BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS “VOL. 20: LIFE IS PEACHY”, 04/03/2025 Tokyo ARENA Shimokitazawa ??? Fans – Unannounced
1. Special Tag Match: Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi defeated Shota & Soma Takao when Takanashi pinne Shota with the Bacchus (16:16).
2. Special Single Match: Hagane Shinno defeated Ram Kaichow with a Crushed Onryo Clutch (8:36).
3. Antonio Honda & Antonio Honda XL defeated Great King Ueki & Munek when Honda pinned Munek with the Super Bionic Elbow (11:58).
4. Special Single Match: Shuji Ishikawa defeated Mr. Bueno with the Running Knee Lift (15:03).
A big mystery challenge awaited Mr. Bueno at Baka Gaijin & Friends and they don’t come bigger than Shuji Ishikawa! Despite the intimidating first impression, Bueno told Ishikawa to “come on, big boy” when the match began. Ishikawa overpowered him early and would barely budge for Bueno’s attacks. The chops thrown by Ishikawa were strong enough to knock him into the rows of fans sitting in the room. But Bueno would not give up because he is a Baka Gaijin. The only way he could throw Ishikawa off his game was to make him corpse by calling him cute but even that couldn’t do much. Antonio Honda couldn’t stand by and watch Ueno get beaten up so he led all of the Baka Gaijin in a train attack on Ishikawa to finally knock the big dog off his feet. Bueno was able to hit a Diving Body Press from the bar counter but it only got him a 2 Count. He also dodged the Giant Driver, hit a Flying Somato and also found the power to do a Body Slam. In a last ditch effort he applied a Sleeper Hold. Sadly for him, Ishikawa powered out of it, Headbutted him, hit the Kamigoye and then did the Giant Driver. Bueno somehow kicked out so Ishikawa had to use the Running Knee Lift to win the match.
Three matches were advertised for the show. The unexpected fourth came when Takayuki Ueki and Munetatsu Nakamura showed up looking different than they normally do. They were now Great King Ueki and his servant Munek, possessed by an evil spirit from a magical vase they found a few days ago. They were here to crash the show and go chat up some cute girls in the audience. After they found one and held her captive, Antonio Honda & Antonio Honda XL came to the rescue, demanded “Princess Peach” be freed and challenged Ueki & Munek to a match. The Super Honda Brothers hit their opponents with Gongitsune and also the Super Bionic Elbow to win. As a result the fan was rescued, Ueki & Nakamura were freed from their spell and ARENA Shimokitazawa was safe once again.
Just taking a kick at the start of the match made Ram Kaichow realized she was in for a long night. Hagane Shinno’s wrestling skills outmatched her own and she was reaching her limit just trying to fight back. She was able to Choke Slam Shinno and hit him with a Low Blow to set up the Onryo Clutch. However Shinno blocked the Clutch and countered it into a cradle to pin Kaichow for the three count.
Later this month Chris Brookes and Masahiro Takanashi will face each other for the KO-D Openweight Title at DDT’s 28th Anniversary show. Today that was nothing to worry about because CDK were teaming up to face ROMANCE DAWN for the first time since their 2022 feud in Ganbare☆Pro. There were a lot of double team moves within the short space they fought in. A Neckbreaker/Dropkick combo got rid of Soma Takao but Shota kept fighting despite the numbers disadvantage. His luck ran out when Takanashi countered the Gannosuke Clutch into the Bacchus for the pinfall. The two teams gestured having another match together sometime. Takanashi then took a look at the KO-D Title and wished Brookes the best before leaving the room.
The next Baka Gaijin & Friends show will be on 15th April.
DDT “NARAHA TOWN IMMIGRATION AMBASSADOR (UNOFFICIAL) TO-Y THANKSGIVING SEASON 2 – NARAHA TOWN C’MON!!”, 02/03/2025 Fukushima Naraha Sky Arena ??? Fans – Unannounced
1. KANON defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga with the Cobra Twist (6:50).
2. Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling Offer Match: Arisu Endo defeated Shino Suzuki with the Ju no Okite (7:33).
3. Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & Ilusion defeated Akito, Yuya Koroku & Kazuma Sumi when Sasaki submitted Sumi with the Crossface Lock (12:41).
