September 30th, 2026

~ Results for Shinjuku FACE Final Show, D.I.E. & Sportiva
~ News and updates for DRADITION [11/6] & GLEAT [10/9]

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SHINJUKU FACE COUNTDOWN SERIES ~ Meishin Rukotsu, 9/30/2026 [Wed] 19:00 @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo
511 Spectators (sold out)

(1) Go to the NEXT: Homare [DRAGONGATE] & Ilusion [DDT] vs. Shota Kofuji [AJPW] & Masami Inahata [DDT]
 ◆Winner: Masami (11:10) following a Double Arm Suplex on Ilusion. 

(2) Time Delay Battle Royal ~ Many Thanks Battle Royal: (Participating wrestlers will be announced at day of show) 
~ Order of elimination: Sanshiro Takagi, Ken Ohka, Cohaku, Minoru Suzuki, Chinsuke Nakamura, Yumi Ohka, Yumehito Imanari, Isami Kodaka, Shimizu Mototsugu, Makoto Oishi, Toru Owashi, Tsutomu Oosugi, Banana Senga, Brahman Shu, Dick Togo, Shin Sakura Hirota, Antonio Honda, Suwama, Kazuki Hirata, Syuri...
 ◆Winner: Brahman Kei (55:03) sent Shuji Kondo over the top rope.

~ Even though Kei won he was upset that all he received was a "lousy" certificate.

~ Shinjuku FACE's manager Yuka Ogawa pinned Takagi to become the 1,913th Ironman Heavymetalweight champion.  

(3) THE FACE GENERATION: MAO, Yuki Ueno & Chris Brookes [all DDT] vs. Dragon Kid [DRAGONGATE], Yuma Aoyagi [AJPW] & Kuroshio TOKYO Japan [UP TOWN]
 ◆Winner: MAO (16:44) following a Cannonball 450 on Kuroshio.

(4) W-FACE FINAL: Aja Kong & Chihiro Hashimoto [Sendai Girls] vs. Mayumi Ozaki [OZ] & Sareee
 ◆Winner: Draw (17:51) via double ring out.

(5) Bonus Match: Yuka Ogawa, Aja Kong & Chihiro Hashimo vs. Mayumi Ozaki 
 ◆Winner: Ogawa (7:37) via pin-fall.

~ Yuka Ogawa then gave up the title and honored the Shinjuku FACE area as the 1,914th Ironman Heavymetalweight champion.
~ Ogawa stated that is seeking to create a new venue to indie pro-wrestling in the future.

~ Update: As of midnight, 00:00 on 10/1/2026 , DDT announced that the Ironman title is officially vacant.

~ The HUMAX building, which houses Shinjuku FACE, is set to be demolished with a new high rise building scheduled to be built in its place. Shinjuku FACE has been a major facility for a lot of indie promotions that could regularly fill a hall will a rough max at around 500 people. Bigger than Shinkiba 1stRING at 250-300 average, but not as demanding as Korakuen which can house around a 1,500 max average with seating. FACE became a home base for many indie promotions and upstarts.

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DeathMatch Innovative Element 24, 9/30/2026 [Wed] 19:00 @ TOKYO SQUARE in Itabashi
100 Spectators

(1) Shota vs. Super Hardcore Machine
 ◆Winner: Shota (9:38) with the Unknown.
(2) Ryan Davidson vs. Takahiro Tababa
 ◆Winner: Davidson (11:07) following a Fist Drop.
(3) Crea & Kyu Mogami vs. Anncham & Keito Murota
 ◆Winner: Murota (15:40) following the Orego on Mogami.
(4) Neil Diamond Cutter & Toshiyuki Sakuda vs. Violento Jack & Kentaro Hachisu
 ◆Winner: Jack (14:53) following a Jack Pack on Neil, onto a fluorescent light board.

