MAO And Dieno Have Matches In Dragon Gate

September 24, 2025

DRAGON GATE “THE GATE OF MIYANE 2025”, 24/09/2025
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,268 Fans – No Vacancy

3. Danshoku Dieno, Masaaki Oka & Don Fujiko defeated KAI, BxB Hulk & Hyo when Dieno pinned KAI with the Danshoku Driver (9:16).
*Special Referee: Seiji Miyane
6. Art Moving Center Presents: Yuki Yoshioka & MAO defeated Dragon Kid & Dragon Dia when Yoshioka pinned Dia with the High Fly Flow (12:52).

Now this brings me back. Remember the Dramatic Dream Gate series of shows? Well it hasn’t been revived but today’s Dragon Gate show had some DDT involvement in it. It was a show produced by the TV personality Seiji Miyane so it wasn’t the usual wrestling card you would come to expect from Dragon Gate. For example MAO had a match where he teamed up with Yuki Yoshioka. The two were paired together because they look alike but the match was also sponsored by a transportation company so they both entered through the audience dressed like delivery men. They took the match against Dragon Kid & Dragon Dia seriously though. A double dive where MAO took out Kid at ringside while Yoshioka landed the High Fly Flow on Dia was the big finish at the end. MAO said he already has many friends and enemies named Yuki in DDT so he is happy to meet another one. He thinks it would be a shame to leave this inter-promotional relationship where it is and not do anything further.

There was another match involving a DDT wrestler and that just so happened to be Danshoku Dieno. He was put in a comedic 6-Man Tag where wrestlers had to kiss their opponents during the pin attempt for it to be counted. Dieno however warned Miyabe that such a stipulation was very dangerous especially to referees. So he left a spare ref shirt aside for Miyabe to wear if an emergency was to happen. Also Masaaki Mochizuki & Don Fujii both showed up dressed in drag. They chased after Hyo while KAI & BxB Hulk fell victim to Dieno’s Hell Gate in the corner. The ref Takayuki Yagi also suffered that cursed fate, causing Miyabe to put the spare ref shirt on and take his place. He counted Dieno pinning KAI to end the match but Dieno got to give him a Lip Lock too after the match.

Oh and Minoru Suzuki brought the DDT Universal Title with him for the main event. That was nice of him.


Endo’s N1 Adventure

September 24, 2025

Okay Tetsuya Endo now it’s your turn. As part of Endo’s year long stay with NOAH he decided to take part in their annual tournament the N1 Victory. The reason is this tournament was going to be his restart point to get revenge, not just on TEAM 2000X but to give more life back to the step-sibling rivalry between NOAH and DDT. There is also the need for him to catch up with Konosuke Takeshita after his career long rival won the G1 Climax in New Japan. Only makes sense for him to match that by winning NOAH’s premier round robin tournament. He was thrown into the A Block to compete against foes old and new with plenty of potential scalps to claim along the way.

Block A

1. Masa Kitamiya (10)
2. KENTA (8)
-. Kazuyuki Fujita (8)
-. Kaito Kiyomiya (8)
-. Tetsuya Endo (8)
6. Manabu Soya (6)
7. Ulka Sasaki (4)
8. Daga (4)


NOAH “ABEMA PRESENTS N1 VICTORY”, 08/09/2025
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,548 Fans

1. N1 Victory 2025 – A Block: Daga (2) defeated Tetsuya Endo (0) with a Jackknife Pin (10:26).

The start did not go Endo’s way as he lost to Team 2000X member Daga in the very first match of the N1. It was a bit embarrassing because before the tournament Endo said Daga had turned from a lion into a cat from staying in TEAM 2000X. Endo used the Exploder Suplex to put Daga in position for the Burning Star Press but Daga dodged the finisher. He took over and tried to apply the Diablo Wings but Endo avoided it. From there Daga went for different pinning combinations until he finally landed on a Jackknife Pin to get the three count on a surprised Endo. He tried to cover for it by saying he doesn’t mind making a sacrifice or two in order to win the N1.


NOAH “ABEMA PRESENTS N1 VICTORY”, 11/09/2025
Okayama Convention Center
420 Fans

5. N1 Victory 2025 – A Block: Tetsuya Endo (2) defeated Ulka Sasaki (0) with the Modified Shooting Star Press (10:30).

Things quickly turned around for Endo starting with the second show of the tour. He already had countermeasures ready for Ulka Sasaki based on the brief time they previously had from wrestling each other. Both of them needed a win and Endo came up on top by using a Corkscrew Shooting Star Press. He told reporters afterward he originally wanted to use the move on OZAWA but he had to pull out with an injury from the first show, so Endo used it here.


NOAH “ABEMA PRESENTS N1 VICTORY”, 14/09/2025
Acros Fukuoka Event Hall
621 Fans

6. N1 Victory 2025 – A Block: Tetsuya Endo (4) defeated Manabu Soya (2) with the Modified Shooting Star Press (12:45).

Endo wasn’t scheduled for the third show so he got a little bit of a breather before returning to face Manabu Soya next. He was looking forward to this because their previous matches in NOAH were filled with interference and this time it was truly going to be a one on one fight. Soya took Endo’s biggest hits and kept standing while shouting “Passion!” That was put to an end when Endo gave him the Torture Rack Bomb and then the Corkscrew Shooting Star Press for the win. Endo talked about how Soya is the one person he’s wrestled the most in NOAH and was where Endo first started his quest for revenge against the company. He won this match fair and square so all he had left to say was advice for Soya to take good care of his family.


