BASARA “BASARA 208 ~HATAAGE ANNIVERSARY~” Results

January 21, 2023

BASARA “BASARA 208 ~HATAAGE ANNIVERSARY~”, 21/01/2023
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall
??? Fans

1. Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga defeated Daichi Kazato & Lil’ Kraken when Senga pinned Kraken with a Jackknife Pin (9:09).
2. Takumi Tsukamoto, Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino defeated FUMA, KUBITO & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi when Kamino pinned Hiroshi with the Lariat (10:55).
3. SAGAT 10th Anniversary Match: Hideyoshi Kamitani defeated SAGAT with a Back Drop (16:36).
4. Ryota Nakatsu & Fuminori Abe defeated Ryuichi Sekine & Daiki Shimomura when Nakatsu pinned Sekine with the V Slider (13:18).
5. Union MAX Title: Isami Kodaka (c) defeated Yasu Urano with the Isamiashi Zan (22:17).
*V4 for Isami Kodaka.

Isami Kodaka still wants to continue wrestling Yasu Urano after defending the Union MAX Title against him. He admits Urano is not the opponent you would associate with the main event of a BASARA anniversary show but Kodaka needed to defend the MAX Title today and his senpai Urano was the name that stuck out to him most. Since Urano is one half of the IRON FIST Tag Champions Kodaka now wants to challenge him for those belts so he can become the first wrestler in BASARA to hold both of the company’s championships at the same time. Urano & Takumi Tsukamoto will defend the tag titles against Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura on 31st January.

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Akiyama’s 1st TLC Match, Kotaro BURNS Again, Rhio Challenges Yamashita For EVE Title

November 30, 2022

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW AUTUMN TOUR ’22”, 03/12/2022
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Mizuki Vs Haruna Neko
2. Rika Tatsumi Vs Pom Harajuku
3. Yuki Kamifuku & Millie McKenzie Vs Shoko Nakajima & Suzume
4. Miu Watanabe Vs Mahiro Kiryu
5. Yuki Aino & Raku Vs Hyper Misao & Kaya Toribami
6. Yuka Sakazaki, Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo Vs Miyu Yamashita, Maki Itoh & Moka Miyamoto

The long road to Ittenyon has begun. Yuka Sakazaki and Miyu Yamashita have plenty of time and matches with each other to prepare for the Princess Of Princess Title match on 4th January.

Raku has recovered from covid and is cleared to wrestle again. She missed out on the Princess Tag Team Titles match but her team with Yuki Aino continues.

Before Millie McKenzie goes back to England she is getting another match in Tokyo Joshi Pro.

Nao Kakuta is absent again because she is back doing her stage play.

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2022 THE FINAL”, 04/12/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Akito & Antonio Honda
2. Soma Takao, Hideki Okatani & Hikaru Machida Vs Yuya Koroku, Yuki Ishida & Takeshi Masada
3. BURNING Vs The 37KAMIINA!: Tetsuya Endo, Kotaro Suzuki & Yusuke Okada Vs MAO, Shunma Katsumata & Toi Kojima
4. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Naruki Doi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs HARASHIMA, Yukio Sakaguchi & Kazuma Sumi
5. Special 8-Man Tag Match: Kazusada Higuchi, Yuji Hino, Chris Brookes & RSP Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Minoru Fujita, MJ Paul & KANON
6. DDT Extreme Title – TLC Match: Joey Janela (c) Vs Jun Akiyama
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – Final: Yuki Ueno Vs Yukio Naya

For the first time in his illustrious career Jun Akiyama is doing a TLC Match! Joey Janela chose the stipulation on purpose for that reason. He also thinks beating Akiyama in a TLC Match will benefit GCW and their expansion into Japan. Akiyama is not familiar with the match type even after his recent appearances in America for AEW. All he knows is it sounds like the kind of match Shunma Katsumata likes to do. Akiyama agreed to do the match and promises to do it with his own style. He hears that Janela has respect for him but he does not believe it.

