BASARA’s December Show, Endo’s Homecoming, New Year’s 1st Round

December 6, 2019

BASARA “BASARA 114 ~BANQUET~”, 17/12/2019
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. FUMA, Yusuke Kubo, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & X Vs Takumi Tsukamoto, Yasu Urano, Masato Kamino & Daiki Shimomura Or Takato Nakano
2. Isami Kodaka Vs Daiki Shimomura Or Takato Nakano
3. Ryota Nakatsu & Naoki Tanizaki Vs Daichi Kazato & Tsutomu Oosugi
4. Takanashi Appears In The Turnabout Pro Wrestling Trial!: Gouma Ryu Vs Banana Senga Vs Masahiro Takanashi
5. IRON FIST TAG Titles Next Challenger Decision Match: Minoru Fujita & Ryuichi Sekine Vs Fuminori Abe & Takuya Nomura

The winner of the Daiki Shimomura Vs Takato Nakano match on 15th December will get to decide if they want to be in the 8-Man Tag Match or the singles match against Isami Kodaka. The loser will be put in the match the winner did not pick.

DDT “TETSUYA ENDO’S LOCAL TRIUMPH! D-OU GRAND PRIX 2020 PURSUIT BATTLE”, 21/12/2019
Miyagi White Cube

1. Yuki Iino Vs Keigo Nakamura
2. Masahiro Takanashi & Antonio Honda Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata
3. 3 Way Match: Soma Takao Vs Akito Vs Mizuki Watase
4. Chris Brookes & Makoto Oishi Vs Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura
5. DDT Megatonweight Match: Bull James Vs Yukio Naya
6. Tag Match Of The Tohoku Hero & Gorgeous Matsuno: HARASHIMA & Gorgeous Matsuno Vs Danshoku Dieno & Hiroshi Yamato
7. Tetsuya Endo Local Triumph! Shiraishi Special 6-Man Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie Vs Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata & Jinsei Shinzaki

One week before the D-Ou Grand Prix final, DDT will be heading to Tetsuya Endo’s neck of the woods with Jinsei Shinzaki as the special main event guest.

Proceeds from the show will be donated to Shiraishi City for those who were affected by Typhoon Hagibis.

“NEW YEAR’S EVE WRESTLING 2019 ~TOSHIWASHURE! SHUFFLE TAG TOURNAMENT”, 31/12/2019
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1A: Daichi Hashimoto & Akito Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Orca Uto
2. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1B: Yasufumi Nakanoue & Yuki Iino Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Kazuki Hashimoto
3. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1C: HARASHIMA & Yuya Aoki Vs El Lindaman & Yukio Naya
4. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1D: Yuji Okabayashi & Antonio Honda Vs Daisuke Sekimoto & Chris Brookes
5. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1E: Ryuichi Kawakami & T-Hawk Vs Soma Takao & Kota Sekifuda
6. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1F: Brahman Shu or Brahman Kei & Naomi Yoshimura Vs Tetsuya Endo & Takuya Nomura
7. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1G: Yuko Miyamoto & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Ryota Hama & Yuki Ueno
8. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1H: Isami Kodaka & Yuki Ishikawa Vs Ryuji Ito & Shunma Katsumata
9. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 2: Winners Of Match 1A Vs Winners Of Match 1B
10. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 2: Winners Of Match 1C Vs Winners Of Match 1D
11. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 2: Winners Of Match 1E Vs Winners Of Match 1F
12. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 2: Winners Of Match 1G Vs Winners Of Match 1H
13. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Semi Final: X & X Vs X & X
14. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Semi Final: X & X Vs X & X
15. New Year’s Eve! Defeat Hunger! Very Funny! Special 6-Man Tag Match: Abdullah Kobayashi, Danshoku Dieno & Super Sasadango Machine Vs Tatsuhiko Yoshino, Drew Parker & Mizuki Watase
16. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Final: X & X Vs X & X

The first two rounds are drawn. The semi-final match-ups will be randomly determined on the night.

Comments Off on BASARA’s December Show, Endo’s Homecoming, New Year’s 1st Round | News | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD

D-Ou Rolls On, Cherry O-40 Challenge, January Title Matches

December 4, 2019

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2020 IN ITABASHI”, 05/12/2019
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. Akito, Makoto Oishi, Masahiro Takanashi & Saki Akai Vs Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata, Naomi Yoshimura & Keigo Nakamura
2. Soma Takao & Mad Paulie Vs Yukio Naya & Mizuki Watase
3. Konosuke Takeshita & Shunma Katsumata Vs Bull James & Antonio Honda
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – A Block: Yuki Iino (2) Vs Chris Brookes (1)
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – A Block: Tetsuya Endo (1) Vs Yuki Ueno (2)
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – B Block: Yukio Sakaguchi (2) Vs Masato Tanaka (6)
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – B Block: HARASHIMA (2) Vs Daisuke Sasaki (2)

After a short break the D-Ou Grand Prix is back for a show tomorrow before embarking on a tripleshot next week.

