff Cobb in recently departing the promotion although Cobb’s departure was inmediate amidst runors he is WWE-bound.

More as it becomes available.

UPDATE: In a statement posted on New Japan’s Japanese website regarding these announcements, President Hiroshi Tanahashi stated that yesterday he tried to convince Naito to stay but Naito was determined to leave and Tanahashi couldn’t convince him otherwise.

UPDATE 2: More to come? New Japan has announced a press conference with Toru Yano will be held tomorrow at Noon Japan time, which means TONIGHT at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET. It will be streamed LIVE FOR FREE on New Japan World (no paid subscription required).

UPDATE 3: The Yano presser, hosted by Haruo Murata, was apparently to announce a joint New Japan-DDT Pro Wrestling PPV as Super Sasadango Machine, Sanshiro Takagi & Akito were present for DDT as well as Yano along with New Japan Chairman Naoki Sugabayashi. This PPV apparently will be available on both New Japan World and WRESTLE UNIVERSE. (Said event will be on 6/9 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Tickets and PPV sales will begin 5/11 and will be available on both New japan World and WRESTLE UNIVERSE. Further details TBA but the only thing certain is there will be at least one match which will be Yano vs. Machine)

BREAKING: Major Change To US TJPW Match

And it’s a good one…at Friday’s Tokyo Joshi Pro event in Las Vegas an already big match between Masha Slamovich & Miu Watanabe is set. But now a major change has been announced by TJPW…it’s now for Slamovich’s TNA Knockouts World Championship! Massive opportunity for Watanabe! That makes 4 title matches for the event.

The event happens Friday at the Pearl Theater at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV and if you can’t be there in person it will stream live on TrillerTV/FITE with a Triller+ subscription-and if you never have subscribed before there is a 1 week free trial so you can watch this and all The Collective FOR FREE! It will also be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date.

Injury Report: Brass Knuckles Really Do Hurt

Maybe he uses them as bis name suggests but I can’t verify because GLEAT event videos are now paywalled on YouTube (and admittedly I unsubscribed rather than pay $9/month for them when in Japanese currency it’s much less but no choice for me in the US), regardless Brass Knuckles JUN is the latest injury casualty in the promotion. Unspecified bone bruise. Out indefinitely but based on now being out of an upcoming tournament starting on 4/26 it will be at least 2 weeks. Changes to cards and the tournament are TBA (it’s a 16-man single elimination tournament).

Pro Wrestling NOAH 4/15/25 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH held a special Kenoh Channel 3rd Anniversary event today to commemorate said anniversary of the launch of Kenoh’s YouTube channel.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. It was streamed live for free on YouTube but the replay is set to private. The event has Japanese commentary.

The announced paid attendance was 1560, presumably a legit sellout.

Match 1; KENTA beat Daiki Odashima.

Match 2: Kenoh vs. Meiko Satomura was an exhibition match so there was no winner or loser.

Match 3: Kaito Kiyomiya, Alejandro & TBA, revealed to be Kabuto Mitomi, beat Shujo Kondo, Hajime Ohara & TBA, revealed to be Katsuo. Kiyomiya pinned Ohara after Shining Lancer.

Match 4: Dump Matsunoto beat Black Menso-re.

Match 5: Results were not posted but it was Owadasan vs. Hiroki Amemiya. I will update after watching the replay later.

Match 6: Minoru Suzuki & Hiroyo Matsumoto (Independent/Freelancer) beat Manabu Soya & Chihiro Hashimoto (Sendai Girls). Suzuki pinned Soya after a Gotch-style piledriver.

Main Event: Kenoh & Jinsei Shinzaki (Michinoku Pro) beat Hiromu Takahashi (New Japan) & Kenbu. Kenoh pinned Kenbu aftet Kenoh Special.

The next event is 4/26 at Yamagata Big Wing in Yamagata. There will be no live broadcast.

