DRADITION 2018 – BACK TO THE NEW YORK TOUR IN TOKYO, 4/21/2018 [Sat] 16:00 @ Osaka Nanko ATC Hall, C Hall 2,473 Spectators
(1) TORU (Doutonbori) vs. Kinryu (Doutonbori)
◆Winner: TORU (9:00) following a D-Geist.
(2) Nobuyuki Kurashima vs. Takaku Fuke (Pancrase MISSION)
◆Winner: Fuke (7:43) with a Dojime Sleeper Hold.
(3) LEONA vs. Yuto Kikuchi (Doutonbori)
◆Winner: LEONA (8:15) with a Figure Four Leg Lock.
(4) Koji Kanemoto & Minoru Tanaka (both FREE) vs. Super Delfin (SeaFood) & Black Tiger (FREE)
◆Winner: Kanemoto (12:48) with a Moonsault Press on Black Tiger.
(5) Mitsuya Nagai & AKIRA (Makai) vs. Shiro Koshinaka & The Cobra (both FREE)
◆Winner: Cobra (11:55) via foul, Nagai removed his mask.
(6) Tatsumi Fujinami, Riki Choshu & Masakatsu Funaki (FREE) vs. Bob Backlund, Yoshiaki Fujiwara (Fujiwara-gumi) & Hiro Saito (FREE)
◆Winner: Fujinami (13:40) with a Dragon Sleeper on Saito. ~ After the match, Akira Maeda came out to greet his friends.
DRADITION 2018 – BACK TO THE NEW YORK TOUR IN TOKYO, 4/20/2018 [Fri] 19:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(1) Super Tiger (RJPW) & Tsubakichi Sanshu vs. Nobuyuki Kurashima & Ryuta Hasumi
◆Winner: Super Tiger (9:45) with a Modified Manjigatame on Hasumi.
(2) LEONA vs. Mitsuhiro Yoshida vs. Rionne Fujiwara
◆Winner: LEONA (7:46) with a Backslide on Yoshida.
(3) Takuma Sano (FREE) & Mitsuya Nagai vs. Go Shiozaki & HAYATA (both NOAH)
◆Winner: Nagai (14:05) following the Hyper Knee Kuuga on HAYATA.
(4) Black Tiger (FREE) & KENSO (FREE) vs. The Cobra & Hiro Saito (FREE)
◆Winner: Saito (13:02) following a Diving Senton on Black Tiger.
(5) Yoshiaki Fujiwara (Fujiwara-gumi) vs. Shiro Koshinaka (FREE)
◆Winner: Fujiwara (9:11) via foul, Koshinaka was unruly and assaulted the referee.
(6) Tatsumi Fujinami, Bob Backlund & Riki Choshu vs. TAJIRI (FREE) , Jinsei Shinzaki (Michinoku) & KAZMA SAKAMOTO (FREE)
◆Winner: Backlund (13:02) with a Chicken Wing Face Lock on KAZMA.
All Japan announced that the “Evolution” team of Suwama, Hikaru Sato & Yusuke Okada will be taking on Kazuyuki Fujita, Kendo Kashin & NOSAWA Rongai on March 25 in Saitama.
The invading trio made their presence known against Suwama on the February 3 show in Yokohama, as they assaulted Suwama. This led to Hikaru Sato and Yusuke Okada to try and aid Suwama in repel the assault. After the attack Suwama knew that he needed to recruit the two for a revived “Evolution” to enact some revenge. There has been much publicity between Suwama and Fujita over the years which stems back to their last encounter in November of 2015 during Genichiro Tenryu’s retirement show.
Then Takao Omori took part in a press conference, as he announced that he will be making his return on the March 25 show after being out with a minor neck injury in early January. Omori stated that he wants a shot at the Asia Tag Champions in Jun Akiyama and Yuji Nagata for his return match. Omori did not name who he may be teaming with, but did say that it is who he felt will be an appropriate and trustworthy partner.
This match joins the previously announced main event which will see Doering defend the Triple Crown belt against Miyahara.
All Japan Pro-Wrestling “2018 Power Dream Series”, 3/25/2018 [Sun] 15:00 @ Saitama Super Arena, Community Hall
(-) Special 6 Man Tag Match: Suwama, Hikaru Sato & Yusuke Okada vs. Kazuyuki Fujita, Kendo Kashin & NOSAWA Rongai
(-) Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship Match: [59th Champion] Joe Doering vs. [Challenger] Kento Miyahara
~ 4th title defense.
The full event cards were announced for the two April shows in Tokyo and Osaka. The shows will feature Tatsumi Fujinami both teaming with Bob Backlund on the 4/20 show at the Korakuen Hall and against him at the 4/21 show in Osaka.
Fujinami and Backlund have a rivaled history which stems back to the two in the late 1970′s and early 80′s in the WWF. The main event of the Korakuen Hall show will see Fujinami teaming with Backlund and Riki Choshu as they take on a former WWF trio of TAJIRI, Jinsei Shinzaki and KENSO. The Osaka show will then feature Fujinami, Choshu and Masakatsu Funaki taking on Backlund, Yoshiaki Fujiwara and Hiro Saito. This will also be a special match for Funaki as he and Backlund faced each other in the UWF back in May of 1989 in Osaka.
Then it was also announced that The Cobra will be making his return on these two shows. A former WWF Junior heavyweight and NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion. Following the retirement of the First Tiger Mask in 1983, The Cobra became the successor of New Japan’s junior division for the next couple of years until he unmasked himself and began competing under his real name George Takano and as a heavyweight wrestler.
Below are the announced event cards at this time…
DRADITION 2018 – BACK TO THE NEW YORK TOUR IN TOKYO, 4/20/2018 [Fri] 19:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(1) Super Tiger & Tsubakichi Sanshu vs. Nobuyuki Kurashima & Ryuta Hasumi
(2) LEONA vs. Mitsuhiro Yoshida
(3) Takuma Sano (FREE) & Mitsuya Nagai vs. Go Shiozaki & HAYATA (both NOAH)
(4) Black Tiger (FREE) & Rionne Fujiwara (FREE) vs. The Cobra & Hiro Saito (FREE)
(5) Yoshiaki Fujiwara (Fujiwara-gumi) vs. Shiro Koshinaka (FREE)
(6) Tatsumi Fujinami, Bob Backlund & Riki Choshu vs. TAJIRI (FREE) , Jinsei Shinzaki (Michinoku) & KENSO (FREE)
DRADITION 2018 – BACK TO THE NEW YORK TOUR IN TOKYO, 4/21/2018 [Sat] 16:00 @ Osaka Nanko ATC Hall, C Hall
(1) TORU (Doutonbori) vs. Kinryu (Doutonbori)
(2) Nobuyuki Kurashima vs. Takaku Fuke (Pancrase MISSION)
(3) LEONA vs. Yuto Kikuchi (Doutonbori)
(4) Koji Kanemoto & Minoru Tanaka (both FREE) vs. Super Delfin & Black Tiger
(5) Mitsuya Nagai & AKIRA (Makai) vs. Shiro Koshinaka & The Cobra
(6) Tatsumi Fujinami, Riki Choshu & Masakatsu Funaki (FREE) vs. Bob Backlund, Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Hiro Saito
The full card has been announced for NJPW’s Anniversary Event on 3/6. After IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada successfully defended his title against SANADA at New Beginning, the Rainmaker declared he wanted to face IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion and fellow CHAOS member Will Ospreay. That match will be the main event of the Anniversary Event.
Also taking place on that show will be the IWGP Intercontinental Championship Match, with Togi Makabe challenging Minoru Suzuki. Makabe has been trying to challenge Suzuki ever since he won the title at the first New Beginning show of the year, and finally got the champion to accept his challenge.
Tetsuya Naito defeated YOSHI-HASHI at the New Beginning in Osaka, but was attacked by Taichi while making his exit. Taichi, who has stated over recent months that he wishes to move up into the heavyweight division, was recently defeated in his 15th Anniversary Match by Naito on a show he and TAKA Michinoku produced. Now Taichi aims to take revenge against Naito as the two are set to clash in a special singles match at NJPW’s Anniversary Event.
