#Ryuichi Kawakami

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[2024.05.01] GQ Japan x Yuzuru Hanyu - JUNE ISSUE

Yuzuru Hanyu’s Challenge

After winning two consecutive Olympic gold medals, Yuzuru Hanyu, who turned professional in 2022, is taking on a new form of expression: an ice show that the produced entirely on his own. The extraordinary figure skater danced in front of the cameras, dressed in items designed by Gucci’s new creative director, Sabato de Sarno.

Photographs by Taro Mizutani Styled by Tetsuro Nagase Hair styled by TAKU VOW-VOW FOR CUTTERS Makeup by COCO SEKIKAWA OFFICE Words by Kosuke Kawakami

The unique path that Yuzuru Hanyu walks After entering the studio and exchanging a few words with photographer Taro Mizutani, Yuzuru Hanyu operated his smartphone as if convinced of something. A gentle piano piece played from the speakers. It was ‘aqua’, a piece composed for his daughter by Ryuichi Sakamoto, who passed away last year. Moving his body flexibly, as if surrendering to the music, the studio had transformed into a beautiful, dignified and tense space that no one could step into.

“When I saw the lighting directly above me, I thought it looked like the sun, like light from heaven. Mr. Mizutani also said, ‘I want you to look up. I want you to look up and think about something’. I thought it feels like a prayer, so I chose ‘aqua’ because it fits the image".

As a figure skater, he was won all sorts of accolades, including two consecutive Olympic titles, two World Championships, and four consecutive Grand Prix Final titles. He has also received the People’s Honor Award. In 2022, he became a professional skater in order to ‘pursue the ideal of Yuzuru Hanyu’. Since then, he has held numerous self-produced ice shows and solo performances at Tokyo Dome, Saitama Super Arena, and other venues.

“Even though I turned professional, I don’t think my fundamentals have changed. The world I’ve always wanted to express, the artistic nature of figure skating and the athletic aspect of it has not changed. During competitions, there are always rules and there are times when I had to perform in a certain way. But in the world of shows, I have to satisfy the audience in 360-degree, I have to use my brain to create the videos that will be played at the venue and I have to think about the words that I want to convey. I am expanding and deepening my thoughts to areas that I have not considered before.”

Just as a musician plays music and an artist uses a paintbrush, Hanyu uses his body to express himself.

“What’s fun about it is that when everyone watches it, I get to see a lot of different opinions, people think about it in different ways and each person interprets it in their own way. What I'm doing, I believe that what I am creating is a ‘path’. The values, background, past, future, and so on become the path, and along the way, one may notice something or feel something. I want the audience to see it and share it. I’m really happy when people say that they enjoyed the journey and are glad that they walked the path. That makes me happy and that’s why I feel like I can continue on this path”.

When asked if he thinks it’s more fun now that he can express and create freely than in the competitive days when he was bound by rules and forced to compete, Hanyu thought for a while and then denied it.

“I don’t think it’s good enough just to feel fun. Ever since my competitive days, I’ve always believed that competitions aren’t about having fun, and I’ve never wavered from that philosophy of mine. There are some people who say you can only perform well if you enjoy it, and I understand why people think that’s the right answer. But for me, if I have fun, I feel like I’m not being serious enough. There is a certain kind of performance that comes out because of the tension, and that is what allows me to train hard every day. Even in the creative field, when it comes to creating something, it is not good just to have fun. Of course, it’s possible because there’s also fun in it, and I’m able to create because someone sees it and enjoys it, which brings me joy and happiness. But if I continue to only feel fun, I may end up with just empty words and a false worldview with no depth.

Hanyu says that he feels he lacks ‘vocabulary’ as an artist.

“Vocabulary is also necessary for physical expression. If I want to show a scene just by moving my hands a little, I need to know the techniques to do so. I have to learn how to move my hands in such a way that it looks beautiful, and engrave it in my body. Let my nerves learn it, let my brain study it, and eventually I will be able to do it. It’s not like I can dance like a professional dancer or ballerina, but I’ve been figure skating for more than 20 years. Because of this, I have the potential to create new expressions by learning their techniques. I believe that if I study hard and able to do it on the ice, I will become a unique presence”.

