Dramatic DDT

DDT “HOUSEBOAT PRO WRESTLING”, 13/11/2023
Tokyo Ryogoku Pier
24 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Time Difference Embarkation Falls Count Anywhere 3 Way Tag Match: Yuki Ueno & Toy Kojima defeated Tetsuya Endo & Kazuma Sumi and Sanshiro Takagi & Makoto Oishi when Ueno pinned Sumi after the My MADMAX onto the Chair with Kojima (86:27).

One day after DDT held “ULTIMATE PARTY 2023” they celebrated with an afterparty on the Ryogoku Pier. Part of the celebration was the first ever Houseboat Pro Wrestling match!

A houseboat on the Sumida River would collect wrestlers from pier to pier and they would fight each other on the boat. Also during breaks in the action the wrestlers would find other ways to entertain the guests. Yuki Ueno, Toy Kojima, Sanshiro Takagi and Makoto Oishi were the first wrestlers to step on board.

The match began with Ueno and Takagi against each other. When Ueno got the upper hand, Takagi offered to give Oishi 25,000 Yen to help him fight Ueno in a 2 Vs 1 Handicap Match. Oishi accepted but Kojima then came to Ueno’s aid to even the numbers.

Takagi and Ueno stabbed each other in the head with toothpicks until the match moved outside to the houseboat deck. The two sides did double team moves on each other before they decided to move back inside. They saw Shunma Katsumata was singing karaoke for the fans and Kojima decided to join in.

The houseboat stopped at Etchujima where Tetsuya Endo and Kazuma Sumi climbed on board. Fans soon noticed that Takagi & Oishi had vanished. It turned out that Endo & Sumi attacked them outside, tied them up in tape and left them stranded on the pier when the houseboat sailed off!

This meant the match was now Ueno & Kojima against Endo & Sumi. They fought up and down the boat until it moved outside to the deck again. From there Ueno & Kojima gave Sumi the My MADMAX onto a pile of chairs, winning the match after 1 hour and 26 minutes.

After the match Ueno talked about DDT hosting matches on a bullet train and on a houseboat. He thinks the next idea should be an Airplane Pro Wrestling match up in the sky! He admits that would be difficult because everybody has to wear seatbelts on a flying plane but it might come true.

Katsumata said there are many other houseboats around Japan so taking Houseboat Pro Wrestling on tour through all the different rivers could work. Ueno said The 37KAMIINA has become the centre of DDT. Their next goal is to win the vacated KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles.

MAO was originally meant to be in the match but he was too banged up from yesterday to take part. A medical examination showed no injuries though so he will be back wrestling later this week.