Thread 18366435

Jul/Aug Live Streaming (JST)

>AJPW
8/3 Ota City General Gymnasium (3:00pm)
8/10 Nagano Air Water Arena (2:00pm)
8/24 King's Road Tournament Opening Night @ Korakuen (6:30pm)
>NOAH
8/11 Culttz Kawasaki (4:00pm)
8/16 Korakuen (6:30)
8/24 Tama Mirai Messe (3:00pm)
8/25 Mohamed Yone 30th Anniversary @ Korakuen (6:30pm)
>DDT
7/27 Sumitomo Metal Mine Arena Ome (2:00pm)
8/9 Yokohama Radiant Hall (5:00pm)
8/17 Osaka EDION Arena 2nd Stadium (6:00pm)
8/30 Wrestle Peter Pan @ Higashin Arena (3:00pm)
8/31 Wrestle Peter Pan @ Korakuen (11:00am)
>DragonGate
7/27 Kobe Sanbo Hall (4:00pm)
August TBA
>BJW
7/27 Korakuen (11:30am)
8/11 Korakuen (6:30pm)
>Evolution
8/6 Evolution #37 @ Shinkiba 1st Ring (7:00pm)

7/31 Shinjuku FACE 20th Anniversary (6:30pm) [Wrestle Universe]

>Calendars:
https://en.puwota.com/
https://x.com/puwota (every day at 8am JST)
>ShuPro by Date
https://wp.bbm-mobile.com/sp2/Guide/Calender/DateTop.asp
>ShuPro by Promotion
https://wp.bbm-mobile.com/sp2/Party/Partylist.asp

>Where to watch:
AJPW: https://www.ajpw.tv/
NOAH/DDT/MichiPro/GanPro: https://www.wrestle-universe.com/en
DragonGate: https://dragongate.live/
GLEAT: https://www.youtube.com/@LIDET_ENT
ZERO1: https://www.pwzero1.com/topics/detail_2017.html
BJW: https://bjwcore.com/
FREEDOMS: https://www.youtube.com/@freedoms6464
Evolution: https://evolutionofficialfc.com/
OsakaPro: https://www.youtube.com/@大阪プロレス公式
KyushuPro: https://www.youtube.com/@九州プロレス公式チャンネル
Ryuku Dragon: https://www.youtube.com/@ryukyudragon-pw

Previous >>18284550

>>18366139
>favorite
Kobashi
>least
Edwards

>>18366453
>Edwards
Crazy he was the first non Japanese guy to get it. Should have been Bobby Lashley if it had to be someone from Impact.

galaxy rear view

can your precious kenta do this though

>>18367344
Can Nakajima do this?

>>18366435 (OP)
>DDT
7/27 Sumitomo Metal Mine Arena Ome (2:00pm)
>HARASHIMA 24th Debut Anniversary Match: HARASHIMA, Togi Makabe, & Yasu Urano vs Shinya Aoki, Shuji Ishikawa, & Akito
>KO-D Tag Team Championship: Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya (c) vs Jun Akiyama & Daichi Satoh [87th champion team, 1st defense]
>Yuki Ueno & To-y vs Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada
>Kazusada Higuchi & Yuki Ishida vs MAO & KANON with KIMIHIRO
>Danshoku Dieno vs Kazuki Hirata
>Naomi Yoshimura & Soma Takao vs Makoto Oishi & Shinichiro Kawamatsu
>Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani, & MJ Paul vs Antonio Honda, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, & Yuya Koroku
>Ilusion vs Kazuma Sumi

>*The order of matches other than the main event has not yet been determined.

>>18366435 (OP)
>BJW
7/27 Korakuen (11:30am)
>Daisuke Sekimoto Return Match: Ryuji Ito & Abdullah Kobayashi vs Daisuke Sekimoto & Takashi Daimonji
>BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship: Kosuke Sato (c) vs Jacob Crane [12th champion, 1st defense]
>Daichi Hashimoto, Hideyoshi Kamitani, Yasufumi Nakanoue, & Kazumasa Yoshida vs Leyton Buzzard, Takuya Nomura, Fuminori Abe, & Yuya Aoki
>Strong BJ Singles Match: Ryota Hama vs Koshirou Asakura
>Hardcore Tag Match: Kankuro Hoshino & Channing Decker vs Masaya Takahashi & Kazumi Kikuta
>Strong J Tag Match: Tatsuhiko Yoshino & Ryoma Sekiguchi vs Tomato Kaji & Kota Sekifuda

>>18369035
I can't believe he tapped to Bob Sapp.

>>18366435 (OP)
>DragonGate
7/27 Kobe Sanbo Hall (4:00pm)
>Time Delay Battle Royal “Royal Sambō”: Shun Skywalker, Honoki, Madoka Kikuta, Kouta Minoura, Jason Lee, KAI, ISHIN, & Yoshiki Kato
>Strong Machine J, Kzy, & U-T vs Flamita, Luis Mante, & Bendito
>Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia, & Ryo Tanaka vs Masaaki Mochizuki, Daiki Yanai, & Akihiro Sahara
>YAMATO, Dragon Kid, B×B Hulk, Susumu Yokosuka, & Kagetora vs Ho Ho Lun, Ho Lee, Tominaga Reach, Mondai Ryu, & YosukeSanta Maria
>Mochizuki Junior vs Ryu Fuda
>Hyō, Ben-K, Jacky “Funky” Kamei, & Riiita vs Don Fujii, Hiroyuki Kanda, Shachihoko BOY, & Hanabana-shi

>>18368586
stream just started
>https://www.wrestle-universe.com/en/lives/mWkmUteV19MdoeH4DhNwHY

>>18370673
ill check out the main and semi

>>18370684
would also check the anywhere fall match before the tag team title match because they are always fun to watch. it's harashima homecoming so it's not a big show

>>18370673
Whole gym is fanning themselves so you know it's a hot show.

The day Tony Kahn books Danshoku Deino he has a pair of testicles.

>>18370846
don't bring your aew bullshit here, and anyway tanahashi vs dino is happening at the end of august if that count

Kenkoba and some lucky fans.

