January 31st, 2025

~ Results for Giant Baba Memorial Show [Taiyo Kea Retirement], NJPW & Kyotako
~ News and updates for Evolution [2/19], Shawn Capture [3/22] & SEAdLINNNG [2/12]

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"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
1,717 Spectators

~ Osamu Nishimura was announced to miss today's show due to illness, Tatsumi Fujinami will compete in his place.

(1) Z-Brats vs Tokyo Yankees: Kota Minoura & KAI vs. Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana
 ◆Winner: KAI (8:30) with a Gannosuke Clutch on Tachibana.
(2) Naoya Nomura vs. Kumaarashi
 ◆Winner: Naoya (2:50) following a Spear.
(3) Shuji Kondo & "brother" YASSHI vs. Naruki Doi & Hikaru Sato
 ◆Winner: Doi (6:55) following a Bakatare Sliding Kick on YASSHI.
(4) Mitsuya Nagai, Masao Inoue & Ryuji Hijikata w/ Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs. Shiro Koshinaka, Jinsei Shinzaki & Tatsumi Fujinami
 ◆Winner: Fujinami (5:30) with a Dragon Sleeper on Inoue.
(5) Meiko Satomura vs. Nanae Takahashi
 ◆Winner: Draw (15:00) time limit expired.
~ After the match, Nanae asked Satomura to tag with her once last time. Meiko accepted the offer.
(6) LIMIT BREAK 8-Man Tag Match: Muhammed Yone, Atsushi Kotoge, Hajime Ohara & Daiki Odashima vs. Yukio Naya, Yuki Iino, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yuya Koroku
 ◆Winner: Yone (10:42) following a Kinniku Buster on Matsunaga.
(7) Fumito Kihara Ring Announcer Debut 35th Anniversary Tag Match: Yuji Nagata & Takuya Nomura vs. Koji Iwamoto & Fuminori Abe
 ◆Winner: Nagata (9:02) with a Backdrop Hold on Iwamoto.
(8) 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
 ◆Winner: Onita (8:43) with a Kawazu-Otoshi on Menso.

(9) 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
 ◆Winner: Akiyama (19:57) following a Wrist Clutch style Exploder on Kea.

~ Kawada, Fuchi, TARU, and Muto all presented Kea with flowers out of respect for his years of service. Kea thanked everyone for their support

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NJPW "Road to THE NEW BEGINNING", 1/31/2025 [Fri] @ Iwate Prefecture Gymnasium in Iwate
1,020 Spectators

(1) Hiroshi Tanahashi, Boltin Oleg, Masatora Yasuda & Daiki Nagai vs. Ren Narita, Yujiro Takahashi, SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
 ◆Winner: Kanemaru (9:01) with a Boston Crab on Nagai.
(2) Tomohiro Ishii & Katsuya Murashima vs. Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi
 ◆Winner: Hiromu (7:18) with a Boston Crab on Murashima.
(3) Shota Umino & Togi Makabe vs. Great-O-Khan & Jacob Austin Young
 ◆Winner: Makabe (8:17) following a King Kong Knee Drop on Young.
(4) El Phantasmo & Jado vs. Jeff Cobb & Francesco Akira
 ◆Winner: Francesco (9:23) following the Fireball on
(5) Taichi & TAKA Michinoku vs. SANADA & Clark Connors
 ◆Winner: Connors (8:51) with the No Chaser on TAKA.
(6) Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi & BUSHI vs. Gabe Kidd, Drilla Moloney & Taiji Ishimori
 ◆Winner: Moloney (8:18) with the Drilla Killer on BUSHI.
(7) Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, El Desperado, YOH & Tomoaki Honma vs. Zack Sabre Jr., Ryohei Oiwa, Kosei Fujita, Robbie Eagles & Hartley Jackson
 ◆Winner: Goto (17:01) following a Shoto on Hartley.

NJPW Event Cards 2025
https://projectpuroresuspirit.blogspot.com/p/njpw-event-cards-2025.html

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Yusaku Ito Produce "Kyotako Pro-Wrestling ~ Dan (Birth)", 1/31/2025 [Fri] 19:30 @ Nagoya City Sportiva Arena in Aichi

(1) Takaya Shibayama vs.
 ◆Winner: Shibayama (10:16) with the 4869 III.
(2) Naoki Tanizaki, Tsuyoshi Okada & TiiiDA vs. Kengo Takai, Shinya Ishida & Yu Shimizu
 ◆Winner: Tanizaki (14:18) with an Implant on Shimizu.
(3) Rey Paloma & Kyohei Kinoshita vs. Konaka = Pale One & Shigehiro Irie
 ◆Winner: Paloma (9:40) via pin-fall on Irie.
(4) Yusaku Ito & Gunso vs. Toru Sugiura & Maori Kawashima
 ◆Winner: Ito ()

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EVOLUTION NEWS

~ A couple matches were announced for the February 19th show including Suwama taking on Takuya Nomura in a singles match.

Pro-Wrestling Evolution "Shinkiba Show #31", 2/19/2025 [Wed] 19:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo

() Chika vs. Rina Yamashita
() Shuji Ishikawa & Dan Tamura vs. Fuminori Abe & Towa Iwasaki
() Suwama vs. Takuya Nomura

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SHAWN CAPTURE NEWS

~ The main event was announced for the March 22nd show in Shimane, as Ikuto Hidaka will team with New Japan's Tomohiro Ishii to take on the team of Minoru Suzuki and "brother" YASSHI.

Shawn Capture "Shimane Pro-Wrestling - Masuda 2025", 3/22/2025 [Sat] 18:00 @ Masuda Municipal Gymnasium in Shimane

() Ikuto Hidaka & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Minoru Suzuki & "brother" YASSHI

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SEAdLINNNG NEWS

~ Several matches were announced for the February 12th show.

SEAdLINNNG "Winter Ends in Shinjuku", 2/12/2025 [Wed] 18:30 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo

() Honori Hana vs. Ruaka
() Itsuki Aoki & Miku Kanae vs. Misa Kagura & YuuRI
() Ka Kedita & Na Tsudita vs. Hikari Shimizu & Rina Yamashita

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