December 23rd, 2022
~ Results for NJPW [Suzukigun Final], NOAH [N Innovation, GHC Jr + GHC Jr Tag], ZERO1 x BJW, Stand uP & Sendai Girls
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NJPW "Road to TOKYO DOME", 12/23/2022 [Fri] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
1,376 Spectators
(1) Yuto Nakashima & Jado vs. Yujiro Takahashi & SHO
◆Winner: Yujiro (6:02) following the Pimp Juice on Nakashima.
(2) Ryohei Oiwa & Kosei Fujita vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano
◆Winner: Yano (9:11) with a Boston Crab on Oiwa.
(3) Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Tiger Mask IV & Ren Narita vs. Jeff Cobb, Great-O-Khan, Aaron Henare & Francesco Akira
◆Winner: Akira (8:21) following the Fireball on Tiger.
(4) Shingo Takagi & Hiromu Takahashi vs. EVIL & Dick Togo
◆Winner: Takagi (8:49) following a Sliding Pumping Bomber on Togo.
(5) Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI
◆Winner: Goto (8:49) followiing the Shoto on Tenzan.
(6) Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi & Shota Umino vs. Tetsuya Naito, SANADA & BUSHI
◆Winner: Naito (10:56) following the Destino on Taguchi.
(7) Kazuchika Okada, YOH & Master Wato vs. El Phantasmo, Taiji Ishimori & Gedo
◆Winner: YOH (12:15) with the DIRECT DRIVER on Gedo.
~ After the match, Akira appeared and took out YOH with a Fireball.
(8) Suzuki-gun Final: Minoru Suzuki, Lancer Archer, El Desperado & TAKA Michinoku vs. Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI
◆Winner: Sabre (19:11) with the Zack Driver on Suzuki.
~ Suzuki-gun officially disbands following today's event, Suzuki "This is our last day! We are the Suzuki-gun! Ichiban!!" Everyone thanked Suzuki as they all move on to a new path in 2023.
~ Takashi Iizuka then appeared and reclaimed his iron finger from hell, which Taichi used in the match to setup Zack's win.
-- Next up is WK on January 4th...
NJPW "WRESTLE KINGDOM 17 in Tokyo Dome", 1/4/2023 [Sat] 17:00 @ Tokyo Dome
(0-1) Exhibition Match: Ryohei Oiwa vs. Boltin Oleg
(0-2) KOPW 2023: to be announced
(1) Antonio Inoki Memorial 6-Man Tag Match: Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata vs. Tatsumi Fujinami, Minoru Suzuki & Tiger Mask IV
(2) IWGP Joshi Championship Match: [1st Champion] KAIRI vs. [Challenger] Tam Nakano
~ 1st title defense.
(3) IWGP Tag Championship Match: [96th Champions] Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler vs. [Challengers] Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI
~ 3rd title defense.
(4) NJPW WORLD Certified TV Championship Decision Match: Ren Narita vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
(5) NEVER Openweight Championship Match: [37th Champion] Karl Anderson vs. [Challenger] Tama Tonga
~ 3rd title defense.
(6) Keiji Muto New Japan Last Match: Keiji Muto, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Shota Umino vs. Tetsuya Naito, SANADA & BUSHI
(7) IWGP Junior Heavyweight 4WAY Match: [92nd Champion] Taiji Ishimori vs. [Challenger] Masato Wato vs. [Challenger] Hiromu Takahashi vs. [Challenger] El Desperado
~ 2nd title defense.
(8) IWGP US Heavyweight Championship Match: [16th Champion] Will Ospreay vs. [Challenger] Kenny Omega
~ 5th title defense.
(9) IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Match: [5th Champion] Jay White vs. [Challenger / G1 CLIMAX 32 Winner] Kazuchika Okada
~ 3rd title defense.
