DDT “NO SPOILERS X BEER GARDEN PRO WRESTLING IN UENO”, 10/09/2024 Tokyo Ueno Park Outdoor Stage 532 Fans
1. Makoto Oishi, Yukio Naya & Yuki Ishida (w/ Furitsuke Kamen) defeated Masahiro Takanashi, Akito & Ilusion when Oishi submitted Ilusion with a Texas Cloverleaf (6:10).
2. 5 Vs 1 Handicap Match: Tetsuya Endo defeated Poison Sawada JULIE, Yuki Anaconda, Mamushi Yuni, Hebi Koroku & Ero Mamushi Kazuma when Endo pinned JULIE with the Burning Star Press (7:34).
3. DRAGONGATE Rules: Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul Vs Pero Pero Oyakata, Toru Owashi From 20 Years Ago & Kazuki Hirata At The Time Of His Debut ended in a No Contest (9:18).
4. Special 4 Way Match: Mikan Cassidy (MAO) defeated Sergeant Chris (Chris Brookes), OBAKSHIMA (HARASHIMA) and K5000 (Keigo Nakamura) when Cassidy pinned K5000 (13:26).
5. Special Single Match: Yoshihiko defeated Takeshi Masada by Referee Stoppage when Yoshihiko tried to drown Masada (9:58).
6. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Sauna Manners Death Match ~ The 37KAMIINA Vs Shin The 37KAMIINA!: Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y defeated Sauna Oyakata (Danshoku Dieno) (c), Keizo Matsuda & Takayuki Ueki when To-y pinned Oyakata with a Frankensteiner (13:27). *To-y becomes the 1,668th champion. To-y wins Danshoku Dieno’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Shield.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Danshoku Dieno defeated To-y (c) with a School Boy (7:23 pm). *Danshoku Dieno becomes the 1,669th champion.
-. Bonus Track: Danshoku Dieno Vs Makoto Oishi ended in a Time Limit Draw (4:07).
For the second time this year DDT held a show where they encouraged fans in attendance not to spoil anything that happened on it until the following day. DDT themselves only posted about the pre-show contract signing along with censored hints about the crazy things that happened during the matches. Since this was also a Beer Garden show that meant fans were also getting more creative matches than usual.
For example in the main event a sauna tent was pitched next to the ring and any wrestler caught breaking the rules or ignoring sauna etiquette were sent into the tent as punishment. Danshoku Dieno took part in the match as a “sauna master” of an imposter group called Shin The 37KAMIINA. Their goal was to beat and replace the original unit. One by one a different wrestler was sent to the tent for breaking etiquette. To-y broke the rule of attacking an opponent on the ropes, Dieno was punished for being lewd, Takayuki Ueki was sent to the tent for threatening his opponents with a gun and Yuki Ueno got in trouble for telling Yukinori Matsui to shut up. Eventually everyone was sent to the tent and remained there until To-y ran out accusing Dieno of harrassing him in there. The match continued in the ring where Shunma Katsumata and Keizo Matsuda tried to attack each other using heatwaves until they both fainted. To-y ended up scoring an upset pin on Dieno by giving him a Frankensteiner. As a result he won both the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title as well as Dieno’s Right To Challenge Shield!
Dieno immediately won back the title when he rolled up To-y during his victory speech but the Shield remains with To-y. Makoto Oishi then approached Dieno and asked him for an impromptu singles match right now! Time was short so Hisaya Imabayashi could only let it go ahead if the match had a time limit of 4 minutes and 7 seconds. Everyone agreed and began the match. Dieno and Oishi quickly fought amongst the crowd while the rest of the roster danced and partied around them before joining in the fight. Back in the ring Oishi gave Dieno the Lip Lock but time ran out before he could pin him. Oishi then asked to have another match with Dieno. Imabayashi decided it will happen at Korakuen Hall on 29th September.
Yoshihiko defeated Takeshi Masada in a wild match that at one point had both of them fighting each other on top of a nearby van. The match ended with Yoshihiko trying to drown Masada by pressing his head down into a bucket of water. Matsui called off the match in Yoshihiko’s favour when Masada stopped responding.
Each of the wrestlers in the 4 Way Match took on different gimmicks from their usual selves. MAO came out as an Orange Cassidy tribute called Mikan Cassidy, Chris Brookes turned into a police sergeant, HARASHIMA transformed into OBAKSHIMA the horror monster and Keigo Nakamura became a K5000 robot impervious to almost every attack. Sgt. Brookes shooting him with a gun had no effect. What did cause him harm was MAO squirting K5000 with a water gun. Sgt. Brookes sprayed both OBAKSHIMA and K5000 with a fire extinguisher and then snapped a long rubber strap into them. Mikan then lazily laid on top of K5000 for the pinfall.
A retro themed match was held under DRAGONGATE rules because Toru Owashi was acting like the troublesome heel he was back in 2004. Kazuki Hirata also showed up dressed in his debut gear and acting like a rookie all over again. Antonio Honda filled completed the bizarre trio by appearing as his Hulk Hogan tribute gimmick called Pero Pero Oyakata. Their match against a confused DAMNATION T.A turned into a brawl around the venue. KANON didn’t understand why Hirata wasn’t dancing and tried to tempt him with the Hirata GO! glasses. Things went out of hand when Honda stripped down to his underwear and tried to give everyone the Pedigree. When he tried to do it on Matsui, the referee called off the match.
