Dramatic DDT

DDT “ULTIMATE PARTY 2026”, 03/11/2026
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
??? Fans – Unannounced

0. Dark Match: Shivam & Yuni defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yuki Ishida when Yuni pinned Matsunaga with a School Boy (7:50).
1. HARASHIMA & Naomi Yoshimura defeated Jun Akiyama & Masami Inahata when Yoshimura pinned Inahata with the Harai-goshi (7:29).
2. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata defeated Super Sasadango Machine, Antonio Honda & Akito when Hirata pinned Honda with the Miracle One Shot Cradle (8:01).
3. 4 Way Tag Match: Junta Miyawaki & Daichi Sato defeated Mansoor & Mason Madden, Soma Takao & Shota and MJ Paul & Demus when Sato pinned Shota with the Fire Thunder (8:39).
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Mason Madden defeated Junta Miyawaki (c) with the Unsheathed Katana (2:52 pm).
*Mason Madden becomes the 1,931st champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Mansoor defeated Mason Madden (c) with a School Boy (2:53 pm).
*Mansoor becomes the 1,932nd champion.
4. Special Single Match: Jun Kasai defeated Hinata Kasai with the Pinche Loco (11:10).
5. DDT Extreme Title – Scarlet Friendship – The Red Rope Of Fate, With Feelings That Accumulate Over Time: Shunma Katsumata (c) defeated Yuki Ueno with a German Suplex (16:42).
*V3 for Shunma Katsumata.
6. Special Tag Match: To-y & Kaisei Takechi defeated KANON & Kumadori (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) when To-y pinned KANON with a Frankensteiner (11:30).
7. Yuki Iino Final Match As A DDT Wrestler ~ Special Single Match: Yukio Naya defeated Yuki Iino with The World’s Best Back Drop (17:19).
8. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Takeshi Masada & Yuya Koroku (c) defeated Hideki Okatani & Ilusion when Masada pinned Ilusion with the Masada No Chikara KOBU Mukimuki (11:30).
*V2 for paleyouth.
9. Special 3 Way Match: KONOSUKE TAKESHITA defeated Danshoku Dieno and Daisuke Sasaki when TAKESHITA pinned Sasaki with the Raging Fire (17:04).
10. Dramatic Dream Match: Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Shinya Aoki with the I’ve Accidentally Run To Windsor (17:27).
11. KO-D Openweight Title: MAO (c) defeated Chris Brookes by Countout (33:42).
*V6 for MAO.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Yoshihiko defeated Mansoor (c) with a Front Roll Up (6:35 pm).
*Yoshihiko becomes the 1,933rd champion.

Next year will be DDT’s 30th Anniversary and with that in mind, today MAO and Chris Brookes wanted to put on a Sumo Hall main event that only they could do and only DDT could get away with. It started before the participants even made it to the ring. Brookes was making his entrance with FANTÔMES DRAMATIC completely unaware that MAO had climbed up the entrance stage right above them. When they finally caught sight of him, MAO Moonsaulted onto everyone below! He and Brookes then fought around the spectators where Brookes sprayed a fire extinguisher everywhere. Yukinori Matsui had to be the adult in the room and forcefully ordered both wrestlers to get back into the ring so the match could properly go ahead. That didn’t last long. The match found its way back outside where Brookes did the rubber band spot with wrestlers from Baka Gaijin + Friends who came to support him from the balcony. Then MAO got on the Dramatic Dream bike and crashed it into Brookes. They eventually made it back to the ring where a ref bump allowed them to bring out some plastic cases to smash apart with each other. Daisuke Kiso came in to try and gain control of the match only to be taken out when Brookes used him as a shield for MAO’s flying Stunner. Wrestlers from Fandora and Strange Love Connection then got into the ring to cause more chaos. SLC had the upper hand until friendly fire blew the group aside. Fandora made the comeback along with Mr. Bueno & Mr. Malo all of a sudden joining in. Dr. Cube then made an unexpected appearance but he was unmasked to reveal it was actually Zack Sabre Jr.! Together Brookes & Sabre double teamed MAO but the moment of victory was taken away when the lights went out in the arena. They came back on to show Yoshihiko was in the ring! Sabre wanted nothing to do with this and left while Yoshihiko then put on a ref shirt to take over the match as an official! It favored MAO by trying to count quick for him and slow for Brookes until both started to argue with it. Yoshihiko then went into business for itself by attacking both wrestlers and putting both of them through a table at the same time! By that point Yoshihiko was fed up and left the ring, allowing a recovered and confused Matsui to reappear. The match looked like it was getting back to normal with finisher attempts and nearfalls but MAO and Brookes ended up fighting out of the ring once more. As Matsui counted further and further along, MAO did a Quebrada but Brookes ducked under him. MAO landed on his feet and suddenly used Brookes as a stepping stone to vault himself back in the ring to beat the 20 count just in time. Brookes could only look back at the ring in a stunned state after realising he’d just been counted out!

