“DICK TOGO JAPANESE RETIREMENT SHOW ~IKIZAMA~” Results

June 30, 2011

“DICK TOGO JAPANESE RETIREMENT SHOW ~IKIZAMA~”, 30/06/2011
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,721 Fans

1. Ryuichi Sekine & Tomomitsu Matsunaga defeated Keisuke Ishii & Kazuki Hirata (5:20) when Sekine pinned Hirata with the Dragon Cut (5:20).
2. Jinsei Shinzaki & Kesen Numajiro defeated Takagi Genjin & Tsubo Genjin when Shinzaki pinned Takagi (9:50).
3. Tag Team Gauntlet: GENTARO & Yasu Urano defeated MEN’s Teioh & HANZO, Kota Ibushi & Danshoku Dino, KUDO & Masa Takanashi, HARASHIMA & Hoshitango, Super Delfin & Gran Hamada and Shuji Ishikawa & Seiya Morohashi.
3a. Super Delfin & Gran Hamada defeated MEN’s Teioh & HANZO when Hamada submitted HANZO with a Cross Armbreaker (3:56).
3b. Kota Ibushi & Danshoku Dino defeated Super Delfin & Gran Hamada when Hamada was Disqualified for attacking the referee (1:18).
3c. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: KUDO & Masa Takanashi defeated Kota Ibushi & Danshoku Dino (c) when Takanashi pinned Dino (4:45).
*Masa Takanashi becomes the 859th Champion.
3d. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: GENTARO & Yasu Urano defeated KUDO & Masa Takanashi (c) when Urano pinned Takanashi (3:15).
*Yasu Urano becomes the 860th Champion.
3e. GENTARO & Yasu Urano defeated HARASHIMA & Hoshitango when GENTARO pinned Hoshitango with a Kido Clutch (5:04).
3f. GENTARO & Yasu Urano defeated Shuji Ishikawa & Big Morohashi when Urano pinned Morohashi with the Tombstone Piledriver (8:58).
4. Ikuto Hidaka, Tomohiro Ishii & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Kaz Hayashi, FUNAKI & Yuki Sato when Sasaki pinned Sato with the NOW OR NEVER (13:54).
5. Great Sasuke & TAKA Michinoku defeated Jado & Antonio Honda when Sasuke pinned Honda with the Sasuke Special Segway 10.2 (16:59)
6. Dick Togo Japanese Retirement Match: Dick Togo defeated Gedo with the Diving Senton (25:23).

Twenty years after his debut match, Dick Togo has called time on his illustrious wrestling career in Japan with a Super No Vacancy show in Korakuen Hall. In the main event, Dick Togo defeated Gedo from New Japan Pro Wrestling with his trademark Diving Senton. After the match, Togo got on the mic and said when he began wrestling, he met four men who were his seniors: Gedo, Jado, Super Delfin and The Great Sasuke. Togo also said he had waited a long time to have a singles match with Gedo and he was thankful to finally get it.

Togo was accompanied by many wrestlers from his past during the retirement ceremony. His protégés Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki, Yuki Sato and Yasu Urano were in his corner for the main event and each handed him a bouquet of flowers, Masao Orihara and Masato Yakushiji both made an appearance, the Michinoku Pro crew got together with Kaientai*DX getting one last group shot together and Togo even got to see Hayabusa again. Sanshiro Takagi bowed to Togo, handed over a giant bouquet of flowers and was given the Pedigree one last time. Togo finished the ceremony by telling everyone he was really lucky to know so many people over the years, from the fans to the wrestlers. He hopes to see them again when he finishes his tour of the world. After that, Togo thanked the audience and the show ended.

Dick Togo will spend one more year wrestling around the world before he retires for good. But for now, his wrestling career in Japan is over.

