January 18, 2025
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE 5TH “FUTARI WA PRINCESS” MAX HEART TOURNAMENT”, 18/01/2025
Tokyo Shinagawa Prince Hotel Club eX
284 Fans – No Vacancy
1. Yuki Aino, Raku & Moka Miyamoto defeated Rika Tatsumi, Mahiro Kiryu & Haruna Neko when Raku submitted Neko with the Front Neck Lock (10:39).
2. Miyu Yamashita & Yoshiko Hasegawa defeated Yuki Arai & Shino Suzuki when Hasegawa submitted Suzuki with the Muffler Hold (8:28).
3. Jada Stone & Kaya Toribami defeated Mizuki & HIMAWARI when Stone pinned HIMAWARI with the Spark Stunner (11:01).
4. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 1: Haru Kazashiro & Toga defeated Ivy Steele & Kira Summer when Kazashiro pinned Summer with the Fisherman Suplex (9:02).
5. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 1: Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao defeated Mifu Ashida & Chika Nanase when Misao submitted Nanase with the Chickenwing Face Lock (11:25).
6. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 1: Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku defeated Miu Watanabe & Uta Takami when Max pinned Takami with the Piledriver (9:17).
7. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 1: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara defeated Suzume & Arisu Endo when Uehara submitted Endo with the Banana Pillow (11:48).
In a shocking start to the Max Heart Tournament, last year’s winners Daisy Monkey are out in the 1st Round! Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara sounds like a makeshift team on the surface but it’s a pairing Uehara has wanted after fighting Kamifuku in America last year. Her idea is already paying off with an upset win over one of the tournament favorites. Kamifuku dealt with Suzume by giving her a Big Boot while Uehara trapped Arisu Endo in the Banana Pillow until Endo tapped out. Kamifuku always heard the women from Ebina, Kanagawa were strong and stubborn. Today she saw it with her own eyes from Uehara’s performance. Uehara thought they were unlucky to draw last year’s winners but she’s really happy her team was able to win. Kamifuku is confident they will make it past the 2nd round tomorrow because their opponents Mahiro Kiryu & Haruna Neko are both weaklings.
Well, Max The Impaler killed a teenager. Or at the very least cut down her height by a few centimetres. Uta Takami was scared to fight them but pulled up the courage to do so. As much as Miu Watanabe encouraged her to fight Max head on she eventually saw sense to join in and help her out. Max meanwhile continued to use Pom Harajuku as a projectile against the other team. They took out Watanabe with the Wasteland War Justice and Max then pinned Takami with a Piledriver. They then took one of Takami’s hair accessories as a trophy for their victory. Watanabe blamed Sayrui Namba for putting this match together with her lottery draw. She also said one day Takami will become bigger and more powerful than Max so she should do her best to get there. Tomorrow Pompaler will face Yuki Aino & Raku which means Max is going to be thrown into the Love Triangle.
As the only remaining team left to have competed in every Max Heart Tournament, Kyoraku Kyomei began their match telling everyone that means they have suffered more in the competition than anyone else. They will not drop their guard down or take any opponent lightly. However Hyper Misao thinks the key for them to finally win the tournament is to give up something important to her. She handed her spray can to Daisuke Kiso and promised not to use it so she can win fair and square. Kyoraku Kyomei lived up to their word by beating Mifu Ashida & Chika Nanase clean. Shoko Nakajima held Ashida in the Unmanned Local Train Hold while Misao made Nanase submit to her Chickenwing Face Lock. Tomorrow they will take on Yoshiko Hasegawa & Kaya Toribami to continue their long quest to finally end this struggle. Ashida meanwhile said the match felt like she was baptised by Tokyo Joshi Pro. She’s still a rookie but thinks she has the guts and competitive spirit to match those two veterans.
The opening match of the tournament pitted the two finalists from last year’s Next Generation Tournament against an alliance between British and Austalian wrestlers. Haru Kazashiro & Toga showed how well they had become as a team by swapping wristbands with each other. They were also able to outmanoeuvre Ivy Steele & Kira Summer with their tactics, ending with Kazashiro beating Summer with the Fisherman Suplex. Next up for the pair is HIMAWARI & Shino Suzuki in the 2nd Round tomorrow. Toga remembers she beat HIMAWARI in the Next Gen Tournament but also lost to Suzuki at the end of last year. She’s confident her team has an 80% chance of winning. Kazashiro wants to show her next opponents just how strong she has gotten lately. Summer is disappointed she won’t be getting to team more with Steele in the tournament. Steele described getting hit by Toga’s Elbow Smash was like getting hit with a bat.
