December 30th, 2023

~ Results for GLEAT [G-REX/G-INFINITY/LIDET UWF], BJW [Death Heavy/Tag/Junior], OZ Academy [Tag] & Ice Ribbon
~ RIP Killer Khan [1947 - 2023]

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GLEAT Ver.7, 12/30/2023 [Sat] 18:00 @ TOKYO DOME CITY HALL
1,507 Spectators

(1) 6-Man Tag 4WAY Match: Ryuichi Kawakami, Quiet Storm & Galeno del Mal vs. Takanori Ito & Yusuke Kodama & Tomoaki Honma [NJPW] vs. Kotaro Suzuki, Hartley Jackson & Keiichi Sato vs. Jun Tonsho, JD Lee & Atsuki Aoyagi [AJPW]
 ◆Winner: Kawakami (5:32) following the Thunderbolt on Lee.
(2) Kaz Hayashi, El Lindman & Issei Onitsuka vs. Colt Cabana, Brandon Cutler & Kuroshio TOKYO Japan
 ◆Winner: Kuroshio (8:54) with a Moonsault Press on Onitsuka.
(3) MICHIKO & Yukari Hosokawa vs. Sayaka Unagi & Aoi [JTO]
 ◆Winner: MICHIKO (7:31) following the Hitodenashi Driver on Unagi.

~ After the match, Hosokawa announced that she will no longer be pursuing a career in the ring and formally announced her retirement as of today. She is grateful for her time in the ring, but now she wants to focus on her dream of being a teacher.

(4) KAZMA SAKAMOTO & Check Shimatani vs. SBK & TAKUMA
 ◆Winner: TAKUMA (11:04) following a 630 Senton on Shimatani.
(5) LIDET UWF Rules ~ Riki Aitaka Debut Match: Tetsuya Izuchi vs. Riki Aitaka [Ibushi Pro]
 ◆Winner: Aitaka (7:36) via TKO, following a High Right Palm Strike.
(6) LIDET UWF Rules ~ Double Bout: Maya Fukuda & Hikaru Shida vs. Tomoka Inaba & Azusa Inaba [both JTO]
 ◆Winner: Shida (8:35) with a Modified Muffler Hold on Azusa.

(7) LIDET UWF World Championship Match: [2nd Champion] Hayato "Jr" Fujita (MichiPro) vs. [Challenger] Minoru Tanaka
 ◆Winner: Fujita (6:32) via referee stop, with the KID.
~ 1st successful title defense.

~ Respect was shown between the two after the match.
~ Fujita managed to defend the belt though he will be once more undergoing surgery next month for the recurrence of cancer near his spinal cord. The surgery and recuperation took a lot out of him years ago and there is no guarantee that he may be able to wrestle again. He is grateful to have fought today and managed to end the year as a double champion with the LIDET UWF and Tohoku Junior belts by his side. Though he vowed to see everyone again once he is good health.

~ A video played that announced that Kaz Hayashi will be retiring from active competition after the July 1st show at the TDC Hall.

(8) Takehiro Yamamura's Return Match: Takehiro Yamamura vs. Kaito Ishida
 ◆Winner: Ishida (15:20) with a Half-Tiger Suplex Hold.

~ Even though the loss, Yamamura stated that he is grateful to be able to compete once more and that this is only the start, that he will climb back up.

(9) G-INFITY Championship Match: [3rd Champions] Jun Saio & Rei Saito (both AJPW) vs. [Challengers] Soma Watanabe & Yuya Susumu
 ◆Winner: Rei (10:26) with a Diving Body Press on Watanabe.
~ 9th successful title defense. 

~ SBK and TAKUMA came forward to confront Watanabe & Susumu, the two teams will face each other on January 21st in Osaka.

(10) G-REX Championship Match: [3rd Champion] T-Hawk vs. [Challenger] Hayato Tamura
 ◆Winner: Tamura (18:18) following a Lariat.
~ Champion falls on his 6th title defense. Tamura becomes the 4th champion.

~ Tamura declared that he will be the face of GLEAT in 2024. He also stated that he will accept everyone's challenge whether that be a veteran or an up-and-comer.