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Union Shin-Kiba Matches, El Samurai Goes After The Extreme Title

June 28, 2011

UNION “TANABATA WISHES COME TRUE IN FOUR DAYS! 2011”, 03/07/2011
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Tomoya & Hiroya Fukuda Vs Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Shigehiro Irie
2. Cherry & Sawako Shimono Vs Mio Shirai & Io Shirai
3. European Rules – SGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Ultraman Robin (c) Vs Ken Ohka
4. Isami Kodaka & Keita Yano Vs Big Morohashi & Gaylon Summers
5. Shuji Ishikawa & Hiro Tsumaki Vs KUDO & Keisuke Ishii
6. Big China Unified Nakahara Tag Team Title: Sanshiro Takagi & Munenori Sawa (c) Vs The Great Sasuke & Ricky Fuji

The SGP Jr. Heavyweight Title will be contested under “European Rules” with the match consisting of ten rounds, all three minutes long.

UNION “UNION DRAGONS OF SUMMER IN NAGOYA 2011”, 10/07/2011
Kanayama Asunal Hall

1. DDT Extreme Title: Isami Kodaka (c) Vs El Samurai

This is a surprise. No one would have guessed that Isami Kodaka’s next DDT Extreme Title defence would be against El Samurai!

One last note, for a while I have been getting Keita Yano’s name wrong. I have mistakenly been calling him Yano K Data all this time, thinking this was a seperate gimmick he only used in Union. Turns out he goes pretty much everywhere dressed as a cross between Doink The Clown and The Joker. The Google Translate site has recently improved its results for translating Japanese into English and vice versa, so now the kanji for his name correctly comes up as Keita Yano instead of Yano K Data. So I’m going to go back through the posts and make the corrections to his name.

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Crazy Monkey For Crazy Show

June 25, 2011

DDT “CHARITY WRESTLING SERIES ON THE ROAD – LUGGAGE MATERIAL WRESTLING”, 02/07/2011
Hidaka Building Materials Co.

1. 5 Way: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Kota Ibushi Vs Mitsuhiro Yoshida Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs Jun Kasai

Jun Kasai is the big name added to the second “CHARITY WRESTLING SERIES ON THE ROAD” show. While he showed up in Union back in May, Kasai’s last DDT appearance took place at last year’s Sumo Hall show where Sanshiro Takagi literally flushed him down a toilet during the dark match.

DDT “LAST MINUTE SPECIAL”, 03/07/2011
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

0. Yoshiaki Yago Chooses Opponent – Dark Match: Sanshiro Takagi Vs X
1. Michael Nakazawa Committee Meeting: Michael Nakazawa, Kota Ibushi, MIKAMI, DJ Nira, Keisuke Ishii, Rion Mizuki
2. Hoshitango Vs Kazuki Hirata
3. GENTARO & Yasu Urano Vs Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki
4. KO-D Tag Team Titles: HARASHIMA & HERO! Vs Masa Takanashi & Emi Sakura
5. Hikaru Sato Vs Takao Soma
6. KUDO Vs Danshoku Dino

The new KO-D Tag Team Champions just need to get past Emi Sakura & Masa Takanashi to defend the titles at Sumo Hall. Can HARASHIMA & HERO! do what the two previous champions could not and win their first title defence?

Not sure what kind of match the Committee Meeting will create. It could be a 6-Man Tag, it could be a Battle Royal or it even could be a Handicap match of some sort.

The Dark Match will have Sanshiro Takagi take on either Yoshiaki Yago, Madoka, Tomomitsu Matsunaga or Super Shit Machine. The choice will be up to Yago on the night.

DDT “WHITE FLIGHT IN NAGOYA 2011”, 10/07/2011
Kanayama Asunal Hall

1. DJ Nira Vs Mr. #6
2. Umemura Personal Computer School Offer Match: Danshoku Dino Vs Masa Takanashi
3. KUDO & Kota Ibushi Vs Shuji Ishikawa & Big Morohashi

This will be the final DDT show before Sumo Hall highlighted with the two main eventers involved in a Tag Team match. In a battle of DDT Vs Union, KUDO teams with Kota Ibushi to face KO-D Champion Shuji Ishikawa and Big Morohashi.

