BASARA “BASARA 215 ~MOKOFUKUSO~” Results

April 15, 2023

BASARA “BASARA 215 ~MOKOFUKUSO~”, 15/04/2023
Yokohama Radiant Hall
??? Fans – Withheld

1. KUBITO Vs Tsutomu Oosugi defeated KUBITO with the Tsuki no Ishi (8:15).
2. Turnabout Pro Wrestling Trial: Daichi Kazato defeated Gouma Ryu and Banana Senga when Kazato pinned Senga with the Explosive Ax Bomber (8:05).
3. Basara Strange Style Jacket Match: FUMA defeated Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi by Knockout (R5 0:00).
4. Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino defeated Lil’ Kraken & Yasu Urano when Nakano pinned Kraken after the Lariat from Kamino (12:17).
5. Ryota Nakatsu, SAGAT & Akiyori Takizawa defeated Ryuichi Sekine, Daiki Shimomura & Minoru Fujita when SAGAT submitted Shimomura with the Argentine Backbreaker (13:28).
6. Union MAX Title Next Challenger Match: Takumi Tsukamoto defeated Isami Kodaka with the Zudon (13:28).

Takumi Tsukamoto now gets a Union MAX Title shot but he has to wait to see who is the champion later this week. Banana Senga will be defending the title against SAGAT in a few days time on 18th April. Tsukamoto said he shares the record for most MAX Title defences in a single reign with Ryota Nakatsu. He wants to be the champion again so he can surpass that record. He feels the pressure to get it done because he beat Isami Kodaka to get here.

Aijin Tag won their preview match against Lil’ Kraken but thought Yasu Urano was more of a threat than their actual next challenger for the IRON FIST Tag Titles.

The Jacket Match ended with both FUMA and Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi strangling each other over the corner ropes with their gi belts wrapped around each other’s necks. Hiroshi lost consciousness first so FUMA was declared the winner by Referee Stoppage.

Today’s court case accused Daichi Kazato of violating the Cannabis Control Law. Banana Senga told Gouma Ryu he heard rumours of Kazato smoking weed in locker rooms night after night. Kazato’s defence was he is only smoking pine weed because he needs alpha-pinene, which is found in pine. Kazato beat Senga in the wrestling portion of the trial to prove his innocence.

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TJPW Heading Back To Japan, BASARA Title Matches, Akiyama Enters Fish Vs Meat Feud

April 2, 2023

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW LIVE TOUR IN SPRING ’23”, 08/04/2023
Tokyo Ryogoku KFC Hall

1. Mahiro Kiryu, Wakana Uehara & Toga Vs Yuki Aino, Haru Kazashiro & Runa Okubo
2. Hikari Noa Vs Shinno Suzuki
3. 3 Way Match: Hyper Misao Vs Raku Vs HIMAWARI
4. Yuki Kamifuku & Haruna Neko Vs Suzume & Arisu Endo
5. Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe Vs Shoko Nakajima & Kaya Toribami
6. Mizuki & Moka Miyamoto Vs Nao Kakuta & Pom Harajuku

This will be the show where mostly everyone comes back from America. We already know that Miyu Yamashita is now on her excursion and Maki Itoh still has a few more bookings to do over there. Yuka Sakazaki is also missing this show due to overseas commitments. So that means she’s probably showing up at the AEW Rampage & Battle Of The Belts taping on Friday.

Haru Kazashiro recently turned 15 so this will be her first match as a high school student.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “STAND ALONE ’23”, 15/04/2023
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao Vs Yuki Arai & HIMAWARI (Special Referee: Shiori Aoki)
2. International Princess Title: Rika Tatsumi (c) Vs Vert Vixen
3. Princess Of Princess Title: Mizuki (c) Vs Nao Kakuta

Vert Vixen’s tour with Tokyo Joshi Pro will be highlighted with an International Princess Title match against Rika Tatsumi.

BASARA “BASARA 215 ~KOO~”, 15/04/2023
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Basara Strange Style Jacket Match: FUMA Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi
2. Union MAX Title Next Challenger Match: Isami Kodaka Vs Takumi Tsukamoto

A surprise Union MAX Title change last week has thrown BASARA for a loop. Isami Kodaka wants to get his title back as soon as possible but he isn’t getting an automatic rematch. Takumi Tsukamoto also lost his CCW Canadian Heavyweight Title on the same show so he doesn’t have a claim for the No. 1 Contendership. The two agreed to fight each other and the winner will get a future title shot.

Both FUMA and Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi are claiming to be the No. 1 ranked fighter in the Basara Strange Style Jacket matches. They will face each other to decide who really is No. 1.

Minoru Fujita will be on the show having his first match in BASARA since December.

BASARA “BASARA 216 ~KOO~”, 18/04/2023
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino (c) Vs Lil’ Kraken & Leo Isaka
2. Union MAX Title: Banana Senga (c) Vs SAGAT

The person who is facing Banana Senga for the MAX Title is SAGAT! Both men won singles championships last week, Senga getting the MAX Title and SAGAT getting the CCW Title. Only the MAX Title is on the line here.

Lil’ Kraken & Leo Isaka decided to team with each other because they are both wrestlers from Tochigi. They are immediately facing Aijin Tag for the IRON FIST Tag Titles.

DDT “YAMADA FISHERIES PRESENTS 4.23 SHIBUSHI FISH MEAT DECISIVE BATTLE @ UNAGI STATION”, 23/04/2023
Kagoshima Shibushi City Unagi Station

1. Shibushi Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: Shiro Koshinaka, Toru Owashi & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Tetsuya Endo & Yuya Koroku
2. Fish Vs Meat Full-Scale Battle! Special 6-Man Tag Match: Shishamo Power, Unagi Mask & Super Unagi Mask Vs Jun Akiyama, Kazusada Higuchi & Yuki Ishida

Jun Akiyama replaces the injured Yukio Naya in the Fish Vs Meat tag match.

Yuki Ueno will not be at the show because he has a role in a stage play that day.

