There’s a whole bunch of non-tournament matches added to the D-Ou Grand Prix shows. Not much context to them so I’m putting them in their own update.
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DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 IN KORAKUEN HALL!”, 22/11/2020 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
0. Under Match: Mizuki Watase & Hideki Okatani Vs Yukio Naya & Keigo Nakamura
1. 4 Way Tag Match: Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai Vs Soma Takao & Mad Paulie Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Danshoku Dieno & Antonio Honda
2. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Daisuke Sasaki
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: HARASHIMA Vs Chris Brookes
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Akito Vs MAO
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Tetsuya Endo Vs Jun Akiyama
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Kazusada Higuchi Vs Yuki Ueno
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Makoto Oishi Vs Shunma Katsumata
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DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 IN NARIMASU (FREE!)”, 27/11/2020 Tokyo Narimasu Act Hall
1. Yukio Naya & Hideki Okatani Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Keigo Nakamura
2. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Akito
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Daisuke Sasaki Vs MAO
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Chris Brookes
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Tetsuya Endo Vs Shunma Katsumata
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Kazusada Higuchi Vs Makoto Oishi
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Soma Takao Vs Yuki Ueno
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DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 IN NARIMASU”, 28/11/2020 Tokyo Narimasu Act Hall
1. Danshoku Dieno, Antonio Honda & Keigo Nakamura Vs Saki Akai, Yukio Naya & Hideki Okatani
2. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: HARASHIMA Vs MAO
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Yukio Sakaguchi
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Akito Vs Chris Brookes
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Tetsuya Endo Vs Kazusada Higuchi
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Soma Takao Vs Makoto Oishi
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Shunma Katsumata Vs Jun Akiyama
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DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 IN OSAKA!”, 29/11/2020 Osaka Azalea Taisho Hall
1. Blow Away The D-Ou GP 2021 From The DDT Variety Team!: Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Danshoku Dieno & Antonio Honda
2. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Chris Brookes
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: HARASHIMA Vs Daisuke Sasaki
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Yukio Sakaguchi Vs MAO
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Tetsuya Endo Vs Yuki Ueno
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Kazusada Higuchi Vs Soma Takao
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Makoto Oishi Vs Jun Akiyama
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DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 IN NARIMASU (FREE!)”, 04/12/2020 Tokyo Narimasu Act Hall
1. Playfulness Series Act 2: Danshoku Dieno Vs Mizuki Watase
2. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs MAO
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: HARASHIMA Vs Yukio Sakaguchi
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Akito
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Kazusada Higuchi Vs Shunma Katsumata
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Soma Takao Vs Jun Akiyama
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Makoto Oishi Vs Yuki Ueno
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DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 IN NARIMASU!”, 06/12/2020 Tokyo Narimasu Act Hall
1. Blow Away The D-Ou GP 2021 From The DDT Variety Team!: Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Danshoku Dieno & Saki Akai
2. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Yukio Sakaguchi
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: HARASHIMA Vs Akito
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Chris Brookes
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Tetsuya Endo Vs Soma Takao
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Kazusada Higuchi Vs Jun Akiyama
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Yuki Ueno Vs Shunma Katsumata
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DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 IN NARIMASU!”, 12/12/2020 Tokyo Narimasu Act Hall
1. 3 Way Tag Match: Mad Paulie & Nobuihiro Shimatani Vs Mizuki Watase & Hideki Okatani Vs Yukio Naya & Keigo Nakamura
2. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs HARASHIMA
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Akito
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: MAO Vs Chris Brookes
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Tetsuya Endo Vs Makoto Oishi
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Soma Takao Vs Shunma Katsumata
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Yuki Ueno Vs Jun Akiyama
1. Leo Isaka defeated Tetsuo Usui with the Hiroyuki Kondo Style Arm Sasori Katame (10:25).
2. Ryota Nakatsu, SAGAT & Akiyori Takizawa defeated Tsutomu Oosugi, Banana Senga & Gouma Ryu when SAGAT pinned Ryu after the Three Tiered Body Press (10:01).
3. Yasu Urano defeated Ryuichi Sekine with a Combine Cutback (11:37).
4. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Round 1: FUMA & Yusuke Kubo defeated Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Daichi Kazato when FUMA submitted Hiroshi with the Iron Maiden (13:41).
5. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Round 1: Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura defeated Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino when Shimomura submitted Nakano with a Crab Hold (18:26).
6. Union MAX Title: Takumi Tsukamoto defeated Fuminori Abe (c) with a High Angle Backslide Pin (17:33). *Fuminori Abe fails in V5. Takumi Tsukamoto becomes the 15th Union MAX Champion!
In his third attempt, Takumi Tsukamoto has become the new Union MAX Champion! After the match the former champion Fuminori Abe admitted he never felt more frustrated after a loss. He was able to do so much as the MAX Champion and it today he was reminded there is somebody out there stronger than him. He remembered when he won the title from Masahiro Takanashi under unfortunate circumstances. The BASARA fans still supported him and still treated him like a deserving champion. He knows they will continue to support him so he will be 100 million times stronger when he fights Tsukamoto again in order to win the belt back! Tsukamoto said that BASARA is just about to become 5 years old. It is still an immature and developing promotion just like he is still an immature and developing human being. He burst into tears from the crowd cheering him and joked about being a crybaby. He promised to devote himself to being Takumi Tsukamoto in order to get even more stronger.
One of the IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT semi-finals is set. IRON PRIEST will take on Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura for a spot in the final on 7th December. It is the rematch of last year’s final and Shimomura wants revenge!
In the week leading up to the show, FUMA announced the Iron Family was disbanding and a new unit will replace it. The new unit is called Asian Kung Fu Revolution because the roots of both yoga and heavy metal can be found in Asia. FUMA, Yusuke Kubo, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Daichi Kazato are the members of this group.
MUSCLE “HIRAGANA MUSCLE 3 II ~FINISH DAI RANPATSU~”, 09/11/2020 Tokyo Korakuen Hall ??? Fans – Withheld
1. DDT Vs Uki-Inter Full Scale Grappling War ~ 2.9 (Dimension) Int Rules: Itoki Oyoshi (Choun-Shiryu), Shota Okamura (Shota), Herman Miller Mao (MAO), Kazusada Kokuyo (Kazusada Higuchu) & Eames Watase (Mizuki Watase) defeated Marume Komimatsu (Kazuki Hirata), Takaku Karahiko (Yuki Ueno), Totaro Omoiki (Konosuke Takeshita), Knee Cross Kinya (Akito) & Baseball Bat Swing (Shunma Katsumata).
1a. Marume Komimatsu Vs Itoki Oyoshi ended in a Time Limit Draw (4:00).
1b. Takaku Karahiko defeated Shota Okamura with a Choke Sleeper (2:12).
1c. Herman Miller Mao defeated Takaku Karahiko with a Scissors Hold (0:44).
1d. Totaro Omoiki Vs Herman Miller Mao ended in a Time Limit Draw (3:00).
1e. Kazusada Kokuyo defeated Knee Cross Kinya with a Choke Sleeper (0:44).
1f. Kazusada Kokuyo defeated Baseball Bat Swing with a Straight Armbar (1:43).
2. Bonus Track: DJ Nira defeated Danshoku Dieno with Yamata no Orochi (12:26).
Remember that dress rehearsal from September? Well plans change. That entire show went so well that it cannot possibly be repeated with the same results. So Muscle Sakai had to come up with something else for today’s performance. The goal of Muscle is to merge together the worlds of reality, mange and pro wrestling. For example, manga panels of Sakai coming up with a new script was shown on the screen. Then The Finisher Boys appeared in the ring all representing different elements of Boys Love manga. Konosuke Takeshita represented hugging from behind, Yuki Ueno represented kissing, Akito represented choke play, Shunma Katsumata represented head petting and Kazuki Hirata represented the missionary position.
The line between reality and manga was blurred even further when The Steel Chair Boys (Kazusada Higuchi, Mizuki Watase, Choun-Shiryu, Shota & new member MAO) showed up for their own dance number. The only way to decide what is reality was for the two sides to use the Go To Reincarnation Campaign!
The Finisher Boys (minus Hirata) went to a DDT (Domestic Dotacan Team) tryout with Poison Hayashi, Jaya Tokubayashi (Hisaya Imabayashi), Super Systema Power (South River Minamikawa) and Camera☆Imanari (Yumehito Imanari) all observing their performances. After an exhibition match, the big president Shichihashiro Nayagi (Yukio Naya) walked in with Vice President Yuki (Yuki The Rock) by his side. Only two trainees would be hired but all four were so good that Nayagi decided to hire them all.
