WRESTLE-1 TOUR 2018 SYMBOL, 7/18/2018 [Wed] 18:45 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
1,230 Spectators
~ Before the start of the show a memorial salute was held for Masa Saito.
(1) Manabu Soya, Andy Wu, Alejandro & Takumi Baba vs. Takanori Ito, Tsugataka Sato, Ryuji Hijikata (FREE) & Masayuki Mitomi (FREE)
◆Winner: Soya (9:30) following a Death Valley Bomb on Tsugataka.
(2) GRAND PRIX Semi-final Match: Kumaarashi vs. Koji Doi
◆Winner: Doi (7:03) with a Nankinjogatame (scissored armbar).
~ Doi moves on to the final.
(3) GRAND PRIX Semi-final Match: Jiro “Ikemen”Kuroshio vs. Shotaro Ashino
◆Winner: Ashino (14:04) following a T-Bone Suplex.
~ Ashino moves on to the final match against Koji Doi.
(4) Seiki Yoshioka, Ganseki Tanaka & Kotaro Suzuki vs. NOSAWA Rongai, MAZADA & FUJITA
◆Winner: MAZADA (6:48) following a Vertical drop style Shoda-Otoshi on Ganseki.
(5) WRESTLE-1 Cruiserweight Championship Match: [12th Champion] Yusuke Kodama vs. [Challenger] El Hijo del Pantera
◆Winner: Kodama (11:09) with a Mad Splash.
~ 1st successful title defense.
~ No challenger came forward.
(6) WRESTLE-1 vs STRONG HEARTS 8 Man Tag Elimination Match: Kaz Hayashi, Shuji Kondo, Masayuki Kono & Jun Tonsho vs. CIMA, T-Hawk, El Lindaman & Gao Jingjia
~ Over the top rope rules in addition to pin-fall and submission.
~ Order of elimination : CIMA, Jingjia, Hayashi, Kondo, Tonsho, T-Hawk…
◆Winner: Kono (20:21) following a Diving Knee Drop on Lindaman.
~ After the match, T-Hawk called out Kono as he tried to get physical with him as well. He declared that STRONG HEARTS will regroup and regain their ground in August.
~ Kono confronted T-Hawk as the two began to brawl.
(7) GRAND PRIX Final Match: Shotaro Ashino vs. Koji Doi
◆Winner: Ashino (21:30) following an Avalanche T-Bone Suplex.
~ Ashino wins the W-1 GRAND PRIX 2018 and earns the right to challenge for the W-1 belt.
~ Soya came out to greet Ashino, as Ashino declared that he will recapture the belt on September 2nd in Yokohama.
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WRESTLE-1 TOUR 2018 SYMBOL, 7/22/2018 [Sun] 17:30 @ Gotenba Shimin Kaikan in Shizuoka
() Takanori Ito vs. Ganseki Tanaka
() Jun Tonsho vs. MAZADA
() Seiki Yoshioka & Andy Wu vs. Alejandro & El Hijo del Pantera
() Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio & Koji Doi vs. Masayuki Kono & Tsugataka Sato
() Manabu Soya, Kaz Hayashi & Shuji Kondo vs. Shotaro Ashino, Yusuke Kodama & Kumaarashi
PRO-WRESTLING MASTERS, 8/21/2018 [Tue] 19:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(-) Idainaru Tatsujin vs Yomigaetta Kaizoku Gaspars Special Tag Match: Great Kojika & Kim Duk vs. Curry Gaspar & Cory Gaspar
(-) Lucha Master Assemble! Special 6 Man Tag Match: Kendo, Shiryu & SATO vs. NOSAWA Rongai, MAZADA & FUJITA (all Tokyo Gurentai)
(-) MASTERS Special Single Match: Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs. Ishinriki
(-) Special 8 Man Tag Match: Hiroshi Hase (FREE), Jinsei Shinzaki (Michinoku), Taiyo Kea (FREE) & Shinjiro Otani (ZERO1) w/ Keiji Mutoh vs. Shiro Koshinaka (FREE), AKIRA (Makai), Masashi Aoyagi (FREE) & Akitoshi Saito (NOAH) w/ The Great Kabuki
WRESTLE-1 “2018 Pro-Wrestling LOVE in YOKOHAMA”, 9/2/2018 [Sun] 15:00 @ Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Kanagawa
(-) WRESTLE-1 Championship Match: [12th Champion] Manabu Soya vs. [Challenger] Shotaro Ashino
~ 2nd title defense.