The Suzuki-gun team of El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru and the LIJ team of BUSHI & Hiromu Takahashi have both picked up victories over IWGP Jr. Tag Champions YOH & SHO recently, one at the New Beginning in Osaka and the other at New Japan Road. Both teams voiced their claims to challenge for the titles, and now all three will meet in a 3WAY Match at the Anniversary Event for the Jr. Tag Championship.
The full cards for the Anniversary Event and the Anniversary tour over the several days before have been updated.
NJPW “Anniversary Event” 3/6/18 [Tue] 19:00 @ the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo
(1) Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Jushin “Thunder” Liger, Tiger Mask, KUSHIDA & Ryusuke Taguchi vs Yuji Nagata, Toa Henare, Tomoyuki Oka, Shota Umino & Tetsuhiro Yagi
(2) Katsuya Kitamura 7 Match Trial Series: Katsuya Kitamura vs Manabu Nakanishi
(3) Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano
(4) IWGP Jr. Tag Championship 3WAY Match: [56th Champions] YOH & SHO vs [Challengers] BUSHI & Hiromu Takahashi vs [Challengers] Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado
~ 1st defense
(5) Special Tag Match: Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI vs EVIL & SANADA
(6) Special Singles Match: Tetsuya Naito vs Taichi
It was announced that Shiro Koshinaka will be competing on the March 11 show in Yokohama. As he teams with his fellow Heisei Ishin-gun teammate in Akitoshi Saito to take on Naomichi Marufuji & Atsushi Kotoge.
Koshinaka was previously announced to compete on the February 22 show at the Korakuen Hall. As he teams with Saito as they take on Maybach Taniguchi & Mitsuya Nagai.
This tag match joins the four previously announced title matches for the big show.
Pro-Wrestling NOAH “GREAT VOYAGE 2018 in YOKOHAMA”, 3/11/2018 [Sun] 16:00 @ Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Kanagawa
(-) Maybach Taniguchi & Mitsuya Nagai vs. KENSO (FREE) & Jay Bradley
(-) Naomichi Marufuji & Atsushi Kotoge vs. Shiro Koshinaka (FREE) & Akitoshi Saito
(-) GHC Jr. Heavy Tag Championship Match: [32nd Champions] Taiji Ishimori & Hi69 vs. [Challengers] Yoshinari Ogawa & Minoru Tanaka
~ 1st title defense.
(-) GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [36th Champion] Daisuke Harada vs. [Challenger] HAYATA
~ 4th title defense.
(-) GHC Tag Championship Match: [41st Champions] Muhammad Yone & Quiet Storm vs. [Challengers] Katsuhiko Nakajima & Masa Kitamiya
~ 3rd title defense.
(-) GHC Heavyweight Championship Match: [30th Champion] Kenoh vs. [Challenger] Takashi Sugiura
~ 3rd title defense.
It was made official that Manabu Soya will be challenging Shotaro Ashino for the W-1 Championship on March 14 at the Korakuen Hall.
Soya has recently found himself on a downturn, but has found himself again with reuniting with AKIRA and bringing back the “new WILD order”. Soya stated that he is not in favor of Ashino’s acts as the reigning champion with the champions accepting of lawless acts. Ashino though is now sitting at seven successful defenses as champion and current dominate hold over the belt. He mentioned that there is still much for him to prove as champion and he is eager to further elevate the generation struggle that he feels with suffer if he loses to Soya.
Will Soya manage to reclaim the W-1 belt, which he last held in January of 2016, or will Ashino further cement his legacy with yet another successful defense?
Below is the announced event card at this time…
WRESTLE-1 TOUR 2018 TRANS MAGIC, 3/14/2018 [Wed] 19:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(-) Hiroshi Yamato’s Return Match:
(-) W-1 CRUISER FES 2018 Final Match:
(-) WRESTLE-1 Championship Match: [11th Champion] Shotaro Ashino vs. [Challenger] Manabu Soya
~ 8th title defense.
~ Hagure IGF International : With Fujita’s return to the ring, he, Kendo Kashin & NOSAWA Rongai will be hosting a show on April 4 at the Shinjuku FACE. The show looks to be in the same vein as NOSAWA’s TOKYO GURENTAI just dubbed under their current groups name.
“Hagure IGF International Hataage-sen”, 4/4/2018 [Wed] 19:00 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo
() lucha libre classico: MAZADA vs. Arkangel de la Muerte
() Tokyo World Heavyweight Championship Match: [5th Champion] Masaaki Mochizuki vs. [Challenger] Rocky Kawamura
~ 5th title defense.
~ TAKAYAMANIA : A special show was announced to be held on August 31 at the Korakuen Hall. Of course the show is being held as a means to help provide funds to Takayama and his family for his on-going treatment and support as he deals with a severe spinal injury. Currently no matches or talent were announced for the show, but updates will be released as the time for the show draws near.
“1st TAKAYAMANIA”, 8/31/2018 [Fri] @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
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It was announced that Yuma Aoyagi has suffered a fracture to his right ankle on January 25 and that he will need surgery to treat the injury. At this time All Japan has not vacated the tag belts from Aoyagi and Naoya Nomura, but it was acknowledged to be a likely possibility.
Ryoji Sai, who defeated Aoyagi on the 1/25 show with an Achilles tendon hold, stated that he intends to challenge for the Asia Tag belts either one way or another. Sai just started a new reign as the All Asia Heavyweight Champion and stated that he intends to become the All Asia Tag Champion as well.
The January 27 show has also been updated to reflect upon Aoyagi’s absence.
All Japan Pro-Wrestling “Okoshi Special Charity Hatoyama-cho Show”, 1/27/2018 [Sat] 16:00 @ Hatoyama-cho Chuo Komikan in Saitama
() Atsushi Aoki vs. Yusuke Okada
() Jun Akiyama vs. Weekday Mask
() Ryuji Hijikata (FREE) vs. Keiichi Sato (FREE)
() Naoya Nomura vs. Yohei Nakajima
() Zeus vs. Hikaru Sato
() Suwama, Shuji Ishikawa & El Hijo Del Hatoyama vs. Kento Miyahara, Yoshitatsu & Koji Iwamoto
~ The first round matches were announced for the “IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT”.
☆ FUMA & SAGAT
☆ Trans Am ★ Ryuichi & Yusuke Kubo
☆ Ryuichi Sekine & Ryota Nakatsu
☆ Takumi Tsukamoto & Yasu Urano
☆ Best Stretch Man V3 & Tsutomu Oosugi
☆ Takato Nakano & Akiyori Takizawa
☆ Manabu Hara & Fuminori Abe
☆ Isami Kodaka & Yoshihisa Uto
BARARA “IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT 2018”, 2/11/2018 [Sun] 13:00 @ Oji Basement MON☆STAR in Tokyo
() IRON FIST TAG 2018 First Round: Takumi Tsukamoto & Yasu Urano vs. Ryuichi Sekine & Ryota Nakatsu
() IRON FIST TAG 2018 First Round: Trans Am ★ Ryuichi & Yusuke Kubo vs. Manabu Hara & Fuminori Abe
() IRON FIST TAG 2018 First Round: FUMA & SAGAT vs. Takato Nakano & Akiyori Takizawa
() IRON FIST TAG 2018 First Round: Isami Kodaka & Yoshihisa Uto vs. Best Stretch Man V3 & Tsutomu Oosugi
BARARA “IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT 2018”, 2/19/2018 [Mon] 19:30 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo
() IRON FIST TAG 2018 Semi-final:
() IRON FIST TAG 2018 Semi-final:
() IRON FIST TAG 2018 Final Match:
~ The full event card was announced for the February 14 show at the Shinjuku FACE.