There is no goal, no rivals to compete with. Yet, without hesitation, he continues on his own path.

“Being on the ice is like my ‘native language’ (laughs), so if I move away from it, I am no longer Yuzuru Hanyu. The knowledge, experience and soul I’ve cultivated since I was four years old are there, a place where I can express myself from the bottom of my heart. Of course, I’ll probably start to decline as I age, but if I continue to use the language of figure skating for another 30 years, there may be a form of expression that can only be created at that particular time and age. I believe there is such a possibility, and I think I must continue to strive for that possibility”.

Yuzuru Hanyu, as the one and only Yuzuru Hanyu, continues to move forward focusing on expression on the ice.

GQ Japan - June 2024 issue, released on 2024.05.01

More: 1 https://twitter.com/GQJAPAN/status/1782938296944857402 2 https://twitter.com/GQJAPAN/status/1785448080340337135 3 https://twitter.com/GQJAPAN/status/1783692480782704746

Full article published online on 8th May 2024: https://www.gqjapan.jp/article/20240508-yuzuru-hanyu-cover-story

[thefightjournal]

GLEAT Ver.7: TOKYO DOME CITY HAL (12/30/2023)

G-REX Championship Match

Champion/T-Hawk vs Hayato Tamura/Challenger

《Semi-final》G PROWRESTLING [Tag Match]

G-INFINITY Championship Match

《Champion group》 Jun Saito & Rei Saito vs Soma Watanabe & Shin Yuya 《Challenger group》

Takehiro Yamamura vs Kaiji Ishida

Match 7 LIDET UWF World Championship Match

Champion/Hayato Fujita "Jr" vs Minoru Tanaka/Challenger

LIDET UWF [Double Bout]

Maya Fukuda & Hikaru Shida vs Tomoka Inaba & Azusa Inaba

LIDET UWF [Single Bout]

Ibushi Pro Wrestling Institute Riki Ashitaka Pro Wrestler Debut Match

Riki Ashitaka vs Tetsuya Ido

KAZMA SAKAMOTO & Check Shimatani vs SBK & TAKUMA

MICHIKO & Yukari Hosokawa vs Sayaka Eel & Aoi

Kazu Hayashi & El Lindaman & Kazusei Onizuka vs Colt Cabana & Brandon Cutler & Kuroshio

G PROWRESTLING [GLEAT Super 4WAY Battle]

Ryuichi Kawakami & Quiet Storm & Galeno del Mar vs Takanori Ito & Yusuke Kodama & Tomoaki Honma vs Kotaro Suzuki & Hartley Jackson & Keiichi Sato vs Jun Tonsho & JD Lee & Ryoo Aoyagi

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Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, from live streaming "Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022" Sunday, December 11, 2022 @Tokyo/JAPAN

Music Written and Performed by Ryuichi Sakamoto Director Neo Sora Produced by Norika Sora Director of Photography Bill Kirstein Mixed & Mastered by ZAK at st-robo Editor Neo Sora, Takuya Kawakami Presented by KAB Inc. commmons / Avex Entertainment Inc.

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amped the fuck up for these two title matches

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BJW results for May 18, 2018

BJW results for May 18, 2018

BJW “Takamatsu Death Island 2018”, 5/18/2018 [Fri] 18:30 @ Takamatsu Symbol Tower Exhibition Hall in Kagawa

(1) Takuho Kato vs. Akira Hyogo ◆Winner: Kato (6:34) with a Boston Crab. (2) Kazuki Hashimoto & Yuki Morihiro vs. Kankuro Hoshino & Yuki Ishikawa ◆Winner: Kazuki (10:23) with a Death Valley Bomb Hold on Ishikawa. (3) Tatsuhiko Yoshino & Kota Sekifuda vs. Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei ◆Winner:…

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He literally just won the belt and here come boulder headed Uto and ol’ Easter Island face Kawakami asking for title shots. Can he put that bitch on first?

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ryuichi deadass found god after that liplock, im sure go got several DMs in his inbox that night

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Wrestlequest: Tokyo

Hey everyone! I’m back from Japan. What a trip! I will post a bunch of stuff about it in a bit (still unpacking, jet lagged, etc), but as a baseline, here are the shows I attended while I was there, courtesy of Cagematch. I thought 10 shows was a lot, but I met a bunch of fans from overseas who were going to 20+. If it wasn’t clear before, it should be now: I am a fake wrestling fan. I might as well wear be wearing a Dolph Ziggler t-shirt and have a Twitter screen name like “WokenCloset316.” 

