GANBARE☆PRO “GANBARE☆PRO WRESTLING PLAYERS ASSOCIATION PERFORMANCE” Results

February 23, 2023

GANBARE☆PRO “GANBARE☆PRO WRESTLING PLAYERS ASSOCIATION PERFORMANCE”, 23/02/2023
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MON☆STAR
89 Fans

1. GanPro Specialty Mixed Tag Match: Yumehito Imanari & HARUKAZE defeated Kentaro Hachisu & Moeka Haruhi when Imanari pinned Hachisu with the Lou Thesz Press (12:05).
2. 3 Way Match: Hong Kong International Policewoman (YuuRI) and Hong Kong Domestic Policewoman (Yoshiko Hasegawa) defeated Hong Kong International Policeman when International Policewoman and Domestic Policewoman both pinned Policeman after the Domestic Nunchuck Punch (15:17).
3. All Pro-gun Vs New Pro-gun: Keisuke Ishii & Shinichiro Tominaga Vs Ken Ohka & Shota ended in a Double Countout (10:20).
3a. Rematch – The Return Of LariPro 2023: Keisuke Ishii & Shinichiro Tominaga Vs Ken Ohka & Shota ended in a Draw after a Quadruple Knockout (10:20).
4. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Mizuki Watase, Takuya Wada & Yuki Kanzaki defeated Shinichiro Tominaga, Tyson Maeguchi & Munetatsu Nakamura when Watase pinned Nakamura with a Vertical Drop Brainbuster (24:36).

The last Ganbare☆Pro show of today kept Mizuki Watase and Shinichiro Tominaga apart in different matches, although they did interact in a contract signing at the start of the show. The main event instead focused on Watase fighting against the rookie Munetatsu Nakamura. Watase encouraged his opponent to keep firing Elbow Strikes at him before stopping him with a Dropkick to the face. Nakamura kicked out of that but was then pinned with a Vertical Drop Brainbuster. Watase praised Nakamura after the match, telling him he’s happy to see such a gutsy newcomer in Ganpro.

The return of Lariat Pro Wrestling was delayed when both teams decided to do a match between “All Pro” and “New Pro” tributes. Keisuke Ishii & Shinichiro Tominaga were on the “All Pro” side while the “New Pro” team was made up of Ken Ohka & Shota. Everyone changed their movesets to the theme songs of famous wrestlers that played throughout the match. Things got out of hand and the fighting made its way out of the ring, causing the match to end in a Double Countout. A rematch immediately happened, this time under the Lariat Pro Wrestling brand. Everyone threw Lariats at each other until all four of them were knocked out, resulting in another draw.

The 3 Way Match turned into a scheduling nightmare because none of the original participants were around to take part. Hong Kong International Policeman was missing so Choun-Shiryu appeared in his place. Yoshiko Hasegawa was gone so Hong Kong Domestic Policewoman took her place. Then it turned out YuuRI wasn’t there either so Hong Kong International Policewoman had to substitute for her. The two Policewomen agreed to fight Shiryu two on one. He got annoyed by that and left the match halfway through. Then all of a sudden Hong Kong International Policeman finally showed up and started planting evidence on people to “catch” them red handed. He allegedly found a bag of pills in Daisuke Kiso’s pocket and made the referee overlook any of his cheating in return for letting him off the hook. The two Policewomen had enough though and double teamed the corrupt cop, pinning him together while Kiso made a fast three count. Hong Kong International Policeman was arrested after the match and dragged out of the venue in handcuffs.

The show began with a contract signing for the Spirit Of Ganbare Title match. Tominaga admitted that Watase embodies the spirit of Ganpro more than anyone else in the promotion, which means he works harder than everybody. Tominaga cannot match that but he would have never challenged Watase if he wasn’t confident he could beat him. Watase is nursing an injured arm but will fight through the pain. He heard Daisuke Kiso will be the referee so he told him not to stop the match if his arm injury gets worse. Even if he suffers a broken arm, Watase will still fight.


DDT “ROJO PRO WRESTLING IN BURLESQUE TOKYO” Results

February 23, 2023

DDT “ROJO PRO WRESTLING IN BURLESQUE TOKYO ~KO-D TAG TEAM BATTLE ON THE STREET! SHUNMAO VS BONNO DAI SHACHO!~”, 23/02/2023
Burlesque Tokyo
102 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. KO-D Tag Team Titles – Falls Count Anywhere Match: MAO & Shunma Katsumata (c) defeated Sanshiro Takagi & Fuminori Abe when Katsumata pinned Takagi with the Totonou Splash from the stage through a Table (30:04).
*V2 for ShunMao.

