Osaka Pro 8/15 – Osaka Festival Gate drawing 173 fans1. Ebessan II beat Daisuke Harada in 5:17 with the Ebisu Toretti.2. 3 Way Dance: Ultraman Robin defeated Kuishinbo Kamen & Miracle Man in 7:15 with a schoolboy on Kamen.3. GAINA & Super Delfin beat Flash Moon & Mineo Fujita in 18:27 when GAINA used a diving elbow drop on Fujita.4. Billy Ken Kid defeated Takaku Fuke in 15:44 with the Vertigo.5. Rasta Man beat Henchman of Monster (Atsushi Kotoge) in 7:25 with the Rasta Fly.
Michinoku Pro 8/14 – Kuji Citizen Gym drawing 401 fans1. Iron Man Tournament – Block A: ShinjiNohashi [9] beat Banana Senga [2] in 7:17 by pinfall.2. Iron Man Tournament – Block B: Kagetora [6] defeated Maguro Ooma [4] in 1:54 with the Boston Crab.3. Kagetora & Maguro Ooma beat Naomi Matsumoto & Takeshi Minaminno in 10:34 when Ooma used the Octopus Drop on Matsumoto.4. Iron Man Tournament – Block B: Tigers Mask [8] defeated Mototsugu Shimizu [2] in 10:16 with the Delfin Special.5. Iron Man Tournament – Block A: Hayato Jr. Fujita [9] beat Kesen Numa-jiro [6] in 13:00 with the KID.6. Great Sasuke/Rasse/Jinsei Shinzaki defeated ken45°/Kei y Shu Sato in 16:38 when Rasse used the Jyagaraki on ken45°.Michinoku Pro 8/15 – Hiranai Municipal Gym drawing 222 fans1. Iron Man Tournament – Block B: Kagetora [8] beat Rei [2] in 7:59 with the Ikkitousen.2. Iron Man Tournament – Block A: Banana Senga [4] defeated Shu Sato [5] in 7:25 by pinfall.3. 3 Way Dance: Jinsei Shinzaki beat ken45° & Maguro Ooma in 10:09 with the Praying Powerbomb on ken45°.4. Iron Man Tournament – Block B: Kei Sato [8] defeated Rasse [6] in 10:07 with a right high kick.5. Hayato Jr. Fujita/Kesen Numa-jiro/Shinji Nohashi beat Takeshi Minaminno/Mototsugu Shimizu/Tigers Mask in 22:05 when Nohashi pinned Shimizu.6. Iron Man Tournament – Block A: ken45° [5] defeated Naomi Matsumoto [0] by default.
2003, 2004, & 2006 G1 Climax winner Hiroyoshi Tenzan stated today that facing Satoshi Kojima in the finals of the G1 yesterday at Sumo Hall brought back some old memories and feelings and he would like to reform his team with Kojima. Tenzan said that he has felt disenfranchised lately by Masahiro Chono who he co-holds the IWGP Tag Titles with as Chono has been busy hanging around with Milano Collection AT and thinks that their team may be over with. Tenzan thinks that if he & Chono can’t get back together and the IWGP Tag Titles revert to the current interim champs Real Wild Child (Manabu Nakanishi & Takao Omori) then a reunited TenKoji would easily defeat them for the titles.
Makai Club Sponsor Kantaro Hoshino announced today that Big Van Vader would be returning to New Japan on their WRESTLE LAND show on 9/3 at Korakuen Hall as a member of the Makai Club but it isn’t known if he will be wrestling on the show or not.
