UNION “UNION SUMMER FESTIVAL 2014” Results

August 31, 2014

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UNION “UNION SUMMER FESTIVAL 2014”, 31/08/2014
Shinjuku FACE
460 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Cherry defeated Kaho Kobayashi with the Cherryton Bomb (6:35).
2. Shibata defeated SAGAT with a Cross Arm Lock (4:58).
3. Seiya Morohashi, Daichi Kazato & Ryu Gouma defeated Daichi, Goro Jr. & El Hijo del Goro when Kazato pinned Goro Jr. with the Swinging Complete Shot (11:55).
4. Madoka defeated Mitomi Masayuki with the Ranhei (9:19).
5. Union Fly To Everywhere World Title: Mio Shirai defeated Ladybeard (c) with the Tsuchigumo (4:57).
*Ladybeard fails in V1. Mio Shirai becomes the 4th Union Fly To Everywhere World Champion!
6. UWA World Tag Team Titles: Isami Kodaka & FUMA defeated MEN’S Teioh & Hiroshi Fukuda (c) when FUMA pinned Fukuda with the Sole Butt (14:25).
*World Men’s Club fail in V3. Isami Kodaka & FUMA become the 19th UWA World Tag Team Champions!
7. Union MAX Title: Hikaru Sato (c) Vs Shuji Ishikawa ended in a Time Limit Draw (30:00).
*V2 for Hikaru Sato.

Thirty minutes was not enough for Hikaru Sato and Shuji Ishikawa to settle their differences. The main event for the Union MAX Title ended in a time limit draw although Ishikawa hit the Splash Mountain seconds before the time expired. Ishikawa asked for a time extension so a winner could be decided. Naomi Susan explained that as champion it was up to Sato to decide if the match should restart. A draw counts a successful defence but she recommended to Sato that the match should continue. Sato hated the idea and rejected the plea. Ishikawa asked Sato how could he call himself the stronger man but Sato replied that he will have to try another day.

Daichi Kazato interrupted Sato with a Missile Dropkick from out of nowhere. He challenged Sato to a title match. If Ishikawa can’t get another chance then he will get one instead. Ishikawa respected Kazato’s plan but he wasn’t sure if he had what he takes. Ishikawa Headbutted Kazato to test him. Kazato took the hit and passed the test. Ishikawa told Kazato to work hard and he gave him his blessing to get the next title match. Members of the Union Sekigun then lined up and one by one struck Kazato with chops and kicks to transfer their power into him.

Hiroshi Fukuda will be going into All Japan with one less belt in his collection after today. He and MEN’S Teioh lost the UWA World Tag Team Titles to Isami Kodaka & FUMA. The Union team worked very well as a team, FUMA even wore wrestling gear similar to Kodaka’s. FUMA scored the pin with the Sole Butt on Fukuda to win his first ever championship.

Another championship changed hands when Mio Shirai beat Ladybeard to win the Fly To Everywhere Title. Ladybeard fought dirty, pulling Mio’s hair while yelling “This is women’s wrestling!” But Shirai avoided the Nutcracker and pinned the champion with the Tsuchigumo. Shirai said it was the first title she won since she signed her four company contract and then thanked Ladybeard for being a great opponent.

Union’s new masked wrestler is called Daichi. A former DDT wrestler in a previous life, he has come to Union after a long absence in the ring to restart his wrestling career. He had a successful Union debut as part of the winning side of a 6-Man Tag Team Match.

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DDT “MEMORIES OF SUMMER VACATION 2014” Results

August 31, 2014

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DDT “MEMORIES OF SUMMER VACATION 2014”, 31/08/2014
Shinjuku FACE
650 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi defeated Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Shunma Katsumata when Takanashi pinned Katsumata with the Takatonic (7:58).
2. MIKAMI & Gorgeous Matsuno defeated Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Matsuno pinned Nakazawa with a Leg Lock Clutch (10:45).
3. Antonio Honda & Hoshitango defeated Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata when Honda pinned Hirata with the Diving Fist Drop (11:13).
4. DJ Nira defeated Daisuke Sasaki with a Modified La Magistral Cradle (12:50).
5. Yasu Urano & Akito defeated Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao when Akito pinned Takao with a Sunset Flip (12:19).
6. Kota Ibushi 10th Anniversary Match: Kota Ibushi, HARASHIMA & Konosuke Takeshita defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Shuji Ishikawa & Gota Ihashi when Ibushi pinned Ihashi with a Reverse Spear Drop (16:12).
7. KO-D Openweight Title Challenger Tournament – Final: Keisuke Ishii defeated Tetsuya Endo with the High Angle Double Arm DDT (17:57).

