BASARA “BASARA 318 ~TAKAGARI 35~” Results

October 12, 2026

BASARA “BASARA 318 ~TAKAGARI 35~”, 12/10/2026
Tokyo Takashimadaira Kumin Center
??? Fans – Unannounced

-. IRON FIST Tag Tournament – B Block Final: Daiki Shimomura & Shuichiro Katsumura defeated Daichi Kazato & Ayato Yoshida by Forfeit.
1. IRON FIST Tag Tournament – A Block Final: SAGAT & Lil’ Kraken defeated Ryota Nakatsu & Shota Nakagawa when SAGAT pinned Nakagawa with the Gore Grind (11:40).
2. Chicharito Shoki defeated Daichi Kazato with an Inside Cradle (8:34).
3. 4-On-4 Elimination Match: Takumi Tsukamoto, Isami Kodaka, FUMA & Seiya Morohashi defeated Takato Nakano, Masato Kamino, Takeru Inoue & Tomoki Hatano (19:57).
3a. Seiya Morohashi eliminated Takato Nakano by Ring Out (10:41).
3b. Takeru Inoue eliminated Seiya Morohashi with a Cradle (12:55).
3c. FUMA eliminated Masato Kamino with an Armbar (14:10).
3d. Tomoki Hatano eliminated FUMA with the Diving Guillotine Drop (14:21).
3e. Isami Kodaka eliminated Tomoki Hatano by Ring Out (16:05).
3f. Takeru Inoue eliminated Takumi Tsukamoto by Ring Out (17:08).
3g. Isami Kodaka eliminated Takeru Inoue with the Isamiashi Zan (19:57).
4. Tantan Menso defeated Judo Master with a Gedo Clutch (7:37).
5. IRON FIST Tag Tournament – Final: Daiki Shimomura & Shuichiro Katsumura defeated SAGAT & Lil’ Kraken when Shimomura pinned Kraken with the Swanton Bomb (14:01).

Earlier today at a Ganbare☆Pro show in the same venue, Shuichiro Katsumura talked about how potentially wrestling three matches in one day is a piece of cake for him. He ended up only having to wrestle in two. He and Daiki Shimomura received a bye into the IRON FIST Tag Tournament final because Ayato Yoshida suffered a left knee sprain at a 2AW show earlier in the day and had to be pulled from this show. The Super Family defeated Ryota Nakatsu & Shota Nakagawa in the only semi final to happen on the show. In the final SAGAT was able to break out of Katsumura’s Ninja Choke but Shimomura scored the win by pinning Lil’ Kraken with the Swanton Bomb.

After they were rewarded with the trophy, Shimomura thanked Katsumura for teaming with him on short notice before calling Aijin Tag to come into the ring. They made fun of the Iron Fist Tag Team Champions for getting eliminated in the first round and then asked when they are getting their title shot? Takato Nakano pointed out that Shimomura & Katsumura only reached the final because of a bye and it doesn’t sit right with him that they won the tournament without having to wrestle Daichi Kazato & Ayato Yoshida first. He decided the title match will happen on 27th October and Masato Kamino promised they won’t lose to a pair of scrawny little runts!

Judo Master and Tantan Menso spent their match arguing whether or not tantanmen ramen is a Japanese dish or a foreign dish. It is based on a Chinese recipe but Menso claims it is a domestic product because the ingredients come from Chiba. Master tried to attack Menso with a pair of nunchucks but ended up getting pinned with a Gedo Clutch.

By being the sole survivor of the Elimination Tag Match, Isami Kodaka challenged Takumi Tsukamoto for the Union MAX Title. Kodaka explained that he usually isn’t very good with Elimination Tag stipulations so winning one today should definitely earn him a title shot. Tsukamoto accepted and also allowed Kodaka to choose the date and location of the match. Kodaka picked Takashimadaira Kumin Center, the venue they are in right now and the match will happen at BASARA’s next show here on 23rd November. Tsukamoto warned that he is incredibly strong right now and Kodaka is completely aware of that.

With Yoshida pulling out due to a sudden injury, 2AW sent over Chicharito Shoki to the show as a last minute replacement. BASARA decided to eliminate Kazato & Yoshida from the tournament so Kazato’s new match was a singles bout with Shoki. During the match Shoki started imitating Yoshida by finding different ways to bully Kazato. It reached a point where Kazato had to convince Shoki he wasn’t Yoshida while speaking as if Yoshida was no longer among them. The two wrestlers hugged and Shoki suddenly cradled Kazato for the three count. Both of them then encouraged the fans to chant for Yoshida.