Anyway, here’s the list:

December 28, 2019

DDT

“D-Ou Grand Prix 2020: The Final!”

Korakuen Hall

Taped for Abema TV 

Attendance: 2,019 

Chihiro Hashimoto and Yuki Ino defeat Keigo Nakamura and Keisuke Ishii

One Count Rule Gauntlet Match: Antonio Honda, Danshoku Dino, Hiroshi Yamato, Kazuki Hirata, Mad Paulie, Masahiro Takanashi, Mizuki Watase, Toru Owashi, Yoshihiko, vs. Makoto Oishi (Makoto Oishi wins)

Saki Akai defeats Sakura Hirota

Three-Way Tag Match: Nautilus (Naomi Yoshimura and Yuki Ueno) defeat ALL OUT (Akito and Shunma Katsumata) and DAMNATION (Nobuhiro Shimatani and Soma Takao)

Shinya Aoki defeats Super Sasadango Machine

Tag Match: Kazusada Higuchi and Yukio Sakaguchi defeat Bull James and Yukio Naya

Four Way Match: Konosuke Takeshita defeats Chris Brookes, Daisuke Sasaki, and HARASHIMA

D-Ou Grand Prix Final Match: Masato Tanaka defeats Tetsuya Endo 

December 30, 2019

Gatoh Move

“GTMV #26″

Ichigaya Chocolate Square

Attendance: 77

Hagane Shinnou defeats Lulu Pencil

Chris Brookes defeats Mitsuru Konno

Six Man Tag Match: Antonio Honda, Baliyan Akki, and Mei Suruga defeat Masahiro Takanashi, Rin Rin, and TAMURA

December 30, 2019

Big Japan Wrestling: The World Is Not Enough Round 2

Korakuen Hall

Taped for Samurai TV

Attendance: 1,150

Six Man Tag Match: Kazuki Hashimoto, Shinobu, and Yuya Aoki defeat Koju Takeda, Kota Sekifuda, and Tatsuhiko Yoshino

Tag Team Match: Kazumi Kikuta and Ryuichi Kawakami defeat Kankuro Hoshino and Masaya Takahashi

Daisuke Sekimoto defeats Kosuke Sato

Six Man Tag Match: Daichi Hashimoto, Hideyoshi Kamitani, and Takuya Nomura defeat Freddie Krueger, Leatherface, and Raijin Yaguchi

Six Man Tag Match: Masashi Takeda, Takumi Tsukamoto, and Toshiyuki Sakuda defeat Koji Kanemoto, Shinjiro Otani, and Tatsuhito Takaiwa

Six Man Tag Match: Akira Hyodo, Yuji Hino, and Yuji Okabayashi defeat Hideki Suzuki, Takuho Kato, and Yasufumi Nakanoue

Six Man Tag Match: Strong Hearts (El Lindaman, Shigehiro Irie, and T-Hawk) defeat Abdullah Kobayashi, Yuko Miyamoto, and Masato Tanaka 

January 1, 2020

YMZ Pro Wrestling

“The 7th Sunrise”

Basement Mon Star

Attendance: 120

Tag Team Match: Manami Katsu and Mari Manji defeat Eito and Kaji Tomato

Tag Team Match: ASUKA and Hagane Shinnou vs. Daiki Shimomura and Tsubasa Kuragaki (Time Limit Draw)

No English Allowed Match: Cherry defeats Kakeru Sekiguchi 

Six Man Tag Match: Kuishinbo Kamen, Syuri, and Yuko Miyamoto defeat Daiki Shimomura, Hikaru Sato, and Kaori Yoneyama (w/Matsuzawa-san)

January 2, 2020

All Japan Pro Wrestling

“New Year Wars 2020, Day 1″

Korakuen Hall

Streamed live on AJPW.tv

Attendance: 1,445

Six Man Tag Match: Akira Francesco, Danny Jones, and Rising HAYATO defeat Atsuki Aoyagi, Dan Tamura, and Yusuke Okada

