DDT “CAMPSITE PRO WRESTLING” Results

September 9, 2012

DDT “CAMPSITE PRO WRESTLING”, 09/09/2012
Yamanashi Natureland Om

3 Way Tag Team Match: Kota Ibushi, Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi defeated Tanomusaku Toba, KUDO & Gota Ihashi and Sanshiro Takagi, Michael Nakazawa & Batten Tamagawa when Ibushi pinned Takagi with a Moonsault into a pond. (1:10:14).

The peaceful Yamanashi Natureland turned into a chaotic scene today for DDT’s annual Campsite Pro Wrestling match. This year’s bout was the longest one yet, lasting over an hour. Kota Ibushi led his Homoiro Clover Z partners Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi into battle with both of his championship belts over his shoulders and a bunch of active fireworks in his possession. Tanomuaku Toba, KUDO & Gota Ihashi were their opponents, representing kickboxing. Meanwhile Mecha Sanshiro Takagi, Michael Nakazawa & Batten Tamagawa interfered from time to time to spice things up to the point where the match was turned into a 3 Way battle. Nakazawa’s role in his team was to be the “Smoke Killer”. He had to prevent Ibushi from using any fireworks for his PK Attacks. That ended badly for him and by the end of the match Nakazawa suffered burns to his forehead after getting hit by many PK fireworks. The mayhem spread over to the mountainside, then to a large campfire in the centre and then finally down to the pond. It was there where Ibushi scored the win for his team when he Moonsaulted onto Takagi in the water. Afterwards Ibushi said he had fun but he also apologised to Nakazawa for burning him.


DDT “HURRICANE SKY LOVE” Results

September 6, 2012

DDT “HURRICANE SKY LOVE”, 02/09/2012
Nagoya Telepia Hall
315 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Akito defeated Tetsuya Endo with a Figure 4 Leg Lock (9:22).
2. Yasu Urano & Antonio Honda defeated Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa when Honda pinned Nakazawa with the Diving Fist Drop (13:31).
3. Sanshiro Takagi & Yukio Sakaguchi defeated KUDO & Gota Ihashi by Referee Stoppage when Sakaguchi used the Sleeper Hold on Ihashi (9:51).
4. Kota Ibushi & Mr. #6 defeated Danshoku Dino & DJ Nira when #6 pinned Nira with the Moonsault Press (11:19).
5. MIKAMI defeated Makoto Oishi with a Sliding School Boy (9:39).
6. Ultra-Generation Army Uprising: Keisuke Ishii, Takao Soma & Shigehiro Irie defeated HARASHIMA, Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sasaki when Ishii pinned Sasaki with the Kneel Kick (11:41).

Keisuke Ishii appealed for a singles match at Osaka on 16/9. Tsurumi Amon accepted the appeal and will make three single matches between Ishii, Takao Soma & Shigehiro Irie against HARASHIMA, Masa Takanashi & KUDO. Who exactly will face who will be decided on a later date. HARASHIMA said he is looking forward to crushing his opponent. Ishii revealed the name of his new unit, Team Dream Futures.


DDT “DDT48 GENERAL ELECTION 2012 ~ASK FIRST SPECIAL~” Results

August 26, 2012

DDT “DDT48 GENERAL ELECTION 2012 ~ASK FIRST SPECIAL~”, 26/08/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,237 Fans – No Vacancy

0. Dark Match – Furious Battle Royal: Makoto Oishi Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Saint Rion Vs Choun-Shiryu Vs Shoichi Uchida Vs Kiai Ryuuken Ecchan Vs Goro Jr ended in a No Contest when it was time for the show to begin (9:07).
1. Tetsuya Endo & Konosuke Takeshita defeated Hiroshi Fukuda & Taichi Kazato when Endo pinned Fukuda with a Moonsault Press (6:09).
2. Cherry defeated NOZOMI with the Cherryton Bomb (3:50).
3. 5 Vs 2 Handicap Match: Kengo Ohka & Mio Shirai defeated Gorgeous Matsuno, Hideki Shiota, Michael Nakazawa, Batten Tamagawa & Gota Ihashi when Ohka pinned Tamagawa with the Spear Of Fire (6:30).
4. Yukio Sakaguchi & Isami Kodaka defeated KUDO & Akito when Kodaka submitted Akito with a Scorpion Deathlock (7:12).
5. E. YOSHIHIKO defeated MIKAMI with the Metempsychosis School Boy (7:26).
6. No. 1 Contendership For KO-D Tag Team Title – 3 Way Match: Yasu Urano & Antonio Honda defeated Hoshitango & Masa Takanashi and Seiya Morohashi & Ken Ohka when Honda pinned Morohashi with the Diving Fist Drop (6:36).
7. Falls Count Anywhere Match: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Yuji Hino ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
8. DJ Nira defeated Danshoku Dino with a La Magistral Cradle (5:17).
9. Keisuke Ishii defeated Takao Soma with the Kneel Kick (7:42).
10. Special Tag Match: HARASHIMA & Hikaru Sato defeated Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki when HARASHIMA pinned Sasaki with the Somato (12:47).
11. DDT Extreme Title: Shuji Ishikawa (c) defeated Shigehiro Irie with the Splash Mountain (13:56).
*V1 for Shuji Ishikawa.