Monterrey 8/13 – Arena Solidaridad (15th Anniversary Show)1. Dranser/Eclipse/Scravos beat Halcon Militar/Pegasso/Venum2. Dark Angel & Diana la Cazadora defeated Poly Star & Princesa Sugei3. Mongol Chino Jr./Potro Jr./Ultimo Samurai beat Caifan Rockero II/Sky/Turbina4. Kriminal/Super Parka/Vaquero Romo defeated Chucho Mar Jr./Diluvio Negro II/Nacho Libre5. Triangular de la Muerte: Caifan Rockero I beat Raiden who had to shave his head. Other participant – Estrella Dorada Jr.6. Cuadrangular de Mascaras: Diluvio Negro I defeated Gato Volador who unmasked as Jorge Vega, 42-years-old from Michoacan who was the former Lasser. Other participants: Silver Star & Tigre Universitario
NOAH 8/14 – Zepp Sendai drawing 1,100 fans1. Kishin Kawabata beat Mitsuo Momota in 8:12 with the Axe Bomber.2. Takashi Sugiura defeated Yoshinori Ota in 14:02 with a German Suplex hold.3. Naoki Sano beat Atsushi Aoki in 11:00 with the Northern Lights Bomb.4. KENTA & Mohammed Yone defeated Kentaro Shiga & Akira Taue in 14:10 when Yone used the Muscle Buster on Shiga.5. Mitsuharu Misawa/Mushiking Terry/Yoshinari Ogawa beat Masao Inoue/Mushiking Joker/Akitoshi Saito in 21:54 when Ogawa used a monkey flip cutback on Inoue.6. Naomichi Marufuji & Takeshi Morishima defeated Tamon Honda & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi in 15:17 when Morishima used a backdrop suplex on Kikuchi.7. Jun Akiyama & Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Taiji Ishimori & Takeshi Rikio in 16:07 when Kanemaru used a brainbuster on Ishimori.
ZERO-ONE 8/14 – Ishinomaki City Gym drawing 1,400 fans1. Minoru Fujita beat Fuyuki Takahashi in 7:37 with the Victory Roll.2. Amazing Kong defeated Toshie Uematsu in 8:11 with the Amazing Press.3. Ikuto Hidaka beat Shota Takanishi in 8:14 with the Shawn Capture.4. GENTARO & Yoshito Sasaki battled Aussie Osborne & Takuya Sugawara to a no contest in 12:20.5. Masato Tanaka defeated Osamu Namiguchi in 7:35 with a brainbuster.6. NWA United National Heavyweight Title: Kohei Sato beat Rikiya Fudo in 13:33 with a German Suplex hold to retain his title.7. Shinjiro Otani/Tatsuhito Takaiwa/Tadao Yasuda defeated Tomoaki Honma/Kamikaze/Takao Omori in 16:16 when Otani used the Spiral Bomb on Kamikaze.
Osaka Pro 8/14 – Osaka Festival Gate drawing 159 fans1. Takaku Fuke beat Daisuke Harada in 7:47 with a jujigatame.2. 3 Way Dance: Mineo Fujita defeated Ice Penguin & Miracle Man in 6:32 with the Firebird Splash on Penguin.3. Billy Ken Kid beat Kuishinbo Kamen in 11:53 with the Koumori Tsuri Otoshi.4. GAINA & Super Delfin defeated Ebessan II & Flash Moon in 13:12 when GAINA used the Naruto Strait on Ebessan.5. Monster beat Rasta Man in 11:57 with a diving elbow drop.
EMLL 8/13 – Arena Coliseo1. Artillero & Super Comando beat Molotov & Sombra de Plata2. Leono/Tony Rivera/Stuka Jr. defeated Arkangel de la Muerte/Hooligan/Loco Max3. Torneo Cibernetico: Volador Jr. eliminated Misterioso II to win. Other participants: Dr. X/Mascara Purpura/Virus/Apocalipsis/Satanico/Hombre sin Nombre/Sangre Azteca/La Mascara.4. Mascara contra Mascara: India Sioux beat Medusa who unmasked as Angelica Avila Lopez, 30-years-old, from Tijuana with 8 years of experience.5. Los Guerreros del Atlantida (Atlantis/Black Warrior/Olimpico) defeated Blue Panther/Dos Caras Jr./Mistico when El Black fouled Dos behind the ref’s back.