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BASARA “BASARA 214 ~KOO~” Results

March 28, 2023

BASARA “BASARA 214 ~KOO~”, 28/03/2023
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
??? Fans – Withheld

1. Leo Isaka defeated Lil’ Kraken with an Inverted Hurricanrana (8:49).
2. Basara Strange Style Jacket Match: Gouma Ryu defeated Ryota Nakatsu by Disqualification (R3 1:08).
3. FUMA & KUBITO defeated Ryuichi Sekine & Daiki Shimomura when FUMA submitted Sekine with the Cross Armbreaker (11:09).
4. Takato Nakano, Masato Kamino & Yasu Urano defeated Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi, Daichi Kazato & Tsutomu Oosugi when Nakano pinned Kazato after a Two Story Diving Body Press (8:59).
5. CCW Canadian Heavyweight Title: SAGAT defeated Takumi Tsukamoto (c) with an Argentine Backbreaker (12:42).
*Takumi Tsukamoto fails in V5. SAGAT becomes the 14th CCW Canadian Heavyweight Champion!
6. Union MAX Title: Banana Senga defeated Isami Kodaka (c) with the Koryu (15:38).
*Isami Kodaka fails in V6. Banana Senga becomes the 18th Union MAX Champion!

The Japanese indies are being taken over by Speed Of Sounds. Last month Tsutomu Oosugi won his first singles title by becoming the TTT Indie Unified Openweight Champion. It inspired his tag team partner Banana Senga to challenge Isami Kodaka for the Union MAX Title. Today in an upset Senga pinned Kodaka to win that championship! Kodaka asked for a rematch only to be told by Takumi Tsukamoto that the loser of the match shouldn’t be doing that. SAGAT then came out and reminded Tsukamoto he beat him earlier in the show so Tsukamoto can’t ask for a title shot either. Senga decided that Kodaka and Tsukamoto should fight each other for the No. 1 Contendership but in the meantime he needs another challenger. SAGAT stepped forward and said they can have a title match together on 18th April.

Please inform the nation of Canada that SAGAT is now their champion. He won the obscure CCW Canadian Heavyweight Title from Tsukamoto and now has a chance to become a Double Crown champion in BASARA. Tsukamoto has the contact details for CCW and according to him they are relatively easy to get in touch with. SAGAT will need their permission to authorize title defences but the good news is they are usually quick to respond to those requests.

Lil’ Kraken & Leo Isaka challenged Aijin Tag to a IRON FIST Tag Titles match on 18th April. Kraken told them he’s always wanted to join a unit in BASARA but he has no chance of fitting in with any of the current ones. So he decided to team with Isaka instead because they are both from Tochigi.

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BASARA “BASARA 213 ~TAKAGARI 15~” Results

March 18, 2023

BASARA “BASARA 213 ~TAKAGARI 15~”, 18/03/2023
Takashimadaira Ward Community Center
??? Fans – Withheld

1. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Daichi Kazato defeated Lil’ Kraken & Fuminori Abe when Hiroshi submitted Kraken with a Triangle Choke (11:28).
2. Koju Takeda defeated Daiki Shimomura with a Japanese Leg Roll Clutch (10:57).
3. Takumi Tsukamoto & Hideyoshi Kamitani defeated Ryota Nakatsu & SAGAT when Tsukamoto pinned SAGAT with the Dragon Kicker (14:29).
4. Isami Kodaka defeated Antonio Honda with an Avalanche Frankensteiner (17:00).
5. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino (c) defeated FUMA & KUBITO when Nakano pinned FUMA with a Cradle (20:53).
*V1 for Aijin Tag.

FUMA & KUBITO were teaming again as IRON PRIEST in the main event. They even wore IRON PRIEST shirts throughout the entire match against Aijin Tag.

Takumi Tsukamoto Vs SAGAT for the CCW Canadian Heavyweight Title was announced to take place on the 28th March show.

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Grand Princess Newcomers, Sasaki’s Return Match, USA Updates

March 8, 2023

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “GRAND PRINCESS ’23”, 18/03/2023
Ariake Coliseum

1. Suzume Vs Arisu Endo
2. Haru Kazashiro & Runa Okubo Debut Match: Mahiro Kiryu, Wakana Uehara, HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki Vs Kaya Toribami, Toga, Haru Kazashiro & Runa Okubo
3. Hikari Noa, Nao Kakuta & Ram Kaichow Vs Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuk
4. Ryo Mizunami Vs Moka Miyamoto
5. Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao Vs Andreza Giant Panda & Haruna Neko
6. Sakisama & Mei Saint-Michel Vs Yuki Kamifuku & Billie Starkz
7. Special Single Match: Aja Kong Vs Yuki Arai
8. International Princess Title: Miu Watanabe (c) Vs Rika Tatsumi
9. Princess Tag Team Titles: Max The Impaler & Heidi Howitzer (c) Vs Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh
10. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuka Sakazaki (c) Vs Mizuki

The Wasteland War Party have completed three successful Princess Tag Team Titles defences in America over the last few weeks. Tokyo Joshi Pro has recognised all three of them. Nobody over there has been able to take the belts from the champs so when they come back to Japan their match against 121000000 will now be a title bout. It was always going to be like this but it’s only been made official a couple of days ago. Those are the kind of semantics a wrestling company has to deal with when they have a travelling champion. The Wasteland War Party will be at the 22nd March show too.

The two teenage trainees have announced their official ring names. Haru is now Haru Kazashiro. She is 158cm tall and was born in Tokyo on 28th March, 2008. She became a fan of TJPW after watching Maki Itoh matches. She is also a fan of The Bakuretsu Sisters and decided to become a pro wrestler after watching Nodoka Tenma’s graduation match. Her debut match is happening one day before her junior high school graduation ceremony.

Momo is now Runa Okubo. She is 155cm tall and was born in Saitama on 15th June, 2008 making her the youngest wrestler in TJPW. She became a pro wrestling fan through her parents and her goal is to reach the level of Yuki Kamifuku.

BASARA “BASARA 213 ~TAKAGARI 15~”, 18/03/2023
Takashimadaira Ward Community Center

1. Isami Kodaka Vs Antonio Honda
2. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino (c) Vs FUMA & KUBITO

The new IRON FIST Tag Champions quickly hit a bump in the road after winning the belts. Takato Nakano couldn’t win the Union MAX Title and Masato Kamino dropped a fall to KUBITO. Feeling the need to prove their strength, Aijin Tag had no choice but to nominate FUMA & KUBITO as the No. 1 Contenders for the tag titles.

