DDT “OSAKA 24 ZONE TOUR ~ NISHI DISTRICT” Results

January 12, 2013

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DDT “OSAKA 24 ZONE TOUR ~ NISHI DISTRICT”, 12/01/2013
Osaka Nishi Kumin Center
390 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki defeated MIKAMI & Shoichi Uchida hwne Honda pinned Uchida with a Japanese Leg Roll Clutch (12:24).
2. Planning The New Year! – Michael Nakazawa 5 Match Trial: Michael Nakazawa Vs Kiai Ryuuken Ecchan, Hideki Shiota, DJ Nira, Hikaru Sato & Tetsuya Endo
2a. Michael Nakazawa defeated Kiai Ryuuken Ecchan with the Ultimate Venom Arm (2:28).
2b. Kiai Ryuuken Ecchan defeated Tetsuya Endo with the Ultimate Venom Arm (1:27).
2c. Hideki Shiota defeated Kiai Ryuuken Ecchan with a German Suplex (2:47).
2d. Michael Nakazawa defeated DJ Nira with the Ultimate Venom Arm (2:57).
2e. Hikaru Sato defeated DJ Nakazawa with an Arm Lock (3:23).
3. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Title Tournament – Semi Final: Sanshiro Takagi, Makoto Oishi & Akito defeated HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Hiro Tsumaki when Oishi pinned Tsumaki with the Jikiden Tornado Clutch (12:08).
4. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Title Tournament – Semi Final: Keisuke Ishii, Takao Soma & Shigehiro Irie defeated Isami Kodaka, Seiya Morohashi & Ken Ohka when Ishii pinned Ohka with the Kneel Kick (9:56).
5. Kota Ibushi & Konosuke Takeshita defeated Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi when Ibushi pinned Takanashi with the Sit Down Last Ride (9:06).
6. Geishun Colossal Dream Match: Yuji Hino defeated Danshoku Dino by Count Out (10:01).
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Title Tournament – Final: Keisuke Ishii, Takao Soma & Shigehiro Irie defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Makoto Oishi & Akito when Irie pinned Akito with the Vertical Drop Back Flip (16:56).
*Team Dream Futures become the 1st KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions!

Team Dream Futures are crowned the first KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions. The trio went through Union and Team Castle to win the tournament but surprisingly avoided Ura-Shima-Hiro. Team Castle got the upset win over that side in the first semi-final when Makoto Oishi used the Jikiden Tornado Clutch to get a flash pin ob Hiro Tsumaki. Drift meanwhile defeated the Union team in the other semi-final with Keisuke Ishii pinning Ken Ohka while continuing to piss off Isami Kodaka. Shigehiro Irie was the deciding factor in the final, pounding down Akito until he was finally able to put him away with the Vertical Drop Back Flip. After receiving the title belts, Irie said he was happy to be with a team of good friends and 2013 was going to be his year.

Yuji Hino was able to defeat Danshoku Dino by countout but it was at the cost of his Monster Army allies getting deep kisses. Dino then chased Hino back to the locker room where loud noises could be heard afterwards. Only Hino was able to return to the ring in time but with his tights pulled down to reveal his backside. Hino’s victory means that he prevented Osaka from being turned into a “Gay Town”.


DDT “YOKOHAMA NEW YEAR WRESTLING FIESTA” Results

January 6, 2013

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DDT “YOKOHAMA NEW YEAR WRESTLING FIESTA”, 06/01/2013
Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse
331 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Young New Generation Battle – Rock ‘N’ Roll Death Match: Hideyoshi Kamitani, Tank Nagai & Risa Sera defeated Hiroshi Fukuda, Yusaku Ito & Neko Nitta when Kamitani pinned Fukuda with a Backslide Pin (12:26). (Special Guest Referee: A.YAZAWA)
2. Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Gorgeous Matsuno with a Triangle Choke (4:25).
3. New Year Battle Royal: Tetsuya Endo defeated A.YAZAWA by Ring Out (7:10).
Order of Elimination: Antonio Honda, Gota Ihashi, Daisuke Sasaki, Akito, Masa Takanashi and A.YAZAWA.
4. Kana, Mio Shirai & Sanshiro Takagi defeated Michael Nakazawa, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Hikaru Sato when Kana & Shirai submitted Nakazawa with an Armbar and a Leglock (10:36).
5. Shigehiro Irie & DJ Nira defeated Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi when Irie pinned Oishi with the Flying Sausage (7:43).
6. Isami Kodaka & Hiro Tsumaki defeated Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma when Kodaka pinned Ishii with the Isamu Leg (11:07).
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano defeated MIKAMI & Tatsumi Fujinami (c) when HARASHIMA pinned MIKAMI with the Somato (15:25).
*MIKAMI & Tatsumi Fujinami fail in V4. HARASHIMA & Yasu Uano become the 46th KO-D Tag Team Champions!