NOAH “ABEMA PRESENTS N1 VICTORY”, 15/09/2025
Kumamoto Castle Hall Civic Hall
538 Fans

8. N1 Victory 2025 – A Block: Tetsuya Endo (6) defeated Kazuyuki Fujita (8) with a Crucific Pin (7:00).

Endo’s momentum just kept on rolling and he helped blow open the race for the A Block by beating the undefeated Kazuyuki Fujita! Trying to match him in brute force was like tearing down a brick wall but he did pull out a familiar move, the God’s Right Knee from Yukio Sakaguchi! That stunned Fujita long enough for Endo to hit the Burning Star Press but Fujita kicked out of it before there was even a one count (typical, eh?)! Luckily for Endo, Fujita kept his guard down as he sat up so Endo flipped him over with a Crucifix Hold to pin him. Endo called the victory a big win for pro wrestlers and also DDT. It’s what he needs because next up he will be facing the man who is carrying NOAH on his shoulders…


NOAH “ABEMA PRESENTS N1 VICTORY”, 17/09/2025
Osaka Edion Arena #2
705 Fans

8. N1 Victory 2025 – A Block: Kaito Kiyomiya (6) defeated Tetsuya Endo (6) with the Skywalk Elbow (14:26).

This was the match that most represented DDT Vs NOAH. Kaito Kiyomiya went into the match with a chip on his shoulder. He also got more fired up when Endo used the God’s Right Knee on him and then asked if that was all that Kiyomiya had got? Kiyomiya got out of the Torture Rack Bomb and did a Tiger Driver for a nearfall. He then increased the pressure on Endo until he couldn’t kick out of the Skywalk Elbow. Kiyomiya then revealed the reason he was ticked off was because he wasn’t on the cover of the new Shukan Puroresu issue! Endo hated that he lost but he admitted he still learned a lot from Kiyomiya both from wrestling and from listening to his promos.


NOAH “ABEMA PRESENTS N1 VICTORY”, 20/09/2025
Shizuoka Act City Hamamatsu
494 Fans

5. N1 Victory 2025 – A Block: Masa Kitamiya (8) defeated Tetsuya Endo (6) by Countout (11:48).

This is where Endo’s chance of winning the A Block came to an end. Before the tournament Endo called Masa Kitamiya a copycat for joining TEAM 2000X and dying his hair black. In Endo’s mind it was proof that the unit had become oversaturated and Kitamiya wasn’t seeing the big picture. Oh how wrong he might turn out to be. The two fought out of the ring and up the aisle after Tadasuke distrated the referee. Kitamiya then gave Endo a Piledriver onto a chair and then applied the Strangle Hold γ until it was time for him to get back into the ring, leaving Endo out there to be counted out. Kitamiya mocked him after the match for losing by countout and he suggested Endo should start over in the NOAH dojo. Endo was now out of the running and I might as well say it here, “The Chairman” went on to win the whole thing!


NOAH “ABEMA PRESENTS N1 VICTORY”, 21/09/2025
Tochigi Light Cube Utsunomiya
617 Fans

9. N1 Victory 2025 – A Block: Tetsuya Endo (8) defeated KENTA (8) with the Modified Shooting Star Press (15:02).

By the time the last match of the A Block took place, Endo was completely out of the running but he had a chance to play spoiler against the current GHC Heavyweight Champion. He was confident he could beat KENTA because he got seven hours of sleep during the night plus two more on the coach trip to the venue so there was no need for him to Go 2 Sleep. He got staggered badly though when KENTA blocked the Burning Star Press with his knees and then hit the Busaiku Knee Kick. However Endo lived up to his promise by avoiding the Go 2 Sleep and giving KENTA a Reverse Hurricanrana instead. He then hit the God’s Right Knee followed by the Corkscrew Shooting Star Press to end his tournament with a win over the GHC Champion! Endo thinks he hasn’t achieved enough during his stay in NOAH so far. When the N1 happens again next year he wants to be the first person to enter it!


NOAH “ABEMA PRESENTS N1 VICTORY”, 23/09/2025
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,598 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. N1 Consolation: KENTA, Manabu Soya, Ulka Sasaki & Tetsuya Endo defeated Galeno, Kenoh, Daiki Inaba & Ricky Knight Jr. when Soya pinned Inaba with the Death Valley Bomb (9:31).

Endo’s match on the final night of the tournament was an 8-Man Tag pitting the A Block against the B Block. He got to make fun of Daiki Inaba’s attempts at showing “Passion” and had a speedy back and forth with Ricky Knight Jr. Inaba got to take the lead of his team for a moment by sending Knight, Kenoh & Galeno on a train attack but he ended up injuring his leg from missing a Diving Body Press from the top rope. Soya picked up the pieces and pinned him with the Death Valley Bomb. Inaba then had to be stretchered out of the ring.


DDT “DRAMATIC EXPO 2025” Results

September 23, 2025

DDT “DRAMATIC EXPO 2025”, 23/09/2025
Osaka Namba SkyO Convention Hall
??? Fans – Unannounced

1. Hideki Okatani defeated Hinata Kasai with the Skewered Claymore (7:37).
2. Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida defeated Ilusion & MJ Paul when Ishida pinned Ilusion with the Flame Palm (6:13).
3. KANON’s Birthday Commemoration Match ~ Special Tag Match: MAO & KANON (w/ KIMIHIRO) defeated Chris Brookes & Danshoku Dieno when KANON submitted Dieno with the Cobra Twist (16:27).
4. Soma Takao & Kazuma Sumi defeated Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda when Sumi pinned Hirata with the School Boy (8:25).
5. Special Single Match: Takeshi Masada defeated Akito with the Masada No Chikara KOBU Mukimuki (10:04).
6. Jun Akiyama 33rd Anniversary Commemoration Match ~ Special 6-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, HARASHIMA & Yuki Ueno defeated Kazusada Higuchi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Daichi Sato when Ueno pinned Matsunaga with the Frog Splash (12:35).
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya (c) defeated To-y & Yuya Koroku when Iino pinned Koroku with the Spear (20:26).
*V4 for The Apex.

