NJPW “DOMINION 6.18”, 18/06/11
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
6. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kota Ibushi defeated Prince Devitt (c) with the Phoenix Splash (13:49).
*Devitt fails in V8. Ibushi becomes the 61st IWGP Jr. Champion!
This week has just been getting better and better for Kota Ibushi. Eight days after he made history in New Japan by becoming the first outsider to win the Best Of The Super Jr tournament, he defeats Prince Devitt in Osaka to become the new IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion! Ibushi was described to be so happy to win the title and will accept challenges from anyone over the belt, Devitt included. When asked about what his next goal will be in the future, Kota said he wanted to “raise the genre of professional wrestling”.
Ibushi will return to DDT tomorrow for an 8-Man Tag Team match that has had little attention due to other events on the card such as Dick Togo’s final match in DDT, the two KO-D Openweight Title matches, Danshoku Dino’s final battle with Bob Sapp’s Assassin Academy and the return of Masa Takanashi. But he will be sure to receive a hero’s welcome when he enters the ring with the IWGP Jr. Title over his shoulder.
And of course this now means that us DDT fans can start fantasizing over Ibushi’s role for Sumo Hall on 27th August. Will he be able to defend the belt there and if so, who will he face against? An immediate rematch with Prince Devitt? A repeat of the BOSJ final against the runner-up Ryusuke Taguchi? Or how about a certain crazy Capcom collecting Canadian and golden loving BFF who goes by the name of Kenny Omega? Just something to ponder over.
Dramatic DDT 