>>19398337
>Where to watch:
AJPW: https://www.ajpw.tv/
NOAH/DDT/MichiPro/GanPro: https://www.wrestle-universe.com/en
DragonGate: https://dragongate.live/
GLEAT: https://www.youtube.com/@LIDET_ENT
ZERO1: https://www.pwzero1.com/topics/detail_2017.html
BJW: https://bjwcore.com/
FREEDOMS: https://www.youtube.com/@freedoms6464
Evolution: https://evolutionofficialfc.com/
OsakaPro: https://www.youtube.com/@大阪プロレス公式
KyushuPro: https://www.youtube.com/@九州プロレス公式チャンネル
Ryuku Dragon: https://www.youtube.com/@ryukyudragon-pw

I'm holding hope that Ren Ayabe and Talos can win the tournament. I think it's too soon to do another Havoc vs Havoc match. Only real use for it would be if Xyon and Odyssey are going back to WWE and AJPW needs to quickly get the belts on someone else.

>>19398337
Poor Kaito.

>>19398422
I had stuff going on so wasn't able to follow the whole tag league but it sounds like it's been solid so I'm looking forward to watching the finals at least.

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When will DDT upload the train show?

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>>19398337
we love you supernova

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>>19398337
>DragonGate
12/3 KING OF GATE @ Korakuen (6:30pm)
>KING OF GATE 2025 Tournament Final: Winner of Match 1 vs Winner of Match 2
>Naruki Doi, Don Fujii, Genki Horiguchi, Kanda Hiroyuki, & Susumu Yokosuka vs Maru Kikuta, Kota Minoura, Jason Lee, KAI, & Yoshiteru Kato
>YAMATO & Dragon Kid vs Shun Skywalker & El Cielo
>B×B Hulk, KAGETORA, Naruki Doi, & Luis Mante vs Strong Machine J, Kzy, U-T, & El Cucuy
>Jiro Shinbashi vs Punch Tominaga
>Dragon Dia, Ryoya Tanaka, Ryu Fuda, Daiki Yanai, & Kazuma Kimura vs Hyō, Ben-K, JACKY KAMEI, Mochizuki Junior, & Ho Ho Lun
>KING OF GATE 2025 Tournament Semifinal: Yuki Yoshioka vs ISHIN
>KING OF GATE 2025 Tournament Semifinal: Riiita vs Gianni Valletta

El violador onions yo por eso no me apunta

>>19398483
Night 2 was all comedy so it's skippable and there's been some rough spots in some other nights but I've been enjoying it for the most part. They even did a good job shooting right into a Yuma Anzai vs Jun Saito feud as a pivot to Yuma Aoyagi getting suspended.

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>Sanshiro Takagi’s 2025 DDT Year in Review: A year that resonated both inside and outside of pro wrestling — and what’s needed to make the 30th-anniversary Dome show a reality the year after next…
>Only one month remains in the year. It’s time to look back, and for DDT, 2025 was a year in which the promotion fully showcased its unique character to both the wrestling world and the broader public. From the arrival of Kaisei Takechi and appearances by athletes from other fields, to high-profile exchanges with New Japan Pro-Wrestling, the year was full of movement. Even so, the company and its wrestlers never lost their individuality. We spoke with company president Sanshiro Takagi about his reflections on the year and the challenges that lie ahead.
>DDT wrapped up its final big match of the year—a highly attended event at Ryogoku Kokugikan—and followed it about a month later with a Korakuen Hall show on January 30. At Ryogoku, Yuki Ueno captured both the KO-D Openweight and DDT Universal championships, placing himself firmly at the top of the promotion. At Korakuen, he successfully defended both belts against Super Sasadango Machine. In the semi-main, IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Konosuke Takeshita—who competes across three promotions: New Japan, AEW, and DDT—defeated Shinya Aoki. Before that, MAO & Kanon retained the tag titles. Altogether, it was a show that demonstrated how fully the younger generation now leads the promotion.
>This past year—really, these past several years—DDT has undergone an exceptionally smooth generational shift. The fact that Takeshita, now the IWGP champion and one of the faces of the entire professional wrestling world, was KO-D champion nine years ago at just 22 speaks for itself. “Ueno, MAO, and Chris are our front-line stars now. At the same time, the next generation—people like Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku, and TO-Y—are all rising together. It’s been a really good generational transition.

