April 22nd, 2025

~ Results for NJPW
~ News and updates for BJW [4/28], GLEAT [4/26, 5/10], FREEDOMS [4/29], Sendai Girls [4/29] & WAVE [CATCH THE WAVE]

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NJPW "Road to Wrestle Dontaku 2025", 4/22/2025 [Tue] 18:00 @ EDION Arena Osaka, 2nd Stadium
828 Spectators

(1) Katsuya Murashima vs. Daiki Nagai
 ◆Winner: Murashima (8:03) with a Boston Crab.
(2) Masatora Yasuda vs. Jacob Austin Young
 ◆Winner: Young (6:56) with the Jacob's Ladder.
(3) Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, Boltin Oleg, YOH & Master Wato vs. Zack Sabre Jr., Ryohei Oiwa, Hartley Jackson, Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita
 ◆Winner: Oleg (7:39) following a Kamikaze on Hartley.
(4) Drilla Moloney, Clark Connors, Taiji Ishimori & Gedo vs. SANADA, Ren Narita, SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
 ◆Winner: SHO (9:05) via pin-fall on Gedo, following a push-up bar strike from Narita.
(5) Hirooki Goto & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Callum Newman & Francesco Akira
 ◆Winner: Newman (9:45) following the Firebolt on Taguchi.
(6) Yuya Uemura. Shota Umino, Tomohiro Ishii, Taichi & TAKA Michinoku vs. Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI
 ◆Winner: Ishii (14:36) following a Vertical Drop style Brainbuster on BUSHI.
(7) El Desperado & El Phantasmo vs. Templario & Great-O-Khan
 ◆Winner: Templario (16:21) with a Crucifix Hold on Desperado.

~ O-Khan declared that UNITED EMPIRE will take control of New Japan. Himself with the TV belt, and then Callum taking the IWGP World and Templario with the World Jr belt.

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

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BJW NEWS

~ The Death Heavy and Tag belts were announced to be in defense on April 28th at the Korakuen Hall. 

BJW, 4/28/2025 [Mon] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo 

() BJW Tag Championship Match: [62nd Champions] Madman Pondo & Dale Patricks vs. [Challengers] Daisuke Sekimoto & So Daimonji
~ 3rd title defense.

() BJW Death Match Heavyweight Championship Match: [52nd Champion] Akira vs. [Challenger] Isami Kodaka
~ 2nd title defense.

BJW Event Cards 2025
https://projectpuroresuspirit.blogspot.com/p/bjw-event-cards-2025.html

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GLEAT NEWS

~ The full event cards were listed for the April 26th and May 10th shows which will feature the first round matches of the "G-CLASS 2025" tournament. 

GLEAT "G PROWRESTLING VER.89 ~ G-CLASS 2025", 4/26/2025 [Sat] 14:00 @ CITY HALL & GALLERY GOTANDA in Tokyo 

(1) Minoru Tanaka & Quiet Storm vs. Takehiro Yamamura & Seiki Yoshioka
(2) El Lindaman & Kentaro Hachisu vs. Junjie & JD Lee
(3) T-Hawk, Ryo Aitaka & MICHIKO vs. Kaito Ishida, Kotaro Suzuki & So Daimonji

(4) A Block 1st Round: Issei Onitsuka vs. Brass Knuckles JUN
(5) A Block 1st Round: KAZMA SAKAMOTO vs. "Fire" Ryuichi Kawakami
(6) A Block 1st Round: Soma Watanabe vs. Chris Vice
(7) A Block 1st Round: Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Tetsuya Izuchi

GLEAT "HOUSE SHOW in SAPPORO ~ G-CLASS 2025",  5/10/2025 [Sat] 14:00 @ Kotoni Con Carino in Hokkaido

(1) Soma Watanabe, Junjie & Yu Yamagata vs. Issei Onitsuka, SBK & TAKUMA

(2) B Block 1st Round: JD Lee vs. MICHIKO
(3) B Block 1st Round: T-Hawk vs. Kotaro Suzuki

