Riki Choshu Produce POWER HALL 2018 ~ Battle of another dimension~, 7/10/2018 [Tue] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo 1,526 Spectators (crowded)
(1) Yoshiaki Fujiwara (Fujiwara-gumi) vs. Gota Ihashi (DDT)
◆Winner: Fujiwara (7:08) with a Wakigatame. ~ Ihashi was grateful for the opportunity to try and prove himself, even though in loss, and that he will continue to work hard and reach new goals.
(2) BLAZE OF GLORY: Minoru Tanaka (FREE), Mitsuhiro Yoshida (GJPW) & LEONA (DRADITION) vs. HAYATA, YO-HEY & Tadasuke (all NOAH)
◆Winner: Minoru (9:47) with e HEAT Clutch on Tadasuke.
(3) AJPW Offer Match ~ THE NEW GENERATION: Jake Lee & Koji Iwamoto vs. Naoya Nomura & Yuma Aoyagi
◆Winner: Nomura (9:32) following the Maximum on Iwamoto.
(4) TRIO WITH SKILLS: [Heisei Ishin-gun] Shiro Koshinaka, AKIRA (Makai) & Akitoshi Saito (NOAH) vs. [Tokyo Gurentai] NOSAWA Rongai, MAZADA & FUJITA
◆Winner: Koshinka (11:21) following a Diving Hip Attack on FUJITA.
~ Takeshi Morishima appeared and announced his intentions to return to pro-wrestling on October 15th at the Korakuen Hall. The show will be in collaboration with SP.E. (Sports Entertainment) which sponsor Choshu’s shows, DDT’s DNA shows, and other Tokyo based events (They also sponsored Seiya Sanada after he left W-1).
~ Morishima stated that he seeks to return and give it his all in the pro-wrestling ring.
~ During a previous interview he acknowledged that his original retirement announcement back in April of 2015 due to being diagnosed with diabetic illness did not go as he originally planned. As an official retirement match would be announced then to come later that year, but due to poor health the match and event was plainly-put canceled and never mentioned again. Which come the end of that year his contract with Pro-Wrestling NOAH expired. Though Morishima stated that his frame of mind at the time bodied with his physical condition led to him being distant from pro-wrestling. Since his time away from the ring he dropped from 140kg down to 110kg, but for his return he looks to be around 125kg. As for what he was doing these last few years he mentioned that he jumped around between jobs from a pizza store clerk, a security guard at concert events in the Tokyo area, and lastly as a Nursing Home Caregiver in Gifu. Though while in Gifu he began helping out with a local promotion which rekindled his passion for pro-wrestling. While helping coach the local promotion he began to train more and eventually returned his body to a better condition for wrestling.
“GENESIS ~ Takeshi Morishima Return”, 10/15/2018 [Mon] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(5) NATURAL BORN WARRIORS: Katsuhiko Nakajima & Masa Kitamiya (both NOAH) vs. Hideyoshi Kamitani & Takuya Nomura (both BJW)
◆Winner: Nakajima (20:18) via TKO, following a Ganmengiri (face kick) on Takuya. ~ During the backstage intervew, Kamitani did not accept the loss in the manner that it occurred. As he made it known that he seeks another match against Nakajima and Kitamiya.
(6) Semi-final ~ A NEW ENCOUNTER: Tatsumi Fujinami (DRADITION), Naomichi Marufuji (NOAH) & Shotaro Ashino (W-1) vs. Shingo Takagi (DG), Koji Doi (W-1) & Kaito Kiyomiya (NOAH)
◆Winner: Ashino (14:36) with an Ankle Lock on Doi. ~ During the backstage interview, Ashino made an invite for Takagi to face against him in the WRESTLE-1 ring.
~ While Marufuji looked forward to the opportunity to face Takagi again, while Fujinami mentioned the possibility of another singles match against Marufuji (the two had a singles match back in November of 2014.).
(7) Main Event ~ JOIN THE REVOLUTION II: Riki Choshu, Daisuke Sekimoto (BJW) & Yoshitatsu (FREE/AJPW) vs. Jun Akiyama (AJPW), Daichi Hashimoto (BJW) & Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio (W-1)
◆Winner: Akiyama (17:47) following a Running Knee on Choshu. ~ After the match, Choshu and Akiyama shook hands. ~ During the backstage interview, Choshu suggested that possibility that he could retire next year. The 66 year old stated that he does feel more pain as of late while training and competing and that the time may be near for him to stop for good.
It was announced publicly that Vader passed away on the night of January 18th. His son, Jesse White, broke the news on Vader’s personal twitter account.
Vader made his debut in Japan in 1987 for NJPW. Where he would go on to become a three time IWGP Heavyweight Champion. Then in 1999, he would go on to win that years Champion Carnival league in All Japan Pro-Wrestling and even be a two time Triple Crown Champion.
Vader last competed in Japan back in April of 2017, as he competed for Tatsumi Fujinami’s DRADITION promotion for two shows on April 22nd at Korakuen Hall and April 23 in Osaka.
RIP Big Man
AJPW NEWS
~ It was made official that Ryoji Sai will defend the Asia Heavyweight belt against Bodyguard and July 29th in Osaka. The match joins the previously announced Triple Crown main event of Miyahara defending against Zeus.
All Japan Pro-Wrestling “SUMMER ACTION SERIES”, 7/29/2018 [Sun] 16:00 @ EDION Arena Osaka
() Asia Heavyweight Championship Match: [8th Champion] Ryoji Sai (LAND’S END) vs. [Challenger] The Bodyguard
~ 4th title defense.
() Triple Crown Championship Match: [60th Champion] Kento Miyahara vs. [Challenger] Zeus
~ 3rd title defense.
~ Tatsuhiko Yoshino was announced to miss the entirety of the July scheduled shows as he was diagnosed with spinal canal stenosis. He will be undergoing rest following surgery to try and correct the situation.
~ The full event cards were announced for the July 1st and July 17th shows.
~ Then Kazuyuki Fujita was announced to be competing on the Osaka show on July 21st. Part of the event card was released.
BJW, 7/1/2018 [Sun] 18:00 @ Susukino Mars Gym in Hokkaido
(1) Yuichi Taniguchi vs. Yuki Morihiro
(2) Kankuro Hoshino, Kota Sekifuda & Kazumi Kikuta vs. Kazuki Hashimoto, Yuya Aoki & Yuki Ishikawa
(3) Ryuichi Kawakami & Takuya Nomura vs. Daichi Hashimoto & Hideyoshi Kamitani
(4) Audience Brings The Weapons, Kenzan, Thumbtacks & Gadget 6 Man Tag Death Match: Ryuji Ito, Abdullah Kobayashi & Jaki Numazawa vs. Masaya Takahashi, Takayuki Ueki & Toshiyuki Sakuda
(5) Yokohama Shopping Street 6 Man Tag Championship Match: [18th Champions] Ryota Hama, Yasufumi Nakanoue & Yoshihisa Uto vs. [Challengers] Hideki Suzuki, Daisuke Sekimoto & Takuho Kato
~ 1st title defense.