Many years ago Sanshiro Takagi had an eventful KO-D Tag Team Titles reign with Munenori Sawa where the two wrestlers defended the belts in bizarre and unlikely locations away from the wrestling ring. In a bid to relive that past glory Takagi teamed up with Sawa’s protege Fuminori Abe to challenge ShunMao for the same titles inside a Roppongi burlesque club. The stage was set with six members of the Burlesque Tokyo troupe perfoming on the stage while the two teams made their entrances.

When the match began Takagi and Shunma Katsumata quickly started brawling into the audience while MAO and Abe fought each other on the stage. Takagi and Katsumata paused briefly when they found a bottle of champagne and shared a toast together before getting back to fighting each other.

Meanwhile on the stage a fan handed MAO a Great Muta hood for him to wear. MAO put it on and used some Muta moves on Abe before climbing a nearby railing and Moonsaulting off of it onto both members of Bonno Dai Shacho.

On the stage Katsumata challenged Takagi to show off the pole dancing skills he learned from taking a class earlier this week. Takagi tried and quickly failed, falling down easily. Abe did much better and remembered what his tutor Keiko taught him. The world champion pole dancer told Abe that the Headscissors is the most dangerous move to use from the pole. He successfully pulled off the move, catching both MAO & Katsumata with his legs at the same time! Takagi & Abe then climbed the stage and threatened to do the Golden Shower but they were blocked and brought back down to the floor.

The fight went over to a revolving circle stage in the middle of the room. Takagi put Katsumata in a Cobra Twist while Abe tangled up MAO in the Manjigatame. The stage rotated around for the entire audience to see while this was happening. Takagi then called in the six dancers because it was time to party!

Bonno Dai Shacho danced with the girls while ShunMao looked on in amazement. It reached the point where Takagi & Abe got chairs and sat down on the stage wearing blindfolds expecting to get lapdances. Instead ShunMao replaced the dancers and Super Kicked their opponents once the blindfolds were removed.

The tables were turning and the challengers were losing focus. Abe threw an Irabu Punch but missed and hit a pole by accident. Katsumata wanted to climb the pole but couldn’t so he called back the dancers to be their reinforcements this time. The stage began to rise while ShunMao sang and danced with the girls. When the stage reached its highest point, the champions both hit dives onto their opponents below.

Things got more violent when a bunch of chairs were brought onto the stage. MAO tried to slam Abe onto them but Abe instead flipped MAO into the pile with a Frakensteiner. Abe then purposely applied a Figure 4 Leg Lock as a tribute to Keiji Muto. He then attached himself to a crane that raised him up off the ground, somehow applying even more damage to MAO who was still stuck in the Figure 4. Unfortunately the crane lifted Abe up too high and he was left alone hanging in midair calling for help!

Takagi heard Abe’s call and made a big return to the stage dressed like Kenshiro from Fist Of The North Star! He made a big comeback but the numbers game soon overwhelmed him. Katsumata hit him over the head with a chair and placed him on a table. Katsumata then hit the Totonou Splash from the highest point of the stage onto Takagi, putting him through the table for the three count!

After the match Katsumata told Abe he will only let him down if he apologised. Abe at first refused but eventually said he was sorry. MAO said he had fun and that Burlesque Tokyo is only the beginning for ShunMao’s title reign. They will now defend the belts against Yukio Sakaguchi & Hikaru Machida in three days time. That team has come out of nowhere and are threatening to kill ShunMao. The champions have a message for them. You cannot kill MAO & Shunma Katsumata!

Takagi later said all of the burlesque dancers showed so much potential today. It is inspiring him to consider launching a burlesque pro wrestling promotion!