Six Man Tag Match: Fuminori Abe, Jake Lee, and Naoya Namura defeat Black Menso-re, Jun Akiyama, and Takao Omori

Six Man Tag Match: Masanobu Fuchi, TAJIRI, and The Great Sasuke defeat Abdullah Kobayashi, Frank Atsushi, and the Great Kojika 

New Year Battle Royal: Danny Jones defeats Akira Francesco, Atsuki Aoyagi, Black Menso-re, Chikara, Dan Tamura, Fuminori Abe, Jake Lee, Naoya Nomura, Osamu Nishimura, Rising HAYATO, Takao Omori, and Yusuke Okada

Eight Man Tag Match: Izanagi, Lucas Steel, Shigehiro Irie, and UTAMARO defeat Hokuto Omori, Kento Miyahara, Yoshitatsu, and Yuma Aoyagi

AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal Match: Hikaru Sato defeats Kagetora

AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal Match: Susumu Yokosuka defeats Koji Iwamoto

AJPW World Tag Team Title Match: Violent Giants (Shuji Ishikawa and Suwama) defeat Ryouji Sai and Zeus by KO - Title Change! 

January 2, 2020

World Wonder Ring Stardom

“New Year’s Stars, Night 1″

Shin-kiba 1st Ring

Attendance: 408

Tag Team Match: Queen’s Quest (Hina and Leo Onozaki) defeat Rina and Ruaka

Three Way Match: Leyla Hirsch (debut) defeats Itsuki Hoshino and Saya Iida

Six Man Tag Match: Queen’s Quest (Bea Priestly, Momo Watanabe, and Utami Hayashishita) defeat Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora and Natsu Sumire) and Zoey Skye

Tag Team Match: Andras Miyagi and Giulia defeat Oedo Tai (Jamie Hayter and Martina)

Tag Team Match: Kagetsu and AZM defeat STARS (Starlight Kid and Mayu Iwatani)

Eight Man Tag Match: Tokyo Cyber Squad (Death Yama-san, Konami, Jungle Kyona, and Hana Kimura) defeat Saya Kamiani and STARS (Arisa Hoshiki, Saki Kashima, and Tam Nakano)

January 3, 2020

Pro Wrestling FREEDOMS

“Happy New Freedom 2020″

Shin-kiba 1st Ring

Attendance: 215

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Match: Kenji Fukimoto defeats Masashi Takeda

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Match: Takashi Sasaki defeats Rina Yamashita

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Match: Yuko Miyamoto defeats Kamui

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Match: Chikara defeats Takumi Tsukamoto

Two On One Handicap Elimination Match: Naoki Kamata and Tomoya Hirata defeat GENTARO

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Semifinal Match: Takashi Sasaki defeats Kenji Fukimoto

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Semifinal Match: Yuko Miyamoto defeats Chikara

Tag Team Match: Mammoth Sasaki and Violento Jack defeat Toru Sugiura and Yuya Susumu

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Final Match: Yuko Miyamoto defeats Takashi Sasaki 

January 3, 2020

World Wonder Ring Stardom

“New Year’s Stars, Night 2″

Shin-kiba 1st Ring

Attendance: 453

Three Way Match: Starlight Kid defeats Natsu Sumire and Ruaka

Three Way Tag Match: Itsuki Hoshino and Saya Kamitani defeat Leyla Hirsch and Rina and Queen’s Quest (Hina and Leo Onozaki)

Tag Team Match: Andras Miyagi and Giulia defeat Natsuko Tora and Zoey Skye

Six Man Tag Match: Tokyo Cyber Squad (Death Yama-san, Konami, and Jungle Kyona) defeat Bea Priestley and Oedo Tai (Jamie Hayter and Martina)

Six Man Tag Match: Queen’s Quest (AZM, Momo Watanabe, and Utami Hayashishita) defeat STARS (Arisa Hoshiki, Saya Iida, and Tam Nakano)

Oedo Tai Reunion (Hana Kimura and Kagetsu) defeat STARS (Mayu Iwatani and Saki Kashima) - Saki Kashima betrays Mayu and joins Oedo Tai

