Dick Togo Wins Iron Man Title!

July 19, 2012

Well, it was bound to happen. Yuki Sato’s journey to Bolivia in search of Dick Togo so he could challenge him to a match with the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title on the line has ended before it really began. During his flight to the South American country, Sato fell victim to altitude sickness which left him bedridden. Togo quickly found out where Sato was staying and he snuck into his room while wearing a referee shirt. Togo then pinned the sleeping Sato while quietly counted to three, becoming the new Iron Man champion. DDT already put a back-up plan in place for the 15th Anniversary Show. Since it is unlikely that Togo will be returning to Japan any time soon, the winner of the Iron Man Battle Royal at Budokan Hall will be crowned the No.1 Contender for the belt. It will then be up to that person to travel over to Bolivia and get the title back from Togo or whoever the champion will be by then.

Of course, that is if Togo stays in Bolivia. Who knows, he might show up at the Budokan after all…

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BJW/UNION “WAR WAS INSUFFICIENT AGAINST US” Results

July 18, 2012

BJW/UNION “WAR WAS INSUFFICIENT AGAINST US”, 18/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
282 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Who Is Noticeable? Who Is Barking? Who Will Win? I Was Right!: Isami Kodaka, Hiro Tsumaki & Taichi Kazato defeated Shinya Ishikawa, Kazuki Hashimoto & Hideyoshi Kamitani when Tsumaki submitted Kamitani with a Texas Cloverleaf (11:25).
2. The Talent Of The Old Brilliant Young Man: Great Kojika & Cherry defeated Masashi Otani & Hiroshi Fukuda when Kojika submitted Fukuda with a Dragon Sleeper (11:13) (Special Guest Ref: Sanshiro Takagi).
3. Bottom Line Is To Whether Or Not To Give Up Life: Jaki Numazawa & Big Rude defeated Yuji Okabayashi & Hoshitango when Rude pinned Hoshitango with a Back Drop (11:09).
4. Lead The Rogue Dragon? – Hardcore Match: Ryuji Ito defeated Ken Ohka with the Dragon Splash (10:18).
5. Takagi To Isami Yes Or No: Daisuke Sekimoto & Kengo Ohka defeated Abdullah Kobayashi & Isami Kodaka when Sekimoto pinned Kodaka with the German Suplex (11:35) (Special Guest Ref: Sanshiro Takagi).
6. Intersection Of The Dump Truck With A Broken Brake: Yoshihito Sasaki defeated Shigehiro Irie with the Lariat (8:38).
7. DDT Extreme Title – Fluorescent Lighttube, Rose & Ecosystem Death Match: Shuji Ishikawa defeated Yuko Miyamoto (c) with the Splash Mountain onto the sea urchins (15:08).
*Yuko Miyamoto fails in V2. Shuji Ishikawa becomes the 19th DDT Extreme Champion!

The partnership between Union and Big Japan continued today in Shin-Kiba 1st RING with another joint show from the two promotions. The show was highlighted with the main event between Shuji Ishikawa and Yuko Miyamoto in a Fluorescent Lighttube, Rose & Ecosystem Death Match for the DDT Extreme Title. Details of the death match were given at the beginning of the show where Naomi Susan said that it was up to Ken Ohka to decide what the Ecosystem part of the match meant. Ohka produced a sea urchin and replied “This is it.” Miyamoto was disappointed and said that was not a good choice. Susan defended Ohka’s choice and said that they have the finest items available to create the best match.

The match itself had the set up of lighttubes attached to the ropes, a rose covered board resting against one neutral corner and a box of sea urchins placed over at the other corner. Ishikawa became the new DDT Extreme Champion in a match that saw the canvas covered in the remains of squashed sea urchins. Afterwards, Ishikawa announced that he was going to reveal his partner for the Special Tag Team match against HARASHIMA at Budokan Hall. Ishikawa asked Ryuji Ito to team with him at the event. Ito agreed.

