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Weekly calender update…
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https://puroresuspirit.wordpress.com/calender-2014/
This week is Golden Week, so in other words one of the heaviest weeks for back to back Japanese Pro-Wrestling shows.
4/28 (Mon)
WNC/REINA @ Komazawa Park in Tokyo, 12:00
NOAH @ Asahikawa Local Industry Promotion Center, 15:00
Dragon Gate @ ncc&Studio in Nagasaki, 18:30
WRESTLE-1 @ Nagaoka Aore in Niigata, 18:30
NJPW @ Yawatahama citizen Sports Center in Ehime, 19:00
BJW @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, 19:00
4/29 (Tue)
DDT [MAX BUMP 2014] @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, 12:00
FREEDOMS @ Toki Messe in Niigata, 12:00
REINA @ Komazawa Park in Tokyo, 12:00
K-DOJO @ Itabashi Green Hall in Tokyo, 12:30
Osaka @ Matsushita IMP Hall in Osaka, 13:00
Michinoku @ Aomori Hamanasu Hall, 14:00
Diana @ Kawasaki City Gymnasium, 15:00
NJPW @ Kumamoto City Distribution Hall, 17:00
Dragon Gate @ Hiroshima Industrial Hall, 17:00
Gatoh Move @ Itabashi Green Hall in Tokyo, 17:30
Stardom @ Matsushita IMP Hall in Osaka, 17:30
WRESTLE-1 @ Sendai San Festa in Miyagi, 18:00
4/30 (Wed)
Michinoku @ Iwate City Gymnasium in Takizawa, 19:00
Ice Ribbon @ Wrestle Butokan in Saitama, 19:30
Sportiva @ Sportiva Arena in Aichi, 20:00
5/1 (Thu)
BJW @ Ueno Park Mizudori in Tokyo, 12:00 & 18:30
NJPW @ Oita Event Hall, 18:30
WRESTLE-1 @ Koriyama Gymnasium, 18:30
Michinoku @ Kurihara Tsukidate Sports Park Gymnasium in Miyagi, 18:30
Ganbare☆Pro @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo, 19:30
5/2 (Fri)
BJW @ Ueno Park Mizudori in Tokyo, 12:00 & 17:30
Michinoku @ Yokote City Gymnasium in Akita, 18:30
FREEDOMS @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, 19:00
Dragon Gate @ Dragon Gate Arena in Hyogo, 19:30
5/3 (Sat)
Stardom @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo, 12:00
JWP @ Itabashi Green Hall in Tokyo, 13:00
OZ Academy @ Green Dome Maebashi in Gunma, 13:00
K-DOJO @ Blue Field in Chiba, 14:00
Michinoku @ Akita City Selion Plaza, 14:00
NOAH @ Differ Ariake in Tokyo, 15:00
WRESTLE-1 @ Kisarazu Civic Gymnasium in Chiba, 16:00
NJPW [Wrestling Dontaku] @ Fukuoka International Center, 17:00
Dragon Gate @ KBS Hall in Kyoto, 17:00
Gatoh Move @ Itabashi Green Hall in Tokyo, 17:30
5/4 (Sun)
UNION @ L-Park Sendai in Miyagi, 13:00
JWP @ Itabashi Green Hall in Tokyo, 13:00
Michinoku @ Hachinohe Hasshoku Center Cooks Hall in Aomori, 14:00
K-DOJO @ Blue Field in Chiba, 14:00
Dragon Gate @ KBS Hall in Kyoto, 15:00
WRESTLE-1 @ Tokyo Dome City Hall, 17:00
DDT @ L-Park Sendai in Miyagi, 17:30
Ice Ribbon @ Wrestle Butokan in Saitama, 18:00
NOAH @ Yokohama Radiant Hall in Kanagawa, 18:30
5/5 (Mon)
WAVE @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, 12:00
DDT @ Aomori Hamanasu Hall, 13:00
ZERO1 @ Yokohama Radiant Hall in Kanagawa, 13:00
Michinoku @ Yahaba Town Gymnasium, 14:00
K-DOJO @ Blue Field in Chiba, 14:00
NJPW @ Okayama Prefecture Wholesale Center, Orange Hall, 15:00
BJW @ Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Kanagawa, 15:00
Dragon Gate @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, 16:00
Gatoh Move @ Ichigaya Chocolate Hiroba, 16:00
JWP @ Itabashi Green Hall in Tokyo, 17:00
WNC @ Yokohama Radiant Hall in Kanagawa, 18:00
5/6 will also be heavy with shows, so I have added its listing as well.
