May 1st, 2026

~ Results for NJPW, DDT [KO-D Tag], FREEDOMS [WORLD Single/Tag], BASARA [IRON FIST Tag] & STARDOM 
~ News and updates for UJPW [5/12] & WAVE [5/3-5/6]

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NJPW "Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026", 5/1/2026 [Fri] 18:30 @ Beeline Sports Park Arena Aira in Kagoshima

(1) Daiki Nagai vs. Taisei Nakahara
 ◆Winner: Nagai (8:25) with a Boston Crab. 
(2) Toru Yano & Tomoaki Honma vs. Yuto-Ice & OSKAR
 ◆Winner: OSKAR (8:03) over Honma, via referee stop. 
(3) Shota Umino, Ryusuke Taguchi & YOH vs. Chase Owens, Yujiro Takahashi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
 ◆Winner: Yujiro (10:04) with the BIG JUICE on Taguchi. 
(4) Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & Tatsuya Matsumoto vs. HENARE, Great-O-Khan & 
Francesco Akira
 ◆Winner: Francesco (11:07) following the Fireball on Matsumoto. 
(5) Yuya Uemura, Taichi, Master Wato & Masatora Yasuda vs. Ryohei Oiwa, Hartley Jackson, Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita
 ◆Winner: Eagles (13:48) following the Turbo Backpack on Yasuda.
(6) Boltin Oleg, Aaron Wolf, Tiger Mask IV & Mistico vs. Ren Narita, Don Fale, SHO & Dick Togo
 ◆Winner: Mistico (10:17) with a La Mistica on Togo. 
(7) Shingo Takagi, Yota Tsuji, Taiji Ishimori & Robbie X vs. Callum Newman, Jake Lee, Jakob Austin Young & Zane Jay 
 ◆Winner: Shingo (16:32) following the Pumping Blaster on Jay. 

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DDT "5x1 DDT Let's Go! 2026", 5/1/2026 [Fri] 18:00 @ Sapporo Sun Plaza

(1) Hideki Okatani vs. Viento Maligno
 ◆Winner: Okatani (8:28) following a Vertical Drop style Brainbuster. 
(2) Kazuma Sumi & Yuki Ishida vs. Danshoku Dieno & Yukio Naya
 ◆Winner: Naya (10:03) with a La Magistral on Ishida. 
(3) Tomoya, Noriyuki Yoshida, Kazuki Hirata & Tomomitsu Matsunaga vs. Akito, Antonio Honda, Junta Miyawaki & Hinata Kasai
 ◆Winner: Noriyuki (10:13) following a Lightning Leg Lariat on Hinata. 
(4) Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y vs. Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Kumadori
 ◆Winner: Katsumata (15:43) with the Totoe Splash on Kumadori. 
(5) MAO & KANON vs. Jun Akiyama & Masami Inahata
 ◆Winner: KANON (11:48) with the GURU-GURU Driver on Masami.  

(6) KO-D Tag Championship Match: [89th Champions] Chris Brookes & HARASHIMA vs. [Challengers] Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul
 ◆Winner: HARASHIMA (15:09) over Paul, following a Swan-dive style Somato.
~ 1st successful title defense. 

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FREEDOMS "We love FREEDOMS! We are FREEDOMS! 2026", 5/1/2026 [Fri] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
485 Spectators

(1) Kamui Tokyo Return Dams Junior 8-Man Tag Match: Gaia Hox, Kaixa Zheng, Rekka & Kota Sekifuda vs. Yuya Susumu, Kengo, Kamui & Reiya Igarashi
 ◆Winner: Hox (7:08) with the Butterfly Effect on Kamui. 
(2) GENTARO's Return Match: Takashi Sasaki & Daisuke Sekimoto vs. Mammoth Sasaki & GENTARO
 ◆Winner: Sekimoto (11:41) with a Diving Body Press on GENTARO. 
(3) Hardcore 6-Man Tag Match: Masashi Takeda, Toshiyuki Sakuda & Crea vs. Takayuki Ueki, Takobutsu & X = Aoi
 ◆Winner: Takeda (13:52) following a U Crash on Aoi. 
(4) Barbed-wire Board DeathMatch: Tomoya Hirata vs. Daisuke Masaoka
 ◆Winner: Tomoya (13:43) with a German Suplex Hold. 

