February 25th, 2025

~ News and updates for AJPW [3/9, 3/15, 3/29], DRAGON GATE [3/1], DDT [6-Tag Vacated, Daichi Sato Joins, 3/20], FREEDOMS [3/19], BASARA [3/2], 2AW [3/23], Evolution [3/21 + 23], WAVE [3/2], Diana [3/9] & Ice Ribbon [3/29]

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AJPW NEWS

~ The full event card was announced for the March 9th show at the Korakuen Hall among the major additions is Yuko Miyamoto defending the GAORA belt against Naruki Doi. 

AJPW "Dream Power Series 2025", 3/9/2025 [Sun] 11:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

() Atsuki Aoyagi & Taishin Nagao vs. Shuji Kondo & Seiki Yoshioka
() Hokuto Omori, Kumaarashi & Jack Kennedy vs. Sekai no MAZADA, Sekai no YOSHIDA & Sekai no TAKEDA

() GAORA TV Championship Match: [28th Champion] Yuko Miyamoto vs. [Challenger] Naruki Doi
~ 4th title defense.

() Hideki Suzuki, Shotaro Ashino, Dan Tamura & Ryo Inoue vs. Rising HAYATO, Yuma Anzai, Ryuki Honda & Ren Ayabe 

() World Junior Heavyweight Championship Match: [70th Champion] MUSASHI vs. [Challenger] Seigo Tachibana
~ 2nd title defense.

() World Tag Championship Match: [99th Champions] Jun Saito & Rei Saito vs. [Challengers] Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi
~ 9th title defense.

~ The Asia Tag and 6-Man Tag belts were announced to be in defense at the Okinawa show on March 15th.

AJPW "Dream Power Series 2025", 3/15/2025 [Sat] 15:00 @ Okinawa Prefectural Budokan

() Atsuki Aoyagi vs. Taishin Nagao
() Okinawa Special Single Match: Kento Miyahara vs. Seaser Mask
() Shotaro Ashino, MUSASHI, Churaumi Saver & Tearan Seaser vs. Kuroshio TOKYO Japan, ATM, RYUKYU-DOG Dingo & Shuri Joe

() AJPW TV 6-Man Tag Championship Match: [10th Champions] Yuma Aoyagi, Fuminori Abe & Hikaru Sato vs. [Challenger] Hokuto Omori, Aizawa No.1 & Mitsuhisa Sunabe
~ 3rd title defense.

() Saito Brothers vs. ELPIDA: Jun Saito & Rei Saito vs. Ryuki Honda & Ren Ayabe

() Asia Tag Championship Match: [125th Champions] Rising HAYATO & Yuma Anzai vs. [Challengers] Hideki Suzuki & Dan Tamura
~ 4th successful title defense.

~ Then Jun Saito will defend the Triple Crown belt against Kento Miyahara on March 29th at the Ota Ward Gym.

AJPW "Dream Power Series 2025", 3/29/2025 [Sat] 16:00 @ Ota Ward General Gymnasium in Tokyo

() Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship Match: [75th Champion] Jun Saito vs. [Challenger] Kento Miyahara
~ 3rd title defense.

AJPW Event Cards 2025
https://projectpuroresuspirit.blogspot.com/p/ajpw-event-cards-2025.html

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DRAGON GATE NEWS 

~ The full event card was listed for the March 1st show in Osaka.