2013 already looks to be a good year for UraShimaHiro. The team of HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano successfully defeated MIKAMI & Tatsumi Fujinami to become the new KO-D Tag Team Champions! It was a crazy match which saw plenty of ladders being used, some were even brought in by Fujinami of all people. But UraShima were able to get rid of Fujinami and put MIKAMI down for the count with the Tombstone Piledriver followed by the Somato. Urano thanked Fujinami after the match and said he would be welcomed back into DDT anytime. Tsurumi Amon praised HARASHIMA and Yasu Urano and called them one of the strongest teams in DDT due to their vast combined success with tag team wrestling throughout their careers. But Amon pointed out they may not be the absolute No. 1 strongest team in DDT. HARASHIMA asked who was that team. Urano guessed the Golden Lovers. Amon took that as a nomination from the champions for their first title defence. So in Nagoya on 20/1 UraShima will defend the KO-D Tag Team Titles against Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega!

Tempers flared between Keisuke Ishii and Isami Kodaka in the build up to their DDT Extreme Title match in Union on 14/1. They will also cross paths again in the KO-D 6 Person Tag Team Title Tournament on 12/1 when Drift and Union face off in the semi-final. Today, Kodaka scored a pinfall over Ishii but a brawl broke out after the match and Ishii left Kodaka laying with the High Angle Double Arm DDT.

Kota Ibushi fell ill with the flu and had to miss the show, leading to a small shuffle in the card. Gota Ihashi was moved to the Battle Royal while Shigehiro Irie & DJ Nira were slapped together as a last minute team to face Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi. Despite the lack of preparation together, Irie & Nira were still able to win.

Michael Nakazawa, Hikaru Sato & Tomomitsu Matsunaga are now calling themselves 3CC Ltd Co. They want to get into the business of selling erotic DVDs of female wrestlers and the first talents they want to sign are Kana and Mio Shirai (Nakazawa’s a big fan of their recent gravure DVDs apparently). 3CC Ltd Co. brought along cameraman Yumehito Imanari to be in the ring and record the more suggestive moments of the match. Sanshiro Takagi didn’t like this and just wanted to have a normal wrestling match. Kana & Mio got the last laugh when they both made Nakazawa submit to a combined Armbar and Leglock, all while Imanari was filming it with gravure style camera angles.

Two new matches were announced for the 27/1 Korakuen Hall show. Yuzuki Aikawa will appear in DDT one last time before her retirement in April. She teams up with Sanshiro Takagi to face Danshoku Dino & Yoshiko. Also Kota Ibushi takes on Konosuke Takeshita.

Risa Sera from Ice Ribbon was the last name entered into the Young New Generation Battle. A.YAZAWA made his first appearance of the night to referee the bout which was turned into a Rock ‘N’ Roll Death Match. A.YAZAWA would pop up again in the Battle Royal.