Michinoku Pro 8/13 – Hirosaki Kawanishi Gymnasium Center drawing 228 fans1. Iron Man Tournament – Block B: Maguro Ooma [4] beat Rei [2] in 7:27 with the Octopus Drop.2. Iron Man Tournament – Block B: Kagetora [4] defeated Mototsugu Shimizu [2] in 9:00 with a figure-four leglock.3. Iron Man Tournament – Block A: Kesen Numa-jiro [6] beat Naomo Matsumoto [0] in 11:39 with the Kesennuma Drop.4. Iron Man Tournament – Block A: Ken45° [3] fought Shu Sato [5] to a 20:00 draw.5. Hayato Jr. Fujita/Shinji Nohashi/Rasse defeated Takeshi Minaminno/Banana Senga/Tigers Mask in 15:21 when Rasse used the Jyagaraki on Senga.
Big Japan 8/13 – Hirono City Central Gym drawing 540 fans1. Daikokubo Benkei & Onryo beat Shinobu & Yuichi Taniguchi in 15:09 when Onryo used the Onryo Clutch on Shinobu.2. Hiroyo Matsumoto & Tomoko Watanabe defeated Kaoru Ito & Hanako Kobayashi in 13:02 when Watanabe used a German Suplex hold on Kobayashi.3. Hardcore Rules: Kintaro Kanemura/Jun Kasai/Naoki Numazawa beat JC Bailey/Mad Man Pondo/2 Tuff Tony in 13:47 when Kasai used the Pearl Harbor Splash with light tubes on Bailey.4. Yuko Miyamoto & Shadow WX defeated Hardcore Craig & Masada in 16:23 when Miyamoto used a moonsault press on Craig.5. Ryuji Ito/Abdullah Kobayashi/Takashi Sasaki beat Asian Coogar/Katsumasa Inoue/Daisuke Sekimoto in 14:32 when Ito used the Dragon Splash on Inoue.
Dragon Gate 8/13 – Toyama Techno Hall1. Open the Triangle Gate League: Don Fujii/Yasushi Kanda/Masaaki Mochizuki [4] beat King Shisa/Super Shisa/Shisa Boy [2] in 11:53 when Mochizuki used the Twister on Boy.2. Magnitude Kishiwada defeated Salker Ichikawa with the Mandriller.3. Dragon Kid & Ryo Saito beat Taku Iwasa & Akira Tozawa when Saito used a German Supelx hold on Tozawa.4. Gamma & Masato Yoshino defeated Genki Horiguchi & Anthony W. Mori in 11:26 when Yoshino used the Sol Naciente on Horiguchi.5. Open the Triangle Gate League: BxB Hulk/CIMA/Jack Evans [4] beat Kenichiro Arai/Yamato Onodera/Susumu Yokosuka [0] in 20:37 when Evans used the 630 Splash on Onodera.
Osaka Pro 8/13 – Osaka Festival Gate drawing 176 fans1. MASAMUNE beat Daisuke Harada in 8:28 with the Hebiyagura.2. 3 Way Dance: Flash Moon defeated Ice Penguin & Kuishinbo Kamen in 8:38 with the Swanton Bomb on Penguin.3. GAINA & Super Delfin beat Atsushi Kotoge & Miracle Man in 14:42 when GAINA used the Naruto Strait on Kotoge.4. Billy Ken Kid & Hideyoshi defeated Ebessan II & Mineo Fujita in 12:13 when BKK used the Vertigo on Ebessan.5. Decision Match for the vacant OPW Battle Royal Title: Mr. Carrasco eliminated Kuishinbo Kamen in 7:18 with the Blackbird Splash to win the title. Order of Elimination: MASAMUNE/Atsushi Kotoge/Ebessan II/Ice Penguin/Mineo Fujita/Daisuke Harada/Miracle Man/Flash Moon/Kuishinbo Kamen.
