One of the most enjoyable aspects of DDT is finding talent in some of the most unlikely people. Much like the original ECW, DDT’s roster is made up of odd folk, misfits and people who look out of place just by standing inside the wrestling ring, let alone competing in one. But appearances can be deceiving and you never know just how talented someone can be by just looking at them. Masa Takanashi is one such person. A dropout of the Toryumon wrestling school, Masa debuted in 2003 and was a low carder for most of his career. In DDT he slowly climbed up the ranks and started to establish himself (and his French cousin) in a feud with the Italian Four Horsemen. Earlier this yeat, Masa pulled off the performance of his life in an attempt to win the KO-D Openweight title from Daisuke Sekimoto. The match earned rave reviews and could be considered a genuine Match Of The Year Candidate. Unfortunately, shortly after that match, Masa suffered a serious injury to his right knee, putting him on the shelf indefinitly. Over in Japan, the DDT gang have done some fundraisers to help pay for Masa’s medical bills. That’s when my fellow Irish puro addict and all round good egg Alan4L came up with an idea. I’ll let him explain the rest:
ok lads, here’s the dealio.
As you all may or may not know, DDT wrestler Masa Takanashi suffered a very serious knee injury a couple of weeks back. It came shortly after he gave us one of the better matches of the year in wrestling when he wrestled DDT champ Daisuke Sekimoto.
Well, as would be expected with a guy from DDT who isn’t a major star, Takanashi isn’t exactly rolling in money. Unfortunately his surgery and other medical bills are as costly as you may think and he just plain can’t afford them. DDT have done some fundraisers for fans in Japan to help, and I believe they’ve been a nice boost. However there’s still a ways to go.
I figured that fans on this side of the world who were fans of Masa, DDT, or puro in general might want the opportunity to help also. I’ve been in touch with Michael Nakazawa about this, and he said it would be absolutely amazing and Takanashi would be bowled over by the thought of US and European fans helping him.
A paypal account will be setup and 100% of the proceeds (obviously) will go to Masa.
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