DDT “MEMORIES OF SUMMER VACATION 2015” Results

August 30, 2015

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DDT “MEMORIES OF SUMMER VACATION 2015”, 30/08/2015
Shinjuku FACE
600 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

0. King Of Dark Title: Kouki Iwasaki defeated Gota Ihashi (c) with a Cobra Twist (1:30).
*D9 for Gota Ihashi.
1. Makoto Oishi & Shunma Katsumata defeated Danshoku Dino & Super Sasadango Machine when Katsumata pinned Machine with the Firebird Splash (5:45).
2. Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Kouki Iwasaki defeated Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi when Iwasaki pinned Takagi with a Ground Cobra Twist (7:25).
3. 4 Way Match: Masa Takanashi defeated Kazuki Hirata, Hiroshi Fukuda and Gorgeous Matsuno when Takanashi pinned both Hirata and Fukuda with a Double Small Package (7:26).
4. Yukio Sakaguchi & KUDO defeated Kazusada Higuchi & Kota Umeda when Sakaguchi pinned Umeda with the Right Knee Of God (14:33).
5. Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo defeated Kota Ibushi & Suguru Miyatake whe Endo pinned Miyatake with the Torture Rack Bomb (16:48).
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao (c) defeated HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Akito when Irie pinned Akito with the Final Impact (19:25).
*V5 for Team Dream Futures.

Shigehiro Irie sent out a message to Ken Ohka by using the Spear Of Flame on the way to successfully defending the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles with Team Drift. At 5 defences Drift has the most successful title run in the championship’s history and Irie said this is proof that Drift is the strongest unit in DDT. #OhkaEmpire interrupted the victory speech to again challenge Drift to a title match. Amon Tsurumi came out and denied them the title shot. Instead he booked Irie Vs Danshoku Dino on 6th September.

Super Sasadango Machine is in trouble for violating a rule in the DDT Dramatic General Election. He was inspired by Makoto Oishi’s free hug campaign to do a “Free Princess Hug” campaign. Imagine a groom carrying his bride at a wedding, that’s what a princess hug is. That part is ok but the campaign also invited people to take multiple photos with Sasadango. The election only allows two fan photographs with the wrestlers per meeting. Sasadango was warned that another offence will disqualify #OhkaEmpire from the election. Sasadango and Ohka apologised after the show.

Konosuke Takeshita was full of praise for Tetsuya Endo after they defeated two thirds of the Golden☆Storm Riders. He said Endo is on top form since coming back from his injury. Suguru Miyatake was annoyed at losing again. When asked which of his and Kota Ibushi’s attacks was the most effective today, Suguru said it was the Diving Foot Stomp he accidentally took from Ibushi when Endo rolled out of the way. Ibushi apologised.

Everything was back to normal for Yukio Sakaguchi and KUDO. The two were on the same page in their tag match and there was no bad blood between them after their KO-D Openweight Title match at Sumo Hall. This was also KUDO & Kota Umeda’s last match before entering the NOAH Jr. Heavyweight Tag League.

Masa Takanashi won the 4 Way Match with an impressive double pin. Hiroshi Fukuda had Kazuki Hirata sitting on his shoulders. Takanashi was able to grab Hirata and roll both him and Fukuda into a Small Package, pinning both at the same time. Fukuda and Hirata blamed each other for losing the match.

Booing 2015 took a page out of former member Michael Nakazawa’s playbook to win their match. Gota Ihashi took off his tights and threw them to Kouki Iwasaki when the referee was down. Iwasaki put Sanshiro Takagi in the Cobra Twist and then rubbed the tights in Takagi’s face, stunning him long enough to be pinned. Takagi demanded a rematch and one will happen on the 6th September Kasukabe Hall show.

KAT-TOO were able to beat #OhkaEmpire when Ohka accidentally Speared Super Sasadango Machine in a botched interference. Still it was a big boost for Shunma Katsumata to pin a DDT veteran and to do so with the Firebird Splash.

An impromptu King Of Dark Title match kicked off the show. Gota Ihashi brought down his Booing 2015 partner Kouki Iwasaki. Ihashi called himself the leader of the group and ordered Iwasaki to lie down and be pinned. Iwasaki almost did what he was told but kicked out of the pin. Iwasaki said his body was moving on its own and he wasn’t doing it on purpose. He kept kicking out and Ihashi got so frustrated he went for a Splash. Iwasaki rolled out of the way and then pinned Ihashi out of instinct with a Cobra Twist.

PWG’s king of sleaze is coming to DDT. Joey Ryan will be wrestling on 5 DDT shows (one is a DNA show) between 19th to 27th September.

Keisuke Ishii will produce his own event next January in Tokorozawa Citizen Gymnasium Sub Arena. For the moment the event is called “NEW YEAR! PINK KNEEL KICK 2016” and will take place on 23rd January.


GANBARE☆WRESTLING “KNOCKIN’ ON YOUR DOOR 2015” Results

August 29, 2015

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GANBARE☆WRESTLING “KNOCKIN’ ON YOUR DOOR 2015”, 29/08/2015
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR
130 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Finally Duel! Hold On And Go Beyond The Soul!: Osamu Namiguchi defeated Tigger Bedscene with a Half Crab Hold (8:50).
2. The Outer Drop ~Beyond The Time Of Love And Hate~: Mitomi Masayuki defeated Yumehito Imanari with the Salty Splash (10:10).
3. Rikidozan Sansei Vs Blackjack Of Rubbish Heap: Minoru Fujita defeated Chikara with a Jackknife Pin (10:05).
4. Special Tag Match: GENTARO & Shinichiro Tominaga defeated Hayato Mashita & Yukihiro Abe when Tominaga pinned Abe with an Inside Cradle (14:33).
5. Ganbare☆Wrestling Vs Enjo-gun General Warfare: Ken Ohka defeated Shibata with the Spear Of Flame (9:30).