The polls were open for the DDT48 General Election 2012 with the fans in attendance already giving their votes for who they want to win the annual event.

Tsurumi Amon invited the DDT roster to the ring at the start of the show. He congratulated all of them on a job well done for the 15th Anniversary Show in Budokan Hall. He then said that DDT must continue to change and announced that all stables must disband and be replaced with new ones. The groups have until 19th September to split up and the new units must be created by 30th September. The response from all the wrestlers was negative. Makoto Oishi said that Homoiro Clover Z was approaching its one year anniverary while Masa Takanashi said he only just formed La Familia. Sanshiro Takagi went too far and called Amon a motherfucker. As punishment, Amon turned Takagi’s match with Yuji Hino later that night into a Falls Count Anywhere match. Takagi swore that the nWJ will not disband.

Amon then got the new group process rolling by creating a new stable of his own called the Tehajimeni Shinitai Tsurumi, or TST for short. He asked if anyone wanted to join but got no response. Amon thought the many wrestlers who want to join his awesome new group were feeling shy. So he decided to turn around and close his eyes. If anyone wanted to join him, they would stay inside the ring when he turned back around and opened his eyes. He did just that and when he looked back he found himself alone in the ring.

The first real formation of a new stable did take place at the end of the show when Shuji Ishikawa defeated Shigehiro Irie in a DDT Extreme Title match. Right after Shuji told Irie that he will never lose to him, Keisuke Ishii ran into the ring and struck Ishikawa with the Kneel Kick. Ishii asked Irie how long has he been under Ishikawa’s wing. He also asked Takao Soma how long he has been Sanshiro Takagi’s sidekick. It was now time for them to rise and take over. Ishii called out DDT’s established wrestlers and said he was going to pick a fight with all of them plus Union too. Irie cemented his decision to join Ishii by headbutting Ishikawa. He then said “My friends have increased a lot. I’m glad.” Soma told Takagi the nWJ was disbanding as of today. While this new unit does not have a name yet, it is clear that Ishii, Soma and Irie have declared war on the DDT veterans!

The DDT Extreme Title was defended in a normal match with no extra rules added. However, Shuji Ishikawa brought a chair into the ring and dared Shigehiro Irie into a game of Rock-Paper-Scissors to decide who gets to use a free chair shot. Shuji won.

If my translation is correct, DJ Nira performed a Rainmaker version of the Rocket Punch. That alone is enough of a reason why Nira deserved to beat Danshoku Dino.

HARASHIMA and last year’s DDT48 winner Hikaru Sato are certain to win some new votes with a victory over Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki.

In the Falls Count Anywhere match, Takagi kept shouting “Tokyo Dome!” whenever he chopped Yuji Hino. Whenever Hino chopped Takagi back, Hino shouted out “Korakuen Hall!” The match turned out to be mayhem with the two brawling all over the hall. Takagi would not shut up screaming “Tokyo Dome” and eventually told Yuji “Do not give up your dreams!” The match reached its time limit right when Hino was about to give Takagi the F****’N Bomb onto a table. Takagi got on Hino’s good side when he said Hino could meet Mariko Shinoda from AKB48 at the Tokyo Dome. Hino thought about it, sat down with Takagi next to the table he was about to break and shook hands with him.

The Let’s Go 30’s! team of Antonio Honda & Yasu Urano became the No. 1 Contender’s for the KO-D Tag Team Titles by winning the 3 Way Tag match. After the match, Honda spoke about having a sense of respect for wrestling, that he has the spirit to win and how he will protect wrestling because he loves it dearly. Yasu Urano said him versus MIKAMI is not interesting but Honda versus Tatsumi Fujinami has him excited. Honda said he has been studying Fujinami ever since Fujinami fought Antonio Inoki in Yokohama many years ago. Honda learned how Inoki targeted Fujinami’s medulla oblongata and he will do the same.