(6) Triple Madness Mega Item, Fluroescent Light-tubes & Table Tag Death Match: Yuko Miyamoto & Isami Kodaka vs. Masashi Takeda & Takumi Tsukamoto
BJW “BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship Next Challenger Decision Tournament”, 7/17/2018 [Tue] 19:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo
(1) Junior Tournament 2nd Round Match: Kazuki Hashimoto vs. Kota Sekifuda
(2) Junior Tournament 2nd Round Match: Hercules Senga vs. Yuya Aoki
(3) Daichi Hashimoto & Yuki Morihiro vs. Hideyoshi Kamitani & Akira Hyodo
(4) Ryota Hama, Yasufumi Nakanoue & Yoshihisa Uto vs. Ryuichi Kawakami, Kazumi Kikuta & Takuho Kato
(5) Barbed-wire Board 6 Man Tag Death Match: Abdullah Kobayashi, Ryuji Ito & Jaki Numazawa vs. Masaya Takahashi, Takayuki Ueki & Toshiyuki Sakuda
(6) Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuki Ishikawa vs. Takuya Nomura & Fuminori Abe
(7) Junior Next Challenger Decision Final Match:
Big Japan Pro-Wrestling “Osaka Surprise 38 – STRONG WORLD 2018”, 7/21/2018 [Sat] 17:00 @ EDION Arena Osaka, 2nd Stadium
() Junior Special 6 Tag Match: Tsutomu Oosugi, Hercules Senga & Kota Sekifuda vs. Dick Togo (MichiPro), HUB (FREE) & Tsubasa (FREE)
() Death Match: Ryuji Ito & Jaki Numazawa vs. Abdullah Kobayashi & Kankuro Hoshino
() Death Match: Masashi Takeda & Takumi Tsukamoto vs. Yuko Miyamoto & Isami Kodaka
() Special 6 Tag Match: Masaya Takahashi, Takayuki Ueki & Toshiyuki Sakuda vs. Kendo Kashin (FREE), Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei
() Special Tag Match: Daisuke Sekimoto & Kazuyuki Fujita (FREE) vs. Daichi Hashimoto & Hideyoshi Kamitani
~ A couple more matches were announced for the 1stRING show on June 26th and the full card was announced for Masahiro Takanashi’s 15th anniversary show on July 8th.
DDT, 6/26/2018 [Wed] @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo
(-) Takatimo Dragon, Hiratimo Dragon & Toru Owashi vs. Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao & Tetsuya Endo
(-) Danshoku Dieno, Shunma Katsumata & Yuki Ueno vs. Yukio Sakaguchi, Tanomusaku Toba & MAO
(-) Makoto Oishi vs. Kota Umeda
(-) KO-D Tag Championship Match: [Champions] Daisuke Sekimoto & Kazusada Higuchi vs. [Challengers] Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie
~ 3rd title defense.
Masahiro Takanashi Debut 15th Anniversary Show, 7/8/2018 [Sun] 17:00 @ Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo
() Gauntlet Tag Match: Konosuke Takeshita & Yasu Urano vs. Akito & Shunma Katsumata vs. Makoto Oishi & Cherry, Antonio Honda & Riho vs. Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Keisuke Ishii vs. Hoshitango & Kazusada Higuchi vs. Kouki Iwasaki & Rekka
() Takatimo Dragon, Hiratimo Dragon, Toru Owashi, Saki Akai & Gota Ihashi vs. Brahman Shu, Brahman Kei, Gorgeous Matsumo, Emi Sakura & Chupacabra w/ Haru Miyako
() Yukio Sakaguchi & Manjimaru vs. Kota Umeda & Yuki Ueno
() KUDO, HARASHIMA & Ken Ohka vs. X, XX & XXX
() DAMNATION vs Irie Army: (tba)
() Masahiro Takanashi vs. Isami Kodaka (BASARA)
POWER HALL NEWS
~ Another addition was made for the upcoming show on July 10th, as Gota Ihashi will be taking on the veteran grappler Yoshiaki Fujiwara in the opening match. Ihashi suffered much scrutiny from Choshu after competing on the January show, but the little big man is set out to prove that he deserves to compete as a professional wrestler.
Riki Choshu Produce POWER HALL 2018 ~ Battle of another dimension~, 7/10/2018 [Tue] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(1) Yoshiaki Fujiwara (Fujiwara-gumi) vs. Gota Ihashi (DDT)
(2) BLAZE OF GLORY: Minoru Tanaka (FREE), Mitsuhiro Yoshida (GJPW) & LEONA (DRADITION) vs. HAYATA, YO-HEY & Tadasuke (all NOAH)
(3) AJPW Offer Match ~ THE NEW GENERATION: Jake Lee & Koji Iwamoto vs. Naoya Nomura & Yuma Aoyagi
(4) TRIO WITH SKILLS: [Heisei Ishin-gun] Shiro Koshinaka, AKIRA & Akitoshi Saito vs. [Tokyo Gurentai] NOSAWA Rongai, MAZADA & FUJITA
(5) NATURAL BORN WARRIORS: Katsuhiko Nakajima & Masa Kitamiya (both NOAH) vs. Hideyoshi Kamitani & Takuya Nomura (both BJW)
(6) Semi-final ~ A NEW ENCOUNTER: Tatsumi Fujinami (DRADITION), Naomichi Marufuji (NOAH) & Shotaro Ashino (W-1) vs. Shingo Takagi (DG), Koji Doi (W-1) & Kaito Kiyomiya (NOAH)
(7) Main Event ~ JOIN THE REVOLUTION II: Riki Choshu, Daisuke Sekimoto (BJW) & Yoshitatsu (FREE/AJPW) vs. Jun Akiyama (AJPW), Daichi Hashimoto (BJW) & Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio (W-1)
~ The full event card was announced for the July 1st show in Odawara, which will feature the first round matches of the “W-1 GRAND PRIX”.
WRESTLE-1 TOUR 2018 SYMBOL, 7/1/2018 [Sun] 17:00 @ Odawara Arena, Sub Arena in Kanagawa
() Andy Wu & Alejandro vs. Masayuki Mitomi (Ehime) & Hideo Toda (Chigasaki)
() Yusuke Kodama & Kenichiro Arai vs. Seiki Yoshioka & El Hijo del Pantera
() Manabu Soya, NOSAWA Rongai & MAZADA vs. Tsugataka Sato, Jun Tonsho & Ganseki Tanaka
() GRAND PRIX 1st Round Match: Jiro “Ikemen”Kuroshio vs. Masayuki Kono
() GRAND PRIX 1st Round Match: Kaz Hayashi vs. Shotaro Ashino
() GRAND PRIX 1st Round Match: Shuji Kondo vs. Koji Doi
() GRAND PRIX 1st Round Match: Takanori Ito vs. Kumaarashi
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The calendar is updated for this months major scheduled shows as they are right now. Then if you look on the second page the major scheduled title matches for the month are updated to current as well.
~ The “Jr. TAG BATTLE OF GLORY 2018” was announced to be held throughout the month of August. From August 3rd through August 25th. The competing teams and matches will be announced soon.
~ Then it was made official that Atsushi Aoki will defend the World Junior Heavyweight Championship belt against Yohei Nakajima on July 1st in Sapporo.