The next challenger for the KO-D Openweight Title has been decided. Keisuke Ishii defeated Tetsuya Endo in the final of the Young Wrestler Tournament. Ishii had been saying he was statisticly the favourite to win the tournament and he was proven right. However, Ishii’s stats against the champion HARASHIMA are not so good. He waves this off and says he does not care because he has gained a lot of experience and is now confident he can win the title.

Kota Ibushi dropped Gota Ihashi right on his head for the finish of the semi-main event. The match celebrated Ibushi’s 10 years in wrestling but was constantly delayed due to injuries to Ibushi and original participant Taiji Ishimori. The match finally happened today with HARASHIMA in Ishimori’s place. Tsurumi Amon was worried that Ibushi didn’t like the match but Ibushi said it was fun. The Combat Bike from Sumo Hall was used here, Konosuke Takeshita used it to run over Ihashi outside the ring.

Smile Squash scored an upset victory over Team Dream Futures. Tension is building between the two sides when Akito & Yasu Urano attempted to steal Drift’s KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles after the match. An angry Shigehiro Irie was able to stop them from doing so.

DJ Nira won a match! In a result that came out of nowhere, Nira tricked Daisuke Sasaki into letting go of the Crossface Lock and then pinned him with a modified La Magistral Cradle. Earlier in the match Sasaki had Nira trapped in the Crossface Lock but rather than tapping out, Nira instead Rocket Punched the referee.

In Match #3 Antonio Honda stole Kazuki Hirata’s  Magnum HIRATA mask from him and even danced to “Tokyo Go” before hitting the Diving Fist Drop to win.

Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Michael Nakazawa & Yoshihiko will take place in Osaka on 13th September as part of Ibushi’s 10th Anniversary celebration.

Shun Miyatake (Trainee) announced that he is scheduled to return from injury in October.

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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO CIRCUIT 2014 ROUND 8” Results

August 31, 2014

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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO CIRCUIT 2014 ROUND 8”, 30/08/2014
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR
110 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Ai Shimizu defeated Erin with the Triebflügel (7:04).
2. 3 Way Match: Chikage Kiba defeated Shoko Nakajima and Akane Miura when Kiba pinned Nakajima with the Oklahoma Roll (4:21).
3. Nonoko & Miyu Yamashita defeated Yuka Sakazaki & KANNA when Nonoko pinned Sakazaki with the Oppai Ye (8:46).

Tokyo Joshi rivals Miyu Yamashita and Nonoko teamed up in the main event. Their opponents Yuka Sakazaki & KANNA wore K Cup sized pads under their shirts to both mock Nonoko’s figure and to improve their odds of winning by making themselves heavier to lift. While it worked to an extent, Yamashita was able to overcome it with her kick offence while Nonoko proved her natural talents were better by flattening Sakazaki with a new move called the Oppai Ye. Nonoko sarcastically called Yamashita her good friend after the match and said they won even though she doesn’t have boobs like hers. After a few more insults, Yamashita had enough and kicked Nonoko. Yamashita then locked eyes with Akane Miura and asked if she had something to say. Miura called her a bully and went over to console Nonoko. She was told by Nonoko that she has potential to grow both her physical ability and breast development, so they decided to form a team together.

Ai Shimizu’s Triebflügel finisher is a Swinging DDT.

