1. Makoto Oishi defeated Masami Inahata with the Jikiden Tornado Clutch (8:44).
2. Shunma Katsumata, Danshoku Dieno & Yuni defeated Kazuki Hirata, Akito & Hinata Kasai when Yuni pinned Kasai with the Jorge Clutch (10:25).
3. Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya defeated Junta Miyawaki & Yuki Ishida when Iino pinned Ishida with the Spear (11:17).
4. Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Antonio Honda defeated Jun Akiyama, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Kazuma Sumi when Honda pinned Matsunaga with a Flying Sunset Flip (11:14).
5. DAMNATION T.A Vs paleyouth!: Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Ilusion defeated Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato when Ilusion pinned Masada with the Chinga Tu Madre! (13:35).
6. Special 6-Man Tag Match: MAO, KANON & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO) defeated Yuki Ueno, To-y & Kaisei Takechi when Levante pinned To-y after the Michinoku Tornado Driver (21:32).
Home sweet home for the KO-D Openweight Champion. Miyagi welcomed back MAO for his first match in the area since becoming the man on top in DDT. He was also there to represent Osaki City as an ambassador and helped Viento Levante get the win when they teamed up to give To-y the Michinoku Tornado Driver. The other team weren’t on the same page as much because To-y kept giving instructions to Kaisei Takechi that To-y would then ignore, rendering Takechi’s actions pointless. Yuki Ueno would take To-y’s side on the matter and tell Takechi to get a grip. To-y later lost his cool when he missed the T.O.Y dive and slapped everyone he could find, including Takechi. He didn’t slap Ueno though because Ueno calmed him down in time. That left both of them open to take a Double Lariat from KANON. The comeback didn’t immediately happen after that but Strange Love Connection were able to regroup and get the win. Even though Takechi doesn’t understand why To-y slapped him, he would still like to team with him and Ueno again so they can fight for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles.
Before the second match took place, Sanshiro Takagi had a talk with Hinata Kasai inside the ring. He told Kasai that documentaries are now the key to success in pro wrestling so he wants to make one about Kasai’s search for his first win. He is currently thinking of what to call the documentary and might name it something like “Sendai Soul” (this is all a parody of the “Sendai Girls Soul” series that’s been a factor in Sendai Girls’ recent success). Unfortunately, Kasai admitted he has no family in Sendai nor does he have any special feelings for the area. Takagi didn’t like that answer so he forced Kasai to act more passionate about Sendai if he’s going to get his first win here. Takagi even went as far as to interfere in Kasai’s match to help him win but Kasai had enough and kicked him out of the ring. He tried to fight the rest of his match with all of his might but lost anyway. Afterwards he got on the microphone to say he is the only one in DDT to never win a match but he does not want to give up. He’ll keep getting back up and promised when he comes back to Sendai he’ll have achieved his first win by then!
GANBARE☆PRO “SPY GAME 2026”, 05/09/2026 Shin-Kiba 1st RING ??? Fans – Unannounced
1. Sentaro Motoshima 1st Anniversary Debut Match: Mizuki Watase defeated Sentaro Motoshima with an Elbow Butt (10:52).
2. Keisuke Ishii defeated Shota Kawakami with the Kneel Kick (9:50).
3. Shinichiro Tominaga, Masashi Takeda & Tyson Maeguchi defeated Shigehiro Irie, Takuya Wada & YuuRI when Takeda pinned YuuRI with the U-Crush (12:10).
4. Ken Ohka 25th Anniversary Match Part 3: Yumehito Imanari defeated Ken Ohka with the Lariat (14:03).
5. Spirit Of Ganbare World Tag Team Titles: Shuichiro Katsumura & Yuya Susumu (c) defeated Moeka Haruhi & Rydeen Hagane when Katsumura submitted Haruhi with the Ninja Choke (18:03). *V1 for Sussun Katsun.
There was plenty of support for Moeka Haruhi inside Shin-Kiba 1st RING this evening. She received a bouquet from members of the Kofu Chamber of Commerce and Industry Youth Division before the main event. When Rydeen Hagane was tagged in early, Shuichiro Katsumura tried luring her into a grappling contest by lying on his back. He abandoned the strategy when the plan wasn’t opening up and opportunity for him to win. In fact, Hagane turned out to be a lot for Katsumura & Yuya Susumu to handle because they struggled to keep her down. They were finally able to get rid of her and wear down Haruhi with big moves so Katsumura could submit her with the Ninja Choke for a successful Spirit Of Ganbare World Tag Team Titles defence.
After the match, Katsumura said that it does not matter in Ganbare☆Pro if you are a man or a woman. The GanPro ring is where strong, hard working people rise to the top. Sussun Katsun will now wait for their next challengers and they welcome Hagane to challenge them as many times as she wants. Haruhi echoed those sentiments backstage where she told reporters there is no glass ceiling in GanPro. Anyone whether they are male or female can challenge for championships here if they have the qualifications. Back in the ring, the champs promoted Susumu’s big match in FREEDOMS tomorrow where he will fight for the King Of FREEDOM Jr. Heavyweight Title. Susumu promised to take the spirit of GanPro with him so he can win that championship. Mizuki Watase then got into the ring. He is also on tomorrow’s FREEDOMS show where he will be defending the Spirit Of Ganbare World Title against Jun Kasai! He encourages everyone in GanPro to go take over FREEDOMS.
The third match held this year to celebrate Ken Ohka’s 25th Anniversary took place today. Yumehito Imanari is fed up of these matches getting booked and although he won the match, he wasn’t able to beat the idea out of Ohka. After the match he told Ohka it is a pro wrestler’s job to work hard and find reasons to fight. Using anniversaries as a crutch this much defeats that purpose. Somebody had to call Ohka out on it so Imanari took it upon himself to do it. From now on he will call out anyone in GanPro for saying something stupid otherwise GanPro isn’t going to make it! He already heard rumours that Ohka wants to have matches for his 25th Anniversary and also for his 50th birthday next year. If these kind of matches are here to stay then Imanari will book one of his own on 22nd September to celebrate his 41st birthday! And unlike Ohka, he’s come up with a good reason for it to happen too. He wants to win the Spirit Of Ganbare World Title on his birthday! Since Watase has the title match against Kasai happening tomorrow, Michiyoshi Mishima told Imanari he will wait until he gets the result of that match before he decides to grant Imanari a title shot on his birthday. Meanwhile Ohka did not learn his lesson and had already booked a fourth match to celebrate his 25th Anniversary later this year! He is going to face HARASHIMA on 31st October at GanPro’s next Korkauen Hall event.
