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NOAH RETURNING TO FITE, BIG JAPAN IN KORAKUEN HALL, DRAGON GATE KICKS OFF 2021 AND MORE FROM JAPAN

By Oliver Taylor on 2021-01-11 09:30:00

Big Japan Pro Wrestling

Big Japan Pro Wrestling held a show in Korakuen Hall today.

The full results were:

• Kota Sekifuda and Tatsuhiko Yoshino def. Masaki Morihiro and Takuho Kato
• Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura def. Akira Hyodo and Kosuke Sato
• Daisuke Sekimoto, Kazumi Kikuta and Ryuichi Kawakami def. Daichi Hashimoto, Hideyoshi Kamitani and Ryota Hama
• Great Kojika and Yuichi Taniguchi def. Abdullah Kobayashi and Minoru Fujita
• Deathmatch: Ryuji Ito and Yuko Miyamoto def. Toshiyuki Sakuda and Yuki Ishikawa
• Shigehiro Irie and Yuji Okabayashi def. Yasufumi Nakanoue and Yuya Aoki
• BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship: Isami Kodaka (c) def. Kazuki Hashimoto
• Deathmatch: Masashi Takeda, Takumi Tsukamoto and Violento Jack def. Drew Parker, Kankuro Hoshino and Masaya Takahashi

Isami Kodaka made his first successful defense of the BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship against Kazuki Hashimoto. Kosuke Sato challenged Kodaka after the match.

Violento Jack was revealed as Masashi Takeda and Takumi Tsukamoto’s mystery partner in the main event. He announced he will compete in the Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor tournament later this year.

Kankuro Hoshino challenged Takumi Tsukamoto to a BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship match backstage.

Dragon Gate

Dragon Gate continued its Open the New Year Gate 2021 tour in Kuwana Yamamori Gymnasium today.

The full results were:

• Genki Horiguchi, Kzy and Susumu Yokosuka def. Kagetora, Masaaki Mochizuki and Ultimo Dragon
• Dia Inferno and SB KENTo def. Keisuke Okuda and Yasushi Kanda
• Don Fujii and Taketo Kamei def. HipHop Kikuta and Kaito Ishida via DQ
• Dragon Kid, U-T and YAMATO def. Bokutimo Dragon, Punch Tominaga and Ryo Saito
• Jason Lee, Kota Minoura, La Estrella and Shun Skywalker def. BxB Hulk, Diamante, Eita and H.Y.O

Masato Yoshino has missed the start of the Open the New Year Gate 2021 tour due to lingering issues with his pre-existing neck injury. He was replaced today by Masaaki Mochizuki, who will continue to substitute for Yoshino on upcoming shows.

Dragon Gate will hold a show in Korakuen Hall tomorrow. The full card is:

• Bukutimo Dragon and Ryo Saito vs. Don Fujii and Kenichiro Arai
• Eita, H.Y.O, HipHop Kikuta and Kaito Ishida vs. Gamma, Masaaki Mochizuki, Ultimo Dragon and Yasushi Kanda
• Keisuke Okuda vs. Punch Tominaga
• Dragon Kid, La Estrella and Shun Skywalker vs. Kagetora, Shuji Kondo and YAMATO
• Genki Horiguchi, Kzy and Susumu Yokosuka vs. KAZMA SAKAMOTO, SB KENTo and Takashi Yoshida
• Open the Twin Gate Championships: BxB Hulk and KAI (c) vs. Jason Lee and Kota Minoura

BxB Hulk and KAI will attempt their third defense of the Open the Twin Gate Championships against Jason Lee and Kota Minoura. The titles were previously held by Lee and Minoura, but Minoura lost them (to Hulk and KAI) teaming with YAMATO at Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival after Lee tested positive for COVID-19.

Dragon Gate has also announced the full card for its show in Korakuen Hall on January 13. The full card is:

• Don Fujii, Gamma and Shuji Kondo vs. Kagetora, Kenichiro Arai and Yasushi Kanda
• Eita and H.Y.O vs. Keisuke Okuda and Masaaki Mochizuki
• Bokutimo Dragon and Ultimo Dragon vs. Punch Tominaga and Ryo Saito
• BxB Hulk, KAI, Kaito Ishida and HipHip Kikuta vs. Jason Lee, Kota Minoura, La Estrella and Shun Skywalker
• Dragon Kid vs. YAMATO
• Open the Triangle Gate Championships: KAZMA SAKAMOTO, SB KENTo and Takashi Yoshida (c) vs. Genki Horiguchi, Kzy and Susumu Yokosuka

KAZMA SAKAMOTO, SB KENTo and Takashi Yoshida will attempt their third defense of the Open the Triangle Gate Championships against Genki Horiguchi, Kzy and Susumu Yokosuka.

DDT Pro-Wrestling

DDT Pro-Wrestling held a show in Aichi today.

The full results were:

• Hiroaki Ura def. Toi Kojima
• Hideki Okatani and Mizuki Watase def. Kazuki Hirata and Toru Owashi
• Kazusada Higuchi and Yukio Sakaguchi def. Keigo Nakamura and Yuki Ueno
• Akito and Shota vs. Danshoku Dieno and Sanshiro Takagi – No Contest
• Makoto Oishi and Yusuke Okada def. Antonio Honda and Chris Brookes
• Mad Paulie and Yuji Hino def. HARASHIMA and Yukio Naya
• Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao and Tetsuya Endo def. Konosuke Takeshita, MAO and Shunma Katsumata

Active Advance Pro Wrestling

Active Advance Pro Wrestling held a show in 2AW Square today.

The full results were:

• Ricky Fuji def. Takuro Niki
• Kengo Mashimo and Kunio Toshima def. Ayumu Honda and CHANGO
• Hiroshi Yamato and Kaji Tomato def. Daiki Wakamatsu and Shu Asakawa
• Tatsuya Hanami def. Ayame Sasamura
• Ayato Yoshida, Kotaro Yoshino and Tank Nagai def. Kyu Mogami, Taishi Takizawa and Taylor Adams

Following today’s show, 2AW has announced the full card for its show in 2AW Square on January 31. The full card is:

• Chicharito Shoki and Naka Shuma vs. Kyu Mogami and Ricky Fuji
• Kaji Tomato vs. Shu Asakawa
• Daiki Wakamatsu trial series: Daiki Wakamatsu vs. MASAMUNE
• Ayumu Honda and CHANGO vs. Kunio Toshima and Takuro Niki
• Ayato Yoshida, Kotaro Yoshino and Tank Nagai vs. Hiroshi Yamato, Taishi Takizawa and Taylor Adams
• 2AW Tag Team Championships: Shigehiro Irie and The Andrew King Takuma (c) vs. Kengo Mashimo and Tatsuya Hanami

Pro Wrestling NOAH

Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Destination 2021 show in the Nippon Budokan will air live on FITE, and the link to the show is now live.

The show can be purchased on FITE here. It will be the fourth major show to air on FITE since September last year.

 

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