GANBARE☆PRO 3 Results

July 21, 2013

ganbare-betrayal

GANBARE☆PRO 3, 21/07/2013
Saitama Wrestle Fighter Museum
120 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Crusher Takahashi defeated Shota with a Modified Figure 4 Leg Lock (12:24).
2. Tsukasa Fujimoto defeated Gorikiko with the Venus Shot (7:48).
3. Kazuhiko Ogasawara defeated Tanomusaku Toba by Referee Stoppage with the Ogasawara Special (6:03).
4. Shinichiro Tominaga & Tomohiro Otani defeated Osochin Aries & Bradshaw Hidaka when Tominaga pinned Aries with the Satin Doll (10:00).
5. Ganbare☆Pro Vs Saitama Wrestling: Ken Ohka & Yumehito Imanari defeated Survival Tobita & Wild Predator Gaiju Taro II when Ohka pinned Taro with the Spear Of Fire (8:43).
6. Ganbare Tamagawa Vs Osamu Namiguchi ended in a No Contest (4:46).
6a. Osamu Namiguchi & Kazuhiko Ogasawara defeated Ken Ohka & Ganbare Tamagawa when Namiguchi pinned Ohka with the Lanakila-N (2:43).

Ganbare Tamagawa’s attempts to defeat Osamu Namiguchi turned out to be a farce as Tamagawa revealed his true colours and betrayed Ken Ohka. The main event match between Tamagawa and Namiguchi was thrown out when Kazuhiko Ogasawara intruded, followed by Ken Ohka who tried to rescue his friend. A Tag Team match between the four was quickly made and Ohka was on the verge of winning when Tamagawa struck him in the gut. Namiguchi then delivered the Lanakila-N to grab the tainted victory.

Tamagawa told Ohka afterwards that he used to believe in Ganbare☆Pro so much that he changed his name to match it. But he never grew stronger. Now he found a new partnership with Namiguchi & Ogasawara that would make him strong. Namiguchi then told Ohka that this was reality and Ganbare is below them. Ohka was left on his own and he began to cry. He still believes in Ganbare and wants to fulfil his dream. He will lose and he will get frustrated but he will still work hard. He will not give up his dream to turn Ganbare into a major company.

Ohka was in a much better mood before all this went down. He and Yumehito Imanari defeated the Saitama team of Survival Tobita & Wild Predator Gaiju Taro II when Imanari threw a net over Taro and Ohka Speared him. Imanari thanked Tobita for the match they had and told him he loved the feeling he got whenever he watched Tobita wrestle in Saitama.

A 3 person Round Robin competition was set up on this show. Tomohiro Otani, Shota and Gorikiko were brought together by Ohka to compete against each other. Ohka called Shota the master of American wrestling, noted that Gorikiko wanted to be Ganbare’s “Cinderella” and recognised Otani as a master amateur wrestler. So Ohka wants to put them together and see who is the best in the tournament he calls the G3 Climax.


Progress, Harmony And Peter Pan, It’s DDT At Sumo Hall

July 21, 2013

DDT “PROGRESS AND HARMONY OF WRESTLING”, 17/08/2013
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

0. Dark Match – Tokyo Women’s Wrestling Offer Match: Miyu Yamashita, KANNA, Chikage Kiba and Shoko Nakajima
0. Dark Match: Gota Ihashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Mitomi Masayuki & Tatsuhiko Yoshino
1. All Night Nippon GOLD Personality Battle Royal: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Nori da Funky Shibire-sasu Vs Hikaru Sato Vs Toru Owashi Vs Gorgeous Matsuno Vs DJ Nira Vs X
2. Wrestling Style Vs Van: Hiroshi Fukuda (DPG) Vs Pour Lui (BiS) (w/ Jun Kasai)
3. Ultra Seven x DDT Collaboration Match: Yoshihiro Takayama & MIKAMI Vs Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
4. DRESSCAMP PRESENTS: Kenny Omega Vs Konosuke Takeshita
5. Idol Lumberjack 4 Way Match: Makoto Oishi (Sizukaze & Kizuna ~KIZUNA~) Vs Yuko Miyamoto (LinQ) Vs Isami Kodaka (Up Up Girls) Vs Sanshiro Takagi (Eri Nitta)
6. Monster Army Vs Sakaguchi Home: Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki, Yuji Hino & Hoshitango (w/ Tetsu Watanabe) Vs Yukio Sakaguchi, Masa Takanashi, Akito & Tetsuya Endo (w/ Kenji Sakaguchi)
7. Special 6-Man Tag Team Match: Shigehiro Irie, Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma Vs HARASHIMA, KUDO & Yasu Urano
8. The Main Event: Danshoku Dino Vs Kota Ibushi

