January 31st, 2022 (AJPW, BJW, DRAGON GATE, DRADITON, TJPW)

In some sad news, Masashi Takeda announced the reason as to why he has been away from the ring, as it was publicly announced that his wife, Yuka Takeda (Omori) (33), had passed away after complication with undisclosed illness on January 7th. Her funeral was then held on January 14th with close relatives present. Takeda stated that this has been a hard time for himself and something that he still hasn't come to accept what has happened, so for the time being he is still taking time away from active competition.

The two were married in the Spring of 2018, with their public wedding ceremony held the following year. A couple years later they had a son born in 2020. The also ran their own business as well, an owl cafe. They appear to have met in 2016 while Takeda was working freelance in All Japan Pro-Wrestling, as Yuka was part of the "Through Skills" cheer group that supported the promotion at the time.

My best wishes are to him and his family in this difficult time.

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All Japan Pro-Wrestling

~ Both the GAORA TV and Asia Tag belts were announced to be in defense in February. First up on February 17th, it was made official that Hokuto Omori and Yusuke Kodama will put the Asia Tag belts on the line against the BASARA team of Takato Nakano and Masato Kamino. Which this will mark the second time this team has faced stemming from the "2021 Jr. TAG BATTLE OF GLORY".

~ Then the GAORA TV belt has been added to the February 23rd show at the Korakuen Hall, as Shigehiro Irie takes on the leader of BASARA in Isami Kodaka. A prelude tag match has also been set for the February 17th show in Yokohama.

~ Below are the current updated cards...

All Japan Pro-Wrestling "2022 EXCITE SERIES", 2/5/2022 [Sat] 17:00 @ EDION Arena Osaka, 2nd Stadium

(-) Yoshitatsu, Izanagi & Dan Tamura vs. Black Menso~re, Seigo Tachibana [FREE] & Ryuya Matsufusa [Doutonbori]
(-) Hikaru Sato vs. Atsuki Aoyagi
(-) Shuji Ishikawa, Takao Omori & Ryo Inoue vs. Zeus [Osaka Pro], The Bodyguard [FREE] & Kazuaki Mihara [FREE]

(-) World Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [60th Champion] SUGI vs. [Challenger] Andy Wu (FREE)
~ 2nd title defense.

(-) World Tag Championship Prelude Battle Special Single Match: Shotaro Ashino vs. Koji Doi (FREE)
(-) World Tag Championship Prelude Battle Special Single Match: Suwama vs. Kumaarashi (FREE)

(-) Kento Miyahara, Yuma Aoyagi & Rising HAYATO vs. Ryuki Honda, Hokuto Omori & Yusuke Kodama (FREE)

All Japan Pro-Wrestling "2022 EXCITE SERIES", 2/17/2022 [Thu] 18:30 @ Yokohama City Hodogaya Public Hall in Kanagawa

(-) Shotaro Ashino vs. Black Menso~re
(-) Shigehiro Irie & Shuji Ishikawa vs. Takao Omori & Isami Kodaka (BASARA)

(-) Asia Tag Championship Match: [112th Champions] Hokuto Omori & Yusuke Kodama vs. [Challengers] Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino (both BASARA)
~ 2nd title defense.

All Japan Pro-Wrestling "2022 EXCITE SERIES", 2/23/2022 [Wed] 11:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

(-) GOARA TV Championship Match: [20th Champion] Shigehiro Irie vs. [Challenger] Isami Kodaka (BASARA)
~ 2nd title defense.

(-) World Tag Championship Match: [89th Champions] Suwama & Shotaro Ashino vs. [Challenger] Koji Doi & Kumaarashi (both FREE)
~ 4th title defense.

(-) Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship Match: [65th Champion] Kento Miyahara vs. [Challenger] Abdullah Kobayashi (BJW)
~ 1st title defense.

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 Big Japan Pro-Wrestling

 ~ Event card updates were announced for their upcoming shows in February. 

