January 5th, 2022 (NJPW, NOAH, BJW, DDT, 2AW)

 

NJPW "WRESTLE KINGDOM 16 in Tokyo Dome", 1/5/2022 [Wed] 17:00 @ Tokyo Dome in Tokyo
6,379 Spectators

(0) Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & Tomoaki Honma vs. Bad Luck Fale, Gedo & Jado
◆Winner: Honma (6:40) following the Kokeshi on Gedo.
(0) Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Master Wato vs. El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & TAKA Michinoku
◆Winner: Wato (9:23) with the Vendaval on Desperado.
~ Wato with the win over the IWGP Jr. Champ.
(0) Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI vs. Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr & DOUKI
◆Winner: Shingo (10:28) with the Last of the Dragon on DOUKI.

(1) IWGP Junior Tag Championship 3WAY Match: [68th Champions] Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask IV vs. [Challengers] Ryusuke Taguchi & Rocky Romero vs. [Challengers] Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo
◆Winner: Eagles (12:07) with the Ron Miller Special on Romero.
~ Champions with their 1st title defense.

(2) Stardom Offer Match: Mayu Iwatani & Starlight Kid vs. Tamu Nakano & Saya Kamitani
◆Winner: Kamitani (9:14) with a Phoenix Splash on Starlight.
~ After the match, Kamitani stated that it is her dream to have a singles match against Kota Ibushi.
(3) KOPW 2022 4WAY Match: Chase Owens vs. Minoru Suzuki vs. Toru Yano vs. CIMA
◆Winner: Suzuki (6:08) following a Gotch style Piledriver on Yano.

(4) NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Championship Match: [22nd Champions] EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi & SHO vs. [Challengers] Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & YOH
◆Winner: SHO (9:37) over YOH.
~ 1st successful title defense.

~ Pro-Wrestling NOAH came out to to heat up the 1/8 New Japan vs. NOAH show at Yokohama.
~ Shingo Takagi, Hiromu & BUSHI came out to confront the challenge by Kenoh. A back in forth verbal assault happened, as Kenoh declared that he shall overturn the standard of pro-wrestling in Japan as he will make sure that NOAH is the best wrestling promotion in Japan.

~ New Japan announced that they will be returning to the Fukuoka (PayPay) Dome for the first time in 21 years.

(5) SANADA vs. Great-O-Khan
◆Winner: SANADA (13:21) with an O'Connor Bridge.
(6) Tetsuya Naito vs. Jeff Cobb
◆Winner: Naito (15:34) following the Destino.

(7) IWGP US Heavyweight Championship ~ No DQ Match: [11th Champion] KENTA vs. [Challenger] Hiroshi Tanahashi
◆Winner: Tanahashi (22:40) with a High Fly Flow, from off a ladder.
~ Champion falls on his 1st title defense. Tanahashi becomes the 12th champion.

(8) IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Match: [4th Champion] Kazuchika Okada vs. [Challenger] Will Ospreay
◆Winner: Okada (32:52) following the Rainmaker.
~ 1st successful title defense.

~ Naito came out and challenged Okada for the next defense. 

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 NOAH "REBOOT 2022", 1/5/2022 [Wed] 15:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
373 Spectators

(1) Junta Miyawaki & Yasutaka Yano vs. Kinya Okada & Kai Fujimura
◆Winner: Miyawaki (7:39) with a Cross Armbar on Kai.
(2) Kazushi Sakuraba, King Tani & Kotaro Suzuki vs. Masaaki Mochizuki (DRAGON GATE), Muhammad Yone & Ikuto Hidaka
◆Winner: Mochizuki (9:31) following a Straight Shotei on Tani.
(3) Masakatsu Funaki vs. Masao Inoue
◆Winner: Funaki (:10) via give up, following a Right High Kick.  

~ After the match, a masked wrestler by the name of "Ninja Mack" was announced to be coming to NOAH soon.

