August 18th, 2022

~ Results for NJPW [G1 CLIMAX Final], BJW x ZERO1 & Colega
~ News and updates for AJPW [Naoya to miss Oudou Semi-final]

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NJPW "G1 CLIMAX 32", 8/17/2022 [Wed] 18:00 @ Nippon Budokan in Tokyo
6,716 Spectators

(1) Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & YOH vs. EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, SHO & Dick Togo
 ◆Winner: YOH (7:22) with the DIRECT DRIVE on Togo.
(2) Jonah & Bad Boy Tito vs. Tom Lawlor & Royce Isaacs
 ◆Winner: Jonah (10:31) following the Torpedo on Isaacs.
(3) Jeff Cobb, Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare vs. Juice Robinson, Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens
 ◆Winner: Cobb (6:01) with the Tour of the Island on Fale.
(4) Tetsuya Naito, SANADA & BUSHI vs. Lance Archer, Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi
 ◆Winner: Taichi (8:01) following the Yokozuna style Kachiage Elbow.

~ "WRESTLE KINGDOM 17" was announced to be on one day on January 4th, with the follow up show "NEW YEAR DASH!!"on January 5th at the Ota Ward Gym.

~ New Japan announced their return to New York City on October 28th, 2022 "RUMBLE on 44th Steet".

(5) Shingo Takagi & Hiromu Takahashi vs. KENTA & El Phantasmo
 ◆Winner: ELP (8:39) with a Small Package on Shingo.
(6) Hiroshi Tanahashi & David Finlay vs. Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows
 ◆Winner: Tanahashi (10:03) with the High Fly Flow on Anderson.
(7) Tama Tonga & KUSHIDDA vs. Jay White & Taiji Ishimori
 ◆Winner: KUSHIDA (9:30) with the Back to the Future on Ishimori.
~ KUSHIDA made the challenge for the IWGP Jr. belt, though Ishimori isn't satisfied that KUSHIDA is ready for the challenge as they are 1/1 now, and Tama asserted himself to be a challenger for the IWGP World belt.

(8) G1 Final Match: Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay
 ◆Winner: Okada (33:53) following the Rainmaker.

~ Okada stated that he will save his challenge until the Tokyo Dome.
~ During the backstage interview, Finlay rushed a battered Ospreay and made the challenge for the IWGP US belt.

NJPW Event Cards 2022
https://projectpuroresuspirit.blogspot.com/p/njpw-event-cards-2022.html

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BJW x ZERO1, 8/18/2022 [Thu] 19:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo
158 Spectators

(1) Kazuki Hashimoto & Kazumasa Yoshida vs. Takumi Baba & Astroman
◆Winner: Astroman (9:49) with the Astro Clutch on Yoshida.
(2) Hideyoshi Kamitani & Takuho Kato vs. Chris Vice & Yoshikazu Yokoyama
 ◆Winner: Vice (12:30) following a Package Piledriver on Kato.
(3) Takuya Sugawara & Takuya Nomura vs. Takafumi & Satsuki Nagao
 ◆Winner: Takuya (12:30) with a Double Arm Lock on Nagao.
~ During the backstage interview, Kazuki appeared and wanted to form an alliance with Nagao. Namely for the upcoming Saikyo Tag League.
(4) Yuji Okabayashi vs. Tsugataka Sato
 ◆Winner: Okabayashi (11:59) with the Golem Splash.
(5) Masato Tanaka & Daisuke Sekimoto vs. Yuya Aoki & Junya Matsunaga
 ◆Winner: Sekimoto (18:39) with a German Suplex Hold on Yuya.

BJW Event Cards 2022
https://projectpuroresuspirit.blogspot.com/p/bjw-event-cards-2022.html

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Colega Pro-Wrestling, 8/18/2022 [Thu] 19:00 @ Colega Studio in Osaka

(1) So Daimonji vs. Katsumi Oribe vs. Joji Otani
 ◆Winner: Daimonji (14:00) following the Nekosogi-Aratame on Joji.
(2) Dylan James vs. Rekka
 ◆Winner: James (13:07) following a Chokeslam.
(3) RYO vs. Shota Nakagawa
 ◆Winner: Nakagawa (9:42) following a Swanton Bomb.

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AJPW NEWS

~ It was announced that Naoya Nomura has posted a positive results for the corona virus and will be forced to miss the semi-finals of the "Oudou Tournament" on August 20th. Takao Omori will earn the automatic pass to compete in the match.

~ The full event card will look as follows... 

AJPW "9th Oudou Tournament", 8/20/2022 [Sat] 11:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

() Black Menso~re, SUSHI & Andy Wu vs. Hikaru Sato, Dan Tamura & Rocky Kawamura 2
() Shuji Ishikawa, Ryo Inoue & Ren Ayabe vs. Yoshitatsu, TAJIRI & Cyrus
() Yuma Aoyagi, Atsuki Aoyagi & Hokuto Omori vs. Takuya Nomura, Rising HAYATO & Ouji Shiiba

() Oudou Tournament Semi-final: Kento Miyahara vs. Yuji Nagata
() Oudou Tournament Semi-final: Jake Lee vs. Takao Omori

() Suwama, TARU, KONO & Toshizo vs. Shotaro Ashino, Ryuki Honda, Yusuke Kodama & Seigo Tachibana

() Oudou Tournament Final Match:  

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

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