DDT “NANIWA PRO WRESTLING ROAD 2026” Results

October 4, 2026

DDT “NANIWA PRO WRESTLING ROAD 2026”, 04/10/2026
Osaka City Higashiyodogawa Ward Kumin Hall
??? fans – Unannounced

1. Takeshi Masada, Daichi Sato & Yuki Ishida defeated Jun Akiyama, Junta Miyawaki & Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Masada pinned Matsunaga with the Manburi (9:43).
2. Yuya Koroku, To-y & Hinata Kasai defeated Danshoku Dieno, Kazuki Hirata & Akito when Koroku submitted Hirata with an Arm Lock (0:04).
2a. Falls Count Anywhere: Yuya Koroku, To-y & Hinata Kasai defeated Danshoku Dieno, Kazuki Hirata & Akito when Koroku submitted Hirata with an Arm Lock (8:42).
3. Iron Man Heavyweight Title: Yuki Ueno defeated Masami Inahata with a Sleeper Hold (13:09).
*Yuki Ueno becomes the 1,915th champion.
4. Special 8-Man Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul & Ilusion defeated Shunma Katsumata, Yuni, Kazuma Sumi & Kumadori when Ilusion pinned Yuni with the Chinga Tu Madre! (10:21).
5. STRANGE LOVE CONNECTION Vs FANTÔMES DRAMATIC!: MAO, KANON & Yukio Naya (w/ KIMIHIRO) defeated Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Antonio Honda when MAO pinned Honda with the Bridging Gego Clutch (18:59).
6. Naomi Yoshimura 10th Anniversary Debut Match ~ Special Single Match: Zeus defeated Naomi Yoshimura with the Jackhammer (12:21).

Kind of hard to believe that Naomi Yoshimura’s been wrestling for ten years now. Looking back I have to wonder how much more prolific he would have been in DDT if he never suffered his neck injury at the very end of 2018. The man who got Yoshimura into wrestling in the first place is Zeus from Osaka Pro which made him the perfect opponent for Yoshimura for his 10th Anniversary match. It became a battle of Chops and while Yoshimura was able to take Zeus down with the Hirai-goshi, he was beaten in the end by Zeus’s Jackhammer. Yoshimura said Zeus is the wrester he admires most for paving the way for him. He was also the one who taught Yoshimura how to write up his resume to DDT (he had to re-do it twice). Zeus told the story of the day a young man showed up in his gym with an amazing physique and an incredible drive to push himself. He asked him what is his goal for the future and the young man answered “pastry chef”. As thanks for today’s match, Zeus invited Yoshimura to compete at his own 20th Anniversary show in Osaka Pro taking place on 11th October. Yoshimura said he would love to. He closed out the show saying the DNA generation are currently driving DDT forward and right now he is the No. 1 heavyweight in the company!

The energy levels surrounding the upcoming KO-D Openweight Title match have started off unusually low. MAO and Strange Love Connection are starting to miss Viento Levante while he is away with injury and Yuki Iino will be leaving them for NOAH soon as well. Meanwhile Chris Brookes is being open about wrestling while his back and elbow are both hurting. However he is confident he will be in good condition for Sumo Hall. It resulted in today’s preview match between SLC and FANTÔMES DRAMATIC to be more of a feeling out process than a big sprint.

A new Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion needed to be crowned when the previous champion Shinjuku FACE shut down and now no longer exists. Yuki Ueno and Masami Inahata were chosen to fight for the vacant title and Ueno picked up the win by using the Blackout Sleeper to transition into a more regular Sleeper Hold. Ueno decided he wants to actively defend this championship to build up to his DDT Extreme Title match with Shunma Katsumata so it will end up becoming a Double Title match! He will become the “Iron Man” fitting to hold this championship.


TOKYO JOSHI PRO “WRESTLE PRINCESS VII” Results

October 3, 2026

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “WRESTLE PRINCESS VII”, 03/10/2026
Tokyo EBARA WAVE Arena Ota
1,357 Fans

1. Uta Takami defeated Ren Konatsu with the Koala Clutch (8:25).
2. Chieri Sakimori Debut Match: HIMAWARI, Shino Suzuki & Mifu Ashida defeated Shion Kanzaki, Momo Sato & Chieri Sakimori when HIMAWARI submitted Sakimori with the Cradle-Style Half Crab Hold (11:02).
3. 3 Way Tag Match: Raku & Minimo defeated Pom Harajuku & Pokotan and Mahiro Kiryu & Tama when Raku pinned Harajuku with the Doctor Yellow (10:43).
4. Aja Kong, Sakura Hattori & Kumadori defeated Chris Brookes, Kira Summer & Chika Nanase when Hattori pinned Nanase with the Sento Choryu (13:25).
5. VENYU Finale: Yuki Kamifuku & VENY defeated Wakana Uehara & Toga when Kamifuku pinned Uehara with the Diving Famouser (12:27).
6. Mizuki defeated Hyper Misao after the Romero Special/Diving Foot Stomp Combination (10:23).
*Special Referee: Jushin Thunder Liger
7. SETUP All Asia Women’s Title: Shoko Nakajima (c) defeated Zara Zakher with the Locomotion Northern Lights Suplex (12:23).
*V1 for Shoko Nakajima.
8. EVE International Title: Miyu Yamashita (c) defeated Arisu Endo with the Skull Kick (10:31).
*V2 for Miyu Yamashita.
9. Princess Tag Team Titles: Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro defeated Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi (c) when Aino pinned Tatsumi with the Full Nelson Of Love And Fire Z (19:58).
*Daydream fails in V3. Shunrai Rekka!! Prism Greed become the 22nd Princess Tag Team Champions!
10. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuki Arai (c) defeated Suzume with the Finally (21:51).
*V5 for Yuki Arai.