Shigehiro Irie will enter Sumo Hall to a live performance of his theme song, “Tachimukau” by Kenji Ohtsuki.

Sanshiro Takagi has inserted himself into the Idol Lumberjack Match by convincing singer Eri Nitta to be in his corner. As mentioned before, the role of the idols is to attack anyone who leaves the ring during the match. However, if any of the wrestlers attack an idol they will be immediately disqualified.

Kenny Omega Vs Konosuke Takeshita will also feature Saki Akai and Ayumi Goto. A half Swedish half Japanese singer named LiLiCo will be the special ring announcer.

I don’t know if Match #2 is a wrestling match or a musical contest, since Pour Lui is a J-pop idol from the BiS group. Then again she has Jun Kasai in her corner so that evens things out.

DDT “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2013”, 18/08/2013
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

0. Dark Match – KO-D 6-Man Tag Title Next Challenger Decision – Falls Count Anywhere: Antonio Honda, Hoshitango & Jun Kasai Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & X
1. “Research Group” Presents – Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Komyo (c) Vs Yoshihiko Vs X
2. Saki Akai Debut Match: Masa Takanashi, Cherry & Saki Akai Vs Hiroshi Fukuda, Yoshiko & Hikaru Shida
3. Special Single Match: Katsuhiko Nakajima Vs Konosuke Takeshita
4. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Kensuke Sasaki, Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi (c) Vs Winners Of Dark Match
5. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi (c) Vs Yuko Miyamoto & Isami Kodaka
6. Dramatic Dream Match: Kota Ibushi Vs Kazuchika Okada
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs HARASHIMA

Saki Akai is the daughter of actor and retired boxer Hidekazu Akai. There is a connection between her and Hikaru Shida from Ice Ribbon. They both had a supporting role in a TV show called Muscle Girl.

Voice actor Norio Wakamoto will provide vocieovers for the video segments aired throughout the show.


DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2 DAYS IN 2013” Results

July 21, 2013

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2 DAYS IN 2013”, 21/07/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,447 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Gota Ihashi when Sakaguchi pinned Ihashi with a Gamengiri (6:46).
2. All Star Battle Royal: Daisuke Sasaki defeated Masa Takanashi, Michael Nakazawa, Akito, Gorgeous Matsuno, DJ Nira and Hiroshi Fukuda (8:18).
2a. Michael Nakazawa eliminated DJ Nira with the Ultimate Venom Arm (6:15).
2b. Daisuke Sasaki eliminated Hiroshi Fukuda by Ring Out (6:38).
2c. Gorgeous Matsuno eliminated Michael Nakazawa with (7:03).
2d. Daisuke Sasaki, Akito & Masa Takanashi eliminated Gorgeous Matsuno with a Cross Armbreaker (7:08).
2e. Akito eliminated Masa Takanashi with a Cradle (8:18).
2f. Daisuke Sasaki eliminated Akito with a Cradle (8:18).
3. 3 Way Tag Team Match: Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma defeated KUDO & Yasu Urano and MIKAMI & MIKAMI? when Soma pinned MIKAMI? with the Sorarina (7:07).
4. Yuko Miyamoto, Isami Kodaka & FUMA defeated Jun Kasai, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata when Miyamoto pinned Hirata with the Fire Thunder (9:10).
5. Top & Future Special Tag Team Match: HARASHIMA & Konosuke Takeshita defeated Kota Ibushi & Tetsuya Endo when HARASHIMA pinned Endo with the Somato (9:10).
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Kensuke Sasaki defeated Antonio Honda, Hoshitango & Yuji Hino (c) when Oishi pinned Honda with the Jikiden Tornado Clutch (9:43).
*Monster Army fails in V1. Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Kensuke Sasaki become the 5th KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions!
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) defeated Yuji Okabayashi with a Running Elbow Bat (18:32).
*V8 for Shigehiro Irie. Yuji Okabayashi cashes in his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.

