February 22, 2024
Starting on 22nd March, the price of the monthly subscription to Wrestle Universe will rise from ¥999 to ¥1,298. The streaming service is also adding new wrestling companies to the lineup. Michinoku Pro, Sendai Girls and REAL ZERO1 (long story short it’s a unit within regular ZERO1 that now promotes their own shows) will soon have some of their shows added to the VOD section of the site. There is also a lucha collaboration between CMLL and LADYS RING magazine taking place this weekend and that will be available to watch on Wrestle Universe next week.
GANBARE☆PRO “GANPRO 2024 DESIRE”, 23/02/2024
Yokohama Radiant Hall
1. Shota Vs Munetatsu Nakamura
2. YuuRI & Riara Vs HARUKAZE & Banny Oikawa
3. Ken Ohka, Mizuki Watase & Tyson Maeguchi Vs Keisuke Ishii, Soma Takao & Shinichiro Tominaga
4. EVE International Title: Yuu (c) Vs Yoshiko Hasegawa
5. Yuna Manase Return Match: Yuna Manase & Yumehito Imanari Vs Sayaka Unagi & Minoru Fujita
6. Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Title: Shuichiro Katsumura (c) Vs Takuya Wada
Good news everyone! Ganbare☆Pro will remain part of Wrestle Universe after they leave CyberFight next month.
DDT “INTO THE FIGHT 2024 TOUR IN YOKOHAMA”, 23/02/2024
Yokohama Radiant Hall
1. Daisuke Sasaki & KANON Vs MAO & Kazuki Hirata
2. Danshoku Dieno Vs Rukiya
3. Special Single Match: Yoshitatsu Vs Soma Takao
4. Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino Vs Kazusada Higuchu & Makoto Oishi
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y Vs HARASHIMA, Yukio Naya & Hideki Okatani
6. KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Titles: Chris Brookes, Masahiro Takanashi, Antonio Honda, Takeshi Masada & Mecha Mummy (c) Vs Maya Yukihi, Ram Kaichow, Rina Yamashita, Sanshiro Takagi & Akito
The combined forces known as Executive & RebelxEnemy are ready to win the KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Titles tomorrow.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “BEAT POWER ’24”, 24/02/2024
Osaka Edion Arena #2
1. 3 Way Match: Yuki Kamifuku Vs Pom Harajuku Vs Haru Kazashiro
2. Chika Nanase Debut Match: Moka Miyamoto Vs Chika Nanase
3. Kaya Toribami Vs Juria Nagano
4. Hyper Misao Vs Nao Kakuta
5. Maki Itoh & Raku Vs Mahiro Kiryu & Shino Suzuki
6. Shoko Nakajima, Rika Tatsumi & Mizuki Vs Wakana Uehara, HIMAWARI & Toga
7. Miyu Yamashita, Ryo Mizunami & Yuki Aino Vs Miu Watanabe, Suzume & Arisu Endo
The trainee Chika is now known as Chika Nanase. Her debut match is taking place in her hometown of Osaka. She is 152cm tall and was born on 9th March, 2004.
DDT “INTO THE FIGHT 2024”, 25/02/2024
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Chris Brookes, Masahiro Takanashi & Antonio Honda Vs Yuki Iino, Yuni & Ilusion
2. Daisuke Sasaki & KANON (w/ MJ Paul) Vs Akito & Soma Takao
3. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Danshoku Dieno, Makoto Oishi & Toru Owashi Vs Kazuki Hirata, Naruki Doi & Shinya Aoki
4. Kazusada Higuchi & Yoshitatsu Vs Yukio Naya & Rukiya
5. Special Single Match: HARASHIMA Vs To-y
6. DDT Universal Title: MAO (c) Vs Hikaru Machida
7. Kaisei Takechi Debut Match ~ Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & Kaisei Takechi Vs Tetsuya Endo, Hideki Okatani & Takeshi Masada
The long awaited debut of Kaisei Takechi takes place this Sunday.