DRAGON GATE "TRUTH GATE 2025", 3/1/2025 [Sat] 18:00 @ EDION Arena Osaka, 2nd Stadium

(1) Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii & Mondairyu vs. Ben-K, Riiita & JACKY KAMEI
(2) Yasushi Kanda & Luis Mante vs. Susumu Yokosuka & Hyo

(3) Open The Owaraii Gate Championship Match: [Champion] Takashi Yoshida vs. [Challenger] Kuishinbo Kamen

(4) BxB Hulk, Kagetora & Naruki Doi vs. Kota Minoura, Daiki Yanagiuchi & Homare

(5) Yuki Yoshioka's Return Match: Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia, Madoka Kikuta & Ryoya Tanaka vs. Shun Skywalker, KAI, Jason Lee & ISHIN

(6) Open the Dream Gate Championship Match: [Champion] YAMATO vs. [Challenger] Kzy 

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DDT NEWS

~ It was announced that Daichi Sato, (16) current high school student, will be transferring from Pro-Wrestling HEAT-UP to DDT Pro-Wrestling in early April. Daichi got his start as a part of the student training classes in HEAT-UP in 2018. He would make his pro-debut in September of 2021 at the age of 13. He was quickly noticed for being on the larger last listed at 177cm, probably more now, and billed at 120kg. Which quickly gave him a distinction of being labeled the super high school rookie. He will be an official member of DDT on April 6th.

~ Then during the March 24th show, KANON was booted out of DAMNATION T.A. after Hideki Okatani made his return and started the assault. Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul, and KANON are the reigning KO-D 6-Man Tag Champions and due to the team change it has been determined that they will be unable to defend the belts going forward and  thus been vacated.

~ Then full event card was announced for the big Korakuen Hall show on March 30th.

DDT "Judgement 2025 ~ 28th Anniversary Show - 5-Hour Special", 3/20/2025 [Thu] 14:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

() Toru Owashi vs. Antonio Honda vs. Kazuki Hirata
() Makoto Oishi, Akito & Soma Takao vs. Yukio Naya, Yuya Koroku & Keigo Nakamura
() MJ Paul & Illusion vs. JJ Fano & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
() Jun Akiyama & Daichi Sato vs. HARASHIMA & Takeshi Masada
() Kazusada Higuchi & Shunma Katsumata Double Return Match: Kazusada Higuchi, Ryota Nakatsu & Yuki Ishida vs. Shunma Katsumata, Yuni & Kazuma Sumi
() Special Single Match: Daisuke Sasaki vs. KANON

() KO-D Tag Championship Match: [85th Champions] MAO & To-y vs. [Challengers] Fuminori Abe & Takuya Nomura
~ 2nd title defense.

() DDT EXTREME Championship Match: [61st Champion] Danshoku Dieno vs. [Challenger] Super Sasadango Machine
~ 3rd title defense.

() DDT UNIVERSAL Championship Match: [17th Champion] Yuki Ueno vs. [Challenger] Minoru Suzuki
~ 1st title defense.

() KO-D Openweight Championship Match: [84th Champion] Chris Brookes vs. [Challenger] Masahiro Takanashi
~ 3rd title defense.

DDT Event Cards 2025
https://projectpuroresuspirit.blogspot.com/p/ddt-event-cards-2025.html

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FREEDOMS NEWS

~ Three titles matches were made official for the Korakuen Hall show on March 19th.

FREEDOMS "THE Gedokujo 2025", 3/19/2025 [Wed] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo 

() KING of FREEDOM WORLD JUNIOR HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Match: [4th Champion] Jun Masaoka vs. [Challenger] Munetatsu Nakamura
~ 3rd title defense.

() KING OF FREEDOM WORLD TAG CHAMPIONSHIP Match: [25th Champions] Violento Jack & Kenji Fukimoto vs. [Challengers] Masashi Takeda & Yusaku Ito
~ 4th title defense.

() KING OF FREEDOM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Match: [23rd Champion] Toru Sugiura vs. [Challenger] Rina Yamashita
~ 2nd title defense.

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BASARA NEWS

~ The full event card was announced for the March 2nd show.

BASARA, 3/2/2025 [Sun] @ Takashimadara Kumin Kan in Tokyo

() KUBITO & Yasu Urano vs. Trans Am Hiroshi & Ayumu Honda
() Isami Kodaka & Takato Nakano vs. Daiki Shimomura & Keisuke Ishii
() Ryuichi Sekine, Takumi Tsukamoto & FUMA vs. SAGAT, Lil Kraken & Akira Joe
() Daichi Kazato vs. Kuishinbo Kamen

() Union MAX Championship Match: [Champion] Masato Kamino vs. [Challenger] Ryota Nakatsu
~ 2nd title defense.

