TOKYO JOSHI PRO/GANBARE☆JOSHI “SHUFFLE DATE 2024” Results

March 22, 2024

TOKYO JOSHI PRO/GANBARE☆JOSHI “SHUFFLE DATE 2024”, 22/03/2024
Tokyo Ueno Park Outdoor Stage
137 Fans

1. Mahiro Kiryu & Haru Kazashiro defeated Toga & Chika Nanase when Kiryu pinned Nanase with the Spinebuster (9:21).
2. Rika Tatsumi, Runa Okubo & Uta Takami defeated Moka Miyamoto, Wakana Uehara & Kira Summer when Tatsumi pinned Summer with the Twist Of Fate (12:43).
3. HARUKAZE & Kaya Toribami defeated Raku & Shino Suzuki when HARUKAZE pinned Suzuki with the Kaze no Spear (10:10).
4. Yuki Kamifuku & YuuRI defeated HIMAWARI & Riara when Kamifuku pinned Riara with the Famouser (10:45).
5. Yuna Manase & Nao Kakuta defeated Shoko Nakajima & Yoshiko Hasegawa when Manase pinned Hasegawa with the Suzuki Dynamic (13:33).

It was a nice Friday evening when Tokyo Joshi Pro and Ganbare☆Joshi decided to go on a date to Ueno Park together. Three of the matches were tag bouts mixing together wrestlers from the two promotions. The main event was the last chance Nao Kakuta and Yoshiko Hasegawa had to be in the ring against each other. The last time they fought each other Hasegawa turned down Kakuta’s handshake. Since Kakuta is retiring soon she offered her a handshake again and this time Hasegawa accepted it. Kakuta was also happy to team with Yuna Manase again and purposely wore purple to match with her. Shoko Nakajima has heard that fans think she and Hasegawa look similar so she was happy to team up and see for herself. Hasegawa said even though she is leaving CyberFight soon, she is looking forward to wrestling with Nakajima again someday in the future. She wants to become good enough that TJPW will want to book her more often.

Riara got to team with HIMAWARI because the two of them debuted in the same year. Riara made her hair into twintails for the first time in her life to match with her tag partner. She isn’t reaching Yuki Kamifuku’s standards just yet though. Kamifuku heard Riara is a charismatic hostess but thought she acted more like a girl at the snack bar. However she understands Riara will continue to evolve from here. She will also support YuuRI as long as she doesn’t arrive late like she did today. If Kamifuku ever sees YuuRI tweet about being late again, she’s going to block her.

The show concept gave TJPW the rare chance to have two masked wrestlers team up with each other. HARUKAZE was happy not only to team with Kaya Toribami but also wrestle two idols. After discovering first hand that Raku & Shino Suzuki are also strong as well as cute she is now a fan of The Up Up Girls. That’s good news for Suzuki. She thought HARUKAZE would not become a fan based on how hard she hit her with the Spear.


DDT “SPRING BEER GARDEN PRO WRESTLING – DAY 1” Results

March 21, 2024

DDT “SPRING BEER GARDEN PRO WRESTLING – DAY 1”, 21/03/2024
Tokyo Ueno Park Outdoor Stage
311 Fans

1. D GENERATIONS CUP 2024 – Round 1: Ilusion defeated Yuni with a Modified Dragon Sleeper (8:32).
2. D GENERATIONS CUP 2024 – Round 1: To-y defeated Tsubasa Suzuki with the Kojima Impact (5:07).
3. D GENERATIONS CUP 2024 – Round 1: Munetatsu Nakamura defeated Kazuma Sumi with a Modified German Suplex (6:50).
4. D GENERATIONS CUP 2024 – Round 1: Rukiya defeated Yuya Koroku with the Proto Bomb (9:12).
5. Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul defeated HARASHIMA, Yukio Naya & Hideki Okatani when KANON submitted Okatani with the Ground Cobra Twist (8:47).
6. Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino defeated Yoshitatsu & Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Iino pinned Matsunaga with the Spear (10:53).
7. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda & Takeshi Masada defeated Danshoku Dieno, Yoshihiko & Pokotan when Brookes pinned Pokotan with a School Boy (17:19).
8. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, MAO & Shunma Katsumata defeated Akito, Kazusada Higuchi & Kazuki Hirata when Ueno pinned Hirata with the WR (19:22).