>>19399354
>On the management side, Akito fully stepping in has significantly reduced my workload. I was out injured from July last year for a year and four months (I’ve since returned), and being able to focus on management during that time was huge.” DDT Vice President of CyberFight, Sanshiro Takagi, spoke with a clear sense of fulfillment as he looked back on the year.
>With the generational shift succeeding both in and out of the ring, attendance—centered on Korakuen Hall—remained strong and stable throughout the year. “We don’t announce attendance numbers now, but from January onward there were almost no shows at Korakuen that didn’t fill up. Maybe not every single one, but about 90% were packed. And not just Tokyo—regional shows as well.” Looking at the Korakuen crowds, it’s clear that DDT has cultivated a new audience distinct from traditional pro-wrestling fanbases, with women making up a large portion. Takagi analyzes the reasons like this:
>“This year, DDT had many opportunities to look outward. We had people from completely different fields enter pro wrestling—Kaisei Takechi from LDH, Kumadori from the dance performance group O-MENZ, Haruto Sakuraba the actor, and others. Thanks to them, our stories didn’t end within the wrestling world; we were constantly generating topics that reached outside audiences. And we were successful in drawing in people who previously had no connection to pro wrestling.”
>DDT has always prided itself on its strong entertainment flavor, but things accelerated when Takechi—who debuted in wrestling last year—officially joined the promotion in June. In January, he made his first appearance for another organization at New Japan’s House of Torture show. That became a springboard, and he even secured a spot on New Japan’s January 4 Tokyo Dome card for next year.

>>19399362
>It may be premature to draw conclusions based on that alone, but one could say that New Japan—the industry’s largest promotion—has recognized Takechi’s value within the pro-wrestling world.
>And it wasn’t just Takechi; looking back on DDT’s 2025, what stands out is the active exchange with New Japan. Not long ago, the two companies had a period with virtually no interaction, but now wrestlers from both sides regularly go back and forth as if that gap never existed.
>“The June interpromotional match (Sasadango vs. Toru Yano) let us attract the attention of New Japan fans as well. It wasn’t exactly a culmination of ten years of bad blood between Tanahashi and DDT, but it was a show that settled a lot of things that had remained unsaid. Then in August, Dino’s singles match made me think, ‘Pro wrestling really is something you follow over a long time.’ While looking outward, we also managed to create something that resonated deeply with the core wrestling fans.”
>Beyond New Japan, Tetsuya Endo, from the same generation as Takeshita, spent this past year wrestling in NOAH. True to DDT’s philosophy of “listening to what the wrestlers want,” many of the promotion’s key players have been able to demonstrate their abilities in various places. “Basically, we’ve never had an NG policy—if we get an offer, we accept it as long as the schedule works and the wrestler wants to do it. Even with that openness, DDT hasn’t lost its uniqueness. This was a year where each wrestler’s creativity was fully on display.”
>Among DDT’s many outward-facing storylines this year, one of the most memorable was MAO’s first appearance in New Japan’s Best of the Super Juniors. MAO had long dreamed of participating, and that dream finally came true—and as Takagi says, he showed his full personality. “I was watching MAO’s matches with my heart in my throat every time (laughs). I kept thinking, ‘Is he going to get in trouble for doing that?’ But hey, New Japan were the ones who invited him…

>>19399372
>It really showed me how open-minded today’s New Japan fans are. They enjoyed what he did, and MAO delivered results too—finishing tied for first in his block.”
>It wasn’t just the interpromotional match, the Dino–Tanahashi singles bout, or MAO in Super Juniors. Wrestlers like Kazuki Hirata and Hiromu Takahashi also factored into this trend—DDT spent the year tying up many loose threads connected to New Japan. “It feels similar to the 2010s. Like we’ve gone back about 15 years. I’m not sure yet whether that’s good or bad, but back then DDT had Young Communication (our young-talent brand), and New Japan had NEVER—also a youth-centered project. Hirata and Hiromu come from that era, and what we were doing back then is finally bearing fruit now.”
>For long-time fans, the payoff of old storylines is one of pro wrestling’s great pleasures. DDT offered plenty of that this year—while also planting seeds for the future. “In the D-GENERATIONS shows, we had New Japan wrestlers join us. Something new is starting to form there. Wrestling has stories that age and mature over time. Right now, I want to create things that people will look back on 10 years from now. D-GENERATIONS wrestlers and New Japan’s Young Lions pushing each other while looking toward the future—that’s an easy narrative for people to understand.”
>This year’s DDT managed to show both the payoff of the past and the foreshadowing of the future. And one such future goal is the Tokyo Dome show that Yuki Ueno, now the face of DDT, has spoken aloud. It’s a dream Takagi himself has long proclaimed; in June 2017, he even achieved a one-match empty-arena bout there against Minoru Suzuki. But holding a full event at the Dome with fans remains an unfulfilled dream. “I kept saying ‘Dome, Dome’ throughout my 40s. Joining the CyberFight group was partly for that. There was a time when I was incredibly hungry, aiming upward.

