This week, the pro wrestling schedule is dominated by Japanese promotions once again as NJPW continues their Battle of Super Juniors while holding their Resurgence pay-per-view while DDT Pro Wrestling finishes their King of DDT tournament !
Here is what to look forward to :
Monday
WWE Raw
Importance – 3/5
- WWE Intercontinental Title #1 Contender Battle Royal
- Shinsuke Nakamura vs. The Miz
- Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez (c) vs. Chelsea Green & Sonya Deville
Available on USA Network
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 17:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 05:30 | 09:00 | 10:00 |
Tuesday
NJPW BEST OF THE SUPER Jr. Day 4
Importance – 4/5
- B: YOH vs. Clark Connors
- A: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Titan
- B: BUSHI vs. Robbie Eagles
- A: TJP vs. DOUKI
- B: Dan Moloney vs. Francesco Akira
- A: KUSHIDA vs. Mike Bailey
- B: El Desperado vs. Kevin Knight
- A: Hiromu Takahashi vs. SHO
- B: Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Master Wato
- A: Taiji Ishimori vs. Lio Rush
Available on NJPW World
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 02:30 | 04:30 | 05:30 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 15:00 | 18:30 | 19:30 |
Sareee-ISM
Importance – 5/5
- Sareee vs. Chihiro Hashimoto
- Jaguar Yokota & Nanae Takahashi vs. Kaoru Ito & X
- Arisa Nakajima & AKARI vs. Miyuki Takase & Ibuki Hoshi
- Riko Kaiju vs. Yurika Oka
Available on Fite TV
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 03:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 15:30 | 19:00 | 20:00 |
WWE NXT
Importance – 3/5
- Tyler Bate & Wes Lee vs. Charlie Dempsey & Drew Gulak
- The Dyad (Jagger Reid & Rip Fowler) vs. The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed & Julius Creed)
- Jacy Jayne vs. Roxanne Perez
- Fallon Henley vs. Cora Jade
Available on USA Network
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 17:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 05:30 | 09:00 | 10:00 |
Wednesday
Dragon Gate HOPEFUL GATE 2023
Importance – 2/5
Available on DG Network later
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 02:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 14:30 | 18:00 | 19:00 |
NJPW BEST OF THE SUPER Jr. Day 5
Importance – 4/5
- A: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Hiromu Takahashi
- B: BUSHI vs. Kevin Knight
- A: TJP vs. SHO
- B: Francesco Akira vs. Clark Connors
- A: DOUKI vs. Lio Rush
- B: Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Robbie Eagles
- A: Titan vs. Mike Bailey
- B: Dan Moloney vs. Master Wato
- A: Taiji Ishimori vs. KUSHIDA
- B: El Desperado vs. YOH
Available on NJPW World
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 02:30 | 04:30 | 05:30 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 15:00 | 18:30 | 19:30 |
AEW Dynamite
Importance – 3/5
- Sammy Guevara vs. ???
- Dr. Britt Baker DMD, Hikaru Shida & Jamie Hayter vs. The Outcasts (Ruby Soho, Saraya & Toni Storm)
- Ricky Starks vs. Jay White (w/Juice Robinson)
- Rush (w/Jose The Assistant) vs. Jack Perry
- Roderick Strong vs. Chris Jericho
Available on TBS
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 17:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 05:30 | 09:00 | 10:00 |
Thursday
NJPW BEST OF THE SUPER Jr. Day 6
Importance – 4/5
- A: DOUKI vs. Mike Bailey
- B: Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. BUSHI
- A: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. TJP
- B: Dan Moloney vs. Kevin Knight
- A: Taiji Ishimori vs. SHO
- B: El Desperado vs. Clark Connors
- A: Titan vs. Lio Rush
- B: YOH vs. Francesco Akira
- A: KUSHIDA vs. Hiromu Takahashi
- B: Robbie Eagles vs. Master Wato
Available on NJPW World
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 02:30 | 04:30 | 05:30 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 15:00 | 18:30 | 19:30 |
AJPW Super Power Series
Importance – 2/5
Available on AJPWTV
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 02:30 | 04:30 | 05:30 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 15:00 | 18:30 | 19:30 |
ROH Wrestling
Importance – 3/5
Available on HonorClub
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 16:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 00:00 | 01:00 | 04:30 | 08:00 | 09:00 |