DDT “JUDGEMENT 2024 TOUR IN SHINJUKU”, 06/03/2024
Shinjuku FACE
1. Special Tag Match: Makoto Oishi & Shishamo Power Vs Yoshitatsu & Antonio Honda
2. Kazuki Hirata Debut 14th Anniversary ~ Special Single Match: Danshoku Dieno Vs Kazuki Hirata
3. Special 6-Man Tag Match ~ DDT Vs AJPW: Tetsuya Endo, Yuki Iino & Rukiya Vs Ryuki Honda, Yuma Anzai & Ryo Inoue
Kazuki Hirata gets to face Danshoku Dieno for his 14th Anniversary match.
It’s the return of Shishamo Power as sponsored by the Yamada Suisan fishing company.
Comments Off on New Additions To Wrestle Universe, Chika Nanase Ready To Debut, Shishamo Power Is Back | 
News | Tagged: Chika Nanase, CMLL, Danshoku Dieno, DDT Pro Wrestling, Dramatic Dream Team, Ganbare☆Pro Wrestling, GanPro, Kaisei Takechi, Kazuki Hirata, Korakuen Hall, Michinoku Pro Wrestling, Osaka Edion Arena, Pro Wrestling ZERO1, REAL ZERO1, Rebel X Enemy, Sendai Girls Pro Wrestling, Shinjuku FACE, Shishamo Power, TJPW, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, WRESTLE UNIVERSE, Yokohama Radiant Hall | 
Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
February 21, 2024
Yesterday DDT announced they terminated the contract of their ring announcer Ken Kato. Their reasoning was Kato made inappropriate comments on social media and showed no remorse over them when was given a stern warning. DDT then fired him because his behaviour was seen as a breach of contract. The weird thing about this story is very few people online seem to know what it was Kato did to get into trouble. His profile is already scrubbed from the DDT site and his Twitter account is gone. There is a streaming site he also has an account with but nobody outside the company has been able to find out what he did or where it happened. Whatever it was, DDT does not condone it and are putting changes in place for their wrestlers and staff to avoid this from happening again.
DDT “INTO THE FIGHT 2024 TOUR IN YOKOHAMA”, 23/02/2024
Yokohama Radiant Hall
1. Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino Vs Kazusada Higuchu & Makoto Oishi
2. Daisuke Sasaki & KANON Vs MAO & Kazuki Hirata
3. Danshoku Dieno Vs Rukiya
4. Special Single Match: Yoshitatsu Vs Soma Takao
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y Vs HARASHIMA, Yukio Naya & Hideki Okatani
6. KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Titles: Chris Brookes, Masahiro Takanashi, Antonio Honda, Takeshi Masada & Mecha Mummy (c) Vs Maya Yukihi, Ram Kaichow, Rina Yamashita, Sanshiro Takagi & Akito
Kazuma Sumi suffered a left knee injury during the week and has been taken off this weekend’s shows as a precaution. Makoto Oishi replaces him on Friday’s show in Yokohama.
DDT “INTO THE FIGHT 2024”, 25/02/2024
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Chris Brookes, Masahiro Takanashi & Antonio Honda Vs Yuki Iino, Yuni & Ilusion
2. Daisuke Sasaki & KANON (w/ MJ Paul) Vs Akito & Soma Takao
3. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Danshoku Dieno, Makoto Oishi & Toru Owashi Vs Kazuki Hirata, Naruki Doi & Shinya Aoki
4. Kazusada Higuchi & Yoshitatsu Vs Yukio Naya & Rukiya
5. Special Single Match: HARASHIMA Vs To-y
6. DDT Universal Title: MAO (c) Vs Hikaru Machida
7. Kaisei Takechi Debut Match ~ Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & Kaisei Takechi Vs Tetsuya Endo, Hideki Okatani & Takeshi Masada
Then on Sunday’s show Ilusion is filling in for Sumi.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “GRAND PRINCESS ’24”, 31/03/2024
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
1. Aja Kong & Max The Impaler Vs Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao
2. Special Single Match: Minoru Suzuki Vs Maki Itoh
3. International Princess Title: Yuki Arai (c) Vs Yuki Kamifuku
4. Princess Tag Team Titles: Ryo Mizunami & Yuki Aino (c) Vs Suzume & Arisu Endo
5. Princess Of Princess Title: Miyu Yamashita (c) Vs Miu Watanabe
Today Maki Itoh visited the Piledriver clothing shop in Harajuku hoping to see Minoru Suzuki. The reason for this was so Itoh could ask Suzuki to team up with her at “GRAND PRINCESS ’24”. Her selling point was the cutest person in the world joining forces with the worst personality in the world again. They have been on the same team once before in DDT back in December 2022. It created buzz back then and still gets attention today so Itoh wanted to team with Suzuki again. However Suzuki came up with an even more buzzworthy idea. He and Itoh should fight each other on the show in a singles match! Itoh was left speechless by the suggestion but regained her composure and accepted the challenge. She promised to end Suzuki’s legendary career in Sumo Hall! Suzuki shrugged her off, telling Itoh her wrestling career is the size of his little finger by comparison.