As the build begins towards the next KO-D Openweight Title match, Akito believes his mindset behind the preview tag matches is different from Yuki Ueno’s. Sure these kind of matches are done to create buzz and help the wrestlers get into their best condition for the big match. But here Akito is using these matches to try and break Ueno down. He aims to focus on picking Ueno apart limb by limb if he wants any chance of winning the title on26th April. That plan is not off to a good start though. Ueno got the win today and is feeling pretty good about it.

A lot of the semi-main event was spent outside the ring because the two teams decided it was now Falls Count Anywhere. During the brawl Takeshi Masada reversed a van over Yoshihiko and kept the vehicle parked on top of it. Danshoku Dieno filled up an inflatable mini pool at ringside with water, alcohol and any other liquid he could find. He then gave Masada a Back Body Drop into the pool. Yoshihiko returned from underneath the van and did a balcony dive onto SCHADENFREUDE International. After getting soaked in water, Antonio Honda tripped down some steps. Chris Brookes then ended the match by pinning Pokotan next to the steps. SCHADENFREUDE celebrated by taking away Pokotan’s head.

Tomomitsu Matsunaga stepped in as a last minute replacement for Makoto Oishi after Oishi injured his neck yesterday. Although Matsunaga dropped the fall and lost the match against BURNING, his efforts did not go unnoticed. Jun Akiyama decided that Matsunaga will be his partner when he challenges BURNING for the KO-D Tag Team Titles on 7th April! Akiyama later explained Matsunaga does so much good work behind the scenes and keeps himself in good shape for the few times he gets to wrestle. If BURNING defeats those two then they might have to worry about Yoshitatsu next. He is also putting the word out that he wants to win KO-D Tag Titles.

Some beer drinking was done by the wrestlers in Match #5 leading to some different situations. Daisuke Sasaki offered HARASHIMA a beer and then attacked him. They fought out in the crowd where HARASHIMA could get a drink after all. They both got back into the ring with Yukio Naya and MJ Paul for a Sumo contest. KANON used the Cobra Twist to roll Hideki Okatani’s shoulders down on the canvas to pin him for the three count. The two kept fighting after the match and had to be pulled apart. Okatani was still mad so he challenged KANON to a singles match.

The opening round of the D GENERATIONS CUP filled up the first half of the show. Ilusion defeated Yuni by submission in the latest match of their rivalry, To-y beat the intern Tsubasa Suzuki, the Ganbare☆Pro rookie Munetatsu Nakamura eliminated Kazuma Sumi and Rukiya scored an upset win over Yuya Koroku. The semi finals on 26th March will be Ilusion Vs To-y and Nakamura Vs Rukiya.


DDT In NOAH Limit Break Results

March 21, 2024

NOAH “LIMIT BREAK EX.”, 20/03/2024
Yokohama Radiant Hall
330 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Yu Owada defeated Rukiya with a Crab Hold (9:17).
3. Kazuyuki Fujita & Atsushi Kotoge defeated Kazusada Higuchi & Black Menso~re when Kotoge pinned Menso~re with the Killswitch (13:29).
4. Jun Akiyama & Akitoshi Saito Vs Shuji Ishikawa & Ren Ayabe ended in a Time Limit Draw (20:00).
5. Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino defeated Go Shiozaki & Genta Yubari when Endo pinned Yubari with the Burning Star Press (25:32).

(Note: I would have gotten this written up yesterday until I got an unexpected request from Maki Itoh that kept me busy.)