BASARA “BASARA 317 ~UTAGE~” Results

October 2, 2026

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

1. Takumi Tsukamoto, Minoru Fujita & Yasu Urano defeated Gouma Ryu, Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga when Tsukamoto submitted Ryu with a Crab Hold (8:46).
2. IRON FIST Tag Tournament – A Block Round 1: SAGAT & Lil’ Kraken defeated Judo Master & Muscle Master when Kraken pinned Judo with the Period. (11:23).
3. IRON FIST Tag Tournament – B Block Round 1: Daiki Shimomura & Shuichiro Katsumura defeated Isami Kodaka & FUMA when Shimomura pinned Kodaka with the Asai DDT (16:30).
4. IRON FIST Tag Tournament – A Block Round 1: Ryota Nakatsu & Shota Nakagawa defeated Takeru Inoue & Tomoki Hatano when Nakagawa pinned Inoue with the Swanton Bomb (12:16).
5. IRON FIST Tag Tournament – B Block Round 1: Daichi Kazato & Ayato Yoshida defeated Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino when Kazato pinned Nakano with the Rocket Punch Body Press (14:11).

The first round of this year’s IRON FIST Tag Tournament sees some big teams already getting eliminated including the reigning Iron Fist Tag Team Champions! That’s right, Aijin Tag lost to the odd couple team of Daichi Kazato & Ayato Yoshida. The result is disastrous for Aijin Tag because Yoshida spent just as much time trying to fight Kazato as he did with them. He even put Kazato through a table and left him for Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino to pick up the scraps. However Kazato wouldn’t give up and seemed to finally win over Yoshida when he bit the bullet for one of the opponent’s double team moves. Kazato then took advantage of the confusing chaos to land the Rocket Punch Body Press on Nakano and pin him for the victory. Aijin Tag blame themselves for the loss and will watch the rest of the tournament from the sidelines to see who will challenge them for the tag titles next. Meanwhile Kazato thanks the fans for their support while Yoshida said the fans should be thanking him because he’s the only reason why he and Kazato won today.

Ryota Nakatsu & Shota Nakagawa joked that they used the power of baseball to defeat the Death Volleyball Club. In reality the admit they didn’t rely on a lot of teamwork between them and even suffered some friendly fire that could have cost them the match. They also think if Takeru Inoue & Tomoki Hatano can be called a volleyball club then maybe Nakatsu & Nakagawa can call themselves The Walk Club.

On paper the team of Isami Kodaka & FUMA should be competitive enough to run the bracket but they’ve been knocked out in the opening round thanks to Daiki Shimomura & Shuichiro Katsumura. FUMA got caught up in Katsumura’s Ninja Choke while Shimomura used the Asai DDT on Kodaka to pin him. The winning team thought they were facing Aijin Tag in the next round and were surprised to find out that won’t be the case. They agreed not to get pulled into Kazato’s world of playing games and instead go for a quick victory. It will be a busy day for Katsumura because he will be wrestling at Ganbare☆Pro too.

The first match in the bracket had to be changed when Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Seiya Morohashi both fell ill with love sickness. The team replacing them were the masked men of Judo Master & Muscle Master. The team introduced themselves as the “Master Of Softness” and the “Master Of Hardness”. SAGAT responded by calling the two of them hard to deal with. He also seemed to recognise Muscle Master was really Morohashi judging by his body shape. SAGAT unmasked him and discovered that Morohashi had his face painted like The Great Muta underneath! Morohashi gave SAGAT & Lil’ Kraken some Dragon Screws then sprayed water instead of Poison Mist. The water missed and got Judo Master by mistake. Krake then gave Judo the Period. for the three count. The Super Family think they won the match but also believe the could have been just a fever dream.

The semi finals on 12th October will be SAGAT & Lil’ Kraken Vs Ryota Nakatsu & Shota Nakagawa and Daiki Shimomura & Shuichiro Katsumura Vs Daichi Kazato & Ayato Yoshida.


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!


“URANO EN 4 ~1 DAY SWISS DRAW TOURNAMENT~” Results

September 8, 2026

“URANO EN 4 ~1 DAY SWISS DRAW TOURNAMENT~”, 08/09/2026
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
??? Fans