Dragon Gate 4/13/25 Results (2nd Event) (Updated)

As noted yesterday in the live results for the first event, Dragon Gate ran a same-day doubleheader yesterday in Fukuoka. Below are results from the second event.

Yesterday’s event was held at Acros Fukuoka in Fukuoka and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK. You can also watch the first match FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 409.

Match 1: Masaaki Mochizuki & Toru Owashi (DDT) beat Ben-K & Mochizuki Junior. Owashi pinned Junior after a chokeslam.

Match 2; Jaosn Lee & KAI beat Strong Machine J & U-T. Lee pinned U-T.

Match 3: Open The Brave Gate Championship Tournament: Hyo beat Ryu Fuda. As a result, Hyo advances to the Semifinals and will face Ryoya Tanaka.

Match 4: JACKY KAMEI & Riiita beat Dragon Kid & Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer). KAMEI pinned Kid after JACKY Knife.

Match 5: YAMATO, BxB Hulk & Luis Mante beat Don Fujii, Genki Horiguchi & Yasushi Kanda. Mante pinned Kanda after Spell Tigre.

Main Event: In an elimination match, Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia, Madoka Kikuta & Ryoya Tanaka beat Shun Skywalker, Kota MInoura, Gianni Valetta & Homare. Order of elimination: Dia by Skywalker, Skywalker by Yoshioka, Homare by Tanaka, Kikuta by Valetta, Tanaka by Minoura, Valetta by Yoshioka, Minoura by Yoshioka. D-Courage wins.

The latest event was today at Kumamoto Castle Hall in Kumamoto. Results when available. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast. Also announced at these events for 4/19 is Mante vs. Lee with the winner facing YAMATO for the Open The Dream Gate Championship at DEAD OR ALIVE 2025 on 5/5.

The next event is tomorrow at Holt Hall Oita in Oita. There will be no live or on demand broadcast. Tomorrow’s event will only have wrestlers who are not headed to the US for this week’s events in Las Vegas, NV. The US events are Wednesday & Friday at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET. Both will be available live and on demand on TrillerTV/FITE with a Triller+ subscription ($7.99/month or $71.99/year, a 1 week free trial is available for new subscribers so if you’ve never subscribed before you can watch these and all events in The Collective FOR FREE!).

UPDATE: Wednesday’s US event has now been changed from an 8 PM PT/11 PM ET start to 9 PM PT/midnight ET and has been moved to The Pearl at The Palms Casino Resort.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 4/14/25 Results (Updated)

Pro Wrestling NOAH ran this month’s STAR NAVIGATION 2025 event today in Tokyo.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1332.

Match 1: Masa Kitamiya beat Harutoki.

Match 2: Jack Morris & Owadasan beat Shuhei Taniguchi & Black Menso-re. Owadasan pinned Menso-re.

Match 3: Mohammed Yone, Kazuyuki Fujita, Atsushi Kotoge & Hajime Ohara beat Naomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura, Eita & Daiki Odashima. Kotoge pinned Odashima after a bat drop.

Match 4: Manabu Soya, Saxon Huxley, HAYATA & Yuto Kikuchi beat Kaito Kiyomiya, Galeno, Alejandro & Kai Fujimura. Huxley pinned Kiyomiya after a neck hanging bomb.

Match 5: Ulka Sasaki beat Daga by ref stoppage (technical submission).

Match 6: YO-HEY beat Tadasuke. As a result, YO-HEY gets the next GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship shot against Eita. That match will happen on 5/3 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.

Match 7: GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions AMAKUSA & Junta Miyawaki beat Jun Masaoka & Gaia Hox to retain the titles. Miyawaki pinned Masaoka. V1 for the champs.

Main Event: In a No DQ match, KENTA & Kenoh beat OZAWA & Tetsuya Endo. KENTA pinned OZAWA after GO 2 SLEEP.

The next event is a Kenoh Channel 3rd Anniversary event tomorrow. Live streaming FOR FREE on the Kenoh Channel YouTube channel will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. Access the video (placeholder until live) at the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzozUXp2N34

UPDATE: Next up for the Jr. Tag champs: Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf. That match will happen on 5/3.

