~ It was made official that Ryuji Ito will be defending the Deathmatch belt against Kankuro Hoshino on 7/24 in Ryogoku.
BJW “RYOGOKUTAN”, 7/24/2016 [Sun] @ Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo
(-) BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship Match: [32nd Champion] Ryuji Ito vs. [Challenger] Kankuro Hoshino
~ 6th title defense.
(-) BJW World Strong Heavyweight Championship Match: [7th Champion] Yuji Okabayashi vs. [Challenger] (Winner of Kamitani/Daichi on 6/9)
~ 4th title defense.
~ The next defenses for the main DDT belts were announced to take place on July 3 in Hakata.
~ At this time no challengers have been announced for the matches, but the champions are safe for now unless someone cashes in their right to challenge anytime, anywhere within the month to come.
DDT “Super StarLane 2016”, 7/3/2016 [Sun] 18:00 @ Hakata StarLanes in Fukuoka
(-) DDT EXTREME Championship Match: [36th Champion] LiLiCo vs. [Challenger] (tba)
~ 1st title defense.
(-) KO-D Tag Championship Match: [54th Champions] Daisuke Sasaki & Shuji Ishikawa vs. [Challengers] (tba)
~ 4th title defense.
(-) KO-D Openweight Championship Match: [58th Champion] Konosuke Takeshita vs. [Challenger] (tba)
~ 1st title defense.
~ Stardom : Io Shirai will be defending the SWA belt against SHANNA on 6/4 in Osaka.
~ It was announced that Mayu Iwatani will be defending the High Speed belt against Kagetsu on 6/5 in Nagaoya.
~ Yoko Bito’s return match will be taking place on 6/16 against Kairi Hojo.
~ I am currently looking for someone to cover DRAGON GATE and any joshi-related promotions respectively. If you believe this something that you could handle on a daily or even a weekly basis, or even if you wish for me to promote your own blog, feel free to send me a message.
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VKF Pro-Wrestling “SLAMBOREE”, 5/31/2016 [Tue] 19:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo
(1) Naoshi Sano [Sano-Damashii] vs. Joji Otani [GUTS]
◆Winner: Joji (9:00) via ring out.
(2) Shota [GUTS] vs. Rionne Fujiwara
◆Winner: Rionne (10:20) following a Rolling Cutter.
(3) TORU [Doutonbori] vs. Daisuke Kanehira [HEAT-UP]
◆Winner: TORU (9:40) with a Dragon Suplex Hold.
(4) Tadasuke & Kazuaki Mihara [both Doutonbori] vs. Tank Nagai & Kengo Mashimo [both K-DOJO]
◆Winner: Tank (14:16) following a Diving Senton on Mihara.
(5) Yoshiaki Yago & GENTARO [FREEDOMS] vs. Mineo Fujita [FREE] & Yuya Susumu [FREEDOMS]
◆Winner: Mineo (14:45) with the Gankura on GENTARO.
(6) VKF Championship Match: [Champion] Shuichiro Katsumura (K’z FACTORY) vs. [Challenger] Yasu Kubota (Sportiva)
◆Winner: Katsumura (16:11) with the Ninja Choke. ~ 2nd successful title defense.
() Drake Morimatsu & Chinsuke Nakamura vs. Kernel Anderson & Kona Tonga
() Takaku Fuke vs. GENTARO
() Koji Kanemoto vs. TORU
() 4WAY Match: Jun Kasai vs. Naoki Tanizaki vs. Gao vs. Masamune
New Japan Pro Wrestling “BEST OF THE SUPER Jr. XXIII”, 5/31/2016 [Tue] 18:30 @ Hiroshima Green Arena Small Arena 1,472 Spectators
(1) Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ricochet & Volador Jr. vs. Tomohiro Ishii, Barreta & Will Ospreay
◆Winner: Barreta (8:36) with a La Magistral on Ricochet. ~ Barreta with a direct win over Ricochet, but the two will meet in the BOSJ on the next show on 6/2.
(2) Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV vs. Katsuyori Shibata, Juice Robinson, Jay White & Bobby Fish
◆Winner: Nagata (8:03) with a Backdrop Hold on White.
(3) BOSJ A BLOCK: BUSHI vs. David Finlay
◆Winner: BUSHI (7:18) following the MX.
~ BUSHI [2 wins, 3 losses = 4 points]
~ Finlay [1 win, 4 losses = 2 points]
(4) BOSJ A BLOCK: Matt Sydal vs. Rocky Romero
◆Winner: Sydal (13:37) with the Air Sydal.
~ Sydal [4 wins, 1 loss = 8 points]
~ Romero [2 wins, 3 losses = 4 ponts]
(5) BOSJ A BLOCK: KUSHIDA vs. Gedo
◆Winner: KUSHIDA (13:34) with the Hoverboard Lock.
~ KUSHIDA [3 wins, 2 losses = 6 points]
~ Gedo [1 win, 4 losses = 2 points]
(6) BOSJ A BLOCK: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Kyle O’Reilly
◆Winner: Taguchi (11:46) with the Oh My & GarAnkle.
~ Taguchi [4 wins, 1 loss = 8 points]
~ O’Reilly [3 wins, 2 losses = 6 points] ~With the win, Taguchi and Sydal now both sit at the top spots of the block, though Taguchi has a win over Sydal.
(7) Satoshi Kojima, Michael Elgin, Yoshitatsu & Captain New Japan vs. Kenny Omega, Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens
◆Winner: Elgin (10:27) with the Elgin Bomb on Owens.
(8) Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Tetsuya Naito, SANADA & EVIL
◆Winner: SANADA (14:57) with the Skull End on HASHI.
~ Day 1 (5/21) [LINK]
~ Day 2 (5/22) [LINK]
~ Day 3 (5/23) [LINK]
~ Day 4 (5/24) [LINK]
~ Day 5 (5/25) [LINK]
~ Day 6 (5/27) [LINK]
~ Day 7 (5/29) [LINK]
~ Day 8 (5/30) [LINK]
~ Day 9 (5/31) *above
~ Day 10 (6/2)
~ Day 11 (6/3)
~ Day 12 (6/5)
~ Day 13 (6/6)
~ Day 14 Final (6/7)
All Japan announced the next set of defenses for the Triple Crown, World Tag, and World Junior belts.