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2020 IN HARAJUKU 2 DAYS”, 14/12/2019
Tokyo Belle Epoque Beauty School 2nd School Hall

1. Yukio Sakaguchi & Makoto Oishi Vs Shunma Katsumata & Keigo Nakamura
2. 3 Way Tag Match: Toru Owashi & Yuki Ueno Vs Akito & Yukio Naya Vs Masahiro Takanashi & Antonio Honda
3. DISASTER BOX Vs DAMNATION!: HARASHIMA, Kazuki Hirata & Naomi Yoshimura Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao & Mad Paulie
4. Special Single Match: Danshoku Dieno Vs Bull James
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – A Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Chris Brookes
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – A Block: Tetsuya Endo Vs Keisuke Ishii
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – A Block: Yuki Iino Vs Chihiro Hashimoto

The tripleshot begins with two days in Harajuku.

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2020 IN HARAJUKU 2 DAYS”, 15/12/2019
Tokyo Belle Epoque Beauty School 2nd School Hall

1. Chris Brookes & Kazuki Hirata Vs Bull James & Antonio Honda
2. DAMNATION Vs ALL OUT!: Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie Vs Akito & Shunma Katsumata
3. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Makoto Oishi (c) Vs Toru Owashi Vs Saki Akai Vs Masahiro Takanashi Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Mizuki Watase Vs Yukio Naya
4. O-40 Title: Gorgeous Matsuno (c) Vs Cherry
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – B Block: HARASHIMA Vs Masato Tanaka
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – B Block: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Naomi Yoshimura
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – B Block: Soma Takao Vs Yukio Sakaguchi

There once was a time when Cherry’s age was one of the greatest secrets in pro wrestling. But nowadays she is comfortable with people knowing how old she is. Plus at 45 years of age she qualifies for the O-40 Title. She expressed interest in challenging for the belt when she found out about its existence.

The Battle Royal will go ahead with or without the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title.

DDT “WRESTLE SHIOKONBU! 2020”, 12/01/2020
Osaka City Suminoe Maikon Hall

1. DDT Extreme Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Mike Bailey

Speedball returns for a DDT Extreme Title match in January.

DDT “WRESTLE TOROROKOBU! 2020”, 13/01/2020
Osaka City Suminoe Maikon Hall

1. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata & Yuki Iino (c) Vs Kuishinbo Kamen, Antonio Honda & Kazuki Hirata

The KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles match gets a little Osaka flavour with Kuishinbo Kamen on the challenger side.

Comments Off on D-Ou Rolls On, Cherry O-40 Challenge, January Title Matches | News | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD

Misao’s Disobedience, SAGAT Injured, Tag Title Challenges

December 2, 2019

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “MAKEUP IS VERY FUN. IT LOOKS A LITTLE FLASHY, THAT WILL STRETCH YOUR BACK”, 07/12/2019
Tokyo Belle Epoque Beauty School 2nd School Hall

1. Maki Itoh Vs Haruna Neko
2. Hikari Noa Vs Suzume
3. Miyu Yamashita Vs Mahiro Kiryu
4. Mizuki & Pom Harajuku Vs Yuki Kamifuku & Mina Shirakawa
5. Yuka Sakazaki Vs Raku
6. Sakisama Vs Misao
7. Rika Tatsumi, Miu Watanabe & Mirai Maiumi Vs Nodoka Tenma, Yuki Aino & Yuna Manase

Sakisama’s grip on Misao has been loosened and it may be time for her guard to leave NEO Biishiki-gun. Misao rekindled her passion to seek strength through her own means but it conflicts with her adoration for Sakisama. She believes she must now take her own path to become stronger. However Sakisama isn’t pleased with Misao’s disobedience and wants to teach her a lesson one on one.

BASARA “BASARA 113 ~NISHIARAI DAISHI RING~”, 15/12/2019
Tokyo Nishiarai Daishi West Studio

0. Exhibition Match: Ryuichi Sekine Vs Tetsuo Usui
1. Customer Lottery Tag Match: Ryota Nakatsu, Fuminori Abe, FUMA Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi,
2. Customer Lottery Decision Only Match: Isami Kodaka Vs Masato Kamino
3. 61 Minute Best 2 Out Of Three Falls: Daiki Shimomura Vs Takato Nakano

SAGAT fractured his left elbow during the “BASARA 112” main event. He is expected to be out of action for 2 to 3 months. FUMA replaces him in the Lottery Tag Match.