~ Ryuichi Kawakami announced that he will challenge the G-INFINITY belts, his partner will be So Daimonji from LAND'S END.

GLEAT Event Cards 2023
https://projectpuroresuspirit.blogspot.com/p/gleat-event-cards-2023.html

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BJW, 12/30/2023 [Sat] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
801 Spectators

~ Yuya Aoki was announced to miss today's show due to poor health, Masaki Morihiro will compete in his place on the 3rd match. Yuya will miss the multi-promotion New Year's show tomorrow as well (no word on the upcoming Strong defense on 1/2).

(1) Isami Kodaka, Yuko Miyamoto & Kankuro Hoshino vs. Tatsuhiko Yoshino, Kota Sekifuda & Zeke Andino
 ◆Winner: Sekifuda (6:01) with the Ironman on Hoshino.
(2) Yasufumi Nakanoue, Ryota Hama & Kazumasa Yoshida vs. Hideyoshi Kamitani, Daichi Hashimoto & Kazuki Hashimoto
 ◆Winner: Kamitani (10:28) following a Brainbuster on Yoshida.
(3) Shigehiro Irie, Daisuke Sekimoto & Masaki Morihiro vs. So Daimonji, Leyton Buzzard & Tempesta
 ◆Winner: Buzzard (12:35) with a Firebird Splash on Morihiro.
(4) Street Fight 8-Man Tag Death Match: Kazumi Kikuta, Abdullah Kobayashi,m Ryuji Ito & Masaya Takahashi vs. Necro Butcher, Akira, Green Phantom & Satsujinn
 ◆Winner: Akira (9:12) following a Reverse DDT on Kikuta.

(5) BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [8th Champion] Kaji Tomato vs. [Challenger] Ender Kara
 ◆Winner: Kara (11:28) via pin-fall.
~ Champion falls on his 5th title defense. Kara becomes the 9th champion.

~ Yoshino and Sekifuda competed in a quick match to determine the next challenger. Yoshino won and will challenge Kara on January 27th at Korakuen.

(6) BJW Tag Championship Match: [58th Champions] Takuya Nomura & Fuminori Abe vs. [Challengers] Masashi Takeda & Takumi Tsukamoto
 ◆Winner: Tsukamoto (20:10) with a High Angle Backslide on Abe.
~ Champions fall on their 12th title defense. Takeda & Tsukamoto become the 59th champions.

(7) BJW DeathMatch Heavyweight Championship ~ Illinois Street Fight Death Match: [48th Champion] Yuki Ishikawa vs. [Challenger] Madman Pondo
 ◆Winner: Pondo (17:36) following a Tombstone Piledriver onto fluorescent lights.
~ Champion falls on his 5th title defense. Pondo becomes the 49th champion.

~ Pondo stated that he is not satisfied with Drake Younger's interference which aided in his victory and announced that he will put the belt on the line against Yuki Ishikawa on the January 4th show at the Shinkiba 1stRING.

BJW "DEATHMATCH KING-DEATH", 1/4/2024 [Thu] 12:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo

(1) Yuya Aoki & Kazuki Hashimoto vs. Takuya Nomura & Daichi Hashimoto
(2) Abdullah Kobayashi & Drake Younger vs. Daisuke Sekimoto & Kazumasa Yoshida
(3) Tag DeathMatch: Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto vs. Daisuke Sekimoto & Kazumasa Yoshida
(4) Tag DeathMatch: Masaya Takahashi & Yusaku Ito vs. Green Phantom & Satsujin
(5) Fuminori Abe, Yasufumi Nakanoue, Kota Sekifuda & Zeke Andino vs. So Daimonji, Ender Kara, Leyton Buzzard & Tempesta
(6) 6-Man Tag DeathMatch: Kazumi Kikuta, Ryuji Ito & Daiju Wakamatsu vs. Masashi Takeda, Takumi Tsukamoto & Akira
(7) DeathMatch: Hideyoshi Kamitani vs. Necro Butcher

(8) BJW DeathMatch Heavyweight Championship Death Match: [49th Champion] MadMan Pondo vs. [Challenger] Yuki Ishikawa
~ 1st title defense.