NOAH 8/13 – Differ Ariake drawing 1,800 fans (G+)1. Taiji Ishimori beat Yoshinori Ota in 8:43 with a modified piledriver.2. Tamon Honda & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi defeated Mitsuo Momota & Naoki Sano in 12:41 when Kikuchi used a Japanese leg roll clutch cutback on Momota.3. Takeshi Rikio & Mohammed Yone beat Kishin Kawabata & Akitoshi Saito in 15:11 when Yone used the Muscle Buster on Kawabata.4. Mitsuharu Misawa/Mushiking Terry/Yoshinari Ogawa defeated Mushiking Joker/Kentaro Shiga/Akira Taue in 18:41 when Terry used a modified cradle on Joker.5. Takeshi Morishima beat Masao Inoue in 13:50 with the Big Package.6. KENTA & Naomichi Marufuji defeated Jun Akiyama & Atsushi Aoki in 18:49 when KENTA used the Go 2 Sleep on Aoki.7. GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Titles: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Takashi Sugiura beat Minoru Fujita & Ikuto Hidaka in 31:12 when Kanemaru used the Touch Out on Hidaka to win the titles.
NOAH announced today that Jun Akiyama would make his next defense of the GHC Heavyweight Title on 9/9 at Nippon Budokan Hall against Naomichi Marufuji.
New Japan 8/13 – Sumo Hall in Tokyo drawing 11,000 fans (PPV)1. Prince Devitt & Minoru Tanaka beat Wataru Inoue & Yujiro Takahashi in 6:28 when Devitt used a brainbuster on Takahashi.2. G1 Climax – Semifinals: Satoshi Kojima defeated Koji Kanemoto in 15:41 with a lariat.3. G1 Climax – Semifinals: Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Giant Bernard in 11:13 with the Anaconda Vice.4. Gedo/Jado/Jushin Thunder Liger defeated El Samurai/Ryusuke Taguchi/Tiger Mask IV in 11:03 when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Taguchi.5. Shiro Koshinaka & Togi Makabe beat Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano in 10:36 when Makabe used a lariat on Ishii.6. Yuji Nagata & Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Takashi Iizuka & Naofumi Yamamoto in 13:38 when Tanahashi used a Dragon Suplex hold on Yamamoto.7. Akebono/Manabu Nakanishi/Riki Choshu beat Masahiro Chono/Milano Collection AT/Yoshihiro Takayama in 12:49 when Choshu used a lariat on Milano. Takayama jumped Choshu after the match before being pulled apart and Choshu told him that he wanted to fight him again. Takayama said that he would like to return to New Japan more often and that he liked Akebono as he hopes to face him again but wouldn’t mind forming a team with him.8. G1 Climax – Finals: Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Satoshi Kojima in 27:36 with the Original Tenzan Tombstone Driver to become the first man to go through the G1 without losing a match since Riki Choshu in 1996. Tenzan said after the match that the motivation of beating his former tag partner was great but not as great as the motivation he got from his wife and son this morning who worked him up into a frenzy. Tenzan is looking towards facing Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Title on 9/24 at Osaka Prefectural Gym. Kojima said that facing Tenzan in the finals was the only way it had to be and it was an honor for him to be in the match.
Osaka Pro 8/12 – Osaka Festival Gate drawing 158 fans1. Miracle Man beat Daisuke Harada in 8:20 with a reverse STF.2. 3 Way Dance: Ebessan II defeated Ice Penguin & Kuishinbo Kamen in 9:29 with the Imamiya Press on Kamen.3. Super Delfin beat Mineo Fujita in 10:10 with the Osaka Rinkai Uppercut.4. Hideyoshi & MASAMUNE defeated Flash Moon & Atsushi Kotoge in 12:26 when Hideyoshi used the Rakujou on Kotoge.5. Billy Ken Kid beat GAINA in 17:00 with a modified inside cradle.