A criticism of CyberFight I often see and hear online is about the lack of interaction between NOAH and DDT. It is especially weird when the two promotions actively set up working relationships with other companies outside the CyberFight banner. Well we finally got to see it happen here. NOAH has a series of shows called “LIMIT BREAK” and yesterday’s event featured DDT wrestlers up and down the card. The main event had the current day version of BURNING step foot into a NOAH ring for what I think is the first time. Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino won the match but were impressed by their opponents. The chops from Go Shiozaki left Iino’s chest so swollen that Endo had to admit you don’t see that kind of damage done to somebody in DDT. He praised JTO wrestler Genta Yubari too and was surprised to find out he’s only 24. Iino was still excited over the match and wants to do more against Shiozaki. You can expect to see BURNING at a “LIMIT BREAK” show again soon.

Jun Akiyama was on the show representing DDT but his match was more of a throw back to his Sternness days with Akitoshi Saito. They went to a 20 minute draw against Shuji Ishikawa & Ren Ayabe. The time ran out just when Akiyama was ready to give Ayabe the Wrist-Clutch Exploder. Saito said he was glad to experience the ice cold and scary atmosphere with Akiyama again. Akiyama joked that’s not true because he is a warm hearted old man now. His message to Ayabe from the match is to always stand back up no matter how much of a beating you take. Ayabe promised to aim for Akiyama whenever they cross paths again.

When DDT’s involvement with the show was announced Kazusada Higuchi made it clear he wanted to fight Kazuyuki Fujita. They got to do it here but Black Menso~re would stick his nose in to do spots involving a bottle of liquid he likes to drink during matches. Atsushi Kotoge ended up beating Menso~re while Fujita and Higuchi were fighting each other outside the ring. Higuchi said Fujita is just as strong as he imagined and he will continue chasing after him. Fujita was more interested in stealing Menso~re’s drink for himself backstage.

NOAH’s rookie Yu Owada defeated DDT’s rookie Rukiya in the opening contest. Owada wasn’t pleased with the result because he wants to advance and beat a higer ranked opponent. Rukiya wants a rematch so he can fight Owada even harder and win next time.


Oishi Off Tomorrow’s Show Due To Injury

March 20, 2024

DDT “SPRING BEER GARDEN PRO WRESTLING – DAY 1”, 21/03/2024
Tokyo Ueno Park Outdoor Stage

1. D GENERATIONS CUP 2024 – Round 1A: Yuni Vs Ilusion
2. D GENERATIONS CUP 2024 – Round 1B: To-y Vs Tsubasa Suzuki
3. D GENERATIONS CUP 2024 – Round 1C: Munetatsu Nakamura Vs Kazuma Sumi
4. D GENERATIONS CUP 2024 – Round 1D: Yuya Koroku Vs Rukiya
5. Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul Vs HARASHIMA, Yukio Naya & Hideki Okatani
6. Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino Vs Yoshitatsu & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
7. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda & Takeshi Masada Vs Danshoku Dieno, Yoshihiko & Pokotan
8. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, MAO & Shunma Katsumata Vs Akito, Kazusada Higuchi & Kazuki Hirata

Earlier today at the Ganbare☆Pro show, Makoto Oishi suffered a neck injury during his match. As a precaution he will not be wrestling on tomorrow’s DDT show. Tomomitsu Matsunaga will take his place.


GANBARE☆PRO “GANPRO 2024 TRUE BLUE” Results

March 20, 2024

GANBARE☆PRO “GANPRO 2024 TRUE BLUE”, 20/03/2024
Tokyo Takashimadaira Kumin Center
140 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Yoshiko Hasegawa defeated Riara with a Muffler Hold (9:34).
2. Yuna Manase & HARUKAZE defeated YuuRI & Banny Oikawa when Manase pinned YuuRI with the Lariat (10:24).
3. Special Tag Match: Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi defeated Keisuke Ishii & Shinichiro Tominaga when Oishi pinned Tominaga after the Cactus Flower (14:42).
4. Yumehito Imanari, Tyson Maeguchi & Hartley Jackson defeated Ken Ohka, Mizuki Watase & Munetatsu Nakamura when Imanari pinned Nakamura with the Sakuragaoka Cutter (17:50).
5. Spirit Of Ganbare World Tag Team Titles: Shuichiro Katsumura & Takuya Wada (c) defeated Shota & Soma Takao when Katsumura submitted Shota with the Triple Three 3 Lock (18:46).
*V5 for GROUND ABSOLUTE.

