GANBARE☆PRO “MINORITY REPORT 2022” Results

January 8, 2022

GANBARE☆PRO “MINORITY REPORT 2022”, 08/01/2022
Kitazawa Town Hall
101 Fans

1. PocchaJo Vs ChocoPro Full Scale Battle!: Baliyan Akki & Yuna Mizumori defeated Yumehito Imanari & Yuna Manase when Mizumori pinned Manase with the Supergirl (10:18).
2. Hatsuyume Special Tag Match: Moeka Haruhi & Ayame Sasamura defeated HARUKAZE & Ann Cham when Haruhi pinned HARUKAZE with the Diving Foot Stomp (12:29).
3. Ganpro New Year Battle 2022: Shota, Soma Takao & Taison Maeguchi defeated Shuichiro Katsumura, Shigehiro Irie & Nobuhiro Shimatani when Takao pinned Shimatani with the Official Endless Waltz (12:14).
4. New Year Special Single Match: Keisuke Ishii defeated Mizuki Watase with the High Angle Double Arm DDT (14:15).
5. Takaiwa Army Vs Ganpro Full Scale Battle!: Ken Ohka, Shinichiro Tominaga & Kouki Iwasaki defeated Tatsuhito Takaiwa, 5th Black Tiger & Kenya Maeda when Ohka pinned Maeda with the Fire Spear (13:54).

The final show of today’s Ganbare☆Pro tripleheader saw Ken Ohka lead his team to battle against Tatsuhito Takaiwa and his army. A low from the 5th Black Tiger to Ohka gave Takaiwa the opening to hit the Death Valley Bomb. But Ohka recovered and hit the Fire Spear to both Takaiwa and then Kenya Maeda while Shinichiro Tominaga & Kouki Iwasaki held everyone else back to win the match.

Afterwards Ohka approached Shinjiro Otani and asked him for advice before the Monday’s Spirit Of Ganbare Title match. Otani slapped him across the face to fire him up and said he’s seen Takaiwa cross the line many times. Ohka has to take him seriously in order to win the title from him. Ohka took his words to heart and told everyone to expect him to win the championship and bring it to Korakuen Hall next month! Takaiwa said he is looking forward to the match because Ohka has become more challenging and charismatic since their last singles match.

Keisuke Ishii gave Mizuki Watase a big performance to show he means business. He gave Watase a Fisherman Suplex from the entrance ramp to the floor during the match! Those who know Ishii’s love for King’s Road wrestling will understand how much the ramp spot means to him.

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GANBARE☆PRO “HOME ALONE 2021” Results

December 25, 2021

GANBARE☆PRO “HOME ALONE 2021”, 25/12/2021
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
154 Fans

1. Old Year, New Year Special Single Match: Shinichiro Tominaga defeated Jun Tonsho with a Crushed Oklahoma Roll (12:19).
2. Ganjo Christmas 6-Woman Tag Match: Moeka Haruhi, HARUKAZE & Misa Matsui defeated Yuna Manase, Miku Aono & YuuRI when HARUKAZE submitted YuuRI with the Haru Ichiban (18:15).
3. Ganpro Toshiwasure Special Tag Match: Shota & Soma Takao defeated Nobuhiro Shimatani & Baliyan Akki when Shota pinned Shimatani with a Crucifix Pin (13:49).
4. 2021 Ganpro Fight! Special Survival Tag Match: Ken Ohka, Yumehito Imanari, Kouki Iwasaki & Taison Maeguchi (3) defeated Keisuke Ishii, Shuichiro Katsumura, Mizuki Watase & Seiya Morohashi (2).
4a. Ken Ohka & Taison Maeguchi defeated Keisuke Ishii & Seiya Morohashi when Ohka pinned Ishii with the Fire Spear (10:42).
4b. Seiya Morohashi & Mizuki Watase defeated Ken Ohka & Taison Maeguchi when Morohashi submitted Maeguchi with the Crippler Crossface (5:52).
4c. Ken Ohka & Yumehito Imanari defeated Seiya Morohashi & Mizuki Watase when Imanari pinned Morohashi with the Lou Thesz Press (7:22).
4d. Shuichiro Katsumura & Mizuki Watase defeated Ken Ohka & Yumehito Imanari when Watase pinned Imanari with a Swan Dive Missile Dropkick (6:36).
4e. Ken Ohka & Kouki Iwasaki defeated Shuichiro Katsumura & Mizuki Watase when Ohka pinned Watase with the Fire Spear (11:41).

Ken Ohka lasted the entire Survival Tag Match, wrestling for a total of nearly 40 minutes and also eliminating two opponents. Shinjiro Otani praised him for the performance and Ohka himself calls it a good way to close out the year. He wants to use this momentum going into 2022 to win the Spirit Of Ganbare Title on 10th January.

The Ganbare☆Joshi all wore Christmas outfits for their entrances but wrestle in their regular costumes.

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Ganpro Double Tripleheader In January

December 1, 2021

The new year for Ganbare☆Pro begins with two tripleheader shows within days of each other. The first day takes place in Kitazawa Town Hall on 8th January. Shinjiro Otani knows full well there is another big wrestling show is happening that day but he believes in the power of pro wrestling and he believes this tripleheader will be a success. The second tripleheader takes place two days later in Itabashi Green Hall. Each show promises to be individual from each other while all conveying the power of Ganpro!