AJPW “2018 Dynamite Series”, 7/1/2018 [Sun] 14:00 @ Hotel Emisia Sapporo in Hokkaido
(-) World Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [47th Champion] Atsushi Aoki vs. [Challenger] Yohei Nakajima
~ 3rd title defense.
Toshiaki Kawada announced the full event card for his next self-produce show that will be taking place on July 8 at the Shinkiba 1stRING.
The basic theme for this show will see “veteran vs young” and the main event for the show will feature Shiro Koshinaka, Masato Tanaka and KAZMA SAKAMOTO taking on the team of Yuko Miyamoto, Yusaku Obata and Kaito Kiyomiya. The middle portion of the show will feature a talk battle as Kawada will meet with Katsuhiko Nakajima. Kawada knew Nakajima when he was just a young kid in the ring and wishes to discuss his career now that he is in a leading position in his adulthood.
Below is the announced card at this time..
Toshiaki Kawada Produce “HOLY WAR vol. 2”, 7/8/2018 [Sun] 19:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo
(1) Minoru Fujita (FREE) vs. Junta Miyawaki (NOAH)
(2) 3WAY Match: Kuishinbo Kamen (Osaka) vs. Ryota Nakatsu (BASARA) vs. Yoshihiro Horaguchi (K-DOJO)
(3) Joshi Offer Match: Dump Matsumoto & ZAP vs. Hiroe Nagahama & Miyuki Takase
(4) Ore no Talk Battle: Toshiaki Kawada and Katsuhiko Nakajima (NOAH)
(5) Tamon Honda & Masao Inoue (both FREE) vs. Jun Kasai & Tomoya Hirata (both FREEDOMS)
(6) Yoshiaki Fujiwara (Fujiwara-gumi), Mitsuya Nagai (DRADITION) & Minoru Tanaka (FREE) vs. Hideki Suzuki (FREE), Super Tiger (RJPW) & Takatoshi Matsumoto (Reversal Gym ALPHA)
(7) Shiro Koshinaka (FREE), Masato Tanaka (ZERO1) & KAZMA SAKAMOTO (FREE) vs. Yuko Miyamoto (666), Yusaku Obata (ZERO1) & Kaito Kiyomiya (NOAH)
The full event card was announced for the next POWER HALL show that is scheduled to take place on July 10th at the Korakuen Hall. Among the additions is a 6 man tag featuring the veteran alliance of the Heisei Ishin-gun taking on the TOYKO GURENTAI and then the NOAH power combination of Katsuhiko Nakajima & Masa Kitamiya taking on BJW’s Hideyoshi Kamitani & Takuya Nomura.
Below is the card in full at this time…
Riki Choshu Produce POWER HALL 2018 ~ Battle of another dimension~, 7/10/2018 [Tue] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(1) AJPW Offer Match ~ THE NEW GENERATION: Jake Lee & Koji Iwamoto vs. Naoya Nomura & Yuma Aoyagi
(2) BLAZE OF GLORY: Minoru Tanaka (FREE), Mitsuhiro Yoshida (GJPW) & LEONA (DRADITION) vs. HAYATA, YO-HEY & Tadasuke (all NOAH)
(3) NATURAL BORN WARRIORS: Katsuhiko Nakajima & Masa Kitamiya (both NOAH) vs. Hideyoshi Kamitani & Takuya Nomura (both BJW)
(4) TRIO WITH SKILLS: [Heisei Ishin-gun] Shiro Koshinaka, AKIRA & Akitoshi Saito vs. [Tokyo Gurentai] NOSAWA Rongai, MAZADA & FUJITA
(5) Semi-final ~ A NEW ENCOUNTER: Tatsumi Fujinami (DRADITION), Naomichi Marufuji (NOAH) & Shotaro Ashino (W-1) vs. Shingo Takagi (DG), Koji Doi (W-1) & Kaito Kiyomiya (NOAH)
(6) Main Event ~ JOIN THE REVOLUTION II: Riki Choshu, Daisuke Sekimoto (BJW) & Yoshitatsu (FREE/AJPW) vs. Jun Akiyama (AJPW), Daichi Hashimoto (BJW) & Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio (W-1)
~ The latest W-1 TV is up. As it features highlights from the May 27 show, the announcement fo the W-1 GRAND PRIX 2018, and Kumaarashi’s going over the heel turn which leads him into the W-1 Single title challenge on June 13.
Then the President Kaz Hayashi announced that the “WRESTLE-1 GRAND PRIX 2018” will take place over two days. Four matches will take place on July 1st at the Odawara Arena and then the semi-finals and final match will take place on July 18th at the Korakuen Hall. The first round matches will be announced at a later date.
WRESTLE-1 GRAND PRIX 2018
Scheduled to compete
☆ Kaz Hayashi
☆ Shuji Kondo
☆ Masayuki Kono
☆ Koji Doi
☆ Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio
☆ Shotaro Ashino
☆ Takanori Ito
☆ Loser of W-1 Championship Match on 6/13 (Soya or Ashino)
Nine wrestlers were announced as the first part of those competing in this years “Midsummer Fire Festival 2018”. This years league will begin on July 8th at the Shinkiba 1stRING and run through until the final on July 29th at the Korakuen Hall.
☆ Masato Tanaka [current IC Tag Champion]
☆ Yusaku Obata [current World Heavy Champion]
☆ Kohei Sato
☆ Yuji Hino (FREE) [current IC Tag Champion]
☆ Super Tiger (RJPW)
☆ Yuko Miyamoto (Dark Promotion 666)
☆ Shogun Okamoto (FREE)
☆ Chris Vice [current UN Heavy Champion]
☆ Hartley Jackson
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~ The full event cards were announced for the June tour of shows in Hokkaido. As it was also announced that Ryoji Sai will be defending the Asia Heavyweight belt against Yoshitatsu on June 19 in Obuhiro.
~ It was announced that Mike Bailey and MAO will be taking on Koji Kanemoto and Mizuki Watase. Watase and Kanemoto have apposed each other previously, as Watase even calls Kanemoto a rival, but now the two find themselves having to work together.
DNA 45, 6/3/2018 [Sun] 18:00 @ Shinjuku Village Studio in Tokyo
(-) Mike Bailey & MAO vs. Koji Kanemoto (FREE) & Mizuki Watase
(-) Great China Alliance vs New Beijing Pro!: Choun Shiryu & Rekka vs. (to be announced)
(-) Iino’s Return Match: Kota Umeda vs. Yuki Iino
(-) Kouki Iwasaki vs. Ryota Nakatsu (BASARA)
(-) Naomi Yoshimura vs. Yuki Ueno
(-) HEAT-UP Universal Tag Championship Match: [1st Champions] Kenichiro Arai & Hide Kubota vs. [Challengers] Kazuhiro Tamura & Tatsumi Fujinami
~ 4th title defense.
(-) HEAT-UP Universal Championship Match: [3rd Champion] Daisuke Kanehira vs. [Challenger] Fuminori Abe
~ 1st title defense.