As the days count down towards Ganbare☆Pro’s next chapter, Shuichiro Katsumura remains the champion to beat in the promotion. He and Takuya Wada retained the Spirit Of Ganbare Tag Team Titles for the fifth time by beating ROMANCE DAWN today. The champions were in danger at points, particularly when Shota got pins after hitting the Frog Splash and Gannosuke Clutch but both were broken up. Katsumura got his hands on Shota at the end and used the Triple Three 3 Lock to bend and twist the poor guy into submission. Katsumura admitted to feeling mixed emotions afterwards because this could be the last time he fights ROMANCE DAWN. Plus he doesn’t feel like GROUND ABSOLUTE beat them as a team even though they won. Shota disagreed and told Katsumura he should be proud his team won. He encouraged him to lead GanPro as their double champion and their paths will cross again some day. Soma Takao will be going back to DDT soon but he told Shota to call him whenever he wants the two of them to team up again.

Shiori Asahi got to wrestle in GanPro for the first time in around 7 years. He reunited with Makoto Oishi for a K-DOJO flavored tag match against Keisuke Ishii & Shinichiro Tominaga. When the match was over Asahi talked about the days when Tominaga was a K-DOJO trainee. He also said he wants AsahiOishi to show up again when GanPro emerges in their new independent form. Also something to note is Oishi injured his neck during the match from a botched Moonsault. He was able to finish the match and joked about it on the microphone afterwards because he’s made mistakes like that for years. However DDT later announced he won’t be on their show tomorrow so he can rest and recover.

A couple of wrestlers made announcements on the show. Munetatsu Nakamura has graduated from university and brought along his diploma to show off to everyone. Ken Ohka asked if he was going to look for a job straight away. Nakamura told him he will work for GanPro! Ohka promised to make him a big enough star that he’ll get to make a living just from being a pro wrestler.

Banny Oikawa announced she will be running a show at Ice Ribbon’s dojo in Warabi on 1st May to celebrate her 5th anniversary in wrestling. It will be a collaboration with GanPro including full involvement from their roster.


TOKYO JOSHI PRO “BALLO BALLO ~ IT’S A BATTLE SHOW~” Results

March 20, 2024

TOKYO JOSHI PRO/UP UP GIRLS “BALLO BALLO ~ IT’S A BATTLE SHOW~”, 20/03/2024
Shinjuku FACE
??? Fans

1. HIMAWARI & Haru Kazashiro defeated Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami when HIMAWARI submitted Takami with a Half Crab Hold (9:57).
2. Raku & Pom Harajuku defeated Mahiro Kiryu & Toga when Raku pinned Toga with the Doctor Yellow (10:12)
3. Miu Watanabe & Moka Miyamoto defeated Shoko Nakajima & Wakana Uehara when Watanabe submitted Uehara with the Canadian Backbreaker (13:49).

This was an event mixing an Up Up Girls concert with a Tokyo Joshi Pro show. Each match consisted of at least one member of the unit while there were singing performances from the group (including idols from the non-wrestling version of The Up Up Girls) throughout the show. At the end of the show all of the wrestlers joined in to dance with them in the ring and on the stage.


Beer Garden 2024, Oishi Stripped Of O-40 Title, Kraken Fighting For His Generation

March 19, 2024

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “BALLO BALLO ~ IT’S A BATTLE SHOW~”, 20/03/2024
Shinjuku FACE

1. Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami Vs HIMAWARI & Haru Kazashiro
2. Raku & Pom Harajuku Vs Mahiro Kiryu & Toga
3. Miu Watanabe & Moka Miyamoto Vs Shoko Nakajima & Wakana Uehara

It is a battle show for The Up Up Girls tomorrow.