GANBARE☆PRO “MOONRISE KINGDOM 2023” Results

February 23, 2023

GANBARE☆PRO “MOONRISE KINGDOM 2023”, 23/02/2023
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MON☆STAR
66 Fans

1. Yasu Urano defeated Munetatsu Nakamura with the Cross-Arm Thunder Fire Power Bomb (12:22).
2. Rina Amikura defeated YuuRI with the Double Armin Buster (11:33).
3. Secret Captain’s Fall Elimination 6-Man Tag Match: Mizuki Watase (C), Yumehito Imanari & HARUKAZE defeated Ken Ohka, Shinichiro Tominaga (C) & Moeka Haruhi (14:54).
3a. HARUKAZE eliminated Ken Ohka by Ring Out (7:17).
3b. Shinichiro Tominaga (C) eliminated HARUKAZE by Ring Out (8:20).
3c. Moeka Haruhi eliminated Yumehito Imanari by Ring Out (10:18).
3d. Mizuki Watase (C) eliminated Moeka Haruhi by Ring Out (11:32).
3e. Shinichiro Tominaga (C) eliminated Mizuki Watase (C) by TKO with the Watase-Style Front Neck Lock (14:54).
4. Special Tag Match: Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao defeated Shuichiro Katsumura & Shota when Takao pinned Shota with the Official Endless Waltz (16:08).

Soma Takao got one over on Shota in the latest match of their rivalry by catching him in the Official Endless Waltz for the three count. After the match ended Shota said he wanted to show his growth as a pro wrestler when he came back from America. That’s why he constantly wrestled against Takao instead of reforming ROMANCE DAWN with him. However the recent announcement of the Spirit Of Ganbare Tag Team Titles being established made Shota rethink his plans. He wants to win those belts with Takao! ROMANCE DAWN are going to be back together. But before they do Shota and Takao agreed to have a singles match against each other to settle their rivalry once and for all.

Mizuki Watase got some revenge on Shinichiro Tominaga for what happened earlier today. On the first show Tominaga made Watase submit in the main event. Here on the second show Watase got Tominaga to pass out to a Wrist-Clutch Front Neck Lock! Afterwards Watase brought up the Spirit Of Ganbare Title match happening in two days time. He said nobody comes to Ganbare☆Pro shows wanting to see the wrestlers think about tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Any wrestler with that mindset does not deserve the title. Watase’s arm was already hurt but now so is Tominaga’s. Will Tominaga be willing to risk his arm to become the champion?

When the second show began, Shuichiro Katsumura said he was feeling tired but realised that there were fans in the audience who paid to see all three Ganpro shows today. According to him the ticket sales mean those fans are supporting the Japanese economy!


GANBARE☆PRO “GRINDHOUSE 2023” Results

February 23, 2023

GANBARE☆PRO “GRINDHOUSE 2023”, 23/02/2023
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MON☆STAR
68 Fans

1. Ken Ohka defeated Munetatsu Nakamura with the Flame Spear (9:29).
2. GanPro Specialty Mixed Tag Match: Soma Takao & YuuRI defeated Shota & Yoshiko Hasegawa when YuuRI pinned Hasegawa with a Rotating Leg Hold (12:03).
3. Punch Drunker Vs Battle Socrates: Yasu Urano defeated Tyson Maeguchi with a School Boy (11:22).
4. Elimination 6-Man Tag Match: Keisuke Ishii, Yumehito Imanari & Shinichiro Tominaga defeated Mizuki Watase, Shuichiro Katsumura & Takuya Wada (25:30).
4a. Shuichiro Katsumura eliminated Yumehito Imanari by Ring Out (15:23).
4b. Takuya Wada and Keisuke Ishii eliminated each other by Double Ring Out (19:30).
4c. Shinichiro Tominaga eliminated Shuichiro Katsumura by Ring Out (21:28).
4d. Shinichiro Tominaga eliminated Mizuki Watase with a Double Arm Lock (21:28).

The winning team in the main event were inspired by Keiji Muto’s retirement to do their best today. At the start of the show Yumehito Imanari said it is now up to himself, Keisuke Ishii & Shinichiro Tominaga to become the new Three Musketeers that will take charge of a wrestling world without Muto. There was a slight problem with that idea because Ishii grew up watching All Japan and New Japan was not on TV where Tominaga lived.

That didn’t matter in the end because Tominaga was the last man standing, submitting Mizuki Watase to win. After the match Tominaga told Watase not to feel ashamed of losing because today he fought Super Amateur 4 Tominaga! In two days time they will fight each other for the Spirit Of Ganbare Title in Takashimadaira Ward Community Center. Tominaga will win the title there and transform into Super Amateur 6 Tominaga!