The next scene took place in a bar. We find out that Nobuhiko Sunada (Danshoku Dieno) and Kazuo Nirayamazaki (DJ Nira) were both fired in order to fit The Finisher Boys onto the DDT roster. They complained about the current style of DDT because they have wrestlers who use magic spells and computer programs in their matches. VP Yuki overheard them and agreed with the complaints. He also thinks DDT’s wrestling is strange. Why do the wrestlers bounce off the ropes? Why do they let opponents do moves on them? Why does a pinfall need to be a 3 count to win? He has an idea for a new promotion to beat DDT. It is called Uki Double F International! Or Uki-Inter for short. He already has sponsors, celebrity endorsements and wrestlers from DDT willing to jump ship. With Sunada and Nirayamazaki by his side they can rule pro wrestling! They get into a business alliance with The Folding Chair Boys who need the income because the Coronavirus was cutting into their finances.
Uki-Inter and The Folding Chair Boys launch their attack on DDT, crashing the main event of “NEVER MIND 2020”. The match becomes a 4 Vs 4 inter-promotional war. Uki-Inter gets the upper hand until Tetsuya Endo came down for his one contractual run in per Muscle show. He could have fought off the invaders by himself but he told The Finisher Boys it is their duty as DDT trainees to defend their seniors from the enemy. Endo left and both sides agreed to a way that would settle their confrontation.
The match will now be a 2.9 QUINTET survival contest! Both teams get five fighters and they will have 1 Vs 1 elimination grappling matches until one team is left standing. The matches took place in a ring with no ropes attached with Shinya Aoki on commentary. One by one the matches happened and in the end Uki-Inter won with two fighters left to spare.
The story was over and Muscle Sakai came out to give a closing speech. He explained that it’s been difficult for fans to express themselves at shows during the epidemic because they cannot cheer or boo for safety reasons. So he wanted to dedicate 10 minutes for the audience to tweet about the show and the wrestlers would vanity search them. Meanwhile Danshoku Dieno and DJ Nira would wrestle a match to pass the time. When the match ended and everyone finished retweeting the fans, Sakai announced that “HIRAGANA MUSCLE 4” will take place Spring 2021.
DDT “DDT TV SHOW! #11”, 08/11/2020 DDT TV SHOW Studio 0 Fans
1. Playfulness Series Act 2: Danshoku Dieno defeated Yukio Naya with a Cradle (4:31).
2. O-40 Title: Toru Owashi defeated Gorgeous Matsuno (c) with La Magistral Cradle (8:19). *Gorgeous Matsuno fails in V3. Toru Owashi becomes the 3rd O-40 Champion!
3. Konosuke Takeshita & Shunma Katsumata defeated HARASHIMA & Keigo Nakamura when Katsumata pinned Nakamura with the Stuka Splash (13:23).
4. DAMNATION Vs Junretsu: Tetsuya Endo, Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao & Mad Paulie defeated Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi, Mizuki Watase & Hideki Okatani when Endo submitted Okatani with the Yurikamome (10:30).
5. DDT UNIVERSAL Title: Yuki Ueno (c) defeated MAO with the WR (13:13). *V1 for Yuki Ueno.
The DDT Sauna Club watched on as members Yuki Ueno and MAO faced off with the DDT UNIVERSAL Title on the line. At “ULTIMATE PARTY 2020” Ueno felt he was at his physical best but today he struggled to keep up with MAO. He nabbed the victory by countering a Hurricanrana into a Backbreaker then flipping him over with the WR. Ueno said he is glad that MAO came back in better condition than ever. MAO thanked everyone for supporting DDT while he was absent, both from wrestling in the UK and recovering from an injury. The Sauna Club got together in the ring and Ueno told them he wants them all to team together at the next DDT TV SHOW. They can all go to the sauna and talk about it.
In the aftermath of “ULTIMATE PARTY 2020” we now have Tetsuya Endo and Jun Akiyama setting their sights on each other. Endo holding up the KO-D Openweight Title up to Akiyama’s face would set off something like that. Endo did it again after DAMNATION beat Junretsu. Backstage Akiyama talked about wrestling Endo once before back in 2016. He wants knows Endo is a different person now, a champion. He swore to beat him at the D-Ou Grand Prix on 22nd November. Endo could immediately tell the atmosphere was different today because Akiyama was in the ring. He thinks their D-Ou match will be interesting. Daisuke Sasaki forgot to bring the DAMNATION signboard.
