March 18th, 2025

~ Results Kuroshio TOKYO Japan Produce
~ News and updates for NJPW [3/20], DRAGON GATE [4/7], TTT [4/19], LLPW-X [4/13] & Shin Sakura Hirota Produce [4/23]

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Kuroshio TOKYO Japan Produce "Everyone will love Tokyo, Japan even more", 3/18/2025 [Tue] @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo

(1) SMASH Championship Match: [5th Champion] Seigo Tachibana vs. [Challenger] Kuroshio TOKYO Japan
 ◆Winner: Tachibana (15:48) via pin-fall.
~ 1st successful title defense.

~ Kuroshio demanded for a rematch.

(2) SMASH Championship Match: [5th Champion] Seigo Tachibana vs. [Challenger] Kuroshio TOKYO Japan
 ◆Winner: Tachibana (1:11) with the Yankee Hammer.
~ 2nd successful title defense.

(3) Momoka Hanazono vs. Shinya Aoki
 ◆Winner: Aoki (2:38) with a Full Nelson Hold.
(4) Shinya Aoki & Momoka Hanazono vs. Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei
 ◆Winner: Kei (11:13) over Hanazono, following a suitcase punch from Shu.
(5) Minoru Suzuki vs. Fuminori Abe
 ◆Winner: Suzuki (7:46) following a Gotch style Piledriver.
~ "Joker" Kuroshio appeared and carried off Abe.
(6) No DQ Match: Kuroshio TOKYO Japan, Seigo Tachibana, Momoka Hanazono & Fuminori Abe vs. Jun Kasai, Masashi Takeda, Rina Yamashita & Daisuke Sekimoto
 ◆Winner: Sekimoto (28:47) with the Big Bang Catastrophe on Kuroshio.

~ As announced back in January, Kuroshio will be launching "Up Town" on April 26th at the Shinjuku FACE.

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NJPW NEWS

~ The full event card was announced for the New Japan Cup final show on March 20th in Nagaoka.

NJPW "NEW JAPAN CUP 2025", 3/20/2025 [Thu] 17:00 @ Aore Nagaoka in Niigata

(0) Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. YOSHI-HASHI & Katsuya Murashima

(1) NJPW WORLD TV Championship Match: [7th Champion] El Phantasmo vs. [Challenger] (tba)
~ 4th title defense.

(2) Hiroshi Tanahashi Final Road: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Satoshi Kojima
(3) Yuya Uemura, Taichi & TAKA Michinoku vs. SANADA, Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens
(4) Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI vs. Jeff Cobb, Callum Newman & Jacob Austin Young
(5) Gabe Kidd, Drilla Moloney & Taiji Ishimori vs. Ren Narita, Yujiro Takahashi & SHO
(6) Yota Tsuji & Shingo Takagi vs. EVIL & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
(7) Hirooki Goto, Boltin Oleg & El Desperado vs. Zack Sabre Jr., Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson

(8) NJC 2025 Final Match: Shota Umino vs. David Finlay

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

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DRAGON GATE NEWS

~ The opponents for BxB Hulk's 20th anniversary match were announced. 

DRAGON GATE "THE GATE OF PASSION 2025", 4/7/2025 [Mon] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

() BxB Hulk 20th Anniversary Special 6-Man Tag Match: BxB Hulk, Yoshitomo Shimohigasi [Ibushi Lab] & X vs. Susumu Yokosuka, Kzy & Katsuo [Donan Ring]

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TTT NEWS

~ The full event card was announced for the April 19th show at the Shinkiba 1stRING. 

Total Triumph Team "PROGRESS 3", 4/19/2025 [Sat] 19:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo

(1) Masked Mystery vs. Shota Kofuji
(2) Takumi Tsukamoto vs. KURO-OBI
(3) Hagane Shinno & Jun Masaoka vs. Tsutomu Oosugi & Munetatsu Nakamura

(4) TTT Unified Indie Tag Championship Match: [12th Champions] Masato Kamino & Takato Nakano vs. [Challengers] Ken Ohka & Banana Senga
~ 1st title defense.

(5) TTT vs Gokuburi All-Out Battle: Guts Ishijima, Akiyori Takizawa, Yuuki Kanzaki & Hashinosuke vs. Shuuou Fujiwara, Minoru Fujita, Akira Joe & Keisuke Goto

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LLPW-X NEWS

~ Nanae Takahashi was announced to face NORI in a singles match on April 13th in Tokyo.

LLPW-X Festival ~ Change, Evolve, Seize the Future, 4/13/2025 [Sun] 16:00 @ Kanda Myojin Hall in Tokyo

(1) Wakana vs. Uta Shima [Ito Dojo]
(2) Takaco Inoue & Hanako Nakamori [PURE-J] vs. Tomoka Watanabe [Freelance] & Miku Kanae [T-HEARTS]
(3) Shinobu Kandori & Sayaka Unagi [Freelance] vs. Catherine & Ayako Sato [Diana]
(4) NORI vs. Nanae Takahashi [Marigold]

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SHIN SAKURA HIROTA PRODUCE NEWS

~ A couple matches were announced for Shin Sakura Hirota's self produce show on April 23rd. The shows main event will see Hirota teaming with Meiko Satomura one last time. As Satomura will be retiring on April 29th.

Shin Sakura Hirota Independent Produce ~ Saku Paradise, 4/23/2025 [Wed] 18:45 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo 

() Hirota's Mother Setsuko Talk Room: KAORU & DASH Chisako

() Miwa Iwata vs. Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru & Tae Honma

() Meiko Satomura & Shin Sakura Hirota vs. Sonoko Kato & Chikayo Nagashima

~ Also announced to compete: Yumi Ohka, Yuki Miyazaki, Cohaku, Honoka, and more.

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