(5) KING OF FREEDOMS WORLD TAG CHAMPIONSHIP ~ Street Fight Match: [27th Champions] Jun Kasai & Mizuki Watase vs. [Challengers] Kyu Mogami & Hyakuroku Mogami
 ◆Winner: Kasai (18:42)  with the Goin-G MY WAY on Hyakuroku.
~ 4th successful title defense. 

(6) KING of FREEDOM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ~ Fluorescent Generation ~ W Glass Board & Fluorescent Light-tubes Tower DeathMatch: [24th Champion] Violento Jack vs. [Challenger] Daiju Wakamatsu 
 ◆Winner: Jack (22:36) following the Jack Pack. 
~ 5th successful title defense.

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BASARA, 5/1/2026 [Fri] 19:30 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo

(1) Takeru Inoue vs. Yasu Urano
 ◆Winner: Urano (9:10) with a Headlock.
(2) Pro-Wrestling Trial: [Defendant] Ayato Yoshida (2AW) vs. [Prosecutor] Banana Senga [Attorney] Goma Ryu
 ◆Winner: Yoshida (9:28) via double pin-fall, found not guilty. 
(3) Isami Kodaka & Shuji Ishikawa [Evolution] vs. SAGAT & Minoru Fujita
 ◆Winner: SAGAT (11:47) following the Gore Grind on Ishikawa. 
~ Following the win, SAGAT made the challenge to Ishikawa for the Union MAX title. Ishikawa accepted.
(4) 4WAY Tag Match: Ryota Nakatsu & Daichi Kazato vs. Takumi Tsukamoto & Daiki Shimomura vs. Trans Am Hiroshi & Tsutomu Oosugi vs. Lil Kraken & Akira Joe [AlmaLibre]
 ◆Winner: Hiroshi (8:57) with a Perfect Plex on Kraken. 

(5) IRON FIST Tag Championship Match: [16th Champions] Takato Nakano vs. [Challengers] FUMA & Seiya Morohashi
 ◆Winner: Kamino (18:50) following a Lariat on FUMA.  
~ 2nd successful title defense.

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STARDOM GW TOUR 2026 in TAKAMATSU, 5/1/2026 [Fri] 18:30 @ Takamats Symbol Tower Hall in Kagawa

(1) HANAKO & Ema Maishima vs. Ruaka & Azusa Inaba
 ◆Winner: Azusa (7:23) with the Inaba Azusa no Ane-cho on Maishima.
(2) Natsupoi & Yuna Mizumori vs. Xena & Rian
 ◆Winner: Xena (7:26) with the Thunder Roll on Mizumori. 
(3) Suzu Suzuki, Itsuki Aoki & Akira Kurogane vs. Lady C, Ranna Yagami & Matoi Hamabe
 ◆Winner: Itsuki (11:23) following a Lariat on Hamabe. 
(4) Sayaka Kurara, Saori Anou, Aya Sakura & Anne Kanaya vs. Maki Ito, Kikyo Furusawa, Waka Tsukiyama & Tabata
 ◆Winner: Kurara (13:51) with a Falcon Arrow on Furusawa. 
(5) AZM, Miyu Amasaki, Starlight Kid & Mei Seira vs. Ami Sourei, Tomoka Inaba, Hazuki & Koguma
 ◆Winner: Amasaki (13:11) with the Amanohashidate on Koguma.
(6) Syuri, Saya Iida, Momo Kogo & Maika vs. Natsuko Tora, Konami, Saya Kamitani, Rina & Brea Priestley
 ◆Winner: Iida (14:17) following a Vertical Drop style Brainbuster on Konami.

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UJPW NEWS

~ The full event card was announced for the May 12th show that will be centered around the young upcoming wrestlers in various promotions throughout Japan.