GANBARE☆PRO “SHOTA PRESENTS INDIE WRESTLING SUMMIT 2022”, 08/01/2022
Kitazawa Town Hall

1. Independent Women’s Bout: Ayame Sasamura Vs YuuRI
2. This Is Indie Wrestling Summit! Special 6-Man Tag Match: Takumi Tsukamoto, MAO & Baliyan Akki Vs TORU, Jun Tonsho & Tatsuya Hanami

Shota has always wanted to do a wrestling summit combining the Japanese and American wrestling scenes. The show he gets to produce here is much smaller in scale but he is still calling it the Indie Wrestling Summit. Shota thinks independent wrestling in this day and age isn’t about company size, roster numbers or skill levels. It’s whether or not the people involved have the spirit of the indies. Shota is using his 13 years of experience to gather wrestlers with this spirit and show them off at the highest level.

Soma Takao will be on the show. Shota doesn’t have a match yet so ROMANCE DAWN could face a team from the indies.

GANBARE☆PRO “MOEKA HARUHI PRODUCE ~PARADISE AFTER THE RAIN 2022~”, 08/01/2022
Kitazawa Town Hall

1. After The Rain, Gokigen: Kaori Yoneyama Vs YuuRI
2. I Like The Rain: Moeka Haruhi, Makoto & Cherry Vs Yuna Manase, Rina Yamashita & Tsubasa Kuragaki

Also producing a show is Moeka Haruhi. She wondered what she could do because she is always smiling, eating good food and laughing. She enjoys life so much even when it rains. Her show will prepare a lot of happiness and she hopes fans will leave with their bellies full of happiness.

Shuichiro Katsumura will be on the show. Maybe we will get a special reunion performance from THE HALFEE?

GANBARE☆PRO “MINORITY REPORT 2022”, 08/01/2022
Kitazawa Town Hall

1. Takaiwa Gundan Vs Ganpro Full Scale Battle!: Tatsuhito Takaiwa, 5th Black Tiger & Kenya Maeda Vs Ken Ohka, Shinichiro Tominaga & Kouki Iwasaki

The headline shows of both days will focus on Tatsuhito Takaiwa Vs Ken Ohka. Takaiwa is bringing in some names and gimmicks from his past to take on three of Ganpro’s best led by Ohka.

GANBARE☆PRO “TROPIC THUNDER 2022”, 10/01/2022
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Title: Tatsuhito Takaiwa (c) Vs Ken Ohka

This is the first defence of the Spirit Of Ganbare Title.

GANBARE☆PRO “NEW YEAR SPECIAL! GANBARE☆PRO WRESTLING PLAYERS ASSOCIATION”, 10/01/2022
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. New Year Special Tag Match: Keisuke Ishii & Taison Maeguchi Vs Shigehiro Irie & Nobuhiro Shimatani
2. “Lion King” Ken Ohka 44 Year Old Commemorative Match ~44 Year Old Lions~: Ken Ohka & Minoru Fujita Vs Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei

According to Keisuke Ishii, the Ganpro Players Association elected him to be their chairman. Despite that, all of his ideas planned for this show were rejected.

GANBARE☆PRO “YUMEHITO IMANARI PRODUCE ~GANBARE PRIME 2021~”, 10/01/2022
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. Hardcore Mixed Tag 1 DAY Tournament – Round 1: X & X Vs X & X
2. Hardcore Mixed Tag 1 DAY Tournament – Round 1: X & X Vs X & X
3. Hardcore Mixed Tag 1 DAY Tournament – Final: X & X Vs X & X

Yumehito Imanari & Miss Mongol
Shota & Asuka
Mizuki Watase & Cherry
Shigehiro Irie & Itsuki Aoki

Yumehito Imanari is putting Pocchari Joshi aside for now so he can produce his own show. He was inspired by Amazon Prime to call this show Ganbare Prime. The format will be a one day Hardcore Mixed Tag tournament between four teams.

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GANBARE☆PRO “GANBARE☆CLIMAX 2021 FINAL ROUND” Results

November 23, 2021

GANBARE☆PRO “LEC CLEANPA! PRESENTS GANBARE☆CLIMAX 2021 FINAL ROUND”, 23/11/2021
Tokyo Narimasu Act Hall
141 Fans

1. LEC Cleanpa! Presents Ganbare☆Climax 2021 Semi-Final: Tatsuhito Takaiwa defeated Shuichiro Katsumura with the Death Valley Bomb (13:36).
2. LEC Cleanpa! Presents Ganbare☆Climax 2021 Semi-Final: Yumehito Imanari defeated Tetsuhiro Kuroda with the Lou Thesz Press (10:57).
3. Ganpro Special Mixed 6-Man Tag Match: Moeka Haruhi, HARUKAZE & Baliyan Akki defeated Yuna Manase, YuuRI & Nobuhiro Shimatani when Haruhi pinned YuuRI with the Diving Foot Stomp (12:23).
4. LEC Cleanpa! Presents Ganbare☆Climax 2021 Special Tag Match: Ken Ohka & Taison Maeguchi defeated Keisuke Ishii & Shinichiro Tominaga when Ohka pinned Tominaga with the Flame Spear (9:42).
5. Wakadori Vs DNA! Ganpro Special Tag Match: Shota & Soma Takao defeated Kouki Iwasaki Vs Mizuki Watase when Shota pinned Watase with the Frog Splash (16:12).
6. Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Title – LEC Cleanpa! Presents Ganbare☆Climax 2021 Final: Tatsuhito Takaiwa defeated Yumehito Imanari with the Avalanche Death Valley Bomb (12:37).
*Tatsuhito Takaiwa becomes the 1st Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Champion!

