DDT “NEBULA CHAIN IN NAGOYA 2013” Results

April 14, 2013

DDT “NEBULA CHAIN IN NAGOYA 2013”, 14/04/2013
Nagoya Telepia Hall
322 Fans – No Vacancy

1. MIKAMI & Masa Takanashi defeated Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki when MIKAMI pinned Honda with a School Boy (9:37).
2. Keisuke Ishii defeated Tetsuya Endo with a Fisherman Buster (6:28).
3. Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi defeated KUDO & FUMA when Sakaguchi submitted FUMA with the Purgatory (11:02).
4. Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Michael Nakazawa defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata when Nakazawa pinned Hirata with a Backslide Pin (10:23).
5. El Samurai defeated DJ Nira with a Chickenwing Armlock (7:44).
*El Samurai wins DJ Nira’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
6. Shigehiro Irie & Takao Soma defeated Kota Ibushi & Gota Ihashi when Irie pinned Ihashi with the Flying Sausage (12:56).
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano (c) defeated Kengo Takai & Akito when HARASHIMA pinned Akito with the Somato (19:00).
*V4 for UraShima.

Hikaru SatoYukio Sakaguchi are the next challengers for the KO-D Tag Team Titles.

Sanshiro Takagi & Kazuki Hirata did the Crazy MAX group pose for their entrance. Toru Owashi thought it was awkward. Takagi wants to add more wrestlers in their group, preferably until they have 48 people in the group. They approached El Samurai with an offer to join the group but Samurai did not answer. Takagi invited Samurai to attend the 3rd May Korakuen Hall and he can give his answer then.


DDT “APRIL FOOL 2013” Results

April 13, 2013

DDT “APRIL FOOL 2013” , 13/04/2013
Shinjuku FACE
486 Fans – Super No Vacancy

0. Dark Match – 3 Way Match: Hoshitango defeated Tetsuya Endo and Hiroshi Fukuda when Hoshitango submitted Fukuda with the Argentine Backbreaker (4:18).
1. Yasu Urano & FUMA defeated Michael Nakazawa & Gota Ihashi when Urano submitted Nakazawa with a Sharpshooter (11:10).
2. Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi New Unit Audition: DJ Nira defeated Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi when Nira pinned Takagi with the Rocket Punch (4:21).
Other Competitors: Masa Takanashi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Takao Soma, Kazuki Hirata, Akito, Guanchulo and Agressor.
*DJ Nira wins Sanshiro Takagi’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract. Kazuki Hirata passes the audition.
3. MIKAMI & Hikaru Sato defeated HARASHIMA & KUDO when MIKAMI pinned HARASHIMA with a Rotatin School Boy (11:50).
*MIKAMI wins HARASHIMA’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
4. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Yuji Hino (c) defeated Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Alpha Female when Honda pinned Oishi after the Sgt. Hino Launch (14:22).
*V2 for Monster Army.
5. Special Single Match: Kota Ibushi defeated Keisuke Ishii with the Sit Down Last Ride (11:23).
6. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) defeated Yukio Sakaguchi with the Vertical Drop Back Flip (15:50).
*V2 for Shigehiro Irie.

Kazuki Hirata passed the audition for Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi’s new group. DJ Nira actually won the match but at least he got a Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract for his troubles.


Catching Up On What I Missed

April 11, 2013

DDT “APRIL FOOL 2013”, 13/04/2013
Shinjuku FACE

0. Dark Match – 3 Way Match: Hoshitango Vs Tetsuya Endo Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
1. Yasu Urano & FUMA Vs Michael Nakazawa & Gota Ihashi
2. Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi New Unit Audition: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Toru Owashi Vs Masa Takanashi Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Takao Soma Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Akito Vs DJ Nira
3. HARASHIMA & KUDO Vs MIKAMI & Hikaru Sato
4. Special Single Match: Kota Ibushi Vs Keisuke Ishii
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Yuji Hino (c) Vs Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Alpha Female
6. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Yukio Sakaguchi

Alpha Female, the current World of Stardom Champion, is the third person in the team challenging for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Title match. She’s been pretty unstoppable ever since she stepped foot in Japan.

Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi are forming their own unit and will be holding auditions at the show. They are still taking applications from wrestlers until the morning before the show.

DDT “NEBULA CHAIN IN NAGOYA 2013”, 14/04/2013
Nagoya Telepia Hall

1. DJ Nira Vs El Samurai
2. Keisuke Ishii Vs Tetsuya Endo
3. KUDO & FUMA Vs Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa
4. KO-D Tag Team Titles: HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano (c) Vs Kengo Takai & Akito

DJ Nira Vs El Samurai was originally booked with the intention of Nira defending his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract. However, Nira lost the contract to Sanshiro Takagi a few days after this match was booked.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “NO CRY, NO WRESTLE”, 17/04/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Fumihito Kihara Vs Shota
2. Ganbare Tamgawa & Nana Kawasa Vs Commndo Bolshoi & Rabbit Miu
3. Shinichiro Tominaga Vs Tomohiro Otani
4. Yumehito Imanari Vs Osamu Namiguchi
5. Gachinko Cement Match: Ken Ohka Vs Brian Cannon

Brian Cannon confronted Ken Ohka again to demand a rematch from the first Ganbare☆Wrestling event. However the stakes have been raised by making the rematch a Gachinko Cement Match. The two will fight on a mat placed on top of cement blocks. Cannon’s fandom of Jushin Liger is getting stronger as he now wears a homemade Liger costume underneath his suit.