United Japan Pro-Wrestling Alliance New Generation presents "FACE THE NEXT", 5/12/2026 [Tue] 18:30 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo 

~ Special Talk Show: Kosei Fujita [NJPW] x Takeshi Masada [DDT] 

(1) Tatsuya Matsumoto [NJPW] vs. Yuto Koyonagi [NOAH]
(2) Masami Inahata [DDT], Sentaro Motoshima [Ganbare] & Jiro Shimbashi [DG] vs. @KEY [DG], Koyo Ume [Kyushu] & Midori Takahashi [NOAH]
(3) Ryuma Sekimo [BJW], Masatora Yasuda [NJPW], Shota Kawakami [Ganbare] & Katsumi Inahata [NOAH] vs. GuC [DG], Rukiya [DDT], Reiya Igarashi [FREEDOMS] & Taisei Nakahara [NJPW]
(4) Kazumasa Yoshida [BJW], Daichi Sato [DDT] & Kazuma Kimura [DG] vs. Yuki Ishida [DDT], Koshiro Asakura [BJW] & Hiroto Tsuruya [NOAH]
(5) Yuya Koroku [DDT] vs. Homare [DG]
(6) Kazuma Sumi [DDT], Munetatsu Nakamura [Ganbare] & Ryoya Tanaka [DG] vs. Daiki Odashima [NOAH], Daiki Nagai [NJPW] & Ilusion [DDT]

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WAVE NEWS

~ Matches were announced for the first couple shows of the "CATCH THE WAVE 2026" from May 3rd through May 6th. This years league will run through the final match on July 3rd at the Shinjuku FACE. 

CATCH THE WAVE 2026 Blocks 

Swell Block : SAKI, Sumire Natsu, Kaho Kobayashi, Maika Ozaki, Itsuki Aoki & Kakeru Sekiguchi

Breaker Block : Cohaku, Momoka Hanazono, Rina Amikura, Yuko Sakurai, Haruka Umesaki & MIRAI

Surge Block : Saran, Honoka, YuuRI, Arisa Shinose, ZONES & Rian

YOUNG Block : Miria Kouga, Miku Kanae, Saito, Shiono, Konomi Hori & Anna

Elizabeth Block : Yumi Ohka, Koari Yoneyama, Cherry, Miyako Matsumoto & Natumi Mochi 

 

WAVE "CATCH THE WAVE 2026 ~ Opening Day", 5/3/2026 [Sun] 11:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

() Scramble wave: Cherry, Sumire Natsu & YuuRI vs. Natsumi Mochi, Yuko Sakurai & Saito 

() YOUNG Block: Miria Kouga vs. Shiono
() Swell Block: SAKI vs. Kaho Kobayashi
() Swell Block: Maika Ozaki vs. Itsuki Aoki
() Surge Block: Honoka vs. Saran
() Breaker Block: Cohaku vs. Rina Amikura
() Elizabeth Block: Yumi Ohka vs. Kaori Yoneyama vs. Miyako Matsumoto

WAVE "CATCH THE WAVE 2026", 5/4/2026 [Mon] 12:00 @ Kawasaki City POST DI AMISTAD in Kanagawa

() Elizabeth Block: Yumi Ohka vs. Natsumi Mochi vs. Miyako Matsumoto
() Surge Block: Saran vs. ZONES
() Breaker Block: Momoka Hanazono vs. Haruka Umesaki
() YOUNG Block: Miku Kanae vs. Anna
() YOUNG Block: Miria Kouga vs. Saito

WAVE "KARIYA WAVE Vol. 7 ~ CATCH THE WAVE 2026", 5/6/2026 [Wed] 13:00 @ Kariya City Industrial Promotion Center, Aioi Hall in Aichi 

() KARIYA Challenge wave: Shin Sakura Hirota & Konaka = Pale One vs. Shiono & Saito 
() KARIYA Scramble wave: Yumi Ohka, Saran & Itsuki Aoki vs. Miyako Matsumoto, ZONES & Miria Kouga

() Surge Block: Honoka vs. Arisa Shinose
() Breaker Block: Cohaku vs. Yuko Sakurai
() Swell Block: Sumire Natsu vs. SAKI

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Major Upcoming Shows (Updated 5/1/2026)
~ 5/1 Update : Sendai Girls (5/10), Ice Ribbon (5/10), TTT (5/16), STARDOM (5/23), Marigold (5/23), SSPW (5/27) 
https://projectpuroresuspirit.blogspot.com/p/upcoming-puroresu.html

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