Tomorrow’s Union Card

February 11, 2012

UNION “UNION PRO WRESTLING IN OSAKA”, 12/02/2012
Osaka Minami Move On Arena

1. Cherry Vs Maki Narumiya
2. Special Battle Royal: HARU Vs Agu Matsunaga Vs Yuki Tanaka Vs Hideki Shiota Vs Sanshiro Takagi
3. New Sanshiro Takagi & Big Rude Vs Kengo Ohka & Madoka
4. Ken Ohka & Mio Shirai Vs Black Buffalo & Tigers Mask
5. Shuji Ishikawa & Shigehiro Irie Vs El Generico & Hiroshi Fukuda
6. DDT Extreme Title – BLT (Buckets, Ladders & Tonkachi) Match: Isami Kodaka (c) Vs Sexxxy Eddy

Sanshiro Takagi (original) has been added to the Battle Royal.

UNION “MARCH OF THE UNION 2012”, 18/03/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Rion Mizuki
2. If Cherry Loses, Her Real Age Becomes Public: Cherry Vs Mio Shirai

It’s been often joked that Cherry’s real age is one of the best kept secrets in wrestling. If Mio Shirai defeats her, will the Union fans be prepared for the truth?

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DDT “TRULY ULTRA SUPER BAZOOKA!” Results

February 11, 2012

DDT “TRULY ULTRA SUPER BAZOOKA!”, 11/02/2012
Nagoya Arsenal Hall
350 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma defeated Kengo Takai & Michio Kageyama when Soma pinned Kageyama with the Boma Ye (10:18).
2. DJ Nira defeated Michael Nakazawa with a Triangle Choke (7:50).
3. HARASHIMA & Mr. #6 defeated Masa Takanashi & Shota when HARASHIMA pinned Shota with the Somato (8:41).
4. Kenny Omega, El Generico & Sexxxy Eddy defeated Makoto Oishi, Akito & Hiroshi Fukuda when Eddy pinned Fukuda with the SEX On The Beach (12:47).
5. KO-D Tag Team Title: Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino (c) defeated Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie when Urano pinned Ishii with a Small Package (18:20).
*V2 for Crying Wolf.
6. Memphis Last Man Standing Loser Leaves Town Match: Danshoku Dino defeated Antonio Honda by KO with the Gotch-Style Danshoku Driver (20:24).

Antonio Honda’s defeat in the main event means that he is now banished from Nagoya. Danshoku Dino meanwhile won a free overnight stay in the city. Things are not looking good for the challenger. Dino has technically defeated Honda in both of their non-title matches and has all of the momentum going into their 19/2 KO-D Title match in Korakuen Hall.

The injury bug is spreading across the DDT locker room. Tomomitsu Matsunaga had to miss this show after suffering from acute enteritis. DEP wrestler Michio Kageyama took his place in the opening match.

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UNION “FORTUNE DEMONS 2012” Results

February 10, 2012

UNION “FORTUNE DEMONS 2012”, 10/02/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
306 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Rion Mizuki defeated Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Rumi Kazama) with a Fisherman’s Suplex (6:57).
2. New Sanshiro Takagi & Big Rude defeated Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Cherry when Takagi pinned Cherry with the Stone Cold Stunner (11:51).
3. Sexxxy Eddy defeated Mio Shirai with the SEX On The Beach (7:15).
4. Shuji Ishikawa & Shigehiro Irie defeated Kengo Ohka & Madoka when Irie pinned Madoka with the Vertical Drop Back Flip (15:58).
5. BJW Tag Team Title: Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto (c) defeated Kazuki Hashimoto & Takumi Tsukamoto when Kodaka pinned Tsukamoto with the Zan Isamu Leg (15:34).
*V4 for Yankii Ni Cho Kenju.
6. Special Singles Match: El Generico defeated Ken Ohka with the Vertical Drop Brainbuster (15:59).

Cherry’s major announcement is she will move her blog from Livedoor to Ameba. Mio Shirai came out and told Cherry that everyone in attendance thought she was finally going to reveal her real age. Nothing else about Cherry matters, according to Mio. She challenged Cherry to a match for the 18/3 Union show. If Cherry loses the match she will have to admit her real age, one of the best kept secrets in wrestling today.

Sexxxy Eddy tried his moves on Mio Shirai with little success during their match. He asked her for a kiss because it was almost Valentine’s Day. Mio asked Eddy to close his eyes. When he did, Mio grabbed the referee and forced him to kiss Eddy. Mio used the distraction to give Eddy a School Boy for a near fall. Mio gave Eddy a Low Blow and tried to do the Figure Four Neck Lock but Eddy escaped, gave Mio a Power Bomb and won the match with the SEX On The Beach.