(5) Asian DeathMatch Championship Match: [5th Champion] Takayuki Ueki vs. [Challenger] Daiju Wakamatsu
 ◆Winner: Wakamatsu (22:32) with a Diving Baka Chinga Head Butt.
~ Ueki fell on his 4th title defense. Wakamatsu became the 6th champion. 

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Sportiva "Wednesday Curry Pro-Wrestling", 9/30/2026 [Wed] 20:00 @ Nagoya City Sportiva Arena in Aichi 

(1) Yuta Oya & KUUKAI vs. Shinya Ishida & The Intelligence Sensational Grand Passion Mask No.4
 ◆Winner: Oya (10:19) over Passion Mask.
(2) TAMURA VAMPIRE GENE vs. 801 Vampire Kenichi vs. Vampire Rekka vs. Vampire Tomoya Hasegawa
 ◆Winner: TAMURA (8:53) over Kenichi.

(3) PRIDE of NAGOYA First Title Tournament 1st Round Match: Ali Najima vs. Kanyu Masanori Watanabe
 ◆Winner: Najima (12:38) via pin-fall.

(4) PRIDE of NAGOYA First Title Tournament 1st Round Match: Yu Shimizu vs. Kotaro Sawada
 ◆Winner: Shimizu (14:52) following a Baka Elbow. 

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DRADITION NEWS

~ The full event card was announced for the November 6th show at the Korakuen. Joining the previously announced main event is Mitsuya Nagai celebrating his 35th anniversary as a pro-wrestler, as he teams with Katsuhiko Nakajima to take on Masakatsu Funaki and Kazushi Sakuraba. LEONA will take on another fellow second generation wrestler in Strong Machine J, the two recently teamed together in DRAGONGATE's tag league.

 

DRADITION "Tatsumi Fujinami 55th Anniversary Show", 11/6/2026 [Fri] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

() MAZADA & Hiroyuki Suzuki vs. Tsubakichi Sanshu & Ryunosuke Nagai
() AKIRA & Manabu Soya vs. Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Daisuke Sekimoto
() Noboyuki Kurashima vs. Kendo Kashin
() LEONA vs. Strong Machine J
() Mitsuya Nagai 35th Anniversary Debut Match: Mitsuya Nagai & Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Masakatsu Funaki & Kazushi Sakuraba 

() Tatsumi Fujinami & Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Aaron Wolf & Tatsuya Matsumoto 

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GLEAT NEWS

~ The full event card was announced for the October 9th show at the Korakuen Hall.

 

GLEAT Ver.EX ~ GLEAT vs Strong Enemy, 10/9/2026 [Fri] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

() 6-Man 3WAY Tag Match: Kaito Ishida, KAZMA SAKAMOTO & ARASHI vs. Junjie, Keiichi Sato & Kohei Kinoshita vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima, Kendo Kashin & VentVert Jack
() Tetsuya Izuchi vs. Kazuyuki Fujita [NOAH]
() 6-Man Tag Match: T-Hawk, Takehiro Yamamura & Jo Yamamoto vs. Chris Ridgeway, Drew Parker & Quiet Storm
() GLEAT vs TEAM NOAH: Hayato Tamura & Ryuichi Kawakami vs. Muhammad Yone & Hi69

() GLEAT vs Marigold: MICHIKO, Sayaka Unagi & Marika Kobashi vs. Mayu Iwatani, Victoria Yuzuki & Komomo Minami 
() Minoru Tanaka & Kotaro Suzuki vs. CIMA & BUSHI

() G-INFINITY Championship Match: [14th Champions] TJP & G Sharpe vs. [Challengers] Soma Watanabe & So Daimonji
~ 1st title defense. 

() LIDET UWF World Championship Match: [5th Champion] Takanori Ito vs. [Challenger] Simon Gotch
~ 3rd title defense.  

() G-REX Championship Match: [8th Champion] El Lindaman vs. [Challenger] Atsushi Kotoge
~ 7th title defense.

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