(4) Ultimo Dragon & Dragon Kid (both DRAGON GATE) vs. Hajime Ohara & Atsushi Kotoge
◆Winner: Ultimo (13:20) following an Asai DDT on Ohara.
(5) Katsuhiko Nakajima, Nioh & Aleja vs. Manabu Soya, Haoh & Tadasuke
◆Winner: Soya (10:15) following the Dando on Nioh.
(6) HAYATA, Yoshinari Ogawa, Seiki Yoshioka & Yuya Susumu (FREEDOMS) vs. NOSAWA Rongai, Eita, YO-HEY & Super Crazy
◆Winner:  Super Crazy (7:19) with a Moonsault Press on Susumu.
~ After that match, it was announced that Super Crazy has joined NOAH with a 1 year contract.

(7) GHC National Champoionship Match: [7th Champion] Kenoh vs. [Challenger] Daisuke Harada
◆Winner: Kenoh (10:56) following the P.F.S.
~ 3rd successful title defense.
~ Funaki came out to challenge the champion for the belt, Kenoh agreed as the defense has been set for 1/22 in Osaka.

(8) Keiji Muto, Naomichi Marufuji, Masato Tanaka (ZERO1), Takashi Sugiura & Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Go Shiozaki, Kaito Kiyomiya, Masa Kitamiya, Daiki Inaba (FREE) & Yoshiki Inamura
◆Winner: Kiyomiya (19:38) with a Tiger Suplex Hold on Tanaka.

~ Next up is the N Innovation shows with the U-CUP tournament...

DAY1 U-CUP, 1/6/2022 @ Yokohama Radiant Hall in Kanagawa

(-) Super Crazy & Ikuto Hidaka vs. Kai Fujimura & Yasutaka Yano
(-) Tag Match - NOAH vs. PERROS DEL MAL DE JAPON: Daisuke Harada & Atsushi Kotoge vs.
NOSAWA Rongai & Eita
(-) Tag Match - STINGER vs. Kongo: HAYATA & Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Nioh & Haoh
(-) Tag Match - NOAH vs. Kongo: Hajime Ohara & Junta Miyawaki vs. Tadasuke & Aleja
(-) Tag Match - STINGER vs. PERROS DEL MAL DE JAPON: Seiki Yoshioka & Yuya Susumu vs. YO-HEY & Kotaro Suzuki
(-) Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Daiki Inaba
(-) Junior Rumble : Winners earns right to challenge for the GHC Jr. on 1/10.

DAY 2 U-CUP, 1/7/2022 @ Yokohama Radiant Hall in Kanagawa 

(-) Yasutaka Yano vs. Kai Fujimura
(-) 6 Man Tag Match - NOAH vs. STINGER: HAYATA, Yoshinari Ogawa & Yuya Susumu vs. Daisuke Harada, Atsushi Kotoge & Junta Miyawaki
(-) 6 Man Tag Match - PERROS DEL MAL DE JAPON vs. Kongo: Tadasuke, Aleja & Haoh vs. NOSAWA Rongai, YO-HEY & Kotaro Suzuki
(-) 4WAY Match - NOAH vs. STINGER vs. Kongo vs. PERROS JAPON: Hajime Ohara vs. Seiki Yoshioka vs. Nioh vs. Eita
(-) Kaito Kiyomiya & Daiki Inaba vs. Super Crazy & Ikuto Hidaka
(-) U-CUP Championship Decision Match: 1st Point Team vs. 2nd Point Team

DAY 3 U-CUP, 1/10/2022 @ Yokohama Radiant Hall in Kanagawa 

(-) U-CUP Unit Shuffle Tag Match: (featuring the first 4 eliminated from the junior rumble on 1/6)
(-) GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [46th Champion] HAYATA vs. [Challenger] 1/6 Junior Rumble Winner
~ 9th title defense.