Tsuyoshi Kikuchi betrayed Cherry in their tag match and asked New Sanshiro Takagi if he could join Union full-time. He has been asking to join since January but the decision was always put on hold. New Sanshiro said Kikuchi could join, but he has no actual power to do anything. Naomi Susan butted in and said she will think about it. New Sanshiro ignored her and said he was looking forward to having Kikuchi pump up Union with himself and Big Rude.

Kikuchi returned with New Sanshiro Takagi at the end of the show to again ask Naomi Susan if he can join Union. Naomi said it was too early to decide and she would speak to him later. They were then interrupted by (Old) Sanshiro Takagi, who offered to shake hands with his doppleganger. During the handshake, he gave New Sanshiro a Stone Cold Stunner. He then said on 18th March he will become New Keizo Matsuda!

Rion Mizuki was infatuated by Rumi Kazama during the opener. After defeating Hiroshi Fukuda, Mizuki asked Kazama for her phone number. She didn’t know how to react.

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New Beijing Sold, Cherry’s Announcement, KUDO Ill, BLT Match

February 9, 2012

NEW BEIJING “NEW YEAR JAPAN TOUR 2012”, 26/02/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

Breaking news coming straight in from China. New Beijing Pro Wrestling, a federation with links to DDT that has been running for thousands and thousands of years is now under new ownership. The company was bought out by an up-and-coming bootleg playing card company with grand aspirations to make New Beijing the number one wrestling promotion on the planet. Their planned return to Japan this month will still go ahead with the “NEW YEAR JAPAN TOUR 2012” beginning and ending in Shin-Kiba 1st RING on the 26th.

With new ownership comes a new structure for the company. New Beijing will now encourage their vast roster of fighters to follow three simple values: Friendship, Effort and Victory. The new owners and staff are now looking forward to visiting Japan for the upcoming tour.

UNION “FORTUNE DEMONS 2012”, 10/02/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Rumi Kazama) Vs Rion Mizuki
2. New Sanshiro Takagi & Big Rude Vs Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Cherry
3. Mio Shirai Vs Sexxxy Eddy
4. Shuji Ishikawa & Shigehiro Irie Vs Kengo Ohka & Madoka
5. BJW Tag Team Title: Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto (c) Vs Kazuki Hashimoto & Takumi Tsukamoto
6. Special Singles Match: Ken Ohka Vs El Generico

In an odd choice, Ken Ohka Vs El Generico is the announced main event. Ohka convinced Naomi Susan to put him in the main event because the new Union T-shirt for him and Mio Shirai are selling like hot cakes.

Cherry will have an important announcement on this show about her future in pro wrestling. She says it is something very serious that she has been considering for a while and even tried to go through with several times in the past.

DDT “TRULY ULTRA SUPER BAZOOKA!”, 11/02/2012
Nagoya Arsenal Hall

1. Michael Nakazawa Vs DJ Nira
2. Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma Vs Kengo Takai & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
3. HARASHIMA & Mr. #6 Vs Masa Takanashi & Shota
4. Kenny Omega, El Generico & Sexxxy Eddy Vs Makoto Oishi, Akito & Hiroshi Fukuda
5. Danshoku Dino Vs Antonio Honda
6. KO-D Tag Team Title: Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie

KUDO is currently suffering from tonsillitis and will not be able to appear at the show. Hiroshi Fukuda will take his place in the 6-Man Tag Team match. KUDO is still scheduled to compete at Korakuen Hall later this month.

UNION “UNION PRO WRESTLING IN OSAKA”, 12/02/2012
Osaka Minami Move On Arena

1. Special Battle Royal: HARU Vs Agu Matsunaga Vs Yuki Tanaka Vs Hideki Shiota
2. Cherry Vs Maki Narumiya
3. New Sanshiro Takagi & Big Rude Vs Kengo Ohka & Madoka
4. Ken Ohka & Mio Shirai Vs Black Buffalo & Tigers Mask
5. Shuji Ishikawa & Shigehiro Irie Vs El Generico & Hiroshi Fukuda
6. DDT Extreme Title – BLT (Buckets, Ladders & Tonkachi) Match: Isami Kodaka (c) Vs Sexxxy Eddy

Isami Kodaka has decided to make his DDT Extreme Title bout against Sexxxy Eddy a BLT Match. The “B” stands for Buckets (trash cans), the “L” for Ladders and the “T” for Tonkachi, the giant hammer.

