December 18th, 2024

~ Results for NJPW, DRAGON GATE, Sportiva & WAVE [Tag/POP]

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NJPW "Road to TOKYO DOME", 12/18/2024 [Wed] 18:30 @ Tokorozawa City Gymnasium in Saitama
726 Spectators

(1) Tomoaki Honma & Shoma KAto vs. Katsuya Murashima & Daiki Nagai
 ◆Winner: Kato (7:36) with a Boston Crab on Nagai.
(2) TJP, Francesco Akira & Jacob Austin Young vs. Robbie Eagles, Kosei Fujita & Ryohei Oiwa
 ◆Winner: Oiwa (9:30) with THE GRIP on Young.
(3) KUSHIDA, Kevin Knight & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Clark Connor, Drilla Moloney & SANADA
 ◆Winner: SANADA (8:53) via foul over Taguchi.
(4) Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan vs. Ren Narita & Yujiro Takahashi
 ◆Winner: Cobb (8:20) with the Tour of the Island on Yujiro.
(5) Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, Boltin Oleg & Master Wato vs. EVIL, SHO, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Dick Togo
 ◆Winner: Wato (10:18) with the Vendaval on Togo.
(6) DOUKI & TAKA Michinoku vs. El Desperado & Tiger Mask IV
 ◆Winner: DOUKI (8:41) with an Italian Stretch No.32 on Tiger.
(7) Yota Tsuji & BUSHI vs. David Finlay & Gedo
 ◆Winner: BUSHI (10:02) with the Fable on Gedo.
(8) Zack Sabre Jr. & Hartley Jackson vs. Shota Umino & Tomohiro Ishii
 ◆Winner: Ishii (14:07) following a Vertical Drop style Brainbuster on Hartley.

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DRAGON GATE "FANTASTIC GATE 2024", 12/18/2024 [Wed] 18:00 @ Yokohama Radiant Hall in Kanagawa
359 Spectators

(1) Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Ryu Fuda
 ◆Winner: Masaaki (5:37) following the Twister.
(2) Kota Minoura & Yoshiki Kato vs. Hyo & Daiki Yanagiuchi.
 ◆Winner: Kato (5:49) following a Sit-down style Canadian Hammer on Yanagiuchi.
(3) Ultimo Dragon, Don Fujii & JACKY KAMEI vs. Luis Mante, Yasushi Kanda & Genki Horiguchi
 ◆Winner: KAMEI (7:05) with the JACKY Knife on Genki.
(4) Madoka Kikuta & Dragon Dia vs. Jason Lee & ISHIN
 ◆Winner: Kikuta (8:13) via foul, ISHIN with a weapon.
(5) Ben-K & Riiita vs. Shun Skywalker & KAI
 ◆Winner: KAI (13:00) via ring out over Riiita.
(6) YAMATO, Susumu Yokosuka, BxB Hulk & Kagetora vs. Strong Machine J, Flamita, U-T & Kzy
 ◆Winner: Strong J (16:20) with a Mashinfushagatame on Kagetora.

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Sportiva "Wednesday Curry Pro-Wrestling", 12/18/2024 [Wed] 20:00 @ Nagoya City Sportiva Arena in Aichi

(1) Yuta Oya vs. Yasuhiro Higuchi
 ◆Winner: Draw (10:00) time limit expired.
(2) Naoki Tanizaki & Sae vs. Shigehiro Irie & Yu Shimizu
 ◆Winner: Tanizaki (12:32) with an Implant Bomb on Shimizu.
(3) Shinya Ishida & Joji Otani vs. Konaka = Pale One & Ari Najima
 ◆Winner: Ishida (14:30) following the Kushii Drive on Najima.

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WAVE "Daishiran Higashi '24", 12/18/2024 [Wed] 19:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo
180 Spectators

(1) Genegya wave ~ Heisei vs Reiwa: Yumi Ohka, Koari Yoneyama & Cherry vs. Mizuki Kato, Makoto Yuma & Aya Sakura
~ Heisei has a 3-count rule, Reiwa has a 2-count rule.
 ◆Winner: Ohka (13:41) following the Big Boots on Kato.
(2) Scramble wave: SAKI, Risa Sera & Hikari Shimizu vs. Itsuki Aoki, Kakeru Sekiguchi & YuuRI
 ◆Winner: Kakeru (14:04) with the Kakerahoma on Shimizu.
(3) Premium wave: Cohaku & Mei Seira vs. Koguma & Hazuki [both STARDOM]
 ◆Winner: Draw (20:00) time limit expired.

(4) POP Championship Match: [33rd Champion] Honoka vs. [Challenger] Chi Chi
 ◆Winner: Honoka (13:10)
~ 1st successful title defense.

(5) DUALSHOCK WAVE Tag Championship Match: [37th Champions] Maika Ozaki & Tae Honma vs. [Challengers] Yuki Miyazaki & Yuko Sakurai
 ◆Winner: Sakurai (15:12) witht he Clegende on Maika.
~ Champions fall on their 1st title defense. Miyazaki & Sakurai become the 38th champions.

~ Sakurai was grateful to have finally claimed a title reign of her own let alone in WAVE with Miyazaki as her partner.

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WAVE "New Year's Wave Beginning", 1/1/2025 [Wed] 14:30 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo 

() Regina di WAVE Single Championship Match: [22nd Champion] Saya Kamitani vs. [Challenger] Cohaku
~ 1st title defense.

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