A planned 6-Man Tag Match was turned into a 5 Vs 1 Handicap Match when Poison Sawada JULIE brainwashed Tetsuya Endo’s partners with Snake Magic! JULIE also did it to his own partners so Endo had to fight a snake army all by himself. Endo got his hands on the antidote during the match and soon cured Yuki Iino, Yuya Koroku and Kazuma Sumi. They all spat Poison Mist at JULIE, rendering him helpless so Endo could pin him with the Burning Star Press. Yuni was still brainwashed after the match but Endo got him to take the antidote and return to normal.
The masked dancing master Furitsuke Kamen choreographed a special entrance for Makoto Oishi but Akito interrupted it halfway through. He, Masahiro Takanashi & Ilusion would only let them do it if Oishi’s team could beat them. With some help from Yukio Naya, Yuki Ishida and Kamen himself Oishi was able to beat Ilusion by submission and everyone did the dance together.
The contract signing before the show was for the upcoming KO-D Tag Team Titles match. ShunMao held the titles last year but had to vacate them when Katsumata got injured. When he recovered, MAO wanted to hold off on challenging for the titles again so it could be used as a trump card. He decided to use that trump card after Ueno lost the KO-D Openweight Title so The 37KAMIINA could quickly recover their momentum. MAO considers CDK to be their true rivals, not SCHADENFREUDE International. Brookes understands his opinion and even agrees with it. He admits he & Masada struggled to beat Ueno & To-y over the weekend. But he wants his team to wrestle using their own style unique to DDT no matter if they win or lose. Masada said he wants to defend the titles even if it means he has to crawl onto the next step. ShunMao thinks he still hasn’t evolved enough yet though.
At the end of the show Oishi told everyone he wants a new version of NωA to continue without him. He asked Shunma Katsumata, Yuni & Sumi to form Shin NωA. Yuni & Sumi were both excited by the idea but Katsumata was hesitant to do it. He eventually agreed when Yuni & Sumi told him they both would like to become idols. The three of them sang one of the songs together to close out the show.
DDT “NO SPOILERS X BEER GARDEN PRO WRESTLING IN UENO”, 10/09/2024 Tokyo Ueno Park Outdoor Stage
1. Makoto Oishi, Yukio Naya & Yuki Ishida (w/ Furitsuke Kamen) Vs Masahiro Takanashi, Akito & Ilusion
2. Tetsuya Endo, Yuki Iino & Yuki Koroku Vs Poison Sawada JULIE, Yuni & Kazuma Sumi
3. Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul Vs Pero Pero Oyakata, Toru Owashi From 20 Years Ago & Kazuki Hirata At The Time Of His Debut
4. Special 4 Way Match: Someone Who Looks Like MAO Vs Someone Who Looks Like Chris Brookes Vs Someone Who Looks Like HARASHIMA Vs Someone Who Looks Like Keigo Nakamura
5. Special Single Match: Takeshi Masada Vs Yoshihiko
6. Special 6-Man Tag Match ~ The 37KAMIINA Vs Shin The 37KAMIINA: Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y Vs Sauna Oyakata, Keizo Matsuda & Takayuki Ueki
Due to the no spoiler gimmick surrounding the show we will not be getting results until late tomorrow. There is also a contract signing taking place for the 20th September KO-D Tag Team Titles match happening on this show.
We are now down to three active Right To Challenge Shields in play. They currently belong to Masahiro Takanashi (Blue), Danshoku Dieno (Light Blue) and Akito (White).
BASARA “TSUKAMOTO & NAKATSU ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL!”, 11/09/2024 Shinjuku FACE
1. Isami Kodaka & Ryuichi Sekine Vs FUMA & Takeru Inoue
2. Fuminori Abe Vs Judomaster
3. 4 Way Tag Match: KUBITO & Daichi Kazato Vs SAGAT & Lil’ Kraken Vs Gouma Ryu & Yasu Urano Vs Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga
4. UWA World Tag Team Titles: Kota Sekifuda & Kaji Tomato (c) Vs Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino
5. Hardcore Match: Takumi Tsukamoto Vs Yusaku Ito
6. Ryota Nakatsu Vs Naoki Tanizaki
This is the confirmed match order for Takumi Tsukamoto and Ryota Nakatsu’s joint anniversary show.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “WRESTLE PRINCESS V”, 22/09/2024 Chiba Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall
1. Runa Okubo Vs Haru Kazashiro
2. Yoshiko Hasegawa, Kaya Toribami & HIMAWARI Vs Kira Summer, Chika Nanase & Uta Takami
3. Kakeru Sekiguchi & Mahiro Kiryu Vs Wakana Uehara & Toga
4. Ram Kaichow Vs Raku
5. Aja Kong, Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku Vs Rika Tatsumi, Yuki Aino & Shino Suzuki *Special Referee: Shiori Aoki.
6. Xia Zhao & Mizuki Vs Yuki Kamifuku & VENY
7. Emi Sakura Vs Shoko Nakajima
8. International Princess Title: Yuki Arai (c) Vs Moka Miyamoto
9. Princess Tag Team Titles: Suzume & Arisu Endo (c) Vs Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh
10. Princess Of Princess Title: Miu Watanabe (c) Vs Ryo Mizunami
The next International Princess Title defence is a rematch three years in the making. Yuki Arai’s reign with the title has inspired Moka Miyamoto to challenge her and be next in line to carry the championship. They’ve been tag partners before but as opponents Arai has been on the winning side against Miyamoto in almost all of their matches together.
The full card for “WRESTLE PRINCESS V” is here. Rika Tatsumi, Yuki Aino & Shino Suzuku are being gathered together to fight the trio of monsters (if you think Pom Harajuku counts as a monster). The happy couple Ram Kaichow and Raku must now face each other one on one. At least Kaichow is happy she now gets to have Raku all to herself in the ring. Kakeru Sekiguchi returns to Tokyo Joshi Pro for her second appearance in the promotion. Also Runa Okubo and Haru Kazashiro face each other in a singles match for the first time in almost a year.