DDT “NEW YEAR NEW YEAR SPECIAL!” Results

January 3, 2013

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DDT “NEW YEAR NEW YEAR SPECIAL!”, 03/01/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,995 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Hiroshi Fukuda defeated Konosuke Takeshita with the Perfect Plex (9:45)
*Takagi Army earns 30 points. Amon Army 0 – 30 Takagi Army.
– New Year Game 1 – Who Can Withstand Chinese New Year?: Danshoku Dino defeated Shigehiro Irie.
*Amon Army earns 10 points. Amon Army 10 – 30 Takagi Army.
2. 4 Way Match: Danshoku Dino Vs Takao Soma Vs Tetsuya Endo Vs Gorgeous Matsuno ended in a No Contest (5:40).
*Neither team earn any points. Amon Army 10 – 30 Takagi Army.
– New Year Game 2 – Fukuwarai Showdown: Union Vs Monster Army ended in a draw.
*Both teams earn 5 points each. Amon Army 15 – 35 Takagi Army.
3. Yukio Sakaguchi, Makoto Oishi & Akito defeated Michael Nakazawa, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Gota Ihashi when Sakaguchi submitted Nakazawa with the Dojime Sleeper Hold (7:33).
*Takagi Army earns 30 points. Amon Army 15 – 65 Takagi Army.
– New Year Game 3 – Two Haori Showdown: HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano defeated Kota Ibushi & Gota Ihashi.
*Takagi Army earns 10 points. Amon Army 15 – 75 Takagi Army.
4. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Yoshiaki Fujiwara (c) defeated DJ Nira with the Fujiwara Armbar (5:57).
*V2 for Yoshiaki Fujiwara? Amon Army earns 30 points. Amon Army 45 – 75 Takagi Army.
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: E. YOSHIHIKO defeated Yoshiaki Fujiwara (c) by Pinfall (2:38).
*E. YOSHIHIKO becomes the 962nd champion.
5. Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki, Yuji Hino & Hoshitango defeated Isami Kodaka, Ken Ohka, Seiya Morohashi & Daichi Kazato when Honda pinned Ohka with the Diving Fist Drop (10:30).
*Amon Army earns 30 points. Amon Army 75 – 75 Takagi Army.
6. 5 Vs 5 Tug Of War Lottery: Kota Ibushi, Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie, Hikaru Sato & Masa Takanashi Vs Sanshiro Takagi, HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano, MIKAMI & Shuji Kondo ended in a draw (2-2-1).
6a. Sanshiro Takagi defeated Shigehiro Irie with the Sit Down Himawari Bomb (4:29).
*Takagi Army earns 30 points. Amon Army 75 – 105 Takagi Army.
6b. Hikaru Sato defeated MIKAMI with the Cross Armbreaker (6:44).
*Amon Army earns 30 points. Amon Army 105 – 105 Takagi Army.
6c. HARASHIMA Vs Keisuke Ishii ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
*Both teams earn 15 points each. Amon Army 120 – 120 Takagi Army.
6d. Kota Ibushi defeated Yasu Urano with the 24 Year Old (9:58).
*Amon Army earns 30 points. Amon Army 150 – 120 Takagi Army.
6e. Shuji Kondo defeated Masa Takanashi with the King Kong Lariat (9:57).
*Takagi Army earns 30 points. Amon Army 150 – 150 Takagi Army.
7. Bonus Match – 29-Man Tag Team Match: Konosuke Takeshita, Gorgeous Matsuno, Takao Soma, Gota Ihashi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Michael Nakazawa, Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki, Yuji Hino, Hoshitango, Shigehiro Irie, Hikaru Sato, Keisuke Ishii, Kota Ibushi & Tsurumi Amon defeated Hiroshi Fukuda, Tetsuya Endo, Danshoku Dino, Akito, Makoto Oishi, Yukio Sakguchi, Daichi Kazato, Seiya Morohashi, Ken Ohka, Isami Kodaka, MIKAMI, HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Sanshiro Takagi when Amon pinned Takagi with a Crucifix Pin (5:23).
*Amon Army earns 300 points. Final score: Amon Army 450 – 150 Takagi Army

Tsurumi Amon Army
Kota Ibushi, Gota Ihashi, Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie, Takao Soma, Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki, Yuji Hino, Hoshitango, Masa Takanashi, Hikaru Sato, Konosuke Takeshita, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Gorgeous Matsuno, Michael Nakazawa & Yoshiaki Fujiwara

Sanshiro Takagi Army
HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano, Daichi Kazato, Isami Kodaka, Seiya Morohashi, Ken Ohka, MIKAMI, Danshoku Dino, Hiroshi Fukuda, DJ Nira, Yukio Sakaguchi, Akito, Makoto Oishi, Tetsuya Endo, Sanshiro Takagi & Shuji Kondo

DDT brought in the new year with a team challenge between Tsurumi Amon and Sanshiro Takagi. With the roster split in half, the two teams fought each other with the grand prize of the box office gate being given to the winners. 30 Points were given for winning the match and 10 points were on the line for some minigames that took place between matches. Sanshiro Takagi had a secret weapon inserted into the main event, the AJPW Jr. & GHC Jr. Champion Shuji Kondo! The Double Champion came out and said he lost count of the amount of hours he’s spent inside Korakuen Hall the last couple of days but he wanted to help out Takagi.

The main event was a five match series with each match decided by a lottery that involved five long ropes laying underneath a blue cover. Each wrestler had to grab the end of one rope and when the blue cover was removed, the person revealed to be holding the other end was opponent. Points were on the line for every match in the series, which was vital since both teams were tied at 75 points each. In the first match, Sanshiro Takagi beat Shigehiro Irie. Hikaru Sato then tied the series by tapping out MIKAMI. HARASHIMA Vs Keisuke Ishii continued the stalemate when they fought to a time limit draw. Ishii hit the Double Arm DDT right before the time ran out. Kota Ibushi broke the deadlock by dumping Yasu Urano on top of his head with the 24 Year Old. The series all went down to Masa Takanashi Vs Shuji Kondo. Despite all his effort to survive, Takanashi fell to the King Kong Lariat and was pinned just seconds before time ran out.