It was confirmed during the show opening introductions that the winners of the Max Heart Tournament will receive a Princess Tag Team Titles shot at “GRAND PRINCESS ’25” on 16th March. It will be the next Tag Title bout after the 121000000 Vs Pandora & Sara Phoenix match happening in Chile on 9th February.
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Posted by JamieOD
January 13, 2025
GANBARE☆PRO “NEW YEAR’S BLUES 2025”, 13/01/2025
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
186 Fans
1. Munetatsu Nakamura defeated Shota Kawakami with a Dropkick (9:08).
2. Shigehiro Irie, Rekka & Moeka Haruhi defeated Hartley Jackson, Choun-Shiryu & HARUKAZE when Haruhi submitted HARUKAZE with the 79.5MHz. 2.0 (12:27).
3. Fuminori Abe defeated Tyson Maeguchi with a Cradle (10:50).
4. Kitsune World Title Next Challenger Decision Match: Yuna Manase defeated YuuRI with the Lariat (10:48).
5. Shinichiro Tomingaga Return Match: Keisuke Ishii, Shinichiro Tominaga & Daisuke®️ defeated Ken Ohka, Shuichiro Katsumura & Takuya Wada when Tominaga pinned Ohka with an Inside Cradle (14:25).
6. Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Title: Yumehito Imanari (c) defeated Yasu Urano with the Crossface Lock (19:39).
*V1 for Yumehito Imanari.
6a. Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Title – Emergency Match: Yumehito Imanari (c) defeated Yasu Urano with the Lariat (8:05).
*V2 for Yumehito Imanari.
In the weeks coming up to this show Yumehito Imanari not only wanted a match with Yasu Urano to get revenge for losing to him via Headlock years ago, he also wanted to put the Spirit Of Ganbare Title on the line. After a hard fought fight, Imanari countered a Tombstone into a roll up for a nearfall and then grabbed Urano into a Crossface Lock to get the win. Imanari then told Urano he would be happy to give him a rematch sometime with the title again on the line. Urano told Imanari he is worthy of being the champion for a company as wonderful as Ganbare☆Pro but if he is serious about the rematch then they can have one right away!
After hearing the crowd respond positively to the idea, Imanari convinced Michiyoshi Mishima to grant them an immediate rematch starting right away! The rematch was given a 15 minute time limit but Imanari only needed eight to beat Urano again this time with a Lariat. Imanari said afterwards he has kicked out of injustices so many times in life that nothing is too unreasonable for him. He can give Urano another rematch but this time they should wait about six months from now. His message to the fans is when he gets treated unfairly he should stand up every time because injustice makes him stronger!
Yuna Manase has won her chance to win the Kitsune World Title back from MICHIKO after beating YuuRI in a No. 1 Contender’s match. While Manase was happy to see YuuRI want to get the title shot, Manase wants to win the belt back even more. She said it would have been the end of her wrestling career if she handed the chance over to YuuRI. There was no handshake after the match and Manase thinks it is because YuuRI was thinking about beating her just as much as she thinks about the championship. Manase will get her title rematch against MICHIKO at the Ganbare☆Joshi x Kitsune show on 28th January.
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Posted by JamieOD
January 13, 2025
DDT “NEW YEAR’S☆DOTABA FESTIVAL 2025”, 13/01/2025
Osaka City Oyodo Community Center
??? Fans – Unannounced
1. Yasutaka Oosera & Yuya Koroku defeated Yukio Naya & Yuki Ishida when Koroku submitted Ishida with the Chickenwing Arm Lock (11:35).
2. Special Single Match: Danshoku Dieno defeated Carnatux with a School Boy (5:13).
3. KANON, MJ Paul & Ilusion defeated To-y, Toru Owashi & Kazuma Sumi when Ilusion pinned Sumi with the Swanton Bomb (10:00).
4. Special Tag Match: Jun Akiyama & Yuki Iino defeated Antonio Honda & Takeshi Masada when Iino pinned Masada with the BURNING Elbow Drop (13:19).
