HARD HIT results for March 17, 2018

HARD HIT “Samurai Wearing Leg Guards”, 3/17/2018 [Sat] 18:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo
(almost sold out)

(0) Tetsuya Izuchi (HEAT-UP) vs. Raito Shimizu (Mumeijyuku)
◆Winner: DRAW (5:00 & 3:00 ext.) Time Limit Expired.

(1) Takuya Wada (FREE) vs. Kenta Hattori (Kachofugetsu)
◆Winner: Wada (:27) with a Cross Armbar.
(2) Hidenobu Koike (GRABAKA) vs. Yu Iizuka (HEAT-UP)
◆Winner: Koike (3:37) with a Triangle Choke.
(3) Atsushi Aoki (AJPW) & SUSHI (FREE) vs. Takatoshi Matsumoto (ALPHA) & Chris MAN Taro (Chris Office)
◆Winner: Taro (9:07) with a Front Neck Lock on SUSHI.
(4) Sen “Silencer” Nakadai (TEAM OVER KILL) vs. Shuri Joe (Ryukyu Dragon)
◆Winner: Nakadai (2:24) via KO.
(5) Takafumi Ito (PancraseISM) vs. Nobuhiro Tsurumaki (FREE)
◆Winner: DRAW (10:00) Time Limit Expired.
(6) Koji Iwamoto (AJPW) vs. Taido Abe (Nishiyama School)
◆Winner: Iwamoto (5:46) with a Katagatame (Shoulder Lock).
(7) Hideki Suzuki (FREE) vs. Shiyo Karasawa (M16 Thai)
◆Winner: Hideki (4:44) with a Ground Cobra.
(8) Road to “U” Juijitsu Sparring Match: Hikaru Sato vs. Hideki “Shrek” Sekine (Bonsai Juijitsu)
◆Winner: No Winner (5:00 2R)
(9) Rocky Kawamura (Pancrase ISM) & Yoshio “Hitokui” Takahashi vs. Takashi Sugiura (NOAH) & Takuya Nomura (BJW)
◆Winner: DRAW (15:00) Time Limit Expired.

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ZERO1 results for October 26, 2017

ZERO1, 10/26/2017 [Thu] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

(1) Shinjiro Otani & Yowa Iwasaki vs. Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Shoji Fukushima
◆Winner: Takaiwa (9:46) with a Boston Crab on Iwasaki.
(2) Super Tiger, SUGI & Yoshikazu Yokoyama vs. TARU, KAMIKAZE & Voodoo Mask
◆Winner: Super Tiger (12:24) with a Tiger Suplex Hold on Voodoo.

(3) NWA International Light Tag Championship Match: [26th Champions] Ikuto Hidaka & Takuya Sugawara vs. [Challengers] Takafumi Ito & Rocky Kawamura
◆Winner: Hidaka (14:53) with a Japanese Ocean Suplex Hold on Ito.
~ 4th successful title defense.

(4) NWA World Junior & International Junior Double Championship Match: [119th & 19th Champion] Kotaro Suzuki vs. [Challenger] Sean Guinness
◆Winner: Guinness (13:23) with the Happy Friday
~ Champion falls on his 4th title defense. Guinness becomes the 120th & 20th double crown champion.

~ Matazo Mimata was formally announced as the new GM of ZERO1. As he plans to build a full revival for the promotion in 2018.

~ The teams were announced for the Furinkazan Tag League…
~ Yusaku Obata & Yuko Miyamoto
~ Masato Tanaka & Isami Kodaka
~ Kohei Sato & Hideki Suzuki
~ Shinjiro Otani & Super Tiger
~ Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Yoshikazu Yokoyama
~ TARU & Hartley Jackson
~ Ikuto Hidaka & Takuya Sugawara
~ Sean Guinness & SUGI
~ Shogun Okamoto & Yutaka Yoshie
~ Daiki Inaba & Tsugataka Sato (W-1)

(5) Yusaku Obata & Yuko Miyamoto vs. Masato Tanaka & Hartley Jackson
◆Winner: Obata (16:01) following a Diving Double Knee Drop on Hartley.

(6) NWA Intercontinental Tag Championship Match: [36th Champions] Kohei Sato & Hideki Suzuki vs. [Challengers] Shogun Okamoto & Yutaka Yoshie
◆Winner: Hideki (15:45) with a Manjigatame on Shogun.
~ 1st title defense.