Ken Ohka can now put his feud with Enjo-gun behind him after he defeated the group’s leader Shibata. He was outnumbered when Tomoya Kawamura interfered. Ohka got rid of him but then Mitomi Masayuki came in, re-establishing his connections with the group after originally having a falling out with them. A bloody Ohka got rid of him too and hit the Spear Of Flame on Shibata to win. After the match Ohka said he wants Enjo-gun to stay in Ganbare☆Wrestling because they have the same drive as him to make wrestling a major sport. Shibata said Enjo-gun will set Ganpuro ablaze and their feud isn’t over. Enjo-gun left but then a new problem arrived…

Minoru Fujita confronted Ohka and told him he’s tired of all his third rate drama. He’s frustrated by how Ohka wrestles his matches and how much he struggles. He doesn’t want to team with Ohka at Shinjuku FACE next month, instead he brought along his own friends. Fujita brought out Hi69, who he knows from K-DOJO. He then brought out Osamu Namiguchi! Fujita knows him from their time together in Zero1. Ohka got some backup when GENTARO walked out and stood by his side. Then Shota came out, appearing in Ganpuro for the first time since March! Shota remembered Ohka telling him to come back to Ganpuro whenever he was ready and now is the time. Shota is back to help his buddy Ohka. A challenge was made for a 6-Man Tag Team match on 23rd September but that was suddenly interrupted when Bambi came out! Bambi wore a Fujita shirt but she took it off, threw it at Fujita and shook hands with Ohka. Now the challenge was for a 4-on-3 Tag match. A brawl broke out and the Ganpuro side came out on top to end the show.

Despite losing his match tonight, Chikara promised he will wrestle at 120% when he & Yumehito Imanari fight Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie on 23rd September.

Hayato Mashita’s High Kicks are dangerous! He knocked out GENTARO with one but also accidentally it his partner Yukihiro Abe with another to cost them the match. Abe was pinned by Shinichiro Tominaga but isn’t convinced he can do it again so he challenged Tominaga to a singles match. When GENTARO came to Tominaga jokingly told him good morning and also to watch out for Mashita’s High Kick.

Osamu Namiguchi said he noticed a change in Tigger Bedscene as they wrestled each other. There was a tense moment when Bedscene responded but they both started laughing and the tension disappeared.


TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE GIRLS BATTLE 2015 ROUND 8” Results

August 29, 2015

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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE GIRLS BATTLE 2015 ROUND 8”, 29/08/2015
Tokyo BASEMENT MONSTAR
150 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Yuka Sakazaki defeated MIZUHO with an Oklahoma Roll (7:19).
2. Miyu Yamashita defeated Rika Tatsumi with the Attitude Adjustment (5:22).
3. Hyper Misao defeated Nonoko by Countout (9:45).
4. Saki Akai & Ai Shimizu defeated Shoko Nakajima & Akane Miura when Akai pinned Nakajima with the Rookie Award (9:44).

Two matches had to be changed when KANNA injured her left orbital bone during the week. She was unable to wrestle but hopes to be back for the 22nd September Shinjuku FACE show. Ai Shimizu took her place in the main event tag match. Rika Tatsumi was taken out of the 3 Way Match and put in Shimizu’s original spot against Miyu Yamashita.

Saki Akai couldn’t believe it when she pinned Shoko Nakajima in the main event. Akai came to the conclusion that Nakajima winning the Tokyo Princess Cup was just a fluke and is nothing to worry about. Akai will instead go visit a farm with the rest of Biishiki-gun and pick up some prunes and blueberries to eat on the way home. Nakajima said she will accept today’s defeat but her winning the tournament was not a fluke! She is sure things will change in one month’s time when she and Akai will fight alone.

Hyper Misao scored an upset victory over Nonoko by tricking her to come out of the ring. She tried the plan twice, the first time Misao tied Nonoko with a piece of cloth to a pedestal but Nonoko freed herself and made it back to the ring in time. The second time worked when Misao pushed Nonoko into the corner ring post, dazing her long enough to get counted out. Misao was thrilled to get her first victory in Tokyo Joshi Pro and promised she will debut a new superhero costume at Shinjuku FACE next month.

A new girl named Azusa will debut at Shinjuku FACE. She is from Tokyo, is 161cm high, weighs 47kg and trained in kickboxing. Her opponent in her debut match is Miyu Yamashita.


TAVERN WRESTLING “ALCOHOL HEAVEN” Results

August 28, 2015

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TAVERN WRESTLING “ALCOHOL HEAVEN”, 28/08/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING
324 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Tetsuya Endo & Ryuichi Sekine defeated Ryota Nakatsu & Kota Umeda when Endo pinned Umeda with the Torture Rack Bomb (9:05).
2. Tokyo Joshi Pro Offer Match: Yuka Sakazaki defeated MIZUHO with a School Boy (8:19).
3. Shinkiba Famous Golden Love Lotion Title – Ladder Match: Jaki Numazawa & Takayuki Ueki defeated Hiroshi Fukuda & Seiya Morohashi when Numazawa grabbed the lotion (14:13).
*Jaki Numazawa becomes the 1st Shinkiba Famous Golden Love Lotion Champion.
4. Somigaku-gatana & Yasuura No defeated Choun-Shiryu & Cao Zhang when Somato pinned Shiryu with the Shin Somato (15:05).
5. Koshien Finals Of Summer: Isami Kodaka defeated Atsushi Maruyama with the Running Isamuashi Homerun (19:01).