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Line Up For Tomorrow, Tominaga Injured

June 23, 2011

DDT “KO-D TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP ONE MATCH SHOW”, 24/06/2011
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

0. Dark Match: Masa Takanashi Vs Kazuki Hirata
1. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Kenny Omega & Michael Nakazawa (c) Vs HARASHIMA & HERO!

Good to see Masa Takanashi becoming active since returning to the ring. He also appeared at yesterday’s Ice Ribbon show, teaming with Emi Sakura to defeat Chou-un Shiryu & Mochi Miyaga.

Shinichiro Tominaga has pulled out of the 3rd July Union show due to suffering a fractured ulna in his right forearm. He may also miss the 10th July Union show aswell.

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Charity Wrestling Continues, Sato Vs Soma, The Superstars

June 22, 2011

DDT “CHARITY WRESTLING SERIES ON THE ROAD – LUGGAGE MATERIAL WRESTLING”, 02/07/2011
Hidaka Building Materials Co.

1. 5 Way: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Kota Ibushi Vs Mitsuhiro Yoshida Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs X

The “Anywhere Pro Wrestling” charity tour will move onto its second show in Hidaka on 2nd August. A 5 Way match will be set in a factory where “Luggage Materials” are made. The unknown wrestler has been described as being a big name who has never appeared in any of DDT’s Fall Count Anywhere matches.

DDT “LAST MINUTE SPECIAL”, 03/07/2011
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Sanshiro Takagi Vs Member Of The Superstars (Susan Guard & Shit Heart ♥ Foundation)
2. Takao Soma Vs Hikaru Sato

Hikaru Sato demanded to face Takao Soma in a singles match, their first since Soma defeated Sato in a Hair Vs Hair match back in February. Now that Soma has been kicked out of Shit Heart ♥ Foundation, will he go into the match with a new attitude and hope to make peace with Sato? If so, will Hikaru Sato be able to resist the urge to tear off the arm of the man who humiliated him?

Speaking of the Shit Heart ♥ Foundation, the group now consists of Tomomitsu Matsunaga and the Super Shit Machine. After kicking out Takao Soma, they have struck up an alliance with the Susan Guard of Yoshiaki Yago, Kengo Mashimo & Madoka to form a new group called The Superstars. They will make their first appearance together at Shin-Kiba 1st RING when one of them will take on Sanshiro Takagi.

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Tag Title Show Set, More Ryogoku Matches

June 19, 2011

DDT “KO-D TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP ONE MATCH SHOW”, 24/06/2011
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Kenny Omega & Michael Nakazawa (c) Vs HARASHIMA & HERO!

DDT has held one match only, indoor shows in the past. The most recent was Sanshiro Takagi Vs Kota Ibushi from July 2009. There was also Takagi Vs Atsushi Onita in a No Ropes Barbed Wire Deathmatch July 2000. This time the event will consist of Kenny Omega & Michael Nakazawa defending their newly won KO-D Tag Team Titles against HARASHIMA and his now not-so-heroic alter ego, HERO! The winners will go on to defend the belts at Sumo Hall.

DDT “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2011”, 24/07/2011
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. Battle Royal – Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Keisuke Ishii (c) Vs X
2. Special Singles Match: MIKAMI Vs Poison Sawada JULIE
3. Special Singles Match: Danshoku Dino Vs Bob Sapp
4. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kota Ibushi (c) Vs Prince Devitt
5. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Kenny Omega & Michael Nakazawa or HARASHIMA & HERO! (c) Vs X & X
6. KO-D Openweight Title: Shuji Ishikawa (c) Vs KUDO

Also Appearing: Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Yuzuki Aikawa, Cherry, Riki Sensyu and Emi Sakura.

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Ibushi Wins The IWGP Jr. Title!

June 18, 2011

NJPW “DOMINION 6.18”, 18/06/11
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium

6. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kota Ibushi defeated Prince Devitt (c) with the Phoenix Splash (13:49).
*Devitt fails in V8. Ibushi becomes the 61st IWGP Jr. Champion!