Hideyoshi Kamitani from Big Japan and Koju Takeda from 666 will both be on the show. Takeda will not be in his Pheromones gimmick but his regular self is still at risk of acting inappropriate in the ring.

DDT “DRAMATIC DREAM ONITA ~DDO HATAAGE BATTLE~”, 19/03/2023
Kanagawa Tsurumi Fruit & Vegetable Market

1. Yusuke Okada Ve Keigo Nakamura
2. Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Akito & Kazuma Sumi
3. Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani Vs Toru Owashi, Yukio Naya & Chie Koishikawa
4. MJ Paul & KANON Vs Makoto Oishi & Shinichiro Kawamatsu
5. Harimao Vs BURNING!: Kazusada Higuchi & Ryota Nakatsu Vs Tetsuya Endo & Yuya Koroku
6. Road To Judgement 2023! Special 6-Man Tag Match: Sanshiro Takagi, Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada Vs Konosuke Takeshita, MAO & Hikaru Machida
7. Jado Alert Issued! Current Blast Jado Missile 6-Man Tag Team Death Match: Atsushi Onita, Shunma Katsumata & Toi Kojima Vs HARASHIMA, Soma Takao & Kazuki Hirata

Both teams in the main event have sent demands for more weapons to be included. So not only is there going to be a missile fired at the ring, there will also be exploding blast bats and barbed wire boards placed around the ring.

DDT “JUDGEMENT 2023 ~LONGEST 5 HOUR SPECIAL IN KORAKUEN HISTORY~”, 21/03/2023
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Ilusion & El Unicorn DDTeeeen!! Graduation Match: Ilusion & Munetatsu Nakamura Vs El Unicorn & Raimu Imai
2. Yuya Koroku & Yuki Ishida Vs Toi Kojima & Kazuma Sumi
3. HARASHIMA & Keigo Nakamura Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani
4. Pheromones Vs Pheromones Subjugation Army All Out Battle: Yuki “Sexy” Iino, Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno, Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari & Koju “Shining Ball” Takeda Vs Akito, Toru Owashi, Hiroshi Yamato & Yusuke Okada
5. Kazuki Hirata Debut 13th Anniversary Match: Kazuki Hirata & Yoshihiko Vs Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao
6. Saki Akai Debut 10th Anniversary Match Vol 1.: Masahiro Takanashi Vs Saki Akai
7. O-40 Title – 3 Way Match: Makoto Oishi Vs Gorgeous Matsuno Vs Shinichiro Kawamatsu
8. Special Single Match: Hikaru Machida Vs Takeshi Masada
9. Special 6-Man Tag Match ~ CHARISMA RETURNS!: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON Vs Chris Brookes, Drew Parker & Hagane Shinno
10. Special Tag Match: Super Sasadango Machine & Antonio Honda Vs Super Powerhouse Tag Team
11. International Special Single Match: Samuray Del Sol Vs Yuki Ueno
12. DDT 26th Anniversary Special Single Match: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Konosuke Takeshita
13. KO-D Tag Team Titles: MAO & Shunma Katsumata (c) Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Ryota Nakatsu
14. DDT Extreme Title – Regular Pro Wrestling Rules: Jun Akiyama (c) Vs Kotaro Suzuki
15. DDT Universal Title: Naruki Doi (c) Vs Tetsuya Endo
16. KO-D Openweight Title: Yuji Hino (c) Vs Yukio Naya

Daisuke Sasaki claims to have a few more matches in him before he disappears to America or Mexico or whatever country it is that he wants to live the rest of his life in. He is added onto the 26th Anniversary show reuniting most of DAMNATION T.A. Their opponents Chris Brookes & Drew Parker are adding Hagane Shinno to their ranks to even the odds.

A special training session was made for Hikaru Machida when he went to visit Yukio Sakaguchi’s gym today. Sakaguchi thinks Machida has been lacking something in his switch from MMA to pro wrestling. The solution was to bring in Minowaman to train him! The fighter, now going by the name Minowaman Z told Machida to follow him outside to a nearby park where they would train together. He wanted Machida to learn that you can work out anywhere no matter where you go.

DDT “DRAMATIC DREAM TOUR IN SHINJUKU 2023”, 24/03/2023
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. International Special Tag Match: Konosuke Takeshita & Samuray Del Sol Vs Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada

A first time team up for Konosuke Takeshita & Samuray Del Sol! Brookes & Takeshi Masada have fought together a few times now but how much of an advantage could that give them?

GANBARE☆PRO “HERO NEVER DIE 2023”, 25/03/2023
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. Moeka Haruhi Vs YuuRI
2. Spirit Of Ganbare World Tag Team Titles Tournament – Round 1: Ken Ohka & Shuichiro Katsumura Vs Hikaru Sato & Tyson Maeguchi

The Spirit Of Ganbare Tag Titles Tournament begins.

GANBARE☆PRO “MIZUKI WATASE PRODUCE 2023”, 25/03/2023
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. Hartley Jackson Vs HARUKAZE
2. Special Tag Match: Mizuki Watase & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Keisuke Ishii & Tyson Maeguchi

Mizuki Watase gets to put together his own show. He’s wanted to team with Yukio Sakaguchi for a long time. He also came up with the wild idea to put Hartley Jackson against HARUKAZE!

GANBARE☆PRO “GANBARE☆PRO WRESTLING PLAYERS ASSOCIATION PERFORMANCE”, 25/03/2023
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. Moeka Haruhi & Yoshiko Hasegawa Vs Rina Amikura & YuuRI
2. Munetatsu Nakamura Vs Daiki Shimomura
3. Spirit Of Ganbare World Tag Team Titles Tournament – Round 1: Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Yumehito Imanari Vs Shota & Soma Takao

A young battle between Ganbare☆Pro and BASARA takes place when Munetatsu Nakamura goes against Daiki Shimomura.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW LIVE IN LOS ANGELES”, 31/03/2023
Globe Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA

1. Yuki Kamifuku Vs Janai Kai
2. Rika Tatsumi Vs Billie Starkz
3. Hikari Noa & Nao Kakuta Vs Suzume & Arisu Endo
4. Hyper Misao & Trish Adora Vs Yuki Aino & Raku
5. Shoko Nakajima & Miu Watanabe Vs Max The Impaler & Heidi Howitzer
6. Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki Vs Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh

The full card for the Los Angeles show is here. The Magical Sugar Rabbits Vs 121000000 and Free WiFi Vs Daisy Monkey are the two all Japanese matches. The Wasteland War Party, Trish Adora, Billie Starkz and Janai Kai are included as the international guests.

