August 16th, 2023

~ Results for HEAT-UP [TAMURA 20th Ann. / Universal Tag], DDT, Tenryu Project [IJ Tag] & Sportiva
~ News and updates for NOAH [AMAKUSA injured], Strong Style [8/31] & Prominence [9/6]

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HEAT-UP 10th Anniversary & TAMURA Debut 20th Anniversary, 8/16/2023 [Wed] 19:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
513 Spectators

(1) HEAT-UP Universal Tag Championship Match: [7th Champions] Akira Joe & Yusaku Ito vs. [Challengers] Daichi Sato & Tomoki Hatano
 ◆Winner: Daichi (14:05) with a Diving Body Press on Joe.
~ Champions fall on their 7th title defense. Sato & Hatano become the 8th champions.
~ The 14 year old Daichi wins his first ever championship while still being an active middle school student, some of his classmates were in attendance for his match to cheer him on.

(2) Burning Spirit vs Dai Nippon Spirit ~ kourakuen spirits: Raimu Imai & Hajime vs. Kota Sekifuda & Masaki Morihiro
 ◆Winner: Imai (10:03) with a Hurricanrana on Morihiro.
(3) Battle Royale: Hiroshi Watanabe, YUJI KITO, Hiroshi Yamato, Kotaro Nasu, Tatsuhito Takaiwa, White Moriyama, Billyken Kid, Cherry, SAKI, YAKO, Ayame Sasamura
 ◆Winner: Moriyama (11:22) following a High Kick on Sasamura.
~ With the win, Moriyama earned the right to challenge TAMURA for the Universal Championship.
(4) SHINGO Last Match: SHINGO & Shingo [MilGracias] vs. Mitsuya Nagai & Hiroki Sakai
 ◆Winner: Nagai (11:51) following a Capture Buster on SHINGO.

~ Daisuke Kanehira appeared and greeted everyone in attendance. He stated that at this time he is till unable to make an announcement for when he will be able to return but he made a promise that he would compete in the ring again.

(5) Ties of Nagoya ☆: Pilgrimage of the Holy Land: Koji Iwamoto, Shinya Ishida & Fuminori Abe vs. Hide Kubota, Nobutaka Moribe & Drunk Andy
 ◆Winner: Ishida (13:30) with the Kushii Driver on Drunk Andy.
~ After the match, Ishida made an appeal to team with Iwamoto to challenge for the HEAT-UP Tag belts.

(6) TAMURA Debut 20th Anniversary Match: TAMURA vs. Satoshi Kojima [NJPW]
 ◆Winner: Kojima (19:28) following a Lariat.
~ TAMURA put up a fighting effort against the New Japan veteran but ultimately fell.

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DDT "Fighting Beer Garden 2023 - DAY 1", @ Ueno Park Special Outdoor Ring in Tokyo
471 Spectators

(1) Yusuke Okada vs. Rukiya
 ◆Winner: Yusuke (7:49) with a Boston Crab.
(2) Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON vs. Toy Kojima, Yuya Koroku & Takeshi Masada
 ◆Winner: KANON (12:31) with the Just Cobra Twist on Masada.
(3) Blindfold Bra 4WAY DeathMatch: HARASHIMA vs. Kazuki Hirata vs. Antonio Honda vs. Yuki "Sexy" Iino
 ◆Winner: Hirata (12:12) stripped Honda and Ino of Bra's.
(4) Hirutaro Manpaku & Yuki Ueno vs. Pokotan & MAO
 ◆Winner: Mapaku (14:09) with the Pokapoka Hold on Pokotan.
(5) The Scariest Observation in History! Kwaidan Numabukuro Death Match: Hisaya Imabayashi vs. Yuji Gomi vs. Saki Akai vs. Hideki Okatani vs. Yuni vs. Kazuma Sumi
 ◆Winner: Imabayashi (10:40) via realization on Gomi.
(6) YOROKOBI BREWERY Infomercial Match: Yuji Hino, Yukio Sakaguchi & Soma Takao vs. Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Naya & Yuki Ishida
 ◆Winner: Hino (13:51) with the King Kong Sleeper on Ishida.
(7) Special Tag Match: Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi vs. Jun Akiyama & Shigehiro Irie
 ◆Winner: Irie (11:27) following the Beast Bomber on Takanashi.

