DDT “JUDGEMENT 2012” Results

March 11, 2012

DDT “JUDGEMENT 2012”, 11/03/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,408 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Gota Ihashi Return Match: KUDO defeated Gota Ihashi with a Back Spin Kick (7:21).
2. A Major Explosion!? Rocket Punch: Masao Inoue defeated DJ Nira with a School Boy (8:57).
Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Poison JULIE Sawada defeated Antonio Honda by Pinfall (12:28 pm).
*Poison JULIE Sawada becomes the 894th champion.
3. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Kana defeated Poison JULIE Sawada (c), Antonio Honda, Michael Nakazawa, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Gorgeous Matsuno, Tigers Mask and Keita Yano (10:00).
3a. Michael Nakazawa defeated Poison JULIE Sawada (c) with a Jackknife Pin (3:08).
*Michael Nakazawa becomes the 895th champion.
3b. Kana defeated Michael Nakazawa (c) with a Hand Thrust (4:54).
*Kana becomes the 896th champion.
3c. Antonio Honda defeated Kana (c) by Pinfall (9:10).
*Antonio Honda becomes the 897th champion.
3d. Kana defeated Antonio Honda (c) with a Cross Armbreaker (9:38).
*Kana becomes the 898th champion.
4. HARASHIMA, Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Makoto Oishi, Akito & Hiroshi Fukuda when Takanashi pinned Fukuda with the Bacchus (10:22).
5. Shuji Kondo & Kaz Hayashi defeated Shigehiro Irie & Keisuke Ishii when Hayashi pinned Ishii with the Final Cut (13:43).
Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Kana (c) defeated Michael Nakazawa with a Guillotine Choke (13:21 pm).
*V1 for Kana.
6. KO-D Tag Team Title: Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma defeated Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino (c) when Soma pinned Urano with the Diving Guillotine Drop (15:18).
*Crying Wolf fails in V3. Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma become the 42nd KO-D Tag Team Champions!
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Danshoku Dino (c) defeated Hikaru Sato with the Gotch-Style Danshoku Driver (20:10).
*V2 for Danshoku Dino.

After dispatching Hikaru Sato in the main event, Danshoku Dino nominated Sanshiro Takagi & Masa Takanashi as the top two challengers for his KO-D Openweight Title. Takanashi and Takagi will face each other in a No. 1 Contender’s match on 18th March. The winner will face Dino for the title when DDT returns to Korakuen Hall for their double header with Union on 1st April.

The Anti-Establishment Unit are now the KO-D Tag Team Champions! In his third shot at the belts, Takao Soma finally made it all the way and won his first championship in his career. He and Sanshiro Takagi are now planning to defend the title as many different promotions as possible. Tsurumi Amon is not happy at the recent turn of events and refuses to allow Takagi & Soma to defend the KO-D Tag Team Title outside of DDT. Takagi ignored him and listed a number of different promotions to defend the belt in. Places like New Japan, Dragon Gate, Big Japan, Diamond Ring and Okinawa Pro Wrestling were all suggested only for Tsurumi to shoot down each idea. Tsurumi then accidentaly mentioned that a GUTS World show was going to take place in Kitasenju later. That gave Takagi and Soma the idea to crash that show and lay out a challenge to the GUTS roster.

After match #5, Shigehiro Irie predicted that Kenny Omega would defeat Shuji Kondo in All Japan on 20th March. Then on 1st April, Irie will have dropped enough weight to challenge and defeat Kenny Omega to win the AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Title. Irie then said he will nominate Shuji Kondo as his first challenger. Shuji Kondo praised Irie in a backstage interview after the match, calling his performance “tremendous”. Meanwhile Keisuke Ishii was upset with losing the match to Kondo and Kaz Hayashi. He felt he was not ready to have fought Hayashi so soon. However, he does want to face Kaz Hayashi again, this time in a singles match.