DDT “INTO THE FIGHT 2012”, 19/02/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Aim! Best Tag Team Wrestling Grand Prix: Michael Nakazawa & Hikaru Sato Vs Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi
2. School System Vs Dissidents: Sanshiro Takagi, Takao Soma, Shiro Koshinaka & Masashi Aoyagi Vs Hiro Saito, Tomo Matsunaga, X & X
3. Special Tag Match: Kenny Omega & KUDO Vs El Generico & HARASHIMA
4. KO-D Tag Team Title: Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino (c) Vs Makoto Oishi & Masao Inoue
5. KO-D Openweight Title: Danshoku Dino (c) Vs Antonio Honda

Akito, Hiroshi Fukuda and Sexxxy Eddy will compete on the card, as will Ice Ribbon wrestlers Tsukasa Fujimoto and Hikaru Minami.

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Sanshiro Shows Up In Dragon Gate

February 9, 2012

Sanshiro Takagi made a very unexpected appearance for Dragon Gate in Korakuen Hall today just as the dust was settling from a game changing main event. Right after the evil Blood Warriors unit defeated JUNCTION THREE in a Losers Must Disband battle, CIMA stepped up to his former stable and introduced two friends that have come to help him fight his enemies. They were Sanshiro Takagi and TAKA Michinoku. Takagi will compete with CIMA & TAKA to face Akira Tozawa, BxB Hulk & Cyber Kong when Dragon Gate returns to Korakuen on 1st March. This marks the first DDT participation in Dragon Gate since the two cross-promoted “DRAMATIC DREAM GATE” shows back in 2007 and 2008.

Hopefully more information will come to light soon.

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DDT “NON-FIX 2.4” Results

February 4, 2012

DDT “NON-FIX 2.4”, 04/02/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
210 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Makoto Oishi & Akito defeated Shota & Rion Mizuki when Oishi submitted Mizuki with a Texas Cloverleaf (8:59).
2. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie defeated Yasu Urano & Keita Yano when Ishii pinned Urano with the Kneel Kick (12:18).
3. KUDO defeated DJ Nira with the Bull Grampus (9:09).
4. Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Michael Nakazawa when Soma pinned Nakazawa with the Boma Ye (9:04).
5. HARASHIMA & Hayato “Jr” Fujita defeated Kenny Omega & Masa Takanashi when HARASHIMA pinned Takanashi with the Somato (17:31).
6. Danshoku Dino (apparently Antonio Honda) defeated Antonio Honda (apparently Danshoku Dino) with the Gay-Do Clutch (11:20).

DDT went through a Freaky Friday situation in its main event today. At the beginning of the show both Danshoku Dino and Antonio Honda appeared in the ring for the contract signing of their first non-title match. Dino announced that it would just be a normal match with no crazy rules added. Both men shook hands but then accidentaly bonked heads with each other. They then left the ring in a daze. It turns out the bonk on the head made them switch bodies. Danshoku Dino came out for his match dressed as and acting like Antonio Honda while Honda came out as Dino. The match went on with both wrestlers using the other’s signature moves. It ended when Danshoku Dino (Honda) pinned Antonio Honda (Dino) with the Gaydo Clutch. After the match, Antonio Honda (Dino) announced that their second non-title match in Nagoya next week will be a Memphis Last Man Standing Loser Leaves Town match! Dino and Honda bumped heads once again and their bodies were brought back to normal.

Hayato “Jr” Fujita admitted to the audience he was a little nervous wrestling in DDT for the first time. But he was relieved to be warmly welcomed by the fans and to wrestle with HARASHIMA.

Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa Vs Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi was announced for the 19/2 show in Korakuen Hall.

It was confirmed that Daisuke Sasaki will miss the 11th and 19th February DDT shows due to his trip to Mexico. Also, Kazuki Hirata revealed that injuries to his anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus could put him out of action for the long term. While surgery was recommended by his doctor, Hirata has decided not to go through with it in the hopes of being able to return to the ring a lot sooner.

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Omega Defeats Hayashi, V3 For AJPW Jr. Title

February 3, 2012

AJPW “40TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR EXCITE SERIES 2012”, 03/02/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,100 Fans – Super No Vacancy

AJPW World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kenny Omega (c) defeated Kaz Hayashi with the One-Winged Angel (21:55).
*V3 for Kenny Omega.