4. 3 Way Match: Takeshi Masada defeated Danshoku Dieno and Kazuki Hirata when Masada pinned Hirata with the Masada No Chikara KOBU Mukimuki (11:56).
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Shiro Koshinaka, Jun Akiyama & HARASHIMA defeated Yukio Naya, Keigo Nakamura & Yuki Ishida when HARASHIMA pinned Ishida with the Somato (14:33).
6. SCHADENFREUDE International Vs The 37KAMIINA!: Yuki Ueno, MAO & To-y defeated Chris Brookes, Masahiro Takanashi & Antonio Honda when To-y pinned Honda with the Kojima Impact (26:20).
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: To-y defeated Shunma Katsumata (c) with a School Boy (4:19 pm). *To-y becomes the 1,736th champion.
To-y continues his unofficial ambassador role for Naraha Town and was the headline act for today’s DDT show in the area. All of The 37KAMIINA were there including Shunma Katsumata who also helps out the town with To-y in an unofficial capacity. They were accompanied by the local mascot Yuzutaro which infuriated Chris Brookes due to his hatred of mascots. He and the rest of SCHADENFREUDE International accepted they were going to be the bad guys after they attacked the mascot and threw the rulebook out the window. He lifted up MAO in a Piledriver position while standing on a cart being pushed around ringside by Masahiro Takanashi & Antonio Honda. He also tried to attack To-y with a chair but Katsumata got into the ring and blocked him, allowing The 37KAMIINA to regroup and get the win thanks to To-y pinning Honda with the Kojima Impact.
To-y was feeling amazing after the match because he never gave up. He thanked the local fans because it was all of them who brought that spirit out of him. They give him energy and he puts it into pro wrestling because that is all he can do. Katsumata started crying because he could not wrestle for the town today. He promised Naraha Town he will be able to have a match here when DDT comes back next year. To-y gave Katsumata a hug and then immediately pinned him with a School Boy to win the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title. Katsumata tried to win it back but MAO blocked him because To-y is today’s star of the show.
KANON is still in shock over getting kicked out of DAMNATION T.A. He made his entrance today wearing the unit’s shirt but took it off and stared at it before throwing it away.
BASARA “BASARA 272 ~TAKAGARI 27~”, 02/03/2025 Tokyo Takashimadaira Kumin Center ??? Fans – Unannounced
1. KUBITO & Yasu Urano defeated Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Ayumu Honda when KUBITO submitted Hiroshi with an Ankle Hold (11:48).
2. Daiki Shimomura & Keisuke Ishii defeated Isami Kodaka & Takato Nakano when Shimomura pinned Nakano with the Swanton Bomb (10:26).
3. Kuishinbo Kamen defeated Daichi Kazato with the Be Back Hold (10:52).
4. Ryuichi Sekine, Takumi Tsukamoto & FUMA defeated SAGAT, Lil’ Kraken & Akira Jo when FUMA pinned Kraken with the Heavy Metal Anthem (16:22).
5. Union MAX Title: Ryota Nakatsu defeated Masato Kamino (c) with the Super Figure 4 Arm Lock (20:32). *Masato Kamino fails in V2. Ryota Nakatsu becomes the 23rd Union MAX Champion!
When Ryota Nakatsu challenged Masato Kamino to a Union MAX Title match it was because he accused Kamino for lacking humility as a champion. He cared more about his muscles than he did for the belt. Perhaps he learned his lesson today because Nakatsu defeated him and became the new champion! The difference maker came when Nakatsu countered Kamino’s Lariat with a Jumping Armbar and turned it into what he calls the Super Figure 4 Arm Lock. Nakatsu reminded Kamino that he didn’t show enough love for the title or BASARA. However he was able to make it this far from his love of muscles alone so he can keep going that direction as long as he shows a little gratitude to the company every now and then. Kamino understood and shook Nakatsu’s hand. He also bowed to everyone before leaving ringside. Nakatsu then thanked Kazusada Higuchi & Naomi Yoshimura for being in his corner to represent Harimao today.
Ryuichi Sekine & FUMA were challenged by Daiki Shimomura & Keisuke Ishii for the Iron Fist Tag Team Titles. What links those two together is they are both from Saitama. Ishii wants a shot because he has never held that championship before. FUMA told Ishii he needs more justification than that to ask for a title match. However FUMA has never beaten Ishii before so he accepted the challenge.