Continuing the anniversary talk, it’s been just over a year since Sentaro Motoshima had his debut match. He fought Watase one on one in the opener and fell to Watase’s Elbow Butt. Watase told him after the match he did not hold back against him in order to show what the difference is between them right now. He looks forward to seeing Motoshima reach the point where he can challenge for the Spirit Of Ganbare Title. Motoshima must learn what didn’t work for him against Watase today and use that knowledge to climb up to the top.
Some regional conflict popped up again after the show. Ohka rallied up members of Team Toyama after the show to make plans for GanPro’s trip Yokohama on 22nd September. Katsumura interrupted their meeting on behalf of the Naka Ward Association and promised to gather his own wrestlers to fight Team Toyama at that show.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW FALL TOUR ~RAY OF HOPE IN YOKOHAMA~”, 05/09/2026 Yokohama Radiant Hall 251 Fans – Super No Vacancy
1. Pom Harajuku defeated Shion Kanzaki with the Pom de Justice (6:45).
2. 3 Way Match: Hyper Misao defeated Chika Nanase and Ren Konatsu when Misao pinned Konatsu with La Magistral Cradle (11:07).
3. Mizuki & Uta Takami defeated Shoko Nakajima & Momo Sato when Mizuki submitted Sato with the Southern Cross (9:54).
4. Yuki Kamifuku defeated Raku with the Famouser (8:43).
5. Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe defeated Kira Summer & Marz when Tatsumi pinned Marz after the Daydream Eternity (10:45).
6. Princess Tag Team Titles Next Challenger Decision Match – 3 Way Tag Match: Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro defeated Miyu Yamashita & Sakura Hattori and HIMAWARI & Toga when Aino pinned HIMAWARI after the Updraft!! Overdrive (13:13).
7. Suzume, Arisu Endo & Shino Suzuki defeated Yuki Arai, Wakana Uehara & Mifu Ashida when Suzume pinned Ashida with the Ring A Bell (13:49).
During the main event, Mifu Ashida and Shino Suzuki faced off, pom poms versus tour flag. When they collided Suzuki was left with a broken flag that left her in anguish. Suzume & Arisu Endo helped her get some revenge by grabbing Ashida and getting Suzuki to triple team her. Yuki Arai had Suzume scouted by countering the Ring A Bell into the Full Nelson Buster. However she & Wakana Uehara were taken out by Endo & Suzuki. Then when it all came down to Suzume against Ashida, Suzume got the win by giving her the Ring A Bell. After the match Suzume praised Suzuki for not giving up when her flag got broken. Backstage both Endo & Suzuki gave advice for Suzume to beat Arai. Endo warned her not to move around too much or else her legs could get tangled up. Suzuki said Arai is really into squishy toys right now so Suzume plays with one in front of her it will distract her. Suzume found neither piece of advice to be helpful. Ashida is becoming worried that she is holding Arai back because she is the one losing their tag matches. However Ashida & Uehara told Arai they can be her cheering group while she prepares to defend the Princess Of Princess Title against Suzume next month. The three of them together can become Kyoto x Cheer Tag!
Shunrai Rekka!! Prism Greed came out on top of the 3 Way Match to become the No. 1 Contenders for the Princess Tag Team Titles. They found K!SS// to be the stronger of the two opposing teams but HIMAWARI & Toga were enough of a wild card to keep the other teams on their toes. It got to the point where the third party would always cut someone off from winning the match. Yuki Aino finally found the breakthrough by diving onto Miyu Yamshita & Sakura Hattori outside the ring. She then threw Hattori back in for Kazashiro to give her the Fisherman Buster but HIMAWARI broke the pin. From there Prism Greed fought off HIMAWARI & Toga, leading to Aino & Kazashiro giving HIMAWARI the Updraft!! Overdrive for the victory.
After the match, Daydream climbed into the ring to meet their next challengers. Prism Greed said they are at their absolute best right now but Rika Tatsumi’s response was Daydream is also super motivated. They’re motivated enough that they could fight Prism Greed right now! However, Tatsumi would rather build up excitement for the title match. Miu Watanabe agreed and cannot wait for it to happen on 3rd October. Backstage Kazashiro talked about the overwhelming experience she’s gained since the team last challenged for the titles back in January. Meanwhile Daydream are describing them like a couple that’s just started dating while they themselves are like an old married couple nowadays. K!SS// are frustrated that they haven’t gotten close to the Princess Tag Titles yet but they won’t give up on their goal. Toga thought she & HIMAWARI did pretty well because they aren’t a regular tag team like the others. They’ll continue to work hard together and may even team up again in the future, especially if it means Toga no longer gets hit by HIMAWARI’s Hair Whips.
Raku wanted to give a gift to Yuki Kamifuku at the start of their match. She held a bag and told Kamifuku that inside it was a jacket identical to the one she was wearing right now. Kamiyu took a look inside and Raku suddenly pulled the bag over her head and then Cradled her for a nearfall! Kamiyu got her own back by giving Raku a Double Eyepoke afterwards. Raku later took her own jacket and put it on Kamifuku. It felt so comfy that Kamifuku started feeling sleepy. She was thrown out of the ring and started to take a nap on the floor so Raku dragged her up to the entrance. Raku then told the ref to silently count up to 20 so she could win by count out. The plan was working until Rise Shirai announced on the microphone that the count reached 10, immediately waking Kamifuku up. She got back in the ring to beat Raku up and win the match.
The next “HYPE!” show is coming up soon and Hyper Misao still hasn’t finished her script yet, as usual. She brought her laptop to the ring and told her opponents she was withdrawing from the 3 Way Match so she could make progress with her work. Ren Konatsu didn’t believe her and attacked her from behind to start the match. Chika Nanase joined in and the two stomped away while Misao tried to protect her laptop. Misao had no choice but to wrestle the match. Konatsu grabbed the laptop and threatened to break it until Misao warned her that she’d be responsible for “HYPE! 4” not got going ahead. Konatsu got scared so she handed the laptop to Nanase who then safely gave it over to Fumirin. When Fumirin turned her back to find a place to put down the laptop, Misao sprayed both of her opponents in their faces. She asked Fumirin to hand her back the laptop and then pinned Konatsu with La Magistral Cradle.
