TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE GIRLS BATTLE 2015 ROUND 6” Results

June 20, 2015

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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE GIRLS BATTLE 2015 ROUND 6”, 20/06/2015
Tokyo BASEMENT MONSTAR
150 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. 3 Way Match: Nonoko defeated Shoko Nakajima and MIZUHO when Nonoko pinned MIZUHO with the Pie Fly Flow (10:06).
2. KANNA defeated Hyper Misao with the Spear Of Versailles (5:20).
3. Miyu Yamashita defeated Yuka Sakazaki with the Crash Rabbit Heat (8:17).
4. Saki Akai & Ai Shimizu defeated Erin & Akane Miura when Akai pinned Erin with the Rookie Award (10:42).

Saki Akai had some more insults prepared for the Tokyo Joshi Pro roster. She said Garlic Pork would be a good team name for Erin & Akane Miura because Erin looked like garlic and Miura looked like a pig. After the main event Akai dared Erin to challenge her again when she becomes more beautiful.

Yuka Sakazaki targeted Miyu Yamashita’s jaw in their match, believing it to be her weak spot. When she took control she place a large rubber band in her mouth, stretched it out of the ring and then released it so it would snap Yamashita in the face. However Yamashita countered Yakazaki’s Magical Girl Jump and hit the Crash Rabbit Heat for the win.

Ririko Kendo announced she is being renamed and will now be called Rika Tatsumi. Rika is part of her real name and Tatsumi comes from Tatsumi Fujinami. She has also developed a new move inspired by her new name and she aims to use it in her return match.

Hyper Misao was again unmasked in her match. Despite losing to KANNA, Misao thinks she is just going through a rebellious phase on her journey to becoming a hero.

The first round draw for this year’s Tokyo Princess Cup took place at the end of the show. The matches are Erin Vs KANNA, Miyu Yamashita Vs Yuka Sakazaki, Shoko Nakajima Vs Nonoko and Ai Shimizu Vs Akane Miura.


UNION, OZ ACADEMY, WAVE, ICE RIBBON “M.I.O 4” Results

June 19, 2015

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UNION, OZ ACADEMY, WAVE, ICE RIBBON “M.I.O 4”, 19/06/2015
Shinjuku FACE
325 Fans

1. Women’s Single Match: Chikayo Nagashima defeated Risa Sera with the Fisherman Buster (7:37).
2. 6-Person Tag Match: Misaki Ohata, Tsukasa Fujimoto & Mayumi Ozaki defeated Hiroshi Fukuda, Hamuko Hoshi & Mochi Miyagi when Ozaki pinned Fukuda with a Small Package (17:14).
3. 4 Organization 4 Way Match: Aoi Kizuki, Cherry and Kaho Kobayashi defeated Dynamite Kansai when all three pinned Kansai at the same time (7:19).
4. Hard Mixed Singles Match: Isami Kodaka defeated Yumi Ohka with the Isamuashi Zan (11:34).
5. Mixed Tag Match: Aja Kong & SAGAT defeated Shuji Ishikawa & Neko Nitta when Kong pinned Nitta with the Vertical Brainbuster (11:21).
6. Main Event Singles Match: Mio Shirai Vs Arisa Nakajima ended in a Time Limit Draw (30:00).
6a. Overtime: Arisa Nakajima defeated Mio Shirai with the Dharma Style German Suplex (2:09).

Both Mio Shirai and Arisa Nakajima fought their hearts out in a 30 minute draw. They shook hands at the beginning of the match but Shirai immediately threw a High Kick to start things off. At the 15 minute mark they brawled out of the ring and brought chairs into the match. When 5 minutes remained Shirai locked in the Figure 4 Necklock and Nakajima spent some time trying to escape it. In the final seconds of the match Nakajima hit the Dharma Suplex but the bell rang before she could get the three count. Nakajima pleaded with Shirai to restart the match because she wanted a definitive winner for their last singles match together. Shirai agreed and the match went to overtime with no time limit. The two quickly tried to get the advantage with strikes and finisher attempts until Nakajima hit the Dharma Suplex again and this time got the pin. Nakajima thanked Shirai for he exciting match afterwards.