DDT “REMBRANDT LARIAT SERIES 2024 COMEBACK ~BATTLE OF THE CORAL~”, 23/09/2024 Rembrandt Hotel Tokyo Machida Coral Room
1. To-y & Kazuma Sumi Vs Yuni & Yuki Ishida
2. Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul Vs Chris Brookes, Keigo Nakamura & Ilusion
3. Tetsuya Endo, Yuki Iino & Yuya Koroku Vs Jun Akiyama, Akito & Yukio Naya
4. Special Single Match: Antonio Honda Vs Kazuki Hirata
5. Special Tag Match: Yuki Ueno & MAO Vs HARASHIMA & Danshoku Dieno
6. Special Single Match: Shunma Katsumata Vs Makoto Oishi
A preview for the next DDT Universal Title match can be seen in Match #3.
DDT “DRAMATIC INFINITY 2024 ~ 3 HOUR SPECIAL~”, 29/09/2024 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. DDT Universal Title: Yuki Iino (c) Vs Yukio Naya
2. DDT Extreme Title IPPON Lighttube Tag Team Death Match: Shunma Katsumata (c) & Kazuma Sumi Vs Akito & Yuni
3. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, MAO & Kaisei Takeshi Vs Chris Brookes, Takeshi Masada & Masahiro Takanashi
It’s the return of a classic match stipulation. Shunma Katsumata is quite into death matches so Akito decided to bring back the IPPON Lighttube Death Match for him. However this time it is going to be done as a tag team match with Kazuma Sumi as Katsumata’s partner and Yuni as Akito’s teammate. There will be only one lighttube and whoever breaks it will lose. Since the DDT Extreme Title is on the line that means it is a successful defence if Katsumata’s team wins. But if Akito’s team wins then Akito will become the new champion. The stipulation works that way even if the result comes down to Sumi and/or Yuni being involved in the finish.
Yuki Iino is the new Universal Champion after he successfully cashed in his title shot on MAO yesterday. He very quickly set up a defence against Yukio Naya in order to prove who is the best heavyweight in DDT. Their singles match last month ended in a double knockout draw.
DDT “FRIENDSHIP, EFFORT, VICTORY IN NAGOYA 2024”, 08/09/2024 Nagoya International Conference Center Event Hall 781 Fans – No Vacancy
1. Keigo Nakamura & Yuki Ishida defeated Takeshi Masada & Ilusion when Nakamura pinned Ilusion with the Running Diving Headbutt (8:15).
2. Chris Brookes & Antonio Honda defeated Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata when Honda pinned Hirata with a Jackknife Pin (9:22).
3. Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul defeated Yuki Iino, Yuya Koroku & Kazuma Sumi when Paul pinned Sumi with the Reverse Splash (10:34).
4. Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi & Akito defeated Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y when Akito pinned Katsumata with a Cradle (9:51). *Akito wins Shunma Katsumata’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Shield.
5. Special Single Match: Yukio Naya defeated Ryuichi “Fire” Kawakami with The World’s Best Back Drop (14:46).
6. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Kota Ibushi, Shuji Ishikawa & Danshoku Dieno defeated HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Michael Nakazawa when Ibushi pinned Nakazawa with the Kamigoye (12:31).
7. DDT Universal Title: MAO (c) defeated Fuminori Abe with the Iai Kick (16:58). *V11 for MAO.
-. DDT Universal Title: Yuki Iino defeated MAO (c) with the Spear (1:10). *MAO fails in V12. Yuki Iino cashes in his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Shield. Yuki Iino becomes the 13th DDT Universal Champion!
8. KO-D Openweight Title: Shinya Aoki (c) defeated Tetsuya Endo by Referee Stoppage with the Sleeper Hold (19:04). *V1 for Shinya Aoki.
It’s been a weird story getting to today’s main event. From the moment when Shinya Aoki won the KO-D Openweight Title and Tetsuya Endo was the first person to challenge him, the buildup to their match centered around Endo’s knockout at the hands of Katsuhiko Nakajima two years ago. Endo was the KO-D Champion back then and the injury he suffered from that knockout caused him to vacate the title. The aftermath of that incident saw DDT going into disarray as they scrambled to crown a new ace in order to redirect the ship and deal with the damage dealt to their reputation. Fast forward to now and Aoki as the champion took it upon himself to suggest he would get revenge on Nakajima for disgracing the title because nobody else in DDT would. Endo took exception to that because it should be up to himself to climb back up to the top and eventually face Nakajima again. With Nakajima becoming such a focal point of the match’s marketing, Aoki suddenly changed his tune right in the final days heading into the show. Apparantely this was all done by Aoki to motivate Endo into overcoming his recent past and move on from Nakajima to become a strong wrestler again.
During the match itself Aoki went with different pins and submission holds to keep Endo grounded. In fact Aoki was the first one to go high risk by hitting a Topé Suicida. He was a difficult fighter for Endo to shake off. Endo tried Suplexing him to counter a Front Neck Lock but Aoki wouldn’t let go of the hold so Endo needed to do a Superplex to break it up. Later Aoki grabbed Endo in a Sleeper Hold and held on tight even after they both tumbled out of the ring. Endo finally freed himself and got to fight his way by hitting the Sasuke Special. Things were mostly going his way until he went up top for the Burning Star Press only for Aoki to chase up to him and do a Frankensteiner from the top rope! Endo scrambled out of the Manjigatame but Aoki trapped him in the Sleeper Hold again and kept on squeezing until Endo fainted. The match was stopped and Aoki won in his first KO-D Title defence.
