DDT “OSAKA BAY BLUES SPECIAL 2023”, 20/08/2023
Osaka Edion Arena #2
479 Fans – No Vacancy
1. Makoto Oishi, Yuni & Rukiya defeated Yusuke Okada, Yuya Koroku & Ilusion when Oishi pinned Ilusion with the Miracle Ecstacy (6:37).
2. 3 Way Match: Kazuki Hirata Vs Yuki “Sexy” Iino Vs Saki Akai ended in a No Contest (7:25).
3. Osaka Specialty Special Tag Match: Sanshiro Takagi & Tsutenkakka defeated Akito & Kazuma Sumi when Tsutenkakka pinned Sumi with the Tsuten Bomber (6:47).
4. BURNING Vs Harimao!: Jun Akiyama & Kotaro Suzuki defeated Kazusada Higuchi & Yuki Ishida when Suzuki pinned Ishida with the Tiger Driver (9:12).
5. Yuji Hino & Yukio Naya defeated KANON & MJ Paul when Hino pinned Paul with the Fuckin’ BOMB (12:30).
6. Current Blast Bat & Board 6-Man Tag Death Match: Atsushi Onita, Yoshitatsu & Toy Kojima defeated Yukio Sakaguchi, Hideki Okatani & Soma Takao when Yoshitatsu pinned Takao after the Sandwich Current Blast Bat Full Swing (7:43).
7. Special Single Match: Daisuke Sasaki defeated Yuki Ueno with La Mistica Crossover Face Lock (17:03).
8. Special Tag Match: Shigehiro Irie & HARASHIMA defeated Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada when Irie pinned Masada with the Beast Bomber (16:32).
For the third time in a row Shigehiro Irie’s team has beaten Chris Brookes’s team in the buildup to their KO-D Openweight Title match. Irie even rubbed it in after today’s bout by telling Brookes he notices him favoring his shoulder. HARASHIMA lightened the tone a little bit by praising both Brookes and Irie and telling them he is looking forward to watching the two strong wrestlers fight each other. He isn’t cheering for one over the other, he just wants to see them have a great match. Backstage Takeshi Masada told Brookes they just need to get stronger together as a tag team.
Daisuke Sasaki defeated Yuki Ueno after working on his leg, dropping him with an Avalanche Pedigree and then using La Misitca to wrap him up in the Crossover Face Lock. He called Ueno weak after the match and then brought up Konosuke Takeshita’s offer to follow him. Ueno should get rid of his hesitation and accept by shaking Sasaki’s hand. Ueno grabbed Sasaki’s hand to get himself back to his feet but then he pushed the handshake away. Sasaki doesn’t get it but he’s moving on to his match against MAO on 27th August. MAO is currently in America but Sasaki will invite him to join Takeshita’s cause when he comes back. Backstage Ueno did not use his fever that kept him off yesterday’s show as an excuse for losing today. He believes in himself but he’s in a tough situation.
Yukio Sakaguchi’s quest to win the All Asia Tag Team Titles that his father once held has been stopped for now. Eruption would have earned a title shot if they and Soma Takao could beat Atsushi Onita, Yoshitatsu & Toy Kojima in an Explosion Death Match. Sakaguchi immediately went after Onita but got blinded with Poison Mist. Yoshitatsu swung a baseball bat rigged to explode at Sakaguchi but it was dodged and Onita took the blast instead. Yoshitatsu then got another bat and aimed for Hideki Okatani but Sakaguchi jumped in to sacrifice himself for his tag partner. Onita blew more Mist, this time at Takao. Then Onita & Yoshitatsu both attacked him with the two remaining baseball bats for a combined explosion, putting Takao down for the pinfall.
When the match was over Jun Akiyama & Kotaro Suzuki confronted Onita and demanded they get the All Asia Tag Title shot instead. Onita said he will do it anytime but Yoshitatsu reminded him they need to get permission from the PWF Chairman Dory Funk Jr. first. Akiyama assured them Funk will agree to it because he’ll be happy to see the belts move away from Explosion Death Matches. It was eventually decided that the Explosion Death Match on 9th September will determine if the title match will go ahead. If Akiyama’s team wins then he & Suzuki will get a title shot on the 18th. If not then their match against Onita & Yoshitatsu on that date will be non-title. Oh and another thing. Either way that match on the 18th is going to be an Explosion Death Match too!
Yuji Hino felt that MJ Paul hit harder than KANON did in their match. Based on that performance it made Hino wonder if it makes more sense for Paul to get a rematch for the KO-D Tag Team Titles instead of KANON. Makoto Oishi agreed because he just beat KANON yesterday. Hino mocked KANON even further by encouraging him to do his best on 9th September. KANON has a singles match with Hino on the 3rd and he warned Ω he always gets the last laugh.
The 3 Way Match ended with both Kazuki Hirata and Saki Akai getting their faces shoved into Yuki Iino’s backside on the turnbuckles. The action was so severe it caused all three of them to faint in that position, causing Yukinori Matsui to call the match a No Contest.
Dramatic DDT 