Ganbare☆Wrestling is beginning to look like an island of misfit toys. Two failed trainees from other promotions have come into Ken Ohka’s promotion. Shinichiro Tominaga, the promising Union rookie from 2011 who quit the promotion after suffering a fractured forearm is back. His opponent Tomohiro Otani was invited to wrestle here by his friend Yumehito Imanari. Otani was a trainee for SMASH but never got anywhere due to “feeling broken.” Ganbare☆Wrestling is offering the two wrestlers a chance to redeem themselves.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2 DAYS IN SHIMIZU ~DRAMATIC DREAM TUNA~”, 21/04/2013
Shimizu Marine Bill

1. Antonio Honda Vs Takao Soma
2. Yasu Urano Vs Daisuke Sasaki
3. HARASHIMA & KUDO VS MIKAMI & Masa Takanashi

Antonio Honda Vs Takao Soma is a first time Singles match between the two.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE SECOND MEETING”, 26/04/2013
Shibuya Deseo

1. Karate Exhibition: Miyu Yamashita Vs Hikaru Nakajima
2. KANNA Vs Chikage Kiba

Chikage Kiba gets to compete in her first wrestling bout.

Hikaru Nakajima is a 170cm high karate fighter from the Nishiyama Dojo born in Chiba on 26th April, 1993. Hikaru brags about having brains, beauty and Bunbu Ryodo. From 2009 onwards she has had success in the Chiba Championships, Japan Cup Junior Championships, All Japan Karate Championships and Kanto Practice Championships.

UNION “GOLDEN UNION 2013”, 03/05/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Ryu Gouma & SAGAT Vs Choun-Shiryu & Cao Zhang
2. Union Fly To Everywhere World Title – 3 Way Match: Kaori Yoneyama (c) Vs Cherry Vs Nako Fukumen B
3. DDT Extreme Title: Kenny Omega (c) Vs Isami Kodaka

Jun Kasai, Kengo Ohka, Madoka and Menso~re Oyaji will also be on the show.


DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2 DAYS IN SAPPORO ~DRAMATIC DREAM CLOCK TOWER~” Results

April 10, 2013

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2 DAYS IN SAPPORO ~DRAMATIC DREAM CLOCK TOWER~”, 07/04/2013
Sapporo Teisan Hall
526 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Daisuke Sasaki defeated Kazuki Hirata with the Crippler Crossface (10:04).
2. Makoto Oishi & Michael Nakazawa defeated Antonio Honda & Alpha Female when Nakazawa pinned Honda after a Spinebuster from Female (11:04).
3. Tomoya & MIKAMI defeated Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma when MIKAMI pinned Soma with a Rotating School Boy (10:30).
4. Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi defeated DJ Nira & Yoshiko when Takagi pinned Nira with the Sit Down Himawari Bomb (12:31).
*Sanshiro Takagi wins DJ Nira’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
5. Kenichi Yamamoto & HARASHIMA defeated Yukio Sakaguchi & Akito when Yamamoto submitted Akito with a Double Chickenwing (15:41).
6. KUDO defeated Masa Takanashi with the Diving Double Knee Drop (18:50).
7. Sapporo Specialty 4 Way Special Match: Kota Ibushi defeated Shigehiro Irie, Danshoku Dino and Yasu Urano when Ibushi pinned Irie with the Sit Down Last Ride (14:17).

Shigehiro Irie was upset he lost in the main event despite being the KO-D Champion. With his title defence against Yukio Sakaguchi coming up, he is determined not to lose again.

Sanshiro Takagi is now in possession of a Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract. He was so happy that he and Toru Owashi finally won a match together that he now accepts they are a proper tag team together.

The card was slightly reshuffled when bad weather prevented Yoshihiko from being delivered to the arena in time. It was replaced by Alpha Female, the current World of Stardom Champion. Alpha Female was introduced as a corporal for the Monster Army but she turned on her partners and dragged an unconscious Michael Nakazawa onto Antonio Honda after she gave him a Spinebuster. Danshoku Dino then came out and revealed that Alpha Female will be teaming with him and Makoto Oishi to take on the Monster Army for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles in Shinjuku FACE next week.