During the week Akiyama held an interview with Kotaro Suzuki on his Youtube channel. Suzuki revealed his contract with NOAH had just expired and he is now a free agent. Akiyama suggested he come wrestle a match for DDT. He would set everything up for him to do it. Suzuki was a member of a previous version of BURNING so it only makes sense for him to be part of their team in the match against The 37KAMIINA. The sauna boys add Toi Kojima to even the numbers.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW CITY CIRCUIT AUTUMN ~HAMAMATSU PERFORMANCE~”, 10/12/2022
Shizuoka Entetsu Hall

1. EVE Title: Miyu Yamashita (c) Vs Rhio

Here is “The Unbreakable” Rhio making her second tour of TJPW. On the same show that Yamashita won the EVE Title at, Rhio had already thrown her name out as the next challenger for the championship. McKenzie ended up leapfrogging her for to be Yamashita’s first challenger and there won’t be another EVE show taking place until January so Rhio is taking matters into her own hands. She is going back to Japan with the goal of winning the EVE Title and bringing it back home. EVE announced that should Rhio beat Yamashita and become the new champion, Yamashita will get a rematch in London on 7th January. I assume she’ll be doing that date with or without the title anyway.

BASARA “BASARA 206 ~RYU TOKOTO~”, 11/12/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Ryuichi Sekine & Minoru Fujita Vs Ryota Nakatsu & SAGAT
2. Daiki Shimomura Vs Atsuki Aoyagi
3. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino (c) Vs Takumi Tsukamoto & Yasu Urano
4. Union MAX Title: Isami Kodaka (c) Vs Fuminori Abe

Yasu Urano is having a career resurgance on the indies. He made it to the final of the Chouten ~Itadaki~ tournament and currently holds the main championship in JUST TAP OUT. He can add more glory by teaming with Takumi Tsukamoto and winning the IRON FIST Tag Titles from Aijin Tag. The tournament is the connecting point for everyone in the match. Masato Kamino eliminated Tsukamoto in the first round and then beat his own partner Takato Nakano in the next. Urano beat Kamino in the semi final.

The current AJPW World Jr. Heavyweight Champion is coming to BASARA. In a first time meeting Daiki Shimomura is defending home turf against Atsuki Aoyagi!

DDT “DANSHOKU DIENO 20TH ANNIVERSARY BOOK PUBLICATION COMMEMORATION”, 21/12/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Selfishly For The 2nd Time In 20 Years, A Single Match That Danshoku Dieno Just Wants To See: Yuki “Sexy” Iino Vs Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari
2. Selfishly For The 1st Time In 20 Years, Danshoku Dieno’s Self-Satisfaction Match: Danshoku Dieno Vs Muscle Sakai

Danshoku Dieno’s pet dog Haku will be a special guest on the show. He is an 11 month old shelter dog Dieno adopted back in September. Haku will do a meet & greet and will have his own merchandise on sale too.

DDT “NEVER MIND 2022”, 29/12/2022
Tokyo Dome City Hall

1. Sanshiro Takagi Vs Takeshi Masada
2. Pheromones Vs “Miyako & Ward” Pheromones Subjugation Allied Forces: Yuki “Sexy” Iino, Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno, Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari & Koju “Shining Ball” Takeda Vs Akito, Osamu Nishimura, Shinichiro Kawamatsu & Shunma Katsumata
3. Special Tag Match: Saki Akai & Yuki Arai Vs Saori Anou & Riko Kawahata
4. Special Single Match: Shinya Aoki Vs Chihiro Hashimoto
5. KO-D Openweight Title: Kazusada Higuchi (c) Vs X

Shinya Aoki wants his match against Chihiro Hashimoto to be held under Ganryujima Rules, which means the ropes will be removed from the ring. Hashimoto is unsure to accept the condition because she has never wrestled in that kind of environment before. What she is sure about is to beat Aoki by using her German Suplex finisher, the Albright.

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Chouten ~Itadaki~ 2022

September 24, 2022

After a year’s absence the Chouten ~Itadaki~ tournament is back for its 7th edition. For its entire existence I always called it the Heaven Summit ~Itadaki~ as a direct translation but it’s more accurate to call it Chouten. I can be stubborn that way.

Isami Kodaka (7th Appearance, 2019 Winner)
Takumi Tsukamoto (7th Appearance)
FUMA (7th Appearance)
Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi (6th Appearance, 2016 Winner)
Daichi Kazato (6th Appearance)
SAGAT (7th Appearance)
Ryota Nakatsu (7th Appearance, 2018 & 2020 Winner)
Fuminori Abe (5th Appearance)
Daiki Shimomura (4th Appearance)
Takato Nakano (5th Appearance)
Masato Kamino (3rd Appearance)
Lil’ Kraken (1st Appearance)
Minoru Fujita (4th Appearance, 2021 Winner)
Yasu Urano (4th Appearance)
Tsutomu Oosugi (2nd Appearance)
Banana Senga (1st Appearance)