No idea that Togi Makabe was HARASHIMA school senior kek

confirmed for DG 8/17 show so far
>Open the Brave Gate Championship: Ryoya Tanaka (c) vs. Masaaki Mochizuki
>Open the Dream Gate Championship: Shun Skywalker (c) vs. Madoka Kikuta

>Diagnosed with a traumatic cervical spine injury, “Muscle Monster” Daisuke Sekimoto (44, freelance) made his return after nearly two months at BJW’s July 27 Korakuen Hall event. It was also his first match since leaving the promotion at the end of June to go freelance—and he marked both with a victory, while revealing his intention to retire at age 50.

>On May 29, Sekimoto was injured mid-match and rendered immobile, prompting an emergency hospital transport. “I was scared, like—what’s going to happen to me now?” he recalled. His bench press dropped from 180kg to 140kg at one point, but his recovery progressed well. Two months later, he returned to the ring, teaming with Takashi Daimonji to face Ryuji Ito and Abdullah Kobayashi. Once the bell rang, he showed no sign of injury or ring rust, unleashing his trademark raw power—and finishing the match with back-to-back lariats on Kobayashi.

>After the match, Ito congratulated him on his return. Kobayashi, however, took a rougher tone, saying, “I’ve seen plenty of guys leave this place. I’ve got no more tears left to shed.” Sekimoto, listening in a kneeling posture, replied, “It’s not like we’ll never see each other again. Is it okay if I come back someday?” The crowd responded with a loud ovation.

>Backstage, he declared, “I’ll retire at 50.” The decision was inspired by the phrase “Life is fifty years,” a favorite of warlord Oda Nobunaga, and something Sekimoto decided when he first began wrestling. “Honestly, my physical strength is fading, and I’ve got more aches and issues showing up. Fifty might be the limit,” he admitted.

>As a freelancer, he hopes to spend the next six years wrestling in a variety of places and against many different opponents. But as for overseas appearances? “I have a daughter. I can’t just leave my family behind,” he said, ruling that out. His future schedule is still undecided: “Am I waiting for offers? Yeah, you could say that.”

https://x.com/tospo_battle/status/1949410970528358458

>>18372727
>Thank you so much for today! Your cheers really meant the world to me!
>I’m glad I was able to walk off the BJW ring on my own two feet.
>By the way… it wasn’t a retirement announcement—more like, “Maybe I’ll retire at 50?”
>Sorry if I didn’t phrase it clearly enough.
>I don’t know what the future holds, but I still want to enjoy pro wrestling for a long time to come.

https://x.com/sekimotodaisuke/status/1949420707949289958

>>18366435 (OP)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwdMJE0t8JM

I was rewatching some Morishima matches and always wondered what went wrong with him. Was he just too fucking crazy? And the weight issues? He was really good.

>>18373268
>Was he just too fucking crazy? And the weight issues?
both, basically. this article is a good read
https://puroprogramtranslations.blogspot.com/2018/11/article-traces-to-nowhere-takeshi.html

>>18373304
A depressing read, but thanks. Definitely one of the bigger unrealized careers I can think of with the amount of talent he clearly had.

>>18371858
Shun is absolutely losing on his first defense. Yoshioka will take the belt from Kikuta.

New Hayabusa showed up at the ping pong tournament to do some flips
https://x.com/hustle424/status/1949343290911777121

>>18373618
and he played a little 'pong

>>18373619
That's neat. This new Hayabusa has to be Astroman.

>>18373619
Someone tell him to dig up the 2nd World Brass Knucks championship belt and post pics of it online.

>Former NJPW stars Tetsuya Naito (43) and BUSHI (42) marked their first match as freelancers with a victory at RPW’s Wolverhampton event on the 25th (Japan time: 26th).

>Naito and BUSHI left New Japan after the May 4 Fukuoka show and launched a new unit together: “Los Tranquilos de Japon” (LTJ).

>In their first match back in about two and a half months, they teamed up to face Mark Trew and Kieron Lacey. As they walked the ramp to brand-new entrance themes, they were greeted with a thunderous ovation from the UK crowd. After hitting a tandem buster, Naito landed his signature Destino for the win. The two bumped fists in the ring afterward.

>Speaking to this paper after the match, Naito opened with: “It’s been so long since my last match, I’m exhausted…”—sounding quite *cansado*. Still, he reflected, “Over the past two and a half months, I’ve been preparing and launching LTJ. It reminded me of when I brought Los Ingobernables to Japan. It feels like the beginning of something new.”

>Since leaving NJPW, Naito has undergone eye surgery and maintenance on his knee. “As for my knee, maybe because I hadn’t been wrestling, there wasn’t any pain or swelling. It moved well. My eye… well, there are good things and not-so-good things about it, but it’s the eye I’ve got, and I’ll be living with it. I’ve accepted it, and I want to raise LTJ up alongside this eye,” he said, revealing both his condition and his ambition.

>Naito and BUSHI are also scheduled to appear at RPW’s Sheffield event on the 27th (Japan time: 28th), before returning to Japan. “Still, to think I had to stay on the phone with you guys until this time—what is it, 5 a.m. over here? I guess I owe Tokyo Sports a big one now. Which means when I get back to Japan…” he began to say—only for the call to suddenly drop due to poor signal.

https://x.com/s_d_naito/status/1949423931753967818

What happened to his eye? Detached retina?

>>18370325
2 down.

>>18374263

Tokyo Sports from when he got the surgery in May:

>On the 8th, Tetsuya Naito (42), who left NJPW on the 4th, was discharged from a hospital in Kanagawa after undergoing surgery on his *right* eye. Ahead of his freelance activities, Naito had expressed a desire to focus on physical maintenance and had originally planned to undergo surgery on his left eye, which has long been affected by strabismus. However, in an unusual twist, the procedure was suddenly changed to operate on his right eye instead. So what exactly happened?

>Since 2019, Naito had been suffering from diplopia (double vision) caused by impaired function of the superior oblique muscle, which pulls the eye inward and downward. He had previously undergone three surgeries on his right eye and one on his left. This time, he checked into the hospital on the 7th intending to have a second surgery on his left eye.

