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NJPW G1 CLIMAX CONTINUES TOMORROW, DDT AT KORAKUEN HALL, FREEDOMS AND MORE FROM JAPAN

By Oliver Taylor on 2021-10-11 11:37:00

New Japan Pro Wrestling

New Japan Pro Wrestling will hold its fourteenth G1 Climax 31 show tomorrow in Xebio Arena Sendai.

The full card is:

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

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

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

DDT Pro-Wrestling

DDT Pro-Wrestling will hold a show tomorrow in Korakuen Hall.

The full card is:

• Antonio Honda, Baliyan Akki and Masahiro Takahashi vs. Gota Ihashi, Yukio Naya and Yuya Koroku
• Kazuki Hirata vs. Yoshihiko
• Riko Kawahata vs. Saki Akai
• Kazusada Higuchi vs. Yuki Ishida
• KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championships: Akito, Hiroshi Yamato, Keigo Nakamura and Yoshiaki Yatsu (c) vs. Hideki Okatani, Jun Akiyama, Mizuki Watase and Yusuke Okada
• DDT Extreme Championship: Shinya Aoki (c) vs. Yumiko Hotta
• Danshoku Dieno, Yuki Iino and Yumeto Imanari vs. Soma Takao and Toru Owashi
• Chris Brookes, Kazusada Higuchi and Tetsuya Endo vs. MAO, Yuji Hino and Yuki Ueno
• KO-D Tag Team Championships: Konosuke Takeshita and Shunma Katsumata (c) vs. HARASHIMA and Naomi Yoshimura
• DDT Universal Championship: Daisuke Sasaki (c) vs. Isami Kodaka

Akito, Hiroshi Yamato, Keigo Nakamura and Yoshiaki Yatsu will attempt their first defense of the KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championships against Hideki Okatani, Jun Akiyama, Mizuki Watase and Yusuke Okada.

DDT announced today Sanshiro Takagi is unable to compete on tomorrow’s show due to a rib injury suffered in a fall at home. He is expected to make an in-ring return in two weeks.

Takagi will still accompany Soma Takao and Toru Owashi, who he was scheduled to team with, against Danshoku Dieno, Yuki Iino and Yumeto Imanari.

Shinya Aoki will attempt his second defense of the DDT Extreme Championship against Yumiko Hotta.

Daisuke Sasaki will attempt his first defense of the DDT Universal Championship against Isami Kodaka.

Konosuke Takeshita and Shunma Katsumata will attempt their third defense of the KO-D Tag Team Championships against HARASHIMA and Naomi Yoshimura in the main event.

Dragon Gate

Dragon Gate has announced the partial cards for its The Gate of Victory 2021 tour shows on October 16 and 17 in Kobe Sambo Hall.

The announced cards are:

October 16 in Kobe Sambo Hall
• Dia Inferno, Diamante and H.Y.O vs. Dragon Dia, Kota Minoura and Shun Skywalker
• Dragon Kid and Yasushi Kanda vs. Eita and SB KENTo
• Don Fujii and Takashi Yoshida vs. Ishin Iihashi and Riki Iihashi
• Genki Horiguchi, King Shimizu, Kzy and Susumu Yokosuka vs. Masaaki Mochizuki, Naruki Doi, Problem Dragon and Shuji Kondo
• Ben-K, Keisuke Okuda and YAMATO vs. BxB Hulk, KAI and Kaito Ishida
• Royal Sambo Battle Royal: Funky Jacky Kamei vs. Jason Lee vs. Kagetora vs. Punch Tominaga vs. Shachihoko Boy vs. U-T vs. Yosuke Santa Maria

October 17 in Kobe Sambo Hall
• Don Fujii, Shuji Kondo and Yasushi Kanda vs. Ishin Iihashi, Riki Iihashi and Strong Machine J
• Ben-K, Dragon Kid, Keisuke Okuda and YAMATO vs. BxB Hulk, H.Y.O, KAI and Kaito Ishida
• Dia Inferno, Diamante and Eita vs. Dragon Kid, La Estrella and Shun Skywalker
• Open the Brave Gate Championship: SB KENTo (c) vs. ‘X’

The winner of the Royal Sambo Battle Royal on October 16 will challenge SB KENTo for the Open the Brave Gate Championship on October 17.

All Japan Pro Wrestling

All Japan Pro Wrestling has announced the partial cards for its shows on October 22 in Kawasaki and October 31 in Korakuen Hall.

The announced cards are:

October 22 in Kawasaki
• 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
• 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

GLEAT’s Kaz Hayashi will return to All Japan for the first time in over eight years on October 31. He will team with Jun Saito and Koji Iwamoto against Dan Tamura, Shotaro Ashino and SUWAMA.

El Lindaman and T-Hawk will attempt their second defense of the All Asia Tag Team Championships against Atsuki Aoyagi on October 31.

Shuji Ishikawa will attempt his fourth defense of the GAORA TV Championship against Shigehiro Irie on October 31.

Pro Wrestling FREEDOMS

Pro Wrestling FREEDOMS has announced the first two matches for its show on November 17 in Korakuen Hall.

First, Tomoya Hirata will face Toru Sugiura in a deathmatch. At FREEDOMS’ show yesterday in Shin-Kiba 1st Ring, Sugiura requested to form a tag team with Hirata after the main event. Hirata accepted on the condition that they have a singles match first.

Second, Daisuke Masaoka will face Jun Kasai in a deathmatch. The winner will challenge Violento Jack for the King Of FREEDOM World Championship at FREEDOMS’ show on December 25 in Korakuen Hall.

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