Shunma Injured, KO-D Tag Titles Vacated

November 21, 2024

DDT have announced that Shunma Katsumata’s left knee injury was diagnosed as a torn ACL. He will be out of action for a while which means ShunMao have today relinquished the KO-D Tag Team Titles. Katsumata wanted to believe his injury was only minor and he would have been able to defend the titles with MAO this weekend because he feels fine. However his doctor says otherwise and he has to take time off to recover. He apologized to Tetsuya Endo & Yuya Koroku for getting the title match cancelled. Since his most recent match was against Endo, Katsumata would like to face him in a rematch when he returns. The news is even more frustrating because this is the second time in a row where ShunMao’s tag title reign is ending early because Katsumata got injured. They had to vacate the titles in Spring 2023 when Katsumata broke his foot.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW LIVE TOUR 2024 AUTUMN”, 22/11/2024
Shinjuku FACE

1. 3 Way Match: Haruna Neko Vs Pom Harajuku Vs Mahiro Kiryu
2. Wakana Uehara, Kira Shummer & Chika Nanase Vs HIMAWARI, Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami
3. Mizuki & Kaya Toribami Vs Zara Zakher & Yuki Aino
4. Miyu Yamashita, Maki Itoh, Yuki Kamifuku & Yoshiko Hasegawa Vs Miu Watanabe, Raku, Suzume & Moka Miyamoto
5. Next Generation Tournament ’24 – Final: Toga Vs Haru Kazashiro
6. Rika Tatsumi & Arisu Endo Vs Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao
7. International Princess Title: Yuki Arai (c) Vs Shazza McKenzie

Tomorrow sees Yuki Arai defend the International Princess Title against Shazza McKenzie. A win here will mean Arai has had victories against wrestlers from Australia, England, Japan and “The Wasteland” during this championship run.

DDT “GET ALIVE 2024”, 23/11/2024
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Demus & Ilusion Vs Munetatsu Nakamura & Kazuma Sumi
2. Kazuki Hirata 37th Birthday Special 1 Vs 6 Handicap Match: Kazuki Hirata Vs Toru Owashi, Antonio Honda, Soma Takao, Diego, Yuki Ishida & Yoshihiko
3. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Shinya Aoki & Keigo Nakamura Vs HARASHIMA, Yukio Naya & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
4. Akito 15th Anniversary Debut Special Single Match: Akito Vs Isami Kodaka
5. The 37KAMIINA Vs BURNING!: Yuki Ueno, MAO & To-y Vs Tetsuya Endo, Yuki Iino & Yuya Koroku
6. DDT Extreme Title – You’re Still A Cinderella As You Climb The Ladder To Adulthood Rules: Danshoku Dieno (c) Vs Yuni
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul (c) Vs Chris Brookes, Masahiro Takanashi & Takeshi Masada

With the KO-D Tag Titles match called off, this weekend’s Korakuen Hall show has a few changes to the card. The KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles match is now moved up to the main event. Yuki Ueno & To-y are taken out of their matches so The 37KAMIINA can team up for a 6-Man Tag against BURNING. Ueno is currently the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion after he in full gear attacked Kazuki Hirata outdoors during a cold snowy night this week. That also means Hirata now only has to fight against 6 wrestlers instead of 7 for his birthday match. Munetatsu Nakamura is brought in to take To-y’s place in the opener.

DDT “GORGEOUS NIGHT”, 24/11/2024
Fukushima Toyota Crown Arena (Fukushima National Athletic Meet Memorial Gymnasium) Sub-Arena

1. Keigo Nakamura Vs Yuki Ishida
2. Tetsuya Endo & Makoto Oishi Vs Takeshi Masada & To-y
3. KANON, MJ Paul & Ilusion Vs Yuki Iino, Yukio Naya & Yuya Koroku
4. Special Tag Match: Akito & Moeka Haruhi Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata
5. Special Single Match: Danshoku Dieno Vs Antonio Honda
6. SCHADENFREUDE International Vs DAMNATION T.A!: Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi Vs Daisuke Sasaki & Demus
7. Fukushima Specialty 6-Man Tag Match: Gorgeous Matsuno, Jun Akiyama & HARASHIMA Vs Yuki Ueno, MAO & Kazuma Sumi

Match #4 will now have Akito teaming with Moeka Haruhi instead of Katsumata. Yuki Ishida will now be Keigo Nakamura’s opponent as well.

DDT “DDT YEAR-END FAN APPRECIATION DAY! IN TOKYO”, 01/12/2024
Tokyo Shinagawa Prince Hotel Club eX

1. SCHADENFREUDE International Vs DAMNATION T.A Five Singles Match!: X Vs X
2. SCHADENFREUDE International Vs DAMNATION T.A Five Singles Match!: X Vs X
3. SCHADENFREUDE International Vs DAMNATION T.A Five Singles Match!: X Vs X
4. SCHADENFREUDE International Vs DAMNATION T.A Five Singles Match!: X Vs X
5. SCHADENFREUDE International Vs DAMNATION T.A Five Singles Match!: X Vs X

The Fan Appreciation Day will be built around a five match series between SCHADENFREUDE International and DAMNATION T.A. Each singles match will have a ten minute time limit. SCHADENFREUDE will be represented by Chris Brookes, Masahiro Takanashi, Antonio Honda, Takeshi Masada and a special guest from Baka Gaijin + Friends… it’s Mr. Bueno! This will be Bueno’s official debut in DDT (he appeared on one of the recent outdoor shows to interfere in Schadenfreude’s match). DAMNATION T.A will consist of Daisuke Sasaki, KANON, MJ Paul, Demus and Ilusion. The match pairings will be decided on soon.

Daichi Sato will be on the show.

DDT “ROAD TO ULTIMATE PARTY 2024 IN NAGOYA”, 08/12/2024
Aichi Nagoya Imaike Gas Hall

1. 10-Man Elimination Tag Match: Chris Brookes, Masahiro Takanashi, Antonio Honda, Takeshi Masada & Munetatsu Nakamura Vs Daisuke Sasaki, KANON, MJ Paul, Demus and Ilusion

The feud continues with a 10-Man Elimination Tag Match. This time SCHADENFREUDE will be bringing in Nakamura to be their fifth man while the DAMNATION T.A line-up will remain unchanged.