December 20th, 2024

~ Results for DRAGON GATE, STARDOM, Marigold [Twinstar Cup Tournament] & Diana
~ News and updates for Giant Baba Memorial Show [1/31] & TJPW [12/29]

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DRAGON GATE "PRIME ZONE Plus + Vol. 11", 12/20/2024 [Fri] 19:00 @ Kobe Lapis Hall in Hyogo 

(1) Mochizuki Junior vs. Akihiro Sahara
 ◆Winner: Mochi Jr (5:21) following ht a Twister the World.
(2) RYU & DAIKI vs. Ho-lee & Lee Chi Tominaga
 ◆Winner: RYU (7:27) with the Ryumaki on Tominaga.
(3) Riiita vs. ISHIN
 ◆Winner: Riiita (12:28) via pin-fall.
(4) GM Rights Battle Royal:
 ◆Winner: Dragon Dia (9:54) with a Roll-Up on Riiita.

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STARDOM in OSAKA 2024 Dec, 12/20/2024 [Fri] 18:30 @ EDION Arena Osaka, 2nd Stadium
417 Spectators

(1) Maika vs. Matoi Hamabe
 ◆Winner: Maika (9:16) with the Enka-Otoshi.
(2) Lady C & Tomoka Inaba vs. Waka Tsukiyama & Rian
 ◆Winner: C (9:33) following a Reverse Oklahoma Stampede on Tsukiyama.
(3) Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki, Koguma & Momo Kogo vs. Natsuko Tora, Konami, Saya Kamitani & Ruaka
 ◆Winner: Iwatani (10:30) with a Moonsault Press on Ruaka.
(4) International Women's Cup Decision 4WAY ~ 1st Round Match: Saki Kashima vs. Hanan vs. Yuna Mizumori vs. Momo Watanabe
 ◆Winner: Watanabe (10:16) with the Hitodenashi Driver on Mizumori.
(5) International Women's Cup Decision 4WAY ~ 1st Round Match: Syuri vs. Saya Iida vs. Rana Yagami vs. Fukigendesu
 ◆Winner: Syuri (10:31) following the Ryuen.
(6) Tam Nakano, Natsupoi, Saori Anou, Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara vs. Mei Seira, Starlight Kid, Suzu Suzuki, AZM & Miyu Amasaki
 ◆Winner: Natsupoi (17:56) with the Fairy Princess on Starlight.

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Marigold "TWINSTAR CUP TOURNAMENT 2024", 12/20/2024 [Fri] 18:30 @ Sendai PIT in Miyagi
212 Spectators

(1) Komomo Minami vs. Minami Yuuki vs. Naho Yamada vs. Hummingbird
 ◆Winner: Hummingbird (6:20) with a Leg Roll Clutch Hold on Yuuki.

(2) 1st Round Match: Natsumi Showzuki & Misa Matsui vs. Nao Ishikawa & Rea Seto
 ◆Winner: Showzuki (10:33) following a Diving Double Knee Drop on Ishikawa.
(3) 1st Round Match: Victoria Yuzuki & Kizuna Tanaka vs. Nagisa Nozaki & CHIAKI
 ◆Winner: Yuzuki (7:36) over CHIAKI.
(4) 1st Round Match: MIRAI & Mai Sakurai vs. Bozilla & Myla Grace
 ◆Winner: Sakurai (5:55) with an STF on Grace.
(5) 1st Round Match: Utami Hayashishita & Kouki Amarei vs. Miku Aono & Chika Goto
 ◆Winner: Draw (15:00) time limit expired.
~ Both teams were eliminated from the tournament.

(6) Semi-final Match: MIRAI & Mai Sakurai vs. Victoria Yuzuki & Kizuna Tanaka
 ◆Winner: Sakurai (4:30) with a Modified Leg Lock on Kizuna.

(7) Final Match: MIRAI & Mai Sakurai vs. Natsumi Showzuki & Misa Matsui
 ◆Winner: MIRAI (14:18) following a Lariat on Showzuki. 

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Diana, 12/20/2024 [Fri] 19:00 @ POST DI AMISTAD in Kanagawa

(1) Makoto Yuma vs. Chie Ozora
 ◆Winner: Ozora (10:13) with a Japanese Leg Roll Clutch.
(2) Ayame Sasamura & Kurumi Hiiragi vs. Himiko & Natsumi Mochi
 ◆Winner: Sasamura (13:41) with a Northern Light Suplex Hold on Himiko.
(3) Sayaka Unagi & Miyuki Takase vs. Mizuki Kato & Yuna Manase
 ◆Winner: Takase (14:47) following a Diving Guillotine Drop on Kato.
(4) Nanami vs. Risa Sera
 ◆Winner: Sera (13:56) with the Hanayume no Yama.

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GIANT BABA MEMORIAL SHOW NEWS

~ Several more matches were announced for the January 30th show at the Korakuen Hall.

"Giant Baba 25th Anniversary Memorial ~ Taiyo Kea Retirement Show ~ Fumito Kihara Ring Announcer Debut 35th Anniversary Commemoration Show", 1/31/2025 [Fri] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

() Z-Brats vs Tokyo Yankees: Kota Minoura & KAI vs. Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana
() LIMIT BREAK 8-Man Tag Match: Muhammed Yone, Atsushi Kotoge, Hajime Ohara & Yu Owada vs. Yukio Naya, Yuki Iino, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yuya Koroku
() Fumito Kihara Ring Announcer Debut 35th Anniversary Tag Match: Yuji Nagata & Takuya Nomura vs. Koji Iwamoto & Fuminori Abe
() Mitsuya Nagai, Masao Inoue & Ryuji Hijikata vs. Shiro Koshinaka, Jinsei Shinzaki & Osamu Nishimura
() Shuji Kondo & "brother" YASSHI vs. Naruki Doi & Hikaru Sato

() Special Street Fight ~ Tornado Bunkhouse 8-Man Tag Death Match: Atsushi Onita, Ryuichi "Fire" Kawakami, Raijin Yaguchi & Yuko Miyamoto vs. Jun Kasai, Shuji Ishikawa, Masashi Takeda & Black Menso~re

() 25th Anniversary of Giant Baba's Passing ~ Taiyo Kea's Retirement 6-Man Tag Match: Taiyo Kea, Minoru Suzuki & MAZADA vs. Jun Akiyama, Naomichi Marufuji & Satoshi Kojima
~ Referee: Kyohei Wada

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TJPW NEWS

~ The full event card was announced for the December 29th show at the Korakuen Hall.

TJPW Year-End Party 2024, 12/29/2024 [Sun] 19:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

() 20 Wrestler PRINCESS RUMBLE 2024: Miu Watanabe,Miyu Yamashita, Maki Ito, Yuki Arai, Rika Tatsumi, Hyper Misao, Yuki Aino, Raku, Mahiro Kiryu, Neko Haruna, Kaya Toribami, Wakana Uehara, HIMAWARI, Kira Summer, Yuna Manase, Antonio Honda, Pokotran, X, XX & XXX

() TJPW RUSH ~ 5 vs 5 Special Elimination Match: Susume, Arisu Endo, Moka Miyamoto, Yoshiko Hasegawa, Haru Kazashiro, Toga, Shino Suzuki & Takami Uta
~ Teams to be decided via lottery.

() SETUP certified All Asia Women's Championship Match: [2nd Champion] Pom Harujuku vs. [Challenger] Matcha
~ 1st title defense.

() Queen of Asia & VPW Women's Double Championship Match: [5th Queen & 1st VPW Champion] Yuki Kamifuku vs. [Challenger] Lei Ying Lee

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