DNA 41 ~ Valentine Special!, 2/14/2018 [Wed] 19:00 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo
() Young & Fresh 6 Man Tag Match: Nobuhiro Shimatani, Joji Otani (GUTS) & Rising HAYATO (Ehime Pro) vs. Daiki Shimomura, Yasutaka Osera (MichiPro) & Tomoya Hirata (FREEDOMS)
() We Are The World! We Wish For World Peace Through Pro-Wrestling: Rekka & Choun Shiryu (New Beijing) vs. Baliyan Akki (India) & Konaka = Pale One (666)
() Rival Story Chapter 2: Yuki Ueno vs. Koju Takeda
() DNA Army vs Naomi Kingdom Showdown Single Match: MAO vs. Akira Joh
() DNA Army vs Naomi Kingdom Showdown Single Match: Kouki Iwasaki vs. Keisuke Okuda
() DNA Army vs Naomi Kingdom Showdown Single Match: Kota Umeda vs. Naomi Yoshimura
() DNA vs Junior Stars! Special Tag Match: Shunma Katsumata & Mizuki Watase vs. Koji Kanemoto & Minoru Tanaka
~ It was announced that two will shows will be held in Apri. With April 20 taking place at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and April 21 at the Osaka Nanko ATC Hall. Tatsumi Fujinami noted that this year marks the 40th anniversary for when he very first title with the WWWF Junior Heavy belt and his life was then forever changed. He then announced that his former rival and friend Bob Backlund would be coming from USA to compete on the shows.
DRADITION 2018 – BACK TO THE NEW YORK TOUR IN TOKYO, 4/20/2018 [Fri] 19:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
DRADITION 2018 – BACK TO THE NEW YORK TOUR IN TOKYO, 4/20/2018 [Sat] 16:00 @ Osaka Nanko ATC Hall, C Hall
~ Satoshi Kojima was announced to have suffered an left knee ACL rupture and will be out of action for what looks to be a good part of this year. Manabu Nakanishi was then announced to replace him on an upcoming scheduled matches.
~ Adding to the week of illness/injuries, Dick Togo was announced to be out of action due to suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis. He will be out of action until the bacterial can be expelled from his system which is expected to be in early to mid-February.
~ The full event card was announced for the January 28 show in Saitama. As the UWA 6 Tag belts were once more announced to main event as Doi, Kumagoro & Ito take on the veteran trio of Hayashi, Kondo & NOSAWA.
WRESTLE-1 TOUR 2018 SUNRISE, 1/28/2018 [Sun] 18:00 @ Kasukabe Fureai Cube in Saitama
(1) Jun Tonsho vs. Masayuki Mitomi (Ehime Pro)
(2) Andy Wu & Alejandro vs. Yusuke Kodama & Drunk Andy
(3) Seiki Yoshioka vs. Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio vs. Ganseki Tanaka
(4) Shotaro Ashino & Seigo Tachibana vs. Manabu Soya & Tsugataka Sato
(5) Masayuki Kono vs. Daiki Inaba
(6) UWA World 6 Tag Championship Match: [61st Champions] Koji Doi, Kumagoro & Takanori Ito vs. [Challengers] Kaz Hayashi, Shuji Kondo & NOSAWA Rongai
~ 3rd title defense.
~ The full event card has now been announced for the upcoming MASTERS show on February 16. The Heisei Ishingun team of Shiro Koshinaka, Masashi Aoyagi & Akitoshi Saito were announced to take on the former All Japan trio of Great Kojika, Tiger Toguchi & Mitsuo Momota, then a special Fujiwara-gumi vs. FMW 6 man tag match and Takuma Sano versus Hisakatsu Oya were announced.
PRO-WRESTLING MASTERS, 2/16/2018 [Fri] 19:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(1) FIRST MASTERS Special Single Match: Takuma Sano vs. Hisakatsu Oya
(2) MASTER of THE MASKMAN: Ultra Seven & Shiryu vs. Black Tiger V & Black Tiger VII
(3) Fujiwara-gumi vs FMW MASTERS 6 Man Tag Match: Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Yoshiki Takahashi & Takaku Fuke vs. Ricky Fuji, Tetsuhiro Kuroda & Hidei Hosaka
(4) Heisei Ishingun vs AJP MASTERS Special 6 Man Tag Match: Shiro Koshinaka, Masashi Aoyagi & Akitoshi Saito vs. Great Kojika, Tiger Toguchi & Mitsuo Momota
(5) Main Event Pro-Wrestling Masters vs TEAM 2000 Special 8 Man Tag Match: Tatsumi Fujinami, Riki Choshu, Jushin Thunder Liger & Keiji Mutoh vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Hiro Saito & AKIRA w/ Masahiro Chono
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“DRADITION 2017 SKY HIGH DRAGON TOUR OSAKA“, 10/29/2017 [Sun] 12:30 @ ATC Hall, C Hall in Osaka 1,300 Spectators (crowded)
(1) Kaisen Pro Offer Match: Bushi-katsuo & Destroyer vs. Fugumen Desler & Evilman
◆Winner: Evilman (12:30) with a Boston Crab on Katsuo.
(2) Jun Gang Chul vs. Nobuyuki Kurashima
◆Winner: Kurashima (12:57) with a Butterfly Lock.
(3) LEONA vs. Takashi Tachibana (Doutonbori)
◆Winner: LEONA (10:04) with a Backslide.
(4) Takumi Sano (FREE) & Tatsuhito Takaiwa (ZERO1) vs. Koji Kanemoto (FREE) & Super Delfin (Kaisen Pro)
◆Winner: Delfin (13:04) with the Delfin Clutch on Takaiwa.
(5) Yoshiaki Fujiwara (Fujiwara-gumi) & Takaku Fuke (Pancrase MISSION) vs. Mitsuya Nagai & Hiro Saito
◆Winner: Saito (16:29) following a Diving Senton on Fuke.
(6) Special 6 Tag Match: Tatsumi Fujinami, Mil Mascaras & Riki Choshu (RikiPro) vs. The Great Kabuki (FREE), Shiro Koshinaka (FREE) & AKIRA (Makai)
◆Winner: Mascaras (8:53) with a Flying Body Attack on AKIRA.
DRADITION 2017 SKY HIGH DRAGON TOUR TOKYO, 10/27/2017 [Fri] 19:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo 1,212 Spectators
(1) Kazuhiro Tamura & Ryota Hasumi vs. Noboyuki Kurashima & Tsubakichi Sanshu
◆Winner: Tamura (10:33) with a Samson Clutch on Sanshu.
(2) Ryota Hama & LEONA vs. Super Tiger & Shogun Okamoto
◆Winner: Super Tiger (15:01) with a Backdrop Hold on LEONA.
(3) Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa vs. AKIRA & Super Delfin
◆Winner: Takaiwa (14:02) following a Death Valley Driver on Delfin.
(4) Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Shiro Koshinaka vs. Mitsuya Nagai & Hiro Saito
◆Winner: Koshinaka (11:41) following a Diving Hip Attack on Saito.
(5) Special 6 Tag Match: Tatsumi Fujinami, Mil Mascaras & Keiji Mutoh vs. The Great Kabuki, Jinsei Shinzaki & KAZMA SAKAMOTO
◆Winner: Mascaras (12:40) with a Diving Body Attack on KAZMA. ~ The Original Tiger Mask also came out after the match as he took part in a photo op with his fellow legends.
“DRADITION 2017 SKY HIGH DRAGON TOUR OSAKA“, 10/29/2017 [Sun] 12:30 @ ATC Hall, C Hall in Osaka
(1) Kaisen Pro Offer Match: Bushi-katsuo & Destroyer vs. Fugu Kamen Desrler & Evilman
(2) Jun Gang Chul vs. Nobuyuki Kurashima
(3) LEONA vs. X
(4) Takumi Sano & Tatsuhito Takaiwa vs. Koji Kanemoto & Super Delfin
(5) Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Takaku Fuke vs. Mitsuya Nagai & Hiro Saito
(6) Special 6 Tag Match: Tatsumi Fujinami, Mil Mascaras & Riki Choshu vs. The Great Kabuki, Shiro Koshinaka & AKIRA
It was formally announced that Ultimo Dragon will be defending the World Junior Heavyweight belt against the Osaka native Billyken Kid on September 18.
