“SHINJUKU FACE COUNTDOWN SERIES ~MEISHIN RUKOTSU~” Results

September 30, 2026

“SHINJUKU FACE COUNTDOWN SERIES ~MEISHIN RUKOTSU~”, 30/09/2026
Shinjuku FACE
511 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. ~Go to the NEXT~: Shota Kofuji & Masami Inahata defeated Ilusion & Homare when Inahata pinned Ilusion with the Double Arm Suplex (11:10).
2. ~Many Thanks Battle Royal~: Brahman Kei defeated Shuji Kondo by Ring Out (55:03).
*Order Of Elimination: Sanshiro Takagi, Ken Ohka, Cohaku, Minoru Suzuki, Chinsuke Nakamura, Yumi, Yumehito Imanari, Isami Kodaka, Mototsugu Shimizu, Makoto Oishi, Toru Owashi, Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga, Brahman Shu, Dick Togo, Shin Sakura Katsushika Hirota, Antonio Honda, Suwama, Kazuki Hirata, Syuri and Shuji Kondo.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Yuka Ogawa defeated Sanshiro Takagi (c) by Pinfall (8:24 pm).
*Yuka Ogawa becomes the 1,913th champion.
3. ~THE FACE GENERATION~: MAO, Yuki Ueno & Chris Brookes defeated Dragon Kid, Yuma Aoyagi & Kuroshio TOKYO Japan when MAO pinned Kuroshio with the Cannonball 450° (16:44).
4. ~W-FACE FINAL~: Aja Kong, Chihiro Hashimoto Vs Mayumi Ozaki & Sareee ended in a Double Countout (17:51).
5. Emergency Match: Aja Kong, Chihiro Hashimoto & Yuka Ogawa defeated Mayumi Ozaki & Sareee when Ogawa pinned Ozaki (7:37).
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Shinjuku FACE defeated Yuka Ogawa (c) by Forfeit (9:58 pm).
*Shinjuku FACE becomes the 1,914th champion.

Pro wrestlers from across the Japanese scene all gathered together for the final ever show to take place inside Shinjuku FACE. For 21 years the venue in the heart of Kabukicho hosted hundreds if not thousands of pro wrestling and martial arts events but the time has come for it to close down. Not only has their rent controlled lease come to an end but the entire Humax Pavilion complex that FACE is a part of is said to be getting a heavy reconstruction/replacement job in the future. So today was Shinjuku FACE’s last day in business.

The main event was inspired by the headline match of FACE’s first ever event held 21 years ago. Back then it was a women’s MMA show but the main event was a pro wrestling match between Mayumi Ozaki & Dynamite Kansai against Aja Kong & Manami Toyota. Both Ozaki and Kong are still active so they got to relive the match, this time with Chihiro Hashimoto and Sareee also involved. OZ Academy always treated FACE as its home so it was only natural for Ozaki’s hechman Policeman to get involved and deal some heavy cheating in the match. Ozaki & Sareee kind of needed the extra help because even the three of them working together couldn’y overpower the combined strength of Kong & Hashimoto. Eventually the match broke down into a brawl that flowed outside the ring. The action was even starting to damage the venue itself and both teams wound up getting counted out to end the match in a draw.

Ozaki wasn’t happy with that result and demanded the match to restart. Not only that but she also called for every wrestler in the building to come out and wreck the place while the match continued! The entire venue turned into chaos with wrestlers hitting things with chairs, MAO driving the Dramatic Dream bike around ringside, The Brahman Brothers throwing water around everywhere, Syuri giving Sakura Hirota the Old School rope walk across the counter and Yuma Aoyagi posing for pictures with fans. Back in the ring Ozaki & Policeman were trapped in the corner so Kong led a Sayonara Train of wrestlers to charge into them one by one. The final person to join the train was the venue’s manager Yuka Ogawa. She got into the ring carrying a framed photo of the late Taichi Sakaiya, a politician who was involved with the creation of FACE. When Ozaki finally fell down to the canvas after taking the attacks, Kong & Hashimoto told Ogawa to pin her so she could score the final pinfall in Shinjuku FACE.

After the match the fans started a “One More Time” chant but Kong said there’s nothing they can do about it. She would love to keep wrestling here 100 more times but the entire building will disappear soon. She then ordered Minoru Suzuki to gather up his money and buy the plot of land so they can build a new FACE. Hashimoto said this is the place where she grew stronger. She never got to hit anyone with a chair or umbrella before today but she really enjoyed hitting Ozaki with them. Sareee said she’s never had a match as chaotic as this. Shinjuku FACE was where she first met her ultimate rival Hashimoto and she is certain the two will keep leading women’s pro wrestling. Ozaki and Kong interrupted her so they could talk about their own decades long rivalry that will keep on going until one of them goes away. They’ll even be around if a new Shinjuku FACE gets built so they can be on the first show there!

More people spoke about their history with FACE including Suzuki, Sanshiro Takagi, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan and Sakura Hirota. Suzuki revealed that Ogawa used to work in Pancrase. When she left the company he never knew where she went until he had a match here and saw that Ogawa was in charge of the place. Takagi loves FACE and knows it will live on in everyone’s hearts. Kuroshio admitted his promotion Up Town had the most shows that ran over time and paid those penalty fees the most. He also snuck in extra chairs behind the staff’s back because more people would show up than the ticket sales suggested. Hirota started crying because there is a hallway backstage that is the perfect size for the wrestlers to just hang out and chat with each other. Whenever she was here she knew her friends would be waiting for her there.

Ogawa was then invited to give her own speech. She’s come to realize how precious and important this venue is and is thankful to Taichi Sakaiya for his help in establishing Shinjuku FACE in the first place. She feels it is up to her to write the next chapter and she intends to create a new venue to carry on the FACE legacy.

