December 31st, 2023
~ Results for AJPW [Triple Crown/World Jr], New Year's Eve Pro-Wrestling [Indie 6-Man Tag Shuffle], Osaka New Years Pro, Ice Ribbon [Infinity/IR Tag] & Diana
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AJPW MANIAx 2023, 12/31/2023 [Sun] 14:00 @ Yoyogi National Stadium, 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo
2,687 Spectators
~ A 10 count gong was held for the late Killer Khan
(1) Black Menso~re, Takuya Nomura [BJW] & Fuminori Abe [Free] vs.
Minoru Tanaka [GLEAT], Naruki Doi [Free] & Koji Iwamoto [Free]
◆Winner: Minoru (9:18) with the HEAT Clutch on Menso~re.
~ Menso~re was not satisfied with the loss as he declared that he still wants a shot at the GOARA TV belt.
(2) Takao Omori Last AJPW Affiliation 6-Man Tag Match: Takao Omori, Ryuki Honda & Ryo Inoue vs. Koji Doi [Free], Kumaarashi [Free] & Mitsuya Nagai [DRADITION]
◆Winner: Takao (8:49) following an Axe Bomber on Kumaarashi.
(3) Yuma Aoyagi & Yoshi Tatsu vs. Shuji Ishikawa & Ren Ayabe [JTO]
◆Winner: Yuma (7:31) with a Japanese Leg Roll Clutch on Ayabe.
~ Following the match, Tatsu announced that this is also his last match belonging to All Japan.
(4) True Rookie of the Year Special Singles Match: Jun Saito vs. Rei Saito
◆Winner: Jun (12:06) following a Front High Kick.
(5) Shotaro Ashino's Return Match: Shotaro Ashino & T-Hawk [GLEAT] vs. Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana [both Free]
◆Winner: Kuroshio (15:30) following the Ikemen Slash on Ashino.
(6) Special Tag Match: Tatsumi Fujinami & LEONA [both DRADITION] vs. Yuma Anzai & Charlie Dempsey [NXT]
◆Winner: Dempsey (8:48) with a Modified STF on LEONA.
(7) AJPW vs DDT Tag Match: Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising HAYATO vs. Yuki Ueno & Toy Kojima [both DDT]
◆Winner: Ueno (13:28) following the WR on HAYATO.
(8) World Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [66th Champion] El Lindaman (GLEAT) vs. [Challenger] Dan Tamura
◆Winner: Dan (17:03) with a Powerbomb Hold.
~ Champion falls on his 4th title defense. Dan becomes the 67th champion.
~ Dan nominated his first defense to be against Hikaru Sato on January 2nd at Korakuen.
(9) Special 6-Man Tag Match:
Suwama, Hideki Suzuki [Free] & Hikaru Sato [Pancrase MISSION] vs.
Minoru Suzuki [Pancrase MISSION], Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Hokuto Omori
◆Winner: Smith (15:47) with a Sitdown Powerbomb (Bulldog Bomb) on Hikaru.
~ During the backstage interview, Smith made it known that he is seeking a chance for the Triple Crown belt. He seeks to achieve something that even his father was unable to accomplish.
(10) Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship Match: [71st Champion] Katsuhiko Nakajima (Free) vs. [Challenger] Kento Miyahara
◆Winner: Nakajima (25:51) with a Seated Armbar.
~ 1st successful title defense.
~ Nakajima fully embraced the toukon spirit. Sporting a shaved head and sporting a trademark red towel worn by Antonio Inoki. He came out to Ali Bom-ba-ye and was accompanied by Hisashi Shinma, one of the original founders of New Japan along with Inoki.
~ Nakajima closed the show with "Inoki Bom-ba-ye" playing a "1, 2, 3, Da!".
~ Nakajima will move on to defend the belt against Charlie Dempsey on January 3rd at the Korakuen Hall.
~ The full event cards were announced for the January 2nd and 3rd shows at Korakuen.
AJPW Event Cards 2024
https://projectpuroresuspirit.blogspot.com/p/ajpw-event-cards-2024.html
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New Year's Eve Pro-Wrestling 2023 ~ Forget the year! Shuffle 6-Man
Tag Tournament, 12/31/2023 [Sun] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
778 Spectators
(1) 6-Man Tag Tournament 1st Round Match:
"Smile Lizard Gorilla" HARASHIMA, Kota Sekifuda & Yuji Hino vs. "The
Lonely Hot University Students" Takeshi Masada, Akira & Koji
Iwamoto
◆Winner: HARAHIMA (7:06) following the Somato on Masada.