...

>His left-right field of vision had already improved after the surgery on his left eye late last year. This latest procedure was meant to adjust vertical and horizontal alignment. However, after reexamining him, the doctor concluded that rather than operating on the left eye, it would be best to perform a recession and half-belly inferior displacement of the right medial rectus muscle.

>It was previously believed that only three surgeries could safely be done on the right eye, but depending on the technique, a fourth (or more) is possible. “They explained that there are different ways to go about it, and that really reassured me,” Naito said. Still, a wrestler undergoing four surgeries on one eye is almost unheard of. “I mean, how many wrestlers out there have had surgery on the same eye four times? Might be a Guinness World Record, right? I’m actually thinking about applying seriously. I’m a freelancer now, after all—got flexibility,” he joked while begging for a stop at a McDonald’s drive-thru along the way.

https://x.com/okamotospo/status/1920584743021871138

>>18374434
What a mess.

>>18373785
>Astroman
I don't think so. Astroman has lighter nipples.

>>18374209
So was RevPro just a warm up before he appears in NOAH or AJPW? Still can't figure out what Naito's grand plan is here.

Kaito needs to get a clue and go to the big leagues instead of wasting his prime years in a dimeless company like Kento Miyahara did.

Peter Pan 2025 poster

Day 2 poster
>Takagi big leagues Tana to only perform in Korakuren

>>18376369
New tag titles look good, but it's time to bring back the three belts for the Triple Crown.

>>18378195
Heel Tanahashi vs Kobashi would have been so good.

Dragongate August 5th Korakuen card
>B×B Hulk & Kagetora vs Masaaki Mochizuki & Daiki Yanagiuchi
>Natural Vibes (Strong Machine J, Kzy & U-T) vs Ultimo Dragon, Bendito & Punch Tominaga
>Kazuma Kimura Debut Match: Ben-K vs Kazuma Kimura
>LOVE&PEACE( Hyo, JACKY KAMEI, Riiita & Mochizuki Junior) vs PARADOX (YAMATO, Dragon Kid, Susumu Yokosuka & Naruki Doi)
>Flamita & Luis Mante vs Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf
>D'Courage (Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka) vs Z-Brats (Kota Minoura, Jason Lee & KAI)
>Shun Skywalker & Homare vs Madoka Kikuta & ISHIN

>>18378508
>>18378526
later they gonna announce the rest of the cards for the two days
>Takagi big leagues Tana to only perform in Korakuren
Are you surprised? He booked himself as main event for G1 why not ask to Takagi for Korakuen while Fujita and ZSJ get the smaller venue (it's 1500 afaik)

Kasai's kid debut match is vs HARASHIMA

>>18380162
He looks like a deer in the headlights.

>>18380162
I was hoping for Ueno or HARASHIMA to torture the kid, I got my wishes answered for once kek

First day cards
>https://www.ddtpro.jp/news/6887304da7a49e0002f400e2
Second day cards
>https://www.ddtpro.jp/news/688730cda7a49e0002f400e3

Second year of Ueno and MAO being main event. But i wonder after their single match of the last year and MAO leaving Sauna, why they never pushed them as legit rivals since they are both extremely popular.

>>18373618
>>18373619
What the fuck I thought Hayabusa was dead?

>>18380205
Hogan died so that Hayabusa could come back to life

>>18380205
he got better

>>18380205
He got the stem cell treatment.

>>18379784
Tana knows of Dino's reputation (even if he personally doesn't agree with his style of wrestling) so I thought he would like to have their match in a bigger venue

>>18366435 (OP)
I heard that KENTA was recently in a MOTYC. Is this true? I find it hard to believe since last time I saw him he was giga sawdusted.

Whatever happened to Daisuke Ikeda.

>>18380815
Yes, it was legitimately great. The best men's match of the year so far.

>>18380815
Wasn't even the best GHC title match this year

>[First Title Defense on 8.16 at Korakuen] Interview with New GHC Champion KENTA
>A sense of “responsibility” riding the updraft, and hopes for the “nasty version of Naomichi Marufuji”

>In an unexpected turn, KENTA has captured the GHC Heavyweight Title for the first time in 11 and a half years.
>A GHC match against Marufuji is already set—“MaruKEN showdown.”
>We spoke with KENTA the day after his title win.

https://x.com/noah_ghc/status/1947573692214714676

>>18380162
>My skinny, small, glasses-wearing eldest son who used to be so cute
>has somehow turned into a hulking young man aiming to become a pro wrestler.

>“Time sure flies...”
>or so I thought—but so *this* is what that really means...

https://x.com/crazymonkey0909/status/1948298563630571836

>>18381190
Cool, I'll check it out.
>>18381668
What was the best one in your opinion? I'll check it out too.

>>18366435 (OP)
>DragonGate
8/5 Korakuen (6:30pm)
8/11 Kobe Sanbo Hall (5:00pm)
8/17 DANGEROUS GATE 2025 @ Ota Ward Gymnasium (3:00pm)
8/24 ACROS Fukuoka (1:00pm)
8/24 ACROS Fukuoka (5:00pm)
8/29 PRIME ZONE Plus+ Vol.15 @ Kobe Lapis Hall (7:00pm)
8/30 Nara Centennial Hall (3:00pm)

>>18382120
Curious to know who trained him, probably Harashima himself since he was the one Masada's fought for his debut and we know he was trained by him. But the kid looks a bit too short

>>18381190
Blasting Where The Hood At in celebration

>>18370325
Yakuza 4

>>18385290
Grim

>>18370325
Muto > Chono > Hashimoto > Misawaetty

ICHIBAN

>Shinjuku FACE, known as a pro wrestling venue, will celebrate its 20th anniversary on July 31 with a special event titled “milestone,” featuring 23 wrestlers from 8 different promotions. In advance of the event, Yukaka Ogawa (51), who oversees the venue, reflected on its history and shared a few unexpected stories about the ring.

>Ogawa, a manager at Humax Entertainment (which runs Shinjuku FACE), has been there from the beginning—joining in June 2005 just before it opened. “It used to be a venue called Liquidroom,” she recalled, “and the renovations to turn it into a wrestling space with a ring were just underway at the time.”