Yoshihito Sasaki Vs Shigehiro Irie was as hard-hitting as everyone expected. After a stiff headbutt exchance, Sasaki dropped Irie with the Lariat to win.

Isami Kodaka & Hiro Tsumaki were announced to take part in the Tag Team Gauntlet match at the DDT 15th Anniversary show. Meanwhile Kengo Ohka and Daisuke Sekimoto had some words for each other after they beat Kodaka & Tsumaki. Sekimoto said he will not team with Kengo again. Kengo said “Next time I’ll see you in KAIENTAI-DOJO.”

Ken Ohka has slowly but surely been adapting to death match wrestling. His latest flirtation with the more violent side of puroresu was a Hardcore match against Ryuji Ito. Ohka lost after a Superplex followed by a chair assisted Dragon Splash. After the match, Ohka complained about Ito using the chair. He also noticed that they both share the same birthday, 8th April.

A rivalry formed by conflicting sponsorships has eventually turned into an alliance. Big Rude & Jaki Numazawa put their differences aside to defeat the powerful combination of Yuji Okabayashi & Hoshitango. The ending came when Okabayashi accidentaly struck his partner with a Lariat, allowing Big Rude to give Hoshitango a Back Drop for the win. Afterwards, Numazawa told Okabayashi & Hoshitango if they grow out their hair long they will then start to win matches.

Even with the help of special guest referee Sanshiro Takagi, the young team of Hiroshi Fukuda & Masashi Otani fell to the Great Kojika and Cherry. Takagi was clearly playing favourites and aided Fukuda & Otani any way he could. He ignored rope breaks, performed fast counts, refused to acknowledge tags and called Cherry a hag. However, when Kojika applied a Dragon Sleeper to Fukuda it was all over. Takagi lifted Fukuda’s arm three times to check if he was concious and the arm fell down each time. Takagi had no choice but to end the match and give the victory to Cherry and the Great Kojika.

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Miyamoto And Ishikawa Battle For The Ecosystem

July 17, 2012

BJW/UNION “WAR WAS INSUFFICIENT AGAINST US”, 18/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Who Is Noticeable? Who Is Barking? Who Will Win? I Was Right!: Shinya Ishikawa, Kazuki Hashimoto & Hideyoshi Kamitani Vs Isami Kodaka, Hiro Tsumaki & Taichi Kazato
2. The Talent Of The Old Brilliant Young Man: Great Kojika & Cherry Vs Masashi Otani & Hiroshi Fukuda
3. Bottom Line Is To Whether Or Not To Give Up Life: Jaki Numazawa & Big Rude Vs Yuji Okabayashi & Hoshitango
4. Lead The Rogue Dragon? – Hardcore Match: Ryuji Ito Vs Ken Ohka
5. Takagi To Isami Yes Or No: Abdullah Kobayashi & Isami Kodaka Vs Daisuke Sekimoto & Kengo Ohka (Special Guest Ref: Sanshiro Takagi)
6. Intersection Of The Dump Truck With A Broken Brake: Yoshihito Sasaki Vs Shigehiro Irie
7. DDT Extreme Title – Fluorescent Lighttube, Rose & Ecosystem Death Match: Yuko Miyamoto (c) Vs Shuji Ishikawa

Full details of what the Fluorescent Lighttube, Rose & Ecosystem Death Match is will be revealed on the day of the show. The first two obviously speak for themselves but the Ecosystem part sounds new, unless that is the name used for the previously hinted snakes and scorpions.

Sanshiro Takagi will act as the referee for one of the matches on the card.