A notable journalist was in the crowd to watch DDT for the first time. Yoichi Watanabe was kidnapped in Afghanistan in 2010 and kept captive for five months until he was freed. Isami Kodaka invited him into the ring after the main event for a toast.

A brand new championship was introduced for wrestlers to get their hands on, although it is a little bit slippy. The Shinkiba Famous Golden Love Lotion Title was on the line in a Ladder Match. A bottle of lotion was hung over the ring and whoever climbed the ladder and grabbed it was declared the winner. However there was other bottles of lotion around ringside that could be used. Takayuki Ueki was fixated on using the lotion to wash his chest hair. He also pulled a gun on everybody. Seiya Morohashi was pinned down with the ladder while Hiroshi Fukuda and Jaki Numazawa both climbed to the top despite being covered in lotion. Fukuda had a microphone and he asked Numazawa to sing with him. He did but it was a trick! Fukuda grabbed Numazawa and yelled he was going to do the Perfect Plex off the ladder. However Fukuda instead lost his grip because of the lotion and slipped off the ladder, Numazawa alone to grab the lotion bottle. He and Ueki celebrated the victory by hugging each other’s slippy bodies.

Yuka Sakazaki and MIZUHO both wrestled in yukatas. They used a water gun and rubber floating ring during their match.

Today was the first day of voting for the 2015 DDT Dramatic General Election. Although he wasn’t wrestling on the show, Makoto Oishi was in attendance trying to win votes by giving free hugs to people.


DDT “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2015 ~FROM DDT WITH LOVE~” Results

August 23, 2015

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DDT “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2015 ~FROM DDT WITH LOVE~”, 23/08/2015
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
6,670 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

0. King Of Dark Title: “Hollywood” Stalker Ichikawa defeated Gota Ihashi (c) with a School Boy (5:15).
*D8 for Gota Ihashi.
1. Mao Inoue & Mizuki Watase Debut Match: Yasu Urano, Akito & Ryota Nakatsu defeated Kota Umeda, Mao Inoue & Mizuki Watase defeated when Akito submitted Watase with the Scorpion Lock (10:07).
2. Time Difference Tag Battle Royal: Aja Kong & Makoto Oishi defeated LiLiCo & Suguru Miyatake when Kong pinned Miyatake with the Vertical Drop Brainbuster (16:41).
Order Of Elimination: MIKAMI & Shunma Katsumata, Gorgeous Matsuno & Great Kojika, Hoshitango & Mio Shirai, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Kouki Iwasaki, Hiroshi Fukuda & Yoshihiko and Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata.
3. DDT Extreme Title – Uchikami! Presents Blindfold Bra Stripping Tiger Trap Death Match: Antonio Honda (c) defeated Masa Takanashi when Honda stripped Takanashi of his bra (15:10).
*V1 for Antonio Honda.
4. Tetsuya Endo Comeback Match: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Tetsuya Endo with the German Suplex (13:32).
5. Genichiro Tenryu Retirement Road Round 15: Genichiro Tenryu, Sanshiro Takagi & Saki Akai defeated Shuji Ishikawa, Kazusada Higuchi & Meiko Satomura when Takagi pinned Higuchi with the Sit Down Himawaro Bomb (13:109.
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao (c) defeated Danshoku Dino, Super Sasadango Machine & Ken Ohka when Takao pinned Ohka with the Gin And Tonic (12:35).
*V4 for Team Dream Futures.
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi (c) when Ibushi pinned Sekimoto with the Phoenix Splash (21:33).
*Strong BJ fail in V5. The Golden☆Storm Riders become the 52nd KO-D Tag Team Champions!
8. Dramatic Dream Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated HARASHIMA with the High Fly Flow (17:00).
9. KO-D Openweight Title – Good Com Asset Presents: Yukio Sakaguchi defeated KUDO (c) with the Right Knee Of God (21:20).
*KUDO fails in V1. Yukio Sakaguchi becomes the 54th KO-D Openweight Champion!

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The biggest DDT show on the calander has come and gone for another year. Sumo Hall was host to the seventh “PETER PAN” supershow, so called because everybody in DDT are adults who refuse to grow up. However long time followers of the company should notice something odd about the attendence. This was the seventh straight Super No Vacancy Full House for “PETER PAN” but DDT only announced a crowd of 6,670 fans in attendance. That is around 2,000-2,500 less than their previous announced attendances in the building. Even weirder is how the show has been advertised as being sold out for weeks until more seats near the entrance (which was a lot bigger this year) were made available days before the show. Either DDT booked less seats in the building this year or maybe they are being more honest about their crowd numbers. DDT will have two shows in Sumo Hall next year on 21st March and 28th August. It will be interesting to see what they draw for both events. Also this was a really long show. The dark match began at 13:45 local time and ended at around 19:00.