5. Special Single Match ~ Admiral-Lord Mountevans Rules: Chris Brookes defeated Akito by Disqualification (R3 2:30).
6. The 37KAMIINA Vs DAMNATION T.A!: Yuki Ueno & MAO defeated Daisuke Sasaki & Demus when Ueno pinned Demus with the Jul.2 (18:53).
Today was Demus’s last match of this tour and it turns out he will be missed by more than just his allies in DAMNATION T.A. When the match was over Demus said his goodbyes to the audience in Japanese but was stopped by Yuki Ueno from leaving the ring. Ueno told him whenever he meets somebody as amazing as Demus, it makes him want to go out into the world.
Akito felt his match with Chris Brookes needed a special rule to make up for the fact it was a non-title bout. Since Brookes is from England, Akito decided the match would be held under Admiral-Lord Mountevans Rules. The main rule is a wrestler would be disqualified if they get caught fouling their opponent three times. The fouls included minor offences such as holding onto a rope break for too long or jumping off the turnbuckles. Daisuke Kiso was briefly knocked out which caused the wrestlers to ignore the rules for a bit. Brookes placed Akito on the top turnbuckle but Akito stopped him from doing any top rope moves. When Kiso regained consciousness he saw Akito on the top rope, assumed he was about to do a jumping attack and disqualified him for what turned out to be his third foul.
For religious reasons Match #2 was held under No Sexual Rules. That meant Danshoku Dieno was not allowed to use any of his lewd wrestling moves against Carnatux. However he figured out a loophole. Attacks to the backside were banned but attacks using your own backside against the opponent were legal. Dieno went for the Lip Lock anyway but missed and got Yukinori Matsui by mistake. Carnatux had Dieno beaten after that but Matsui was in no state to count the pin. When Carnatux went to revive him, Dieno gave him a Low Blow and got the 3 Count with a School Boy.
HARASHIMA missed this show too because of his fever. There was a slight change to the card and Yasutaka Oosera from Michinoku Pro was booked to take part in the opening match.
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Posted by JamieOD
January 12, 2025
DDT “OTOSHI-NAGE 2025”, 12/01/2025
Osaka Yodogawa Community Center
??? Fans
1. Toru Owashi defeated Yuki Ishida with Choke Slam (8:15).
2. KANON defeated Kazuma Sumi with the Sleepy Hollow (8:45).
3. Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & Ilusion defeated Akito, Kohei Kinoshita & Yuya Koroku when Sasaki submitted Koroku with the Crossface Lock (10:45).
4. Special Single Match: Demus defeated Antonio Honda with an Inside Cradle (12:10).
5. Yuki Ueno, MAO & To-y defeated Jun Akiyama, Yuki Iino & Keigo Nakamura when To-y pinned Nakamura with the Kojima Impact (13:49).
6. Special Tag Match: Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada defeated Danshoku Dieno & Yukio Naya when Brookes pinned Dieno with the Danshoku Praying Mantis Bomb (21:10).
HARASHIMA was pulled from today’s show on short notice due to a fever so Yukio Naya replaced him in the main event. This gave Chris Brookes a chance to experiment his game plan against Shuji Ishikawa by wrestling the similarly sized Naya in his place. He and Takeshi Masada took Naya out of the ring, taped him to a nearby cart and wheeled him into an empty storage room beneath the stage. Naya was able to free himself and return to the match but Brookes went on to beat Danshoku Dieno. He used a Danshoku version of the Praying Mantis Bomb to pin him. During the match Brookes was tricked into giving Masada the Lip Lock. After the match he complained about Masada’s breath and asked him what he ate today?
As the D GENERATIONS CUP draws nearer, To-y looks to be gaining the most momentum going into it. He pinned Keigo Nakamura in what could be a potential preview of the tournament final if things go both their ways. To-y used this victory to declare that when he wins the tournament, he will go on to win the KO-D Openweight Title. Then DDT will become Dramatic Dream Toy! MAO ended up getting confused at the start of this match because he couldn’t tell if the “Yuki” chants were for Yuki Ueno or Yuki Iino.
The language barrier got in the way between Antonio Honda and Demus. Honda struggled to get his Gongitsune joke going but Demus surprised everyone by singing the Miyuki Nakajima song “Tapestry” in response.
Kohei Kinoshita was called in at the last minute to take Naya’s place in Match #3.