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2AW NEWS

~ Several matches were made official for the March 23rd show at Korakueun. 

2AW "GRAND SLAM in Korakuen Hall", 3/23/2025 [Sun] 11:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

() Yuuka Satsuki Debut Match: Ayame Sasamura & Yuuka Satsuki vs. Dump Matsumoto & ZAP
() Special Single Match: Takuro Niki vs. Kuroshio TOKYO Japan

() 2AW Tag Championship Match: [17th Champions] Taishi Takizawa & Daiju Wakamatsu vs. [Challengers] Shiori Asahi & Makoto Oishi
~ 5th title defense.

() 2AW Open Championship Match: [11th Champion] Ayato Yoshida vs. [Challenger] Takuya Nomura
~ 5th title defense.

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EVOLUTION NEWS

~ The full event cards were announced for the March 21st and 23rd shows. 

Pro-Wrestling Evolution "Shinkiba Show #32", 3/21/2025 [Fri] 19:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo

(1) Chika vs. Yuu
(2) Chi Chi & Shin Mei Suruga vs. SOY & Momoka Hanazono
(3) Dan Tamura vs. Kengo Mashimo [2AW]
(4) Suwama & Shuji Ishikawa vs. Fuminori Abe & Takuya Nomura
(5) ZONES vs. Nanae Takahashi

Pro-Wrestling Evolution, 3/23/2025 [Sun] 15:00 @ Hatoyama Town Central Community Center in Saitama

(1) Chika vs. Echika Miyavi
(2) Cherry vs. Rina Amikura
(3) SOY vs. SAKI
(4) El Hijo del Hatoyama vs. Black Menso~re
(5) ZONES vs. Yura Suzuki
(6) Suwama & Shuji Ishikawa vs. Masayuki Kono & SUSHI

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WAVE NEWS

~ The full event card was listed for the March 2nd show at the Korakuen Hall.

WAVE Spring Revolution, 3/2/2025 [Sun] 11:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

() Risa Sera, Mio Shirai & Grizzly Fujitaki vs. Kakeru Sekiguchi, Rina Amikura & YuuRI
() SAKI & Hikari Shimizu vs. Ikuto Hidaka & Itsuki Aoki vs. Maika Ozaki & Tae Honma
() Shin Sakura Hirota vs. Sayaka Unagi

() POP Championship Match: [33rd Champion] Honoka vs. [Challenger] Saran
~ 2nd title defense.

() DUALSHOCK WAVE Tag Championship Match: [38th Champions] Yuki Miyazaki & Yuko Sakurai vs. [Challengers] Cohaku & Mei Seira
~ 1st title defense.

() Regina di WAVE ~ WAVE Singles Championship Match: [22nd Champion] Saya Kamitani vs. [Challenger] Yumi Ohka
~ 2nd title defense.

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DIANA NEWS

~ Kurumi Hiiragi will defend the WWWD Singles belt against Risa Sera on March 9th. 

Diana, 3/9/2025 [Sun] 13:00 @ Kawasaki City POST DI AMISTAD in Kanagawa 

() WWWD Single Championship Match: [20th Champion] Kurumi Hiiragi vs. [Challenger] Risa Sera
~ 2nd title defense.

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ICE RIBBON NEWS

~ Manami Katsu will defend the ICE x Infinity belt against Ibuki Hoshi on March 29th at Korakuen.

Ice Ribbon, 3/29/2025 [Sat] 11:30 @ Korakeun Hall in Tokyo

() ICE x Infinity Championship Match: [40th Champion] Manami Katsu vs. [Challenger] Ibuki Hoshi
~ 2nd title defense.