5/6 (Tue)
ZERO1 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, 12:00
Stardom @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo, 12:00
Ice Ribbon @ Yokohama Radiant Hall in Kanagawa, 12:00
DDT @ Yamagata Big Wing, 13:00
Michinoku @ Sendai Best Western Hotel in Miyagi, 14:00
K-DOJO @ Blue Field in Chiba, 14:00
NJPW @ Nagoya International Conference Hall, 16:00
FREEDOMS @ Yokohama Radiant Hall in Kanagawa, 17:00
(bold marked shows are those I plan on covering.)
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Notable upcoming shows… (be sure to check back for updates)
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BJW, 4/28/2014 [Mon] 19:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(1) MEN’S Teioh & (tba) vs. Shu & Kei Brahman
(2) Manabu Soya [FREE] vs. Hideyoshi Kamitani
(3) Kohei Sato [ZERO1] & Shuji Ishikawa [UNION] vs. Madoka [FREE] & Shinobu [666]
(4) Barbed-wire Board 6 Man Tag Death Match: Jaki Numazawa, Mad Man Pondo & Takumi Tsukamoto vs. Great Kojika, Kankuro Hoshino & Masato Inaba
(5) World Strong Heavyweight Prelude Match: Shinya Ishikawa & Ryuichi Kawakami vs. Daisuke Sekimoto & Kazuki Hashimoto
(6) Main Event Tag Death Match: Isami Kodaka [UNION] & Yuko Miyamoto [666] vs. Ryuji Ito & Masaya Takahashi [WNC]
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DDT “MAX BUMP2014”, 4/29/2014 [Tue] 12:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(0) Dark Match ~ Exhibition: Hoshitango & Gota Ihashi vs. DJ Nira & Toshi Miyatake
() Iron Man Heavy Metal Championship Battle Royal Match: [999th Champion] Sanshiro Takagi vs. [Challengers] MIKAMI, Yasu Urano, Michael Nakazawa, Soma Takao, Kazuki Hirata, Antonio Honda, Toru Owashi & Super Sasadango Machine
() Shunma Katsumata’s Debut Match: Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi vs. Guanchulo & Shunma Katsumata
() HARASHIMA & Tomomitsu Matsunaga vs. Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo
() KO-D 6 Man Person Championship Match: [9th Champions] Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki vs. [Challengers] Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Yoshihiko
~ 1st title defense.
() AJPW Sanctioned Asia Tag Championship Match: [93rd Champions] “Burning” Jun Akiyama & Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. [Challengers] “Dream Team Futures” Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie
~ 4th title defense.
(-) KO-D Openweight Championship: [49th Champion] KUDO vs. [Challenger] Akito
~ 1st defense.
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FREEDOMS, 5/2/2014 [Thu] 19:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(-) Toru Sugiura vs. Shuji Ishikawa [UNION]
(-) 6 Man Tag Match: Mammoth Sasaki, Tatsuhito Takaiwa [FREE] & (to be announced) vs. HIROKI [FREE], SUSUMU & Daisuke Masaoka
(-) Kamui’s Return Match: Kamui vs. Kenichiro Arai [DG]
(-) KFC Tag Championship Match: [1st Champions] Great Kojika & The Winger vs. [Challengers] Kenji Fukimoto & Karate Brahman
~ 2nd title defense.
(-) Barefoot Thumbtack Deathmatch: Jun Kasai vs. Minoru Fujita [Gurentai]
(-) KING of FREEDOM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Match: [1st Champion] Takashi Sasaki vs. [Challenger] Yuji Hino (K-DOJO)
~ 5th title defense.
(-) GENTARO’s Return Match: GENTARO vs. Isami Kodaka
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Pro Wrestling Noah “ONE DAY CRUISE 2014”, 5/3/2014 [Sat] 15:00 @ Differ Ariake in Tokyo
() GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Championship Match: [21st Champions] Yoshinari Ogawa & Zack Sabre Jr. vs. [Challengers] Shiori Asahi & Hiro Tonai [both K-DOJO]
~ 1st title defense.