First up the Triple Crown and World Junior belts will be in defense on June 15 at Korakuen. As Miyahara will be defending against K-DOJO’s ace Kengo Mashimo. This match is coming about after the two went to a draw in this years Champion Carnival back in April. Following Miyahara’s defense against Sekimoto, Mashimo took the opportunity to set his position as the next contender. Which has now been set in stone.
Then the World Tag belts will be in defense as the “Big Guns“, Zeus & Bodyguard, defend against BJW’s “Strong BJ“, Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi. Following his Champion Carnival win, Sekimoto declared that he would be aiming to challenge all the main belts in the promotion, though a loss against Miyahara, Sekimoto and Okabayashi both hold wins over Zeus specifically which have left the champions in a perilous position.
Then on June 19, the World Junior belt will be in defense as Atsushi Aoki is set to defend against fellow teammate Hikaru Sato. These two have been both rivals and friends, but at the end of the day the aspect of true in-ring competition is what they strive to achieve. Aoki aims to be pushed to the limits as champion and has welcomed all to come forward and show him what it means to be a fighting World Junior Champion.
All Japan Pro Wrestling “Dynamite Series 2016“, 6/15/2016 [Wed] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
() Jun Akiyama & Yuma Aoyagi vs. Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo
() Ryoji Sai & Jake Lee vs. Shuji Ishikawa & Masashi Takeda
() World Tag Championship Match: [71st Champions] Zeus & The Bodyguard vs. [Challengers] Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi
~ 3rd title defense
() Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship Match: [55th Champion] Kentao Miyahara vs. [Challenger] Kengo Mashimo
~ 3rd title defense
Also announced to be competing..
Ultmo Dragon, Atsushi Maruyama, Isami Kodaka, Yuko Miyamoto, Kazuhiro Tamura, Soma Takao, Kaji Tomato, Ryuji Hijikata
All Japan Pro Wrestling “Dynamite Series 2016“, 6/19/2016 [Sun] 17:00 @ Tokyo Dome Hotel Sapporo Peer Ridge Hall in Hokkaido
() Masanobu Fuchi vs. Yohei Nakajima vs. SUSHI
() Ultimo Dragon vs. 5th generation Black Tiger
() Yuma Aoyagi, Ryoji Sai & Tomoya vs. Yutaka Yoshie, Yoshihisa Uto & Kazumi Kikuta
() Takao Omori vs. Tatsuhito Takaiwa
() Jun Akiyama vs. Naoya Nomura
() World Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [39th Champion] Atsushi Aoki vs. [Challenger] Hikaru Sato
~ 4th title defense.
() Kento Miyahara & Jake Lee vs. Zeus & The Bodyguard
~ Today’s show at Korakuen saw the “Twin Towers” recaptured the BJW Tag belts after best Ryota Hama and Hideyoshi Kamitani in the main event of the show.
~ After the scheduled match, Ito nominated Hoshino to be his challenger for the big Ryogoku show on 7/24. That if the World Strong belt will be contested among the young guys that he wishes to see the old guard showing the pride of what it means to be a deathmatch wrestler.
~ Hideki looked to have called out for a rematch, which caused Okabayashi to confront him. Okabayashi and Hideki looked to be in each others faces while Nakanoue jumped Hideki and a brawl was had. Uto then got enraged against Hideki as well, after trying to split him up away from Nakanoue. Currently unclear if this signifies the end of their team as of late.
~ Event Card Updates…
BJW, 6/9/2016 [Thu] 19:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo
() Atsushi Maruyama & Tatsuhiko Yoshino vs. Ryuichi Sekine & Takuya Nomura
() Tsutomu Osugi, Hercules Senga & Shinobu vs. Shu Brahman, Kei Brahman & Toshiyuki Sakuda
() Yuko Miyamoto, Isami Kodaka & Abdullah Kobayashi vs. Jaki Numazawa, Masashi Takeda & Takumi Tsukamoto
() Ryuji Ito & Masaya Takahashi vs. Kankuro Hoshino & Takayuki Ueki
() Yuji Okabayashi & Daisuke Sekimoto vs. Yoshihisa Uto & Kazumi Kikuta
(-) BJW World Strong Contendership Match: Hideyoshi Kamitani vs. Daichi Hashimoto
~ Winner earns the right to challenge Yuji Okabayashi on 7/24.
BJW “Osaka Surprise 26”, 6/18/2016 [Sat] 17:00 @ Osaka City Nishinari Kumin Center
(0) Yuichi Taniguchi vs. Takuya Nomura
() Hideyoshi Kamitani & Toshiyuki Sakuda vs. Orochi & Osamu Suganuma
() Mixed 6 Tag Match: Bolshoi Kid, Takumi Tsukamoto & Takayuki Ueki vs. Kuishinbo Kamen, Kanjyuro Matsuyama & Kagetsu
() Daisuke Sekimoto vs. TORU
() Jaki Numazawa & Masashi Takeda vs. Tadasuke & Takoyakida
() Fluorescent Light & Barbed-wire Board Tag Deathmatch: Ryuji Ito & Abdullah Kobayashi vs. Kankuro Hoshino & Masaya Takahashi
() Yuko Miyamoto & Isami Kodaka vs. Tsubasa & Billyken Kid
() Yuji Okabayashi, Hideki Suzuki & Daichi Hashimoto vs. Magnitude Kishiwada, ZERO & The Bodyguard
BJW, 6/25/2016 [Sat] 19:00 @ Aore Nagaoka in Niigata
() Yuichi Taniguchi & Takuya Nomura vs. Masaya Takahashi & HAKUCHO
() Kankuro Hoshino & Takayuki Ueki vs. Debu Gaichu & Matcho Gaichu
() Joshi Offer Match: Meiko Satomura vs. Konami
() Abdullah Kobayashi, Fugofugo Yumeji & X vs. Yuko Miyamoto, Ricky Fuji & Koshi☆Hika~ru
() Ryuji Ito & Toshiyuki Sakuda vs. Hideyoshi Kamitani & Daichi Hashimoto
() Yuji Okabayashi & Shigeno Shima [Niigata] vs. Daisuke Sekimoto & Big THE Ryokan [Niigata]
~ Konosuke Takeshita defeated Daisuke Sasaki to become the youngest KO-D Openweight Champion as he turned 21 that day as well. With the loss, Daisuke hinted that he plans to retire from active competition in the near future.