MAO celebrated winning “The Battle Of Idiots” and winning a Sumo Hall main event by countout. It’s another achievement he can add to his list in a wrestling promotion that’s like nothing else in Japan or the world. He told Brookes he is the ultimate “Baka Gaijin” and one that DDT is proud of. MAO would follow Brookes all the way to Hell but he is relieved they didn’t actually go there today. And since their match ended in a countout, that means “The Battle Of Idiots” can continue!

The show ended with MAO and SLC heading backstage past a bunch of the wrestlers including Brookes who was feeling defeated. The two shook hands and MAO entered an empty locker room where Sanshiro Takagi appeared. Takagi looked like he wanted to fight MAO again just like in August but instead he shook MAO’s hand and allowed him to take centre stage for the group photo. However as the celebrations died down, Yukio Naya turned to MAO and challenged him for the KO-D Openweight Title! MAO accepted and the match will go ahead at the 29th November Korakuen Hall show.

From today onwards, Shinya Aoki is a DDT wrestler through and through. It meant his match with Zack Sabre Jr. was now officially DDT Vs New Japan although the two of them treated it much more as a respectful contest to see who the best techincal wrestler is between them. It was mostly hold for hold until Aoki pulled out a Topé Suicida and also a Diving Knee Drop. However Sabre reversed the European Clutch and countered Aoki’s submission holds into a Manjigatame. Aoki thought he found a breakthrough when he applied the Aoki Clutch but during the pinfall, Sabre pulled back on Aoki’s arm and started twisting all of his limbs backwars until Aoki gave up from the pain. Aoki admitted it was a complete defeat but simply giving up is not what pro wrestling is about. He’d like to wrestle Sabre again because their style of wrestling is what he stands for now. Sabre said he knew Aoki going back to his Pride FC days and he is fascinated with how Aoki integrated his technical abilities into his own wrestling style while also incorporating traditional wrestling moves. Sabre’s had a lot of ups and downs in New Japan this year but today’s win feels significant and has inspired him in a way he has never experienced before. He also sees DDT in a better light because Aoki chose to be with them and would like to wrestle here more often next year, probably in the Spring. After all, he just so happens to excel in tournaments…

Danshoku Dieno gave a warning far in advance that his match on the show with Daisuke Sasaki was going to go “beyond full nudity”. It was meant to happen a year ago so Dieno was feeling really pent up about it. As he got to the ring he took off his robe to reveal he was only wearing a jockstrap. Hisaya Imabayashi and Yukinori Matsui quickly convinced him to get his wrestling costume back on while Konosuke Takeshita was making his entrance. The match went on with a few 3 Way spots. Sasaki did the Super Elbow Drop out of the ring onto Takeshita & Dieno sitting on the same chair. He also pulled the ref out of the ring when Takeshita had Dieno pinned and beaten. After attacking Takeshita with a chair, Sasaki turned to Dieno and agreed to go “beyond full nudity” with him using a ritual passed down from Nerima called Full Naked Fusion! The two pulled down their tights and Takeshita had to fight off the two-on-one disadvantage. Dieno almost got the win out of nowhere by using the Gedo Clutch on both opponents. He then tried to give Takeshita the Rainbow Maker but Takeshita countered it by giving him the Lip Lock as revenge for Dieno stealing his first kiss all those years ago! Takeshita then finished the match by giving Sasaki the Raging Fire on top of Dieno’s exposed backside for the three count. After the match Takeshita said backstage that even though DDT’s young wrestlers are stepping up to make things exciting, the veterans are proving they aren’t going to be easy to deal with. This will be Takeshita’s last time wrestling in Japan for this year but who knows what 2027 will bring? Meanwhile Sasaki bragged about Takeshita crediting him for getting stronger whenever he talks to people in AEW. Allegedly when Sasaki was over there he said that to Tony Khan and Khan’s responded by saying “Oh, shit!” while his eyes widened. That’s according to Sasaki.