Aoki didn’t have much to say to close out the show. His message to the outside world is everyone in DDT is strong. He wants everyone in DDT to hear and understand that too because they should have more confidence in themselves. Endo then bowed to him and Aoki did the same in return. Backstage Aoki said the strength Endo showed today is not just because he climbed back up from the bottom. He believes it’s because Endo is also strong as a person. Just because his body gave up today does not mean his spirit did too. Aoki wants the DDT wrestlers to have more confidence so they can all together make the KO-D Title more stronger, more interesting and more fun. Endo said he lost to Aoki today but he didn’t lose to himself. He spent the last few weeks facing his own past and came out of this match feeling positive. He is not going to run away from himself like he did after Nakajima knocked him out. Endo now feels invigorated and wants to beat Aoki so he can stand at the top of DDT again as the KO-D Champion!
Fuminori Abe had an embarrassing moment yesterday when he threw up in the ring after getting kicked in the stomach. He tried to act like it wasn’t a big deal and threatened to eat katsudon before today’s match in an attempt to recreate the moment. Thankfully he came to his senses and instead ate a pre-match meal that was easier on his stomach. It was proven to be the right decision when MAO kicked him in the stomach again and Abe signalled to everyone afterwards that he was safe. The match went on without incident and MAO went on to successfully defend the DDT Universal Title, beating Abe with the Iai Kick. Abe was still happy with how the match went. He didn’t puke this time and he also discovered a wrestler from his generation who knows how to excite him.
MAO’s celebration was short lived though because Yuki Iino charged into the ring and took him down with the Spear. He then cashed in his Right To Challenge Shield to get a Universal Title shot right away! MAO tried to create some distance by using the Michinoku Driver to slow down Iino. But Iino got back up and caught MAO with another Spear right as MAO was rebounding off the ropes. Iino hit one more Spear to get the pinfall and become the new Universal Champion! Iino continued ranting and pacing around the ring before calling out Yukio Naya to come down to the ring. He wants to settle the score with Naya over who is the best heavyweight in DDT and can now put the Universal Title on the line for the winner to claim. The challenge was accepted and will take place in Korakuen Hall on 29th September.
Match #6 was just like old times for the DDT that existed over a decade ago. Kota Ibushi continued his series of returns to DDT, HARASHIMA and Shuji Ishikawa were striking each other back and forth, Danshoku Dieno was being lewd as always, Yasu Urano existed and Michael Nakazawa got battered like always. Everyone was happy with how the reunion went except for Nakazawa.
Naya’s war with Ryuichi “Fire” Kawakami seems to be over after Naya scored a definitive victory over his enemy. They had a hard hitting back and forth match until DAMNATION T.A caused a distraction. Kawakami then hit Naya with a chair and gave him the Thunder Fire Power Bomb but Naya kicked out. Keigo Nakamura blocked Kawakami from going for another chair attack allowing Naya to strike the chair into his opponent’s face. Daisuke Sasaki tried to interfere but Naya threw him aside, hit Kawakami with a Knee Lift and then pinned him with The World’s Best Back Drop. Naya ended up admitting that Kawakami is a great wrestler. When Naya eventually becomes the KO-D Champion he expects there will be many wrestlers who will want to challenge him. Naya said he will beat all of them and that includes Kawakami in a rematch! Kawakami thinks Naya got lucky and can only beat him once out of a hundred times. His advice to Naya is to keep training and getting stronger until the next time they have another match.
Akito got a pinfall win over Shunma Katsumata out of nowhere to take his Right To Challenge Shield. Katsumata landed the Totonou Splash on Akito but the pinfall was then reversed for the sudden turnabout result. Afterwards Akito challenged Katsumata for the DDT Extreme Title but was not cashing in his Shield to do it. He has other plans for the Shield and this is just him making the challenge because he pinned the champion. He then requested his title bout against Katsumata be the return of the IPPON Lighttube Death Match! Hisaya Imabayashi was about to confirm the challenge when Akito interrupted him with one more twist. The title will be on the line in a Tag Team IPPON Lighttube Death Match and if Akito’s team wins then Akito becomes the champion no matter who breaks the lighttube! That also means if Katsumata’s team wins then it will count as a successful defence for Katsumata no matter who broke the lighttube. The two agreed to the stipulation and it will take place at the 29th September Korakuen show. Katsumata and Akito also said they will reveal who their tag partners will be tomorrow.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “ALWAYS BE A CHALLENGER ’24”, 08/09/2024 Nagoya International Conference Center Event Hall 507 Fans
1. Toga defeated Kira Summer with the Rock Bottom (7:13).
2. 3 Way Match: Raku defeated Mahiro Kiryu and HIMAWARI when Raku pinned HIMAWARI with the Hurricane Turn (8:04).
3. Yuki Kamifuku & Pom Harajuku defeated Wakana Uehara & Chika Nanase when Kamifuku pinned Nanase with the Famouser (7:41).
4. Rika Tatsumi & Yuki Aino defeated Moka Miyamoto & Kaya Toribami when Aino pinned Toribami with the Venus DDT (10:12).
5. Miyu Yamashita, Runa Okubo & Haru Kazashiro defeated Mizuki, Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami when Yamashita pinned Suzuki with the Attitude Adjustment (10:19).
6. Miu Watanabe & Suzume defeated Shoko Nakajima & Yoshiko Hasegawa when Watanabe submitted Hasegawa with the Reverse Paradox (14:15).