Kenny Omega scored another career defining victory over one of the best Jr. Heavyweight wrestlers in the world today in All Japan Pro Wrestling. Omega made his third defence of the AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Title by defeating former champion Kaz Hayashi in the semi-main event of today’s show in Korakuen Hall. Hayashi has one of the more outstanding title reigns in puroresu with his most recent title run lasting 17 defences. However, Omega was not intimidated and was more concerned with living up to his claims of being the “cool champion” All Japan needs right now. The One-Winged Angel crushed Hayashi’s chance of winning back the title and Kenny celebrated his win with his cornerman Michael Nakazawa.

After the match, Kenny was confronted by two other AJPW wrestlers KAI and Shuji Kondo. Both of them appealed for title shots. Omega refused KAI on the basis that he defeated him twice already this year, the second time for the title itself. Before Kenny could respond to Shuji’s challenge, Nakazawa blindsided KAI with a chairshot. Omega then said he wanted his next title defence to take place in DDT and left it at that.

When interviewed backstage, Kenny said it was tough to be on the same level as Hayashi but he is now above him and has nothing left to prove. However, he still wants to earn the big money he gets by being the champion. Plus he cherishes his friends and family, friends like Nakazawa. His immediate plans are to now go home so he can eat curry and chocolate croissants.

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Full Card For “PINK KNEEL KICK VOL.1”

February 3, 2012

DDT “PINK KNEEL KICK VOL.1”, 03/03/2012
Tokorozawa Civic Gymnasium

1. Takao Soma Vs Shota
2. Shuji Ishikawa Vs Hoshitango
3. Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Tanomusaku Toba Vs Masa Takanashi, Daisuke Sasaki & Michael Nakazawa
4. Antonio Honda Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
5. Sanshiro Takagi Vs Yasu Urano
6. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs HARASHIMA & KUDO

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Union With BJW, DDT With BJW Too

February 2, 2012

DDT “INTO THE FIGHT 2012”, 19/02/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. School System Vs Dissidents: Sanshiro Takagi, Takao Soma, Shiro Koshinaka & Masashi Aoyagi Vs X, X, X & X
2. Special Tag Match: Kenny Omega & KUDO Vs El Generico & HARASHIMA
3. KO-D Tag Team Title: Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino (c) Vs Makoto Oishi & Masao Inoue
4. KO-D Openweight Title: Danshoku Dino (c) Vs Antonio Honda

Several names have been added to this event. They are Daisuke Sasaki (not sure if this effects his trip to Mexico), Hikaru Sato, Hiroshi Fukuda, Akito, Hikari Minami, Tsukasa Fujimoto and Sexxxy Eddy.

DDT/BJW “TBA”, 20/03/2012
Hakata Star Lane

Union isn’t the only brand holding a joint show with Big Japan during March. DDT will be joining in the fun too with a show in Hakata Star Lane produced by both Antonio Honda & Jaki Numazawa.

BJW/UNION “TBA”, 29/03/2012
Shinjuku FACE

1. Fluorescent Lighttubes Death Match: Isami Kodaka Vs Yuko Miyamoto

The first match of the BJW/Union show has been announced. The current co-holders of the BJW Tag Team Championship will battle each other in a Fluorescent Lighttubes Death Match. This will be the first time a death match will be held in Shinjuku FACE. Union had to got through a lot of negotiations with the building’s owners to allow the match to happen. They came to a compromise that only lighttubes will be used in the match and not the more extreme items Big Japan is associated with.

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2012 Contract Renewels

February 1, 2012

Every year, the end of January brings along the annual contract renewals for DDT and Union. This year had nothing earth-shattering taking place, like the 2009 period where Michael Nakazawa’s attempt to re-sign his contract involved Danshoku Dino assaulting him and his wife in their home, then Nakazawa escaping in a car that exploded when it was switched on.

The following is the list of wrestlers who renewed their contract for the year.

Dramatic Dream Team

Sanshiro Takagi, Poison JULIE Sawada, MIKAMI, HARASHIMA, KUDO, Danshoku Dino, Masa Takanashi, Kota Ibushi, Michael Nakazawa, Yasu Urano, Makoto Oishi, Hoshitango, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Keisuke Ishii, Rion Mizuki, Gota Ihashi, Takao Soma, Kazuki Hirata and Gorgeous Matsuno.

Union

Shuji Ishikawa, Seiya Morohashi (aka Big Rude), Isami Kodaka, Cherry, Ken Ohka, Hiro Tsumaki and Hiroshi Fukuda.

Only one person turned down his contract renewal, Union’s Shinichiro Tominaga. Unfortunately the promising rookie was never able to return to the ring after fracturing his right forearm last June. He thanked the fans for cheering him on during his brief time in Union.

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