There were some eventful Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title changes that happened throughout the show. The first happened when Ogawa was supposed to present a prize to the winner of the Battle Royal. Unfortunately the winner was one of The Brahman Brothers and they both wanted to attack Ogawa instead. Sanshiro Takagi got into the ring but that just meant The Brahmans threw their buckets of water at both of them. The splash was enough to knock Takagi out in the middle of the ring and the fans all encouraged Ogawa to pin him and win the Iron Man Title. Then at the end of the show Ogawa announced that the burden of holding this champion is too much to bear for her. She decided she would hand the belt over to Shinjuku FACE itself! Yukinori Matsui accepted her decision and declared the title change official. At the stroke of midnight, Shinjuku FACE was now officially closed for good so DDT decided the Iron Man Title has now become vacant.

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Next Generation Tournament ’26

September 30, 2026

The fourth annual Next Generation Tournament is open to the members of Tokyo Joshi Pro who have debuted in 2025 or 2026. That means the field is made up of four wrestlers: Ren Konatsu, Shion Kanzaki, Momo Sato and the yet to debut Chieri Sakimori. Just like last year it will be a Double Elimination tournament so wrestlers would have to lose two matches in order to be knocked out of the running. The schedule is laid out for a final to take place where one wrestler only needs to win once while their opponent would have to beat them twice.

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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SHION KANZAKI HOMECOMING SHOW ~CHOSHI, ARE YOU AWAKE!!?~”, 12/10/2026
Chiba Inubosaki Hotel Banquet Hall

1. Next Generation Tournament ’26 – Round 1A: Ren Konatsu Vs Momo Sato

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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW INSPIRATION”, 14/10/2026
TOKYO SQUARE In Itabashi

1. Next Generation Tournament ’26 – Round 1B: Shion Kanzaki Vs Chieri Sakimori

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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW FALL TOUR ~RAY OF HOPE IN KASUKABE~”, 24/10/2026
Saitama Katsuki Fureai Cube Matsunaga Multipurpose Hall

1. Next Generation Tournament ’26 – Losers Bracket: Loser Of Match 1A Vs Loser Of Match 1B
2. Next Generation Tournament ’26 – Winners Bracket: Winner Of Match 1A Vs Winner Of Match 1B

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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THERE’S NO ANSWER BUT LET’S HOPE FOR HAPPINESS”, 01/11/2026
Tokyo Ryogoku KFC Hall

1. Next Generation Tournament ’26 – Losers Bracket: Winner Of Losers Bracket Vs Loser Of Winners Bracket

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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “ALL RISE ’26”, 08/11/2026
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Next Generation Tournament ’26 – Final: Winner Of Winners Bracket Vs Winner Of Losers Bracket

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Double Spirit Of Ganbare Main Event, Shunma Vs Ueno At Ryogoku, Nozaki Coming To TJPW

September 29, 2026

DDT “SUMIRE OCTOBER LOVE 2026”, 11/10/2026
Hokkaido Sapporo Sun Plaza

1. Hideki Okatani Vs Hinata Kasai
2. Junta Miyawaki Vs Masami Inahata
3. Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku, Daichi Sato & Yuki Ishida Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Jun Akiyama, Noriyuki Yoshida & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
4. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, Akito & To-y Vs Tomoya, Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata
5. DAMNATION T.A Vs NωA Jr.!: Daisuke Sasaki & Ilusion Vs Shunma Katsumata & Kazuma Sumi
6. STRANGE LOVE CONNECTION Vs FANTÔMES DRAMATIC!: MAO, KANON & Yukio Naya Vs Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Antonio Honda

October will be when DDT comes to Sapporo again to catch up with Tomoya and Noriyuki Yoshida.

DDT “SUMIRE MELTY LOVE 2026”, 12/10/2026
Hokkaido Sapporo Sun Plaza

1. HARASHIMA Vs Masami Inahata
2. Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda & Hinata Kasai Vs Danshoku Dieno, Junta Miyawaki & Yuki Ishida
3. Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & MJ Paul Vs Tomoya, Noriyuki Yoshida & KANON
4. Special Single Match: Ilusion Vs Kazuma Sumi
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato Vs Yuki Ueno, Jun Akiyama & Shunma Katsumata
6. Sapporo Studio Five Presents – Special 3 Way Tag Match: MAO & Yukio Naya Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Akito Vs Kazuki Hirata & To-y

The show will feature an appearance by Saki Akai to help promote the main event sponsor Studio Five.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW INSPIRATION”, 14/10/2026
TOKYO SQUARE In Itabashi

1. 3 Way Match: Rika Tatsumi Vs Pom Harajuku Vs HIMAWARI
2. MIRAI Vs Momo Sato
3. Suzume & Arisu Endo Vs Haru Kazashiro & Uta Takami
4. Shoko Nakajima & Pokotan Vs Yuki Kamifuku & Zac (Battle Mode)

This is the complete lineup for the next TJPW Inspiration show. The youngsters are getting highlighted in the undercard with Haru Kazashiro & Uta Takami taking on Daisy Monkey while Momo Sato has to go fight MIRAI.

DDT “WRESTLING HARVEST 2026 ~AUTUMN PRO WRESTLING HARVEST FESTIVAL~”, 18/10/2026
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Ilusion (c) Vs Shunma Katsumata, Kazuma Sumi & Yuni
2. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Takeshi Masada & Yuya Koroku (c) Vs Soma Takao & Shota
3. DDT Universal Title: Ryusuke Taguchi (c) Vs Akito

New KO-D Tag Team Champions were crowned earlier this week. Takeshi Masada & Yuya Koroku from paleyouth now hold the belts and they’ve been challenged by the freelance team ROMANCE DAWN. This comes after Soma Takao finished up his contract with DDT to take up the career path that Shota is currently on. Takao recently won a singles match against Koroku and Koroku would like to get revenge for that.

