Golden Lovers Unlock Mega Man, Union Prepares For The New Year

November 8, 2010

Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega (and Micheal Nakazawa too) visited the Capcom office this week to do an interview for the Rockman Unity blog and take some pictures with Mega Man and Servbot. Kenny is known to be quite the video game fanatic and it shows in his work in the ring. His connection to Mega Man is the remix of the Dr. Wily stage music he uses for his entrance music. He also has the “Flash Man Time Stopper” move where he yells “Stop!” to freeze his opponent and leave him vulnerable for an Enzuigiri. The interview also brings up Omega’s use of the Hadouken in matches.

DDT “OSAKA BAY BLUES SPECIAL”, 14/11/2010
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2

1. Dick Togo, GENTARO & Yasu Urano vs KUDO, Shoichi Uchida & Keisuke Ishii
2. Sanshiro Takagi & Yoshiaki Yago Vs MIKAMI & Tanomusaku Toba, Michael Nakazawa & Tomimitsu Matsunaga and Toru Owashi & Hideki Shiota
3. Young Drama Cup: Takao Soma Vs Shigehiro Irie
4. Young Drama Cup: Yukihiro Abe Vs Kazuki Hirata
5. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega (c) Vs Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi
6. KO-D Tag Team Title: Shiro Koshinaka & Danshoku Dino (c) Vs Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki
7. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Hikaru Sato

Union will make their return to Korakuen Hall on the 3rd January, 2011. Two matches are already set, the debut of Union’s newest signee Shinichiro Tominaga and the return of Ken Ohka from injury. Ken Ohka fractured his left knee back in June but recently kept himself busy by trying to pick a fight with the SMASH promotion.

Union, 03/01/2011
Korakuen Hall

1. Shinichiro Tominaga Debut: Shinichiro Tominaga Vs X
2. Ken Ohka Return: Ken Ohka Vs Tsuyoshi Kikuchi

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Union In Shin-Kiba 1st RING Results

November 5, 2010

UNION, 03/11/2010
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
380 Fans

1. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi defeated Hiro Tsumaki with the Fireball Bomb (5:09).
2. Battle Royal: Chou-un defeated 726, Pedro Takaishi, Madoka, 星野明子, Kyosuke Sasaki, デスラー総統 & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi (12:52).
3. Union Brawl: Isami Kodaka & Keita Yano defeated Kengo Ohka & Mototsugu Shimizu when Kodaka pinned Shimizu with the Diving Double Knee Drop (12:13).
4. Shuji Ishikawa, Seiya Morohashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi defeated Takashi Sasaki, Shinobu & GENTARO when Ishikawa pinned Shinobu with the Splash Mountain (13:32).
5. JWP Openweight Title: Kaori Yoneyama defeated Cherry (16:41).
*V6 for Yoneyama.

I couldn’t figure out two of the names from the Battle Royal. One of the wrestlers was covered in blue bodypaint and his name is a reference to a character from an animated movie called “Record of Deathler’s War”. That’s all I know.

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DDT “MONTHLY YOUNG COMMUNICATION” 1st RING Results

November 5, 2010

DDT “MONTHLY YOUNG COMMUNICATION”. 03/11/10
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
132 Fans

1. Young Drama Cup: Keisuke Ishii (7) defeated Kazuki Hirata (0) with the Kneel Kick (10:14).
2. Young Drama Cup: Shigehiro Irie (4) defeated Rion Mizuki (0) with a Vertical Drop Backflip (6:03).
3. Akito defeated Hiro Tsumaki with an Ankle Hold (10:05).
4. Yuki Sato & Tatsuhiko Yoshino defeated Daisuke Sasaki & Shota when Sato pinned Shota with the Diving Footstomp.
5. Young Drama Cup: Takao Soma (6) defeated Yukihiro Abe (3) with an Inside Cradle (13:34).

Young Drama Cup Standings

1. Keisuke Ishii (7)
2. Takao Soma (6)
3. Shigehiro Irie (4)
4. Yukihiro Abe (3)
5. Kazuki Hirata (0)
-. Rion Mizuki (0)

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Golden Lovers Sign IWGP Title Match

November 5, 2010

The IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title match set for DDT on 14th November has been signed and made official. New Japan officials joined Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega at a river for the contract signing. The reason was Ibushi wanted to defend the titles on the riverfront. When that was denied, Omega suggested having the title defence take place inside NJPW HQ. That was denied too. The officials had the Golden Lovers sign the contract before they could suggest having the match take place in a field covered in snow. Can’t blame the champs for trying to be creative.

DDT “OSAKA BAY BLUES SPECIAL”, 14/11/2010
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2

1. Young Drama Cup: Yukihiro Abe vs. Kazuki Hirata
2. Young Drama Cup: Takao Soma vs. Shigehiro Irie
3. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega (c) vs. Prince Devitt  & Ryusuke Taguchi
4. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) vs. Hikaru Sato

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DDT “SHIN-KIBA 5TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL” Results

November 3, 2010

DDT held a triple bill of shows in Shin-Kiba 1st RING today to celebrate the arena’s 5th anniversary. There was a Monthly Young Communication show, a Union show and the DDT show itself, which is the only show I have results for right now.