~ Also announced to compete : Kevin Man (Hong Kong), Jeff Man (Hong Kong), Greg Ho (Singapore), Nick (Singapore), Red Eagle (Portugal), Baliyan Akki (India)
Keiji Mutoh stated that he aims to return in May of 2019. The significance being that a new era will begin then as Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate at the end of April 2019. Thus a new era in Japan will begin in May with his successor taking over. He wishes to compete as a new self in the new era.
Mutoh continues to undergo rehabilitation following a double knee replacement over a month and a half ago, but he is currently taking it easy after causing a crack to his right patella during training. The doctors told him it would heal fine as it could benefit him in the long run as the bone should get thicker once healed.
~ Then he announced that he will be working with Great☆Mucha to help drive interest in local promotions that compete all throughout Japan. Mutoh will serve as a chairperson for the evnts that will run starting in July of this year and run every month until December. Each month a show will be held in a specific region featuring talent from those areas. Then in December a special show is being planned at the Korakuen Hall to feature the best of what Mutoh has personally witnessed throughout the prior months. As well as a special veteran tag match.
PRO-WRESTLING FESTIVAL 2018 BEST OF SUPER LOCAL WRESTLING
~ July : Chubu / Central Region (Nagano)
~ August : Tohoku Region (Fukushima)
~ September : Kansai / China Region (Nara)
~ October : Kyushu Shikoku Region (Nagasaki)
~ November : Kanto Region
NJPW NEWS
~ The first day of the “BEST OF THE SUPER Jr. 25” was held today at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Below are the results for the BOSJ matches.
★ Taiji Ishimori (13:47) following the Bloody Cross on Will Ospreay.
★ YOH (15:18) with the Five Star Clutch on BUSHI.
★ ACH (15:26) following the Soul Buster on Flash Gordon.
★ Tiger Mask IV (10:27) over Yoshinobu Kanemaru.
~ During the show, it was announced that Fire Pro-Wrestling World (PS4/PC) will release on August 9, 2018 at a cost of 5800 yen / $52.50 (6264 yen / $56.50 w/ tax). Then a premium version was also announced.
The PREMIUM EDITION released will include 4 Kinnikuman (ultimate muscle) style figures, a t-shirt and towel in the style of Los Ingobernables de Japón, and an IWGP style coin. This edition will come in at 9800 yen / $88.50 (10,584 yen / 95.65 w/ tax).
~ The full event card was announced for the next LION’S GATE show on June 13 at the Shinjuku FACE.
LION’S GATE PROJECT 13, 6/13/2018 [Wed] 19:00 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo
(1) Tsuji Yota vs. Yuya Uemura
(2) Ren Narita vs. Shunsuke Sayama (ASUKA PROJECT)
(3) Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Dinosaur Takuma (K-DOJO) vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Toa Henare
(4) Yuji Nagata vs. Tomoyuki Oka
(5) Shota Umino vs. Ayato Yoshida (K-DOJO)
RIKI CHOSHU PRODUCE NEWS
~ Riki Choshu announced the main event and semi-final matches for his next show that is scheduled to take place on July 10 at the Korakuen Hall. The main event will see Riki Choshu, Daisuke Sekimoto and Yoshitatsu versus Jun Akiyama, Daichi Hashimoto and Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio. This will mark the first time that ever that Choshu and Akiyama haved faced each other in the pro-wrestling ring. Which lead to Akiyama stating that given the opportunity that he will seek to capture the win over Choshu. The semi-final match will see the team of Tatsumi Fujinami, Naomichi Marufuji and Shotaro Ashino taking on Shingo Takagi, Koji Doi and Kaito Kiyomiya.
Riki Choshu Produce POWER HALL 2018 ~ Battle of another dimension~, 7/10/2018 [Tue] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(-) Semi-final ~ A NEW ENCOUNTER: Tatsumi Fujinami (DRADITION), Naomichi Marufuji (NOAH) & Shotaro Ashino (W-1) vs. Shingo Takagi (DG), Koji Doi (W-1) & Kaito Kiyomiya (NOAH)
(-) Main Event ~ JOIN THE REVOLUTION II: Riki Choshu, Daisuke Sekimoto (BJW) & Yoshitatsu (FREE/AJPW) vs. Jun Akiyama (AJPW), Daichi Hashimoto (BJW) & Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio (W-1)
(1) Takumi Baba vs. Shunsuke Sayama (ASUKA PRO)
(2) Shuji Kondo, Ganseki Tanaka & Ryuuji Hijikata vs. Takanori Ito, Tsugataka Sato & Jun Tonsho
(3) Alejandro vs. Kenichiro Arai (DG)
(4) Masayuki Kono & Daishi (GJP) vs. Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio & Mitsuhiro Yoshida (GJP)
(5) Kaz Hayashi & NOSAWA Rongai vs. Andy Wu & El Hijo del Pantera
(6) Manabu Soya, Seiki Yoshioka & Koji Doi vs. Shotaro Ashino, Yusuke Kodama & Kumaarashi
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AJPW NEWS
~ It was announced that rookie Kazuki Ebina will miss the rest of this month due to poor a physical condition. Michio Kageyama was added to the April 22 show in Nagoya, but updates have yet to be made on the following shows in which he was scheduled to compete.
~ The previously announced 8 man tag match on May 3 at the Korakuen Hall was changed to be under elimination rules.
BASARA, 5/3/2018 [Thu] 18:30 @ Korakun Hall in Tokyo
(-) Takato Nakano vs. Manabu Hara (FREE)
(-) Fuminori Abe vs. Masato Tanaka (ZERO1)
(-) Elimination 8 Man Tag Match: Takumi Tsukamoto, Yasu Urano, Daichi Kazato & Goma Ryu vs. Trans Am ★ Ryuichi, Trans Am ★ Tanaka, Trans Am ★ Shinya & Yusuke Kubo
(-) Trans Am ★ Hiroshi’s Return Match: Trans Am ★ Hiroshi vs. Osamu Nishimura (FREE)
(-) Ryuichi Sekine & Ryota Nakatsu vs. Ikuto Hidaka (ZERO1) & Minoru Fujita (FREE)
(-) Count Down to Extinction ~ Hardcore Tag Match: FUMA & SAGAT vs. Jun Kasai (FREEDOMS) & Kunso (DOVE)
(-) Union MAX & DOVE World Heavyweight Double Championship Match: [9th MAX Champion] Isami Kodaka (6th title defense) vs. [10th DOVE Champion] Naoki Tanizaki (1st title defense)
~ Then the wrestlers and matches were announced for this years “Itadaki” tournament. The first round matches will take place on May 23 at the Shinkiba 1stRING, the second round and semi-finals will take place throughout the month of June, and the final match set to take place on July 12 at the Shinjuku FACE.
BASARA, 5/23/2018 [Wed] 19:30 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo
(-) Itadaki 1st Round Match (A): FUMA vs. Daichi Kazato
(-) Itadaki 1st Round Match (B): Yusuke Kubo vs. Takumi Tsukamoto
(-) Itadaki 1st Round Match (C): Manabu Hara vs. Takato Nakano
(-) Itadaki 1st Round Match (D): Trans Am ★ Hiroshi vs. Akiyori Takizawa
(-) Itadaki 1st Round Match (E): Isami Kodaka vs. Ryuichi Sekine
(-) Itadaki 1st Round Match (F): Ryota Nakatsu vs. Minoru Fujita
(-) Itadaki 1st Round Match (G): Goma Ryu vs. Fuminori Abe
(-) Itadaki 1st Round Match (H): Yasu Urano vs. SAGAT
~ Yuya Aoki was announced to be out with injury as he will miss the 4/21 show in Edogawa and 4/22 show in Osaka for sure.
