DDT “FIRST TIME IN NUMAZU 2014” Results

November 9, 2014

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DDT “FIRST TIME IN NUMAZU 2014”, 09/11/2014
Shizuoka Kiramesse Numazu
346 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. KUDO defeated Gota Ihashi with the Diving Double Knee drop (8:02).
2. 3 Way Match: MIKAMI defeated Akito and Shigehiro Irie when MIKAMI pinned Akito with a School Boy (8:26).
3. Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Sasaki submitted Nakazawa with the Crossface Lock (0:20).
3a. Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Ibushi pinned Nakazawa with the Sit Down Last Ride (9:37).
4. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi defeated Yukio Sakaguchi & DJ Nira when Oishi submitted Nira with a Cross Knee Lock (12:13).
5. Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao defeated HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano when Takao pinned Urano with a Cradle (17:30).
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata (c) defeated Antonio Honda, Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo when Hirata pinned Honda with the Sliding Kick (19:27).
*V1 for T2Hide.

The KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles defence was centred around Kazuki Hirata. The junior of T2Hide wanted to prove he deserved to be a champion and that he could dance with the best of them. Hirata redeemed himself when he pinned Antonio Honda to keep the belts. Amon Tsurumi approached T2Hide after the match asking if they wanted to make their match against Gorgeous Matsuno & the Brahman Brothers on 30th November for the titles. Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi both declined, citing their opponents don’t have the track record to deserve a shot. But Hirata accepted the challenge and confirmed the belts will be on the line. He then danced to celebrate.

Soma Takao got a measure of revenge on Yasu Urano in the semi-main event. The finish was almost a repeat of last week’s match in Saitama. Urano was about to counter cradle the Gin And Tonic but this time Takao blocked it and was able to pin his current rival. Takao called it a strategic victory and proof that he can adjust and prepare himself for HARASHIMA. Urano told him not to get ahead of himself. They still have a singles match together on 15th November.

Since this was DDT’s first time in Numazu, Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi provided a demonstration at the beginning of the show to an audience that contained people who were watching wrestling for the first time. Dino invited Oishi’s mother into the ring and asked her to play the role of the referee while Oishi and one of the DDT trainees explained the rules. Oishi’s mother would return to be the replacemnt referee for Dino & Oishi’s match against Yukio Sakaguchi & DJ Nira when Daisuke Kiso was shoved face first into Dino’s ass. Oishi trapped Nira in a Cross Knee Lock and his mother called for the bell when Nira tapped out. Oishi credited his mother for the victory.

Michael Nakazawa entered the ring announcing today was his triumphant homecoming after a brief trip to Norway for warrior training. Daisuke Sasaki submitted him in 20 seconds. Nakazawa wanted an immediate rematch so he could show the results of his training in Norway. It was granted but Nakazawa wound up losing again, this time to Kota Ibushi.

Akito and MIKAMI met in the ring for a skirmish before their DDT Extreme Title match. However, it was a 3 Way match with Shigehiro Irie playing the third wheel. Irie understood the situation and sat in the crowd to let Akito and MIKAMI wrestle each other. MIKAMI yelled for help when he was in danger of submitting to Akito. Irie came to the rescue but MIKAMI betrayed him afterwards with a Lariat. Akito tried to give MIKAMI the Kinniku Buster but it was countered into a match winning School Boy. MIKAMI wound up getting one over on the Extreme Champion.


DDT “SECOND IMPACT DDT” Results

November 3, 2014

DDT “SECOND IMPACT DDT”, 03/11/2014
Aichi Loisir Hotel Toyohashi
361 Fans – Super No Vacancy

0. Exhibition Match: Ryota Nakatsu Vs Koju Iwasaki ended in a Time Limit Draw (5:00).
1. Konosuke Takeshita defeated Gota Ihashi with the German Suplex (5:18)
2. 3 Way Scramble Bunkhouse Alcohol Death Match: Keisuke Ishii defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga and DJ Nira when Ishii pinned Nira (11:34).
3. Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao defeated MIKAMI & Hoshitango when Takao pinned Hoshitango with the Gin And Tonic (9:03).
4. Antonio Honda & Tetsuya Endo defeated Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi when Honda pinned Takagi with an Oklahoma Roll (12:59).
5. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi defeated Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki when Oishi submitted Sasaki with a Cross Kneebar (15:19).
6. HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Akito defeated KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi when HARASHIMA pinned Takanashi with the Somato (19:09).

