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Non-title matches at Judgement 2024

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Golden Week Winds Down: DDT, STARDOM, Dragon Gate Results; Hayato “Jr.” Fujita Announces Return to Wrestling After 5 Years Away; NJPW Strong Episode 89 - 5/7/2022

Golden Week is winding down, and as far as the scope of this particular blog, a little slower weekend as far as major shows in Japan. Which is good, because I need to breathe sometimes too! NOAH was originally scheduled to have a show Saturday but that got cancelled due to earthquake activity in Fukushima. There have been shows, however!

DDT / Tokyo Joshi

DDT held a couple of shows over this weekend.

DDT Audience 2022 Tour In Shinjuku - 5/6/2022, Tokyo Shinjuku FACE (Wrestle Universe)

Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku [Burning] d. Yuji Hino, Yukio Naya & Yuki Ishida (Koroku > Ishida, Chickenwing, 12:25)

Yuki Iino & Danshoku Dino [Pheromones] d. Antonio Honda & Kazuki Hirata (Iino > Honda, Sexy Giga Slash, 9:10)

Children’s Day Special! DDTeeeen!! Challenge Match: Yuki Ueno [The 37KAMIINA] d. Ilusion (Frog Splash, 7:48)

Children’s Day Special! DDTeeeen!! Challenge Match: Tetsuya Endo [Burning] d. El Unicorn (Swivel Torture Rack Bomb, 14:14)

46th KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions Tournament 1st Round: Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani [Eruption] d. Akito, Hikaru Machida & Thanomsak Toba (Okatani > Toba, Northern Lights Suplex, 12:19)

46th KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions Tournament 1st Round: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON [DAMNATION TA] d. HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Naomi Yoshimura [DISASTER BOX] (Sasaki > Yoshimura, La Mistica, 18:18)

Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi d. MAO & Shunma Katsumata [The 37KAMIINA] (Takanashi > Katsumata, Everclear, 18:42)

CDK get a win leading into the various title challenges between them and The 37KAMIINA coming up. It comes down to Eruption v. DAMNATION TA to become the next KO-D 6-man tag champions. The current DDT generation get opportunities against the participants of the last KO-D Openweight title match, but come up short in both cases.

DDT FRIED Yamada Festival Is It Fried! - 5/8/2022, Kagoshima Shibushi City Unagi Station

Hideki Okatani [Eruption] d. Kazuiki Hirata (Double Arm Suplex, 8:51)

3-Way Tag Match: Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi [DISASTER BOX] d. Yuki Iino & Danshoku Dino [Pheromones] and Chris Brookes & Saki Akai [Eruption] (Takagi > Dino, Sanshiro Stunner, 11:56)

Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul [DAMNATION TA] d. Soma Takao & Shunma Katsumata [The 37KAMIINA] (Sasaki > Katsumata, Crossface, 9:48)

Shinya Aoki & Yuki Ueno [The 37KAMIINA] d. Kazusada Higuchi [Eruption] & Yuki Ishida (Ueno > Ishida, BME, 15:05)

Tetsuya Endo [Burning], Jun Akiyama [Burning] & Naomi Yoshimura [DISASTER BOX] d. Shiro Koshinaka, MAO [The 37KAMIINA] & Toi Kojima [The 37KAMIINA] (Endo > Kojima, Swivel Torture Rack Bomb, 13:39)

FRIED Yamada Festival Deep Fried Food! Special 6-Man Tag Match: Shishamo Power, Unagi Power & HARASHIMA [DISASTER BOX] d. Yuji Hino, Yukio Naya & Akito (Shishamo > Akito, Fisherman Suplex, 20:06)

A special show sponsored by Yamada Fisheries. It’s a thing.

Both Konosuke Takeshita and Yuka Sakazaki lost their AEW Rampage matches. Takeshita was expected, and he is having some matches on the US indies coming up that are pretty mouthwatering. Sakazaki, I am not sure what the point of flying her in special to lose to Riho in a tournament qualifier was.

STARDOM

The Golden Week Fight Tour wrapped up with shows yesterday and today, including a title match main event at today’s show.

Golden Week Fight Tour 2022 - 5/7/2022, Osaka EDION Arena Subarena

Saya Kamitani [Queen’s Quest] d. Rina [Oedo Tai] (Star Crusher, 8:08)

Natsupoi & Thekla [Donna del Mondo] d. Hanan & Saya Iida [STARS] (Natsupoi > Hanan, Rolling La Magistral, 10:38)

AZM, Utami Hayashishita, Minami & Lady C [Queen’s Quest] d. Tam Nakano, Mina Shirakawa, Unagi Sayaka & Waka Tsukiyama [Cosmic Angels] (Minami > Tsukiyama, Love Shark, 15:08)

Syuri, MIRAI, Ami Sorei & Konami [God’s Eye] d. Saki Kashima, Ruaka, Starlight Kid & Momo Watanabe [Oedo Tai] (Syuri > Ruaka, Suzaku, 14:12)

Giulia, Maika, Himeka & Mai Sakurai [Donna del Mondo] d. Mayu Iwatani, Koguma, Hazuki & Momo Kohgo (Sakurai > Koguma, Modified Clutch Hold, 19:31)

- 5/8/2022, Aichi Nagoya Congress Center

Hina [Queen’s Quest] d. Waka Tsukiyama [Cosmic Angels] (Gedo Clutch, 5:54)

Captain’s Fall 3-Way Match: Tam Nakano, Mina Shirakawa & Unagi Sayaka [Cosmic Angels] d. Utami Hayashishita, Saya Kamitani & Lady C [Queen’s Quest] and Maika, Thekla & Mai Sakurai [Donna del Mondo] Order of Falls: - Hayashishita > Thekla, German Suplex Hold, 4:59 - Shirakawa > C, Implant DDT, 7:53 - Hayashishita > Sakurai, Frankensteiner, 9:17 - Nakano > Kamitani, OTTR, 11:31

Syuri, MIRAI & Ami Sorei [God’s Eye] TLD Giulia, Himeka & Natsupoi [Donna del Mondo] (15:00)

Mayu Iwatani, Saya Iida, Hanan, Hazuki & Momo Kohgo [STARS] d. Saki Kashima, Rina, Ruaka, Starlight Kid & Momo Wanatanabe [Oedo Tai] (Iida > Rina, Vertical Drop Brainbuster, 15:11)

High Speed Championship: AZM [Queen’s Quest] © d. Koguma [STARS] (Numero Uno, 11:35) - AZM succeeds her 3rd defense

Post-main, Thekla challenged AZM for her title.

The next show is New Blood 2 on Friday.

Dragon Gate

Contrary to my earlier assumptions, NOW the Gate Of Passion tour is complete after this weekend’s events. These were non-streamed house shows but select matches end up on the YouTube channel.

