January 24th, 2023

~ Results for NJPW & DRAGON GATE
~ News and updates for AJPW & GLEAT

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NJPW "Road to THE NEW BEGINNING", 1/24/2023 [Tue] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
705 Spectators

~ Before the show, New Japan announced that they are donating 3 million yen to Shinjiro Otani's charity and recovery fund.

(1) Ryohei Oiwa vs. Great-O-Khan
 ◆Winner: O-Khan (6:47) with a Pancake Hold.
(2) Master Wato & Jado vs. Taiji Ishimori & Gedo
 ◆Winner: Gedo (7:31) following a Knuckle Part on Jado.
(3) Aaron Henare & Francesco Akira vs. DOUKI & TAKA Michinoku
 ◆Winner: Henare (9:16) with the Ultima on TAKA.
(4) Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & Oskar Leube vs. Zack Sabre Jr., Mikey Nicholls, Shane Haste & Kosei Fujita
 ◆Winner: Ishii (11:59) with a Boston Crab on Kosei.
(5) Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. KENTA & El Phantasmo
 ◆Winner: ELP (13:21) following the Sudden Death on Tenzan.
~ Tension between Tanahashi and KENTA continue to build. (The two will face on 2/11 in Osaka.)
(6) Ryusuke Taguchi & YOH vs. Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI
 ◆Winner: BUSHI (10:23) following the MX on Taguchi.
(7) Will Ospreay & TJP vs. Taichi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
 ◆Winner: Ospreay (13:10) following the Hidden Blade on Kanemaru.
~ Ospreay and Taichi continued to fight after the match.
(8) Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano & Shota Umino vs. Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi & SANADA
 ◆Winner: Umino (14:40) following the Death Rider on SANADA.
~ Umino taunted Naito as he took him out before doing the same to SANADA. (The two will face in a singles match on 2/4 in Sapporo.)
~ Backstage interview, Umino stated that he is going to create his own new era.
~ SANADA, who was still suffering from the loss, stated that he needs to rebuild himself. As he has already suffered multiple missteps in this new year.

NJPW Event Cards 2023
https://projectpuroresuspirit.blogspot.com/p/njpw-event-cards-2023.html

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DRAGON GATE "OPEN THE NEW YEAR GATE 2023", 1/24/2023 [Tue] 18:30 @ Nagoya City Tsuyuhashi Sports Center in Aichi
310 Spectators

(1) Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Minourita vs. Kzy, Strong Machine J & Jason Lee
 ◆Winner: Hulk (10:33) following the First Flash on Lee.
(2) Ben-K vs. Kaito Nagano
 ◆Winner: Ben-K (8:31) following a Spear.
(3) Ho Ho Lun & Yoshiki Kato vs. BIGBOSS Shimizu & JACKY "FUNKY" KAMEI
 ◆Winner: Shimizu (13:45) with the BIGBOSS Press on Kato.
(4) Susumu Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda & Mochizuki Jr. vs. Ultimo Dragon, YAMATO & Kagetora
 ◆Winner: YAMATO (12:36) via referee stop, with a Sleeper Hold on Junior.
(5) Dragon Kid, Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Madoka Kikuta vs. Shun Skywalker, Kai, H.Y.O & ISHIN
 ◆Winner: Dragon Kid (14:02) with the Bible on HYO.

-- Upcoming --

DRAGON GATE, 2/3/2023 [Fri] @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo 

() REY DE PAREYAS - A BLOCK Match: Masaaki Mochizuki & Mochizuki Jr. vs. HYO & ISHIN
() REY DE PAREYAS - A BLOCK Match: Yuki Yoshioka & Madoka Kikuta vs. BxB Hulk & Kota Minoura
() REY DE PAREYAS - B BLOCK Match: Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda vs. Strong Machine F & Strong Machine J
() REY DE PAREYAS - B BLOCK Match: Dragon Kid & Dragon Dia vs. Naruki Doi & YAMATO

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AJPW NEWS

~ The World Junior match between Atsuski Aoyagi and Kotaro Suzuki was announced as official and with that the full event card was also listed for the February 4th show at the Esforta Arena in Tokyo.

AJPW "Excite Series 2023", 2/4/2023 [Sat] 16:00 @ Esforta Arena Hachioji in Tokyo

() Takao Omori, Masao Inoue [Free] , Rising HAYATO & Ouji Shiiba [Free] vs. Black Mensore, Ricky Fuji [2AW], Raijin Yaguchi [Free] & SUSHI [Free]
() Naoya Nomura [Free] & Ryo Inoue vs. Naruki Doi [Free] & Hokuto Omori
() Hikaru Sato [Pancrase MISSION] & Dan Tamura vs. Shotaro Ashino & Ryuki Honda
() Suwama, Jun Saito & Rei Saito vs. Yuji Nagata [NJPW], Shuji Ishikawa & Yuma Anzai

() World Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [63rd Champion] Atsuki Aoyagi vs. [Challenger] Kotaro Suzuki (Free)
~ 5th title defense.

() Asia Tag Championship Tornado Bunkhouse Electric Current Blast DeathMatch: [118th Champions] NOSAWA Rongai & Kendo Kashin (both Free) vs. [Challengers] Atsushi Onita (Free) & Yoshitatsu
~ 1st title defense.

() Triple Crown Championship Match: [68th Champion] Kento Miyahara vs. [Challenger] Yuma Aoyagi
~ 4th title defense.

AJPW Event Cards 2023
https://projectpuroresuspirit.blogspot.com/p/ajpw-event-cards-2023.html

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GLEAT NEWS

~ The first round matches were announced for the 6-Man Tag One Night Tournament that is scheduled to take place on February 15th show at Shinjuku FACE.

GLEAT "G PROWRESTLING Ver.44 ~Origin~", 2/15/2023 [Wed] 18:30 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo

() Yukari Hosokawa vs. Sayaka Unagi

() 6-Man Tag One Night Tournament: [#STRONGHEARTS] T-Hawk, El Lindaman & CIMA vs. [BULK ORCHESTRA] Hayato Tamura, Check Shimatani & Quiet Storm
() 6-Man Tag One Night Tournament: [BLACK GENERATION INTERNATIONAL] Kaito Ishida, Hartley Jackson & Kotaro Suzuki vs. [60seconds] Tetsuya Izuchi, Jun Tonsho & Ouji Shiiba

() 6-Man Tag One Night Tournament Final Match:
~ Winning Unit earns the right to produce the 4/16 show at Shinkiba 1stRING.

GLEAT Event Cards 2023
https://projectpuroresuspirit.blogspot.com/p/gleat-event-cards-2023.html

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