~ Team Dream Futures also defended the KO-D 6 Tag belts against the team of HARASHIMA, Akito & Yasu Urano. Though the champions managed to win the match, Drift formally announced that they will indeed be splitting as a team, which has been hinted at all month with their goodby series. Thus they are relinquishing the belts in the process.
~ With the aided help of Mizuki Watase, the power of love that LiLiCo proclaims saw her become champion. She also stated that her next defense will be on 7/3 in Hakata.
~ Terry Funk and NOSAWA Rongai were announced for the Ryogoku show on 8/28.
~ KAI and Ken Ohka came out as they made their intentions known that they are going after the KO-D Tag belts. Amon GM stated that he would take their challenge into consideration.
~ It was announced that Akito has suffered a fractured rib and will be unable to compete for the time being.
~ The wrestlers who will be competing in this years KING OF DDT 2016 were released… HARASHIMA, Akito, Yasu Urano, Yukio Sakaguchi, Masa Takanashi, Kota Umeda, Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie, Soma Takao, Antonio Honda, Tetsuya Endo, Kazusada Higuchi, Kazuki Hirata, KENSO, Mad Paulie, and Shuji Ishikawa. The tournament will begin on June 5 and run until the finals on June 26.
DDT “KING OF DDT 2016 SAITAMA”, 6/5/2016 [Sun] 17:00 @ Kasukabe Fureai Cube in Saitama
(0) King of Dark Championship Match: [Champion] Yumeto Imanari vs. [Challenger] (to be announced)
() Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Hoshitango, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Heddi French vs. Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi, (tba) & (tba)
() 3WAY Match: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Daisuke Sasaki vs. Gota Ihashi
() KING OD DDT First Round: Mad Paulie vs Tetsuya Endo
() KING OD DDT First Round: Kazuki Hirata vs. (Winner of Katsumata and Iwasaki on 6/4)
() KING OD DDT First Round: Soma Takao vs. Keisuke Ishii
() KING OD DDT First Round: Shuji Ishikawa vs. Kota Umeda
() KING OD DDT First Round: Antonio Honda vs. KENSO
() KING OD DDT First Round: Masa Takanashi vs. HARASHIMA
() KING OD DDT First Round: Yasu Urano vs. Kazusada Higuchi
() KING OD DDT First Round: Shigehiro Irie vs. Yukio Sakaguchi
~ The full event card was announced for the next DNA show coming up on June 9.
DNA 17, 6/9/2016 [Thu] 19:00 @ Kitasenju Theater 1010 in Tokyo
() Rekka vs. Heddi French
() Kouki Iwasaki vs. Guanchulo
() Nobuhiro Shimatani vs. Yasu Urano
() Daiki Shimomura vs. Shunma Katsumata
() Rainbow Kawamura vs. KENSO [FREE]
() Kazusada Higuchi & Kota Umeda vs. Mao Inoue & Mizuki Watase
~ The 8th day of the BOSJ was held today in Tottori.
~ Ricochet has emerged as the current sole leader of the B BLOCK after today’s show and following a win over the veteran Liger.
~ A 3 way tie current stands in the A BLOCK between Sydal, O’Reilly, and Taguchi. Tomorrow will see the A BLOCK matches as a true shift in the standings should begin to be seen as the halfway point has been passed over.
~ After the big show in Osaka, Shiozaki emerged victorious after he bested Sugiura in a 30+ minute match.
~ After the match, Shelton Benjamin challenged the new champion after the match.
~ The GTL 2016 Winners Marufuji & Yano become the 34th generation champions. The former champions KES called out for a rematch for the belts.
~ Harada and Kotoge defeated KenOhara to retain the GHC Jr. Tag belts. After the match TAKA & Taichi came out to challenge the champions as well as the veteran team of Jado & Gedo came out as well. The champions accepted that they will defend the belts in a 3WAY match.
The full event card was released for the upcoming Korakuen show on June 12. This show is in honor of the late Mitsuharu Misawa and will feature three title matches.
The main event of the show will feature Go Shiozaki defending the GHC Heavyweight belt, which he captured from Sugiura on 5/29 in Osaka, against Shelton X Benjamin.
Go Shiozaki took part in a press conference today as he celebrates holding the belt for the first time in nearly a 4 and a half years.
Shiozaki declared that he aims to be a fighting champion and to keep the belt safe from the invading members of Suzuki-gun. Shiozaki said that Benjamin has a great physical ability and great strength and welcomes such a challenge as aims to show what it means to be a GHC Champion. Something that has been losing its place with the presence of SZKG. He then made a vow that he will defend the belt in honor of his mentor in Misawa, as the following day will mark the anniversary of his passing. He also wishes to stand as champion for Kenta Kobashi’s Fortune Dream show on June 14. The “Shiozaki regime“ begins as he aims to protect the belt and give his strength back to the earthquake hit region of Kumamoto, Japan which he calls home.
Then the newly crowned GHC Tag Champions Toru Yano and Naomichi Marufuji also took part in the press conference. As they are set to defend the belts in a rematch against the former champions in Killer Elite Squad. Always the relaxed Yano has brought that same mentality to Marufuji who has put too much pressure on himself in the battles against Suzuki-gun. Marufuji aims to show that this was no fluke that they became champions, while the former champions look revenge as their record setting reign was finally cut down.
The GHC Junior Tag belts will also be defended in a 3WAY match on the show Harada & Kotoge defend against the New Japan veteran team of Gedo & Jado and also the SZKG team of Taichi & TAKA Michinoku.
Below is the announced card at this time…
Pro Wrestling NOAH “Emerald Spirits 2016 in KORAKUEN”. 6/12/2016 [Sun] 12:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(1) Taiji Ishimori & Andy Dalton vs. Hitoshi Kumano & Kaito Kiyomiya
(2) Muhammad Yone, Quiet Storm & Shiro Tomoyose vs. Yoshinari Ogawa, Akitoshi Saito & Genba Hirayanagi
(3) Kenoh & Hajime Ohara vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado
(4) Katsuhiko Nakajima, Maybach Taniguchi & Masa Kitamiya vs. Minoru
Suzuki, Takashi Sugiura & Takashi Iizuka
(5) GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship 3WAY Match: [27th Champions] Daisuke Harada & Atsushi Kotoge vs. [Challengers] Gedo & Jado vs. [Challengers] Taichi & TAKA Michinoku
~ 3rd title defense.
(6) GHC Tag Championship Match: [34th Champions] Naomichi Marufuji & Toru Yano vs. [Challengers] Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.