BJW “Edogawa Rising 3”, 4/21/2018 [Sat] 12:00 @ Tobu Friend Hall in Tokyo
(1) Tatsuhiko Yoshino vs. Akira Hyodo
(2) Kazuki Hashimoto & Takuho Kato vs. Yuki Morihiro & Yuki Ishikawa
(3) Edogawa Rising vs. Kankuro Hoshino
(4) Battle Royal : Kankuro Hoshino, Tatsuhiko Yoshino, Yuki Morihiro, Takuho Kato, Yuki Ishikawa
(5) Yokohama Shopping Street 6 Man Tag Championship Match: [11th Champions] Daisuke Sekimoto, Kohei Sato & Hideyoshi Kamitani vs. [Challengers] Ryota Hama, Yasufumi Nakanoue & Yoshihisa Uto
~ 1st title defense.
(6) Daichi Hashimoto & Kazumi Kikuta vs. Ryuichi Kawakami & Takuya Nomura
(7) Death Match: Abdullah Kobayashi, Ryuji Ito & Jaki Numazawa vs. Masaya Takahashi, Takayuki Ueki & Toshiyuki Sakuda
BJW “Osaka Surprise 36 ~ Tetsujin Densho”, 4/22/2018 [Sun] 13:00 @ Osaka City Asahi Kumin Center
(1) Yuki Morihiro & Akira Hyodo vs. Takuho Kato & Yuki Ishikawa
(2) Kankuro Hoshino & Toshiyuki Sakuda vs. Brahman Shu & Kei
(3) HUB & Billyken Kid vs. Tsutomu Oosugi & Hercules Senga
(4) TLC 8 Man Tag Death Match: Masashi Takeda, Yuko Miyamoto, Jaki Numazawa & Takumi Tsukamoto vs. Abdullah Kobayashi, Ryuji Ito, Masaya Takahashi & Takayuki Ueki
(5) Ryuichi Kawakami, Kazuki Hashimoto & Kazumi Kikuta vs. Yoshihisa Uto, Takuya Nomura & Takuho Kato
(6) Daichi Hashimoto & Hideyoshi Kamitani vs. Ryota Hama & Toshiyuki Sakuda
(7) Special Single Match: Daisuke Sekimoto vs. Dicko Togo (Michinoku)
Following the final show of GUTS World on the 15th, it was announced today that Guts Ishjiama, Masked Mystery, Joji Otani & Keito Murota join HEAT-UP as of May.
Then with that the Ishijima will be starting up his own brand called “GOING-UP Pro-Wrestling”, which will feature similar talent of the now former GUTS World. The “G” in GOING-UP represents the soul that remains from the former promotion.
The debut show for GOING UP will be held on May 27 at the Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo. Ishijima stated that they plan to hold at least one show a month going forward. (6/30, 7/29, 8/19, 9/29 all of which at the Oji BASEMENT MONSTAR in Tokyo)
GOING-UP Raising an Army “GO! GO! GOING-UP!”, 5/27/2018 [Sun] 18:00 @ Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo
(-) GOING-UP Begins Single Match : Tetsuhiro Kuroda (FREE) vs. Keito Murota
(-) Shadow Satan Reincarnated : Michio Kageyama (FREE) vs. Shuo Fujiwara
(-) Inspection! Pro-Wrestling Rival Generation Gap ~ Tag Match : Keizo Matsuda (FREE) & YUJI KITO (ASUKA PRO) vs. Yuu Iizuka & Tetsuya Izuchi
(-) Special ~ Mid-life Crisis ~ Tag Match : Masked Mystery & Hiroshi Watanabe vs. Shiro Koshinaka (FREE) & Yuji “Dokonjo” Kondo
(-) Go Go GOING UP ~ Our Decision ~ Tag Match : Guts Ishijima & Buffalo (Makai) vs. Daisuke Kanehira & Joji Otani
~ The latest W-1 TV video is up on their official youtube channel. This weeks video shows the highlights from the 4/18 show at the Korakuen Hall.
~ Daiki Inaba made an official statement that NEW ERA will be disbanded after all. This follows the lost against the veteran alliance on the last Korakuen Hall show.
~ The 4/21 event card was changed following Kumagoro’s betrayed NEW ERA and joined “Enfants Terribles” back on the April 18th show.
WRESTLE-1 TOUR 2018 CHERRY BLOSSOM, 4/21/2018 [Sat] 17:00 @ Yaizu Bunka Kaikan in Shizuoka
(1) Jun Tonsho vs. Masayuki Mitomi (EPW)
(2) Ganseki Tanaka vs. Joji Otani (HEAT-UP)
(3) Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio vs. Tsugataka Sato
(4) Seiki Yoshioka & Koji Doi vs. Seigo Tachibana & Drunk Andy
(5) Masayuki Kono, NOSAWA Rongai, MAZADA & FUJITA vs. Andy Wu, Alejandro, Takanori Ito & Jay Freddie
(6) Manabu Soya, Kaz Hayashi & Shuji Kondo vs. Shotaro Ashino, Yusuke Kodama & Kumagoro
~ The matches were also announced for the Osaka show on May 2.
WRESTLE-1 TOUR 2018 TRIUMPH, 5/2/2018 [Wed] 18:30 @ Higashinari Kumin Center in Osaka
(1) Alejandro vs. Jun Tonsho
(2) Seigo Tachibana & Drunk Andy vs. Masayuki Mitomi (EPW) & Dyna Mido (B168)
(3) Hana Kimura vs. Asuka (WAVE)
(4) Kaz Hayashi & Ganseki Tanaka vs. Hiroaki Moriya & Tomohiro Ueno (both J-2000)
(5) Seiki Yoshioka, Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio & Koji Doi vs. Shotaro Ashino, Yusuke Kodama & Kumagoro
(6) Manabu Soya, Shuji Kondo, Masayuki Kono, NOSAWA Rongai & MAZADA vs. Andy Wu, Takanori Ito, Tsugataka Sato, K-ness. (DG) & Billyken Kid (FREE)
~ Then lastly it was announced that Manabu Soya & AKIRA will defend the W-1 Tag belts against Shotaro Ashino & Kumagoro on May 6 at the Korakuen Hall.
WRESTLE-1 TOUR 2018 TRIUMPH, 5/6/2018 [Sun] 11:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(-) WRESTLE-1 Tag Championship Match: [13th Champions] Manabu Soya & AKIRA vs. [Challengers] Shotaro Ashino & Kumagoro
~ 1st title defense.
~ NOAH will be hosting this years Mitsuharu Misawa memorial show at the Korakuen Hall on June 10. “Navig. With Emerald Spirits 2018” tour will kick off this day and will feature a memorial ceremony before the start of the show.