Kana got a nice little White Day gift in the form of the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title. The belt began changing hands before the Battle Royal even took place. The champion at the beginning of the show was Antonio Honda. While he was explaining the rules of the match to the competitors, Poison JULIE Sawada ambushed him and won the title. When the match finally took place, Sawada was pinned by Michael Nakazawa. Nakazawa then made the mistake of provoking Kana by asking if she wanted the silver belt or his “golden axe”. Kana knocked him out and became champion. Honda was next to win the belt with under a minute remaining but Kana immediately trapped him in a Cross Armbreaker to win back the belt and complete the Battle Royal as champion. She later became one of the few champions to successfully defend the belt when an ambush by Nakazawa backstage failed and left him choked out by the champion.

Two brand new DDT wrestlers will both be making their debut in the next couple of weeks. The first to debut is Takashi Dai. He will have his first match in Hakata Star Lanes on 20th March. The second is Tetsuya Endo, who will debut in Korakuen Hall on 1st April.

DDT announced that El Generico will compete at the 15th Anniversary show in Budokan Hall!

Kota Ibushi will be the stand-in General Manager for the “NON-FIX 3.18 SPECIAL” at Shin-Kiba 1st RING next week.

Two prizes were announced for the Battle Royal that will take place on 1st April. The Anytime & Anywhere Contract will be hung above the ring and will go to whoever can take it down. The winner of the Battle Royal itself will get the KO-D Title shot on the 4th May Korakuen show.

A one minute’s silence dedicated to the victims of last year’s earthquake and tsunami took place at the end of the show.


Omega, Nakazawa & Sato Enter AJPW Tag League

March 11, 2012

Kenny Omega and Michael Nakazawa will be competing in their first tournament together as a tag team when All Japan Pro Wrestling holds the 2012 Junior Tag League next month. Omega & Nakazawa will be one of six teams competing in the round robin and will certainly be targeted by everyone else. Kenny has been constantly rubbing the All Japan roster the wrong way with his cocky behaviour while holding the AJPW Jr. Heayweight Championship. Meanwhile Nakazawa has been acting the nuisance towards Kenny’s challengers, doing what he can to disrupt their momentum in the lead up to fighting Omega.

Hikaru Sato will also be competing in the tournament teaming with All Japan native Hiroshi Yamato. Nakazawa and Sato recently reformed their Do Hentai Dan tag team in DDT but they have gone on separate journeys in All Japan. Who knows what will happen when they inevitably cross paths in the Tag League. The tournament will take place from 1st April to 14th April with the match list revealed once the final teams are announced.


Two New Matches For Hard Hit

March 9, 2012

HARD HIT “ATLANTIS”, 22/03/2012
Shinjuku FACE

1. KEI Yamamiya Vs Ryuichi Sekine
2. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Michael Nakazawa
3. Isami Kodaka Vs Tanomusaku Toba
4. HARASHIMA Vs Daisuke Nakamura
5. Hikaru Sato Vs Ryo Kawamura

Daisuke Nakamura comes from the U-FILE camp.

Tanomusaku Toba reappears to continue his streak of fighting on every Hard Hit show to date. Hikaru Sato has fought on every show except the first one.


“JUDGEMENT 2012” And Hart Hit Matches

March 5, 2012

DDT “JUDGEMENT 2012”, 11/03/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Gota Ihashi Return Match: KUDO Vs Gota Ihashi
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Antonio Honda (c) Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Poison JULIE Sawada Vs Gorgeous Matsuno Vs Tigers Mask Vs Kana Vs Keita Yano
3. A Major Explosion!? Rocket Punch: Masao Inoue Vs DJ Nira
4. Shigehiro Irie & Keisuke Ishii Vs Shuji Kondo & Kaz Hayashi
5. KO-D Tag Team Title: Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino (c) Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma
6. KO-D Openweight Title: Danshoku Dino (c) Vs Hikaru Sato

DDT confirmed the challengers for the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title Battle Royal. Antonio Honda was the one who brought the title back from the clutches of the Osaka Pro wrestlers. Now he will be chased after by the usual crew plus guests like Tigers Mask, Kana and Keita Yano.

