April 27th, 2023

~ Results for NJPW [IWGP Jr: Hiromu vs Kanemaru] & BJW
~ News and updates for Strong Style [Women's Tag Tournament 6/8], OZ Academy & WAVE [CATCH THE WAVE 2023]

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NJPW "Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2023", 4/27/2023 [Thu] 18:30 @ Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall
1,614 Spectators

(1) Oskar Leube & Bolten Oleg vs. Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare
 ◆Winner: Henare (5:54) with the Ultima on Leube.
(2) Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, Toru Yano & YOH vs. EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, SHO & Dick Togo
 ◆Winner: YOSHI (4:45) following the Shoto on Togo.
(3) Tama Tonga, Hikuleo & Master Wato vs. David Finlay, KENTA & Taiji Ishimori
 ◆Winner: Finlay (6:50) following the INTO OBLIVION on Wato.
(4) Zack Sabre Jr., Mikey Nichols & Shane Haste vs. Mark Davis, Kyle Fletcher & Jeff Cobb
 ◆Winner: Haste (11:29) following the Tank Buster on Fletcher.
(5) Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tomohiro Ishii & Tomoaki Honma vs. Minoru Suzukii, El Desperado, Ren Narita & Shota Umino
 ◆Winner: Umino (11:29) following the Death Rider on Honma.
(6) Shingo Takagi & BUSHI vs. SANADA & Taichi
 ◆Winner: SANADA (8:14) with the Skull End on BUSHI.

~ The wrestlers announced for the BOSJ 30. This years league is set to begin on May 12th and run through May 28th.

(7) Tetsuya Naito vs. DOUKI
 ◆Winner: Naito (15:55) following the Destino.

(8) IWGP Junior Tag Championship Match: [70th Champion] TJP & Francesco Akira vs. [Challenger] KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight
 ◆Winner: Knight (19:03) following the Culture Clash on Francesco.
~ Champions fall on their 5th title defense. KUSHIDA & Knight become the 71st champions.

(9) IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship Match: [93rd Champion] Hiromu Takahashi vs. [Challenger] Yoshinobu Kanemaru
 ◆Winner: Hiromu (31:58) following the TIME BOMB II.
~ 4th successful title defense.

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

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BJW TAKAMATSU DEATH ISLAND 2023, 4/27/2023 [Thu] 18:30 @ Takamatsu Symbol Tower Hall in Kagawa
102 Spectators

(1) Yuichi Taniguchi vs. Yuko Miyamoto [666]
 ◆Winner: Miyamoto (8:50) with a School Boy.
(2) Daichi Hashimoto & Yasufumi Nakanoue vs. Takuho Kato & Kazumasa Yoshida
 ◆Winner: Nakanoue (10:46) following a Lariat on Yoshida.
(3) Kota Sekifuda, Yuki Ishikawa & Ender Kara vs. Kankuro Hoshino, Kazuki Hashimoto & Satsuki Nagao
 ◆Winner: Sekifuda (11:29) with the Iron Man on Hoshino.
(4) Hideyoshi Kamitani & Kazumi Kikuta vs. Abdullah Kobayashi & Ryuji Ito
 ◆Winner: Kobayashi (11:25) with a Gannosuke Clutch on Kikuta.
(5) Takuya Nomura & Fuminori Abe vs. Quiet Storm & Jack Kennedy
 ◆Winner: Takuya (11:48)
(6) Yuji Okabayashi & Daisuke Sekimoto vs. Yuya Aoki & So Daimonji
 ◆Winner: Okabayashi (17:55) with the Golem Splash on Yuya.

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

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STRONG STYLE NEWS

~ A "Strong Style Women's Tag Team Championship Tournament" was announced to be held on June 8th at the Korakuen Hall. Eight teams will be competing on the June 8th show, with the semi-finals being held on August 31st, and then the final which will be at the end of the year on December 7th at Korakuen. 

Strong Style Pro-Wrestling, 6/8/2023 [Thu] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

() Strong Style Women's Tag Team Championship Tournament 1st Round Match: Jaguar Yokota & Megumi Yabushita vs. Dark Panther & Dark Cheetah
() Strong Style Women's Tag Team Championship Tournament 1st Round Match: Miyuki Takase & Tae Honma vs. Itsuki Aoki & Kakeru Sekiguchi
() Strong Style Women's Tag Team Championship Tournament 1st Round Match: Tiger Queen & Haruka Umesaki vs. Ayako Sato & KAZUKI
() Strong Style Women's Tag Team Championship Tournament 1st Round Match: Dark Tiger & X vs. SAKI & Riko Kawahata

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OZ ACADEMY NEWS

~ The full event card was announced for the May 14th show at the Shinjuku FACE.

OZ Academy, 5/14/2023 [Sun] 18:00 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo

(1) OZ Tag Next Challenger Final Round 1: Ram Kaicho & Maika Ozaki vs. Yuu & Itsuki Aoki
(2) OZ Tag Next Challenger Final Round 1: AKINO & Arisa Nakajima vs. Sonoko Kato & Ryo Mizunami
(3) Hikaru Shida vs. Rina Yamashita vs. Saori Anou
(4) Hiroyo Matsumoto, Kaori Yoneyama & Rico Kaiju vs. Mayumi Ozaki, Maya Yukihi & Kakeru Sekiguchi

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WAVE NEWS

~ The wrestlers involved with the "CATCH THE WAVE 2023" were announced as follows...

A BLOCK

Cohaku
Rina Amikura (COLOR'S)
Manami (Sendai Girls)
Asuka (Free)
Kurumi Hiiragi (Prominence)

B BLOCK

SAKI (COLOR'S)
Risa Sera (Prominence)
Miyuki Takase (YOLO)
Kakeru Sekiguchi (Free)
Riko Kawahata (T-HEARTS)

C BLOCK

Itsuki Aoki (Shawn Capture)
Hikari Shimizu (COLOR'S)
Haruka Umesaki (Diana)

Young Block

Kizuna Tanaka
Honoka
Chie Ozora (PURE-J)
Yura Suzuki (AlmaLibre)
Himiko (Diana)

Elizabeth Block

Yuki Miyazaki
Sakura Hirota
Mizuki Endo (Free)
Kaori Yoneyama (YMZ)
Cherry (Free)

The league will kick off on May 4th at the Korakuen Hall, which the full card is as follows...

WAVE "CATCH THE WAVE 2023 ~Opening Round~", 5/4/2023 [Thu] 11:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

() 6wave: Cherry vs. Miyuki Takase vs. Kakeru Sekiguchi vs. Riko Kawahata vs. Yuko Sakurai vs. Haruka Umesaki

() Young BLOCK: Kizuna Tanaka vs. Himiko
() Young BLOCK: Honoka vs. Yura Suzuki
() Elizabeth BLOCK: Yuki Miyazaki vs. Sakura Hirota
() Elizabeth BLOCK: Mizuki Endo vs. Kaori Yoneyama
() A BLOCK: Cohaku vs. Rina Amikura
() A BLOCK: Asuka vs. Kurumi Hiiragi
() B BLOCK: SAKI vs. Risa Sera
() C BLOCK: Itsuki Aoki vs. Hikari Shimizu

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