BJW "Ikkitousen 2022 - strong climb", 2/2/2022 [Wed] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo 

(1) Takuho Kato & Kazumasa Yoshida vs. Shu Asakawa & Daiki Wakamatsu (both 2AW)
(2) Kota Sekifuda & Tatsuhiko Yoshino vs. Fuminori Abe [BASARA] & Kosuke Sato
(3) Abdullah Kobayashi, Ryuji Ito & Jaki Numazawa vs. Minoru Fujita [FREE], Takumi Tsukamoto [BASARA] & Yuichi Taniguchi
(4) Yuji Okabayashi, Daichi Hashimoto & Ryota Hama vs. Shigehiro Irie [STRONGHEARTS], Kazumi Kikuta & Kazuki Hashimoto
(5) Barbed-wire Board + Alpha Tag Deathmatch: Hideyoshi Kamitani & Yuki Ishikawa vs. Masaya Takahashi & Drew Parker
(6) G Shock Tag Deathmatch: Yuko Miyamoto [666] & Isami Kodaka [BASARA] vs. Kankuro Hoshino & Akira Hyodo

(7) Ikkitosen - strong climb - B Block: Daisuke Sekimoto vs. Yuya Aoki
(8) Ikkitosen - strong climb - A Block:Takuya Nomura vs. Yasufumi Nakanoue

BJW "Ikkitousen 2022 - strong climb", 2/5/2022 [Sat] @ Twin Messe Shizuoka

(1) Abdullah Kobayashi vs. Yuichi Taniguchi
(2) Kota Sekifuda & Takuho Kato vs. Kazumi Kikuta & Kosuke Sato
(3) Barbed-wire Board Tag Death Match: Jaki Numazawa & Hideyoshi Kamitani vs. Kankuro Hoshino & Akira Hyodo
(4) Fluorescent Light-tube Tag Death Match: Yuko Miyamoto & Yuki Ishikawa vs. Drew Parker & Ryuji Ito
(5) Daisuke Sekimoto, Hideki "Shrek" Sekine vs. Takuya Nomura, Fuminori Abe & Kazumasa Yoshida

(6) Ikkitosen - strong climb - B Block: Daichi Hashimoto vs. Kazuki Hashimoto
(7) Ikkitosen - strong climb - A Block: Yuji Okabayashi vs. Yasufumi Nakanoue

BJW "Ikkitousen 2022 - strong climb", 2/6/2022 [Sun] @ Active Square Daito in Osaka

(1) Daichi Hashimoto & Kazumasa Yoshida vs. Yuichi Taniguchi & Kazumi Kikuta
(2) Kota Sekifuda & Kosuke Sato vs. Yuya Aoki & Dyna Mido (Yanagase)
(3) Bring Your Own Weapons Death Match: Yuko Miyamoto & Hideyoshi Kamitani vs. Kankuro Hoshino & Akira Hyodo
(4) Fluorescent Light-tube & Barbed-wire Board Tag Death Match: Abdullah Kobayashi, Drew Parker & Takumi Tsukamoto vs. Ryuji Ito, Jaki Numazawa & Yuki Ishikawa
(5) Yasufumi Nakanoue, Andy Wu [FREE] & Hiroaki Taniguchi [Shi-en] vs. Fuminori Abe, So Daimonji [LAND'S END] & Takuho Kato

(6) Ikkitosen - strong climb - B Block: Daisuke Sekimoto vs. Kazuki Hashimoto
(7) Ikkitosen - strong climb - A Block: Takuya Nomura vs. Yuji Okabayashi

BJW "Ikkitousen 2022 - strong climb", 2/11/2022 [Fri] @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo

(1) Daisuke Sekimoto vs. Kazumasa Yoshida
(2) Hideyoshi Kamitani & Masaya Takahashi vs. Kankuro Hoshino & Akira Hyodo
(3) Takuya Nomura & Kosuke Sato vs. Yuya Aoki & Kazuki Hashimoto
(4) Ryuji Ito, Jaki Numazawa & Yuki Ishikawa vs. Abdullah Kobayashi, Yuko Miyamoto & Drew Parker

(5) Ikkitosen - strong climb - A Block: Yuji Okabayashi vs. Takuho Kato
(6) Ikkitosen - strong climb - B Block: Daichi Hashimoto vs. Kazumi Kikuta
(7) Ikkitosen - strong climb - A Block: Yasufumi Nakanoue vs. Kota Sekifuda

BJW "Ikkitousen 2022 - strong climb", 2/13/2022 [Sun] @ Sapporo Penny Lane 24

(1) Yuji Okabayashi & Noriyuki Yoshida [FTO] vs. Daichi Hashimoto & Kazuki Hashimoto
(2) Yasufumi Nakanoue & Yuya Aoki vs. Kazumi Kikuta & Kosuke Sato
(3) Ryuji Ito & Jaki Numazawa vs. Yuichi Taniguchi & Yuki Ishikawa
(4) Fluorescent Light-tube Tag Death Match: Yuko Miyamoto & Drew Parker vs. Kankuro Hoshino & Akira Hyodo

