December 30th, 2024

~ Results for GLEAT [G-REX/G-INFINITY], BJW [Jr Heavy] & OZ Academy [Tag]
~ News and updates for NJPW [1/4], NOAH [1/1], DRAGON GATE [1/18-19] & Marigold

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GLEAT Ver.14, 12/30/2024 [Mon] 18:00 @ TOKYO DOME CITY HALL
1,045 Spectators

Today's show is available on their official YouTube channel but for members only (8.99 a month)
https://www.youtube.com/live/8k5mySfGKi8

(1) Takanori Ito, Issei Onitsuka & Kumaarashi [Freelance] vs. Junjie, JD Lee & Mr. Iguana
 ◆Winner: Onitsuka (10:39) following a Spear on Lee.
~ Onitsuka will face CIMA in the G-RUSH match later in the show.
(2) Ryo Aitaka & Tomoaki Honma [NJPW] vs. So Daimonji [LAND'S END] & Hartley Jackson [Freelance]
 ◆Winner: Daimonji (9:13) following the Black Rain on Aitaka.
(3) KAZMA SAKAMOTO, Quiet Storm [Freelance] & Kouki Iwasaki [Freelance] vs. "Fire" Ryuichi Kawakami, Brass Knuckles JUN & Chris Vice [ZERO1]
 ◆Winner: JUN (10:11) over KAZMA.
~ Iwasaki betrayed Bulk Orchestra and aligned himself with the anti-GLE MONSTERS. Kawakami stated that Iwasaki was a spy the entire time.
(4) LIDET UWF Single Bout ~ Yu Iizuka Send-Off Match: Minoru Tanaka vs. Yu Iizuka 
 ◆Winner: Minoru (6:06) with an STF.
~ Iizuka will now be taking an indefinite leave from active competition, but stated that he will come back one day and give it his all.
(5) GLEAT vs AAA Special Battle: Takehiro Yamamura vs. Psycho Clown
 ◆Winner: Clown (14:48) with a La Magistral.
(6) MICHIKO's 10th Anniversary Special Match: MICHIKO & Risa Sera [Prominence] vs. Meiko Satomura & Manami [both Sendai Girls]
 ◆Winner: Satomura (14:48) following a Death Valley Bomb on MICHIKO.
~ Even though in loss, MICHIKO stated that she may not have always been the best student but she is forever grateful to Satomura as her favorite master.
(7) Into the G-RUSH: CIMA vs. X = Issei Onitsuka
 ◆Winner: Onitsuka (5:18) via pin-fall.

(8) Katsuhiko Nakajima 20th Anniversary Special 6-Man Tag Match: Katsuhiko Nakajima [Freelance], Tatsumi Fujinami [DRADITION] & Yoshiaki Fujiwara [Fujiwara-gumi] vs. Kaito Ishida, Tetsuya Izuchi & Kotaro Suzuki
 ◆Winner: Nakajima (11:45) with an Udegatame (Armbar) on Izuchi.
~ After the match, Nakajima honored Hisashi Shinma.

(9) G-INFINITY Championship Decision Match: T-Hawk & El Lindaman vs. Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana (both Freelance)
 ◆Winner: Kuroshio (12:37) following Ikemen Slash on Lindaman.
~ Kuroshio & Tachibana become the 7th champions.

(10) G-REX Championship Match: [4h Champion] Hayato Tamura vs. [Challenger] Soma Watanabe
 ◆Winner: Watanabe (24:00) with a Phoenix Splash.
~ Tamura falls on his 9th title defense. Watanabe becomes the 5th champion.

~ Watanabe declared that he will be the face of GLEAT in 2025. Also that he will finally be a real change that GLEAT needs.
~ Takanori Ito got directly confrontational with Watanabe for his choice of words.

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GLEAT Event Cards 2024
https://projectpuroresuspirit.blogspot.com/p/gleat-event-cards-2024.html

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BJW, 12/30/2024 [Mon] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
587 Spectators

(1) Isami Kodaka & Fuminori Abe vs. Yuko Miyamoto & Kaji Tomato
 ◆Winner: Abe (6:02) via pin-fall on Tomato, following a Low Superkick from Kodaka.
(2) Street Fight Tag Death Match: Madman Pondo & Kankuro Hoshino vs. Ryuji Ito & SAGAT
 ◆Winner: Ito (9:12) following the Dragon Kicker on Hoshino.
(3) Daisuke Sekimoto & Mari Hana vs. Yasufumi Nakanoue & Jacob Crane
 ◆Winner: Crane (12:27) with a German Suplex Hold on Hana.
(4) Bring Your Own Weapon Tag Death Match: Abdullah Kobayashi & Daiju Wakamatsu vs. Masashi Takeda & Yusaku Ito
 ◆Winner: Ito (9:54) with the Takosumi to School Boy on Kobayashi.
(5) Hideyoshi Kamitani, Daichi Hashimoto & Kota Sekifuda vs. Takuya Nomura, Ryota Hama & Kazumasa Yoshida
 ◆Winner: Kamitani (8:48) following a Backdrop on Yoshida.