January 5, 2020

Tokyo Joshi Pro

“New Year Dish”

Itabashi Green Hall

Streamed live on DDT Universe

Attendance: 223

Tag Team Match: BAKURETSU Sisters (Nodoka Tenma and Yuki Aino) defeat Mizuki and Sena Shori

Akemi Daredasore defeats Pom Harajuku 

Three Way Match: Shoko Nakajima defeats Mahiro Kiryu and Yuki Kamifuku

Six Man Tag Match: Miyu Yamashita, Raku, and Suzume defeat Haruna Neko, Hikari Noa, and Natsumi Maki

Six Man Tag Match: Miu Watanabe, Rika Tatsumi, and Yuka Sakazaki defeat Mina Shirakawa, Mirai Miumi, and Yuna Manase

International Princess Title Match: Thunder Rosa defeats Maki Itoh - Title Change!  

January 5, 2020

New Japan Pro Wrestling: 

“Wrestle Kingdom 14, Night 2″

Tokyo Dome

Streamed live on NJPW World

Attendance: 30,063

Dark Match: NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Title Gauntlet Match: Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, EVIL, and Singo Takagi) defeat Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, and Yujiro Takahashi), CHAOS (Robbie Eagles, Tomohiro Ishii, and YOSHI-HASHI), Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Taichi, and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) and Ryusuke Taguchi, Togi Makabe, and Toru Yano - Title Change!

Tag Team Match: Hiromu Takahashi and Ryu Lee defeat Jushin Thunder Liger and Naoki Sano (w/Yoshiaki Fujiwara) - Liger’s final match

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match - Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh) w/Rocky Romero defeat Bullet Club (El Phantasmo and Taiji Ishimori) - Title Change!

RevPro Undisputed British Heavyweight Title Match - Zack Sabre Jr. defeats SANADA

IWGP US Heavyweight Title Match: Jon Moxley defeats Juice Robinson (w/David Finlay)

NEVER Openweight Title Match: Hirooki Goto defeats KENTA - Title Change!

Jay White (w/Gedo) defeats Kota Ibushi

Chris Jericho defeats Hiroshi Tanahashi

IWGP Heavyweight/IWGP Intercontinental Title Match: Tetsuya Naito defeats Kazuchika Okada - Title Change! (also Title Retention!)

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2017.02.16-Shinkiba 1stRing

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CORE Pro #109 Trios Kingdom 2022 - Night Two 09/02/22 Kalahari - Pocono Manor, Pennsylvania Attendance: 1,227

- The show opened with footage captured earlier in the day from around Kalahari Resort. The 37KAMIINA of MAO, Shunma Katsumata, and Yuki Ueno were shown on a cloverleaf shaped raft riding down the Wild Wildebeest water slide. When they reached the bottom of the slide, standing knee deep in the shallow pool was the founder of The 37KAMIINA and their opponent this evening, Mr. Takeshita. Mr. Takeshita kept his eyes locked on his protégés while rubbing his hands together and laughing deviously.

Match #1 Second Round

Queen's Quest (Utami Hayashishita, AZM, and Saya Kamitani) vs. The Colony (Electro Ant, Ultimo Ant, and Fire Ant) - Fire Ant had Saya Kamitani up for the Beach Break but she countered into a Canadian Destroyer and picked up the pinfall. Winners: Queen's Quest

- The crowd applauded the efforts of The Colony as they exited the ring. Stepping out from behind the curtain and joining the ovation was Silver Ant making an unexpected return.

Match #2 Second Round

The 37KAMIINA (MAO, Shunma Katsumata, and Yuki Ueno) vs. The Last Wave (Josh Alexander, Titus Alexander, and Mr. Takeshita) - Shunma Katsumata dodged the high knee of Mr. Takeshita, but turned around into a handful of salt thrown by the devious Takeshita followed by an inside cradle and the three count. Winners: The Last Wave

- The Trustbusters were filmed discussing strategy at the Paxton Grotto swim up bar. They began splashing water at the camera man when they noticed the filming.