Yoshihiko (currently wrestling as E. YOSHIHIKO, I don’t know what the E stands for yet) must have had a secret training camp with a certain NOAH wrestler because he pulled out the Shiranui Kai on route to beating MIKAMI.

During the handicap match, Michael Nakazawa referred to Mio Shirai as “Tits Bastard!” Mio responded by calling Michael a “flat chested bastard!”

Cherry is really starting to embrace being 38 years old. She has now named a bunch of moves after her age such as the Thirty Eight Punch, the Thirty Eight Kick and the Thirty Eight Crusher.

Tetsuya Endo & Konosuke Takeshita got a surprising win over the more experienced Hiroshi Fukuda and Taichi Kazato. Fukuda brought in a tambourine to use as a weapon but accidentaly hit his partner with it instead, leading to their defeat.

The Furious Battle Royal was constantly interrupted with song and dance numbers by Saint Rion and the Homoiro Clover Z wrestlers. Tomomitsu Matsnaga looked like he was about to win when the bell rang and the match was declared a no contest.


DDT “SEA WRESTLING” Results

August 22, 2012

DDT “SEA WRESTLING”, 22/08/2012
Kanagawa Ohama Beach
200 Fans

1. Antonio Honda & Yasu Urano defeated Keisuke Ishii & Tetsuya Endo when Honda submitted Endo with the Octopus Hold (7:02).
2. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi defeated Go Shiofuki & Takao Soma when Dino pinned Shiofuki with the Danshoku Driver On The Beach (7:13).
3. Kota Ibushi, KUDO & Hiroshi Fukuda defeated Sanshiro Takagi, HARASHIMA & Michael Nakazawa when Ibushi pinned Nakazawa with the Sit Down Last Ride (19:23).

DDT spent a sunny day at the beach for a little bit of wrestling at the seaside. A mat was set up in the sand to act as the ring and the first two matches were kept within that area. The main event of course went all over the place. Kota Ibushi brought along fireworks as usual. HARASHIMA hit the Somato on Hiroshi Fukuda off of a pier. Michael Nakazawa fell into a hole that was dug by the other team. The match eventually went into the sea and ended with Ibushi Moonsaulting off of a rock onto everybody in the water. After Ibushi won the match for his team, he smashed a watermelon with a mallet and shared pieces of the watermelon with the fans.


DDT “BUDOKAN PETER PAN 2012 ~ DDT 15TH ANNIVERSARY” Results

August 18, 2012

DDT “BUDOKAN PETER PAN 2012 ~ DDT 15TH ANNIVERSARY”, 18/08/2012
Tokyo Nippon Budokan
10,124 Fans – Super No Vacancy

