This week, the pro wrestling schedule is hitting heavy as multiple big shows are schedule to take place from some of the biggest guns in wrestling as Tam Nakano will face Mina Shirakawa at STARDOM Flashing Champions, a new WWE World Heavyweight Champion will be crowned at Night of Champions 2023 and AEW will be presenting their annual Double or Nothing pay per view from Las Vegas. Emotions will also be running high as the third annual Hana Kimura Memorial Show (Pinx!) will take place on May 23rd.Here is what to look forward to :
MondayDragon Gate HOPEFUL GATE 2023
Importance 2/5
Available on DG Network 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 |
WWE Raw
Importance 3/5
- Candice LeRae vs. Zoey Stark
- Imperium (Giovanni Vinci, Gunther & Ludwig Kaiser) vs. ???, Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn
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 9
Importance 4/5
- A: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. KUSHIDA
- A: Titan vs. Hiromu Takahashi
- A: DOUKI vs. SHO
- A: Mike Bailey vs. Lio Rush
- A: TJP vs. Taiji Ishimori
Available on NJPW World
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 02:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 14:30 | 18:00 | 19:00 |
Hana Kimura: pinx!
Importance 5/5
- Battle Royal
- Saori Anou vs Miyuki Takase
- Mika Iwata (Sendai Girls) & Mio Momono (Marvelous) vs Aja Kong & Sareee
- Konami & Rina (Stardom) & Kaori Yoneyama vs Shuri (Stardom) & Asuka & Natsupoi (Stardom)
- Masao Hanabata & Shotaro Ashino (All Japan Pro-Wrestling) vs Ryo Mizunami & Sonoko Kato (OZ Academy) vs Koji Kanemoto & TBA vs Yuko Miyamoto (666) & Ram-Kaichow (666)
- Sakura Hirota vs TBA
Available on Fite TV
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 02:30 | 04:30 | 05:30 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 15:00 | 18:30 | 19:30 |
Dragon Gate HOPEFUL GATE 2023
Importance 2/5
Available on DG Network 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 |
WWE NXT
Importance 3/5
- Roxanne Perez vs. Tiffany Stratton
- Hank Walker vs. Tank Ledger
- Noam Dar vs. Nathan Frazer
- Lyra Valkyria 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
NJPW BEST OF THE SUPER Jr. Day 10
Importance 4/5
- B: BUSHI vs. Francesco Akira
- B: El Desperado vs. Robbie Eagles
- B: Master Wato vs. Kevin Knight
- B: Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. YOH
- B: Dan Moloney vs. Clark Connors
Available on NJPW World
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 02:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 14:30 | 18:00 | 19:00 |
Dragon Gate HOPEFUL GATE 2023
Importance 2/5
Available on DG Network 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 |
AEW Dynamite
Importance 3/5
- Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo & Rey Fenix) (c) vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta)
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
FREEDOMS
Importance 4/5
- Kamui & Kengo vs. Dragon Libre & Takahiro Katori
- GENTARO, Rekka & Tatsuhito Takaiwa vs. Drew Parker & F-SWAG (Jun Masaoka & Yuya Susumu)
- Isami Kodaka & Minoru Fujita vs. ERE (Dobunezumi Fukki & Violento Jack)
- Masashi Takeda vs. Takayuki Ueki
- Jun Kasai, Mammoth Sasaki & Takashi Sasaki vs. Daisuke Masaoka, Toru Sugiura & Yusaku Ito
- King Of FREEDOM World Title Fluorescent Lighttubes Human Meat Slicer Board & Alpha Death Match
- Tomoya Hirata (c) vs. Toshiyuki Sakuda
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
NJPW BEST OF THE SUPER Jr. Day 11
Importance 4/5
- Semi Finals
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 |
WWE Smackdown
Importance 3/5
- Austin Theory (c) vs. Sheamus
- Raquel Rodriguez & Shotzi vs. Damage CTRL (Bayley & IYO SKY)
- Cameron Grimes vs. Ashante Adonis
- LA Knight vs. Rick Boogs
- AJ Styles vs. Karrion Kross
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 |
IMPACT Wrestling Under Siege 2023
Importance 4/5
- ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) (c) vs. Subculture (Flash Morgan Webster & Mark Andrews) (w/Dani Luna)
- Kenny King vs. Nick Aldis
- Trinity vs. Gisele Shaw (w/Jai Vidal & Savannah Evans)
- The Design (Angels, Deaner & Kon) vs. ???, Rich Swann & Sami Callihan
