August 21st, 2023

~ Results for AJPW [Oudou Tournament]
~ News and updates for NJPW [9/10 - 10/9], DDT [9/18], Tenryu Project [9/10]

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AJPW "Summer Action Series 2023", 8/21/2023 [Mon] 18:30 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo
322 Spectators (overcrowded)

(1) Shuji Ishikawa & Ren Ayabe [JTO] vs. Hikaru Sato & Dan Tamura
 ◆Winner: DRAW (15:00) Time Limit Expired.
(2) Yoshi Tatsu & Ryo Inoue vs. Rei Saito & Toshizo [Free]
 ◆Winner: Toshizo (5:51) with a Triangle Choke on Ryo.
(3) ZONES & Chi Chi vs. Sayaka Unagi & SAKI
 ◆Winner: Unagi (9:56) with the Ma-Daifuhengatame on Chi Chi.
(4) Rising HAYATO, Yuma Anzai & Aigle Blanc vs. Naruki Doi [Free], Naoki Tanizaki [DOVE] & Hokuto Omori
 ◆Winner: Tanizaki (9:55) with an Implant on Blanc.

(5) Oudou Tournament 1st Round Match: Hayato Tamura [GLEAT] vs. Jun Saito
 ◆Winner: Tamura (9:16) following a Lariat.
~ Hayato claims a revenge win over a Saito Brother following the loss of the G-INFINITY belts in GLEAT back in June.
(6) Oudou Tournament 1st Round Match: Suwama vs. Fuminori Abe [Free]
 ◆Winner: Suwama (:24) following a Dropkick.
~ Abe came out swinging against the larger competitor, but Suwama burst out in rage and drilled Abe for the quick finish.
~ Hayato confronted Suwama after the match. The two will face each other tomorrow in the next round.
(7) Oudou Tournament 1st Round Match: Kento Miyahara vs. Atsuki Aoyagi
 ◆Winner: Miyahara (12:21) with the Shutdown Suplex Hold.
(8) Oudou Tournament 1st Round Match:Yuma Aoyagi vs. Ryuki Honda
 ◆Winner: Ryuki (14:38) following the Final Vent.

~ Ryuki claims the win over the Triple Crown champion and advances to the second round of the tournament, he will take on Miyahara tomorrow.

~ The second round matches are set for tomorrow's show.

AJPW "Summer Action Series 2023", 8/22/2023 [Tue] 18:30 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo

(1) Hikaru Sato & Black Mensore vs. Kotaro Suzuki & Keiichi Sato
(2) World Junior Prelude 6-Man Tag Match: El Lindaman, Soma Watanabe & X vs. Rising HAYATO, Ryo Inoue & Aigle Blanc
(3) Yoshi Tatsu & Ren Ayabe vs. Jun & Rei Saito
(4) Yuma Aoyagi, Atsuki Aoyagi & Yuma Anzai vs. Naruki Doi, Naoki Tanizaki & Hokuto Omori

(5) Oudou Tournament 2nd Round Match: Suwama vs. Hayato Tamura
(6) Oudou Tournament 2nd Round Match: Satoshi Kojima vs. Takuya Nomura
(7) Oudou Tournament 2nd Round Match: Shuji Ishikawa vs. Dan Tamura
(8) Oudou Tournament 2nd Round Match: Kento Miyahara vs. Ryuki Honda

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

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NJPW NEWS

~ A "STRONG STYLE" themed seven match series between Yuji Nagata, Shota Umino and Master Wato versus Minoru Suzuki, Ren Narita and El Desperado was announced to be taking place between the September 10th through October 9th.

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

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DDT NEWS

~ Jun Akiyama & Kotaro Suzuki challenged Atsushi Onita & Yoshi Tatsu for the Asia Tag belts on August 20th. Onita agreed to the match but placed a stipulation that the Akiyama and Kotaro must win the death match scheduled to take place on the September 9th show if they want to in turn challenge for the Asia Tag belts.

DDT "DRAMATIC EXPLOSION 2023", 9/18/2023 [Mon] 17:30 @ Nagoya International Conference Center, Event Hall in Aichi

() Electric Current Explosion Death Match: Atsushi Onita & Yoshi Tatsu vs. Jun Akiyama & Kotaro Suzuki

DDT Event Cards 2023
https://projectpuroresuspirit.blogspot.com/p/ddt-event-cards-2023.html

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TENRYU PROJECT NEWS

~ The WAR 6-Man Tag belts were announced to be in defense on the September 10th show in Osaka.

Tenryu Project "Osaka Crush Night 2023", 9/10/2023 [Sun] 13:00 @ Azalea Taisho Hall in Osaka

() WAR World 6-Man Tag Championship Match: [21st Champions] GAINA, Koki Iwasaki & Kengo vs. [Challengers] Suwama, Rey Paloma & Dan Tamura
~ 2nd title defense.

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