The Gate of Passion 2022 Night 20 - 5/7/2022, Fukui Sangyokaikan

Kota Minoura, Naruki Doi & Kaito Ishida [Gold Class] d. YAMATO, Dragon Kid & Keisuke Okuda [HIGH-END] (Minoura > Okuda, R-301, 12:02)

Diamante & Shun Skywalker [Z-Brats] d. Takuma Fujiwara & Ishin Iihashi (Skywalker > Ishin, SSW, 8:02)

Eita, Takashi Yoshida, Strong Machine J & La Estrella d. Masaaki Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda, GEnki Horiguchi & Susumu Mochizuki (J > Horiguchi, Machine Suplex, 11:40)

Dragon Dia & Yuki Yoshioka [D’Courage] d. Ben-K & Kagetora [HIGH-END] (Dia > Kagetora, Double Cork, 13:39)

Kzy, U-T & Jason Lee [Natural Vibes] d. KAI, BxB Hulk & HYO [Z-Brats] (Kzy > HYO, Running Elbow Smash, 14:13)

The Gate of Passion 2022 Night 21 - 5/8/2022, Mie Yokkaichi Kusuryokuchi Gym

Kota Minoura, Naruki Doi & Kaito Ishida [Gold Class] d. Susumu Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda & Ishin Iihashi  (Minoura > Ishin, R-301, 12:35)

3-Way Match: Ho Ho Lun d. Masaaki Mochizuki & Konomama Ichikawa (Lun > Ichikawa, Reverse Figure-4 Leglock, 5:27)

Dragon Dia & Yuki Yoshioka [D’Courage] d. Madoka Kikuta & Takuma Fujiwara (Dia > Fujiwara, Front Cradle, 9:08)

Kzy, U-T & Jason Lee [Natural Vibes] d. Don Fujii, Eita & Strong Machine J (Kzy > Fujii, Running Elbow Smash, 10:40)

YAMATO, Dragon Kid, Kagetora, Ben-K & Keisuke Okuda [HIGH-END] d. KAI, BxB Hulk, HYO, Shun Skywalker & Diamante [Z-Brats] (YAMATO > HYO, Galleria, 15:09)

Susumu Yokosuka Mochizuki and Genki Horiguchi begin their post-Natural Vibes lives. And with that, the tour is over. King Of Gate 2022 starts Wednesday with a livestreamed show.

King Of Gate 2022 - 5/11/2022, Tokyo Korakuen Hall

King Of Gate 2022 1st Round: KAI [Z-Brats] v. Shuji Kondo

King Of Gate 2022 1st Round: SB KENTo [Z-Brats] v. Hip Hop Kikuta

King Of Gate 2022 1st Round: YAMATO [HIGH-END] v. Yuki Yoshioka [D’Courage]

King Of Gate 2022 1st Round: Eita v. Shun Skywalker [Z-Brats]

This week’s NJPW Strong were matches from Lonestar Shootout in Dallas during Mania Weekend. I’ve already posted results here, but now that it has aired, why not post again.

Hikuleo & Chris Bey [Bullet Club] d. Bateman & Barrett Brown [Stray Dog Army] (Hikuleo > Brown, Chokeslam, 12:16)

JONAH d. Blake Christian (Tsunami, 6:56)

“Filthy” Tom Lawlor, Royce Isaacs & JR Kratos [Team Filthy] d. Fred Rosser, Alex Coughlin & The DKC (Isaacs > DKC, Super Powerslam, 11:12)

In other NJPWWorld news, Friday’s TAKA Taichi Mania 2.5 event is now on NJPWWorld, but as a PPV event for about $24. At some point NJPWWorld decided to pivot to PPV events for actual monies. Windy City Riot was one, and both Capital Collision and the Tatsumi Fujinami 50th Anniversary event (that Fujinami himself can’t wrestle at now) are also such events. 

For free, on the other hand, is the 60th Anniversary of Korakuen Hall event that was a join NJPW/AJPW show, so go check that out. (Well, free, with a subscription).

Other News

Earlier today in Michinoku Pro, wrestler Hayato “Jr.” Fujita made his first appearance in a ring in almost five years. He suffered a knee injury in 2017, and whilst recovering, a cancerous tumor was discovered on his spinal cord in 2018. He has been recovering from these ever since. Today, he announced he will be returning to the ring, and challenged MUSASHI for the Tohoku Junior title.

Tenryu Project ran a special charity show on Saturday from Tokyo that had only two matches, but also a “talk battle” between Genichiro Tenryu, Kenta Kobashi and Akira Taue.

ZERO1 also ran another anti-bullying charity show in Niigata Saturday.

Sendai Girls ran shows this weekend, featuring matches against Prominence talents, as that promotion looks to make war with every joshi company imaginable.

AEW’s Hikaru Shida was a surprise wrestler at OZ Academy’s show at Shinjuku FACE earlier today.

BURST ran their first anniversary show today in Saga Kanzaki Base, featuring talents from AJPW, BJW and other promotions.

I don’t see a lot of shows happening by Tuesday, so Tuesday’s post may just be an Upcoming Events one. There definitely will be one this week.

[confessionsofabingefreak]

One Piece: Mega Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle (2006)

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Toei Animation

Anime

Recommend: yes

My Collection: yep

Overview: The Straw Hats are led to a mysterious island with promise of an ancient treasure. Nothing is as it seems including the island itself.

Impression: This is back to the fun that is the Straw Hats! As always they get drawn into a mystery, some fun, antics and a bunch of fights.

Concept: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

Story: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Writing: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Storytelling: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Editing: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Directing: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Entertainment: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Feel: so relieved and happy after the disaster the prior film was. Luffy smells treasure! Heeheehee

Favourite: Luffy finding all the clues. 😂

Least Favourite: Ratchet, for a genius he is an idiot

Final Thoughts: this one definitely falls after Skypiea, as the treasure is mentioned, and before Water 7.

[hiromutakahashl]

DDT EDITION pt.1

[keepingthespiritalive]

DDT results for May 12, 2018

DDT results for May 12, 2018

DDT LIVE! MajiManji #8, 6/12/2018 [Tue] 19:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo 170 Spectators

(1) Yukio Sakaguchi  vs. Gota Ihashi ◆Winner: Yukio (4:52) following a Ganmengiri. (2) Iron Man Heavy Metalweight Championship Battle Royal: [1,315th Champion] Yoshihiko vs. Saki Akai, Akito, Antonio Honda, Keisuke Ishii, Makoto Oishi, Toru Owashi, Nobuhiro Shimatani, Hiratimo Dragon, MAO, Makoto & Mad Paulie ~…

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[Retrospettiva One Piece] #7: I Misteri Dell'Isola Meccanica (2006)

[Retrospettiva One Piece] #7: I Misteri Dell’Isola Meccanica (2006)

Regia: Konosuke Uda Sceneggiatura: Masahiro Ito Titolo Internazionale: One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier Of Karakuri Castle Durata: 1 ora e 32 minuti Storia Originale: Sì Corto allegato: Nessuno

Probabilmente colpiti dalla ricezione critica assai mista per l’Isola Del Barone Omatsuri (più che per l’incasso, visto poi che questo si comportò leggermente peggio al box office nipponico, almeno per la…

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Wrestlequest: Tokyo

Hey everyone! I’m back from Japan. What a trip! I will post a bunch of stuff about it in a bit (still unpacking, jet lagged, etc), but as a baseline, here are the shows I attended while I was there, courtesy of Cagematch. I thought 10 shows was a lot, but I met a bunch of fans from overseas who were going to 20+. If it wasn’t clear before, it should be now: I am a fake wrestling fan. I might as well wear be wearing a Dolph Ziggler t-shirt and have a Twitter screen name like “WokenCloset316.” 