BASARA “BASARA 115 ~ALL THINGS IN NATURE~”, 28/12/2019
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. UWA World 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Takumi Tsukamoto, Yasu Urano & Takato Nakano (c) Vs Ryota Nakatsu, Naoki Tanizaki & Akiyori Takizawa
2. Union MAX Title: Masahiro Takanashi (c) Vs Isami Kodaka

Sparky challenges for the UWA World 6-Man Tag Team Titles.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO JOSHI PRO ’20”, 04/01/2020
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. International Princess Title: Maki Itoh (c) Vs Hikari Noa
2. Princess Tag Team Titles: Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe (c) Vs Nodoka Tenma & Yuki Aino
3. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuka Sakazaki (c) Vs Miyu Yamashita

Seeing Miu Watanabe win the Princess Tag Team Titles before her has made Yuki Aino jealous. Aino is now more motivated than ever to win the belts with her sister Nodoka Tenma. She defeated Watanabe in a singles match during the weekend and challenged Daydream to put the tag titles on the line at Korakuen Hall on 4th January.

Comments Off on Misao’s Disobedience, SAGAT Injured, Tag Title Challenges | News | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD

BASARA Generation 61 Minute Clash, Sasadango Vs Aoki, Title Matches In January

November 26, 2019

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “FALL TOUR ’19 ~BEST REGARDS~”, 30/11/2019
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. 3 Way Match: Nodoka Tenma Vs Yuki Kamifuku Vs Haruna Neko
2. Shoko Nakajima Vs Mina Shirakawa
3. Miu Watanabe Vs Yuki Aino
4. Maki Itoh & Pom Harajuku Vs Hikari Noa & Mahiro Kiryu
5. Sakisama Vs Raku
6. Rika Tatsumi Vs Misao
7. Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki & Suzume Vs Miyu Yamashita, Yuna Manase & Mirai Maiumi

Is this Rika Tatsumi’s last chance to bring Hyper Misao back? She has an idea to do something for her one on one match with Misao. What on earth could it be?

Marika Kobashi will be in attendance to give an update on her status. She has been absent from Tokyo Joshi Pro since the summer to study for her university entrance exam.

BASARA “BASARA 113 ~NISHIARAI DAISHI RING~”, 15/12/2019
Tokyo Nishiarai Daishi West Studio

0. Exhibition Match: Ryuichi Sekine Vs Tetsuo Usui
1. Customer Lottery Tag Match: Ryota Nakatsu, Fuminori Abe, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi, SAGAT
2. Customer Lottery Decision Only Match: Isami Kodaka Vs Masato Kamino
3. 61 Minute Best 2 Out Of Three Falls: Daiki Shimomura Vs Takato Nakano

The BASARA generation rivalry between Daiki Shimomura and Takato Nakano has come to this. They will face off in a three fall match with a combined 61 minute time limit. It is a stipulation so big that it will main event the show.

The other two matches will heavily feature crowd participation. The audience will randomly choose who teams with who in Match #1. For Match #2 Isami Kodaka and Masato Kamino will only be allowed to use moves pulled out of a box by members of the audience.

Tetsuo Usui is a new trainee for BASARA. Can’t find any details about him yet.

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2020 THE FINAL!!”, 28/12/2019
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Kazusada Higuchi Return Match: Kazusada Higuchi Vs X
2. Saki Akai “Okibariyasu” 7 Match Series – 2nd Match: Sakura Hirota Vs Saki Akai
3. Toshiwasure! Special Single Match: Shinya Aoki Vs Super Sasadango Machine
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – Final: Winner Of A Block vs Winner Of B Block

One of the upsets of the year happened when Super Sasadango Machine pinned Shinya Aoki last weekend. Even Sasadango has been struggling to believe it was a deserved victory. He does comedy so much that he can’t tell if he has some legitimate wrestling ability anymore. To find out if Sasadango actually has skill in the ring he will face Aoki in a singles match. If he hits the Lehmann Shock three times in a row again then nobody can question the result.

DDT “NEW YEAR SPECIAL GIFT! ALL SEATS 2,000 YEN BOX OFFICE!! 2020”, 03/01/2020
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. New Year! Special 3 Way Match: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Danshoku Dieno Vs Super Sasadango Machine

DDT kicks off the 2020 schedule with three of their classic wrestlers facing off against each other.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO JOSHI PRO ’20”, 04/01/2020
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. International Princess Title: Maki Itoh (c) Vs Hikari Noa
2. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuka Sakazaki (c) Vs Miyu Yamashita

Hikari Noa convinced Maki Itoh to give her an International Princess Title shot. She wants to win the title and defend it against Natsumi Maki when she returns from injury. Maybe it’s out of jealousy or maybe it is out of respect but Itoh accepted the challenge and wants it at the big 4th January show at Korakuen Hall.