Sanshiro Takagi’s attempt at lucha wound up costing him a victory. He rolled away from Antonio Honda’s Diving Fist Drop and then applied La Magistral Cradle. Honda suddenly countered the move into an Oklahoma Roll for the victory. Honda afterwards said he needs the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles to continue fighting.

Soma Takao regained some momentum after he was pinned by Yasu Urano yesterday. Today he was able to give the much larger Hoshitango the Gin And Tonic to win his tag match with Shigehiro Irie.

The 3 Way was turned into a Scramble Bunkhouse Alcohol Death Match. A sho bottle was placed in the ring to be used as a weapon. The participants instead drank from it until they were drunk. Yukinori Matsui kicked Keisuke Ishii on top of DJ Nira and then counted it as a pinfall. Ishii then did some drunk karaoke in the ring.


UNION “UNION 9TH ANNIVERSARY BOX OFFICE” Results

November 3, 2014

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UNION “UNION 9TH ANNIVERSARY BOX OFFICE”, 03/11/2014
Yokohama Radiant Hall
217 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Ladybeard defeated Ryu Gouma with the Women’s Liberation (2:34).
2. Seiya Morohashi & Gabaiji-chan defeated Cherry & Meari Naito when Gabaiji-chan pinned Cherry with the Gabai Bomb (10:09).
3. Kazushi Miyamoto defeated Tomoya Kawamura with a Lariat (4:08).
4. Goro Jr. defeated Mitomi Masayuki with a British Submission (16:01).
5. Shuji Ishikawa defeated Mio Shirai with the Splash Mountain (6:46).
6. MEN’S Teioh & Madoka (w/ Hiroshi Fukuda) defeated Daichi Kazato & SAGAT when Madoka pinned SAGAT with the Ranhei (11:57).
7. UWA World Tag Team Titles: Isami Kodaka & FUMA (c) defeated Hikaru Sato & Shibata when FUMA pinned Sato with an Armbar Cutback (18:26).
*V2 for Isami Kodaka & FUMA.

The UWA World Tag Team Champions successfully defended their title with a surprising finish when FUMA pinned the Union MAX Champion, Hikaru Sato. Sato’s partner Shibata fought with his GoPro camera strapped to him as always but this time he used it as a weapon. It eventually backfired when he swung it at FUMA but wound up hitting Sato instead. Sato almost stole the win when he was given a German Suplex by FUMA but recovered quick enough to lock on an Armbar. But FUMA rolled on top of Sato and pinned him while still in the submission hold. Sato attacked FUMA after the bell but he was chased away by Daichi Kazato and SAGAT. FUMA told Sato that he was a champion and his title is not an amateur belt. He then threw out a challenge for the Union MAX Title. Naomi Susan confirmed the match will happen on 17th December. FUMA then said he hopes Union will begin its tenth year with him as the champion.

Hiroshi Fukuda gave a lot of praise to MEN’S Teioh & Madoka for their victory over Daichi Kazato & SAGAT. Fukuda said their combination of technique and speed made them the best tag team around and they should reform the Men’s Club. Madoka rejected the idea and wanted to talk to Naomi Susan. Madoka was upset at Union because they no longer do any Aipoke Presents matches! The only reason he is in Union is so he can wrestle for the Idea Pocket idols that used to appear on the show. According to him, the Aipoke matches were the pinnacle of Union. Susan said it is impossible to bring it back because their relationship with the company ended months ago. Madoka stormed off and said he will bring Idea Pocket back himself if he has to!

Kazushi Miyamoto recently announced he will retire at the end of the year. But he still had time to wrestle in Union before he left. He had plenty of advice to give Tomoya Kawamura after their match. He said Tomoya should eat plenty of rice and gain plenty of protein every day. He then bonded with Seiya Morohashi over their bodies and they decided to team up. They already have a team name. They are called Kazushi’s GYM Bodybuilding Circle.

A minute of silence was given at the beginning of the show for Koichiro Kimura.

Ladybeard’s new finisher called the Women’s Liberation is a Spin Kick.