Isami Kodaka got the better of Yumi Ohka and there seems to be a measure of respect between the two now. However they both gestured towards having a rematch at some point in the future.

The 4 Way Match was pretty much a 3 Vs 1 Handicap match. Aoi Kizuki, Cherry and Kaho Kobayashi were all wary of facing Dynamite Kansai on their own so they all decided to team up on her instead. While the three did eventually wrestle each other they still ganged up on Kansai when the opportunity presented itself. The end came when the trio all Dropkicked Kansai and then jumped on top of her for a triple pin. Kizuki, Cherry and Kobayashi were all pleased with the result.

Hiroshi Fukuda was in the mood for some singing and got the Lovely Butchers to join him midway through the opening match. He also convinced Misaki Ohata and Tsukasa Fujimoto to sing too. Mayumi Ozaki refused to do it but eventually gave in. When she finished she gave Fukuda a Low Blow kick and pinned him with a Small Package.


UNION “AMANIMOMAKEZU UNION 2015” Results

June 17, 2015

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UNION “AMANIMOMAKEZU UNION 2015”, 17/06/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING
264 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Western Type Gentleman And Lady First Tag Death Match: Daichi & Cherry defeated Hiroshi Fukuda & Aoi Ishibashi when Cherry pinned Fukuda with the Spring Night Love (7:30).
2. Road To The Best Of Independent Junior – 4 Way Match: Madoka defeated Isami Kodaka, Ryota Nakatsu and Daichi Kazato when Madoka pinned Kazato with the Ranhyei (10:41).
3. MEN’S Teioh, Kazushi Miyamoto & SAGAT defeated Ladybeard, Mitomi Masayuki & Seiya Morohashi when Teioh pinned Masayuki with a Rope Assisted Pin (11:48).
4. UWA World Tag Team Titles – Empty Can Death Match: Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei defeated Shuji Ishikawa & Masato Shibata (c) when Shu pinned Shibata with the Gotai Fumanzoku (Talks About The Universe) (15:50).
*Shuji Ishikawa & Masato Shibata fail in V1. The Brahman Brothers become the 21st UWA World Tag Team Champions!
5. Union Fly To Everywhere World Title: Mio Shirai defeated Hibiscus Mii (c) with the Tsuchigumo (7:48).
*Hibiscus Mii fails in V1. Mio Shirai becomes the 7th Union Fly To Everywhere World Champion!
6. Union MAX Title: FUMA (c) defeated Yusuke Kubo with the Diving Headbutt (23:18).
*V3 for FUMA.

The former Goro Jr. became an unlikely hero for Union by attempting to win the Union MAX Title from FUMA. Kubo entered to a remixed version of his mentor Dick Togo’s song (I assume it’s “Insane in the Membrane”). He came close to winning with the Goro Suplex and Blowback but FUMA fired back with a combination consisting of the Sole Butt, Argentine Piledriver, Tombstone and finally the Diving Headbutt. That was nough to put Kubo away. After the match FUMA said that the King Legion will show their full power next month and challenged anyone to try and stop them.

With retirement looming on the horizon Mio Shirai made it her goal to win a championship one more time in all four companies she is under contract to. She already holds the tag team titles for both Ice Ribbon and Pro Wrestling WAVE. She also recently won the main championship in OZ Academy but was forced to vacate it after losing a stipulation match but that’s another story for another blog. All that remained was winning back the Union Fly To Everywhere Title. She had to go through Hibiscus Mii to do that and it wasn’t an easy task. The match featured plenty of Headbutts but Shirai prevailed and is now a Triple Crown champion. Shirai apologised for having a swollen red head because of all the Headbutts she gave and took.

In what was probably the weirdest recycling campaign ever, the UWA World Tag Team Titles were put on the line in an Empty Can Death Match. There were no countouts or rope breaks and every five minutes the fans in attendence were encouraged to throw their empty beer cans into the ring. The wrestlers were then allowed to use the cans as weapons. The Brahman Brothers still used their usual array of weapons like the suitcase, bowling ball and pig head. The dreaded black ink also came into play and blinded Masato Shibata long enough to be pinned, resulting in the title switch.