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NEW results for May 21, 2017

Next Exciting Wrestling ~ Opening Series, 5/21/2017 [Sun] 15:00 @ TKP Garden City Chiba

(1) Minoru Tanaka vs. Takafumi Ito
♦Winner: Minoru (14:57) with a Ground Cobra Twist.
(2) Hartley Jackson vs. Chris Orndorff
♦Winner: Hartley (11:41) witha Diving Elbow Drop.
(3) Katsumi Oribe vs. Mitsuyoshi Nakai
♦Winner: Oribe (6:15) following the Katsumi-ashi.
(4) Masakatsu Funaki & Keisuke Okuda vs. Alexander Otsuka & KENSO
♦Winner: Funaki (15:10) following the Hybrid Blaster on KENSO.
(5) Shinichi Suzukawa vs. Super Tiger
♦Winner: Super Tiger (8:21)

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Upcoming…

Next Exciting Wrestling ~ 2nd Series, 6/2/2017 [Fri] 19:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

() Masakatsu Funaki vs. Shinya Aoki

NEW results for April 30, 2017

NEW Opening Series, 4/30/2017 [Sun] 15:00 @ Kasukabe Fureai Cube in Saitama
383 Spectators

(1) Akira Joh’s Return Match: Akira Joh vs. Chang Jian Feng
♦Winner: Joh (6:31) with a Boston Crab.

(2) Naoki Tanizaki (DG) vs. Lin Dong Xuan
♦Winner: Tanizaki (5:43) following the Casanova.

(3) Minoru Tanaka (FREE) & Shuichiro Katsumura (Kachogugetsu) vs. Takafumi Ito (PancraseISM) & Mitsuyoshi Nakai
♦Winner: Minoru (13:57) with the HEAT Clutch on Nakai.

(4) Shinya Aoki vs. Keisuke Okuda
♦Winner: Aoki (8:13) with a La Magistral.

(5) NEW Special Tag Match: Shinichi Suzukawa & Masakatsu Funaki (FREE) vs. Alexander Otsuka (AO/DC) & Ryuji Hijikata (FREE)
♦Winner: Funaki (14:04) following the Hybrid Blaster on Hijikata.

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NEW results for April 20, 2017

Next Exciting Wrestling Opening Series, 4/20/2017 [Thu] 19:00 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo

(1) Mitsuyoshi Nakai vs. Shuichiro Katsumara (Kachofugetsu)
♦Winner: Katsumura (7:17) via referee stop.
(2) Katsumi Oribe (FREE) vs. Ryuta Sakurai (R-BLOOD)
♦Winner: Sakurai (6:34) with a Powerbomb.
(3) Minowaman & Takafumi Ito (PancraseISM) vs. Minoru Tanaka (FREE) & Yuya Susumu (FREEDOMS)
♦Winner: Minowaman (12:01) with a Tiger Suplex Hold on Susumu.
(4) Okuda’s Return Match: Shinya Aoki vs. Keisuke Okuda
♦Winner: Aoki (6:07) via referee stop.
(5) NEW Special Tag Match: Shinichi Suzukawa & Masakatsu Funaki (FREE) vs. Alexander Otsuka (AO/DC) & Ryuji Hijikata (FREE)
♦Winner: Suzukawa (15:00) with a Sleeper Hold on Hijikata.

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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 Second Series, 6/2/2017 [Fri] @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

FMW results for May 27, 2016

FMW 1st Year Resurrection Anniversary Series ~ Hayabusa Honoring Charity Show, 4/27/2016 [Wed] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
1,800 Spectators

(1) Battle Royal: Kikutaro, Katsunari Toi, Raiden, Wild Seven, Pandita, Naoshi Sano, Raiden, Kisarazu Piero, Leatherface, Kenichiro Arai, Kotaro Nasu & KENSO
◆Winner: Pandita (9:46) via double fall on Nasu and Arai.
(2) W★ING Monster Army Tag Match: Kikutaro, Gosaku Goshogawara, Flying Kid Ichihara & Koji Nakagawa vs. W★ING Kanemura, Tomohiko Hashimoto, Buffalo & Onryo
◆Winner: Buffalo (10:07) following a Lariat on Gosaku.
(3) Joshi Offer Match Mongul Army vs Gokuaku Domei Tag Match: Miss Mongul & Miss Koharu vs. Dump Matsumoto & ZAP T
◆Winner: Mongul Army (7:21) via foul.

