January 27th, 2023

~ Results for NJPW, ZERO1 [IC Tag & Jr Double Crown], KOBE Meriken & Diana
~ News and updates for GLEAT [LIDET UWF 3/7], Tenryu Project, FREEDOMS, Strong Style, 2AW & PURE-J

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NJPW "Road to THE NEW BEGINNING", 1/27/2023 [Fri] 18:30 @ Funabashi City Sogo Taiikukan in Chiba
760 Spectators

(1) Yuto Nakashima vs. Aaron Henare
 ◆Winner: Henare (8:48) with the Rampage.
(2) Togi Makabe & Tiger Mask IV vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Oskar Leube
 ◆Winner: Makabe (10:50) following a King Kong Knee Drop on Leube.
(3) Master Wato & Jado vs. El Phantasmo & Taiji Ishimori
 ◆Winner: ELP (8:20) following the Sudden Death on Jado.
(4) Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano vs. KENTA & Gedo
 ◆Winner: Yano (11:42) via foul over Gedo.
(5) Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & Ryohei Oiwa vs. Zack Sabre Jr., Mikey Nicholls, Shane Haste & Kosei Fujita
 ◆Winner: Nicholls (12:56) following a Sliding Lariat on Oiwa.
(6) Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan, TJP & Francesco Akira vs. Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, DOUKI & TAKA Michinoku
 ◆Winner: Ospreay (9:36) following the Hidden Blade on TAKA.
(7) Kazuchika Okada, Tomoaki Honma, Shota Umino, Ryusuke Taguchi & YOH vs. Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, SANADA, Hiromu Takahashi BUSHI
 ◆Winner: Hiromu (15:19) following the TIME BOMB II on Taguchi.

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ZERO1, 1/27/2023 [Fri] 19:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo
157 Spectators

(1) Takafumi vs. Yuuki Toki
 ◆Winner: Takafumi (7:31) with a Boston Crab.
(2) Tsugtaka Sato & Yuya Aoki [BJW] vs. Chris Vice & Yoshikazu Yokoyama
 ◆Winner: Yokoyama (7:06) with a Diving Elbow Drop on Tsugataka.
(3) Tatsuhito Takaiwa [Free] & Satsuki Nagao vs. Astroman & Ryo Hoshino
 ◆Winner: Hoshino (11:08) with a Backslide on Nagao.
(4) Masato Tanaka & Takuya Sugawara vs. Shoki Kitamura & Junya Matsunaga
 ◆Winner: Kitamura (13:54) following a Shindo on Sugawara.
~ Kitamura continued to assert himself as a challenger against Tanaka for the World Heavy belt.

(5) International & World Junior Double Crown Championship Match: [128th & 28th Champion] Leo Isaka (Marvelous) vs. [Challenger] Takumi Baba
 ◆Winner: Isaka (14:06) with a Shooting Star Press.
~ 1st successful title defense.

~ Ryo Hoshino came forward to make the challenge.

(6) Intercontinental Tag Championship Match: [47th Champions] Yasu & Hide Kubota vs. [Challengers] Daisuke Sekimoto (BJW) & Rikiya Fudo
 ◆Winner: Hide (19:15) with a Shachihokogatame on Fudo.

~ Following the challenge, Chris Vice and Yoshikazu Yokoyama made the challenge.

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KOBE Meriken FRIDAY NIGHT, 1/27/2023 [Fri] 21:00 @ Kobe Momomachi Ring Soul

(1) Yuto Kikuchi vs. Yu Shimizu
 ◆Winner: Kikuchi () with a Frankensteiner.
(2) Naoki Tanizaki & 'brother' YASSHI vs. Ouji Shiiba & Kohei Kinoshita
 ◆Winner: Tanizaki () via pin-fall on Shiiba.

~ Tanizaki with the win, but the two are set to face for the Independent World Junior belt on February 18th.

