April 25th, 2023

~ Results for AJPW [Champion Carnival] & NJPW
~ News and updates for Tenryu Project [5/20 Osaka Card], SUGI 20th Anniversary [5/27], Sareee Produce [5/16], TJPW & PURE-J

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AJPW "Champion Carnival 2023", 4/25/2023 [Tue] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
753 Spectators

(1) Dan Tamura vs. Black Menso~re
 ◆Winner: Dan (2:29) following a Powerbomb.

(2) Carnival B BLOCK Match: Shotaro Ashino vs. Takao Omori
 ◆Winner: Ashino (4:42) with an Ankle Lock.
~ Ashino [4 wins, 2 losses = 8 points]
~ Takao [6 losses = 0 points]
(3) Carnival A BLOCK Match: Yoshitatsu vs. Cyrus
 ◆Winner: Cyrus (4:05) with a Reverse Splash.
~ Cyrus [3 wins, 3 losses = 6 points]
~ Yoshitatsu [1 win, 5 losses = 2 points]
(4) Carnival B BLOCK Match: Suwama vs. Hokuto Omori
 ◆Winner: Suwama (6:12) following a Backdrop.
~ Suwama [4 wins, 2 losses = 8 points]
~ Hokuto [2 wins, 4 losses =4 points]

(5) Jr. TAG BATTLE OF GLORY Match: Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising HAYATO vs. Ryo Inoue & Oji Shiiba
 ◆Winner: HAYATO (7:36) with the Sid Vicious on Ryo.
~ Atsuki/HAYATO [2 wins, 1 loss = 4 points]
~ Ryo/Shiiba [1 win, 3 losses = 2 points]
(6) Jr. TAG BATTLE OF GLORY Match: Kaito Ishida & Kotaro Suzuki vs. Naruki Doi & Naoki Tanizaki
 ◆Winner: Ishida (8:56) with a Half Tiger Suplex Hold on Tanizaki.
~ Ishida/Kotaro [2 wins, 1 loss = 4 points]
~ Doi/Tanizaki [1 win, 2 losses = 2 points]
~ Ishida declared that he and Kotaro will win the league.

~ Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI were announced to compete at the Ota Ward show on May 7th.

(7) Carnival A BLOCK Match: Yuma Aoyagi vs. Jun Saito
 ◆Winner: Jun (9:37) following thhe Psycho Break.
~ Jun [2 wins, 4 losses = 4 points]
~ Yuma [3 wins, 3 losses = 6 points]
~ Jun celebrated the win over last years Carnival winner.

(8) Carnival B BLOCK Match: Yuma Anzai vs. Rei Saito
 ◆Winner: Anzai (7:35) with a German Suplex Hold.
~ Anzai [3 wins, 3 losses = 6 points]
~ Rei [4 wins, 2 losses = 8 points]
~ Rei was furious after the loss against the super rookie. His anger then turned to Suwama who will be teaming with Anzai on June 3rd in Machida.

(9) Carnival A BLOCK Match: Ryuki Honda vs. T-Hawk
 ◆Winner: T-Hawk (7:06) with the Cerberus.
~ T-Hawk [4 wins, 2 losses = 8 points]
~ Ryuki [4 wins, 2 losses =  8 points]
(10) Carnival B BLOCK Match: Shuji Ishikawa vs. Manabu Soya
 ◆Winner: Ishikawa (11:02) following the Giant Slam.
~ Ishikawa [4 wins, 2 losses = 8 points]
~ Soya [3 wins, 3 losses = 6 points]
(11) Carnival A BLOCK Match: Kento Miyahara vs. Satoshi Kojima
 ◆Winner: Kojima (19:42) following a Lariat.
~ Kojima [4 wins, 2 losses = 8 points]
~ Miyahara [3 wins, 3 losses = 6 points]

~ Three matches were announced for the Machida Charity Show on June 3rd.

AJPW "Charity Pro-Wrestling Machida Show", 6/3/2023 [Sat] 15:00 @ Machida Asahi Gymnasium in Tokyo

() Yuji Nagata & Satoshi Kojima vs. Jun & Rei Saito
() Shuji Ishikawa & Masashi Takeda vs. Shotaro Ashino & Ryuki Honda
() Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi vs. Suwama & Yuma Anzai

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

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NJPW "Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2023",4/25/2023 [Tue] 19:00 @ Kochi Prefectural Gymnasium
663 Spectators

(1) Yuto Nakashima vs. Boltin Oleg
 ◆Winner: DRAW (10:00) Time Limit Expired.
(2) Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, Toru Yano & YOH vs. EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, SHO & Dick Togo
 ◆Winner: Yano (9:53) with a School Boy on Togo.
(3) KUSHIDA, Kevin Knight & Oskar Leube vs. Great-O-Khan, TJP & Francesco Akira
 ◆Winner: O-Khan (8:42) with a Pancake Hold on Leube.
(4) Zack Sabre Jr., Mikey Nichols, Shane Haste & Kosei Fujita vs. Mark Davis, Kyle Fletcher, Jeff Cobb & Aaron Henare
 ◆Winner: Davis (10:07) following the Waterslide on Kosei.
(5) Tama Tonga, Hikuelo, Shota Umino & Master Wato vs. David Finlay, KENTA, Taiji Ishimori & Gedo
 ◆Winner: Umino (11:41) with an STF on Gedo.
(6) Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, Ren Narita & Ryohei Oiwa
 ◆Winner: Makabe (11:20) following a King Kong Knee Drop on Oiwa.
(7) SANADA, Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI vs. Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI
 ◆Winner: Kanemaru (13:41) with a Figure Four on BUSHI.