(6) BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [11th Champion] Ikuto Hidaka vs. [Challenger] Kosuke Sato
 ◆Winner: Hidaka (15:45) with a Shawn Capture.
~ 3rd successful title defense.

(7) BJW vs FREEDOMS Fluorescent Light-tubes 100 + Alpha Tag Death Match: Kazumi Kikuta & Masaya Takahashi vs. Toru Sugiura & Tomoya Hirata
 ◆Winner: Toru (14:09) following the Right Elbow on Masaya with fluorescent lights.

~ Toru signaled that he will reclaim the FREEDOMS WORLD belt tomorrow.

-- Upcoming --

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BJW "King of Deathmatch World GP Tournament", 12/31/2024 [Tue] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

(1) Deathmatch Tournament 1st Round Match: Hideyoshi Kamitanio vs. Eric Dillinger
(2) Deathmatch Tournament 1st Round Match: Shlak vs. Beastman

(3) Deathmatch Tournament 2nd Round Match: Chuck Stein vs. Violento Jack
(4) Deathmatch Tournament 2nd Round Match: Daiju Wakamatsu vs. Mickie Knuckles

(5) MadMan Pondo & Green Phantom vs. Yasufumi Nakanoue & So Daimonji

(6) Deathmatch Tournament 2nd Round Match: Akira vs. (Winner of Kamitani/Dillinger)
(7) Deathmatch Tournament 2nd Round Match: Yusaku Ito vs. (Winner of Shlak vs Beastman)

(8) 6-Man Tag DeathMatch: Yuko Miyamoto, Isami Kodaka & Masashi Takeda vs. Kankuro Hoshino, SAGAT & Jack Bennett
(9) Daichi Hashimoto, Kota Sekifuda & Yuya Aoki vs. Kazumasa Yoshida, Jacob Crane & Mari Hana

(10) Deathmatch Tournament Semi-final Match:
(11) Deathmatch Tournament Semi-final Match

(12) BJW vs FREEDOMS 6-Man Tag DeathMatch: Abdullah Kobayashi, Ryuji Ito & Masaya Takahashi vs. Jun Kasai, Takashi Sasaki & Tomoya Hirata
(13) Special Tag Match: Daisuke Sekimoto & Masato Tanaka vs. Takuya Nomura & Fuminori Abe

(14) KING of FREEDOM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ~ Glass Board + Fluorescent Light-tube + Alpha Death Match: [22nd Champion] Kazumi Kikuta vs. [Challenger] Toru Sugiura
~ 1st title defense.

(15) Deathmatch Tournament Final Match

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OZ Academy "Eternal Sparkle", 12/30/2024 [Mon] 11:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
1,099 Spectators

(1) Rina Yamashita vs. Sayaka Unagi
 ◆Winner: Yamashita (9:26) with an Implant.
(2) Jaguar Yokota & ZONES vs. Itsuki Aoki & Tomoka Inaba
 ◆Winner: Yokota (11:24) via pin-fall on Itsuki.
(3) Ram Kaicho vs. Kakeru
 ◆Winner: Ram (10:16) following a Diving Hip Drop.
(4) AKINO, Tsubasa Kuragaki & Cohaku vs. Kaori Yoneyama, Hiroyo Matsumoto & Momoka Hanazono
 ◆Winner: Cohaku (12:33) following a Double Arm T on Hanazono.
~ AKINO, Kuragaki & Cohaku announced their team name as "Phantom Limit".
(5) Saori Anou vs. Mayumi Ozaki
 ◆Winner: Ozaki (22:47) with the Witchcraft.
~ Ozaki and Maya Yukihi had a stare down moment.
~ After the match, AKINO helped carry Anou out of the ring.

(6) OZ Academy Tag Championship Match: [39th Champions] Ryo Mizunami & Sonoko Kato vs. [Challengers] Hazuki & Koguma
 ◆Winner: Hazuki (21:46) with the Hazukistral on Kato..
~ Champions fall on their 4th title defense. Hazuki & Koguma become the 40th champions.

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~ AKINO & Cohaku made the challenge against the new champions. The match is poised for the February 9th show at Shinjuku FACE.

-- Upcoming --

OZ Academy, 1/5/2025 [Sun] 12:00 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo

() Single Tournament: AKINO, Tsubasa Kuragaki, Kaori Yoneyama, Hiroyo Matsumoto, Rina Yamashita, Ram Kaicho, Saori Anou, Kakeru, Momoka Hanazono, Cohaku, Tomoka Inaba & ZONES

() [Team Power Spot] Sonoko Kato & Itsuki Aoki vs. [AGE115] Jaguar Yokota & Mayumi Ozaki

() The Wizard of OZ ~ OZ Academy Openweight Championship Match: [31st Champion] Ryo Mizunami vs. [Challenger] Sayaka Unagi

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NJPW NEWS

~  New Japan announced that TAKESHITA will be defending the AEW Intercontinental belt against Shingo Takagi making the match official as a double title match. The winner of the match will then go on to defend against Tomohiro Ishii the following night.