GANBARE☆PRO “GANPRO 2024 TRUE BLUE”, 20/03/2024
Tokyo Takashimadaira Kumin Center

1. Yoshiko Hasegawa Vs Riara
2. Yuna Manase & HARUKAZE Vs YuuRI & Banny Oikawa
3. Special Tag Match: Keisuke Ishii & Shinichiro Tominaga Vs Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi
4. Ken Ohka, Mizuki Watase & Munetatsu Nakamura Vs Yumehito Imanari, Tyson Maeguchi & Hartley Jackson
5. Spirit Of Ganbare World Tag Team Titles: Shuichiro Katsumura & Takuya Wada (c) Vs Shota & Soma Takao

This will be the last big show for Ganbare☆Pro before they go independent from CyberFight.

DDT “SPRING BEER GARDEN PRO WRESTLING – DAY 1”, 21/03/2024
Tokyo Ueno Park Outdoor Stage

1. D GENERATIONS CUP 2024 – Round 1A: Yuni Vs Ilusion
2. D GENERATIONS CUP 2024 – Round 1B: To-y Vs Tsubasa Suzuki
3. D GENERATIONS CUP 2024 – Round 1C: Munetatsu Nakamura Vs Kazuma Sumi
4. D GENERATIONS CUP 2024 – Round 1D: Yuya Koroku Vs Rukiya
5. Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul Vs HARASHIMA, Yukio Naya & Hideki Okatani
6. Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino Vs Makoto Oishi & Yoshitatsu
7. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda & Takeshi Masada Vs Danshoku Dieno, Yoshihiko & Pokotan
8. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, MAO & Shunma Katsumata Vs Akito, Kazusada Higuchi & Kazuki Hirata

Beer Garden 2024 begins this week.

DDT “SPRING BEER GARDEN PRO WRESTLING – DAY 2”, 26/03/2024
Tokyo Ueno Park Outdoor Stage

1. Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Hideki Okatani & Takeshi Masada
2. Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya Vs Jun Akiyama & Makoto Oishi
3. D GENERATIONS CUP Tag Match: X & X Vs X & X
4. D GENERATIONS CUP 2024 – Semi Final: Winner Of Match 1A Vs Winner Of Match 1B
5. D GENERATIONS CUP 2024 – Semi Final: Winner Of Match 1C Vs Winner Of Match 1D
6. Tetsuya Endo & Toru Owashi (w/ Furitsuke Kamen) Vs Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda
7. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, MAO & Shunma Katsumata Vs Akito, HARASHIMA & Danshoku Dieno

The D GENERATIONS CUP wrestlers who get eliminated in Round 1 will be put into a tag match against each other. The teams will be determined sometime after Round 1 is completed.

BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS “VOL. THIRTEEN: SPEED OF LIFE”, 09/04/2024
Tokyo ARENA Shimokitazawa

1. 3 Way Dance: Munetatsu Nakamura Vs Baliyan Akki Vs Gaia Hox
2. Special Single Match: Antonio Honda Vs Maya Yukihi
3. Special Single Match: Chris Brookes Vs Miyuki Takase
4. Special Single Match: Tyrannosaurus Inoue Vs Takagi Sanshirobo

April’s trip to see Baka Gaijin + Friends has Miyuki Takase coming over to the cramped bar to fight Chris Brookes. There is also Maya Yukihi, Baliyan Akki and Gaia Hox coming back to the fold. Plus whatever the hell Tyrannosaurus Inoue Vs Takagi Sanshirobo is going to be. Sure, let’s have a dinosaur and a robot version of the boss tear the place up.

DDT “DRAMATIC DREAM TOUR 2024 IN FUKUOKA”, 13/04/2024
Fukuoka Nishitetsu Hall

1. 3 Way Match: Danshoku Dieno Vs Toru Owashi Vs Kazuma Sumi
2. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, MAO & Shunma Katsumata Vs Akito, HARASHIMA & Kota Umeda
3. O-40 Title: Makoto Oishi Vs Azul Dragon

It was discovered today that Makoto Oishi has been stripped of the O-40 Title because it has taken him too long to defend it. DDT has not said what the maximum time period allowed between defences is but Oishi won the belt on 21st March, 2023 and there hasn’t been a title match since. That’s a one day short of an entire year without Oishi defending the title (remember we’re in a leap year). However Oishi is getting a chance to win the title back and become a two time champion. He will have to beat Azul Dragon in a match where the vacant O-40 Title is up for grabs. Oishi is a little annoyed over the decision because 1) he never knew there was a deadline to set up a title defence and 2) Azul Dragon’s age is private so nobody knows if he is even eligible to compete for the championship.