DDT/GCW “GCW VS DDT”, 31/03/2023
Ukrainian Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

1. Cole Radrick Vs Yoshihiko
2. EFFY & Allie Katch Vs Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno
3. Blake Christian Vs Kazusada Higuchi
4. Dark Sheik Vs Saki Akai
5. Jordan Oliver & Nick Wayne Vs MAO & Mike Bailey
6. Homicide & Tony Deppen Vs Jun Akiyama & Tetsuya Endo
7. Joey Janela Vs Yuki Ueno

A seventh match added to the GCW Vs DDT card with Joey Janela taking on Yuki Ueno. Janela will be following DDT back to Japan because he has several bookings with them in April.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “GARAFES ~ SPRING IDOL LUNCH MEETING”, 02/04/2023
Tokyo GOTANDA G6/G7

1. Tokyo Joshi Pro Offer Match: Haruna Neko & Moka Miyamoto Vs Mahiro Kiryu & HIMAWARI

A festival of idol concerts will include a small TJPW performance. TJPW will be holding a mat wrestling match at the venue that day.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SHIZUOKA IDOL FESTIVAL IN TSUMAGOI”, 16/04/2023
Shizuoka Tsumagoi Resort Sainosato Multipurpose Plaza

1. X Vs X
2. X Vs X
3. X Vs X

TJPW will also be at the Shizuoka Idol Festival with a ring set up for three wrestling matches. It’s an outdoor show so there is a risk that stormy weather will cancel the matches.

GANBARE☆PRO “LOVE PHANTOM 2023”, 05/05/2023
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Spirit Of Ganbare World Tag Team Titles Tournament – Final: X & X Vs X & X

Not only will the first SOG Tag Champions be crowned but two wrestlers from Glory Pro in America will be making their Ganpro debuts. Dan The Dad and Kody Lane will be wrestling on both the 5th May and 6th May Ganpro shows.

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BASARA “BASARA 212 ~KOO~” Results

February 28, 2023

BASARA “BASARA 212 ~KOO~”, 28/02/2023
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
??? Fans – Withheld

1. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Daichi Kazato defeated Lil’ Kraken & Tsutomu Oosugi when Kazato pinned Kraken with the OPA! (7:33).
2. Turnabout Pro Wrestling Trial: Antonio Honda defeated Gouma Ryu and Banana Senga when Honda pinned Senga with the Bionic Elbow (10:32).
3. FUMA & KUBITO defeated Masato Kamino & Yasu Urano when KUBITO pinned Kamino with the Death Metal Roll (11:35).
4. SAGAT defeated Takumi Tsukamoto with the Gore Grind (9:30).
5. Ryota Nakatsu & Kazusada Higuchi defeated Daiki Shimomura & Fuminori Abe when Higuchi pinned Shimomura with the Brain Claw Slam (14:45).
6. Union MAX Title: Isami Kodaka (c) defeated Takato Nakano with the Isamiashi Zan (17:55).
*V5 for Isami Kodaka.

When the main event was over Isami Kodaka told Takato Nakano he has grown up a lot. But despite Nakano’s progress, Kodaka is not ready to give up his spot on top yet and challenges Nakano to face him as many times as he wants. Nakano was about to challenge him to a rematch for next month only for Kodaka to cut him off and say he’s now at the back of the line. However he also thanked him for joining BASARA in the first place. Banana Senga then came down to the ring and challenged Kodaka for the Union MAX Title on 28th March. Kodaka accepted and is led to believe Senga’s sudden move into singles wrestling was influenced by his tag partner Tsutomu Oosugi recently doing the same elsewhere.

The other half of the IRON FIST TAG Champions also lost his match. Masato Kamino was pinned by KUBITO and he tried to blame it on Yasu Urano. When Nakano found out about it backstage he told Kamino they have to give KUBITO a title shot now even though KUBITO did not ask for one. Aijin Tag agreed with each other to put the belts on the line against KUBITO & FUMA next month.

Antonio Honda was taken to trial accused of committing fraud. Senga said signed a contract to have pro wrestling match in Shin-Kiba 1st RING and then accused Honda of not being a pro wrestler. Honda tried to prove his innocence by describing Gongitsune as a wrestling technique but Senga then accused him of plagiarism. He then turned up the heat after Honda admitted to turning down a booking in favour of doing non-wrestling related live performances recently. However Honda defended himself by saying he takes pro wrestling more seriously than either Senga or Gouma Ryu. The trial devolved into a 3 Way Match that ended with Honda beating Senga. Honda admitted he’s been taking pro wrestling for granted so he now entrusts his dreams to Senga. That is what convinced Senga to challenge Kodaka for the Union MAX Title later in the show.

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BASARA “BASARA 210 And BASARA 211” Results

February 18, 2023

BASARA “BASARA 210 ~OJI NI KITSUNE 23~”, 18/02/2023
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MONSTAR
??? Fans – Withheld

1. Masato Kamino defeated Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi with an Iron Claw (10:04).
*Sento Minzoku Army 0 – 2 Aijin Tag Army.
2. 1 Count Rules: Banana Senga, Isami Kodaka & FUMA Vs Tsutomu Oosugi, SAGAT & Takumi Tsukamoto ended in a Draw after a Triple Double Pinfall (0:10).
2a. Rematch: Banana Senga, Isami Kodaka & FUMA Vs Tsutomu Oosugi, SAGAT & Takumi Tsukamoto ended in a Draw after a Triple Double Pinfall (0:11).
2b. 2nd Rematch: Banana Senga, Isami Kodaka & FUMA defeated Tsutomu Oosugi, SAGAT & Takumi Tsukamoto when FUMA submitted SAGAT with a Cross Armbreaker (10:01).
*Sento Minzoku Army 2 – 2 Aijin Tag Army.
3. Give Up Only Match: KUBITO defeated Ryuichi Sekine with a Crossface Lock (10:43).
*Sento Minzoku Army 2 – 4 Aijin Tag Army.
4. Horror! Jusenkyo Tag Match: Ryota Nakatsu & Fuminori Abe defeated Daichi Kazato & Lil’ Kraken when Nakatsu pinned Kraken with an Axe Bomber (13:07).
*Sento Minzoku Army 2 – 6 Aijin Tag Army.
5. Daiki Shimomura defeated Takato Nakano with a Samson Clutch (11:25).
*Sento Minzoku Army 4 – 6 Aijin Tag Army.