~ Former JWP wrestler Erika Watanabe has passed away at the age of 39 after a battle with stomach cancer since 2013. She wrestled for JWP from 1998 through 2006. She was 39 years old.
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Riki Choshu Produce “POWER HALL 2018 ~ Set Back the Clock”, 1/14/2018 [Sun] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo 1,657 Spectators (crowded)
(1) CROSSING THE LINE: Katsuhiko Nakajima (NOAH) vs. Keisuke Okuda (IGF)
◆Winner: Nakajima (6:49) following the Vertical Spike.
(2) WORLD OF IMPACT: Daisuke Harada & Tadasuke (NOAH) vs. Andrew Everett (Impact) & Jay Bradley (USA)
◆Winner: Everett (9:34) with a Shooting Star Press on Tadasuke.
(3) BEYOND THE BORDER: Takashi Sugiura (NOAH), Yoshinari Ogawa (NOAH) & LEONA (DRADITION) vs. Mayabch Taniguchi (NOAH), Hajime Ohara (NOAH) & Mitsuhiro Yoshida (GJP)
◆Winner: LEONA (11:58) with a Backslide on Yoshida.
(4) Hesei Ishin-gun vs Gowan Strongs: Shiro Koshinaka (FREE), AKIRA (Makai) & Akitoshi Saito (NOAH) vs. Go Shiozaki (NOAH), Quiet Storm (NOAH) & Masa Kitamiya (NOAH)
◆Winner: Shiozaki (13:22) following a Short-range Gowan style Lariat on Saito.
(5) Double Main Event – I~HYBRID EVOLUTION: Naomichi Marufuji (NOAH) & Shingo Takagi (DG) vs. Masato Tanaka (ZERO1) & Masa Kitamiya (NOAH)
◆Winner: Marufuji (14:27) following a Shiranui on Kitamiya. ~ Marufuji and Shingo both hinted that they would not be apposed to a singles confrontation in the future.
(6) Double Main Event – JOIN THE REVOLUTION: Riki Choshu (RikiPro), Kota Ibushi (IbushiPro) & Gota Ihashi (DDT) vs. Tatsumi Fujinami (DRADITION), TAKA Michinoku (K-DOJO) & Daisuke Sekimoto (BJW)
◆Winner: Ibushi (14:20) with a Sidown style Last Ride on TAKA. ~ Choshu raised Ibushi’s hand after he secured the win, but during the backstage interview Choshu was hard on Gota Ihashi. He does not believe Ihashi should be in the main event scene. Though Ihashi was thankful for learning experience and the opportunity. ~ Choshu was happy with the success of today’s show, as this being his first hosted show in nearly three years. That everyone did their best and the fans in attendance were clearly happy.
MVP went to Tetsuya Naito (NJPW) [2nd Time].
Best Bout went to Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega, NJPW 1/4 @ Tokyo Dome.
Outstanding Perfance went to YAMATO (DG).
Best Tag Team went to Suwama (AJPW) & Shuji Ishikawa (FREE).
Fighting Spirit Prize went to Katsuyori Shibata (NJPW).
Technique Award went to Hideki Suzuki (FREE).
Rookie of the Year went to Yuma Aoyagi (AJPW).
Joshi of the Year went to Io Shirai (Stardom) [3rd time].
Special Award went to Jurina Matsui (Hollywood JURINA).
AJPW NEWS
~ The early cards were announced for the first shows of the new year. As the back to back Korakuen Hall shows on January 2 and 3 will feature the Triple Crown in defense as Joe Doering defends against Zeus, TAJIRI will defend the World Junior belt against Kotaro Suzuki, and then lastly the World Tag belts will be on the line as June Akiyama & Takao Omori take on the Tag League Winners in Suwama & Shuji Ishikawa. Then on January 6 the Asia Tag belts will be defended in Nagoya as Naoya Nomura & Yuma Aoyagi take on Jun Akiyama & Takao Omori, which is a rematch stemming from the tag league.
All Japan Pro-Wrestling “2018 New Year Wars”, 1/2/2017 [Tue] 12:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
() New Year Battle Royal:
() World Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [Champion] (Winner of 12/17 match) vs. [Challenger] Kotaro Suzuki
() Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship Match: [59th Champion] Joe Doering vs. [Challenger] Zeus
~ 2nd title defense.
All Japan Pro-Wrestling “2018 New Year Wars”, 1/3/2017 [Wed] @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
() World Tag Championship Match: [77th Champions] Jun Akiyama & Takao Omori vs. [Challengers] Suwama & Shuji Ishikawa
~ 1st title defense.
All Japan Pro-Wrestling “2018 New Year Wars”, 1/6/2018 [Sat] 18:00 @ Nagoya International Conference Hall
() Asia Tag Championship Match: [103rd Champions] Naoya Nomura & Yuma Aoyagi vs. [Challengers] Jun Akiyama & Takao Omori
~ 4th title defense.
~ It was formally announced that Ryoji Sai will be reviving the Asia Heavyweight Championship on January 21, 2018 in Korea. Kintaro Oki was the last to hold the belt in the 1980’s with the belt originally founded in 1955 with Rikidozan as the first ever champion. Sai has received the approval by Mitsuo Momota, as Rikidozan’s family was in possession of the belt, and Dory Funk Jr., as the acting PWF Chairman, to make sure the belt will be brought back in honor of its history and prestige.
A one day tournament will be held in Korea with 8 wrestlers competing from Japan, Korea, China, Mongolia, Singapore and Thailand. More details for the tournament will be announced at a later date.
FG Presents LAND’S END Korea, 1/21/2018 [Sun] @ Korea
~ It was announced that DJZ will be unable to compete in the upcoming new year tour due to a spine injury. This also means that he will be unable to compete in the previously announced X-DIVISION title match against Taiji Ishimori. Though Andrew Everett will not be challenging for the belt in DJZ’s absence.
NOAH, 1/6/2018 [Sat] 18:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
() Impact Wrestling Sanctioned X-DIVISION Championship Match: [Champion] Taiji Ishimori vs. [Challenger] Andrew Everett
~ Some updates to the January 14 show. Gota Ihashi, Kota Ibushi oversize doppelganger, will be joining Choshu and Ibushi as the mystery man in the previously announced 6 man tag match. Then with DJZ out with injury Jay Bradley has been announced to replace him for the show.
Riki Choshu Produce “POWER HALL 2018 ~ Set Back the Clock”, 1/14/2018 [Sun] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
() Daisuke Harada & Tadasuke vs. Andrew Everett & Jay Bradley
() Takashi Sugiura, Yoshinari Ogawa & LEONA vs. Mayabch Taniguchi, Hajime Ohara & Mitsuhiro Yoshida (GJP)
() Shiro Koshinaka, AKIRA & Akitoshi Saito vs. Go Shiozaki, Quiet Storm & Masa Kitamiya
() Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Keisuke Okuda (IGF)
() Double Main Event: Naomichi Marufuji (NOAH) & Shingo Takagi (DG) vs. Masato Tanaka (ZERO1) & Masa Kitamiya (NOAH)
() Double Main Event: Riki Choshu (RikiPro), Kota Ibushi (IbushiPro) & Gota Ihashi (DDT) vs. Tatsumi Fujinami (DRADITION), TAKA Michinoku (K-DOJO) & Daisuke Sekimoto (BJW)
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~ Metal bands will be on hand to play sets between the matches and for entrances.