BASARA “BASARA 246 ~UTAGE~”, 30/04/2024
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Union MAX Title: Minoru Fujita (c) Vs Lil’ Kraken

So far in Minoru Fujita’s title reign he has defended the Union Max Title against Takato Nakano and Masato Kamino, two wrestlers from BASARA’s young generation. Lil’ Kraken paid attention to that connection and came to the conclusion that he should be next to get a title shot. Fujita only accepted his challenge because Kraken has a singles win over The Great Sasauke while he does not. He will not stand for that kind of discrepancy!


BASARA “BASARA 244 ~UTAGE~” Results

March 19, 2024

BASARA “BASARA 244 ~UTAGE~”, 19/03/2024
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
??? Fans – Unannounced

1. Fuminori Abe defeated Lil’ Kraken with a School Boy (10:11).
2. 3 Way Tag Match: Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga defeated Ryuichi Sekine & Gouma Ryu and Takato Nakano & Yasu Urano when Oosugi pinned Ryu after a Thrust Kick from Senga (9:28).
3. Takumi Tsukamoto, SAGAT & Judomaster Vs FUMA, KUBITO & Daichi Kazato ended in a Draw when Tsukamoto and Kazato pinned each other (12:17).
4. Kazusada Higuchi defeated Isami Kosaka with the Doctor Bomb (13:11).
5. Union MAX Title: Minoru Fujita (c) defeated Masato Kamino with a Modified Inside Cradle (18:04).
*V2 for Minoru Fujita.

Minoru Fujita praised Masato Kamino for being a strong opponent and let him give have time on the microphone after the match. Kamino was disappointed not to win today but reminded Fujita they will face each other again in another title bout this weekend. This time it will be in TTT in a match for the TTT Indie Unified 6-Man Tag Team Titles. Fujita is one of the title holders over there. Then Lil’ Kraken entered the ring and asked Fujita for a Union MAX Title shot. He figured since both Takato Nakano and now Masato Kamino lost to Fujita, he is next in line from their generation to challenge the champion. Fujita didn’t like the idea until he remembered that Kraken beat The Great Sasuke at Korakuen Hall last December. That doesn’t sit right with Fujita because he has never beaten Sasuke one on one. The title match will happen on 30th April.

Isami Kodaka tried targeting Kazusada Higuchi’s right arm during their match. The plan worked for a while but Higuchi was able to tough it out and beat Kodaka clean in a preview of next month’s IRON FIST Tag Team Titles match.

Match #2 ended with everybody piling on top of Gouma Ryu for the pin. Speed Of Sounds were ruled the winners because they were directly on top of him.


VP Akito Gets The Next Title Shot, DDT USA Full Card, April Shaping Up

March 18, 2024

BASARA “BASARA 244 ~UTAGE~”, 19/03/2024
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Lil’ Kraken Vs Fuminori Abe
2. 3 Way Tag Match: Ryuichi Sekine & Gouma Ryu Vs Takato Nakano & Yasu Urano Vs Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga
3. Takumi Tsukamoto, SAGAT & Judomaster Vs FUMA, KUBITO & Daichi Kazato
4. Isami Kosaka Vs Kazusada Higuchi
5. Union MAX Title: Minoru Fujita (c) Vs Masato Kamino

It looks like Judomaster is here to stay for as long as Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi is suffering from that dreaded love sickness. Curse that illness!

