March 29th, 2022

~ Results for AJPW (CC Prelude) & FREEDOMS (KFC : Kasai vs Masaoka)
~ News and updates for Korakuen Hall 60th Anniversary (NJPW & AJPW show, SANADA out) & TTT (4/16 event card).

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AJPW "POWER DREAM SERIES", 3/29/2022 [Tue] 18:30 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo 

(1) Hokuto Omori vs. Ryo Inoue
◆Winner: Hokuto (7:56) with a Camel Clutch.
(2) TAJIRI vs. Izanagi
◆Winner: TAJIRI (5:39) with a Samson Clutch.
(3) Takao Omori vs. Black Menso~re
◆Winner: Omori (8:24) following an Axe Bomber.
(4) Hikaru Sato (Pancrase MISSION) & Dan Tamura vs. Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising HAYATO
◆Winner: Hikaru (13:29) following a Death Valley Bomb on HAYATO.
~ Hikaru was very vocal during the backstage interview as he wants to light a fire under the junior heavyweights to fight as hard as those who will be competing in the upcoming Champion Carnival.

(5) Yuma Aoyagi, Yoshitatsu & Shotaro Ashino vs. Shigehiro Irie (Free), T-Hawk (STRONGHEARTS) & Takuya Nomura (BJW)
◆Winner: Irie (14:21) following a Flying Headbutt on Ashino.
(6) Kento Miyahara, Suwama & Shuji Ishikawa vs. Jake Lee, Ryuki Honda & Kumaarashi (Free)
◆Winner: Miyahara (18:51) with a Frankensteiner on Kumaarashi.
~ The TC champion claims the victory before the upcoming Champion Carnival. Miyahara called for all the CC competitors to come out.
~ Among the moments were Ryuki Honda and Jake Lee confronting each other. Which lead to Honda stating that he would break Lee's face again if given the chance. Jake then laid him out with a backdrop. With Lee declaring that he will reclaim the Triple Crown belt which he never directly lost.

~ Next up is the "2022 Champion Carnival" which begins on April 8th in Osaka.

AJPW Event Cards 2022
https://projectpuroresuspirit.blogspot.com/p/ajpw-event-cards-2022.html

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Pro-Wrestling FREEDOMS "The Gekokujo 2022", 3/29/2022 [Tue] 18:45 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
530 Spectators

(1) Leo Isaka (Marvelous) & Rekka (Free) vs. Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei (both Free)
◆Winner: Shu (8:10) over Rekka.
(2) Tatsuhito Takaiwa (Free) & GENTARO vs. Kengo (Free) & Takahiro Katori
◆Winner: Takaiwa (10:55) following an Avalanche Death Valley Bomb on Kengo.
~ It was announced that Kengo and Katori will have a singles match to decide the next challenge for Takaiwa's UWA World Junior belt.
(3) unchain vs E.R.E: Rina Yamashita (Free) vs. E.R.E. New Member = Kyu Mogami (2AW)
◆Winner: Yamashita (2:18) via foul, referee lost control of match.
~ The two were added to the following match making it an 8 person tag.
(4) unchain vs E.R.E Junkyard Tornado 8 Person Tag Deathmatch: Kenji Fukimoto, Minoru Fujita (Free), Kamui & Rina Yamashita (Free) vs. Violento Jack, Toshiyuki Sakuda (Free), Takayuki Ueki (Free) & Kyu Mogami (2AW)
◆Winner: Fukimoto (11:20) following a Package Piledriver on Jack, onto an empty can board.
~ Fukimoto and Jack will have a facepaint versus mask match on 5/3 at Korakuen.
(5) Yuya Susumu Send-off 6 Man Tag Match: Yuya Susumu, Toru Sugiura & Tomoya Hirata vs. Takashi Sasaki, Mammoth Sasaki & Dragon Libre
◆Winner: Susumu (21:10) following the Front Crash on Libre.
~ Susumu stated that he is grateful for the last 10 years that he has spent in Tokyo and FREEDOMS.
~ Takashi "Let's see how much of a name you can leave behind!" As Susumu is off to begin a new chapter in his career.