TOKYO JOSHI PRO “YOKOHAMA FIRST CHARGE!” Results

November 3, 2014

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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “YOKOHAMA FIRST CHARGE!”, 03/11/2014
Yokohama Radiant Hall
206 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Akane Miura defeated Erin with the Bankyuppan (3:59).
2. Chikage Kiba defeated Yuka Sakazaki with a School Boy (5:58).
3. Nonoko defeated Ai Shimizu with the Oppai Ye (7:14).
4. Saki Akai defeated Shoko Nakajima with the Face Kick (6:30).
5. Miyu Yamashita defeated KANNA with the Crash Rabbit Heat (6:17).

In a rematch from the very first Tokyo Joshi Pro main event, Miyu Yamashita once again defeated KANNA. While Yamashita did her victory dance, KANNA was reduced to tears from losing to her again. Yamashita thanked KANNA and encouraged her to work hard so they can both be loved by the fans and make Tokyo Joshi a bigger place. Nonoko interrupted Yamashita’s promo and took exception to Yamashita calling herself the ace of Tokyo Joshi. Nonoko said she is the ace and she won the Tokyo Princess Cup to prove it. She brought in Akane Miura, said their team has now officially begun and their name is Bust Deluxe. Miura then challenged Yamashita to a match, calling her a stepping stone in the process. Yamashita did not give an immediate answer. Instead Erin came to her aid and said they will fight Bust Deluxe together. The tag match was made for 22nd November.

To say Shoko Nakajima had a size disadvantage against Saki Akai would be an understatement. Akai towered over Nakajima and even played with her by raising her hand to high for Nakajima to reach during the opening lock up. Even though at times Akai acted like the gritty veteren putting a rookie in her place, she hugged Nakajima after the match and praised her for a good performance.

Yuka Sakazaki wrestled in a Halloween costume and had a pumpkin bag filled with candy with her. She threw the candy at Chikage Kiba after she lost to her, then neatly picked up the candy and put it back in her bag.

Akane Miura’s Canadian Backbreaker finisher is now called the Bakyuppan.


DDT “ROAD TO SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 7” Results

November 2, 2014

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DDT “ROAD TO SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 7”, 02/11/2014
Saitama Industrial Technology Centre
337 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. 3 Way Match: MIKAMI defeated Masa Takanashi and Daisuke Sasaki when MIKAMI pinned both Takanashi and Sasaki with a School Boy (8:35).
2. Akito defeated Gota Ihashi with a Modified Armbar (6:56).
3. Antonio Honda defeated DJ Nira when Honda was too heavy for Nira to roll over (11:18).
4. KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Kota Ibushi & Shunma Katsumata when Sakaguchi pinned Katsumata with the PK (9:47).
5. Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Kazuki Hirata & Saki Akai when Oishi pinned Hirata after the Cactus Flower (9:24).
6. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano defeated Soma Takao & Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Urano pinned Takao with a Sunset Flip (11:21).
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo (c) defeated Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie when Takeshita pinned Ishii with the German Suplex (32:44).
*V2 for Happy Motel.

The show began with a tribute to Koichiro Kimura, who passed away at 44 years old on 28th October. Kimura was a part of DDT from the very beginning, both as himself and also as the intergalactic indie sleaze (and possibly Jewish) phenomenon Super Uchu Power. He was a DDT regular in one form or another until 2006 and he made sporadic appearances for the company until 2008. Kimura was a 3 time KO-D Openweight Champion (once as himself and twice as Uchu) and a 2 time KO-D Tag Team Champion with MIKAMI (both times as Uchu). MIKAMI held a portrait of Kimura while a moment of silence was held.

The main event was a chance for the new generation of DDT to make a statement. Happy Motel and Team Dream Futures fought for over half an hour with the KO-D Tag Team Titles on the line. Konosuke Takeshita pinned Keisuke Ishii with the German Suplex to mark their 2nd defence of the titles. An exhausted Takeshita and Tetsuya Endo said Ishii and Shigehiro Irie were both truly strong wrestlers. However, Ishii yelled that he will not lose to Takeshita and had to be pulled back by Irie. When Ishii & Irie left, Takeshita said the four of them will continue to make DDT interesting. They were then suddenly challenged by Makoto Oishi and his not so mystery partner Shiori Asahi! They will face Happy Motel for the titles at Korakuen Hall on 30th November.