~ Hayabusa 10 Count Gong Honoring Ceremony was held.

(4) FMW Alliance vs UWF Alliance 6 Man Tag Match:  [FMW Alliance] Ricky Fuji, Masato Tanaka & Katsuji Ueda vs. [UWF Alliance] Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Takuma Sano & Mitsuya Nagai
◆Winner: Fujiwara (12:18) with a Leg Lock on Ueda.

(5) FMW Alliance vs UWF Alliance 8 Man Tag Match: [FMW & W★ING Alliance] Atsushi Onita, Raijin Yaguchi, NOSAWA Rongai & Hideki Hosaka vs. [UWF Alliance] Masakatsu Funaki, Yoshihiro Takayama, Takaku Fuke & Alexander Otsuka
◆Winner: Onita (13:35) with a Fire Thunder Powerbomb on Fuke.
~ Onita challenged Funaki to an electric current blast deathmath with Funaki accepting the challenge.

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Tokyo Gurentai results for April 4, 2016

Tokyo Gurentai “TOKYO LOVE VI ~ ROAD to FUTURE”, 4/4/2016 [Mon] 19:00 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo

(1) Vaccine Fight Offer Match: Takuya Kai & Daisuke Ikeda [Fu-ten] vs. Takafumi Ito [Pancrase-ism] & Kotaro Nasu [FREE]
◆Winner: Ikeda (12:53) following the Daichan Bomber on Nasu.

(2) Tokyo Intercontinental Tag Championship Match: [4th Champions] Kikutaro (Akiba) & Stalker Ichikawa (DG) vs. [Challengers] Hikaru Sato & Ryo Kawamura (both Pancrase MISSION)
◆Winners: Hikaru and Kawamura (11:48) double pinfall, after the champions knocked each other out following “Western” lariats to one another.
~ Champions fall on their 1st title defense. Kawamura & Hikaru become the 5th generation champions.
~ Both of the now former champions came out wearing a cowboy style attire in honor of the WWE Hall of Famer Stan Hansen. The two though seemed to have gotten into a dispute, or caught themselves into full character mode, as they took one another out at the end of the match. This allowed Kawamura and Sato to take the double pin-fall’s over their prone opponents.

(3) CROSSLINE: Yuji Hino & Kazunari Murakami [both FREE] vs. Hideki Suzuki [FREE] & Tomohiko Hashimoto [Apache]
◆Winner: Murakami (14:22) following a Running Low Kick on Tomohiko.

(4) Special Tag Match: Mitsuo Momota & Chikara [both RikiEnterprise] vs. Kaz Hayashi [W-1] & CIMA [DG]
◆Winner: CIMA (14:42) with the Meteora on Chikara.

(5) Tokyo Gurentai vs TEAM DORY: NOSAWA Rongai, MAZADA, FUJITA & KIKUZAWA vs. Dory Funk Jr., Yoshiaki Fujiwara [Fujiwara-gumi], Sanshiro Takagi [DDT] & Seiya Sanada [SP.E.]
◆Winner: Funk (17:12) with a Spinning Toe Hold on FUJITA.

(6) Tokyo World Heavyweight Championship Match: [5th Champion] Masaaki Mochizuki (DG) vs. [Challenger] Minoru Tanaka (W-1)
◆Winner: Mochizuki (20:56) following the Sankakugeri (Triangle Kick) to the Face.
~ 1st successful title defense.
~ Mochizuki showed respect to Minoru as these two faced each other for the first time in 17 years.

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AJPW results for March 19, 2016

All Japan Pro Wrestling “2016 DREAM POWER SERIES”, 3/19/2016 [Sat] 17:00 @ Yokohama Radiant Hall in Kanagawa

(1) Yohei Nakajima vs. Tatsuhiko Yoshino [GUTS]
◆Winner: Yohei (8:11) following the Tobiushiro.
~ Yoshino with a strong effort, but suffered the loss to the GAORA champion. Yoshino hinted at the possibility that he would like to compete in All Japan again.
(2) SUSHI & Kotaro Nasu [FREE] vs. Shigehiro Irie & Keisuke Ishii [both DDT]
◆Winner: Irie (10:27) with the Beast Splash on SUSHI.
(3) Masanobu Fuchi & Gabai Jichan [FREE] vs. Antonio Honda [FREE] & SUSHI☆Kuzou
◆Winner: Fuchi (13:37) following a Backdrop on Kuzou.
~ Gabai received a strong reaction for his first ever appearance in All Japan.
(4) Atsushi Aoki & Hikaru Sato vs. Takafumi Ito [PancraseISM] & Dan Theodore
◆Winner: Aoki (11:01) with a Chicken-wing Armlock on Theodore.
~ Ito called out Aoki for a singles match.