BASARA “BASARA 201 ~GLITTER~”, 11/10/2022
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 1 A Block: FUMA Vs Daiki Shimomura
2. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 1 A Block: Minoru Fujita Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi
3. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 1 A Block: Tsutomu Oosugi Vs Lil’ Kraken
4. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 1 A Block: Fuminori Abe Vs Daichi Kazato
5. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 1 B Block: Takumi Tsukamoto Vs Masato Kamino
6. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 1 B Block: Takato Nakano Vs SAGAT
7. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 1 B Block: Isami Kodaka Vs Banana Senga
8. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 1 B Block: Ryota Nakatsu Vs Yasu Urano

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BASARA “BASARA 202 ~TAKAGARI 13~”, 22/10/2022
Takashimadaira Ward Community Center

1. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 2 A Block: Winner Of Match #1 Vs Winner Of Match #2
2. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 2 A Block: Winner Of Match #3 Vs Winner Of Match #4
3. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 2 B Block: Winner Of Match #5 Vs Winner Of Match #6
4. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 2 B Block: Winner Of Match #7 Vs Winner Of Match #8

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BASARA “BASARA 203 ~GLITTER~”, 08/11/2022
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – A Block Final: Winner Of Match #1 Vs Winner Of Match #2
2. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – B Block Final: Winner Of Match #3 Vs Winner Of Match #4
3. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Final: Winner Of A Block Vs Winner Of B Block

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BASARA “BASARA 199 ~GLITTER~” Results

September 6, 2022

BASARA “BASARA 199 ~GLITTER~”, 06/09/2022
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
??? Fans – Withheld

1. SAGAT defeated Lil’ Kraken with the Goregrind (9:41).
2. Basara Strange Style Jacket 3 Way Match: Gouma defeated Ryota Nakatsu and Fuminori Abe by Double Knockout after Nakatsu and Abe knocked each other out (R3 1:26).
3. Takumi Tsukamoto, Yasu Urano & Minoru Fujita defeated FUMA, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Daichi Kazato when Tsukamoto pinned Kazato with the Swivel Zudon (13:37).
4. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino defeated Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga (c) when Nakano pinned Oosugi after the Combined Swan Dive Body Scissors Drop (14:43).
*Speed Of Sounds fails in V7. Aijin Tag becomes the 6th IRON FIST Tag Champions!
5. Union MAX Title: Isami Kodaka (c) defeated Daiki Shimomura with the Isamiashi Zan (20:03).
*V2 for Isami Kodaka.

The Union MAX Title was on the line between two members of Sento Minzoku. The figurehead of the unit Isami Kodaka blocked Daiki Shimomura’s Swanton Bomb with his knees, cutting off the challenger’s best chance at winning the match. Shimomura still kept fighting and gave a final roar before Kodaka put a stop to him with the Isamiashi Zan. The two of them were joined by Minoru Fujita after the match, marking the first time in a while all active members of Sento Minzoku were in the ring together. They wished the fans “Peace & Fuck” to end the show.

Aijin Tag have finally beaten Speed Of Sounds to win the IRON FIST Tag Titles! They came up with a new double team move to do it too. Masato Kamino lifted Tsutomu Oosugi up for a Power Bomb and Takato Nakano flew into him with a Swan Dive Lou Thesz Press. Banana Senga told the new champions he is looking forward to seeing them defend the belts. He also told them not to lose the titles until SOS challenge them for the rematch.

Daichi Kazato approached Aijin Tag after the show asking for a title shot on 24th September. He implied he wanted to fight both of them on his own. They will accept the challenge if Kazato can find a tag partner in time.

The rankings for BASARA’s Jacket matches have gone topsy turvy over today’s result. It was a 3 Way match between Ryota Nakatsu, Fuminori Abe and Gouma. Nakatsu and Abe ended up knocking each other out while fighting over money that Gouma threw at them so Gouma was declared the winner. Gouma moved all the way from 15th to 1st in the rankings because of the win. Nakatsu dropped from 1st down to 2nd and Abe went from 4th to 5th.

The Heaven Summit ~Itadaki~ tournament returns in October. The opening show will be held on 11th October and more details will be revealed at a later date.

Cheering, hanging up banners and throwing streamers were all allowed on today’s show.