DDT “SHIN-KIBA 5TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL”, 03/11/2010
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
447 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Dick Togo, GENTARO & Yasu Urano defeated KUDO, Hoshitango & Takao Soma when GENTARO pinned Soma with the Diving Elbow Drop (12:25).
2. Variety Group Leader 100 Match Series 1st: Toru Owashi defeated DJ Nira with an Inside Cradle (0:03).
2a. Variety Group Leader 100 Match Series 2nd: Toru Owashi defeated DJ Nira by KO (3:10).
3. Young Drama Cup: Yukihiro Abe [3] defeated Rion Mizuki [0] by Pinfall (5:47).
4. Young Drama Cup: Keisuke Ishii [5] defeated Shigehiro Irie [2] with the Kneel Kick (5:13).
5. UWA Trios Title, Jiyugaoka Six Man Tag Team Title & Nihonkai Six Man Tag Team Title: Michael Nakazawa, Hikaru Sato & Tomimitsu Matsunaga defeated Great Kojika, Mr. #6 & Riho (c) when Matsunaga pinned Kojika with the Tommy Bomber (13:33).
*Kojika, #6 & Riho fail in V3 for Nihonkai & V2 for UWA and Jiyugaoka Titles. Shit Heart ♥ Foundation become the 43rd UWA Champions, the 7th Jiyugaoka Champions and the 4th Nihonkai Champions.
6. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega defeated HARASHIMA & Kazuki Hirata when Omega pinned Hirata with the Croyth’s Wrath (11:09).
7. I Quit Confession: Danshoku Dino, Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Sanshiro Takagi, MIKAMI & Tanomusaku Toba ended in a No Contest when Honda & Sasaki attacked Dino (12:05).

Young Drama Cup Table

1. Keisuke Ishii [5]
2. Takao Soma [4]
3. Yukihiro Abe [3]
4. Shigehiro Irie [2]
5. Kazuki Hirata [0]
-. Rion Mizuki [0]

Both of the KO-D Tag Team Title belts went missing before the show. Danshoku Dino was convinced that MIKAMI & Tanomusaku Toba stole the belts and were keeping them hostage in order to get another title shot. This led to the main event being changed into an I Quit match where Dino could get the Suicide Boyz to confess to their crimes. He took advantage of the rules to interrogate his opponents in the usual Dino fashion. However, when Dino found out MIKAMI & Toba were innocent he was blindsided by his own partners Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki, causing the match to be thrown out. Honda & Sasaki revealed that they were the ones who stole the belts! DDT General Manager, Tsurumi Amon was quick to react and made a KO-D Tag Title match for the Osaka show on the 14th. It will be the Butt Samurai (yes, that is the team name for Dino & Shiro Koshinaka) versus Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki for the belts!

Speaking of belts, a large group of them changed hands during the show. The Shit Heart ♥ Foundation has finally found success and all it took was for them to beat up two kids and an old man defeat one of the most dominating trios in the history of professional wrestling. The Great Kojika, Mr. #6 & Riho were the fan favourites while the SHF, Michael Nakazawa especially were booed throughout the match. Mr. #6 sacrificed himself to protect Riho from a Nakazawa Lotion Backwash Attack but in the end Tomimitsu Matsunaga put the Great Kojika down for the count with the Tommy Bomber Lariat. The SHF now have 9 physical belts added to their trophy cabinet and some space is left for a certain Openweight title that Hikaru Sato has set his sights on for Osaka.

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New DDT Extreme Champion!

November 3, 2010

I can’t find much information about it (currently on a computer where translation sites are blocked) but Danshoku Dino lost the DDT Extreme Championship to South Korean wrestler Kim Nun Pun at a show in Ulsun, South Korea on 28th October. Kim Nun Pun has become a regular gaijin for the SMASH promotion and even showed up at SMASH.9 with the belt two days later. With a relationship now forming between DDT/Union and SMASH, we may see the Extreme Title be defended in Tajiri’s promotion at some point in the future.

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“MONTHY YOUNG COMMUNICATION” October Results

November 1, 2010

DDT “MONTHY YOUNG COMMUNICATION OCTOBER EDITION”, 21/10/2010
Warabi City Isami Wrestle Budokan
34 Fans

1. Young Drama Cup: Keisuke Ishii [3] defeated Rion Mizuki [0] with a Single-Leg Crab Hold (6:10).
2. Shigehiro Irie defeated Tatsuhiko Yoshino with the Diving Teddy Bear (7:04).
3. Daisuke Sasaki defeated Akito with the NOW OR NEVER (13:02).
4. Yukihiro Abe & Shota defeated Ryuichi Sekine & Hiroo Tsumaki when Abe pinned Tsumkai with the Depression (10:45).
5. Young Drama Cup: Takao Soma [4] defeated Kazuki Hirata [0] with the Diving Guillotine Drop (9:30).

Young Drama Cup Table

1. Takao Soma [4]
2. Keisuke Ishii [3]
3. Shigehiro Irie [2]
4. Yukihiro Abe [1]
5. Kazuki Hirata [0]
-. Rion Mizuki [0]

The Warabi City Isami Wrestle Budokan is an arena often used by the Ice Ribbon promtion.

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Yoshiaki Yago News

November 1, 2010

It’s been a while since we heard from Yoshiaki Yago, wrestler, guitarist, gym owner and frequent locker victim. Ever since his evil plan to destroy Sumo Hall was thwarted by Michael Nakazawa, Yago stepped away from the ring and spent some quality time with his guitar. He came out of the break with renewed energy and a brand new song called “Join.The.Revolution“. Yago then appeared at a SMASH press conference on October 13th to announce the Yoshiaki Yago Cup with the winner being allowed to use “Join.The.Revolution” as his new theme song. Hajime Ohara won what I guess was the only match in the tournament but he had no interest in the prize and rejected it. So instead, “Join.The.Revolution” was chosen to be the official theme song for the SMASH.10 show at JCB Hall. The first performance of Yago’s new song will take place on the 3rd November inbetween the DDT/UNION double header at Shin-Kiba 1st RING.

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