Friday
Dragon Gate HOPEFUL GATE 2023
Importance – 2/5
- Ben-K, BxB Hulk & Kota Minoura vs Kzy, Big Boss Shimizu & Jacky Funky Kamei
Available on DG Network
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 02:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 14:30 | 18:00 | 19:00 |
STARDOM in KORIYAMA
Importance – 1/5
Available on Stardom World later
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 02:30 | 04:30 | 05:30 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 15:00 | 18:30 | 19:30 |
NJPW BEST OF THE SUPER Jr. Day 7
Importance – 4/5
- B: Master Wato vs. Clark Connors
- A: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. DOUKI
- B: Robbie Eagles vs. Kevin Knight
- A: Titan vs. SHO
- B: Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Francesco Akira
- A: KUSHIDA vs. Lio Rush
- B: BUSHI vs. YOH
- A: Taiji Ishimori vs. Mike Bailey
- B: El Desperado vs. Dan Moloney
- A: TJP vs. Hiromu Takahashi
Available on NJPW World
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 03:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 15:30 | 19:00 | 20:00 |
WWE Smackdown
Importance – 3/5
- The Usos (Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso) vs. LWO (Rey Mysterio & Santos Escobar)
- Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) vs. The Brawling Brutes (Butch & Ridge Holland) (w/Sheamus)
Available on Fox
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 17:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 05:30 | 09:00 | 10:00 |
HOG Beware The Fury 2023
Importance – 3/5
- The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) vs. The Mane Event (Jay Lyon & Midas Black)
- Jacob Fatu (c) vs. Matt Cardona
- Charles Mason (c) vs. Jake Something
- The Ultra Violette (c) vs. Miyu Yamashita
Available on Fite TV
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 17:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 05:30 | 09:00 | 10:00 |
AEW Rampage
Importance – 3/5
Available on TNT
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 19:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 07:30 | 11:00 | 12:00 |
Saturday
AJPW Supermarket Pro Wrestling
Importance – 2/5
- Kento Miyahara, Shuji Ishikawa & Ryo Inoue vs Yuma Aoyagi, Atsuki Aoyagi & Yuma Anzai
- Jun Saito & Rei Saito vs Naruki Doi & Hokuto Omori
- Yoshitatsu vs Black Mensore
Available on AJPW TV
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 21:00 | 23:00 | 00:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 09:30 | 13:00 | 14:00 |
STARDOM in SANJO
Importance 2/5
Available on Stardom World later
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 21:00 | 23:00 | 00:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 09:30 | 13:00 | 14:00 |
LIVE TOUR IN SPRING ’23
Importance – 2/5
- Mizuki & Moka Miyamoto vs Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe
Available on Wrestle Universe
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 22:00 | 00:00 | 01:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 10:30 | 14:00 | 15:00 |
Dragon Gate HOPEFUL GATE 2023
Importance – 2/5
Available on DG Network
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 01:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 13:30 | 17:00 | 18:00 |
wXw FAN 2023
Importance – 3/5
- Calypso vs. Maria de la Rosa
- Anil Marik, Elijah Blum & LSG vs. Frenchadors (Aigle Blanc & Senza Volto) & Kohei Kinoshita
- LJ Cleary vs. Peter Tihanyi
- Jurn Simmons vs. Norman Harras
- Shigehiro Irie (c) vs. Metehan vs. Michael Oku
Available on wXwNow
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 10:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 22:30 | 02:00 | 03:00 |
DPW Versus Elevation Pro
Importance – 4/5
- Savannah Evans vs. Kaitlyn Marie
- LaBron Kozone vs. Movie Myk vs. Diego Hill vs BK Westbrook vs. Yabba Dabba Daddy
- TIM vs. Bojack
- Andrew Everett (c) vs. Rob Killjoy
- Lucky Ali (c) vs. Jason Kincaid
Available on DPW on Demand
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 16:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 00:00 | 01:00 | 04:30 | 08:00 | 09:00 |
CZW Best Of The Best 19
Importance – 3/5
- Rich Swann vs. Kidd Bandit vs. Myles Hawkins
- Ken Broadway vs. Myron Reed vs. Griffin McCoy
- Fred Yehi vs. Jaden Newman vs. Isaiah Wolf
- O’Shay Edwards vs. Alex Kane vs. Eran Ashe