Both men celebrate career achievements this year with Dragon coming off of his 30th anniversary as a pro-wrestling and Billyken who celebrated his 20th anniversary. This match will mark Billyken’s first ever challenge for All Japan’s World Junior belt, as Dragon looks to kick off his second ever World Junior title reign by taking on any and all challengers.
Below is the updated event card, with the full event card still to be determined…
All Japan Pro-Wrestling “Oudou Tournament”, 9/18/2017 [Mon] 17:00 @ EDION Arena Osaka, 2nd Stadium
() Jun Akiyama, Takao Omori, Hikaru Sato & Kotaro Suzuki vs. Suwama, Atsushi Aoki, Minoru Tanaka & Yusuke Okada
() Noaya Nomura, Koji Iwamoto & Yuma Aoyagi vs. Joe Doering, Massimo & Danny Jones
() World Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [45th Champion] Ultimo Dragon vs. [Challenger] Billyken Kid (Answer)
~ 1st title defense.
() 5th Oudou Tournament ~ 2nd Round Match: (TAJIRI/Yoshitatsu) vs. (Miyahara vs. KAI)
() 5th Oudou Tournament ~ 2nd Round Match: (Ishikawa/Bodyguard) vs. (Zeus/Sai)
Then another international talent was announced to be coming into All Japan, as the big man from Australia, Slade Mercer, now being dubbed Kyoboku Futoshi in LAND’S END, will be making his debut for the promotion at the end of the month. The big man will be coming into the promotion by way of Ryoji Sai’s LAND’S END promotion and stands 195cm and weighs in at 120kg. The current BCW Heavyweight Champion will be competing for the promotion on September 30 and then on October 1 and 2.
Tatsumi Fujinami held a joint conference along with Keiji Mutoh to announced the full event cards for the upcoming shows on October 27 at the Korakuen Hall and then the 30th in Osaka.
The main event of the Korakuen Hall show will feature Fujinami and Mutoh teaming with Mil Mascaras in a dream card. The trio will be taking on the team of The Great Kabuki, Jinsei Shinzaki and KAZMA SAKAMOTO. This will mark the first time in 15 years that Mutoh and Mascaras have teamed together in a pro-wrestling ring. The last time being for All Japan back on July 20, 2002 at the Nippon Budokan. Fujinami himself stated that he wants to aim to relive a dream trio moment that was achieved back in August of 1978 when he teamed with Jumbo Tsuruta and Mascaras during an All-Star show. Fujinami wants to offer a taste of what that time meant to the fans at the time.
Then there will be a following show to be held in Osaka on October 29, as the main event will feature Fujinami teaming with Mascaras and Riki Choshu to take on the team of Kabuki, Shiro Koshinaka and AKIRA.
The full event cards, at this time, are as follows…
DRADITION 2017 SKY HIGH DRAGON TOUR TOKYO, 10/27/2017 [Fri] 19:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(1) Kazuhiro Tamura & Ryota Hasumi vs. Noboyuki Kurashima & Tsubakichi Sanshu
(2) Ryota Hama & LEONA vs. Super Tiger & Shogun Okamoto
(3) Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa vs. AKIRA & Super Delfin
(4) Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Shiro Koshinaka vs. Mitsuya Nagai & Hiro Saito
(5) Special 6 Tag Match: Tatsumi Fujinami, Mil Mascaras & Keiji Mutoh vs. The Great Kabuki, Jinsei Shinzaki & KAZMA SAKAMOTO
“DRADITION 2017 SKY HIGH DRAGON TOUR OSAKA“, 10/29/2017 [Sun] 12:30 @ ATC Hall, C Hall in Osaka
(1) Kaisen Pro Offer Match: Bushi-katsuo & Destroyer vs. Fugu Kamen Desrler & Evilman
(2) Jun Gang Chul vs. Nobuyuki Kurashima
(3) LEONA vs. X
(4) Takumi Sano & Tatsuhito Takaiwa vs. Koji Kanemoto & Super Delfin
(5) Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Takaku Fuke vs. Mitsuya Nagai & Hiro Saito
(6) Special 6 Tag Match: Tatsumi Fujinami, Mil Mascaras & Riki Choshu vs. The Great Kabuki, Shiro Koshinaka & AKIRA
It was announced after yesterday’s show (9/5) that there have been two new title matches added to the 9/18 show in Tokyo. First of all after the main event Kotoka & Big R Shimizu challenged CIMA & Dragon Kid, the current Open The Twin Gate Champions which they accepted.
Next up we have the Open The Dream Gate Championship Match. Masaaki Mochizuki defeated Big R Shimizu to become the number one contender to the Open The Dream Gate Championship, which is currently held by YAMATO. Since he won, the match was also added to the 9/18 card. This could be Mochizuki’s last chance as he stated yesterday, so this will be a very big match for Mochizuki who will need to be on his A game vs YAMATO.
Current 9/18 card
() 5 Unit Survival Race Unit Disband match: (This will feature the bottom two teams in the 5 Unit Survival Race)
() Open The Brave Gate Championship Match: Jimmy Kagetora [31st Champion] vs. Yosuke ♡ Santa Maria [Challenger]
~ 3rd Title Defence
() Open The Twin Gate Championship Match: CIMA & Dragon Kid [40th Champions] vs. Big R Shimizu & Kotoka
~ 7th Title Defence
() Open The Dream Gate Championship Match: YAMATO [25th Champion] vs. Masaaki Mochizuki [Challenger]
~ 7th Title Defence
~ The full event card was announced for the back to back shows at the Shinkiba 1stRING show on September 18. As well as the full card was announced for the Yokohama show on September 23.
K-DOJO “Tokyo Big Show”, 9/18/2017 [Mon] 13:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo
() Yoshihiro Horaguchi & Bambi vs. Marines Mask & ERINA
() Taishi Takizawa, GO Asakawa & Taylor Adams vs. Shiori Asahi, Daigoro Kashiwa & Yasu Urano
() Kaji Tomato & Yuma vs. Kotaro Yoshino & Dinosaur Takuma
() TAKA Michinoku & Ryota Chikuzen vs. Kunio Toshima & Kyu Mogami
() UWA World Middleweight Championship Match: [Champion] Ayumu Honda vs. [Challenger] Dicky Mayer
() CHAMPION OF STRONGEST-K Match: [Champion] Isami Kodaka vs. [Challenger] Tank Nagai
Especial Lucha Fiesta, 9/18/2017 [Mon] 17:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo
() Kotaro Yoshino & Dinosaur Takuma vs. Marines Mask & Taylor Adams
() Kaji tomato, GO Asakawa & Yuma vs. Shiori Asahi, Ryota Chikuzen (Kyushu Pro) & Masamune (FREE)
() TAKA Michinoku & Black Terry vs. Tank Nagai & Kyu Mogami
() Sammy Guevara vs. Taishi Takizawa vs. Daigoro Kashiwa vs. Dicky Mayer
() DOUKI vs. Syrus
K-DOJO “K-DOJO 15th Anniversary in Yokohama”, 9/23/2017 [Sat] 12:00 @ Yokohama Radiant Hall in Kanagawa
() Shiori Asahi vs. Taylor Adams vs. Kunio Toshima
() ERINA vs. Kyuri (Ice Ribbon)
() Ricky Fuji & Bambi vs. Yoshihiro Horaguchi & Marines Mask
() GO Asakawa, Yuma & Dicky Mayer vs. Tank Nagai, Ayumu Honda & DOUKI
() TAKA Michinoku vs. Daigoro Kashiwa
() Takashi Sasaki (FREEDOMS) vs. Kyu Mogami
() STRONGEST-K TAG Championship Match: [Champion] Kaji Tomato & Taishi Takizawa vs. [Challenger] Kotaro Yoshino & Dinosaur Takuma
It was announced Kenny Omega will miss most of the Destruction tour this month due to a left meniscus injury, but he is expected to return on 9/24, where he is scheduled to defend the IWGP U.S. Championship against Juice Robinson.