>>19399390
>Now that I’m 55, if we’re truly going to do a Dome show, there’s much more we need to accomplish. For example, our (Jan. 3) Ryogoku show—we needed to sell it out completely. We got close to a full house, but we need full advance sellouts.”
>Outside of New Japan, the last Tokyo Dome show in Japanese pro wrestling was NOAH’s event two years ago for Keiji Muto’s retirement match. More recently, Stardom’s Saya Kamitani has also set the Dome as her goal. Realistically, in today’s Japanese wrestling scene, the promotions with any chance of running the Dome—outside New Japan—are these three: NOAH, Stardom, and DDT. “In Japanese entertainment, the absolute peak is the Tokyo Dome. Artists, idols, pro sports—they all aim for it. It’s the clearest goal. By saying it out loud, each field—and the entire industry—gets energized.”
>For Takagi, holding a DDT Tokyo Dome show has been a long-held ambition. But now, with extensive experience not only as a wrestler but as an executive, he feels the need to confront the practical realities. With that perspective, he sees the next two years as a critical period. “Two years from now will be our 30th anniversary. We still have time. Whether we actually run the Dome for the 30th anniversary, or whether we use that time to build the foundation toward a Dome show—either way, I’m sure not only the wrestlers but the staff feel the same desire. But if we’re going to do it, we need one or two more major steps. And I’m confident we can put those pieces in place next year and the year after.”
>Laying the groundwork for the Dome. Takagi already clearly sees the challenges for next year, and this year’s pro-wrestling landscape offered a big clue. “I want to increase our media exposure—especially on terrestrial television. Even though young people are drifting away from TV, many wrestling fans are older, and in regional areas terrestrial TV is still widely watched.

Lol

>>19399398
>Teens use social media, but the majority of people posting there are from older generations, and those people do watch terrestrial TV. We need both fronts.” This year in pro wrestling, Stardom’s Saya Kamitani dramatically increased her name recognition through appearances on a major TV program. With that example in mind, Takagi states his goal for next year: “Kamitani created a huge impact as a season regular on a terrestrial TV show. I want DDT to create something like that as well. I’d like to set that as one of DDT’s objectives.” DDT succeeded this year at drawing in audiences from outside the wrestling world, but next year the goal is to go further—for wrestlers to step outward from pro wrestling into the mainstream. “Kamitani gave us a great hint. Terrestrial TV is still viable. That’s our goal from next year onward—the male version of what Kamitani did, the DDT version of it. I think we already have people close to that level. Takechi, for example, is already appearing in mainstream media and is someone who can reach the wider public.”
>In 2025, DDT saw results both from within and outside the wrestling world. And as the leader of the company, Takagi is already looking beyond that toward what comes next.

>>19399409
While not everything Takagi tries to get DDT noticed works I do respect the fact he thinks outside of the box to try to get people interested in the promotion.

>“I was watching MAO’s matches with my heart in my throat every time (laughs). I kept thinking, ‘Is he going to get in trouble for doing that?’ But hey, New Japan were the ones who invited him…
Get in trouble for what? I don’t remember him doing anything particularly egregious besides running Sho over

>>19400777
Odyssey isn't super good in the ring but the dude knows how to work a crowd and be funny. I was laughing in his match against Miyahara and DBS Jr when he kept yelling to the ref "Check him he's British!"

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>>19398670
>Kanda Hiroyuki = Yasushi Kanda
>Maru Kikuta = Madoka Kikuta
>Yoshiteru Kato = Yoshiki Kato
>Daiki Yanai = Daiki Yanagiuchi
is the translator broken?