Shigehiro Irie has survived the Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract gauntlet in one piece. Four contracts, four title defences and Irie defeated every challenger in his way. The toughest challenge was saved for last. Yuji Okabayashi from Big Japan had the strength and ability that outmatched the champion but Irie had the heart to give the challenger everything he’s got. With Okabayashi out of the way, Irie now has one more big challenge to look forward to, HARASHIMA at Sumo Hall.

Sanshiro Takagi pulled a muscle a day before the show and had to be replaced with Jun Kasai.

Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi were finally albe to defeat the Monster Army thanks to some help from Kensuke Sasaki. The new KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions will defend the titles on 18/8 but their challengers will be determined on the day of the show. The Monster Army wanted an automatic rematch but Tsurumi Amon put them in a dark match instead. Antonio Honda, Hoshitango and their new ally Jun Kasai will take on Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi and a mystery partner in a Falls Count Anywhere match held outside of Sumo Hall.

Kota Ibushi & Tetsuya Endo did a stereo Shooting Star Press spot that was described as “beautiful” by Extreme Party.

Yankii Ni Cho Kenju will challenge Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi for the KO-D Tag Team Titles at the 18/8 Sumo Hall show.

The Monster Army has gone too far with their crimes. This time they have stolen a bronze gown belonging to Seiji Sakaguchi, Yukio’s father! The Army also revealed Tetsu Watanabe is one of their top marshals. Yukio Sakaguchi challenged the Monster Army to an 8-Man Tag Team match for 17/8. Yukio will team with Masa Takanashi, Akito and Tetsuya Endo plus he will have his brother Kenji Sakaguchi in his corner.

Daisuke Sasaki stole DJ Nira’s stuff and wore them for the Battle Royal.

Kenny Omega Vs Konosuke Takeshita will happen at the 17/8 Sumo Hall show. The match is sponsored by a fashion brand called DRESSCAMP. Takeshita’s trend of big matches continue the next night when he will face Katsuhiko Nakajima.

The annual DDT48 General Election returns, beginning on 24th August with the polls closing on 30th September. Results will be announced on 2nd October.


DDT “HANDMADE IN JAPAN FES’” Results

July 20, 2013

ddt-homemadefest

DDT “HANDMADE IN JAPAN FES’”, 20/07/2013
Tokyo Big Sight

5 Way Falls Count Anywhere Match: HARASHIMA defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Kota Ibushi, Isami Kodaka and Michael Nakazawa when HARASHIMA pinned Nakazawa with the Somato (23:04).

DDT visited the Handmade In Japan Festival in the Tokyo Big Site to show how creative pro wrestling can be. The 5 Way Falls Count Anywhere match was exactly the kind of chaotic nonsense you would expect from DDT. Sanshiro Takagi wanted to fit in and create something home made so he built a fort with folding chairs. HARASHIMA threw Michael Nakazawa into the fort, knocking it down and sending chairs flying everywhere. Kota Ibushi took regular time outs so he could visit each of the exhibition booths set up around the festival. Isami Kodaka retreated into a bathroom and returned with a giant hammer. Ibushi moonsaulted off of a giant blue ball. Takagi kept trying to rebuild his fort only for someone else to destroy it. The match ended when HARASHIMA placed Nakazawa sitting onto a chair in the wreckage and then knocking him down with the Somato. After the match Takagi greeted the audience and told them organisations like DDT like to create things. But there is no creation without destruction. Now they have finished destroying everything, it is up to the people to create new stuff and make sure they are handmade.