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

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TENRYU PROJECT NEWS

~ The full event card was announced for the Osaka show on May 20th.

Tenryu Project "Osaka Crush Night 2023", 5/20/2023 [Sat] 17:00 @ Azalea Taisho Hall in Osaka

() Yuya Susumu vs. Keita Yano
() Naoki Tanizaki [DOVE] & Yusuke Kodama [Free] vs. HUB [Free] & Yasutaka Oosera [MichiPro]
() Kenichiro Arai & Rey Paloma vs. Tsubasa & Harutoki
() Hikaru Sato, Kohei Sato, Masayuki Kono & SUSHI vs. Hideki Suzuki, Koki Iwasaki, Mizuki Watase & Hiroaki Taniguchi

() IJ Tag Championship Match: [23rd Champions] Oji Shiiba & Takuro Niki vs. [Challengers] 'brother' YASSHI & Kengo
~ 1st title defense.

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SUGI NEWS

~ SUGI announced that he will be holding his 20th anniversary as a pro-wrestling on May 27th in his hometown in Shizuoka.

SUGI 20th Anniversary : Fukuroi Hometown Show, 5/27/2023 [Sat] 14:00 @ Fukuroi Sports Center in Shizuoka

(1) Kaz Hayashi & T-Hawk [both GLEAT] vs. Yuko Miyamoto [666] & Fuminori Abe [Free]
(2) Gabai Ji-chan & Choun Shiryu [both Free] vs. Hide & Yasu Kubota [both ZERO1]
(3) Takuya Sugawara [ZERO1] & Ikuto Hidaka [Shawn Capture] vs. Tatsuhito Takaiwa [Free] & Kenichiro Arai [DRAGON GATE]
(4) Shingo [MilGracias] vs. Minoru Tanaka [GLEAT]
(5) Jinsei Shinzaki [MichiPro] & Taro Nohashi [MichiPro] vs. The Great Sasuke [MichiPro] & Masato Tanaka [ZERO1]
(6) SUGI [MilGracias] vs. El Lindaman [GLEAT] 

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SAREEE NEWS

 ~ The full event card was announced for Sareee's produce show that will  be held on May 16th at the Shinjuku FACE. Sareee aims to make her return to Japan to showcase not only her strength but the strength of what it means to be a fighter in the world of pro-wrestling. That she sees Chihiro Hashimoto to be her rival in the ring  and it should promise to be a solid battle in the ring.

Sareee-ISM ~ Chapter One~, 5/16/2023 [Thu] 19:00  @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo

(1) Yurika Oka vs. Rico Kaiju
(2) Arisa Nakajima & AKARI vs. Miyuki Takase & Ibuki Hoshi
(3) Jaguar Yokota & Nanae Takahashi vs. Kaoru Ito & X
(4) Sareee vs. Chihiro Hashimoto

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TJPW NEWS

~ The full event card was for the April 29th show, which will be featuring a 3-woman tag tournament.

TJPW "PRECIOUS TIME", 4/29/2023 [Sat] 13:00 @ Club eX in Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo

() Shinagawa 3-Woman Festival Tournament 1st Round: Hikari Noa, Nao Kakuta & Wakana Uehara vs. Suzume, Arisu Endo & Haruna Neko
() Shinagawa 3-Woman Festival Tournament 1st Round: Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao & Kaya Toribami vs. Yuki Kamifuku, Mahiro Kiryu & Toga
() Shinagawa 3-Woman Festival Tournament 1st Round: Rika Tatsumi, Miu Watanabe & HIMAWARI vs. Mizuki, Yuka Sakazaki & Shino Suzuki
() Shinagawa 3-Woman Festival Tournament 1st Round: Maki Ito, Haru Kasashiro & Runa Okubo vs. Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harujuku

() Sawyer Wreck vs. Moka Miyamoto

() Shinagawa 3-Woman Festival Tournament Semi-final Match:
() Shinagawa 3-Woman Festival Tournament Semi-final Match: 

() Shinagawa 3-Woman Festival Tournament Final Match:

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PURE-J NEWS

~ The full event card was announced for the May 4th show at Itabashi, Tokyo.

PURE-J "GO! GO! Rainbow Mountain vol. 1", 5/4/2023 [Thu] 18:00 @ Itabashi Green Hall in Tokyo

(1) Rydeen Hagane & Momo Tani vs. AKARI & Crea
(2) Miyuki Takase vs. Kaori Yoneyama
(3) Leon vs. Cherry
(4) POP Championship Match: [Champion] Chie Ozora vs. [Challenger] Chie Koshikawa
(5) Hanako Nakamori & KAZUKI vs. Haruhi Moeka  & Makoto

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