DOVE Pro, 2/18/2023 [Sat] @ Kobe Momomachi Ring Soul

() Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [Champion] Naoki Tanizaki vs. [Challenger] Ouji Shiiba

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Diana, 1/27/2023 [Fri] 19:00 @ POST DI AMISTAD in Kanagawa

 
(1) Miran vs. Miyuki Takase
 ◆Winner: Takase (10:00) with a Gokurakugatame.
(2) Madeline vs. Ayame Sasamura [2AW] vs. Deborah K
 ◆Winner: Madeline (7:33) with the MISOSHIRU Lock on Deborah.
(3) Nanami vs. Himiko
 ◆Winner: Nanami (9:30) with a Northern Light Suplex Hold.
(4) Ayako Sato & Haruka Umesaki vs. Makoto [Free] & Rina Amikura [COLOR'S]
 ◆Winner: Ayako (18:12) with a Japanese Leg Roll Clutch Hold on Amikura.

-- Upcoming --

Diana, 1/29/2023 [Sun] 12:30 @ Nagoya City Diamond Hall in Aichi

(1) Haruka Umesaki & Miyuki Takase vs. Miran & Tae Honma
(2) Madeline vs. Makoto
(3) Jaguar Yokota & Yuji Okabayashi vs. Himiko & Kota Sekifuda
(4) Kyoko Inoue & Deborah K vs. Nanami & Sayaka Unagi

(5) WWWD Singles Championship Match: [Champion] Ayako Sato vs. [Challenger] Sae

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GLEAT NEWS

~ The full event card was announced for the upcoming LIDET UWF show on Match 7th. The show will see the first round of the tournament to crown the first ever LIDET UWF Champion with all 8 wrestlers announced. The second round matches will be held on April 12th and the final match will be announced on a later date.

LIDET UWF Ver.3, 3/7/2023 [Tue] 18:30 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo

(1) LIDET UWF Single Bout: Maya Fukuda vs. Yura Suzuki

(2) LIDET UWF First Champion Decision Tournament 1st Round A Block: Yu Iizuka vs. Minoru Tanaka
(3) LIDET UWF First Champion Decision Tournament 1st Round B Block: Tetsuya Izuchi vs. Shinya Aoki

(4) LIDET UWF Single Bout: Seichi Ikemoto vs. Hideki "Shrek" Sekine
(5) LIDET UWF Double Bout: Kaz Hayashi & Rionne Fujiwara vs. Tatsuaki Nakano & Daichi Hashimoto [BJW]

(6) LIDET UWF First Champion Decision Tournament 1st Round A Block: Takanori Ito vs. Dan Tamura [AJPW]
(7) LIDET UWF First Champion Decision Tournament 1st Round B Block: Soma Watanabe vs. Hikaru Sato [Pancrase MISSION]

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

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TENRYU PROJECT NEWS

~ Matches were announced for the double header shows scheduled to take place on February 12th at the Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo.

"Tenryu Festival ~ Genichiro Tenryu AID", 2/12/2023 [Mon] 12:30 & 17:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo

12:30

() AJPW Offer Match: Suwama vs. Dan Tamura
() Ricky Fuji vs. Kikutaro vs. Hikaru Sato
() Daisuke Ikeda & Tyson Maeguchi vs. Ryuji Hijikata & Keita Yano

17:00

() Kohei Sato & Yurika Oka vs. SUSHI & Mika Iwata
() BJW Offer Match: Daisuke Sekimoto vs. Kazuki Hashimoto

~ Then it was announced that Hikaru Sato will defend the IJ belt against Naoki Tanizaki on February 16th.

Tenryu Project "WRESTLE AND ROMANCE vol. 10", 2/16/2023 [Thu] 19:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo

() International Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [24th Champion] Hikaru Sato vs. [Challenger] Naoki Tanizaki
~ 5th title defense.

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FREEDOMS NEWS

~ The deathmatch format for Drew Parker versus Violento Jack was announced to be a "No Canvas Glass Board + Alpha DeathMatch". [Who will be the stronger gaijin?]