>The venue officially opened on July 29, 2005. The debut event was “W-FACE,” a joint card of women’s MMA and pro wrestling, featuring five MMA bouts and one wrestling match. The wrestler on that debut card? Mayumi Ozaki—who’s also booked for the 20th anniversary show, teaming with HARASHIMA and Yukio Naya against Shin Hirota Sakura, Antonio Honda, and Soshi Shoda w/ Sanshiro Takagi. “The only people involved in both the opening and the 20th anniversary might just be me and Ozaki-san,” Ogawa said with emotion.

>>18390690
>Interestingly, the ring used today isn’t the original—it’s the second version. “The ceiling isn’t that high here, so the first ring was a little lower,” Ogawa explained. “That was to help wrestlers fly off the top rope safely and give the audience a better view.” But before long, it was replaced with a regulation-height ring. “Wrestlers and fans said, ‘Wouldn’t it be better if it were a bit taller?’ so we switched it.”

>If you’ve been to Shinjuku FACE, you’ve probably noticed how close the ceiling feels to the top rope. You might even worry a moonsault would hit it. But surprisingly, no one ever has. “Wrestlers have amazing spatial awareness,” said Ogawa. “No one’s ever hit the ceiling. The only thing that’s ever touched it was Aja Kong’s metal can—just once.”

>Now in its 20th year, Shinjuku FACE continues to write its legacy as the “second sacred ground” of Japanese wrestling, after Korakuen Hall.

https://x.com/tospo_battle/status/1950048940272828516

>>18388579
He had way too many great feuds in Japan. Inoki, Fujinami, and Muto being some examples.

>why is the Dragongate Network so bad?
because the ones in charge (DG itself or Gaora, a bunch of elderly I'd wager) don't really care

>>18391132
how much simpler things could be...

Why did NOAH rebrand to the red logo briefly and forsake Misawa?

>>18392729
Why the discount SHO, why he can't escape NJPW even when he's going to other promotions

>>18392838
New owners at the time (Lidet) wanted to give a new logo due to the promotion’s bad situation. From the Yakuza scandal to the Suzuki-Gun invasion.

>>18393384
I didn't think SHO was big enough of a deal that other wrestlers would copy him

>>18396551
>leave the tsunami to us, Ishiba-san

I'm broke as fuck rn and can't pay for any subscriptions and I really wanna keep up with dragongate, Does anybody knows where could I get their recent shows or back catalogue for free???

>>18396977
VK, there also youku but i hate the low res
>>18397841
imagine being that beautiful and doing shit like that on playground fixtures

anyway,
>https://x.com/ZERO1_Wrestling/status/1950465190019076209
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44vYU9eh9m0&feature=youtu.be
>【Full Match Footage】Hayabusa vs. Yuko Miyamoto《Fire Festival 2025 B Block Official Match》|August 3 (Sun) Shinkiba 1stRING Event!

>32 years ago today, on July 29, I had a singles match with Stan Hansen at the Nippon Budokan.
>To me, Stan Hansen was someone who, from my early days, helped me grow by fighting him (and getting beat to a pulp).
>Each time we fought, my mindset changed: “I want to leave a mark!!” “I want to win!!” “I can win!!”
>That’s how I gained confidence.
>I took all kinds of lariats in that match and many others.
>Maybe the reason I’ve never strayed from my style, no matter what, is because of what I learned from Hansen-san (lol)
>#ハンセン #ウエスタンラリアット #剛腕ラリアット

https://x.com/FortuneKK0327/status/1950508065540944116

>>18396551
Misawa was always aura mogging everyone around him. He just looks like the main character.

>>18397967
Where can you even watch modern Zero1? I check all the usual places but only find stuff that's years old or the Real Zero1 offshoot.

>>18398603
One of the best matches ever. Some matches don't hold up after you've seen a lot of wrestling, but this one definitely always will.

Great show

>>18399328
What show

July attendance numbers
>1. NJPW: 18,336 (10 shows, 1,833 avg)
>2. Dragongate: 10,150 (13 shows, 780 avg)
>3. Stardom: 7,347 (9 shows, 816 avg)
>4. NOAH: 6,263 (8 shows, 782 avg)
>5. TJPW: 5,725 (7 shows, 817 avg) Domestic attendance: 2,355 from 4 shows. Overseas attendance: 3,370 from 3 shows
>6. Marigold: 3,435 (8 shows, 1 w/o reported attendance, 490 avg)
>7. AJPW: 2,745 (5 shows, 549 avg)
>8. BJW: 1,443 (8 shows, 2 w/o reported attendance, 240 avg)
>9. GLEAT: 749 (3 shows, 249 avg)
>10. OZ Academy: 301 (1 show)

having a great time at batsubatsucon
https://x.com/Katsuhiko_N311/status/1950559998792409416

>>18399701
Reminder that this time last year All Japan was pushing for #4 every month and averaging nearly 900 per show. This is their brain on Saito.

>>18398799
on the app

>ZERO1: https://www.pwzero1.com/topics/detail_2017.html

https://x.com/ZERO1_Wrestling/status/1929510517946880225

>>18399701
>4. NOAH: 6,263 (8 shows, 782 avg)
>7. AJPW: 2,745 (5 shows, 549 avg)
what the fuck happened?