The referee got annoyed at Daichi Kazato and Kuishinbo Kamen for joking around instead of having a wrestling match. Kazato’s response to that was “What’s a match?” He later missed a Firebird Splash and Kamen lightly pushed him over into the Be Back Hold for the pinfall victory.
The opening match was changed when Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi pulled out at the last minute due to love sickness. Judomaster replaced him and convinced Ayumu Honda to wrestle in a judo uniform like he does. But Yasu Urano hates having to fight people who wear those uniforms and unmasked Judomaster, forcing him to flee. Somehow Hiroshi returned from his sickness and rejoined the match in Judomaster’s place. His performance was still rusty and he ended up attacking Honda by accident, causing Honda to leave ringside in anger. Hiroshi then called for help and Judomaster returned but looking slightly different this time. However he took too long to get to the ring. By the time he climbed in, Hiroshi gave up to KUBITO’s Ankle Lock.
A ten bell salute was given at the start of the show for the recent passing of Osamu Nishimura.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “CHIBA KEIRIN PIST6 X PRO WRESTLING DOME FIGHT 2025 IN TIPSTAR DOME CHIBA”, 02/03/2025 TIPSTAR DOME CHIBA ??? Fans – Unannounced
1. Exhibition Match: Shoko Nakajima Vs Chika Nanase ended in a Time Limit Draw (3:00).
2. Exhibition Match: Suzume Vs Uta Takami ended in a Time Limit Draw (3:00).
3. Exhibition Match: Mizuki Vs Wakana Uehara ended in a Time Limit Draw (3:00).
4. Yuki Aino & Pom Harajuku defeated Rika Tatsumi & Haruna Neko when Aino pinned Neko with the Venus DDT (5:00).
5. Miyu Yamashita, Maki Itoh & Raku defeated Miu Watanabe, Moka Miyamoto & Mifu Ashida when Yamashita pinned Ashida with the Attitude Adjustment (16:25).
The second day of wrestling at TIPSTAR DOME CHIBA this weekend was held by Tokyo Joshi Pro. The venue’s mascot Pix got involved with the main event of this show too, joining in with Raku on the Oyasumi Express. Meanwhile Miyu Yamashita and Miu Watanabe spent part of the match fighting out on the track even though it was not Falls Count Anywhere.
Unlike the clusterfuck solution that DDT came up with for the undercard yesterday, TJPW had the wherewithal to simply book their first couple of matches to be three minute long exhibition bouts. They all ended in draws but Wakana Uehara ended up being in the stronger position than her opponent Mizuki by the end of their match. The time expired while she was trying to apply the Banana Pillow.
The wrestlers stayed around for the evening portion of the races. They took part in prediction games while Mizuki and Mahiro Kiryu got to do commentary for some of the races.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE NIGHT BEFORE GRAND PRINCESS ’25”, 01/03/2025 Tokyo Kitazawa Town Hall 215 Fans
1. Pom Harajuku defeated Uta Takami with the Pom de Justice (6:19).
2. Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara defeated Kira Summer & Chika Nanase when Kamifuku submitted Nanase with the Fujisawa Koroshi (9:06).
3. Miu Watanabe defeated Ivy Steele with the Reverse Paradox (7:27).
4. Suzume, HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki defeated Moka Miyamoto, Yoshiko Hasegawa & Mifu Ashida when Suzume pinned Ashida with the Ring A Bell (9:02).
5. Mizuki & Arisu Endo defeated Haru Kazashiro & Toga when Endo pinned Kazashiro with the Ju no Okite (10:15).
6. Hyper Misao 10th Anniversary Match “hypedesz PROJECT-AUDITION” Final Audition ~ 1 Vs 5 Handicap Match: Rika Tatsumi, Yuki Aino, Raku, Mahiro Kiryu & Haruna Neko defeated Hyper Misao when all five pinned Misao (5:44).
7. Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh defeated Shoko Nakajima & Kaya Toribami when Itoh submitted Toribami with the Itoh Deluxe (14:50).