The other two members of the DDT Sauna Club had a good time teaming up today. I mean they’re also ALL OUT members so of course they have good teamwork. Konosuke Takeshita worked over Keigo Nakamura until HARASHIMA could tag in. Shunma Katsumata was in danger when HARASHIMA gave him an Avalanche Brainbuster. Nakamura followed up with a Swan Dive Dropkick but only got a nearfall. Katsumata recovered with a Casadora Foot Stomp and hit the Stuka Splash for the 3 count.
For the first time since January, the O-40 Title was defended. Gorgeous Matsuno couldn’t leave a scratch on Toru Owashi so he came up with a plan. Since there were no fans in the room, Owashi could instead promote his merchandise to the fans watching at home. Matsuno then attacked Owashi when he was distracted. He tried to roll him up with a School Boy but Owashi turned it into La Magistral Cradle to win the title.
Danshoku Dieno entered the ring after the match. He was furious to see Matsuno lose the title after he defended it against Dieno back in January. Matsuno put all of his effort into defend the title all year and Owashi showed him no respect for it. Owashi pointed out that Matsuno hasn’t wrestled in months let alone defended the belt. Dieno said Matsuno is obsessed with the O-40 Title. Matsuno asked if Dieno wants the title because he won’t let him have it! He’s not going to let anyone take his precious treasure from him so he demanded a rematch! A confused Owashi exited the ring wanting none of what was going on. Matsuno then turned to Dieno and challenged him to a match before he goes after the championship again.
Yukio Naya has now been in DDT for a year and a half. He was curious to find out if the Danshoku wrestling style really works. He went into his match with Dieno determined not to react to the Danshoku moveset. It looked like he would succeed at first but eventually everything took its toll. He left his guard open for the Lip Lock and Dieno rolled him into a pin from there. After the match Naya simply told Dieno “It’s not bad” and left the ring.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “WRESTLE PRINCESS”, 07/11/2020 Tokyo Dome City Hall ??? Fans – Withheld
1. Suzume & Sena Shiori defeated Moka Miyamoto & Mei Suruga when Suzume pinned Miyamoto with the Ring A Bell (12:09).
2. Pom Harajuku & Mahiro Kiryu defeated Marika Kobashi & Haruna Neko when Kiryu pinned Neko with the Spinebuster (9:01).
3. International Princess Title Tournament – Semi Final: Hikari Noa defeated Mirai Maiumi with the Blizzard Suplex (9:44).
4. International Princess Title Tournament – Semi Final: Yuki Kamifuku defeated Shoko Nakajima with the Fame Asser (9:22).
5. Yuna Manase defeated Raku with a Short Range Lariat (9:17).
6. WP Switch Random Rules Match: Saki Akai defeated Hyper Misao by Knockout with the Quetzalcoatl (13:49).
7. Miyu Yamashita & Aja Kong defeated Maki Itoh & Sareee when Yamashita pinned Itoh with the Crash Rabbit Heat (17:01).
8. International Princess Title Tournament – Final: Yuki Kamifuku defeated Hikari Noa with the Diving Fame Asser (7:56). *Yuki Kamifuku becomes the 5th International Princess Champion!
9. Princess Tag Team Titles: Nodoka Tenma & Yuki Aino defeated Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe (c) when Aino pinned Watanabe with the UBV (17:01). *Daydream fails in V5. The Bakuretsu Sisters become the 6th Princess Tag Team Champions!
10. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuka Sakazaki (c) defeated Mizuki with the Magical Girl Niwatori Yaro (25:37). *V4 for Yuka Sakazaki.
In the fated battle between The Magical Sugar Rabbits, it was Yuka Sakazaki who came out on top! Mizuki’s new Whirling Candy move wasn’t enough to win her the Princess Of Princess Title. Instead it was Sakazaki’s ultra move, the Magical Girl Niwatori Yaro that ensured she held onto the championship. With tears in their eyes, both wrestlers hugged each other after the match before the belt was handed over to Sakazaki. It is a clear sign that they are still close and their team will continue. A rare sight in pro wrestling.