>>18399701
From now on when I do these I'll also include the numbers for the same month the previous year to compare. Here's what they were in July last year:
>1. NJPW: 20,641 (11 shows, 1,876). Domestic attendance: 19,735. Overseas attendance: 906 from 1 joint show with CMLL
>2. Dragongate: 10,427 (13 shows, 802 avg)
>3. NOAH: 8,287 (8 shows, 1,035 avg)
>4. Stardom: 5,808 (10 shows, 580 avg)
>5. Marigold: 5,234 (6 shows, 872 avg)
>6. AJPW: 3,424 (5 shows, 684 avg)
>7. BJW: 3,312 (19 shows, 368 avg)
>8. TJPW: 2,231 (6 shows, 371 avg)
>9. GLEAT: 1,748 (2 shows, 874 avg)
>10. OZ Academy: 889 (2 shows, 444 avg)

>>18399701
>>18401437
thanks attendancechad

>>18399701
2025 numbers so far:
New Japan - 174,067 (2,072 avg.)
Stardom - 57,021 (851 avg.)
Dragon Gate - 51,511 (537 avg.)
NOAH - 42,613 (819 avg.)
All Japan - 33,519 (986 avg.)
Marigold - 22,796 (496 avg.)
Kyushu Pro - 18,411 (969 avg.)
Tokyo Joshi Pro - 15,150 (379 avg.)
Big Japan - 13,276 (282 avg.)
GLEAT - 7,210 (300 avg.)
Oz Academy - 6,616 (509 avg.)
Michinoku Pro - 5,929 (539 avg.)
WAVE - 5,865 (209 avg.)
Sendai Girls - 5,180 (2,590 average from 2 announced shows)
FREEDOMS - 4,782 (191 avg.)

>>18400400
Thanks!

>>18366435 (OP)
>7/31 Shinjuku FACE 20th Anniversary (6:30pm) [Wrestle Universe]
>Hiromu Takahashi & Chris Brookes vs Yuki Ueno & Atsuki Aoyagi
>Kuroshio TOKYO Japan vs MAO
>Mayumi Ozaki, HARASHIMA, & Yukio Naya vs Shin Sakura Hirota, Antonio Honda, & Takeshi Masada with Sanshiro Takagi
>Minoru Suzuki & Chinsuke Nakamura vs Jun Akiyama & Futotta Kobashi
>Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani, & Ilusion vs Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata, & Makoto Oishi

>>18402865
gotta love 2000s fashion

>>18402865
>>18403729

>>18404159
Takashi Sugiura, Mitsuharu Misawa
Kotaro Suzuki, and I don't recognize the other two.

>>18399701
>9. GLEAT: 749 (3 shows, 249 avg)
>>18401437
>9. GLEAT: 1,748 (2 shows, 874 avg)
holy kek

>>18403612
not sure how serious is going to be this match but im curious to see hiromu vs ueno

>>18406239
Grim

>>18406304
i think it'll be a good match
i know akiyama is old but higuchi works a more slow paced style anyways. it'll be good

>>18406304
Why? I get if it's the most safe choice after Harashima to pick as second defense for the title

>>18406299
Show has started

>>18406896
Yeah, second match is more hilarious than the first just by putting those people together

>>18406951
This fat Kobashi dude is cracking me up

>>18406965
That and suzuki attidude, as usual he's great even when he lean on comedy

>>18406969
Akiyama being in DDT for a couple of years has made him good at comedy as well

>>18406973
maybe he was good even before DDT you underestimated how guys like him or suzuki are funny guys behind their more serious persona

>>18406973
Despite that the funniest thing he's done is give the death glare to Nakajima and intimidate him.

third match. nice to see takagi, he said he would come back and he's getting back to shape. did he went on hiatus for health reasons or he never disclosed the reason

Damn, ZE ALPHA

>>18406982
Akiyama isn't someone you'd want to puss off lol

https://x.com/FortuneKK0327/status/1950073570648076596
Good news. Kobashi is trying to make the Saitos better.

Ikeman vs MAO now

Sorry MAO, but with your ugly haircut u can't compare compare with ikemen

>>18407001
[Hilarious news]
Kenta Kobashi (58) is saying the Saitos are shit wwwwww

The female percentage of this crowd is insane, US needs to get their act together

>>18399701
>>18400717
ALL JAPOO LMAOOOOOOOOOO

>>18407140
Between the semi-final and the main event the tickets went sold out almost instantly.

>>18407145
What's your home promotion, All Japoo poster? I'm an Arkfailure.

Ikeman is the most DDT dude to not be in the promotion

>>18407175
Wonder why he doesn't appear more. I remember old BOYZ events where he was there, during the DNA era of DDT

Anyway, main event now

What's Hunter Club Yoshitatsu up to these days

>>18407238
Licking lollipops and being OZAWAs second in NOAH

>>18407238
The manager in Team 2000X over in NOAH.

>>18407186
Ended in a draw but was cool to see. I'd like a full Ueno and Hiromu match.

>>18407273
So he's kind like TAKA Michinoku in RO&D then? Not a bad role.

>>18407286
i think a draw or a time limit for this kind of card was the best outcome, ueno was very close to win over hiromu tho and i don't think ueno was at his best looking at the shoulder taping.

I don't really get what NOAH sees in Jack Morris other than his good body. He's so bland. Just another small white dude with a beard who wears generic trunks.

>>18407164
Should have went with NOAH DIMES here

>I am the rule
>GLEAT will change
>#XXSTYLE #LIDETUWF #GLEAT #DoubleChampion

https://x.com/Katsuhiko_N311/status/1950920338403209304

>>18401437
>>18402050
What happened to AJPW? A year ago the ajpw freaks on twitter were praising them for going in a newe direction with young guys and attendance was actually soaring, but the same guys on twitter now are actually callin git a terrible comedy promotion and the attendance is plummeting also

>>18408065
Kind of answered your own question there

>>18407899
I wish he was 60% less dumb and still in a relevant promotion. Even if he was never a draw.

>>18408065
AJPW is bad about doing something right only to collapse into doing dumb shit. Same with NOAH.

>>18409423
Snatching failure from the jaws of victory. The NOAH story.

>>18407345
i don't think hes THE GUY, but he is a good hand

>August 2 Hamamatsu Tournament Pre-Event Information
>At the opening of the tournament, in tribute to the recently deceased Hulk Hogan, it has been decided that Antonio Honda will perform "Hulk Hogan Exercise No. 1."

>https://ameblo.jp/takayama-do/entry-12919728599.html
>DDT sponsored match
>Kazutada Higuchi, MAO, Danshoku Dino VS Yuki Ueno, HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano

funky

>>18414446
Riki Choshu is a great wrestler to learn about. If he didn't like something, he would leave and make his own promotion only to come back later.

The Masato Tanaka vs. Hayabusa match that could make Tanaka leave Zero1 is on the 31st, right?