GANBARE☆PRO “MORTAL KOMBAT 2026”, 31/10/2026
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Ken Ohka 25th Anniversary Match Part 4: Ken Ohka Vs HARASHIMA
2. Spirit Of Ganbare World Tag Team Titles: Shuichiro Katsumura & Yuya Susumu (c) Vs Mizuki Watase & Jun Kasai
3. Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Title: Mizuki Watase (c) Vs Shuichiro Katsumura

Both Mizuki Watase and Shuichiro Katsumura have come up with a crazy idea for the next Ganbare☆Pro event in Korakuen Hall. They want to do two championship matches back to back in the main event! First up will be the Spirit Of Ganbare Tag Team Titles. Katsumura will be defending them with Yuya Susumu against Watase & Jun Kasai. Then straight after that Watase will have to defend the Spirit Of Ganbare World Title against Katsumura no matter what kind of shape either wrestler is in by that point.

There will also be a match featuring Yuki Kamifuku on the show as she continues her road to retirement.

DDT “ULTIMATE PARTY 2026”, 03/11/2026
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. Special Single Match: Jun Kasai Vs Hinata Kasai
2. Special Tag Match: To-y & Kaisei Takechi Vs KANON & Kumadori
3. Dramatic Dream Match: Zack Sabre Jr. Vs Shinya Aoki
4. DDT Extreme Title: Shunma Katsumata (c) Vs Yuki Ueno
5. KO-D Openweight Title: MAO (c) Vs Chris Brookes

We’re not going to wait until another anniversary milestone for Yuki Ueno Vs Shunma Katsumata to take place again. Katsumata wants to defend the DDT Extreme Title against his close friend at Sumo Hall this November! Ueno is looking forward to this too because he wants to show everyone he can be an entertaining guy as well as a strong wrestler.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “ALL RISE ’26”, 08/11/2026
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Yuki Kamifuku & Nagisa Nozaki Vs X & X

Kamiyu’s retirement road is attracting another person towards Tokyo Joshi Pro. The freelancer Nagisa Nozaki will make her TJPW debut soon to team up with Kamifuku against a team to be announced.

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SUPER JAPAN “SHINJUKU FACE COUNTDOWN SERIES ~GOODBYE SHINJUKU FACE~” Results

September 28, 2026

SUPER JAPAN “SHINJUKU FACE COUNTDOWN SERIES ~GOODBYE SHINJUKU FACE~”, 28/09/2026
Shinjuku FACE
??? Fans – Unannounced

1. GAJI Debut Match: Shota & Ryoma Tsukamoto defeated GAJI & Makoto Oishi when Shota pinned Oishi with the Gannosuke Clutch (8:54).
2. Special Tag Match: Marika Kobashi & Azusa Inaba defeated Mio Shirai & Yuuki Minami when Kobashi pinned Shirai after a Back Drop from Inaba (5:29).
3. Special Tag Match: Kumadori & Saira defeated Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Yuki Kamifuku when Kumadori pinned Kuroshio with the Corkscrew Senton (12:10).
4. Special Single Match: CIMA defeated Ken Ohka with the Meteora (12:31).
5. 4 Way Tag Match: Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei defeated Sanshiro Takagi & Ippanjin Munenori Sawa, Thanomsak Toba & Gym Trainer Kotoka and Fuminori Abe & Mac Matsushita when Shu pinned Takagi after the Gotai Fumanzoku (14:08).
6. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Yuji Nagata (c) defeated Satoshi Kojima with the Back Drop Hold (13:28).
*V? for Yuji Nagata.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Sanshiro Takagi defeated Yuji Nagata (c) with a Cradle (9:10 pm).
*Sanshiro Takagi becomes the 1,912th champion.

The last time Yuji Nagata and Satoshi Kojima had a singles match against each other was eleven years ago at the 2015 G1 Climax. Today stood across the ring from each other as part of the Shinjuku FACE Countdown Series. An added bonus was Nagata being the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion going into the match (he very briefly lost it and won it back from Manabu Nakanishi during an interview for his Youtube channel during the week) which meant the main event now had a title on the line. This was treated as a much bigger deal than previous Iron Man Title bouts because Shuichi Nishinaga from NOAH was brought in to be the referee, Fumihito Kihara formerly of All Japan was the special ring announcer and Masayuki Uchida was part of the pre-match ceremony.

Nagata defeated Kojima to successfully defend the title by using a Kneel Kick, an Enzuigiri and then the Back Drop Hold for the three count. He thanked the fans afterward because their cheers gave him strength. He also told Kojima to continue doing his best because the two of them are the last remaining wrestlers from New Japan’s “Third Generation” that are still active. Sanshiro Takagi then gathered everyone together to close out the show. Since this is Super Japan’s final show in Shinjuku FACE, Takagi hopes the promotion will find a new venue to continue running shows with Nagata as the company ace. Suddenly when Nagata was saying his catchphrase, his young lion at ringside Tatsuya Matsumoto tried to roll him up to win the title! Nagata kicked out but was so distracted by what happened that Takagi then rolled him up and got the pinfall to become the new champion.