Madoka was nominated by Isami Kodaka to be the next No. 1 Contender for his Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Title. The title match will be in Yokohama on 18th July.

The male wrestlers in Match #1 were penalised whenever they did not act like gentlemen towards the women. Daichi immediately lost 3 points at the start of the match when he entered the ring without Cherry. Hiroshi Fukuda smartly escorted Aoi Ishibashi to her corner to avoid the same penalty. Daichi lost another point for locking up with Ishibashi and messing her hair in the process. Meanwhile Fukuda punched Cherry but that was okay because it was ruled as an act performed on an opponent in a competitive wrestling match. Fukuda then used Ishibashi as a human shield for a top rope attack from Daichi. That wasn’t ok and he was penalised 100,000 points before getting pinned by Cherry.

Ryu Gouma participated in a special public training exercise at the beginning of the show. Kazuhiko Ogasawara came out with a baseball bat and challenged Gouma to break it in half. He struck Gouma in the shin everytime Gouma failed. Gouma gave up and Ogasawara dragged him to the back stating he will train him even harder.


DDT “KING OF DDT 2015 OSAKA” Results

June 15, 2015

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DDT “KING OF DDT 2015 OSAKA”, 14/06/2015
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2
1,042 Fans – Super No Vacancy

0. King Of Dark Title: Suguru Miyatake (c) & Kota Umeda defeated Gota Ihashi & Hiroshi Fukuda when Miyatake pinned Ihashi with the Heart Attack (6:45).
*Suguru Miyatake passes D2. Gota Ihashi becomes the 3rd King Of Dark Champion.
1. HARASHIMA, Akiro, Yasu Urano, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Saki Akai defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata, Devin Sparks & Ric Ellis when HARASHIMA pinned Hirata with the Somato (10:28).
2. 4 Way Match: KUDO defeated Danshoku Dino, Keisuke Ishii and Antonio Honda when KUDO pinned Honda with the Diving Double Knee Drop (8:49).
3. King Of DDT 2015 – Round 2: Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Makoto Oishi with the Right Knee Of God (7:19).
4. King Of DDT 2015 – Round 2: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Masa Takanashi with the German Suplex (9:47).
5. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi (c) defeated MIKAMI & Shuji Ishikawa when Okabayashi pinned MIKAMI with the Golem Splash (19:29).
*V4 for Strong BJ.
6. King Of DDT 2015 – Round 2: Daisuke Sasaki defeated Kota Ibushi with the Sasaki Huracanrana (18:48).
7. King Of DDT 2015 – Round 2: Kazusada Higuchi defeated Shigehiro Irie with the Goten (18:23).

The King Of DDT semi-finals are set. Kazusada Higuchi Vs Yukio Sakaguchi and Konosuke Takeshita Vs Daisuke Sasaki will take place on 28th June along with the grand final. Sakaguchi dispatched Makoto Oishi with the Right Knee Of God. Takeshita narrowly avoided being wrongly disqualified when Masa Takanashi faked getting hit with the DDT Extreme Title belt he stole from Akito again after Match #1. Sasaki got the upset win over his stablemate Kota Ibushi. Sasaki seated Ibushi on a chair outside the ring and did a Super Diving Elbow Drop from the top rope onto him. Sasaki avoided the Sit Down Last Ride and pulled in the ref to distract Ibushi and flash pin him with the Sasaki Huracanrana. Ibushi was disappointed to lose and blamed Suguru Miyatake. Finally in the battle of the heavyweights Higuchi scored a great victory over Shigehiro Irie. Higuchi offered a handshake after the match but Irie rejected it.

DDT will move up from Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2 to the bigger Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #1 on 28th November. The event is called “OSAKA OCTOPUS 2015” and the main event will be the KO-D Openweight Champion defending the title against the winner of this year’s DDT Dramatic General Election. Sanshiro Takagi spoke about the building hosting matches like Nobuhiko Takada Vs Bob Backlund as well as cards from UWF and SWS.

