Is The Schedule Getting Back To Normal?

March 19, 2020

DDT “JUDGEMENT 2020 ~DDT 23RD ANNIVERSARY~”, 20/03/2020
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Exhibition Match: Kazusada Higuchi Vs Jordan Heatley
1. Hideki Okatani Debut Match: Naomi Yoshimura & Keigo Nakamura Vs Shunma Katsumata & Hideki Okatani
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Time Difference Battle Royal: Toru Owashi (c) Vs Danshoku Dieno Vs Masahiro Takanashi Vs Antonio Honda Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Mizuki Watase Vs Yukio Naya Vs Hiroshi Yamato
3. Shinya Aoki, MAO, Mike Bailey & Makoto Oishi Vs CIMA, Soma Takao, Mad Paulie & El Lindaman
4. HARASHIMA, Naomichi Marufuji & Yuki Ueno Vs Akito, Yuki Iino & Royce Chambers
5. Business Alliance Vs Eruption!: Tetsuya Endo, T-Hawk & Nobuhiro Shimatani Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai
6. DDT UNIVERSAL Title: Chris Brookes (c) Vs Daisuke Sasaki
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Masato Tanaka (c) Vs Konosuke Takeshita

Fingers crossed this goes ahead.

BASARA “BASARA 124 ~TENRYO~”, 21/03/2020
Takashimadaira Ward Public Hall

1. Yusuke Kubo Vs Tetsuo Usui
2. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & SAGAT Vs Tatsuhiko Yoshino & Kota Sekifuda
3. FUMA Vs Daichi Kazato
4. Isami Kodaka, Ryuchi Sekine, Daiki Shimomura & Minoru Fujita Vs Takumi Tsukamoto, Yasu Urano, Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino
5. Ryota Nakatsu & Akiyori Takizawa Vs Fuminori Abe & Takuya Nomura

A few Big Japan wrestlers are over to fill up the BASARA card.

Akiyori Takizawa was in Mexico last week wrestling in their indie scene for promotions such as Welcome To Mi Barrio (love that name).

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SPRING TOUR ’20 ~HEART & BODY~”, 21/03/2020
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. Miyu Yamashita Vs Natsumi Maki

The only match announced for this weekend’s Tokyo Joshi Pro event is the latest episode of the Miyu Yamashita Vs Natsumi Maki rivalry. Maki has yet to beat Yamashita but her performances against her have been getting better every time.

DDT “DRAMATIC HYAKUMANGOKU! 2020”, 22/03/2020
Kanazawa Distribution Hall

1. Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura Vs Keigo Nakamura & Hideki Okatani
2. Akito Vs Kazuki Hirata
3. Daisuke Sasaki & Mad Paulie Vs MAO & Antonio Honda
4. HARASHIMA & Yukio Naya Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Yukio Sakaguchi
5. Toru Owashi & Ken Ohka Vs Mike Bailey & Mizuki Watase
6. Kanazawa Specialty! Stubborn Special Tag Match: Chris Brookes & Makoto Oishi Vs CIMA & Soma Takao
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata & Yuki Iino (c) Vs Tetsuya Endo, T-Hawk & El Lindaman

The current Right To Challenge Holders are Tetsuya Endo (Saitama Super Arena Sword), Shinya Aoki (Blue Gauntlet), Royce Chambers (Yellow Gauntlet), Mad Paulie (Green Gauntlet) and Yuki Iino (Black Gauntlet).

BASARA “BASARA 125 ~BANQUET~”, 24/03/2020
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Tetsuo Usui Vs Akiyori Takizawa
2. Ryuichi Sekine, Minoru Fujita & Gouma Ryu Vs Yusuke Kubo, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & SAGAT
3. FUMA & Antonio Honda Vs Yasu Urano & Masato Kamino
4. Tsutomu Oosugi, Banana Senga & Daichi Kazato Vs Takumi Tsukamoto, Takato Nakano & Leo Isaka
5. IRON FIST Next Challengers Decision Battle: Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura Vs Ryota Nakatsu & Naoki Tanizaki
6. Union MAX Title: Masahiro Takanashi (c) Vs Fuminori Abe

Leo Isaka is from Marvelous IMPACT, a men’s spinoff of the Marvelous joshi promotion.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SPRING TOUR ’20 ~HEART & BODY~”, 28/03/2020
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Princess Tag Team Titles: Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe (c) Vs Maki Itoh & Raku

The Princess Tag Team Titles match was supposed to take place back on 1st March. That already feels like an eternity ago.

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Yoshiaki Yatsu Returns At Wrestle Peter Pan

March 19, 2020

Last summer Yoshiaki Yatsu had to pull out of his DDT commitments when his right foot was amputated because of pre-existing problems with diabetes. Yesterday a press conference was held to announce Yatsu will make his pro wrestling return at “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2020” in June! Yatsu had been wanting to wrestle again when he began his rehabilitation. At first he didn’t believe it would ever be possible. But when he reached the point where he could practice running again, he began to wonder if a return to the ring actually could happen.

In January Yatsu consulted with Sanshiro Takagi over a possible return. Takagi brought Yatsu to meet with Kei Kawamura, an old high school classmate of his. Kawamura is the president of Kawamura Prosthetics Inc. Together they began developing a unique prosthetic foot for Yatsu that can be suitable for use in pro wrestling. Kawamura describes Yatsu as a person with a strong heart. Prosthetic limbs can be tailored for sports but to make one for pro wrestling is different because there is also an entertainment part to think about.

Yatsu has been training with the new foot and he is currently able to run the ropes and do moves like Power Slams, Bulldog Headlocks and the Jail Hold. But Yatsu needs to strengthen his left foot to improve the support on it. Improvements are being made as the big event on 7th June approaches. What kind of match his return will be has not been decided yet.

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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “25 AND A HALF HOUR TV IDOLS AND A PLACE FOR THE FUTURE” Results

March 19, 2020

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “25 AND A HALF HOUR TV IDOLS AND A PLACE FOR THE FUTURE ~ SAVE YAMADA WITH LOVE”, 14/03/2020
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1. Hikari Noa defeated Suzume with the Uranage (6:22).
2. Yuki Aino & Raku defeated Mizuki & Pom Harajuku when Aino pinned Harajuku with the Venus DDT (9:58).
3. Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe defeated Shoko Nakajima & Nodoka Tenma when Watanabe pinned Tenma after the Canadian Backbreaker/Twist Of Fate Combo (10:45).

I missed this one last weekend. Tokyo Joshi Pro put together some matches for an all day Nico Nico Live broadcast held by YU-M Entertainment. A bunch of different idols took part in different games and performances throughout the 25 and a half hours the broadcast was on for. The Tokyo Joshi matches took place on the Saturday afternoon.

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