The challengers showed a little power of their own to put The Apex on the ropes in the main event. To-y was able to slam Yuki Iino with the Kojima Wonderland and Yuya Koroku followed up with the Moonsault Press. Koroku then tried putting Iino in the Chickenwing Arm Lock while To-y did a dive onto Yukio Naya outside the ring. However Iino got out of the submission hold, hit Koroku with a Lariat and then pinned him with the Spear. After the match Iino praised Koroku for giving a nice “BURNING” performance but Koroku wouldn’t shake his hand. Naya said The Apex would take on any challengers which caused Kazusada Higuchi & Yuki Ishida from Harimao to walk out to the ring. They challenged The Apex for the KO-D Tag Team Titles and the match will go ahead on 19th October.

Match #6 was to celebrate the anniversary of Jun Akiyama’s debut match but the spoils went to Yuki Ueno instead. Akiyama gave Tomomitsu Matsunaga the Exploder Suplex and was then blocked from doing the Wrist-Clutch version by Kazusada Higuchi. Ueno then blind tagged himself in and did a Frog Splash on Matsunaga for the three count. He called the match a fitting celebration of Akiyama’s 33rd Anniversary. Akiyama was a little bothered by Ueno stealing his moment but he took it as a lesson that every day is still a competition against everyone.

In something of an upset, Kazuma Sumi pinned the KO-D Openweight Champion! I mean he pinned Kazuki Hirata but still, pinning the KO-D champion is a big deal no matter who it is. After the match Sumi called for a KO-D Title shot but Hirata turned him down, explaining he already has a scheduled defence against Yoshihiko and there are still two Right To Challenge Arm Covers to be cashed in against him. Sumi however called out Hirata for wanting to defend the title against Hisaya Imabayashi next after Yoshihiko. Hirata eventually agreed to give Sumi a title match after he beats Yoshihiko. He then offered Sumi a bag of Alfort chocolate but when he opened them there were packs of Haribo sweets inside it instead, confusing everyone.

Everybody in KANON’s birthday match ended up having the back of their pants pulled down to expose their rear ends. The match ended up literally going dark with a single spotlight shining in the middle of the ring where KANON put Danshoku Dieno into the Cobra Twist for the victory.


TOKYO JOSHI PRO “GARAFES DASH!! ITABASHI LEGEND” Results

September 23, 2025

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “GARAFES DASH!! ITABASHI LEGEND”, 23/09/2025
TOKYO SQUARE In Itabashi
??? Fans

1. Miu Watanabe, Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami defeated Raku, Arisu Endo & Kira Summer when Watanabe submitted Summer with the Canadian Backbreaker (?:??).

The wrestling ring situated inside TOKYO SQUARE In Itabashi became a concert stage for a day thanks to the Garafes idol festival being held there for the first time. The Up Up Girls (Pro Wrestling) were one of the musical acts involved and later they along with other Tokyo Joshi Pro wrestlers put together a wrestling match. They even assisted with installing the ring ropes and turnbuckles and also taking them down after the match.


Next Generation Tournament ’25

September 22, 2025

Now in its third year the Next Generation Tournament has become established as Tokyo Joshi Pro’s annual showcase for its rookie wrestlers. The first two tournaments were put together particularly to highlight the wrestlers who debuted in 2023 but Tetsuya Koda reckons that group has now graduated past their rookie status so this year’s tournament only focuses on wrestlers who debuted in 2024 and 2025. Personally I agree with the idea that this should only be open to wrestlers with less than two years of experience.

That leaves a small field of four competitors: Kira Summer, Chika Nanase, Uta Takami and Ren Konatsu. For that reason Koda is taking inspiration from both the World Baseball Classic and also esports by adopting a double elimination bracket. That means wrestlers need to be beaten twice in order to be knocked out of the tournament. The opening bracket will be determined by a lottery and the tournament winner will be granted a title shot of their choice out of the three TJPW championships.

Those who lose a match will move down into the Losers Bracket while the two winners qualify for the final of the Winners Bracket. By the end of the tournament, the grand final will be between the Winners Bracket Champion and the Loser’s Bracket Champion but due to the double elimination rule, the Losers Champion must beat the Winners Champion twice to win the tournament. The Winners Champion will only need to beat the Losers Champion once.

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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW AUTUMN VICTORY IN SHINAGAWA”, 04/10/2025
Tokyo Shinagawa Prince Hotel Club eX

1. Next Generation Tournament ’25 – Round 1A: Kira Summer Vs Chika Nanase
2. Next Generation Tournament ’25 – Round 1B: Uta Takami Vs Ren Konatsu

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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW AUTUMN VICTORY IN SHINJUKU VOL. 1”, 12/10/2025
Shinjuku FACE

1. Next Generation Tournament ’25 – Losers Bracket: Loser Of Match 1A Vs Loser Of Match 1B
2. Next Generation Tournament ’25 – Winners Bracket: Winner Of Match 1A Vs Winner Of Match 1B

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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW AUTUMN VICTORY IN TAKASAKI”, 19/10/2025
Gunma G-Messe Main Hall (Takasaki City)

1. Next Generation Tournament ’25 – Losers Bracket: Winner Of Losers Bracket Vs Loser Of Winners Bracket

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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW AUTUMN VICTORY IN RYOGOKU”, 26/10/2025
Tokyo Ryogoku KFC Hall

1. Next Generation Tournament ’25 – Final: Winner Of Winners Bracket Vs Winner Of Losers Bracket

If the Winners Bracket Champion is victorious, she outright wins the tournament. If the Losers Bracket Champion is victorious, the final will be reset and an immediate rematch will take place to crown the tournament winner.