Years of traumatic history hung over Ken Ohka’s match with CIMA. Ohka, believe it or not, was originally a Toryumon student way back in the day but flunked out of there and never debuted for the promotion. His failure put him in a dark place but he continued to seek out a pro wrestling career because he loves it so much. He knows CIMA has gone through some rough times too so he encouraged him to keep wrestling even if his limbs ever stop working. CIMA admitted he’s been scammed four times in his life and the most recent was a wire transfer scam that many other people fall for. He joked that he holds the record for the highest financial loss in history.

Fuminori Abe got a little too giddy over the occasion and told everyone during his match he would spray paint the word “Anal” onto the wall. He lived up to his word. He was apologetic about it at the end of the show and promised to clean off the graffiti. I don’t know if he properly cleaned it away but he at least sprayed more paint on the wall to cover up the word.

If Kuroshio TOKYO Japan was going to team up with Yuki Kamifuku, he was going to do it on Kamiyu’s terms. She pulled off Kuroshio’s jacket before the match and made him wear her own entrance jacket. He asked everyone if he looked cute but Saira in particular said no. Kuroshio later grabbed Saira into a Full Nelson and told Kamifuku to call her ugly but she refused. Saira damaged Kuroshio’s ego further when he had a dance off with Kumadori and Saira said Kumadori looked cooler. Kuroshio hit her with an Enzuigiri and also knocked down Kamifuku so the match would just be between him and Kumadori. Kamifuku got revenge by giving her tag partner the Diving Famouser. The other team followed up with Saira hitting the Sky Twister Press followed by Kumadori doing the Corkscrew Senton for the victory.

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DDT “FACE FINAL ~GOODBYE TO SHINJUKU FACE! WITH GRATITUDE FOR 21 YEARS! THIS IS OUR SHINJUKU DRAMATIC DREAM!~” Results

September 27, 2026

DDT “FACE FINAL ~GOODBYE TO SHINJUKU FACE! WITH GRATITUDE FOR 21 YEARS! THIS IS OUR SHINJUKU DRAMATIC DREAM!~”, 27/09/2026
Shinjuku FACE
??? Fans

1. Jun Akiyama defeated Masami Inahata with the Exploder Suplex (11:20).
2. Special Tag Match: Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Daichi Sato defeated Yuki Ishida & Kumadori when Sato pinned Ishida with the Mad Splash (8:50).
3. Soma Takao & Gota Ihashi’s Final Match For DDT: Soma Takao, Kazuki Hirata & Akito (w/ Gota Ihashi) defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Ken Ohka & Naomi Yoshimura when Hirata pinned Takagi with a Mad Splash (11:13).
4. DDT Extreme Title – Shura Besieged On All Sides -Battlefield Of Bloody Combat-: Shunma Katsumata (c) defeated Ryota Nakatsu with a German Suplex (11:34).
*V2 for Shunma Katsumata.
5. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Takeshi Masada & Yuya Koroku defeated Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki (c) when Masada pinned Miyawaki with the Masada No Chikara KOBU Mukimuki (17:25).
*Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki fail in V2. paleyouth becomes the 91st KO-D Tag Team Champions!
6. CASPA Presents Falls Count Anywhere Survival 4 Way 8-Man Tag Match ~FACE FINAL~: MAO, KANON, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) defeated Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul & Ilusion and Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA, Antonio Honda & Hinata Kasai and Yuki Ueno, To-y, Kazuma Sumi & Yuni (26:15).
6a. Ilusion eliminated Yuni with the Swanton Bomb (18:53).
6b. HARASHIMA eliminated Ilusion with the Somato (21:21).
6c. MAO eliminated Kasai with the Cannonball 450° (26:15).

Earlier today Tokyo Joshi Pro said its goodbyes to Shinjuku FACE. When the evening came around it was DDT’s turn to do the same. Their idea of a grand sendoff was to do a massive 4 Way Elimination match between four teams of four wrestlers each. Strange Love Connection, DAMNATION T.A and FANTÔMES DRAMATIC made up three of the teams while the fourth was an alliance of The 37KAMIINA & NωA Jr. Originally, Danshoku Dieno was meant to be on that team but he had to pull out on short notice due to illness. The match itself was held under Falls Count Anywhere rules and some really wanted to take that rule to the extreme. MAO and Chris Brookes tried to bring the fight out of the building out to the streets of Shinjuku but nearby security prevented them from making it far past the building’s entrance. When the dust settled, SLC were the last team standing with MAO scoring the final elimination.

A week ago Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki agreed to give paleyouth a shot at the KO-D Tag Team Titles as long as Yuya Koroku lost some weight. Aoki continued to give Koroku a hard time over his alleged heaviness in the match by targeting his midsection. However Koroku was there to make the save for Takeshi Masada when the match was on the line. Aoki took him out with a Topé Suicida but Miyawaki wasn’t able to put Masada away by himself. Instead Masada made a comeback and pinned Miyawaki with his finisher to win the titles! After the match Soma Takao appeared in the ring alongside his ROMANCE DAWN tag partner Shota. Today was Takao’s last match under contract to DDT and he is now a freelancer. That doesn’t mean DDT won’t stop booking him though. Since both members of ROMANCE DAWN are now freelancers they are hungrier than ever to challenge for the KO-D Tag Titles! Masada wasn’t sure about accepting the challenge but Koroku wants to avenge last week’s defeat to Takao so the title match will happen on 18th October.