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Hiroshi Fukuda Rented Out To All Japan

August 28, 2014

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UNION “UNION SUMMER FESTIVAL 2014”, 31/08/2014
Shinjuku FACE

1. Mitomi Masayuki Vs Madoka
2. Shibata Vs SAGAT
3. Maskman X, Goro J.r & X Vs Seiya Morohashi, Daichi Kazato & Ryu Gouma
4. Cherry Vs Kaho Kobayashi
5. UWA World Tag Team Titles: MEN’S Teioh & Hiroshi Fukuda (c) Vs Isami Kodaka & FUMA
6. Union Fly To Everywhere World Title: Ladybeard (c) Vs Mio Shirai
7. Union MAX Title: Hikaru Sato (c) Vs Shuji Ishikawa

Tomoya Kawamura has suffered a right shoulder injury and will miss this show. SAGAT takes his place as Shibata’s opponent. SAGAT’s replacement in the 6-Man Tag will be decided upon soon.

A press conference was held in All Japan’s Yokohama office today to announce Hiroshi Fukuda will be transferring over to the company next month. Fukuda will spend six months in All Japan, starting on 22nd October up until the end of next year’s Champion Carnival. AJPW president Jun Akiyama said that there is a rise in young wrestlers competing now and he approached DDT president Sanshiro Takagi to rent some of them. After studying the DDT and Union roster, Akiyama picked Fukuda because he wants to see if he can live up to his Mr. Perfect nickname. Akiyama also said there is a chance this could lead to more young DDT and Union talent being rented out to All Japan in the future.

Union boss Naomi Susan admits that Fukuda’s absence will be a big blow to the promotion but the experience he will get during his stay in All Japan will be irreplaceable. Fukuda says that All Japan embodies the sense of traditional and classic American pro wrestling and is treating this move as if he was going on an overseas expedition.

Due to this Fukuda will no longer have any involvement in the DDT Dramatic General Election. Should he somehow get voted into the top 20, his spot on the grand finale will be declined and given to someone else. He will also continue to hold the UWA World Tag Team Titles (with MEN’S Teioh) and Union Non-Certified US Heavyweight Title unless he loses them before he leaves. He hopes to defend them again when he returns to Union.

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GANBARE☆WRESTLING “~CHAPTER 2 2ND SEASON~ VOL. 5” Results

August 27, 2014

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GANBARE☆WRESTLING “~CHAPTER 2 2ND SEASON~ VOL. 5”, 26/08/2014
Saitama Wrestle Fighter Museum
98 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Special Video Director’s Cut Match: Aoi Ishibashi defeated Shibata with a Bridging School Boy (Special Referee/Director: Manami Koda) (7:36).
2. Special Tag Match: Shinichiro Tominaga & Osamu Namiguchi defeated Fumihito Kihara & J-Soul Pandita III IV when Tominaga pinned Pandita with the Moonsault (12:12).
3. Revenge Match!!: Mitomi Masayuki & Tomoya Kawamura defeated Yumehito Imanari & Chikara when Masayuki pinned Imanari with the SENNIN-GIRI (9:14).
4. Special Single Match: GENTARO defeated Backstage Thief Man with the Inoki Arm Lock And Stop Shoplifting Finger Lock (8:32).
5. Yuji Kito & Yoshihiro Horaguchi defeated Ken Ohka & Tiger Bed Scene when Kito pinned Scene with a Small Package (11:42).

Wrestling New Classic pair Yuji Kito & Yoshihiro Horaguchi threw out the challenge to Ganbare☆Wrestling for a match. Ken Ohka & Tiger Bed Scene answered the call but they were in for a fight. Kito & Horaguchi attacked the Ganpuro team as they were making their entrance. The home team could just never get the better of their opponents and were defeated. After the match Ohka said he worked hard and he’ll never become good if he doesn’t work hard. He doesn’t feel bad about losing and promised the fans he will do his best.

GENTARO defeated the masked Backstage Thief Man, who everyone thought was Atsushi Maruyama in another one of his disguises. GENTARO unmasked the thief after the match and to everyone’s surprise, it was actually Survival Tobita! He explained that there was so much talent coming into Ganpuro that he was no longer being booked there. He was inspired by Maruyama’s schemes to do the same so he came up with Backstage Thief Man. Now that he is caught, he just wants to be left alone.