Title Match In Tokorozawa, Gym Trainer Kotoka, TJ – PW Kakukaku Festival

September 22, 2025

DDT “DRAMATIC EXPO 2025”, 23/09/2025
Osaka Namba SkyO Convention Hall

1. Hideki Okatani Vs Hinata Kasai
2. Ilusion & MJ Paul Vs Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida
3. KANON’s Birthday Commemoration Match ~ Special Tag Match: MAO & KANON (w/ KIMIHIRO) Vs Chris Brookes & Danshoku Dieno
4. Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda Vs Soma Takao & Kazuma Sumi
5. Special Single Match: Akito Vs Takeshi Masada
6. Jun Akiyama 33rd Anniversary Commemoration Match ~ Special 6-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, HARASHIMA & Yuki Ueno Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Daichi Sato
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya (c) Vs To-y & Yuya Koroku

A championship match, a wrestling debut anniversary and a birthday are just some of the things to look forward to tomorrow.

The current Right To Challenge Arm Cover holders are Yukio Naya (Red) and Yuki Ueno (Blue).

GANBARE☆PRO “TOKOROZAWA PARK TOWN BOX OFFICE”, 27/09/2025
Saitama Tokorozawa Park Town Shopping Arcade

1. Gota Ihashi & Sentaro Motoshima Vs Munetatsu Nakamura & Yasu Urano
2. Aja Kong & Yuna Manase Vs Moeka Haruhi & YuuRI
3. Shiro Koshinaka, Ken Ohka & Shota Kawakami Vs Yumehito Imanari, Keisuke Ishii & Shinichiro Tominaga
4. Spirit Of Ganbare World Tag Team Titles: Shigehiro Irie & Mizuki Watase (c) Vs Ryota Nakatsu & Takumi Tsukamoto

For the first time ever Ganbare☆Pro is holding a title match at their annual shopping arcade show at Tokorozawa Park Town. It is an inter-promotional match too because the home team Shigehiro Irie & Mizuki Watase are defending the Spirit Of Ganbare World Tag Team Titles against the two BASARA management wrestlers Ryota Nakatsu & Takumi Tsukamoto. Also on the show are Shiro Koshinaka and Aja Kong as special guests.

SUPER JAPAN “COME AGAIN 2025”, 14/10/2025
Shinjuku FACE

0. Exhibition Match: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Munenori Sawa
1. Mio Shirai Vs DJ Nira
2. 3 Way Tag Match: MIKAMI & Jun Masaoka Vs Shota & Ryoma Tsukamoto Vs Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei
3. Special Tag Match: Suwama & Yuki Kamifuku Vs Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Momoka Hanazono
4. Special Single Match: Yuji Nagata Vs Shinya Aoki
5. Special Tag Match: Gym Trainer Kotoka & Mac Matsushita Vs Fuminori Abe & Bryan Ishizaka

Back in March former Dragon Gate wrestler Kotoka reemerged after a multiple year long absence away from the ring to be a part of Kazuki Hirata’s 15th Anniversary show. Then he sort of disappeared again but now he’s back to wrestle on a Super Japan show. Wrestling hasn’t been his priority in years because he has a career managing many, many gyms across Tokyo and Osaka (he currently has 24 gyms according to his Instagram account) so he is now going to use the name Gym Leader Kotoka, at least for this match. Kotoka will be part of a “Dragon Gene” tag team with Mac Matsushita to take on the super indie tag team of monk wrestler Fuminori Abe and Filipino wrestler Bryan Ishizaka.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “ADDITIONAL ATTACK ’25”, 18/10/2025
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Princess Tag Team Titles: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara (c) Vs Yuna Manase & Toga
2. Princess Of Princess Title: Miu Watanabe (c) Vs Yuki Aino

It’s all new champions across Tokyo Joshi Pro and two of them have defences lined up for the October Korakuen Hall show. Miu Watanabe is putting the newly won Princess Of Princess Title on the line against Yuki Aino in order to see how much passion Aino can bring to the match.

Yuna Manase & Toga were already the next challengers for the Princess Tag Team Titles and now they will face Ober Eats instead of Kyoraku Kyomei. The dynamic to watch out for here is how Yuki Kamifuku and Yuna Manase will fight each other. They used to team together as Cat’s Pye and one of Kamifuku’s failed attempts to win the tag titles came from that team.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW KAKUKAKU FESTIVAL PART 1 TEAM TJ”, 24/11/2025
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

Team TJ: Yuki Kamifuku, Arisu Endo, Rika Tatsumi, Hyper Misao, Yuki Aino, Mahiro Kiryu, Yuki Arai, Kaya Toribami, HIMAWARI, Kira Summer, Chika Nanase and Uta Takami

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW KAKUKAKU FESTIVAL PART 2 TEAM PW”, 24/11/2025
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

Team PW: Miu Watanabe, Wakana Uehara, Shoko Nakajima, Mizuki, Raku, Pom Harajuku, Suzume, Haru Kazashiro, Toga, Shino Suzuki, Mifu Ashida and Ren Konatsu

Later this November TJPW will be holding a doubleheader at Itabashi Green Hall. They decided to split the roster in half between the two shows. The first show will consist of “Team TJ” wrestlers and the second show will have “Team PW” wrestlers. Miyu Yamashita is on neither because she will be touring overseas during that period. Both shows will have around 4 or 5 matches each.