0. Special Dark Match – Muscle Army Vs Style-E Army: Muscle Sakai, Hiroshi Fukuda, Pedro Takaishi, Kazuyoshi Sakai HG, Kazunori Huzioka, Mr. Magic & Seiya Morohashi defeated Kazuhiro Tamura, Masashi Takeda, Masato Shibata, Shota, Shotaro Nasu & Choun “Bones” Shiryu when Sakai pinned Shiryu with the Verdict (11:07).
1. Tag Team Gauntlet: Takao Soma & Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie, Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa, Isami Kodaka & Hiro Tsumaki and Saint Seiya Rion & Poison JULIE Sawada.
1a. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie eliminated Isami Kodaka & Hiro Tsumaki when Irie pinned Tsumaki with the Vertical Drop Back Flip (6:04).
1b. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie eliminated Saint Seiya Rion & Poison JULIE Sawada when Ishii pinned Sawada with the Kneel Kick (2:30).
1c. Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa eliminated Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie when Sato & Nakazawa submitted Ishii with an Ankle Lock & Ultimate Venom Arm Combo (4:15).
1d. Takao Soma & Yukio Sakaguchi eliminated Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa when Soma pinned Nakazawa with the Diving Guillotine Drop (9:01).
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Royal Rumble: Yoshiaki Fujiwara defeated E. YOSHIHIKO (c) by Referee Stoppage with an Armbar (19:22).
Order of Entries: DJ Nira, Daichi Kakimoto, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Batten Tamagawa, Mio Shirai, Hiroshi Fukuda, Ken Ohka, NOZOMI, Gorgeous Matsuno, Akito, Yuzuki Aikawa, Yoshiaki Fujiwara and E. YOSHIHIKO.
*Yoshiaki Fujiwara becomes the 961st champion.
3. Konosuke Takeshita Debut Match: El Generico defeated Konosuke Takeshita with the Brainbustaaaaahhhhh!!!!! (10:36).
4. Five-A-Side Soccer Match: Tokatsu FC 2-2 Akira-waku FC
Tokatsu FC: Masa Takanashi, Daisuke Sasaki, Hoshitango, Tetsuya Endo & Tsukasa Fujimoto.
Akira-waku FC: Yasu Urano, Antonio Honda, Yuji Hino, Tanomusaku Toba & Yoshiko.
4a. Tsukasa Fujimoto pinned Antonio Honda with the Tsukadora (1st Half – 2:34) (Tokatsu 1-0 Akira-waku).
4b. Yasu Urano pinned Daisuke Sasaki with a Diving Body Press (1st Half – 3:29) (Tokatsu 1-1 Akira-waku).
4c. Yuji Hino pinned Tetsuya Endo with the F***’N Bomb (2nd Half – 1:31) (Tokatsu 1-2 Akira-waku).
4d. Masa Takanashi pinned Yasu Urano with the Takatonic (2nd Half – 2:39) (Tokatsu 2-2 Akira-waku).
*Tokatsu FC win 2-0 on penalties.
5. KO-D Tag Team Title: MIKAMI & Tatsumi Fujinami defeated KUDO & Makoto Oishi (c) when MIKAMI pinned Oishi with the Volcanic Bomb (9:04).
*KUDO & Makoto Oishi fail in V4. MIKAMI & Tatsumi Fujinami become the 45th KO-D Tag Team Champions!
6. Special Weapons Rumble Handicap Match: Minoru Suzuki defeated Sanshiro Takagi with the Gotch-Style Piledriver (17:33).
7. Special Hardcore Tag Team Match: HARASHIMA & Togi Makabe defeated Shuji Ishikawa & Ryuji Ito when HARASHIMA pinned Ishikawa with the Swan Dive Somato (14:36).
8. Transparency Current Explosion Death Match: Invisible Man defeated Danshoku Dino after an explosion (16:16).
9. KO-D Openweight Title: Kota Ibushi (c) defeated Kenny Omega with the Phoenix Splash (37:26).
*V2 for Kota Ibushi.

DDT will return to Sumo Hall on 17th and 18th August 2013. That’s right, DDT will be doing two Ryogoku shows back to back! That’s not all, Sanshiro Takagi said that his goal for DDT’s 20th Anniversary is to run the Tokyo Dome!

Kota Ibushi defeats Kenny Omega in what could be the biggest match of both their careers. In a match that went nearly 40 minutes, both men put everything on the line for the right to be called KO-D Champion. Kenny targeted Ibushi’s right shoulder while Ibushi fought back with his sharp kicks. Pretty soon both men went high risk with Tope Con Hilos, Quebradas and top rope Frankensteiners were brought into play. Given their habits for fighting away from the squared circle, it was no surprise that their match soon spilled towards the entrance stage. It was there that Ibushi levelled up, climbed up a stage structure and Moonsaulted onto Omega below. Back in the ring they were both filled with smiles as they continued to throw everything they could at each other. Ibushi avoided the Avalanche One-Winged Angel and finally put Kenny away with the Phoenix Splash to end their spectacle.

The semi-main event was advertised as a Budokan match that only DDT could get away it. Danshoku Dino Vs The Invisible Man! Dino was given a special pair of glasses to wear so he could see The Invisible Man as they wrestled. He was also accompanied his fellow Homoiro Clover Z members as well as Yusuke Inokuma at ringside. But there was a dangerous new stipulation added on the request of The Invisible Man. The ring ropes were rigged up to an electric current. When the match reached the 5 minute mark, the ropes would get one million volts of electricity flowing through it. Any contact would create a powerful explosion. The Invisible Man, who has apparently been a part of DDT since Day 1 and been ignored for most of it, put all of his anger and frustration into the match. He sent a message to Sanshiro Takagi and the rest of the DDT locker room by giving Dino a Stunner then sent him flying into the ropes. The resulting explosion left Dino unconcious and defeated. The Invisible Man said that this was the beginning of his march to the main event!

One year after their match was set, Sanshiro Takagi and Minoru Suzuki went head to head at the Budokan. With a Weapons Rumble Handicap in his favour, Takagi carefully picked the weapons he thought would help him defeat Suzuki. Those ‘weapons’ turned out to be Mecha Mummy’s fist and drill (didn’t work), New Sanshiro Takagi (didn’t work), Yuzuki Aikawa (actually sort of worked), the entire Muscle Army (didn’t work, Suzuki easily destroyed them) and Yoshiaki Fujiwara (most effective of the lot). Takagi’s downfall came when Suzuki slipped off his shoulders during the Sunflower Bomb. Suzuki trapped Takagi with a Sleeper Hold and then hit the Gotch-Style Piledriver to win.