Irie Vs Okabayashi This Sunday! Tobita Reveals His Phantom, New Beer Garden Matches

July 19, 2013

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2 DAYS IN 2013”, 21/07/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. All Star Battle Royal: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Masa Takanashi Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs Akito Vs Gorgeous Matsuno Vs DJ Nira Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
2. Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Gota Ihashi
3. 3 Way Tag Team Match: Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma Vs KUDO & Yasu Urano Vs MIKAMI & MIKAMI?
4. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Yuko Miyamoto, Isami Kodaka & FUMA
5. Top & Future Special Tag Team Match: HARASHIMA & Konosuke Takeshita Vs Kota Ibushi & Tetsuya Endo
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Antonio Honda, Hoshitango & Yuji Hino (c) Vs Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Kensuke Sasaki
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Yuji Okabayashi

It’s time to find out who goes into Sumo Hall as the KO-D Openweight Champion. Shigehiro Irie and Yuji Okabayashi both debuted in 2008 and were looked upon to fill up the strong heavyweight roles that were missing from the independent scene. Okabayashi was quicker than Irie to taste success, winning tag team championships with Daisuke Sekimoto in both All Japan and their home Big Japan. It was only just recently that Irie has become the dominant force DDT wanted him to be, holding the record of most KO-D Title defences in a single reign.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING 3, 21/07/2013
Saitama Wrestle Fighter Museum

1. Gorikiko Vs Tsubasa Fujimoto
2. Shota Vs Crusher Takahashi
3. Tanomusaku Toba Vs Kazuhiko Ogasawara
4. Shinichiro Tominaga & Tomohiro Otani Vs Osochin Aries & Bradshaw Hidaka
5. Ganbare Tamagawa Vs Osamu Namiguchi
6. Ganbare☆Wrestling Vs Saitama Wrestling: Ken Ohka & Yumehito Imanari Vs Survival Tobita & Wild Predator Gaiju Taro II

Wild Predator Gaiju Taro II is the name of Survival Tobita’s mystery partner. The original Taro is too old to fight so Tobita got rid of it and brought in its offspring.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2013 ~ DANSHOKU RANCH CLASSIC”, 29/07/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Take Back Yoshiko’s Smile:
2. It Is Attached To The Man NAKAZAWA:
3. Kota Ibushi Summer Vacation Wrestling Study:

May God have mercy on the poor suckers who have to cheer up Yoshiko from Stardom. She can be quite grumpy.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2013 ~ URASHIMAKUDO PRODUCE”, 30/07/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. FUMA Produce:
2. Yasu Urano Produce – Sambo Vs Judo: Daisuke Kido Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
3. KUDO Produce – Ebisuko Free Meals For One Year Battle Royal:
4. HARASHIMA Produce – ~Gaku Pro Only Yesterday~: HARASHIMA Vs Eririn Takagi

Eririn Takagi is from Hitachi Pro Wrestling based in Hibaraki.


Falls Count Anywhere Inside The Handmade Festival

July 17, 2013

DDT “HANDMADE IN JAPAN FES’”, 20/07/2013
Tokyo Big Sight

5 Way Falls Count Anywhere Match: Sanshiro Takagi Vs HARASHIMA Vs Kota Ibushi Vs Isami Kodaka Vs Michael Nakazawa

DDT has found a new unlikely event to hold a pro wrestling match in. The Tokyo Big Sight exhibition centre is hosting the HandMade In Japan Festival later this week and a 5 Way Falls Count Anywhere match will take place in the Music & Play Area. Sanshiro Takagi’s reason for setting up the match is to show off the rich artistry and creativity of pro wrestling.


Ganbare Gets The Greatest Parody That Ever Lived…?