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Final “ROAD TO BUDOKAN 2012” Card

July 16, 2012

DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN 2012”, 22/07/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Tsukasa Fujimoto & Mio Shirai Vs Hiroshi Fukuda & Choun-Shiryu
1. 12-Man Tag Team Match: Yuji Hino, Yasu Urano, Antonio Honda, Masa Takanashi, Daisuke Sasaki & Hoshitango Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Akito, Poison JULIE Sawada, Rion Mizuki, Tetsuya Endo & DJ Nira
2. Sanshiro Takagi, Takao Soma & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Hikaru Sato, Michael Nakazawa & Tanomusaku Toba
3. KO-D Tag Team Title: KUDO & Makoto Oishi (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie & Keisuke Ishii
4. MIKAMI Return Match: MIKAMI Vs Tatsumi Fujinami
5. Hardcore Match: HARASHIMA Vs Shigehiro Irie
6. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Danshoku Dino & YOSHIHIKO

This will be the first time the entire Monster Army has been together since forming.

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DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN IN TAKAMATSU” Results

July 16, 2012

DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN IN TAKAMATSU ~DRAMATIC DREAM PONDS~”, 16/07/2012
Takamatsu Symbol Tower
240 Fans

1. Sanshiro Takagi defeated Tetsuya Endo with an Avalanche Brainbuster (7:14).
2. Michael Nakazawa defeated Batten Tamagawa with the Venom Maker (7:37).
3. Masa Takanashi & Antonio Honda defeated DJ Nira & Teppei Ishizaka when Honda submitted Nira with the Octopus Hold (9:30).
4. Dandhoku Dino & Makoto Oishi defeated Yasu Urano & Daisuke Sasaki when Dino pinned Sasaki with a Moonsault (17:40).
5. Yuji Hino defeated Takao Soma with the Rocket Launcher (10:29).
6. Kota Ibushi & KUDO defeated HARASHIMA & Keisuke Ishii when Ibushi pinned Ishii with the Sit Down Last Ride (12:35).

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DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN IN HIROSHIMA” Results

July 15, 2012

DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN IN HIROSHIMA ~DRAMATIC DREAM TOKA-SAN~”, 15/07/2012
Hiroshima Industrial Hall
444 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Daisuke Sasaki defeated Tetsuya Endo with the Cross Facelock (7:12).
2. Masa Takanashi defeated DJ Nira and Batten Tamagawa when Takanashi submitted Nira with a Reverse Figure Four Leg Lock (8:54).
3. HARASHIMA & Rey Paroma defeated Danshoku Dino & Michael Nakazawa when Paroma pinned Nakazawa with the Moonsault Press (16:01).
4. Yuto Aijima defeated Antonio Honda with the Vertical Drop Brainbuster (11:18).
5. HARASHIMA & Keisuke Ishii defeated Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma when HARASHIMA pinned Soma with the Somato (11:27).
6. KO-D Tag Team Title: KUDO & Makoto Oishi (c) defeated Yuji Hino & Yasu Urano when KUDO pinned Urano with a Buzzsaw Kick (17:21).
*V2 for KUDO & Makoto Oishi.

A successful second defence for KUDO & Makoto Oishi means they now go on to Korakuen Hall to defend the KO-D Tag Team Championship against Shigehiro Irie & Keisuke Ishii.

It was a good day for HARASHIMA, wrestling twice and winning twice.

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DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN IN HAKATA” Results

July 14, 2012

DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN IN HAKATA ~DRAMATIC DREAM STREET~”, 14/07/2012
Hakata Star Lanes
287 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Keisuke Ishii defeated Tetsuya Endo with a Single Leg Crab Hold (5:15).
2. Rion Mizuki & Michael Nakazawa defeated Takao Soma & DJ Nira when Mizuki pinned Nira after the Venom Maker from Nakazawa (9:11).
3. HARASHIMA defeated Azul Dragon with the Somato (12:43).
4. Sanshiro Takagi & Yuto Aijima defeated Monster Army A & Monster Army B when Aijima pinned B with a Diving Elbow Drop (11:39).
5. Danshoku Dino defeated Batten Tamagawa with the Goth-Style Danshoku Driver (11:02).
6. Kota Ibushi, KUDO & Makoto Oishi defeated Yuji Hino, Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki when Ibushi pinned Honda with the Sit Down Last Ride (13:24).

