December 30th, 2025

~ Results for BJW [Tag/Jr], GLEAT [G-REX/LIDET UWF/G-RUSH], OZ Academy [Tag]
~ News and updates for DRAGONGATE [1/8-9], Ganbare [1/11] & D.I.E. [1/30]

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BJW, 12/30/2025 [Tue] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
607 Spectators

(1) Yasufumi Nakanoue, Ryota Hama & Shota Takanashi vs. Fuminori Abe, Yuya Aoki & Kazumasa Yoshida
 ◆Winner: Yoshida (7:42) following a Tombstone Piledriver on Takanashi.
(2) Hardcore Tag Match: Abdullah Kobayashi & Takumi Sakurai vs. Hideyoshi Kamitani & Masaya Takahashi
 ◆Winner: Kamitani (10:43) following a Backdrop on Sakurai.
(3) Minoru Fujita vs. Ryuma Sekimo
 ◆Winner: Fujita (14:59) via pin-fall.

~ All the foreign wrestlers involved with tomorrow's deathmatch show invaded the ring.

(4) BJW STRONG Rules - No Rope Match: Daichi Hashimoto vs. Jacob Crane
~ The winner is determined only by KO, Give-up, or Referee Stop. No foul rule. 
 ◆Winner: Daichi (11:38) via referee stop.

(5) BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship Match ~ STRONG J 15 Min. MAX Time Rumble: [12th Champion] Kosuke Sato vs. [Challengers] Tatsuhiko Yoshino, Masaki Morihiro, Kaji Tomato, Takato Nakano & Joji Otani
~ Morihiro (3:54) over Kosuke. (Morhiro became the provisional title holder)
~ Kaji (5:31) with the Speed on Morihiro. (Kaji became the holder)
~ Kosuke (6:26) following a Running Low Kick on Yoshino. (Kosuke became the holder)
~ Nakano (9:02) over Yoshino. (Nakano became the title holder)
~ Joji (9:47) with a Frog Splash on Yoshino. (Joji became the title holder)
~ Yoshino (12:47) with the Messenger on Kosuke. (Yoshino became the holder)
 ◆Winner: Kosuke (14:30) following a Bloody Sunday on Yoshino.
~ Time limit expired and Kosuke remained the champion.
~ 5th successful title defense.

(6) BJW Tag Championship Match: [65th Champions] Kankuro Hoshino & Ryuji Ito vs. [Challengers] Toru Sugiura & Kazumi Kikuta 
 ◆Winner: Kikuta (21:39) with the Kowloon's Gate on Ito.
~ Hoshino & Ito fell on their 4th title defense. Kikuta & Toru became the 66th champions.

~ Both Kikuta and Toru stated that they seek to defend the titles not only outside of BJW but the entire deathmatch world. 

-- Upcoming --

BJW "King of Deathmatch World GP II ~ Light Tube Crusaders", 12/31/2025 [Wed] 17:15 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

(1) King of Deathmatch World GP II 1st Round: Masashi Takeda & Takumi Tsukamoto vs. I Am The Provider & Dimitri Alexandrov
(2) King of Deathmatch World GP II 1st Round: Abdullah Kobayashi & Michael Weaver vs. Yuko Miyamoto & Jimmy Chondo Lyon
(3) King of Deathmatch World GP II 1st Round: Yusaku Ito & Takumi Iroha vs. MASADA & Rina Yamashita
(4) King of Deathmatch World GP II 1st Round: Ryuji Ito & Yuki Miyazaki vs. Beastman & Mickie Knuckles

(5) Fuminori Abe & Ryuma Sekimo vs. Joji Otani & Jacob Crane
(6) Yasufumi Nakanoue, Daichi Hashimoto, Yuya Aoki & Kazumasa Yoshida vs. Kankuro Hoshino, Masaya Takahashi, Kazuma Kikuta & Shota Takanishi

(7) King of Deathmatch World GP II Semi-final Match:
(8) King of Deathmatch World GP II Semi-final Match:

(9) Crazy Monkey vs Yokai Superman Fluorescent Light-tubes + Bring Your Owen Weapons Deathmatch: Jun Kasai [FREEDOMS] vs. Hideyoshi Kamitani 

(10) King of Deathmatch World GP II Final Match: 