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Tenryu Project "STILL REVOLUTION Vol. 5", 8/16/2023 [Wed] 19:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo

(1) Kenichiro Arai [DRAGON GATE] & Kazumasa Yoshida [BJW] vs. Koki Iwasaki [Free] & Mizuki Watase [Ganbare]
 ◆Winner: Iwasaki (13:46) via foul, Arai with a chair attack.
(2) GAINA [Free] vs. Kohei Sato [Free] vs. Kumaarashi [Free]
 ◆Winner: Kumaarashi (10:40) following a Diving Senton on GAINA.
(3) Kengo [Free] & Atsuki Aoyagi [AJPW] vs. Naoki Tanizaki [DOVE] & Yusuke Kodama [Free]
 ◆Winner: Atsuki (16:09) with a La Magistral on Kodama.
(4) Suwama [AJPW], SUSHI [Free] & Dan Tamura [AJPW] vs. Hikaru Sato [Pancrase MISSION], Masayuki Kono [Free] & Hideki Suzuki [Free]
 ◆Winner: Hideki (27:32) with a Leg Clutch Hold on Dan.

(5) International Junior Heavyweight Tag Championship Match: [23rd Champions] Oji Shiiba (Free) & Takuro Niki (2AW) vs. [Challengers] Yuya Susumu (Free) & Keita Yano (Wallabee)
 ◆Winner: Yano (18:30) via referee stop over Shiiba, with the KV Knee Lock.
~ Champions fall on their 3rd title defense. Susumu & Yano become the 24th champions.

-- Upcoming --

Tenryu Project "NEXT REVOLUTION", 8/27/2023 [Sun] 14:00 @ Shinjuku Ward GEN Sports Pacase in Tokyo

() Koki Iwasaki [Free] vs. Tetsuya Izuchi [GLEAT]
() SUSHI [Free] vs. Shu Asakawa [Free]
() Jun Masaoka [Free] vs. Oji Shiiba [Free]
() Mizuki Watase [Ganbare] vs. Takahiro Katori [FREEDOMS]

() Yuya Susumu [Free] vs. Yusuke Kodama [Free]
() Kumaarashi [Free] vs. Violento Jack [FREEDOMS]

() Keita Yano [Wallabee] vs. Koji Iwamoto [Free]

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Sportiva, 8/16/2023 [Wed] 20:00 @ Nagoya City Sportiva Arena in Aichi

(1) Yatchae7 & Kenta Kosugi vs. Konaka = Pale One & 801 Kenichi
 ◆Winner: Konaka (9:57) with a Jacknife Hold on Yatchae.
(2) Keito Murota & Joji Otani vs. Yu Shimizu & Michio Kageyama
 ◆Winner: Joji (17:15) with a Frog Splash on Shimizu.

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NOAH NEWS

~ It was announced that AMAKUSA suffered a knee injury at the Korakuen Hall show on August 10th and due to an examination he was diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The nature of this injury means that he will be out of action for the foreseeable future. (I'd place a timeline at around March of next year at the earliest. Also not the first time that he has suffered such a knee injury.)

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STRONG STYLE NEWS

~ The main event of the August 31st show will now see Hayato Mashita defend the Legend belt against Shogun Okamoto. Originally he was scheduled to take on Hideki "Shrek" Sekine but he will be out of action after suffering from a knee injury while training. The show will also see the semi-fianls of the Joshi Tag Tournament.

First Tiger Mask Strong Style Pro-Wrestling Vol. 25, 8/31/2023 [Thu] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

(-) SSPW Joshi Tag Tournament Semi-finals: Jaguar Yokota & Megumi Yabushita vs. Miyuki Takase & Tae Homma
(-) SSPW Joshi Tag Tournament Semi-finals: Tiger Queen & Haruka Umesaki vs. Dark Tiger & Dark Unagi

(-) Legend Championship Match: [5th Champion] Hayato Mashita vs. [Challenger] Shogun Okamoto

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PROMINENCE NEWS

~ The full event card was announced for the September 6th show.

Prominence 16th Round, 9/6/2023 [Wed] 19:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo

() Kurumi Hiiragi & Itsuki Aoki vs. Miyako Matsumoto & Kizuna Tanaka
() Hardcore 6-Man Tag Match: Mammoth Sasaki, Hartley Jackson & Yuki Miyazaki vs. Mochi Natsumi, Takayuki Ueki & Toshiyuki Sakuda
() Hardcore Tag Match: Violento Jack & Akane Fujita vs. Aiger & Super Hardcore Machine
() SMS 2nd Encounter Hardcore Tag Match: Risa Sera vs. Nao Ishikawa

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