Sento Minzoku Army: Isami Kodaka, Ryuichi Sekine, Daiki Shimomura, FUMA, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi, Daichi Kazato, Lil’ Kraken and Banana Senga

Aijin Tag Army: Takato Nakano, Masato Kamino, Takumi Tsukamoto, KUBITO, SAGAT, Ryota Nakatsu, Fuminori Abe and Tsutomu Oosugi

The entire day of shows was built around Sento Minzoku against Aijin Tag. The entire roster were split into two sides with points awarded for winning matches. After the first show Aijin Tag were leading Sento Minzoku by two points but that just meant they were one win ahead.

BASARA “BASARA 211 ~OJI NI KITSUNE 24~”, 18/02/2023
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MONSTAR
??? Fans – Withheld

1. Horror! Jusenkyo Single Match: Daichi Kazato defeated KUBITO with the Best Stretch Bomber (12:01).
*Sento Minzoku Army 6 – 6 Aijin Tag Army.
2. Basara Strange Style Jacket Match: Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi defeated Takumi Tsukamoto with a Collar Tie (R4 1:04).
*Sento Minzoku Army 8 – 6 Aijin Tag Army.
3. 2 Count Rules: Fuminori Abe, Masahiro Takanashi & SAGAT defeated Ryuichi Sekine, FUMA & Lil’ Kraken when SAGAT pinned Kraken with the Gore Grind (11:09).
*Sento Minzoku Army 8 – 8 Aijin Tag Army.
4. Ryota Nakatsu defeated Chicharito Shoki with the V Slider (11:52).
*Sento Minzoku Army 8 – 10 Aijin Tag Army.
5. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino defeated Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura (c) when Nakano pinned Kodaka with the Diving Double Knee Drop (15:18).
*Sento Minzoku fails in V1. Aijin Tag becomes the 9th IRON FIST Tag Champions! Sento Minzoku Army 8 – 12 Aijin Tag Army.

Sento Minzoku Army: Isami Kodaka, Ryuichi Sekine, Daiki Shimomura, FUMA, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi, Daichi Kazato, Lil’ Kraken and Chicharito Shoki

Aijin Tag Army: Takato Nakano, Masato Kamino, Takumi Tsukamoto, KUBITO, SAGAT, Ryota Nakatsu, Fuminori Abe and Masahiro Takanashi

Then in the second show Aijin Tag kept the lead almost the entire way through. The score was briefly tied but when it was time for the main event, Sento Minzoku was still trailing by two points. It just was not going to be their day. Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino defeated Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura to win the IRON FIST TAG Titles and end the series as the grand winners. Nakano pinned Kodaka as well resulting in him challenging Kodaka for the Union MAX Title on 28th February. They chose that date because both Kodaka and Nakano want to be the one carrying that belt into Korakuen Hall the next day at the “ALL STAR JR FESTIVAL 2023”!

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New Tag Names, Sento Minzoku Vs Aijin Tag, USA Updates

February 13, 2023

DDT “HEAT WAVE OVER FLOWERS 2 ~THE WORLD THAT EVERYONE DOES NOT KNOW~”, 14/02/2023
Shinjuku FACE

1. Anshin Oyado Presents ~The World Unknown To ShunMao~ Reprinted Men’s Club! Special 4 Way Tag Match: MAO & Shunma Katsumata Vs Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi Vs Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi Vs Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga (Special Referee: MEN’S Teioh)
2. D GENERATIONS CUP – A Block: Kazuma Sumi (0) Vs Ilusion (0)
3. D GENERATIONS CUP – B Block: Keigo Nakamura (2) Vs Yuki Ishida (0)
4. sauna line Presents ~The World Unknown To Yuki~ A Fair And Square Special Handicap Match Where Blood Is Washed Away: Yuki Ueno Vs Gorgeous Matsuno & Gabai Ji-chan
5. SeaSaunaShack Presents ~The World Unknown To Toi~ Burn The Firewood! Special Singles Match: Toi Kojima Vs Yasu Urano
6. Special Tag Match: Akito & Sakura Hirota Vs Tetsuya Endo & Kazuki Hirata
7. Final Set – Naniwa Kenko Land Yu~topia Presents ~The World Unknown To The 37KAMIINA~ Beyond The Totonoi: MAO Vs Shunma Katsumata Vs Yuki Ueno Vs Toi Kojima

What kind of match the main event is going to be will not be known until it happens. Could be a 4 Way free for all, a tag match, a handicap match or something else entirely.

Keigo Nakamura Vs Yuki Ishida is the only D GENERATIONS CUP match taking place on this show that has something on the line. Nakamura needs to win to stay in the B Block race. Kazuma Sumi Vs Ilusion has nothing but pride on the line for those two.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW CITY CIRCUIT WINTER ~NAGOYA PERFORMANCE~”, 18/02/2023
Nagoya International Conference Center Event Hall

1. Hikari Noa & Wakana Uehara Vs Yuki Aino & HIMAWARI
2. 3 Way Match: Nao Kakuta Vs Haruna Neko Vs Pom Harajuku
3. Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao & Kaya Toribami Vs Rika Tatsumi, Suzume & Arisu Endo
4. Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki & Raku Vs Maki Itoh, Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu
5. International Princess Title: Miu Watanabe (c) Vs Janai Kai
6. Miyu Yamashita & Yuki Arai Vs Aja Kong & Moka Miyamoto

A few team names to learn off the undercard. Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki & Raku are MagiRabi Express. They’ve teamed together under that name before. Maki Itoh, Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu are Toyo happy. I think that’s a new one. Rika Tatsumi, Suzume & Arisu Endo are DraDaisy Mon (short for Dragon Daisy Monkey). Somehow Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao & Kaya Toribami are the only trio not with a special name attached to them. Unless Kyoraku Kyomei + Toribami counts as a name.

