Naomi Susan To Resign As Union Manager

July 17, 2015

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Naomi Susan yesterday announced she will resign from her role as “Union Representative” on 4th October after Union holds its 10th Anniversary show at Korakuen Hall. Susan has been managing the brand since 2007 and said her decision is for personal reasons. During her time in charge she saw Union grow as well as its wrestlers bond together. However she feels her help in running the brand is no longer necessary and there is not much else she can learn or experience in her current position. Since she is not a wrestler she does not think “retirement” is the right word to describe her departure. There is currently no decision for her replacement. By announcing this now it gives Union time to prepare for the future.

Susan first considered leaving a year ago and consulted with Isami Kodaka, Shuji Ishikawa and Cherry as time went by. All three were surprised when they were first told of her decision. Kodaka said Susan has been a part of the company for so long that she could be seen as the Mother Of Union. He is happy to see Susan will leave with a smile. Cherry said she will feel lonely because she spent so much time with Susan away from the shows. She and everyone else in Union will cheer for Susan when she leaves. Ishikawa described Susan as an older sister who always supported him even when he was selfish. He will return the favour.

During her time in pro wrestling, Naomi Susan has been a valet for Poison Sawada JULIE and worked behind the scenes booking foreign wrestlers for both Union and DDT, including getting Bob Sapp to work with DDT in 2011. She is also a two time Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion.


Karate Vs Muscle Vs Judo, Early Morning Pro Wrestling, Kanpai New Beijing

July 17, 2015

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “YOKOHAMA DASH”, 18/07/2015
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. 1 Vs 2 Handicap Match: Miyu Yamashita Vs Hyper Misao & MIZUHO
2. Saki Akai & KANNA Vs Yuka Sakazaki & Rika Tatsumi
3. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: Ai Shimizu Vs Akane Miura
4. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: Shoko Nakajima Vs Nonoko

KANNA and Miyu Yamashita have already advanced to the semi finals.

UNION “TOWARD THE SUMMER UNION 2015”, 18/07/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING

1. 3 Way Tag Match: Kazuhiko Ogasawara & Ryu Gouma Vs Hiroshi Fukuda & Ayumu Honda Vs Seiya Morohashi & Macho Michaels
2. Mitomi Masayuki & Ryota Nakatsu Vs Kazuki Hashimoto & Kazumi Kikuta
3. Mixed Tag Match: Mio Shirai & HAYATA Vs Cherry & Kaji Tomato
4. Scramble Bunkhouse Death Match: FUMA, MEN’S Teioh & SAGAT Vs Shuji Ishikawa, Yusuke Kubo & Daichi Kazato
5. Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Isami Kodaka (c) Vs Madoka

Ayumu Honda is from K-DOJO. Macho Michaels is from the indie sleaze scene and forms the Bodybuilding Army with Seiya Morohashi. They sent a message to Kazuhiko Ogasawara proclaiming that muscles are more exciting than karate. Honda & Hiroshi Fukuda also sent a message warning Ogasawara of their Judo abilities. This lead to Ogasawara challenging both teams to a 3 Way Tag Match which might be too much for his new protégé Ryu Gouma to handle.

DDT “DRAMA NOVEL FIGHT IN THE MORNING”, 19/07/2015
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Rumble Match: Makoto Oishi Vs Keisuke Ishii Vs Soma Takao Vs Toru Owashi Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Kazusada Higuchi Vs Shunma Katsumata Vs Yoshihiko Vs Sanshiro Takagi
2. Danshoku Dino Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
3. Tokyo Joshi Pro Offer Match: Ai Shimizu & KANNA Vs Miyu Yamashita & Yuka Sakazaki
4. Super Sasadango Machine & Suguru Miyatake Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Kota Umeda
5. KUDO & Masa Takanshi Vs HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano

This weekend Niconico will be hosting a live stream for 23 and a half hours. DDT will be involved from 5am JST on Sunday morning (8pm GMT/4pm EST/1pm PST on Saturday) for a special early morning pro wrestling show inside Korakuen Hall. The link to watch the show live is http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv225962212

TAVERN WRESTLING “ALCOHOL HEAVEN”, 28/08/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING

1. Choun-Shiryu & Cao Zhang Vs Somato & Yasuura No
2. Isami Kodaka Vs Atsushi Maruyama

New Beijing continues to find a Japanese home in Tavern Wrestling. Somato & Yasuura No return to Japan for the first time in years. No last wrestled in the country two years ago while Somato’s previous visit was in 2011.