>>18416179
this Sunday
https://x.com/ZERO1_Wrestling/status/1950426812024312313

>https://x.com/TIMEBOMB1105/status/1951280463739605181
>It’s truly Ueno-san who is beautiful inside and out, and just too hilarious!
>Ending things with just talk is the most boring, isn’t it!
>Whether it’s in DDT or New Japan…
>or perhaps at #ASJF202X

If only they didn't have Tana booked vs Dieno and Ueno fight again Higuchi (don't get me wrong, love Higuchi and Ueno singles quite a lot but there is no point in watching the same outcome over and over) this could be a really good main show for Wrestle Peter Pan.

>>18416122
In between beating every woman in his line of sight.

>>18416217
>Go is still their champion
I guess belts don't really matter in Zero1?

Now that he's found his footing on the indies can Hideo ever make it back to the big leagues?
https://youtu.be/O1fflkAqsHw

>>18417688
They really gave him that stereotypical theme? Kek

>>18415903
Sanseito is going to deport Yone back to Kurdistan

who do we want for Wrestle Odyssey
https://x.com/WWEJapan/status/1950164908311793852

>>18418413
I want WWE to die. But I will take Oba Femi, Inamura, and singles Ivar to wrestle.

>>18418413
Punk should finally put over Kenta

Inamura vs Ivar for WWE Sneed
https://x.com/WWE/status/1897331272474652851

>>18419110
Other way around

>>18417696
They had Morishima come out to the Orient Express music for his tryouts. This one at least sounded modern.

>>18424175
lmao
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvYBTyhiocU

savior of all japan

ddt announced the tag partner for kaisei's match at ultimate party and it's takeshita. kind of a waste to book this early but i guess since he's not a full time wrestler they can't slowburn this shit kek but they gonna get another sold out venue.
they still have to announce the names of the opposite tag tho

wholesome Dragon Kid

>>18424296
It can't be understated how much I hate E-Slop.

>>18419459
The only WWE match this year I've liked outside of Oba Femi and Inamura.

>>18424496
No joke, this could end up being a really good get for them. They'll need to train him, but he's got something for sure.

SLAM 'EM HONDSTER
https://x.com/ddtpro/status/1951608574628843710

>>18419459
This shit is so absurd.
Explain why they don't wrestle like this every match, kayfabe reason.

>>18366435 (OP)
>AJPW
8/3 Ota City General Gymnasium (3:00pm)

>Zennichi Jr. Festival 2025 Final: Rising HAYATO (A Block 1st) vs Atsuki Aoyagi (B Block 1st)
>World Tag Team Championship: Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi (c) vs Hideki Suzuki & Kensho Masamune [100th champion team, 4th defense]
>Midsummer Special Singles Match: Ren Ayabe vs Talos
>Saito Jun, Saito Rei, & Señor Saito vs Shotaro Ashino, Xyon, & Odyssey
>Midsummer Special Singles Match: Ryuki Honda vs Naoya Nomura
>Road to Ōdō Tournament: Hokuto Omori & Kuma Arashi vs Davey Boy Smith Jr. & X [X to be revealed via entrance music]
>GAORA TV Championship: Takashi (c) vs Kuroshio TOKYO Japan [29th champion, 2nd defense]
>Dan Tamura, Hikaru Sato, Yuko Miyamoto, Fuminori Abe, & Seigo Tachibana vs MUSASHI, Seiki Yoshioka, Ryo Inoue, “Mr. Saito” Naruki Doi, & Shota Kofuji

i don't think this thread will survive Summerslam

It's hard to be a puro fan

>>18426481
Stay strong, lad

>>18426481
This general does not fookin' slip.

>>18426500
Not that kind of hard, anon

Now that the dust has settled, was Ogawa beating Akiyama in 6 minutes really that bad?

>>18425911
soon

Lmao Triple H ripped off Ozawa's crutch gimmick

most influential man in this biz

>>18433427
A smile would be nice

NOAH fucking sucks

wcw ass fed
https://x.com/noah_ghc/status/1951940117276557456

Masato Tanaka vs Hayabusa was a draw
https://x.com/ZERO1_Wrestling/status/1951960507516104901

>>18437934
Here is the link for the match
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sebicJRslKE

the extended Saito Clan

>Today, I announced the launch of my self-produced show!
>● “Naruki Doi 25th Anniversary – Ore Yaro Produce 2025”
>● November 7 (Fri) – Shinjuku FACE – 6:30 PM bell time
>● Ticket Info:
>Exclusive sales begin September 7 (Sun) at 10:00 AM via Lawson Ticket.

>A full-on interpromotional battle between All Japan Pro Wrestling and DRAGONGATE!
>Wrestlers I have ties with will also be appearing! Special guests too.

https://x.com/NarukiDoi/status/1951963595648168007

>>18430251
Muta looks like he's repping the Wolfpac

>>18366435 (OP)
I miss Kenta :(

>>18437563
At least the nWo tradition of a bloated stable is continuing on

>>18438414
The new Hayabusa is over with me, brother. It's endearing.

>>18430251
The goatee is so much more dimes than the soul patch. Not sure why he didn't rock that longer.

>>18437934
Booooo!

>>18439470
why are you booing

>>18439475
Bait and switch!
Bait and switch!

my nigga got the fruit rollup fit

>>18439262
he's still alive

SlummerSlop won't break us. It simply shan't.

N1 Jelly Roll

>>18444589
it’s the Nigger1 not the Wigger1

>>18449798
does that guy have a HUSTLE gimmick at least?

>>18449798
ashino is small

>>18452114
What a gay faggot faction

>>18433427
Looks like he would take Hamada down

>>18449798
The Generalissimo is back!

I was too late bumping /njpw/.

>>18449798
All Japoo's roster looks like a bunch of misfits taken off the streets to cosplay as wrestlers. Absolutely revolting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1igX9ydf5ZY

DDT's Hogan tribute

>>18366435 (OP)
His fucking hairline went 2 sleep.

>>18452633
wonder if hiromu was really thinking about making another ASJF202X but maybe he was just trying to flirt with him

>We sincerely thank you for your continued support of GLEAT.