There’s still a handful of Tokyo Joshi Pro events coming up before “GRAND PRINCESS ’25” but this is pretty much the go home show. It was Shoko Nakajima’s last chance at facing 121000000 before their Princess Tag Team Titles. She teamed up with Kaya Toribami but was helpless to save her partner from tapping out to Maki Itoh. 121000000 taunted Nakajima with their title belts after the match but also admitted being frustrated by fighting her today. Miyu Yamashita even admitted that Nakajima made her angry today so she’s going to let it all out at the title match. It’s not enough for 121000000 to defend the titles. They also want to completely defeat Kyoraku Kyomei once and for all!
Nakajima’s usual tag partner Hyper Misao had other matters to deal with today. Namely her match that was celebrating the 10th anniversary of her debut. It was advertised as a 6-Woman Tag Match but when the other five wrestlers made their entrances, Misao came out and revealed they were actually taking part in the HyPro Final Audition of the Hypedesz Project. It would play out as a 5 Way Match with two count pinfalls. Whoever scores a fall would then be given a Misao related task and if they passed it, they would win the audition and become her best friend. Haruna Neko scored a fall and was told to perfectly copy Misao’s entrance. She tried to do it but Misao told her it looks completely different. Raku got the same task but also failed. When Mahiro Kiryu scored a fall she was told to listen to Misao’s entrance song and continue singing it without making any mistakes. She failed and Misao started to complain that nobody was motivated to win. By this point Rika Tatsumi got fed up, threw Misao into the ring and dared her to fight everyone else in a 5 Vs 1 Handicap Match. Surprisingly Misao accepted.
The match rules changed and Misao even put up a good fight against the number disadvantage. She even manipulated Yuki Aino into giving her some unintentional piggy back assistance so she could attack everyone with her Hero Spray. However the numbers took their toll and all five opponents piled on top of Misao to pin her after she did the I Am A Hero onto Tatsumi & Aino. Misao said she was disappointed she couldn’t even pass her own audition but she also packed in a bunch of unreasonable requests when putting this match together so in a way she feels satisfied. In the end she decided everyone passed! The lights then went out and a message appeared on the screen. “HYPE! 3” will take place at Kitazawa Town Hall on 27th June! As usual she hasn’t figured out what the show is actually going to be yet. But this time she is considering holding a public dress rehearsal for the show.
The Fujisawa Koroshi used by Yuki Kamifuku to win her match today is the temporary name for her Foot-Clutch Manjigatame submission hold.
Pom Harajuku wanted to spend her match celebrating Hinamatsuri (Girl’s Day) because it is happening in two days time. Uta Takami refused because she wanted to take their match seriously. Harajuku was still able to find ways to make Takami and also Daisuke Kiso play along with her.
There are some new homecoming shows being added to this year’s schedule. Yuki Kamifuku’s homecoming in Fujisawa will be on 11th May. Shino Suzuki’s homecoming in Shimizu will be o 24th May. Haruna Neko’s homecoming in Kofu will be on 21st June.
DDT “CHIBA KEIRIN PIST6 X PRO WRESTLING DOME FIGHT 2025 IN TIPSTAR DOME CHIBA”, 01/03/2025 TIPSTAR DOME CHIBA ??? Fans – Unannounced
1. Danshoku Dieno Vs Kazuma Sumi became invalid.
2. Kazuki Hirata Vs Yukio Naya became invalid.
3. Yuya Koroku Vs Yuki Ishida became invalid.
4. Danshoku Dieno, Kazuki Hirata & Yuya Koroku defeated Yukio Naya, Yuki Ishida & Kazuma Sumi when Hirata pinned Ishida with the Egoist Driver (8:20).
5. Falls Count Anywhere Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, MAO & Shinya Aoki defeated Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda & Takeshi Masada when Aoki pinned Honda with a Backslide Pin (16:16).
Several DDT matches were held in between cycling races at the TIPSTAR DOME CHIBA indoor racetrack. In the main event Yuki Ueno, MAO & Shinya Aoki were accompanied by the track’s mascot Pix and even brought it into the ring to stand on Chris Brookes for the tower spot. MAO got a plastic bag inside a trash can and tried to suffocate Takeshi Masada with it. Given the location everyone in the main event couldn’t resist taking a time out from the mat to have a foot race on the track. However Antonio Honda had a false start and ended up tripping himself before the finish line. Back in the ring Ueno, MAO & Aoki continued the attack on Honda, ending with Aoki rolling him over with a Backslide Pin for the three count.