Sakazaki said there was so much love coming from the fans who came to support Tokyo Joshi Pro today. She will give it her all because she loves it and is determined not to lose. She was so focused on her match today that she couldn’t watch the other matches. But when the other wrestlers would come backstage from the ring, she could see their faces sparkling with happiness. The entire roster was brought into the ring to celebrate. Sakazaki said the TJPW roster is changing but she hopes everyone who gathers here will have fun. She looks forward to working with them for many years to come! Mizuki was still crying and told Sakazaki she wanted to go eat hamburger steak. Everyone cheered “Happy Happy” and soap bubbles fell down around them. They then lined up on the stage and thanked everyone for coming today.
Daydream’s year long reign as the Princess Tag Team Champions has come to an end. The Bakuretsu Sisters finally lay claim to the belts on their fourth attempt together. Yuki Aino saved Nodoka Tenma from the Daydream Eternity. From there Tenma gave Rika Tatsumi the Killswitch to get rid of her. Miu Watanabe had the power to keep fighting until Aino put her away with the UBV. Tatsumi said backstage she feels empty without having the white belts anymore. But she also advised Watanabe to stay calm and take time to think about the defeat because Daydream is not finished yet. For the Sisters, they finally climbed the mountain and couldn’t do it without each other. The Bakuretsu Era begins and they want to defend the titles as many times they want!
The vacant International Princess Title now has a champion again. It’s Yuki Kamifuku and it is well deserved too! In the final of the tournament, she faced off against Hikari Noa. Already tired from wrestling earlier, Kamifuku and Noa left nothing to chance. A Double Chop followed by a Dropkick gave Kamifuku an opening to climb the top rope. She hit the Diving Fame Asser to win her first championship! There isn’t a wrestler out there who she is modelling herself after. She wants fans to think she’s cool by being herself. Her goal is to make the championship a symbol for cool, happy, fun girls. She speaks English so she can spread the word around the world that Tokyo Joshi wrestlers are such pretty Japanese people.
Aja Kong and Sareee were both welcomed back for another visit to TJPW. Kong had Maki Itoh waiting for her while Saree was eager to get into exchanges with Miyu Yamashita. The finish involved the two TJPW regulars. Sareee cut Yamashita off giving Itoh chances to use Headbutts. That lead went away after a High Kick and the Attitude Adjustment. Yamashita then ended the match with the Crash Rabbit Heat. Kong said she was happy to return here and is grateful the TJPW fanbase likes her. She told Sareee to “remove her limiter” when she got in the ring with Yamashita because she wanted to see Yamashita do the same. Kong is amazed by her kicking accuracy. She would like to come back next year. Itoh was annoyed that Sareee couldn’t crush Kong and come save her from getting beat. They still get along though because they’re almost the same age and probably would have been in the same grade together if they went to the same school. Sareee would like to wrestle Yamashita again but she also wants to fight Itoh.
A button was brought down to the ring for the Hyper Misao Vs Saki Akai match. Whenever somebody pressed the button, the rules for the match would change into a random stipulation. Before the match began she told the story of when she discovered pro wrestling by going to a DDT Street Wrestling show in 2014. She saw Akai taking part and was inspired by watching her fighting against men, completely turning standard values upside down. So today Misao came up with this match to flip Akai’s values upside down too. Daisuke Kiso pressed the button to start the match. The first rule was the match could not be won with kicking moves. Akai had already kicked Misao in the face when the rule came up so she wasn’t allowed to pin her afterwards. Akai pressed the button and the next rule was pins would not be counted unless the wrestlers spun in circles over a standing baseball bat five times. This left both of them dizzy after several series of spins and pin attempts. The next rule was Falls Count Anywhere as long as they ate from a bag of chocolate. Misao distracted the referee and emptied her chocolate into Akai’s bag. But Akai pressed the button and got a rule that allowed helpers to come down and get involved. Yukio Sakaguchi entered the ring to help Akai! Misao waited for her helper and got Sanshiro Takagi! It went wrong for both sides because Takagi accidentally Clotheslined Misao and Sakaguchi accidentally hit Akai with a Knee Kick. The men focused on fighting each other while the women pressed the button for the last rule. Last Woman Standing! Misao reversed the Quetzalcoatl into the Vanitas but missed the I Am A Hero. The Hyper Gotham Crash was also stopped and Misao was weakened with the Rookie Award. Seeing her chance to win, Akai hit the Quetzalcoatl and Misao couldn’t answer the 10 count, ending the match with a knockout.