The No. 1 Contender for the KO-D Title did not leave a good impression in the semi-main event. Soma Takao got to be in the ring with HARASHIMA but he wound up getting pinned by Yasu Urano when the Gin And Tonic was countered into a Sunset Flip. Urano rubbed it in afterwards by pointing out the runner up of the Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament defeated the winner of the tournament in a proper wrestling match. Urano declared himself as the No. 1 Contender but Amon Tsurumi and even HARASHIMA objected. HARASHIMA defended Takao by suggesting he might have been kind of nervous today. Urano then asked for a singles match with Soma to determine who gets the title shot. Tsurumi agreed and booked the match for Osaka on 15th November. Urano then tried to sneak away with the KO-D Title but HARASHIMA caught him.

The mystery partner of Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi turned out to be Oishi’s old partner Shiori Asahi! Dino didn’t even wait for the match to announce it, he just casually said Asahi was on his team at the beginning of the show. He and Oishi still made a big deal out of his ring introduction when he came out for the match and it became a running joke for the show. Sanshiro Takagi brought out a fire extinguisher for Kazuki Hirata’s big entrance but it was also used to spray their opponents. Oishi & Asahi brought back their patented Cactus Flower finisher to win the match. Afterwards Asahi said the experience felt like Hell and he was against the idea of wrestling today. Still, he now has a championship match to look forward to.

Antonio Honda beat DJ Nira thanks to a botched Backslide Pin. Nira attempted the move but he was too weak to do it properly. The result was Honda rolling on top of Nira and Nira submitting from the weight pressing down on him.

After getting a rare pinfall victory at the Tokyo Ramen Show during the week, Gota Ihashi asked for his match against Akito to be for the DDT Extreme Title. Tsurumi rejected the idea but Ihashi ignored him and tried to bring a ladder into the match. The plan backfired when everytime Ihashi climbed the ladder, Akito either pulled him off or tipped over the ladder. Ihashi soon successfully made it to the top but when he leapt off it, Akito moved out of the way and locked on an arm submission for the victory. After the match MIKAMI approached Akito asking for a title shot. MIKAMI was the first ever Extreme Champion and the perfect challenger for Akito to beat in order to make the title his own. The match will take place in Sendai on 23rd November which just so happens to be the 5th anniversary of Akito’s pro wrestling debut.

A special 6-Man Tag Team match is booked for 30th November Korakuen show. T2Hide takes on Gorgeous Matsuno and the Brahman Brothers!

The card for DNA 1 on 28th November was revealed. There will be four singles matches featuring the rookie wrestlers. The winners will then team together in an 8-Man Tag Team match against a team of guest wrestlers to be announced. The single matches are Kazusada Higuchi Vs Kota Umeda, Shun Miyatake Vs Koju Iwasaki, Shunma Katsumata Vs Dai Suzuki and Tomoya Kawamura Vs Ryota Nakatsu.


TOKYO JOSHI PRO “AI SHIMIZU APPEARANCE” Results

November 2, 2014

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “AI SHIMIZU APPEARANCE”, 01/11/2014
Saitama Boat Race Toda Event Hall

1. Miyu Yamashita & Erin defeated KANNA & Shoko Nakajima when Yamashita pinned Nakajima with the Crash Rabbit Heat (6:09).
2. Chikage Kiba & Akane Miura defeated Shoko Nakajima & Yuka Sakazaki when Miura submitted Sakazaki with the Canadian Backbreaker (5:28).
3. Miyu Yamashita & Ai Shimizu defeated Nonoko & Erin when Shimizu pinned Erin with the Triebflügel (3:10).

Report to come soon.


DDT “TOKYO RAMEN SHOW STREET WRESTLING” Results

October 30, 2014

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DDT “TOKYO RAMEN SHOW STREET WRESTLING”, 30/10/2014
Komazawa Olympic Park
30,000 Fans – Super No Vacancy

4 Way Tag Team Match: KUDO & Gota Ihashi (w/ Akira Shoji) defeated Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki, Sanshiro Takagi & Jun Kasai and Choun-Shiryu & Cao Zhang when Ihashi pinned Shiryu with a Diving Body Press from a ladder through a table (13:07).

Take that attendence number with a grain of salt. I think that’s the attendance of the Tokyo Ramen Show in general.

DDT was at the Tokyo Ramen Show to not only host a Falls Count Anywhere match, but to also promote their Ebisuko curry restaurant. DDT collaborated with former Pride FC fighter Akira Shoji to promote their chicken crab ramen special.