As mentioned above the matches were all scheduled in between bike races. That meant the wrestlers weren’t given much time and the matches had to be paused until after the race was completed. The side effect of this is the later matches couldn’t be pushed back so Match #1 continued at the same time Match #2 began and then those two matches were still happening when it was time for Match #3 to start. Hisaya Imabayashi decided to merge the three matches together and change it into a 6-Man Tag Match because it just got too confusing by this point.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “GO GIRL 5 ~BOX OFFICE FOR FEMALE FANS ONLY~”, 01/03/2025 Tokyo Kitazawa Town Hall 145 Fans
1. Yuki Aino defeated Kira Summer with the Venus DDT (6:29).
2. Yoshiko Hasegawa, Kaya Toribami & HIMAWARI defeated Mahiro Kiryu, Haruna Neko & Chika Nanase when Hasegawa submitted Nanase with the Muffler Hold (11:48).
3. Moka Miyamoto & Arisu Endo defeated Miu Watanabe & Uta Takami when Miyamoto submitted Takami with the Rashomon (10:08).
4. Rika Tatsumi, Raku & Ivy Steele defeated Yuki Kamifuku, Wakana Uehara & Mifu Ashida when Tatsumi pinned Ashida with the Twist Of Fate (10:05).
5. Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao defeated Pom Harajuku & Shino Suzuki when Nakajima pinned Suzuki with the Northern Lights Suplex (11:26).
6. Miyu Yamashita defeated Haru Kazashiro with the Skull Kick (11:04).
7. Mizuki & Suzume defeated Maki Itoh & Toga when Mizuki pinned Toga with the Cutie Special (13:38).
The last time Tokyo Joshi Pro held one of their female audience only “GO GIRL” events was back in October 2023. In the main event the Princess Of Princess Champion and International Princess Champion teamed up against one half of the Princess Tag Team Champions. The end result was Suzume taking out Maki Itoh with the Mikazuki Meteor Shower leaving Mizuki to pin Toga with the Cutie Special. Mizuki felt a little flustered because the fans chanted her name more than she expected. She hopes the show will inspire this audience to come see TJPW more often. Suzume talked about being a TJPW fan who then became a wrestler so she hopes the fans today will fall in love with TJPW and take their first steps into something new. Mizuki then joked about how her first time meeting Suzume was at the merchandise booth.
The other Princess Tag Champion had her hands full in first time singles bout. Miyu Yamashita was challenged to a match by Haru Kazashiro in the latest display of Kazashiro’s progression up the card. Yamashita encouraged her to give her best and although Yamashita won, she shook Kazashiro’s hand afterwards. She praised her for having a strong willpower and becoming more like the wrestler she wants to be than she might realise. Kazashiro understands there is an overwhelming difference between them and that makes her want to aim even higher. However she is a little anxious over the high expectations everyone in TJPW has for her. Even though she is happy she doesn’t think she has lived up to those expectations.
Hyper Misao thought she was going to have the audience on her side for Match #5 because she made a bunch of handmade signs for everyone. However Pom Harajuku and Shino Suzuki came up with the same idea and placed their own signs for everyone. Misao then tried to start a cheering contest but Harajuku was louder than everyone else so Misao attacked her to start the match. Misao & Shoko Nakajima then wrapped Harajuku & Suzuki together with tape outside the ring to try and get them counted out. When they got back to the ring together in time, Kyoraku Kyomei praised them for doing a great job and unwrapped them. The sportsmanship ended when later when Misao sprayed Suzuki in the face and Nakajima pinned her with the Northern Lights Suplex.
Are you sure that everybody wans Mina Shirakawa? Because this month it sure looked like everybody wanted Konosuke Takeshita! He had a big month in AEW, he has big matches coming up in New Japan soon, he wrestled a bunch of times on a cruise and right when it looked like he would have a break, CMLL came calling out for him. If you’re the type who keeps track of any Wrestler Of The Year contenders, Takeshita’s work in February should put him up near the top as an early frontrunner.