There was an announcement of Tokyo Joshi Pro doing a special collaboration with the Choshi Electric Railway for Shion Kanzaki’s homecoming show on 12th October. There will be a train departing from Choshi Station at lunchtime and Raku will serve as the special conductor for the final stretch of the route as the train approaches the nearest station to the show’s venue. Shino Suzuki will also be in charge of the in-train announcements. Keep in mind this is not a train journey exclusive for people going to the show. The regular public will still be on board too!
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW FALL TOUR ~RAY OF HOPE IN YOKOHAMA~”, 05/09/2026 Yokohama Radiant Hall
1. 3 Way Match: Hyper Misao Vs Chika Nanase Vs Ren Konatsu
2. Pom Harajuku Vs Shion Kanzaki
3. Shoko Nakajima & Momo Sato Vs Mizuki & Uta Takami
4. Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe Vs Kira Summer & Marz
5. Yuki Kamifuku Vs Raku
6. Yuki Arai, Wakana Uehara & Mifu Ashida Vs Suzume, Arisu Endo & Shino Suzuki
7. Princess Tag Team Titles Next Challenger Decision Match – 3 Way Tag Match: Miyu Yamashita & Sakura Hattori Vs Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro Vs HIMAWARI & Toga
The first two matches have been changed around because Mahiro Kiryu is dealing with lower back problems again and is taking time off for the next couple of weeks. She won’t be wrestling again until 23rd September but she will be around for “HYPE! 4” on 15th September. Shion Kanzaki will now face Pom Harajuku and the tag match Harajuku was a part of is now a 3 Way Match with the remaining wrestlers.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW FALL TOUR ~RAY OF HOPE IN SHINKIBA~”, 12/09/2026 Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. Yuki Kamifuku Vs Shino Suzuki
Throughout the month of September Tokyo Joshi Pro was supposed to set up a series of singles matches for Yuki Kamifuku so she can have final matches with people up and down the roster. The first two matches against Raku and Shino Suzuki are going on as planned.
DDT “FIGHTING BEER GARDEN 2026 IN UENO”, 16/09/2026 Tokyo Ueno Park Outdoor Stage
1. 2 Vs 1 Handicap Match: Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata Vs Junta Miyawaki
2. Yuki Ueno & To-y Vs KANON & Masami Inahata
3. Rookie Shunma Katsumata & Rookie Yuya Koroku Double Debut Match: Rookie Shunma Katsumata Vs Rookie Yuya Koroku
4. Special Tag Match: Takeshi Masada & Daichi Sato Vs Ryuma Sekimo & Hinata Kasai
5. Doroki-Style Drunk Match ~Soma Takao Farewell Party~: Soma Takao Vs Naomi Yoshimura Vs Yukio Naya Vs Yuki Ishida *Special Referee: Akito (Former Manager)
6. Crocodile Death Match Returns: MAO, Viento Levante & Kazuma Sumi (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Ilusion Vs Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Antonio Honda
Look it’s pro wrestling, retirements and final matches do not matter. So here’s another Crocodile Death Match. Let’s hope Daisuke Sasaki doesn’t lose his composure over past crocodile related trauma right before it takes place again.
With Soma Takao leaving soon, all of the Dropkick Bar wrestlers want to send him off with their own version of the Drunk Match.
Both Shunma Katsumata and Yuya Koroku are going back in time to their rookie forms to relive their debut matches.
DDT “DRAMATIC INFINITY 2026 ~AUTUMN OF PRO WRESTLING~”, 21/09/2026 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Special Single Match: Soma Takao Vs Kazuki Hirata
2. Jun Akiyama 34th Anniversary Debut Match ~Special Tag Match~: Jun Akiyama & Yuji Nagata Vs HARASHIMA & Danshoku Dieno
3. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: KANON, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (c) (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Ilusion
4. DDT Universal Title: Ryusuke Taguchi (c) Vs Antonio Honda
5. KO-D Openweight Title: MAO (c) Vs Fuminori Abe
Some more wrestler anniversaries are coming up. Jun Akiyama celebrates his by inviting Yuji Nagata back into DDT. The two will have a good time wrestling HARASHIMA but Danshoku Dieno will be there too.
Takao was among Kazuki Hirata’s first opponents during Hirata’s first month as a debuting rookie. That was around 16 and a half years ago. Here’s one more singles match between them for old time’s sake.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW FALL TOUR ~RAY OF HOPE IN RYOGOKU~”, 22/09/2026 Tokyo Ryogoku KFC Hall
1. Mizuki & Yuki Kamifuku Vs X & X
Kamifuku was meant to have a singles match with Mizuki on this show. However Kamifuku asked TJPW to have them team up instead because she wants to relive her past experiences of teaming with her.
GANBARE☆PRO “SAITAMA TOKOROZAWA PARK TOWN SHOPPING STREET BOX OFFICE”, 26/09/2026 Saitama Tokorozawa Park Town Shopping Street – Special Ring
1. Takuya Wada Vs Shota Kawakami
2. Shuichiro Katsumura & YuuRI Vs Shin Suzuki & Moeka Haruhi
3. Shigehiro Irie & Sentaro Motoshima Vs Yasu Urano & Fuminori Abe
4. Mizuki Watase, Ken Ohka & Minoru Suzuki Vs Keisuke Ishii, Yumehito Imanari & Shinichiro Tominaga
It’s time for Ganbare☆Pro’s annual outdoor show at Tokorozawa Park Town in Saitama. Minoru Suzuki, Shigehiro Irie, Fuminori Abe and Yasu Urano are the guests taking part in the show.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SHINJUKU FACE COUNTDOWN SERIES – I WON’T CRY THERE’S NO WAY I WILL CRY”, 27/09/2026 Shinjuku FACE
1. Yuki Kamifuku Vs Wakana Uehara
Kamiyu’s last singles match of the month is against her Ober Eats partner, Wakana Uehara. As the days count down toward her retirement it will soon be time to wonder what her final match is going to be. Maybe TJPW will put on one of their wacky Gauntlet or Rumble matches so she gets to fight everybody in short bursts one last time each.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “WRESTLE PRINCESS VII”, 03/10/2026 Tokyo EBARA WAVE Arena Ota
1. 3 Way Tag Match: Raku & X Vs Pom Harajuku & X Vs Mahiro Kiryu & X
2. VENYU Finale: Yuki Kamifuku & VENY Vs X & X
3. SETUP All Asia Women’s Title: Shoko Nakajima (c) Vs X
4. Princess Tag Team Titles: Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi (c) Vs Winners Of 05/09 Decision Match
5. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuki Arai (c) Vs Suzume
Last weekend Shoko Nakajima wrestled at a SETUP show in Thailand and beat Matcha to win the SETUP All Asia Women’s Title. Her first defence is set for “WRESTLE PRINCESS VII” against an opponent to be determined. It has been noted by TJPW that the challenger selection is not limited to Asia and it is possible Nakajima’s opponent could be from anywhere around the world. At this point in her career, Nakajima has become an accomplished wrestler who has competed worldwide and is ready to be tested by whoever TJPW or SETUP can find.