Anyway, here’s the list:

December 28, 2019

DDT

“D-Ou Grand Prix 2020: The Final!”

Korakuen Hall

Taped for Abema TV 

Attendance: 2,019 

Chihiro Hashimoto and Yuki Ino defeat Keigo Nakamura and Keisuke Ishii

One Count Rule Gauntlet Match: Antonio Honda, Danshoku Dino, Hiroshi Yamato, Kazuki Hirata, Mad Paulie, Masahiro Takanashi, Mizuki Watase, Toru Owashi, Yoshihiko, vs. Makoto Oishi (Makoto Oishi wins)

Saki Akai defeats Sakura Hirota

Three-Way Tag Match: Nautilus (Naomi Yoshimura and Yuki Ueno) defeat ALL OUT (Akito and Shunma Katsumata) and DAMNATION (Nobuhiro Shimatani and Soma Takao)

Shinya Aoki defeats Super Sasadango Machine

Tag Match: Kazusada Higuchi and Yukio Sakaguchi defeat Bull James and Yukio Naya

Four Way Match: Konosuke Takeshita defeats Chris Brookes, Daisuke Sasaki, and HARASHIMA

D-Ou Grand Prix Final Match: Masato Tanaka defeats Tetsuya Endo 

December 30, 2019

Gatoh Move

“GTMV #26″

Ichigaya Chocolate Square

Attendance: 77

Hagane Shinnou defeats Lulu Pencil

Chris Brookes defeats Mitsuru Konno

Six Man Tag Match: Antonio Honda, Baliyan Akki, and Mei Suruga defeat Masahiro Takanashi, Rin Rin, and TAMURA

December 30, 2019

Big Japan Wrestling: The World Is Not Enough Round 2

Korakuen Hall

Taped for Samurai TV

Attendance: 1,150

Six Man Tag Match: Kazuki Hashimoto, Shinobu, and Yuya Aoki defeat Koju Takeda, Kota Sekifuda, and Tatsuhiko Yoshino

Tag Team Match: Kazumi Kikuta and Ryuichi Kawakami defeat Kankuro Hoshino and Masaya Takahashi

Daisuke Sekimoto defeats Kosuke Sato

Six Man Tag Match: Daichi Hashimoto, Hideyoshi Kamitani, and Takuya Nomura defeat Freddie Krueger, Leatherface, and Raijin Yaguchi

Six Man Tag Match: Masashi Takeda, Takumi Tsukamoto, and Toshiyuki Sakuda defeat Koji Kanemoto, Shinjiro Otani, and Tatsuhito Takaiwa

Six Man Tag Match: Akira Hyodo, Yuji Hino, and Yuji Okabayashi defeat Hideki Suzuki, Takuho Kato, and Yasufumi Nakanoue

Six Man Tag Match: Strong Hearts (El Lindaman, Shigehiro Irie, and T-Hawk) defeat Abdullah Kobayashi, Yuko Miyamoto, and Masato Tanaka 

January 1, 2020

YMZ Pro Wrestling

“The 7th Sunrise”

Basement Mon Star

Attendance: 120

Tag Team Match: Manami Katsu and Mari Manji defeat Eito and Kaji Tomato

Tag Team Match: ASUKA and Hagane Shinnou vs. Daiki Shimomura and Tsubasa Kuragaki (Time Limit Draw)

No English Allowed Match: Cherry defeats Kakeru Sekiguchi 

Six Man Tag Match: Kuishinbo Kamen, Syuri, and Yuko Miyamoto defeat Daiki Shimomura, Hikaru Sato, and Kaori Yoneyama (w/Matsuzawa-san)

January 2, 2020

All Japan Pro Wrestling

“New Year Wars 2020, Day 1″

Korakuen Hall

Streamed live on AJPW.tv

Attendance: 1,445

Six Man Tag Match: Akira Francesco, Danny Jones, and Rising HAYATO defeat Atsuki Aoyagi, Dan Tamura, and Yusuke Okada

Six Man Tag Match: Fuminori Abe, Jake Lee, and Naoya Namura defeat Black Menso-re, Jun Akiyama, and Takao Omori

Six Man Tag Match: Masanobu Fuchi, TAJIRI, and The Great Sasuke defeat Abdullah Kobayashi, Frank Atsushi, and the Great Kojika 

New Year Battle Royal: Danny Jones defeats Akira Francesco, Atsuki Aoyagi, Black Menso-re, Chikara, Dan Tamura, Fuminori Abe, Jake Lee, Naoya Nomura, Osamu Nishimura, Rising HAYATO, Takao Omori, and Yusuke Okada

Eight Man Tag Match: Izanagi, Lucas Steel, Shigehiro Irie, and UTAMARO defeat Hokuto Omori, Kento Miyahara, Yoshitatsu, and Yuma Aoyagi

AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal Match: Hikaru Sato defeats Kagetora

AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal Match: Susumu Yokosuka defeats Koji Iwamoto

AJPW World Tag Team Title Match: Violent Giants (Shuji Ishikawa and Suwama) defeat Ryouji Sai and Zeus by KO - Title Change! 