He’ll have more to do over the coming months but March will see the Tokyo Joshi Pro side of things take more of the spotlight. Miyu Yamashita has a packed weekend in Europe coming up and Yuki Kamifuku will continue to gift with Southeast Asia her presence. Then in April it’s the big one. Wrestlemania Week! I’ll need to find the time to write a big piece about what DDT and TJPW will be doing during that period.
I don’t have much to write about for Takeshita’s remaining matches that happened during the Jericho Cruise. But hey some of these sound really good on paper, right? At least this match here gave attendees a taste of what Will Ospreay and Takeshita’s tag match in Australia happening later in the month would be like. Lance Archer probably bounced Komander around like a basketball too.
JERICHO CRUISE “CHRIS JERICHO’S ROCK ‘N’ WRESTLING RAGER – SIX ON THE BEACH – NIGHT 3”, 02/02/2025 Norwegian Pearl Cruise Ship
1. Konosuke Takeshita, Brian Cage & Lance Archer defeated Daniel Garcia, Mark Briscoe & Jay Lethal (?:??).
Like this one for example. It would be great if footage of this shows up somewhere. Takeshita, Archer & Brian Cage all teaming up together against Daniel Garcia, Mark Briscoe & Jay Lethal is the kind of match on paper that would have carried Night 3 of a packed indies weekend we used to get a decade ago.
JERICHO CRUISE “CHRIS JERICHO’S ROCK ‘N’ WRESTLING RAGER – SIX ON THE BEACH – NIGHT 4”, 03/02/2025 Norwegian Pearl Cruise Ship
1. Konosuke Takeshita, Brian Cage & Lance Archer defeated Bandido, Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd (?:??).
The last day of the Jericho Cruise had The Don Callis Family still together against the weird mix of Bandido & The Outrunners. I don’t know how much Takeshita would be into the retro 80s American vibe that The Outrunners bring with them. That’s more up Antonio Honda’s alley.
AEW “DYNAMITE”, 05/02/2025 Gateway Center Arena, College Park, Georgia, USA
1. International All-Star Tag Match: Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher defeated Brody King & Buddy Matthews when Fletcher pinned King after an Assisted Brainbuster (14:15).
There was one last warmup match for Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher before they headed off to Australia. Here they took on the newly renamed Hounds Of Hell. They are the former House Of Black now without Malakai Black involved because he finally made his exit from the company. The challenge in this match was how much it took to put away the immovable force that is Brody King. Takeshita & Fletcher were able to get rid of Buddy Matthews no problem but when it came to King they had to throw everything at him but he wouldn’t stay down. Takeshita had to assist Fletcher with a Vertical Drop Brainbuster to keep the big guy down for the pinfall.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “AEX32 SANTIAGO 2025”, 09/02/2025 Estación Mapocho Cultural Center, Santiago, Chile ??? Fans
1. Casey defeated Moka Miyamoto with a Loaded Backpack Attack (7:43).
2. Aja Kong defeated Roma with the Uraken (8:55).
3. Princess Tag Team Titles: Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh (c) defeated Sara Phoenix & Pandora when Yamashita pinned Phoenix with the Skull Kick (18:19). *V4 for 121000000.
AEW “GRAND SLAM AUSTRALIA”, 15/02/2025 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia
1. Will Ospreay & Kenny Omega defeated Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher when Omega pinned Takeshita after the Hidden Blade/One-Winged Angel Combination (21:20).
Talk about a match that delivered! The big tag match in Australia went ahead and ended with something we haven’t seen in a while: Takeshita taking a pinfall loss. It took a combination of the Hidden Blade and One-Winged Angel being mashed together like a Doomsday Device for it to happen which should wind up becoming one of the most memorable match finishes of the year. The aftermath confirmed there is more to come. Ospreay and Fletcher have their own feud moving ahead while Kenny Omega announced his intentions to go after Takeshita’s AEW International Title.
AEW “DYNAMITE”, 26/02/2025 Frontwave Arena, Oceanside, California, USA
1. AEW International Title: Konosuke Takeshita (c) defeated Orange Cassidy with the Raging Fire (12:30). *V8 for Konosuke Takeshita.