(4) Katsuhiko Nakajima, Quiet Storm & Ryuto vs. Tetsuya Izuchi, Minoru Tanaka & Noriyuki Yoshida
(5) CIMA, KAZMA SAKAMOTO & Tomoaki Honma vs. "Fire" Ryuichi Kawakami, X & Chris Vice

(6) B Block 1st Round: Takahiro Yamamura vs. Ryo Aitaka
(7) B Block 1st Round: El Lindaman vs. Kaito Ishida

GLEAT Event Cards 2025
https://projectpuroresuspirit.blogspot.com/p/gleat-event-cards-2025.html

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FREEDOMS NEWS

~ The full event card was listed for the April 29th show in Itabashi.

FREEDOMS "GW no Shuyaku wa Oreda!! 2025", 4/29/2025 [Tue] 19:00 @ TOKYO SQUARE in Itabashi 

(1) Yuya Susumu, Jun Masaoka & Gaia Hox vs. Takashi Sasaki, GENTARO & Dragon Libre
(2) Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Kengo vs. Rekka & Lucifer
(3) Hardcore 6-Man Tag Match: Toru Sugiura, Jun Kasai & Rina Yamashita vs. Violento Jack, Kenji Fukimoto & Mammoth Sasaki
(4) Tomoya Hirara vs. Takahiro Katori
(5) Death Match: Masashi Takeda & Yusaku Ito vs. Toshiyuki Sakuda & Takayuki Ueki

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SENDAI GIRLS NEWS

~ The full event card was announced for Meiko Satomura's final match that will be taking place on April 29th at the Korakuen Hall.

Meiko Satomura THE FINAL, 4/29/2025 [Tue] 11:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo 

(1) Chika Akatsuki & Yura Suzuki vs Yurika Oka & YUNA
(2) Jaguar Yokota & Mayumi Ozaki vs. Shin Sakura Hirota & X
(3) Battle Royal: Sonoko Kato, Chikayo Nagashima, Hiroyo Matsumoto, Ryo Mizunami, Yuu, Miyuki Takase, ZONES, SOY, X & XX
(4) DASH Chisako, Mika Iwata & Sareee vs. VENY, Lena Kross & Nina Samuels
(5) Meiko Satomura Retirement Match: Meiko Satomura & Manami vs. Chihiro Hashimoto & Aja Kong

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WAVE NEWS

~ The wrestlers were announced for the "CATCH THE WAVE 2025" which is set to run from May 4th through July 21st. The league will be split between 9 blocks with 4 wrestlers per block.

Yumi Ohka
Shin Sakura Hirota
Cohaku
Honoka
Asuka Fujitaki
Haruka Umesaki [Diana]
Mizuki Kato [Diana]
Makoto Yuma [Diana]
Nanami [Diana]
Hazuki [STARDOM]
Rana Yagami [STARDOM]
Akira Kurogane [STARDOM]
YuuRI [Ganbare]
Yura Suzuki [AlmaLibre]
Ayame Sasamura [2AW]
SAKI [COLOR'S]
Rina Amikura [COLOR'S]
Yuko Sakurai [COLOR'S]
Risa Sera [Prominence]
Momoka Hanazono [Up Town]
Kaori Yoneyama [Freelance]
Itsuki Aoki [Shawn Capture]
Kakeru Sekiguchi [Freelance]
Miyuki Takase [Freelance]
Yuki Mashiro [Freelance]
Mio Shirai [Freelance]
Sayaka Unagi [Freelance]
Marika Kobashi [Freelance]
Natsu Sumire [Freelance]
Kaho Kobayashi [Freelance]
Tae Honma [Freelance]
Maika Ozaki [Freelance]
Cherry [Freelance]
Mari Manji [Yanagase Ladius]
Saran [Freelance]

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