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The main event was between two good friends turned rivals. KUDO put the KO-D Openweight Title on the line against Yukio Sakaguchi in the battle of Shuten-dōji. Sakaguchi went into the match with his hair, beard and eyebrows dyed gold for the occassion. The third member of the stable Masa Takanashi spent the match standing at a neutral corner, refusing to pick a side. The match was as kick heavy as expected. Sakaguchi kicked out of the Diving Double Knee Drop while KUDO survived the Cobra Clutch. Sakaguchi ran to the ropes for the Penalty Kick but KUDO met him on the rebound with a Backspin Kick. KUDO went for the Diving Double Knee Drop again but Sakaguchi met him with the Flying Knee Strike followed by the Right Knee Of God in the corner for the three count.

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KUDO was stunned by the result but accepted defeat and wrapped the belt around Sakaguchi’s waist. After the two hugged each other Sakaguchi was handed the giant cheque of 2 million yen from Good Com Assets. All of Shuten-dōji agreed to literally split the cheque three ways and share it with each other. Sakaguchi spoke on the mic and said he lived a life well worn. Today he arrived at this wonderful ring after wrestling for three years. He said he achieved his dream ambition of winning the KO-D Title and he did so on the big stage along with his “big brother” KUDO. Sakaguchi said tomorrow will be the beginning of his second chapter and he challenged anyone to take the belt from him. The show ended with all three approaching a shrine placed by the ring entrance. Sakaguchi stood in the shrine and was lifted up by the DDT wrestlers. He was paraded around ringside to celebrate his championship victory before reuniting with KUDO & Takanashi for a toast that involved banging a festival drum and drinking sake.

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Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated HARASHIMA in the Dramatic Dream Match between two aces. HARASHIMA had the crowd support in his favour but Tanahashi took control by targeting his opponent’s left knee. The crowd booed but Tanahashi ignored it to focus on the match. However he did take time to play the air guitar while working the knee for more heel heat. HARASHIMA turned the tables when he sent Tanahashi into the turnbuckles with the John Woo Dropkick. Foot Stomps and a Superplex couldn’t put the New Japan superstar away and he regained control with the Dragon Screw followed by a Texas Cloverleaf. HARASHIMA fought back with a High Kick but his Somato attempt was countered into the Sling Blade. HARASHIMA eventually hit the Somato but was in too much pain to get the pin in time. He went for the Swan Dive Somato but Tanahashi avoided it. HARASHIMA hit a stiff punch out of desperation but Tanahashi gave him the Dharma Suplex and won with the the High Fly Flow. After the match HARASHIMA offered to shake hands but Tanahashi refused. Tanahashi recently said in a podcast that he hates shaking hands after a match and he doesn’t understand why some wrestlers do it immediately after a heated fight. Tanahashi vented his frustrations in the post-match interview.

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Finally one of the strongest teams in Japan was defeated to bring the KO-D Tag Team Titles back to DDT. The Golden☆Storm Riders beat Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi when Kota Ibushi pinned Sekimoto for the first time in his career. Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki had some help with a trolley at ringside to wheel the champions down the entrance ramp to the ringside floor. Sasaki did a high risk dive off the top rope to a seated Okabayashi at ringside. The champions powered their way into control and German Suplexed Sasaki into oblivion. The Riders came back when Sasaki lifted up Sasaki in the Electric Chair position on the ring apron. Ibushi jumped onto the top rope behind them, grabbed Sekimoto and German Suplexed him into the ring! Sasaki wiped out Okabayashi with a Suicide Dive allowing Ibushi to pin Sekimoto with the Phoenix Splash.

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Ken Ohka is the most important part of the Gunma Wrestle Dream Factory, at least according to Super Sasadango Machine’s PowerPoint presentation. The presentations is title “How Ken Ohka is the 6-Man Tag Team Champion” and it contained a secret Sasadango discovered about Ohka. Aparrantly on 8th April, 1977 Ohka’s parents visited Tokyo to watch Antonio Inoki fight Muhammad Ali. That was also the night when Ken Ohka was conceived which means Inoki’s fighting spirit is indirectly tied to Ohka’s genes! Illustrations of Ohka doing Inoki’s grounded leg kicks were shown on the screen. The plan was fot Ohka to cut down Team Drift with the Leg Kicks then shove their faces into Danshoku Dino’s backside. The parasites in Dino’s rear end will fill the victim’s nasal cavity and render him light headed, allowing Sasadango to finish the job. The plan didn’t work as intended. Team Drift weren’t going to lose the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles when they were debuting new outfits. Soma Takao was hit with Ohka’s Leg Kicks, Dino’s Danshoku Driver and then Sasadango’s Vertical Drop Lehmann Shock but he was saved by his partners from getting pinned. Ohka went for the Spear Of Flame but Keisuke Ishii stopped him dead with the Kneel Kick. Takao then hit the Gin And Tonic to score a successful title defence and remain undefeated in “PETER PAN”. After the match Dino, Sasadango & Ohka regrouped and decided on a new permanent unit name. Taking inspiration on Ohka’s growth from young lion to champion they chose the name #OhkaEmpire (#大家帝国). They asked for a title rematch to take place at Korakuen Hall on 27th September but Ishii refused and the champs walked out.