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>>19399354
I guess is from last Shupro, right? Thanks for the translation.
Would be interesting to see on TV as late night show their old show they had on ABEMA
But I noticed that over the months DDT wrestlers appeared on tv show (aside Ueno who's been working on drama since Takeshita's left)
>>19399827
The only time something happened and NJPW fans talked about it was after his match vs Despe, but I don't remember the reason well

>>19401543
at first i thought it was the plastic bins but after taking another quick look at the despy match, i guess takagi was talking about mao doing a cutter on red shoes lol i completely forgot he did that

>>19401375
You'd think AI based translation would be better at not butchering the Japanese names but for some reason it isn't. The Grok translator built into twitter is particularly bad, it seems to invent new mistranslations at random.

>>19400508
after he retired ratman went coach full time
wonder how the new rookies will turn out.
minus the two sex pests, i'd say they're doing all right

>>19403503
I really liked DDT at one point then I just stopped watching. I don't really remember why. I didn't dislike it and I wasn't really frustrated with it like I was getting with NOAH.

>>19403941
aside the sport and competitive side, it's entertainment so it makes sense that sometimes we change because we want to see something else and come back later or not at all

>December 10th (Wed)
>I will be making my return at the All Japan Pro Wrestling Korakuen Hall event!
>I am deeply grateful to All Japan Pro Wrestling for arranging this stage for my return.
>I am also grateful to my family who supported me during my absence.
>I'll enjoy the return match too

https://x.com/sekimotodaisuke/status/1996384777839210582

>>19405743
Great news!

>>19403533
We wanted Riiita

I was looking at some comments from the Japanese AJPW fans and it seems most of them are pretty happy to have Go Shiozaki back and seem to think he'll fit in better in AJPW than NOAH these days.

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>https://x.com/W_UNIVERSE2020/status/1996422011304968548
>The rapidly rising popularity section on the TOP page has been revamped into "Rankings"!
>Live-streamed tournaments and catch-up streams have also been added, making it easy to see popular videos at a glance
>We update and deliver the latest rankings within WRESTLE UNIVERSE every 3 hours

>>19405743
I thought he would replace Aoyagi in the tournament at first.

Dragon Gate wrestlers Kikuta, Kato, and ISHIN were confirmed to be wrestling at the AJPW World Strongest Tag League final night. Seems to lean more into the idea that Kento's mystery opponent for the Triple Crown is a Dragon Gate wrestler.

>>19409209
Kikuta is the ideal one. Kato could be cool, but imagine if it's ISHIN kek

>>19409785
So far AJPW hasn't shown the card for the 10th so it's hard to tell if one of those three will be challenging or if Kento's going to tag with somebody like Shun Skywalker or Yamato then one of them challenge Kento

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>>19410297

>>19410297
>>19410307
is that his bitch?

>>19410297
He’s just like me fr fr

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>【GLEAT】 Reigning champion El Lindaman passes Japan’s real estate license exam:
>“Even things you think you can’t do will produce results if you work hard.”

>GLEAT’s G-REX Champion, El Lindaman (30), spoke about the path that led him to passing the Takken (Real Estate Transaction Specialist) exam.

>The Takken qualification is a national license certifying expertise in real estate transactions, and over the past five years its pass rate has remained under 20%—a difficult exam. Lindaman passed this October’s test. A “top champion of the promotion who is also a licensed Takken holder” is an extraordinary presence even within the pro wrestling world.

>His challenge toward the exam began last year, making this year—his second attempt—the successful one. Asked why he took on the challenge, Lindaman explained: “What I want to tell fans is, ‘If you work hard, things will work out somehow.’ I want to give people courage. I want to raise their motivation. Pro wrestling is the easiest and strongest form for me to convey that, but I felt I could express it in other ways too.”
>He continued: “I wanted to show that even in an area I’m not good at—‘studying,’ something I’ve never done seriously—if you try hard at something you think you can’t do, you *can* achieve results.”

>Even as he approached the exam, he faced big matches as a wrestler, such as the G-REX title defense against Katsuhiko Nakajima at the October Korakuen show. “From January 2024 onward, I made a rule to study two hours every day. There were days I couldn’t do it, but then I’d make up for it with three hours or more on following days,” he said, describing the steady effort behind his success.

>As champion, Lindaman now has a title match scheduled against his next challenger, TJP (30th, Shinjuku FACE). But he has already begun studying for a new qualification: Rental Property Management Specialist. The challenges of the “Takken Champion” continue.

https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/369143

>>19411401
I guess kudos to him for wanting to have a backup plan for when he can't wrestle anymore. Or for just getting a side gig because GLEAT doesn't pay the bills.

i would buy real estate from El Lindaman

>>19411401
confidence inspiring

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>>19414778
>my ancestor :)

>>19414806
americana will always be over with me brother

>>19416271
I've been happy with AJPW pivoting so quickly to have Anzai go after the Triple Crown when he had to drop out of the tournament.