1. 1 Day Swiss Draw Tournament – Round 1: Tsutomu Oosugi (1) defeated Shota Kawakami (0) (10:00).
2. 1 Day Swiss Draw Tournament – Round 1: Ryo Mizunami (0) defeated Ayato Yoshida (0) by Judge’s Decision (10:00).
3. 1 Day Swiss Draw Tournament – Round 1: Yasu Urano (1) defeated Daiki Shimomura (0) (10:00).
4. 1 Day Swiss Draw Tournament – Round 1: TAMURA⭐︎GENE⭐︎ (2) defeated Ilusion (1) (10:00).
5. 1 Day Swiss Draw Tournament – Round 2: Shota Kawakami (0) defeated Ayato Yoshida (0) by Judge’s Decision (10:00).
6. 1 Day Swiss Draw Tournament – Round 2: Daiki Shimomura (3) defeated Ilusion (2) (10:00).
7. 1 Day Swiss Draw Tournament – Semi Final: Tsutomu Oosugi (1) defeated Ryo Mizunami (0) (10:00).
8. 1 Day Swiss Draw Tournament – Semi Final: TAMURA⭐︎GENE⭐︎ (1) defeated Yasu Urano (0) (10:00).
9. 1 Day Swiss Draw Tournament – Round 3: Shota Kawakami (0) defeated Daiki Shimomura (0) by Judge’s Decision (10:00).
10. 1 Day Swiss Draw Tournament – Round 3: Ryo Mizunami (2) defeated Yasu Urano (1) (10:00).
11. 1 Day Swiss Draw Tournament – Round 3: Ayato Yoshida (2) defeated Ilusion (1) (10:00).
12. 1 Day Swiss Draw Tournament – Final: Tsutomu Oosugi (0) Vs TAMURA⭐︎GENE⭐︎ (0) ended in a Draw (10:00).
12a. Overtime: Tsutomu Oosugi defeated TAMURA⭐︎GENE⭐︎ with the Tsuki no Ishi (?:??).

Over the last year or two Yasu Urano has produced three independent shows featuring matches built around endurance. The first two shows in 2025 took place without an audience while the third that was held back in February was the first to happen in front of a crowd of fans. Urano went ahead and held another show today with a change to the format. The previous show was built around a round robin tournament of Iron Man matches. The same happened here except it was held as a single elimination tournament. However the show was laid out so everyone in the lineup would wrestle an identical number of matches all against unique opponents. So those who get eliminated from the bracket would still have more matches to wrestle while those who advance further get a breather before their bout in the next round.

The tournament was a mixed group of wrestlers. Urano was there as the technician along with Tsutomu Oosugi providing speed. Daiki Shimomura and Shota Kawakami were among the youngest wrestlers taking part. Ilusion was there too on the rulebreaker side alongside Ayato Yoshida. The wild cards were TAMURA⭐︎GENE⭐︎ (I only found out watching this that *GENE* is meant to be pronounced as “Generation”) and Ryo Mizunami. Every match had a 10 minute time limit and if the score was tied at the end, the winner would be chosen by two judges: Akito and Ikuto Hidaka. There was also Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi working the show as the ring announcer.


Beer Garden Sell Outs, Reina Seiji’s 1st Match, THE RAMPAGE Ambassador

July 14, 2026

DDT “FIGHTING BEER GARDEN 2026 IN SHINJUKU 【FINAL COUNTDOWN 1】”, 15/07/2026
Shinjuku FACE

1. Jun Akiyama & Soma Takao Vs Naomi Yoshimura & Rukiya
2. Invisible Man Rumble: Kazuki Hirata Vs Lengendary Invisible Man Fighters
3. Special Tag Match: Hideki Okatani & Ilusion Vs Yuni & Kumadori
4. Danshoku Dieno & Antonio Honda Vs Junta Miyawaki & Masami Inahata
5. Special 8-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, Shinya Aoki, To-y & Kaisei Takechi Vs KANON, Yuki Iino, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI)
6. Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato Vs HARASHIMA, Yuki Ishida & Hinata Kasai
7. Summer Fun KING OF DRUNK 2026 ~ Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Gauntlet: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Kazuma Sumi Vs Chris Brookes Vs MAO Vs Shunma Katsumata

Tomorrow’s Beer Garden show is sold out! There will also be a contract signing for the DDT Extreme Title match between Hideki Okatani and Yuki Ishida taking place before any of the matches begin.

DDT “FIGHTING BEER GARDEN 2026 IN SHINJUKU 【FINAL COUNTDOWN 2】”, 16/07/2026
Shinjuku FACE

1. Kazuma Sumi & Yuni Vs Soma Takao & Yuki Ishida
2. Special Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki & Mikiya Sasaki Vs Shunma Katsumata & To-y
3. DAMNATION T.A Vs STRANGE LOVE CONNECTION!: Hideki Okatani, Ilusion & MJ Paul Vs Yuki Iino, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI)
4. Kaidan Shin-Numabukuro Royale: Kaisei Takechi Vs Jun Akiyama Vs Danshoku Dieno Vs MAO Vs KANON Vs Naomi Yoshimura Vs Rukiya Vs Hinata Kasai
*Kaidan Reading Artist: Hisaya Imabayashi
5. Blindfold Nipple Covered 4 Way Death Match ~ Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Gauntlet: Yuki Ueno Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Junta Miyawaki Vs Masami Inahata
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato (c) Vs Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Antonio Honda

Thursday’s show is also sold out and will host the contract signing between paleyouth and FANTÔMES DRAMATIC for both the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles match as well as the upcoming KO-D Tag Team Titles match.