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“Thunder Storm” played over the speakers to mark the one time appearance of Genichiro Tenryu in DDT! Saki Akai wore a new all white costume to mark the occasion while Meiko Satomura tried her best to keep Tenryu and Shuji Ishikawa from going at it before the bell. Tenryu punched her in the face. He did it again to counter a Short Range Lariat. Satomura got some measure of revenge with a few Low Kicks. She had a much easier time in the ring with Akai. Tenryu did more of his punches but this time to Kazusada Higuchi. The match broke down with all six fighting in the ring until Sanshiro Takagi slammed Higuchi with the Spiccoli Driver and then joined Tenryu in giving Higuchi a Lariat Sandwich. One Sit Down Himawari Bomb later and it was all over.

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Tetsuya Endo is back and Konosuke Takeshita got new wrestling gear to celebrate. They also had a match together. Both men wanted to steal the show and went full blast. Endo was surely trying to make up for lost time. He went for the Sky Twister Press but missed, allowing Takeshita to hit a Lariat and then the German Suplex to win. This was Takeshita’s first win in a “PETER PAN” show as well as in Sumo Hall.

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I write up a paragraph about how today could be Antonio Honda’s time in the spotlight. Then Honda picks a wacky stipulation for his DDT Extreme Title defence involving bras, blindfolds and a gigantic claw trap. I really should have seen this coming. Honda wanted a match based on fear and decided a Blindfold Bra Stripping Tiger Trap Death Match was most suitable. Both himself and Masa Takanashi had to wear a blindfold and a bra. Meanwhile a large tiger trap was placed in the ring for them to avoid. The match could be won by usual means or by stripping the opponent of his bra. Late in the match, Honda found a mic and told the audience to give him their bras so he could power up just like how Goku can gather energy from other living beings! Cameraman Norikazu Fujioka answered the call and took his shirt off to reveal his bra. Honda said needed more. Suddenly Michael Nakazawa appears wearing a bra! Nakazawa said he took a flight from Singapore this morning to be at the show and he wants to help his friend Honda. Honda was given the bras and he wrapped them around his fist. He climbed the ropes and delivered the Diving Fist Drop… right into the tiger trap! Takanashi got his hands on Honda and tried to capitalise with the Takatonic but he himself then stepped onto the tiger trap! Honda ripped off Takanashi’s bra and was declared the winner! Takanashi had to drag along the tiger trap stuck to his leg as he walked backstage.

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LiLiCo made her official pro wrestling debut despite winning the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title at last year’s “PETER PAN” show. She was in a Tag Team Battle Royal with Suguru Miyatake as her partner and wore an eye-catching black outfit with wings and face paint over her eyes. She & Miyatake were one of the final two teams along with Aja Kong & Makoto Oishi. Kong was holding the Iron Man Title LiLiCo wanted but Kong was too powerful for both her and Miyatake. Kong pinned Miyatake but after the match raised LiLiCo’s hand as a show of respect. LiLiCo snuck behind Kong and School Boyed her to try and win the Iron Man Title but Kong kicked out. Kong angrily told LiLiCo “Welcome to professional wrestling!” and challenged LiLiCo to try and take the belt from her anytime, anyplace.

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Mao Inoue & Mizuki Watase both made their debuts in the opening match. Inoue wore black and purple camouflage shorts while Watase’s ring gear was in black and gold. They were put through the grind by Yasu Urano, Akito & Ryota Nakatsu. Akito even dared them to do their best Dropkicks on him. The rookies showed some spirit but Akito put an end to it when he tapped out Watase with the Scorpion Lock.

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“Hollywood” Stalker Ichikawa didn’t understand the rules of the King Of Dark Championship and before the match began said he will win the title. Gota Ihashi convinced the ref to do fast counts but it backfired when Ichikawa pinned him and got a fast three count. Afterwards Ichikawa was confused because he wasn’t given the championship for winning the match. Ihashi tried to retire the belt but Amon Tsurumi refused to let it happen. Stalker demanded to have the belt. Tsurumi told him to go back to Kobe.

Kota Ibushi will release his autobiography on 28th October. There will be two versions available: “The Strongest Edition” and “The Most Mad Edition”.

Two guest names were announced for “OSAKA OCTOPUS 2015” on 28th November. Comedians RG and Ryota Yamasato will both wrestle at the show. Yamasato was sitting by the commentary table during the announcement and he was surprised to learn he will be wrestling.

Muscle Sakai will film DDT’s second movie “DDT Liberal Arts Pro Wrestling” later this year. The first movie “DDT Wrestling Cannonball 2014” was released on DVD today and available at the show.

This was already announced back in February but as a reminder DDT will hold two shows in Sumo Hall next year. The dates are 21st March and 28th August. A Falls Count Anywhere Street Wrestling Treasure Hunt match was confirmed for the 21st March show.


UNION “SEA WRESTLING” Results

August 16, 2015

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UNION “SEA WRESTLING”, 16/08/2015
Kanagawa Hayama Isshiki Kaigan Keio Camp Store

1. Falls Count Anywhere Match: Cherry & Misaki Ohata defeated Hiroshi Fukuda & Ryu Gouma when Cherry pinned Gouma with the Spring Night Love in the sea (12:01).
2. 4 Way Falls Count Anywhere Match: Isami Kodaka defeated Shuji Ishikawa, Daichi Kazato and Mitomi Masayuki when Kodaka submitted Masayuki with a Manjigatame on some rocks (38:47).

Union set up a trip to the beach for some wrestling and barbecue out in the sun. Both matches took place on mats but eventually spread out along the beach and into the sea.

