DDT “SUMIRE MELTY LOVE 2025”, 15/09/2025
Hokkaido Sapporo Sun Plaza
??? Fans – Unannounced
1. Hideki Okatani, Ilusion & MJ Paul defeated Danshoku Dieno, Ryuto & Kazuma Sumi when Ilusion pinned Sumi with the Swanton Bomb (10:36).
2. Special 6-Man Tag Match: To-y, Tomoya & Noriyuki Yoshida defeated Yukio Naya, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Hinata Kasai when To-y pinned Kasai with the Kojima In Wonderland ~Kojima Wonderland~ (12:30).
3. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada defeated Yuki Iino, Yuki Ueno & Yuki Ishida when Masada pinned Ishida with the Masada No Chikara KOBU Mukimuki (11:24).
4. Sapporo Specialty Trial Of Two Single Matches Again – Round 2!: Akito (14) defeated Kazuki Hirata (1) (10:00).
4a. Akito (8) submitted Kazuki Hirata (0) with the Ankle Hold (0:20).
4b. Akito (9) pinned Kazuki Hirata (0) with a Modified Cradle (1:47).
4c. Akito (10) wore the Hirata GO! Glasses (4:02).
4d. Akito (11) wore the Hirata GO! Glasses (4:03).
4e. Akito (12) wore the Hirata GO! Glasses (4:05).
4f. Akito (13) wore the Hirata GO! Glasses (4:07).
4h. Akito (14) wore the Hirata GO! Glasses (4:09).
4i. KO-D Openweight Title: Kazuki Hirata (c) (1) defeated Akito (14) with the Miracle One Shot Cradle (5:51).
*V1 for Kazuki Hirata. Akito cashes in his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Arm Cover.
5. Special Single Match: Kazusada Higuchi defeated Daichi Sato with a Lariat (12:10).
6. Special Tag Match: MAO & KANON defeated HARASHIMA & Yuya Koroku when MAO submitted Koroku with the Modified Just Face Lock (19:54).
Part two of the Sapporo challenge between Kazuki Hirata and Akito took place today. At the start of the show Hirata cooled down any attempt by Akito to cash in his Right To Challenge Arm Cover by telling him the snack bar was busy and needed his help. Also neither of them were dressed to wrestle by this point so the setting wasn’t right to suddenly have a KO-D Openweight Title cash in. When it was time for their match to begin Akito already had a commanding lead and increased it even further. With no risk of losing in the time remaining, Akito brought out a roll of masking tape and trapped Hirata to the ropes. With no escape and nobody coming to rescue Hirata, Akito was finally able to cash in his Arm Cover and get his KO-D Title shot right now!
Hirata was freed and the match was changed into a title bout. Hirata pulled off the upset by countering a Figure 4 Leg Lock into the Miracle One Shot Cradle for the pinfall out of nowhere. Due to the unusual circumstances, Akito had won the series fourteen points to one but because of the timing of the cash in only the final fall counted towards the KO-D Title. That means even though Akito won the series, he lost the title match and Hirata remains the champion! Hirata also now officially has a proper title defence under his belt for this reign. Akito accepted the result because he learned that although Hirata has not gotten any stronger since becoming the champ, he now has something he wants to protect to the best of his abilities. Akito can respect that.
KIMIHIRO wasn’t present for the Sapporo doubleshot which put Strange Love Connection in trouble on the second day. MAO & KANON won in the main event and had to give the show closing speech. Without KIMIHIRO there to do the talking for them, they struggled. However there were able to convince some fans to enter the ring and celebrate the win while MAO announced DDT would come back to Sapporo next year for Golden Week.
Dramatic DDT 