The Monster Army looks to have a military theme. Yuji Hino is the Sergeant, Daisuke Sasaki is a 1st Class Soldier and Antonio Honda is the Private.

Masa Takanashi & Yasu Urano both claimed to have injured necks and pulled out of their match against Sanshiro Takagi & Yuto Aijima. Two unknown Monster Army masked men took their place.

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Iron Man Title Hijacked And Bolivia Bound!

July 12, 2012

The unpredictable nature of the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title has struck again! During today’s press conference announcing the remaining card for the DDT 15th Anniversary Show, champion Choun-Shiryu made an appearance to be interviewed about the title being defended in a Royal Rumble match at the show. The interview was disrupted when an anonymous note was passed over to Tsurumi Amon. The note said:

Hello DDT Pro Wrestling,

Today I heard there is an open press conference for DDT. I will take the Iron Man belt from you. Thank you in the future.

SATO

Amon sat there wondering which Sato wrote the letter. Was it Hikaru Sato? Was it Akio Sato from the Orient Express? If it was Akio, does that mean he was sending Hakushi after the champion? All of a sudden, a voice interrupted his train of thought.

“Please excuse me.”

It was independant wrestler Yuki Sato. He entered the room and admitted the letter was from him. Sato told Shiryu that he wanted the title. Shiryu stood up to face him but Sato told him his shoelaces were untied. When Shiryu bend down to tie his shoes, Sato grabbed an object and whacked the champion over the head with it. Sato then pinned Shiryu and officially became the 922nd champion.

Sato then suddenly said he was taking the belt with him to Bolivia, where he was going to defend the belt against none other than Dick Togo!

Tsurumi Amon was shocked but quickly came up with a plan. If no one can get the belt back before the 15th Anniversary Show, then the winner of the Royal Rumble at the event will be declared the No. 1 Contender for the championship. The winner will then be sent to Bolivia (at their own expense) to challenge the champion, no matter who it is.

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HARASHIMA Vs Irie Goes Hardcore, Ibushi Vs Kotoge In NOAH, Budokan Card Almost Complete

July 12, 2012

DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN 2012”, 22/07/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. MIKAMI Return Match: MIKAMI Vs Tatsumi Fujinami
2. Sanshiro Takagi, Takao Soma & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Hikaru Sato, Michael Nakazawa & Tanomusaku Toba
3. Hardcore Match: HARASHIMA Vs Shigehiro Irie
4. KO-D Tag Team Title: KUDO & Makoto Oishi (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie & Keisuke Ishii
5. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Danshoku Dino & YOSHIHIKO

The rivalry between HARASHIMA and Shigehiro Irie has been bubbling up the last couple of months. The two had to be seperated after HARASHIMA’s victory over Irie at the April Korakuen Hall show. Then a rematch in the King Of DDT tournament saw HARASHIMA win again, this time by knockout. Now the grudge will go a step higher when the two meet in a Hardcore match later this month. That won’t even be the last time these two will face each other. As you will see below.

NOAH “GREAT VOYAGE 2012 IN RYOGOKU”, 22/07/2012
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. Starting Point Revolution ~ Classmates Confrontation: Taiji Ishimori Vs Masa Takanashi
5. Special Singles Match – NOAH Vs DDT: Atsushi Kotoge Vs Kota Ibushi

Kota Ibushi’s opponent for his return to Pro Wrestling NOAH has been confirmed to be Atsushi Kotoge. The former Osaka Pro wrestler now calls NOAH his home promotion and this match will be one of his biggest challenges since making the switch.