Despite being thrown off by MIKAMI’s speed and use of ladders, Strong BJ succeeded in another KO-D Tag Team Titles defence. Yuji Okabayashi is confident he and Daisuke Sekimoto can beat anyone in DDT. Right now there are no immediate challengers in line.

Ken Ohka appeared in the balcony after the 4 Way Match to give another warning to KUDO about cashing in his Right To Challenge contract. Amon Tsurumi apologised to KUDO for allowing Ohka to sneak into the show again. KUDO didn’t care because he knows Ohka is not going to cash in anytime soon.

Hello darkness my old friend. Gota Ihashi is now a two time King Of Dark Champion. He never got a chance to enjoy wrestling outside of the preshow. Amon Tsurumi happily handed Ihashi the belt after the match.


DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN FUJI ~DRAMATIC DREAM TSUKENAPORITAN~” Results

June 13, 2015

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DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN FUJI ~DRAMATIC DREAM TSUKENAPORITAN~”, 13/06/2015
Shizuoka Fuji-san Messe
288 Fans – Super No Vacancy

0. King Of Dark Title: Gota Ihashi defeated Suguru Miyatake (c) with a Cross Body Attack (4:31).
*D1 for Suguru Miyatake.
1. Yasu Urano defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga with a Cradle Cutback (8:11).
2. Toru Owashi defeated DJ Nira with La Magistral Cradle (0:40).
2a. Toru Owashi defeated DJ Nira after a failed Suicide Rocket Punch from a human pyramid (5:25).
3. Kota Ibushi, Daisuke Sasaki & MIKAMI defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Devin Sparks & Ric Ellis when MIKAMI pinned Sparks with the Sliding School Boy (11:45).
4. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie defeated Kazusada Higuchi & Kouki Iwasaki when Irie pinned Iwasaki with the Flying Sausage (12:40).
5. HARASHIMA & Akito defeated Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi when HARASHIMA pinned Oishi with the Somato (14:02).
6. KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi defeated Antonio Honda, Konosuke Takeshita & Hiroshi Fukuda when KUDO pinned Fukuda with the Diving Double Knee Drop (18:07).

Makoto Oishi’s mother was in attendance and by her son’s side for most of the show.

Shigehiro Irie was impressed with Kazusada Higuchi’s strength in their preview of tomorrow’s King Of DDT 2nd Round. Irie thinks Higuchi’s power is amazing but he will not let himself be overtaken by the new generation.

Match #3 went outside and featured fireworks being used as weapons. Kota Ibushi also Moonsaulted off of a truck as he is known to do. The Arrogant Bastards were able to hit DEATH FROM ABOVE but MIKAMI won the match out of nowhere with the Sliding School Boy.

After a quick match, DJ Nira and Toru Owashi immediately had a rematch. Nira goaded Amon Tsurumi, Daisuke Kiso, Antonio Honda, Gota Ihashi and Yusuke Kubo to form a human pyramid for him to do the Rocket Punch off of. Nira fell short of his target and got pinned.

Gota Ihashi argued with Amon Tsurumi over him still being in dark matches despite no longer being the King Of Dark Champion. Ihashi beat Suguru Miyatake once more with the Cross Body to prevent the title from transferring back to him.


GANBARE☆WRESTLING “HOWEVER 2015” Results

June 7, 2015

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GANBARE☆WRESTLING “HOWEVER 2015”, 07/06/2015
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR
92 Fans

1. Japan Vs USA ~Namiguchi Japan Vs Arrogant Bastards~: Devin Sparks & Ric Ellis defeated Osamu Namiguchi & Tiger Bedscene when Sparks pinned Bedscene after the DEATH FROM ABOVE (10:29).
2. Face Iron Bull Phantom Vs Berserk Mammel ~Prince SOS~: Mr. No defeated J-Soul Pandita III IV with the Diving Headbutt (5:29).
3. Let’s Go! COWPER!!: GENTARO & Kotaro Nasu defeated Shinichiro Tominaga & Osochin Aries when GENTARO pinned Aries with a Small Package (13:37).
4. Power Of Dreams Vs Enjo-gun: Shibata & Mitomi Masayuki defeated Yumehito Imanari & Chikara when Shibata pinned Imanari with the Enjo Kick (13:10).
5. Oretachi Nario No – Road To KO-D!?: Ken Ohka defeated Yukihiro Abe with the Spear Of Flame (15:14).