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>>19398337
>AJPW
12/6 Osaka EDION Arena 2nd Stadium (5:00pm)
>A Block: Hideki Suzuki & Kengo Mashimo vs Shotaro Ashino & Go Shiozaki
>B Block: Kento Miyahara & Atsuki Aoyagi vs Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Rising HAYATO
>Junk Saito & Naruki Doi vs Xyon & Odyssey
>A Block: MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka vs Dan Tamura & Hikaru Sato
>B Block: Ryuki Honda & Naoya Nomura vs Takashi & Kurashio Tokyo Japan
>Ren Ayabe, Talos, Yuma Anzai, & Shouta Kofuji vs Hokuto Omori, Kumaarashi, Ryo Inoue, & Seigo Tachibana

>>19420017
I think the finale is going to be Ren Ayabe/Talos vs Xyon/Odyssey but I could be wrong. AJPW might rerun another Havoc vs Havoc match. I think Ayabe and Talos could use the win more though. Ashino has the Gaora TV belt and Shiozaki is easy to slot into feuds to give credibility to anybody.

https://x.com/noah_yuto

https://x.com/noah1112hiroto

https://x.com/noah_midori0621

trainees who will debut in a couple days at Korakuen

>>19398549
Hopefully soon. This guy is zesty as hell. 100% gayer than Dieno.

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>>19421773
kanon comes across as a total normie in his puroresu nylon interview yet does some of the fruitiest, zestiest things

>>19421978
The guy is a total normie. They forcing him to act a bit too much, because he has to be on the same page of MAO but clearly he has not much to say as in-ring character.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dhjQ4TzqNM
Baka Gaijin+Friends anniversary show will stream live in 10 min

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>>19422224
>https://x.com/LTJ_June06/status/1997186859580248498

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxk4m0iHh1g

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>>19422224
>>19422234
>The "senpai from the Gyan era" who secretly sneaks into the commemorative photo of Los Tranquilos de Japón.
>#ウナギ・サヤカ

https://x.com/Hassy0924/status/1997208812496048431

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>He took my finger. Give that back you little rascal.

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>stares at you

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>>19398337
>NOAH
12/7 Kaito Kiyomiya 10th Anniversary "Mad Decade" @ Korakuen (6:30pm)
>60-Minute Ironman Match: Kaito Kiyomiya (ALL REBELLION) vs Kenoh
>Collision of Destinies: Kaito Kiyomiya, Harutoki, Alejandro, and Kai Fujimura (ALL REBELLION) vs Naomichi Marufuji, Jack Morris, Junta Miyawaki, and Andy Wu
>Aoi Takahashi, Hiroto Tsuruya Debut Match: Aoi Takahashi vs Hiroto Tsuruya
>Hayato Koyanagi Debut Match: Daiki Odashima vs Hayato Koyanagi
>A Decade Later Rematch: Kaito Kiyomiya (ALL REBELLION) vs Hitoshi Kumano

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>>19398337
>AJPW
12/7 Port Messe Nagoya 2nd Exhibition Hall (5:00pm)
>A Block: Ren Ayabe & Talos vs Shotaro Ashino & Go Shiozaki
>A Block: Hideki Suzuki & Kengo Mashimo vs MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka
>B Block: Xyon & Oddyssey vs Ryuki Honda & Naoya Nomura
>A Block: Hokuto Omori & Kumaarashi vs Dan Tamura & Hikaru Sato
>Tag Match: Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Kento Miyahara vs Yuma Anzai & Jun Saito
>6-Man Tag Match: Atsuki Aoyagi & Ryo Inoue & Shouta Kofuji vs Takashi & Hiroki Murase & Jack Kennedy

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>>19426258
this crazy nigga is really working three matches and one of them is an Iron Man match?

>>19426404
hes been working on his lungs by smoking. i think he'll be fine

Just finished Night 6 of World's Strongest Tag League. Really good show. Enjoyed most of the matches but I'm definitely eager for the finals.

>>19428872
poor andre looks like shit here

Ehhhhhhhhhhh!?! Bushi player & xxxx (Naito) player are wrestling in Noah?!

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>>19431186
Who is it? Who is it? Crack the code.