FREEDOMS "Go Beyond the Limit 2023", 2/2/2023 [Thu] 18:45 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

(1) Takahiro Katori & Gaia Hox vs. Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei
(2) Tomoya Hirata, Rekka & Leo Isaka vs. Toshiyuki Sakuda, Dobunezumi Fukky, Kyu Mogami
(3) Kamui & Dragon Libre vs. Jun Masaoka & X
(4) Daisuke Masaoka's Return ~ Hell Ring ~ Bring the Madness Tornado Tag DeathMatch: Jun Kasai, Toru Sugiura & Daisuke Masaoka vs. Masashi Takeda, Yusaku Ito & Rina Yamashita

(5) KING of FREEDOM WORLD TAG CHAMPIONSHIP Match: [20th Champions] Mammoth Sasaki & Takashi Sasaki vs. [Challenger] Tatsuhito Takaiwa & GENTARO
~ 1st title defense.

(6) KING of FREEDOM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ~ Smell like Bloody Spirit ~ No Canvas Glass Board + Alpha DeathMatch: [16th Champion] Drew Parker vs. [Challenger] Violento Jack
~ 4th title defense.

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STRONG STYLE NEWS

~ Matches were announced for the Korakuen Hall show on February 22nd. The main event will see Kengo Mashimo defending the Legend Championship belt against Hayato Mashita.

First Tiger Mask's Strong Style Pro-Wrestling Vol. 21, 2/22/2023 [Wed] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

() Megumi Yabushita [Free] vs. Dark Panther
() Ikuto Hidaka [Shawn Capture] & Fuminori Abe [Free] vs. Kotaro Suzuki [Free] & SUGI [MilGracias]
() Jaguar Yokota [Diana] & KAZUKI [PURE-J] vs. Dark Tiger & Dark Cheetah
() Super Tiger & Masashi Takeda [Free] vs. Masakatsu Funaki [Free] & Hideki "Shrek" Sekine [Bonsai Jiu-Jitsu]
() Tiger Queen vs. Tae Honma [Free] vs. Sayaka Unagi [Free]

() Legend Championship Match: [16th Champion] Kengo Mashimo (2AW) vs. [Challenger] Hayato Mashita
~ 3rd title defense.

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2AW NEWS

~ The full card was announced for the special 2AW show on February 12th.

2AW INFINITY ~ 2023 Spring ~, 2/12/2023 [Sun] 14:00 @ 2AW Square in Chiba

() Mitsuya Nagai [DRADITION] & Kaji Tomato [Free] vs. Taishi Takizawa & Daiju Wakamatsu
() Satsuki Nagao [ZERO1] vs. Tatsuya Hanami
() Atsuki Aoyagi [AJPW] vs. Chicharito Shoki
() Shuji Ishikawa [AJPW] vs. Takuro Niki
() O Hanabatake-masa [Free] & Deborah K [Diana] vs. Kyu Mogami & Ayame Sasamura
() Shiro Koshinaka [Free] & Kengo Mashimo vs. Ayato Yoshida & Naka Shuma

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PURE-J NEWS

~ The full event card was announced for the February 12th show, which will see the Daily Sports Tag belts in defense in the main event.

PURE-J, 2/12/2023 [Sun] 12:30 @ Oji BASEMENT MONSTAR in Tokyo

(1) AKARI & Kaho Matsushita vs. Chie Ozora & Misa Kagura
(2) KAZUKI vs. Makoto
(3) Self-Assertion 4WAY Match: Leon vs. Crea vs. Cherry vs. Madeline
~ If Leon wins, she will team with Cherry to challenge for the tag belts.
~ If Cherry wins, she wants to team with Madeline and challenge for the tag belts.
~ If Crea wins, she wants a singles match against Cherry.
~ If Madeline wins, she will team with Crea to challenge for the tag belts.

(4) Daily Sports Women's Tag Championship Match: [Champions] Rydeen Hagane & SAKI vs. [Challengers] Hanako Nakamori & Ayako Sato

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