DDT “ROJO PRO WRESTLING IN NARAHA TOWN SUMMER FESTIVAL 2026”, 25/07/2026
Fukushima Naraha Town Tenjinmisaki Sports Park

1. Falls Count Anywhere 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y Vs Takeshi Masada, Yukio Naya & Yuki Ishida

A free wrestling match is taking place in To-y’s neck of the woods later this month. Naraha Town is holding a summer festival and DDT want a Falls Count Anywhere match to happen over there.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “LOVE & PEACE TIF PRO WRESTLING 2026 -MORNING SESSION-”, 01/08/2026
Odaiba TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL 2026 GREETING AREA Special Booth

1. Reina Seiji Vs X

This August Tokyo Joshi Pro will be involved with the Tokyo Idol Festival being held in Odaiba. The idol group NGT48 will be heavily featured in the festival and one of their attractions will be the pro wrestling debut of Reina Seiji! The idol was involved with last year’s “LOVE & PEACE” event in Malaysia and at the time she was approached by Sanshiro Takagi with an offer to give pro wrestling a try. She accepted with the intention of promoting NGT48 to a new audience. Through an interview with Tokyo Sports, Seiji revealed that she has a past connection with Saya Kamitani from Stardom because the two of them both worked on the same AKB project years ago. They caught up with each other last year during the taping of KUNOICHI (the women’s only version of SASUKE/Ninja Warrior). Seiji hasn’t decided on making future plans for wrestling yet. She is only focusing on her first match at the moment.

BASARA “BASARA 313 ~SUPER BRILLIANCE~”, 02/08/2026
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. FUMA, Ryuichi Sekine & Seiya Morohashi Vs Daiki Shimomura, Takeru Inoue & Yasu Urano
2. -Grace Project Presents- 3-Way 6-Man Tag Match: Captain Grace, Yusaku Ito & Violento Jack Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi, Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga (w/ Gouma Ryu) Vs SAGAT, Lil’ Kraken & Minoru Fujita
3. Daichi Kazato Vs Ayato Yoshida
4. Ryota Nakatsu Vs Shunma Katsumata
5. Iron Fist Tag Team Titles: Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino (c) Vs Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto
6. Union MAX Title: Shuji Ishikawa (c) Vs Takumi Tsukamoto

This is the complete card for BASARA’s return to Korakuen Hall next month. Way back in January Daichi Kazato and Ayato Yoshida had a singles match that Yoshida was worried could never happen again due to the political turmoil that was happening around Japan at the time. Well good news for him, the rematch is happening after all.

DDT “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2026”, 11/08/2026
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Time Delayed Entry Battle Royal: Kazuma Sumi (c) Vs X
2. Special Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki & DOUKI Vs Antonio Honda & X
3. Hinata Kasai 1st Anniversary Debut Match ~ Special Tag Match: Jun Kasai & Hinata Kasai Vs X & X
4. Special Single Match: YAMATO Vs Danshoku Dieno
5. DDT Universal Title: Kazuma Sumi (c) Vs Ryusuke Taguchi
6. Dramatic Dream Match: KONOSUKE TAKESHITA Vs Kaisei Takechi
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs MAO

One of Kaisei Takechi’s pals from THE RAMPAGE will be showing up to Sumo Hall in August. DDT has appointed Shogo Yamamoto as the ambassador for “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2026” to help promote the show. He claims to be a fan of MAO but also appreciates Yuki Ueno after seeing Takechi’s matches with him in it.


DDT “CHARISMANIA IV” Results

July 2, 2026

DDT “CHARISMANIA IV”, 02/07/2026
Shinjuku FACE
??? Fans – Unannounced

1. Yasu Urano & Sangre Azteca Jr. defeated Naohiro Katsumi & Yunicaras Jr. (w/ Sumicaras) when Urano submitted Katsumi with a Side Headlock and Azteca submitted Yunicaras with the Atlantida (12:23).
2. Special Single Match: Ryunosuke Nagai defeated MJ Paul with the Spear (9:07).
3. Fake Brahman Army Vs Mataro Army All-Out Confrontation: Fake Brahman Yuki, Fake Brahman Yuki & Fake Brahman Yuki Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi, Takayuki Ueki & Takeshi Masada (w/ Mataro) ended in a No Contest (13:10).
4. Special Tag Match: Ayato Ishida & Gabai Ji-chan defeated Minoru Fujita & Ilusion when Ji-chan pinned Ilusion with an Inside Cradle (14:20).
5. DDT Extreme Title – Barbed Wire Board Crash Match: Hideki Okatani (c) Vs Yuko Miyamoto ended in a Draw after a Double Barbed Wire Board Crash (14:30).
*V3 for Hideki Okatani.
6. O-40 Title – 3 Way Match: Daisuke Sasaki (c) defeated Shuji Ishikawa and Keisuke Ishii when Sasaki submitted Ishii with La Mistica Crossover Face Lock (14:54).
*V2 for Daisuke Sasaki.

