Dramatic DDT

DDT “DRAMATIC EXPLOSION 2022”, 04/09/2022
Aichi Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall
529 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Yusuke Okada defeated Takeshi Masada with the Fisherman Suplex (7:58).
2. Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno defeated Antonio Honda & Kazuki Hirata when Iino pinned Hirata with the Bubba Bomb (13:37).
3. Akito & Shinya Ishida defeated MAO & Yuki Ishida when Akito submitted Ishida with the Figure 4 Leg Lock (12:40).
4. Yuji Hino, Yuki Ueno & Makoto Oishi defeated Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yuya Koroku when Oishi submitted Koroku with the Fujiyama Knee Lock (12:00).
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON (c) defeated Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani when KANON pinned Okatani with the Sleepy Hollow (14:06).
*V2 for DAMNATION T.A.
6. Scramble Bunkhouse Current Blast 6-Man Tag Death Match: Atsushi Onita, Shinya Aoki & Yukio Naya defeated Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata & Toi Kojima when Naya pinned Kojima after a Mine Board Explosion (8:30).
7. Special Single Match: Chris Brookes defeated Asuka with the Praying Mantis Bomb (12:06).
8. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Kazusada Higuchi & Naomi Yoshimura (c) defeated HARASHIMA & Toru Owashi when Yoshimura pinned Owashi with a Lariat (19:25).
*V1 for Harimao.

A serious Toru Owashi is dangerous indeed. He & HARASHIMA brought a difficult challenge for Harimao to fight through with the KO-D Tag Team Titles on the line. Owashi was a powerful force from the get go, throwing Kazusada Higuchi off the top rope through a table at ringside. Naomi Yoshimura also felt his wrath by taking the WAR Special and also the Choke Slam along with HARASHIMA’s signature offence. Higuchi found his way back into the match to cancel out HARASHIMA, leaving the other two to settle their differences. A clash of Lariats took place and ended with Yoshimura scoring the finishing blow. Owashi described the result as a difference in power, or more how to use it. He will now look for a new goal but wants everyone to remember as long as he and HARASHIMA are around in DDT, the place will never change.

Harimao are now moving on to a new team of challengers who made themselves known after the main event. Daisuke Sasaki & KANON entered the ring and called Harimao poor looking champions. They demanded the next title shot and will get it on 12th October. Shinya Aoki then walked into the ring, teasing to cash in his Right To Challenge NFT only to leave instead. Backstage Yoshimura said he was able to surpass DISASTER BOX today, beating two men he looks up to like they’re his parents. The match was a “dramatic dream” for him and he is really happy Hariamo was able to win.

It’s an emotional time for Asuka because yesterday was her friend the late Hana Kimura’s birthday. It made her more determined to win her match against Chris Brookes who she considers a great opponent. However Brookes countered her Shiranui into the Tombstone before pinning her with the Praying Mantis Bomb. He handed Asuka an icepack after the match and asked for a handshake. She refused and threw the icepack back at him. Brookes mentioned in a backstage interview that he saw comments on social media calling for Asuka to enter the D-Ou Grand Prix this year. He agrees and wants Hisaya Imabayashi to give her a spot in the tournament.

Everyone had a blast in the Explosion Death Match. Several in fact. Konosuke Takeshita led The 37KAMIINA against Atsushi Onita’s team with four weapons all rigged to explode when you pressed a button placed on the top turnbuckle. Onita went into the match with a right knee injury so his team was already at a disadvantage. Aoki used an exploding Barb Wire Bat to break up Takeshita’s Figure 4 Leg Lock on Onita. Shunma Katsumata hit Onita with his own exploding bat covered in toy blocks. Onita blinded Toi Kojima by spitting red mist into his face but Katsumata avenged his friend by spitting blue mist at Onita. Yukio Naya fired an exploding bazooka, taking out Onita, Katsumata and even himself because the blast was that dangerous. Naya was able to get the win though by throwing Kojima off the top rope onto an exploding mine board in the middle of the ring, pinning him once the smoke had cleared. Onita gave his approval to the quality of explosions today. Naya felt he stood out more than Onita in the match. Kojima asked Onita if they could have another exploding death match against each other. He was praised for showing courage.

DAMNATION T.A ended up getting a total victory over Eruption to successfully defend the KO-D 6-Man Tag Titles. Hideki Okatani was fired up to fight especially when he was in the ring with KANON. He also took the bullet for Saki Akai when Sasaki placed a chair around her neck and tried to hit her with another one. Okatani jumped in and took the blow allowing Yukio Sakaguchi to fight off him and MJ Paul. Hideki had KANON pinned with the Double Arm Suplex but Sasaki pulled the referee out of the ring mid-count. It gave KANON enough time to recover and pin Okatani with the Sleepy Hollow.

After the match Makoto Oishi entered the ring and confronted the champions. He said DAMNATION T.A’s next challengers are Ω! Sasaki asked if he meant Kenny Omega? Yuji Hino then came out and complained about being left out of DAMNATION’s revival so he went to reform Ω with Oishi! Sasaki then asked if Kenny Omega was their other partner? Hino said it’s Shiori Asahi. Ω will face DAMNATION T.A for the 6-Man Tag Titles in their home turf of Chiba on 8th October.

Shinya Ishida enjoyed his time in DDT today and said he wants to wrestle here more. He would like to have another match with MAO for example, this time a singles bout against him. Akito endorses the idea and wants to see his friend in DDT on a regular basis.