7. International Princess Title: Yuki Arai (c) defeated Arisu Endo with the Finally (15:48). *V4 for Yuki Arai.
Nagoya still belongs to Yuki Arai after she defeated Arisu Endo, ending her opponent’s dream of winning the International Princess Title right before Tokyo Josho Pro heads over to her hometown later this month. It took several attempts at the end for Arai to finish off Endo with the Finally because it kept getting blocked. But she broke through Endo’s defence and won with the move. After the match Arai told everyone Endo was in her debut match, they are the same age, both entered pro wrestling around the same time and all of that together made them become best friends. This isn’t the end between them and Arai wants them to fight in a bigger venue next time with something even more important at stake.
But for now Arai wants to defend the International Princess Title against more and more people. Moka Miyamoto then entered the ring and asked to be her next challenger. She can really feel Arai’s passion for the championship and it’s been three years since their last singles match against each other. Miyamoto wants to surpass her so she can wear that belt. Arai accepted and said the match should take place at “WRESTLE PRINCESS V” on 22nd September. She is looking forward to it.
The 3 Way Match begun with Raku taking a nap in the middle of the ring so Mahiro Kiryu and HIMAWARI had to do their spots over her. Later in a flashback to their London match, Kiryu kept pulling on HIMAWARI’s hair. Raku got the fans to chant “Say You’re Sorry” in English to Kiryu so she would apologise.
DDT “TAKESHI MASADA LOCAL TRIUMPH! DRAMATIC INFINITY 2024 TOUR IN OSAKA”, 07/09/2024 Osaka Sun Square Sports Center Sakai 253 Fans – No Vacancy
1. HARASHIMA & Akito defeated Yukio Naya & Yuki Ishida when HARASHIMA pinned Ishida with the Somato (7:57).
2. Danshoku Dieno, Kazuki Hirata & Kazuma Sumi defeated Toru Owashi, Keigo Nakamura & Ilusion when Dieno submitted Owashi because Dieno’s anus smelled too bad (9:13). *Danshoku Dieno wins Toru Owashi’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Shield.
3. DAMNATION T.A Vs BURNING!: Tetsuya Endo & Yuya Koroku defeated Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul when Endo pinned Paul with the Burning Star Press (13:22).
4. Special Single Match: Jun Akiyama defeated Makoto Oishi with the Wrist-Clutch Exploder (12:44).
5. Special Tag Match: MAO & Shunma Katsumata defeated Fuminori Abe & Antonio Honda when Katsumata pinned Honda with the Totonou Splash (14:43).
6. Fight For The Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Shield: Yuki Iino defeated KANON with the Spear (14:23). *Yuki Iino wins KANON’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Shield.
7. Osaka Specialty Special Tag Match: Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada defeated Yuki Ueno & To-y when Masada pinned To-y with the Masada No Chikara KOBU Mukimuki (21:05).
On the day before the fated showdown in Nagoya there were some extra drama made in Osaka today. The show was dedicated to Takeshi Masada’s homecoming but he was left out of some of the signature SCHADENFREUDE International spots during the main event. Since his mother was in the audience, Masada was upset he didn’t get to look his best in front of her and considered walking out of the match. However he returned to the ring when the fans chanted his name and even scored the winning pinfall.
Two Right To Challenge Shields changed hands today. The black shield now belongs to Yuki Iino after he beat KANON fair and square. KANON bent the rules by throwing Yuya Koroku into Iino’s way at ringside and then grabbed a chair to hit his opponent with. In the ring Iino used a rope break to get out of the Cobra Twist and then hit the Spear to pin KANON. The two will be facing each other again in a 6-Man Tag Match. KANON swears he will get revenge and win back the Shield from Iino, otherwise his plan with the Shield will have completely fallen apart!
There was a gross moment in Match #5 when MAO caused Fuminori Abe to vomit a little bit after giving him a Thrust Kick to the stomach. After the match MAO told Abe not to vomit again while Abe tried to act like it was nothing to be embarrassed about. In fact, Abe thinks he did something amazing and promised to eat a bowl of katsudon before tomorrow’s DDT Universal Title match so his vomit will be even filthier! Backstage MAO said he understands the strength of a person who has just been humiliated so he knows he is in for a fight to defend his title tomorrow.
In what could be the last time Jun Akiyama and Makoto Oishi face each other one on one, Akiyama made sure to use the upgraded version of his finisher to win. He said he wanted to use the Exploder Suplex that hurts more than usual just for the ocassion. Oishi hopes there will be another chance for them to have a singles match again in the future. If it does happen, he’ll promise to break Akiyama’s knee with the Fujiyama Knee Lock this time. Akiyama said that won’t work because he’ll just beat Oishi in under five minutes.
Tetsuya Endo is feeling confident heading into tomorrow’s KO-D Openweight Title Match. He got the win for BURNING in a tag bout today. Now all there is left to do is face Shinya Aoki, overcome his own weaknesses and beat him to become the KO-D Champion for a fourth time.
There were complaints from the wrestlers in the opening match about a bad smell coming from Danshoku Dieno. He had eaten gyoza filled with extra garlic before the show and everyone else had to deal with his, um, side effects. Toru Owashi got the worst of it by getting his face shoved into Dieno’s Hell Gate. The smell was so bad he had to give up! Dieno won Owashi’s Right To Challenge Shield but he is conflicted over it. His goal to remain as the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion for one year has now gotten more difficult because the Shield makes him even more of a target than before! Plus if he does cash in the title shot and loses, he will lose the Iron Man Title too.