Comments Off on Ken Kato Fired, Sumi Injured, Itoh Vs Suzuki | News | Tagged: DDT Pro Wrestling, Dramatic Dream Team, Ilusion, Kazuma Sumi, Ken Kato, Korakuen Hall, Maki Itoh, Makoto Oishi, Minoru Suzuki, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Sumo Hall, TJPW, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, Yokohama Radiant Hall | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
February 20, 2024
BASARA “BASARA 242 ~UTAGE~”, 20/02/2024
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
??? Fans – Unannounced
1. FUMA, KUBITO & Yasu Urano defeated SAGAT, Masato Kamino & Gouma Ryu when FUMA pinned Ryu with a Middle Kick (0:14).
1a. Rematch: FUMA, KUBITO & Yasu Urano defeated SAGAT, Masato Kamino & Gouma Ryu when FUMA pinned Ryu with a Middle Kick (0:24).
1b. Rematch: FUMA, KUBITO & Yasu Urano defeated SAGAT, Masato Kamino & Gouma Ryu when FUMA pinned Ryu with a Middle Kick (5:58).
2. Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga defeated Daichi Kazato & Chicharito Shoki when Senga pinned Kazato with the Koryu (8:56).
3. Kengo Mashimo defeated Lil’ Kraken by Countout (10:27).
4. Isami Kodaka & Ryota Nakatsu defeated Takumi Tsukamoto & Judo Master when Nakatsu pinned Master with a Brainbuster (0:28).
4a. Rematch: Isami Kodaka & Ryota Nakatsu defeated Takumi Tsukamoto & Judo Master when Kodaka pinned Master with a Vertical Drop Brainbuster (8:53).
5. Union MAX Title: Minoru Fujita (c) defeated Takato Nakano with the Modified Tombstone Piledriver (18:04).
*V1 for Minoru Fujita.
Takato Nakano had his own cheering section led by Kaori Yoneyama, Cherry, Matsuzawa-san and other people related to the YMZ wrestling promotion during the main event. He was able to kick out of the Samson Clutch but Minoru Fujita eventually pinned him with the Modified Tombstone. After the match Masato Kamino challenged Fujita to a title match. Fujita asked if Kamino can drum up the same level of support as Takano did? Are Yoneyama, Cherry or Matsuzawa-san going to come back and cheer him on too? Fujita has never gotten to lead BASARA until now so he wants to fill up Shin-Kiba 1st RING with people no matter if they support him or his challengers. He agreed to the match for next month.
There was a sudden announcement that Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi missed the show due to a bout of love sickness. His replacement was a masked fighter going by the name Judo Master. He was quickly pinned by Ryota Nakatsu and admitted to Takumi Tsukamoto afterward he does not understand the rules of pro wrestling. The two teams agreed to restart the match and this time Master got the hang of things. He lost again though, this time to Isami Kodaka.
The opening match also had to restart a couple of times because Gouma Ryu kept getting pinned quickly. He kept pleading on the microphone to do rematches and got the fans to side with him.
Comments Off on BASARA “BASARA 242 ~UTAGE~” Results | Results | Tagged: Gouma Ryu, Isami Kodaka, Judo Master, Masato Kamino, Minoru Fujita, Pro Wrestling BASARA, Ryota Nakatsu, Shin-Kiba 1st RING, Takato Nakano, Takumi Tsukamoto, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi, Union MAX Championship | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
February 19, 2024
BASARA “BASARA 242 ~UTAGE~”, 20/02/2024
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. FUMA, KUBITO & Yasu Urano Vs SAGAT, Masato Kamino & Gouma Ryu
2. Daichi Kazato & Chicharito Shoki Vs Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga
3. Lil’ Kraken Vs Kengo Mashimo
4. Isami Kodaka & Ryota Nakatsu Vs Takumi Tsukamoto & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi
5. Union MAX Title: Minoru Fujita (c) Vs Takato Nakano
The mystery tag partner for Daichi Kazato is Chicharito Shoki.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW LIVE TOUR 2024 SPRING”, 03/03/2024
Shinjuku FACE
1. Kirra Debut Match: Kirra Vs X
2. Uta Debut Match: Uta Vs X
The debuts of Kirra and Uta will happen here in separate matches.