DDT “OCHANOKO FESTIVAL” Results

September 21, 2025

DDT “OCHANOKO FESTIVAL”, 21/09/2025
Shizuoka Grandship Exchange Hall
??? Fans – Unannounced

1. Kazusada Higuchi & Yuki Ishida defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Hinata Kasai when Ishida pinned Kasai with the Dosukoi Splash (7:45).
2. MAO & KANON defeated Soma Takao & Kazuma Sumi when KANON pinned Sumi with the LONELY DEZIRES (9:32).
3. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, To-y & Shinya Aoki defeated Hideki Okatani, Ilusion & MJ Paul when Ueno submitted Ilusion with the Blackout Sleeper (13:22).
4. HARASHIMA, Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada defeated Yuki Iino, Jun Akiyama & Daichi Sato when HARASHIMA pinned Sato with the Somato (12:07).
5. Special Single Match: Yukio Naya defeated Yuya Koroku with The World’s Best Back Drop (14:09).
6. Special Tag Team Match: Danshoku Dieno & Akito defeated Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda when Akito submitted Honda with the Ankle Hold (0:15).
6a. Rematch: Danshoku Dieno & Akito defeated Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda when Akito submitted Honda with the Ankle Hold (0:22).
6b. Rematch: Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda defeated Danshoku Dieno & Akito when Hirata pinned Akito with the Miracle One Shot Cradle (13:41).

Fans were treated to a lightning fast main event when Akito immediately submitted Kazuki Hirata with an Ankle Lock. Everyone agreed to a rematch only for the restart to go the exact same way. One more rematch went ahead and Hirata was this time able to survive the opening seconds of the bout. But Akito eventually got him back in the Ankle Lock and Hirata was on the verge of defeat yet again. However different DDT wrestlers climbed onto the apron one by one to give their support to Hirata and motivate him into escaping the hold. It helped that he was able to put on the Hirata GO! glasse to power himself up. With all of the extra support Hirata was able to grab Akito into the Miracle One Shot Cradle to finally win the main event. After the match Hirata told the fans he lost twice today but he is still the KO-D Openweight Champion!

When Yukio Naya beat Yuya Koroku, he told him to think more about how he and To-y can take the KO-D Tag Team Titles from The Apex on Wednesday. Yuki Iino and To-y then had a standoff with each other in the ring. Earlier in the show Naya approached Hirata with the intention of cashing in his Right To Challenge Arm Cover but Hirata came up with enough excuses to make him change his mind.


Sasaki’s Korakuen Plans, To-y Picks His Extreme Challenger

September 21, 2025

DDT “CHARISMANIAxMANIAxMANIA”, 02/10/2025
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Minoru Fujita, Hiroshi Yamato & MJ Paul Vs Yuko Miyamoto, Masashi Takeda & Choun-Shiryu
2. Daisuke Sasaki Memorial Cup Gauntlet Tag Match: Yasutaka Oosera & Ilusion Vs Kazuki Hirata & Soma Takao Vs Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya Vs Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada, Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Toru Owashi & Naomi Yoshimura Vs Danshoku Dieno & Sumicaras Vs Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei
3. TOGO FAMILY Vs DDT ~ 5 Vs 5: Dick Togo, Yasu Urano, KUBITO, Diego & Naohiro Katsumi Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Yuki Ueno, HARASHIMA, Akito & To-y
4. Hardcore Match: Jun Kasai Vs Hideki Okatani
5. Daisuke Sasaki 20th Anniversary Match: Daisuke Sasaki & El Desperado Vs Shuji Ishikawa & Antonio Honda

An extra team has been added to the Gauntlet Tag Match. The Apex were feeling left out and want a piece of the action.

Daisuke Sasaki did an interview with Tokyo Sports to promote the show and said he wants the show to sell out. So if El Desperado ends up losing the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title to YOH later this month, Sasaki is going to kick Despy off the card and bring in YOH as his replacement. He also originally wanted to book Los Tranquilos de Japon but didn’t know where to contact Tetsuya Naito or BUSHI. He even asked Tokyo Sports if they had Naito’s contact details.

DDT “ECHIGO CHIN CRUSHER”, 05/10/2025
Niigata Higashi Ward Plaza

1. Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada Vs Yuki Ueno & Kazuma Sumi
2. Special Tag Match: Jun Akiyama & Daichi Sato Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Yuki Ishida
3. Special Tag Match: Super Sasadango Machine & Danshoku Dieno Vs MAO & KANON (w/ KIMIHIRO)

A hometown return for Super Sasadango Machine grants him the main event spot of the card. He and Danshoku Dieno have to fight Strange Love Connection to send Sasadango’s neighbors home happy.

DDT “RINGU NO AKIBASHO 2025”, 08/10/2025
Shinjuku FACE

1. MAO & KANON (w/ KIMIHIRO) Vs Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato
2. Special Single Match: MJ Paul Vs Antonio Honda
3. Playful Series Chapter 5: Danshoku Dieno Vs Hinata Kasai

It was going to happen sooner or later so might as well do it now. Hinata Kasai has to fight Dieno one on one.

Minoru Suzuki will be at the show.

DDT “REMBRANDT HIGHWAY SERIES 2025 ~HIDDEN GEM IN MACHIDA~ BORDERLINE TREASURES”, 12/10/2025
Tokyo Machida Rembrandt Hotel Sango Hall

1. Ilusion Vs Hinata Kasai
2. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda & Takeshi Masada Vs MAO, KANON & Kazuma Sumi (w/ KIMIHIRO)
3. Special Tag Match: Yuki Ueno & To-y Vs HARASHIMA & Yuya Koroku

Will Yuki Ueno still have his Right To Challenge Arm Cover by the time this show happens?