GANBARE☆PRO “TOKOROZAWA PARK SHOPPING BOX OFFICE”, 07/09/2024 Saitama Tokorozawa Park Town Shopping Arcade ??? Fans – Unannounced
1. Yuna Manase & YuuRI defeated Moeka Haruhi & HARUKAZE when YuuRI pinned HARUKAZE with the Swanton Bomb (11:30).
2. Ken Ohka, Shuichiro Katsumura & Yumehito Imanari defeated Mizuki Watase, Munetatsu Nakamura & Shota Kawakami when Imanari pinned Kawakami with the Lariat (25:07).
3. Yuji Nagata defeated Keisuke Ishii with the Nagata Lock 54 (14:57).
Keisuke Ishii got to have a special one-off match with Yuji Nagata today. It was a match Ishii wanted to have before he turns 40 early next year. He came close to winning with the Double Arm Driver but Nagata kicked out. Nagata fought back with an Exploder Suplex but Ishii returned fire with the Kneel Kick for the double down spot. Nagata got up first and soon trapped Ishii in the Nagata Lock II. He then switched over to the latest version of the move called the Nagata Lock 54 (it combines the Nagata Lock II with Shinjiro Otani’s King Cobra Hold). Ishii couldn’t fight out of it and had to tap out.
Nagata praised everyone in Ganbare☆Pro for fighting with passion as hot as the summer heat. He’ll never forget the cheers he got today at Tokorozawa Park Town because they sounded just as loud as the cheers you would get for a main event in the Tokyo Dome. Ishii told Nagata he became a fan of his ever since 1998 when he saw his match against Scott Norton for the IWGP Heavyweight Title. But Ishii cannot forget he is currently the Spirit Of Ganbare World Champion so he cannot get emotional over losing today’s match. He will set a new goal of getting stronger so he will one day beat Nagata. The two of them are open to having a rematch in the future.
“CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2022”, 12/06/2022 Saitama Super Arena 4,891 Fans
8. NOAH Vs DDT Battle: Katsuhiko Nakajima, Atsushi Kotoge & Yoshiki Inamura Vs Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Kazusada Higuchi
Yeah this is the match where Katsuhiko Nakajima knocked out Tetsuya Endo with a slap across the face that left him with a concussion. The injury caused Endo to vacate the KO-D Openweight Title at the time. DDT is really leaning into this story to build up Endo’s title match with Shinya Aoki this weekend.
DDT “TETSUYA ENDO LOCAL TRIUMPH! DRAMATIC INFINITY 2024 TOUR IN SHIROISHI”, 14/09/2024 Miyagi Shiroishi White Cube
1. Chris Brookes, Takeshi Masada & Ilusion Vs Yukio Naya, Akito & To-y
2. Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul Vs Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & Kazuma Sumi
3. Yuki Iino Vs Yuki Ishida
4. Jun Akiyama Vs Yuya Koroku
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: MAO, Gorgeous Matsuno & Keigo Nakamura Vs HARASHIMA, Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata
6. Shiroishi Specialty Special Single Match: Tetsuya Endo Vs Makoto Oishi
The main event has more going on for it after yesterday’s show. Makoto Oishi lost to Shinya Aoki while Tetsuya Endo watched from a distance. Oishi hopes learned at least something from it that he can use in this weekend’s KO-D Openweight Title match with Aoki. A few days later Endo and Oishi will face each other for Endo’s homecoming match. It’s a match that already means a lot to both of them and it could mean a little more if Endo goes into it as the new KO-D Champion.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “ARISU ENDO LOCAL TRIUMPH 2024”, 14/09/2024 Fukushima Aizuwakamatsu City Tsurugajo Gymnasium
1. 3 Way Match: Pom Harajuku Vs Shino Suzuki Vs Chika Nanase
2. Toga Vs Uta Takami
3. Yuki Aino & Kira Summer Vs Yoshiko Hasegawa & Runa Okubo
4. Moka Miyamoto Vs Wakana Uehara
5. Miu Watanabe & HIMAWARI Vs Mizuki & Haru Kazashiro
6. Aja Kong & Raku Vs Rika Tatsumi & Mahiro Kiryu
7. Arisu Endo & Suzume Vs Miyu Yamashita & Kaya Toribami
We’ll find out this weekend if Arisu Endo will make it to Aizuwakamatsu City as a double champion. Even if she doesn’t it will still be Daisy Monkey in the main event facing Miyu Yamashita in a non-title preview for “WRESTLE PRINCESS V”. Yamashita will be without Maki Itoh because Itoh will be back in America for GCW by that point. Kaya Toribami is going to be Yamashita’s partner instead.
Nice to see Aja Kong and Raku be put together as a team again.
Also missing the show due to overseas obligations are Shoko Nakajima and Yuki Kamifuku. Nakajima will be in America that weekend on a Deadlock Pro show while Kamifuku is busy defending the Queen Of Asia Title in China for Middle Kingdom Wrestling.
DDT “DRAMATIC INFINITY 2024 TOUR IN SAPPORO – DAY 1”, 15/09/2024 Hokkaido Sapporo Sun Plaza
1. Kazuki Hirata Vs Kazuma Sumi
2. Yukio Naya Vs Yuya Koroku
3. Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino Vs Noriyuki Yoshida & Yuki Ishida
4. Jun Akiyama, Tomoya & Danshoku Dieno Vs Chris Brookes, Akito & Ilusion
5. Special Single Match: Takeshi Masada Vs Makoro Oishi
6. Special Tag Match: Shinya Aoki & HARASHIMA Vs MAO & Keigo Nakamura
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul (c) Vs Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y
For some reason DDT is still advertising Match #6 as a 6-Man Tag even though it only has four people written down on the lineup, two versus two. It has to be a typo.