At the age of 40 years old Daisuke Sasaki is having a highlight year of his career. He toured North America, competed at this year’s Best Of The Super Jr. tournament and will be teaming with DOUKI at Sumo Hall in a few months time. But maybe most important of all, Sasaki is taking the O-40 Title to new heights and actually got a title defence to be the main event of his annual “CHARISMANIA” show. His challengers in the 3 Way Match are both very familiar with him either as friends or regular opponents in the past. There were spots when Sasaki would team up with Shuji Ishikawa or Keisuke Ishii to beat up on the other but the match broke down into a free for all. Ishikawa came close to using the Splash Mountain on Sasaki but he rolled out of it and Ishii came in to hit the Kneel Kick. Sasaki then knocked Ishii into the referee so he could Low Blow him without it being seen. The plan worked and Sasaki went on to submit Ishii with La Mistica Crossover Face Lock for the win.

Sasaki was likely in a good mood over the result which would explain why he threw compliments at Ishii after the match. He is surprised that Ishii can still do the crazy moves he used to do in his 20s and 30s and he told Ishii to keep doing them until he reaches his 60s. Sasaki then talked to Ishikawa about them forming the original DAMNATION 10 years ago. The memories made Ishikawa want to sing but Sasaki stopped him so he could change the subject to Shinjuku FACE’s upcoming closure. Sasaki worries with the venue going away there might not be a place left for him to do crazy things. However he will still hang around Kabukicho until he his 105 years old and there will probably be a new Shinjuku FACE established by then. As for the next “CHARISMANIA” show, Sasaki is considering the Nippon Budokan or the Tokyo Dome but he hasn’t made a decision yet.

Hideki Okatani also earned a successful title defence for his DDT Extreme Title match but only just. Sasaki invited Yuko Miyamoto to challenge Okatani for the belt so Okatani decided they would have a Barbed Wire Board Crash match. The reason is because the last time they fought each other in 2023, Miyamoto put Okatani through a table. With revenge on his mind Okatani tried to put Miyamoto through the board. Miyamoto gave him a Power Bomb onto it but it was lying flat on the ring canvas at the time so couldn’t break. The board was then balanced over some chairs and Okatani tried to Dropkick Miyamoto onto it but he backflipped over the board and cleared it instead. With things at a stalemate, both men wrapped strands of barbed wire around their head and Headbutted each other. They then fought up to the aisle where the board was placed below them and they both knocked each other down, crashing through it. The match was ruled a draw which counts as a successful defence for Okatani. He still didn’t beat Miyamoto though. He said three years ago Miyamoto put him through the table and today Okatani defended the Extreme Title against him. So in six years time they will have another rematch so Okatani can finally beat Miyamoto!

Before Okatani could leave the ring, Yuki Ishida charged in screaming about how much he wants to change himself. He’s going to change by challenging for the Extreme Title! Okatani kicked Ishida down and told him he hasn’t changed anything about himself. He also doesn’t have anything to lose. Ishida said he isn’t doing to half-heartedly so to prove it he will put his hair on the line! Okatani remembered Ishida is a former sumo wrestler which means his hair does actually have some value. He accepted the challenge but only to make the match Title Vs Hair. Okatani won’t put his own hair on the line because the Extreme Title by itself is worth about the same as Ishida’s hair.

Ilusion found out the hard way that when you grab hold of Gabai Ji-chan’s walking cane it transfers his age over to you. Ilusion held onto it and became too decrepit to defend himself. Ji-chan then kicked the cane so it flicked in between Ilusion’s legs to make him crotch himself. He couldn’t kick out of the Inside Cradle after that. Ayato Yoshida did not fall for the same fate because he simply kicked Ji-chan’s cane away for heel heat at the start of the match despite being his tag partner. The cane was also used to block Minoru Fujita’s Swanton Bomb.