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NOAH "N Innovation", 12/23/2022 [Fri] 18:30 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo
320 Spectators
(1) Hi69 vs. Shoki Kitamura [ZERO1]
◆Winner: Kitamura (9:22) with a Japanese Leg Roll Clutch Hold.
(2) Ninja Mack, Alejandro & Andy Wu [Free] vs. Shuji Kondo [Free], Tadasuke & Hajime Ohara
◆Winner: Alejandro (11:53) with a Cazadora Con Giro on Tadasuke.
~ Andy stated that he is open to competing to NOAH again in the future, "There are many wrestlers in NOAH that I would like to fight."
(3) NOSAWA Rongai vs. Yasutaka Yano
◆Winner: Yano (13:41) with a Sunset Flip.
(4) Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Eita
◆Winner: No Contest (18:28) Tadasuke and Hi69 intervened.
~ NOSAWA came out to make the save, Eita shook hands with NOSAWA and Ogawa after the match.
(5) GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Championship Match: [53rd Champions] Atsushi Kotoge & Seiki Yoshioka vs. [Challengers] YO-HEY & Kzy
◆Winner: Kzy (27:53) with the KZ Time on Kotoge.
~ Champions fall on their 1st title defense. Kzy & YO-HEY become the 54th champions.
~ Eita appeared and made the challenge against the new champions, he stated his partner to be Ogawa, though he did not come out to ringside.
(6) GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [51st Champion] Dante Leon vs. [Challenger] AMAKUSA
◆Winner: AMAKUSA (23:37) following the Kirimomi style Diving Rolling Senton.
~ Champion falls on his 1st title defense. AMAKUSA becomes the 52nd champion.
~ Junta Miyawaki, who makes his return from Mexico, appeared and challenged the new champion. The match will take place on January 1st at the Nippon Budokan.
NOAH "THE NEW YEAR 2023", 1/1/2023 [Sun] 16:00 @ Nippon Budokan in Tokyo
() Yasutaka Yano vs. Daishi Ozawa
() Masa Kitamiya, Daiki Inaba & Yoshiki Inamura vs. Muhammad Yone, Akitoshi Saito & Shuhei Taniguchi
() Ninja Mack, Dante Leon & Alejandro vs. Shuji Kondo, Tadasuke & Hi69
() Hilo de Dr. Wagner Jr., Atsuski Kotoge & Seiki Yoshioka vs. Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Junior Mochizuki
() Masakatsu Funaki, Katsuhiko Nakajima, Manabu Soya & Hajime Ohara vs. X, Kazuyuki Fujita, Kendo Kashin & NOSAWA Rongai
() Timothy Thatcher vs. Jack Morris
() Special Single Match: Great Muta vs. Shinsuke Nakamura [WWE]
() GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Championship Match: [54th Champions] YO-HEY & Kzy vs. [Challengers] Yoshinari Ogawa & Eita
~ 1st title defense.
() GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [52nd Champion] AMAKUSA vs. [Challenger] Junta Miyawaki
() GHC Tag Championship Match: [62nd Champions] Takashi Sugiura & Satoshi Kojima vs. [Challengers] Naomichi Marufji & KENTA
~ 3rd title defense.
() GHC Heavyweight Championship Match: [41st Champion] Kaito Kiyomiya vs. [Challenger] Kenoh
~ 3rd title defense.
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ZERO1 vs BJW "Clash", 12/23/2022 [Fri] 19:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo
92 Spectators
(1) Takuya Sugawara vs. Takuho Kato
◆Winner: Sugawara (7:41) with a Figure Four.
(2) Ryo Hoshino vs. Kazumasa Yoshida.
◆Winner: Hoshino (6:48) with a Jackknife Backslide Hold.
(3) Takafumi, Astroman & Takumi Baba vs. Chris Vice, Yoshikazu Yokoyama & Ryuji Ito
◆Winner: Yokoyama (10:28) with a Diving Elbow Drop on Baba.