DDT “WRESTLE SHIOKONBU! 2020”, 12/01/2020
Osaka City Suminoe Maikon Hall

1. DDT Extreme Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs X

There will be no more title matches in DDT until January. I bet the D-Ou Grand Prix group stage will determine some challengers for HARASHIMA.

DDT “WRESTLE TOROROKOBU! 2020”, 13/01/2020
Osaka City Suminoe Maikon Hall

1. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata & Yuki Iino (c) Vs X, X & X

ALL OUT’s position in DDT has been weakened now that Konosuke Takeshita is no longer the KO-D Openweight Champion. An attempt from Yuki Iino to win the belt failed and Shunma Katsumata hasn’t been able to win the KO-D Tag Team Titles whenever he had the chance to. All they have to fight for at the moment is the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles.

DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2020”, 26/01/2020
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs X

It’s possible that the D-Ou winner could challenge HARASHIMA here but that is not a guarantee.

Comments Off on BASARA Generation 61 Minute Clash, Sasadango Vs Aoki, Title Matches In January | News | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD

Ganpro Vs Japan, The Ittenyon Joshi War

November 22, 2019

DDT “GOD BLESS DDT 2019”, 24/11/2019
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. 4 Way Tag Match: Akito & Shunma Katsumata Vs Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie Vs Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Yukio Naya
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Time Difference Battle Royal: Kazuki Hirata (c) Vs Michiaki Nakano Vs Toru Owashi Vs Makoto Oishi Vs Mizuki Watase Vs Asuka Vs Hiroshi Yamato
3. Danshoku Dieno & Super Sasadango Machine Vs Shinya Aoki & Keigo Nakamura
4. Saki Akai “Okibariyasu” 7 Match Series – 1st Match: Saki Akai Vs Tsukasa Fujimoto
5. After Ultimate Party 2019 Special Tag Match: Konosuke Takeshita & Jiro Kuroshio Vs Antonio Honda & Miyu Yamashita
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki & Soma Takao (c) Vs Masahiro Takanashi & Chris Brookes
7. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Yuki Iino

Can the momentum of Japan’s rugby team give Yuki Iino all the power he needs to beat HARASHIMA for the championship?

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “GRACE GROUP PRESENTS SNOW BLIND 2019”, 08/12/2019
Osaka City Suminoe Maikon Hall

1. The Third Trial Singles Match Of Shuhei Washida: Shuhei Washida Vs Katsumi Oribe
2. Ganjo Special Tag Match ~I Love And Hate Osaka~: Moeka Haruhi & HARUKAZE Vs Cherry & Itsuki Aoki
3. UWF Kanto Student Pro Wrestling & SWS Gakusei Pro Wrestling Allied Forces Vs Shooto & Pancrase Allied Forces: Shota & Shinichiro Tominaga Vs Shuichiro Katsumura & Takaku Fuke
4. Poccha Libre Master Vs Mucha Libre Master: Yumehito Imanari Vs Kuuga
5. Ganpro Vs Dotonbori Pro Wrestling: Keisuke Ishii Vs Yuto Kikuchi
6. Ganpro Vs Osaka The Strongest Tag: Ken Ohka & Kouki Iwasaki Vs Magnitude Kishiwada & Shigehiro Irie

Most of the show is focused on Ganbare☆Wrestling taking on local wrestlers from across the Osaka wrestling scene.

Itsuki Aoki was trained by Makoto and debuted for REINA in 2017. She has since wrestled mainly in the Kansai region.

Takeshi Okada was booked to be on the show but had to pull out because of an injury.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “WHITE BREATH 2019”, 22/12/2019
Tokyo Art Center White Studio

1. Ganpro Special Mixed Match ~A Beautiful Man, Beautiful Women And A Pervert~: Hagane Shinno & Moeka Haruhi Vs Shinichiro Tominaga & HARUKAZE
2. Ganpro Vs Okinawa & Hokkaido Allied Forces: Shuichiro Katsumura & Kouki Iwasaki Vs Ultra Soki & Shigeyuki Kawahara
3. Ganpro Vs Real GUTS Army ~The Fourth Trial Singles Match Of Shuhei Washida~: Shuhei Washida Vs Guts Ishijima
4. GWC 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Kenichiro Arai, Masked Mystery & Shota (c) Vs Ken Ohka, Yumehito Imanari & Miss Mongol
5. Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Title – Delayed Young Drama Cup Final: Keisuke Ishii (c) Vs Kazuki Hirata

Ganpro’s battle against the regional indies follows them back to Tokyo.

GAKE NO FUCHI JOSHI PRO “FLAG RAISING BATTLE”, 24/12/2019
Saitama Wrestle Battle Hall

1. X Vs X
2. Miyako Matsumoto Vs Jiro Kuroshio

Miyako Matsumoto wanted to wrestle Jiro Kuroshio before he moves to America next year. It took some effort to book a match with his schedule but he is available on Christmas Eve. Another match is planned for the event. Bigger cards in the future depend on the success of this show.

