DDT “NARAHA TOWN RESIDENT WRESTLER TOY KOJIMA THANKSGIVING DAY – NARAHA TOWN COME ON!”, 03/03/2024
Fukushima Naraha Sky Arena
820 Fans – Super No Vacancy
1. Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino defeated Kazuki Hirata & Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Iino pinned Hirata with the Spear (13:19).
2. Chris Brookes & Yuzutaro defeated Sanshiro Takagi & Danshoku Dieno when Yuzutaro pinned Dieno with the Yuzu Death Drop (9:09).
3. Daisuke Sasaki & KANON defeated Akito & Ilusion when KANON pinned Ilusion with the Sleepy Hollow (12:53).
4. Special Tag Match: HARASHIMA & Jun Akiyama defeated Yuki Ueno & Soma Takao when HARASHIMA pinned Takao with the Somato (12:49).
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: MAO, Shunma Katsumata & Toy Kojima defeated Kazusada Higuchi, Makoto Oishi & Hideki Okatani when Kojima pinned Oishi with the Kojima Impact (21:28).
The local hero To-y is still going by the name Toy Kojima in his hometown for reasons related to him being an unofficial ambassador for Naraha Town until the end of this fiscal year (i.e. end of March). Today’s show was free to attend and it led to a bigger audience than DDT expected so extra seating sections in the venue were opened up. To mark the big day, Kojima used a brand new finisher to win in the main event. The Kojima Impact is a modified version of the F5. He tearfully thanked the fans after the match and said the story of both Toy Kojima and Naraha Town is only beginning from here! He now hopes DDT will return for another show next year.
HARASHIMA is now back in great shape after missing last week’s show by having covid. Plus he got to win again right in front of Yuki Ueno. However HARASHIMA is always in great shape so Ueno is not letting that get to him. He said it won’t be the reason why HARASHIMA can beat him for the KO-D Openweight Title in two weeks time. It will be up to Ueno to change and be ready to beat his latest challenger.
There was another change to the card on short notice because Takeshi Masada became the latest wrestler to have fever symptoms and had to miss the show as a precaution. It was decided that the Naraha Town mascot Yuzutaro would be his replacement. Thanks to some help from Chris Brookes, the two of them went on to beat Sanshiro Takagi & Danshoku Dieno. Takagi had his face shoved into Dieno’s backside, Brookes then gave Dieno a Lip Lock and the Praying Mantis Bomb. The finish came down to Yuzutaro pinning Dieno with the Yuzu Death Drop Senton. You’re correct to assume something doesn’t seem right about what happened. Brookes usually hates mascots. He was able to put that aside for a while but once the match ended, he challenged Yuzutaro to a singles match the next time DDT comes to Naraha. Now that’s more like him.
Dramatic DDT 