(1) Nakatsu Dickinson vs. Takato Nakano
(2) Jinbeizame~n vs. Yngwie “SAGA” Mustaine
(3) Sekine Ryuselmo vs. Ricky Fuji
(4) Yusuke Kubo & Hagane Shinno vs. Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto (666)
(5) FUMA vs. Jun Kasai (FREEDOMS)
BASARA, 12/14/2017 [Thu] 19:30 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo
() Pro-Wrestling Trial: Goma Ryu vs. Atsushi Maruyama vs. X
() Best Stretchman V3 & Tsutomu Oosugi vs. Hercules Senga & Takato Nakano
() Yusuke Kubo vs. Daiki Shimomura
() Ryuichi Sekine, Ryota Nakatsu & Koji Iwamoto vs. Trans Am ★ Ryuichi, FUMA & SAGAT
() Hardcore tag Match: Takumi Tsukamoto & Yasu Urano vs. Ryuji Ito & Tatsuhiko Yoshino
() Union MAX Championship Match: [9th Champion] Isami Kodaka vs. [Challenger]
BASARA, 12/28/2017 [Thu] 19:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(1) Shinjuku Chijo Saidai Budokai Tournament 1st Round: Naoki Tanizaki vs. Isami Kodaka
(2) Shinjuku Chijo Saidai Budokai Tournament 1st Round: Yuko Miyamoto vs. Colt Cabana
(3) Shinjuku Chijo Saidai Budokai Tournament 1st Round: Akito vs. Fuminori Abe
(4) Shinjuku Chijo Saidai Budokai Tournament 1st Round: Yasu Urano vs. Riho
(5) Shinjuku Chijo Saidai Budokai Tournament 2nd Round: Ayako Hamada vs. (Winner of Match #1)
(6) Shinjuku Chijo Saidai Budokai Tournament 2nd Round: Hideki Suzuki vs. (Winner of Match #2)
(7) Shinjuku Chijo Saidai Budokai Tournament Semi-final Round: (Winner of Match #3) vs. (Winner of Match #5)
(8) Shinjuku Chijo Saidai Budokai Tournament Semi-fina Round: (Winner of Match #4) vs. (Winner of Match #6)
(9) Trans Am ★ Ryuichi, SAGAT, FUMA, Yusuke Kubo & Hagane Shinno vs. Takumi Tsukamoto, Ryuichi Sekine, Ryota Nakatsu & Takato Nagano
~ Two matches have been made for Jun Kasai’s produce show on December 25, as he will taking on Violento Jack with the World belt on the line. Then Masaoka will be taking on Aero Boy in a special singles death match.
FREEDOMS “Jun Kasai Produce Blood X’mas 2017”, 12/25/2017 [Mon] 19:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
() Death Match: Daisuke Masaoka vs. Aero Boy
() KING of FREEDOM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Match: [9th Champion] Violento Jack vs. [Challenger] Jun Kasai
~ 1st title defense.
~ Tanahashi was announced to have suffered a right knee injury and will miss the December 11 show for certain at this time. You should expect an update on the results if any further developments occur.
~ The full event card was announced for Choshu’s self-produce show on January 14 at the Korakuen Hall. Among the major additions is Katsuhiko Nakajima taking on IGF’s Keisuke Okuda in a special singles match.
Riki Choshu Produce “POWER HALL 2018 ~ Set Back the Clock”, 1/14/2018 [Sun] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
() Daisuke Harada & Tadasuke vs. DJZ & Andrew Everett
() Takashi Sugiura, Yoshinari Ogawa & LEONA vs. Mayabch Taniguchi, Hajime Ohara & Mitsuhiro Yoshida (GJP)
() Shiro Koshinaka, AKIRA & Akitoshi Saito vs. Go Shiozaki, Quiet Storm & Masa Kitamiya
() Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Keisuke Okuda (IGF)
() Double Main Event: Naomichi Marufuji (NOAH) & Shingo Takagi (DG) vs. Masato Tanaka (ZERO1) & Masa Kitamiya (NOAH)
() Double Main Event: Riki Choshu (RikiPro), Kota Ibushi (IbushiPro) & X vs. Tatsumi Fujinami (DRADITION), TAKA Michinoku (K-DOJO) & Daisuke Sekimoto (BJW)
~ Kohei Sato & Hideki Suzuki will defend the IC Tag belts against Shogun Okamoto & Yutaka Yoshie on the New Year’s Day show on January 1 at the Korakuen Hall.
ZERO1, 1/1/2018 [Mon] 14:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
() NWA Intercontinental Championship Match: [Champions] Kohei Sato & Hideki Suzuki vs. [Challengers] Shogun Okamoto & Yutaka Yoshie
() World Heavyweight Championship Match: [Champion] Masato Tanaka vs. [Challenger] (winner on 12/21 show)
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~ The matches for the D-Oh (KING) GRAND PRIX 2018 were announced. The winner of the GP will go on to challenge for the KO-D belt on 3/25 at the Ryogoku Kokugikan “Judgement 2018”.
~ A BLOCK : Konosuke Takeshita, HARASHIMA, Tetsuya Endo, Keisuke Ishii, Masahiro Takanashi, Joey Ryan & Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio
~ B BLOCK : Daisuke Sasaki, Yukio Sakaguchi, Soma Takao, Akito, Kazusada Higuchi, Mike Bailey & Shuji Ishikawa
1/5 @ Shinjuku
() Konosuke Takeshita vs. Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio
() HARASHIMA vs. Keisuke Ishii
() Mike Bailey vs. Shuji Ishikawa
1/7 @ Osaka
() Daisuke Sasaki vs. Yukio Sakaguchi
() Masahiro Takanashi vs. Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio
() Konosuke Takeshita vs. Tetsuya Endo
1/8 @ Osaka
() Soma Takao vs. Mike Bailey
() Daisuke Sasaki vs. Kazusada Higuchi
() HARASHIMA vs. Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio
1/10 @ Nerima
() Yukio Sakaguchi vs. Shuji Ishikawa
() Tetsuya Endo vs. Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio
() Konosuke Takeshita vs. HARASHIMA
1/11 @ Yokohama
() Konosuke Takeshita vs. Masahiro Takanashi
() Yukio Sakaguchi vs. Mike Bailey
() Daisuke Sasaki vs. Shuji Ishikawa
1/13 @ Shimizu
() Yukio Sakaguchi vs. Akito
() Joey Ryan vs. Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio
() HARASHIMA vs. Masahiro Takanashi
1/14 @ Shinkiba
() Kazusada Higuchi vs. Shuji Ishikawa
() Daisuke Sasaki vs. Mike Bailey
() Konosuke Takeshita vs. Keisuke Ishii
() HARASHIMA vs. Tetsuya Endo
~ The full event cards were announced for the December 7th in Shinkiba, 10th in Nagoya, and 26th at the Korakuen Hall.