Ryo Mizunami will be on the show.
GANBARE☆JOSHI “GANJO SUPER DARIUS ’24”, 09/03/2024
Tokyo Takashimadaira Kumin Center
1. Banny Oikawa Vs Kaho Kobayashi
2. Yoshiko Hasegawa Vs Sumire Natsu
3. Mixed Tag Match: Riara & Shota Vs Alex Lee & Tyson Maeguchi
4. GanJo Vs Marvelous: Yuna Manase & YuuRI Vs Takumi Iroha & Mio Momono
There is more to the main event than just Yuna Manase’s return to the ring. It is also an inter-promotional bout pitting Ganbare☆Joshi against Marvelous. Manase steps in the ring with Takumi Iroha again plus YuuRI gets a chance to avenge her recent loss to Mio Momono.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “GRAND PRINCESS ’24”, 31/03/2024
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
1. Aja Kong & Max The Impaler Vs Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao
2. International Princess Title: Yuki Arai (c) Vs Yuki Kamifuku
3. Princess Tag Team Titles: Ryo Mizunami & Yuki Aino (c) Vs Suzume & Arisu Endo
4. Princess Of Princess Title: Miyu Yamashita (c) Vs Miu Watanabe
A Great Kaiju War has been added to “GRAND PRINCESS ’24” and it might be too much for Kyoraku Kyomei to handle. It will be up to Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao to withstand the combined threat of Aja Kong & Max The Impaler. That’s right, Kong & Max are teaming up! Tokyo Joshi Pro describes the pairing as “Super Miracle Beast Power Combination” of the Reiwa era! Are they going to be as uncontrollable a tag team as Stan Hansen & Bruiser Brody were?
Comments Off on Shoki On Tomorrow’s BASARA Show, GanJo Vs Marvelous, A New Miracle Power Combination? | News | Tagged: Aja Kong, Chicharito Shoki, Daichi Kazato, Ganbare☆Joshi, Ganbare☆Pro Wrestling, GanJo, GanPro, Hyper Misao, Kira Summer, Kyoraku Kyomei, Marvelous, Max The Impaler, Mio Momono, Pro Wrestling BASARA, Ryo Mizunami, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Shin-Kiba 1st RING, Shinjuku FACE, Shoko Nakajima, Sumo Hall, Takashimadaira Kumin Center, Takumi Iroha, TJPW, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, Uta Takami, Yuna Manase, YuuRI | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
February 18, 2024
DDT “PRO WRESTLING WINTER FESTIVAL 2024 IN JOETSU DAY 2 – INTO THE FIGHT 2024 TOUR IN NIIGATA”, 18/02/2024
Niigata Dúo CEREZO
230 Fans
1. Toru Owashi defeated Kazuma Sumi with the Nodowa Otoshi (6:49).
2. To-y defeated Kazuki Hirata with the Kojima In Wonderland ~KOJIMA Wonderland~ (9:17).
3. Daisuke Sasaki & KANON defeated Yuki Iino & Rukiya when KANON submitted Rukiya with the Just Cobra Twist (12:02).
4. Special Tag Match: Jun Akiyama & Yoshitatsu defeated Tetsuya Endo & Makoto Oishi when Akiyama submitted Oishi with the Modified Sternness Dust α (12:19).
5. Special Single Match: Danshoku Dieno Vs Super Sasadango Machine ended in a Draw when both of them fell asleep (15:34).
6. HARASHIMA & Akito defeated Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada when HARASHIMA pinned Masada with the Somato (10:38).
7. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, MAO & Shunma Katsumata defeated Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Naya & Hideki Okatani when Katsumata pinned Okatani after the Oretachi no Mad Max (16:18).