DDT “SPRING BEER GARDEN PRO WRESTLING – DAY 1”, 21/03/2024
Tokyo Ueno Park Outdoor Stage

1. Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino Vs Makoto Oishi & Yoshitatsu
2. Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul Vs HARASHIMA, Yukio Naya & Hideki Okatani
3. D GENERATIONS CUP 2024 – Round 1D: Yuya Koroku Vs Rukiya
4. D GENERATIONS CUP 2024 – Round 1C: Munetatsu Nakamura Vs Kazuma Sumi
5. D GENERATIONS CUP 2024 – Round 1B: To-y Vs Tsubasa Suzuki
6. D GENERATIONS CUP 2024 – Round 1A: Yuni Vs Ilusion
7. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda & Takeshi Masada Vs Danshoku Dieno, Yoshihiko & Pokotan
8. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, MAO & Shunma Katsumata Vs Akito, Kazusada Higuchi & Kazuki Hirata

We begin the preview tag matches between Yuki Ueno and Akito and also start this year’s D GENERATIONS CUP.

DDT “DDT GOES PHILADELPHIA!”, 04/04/2024
Penn’s Landing Caterers Auditorium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1. Special Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki & KANON Vs Nick Wayne & Takeshi Masada
2. Special Tag Match: Chris Brookes & Kid Lykos Vs Bryan Keith & Shota
3. Special Single Match: Kazuki Hirata Vs Yoshihiko
4. Special Single Match: Tetsuya Endo Vs Andrew “The Giant” Everett
5. Special Single Match: KONOSUKE TAKESHITA Vs Shunma Katsumata
6. Special Single Match: Yuki Ueno Vs Mike Bailey
7. DDT Universal Title – No Rules Match: MAO (c) Vs Billie Starkz

The headline match for Philadelphia is definitely the craziest one on the list. MAO’s current DDT Universal Title reign is inspiring him to go out and set the world ablaze. Billie Starkz will be waiting for him at Wrestlemania Week and might be tempted to outdo whatever MAO comes up with.

Andrew Everett is already saying what the selling point of his match against Tetsuya Endo will be. Who has the better Shooting Star Press?

Last year we got to see Nick Wayne and Takeshi Masada gel together whenever Wayne appeared in DDT. That relationship started in America as opponents and will continue in America this time as a team against DAMNATION T.A.

DDT “APRIL FOOL 2024”, 07/04/2024
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. No Gamble FINAL!: Sanshiro Takagi, Akito & Toru Owashi Vs X
1. D GENERATIONS CUP 2024 – Final: X Vs X
2. Special Single Match: Shinya Aoki Vs Chihiro Hashimoto
3. DDT Extreme Title – Hardcore Match: Shunma Katsumata (c) Vs Hi69
4. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino (c) Vs Jun Akiyama & X
5. Dramatic Dream Tag Match: Yuki Ueno & MAO Vs Zack Sabre Jr. & Chris Brookes

BURNING is now a few months into life without Jun Akiyama guiding them. According to Endo the time is now for he and Yuki Iino to face Akiyama head on. They want to defend the KO-D Tag Team Titles against him and anyone else. Akiyama isn’t going to team with anyone else from D.O.A so who could it be? Another wrestler from BURNING’s history? Somebody Akiyama knows from AEW?

At last NOAH is crossing over into DDT a little bit more. Hi69 from the TEAM NOAH unit is interested in challenging for the DDT Extreme Title and will go through a Hardcore Match in order to win it. Shunma Katsumata is a little annoyed at how little Hi69 knows what the championship is all about. It’s more than just your typical Hardcore Title. Also it’s up to the champion to choose the match stipulation. Katsumata is willing to fight on Hi69’s terms to prove his point.

DDT “DDT X ZEEKSTAR TOKYO SPECIAL PERFORMANCE ~ DDZT”, 26/04/2024
Tokyo Sumida Ward General Gymnasium

1. Keigo Nakamura Return Match: Keigo Nakamura Vs X
2. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Jun Akiyama, Danshoku Dieno & Makoto Oishi (c) Vs Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul
3. KO-D Openweight Title: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs Akito

There’s been a specific list of wrestlers Yuki Ueno wanted to defend the KO-D Openweight Title against in order to establish himself as the new ace of the company. He has just one more name to tick off and that is Akito. While the match does not sound like a major contest on paper, Akito is somebody who eats, sleeps and breathes DDT 24/7 while working as the company’s vice president. If beating Ueno for the KO-D Title is what it takes for Akito to prove how much he loves the company more than anyone else then so be it.

