DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2018 ~DRAMATIC DREAM TORUHOKAKE~”, 08/10/2018
Hokkaido Hakodate General Wholesale Center Distribution Hall
198 Fans – No Vacancy
1. Makoto Oishi & Kazuki Hirata defeated Mad Paulie & Nobuhiro Shimatani when Hirata pinned Shimatani with the Miracle One Shot Cradle (9:43).
2. Infomercial Match – Culture Bar “Rondo Bell”: Sanshiro Takagi & Yumehito Imanari defeated Antonio Honda & Kazusada Higuchi when Takagi pinned Honda with La Magistral Cradle (10:10).
3. Yuki Iino Knock On Series Round 4: Ethan Page defeated Yuki Iino with a Diving Elbow Drop (7:37).
4. Katsuo & Keisuke Ishii defeated Yukio Sakaguchi & Masahiro Takanashi when Ishii pinned Takanashi with the High Angle Double Arm DDT (9:39).
5. Gorgeous Matsuno 57 Years Old, A Trial Match!: Mike Bailey & MAO defeated Danshoku Dieno & Gorgeous Matsuno when MAO pinned Matsuno with the Modified Hollywood Star Press (13:31).
6. Hakodate Specialty! 1,000,000 Yen Special 6-Man Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao & Tetsuya Endo defeated Shigehiro Irie, Jason Kincaid & Mizuki Watase when Sasaki submitted Watase with the Cross Facelock (14:21).
7. DISASTER BOX Vs ALL OUT!: Konosuke Takeshita, Akito & Shunma Katsumata defeated HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Yuki Ueno when Takeshita pinned Ueno with the Surprise Rose (18:43).
After the main event Konosuke Takeshita talked about today being ALL OUT’s first time in Hakodate. He heard DDT first held a show here 15 years ago. The company was very different back then. Currently ALL OUT have no championships but they want to change that. They also hope to come back to Hakodate every year all as champions.
The remains of RENEGADES teamed together for what might be the final time. They currently aren’t scheduled to team up again. Shigehiro Irie & Mizuki Watase also have a match against each other in a few days time. Irie explained that when he came back to DDT, Watase followed him without ever saying anything. Irie has watched him grow and it is fitting that they will now face each other one on one. He wants Watase to fight him with all of his feelings.
Gorgeous Matsuno wanted to teach those young whippersnappers Mike Bailey & MAO what classic wrestling is like from someone who was a champion 20 years ago. Bailey also got Danshoku Dieno to agree not to grab his crotch during the match. Obviously Dieno went back on that agreement when the match got hot. MAO later popped a balloon in front of Matsuno’s face, dizzying him enough to walk into Dieno’s Hell Gate by accident. MAO then used Dieno as a stepping stone to hit the Hollywood Star Press on Matsuno for the win.
Since the Infomercial Match was sponsored by a local otaku bar, Sanshiro Takagi & Yumehito Imanari wrestled in cosplay outfits. Takagi was a Gundam and Imanari was Jagi from Fist Of The North Star. Antonio Honda stole Takagi’s Gundam helmet to wear. When he did the Diving Fist Drop, Takagi quickly put on Imanari’s Jagi helmet to protect himself. Honda hurt his fist and was rolled up with La Magistral Cradle.