HARD HIT “ATLANTIS”, 22/03/2012
Shinjuku FACE

1. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Michael Nakazawa
2. KEI Yamamiya Vs Ryuichi Sekine
3. Hikaru Sato Vs Ryo Kawamura

Some information has come in for the next Hard Hit show. The main event of Hikaru Sato versus Ryo Kawamura of Pancrase-ism fame will have a fifteen minute time limit. The other two fights will each have a ten minute time limit. More matches will be announced soon. Keiichiro “KEI” Yamamiya represents the GRABAKA gym located in Nakano while Yukio Sakaguchi comes from the Sakaguchi Dojo in Yokohama.


DDT “DOTONBORI STORY 11” Results

March 4, 2012

DDT “DOTONBORI STORY 11”, 04/03/2012
Osaka Minami Move On Arena
308 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Shoichi Uchida defeated Masa Takanashi, Daisuke Sasaki & Kiai Ryuuken Ecchan when Irie pinned Ecchan with the Vertical Drop Back Flip (12:45).
2. Nakazawa Local Indie Education Match: Hideki Shiota defeated Michael Nakazawa with a Fujiwara Armber (0:18).
2a. Hideki Shiota defeated Michael Nakazawa with a Diving Headbutt (4:41).
Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: MIYAWAKI defeated Tigers Mask (c) with the Death Penalty.
*MIYAWAKI becomes the 892nd champion.
3. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: MIYAWAKI (c) Vs Antonio Honda ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
3a. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Antonio Honda defeated MIYAWAKI (c) with a Stunner.
*Antonio Honda becomes the 893rd champion.
4. Yasu Urano, Yuji Hino & Keita Yano defeated Makoto Oishi, Akito & Hiroshi Fukuda when Hino pinned Fukuda with the Fuckin’ Bomb (12:38).
5. Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma defeated Tigers Mask & DJ Nira when Takagi pinned Mask after the Boma Ye from Yukinori Matsui (10:04).
6. Hikaru Sato & HARASHIMA defeated Danshoku Dino & KUDO when Sato submitted Dino with the Heel Hold (19:41).

Hikaru Sato scored a big victory over Danshoku Dino in the build up to their KO-D Openweight Title match next week. Sato’s vast experience in submissions were too much for Dino to handle in the Tag Team main event which also included HARASHIMA and KUDO. Dino had no choice but to tap out to Sato’s Heel Hold, possibly giving the challenger a clear target to focus on when the title match takes place. Meanwhile HARASHIMA is already staking claim to challenge Sato to a KO-D Title match in Osaka if Sato becomes the next champion. Should the road lead to this match becoming a reality, it will be a rematch of Sato’s dramatic KO-D Title win over HARASHIMA that took place in Osaka back in 2010.

I was not a good day for Osaka’s own Tigers Mask. First he lost the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship to MIYAWAKI before he even got a chance to defend it against Antonio Honda. Then he lost his tag team match later in the show when referee Yukinori Matsui had enough of his antics and knocked him out with a Boma Ye knee strike.


DDT “PINK KNEEL KICK VOL.1” Results

March 3, 2012

DDT “PINK KNEEL KICK VOL.1”, 03/03/2012
Tokorozawa Civic Gymnasium
453 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Takao Soma defeated Shota with the Boma Ye (7:50).
2. Shuji Ishikawa defeated Hoshitango with the Splash Mountain (6:15).
3. Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Tanomusaku Toba defeated Masa Takanashi, Daisuke Sasaki & Michael Nakazawa when Dino pinned Nakazawa with a Moonsault (12:40).
4. Antonio Honda defeated Hiroshi Fukuda with a Bionic Elbow (12:10).
5. Yasu Urano defeated Sanshiro Takagi with an Inside Cradle (11:54).
6. HARASHIMA & KUDO defeated Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie when KUDO pinned Ishii with the Diving Double Knee Drop (20:33).