But first AEW had to go the long route to set up the match. Before Takeshita goes to a big title match with Omega he first had to beat Orange Cassidy in a with the belt on the line. Takeshita took a table bump when Cassidy dropped him on top of the announce desk with the Beach Break. He was still in danger after getting hit with the Orange Punch and also a Flying DDT outside the ring. But Cassidy made the big mistake of climbing the top turnbuckle. And whenever Takeshita’s opponent jumps off the top turnbuckle there is an Elbow Strike waiting right for them upon landing. There were still some very close calls to come but Takeshita caught the Orange Punch and countered it into the Raging Fire for the win. Don Callis then rubbed salt on the wound by putting Cassidy’s sunglasses onto Takeshita after the match.
CMLL “VIERNES ESPECTACULAR”, 28/02/2025 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
1. NEVER Openweight Title: Konosuke Takeshita (c) defeated Ángel de Oro with the Raging Fire (?:??). *V4 for Konosuke Takeshita.
The month ended with Takeshita’s first time in the hallowed grounds of lucha libre known as Arena Mexico. CMLL made it a big deal that he was coming over to wrestle on their famed Friday night show on short notice and offered up Ángel de Oro as a challenger for the NEVER Openweight Title. So this was put together more through CMLL’s relationship with NJPW rather than AEW. Or maybe it’s both at this point because Rocky Romero is the connection point and his backstage connections run pretty deep nowadays. The match itself unintentionally ended up becoming bloody after de Oro suffered a hand injury of some sort. With only one fall needed to win rather than the traditional two, Takeshita came out on top after the two went back and forth with big moves until the Raging Fire brought things to an end.
Backstage Takeshita was asked by reporters who else in CMLL he would like to wrestle? He told a story about the first wrestling show he ever attended when he was a child. It was an Osaka Pro show and the merchandise he bought at the show was a Blue Panther mask. That is his first ever wrestling memory in general so perhaps one day he will cross paths with Blue Panther or a member of his family in the ring.
1. Yuki Kamifuku & The Statement Vs Alexis Lee & Da Butcherman
An alliance seems to have formed between Yuki Kamifuku and The Statement over in Singapore Pro Wrestling. Maybe the two champions believe it is in their best interests to be on the same side when some familiar rivals are marching forth towards them again. The Statment and Da Butcherman have fought each other plenty of times before. So too have Kamifuku and Alexis Lee. So now the next step is to throw them all in the ring at the same time.
EVE “WOMEN BEHAVING BADLY”, 07/03/2024 The Big Penny Social, London, England
1. Session Moth Martina Vs Miyu Yamashita
A busy weekend in Europe sees Miyu Yamashita wrestling in three countries. First up she is heading back to EVE in England where she will present herself as a big challenge for Session Moth Martina to overcome.
RCW “MARCH MADNESS”, 08/03/2024 Casinet de Hostafrancs, Barcelona, Spain
1. Miyu Yamashita Vs Amale
Then on the Saturday Yamashita returns to Spain for her first appearance in RCW since October 2022. Her opponent will be French wrestler and former NXT UK performer Amale.
Yamashita finishes off the weekend with an appearance at wXw on the last day of the 16 Carat Gold tournament. Unless wXw announces her match beforehand it is a complete roll of the dice who she gets to face at the show.
AEW “REVOLUTION”, 09/03/2025 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA
1. AEW International Title: Konosuke Takeshita (c) Vs Kenny Omega
It took 18 months to get here but we’re finally back on track to having another Takeshita Vs Omega match. I’m not going to sugar coat it. I think the title reign ends here and Takeshita’s priorities are about to switch over to New Japan for the spring and summer months.
MLW “BATTLE RIOT VII”, 05/04/2025 The Commerce, California, USA
1. MLW Women’s World Featherweight Title: Delmi Exo (c) Vs Shoko Nakajima
I think we know what to expect here. MLW brings in a Tokyo Joshi Pro wrestler, in this case Shoko Nakajima, and they lose to their women’s champion, in this case Delmi Exo. Although that was done a lot when Janai Kai was the champ so who knows? Maybe Nakajima takes the title from Exo and ends her second reign before it can properly take off.