() Special 3WAY Match: Naomichi Marufuji vs. KENTA vs. Shane Haste
() Mikey Nicholls vs. Daisuke Sekimoto [BJW]
() Special Single Match: Maybach Taniguchi vs. Masato Tanaka [ZERO1]
~ Also scheduled to compete…
Katsuhiko Nakajima [DIAMOND RING], Kenou [MichiPro], Hajime Ohara [FREE] & Quiet Storm [FREE]
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New Japan Pro Wrestling “Wrestling Dontaku 2014”, 5/3/2014 [Sat] 17:00 @ Fukuoka Kokusai Center
(0) Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Tiger Mask IV, KUSHIDA & Yohei Komatsu vs. Captain New Japan, El Desperado, BUSHI & Mascara Dorada
(1) IWGP Jr. Tag Championship Match: [37th Champions] “Young Bucks” Matt & Nick Jackson vs. [Challengers] “Forever Hooligans” Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov
~ 4th title defense.
(2) Special Tag Match: Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka vs. Minoru Suzuki [Pancrase MISSION] & Shelton “X” Benjamin
(3) NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match: [125th Champion] Satoshi Kojima vs. [Challenger] Wes Brisco
~ 3rd title defense.
(4) Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata [FREE]
(5) IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship Match: [67th Champion] Kota Ibushi vs. [Challenger] Ryusuke Taguchi
~ 3rd title defense.
(6) NEVER Openweight Championship Match: [3rd Champion] Tomohiro Ishii vs. [Challenger] Tomoaki Honma
~ 3rd title defense.
(7) Special Elimination Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Tetsuya Naito & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. “The Machine Gun” Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows, Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga
(8) Pro-Wrestling vs Jiu-Jistsu Mixed Marts Arts Match: Shinsuke Nakamura & Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Daniel & Rolles Gracie
(9) IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: [59th Champion] Kazuchika Okada vs. [Challengers] AJ Styles
~ 9th title defense.
The full event will be offered on USTREAM for $15.
http://www.ustream.tv/njpw
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WRESTLE-1 “WRESTLE-1 TOUR 2014 Cherry blossom”, 5/4/2014 [Sun] 16:00 @ Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo
() Ryota Hama vs. Daisuke Sekimoto [BJW]
() Minoru Tanaka vs. HUB [FREE]
() Special 6 Man Tag Match: Masakatsu Funaki, Tatsumi Fujinami & LEONA [both DRADITION] vs. Masayuki Kono, Ryoji Sai [ZERO1] & KAZMA SAKAMOTO [FREE]
() EWP Intercontintal Championship Match: [Champion] Leon Von Gasteren vs. [Challenger] Hiroshi Yamato
() Special Tag Match: Great Muta & TAJIRI vs. Abyss & Kazarian
() Special Single Match: KAI vs. Manabu Soya [FREE]
() STRONGEST-K TAG Championship Match: [27th Champions] Yuji Hino & HIROKI vs. [Challengers] Yasufumi Nakanoueno & Seiki Yoshioka
~ 2nd title defense.
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Michinoku Pro-Wrestlin, 5/5/2014 [Mon]14:00 @ Yahaba Town General Gymnasium in Iwate
(1) Daichi Sasaki vs. Go [First Ever Michinoku Pro Match]
(2) Rasse & Kenbai vs. Fujita “Jr” Hayato & Takeshi Minamino
(3) The Great Sasuke & Kei Brahman vs. Yapperman #1 & #2
(4) Rui Hyugaji’s Return Match: Jinsei Shinzaki, Numajiro Kesen & Kinya Oyanagi vs. Rui Hyugaji, Taro Nohashi & Ayumu Gunji
(5) 4FW Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [Champion] Ken45° vs. [Challenger] Tiger Ali
(6) Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: Shu Brahman vs. Manjimaru
~ Winner becomes the 18th generation champion for the vacant title.
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BJW “Endless Survivor”, 5/5/2014 [Mon] 15:00 @ Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Kanagawa
() 6 Man Tag Match: HUB, Madoka & Menso~re Oyaji vs. Atsushi Maruyama (formerly Tigers Mask), Shiori Asahi [K-DOJO] & Takumi Tsukamoto
() Super Tiger [RJPW] & Kazuki Hashimoto vs. MEN’S Teioh & Shinobu
() Gokudo Shock Tag Death Match: Ryuji Ito & “Black Angel” Jaki Numazawa vs. Kankuro Hoshino & Masato Inaba
(-) BJW vs WNC Tag Match: Hideyoshi Kamitani & Takayuki Ueki vs. Masaya Takahashi & Koji Doi
(-) Kohei Sato [ZERO1] & Shuji Ishikawa [UNION] vs. Ryuichi Kawakami & Manabu Soya [FREE]
(-) BJW World Strong Heavyweight Championship Match: [4th Champion] Shinya Ishikawa vs. [Challenger] Daisuke Sekimoto
~ 2nd title defense.