BREAKING: New Japan Titles Vacated

This is going to cause a lot of groans among some New Japan fans-the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship is now VACANT. Previous champions Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman have vacated the titles because Cobb is leaving the promotion at his request. He’s been rumored to be heading to WWE. Cobb’s final NJPW match will be Saturday against Hiroshi Tanahashi. Newman and Great-O-Khan will try to leep the titles on 4/26 when they face…cue the groans…Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI). However, Newman also gets to face Goto for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at WRESTLING DONTAKU on 5/4 (whoever wins will defend on 5/9 in the US).

Stardom 4/13/25 Results (Updated)

Stardom wrapped up their 4-day run of consecutive events today in Shizuoka.

Today’s event was held at Act City Hamamatsu Exhibition Event Hall Block 2 in Shizuoka and can be watched on demand on Stardom World.

The announced paid attendance was 619.

There once again were many last-mintue changes due to this time the absences of Mei Seira, Suzu Suzuki, Mayu Iwatani and Starlight Kid. The always-vague poor health. Something going around.

Match 1: Miyu Amasaki beat Yuna Mizumori & Yuria Hime in a 3-way by pinning Hime.

Match 2; Natsupoi & Aya Sakura beat HANAKO & Tabata (CMLL). Natsupoi pinned Tabata after Fairy Real Gift.

Match 3: Ruaka & Rina beat Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo. Ruaka pinned Kohgo after Freezer Bomb.

Match 4: Sayaka Kurara beat Akira Kurogame by submission.

Match 5: Saya Kamitani, Natsuko Tora & Konami beat Maika, Waka Tsukiyama & Rian. Tora pinned Tsukiyama after Death Valley Bomb.

Match 6: Syuri & Hina beat Ranna Yagami & Lady C. Hina beat Yagami with Gedo Clutch.

Main Event: Tam Nakano (Independent/Freelancer) beat Hanan.

The next event is STARDOM AMERICAN DREAM in Sin City Thursday at Veil Pavilion at Silverton Casino Lodge in Las Vegas, NV. Live streaming on TrillerTV/FITE as a PPV will begin at Noon PT/3 PM ET. The PPV is available for pre-order for $19.99 or as a combo pack for $24.99 that includes Friday’s event. The next Japan event is 4/24.

UPDATE: Although neither were on the event, it was announced that Seira & Suzuki would face each other on 4/27 at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama in a NON-TITLE match (not for the High Speed Championship held by Seira). This is a straight up fight that came about after Suzuki recently turned on Seira and left Neo Genesis, thus breaking up their team.

All-Japan 4/13/25 Results

All-Japan continued the Champions Carnival today in Hiroshima.

Today’s event was held at Hiroshima Sangyo Kaikan in Hiroshima and will be available on demand on AJPW.TV tonight at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 785.

Match 1: Rey Paloma, Takashi Yoshida (Dragon Gate), Aigle Blanc & Xyon beat Atsuki Aoyagi, Dan Tamura, Ryo Inoue & Tsuyoshi Okada. Yoshida pinned Inoue after Pineapple Bomber.

Champions Carnival:
Match 2: Block B: Hokuto Omori beat Ryuki Honda.
Match 3; Block A: Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Kumaarashi.
Match 4: Block B: Mike D. Vecchio beat Rei Saito.

Match 5; Kento Miyahara, Yuma Aoyagi, MUSASHI & Makoto Oishi (Independent/Freelancer) beat Rising Hayato, Yuma Anzai, Ren Ayabe & Taishin Nagao. Miyahara pinned Nagao with a shutdown suplex hold.

Champions Carnival:
Match 6: Block A: Kengo Mashimo (Indepndent/Freelancer) beat Hideki Suzuki.
Main Event: Block A: Jun Saito beat Shotaro Ashino.

The next event is Saturday at Sanjo City Welfare Hall in Niigata. There will be no live broadcast.