When Yuna Manase asked Raku for a Handshake at the start of their match, Raku pretended to fall asleep. Manase complained to Yukinori Matsui but he fell asleep too. She stomped on him to wake him up. Raku took the match seriously by kicking out of the Suzuki Dynamic but she was immediately pinned with a Short Range Lariat afterward. Backstage Manase said the appeal of TJPW is that the matches are bright and fun. She hopes Raku get strong enough to chase after a title soon. Raku described Manase like an older sister who used to live with her but then moved out to go live in Tokyo.
Kamifuku’s path to win the International Princess Title begun today with a major upset over Shoko Nakajima. While Nakajima still wants to challenge for the IP Title, she realises after losing to her kohai that she still has to grow in strength.
Noa had a challenging victory over Mirai Maiumi in her semi-final. Maiumi had plenty of submissions to counter Noa’s Suplexes so Noa had to switch to using the Super Kick. That move weakened Maiumi enough for Noa to pin her with a bridging Blizzard Suplex. Maiumi regrets losing but said this is only the beginning of a new landscape that she will create.
Pom Harajuku & Mahiro Kiryu defeated Marika Kobashi & Haruna Neko but the result was so close to being the opposite. Neko had Kiryu beat with the Codebreaker but Harajuku broke the count. Kobashi got rid of her and Neko went for another Codebreaker. This time Kiryu caught her and hit a Spinebuster to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
The opening match was Mei Suruga’s TJPW debut. She teamed with the rookie Moka Miyamoto in a losing effort to Suzume & Sena Shiori. For the winners it was a big confidence boost to win inside a big venue. Suruga hopes she picked up some new fans and they will come watch ChocoPro or Gatoh Move.
A new trainee named Arisu Endo introduced herself. She comes from Cheer♥1, the same idol group that produced Reika Saiki. She promised to do her best to debut as soon as possible.
Freelancer Nao Kakuta will regularly appear in Tokyo Joshi beginning 14th November. She told the fans she would like to become someone who can liven up the TJPW ring. She wanted to come here because everyone is cute and have their own clear characters. She sees how much everyone in TJPW loves pro wrestling and it makes her want to get involved.
Four dates at Korakuen Hall in 2021 were announced. The shows will take place on 4th January, 11th February, 17th April and 4th May. “WRESTLE PRINCESS II” will also be held at Ota Ward Gymnasium on 9th October, 2021.
Sakisama returns for a one-off appearance on 14th November. Hyper Misao will face Super Sasadango Machine on 20th November.
Kendo Kashin was spotted inside the venue during the show. He threatened to crash the show during the week looking for Takagi. Presumably he wants to challenge him for the DDT Extreme Title.
DDT “DDT TV SHOW! #11”, 08/11/2020 DDT TV SHOW Studio
1. Konosuke Takeshita & Shunma Katsumata Vs HARASHIMA & Keigo Nakamura
2. Playfulness Series Act 2: Danshoku Dieno Vs Yukio Naya
3. DAMNATION Vs Junretsu: Tetsuya Endo, Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao & Mad Paulie Vs Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi, Mizuki Watase & Hideki Okatani
4. DDT UNIVERSAL Title: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs MAO
5. O-40 Title: Gorgeous Matsuno (c) Vs Toru Owashi
The next episode of DDT TV SHOW will be on Sunday this week because “WRESTLE PRINCESS” is happening on Saturday.
DAMNATION is one big happy family again. Daisuke Sasaki is back in the group but according to Tetsuya Endo he has been relegated to signboard holder status. Jun Akiyama is moving on from his feud with Konosuke Takeshita in order to experience the rest that DDT has to offer. He has a few DAMNATION opponents in his D-Ou Grand Prix block so he’s getting a taste of what to expect from them here.
Sanshiro Takagi will not be on the show because his DDT Extreme Title defences will be exclusive to DDT’s Youtube channel, whenever they happen. He will also only defend the title in Street Wrestling matches. The first wrestler to send him a challenge is Rambo Kawamura, formerly known as Rocky Kawamura or Ryo Kawamura whenever he isn’t impersonating his favorite Sylvester Stallone movies. Takagi is impressed enough with Kawamura’s initiative to send him to the top of his list of potential challengers.