(5) Zeus & Yuma Aoyagi vs. Shuji Ishikawa & Hoshitango [both FREE]
◆Winner: Ishikawa (13:17) following the Giant Driver on Aoyagi.
~ Ishikawa & Hoshitango claim the early win over the Tag Champions team.

(6) Before the 2016 Champion Carnival Special Single Match: Naoya Nomura vs. Yutaka Yoshie [FREE]
◆Winner: Yoshie (10:37) with a Diving Body Press.

(7) Triple Crown Heavyweight Prelude Tag Match: Kento Miyahara & Jake Lee vs. Takao Omori & Jun Akiyama
◆Winner: Omori (20:17) following a Sliding Axe Bomber on Miyahara.
~ Omori claims the win over the TC champion before the title challenge on 3/21 in Okinawa.

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Hard Hit results for February 28, 2016

Hard Hit “Yama vs Kawa”, 2/28/2016 [Sun] 12:30 @ Blue Field in Chiba

(1) Yutaka Kobayashi [Pancrase] vs. Keisuke Okuda [FREE]
◆Winner: Okada () via KO, mounted palm strikes.
(2) Takafumi Ito [Pancrase-ism] & Shunpei Ota [P’sLAB] vs. Super Tiger [RJPW] & Shuichiro Katsumura [K’z FACTORY]
◆Winner: Super Tiger () via KO on Ota.
(3) KEI Yamamiya [GRABAKA] vs. Dan Theodore
◆Winner: Yamamiya () with a Cross Armbar.
(4) Ayumu Honda [K-DOJO] vs. Kenta Hattori [Kachofugetsu]
◆Winner: DRAW (10:00) Time Expired, split decision.
(5) Jake Lee [AJPW] vs. Nobuhiro Tsurumaki [FREE]
◆Winner: Lee () via KO, following a High Angle Backdrop.

(6) Grappling Tag Match: Yoshiaki Fujiwara [Fujiwara-gumi] & Yuma Aoyagi [AJPW] vs. Takuya Wada [SK Absolute] & Takahisa Matsumoto [Kachofugetsu]
◆Winner: Fujiwara () with an Armbar on Matsumoto.

(7) Exhibition Match – Shoot Boxing Rules (2 min. 2 Rounds): Atsushi Aoki [AJPW] vs. Makoto Oe [FREE]
◆Winner: No Winner ()

(8) Hikaru Sato [Pancrase MISSION] vs. Minoru Tanaka [WRESTLE-1]
◆Winner: Minoru (10:00) Time Expired, 2-1 vote.

(9) Yoshihiro Takayama [Takayama-do] vs. Ryo Kawamura [Pancrase-ism]
◆Winner: Takayama () via KO, following an Everest German Suplex.

Hard Hit results for November 7, 2015

 

Hard Hit “Starting Point”, 11/7/2015 [Sat] 18:00 @ Yokohama Radiant Hall in Kanagawa

~ Hikaru Sato kicked off the show by thanking everyone for coming out as Hard Hit continues to grow as its own promotion.

(1) Toshiya Kawarai [Kachofugetsu] vs. Hayato Tamura (2013 Summer Koshien Championship Maebashi Scholarship Finalist) [P’s LAB Tokyo]
◆Winner: Tamura (10:00) 2-3 Decision.
~ Kawarai [0D (down) 1E (escape)]
~ Tamura [0D 0E]

(2) Fuminori Abe [Sportiva] vs. Daisuke Kanehira [HEAT-UP]
◆Winner: Kanehira (10:00) 1-3 Decision.
~ Abe [0D 2E]
~ Kanehira [0D 0E]

(3) Yujiro Yamamoto [Kachofugetsu] vs. Manabu Hara [FREE]
◆Winner: Yamamoto (10:00) 3-2 Decision.
~ Yamamoto [0D 0E]
~ Hara [0D 1E]

(4) Takafumi Ito [PancraseISM] vs. Kotaro Nasu [FREE]
◆Winner: Ito (2:34) with an Arm Lock, referee stop.
~ Ito [0D 0E]
~ Nasu [0D 1E]

(5) Exhibition Match – Unified Rules: Atsushi Aoki [AJPW] vs. Dan Theodore [Focus Dojo MMA & Catch Jitsu]
◆Winner: DRAW (3:00) Time Expired.