FREEDOMS “Road to Blood X’mas 2017”, 12/7/2017 [Thu] 19:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo
() Gabai Jichan & Dragon Libre vs. Kenichiro Arai & Chikara
() GENTARO vs. Tomoya Hirata
() Yuya Susumu vs. Kamui
() Hardcore Match: Takashi Sasaki & KAZMA SAKAMOTO vs. Masashi Takeda & Kenji Fukimoto
() KING of FREEDOM WORLD TAG CHAMPIONSHIP 3WAY Match: [13th Champions] mammoth Sasaki & Toru Sugiura vs. [Challengers] Minoru Fujita & Gunso vs. [Challengers] Shu & Krai Brahman
() Death Match: Jun Kasai & Daisuke Masaoka vs. Violento Jack & Aero Boy
FREEDOMS, 12/10/2017 [Sun] 13:00 @ Nagoya City Tsuyahashi Sports Center in Aichi
() Takashi Sasaki, GENTARO & Tomoya Hirata vs. Kengo Takai, Michio Kageyama & Dyna Mido
() Ryuichi Sekine vs. Dragon Libre
() Yuya Susumu & Shuichiro Katsumura vs. Kamui & Konaka = Pale One
() KAZMA SAKAMOTO & Chikara vs. Shu & Kei Brahman
() Hardcore Match: Mammoth Sasaki & Toru Sugiura vs. Kenji Fukimoto & Gunso
() Barbed-wire Board + Alpha Death Match: Jun Kasai & Daisuke Masaoka vs. Violento Jack & Aero Boy
Takashi Sasaki Produce Show ~ Pro-Wrestling Sengoku-Jidai, 12/26/2017 [Tue] 18:45 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
() FREEDOMS vs PUZZLE Promotion Tag Match: Daisuke Masaoka & Kamui vs. SenKuma & Togyo
() Special 6 Tag Match: Mammoth Sasaki, Toru Sugiura & GENTARO vs. Asosan, Tsuchiya Crazy & Rising HAYATO
() Semi-final Match: (Ryukyu Dragon Pro-Wrestling) Gurukun Mask, Ultra Soki & Hija Kidman vs. (Winner of Dera/Eagle)
() Semi-final Match: (Doutonbori Pro-Wrestling) TORU, Taiyoto Kamen & Amemura vs. (Winnner of DOVE/DEWA)
() Special Mixed Tag Match: Fairy Nihonbashi & Vacation Mask vs. Rey Paloma & Hibiscus Mii
() FREEDOMS Offer Match: Jun Kasai, Kenji Fukimoto & Tomoya Hirata vs. Violento Jack, Aero Boy & Yuya Susumu
~ It was announced that Daisuke Sasaki will be defending the Independent World Junior belt against TAKA Michinoku on December 17 at the Shinkiba 1stRING.
K-DOJO “Tokyo Big Show”, 12/17/2017 [Sun] 12:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo
() Independent World Junior Championship Match: [Champion] Daisuke Sasaki (DDT) vs. [Challenger] TAKA Michinoku
(-) CHAMPION OF STRONGEST-K Match: [25th Champion] Taishi Takizawa vs. [Challenger] Kaji Tomato
~ 1st title defense.
“New Year’s Eve Pro-Wrestling 2017”, 12/31/2017 [Sun] @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(-) TAKA Michinoku Debut 25th Anniversary Match: TAKA Michinoku, Dick Togo, Ryuji Ito & Sanshiro Takagi vs. Kotaro Yoshino, Dinosaur Takuma, Kazumi Kikuta & MAO
Riki Choshu NEWS
A couple main event matches were announced for Riki Choshu’s upcoming self-produced show on January 14, 2018 called “POWER HALL 2018”.
Choshu came forward and stated that his ambition was to collect and bring together several wrestlers throughout Japan. He aims to deliver a message to the current state of the ring and showcase the true meaning of “professional wrestler”. He announced a double main event will be held on the show as he himself will be teaming with Kota Ibushi and currently unannounced teammate to take on the team of Tatsumi Fujinami, TAKA Michinoku and Daisuke Sekimoto. Then the second match will feature Naomichi Marufuji teaming with Shingo Takagi to take on the team of Masato Tanaka and Masa Kitamiya.
Below are the current matches and details at this time…
Riki Choshu Produce “POWER HALL 2018 ~ Set Back the Clock”, 1/14/2018 [Sun] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(-) Double Main Event: Naomichi Marufuji (NOAH) & Shingo Takagi (DG) vs. Masato Tanaka (ZERO1) & Masa Kitamiya (NOAH)
(-) Double Main Event: Riki Choshu (RikiPro), Kota Ibushi (IbushiPro) & X vs. Tatsumi Fujinami (DRADITION), TAKA Michinoku (K-DOJO) & Daisuke Sekimoto (BJW)
~ Few matches were announced for the upcoming Korakuen Hall show on December 7, As Super Tiger will be defending the Legend belt against the mysterious maskman under the name HGZ. Not much was stated about the maskman, but that he is capable of competing in the true strong style manor. Sayama stated that this mystery man has a history in MMA and is looking forward to what he can offer in the pro-wrestling ring.
RJPW “Return to Origin”, 12/7/2017 [Thu] @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
() Masakatsu Funaki (FREE) vs. Takahisa Matsumoto (ALPHA)
() Legend Championship Match: [13th Champion] Super Tiger vs. [Challenger] HGZ
() “3rd Generation Taioh” Yukio Naya vs. Raijin Yaguchi (FREE)
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(1) Yoshiaki Fujiwara (Fujiwara-gumi) vs. Gota Ihashi (DDT)
(2) BLAZE OF GLORY: Minoru Tanaka (FREE), Mitsuhiro Yoshida (GJPW) & LEONA (DRADITION) vs. HAYATA, YO-HEY & Tadasuke (all NOAH)
(3) AJPW Offer Match ~ THE NEW GENERATION: Jake Lee & Koji Iwamoto vs. Naoya Nomura & Yuma Aoyagi
(4) TRIO WITH SKILLS: [Heisei Ishin-gun] Shiro Koshinaka, AKIRA (Makai) & Akitoshi Saito (NOAH) vs. [Tokyo Gurentai] NOSAWA Rongai, MAZADA & FUJITA
(5) NATURAL BORN WARRIORS: Katsuhiko Nakajima & Masa Kitamiya (both NOAH) vs. Hideyoshi Kamitani & Takuya Nomura (both BJW)
(6) Semi-final ~ A NEW ENCOUNTER: Tatsumi Fujinami (DRADITION), Naomichi Marufuji (NOAH) & Shotaro Ashino (W-1) vs. Shingo Takagi (DG), Koji Doi (W-1) & Kaito Kiyomiya (NOAH)
(7) Main Event ~ JOIN THE REVOLUTION II: Riki Choshu, Daisuke Sekimoto (BJW) & Yoshitatsu (FREE/AJPW) vs. Jun Akiyama (AJPW), Daichi Hashimoto (BJW) & Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio (W-1)
~ Daiki Inaba made an official statement that NEW ERA will be disbanded after all. This follows the lost against the veteran alliance on the last Korakuen Hall show.