(2) 6-Man Tag Tournament 1st Round Match: "Team
Katagi Returns" Kazusada Higuchi, Yasufumi Nakanoue & Kohei
Kinoshita vs. "The Kindest People" Soma Takao, Kazumasa Yoshida &
Trans Am★Hiroshi
◆Winner: Kinoshita (6:51) with a Blockbuster Hold on Hiroshi.
(3) 6-Man Tag Tournament 1st Round Match:
"Big Bombers Kai" Yukio Naya, Hideyoshi Kamitani & Minoru Suzuki
vs. "Anal Destruction Hidaka" Danshoku Dieno, Daichi Hashimoto &
Ikuto Hidaka
◆Winner: DRAW (10:00) Time Limit Expired.
~ Overtime
◆Winner: Suzuki (4:45) with a Sleeper Hold on Dieno.
(4) 6-Man Tag Tournament 1st Round Match: "Go for it! The Three
Detention Brothers" Hideki Okatani, Yuki Ishikawa & Brahman Kei w/
Brahman Shu vs. "Bati Bati F'N in the Sky" Tetsuya Endo, Daisuke
Sekimoto & Fuminori Abe
◆Winner: Abe (6:03) with the O'Manjigatame on Shu.
(5) So Daimonji, Ender Kara, Leyton Buzzard & Tempesta vs. Kazumi Kikuta, Kazuki Hashimoto, Kazumsa Sumi & Rukiya
◆Winner: Buzzard (8:37) with a Firebird Splash on Rukiya.
(6) 6-Man Tag Tournament Semi-final Match: HARASHIMA, Kota Sekifuda & Yuji Hino vs. Kazusada Higuchi, Yasufumi Nakanoue & Kohei
Kinoshita
◆Winner: Sekifuda (5:48) with the Ironman on Kinoshita.
(7) 6-Man Tag Tournament Semi-final Match: Yukio Naya, Hideyoshi Kamitani & Minoru Suzuki
vs. Tetsuya Endo, Daisuke
Sekimoto & Fuminori Abe
◆Winner: DRAW (15:00) Time Limit Expired.
~ Overtime
◆Winner: Sekimoto (1:20) following a Lariat on Kamitani.
(8) Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda vs. Takuya Nomura, Abdullah Kobayashi & Kankuro Hoshino
◆Winner: Kobayashi (13:32) with a Modified School Boy on Honda.
◆Winner: Endo (17:33) with the Burning Star Press on Sekifuda.
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Omisoka / New Year's Eve Pro-Wrestling 2023 Part 1, 12/31/2023 [Sun] 16:30 @ Osaka Sekaikan
(1) Hiroaki Taniguchi & Takashi Tachibana vs. Katsumi Oribe & Hirakata-san
◆Winner: Tachibana (5:44) following a Diving Medulla Oblongata Knee Drop on Hirataka.
(2) Hide & Yasu Kubota vs. Worochi & Takahiro Tababa
◆Winner: Hide (8:11) with a Gedo Clutch on Tababa.
(3) Momoka Hanazono & Akane Fujita vs. Mari Manji & Blanca Maho
◆Winner: Akane (7:01) over Maho.
(4) Billyken Kid, Hideaki Sumi & Bomber Okuno vs. Ultimate Spider Jr., Captain Amemura & Tetsuya Goto
◆Winner: Sumi (8:24) following the Sumigoe on Amemura.
(5) Super Delfin, Hiroaki Moriya & Flying Penguin vs. Osamu Suganuma, Mikiya Sasaki & Sae
◆Winner: Delfin (9:06) via pin-fall on Mikiya.
(6) Zeus, Kazuaki Mihara, The Bodyguard & Masamune vs. Shigehiro Irie, Black Buffalo, Koki Iwasaki & Kinryu
◆Winner: Masamune (10:43) with the Kaminarikiri on Kinryu.
(7) Tournament 1st Round Match: "brother" YASSHI & Harutoki vs. Quiet Storm & Takahiro Kaimoto
◆Winner: YASSHI (13:08) following the Diving Big Head on Kaimoto.
(8) Tournament 1st Round Match: Yuto Kikuchi & Donguri Fujie vs. Ra-pid & Aran Sano
◆Winner: Kikuchi (14:45) with the Arubeki-Katchi on Ra-pid.