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OZ Academy "Pray for Me", 12/30/2023 [Sat] 11:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
888 Spectators

(1) Sonoko Kato & Kaori Yoneyama vs. Maya Yukihi & Kakeru
 ◆Winner: Kato (12:32) with the Kowloon's Gate on Maya.

(2) Pioneer 3WAY Championship Match: [6th Champion] Itsuki Aoki vs. [Challenger] AKINO vs. [Challenger] Ram Kaicho
 ◆Winner: AKINO (8:08) with a Frankensteiner on Itsuki.
~ Champion falls in defense, AKINO becomes the 7th champion.

(3) Hiroyo Matsumoto & ZONES vs. Mei Suruga & Momoka Hanazono
 ◆Winner: Suruga (12:08) over ZONES.

(4) OZ Academy Openweight Next Challenger Decision Match: Tsubasa Kuragaki, Ryo Mizunami, Rina Yamashira, Saori Anou, Mio Momono & Cohaku
 ◆Winner: Momono (36:17) with the JK Bomb on Mizunami.

~ Momono will challenge AKINO on January 7th at the Shinjuku FACE.

(5) OZ Academy Tag Championship Match: [38th Champions] Jaguar Yokota & Mayumi Ozaki vs. [Challengers] Chihiro Hashimoto & Yuu
 ◆Winner: Ozaki (18:35) with the Scarlet Trap on Yuu.
~ 2nd successful title defense.

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Ice Ribbon, 12/30/2023 [Sat] 12:00 @ Ice Ribbon Dojo in Saitama
49 Spectators

(1) Misa Kagura vs. Arisa Shinose
 ◆Winner: Kagura (5:24) with a Boston Crab.
(2) Sumika Yanagawa vs. Saran
 ◆Winner: Yanagawa (5:46) with a Running Double Knee Attack.
(3) Anncham & YuuRI vs. Totoro Satsuki & Miho Ashida
 ◆Winner: YuuRI (9:36) via pin-fall on Ashida.
(4) Ibuki Hoshi & Yappy vs. Kaho Matsushita & Tsukina Umino
 ◆Winner: Ibuki (13:27) following the Running Star on Umino.

-- Upcoming --

Ice Ribbon "RIBBONMANIA 2023", 12/31/2023 [Sun] 11:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo 

(1) Momo Tani, Saran & Nanae Furukawa vs. Yuko Sakurai, Mayuka Koike & Yuu Hanaya
(2) Arisa Shinose vs. Yuuki Minami
(3) Yappy & AKARI vs. Crea & Tsukina Umino
(4) Totoro Satsuki & Asuka Fujitaki vs. Sumika Yanagawa & Misa Kagura
(5) Makoto vs. Hamuko Hoshi

(6) International Ribbon Tag Championship Match: [61st Champion] Anncham & YuuRI vs. [Challengers] Kyuuri & Mifu Ashida
~ 2nd title defense.

(7) ICE x Infinity Championship Match: [37th Champion] Ibuki Hoshi vs. [Challenger] Kaho Matsushita
~ 2nd title defense.

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OBITUARY

~ Killer Khan passed away on December 29th at the age of 76 years old. Khan made his debut for the Japan Pro-Wrestling in 1971 before joining New Japan Pro-Wrestling in 1973 along with Seiji Sakaguchi. Khan gained notoriety in the USA competing for the WWF and feuding with Andre the Giant. His big move being a Diving Knee Drop even being called the "Albatross Killer" as he managed to break Andre's leg with it. In the mid-80's he began competing in All Japan Pro-Wrestling. Though he remained active as pro-wrestler for couple more years before retirement in 1987 where in he opened his own bar and restaurant.

~ Khan was reported to have lost consciousness while behind the counter at his bar called "Kanchan's Jinjo Sakaba" in Nishi-Shinjuku,Tokyo. He was rushed to the nearest hospital where he never regained consciousness and passed away. Reports showed that he died from a ruptured artery in his neck.

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