A variation of the Lumberjack Match was used for the DDT Extreme Title bout. Shunma Katsumata and Ryota Nakatsu brought along their own lumberjacks who were allowed to attack the opponent should he be knocked out of the ring. Katsumata had Kazuma Sumi, Yuni and Yuki Ishida while Nakatsu brought along Takumi Tsukamoto and Masato Kamino from BASARA. The lumberjacks carried both wrestlers on their shoulders for a “cavalry” fight at ringside at one point. Back in the ring, Nakatsu grabbed hold of Katsumata for Kamino to hit with a Lariat along the ring apron but Katsumata ducked and Nakatsu got him instead. Katsumata then capitalized with a German Suplex to pin Nakatsu and remain the champion. Katsumata then decided to nominate Yuki Ueno as his next challenger for Sumo Hall on 3rd November! They just fought for Katsumata’s 10th Anniversary match and he does not want to wait until the 20th Anniversary to wrestle him again. Ueno refused at first but he was just joking. He accepted the challenge and said it is not just so he can wrestle his friend again. He also wants to show everyone he can do entertaining Extreme Title matches too.

Today was also Gota Ihashi’s final appearance under a DDT contract before going freelance. Unlike Takao, he did not find a way to still get a title shot or other further DDT bookings in the short term. But he did get to say goodbye along with Takao and thank everyone for supporting him over the last 17 years.

Due to Dieno’s absence, Sumi took his spot in the main event and Tomomitsu Matsunaga filled in for Sumi in the dark match. Also at the end of the show To-y put on a pair of Danshoku tights so Dieno could have some kind of presence for DDT’s final Shinjuku FACE show.

Everyone gathered together at the end of the show to say farewell to Shinjuku FACE. Sanshiro Takagi said DDT has been indebted to the venue for 21 years and they were never reprimanded for anything they did here. He’s certain nothing they did today would get them in trouble too. No other venue treated DDT so generously. With that being said, Daisuke Sasaki broke off a piece of one of the walls with the intention of auctioning it off for 200 million yen. If he makes that much he’ll use the money to build a new Shinjuku FACE by himself.

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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SHINJUKU FACE COUNTDOWN SERIES – I WON’T CRY THERE’S NO WAY I WILL CRY” Results

September 27, 2026

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SHINJUKU FACE COUNTDOWN SERIES – I WON’T CRY THERE’S NO WAY I WILL CRY”, 27/09/2026
Shinjuku FACE
500 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Shoko Nakajima defeated Momo Sato with the Northern Lights Suplex (5:19).
2. HIMAWARI & Mifu Ashida defeated Ren Konatsu & Shion Kanzaki when Ashida pinned Kanzaki with the Cheerful Kick (11:02).
3. 3 Way Match: Raku defeated Mizuki and Pom Harajuku when Raku pinned Harajuku with the Hurricane Turn (8:47).
4. Shinjuku FACE Memorial 6-Woman Tag Match – “I ♡ Shinjuku FACE” Fall Rules: Hyper Misao, Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami defeated Mahiro Kiryu, Toga & Kira Summer when Misao pinned Summer with the I Am A Hero (13:08).
5. Yuki Kamifuku defeated Wakana Uehara with the Diving Famouser (10:34).
6. Miu Watanabe, Rika Tatsumi & Sakura Hattori defeated Yuki Aino, Haru Kazashiro & Chika Nanase when Tatsumi pinned Nanase with the Daydream Eternity (15:23).
7. CASPA Presents Tag Match: Suzume & Arisu Endo defeated Yuki Arai & Miyu Yamashita when Suzume pinned Arai with the Ring A Bell (17:08).

Today’s double header in Shinjuku FACE is the chance for DDT and Tokyo Joshi Pro to say their goodbyes to the venue as part of the Shinjuku FACE Countdown Series. TJPW were up first with their go home show for “WRESTLE PRINCESS VII”. It is here that Suzume scored a clean and direct pinfall over Yuki Arai while Arisu Endo got a boost in confidence going up against Miyu Yamashita. It helps that Daisy Monkey has the better experience with tagging together than Arai & Yamashita do. Yamashita accidentaly got Arai with a High Kick and Daisy Monkey took advantage, isolating Arai until Suzume could pin her with the Ring A Bell. Afterward Suzume praised Arai for being strong but also said she now found the path to beating her for the Princess Of Princess Title. Arai accepts that she still has room to grow stronger and she will be the one still standing next week. Yamashita on the other hand is having lots of fun wrestling Endo and can’t help but get excited just from seeing the smile on Endo’s face. Endo told her she will give Yamashita goosebumps in their EVE International Title match.

Daydream seems to have gotten over their relationship trouble and are now back on the same page. There was still tension between Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi at the start of their match, particularly when it came to who wanted fight Chika Nanase more. But Daydream got back in sync to stop an attack from Yuki Aino and hugged each other to show their problems are now water under the bridge. Sakura Hattori did her part to set Daydream up for the victory too. Tatsumi says the team’s bond has grown stronger and nobody can break it now. Aino told Haru Kazashiro they need to go do some serious training at a particular place if they want to beat Daydream next week. When Tatsumi heard that she said there is not enough time left for Shunrai Rekka!! Prism Greed to get strong enough.

The final singles match between Yuki Kamifuku and Wakana Uehara got a bit heated at the beginning. Uehara blocked an Eye Poke attempt from Kamifuku. Then when she offered out her hands for a handshake, Kamifuku slapped her across the face instead. Uehara tried using the Banana Pillow to win and even got to move Kamiyu back to the centre of the ring. But Kamiyu fought for the rope break, avoided the Sushi Tornado and won the match with the Diving Famouser. After the match she approached Uehara for a hug only to push her away and give her the middle fingers Stone Cold style. Backstage she admitted she’s been keeping her distance from Uehara ever since Ober Eats lost the Princess Tag Team Titles. It was all to make Uehara learn how to stand on her own two feet. She compares it to a lion pushing its cub out of the den and she is glad to see Uehara is growing without her. Uehara said she is now really fired up for her and Toga to fight VENYU next week.