(6) Yoshihiro Horaguchi [K-DOJO] vs. Kenta Hattori [Kachofugets]
◆Winner: Hattori (10:00) 1-3 Decision.
~ Horaguchi [0D 2E]
~ Hattori [0D 0E]

(7) Hikaru Sato [Pancrase MISSION] vs. Keisuke Okuda [FREE]
◆Winner: Hikaru (1:58) with a Heel Hold.
~ Hikaru [0D 0E]
~ Okuda [0D OE]
~ Hikaru and Okuda shook hands as the two agreed for another match in the future. Hikaru took some rough shots early into the fight, but managed to sink in the quick submission.
~ Strong reaction was given from those in attendance.

(8) KEI Yamamiya 100th MMA Anniversary Match: Ryo Kawamura [PancraseISM] vs. KEI Yamamiya [GRABAKA]
◆Winner: Kawamura (9:59) following a Palm Strike Barrage.
~ Kawamura [0D 0E]
~ KEI [0D 0E]
~ Respect was shown between the two as KEI thanked everyone for the support throughout the years. He also plans to continue training and working hard in the future. 

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AJPW results for October 10, 2015

All Japan Pro-Wrestling “Charity Samukawa Event ~ Suwa-Town Revival Vol.8”, 10/10/2015 [Sat] 16:00 @ Samukawa General Gymnasium in Kanagawa
1,030 Spectators

(1) Kotaro Suzuki vs. Jake Lee
◆Winner: Kotaro (8:52)
(2) KEI Yamamiya [GRABAKA] & Takafumi Ito [PancraseISM] vs. Naoya Nomura & Yuma Aoyagi
◆Winner: Ito (10:33) with a Crooked Headscissors on Aoyagi.
~ Ito & Yamamiya claim the win in their All Japan debuts, the two stated that indeed plan to pursue the All Japan ring in the future.
(3) Takao Omori & Jun Akiyama vs. Akebono & SUSHI☆Kozou
◆Winner: Omori (12:12) following an Axe Bomber on Kozou.
~ SUSHI was at ringside as his mini-clone made his debut.
~ Akeono declared that he will get his revenge against Suwama following the Oudou Tournament.
(4) Kento Miyahara & Yohei Nakajima vs. Ultimo Dragon & Cold River Samukawa
◆Winner: Samukawa (15:48) via pin-fall on Yohei.

(5) Suwama & Atsushi Aoki vs. Zeus & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
◆Winner: Suwama (19:11) following a Last Ride on Kanemaru.
~ Zeus stated that Suwama is his biggest challenge, as he looks to climb the ranks to the Triple Crown.

(6) Mazesoba 1 Year Scramble Ramen BOMBA House Cup Special Battle Royal:
◆Winner: Cold River Samukawa (9:51) following the Cold River style Last Ride on Aoyagi.
~ Cold River Samukawa claims two victories in his “debut”. Showing a strong sense of submission skills.

AJPW Event Cards for September & October 2015
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News Listing for October 7, 2015

[AJPW News] All Japan officially announced that the World Junior Heavyweight Championship will be defended on the November 1st show as Kotaro Suzuki defends against Atsushi Aoki. This match following the Oudou Road match on September 12th between the two in which Aoki picked up the win over the champion. This will also mark Kotaro’s sixth defense of the belt with his last defense being against Ultimo Dragon back on August 29th.

All Japan Pro-Wrestling “Hirosaki Special Charity Show”, 11/1/2015 [Mon] 15:00 @ Aomori Prefectur Budokan

(-) World Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [38th Champion] Kotaro Suzuki vs. [Challenger] Atsushi Aoki
~ 6th title defense.

(-) Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship Match: [52nd Champion] Akebono vs. [Challenger] Jun Akiyama
~ 3rd title defense.