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January 12, 2025
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW NEW YEAR CIRCUIT 2025”, 12/01/2025
Okayama Mirai Hall
295 Fans – Super No Vacancy
1. Mifu Ashida defeated Chika Nanase with a German Suplex (5:47).
2. Ivy Steele & Kira Summer defeated Arisu Endo & Shino Suzuki when Summer pinned Suzuki with the Samoan Drop (7:44).
3. Raku & Pom Harajuku defeated Hyper Misao & Haruna Neko when Raku pinned Neko with the Doctor Yellow (7:47).
4. Kaya Toribami & Yoshiko Hasegawa defeated Suzume & Toga when Hasegawa pinned Toga with the Diving Double Knee Attack (8:05).
5. Maki Itoh, Mahiro Kiryu & Moka Miyamoto defeated Miu Watanabe, Jada Stone & Uta Takami when Itoh submitted Takamai with the Itoh Deluxe (11:27).
6. Rika Tatsumi defeated HIMAWARI with the Twist Of Fate (9:47).
7. Mizuki, Miyu Yamashita & Wakana Uehara defeated Shoko Nakajima, Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro when Mizuki pinned Aino with the Cutie Special (16:04).
It wasn’t a very happy return for Yuki Aino to her home town. She dropped the fall in the main event to Mizuki. Aino’s team is nicknamed the Tokyo Joshi Tokusatsu Club so she had an idea to stack up with Shoko Nakajima & Haru Kazashiro Megazord style. However Kazashiro wanted to be the base like Nodoka Tenma used to and she wasn’t strong enough to carry Aino & Nakajima on her shoulders. The trio were able to recover with Nakajima giving Miyu Yamashita the Northern Lights Suplex while Kazashiro gave Wakana Uehara the Fisherman Suplex. However Mizuki fought back against Aino, gave her the Run Up Foot Stomp and then won with the Cutie Special.
Mizuki congratulated Aino on her hometown return and asked for forgiveness because she beat Aino in front of her parents. Aino told the fans she is really happy to perform in Okayama every year in front of such a warm audience. Nakajima said Okayama is the place where people feel the most like family. Tokyo Joshi Pro is a family that continues to grow so she wants to cherish it. Kazashiro said she couldn’t stop dreaming about getting to team with Aino in Okayama. She also can’t stop dreaming about Tenma either.
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Posted by JamieOD
January 11, 2025
DDT “KOTATSU FIGHTING 2025”, 11/01/2025
Yokohama Radiant Hall
??? Fans – Unannounced
1. MJ Paul & Demus defeated Yuki Iino & Yuki Ishida when Demus pinned Ishida with La Valagueza (8:42).
2. Yukio Naya, Keigo Nakamura & Yuya Koroku defeated Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & Ilusion when Nakamura pinned Ilusion with the Modified Crucifix Pin (13:10).
3. Special Single Match: To-y defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga with the Kojima Impact (10:09).
4. KOTATSU FIGHTING! Special 6-Man Tag Match: Danshoku Dieno, Yuki Ueno & Jun Akiyama defeated Makoto Oishi, Soma Takao & Antonio Honda when Ueno pinned Honda with a Kotatsu-Style Samson Clutch (14:09).
5. Special Single Match: MAO defeated Kazuma Sumi with the Iai Kick (13:55).
6. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Shuji Ishikawa, HARASHIMA & Akito defeated Chris Brookes, Masahiro Takanashi & Takeshi Masada when Ishikawa pinned Takanashi with the Splash Mountain (20:00).
The size and power of Shuji Ishikawa is something SCHADENFREUDE International couldn’t beat today. Having HARASHIMA & Akito by Ishikawa’s side helped too but the key moment happened when he blocked the Praying Mantis Bomb and then Back Body Dropped Chris Brookes into his own partners. He then pinned Masahiro Takanashi with the Splash Mountain. Ishikawa told the fans he was advised by one of the referees not to sing today if he won. His desire to sing along with his desire to beat Brookes are what powered him up today. He also decided to call his team Smile Squash 2025. Both HARASHIMA & Akito were just as suprised as everyone else when he said that. Backstage Antonio Honda told Brookes if he can overcome Ishikawa he will become an even better KO-D Openweight Champion. Meanwhile Takeshi Masada promised to win the D GENERATIONS CUP for the second time.