A 32-Man Tag Team match was made with a whopping 300 points on the line to determine the winning team. However Shuji Kondo, Masa Takanashi Yoshiaki Fujiwara and DJ Nira had already left the building so the match became a 29-Man Tag Team bout instead. Takagi grabbed Amon and tried to give him the Stunner but accidentally pulled off his afro wig instead. Amon used the distraction to shockingly pin Takagi and win the entire challenge for his team!

The three New Year Minigames were as follows. Danshoku Dino beat Shigehiro Irie in a challenge where both men had to put a bucket filled with firecrackers over their heads and see who would last the longest. Dino was visibly panicking throughout the entire thing while Irie wasn’t budging at all. That was because Irie had actually fainted. I’m not sure if it was from fright or if he inhaled too much of the fumes. The second challenge involved member of Union and the Monster Army trying to make each other laugh while their mouths were full of milk. That ended in a mess and a draw. The final contest had HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano beat Kota Ibushi & Gota Ihashi in a eating contest that one wrestler standing behind his teammate and using his own arms to feed his partner piping hot food. Ihashi wound up getting a piece of radish in his eye by accident.

DJ Nira formed a plan with Dino, Batten Tamagawa and Cherry to defeat Yoshiaki Fujiwara and win the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title. The plan involved Tamagawa telling Fujiwara that there was a MILF in the audience who wanted to see him. Then as Fujiwara makes his entrance, Cherry would grab his attention from the crowd and flirt with him while Tamagawa dropped a steel basin from above in the balcony. Dino would then kiss Fujiwara, leaving him defenseless for Nira’s Rocket Punch. Sounds perfect, right? Nope. Fujiwara ignored Cherry, the  fallingsteel basin wasn’t as painful as it sounded, Fujiwara dodged Dino’s kiss and countered the Rocket Punch into the Fujiwara Armber to win the match. Yoshihiko (in its E. YOSHIHIKO form) suddenly showed up demanding a rematch with Fujiwara for the belt. The match went ahead and it was all Fujiwara until a Body Slam was countered into a roll up. Three seconds later, E. YOSHIHIKO became the new Iron Man Champion!

The 4 Way match ended in a No Contest when referee Daisuke Kiso kept on getting accidentally struck over the head with a steel basin by everyone else in the match.

A few announcements about DDT in 2013 were made at the beginning of the show. The two Sumo Hall shows in August will be named “Progress” and “Harmony” respectively. DDT will increase live programming for their Nico Douga channel online. They will increase the number of shows in different regions with shows set for Odawara, Sendai, Aomori, Yamagata and Kanazawa in the next couple of months. Takagi stepped in and said wrestling will not grow if they do not reach out to the local box office. Also, DDT now has a new recruiting process for hiring rookie wrestlers. Healthy males between the ages of 17 to 25 will be accepted into training immediately! Finally, DDT will launch their own advertising agency to go along with their other non-wrestling businesses. The agency will focus with advertising on flyers and vehicles.

Hiro Tsumaki had to pull out of the show due to suffering from a norovirus. Daichi Kazato took his place.


“NEW YEAR’S EVE WRESTLING 2012” Results

January 1, 2013

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“NEW YEAR’S EVE WRESTLING 2012”, 31/12/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,058 Fans

