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New Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro Wrestling held its seventeenth G1 Climax 31 show today in the Yokohama Budokan.
The full results were:
• Great-O-Khan def. Satoshi Kojima
• A block: Toru Yano def. Tomohiro Ishii
• A block: Shingo Takagi vs. Yujiro Takahashi – Double Countout
• A block: Tanga Loa def. Zack Sabre Jr.
• A block: Kota Ibushi def. KENTA
Following today’s results, the final A block standings are:
1. Kota Ibushi (7-2 record): 14 points
2. Shingo Takagi (6-2-1 record): 13 points
3. KENTA (6-3 record): 12 points
4. Zack Sabre Jr. (6-3 record): 12 points
5. Toru Yano (5-4 record): 10 points
6. Tomohiro Ishii (5-4 record): 10 points
7. Great-O-Khan (4-5 record): 8 points
8. Tanga Loa (3-6 record): 6 points
9. Yujiro Takahashi (2-6-1 record): 5 points
10. Tetsuya Naito (0-9 record): 0 points
Kota Ibushi won A block with 14 points after defeating KENTA in the main event. He will meet either Jeff Cobb or Kazuchika Okada in the tournament final.
All Japan Pro Wrestling
All Japan Pro Wrestling held a press conference today to announce Zeus will leave the company after December 31.
Zeus is leaving to focus on running Osaka Pro Wrestling, which he became the owner of on August 26.
Zeus said it has been his dream to manage Osaka Pro since 2014. In the spring of this year, he started to start preparing for his goal of reviving Osaka Pro next year.
Zeus expressed his gratitude to All Japan, saying he believes he fought in the best era of All Japan alongside the likes of Joe Doering, Jun Akiyama, Kento Miyahara, Shuji Ishikawa, SUWAMA, Takao Omori and others.
All Japan and Osaka Pro have agreed to build a friendly relationship and Zeus will continue to compete in All Japan whenever possible.
Losing Zeus, the leader of Purple Haze, is a significant blow for All Japan. Even approaching 40 years old, he is still one of the absolute best wrestlers in the company.
Among his accolades, he won the Champion Carnival in 2020, the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship once and the World Tag Team Championships five times.
All Japan has also announced the full cards for its shows on October 22 in Kawasaki and October 31 in Korakuen Hall.
The full cards are:
October 22 in Kawasaki
• Kuma Arashi vs. Ryoma Tsukamoto
• Dan Tamura and Hikaru Sato vs. Shotaro Ashino and SUWAMA
• Black Menso~re and Shuji Ishikawa vs. Izanagi and Zeus
• Reimu Imai and Yoshitatsu vs. Takao Omori and TAMURA
• Hiroshi Yamato, Koji Iwamoto and Ryuki Honda vs. Jun Saito, Rei Saito and Rising HAYATO
• Atsuki Aoyagi, Kento Miyahara and Yuma Aoyagi vs. Hokuto Omori, Jake Lee and TAJIRI
October 31 in Korakuen Hall
• Rising HAYATO vs. Ryoma Tsukamoto
• Ryuki Honda trial series: Kento Miyahara vs. Ryuki Honda
• Hokuto Omori, Jake Lee and TAJIRI vs. Izanagi, UTAMARO and Zeus
• Baliyan Akki, Rei Saito, Seigo Tachibana and Yoshitatsu vs. Black Menso~re, Isami Kodaka, Takao Omori and TAMURA
• Dan Tamura, Shotaro Ashino and SUWAMA vs. Kaz Hayashi, Koji Iwamoto and Jun Saito
• All Asia Tag Team Championships: El Lindaman and T-Hawk (c) vs. Atsuki Aoyagi and Yuma Aoyagi
• GAORA TV Championship: Shuji Ishikawa (c) vs. Shigehiro Irie
Big Japan Pro Wrestling
Big Japan Pro Wrestling held a show today in Korakuen Hall.
The full results were:
• Yuya Aoki def. Kazumasa Yoshida
• Isami Kodaka, Kota Sekifuda and Tatsuhiko Yoshino def. Fuminori Abe, Kazuki Hashimoto and Kosuke Sato
• Ryota Hama, Yasufumi Nakanoue and Yuji Okabayashi def. Daichi Hashimoto, Kazumi Kikuta and Takuho Kato
• Deathmatch: Abdullah Kobayashi and Shunma Katsumata def. Jaki Numazawa and Ryuji Ito
• Deathmatch: Masaya Takahashi and Toshiyuki Sakuda def. Akira Hyodo and Kankuro Hoshino
• Deathmatch: Masashi Takeda and Takumi Tsukamoto def. Drew Parker and Yuki Ishikawa
• BJW World Strong Heavyweight Championship: Takuya Nomura (c) def. Daisuke Sekimoto
• BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship: Yuko Miyamoto (c) def. Hideyoshi Kamitani
Takuya Nomura made his first successful defense of the BJW World Strong Heavyweight Championship against Daisuke Sekimoto. He was challenged by Yuya Aoki afterwards.
The bout, which will be Nomura’s second defense of the title, will take place at Big Japan’s show on November 16 in Korakuen Hall.