Match #3 Second Round

BULK Orchestra (Hayato Tamura, Ryuichi Kawakami, and Quiet Storm) vs. Jericho Appreciation Society (Angelo Parker, Matt Menard, and Daniel Garcia) - Ryuichi Kawakami had Matt Menard up in Doomsday Device position, but Angelo Parker pushed Hayato Tamura off the top rope to the floor as Daniel Garcia clipped the knee of Kawakami. Garcia applied the Dragon Tamer to Ryuichi, but Quiet Storm broke it up. Quiet Storm left himself open for a double DDT from Parker and Menard and the Jericho Appreciation Society advanced in Trios Kingdom 2022. Winners: Jericho Appreciation Society

Match #4 Second Round

Mysterious Q, FOR, and JJ vs. Burning Embers (Athena, Samuel Shaw, and JONAH) with Raychell Rose - Samuel Shaw had JJ locked in the sleeper hold. JJ was quickly fading but managed to tag in Mysterious Q who, in an impressive feat of strength, managed to lift both Samuel Shaw and his own partner up for a release German suplex before making the cover. Winners: Mysterious Q, FOR, and JJ

Match #5 Non-Tournament Action

Team Filthy (Tom Lawlor, Royce Isaacs, Danny Limelight, and Black Tiger) vs. The Trustbusters (Ari Daivari, Parker Boudreaux, Slim J, and Sonny Kiss) - A back and forth contest until Danny Limelight went tag in Black Tiger and instead was met with an open hand slap from Tiger. Black Tiger began attacking Tom Lawlor on the apron and to the floor as Royce Isaacs tried to break the two up. Back in the ring, Limelight received a big chokeslam from Parker Boudreaux and lost the fall. Winners: The Trustbusters

- Everyone joined the chaos in the ringside area as it turned into a five on three attack. A man with a Super Muneco mask purchased from a vendor table limped his way toward the ring and began to fight against The Trustbusters using some of the signature offense of Black Tiger, but was soon overwhelmed. Back in the ring, Ari Daivari got on the mic as the imposter Black Tiger unmasked to reveal the newest member of The Trustbusters, DJ Karl Fredericks. Lawlor tried to climb into the ring but was held back by Royce Isaacs. Daivari said he had it on very good authority that the New Japan office doesn’t want any of their talent wrestling, fighting, or even interacting with DJ Karl; and it would be in Team Filthy’s best interest to steer clear of The Trustbusters.

Match #6 Non-Tournament Action

Z-Brats (SB KENTo and Shun Skywalker) vs. The Embassy (Erick Stevens and Brian Cage) with Prince Nana - Brian Cage went for the Steiner Screwdriver on Shun Skywalker, but Skywalker landed on his feet behind Cage and hit him with the SSW powerbomb. SB KENTo locked on the SB Shooter. Erick Stevens tried to make the save, but was held at bay by Skywalker and Cage cried uncle. Winners: Z-Brats

- As Brian Cage and Erick Stevens argued after the match, Prince Nana tried to play peacemaker but was grabbed from behind and dragged to the back by Josh Alexander. Cage nor Stevens seemed too terribly concerned.

Match #7 Semi-Final Round

Queen's Quest (AZM, Utami Hayashishita, and Saya Kamitani) vs. Jericho Appreciation Society (Angelo Parker, Matt Menard, and Daniel Garcia) - Utami Hayashishita had Daniel Garcia up in the Argentine Backbreaker. Following a series of elbow strikes, Garcia countered with the Saka-Otoshi inverted headlock takeover into a bully choke. Utami fought for the ropes but the referee called for the bell once she became unresponsive. Winners: Jericho Appreciation Society

- The Last Wave were accompanied to the ring by Prince Nana. As Nana had done dozens of times years ago to Josh Alexander’s wife Jade Chung, Alexander demanded Prince Nana get on all fours and serve as a step stool. Nana complied, but instead of using him to reach the ring apron, Alexander booted him in the ribs and tossed Prince Nana into the Kalahari lazy river.