DDT “AKOS X DDT PRO WRESTLING”, 13/10/2025
Saitama Akos Event Plaza

1. Yuki Iino, Yukio Naya, Daichi Sato & Rukiya Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Naomi Yoshimura, Yuya Koroku & Yuki Ishida
2. Kazuki Hirata, HARASHIMA & Danshoku Dieno Vs Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda & Takeshi Masada
3. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, To-y & Shinya Aoki Vs MAO, KANON & Kazuma Sumi (w/ KIMIHIRO)

A short, free show is happening at the Akos shopping mall in Saitama. DDT does these events usually once every year or two and this one will be Shinya Aoki’s first time taking part.

DDT “ULTIMATE PARTY 2025”, 03/11/2025
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. Sanshiro Takagi Return Match – Special Single Match: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Hinata Kasai
2. DDT Extreme Title: To-y (c) Vs Akito
3. Special Tag Match: KONOSUKE TAKESHITA & Kaisei Takechi Vs X & X
4. Dramatic Dream Match: Zack Sabre Jr. Vs Chris Brookes

When it comes to having a big Sumo Hall title defence, To-y wants to fight against the wrestler who he associates most with the DDT Extreme Title. That guy is Akito and he just as much wants to hold that championship again.


GANBARE☆PRO “TODA BOAT RACE SPECIAL MATCH” Results

September 21, 2025

GANBARE☆PRO “TODA BOAT RACE SPECIAL MATCH”, 20/09/2025
Saitama Boat Race Toda
??? Fans – Unannounced

1. Kyoko Inoue, Sumika Yanagawa & Misa Kagura defeated Yuna Manase, YuuRI & Banny Oikawa when Inoue pinned Oikawa with a Power Bomb (12:26).
2. Keisuke Ishii & Shota Kawakami defeated Mizuki Watase & Sentaro Motoshima when Kawakami pinned Motoshima with the Fisherman Suplex (9:44).
3. Yumehito Imanari & Seiya Morohashi defeated Gota Ihashi & Jake Braddock when Imanari pinned Ihashi with the Lariat (9:22).
4. Tatsuhito Taikawa, Choun Shiryu & Tyson Maeguchi defeated Shinichiro Tominaga, PSYCHO & Takuya Wada when Taikawa pinned Tominaga with the Death Valley Bomb (8:03).
5. Minoru Suzuki & Shuichiro Katsumura defeated Ken Ohka & Munetatsu Nakamura when Suzuki pinned Nakamura with the Gotch-Style Piledriver (15:00).

The matches were all held indoors for spectators to have somewhere to go to in between the boat races outside. Minoru Suzuki lost his temper in the main event after Munetatsu Nakamura provoked him. That led to Suzuki attacking him as well as Ken Ohka, his partner Shuichiro Katsumura and even the ringside second Sentaro Motoshima with chairs. Nakamura got close to beating Suzuki by giving him the Michinoku Driver II but Suzuki recovered and sent him down with the Gotch-Style Piledriver. Suzuki said afterwards that no matter where the ring is, he is the King Of Pro Wrestling and will handle it with ease. Katsumura tried to shake Suzuki’s hand while asking him to come back to Ganbare☆Pro but Suzuki felt provoked by that too. He asked if Katsumura wanted a fight and Katsumura said he does! However Suzuki decided to leave without saying if he will ever come back.


TOKYO JOSHI PRO “WRESTLE PRINCESS VI” Results

September 20, 2025

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “WRESTLE PRINCESS VI”, 20/09/2025
Tokyo Ota Ward Gymnasium
1,127 Fans

1. Mei Suruga & Uta Takami defeated Suzume & Ren Konatsu when Takami submitted Konatsu with the Koala Clutch (12:55).
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Staggered Entry Battle Royal: Mahiro Kiryu defeated Pokotan (c), Raku, Shino Suzuki, Mifu Ashida, Kira Summer, Chika Nanase and Ram Kaichow (15:21).
2a. Pokotan (c) eliminated Chika Nanase with a Shining Wizard (8:02).
2b. Raku’s Pillow eliminated Pokotan (c) with a Choke Pin (8:35).
*Raku’s Pillow becomes the 1,767th champion.
2c. Raku’s Pillow (c) eliminated Shino Suzuki after the Samoan Drop from Kira Summer (9:55).
2d. Raku eliminated Kira Summer by Ring Out (11:04).
2e. Raku & Ram Kaichow eliminated Mifu Ashida by Ring Out (13:39).
2f. Raku eliminated Ram Kaichow by Ring Out (14:35).
2g. Mahiro Kiryu eliminated Raku and Raku’s Pillow (c) with the Spinebuster (15:21).
*Mahiro Kiryu becomes the 1,768th champion.
3. Aja Kong defeated HIMAWARI with the Back Drop (8:53).
4. Flag Scramble Weapon Death Match: Pom Harajuku defeated Rika Tatsumi with a Roll Up (11:01).
5. Hiroyo Matsumoto & Yuki Arai defeated Haru Kazashiro & Toga when Arai pinned Kazashiro with the Finally (13:52).
6. Ryo Mizunami & Yuki Aino defeated Miyu Yamashita & Kaya Toribami when Aino submitted Yamashita with the Full Nelson Of Love And Fire (13:11).
7. International Princess Title Match: Arisu Endo defeated Priscilla Kelly with the Ju no Okite (10:59).
*Arisu Endo becomes the 15th International Princess Champion!
8. Princess Tag Team Titles: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara defeated Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao (c) when Kamifuku pinned Nakajima with the Diving Famouser (17:02).
*Kyoraku Kyomei fails in V4. Ober Eats become the 19th Princess Tag Team Champions!
9. Princess Of Princess Title: Miu Watanabe defeated Mizuki (c) with the Spinning Tear Drop (22:58).
*Mizuki fails in V4. Miu Watanabe becomes the 16th Princess Of Princess Champion!