(6) KING of FREEDOM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Hell inside and outside hell Glass Board _ Alpha Death Match: [14th Champion] Jun Kasai vs. [Challenger] Daisuke Masaoka
◆Winner: Masaoka (23:41) following a Moonsault Double Knee Drop, with fluorescent lights.
~ Kasai falls on his 2nd title defense. Masaoka becomes the 15th champion.
~ Toru Sugiura came forward to challenge the new champion. Which it was decided that he will be the challenger at the FREEDOMS show at the Yokohama Budokan on May 3rd.

-- Upcoming --

FREEDOMS x 2AW "VersuS 2022", 4/3/2022 [Sun] 12:00 @ 2AW Square in Chiba

() GENTARO & Takahiro Kotori vs. Kunio Toshima & Takuro Niki
() Violento Jack vs. Kaji Tomato
() Takashi Sasaki, Mammoth Sasaki & Dragon Libre vs. Taishi Takizawa, Daiju Wakamatsu & Chicharito Shoki

() KING of FREEDOM WORLD TAG CHAMPIONSHIP Hardcore Match: [19th Champions] Toru Sugiura & Tomoya Hirata vs. [Challengers] Kengo Mashimo & Tatsuya Hanami
~ 3rd title defense. 

FREEDOMS "Dams First Advance at Yokohama Budokan ~ Hot Free People 2022", 5/3/2022 [Tue] 16:00 @ Yokohhama Budokan 

() Mascara versus Paint - Death Match: Violento Jack vs. Kenji Fukimoto 

() KING of FREEDOM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Match: [15th Champion] Daisuke Masaoka vs. [Challenger] Toru Sugiura
~ 1st title defense.

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Korakuen Hall 60th Anniversary Show

~ It was officially announced that SANADA will be unable to compete at the scheduled show on April 16th. As he suffered a fracture to his left eye socket back on March 17th. Taichi will be taking his place in the main event match, teaming with Jake Lee to take on the team of Kento Miyahara and Hiroshi Tanahashi.

Korakuen Hall 60th Anniversary Festival - 50th Anniversary New Japan Pro-Wrestling + All Japan Pro-Wrestling, 4/16/2022 [Sat] 17:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

(1) Ryo Inoue vs. Akito Fujita
(2) Yoshitatsu, Ryusuke Taguchi & Master Wato vs. Takao Omori, Yuto Nakajima & Ryohei Oiwa
(3) Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Black Menso~re Oyaji vs. TAJIRI & Toru Yano
(4) Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI vs. Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Yuma Aoyagi & Atsuki Aoyagi
(5) Suwama, Shotaro Ashino & Dan Tamura vs. Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & YOH
(6) Jake Lee & Taichi vs. Kento Miyahara & Hiroshi Tanahashi

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TTT (Total Triumph Team)

TTT Pro-Wrestling "INNOVATION 3",  4/16/2022 [Sat] 19:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo

(1) Koju Takeda (666) vs. Garlin Shoe Perros B (Keisuke Goto)
(2) TORU & Tetsuya Goto vs. Tetsuhiro Kuroda & Masked Mystery
(3) Shuo Fujiwara & Takumi Tsukamoto (Free) vs. Onryo (666) & Fuminori Abe (BASARA)

(4) GWC certified 6-Man Tag Championship Match: [30th Champions] Jun Masaoka, Kohei Kinoshita & Mataro Aoki (DOVE) vs. [Challengers] Tsutomu Oosugi, Banana Senga & Shota Nakagawa (J STAGE)
~ 1st title defense.

(5) TTT certified Indie Unified Openweight Championship Match: [2nd Champion] Guts Ishijima vs. [Challenger] Akiyori Takizawa
~ 3rd title defense.