DDT “NANIWA PRO WRESTLING ROAD 2026”, 04/10/2026 Osaka City Higashiyodogawa Ward Kumin Hall
1. Naomi Yoshimura 10th Anniversary Debut Match ~ Special Single Match: Zeus Vs Naomi Yoshimura
A few weeks back Naomi Yoshimura let everyone know that he asked DDT for to book a particular opponent for his 10th Anniversary match scheduled for October. DDT honored his request and it’s now been revealed his opponent is going to be Zeus! The Osaka strongman was the person who originally opened the doors for Yoshimura to get into pro wrestling through his bodybuilding gym. When Yoshimura graduated from high school, he trained under Zeus and credits him for turning his dream of becoming a pro wrestler into reality. Zeus has kept himself busy these past few years with running Osaka Pro, the company he was successfully able to revive back in 2022. He doesn’t wrestle outside of his home promotion that often so for DDT to get him on board for a match that means a lot to Yoshimura is quite a big deal.
A press conference was held at AbemaTowers in Shibuya today regarding the future wrestling career of Yuki Iino. It was announced that his contract with DDT is expiring on 3rd November and he will be transferring over to NOAH on a full time basis after that date. Iino has been wrestling for both promotions since May when he was revealed to be Manabu Soya’s mystery tag partner at a NOAH show. Since then the two have been teaming together as Jonetsu MAX and they have won both the Neo Global Tag League as well as the GHC Tag Team Titles. He has a handful of dates with DDT remaining throughout September and October that will take place in between the N1 Victory tournament that he is also entering over in NOAH that month. His final match as a DDT wrestler will be at “ULTIMATE PARTY 2026” in Sumo Hall on 3rd November. If he gets the chance to pick his opponent for that show his choice would be Yukio Naya, his tag partner from The Apex.
Iino was joined by Sanshiro Takagi and Naomichi Marufuji for the press conference. He said he’s been teaming with Soya with maximum passion these last few months and now wants to take a big leap forward towards doing more powerful pro wrestling as a heavyweight in NOAH. He is grateful towards Takagi for agreeing to his request and asks for the fans to continue giving their support. Takagi said that while DDT does have heavyweight wrestlers on their roster, he saw how hard Iino has been working to do something new in NOAH and wants to respect his wish to transfer between promotions. The process was easy to set up because DDT and NOAH are both under CyberFight ownership and Takagi thinks it is exciting news. He also opened up the door for Iino to someday wrestle in DDT again, but this time as a NOAH representative. Marufuji said he saw no reason to decline Iino’s request after talking to both him and Takagi. He has high expectations for Iino after seeing firsthand how serious he takes wrestling inside the ring and training outside of it. He hopes Iino will showcase what makes him different from the other NOAH wrestlers. Marufuji also joked that Iino has a body that is worth Chopping.
Iino has already told everyone in Strange Love Connection about his plan to leave DDT and join NOAH. Everyone there was happy for him and are encouraging him to do his best, especially Yukio Naya. Iino said he wants Naya to win the KO-D Openweight Title while he goes to win the GHC Heavyweight Title so both of them can be the top champions at the same time. He also said his most memorable time in DDT was teaming with Danshoku Dieno as part of Pheromones because it was his breakthrough gimmick. He never imagined he would do the things he did back then but it showed a lot of different sides to him (he can say that again). His one regret is never getting to win the KO-D Title so if he achieves the results he wants in NOAH, he may consider coming back to DDT and challenge for the championship again some day. Iino is also looking forward to locking up with Tetsuya Endo again in a NOAH ring.
DDT “DRAMATIC DREAM TAMAGAWA IN BOATRACE TAMAGAWA”, 02/09/2026 Tokyo BOAT RACE Tamagawa ??? Fans – Unannounced
1. Yukio Naya, Viento Levante & Soma Takao defeated Junta Miyawaki, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yuki Ishida when Naya pinned Matsunaga with The World’s Best Back Drop (7:02).
2. Takeshi Masada & Yuya Koroku defeated Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata when Masada pinned Hirata with a Big Boot (0:06).
2a. Rematch: Takeshi Masada & Yuya Koroku defeated Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata when Masada pinned Hirata with a Backslide Pin (3:16).
3. DAMNATION T.A Vs FANTÔMES DRAMATIC!: Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul & Ilusion defeated Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA, Antonio Honda & Hinata Kasai when Okatani pinned Kasai with the Skewer-Style Claymore (9:54).
4. MAO & KANON defeated Naomi Yoshimura & Kazuma Sumi when MAO pinned Sumi with a Running Palm Strike (10:35).
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Jun Akiyama & Masami Inahata when To-y pinned Inahata with a Forward Rolling Cradle (8:36).
Some of the wrestlers were distracted during their matches because they wanted to gets their bets in for the boat races that were happening throughout the day. It caused some infighting to happen between Takeshi Masada and Yuya Koroku because Masada wanted to win his match as soon as possible so he could go bet some more. He immediately beat Kazuki Hirata but Koroku demanded a restart. Koroku then actually stopped Masada from trying to beat Hirata at every opportunity to the point where the two paleyouth wrestlers spent more time fighting each other than Hirata or Danshoku Dieno. Masada got his way in the end when he manipulated Koroku and Hirata to both get pushed into Dieno’s Hell Gate over the turnbuckles. Masada got to pin Hirata and then ran of with his money to go bet some more. Unfortunately at the end of the day none of the DDT wrestlers won any money on the bets they put on.