It took nine months but Miu Watanabe has regained her spot in Tokyo Joshi Pro as the Princess Of Princess Champion! She was warned by Mizuki not to mess with her and the champ tried to break down Watanabe with big moves like the Cutie Special, the Diving Foot Stomp and the Face Lock. Watanabe’s power became an effective counter through the use of Power Slams and the Giant Swing. She also carried Mizuki up to the top rope so she could Avalanche Power Slam her right back down to the canvas. Mizuki got a nearfall with the Whirling Candy and tried going for the Cutie Special. But Watanabe countered it into a High Angle Tear Drop and then out-grappled her into do a spinning version of the Tear Drop for the victory.

After the match Watanabe said this was her second title match with Mizuki this year and it feels like she’s had her all to herself. There is no other princess like Mizuki because she is kind and considerate so Watanabe is happy to win the belt that Mizuki made shine so brightly. Now as the summer is about to end, Watanabe will make sure the Princess Title will shine even brighter! After she said that, Yuki Aino entered the ring and said the match that just happened was too amazing. She used to consider herself as Watanabe’s rival because they both debuted in the same year but before she knew it Watanabe has gone way ahead of her. Aino wants to have a passionate title match with the new champion to prove her worth. Watanabe said they haven’t fought each other much lately so she would like to see Aino being passionate in the ring up close in person. She accepted the challenge and the match will take place at Korakuen Hall on 18th October. Watanabe can become the Summer princess and Autumn princess all she wants because all Aino is aiming for is to become champion! When Aino left the ring, Watanabe told the fans she will make TJPW become the biggest dreamland in the world!

The Princess Tag Team Titles were on the line in a rematch from Las Vegas but Hyper Misao predicted the outcome would be the same. She then asked Wakana Uehara if she is ok to wrestle after losing a few teeth recently. Uehara defiantly told her she can fight and proved it by pulling out a hamburger and taking a bite out of it! She even decided to bite Shoko Nakajima in the arm later in the match! Kyoraku Kyomei had to go back to their other usual tricks like Misao spraying the other team or crashing her Hypami Mobile into Mahiro Kiryu at ringside. However Yuki Kamifuku proved to be the difference maker. She prevented Nakajima from doing the Locomotion Northern Lights Suplex and instead cut her down with the Diving Famouser to win the match.

Backstage Kamifuku talked about how much she hates competing in important matches like title bouts and tournament finals because they are such hard work. But she didn’t want to let Uehara down and summoned a rebellious spirit to win and look cool towards her partner. She also explained that despite being a regular for TJPW all this time, she’s really been a freelancer wrestling for the company through an entertainment agency. She doesn’t know if she needs to speak to Sanshiro Takagi or Tetsuya Koda about this but now that she’s won a second TJPW championship it is time for her to become a full time member of the company! Uehara said if it wasn’t for Kamifuku, she would have broken down after her injury and wouldn’t be here as a champion right now. Kyoraku Kyomei were hoping to hold the Tag Titles long enough for their annual singles match on 4th January next year. They didn’t underestimate Ober Eats but they admit they fought a version of them they’ve never seen before. Nakajima & Misao lost today so they’ll go become even stronger in ways the other team have never seen before!

Arisu Endo’s smile has grown a little bit wider because she has won the International Princess Title! The vacant belt was up for grabs with Endo having to face Priscilla Kelly instead of her originally opponent Jada Stone. Kelly tried to throw Endo off her game early then switched to being more aggressive as the match went on. Endo wore her down with a Sleeper Hold and a Camel Clutch, keeping her grip on her submission even after Kelly tried to slam her way out of it. Kelly used her own skills with a counter attack that included a Sliding German Suplex and also a Dragon Suplex. But Endo fought her way back with a Thrust Kick that set up the match winning Ju no Okite. Endo joked about how heavy it feels to hold the belt. She is overjoyed that for the first time in her life she won something all by herself. With this belt she hopes to go visit many fun places where she can eat delicious food. Her summer has been scorching hot and she wants it to get even hotter like up to trillions of billions of degrees!

Aino earned her claim for a Princess Title shot by joining the short list of people in TJPW to ever have made Miyu Yamashita submit! Yamashita thought Ryo Mizunami was going to be the big target to break down so she and Kaya Toribami focused their efforts against her. Aino didn’t want to be left out though and made sure to go after Yamashita when Mizunami broke through the other team. Aino dodged Yamashita’s kicks and dropped her backwards with the Venus DDT. Then from there she applied the Full Nelson Of Love And Fire. Mizunami did her best to hold Toribami back and Yamashita had no option but to give up. Backstage Mizunami called Aino amazing for achieving that result with the fire she brought out today. Aino asked her to come back to TJPW again so Yukiniki can team more often. Toribami said she was sure her team would win because she thought she had great chemistry with Yamashita. The two of them also want to keep teaming together so they can get stronger next time.

It was Hiroyo Matsumoto’s first appearance in TJPW and she wasn’t interested in shaking hands with her opponents. Although she did quip out some greetings to Haru Kazashiro & Toga while she was wrestling them. When she wasn’t “making friends” she was aiding Yuki Arai in controlling the match. She grabbed Toga to seperate her from Kazashiro, giving Arai the space to hit her finisher and win. Matsumoto said she couldn’t afford to lose since her team had a master-disciple dynamic. She also wants Arai to tell her all about TJPW, like if Kazashiro & Toga felt scared fighting her? Arai calls Matsumoto the foundation that helped give birth to her wrestling career. She also remembers the two moves Matsumoto taught her for Tofu Pro Wrestling were the Heel Drop and the Back Elbow. She admitted she forgot to do the Back Elbow back then which made Milano Collection A.T. made at Matsumoto. But Arai remembered to do it today! Matsumoto thinks the move should now be named The Back Elbow Dedicated To Milano. As for Kazashiro & Toga, they are feeling completely defeated by fighting and outsider like Matsumoto. But they think it will make them mentally stronger so if she ever returns they will be more ready to stand against her again.