After the match, Takagi thanked Suzuki for fighting him on the big stage. Takagi felt this was the best wrestling show he was ever a part of and now it was time to retire. The crowd were shocked at the announcement and Takagi was given the ten bell salute. But Takagi then suddenly interrupted the ceremony to admit he was lying.

The Five-A-Side Football Match begun as a 10-Man Tag Team Ironman match fought in two halves. Each half was five minutes long. After the time was up the result was a tie. Tokatsu FC and Akira-waku FC bought scored two falls. A penalty shootout would take place as the tiebreaker. A penalty area with goalposts were set up on the entrance stage. Masa Takanashi and Hoshitango were the only ones to score their penalty shots, resulting in a victory for Tokatsu FC.

Cherry and Gota Ihashi both had to pull out of the Iron Man Royal Rumble due to illness. Cherry is suffering from rubella while Ihashi has acute enteritis. Speaking of the Rumble, Kyohei Wada was the referee. Yoshihiko came out impersonating A. YAZAWA and was the last man along with Yoshiaki Fujiwara in the Rumble. Their battle was described on Twitter by Samurai TV as a “Close Encounter Of The Third Kind.”

Saint Seiya Rion sang the Saint Seiya anime theme song for his entrance.

The Muscle Dark Match began without Muscle Sakai. Something happened that kept him from wrestling until he finally arrived via taxi and cleaned house, defeating the Style-E invaders with his Muscle teammates.

No anal explosion for Michael Nakazawa this year.


UNION “UNION SUMMER FESTIVAL 2012” Results

August 12, 2012

UNION “UNION SUMMER FESTIVAL 2012”, 12/08/2012
Isami Wrestle Arena
104 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Tokyo Joshi Pro Offer Match: Mio Shirai defeated NOZOMI with the Tsuchigumo (5:40).
2. Cherry & Miyako Matsumoto defeated Isami Kodaka & El Hijo del Goro Jr. (w/ Goro Jr.) when Matsumoto pinned Goro with the Miyakoko Clutch (12:29).
3. Union Non-Certified US Heavyweight Title: Kengo Ohka defeated Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Mame Endo & Rumi Kazama) by Ring Out (4:53).
*V1 for Hiroshi Fukuda according to US Title rules.
3a. Kengo Ohka defeated Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Mame Endo & Rumi Kazama) with the Implant DDT (6:28).
4. Shigehiro Irie & Toru Sugiura defeated Shuji Ishikawa & Taichi Kazato when Irie pinned Kazato with a Running Elbow (14:09).
5. Seiya “Big” Morohashi defeated Ken Ohka with a Lariat (15:35).


DDT “LAST MINUTE BUDOKAN SPECIAL!” Results And Press Conference

August 9, 2012

DDT “LAST MINUTE BUDOKAN SPECIAL!”, 09/08/2012
Tokyo Akasaka Sacas
??? Fans

1. Falls Count Anywhere Match: Kota Ibushi defeated HARASHIMA, Sanshiro Takagi and Michael Nakazawa when Ibushi pinned Nakazawa with the Sit Down Last Ride (8:08).
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Hiroshi Fukuda defeated DJ Nira (c) with a School Boy (6:21 pm).
*Hiroshi Fukuda becomes the 955th champion.
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Chair defeated Hiroshi Fukuda (c) by Pinfall (6:23 pm).
*Chair becomes the 956th champion.
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Hiroshi Fukuda defeated Chair (c) with the Perfect Plex (6:54 pm).
*Hiroshi Fukuda becomes the 957th champion.
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Cherry defeated Hiroshi Fukuda (c) with the Spring Night Love (6:54 pm).
*Cherry becomes the 958th champion.
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: DJ Nira defeated Cherry (c) with a Chair Attack (6:56 pm).
*DJ Nira becomes the 959th champion.

DDT held a special event inside Akasaka Sacas in Tokyo to promote their 15th Anniversary Show in Budokan Hall. The event was held in the Sacas Star Stage part of the city and began with the only planned match for the show, a Falls Count Anywhere match between Kota Ibushi, HARASHIMA, Sanshiro Takagi and Michael Nakazawa. They fought on the stage with a mat used to act as the squared circle. A table came into play twice with Takagi giving Nakazawa a Piledriver through the table, then HARASHIMA gave Takagi a Falcon Arrow onto the remains. Ibushi won the match when he kip-flipped under Nakazawa’s Ultimate Venom Arm and delivered the Sit Down Last Ride.