There is going to come a point where I have to rename this series TJPW Around The World because DDT is solely focusing on their domestic business right now while Tokyo Joshi Pro’s wings are well and truly spread by now. Konosuke Takeshita is the DDT link that keeps the current name remaining for now and I think it won’t last that way forever. TJPW’s international plan has returned to the stage where their wrestlers are winning, defending or challenging for other company’s championships. It’s a nice reminder that these women still have a lot to offer now that they’re no longer being needed for TJPW’s main event scene. As we approach the final months of the year we have another Dallas return to look forward to. What 2027 will have on offer is currently a mystery.
AEW “COLLISION”, 29/08/2026 OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
1. Konosuke Takeshita Vs The Beast Mortos
AEW “ALL IN LONDON”, 30/08/2026 Wembley Stadium, London, England
1. AEW International Title – 3 Way Match: Kyle Fletcher (c) Vs Konosuke Takeshita Vs Kazuchika Okada
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Results
RIOT CITY “MEAN ST MAYHEM – FROM RIOT WITH LOVE”, 01/08/2026 Steam Jacket Brewing, Melbourne, Australia
1. Miki Fortune & Zak Sabbath defeated Kira Summer & Havok when Fortune pinned Summer after a Double Stomp/Death Valley Driver Combo (?:??).
At the end of July we saw that Kira Summer was able to beat her sister Miki Fortune in a match that dragged the whole family into their drama. They faced off again a couple of days later in Riot City Wrestling this time in an intergender tag match. Fortune teamed up with her husband Zak Sabbath to beat Summer and her tag partner Havok. Victory came thanks to Sabbath spitting Mist into Havok’s face, leaving Summer helpless against the two-on-one disadvantage from that point onward.
AEW “COLLISION”, 26/08/2026 (Aired 29/08/2026) OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
1. Konosuke Takeshita defeated The Beast Mortos with the Raging Fire (10:18).
You know, a match between Takeshita and The Beast Mortos happening in the UK sounds like something that could have happened during the peak era of BritWres. Like during a Super Strong Style 16 weekend or something. Kyle Fletcher would have been nearby either way just like he was here. He attacked Takeshita after the match, hitting him with the AEW International Title and then laying him out with the Brainbuster.
EVE “EVE X THE WORLD 2”, 28/08/2026 Big Penny Social, London, England
1. EVE International Title: Miyu Yamashita (c) defeated Kay Lee Ray with the Skull Kick (26:03). *V1 for Miyu Yamashita.
London had a packed weekend to close out the month because of AEW’s return to Wembley. Miyu Yamashita had a big role to play on Friday night where she headlined an EVE show against a newly invigorated Kay Lee Ray. She successfully retained the EVE International Title after a hard fought match but things only got more chaotic from there. First, Kris Statlander walked out. She had won the EVE Title earlier in the show and made it known she wants a rematch with Yamashita. However she brushed past Ray to get into the ring, causing Ray to get back in and start a fight with her. Yamashita kept her nose out of their business and let them fight but then Marina Shafir suddenly got in the ring behind Yamashita and grabbed her in a choke hold to leave her laying!
SETUP “UNDER THE SAME MOON – PUMI 15TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW”, 29/08/2026 The Circus Studio, G Village, Bangkok, Thailand
1. SETUP All Asia Women’s Title: Shoko Nakajima defeated Matcha (c) with the Diving Senton (11:16). *Matcha fails in V5. Shoko Nakajima becomes the 5th SETUP All Asia Women’s Champion!
The Southeast Asian scene reached a milestone this year regarding the promoter and SETUP owner Pumi Boonyatud. He’s been part of the wrestling industry for 15 years now and put together a big show to celebrate the occasion. He was shown a video of messages from people around the Asian wrestling scene. The Japanese messages were from Hiroshi Tanahashi, Naomichi Marufuji, Sanshiro Takagi, Daisuke Sasaki, Momo Kohgo, Tetsuya Koda, Raku, Pom Harajuku, Emi Sakura and the ChocoPro roster. TJPW were invited to send over someone to challenge Matcha for the SETUP All Asia Women’s Title, a championship that’s been held by TJPW wrestlers in the past. The champion gave a pretty strong hint over who she wanted to face, telling TJPW to send someone “Big” to fight her. Needless to say, Shoko Nakajima became her next challenger and the Big Kaiju beat her to become the new All Asia Women’s Champion! Nakajima was almost beaten by Matcha’s Saito Suplex but she recovered and hit the Diving Senton for the title change.
AEW “ALL IN LONDON”, 30/08/2026 Wembley Stadium, London, England
1. AEW International Title – 3 Way Match: Kazuchika Okada defeated Kyle Fletcher (c) and Konosuke Takeshita when Okada pinned Fletcher with the Rainmaker (13:13). *Kyle Fletcher fails in V4. Kazuchika Okada becomes the 15th AEW International Champion!
Takeshita is now taking his turn as the third wheel in this feud with The Don Callis Family. The 3 Way Match told the story of Fletcher and Kazuchika Okada purposely getting in each other’s way to and become the crown jewel of the Family. Takeshita tried his best to take advantage while fighting clean (he refused to attack his opponents with a screwdriver when he had the chance) and did a sweet looking double cover from a German Suplex for a nearfall. However Fletcher dropped Takeshita with the Vertical Drop Brainbuster onto the turnbuckle only for Okada to take down Fletcher with the Rainmaker. Okada took a split second to consider pinning Takeshita before choosing to lay on top of Fletcher for the three count. That way he can say he pinned the champion to win back this title.
1. Yuki Kamifuku & Alexis Lee defeated Zara Zakher & Dark Sheik when Kamifuku pinned Sheik with the Diving Famouser (?:??).
The month ended with Yuki Kamifuku and friends travelling over to California where Kitsune put her front and centre in the marketing for their show. Alexis Lee went along to team with her (and Mei Suruga was there too) for a match against Zara Zakher & Dark Sheik. Lee helped make sure that the spotlight would remain shining on Kamiyu in the end. Kamifuku gave Sheik a big Superplex and Lee cut off Zakher with a Spear. Kamifuku later Dropkicked Sheik towards the corner where Lee gave her the Sister Abigail that left Sheik stunned. Kamifuku then scored the win by hitting the Diving Famouser. After the match a bunch of the wrestlers surrounded the ring to congratulate Kamifuku for her career.
