January 2nd, 2022 (AJPW, BJW, 2AW)

 All Japan Pro-Wrestling

 AJPW "2022 NEW YEAR WARS", 1/2/2022 [Sun] 11:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
[720 Spectators]

 ~ Kaz Hayashi suffered a right knee injury and will be unable to compete at today's show. Michinoku Pro's Tohoku Jr. Champion MUSASHI will take his place on today's show.

~ Rising HAYATO & Shotaro Ashino signed with All Japan Pro-Wrestling.
~ Yuma Anzai, currently in Chuo University Wrestling Club, will join All Japan on April 1st after graduating from the university.

~ Then it was announced that All Japan will be holding a show at the Nippon Budokan on September 18th.

(1) Ryo Inoue's Debut Match: Dan Tamura vs. Ryo Inoue
◆ Winner: Dan (6:24) with a Boston Crab.
(2) Shuji Ishikawa & Jun Saito vs. Rei Saito & Rising HAYATO
◆ Winner: Jun (9:45) with a Boston Crab on Rei.
(3) Masanobu Fuchi, Takao Omori, Black Menso~re, TAMURA (HEAT-UP) & Andy Wu (FREE) vs. Yoshitatsu, Seigo Tachibana (FREE), Takayuki Ueki (FREE), Baliyan Akki (Gatoh Move) & Reimu Imai (HEAT-UP)
◆ Winner: Omori (7:15) following an Axe Bomber on Tachibana.
(4) World Junior Special 6 Man Tag Match: TAJIRI (FREE), CIMA (STRONGHEARTS) & Super Crazy vs. Izanagi, MUSASHI (MichiPro) & SUGI (FREE)
◆ Winner: Super Crazy (10:01) with the Crazy Bomb on SUGI.
~ Crazy with the win before tomorrow's title defense against SUGI.
(5) New Year Battle Royal: Takao Omori, Shuji Ishikawa, Yoshitatsu, Black Menso~re, Jun Saito, Rei Saito, Rising HAYATO, Dan Tamura, Ryo Inoue, Devil Murasaki, Shigehiro Irie, Reimu Imai, TAMURA, Seigo Tachibana, Andy Wu, Takayuki Ueki & Baliyan Akki
~ Eliminations: Shigehiro Irie, Reimu Imai, Ryo Inoue, Takao Omori, Dan Tamura, TAMURA, Jun Saito, Rei Saito, Black Menso~re, Andy Wu, Yoshitatsu, Baliyan Akki , Takayuki Ueki,
◆ Winner: Rising HAYATO (7:54) Eliminated both Seigo Tachibana and Devil Murasaki.
~ HAYATO celebrates his first win as a member of All Japan.

(6) World Tag Prelude 6 Man Tag Match: Suwama, Shotaro Ashino & Hikaru Sato (Pancrase MISSION) vs. Kento Miyahara, Yuma Aoyagi & Atsuki Aoyagi
◆ Winner: Yuma (11:44) following a Spin Kick on Ashino.
~ Yuma and Kento with the win over the World Tag champs before tomorrow's challenge.
(7) TOTAL ECLIPSE vs. BJW 6 Man Tag Match: Ryuki Honda, Koji Doi (FREE) & Kumaarashi (FREE) vs. Abdullah Kobayashi, Ryuji Ito & Daisuke Sekimoto (all BJW)
◆ Winner: Kobayashi (9:19) with the Diving Bakachiga Elbow Drop on Kumaarashi.
~ Abby claimed himself to be a provisional Triple Crown champion, stemming from Jake Lee being unable to compete in their previously scheduled match. TOTAL ECLIPSE then attacked BJW in an act to shut him up.

(8) Asia Tag Championship Match: [111th Champions] T-Hawk & El Lindaman (STRONGHEARTS) vs. [Challengers] Hokuto Omori & Yusuke Kodama
◆ Winner: Hokuto (14:40) with the Muso-Issen on Lindaman.
~ Champions fall on their 3rd title defense. Hokuto & Kodama become the 112th champions.

 ~ All Japan will be back at Korakuen Hall tomorrow with the World Tag, World Junior, and GAORA TV belts in defense.

~ The full card was updated for the 1/9 show in Okazaki.

AJPW "2022 NEW  YEAR WARS", 1/9/2022 [Sun] 17:00 @ Okazaki City Tatsumigaoka Kaikan in Aichi

(1) Izanagi vs. Ryo Inoue
(2) Shuji Ishikawa vs. Seigo Tachibana
(3) Takao Omori & Black Menso~re vs. TAJIRI & Hokuto Omori
(4) Suwama & Hikaru Sato vs. Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising HAYATO
(5) Shotaro Ashino & Dan Tamura vs. Ryuki Honda & Kumaarashi

(6) Corona Premier Intercontinental Championship Match: [2nd Champion] Yoshitatsu vs. [Challenger] Takayuki Ueki
~ 2nd title defense.