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GLEAT VEr.21 ~ 2025 Final ~, 12/30/2025 [Tue] @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo
407 Spectators

(1) Takehiro Yamamura, Tetsuya Izuchi, Junjie & Shigehiro Irie vs. "Shaman" Ryuichi Kawakami, Chris Vice, Rock Iwasaki & Keiichi Sato
 ◆Winner: Kawakami (12:30) following a Lariat on Izuchi.
(2) LIDET UWF Double Bout: Marino Saihara & Sakura Mizushima vs. Yukina Uehara & Chii Aoba
 ◆Winner: Uehara (12:00) with Triangle Choke on Mizushima.
(3) BLACK GENERATION INTERNATIONAL vs UP TOWN: Soma Watanabe & So Daimonji vs. Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana 
 ◆Winner: Watanabe (9:18) with a Frankensteiner on Tachibana.
(4) T-Hawk, Hayato Tamura & Seiki Yoshioka vs. Kaito Ishida, KAZMA SAKAMOTO & Quiet Storm
 ◆Winner: T-Hawk (11:03) over Ishida.
~ T-Hawk and Tamura made the challenge for the G-INFINITY titles. The match is poised for the Shinjuku FACE show on January 20th.
(5) MICHIKO & Yuna Manase vs. Chi Chi & ZONES 
 ◆Winner: MICHIKO (6:48) with the Hitodenashi Driver on Chi Chi.
~ MICHIKO takes the win over Chi Chi before the EvoJo Title defense on 1/7.

~ Sayaka Unagi, Kakeru Sekiguchi, Ayame Sasamura, Rina Amikura, Nanami Hatano, Hanori Hana, Misa Kagura, Mizuki Kato & Sunny will all be involved with the January 20th at the Shinjuku FACE and January 25th show in Nagoya. 

~ Kendo Kashin and Shinya Aoki will compete for GLEAT on January 20th at the Shinjuku FACE. 
~ Luigi Primo, Andy Panda, Ventvert Jack, Black Andromeda and ARASHI will also compete as well.

(6) LIDET UWF World Championship Match: [3rd Champion] Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. [Challenger] Ryo Aitaka
 ◆Winner: Nakajima (12:50) via TKO, with a Sleeper Hold.
~ 6th successful title defense.  

(7) Into the G-RUSH ~ G-RUSH Championship Match: [3rd Champion] Minoru Tanaka vs. [Challenger] Kotaro Suzuki
 ◆Winner: Draw (7:00) time limit expired.
~ Overtime
 ◆Winner: Minoru (1:50) with a Modified Ground Cobra.
~ 2nd successful title defense.

(8) G-REX Championship Match: [8th Champion] El Lindaman vs. [Challenger] TJP
 ◆Winner: Lindaman (24:14) with a German Suplex Hold.
~ 2nd successful title defense.

~ Soma Watanabe made the challenge for the title. The match is poised for the January 10th show in Osaka. 

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OZ Academy Pro-Wrestling ~ Glorious Sanctuary ~, 12/30/2025 [Tue] 11:20 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

(1) AKINO, Sayaka Unagi & Cohaku vs. Ryo Mizunami, Itsuki Aoki & Rina Yamashita
 ◆Winner: AKINO () with a Hurricanrana on Mizunami.
(2) Sareee vs. Kakeru
 ◆Winner: Sareee () following a Diving Foot Stomp.
(3) Jaguar Yokota, Tsubasa Kuragaki & Misa Kagura vs. Kaori Yoneyama, Ram Kaicho & Momoka Hanazono
 ◆Winner: Hanazono () over Kagura.
(4) Seikigun vs H.A.T.E ~ Total Tag Destruction: Mayumi Ozaki & Saori Anou w/ Maya Yukihi vs. Natsuko Tora & Ruaka
~ No foul rules, special 10 count KO rule. (After a 3 count pin, a 10 count begins and the match is over if the downed wrestler cannot stand.)
 ◆Winner: Anou ()

(5) OZ Academy Tag Championship Match: [42nd Champions] Hiroyo Matsumoto & ZONES vs. Mika Iwata & Miyuki Takase 
 ◆Winner: Hiroyo () following the Rock Drop on Takase.
~ 3rd successful title defense.