New Japan 8/12 – Sumo Hall in Tokyo drawing 7,800 fans (sXW)1. Prince Devitt & Minoru Tanaka beat Wataru Inoue & El Samurai in 8:22 when Devitt used a swinging DDT on Inoue.2. Ryusuke Taguchi & Tiger Mask IV defeated Gedo & Jado in 6:40 when Taguchi used the Dodon on Jado.3. Black Strong Machine & Shiro Koshinaka beat Takashi Iizuka & Takashi Uwano in 9:23 when Koshinaka used a diving hip attack on Uwano.4. Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano defeated Akebono & Naofumi Yamamoto in 8:04 when Yano pinned Yamamoto after Akebono accidentally used a body press.5. Masahiro Chono & Milano Collection AT beat Riki Choshu & Hiroshi Tanahashi in 11:16 when Chono used the Shining Yakuza Kick on Choshu. Chono told the crowd after the match that Milano is officially part of Black New Japan and called President Simon Kelly Inoki saying that he would personally end his reign as president by the Sumo Hall show on 10/9.6. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan [8] defeated Togi Makabe [3] in 12:23 with the Anaconda Vice.7. G1 Climax – Block B: Koji Kanemoto [5] battled Yuji Nagata [4] to a 30:00 draw.8. G1 Climax – Block A: Giant Bernard [5] beat Jushin Thunder Liger [2] in 6:53 with the Train Wreck.9. G1 Climax – Block A: Satoshi Kojima [7] defeated Manabu Nakanishi [2] in 18:17 with a lariat.
Dragon Gate 8/12 – Chiba Port Arena drawing 950 fans1. Open the Triangle Gate League: King Shisa/Super Shisa/Shisa Boy [2] beat Dragon Kid/Genki Horiguchi/Ryo Saito [0] in 14:03 when King used the BT Bomb on Stalker.2. Taku Iwasa & Akira Tozawa defeated Kenichiro Arai & Stalker Ichikawa in 7:36 when Tozawa used an inside cradle on Stalker.3. BxB Hulk beat Yamato Onodera in 9:23 with the EVO.4. Anthony W. Mori & Susumu Yokosuka defeated CIMA & Jack Evans in 11:47 when Mori used the Elegant Magic on Evans.5. Open the Triangle Gate League: Gamma/Magnitude Kishiwada/Masato Yoshino [4] beat Don Fujii/Yasushi Kanda/Masaaki Mochizuki [2] in 19:35 when Gamma used the Gamma Special on Kanda.
Big Japan 8/12 – Ibaraki Citizen Gym drawing 720 fans1. Daikokubo Benkei beat Yuichi Taniguchi in 8:22 with a running splash.2. MEN’s Teioh & Onryo defeated Hardcore Craig & Shinobu in 10:03 when Teioh used the Miracle Ecstasy on Craig.3. Hiroyo Matsumoto & Tomoko Watanabe beat Kaoru Ito & Hanako Kobayashi in 13:26 when Watanabe used a German Suplex hold on Kobayashi.4. JC Bailey/Mad Man Pondo/2 Tuff Tony defeated Hyoma/Masada/Yuko Miyamoto in 13:37 when Bailey used a diving foot stomp on Hyoma.5. Asian Coogar & Kintaro Kanemura beat Katsumasa Inoue & Daisuke Sekimoto in 14:36 when Coogar used the Sky Canal on Inoue.6. Hardcore Rules: Ryuji Ito/Abdullah Kobayashi/Takashi Sasaki defeated Jun Kasai/Naoki Numazawa/Shadow WX in 16:32 when Ito used a Dragon Splash with light tubes on Numazawa.