Match #8 Semi-Final Round

The Last Wave (Josh Alexander, Titus Alexander, and Mr. Takeshita) vs. Mysterious Q, FOR, and JJ - FOR went for a running European uppercut on Titus Alexander, but Titus caught it and countered with a backslide. FOR rolled his shoulder up, but Titus kept FOR's arms locked while Josh Alexander got into position to apply the ankle lock. A chop to the throat from Mr. Takeshita incapacitated Mysterious Q and FOR was forced to tap out. Winners: The Last Wave

- As the crowd began to file out of the building, on the far end of the parking lot a helicopter could be seen landing at the Kalahari helipad. The doors opened and Samuel Shaw was shown boarding. As he had done on Night One, JJ could be seen attempting to board the helicopter but was again made to leave. He wasn’t alone however, as Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster both exited the helicopter before it began its ascent.  

Upcoming Shows

CORE Pro #110 Trios Kingdom 2022 - Night Three 09/03/22 Martz Hall - Pottsville, Pennsylvania 01. Electro Ant, Ultimo Ant, and Silver Ant vs. The SATS (Joel Maximo and Jose Maximo) and Quiet Storm 02. Coal Region Rumble - 30 Man Over The Top Rope Battle Royal, the winner gets a shot at the WES World Championship! 03. AZM and Utami Hayashishita vs. Jungle Kyona and Rebel Kel 04. Subculture (Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster) vs. Z-Brats (SB KENTo and Shun Skywalker) 05. Hayato Tamura vs. Eddie Kingston 06. Athena vs. Saya Kamitani 07. World Entertainment Series World Championship Match: Alistair Overeem (Champion) vs. Winner of the Coal Region Rumble 08. Trios Kingdom 2022 Finals: Jericho Appreciation Society (Angelo Parker, Matt Menard, and Daniel Garcia) vs. The Last Wave (Josh Alexander, Titus Alexander, and Mr. Takeshita)

CORE Pro #111 From An Evil Night Into A Hostile Day 09/25/22 Bloomsburg Fair Weis Markets Grandstand - Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

CORE Pro #112 Same Picture, Different Frame - CORE 15th Anniversary Show 10/28/22 Penn's Peak - Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

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NOAH Higher Ground 2022 Night 2 - 1/27/2022: Nio Pulled From Card, Title Challenges Set, February Korakuen Hall Shows Being Shot in Full HD; GLEAT G PROWRESTLING Ver. 15 - 1/26/2022: G-REX Title Tournament Begins

Pro Wrestling NOAH

NOAH continued their Higher Ground 2022 mini-tour today. Kongo’s Nio was pulled from the card after registering a fever, so matches were changed from what was previously announced. You can see this show now on Wrestle Universe.

Higher Ground 2022 - 1/27/2022, Tokyo Korakuen Hall (Wrestle Universe)

Junta Miyawaki d. Yasutaka Yano (Falcon Arrow, 8:31)

Masa Kitamiya, Muhammad Yone [Funky Express], Atsushi Kotoge & Daiki Inaba d. King Tany [Funky Express], Yoshiki Inamura, Hajime Ohara & Kinya Okada (Kitamiya > Okada, 10:26)

Tadasuke & ALEJA [Kongo] d. Daisuke Harada & Hao [Kongo] (Tadasuke > Hao, Jidana Lariat, 13:09)

Kaito Kiyomiya d. Kotaro Suzuki [Perros del Mal de Japon] (Tiger Suplex Hold, 13:32)

NOSAWA Rongai, Eita, YO-HEY & Super Crazy [Perros del Mal de Japon] d. HAYATA, Yoshinari Ogawa, Seiki Yoshioka & Yuya Susumu [STINGER] (YO-HEY > Susumu, Face G, 10:37)

Naomichi Marufuji, Masato Tanaka & Masaaki Mochizuki [M’s Alliance] d. Kenoh, Masakatsu Funaki & Manabu Soya [Kongo] (Mochizuki > Funaki, Dragon Suplex Hold, 15:57)

Takashi Sugiura [Sugiura-gun] d. Go Shiozaki (Front Neck Lock, 23:24)

Despite the main event loss, Go Shiozaki has highlight singles matches coming soon, against Masato Tanaka on 2/9/2022 and Kenoh on 2/11/2022, both from Korakuen Hall. Masaaki Mochizuki gets a shot at his former stablemate’s GHC National belt now on 2/10/2022, also from Korakuen Hall, as the CyberFight 50+ Push continues. Funaki has indeed left M’s Alliance and joined up with Kongo at this point.