>>19431186
Major Star T

>【NOAH】 LTJ to make their first appearance on a Japanese ring at Nippon Budokan on 1/1 next year!
>BUSHI and an “X” confirmed in a shocking announcement

>On the 7th, NOAH announced that BUSHI (42), formerly of New Japan Pro-Wrestling and a member of Los Tranquilos de Japon (LTJ), along with an unnamed “X,” will participate in the January 1 Nippon Budokan event next year.

>After the fourth match of this day’s Korakuen Hall show, the arena screen displayed an image of Nippon Budokan… from which the LTJ logo emerged.
>When it was then announced that BUSHI and an X would appear in the New Year’s Day battle, the crowd erupted in cheers.

>BUSHI left New Japan this May, departing alongside Tetsuya Naito.
>Since making his freelance debut in RPW in the U.K. in July, he has been active on overseas rings.
>This will be his first appearance on a Japanese ring since leaving New Japan.

>And of course, the most intriguing element is the identity of X.
>LTJ currently consists of BUSHI, Naito, Ángel Rois, and—set to debut in January next year—Ryusei Yasuda, who will debut under the name RYUSEI.
>Logically, X would be one of these three; however, since Rois is unknown in Japan and RYUSEI has yet to debut, the odds of either appearing as X are extremely low.
>Unless a new member joins, that leaves **Naito as the only realistic possibility**…

>Will this become “the most obvious X in history,” or is there another twist coming—
>Whatever the case, LTJ in 2026 is becoming impossible to look away from.

https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/369442

Holy fucking shit no way

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

kek the fucking good brothers? really?

>https://x.com/alljapan_pw/status/1997634879337423012
>Yuma Anzai accidentally makes a mistake when announcing his intention to challenge for the Triple Crown!?
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2cfsoAp7JkU

>>19432768
bruh

So NOAH got Naito, Bushi, and Good Brothers while AJPW is getting Dragon Gate talent though Kento probably won't announce who the mystery opponent is until the 10th. It's getting interesting at least.

Kaito owes me sex

>>19433328
same

>All wrestlers participating in the January 3rd Korakuen Hall event have been decided! KONOSUKE TAKESHITA, who will be competing in a major match at the New Japan Pro-Wrestling Tokyo Dome event the following day, has been confirmed to be participating! Match cards other than the KO-D 6-Man Tag Championship match will be announced on the day!
https://www.ddtpro.jp/news/69357d10b4f66e000269aee6

>>19431354
>Is Tetsuya Naito the X for NOAH’s 1/1 Budokan show?
>Direct call to the man himself: “I think I had a missed call from an unknown number…”

>X… it has to be Naito, right?
>On the 7th, NOAH made a shocking announcement that BUSHI (42) of Los Tranquilos de Japon (LTJ) and an unnamed “X” will appear at next year’s January 1 Nippon Budokan event.
>LTJ was formed this May by Tetsuya Naito (43) and BUSHI after they left New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and this will be their first appearance on a Japanese ring.
>So who is X? We went straight to Naito, the overwhelming favorite.

>It was a stunning surprise.
>During this day’s NOAH Korakuen Hall show, the arena screen showed an image of Nippon Budokan… from which the LTJ logo emerged.
>When it was announced that BUSHI would team with X in the New Year’s Day battle, the venue erupted in cheers.

>Naturally, the big point of interest is X.
>LTJ, who have been wrestling overseas until now, currently consists of BUSHI, Naito, Ángel Rois, and RYUSEI, who is scheduled to debut in January.
>Logically, X would be one of these three, but with Rois being unknown in Japan and RYUSEI not yet debuted, their chances are extremely low.
>Unless a new member joins, the conclusion becomes clear: “It has to be Naito.”
>In fact, even the silhouette of X looks strikingly similar to him.

>>19433710
>We reached Naito by phone—he was in Kobe doing a talk event that day—and he said:
>“Unfortunately, I haven’t heard anything about that. I think I might have had a missed call from an unknown number… but I was sleeping. I’d prefer if they’d call in sync with my daily rhythm,” denying any contact with NOAH.
>He continued, “I’ve heard about it from BUSHI, though. X? No idea. And it’s January 1, right? I’m planning to spend New Year’s in Hiroshima. I’m already occupied. I wish they’d told me sooner,” brushing the idea aside.