EMLL 8/11 – Arena Mexico1. Danger & Valiente beat Apocalipsis & Ramstein2. Mascara Purpura & Virus defeated Loco Max & Nitro3. Felino/Metro II/Volador Jr. beat Averno/Hombre sin Nombre/Mephisto4. Blue Panther/Dr. Wagner Jr./Hijo del Lizmark defeated Los Guerreros (Eclipse/Olimpico/Ultimo Guerrero)5. Dos Caras Jr./Hijo del Santo/Negro Casas beat Mr. Aguila/Hector Garza/L.A. Par-K by DQ when Par-K fouled Dos and ripped Santo’s mask off after the match.6. Perro Aguayo Jr. defeated Rey Bucanero with lots of help from Garza.8/13 – Arena Coliseo1. Molotov & Sombra de Plata vs. Artillero & Super Comando2. Leono/Tony Rivera/Stuka Jr. vs. Arkangel de la Muerte/Hooligan/Loco Max3. Torneo Cibernetico – Participants: La Mascara/Mascara Purpura/Satanico//Virus/Volador Jr./Dr. X/Emilio Charles Jr./Hombre sin Nombre/Misterioso II/Sangre Azteca4. Blue Panther/Dos Caras Jr./Mistico vs. Los Guerreros del Atlantida (Atlantis/Black Warrior/Olimpico)5. Mascara contra Mascara: India Sioux vs. Medusa8/13 – Arena Coliseo de Guadalajara1. Exterminador & Metal Blanco vs. Rey Trueno & Valentin Mayo2. Anthrax & Evola vs. Danger & Depredador3. Gallo/Idolo/Leon Blanco vs. Destroyer/Malefico/Mascara Magica4. Hijo del Texano/Maximo/Sagrado vs. Cesar Dantes/Cien Caras Jr./Hijo del Pierroth5. Heavy Metal/Negro Casas/Rayman vs. Mascara Ano Dos Mil/Pierroth/Toxico8/14 – Arena Puebla1. Asturiano/Sigma/SWAT vs. Fuerza Chicana/Furia Chicana/Mr. Rafaga2. Centella de Oro/Lestat/The Tiger vs. Blade/Mr. Mexico/Siki Osama3. India Sioux/Lady Apache/Princesa Blanca vs. Amapola/Medusa/Raven Hiroka4. Heavy Metal/La Mascara/Mistico vs. Atlantis/Black Warrior/Mephisto5. CMLL Middleweight Title: Negro Casas (c) vs. Averno8/15 – Arena Coliseo1. Bracito de Oro & Mini Fantasy vs. Fire & Sombrita2. Danger/Sensei/Trueno vs. Apocalipsis/Ramstein/Soberano3. Kronos/Tony Rivera/Tigre Blanco vs. Arkangel de la Muerte/Dr. X/Hooligan4. La Mascara/Metro II/Satanico vs. Emilio Charles Jr./Hombre sin Nombre/Misterioso II5. Heavy Metal/Mistico/Negro Casas vs. Atlantis/Averno/Mephisto8/15 – Arena Coliseo de Guadalajara1. Milenio vs. Rey Trueno2. Metatron vs. Mr. Trueno3. Makabre vs. Infierno4. Egipcio vs. Super Maquina5. Hijo del Texano/Maximo/Sagrado vs. Angel Blanco Jr./Pierroth/Hijo del Pierroth6. Dos Caras Jr. & Hijo del Lizmark vs. Olimpico & Ultimo Guerrero8/18 – Arena Mexico1. Bam Bam & Tzuki vs. Pequeno Violencia & Pierrothito2. Hijo del Texano/Tigre Metalico/Virus vs. Loco Max/Shigeo Okumura/Sangre Azteca3. Felino/La Mascara/Sagrado vs. Damian el Terrible/Alex Koslov/Misterioso II4. Heavy Metal/Mistico/Negro Casas vs. Averno/Black Warrior/Mephisto5. Dr. Wagner Jr./Dos Caras Jr./Hijo del Santo vs. Los Perros del Mal (Perro Aguayo Jr./Damian 666/Hector Garza)8/20 – Arena Coliseo1. Bam Bam & Mini Fantasy vs. Fire & Sombrita2. Leono/Stuka Jr./Virus vs. Hijo del Canek/Hooligan/Nitro3. Blue Panther/Felino/La Mascara/Metro II vs. Emilio Charles Jr./Hombre sin Nombre/Shigeo Okumura/Olimpico4. Torneo de Parejas: Heavy Metal & Hijo del Texano vs. Lizmark & Hijo del Lizmark vs. Damian el Terrible & Misterioso II vs. Pierroth & Hijo del Pierroth5. Dos Caras Jr. & Silver King vs. Black Warrior & Tarzan Boy