For the shows he will be missing, Omega will be replaced by Leo Tonga, the brother of Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa. Formerly known as Hikule’o, Leo Tonga was trained by the Dudleys and has been in the NJPW Dojo, and made his pro wrestling debut in November 2016 in New Zealand. Standing at 6’8″ (203cm) and weighing 280 lbs (127kg), Leo will be one of the largest members of New Japan’s roster.
The full event card was announced for the Shinkiba 1stRING show on September 14.
The main event of Kohei Sato and Hideki Suzuki taking on Shogun Okamoto and Yutaka Yoshie for the vacant Intercontinental Tag belts.
ZERO1 Dream Series, 9/14/2017 [Thu] 19:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo
() Shinjiro Otani & Kotaro Suzuki (FREE) vs. Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Sean Guinness
() Ikuto Hidaka vs. Keisuke Okuda (IGF)
() Takuya Sugawara vs. SUGI (FREE)
() Yusaku Obata & Yoshikazu Yokoyama vs. Masato Tanaka & Hartley Jackson
() NWA Intercontinental Tag Championship Match: Kohei Sato & Hideki Suzuki vs. Shogun Okamoto & Yutaka Yoshie (both FREE)
~ The winners become the 36th champions.
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~ Masashi Takeda has been announced as the next challenger for the Death Match Heavyweight belt, as he takes on Masaya Takahashi on August 19 in Nagoya.
BJW “Death Mania V”, 8/19/2017 [Sat] 17:00 @ Nagoya International Conference Center Event Hall in Aichi
~ Two title matches were officially announced for the September 27 show at the Shinjuku FACE.
Tokyo Gurentai “TOKYO LOVE VII”, 9/27/2017 [Wed] 19:00 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo
() Tokyo Intercontinental Tag Championship Match: [6th Champions] Dick Togo & Shiryu vs. [Challengers] MAZADA & FUJITA
~ 1st title defense.
() Tokyo World Heavyweight Championship Match: [5th Champion] Masaaki Mochizuki vs. [Challenger] NOSAWA Rongai
~ 4th title defense.
~ The full event card was announced for the August 11 show at the Korakuen Hall.
WRESTLE-1 TOUR 2017 FLASHING SUMMER, 8/11/2017 [Fri] 19:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
Newly announced…
() Takanori Ito (ACE) vs. Seigo Tachibana (ACE)
() Masayuki Mitomi (Ehime) & Rionne Fujiwara (FREE) vs. Hajime & Soma Sumeragi (both ACE)
() UWA World 6 Man Tag Championship Match: [58th Champions] Manabu Soya, NOSAWA Rongai & Ganseki Tanaka vs. [Challengers] Kaz Hayashi, MAZADA & Jun Tonsho
~ 3rd title defense.
Previously announced…
() Reika Saiki (Cheer♡1) vs. Natsumi Manki (Actress Girl’Z)
() W-1 Championship Prelude Match: Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio & Daiki Inaba vs. Shotaro Ashino & Yusuke Kodama
() W-1 Cruiser Prelude Match: Andy Wu & Shota Nakagawa (ASUKA PROJECT) vs. Seiki Yoshioka & MIKAMI (FREE)
() WRESTLE-1 Tag Championship Match: [10th Champions] Koji Doi & Kumagoro vs. [Challengers] Masayuki Kono & Shuji Kondo
~ 1st title defense.
~ Then a special 6 man tag match was announced for the big Yokohama show on September 2.
WRESTLE-1 “2017 Pro-Wrestling LOVE in YOKOHAMA”“, 9/2/2017 [Sat] 15:00 @ Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Kanagawa
() Special 6 Man Tag Match: Keiji Mutoh, Shingo Takagi (DG) & Great ☆ Mucha (Shinshu) vs. Tatsumi Fujinami (DRADITION), Naomichi Marufuji (NOAH) & Naoki Sakurajima (Kyushu)
() WRESTLE-1 Cruiserweight Championship Match: [10th Champion] Andy Wu vs. [Challenger] Seiki Yoshioka
~ 1st title defense.
(-) WRESTLE-1 Championship Match: [11th Champion] Shotaro Ashino vs. [Challenger] Jiro “Ikemen“ Kuroshio
~ 4th title defense.
~ DRADITION : Mil Mascaras was announced to be taking part on the 10/27 show at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and the 10/29 show in Osaka ATC Hall.
~ Mr. Pogo Memorial : A farewell event was held for the late Mr. Pogo on July 27 at the Shinkiba 1stRING. Atsushi Onita and Danger Matsunaga were among two of the major names that appeared in honor of their friend. It was also announced that WWS (World Wing Spirit) will be holding a special a memorial show on November 12 in Isezaki. This will also mark the final show for the Saitama based promotion.
~ Then speaking of Onita, the final appearance of Great Nita was announced to be on the August 27 show at the Shinkiba 1stRING.
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(1) LEONA vs. Ryuta Hasumi
♦Winner: LEONA (6:38) with a Single Leg Crab.
(2) Super Tiger (RJPW) & Noboyuki Kurashima vs. Takaku Fuke (Pancrase MISSION) & Hideaki Sumi (Doutonbori)
♦Winner: Super Tiger (7:23) following a Tornado Kick on Sumi.
(3) The Bodyguard (FREE) & Tomohiko Hashimoto (A-TEAM) vs. Magnitude Kishiwada (FREE) & Cooger (Doutonbori)
♦Winner: Kishiwada (12:05) following a Lariat on Tomohiko.
(4) Koji Kanemoto (FREE) vs. Super Delfin (Kaisen Pro)
♦Winner: Kanemoto (10:30) with an Ankle Hold.
(5) Mitsuya Nagai & Black Tiger (FREE) vs. The Great Kabuki & Masakatsu Funaki (both FREE)
♦Winner: Funaki (11:30) following the Hybrid Blaster on Black Tiger.
(6) Fujinami 45th Anniversary 6 Man Tag Match: Tatsumi Fujinami, Riki Choshu & Vader vs. Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Shiro Koshinaka & Takuma Sano
♦Winner: Fujinami (8:09) with a Dragon Sleeper on Sano.
DRADITION “Tatsumi Fujinami 45th Anniversary Tour in FUKUOKA”, 4/22/2017 [Sat] 16:00 @ Hakata StarLanes in Fukuoka 780 Spectators
(1) Noboyuki Kurashima vs. Ryuta Hasumi
♦Winner: Kurashima (6:53) with a Katahajime.
(2) Junji Tanaka (Kyushu Pro) vs. Kodai Nozaki (Kyushu Pro)
♦Winner: Junji (7:58) with a Camel Clutch.
(3) Kyushu Pro Offer Match: Ryota Chikuzen & Hitamaru Sasaki vs. Asosan & Naoki Sakurajima
♦Winner: Chikuzen (10:10) following the 44 Years on Sakurajima.
(4) Super Tiger (RJPW) vs. LEONA
♦Winner: Super Tiger (7:40) with a German Suplex Hold.
(5) Mitsuya Nagai & 5th Black Tiger (FREE) vs. The Great Kabuki & The Bodyguard (both FREE)
♦Winner: Bodyguard (13:40) with The Bounce on Black Tiger.
(6) Fujinami 45th Anniversary 6 Man Tag Match: Tatsumi Fujinami, Shiro Koshinaka & Koji Kanemoto vs. Vader, Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Takuma Sano
♦Winner: Fujinami (10:30) with a Dragon Sleeper on Sano.