July 16, 2013

osochinaries

GANBARE☆WRESTLING 3, 21/07/2013
Saitama Wrestle Fighter Museum

1. Gorikiko Vs Tsubasa Fujimoto
2. Shota Vs Crusher Takahashi
3. Tanomusaku Toba Vs Kazuhiko Ogasawara
4. Shinichiro Tominaga & Tomohiro Otani Vs Osochin Aries & Bradshaw Hidaka
5. Ganbare Tamagawa Vs Osamu Namiguchi
5. Ganbare☆Wrestling Vs Saitama Wrestling: Ken Ohka & Yumehito Imanari Vs Survival Tobita & Phantom X

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. There is a Japanese Austin Aries parody? What? Anyway, Osochin Aries and Bradshaw Hidaka are from the micro indy scene Shinichiro Tominaga came from. Aries is from SWS-Gakupro and Hidaka is from nukui kusa wrestling. According to his bio, Aries graduated from RoH University.


DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN NIIGATA” Results

July 15, 2013

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN NIIGATA ~DRAMATIC DREAM ~”, 15/07/2013
Niigata Toriyano Gymnasium
451 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Yukio Sakaguchi defeated FUMA with a Henkei Katahajime (5:41).
2. Akito defeated Michael Nakazawa with a Standing Onryo Clutch (6:42).
3. Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Makoto Oishi & Tetsuya Endo when Sasaki pinned Endo with the Napalm of Love (11:19).
4. Super Sagadang Machine & DJ Nira defeated Sanshiro Takagi & Kota Ibushi when Machine pinned Takagi with the Verdict (11:15).
5. Danshoku Dino defeated Masa Takanashi with the Gotch-Style Raw Danshoku Driver (11:44).
6. HARASHIMA, KUDO & Yasu Urano defeated Shigehiro Irie, Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma when HARASHIMA pinned Soma with the Somato (14:23).

HARASHIMA continues to build up momentum for his KO-D Openweight Title match at Sumo Hall next month.

Kai Fukumen MS was revealed at the start of the show as Super Sagadang Machine from Niigata Pro Wrestling. After Match #4 Sanshiro Takagi asked Machine to pass along a message to Muscle Sakai. Machine then led the fans to cheer “3, 2, 1, Muscle, Muscle!”


DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN UTSUNOMIYA” Results

July 14, 2013

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN UTSUNOMIYA ~DRAMATIC DREAM TOCHIOTOME~”, 14/07/2013
Tochigi Prefectural Cultural Center – Sub Hall
217 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma defeated Masa Takanashi & Tetsuya Endo when Ishii submitted Endo with a Boston Crab (9:55).
2. Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata when Sasaki submitted Hirata with the Crippler Crossface (10:31).
3. 3 Way Match: Kota Ibushi defeated Michael Nakazawa and DJ Nira when Ibushi pinned Nakazawa with the Rainmaker (7:32).
4. Up Up Girls Right Push Scramble: Isami Kodaka defeated Sanshiro Takagi with the Isamu Leg (10:07).
5. Shigehiro Irie defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga with the Flying Sausage (11:58).
6. HARASHIMA, KUDO & Yasu Urano defeated Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Akito when HARASHIMA pinned Akito with the Somato (19:19).

Isami Kodaka will now represent the Up Up Girls in the Idol Lumberjack 3 Way Match at “PROGRESS AND HARMONY OF WRESTLING” in Sumo Hall on 17/8.

Kota Ibushi sent a message to Kazuchika Okada by using his Rainmaker finisher to win the 3 Way Match. Ibushi then went overboard and gave the Rainmaker to both DJ Nira and referee Daisuke Kiso after the match. He did it for practice reasons.

Kazuki Hirata is the latest victim of the Monster Army’s kleptomania. His wrestling gear was stolen by Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki before the show.


Road To Ryogouk Stops By Korakuen, Beer Garden Hurrah!