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SOS Vs Aijin Tag Again, Legislator Tag Team, Men’s Club Revival

August 29, 2022

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW AUTUMN TOUR ’22”, 03/09/2022
Tokyo Narimasu Act Hall

1. Hyper Misao Vs Nao Kakuta
2. Yuki Aino Vs Moka Miyamoto
3. Rika Tasumi & Miu Watanabe Vs Suzume & Haruna Neko
4. Miyu Yamashita, Maki Itoh & Raku Vs Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki & Pom Harajuku
5. Shoko Nakajima & Arisu Endo Vs Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu

Hikari Noa won’t be around this week because she will be in England trying to win back the International Princess Title from Alex Windsor at an EVE show.

BASARA “BASARA 199 ~GLITTER~”, 06/09/2022
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga (c) Vs Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino
2. Union MAX Title: Isami Kodaka (c) Vs Daiki Shimomura

Last week Isami Kodaka defended the Union MAX Title against Gunso at the annual BASARA/Dove Pro summer meet. With that out of the way, Kodaka accepted Daiki Shimomura’s challenge for the next title shot.

Speed Of Sounds already defended the IRON FIST Tag Titles against Aijin Tag back in April. Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino are nothing if not persistent though. They keep wanting as many chances to beat SOS as they can to finally win the belts. Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga admire their determination and do like wrestling them so another title match is going ahead.

DDT “WHO’S GONNA TOP? 2022”, 25/09/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Special Tag Match: Osamu Nishimura & Shinichiro Kawamatsu Vs Akito & Yukio Naya
2. DDT Universal Title: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs Cara Noir
3. KO-D Openweight Title: Kazusada Higuchi (c) Vs Konosuke Takeshita

We’re getting a legislator tag team of Osamu Nishimura & Shinichiro Kawamatsu! Ota Ward was host to Kawamatsu’s debut match so it’s only fair for he and Nishimura to step into the ring again over at Nishimura’s home of Bunkyo Ward. That means they’re heading to Korakuen Hall together. Akito & Yukio Naya were chosen to be their opponents.

DDT “GET ALIVE 2022”, 12/10/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Yuki Ishida 1st Anniversary Match ~ Playfulness Series Act 4: Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Yuki Ishida
2. Makoto Oishi 20th Anniversary Match ~ Men’s Club Vs The 37KAMIINA: Makoto Oishi, MEN’S Teoih & Shiori Asahi Vs Yuki Ueno, MAO & Shunma Katsumata

Makoto Oishi’s 20th Anniversary is a great time to revive Men’s Club! He’s bringing in MEN’S Teioh & Shiori Asahi to take on the new generation represented by The 37KAMIINA.

Yuki Ishida is not getting a similar amount of pomp and circumstance for his one year anniversary. He’s getting a first time singles match against Danshoku Dieno.

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BASARA/DOVE “R.E.S.P.E.C.T” Results

August 25, 2022

BASARA/DOVE “R.E.S.P.E.C.T”, 25/08/2022
Shinjuku FACE
??? Fans – Withheld

1. Fuminori Abe & Yusaku Ito defeated Takumi Tsukamoto & Lil’ Kraken when Ito pinned Kraken with the Bounty Driver (7:58).
2. 5 Way Match: Rey Paloma defeated Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi, KUBITO, Daichi Kazato and Gouma when Paloma submitted Gouma with the Ecstasy (7:53).
3. Kenshin Chikano defeated FUMA with the Buzzsaw Kick (14:21).
4. “brother” YASSHI & Yuji Hino defeated Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino when YASSHI pinned Nakano with La Magistral Cradle (11:36).
5. Ryota Nakatsu, SAGAT & Naoki Tanizaki defeated Daiki Shimomura, Mataro Aoki & Kohei Kinoshita when SAGAT pinned Aoki with the Goregrind (17:36).
6. Union MAX Title: Isami Kodaka (c) defeated Gunso with the Isamiashi Zan (16:42).
*V1 for Isami Kodaka.

After successfully defending the Union MAX Title against Gunso today, Isami Kodaka confirmed his next defence will be against Daiki Shimomura on 6th September.

SAGAT challenged Kohei Kinoshita for the DOVE World Title in Osaka on 9th September.