Match #4 featured all of the active TJPW wrestlers who made their debuts in Shinjuku FACE. Both teams agreed to add a special rule to the match for the occasion. A wrestler would have to shout out their love for Shinjuku FACE or something they like about the venue before applying a pin in order for it to count. A wrestler could do the same while they are trapped in a submission hold to get out of it as if it was a rope break. During the match Uta Takami said you can the the ring from anywhere in the room and they also sell delicious ice cream. Mahiro Kiryu apologised for the weird rules before saying the venue is packed with pro wrestling history. Kira Summer praised the staff for working hard to explain things to her in English. Shino Suzuki said it is a warm venue and very welcoming even if you forget your wrestling costume. Kiryu told a story about having her debut here in front of friends and family but Suzuki cut her off because it was too long. Hyper Misao brought up that she cut a promo in her debut match here and that’s why she is still here today. It was also where Misao suddenly declared her retirement then changed her mind so the six wrestlers agreed to pause the match and “graduate” from Shinjuku FACE by bowing together in gratitude for the staff and everything else in the building. Misao then shouted that she loves Shinjuku FACE and went on to pin Summer for the victory.

Before the 3 Way Match began, Pom Harajuku stole both Mizuki’s Pico Pico Hammer and Raku’s pillow. She laid both in the middle of the ring and challenged the two to play a Hit And Cover version of Rock Paper Scissors where the winner gets to grab their weapon and hit the loser with it. Mizuki and Raku got annoyed with the game and both decided to hit Harajuku with their weapons instead. There was also a point Harajuku had both of her shoes taken off as well as one of Raku’s. Everyone then tried to fight each other armed with one shoe each.

The entire locker room gathered together at the end of the show. Yamashita said getting to Shinjuku FACE was the first goal TJPW wanted to accomplish in their early years. Back then there wasn’t as many roster members or fans in the audience but over time TJPW grew and is now able to sell out their shows. Yamashita believes Shinjuku FACE played a huge role in making TJPW what it is today and it is sad to see the venue go away.

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GANBARE☆PRO “SAITAMA TOKOROZAWA PARK TOWN SHOPPING STREET BOX OFFICE” Results

September 26, 2026

GANBARE☆PRO “SAITAMA TOKOROZAWA PARK TOWN SHOPPING STREET BOX OFFICE”, 26/09/2026
Saitama Tokorozawa Park Town Shopping Street – Special Ring
??? Fans – Unannounced

1. Shuichiro Katsumura & YuuRI defeated Shin Suzuki & Moeka Haruhi when Katsumura submitted Suzuki with a Flying Armbar (12:38).
2. Takuya Wada defeated Shota Kawakami with a Northern Lights Suplex (6:37).
3. Yasu Urano & Fuminori Abe defeated Shigehiro Irie & Sentaro Motojima when Abe submitted Motojima with the Manjigatame (13:51).
4. Minoru Suzuki, Ken Ohka & Mizuki Watase defeated Keisuke Ishii, Yumehito Imanari & Shinichiro Tominaga when Ohka pinned Tominaga with the Flame Spear (19:30).

The rain turned out to be harder than originally forecast but thanks to the use of a big tarp hanging over the ring, Ganbare☆Pro was able to hold their annual outdoor wrestling sho at Tokorozawa Park Town in Saitama. During the main event Minoru Suzuki dragged Keisuke Ishii into the nearby Fresh Ariyama greengrocer and attacked him with several vegetables. Suzuki’s team ended up isolating Shinichiro Tominaga from Ishii & Yumehito Imanari. The finish came when Mizuki Watase gave Tominaga a Vertical Drop Brainbuster, Suzuki then squeezed Tominaga with a Sleeper Hold and then Ken Ohka used the Flame Spear on Tominaga to get the win.

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Video – Suzuki Vs Aoki For The DDT Universal Title From 2025

September 26, 2026


DDT “ROCK IN RING 2025 ~STRIKE THE BEAT, SHOUT THE CHEERS~”, 13/07/2025
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
??? Fans – Unannounced

5. DDT Universal Title: Minoru Suzuki (c) Vs Shinya Aoki

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Shinjuku FACE’s Final TJPW Show, Last IRON FIST Entry, Zac Unlocks Battle Mode

September 25, 2026

GANBARE☆PRO “SAITAMA TOKOROZAWA PARK TOWN SHOPPING STREET BOX OFFICE”, 26/09/2026
Saitama Tokorozawa Park Town Shopping Street – Special Ring

1. Shuichiro Katsumura & YuuRI Vs Shin Suzuki & Moeka Haruhi
2. Takuya Wada Vs Shota Kawakami
3. Shigehiro Irie & Sentaro Motojima Vs Yasu Urano & Fuminori Abe
4. Minoru Suzuki, Ken Ohka & Mizuki Watase Vs Keisuke Ishii, Yumehito Imanari & Shinichiro Tominaga

There is light rain forecast in Saitama tomorrow but this outdoor show is expected to go ahead as planned. Should the weather become more severe than expected there is a chance Ganbare☆Pro could cancel it.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SHINJUKU FACE COUNTDOWN SERIES – I WON’T CRY THERE’S NO WAY I WILL CRY”, 27/09/2026
Shinjuku FACE

1. 3 Way Match: Mizuki Vs Raku Vs Pom Harajuku
2. Shinjuku FACE Memorial 6-Woman Tag Match: Hyper Misao, Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami Vs Mahiro Kiryu, Toga & Kira Summer
3. Shoko Nakajima Vs Momo Sato
4. HIMAWARI & Mifu Ashida Vs Ren Konatsu & Shion Kanzaki
5. Miu Watanabe, Rika Tatsumi & Sakura Hattori Vs Yuki Aino, Haru Kazashiro & Chika Nanase
6. Yuki Kamifuku Vs Wakana Uehara
7. CASPA Presents Tag Match: Yuki Arai & Miyu Yamashita Vs Suzume & Arisu Endo

The last Tokyo Joshi Pro event in Shinjuku FACE is also the go home show for “WRESTLE PRINCESS VII”. This is the last chance for the two Daisy Monkey wrestlers to get everything in place for their title matches. Suzume thinks she almost has Yuki Arai figured out. Can’t quite say the same for Arisu Endo in regards to Miyu Yamashita at the moment though. That Tokyo Princess Cup match from last year is drifting further and further away as time moves on.

