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New Japan Pro Wrestling

All Elite Wrestling megastar Kenny Omega had some harsh words for New Japan Pro Wrestling and Will Ospreay on Twitter.

The exchange began when Ospreay commented on Pro Wreslting Illustrated’s newly released PWI 500 list, claiming he would beat up the highest ranked wrestler – Omega – on any day of the week and twice on Wednesday nights (a reference to AEW’s weekly Dynamite show on Wednesday).

Omega responded saying New Japan has been ice cold since his departure in 2019 and that Ospreay should have been the company’s new top star.

Ospreay then pointed out New Japan’s success holding events at Madison Square Garden and the Tokyo Dome and invited Omega to open the door (a reference to the “forbidden door” between AEW and New Japan) and have a conversation.

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship holder Robbie Eagles will compete at New Japan’s STRONG television tapings on September 25 and 26 in the Curtis Culwell Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

Elsewhere, New Japan’s Taiji Ishimori will face Tony Deppen at Game Changer Wrestling’s GET LOST ALOT show on Friday, September 24 in the Melrose Ballroom in Queens, New York. Homicide versus Minoru Suzuki will take place at the same show and tickets are available here.

Dragon Gate

Dragon Gate held its fourth Storm Gate 2021 tour show today in Korakuen Hall.

The full results were:

• Ho Ho Lun and Takashi Yoshida vs. Problem Dragon and Yosuke Santa Maria
• Dragon Kid, Keisuke Okuda and Naruki Doi def. BxB Hulk, H.Y.O and Kaito Ishida
• Jason Lee and Kota Minoura def. Kagetora and YAMATO
• Don Fujii, Ultimo Dragon and Yasushi Kanda def. Funky Jacky Kamei, Punch Tominaga and U-T
• Strong Machine G, Strong Machine J and Strong Machine K def. Genki Horiguchi, King Shimizu and Susumu Yokosuka
• Dia Inferno, Diamante and Eita vs.  Dragon Dia, La Estrella and Shun Skywalker
• Kota Minoura def. Ben-K, KAI & Masaaki Mochizuki

Kota Minoura pinned Open the Dream Gate Championship holder YAMATO to win the second match, which earned him a spot in the three-way main event to determine YAMATO’s first challenger for the title at Dragon Gate’s show on September 20 in Ota City General Gymnasium. Minoura went on to win the main event.

Strong Machine K made his debut teaming with Strong Machine G and Strong Machine J, pinning King Shimizu to win the fourth match. Strong Machine J and Strong Machine K will challenge Shimizu and Susumu Yokosuka for the Open the Twin Gate Championships on September 20, which will be the champions’ second defense of the titles.

The updated card for the show is:

• Don Fujii and Yasushi Kanda vs. Ishin Iihashi and Riki Iihashi
• Open the Triangle Gate Championships: Dragon Dia, Jason Lee and La Estrella (c) vs. Eita, H.Y.O and Kaito Ishida
• Open the Twin Gate Championships: King Shimizu and Susumu Yokosuka (c) vs. Strong Machine J and Strong Machine K
• Open the Dream Gate Championship: YAMATO (c) vs. Kota Minoura

Pro Wrestling NOAH

The first episode of Pro Wrestling NOAH’s new NOAH the UNIVERSAL series aired last night on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The full results were:

• Kai Fujimura def. Yasutaka Yano
• Kaito Kiyomiya and Masa Kitamiya def. Haoh and Nioh
• Kotaro Suzuki, NOSAWA Rongai and YO-HEY def. Atsushi Kotoge, Daisuke Harada and Junta Miyawaki
• Dick Angelo 3G, Fulgor I and Toxin def. Aster Boy, Freelance and Puma de Oro
• DMT Azul and Puma King vs. El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. and Galeno del Mal – No Contest
• Katsuhiko Nakajima and Kenoh vs. Naomichi Marufuji and Takashi Sugiura – Time Limit Draw (30 minutes)

All Japan Pro Wrestling

All Japan Pro Wrestling has announced Ryuki Honda and Shuji Ishikawa have tested negative for COVID-19 and will return to competition at its show on September 16 in Yokohama.

However, both men will still miss the company’s shows on September 10 in Shimane and September 12 in Fukuoka.

The updated cards for the shows are:

September 10 in Shimane
• Jun Saito vs. Ryoma Tsukamoto
• Atsuki Aoyagi vs. Francesco Akira vs. TAJIRI
• Izanagi and Zeus vs. Rei Saito and Takao Omori
• AJPW TV 6-Man Tag Team Championships: Carbell Ito, Seigo Tachibana and Yoshitatsu (c) vs. ALL Mighty Inoue, Black Menso~re and Tarzan Lowther
• Dan Tamura and Hikaru Sato vs. Kento Miyahara and Yuma Aoyagi
• Hokuto Omori and Jake Lee vs. Shotaro Ashino and SUWAMA

September 12 in Fukuoka
• Rei Saito vs. Shotaro Ashino
• Fuminori Abe and Francesco Akira vs. Hikaru Sato and Ryoma Tsukamoto
• Jun Saito vs. Takao Omori
• Black Menso~re, El Brave and Koji Niizumi vs. Carbell Ito, Seigo Tachibana and Yoshitatsu
• Dan Tamura and SUWAMA vs. Izanagi and Zeus
• Atsuki Aoyagi, Kento Miyahara and Yuma Aoyagi vs. Hokuto Omori, Jake Lee and TAJIRI

While Honda’s return match is not announced yet, Ishikawa will attempt his second defense of the GAORA TV Championship against Takao Omori (originally scheduled to take place on September 12). The announced card for the show is:

• Atsuki Aoyagi, Francesco Akira and Rising HAYATO vs. Black Menso~re, Dan Tamura and TAJIRI
• GAORA TV Championship: Shuji Ishikawa (c) vs. Takao Omori
• Hokuto Omori, Jake Lee and Yusuke Kodama vs. Shotaro Ashino, SUGI and SUWAMA

SUGI will attempt his second defense of the World Junior Heavyweight Championship against Yusuke Kodama at All Japan’s show on September 21 in Korakuen Hall. Also at the show, Dan Tamura, Hikaru Sato and Shotaro Ashino will face Izanagi, Masanobu Fuchi and Zeus.

DDT Pro-Wrestling

DDT Pro-Wrestling has announced the full cards for its shows on September 22 and 23 in Sapporo.

The full cards are:

September 22 in Sapporo
• Antonio Honda and Yusuke Okada vs. Danshoku Dieno and Sanshiro Takagi
• Akito, Kazuki Hirata and MAO vs. Kazusada Higuchi, Saki Akai and Yukio Sakaguchi
• Soma Takao and Tetsuya Endo vs. Tomoya and Yuya Koroku
• Chris Brookes and Keigo Nakamura vs. Daisuke Sasaki and Yuji Hino
• Jun Akiyama vs. Noriyuki Yoshida
• HARASHIMA, Naomi Yoshimura and Toru Owashi vs. Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata and Yuki Ueno

September 23 in Sapporo
• Antonio Honda and Naomi Yoshimura vs. Sanshiro Takagi and Tomoya
• Danshoku Dieno and Saki Akai vs. MAO and Shunma Katsumata
• Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao and Tetsuya Endo vs. Kazusada Higuchi, Keigo Nakamura and Yukio Sakaguchi
• Hideki Okatani vs. Yuji Hino
• HARASHIMA, Kazuki Hirata and Toru Owashi vs. Jun Akiyama, Noriyuki Yoshida and Yusuke Okada
• Akito and Chris Brookes vs. Konosuke Takeshita and Yuki Ueno

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