NJPW “WINDY CITY RIOT”, 11/04/2025 Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois, USA
1. Hiroshi Tanahashi Last Match In The USA Final Road ~Kinship~: Hiroshi Tanahashi Vs KONOSUKE TAKESHITA
I know Hiroshi Tanahashi is getting an IWGP World Heavyweight Title shot at New Japan’s anniversary show in March. And NJPW have announced there will be IWGP Title matches taking place in their next two shows in America. Hmmm…. Alright, alright, that’s just wishful thinking on my part. Although I can see the NEVER Title being on the line when Tanahashi and Takeshita clash in Chicago.
PANDEMONIUM PRO “THE HOUSE ALWAYS WINS”, 17/04/2025 Fremont Country Club, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
1. Maya World Vs Miu Watanabe
At the moment it doesn’t seem like there will be any other DDT or TJPW talent appearing on the show. So it’s just going to be Miu Watanabe having a match here by the looks of it.
WEST COAST PRO “VEGAS VACATION”, 17/04/2025 Meet Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
1. MAO Vs Jiah Jewell
Later in the afternoon MAO will be at the West Coast Pro show and the promotion are promising the opponent is just as crazy as he is! Jiah Jewell has made it his goal to “Gator Roll The World” and that sounds like the fucked up wrestling MAO likes to fight for.
GCW “JOSH BARNETT’S BLOODSPORT XIII”, 17/04/2025 Pearl Theater At Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
1. Miyu Yamashita Vs X
2. Shinya Aoki Vs X
No surprise to see Shinya Aoki getting added to the show. The funny thing is the match he’s having on the DDT show would have made much more sense to happen on the Bloodsport show!
Yamashita also returns to Bloodsport for a second go around.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “QUERI PRESENTS TJPW LIVE IN LAS VEGAS”, 18/04/2025 Pearl Theater At Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
1. International Princess Title: Suzume (c) Vs X
2. Princess Tag Team Titles: Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh (c) Vs X & X
3. Princess Of Princess Title: Mizuki (c) Vs X
The card will begin to take shape right after “GRAND PRINCESS ’25” is over and done with. What we do know for now is there will be championship matches for the Princess Of Princess Title, the Princess Tag Team Titles and the International Princess Title.
DDT “DDT GOES LAS VEGAS!”, 18/04/2025 Pearl Theater At Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
1. Special Single Match: Antonio Honda Vs Santana Jackson
2. Special Single Match: Shinya Aoki Vs Timothy Thatcher
Like I said above, doesn’t Shinya Aoki Vs Timothy Thatcher sound more like a Bloodsport match than a DDT match? Now Antonio Honda Vs Santana Jackson, that’s a match you’re absolutely not going to see anywhere else.
DDT/TOKYO JOSHI PRO/GCW “DDT VS TJPW VS GCW”, 19/04/2025 Pearl Theater At Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
I really don’t know what the vibe and turnout for this show will be when it happens right slap bang in between the big NXT show and the first night of WrestleMania.
BLACK LABEL PRO “BLP AT SCX III”, 25/04/2025 The Wyndham, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
1. Miyu Yamashita Vs X
2. Danhausen & Maki Itoh Vs Davey Bang & August Matthews
Very cute, very evil and back teaming up again. Danhausen & Maki Itoh reunite as Makihausen for a tag match against Bang And Matthews over at Black Label Pro.
CMLL/LADYS RING “LUCHA FIESTA ESPECIAL”, 27/04/2025 Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
1. Octagon & El Hijo del Octagon Vs Daisuke Sasaki & Pantera Jr.
So this is happening in Japan but since it is a one off lucha libre show that is disconnected from everything else going on I decided to include it in this series. This is the Sumo Hall show that made headlines for announcing the debut of a new Hayabusa. One of the lucha matches originally booked for the show was a 3 Way Match between Octagon, El Hijo del Octagon and Pantera Jr. However Daisuke Sasaki crashed one of the press conferences demanding to be part of the show because of his lucha skills. The promoters decided to let him in so he gets to team with Pantera Jr. against the two (kayfabe?) generations of Octagon.
NJPW “RESURGENCE”, 09/05/2025 Toyota Arena, Ontario, California, USA
1. KONOSUKE TAKESHITA Vs X
Probably another New Japan title defence for Takeshita when he goes to California in May. Hopefully it’s with the IWGP Ti-okay, okay, I’ll give it a break.
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