Then it was announced that Takafumi Ito and KEI Yamamiya, who will be competing on the 10/10 show against the rookies Naomura and Aoyagi, aim to continue competing in the AJPW in the future. The two pictured above made this known while training at the All Japan Dojo in Tokyo. The two men are highly skilled grapplers and have connections to Pancrase throughout their careers, Ito is currently under Pancrase-ism and KEI is currently under GRABAKA formerly of Pancrase. Ito of which just recently celebrated his 20th anniversary as an active competitor. Ito has competed in ZERO1, most notably, in the past and stated that he is confident is his pro-wrestling abilities. KEI is a former Light-heavyweight King of Pancrase and as of the November 7th Hard Hit, events now run by Hikaru Sato, show he has competed in 100 mixed martial art fights. The two look to bring their unique sets of skills and talents to the All Japan.

All Japan Pro-Wrestling “Charity Samukawa Event ~ Suwa-Town Revival Vol.8”, 10/10/2015 [Sat] 16:00 @ Samukawa General Gymnasium in Kanagawa

() Jake Lee vs. Kotaro Suzuki
() KEI Yamamiya [GRABAKA] & Takafumi [PancraseISM] vs. Naoya Nomura & Yuma Aoyagi
() Takao Omori & Jun Akiyama vs. Akebono & SUSHI☆Kozou
() Kento Miyahara & Yohei Nakajima vs. Ultimo Dragon & Cold River Samukawa
() Suwama & Atsushi Aoki vs. Zeus & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
() Mazesoba 1 Year Scramble Ramen BOMBA House Cup Special Battle Royal:

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[DDT News] Following the dissolution of UNION this past weekend, Isami Kodaka held a press conference to formally announced that he indeed be establishing his own promotion. The new promotion will be known as “Pro-Wrestling BASARA” and its first official show will be held on January 21st at the Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo.

Of the former UNION talent GM Tsurumi Amon announced that Seiya Morohashi, Cherry, and LadyBeard will become active members of DDT itself.
Yusuke Kubo will halt his pro-wrestling career once more as well as he remains active on DDT’s video team.
Masayuki Mitomi will become a freelance wrestler and he is already connected to Rion Mizuki and MIKAMI’s Kabuki-cho promotion.

That leaves, pictured above, Daichi Kazato, SAGAT,  Isami Kodaka, Ryuma Go, Hiroshi Fukuda, and FUMA (not present) as the six official members as of this time.
Isami stated that he aims to bring his attitude fully into the promotion as he is looking to change the landscape in the wake of UNION’s demise. Isami also made it known that, unlike UNION, he plans to hold more shows regularly as well.

Announced shows for Pro-Wrestling BASARA

1/21 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo
2/5 @ Warabi Wrestle Butokan in Saitama
2/21 @ Oyodo Community Center in Osaka
2/26 @ Yokohama Radiant Hall in Kanagawa

 

Hard Hit results for September 5, 2015

Hard Hit “Grappling Night in CHIBA”, 9/5/2015 [Sat] 17:00 @ Blue Field in Chiba

Dark Matches (16:30)

(1) 2nd NEXT CONTENDERS 1DAY Tournament: Shin Koguma [PsLAB Tokyo] vs. Fuminori Abe (Sportiva)
◆Winner: Abe (0-3) Time Out Decision.

(2) 2nd NEXT CONTENDERS 1DAY Tournament: Kenta Hattori (Kachofougetsu) vs. Yoshihiro Horaguchi (K-DOJO)
◆Winner: Hattori (3-0) Time Out Decision.

(3) 2nd NEXT CONTENDERS 1DAY Tournament: Yujiro Yamamoto (Kachofougetsu) vs. Kentaro MCG Yukinori (Pancrase GG)
◆Winner: Yamamoto (3-0) Time Out Decision.

(4) 2nd NEXT CONTENDERS 1DAY Tournament: Kotaro Nasu (FREE) vs. Takatoshi Matsumoto (Reversal Gymn Tachikawa ALPHA)
◆Winner: Matsumoto (:57) with a Triangle Choke.

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(1) Shuichiro Katsumura [Reversal Gym Yokohama Grand Slam] vs. Hiroshi Watanabe [Yumemei-juku]
◆Winner: Katsumura (3:45) with a Ninja Choke.