History has been made as Ganbare☆Pro has crowned its own champion! Tatsuhito Takaiwa is the last man left standing to win Ganbare☆Climax 2021 after he beat Yumehito Imanari in the final. Imanari put up a brave fight but a barrage of Takaiwa’s signature moves could not be stopped. The Death Valley Bomb, the Takaiwa Driller and another Death Valley Bomb this time from the top rope made Takaiwa the tournament winner. His reward is the brand new Spirit Of Ganbare Championship! He said he did his best as a 49 year old. His goal as champion is to raise the belt to the same level as the IWGP and GHC championships. He’ll be happy to support Ganpro as champion as long as they bring him a variety of challengers.

Imanari is left to think over how he did in the tournament. His way of life is indie wrestling with the spirit of FMW in his heart but today he experienced the powerful “Lion’s Mark” that stands on top of the wrestling world. Just like how the “Lion’s Mark” have people who sweat in their dojo to reach to the top, Imanari will get to the same destination from a muddier path.

In the semi-finals Takaiwa braced himself for what Shuichiro Katsumura could do to him on the mat. Katsumura needed a gameplan and figured out taking his opponent to the ground would be his best bet. Takaiwa toughed it out and got to use the Takaiwa Driller, Lariat and Death Valley Bomb to make his way to the final. Katsumura knew he had the right idea. He just wishes he could have gotten a few more holds in, then he would have won. The other semi-final saw Imanari survive 12 Lariats in a row from Tetsuhiro Kuroda. He struck back with his own Lariat that knocked Kuroda off-balance. Seeing his opportunity, Imanari switched over to Elbow Strikes including a Rolling Elbow. Kuroda’s guard was taken down and he got pinned with the Lou Thesz Press. Today happens to also be Kuroda’s 50th birthday. He would have loved to have won the Spirit Of Ganbare Title to celebrate it.

The new team of Shota & Soma Takao came out wearing matching gear to show their commitment towards this new union. After they won their match they announced their team name is ROMANCE DAWN. They are starting a new adventure together to turn the pro wrestling world in over its head! This tag team wants to go cross-promotional so they can be in both Ganpro and DDT.

At the end of the show Mizuki Watase approached Ken Ohka and Shinjiro Otani thanking them for booking him today. He likes being at the shows and wrestling for the Ganpro fans. He then asked if he can transfer from DDT to Ganpro! He hasn’t told DDT management yet but he wants to fight in the Ganpro ring from now on. Ohka wants to accept Watase’s request but he has to negotiate with DDT first.

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GANBARE☆PRO “GANBARE☆CLIMAX 2021 2ND ROUND” Results

November 7, 2021

GANBARE☆PRO “LEC CLEANPA! PRESENTS GANBARE☆CLIMAX 2021 2ND ROUND”, 07/11/2021
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
121 Fans

1. Ganbare☆Climax 2021 – Round 2: Tetsuhiro Kuroda defeated Ken Ohka with the Lariat (14:21).
2. Ganbare☆Climax 2021 – Round 2: Tatsuhito Takaiwa defeated Mizuki Watase with a Lariat (9:38).
3. Ganjo Special Tag Match: Moeka Haruhi & HARUKAZE defeated Yuna Manase & YuuRI when HARUKAZE pinned YuuRI with the Flame Spear (12:29).
4. Ganpro Special Single Match: Kenichiro Arai defeated Tyson Maeguchi with a DDT (9:39).
5. Ganpro Special Tag Match: Shota & Soma Takao defeated Keisuke Ishii & Nobuhiro Shimatani when Takao pinned Shimatani with a Mad Splash (13:47).
6. Ganbare☆Climax 2021 – Round 2: Shuichiro Katsumura defeated Kouki Iwasaki by TKO with the Ninja Choke (18:51).
7. Ganbare☆Climax 2021 – Round 2: Yumehito Imanari defeated Shinichiro Tominaga with an Elbow Butt (19:06).

Round 2 of the Ganbare☆Climax has concluded and there are now four wrestlers left. The main event was an emotional meeting between Yumehito Imanari and Shinichiro Tominaga. It all came down to an Elbow Butt from Imanari to put Tominaga away. Imanari wants to be a pro wrestler who uses his words as a weapon. But he also wants to convey his message with his right elbow, like he did today.

Shuichiro Katsumura went through a tough battle with Kouki Iwasaki to reach the semi-final. Iwasaki got caught in the Ninja Choke and lost consciousness leading to his defeat. Katsumura was amazed at how strong his opponent was and he is not sure he could beat today’s version of his again if they had a rematch.

The other two semi-finalists are outsiders to Ganbare☆Pro. From the get-go Tatsuhito Takaiwa meant business. He gave Mizuki Watase the Takaiwa Driller very quickly into the match. Watase fought back but the match was over when the Death Valley Bomb was pulled out. Takaiwa’s Lariat afterward was just a formality at that point.

Tetsuhiro Kuroda hit Ken Ohka with eight Lariats in a row yet Ohka was determined to stay standing. Kuroda had to charge up and hit one more to finally beat his admirer. Kuroda kind of remembers teaming with Ohka in a 6-Man Tag once before and found out how much he wanted to win today.

The Ganbare☆Climax semi-finals on 23rd November are Tetsuhiro Kuroda Vs Yumehito Imanari and Shuichiro Katsumura Vs Tatsuhito Takaiwa. Kuroda fought Imanari before and doesn’t want to take him lightly. Imanari says he owes a lot to Kuroda and will repay him the most. Katsumura thinks the value of the Spirit Of Ganbare Title will go up if he beats Takaiwa and Kuroda to become the first champion.