January 2, 2020

World Wonder Ring Stardom

“New Year’s Stars, Night 1″

Shin-kiba 1st Ring

Attendance: 408

Tag Team Match: Queen’s Quest (Hina and Leo Onozaki) defeat Rina and Ruaka

Three Way Match: Leyla Hirsch (debut) defeats Itsuki Hoshino and Saya Iida

Six Man Tag Match: Queen’s Quest (Bea Priestly, Momo Watanabe, and Utami Hayashishita) defeat Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora and Natsu Sumire) and Zoey Skye

Tag Team Match: Andras Miyagi and Giulia defeat Oedo Tai (Jamie Hayter and Martina)

Tag Team Match: Kagetsu and AZM defeat STARS (Starlight Kid and Mayu Iwatani)

Eight Man Tag Match: Tokyo Cyber Squad (Death Yama-san, Konami, Jungle Kyona, and Hana Kimura) defeat Saya Kamiani and STARS (Arisa Hoshiki, Saki Kashima, and Tam Nakano)

January 3, 2020

Pro Wrestling FREEDOMS

“Happy New Freedom 2020″

Shin-kiba 1st Ring

Attendance: 215

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Match: Kenji Fukimoto defeats Masashi Takeda

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Match: Takashi Sasaki defeats Rina Yamashita

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Match: Yuko Miyamoto defeats Kamui

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Match: Chikara defeats Takumi Tsukamoto

Two On One Handicap Elimination Match: Naoki Kamata and Tomoya Hirata defeat GENTARO

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Semifinal Match: Takashi Sasaki defeats Kenji Fukimoto

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Semifinal Match: Yuko Miyamoto defeats Chikara

Tag Team Match: Mammoth Sasaki and Violento Jack defeat Toru Sugiura and Yuya Susumu

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Final Match: Yuko Miyamoto defeats Takashi Sasaki 

January 3, 2020

World Wonder Ring Stardom

“New Year’s Stars, Night 2″

Shin-kiba 1st Ring

Attendance: 453

Three Way Match: Starlight Kid defeats Natsu Sumire and Ruaka

Three Way Tag Match: Itsuki Hoshino and Saya Kamitani defeat Leyla Hirsch and Rina and Queen’s Quest (Hina and Leo Onozaki)

Tag Team Match: Andras Miyagi and Giulia defeat Natsuko Tora and Zoey Skye

Six Man Tag Match: Tokyo Cyber Squad (Death Yama-san, Konami, and Jungle Kyona) defeat Bea Priestley and Oedo Tai (Jamie Hayter and Martina)

Six Man Tag Match: Queen’s Quest (AZM, Momo Watanabe, and Utami Hayashishita) defeat STARS (Arisa Hoshiki, Saya Iida, and Tam Nakano)

Oedo Tai Reunion (Hana Kimura and Kagetsu) defeat STARS (Mayu Iwatani and Saki Kashima) - Saki Kashima betrays Mayu and joins Oedo Tai

January 5, 2020

Tokyo Joshi Pro

“New Year Dish”

Itabashi Green Hall

Streamed live on DDT Universe

Attendance: 223

Tag Team Match: BAKURETSU Sisters (Nodoka Tenma and Yuki Aino) defeat Mizuki and Sena Shori

Akemi Daredasore defeats Pom Harajuku 

Three Way Match: Shoko Nakajima defeats Mahiro Kiryu and Yuki Kamifuku

Six Man Tag Match: Miyu Yamashita, Raku, and Suzume defeat Haruna Neko, Hikari Noa, and Natsumi Maki

Six Man Tag Match: Miu Watanabe, Rika Tatsumi, and Yuka Sakazaki defeat Mina Shirakawa, Mirai Miumi, and Yuna Manase

International Princess Title Match: Thunder Rosa defeats Maki Itoh - Title Change!  

January 5, 2020

New Japan Pro Wrestling: 

“Wrestle Kingdom 14, Night 2″

Tokyo Dome

Streamed live on NJPW World

Attendance: 30,063

Dark Match: NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Title Gauntlet Match: Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, EVIL, and Singo Takagi) defeat Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, and Yujiro Takahashi), CHAOS (Robbie Eagles, Tomohiro Ishii, and YOSHI-HASHI), Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Taichi, and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) and Ryusuke Taguchi, Togi Makabe, and Toru Yano - Title Change!

Tag Team Match: Hiromu Takahashi and Ryu Lee defeat Jushin Thunder Liger and Naoki Sano (w/Yoshiaki Fujiwara) - Liger’s final match

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match - Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh) w/Rocky Romero defeat Bullet Club (El Phantasmo and Taiji Ishimori) - Title Change!

RevPro Undisputed British Heavyweight Title Match - Zack Sabre Jr. defeats SANADA

IWGP US Heavyweight Title Match: Jon Moxley defeats Juice Robinson (w/David Finlay)

NEVER Openweight Title Match: Hirooki Goto defeats KENTA - Title Change!

Jay White (w/Gedo) defeats Kota Ibushi

Chris Jericho defeats Hiroshi Tanahashi

IWGP Heavyweight/IWGP Intercontinental Title Match: Tetsuya Naito defeats Kazuchika Okada - Title Change! (also Title Retention!)

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DDT Nevermind 2017 (12/24/17) KO-D Openweight Championship Konosuke Takeshita © vs Colt Cabana ***1/2 RECOMMENDED FOR ALL FANS OF COMEDY WRESTLING

KO-D Tag Championship HARASHIMA & Naomichi Marufuji © vs Daisuke Sasaki & Tetsuya Endo **1/2

Hasta la vista, Diego! Diego, Akito & Kazusada Higuchi vs Kouki Iwasaki, Mizuki Watase & Rekka **

If NωA (Oishi, Katsumata & MAO) Lose, They Disband Makoto Oishi, Shunma Katsumata & MAO vs Danshoku Dieno, Super Sasadango Machine & Antonio Honda **

KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi, Masahiro Takanashi & Saki Akai vs Keisuke Ishii, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Tomoya & Nobuhiro Shimatani N/A

T2hee Joshi vs Tokyo Joshi Francoise ☆ Takagi, Margaret ★ Owashi & Kazuko Hirata vs Miyu Yamashita, Yuka Sakazaki & Yuna Manase N/A

Shigehiro Irie & Keisuke Okuda vs Soma Takao & Daiki Shimomura **1/2

Show Rating: 5/10

Fun main event saved what was a lukewarm show from DDT. The tag title match had its moments in the closing stretch but overall under delivered on expectations. Stream cut out on matches two and three but saw the majority of each as well as the finishes. They opened and closed the show strong so I give the show a pass. If you enjoy comedy wrestling then the main event is sure to get several laughs and is recommended.

Match of the Night: Konosuke Takeshita © vs Colt Cabana

[puroresuspirit]

~DDT Ryogoku Kernal Sanders 2019~, 10/19/2019 [Sat] Tokyo – Ryogoku KFC Hall

1. Keigo Nakamura Debut Match: Naomi Yoshimura vs Keigo Nakamura Winner: Naomi Yoshimura (8:15) pinned Keigo Nakamura with a Lariat

2. Road to Ultimate Party 2019! Three Sets of Antonio Honda & Miyu Yamashita Trial!: - Antonio Honda (Freelance) & Miyu Yamashita (TJP) vs Masahiro Takanashi & Makoto Oishi Winners: Takanashi & Oishi (5:22) Makoto Oishi pinned Antonio Honda with a Cradle. - Antonio Honda & Miyu Yamashita vs Danshoku Dieno & Mizuki Watase Winners: Dieno & Watase (4:28) Dieno pinned Antonio Honda. - Antonio Honda & Miyu Yamashita vs DISASTER BOX (Kazuki Hirata & Yuki Ueno) Winners: Honda & Yamashita (7:27) Antonio Honda pinned Kazuki Hirata with a Diving Fist Drop. *The Match ended with 1 win and 2 losses to Antonio Honda & Miyu Yamashita

3. Isami Kodaka (BASARA) vs Nobuhiro Shimatani Winner: Isami Kodaka (8:46) referee stopped the match after a Sleeper Hold to Nobuhiro Shimatani.

