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New Japan Pro Wrestling

New Japan Pro Wrestling held its fourteenth G1 Climax 31 show today in Xebio Arena Sendai.

The full results were:

• Hiromu Takahashi def. Ryohei Oiwa
• B block: Tama Tonga def. Taichi
• B block: SANADA def. YOSHI-HASHI
• B block: Kazuchika Okada def. Chase Owens
• B block: EVIL def. Hirooki Goto
• B block: Jeff Cobb def. Hiroshi Tanahashi

Following today’s results, the updated B block standings are:

1. Jeff Cobb (7-0 record): 14 points
-. Kazuchika Okada (7-0 record): 14 points
3. EVIL (6-1 record): 12 points
4. Hiroshi Tanahashi (3-4 record): 6 points
-. SANADA (3-4 record): 6 points
6. Hirooki Goto (2-5 record): 4 points
-. Taichi (2-5 record): 4 points
-. Tama Tonga (2-5 record): 4 points
-. YOSHI-HASHI (2-5 record): 4 points
10. Chase Owens (1-6 record): 2 points

North California promotion West Coast Pro Wrestling has announced Tomohiro Ishii will face Vinnie Massaro at its show on November 12 in San Francisco.

British promotion Revolution Pro Wrestling has announced Yota Tsuji will face Big Damo, formerly known as Killian Dain in WWE, at its show on November 6 in Stevenage.

New Japan held its fifteenth G1 Climax 31 show tomorrow in Xebio Arena Sendai. The full card is:

• Hiromu Takahashi vs. Kosei Fujita
• Kota Ibushi vs. Satoshi Kojima
• A block: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Yujiro Takahashi
• A block: KENTA vs. Tanga Loa
• A block: Toru Yano vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
• A block: Great-O-Khan vs. Shingo Takagi

Going into the show, the current A block standings are:

1. Kota Ibushi (6-2 record): 12 points
2. KENTA (5-2 record): 10 points
-. Shingo Takagi (5-2 record): 10 points
-. Zack Sabre Jr. (5-2 record): 10 points
5. Tomohiro Ishii (4-3 record): 8 points
-. Toru Yano (4-3 record): 8 points
7. Great-O-Khan (4-4 record): 8 points
8. Tanga Loa (2-5 record): 4 points
-. Yujiro Takahashi (2-5 record): 4 points
10. Tetsuya Naito (0-9 record): 0 points

DDT Pro-Wrestling

DDT Pro-Wrestling held a show today in Korakuen Hall.

The full results were:

• Antonio Honda, Baliyan Akki and Masahiro Takahashi def. Gota Ihashi, Yukio Naya and Yuya Koroku
• Yoshihiko def. Kazuki Hirata
• Saki Akai def. Riko Kawahata
• Kazusada Higuchi def. Yuki Ishida
• KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championships: Akito, Hiroshi Yamato, Keigo Nakamura and Yoshiaki Yatsu (c) def. Hideki Okatani, Jun Akiyama, Mizuki Watase and Yusuke Okada
• DDT Extreme Championship: Shinya Aoki (c) def. Yumiko Hotta via DQ
• DDT Extreme Championship no disqualifications: Shinya Aoki (c) def. Yumiko Hotta
• Danshoku Dieno, Yuki Iino and Yumeto Imanari vs. Soma Takao and Toru Owashi – No Contest
• Chris Brookes, Kazusada Higuchi and Tetsuya Endo def. MAO, Yuji Hino and Yuki Ueno
• DDT Universal Championship: Daisuke Sasaki (c) def. Isami Kodaka
• KO-D Tag Team Championships: HARASHIMA and Naomi Yoshimura def. Konosuke Takeshita and Shunma Katsumata (c)

Toi Kojima will make his in-ring return at DDT’s show on November 3 in Ota Ward Gymnasium. He has been out of action since suffering a dislocated left elbow at the CyberFight Festival 2021 on June 6.

Akito, Hiroshi Yamato, Keigo Nakamura and Yoshiaki Yatsu made their first successful defense of the KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championships against Hideki Okatani, Jun Akiyama, Mizuki Watase and Yusuke Okada. They will attempt their second defense of the titles against Antonio Honda, Kazuki Hirata, Toru Owashi and Yoshihiko on November 3.

DDT announced Atsushi Onita will compete in an explosion deathmatch at its show on December 18 in Nagoya.

Shinya Aoki made his fourth successful defense of the DDT Extreme Championship against Yumiko Hotta. It was also announced during today’s show that Aoki will team with Sanshiro Takagi and Yusuke Okada against Danshoku Dieno, Yuki Iino and Yumeto Imanari in a match for the vacant KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championships on November 3.

Daisuke Sasaki made his first successful defense of the DDT Universal Championship against Isami Kodaka.

HARASHIMA and Naomi Yoshimura defeated Konosuke Takeshita and Shunma Katsumata to win the KO-D Tag Team Championships in the main event.

DDT announced the full card for its show on November 3. The full card is:

• Hideki Okatani and Yuki Ishida vs. Toi Kojima and Yuya Koroku
• Baliyan Akki vs. Soma Takao
• KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championships: Akito, Hiroshi Yamato, Keigo Nakamura and Yoshiaki Yatsu (c) vs. Antonio Honda, Kazuki Hirata, Toru Owashi and Yoshihiko
• Bodyguard and Naomi Yoshimura vs. Daisuke Sasaki and MJ Paul
• Chihiro Hashimoto and Yukio Naya vs. Masahiro Takahashi and Saki Akai
• Hardcore: Chris Brookes and Drew Parker vs. MAO and Shunma Katsumata
• KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championships: Danshoku Dieno, Yuki Iino and Yumeto Imanari vs. Sanshiro Takagi, Shinya Aoki and Yusuke Okada
• D-Oh Grand Prix A block: Jun Akiyama vs. Yuki Ueno
• D-Oh Grand Prix A block: Tetsuya Endo vs. Yuji Hino
• D-Oh Grand Prix B block: HARASHIMA vs. Kazusada Higuchi
• D-Oh Grand Prix B block: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yuji Okabayashi

Big Japan Pro Wrestling

Big Japan Pro Wrestling has announced Brahman Kei will challenge for the BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship at its show on December 30 in Korakuen Hall.

The title is currently held by Kota Sekifuda. He will attempt his second defense of the title against Takato Nakano at Big Japan’s show on November 20 in Yokohama Radiant Hall.

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