(2) 2nd NEXT CONTENDERS 1DAY Tournament Semi-Final: Fuminori Abe vs. Kenta Hattori
◆Winner: Hattori (5:41) with a Sleeper Hold.

(3) 2nd NEXT CONTENDERS 1DAY Tournament Semi-Final: Yujiro Yamamoto vs. Takatoshi Matsumoto
◆Winner: Matsumoto (2:47) with a Sleeper Hold.

(4) Emi Tomimatsu [Paraestra Matsudo] vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto [S-Ovation]
◆Winner: Tomimatsu (5:14) with a Heel Hold.

(5) Grappling Tag 1DAY Tournament: Takafumi Ito [Pancrase-ism] & KEI Yamamiya [GRABAKA] vs. Daigoro Kashiwa & Ryuichi Sekine [both K-DOJO]
◆Winner: Yamamiya (6:51) with a Front Sleeper on Sekine.

(6) Grappling Tag 1DAY Tournament: Atsushi Aoki [AJPW] & Takuya Wada [FREE] vs. Jun Kasai [FREEDOMS] & Masaharu Dobashi [Crazy Armament]
◆Winner: Wada (7:32) with a Front Neck Lock on Dobashi.

(7) 2nd NEXT CONTENDERS 1DAY Tournament Final: Kenta Hattori vs. Takatoshi Matsumoto
◆Winner: Matsumoto (3:45) with a Leg Lock.
~ Takatoshi Matsumoto wins the 2nd NEXT CONTENDERS 1DAY Tournament.

(8) Ryo Kawamura [Pancrase-ism] & Masashi Takeda [U-FILE CAMP] vs. HARASHIMA [DDT] & Koji Iwamoto [Sportiva]
◆Winner: Iwamoto (10:38) with an Arm Triangle Choke on Kawamura.
~ HARASHIMA and Iwamoto showed respect to one another as Iwamoto got a pop from the fans.

(9) Hikaru Sato [Pancrase MISSION] vs. Daisuke Nakamura [Yutsuki-do Honpo]
◆Winner: DRAW (10:00) Time Expired.
~Respect was shown between the two following the contest.

(10) Grappling Tag 1DAY Tournament Final: Takafumi Ito & KEI Yamamiya vs. Atsushi Aoki & Takuya Wada
◆Winner: Takafumi (15:00 DRAW) 3-0 Time Limit Decision.
~ Takafumi Ito & KEI Yamamiya win the Grappling Tag Tournament.

ZERO1 [Tenkaichi 1st Round] results for June 29, 2015

ZERO1 “12th Tenkaichi Junior Tournament ~ Crystal Wars”, 6/29 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo

(1) Tenkaichi 1st Round Match: Tatsuhito Takaiwa [FREE] vs. PSYCHO [FREE]
◆Winner: Takaiwa (9:02) following a Powerbomb combo to Death Valley Driver.

(2) Tenkaichi 1st Round Match: Iriomote Wild Cat [FREE] vs. Eisa8 [FREE]
◆Winner: Eisa8 (9:35) following a Diving Double Knee Drop.

(3) Tenkaichi 1st Round Match: ‘brother’ YASSHI [FREE] vs. Manabu Hara [FREE]
◆Winner: YASSHI (10:49) with a Nice German Suplex Hold.

(4) Tenkaichi 1st Round Match: Jason Lee vs. Shunma Katsumata [DDT/DNA]
◆Winner: Katsumata (9:52) with a 450° Splash.

(5) Tenkaichi 1st Round Match:  Kenbai [MichiPro] vs. Isami Kodaka [UNION]
◆Winner: Isami (9:53) following the Isamiashi-zan.

(6) Tenkaichi 1st Round Match: Fujita “Jr” Hayato [MichiPro] vs. Kotaro Nasu [U-FILE]
◆Winner: Hayato (7:12) with the K.I.D.

(7) Tenkaichi 1st Round Match: Takafumi Ito [Pancrase-ism] vs. Yuko Miyamoto [666]
◆Winner: Miyamoto (8:05) with a Gannosuke Clutch.

(8) Tenkaichi 1st Round Match: Takuya Sugawara [FREE] vs. Hercules Senga [FREE]
◆Winner: Sugawara (5:33) following the Shisanputa. 