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NJPW "WRESTLE KINGDOM 19 in Tokyo Dome", 1/4/2025 [Sat] 17:00 @ Tokyo Dome

(1) IWGP Junior Tag Championship 4WAY ~ Tokyo Terror Ladder Match: [76th Champions] KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight vs. [Challengers] Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita vs. [Challengers] TJP & Francesco Akira vs. [Challengers] Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney
~ 2nd title defense.

(2) IWGP Joshi Championship Match: [3rd Champion] Mayu Iwatani vs. [Challenger] AZM
~ 9th title defense.

(3) NJPW WORLD TV Championship Match: [6th Champion] Ren Narita vs. [Challenger] Jeff Cobb vs. [Challenger] Ryohei Oiwa vs. [Challenger] El Phantasmo
~ 1st title defense.

(4) Hiroshi Tanahashi Final Road ~ Lumberjack Death Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL

(5) NEVER Openweight & AEW Intercontinental Double Championship Match: [46th NEVER Champion] Shingo Takagi vs. [10th Intercontinental Champion] KONOSUKE TAKESHITA

(6) IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [97th Champion] DOUKI vs. [Challenger] El Desperado
~ 5th title defense.

(7) IWGP GLOBAL Heavyweight Championship Match: [3rd Champion] David Finlay vs. [Challenger] Yota Tsuji
~ 5th title defense.

(8) Special Singles Match: Tetsuya Naito vs. Hiromu Takahashi

(9) IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Match: [11th Champion] Zack Sabre Jr. vs. [Challenger] Shota Umino
~ 3rd title defense.

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NOAH NEWS

~ Jack Morris' partner for the GHC Tag Championship match was revealed to be WWE's Omos. The collaboration between NOAH and WWE continues as CyberAgent, who own NOAH, is currently broadcasting WWE events on their network AbemaTV.

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NOAH "THE NEW YEAR 2025", 1/1/2025 [Wed] 16:00 @ Nippon Budokan in Tokyo

(0) NOAH THE RUMBLE: Daiki Odashima, Yu Owada, Harutoki, Shuhei Taniguchi, Tadasuke Yuto Kikuchi, and more...
~ Winner earns the right to challenge for any GHC title.

(1) GHC Jr. Tag Championship 3WAY Match: [61st Champions] HAYATA & YO-HEY vs. [Challengers] AMAKUSA & Junta Miyawaki vs. [Challengers] Alejandro & Kai Fujimura
~ 5th title defense.

(2) NEW YEAR LIMIT BREAK: Go Shiozaki, Muhammad Yone, Atsushi Kotoge & Hajime Ohara vs. Kazuyuki Fujita, Shuji Ishikawa, Tetsuya Endo & Black Menso~re
(3) Brother vs Brother: El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. Galeno del Mal
(4) Special Singles Match: Kenoh vs. KENTA

(5) GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [56th Champion] Daga vs. [Challenger] Eita
~ 2nd title defense.

(6) GHC National Championship Match: [13th Champion] Manabu Soya vs. [Challenger] Masa Kitamiya
~ 4th title defense.

(7) GHC Tag Championship Match: [67th Champions] Naomichi Marufuji & Takashi Sugiura vs. [Challengers] Jack Morris & Omos
~ 5th title defense.

(8) Special Singles Match: Shinsuke Nakamura [WWE] vs. Ulka Sasaki

(9) GHC Heavyweight Championship Match: [45th Champion] Kaito Kiyomiya vs. [Challenger] OZAWA
~ 8th title defense.

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DRAGON GATE NEWS

~ The "Young Dragon Cup 2025" will be held for two days on January 18th and 19th in Kobe. 8 of DG's rookies will be competing in the tournament. 

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DRAGON GATE "Young Dragon Cup 2025", 1/18/2025 [Sat] 17:00 @ Kobe Sambo Hall in Hyogo

() A Block 1st Round Match: Daiki Yanagiuchi vs. Yoshiki Kato
() A Block 1st Round Match: Ryu Fuda vs. Riiita

() B Block 1st Round Match: Akihiro Sahara vs. Homare
() B Block 1st Round Match: Mochizuki Junior vs. Ryoya Tanaka

DRAGON GATE "Young Dragon Cup 2025", 1/19/2025 [Sun] 15:00 @ Kobe Sambo Hall in Hyogo.

() Semi-final Match: 
() Semi-final Match:  

() Final Match:  

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MARIGOLD NEWS

~ Kizuna Tanaka was announced to be out of action for at least 2 months as she is suffering from a minor lower back injury

~ Then Komomo Minami was diagnosed with an MCL injury and will be out of action for the time being. No return window was given at this time.

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