BASARA “BASARA 210 ~OJI NI KITSUNE 23~”, 18/02/2023
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MONSTAR

1. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Masato Kamino
2. 1 Count Rules: Banana Senga, Isami Kodaka & FUMA Vs Tsutomu Oosugi, SAGAT & Takumi Tsukamoto
3. Give Up Only Match: Ryuichi Sekine Vs KUBITO
4. Horror! Jusenkyo Tag Match: Daichi Kazato & Lil’ Kraken Vs Ryota Nakatsu & Fuminori Abe
5. Daiki Shimomura Vs Takato Nakano

Sento Minzoku Army: Isami Kodaka, Ryuichi Sekine, Daiki Shimomura, FUMA, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi, Daichi Kazato, Lil’ Kraken and Banana Senga

Aijin Tag Army: Takato Nakano, Masato Kamino, Takumi Tsukamoto, KUBITO, SAGAT, Ryota Nakatsu, Fuminori Abe and Tsutomu Oosugi

Next Saturday’s BASARA doubleshot is being built around the Sento Minzoku Vs Aijin Tag match. The two teams picked wrestlers from the BASARA roster to represent them on the undercard with most of the matches being determined via lottery.

BASARA “BASARA 211 ~OJI NI KITSUNE 24~”, 18/02/2023
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MONSTAR

1. Horror! Jusenkyo Single Match: Daichi Kazato Vs KUBITO
2. Basara Strange Style Jacket Match: Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Takumi Tsukamoto
3. 2 Count Rules: Ryuichi Sekine, FUMA & Lil’ Kraken Vs Fuminori Abe, Masahiro Takanashi & SAGAT
4. Chicharito Shoki Vs Ryota Nakatsu
5. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura (c) Vs Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino

Sento Minzoku Army: Isami Kodaka, Ryuichi Sekine, Daiki Shimomura, FUMA, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi, Daichi Kazato, Lil’ Kraken and Chicharito Shoki

Aijin Tag Army: Takato Nakano, Masato Kamino, Takumi Tsukamoto, KUBITO, SAGAT, Ryota Nakatsu, Fuminori Abe and Masahiro Takanashi

The IRON FIST Tag Titles match was the only bout already announced before the team challenge was put together. Chicharito Shoki and Masahiro Takanashi fill in for Speed Of Sounds in the evening show.

DDT “INTO THE FIGHT 2023”, 26/02/2023
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. D GENERATIONS CUP 6-Man Tag Match: X, X & X Vs X, X & X
2. D GENERATIONS CUP – Final: Winner Of A Block Vs Winner Of B Block
3. 4 Way Tag Match: Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Toru Owashi & Gota Ihashi Vs Saki Akai & Kazuki Hirata Vs Losers Of 23/2 KO-D Tag Team Titles Match
4. MJ Paul & KANON Vs Masahiro Takanashi & Antonio Honda
5. Special Tag Match: Kazusada Higuchi & Shishamo Power Vs Jun Akiyama & Unagi Mask
6. International Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuji Hino, Naruki Doi & Makoto Oishi Vs Kip Sabian (w/ Penelope Ford), Chris Brookes & Hagane Shinno
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Tetsuya Endo, Kotaro Suzuki & Yusuke Okada (c) Vs Shinya Aoki, Yuki Ueno & Super Sasadango Machine
8. KO-D Tag Team Titles: MAO & Shunma Katsumata (c) Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Hikaru Machida
9. KO-D Openweight Title Next Challenger Decision Match: HARASHIMA Vs Yukio Naya

Whoever comes out of Burlesque Tokyo as the KO-D Tag Team Champions will only have a few days to recover from their hangover before the belts are put on the line again. Yukio Sakaguchi & Hikaru Machida are the next team stepping up to challenge for the titles.

The teams for the D GENERATIONS CUP 6-Man Tag Match will be announced at a later date so it may not automatically be all the wrestlers in A Block against all the wrestlers in B Block.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “GRAND PRINCESS ’23”, 18/03/2023
Ariake Coliseum

1. Haru Debut Match: Haru Vs X
2. Momo Debut Match: Momo Vs X
3. Sakisama & Mei Saint-Michel Vs Yuki Kamifuku & Billie Starkz
4. Special Single Match: Aja Kong Vs Yuki Arai
5. Princess Tag Team Titles: Princess Tag Team Titles: Max The Impaler & Heidi Howitzer (c) Vs Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh
6. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuka Sakazaki (c) Vs Mizuki

The winners of this year’s Max Heart Tournament are calling their shot. 121000000 wants to fight The Wasteland War Party inside Ariake Coliseum! Later this month Max The Impaler & Heidi Howitzer will be defending the Princess Tag Team Titles in Deadlock Pro Wrestling. Should they remain the champions coming out of that show then this will be their next scheduled title defence. Even if they lose the titles, they are guaranteed to face Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh at “GRAND PRINCESS ’23”.

Billie Starkz returns to Tokyo Joshi Pro. What will the likes of NEO Biishiki-gun think of her?

The two junior high school trainees Haru and Momo will both make their debuts on the show.

Andreza Giant Panda will also be on the show.

DDT “DDT GOES HOLLYWOOD”, 30/03/2023
Ukrainian Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

1. Saki Akai Vs Vert Vixen
2. Special Tag Match: MAO & Shunma Katsumata Vs Chris Brookes & Yoshihiko
3. Special Single Match: Tetsuya Endo Vs Joey Janela
4. Special Single Match: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Yuki Ueno

Saki Akai is looking forward to having two singles matches back to back when DDT goes to America. She faces Vert Vixen on the Thursday show.

After being seen in public again last week, Daisuke Sasaki’s request to appear at the Los Angeles show has been granted by DDT. Has he really retired from pro wrestling to live the Hollywood dream? That dream being to work part time at a McDonalds.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW LIVE IN LOS ANGELES”, 31/03/2023
Globe Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA

Billie Starkz is the first “international” talent being added to the TJPW USA show.