But Did You Know, That When It Snows…

March 2, 2012

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
3. New Sanshiro Takagi & Big Rude Vs New Keizo Matsuda & X
4. BEST OF THE SUPER Ohka: Ken Ohka Vs Kengo Ohka
5. 1000 Roses Death Match: Shuji Ishikawa & Shigehiro Irie Vs Isami Kodaka & Ryuichi Sekine

The main event is exactly what it says. Union will provide a more romantic sounding hardcore match where 1000 roses will be brought to the ring in boxes and other displays. They will even stapled to wooden boards and wrapped around ladders.

I’m surprised to find out that the BEST OF THE SUPER Ohka bout will be the first singles match between Ken Ohka and Kengo (Mashimo) Ohka. Kengo was originally brought into Union as the new and improved version of Ken Ohka. At the press conference for this show, Ken let slip that the BEST OF THE SUPER Ohka concept could involve more than just himself and Kengo. “If there is anyone who identifies himself as Ohka, I will recruit him,” said Ken.

Union are also attempting an experiment for the show. They are asking for anyone with previous amateur wrestling experience to participate in a dark match before the show. I’m not sure if they mean amateur wrestling as in the Olympic sport or if they mean people who took part in the Japanese equivalent of backyard wrestling clubs. Probably the latter since many of the wrestlers DDT and Union have recruited in the past came from college wrestling clubs and tiny indie sleaze feds.


Pink Kneel Kick Tomorrow, Iron Man Title Situation

March 2, 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

Keisuke Ishii has finished the card for what will hopefully be the first in a series of self-produced shows.

DDT “DOTONBORI STORY 11”, 04/03/2012
Osaka Minami Move On Arena

1. Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Shoichi Uchida Vs Masa Takanashi, Daisuke Sasaki & Kiai Ryuuken Ecchan
2. Yasu Urano, Yuji Hino & Keita Yano Vs Makoto Oishi, Akito & Hiroshi Fukuda
3. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Tigers Mask (c) Vs Antonio Honda
4. Nakazawa Local Indie Education Match: Michael Nakazawa Vs Hideki Shiota
5. Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma Vs Tigers Mask & DJ Nira
6. Danshoku Dino & KUDO Vs Hikaru Sato & HARASHIMA

An update on the current whereabouts of the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship over in Osaka Pro. Miyuji Matsuyama lost the belt to Ebessan on 1st March in a 3 Way match that also involved Miracleman. Ebessan then lost the title to Kanjyuro Matsuyama. I’ll let the Osaka Holiday Paradise site explain what happened:

“After the show, Ebessan suffered what apparently was a stroke near the goods shop. Kanjyuro went over to deliver a heart massage to his fellow Unique Gundan member and managed to become the 888th Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion.”

Earlier today, Tigers Mask pinned Kanyuro in the main event 3 Way match also involving Atsushi Kotoge to become the 889th and latest Iron Man champion. If he is still champion on the 4th March, he will defend the belt against Antonio Honda when DDT shows up in Osaka for “DOTONBORI STORY 11”.


Sanshiro Teams With CIMA & TAKA In Dragon Gate

March 1, 2012

DRAGON GATE “TRUTH GATE”, 3/1/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,850 Fans

CIMA, TAKA Michinoku & Sanshiro Takagi defeated Akira Tozawa, BxB Hulk & Cyber Kong when CIMA pinned Kong with a Dos Caras Clutch (20:08).

Today’s appearance in Dragon Gate turned out to be a successful one for Sanshiro Takagi. The DDT president teamed up with K-DOJO president TAKA Michinoku and Dragon Gate’s Open The Dream Gate ace CIMA to face the newly renamed MAD BLANKEY unit of Akira Tozawa, BxB Hulk & Cyber Kong. Despite the victory, CIMA’s grudge with the former Blood Warriors is far from over. Takagi told CIMA after the match that he can come back to Dragon Gate anytime CIMA needs his help.