Power Of Dreams got their rematch against the Union Sekigun and it was even more heated than the last time. Mitomi Masayuki & Tomoya Kawamura used a chair to their advantage to win but the fighting continued after the bell. The Union team eventually retreated and Ohka announced that Chikara will face Masayuki in Chofu on 28th September.

When the show was over several of the Ganpuro wrestlers took part in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge outside the venue.

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Matches For The Next Few Weeks

August 26, 2014

DDT “MEMORIES OF SUMMER VACATION 2014”, 31/08/2014
Shinjuku FACE

1. MIKAMI & Gorgeous Matsuno Vs Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
2. Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Antonio Honda & Hoshitango
3. Daisuke Sasaki Vs DJ Nira
4. Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Shunma Katsumata Vs KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi
5. Yasu Urano & Akito Vs Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao
6. Kota Ibushi 10th Anniversary Match: Kota Ibushi, HARASHIMA & Konosuke Takeshita Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Shuji Ishikawa & Gota Ihashi
7. KO-D Openweight Title Challenger Tournament – Final: Keisuke Ishii Vs Tetsuya Endo

Kota Ibushi finally gets to celebrate his 10 years in the business. With Taiji Ishimori injured, HARASHIMA takes his place in the match.

UNION “UNION SUMMER FESTIVAL 2014”, 31/08/2014
Shinjuku FACE

1. Mitomi Masayuki Vs Madoka
2. Shibata Vs Tomoya Kawamura
3. Maskman X, Goro J.r & SAGAT Vs Seiya Morohashi, Daichi Kazato & Ryu Gouma
4. Cherry Vs Kaho Kobayashi
5. UWA World Tag Team Titles: MEN’S Teioh & Hiroshi Fukuda (c) Vs Isami Kodaka & FUMA
6. Union Fly To Everywhere World Title: Ladybeard (c) Vs Mio Shirai
7. Union MAX Title: Hikaru Sato (c) Vs Shuji Ishikawa

Hikaru Sato is not particularly worried about his upcoming Union MAX Title defence against Shuji Ishikawa. In fact, he even forgot it is going to happen! Regardless he is confident he has the skills to beat Ishikawa. He also looks down on Ishikawa for wasting his time wrestling in beaches when he should be training for the title match.

Maskman X is the temporary name I am using for Union’s new masked wrestler. His official name will be revealed at some point before the show.

DDT “OSAKA BAY BLUES SPECIAL 2014”, 13/09/2014
Osaka Bodymaker Colosseum #2

1. DDT Extreme Title: Danshoku Dino (c) Vs Zeus

Former Osaka Pro wrestler Zeus enters DDT to challenge for the DDT Extreme Title. The champion Danshoku Dino must be thrilled. Not being sarcastic.

DDT “KEISUKE ISHII DEBUT MEMORIAL”, 23/09/2014
Tokorozawa Civic Gymnasium Sub-Arena

1. Kenny Omega Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
2. Makoto Oishi Vs Soma Takao
3. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi

Will Keisuke Ishii be KO-D Openweight Champion by the time this show takes place?

UNION, OZ ACADEMY, WAVE, ICE RIBBON “M.I.O”, 11/09/2014
Shinjuku FACE

1. Glistening Mixed Match: Yumi Ohka & Mitomi Masayuki Vs Hamuko Hoshi & Hiroshi Fukuda
2. Heavy Match: Shuji Ishikawa & SAGAT Vs Dynamite Kasai & Aja Kong
3. Barbed Wire Board Death Match: Mio Shirai, Maki Narumiya & Isami Kodaka Vs Mayumi Ozaki, Shu Shibuya & X

Not only is the main event death match going to involved Barbed Wire Boards but every wrestler involved in the match will bring their own personal weapon with them too. I know Mio Shirai has been using a Signal Wand in her Pro Wrestling WAVE matches lately but that seems a bit tame for a match like this.