This week has just been getting better and better for Kota Ibushi. Eight days after he made history in New Japan by becoming the first outsider to win the Best Of The Super Jr tournament, he defeats Prince Devitt in Osaka to become the new IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion! Ibushi was described to be so happy to win the title and will accept challenges from anyone over the belt, Devitt included. When asked about what his next goal will be in the future, Kota said he wanted to “raise the genre of professional wrestling”.

Ibushi will return to DDT tomorrow for an 8-Man Tag Team match that has had little attention due to other events on the card such as Dick Togo’s final match in DDT, the two KO-D Openweight Title matches, Danshoku Dino’s final battle with Bob Sapp’s Assassin Academy and the return of Masa Takanashi. But he will be sure to receive a hero’s welcome when he enters the ring with the IWGP Jr. Title over his shoulder.

And of course this now means that us DDT fans can start fantasizing over Ibushi’s role for Sumo Hall on 27th August. Will he be able to defend the belt there and if so, who will he face against? An immediate rematch with Prince Devitt? A repeat of the BOSJ final against the runner-up Ryusuke Taguchi? Or how about a certain crazy Capcom collecting Canadian and golden loving BFF who goes by the name of Kenny Omega? Just something to ponder over.

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DDT At Ice Ribbon – Title Changes

June 17, 2011

Masa Takanashi had a hectic day over in Ice Ribbon, a promotion he works with when he is away from DDT, in an event that led to the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title changing hands several times throughout the evening. At the very beginning of the show, Masa lost the title to Ice Ribbon founder Emi Sakura. Sakura then defeated Remi Nagano in the regularly scheduled match, only to lose the belt to Nagano afterwards when Nagano took advantage of the 24/7 rules. Her title run was very brief as Hikari Minami ran in and quickly defeated Nagano to become the new champion. An hour later Emi Sakura won back the title from Minami only to drop it back over to Masa Takanashi, who left the show as champion. If Masa is still champion by the time DDT holds its next Korakuen Hall show on 19/6, then his official return match against Keisuke Ishii will be for the belt.

Speaking of Ice Ribbon, Chou-un Shiryu & Makoto Oishi won the International Ribbon Tag Team Championships on 11th June by defeating recently crowned champs Hamuko Hoshi & Mochi Miyagi, aka The Lovely Butchers. However, three days later Oishi was put on the injured list with a knee problem. They are still champions at the moment but plans may change depending on how long Oishi will be gone for.

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What Are You Doing? I’m Posting The Full Card For The Show!

June 14, 2011

DDT “WHAT ARE YOU DOING 2011”, 19/06/2011
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Super Shit Machine Vs Rion Mizuki & Hoshitango
0. Special Dark Match: Gorgeous Matsuno Vs DJ Nira
1. Kota Ibushi, KUDO, Hikaru Sato & X Vs HARASHIMA, HERO!, MIKAMI & Kazuki Hirata
2. Masa Takanashi Comeback – Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Masa Takanashi (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii
3. Dick Togo DDT Last Match: Dick Togo & Antonio Honda Vs Yasu Urano & Daisuke Sasaki
4. Bob Sapp Games – Final Stage: Danshoku Dino Vs Bob Sapp’s Final Assassin
5. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Munenori Sawa & Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Kenny Omega & Michael Nakazawa
6. KO-D Openweight Title: Shuji Ishikawa (c) Vs GENTARO
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Shuji Ishikawa or GENTARO (c) Vs Takao Soma

The unlikely partnership of Kenny Omega & Michael Nakazawa are the first challengers for the new KO-D Tag Team Champions, Munenori Sawa & Shigehiro Irie. Let’s just assume for the moment that the unofficial team name for Kenny & Michael is The Lotion Lovers.

One more match for Danshoku Dino to win so he can finally fight Bob Sapp. The last challenge is always the most difficult. Can Dino overcome what could be the most dangerous assassin of all?