1. Queen Of Asia Title – 3 Way Match: Ms. Selina (c) Vs Mizuki Vs Crystal
Is TJPW coming to take back a bunch of the Southeast Asian wrestling titles again? The All Asia Women’s Title belongs to TJPW again and there’s a chance that the Queen Of Asia Title that was long associated with Yuki Kamifuku could return too. Mizuki’s match over in Singapore Pro Wrestling next month is a 3 Way Match taking on Crystal and the current QOA Champ, Ms. Selina.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW TEXAS STAMPEDE II – HOUSTON PART 1~”, 04/12/2026 Pasadena Rodeo Arena, Pasadena, Texas, USA
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW TEXAS STAMPEDE II – HOUSTON PART 2~”, 05/12/2026 Pasadena Rodeo Arena, Pasadena, Texas, USA
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW TEXAS STAMPEDE II – DALLAS~”, 06/12/2026 Forney ISD The OC, Forney, Texas, USA
TJPW are planning to bring over at least 16 wrestlers from Japan over to America for this December’s tour of Texas. Ten of the wrestlers have been announced so far. They are Yuki Arai, Suzume, Miu Watanabe, Mizuki, Miyu Yamashita, Hyper Misao, Yuki Kamifuku, Pom Harajuku, Sakura Hattori and Wakana Uehara. Wrestlers from the local scene will also be part of the shows and they will be revealed over the coming months.
1. Makoto Oishi Vs Masami Inahata
2. Junta Miyawaki & Yuki Ishida Vs Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya
3. Shunma Katsumata, Danshoku Dieno & Yuni Vs Kazuki Hirata, Akito & Hinata Kasai
4. Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Antonio Honda Vs Jun Akiyama, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Kazuma Sumi
5. DAMNATION T.A Vs paleyouth!: Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Ilusion Vs Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato
6. Special 6-Man Tag Match: MAO, KANON & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO) Vs Yuki Ueno, To-y & Kaisei Takechi
Next weekend MAO is going home to Miyagi as the KO-D Openweight Champion for the first time! It feels like he’s made that promise several times over the years and now he finally gets to do it. Kaisei Takechi being in the match too might help draw more attention to the main event.
It’s been a while since The Apex had a tag team match without the rest of Strange Love Connection involved. Yuki Iino has a busy NOAH schedule coming up but he and Yukio Naya would be a good KO-D Tag Team Titles defence for Junta Miyawaki to try and achieve with Shinya Aoki somewhere down the line.
DDT “RING NO AKIBASHO 2026”, 09/09/2026 Shinjuku FACE
0. Dark Match: Shunma Katsumata & Yuni Vs Akito & Hinata Kasai
1. Jun Akiyama, Yuki Ishida & Masami Inahata Vs Danshoku Dieno, Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda
2. 4 Way Tag Match: Junta Miyawaki & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs KANON & Yukio Naya Vs Chris Brookes & Kumadori Vs Hideki Okatani & MJ Paul
3. Special Single Match: Viento Levante Vs Ilusion
4. Special Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki & Soma Takao Vs Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato Vs To-y, Kazuma Sumi & Kaisei Takechi
6. Special Tag Match: MAO & Yuki Iino Vs Fuminori Abe & HARASHIMA
The next DDT match for Kumadori is here so it should also turn into a chaotic scramble for the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title with all those people in the ring.
Takechi and paleyouth are going to be dealing with each other a lot more with both parties being involved in the revival of Muscle happening later this year.
DDT “YUKI UENO 10TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW -IN MY MIND “10”-”, 13/09/2026 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
0. Super Dark Match ~ Falls Count Anywhere 5 Way Match: Minoru Suzuki Vs Sanshiro Takagi Vs Chris Brookes Vs Kuroshio TOKYO Japan Vs Takeshi Masada
1. Naomi Yoshimura Vs Yuki Ishida
2. Time-Difference Entry Tag Team Rumble: Jun Akiyama & Danshoku Dieno Vs KANON & Antonio Honda Vs Yukio Naya & Yuya Koroku Vs Toru Owashi & Yasu Urano Vs Super Sasadango Machine & S.S.M Vs X & X
3. 3 Way Match: Shinya Aoki Vs HARASHIMA Vs Akito
4. Special 6-Man Tag Match ~ No Tag Rules: Yuki Ueno, HUB & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Ilusion, Yuni & Daichi Sato
5. Special Tag Match: MAO & Yoshihiko Vs Kazuki Hirata & Kaisei Takechi
6. Special Tag Match: KONOSUKE TAKESHITA & To-y Vs Chihiro Hashimoto & Kazuma Sumi
7. Yuki Ueno 10th Anniversary Match ~ Special Single Match: Yuki Ueno Vs Shunma Katsumata
There are going to be two DDT shows happening at Korakuen Hall in September. The first is Yuki Ueno’s anniversary show. He’s added a Tag Team Rumble with a lot of mixed up teams in there. Also he figured the best place to put a crazy Falls Count Anywhere match between Minoru Suzuki, Sanshiro Takagi, Chris Brookes, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan and Takeshi Masada is in the pre-show. What is this, an AEW PPV?
DDT “DRAMATIC INFINITY 2026 ~AUTUMN OF PRO WRESTLING~”, 21/09/2026 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: KANON, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (c) (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Ilusion
2. DDT Universal Title: Ryusuke Taguchi (c) Vs Antonio Honda
3. KO-D Openweight Title: MAO (c) Vs Fuminori Abe
MAO is quick to use his KO-D Title reign as something he can settle past grudges with. He has noticed Fuminori Abe has been hanging around the DDT undercard for the last few weeks and he has unfinished business with him. Two years ago MAO and Abe feuded over the DDT Universal Title where the buildup revolved around Abe getting kicked so hard during a match that it made him throw up a little. There’s no worry about that happening again but Abe does consider MAO to be a rival among his generation, one that he must defeat!
The story between Ryusuke Taguchi and Antonio Honda is a little more personal. Taguchi’s son is a fan of Honda’s band so Honda promised to win the Universal Title and pose for a picture with the son! That doesn’t bother Taguchi too much because his son was never interested in taking a picture with his dad holding any of the championships he’s won in the past.