4. Yukio Sakaguchi vs Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio (Freelance) Winner: Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio (6:08) pinned Yukio Sakaguchi with a Crucifix Hold.

5. Road to Ultimate Party 2019! Special 8 Man Tag Team Match: DAMNation (Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao, Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie) vs ALL OUT (Akito, Shunma Katsumata), MAO & ASUKA Winners: DAMNation (14:35) Soma Takao pinned Shunma Katsumata with a Diving Foot Stomp.

6. DDT Megaton Match: Cody Hall vs Yukio Naya Winner: Yukio Naya (14:10) pinned Cody Hall with a Backdrop. *Yukio Naya has an interests in teaming with Cody Hall in the future.

7. Road to Ultimate Party 2019! Special Tag Team Match: ALL OUT (Konosuke Takeshita & Yuki Iino) vs DISASTER BOX (HARASHIMA & Yuki Iino) Winners: DISASTER BOX (20:21) HARASHIMA pinned Yuki Iino with a Somato.

[puroresulist]

Puroresu Best Bout Listing for January 2017

All Japan Pro Wrestling

Kento Miyahara, Jake Lee & Naoya Nomura vs. Suwama, Joe Doering & Hikaru Sato, 1/2 @ Korakuen Hall Zeus & The Bodyguard vs. Takao Omori & Manabu Soya, 1/3 @ Korakuen Hall Keisuke Ishii vs. Yuma Aoyagi, 1/3 @ Korakuen Hall Kento Miyahara vs. Takao Omori, 1/15 @ Hakata StarLanes

Big Japan Pro Wrestling

Kohei Sato & Shuji Ishikawa vs. Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi, 1/2 @ Korakuen Hall Daisuke Sekimoto vs. Yoshihisa Uto, 1/29 @ Nagoya Diamond Hall

DRAGON GATE

Shingo Takagi, T-Hawk & El Lindaman vs. Masato Yoshino, Ben-K & Kotoka, 1/18 @ Korakuen Hall

Dramatic Dream Team

HARASHIMA vs. Mike Bailey, 1/3 @ Korakuen Hall Jun Kasai vs. Akito, 1/3 @ Korakuen Hall Konosuke Takeshita vs. Kazusada Higuchi, 1/7 @ Kasukabe Fureai KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masahiro Takanashi vs. Makoto Oishi, Shunma Katsumata & MAO, 1/7 @ Kasukabe Fureai KUDO Vs. Tetsuya Endo, 1/8 @ Aichi Sports Center Konosuke Takeshita & Mike Bailey vs. Masakatsu Funaki & Yukio Sakaguchi, 1/9 @ Osaka Oyodo Center HARASHIMA vs. Daisuke Sasaki, 1/9 @ Korakuen Hall Konosuke Takeshita vs. KUDO, 1/29 @ Korakuen Hall DNA - Kouki Iwasaki vs. Ryota Nakatsu, 1/7 @ Kasukabe Fureai BASARA - Isami Kodaka vs. FUMA, 1/6 @ Shinkiba 1stRING BASARA - Isami Kodaka & Takumi Tsukamoto vs. Ryuichi Sekine & Ryota Nakatsu, 1/8 @ Osaka Oyodo Center Ganbare - Kenshin Ohka & Osamu Nagamaguchi vs. Ken Ohka & Shuichiro Katsumura, 1/21 @ BASEMENT MON☆STAR

New Japan Pro Wrestling

Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega, 1/4 @ Tokyo Dome Tetsuya Naito vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, 1/4 @ Tokyo Dome Hirooki Goto vs. Katsuyori Shibata, 1/4 @ Tokyo Dome Hiroshi Tanahashi, Manabu Nakanishi & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. SANADA, EVIL & BUSHI, 1/5 @ Korakuen Hall Volador Jr. vs. Ultimo Guerrero, 1/22 @ Korakuen Hall

Pro Wrestling NOAH

Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Takashi Sugiura, 1/7 @ Korakuen Hall Go Shiozaki & Maybach Taniguchi vs. Naomichi Marufuji & Atsushi Kotoge, 1/7 @ Korakuen Hall Hajime Ohara vs. Taji Ishimori, 1/7 @ Korakuen Hall Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Kenoh, 1/9 @ Korakuen Hall Takashi Sugiura vs. Kaito Kiyomiya, 1/9 @ Korakuen Hall Takashi Sugiura vs. Atsushi Kotoge, 1/11 @ Yokohama Radiant Go Shiozaki & Maybach Taniguchi vs. Kenoh & Masa Kitamiya, 1/21 @ EDION Osaka, 2nd Hajime Ohara vs. Daisuke Harada, 1/21 @ EDION Osaka, 2nd

Pro Wrestling ZERO1

Kohei Sato vs. Yusaku Obata, 1/1 @ Korakuen Hall Kohei Sato & Shogun Okamoto vs. Yusaku Obata & KAI, 1/14 @ Shinika 1stRING Masakatsu Funaki vs. Masato Tanaka, 1/22 @ EDION Osaka, 2nd

WRESTLE-1

Masayuki Kono vs. Manabu Soya, 1/8 @ Korakuen Hall Kaz Hayashi & Kotaro Suzuki vs. Daiki Inaba & Yusuke Kodama, 1/8 @ Korakuen Hall MAZADA vs. Andy Wu, 1/8 @ Korakuen Hall Koji Doi & Kumagoro vs. Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi, 1/25 @ Shinjuku FACE Daiki Inaba vs. Shinjiro Otani, 1/25 @ Shinjuku FACE

MISC/INDIES

FREEDOMS - Daisuke Masaoka vs. Yuya Susumu, 1/3 @ Shinkiba 1stRING HEAT-UP - Kazuhiro Tamura vs Rocky Kawamura, 1/19 @ Shinyurigaoka 21 Hall VKF - Koji Kanemoto vs Masamune, 1/21 @ Osaka Fukushima Center Guts World - Keizo Matsuda & YUJI KITO vs. Masked Mystery & Daisuke, 1/24 @ Shinkiba 1stRING Guts World - Mr. Gannosuke, Guts Ishijima, Michio Kageyama vs. Masao Orihara, Dick Togo, Amigo Suzuki & Liang Ping, 1/24 @ Shinkiba 1stRING FREEDOMS - Yuya Susumu & HAYATA vs. Takashi Sasaki & Dyna Mido, 1/29 @ Moriguchi Gym K-DOJO - Ayato Yoshida & Kyu Mogami vs. Kengo Mashimo & Ayumu Honda, 1/29 @ Blue Field