Choun-Shiryu & Cao Zhang were insulted by the food on offer and said when they win they will take over Ebisuko and everyone will be eating Beijing ramen instead. The match while short contained a table, ladder, fire extinguisher, Tonkachi and the Combat Bicycle. Jun Kasai was moments away from putting Shiryu through the table with the Pearl Harbour Splash from the ladder but Cao Zhang stopped him with the Tonkachi. Shiryu gave Ihashi the Chinese Gory Bomb but Akira Shoji came to the rescue! Shoji knocked out Shiryu and placed him on the table. Ihashi then leapt from the ladder and put Shiryu through the table for the 3 count. KUDO thanked Shoji for helping them protect Ebisuko. They then promoted their ramen again.


DDT “UP UP DDT ~ UP UP GIRLS VS HETEROGENEOUS WRESTLING VOL. 2 ~ FACTORY LIVE WRESTLING” Results

October 29, 2014

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DDT “UP UP DDT ~ UP UP GIRLS VS HETEROGENEOUS WRESTLING VOL. 2 ~ FACTORY LIVE WRESTLING”, 29/10/2014
Miyaji Iron Works
200 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

8-Man Tag Team Match: Sanshiro Takagi, Kazuki Hirata, Makoto Oishi & DJ Nira defeated Danshoku Dino, Antonio Honda, Seiya Morohashi & Gota Ihashi when Oishi pinned Ihashi after Mr. Pogo spat a Fireball at Ihashi (25:37).

Back in February DDT teamed up with the Up Up Girls and it was such a success they’ve done it again. This time it was held at the Miyaji Iron Works, a factory that has in the past been the location of several DDT Falls Count Anywhere matches. The Up Up Girls made their entrance on a forklift and performed some songs until Danshoku Dino, Antonio Honda, Seiya Morohashi & Gota Ihashi interrupted the performance. Dino protested that the factory should be silent and no music was allowed. Makoto Oishi came to the rescue and was joined by Sanshiro Takagi, Kazuki Hirata & DJ Nira. Naturally this turned into an 8-Man Tag Team match to begin there and then.

Everyone attacked each other with shovels filled with lime salt. Even the one of Up Up Girls got involved and aimed the salt at Dino. But Dino ducked everytime, resulting in Oishi and Takagi getting blinded by accident instead. DJ Nira did the most daring thing he’s ever done, Moonsaulting off of a vending machine. Takagi cycled into the brawl with his Combat Bicycle, running over Ihashi and Honda. Dino climbed up the forklift and used it to do an elevated Danshoku Nightmare on Oishi. Meanwhile Hirata started dancing with the Up Up Girls. The idols then threw water balloons at him. Dino gave Oishi the Danshoku Driver on the loading platform. Honda then put Oishi in the Octopus Hold. Oishi was on the verge of giving up but he fought out of it when the Up Up Girls sang to him. Dino grabbed Manami Arai and held her hostage on top of the forklift. Takagi and Nira tried to save her but they all got their heads shoved into Dino’s backside. Manami was about to suffer the same fate until she yelled for her “uncle” to come rescue her. Out came Mr. Pogo! The deathmatch legend saved Manami (they’re both from the same region) and then spat a fireball at Ihashi. Oishi rolled on top of Ihashi for the pin. The Up Up Girls thanked “Uncle Pogo” for his help. Takagi thanked him too and also called him uncle. Pogo told him “Do not call me Uncle, you bastard!”


DDT “DDT SPECIAL 2014” Results

October 26, 2014

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DDT “DDT SPECIAL 2014”, 26/10/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,200 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House
DDT Dramatic General Election Ranking In Parentheses

0. Dark Match: MIKAMI (#21) defeated Shunma Katsumata (#24) with a School Boy (4:19).
0. Dark Match: Shigehiro Irie (#23) Vs Daisuke Sasaki (#22) ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
1. Saki Akai (#6) & Makoto Oishi (#16) defeated Cherry (#7) & Yasu Urano (#11) when Oishi pinned Cherry with the Miracle Ecstasy (6:35).
2. KUDO (#10) & Masa Takanashi (#15) defeated Keisuke Ishii (#4) & Soma Takao (#8) when Takanashi pinned Soma with the Takatonic (7:09).
3. Tetsuya Endo (#20) defeated Kazuki Hirata (#11) with a Cradle (3:38).
4. Yukio Sakaguchi (#17) defeated Super Sasadango Machine (#18) with a Reverse Cross Armbreakr (2:57).
5. Dramatic Send Off ~ Kenny Omega Last DDT Match – Falls Count Anywhere Match: Kota Ibushi (#1) & Kenny Omega (#18) defeated Danshoku Dino (#5) & Konosuke Takeshita (#18) when Omega pinned Dino after the Golden Shower (25:43).
6. DDT Extreme Title – Give Up Only Match: Akito (c) (#9) defeated Antonio Honda (#13) with a Sharpshooter (13:38).
*V2 for Akito.
7. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) (#3) defeated Isami Kodaka (#2) with the Somato (15:21).
*V5 for HARASHIMA.