0. Dark Match – Pro Wrestling Olympics Battle Royal: Amigo Suzuki defeated Chris Trance with the Mescal (3:40).
Other Participants: Jonathon Bader, Gabriel Wolfe, Negro Greco amd Chou-un Shiryu.
0. Dark Match: Mad Dog & Vixen defeated Cherry & Tetsuya Endo when pinned Endo with the Fire Bomb Combo (5:08).
1. Big Japan Vs DDT: Takao Soma defeated Kazuki Hashimoto with the Boma Ye (7:40).
2. Big Japan Vs KAIENTAI-DOJO: Shinya Ishikawa & Shinobu defeated Taishi Takizawa & Yuki Sato when Ishikawa submitted Sato with an Octopus Hold (9:44).
3. DDT Vs KAIENTAI-DOJO: TAKA Michinoku, Daigoro Kashiwa & HIROKI defeated MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi & Akito when Michinoku pinned Akito with the Michinoku Driver II (8:26).
–Judo Challenge: Kankuro Hoshino defeated Yuki Sato.
–Judo Challenge: Ayumu Honda defeated Gota Ihashi.
–Judo Challenge: Michael Nakazawa defeated Bad Bones.
–Quiz Challenge: Shigehiro Irie defeated Shinya Ishikawa and Kaji Tomato.
–Karaoke Challenge: Ricky Fuji “RUN AWAY” (29.14 pts) defeated MIKAMI “Tsukema Tsukeru” (25:14 pts) and Ryuichi Kawakami “Another Orion” (23.14 pts).
4. Cinderella Title – Royal Rumble: Mototsugu Shimizu defeated Makoto Oishi with a Cradle (15:08).
Other Participants: Emi Sakura, Bambi, The Winger, Karate Brahman, Yasu Urano, Mame Endo, Ken Ohka, Ricky Fuji, Atsushi Ohashi and Tomomitsu Matsunaga.
5. WHCTLC (Double Ring Hardcore Tables, Ladders & Chairs) Match: MASADA, Masashi Takeda & Hoshitango defeated Jaki Numazawa, Danny Havoc & Saburo Inematsu when MASADA pinned Inematsu with a Diving Elbow Drop (11:37).
6. Tag Team Gauntlet: Takao Omori & Manabu Soya defeated Tsutomu Oosugi & Hercules Senga, Tommy End & Michael Dante, Makoto Oishi & Hiro Tonai, Menso~re Oyaji & Golden Pine, Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki, Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei, Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie and Sanshiro Takagi & Abdullah Kobayashi.
6a. Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei eliminated Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki when Shu pinned Honda with a Horizontal Cradle (5:20).
6b. Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei eliminated Menso~re Oyaji & Golden Pine by Ring Out (1:52).
6c. Tommy End & Michael Dante eliminated Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei when Dante pinned Kei (3:33).
6d. Tommy End & Michael Dante eliminated Tsutomu Oosugi & Hercules Senga by Ring Out (1:40).
6e. Tommy End & Michael Dante eliminated Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie by Ring Out (3:12).
6f. Sanshiro Takagi & Abdullah Kobayashi eliminated Tommy End & Michael Dante by Ring Out (2:29).
6g. Takao Omori & Manabu Soya eliminated Sanshiro Takagi & Abdullah Kobayashi by Ring Out (0:13).
7. Fluorescent Lighttubes Death Match: Yuko Miyamoto, Isami Kodaka & Takumi Tsukamoto defeated Ryuji Ito, Drake Younger & Ryuichi Sekine when Miyamoto pinned Sekine with the Fire Thunder (18:35).
8. Special Single Match: Osamu Nishimura defeated Hiroshi Fukuda with the Spinning Toe Hold (9:15).
9. Daisuke Sekimoto, Yuji Hino & Shuji Ishikawa defeated Hiro Tsumaki, Hideyoshi Kamitani & Tank Nagai when Sekimoto pinned Nagai with the German Suplex (9:59).
10. Big Japan Vs DDT Vs KAIENTAI-DOJO 3 Way Match: HARASHIMA & Danshoku Dino defeated Yoshihito Sasaki & Yuji Okabayashi and Kengo Mashimo & Shiori Asahi when HARASHIMA pinned Asahi with the Somato (16:39).
11. Bonus Match – Falls Count Anywhere: Abdullah Kobayashi defeated Shiori Asahi with the Diving Bakachinga Elbow Drop (4:05).
Other Participants: Everyone else who was still in the building.

New Year’s Eve in Korakuen Hall was a very busy day with many different promotions getting together to celebrate the final hours of 2012. DDT, Big Japan and K-DOJO got together to celebrate the alleged 100th Anniversary of pro wrestling with Shiori Asahi and his fellow generation of wrestlers leading the way and booking the show. With two rings set up beside each other in the arena, there was plenty of space for some crazy shenanigans.

An Olympic Games style competition between the three companies took place throughout the evening with a large percentage of the box office on the line for the winning side. Not only were there points on the line in matches but other non-wrestling contests such as Judo, karaoke and a quiz were part of the competition. Unfortunately after the main event Shiori Asahi lost track of the results and a winner could not be decided. So a special bonus match took place, a sudden death Falls Count Anywhere free for all between all the wrestlers who were still in the building. Abdullah Kobayashi got the pinfall on Asahi and got to close out the show with a speech.

Hiroshi Fukuda faced a big challenge in the form of Osamu Nishimura. He used many tricks from American wrestling such as the trick handshake, the 10 Punch in the corner and using the ropes to choke his respectful opponent. However, the difference in skill and experience was far too much and Nishimura targeted Fukuda’s knee. He broke him down from there and submitted the young Fukuda with the Spinning Toe Hold. After that match, Nishimura told Fukuda he knew about his love of American wrestling, but the 70’s style of American wrestling that Osamu knows is more deep and interesting than the 80’s style that Fukuda obsesses over. Fukuda didn’t listen and was convinced Nishimura used magic to beat him. Fukuda thinks Nishimura is the best magician he has ever wrestled and that he himself will have to increase his MP (magic points from RPGs) to go along with his physical stength and wrestling technique.