Shota & Soma Takao enjoyed teaming together and both want to do it again in the future. They crossed paths a couple of times in their careers so to finally team together after so long is kind of romantic in their eyes. Shota says they will continue to work as a tag team in pursuit of romance.

The former kickboxer Tyson Maeguchi was given another hard lesson in wrestling, this time against Kenichiro Arai with Shinjiro Otani watching at ringside. Maeguchi is frustrated by his lack of time practicing his wrestling skills so all he can do is learn in the ring little by little. Arai got annoyed with Otani for being in Maeguchi’s corner because he had nobody in his own. He also seems mad he wasn’t invited to compete in the Ganbare☆Climax.

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DDTeeeen!! Debut, Akai Helps Out Manase, Ganbare☆Climax Round 2, 121000000 Challenges MagiRabi

October 26, 2021

DDT “DDTEEEEN!!”, 27/10/2021
Shinjuku FACE

1. Keigo Nakamura & Yuya Koroku Vs Raimu Imai & SHINGO
2. MAO Vs Daichi Sato
3. Yuki Ueno Vs Hideki Okatani
4. Vent Vert Jack Vs You-sei☆Estrella
5. El Unicorn Vs Ilusion

The debut of DDTeeeen!! takes place tomorrow.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “LET’S TAKE BRAVELY”, 30/10/2021
Tokyo Ryogoku KFC Hall

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

The next Tokyo Joshi Pro title program for Korakuen Hall is in place. Also Yuki Arai has her first match since “WRESTLE PRINCESS II”.

DDT “ROJO PRO WRESTLING IN TOKYO DOME ~DDT TOKYO DOME CUP~”, 31/10/2021
Tokyo Dome

1. DDT TOKYO DOME CUP: Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata, Yuki Ueno & MAO Vs Chris Brookes, Brahman Shu, Brahman Kei & Gorgeous Matsuno Vs Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno, Yuki “Sexy” Iino, Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari & Tetsuya “Heracles” Endo Vs Miyu Yamashita, Hikari Noa, Maki Itoh & Hyper Misao Vs Shinya Aoki, Kazusada Higuchi, Kazuki Hirata & X

The final team has been revealed. Well, most of it. Shinya Aoki, Kazusada Higuchi & Kazuki Hirata one more partner completes the field. DDT previously said the final team will have someone who has never done Rojo Pro Wrestling before. Aoki, Higuchi & Hirata all done it so that leaves the mystery partner. The format is still secret but we know Yoshihiko and Kouzi will be hanging around inside the Tokyo Dome on the day of the show.

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 II IN OTA-KU”, 03/11/2021
Tokyo Ota Ward Gymnasium

0. Dark Match – Toui Kojima Return Match: Hideki Okatani & Yuki Ishida Vs Toui Kojima & Yuya Koroku
0. Dark Match: Soma Takao Vs Baliyan Akki
0. Dark Match – KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Titles: Yoshiaki Yatsu, Akito, Hiroshi Yamato & Keigo Nakamura (c) Vs Toru Owashi, Antonio Honda, Kazuki Hirata & Yoshihiko
1. Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul Vs Bodyguard & Naomi Yoshimura
2. Special Tag Match: Saki Akai & Masahiro Takanashi Vs Chihiro Hashimoto & Yukio Naya
3. Special Hardcore Tag Match: Shunma Katsumata & MAO Vs Chris Brookes & Drew Parker
4. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles – Decision Match: Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno, Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Shinya Aoki & Yusuke Okada
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: HARASHIMA Vs Kazusada Higuchi
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Yuji Okabayashi
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Tetsuya Endo Vs Yuji Hino
8. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Jun Akiyama Vs Yuki Ueno

At this point I’m just guessing that’s the match order for the D-Ou Grand Prix opening bouts.

GANBARE☆PRO “GANBARE☆JOSHI PRO WRESTLING ~HIKARI NO ROCK 2021~”, 07/11/2021
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. YuuRI “Glamorous Valkyrie” Trial Single Match Round 2: YuuRI Vs Maya Yukihi
2. Ganjo Special Tag Match: Yuna Manase & Saki Akai Vs Yuu Yamagata & HARUKAZE

Just when things were looking at its bleakest for Yuna Manase, help has come from an unlikely face. Saki Akai wants to see the woman with a never say die attitude that she fought last month. So she is now helping Manase bring that fire back and finally get a win against Yuu Yamagata & HARUKAZE. Yamagata does not know who Akai is but welcomes her participation in the match.

Match 2 for YuuRI’s trial series is against another big name on the joshi scene, Maya Yukihi.

Moeka Haruhi will be on the show. Storyline wise she’s come across as the odd woman out on the Ganbare☆Joshi events so far.