The night before this show MAO asked the Grok AI program to predict how his match with Kazuma Sumi would turn out. He was left confused when the AI said he had a finishing move called the Ultra Big Tone. MAO was able to win the match but didn’t use that move because he doesn’t know what it is. He can kind of picture it though so it is now up to him to figure out what the Ultra Big Tone will be! To-y wonders if it involves a destructive ray of some kind? Sumi said there is still a week to go before the KO-D Tag Team Titles match so if there is even a 1% chance he can beat MAO he will take that chance.
It was a cold day so two kotatsu tables were set up in the ring for Match #4. The wrestlers who would usually stand in their corner waiting to tag in were instead allowed to sit under their kotatsu. Eventually the tables and covers were used as weapons as the match heated up. Yuki Ueno ended up using a Samson Clutch on Honda to pin him beneath one of the tables to win the match. With this match Ueno learned that a kotatsu can calm the mind but it also lowers your fighting ability. He also blamed Jun Akiyama for breaking one of the tables.
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Posted by JamieOD
January 11, 2025
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW NEW YEAR CIRCUIT 2025”, 11/01/2025
Kobe Art Center
231 Fans
1. Miu Watanabe defeated Chika Nanase with the Canadian Backbreaker (6:11).
2. Mahiro Kiryu, Haruna Neko & Ivy Steele defeated Raku, Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami when Kiryu pinned Takami with the Spinebuster (7:59).
3. Moka Miyamoto & Haru Kazashiro defeated Wakana Uehara & Mifu Ashida when Miyamoto submitted Ashida with the Rashomon (10:57).
4. Jada Stone defeated Kaya Toribami with the Spark Stunner (6:01).
5. HIMAWARI & Toga defeated Maki Itoh & Kira Summer when Toga pinned Summer with the Rock Bottom (9:34).
6. Princess Of Princess Title Next Challenger Battle Royal: Rika Tatsumi defeated Shoko Nakajima with the White Dragon Sleeper (15:01).
Order Of Elimination: Yuki Aino, Hyper Misao, Pom Harajuku, Arisu Endo, Shoko Nakajima.
7. Mizuki & Suzume defeated Miyu Yamashita & Yoshiko Hasegawa when Mizuki pinned Hasegawa with the Diving Foot Stomp (12:42).
It’s finally going to happen. Around 8 years ago Rika Tatsumi revealed she had a crush on Mizuki and couldn’t even contain herself whenever they were in the ring together. Now after all this time they are soon going to have their first singles match together. Tatsumi was the last woman standing in a Battle Royal. Among the eliminations that happened Hyper Misao kicked Yuki Aino out of the ring, Pom Harajuku rolled Misao in a Gedo Clutch to pin her, everyone else then piled on top of Harajuku to take her out, Shoko Nakajima pinned Arisu Endo with a Hurricanrana and Tatsumi won by submitted Nakajima with the White Dragon Sleeper.
Tatsumi then returned to the ring after the main event to speak with Mizuki. She told her they first met eight years ago and they never had a singles match against each other in that time. She had given up on hoping the match would ever happen but still dreamed of fighting her for the Princess Of Princess Title. Today she won her ticket to make this dream come true! Mizuki said 16th March is an important date for her because it’s her birthday so she wants the match to be the main event of “GRAND PRINCESS ’25” in Ota Ward Gymnasium! Tatsumi agreed and they promised each other it will be a great birthday.
The debuting Jada Stone defeated Kaya Toribami in a match that pitted high flyer against high flyer. Stone landed a Moonsault for a nearfall and then used a handspring to position herself into giving Toribami the Spark Stunner for the win.
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Posted by JamieOD
January 10, 2025
BASARA “BASARA 266 ~SOUEN~”, 10/01/2025
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
??? Fans – Unannounced
1. SAGAT defeated Takeru Inoue with the Gore Grind (10:13).
2. FUMA defeated Ryuichi Sekine with the Jawbreaker (12:37).
3. Turnabout Pro Wrestling Trial: Minoru Fujita defeated Gouma Ryu and Banana Senga when Fujita pinned Ryu after a Double Kawazu-gake Otoshi (8:51).
4. 3 Way Tag Match – No Tag Rules: Daiki Shimomura & Tsutomu Oosugi defeated KUBITO & Daichi Kazato Yasu Urano & Judomaster when Shimomura pinned Kazato after a Standing Moonsault/Jackknife Pin Combo (10:04).
5. Takato Nakano, Masato Kamino & Lil’ Kraken defeated Isami Kodaka, Takumi Tsukamoto & Ryota Nakatsu when Kamino pinned Nakatsu with the Lariat (15:34).