Despite being left in a bloody state, Ryuichi Sekine said that wrestling in the Fluorescent Lighttubes Death Match was a lot of fun.

Sanshiro Takagi & Abdullah Kobayashi went into the Tag Team Gauntlet determined to win. They named their team GET MILD for the match and appeared to have won after they eliminated the dominant duo of Tommy End & Michael Dante. But a surprise came when the actual GET WILD team from All Japan made their entrance as a last minute final entry. Takao Omori & Manabu Soya quickly eliminated Takagi & Kobayashi to easily win the Gauntlet.


UNION “THE DECEMBER UNION 2012” Results

December 24, 2012

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UNION “THE DECEMBER UNION 2012”, 24/12/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
267 Fans – Super No Vacancy

0. Dark Match: Yasushi Sato defeated SAGAT with a Backslide Pin (4:18).
1. Ryuichi Sekine (w/ Rumi Kazama) defeated Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Mame Endo) with a High Kick (4:55).
2. Hida Kubota & Yasu Kubota defeated Goro Jr. & El Hijo del Goro when Hida Kubota pinned El Hijo del Goro with a Piledriver (5:24).
3. Reindeer Match: Ken Ohka defeated Mio Shirai when he took her reindeer hat (0:15).
3a. Mio Shirai defeated Ken Ohka with the Figure Four Neck Lock (3:26).
4. Menso~re Oyaji & Mr. #6 defeated Cherry & Gabaiji-chan when Mr. #6 pinned Cherry with a Cradle (10:19).
5. Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Takao Soma defeated Seiya Morohashi, Hiro Tsumaki & Daichi Kazato when Ishii pinned Kazato with a Boston Crab (12:20).
6. Shuji Ishikawa & Kengo Ohka Vs Isami Kodaka & El Generico ended in a Time Limit Draw (30:00).

Union’s final show of the year ended with a 30 minute draw between four of its strongest wrestlers. At the beginning of the show it was announced that Keisuke Ishii will defend the DDT Extreme Title against Isami Kodaka on 14th January. The person who comes out as champion will then go to DDT and challenge Kenny Omega for the KO-D Openweight Title on 27th January.

Shuji Ishikawa will be in Big Japan the day before to face Abdullah Kobayashi a second time for the BJW Death Match Title.

Cherry had another important announcement today. This time she will begin learning English. Mio Shirai came down and called out Cherry for wasting everyone’s time by constantly announcing new hobbies. Masako Takanashi then appeared for the first time in a long time to talk about the LPGA. Somehow this leads to Cherry & Masako Takanashi Vs Mio Shirai & Yuko Miyamoto being booked for 14th January.

Since it was Christmas, Hiroshi Fukuda was given a kiss on the cheek by both Rumi Kazama and Mame Endo. It was later announced that Fukuda will face Jun Kasai on 14/1. Fukuda hid under the ring when he found out about the match.

Ken Ohka finally scored a victory over Mio Shirai. However, it doesn’t sounds so great when you hear it was in a Reindeer Match where the first person to take off their opponent’s reindeer hat and shout “Gross!” wins. Ohka was able to do that in 15 seconds. The crowd booed the anti-climatic result and a rematch was immediately held under normal rules. This time around it was business as usual, Mio submitted Ohka with the Figure Four Neck Lock.

At the end of the show every member of the Union roster gave an end of year message. Naomi Susan thanked everyone for supporting Union. Ryu Gouma announced he wants to return to wrestling next year and he’ll do his best to be a dignified wrestling lawyer. Hiroshi Fukuda began a “USA!” chant and yelled “Love and peace! The war is over!” Rumi Kazama said she wanted to be Union’s top diva next year. Goro Jr. simply mumbled into the microphone. Ken Ohka said he was frustrated he lost so many matches but relied on the support of the Union fans. Mr. #6 said he wants to travel to the United States. Mio Shirai said she was No. 1 this year and will be the best next year. Hiro Tsumaki said he got a lot of solid training in Okinawa and now wants to win a championship. El Generico said he always wants to come back to Japan. Shuji Ishikawa said he will come back to Union with the BJW Death Match Title wrapped around his waist. Finally, Isami Kodaka finished the speech saying as the future ace of Union, he will help make the place fun, intense and spicy!


