December 21st, 2023

~ Results for NJPW [NEVER 6-Tag/KOPW], AJPW [NEW AGE 2] & Team Dera [DEP Tag]
~ News and updates for NOAH [1/2], DDT [12/24] & Unagi Produce [1/7]

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NJPW "Road to TOKYO DOME", 12/21/2023 [Thu] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
1,457 Spectators

~ A memorial ceremony was held for the late Osamu Kido.

(1) Masked Horse & Masked Boltin vs. Toru Yano & Tiger Mask IV
 ◆Winner: Horse (4:21) with a Kido Clutch on Tiger.
(2) Yuto Nakashima & Oskar Leube vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita
 ◆Winner: Sabre (10:22) via referee stop over Leube.
(3) TJP, Francesco Akira & Callum Newman vs. Clark Connors, Drilla Moloney & Gedo
 ◆Winner: TJP (9:40) with the 2/2 on Gedo.
(4) Shota Umino, Tomaoki Honma & Master Wato vs. EVIL, Ren Narita & SHO
 ◆Winner: EVIL (8:35) following the EVIL on Honma.
~ Kiyomiya and Oiwa came out to make the save for Umino. Umino will join the two for the match against H.O.T. on January 2nd in NOAH.

(5) El Desperado & Satoshi Kojima vs. Hiromu Takahashi & Shingo Takagi
 ◆Winner: Shingo (7:43) following the Pumping Bomber on Kojima.
~ Hiromu questioned Despe to whether he is 100% or not, because he is not interested in the title match unless he is 100%. During the backstage interview, Despe claimed that he will be more than 100% come their match at the Tokyo Dome.

(6) SANADA, Yuya Uemura & DOUKI vs. Tetsuya Naito,. Yota Tsuji & BUSHI
 ◆Winner: Uemura (10:17) with the Kannuki Suplex Hold on BUSHI.

(7) KOPW 2023 ~ Whiskey Bottle Ladder Match: [Holder] Taichi vs. [Challenger] Yoshinobu Kanemaru
 ◆Winner: Taichi (25:24) following the Black Mephisto.
~ Taichi retaims the KOPW 2023.

(8) NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Championship Match: [26th Champions] Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomohiro Ishii vs. [Challengers] Jeff Cobb, Great-O-Khan & HENARE
 ◆Winner: Ishii (30:31) following a Vertical Drop style Brainbuster on HENARE.
~ 7th successful title defense.

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

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AJPW "NEW AGE CHRONICLE-Z 2", 12/21/2023 [Thu] 18:30 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo
335 Spectators

(1) Ryo Inoue & Issei Onitsuka [GLEAT] vs. Takuya Nomura [BJW] & Fuminori Abe [Free]
 ◆Winner: Takuya (10:32) with a Ryoudegatame on Ryo.
(2) Hokuto Omori & Takahiro Katori [FREEDOMS] vs. Ren Ayabe [JTO] & Yuki Ishikawa [BJW]
 ◆Winner: Ayabe (11:07) following the Last Shooting on Katori.
(3) Seigo Tachibana [Free], Takuro Niki [2AW] & Takanori Ito [GLEAT] vs. Kumaarashi [Free], Soma Watanabe [GLEAT] & Jun Tonsho [GLEAT]
 ◆Winner: Kumaarashi (17:39) following a Diving Senton on Tachibana.
(4) 3WAY Tag Match: Dan Tamura & Hayato Tamura [GLEAT] vs. Ayato Yoshida [2AW] & Kazumasa Yoshida [BJW] vs. Koki Iwasaki [Free] & Towa Iwasaki [BURST]
 ◆Winner: Hayato (11:26) following a Lariat on Koki.
(5) Yuma Aoyagi & Atsuki Aoyagi vs. Jun Saito & Rei Saito
 ◆Winner: Jun (15:44) following the Pyscho Break on Atsuki.
~ Rei proposed a singles challenge against Jun on 12/31 at Yoyogi.

(6) Rising HAYATO & Imabari Towel Mascaras [Ehime Pro] vs. Ryuki Honda & Yuma Anzai
 ◆Winner: Anzai (16:09) with a German Suplex Hold on Towel.

~ HAYATO announced that the next show will be held on February 8th at 1stRING.

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

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Team Dera "DERA TRUE MIND vol. 12", 12/21/2023 [Thu] 20:00 @ Nagoya City Sportiva Arena in Aichi

(1) Michio Kageyama vs. Takoyakida
 ◆Winner: Kageyama (6:57) following a Northern Light Bomb.
(2) The Intellegence Sensational Grand Passion Mask No.4 & Taiwan Ramenman vs. Shigehiro Irie & Joji Otani
 ◆Winner: Joji (11:25) following a Sliding D on Ramenman.
(3) Makoto Hasuka vs. Kenji Takeshima
 ◆Winner: Hasuka (12:05) with an Avalanche Hold.

(4) DEP Tag Championship Match: [12th Champions] Kengo Takai & Dragon vs. [Challengers] TAMURA & Billyken Kid
 ◆Winner: Takai (21:20) following the Dera Hof Buster on TAMURA.
~ 3rd successful title defense.