DDT “BUDOKAN PETER PAN 2012 ~ DDT 15TH ANNIVERSARY”, 18/08/2012
Tokyo Nippon Budokan

0. Special Dark Match: Muscle Sakai Vs X
1. Konosuke Takeshita Debut Match: Konosuke Takeshita Vs El Generico
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Royal Rumble: Choun-Shiryu (c) Vs Toru Owashi Vs Mio Shirai Vs Batten Tamagawa Vs X
3. Tag Team Gauntlet:
4. 5 Vs 5 Soccer Match: X, X, X, X & X Vs X, X, X, X & X
5. Special Singles Match: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Minoru Suzuki
6. Special Tag Team Match: HARASHIMA & X Vs Shuji Ishikawa & Shigehiro Irie
7. KO-D Tag Team Title: KUDO & Makoto Oishi (c) Vs X
8. KO-D Openweight Title: Kota Ibushi (c) Vs Kenny Omega

HARASHIMA will have to face Irie again when the 15th Anniversary Show rolls around. This time Irie will have Shuji Ishikawa by his side for a big tag team match. HARASHIMA will have to spend a long time thinking who will be the best wrestler to fight BIG “G” BANG with him.

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BJW/Union, First Budokan Matches Revealed

July 9, 2012

BJW/UNION, 18/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. The Talent Of The Old Brilliant Young Man: Great Kojika & Cherry Vs Masashi Otani & Hiroshi Fukuda
2. Bottom Line Is To Whether Or Not To Give Up Life: Jaki Numazawa & Big Rude Vs Yuji Okabayashi & Hoshitango
3. Takagi To Isami Yes Or No: Abdullah Kobayashi & Isami Kodaka Vs Daisuke Sekimoto & Kengo Ohka (Special Guest Ref: Sanshiro Takagi)
4. Intersection Of The Dump Truck With A Broken Brake: Yoshihito Sasaki Vs Shigehiro Irie
5. Lead The Rogue Dragon? – Hardcore Match: Ryuji Ito Vs Ken Ohka
6. Who Is Noticeable? Who Is Barking? Who Will Win? I Was Right!: Shinya Ishikawa, Kazuki Hashimoto & Hideyoshi Kamitani Vs Isami Kodaka, Hiro Tsumaki & Taichi Kazato
7. DDT Extreme Title: Yuko Miyamoto (c) Vs Shuji Ishikawa

A lot of bizarre names are being used as match titles. I’m sure that I mistranslated a bunch of them but the Engrish is quite fitting I think.

The gimmick match for the main event hasn’t been confirmed yet. However, there are rumours it will be a death match involving vipers, scorpions, lighttubes and roses.

DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN 2012”, 22/07/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. MIKAMI Return Match: MIKAMI Vs Tatsumi Fujinami
2. Sanshiro Takagi, Takao Soma & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Hikaru Sato, Michael Nakazawa & Tanomusaku Toba
3. KO-D Tag Team Title: KUDO & Makoto Oishi (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie & Keisuke Ishii
4. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Danshoku Dino & YOSHIHIKO

YOSHIHIKO has been waken from his slumber and will be dusted off in preparation for a major main event rematch in Korakuen Hall. Over three years since their last epic battle, Hell’s Grave Digger Doll teams up with Danshoku Dino to collide with the Golden Lovers once more.

DDT “BUDOKAN PETER PAN 2012 ~ DDT 15TH ANNIVERSARY”, 18/08/2012
Tokyo Nippon Budokan

0. Special Dark Match: Muscle Sakai Vs X
1. Konosuke Takeshita Debut Match: Konosuke Takeshita Vs El Generico
2. Special Singles Match: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Minoru Suzuki
3. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Choun-Shiryu (c) Vs X
4. 5 Vs 5 Soccer Match: X, X, X, X & X Vs X, X, X, X & X
5. KO-D Openweight Title: Kota Ibushi (c) Vs Kenny Omega

The 5 Vs 5 Soccer match is taking place because of the Captain Tsubasa involvement Sanshiro Takagi set up earlier this month. DDT held a game of football back in April 2009 between the Italian Four Horsemen and Louis Takanashi XIV’s French side. The game was played in the ring with a beach ball and ended in a 5-5 draw after extra time.

Konosuke Takeshita is the newest addition to the DDT roster. He will be making his debut against the world renowned El Generico.

Tatsumi Fujinami and Yuzuki Aikawa are also expected to compete at the show.

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