A few small flags were placed in opposite corners for the Flag Scramble Death Match. Rika Tatsumi and Pom Harajuku were tasked with grabbing the other’s flag in order to use a weapon. Tatsumi got one first and after Harjuku chased after her, the weapon was revealed to be a bag of 100 colorful plastic balls. Harajuku scattered the balls everywhere and threw them one by one at her opponent. Tatsumi then grabbed the other flag and the weapon turned out to be a large folding fan. She used it at first but then decided she can win without using any. Harajuku then grabbed a flag and received two mega penlights to use against Tatsumi’s fan. The final flag was captured by Tatsumi which allowed her to use the GM Tetsuya Koda as a weapon! He was relunctantly dragged into the ring and thrown at Harajuku. Tatsumi then jumped off the top rope with the folding fan but hit Koda over the head with it by mistake. Tatsumi grabbed the penlight and charged Harajuku only to get rolled up and pinned for the three count. Harajuku wondered what would happen today but since it was a death match with toys in it she knew she would win because she’s a three year old and toys are for babies! She then pointed out the weapons Tatsumi chose were not toys at all so she was actually lucky to win. Tatsumi couldn’t believe she lost to Harajuku and called it the biggest stain on her life. She blames Koda for this!

HIMAWARI decided to rely on her best weapon to try and beat Aja Kong. That weapon is her long hair braids which she explained she is allowed to use because they are part of her body. But when she charged in to whip them around, Kong held her at a distance by her head and then knocked her down with a slap. Kong then tortured HIMAWARI by pulling at her hair, claiming that she isn’t breaking any rules because she is simply grabbing a part of HIMAWARI’s body. Kong continued to use that loophole by claiming her steel can is a part of her body so she can hit HIMAWARI with it as much as she wants! HIMAWARI tried her best to block the attack but eventually took a blow to the head from it. When Kong went for the Back Drop, HIMAWARI fought her off by using Hair Whips but made the mistake of trying to lift her up for the Princess Drop. Instead Kong gave her a Lariat for a nearfall and then the Back Drop to get the win. She gave HIMAWARI some words of encouragement after the match. Backstage she described how dangerous HIMAWARI’s hair is by comparing it to Acrobatic Silky from Dandadan. She warns the next time they fight she will have to cut it off her head! Meanwhile HIMAWARI is threatening to smash the steel can to bits with her hair!

We have entered into a new era of the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title. Behold the era of Mahironman! Pokotan entered the Battle Royal first as the defending champion but already suffered a bad omen when the mascot’s head fell off. Then during the match Chika Nanase knocked the head off again causing the faceless mascot to briefly transform into Keiju Muto and pin her with the Shining Wizard. Raku entered the match armed with a pillow and formed a very brief alliance with Pokotan before betraying him. Ram Kaichow then entered the match thinking Pokotan was actually Raku inside the costume. So when the real Raku saw them hugging and dancing together, she attacked both of them with the pillow and pinned Pokotan. However since the pillow was directly on top of Pokotan during the pin, Daisuke Kiso declared Raku’s Pillow was now the champion! The Pillow also eliminated Shino Suzuki when Kira Summer gave her the Samoan Drop with the pillow in between them. Raku eliminated Summer and then patched things up with Kaichow to knock Mifu Ashida out of the ring while Mahiro Kiryu was confused by all of the pillow spots. Kiryu ended up getting Raku to accidentally eliminated Kaichow and then gave her the Spinebuster on top of the pillow for the three count. Kiso ended the match there because he counted the pin on both Raku and the pillow, making Kiryu the new champion! Kiryu would like to welcome all challengers to come fight her for the title but she is feeling tired at the moment and requests to get some rest first. Then when she’s ready people can come challenge her in moderation.

The opening match was filled with kindred spirits in multiple pairings. Suzume was teaming with Ren Konatsu who she inspired to become a pro wrestler. Mei Suruga came over from ChocoPro to team up with Uta Takami and the two of them are as close as sisters given how similar they behave. Plus Suzume and Suruga being in the ring again gave fans a Meibee Surprise reunion. But those two ended up cancelling each other out, leaving Konatsu to duke it out against Konatsu. Suzume made it back in to cut off the Koala Clutch only for Suruga to take her out with a Diving Cross Body. Takami went back to Konatsu with a short range Dropkick before applying the Koala Clutch again, getting the submission win. Takami said her wish came true because she wanted to win with Suruga in Ota Ward. Suruga wished it would have happened under better circumstances since both her and Suzume were recently champions at the same time but they both no longer have any. But she sees how Suzume is looking forward so she will do the same and hopefully some day it will lead them to having a singles match against each other.

Three new trainees were introduced to the fans at the start of the show. They are currently named Shion, Anri and Yuka. All three are currently training with the goal of eventually making their pro debuts.

The first ever TJPW event in Thailand will take place on 13th December! “TJPW LIVE IN BANGKOK” is being held in The Circus Studio with help from SETUP Thailand. Around 10 TJPW wrestlers will be on the show along with wrestlers from the Southeast Asian scene. Pumi Boonyatud the owner of SETUP was in attendance to announce the news.

The next big arena show for TJPW will be happening on 29th March, 2026. It will be “GRAND PRINCESS ’26” and the venue for it is Sumo Hall! By the time it takes place it will be just under two years since TJPW’s previous show in the building.

New merchandise was revealed for TJPW’s collaboration with Katamari Damacy. As part of the campaign, Mizuki and Suzume will attend next weekend’s Tokyo Games Show for an autograph session.