Kota Ibushi will get his IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title shot over at New Japan the day before this show. No hints were given as to who the fourth member of his team will be in the 8-Man Tag here.

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Kota Ibushi – Super Junior… Or Superior Junior?

June 10, 2011

NJPW, 10/6/11
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,005 Fans

1. Kenny Omega, Daisuke Sasaki & TJP defeated KUSHIDA, Mascara Dorada & Hiromu Takahashi when Omega pinned Takahashi with the Croyt’s Wrath (9:12).
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Semi Final: Kota Ibushi defeated Davey Richards with the Firebird Splash (11:17).
8. Best of the Super Jr. – Final: Kota Ibushi defeated Ryusuke Taguchi with the Phoenix Splash (20:22).

Kota Ibushi has claimed his (and possibly DDT’s) greatest achievement to date by becoming to first wrestler outside of New Japan to win the Best Of The Super Jr. tournament. Ibushi survived a rocky start to defeat such established names as Mascara Dorada, TAKA Michinoku, Gedo, The Great Sasuke, Jushin Liger and Davey Richards (Hey! Stop laughing down at the back!) so he could reach the final to face the man who defeated him on the very first night of the tour, Ryusuke Taguchi. The situation brought back memories of one year ago when deep into his grand final match against Prince Devitt, a Firebird Splash gone wrong seriously injured Ibushi’s shoulder and killed his chance at winning the tournament. Without any hesitations, Ibushi was able to use the Firebird Splash to win most of his matches in the group stages. But in the final, Ibushi went one better and pinned Taguchi in 20 minutes with the Phoenix Splash.

Ibushi was presented with the trophy by Milano Collection AT and he also received the winner’s cheque of ¥5 million. During his backstage interview, Ibushi said it is his dream to become the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion and he has challenged Prince Devitt to a IWGP Jr. Title match for 18/6 in Osaka. He was then joined by Kenny Omega, Daisuke Sasaki, Michael Nakazawa & Yukinori Matsui for a celebration. Michael brought along beer for a toast but Ibushi drank a can of cola instead. When asked about what he wants to spend his prize winnings on, Ibushi couldn’t think of anything. He was happy enough to win the trophy.

For Kenny Omega it was a case of so close, yet so far. After an explosive run that at Kenny’s peak saw him winning his first five matches, he then dropped falls to his remaining opponents Prince Devitt, Jado and Davey Richards who slipped through to the semi-finals at Kenny’s expense. He managed to grab a win back for his final match of the tour, a Six-Man opening tag match that also included Daisuke Sasaki.

NJPW, 07/06/11
Tokyo Differ Ariake
750 Fans

2. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: TAKA Michinoku [8] defeated Daisuke Sasaki [2] with the Dick Killer (7:19).
4. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Jado [2] defeated Kenny Omega [10] with the Crossface Of Jado (9:42).
7. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Kota Ibushi [10] defeated The Great Sasuke [10] with a High-Angle Thunder Fire Power Bomb (11:46).

NJPW, 08/06/11
Tokyo Differ Ariake
750 Fans

4. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Davey Richards [12] defeated Kenny Omega with a Power Bomb [10] (9:55).
9. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Kota Ibushi [12] defeated Jushin Thunder Liger [8] with the Firebird Splash (8:47).

Block A:
1. Prince Devitt [14]
2. Davey Richards [12]
3. Kenny Omega [10]
4. Koji Kanemoto [8]
5. Tiger Mask [8]
6. Fujita “Jr.” Hayato [6]
7. TJP [6]
8. Taichi [4]
9. Jado [4]

Block B:
1. Kota Ibushi [12]
2. Ryusuke Taguchi [10]
3. The Great Sasuke [10]
4. KUSHIDA [10]
5. TAKA Michinoku [8]
6. Mascara Dorada [8]
7. Jushin Thunder Liger [8]
8. Gedo [4]
9. Daisuke Sasaki [2]

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