GANBARE☆PRO “LEC CLEANPA! PRESENTS GANBARE☆CLIMAX 2021 2ND ROUND”, 07/11/2021
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Ganpro Special Tag Match: Shota & Soma Takao Vs Keisuke Ishii & Nobuhiro Shimatani
2. Ganpro Special Single Match: Kenichiro Arai Vs Taison Maeguchi
3. Ganbare☆Climax 2021 – Round 2A: Tetsuhiro Kuroda Vs Ken Ohka
4. Ganbare☆Climax 2021 – Round 2D: Tatsuhito Takaiwa Vs Mizuki Watase
5. Ganbare☆Climax 2021 – Round 2C: Kouki Iwasaki Vs Shuichiro Katsumura
6. Ganbare☆Climax 2021 – Round 2B: Shinichiro Tominaga Vs Yumehito Imanari

The Ganbare☆Climax moves on to Round 2. Shinichiro Tominaga eliminating Keisuke Ishii was the big surprise in Round 1. Can he get a Cinderella run going by defeating the last tournament winner Yumehito Imanari? Meanwhile Tetsuhiro Kuroda and Mizuki Watase get their first matches in the bracket. Kuroda is seen as a god by Ken Ohka because he was nice to him back in Ohka’s rookie days. Watase is as motivated as he has ever been to go far and grab some success in the ring.

Soma Takao has been hanging around at Ganbare☆Pro recently to show support for the other wrestlers in his generation. After being by Shota’s side at the last show, Takao was invited to wrestle on a Ganpro show for the first time.

Also at the show will be Shinjiro Otani. He is now the on-site director for Ganpro.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “ALL RISE ’21”, 25/11/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Princess Tag Team Titles: Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki (c) Vs Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh

The Magical Sugar Rabbits are handed a tough first defence. 121000000 are a united front in the aftermath to the “WRESTLE PRINCESS II” main event. I think. They’re bickering over whether or not Miyu Yamashita really cares about Maki Itoh. It’s the opposite to Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki. Those two with the Princess Tag Titles have in the past been the most unbeatable duo in TJPW. 121000000 need to get their heads together (perhaps literally) if they want to win the belts.

Yuki Arai will be on the show.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW INSPIRATION”, 10/12/2021
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Haruna Neko Vs Mahiro Kiryu
2. Pom Harajuku Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi
3. Hardcore Match: Hikari Noa Vs Nao Kakuta
4. MagiRabi Vs TropicaWild: Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki Vs SAKI & Yuna Mizumori

The third “TJPW INSPIRATION” brings in TropicaWild from ChocoPro to face MagiRabi. Hikari Noa gets another Hardcore Match but this time it’s Nao Kakuta who is the newcomer to that style. Pom Harajuku is bringing in a more wacky atmosphere by taking on Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi. The opener is something more normal with Haruna Neko versus Mahiro Kiryu.

DDT “NEVER MIND 2021 IN YOYOGI”, 26/12/2021
Yoyogi National Stadium 2nd Gymnasium

1. DDT Universal Title: Daisuke Sasaki (c) Vs X
2. KO-D Openweight Title: Konosuke Takeshita (c) Vs X

The final KO-D Openweight Title and DDT Universal Title defences of 2021 will be held in Yoyogi.

Yuji Okabayashi and Bodyguard will be on the show.

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GANBARE☆PRO “GANBARE☆CLIMAX 2021 1ST ROUND” Results

October 24, 2021

GANBARE☆PRO “LEC CLEANPA! PRESENTS GANBARE☆CLIMAX 2021 1ST ROUND”, 24/10/2021
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
121 Fans

1. Ganbare☆Climax 2021 – Round 1: Yumehito Imanari defeated Baliyan Akki with the Lou Thesz Press (8:56).
2. Ganbare☆Climax 2021 – Round 1: Kouki Iwasaki defeated Nobuhiro Shimatani with a Back Drop Hold (11:40).
3. Ganbare☆Climax 2021 – Round 1: Shuichiro Katsumura defeated Seiya Morohashi with a Modified Haneorigatame (15:18).
4. Ganjo Special Tag Match: Yuna Manase & Moeka Haruhi defeated HARUKAZE & YuuRI when Manase pinned YuuRI with the Suzuki Dynamic (10:28).
5. Ganbare☆Climax 2021 – Round 1: Tatsuhito Takaiwa defeated Tyson Maeguchi with the Death Valley Bomb (7:50).
6. Ganbare☆Climax 2021 – Round 1: Ken Ohka defeated Shota with the Vertical Drop Brainbuster (15:24).
7. Ganbare☆Climax 2021 – Round 1: Shinichiro Tominaga defeated Keisuke Ishii with a Cradle (2:31).

After three years away the Ganbare☆Climax is back with a bang. The tournament favourite has been eliminated in Round 1! Keisuke Ishii was unexpectedly Cradled by Shinichiro Tominaga two minutes into the match and was shockingly pinned for the three count. Tominaga’s celebration was cut short when an angry Ishii gave him the Double Arm DDT after the match. It shook up Tominaga so much that he thought he lost the match when he gave the show closing speech. When he shook it off and remembered he won, he then said he is now the top candidate to win the Ganbare☆Climax. He’s going to win the Spirit Of Ganbare Title and draw a thick, clear line on his somewhat vague wrestling career. That way he will be proud of being a pro wrestler, be popular with office ladies and get married four times!

Shota was accompanied by Soma Takao for his opening round match against Ken Ohka. After a back and forth match, Ohka kicked out of the Gannosuke Clutch and hit Shota with the Fire Spear for a nearfall. Ohka got the win in the end with the Vertical Drop Brainbuster. Takao helped bring Shota to the back afterwards. He explained that she showed up to support Shota because they are “classmates” from the same generation. Ohka moves on to face Tetsuhiro Kuroda in Round 2. Ohka was once a ringside attendant for Kuroda when he wrestled in DDT. He remembers accidentally stepping on Kuroda’s glasses and breaking them. Kuroda told him not to worry and forgave him. Ever since then Ohka has seen Kuroda like a god!