(1) LEONA vs. Ryuta Hasumi
(2) Super Tiger & Noboyuki Kurashima vs. Takaku Fuke & Hideaki Sumi
(3) The Bodyguard & Tomohiko Hashimoto vs. Magnitude Kishiwada & Cooger
(4) Koji Kanemoto vs. Super Delfin
(5) Mitsuya Nagai & Black Tiger vs. The Great Kabuki & Masakatsu Funaki
(6) Fujinami 45th Anniversary 6 Man Tag Match: Tatsumi Fujinami, Riki Choshu & Vader vs. Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Shiro Koshinaka & Takuma Sano
DRADITION “Tatsumi Fujinami 45th Anniversary in TOKYO”, 4/20/2017 [Thu] 19:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo 2,473 Spectators (overcrowded, sold out)
(1) Tsubakichi Sanshu & Nobuyuki Kurashima vs. Super Tiger & Ryuta Hasumi
♦Winner: Super Tiger (11:39) over Sanshu.
(2) Kenichiro Arai vs. LEONA
♦Winner: LEONA (10:25) with a Backslide. ~ LEONA celebrates a win on his fathers big day as it has now been 5 years since he made his own debut. The 23 year old looks to begin to take bigger steps forward in his career as a pro-wrestler.
(3) Yoshiaki Fujiwara (Fujinami-gumi) & Tatsuhito Takaiwa (ZERO1) vs. The Great Kabuki (FREE) & Shinjiro Otani (ZERO1)
♦Winner: Otani (11:14) following a Kasegiri Chop on Takaiwa.
(4) Mitsuya Nagai & KENSO (NEW) vs. Yoshihiro Takayama & Takumi Sano (both FREE)
♦Winner: Nagai (13:36) following a Hyper Knee Kuuga on Sano.
(5) Fujinami 45th Anniversary 6 Man Tag Match: Tatsumi Fujinami, Riki Choshu (FREE) & Shiro Koshinaka (FREE) vs. Vader, Keiji Mutoh (W-1) & AKIRA (FREE)
♦Winner: Fujinami (13:09) with a Dragon Sleeper on AKIRA.
~ Following the match, Antonio Inoki, Akira Maeda and Kengo Kimura also came into the ring to honor Fujinami’s career achievement.
~ Also after the match, reportedly Vader passed out for a moment, notably he took a big drop during the match, he was helped at ringside by AKIRA and others as he regained consciousness. He left the hall before Fujinami closed out the show with a speech. Though it is worth noting that Vader walked out on his own two feet, so may not be too severe.
(Not too sure on what the situation may be at this time. Though we will see once more details arise. Or if just continues the rest of the tour as normal.)
~ Fujinami thanked everyone for coming out and helping him celebrate these last 45 years in the ring.
DRADITION “Tatsumi Fujinami 45th Anniversary Tour in FUKUOKA”, 4/22/2017 [Sat] 16:00 @ Hakata StarLanes in Fukuoka
(1) Noboyuki Kurashima vs. Ryuta Hasumi
(2) Junji Tanaka vs. Kodai Nozaki (Kyushu Pro)
(3) Kyushu Pro Offer Match: Ryota Chikuzen & Hitamaru Sasaki vs. Asosan & Naoki Sakurajima
(4) Super Tiger vs. LEONA
(5) Mitsuya Nagai & Black Tiger vs. The Great Kabuki & The Bodyguard
(6) Fujinami 45th Anniversary 6 Man Tag Match: Tatsumi Fujinami, Shiro Koshinaka & Koji Kanemoto vs. Vader, Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Takuma Sano
(1) LEONA vs. Ryuta Hasumi
(2) Super Tiger & Noboyuki Kurashima vs. Takaku Fuke & Hideaki Sumi
(3) The Bodyguard & Tomohiko Hashimoto vs. Magnitude Kishiwada & Cooger
(4) Koji Kanemoto vs. Super Delfin
(5) Mitsuya Nagai & Black Tiger vs. The Great Kabuki & Masakatsu Funaki
(6) Fujinami 45th Anniversary 6 Man Tag Match: Tatsumi Fujinami, Riki Choshu & Vader vs. Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Shiro Koshinaka & Takuma Sano
Several updates as we head into the start of the “2017 Champion Carnival” on April 16 and several event cards were announced for the May tour of shows.
Takao Omori mentioned that a special laminated seating chart will be given out to everyone who attends the Korakuen Hall show on April 16. This year being All Japan’s 45th anniversary as well as the 55th anniversary of the Korakuen Hall, which was opened back on April 16, 1962.
Referee Kyohei Wada will be returning to ring duties for the Carnival after suffering a broken right foot on January 2. A long-standing symbol of All Japan, Wada stated that he cannot miss the anniversaries for both Korakuen as well as All Japan and feels mentally refreshed after taking such a long break.
Then event cards were announced for the more shows scheduled in May. The mains of which being the 5/9 show at Shinkiba, which will feature several special matches. A special show at Yokohama on 5/20 which will feature KAI’s 34th birthday special match against Suwama and Zeus and Bodyguard versus BJW’s Hideyoshi Kamitani and Daichi Hashimoto. Then it was also announced that Jun Akiyama will be defending the GAORA TV belt against Mitsuya Nagai on the 5/21 show at the Korakuen Hall.
~ Big Japan will be holding a special show on May 15 in Shizuoka with several big name freelance talent scheduled to compete. Among the names are Ultimo Dragon and Kendo Kashin who will be competing for the promotion for the first time in their careers.
BJW, 5/15/2017 [Mon] 18:30 @ Act City Hamamatsu in Shizuoka.
~ Freelance talent announced to be competing… Ultimo Dragon, Masakatsu Funaki, Hideki suzuki, Kendo Kashin, Shogun Okamoto, Alexander Otsukda, Yuko Miyamoto, Isami Kodaka, Takumi Tsukamoto, Kohei Sato, Masaya Takahashi, Ryota Hama, Yasufumi Nakanoue, Masashi Takeda, Tsutomu Oosugi, Hercule Senga, and the Brahman Brothers.
~ The full event card was announced for the April 22 and 23 shows.
DRADITION “Tatsumi Fujinami 45th Anniversary in TOKYO”, 4/20/2017 [Thu] 19:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(1) Tsubakichi Sanshu & Nobuyuki Kurashima vs. Super Tiger & Ryuta Hasumi
(2) Kenichiro Arai vs. LEONA
(3) Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Tatsuhito Takaiwa vs. The Great Kabuki & Shinjiro Otani
(4) Mitsuya Nagai & KENSO vs. Yoshihiro Takayama & Takumi Sano
(5) Fujinami 45th Anniversary 6 Man Tag Match: Tatsumi Fujinami, Riki Choshu & Shiro Koshinaka vs. Vader, Keiji Mutoh & AKIRA
DRADITION “Tatsumi Fujinami 45th Anniversary Tour in FUKUOKA”, 4/22/2017 [Sat] 16:00 @ Hakata StarLanes in Fukuoka
(1) Noboyuki Kurashima vs. Ryuta Hasumi
(2) Junji Tanaka vs. Kodai Nozaki (Kyushu Pro)
(3) Kyushu Pro Offer Match: Ryota Chikuzen & Hitamaru Sasaki vs. Asosan & Naoki Sakurajima
(4) Super Tiger vs. LEONA
(5) Mitsuya Nagai & Black Tiger vs. The Great Kabuki & The Bodyguard
(6) Fujinami 45th Anniversary 6 Man Tag Match: Tatsumi Fujinami, Shiro Koshinaka & Koji Kanemoto vs. Vader, Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Takuma Sano
(1) LEONA vs. Ryuta Hasumi
(2) Super Tiger & Noboyuki Kurashima vs. Takaku Fuke & Hideaki Sumi
(3) The Bodyguard & Tomohiko Hashimoto vs. Magnitude Kishiwada & Cooger
(4) Koji Kanemoto vs. Super Delfin
(5) Mitsuya Nagai & Black Tiger vs. The Great Kabuki & Masakatsu Funaki
(6) Fujinami 45th Anniversary 6 Man Tag Match: Tatsumi Fujinami, Riki Choshu & Vader vs. Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Shiro Koshinaka & Takuma Sano
(4) Tenkaichi B Block: Ikuto Hidaka vs. Takumi Tsukamoto
(5) Tenkaichi A Block: Takuya Sugawara vs. Shinjiro Otani
(6) Tenkaichi A Block: Hayato “Jr” Fujita vs. Sean Guinness
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~ The full event card was announced for the Shinkiba show on April 15. Among the additions to the previously announced Tohoku Tag bout is Manjimaru and Ken45° taking on Hyugaji and Minamino. After Minamino turned on his former BAD BOY teammates.