>It feels odd to say this after calling him ourselves, but realistically, if X has been announced, there’s no way the person would admit it outright.
>Naito continued feigning ignorance: “I don’t know who BUSHI plans to bring.”
>But then added, “But knowing BUSHI, he’ll definitely bring someone worthy of that stage—Nippon Budokan. LTJ fans should expect something big,” essentially guaranteeing that X is himself—or at least a major name.

>“I don’t follow everything closely, but I can feel it building heat bit by bit. That much reaches me. That’s probably why BUSHI decided to team with X,” Naito said of NOAH.
>“But really, phone interviews… they’ve gotten pretty cheap, haven’t they? Even if we’re far apart. Oh yeah, when I get back to Tokyo…”
>At that moment the signal suddenly cut out, ending the call.

>With BUSHI and Naito—or rather, X—heading for the New Year’s Day battle, the situation is rapidly escalating.

https://x.com/okamotospo/status/1997762183363698923

>>19433715
There's a decent chunk of guys in the NOAH roster not affiliated with a faction right now if Naito's recruiting for LTJ from NOAH.

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Misawour Boy

Just finished Night 7 of World's Strongest Tag League. Easily one of the best nights with all great matches. I'm super glad it's Ayabe and Talos in the finals with Xyon and Odyssey. Anzai/Saito vs Miyahara/DBS Jr also was a great match with a lot of storytelling in the ring which is what I love to see in wrestling.

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AJPW made it official. Kento's opponent will be Yuma Anzai whether Kento likes it or not. It should be a really good match judging by what happened today.

>>19435599
Dimes

>>19432768
>these 2 retards still getting booked in the big 2026

LOLNOAH

>>19436185
LOL every company on the planet because these two always manage to find work somehow.

>>19403533
That's a lot of beef there

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Let's cleanse this thread, I feel a ominous presence...

>>19437650
the ominous presence is me

>>19432768
Why do I feel like there's a chance Morris is going to betray Kaito and join some new Good Brothers faction?

i honestly thought morris would've left by now. guess wwe aren't interested in him

>>19439083
Morris looks good and wrestles decent but WWE has plenty of guys like him and Tony doesn't look at NOAH.

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Must've been a sour week

>>19441692
ocha norma bros....

>>19441692
retard kino

The winners of the Pro Wrestling Grand Prix (aka. Tokyo Sports Awards) will be announced on 12/17. Tokyo Sports calls the race for MPV "chaotic" and names Hirooki Goto, Zack Sabre Jr., Konosuke Takehita, OZAWA, Yoshiki Inamura, Jun Saito and Kento Miyahara as candidates.

>>19443102
It's Goto or Takeshita

>>19441692
once i read someone say that his gear remind them of a tenga egg and now i cannot unsee it
>>19443102
>https://x.com/jun0917start/status/1998308923523371064
akiyama is appealing for takeshita kek

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>https://x.com/ddtpro/status/1998316735145902223
>December 29th Super Nippon Pro Wrestling Shinjuku Event Additional Card Announced!

>>19441487
Why is Josh trying to bop Mina?

>>19443102
I would go with either Goto or Ozawa for most memorable moment of the year. I think it's too soon to call for Inamura. I don't think Saito's reign was too interesting and while Kento's current reign has been booked strong so far I think where that leads will depend on if Anzai beats him on the 31st or not. A part of me suspects Anzai might lose so Kento can put over Honda later though since Anzai's been teasing the idea of challenging for Dragon Gate belts.

>>19443102
>no daytime TV clowns
thank kami-sama

>>19443102
i'd say Takeshita

>>19443302
As much as i can like Takeshita, i get this comment
>I think he's probably the strongest player of his generation, but for me, he's not the kind of player that makes me go to see him. Also, his way of speaking on the microphone is really bothering me.
I think Kento Miyahara, Goto and OZAWA are good choices. I hope for the next year, since he's aiming to bring DDT to the dome, Ueno will be nominated. This year he worked his ass off but it's not enough.

>>19443102
Takeshita fucking sucks. Bangarino merchant with no soul.