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BASARA “BASARA 198 ~TAKAGARI 11~” Results

August 20, 2022

BASARA “BASARA 198 ~TAKAGARI 11~”, 20/08/2022
Takashimadaira Ward Community Center
??? Fans – Withheld

1. Jun Masaoka defeated Lil’ Kraken with the Ambitions (11:36).
2. Takumi Tsukamoto, Fuminori Abe & Thanomsak Toba defeated FUMA, KUBITO & Daichi Kazato when Abe submitted Kazato with the Manjigatame (11:46).
3. Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino defeated Ryota Nakatsu & SAGAT when Nakano pinned Nakatsu with a Cradle (13:02).
4. Daiki Shimomura defeated Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi with the Swanton Bomb (15:12).
5. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga (c) defeated Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto when Oosugi pinned Kodaka with teh Tsuki no Ishi (19:23).
*V6 for Speed Of Sounds.

Isami Kodaka blamed his team’s loss in the main event over his ring gear. His usual Yankee Two Kenju costume got damaged and when he ordered a replacement costume it came in grey when he asked for them to be black. In hindsight he realized that was a bad sign he & Yuko Miyamoto were going to lose today. Both of them felt nostalgic fighting against Speed Of Sounds again so they are happy with the match despite losing. SOS agrees and would like to fight Yankee Two Kenju again but not often. Like in 20 years time.

At the end of the show Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino came out and challenged SOS for the IRON FIST Tag Titles. SOS pointed out that Aijin Tag has never beaten them before and they’ve failed to win the IRON FIST Tag Titles from them twice, once in each of their title reigns. Nakano understands that but believes he and Kamino will win the next time. Senga appreciated their courage and accepted their challenge as long as they think they can surpass their last match. The title defence will happen on 6th September.

Daiki Shimomura has made it known he wants a shot at the Union MAX Title. He’s been in a lot of singles matches this year for BASARA and they’ve been going well for him. After beating Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi he wants to use this momentum to earn himself a title match.

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Changes For Tomorrow’s DDT Show, Yamashita Back Home, Takanashi Vs Shimomura, Takaiwa’s 30th Anniversary Match

July 29, 2022

DDT “ROAD TO PETER PAN 2022 IN OSAKA”, 30/07/2022
Osaka 176BOX

1. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Kazuki Hirata
2. Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Toru Owashi & Soma Takao
3. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Bodyguard Vs Yuji Hino, Yukio Naya & Yuki Ishida
4. Daisuke Sasaki & KANON Vs Akito & Antonio Honda
5. Osaka Specialty Special Tag Match: HARASHIMA & Gamma Vs Yuki Ueno & Makoto Oishi
6. Tetsuya Endo Vs Yuya Koroku
7. Harimao Vs The 37KAMIINA!: Kazusada Higuchi & Naomi Yoshimura Vs MAO & Shunma Katsumata

Some more last minute changes for tomorrow’s show. Sanshiro Takagi is feeling ill and won’t be at the venue. MJ Paul will also not be there because he suddenly went into a summer hibernation due to the heat. A few undercard matches have been changed around because of the two absences.

GANBARE☆PRO “CHUNGKING EXPRESS 2022”, 30/07/2022
Osaka 176BOX

1. GanJo Special Single Match: Cherry Vs YuuRI
2. GanPro Specialty! Mixed 6-Man Tag Match: Shuichiro Katsumura, Tsuyoshi Okada & HARUKAZE Vs MAO, Tyson Maeguchi & Yuna Manase
3. ROMANCE DAWN Vs DDT: Shota & Soma Takao Vs Shunma Katsumata & Yuki Ishida
4. GanPro Sanada Maru! Special Tag Match: Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Kazuaki Mihara & Kouki Iwasaki
5. GanPro Osaka Summer Team! Special Tag Match: Yumehito Imanari & Magnitude Kishiwada Vs Mizuki Watase & Shinichiro Tominaga

Everything is ready for Ganbare☆Pro to have their show take place later in the evening.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO PRINCESS CUP”, 31/07/2022
Tokyo Otemachi Mitsui Hall

1. 3 Way Match: Mizuki Vs Yuki Kamifuku Vs Haruna Neko
2. Maki Itoh & Arisu Endo Vs Moka Miyamoto & Juria Nagano
3. Yuki Arai, Raku & Pom Harajuku Vs Hyper Misao, Mahiro Kiryu & Kaya Toribami
4. Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Miu Watanabe Vs Shoko Nakajima
5. Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Rika Tatsumi Vs Suzume
6. Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Nao Kakuta Vs Miyu Yamashita
7. Tokyo Princess Cup – Quarter Final: Yuka Sakazaki Vs Hikari Noa

Miyu Yamashita is back in Japan after her appearance on AEW Dynamite this week. She lost the rematch to Thunder Rosa, failing to win the AEW Women’s Title in the process.