Ken Ohka successfully defended his Right To Challenge contract with a victory over former DDT wrestler Yukihiro Abe. Ohka encouraged Abe to stay with Ganbare☆Wrestling and help him prepare for his inevitable match with KUDO for the KO-D Openweight Title. Shibata came out and had an offer for Ohka. He wanted a 2-on-1 Handicap match between himself and Mitomi Masayuki against Ohka! However Shibata promises they will fight fair and square and there will be no outside interference by any member of Enjo-gun. Ohka accepted the challenge and is determined to beat Enjo-gun even if it’s by himself. He will beat Enjo-gun and he will become the KO-D Champion!

I still can’t get over the fact that a Japanese Austin Aries gimmick exists.

The Arrogant Bastards were added to the card when they requested to add one more match to their schedules before returning home to America. Osamu Namiguchi & Tiger Bedscene were supposed to wrestle each other but had to team together instead.

Ganpuro will have its first show in Shinjuku FACE on 23rd September.


TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE GIRLS BATTLE 2015 ROUND 5” Results

June 7, 2015

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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE GIRLS BATTLE 2015 ROUND 5”, 07/06/2015
Tokyo BASEMENT MONSTAR
150 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Ai Shimizu defeated Shoko Nakajima with a Cradle Crush (9:04).
2. Nonoko defeated Yuka Sakazaki with the Dragon Sleeper (9:37).
3. Akane Miura defeated Miyu Yamashita with a Lariat (6:45).
4. Biishiki-gun Vs Hero-gun: Saki Akai & KANNA defeated Hyper Misao & Erin when KANNA pinned Misao with the Spear Of Versailles (11:10).

The Hero-gun’s attempt at juctice ended in failure. Hyper Misao convinced Erin to put on the cape and mask to fight Biishiki-gun. Saki Akai said both of them looked like burglars so it was up to herself and KANNA to dispense some “cute justice” of their own. They unmasked both Misao and Erin during the match and KANNA pinned Misao with the Spear Of Versailles. Misao admitted she was a bad partner for Erin but felt KANNA still had justice in her heart. Misao challenged KANNA to a singles match at the next show. Erin then challenged Akai and Ai Shimizu to a tag team match. This time she has a better partner, Akane Miura! The big girl is confident in her abilities after beating Miyu Yamashita in the semi-main event.


DDT “KING OF DDT 2015 SAITAMA” Results

June 6, 2015

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DDT “KING OF DDT 2015 SAITAMA”, 06/06/2015
Saitama Kasukabe Hall
460 Fans – Super No Vacancy

0. King Of Dark Title: Gota Ihashi (c) defeated Suguru Miyatake with a Cross Body Attack (3:43).
*Gota Ihashi passes D12. Suguru Miyatake becomes the 2nd King Of Dark Champion.
1. Sanshiro Takagi, Devin Sparks & Ric Ellis defeated HARASHIMA, MIKAMI & Shunma Katsumata when Ellis pinned Katsumata after the DEATH FROM ABOVE (6:34).
2. King Of DDT 2015 – Round 1: Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Keisuke Ishii with the Right Hand Of God (10:03).
3. King Of DDT 2015 – Round 1: Makoto Oishi defeated Hiroshi Fukuda with a Diving Body Attack (6:54).
4. King Of DDT 2015 – Round 1: Masa Takanashi defeated Akito with the Doburoku (1:13).
5. King Of DDT 2015 – Round 1: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Antonio Honda with the German Suplex (15:15).
6. 3 Way Match: KUDO defeated Danshoku Dino and Soma Takao when KUDO pinned Dino with the Diving Double Knee Drop (9:10).
*KUDO wins one of Danshoku Dino’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contracts.
7. King Of DDT 2015 – Round 1: Daisuke Sasaki defeated Kota Umeda with the Cross Facelock (13:00).
8. King Of DDT 2015 – Round 1: Kota Ibushi defeated Kazuki Hirata with the Sit Down Last Ride (7:31).
9. King Of DDT 2015 – Round 1: Kazusada Higuchi defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga with the Goten (11:04).
10. King Of DDT 2015 – Round 1: Shigehiro Irie defeated Yasu Urano with the Package Piledriver (24:44).