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DDT “ROAD TO SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 6” Results

August 24, 2014

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DDT “ROAD TO SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 6”, 24/08/2014
Saitama Kasukabe Hall
350 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi defeated Michael Nakazawa, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Gota Ihashi when KUDO pinned Ihashi with the Diving Double Knee Drop (10:12).
2. 3 Way Match: Antonio Honda defeated Daisuke Sasaki and MIKAMI when Honda pinned Sasaki with a German Suplex (7:57).
3. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano defeated Toru Owashi & DJ Nira when HARASHIMA pinned Nira with a Cradle (8:00).
4. Infomercial Match: Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Ito Maki defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Kazuki Hirata & Saki Akai when Maki pinned Hirata with the Idol Clutch (10:24).
5. KO-D Openweight Title Challenger Tournament – Semi Final: Keisuke Ishii defeated Akito with the High Angle Double Arm DDT (13:17).
6. KO-D Openweight Title Challenger Tournament – Semi Final: Tetsuya Endo defeated Konosuke Takeshita with the Sky Twister Press (15:41).
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega (c) defeated Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao when Ibushi pinned Takao after the PK Mind (16:53).
*V6 for the Golden Lovers.

With Sumo Hall out of the way and Super Saitama Arena far off in the horizon it is back to business as usual for DDT. Fresh off of winning the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles, today Team Dream Futures went after the KO-D Tag Team Titles. But the Golden Lovers were not going to let go of their belts so easily. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega secured another successful defence of the title when they pinned Soma Takao with the PK Mind. They now want to have their next defence at Korakuen Hall. In a backstage interview Kenny said the Golden Lovers are an S-Rank tag team. He his happy to be with Ibushi not just for the fans but for their friendship too. He even said if he was gay he would want to marry Ibushi. He asked Kota if he felt the same and Kota answered “Of course!”

The other highlights of the day centred around the KO-D Openweight Title No. 1 Contender tournament. Keisuke Ishii defeated Akito and Tetsuya Endo defeated Konosuke Takeshita to advance to the finals. The latter result is a surprise and shows that Endo is not to be overlooked when it comes to discussing about DDT’s future prospects. Ishii bragged about the statistics being in his favour for the final since nobody in this tournament has ever beaten him in a singles match. Endo told him he has the momentum and he will become KO-D Champion.

Retired All Japan whipping boy Nobutaka Araya was in attendance and even got involved in the Smile Squash Vs Toru Owashi & DJ Nira match. Nira gave him the Rocket Punch and HARASHIMA capitalised on the distraction to roll up Nira for the win. I’m not sure if they played Araya’s sad song for him after the match.

Up Up Girls singer Ito Maki wrestled in the Infomercial Match. Makoto Oishi was happy to team with her but their opponent Sanshiro Takagi claimed Saki Akai is the cuter idol. Maki had the last laugh when she spat Poison Mist into Kazuki Hirata’s face and, after Oishi’s Miracle Ecstasy, pinned him with the Idol Clutch.

Antonio Honda and Daisuke Sasaki both wrestled in bras during their 3-Way match with MIKAMI.

Zeus will come in to challenge Danshoku Dino for the DDT Extreme Title in Osaka on 13th September.

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HARD HIT “~G-GENERATION~” Results

August 24, 2014

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HARD HIT “~G-GENERATION~”, 23/08/2014
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
314 Fans – Super No Vacancy

0. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Round 1: Kenta Hattori defeated Ryouya Akiba with the V1 Arm Lock (2:50).
0. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Round 1: Hiroshi Kobayashi defeated Kenji Takeshima with a Modified Face Lock (4:29).
0. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Round 1: Kotaro Nasu (3) defeated Ryuichi Sekine (0) by Judges Decision (5:00).
0. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Round 1: Koji Iwamoto (3) defeated Baisen Tagai (0) by Judges Decision (5:00).
1. Yukio Kubota defeated Ayumu Honda with a Modified Crab Hold (5:14).
2. Shingo Suzuki defeated Michael Nakazawa with a Cross Arm Lock (2:04).
3. Emi Tomimatsu defeated Kaori Yoneyama with a Sleeper Hold (1:33).
4. Shuichiro Katsumura & Toshihisa Shinomiya defeated Ryo Kawamura & Shibata when Katsumura submitted Shibata with a Ninja Choke (12:35).
5. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Semi Final: Kenta Hattori (3) defeated Hiroshi Kobayashi (0) by Judges Decision (10:00).
6. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Semi Final: Koji Iwamoto defeated Kotaro Nasu by Knockout with a German Suplex (6:43).
7. Atsushi Aoki defeated Takatoshi Matsumoto with a Texas Clover Hold (5:47).
8. Hideki Suzuki defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga with a Butterfly Lock (3:15).
9. Hikaru Sato & HARASHIMA defeated Kotaro Suzuki & Chongwen Ito when Sato submitted Ito with a Headscissors Lock (12:09).
10. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Final: Koji Iwamoto defeated Kenta Hattori with a Foot Choke (6:17).