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Nakatsu Joins Harimao, Master Of Environment, GCW Vs DDT

February 3, 2023

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW CITY CIRCUIT WINTER ~OSAKA PERFORMANCE~”, 04/02/2022
Osaka Azalea Taisho Hall

1. Suzume Vs Wakana Uehara
2. Kaya Toribami Vs HIMAWARI
3. Mizuki Vs Raku
4. Yuki Kamifuku, Mahiro Kiryu & Haruna Neko Vs Hikari Noa, Nao Kakuta & Yoshiko Hasegawa
5. Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe Vs Yuki Aino & Pom Harajuku
6. Miyu Yamashita, Maki Itoh & Moka Miyamoto Vs Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao & Arisu Endo

The first Tokyo Joshi Pro show of the month happens tomorrow. It’s been a while since they were in Osaka too.

DDT “INTO THE FIGHT 2023 IN OSAKA”, 05/02/2023
Osaka Azalea Taisho Hall

1. D GENERATIONS CUP – A Block: Yuya Koroku (0) Vs Kazuma Sumi (0)
2. D GENERATIONS CUP – A Block: Hideki Okatani (2) Vs Ilusion (0)
3. Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Shunma Katsumata & Maku Donaruto
4. D GENERATIONS CUP – B Block: Toi Kojima (0) Vs Yuki Ishida (0)
5. Osaka Specialty Special Tag Match: Naruki Doi & Toru Owashi Vs MJ Paul & KANON
6. Special Tag Match: Kazusada Higuchi & Chris Brookes Vs Yuji Hino & Makoto Oishi
7. Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yusuke Okada Vs HARASHIMA, Yukio Sakaguchi & Kazuki Hirata
8. Special Tag Match: Yuki Ueno & MAO Vs Yukio Naya & Takeshi Masada

Sunday’s show has turned into a bigger test for Yukio Naya because his match is now the main event! Meanwhile Yuji Hino and Kazusada Higuchi face off again fresh off of their KO-D Openweight Title match.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE 3RD “FUTARI WA PRINCESS” MAX HEART TOURNAMENT”, 11/02/2023
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Moka Miyamoto Vs Arisu Endo
2. Wakana Uehara Vs HIMAWARI
3. Yuki Arai Vs Pom Harajuku
4. Rika Tatsumi & Yuki Aino Vs Hikari Noa & Janai Kai
5. Yuki Kamifuku, Nao Kakuta & Mahiro Kiryu Vs Raku, Haruna Neko & Kaya Toribami
6. Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki Vs Miu Watanabe & Suzume
7. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Final: Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh Vs Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao

Yuka Sakazaki returns from her latest American tour and is back teaming with Mizuki. Is the unbreakable bond between The Magical Sugar Rabbits still solid or will cracks begin to appear as we get closer to their Princess Of Princess Title match.

The TJPW debut of Janai Kai has her teaming with Hikari Noa.

Either Wakana Uehara or HIMAWARI will get their first singles win. Unless a draw somehow happens.

Juria Nagano will not be on the show because of a left finger injury.

DDT “DDT YOKOHAMA UNLIMITED VOL. 1”, 11/02/2023
Osaka Azalea Taisho Hall

0. Dark Match: Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Toru Owashi & Antonio Honda
1. D GENERATIONS CUP – B Block: Yuki Ishida (0) Vs Takeshi Masada (0)
2. D GENERATIONS CUP – B Block: Keigo Nakamura (2) Vs Toi Kojima (0)
3. D GENERATIONS CUP – A Block: Yuya Koroku (0) Vs Ilusion (0)
4. Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Noriyuki Yoshida Vs Chris Brookes, Akito, Soma Takao & Kazuma Sumi
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: MAO, Yuki Ueno & Kazuki Hirata Vs Yukio Sakaguchi, Hideki Okatani & Hikaru Machida
6. Special Single Match: Shunma Katsumata Vs Sanshiro Takagi
7. Harimao Vs DAMNATION T.A!: Kazusada Higuchi & Ryota Nakatsu Vs MJ Paul
8. Special Tag Match: Yuji Hino & Makoto Oishi Vs HARASHIMA & Yukio Naya

Higuchi invited an close friend of his to join Harimao and bolster up the unit while Naomi Yoshimura is out injured. Ryota Nakatsu from BASARA was Higuchi’s rival in DNA and is more than happy to give Harimao some reinforcement. He also doesn’t want people to think he is only filling in for Yoshimura because he is a fully fledged fourth member of the stable. Meanwhile DAMNATION T.A is still working out as a focused force even with Daisuke Sasaki still missing. Just like every other show that’s being advertised since his absence, the card can change if Sasaki appears at the show and is able to wrestle.

DDT “HEAT WAVE OVER FLOWERS 2 ~THE WORLD THAT EVERYONE DOES NOT KNOW~”, 14/02/2023
Shinjuku FACE

1. D GENERATIONS CUP – B Block: Keigo Nakamura Vs Yuki Ishida
2. D GENERATIONS CUP – A Block: Kazuma Sumi Vs Ilusion
3. ~The World Unknown To ShunMao~: MAO & Shunma Katsumata Vs Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi Vs Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi Vs Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga (Special Referee: MEN’S Teioh)
4. ~The World Unknown To Toi~: Toi Kojima Vs Yasu Urano
5. ~The World Unknown To Yuki~: Yuki Ueno Vs Gorgeous Matsuno & X
6. Special Tag Match: Akito & Sakura Hirota Vs Tetsuya Endo & Kazuki Hirata
7. Final Set ~The World Unknown To The 37KAMIINA~: MAO, Shunma Katsumata, Yuki Ueno, Toi Kojima

DDT received a message from Gorgeous Matsuno earlier today about his singles match against Yuki Ueno. Matsuno warns there is another wrestler out there who wants to fight Ueno as much as he does so Matsuno is bringing him to the show. Matsuno also wants the match to turn into a 2 Vs 1 Handicap Match because of this. Ueno accepts the challenge, thinking Matsuno is so little of a threat that it may as well still be a singles match.