JOSHI SELECTION

OZ-A - Hiroyo Matsumoto vs. Kyoko Kimura, 1/8 @ Shinjuku FACE OZ-A - Hikaru Shida & Syuri vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto & Kagetsu, 1/8 @ Shinjuku FACE WAVE - Misaki Ohata & Ryo Mizunami vs. Kyoko Kimura & Kagetsu, 1/8 @ Shinjuku FACE Sendai Girls - Chihiro Hashimoto vs. Aja Kong, 1/9 @ Shinjuku FACE Stardom - Io Shirai vs. Viper, 1/15 @ Korakuen Hall Stardom - Yoko Bito & Kairi Hojo vs. Kay Lee Ray & Nixon Newell, 1/15 @ Korakuen Hall Tokyo Joshi - Yuu vs. Shoko Nakajima, 1/21 @  BASEMENT MON☆STAR Kyoko Kimura Retirement - Kyoko Kimura, Hana Kimura & ISAO vs. Minoru Suzuki, Aja Kong & Meiko Satomura, 1/22 @ Korakuen Hall SEAdLINNNG - Nanae Takahashi vs. Arisa Nakajima, 1/26 @ Korakuen Hall WAVE - Yumi Ohka & Yuki Miyazaki vs. Misaki Ohata & Ryo Mizunami, 1/28 @ Shinkiba 1stRING JWP - Hanako Nakamori vs. LEON, 1/29 @ KFC Hall Stardom - Kairi Hojo vs. Nixon Newell, 1/29 @ Shinkiba 1stRING

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DDT Ultimate Tag League 2022 Finals 2/27/2022; DDT Judgement & TJPW Grand Princess ‘22 Full Cards; Dragon Gate, NOAH, AJPW, STARDOM Results; NJPW Strong Episode 80 - 2/26/2022

DDT / Tokyo Joshi

The winners of the Ultimate Tag League 2022, as well as the new KO-D Tag Team Champions, have now been determined. The Final was held today at Tokyo Korakuen Hall, and you can see it now on Wrestle Universe. Antonio Honda was off this show despite a negative test, as he appears to just be ill, however Toi Kojima tested positive, so he was also off this one. Matches were changed accordingly.

DDT Ultimate Tag League 2022 The Final!! - 2/27/2022, Tokyo Korakuen Hall (Wrestle Universe)

Yusuke Okada [Burning] d. Yuki Ishida (Boston Crab, 6:34)

Danshoku Dino [Pheromones] NC Hiroshi Yamato (5:44)

Toru Owashi & Shuji Kondo d. Soma Takao & Kazusada Higuchi (Kondo > Takao, King Kong Lariat, 9:16)

Ultimate Tag League 2022 B Block: Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi d. Shunma Katsumata & MAO [The 37KAMIINA] (Brookes > Katsumata, Praying Mantis Bomb, 7:03)

Ultimate Tag League 2022 B Block: HARASHIMA & Naomi Yoshimura [DISASTER BOX] d. Yuki Iino & Yumehito Imanari [Pheromones] (HARASHIMA > Iino, Forward Rolling Cradle, 12:30)

Ultimate Tag League 2022 A Block: Konosuke Takeshita & Yuki Ueno [The 37KAMIINA] d. Tetsuya Endo & Jun Akiyama [Burning] (Takeshita > Endo, Plus Ultra, 24:09)

Daisuke Sasaki, Minoru Fujita & MJ Paul [DAMNATION TA] d. Yuji Hino, Akito & Yukio Naya (Sasaki > Akito, La Mistica, 13:23)

Sanshiro Takagi & Maya Yukihi d. Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai [Eruption] (Yukihi > Akai, Snowton Bomb, 12:23)

Ultimate Tag League 2022 Final: HARASHIMA & Naomi Yoshimura [DISASTER BOX] d. Konosuke Takeshita & Yuki Ueno [The 37KAMIINA] (Yoshimura > Ueno, Shonenba, 20:14) - HARASHIMA/Yoshimura win the Ultimate Tag League 2022 - HARASHIMA/Yoshimura are the 72nd KO-D Tag Team Champions

The perennial ace of DDT and partner Yoshimura win the League, and the titles they vacated at the start of the tournament. They had to beat Pheromones in order to get there. Konosuke Takeshita got a direct win over his KO-D Openweight challenger for Judgement 2022, Tetsuya Endo, on his team’s way to the Final as well. So maybe Endo should like his chances at Ryogoku now, going by the rules of pro wrestling booking. Yoshimura challenged Brookes/Takanashi, who won the Asia Dream tag belts in ChocoPro yesterday, as the only team that beat DISASTER BOX in the league, so Yoshimura wants to set that right.

Final Ultimate Tag League 2022 Standings:

A Block Takeshita/Ueno – 6pts (3W 0D 1L) ***WINNER*** Akiyama/Endo – 6pts (3W 0D 1L) Hino/Naya – 4pts (2W 0D 2L) Higuchi/Okatani – 2pts (1W 0D 3L) Kondo/Hirata – 0pts (0W 0D 4L)

B Block HARASHIMA/Yoshimura – 6pts (3W 0D 1L) ***WINNER*** Sasaki/Paul – 4pts (2W 0D 2L) Iino/Imanari – 4pts (2W 0D 2L) Brookes/Takanashi – 4pts (2W 0D 2L) MAO/Katsumata – 2pts (1W 0D 3L) At the end of the show, DDT announced the full card for Judgement 2022, DDT’s 25th Anniversary show, on 3/20/2022 from Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan. It’s a show that will not only feaure a bunch of title matches, but also LiLiCo’s retirement, and a special 30th Anniversary match for Jun Akiyama.

Judgement 2022 – DDT 25th Anniversary Show - 3/20/2022, Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan (Wrestle Universe)

Yusuke Okada, Yuya Koroku & Ilusion v. Toi Kojima, Yuki Ishida & El Unicorn

Time Admission Tag Battle Royale: Tomohiko Hashimoto & Seiya Morohashi v. Soma Takao & Shota v. Minoru Fujita & MJ Paul [DAMNATION TA] v. Yuji Hino & Yukio Naya v. Gorgeous Matsuno & Gota Ihashi v. Andreza Giant Panda & Super Sasadango Machine

KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship: Toru Owashi, Antonio Honda, Kazuki Hirata & Yoshihiko © v. Poison Sawada JULIE, Takashi Sasaki, GENTARO, MIKAMI & Tanomusaku Toda

LiLiCo Retirement Match: LiLiCo, Ryohei Odai & Akito v. Danshoku Dino, Yuki Iino & Yumehito Imanari [Pheromones]

Yuki Sakaguchi [Eruption] & Isami Kodaka v. Yuki Ueno & Shunma Katsumata [The 37KAMIINA]

Saki Akai [Eruption] v. Maya Yukihi

Jun Akiyama 30th Anniversary Match: Jun Akiyama [Burning] & Takao Omori [AJPW] v. Kazusada Higuchi & Hideki Okatani

DDT 25th Anniversary Match Special Singles Match: Sanshiro Takagi v. Michael Nakazawa [AEW]

KO-D Tag Team Championship: HARASHIMA & Naomi Yoshimura [DISASTER BOX] © v. Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi

DDT Universal Championship Hardcore 3-Way Match: Daisuke Sasaki [DAMNATION TA] © v. Jun Kasai [FREEDOMS] v. MAO [The 37KAMIINA]

KO-D Openweight Championship: Konosuke Takeshita [The 37KAMIINA] © v. Tetsuya Endo [Burning]

DDT’s next show is on Wednesday 3/3/2022, from Tokyo Shinjuku FACE.

