April 30th, 2025

~ Results for NJPW, BASARA [ITADAKI 1st Round], Sportiva & WAVE
~ News and updates for DDT [Masahiro Takanashi Update, 5/14, 5/17]

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NJPW "Road to Wrestle Dontaku 2025", 4/30/2025 [Wed] 18:30 @ Grand Messe Kumamoto
1,148 Spectators

(1) Katsuya Murashima vs. Daiki Nagai
 ◆Winner: Murashima (6:51) with a Wakigatame.
(2) Boltin Oleg, YOH & Master Wato vs. Hartley Jackson, Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita
 ◆Winner: Oleg (9:15) following a Kamikaze on Hartley.
(3) Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa
 ◆Winner: Sabre (10:47) with a Backslide on Yano.
(4) David Finlay, Gabe Kidd, Gedo Drilla Moloney, Clark Connors & Taiji Ishimori vs. EVIL, Ren Narita, Yujiro Takahashi, SANADA, SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
 ◆Winner: Kanemaru (7:51) via foul, Finlay assaulted the referee.
~ After the match, EVIL handcuffed Finlay in the corner and took out Gedo.
(5) Yuya Uemura, Shota Umino, Tomohiro Ishii, Taichi & TAKA Michinoku vs. Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI
 ◆Winner:  Tsuji (12:22) following the Gene Blaster on TAKA.
~ Takagi and Umino continued to brawl after the match.
(6) Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, El Phantasmo & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Callum Newman, Great-O-Khan, Francesco Akira & Jacob Austin Young
 ◆Winner: Goto (14:01) following the Shoto on Young.
~ Goto declared that he will retain the IWGP World belt.

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

NEWS

~ It was announced that Titan will be the CMLL luchador taking part in the league and Robbie X will take BUSHI's position in the upcoming "BEST OF THE SUPER Jr. 32". The split blocks are as follows... 

A BLOCK: KUSHIDA, Master Wato, Ninja Mack, Hiromu Takahashi, Kosei Fujita, Francesco Akira, Clark Connors, Robbie X, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Dragon Dia

B BLOCK: El Desperado, Ryusuke Taguchi, YOH, Kevin Knight,Titan, Robbie Eagles, Taiji Ishimori, SHO, Nick Wayne & MAO

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BASARA "ITADAKI 2025", 4/30/2025 [Wed] 19:20 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo 

(1) First Round Match: Takumi Tsukamoto vs. Lil Kraken
 ◆Winner: Tsukamoto (5:12) following a Brainbuster Slam.
(2) First Round Match: Daiki Shimomura vs. Trans Am Hiroshi
 ◆Winner: Shimomura (2:54) following a Missile Kick.
(3) First Round Match: Daichi Kazato vs. Takato Nakano
 ◆Winner: Kazato (3:41) with the Rocket Punch Press.
(4) First Round Match: Tomoki Hatano vs. SAGAT
 ◆Winner: Draw (10:00) time limit expired.
~ Overtime
 ◆Winner: Hatano (1:11) via pin-fall.
(5) First Round Match: Isami Kodaka vs. Masato Kamino
 ◆Winner: Kodaka (3:48) via pin-fall.
(6) First Round Match: Ryota Nakatsu vs. Minoru Fujita
 ◆Winner: Draw (5:03) via double pin-fall.
~ Overtime
 ◆Winner: Nakatsu (:04) via pin-fall.
(7) First Round Match: Ryuichi Sekine vs. Keisuke Ishii
 ◆Winner: Keisuke (6:43) with a Powerbomb to Jacknife Hold.
(8) First Round Match: FUMA vs. Ayumu Honda
 ◆Winner: Draw (10:00) time limit expired.
~ Overtime
 ◆Winner: FUMA (1:21) with a Modified Crucix Hold.

-- Upcoming --

BASARA "ITADAKI 2025", 5/14/2025 [Wed] 19:00 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo 

() 2nd Round Match: Takumi Tsukamoto vs. Daichi Kazato
() 2nd Round Match: Isami Kodaka vs. Keisuke Ishii
() 2nd Round Match: Daiki Shimomura vs. Tomoki Hatano
() 2nd Round Match: FUMA vs. Ryota Nakatsu

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Sportiva "Wednesday Curry Pro-Wrestling", 4/30/2025 [Wed] 20:00 @ Nagoya City Sportiva Arena in Aichi

(1) Shinya Ishida & Yatchae Seven vs. Konaka = Pale One & Marquis Wild Card
 ◆Winner: Konaka (12:05) following the Zazen Senton on Seven.
(2) Bomber Okuno & Yu Shimizu vs. Yuta Oya & Ari Najima
 ◆Winner: Bomber (13:18) following a Diving Headbutt on Najima.