NOAH "BUMPER CROP 2022 in SENDAI", 1 1/16/2022 [Sun] 15:30 @ Sendai Sunplaza Hall

(-) King Tani & Muhammad Yone vs. Masakatsu Funaki & Masato Tanaka
(-) Go Shiozaki, Kaito Kiyomiya, Daiki Inaba & Yoshiki Inamura vs.  Takashi Sugiura, Kazushi Sakuraba, Kazuyuki Fujita & Kendo Kashin

(-) GHC Tag Championship Match: [57th Champions] Keiji Muto & Naomichi Marufuji vs. [Challenger] Kenoh & Manabu Soya
~ 2nd title defense.

(-) GHC Heavyweight Championship Match: [36th Champion] Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. [Challenger] Masa Kitamiya
~ 4th title defense.

NOAH "HIGHER GROUND 2022", 1/22/2022 [Sat] 17:30 @  EDION Arena Osaka 2nd Stadium

(-) GHC National Champoionship Match: [7th Champion] Kenoh vs. [Challenger] Masakatsu Funaki
~ 4th title defense.

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 BJW, 1/5/2022 [Wed] 11:30 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo
104 Spectators

(1) Kazuki Hashimoto & Kosuke Sato vs. Fuminori Abe & Kazumasa Yoshida
◆Winner: Kosuke (7:59) with a Front Neck Lock on Yoshida.
(2) G-Shock Tag Deathmatch: Drew Parker & Yuki Ishikawa vs. Kankuro Hoshino & Akira Hyodo
◆Winner: Hyodo (9:49) with a Diving Senton on Ishikawa, on a concrete block.
(3) Barbed Wire Board Tag Deathmatch: Abdullah Kobayashi & Jaki Numazawa vs. Ryuji Ito & Isami Kodaka
◆Winner: Numazawa (12:52) with a Small Package Hold on Ito.
(4) Daisuke Sekimoto, Takuho Kato & Hiroyuki Suzuki vs. Yasufumi Nakanoue, Shigehiro Irie & Kazumi Kikuta
◆Winner: Nakanoue (12:52) with a Diving Elbow Drop on Hiroyuki.

(5) Ikkitosen 2022 ~ strong climb ~ A Block Match: Yuji Okabayashi vs. Kota Sekifuda
◆Winner: Okabayashi (15:33) with an Arm capture style Argentine Backbreaker.
(6) Ikkitosen 2022 ~ strong climb ~ B Block Match: Daichi Hashimoto vs. Yuya Aoki
◆Winner: Daichi (15:58) following a Shining Wizard.
(7) Ikkitosen 2022 ~ strong climb ~ A Block Match: Takuya Nomura vs. Hideyoshi Kamitani
◆Winner: Kamitani (15:15) following a Backdrop.
~ Kamitani kicks off this years league with a win over the current World Strong champ.

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 DDTeeeen!!, 1/5/2022 [Wed] @ Itabashi Green Hall in Tokyo
60 Spectators

(1) Toui Kojima & Reimu Imai (17 years old) vs. Yuya Takashika & Yuki Ishida
◆Winner: Toui (9:23) with the Kojima in Wonderland on Ishida.
(2) Hardcore Match: Hideki Okaya & Suzu Suzuki (119 years old) vs. Shunma Katsumata & Akane Fujita
◆Winner: Katsumata (19:37) with a Sauna Trance Splash from off a ladder on Okaya.
(3) Daichi Sato (13 years old) vs. Yuki Ueno
◆Winner: Ueno (11:26) with a Blizzard Suplex Hold.
(4) El Unicorn (13 years old) vs. Yousei☆Estrella (16 years old)
◆Winner: Estrella (11:55) with a Styles Clash.
(5) Tetsuya Endo & Illusion (19 years old) vs. Naomi Yoshimura & Vanvert Jack (16 years old)
◆Winner: Illusion (18:58) following a Modified Pedigree on Vanvert.

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 2AW - Youtube "2WF Season 8"

~ Match begins around the 15 minute mark...

 (1) Hiroshi Yamato Produce Match : TORU (TTT/Osaka Pro) vs. Daiki Wakamatsu
◆Winner: TORU (9:57) following a Vertical Drop style Brainbuster.