Those three Korakuen Hall dates are apparently going to be streamed/filmed with HD cameras the whole way, calling it “NOAH The Cinematic Mode LIVE.” 2/9/2022 will be on ABEMA, 2/10 & 2/11/2022 on Wrestle Universe.

NOSAWA Rongai & YO-HEY challenge for Seiki Yoshioka & Yuya Susmu’s GHC Junior tag straps on 2/23/2022, the big Gain Control In Nagoya card.

NOAH’s next show is on Sunday from Shizuoka; does not look like this one will be streamed.

GLEAT

GLEAT began their G-REX Championship tournament yesterday, to crown the company’s first champion. You can see the show now on YouTube for a limited time.

GLEAT G PROWRESTLING Ver. 15 - 1/26/2022, Tokyo Shinjuku FACE (YouTube)

CIMA [STRONGHEARTS] & Jun Tonsho d. Keiichi Sato & Soma Watanabe (10:26)

Akane Fujita, Mochi Miyagi & Suzu Suzuki [Prominence] d. Madeline, Michiko Miyagi & Yukari Hosokawa (12:25)

G-REX Championship First Champion Decision Tournament 1st Round: El Lindaman [STRONGHEARTS] d. Issei Onitsuka [STRONGHEARTS] (11:36)

G-REX Championship First Champion Decision Tournament 1st Round: Minoru Tanaka d. Daijiro Matsui (6:30)

G-REX Championship First Champion Decision Tournament 1st Round: Yu Iizuka d. Kaz Hayashi (10:24)

CIMA [STRONGHEARTS], Rising HAYATO & T-Hawk [STRONGHEARTS] d. KAZMA SAKAMOTO, Hayato Tamura & Nobuhiro Shimatani [BULK Orchestra] (12:59)

G-REX Championship First Champion Decision Tournament 1st Round: Takanori Ito d. Ryuichi Kawakami (18:06)

Takanori Ito, a product of the Wrestle-1 dojo, is the presumptive Ace of GLEAT, so to see him win this would not be a surprise whatsoever. I’m not exactly sure why CIMA wrestled twice on this show.  

 Other News

Marvelous ran in Tokyo Shinkiba 1st-RING today. At the same venue yesterday, VAMOSTAR ran a show that was shown live on NicoNico, featuring several All Japan wrestlers, as well as Osamu Nishimura. TOTAL ECLIPSE’s Kuma Arashi wrestled a 30-minute time limit draw semi-main against Daimonji So.

Hey, I was wrong, Roppongi Vice v. Young Bucks did NOT happen on AEW Dynamite last night. It didn’t happen on Friday’s Rampage either (sorry for spoilers). It was supposed to happen last week on Rampage but Rocky removed himself due to COVID symptoms. Both teams featured in the Lights Out main event between Orange Cassidy v. Adam Cole, so maybe soon. Sorry for the screwup.

STARDOM has their big show in Nagoya Saturday. AJPW, NOAH and Dragon Gate all return this weekend too. NJPW does not, although there will be an NJPW Strong episode on Saturday.

See you Sunday.

[papanitosfamilycircus]

top five bjw strong climb 2020 matches so far

1. Yasufumi Nakanoue vs Yuya Aoki (3/21)

2. Daisuke Sekimoto vs Isami Kodaka (3/20)

3. Ryuichi Kawakami vs T-Hawk (3/3)

4. Jake Lee vs Yuya Aoki (3/20)

5. Ryota Hama vs Yuji Hino (3/3)

looking forward to seeing the rest of the nights in a year when bjw core updates out of nowhere

[keepingthespiritalive]

BASARA results for July 19, 2018

BASARA results for July 19, 2018

BASARA, 7/19/2018 [Thu] 19:30 @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo 188 Spectators

(1) Takumi Tsukamoto vs. Takato Nakano ◆Winner: Tsukamoto (9:26) following the Zudon. (2) Pro-Wrestling Trial: Goma Ryu (defense) vs. Banana Senga (prosecutor) vs. Minoru Fujita (accused) ◆Winner: Fujita (2:26) with a School Boy. ~ The deliberation continued after the match, which Fujita ended up pinning both at the same time…

[mengs-mullet]

Ryuichi Kawakami looks like he could headbutt a tree in half