The bee has been kicked down to the ground. Yuki Arai continues her Princess Of Princess Title reign with a clean victory over Suzume, the current International Princess Champion. Suzume’s big moves to try and unseat the Princess Champ included a Flying Facebuster from the ring apron to the floor, the Hachinosu Eight Knot submission hold and Ring A Bell. When all of those failed, she resorted to Rolling Cradles but couldn’t pin Arai with them. Arai tried to submit Suzume with the Scorpion Death Lock but Suzume fought her way to grab a rope break. Eventually Arai got to throw Suzume down with the Full Nelson Buster and hit the Finally kick to get the victory and her fifth successful title defence.

Arai called Suzume a genuinely scary wrestler and she learned so many new sides to her through their matches together in the last few weeks. She’s happy to have somebody the same age as her become her rival. When Suzume left the ring, Shoko Nakajima got in and demanded Arai face her next so she can win the Princess Title from her. Arai remembers losing to Nakajima in the Tokyo Princess Cup so she accepted her challenge for 8th November. She raised the title high above Nakajima’s head, causing Nakajima to storm off. Arai then said she has gotten so big as champion she will go take down the Big Kaiju next! Meanwhile, Suzume backstage said she is now going to make the International Princess Title shine just as brightly as the Princess Title so Arai will want to fight her for it next time.

Today was the rude awakening that Daydream feared was coming. They lost the Princess Tag Team Titles to Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro! The lead up to the match had the champs bickering with each other like an old couple but they got back on the same page in time to take the title match seriously. However Shunrai Rekka!! Prism Greed were on great form as a team too and were constantly rescuing each other from harm’s way or cutting off the other team from doing the same. The gameplan worked out as Kazashiro trapped Miu Watanabe in the Izayoi hold on the ring apron while Aino made Rika Tatsumi submit to the Full Nelson Of Love And Fire Z. This now makes Aino a three time tag champion with a different tag partner every time. She said she isn’t surprised by the result because her team kept on believing in themselves. Kazashiro thinks it took more than luck to win because she chose this path with Aino and it was meant to be. She also dyed part of her hair from blue to red in order to show off her fighting spirit. Daydream cannot believe they lost the titles way before they could break the record for most defences. Watanabe feels like she’s woken up from a dream while Tatsumi swears it does not change that Daydream is the best team out there.

Let’s face it, the result of this was never in doubt. Especially since around 12 hours before this match happened, EVE announced Miyu Yamashita’s next appearance in England to defend the EVE International Title against Marina Shafir. Anyway, Yamashita successfully defended the belt here against Arisu Endo, knocking down her scrappy opponent with a running Skull Kick. The move didn’t come out of nowhere either. Endo went to do the Ju no Okite but Yamashita landed on her feet and flipped Endo upside down to give her the Wheelbarrow German Suplex instead. Endo kicked out of the Buzzsaw Kick and hit a Thrust Kick but that was what set up the Skull Kick finish. Yamashita said she anticipated Endo’s moves this time and had a built-in strategy ready for them, which is unusual for her to do. However that strategy went out the window when Endo got the first attack in so Yamashita fought the rest of the match just through sheer determination. Endo thinks getting to fight Yamashita for a title is proof that she’s gotten stronger. She also wants to speak up about everything she wants to do and turn her path into the most colorful journey imaginable.

Nakajima now has a chance of becoming a double singles champion because earlier in the show she retained the SETUP All Asia Women’s Title against the returning Zara Zakher. Nakajima did a Topé Suicida only for Zakher to fight fire with fire and immediately do the same move when Nakajima threw her back into the ring. Zakher then made the same mistake of rolling Nakajima back in so Nakajima could immediately hit her with a Topé Con Giro. Back in the ring Nakajima avoided the Control Z by landing on her feet and then got Zakher into the Locomotive Northern Lights Suplex to score her first defence of the All Asia Women’s Title. Nakajima said when she won this title in Thailand the cheers of the fans there left her with a wonderful memory so she wants to make this title the best it can possibly be. Zakher calls Tokyo Joshi Pro her home away from home and if the fans want her to be here, they just have to say it to TJPW.

It is a crazy enough sight to have Jushin Liger stand in a TJPW ring wearing a referee shirt. The craziness is amped up even more when the match he had to officiate was Hyper Misao against Mizuki. Before the match began, Misao told Liger that she is a superhero and the most honorable wrestler in TJPW while Mizuki is a bad person with a pitch black heart. Liger wanted to call the match fair and square, which meant he stopped Mizuki from using her Pico Pico Hammer as a weapon. Misao tried to do the Romero Special in front of Liger but couldn’t pull it off. Outside the ring Misao got on the Hypami Go but ran over Mahiro Kiryu with it after Mizuki got out of the way. Misao then tried to trap Mizuki in the ring apron but she escaped and hit under the ring while Misao unknowingly rolled up Liger into the corner post inside the apron. Mizuki then successfully lured Misao into crashing the Hypami-Go into Liger! More mishaps happened in the ring when Liger accidentally got sprayed in the eyes by Misao. Mizuki then missed the Pico Pico Hammer swing and hit Liger by mistake. She was able to frame Misao for it by passing the hammer to her so Liger saw Misao with hit. Misao complained that Liger wasn’t officiating the match properly so he hit her with the Palm Strike and put her in the Romero Special. Mizuki climbed the top rope to do the Diving Foot Stomp onto Misao while she was in the hold and Liger counted the pinfall. Liger said it’s been a while since he moved this much in the ring so he was impressed by the styles Misao and Mizuki showed off. He admitted he wanted to steal the show by doing the Romero Special but didn’t expect Mizuki to have the quick thinking to do a Double Stomp onto that and steal the spotlight for herself. Liger wouldn’t mind coming back to watch or even officiate TJPW matches more regularly.