DDT “FACE FINAL ~GOODBYE TO SHINJUKU FACE! WITH GRATITUDE FOR 21 YEARS! THIS IS OUR SHINJUKU DRAMATIC DREAM!~”, 27/09/2026 Shinjuku FACE
1. DDT Extreme Title: Shunma Katsumata (c) Vs Ryota Nakatsu
Earlier this month Ryota Nakatsu beat Shunma Katsumata at BASARA’s Korakuen show. The rematch is going down at DDT’s final show to be held in Shinjuku FACE. Katsumata is also putting the DDT Extreme Title on the line to motivate him into finally surpassing his DNA rival.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “WRESTLE PRINCESS VII”, 03/10/2026 Tokyo EBARA WAVE Arena Ota
1. 3 Way Tag Match: Raku & X Vs Pom Harajuku & X Vs Mahiro Kiryu & X
2. VENYU Finale: Yuki Kamifuku & VENY Vs X & X
3. Princess Tag Team Titles: Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi (c) Vs Winners Of 05/09 Decision Match
4. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuki Arai (c) Vs Suzume
Mystery partners are being teased for a 3 Way Tag Match that’s been added to the show. Normally for a big show like this we would get Raku teaming with Ram Kaichow as wife and husband again, Pom Harajuku hanging out with Max The Impaler under the team name Pompaler and Mahiro Kiryu getting into lookalike shenanigans with Kakeru Sekiguchi. Surely it’s not going to be that predictable here, right?
DDT “LAST SUMMER STANDING ~SUMMER’S RECKONING~”, 30/08/2026 Tokyo Korakuen Hall ??? Fans – Unannounced
0. Dark Match: Naomi Yoshimura & Tomomitsu Matsunaga defeated Yuni & Yuki Ishida when Yoshimura pinned Ishida with the Harai-goshi (6:35).
1. Special 8-Man Tag Match: HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano, Akito & Soma Takao defeated Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku, Kazuma Sumi & Masami Inahata when Takao pinned Inahata with the Gin And Tonic (9:23).
2. Special Tag Match: Jun Akiyama & Fuminori Abe defeated Yuki Ueno & To-y when Abe submitted To-y with the Ground Manjigatame (10:51).
3. 3 Way 6-Man Tag Match: Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul & Ilusion defeated KANON, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) and Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda & Hinata Kasai when Ilusion pinned Honda with the Chinga Tu Madre! (9:28). *Ilusion wins Antonio Honda’s Right To Challenge Anytime Anywhere Anytime Anywhere Gauntlet.
4. DDT Extreme Title & Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title ~ A One Time Trump Card -NO REPEAT RULE-: Shunma Katsumata (c/c) defeated Kumadori with a German Suplex (13:02). *V1 for the DDT Extreme Title. V1 for the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Kumadori defeated Shunma Katsumata (c) with an Inside Cradle (12:43 pm). *Kumadori becomes the 1,903rd champion.
5. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki (c) defeated Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata when Miyawaki pinned Hirata with the Sunshine Clutch (10:47). *V1 for Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki.
6. DDT Universal Title: Ryusuke Taguchi (c) defeated Daisuke Sasaki with the Cross Ankle Hold (14:18). *V1 for Ryusuke Taguchi.
7. KO-D Openweight Title: MAO (c) defeated Daichi Sato with the Cannonball 450° (23:27). *V2 for MAO.
Tomorrow could have been a wonderful 18th birthday for Daichi Sato if he had won today’s main event and become the youngest KO-D Openweight Champion in history. MAO had to nearly tear the ring apart to stop that from happening. When Sato kicked out of the Michinoku Driver and the Palm Strike, MAO took things a few steps further by pulling back the ring mat and removing the canvas so most of the boards were left exposed. The idea backfired and almost cost MAO the match when Sato gave him the Avalanche Fire Thunder onto the boards. MAO’s saving grace came when Sato decided to climb back up top to do the Mad Splash. It was blocked by MAO’s knees, opening up his chance to make a comeback. After a strike exchange MAO hit Sato with the Iai Kick followed by a Brainbuster onto the boards. He was then able to finish him off with the Cannonball 450° after all of that.
After the match MAO admitted he won using childish tactics but he lived up to his promise to give Sato a Summer vacation he would never forget. But since Sato is still in high school, he has some homework to finish. MAO told him to grow bigger and fight him again because Sato’s homework is to one day beat MAO no matter how long it takes him! Hisaya Imabayashi got into the ring to ask MAO who he wants to defend the KO-D Title against at Korkauen Hall on 21st September? MAO said there is one annoying person who has been hanging around DDT since last month’s Sumo Hall show and he wants to fight him again. Fuminori Abe walked down to the ring asking if MAO is talking about him? As someone who survives as a wrestler on the indies, Abe sees it as his goal to take down MAO. They have history with each other over the DDT Universal Title and now it will be reignited over the KO-D Championship!
The dance of DDT isn’t ending for Ryusuke Taguchi anytime soon. He remains the DDT Universal Champion after beating Daisuke Sasaki in a rematch that was 14 years in the making. Taguchi and Sasaki last had a singles match against each other in the 2012 Best Of The Super Jr. tournament. Plus they also had a match in the same tournament a year prior. Sasaki relied in MJ Paul & Ilusion to interfere early then tried to win by countout by hitting the Super Diving Elbow while Taguchi was seated in the front row. Taguchi made it back to the ring in time and used his wrestling knowledge to counter the Crossface Lock into the Angle Lock. Sasaki fought to reach for the ropes until Taguchi pulled him back and Elbow Dropped the back of his leg before applying another Ankle Hold. This time Sasaki couldn’t do anything about it and tapped out. Sasaki is now zero for four against Taguchi in singles matches but he unusually showed respect to him after the match by giving him a fist bump. Backstage he said he would even like to form a team with Taguchi so they can destroy DDT together!