GAKE NO FUCHI JOSHI PRO “GAKEPPUCHI SNOW WHITE 2020”, 04/01/2020
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

Sanshiro Takagi noticed that the 4th January is becoming an important date on the calendar for joshi wrestling. Tokyo Joshi Pro has established an annual Korakuen Hall show on that date, Diana will be running that date for a second year in a row and Stardom is getting in on the action too. Takagi wants to make Gake no Fuchi Joshi Pro number one so he went ahead and booked Itabashi Green Hall on that date in 2020 without telling Matsumoto! However since this company is independent from DDT that means Gake no Fuchi Joshi is now 30,920 yen in debt. The show is called “GAKEPPUCHI SNOW WHITE 2020” because this is an entertainment war and they are competing against “Cinderella”!

Comments Off on Ganpro Vs Japan, The Ittenyon Joshi War | News | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD

New Year’s Eve Teams Picked

November 22, 2019

“NEW YEAR’S EVE WRESTLING 2019 ~TOSHIWASHURE! SHUFFLE TAG TOURNAMENT”, 31/12/2019
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1: X & X Vs X & X
2. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1: X & X Vs X & X
3. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1: X & X Vs X & X
4. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1: X & X Vs X & X
5. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1: X & X Vs X & X
6. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1: X & X Vs X & X
7. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1: X & X Vs X & X
8. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1: X & X Vs X & X
9. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 2: X & X Vs X & X
10. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 2: X & X Vs X & X
11. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 2: X & X Vs X & X
12. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 2: X & X Vs X & X
13. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Semi Final: X & X Vs X & X
14. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Semi Final: X & X Vs X & X
15. New Year’s Eve! Defeat Hunger! Very Funny! Special 6-Man Tag Match: Abdullah Kobayashi, Danshoku Dieno & Super Sasadango Machine Vs Tatsuhiko Yoshino, Drew Parker & Mizuki Watase
16. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Final: X & X Vs X & X

The teams have been drawn. They are:

Yuki Ishikawa & Isami Kodaka
Ryota Hama & Yuki Ueno
Yuko Miyamoto & Daisuke Sasaki
Takuya Nomura & Tetsuya Endo
Ryuichi Kawakami & T-Hawk
El Lindaman & Yukio Naya
Yasufumi Nakanoue & Yuki Iino
Kota Sekifuda & Soma Takao
Daichi Hashimoto & Akito
Yuji Okabayashi & Antonio Honda
Yuya Aoki & HARASHIMA
Ryuji Ito & Shunma Katsumata
Kazuki Hashimoto & Yukio Sakaguchi
Daisuke Sekimoto & Chris Brookes
Orca Uto & Konosuke Takeshita
Brahman Brothers & Naomi Yoshimura

Yuki Ishikawa & Isami Kodaka want to do death matches for the entire tournament. They are calling their team Death Match 4.6 because they represent the 4th and 6th generation of Japanese death match wrestlers. Kodaka promises to bring along a barbed wire board while Ishikawa will bring what he can from the Big Japan dojo.

Yuki Ueno is happy to team with an over 200kg super heavyweight in the form of Ryota Hama.

Yuko Miyamoto & Daisuke Sasaki have taken the team name LaLaToo. The name comes from a well known theatre in Sapporo that hosts transsexual stage shows.

Takuya Nomura wanted to call his team Nomura Army so he chose it without Tetsuya Endo’s permission. Endo accepts the name and will let Nomura make all of the decisions.

Ryuichi Kawakami has been told that his face is similar to T-Hawk’s so it must be good luck that they were drawn together. Their team name is W-Hawk.

Yukio Naya thought he was teaming with T-Hawk but he gets El Lindaman instead. Naya says he will do his best with Lindaman.

Yasufumi Nakanoue & Yuki Iino don’t know each other so they will go to Starbucks together and once they become good friends they can figure out what to call their team.

Kota Sekifuda brought along a stuffed toy lizard and had it perched on his shoulder. Since Soma Takao is from DAMNATION and Sekifuda likes lizards, Takao decided their team will be called HachuNATION.

Daichi Hashimoto & Akito have nothing in common. So after some brain storming they figured that Hashimoto debuted in ZERO1 and Akito’s first match was against Shinjiro Otani. So they are calling themselves Team Shinjiro Otani, or Otani-ism for short.

Yuji Okabayashi & Antonio Honda are called Los Angeles because it is also the Japanese title for “Death Wish 2”. Both of them are fans of the actor Charles Bronson. They told the rest of the teams to learn the synopsis of the movie in preparation for a match against them.