The real Brahman Brothers were not available to be at the show so a fake band of them appeared instead. The Bramhmans that looked sort of like Yuki Ueno, Yuki Iino & Yuki Ishida caused the same kind of havoc as the originals. They tortured their opponents until Takayuki Ueki pulled out his pistol and demanded to know if they got permission to use the gimmick. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi then tried using the power of his singing to change them back to normal. The Fake Brahmans fought back and targeted Takeshi Masada until all of a sudden Mataro appeared dressed as Frieza! One by one he attacked his opponents but also took out his allies by accident. More disgusting looking Brahman spots happened and once Yukinoru Matsui got pulled into them, he called off the match and declared it a No Contest.

MJ Paul met his match and suffered an upset defeat at the hands of Ryunosuke Nagai. Paul thought he had things under control and turned his back to climb the ropes for the Reverse Splash. He never expected Nagai would get up and give him a Power Bomb from the corner. Paul tried fighting back and kicked out of one Spear but Nagai finished him off with a second.

The opening match was held under Lucha Libre rules. Yasu Urano & Sangre Azteca Jr. took it upon themselves to be the rudos by trying to rip off the bags masks of Yunicaras Jr. and also Sumicaras. They got the win when Azteca lifted Yunicaras up for the Atlantida submission hold. He did the move running around the ring while Urano made Naohiro Katsumi give up to a Side Headlock.


BASARA “BASARA 306 ~UTAGE~” Results

May 1, 2026

BASARA “BASARA 306 ~UTAGE~”, 01/05/2026
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
??? Fans – Unannounced

1. Yasu Urano defeated Takeru Inoue with a Headlock (9:10).
2. Turnabout Pro Wrestling Trial: Ayato Yoshida defeated Banana Senga and Gouma Ryu (9:28).
3. SAGAT & Minoru Fujita defeated Isami Kodaka & Shuji Ishikawa when SAGAT pinned Ishikawa with the Gore Grind (11:47).
4. 4 Way Tag Match: Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Tsutomu Oosugi defeated Ryota Nakatsu & Daichi Kazato, Takumi Tsukamoto & Daiki Shimomura and Lil’ Kraken & Akira Jo when Hiroshi pinned Kraken with the Perfect Plex (8:57).
5. Iron Fist Tag Team Titles: Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino (c) defeated FUMA & Seiya Morohashi when Kamino pinned FUMA with the Lariat (18:50).
*V2 for Aijin Tag.

With a second successful title defence having just taken place, Aijin Tag are feeling like they are BASARA’s best team out there. They asked for any other teams to come out and challenge them when Yasu Urano appeared. Urano then called down Minoru Fujita to join him. They talked about the Fujita Pro Wrestling School Youtube channel that has been running for around six years now yet neither of them can really explain what the entire project is meant to be. If it’s a marketing brand then they need to promote it somehow and Urano thinks the best way to do that is turn the Iron Fist Tag Team Titles into the Fujita Pro Wrestling School Tag Team Titles. The two teams then got into a fight and while Aijin Tag came out on top, Urano & Fujita fled the ring with one of the tag title belts. They demanded to get a title match at 29th May, which Aijin Tag accepted.

Meanwhile FUMA & Seiya Morohashi began to blame each other backstage over losing in the main event. Morohashi thought FUMA could have finished the champions off if he had fought a little harder. FUMA suggested he could have been able to submit Takato Nakano or Masato Kamino if Morohashi did a better job of holding the other wrestler back. The two ended up challenging each other to a match on 29th May.

A regular Spear followed by the Gore Grind resulted in SAGAT scoring a surprise victory over Shuji Ishikawa. He quickly challenged him for the Union MAX Title on 29th May. Ishikawa accepted because he wants to get revenge on SAGAT for being the first person in BASARA to pin him for a three count.

It’s unusual to see a wrestler enter a Turnabout Pro Wrestling Trial for the second time and even more unusual when it happens in a short amount of time. Ayato Yoshida was back in the court room just over a month after his first appearance for the alleged crime of threatening Gouma Ryu somewhere in Tokyo on 30th April. He tried to grab the microphone from Banana Senga but unintentionally threw him down, adding a second charge to this trial. The witness was a referee who complained about Yoshida calling him shitty but Yoshida’s defence was to ask what is wrong with telling a referee he is crap at his job? Eventually everyone in the trial wanted to fight Yoshida but he easily defeated all of them at once to be proven Not Guilty. He continued to beat a few of them around the ring while he was leaving.


Mune Returning From Injury, Aniki Vs Toga, Hiroshi’s 15th Anniversary

April 13, 2026

I am making the (somewhat foolish) trip to Las Vegas this week to see Tokyo Joshi Pro amongst other wrestling shows (also Golden Knights ice hockey and a Battlebots taping of all things). Updates on here might get delayed while I’m over there but if I find time to write about them, it will show up eventually. Before I go there will be a DDT Around The World article coming up along with a guide for the TJPW Las Vegas show. They are both coming up tomorrow.