Ilusion’s belt collecting hobby remains at the same number today when he and Hideki Okatani were unable to beat paleyouth for the KO-D Tag Team Titles. The DAMNATION T.A team fought dirty but couldn’t find an opening to finish off Takeshi Masada & Yuya Koroku. Ilusion’s Swanton Bomb was blocked by Masada’s knees and Yuya Koroku gave both opponents a stacked Spinning Wheel Drop. With the threat extinguished, Masada pinned Ilusion with the Masada No Chikara KOBU Mukimuki for the successful KO-D Tag Titles defence.

After the match Sanshiro Takagi approached paleyouth and challenged them for the KO-D Tag Titles. They told him he will need a tag partner and he said he has one. It is… X. He has a mystery partner waiting in the wings and he will not reveal who it is until the match takes place! paleyouth didn’t know what to think about the idea but accepted the challenge once Takagi started calling them scared. The match will take place on 29th November and Takagi warned the champions there nightmare with X is only beginning.

Today was Yuki Iino’s final appearance in DDT under contract to the company. He will now transfer full time over to NOAH. For his final DDT match Iino took on Yukio Naya, his tag team partner from The Apex. It was a big clash of power filled with Lariats, Suplexes and big strikes. Iino hit the Spear but only got a nearfall out of it. Naya took over from there and slammed Iino down to the point where he could be pinned with The World’s Best Back Drop. Naya said afterwards that their record against each other is now one win, one draw and one loss each so they will need to have a proper settlement some day. Naya wants it to happen when he is the KO-D Champion and Iino is the GHC Heavyweight Champion! Iino thanked everyone he learned from during his time here in DDT. He learned the fundamentals to become a heavyweight wrestler with ALL OUT, learned how to entertain the audience from Pheromones and learned many more things from BURNING. He has nothing but gratitude for DDT. Later backstage at the end of the show, Iino said his goodbyes to the rest of SLC, handed his shirt over to Viento Levante and made his exit out of DDT.

The two celebrity idols wrestling in DDT lately were pitted against each other for a tag match. Kaisei Takeshi was teaming up with To-y using the tag team name Papico no Punch. In response to this, Kumadori & KANON decided to calle their team Monaka no Kick. They also had a big entrance that began with Kumadori and O-MENZ performing together then switched into KANON coming down to the ring with KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI. Takechi & To-y weren’t on the same page much. When To-y started a “T-O-Y” chant, Takechi took it over with a “T-K-C” chant. But despite not having the teamwork, victory still came their way when To-y caught KANON with a Hurricanrana to get the three count out of nowhere. Backstage Takechi said he wasn’t around when the Papico no Punch name was decided on so he isn’t sold on it yet. He actually liked the name T2K2 that To-y previously suggested! Instead some child came up with the name because they wanted to see To-y eat a Papico ice pop while Takechi punches the opponents and that name was what the roulette wheel landed on. They’ll stick with the name and are now considering chasing after the KO-D Tag Titles. To-y will soon be challenging for the DDT Universal Title first though. KANON said if To-y wins the title he will make sure he is the first challenger.

The DDT Extreme Title match begun with Shunma Katsumata and Yuki Ueno being connected to each other with a red rope to signify their bond with each other. Once there were kickouts and rope breaks happening, they then had to put on jackets weighing 5kg that represented their feelings. The weights made them harder to lift and heavier to slam but once they reached 20kg, the burden of their “feelings” would be taken off them and they could wrestle on as normal. Katsumata used the ropes to choke Ueno and also tangle up Yukinori Matsui. The two eventually reached the 20kg limit so were briefly free from wearing the jackets but they eventually found their way back onto them. Ueno tried to do the WR but Katsumata knocked him away. Katsumata then used the rope to gravitate himself back toward Ueno so he could do a German Suplex and pin him to win the match.

Katsumata told Ueno after the match that nobody can sever the bond between them and The 37KAMIINA will continue to stand at the heart of DDT. When Ueno left the ring, Naomi Yoshimura walked out wanting to challenge Katsumata for the Extreme Title. Katsumata said he has a personal rule where he does not defend the belt against heavyweights. Yoshimura said Katsumata looks like he’s been bulking up so he asked how much does he way currently? Katsumata said he is 100kg right now… which means he is a heavyweight! He accepted Yoshimura’s challenge and the match will happen on the 9th December Korakuen show. That will be the day when Katsumata turns 34 years old!