DDT “FRIENDSHIP, EFFORT, VICTORY IN NAGOYA 2023”, 18/02/2023
Aichi Nagoya International Conference Center Event Hall

1. D GENERATIONS CUP – B Block: Toi Kojima (0) Vs Takeshi Masada (0)
2. D GENERATIONS CUP – A Block: Hideki Okatani (2) Vs Yuya Koroku (0)
3. 4 Way Tag Match: Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Antonio Honda & Keigo Nakamura
4. Tetsuya Endo, Kotaro Suzuki & Yusuke Okada Vs Yuji Hino, Makoto Oishi & Kazuma Sumi
5. Nagoya Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: MAO, Shunma Katsumata & Yukio Naya Vs HARASHIMA, Soma Takao & Shinya Ishida
6. International Special 6-Man Tag Match: Kip Sabian (w/ Penelope Ford), Chris Brookes & Hagane Shinno Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Yuki Ueno & Yuki Ishida
7. DDT Universal Title: Naruki Doi (c) Vs KANON
8. DDT Extreme Title – Master Of Environment Match: Jun Akiyama (c) Vs Akito

Once again Jun Akiyama is allowing his challenger to come up with the match stipulation for a DDT Extreme Title defence. This time it is Akito as the opponent and he came up with the Master Of Environment Match. All four corner turnbuckle pads will be removed and two green straps will criss cross the ring. Akiyama and Akito will fight under normal rules with the ring in this state. The green straps do not count as rope breaks. Akito was inspired by Gaia’s fight against Sikorsky in Baki The Grappler to come up with the match idea. That fight was all about how to use the environment as a weapon and Akito thinks he has a much better chance of beating Akiyama under a similar scenario. The concept might backfire though because Akiyama himself admits he does not move a lot in his matches. The restrictions caused by the extra ropes across the ring may not even matter in the end. Akito wants to return the Extreme Title belt back to purple if he wins it but accepts that it is the champion who gets to make that decision.

Proof of DAMNATION T.A still being a well oiled machine can be seen from how KANON is dealing with Naruki Doi. KANON & MJ Paul attacked Doi backstage after his match last weekend. Today at a press conference KANON approached Doi and apologised for his behaviour. Doi wanted to make sure if the DDT Universal Title defence against KANON is only going to involve those two and no one else. That means no Sasaki and no Paul in KANON’s corner while Doi will not have Kazuki Hirata in his. Doi then hesitantly shook KANON’s hand until KANON gave him a low blow! He told Doi his title reign won’t make it past its first defence in Nagoya!

Let’s see how this AEW relationship works out. Kip Sabian makes his DDT debut and Penelope Ford is by his side for extra danger. His first match here has him teaming with both Chris Brookes & Hagane Shinno as an international trio. Shinno recently had his own little excursion in AEW over the winter.

BASARA “BASARA 211 ~OJI NI KITSUNE 24~”, 18/02/2023
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MONSTAR

1. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura (c) Vs Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino

The new IRON FIST Tag Champions are going up against former champions in their first defence. Isami Kodaka is now a double BASARA champion and Daiki Shimomura wants to hold the tag titles long enough for the “ALL STAR JR FESTIVAL 2023”. That’s if he is chosen as BASARA’s representative of course. He may have jumped the gun on that. Aijin Tag lost the belts to the previous champions and had already planned to challenge them to a rematch. Now that Sento Minzoku have the titles, Aijin Tag had to change their target.

DDT/GCW “GCW VS DDT”, 31/03/2023
Ukrainian Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

1. Dark Sheik Vs Saki Akai
2. Jordan Oliver & Nick Wayne Vs MAO & Mike Bailey

We have our first two matches for the GCW Vs DDT show! The Moonlight Express reunite to take on The East West Express. The show will also pit GCW’s Dark Sheik against DDT’s own Saki Akai.

A partial lineup of other wrestlers have been announced. Team DDT so far consists of Kazusada Higuchi, Jun Akiyama and Yoshihiko. The first crop of GCW wrestlers showing up are Joey Janela, Blake Christian, EFFY and Allie Katch. The last two are being advertised together as Bussy (adding that to the taglist is going to be a dangerous game) so that means we have at least one other tag match happening.

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BASARA “BASARA 209 ~GLITTER~” Results

January 31, 2023

BASARA “BASARA 209 ~GLITTER~”, 31/01/2023
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
??? Fans – Withheld

1. Takato Nakano defeated Lil’ Kraken with the Diving Double Knee Drop (7:38).
2. Jacket 3 Way Match: FUMA and Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi defeated Gouma Ryu with an Arm Lock And Camel Clutch And Sickle Lock Combination (R3 1:29).
3. Masato Kamino & Fuminori Abe defeated KUBITO & Daichi Kazato when Kamino pinned Kazato with the Lariat (11:31).
4. Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga defeated SAGAT & Akiyori Takizawa when Oosugi pinned Takizawa with a Cradle (10:36).
5. Kazusada Higuchi defeated Ryota Nakatsu with the Brain Claw Slam (17:56).
6. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura defeated Takumi Tsukamoto & Yasu Urano (c) when Shimomura pinned Urano with the Swanton Bomb (16:40).
*Takumi Tsukamoto & Yasu Urano fails n V1. Sento Minzoku becomes the 8th IRON FIST Tag Champions!

Isami Kodaka lived up to his word and is now the first wrestler in BASARA to hold the Union MAX Title and IRON FIST Tag Titles at the same time! Daiki Shimomura was also excited to win the Tag Titles again for a second time. Aijin Tag came out after the match to challenge Sento Minzoku to a title match. Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino wanted to win the belts back from Takumi Tsukamoto & Yasu Urano but now they will have to fight the new champions instead. Nakano is hoping to win so he can bring the belt with him to the “ALL STAR JR FESTIVAL 2023” on 1st March but Kamino interrupted him before he finished saying it. The new champions accepted and Kodaka decided the match will happen at Oji BASEMENT MONSTAR on 18th February. He also wants to defend the Union MAX Title in the same month so that will likely happen on the 28th in Shin-Kiba 1st RING.

The match between friends and DNA rivals Kazusada Higuchi and Ryota Nakatsu almost ended in a double knockout. Both wrestlers were down for a 9 count after Nakatsu applied a Triangle Choke and Higuchi broke free by countering it with a Power Bomb. Higuchi got the better of Nakatsu in the final exchange and pinned him with the Brain Claw Slam. After the match Higuchi said he and Yuki Ishida are unsure when Naomi Yoshimura will return to action. He asked for Nakatsu’s help and offered him a spot in Harimao. Given their history together Nakatsu was happy to accept after the other members of Sparky gave him their blessing. He also made sure to note he is joining as a new member and not as a replacement for the injured Yoshimura. Higuchi explained in an interview after the show that he wanted to add a presence not from DDT to the unit. He always thought if Harimao was going to add a fourth member it would be Nakatsu.

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