DDT “DREAM LIGHTS ~HOW DO YOU LIKE DDT WEDNESDAY~”, 15/04/2026
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dramatic Dark Match: Ilusion Vs X
1. Jun Akiyama & Rukiya Vs Akito & Masami Inahata
2. 3 Way Tag Match: Kazuma Sumi & Yuni Vs Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata Vs Naomi Yoshimura & Kumadori
3. Special 8-Man Tag Match: MAO, KANON, Viento Maligno (w/ KIMIHIRO) & Yuya Aoki Vs Shunma Katsumata, Junta Miyawaki, To-y & Yuki Ishida
4. Special Single Match: YOH Vs Antonio Honda
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato (c) Vs Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Hinata Kasai
6. DDT Extreme Title – Hardcore Table Crash Match: Hideki Okatani (c) Vs Yukio Naya
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs Yuki Iino

This is the match order for Wednesday’s DDT show in Korakuen Hall. At the moment it has not been announced who Ilusion will face in the dark match.

GANBARE☆PRO “HATAAGE 13TH ANNIVERSARY – MAD MAX 2026”, 29/04/2026
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Munetatsu Nakamura, Shota Kawakami & Sentaro Motojima Vs Choun Shiryu, PSYCHO & Yuya Susumu
2. Moeka Haruhi Vs Ram Kaichow
3. YuuRI Vs Utami Hayashihita
4. Ken Ohka 25th Anniversary Match: Ken Ohka & Guts Ishijima Vs Masaaki Mochizuki & Ryota Nakatsu
5. Minoru Suzuki & Shuichiro Katsumura Vs Hideki “Shrek” Sekine & Akira Shoji
6. Spirit Of Ganbare World Tag Team Titles: Yumehito Imanari & Shinichiro Tominaga (c) Vs Takuya Wada & Tyson Maeguchi
7. Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Title: Mizuki Watase (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii

In good news, Munetatsu Nakamura has been cleared to return to the ring after spending the last three months recovering from a herniated cervical disc. Ganbare☆Pro has added him to their Korakuen show at the end of the month, putting him in the opener along with Choun Shiryu to even out the teams.

BASARA “BASARA 306 ~UTAGE~”, 01/05/2026
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Turnabout Pro Wrestling Trial: Ayato Yoshida Vs Banana Senga Vs Gouma Ryu
2. Iron Fist Tag Team Titles: Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino (c) Vs FUMA & Seiya Morohashi

The specter of Union Pro continues to hang over BASARA with the latest challengers approaching Aijin Tag. The duo of FUMA & Seiya Morohashi are the next team to challenge for the Iron Fist Tag Team Titles.

Hang on we just had Ayato Yoshida on trial last month. What the hell kind of trouble has he gotten into this time?

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “YES! WONDERLAND ’26”, 04/05/2026
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Ryo Mizunami Vs Toga
2. International Princess Title: Suzume (c) Vs Haru Kazashiro

Yesterday Ryo Mizunami announced she has rejoined Sendai Girls after previously being affiliated with them from 2007-2012. If there was any worry that the news means she would no longer appear in TJPW anymore than fear not because she is showing up for Golden Week to have a singles match against Toga!

BASARA “TRANS-AM ★ HIROSHI GOLDEN 15TH ANNIVERSARY”, 15/05/2026
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Kazuki Hirata Vs Daichi Kazato
2. Minoru Fujita & Antonio Honda Vs Isami Kodaka & Takumi Tsukamoto
3. MEN’S Teioh, Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga Vs Takato Nakano, Masato Kamino & Takeru Inoue
4. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Ayumu Honda

I’m thinking over the fifteen years of Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi and wonder how things could have been if he never suffered that shoulder injury back in 2014. Back then DDT struck a deal with All Japan for AJPW to “rent” Hiroshi for six months. He then dislocated his shoulder right before he was supposed to start his AJPW excursion. When he recovered he got to do a handul of tours with them in 2015 and 2016 but it wasn’t anything worth talking about at the time. And then he made the switch from Americana pro wrestler into the yoga weirdo we see today. But he’s our yoga weirdo so it’s nice to see this milestone get celebrated. Whenever he hangs out with Ayumu Honda he always speaks on his behalf, often misinterpretating his promos. Honda will get a chance to shut him up on his special day.

One of Hiroshi’s influences is on the card. He has both fought and teamed with MEN’S Teioh several times back in Hiroshi’s Union Pro days.