- The REP (Dave McCall & Nate Carter) vs. EN Bush & Matt Quay
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 16:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 00:00 | 01:00 | 04:30 | 08:00 | 09:00 |
AIW Gauntlet For The Gold 16
Importance – 2/5
- Miyu Yamashita vs. Joseline Navarro
- Tom Lawlor vs. Joshua Bishop
- Dominic Garrini vs. Kaplan
- Money Shot (Elijah Dean & Zach Nystrom) (c) vs. Members Only (Calvin G. Lewis & Malcolm Cambridge)
- Derek Dillinger (w/Ziggy Haim) (c) vs. Shaw Mason
- Matt Cardona (c) (w/Bill Alfonso & Steph De Lander) vs. Hardway Holloway
Available on FiteTV
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 17:30 | 19:30 | 20:30 | 01:30 | 02:30 | 06:00 | 09:30 | 10:30 |
Sunday
Dragon Gate HOPEFUL GATE 2023
Importance – 2/5
Available on DG Network
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 20:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 08:30 | 12:00 | 13:00 |
STARDOM in TOYAMA
Importance – 1/5
Available on Stardom World later
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 21:00 | 23:00 | 00:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 09:30 | 13:00 | 14:00 |
Pro Wrestling NOAH SUNNY VOYAGE 2023 Tour
Importance – 2/5
Available on Wrestle Universe later
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 00:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 12:30 | 16:00 | 17:00 |
NJPW BEST OF THE SUPER Jr. Day 8
Importance – 4/5
- A: TJP vs. Lio Rush
- B: YOH vs. Kevin Knight
- A: Taiji Ishimori vs. Hiromu Takahashi
- B: El Desperado vs. Francesco Akira
- A: Titan vs. DOUKI
- B: BUSHI vs. Master Wato
- A: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Mike Bailey
- B: Robbie Eagles vs. Dan Moloney
- A: KUSHIDA vs. SHO
- B: Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Clark Connors
Available on NJPW World
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 02:30 | 04:30 | 05:30 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 15:00 | 18:30 | 19:30 |
GCW I Can’t Save You
Importance – 3/5
- Matt Cardona vs. Cole Radrick
- Joey Janela & Sawyer Wreck vs. The East West Express (Jordan Oliver & Nick Wayne)
- Trey Miguel vs. Blake Christian
- Maki Itoh vs. Steph De Lander
- Alex Shelley vs. Alec Price
- Gringo Loco vs. Ninja Mack
- Masha Slamovich (c) vs. Mance Warner
Available on Fite TV
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 14:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 | 02:30 | 06:00 | 07:00 |
King of DDT – Final
Importance – 5/5
- Kazusada Higuchi Vs Yuki Ueno
- Jun Akiyama Vs Chris Brookes
- Tetsuya Endo, Kotaro Suzuki & Yusuke Okada Vs Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON
- Yuji Hino, Sanshiro Takagi, HARASHIMA & Naruki Doi Vs MAO, Toi Kojima, Yuya Koroku & Takeshi Masada
- Shunma Katsumata (c) Vs Hideki Okatani
- King Of DDT 2023 – Final: X Vs X
Available on Wrestle Universe
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 19:30 | 21:30 | 22:30 | 03:30 | 04:30 | 08:00 | 11:30 | 12:30 |
DPW No Pressure 2023
Importance – 4/5
- LaBron Kozone vs. Diego Hill vs. Oliver Sawyer
- Nicole Matthews vs. Jada Stone
- The WorkHorsemen (Anthony Henry & JD Drake) vs. Miracle Generation (Dustin Waller & Kylon King)
- Myron Reed vs. Jay Malachi
- Bryan Keith vs. Kevin Blackwood
- Calvin Tankman vs. Bojack
- Violence Is Forever (Dominic Garrini & Kevin Ku) (c) vs. MSP (Aiden Aggro & The DangerKid)
Available on DPW on Demand later
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 16:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 00:00 | 01:00 | 04:30 | 08:00 | 09:00 |
NJPW RESURGENCE
Importance 5/5
- Bateman vs. The DKC
- Christopher Daniels vs. Alex Coughlin
- Mercedes Mone vs. Stephanie Vaquer
- Willow Nightingale vs. Momo Kohgo
- El Barbaro Cavernario & Virus vs. TMDK (Bad Dude Tito & Zack Sabre Jr.)
- Fred Rosser vs. Juice Robinson
- Hikuleo (c) vs. KENTA
- CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada, Rocky Romero & Tomohiro Ishii) vs. The Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta) & Shota Umino
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Will Ospreay
- ??? vs. ???
Available on Fite TV
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 17:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 05:30 | 09:00 | 10:00 |
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