DDT “KING OF DDT NAGOYA 2013”, 06/07/2013
Nagoya Telepia Hall
438 Fans – Super No Vacancy
1. Kengo Takai, Makoto Oishi & Akito defeated Keisuke Ishii, Takao Soma & Tetsuya Endo when Takai pinned Endo with the Dera HOF Buster (7:39).
2. NAKAZA-1 CLIMAX Opening Ceremony Battle Royal: Kota Ibushi defeated Danshoku Dino, KUDO, Masa Takanashi, FUMA and DJ Nira (6:42).
2a. NAKAZA-1 CLIMAX Final: Kota Ibushi defeated Michael Nakazawa with the Sit Down Last Ride (0:35).
3. King Of DDT Round 2 – Block A: Kenny Omega defeated Daisuke Sasaki with the Croyt’s Wrath (16:50).
4. King Of DDT Round 2 – Block B: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Yasu Urano with the Touchdown (9:52).
5. King Of DDT Round 2 – Block C: Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Antonio Honda with a Reverse Cross Armbreaker (11:08).
6. King Of DDT Round 2 – Block D: HARASHIMA defeated Hikaru Sato with the Swan Dive Somato (15:56).
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) defeated Sanshiro Takagi with the Vertical Drop Back Flip (14:18).
*V7 for Shigehiro Irie.
The Shigehiro Irie title reign rolls on after an emotional challenge from his mentor Sanshiro Takagi. It’s daunting enough to take on your teacher, but for him to name a new finishing move after your favourite AV idol just to play mind games? That takes things to another level. But Irie was able for the task and defeated Takagi to score a seventh KO-D Title defence. Both men were in tears after the match and Irie thanked Takagi for helping him become stronger in his hometown.
Takagi suffered a whiplash from a Fire Thunder Driver just before the end of the match.
The King of DDT 2nd Round provided the other big stories today. Kenny Omega defeated Daisuke Sasaki in the first match. Omega praised Sasaki afterwards for his growth as a good wrestler. Yukio Sakaguchi countered Antonio Honda’s Anaconda Vice into a Reverse Cross Armbreaker to grab the submission victory. Sakaguchi called Honda a formidable opponent and he is now confident he can win the tournament in his first try. HARASHIMA went through another hard fought battle with Hikaru Sato and won with the Swan Dive Somato.
The big surprise of the tournament has been Konosuke Takeshita. The rookie who hasn’t even had a full year in DDT is now two matches away from a main event title match at Sumo Hall. Takeshita defeated Yasu Urano and left a message that his Touchdown finisher can defeat anyone. Urano said his loss was embarrassing and a mistake.
With the 2nd Round over, the Semi-Final draw took place. The results is HARASHIMA Vs Takeshita and Omega Vs Sakaguchi taking place in Osaka tomorrow along with the big final.
Michael Nakazawa set up the NAKAZA-1 CLIMAX for some of the King of DDT 1st Round losers to compete in. Kota Ibushi won the Battle Royal and the prize was an immediate match against Nakazawa. Ibushi easily beat him in under a minute.
Dramatic DDT 