This Hard Hit show was mainly focused on a one night grappling tournament. Koji Iwamoto defeated Baisen Tagai, Kotaro Nasu and Kenta Hattori to become the tournament winner. Iwamoto dedicated his victory to Sportiva Entertainment and Sportiva Arena, their home building that recently closed down.

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UNION “SEA WRESTLING” Results

August 24, 2014

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UNION “SEA WRESTLING”, 23/08/2014
Kanagawa Ohama Beach Keio Camp Store
150 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Kaori Yoneyama & Daichi Kazato defeated Cherry & Tomoya Kawamura when Kazato pinned Kawamura with a Sliding Seaweed Lariat (10:32).
2. 3 Way Falls Count Anywhere Match: Isami Kodaka & Mitomi Masayuki defeated Hiroshi FUKUDA & SAGAT and Shuji Ishikawa & Jinbeizameeen when Kodaka pinned SAGAT with the Diving Double Knee Drop into the sea (20:21).

Union’s trip to the beach was almost ruined thanks to rainy weather. The rain began as the wrestlers were placing down mats to wrestle on. In the first match Cherry and Kaori Yoneyama were fighting over the right to be crowned as the Union Mermaid. Daichi Kazato and Tomoya Kawamura were also involved to make it a tag team match. Beach balls and rubber rings were used as weapons and the match finished when Kazato wrapped his arm in seaweed and hit Kawamura with the Sliding Lariat. Kazato and Yoneyama dove into the water to celebrate.

The main event was a 3 Way Falls Count Anywhere Tag Team match. The teams were Hiroshi Fukuda & SAGAT, Shuji Ishikawa & former Okinawa Pro wrestler Jinbeizameeen (FUMA) and Isami Kodaka & Mitomi Masayuki. The rain was even worse for this match as everyone brawled in the water. Kodaka tried not to fight in the water because he had some fresh death match cuts on his body and he didn’t want them to be touched by sea water. SAGAT wound up being buried in the sand. A watermelon was brought into the match and Jinbeizameeen smashed it with a Diving Headbutt. Ishikawa put Masayuki through a plastic table with the Splash Mountain. The brawl found its way over to some rocks by the sea and several of the wrestlers were knocked off the rocks and into the water. Kodaka jumped off the rocks and landed a Diving Double Knee Drop onto both Fukuda and SAGAT in the water to win the match for his team. A barbecue was held by the wrestlers for the crowd after the show.

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Tournaments, Tournaments Everywhere! Kakimoto Signs With Union

August 20, 2014

HARD HIT “~G-GENERATION~”, 23/08/2014
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

0. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Round 1: Kenta Hattori Vs Ryouya Akiba
0. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Round 1: Kenji Takeshima Vs Hiroshi Kobayashi
0. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Round 1: Kotaro Nasu Vs Ryuichi Sekine
0. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Round 1: Koji Iwamoto Vs Baisen Tagai
1. Yukio Kubota Vs Ayumu Honda
2. Michael Nakazawa Vs Shingo Suzuki
3. Kaori Yoneyama Vs Emi Tomimatsu
4. Ryo Kawamura & Shibata Vs Shuichiro Katsumura & Toshihisa Shinomiya
5. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Semi Final: Winner Of Dark Match 1 Vs Winner Of Dark Match 2
6. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Semi Final: Winner Of Dark Match 3 Vs Winner Of Dark Match 4
7. Atsushi Aoki Vs Takatoshi Matsumoto
8. Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Hideki Suzuki
9. Hikaru Sato & HARASHIMA Vs Kotaro Suzuki & Chongwen Ito
10. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Final: Winner Of Semi Final 1 Vs Winner Of Semi Final 2

Some of the newcomers are Ryouya Akiba from Guts World, Baisen Tagai from Nishiguchi Pro Wrestling, Honda Ayumu from K-DOJO and Shingo Suzuki from ALLIANCE.