~ 1st title defense.
(7) GHC Heavyweight Championship Match: [26th Champion] Go Shiozaki vs. [Challenger] Shelton X Benjamin
~ 1st title defense.
~ NOAH announced that two international wrestlers will be coming to train Andy Dalton and Eclipse, and in Dalton’s case specifically compete, in the promotion this Summer.
It was announced that a tournament will be held to determine the 3 competitors who will be moving on to compete in the upcoming “SUPER J-CUP 2016”. Which is set to begin on July 20.
The NOAH tournament which feature 3 groupings in a single elimination ruling. Much like what is planned for the SUPER J itself.
The beginning of the first round of matches are scheduled to take place on June 16. This will feature the veterans against rookies with Taiji Ishimori taking on Kaito Kiyomiya and Yoshinari Ogawa taking on Hitoshi Kumano.
NOAH “Navig. with Emerald Spirits 2016”, 6/16/2016 [Thu] 19:00 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo
(-) SUPER J-CUP Qualifying Tournament 1st Round: Taiji Ishimori vs. Kaito Kiyomiya
(-) SUPER J-CUP Qualifying Tournament 1st Round: Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Hitoshi Kumano
Then the rest of the first round will take place on July 3 and will look as follows…
NOAH “Navig. with Emerald Spirits 2016”, 7/3/2016 [Sun] 17:00 @ Shibata City Tsukioka New Hotel Kangetsu
(-) SUPER J-CUP Qualifying Tournament 1st Round: Daisuke Harada vs. Shiro Tomoyose
(-) SUPER J-CUP Qualifying Tournament 1st Round: Hajime Ohara vs. Andy Dalton [USA]
(-) SUPER J-CUP Qualifying Tournament 1st Round: Genba Hirayanagi vs. Captain NOAH
(-) SUPER J-CUP Qualifying Tournament 1st Round: Kenoh vs. Atsushi Kotoge
The winners will then move on to compete in the semi-final and final match on July 5 at the Korakuen Hall.
The full event card was also announced for the next show on 6/10.
BARARA, 6/10/2016 [Fri] 19:00 @ Kita-Senju Theater 1010 in Tokyo
() Ryuichi Sekine, Ryota Nakatsu & Koji Iwamoto vs. Goma Ryu, Foreigner X & Foreigner XX
() Special Tag Match: Isami Kodaka & Hi69 vs. Daisuke Sekimoto & Hideyoshi Kamitani
() Itadaki A BLOCK League Match: Yusuke Kubo vs. SAGAT
() Itadaki B BLOCK League Match: FUMA vs. Takumi Tsukamoto
() Itadaki B BLOCK League Match: Hiroshi Fukuda vs. Daichi Kazato
~ DRADITION : It was announced that Mitsuya Nagai will be celebrating his 25th anniversary as a pro-wrestler on the 7/4 show at Korakuen. Nagai will be teaming with KENSO to take on the team of Masakatsu Funaki and Kengo Mashimo.
BJW, 5/30/2016 [Mon] 19:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(1) Tatsuhiko Yoshino [GUTS] vs. Takuya Nomura
◆Winner: Yoshino (7:55) following a Swivel Back Breaker to Submission Hold.
(2) Tsutomu Osugi, Hercules Senga & Shinobu [666] vs. Shu Brahman, Kei Brahman & Toshiyuki Sakuda
◆Winner: Shinobu (8:03) with the S.E.X. on Sakuda
(3) Daisuke Sekimoto & Kazumi Kikuta vs. Daichi Hashimoto & Atsushi Maruyama [FREE]
◆Winner: Daichi (12:14) following a Shining Wizard on Kikuta.
(4) Yuji Okabayashi & Yasufumi Nakanoue [W-1] vs. Hideki Suzuki [FREE] & Yoshihisa Uto
◆Winner: No Contest (:48)
~ Rematch
◆Winner: Okabayashi (4:20) with a Camel Clutch on Uto. ~ Hideki looked to have called out for a rematch, which caused Okabayashi to confront him. ~ Okabayashi and Hideki looked to be in each others faces while Nakanoue jumped Hideki and a brawl was had. ~ Uto then got enraged against Hideki as well, after trying to split him up away from Nakanoue. Currently unclear if this signifies the end of their team as of late.
(5) Fluorescent Light 6 Man Tag Deathmatch: Ryuji Ito, Yuko Miyamoto [666] & Isami Kodaka [BASARA] vs. Kankuro Hoshino, Saburo Inematsu [K-DOJO] & Masaya Takahashi [ASUKA]
◆Winner: Ito (12:19) with a Dragon Splash onto Hoshino. ~ Ito nominated Hoshino to be his challenger for the big Ryogoku show on 7/24. That if the World Strong belt will be contested among the young guys that he wishes to see the old guard showing the pride of what it means to be a deathmatch wrestler.
(6) TLC Barbed-wire Board Street Fight 6 Man Tag Deathmatch: Abdullah Kobayashi, Ryuichi Sekine [BASARA] & Takayuki Ueki vs. Jaki Numazawa, Masashi Takeda [U-FILE] & Takumi Tsukamoto [BASARA]
◆Winner: Takeda (17:27) following the Smile Splash on Ueki.
(7) BJW Tag Championship Match: [41st Champion] Ryota Hama (W-1) & Hideyoshi Kamitani vs. [Challenger] Shuji Ishikawa (FREE) & Kohei Sato (ZERO1)
◆Winner: Ishikawa (17:08) following the TSUNAMI on Hama. ~ Twin Towers recapture the Tag belts to become the 42nd generation champions.
New Japan Pro Wrestling “BEST OF THE SUPER Jr. XXIII”, 5/30/2016 [Mon] 18:30 @ Yonago Convention Center BiG SHiP in Tottori 1,407 Spectators
(1) Matt Sydal & Jay White vs. YOSHI-HASHI & Rocky Romero
◆Winner: HASHI (9:00) with a Butterfly Lock on White.
(2) Yuji Nagata, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Manabu Nakanishi, David Finlay & Kyle O’Reilly vs. Katsuyori Shibata, KUSHIDA, Ryusuke Taguchi, Juice Robinson & Captain New Japan
◆Winner: Tenzan (8:34) with a Moonsault Press on Captain.
(3) BOSJ B BLOCK: Barreta vs. Chase Owens
◆Winner: Owens (9:53) following the Package Driver.