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DRAGONGATE NEWS

~ The full event cards were listed for the January 8th and 9th shows in Kobe.

 

DRAGONGATE "NEW YEAR GATE 2025", 1/8/2026 [Thu] 18:00 @ Kobe Sambo Hall in Hyogo 

(1) Strong Machine J, Kzy & U-T vs. Susumu Yokosuka, KAGETORA & Naruki Doi
(2) Royal Sambo: YAMATO, Dragon Kid, Hyo, Mochizuki Junior, Yasushi Kanda, Shachihoko BOY, Takashi, Mondairyu, Ryu Fuda & Jiro Shimbashi
(3) Ultimo Dragon, El Cucuy & Demus vs. Ho Ho Lun, Ho-Lee & Lee-Chi Tominaga
(4) Masaaki Mochizuki & Don Fujii vs. Jason Lee & ISHIN
(5) Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia, Daiki Yanagiuchi & Kazuma Kimura vs. Madoka Kikuta, Kota Minoura, KAI & Yoshiki Kato
(6) Shun Skywalker & El Cielo vs. Ben-K & JACKY KAMEI

(7) Open The Brave Gate Championship Match: [Champion] Ryoya Tanaka vs. [Challenger] Riiita 
~ 7th title defense.

DRAGONGATE "NEW YEAR GATE 2025", 1/9/2026 [Fri] 18:00 @ Kobe Sambo Hall in Hyogo 

(1) Hyo, JACKY KAMEI, Riiita & Mochizuki Junior vs. Ryu Fuda, Daiki Yanagiuchi, Akihiro Sahara & Kazuma Kimura
(2) Masaaki Mochizuki, Yasushi Knda & Demus vs. BxB Hulk, KAGETORA & Naruki Doi
(3) Shun Skywalker vs. Jiro Shimbashi
(4) Royal Sambo: Ultimo Dragon, Don Fujii, Shachihoko BOY, Takashi, Mondairyu, Ho Ho Lun, Ho-Lee, Lee-Chi Tominaga, KAI & ISHIN
(5) YAMATO, Dragon Kid & Susumu Yokosuka vs. Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka
(6) Strong Machine J, Kzy & U-T vs. Madoka Kikuta, Kota Minoura & Jason Lee

(7) El Cielo vs. Yoshiki Kato 

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GANBARE NEWS

~ The Spirit of Ganbare Tag titles were announced to be in defense on January 11th in Toda. 

 

Ganbare Pro-Wrestling "TODA SPECIAL MATCH", 1/11/2026 [Sun] 12:20 @ Boat Race Toda Event Hall in Saitama

(1) Gabai Ji-chan & Yoshihiro Horaguchi vs. Choun Shiryu & Shin Suzuki
(2) Keisuke Ishii, Takuya Wada & Sentaro Motoshima vs. Mizuki Watase, Gota Ihashi & Munetatsu Nakamura
(3) Moeka Haruhi, Yuna Manase & YuuRI vs. Maya Yukihi, Banny Oikawa & Yuki Mashiro
(4) Ken Ohka & Shota Kawakami vs. Akira Shoji & Tyson Maeguchi

(5) Spirit of Ganbare World Tag Championship Match: [Champions] Yumehito Imanari & Shinichiro Tominaga vs. [Challengers] Minoru Suzuki & Shuichiro Katsumura
~ 1st title defense.

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D.I.E. NEWS

~  Toshiyuki Sakuda announced that DeathMatch Innovative Element will officially be established as D.I.E. Pro-Wrestling moving into 2026. The group started out as a personal project by Sakuda but has earned enough of a following to garner a full-scale launch with an official marketing and branding.

 

~ The promotion will consist of Toshiyuki Sakuda, Super Hardcore Machine, Keito Murota (also belongs to Stand uP), and Anncham (who also belongs to Shinshu Girls). 

~ Their first show under the re-launch will take place on January 30th at the TOKYO SQUARE in Itabashi. 

TOKYOSQUARE in Itabashi 1st Anniversary Event Vol.1 ~ DIE EXTRA ~ D.I.E. Pro Wrestling Inaugural Match ~, 1/30/2026 [Mon] 18:30 @ TOKYO SQUARE in Itabashi

~ event card to be announced soon 

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