Michinoku Pro-Wrestling 2017 Tokyo Vol. 2 ~ Zenshin Zenrei ~, 4/15/2017 [Sat] 19:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo
(1) Yasutakao Ozera vs. Okifumi Kawamura
(2) Daichi Sasaki & Ayumu Gunji vs. Hayato “Jr” Fujita & Kengo
(3) Numajiro Kesen , Eagles Mask & Yapperman #3 vs. The Great Sasuke, Shu Brahman & Kei Brahman
(4) Kenbai & Dick Togo vs. GAINA & Taro Nohashi
(5) Manjimaru & Ken45° vs. Rui Hyugaji & Takeshi Minamino
(6) Tohoku Tag & UWA World Tag Double Championship Match: [Champions] Ikuto Hidaka & Minoru Fujita vs. [Challengers] Yapperman #1 & Yapperman #2
WRESTLE-1 NEWS
~ The full event card was announced for the show on April 9. As the UWA 6 Tag belts will be in defens as NEW ERA defend their belts against the veteran team of Hayashi, Kono, and Kondo.
WRESTLE-1 TOUR 2017 CHERRY BLOSSOM, 4/9/2017 [Sun] 18:00 @ Susukino Mars Gym in Hokkaido
(1) Seiji Tachibana vs. Ganseki Tanaka
(2) Koji Doi & Kumagoro vs. Yuki Kurosaki (FTO) & Masayuki Mitomi (Ehime)
(3) Seiki Yoshioka & Jun Tonsho vs. Andy Wu & Sho Shindo
(4) Shotaro Ashino vs. Takanori Ito
(5) Manabu Soya & Tomoya (FREE) vs. NOSAWA Rongai & MAZADA
(6) UWA World 6 Tag Championship Match: [53rd Champions] Daiki Inaba, Yusuke Kodama & Kohei Fujimura vs. [Challengers] Kaz Hayashi, Masayuki Kono & Shuji Kondo
~ 2nd title defense.
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The full event card was announced for the upcoming Korakuen Hall show on March 12.
Among the additions to the show will be Keisuke Ishii defending the World Junior Heavyweight belt against the winner of the “Jr. BATTLE OF GLORY” Koji Iwamoto. Iwamoto had a slow start with joining All Japan this year, but during the junior league has shown his worth by emerging the victor, let alone with two solid matches on the final day. Having won the junior league on his first ever appearance he is now faced with facing off for the World Junior belt for the first time in his career as well. Keisuke though is still living his dream as champion as he stated there is still much yet for him to do. Will Keisuke continue to prove to be a fighting champion or will the firsts continue to be a trend for the up-and-coming Iwamoto?
Director of All Japan, Takao Omori announced the rest of the card with the major addition to the show being a special 45th anniversary junior match. A match that looks to bring together the last 30 years of champions starting with the first in Hiro Saito, from the multi-time champion Masanobu Fuchi, and all the way to the previous champion in Soma Takao. A special condition to the match is that the winner will receive the next right to challenge the winner of the World Junior match, either Keisuke Ishii or Koji Iwamoto.
The full event card is as follows…
All Japan Pro-Wrestling “2017 Dream Power Series”, 3/12/2017 [Sun] 12:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
Newly announced…
(1) Opeining Dream: Yohei Nakajima, Osamu Nishimura (FREE) & Yusuke Okada vs. Yutaka Yoshie (FREE), Ultimo Dragon (Toryumon MEXICO) & Fuminori Abe (Sportiva)
(-) Over The Future: Yuma Aoyagi vs. Atsushi Maruyama (FREE)
(-) 45th Anniversary – 30 Years of the World Junior Heavyweight Championship Special Festival of Champions! Special 6 Man Tag Match: Atsushi Aoki (37 & 39th), Hiro Saito (1st), Hikaru Sato (40th) vs. Masanobu Fuchi (3,6,10,12,15th), Minoru Tanaka (29th) & Soma Takao (41st)
(-) World Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [42nd Champion] Keisuke Ishii (DDT) vs. [Challenger] Koji Iwamoto
~ 3rd title defense
Previously announced…
(-) GAORA TV Championship Match: Jun Akiyama vs. KENSO
~ Winner becomes the 15th champion
(-) The Road to 2017 Champion Carnival ~ Anthology: Kento Miyahara, Shuji Ishikawa & KAI vs. Takao Omori, Zeus & The Bodyguard
(-) The Road to 2017 Champion Carnival ~ Resistance: Suwama & Jake Lee vs. Ryoji Sai & Naoya Nomura
~ The full event card was announced for the March 12 show. With the main match being Isami Kodaka taking on Minoru Tanaka in a special singles match on the show.
BASARA, 3/12/2017 [Sun] 17:30 @ Nerima Concerni Hall in Tokyo
Newly announced…
(-) IRON PRIEST vs Double ★ Trans Am : FUMA & Yusuke Kubo vs. Trans Am ★ Hiroshi & Trans Am ★ Shinya
(-) Special Single Match: Isami Kodaka vs. Minoru Tanaka
Previously announced…
(-) Daichi Kazato vs. Hagane Shinno
(-) Gyakuten Pro-Wrestling Trial: Goma Ryu vs. Atsushi Maruyama vs. Fuminori Abe
(-) Hardcore Tag Match: Takumi Tsukamoto & SAGAT vs. GUNSO (DOVE) & Kabuki Kid (FREE)
(-) Special Tag Match: Ryuichi Sekine v& Ryota Nakatsu vs. Dick Togo (FREE) & Ikuto Hidaka (ZERO1)
~ Yoshiaki Fujiwara versus Shinya Aoki was announced for the NEW debut show on April 5 at Korakuen. Both men are two respected grapplers of both the past and present, Fujiwara set a standard for the years past for his ability in the ring and Shinya is a very skilled MMA fighter who holds a black belt in Brazilian Jui-Jitsu. This match joins the previous announced of Josh Barnett taking on Shinichi Suzukawa.
NEW Opening Series, 4/5/2017 [Wed] 19:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(-) Grappler of Showa Era vs Grappler of Heisei Era: Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs. Shinya Aoki
(-) Single Match: Josh Barnett vs. Shinichi Suzukawa
~ Also more events were announced for the new project’s first series of events in April and May.
NEW Opening Series, 4/20/2017 [Thu] 19:00 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo
NEW Opening Series, 4/30/2017 [Sun] 15:00 @ Kasukabe Fureai Cube in Saitama
NEW Opening Series, 5/12/2017 [Fri] 19:00 @ Utsunomia City Tochigi Prefectural Cultural Center, Sub-Arena
NEW Opening Series, 5/21/2017 [Sun] 15:00 @ TKP Garden City Chiba
NEW Opening Series, 5/27/2017 [Sat] 19:00 @ Nasu Highland Park in Tochigi
New Japan announced the first round matches for the upcoming “NEW JAPAN CUP 2017″.
The annual Spring tournament will feature 16 wrestlers vying for the chance to challenge for the belt of their choice. The first round matches have been split between two days with four matches taking place on March 11 and another four on March 12. Then the second round matches will be held throughout the courst of the tour leading up to the semi-finals on March 19 and the final day on March 20.
As the reigning singles champion right now, the IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada, the IWGP Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito, and the NEVER Openweight Champion Hirooki Goto will not be competing. Though one of them will for sure be defending their title against the winner of the NJCup on April 9 at “SAKURA GENESIS” at Ryogoku.