Today was the last time VENYU would team up together and they got to right a wrong from the past. They’ve never won a tag match together in Ota Ward Gymnasium until today! They were joined by two members of O-MENZ for their entrance and then went on to beat Wakana Uehara & Toga. For once Toga got to experience what it’s like to be on the other side of a deadly Elbow Strike when VENY knocked her down with a loud one early in the match. Uehara tried her hardest to try and make Yuki Kamifuku submit to the Banana Pillow but a long struggle ended with Kamiyu getting the rope break. VENYU used the Magic Killer on Toga to get rid of her and Kamifuku went on to pin Uehara with the Diving Famouser. Kamifuku said she went into the match with the mindset that she absolutely won’t lose. It turned out the plan worked. VENY will keep that mindset for any future matches in TJPW. Uehara is coming to terms that this may actually be her last big match with Kamifuku before Kamifuku’s retirement at the end of the year. She’s going to cherish everything Kamiyu said to her in the ring today and move on forward.

O-MENZ were also involved in a big entrance for Match #4. They all danced for the combined entrance of Aja Kong, Sakura Hattori & Kumadori. Then for an added bonus Kong and Hattori joined the dance routine inside the ring! Meanwhile Kira Summer & Chika Nanase were there to learn from Chris Brookes. Summer took after him by mocking Hattori’s ninja posing. She also got to knock down Kong with a Shoulder Block after stomping on Kong’s foot to tip her off balance. Summer & Nanase were able to double team on Nanase but couldn’t do the same to Kong. She Back Suplexed Brookes away and then Double Shoulder Blocked the other two. Summer was able to delay Kong from using the steel can so she ended up hitting Hattori by mistake instead of Nanae. But Hattori survived a 2nd rope Diving Elbow from Nanase thanks to a rope break. Hattori fought out of Nanase’s finisher to stun her with an Enzuigiri and then hit the Sento Choryu for the pin while Kumadori held Brookes back from breaking it up. Kong joked her biggest challenge today was to not screw up the entance dance. Even though Brookes and his team lost he said he would like to team up with Summer & Nanase again. They can all go to DDT and fight for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles as the trio of “Normal Legs”, “Slightly Short Legs” and “Super Short Legs”.

The 3 Way Tag Match went ahead with no tag rules attached and the bottom rope loosened up in order for the mascots to get into the ring easier. Tama brought a kitchen knife to the ring but agreed to hand it over to Yukinori Matsui before the match began. It then got into a three way strike off with Pokotan and Minimo that ended in a stalemate. Pom Harajuku brought out a piece of merchandise that is a towel of both Tama and Tojojo then stomped on it to taunt Kiryu. Tama got its knife back but wasn’t eager to tag in when Kiryu needed its help. The other teams instead dragged Tama into the ring and attacked it until Kiryu tried to stop them. Finally Tama stepped in to Clothesline everyone. Kiryu held onto Raku for Tama to charge in but Raku moved and Tama instead stabbed Kiryu! Harajuku then pulled off Pokotan’s head and placed it over Raku only for Raku to use it for a Headbutt. Pokotan got its head back but Raku used the Doctor Yellow to twist it around before using the same move on Harajuku to get the win. She celebrated by dancing with Minimo in the ring.

The debut of Chieri Sakimori took place in Match #2 as part of a 6-Woman Tag Match. She started off fighting Shino Suzuki and Suzuki got to show her a “tour” of the arena while applying a Headlock. HIMAWARI carried Mifu Ashida on her shoulders to charge at the other team only for them to get out of the way. The two still got their hands on Momo Sato and made it a struggle for her to tag out. Shion Kanzaki focused on using her Side Armlock move which is now called the Midnight Blues. Most of Sakimori’s ring time was spent fighting HIMAWARI where she got a nearfall with a Cross Body Block. HIMAWARI got the better of her in the end by applying an elevated version of the Half Crab Hold for the submission victory. Sakimori felt she was able to go all out for her first match and showed what she is capable of. Sato is happy to already have her first junior below her and Kanzaki is confident the 2026 Class will build a great relationship together. When asked if there are any TJPW wrestlers she looks up to, Sakimori said she wants to be dazziling like Kamifuku and Uehara.

For the opening match both Uta Takami and Ren Konatsu were brought down to the ring on moving carts so they could wave to the crowd on the way to the ring. Only Arai got to use the same cart at the very end of the show. In the match itself, Konatsu got to slow down Takami enough to hit the Aries Comet and apply the Shoulder bite. Takami got out of it with a rope break and hit her own Missile Dropkick to Konatsu. She then applied the Koala Clutch, forcing Konatsu to collapse and submit. Konatsu was hoping to win before the Next Generation Tournament begins next week but she will just have to channel her frustration into that instead. Takami believes the opening match of the show is crucial and was happy the company left it to her to pull it off today.