Nothing solves problems in a relationship better than throwing a ninja into them mix, that’s what I always say.

SUPER JAPAN “SHINJUKU FACE COUNTDOWN SERIES ~GOODBYE SHINJUKU FACE~”, 28/09/2026
Shinjuku FACE

1. GAJI Debut Match: GAJI & Makoto Oishi Vs Shota & Ryoma Tsukamoto
2. Special Tag Match: Mio Shirai & Yuuki Minami Vs Marika Kobashi & Azusa Inaba
3. Special Tag Match: Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Yuki Kamifuku Vs Kumadori & Saira
4. Special Single Match: CIMA Vs Ken Ohka
5. 4 Way Tag Match: Sanshiro Takagi & Ippanjin Munenori Sawa Vs Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei Vs Thanomsak Toba & Gym Trainer Kotoka Vs Fuminori Abe & Mac Matsushita
6. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Yuji Nagata (c) Vs Satoshi Kojima

For the first time ever Yuji Nagata and Satoshi Kojima are going to face off in a title match one on one… and it’s for the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title!

Some more new faces are showing up to Super Japan. This time it’s the JTO double champion Azusa Inaba and also Yuuki Minami making their Super Japan debuts.

BASARA “BASARA 317 ~UTAGE~”, 02/10/2026
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Takumi Tsukamoto, Minoru Fujita & Yasu Urano Vs Gouma Ryu, Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga
2. IRON FIST Tag Tournament – A Block Round 1A: SAGAT & Lil’ Kraken Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Seiya Morohashi
3. IRON FIST Tag Tournament – B Block Round 1A: Isami Kodaka & FUMA Vs Daiki Shimomura & Shuichiro Katsumura
4. IRON FIST Tag Tournament – A Block Round 1B: Takeru Inoue & Tomoki Hatano Vs Ryota Nakatsu & Shota Nakagawa
5. IRON FIST Tag Tournament – B Block Round 1B: Daichi Kazato & Ayato Yoshida Vs Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino

Only seven out of the eight teams were revealed when I posted about the IRON FIST Tag Tournament yesterday but the final team has been added since then. The odd couple of Daichi Kazato & Ayato Yoshida completes the field.

GANBARE☆PRO “LOVE IS A STEROID 2026”, 12/10/2026
Tokyo Takashimadaira Kumin Center

1. Sentaro Motojima Vs Kento Kiryu
2. Ken Ohka & Shota Kawakami Vs Keisuke Ishii & Ali Najima
3. Shinichiro Tominaga & Ryota Nakatsu Vs Takuya Wada & Tyson Maeguchi
4. Yumehito Imanari & YuuRI Vs Hyo Ogawa & Saito
5. Mizuki Watase, Shota Nakagawa & SUSHI Vs Shuichiro Katsumura, Yuya Susumu & Daiki Shimomura

There’s some BASARA and Up Town talent mixed in here with the usual GanPro folks.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SHION KANZAKI HOMECOMING SHOW ~CHOSHI, ARE YOU AWAKE!!?~”, 12/10/2026
Chiba Inubosaki Hotel Banquet Hall

1. Miu Watanabe & Shion Kanzaki Vs Shoko Nakajima & Uta Takami

This will be the main event of Shion Kanzaki’s homecoming show.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW INSPIRATION”, 14/10/2026
TOKYO SQUARE In Itabashi

1. Shoko Nakajima & Pokotan Vs Yuki Kamifuku & Zac (Battle Mode)

I’m not a pet owner so how does one exactly unlock a Battle Mode for their dog? Yuki Kamifuku has brought her beloved Zac into the wrestling ring a few times before but not to actually wrestle in a match!

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Ihashi’s Leaving Too, A Lot Of Falls Count Anywhere, Universal Title Match In NJPW

September 25, 2026

DDT “FACE FINAL ~GOODBYE TO SHINJUKU FACE! WITH GRATITUDE FOR 21 YEARS! THIS IS OUR SHINJUKU DRAMATIC DREAM!~”, 27/09/2026
Shinjuku FACE

1. Jun Akiyama Vs Masami Inahata
2. Special Tag Match: Daichi Sato & Kazuma Sumi Vs Yuki Ishida & Kumadori
3. Soma Takao & Gota Ihashi’s Final Match For DDT: Soma Takao, Kazuki Hirata & Akito (w/ Gota Ihashi) Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Ken Ohka & Naomi Yoshimura
4. DDT Extreme Title – Shura Besieged On All Sides -Battlefield Of Bloody Combat-: Shunma Katsumata (c) Vs Ryota Nakatsu
5. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki (c) Vs Takeshi Masada & Yuya Koroku
6. CASPA Presents Falls Count Anywhere Survival 4 Way 8-Man Tag Match ~FACE FINAL~: MAO, KANON, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul & Ilusion Vs Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA, Antonio Honda & Hinata Kasai Vs Yuki Ueno, Danshoku Dieno, To-y & Yuni

Later this weekend is DDT’s turn to say goodbye to Shinjuku FACE. Their big send off is a massive 4 Way Unit Falls Count Anywhere match with no time limit. Last team left standing wins!