After the main event Lil’ Kraken started a rap and was about to challenge Masato Kamino for the Union MAX Title. However Takato Nakano stopped Kraken with a Dropkick and decided to challenge Kamino instead! He sees Kamino currently has three indie championships (the other two are a TTT Indie Unified Six Man Tag Team Title and the Shinjuku Nichome ILNP Title) but the MAX Title is the only one he wants. Kamino said it will be a rare match where Aijin Tag fights each other. He will crush his partner because he is creating a new era and he’s not asking Nakano to follow him.
Backstage after the show Kamino said there are two wrestlers who beat him last year that he wants to get revenge on. So on 21st January he wants a match against Daisuke Sekimoto & Kuma Arashi! He’ll go through that match first and then have his title bout with Nakano on a later date.
Minoru Fujita is on a break from wrestling in BASARA but he was still called in for a Turnabout Pro Wrestling Trial. Banana Senga spent more time trying to speak like Kenny Omega and also wishing Tsutomu Oosugi a happy birthday than talking about the trial. He eventually accused Fujita of fraud because BASARA was still paying him during his time off. Fujita easily defeated Senga and Gouma Ryu to convince the ref/judge he is not guilty.
After the trial Isami Kodaka announced that Sento Minzoku is splitting up! The unit is disbanding in order to let Ryuichi Sekine fight more often without them as well as to help Daiki Shimomura’s future development. He and Fujita came to the decision on the car ride home after Fujita lost the MAX Title. Their last match as a group will be on 10th February.
FUMA told Sekine after their match that he woke up today at 5am to work on his farm before coming over to Shin-Kiba 1st RING. He’s proud to be a pro wrestler and asks if Sekine feels the same? He wants the two of them as part-time farmers to continue working hard in BASARA.
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Posted by JamieOD
January 6, 2025
What a newsworthy weekend Konosuke Takeshita has had! He went into the Tokyo Dome for New Japan’s biggest show of the year ready to defend his AEW International Title. He came out of it still with the belt, gaining another championship and making a pretty important announcement about where his future belongs to.
NJPW “WRESTLE KINGDOM 19 IN TOKYO DOME”, 04/01/2025
Tokyo Dome, Japan
24,107 Fans
1. NEVER Openweight Title & AEW International Title: KONOSUKE TAKESHITA (I/c) defeated Shingo Takagi (N/c) with the Raging Fire (11:42).
*V5 for KONOSUKE TAKESHITA. Shingo Takagi fails in V2. Becomes the 47th/11th Champion!
On the Saturday Takeshita went into a double title match putting his AEW title on the line against Shingo Takagi and his NEVER Openweight Title. The winner would not only have two championships but would also face Tomohiro Ishii in the Dome the next day. So Ishii made it a priority to sit at ringside to watch this match up close. Takeshita tried to weaken the arm Takagi prefers to use the Pumping Bomber with but he never expected Takagi to pull out a Reverse Frankensteiner. However Takeshita was too tough to put down and he won by using the Raging Fire. He held both belts up high while staring down Ishii after the match.
Backstage Takeshita said he always thought Takagi was strong but he was able to beat him on the biggest stage. When he fights Ishii he will show him the pride of AEW as well as give him the fight of a NEVER Champion. He will attack Ishii with 120% of his strength! Takagi said he couldn’t remember what happened in the match other than he lost to Takeshita in under 15 minutes. Ishii meanwhile dared Takeshita to throw all of his strikes at him tomorrow.
NJPW/AEW/CMLL/STARDOM/ROH “WRESTLE DYNASTY”, 05/01/2025
Tokyo Dome, Japan
16,300 Fans
1. NEVER Openweight Title & AEW International Title: KONOSUKE TAKESHITA (c/c) defeated Tomohiro Ishii with the Raging Fire (13:30).
*V1 for NEVER Openweight Title. V6 for AEW International Title.
The next day Takeshita defended both of his championships against Ishii at the Dome. Ishii provoked Takeshita into hitting him with Elbow Strikes then fought back by throwing Chops towards the throat. Then the two started hitting big bombs on each other resulting in a double down. Ishii switched to throwing Headbutts while Takeshita fought back by using Brainbusters and a Reverse Frankensteiner. He was able to hit the Raging Fire and that was enough to put Ishii away for a successful double title defence.