After intermission had finished, Rise Shirai introduced everyone to Shiori Futaba from the idol group Congrazie! Futaba will be making her pro wrestling debut on 8th November. She promised everyone she will give it her all and show off her cool side in the ring.


More Debuts For TJPW, New Iron Man Champion To Be Crowned, GanPro’s Korakuen Card

October 2, 2026

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “WRESTLE PRINCESS VII”, 03/10/2026
Tokyo EBARA WAVE Arena Ota

1. Uta Takami Vs Ren Konatsu
2. Chieri Sakimori Debut Match: HIMAWARI, Shino Suzuki & Mifu Ashida Vs Shion Kanzaki, Momo Sato & Chieri Sakimori
3. 3 Way Tag Match: Raku & Minimo Vs Pom Harajuku & Pokotan Vs Mahiro Kiryu & Tama
4. Aja Kong, Sakura Hattori & Kumadori Vs Chris Brookes, Kira Summer & Chika Nanase
5. VENYU Finale: Yuki Kamifuku & VENY Vs Wakana Uehara & Toga
6. Mizuki Vs Hyper Misao
*Special Referee: Jushin Thunder Liger
7. SETUP All Asia Women’s Title: Shoko Nakajima (c) Vs Zara Zakher
8. EVE International Title: Miyu Yamashita (c) Vs Arisu Endo
9. Princess Tag Team Titles: Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi (c) Vs Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro
10. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuki Arai (c) Vs Suzume

As shown above, Chieri Sakimori now has her ring gear ready for her debut match tomorrow.

I wasn’t able to get the show preview written on time. Had a lot of stuff unexpectedly fall on my plate this week but there’s nothing to worry about. Results and hopefully the show report will be completed on time tomorrow.

DDT “NANIWA PRO WRESTLING ROAD 2026”, 04/10/2026
Osaka City Higashiyodogawa Ward Kumin Hall

1. Jun Akiyama, Junta Miyawaki & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Takeshi Masada, Daichi Sato & Yuki Ishida
2. Danshoku Dieno, Kazuki Hirata & Akito Vs Yuya Koroku, To-y & Hinata Kasai
3. Iron Man Heavyweight Title: Yuki Ueno Vs Masami Inahata
4. Special 8-Man Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul & Ilusion Vs Shunma Katsumata, Yuni, Kazuma Sumi & Kumadori
5. STRANGE LOVE CONNECTION Vs FANTÔMES DRAMATIC!: MAO, KANON & Yukio Naya (w/ KIMIHIRO) Vs Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Antonio Honda
6. Naomi Yoshimura 10th Anniversary Debut Match ~ Special Single Match: Zeus Vs Naomi Yoshimura

During the week, Shinjuku FACE shut down while it was the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion so DDT decided to vacate the belt. The 1,915th champion will be decided between Yuki Ueno and Masami Inahata this Sunday.

BASARA “BASARA 318 ~TAKAGARI 35~”, 12/10/2026
Tokyo Takashimadaira Kumin Center

1. IRON FIST Tag Tournament – A Block Final: SAGAT & Lil’ Kraken Vs Ryota Nakatsu & Shota Nakagawa
2. IRON FIST Tag Tournament – B Block Final: Daiki Shimomura & Shuichiro Katsumura Vs Daichi Kazato & Ayato Yoshida
3. IRON FIST Tag Tournament – Final: X & X Vs X & X

The remaining rounds of the IRON FIST Tag Tournament happens later this month.

DDT “WRESTLING HARVEST 2026 ~AUTUMN PRO WRESTLING HARVEST FESTIVAL~”, 18/10/2026
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Special Tag Match: Jun Akiyama & Daichi Sato Vs Shinya Aoki & Junta Miwawaki
2. Road To Ultimate Party 2026! Special Elimination 8-Man Tag Match: MAO, KANON, Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) Vs Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA, Antonio Honda & Hinata Kasai
3. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Ilusion (c) Vs Shunma Katsumata, Kazuma Sumi & Yuni
4. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Takeshi Masada & Yuya Koroku (c) Vs Soma Takao & Shota
5. DDT Universal Title: Ryusuke Taguchi (c) Vs Akito

Not many matches left until Yuki Iino makes his permanent jump over to NOAH.

DDT “YOKOHAMA PRO WRESTLING RHAPSODY 2026”, 24/10/2026
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. KANON Vs Masami Inahata
2. Special Tag Match: Shunma Katsumata & Yuki Ishida Vs Yuki Ueno & Akito
3. STRANGE LOVE CONNECTION Vs FANTÔMES DRAMATIC!: MAO & Yukio Naya (w/ YUZUKI) Vs Chris Brookes Vs Antonio Honda

It’s the rare time when YUZUKI is there for a Strange Love Connection match but KIMIHIRO is not.

The DDT Extreme Title warm ups for Shunma Katsumata and Yuki Ueno start here.

DDT “AKOS X DDT STATION FRONT PRO WRESTLING VOL. 4”, 25/10/2026
Saitama Soka City AKOS Event Plaza

1. Takeshi Masada, Daichi Sato & Kazuki Hirata Vs Antonio Honda, Yuni & Pokotan
2. Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata, To-y & Yuki Ishida Vs Jun Akiyama, Danshoku Dieno, Junta Miyawaki & Masami Inahata
3. STRANGE LOVE CONNECTION Vs FANTÔMES DRAMATIC!: MAO, KANON & Yukio Naya (w/ KIMIHIRO) Vs Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Hinata Kasai

This is an outdoor show so there may be a chance it gets cancelled if the weather gets bad that day.