Tokyo Joshi was yesterday from Osaka. Maki Itoh and Miyu Yamashita are now free and clear of COVID-19, so they were back on the card for this show.

Tokyo Joshi 2022 Winter - 2/26/2022, Osaka Azalea Taisho Hall (Wrestle Universe)

Suzume d. Kata Toribami (Ring A Bell, 7:15)

Nao Kakuta d. Haruna Neko (Shiden Kai, 7:51)

Maki Itoh & Yuki Kamifuku d. Raku & Pom Harajuku (Itoh > Harajuku, Itoh Punish, 11:09)

Rika Tatsumi, Miu Watanabe & Moka Miyamoto d. Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao & Mahiro Kiryu (Watanabe > Kiryu, Tear Drop, 12:36)

Miyu Yamashita & Marika Kobashi d. Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo (Yamashita > Endo, Skull Kick, 10:05)

Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki d. Nodoka Tenma & Yuki Aino (Sakazaki > Tenma, Toy Story 4, 15:10)

It’s been noted this is the last time in TJPW that Nodoka Tenma and Marika Kobashi will be in Osaka. Maki Itoh said she burned the pasta that the Japanese government provided as a care package for COVID cases, but she ate it anyway so as not to waste taxpayers’ money.

In other TJPW news, the card for Grand Princess ’22, their own Sumo Hall supercard, has also been announced. More matches may get added to this. Besides the title matches, and the only singles match between the Bakuretsu Sisters before Nodoka Tenma’s retirement, Hikari Noa will face off against AEW’s Hikaru Shida.

Grand Princess ‘22 - 3/19/2022, Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan (Wrestle Universe)

Juria Nagano Debut Match: Juria Nagano v. TBA

Hyper Misao v. Sanshiro Takagi

Nodoka Tenma v. Yuki Aino

Hikari Nao v. Hikaru Shida [AEW]

International Princess Championship: Maki Itoh © v. Yuki Arai

Princess Tag Team Championship: Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki © v. Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe

Princess of Princess Championship: Miyu Yamashita © v. Shoko Nakajima

TJPW return to Ryogoku KFC Hall on Saturday.

Dragon Gate

Dragon Gate wrapped up the Truth Gate 2022 tour this weekend.

Truth Gate 2022 – Final Burst Out! K-Ness Forever Night 10 - 2/26/2022, Aichi Tsushima Bunka Gynmnasium

Naruki Doi, Kota Minoura & Kaito Ishida d. Kzy, Genki Horiguchi & U-T [Natural Vibes] (Minoura > Horiguchi, Gang, 11:28)

Jason Lee & Ho Ho Lun d. Eita & Yosuke Santa Maria (Lee > Yosuka, Eita threw in towel, 0:05)

Jason Lee & Ho Ho Lun d. Eita & Yosuke Santa Maria (Lee > Yosuke, Pinfall after Eita low blow, 5:29)

Takashi Yoshida d. Ryu Fuda (Stretch Muffler 6:25)

Dragon Dia & Yuki Yoshioka d. Yasushi Kanda & Takuma Fujiwara (Dia > Kanda, 10:26)

Big Boss Shimizu & Susumu Yokosuka [Natural Vibes] d. KAI & SB KENTo [Z-Brats] (Shimizu > KAI, DQ, 11:48)

YAMATO, Dragon Kid, Ben-K & Keisuke Okuda [HIGH-END] d. BxB Hulk, HYO, Diamante & Shun Skywalker [Z-Brats] (YAMATO > HYO, Galleria, 14:45)

The main and semi-main from this show are on YouTube.

Truth Gate 2022 – Final Burst Out! K-Ness Forever Night 11 - 2/27/2022, Hyogo Kobe Art Center (Dragon Gate Network)

Naruki Doi, Kota Minoura & Kaito Ishida d. Kzy, Genki Horiguchi & U-T [Natural Vibes] (Minoura > Horiguchi, Gang, 11:40)

Jacky “Funky” Kamei [Natural Vibes] TLD Takuma Fujiwara (15:00)

Diamante & Shun Skywalker [Z-Brats] d. Takashi Yoshida & Jason Lee (Skywalker > Lee, 9:36)

Battle Royale: Susumu Yokosuka [Natural Vibes] d. Kagetora [HIGH-END], Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii, Super Shisa, Yasushi Kanda, Konomama Ichikawa, Strong Machine J, La Estrella, BxB Hulk [Z-Brats], Ho Ho Lun, Riki Iihashi & Ryu Fuda (Yokosuka > Kanda, 15:21)

YAMATO, Dragon Kid, Ben-K & Keisuke Okuda [HIGH-END] d. Eita, Yosuke Santa Maria, Mondai Ryu & Punch Tominaga (Ben-K > Yosuke, Pinfall after low blow from Eita, 14:08)

Big Boss Shimizu [Natural Vibes], Dragon Dia & Yuki Yoshioka d. KAI, HYO & SB KENTo [Z-Brats] (Shimizu > KAI, Shotput Slam, 17:54)

Shimizu gets another direct win on KAI, in the Champions v. Challengers match, as HYO & SB KENTo challenged DiaYoshi for the Twin Gate titles on Wednesday. Takuma Fujiwara gets a TLD rub from an established roster guy, on his way to challenging for the Brave Gate belt on 3/5/2022. Apparently there were issues with the stream during the second match, so the on-demand is delayed a bit whilst they repair the video.

The next show is on Wednesday 3/3/2022 from Tokyo Korakuen Hall. Naruki Doi’s unit will reveal their name and colors here, and we get the second K-Ness tribute match as Jimmys reunites. In the meantime, on 3/4/2022, YAMATO will be at Ryukyu Dragon’s show from Tokyo Shinjuku FACE which will be on Twitcast. He and Gurukun Mask will be in a tag match against two deathmatch icons, Jun Kasai & Takashi Sasaki. Also, Natural Vibes’ Kzy & U-T challenge for Ryukyu Dragon’s tag belts held by Minoru Fujita & Churaumi Sabre. 

