DDT/NJPW “ONE-SIDED MATCH ~SUPER SASADANGO MACHINE VS TORU YANO~”, 09/06/2025
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. DDT Pro Wrestling x New Japan Pro Wrestling One-Sided Match: Super Sasadango Machine Vs Toru Yano
Last week New Japan announced that Toru Yano would be holding a press conference on 17th April. Around the same time this news came out, Super Sasadango Machine tweeted that he had an upcoming announcement of his own to make on the same date. It turned out not to be a coincidence because the press conference began with both Yano and Sasadango seated at the table along with management from both New Japan and DDT. Together they announced there will be a one match show happening at Korakuen Hall on 9th June between Yano and Sasadango that will be co-promoted by both NJPW and DDT. The match will air on PPV on both Wrestle Universe and NJPW World. Each company will produce and film the event themselves for their streaming service, which means the match is also a competition to see which company can get more PPV buys.
Sasadango said he is very happy to represent DDT in this special inter-promotional match. He got to wrestle Yano last year as part of his one match show with Sanshiro Takagi. When he lost the match, Sasadango described it as the first time he’s been defeated by an opponent who is a quicker thinker than he is. He wanted a rematch against one of the greatest minds in the world of pro wrestling and is getting it on the big stage. Yano said he wasn’t satisfied with his victory last year because felt like he was exposed by Sasadango’s tricks despite winning in the end. He wants to excel at everything which means he must defeat Sasadango in every factor both inside and out of the ring.
CyberFight Vice President Sanshiro Takagi explained this is a match pitting the names and ideologies of two pro wrestling companies against each other. NJPW Chairman Naoki Sugabayashi compared the idea to the “Un Certain Regard” selection of movies from the Cannes Film Festival. It will show certain perspectives of the two companies that an all out promotion versus promotion battle could not portray. CyberFight Director Akito talked about the previous times DDT And New Japan have worked together, including the upcoming entry of MAO in the Best Of The Super Jr. tournament.
Discussions are still needed to decide which company’s ring will be used for the match, which company’s referee will officiate the match and even which company should be named first in the promotional material. If Sasadango is still the DDT Extreme Title by the time the match takes place he would like to defend it against Yano. However he admits it is unlikely he will be able to remain champion for that long. Yano likes the idea and is aware that the Extreme Champion usually gets to decide on the match stipulations.
Dramatic DDT 