GANBARE☆PRO “MORTAL KOMBAT 2026”, 31/10/2026
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Shota Kawakami & Takuya Wada Vs Sentaro Motojima & Ryota Nakatsu
2. Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao Vs Shinichiro Tominaga & Masashi Takeda
3. Special Tag Match: Yumehito Imanari & YuuRI Vs Tyson Maeguchi & Yuki Kamifuku
4. Ken Ohka 25th Anniversary Match Part 4: Ken Ohka Vs HARASHIMA
5. Spirit Of Ganbare World Tag Team Titles: Shuichiro Katsumura & Yuya Susumu (c) Vs Mizuki Watase & Jun Kasai
6. Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Title: Mizuki Watase (c) Vs Shuichiro Katsumura

This is the complete match listing for Ganbare☆Pro’s next trip to Korakuen Hall.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “ALL RISE ’26”, 08/11/2026
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Shiori Futaba Debut Match: Shiori Futaba Vs X
2. Next Generation Tournament ’26 – Final: Winner Of Winners Bracket Vs Winner Of Losers Bracket
3. Yuki Kamifuku & Nagisa Nozaki Vs X & X

The idol to pro wrestling pipeline continues to pay off for Tokyo Joshi Pro. They will soon be bringing in Shiori Futaba from Congrazie! so she can take part in her debut match. She and Congrazie! were part of the Tokyo Idol Festival shows that TJPW held two months ago. Futaba even briefly held the Iron Man Title for two minutes back then. She wants to go through with this because she felt a connection with fans doing that show and she would like to have Shoko Nakajima be part of her match. No decision has been made if this will become a regular thing for Futaba or just a one time match.


BASARA “BASARA 317 ~UTAGE~” Results

October 2, 2026

BASARA “BASARA 317 ~UTAGE~”, 02/10/2026
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
??? Fans – Unannounced

1. Takumi Tsukamoto, Minoru Fujita & Yasu Urano defeated Gouma Ryu, Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga when Tsukamoto submitted Ryu with a Crab Hold (8:46).
2. IRON FIST Tag Tournament – A Block Round 1: SAGAT & Lil’ Kraken defeated Judo Master & Muscle Master when Kraken pinned Judo with the Period. (12:23).
3. IRON FIST Tag Tournament – B Block Round 1: Daiki Shimomura & Shuichiro Katsumura defeated Isami Kodaka & FUMA when Shimomura pinned Kodaka with the Asai DDT (16:30).
4. IRON FIST Tag Tournament – A Block Round 1: Ryota Nakatsu & Shota Nakagawa defeated Takeru Inoue & Tomoki Hatano when Nakagawa pinned Inoue with the Swanton Bomb (12:16).
5. IRON FIST Tag Tournament – B Block Round 1: Daichi Kazato & Ayato Yoshida defeated Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino when Kazato pinned Nakano with the Rocket Punch Body Press (14:11).

The first round of this year’s IRON FIST Tag Tournament sees some big teams already getting eliminated including the reigning Iron Fist Tag Team Champions! That’s right, Aijin Tag lost to the odd couple team of Daichi Kazato & Ayato Yoshida. The result is disastrous for Aijin Tag because Yoshida spent just as much time trying to fight Kazato as he did with them. He even put Kazato through a table and left him for Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino to pick up the scraps. However Kazato wouldn’t give up and seemed to finally win over Yoshida when he bit the bullet for one of the opponent’s double team moves. Kazato then took advantage of the confusing chaos to land the Rocket Punch Body Press on Nakano and pin him for the victory. Aijin Tag blame themselves for the loss and will watch the rest of the tournament from the sidelines to see who will challenge them for the tag titles next. Meanwhile Kazato thanks the fans for their support while Yoshida said the fans should be thanking him because he’s the only reason why he and Kazato won today.

Ryota Nakatsu & Shota Nakagawa joked that they used the power of baseball to defeat the Death Volleyball Club. In reality the admit they didn’t rely on a lot of teamwork between them and even suffered some friendly fire that could have cost them the match. They also think if Takeru Inoue & Tomoki Hatano can be called a volleyball club then maybe Nakatsu & Nakagawa can call themselves The Walk Club.

On paper the team of Isami Kodaka & FUMA should be competitive enough to run the bracket but they’ve been knocked out in the opening round thanks to Daiki Shimomura & Shuichiro Katsumura. FUMA got caught up in Katsumura’s Ninja Choke while Shimomura used the Asai DDT on Kodaka to pin him. The winning team thought they were facing Aijin Tag in the next round and were surprised to find out that won’t be the case. They agreed not to get pulled into Kazato’s world of playing games and instead go for a quick victory. It will be a busy day for Katsumura because he will be wrestling at Ganbare☆Pro too.

The first match in the bracket had to be changed when Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Seiya Morohashi both fell ill with love sickness. The team replacing them were the masked men of Judo Master & Muscle Master. The team introduced themselves as the “Master Of Softness” and the “Master Of Hardness”. SAGAT responded by calling the two of them hard to deal with. He also seemed to recognise Muscle Master was really Morohashi judging by his body shape. SAGAT unmasked him and discovered that Morohashi had his face painted like The Great Muta underneath! Morohashi gave SAGAT & Lil’ Kraken some Dragon Screws then sprayed water instead of Poison Mist. The water missed and got Judo Master by mistake. Krake then gave Judo the Period. for the three count. The Super Family think they won the match but also believe the could have been just a fever dream.