Pro Wrestling NOAH

NOAH held their last Step Forward 2022 show on Friday from Yokohama.

Step Forward 2022 - 2/25/2022, Yokohama Radiant Hall (Wrestle Universe)

Junta Miyawaki d. Yasutaka Yano (Falcon Arrow, 6:44)

Muhammad Yone [Funky Express] d. Kinya Okada (Kinniku Buster, 7:31)

Tadasuke & ALEJA [Kongo] d. Hao & Kai Fujimura (Tadasuke > Fujimura, Fuyuki Special, 10:35)

HAYATA, Yoshinari Ogawa & Yuya Susumu [STINGER] d. Kotaro Suzuki, Ikuto Hidaka & Super Crazy [Perros del Mal de Japon] (HAYATA > Hidaka, 11:18)

Go Shiozaki & King Tany [Funky Express] d. Manabu Soya & Nio [Kongo] (Shiozaki > Nio, Short Range Lariat, 10:19)

NOSAWA Rongai & Eita [Perros del Mal de Japon] d. Daisuke Harada & YO-HEY (Eita > Harada, Trauma, 12:30)

Naomichi Marufuji [M’s Alliance], Masaaki Mochizuki [M’s Alliance] & Daiki Inaba d. Takashi Sugiura [Sugiura-gun], Masa Kitamiya & Yoshiki Inamura (Inaba > Inamura, Extreme Warp, 19:59)

Kenoh & Hajime Ohara [Kongo] d. Kaito Kiyomiya & Atsushi Kotoge (Ohara > Kotoge, Finnish Forearm, 20:12)

Ohara beats his former partner Kotoge. In other Kongo news, judging by the lineups I posted yesterday, it looks like ALEJA is now going by Alejandro, and is out of Kongo. You really do need a scorecard to keep up with this faction.

NOAH have a rest until Saturday 3/5/2022. I posted that schedule yesterday.

All Japan Pro Wrestling

AJPW finished the Excite Series for 2022 with a show in Chiba.

Excite Series 2022 Night 6 - 2/27/2022, Chiba 2AW Square (AJPW.tv)

Daiju Wakamatsu [2AW] d. Ryo Inoue (Boston Crab, 7:57)

Yoshitatsu & Izanagi d. Takao Omori & Black Menso-re (Yoshitatsu > Menso-re, Yoshitatsu Rhapsody, 8:59)

Yusuke Kodama [TOTAL ECLIPSE] d. Dan Tamura [Evolution] (Mad Splash, 8:06)

Shigehiro Irie & Ayato Yoshida [2AW] d. Yuma & Atsuki Aoyagi [NEXTREAM] (Irie > Atsuki, Flying Headbutt, 12:08)

Shuji Ishikawa & Fuminori Abe d. Kento Miyahara & Rising HAYATO [NEXTREAM] (Abe > HAYATO, Ghost Clutch, 12:52)

Suwama, Shotaro Ashino & Kohei Sato [Evolution] d. Ryuki Honda, Hokuto Omori & Koji Doi [TOTAL ECLIPSE] (Suwama > Doi, Backdrop Hold, 16:46)

As predicted, Shuji Ishikawa will be Kento’s next challenger for the Triple Crown.

The next tour begins Monday 3/7/2022.

New Japan Pro Wrestling

Last night’s NJPW Strong was, in fact, the last from the New Beginning USA tapings, not last week’s like I erroneously thought. The main event was a title match.

Karl Fredericks d. Ethan HD (MD, 11:51)

El Phantasmo [Bullet Club] d. Matthew Rehwoldt (Quebradora, 9:45)

NJPW Strong Openweight Championship: “Filthy” Tom Lawlor [Team Filthy] © d. Taylor Rust (Rear Naked Choke, 19:11) - Lawlor succeeds his 7th defense

Did anyone think this reign was going to go this long? Because I didn’t. It’s a good thing, honestly. I know Ethan HD on Twitter, hi Ethan.

Next week’s episode will start the Rivals series of tapings from last week in LA.

STARDOM

STARDOM ran twice this weekend. Cinderella Journey in Nagaoka is now on STARDOM World, incidentally.

- 2/26/2022, Hyogo Acrier Himeji

Mina Shirakawa [Cosmic Angels] d. Rina [Oedo Tai] (Implant DDT, 8:10)

Natsupoi & MIRAI [Donna del Mondo] d. Hanan & Koguma [STARS] (Natsupoi > Hanan, Backlash, 7:26)

Syuri, Maika & Himeka [Donna del Mondo] d. Tam Nakano, Unagi Sayaka & Waka Tsukiyama [Cosmic Angels] (Maika > Tsukiyama, Yamachaka, 15:04)

Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki & Momo Kohgo [STARS] d. Giulia, Thekla & Mai Sakurai [Donna del Mondo] (Hazuki > Sakurai, Michinoku Driver II, 11:12)

Saki Kashima, Ruaka, Starlight Kid & Momo Watanabe [Oedo Tai] d. Utami Hayashishita, AZM, Saya Kamitani & Lady C [Queen’s Quest] (Ruaka > C, Freezer Bomb, 17:38)

-  2/27/2022, Mie Messe Wing Tsu

Saki Kashima & Ruaka [Oedo Tai] d. Tam Nakano & Waka Tsukiyama (Kashima > Tsukiyama, My Emblem, 10:21)

Mina Shirakawa & Unagi Sayaka [Cosmic Angels] TLD Thekla & MIRAI [Donna del Mondo] (15:00)

Giulia & Mai Sakurai [Donna del Mondo] d. Mayu Iwatani & Momo Kohgo [STARS] (Giulia > Kohgo, Flacon Arrow, 10:01)

Rina, Starlight Kid & Momo Watanabe [Oedo Tai] d. Hanan, Koguma & Hzuki [STARS] (Rina > Hanan, Gory Bomb, 11:41)

Syuri, Maika, Himeka & Natsupoi [Donna del Mondo] d. Utami Hayashishita, AZM, Saya Kamitani & Lady C [Queen’s Quest] (Himeka > C, Powerbomb, 17:15)

STARDOM are in Tokyo Korakuen Hall on Tuesday.

Other News

Sendai Girls has a new Junior champion, as Tomoko Inada beat Yurika Oka today in Nagaoka. Team 200kg (Chihiro Hashimoto & Yuu) defeated DASH Chisako & Hiroyo Matsumoto to retain the tag team titles in the main event as well.

Big Japan and Pro Wrestling ZERO1 ran a joint card from Shinkiba on Friday.

2AW, Dotonbori Pro, FREEDOMS, HEAT UP, Ice Ribbon, Michinoku Pro, ChocoPro, Ganbare Pro and PURE-J all ran this weekend too.

Back Tuesday, for the NJPW 50th Anniversary event.