>Due to injuries sustained in a traffic accident, Takanori Ito will be sidelined for a period of time.

>Details regarding the circumstances of the accident and his condition are currently being confirmed, and we will provide a follow-up report as soon as possible.

>At present, he is recovering at home and remains in contact with us.

>As a result of his absence, the announced card for the August 9 (Sat) *LIDET UWF Ver.6* event at Shinkiba 1st RING will be changed.
>We will announce the updated card as soon as it is finalized.

>We sincerely apologize to all the fans who were looking forward to the event and ask for your patience as we await further updates.

>Thank you very much for your understanding and support.


https://x.com/GLEAT0701/status/1952278356788941173

>>18390284
They're exposing the business!

>I’m sure everyone who came to the Shinkiba show—and those cheering us on—has all kinds of feelings about it. And so do I.
>But what I can say right now is: I love my ZERO1 teammates, and I love the ZERO1 ring.
>Now that Hayabusa has joined us as a comrade too, we’re all going to work together to make the ring even more exciting.
>Thank you, everyone.
>#pwzero1

https://x.com/masato_dangan01/status/1952375947086451116

>>18453629
damn remind me not to drive in japan

>All Japan Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion Jun Saito has sent a message to fans awaiting the return of his younger brother, Rei, who is currently out with a long-term injury.

>Jun is set to defend the Triple Crown against Yuma Aoyagi on August 10 at the Air Water Arena Matsumoto in Nagano. He attended a press conference in Tokyo on the 4th, where he declared:
>“I’m going to crush Yuma Aoyagi in his hometown of Matsumoto and utterly humiliate him in front of everyone.
>Get ready, Yuma Aoyagi—DOOM!”

>On the same day, All Japan Pro Wrestling announced that Rei would be sidelined indefinitely due to surgery on his right shoulder.
>Regarding the injury, Jun said:
>“Actually, before coming here today, I dropped Rei off at the hospital. He’s likely undergoing final tests now, but surgery is basically a sure thing.
>I’ve watched him fight up close this whole time. And no matter how much of a superhuman he is, it’s clear he’s been wrestling without being able to fully exert himself.
>Still, I’m not worried at all. He *will* come back to the ring.
>And when he does, the four of us—Rei, myself, Naruki Doi, and Señor Saito—will revive the full force of the Saito Brothers.
>Everyone, just wait—he’ll return stronger than ever. Wrestlers are superhuman, and he’s one level beyond that.”

>Jun added that he’s putting everything into the upcoming title defense in order to protect the place Rei will return to.
>“I’m going to keep defending this Triple Crown belt, and when Rei returns, I want to accept his challenge.
>I’m determined to protect the All Japan ring.
>With that feeling in my heart, I think Rei will be back in no time,” he said, clenching his fist.

https://x.com/tospo_battle/status/1952339284184453222

>>18456622
I think Yuma will win.

>>18453803
Great match. Taue had some really great stuff in NOAH.

>>18454979
The idea of Hayabusa as the future Ace of Zero1 is funny but based

>At All Japan Pro Wrestling’s August 3 event at Ota City General Gymnasium, the final of the junior singles league, *Zen-Nichi Jr. Festival 2025*, was held.
>B Block winner Atsuki Aoyagi (25) defeated A Block winner Rising HAYATO (26) to claim the championship.

>The two last faced off in a singles match at the same venue on June 19, 2022, where Aoyagi won with a Firebird Splash.
>Since then, both have held the World Junior Heavyweight title, and now—three years later—they clashed once again to determine the pinnacle of Zen-Nichi Juniors.

>Early in the match, Aoyagi knocked HAYATO off the ropes with a missile dropkick, sending the fight to the outside.
>HAYATO answered in kind with a dive from the second level of the venue.
>The aerial exchanges between the two sent the crowd into a frenzy within just five minutes.

>In the middle stretch, HAYATO gained the upper hand with speed, hitting a DDT on the apron.
>But Aoyagi responded with a corkscrew-style jumping high kick and nailed the “Hitodenashi Driver.”

>The high-speed, back-and-forth battle continued.
>At the 25-minute mark, Aoyagi went for the finish with the Firebird Splash but was countered with knees, putting him in a tight spot.
>However, he dodged HAYATO’s deadly “Sid Vicious” and countered with a reverse Frankensteiner.
>Landing a second Firebird Splash, he scored the three-count—repeating the exact finish from their match three years prior.

>>18457454
>Grabbing the mic after the match, Aoyagi roared,
>“This is All Japan Pro Wrestling Juniors! And the one who came out on top is Atsuki Aoyagi!”
>He continued, “I fought through a league where no one knew who would win, and I took home this trophy. But something’s still missing—the World Junior.
>Since I won, that gives me the right, doesn’t it?”
>He then called World Junior Champion Seiki Yoshioka into the ring.

>Yoshioka replied, “I thought about it as I walked down the ramp, but I couldn’t think of a single reason to say no,”
>and accepted the challenge. The title match was made official for the August 10 event at Air Water Arena Matsumoto in Nagano.

>That same event will also feature Aoyagi’s older brother, Yuma, challenging Triple Crown Champion Jun Saito.
>So the Aoyagi brothers will both be vying for titles in their hometown.
>“I’m going to ride this momentum and take the World Junior, so everyone in Ota—come to Matsumoto! I’ve remembered your faces,” Aoyagi said, encouraging the crowd to travel to Nagano.
>He closed the show with a rousing chant:
>“All Japan Pro Wrestling—PLUS ULTRA!”

https://x.com/tospo_battle/status/1952019017323192619

2005-2006 New Japan is a weird watch. You can actively feel it dying, but I enjoy the matches themselves for the most part.

>>18457558
The booking is absurd though. It feels like they're spitting in their fans' faces in a similar way Vince did at times.

King's Road brackets

Kek nakajima got the rights to the toukon style once again

https://proresu-today.com/archives/274050/

>>18459740
We are so fXXking back.