It’s not quite like father, like son just yet but he’s making progress. Hinata Kasai made it his goal since the summer to earn his first victory by the time today’s Sumo Hall show took place. That hadn’t happened yet so he went into the match against his own dad Jun Kasai determined to finally win something. He tried taking the fight out of the ring but Jun showed no hesitation in fighting violently against his son. That included skewering him in the head and throwing him into a castle of chairs that was built next to the ring. Jun wanted to show everyone he has just as much energy than the young wrestlers. However he never expected Hinata would kick out of the Pearl Harbor Splash at one! Hinata was pretty much out of it by this point but he still had the energy to give his dad the middle finger. Jun gave him the Pinche Loco afterwards to win the match and walked off to the back until Hinata called him out on the microphone. Hinata said he loves pro wrestling and it was always his dream but once he started doing it he lost his confidence and retreated into his own shell. He started to hate and even fear pro wrestling but today is when he decided to stop that because he was facing the man who has been by his side for his entire life. It didn’t matter if he won or lost, he wanted to enjoy wrestling and rediscover his love for it. Jun is always looking for excitment and Hinata isn’t sure if he could give it to him today. So instead Hinata made a vow to become stronger, earn his first victory, win the KO-D Title and achieve things that Jun never could! Once that happens, he can wrestle his father again and give him all of the excitement he’s been looking for. Jun smiled after hearing that and he gave Hinata a thumbs up.

The 4 Way Tag Match brought together a wildly diverse set of people to have a free-for-all. MxM Collection were back in DDT as part of their current tour of Japan. Demus has also returned and rejoined his DAMNATION T.A stablemate MJ Paul. There was also another appearance by ROMANCE DAWN as the freelance team that’s still hanging around DDT even though Soma Takao just left the company recently. The victory went to Junta Miyawaki & Daichi Sato in the end. Miyawaki took out a few wrestlers with a dive to the outside while Sato pinned Shota with the Fire Thunder. Things would go kind of haywire after that. MxM Collection attacked the winners after the match and Mason Madden ended up pinning Miyawaki to win the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title. Then as MxM Collection celebrated up at the stage entrance, Mansoor rolled up his partner to win the belt off him then ran off! There were later seen backstage at the end of the show meeting Yoshihiko in the hallway. Yoshihiko decided to attack both of them and pin Mansoor to become the latest champion.

Match #2 turned out to be a reunion of T2Hide. Things immediately went off to a bad start when Kazuki Hirata interrupted Toru Owashi’s entrance with his own and then knocked out Owashi on the way to the ring so he could do his own entrance in full without interruption. Owashi recovered and at least got to do his entrance alongside the opposing team. Everybody (including staff at ringside) then joined in on stomp Hirata in the middle of the ring. A train attack on Hirata briefly turned into a train attack on Akito before things went back to being bad for Hirata. He countered Antonio Honda’s Gongitsune trick, redirecting the attack towards Akito & Super Sasadango Machine. Then when Hirata prepared to dance, Akito easily flipped him over with a Side Suplex. Akito then pulled out his own pair of glasses and started dancing to “Night Of Fire” while Hirata danced to “TOKYO GO!”. The match turned into a full on dance battle that ended with Hirata using the Miracle One Shot Cradle to pin Honda. Hirata did a Spinarooni back to his feet to celebrate.

Naomi Yoshimura wrestled earlier on the show, teaming up with HARASHIMA to win the opening match against Jun Akiyama & Masami Inahata. HARASHIMA was there to save Yoshimura from Inahata’s Argentine Backbreaker. Akiyama used the Exploder Suplex on both of them but HARASHIMA hit back with a Somato to take him out of action. Yoshimura then threw over Inahata with the Harai-goshi to win the match.

There was a dark match featuring Shivam, the wrestler from Thailand who has begun a three month stay in Japan. He teamed up with Yuni but unlike their opponents they didn’t do anything to match up their looks. Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yuki Ishida on the other hand wrestled in sumo mawashi. Ishida also sported a new haircut for his latest attempt at finding out who he wants to be. He still needs to look because when he grabbed some salt to throw at Yuni, it was dodged and Matsunaga got blinded with it instead. Yuni then rolled up Matsunaga to get the three count.

A new project has been announced that will help introduce DDT’s new wrestlers throughout 2027 during the 30th Anniversary celebrations. It is a relaunch of DDT New Attitude called DNA-r (DDT New Attitude reborn). The plan is to film a documentary series on Youtube following the path of DDT’s newest recruits as they work their way up from trainees towards becoming rookies making their pro wrestling debuts. Details about the application process will be revealed soon.