D.O.A ended the existence of Zuncha♪Muscle Survivor over the weekend and now find themselves under threat by DAMNATION T.A. Remember, the current KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions made a deal with each other to disband once they lose the titles. It could happen here.

After being out of action with injury for almost a year, Keigo Nakamura will return to the ring a the end of April. Hopefully he got his right knee sorted this time because it’s an injury that has hampered his wrestling career right when it started to pick up.

DDT “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2024”, 21/07/2024
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. KO-D Openweight Title: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs X

There will be a couple more KO-D Title defences going on between April and July so who knows who will be the defending champion when DDT returns to Sumo Hall.

Both Konosuke Takeshita and El Desperado will be on the show.


King Of DDT 20th Anniversary

March 18, 2024

The longest running tournament in DDT is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Just ignore the 4 year absence during the middle to late 2000s. This time round the King Of DDT tournament is filled up with previous winners and finalists along with parts of the modern roster making up the field of 16 participants. Every match in the tournament will have no time limit. The semi final pairings will be determined with a lottery after Round 2 has completed. The list of entries this year are:

Poison Sawada JULIE (3rd Appearance, 2004 Winner)
Sanshiro Takagi (6th Appearance, 2009 Runner Up)
Danshoku Dieno (8th Appearance, 2012 Runner Up)
HARASHIMA (15th Appearance, 2010 & 2013 Winner)
Shuji Ishikawa (3rd Appearance, 2016 Winner)
Tetsuya Endo (8th Appearance, 2017 & 2020 Winner)
Daisuke Sasaki (13th Appearance, 2018 Winner)
Kazusada Higuchi (10th Appearance, 2022 Winner)
Chris Brookes (5th Appearance, 2023 Winner)
Yuki Ueno (7th Appearance)
MAO (6th Appearance)
Yuki Iino (4th Appearance)
Yukio Naya (4th Appearance)
KANON (3rd Appearance)
Takeshi Masada (2nd Appearance)
The D GENERATIONS CUP 2024 Winner

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DDT “KING OF DDT ~20TH ANNIVERSARY~ 1ST ROUND”, 05/05/2024
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. King Of DDT 20th Anniversary – Round 1A: X Vs X
2. King Of DDT 20th Anniversary – Round 1B: X Vs X
3. King Of DDT 20th Anniversary – Round 1C: X Vs X
4. King Of DDT 20th Anniversary – Round 1D: X Vs X
5. King Of DDT 20th Anniversary – Round 1E: X Vs X
6. King Of DDT 20th Anniversary – Round 1F: X Vs X
7. King Of DDT 20th Anniversary – Round 1G: X Vs X
8. King Of DDT 20th Anniversary – Round 1H: X Vs X

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DDT “KING OF DDT ~20TH ANNIVERSARY~ 2ND ROUND”, 11/05/2024
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. King Of DDT 20th Anniversary – Round 2: Winner Of Match 1A Vs Winner Of Match 1B
2. King Of DDT 20th Anniversary – Round 2: Winner Of Match 1C Vs Winner Of Match 1D
3. King Of DDT 20th Anniversary – Round 2: Winner Of Match 1E Vs Winner Of Match 1F
4. King Of DDT 20th Anniversary – Round 2: Winner Of Match 1G Vs Winner Of Match 1H

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DDT “KING OF DDT ~20TH ANNIVERSARY~ FINAL!!”, 26/05/2024
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. King Of DDT 20th Anniversary – Semi Final: X Vs X
2. King Of DDT 20th Anniversary – Semi Final: X Vs X
3. King Of DDT 20th Anniversary – Final: X Vs X