Battle In The Valley Results

Hello everyone.

 

While on the train home, here are the results from NJPW Strong event, Battle In The Valley.  The show was held on Saturday night, January 11th at the San Jose Civic Auditorium.  The action was exciting.  The show was one of the best in history.  A near sellout crowd was boisterous, loud, appreciative and enthusiastic throughout the night.  The show lasted about three hours and 45 minutes.  Hopefully, the results are correct since I'm a little sleepy right now doing this.

 

The highlight of the night was an emotional and memorable match as Japanese women's legend, Sumie Sakai wrestled in her final encounter.  Though she was pinned in the tag team match, she showed the fighting spirit that Japanese women wrestlers are taught and have!

 

Been to three of these now.  The one a couple of years ago that had Okada and Ospreay was really good but overall, this show may have been a little better.

 

Here are the results:

 

Tomohiro Ishii and Gabe Kidd (c) for the Strong Openweight Championship ended up a 30 minute draw.

 

Nelson Isaacs & Jarel Nelson (c) d. Rocky Romero and Yoh for the Strong Openweight Tag Team Titles.

 

Viva Van, Harako, Maika and Nina Shirakawa d. Anna Jay, Trish Adora, AZN and Johnny Robbie in an eight woman elimination match.  Maika threw Anna Jay over the top rope to win.  Several fans sitting next to me mentioned that Viva Van has signed with AEW!

 

Jeff Cobb vs. El Phantasmo (c) ended up a double countout for the IWGP TV Title.  Cobb did not bring the FPW title with him.

Sumie Sakai was pinned by Hiromu Takahashi in a six person intergender match.  Evil and SHO were supposed to be on Sakai's side but turned on her during the match.  Takahashi had Mayu Iwatani and Yuka Sakazaki in his corner.

There was about a 10 minute ceremony afterwards with most of the locker room attending.  It was to honor her 27 year career with congratulations and a 10 count with the timekeeper bell.  This blogger, and most of the fans, did not have dry eyes during the ceremony.  She was given a standing ovation by the fans.  

 

Konosuke Takeshita (c) d. Kushida for the Never Openweight Championship.

 

Zack Sabre Jr. d. Hechecero in a not title match.  After the match, at a future date, the two wrestlers will face one another for the title. 

 

El Desperado (c) d. Taiji Ishinori for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.   

One Final Battle In The Valley Update!

Hello everyone!

 

I know Filipino wrestling fans will love hearing this.  Personally, NJPW ought to get their act together but this blogger will let them pass this time.

 

The NJPW World TV Championship will be on the line as El Phantasmo, the champion, will take on Filipino Pro Wrestling Champion, Jeff Cobb in a one fall match.  It will be for the TV title only!

 

This will be the first time seeing Cobb since the G1 Special in July 2018 at the Daly City Cow Palace.

 

Also, there will be an elimination tag team women's match between Viva Van, Hanako, Maika and Mina Shirakawa against Anna Jay, Trish Adora, AZM and Johnnie Robbie.

 

Finally, a strong survivor match will pit Zane Jay against Viento.  

 

For $60 that I paid, there will be nine matches on the program that will begin at 7pm at the San Jose Civic Auditorium.  

SETUP Thailand EP17: Bangkok Strong Style Results

Hello everyone!

 

Here are the results from SETUP Thailand's show, Bangkok Strong Style.  The event was held last Saturday at The Circus Studio.

 

TRIPLE THREAT MATCH Set 1 round 20 minutes

Bital Hasdin vs The Gatekeeper vs Paksa

WINNER : Paksa (7.15) with Curb Stomp on The Gatekeeper

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INTERGENDER TAG TEAM MATCH Set 1 round 20 minutes.

Jeney & Mikey Wild vs Chalee & ‘Bangkok Rockstar’ Terry Diesel

WINNER : Terry Diesel (8.14) with Falling Sanctuary pose on Jeney

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INTERNATIONAL SINGLE MATCH Set 1 round 20 minutes.