DDT “NEVER MIND 2012” Results

December 23, 2012

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DDT “NEVER MIND 2012”, 23/12/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,012 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

0. Dark Match: Tetsuya Endo defeated DJ Nira with a School Boy (0:05).
1. Takao Soma & Shigehiro Irie defeated Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi when Soma pinned Oishi with the Boma Ye (10:36).
2. 4 Way Tag Team Match: MIKAMI & Gorgeous Matsuno defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Michael Nakazawa, Hikaru Sato & Masa Takanashi and Yukio Sakaguchi & Akito when Matsuno pinned Nakazawa with the Cross Armed Goregeous Superstar (8:32).
3. HARASHIMA & Hiro Tsumaki defeated Kota Ibushi & Gota Ihashi when HARASHIMA pinned Ihashi with the Somato (15:02).
4. 3 Vs 4 Handicap Match: Sanshiro Takagi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima defeated Antonio Honda, Yuji Hino, Hoshitango & Daisuke Sasaki when Takagi pinned Honda with the Sit Down Himawari Bomb (11:09).
5. DDT Extreme Title – 3 Way Match: Keisuke Ishii (c) defeated Yasu Urano and Isami Kodaka when Ishii pinned Urano with the High Angle Double Arm DDT (12:18).
*V1 for Keisuke Ishii
6. KO-D Openweight Title: Kenny Omega defeated El Generico (c) with the One-Winged Angel (24:01).
*El Generico fails in V3. Kenny Omega becomes the 44th KO-D Openweight Champion!

Kenny Omega did it! He finishes off an excellent year by becoming the man to dethrone El Generico and finally win the KO-D Openweight Title. Despite the two being friends away from the ring, there was little good manners seen in the match when Omega offered a handshake and Generico kicked him away. When the Croyt’s Wrath didn’t work for the challenger, he had to bring out the One-Winged Angel to put Generico away for good.

Keisuke Ishii passed a difficult challenge in his first defence of the DDT Extreme Title by defeating Yasu Urano and Keisuke Ishii in a 3 Way match. Ishii was able to win without doing the overdone finish of letting your opponents beat each other up, then go steal the pin. Instead, Ishii took out Kodaka with the Kneel Kick. Urano played possum and caught Ishii with a flash roll up but only got a two count. From there Ishii caught Urano and went into overkill with two Fisherman Busters, a High Kick and then the High Angle Double Arm DDT to win the match in dominating fashion.

The COZY Police Force always get their men. Antonio Honda and the rest of the Monster Army recently became thieves and stole wrestling gear from every single locker room they’ve stepped foot in. When they stole an important briefcase from Tsurumi Amon, Sanshiro Takagi called in Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima to help him catch the criminal. TenKoji became victims themselves when the Monster Army stole their signature nose tape and entrance gear before the match. The Monster Army all came down wearing one of the stolen goods to taunt their opponents. Justice soon came down and the COZY Police Force won the battle and literally arrested the Monster Army.

The briefcase was returned to Tsurumi Amon and he later revealed its contents. Amon announced that DDT now has a brand new championship, the KO-D 6 Person Tag Team Championship. The title will have its first champions crowned after a one day tournament between four teams in Osaka on 12/1.

Gorgeous Matsuno Vs Yukio Sakaguchi will take place on 12/1. Danshoku Dino will take on El Samurai on 20/1 in Nagoya.

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DDT “THREE TOTAL WORLDS” Results

December 16, 2012

DDT “THREE TOTAL WORLDS”, 16/12/2012
Hakata Star Lanes
428 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Michael Nakazawa defeated Hiroshi Fukuda with a Boston Crab Reversal (4:10).
2. Maki Narumiya defeated Neko Nitta with the You Never (7:41).
3. Yuto Aijima, Azul Dragon & Yasu Urano defeated Makoto Oishi, Masa Takanashi & Yukio Sakaguchi when Urano pinned Oishi with an Inside Cradle (12:21).
4. Keisuke Ishii, Takao Soma & Shigehiro Irie defeated Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Batten Tamagawa when Irie pinned Tamagawa with the Flying Sausage (10:55).
5. KO-D Tag Team Titles: MIKAMI & Tatsumi Fujinami (c) defeated Kota Ibushi & Gota Ihashi when MIKAMI pinned Ihashi with the Deep “M” Impact (14:59).
*V3 for MIKAMI & Tatsumi Fujinami.
6. Double Ring 5 Way TLC Match: Kenny Omega defeated HARASHIMA, Sanshiro Takagi, Danshoku Dino and Hikaru Sato (23:15).
6a. Hikaru Sato eliminated Sanshiro Takagi with a Back Drop (11:34).
6b. HARASHIMA eliminated Hikaru Sato with the Somato (17:06).
6c. Danshoku Dino eliminated HARASHIMA with the Gay-do Clutch (18:45).
6d. Kenny Omega eliminated Danshoku Dino with the One-Winged Angel (23:15).