Recently retired kickboxer Tyson Maeguchi is trying his hand at pro wrestling as a representative of the Ibushi Wrestling Institute. He was ultimately overwhelmed by Tatsuhito Takaiwa, ending with the Death Valley Bomb. Takaiwa was pleased by Maeguchi’s performance, particularly the Dropkick he threw at him. The match was more about Takaiwa teaching Maeguchi in the ring. When Takaiwa started wrestling he learned it is about feelings, not technique because you cannot lose with feelings. He hopes to have gotten that lesson across to Maeguchi. Takaiwa moves on to the next round to fight Mizuki Watase.

Shuichiro Katsumura’s tournament got off to a good start by eliminating Seiya Morohashi. His grappling skills was too much for Morohashi to fight against and he was tangled into submission. After the match Katsumura got into a standoff with his 2nd Round opponent Kouki Iwasaki at ringside. Katsumura pushed him away and Iwasaki Headbutted him in response before things got broken up.

Iwasaki made it out of the 1st Round by beating Nobuhiro Shimatani in a DNA confrontation. Iwasaki cut down his oppoenent with High Kicks and pinned him with a Back Drop Hold. After winning the match, Iwasaki stuck around ringside to watch Katsumura Vs Morohashi which led to the post-match meeting with Katsumura.

The tournament kicked off with the last winner Yumehito Imanari winning against Baliyan Akki. He blocked the Namaste Press and scored the pin with a Lou Thesz Press. Imanari praised Akki for his performance but Akki gave him a Headbutt to take out his frustration at losing. He waited three and a half years to take part in the Ganbare☆Climax so getting eliminated in the very first match left him very upset.

The show began with an announcement that Shinjiro Otani is now the on-site director for Ganbare☆Pro! He still intends to wrestle again when his injuries are healed and had hoped to recover in time to enter the Ganbare☆Climax. Until then, this new role gives him a reason to continue working at Ganpro shows while he is out of action. His advice for the wrestlers entering the tournament is they need to be strong, passionate, hardworking and human to win. He wants the Ganbare☆Climax to cheer up everybody who sees it.

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Fujita Close Contact, CDK Comeback, Otani Injured At Ganpro

September 14, 2021

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO JOSHI 2021 AUTUMN ~KACHO GETSURO~”, 15/09/2021
Shinjuku FACE

1. Hyper Misao Vs Kaya Toribami
2. Yuka Sakazaki, Suzume & Haruna Neko Vs Nodoka Tenma, Yuki Kamifuku & Arisu Endo
3. Hikari Noa & Nao Kakuta Vs Yuki Aino & Raku
4. Sakisama & Mei Saint-Michel Vs Mizuki & Pom Harajuku
5. Miyu Yamashita, Miu Watanabe & Yuki Arai Vs Maki Itoh, Shoko Nakajima & Moka Miyamoto

The team-ups are done for now. Miyu Yamashita and Maki Itoh are on opposite sides for their next “WRESTLE PRINCESS II” warmup match.

Yuki Arai is quickly forming teams with her senpais. Yamashita helped train her so that’s a natural duo and she is getting along in the ring with Miu Watanabe too. The three of them team up together for the first time. Meanwhile Moka Miyamoto is becoming something of a rival to Arai as the two rookies breaking in around the same time. Shoko Nakajima gets to be the x factor in the match.

DDT “WHO’S GONNA TOP? 2021 TOUR IN YOKOHAMA”, 18/09/2021
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Tetsuya Endo Vs Hideki Okatani
2. Yuji Hino & Mad Paulie Vs Akito & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
3. Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Mizuki Watase Vs Yukio Sakaguchi, Naomi Yoshimura & Yuya Koroku
4. Shunma Katsumata, Yuki Ueno & Kazuki Hirata Vs Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno, Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Yukio Naya
5. Yokohama Specialty Special Tag Match: Konosuke Takeshita & Keigo Nakamura Vs Chris Brookes & HARASHIMA
6. Special Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki & Soma Takao Vs Takumi Tsukamoto & Yasu Urano

Minoru Fujita has been pulled from the show because he may have recently been in close contact with the Coronavirus. He is still waiting on an update so he will not be ready to compete in time if it turns out to be a negative case. Takumi Tsukamoto takes his place at the Yokohama show.

BASARA “BASARA 170 ~HOJIRO~”, 20/09/2021
Chiba 2AW Square

1. Union MAX Next Challenger Decision League: FUMA (4) Vs Takato Nakano (2)
2. Union MAX Next Challenger Decision League: Ryota Nakatsu (4) Vs Masato Kamino (2)

The “Nameless Corps” of Tsukamoto, Fuminori Abe & Yasu Urano were supposed to challenge for the UWA World 6-Man Tag Team Titles on this show. However Fujita is one third of the champions and cannot be at this show either. The title match has been cancelled for that reason.

DDT “GET ALIVE 2021”, 12/10/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Titles: Yoshiaki Yatsu, Akito, Hiroshi Yamato & Keigo Nakamura (c) Vs Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada, Mizuki Watase & Hideki Okatani
2. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita & Shunma Katsumata (c) Vs HARASHIMA & Naomi Yoshimura
3. DDT Universal Title: Daisuke Sasaki (c) Vs Minoru Fujita

Fujita will likely be good to go in time for the DDT Universal Title match to go ahead.

