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* NOAH results from Kumamoto Hall in Japan on April 15: Yoshinobu Kanemaru andBryan Danielson defeated Taiji Ishimori and Ippei Ota. Marufuji and Takashi Sugiura defeated Bobby Fish and Ryuji Yamaguchi. Bison Smith, Akitoshi Saito and Yuto Aijima defeated Tamon Honda, Kishin Kawabata and Masao Inoue. D-Lo Brown and Buchanan defeated Takuma Sano and Kentaro Shiga. Mitsuharu Misawa, Yoshinari Ogawa and Kotaro Suzuki defeated Jun Akiyama, Takeshi Rikio and Atsushi Aoki. Akira Taue, Go Shiosaki and Ricky Marvin defeated Kenta Kobashi, KENTA and Akihiko Ito. Global Tag League '08: Takeshi Morishima and Mohammed Yone (4 total points) vs. Kensuke Sasaki and Katsuhiko Nakajima (6) went to a time limit draw.

* Former Midnight Express member Bobby Eaton is currently in the Intensive Care Unit in Holston Valley Hospital in Kingsport, Tenn., believed to be from a heart ailment. He is expected to be released today.
 
 Here are the results from a Blood, Sweat and Ears show in Sudbury, ON, on Sunday, Apr 13: Brian Youngblood won a 13 man over the top rumble; Cody 45 beat Kobra Kai; Anton Arakis and Jake O'Reilly beat Bang Bang Pete & Brian Youngblood; Otis Idol beat El Sombra; James Champagne beat Xtremo; Cody Deaner beat Akira Raijin; Tyson Dux and El Tornado beat The Blackouts. The next BSE shows are Friday, May 9 in Timmins, ON, and Saturday, May 10 in Iroquois Falls, ON. www.bloodsweatandears.com

* Innovative Hybrid Wrestling had a show on Sunday, April 13th, at the Coverdale Rec Center in Riverview, NB. Here are the results: Team America, Sonny Roselli and Dangerous Donny defeated Chris Tough & Zero, Julien Young beat Kenneth Banks; Robbie Ellis over Luc Robinson by DQ; BT Bobby Mann defeated Sidewinder; Titus beat Marko Estrada; IHW Champion Joshua Aero beat Pee Wee. Next event is scheduled for May 25th in Riverview. www.ihwrestling.ca
* Fuerza Guerrera has left AAA and is back to being an independent contractor.

* Satoshi Kojima has undergone surgery in Japan to repair some nerve paralysis on his right elbow. It is unknown how long he will be out of action.
 
Credit: A1 Wrestling Newsletter