An eventful King Of DDT 1st Round filled up the majority of today’s show. Yukio Sakaguchi beat Keisuke Ishii and compared the tournament to climbing a mountain. Makoto Oishi overcame Hiroshi Fukuda’s shenanigans and used Fukuda’s USA flag to celebrate afterwards. Masa Takanashi attacked Akito as he entered the ring. Akito countered the Takatonic into a Knee Crusher but Takanashi withstood the pain and cradled Akito for the fast victory. Takanashi stole the DDT Extreme Title afterwards but gave it back when HARASHIMA confronted him backstage. Konosuke Takeshita bested Antonio Honda in the battle of Happy Motels. Takeshita hopes to fight for the KO-D Openweight Title at Sumo Hall this year instead of facing a guest wrestler like last time. Daisuke Sasaki went over Kota Umeda. Sasaki planned on Umeda relying too much on High Kicks and he was right. Kazuki Hirata going full blast right from the start wasn’t enough to beat Kota Ibushi. The HIRATA GO glasses were placed on Ibushi’s face but he quickly took them off so he could win the match. Kazusada Higuchi restarted his journey towards another KO-D Title shot by overpowering Tomomitsu Matsunaga. Finally Shigehiro Irie earned a hard fought victory over Yasu Urano.

The 2nd round matches on 14th June are Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Makoto Oishi, Masa Takanashi Vs Konosuke Takeshita, Daisuke Sasaki Vs Kota Ibushi and Kazusada Higuchi Vs Shigehiro Irie.

Well this is a first. The reigning KO-D Champion now has possession of a Right To Challenge Contract. KUDO wiped out both Danshoku Dino and Soma Takao in a 3 Way Match. Takao had Dino in position for the Gin And Tonic when KUDO hit the Diving Double Knee Drop on Takao. KUDO then hit a second Diving Double Knee Drop this time on Dino to win one of his two contracts. Amon Tsurumi decided that if KUDO is still holding both the KO-D Title and the contract at the 9th August Beer Garden show (the last DDT event before “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2015”) then the contract will be declared invalid and removed from contention.

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KUDO and Tsurumi were then interrupted when Ken Ohka showed up outside the building and stood on two chairs at the window with a microphone. He said he was monitoring KUDO and then promoted tomorrow’s Ganbare☆Wrestling show in Tokyo. Tsurumi told Ohka it’s dangerous to stand next to the glass like that. KUDO said Ohka has certainly changed but he will crush him anytime. KUDO then said he hopes to defend the belt and then have a toast at Sumo Hall.

Sanshiro Takagi and the Arrogant Bastards were determined to successfully perform the DEATH FROM ABOVE Diving Headbutt. They finally succeeded on the third try and got the win. The Bastards were informed they only have two more dates left on their Japan visit and they requested to add one more before leaving. They were told the only extra show available is a Ganbare☆Wrestling event taking place tomorrow. Neither knew what that company was but they accepted the gig none the less.

At last Gota Ihashi has escaped from his dark match nightmare. An angry Ihashi went into his King Of Dark Title defence complaining about forever being an opening act. As Suguru Miyatake was about to respond, Ihashi attacked him to start the match. Ihashi quickly went for a Moonsault but missed. However a Cross Body Block shockingly got him the three count and transferred the King Of Dark Title over to Miyatake.