KO-D Title Next Challenger Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament

1. Round 1: Tetsuya Endo defeated Super Sasadango Machine with Scissors.
2. Round 1: Makoto Oishi defeated Yukio Sakaguchi with Paper.
3. Round 1: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Masa Takanashi with Scissors.
4. Round 1: Yasu Urano defeated Antonio Honda with Paper.
5. Round 1: Kazuki Hirata defeated KUDO with Scissors.
6. Round 1: Soma Takao defeated Akito with Paper.
7. Round 1: Cherry defeated Saki Akai with Paper.
8. Round 1: Keisuke Ishii defeated Danshoku Dino with Scissors.
9. Quarter Final: Makoto Oishi defeated Tetsuya Endo with Paper.
10. Quarter Final: Yasu Urano defeated Konosuke Takeshita with Rock.
11. Quarter Final: Soma Takao defeated Kazuki Hirata with Rock.
12. Quarter Final: Cherry defeated Keisuke Ishii with Paper.
13. Semi Final: Yasu Urano defeated Makoto Oishi with Rock.
14. Semi Final: Soma Takao defeated Cherry with Paper.
15. Final: Soma Takao defeated Yasu Urano with Paper.

The entire card for today’s show was created based on the results of the DDT Dramatic General Election. In the main event HARASHIMA defended the KO-D Openweight Title against the runner up of the election Isami Kodaka. The winner Kota Ibushi gets his title shot in Saitama Super Arena next February. The two were involved in several matches together this year including the main event of Sumo Hall but they never faced each other one on one until today. HARASHIMA once and for all came out on top and told Kodaka the match was fun. Amon Tsurumi came out and declared an immediate Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament to determine the No. 1 Contender for 30th November. Soma Takao beat Yasu Urano in the final and told HARASHIMA afterwards that the General Election wasn’t the end of the tension, it is just the beginning. HARASHIMA said he isn’t nervous because Takao won a tournament based on luck and he’ll have to increase his ability much more if he wants to win.

Akito seems pretty pleased with his DDT Extreme Title run so far. He’s been happy with the rule choices he defends the title under and today was a Give Up only match against Antonio Honda. He thinks he is now making the Extreme Title accessible to both the junior and senior wrestlers of DDT to chase after.

Today was the final match of DDT’s resident charismatic Canadian, Kenny Omega. For six years, Kenny has done almost everything you could think of for the company. Now it is time for him to move on and advance his career over in New Japan. But first he had a Fall Count Anywhere match to compete in. Teaming with Kota Ibushi for what may be the final Golden Lovers match for a while (Ibushi now wrestles as Heavyweight in New Japan, Kenny is sticking with the Jr. Heavyweight division when he moves over), they took on Danshoku Dino & Konosuke Takeshita. Kenny received a golden reaction from the crowd in attendence and the entire ring was covered in streamers for his ring introduction. The match was interrupted near the end by Michael Nakazawa when he pulled Yukinori Matsui out of the ring during a pinfall. Michael said he didn’t want Kenny to leave and so couldn’t let the match finish. Ibushi knocked out Michael and the match continued. Tetsuya Endo then interrupted the match when he pulled Daisuke Kiso out of the ring. Endo also begged Kenny not to leave. Ibushi knocked out Endo and the match continued once more. Kenny was about to pin Dino again the lights went out and his music played and his music played prematurely. Out came Yoshihiko dressed as Kenny! Nakazawa said that even Kennyhiko didn’t want Kenny to leave and the doll suddenly got into a fight with Ibushi in what is probably the weirdest love triangle in wrestling since Perry Saturn, Terri Runnels and Moppy. When the match finally got back on track Kenny gave Takeshita the One-Winged Angel and then joined Ibushi on the top rope to do the Golden Shower onto Dino. After the match Kenny admitted that saying goodbye would not be suitable because he is not retiring. DDT will always be with him and he hopes everyone will continue to cheer for him in New Japan.