~ Owens [2 wins, 2 loss = 4 points]
~ Barreta [2 wins, 2 losses = 4 points]
(4) BOSJ B BLOCK: Tiger Mask IV vs. Will Ospreay
◆Winner: Tiger (7:41) with a Reverse Double Armbar.
~ Tiger [2 wins, 2 losses = 4 points]
~ Ospreay [1 win, 3 losses = 2 points]
(5) BOSJ B BLOCK: Bobby Fish vs. Volador Jr.
◆Winner: Fish (8:48) with a Heel Hold.
~ Fish [2 wins, 2 losses = 4 points]
~ Volador [2 wins, 2 losses = 4 points]
(6) BOSJ B BLOCK: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Ricochet
◆Winner: Ricochet (11:30) with a Modified Ground Cobra Twist.
~ Ricochet [3 wins, 1 loss = 6 points]
~ Liger [2 wins, 2 losses = 4 points] ~ With the win, Ricochet becomes the current sole leader of the B BLOCK.
(7) Satoshi Kojima, Michael Elgin & Yoshitatsu vs. Kenny Omega, Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi
◆Winner: Elgin (10:00) with the Elgin Bomb on Yujiro.
(8) Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii & Gedo vs. Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL & BUSHI
◆Winner: SANADA (15:29) with the Skull End on Gedo.
~ Goto and EVIL, then also YOSHI-HASHI and SANADA continued to fight after the main event. Naito with the “Tranquilo (calm down)” as he watched the L.I.J. vs CHAOS war ensue.
~ Day 1 (5/21) [LINK]
~ Day 2 (5/22) [LINK]
~ Day 3 (5/23) [LINK]
~ Day 4 (5/24) [LINK]
~ Day 5 (5/25) [LINK]
~ Day 6 (5/27) [LINK]
~ Day 7 (5/29) [LINK]
~ Day 8 (5/30) *above
~ Day 9 (5/31)
~ Day 10 (6/2)
~ Day 11 (6/3)
~ Day 12 (6/5)
~ Day 13 (6/6)
~ Day 14 Final (6/7)
FREEDOMS x Ryukyu Dragon, 5/26/2016 [Thu] 19:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo
(0) Dragon Libre vs. Gurukun Mask [Ryukyu Dragon]
◆Winner: Gurukun (3:38) following a Lariat.
(1) Masashi Takeda vs. Hejor Kidman
◆Winner: Takeda (7:36) with the Megaraba.
(2) Yuya Susumu & Mabui-kun vs. The Winger & Togyo
◆Winner: Mabui (11:15) with the Mabui Clutch on Winger.
(3) Mammoth Sasaki & Toru Sugiura vs. Shuri Joe & Ultra Soki
◆Winner: Toru (13:06) with a Dragon Sleeper style Camel Clutch on Soki.
(4) GENTARO vs. Captain Eagle
◆Winner: DRAW (15:28) no contest.
(5) Jun Kasai, Takashi Sasaki, Gurukun Mask & RYUKYU-DOG Dingo vs. Daisuke Masaoka, Kenji Fukimoto, Churaumi Saber & Tiida Heat
◆Winner: Kasai (19:17) following the Vertical fall style Reverse Tiger Driver on Tiida.
FREEDOMS x Ryukyu Dragon Kadena Pro-Wrestling Festival 2016, 5/29/2016 [Sun] 14:00 @ Okinawa Navel Kadena Arena
(1) Hejor Kidman vs. Yuya Susumu
◆Winner: Susumu (8:08) with a Camel Clutch.
(2) Captain Eagle, Togyo & Ultra Soki vs. Takashi Sasaki, Mammoth Sasaki & Dragon Libre
◆Winner: Soki (15:03) with a Blue Thunder Bomb on Libre.
(3) Kikutaro [Akiba] vs. The Winger
◆Winner: Kikutaro (11:09) with a Small Package Hold.
(-) 5 vs 5 Tournament:
[Ryukyu Dragon] Gurukun Mask, RYUKYU-DOG Dingo, Churaumi Saber, Tiida Heat & Shuri Joe
[FREEDOMS] Jun Kasai, GENTARO, Daisuke Masaoka, Kenji Fukimoto & Toru Sugiura
~ Toru Sugiura vs. Shuri Joe
◆Winner: Toru (9:25) with a Fisherman Driver.
~ Toru Sugiura vs. RYUKYU-DOG Dingo
◆Winner: Toru (5:40) via referee stop.
~ Toru Sugiura vs. Tiida Heat
◆Winner: Tiida (2:11) via pin-fall.
~ Tiida Heat vs. Kenji Fukimoto
◆Winner: Tiida (6:05) with a Jacknife Hold.
~ Tiida Heat vs. GENTARO
◆Winner: GENTARO (7:22) via ring-out.
~ GENTARO vs. Gurukun Mask
◆Winner: Gurukun (7:40) following the Gurukun Driver.
~ Gurukun Mask vs. Jun Kasai
◆Winner: DRAW (12:19) double ring out.
~ Daisuke Masaoka vs. Churaumi Saber
◆Winner: Masaoka (9:54) with the Rokura-Aratame.
~ FREEDOMS win.
KAIENTAI DOJO “CLUB-K TOUR in NIIGATA”, 5/29/2016 [Sun] 13:00 @ Niigata Higashi-ku Plaza Hall
(1) Saburo Inematsu vs. GO Asakawa
◆Winner: Inematsu (9:44) with the 369.
(2) Ayato Yoshida & Kyu Mogami vs. Kaji Tomato & Bambi
◆Winner: Mogami (11:41) with a Butterfly Lock on Bambi.
(3) Minoriya Presents 6 Man Tag Match: TAKA Michinoku & Ricky Fuji & Shigeno Shima [Niigata] vs. Marines Mask, Big THE Ryokan [Niigata] & HAKUCHO [Niigata]
◆Winner: Shima (12:48) following the Railgun Driver on Marines.
(4) Independent World World Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [23rd Champion] Shiori Asahi vs. [Challenger] Koshi☆Hika~ru
◆Winner: Asahi (14:20) with a Ground Manjigatame.
~ 7th successful title defense.
(5) ESTRELLA presents 6 Man Tag Match: Tank Nagai, Kengo Mashimo & Yuki Sato vs. Taishi Takizawa, Kotaro Yoshino & Yoshihiro Horaguchi
◆Winner: Tank (18:32) following a Diving Senton on Horaguchi.