(5) Ikkitosen - strong climb - A Block: Hideyoshi Kamitani vs. Takuho Kato
(6) Ikkitosen - strong climb - A Block: Takuya Nomura vs. Kota Sekifuda

BJW "Ikkitousen 2022 - strong climb", 2/13/2022 [Sun] @ Sapporo Penny Lane 24

(1) Yasufumi Nakanoue & Takuya Nomura vs. Daichi Hashimoto & Takuho Kato
(2) Yuji Okabayashi & Yuichi Taniguchi vs. Kota Sekifuda & Noriyuki Yoshida [FTO]
(3) G-Shock Tag Death Match: Yuko Miyamoto & Hideyoshi Kamitani vs. Kankuro Hoshino & Akira Hyodo
(4) Fluorescent Light-tube Tag Death Match: Ryuji Ito & Yuki Ishikawa vs. Drew Parker & Jaki Numazawa

(5) Ikkitosen - strong climb - B Block: Kazuki Hashimoto vs. Kosuke Sato
(6) Ikkitosen - strong climb - B Block: Kazumi Kikuta vs. Yuya Aoki

BJW "Ikkitousen 2022 - strong climb", 2/20/2022 [Sun] @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

 () Ikkitosen 2022 - strong climb - Final Match: 

BJW, 2/23/2022 [Wed] @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo

(1) Takuya Nomura & Fuminori Abe vs. Kosuke Sato & Kazumasa Yoshida
(2) Daichi Hashimoto & Kazumi Kikuta vs. Yuya Aoki & Takuho Kato
(3) Death Match: Ryuji Ito, Isami Kodaka & Jaki Numazawa vs. Hideyoshi Kamitani, Takumi Tsukamoto & Michio Kageyama
(4) Death Match: Masaya Takahashi vs. Akira Hyodo

(5) Yokohama Shopping Street 6 Person Tag Championship Match: [40th Champions] Yuji Okabayashi, Yasufumi Nakanoue & Chicharito Shoki vs. [Challengers] Kota Sekifuda, Kaji Tomato & Ayame Sasamura
~ 2nd title defense.

(6) Death Match: Drew Parker vs. Yuki Ishikawa

(7) BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship Match: [Champion] Yuko Miyamoto vs. [Challenger] Kankuro Hoshino

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 DRAGON GATE

~ GM Ryo Saito made it official that a "Open the Triangle Gate Championship Tournament" will be held on 2/20, day and night show, to crown the next champions for the vacant belts. Four teams will compete in the tournament represened by HIGH-END, NATURAL VIBES, R・E・D, and team consisting of the new wave of rookies.

DRAGON GATE, 2/20/2022 [Sun] 13:00 & 17:00 @ Acros Fukuoka

(-) Open The Triangle Gate Championship Decision Match:
~ Winners becomes the 76th Champions.

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DRADITION NEWS

Tatsumi Fujinami announced that second phase will be held in honor of Fujinami's 50th anniversary as a pro-wrestling.

"TATSUMI FUJINAMI 50th ANNIVERSARY THE NEVER GIVE UP TOUR PHASE-2 TOKYO", 5/12/2022 [Thu] 19:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyyo

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TJPW

~ The full event card was announced for the Korakuen Hall show on February 11th. The show will feature the final match of the "Futari wa Princess" Tournament and Maki Ito will be putting the International Princess belt on the line against Yuki Kamifuku.

Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling "Positive Chain '22", 2/11/2022 [Fri] 11:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

(1) Moka Miyamoto vs. Arisu Endo
(2) Hyper Misao, Nao Kakuta & Maya Kiryu vs. Asuka, Haruka Neko & Kaya Toribami
(3) Suzume vs. Yuki Arai
(4) Saki-sama & Mei Saint Michel vs. Raku & Pom Harajuku
(5) Miyu Yamashita, Hikari Noa & Marika Kobashi vs. Shoko Nakajima, Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki

(6) International Princess Championship Match: [7th Champion] Maki Ito vs. [Challenger] Yuki Kamifuku
~ 1st title defense.

(7) Futari wa Princess" Max Heart Tournament: Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe vs. Nodoka Tenma & Yuki Aino