Yuki Aino will not be on the show due to a leg injury.

BASARA “BASARA 197 ~ZENRYOKU SHISSO~”, 07/08/2022
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. KUBITO & Daichi Kazato Vs Ryota Nakatsu & SAGAT
2. Jacket Match: Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Jet Bar
3. FUMA Vs Masato Kamino
4. Isami Kodaka, Takato Nakano & Lil’ Kraken Vs Fuminori Abe, Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga
5. Daiki Shimomura Vs Masahiro Takanashi

Lately Masahiro Takanashi has said he wants to look outside of DDT to find wrestlers from the younger generation to fight. He has been in the ring with Daiki Shimomura many times before, even recently in BASARA. But this is the first singles match between the two since 2018.

GANBARE☆PRO “ULTRA SOUL 2022”, 13/08/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. ROMANCE DAWN for the new world: Shota Vs Soma Takao
2. Yoshiko Hasegawa Re-Debut Match: Yuna Manase & Yoshiko Hasegawa Vs Moeka Haruhi & YuuRI
3. HARUKAZE 5th Anniversary Match: HARUKAZE Vs Makoto
4. Tatsuhito Takaiwa 30th Anniversary Match: Tatsuhito Takaiwa, Ken Ohka & Shuichiro Katsumura Vs Keisuke Ishii, Kouki Iwasaki & Shinichiro Tominaga
5. Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Title: Yumehito Imanari (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie

Ganpro have put together the match to celebrate Tatsuhito Takaiwa’s 30th Anniversary and they received approval from the man himself. Takaiwa said even though anniversary matches usually look to the past and bring in old names connected with the person being celebrated, he is glad to see his match is putting Ganpro’s future into the forefront. He thinks Keisuke Ishii, Kouki Iwasaki & Shinichiro Tominaga are three opponents worth crushing and he looks forward to knocking them all down to celebrate his 30th Anniversary. He is so eager Ken Ohka & Shuichiro Katsumura might not even need to do anything!

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King Of DDT Round 2, Willow In TJPW, Kodaka 20th Anniversary, Oishi’s Return Match

June 18, 2022

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “ADDITIONAL ATTACK ’22”, 19/06/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Arisu Endo Vs Kaya Toribami
2. Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu Vs Nao Kakuta & Haruna Neko
3. 3 Way Match: Yuki Aino Vs Raku Vs Pom Harajuku
4. Miu Watanabe Vs Juria Nagano
5. Miyu Yamashita & Moka Miyamoto Vs Saki Akai & Yuki Arai
6. Rika Tatsumi & Suzume Vs Maki Itoh & Hikari Noa
7. Princess Tag Team Titles: Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki (c) Vs Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao

The match order for tomorrow has been determined. The change is just matches #5 and #6 swapping places now that Rika Tatsumi is the No. 1 Contender.

DDT “KING OF DDT 2022 2ND ROUND”, 19/06/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno & Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari
1. DAMNATION T.A Vs Eruption!: MJ Paul & KANON Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani
2. THE KICKBOXING MATCH 2022: Shinya Aoki & Toi Kojima Vs Hikaru Machida & Gota Ihashi
3. MAO, Shunma Katsumata, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku Vs Yuji Hino, Yukio Naya, Chris Brookes & Yuki Ishida
4. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: Masahiro Takanashi Vs Kazusada Higuchi
5. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: Jun Akiyama Vs Yuki “Sexy” Iino
6. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Yuki Ueno
7. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: Naomi Yoshimura Vs HARASHIMA

Round 2 of King Of DDT takes place tomorrow. The winners will all be put through a lottery at the end of the show to pick who faces who in the semi-finals next month.

THE KICKBOXING MATCH is set for 5 Rounds with a 3 minute time limit for each. Fitness model Sanae Takebayashi is the special guest ring girl along with Miyata Mitsuru as the ring announcer. Takebayashi has wrestled before with Best Body Japan Pro Wrestling.

BASARA “BASARA 195 ~GLITTER~”, 21/06/2022
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Lil’ Kraken Vs Chicharito Shoki
2. Daichi Kazato & Gouma Vs SAGAT & Akiyori Takizawa
3. Takumi Tsukamoto, Fuminori Abe & Yasu Urano Vs Daiki Shimomura, Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino
4. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga (c) Vs FUMA & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi
5. Union MAX Title: Ryota Nakatsu (c) Vs Isami Kodaka

There would be nothing better to celebrate Isami Kodaka’s 20th anniversary in wrestling than to win back the Union MAX Title. Otherwise Ryota Nakatsu will continue is unstoppable reign as champion.