KAIENTAI DOJO “CLUB-K SUPER in Shinjuku FACE”, 6/3/2016 [Fri] 19:00 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo
() Daigoro Kashiwa vs. Yoshihiro Horaguchi
() Shiori Asahi, Ayumu Honda & Bambi vs. GO Asakawa, Dinosaur Takuma & Rekka [DNA]
() TEAM69ROLL vs Magatsuki 8 Man Tag Match: TAKA Michinoku, Ricky Fuji, Hi69 & MIKAMI vs. Tank Nagai, Kengo Mashimo, Kunio Toshima & Yuma
() UWA World Middleweight Championship Match: [Champion] MEN’S Teioh vs. [Challenger] Yuki Sato
() STRONGEST-K TAG Championship Match: [Champions] Taishi Takizawa & Kotaro Yoshino vs. [Challenger] Ayato Yoshida & Kyu Mogami
() CHAMPION OF STRONGEST-K Contendership Match: Kaji Tomato vs. Saburo Inematsu
ZERO1, 5/29/2016 [Sun] 18:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo
(1) Toshiki Iwaki vs. Kotaro Nasu [FREE]
◆Winner: Iwaki (10:01) via pin-fall.
(2) Yoshikazu “Toshimitsu” Yokoyama & TARU [FREE] vs. KAMIKAZE & Kengo [FREE]
◆Winner: KAMIKAZE (11:01) via foul, TARU caused the DQ.
(3) Ikuto Hidaka & Fujita “Jr” Hayato [Michinoku] vs. Tatsuhito Takaiwa [FREE] & Sean Guinness
◆Winner: Hayato (13:49) with a Cross Armbar on Guinness.
(4) Fire Festival Decision Match: James Raideen vs. Takuya Sugawara
◆Winner: Raideen (11:36) with the Jurassic Bomb.
(5) Masakado & Shogun Okamoto [FREE] vs. Hideki Hosaka & Buffa
◆Winner: Okamoto (13:58) following a Ganseki-Otoshi on Buffa.
(6) Kohei Sato & Shinjiro Otani vs. Masato Tanaka & Yusaku Obata
◆Winner: Obata (19:12) following a Swivel Diving Double Knee Drop on Kohei. ~ Obata with yet another win over the World Heavyweight Champion. Obata is now 2-0 over Kohei in recent tag matches.
BJW “Death Market 32”, 5/29/2016 [Sun] 18:00 @ Nagoya Diamond Hall in Aichi
(1) Toshiyuki Sakuda vs. Takuya Nomura
◆Winner: Sakuda (9:23) with a Single Leg Crab.
(2) Barbed-wire Board: Kankuro Hoshino & Takayuki Ueki vs. Masaya Takahashi & Takumi Tsukamoto
◆Winner: Masaya (11:54) with a Jackhammer on Ueki onto a barbed-wire board.
(3) Atsushi Maruyama & Kazuki Kikuta vs. Naoki Tanizaki & Kengo Takai
◆Winner: Tanizaki (10:21) following an Implant on Kikuta.
(4) Mu no Taiyo – Nagoya Korin – Special 6 Man Tag Match: Abdullah Kobayashi, Tsutomu Osugi & Hercules Senga vs. The Great Sasuke, Shu & Kei Brahman
◆Winner: Sasuke (4:39) with a Wakigatame on Osugi.
~ Rematch
◆Winner: DRAW (4:39)
(5) Yuji Okabayashi, Daisuke Sekimoto & Yoshihisa Uto vs. Hideyoshi Kamitani, Hideki Suzuki & Daichi Hashimoto
◆Winner: Daichi (14:34) following a Shining Wizard on Uto.
(6) Fluorescent Light Tag Deathmatch: Ryuji Ito & Jaki Numazawa vs. Isami Kodaka & Masashi Takeda
◆Winner: Ito (15:41) with a Dragon Splash on Takeda.
WRESTLE-1 TOUR 2016 TRIUMPH ~ Still Dreamin’~, 5/29/2016 [Sun] 16:00 @ Kobe Sanbo Hall in Hyogo
(1) Mixed Tag Match: Dump Matsumoto & Kanjyuro Matsuyama vs. Otokozakari & Megumi Yabushita
◆Winner: Otokozakari (11:32) following the Bamiyan Stomp on Matsuyama.
(2) Seiki Yoshioka vs. Kohei Fujimura
◆Winner: Yoshioka (6:19) following a Swanton Bomb.
(3) 3WAY Match: TAJIRI vs. Daiki Inaba vs. Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio
◆Winner: Kuroshio (8:00) with a Moonsault Press on Inaba.
(4) Minoru Tanaka vs. Hiroki Murase
◆Winner: Minoru (9:22) with a Higi-Ground Cobra.
(5) Manabu Soya, AKIRA & Kumagoro vs. Kotaro Suzuki, Buffalo & Keiichi Sato [all FREE]
◆Winner: Soya (18:01) following the Wild Bomber on Keiichi.
(6) KAI & Kaz Hayashi vs. Masayuki Kono & Shotaro Ashino
◆Winner: Ashino (15:13) with an Ankle Hold on Hayashi.
(7) Special 8 Man Tag Match: Akebono [Oudou], Ryota Hama, Yasufumi Nakanoue & Andy Wu vs. Yuji Hino, KAZMA SAKAMOTO, NOSAWA Rongai & Koji Doi
◆Winner: Akebono (17:22) with the Akebono Splash on Doi.
WRESTLE-1 TOUR 2016 OUTBREAK, 6/8/2016 [Wed] 19:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(-) Ikemen Single Match Trial Series: Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio vs. Great Muta
(-) UWA World 6 Man Tag Championship Match: [50th Champions] Kaz Hayashi, Minoru Tanaka & TAJIRI vs. [Challengers] Masayuki Kono, “brother” YASSHI & Hiroki Murase
(-) “Potential” WRESTLE-1 Cruiserweight Championship Match: Kotaro Suzuki vs. AKIRA
(-) WRESTLE-1 Tag Championship Match: [4th Champions] Yuji Hino & KAZMA SAKAMOTO vs. [Challengers] Yasufumi Nakanoue & Yuji Okabayashi
~ 3rd title defense.
(-) WRESTLE-1 Championship Match: [8th Champion] KAI vs. [Challenger] Shotaro Ashino
~ 1st title defense.