(-) BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship Fluorescent Light-tube 300 Count TLC Death Match: [28th Champion] Isami Kodaka vs. [Challenger] Yuko Miyamoto
~ 4th title defense.
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() Ryoji Sai & Sean Guinness vs. Daemon Ueda & Takuya Sugawara
() ZERO1 vs W-1 6 Man Tag Match: Ikuto Hidaka, Yoshikazu Yokoyama & Mineo Fujita vs. Kaz Hayashi, Seiki Yoshioka & Daiki Inaba
() ZERO1 vs W-1: Yusaku Obata vs. KAI [WRESTLE-1]
() NWA Intercontinental Tag Championship Match: [29th Champions] Shinjiro Otani & KAMIKAZE vs. [Challengers] Masato Tanaka & Takashi Sugiura (NOAH)
~ 2nd title defense.
() International Junior & NWA World Junior Heavyweight Double Championship Match: [113th Inter & 13th NWA Champion] Jason Lee vs. [Challenger] “brother” YASSHI
~ 1st title defense.
() World Heavyweight Championship Match: [16th Champion] Kohei Sato vs. [Challenger] Hideki Suzuki (FREE)
~ 1st title defense.
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K-DOJO “GWSP4 FINAL Day ~ CLUB-K SUPER in Blue Field”, 5/6/2014 [Tue] 14:00 @ Blue Field in Chiba
(-) CHAMPION OF STRONGEST-K Championship Match: [16th Champion] Saburo Inematsu vs. [Challenger] (Winner of 4/29 tournament)
~ 1st title defense.
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This last week in puroresu…
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results…
4/21 – NOAH [GTL 2014 Day 5] |
4/22 –
4/23 – NJPW | AJPW [2014 CC Day 7] |
4/24 – NJPW | BJW-ZET | ZERO1 |
4/25 – WNC [KORAKUEN IMPACT] | NJPW |
4/26 – NJPW | NOAH [GTL 2014 Day 6] | AJPW [2014 CC Day 8] |
4/27 – AJPW [2014 Champion Carnival Day 9 – FINAL] | NOAH [GTL 2014 Day 7 FINAL] | WRESTLE-1 | K-DOJO |
news…
~ [BJW News] Big Japan officially announced that Shinya Ishikawa will be putting thw World Strong Heavyweight belt on the line against Daisuke Sekimoto on the May 5.
~ [NOAH News] Pro Wrestling Noah made it official that Yuji Nagata will be defending the GHC Heavyweight belt against Muhammed Yone on May 17 at the Korakuen Hall.
~ [Misc. News] ZERO1, Wrestling New Classic, Ice Ribbon, and FREEDOMS held a joint press conference to announce the event cards for the upcoming “Yokohama Golden Week Festival” shows in May.
~ STYLES NEWS: A.J. Styles announced for New Japan’s G1 Climax.
~ [AJPW News] All Japan announced that Akebono will be unable to compete for the rest of the Champion Carnival due to a “worsening physical condition”.
~ [W-1 News] More matches have been announced for the upcoming Tokyo Dome City Hall show on May 4, as well as “matchmaker” Manabu Soya setting up a 5 single match trial for KAI.
~ [Fortune Dream News] The full event card for Kenta Kobashi’s first ever “Fortune Dream” show has been announced.
~ [NOAH News] Pro Wrestling Noah announced some matches for their upcoming shows in May. Among the announcements is that the GHC Jr. Tag belts will be on the line as Yoshinari Ogawa & Zack Sabre Jr. will be defending the belts against K-DOJO’s Shiori Asahi & Hiro Tonai.
~ [AJPW News] It has been announced that Go Shiozaki will be unable to finish the “2014 Champion Carnival” due to a broken metacarpal bone on his right thumb. Shiozaki suffered the injury during his match against Zeus on April 23 at the Korakuen Hall.
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[This Week in Puroresu 2014 Vol.17 – CP/BushidoRX]
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