Taguchi met with Akito after the match to learn who the next Universal Title challenger is going to be. It’s Antonio Honda and it turns out he’s closer to Taguchi than most people realise. Taguchi’s son is a student at the Tokyo College of Music and is also a fan of Honda’s band Daisetz, enough to become acquainted with Honda. According to Honda, when he beats Taguchi for the Universal Title he is going to take a picture of himself holding the belt with Taguchi’s son! Taguchi doesn’t appear to feel any insult over that because he already knows his son would rather pose for a picture with Honda instead of his father. But if Honda has a son then Taguchi will go take a picture with him for free if he wins on 21st September. This match is important enough for Taguchi to skip the New Japan show taking place in Hokkaido on the same day! Honda left the ring when the challenge was confirmed and Taguchi performed his dance with Kazuma Sumi to wind up his appearance for the show.
It looks like Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki will be able to keep their promise to bring the KO-D Tag Team Titles to RIZIN next month. First they had to deal with Danshoku Dieno’s wrestling while Kazuki Hirata fought in a way that was more fired up than usual. Dieno’s Lip Locks did their damage to both champions and he felt the way to finish things was to go full Hell Gate leaning over the top rope. Aoki ended up going face first in there, incapacitating him. Hirata tried to capitalized by putting Miyawaki in the Miracle One Shot Cradle but Miyawaki kicked out of it and immediately countered with the Sunshine Clutch to pin Hirata while Dieno was too preoccupied to stop the three count. Now when Aoki fights Mikuru Asakura at RIZIN on 10th September, Miyawaki can carry the belts down to the ring for Aoki’s entrance!
Two championships were on the line when Shunma Katsumata fought Kumadori. Since one of the belts Katsumata held going into the match was the DDT Extreme Title that meant he could pick the match stipulation too. He chose a No Repeat Rule that prohibited wrestlers from using the same move twice (excluding strikes). Doing so would disqualify the wrestler and they also could lose by being knocked over the top rope out of the ring. Kumadori scored nearfalls with a Top Rope Frankensteiner and also the Air Double Helio. Katsumata kicked out of them and later found himself in a quandary when Kumadori kicked out of the Totonou Splash. He figured it out by using a German Suplex to win the match and retain his championship.
After the match Katsumata told Kumadori he’s been a part of DDT ever since he started wrestling so he is no longer considered as just a guest around here. Katsumata is certain he will be fighting with and against Kumadori more often in the future. He is looking forward to it and welcomes Kumadori as a member of the promotion. Kumadori shook his hand but then suddenly kicked him below the belt and pinned him with an Inside Cradle to win the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title, the other belt that was on the line in the match that just happened! He ran off, leaving Katsumata to quickly change the subject towards his next Extreme Title defence. He wants a rematch with the BASARA wrestler Ryota Nakatsu, feeling the need to surpass his former rival from DNA. BASARA later responded to DDT telling them Nakatsu accepted the challenge. The match will happen at DDT’s final Shinjuku FACE show taking place on 27th September.
There is less than a month left to go for the remaining Right To Challenge Gauntlets to be cashed in. Chris Brookes still has the standard red Gauntlet in his posession but Honda lost the purple Anytime Anywhere Anytime Anywhere on this show to its original creator Ilusion. That happened during the 3 Way Trios match between Strange Love Connection, DAMNATION T.A and FANTÔMES DRAMATIC. MJ Paul fought off KANON while Hideki Okatani hit the Claymore on Yukio Naya. After that Hinata Kasai see-sawed off the ropes to throw a punch at Okatani then got a High Kick to the head from Viento Levante. Honda suffered a Shining Gongitsune misfire but still had his wits about to cradle Ilusion for a nearfall. Ilusion kicked out though and used a Cravate style elevated cradle to pin Honda and win the match. After the match Ilusion bragged about being the holder of all the KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Titles, the Sasadango Title belt and now the Right To Challenge AAAA Gauntlet. He warned the holder of the other Gauntlet that he is going to cash in whenever he wants and then on 21st September he’ll use that Gauntlet he wins to take some other loser’s championship! Meanwhile Okatani said SLC have made the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles worthless and they should be thankful that DAMNATION T.A are challenging them for those belts.
Abe got all the preparation he needed to set up his KO-D Title challenge by teaming up with Jun Akiyama earlier on the card. His trusty Snap Punch hit the target that is Yuki Ueno’s face but giving a Penalty Kick to To-y made his opponent go wild and slap anybody who got close to him. Abe cut off the unusual comeback with a Knuckle Punch and had Akiyama nearby to give To-y a Running Knee Strike to halt any momentum To-y was building up. Abe then tangled To-y up in the Manjigatama and pulled him down to the mat to stretch him into submission.
A bunch of DDT veterans walked down memory lane as four members of Smile Squash reunited in the opening match. Soma Takao will be leaving DDT soon so this could be the last time he gets to team with HARASHIMA, Akito & Yasu Urano all at the same time. They fought at a disadvantage from the get go when the other team launched the first attack. Akito fought off Sumi while HARASHIMA went blow to blow with Takeshi Masada. Later Yuya Koroku led his team to all gang up on Takao with Masami Inahata giving him a Tilt-O-Whirl Slam for a nearfall. All of Smile Squash then came in to attack Inahata one after another ending with a Running Elbow Butt from Takao for a two count. After that Inahata was pretty much done and Takao finished him off with the Gin And Tonic. Backstage Akito told Takao that DDT will give him the best possible send-off that the promotion can offer him when he leaves in October. Takao appreciates it and joked he could still show up in DDT on his own as a freelancer after he leaves.
The pre-show match had Tomomitsu Matsunaga perhaps revealing a bit too much about where his priorities lie when he exclaimed jealousy towards Yuni for becoming a college student because he now gets to hang out with college girls. Yuni also assisted Yuki Ishida in trying to take down Naomi Yoshimura but in the end, Yoshimura threw down Ishida with the Harai-goshi to get the win for his team.
In the middle of the show Sanshiro Takagi came down to the ring and invited Super Sasadango Machine to come join him. He brought up that it’s been four years since the Muscle sub-brand ended. Sasadango’s project was key in developing DDT’s wrestlers into what they are today and the time has come for it to come back for the sake of improving D GENERATIONS as well as Kaisei Takechi. Sasadango understood and agreed to do a Muscle kind of show again as soon as DDT can set one up for him. It turns out they found an available date for Korakuen Hall open for 1st October so they can go book that. Imabayashi went into a panic thinking it would be impossible to pull off but Akito and Sasadango both think this next revival of Muscle can be successfully pulled off with only one month of notice.
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