>>18459740
top kek

>>18457558
That's how a lot of dark ages operate unless it's either devoid of decent talent or WCW in 99-2000 where the booking was so awful almost nothing could be salvaged

>>18460280
I think the first few months of 1999 WCW have some great wrestling honestly. Including during the logo change.

It's the summer onwards where it falls off a cliff.

https://x.com/ATEAM_WEW/status/1952561708104646987
>[Obituary]
>Tomohiko Hashimoto passed away peacefully on August 5, 2025, at 7:55 AM.
>We express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has supported him.
>We will provide further updates in due course, but for now, please forgive us for sharing this news.

>>18461736
Damn. RIP to him. Best wishes to his friends and family during this difficult time.

Damn... I never thought it woulda been like this...

>>18462036
why are there no japanese wrestlers like this anymore

Is there anyone here who likes Japanese wrestling when it was good that can give me some honest recommendations of post covid shows that are worth watching? I tried DDT and NOAH and Dragon Gate again in 2019, after like 10 years, and was hugely disappointed and I ain’t finning to watch any empty arena shit.

>>18461736
I remember him having a match where he tried to win by count out by putting his opponent in a chin lock at ring side then running back to the ring before the count ended. Funny stuff. Rip.

>>18462268
Post covid? No. Covid NOAH is genuinely worth watching though. The super stiff style they had at the time actually worked great without a crowd.

Japanese wrestling is moving more towards comedy in every promotion. It is not for me.

>Former DDT member and the 8th, 11th, and 18th KO-D Tag Team Champion, Tomohiko Hashimoto, has passed away.

>All the wrestlers and staff respectfully pray for his soul to rest in peace.
https://x.com/ddtpro/status/1952571384171008279

>He was a senior of the same age. Just the other day, he said that when we turn 60, we, the DDT '52-born group, should gather wearing red chanchanko vests.
It’s tough to lose a fellow wrestler from my class. Of course, I’ll take on the burden myself. Please rest in peace.
https://x.com/dandieno/status/1952578600626241915

>It's sad and lonely... He was a friend who helped make DDT a success in its early days. Rest in peace, Hashimoto-kun. May he rest in peace.
https://x.com/t346fire/status/1952580737552814411

>He was my senior at DDT, the same age as me. He had everything: physique, strength, style, and cheerfulness. >Everyone loved him, and I was always a little jealous. He loved clothes, which was very rare in the independent wrestling scene at the time, and he always followed his advice: "Sakai, no matter how fat you are, you shouldn't wear shorts in May. You have to be patient. Shorts start in June!" I can't believe he left so soon. I pray for his soul to rest in peace.
https://x.com/abulasumasi/status/1952610500673692141

>>18461736
>>18462968
was it the liver cancer? damn rip in peace

>>18461736
>>18462968
You were my perfect friend, right there until the end, I'm forever missing you until we meet again.

Kobashi and Haru-chan
https://x.com/FortuneKK0327/status/1952530072361197650

>>18463681
Kek what a cute player. The real life Goku.

happy Departure Day, arkchads

the inaugural 8/5 and 8/6/2000 NOAH shows are up on Wrestle Universe
https://x.com/W_UNIVERSE2020/status/1952596232947601731

>>18457558
Another thing. Kazuyuki Fujita is awesome. I wish he could have been in New Japan when their booking wasn't so bad.

>>18462268
I could recommend good individual matches, but full-length shows would be hard to recommend. Post-COVID Japan has been pretty grim. The last show that really felt like a spectacle and had multiple good matches on it was Mutoh's retirement show in 2023. Abe and Nomura have a series of freelance shows called Kakuto Tanteidan which are consistently good. The Sareee-ISM shows are also generally pretty solid.

>>18463754
Based

>>18463754
Based
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?
https://youtube.com/watch?v=3u8ZVSV4sDY

kento
kento
miyahara kento

25 years of NOAH

confirmed for DG 8/17 show so far
>DG vs AJPW: YAMATO, Dragon Kid & Kazuma Kimura vs Atsuki Aoyagi, Yuma Aoyagi & Ryo Inoue (wasn't quite clear, might be YAMATO & DK vs Aoyagi bros and Kimura vs Inoue in a singles)
>Open the Triangle Gate Championship, 2/3 Falls: Bendito, Flamita & Luis Mante (c) vs. Super Crazy, Alpha Wolf & Dragon Bane
>Open the Brave Gate Championship: Ryoya Tanaka (c) vs. Masaaki Mochizuki
>Open the Twin Gate Championship: Jason Lee & Kota Minoura (c) vs Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia
>Open the Dream Gate Championship: Shun Skywalker (c) vs. Madoka Kikuta

unconfirmed matches (but likely to happen)
>Homare vs ISHIN

>>18462268
I think the losing unit must disband, no DQ match between R.E.D and Toryumon Generation from Dragon Gate's Final Gate 2020 is an amazing match.

It's really the culmination of the year long generational warfare storyline that they started in January of that year where the promotion was split into three faction. The R.E.D heel faction, the Dragon Gate faction of wrestlers trained under the Dragon Gate system and the Toryumon Generation from wrestlers trained back in the Toryumon days. Also when Dragon Gate really starts to get behind pushing their younger guys (Ben-K, Shun Skywalker, Kota Minoura, Dragon Dia, Madoka Kikuta) to be seen on a level with the veteran guys that have essentially been ruling the promotion since 2004

—There are probably fans who discovered NOAH this year and haven’t seen you wrestle before.

>Shiozaki: “Yeah, I’m sure there are a lot of people who’ve never experienced my style, so that’s something I’m really looking forward to.
>That said, I think the current in-ring style is what sparked NOAH’s recent rise in popularity.
>But as for me, I’m just going to keep fighting.
>I want to bring my own expression in the ring and clash it against what NOAH is now.”

>Shiozaki Go returns 8.11 in Kawasaki! Interview here:
>http://noah.co.jp/news/7219/
>#noah_ghc

https://x.com/noah_ghc/status/1952695022010462562

So DDT decided to release two gravure books in collaboration with Shupure (weekly playboy, it's not the regional version of american playboy).
They are digital only for now.
>https://www.ddtpro.jp/news/6891dcb86508300002eb9cc9

but is it art

next >>18465674