There was then the announcement of DDT’s first album called “100% DDT MIX”. The CD will be released at Budokan Hall and contains the original theme songs for HARASHIMA, Takao Soma, Keisuke Ishii, Cherry and Saint Seiya Rion. It also has the official theme song for the anniversary show called “Under The Large Onion (DDT Version)”. Rion performed his song “Pegasus Fantasy” on stage.

The rest of the event was dedicated to giving all of the wrestlers a platform to hype up their matches. First up was the Tag Team Gauntlet. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie said that winning the gauntlet will make them the next challengers for the KO-D Tag Team Title. Do Hentai Dan came out next. Hikaru Sato introduced himself and Nakazawa to the audience and then said he wanted the Budokan show to end after their match. He then said that Nakazawa was not going to speak because he is putting all of his concentration into the match. Takao Soma came out on his own but said that his partner for the match Yukio Sakaguchi is very powerful. Isami Kodaka also came out on his own. He said that he and Hiro Tsumaki will show everyone how crazy Union Pro Wrestling is. Finally Saint Seiya Rion & Poison JULIE Sawada entered the stage. Sawada said that as the veteran of the bunch he will insure the Tag Team Gauntlet will be a great way to open the show.

Next up was the competitors for the Iron Man Royal Rumble. Hiroshi Fukuda tried to win fan support by saying he wants to give donations to underpriviledged children. Gota Ihashi kept on shouting “Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! COME ON! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! COME ON!” Tomomitsu Matsunaga said it was going to be a unique match. Akito thinks he will make the most impact in the match. Daichi Kakimoto talked about how much he appreciates being able to step into the ring again after a four year absence. Gorgeous Matsuno wants to win the title again for the 14th time. Cherry said she wants to be a champion again at the age of 38. Yuzuki Aikawa gave a cheerful and bouncy greeting to the fans. She declared the 18th August to be Hooters Day. Current champion DJ Nira declared himself the King Of Time. The group photo descended into mayhem when Fukuda attacked Nira and won the belt only to somehow lose it to a chair.

The Monster Army Football match preview was next. Yasu Urano & Antonio Honda from Team Crying Wolf were joined by Masa Takanashi, Daisuke Sekimoto & Hoshitango of Team La Familia. Hoshitango spoke in Spanish, Sasaki translated for him and simply said Hoshitango promised to do his best. Takanashi said the most important thing about football is friendship. La Familia are the most bonded group in DDT. Takanashi then asked if Honda had any friends and why he was always alone. He then called Honda a dickward. Honda said that Takanashi was scared of him and at Budokan Hall, Honda will kick the ball away from Takanashi. Urano, like Hoshitango, just said he will do his best.

After that came the preview for the KO-D Tag Team Title match. MIKAMI arrived without Tatsumi Fujinami by his side. He said that this will be Fujinami’s first championship match in over 10 years so this is not just an important match for DDT, but an important match for professional wrestling. MIKAMI wants to be a part of that historical moment. Makoto Oishi called this summer the Summer Of Homoiro Clover Z. KUDO said that the match will be their fourth defence of the belts and they never take any victory for granted.

Sanshiro Takagi was disappointed that Minoru Suzuki couldn’t appear at the event for a face-off. Suzuki is busy competing in the G-1 Climax over at New Japan. Takagi revealed his plan for the Weapons Rumble Handicap match. He will get Yuzuki Aikawa to wear a bikini and distract Suzuki. Takagi will then grab a broom and whack it over Suzuki’s head. Sounds like a foolproof plan.

Tsurumi Amon spoke to HARASHIMA about the Hardcore Tag Team match with Togi Makabe against Shuji Ishikawa & Ryuji Ito. Amon reminded HARASHIMA that the rules allow the use of chairs, tables, chains and barbed wire. HARASHIMA said that with Makabe by his side, they won’t lose. He and Makabe have a strong relationship of trust going back to their college days. Amon joked that Makabe must have been an honour student.

Danshoku Dino wasn’t sure if the Invisible Man was in attendance. Maybe he was there standing on the stage beside him but was just staying quiet. Dino thanked DDT for booking the match at the Budokan Hall. He wondered if there are many invisible people and how he could fight them.

Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega signed the contract for the KO-D Openweight Title main event match. They both gave each other high praise and admitted the other person could easily win the match. With the event drawing to a close, everyone returned to the stage for a final group photo. That led to more Iron Man Heavymetalweight shenanigans when Fukuda grabbed the chair and gave it a Perfect Plex to win the title. Cherry then pinned Fukuda with the Spring Night Love to become champion. But as she celebrated, DJ Nira grabbed the chair, used it to knock Cherry out and won the belt back.


DDT “DDT IN KEIO PAVILION 12” Results

August 6, 2012

DDT “DDT IN KEIO PAVILION 12”, 06/08/2012
Tokyo Keio Special Ring
3,714 Fans

1. 3 Way Tag Team Match: Hoshitango & Masa Takanashi defeated Michael Nakazawa & Gota Ihashi and Antonio Honda & Yasu Urano when Hoshitango pinned both Nakazawa & Ihashi with the Midnight Buenos Aires.
2. 6-Man Tag Team Match: Kota Ibushi, KUDO & Danshoku Dino defeated HARASHIMA, Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie when Ibushi pinned Irie with the Sit Down Last Ride (7:12).


DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ DDT SATURDAY” Results

August 4, 2012

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ DDT SATURDAY”, 04/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
571 Fans – Super No Vacancy

– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Hiroshi Fukuda (c) with a Boston Crab (5:37 pm).
*Konosuke Takeshita becomes the 952nd champion.
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Hiroshi Fukuda defeated Konosuke Takeshita (c) with a Low Blow (5:39 pm).
*Hiroshi Fukuda becomes the 953rd champion.
1. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie defeated MIKAMI & Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Ishii pinned Matsunaga with the Kneel Kick (10:16).
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Hiroshi Fukuda (c) defeated Tanomusaku Toba with a Rope-Assisted School Boy (9:16). (Special Guest Referee: DJ Nira)
*V1 for Hiroshi Fukuda.
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: DJ Nira defeated Hiroshi Fukuda (c) with a Small Package (18:19).
*DJ Nira becomes the 954th champion.
3. Triple Threat Blindfold Match: Kenny Omega defeated Masa Takanashi & Antonio Honda when Omega pinned Honda with the Croyt’s Wrath (7:11).
4. New Setagaya Ghost Story Death Match: Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Akito Vs Hoshitango, Daisuke Sasaki & Tetsuya Endo ended in a Time Limit Draw and a Ghost Story (5:00).
5. Lumberjack Death Match: Sanshiro Takagi defeated Michael Nakazawa when he removed Nakazawa’s pantyhose (11:31).
6. DDT Beer Garden Specialty – Lottery 6-Man Tag Team Match: Yuji Hino, HARASHIMA & Hikaru Sato defeated Kota Ibushi, Yasu Urano & KUDO when HARASHIMA pinned Urano with the Somato (20:35).

The candidates for the DDT48 General Election 2012 have been aanounced. They are Hikaru Sato, Kota Ibushi, Danshoku Dino, Yasu Urano, Masa Takanashi, Makoto Oishi, Cherry, HARASHIMA, MIKAMI, Isami Kodaka, Ken Ohka, KUDO, Sanshiro Takagi, DJ Nira, Antonio Honda, Keisuke Ishii, Shuji Ishikawa, Takao Soma, Michael Nakazawa, Mr. #6, Kenny Omega, Shigehiro Irie, Akito, Daisuke Sasaki, Hoshitango, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Gorgeous Matsuno, Rion Mizuki, Gota Ihashi, Tetsuya Endo, Yuji Hino, Konosuke Takeshita, Seiya Morohashi, Hiro Tsumaki, Hiroshi Fukuda, Taichi Kazato, El Hijo del Goro, Goro Jr., Choun-Shiryu, Kengo Ohka, Kiai Ryuuken Ecchan, Shoichi Uchida, YOSHIHIKO, Mio Shirai, El Generico, Yukio Sakaguchi, Hideki Shiota and NOZOMI.

The ghost story during Match #4 was read by actor Hisaya Imabayashi, who looks absolutely nothing like Tsurumi Amon. The story was so scary it made all of the wrestlers involved in the match faint one after the other. It somehow ended with Imabayashi impersonating Atsushi Onita and throwing water at everyone while “Wild Thing” played over the speakers.

Sanshiro Takagi, Michael Nazazawa and referee Daisuke Kiso all had to wear pantyhose over their head during the Lumberjack Death Match. The winner was the first person to pull off their opponent’s pantyhose.