The semi finals on 12th October will be SAGAT & Lil’ Kraken Vs Ryota Nakatsu & Shota Nakagawa and Daiki Shimomura & Shuichiro Katsumura Vs Daichi Kazato & Ayato Yoshida.


Video – KONOSUKE TAKESHITA Vs Yuma Aoyagi From “JUDGEMENT 2024”

October 2, 2026


DDT “JUDGEMENT 2024 ~27TH ANNIVERSARY 5 HOUR SPECIAL~”, 17/03/2024
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,491 Fans – Super No Vacancy

12. Special Single Match: KONOSUKE TAKESHITA Vs Yuma Aoyagi


MUSCLE “MUSCLE&” Results

October 1, 2026

MUSCLE “MUSCLE&”, 01/10/2026
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
??? Fans – Unannounced

1. Idol Course & Mysterious Course Alliance Vs Villainous Wrestler Course All-Out Showdown – Opening Match: Yuni defeated Yuki Ishida with the Phoenix Splash (7:02).
2. Idol Course & Mysterious Course Alliance Vs Villainous Wrestler Course All-Out Showdown – Second-In-Line Match: To-y & Ilusion defeated Yuya Koroku & Masami Inahata when To-y pinned Inahata after the To-y-sion Kick (7:11).
3. Idol Course & Mysterious Course Alliance Vs Villainous Wrestler Course All-Out Showdown – Mid-Card Match: El Desperado & Viento Levante defeated Yuki “BADASS” Ueno & Kazuma Sumi when Levante pinned Sumi with a Backslide Pin (9:56).
4. Idol Course & Mysterious Course Alliance Vs Villainous Wrestler Course All-Out Showdown – Mid-Card Match: KANON Vs Daichi Sato ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
5. Idol Course & Mysterious Course Alliance Vs Villainous Wrestler Course All-Out Showdown – Main Event: Hideki Okatani & “Kaisei Takechi” (Kazuki Hirata) defeated Takeshi Masada & Hinata Kasai when Okatani pinned Kasai with a Veritcal Drop Brainbuster (9:26).
6. KO-D Openweight Title – Survival 4 Way Match: MAO (c) defeated Takeshi Masada, Viento Levante and Hinata Kasai (22:53).
6a. Kaisei Takechi eliminated Hinata Kasai with the Masada No Chikara KOBU Mukimuki (12:28).
6b. MAO eliminated Takeshi Masada with a Bridging Gedo Clutch (16:47).
6c. MAO eliminated Viento Levante by Knockout with the Iai Kick (22:53).
*V5 for MAO.

The wonderful world of Muscle is back for a new generation. Super Sasadango Machine’s story based spin off brand holds an unusual role in developing many of DDT’s past talents so the time has come for it to return with a revamp and help mould the wrestlers from D GENERATIONS into something more. The comeback show hit a pretty major setback at the last minute. Kaisei Takechi was meant to be the headline star and leading role for the show but he felt unwell and had to pull out on short notice. A decision was made to cast Kazuki Hirata as Takechi’s replacement and he took the role literally by turning into “Kaisei Takechi”. Also Rukiya couldn’t be at the show due to his current injuries.

The story begins with a pre-show meeting held by Sasadango and Hisaya Imabayashi for the D GENERATIONS roster. Things did not get off to a good start with Sasadango complaining about Gen Z having short attention spans while Daichi Sato argued that KANON is too old to be considered a D GENERATIONS wrestler. Everybody eventually agreed to memorize their lines only to be told by Imabayashi that there is no script for the show. Instead everyone would have to go through a Championship Training Course that is essential to pass in order to win the KO-D Openweight Title. Normally this is a semester that lasts several months but because Gen Z doesn’t have the attention span for that, it will instead be a two hour long session to be held in front of everybody in the ring.

The course is open to wrestlers with eight years of experience or less and is divided into three classes: the Idol Wrestler Course, the Villainous Wrestler Course and the Mysterious Wrestler Course. The group were then introduced to the director of the Japan Championship Research Institute, former KO-D Champion, Meiko Satomura! She told the class that the most important thing is to determine whether or not they possess the strong spirit of a champion.

First up was the Idol Wrestler Course titled “iDooool”. The wrestlers assigned to this class were KANON, Takeshi Masada, Hinata Kasai and… Ilusion? The masked heel complained to Satomura about being here and threatened her with a beer bottle. Satomura quickly changed his mind by grabbing the bottle and smashing it to pieces with a single punch! The wrestlers were made to spar in the ring before getting advice from Satomura. She told KANON he moves too much for a wrestlers of his size and told Ilusion that he lacks social skills. She then said she wants Masada & Kasai to both become idol wrestlers who can sing and dance. They can become the Reiwa equivalent of the Crush Gals so she has named them the Explosive Boys!

Next up was the Villainous Wrestler Course called “Heeeeel!!” and it was made up of six wrestlers. “Takechi” was sent here along with Yuya Koroku, Kazuma Sumi, Yuki Ishida, Daichi Sato and Masami Inahata. The instructor for this course was Yuki “BADASS” Ueno, the never seen before heel alter ego of DDT’s current ace! He taught the students that being evil is the correct thing to do and presented them a list of all the WWE wrestlers who turned heel before becoming champions. The sparring session was a three versus three bout where only foul play was permitted. During the match, Hideki Okatani suddenly showed up and started attacking people with his bamboo stick. He and “Takechi” then joined forces to attack Ueno, who decided to end the session right there.

