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Pro Wrestling ZERO1
Pro Wrestling ZERO1 held a show in Shin-Kiba 1st Ring today co-promoted with Active Advance Pro Wrestling and Big Japan Pro Wrestling.
The full results were:
• Chicharito Shoki and Kotaro Yoshino def. Kosuke Sato and Kota Sekifuda
• Shu Asakawa and Takuya Sugawara def. Tank Nagai and Yoshikazu Yokoyama
• Drew Parker and Yuya Aoki def. Ayame Sasamura and Tatsuya Hanami
• Hideyoshi Kamitani, Takuho Kato and Takuya Nomura def. Junya Matsunaga, Takafumi and Tsugutaka Sato
• Naka Shuma, Ryuji Ito and Taishi Takizawa def. Genta Hidiki, Hartley Jackson and Shoki Kitamura
• Chris Vice vs. Yuji Okabayashi – Double Countout
• Shinjiro Otani def. Takuro Niki
• Daisuke Sekimoto, Kengo Mashimo and Masato Tanaka def. Ayato Yoshida, Daichi Hashimoto and Hayato Tamura
Takumi Baba, who was scheduled to team with Chicharito Shoki against Kosuke Sato and Kota Sekifuda in the opening match, was replaced by Kotaro Yoshino. Baba missed the show due to a high temperature.
Dragon Gate
Dragon Gate has announced the full card for its third The Gate of Passion tour show on April 9 in Korakuen Hall.
The full card is:
• Jason Lee and Shun Skywalker vs. Susumu Yokosuka and U-T
• Kenichiro Arai and Ultimo Dragon vs. Punch Tominaga and Ryo Saito
• BxB Hulk, H.Y.O, Kaito Ishida and KAZMA SAKAMOTO vs. Don Fujii, Gamma, Masaaki Mochizuki and Takashi Yoshida
• Ben-K, Keisuke Okuda and Yasushi Kanda vs. Genki Horiguchi, Kagetora and Kzy
• Máscara contra Máscara: Bokutimo Dragon vs. Diamante
• Dragon Kid, Naruki Doi and YAMATO vs. Eita, KAI and SB KENTo
Naruki Doi will return from ulnar nerve surgery in the main event of the show. His last match was on December 27 last year.
Earlier on the show, Bokutimo Dragon will face Diamante in a máscara contra máscara (mask versus mask) match.
GLEAT
GLEAT has declared war on fellow shoot-style promotion Hard Hit.
GLEAT will hold a show on June 9 in Shinjuku FACE compromised of GLEAT versus Hard Hit matches. Additionally, Yu Iizuka will compete at Hard Hit’s show on May 2 in Shin-Kiba 1st Ring.
6.9 "LIDET UWF Vol.0" will be a full scale war between HARD HIT & #LIDETUWF
— ?????????????? | GLEAT?? (@LIDET_ENT) April 7, 2021
Iizuka @VOLK_KID will fight on HARD HIT's ring on May 2nd @Shinkiba1stRING Ito & Soma will be there as Iizuka's seconds.
UWF Rule also changed:
Main 30min 1 Match
Tag 20min 1 Match
Single 15min 1 Match https://t.co/mjAhYxrSat
As the tweet shown above also states, UWF Rules matches have been slightly tweaked. Singles matches have a 15-minute time limit, tag team matches have a 20-minute time limit and all main event matches will have a 30-minute time limit.
New Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro Wrestling has uploaded the fiftieth edition of Hiroshi Tanahashi’s Ace’s HIGH autobiographical interview series, covering Brock Lesnar’s shocking departure from the company in 2006.
Topics discussed include Riki Choshu’s reaction to Lesnar’s departure, his thoughts on Lesnar’s brief stint and how he dealt with his emotions after his match against Lesnar was cancelled.
The edition, titled Lesnar-less, can be read here.
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