In preparation for his debut match at Budokan Hall, Konosuke Takeshita took part in a sparring exhibition with Hiroshi Fukuda. Takeshita suprised everyone and submitted Fukuda, winning the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title in the process. Tsurumi Amon congratulated Takeshita on winning a championship before his official debut. However, Fukuda then Low Blowed Takeshita and pinned him to win the belt back almost immediately.

Fukuda returned later in the show to face Tanomusaku Toba in their scheduled match. DJ Nira came out to be the sub-referee along with Yukinori Matsui during the match and they constantly got in each other’s way. It got so bad that Matsui pounced at Nira and attacked him. The distraction allowed Fukuda to Low Blow Toba and pin him with School Boy while his feet were on the top rope for leverage. Both Matsui and Nira counted the pin. After the match, Nira took out his “Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere” contract and “cashed it in” to get an Iron Man title shot right there and then. He immediately pinned Fukuda with a Small Package to become the new champion. Nira grabbed the mic and said he will go to the Budokan as champion and this belt best symbolised DDT. Tsurumi Amon decided that the Iron Man Title will be frozen from now until the Budokan show. That means no 24/7 challenges and that Nira will be the defending champion in the Battle Royal.

Rion Mizuki announced he will transform into Leon from Saint Seiya at Budokan Hall.

It was confirmed that KUDO & Makoto Oishi Vs MIKAMI & Tatsumi Fujinami at Budokan Hall will be for the KO-D Tag Team Title.

DDT will be launching a new stretch gym business in September. Seiya Morohashi will be in charge.


DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ HARASHIMA PRODUCE DAY” Results

August 3, 2012

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ HARASHIMA PRODUCE DAY”, 03/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
389 Fans – Super No Vacancy

0. Dark Match: Haya Bucha & Popogorira defeated Eririn Takagi & Cobra Otakki when Bucha pinned Otakki with the Firebird Splash (8:21).
1. Hard Hit Offer Match: Isami Kodaka & Hoshitango (4D/0E/0P) defeated KUDO & Ryuichi Sekine (2D/2E/0P) when Kodaka submitted Sekine with a Headscissor Choke (12:11).
2. Endo Test Match: Tetsuya Endo Vs Danshoku Dino (apparently HARASHIMA) ended in a No Contest (3:45).
3. BOYZ Offer Match: Makoto Oishi, Daisuke Sasaki & Tsutomu Oosugi defeated Masa Takanashi, Yuki Sato & Hercules Senga when Oishi pinned Takanashi with a European Leg Roll Clutch (5:35).
4. HARASHIMA defeated Hikaru Sato with a Cross Armbreaker (29:58).
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Yakitori defeated Hiroshi Fukuda (c) (9:21 pm).
*Yakitori becomes the 947th champion.
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Ryuichi Sekine defeated Yakitori (c) by eating it (9:21 pm).
*Ryuichi Sekine becomes the 948th champion.
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Beer defeated Ryuichi Sekine (c) (9:22 pm).
*Beer becomes the 949th champion.
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Gota Ihashi defeated Beer (c) by drinking it (9:23 pm).
*Gota Ihashi becomes the 950th champion.
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Hiroshi Fukuda defeated Gota Ihashi (c) with a Tambourine Attack (9:25 pm).
*Hiroshi Fukuda becomes the 951st champion.

HARASHIMA and Danshoku Dino bumped heads and switched bodies at the beginning of the show. Danshoku HARASHIMA was the one who faced Tetsuya Endo in Match #2 but a clash of heads there had Endo jump into HARASHIMA’s body and Dino jump into Endo’s body. Danshoku Endo then began using Dino’s homo-centric offence that became so gratuitous the match had to be stopped. HARASHIMA Dino returned to the ring and all three bumped heads to return back to normal. At least until Endo began dry humping Dino.

The BOYZ offer match was beach themed with everyone using super soakers, towels and beach balls as weapons.

At the end of the show, Ryuichi Sekine attacked the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Hiroshi Fukuda while he was serving a try of yakitori chicken. When Fukuda was knocked out after a chop to the neck, a piece of the chicken fell on top of him, pinned him and became the new champion. Sekine ate the piece of chicken to win the belt by KO. He then celebrated with a can of beer but drank so much he collapsed. The can of beer landed on his chest and pinned Sekine to win the belt. Gota Ihashi then drank the can to win the title. Fukuda was back on his feet and attacked Ihashi. The champion kicked out of two pin attempts (which counts as successful title defences) but a tambourine to the back of the head finally put Ihashi out for the count. Fukuda made his escape as the champion once again.