July 13, 2013

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2 DAYS IN 2013”, 21/07/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. All Star Battle Royal: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Masa Takanashi Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs Akito Vs Gorgeous Matsuno Vs DJ Nira Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
2. Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Gota Ihashi
3. 3 Way Tag Team Match: Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma Vs KUDO & Yasu Urano Vs MIKAMI & MIKAMI?
4. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Yuko Miyamoto, Isami Kodaka & FUMA
5. Top & Future Special Tag Team Match: HARASHIMA & Konosuke Takeshita Vs Kota Ibushi & Tetsuya Endo
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Antonio Honda, Hoshitango & Yuji Hino (c) Vs Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Kensuke Sasaki
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Yuji Okabayashi

The very last Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract will be cashed in by Yuji Okabayashi on 21/7. Of course, the entire plan could be thrown out the window if Okabayashi loses a match anywhere in Japan before then.

Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi visited the Diamond Ring office and after a somewhat perverted confrontation with a male member of staff, were able to meet Kensuke Sasaki and convince him to team with them for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Title match.

Looks like Guanchuro will continue his MIKAMI impersonation and this time teams up with the man himself.

UNION “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2013 ~ UNION PRODUCE”, 28/07/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Mitomi Masayuki Debut Match: Mitomi Masayuki Vs X
2. Rock ‘N’ Roll Death Match: A.YAZAWA Vs Ryu Gouma Vs Kaori Yoneyama
3. Union Fly To Everywhere Title: Cherry (c) Vs Aoi Kizuki

Mitomi Masayuki will finally have his debut match for Union after recovering from injuries suffered in a car crash back in February.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2013 ~ DANSHOKU RANCH CLASSIC”, 29/07/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Take Back The Guy’s Smile:
2. It Is Attached To The Man NAKAZAWA:
3. Kota Ibushi Summer Vacation Wrestling Study:

A bit worried about this one since whenever Kota Ibushi has an idea, it usually involves fireworks.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2013 ~ URASHIMAKUDO PRODUCE”, 30/07/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. FUMA Produce:
2. Yasu Urano Produce:
3. KUDO Produce:
4. HARASHIMA Produce:

HARASHIMA’s Beer Fight plans are usually just playing it straight. Matches himself with a worthy opponent while giving the younger wrestlers a chance to size up with the veterans. Don’t know about the others though. KUDO and Yasu Urano fought each other one year in a match where instead of three counts, you had to drink a full glass of beer while pinning your opponent in order to win.

HARD HIT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2013 ~ HARD HIT PRODUCE”, 31/07/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. ISAO Vs FUMA
2. Hard Hit Experiment – Handicap Match: Michael Nakazawa Vs Tanomusaku Toba
3. HARASHIMA Vs Ryuichi Sekine
4. Hard Hit Experiment – HARASHIMA Ultimate Royal: Hoshitango Vs Tetsuya Endo Vs Yukio Kubota Vs Tadaware
5. Hikaru Sato Vs Yukio Sakaguchi

Hard Hit lightens up a little with a few experimental rules and concepts added some of the matches on the card. The main even though will probably be one of the more intense fights in Hard Hit history.

Tadaware comes from a micro indy called Pro Wrestling Nightmare.

NEW BEIJING “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2013 ~ NEW BEIJING PRO WRESTLING PRODUCE”, 01/08/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Grudge Liquidation! Project Spartan Drunk Monkey-Fu Jackie Shangai Bronx Story Death Match: Choun-Shiryu Vs Goku
2. Spectacular Ratio By Typical Chinese Beauty:
3. Sangokushi War: White Eyebrow Ma Liang Vs Cao Zhang Vs Yuan Zhe

White Eyebrow Ma Liang wrestles in Japan for the first time since 2007. Back then he represented Big China Wrestling. Not sure what he’s been up to since then, maybe formed a Union of some sort.

Don’t care if I made a mistake with the translation. Match #1 is possibly the greatest match name I have ever written on this site. And this is Goku the monkey warrior, not the guy from Dragon Ball Z.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2013 ~ DRIFT PRODUCE”, 02/08/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. ~Summer 2013 Culmination~: Shigehiro Irie, Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma Vs Akito, Kazuki Hirata & FUMA
2. Takao Soma Produce:
3. Shigehiro Irie Produce:
4. Keisuke Ishii Produce – Lariat Pro Wrestling:

My favourite match from the 2011 Beer Fight series makes a return. Lariats for everybody!