- Alex Shelley vs. Frankie Kazarian vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Jonathan Gresham vs. Moose vs. Yuya Uemura
- Trey Miguel (c) vs. Chris Sabin
- Deonna Purrazzo (c) vs. Jordynne Grace
- Steve Maclin (c) vs. PCO
Available on Impact Plus
| 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 |
GCW Lifestyle
Importance 4/5
- Maki Itoh vs. Sandra Moone
- Matt Cardona & Steph De Lander vs. Joey Janela & Sawyer Wreck
- Rina Yamashita (c) vs. Cole Radrick
- Gringo Loco vs. Komander vs. El Hijo del Vikingo
Available on Fite TV
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 20:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 08:30 | 12:00 | 13:00 |
Saturday
STARDOM Flashing Champions 2023
Importance 5/5
- Tam Nakano vs Mina Shirakawa
- REstart (KAIRI, Natsupoi, Saori Anou) vs DDM (Giulia, Thekla, Mai Sakurai)
- MIRAI & Ami Soúrei vs Momo Watanabe & Natsuko Toru
- AZM vs Saki Kashima vs Fukigen Death
- Maika & Suzu Suzuki & Mei Seira vs Nanae Takahashi & Yuna Mizumori & HANAKO
- Mayu Iwatani & Hazuki & Koguma & Hanan vs Mariah May & Jessie & Xena & Waka Tsukiyama
- Utami Hayashishita & Saya Kamitani & Hina vs. Starlight Kid & Ruaka & Reina
Available on Samurai TV
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 00:30 | 02:30 | 03:30 | 08:30 | 09:30 | 13:00 | 16:30 | 17:30 |
Unlimited Wrestling Ocean Bash 2023
Importance 3/5
- Anarko Montana vs. Yokai
- Erkan Sulcani vs. Damon Saint
- Martin Guerrero vs. Crowchester
- ??? & Nickolas Kluth vs. Catharsis (Chris Titan & Herbi Vara) (w/Red Cat)
- Purge Club (Ivan Kiev & Pete Bouncer) (c) vs. Die Draufgänger (Cody Kidman & Joey Light) vs. Schwinger Club (??? & Garett Noah)
- Koray (c) vs. ???
- John Klinger (c) vs. Pascal Spalter
PROGRESS Chapter 153: Super Strong Style 16 2023 – Day 1
Importance 3/5
- Big Damo vs. Kid Lykos
- Robbie X vs. Nick Wayne
- Nathan Cruz vs. Maggot
- Will Ospreay vs. Tate Mayfairs
- Mark Haskins vs. Leon Slater
- Danny Black vs. Charles Crowley
- Shigehiro Irie vs. Man Like DeReiss
- Rampage Brown vs. Luke Jacobs
Available on Progress Demand later
We Love Wrestling – Live In London
Importance 3/5
- Maggot vs. Leyton Buzzard
- Arrows Of Hungary (Dover & Icarus) (c) vs. Elijah Blum & LSG
- Michael Oku vs. Peter Tihanyi
- Charlie Morgan vs. Maria de la Rosa
- Shigehiro Irie (c) vs. Luke Jacobs
Available on wXwNow later
WWE Night Of Champions 2023
Importance 5/5
- Bianca Belair (c) vs. Asuka
- Gunther (c) vs. Mustafa Ali
- Trish Stratus vs. Becky Lynch
- Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn (c) vs. The Bloodline (Roman Reigns & Solo Sikoa) (w/Paul Heyman)
- Brock Lesnar vs. Cody Rhodes
- AJ Styles vs. Seth Rollins
Available on Peacock/WWE Network
| PDT | CDT | EDT | BDT | CEDT | IST | JST | AEST |
| 10:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 22:30 | 02:00 | 03:00 |
Sunday
NJPW BEST OF THE SUPER Jr. Day 11
Importance 5/5
- Final
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 |
PROGRESS Chapter 153: Super Strong Style 16 2023 – Day 2
Importance 3/5
- Lana Austin (c) vs. Millie McKenzie
- The Sunshine Machine (Chuck Mambo & TK Cooper) (c) vs. Smokin’ Aces (Charlie Sterling & Nick Riley)
Available on Progress Demand later
AEW Double Or Nothing 2023
Importance 5/5
- Ethan Page & The Gunns (Austin Gunn & Colten Gunn) vs. Isiah Kassidy & The Hardys (Jeff Hardy & Matt Hardy)
- Jade Cargill (c) vs. Taya Valkyrie
- Jamie Hayter (c) vs. Toni Storm
- AEW International Title 21 Man Blackjack Battle Royal
- Wardlow (c) vs. Christian Cage (w/Luchasaurus)
- FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) (c) vs. Jay Lethal & Jeff Jarrett
- MJF (c) vs. Sammy Guevara vs. Jack Perry vs. Darby Allin
- The Elite (Adam Page, Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta)
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 |
NXT Battleground 2023
Importance 4/5
- Ilja Dragunov vs. Dijak
- Wes Lee (c) vs. Tyler Bate vs. Joe Gacy
- Noam Dar (c) vs. Dragon Lee
- WWE NXT Women’s Title Tournament Final Match (vakant)
- Carmelo Hayes (c) vs. Bron Breakker
Available on Peacock/WWE 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 |
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