DDT “DRAMATIC INFINITY 2024 TOUR IN SAPPORO – DAY 2”, 16/09/2024 Hokkaido Sapporo Sun Plaza
1. Daisuke Sasaki & KANON Vs Yuki Ishida & Ilusion
2. Tetsuya Endo, Yuki Iino & Makoto Oishi Vs Tomoya, Akito & Kazuki Hirata
3. Special Tag Match: Jun Akiyama & Noriyuki Yoshida Vs Yuki Ueno & Keigo Nakamura
4. Special 6-Man Tag Match: MAO, Shunma Katsumata & To-y Vs HARASHIMA, Yukio Naya & Kazuma Sumi
5. Special Single Match: Shinya Aoki Vs Yuya Koroku
6. Special Single Match: Chris Brookes Vs Danshoku Dieno
One of Noriyuki Yoshida’s matches for DDT’s weekend in Sapporo has him teaming with Jun Akiyama again. It’s pretty much an annual tradition at this point given the old NOAH connection between the two.
Some of the undercard matches have been changed around. The trio of Tomoya, Akito & Kazuki Hirata are no longer facing DAMNATION T.A. Their new opponents are Endo, Yuki Iino & Oishi. The DAMNATION T.A change is because MJ Paul is no longer on the card. He was pulled from yesterday’s meet and greet after suffering food poisoning. Apparently he’s been eating too much raw meat from the wild animals he hunts down.
1. Keigo Nakamura & Yuya Koroku defeated To-y & Kazuma Sumi when Koroku pinned Sumi with a Moonsault Press (7:51).
2. Special Single Match: Yuki Iino defeated Kazuki Hirata by Referee Stoppage with a Bearhug (6:53).
3. 3 Way Match: Takeshi Masada defeated Yuni and Ilusion when Masada pinned Ilusion with the Masada No Chikara KOBU Mukimuki (9:29).
4. Special Single Match: Shinya Aoki defeated Makoto Oishi with a Crucifix Pin (7:38).
The second “MEET & GREET & FIGHT” show was built around NωA reuniting for one night only to perform all of their songs. Then in the main event Makoto Oishi took on Shinya Aoki as one of his last big singles matches in DDT before he goes freelance next month. Oishi took the match so seriously he entered wearing plain trunks with his knees taped up and wrestled barefoot. Tetsuya Endo watched the match nearby but kept his distance the entire time. Oishi and Aoki spent most of the match grappling and targeting each other’s legs with submission holds. Aoki ended up countering the Jikiden Tornado Clutch into a Crucifix Pin to win with a three count. Aoki told Oishi after the match he loves him as much as he loves DDT. He encouraged Oishi as well as future opponents to bring all of their regrets and hardships into the ring and he will take them on with all of his might. Backstage Oishi said he wants to rise up to Aoki’s level so they can have another rematch some day. He will be taking on Endo next in two weeks time and hopes Endo got something out of watching today’s match, even if it’s just a little bit.
Even though Takeshi Masada and Ilusion are not part of the same unit, that didn’t stop them from fighting each other in the 3 Way Match with Yuni. There was still moments when they worked together against Yuni and even brought in Chris Brookes to triple team the poor kid. Miscommunication caused the teamwork to break down and turn the 3 Way back into every man for himself. Masada ended up getting the better of Ilusion and even pinned him with his finisher to win the match.
Kazuki Hirata had a request for the fans during his match with Yuki Iino. He asked them not to shout “Yeah!” when Iino does the Burning Elbow but instead sing it whenever Hirata tried the move. Iino was left confused whenever his “I am BURNING!” catchphrases got no reaction and got even more confused when Hirata got the “Yeah!” responses for his moves. Hirata annoyed him even more by inviting Yuki Ishida, HARASHIMA and Hisaya Imabayashi to all shout “BURNING!” and get the fans to shout “Yeah!” in response to them while still ignoring Iino. The breaking point came when the biggest “Yeah!” was made for Hirata doing the Burning Elbow. Iino lost his temper, smashed Hirata with a Lariat and squeezed him in a Bearhug until the referee stopped the match for Hirata’s safety. Iino wouldn’t let go of the hold so Imabayashi urged the fans to start chanting “Yeah!” at him again. They did so and Iino was so happy he kept chanting “BURNING!” over and over just so he could continue getting the “Yeah!” cheers he missed so much.
Everyone in the opening match spent part of the bout chasing each other around ringside with plastic bats and Pico Pico hammers.
The show began with the contract signing between Aoki and Endo for this Sunday’s KO-D Openweight Title match in Nagoya. Endo admitted he was angry from hearing Aoki’s recent comments about him but then realised the fact he feels this way means he is still alive. Endo also said out loud the biggest accomplishment in his career he now needs to achieve is get revenge on Katsuhiko Nakajima for what he did to him two years ago. But he also has to fight someone like Aoki more. He can pour all of his anger and frustration into fighting Aoki and put his life on the line in this match. Aoki is encouraging Endo to bring all of his emotions into this match so he can crush them. He also believes there is no longer a need to talk about Nakajima because this match is now about Endo overcoming his obstacles and Aoki fighting against him in their own battle.
NωA’s musical performances happened at the start and end of the show. When they finished their final song for the last time, Oishi joked that MAO & Shunma Katsumata really became the best wrestlers thanks to him putting them through this stupid idea.