GANBARE☆PRO “KINDERGARTEN COP 2022”, 29/06/2022
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Ganbare☆Pro Wrestling Vs Dotonbori Pro Wrestling: Kouki Iwasaki Vs Ryuya Matsufusa
2. Ganpro Special Mixed 6-Man Tag Match: Shuichiro Katsumura, Yuna Manase & YuuRI Vs Mizuki Watase, Moeka Haruhi & HARUKAZE
3. Spirit World Drunkers Vs Dragon Beast Bombers: Onryo & Tyson Maeguchi Vs Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Shigehiro Irie
4. Ishii-gun Vs Pro Wrestling BASARA: Keisuke Ishii & Nobuhiro Shimatani Vs Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura
5. Road To SEKIGAHARA Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yumehito Imanari, Shota & Soma Takao Vs Ken Ohka, Masahiro Takanashi & Chris Brookes

The build to “WRESTLE SEKIGAHARA” continues with Ganbare☆Pro putting together a lot of fresh matches it has to be said. BASARA are invited round with Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura taking on Keisuke Ishii & Nobuhiro Shimatani. That match doubles up as a Gran MilliMeters reunion for Shimomura and Shimatani. Former opponents Onryo & Tyson Maeguchi team up to go against the unique team of Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Shigehiro Irie. Also Ryuya Matsufusa returns to Ganpro for a match against Kouki Iwasaki.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SUMMER SUN PRINCESS ’22”, 09/07/2022
Tokyo Ota Ward Gymnasium

1. Willow Nightingale Vs X
2. Mei Suruga & Suzume Vs X & X
3. International Princess Title: Maki Itoh (c) Vs Invited Overseas Wrestler
4. Princess Of Princess Title: Shoko Nakajima (c) Vs Rika Tatsumi

American wrestler Willow Nightingale will make her Tokyo Joshi Pro debut on the show. “The Babe With The Power” is a regular on the American indies with her most high profile work being with ROH, MLW and lately AEW. An interesting note to point out is she will not be the foreign wrestler challenging Maki Itoh for the International Princess Title. Nightingale’s match will instead be announced on a later date.

May as well put it here that the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer reports on discussions to bring Thunder Rosa back to TJPW while she holds the AEW Women’s Title. This follows up on last week’s report on AEW being so impressed with Miyu Yamashita during her entire American excursion that they may want to do Rosa Vs Yamashita for the title somewhere down the road. Rosa herself hasn’t kept it a secret about how much she supports TJPW and wants to go back to Japan (and I think she let slip on one of her vlogs that it will happen sooner rather than later). That would be a big opponent for Itoh because the belt she has was taken away from Rosa two years ago.

GANBARE☆PRO “WRESTLE SEKIGAHARA”, 10/07/2022
Tokyo Ota Ward Gymnasium

1. Ganbare☆Pro Wrestling Vs Takiawa Army: Kouki Iwasaki & Tyson Maeguchi Vs Tatsuhito Takaiwa & 5th Black Tiger
2. Four Beasts Of Fate Gathered In Sekigahara ~Special Tag Match~: Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Isami Kodaka & Shuji Ishikawa
3. Ganbare☆Pro Wrestling Vs Eruption: Mizuki Watase, Moeka Haruhi & Shinichiro Tominaga Vs Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani
4. Special Single Match: Yuna Manase Vs Sayaka Unagi
5. Special Tag Match ~ CDK Vs ROMANCE DAWN: Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi Vs Shota & Soma Takao
6. Special Single Match: Shuichiro Katsumura Vs Minoru Suzuki
7. Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Title: Yumehito Imanari (c) Vs Ken Ohka

Four figures from the past DNA that helped create Ganbare☆Pro are put together for a beastly tag match. You can trace Ishii, Irie, Kodaka and Shuji Ishikawa back to Ganpro’s predecessor Union Pro.