Hiroyo Matsumoto has pulled out of the show due to injury. Kaori Yoneyama takes her place and faces Emi Tomimatsu from Paraestra Matsudo.

DDT “ROAD TO SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 6”, 24/08/2014
Saitama Kasukabe Hall

1. KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi Vs Michael Nakazawa, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Gota Ihashi
2. 3 Way Match: Antonio Honda Vs Daisuke Sasaki Vs MIKAMI
3. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs Toru Owashi & DJ Nira
4. Infomercial Match: Sanshiro Takagi, Kazuki Hirata & Saki Akai Vs Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Ito Maki
5. KO-D Openweight Title Challenger Tournament – Semi Final: Tetsuya Endo Vs Konosuke Takeshita
6. KO-D Openweight Title Challenger Tournament – Semi Final: Keisuke Ishii Vs Akito
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao

With “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2014” in the bag it is time to look ahead for DDT’s future. A mini tournament for DDT’s young wrestlers is going ahead to determine the No. 1 Contender for the KO-D Openweight Title. The semi finals take place in Kasukabe Hall when Tetsuya Endo faces Konosuke Takeshita and Keisuke Ishii faces Akito. The two winners will take part in the final on 31st August in Shinjuku. The KO-D Title match will happen in Osaka on 13th September.

Ishii counts himself as the favourite. He is unbeaten against both Akito and Endo in singles matches. He has never faced Takeshita one on one. Regardless, Ishii is so confident he will win that he wonders why there is even a tournament to determine the next title challenger when it should be him. Takeshita felt he learned a lot from wrestling Hiroshi Tanahashi. He hopes to win the tournament so he can have the title match with HARASHIMA in front of his home town Osaka crowd.

HARASHIMA’s comments coming out of the Sumo Hall main event are about what you’d expect to hear from him. His opponents were strong, he was glad he was able to win and he wants to be the defending champion again at next year’s show.

For now the Golden☆Lovers’ main priority is to keep the KO-D Tag Team Titles around their waists. Kenny Omega said he has no choice but to win at any cost to keep his title with Kota Ibushi. They defend the belts against two thirds of the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions. The Drift duo of Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao challenged the Golden☆Lovers and it was accepted. With Ishii in the tournament and this title match happening soon, Drift are aiming to add the KO-D Openweight and Tag Team Titles to their collection. Kenny says he and Ibushi are an S-Rank team. Irie’s response is he and Takao are an A-Ranked team, then he got confused and corrected himself, calling him and Takao a T-Ranked team instead.

UNION “UNION SUMMER FESTIVAL 2014”, 31/08/2014
Shinjuku FACE

1. UWA World Tag Team Titles: MEN’S Teioh & Hiroshi Fukuda (c) Vs Isami Kodaka & FUMA
2. Union Fly To Everywhere World Title: Ladybeard (c) Vs Mio Shirai
3. Union MAX Title: Hikaru Sato (c) Vs Shuji Ishikawa

Former DDT wrestler Daichi Kakimoto is now with Union. Kakimoto wrestled in DDT from 2003 to 2008 when a cervical spine injury forced him into retirement. He returned to wrestling in 2012 and made sporadic appearances since then. He now wants to wrestle on a regular basis and signed with Union. He chose Union for two reasons. The first is Kakimoto being inspired by how much Shuji Ishikawa and Isami Kodaka have grown the last couple of years. The other reason is Union’s schedule is easy enough for his body and non-wrestling career to handle. Kakimoto also wants to re-debut under as a masked wrestler and will use a new ring name to represent how he is starting again from scratch. He hopes fans will not reveal his identity or update his Wikipedia page when he appears under the mask.

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