Yuya Aoki & HARASHIMA sees the BJW Jr. Heavyweight Champion and the KO-D Openweight Champion teaming together.

Ryuji Ito & Shunma Katsumata debuted on 29th April, 20 years apart. Obviously that means their team name should be named Team 4.29. Katsumata is nervous to team with Ito but he hopes to absorb as much death match knowledge as he can from him.

Kazuki Hashimoto & Yukio Sakaguchi previously teamed together at the 2015 New Year’s Eve show. They were eliminated in the first round. Hashimoto does not want that to happen again. If it does he will be hiding from Sakaguchi in the locker room.

If Daisuke Sekimoto is teaming with Chris Brookes does that mean he can join Schadenfreude?

Orca Uto & Konosuke Takeshita likes saunas and Orca Uto is a “heat wave master” so they are Team Are You All Set.

Last but not least, Naomi Yoshimura is stuck with The Brahman Brothers. He thinks it is ridiculous that he has to team with them but he may as well go along with their antics. His wrestling style is straightforward so maybe adopting their chaotic style will be beneficial to him.

Comments Off on New Year’s Eve Teams Picked | News | Tagged: , , , , , | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD

Muscle Is Revived!

November 21, 2019

MUSCLE “MUSCLE 1”, 27/01/2020
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

The return of Muscle for a special Sumo Hall show back in February was a big success. Nobody was happier about it than Muscle Sakai. Since then he has gained a desire to bring the brand back for a new generation of DDT wrestlers to get involved with. So Muscle is coming back but as a new entity, different from its previous version. The writing has been changed from katakana (マッスル) to hiragana (まっする) and it has a new tagline of “STRONG VARIETY & INTERESTING WRESTLING”. Sakai wants to create something that combines strength with fun. He thinks it would be nice if there was a place where big and strong wrestlers could get the chance to do stuff that is more interesting and stupid than anywhere else.

There are some things that will stay the same. Sakai will be in charge of scripting the show as before and Amon Tsurumi (Hisaya Imabayashi’s alter ego) will return as the general director. They still intend to hold “MUSCLE HOUSE 11” at Budokan Hall in 2030 so those who received tickets at Sakai’s retirement show in 2010 still have that to look forward to. Sakai hopes that DDT will help them make it to that date. No wrestlers have been booked yet. Sakai believes it will be for the good of the entire company if DDT wrestlers participate in more Muscle-like activities.

Comments Off on Muscle Is Revived! | News | Tagged: , , , , | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD

Undercard Matches For D-Ou Grand Prix

November 19, 2019

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2020 IN YOKOHAMA 2 DAYS”, 29/11/2019
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. 3 Way Tag Match: Akito & Shunma Katsumata Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Antonio Honda & Keigo Nakamura
2. Daisuke Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie Vs Masahiro Takanashi, Yukio Naya & Mizuki Watase
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – A Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Yuki Iino
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – A Block: Keisuke Ishii Vs Yuki Ueno
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – A Block: Chris Brookes Vs Chihiro Hashimoto
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – B Block: HARASHIMA Vs Yukio Sakaguchi
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – B Block: Soma Takao Vs Masato Tanaka
8. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – B Block: Naomi Yoshimura Vs Bull James

———————————————————————–

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2020 IN YOKOHAMA 2 DAYS”, 30/11/2019
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Battle Royal: Hiroshi Yamato Vs Masahiro Takanashi Vs Makoto Oishi Vs Yukio Naya Vs Antonio Honda Vs Mizuki Watase Vs Keigo Nakamura
2. Akito, Shunma Katsumata & Yuki Iino Vs HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – A Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Keisuke Ishii
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – A Block: Tetsuya Endo Vs Chris Brookes
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – A Block: Yuki Ueno Vs Chihiro Hashimoto
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – B Block: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Masato Tanaka
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – B Block: Soma Takao Vs Bull James
8. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – B Block: Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Naomi Yoshimura

———————————————————————–

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2020 IN KIMITSU ~ KIMI NO WA PRO WRESTLING FESTA”, 01/12/2019
Chiba Kimitsu Civic Gymnasium

1. Naomi Yoshimura & Keigo Nakamura Vs Soma Takao & Mad Paulie
2. Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Yuki Ueno Vs Danshoku Dieno, Makoto Oishi & Mizuki Watase
3. Battle Royal: Antonio Honda Vs Naoshi Sano Vs Hyper Brave G-Valion Vs Agu Vs Yukio Naya Vs Chris Brookes Vs Akito Vs Andromenda KEN
4. Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata & Jiro Kuroshio Vs HARASHIMA, Hiroshi Yamato & Keigo Nakamura
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – A Block: Tetsuya Endo Vs Yuki Iino
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – B Block: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Yukio Sakaguchi
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – B Block: Bull James Vs Masato Tanaka