After the match backstage Takeshita had good news to tell the wrestling media. Right now he is currently affiliated with DDT and AEW. Well now he made a deal with New Japan to work for all three companies at the same time! His goal is to unify the pro wrestling world and he will do that by walking a path nobody else has taken before. He then said his upcoming plans are to defend the International Title in AEW again while defending the NEVER Title at New Japan’s USA shows. He singled out KUSHIDA as somebody he would like to defend the NEVER Title against because he is another wrestler who is well-travelled. However when he finished his interview Oleg Boltin walked in and gave him a stare down.
According to Takaaki Kidani through quotes taken from a Tokyo Sports article, Takeshita might have signed a one year contract with New Japan while continuing his current deals with DDT and AEW. Kidani said AEW’s light match schedule makes it possible for Takeshita to wrestle in New Japan more often so if he wants to become a mainstay for the company it can happen. Dave Meltzer on today’s Wrestling Observer Radio explained that AEW is still his priority whenever they want to use him. He also expects AEW and NJPW will keep in touch with each other to avoid any scheduling conflicts. I see DDT as the third wheel in this deal but Takeshita’s appearances for the company have dwindled down to single digits per year so it shouldn’t be too hard to get him for the important shows.
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Posted by JamieOD
January 5, 2025
DDT “ALL SEATS 3,000 YEN! DDT NEW YEAR PRO WRESTLING FESTIVAL! 2025”, 05/01/2025
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall
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1. Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada Vs Yuki Ueno & MAO ended in a Time Limit Draw (15:00).
2. Jun Akiyama defeated Gota Ihashi with a Running Knee Attack (6:18).
3. Tetsuya Endo defeated Yuki Iino with the Burning Star Press (13:57).
4. KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Titles – Survival 4 Way 10-Man Tag Match: Keigo Nakamura, To-y, Yuya Koroku, Yuki Ishida & Kazuma Sumi (c) defeated HARASHIMA, Soma Takao, Yukio Naya, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yuni, Daisuke Dasaki, KANON, MJ Paul, Demus & Ilusion and Danshoku Dieno, Toru Owashi, Akito, Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda (34:01).
4a. Danshoku Dieno, Toru Owashi, Akito, Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda eliminated HARASHIMA, Soma Takao, Yukio Naya, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yuni when Hirata pinned Yuni with the Miracle One Shot Cradle (18:28).
4b. Daisuke Dasaki, KANON, MJ Paul, Demus & Ilusion eliminated Danshoku Dieno, Toru Owashi, Akito, Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda when Demus pinned Honda with the Cavernaria (22:13).
4c. Keigo Nakamura, To-y, Yuya Koroku, Yuki Ishida & Kazuma Sumi eliminated Daisuke Dasaki, KANON, MJ Paul, Demus & Ilusion when Nakamura pinned Ilusion with the Modified Crucifix Pin (34:01).
*V1 for Keigo Nakamura, To-y, Yuya Koroku, Yuki Ishida & Kazuma Sumi.
Before anyone in DDT could take some rest from the busy holiday season there was one more show to do this week. The tickets for the show only cost 3,000 yen and were already sold out (although for the second show in a row DDT didn’t announce an attendance number which is weird). The entire card was kept as a mystery until the matches took place. The main event was a KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Titles defence but the surprise was four teams being included in the match to make it a Survival 4 Way. With 20 men involved in total the match was chaos but the champions wound up as the last ones standing, narrowly defeating DAMNATION T.A in the end.
The winners then promoted the D GENERATIONS CUP that will take place in February. Keigo Nakamura said he wants to get everyone in the tournament fired up. Kazuma Sumi proclaimed he is going to beat everyone to win. To-y assured the others they are always going to be best friends but he will crush them to win it two years in a row. Yuki Ishida told Nakamura to be prepared because he wants to beat him specifically. Yuya Koroku made a promise to Tetsuya Endo he will win the tournament. Later backstage To-y and Koroku put aside their differences coming off of the Sumo Hall show and shook hands.
Today is Endo’s last match with DDT for a while so he took on his former BURNING partner Yuki Iino. Endo won the match with the Burning Star Press and told the fans he will go to NOAH with BURNING on his chest and DDT on his back. When he returns he will bring lots of treasure back with him. Iino promised that when he wins the KO-D Openweight Title he will have a rematch with Endo.
A new ring announcer named Task Ono started on today’s show.
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Dramatic DDT 