(4) Satsuki Nagao vs. Yuya Aoki
◆Winner: Yuya (12:55) with a Dojime Cobra Twist.
(5) Tsugutaka Sato vs. Daichi Hashimoto
◆Winner: Daichi (16:48) following the Rising DDT.
(6) Masato Tanaka & Junya Matsunaga vs. Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi
◆Winner: Sekimoto (17:28) with a German Suplex Hold on Matsunaga.
-- Upcoming --
ZERO1 vs BJW vs 2AW, 12/24/2022 [Sat] 12:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo
() Astroman vs. Ayumu Honda [2AW] vs. Kota Sekifuda [BJW]
() Takuya Sugawara & Ryo Hoshino vs. Yoshikazu Yokoyama & Ayame Sasamura [2AW]
() Takafumi & Kazumasa Yoshida vs. Takuho Kato & Daiju Wakamatsu [2AW]
() Junya Matsunaga & Takuro Niki [2AW] vs. Daichi Hashimoto [BJW] & Takuya Nomura [BJW]
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Chris Vice, Taishi Takizawa [2AW] & Hideyoshi Kamitani [BJW] vs.
Takumi Baba, Yasufumi Nakanoue [BJW] & Shu Asakawa [2AW]
() Kazuki Hashimoto [BJW] & Satsuki Nagao vs. Yuji Okabayashi [BJW] & Chicharito Shoki [2AW]
() Tsugutaka Sato vs. Kengo Mashimo [2AW]
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Shoki Kitamura, Yuya Aoki [BJW]& Tatsuya Hanami [2AW] vs. Masato
Tanaka, Daisuke Sekimoto [BJW] & Ayato Yoshida [2AW]
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Stand uP, 12/23/2022 [Fri] @ GEN Sports Palace in Tokyo
72 Spectators
(1) Takumi Sakurai, Shota Nakagawa & Yuuki Kanzanki vs. HASEGAWA, Kenta Hattori & Hiroyuki Iwahara
◆Winner: Sakurai (16:31) with a Moonsault Press on Iwahara.
(2) Shigehiro Irie vs. Bambi
◆Winner: Irie (12:01) following the Beast Bomber.
(3) TAJIRI vs. Joji Otani
◆Winner: TAJIRI (14:58) following a Buzzsaw Kick.
(4) So Daimonji vs. Kenshiro
◆Winner: Daimonji (16:29) following the Black Rain.
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Sendai Girls, 12/23/2022 [Fri] @ Miyagino Ward Cultural Center
(1) Yurika Oka vs. Momo Tani
◆Winner: Oka (8:03) with the Oka Lock.
(2) Manami vs. Saori Anou
◆Winner: DRAW (10:00) Time Limit Draw.
(3) Yuu & Rydeen Hagane vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto & Riko Kawahata
◆Winner: Hagane (13:12) following an Uranage on Kawahata.
~ Due to DASH Chisako being out with right arm injury, Hiroyo announced that they are vacating the Tag belts.
(4) Mika Iwata & Miyuki Takase vs. Ryo Mizunami & Queen Aminata
◆Winner: Iwata (15:17) over Aminata.
~ Iwata made the challenge for the Sendai Girls singles title which is held by Asuka. The match will take place on 1/15 in Sendai.
(5) Chihiro Hashimoto vs. Sayaka Unagi
◆Winner: Chihiro (15:01) with an Ankle Hold.
~ Yurika Oka called out for a singles match against Unagi on 1/15. Unagi accepted.
~ Chihiro and Yuu made their intentions known of going for the vacant tag belts. Ryo Mizunami and Manami also put themselves forward as a team. The match will take place on 1/15.
-- Upcoming --
Sendai Girls, 1/15/2022 [Sun] 15:00 @ Sendai Sun Plaza Hall
() Sendai Girls World Tag Championship Decision Match: Chihiro Hashimoto & Yuu vs. Ryo Mizunami & Manami
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