The main event featured water guns, buckets, fire crackers and an inflatable killer whale used as weapons. Daichi Kazato also found a large balance ball and held on to it when he dove onto Isami Kodaka. Kodaka rolled out of the way and Kazato bounced off the ball when hit the sand. Kodaka and Kazato soon found themselves stranded together on a rock off the coast. Kodaka put Kazato in the Manjigatame and submitted him on the rocks.

The first match had a change in teams when Cherry & Misaki Ohata asked not to team with either Hiroshi Fukuda or Ryu Gouma. They weren’t afraid to use sand, seaweed and plastic swords to get the advantage. Cherry was able to pin Gouma with the Spring Night Love in the sea, submerging his head under the water in the process.


DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2015 ~DDT DAY~” Results

August 9, 2015

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DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2015 ~DDT DAY~”, 09/08/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING
460 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

0. King Of Dark Title – Boxing Match: Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Gota Ihashi (c) by KO with a Right Hook (2R 0:34).
*D7 for Gota Ihashi.
1. Yasu Urano & Akito defeated Daisuke Sasaki & Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Akito submitted Matsunaga with a Figure Four Leg Lock (11:39).
2. Toru Owashi & Kota Umeda defeated Sanshiro Takagi & Shunma Katsumata when Owashi pinned Katsumata with La Magistral Cradle (8:54).
3. 4 Way Match: Makoto Oishi defeated Kazuki Hirata, Hiroshi Fukuda and Suguru Miyatake when Oishi pinned Hirata, Fukuda and Miyatake with a Triple Crucifix Pin (5:19).
4. Danshoku Dino, Super Sasadango Machine & Ken Ohka defeated Keisuke Ishii, Soma Takao & Kouki Iwasaki when Dino pinned Iwasaki with the Beer Garden Moonsault (15:28).
5. Masa Takanashi defeated Antonio Honda with the Takatonic (13:58).
6. Beer Garden Specialty! 6-Man Lottery Tag Match: KUDO, Konosuke Takeshita & HARASHIMA defeated Shigehiro Irie, Yukio Sakaguchi & Kazusada Higuchi when KUDO pinned Kazusada with the Diving Double Knee Drop (21:55).

The final day of Beer Garden 2015 had a lot going on. This was the final DDT event before “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2015” on 23rd August so some of the matches were previews of what to expect in Sumo Hall.

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In the main event the two teams of three were decided by a lottery drawing. Each ball was picked out of the box by a random fan in the audience. The teams wound up being KUDO, Konosuke Takeshita & HARASHIMA on one side and Shigehiro Irie, Yukio Sakaguchi & Kazusada Higuchi on the other. This meant KUDO and Sakaguchi would face off one more time before their KO-D Openweight Title match. KUDO’s team got the win when they isolated Higuchi and bombarded him with a German Suplex from Takeshita, an 8×4 from KUDO, a standing Somato from HARASHIMA and then the Diving Double Knee Drop from KUDO to seal the deal. After the match KUDO and Sakaguchi finally put away the bad blood growing between them and bumped fists.

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Masa Takanashi scored another non-title victory over Antonio Honda. Afterwards Honda said he was exhausted after his match with Transparent Mel Gibson from Thursday and it has been a struggle for him to complete Beer Garden week. However the struggle is what makes him strong going into the most important chapter of his story. He said he will be ready for Takanashi when the DDT Extreme Title is on the line.

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Things are looking good for Danshoku Dino, Super Sasadango Machine & Ken Ohka. They beat two thirds of the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions. However they got the win by beating the rookie Team Drift was teaming with. Kouki Iwasaki was put away with the Spear Of Flame from Ohka, the Verdict from Sasadango and a special beer spitting Moonsault from Dino. The challengers all agreed that they need a team name for the upcoming DDT Dramatic General Election. Sasadango came up with three options: Gamba Osaka, Gamba Wrestle One or Gamba Wrestle Dream Factory. They decided for the moment to call themselves the Gamba Wrestle Dream Factory.

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Makoto Oishi found a very clever way to win the 4 Way Match, rolling over Kazuki Hirata, Hiroshi Fukuda and Suguru Miyatake with a Crucifix Pin all at the same time when the three were all busy singing together.

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But all of a sudden Aja Kong suddenly appeared for the first time in DDT since May. Kong located Amon Tsurumi at ringside and complained about not being on the Sumo Hall show even though she is still the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion. Tsurumi told her this year’s Battle Royal will be for tag teams instead of single wrestlers. Surprised, Kong began looking for someone to team with and picked Oishi. A frightened Oishi had no choice but to accept. Toru Owashi went over to Hirata and declared they will be in the Battle Royal. Miyatake suddenly hit Fukuda with the Heart Attack out of nowhere causing the lights to go out. When the lights came back on Yoshihiko was in the ring! It came to Fukuda’s rescue and attacked Miyatake, sending him packing. Yoshihiko and Fukuda are now joining forces for the Battle Royal.

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A press conference was held during the show for LiLiCo’s pro wrestling debut. She gave an update on her training, saying she is currently on around Week 4 or 5. She has a busy schedule but spends time every day in the gym. She announced her intention to enter the Tag Battle Royal at Sumo Hall but she doesn’t have a partner. Suguru Miyatake suddenly appeared and made his case to LiLiCo, flexing his muscles for her. LiLiCo was impressed and said Miyatake looks delicious. The press conference was then interrupted by Owashi, Hirata and Fukuda who all came out to make fun of Miyatake. Aja Kong then reappeared to confront LiLiCo. Kong had to be restrained by the others as the conference ended.