DDT “DNA 6” Results

June 4, 2015

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DDT “DNA 6”, 04/06/2015
Kitazawa Town Hall
139 Fans

1. Devin Sparks & Ric Ellis defeated Kazusada Higuchi & Kouki Iwasaki when Sparks pinned Iwasaki with a Horizontal Cradle (10:27).
2. Dai Suzuki defeated Akemi Papiyon with a Manjigatame (12:00).
3. Tsutomu Oosugi defeated Shunma Katsumata with the Tsukinoishi (12:39).
4. Yuji Okabayashi defeated Suguru Miyatake with an Argentine Backbreaker (12:55).
5. Kota Umeda defeated Ryota Nakatsu with the High Kick (22:50).

Kota Umeda qualifies for the King Of DDT tournament with a victory over Ryota Nakatsu in the main event. Umeda’s arm was heavily targeted and he came close to being counted out after Nakatsu slammed his arm into the corner post. Umeda fired back with a bunch of kicks and countered a German Suplex into a Cross Neck Lock. Nakatsu popped in with the Jumping Cross Armbreaker but Umeda cradled him for a nearfall. Umeda immediately fired Buzzsaw Kicks, a Spin Kick and two High Kicks to put away Nakatsu. Umeda now goes on to face Daisuke Sasaki in the tournament’s first round.

Suguru Miyatake has finally learned he should know when to bite his tongue after taking another beating, this time from Yuji Okabayashi. Miyatake noted the difference between Okabayashi’s chops and Yuji Hino’s chops. According to Miyatake, Hino’s chops can split the skin while Okabayashi’s chops can destroy muscles. Miyatake now just wants some recovery time and for his next match to be against somebody like Gabaiji-chan. Turns out his next DNA match really will be against Gabaiji-chan.

Shunma Katsumata was advised by Tsutomu Oosugi to gain a little weight. Oosugi thinks Katsumata can increase his max strength if he could increase his size. Katsumata was mortified to lose to somebody who is faster than himself.

Cross dresser Akemi Papiyon tried to channel the spirits of Scott Norton and Hercules Fernandez for his match with Dai Suzuki. He yelled their names while pulling down his bra straps during his attempts to Power Bomb Suzuki.

Ric Ellis tried to do Death From Above, the corner to corner Diving Headbutt but he missed again.

Three matches were announced for “DNA 7” on 1st July. They are Dai Suzuki Vs GENTARO, Suguru Miyatake Vs Gabaiji-chan and Ryota Nakatsu Vs Kengo Mashimo.


DDT “AUDIENCE 2015” Results

May 31, 2015

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DDT “AUDIENCE 2015”, 31/05/2015
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,200 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

0. King Of Dark Title: Kota Umeda defeated Gota Ihashi (c) with a High Kick (3:43).
*D11 for Gota Ihashi.
1. Yukio Sakaguchi, Masa Takanashi & Saki Akai defeated Yasu Urano, Akito & Aja Kong when Takanashi pinned Akito with the Takatonic (9:20).
2. T2Hide New Members Audition: Sanshiro Takagi, Kazuki Hirata, Devin Sparks & Ric Ellis defeated Toru Owashi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, DJ Nira & Kouki Iwasaki when Takagi pinned Iwasaki with the Sit Down Himawari Bomb (8:22).
3. MIKAMI & Shuji Ishikawa defeated Kazusada Higuchi & Shunma Katsumata when MIKAMI pinned Katsumata with the 450 Splash (9:50).
4. Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Super Sasadango Machine defeated Antonio Honda, Konosuke Takeshita & Hiroshi Fukuda when Oishi pinned Fukuda with the Jikiden Tornado Clutch (11:56).
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao (c) defeated Kota Ibushi, Daisuke Sasaki & Suguru Miyatake when Ishii pinned Miyatake with the Kneel Kick (13:53).
*V2 for Team Dream Futures.
6. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO defeated HARASHIMA (c) with the Diving Double Knee Drop (23:27).
*HARASHIMA fails in V2. KUDO cashes in his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract. KUDO becomes the 51st KO-D Openweight Champion!