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WAVE, 4/30/2025 [Wed] 19:00 @ Kawasaki City POST DI AMISTAD in Kanagawa
55 Spectators

(1) Yuki Miyazaki & Shin Sakura Hirota vs. Honoka & Haruka Umesaki
 ◆Winner: Miyazaki (17:53) with a Gedo Clutch on Honoka.
(2) SAKI vs. Saran
 ◆Winner: SAKI (9:44) with a Michinoku Driver II.
(3) Yuki Ohka vs. Asuka Fujitaki
 ◆Winner: Ohka (13:32) following the Big Boots.
(4) Cohaku, Itsuki Aoki & Kakeru Sekiguki vs. Yuko Sakurai, Rina Amikura & Tabata
 ◆Winner: Draw (20:00) time limit expired.

-- Upcoming --

WAVE "CATCH THE WAVE 2025 ~ Opening Show", 5/4/2025 [Sun] 11:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

() Mars Block: Yumi Ohka vs. Sayaka Unagi
() Mercury Block: Yuki Miyazaki vs. Rina Amikura
() Venus Block: Shin Sakura Hirota vs. Sumire Natsu
() Earth Block: Cohaku vs. Risa Sera
() Pluto Block: Asuka Fujitaki vs. Kaori Yoneyama
() Neptune Block: Cherry vs. Saran
() Jupiter Block: SAKI vs. Yuki Mashiro
() Saturn Block: Tae Honma vs. Rian
() Uranus Block: Itsuki Aoki vs. Kakeru Sekiguchi

() Survival wave: Honoka, Mio Shira, Maika Ozaki, Momoka Hanazono, Kaho Kobayashi, Yuko Sakurai & YuuRI

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 DDT NEWS

~ An update was released in regards to Masahiro Takanashi. Takanashi suffered a cervical vertebrae fracture on March 20th during a match against Chris Brookes for the KO-D Openweight Championship.

Takanashi underwent a successful surgery and is currently undergoing rehabilitation. Though currently he is only able to move his toes by one millimeter. Though he seeks to overcome the injury and reunite with everyone in the ring once more. 

~ The full event card was announced for the "D GENERATIONS" show on May 14th.

 

DDT "D GENERATIONS 2", 5/14/2025 [Wed] 17:30 @ Ueno Park Outdoor Stage in Tokyo

(1) Yuni vs. Ari Najima
(2) Hideki Okatani & Illusion vs. Munetatsu Nakamura & Shota Kawakami
(3) Ryoma Tsukamoto vs. To-y
(4) Soma Takao vs. Kazuma Sumi
(5) Keisuke Ishii vs. Yuki Ishida
(6) Shigehiro Irie & Shota vs. Yuya Koroku & Takeshi Masada

~ Then the full event card was also announced for the Osaka show on May 17th.

DDT "Dramatic Dreams! Vol.12", 5/17/2025 [Sat] 17:00 @ Osaka City Kinshukai Sumiyoshi Community Center

() Danshoku Dieno, Billyken Kid & Trans Am Hiroshi vs. Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Soma Takao
() Ryota Nakatsu & Naomi Yoshimura vs. Yasu Urano & Akito
() Kuishinobo Kamen, Shunma Katsumata & Ram Kaicho vs. Kikutaro, Antonio Honda & Nanashi
() Tsubasa, Yuya Koroku & Kazuma Sumi vs. HUB, Hideki Okatani & Illusion
() Magnitude Kishiwada & Naruki Doi vs. To-y & Yuki Ishida
() Jun Akiyama, KANON & Daichi Sato vs. Shuji Ishikawa, Yukio Naya & Takeshi Masada
() Chris Brookes vs. Kohei Kinoshita
() HARASHIMA & Kazusada Higuchi vs. Shuji Kondo & Shigehiro Irie
() KONOSUKE TAKESHITA & Yuki Ueno vs. Daisuke Sasaki & Dick Togo

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

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