April 21st, 2023

~ Results for NJPW, BJW, Sendai Girls & Diana
~ News and updates for DRAGON GATE [5/5 Full Card] & FREEDOMS [5/3 Card]

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NJPW "Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2023", 4/21/2023 [Fri] 18:30 @Kobe Sambo Hall in Hyogo
1,251 Spectators

(1) Shota Umino & Ryohei Oiwa vs. Master Wato & Oskar Leube
 ◆Winner: Umino (7:53) with an STF on Leube.
(2) Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, Togi Makabe & YOH vs. EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, SHO & Dick Togo
 ◆Winner: YOSHI (9:18) following thhe Shoto on Togo.
(3) Tiger Mask IV, KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight vs. Aaron Henare, TJP & Francesco Akira
 ◆Winner: TJP (9:53) with a La Magistral on Tiger.
(4) Zack Sabre Jr., Mikey Nichols, Shane Haste & Kosei Fujita vs. Mark Davis, Kyle Fletcher, Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan
 ◆Winner: O-Khan (13:10) with the Ozora Subaru-shiki Hijitsu Kotoshi on Kosei.
(5) Tama Tonga, Hikuleo & Jado vs. David Finlay, KENTA & Taiji Ishimori
 ◆Winner: Ishimori (9:34) with the Bone Lock on Jado.
(6) Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Tomoaki Honma vs. Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, Ren Narita & Hiroyoshi Tenzan
 ◆Winner: Narita (9:15) with a Cobra Twist on Honma.
(7) Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI vs. SANADA, Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI
 ◆Winner: Taichi (14:51) following the Tenshojujiho on BUSHI.

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

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BJW, 4/21/2023 [Fri] 18:30 @ Eniwa Shimamatsu Gymnasium in Hokkaido
133 Spectators

(1) Kota Sekifuda, Kaji Tomato & Kazuki Hashimoto vs. Yuichi Taniguchi, Ender Kara & Ryo Hoshino
 ◆Winner: Sekifuda (8:44) with the Iron Man on Yuichi.
(2) Takuya Nomura & Fuminori Abe vs. Kazumi Kikuta & Yuki Ishikawa
 ◆Winner: Abe (10:52) with a Manjigatame on Ishikawa.
(3) Daisuke Sekimoto & Yasufumi Nakanoue vs. Yuya Aoki & So Daimonji
 ◆Winner: Yuya (12:36) following a Kesagiri Chop on Nakanoue.
(4) Daichi Hashimoto & Kazumasa Yoshida vs. Satsuki Nagao & Takuho Kato
 ◆Winner: Kato (12:25) with a Modified Backdrop Hold on Yoshida.
(5) Yuji Okabayashi vs. Necro Butcher
 ◆Winner: Okabayashi (13:34) with an Argentine Backbreaker on Butcher.
(6) Barbed-wire Board 6-Man Tag DeathMatch: Hideyoshi Kamitani, Kankuro Hoshino & Madman Pondo vs. Abdullah Kobayashi, Ryuji Ito & Yuko Miyamoto
 ◆Winner: Kobayashi (10:39) with a Gannosuke Clutch on Hoshino.

BJW Event Cards 2023
https://projectpuroresuspirit.blogspot.com/p/bjw-event-cards-2023.html

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KOBE MERIKEN FRIDAY FIGHT, 4/20/2023 [Fri] 21:00 @ Kobe Motomichi Ring Soul in Hyogo

(1) A-Z vs. Masked Pokochin
 ◆Winner: A-Z (9:08) with a Cross Armbar.
(2) Kohei Kinoshita & Yuto Kikuchi vs. 'brother' YASSHI & Shinji Kamakura
 ◆Winner: Kikuchi (12:32) following a Matsufusa Knee on Kamakura.