BASARA “ISAMI KODAKA 20TH ANNIVERSARY”, 18/07/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Lil’ Kraken Vs Raimu Imai
2. 3 Way Jacket Match: Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Gouma Vs Shiori Asahi
3. Takumi Tsukamoto, Yasu Urano & Kengo Mashimo Vs FUMA, Yusuke Kubo & Daichi Kazato
4. Daiki Shimomura, Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino Vs Tsutomu Oosugi, Banana Senga & Masahiro Takanashi
5. Elimination 8-Man Tag Match: Ryota Nakatsu, SAGAT, Naoki Tanizaki & Akiyori Takizawa Vs Fuminori Abe, Takuya Nomura, Hideyoshi Kamitani & Kosuke Sato
6. Isami Kodaka Vs Yuko Miyamoto

Kodaka celebrates his 20th Anniversary by taking on the wrestler who probably knows him better than anyone else in the business. Yuko Miyamoto teams on and off with Kodaka as Yankee Two Kenju and is probably the most fitting opponent available for this show.

For the first time in a long time Sparky is together at full power. All four members of the unit will team up to take on a Big Japan flavored team led by Astronauts.

Yusuke Kubo has recovered from his illness and returns to wrestling here. It will be his first match since March.

DDT “SUMMER VACATION 2022”, 24/07/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Makoto Oishi Return Match: Makoto Oishi Vs X

After one year away with injury, Makoto Oishi returns to the ring! Oishi suffered a back injury last July during a match and had to be stretchered out of the venue. He was diagnosed with a fractured lumbar vertebrae and hadn’t wrestled since. However he was equipped with a back brace and continued working in the background at DDT shows, even finding ways to perform on those shows without having to wrestle.

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BASARA “BASARA 189 ~GLITTER~” Results

April 28, 2022

BASARA “BASARA 189 ~GLITTER~”, 28/04/2022
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
??? Fans – Withheld

1. Takato Nakano defeated Lil’ Kraken with the Samurai’s Return (8:06).
2. Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga defeated SAGAT & Akiyori Takizawa when Oosugi pinned Takizawa with an Inverted Jackknife Pin (8:11).
3. Masato Kamino defeated Isami Kodaka with a Modified Brainbuster (11:10).
4. Takumi Tsukamoto, Fuminori Abe & Yasu Urano (w/ Gouma) Vs FUMA, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Daichi Kazato ended in a Double Disqualification (3:07).
4a. Rematch: FUMA, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Daichi Kazato (w/ Gouma) defeated Takumi Tsukamoto, Fuminori Abe & Yasu Urano when Hiroshi pinned Tsukamoto with the Tani Otoshi (8:14).
5. Union MAX Title – GRACE GROUP Presents: Ryota Nakatsu (c) defeated Daiki Shimomura with the V Slider (18:51).
*V5 for Ryota Nakatsu.

It’s now five Union Max Title defences for Ryota Nakatsu, tying the amount from his first reign. He is proud of how passionate Daiki Shimomura fought but told him he should not be satisfied over it. Nakatsu is old and Shimomura are young but they both have a lot of energy so they will continue doing their best for BASARA! No new challenger came out but instead the president of GRACE GROUP asked him for three favours. First, he wants to host a Grace Project show on 5th June built around BASARA taking on a group of wrestlers representing the Grace Family. Nakatsu agreed to it.

The president brought out Kamui and Kenya Maeda. They said the entire Grace Family has already been chosen. They are Kamui, Katsumi Oribe, Kota Umeda, Tomoya Hirata, Daisuke Masaoka and Takashi Sasaki! Nakatsu accepted the challenge and talked with the president over who should be on BASARA’s team. They decided on Nakatsu, Shimomura, Takato Nakano, Masato Kamino, Isami Kodaka and maybe they will offer the last spot to SAGAT. Maeda then introduced himself as Tatsuhito Takaiwa’s number one disciple and kept repeating himself when Kodaka acted like he wasn’t paying attention. They agreed to a singles match against each other at a Grace Project show taking place in two days time. That was the president’s second request. The third and final request was allowing them to sell tickets to the show at the concession area after the show.

Before the 6-Man Tag Match began, Gouma warned the Asian Kung Fu Revolution that someone on their team was going to betray them. Daichi Kazato immediately said it wasn’t him over and over. However Gouma kept getting in the way of his own teammates until he got into a fight with Takumi Tsukamoto, causing a full scale brawl to start and the match to end in a Double DQ. FUMA then revealed Gouma was the traitor all along and he is the newest member of Asian Kung Fu Revolution! The match restarted and this time Gouma kept messing up and hitting his new teammates. They turned on him causing the other team to come to his aid. However this was another trick and Gouma hugged Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi as another sign of betrayal. Gouma then gave Tsukamoto the Jumping Neckbreaker Drop and Hiroshi pinned him with the Tani Otoshi. The two teams continued brawling after the match and all fought their way backstage.

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