The champions from The 37KAMIINA continue to rack up the wins. This time it was Shunma Katsumata getting the pinfall over Hideki Okatani before their DDT Extreme Title match next month. He blocked the Quetzalcoatl and then with MAO’s teamwork hit the Oretachi no Mad Max to win. He then rubbed salt in the wounds after the match by asking why Katsumata quickly left the ring without saying anything?
Both Yuki Ueno and HARASHIMA are feeling good while preparing for the KO-D Openweight Title match. Ueno is confident he will still be champion the next time DDT comes to Niigata and he would like to have a title defence here. HARASHIMA believes he is doing just as well as Ueno is and will spend the nex month improving his condition.
Danshoku Dieno went into the show still feeling tired from his KO-D Title match from a few days ago. Super Sasadango Machine felt concerned for his friend and wanted him to rest so he came up with the idea of doing a Recovery Death Match. He would intentionally wrestle in a way that would make Dieno relax like using massaging techniques instead of submission holds. He also gave Dieno the Vertical Drop Lehmann Shock onto a pillow. Then Sasadango put him in a Sleeper Hold and encouraged the fans to count sheep until Dieno fell asleep. However there was a setback when the counting made Sasadango feel tired too. By this point there was a quilt and futon in the ring that Dieno and Sasadango both used to take a nap. Neither of them woke up so the match was ruled a draw. The two of them continued sleeping in the ring through intermission.
To-y demanded to have a serious match with Kazuki Hirata. That went away once the Hirata GO! Glasses were brought out. To-y eventually gave in and put on a pair in order to beat Hirata.
During the weekend doubleshot both DDT and Tokyo Joshi Pro held fan events after their wrestling shows. Yesterday’s TJPW event had several of their wrestlers attend it wearing wedding dresses as a selling point. In response to that, a few of the DDT wrestlers showed up at their event wearing wedding suits. Takeshi Masada however wore a wedding dress.
Comments Off on DDT “PRO WRESTLING WINTER FESTIVAL 2024 IN JOETSU DAY 2” Results | Results | Tagged: Danshoku Dieno, DDT Pro Wrestling, Dramatic Dream Team, HARASHIMA, Hideki Okatani, Kazuki Hirata, MAO, Niigata Dúo CEREZO, Shunma Katsumata, Super Sasadango Machine, Takeshi Masada, The 37KAMIINA, To-y, Yuki Ueno | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
February 17, 2024
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “PRO WRESTLING WINTER FESTIVAL 2024 IN JOETSU DAY 1 – SHOKO NAKAJIMA IS BACK ~ NIIGATA HOMECOMING PERFORMANCE”, 17/02/2024
Niigata Dúo CEREZO
251 Fans
1. Kaya Toribami defeated Haru Kazashiro with the Bird Cage (6:51).
2. 3 Way Match: Mizuki defeated Raku and Shino Suzuki when Mizuki submitted Suzuki with the Face Lock (8:11).
3. Yuki Aino & Pom Harajuku defeated Mahiro Kiryu & HIMAWARI when Aino pinned HIMAWARI with the Venus DDT (10:57).
4. Suzume & Arisu Endo defeated Yuki Kamifuku & Toga when Endo pinned Toga with the Ju no Okite (9:47).
5. Miyu Yamashita defeated Wakana Uehara with a Right High Kick (9:32).
6. Rika Tatsumi defeated Zara Zakher with the Figure 4 Leg Lock (8:58).
7. Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao defeated Miu Watanabe & Moka Miyamoto when Nakajima pinned Miyamoto with the Diving Senton (16:30).
Kyoraku Kyomei were determined not to lose in the main event of today’s show in front of Shoko Nakajima’s home crowd. It almost happened thanks to the combined power of Miu Watanabe & Moka Miyamoto. Nakajima was put in the Giant Swing and also the Rashomon but Hyper Misao was there to save her partner when needed. Misao took out Watanabe using the Kingslayer knee strike followed by the Hypami Returns. Nakajima scored the pin by giving Miyamoto the Double Arm DDT and then the Diving Senton.