Two former KO-D Tag Team Champions are looking to take hold of the belts again. HARASHIMA was the previous champion as part of Smile Pissari until The 37KAMIINA defeated them. This time HARASHIMA is staying inside DISASTER BOX to look for a tag partner and he ended up with Naomi Yoshimura. These wrestlers are all no strangers to each other but it is still a first time tag team match up.

DDT “DRAMATIC DREAMS! VOL. 8 ~LAUGHING GATE FORTUNE~”, 17/10/2021
Osaka City Abeno Ward Center

1. Masahiro Takanashi Returns To Osaka! Special Tag Match: Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi Vs X & X
2. Special Singles Match To Commemorate Yukinori Matsui’s 25th Anniversary Of His Debut Two Years Later: Kuishinbo Kamen Vs Kikutaro
3. Special Tag Match ~OSAKA THE BEST~: Konosuke Takeshita & Yuki Ueno Vs Shigehiro Irie & Naomi Yoshimura
4. Special Tag Match ~ South Osaka Great War! Izumi Vs Kishiwada: Jun Akiyama & Yusuke Okada Vs Magnitude Kishiwada & Inaba no Buffalo

Four Osaka wrestlers all forged by DDT are put together in one match by Yukinori Matsui. Out of the four, Shigehiro Irie is sort of the black sheep of the group. But when Matsui wants him to show up at a DDT show he is booking, Irie will always oblige.

Osaka gets the first CDK tag match in DDT since Masahiro Takanashi’s comeback.

GANBARE☆PRO “GANBARE☆CLIMAX 2021 1ST ROUND”, 24/10/2021
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

The Ganbare☆Climax tournament returns for the first time in three years. The single elimination tournament will consist of three shows in October and November. The last tournament winner was Yumehito Imanari in 2018.

Shinjiro Otani fractured his left forearm during Sunday’s match against Kouki Iwasaki. The injury requires surgery and he will not be at any of Ganbare☆Pro’s upcoming shows in September and October.

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GANBARE☆PRO “HARLEY DAVIDSON AND MARLBORO MAN 2021” Results

September 12, 2021

GANBARE☆PRO “HARLEY DAVIDSON & MARLBORO MAN 2021”, 12/09/2021
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall
104 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Ganpro Four Big Singles Match I: Nobuhiro Shimatani defeated Takahiro Katori with the Crossface Lock (10:15).
2. Ganpro Four Big Singles Match II: Cherry defeated YuuRI with the Cherryton Bomb (9:31).
3. Ganpro Special Mixed 6-Person Tag Match: Shinichiro Tominaga, Makoto & HARUKAZE defeated Shota, Moeka Haruhi & Miyako Matsumoto when Tominaga pinned Shota with a Crushed Oklahoma Roll (10:58).
4. Ganpro Four Big Singles Match III: Shuichiro Katsumura defeated Shu Sakurai by Referee Stoppage with the Ninja Choke (15:38).
5. Ken Ohka Pre-Debut 20th Anniversary Special Tag Match Part 2: Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie defeated Ken Ohka & Yumehito Imanari when Ishii pinned Imanari with the High Angle Double Arm DDT (13:52).
6. Ganpro Four Big Singles Match ~ 26 Year Revenge For The Master: Shinjiro Otani defeated Kouki Iwasaki with a Cobra Hold (20:39).

Shinjiro Otani won the main event but may have come out of it with an injury to his left arm. He ignored the pain to continue fighting Kouki Iwasaki, eventually making him submit to the Cobra Hold. Otani said he is glad to have met Iwasaki in the ring. He also thinks that he himself now belongs in Ganbare☆Pro and wants the promotion to continue inspiring him.

An eager Ken Ohka wanted to deal with both Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie at the same time. Yumehito Imanari didn’t want to feel left out of the anniversary celebration so he stood with Ohka ready to fight. Late in the match Ohka hit Irie with the Fire Spear and left it all to Imanari. Unfortunately Ishii got the upper hand and pinned Imanari with the Tiger Suplex. At the end of the show, Ohka gave a speech saying he believes Ganpro can become just as good as NOAH, DDT, New Japan, WWE and AEW! Ganpro’s Korakuen Hall show on 25th September will be the next stepping stone towards that goal.

For his final singles match Shu Sakurai brought out the big gun. He used the Splash Mountain on Shuichiro Katsumura but was too close to the ropes for the pin to count. Katsumura took advantage of the mistake by trapping Sakurai in a Cross Armbreaker. He then transitioned to the Ninja Choke and held on until Daisuke Kiso stopped the match in his favour. Katsumura was honest after the match and said he was going to win easily. But he was lenient to Sakurai to make the match a bit more enjoyable for everyone. Next time in Korakuen all of THE HALFEE will be together for Sakurai’s send off match. Sakurai reminded everyone this isn’t a retirement match.

Shinichiro Tominaga got one over on Shota by pinning him to win the trios match. Shota reminded him that Miyako Matsumoto is not his tag partner so things will be different at the IJ Tag Team Titles match.

The newcomer YuuRI was put to the test by Cherry. YuuRI focused on using a Sleeper Hold but Cherry figured her game plan out and targeted her opponent’s legs. From there Cherry kept up the pressure and won with the Cherryton Bomb.

Takahiro Katori taunted Nobuhiro Shimatani during their match. He asked if his attacks were weakened because DAMNATION is disbanding? The insults fired up Shimatani into making a comeback and winning the match.