On short notice Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki have given paleyouth a shot at the KO-D Tag Team Titles. However Aoki has already gotten into Yuya Koroku’s head by calling him fat and needing to get in shape for the match. The mind game might knock Koroku from the same page he’s on with Takeshi Masada.

The DDT Extreme Title match will be a Lumberjack match between Shunma Katsumata and Ryota Nakatsu. It has been explained that the lumberjacks are permitted to attack a wrestler thrown out of the ring but they are prohibited from getting into the ring or directly interfering in the match.

Another wrestler is saying goodbye to DDT at the same time Soma Takao will be. Gota Ihashi’s contract with the promotion is ending this month and he has decided it is time to take a different path with his life. He still intends to wrestle and ensures everyone this is not a retirement. Since this news is kind of last minute, he’s been thrown into Takao’s match as a second for that team rather than a participating wrestler.

On the injury front, Viento Levante is going to take some time off soon to get ACL surgery on his right knee. He will finish off the rest of his bookings for this month and appear at the MUSCLE show on 1st October but after that he is on the shelf. He said he recently felt something wrong with his knee and after consulting with his doctor he agreed it would be better to get surgery on it instead of continue to wrestle. That way he can come back in perfect condition for the long run.

DDT “NANIWA PRO WRESTLING ROAD 2026”, 04/10/2026
Osaka City Higashiyodogawa Ward Kumin Hall

1. Danshoku Dieno, Kazuki Hirata & Akito Vs Yuya Koroku, To-y & Hinata Kasai
2. Jun Akiyama, Junta Miyawaki & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Takeshi Masada, Daichi Sato & Yuki Ishida
3. Yuki Ueno Vs Masami Inahata
4. STRANGE LOVE CONNECTION Vs FANTÔMES DRAMATIC!: MAO, KANON & Yukio Naya (w/ KIMIHIRO) Vs Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Antonio Honda
5. Special 8-Man Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul & Ilusion Vs Shunma Katsumata, Yuni, Kazuma Sumi & Kumadori
6. Naomi Yoshimura 10th Anniversary Debut Match ~ Special Single Match: Zeus Vs Naomi Yoshimura

The match order outside of the main event has not been decided yet.

DDT “BEER GARDEN PRO WRESTLING 2026 ~THE FINAL~”, 08/10/2026
Tokyo Ueno Park Outdoor Stage

1. Jun Akiyama, Chris Brookes & Hinata Kasai Vs Naomi Yoshimura, Yuya Koroku & Masami Inahata
2. paleyouth Vs NωA Jr.!: Takeshi Masada & Daichi Sato Vs Kazuma Sumi & Yuni
3. A Match To Help The “Variety Team Leader” Regain His Team Leader Instincts: Toru Owashi Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Antonio Honda
4. Newcomer Danshoku Dieno Debut Match: Veteran Yuki Ishida Vs Newcomer Danshoku Dieno
5. Special 8-Man Tag Match: MAO, KANON, Yukio Naya (w/ KIMIHIRO) & Kumadori Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul & Ilusion
6. Falls Count Anywhere 8-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata, To-y & Kaisei Takechi Vs Junta Miyawaki, Sanshiro Takagi, HARASHIMA & Akito

The next big step for Kaisei Takechi’s pro wrestling career is to take part in a Falls Count Anywhere match. He’s in there with some reliable people when it comes to that kind of wrestling.

The Beer Garden is a world where you can create the idea that Yuki Ishida is the salty veteran and Danshoku Dieno is the naive little rookie.

The rest of the DDT Variety Team are trying to make Toru Owashi remember why he’s in charge of the group, whether he wants to be or not.

DDT “WRESTLING HARVEST 2026 ~AUTUMN PRO WRESTLING HARVEST FESTIVAL~”, 18/10/2026
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Ilusion (c) Vs Shunma Katsumata, Kazuma Sumi & Yuni
2. DDT Universal Title: Ryusuke Taguchi (c) Vs Akito

There is a New Japan show taking place the day before this where Ryusuke Taguchi will be defending the DDT Universal Title against Dick Togo. The two have been building up a feud with each other on the latest tour and Taguchi’s been wanting to have a title defence in his home promotion. Given that his previous challengers have been disciples of Togo, Taguchi thinks it makes all the sense in the world for Togo to be the next opponent. Whoever wins that match must come to DDT the next day for a title defence against Akito.

DAMNATION T.A have the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles in their grasp again but they expect DDT will find an excuse to take it away from them. They had to vacate the belts during their last reign when KANON was kicked out of the group. Daisuke Sasaki thinks they should skip over everything and vacate the belts but Ilusion wants the team to beat up some idols first. DAMNATION T.A aren’t going to miss the chance to crush NωA Jr. while it’s available to them.

DDT “ULTIMATE PARTY 2026”, 03/11/2026
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. Special Single Match: Jun Kasai Vs Hinata Kasai
2. Special Tag Match: To-y & Kaisei Takechi Vs KANON & Kumadori
3. Dramatic Dream Match: Zack Sabre Jr. Vs Shinya Aoki
4. KO-D Openweight Title: MAO (c) Vs Chris Brookes

There are two people in the world MAO wants to headline Sumo Hall with to show that DDT has moved past its dark times. The first is Yuki Ueno and that’s now happened twice. The other is Chris Brookes which is why MAO is defending the KO-D Openweight Title against him this November. Is the idea here to do a match you would see in the small room of Baka Gaijin + Friends in front of DDT’s biggest audience at a major venue?

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