Omisoka / New Year's Eve Pro-Wrestling 2023 Part 2, 12/31/2023 [Sun] 21:00 @ Osaka Sekaikan
(1) Tournament Semi-final Match: Yuto Kikuchi & Donguri Fujie vs. Gunso & Bomber Okuno
◆Winner: Fujie (9:58) with a Moonsault Press on Okuno.
(2) Tournament Semi-final Match: "brother" YASSHI & Harutoki vs. Takashi Tachibana & Tetsuya Goto
◆Winner: Harutoki (8:46) with a La Magistral on Tachibana.
(3) Quiet Storm vs. Takahiro Kaimoto
◆Winner: Storm (6:32) following the Clothesline from New York.
(4) Michio Kageyama & Yasutaka Oosera vs. BADMAX Fujinaga & Takeshi Irei
◆Winner: Kageyama (10:19) via foul over Fujinaga.
(5) Eisa 8, Hideaki Sumi & Hirakata-san vs. Yusaku Ito, Raipachi Isobe & Hiroto Okubo
◆Winner: Sumi (12:53) following the Sumigoe on Isobe.
(6) Ultimate Spider Jr., Captain Amemura, Deeto Pool & Mighty Juiso vs. Cooger Ichi, Cooger Ni, Cooger San & Cooger Shi
◆Winner: Spider (13:57) following the Avenger Cutter on Ni.
(7) Magnitude Kishiwada, Worochi & Naoki Tanizaki vs. Koki Iwasaki, Hiroaki Taniguchi & Shoichi Uchida
◆Winner: Kishiwada (10:38) following a Vertical Drop style Brainbuster on Uchida.
(8) Tournament Semi-final Match: Yuto Kikuchi & Donguri Fujie vs. "brother" YASSHI & Harutoki
◆Winner: Harutoki (17:48) with the Momento de Muerte on Fujie.
(9) New Year's Eve All Star Battle Royal:
◆Winner: Mari Manji (16:43) with a Small Package Hold on Mede Tiger Mask.
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Ice Ribbon "RIBBONMANIA 2023", 12/31/2023 [Sun] 11:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
503 Spectators
(1) Momo Tani, Saran & Nanae Furukawa vs. Yuko Sakurai, Mayuka Koike & Yuu Hanaya
◆Winner: Saran (11:47) over Koike.
(2) Arisa Shinose vs. Yuuki Minami
◆Winner: Shinose (4:03) following a Shining Wizard.
~ Yuki Mashiro announced her return to the ring. She will compete on the January 27th show at Korakuen.
(3) Yappy & AKARI vs. Crea & Tsukina Umino
◆Winner: Yappy (13:25) with the Choke Skull Slam.
(4) Totoro Satsuki & Asuka Fujitaki vs. Sumika Yanagawa & Misa Kagura
◆Winner: Yanagawa (9:13) witht he Glesin on Fujitaki.
(5) Makoto vs. Hamuko Hoshi
◆Winner: Makoto (12:32) with the Seien no Uneri.
(6) International Ribbon Tag Championship Match: [61st Champion] Anncham & YuuRI vs. [Challengers] Kyuuri & Mifu Ashida
◆Winner: Kyuuri (15:24) with the Ne-Kohistral on YuuRI.
~ Champions fall on their 2nd title defense. Kyuuri & Ashida become the 62nd champions.
(7) ICE x Infinity Championship Match: [37th Champion] Ibuki Hoshi vs. [Challenger] Kaho Matsushita
◆Winner: Ibuki (25:04) following the Ibuning Star.
~ 2nd successful title defense.
~ A 1-day tournament was announced for the 1/27 show at Korakuen.
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Diana, 12/31/2023 [Sun] 13:00 @ Kawasaki City POST DI AMISTAD in Kanagawa
(1) Miran vs. Makoto Yuma
◆Winner: Miran (5:38) with a Lionsault.
(2) Jaguar Yokota & Himiko vs. Ayako Sato & Deborah K
◆Winner: Yokota (12:43) following a kick on Deborah.
(3) Kyoko Inoue vs. Mizuki Kato
◆Winner: Kyoko (4:23) following a Lariat.
(4) Haruka Umesaki, Madeline & Nanami vs. Tae Honma, Maika Ozaki & Kakeru Sekiguchi
◆Winner: Kakeru (14:30) witht he Kakerahoma on Madeline.
~ Madeline losers her final match as a member of Diana. She will be freelance as of 2024.
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