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NOAH NEWS

~ The 6 versus 6 showdown between NOAH and NJPW versus HOUSE OF TORTURE was announced as the full event card was listed for the January 2nd show at the Ariake Arena.

NOAH "THE NEW YEAR 2024", 1/2/2024 [Tue] 15:00 @ Ariake Arena in Tokyo

(0-1) Taishi Ozawa vs. Yu Owada
(0-2) Muhammad Yone, Atsushi Kotoge, Super Crazy & TERRY YAKI vs. Akitoshi Saito, Hajime Ohara, Hi69 & Kai Fujimura

(1) GHC Junior Tag Championship 3WAY Match: [58th Champions] Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf vs. [Challengers] YO-HEY & Tadasuke vs. [Challengers] Ninja Mack & Alejandro
~ 2nd title defense.

(2) Jake Lee, Jack Morris & Anthony Greene vs. El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr., Vinnie Massaro & Titus Alexander
(3) NOAH vs. NJPW: Masa Kitamiya vs. Tomohiro Ishii
(4) NOAH vs. NJPW: Go Shiozaki vs. Satoshi Kojima
(5) Great Sakuya & Nagisa Nozaki vs. Haruka Umesaki & Miyuki Takase

(6) Ulka Sasaki's Debut Match: Takashi Sugiura vs. Ulka Sasaki
(7) Zack Sabre Jr. & Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & HAYATA

(8) GHC Jr. Championship Match: [54th Champion] Daga vs. [Challenger] Eita
~ 2nd title defense.

(9) 6vs6 Elimination Match / NOAH & NJPW vs HOUSE OF TORTURE: Kaito Kiyomiya, Ryohei Oiwa, Shota Umino, Daiki Inaba, Shuji Kondo & Junta Miyawaki vs. EVIL, Ren Narita, Yujiro Takahashi, SHO, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Dick Togo

(10) GHC Heavyweight Championship Match: [43rd Champion] Kenoh vs. [Challenger] Manabu Soya
~ 1st title defense.

(11) Special Singles Match / DESTINY 2024: Naomichi Marufuji vs. Kota Ibushi

NOAH Event Cards 2023
https://projectpuroresuspirit.blogspot.com/p/noah-event-cards-2023.html

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DDT NEWS

~ It was announced that Chris Brookes will be out of action after a tumor, non-cancerous, was found in his abdomen. He will be undergoing surgery to remove the tumor and it will put him out of action for the time being.Due to this Chris will miss the show on December 24th and Rei Saito will automatically receive a win in the on-going league.

DDT "D'oh GRAND PRIX 2023", 12/24/2023 [Sun] 11:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

(-) D'oh B Block: Chris Brookes vs. Rei Saito
~ Rei wins via bye.
~ Rei [4 wins, 1 loss = 8 points]
~ Brookes [1 win, 4 losses = 2 points]

(1) Yukio Sakaguchi & Rukiya vs. KANON & MJ Paul

(2) Toru Owashi's Return Match ~ Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship Battle Royal: [1,596th Champion] Great Koji vs. Toru Owashi, Sanshiro Takagi, Kazuki Hirata, Akito, Yusuke Okada, Yuki Ishida, Kazumi Sumi, Rukiya & X

(3) Special Single Match: Rei Saito vs. Hideki Okatani

(4) KO-D 6-Man Tag Championship Match: [53rd Champions] Jun Akiyama, Danshoku Dieno & Makoto Oishi vs. [Challengers] Masahiro Takanashi, Antonio Honda & Takeshi Masada
~ 1st title defense.

(5) D'oh B Block: MAO vs. Yukio Naya
(6) D'oh A Block: Daisuke Sasaki vs. HARASHIMA
(7) D'oh A Block: Yuki Ueno vs. Yuki Iino
(8) D'oh A Block: Tetsuya Endo vs. Kazusada Higuchi

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Sayaka Unagi Produce

~ Jun Kasai was announced to team with Dick Togo to take on the team of Fuminori Abe and Kuroshio TOKYO Japan for the Sayaka Unagi's self-produce show on January 7th at Korakuen.

Sayaka Unagi Produce Supported by AJPW "Tonoha Go Ranshin ~ Ichiban Kinsei ~", 1/7/2024 [Sun] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

() Jun Kasai & Dick Togo vs. Fuminori Abe & Kuroshio TOKYO Japan

() Opening Match: Takumi Iroha vs. Sayaka Unagi
() Minoru Fujita & Takayuki Ueki vs. Takanori Ito & Issei Onitsuka
() Wedding Candidate Match: SAKI, Yuko Sakurai & X vs. Risa Sera, Mochi Natsumi & Akane Fujita
~ The winner will be introduced to a man who understands pro-wrestling.

() AJPW TV 6-Man Tag Championship Match: [Champions] Suwama, Mayumi Ozaki & Maya Yukihi vs. [Challengers] Dark Unagi, Dark Tiger & Dark X

() Main Event: Minoru Suzuki & Masato Tanaka vs. Sayaka Unagi & Konami

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