Before Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Super Sasadango Machine could begin, Sasadango held a PowerPoint presentation titled “Measuring The Tendency Of Martial Artists In Pro Wrestling”. Sasadango worked out that he has no advantages over Sakaguchi other than height and weight. Sakaguchi’s strength is his striking ability and his weakness is his lack of experience as a pro wrestler. Sasadango needed more research so he then called the University of Europe to look up if a father’s weaknesses can be inherited by his children. He somehow worked out that Seiji Sakaguchi was the weakest amongst his siblings, therefore Yukio must be weak too. To mark this discovery, Sasadango developed a new pinning move called the Kids Clutch Lehmann Shock. Applying it once would remove 35% of the victim’s hit points, applying it twice would reduce 75% and applying it three times would take away 105%. The match began and Sasadango did the move twice, both getting nearfalls. He did it a third time but Sakaguchi countered it into a Reverse Cross Armbreaker and forced Sasadango to submit.

Tetsuya Endo defeated Kazuki Hirata pretty quickly, countering the Viagra Driver into a roll up for the pin. Afterwards Endo threw out the challenge for T2Hide Vs Happy Motel for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles. Hirata was about to accept and wanted the match to be in Shizuoka Kiramesse Numazu but his partners Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi physically stopped him from saying it. Owashi called Hirata irresponsible for acting so rash, especially since they could hold the match at Korakuen Hall in front of a bigger audience. Hirata then slapped both Owashi and Takagi! He didn’t care how many people would see it or how small the venue is, he wants to show Happy Motel he isn’t a loser. The challenge was accepted and the title match will be in Shizuoka on 9th November.

DDT revealed some of its big matches for the rest of the year. The KO-D Openweight Title will be defended in Korakuen Hall on 30th November and 23rd December. Those are the final defences for the title until DDT goes to Saitama Super Arena next February. Big Japan powerhouse Daisuke Sekimoto will compete at the Saitama Super Arena show. The KO-D Tag Team Titles will be defended in Kawaguchi on 2nd November and then on the 30th November Korakuen show. Yasu Urano also announced that Kendo Kashin will wrestle at the Smile Squash produced event in Korakuen on 11th December.

The Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title may soon be vacated. Sanshiro Takagi noticed that the belt hasn’t been seen since “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2014” when popstar LiLiCo became the champion. Amon Tsurumi said that LiLiCo has a busy schedule so she has been unable to appear at any DDT show. Takagi then demanded that LiLiCo appears at Korakuen on 30th November otherwise she will be stripped of the title! Takagi also pointed out that the title is still active and it is possible she could lose it to somebody else until then.

Some new projects are on the way. There will be two DDT apps released on iPhone next month. DDT Nyokinyoki is a training game of some sort and DDT Camera lets you add DDT wrestlers to your pictures. The DDT Manga Project was also announced in collaboration with GANMA!, an online manga service. Sanshiro Takagi and Danshoku Dino will audition professional and amateur manga artsits for a serialized DDT manga.


DDT “IBARAKI BLOCK MEMORIAL” Results

October 26, 2014

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DDT “IBARAKI BLOCK MEMORIAL”, 25/10/2014
Ibaraki Bando Hokoten
800 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao defeated Daisuke Sasaki, Makoto Oishi & Gota Ihashi when Irie pinned Ihashi with the Beast Bomber (8:00).
2. 4 Way Tag Team Match: HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano defeated Sanshiro Takagi & Kazuki Hirata, Antonio Honda & Tetsuya Endo and Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga when HARASHIMA pinned Nakazawa with the Somato (22:23).

DDT travelled over to Ibaraki to wrestle inside a street market as part of a campaign to bring visitors into the area. A mat was placed out to act as the squared circle and the wrestlers in the first match stayed inside it. The main event however ignored it pretty quickly and took the fighting over to different stalls and shops. Tables, ladders and chairs were also involved in the match. Sanshiro Takagi took a page out of Jun Kasai’s book and leapt off a ladder to splash Tomomitsu Matsunaga through a table. The finish came when HARASHIMA hit the Somato on Michael Nakazawa while he was sitting on the chair.