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>>19398337
>AJPW
12/10 Real World Tag League Final @ Korakuen (6:30pm)
>Real World Tag League 2025 Final: Ayabe Ren & Talos (A Block 1st Place) vs Xyon & Odyssey (B Block 1st Place)
>Miyahara Kento, Suzuki Hideki, & Honda Ryuki vs Davey Boy Smith Jr., Mashimo Kengo, & Nomura Naoya
>AJPW vs New Generation: Anzai Yuma, Saito Jun, & "Mr. Saito" Doi Naruki vs Kikuta Madoka, Kato Yoshiki, & ISHIN
>Intermission
>Daisuke Sekimoto Return Match: Ashino Shotaro & Shiozaki Go vs Tamura Dan & Sekimoto Daisuke
>Omori Hokuto & Kuma Arashi vs Takashi & Kuroshio TOKYO Japan
>Aoyagi Atsuki, Rising HAYATO, Inoue Ryo, & Kofuji Shota vs MUSASHI, Yoshioka Seiki, Sato Hikaru, & Tachibana Seigo

>>19446428
why is the kenster shilling a NJPW ppv

>>19446433
I'm hoping Ayabe and Talos wins

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[Sad news] Jun Akiyama (56) of DDT (28) was in a car accident in his Grab. Fortunately, he wasn't hurt.
https://x.com/jun0917start/status/1998412792207180048?s=20

>>19446901
lots of vehicular incidents happening in puro these days

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what's so calamitous about them

>>19448439
I love when the Aoyagi brothers just look at guys like Odyssey or Talos then just instantly tag out to their partner during house shows

>>19446901
sad news indeed

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guess who's back [spoiler]in Japan[/spoiler]

>>19450253
absolute PR banner year for All Japan lol

>>19450253
this is the guy released from Noah for grabbing a girl's ass or something right?

>>19450253
after the trainee dying, yuma driving license i guess this is nothing

>>19450445
He and another NOAH trainee groped a woman. The charges were later dropped and he claims that he and woman talked it out and he officially apologized to her but NOAH still dropped him and he's been stuck working Mexican indies until now. I guess AJPW is trying to look at this in a similar way to bringing in Odyssey but with Odyssey I suspect the claims his ex-wife made are probably bull while in this case Yano definitely did do it but I guess AJPW is wanting to offer him a chance at redemption. He is only 25 and has potential so I can understand why AJPW is taking the risk but with a dead trainee and Yuma's driving adventure this won't be the best PR for them.

>>19451407
>but with a dead trainee and Yuma's driving adventure this won't be the best PR for them
Rest assured that japanese are the worst bootlikers ever when they are fan of someone/something. AJPW is handling really serious stuff like an indie promotion but AJPW fans seems too loyal to question those choices,

>>19451913
I guess to Yano's advantage he is still wrestling and AJPW is giving him one chance. Seems Kinya Okada, the other trainee just completely disappeared after so I guess he got blacklisted harder.

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>I spent a full year as a trainee at New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and then suddenly got fired.
I don't know the reason.
Ask New Japan Pro-Wrestling about it.

https://x.com/noah_taishi/status/1998737960485683621

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>tha tha tha tha tha that's all folks
https://youtu.be/3Qz1GMpOtUY

>>19450253
read through the quote tweets while i was taking a shit.
jap fanbase is pretty split on it

Not looking good for great. Unless it means that they might move to WU
https://x.com/GLEAT0701/status/1998950883376406983

>>19455506
not surprising given that viewership of the members-only stream for their "big" show apparently peaked in the low double digits. another baffling decision since they used to get at least a few thousand live viewers before they paywalled the streams

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I was a GLEAT payed subscriber.

Got a bit of a late start but finished the last night of World's Strongest Tag League. I feel like this one showed a lot of what I'm loving about AJPW right now. Solid set of young guys, solid set of veterans like Sekimoto and Shiozaki who can still go, the Dragon Gate friendship is bringing in great talent like Kikuta, and a lot of solid stories and booking choices are moving forward. These last few months have been really great out of AJPW. My only real gripe is I hope they tone down the amount of comedy matches a hair and I think they need to figure something out about Hokuto-gun because I feel like the stable is huge and at this point I think Omori might be starting to outgrow the comedy gimmick. Also if every show could have the same camera work as the Korakuen Hall shows I'd be really happy. Still getting Ashino vs Sekimoto, Anzai vs Kikuta, Miyahara vs Honda, and another round between Ayabe/Talos vs Xyon/Odyssey are great things to look forward to.

Suzuki Minoru
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_kVDM40A68

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>“愛、責任、覚悟を問う闘い。”
>Yuki Ueno (c.) vs Takeshi Masada
>RING FINALE 2025 ~Everyone is the star of the curtain call~
>Dec 21st (11:30 JST) Korakuen Hall, Tokyo