———————————————————————–

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2020 IN ITABASHI”, 05/12/2019
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. Soma Takao & Mad Paulie Vs Yukio Naya & Mizuki Watase
2. Akito, Makoto Oishi, Masahiro Takanashi & Saki Akai Vs Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata, Naomi Yoshimura & Keigo Nakamura
3. Konosuke Takeshita & Shunma Katsumata Vs Bull James & Antonio Honda
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – A Block: Tetsuya Endo Vs Yuki Ueno
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – A Block: Yuki Iino Vs Chris Brookes
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – B Block: HARASHIMA Vs Daisuke Sasaki
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – B Block: Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Masato Tanaka

———————————————————————–

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2020 IN OSAKA”, 08/12/2019
Osaka City Suminoe Maikon Hall

1. Danshoku Dieno, Makoto Oishi & Hiroshi Yamato Vs Yukio Naya, Mizuki Watase & Keigo Nakamura
2. 4 Way Tag Match: Chris Brookes & Yuni Vs Antonio Honda & Masahiro Takanashi Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Akito & Shunma Katsumata
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – A Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Yuki Ueno
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – A Block: Tetsuya Endo Vs Chihiro Hashimoto
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – A Block: Keisuke Ishii Vs Yuki Iino
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – B Block: HARASHIMA Vs Naomi Yoshimura
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – B Block: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Soma Takao
8. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – B Block: Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Bull James

———————————————————————–

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2020 IN FUKUOKA”, 09/12/2019
Fukuoka Nishitetsu Hall

1. Danshoku Dieno, Masahiro Takanashi & Hiroshi Yamato Vs Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda
2. Akito, Shunma Katsumata, Yuki Iino & Yuto Aijima Vs Makoto Oishi, Yukio Naya, Mizuki Watase & Azul Dragon
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – A Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Tetsuya Endo
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – A Block: Keisuke Ishii Vs Chihiro Hashimoto
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – A Block: Yuki Ueno Vs Chris Brookes
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – B Block: HARASHIMA Vs Soma Takao
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – B Block: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Bull James
8. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – B Block: Naomi Yoshimura Vs Masato Tanaka

———————————————————————–

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2020 IN HIROSHIMA”, 10/12/2019
Hiroshima Aster Plaza Multipurpose Hall

1. Akito, Shunma Katsumata & Mizuki Watase Vs Masahiro Takanashi, Yukio Naya & Keigo Nakamura
2. Daisuke Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo & Hiroshi Yamato Vs Toru Owashi, Kenshin Chikano & Kazuki Hirata
3. Danshoku Dieno & Makoto Oishi Vs Rey Paloma & Antonio Honda
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – A Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Chihiro Hashimoto
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – A Block: Keisuke Ishii Vs Chris Brookes
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – A Block: Yuki Ueno Vs Yuki Iino
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – B Block: HARASHIMA Vs Bull James
8. D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 – B Block: Soma Takao Vs Naomi Yoshimura

Comments Off on Undercard Matches For D-Ou Grand Prix | News | Tagged: , , , , , , , , | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD

Astronauts Showdown! Bookstore Pro Wrestling, Delayed Young Drama Cup Final

November 19, 2019

BASARA “BASARA 112 ~BANQUET~”, 26/11/2019
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Daiki Shimomura Vs Ikuto Hidaka
2. Ryuichi Sekine, Minoru Fujita & Gouma Ryu Vs Ryota Nakatsu, Daichi Kazato & Masato Kamino
3. Yasu Urano & Takato Nakano Vs Naoki Tanizaki & Akiyori Takizawa
4. Saikyo Tag League 2019 ~ Astronauts Showdown!: Fuminori Abe Vs Takuya Nomura
5. Masahiro Takanashi & Isami Kodaka Vs Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga
6. IRON FIST TAG Titles: FUMA & Yusuke Kubo (c) Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & SAGAT

The Union MAX Champion and his next challenger are teaming up for a match. But why? It’s all Isami Kodaka’s idea and is based on his history with Masahiro Takanashi. When Kodaka was the KO-D Openweight Champion in 2016, Takanashi was one of his challengers. The two teamed together before their title match. Kodaka remembers how tense it was as a champion to team with his challenger. He wants Takanashi to experience the same feeling. He has brought in what he thinks is the best team they should fight, the Speed Of Sounds!