UNION “SCHOOL ENTRANCE CEREMONY” Results

April 10, 2013

UNION “SCHOOL ENTRANCE CEREMONY”, 05/04/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
199 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Union Withdrawl Contra Mask Match: Seiya Morohashi, Cherry & Masato Shibata Vs Nazo Fukumen A, Nazo Fukumen P & Nazo Fukumen G ended in a draw when Morohashi and Fukumen G both pinned each other with a Double Backslide (7:50).
*Seiya Morohashi withdraws from Union. Nazo Fukumen G is revealed to be Gabaiji-chan.
2. Ryu Gouma Return Match: Ryu Gouma defeated Choun-Shiryu (w/ SAGAT & Cao Zhang) with a Cradle (6:54).
3. Ryuichi Sekine & Kotaro Nasu defeated FUMA & Kazuhiko Ogasawara when Sekine pinned FUMA with the Dragon Rises (10:05).
4. Shuji Ishikawa defeated Daichi Kazato with a Cobra Twist (9:33).
5. Union Fly To Everywhere World Title: Kaori Yoneyama (c) defeated Nazo Fukumen B with a Rolling Reverse Cradle (4:51).
*V1 for Kaori Yoneyama.
6. 6-Man Tag Team Elimination Match: Isami Kodaka, Kengo Ohka & Madoka defeated Kenny Omega, Cao Zhang & Menso~re Oyaji (28:11).
6a. Kenny Omega eliminated Madoka by Ring Out (12:17).
6b. Kengo Ohka and Menso~re Oyaji eliminated each other by Ring Out (21:10).
6c. Isami Kodaka eliminated Kenny Omega by Ring Out (26:23).
6d. Isami Kodaka eliminated Cao Zhang with the Isamu Leg Ki (28:11).

Isami Kodaka challenged Kenny Omega to a DDT Extreme Title match on 3rd May in Korakuen Hall. Nazo Fukumen A & P confronted the two and P said he should get a title shot… on 4th January. P said Union should have one giant match a year just like at Wrestle Kingdom. The Fukumen then attacked Kenny and Isami but were easily defeated.

The Nazo Fukumen also interfered in the Fly To Everywhere Title match. Cherry came to Kaori Yoneyama’s rescue and helped her defend the title. Yoneyama’s next defence will be in a 3 Way Match at the May Korakuen show against both Cherry and Nazo Fukumen B.

FUMA wrestled in a karate gi that was given to him by Kazuhiko Ogasawara.

Ryu Gouma was able to free SAGAT from Choun-Shiryu’s Chinese Vampire spell by feeding him bread. Shiryu has sworn he will get revenge on Gouma at Korakuen Hall and turn him into a Chinese Vampire Lawyer.

The war between Union and the Nazo Fukumen has caused even more casualties. Seiya Morohashi is the latest wrestler forced to withdraw from Union after getting pinned in a Mask Contra Withdrawl match. One of the Fukumen was also pinned and he unmasked. It was old man Gabaiji-chan! Morohashi was given a mini farewell ceremony including a video of his highlights in Union (2009: Morohashi joins Union. 2013: Morohashi withdraws from Union) and a fast 10 bell salute.

Mitomi Masayuki, the rookie who was supposed to debut last month until a traffic accident put him on the shelf announced he is going begin rehabbing the injuries.


Dino & Oishi’s Blind Date, Akito’s Hometown Title Match

April 3, 2013

DDT “APRIL FOOL 2013”, 13/04/2013
Shinjuku FACE

1. HARASHIMA & KUDO Vs MIKAMI & Hikaru Sato
2. Special Single Match: Kota Ibushi Vs Keisuke Ishii
3. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Yuji Hino (c) Vs Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & X
4. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Yukio Sakaguchi

Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi’s partner for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Title match will be revealed in Sapporo on 7th April. According to both men there was a demand from many wrestlers to team with them.

DDT “NEBULA CHAIN IN NAGOYA 2013”, 14/04/2013
Nagoya Telepia Hall

1. Keisuke Ishii Vs Tetsuya Endo
2. KUDO & FUMA Vs Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa
3. KO-D Tag Team Titles: HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano (c) Vs Kengo Takai & Akito

Akito was granted a KO-D Tag Team Title shot after pinning Yasu Urano in Toyama at the end of March. He and Kengo Takai will challenge for the title in his hometown of Nagoya.


UNION “SCHOOL ENTRANCE CEREMONY” Card

April 2, 2013

UNION “SCHOOL ENTRANCE CEREMONY”, 05/04/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Ryu Gouma Return Match: Ryu Gouma Vs Choun-Shiryu (w/ Cao Zhang)
2. Seiya Morohashi, Cherry & Masato Shibata Vs Nao Fukumen A, Nako Fukumen P & Nazo Fukumen G
3. Shuji Ishikawa Vs Daichi Kazato
4. FUMA & Kazuhiko Ogasawara Vs Ryuichi Sekine & Kotaro Nasu
5. Union Fly To Everywhere World Title: Kaori Yoneyama (c) Vs Nazo Fukumen B
6. 6-Man Tag Team Elimination Match: Isami Kodaka, Kengo Ohka & Madoka Vs Kenny Omega, Cao Zhang & Menso~re Oyaji

The main event 6-Man Tag Team Match that will main event the show will now be an Elimination Tag Team match.

Union’s resident Karate master Kazuhiko Ogasawara returns after a long absence from the promotion.

I’ll be heading to America later this week for WrestleMania. This website will be quiet from now until next Tuesday at the earliest.