The 14 entries for D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 have been revealed. This year’s tournament will last for eight shows. The field is split into two blocks of seven wrestlers and the winner of each block advances to the final. 2 points for a win, 1 points for a draw and 0 points for a loss. Block matches have a 30 minute time limit and the final has no time limit. If there is a tie for first place then a tiebreaker match will be held to determine who advances. That means no direct confrontation rule for the tiebreaker this year.
DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 IN KORAKUEN HALL!”, 22/11/2020 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Daisuke Sasaki
2. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: HARASHIMA Vs Chris Brookes
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Akito Vs MAO
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Tetsuya Endo Vs Jun Akiyama
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Kazusada Higuchi Vs Yuki Ueno
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Makoto Oishi Vs Shunma Katsumata
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DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 IN NARIMASU (FREE!)”, 27/11/2020 Tokyo Narimasu Act Hall
1. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Akito
2. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Daisuke Sasaki Vs MAO
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Chris Brookes
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Tetsuya Endo Vs Shunma Katsumata
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Kazusada Higuchi Vs Makoto Oishi
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Soma Takao Vs Yuki Ueno
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DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 IN NARIMASU”, 28/11/2020 Tokyo Narimasu Act Hall
1. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: HARASHIMA Vs MAO
2. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Yukio Sakaguchi
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Akito Vs Chris Brookes
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Tetsuya Endo Vs Kazusada Higuchi
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Soma Takao Vs Makoto Oishi
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Shunma Katsumata Vs Jun Akiyama
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DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 IN OSAKA!”, 29/11/2020 Osaka Azalea Taisho Hall
1. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Chris Brookes
2. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: HARASHIMA Vs Daisuke Sasaki
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Yukio Sakaguchi Vs MAO
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Tetsuya Endo Vs Yuki Ueno
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Kazusada Higuchi Vs Soma Takao
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Makoto Oishi Vs Jun Akiyama
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DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 IN NARIMASU (FREE!)”, 04/12/2020 Tokyo Narimasu Act Hall
1. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs MAO
2. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: HARASHIMA Vs Yukio Sakaguchi
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Akito
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Kazusada Higuchi Vs Shunma Katsumata
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Soma Takao Vs Jun Akiyama
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Makoto Oishi Vs Yuki Ueno
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DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 IN NARIMASU!”, 06/12/2020 Tokyo Narimasu Act Hall
1. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Yukio Sakaguchi
2. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: HARASHIMA Vs Akito
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Chris Brookes
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Tetsuya Endo Vs Soma Takao
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Kazusada Higuchi Vs Jun Akiyama
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Yuki Ueno Vs Shunma Katsumata
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DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 IN NARIMASU!”, 12/12/2020 Tokyo Narimasu Act Hall
1. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs HARASHIMA
2. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Akito
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: MAO Vs Chris Brookes
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Tetsuya Endo Vs Makoto Oishi
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Soma Takao Vs Shunma Katsumata
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Yuki Ueno Vs Jun Akiyama
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DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 THE FINAL!!”, 27/12/2020 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – Final: Winner Of A Block vs Winner Of B Block
The 4th edition of the IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT will take place throughout the remaining months of the year. Last year’s tournament crowned the first IRON FIST TAG Champions. This year the prize is No. 1 Contendership for those titles. That means the current champions Speed Of Sounds will not be part of the tournament. The teams taking part are:
BASARA “BASARA 139 ~GLITTER~”, 10/11/2020 Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. Tetsuo Usui Vs Leo Isaka
2. Tsutomu Oosugi, Banana Senga & Gouma Ryu Vs Ryota Nakatsu, SAGAT & Akiyori Takizawa
3. Ryuichi Sekine Vs Yasu Urano
4. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Round 1A: FUMA & Yusuke Kubo Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Daichi Kazato
5. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Round 1B: Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura Vs Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino
6. Union MAX Title: Fuminori Abe (c) Vs Takumi Tsukamoto
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BASARA “BASARA 140 ~THE 7TH FOX PRINCE~”, 14/11/2020 Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MON☆STAR
1. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Round 1C: Fuminori Abe & Tetsuo Usui Vs Ryuichi Sekine & Minoru Fujita
2. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Round 1D: Takumi Tsukamoto & Yasu Urano Vs Ryota Nakatsu & SAGAT
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BASARA “BASARA 143 ~SPACE SHOT~”, 07/12/2020 Tokyo Asakusa Flower Theater
1. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Round 1: Winners Of Match 1A Vs Winners Of Match 1B
2. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Round 1: Winners Of Match C1 Vs Winners Of Match 1D
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BASARA “BASARA 144 ~GLITTER~”, 22/12/2020 Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Final: X & X Vs X & X
A press conference was held today reacting to the aftermath of “ULTIMATE PARTY 2020”. It began with Tetsuya Endo apologizing to anyone who was offended by Shuji Ishikawa’s singing at the end of the show. Endo then explained his treatment of Daisuke Sasaki over the last couple of weeks including banishing him from DAMNATION was all done to guarantee he would get the most serious match out of him. He doesn’t hate him and it’s all water under the bridge now. Finally, Endo announced that Nobuhiro Shimatani has been promoted from a temporary DAMNATION member to an official full time member. Sasaki has been asked to hold the signboard from now on.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “WRESTLE PRINCESS”, 07/11/2020 Tokyo Dome City Hall
1. Suzume & Sena Shiori Vs Moka Miyamoto & Mei Suruga
2. Marika Kobashi & Haruna Neko Vs Pom Harajuku & Mahiro Kiryu
3. International Princess Title Tournament – Semi Final: Hikari Noa Vs Mirai Maiumi
4. International Princess Title Tournament – Semi Final: Shoko Nakajima Vs Yuki Kamifuku
5. Raku Vs Yuna Manase
6. WP Switch Random Rules Match: Hyper Misao Vs Saki Akai
7. Miyu Yamashita & Aja Kong Vs Maki Itoh & Sareee
8. International Princess Title Tournament – Final: X Vs X
9. Princess Tag Team Titles: Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe (c) Vs Nodoka Tenma & Yuki Aino
10. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuka Sakazaki (c) Vs Mizuki
I’ll have a preview posted either tomorrow or Friday.
The rules of the WP Switch Random Rules Match will be explained on the day of the show.
DDT “DDT TV SHOW! #11”, 08/11/2020 DDT TV SHOW Studio
1. O-40 Title: Gorgeous Matsuno (c) Vs Toru Owashi
2. DDT UNIVERSAL Title: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs MAO
He’s been gone for over four months but MAO thinks he is already good enough to get a title shot after one match back. He hopes if he wins the DDT UNIVERSAL Title he can show the belt off to the mayor of Osaki and become an ambassador for his hometown just like Endo became one for Shiroishi. Yuki Ueno is looking forward to defending the title against another DNA wrestler. Ueno was only part of that brand for a year or two before it was suspended so he didn’t get to wrestle MAO as much over there. That MAO approached him to make the challenge makes Ueno happy.
DDT “DDT TV SHOW! #12”, 14/11/2020 DDT TV SHOW Studio
1. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai (c) Vs Akito, Kazuki Hirata & Shota
Long before DNA there was another brand associated with DDT that was dedicated to giving the young wrestlers ring time. Monthly Young Communication existed a decade ago where the likes of Akito, Kazuki Hirata and Shota got to wrestle with each other. This was long before any member of Eruption joined DDT so the reemergence of this brand to challenge them for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles surprised them. But they said they will take on any trio who wants to take them on so the titles are on the line.
Normally DDT holds two major shows a year in venues such as Sumo Hall or Ota Ward Gymnasium. The Coronavirus pandemic has forced them to reconsider the schedule and attempt more shows in bigger venues. It’s hard to say if Sumo Hall will be available for DDT in 2021 because of the rescheduled Olympic Games. It has also been difficult for DDT to find a venue that will allow 1,000+ fans to attend their show. Also there are cities in Japan where the population are staying put rather than travelling to Tokyo for their entertainment. So DDT are attempting to hold a major show outside of Tokyo, choosing the Culttz Kawasaki venue in Kawasaki as their spot. For now the only match attached to the card is a KO-D Openweight Title defence. It’s not confirmed yet if the D-Ou Grand Prix winner will be the challenger but that’s usually how it goes.
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