Over in Big Japan this year’s Saikyo Tag League has been going on. Fuminori Abe entered the tournament with Takuya Nomura. The two regularly team together in BJW as Astronauts. Sadly the team only scored 6 points in their group and could not qualify for the semi-finals. So while the final rounds of the tournament is happening in Korakuen Hall, Abe and Nomura will instead be at BASARA wrestling each other.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “FALL TOUR ’19 ~BEST REGARDS~”, 23/11/2019
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. 1 Vs 2 Handicap Match: Miyu Yamashita Vs Haruna Neko & Pom Harajuku
2. Mizuki, Yuki Aino & Mirai Maiumi Vs Yuna Manase, Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu
3. Maki Itoh & Raku Vs Hikari Noa & Mina Shirakawa
4. Misao Vs Suzume
5. Sakisama Vs Rika Tatsumi
6. Yuka Sakazaki & Shoko Nakajima Vs Miu Watanabe & Nodaka Tenma

She had a delay but Shoko Nakajima is back home from her Mexico tour.

Rika Tatsumi and Sakisama fight one on one in the continuing battle for Misao’s soul.

DDT “BOOKSTORE PRO WRESTLING AGAIN”, 23/11/2019
Tokyo Inoo Book Store

1. Falls Count Anywhere 6-Man Tag Match: Sanshiro Takagi, Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura Vs Shinya Aoki, Shunma Katsumata & Yukio Naya

In 2008 when Sanshiro Takagi released his first book, DDT held a wrestling match inside of a bookstore. 11 years later to mark the release of Takagi’s next book, DDT is doing it again!

DDT “GOD BLESS DDT 2019”, 24/11/2019
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Danshoku Dieno & Super Sasadango Machine Vs Shinya Aoki & Keigo Nakamura
2. 4 Way Tag Match: Akito & Shunma Katsumata Vs Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie Vs Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Yukio Naya
3. After Ultimate Party 2019 Special Tag Match: Konosuke Takeshita & Jiro Kuroshio Vs Antonio Honda & Miyu Yamashita
4. Saki Akai “Okibariyasu” 7 Match Series – 1st Match: Saki Akai Vs Tsukasa Fujimoto
5. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Time Difference Battle Royal: Kazuki Hirata (c) Vs Michiaki Nakano Vs Toru Owashi Vs Makoto Oishi Vs Mizuki Watase Vs Asuka Vs Hiroshi Yamato
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki & Soma Takao (c) Vs Masahiro Takanashi & Chris Brookes
7. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Yuki Iino

Yuki Iino has been bench pressing 200kg as part of his training for the main event. He thought the public contract signing was a public workout so HARASHIMA was there to see his lift. The downside for this kind of training is Iino risks re-injuring his elbow before the show. He swears it is in perfect condition.

Michiaki Nakano from Souken Holdings had a sparring session with Keigo Nakamura but he got beaten pretty easily. At least the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title is now part of the Battle Royal he is entering.

Saki Akai has said the reason she is doing a 7 match series is to show her guest opponents how interesting wrestling in DDT can be. Tsukasa Fujimoto is no stranger to DDT so she is going into the match wanting to see if Akai is more than just a gorgeous looking pro wrestler. She is curious to see how Akai wrestles against her because Akai has spent almost her entire wrestling career in a company for male wrestlers.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “WHITE BREATH 2019”, 22/12/2019
Tokyo Art Center White Studio

1. GWC 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Kenichiro Arai, Masked Mystery & Shota (c) Vs Ken Ohka, Yumehito Imanari & Miss Mongol
2. Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Title – Delayed Young Drama Cup Final: Keisuke Ishii (c) Vs Kazuki Hirata

Kazuki Hirata isn’t leaving Ganbare☆Wrestling just yet. He has unfinished business with Keisuke Ishii. A decade ago the generation that Hirata and Ishii belong to had their own rookies tournament called the Young Drama Cup. It only lasted two years. Ishii won the first one in 2009 and reached the final of the second one in 2010. Hirata entered the 2010 tournament but finished last with only a single victory. A lot has changed since then but the history of that tournament now surrounds the Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Title match.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO JOSHI PRO ’20”, 04/01/2020
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuka Sakazaki (c) Vs Miyu Yamashita

Famous ring announcer Kero Tanaka makes his annual appearance.

Thunder Rosa will be on the show. The drums that have been following her around recently will not.

Comments Off on Astronauts Showdown! Bookstore Pro Wrestling, Delayed Young Drama Cup Final | News | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD

TJPW (And DDT) Is Coming To Tampa Next April!

November 15, 2019

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW (w/ DDT)”, 03/04/2020
The Ritz Ybor, Tampa, Florida

In April 2019, DDT made its way over to New York for their first ever show held inside the United States of America. In April 2020, Tokyo Joshi Pro will be going to Tampa, Florida for their American debut! TJPW (with some help from DDT) will be holding an 11am show at The Ritz in Ybor City on Friday 3rd April. They will also be appearing at the WrestleCon convention held in George Steinbrenner Field the next day.

More info will come soon. WrestleCon kind of announced the news before TJPW could.

Comments Off on TJPW (And DDT) Is Coming To Tampa Next April! | International, News | Tagged: , , , , | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD

« Previous Entries
Next Entries »