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Everybody in Match #2 wore pantyhose over their heads, even Daisuke Kiso. Unfortunately for Kiso he got knocked out with an accidental Lariat from Toru Owashi. Owashi put Shunma Katsumata in La Magistral Cradle but Kiso was unconscious. Yukinori Matsui appeared at the entrance also wearing pantyhose over his head and he sprinted to the ring. However Matsui somehow caught himself on the ropes. Owashi still had La Magistral applied and Kiso eventually woke up to count the pin.

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After the opening match Tomomitsu Matsunaga told Daisuke Sasaki it’s been ten years since they first met. Matsunaga always wanted to team with Sasaki and he begged to join the Golden☆Storm Riders. Sasaki denied the request and apologised before leaving the ring. Matsunaga called him a bastard then spoke to Yasu Urano & Akito. He said he’s known Urano for over 10 years and fondly remembers the DDT Extreme Title match he had with Akito last year. He then begged to join Smile Squash. Urano and Akito turned him down and also apologised as they left him alone in the ring. Matsunaga would solve his unit problem later.

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Gota Ihashi took one last shot at getting rid of the King Of Dark Title before “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2015”. He challenged Ryota Nakatsu to a boxing match before the show started. Nakatsu was clearly winning the fight after Round 1 but Yukio Sakaguchi suddenly appeared and took his place in Round 2. Sakaguchi easily knocked Ihashi out.

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Ihashi wasn’t done for the night. He came back out later in the show with Tomomitsu Matsunaga. Last year they were part of a unit called Booing. The unit was forced to split up after it finished last in the DDT Dramatic General Election. Now Booing is back! Joining them is Kouki Iwasaki. He said Ihashi has always been there for him when he needed help so this is him repaying the favour. Together the three of them are Booing 2015. Everybody in the crowd booed the announcement.

DDT “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2015 ~FROM DDT WITH LOVE~”, 23/08/2015
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0. King Of Dark Title: Gota Ihashi (c) Vs “Hollywood” Stalker Ichikawa
1. Mao Inoue & Mizuki Watase Debut Match: Yasu Urano, Akito & Ryota Nakatsu defeated Kota Umeda, Mao Inoue & Mizuki Watase
2. Time Difference Tag Battle Royal: Aja Kong & Makoto Oishi Vs LiLiCo & Suguru Miyatake Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs MIKAMI & Shunma Katsumata Vs Gorgeous Matsuno & Great Kojika Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Kouki Iwasaki Vs Hiroshi Fukuda & Yoshihiko Vs Hoshitango & Mio Shirai
3. DDT Extreme Title – Uchikami! Presents: Antonio Honda (c) Vs Masa Takanashi
4. Tetsuya Endo Comeback Match: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Tetsuya Endo
5. Genichiro Tenryu Retirement Road Round 15: Genichiro Tenryu, Sanshiro Takagi & Saki Akai Vs Shuji Ishikawa, Kazusada Higuchi & Meiko Satomura
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao (c) Vs Danshoku Dino, Super Sasadango Machine & Ken Ohka
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi (c) Vs Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki
8. Dramatic Dream Match: HARASHIMA Vs Hiroshi Tanahashi
9. KO-D Openweight Title – Good Com Asset Presents: KUDO (c) Vs Yukio Sakaguchi


DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2015 ~DANSHOKU DINO & SUPER SASADANGO MACHINE DAY~” Results

August 8, 2015

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DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2015 ~DANSHOKU DINO & SUPER SASADANGO MACHINE DAY~”, 08/08/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING
460 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. New Combat Drama Series: Soma Takao defeated Yasu Urano and Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Takao pinned Matsunaga with a School Boy (9:45).
2. The World’s Most Powerful Cultural Heaven Olympics – Round 1: Sambo Oishi defeated Gota Ihashi when Oishi hit Ihashi with a Nihon University newspaper (6:24).
3. The World’s Most Powerful Cultural Heaven Olympics – Round 1: Masa Takanashi defeated Choun-Shiryu by DQ when Yusuke Kubo attacked Takanashi (3:59).
4. Turn Based Wrestling ~Endless Gig~: Danshoku Dino defeated Ken Ohka with the Beer Garden Danshoku Driver (18:35).
5. The Lamentations Of The 40 Year Old Wrestler – Enter Sandman 11 Way Falls Count Anywhere Match: Ken Ohka defeated Super Sasadango Machine, KUDO, Seiya Morohashi, Antonio Honda, Danshoku Dino, Yasu Urano, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Soma Takao, Makoto Oishi and Gota Ihashi when Ohka pinned Dino with the Spear Of Flame (18:14).

Danshoku Dino and Super Sasadango Machine had a plan in mind going into their Beer Garden show. They wanted Ken Ohka to join them and go after the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles at Sumo Hall later this month. Ohka refused because DDT is Ganbare☆Wrestling’s enemy and he won’t team with any DDT wrestlers. Ohka stayed for the main event, an out of control 11 Way Falls Count Anywhere match with “Enter Sandman” playing throughout the entire match. Sasadango wrestled without his mask but had he face painted to look like the mask. Ohka capitalised by getting rid of KUDO after KUDO hit the Diving Double Knee Drop on Dino. Ohka then hit the Spear Of Flame to win. After the match he had a change of heart and accepted the offer to team with Dino & Sasadango.