“WRESTLE-1 GRAND PRIX 2016”, 6/15/2016 [Wed] 19:00 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo
() Grand Prix 1st Round Match: Manabu Soya vs. KAZMA SAKAMOTO
() Grand Prix 1st Round Match: Hiroki Murase vs. Daiki Inaba
() Grand Prix 1st Round Match: (Loser of KAI vs Ashino on 6/8) vs. Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio
() Grand Prix 1st Round Match: Koji Doi vs. (Loser of Kotaro vs AKIRA on 6/8)
() Grand Prix 1st Round Match: Yuji Hino vs. Ryota Hama
() Grand Prix 1st Round Match: Yasufumi Nakanoue vs. Kumagoro
() Grand Prix 1st Round Match: Kaz Hayashi vs. Minoru Tanaka
() Grand Prix 1st Round Match: Masayuki Kono vs. Seiki Yoshioka
“WRESTLE-1 GRAND PRIX 2016”, 6/18/2016 [Sat] 17:30 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo
() Grand Prix 2nd Round Match: (Soya/KAZMA) vs. (Murase/Inaba)
() Grand Prix 2nd Round Match: (???/Kuroshio) vs. (Doi/???)
“WRESTLE-1 GRAND PRIX 2016”, 6/26/2016 [Sun] 16:00 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo
() Grand Prix 2nd Round Match: (Hino/Hama) vs. (Nakanoue/Kumagoro)
() Grand Prix 2nd Round Match: (Kaz/Minoru) vs. (Kono/Seiki)
“WRESTLE-1 TOUR 2016 SYMBOL”, 7/1/2016 [Fri] 19:00 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo
() Grand PrixSemi-final Match:
() Grand Prix Semi-final Match:
() Grand Prix Final Match:
DDT “Audience 2016”, 5/29/2016 [Sun] 12:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo 1,633 Spectators
(1) Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Kouki Iwasaki vs. Heddi French & Rekka
◆Winner: Iwasaki (5:50) following a Captured on Rekka.
(2) KENSO KING OF DDT 2016 Re-Assessment Match: KENSO w/ Cherry vs. Sanshiro Takagi
◆Winner: KENSO (5:59) following the Hagakure.
(3) 4WAY 6 Man Tag Match: Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Guanchulo vs. Makoto Oishi, Shunma Katsumata & Mao Inoue vs. Danshoku Dino, Joey Ryan & Antonio Honda vs. Masa Takanashi, Kota Umeda & Saki Akai
◆Winner: Ryan (8:01) following a Super Kick on Katsumata.
~ Bonus – Iron Man Heavy Metal Championship Match: [1,073rd Champion] Joey Ryan vs. [Challenger] Kazuki Hirata
◆Winner: Ryan (12:38) via counter pin-fall.
~ 1st successful title defense.
(4) Road to KING OF DDT 2016: Tetsuya Endo & Kazusada Higuchi vs. Shuji Ishikawa & Mad Paulie
◆Winner: Paulie (12:38) with a Reverse Splash on Endo.
~ The wrestlers who will be competing in this years KING OF DDT 2016 were released… HARASHIMA, Akito, Yasu Urano, Yukio Sakaguchi, Masa Takanashi, Kota Umeda, Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie, Soma Takao, Antonio Honda, Tetsuya Endo, Kazusada Higuchi, Kazuki Hirata, KENSO, Mad Paulie, and Shuji Ishikawa,
~ Terry Funk and NOSAWA Rongai were announced for the Ryogoku show on 8/28.
~ KAI and Ken Ohka came out as they made their intentions known that they are going after the KO-D Tag belts. Amon GM stated that he would take their challenge into consideration.
(5) DDT EXTREME Championship Match: [35th Champion] Super Sasadango Machine vs. [Challenger] LiLiCo
◆Winner: LiLiCo (7:05) with the Titanic style Ebigatame. ~ Champion falls on his 3rd title defense. LiLiCo becomes the 36th generation champion.
~ With the aided help of Mizuki Watase, the power of love that LiLiCo proclaims saw her become champion. She also stated that her next defense will be on 7/3 in Hakata,
(6) KO-D 6 Tag Championship Match: [25th Champions] Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao vs. [Challengers] HARASHIMA, Akito & Yasu Urano
◆Winner: Takao (9:57) with the Gin ‘n Tonic on Urano.
~ 1st successful title defense.
~ Though the champions managed to win the match, Drift formally announced that they will indeed be splitting as a team. Thus they are relinquishing the belts in the process.
(7) KO-D Openweight Championship Match: [57th Champion] Daisuke Sasaki vs. [Challenger] Konosuke Takeshita
◆Winner: Takeshita (24:42) with a Cross Arm German Suplex Hold.
~ Champion falls on his 2nd title defense. Takeshita becomes the 58th generation champion.
~ Takeshita becomes the youngest KO-D Openweight Champion as he turned 21 today as well.
~ With the loss, Daisuke announced that he plans to retire.
New Japan Pro Wrestling “BEST OF THE SUPER Jr. XXIII”, 5/29/2016 [Sun] 16:00 @ Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium, Sub-Arena 1,340 Spectators
(1) Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Michael Elgin & Volador Jr. vs. Tomohiro Ishii, Barreta & Will Ospreay
◆Winner: Elgin (8:40) with the Elgin Bomb on Barreta.
(2) Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV vs. Katsuyori Shibata, Juice Robinson, Jay White & Bobby Fish
◆Winner: Nagata (8:05) with a Backdrop Hold on White.
(3) BOSJ A BLOCK: Gedo vs. David Finlay
◆Winner: Finlay (10:40) with a Granby Roll.
~ Finlay [1 win, 3 losses = 2 points]
~ Gedo [1 win, 3 losses = 2 points]
(4) BOSJ A BLOCK: Rocky Romero vs. BUSHI
◆Winner: BUSHI (11:08) following the MX.
~ BUSHI [1 win, 3 losses = 2 points]
~ Romero [2 wins, 2 losses = 4 ponts]
(5) Satoshi Kojima, Yoshitatsu, Captain New Japan & Ricochet vs. Kenny Omega, Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens
◆Winner: Omega (11:23) with a High Fly Flow on Captain.
(6) Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Tetusya Naito, SANADA & EVIL
◆Winner: Goto (12:02) following the GTR on EVIL.
~ Goto demanded for a singles rematch against EVIL.