Last but not least, class was now in session for “Mystery”, the Mysterious Wrestler Course. The three remaining students are Viento Levante, Yuni wearing his old El Unicorn outfit and To-y with his face painted up as The Great Koji. To everyone’s surprise El Desperado from New Japan is in charge of this class! He explained that masks and face paint are not only used to conceal identities but to create new ones as well. One by one the students revealed their personas. To-y tried to explain The Great Nita as an original idea but Despy didn’t believe him. Yuni said he has wrestled for ten years which surprised Despy because he didn’t know that already. Levante talked about how he is about to undergo surgery in his right knee. He vows to come back and become the KO-D Champion.

The sparring session went ahead as a 3 Way Match. Yuni and Levante spent most of the time fighting each other while To-y tried to charge up a Poison Mist attack. Suddenly all of the heels from the Villainous Wrestler Course ran into the ring and attacked everybody! Ueno said this was Run In Training and all part of his course. Now it was time for Mask Removal Training! The heels unmasked Yuni and almost did the same until Desperado tried to stop them. The heels then ganged up on him when Satomura stormed into the ring to scare everyone away.

Ueno started to mock Satomura, telling her she never made it to the top of WWE because she never turned heel! He then instructed “Takechi” to get on the stage and invited Satomura over in a sultry manner so they could do something “bad” together. Satomura couldn’t help but be drawn towards “Takechi” but it was a trap! Okatani emerged from the shadows to attack Satomura with the bamboo stick. Satomura saw it coming and blocked him but she left herself vulnerable to a deadly hand chop by “Takechi” that somehow blew up Satomura into pieces! Ueno then proposed a challenge to the other two classes. If their students can beat the heels one by one, they will be given back different pieces of Satomura so she could be put back together. If they fail then her home promotion Sendai Girls would collapse without her leadership!

The first match between Yuni and Yuki Ishida was for Satomura’s torso. Ishida used the heel tactics he learned to try and unmask Yuni and attack him with a chair. But the chair attack missed and bounced back into Ishida. Yuni got a nearfall with the Messiah DDT then got the win with the Phoenix Splash.

Yuya Koroku & Masami Inahata in Match #2 cheated by throwing powder and swinging baseball bats. To-y was now in full Great Koji mode while Ilusion tried his best babyface behavior by giving the thumbs up instead of the middle fingers. He even made the decision not to use a baseball bat when given the chance. To-y blinded Inahata with Poison Mist and did a Combined Thrust Kick with Ilusion to win back Satomura’s arms.

The next limb up for grabs was Satomura’s right leg. The mentors were now getting directly involved with Desperado teaming up with Levante while Ueno joined forces with Kazuma Sumi. The heels again tried to unmask their opponents but the fighting went on until the final minute. With time almost running out, Levante was able to lure Sumi into taking a punch from Desperado. Levante then rolled up Sumi to continue the winning streak against the heels.

Things then went pear shaped in the match after that. KANON fought Daichi Sato to a time limit draw. Sato used some Eye Rakes to slow down KANON but KANON hit back with several Lariats. Sadly the time expired before he could finish Sato off. That meant the Idol & Mystery Alliance were unable to claim back a vital part of Meiko Satomura, the shoulder pads from her suit jacket… Yes they are necessary!

The challenge had been failed but Imabayashi begged the Villainous Wrestler Course to put everything on the line for the final battle. Ueno hesitated to agree but he was convinced when the Explosive Boys performed a brand new song called “”&”GENERATION” in front of him. Ueno said the song reminded him of something from the past and he accepted the final challenge. Every piece of Meiko Satomura would be on the line in the main event!

The Explosive Boys now had to fight Okatani & “Takechi” but Kasai never anticipated what would happen to him. Late in the match, Okatani handed his bamboo stick to Masada and ordered him to attack Kasai with it. Masada refused and saved Kasai from a beating. The two hugged until Okatani suddenly gave Masada a signal that brainwashed him into turning on Kasai with a Low Blow! Okatani then handed over Satomura’s shoulder pads to Masada and it gave him the ability to use the Scorpio Rising on Kasai (I told you they were necessary). Okatani then gave a Vertical Drop Brainbuster before pinning him with one foot along with “Takechi” and Masada.

When the match was over, “Takechi” & Masada started bragging about all of the money they were about to make when they win every championship from every company and unify them all. However the heels unknowingly placed all of Satomura’s body parts together in a pile and accidentally resurrected her back to one piece! She wasn’t angry over what just happened. In fact this whole ordeal was a practical exam to graduate from the course! She cleared up the ring so the graduation ceremony could begin.

The ceremony began with each class announcing their top student. They were Kasai for the Idol Wrestler Class, Levante for the Villainous Wrestler Course and Masada for the Villainous Wrestler Course (because of his heel turn). Satomura then announced the reward for these three was a KO-D Title shot! The champion MAO is already at the show to do an autograph session and was watching from the balcony. He agreed to put the title on the line against the three top students in a Survival 4 Way Match right away! At this point the show was reaching its scheduled end time but Akito promised to take full responsibility for the show breaking its curfew.