BASARA “BASARA 304 ~TAKAGARI 34~” Results

April 4, 2026

BASARA “BASARA 304 ~TAKAGARI 34~”, 04/04/2026
Tokyo Takashimadaira Kumin Center
??? Fans – Unannounced

1. Tsutomu Oosugi defeated Takeru Inoue with the Tsuki no Ishi (7:39).
2. Daichi Kazato Vs Masato Kamino ended in a Draw after a Double Backslide Pin (10:30).
3. Shuji Ishikawa & Banana Senga defeated Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura when Senga pinned Shimomura with the Koryu (11:57).
4. Ryota Nakatsu defeated Ryuma Sekimo with an Armbar (12:56).
5. Survival 4 Way Match: SAGAT & Lil’ Kraken defeated FUMA & Seiya Morohashi, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Ayumu Honda and Takato Nakano & Ayato Yoshida (19:35).
5a. FUMA & Seiya Morohashi eliminated Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Ayumu Honda when Morohashi pinned Hiroshi with a Cradle (13:49).
5b. Takato Nakano & Ayato Yoshida eliminated FUMA & Seiya Morohashi when Nakano pinned Morohshi with the Kenkatabami (15:14).
5c. SAGAT & Lil’ Kraken eliminated Takato Nakano & Ayato Yoshida when SAGAT pinned Nakano with the Gore Grind (19:35).

The Super Family team of SAGAT & Lil’ Kraken got to build up some momentum for next week’s Iron Fist Tag Team Titles by winning a Survival 4 Way Match today. Takato Nakano took the last fall from SAGAT while his partner for the match Ayato Yoshida grew even more frustrated with having to deal with how weird a lot of the BASARA wrestlers are.


BASARA “BASARA 303 ~UTAGE~” Results

March 27, 2026

BASARA “BASARA 303 ~UTAGE~”, 27/03/2026
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
??? Fans – Unannounced

1. Kaji Tomato defeated Takeru Inoue with the Speed (8:18).
2. Turnabout Pro Wrestling Trial: Ayato Yoshida defeated Gouma Ryu and Banana Senga when Yoshida submitted Ryu and Senga with a Double Half Crab Hold (8:04).
3. The Outsider & Sumo Master defeated Master T & Judo Master when The Outsider pinned Master with the V Slider (9:17).
4. SAGAT, Lil’ Kraken & Minoru Fujita defeated Daichi Kazato, Tsutomu Oosugi & Shuji Ishikawa when SAGAT pinned Kazato with the Gore Grind (11:31).
5. Iron Fist Tag Team Titles: Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino defeated Takumi Tsukamoto & Daiki Shimomura (c) when Nakano pinned Shimomura with the Takagari (20:08).
*Takumi Tsukamoto & Daiki Shimomura fail in V3. Aijin Tag become the 16th Iron Fist Tag Team Champions!

Aijin Tag have now become the three time Iron Fist Tag Team Champions but they already have their first challengers approaching. When Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino were celebrating their victory, SAGAT & Lil’ Kraken entered the ring to challenge them for the belts. It is SAGAT’s idea because Kraken had to remind him they already got a title shot back in January. Nakano told them they have no principles but SAGAT’s argument that if they were to just wait for another title shot it wouldn’t come. Aijin Tag accepted his reasoning and will put the titles on the line in Osaka on 12th April. Backstage Nakano told Kamino their next goal should be to break the record for most title defences because the teams that are on top of that list are freelancers like Speed Of Sounds and Astronauts. Nakano thinks a BASARA affiliated team like Aijin Tag deserves to hold the record instead!

Something unprecidented happened in regards to Match #3. Both Ryota Nakatsu and FUMA suddenly suffered from love sickness and had to pull out of the show at the last minute. BASARA were able to find some mysterious newcomers to fill in for the missing wrestlers. Judo Master was now teaming with Master T instead of FUMA and Yuki Ishida now had The Outsider as his partner. Ishida was angry over this turn of events because today was meant to be Harimao’s last appearance in BASARA as a unit. The remaining members Kazusada Higuchi & Naomi Yoshimura came to the show to be in their corner. Ishida stormed out of the match and left The Outsider to fight by himself. But when things were going bad for The Outsider, he called for help from somebody named Sumo Master. And wouldn’t you know it, Sumo Master suddenly appeared and came to the rescue.

Ayato Yoshida was not a popular person in the court room today. Everyone was booing him and he didn’t put up much effort towards changing people’s minds. He was on trial for allegedly shouting verbal abuse towards Minoru Fujita. The defence provided by Gouma Ryu is that kind of behaviour is sometimes acceptable between pro wrestlers while they fight in the ring. However, Banana Senga had evidence that showed the nasty comments were made inside the locker room. Fujita was called up as a witness and he said Yoshida thinks of him like his junior which is why he treats him this way. Ryu gave up trying to defend Yoshida and teamed up with Senga to fight him. Yoshida easily beat the two of them and by winning the match he was acquitted of any wrong doing.