New Japan Pro Wrestling “KIZNA- Presents NEW JAPAN CUP 2017”, 3/11/2017 [Sat] 18:00 @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
(1) Ryusuke Taguchi & Hirai Kawato vs. El Desperado & TAKA Michinoku
(2) Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Tiger Mask IV
(3) Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Kenny Omega & Yujiro Takahashi
(4) Katsuyori Shibata, Juice Robinson, KUSHIDA & David Finlay vs. Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI
(5) Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, Jado & Gedo vs. Minoru Suzuki, Takashi Iizuka, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Taichi
(6) NEW JAPAN CUP 1st Round Match: Tomoaki Honma vs. Tanga Loa
(7) NEW JAPAN CUP 1st Round Match: Toru Yano vs. Tama Tonga
(8) NEW JAPAN CUP 1st Round Match: Michael Elgin vs. Bad Luck Fale
(9) NEW JAPAN CUP 1st Round Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL
New Japan Pro Wrestling “KIZNA- Presents NEW JAPAN CUP 2017”, 3/12/2017 [Sun] 16:00 @ Amagasaki City Baycom General Gymnasium in Hyogo
(1) David Finlay vs. Tomoyuki Oka
(2) Yuji Nagata & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Tiger Mask IV
(3) Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Tomoaki Honma vs. Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa
(4) Hiroshi Tanahashi, Michael Elgin, KUSHIDA & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI
(5) Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, Toru Yano, Jado & Gedo vs. Takashi Iizuka, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Taichi, El Desperado & TAKA Michinoku
(6) NEW JAPAN CUP 1st Round Match: Juice Robinson vs. Yujiro Takahashi
(7) NEW JAPAN CUP 1st Round Match: YOSHI-HASHI vs. SANADA
(8) NEW JAPAN CUP 1st Round Match: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Minoru Suzuki
(8) NEW JAPAN CUP 1st Round Match: Tomohiro Ushii vs. Kenny Omega
~ Daisuke Harada, Tadasuke, HAYATA, and YO-HEY formally announced that their team name as “RATEL’S”. The name is derived from the another name for honey badgers which are one of the smallest though one of the more ferocious of the animal kingdom.
~ It was announced that KAI had suffered a concussion during the Korakuen Hall show on February 17 and will the show from today as well as tomorrow’s.
~ The 2/19 show has also been updated as it will feature All Japan versus Onita’s group in the main event. Onita appeared at the Korakuen Hall and made a challenge to Suwama to take part in one of his style of matches. Suwama denied the request, but Onita, as the reigning Asia Tag Champions, aims to keep his presence known in the promotion.
All Japan Pro-Wrestling “2017 Excite Series ~ Jr. BATTLE OF GLORY”, 2/19/2017 [Sun] 17:00 @ Kofu City Ai Messe Yamanashi
(1) Jr. League ~ B BLOCK : Yohei Nakajima vs. Kazuhiro Tamura
(2) Jr. League ~ B BLOCK : Hikaru Sato vs. Atsushi Maruyama
(3) Jr. League ~ A BLOCK : Atsushi Aoki vs. Keisuke Ishii
(4) Takao Omori vs. Joe Doering
(5) Kento Miyahara, Jake Lee, Naoya Nomura & Yuma Aoyagi vs. Zeus, The Bodyguard (FREE), Koji Iwamoto & Minoru Tanaka (FREE)
(6) All Japan Army vs Jado Army Special 8 Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Suwama, Kendo Kashin & Masao Inoue vs. Atsushi Onita, Hideki Hosaka, Raijin Yaguchi & Pandita
~ A big main event was announced for the April 20 show at Korakuen, as Fujinami will be teaming with Riki Choshu and Shiro Koshinaka to take on the team of Big Van Vader, Keiji Mutoh, and AKIRA.
~ Fujinami aims to celebrate this milestone in his career as not many wrestlers in Japan can say that they have been active for this long, let alone still as healthy as Fujinami happens to be. He also mentioned that he has spoken with Vader and even though he was diagnosed with heart disease that he is prepared to compete in the upcoming match as currently no severe problems are present. Which may be one of his last in Japan depending on what may transpire. Mutoh stated that he is eager for the match and cannot wait to see Vader once more in Japanese ring. Fujinami’s goal with this show is to continue showcasing his continued fighting spirit in the ring.
DRADITION 2017 Tatsumi Fujinami Debut 45th Anniversary Show, 4/20/2017 [Thu] @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(-) Tatsumi Fujinami, Riki Choshu & Shiro Koshinaka vs. Big Van Vader, Keiji Mutoh & AKIRA
~ Taiji Ishimori and Hi69 (Hiroki) were crowned the new GHC Jr. Tag Champions at today’s show. With them being crowned the new champions the two announced that their team name would be “XX” (Double X). The new champions were challenged by the team of Daisuke Harada and Tadasuke following the match. The Osaka native team, which also look to include HAYATA and YO-HEY as well.
~ As for the challenge the match has been announced to take place at the Yokohama show on March 12. As well as this the upcoming shows on February 21 and 24 were updated as well.
NOAH “The Second Navig.2017”, 2/21/2017 [Tue] 18:30 @ Nagoya City Nakamura Sports Center
(1) Taiji Ishimori & Hi69 (FREE) vs. Tadasuke (FREE) & YO-HEY (FREE)
(2) Maybach Taniguchi & Yoshinai Ogawa vs. Hide Kubota & Yasu Kubota (both FREE)
(3) Daisuke Harada & HAYATA (DOVE) vs. Takashi Sugiura & Kaito Kiyomiya
(4) Go Shiozaki vs. Hitoshi Kumano
(5) Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Hajime Ohara
(6) Masa Kitamiya, Kenoh & Akitoshi Saito vs. Naomichi Marufuji, Muhammad Yone & Atsushi Kotoge
NOAH “The Second Navig.2017”, 2/24/2017 [Thu] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(1) Akitoshi Saito vs. Rionne Fujiwara (FREE)
(2) Muhammad Yone & Maybach Taniguchi vs. HAYATA (DOVE) & YO-HEY (FREE)
Hi69 (FREE)
(3) GHC Jr. Tag Prelude: Hi69 (FREE) vs. Daisuke Harada
(4) GHC Jr. Tag Prelude: Taiji Ishimori vs. Tadasuke (FREE)
(5) Masa Kitamiya & Kenoh vs. Takashi Sugiura & Kaito Kiyomiya
(6) Naomichi Marufuji vs. Atsushi Kotoge
(7) GHC Heavy & Junior Double Prelude: Katsuhiko Nakajima & Hajime Ohara vs. Go Shiozaki & Hitoshi Kumano
NOAH “GREAT VOYAGE in YOKOHAMA”, 3/12/2017 [Sun] 16:00 @ Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
(-) GHC Junior Tag Championship Match: [30th Champions] Taiji Ishimori & Hi69 vs. [Challengers] Daisuke Harada & Tadasuke
~ 1st title defense.
(-) GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [33rd Champion] Hajime Ohara vs. [Challenger] Hitoshi Kumano
~ 2nd title defense.
(-) GHC Heavyweight Championship Match: [28th Champion] Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. [Challenger] Go Shiozaki
~ 4th title defense.
~ Another match was announced for the upcoming show in April as Takuya Kai will be teaming with Hikaru Sato to take on the team of Rocky Kawamura & Shinjuku-same (Shinjuku Shark).
TOKYO GURENTAI Produce “Hagure Memory”, 4/4/2017 [Tue] 19:00 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo
Newly announced…
(-) Vaccine Fight Offer Match: Takuya Kai & Hikaru Sato vs. Rocky Kawamura & Shinjuku-same
Previously announced…
(-) Haguee-IGF vs NEW ERA: Hideki Suzuki & Shogun Okamoto vs. Daiki Inaba & Kumagoro
(-) TOKYO GURENTAI vs NEW ERA: FUJITA vs. Yusuke Kodama
Puroresu Spirit 
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