Takeshita Breaks NEVER Title Defence Record, MAO Enters BOSJ 32

April 5, 2025

NJPW “GAROU DENSETSU: CITY OF THE WOLVES PRESENTS SAKURA GENESIS 2025”, 05/04/2025
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
6,640 Fans

5. NEVER Openweight Title: KONOSUKE TAKESHITA (c) defeated Ryohei Oiwa with the Raging Fire (12:54).
*V5 for KONOSUKE TAKESHITA.

Two DDT related stories came from today’s New Japan show at Sumo Hall. First, Konosuke Takeshita set the record for the most successful NEVER Openweight Title defences in a single reign after he beat Ryohei Oiwa. The TMDK wrestler went after Takeshita’s left arm and made him fight to get it back. The damage done stayed with him when he did big moves like an Avalanche Brainbuster. Oiwa got a nearfall with a Doctor Bomb while Takeshita relied on throwing Lariats and Elbow Strikes with his right arm to wear him down. Takeshita was able to win in the end by using the Raging Fire and he held the NEVER Title above Oiwa after the match.

For the backstage comments Oiwa said he is not happy that the current NEVER Champion is somebody who does not wrestle on New Japan’s regional tours and only shows up for the big events like today. He is going to reflect on today’s match and figure out how to climb back up from the bottom. Takeshita said he likes Oiwa’s wrestling style but he decided he will become the best in the world by using his own. Now Takeshita’s focus is on Hiroshi Tanahashi for their match in America next week. He will put their long story to an end and questions if Tanahashi still has any shine left. If he does then Takeshita will erase it!

The other DDT related story is the announcement of MAO entering this year’s Best Of The Super Jr. tournament! The 32nd edition of the famous junior heavyweight tournament revealed its field of 20 competitors today and MAO was among them. He had already teased this after wrestling on yesterday’s New Japan show when he told fans they will see him again in May. The tournament schedule starts on 10th May and lasts until 1st June.

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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW SPRING TOUR 2025 IN HIROSHIMA” Results

April 5, 2025

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW SPRING TOUR 2025 IN HIROSHIMA”, 05/04/2025
Hiroshima Industrial Hall
178 Fans

1. Kaya Toribami defeated Uta Takami with the Bird Cage (6:58).
2. Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku defeated Mahiro Kiryu, Moka Miyamoto & Chika Nanase when Raku submitted Nanase with the Front Neck Lock (8:43).
3. Rika Tatsumi defeated Mifu Ashida with the Figure 4 Leg Lock (7:49).
4. Miu Watanabe, Haru Kazashiro & Toga defeated Yuki Kamifuku, Kira Summer & Ivy Steele when Watanabe submitted Steele with the Reverse Paradox (11:30).
5. Suzume & Arisu Endo defeated Hyper Misao & Haruna Neko when Suzume pinned Neko with the Ring A Bell (8:26).
6. Miyu Yamashita defeated Yoshiko Hasegawa with the Skull Kick (11:53).
7. Mizuki & Wakana Uehara defeated Maki Itoh & Shino Suzuki when Mizuki pinned Suzuki with the Cutie Special (12:56).

If you ever need someone to give you a little push in the right direction, Maki Itoh will be happy to do it literally. Shino Suzuki was encouraged to do a dive from the ring apron onto her opponents standing outside the ring but she was too scared to do it. So Itoh made her do it with a kick that knocked her off the apron. Mizuki & Wakana Uehara easily dodged it and Suzuki crashed onto the ground. Back in the ring Suzuki gave Mizuki a Belly-To-Belly Suplex and applied the Sleeper Hold. Mizuki was able to get out of it and pin Suzuki with the Cutie Special. After the match Suzuki said she is surprised by how strong Suzuki has gotten and Itoh was the same as always. She wants to continue bringing the kind of wrestling that makes fans look forward to tomorrow but first she’s going to eat some delicious food with Uehara.

Yoshiko Hasegawa understood she had little to no chance of beating Miyu Yamashita but wanted today’s match to happen before she retires from wrestling later this July. She targeted Yamashita’s legs with Dropkicks and also went for the Muffler Hold but had to let go after a rope break. Yamashita fought back with a High Kick and the Attitude Adjustment. She then won with the Skull Kick. Hasegawa described wrestling Yamashita like she was seeing a monster in front of her but it is still an experience she will cherish. Yamashita will be on her American tour when Hasegawa’s graduation from Tokyo Joshi Pro takes place so she is glad they got to have their match today.

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