Yuko Miyamoto made his second successful defense of the BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship against Hideyoshi Kamitani in the main event.
Big Japan has announced two new titles matches for its show on October 25 in Shin-Kiba 1st Ring.
First, Daichi Hashimoto and Kamitani will attempt their first defense of the BJW Tag Team Championships against Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi. Second, Drew Parker will attempt his third defense of Game Changer Wrestling’s GCW Ultra Violent Championship against Masashi Takeda in the main event.
Big Japan has also announced Akira Hyodo will face Pro Wrestling ZERO1’s Masato Tanaka at its show on December 12 in Korakuen Hall.
Dragon Gate
Dragon Gate has announced Funky Jacky Kamei will compete as Jacky Funky Kamei moving forward.
Dragon Gate has also announced the full cards for its The Gate of Victory 2021 tour shows on October 23 in Orocity Hall, October 24 in Acros Fukuoka and October 27 in Nanao J?yama Gymnasium.
The full cards are:
October 23 in Orocity Hall
• Ben-K, Dragon Kid and Kagetora vs. Dragon Dia, Jason Lee and Shun Skywalker
• Kota Minoura and Punch Tominaga vs. Naruki Doi and Yosuke Santa Maria
• Don Fujii and Ryo Saito vs. Ishin Iihashi and Riki Iihashi
• BxB Hulk and Kaito Ishida vs. Keisuke Okuda and YAMATO
• Diamante, H.Y.O, KAI and SB KENTo vs. King Shimizu, Kzy, Susumu Yokosuka and U-T
October 24 in Acros Fukuoka (Afternoon)
• Ben-K, Dragon Kid and Keisuke Okuda vs. Jacky Funky Kamei, King Shimizu and Susumu Yokosuka
• Genki Horiguchi, Ho Ho Lun and Ryo Saito vs. Punch Tominaga, Problem Dragon and Yosuke Santa Maria
• Don Fujii and Naruki Doi vs. Ishin Iihashi and Riki Iihashi
• KAI and Kaito Ishida vs. Kzy and U-T
• BxB Hulk and H.Y.O vs. Kagetora and YAMATO
• Dia Inferno, Diamante, Eita and SB KENTo vs. Dragon Dia, Jason Lee, Kota Minoura and Shun Skywalker
October 24 in Acros Fukuoka (Evening)
• Ho Ho Lun vs. Problem Dragon
• Genki Horiguchi, Kzy and U-T vs. Jason Lee, Kota Minoura and Ryo Saito
• Ben-K and Naruki Doi vs. Don Fujii and Jacky Funky Kamei
• Iishin Iihashi and Riki Iihashi vs. King Shimizu and Susumu Yokosuka
• Kaito Ishida and SB KENTo vs. Punch Tominaga and Yosuke Santa Maria
• Dia Inferno and Eita vs. Dragon Dia and Shun Skywalker
• BxB Hulk, Diamante, H.Y.O and KAI vs. Dragon Kid, Kagetora, Keisuke Okuda and YAMATO
October 27 in Nanao J?yama Gymnasium
• Diamante, Kaito Ishida and SB KENTo vs. Dragon Dia, La Estrella and Shun Skywalker
• Naruki Doi and Yosuke Santa Maria vs. Ryo Saito and Susumu Yokosuka
• Don Fujii, Punch Tominaga and Strong Machine J vs. King Shimizu, Kzy and U-T
• Jason Lee and Kota Minoura vs. Kagetora and Shachihoko Boy
• Ben-K, Dragon Kid, Keisuke Okuda and YAMATO vs. BxB Hulk, Eita, H.Y.O and KAI
Pro Wrestling FREEDOMS
Pro Wrestling FREEDOMS has announced the full card for its show on November 3 in Aichi.
The full card is:
• Dragon Libre vs. Kengo Takai
• Konaka, Michio Kageyama and Takaya Shibayama vs. Rekka, Takahiro Katori and Yuya Susumu
• Brahman Kei and Brahman Shu vs. GENTARO and Tatsuhito Takaiwa
• Deathmatch: Kenji Fukimoto vs. Yusaku Ito
• Hardcore: Kamui and Mammoth Sasaki vs. Rina Yamashita and Takashi Sasaki
• Deathmatch: Daisuke Masaoka, Jun Kasai, Tomoya Hirata and Toru Sugiura vs. Masashi Takeda, Takayuki Ueki, Toshiyuki Sakuda and Violento Jack
Pro Wrestling ZERO1
In a statement released on Pro Wrestling ZERO1’s website, Fuminori Abe announced he will attempt his second defense of the ZERO1 International Junior Heavyweight Championship and ZERO1 World Junior Heavyweight Championship against Takumi Baba.
Abe said he has a responsibility to remain champion until Shinjiro Otani remains from injury.
Otani was originally scheduled to challenge Abe for the titles at ZERO1’s show on September 18 in Korakuen Hall, but he fractured both bones in his left forearm and underwent surgery. Abe instead made his first successful defense of the titles against Yumehito Imanari at the show.
Abe did not specify when he will defend the titles against Baba.
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