(9) Tenkaichi 1st Round Match: Naoki Tanizaki [DG] vs. Mineo Fujita
◆Winner: Tanizaki (10:24) following the Implant.

(10) Tenkaichi 1st Round Match: Ikuto Hidaka vs. Kaz Hayashi [W-1]
◆Winner: Hidaka (20:20) following the Iwami-Ginzan.

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~ 2nd round matches will then be held on 7/6 at Shinjuku FACE with the finals then on 7/16 at Korakuen

7/6/2015 [Mon] 18:30 @ Shinjuku FACE

(-) Tenkaichi 2nd Round Match: Ikuto Hidaka vs. Eisa8

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Tenkaichi 2nd Round Match:

Takuya Sugawara vs. Shunma Katsumata

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Tenkaichi Quarter-finals Match:

Fujita “Jr” Hayato vs. “brother” YASSHI

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Tenkaichi

Quarter-finals

Match:

Isami Kodaka vs. Tatsuhito Takaiwa

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Tenkaichi

Quarter-finals

Match:

Naoki Tanizaki vs. (Winner of Hidaka/Eisa8)

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Tenkaichi

Quarter-finals

Match:

Yuko Miyamoto vs. (Winner of Sugawara/Katsumata)

(-) Tenkaichi Semi-Final Match: (Winner of

Naoki Tanizaki vs. (Winner of Hidaka/Eisa8) vs. (Winner of Hayato/YASSHI)

(-) Tenkaichi Semi-Final Match: (Winnner of Yuko Miyamoto vs. (Winner of Sugawara/Katsumata) vs. (Winner of

Isami Kodaka vs. Tatsuhito Takaiwa)

Hard Hit results for June 27, 2015

Hikaru Sato sponsored Hard Hit, 6/27/2015 [Sat] 17:00 @

Bayside

Yokohama in Kanagawa

~ Hikaru Sato came out to start the show as Hard Hit holds their first show since becoming their own promotion as they are no longer affiliated under DDT Pro. He thanked everyone for coming out as the show was sold out.

(1) Ryuichi Sekine [K-DOJO] vs. Jun Ando [Superman Club]
◆Winner: Sekine (3:36) with a Sleeper Hold.   

(2) Manabu Hara [FREE] & Ryota Nakatsu [DNA] vs. Yutaka Kobayashi [U-FILE] & Kenta Hattori [Kachofugetsu]

◆Winner: Hara (12:47) via KO, with a German Suplex on Hattori.  

(3) Shigehiro Irie [DDT] vs. Nobuhiro Tsurumaki [FREE]
◆Winner: Irie (4:56) via TKO, following a Package Piledriver.   

(4) Super Tiger [RJPW] vs. Hoshitango [DDT]

◆Winner: Tiger (2:47) via KO, following Low Kicks.  

(5) Takafumi Ito [Pancrase-ism] vs. KEI Yamamiya [GRABAKA]

◆Winner: DRAW (10:00) time limit expired, points sit at 2-2.  

(6) Atsushi Aoki [AJPW] vs. Takuya Wasa [SHOOTO GYM K’z FACTORY]

◆Winner: Aoki (10:00) via points 2-1.
~ Aoki claims a win over a former King of Pancrase. The two agreed to a rematch following the match.

(7) Shuichiro Katsumura [Reversal Gym Yokohama Grand Slam] & Mitsuhisa Sunabe [Reversal Gym OKINAWA CROSS x LINE] vs. Shimizu Shunichi [MMA Urano Dojo/HybridFighter] & Shumpei Ota [FREE]
◆Winner: Katsumura (12:28) with a Front Choke on Ota.   

(8) Ryo Kawamura [Pancrase-ism] vs. Koji Iwamoto [Sportiva]

◆Winner: Iwamoto (8:03) with a Shoulder Lock.
~ Iwamoto with a big upset win, as Irie and Sekine came into the ring to celebrate with the up and comer.

(9) Hikaru Sato [Pancrase MISSION] vs. Hiromitsu Kanehara [U.K.R. Kanehara Dojo]

◆Winner: Kanehara (10:18) via referee stop, left hand injury.

~ Hikaru took the abrupt loss hard, but accepted the defeat as he eventually stood on his feet.
~ Hikaru stated that he will continue to working hard.
~ Hikaru suffered a dislocation to his left hand ring finger.
~ He announced the next show to be held in September.