DDT “MEET & GREET & FIGHT SEPTEMBER”, 04/09/2024 Shinjuku FACE
1. To-y & Kazuma Sumi Vs Keigo Nakamura & Yuya Koroku
2. Special Single Match: Yuki Iino Vs Kazuki Hirata
3. 3 Way Match: Takeshi Masada Vs Yuni Vs Ilusion
4. Special Single Match: Shinya Aoki Vs Makoto Oishi
A public contract signing for the KO-D Openweight Title match between Shinya Aoki and Tetsuya Endo will be held on this show. DDT is leaning more into the two men’s connections to Katsuhiko Nakajima as part of the marketing for the match.
The members of NωA have promised to perform all of their songs during the show for their final live perfomance together.
DDT “TAKESHI MASADA LOCAL TRIUMPH! DRAMATIC INFINITY 2024 TOUR IN OSAKA”, 07/09/2024 Osaka Sun Square Sports Center Sakai
1. Danshoku Dieno, Kazuki Hirata & Kazuma Sumi Vs Toru Owashi, Keigo Nakamura & Ilusion
2. HARASHIMA & Akito Vs Yukio Naya & Yuki Ishida
3. DAMNATION T.A Vs BURNING!: Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul Vs Tetsuya Endo & Yuya Koroku
4. Special Tag Match: MAO & Shunma Katsumata Vs Fuminori Abe & Antonio Honda
5. Special Single Match: Jun Akiyama Vs Makoto Oishi
6. Fight For The Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Shield: KANON Vs Yuki Iino
7. Osaka Specialty Special Tag Match: Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada Vs Yuki Ueno & To-y
It’s been confirmed that the Black Right To Challenge Shield held by KANON will be on the line when he takes on Yuki Iino.
DDT “FRIENDSHIP, EFFORT, VICTORY IN NAGOYA 2024”, 08/09/2024 Nagoya International Conference Center Event Hall
1. Takeshi Masada & Ilusion Vs Keigo Nakamura & Yuki Ishida
2. Chris Brookes & Antonio Honda Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata
3. Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul Vs Yuki Iino, Yuya Koroku & Kazuma Sumi
4. Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y Vs Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi & Akito
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Kota Ibushi, Shuji Ishikawa & Danshoku Dieno Vs HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Michael Nakazawa
6. Special Single Match: Ryuichi “Fire” Kawakami Vs Yukio Naya
7. DDT Universal Title: MAO (c) Vs Fuminori Abe
8. KO-D Openweight Title: Shinya Aoki (c) Vs Tetsuya Endo
Last week Ilusion was finally accepted into SCHADENFREUDE International. It has caused Match #1 here to be swapped around. The unit’s newest member is now teaming with Takeshi Masada against Keigo Nakamura & Yuki Ishida. This match also begins Ishida’s full time return to DDT.
DDT “ROJO PRO WRESTLING IN NARAHA TOWN ~J VILLAGE~”, 21/09/2024 J Village, Naraha Town, Fukushima
1. Falls Count Anywhere 10-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, MAO, Shunma Katsumata, To-y & Yuki Ishida Vs Chris Brookes, Danshoku Dieno, Yukio Naya, Keigo Nakamura & Kazuma Sumi
DDT’s crew are going to cause some chaos over in To-y’s neck of the woods. He is still serving as an unofficial ambassador for Naraha Town in order to pay off the trillion yen debt he owes to the area. At least the rest of The 37KAMIINA are helping him out along with Ishida for a big Falls Count Anywhere match.
GANBARE☆PRO “KATTENI-SHIYAGARE 2024”, 23/09/2024 Yokohama Radiant Hall
1. Munetatsu Nakamura & Shota Kawakami Vs Jun Masaoka & Gaia Hox
2. PSYCHO, Rekka & HARUKAZE Vs London Machine, Choun-Shiryu & Tsukina Umino
3. Yuna Manase & YuuRI Vs Moeka Haruhi & Maya Yukihi
4. Hartley Jackson Vs Yumehito Imanari
5. Ken Ohka, Shuichiro Katsumura & Mizuki Watase Vs Tyson Maeguchi, Thanomsak Toba & Kouki Iwasaki
6. Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Title: Keisuke Ishii (c) Vs Takuya Wada
The postponed Spirit Of Ganbare World Title match has been rescheduled for 23rd September in Yokohama. That is the only surviving match from the show that was cancelled last month. Everything else on this card are new matches.
Tsukina Umino is from Ice Ribbon. She recently fought and lost to YuuRI in a match for the ICExInfinity Title. One of her teammates is London Machine, a masked gimmick that has mostly appeared in ChocoPro. I think in one of his first appearances it was Seiya Morohashi under the mask but I don’t know if it’s been him every time.
DDT “DRAMATIC INFINITY 2024 ~ 3 HOUR SPECIAL~”, 29/09/2024 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, MAO & Kaisei Takeshi Vs Chris Brookes, Takeshi Masada & Masahiro Takanashi
DDT’s next Korakuen Hall show has sold out thanks to Kaisei Takeshi.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “GARAFES ~ SPRING IDOL LUNCH MEETING”, 12/10/2024 Tokyo GOTANDA G6/G7
This October will be the next time when The Up Up Girls (Pro Wrestling) performs at a Garafes show. Pom Harajuku and Wakana Uehara will be there alongside them to take part in one or two wrestling matches held on top of a mat placed on the stage.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW LIVE TOUR 2024 AUTUMN”, 13/10/2024 Saitama Kasukabe Fureai Cube
Kira Summer’s sister Miki Fortune is coming over to Tokyo Joshi Pro for a match! She has been wrestling since 2009 and is active in the Australian scene. Earlier this year she travelled to Japan and spent a little bit of time wrestling in Ice Ribbon. Now her next visit to the country is to check out first hand what her sister’s been up to in TJPW.
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