The main event for this show was mayhem. Two rings with five wrestlers involved wasn’t enough. DDT decided to make it a TLC Elimination match too. Sanshiro Takagi built a castle of chairs again near the entrance. I think he might have a problem. Kenny Omega appeared to injure his foot after a Tope Suicide but he assured everyone after the match that he will be okay.

Tatsumi Fujinami praised Kota Ibushi’s power after the KO-D Tag Title match. It brought back memories of fighting Ibushi during his rookie years. Fujinami then said he would like to face him again in a singles match someday.


DDT “WEST SIDE STORY SERIES 2012 IN KAGOSHIMA ~KOTA IBUSHI TRIUMPHANT RETURN~” Results

December 15, 2012

DDT “WEST SIDE STORY SERIES 2012 IN KAGOSHIMA ~KOTA IBUSHI TRIUMPHANT RETURN~”, 15/12/2012
Kagoshima Civic Gymnasium
255 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Gota Ihashi & Tetsuya Endo defeated Sanshiro Takagi & Hiroshi Fukuda when Ihashi pinned Fukuda with the Frog Splash (9:59).
2. Maki Narumiya defeated Neko Nitta with the You Never (7:16).
3. Keisuke Ishii, Takao Soma & Shigehiro Irie defeated MIKAMI, Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa when Irie pinned Nakazawa with the Flying Sausage (10:21).
4. Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi when Sasaki pinned Oishi with the Now Or Never (11:59).
5. Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Masa Takanashi with the Choke Sleeper (10:01).
6. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega defeated HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano when Ibushi pinned Urano with the Sit Down Last Ride (21:13).

Not only was this Kota Ibushi’s return to his home city, Shigehiro Irie had a few relatives including his grandmother travelling over from Miyazaki to see him wrestle.


DDT “WEST SIDE STORY SERIES 2012 IN KUMAMOTO” Results

December 14, 2012

DDT “WEST SIDE STORY SERIES 2012 IN KUMAMOTO”, 14/12/2012
Kumamoto Information Center
203 Fans

1. MIKAMI & Makoto Oishi defeated Hikaru Sato & Tetsuya Endo when Oishi submitted Endo with a Texas Cloverleaf (9:33).
2. Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Michael Nakazawa with a Sleeper Hold (7:36).
3. Yuto Aijima defeated Hiroshi Fukuda with the Vertical Drop Brainbuster (8:49).
4. Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Sanshiro Takagi & TAKA Michinoku when Sasaki pinned Takagi with the Now Or Never (7:50).
5. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano defeated Danshoku Dino & Masa Takanashi when HARASHIMA pinned Takanashi with the Somato (12:44).
6. Maki Narumiya defeated Neko Nitta with the You Never (9:18).
7. Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Gota Ihashi defeated Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Takao Soma when Omega pinned Soma with the Croyt’s Wrath (15:56).


DDT “WEST SIDE STORY SERIES 2012 IN HAMADA” Results

December 9, 2012

DDT “WEST SIDE STORY SERIES 2012 IN HAMADA ~MIKAMI TRIUMPHANT PERFORMANCE~”, 09/12/2012
Hamada Iwami Budokan
255 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Takao Soma & Shigehiro Irie defeated Gota Ihashi & Tetsuya Endo when Irie pinned Endo with a Flying Sausage (11:58).
2. 3 Way Match: Kenny Omega defeated Masa Takanashi and Antonio Honda when Omega pinned Takanashi with a Sunset Flip (9:17).
3. Keisuke Ishii defeated Akito with the Kneel Kick (8:38).
4. Kota Ibushi & Konosuke Takeshita defeated Danshoku Dino & DJ Nira when Ibushi pinned Nira with a Diving Body Press from the balcony (16:16).
5. Hikaru Sato defeated Daisuke Sasaki with a Reverse Armbar (10:35).
6. MIKAMI, Sanshiro Takagi & Makoto Oishi defeated HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Hiro Tsumaki when MIKAMI pinned Tsumaki with the 450 Splash (20:44).

MIKAMI highlighted his homecoming in Hamada with a main event victory along with Sanshiro Takagi & Makoto Oishi. The show promoted free admission for students from the nearby elementary school, so there were many children who were at the show. During his end of show promo, MIKAMI encouraged the children to follow their dreams and thanked them for witnessing the “Triumph of DDT.”

Hikaru Sato came out at the start of the show complaining to Tsurumi Amon that a naughty magazine he bought for himself went missing. It was revealed later on that the Monster Army stole it. Sato defeated Daisuke Sasaki to win back the naughty magazine.