‘Smiling Angel’ Monomoth vs ‘The Good Doctor’ Landon Hale

WINNER : Monomoth (16.45) ด้วยท่า Bridging Backslide Hold

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SPECIAL TAG TEAM MATCH Set 1 round 20 minutes.

Gym Bros (Sunny Z & Benji) vs St.John Innocent College (Pondhub & Kevin Weng)

WINNER : Gym Bros (16.55) After Kevin Weng decided to get down from the rope to help Pondhub that was being played and lost the rhythm, causing Pondhub to lose Gym Bros Elbow.

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After the match, Pondhub is not happy with Kevin Weng for making a wrong decision. He asked "Don't you want to be a tag team champion?" But Kevin Weng answered "I want to be a champion, but I want you more" ...

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Pondhub stunned and walked away.

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SETUP ALL ASIA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP Set 1 round 30 minutes.

Princess Pistachio (Challenger) vs Matcha (Champion)

WINNER : Matcha (6.35) ด้วย Saito Suplex

*1st place champion. Defended the 1st place successfully.

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After the match, Monomoth came out to make history to challenge the women's championship !? Before MIZUKI from TJPW submitted a championship challenge video too !

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EP SETUP. 18 ways Matcha will defend champ against Monomoth and Mizuki in 3 rounds !

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SEMI FINAL : THAILAND vs TAIWAN TAG TEAM MATCH Set 1 round 30 minutes

Team Puzzle (Show Lo & Porco) vs The Good Deal (Anont Alonzo & Mister Suchart)

WINNER : The Good Deal (16.40)

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MAIN EVENT I : SPECIAL SINGLE MATCH Set 1 round 30 minutes.

‘Ace of Thai Wrestling’ Shivam vs Zack Sabre Jr. (NJPW - TMDK)

WINNER : ZSJ (17.01) ด้วยท่า Arm Bar

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MAIN EVENT II : SPECIAL SINGLE MATCH Set 1 round 60 minutes.

‘SETUP Thailand Openweight Champion’ Jonathan Johnson vs El Phantasmo (NJPW - G.O.D.)

WINNER : Johnson (20.23) with collector

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*7th champion. Successfully defended the 1st position.

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Post-match AKIRA from Major League Wrestling challenges for SETUP Thailand Openweight Champion with Jonathan Johnson at Daikaiju Pro Wrestling April 27, 2024.

Bangkok Strong Style Update #1

SETUP Thailand's show, EP17: Bangkok Strong Style will take place on Saturday, March 23rd at The Circus Studio.  Since the last post, there have been three matches added to the show.

 

Matcha, the All Asia Women's Champion, and first female wrestler from Thailand, will defend the title against Princess Pistachio, Taiwan's first female pro wrestler.

 

Also, in the last post, we mentioned about Zach Sabre Jr. and El Phantasmo from NJPW making their way to Thailand to wrestle in the show.

 

Sabre Jr. will face "The Ace Of Thai Wrestling", Shivam in one of the two Double Main Event matches.

 

The second match will have El Phantasmo going up against the SETUP Thailand Openweight Champion, Jonathan Johnson. 

 

The fans in Bangkok will be treated to a very special night of pro wrestling.

 

For more on tickets and the show, please check the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling page on Facebook.  Thank you.

SETUP Thailand Update

Within the past few hours, there has been a major announcement regarding SETUP Thailand's upcoming show, EP17 Bangkok Strong Style.  The event will take place on Saturday, March 23rd.  The venue is The Circus Studio, G Village in Bangkok.

 

In cooperation with New Japan Pro Wrestling, superstars, Zach Sabre Jr. and El Phantasmo will take part in a singles match.

 

This match is huge, not just for SETUP Thailand, but the entire Southeast Asia region.  The match alone is a main event one anywhere in the world!

 

For more information regarding the show, please check the SETUP Thailand Pro Wrestling page on Facebook.  As of this post, there are tickets still available.  However, please check their page first beforehand.  Thank you.