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If you were expecting HARASHIMA to go on another lengthy KO-D Openweight Title run, prepare to be surprised. KUDO has kicked his way to the top instead. The Shuten-dōji leader is one of the few to win the KO-D Title with a Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract cash in. He countered the Somato with a high leaping Double Knee Drop stopping HARASHIMA in mid-air. He also dodged the Swan Dive Somato and stuck HARASHIMA with Buzzsaw and Back Spin Kicks for a few nearfalls. KUDO sealed the deal with the Diving Double Knee Drop to the back of HARASHIMA’s head as the champ was on all fours followed by the regular Diving Double Knee Drop for the finish.

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Ken Ohka and Yumehito Imanari suddenly appeared during KUDO’s victory toast. Ohka had his own Right To Challenge contract in possession. Ohka congratulated KUDO and pointed to his contract. Ohka said in Ganbare☆Wrestling he works hard everyday to achieve his goal of turning it into a major wrestling league. Tonight is not an appropriate time to cash in but the warning was clear. Ohka is going after the title for Ganpuro! KUDO wasn’t bothered by the threat and said tonight the Ebisuko Tavern will serve him its best wine to celebrate his championship win!

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Suguru Miyatake consumed some mysterious tablets to go with his usual energy drink in a bid to boost his performance during the KO-D 6-Man Tag Titles Match. It gave him enough power to Lariat each Team Drift member a bunch of times and also the strength to Body Slam Shigehiro Irie. But he was stopped dead by Keisuke Ishii’s Kneel Kick.

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Shuji Ishikawa is confident that he and MIKAMI can beat Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi for the KO-D Tag Team Titles on 14th June. Ishikawa is used to wrestling the champs but they are not used to wrestling MIKAMI.

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The T2Hide audition turned out to be an 8-Man Tag Match. Those who impressed Sanshiro Takagi and Kazuki Hirata enough would be accepted. The two American participants Devin Sparks & Ric Ellis fared well and the time came for dancing they were there with Hirata step for step. One of them missed a Coast To Coast Diving Headbutt but the attempt still impressed Takagi. He accepted both Sparks & Ellis into T2Hide after the match and said they are probably better and more interesting than Hirata.

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DDT introduced Mizuki Watase of the comedy duo Tenori Tiger as their newest trainee. Mizuki said it has been his dream since elementary school to become a pro wrestler. His goal is to become a wrestler while continuing his career as an entertainer. He hopes to have his debut match as soon as possible.

Genichiro Tenryu was announced to compete at this year’s Sumo Hall show on 23rd August!

Dick Togo made an appearance to announce his new venture New Vietnam Pro Wrestling. He has opened up a wrestling school in Vietnam and is aiming to hold its first shows at the end of August.

Isami Kodaka and the Dropkick Bar are organising Tavern Wrestling shows over the next couple of months in the Wrestle Fighter Museum and Shin-kiba. Similar to the Beer Garden series, the shows are all about fans getting to drink loads of beer while watching live wrestling.

Soma Takao announced he will spend all of June competing exclusively in All Japan Pro Wrestling. This means he will not be wrestling in the King Of DDT tournament. Takao explained that he wants to improve his skill and learn how to wrestle in a different environment.

The King Of DDT 2015 1st Round was determined by lottery after the show. The matches are Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Keisuke Ishii, Makoto Oishi Vs Hiroshi Fukuda, Akito Vs Masa Takanashi, Konosuke Takeshita Vs Antonio Honda, either Ryota Nakatsu or Kota Umeda Vs Daisuke Sasaki (Nakatsu Vs Umeda takes place in DNA on 4th June), Kota Ibushi Vs Kazuki Hirata, Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Kazusada Higuchi and Yasu Urano Vs Shigehiro Irie. The 1st Round takes place in Kasukabe Hall on 6th June. The 2nd Round on 14th June is in Osaka and will be Winner #1 Vs Winner #2, Winner #3 Vs Winner #4 and so on.

The 2015 Beer Garden schedule in Shin-kiba 1st RING is DDT on 1st August, DNA and DDT doubleshot on 2nd August, Team Drift on 3rd August, T2Hide on 4th August, Smile Squash on 5th August, Happy Motel on 6th August, Shuten-dōji on 7th August, Tokyo Joshi Pro and Danshoku Dino/Super Sasadango Machine doubleshot on 8th August and the final night is DDT on the 9th August.