(7) BOSJ A BLOCK: Kyle O’Reilly vs. Matt Sydal
◆Winner: Sydal (14:11) with the Air Sydal.
~ Sydal [3 wins, 1 loss = 6 points]
~ O’Reilly [3 wins, 1 loss = 6 points]
(8) BOSJ A BLOCK: KUSHIDA vs. Ryusuke Taguchi
◆Winner: KUSHIDA (16:09) with a Cross Armbar.
~ KUSHIDA [2 wins, 2 losses = 4 points]
~ Taguchi [3 wins, 1 loss = 6 points]
~ New Japan noted that this was KUSHIDA’s first singles win over Taguchi.
~ Day 1 (5/21) [LINK]
~ Day 2 (5/22) [LINK]
~ Day 3 (5/23) [LINK]
~ Day 4 (5/24) [LINK]
~ Day 5 (5/25) [LINK]
~ Day 6 (5/27) [LINK]
~ Day 7 (5/29) *above
~ Day 8 (5/30)
~ Day 9 (5/31)
~ Day 10 (6/2)
~ Day 11 (6/3)
~ Day 12 (6/5)
~ Day 13 (6/6)
~ Day 14 Final (6/7)
BARARA, 5/28/2016 [Sat] 17:30 @ Yokohama Radiant Hall in Kanagawa
(1) Hi69 [FREE] & Daichi Kazato vs. Kazuhiro Tamura & Daisuke Kanehira [both HEAT-UP]
◆Winner: Kazato (13:29) following an Explosive Axe Bomber on Kanehira.
(2) Joey Ryan vs. Atsushi Maruyama vs. Heddi French
◆Winner: French (7:48) via pin-fall on Maruyama.
(3) FUMA & Madoka [FREE] vs. Takumi Tsukamoto & Koji Iwamoto [Sportiva]
◆Winner: Tsukamoto (11:33) with a School Boy on FUMA. ~ Tsukamoto with the win over FUMA, the two will meet on the next Itadaki show on 6/10.
(4) Hiroshi Fukuda & SAGAT vs. Abdullah Kobayashi & Takayuki Ueki [both BJW]
◆Winner: Kobayashi (11:20) with the Bakachinga Elbow on SAGAT.
(5) Itadaki A BLOCK League Match: Yusuke Kubo vs. Ryota Nakatsu
◆Winner: Kubo (15:18) following the Wrist Clutch Goro Suplex.
~ Nakatsu [2 wins, 1 loss = 4 points]
~ Kubo [1 win, 1 loss = 2 points] ~ Kubo with the win as he halts Nakatsu’s win streak.
(6) Itadaki A BLOCK League Match: Isami Kodaka vs. Ryuichi Sekine
◆Winner: Sekine (20:03) following the Ryukiri.
~ Sekine [2 wins, 1 loss = 4 points]
~ Kodaka [2 wins, 1 loss = 4 points] ~ Sekine with the win as he forces Kodaka to suffer his first loss in the league.
BARARA, 6/10/2016 [Fri] 19:00 @ Kita-Senju Theater 1010 in Tokyo
() Itadaki A BLOCK League Match: Yusuke Kubo vs. SAGAT
() Itadaki B BLOCK League Match: FUMA vs. Takumi Tsukamoto
() Itadaki B BLOCK League Match: Hiroshi Fukuda vs. Daichi Kazato
BARARA, 6/12/2016 [Sun] 13:00 @ Osaka City Hirano Kumin Hall
() Itadaki A BLOCK League Match: Isami Kodaka vs. Ryota Nakatsu
() Itadaki A BLOCK League Match: Ryuichi Sekine vs. Yusuke Kubo
() Itadaki B BLOCK League Match: FUMA vs. Hiroshi Fukuda
BARARA, 6/23/2016 [Thu] 19:00 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo
() Itadaki League FINAL Match: [A BLOCK #1] vs. [B BLOCK #2]
Pro Wrestling NOAH “infoNear Inc. presents GREAT VOYAGE 2016 in OSAKA”, 5/28/2016 [Sat] 17:00 @ EDION Arena Osaka 1,923 Spectators
(1) Muhammed Yone, Quiet Storm & Akitoshi Saito vs. Yoshinari Ogawa, Shiro Tomoyose & Kaito Kiyomiya
◆Winner: Storm (6:38) following the 50cm Arm Lariat on Tomoyose.
(2) Taiji Ishimori, Hitoshi Kumano, Genba Hirayanagi & Captain NOAH vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Taichi, El Desperado & TAKA Michinoku
◆Winner: Taichi (8:05) with the Taichi style Last Ride on Gedo.
(3) Katsuhiko Nakajima & Masa Kitamiya vs. Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka
◆Winner: Suzuki (11:01) following the Gotch style Piledriver on Kitamiya.
(4) Maybach Taniguchi vs. Shelton X Benjamin
◆Winner: Benjamin (21:53) via ring out.
(5) GHC Junior Tag Championship Match: [27th Champions] Daisuke Harada & Atsushi Kotoge vs. [Challengers] Kenoh & Hajime Ohara
◆Winner: Harada (19:47) with the Katayama German Suplex Hold on Ohara.
~ 2nd successful title defense.
~ TAKA & Taichi came out to challenge the champions as well as the veteran team of Jado & Gedo came out as well. The champions accepted that they will defend the belts in a 3WAY match.
(6) GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [31st Champion] Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. [Challenger] Hitoshi Kumano
◆Winner: Kanemaru (14:49) following the Touch Out.
~ 3rd successful title defense.
~ Rookie Kiyomiya looked to have made a challenge, but Kanemaru tossed him out of the ring and claimed he is was not worthy. Though his fellow SZKG member Taichi looked to have pointed that he wants a shot at the belt once more.
(7) GHC Tag Championship Match: [33rd Champions] Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. [Challengers] Naomichi Marufuji & Toru Yano (NJPW)
◆Winner: Marufuji (17:53) following the Ko-oh on Archer.
~ Champions fall on their 11th title defense. Maru & Yano become the 34th generation champions.
~ KES called out for a rematch.
(8) GHC Heavyweight Championship Match: [25th Champion] Takashi Sugiura vs. [Challenger] Go Shiozaki (FREE)
◆Winner: Shiozaki (31:24) following the Go-Arm Lariat.
~ Champion falls on his defense. Shiozaki becomes the 26th generation champion.
~ Shelton Benjamin challenged the new champion after the match.
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