(7) Saito Brothers American Expedition Send-Off Match: Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi vs. Jun & Rei Saito

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Big Japan Pro-Wrestling

BJW, 1/2/2022 [Sun] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
[645 Spectators]

(1) Abdullah Kobayashi & Jaki Numazawa vs. Yuichi Taniguchi & Minoru Fujita
◆ Winner: Kobayyashi (6:38) with a Modified Boston Crab on Yuichi.
~ Abby continued to claim himself as a provisional Triple Crown champion, more so that he wants to become the real champion. As his previously scheduled AJPW Triple Crown challenge earlier in the day was cancelled due to Jake Lee suffering injury.
(2) Kazumi Kikuta & Kazumasa Yoshida vs. Takuho Kato & Hiroyuki Suzuki
◆ Winner: Kato (9:09) with a Texas Clover Hold on Yoshida.
(3) Kota Sekifuda, Tatsuhiko Yoshino & Koju Takeda vs. Kazuki Hashimoto, Fuminori Abe & Kosuke Sato
◆ Winner: Kosuke (9:19) with a Front Neck Lock on Yoshino.
~ Kosuke, with the win over a former champion, declared that he wants to challenge for the BJW junior throne.
(4) TLC Tag Deathmatch: Ryuji Ito & Isami Kodaka vs. Hideyoshi Kamitani & Masaya Takahashi
◆ Winner: Kodaka (10:03) following a Fire Thunder on Masaya.
(5) Fluorescent Light-tube 6 Man Tag Match: Masashi Takeda, Takumi Tsukamoto & Toshiyuki Sakuda vs. Drew Parker, Yuki Ishikawa & Akira Hyodo
◆ Winner: Tsukamoto (12:45) with a Boston Crab on Ishikawa.
(6) Daisuke Sekimoto, Yasufumi Nakanoue & Ryota Hama vs. Daichi Hashimoto, Shigehiro Irie & Yuya Aoki
◆ Winner: Nakanoue (14:59) with a Diving Elbow Drop on Yuya.

(7) BJW World Strong Heavyweight Championship Match: [19th Champion] Takuya Nomura vs. [Challenher] Yuji Okabayashi
◆ Winner: Okabayashi (22:55) with the Golem Splash.
~ Champion falls on his 4th title defense. Okabayashi becomes the 20th Champion.

 ~ Next up for BJW is Yuko Miyamoto's return on 1/4 and then the Ikkitosen 2022 ~ strong climb ~ will begin on 1/5 and runs through 2/20.

 BJW "Deathmatch King Death", 1/4/2022 [Wed] 12:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo

(1) Kosuke Sato vs. Satsuki Nagao
(2) Kazumi Kikuta & Kazumasa Yoshida vs. Takuho Kato & Hiroyuki Sasaki
(3) Daichi Hashimoto & Kazuki Hashimoto vs. Yuya Aoki & Shigehiro Irie
(4) Takuya Nomura, Fuminori Abe & Kota Sekifuda vs. Yuji Okabayashi, Daisuke Sekimoto & Yasufumi Nakanoue
(5) TLC Tag Deathmatch: Jaki Numazawa & Abdullah Kobayashi vs. Hideyoshi Kamitani & Masaya Takahashi
(6) Barbed Wire Board Tag Deathmatch: Masashi Takeda & Takumi Tsukamoto vs. Drew Parker & Yuki Ishikawa
(7) Yuko Miyamoto BJW Return Fluorescent Light-tube 6 Man Tag Death Match: Yuko Miyamoto, Isami Kodaka & Ryuji Ito vs. Kankuro Hoshino, Akira Hyodo & Michio Kageyama

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2AW / Active Advance Wrestling 

2AW "New Year Fight Begins", 1/2/2022 [Sun] 16:00 @ 2AW Arena in Chiba

(1) THE RULE vs. BUG'S MUTATION: Ayato Yoshida, The Andrew "King" Takuma & Naka Shuma vs. Ayumu Honda, CHANGO & Chicharito Shoki
◆ Winner: Yoshida (10:57) with the UNREAL on Shoki.
(2) Ricky Fuji vs. Shiori Asahi vs. Hiroshi Yamato
◆ Winner: Asahi (7:46) with a Jacknife Hold on Fuji.
(3) Kaji Tomato vs. Kotaro Yoshino
◆ Winner: Kaji (8:25) with a Small Package Hold.
(4) Taishi Takizawa, Shu Asakawa, Kyu Mogami & Daiki Wakamatsu vs. Ayumu Honda, Kengo Mashimo, Kunio Toshima & Takuro Niki
◆ Winner: Hanami (15:15) with the Kesa-Cobra on Wakamatsu. 

(5) Tank Nagai Retirement Road ~ Walking the Cliff-side ~ Hardcore Rules Tag Match: Tank Nagai & Ayame Sasamura vs. Shu & Kei Brahman
◆ Winner: Kei (12:21) with the Gotai-Fumanzoku on Sasamura.

(6) New Year Time Difference Battle Royal:
~ Order of elimination : Shoki, Asahi, Nagai, Sasamura, Shuma, Takuma, Niki, Yamato, Takizawa, Hanami, Mashimo, CHANGO, Toshima, Mogami, Yoshino, Asakawa, Tomato, Wakamatsu 
◆ Winner: Ayumu Honda (20:09) sent Ayato Yoshida over the top rope.

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