December 17th, 2024

~ Results for DRAGON GATE [Ichikawa Retirement]
~ News and updates for NJPW [1/5] & Evolution Joshi [Suwama as CEO, 1/29]

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DRAGON GATE "FANTASTIC GATE 2024", 12/17/2024 [Tue] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
1,552 Spectators

~ Dragon Kid appeared before the show and mentioned that he is slowly recovering little by little.

(1) Ben-K vs. Hyo
 ◆Winner: Ben-K (8:05) following a Spear.
(2) Mondairyu & Punch Tominaga vs. Ho Ho Lun & Takashi Yoshida
 ◆Winner: Yoshida (5:39) following a Pineapple Bomber on Punch.
(3) Ryu Fuda, Mochizuki Junior, Daiki Yanagiuchi & Akihiro Sahara vs. KAI, Jason Lee, Yoshiki Kato & Homare
 ◆Winner: Kato (8:46) following a Sit-down style Canadian Hammer on Yanagiuchi.
(4) Ultimo Dragon, Shachihoko BOY & Super Seaser vs. Genki Horiguchi, Yasushi Kanda & Kenichiro Arai
 ◆Winner: Dragon (8:53) with a La Magistral on Genki.
(5) Luis Mante & Flamita vs. JACKY KAMEI & Riiita
 ◆Winner: Mante (11:32) with the Veulta Finale on Riiita.
(6) YAMATO, BxB Hulk, Susumu Yokosuka & Kagetora vs. Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii, Toru Owashi & Shuji Kondo
 ◆Winner: YAMATO (10:28) with the Zenchizen'no no Frankensteiner on Fujii.

 ~ YAMATO stated that he doesn't meet the qualifications to defend the Brave Gate belt, but we will see to it that it is sealed (locked away) as long as he remains as the Dream Gate champion.

(7) Strong Machine J, Kzy & U-T vs. Dragon Dia, Madoka Kikuta & Ryoya Tanaka vs. Shun Skywalker, Kota Minoura & ISHIN
 ◆Winner: Dia (22:18) with a Reptilian Rana on ISHIN.

~ Dia vowed that he will be more aggressive in 2015, following his loss against YAMATO and the Brave Gate belt in the double title match.

(8) Ichikawa's Retirement Match: Konomama Ichikawa vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi [NJPW]
 ◆Winner: Tanahashi (:16) following a Face Slap.
~ Rematch
 ◆Winner: Tanahashi (9:58) with a High Fly Flow.

~ Ichikawa was thankful for everyone who has supported him throughout his 26 years career.
~ Tanahashi paid his respects to Ichikawa as well.

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NJPW NEWS

~ A couple more matches were made official for the January 5th show.

NJPW & AEW "WRESTLE DYNASTY", 1/5/2025 [Sun] 13:00 @ Tokyo Dome

() International Women's Cup 4WAY Match: (STARDOM, AEW, ROH, CMLL)

() STRONG Women's Championship Match: [4th Champion] Mercedes Monet vs. [Challenger] Mina Shirakawa

() Lucha Gauntlet (8 Man NJPW/CMLL) Match:

() NEVER Openweight Championship Match: [Champion] (Winner of 1/4 match) vs. [Challenger] Tomohiro Ishii

() IWGP Tag Championship Decision Match: Great-O-Khan & X vs. Matt & Nick Jackson
~ Winners become the 106th champions.

() Special Singles Match: David Finlay vs. Brody King

() Special Singles Match: Gabe Kidd vs. Kenny Omega

() Special Singles Match: Yota Tsuji vs. Jack Perry

() Special Singles Match: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ricochet

() Special Singles Match: Shota Umino vs. Claudio Castagnoli

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EVOLUTION JOSHI NEWS

~ A press conference was held as Suwama, who will be taking over as the CEO in 2025, announced several changes that will be made. 

~ First off the group will now be called Pro-Wrestling Evolution. Suwama seeks to make Evolution a platform for both high-quality women's and men's pro-wrestling. He hopes to make Evolution  an organization where both can coexist together. 

~ Suwama also announced that he has plans to introduced a championship belt into the promotion. More details will be revealed further into the year.

~ Then Suwama announced that the promotions first event of the year will be held on January 29th at the Shinjuku FACE. Suwama will be taking on the GM Shuji Ishikawa in a singles match. A new trainee will make her debut with Chika, who has a second degree black belt in judo, and is being marked as the fastest to make her debut since joining as a trainee. She will be taking on Hiroyo Matsumoto. Then ZONES will team with Chanyota to take Riko Kawahata and Maria.

Pro-Wrestling Evolution, 1/29/2025 [Wed] 19:00 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo

() Chika Debut Match: Chika vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto
() Special Single Match: Suwama vs. Shuji Ishikawa
() "Muscle Sisters" ZONES & Chanyota vs. "Magenta" Riko Kawahata & Maria

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