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Endo Visits Kobashi, 121000000 Still Alive, Ganpro’s Big Matches

August 31, 2021

Earlier this week Tetsuya Endo visited Kenta Kobashi at his gym to talk about his successful KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles defence at “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2021”. Kobashi praised Endo for getting bigger. He noticed Endo’s movements haven’t changed and his posture in the air is good so his weight gain isn’t negatively effecting his performance. Endo was advised to target 95-100kg for his ideal weight. However Kobashi also said that Endo didn’t stand out much during the match. Instead the focus was entirely on Yuji Hino and Saki Akai.

Kobashi moved on to talking about Endo’s rivalries with Konosuke Takeshita and Jun Akiyama. He thinks Takeshita defeating Akiyama while Endo couldn’t is the kind of frustration Endo needs in order to become stronger. That along with the support of his fans is what can make Endo the champion again. Endo then showed Kobashi a video of a brand new finishing move he is working on, one nobody else has seen yet. Kobashi approves of it and recommends Endo to work on his arm strength because it is the key to make this mystery move work. He also told him to give it a good name so it will become the move that represents Endo. After an hour long talk, Endo worked out in the gym with Kobashi coaching him.

MUSCLE “HIRAGANA MUSCLE 5 TOKYO PERFORMANCE ~NO MORE SPECIAL MOVES ANYMORE~”, 01/09/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

My nightmare of trying to write up the Muscle show report is back. Let’s see what 2.9 Dimensional ideas Muscle Sakai has for The Finisher Boys and The Folding Chair Boys this time. Maybe Endo will do another run in.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO JOSHI 2021 SUMMER ~STEP AND A STEP~”, 04/09/2021
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. Hikari Noa & Kaya Toribami
2. Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe Vs Yuki Kamifuku & Arisu Endo
3. Shoko Nakajima, Raku & Moka Miyamoto Vs Mirai Maiumi, Suzume & Haruna Neko
4. Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki & Pom Harajuku Vs Hyper Misao, Nao Kakuta & Nodoka Tenma
5. Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh Vs Yuki Aino & Marika Kobashi

The 121000000 tag team is still alive even though Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh have a big match against each other coming up. Itoh originally thought they would have to split up but Yamashita convinced her that continuing their team will not effect their match at “WRESTLE PRINCESS II”.

GANBARE☆PRO “HARLEY DAVIDSON & MARLBORO MAN 2021”, 12/09/2021
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. Ganpro Special Mixed 6-Person Tag Match: Shota, Moeka Haruhi & Miyako Matsumoto Vs Shinichiro Tominaga, Makoto & HARUKAZE
2. Ganpro Triple Big Singles Match: Nobuhiro Shimatani Vs Takahiro Katori
3. Ganpro Triple Big Singles Match: Shuichiro Katsumura Vs Shu Sakurai
4. Ganpro Triple Big Singles Match ~ 26 Year Revenge For The Master: Shinjiro Otani Vs Kouki Iwasaki
5. Ken Ohka Pre-Debut 20th Anniversary Special Tag Match Part 2: Ken Ohka & Yumehito Imanari Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie

Look at Shinjiro Otani. He is spoiled for choice when it comes to matches against the Ganbare☆Pro roster. They all want a piece of him and he wants them too. Otani asked for a match against Kouki Iwasaki because Iwasaki’s mentor is Kenichi Yamamoto. In 1995 Yamamoto defeated Otani at a UWFi event. 26 years later Otani gets a chance to get some measure of revenge by fighting his student.

Shu Sakurai will be taking an indefinite leave of absence from Ganpro after 25th September. He explains this decision is being made for positive reasons and he will be using his experience from wrestling to take on new challenges. This is not a retirement from pro wrestling so he may return some day having grown as a pro wrestler and also as a person. Before he leaves, Sakurai wants to wrestle Shuichiro Katsumura so he gets to have that match.

GANBARE☆PRO “BAD COMMUNICATION -ULTRA PLEASURE STYLE 2021”, 25/09/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Ganjo Special Tag Match: Yuna Manase & Yuna Mizumori Vs Asuka & HARUKAZE
2. THE HALFEE Vs Team Sanyo Sanin Full Scale Battle: Katsuzaki Shunosuke, Moehiko Harumisawa & Shu Sakurai Vs Minoru Fujita, Nobuhiro Shimatani & Itsuki Aoki
3. Ganpro Special Tag Match: Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Shigehiro Irie Vs Yumehito Imanari & Kouki Iwasaki
4. IJ Tag Team Titles: Kenichiro Arai & Shota (c) Vs Hagane Shinno & Shinichiro Tominaga
5. Ganpro Special Single Match: Keisuke Ishii Vs Shinjiro Otani
6. Ken Ohka 20th Anniversary Special Tag Match ~Roar Of The Lion King~: Ken Ohka & Isami Kodaka Vs HARASHIMA & Kengo Mashimo

Otani’s other big singles match this month is a first time one on one meeting with Keisuke Ishii. His appearance in Ganpro has given Ishii new motivation after he went through a slump from losing the Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Title. Ishii made the challenge and Otani has been impressed enough with his work to accept it.

Tenryu Project has approved of Hagane Shinno & Shinichiro Tominaga’s challenge for the IJ Tag Team Titles. They gave Kenichiro Arai & Shota permission to defend the belts after the champions accepted the challenge.

It was Otani’s idea to get Tatsuhito Takaiwa booked on the show. I don’t know about you guys but I’ve been noticing this Ganpro/ZERO1 relationship for a while and I wonder if it will lead to anything more permanent down the road.

Sakurai ends his wrestling career with the rest of THE HALFEE.

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