The match began and was every man for himself. It was elimination rules so the KO-D Title would go to the last man standing. Kasai was first to go after Masada pinned him with his finisher. He gave Levante a Low Blow and tried to eliminate him when MAO stopped it and pinned Masada with a Bridging Gedo Clutch instead. Levante was left fighting from beneath due to his injured knee being targeted. He kicked out of the Michinoku Driver II but MAO then followed up with the Iai Kick. Levante couldn’t get back up after that and the match ended by ruling of Knockout.

With another successful defence under his belt, MAO didn’t stay in the ring for long because he had his autograph session to get to. Sasadango gathered everyone else together to close out the show. He praised everyone for giving the audience the ultimate Muscle experience today. They were really running for time at this point so Levante, Masada and Ilusion led everyone in a “Muscle, Muscle and Muscle” chant to finish the event.


DDT Around The World – September 2026

October 1, 2026

It’s a very light month this month. So much so that I kept by the news of Konosuke Takshita losing a championship in New Japan to this article just so I had something a little more to write about. It’s probably going to be even more quiet until Tokyo Joshi Pro goes on its Texas tour again. Unless Takeshita enters the Continental Classic again, there’s really just Yuki Kamifuku travelling around Asia one more time to keep an eye on.

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Videos

Konosuke Takeshita In AEW Playlist


NJPW “DESTRUCTION IN KOBE”, 27/09/2026
Kobe World Memorial Hall
4,870 Fans – Super No Vacancy

6. NJPW WORLD TV Title: KONOSUKE TAKESHITA (c) Vs Shun Skywalker

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SPW “OVERDRIVE”, 18/09/2026
Foo Chow Building, Singapore

1. Queen Of Asia Title – 3 Way Match: Ms. Selina (c) defeated Mizuki and Crystal (?:??).
*V1 for Ms. Selina.

Mizuki made a new friend during her trip to Singapore but wasn’t able to come home with the Queen Of Asia Title. That new friend wasn’t the champion Ms. Selina or the other challenger Crystal. It was Lio Rush! Probably helps that she didn’t understand his disturbed ranting half of the time. On the bright side, Rush sees Mizuki as someone to be protected so better to have him on your side than not I suppose.


NJPW “DESTRUCTION IN KOBE”, 27/09/2026
Kobe World Memorial Hall
4,870 Fans – Super No Vacancy

6. NJPW World TV Title: Shun Skywalker defeated KONOSUKE TAKESHITA (c) with the Skyfall (10:12).
*KONOSUKE TAKESHITA fails in V5. Shun Skywalker becomes the 11th NJPW WORLD TV Champion!

It’s been a nice but the time has come for Takeshita to have his last championship taken away from him. At the end of the G1 tournament, Shun Skywalker entered NJPW at Takeshita’s expense and set forth the path to an NJPW World TV Title match between the two. They’ve had one or two meetings before in America when their overseas excursions crossed over a couple years back but this was the first time a large audience would get to see the two wrestle each other one on one. Skywalker threw powder into Takeshita’s face and had the likes of Ren Narita & Dick Togo at ringside to interfere for him. Takeshita couldn’t fight off the numbers provided by the House Of Torture and lost to Skywalker’s new wonky looking finishing move, the Skyfall (aka “We have a Destino at home”). Skywalker bragged backstage that he dropped the former G1 winner Takeshita from the heavens in under 15 minutes and said New Japan shouldn’t be happy that one of their titles was taken by an outsider so easily. He has since teased vacating the belt several times because he’s already achieved his goal regarding it.

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Upcoming Appearances


SPW “ONSLAUGHT”, 13/10/2026
Foo Chow Building, Singapore

1. Yuki Kamifuku & Alexis Lee Vs Ms. Selina & Kylie Devyn

The Southeast Asia wrestling scene means a lot for Yuki Kamifuku. She’s done a lot for the women’s side of the industry in places like Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. SPW and their Queen Of Asia Title did a lot to level up Kamifuku as a wrestler without her having to fight and grind in TJPW. She comes to SPW one more time to team up with Alexis Lee again, this time to face the current Queen Of Asian Champ Ms. Selinga and Russian wrestler Kylie Devyn.


TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW TEXAS STAMPEDE II – IT AIN’T OUR FIRST RODEO! – HOUSTON PART 1”, 04/12/2026
Pasadena Rodeo Arena, Pasadena, Texas, USA

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW TEXAS STAMPEDE II – IT AIN’T OUR FIRST RODEO! – HOUSTON PART 2”, 05/12/2026
Pasadena Rodeo Arena, Pasadena, Texas, USA

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW TEXAS STAMPEDE II – IT AIN’T OUR FIRST RODEO! – DALLAS”, 06/12/2026
Forney ISD The OC, Forney, Texas, USA

Added to the shows are Shoko Nakajima, Shino Suzuki, Mifu Ashida and Uta Takami.

We can probably add VertVixen to the lineup. She’s definitely helping Tokyo Story USA with promoting the show in Texas. They were at the Tokyo X convention in Houston near the end of the month and got the big name voice actress Masako Nozawa to give the tour some attention!

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Cancelled Appearances

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “LOVE & PEACE”, 31/10/2026
Malaysia

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “LOVE & PEACE”, 01/11/2026
Malaysia

TJPW’s association with the “LOVE & PEACE” idol festival in Malaysia was supposed to continue again this year with two wrestling shows being held over there. The entire event has been cancelled over a situation with the organization and the site it was meant to be held in. Unfortunately that called off the entire Malaysian tour for TJPW and the wrestlers planned for those shows will remain in Japan and go back to their normal schedule.