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Sendai Girls, 4/21/2023 [Fri] 19:00 @ Miyagino Ward Cultural Center in Miyagi

(1) Manami vs. Crea
 ◆Winner: DRAW (10:00) Time Limit Expired.
(2) Miyuki Takase vs. Yura Suzuki
 ◆Winner: Takase (12:06) following a Diving Guillotine Drop.
(3) Ryo Mizunami & Rydeen Hagane vs. Saori Anou & Maya Yukihi
 ◆Winner: DRAW (15:00) Time Limit Expired.
(4) Mika Iwata vs. AKARI
 ◆Winner: Iwata (12:41) following the Shugeki Ranbu.
(5) Chihiro Hashimoto & Yuu vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto & Yurika Oka
 ◆Winner: Yuu (17:16) with a Diving Body Press on Oka.

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Diana, 4/21/2023 [Fri] 19:00 @ POST DI AMISTAD in Kanagawa

(1) Makoto & Saya Iida vs. Ayako Sato & Miran
 ◆Winner: Iida (15:10) withthe Tasshadena on Miran.
(2) Rina Amikura vs. Nanami
 ◆Winner: Amikura (11:35) following the W Amin Buster.
(3) Haruka Umesaki vs. Deborah K
 ◆Winner: Umesaki (9:35) with a German Suplex Hold.
(4) Madeline, Kakeru Sekiguchi & Himiko vs. Maika Ozaki, Tae Honma & Hikari Shimizu
 ◆Winner: Maika (11:18) following a Lariat on Himeko.

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DRAGON GATE NEWS

~ The full event card was announced for the "DEAD OR ALIVE 2023" show that will be held on May 5th in Aichi. Among the additions is the Twin Gate belts in defense as Kenoh and Shuji Kondo take on the "Z-Brats" team of KAI and ISHIN and then NOAH's Naomichi Marufuji will team with Dragon Kid taking on YAMATO and Yuki Yoshioka.

DRAGON GATE "DEAD OR ALIVE 2023", 5/5/2023 [Fri] 16:00 @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium

(1) U-T Return Match: U-T & JACKY "FUNKY" KAMEI vs. Kagetora & Kaito Nagano
(2) Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda & Mochizuki Junior vs. Don Fujii, Takashi Yoshida, Mondairyu & Minourita

(3) Open The Brave Gate Championship Match: [47th Champion] Jason Lee vs. [Challenger] Dragon Dia

(4) Ultimo Dragon & Naruki Doi [Free] vs. Diamante & HYO

(5) Open The Triangle Gate Championship Match: [84th Champions] Kota Minoura, Ben-K & BxB Hulk vs. [Challengers] Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & Strong Machine J

(6) Special Tag Match: Naomichi Marufuji [NOAH] & Dragon Kid vs. YAMATO & Yuki Yoshioka

(7) Open The Twin Gate Championship Match: [62nd Champions] Kenoh & Shuji Kondo vs. [Challengers] KAI & ISHIN
~ 1st title defense.

(8) Open The Dream Gate Championship Match: [36th Champion] Shun Skywalker vs. [Challenger] Madoka Kikuta
~ 2nd title defense.

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FREEDOMS NEWS

~ The full event card was announced for the May 3rd show at Korakuen.

FREEDOMS, 5/3/2023 [Wed] 18:45 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

() Tatsuhito Takaiwa [Free], GENTARO & Dragon Libre vs. Drew Parker, Dobunezumi Fukky & Kyu Mogami [2AW]
() Yuya Susumu & Shiho [PWS] vs. Kenta Hattori & Kengo [Free]
() Hardcore Tag Match: Toru Sugiura & Daisuke Masaoka vs. Mammoth Sasaki & Rina Yamashita [Free]

() KING of FREEDOM WORLD JUNIOR HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Match: [1st Champion] Kamui vs. [Challenger] Jun Masaoka
~ 3rd title defense.

() Takayuki Ueki's Return DeathMatch: Violento Jack, Toshiyuki Sakuda & Takayuki Ueki vs. Jun Kasai, Masashi Takeda & Minoru Fujita 

() KING of FREEDOM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Match: [18th Champion] Tomoya Hirata vs. [Challenger] Takashi Sasaki
~ 1st title defense.

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