In the semi-main event Dino could only win the match when a Tomoyasu Hotei played over the speakers. Ohka could only win during a B’z song. The fight went out to the parking lot where Ohka gave Dino a Brainbuster onto the pavement. As the two fought during Hotei’s “Be My Baby” Dino smashed Ohka in the head with a can of beer and hit the Danshoku Driver for the three count.

A cultural Mixed Martial Arts tournament filled up the undercard. Sambo Oishi represented newspapers, Gota Ihashi fought for pottery, Masa Takanashi supported games of Shogi and Yusuke Kubo came as a former student council president. Oishi beat Ihashi by blasting him with a loaded university newspaper. Before the next match began Choun-Shiryu ambushed Kubo with a baseball bat. Shiryu took Kubo’s place in the match arrived as a rakugo storyteller. Kubo returned with the bat and swung at Shiryu but hit Takanashi by accident instead. Yukinori Matsui still declared Takanashi the winner by disqualification. However Takanashi was in no condition to continue the tournament so Shiryu qualified by default. It was announced the final between Oishi and Shiryu will take place during next year’s Beer Garden series.

The 3 Way Match between Soma Takao, Yasu Urano and Tomomitsu Matsunaga had a weird set of rules involved. The match could only go on for three minutes at a time. When the time expired everyone had to go back to the locker room and wait until the following match ended before they could go back out and restart. The match wound up taking place out in the parking lot during Part 3. Takao was dunked into a rubbish bin by Urano and Matsunaga. It wasn’t until at the end of the show that Takao pinned Matsunaga to finally bring the match to an end. Even though the match took all night to finish, it only went on for 9:45 according to the official time keeping.


DDT “AGEPA!! FEAT. MISONO” Results

August 8, 2015

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1. Ryota Nakatsu defeated Kouki Iwasaki with a Running Low Kick (9:30).
2. Anywhere Second Wear Pool Death Match: Kazusada Higuchi & Kota Umeda defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga & SAGAT when Higuchi threw SAGAT into the pool with an Outsiders Edge (12:35).
3. Hiroshi Fukuda defeated Mitomi Masayuki with the Patriot Clothesline (6:22).
4. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie defeated Makoto Oishi & Shunma Katsumata when Ishii pinned Katsumata with the Double Arm DDT (12:43).
5. Bonus Track Battle Royal: Shunma Katsumata defeated SAGAT by Ring Out (2:34).
Order Of Elimination: Ryota Nakatsu, Kota Umeda, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Hiroshi Fukuda, Mitomi Masayuki, Keisuke Ishii and Makoto Oishi, Shigehiro Irie, Kazusada Higuchi, Kouki Iwasaki, SAGAT.

A special midnight event took place outside Shin-kiba studioCOAST after yesterday’s Beer Garden show. The ring was set up near a swimming pool which everyone was thrown into during Match #2.


TOKYO JOSHI PRO “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2015 ~TOKYO JOSHI PRO DAY~” Results

August 8, 2015

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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2015 ~TOKYO JOSHI PRO DAY~”, 08/08/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING
460 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Tokyo Princess Cup – Semi Final: Shoko Nakajima defeated KANNA with the Northern Lights Suplex (8:34).
2. Tokyo Princess Cup – Semi Final: Akane Miura defeated Miyu Yamashita with a Lariat (6:52).
3. Summer Vacation Is Special! Exciting Tokyo Joshi Festival 3 Way Match: MIZUHO and Rika Tatsumi defeated Yuka Sakazaki when MIZUHO and Tatsumi both pinned Sakazaki in a children’s pool (11:57).
4. Animation Specialty Channel AT-X Uchi Summer Festival Up A Notch 2015! Geki Atsu ☆ Challenge: Saki Akai & Ai Shimizu defeated Nonoko & Hyper Misao when Akai pinned Misao with the Rookie Award (13:41).
5. Tokyo Princess Cup – Final: Shoko Nakajima defeated Akane Miura with the Northern Lights Suplex (13:36).

Shoko Nakajima is the winner of this year’s Tokyo Princess Cup! Nakajima beat KANNA in the semi-final while Akane Miura beat Miyu Yamashita. In the final Miura refused to shake Nakajima’s hand before the match started. Nakajima kicked out of the Lariat Miura used to beat Yamashita. She then sent Miura into the ropes with a Hurricanrana and followed up with the Rider Kick 619. It was all over when Nakajima did the Northern Lights Suplex. Her prize for winning the tournament is booking rights for the next show on 29th August. Nakajima also challenged Saki Akai to a match in Shinjuku FACE on 22nd September. Akai came out and asked if Nakajima was Cinderella because she looks pretty dirty. Akai accepted the challenge and pointed out there is plenty of time between now and then. Akai bragged that she becomes more beautiful after every day so Nakajima better be ready for her.

Ai Shimizu is currently the poster girl for AT-X’s “Our Summer Festival 2015!” campaign. She was presented with a bouquet of flowers from last year’s poster girl Yukari Fukui before her match.

The 3 Way Match left everyone soaking wet. A small children’s pool was placed in the ring along with super soakers and water balloons for the girls to use. There was also a blindfold, baseball bat and watermelon for the girls to play split the watermelon. Yuka Sakazaki put both MIZUHO and Rika Tatsumi into the pool and attempted a Swan Dive Splash. Both girls moved out of the way and Sakazaki landed into the pool. She was then pinned by both of her opponents at the same time.