After the match Nakajima complimented their opponents. She told the fans Watanabe will be challenging for the Princess Of Princess Title at Sumo Hall next month while Miyamoto has become a strong wrestler herself. But Kyoraku Kyomei wanted to show they are still growing too and will not get overtaken by their juniors. Nakajima said she works in Tokyo now but her motto is to keep the winter spirit of Niigata alive no matter how hard that gets. That will be put to the test because today it was announced Kyoraku Kyomei will face the team of Aja Kong & Max The Impaler at “GRAND PRINCESS ’24” on 31st March! Nakajima said the match will decide who the strongest kaiju really is. Misao is worried her brand new Hypami Dramatic Dream bike that cost two million yen in crowd funding could get destroyed so she won’t let Aja or Max lay a even a single finger on it. She also teased the bike has a secret function that will be used to beat the monster team.
Zara Zakher’s first tour of Japan sounds like it’s going well for her even if the match results don’t show it. She put on an impressive performance against Rika Tatsumi despite losing to her. Kazher took a lot of the match using her power but made the mistake of leaving her legs vulnerable for a Dragon Screw. Tatsumi used the move to set up a Figure 4 Leg Lock to make Zakher give up. Tatsumi was happy to have a match against a new foreign wrestler and thinks she made a new friend out of it. Zakher said wrestling in Japan is a dream come true and she wants to come back here.
The fans were behind the underdog Wakana Uehara when she took on the Princess Champion Miyu Yamashita in a non-title bout. She tried to get a pinfall using a Jackknife Pin but Yamashita returned fire with a Right High Kick for the victory. She thinks Uehara has grown a lot since the Next Generation Tournament and has always had a strong impression of her since the Yume Pro Wrestling project. She gave her a fierce fight today because she saw how fired up Uehara got during her match with Aja Kong.
The Argentine Neckbreaker Drop used by Arisu Endo is now called the Ju no Okite. It is named after the Ju no Okite code of rules learned by the Aizu clan of samurai. Apparently there is a more common version taught to school children in Aizuwakamatsu where Endo is from. It consists of rules like do not lie to others, respect your elders, don’t bully the weak, etc.
Comments Off on TOKYO JOSHI PRO “PRO WRESTLING WINTER FESTIVAL 2024 IN JOETSU DAY 1” Results | Results | Tagged: Aja Kong, Arisu Endo, Hyper Misao, Kyoraku Kyomei, Max The Impaler, Miu Watanabe, Miyu Yamashita, Moka Miyamoto, Rika Tatsumi, Shoko Nakajima, TJPW, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, Wakana Uehara, Zara Zakher | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
February 16, 2024
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “PRO WRESTLING WINTER FESTIVAL 2024 IN JOETSU DAY 1 – SHOKO NAKAJIMA IS BACK ~ NIIGATA HOMECOMING PERFORMANCE”, 17/02/2024
Niigata Dúo CEREZO
1. 3 Way Match: Mizuki Vs Raku Vs Shino Suzuki
2. Kaya Toribami Vs Haru Kazashiro
3. Rika Tatsumi Vs Zara Zakher
4. Yuki Aino & Pom Harajuku Vs Mahiro Kiryu & HIMAWARI
5. Suzume & Arisu Endo Vs Yuki Kamifuku & Toga
6. Miyu Yamashita Vs Wakana Uehara
7. Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao Vs Miu Watanabe & Moka Miyamoto
Both DDT and Tokyo Joshi Pro are doing a doubleshot in Niigata this weekend. TJPW goes first with Shoko Nakajima’s homecoming show. Fans are permitted to throw streamers into the ring for the entrances in the main event.
There is a small but notable update put out today about Hikari Noa. She is still taking time away from pro wrestling as well as her idol career with The Up Up Girls but now it is because of personal reasons rather than health reasons. The only clue towards how long this will last comes from The Up Up Girls’ talent agency. They announced Noa will not be at their next big concert being held on 20th March. It’s been obvious her absence is not because of injury or other physical health reasons. There are rumours online about a personal situation with a female fan has allegedly gotten Noa into trouble. But we don’t know for sure if what’s happening here is a secret suspension or something else entirely. We just have to wait a while to see what will happen next.
DDT “PRO WRESTLING WINTER FESTIVAL 2024 IN JOETSU DAY 2 – INTO THE FIGHT 2024 TOUR IN NIIGATA”, 18/02/2024
Niigata Dúo CEREZO
1. Toru Owashi Vs Kazuma Sumi
2. Kazuki Hirata Vs To-y
3. Daisuke Sasaki & KANON Vs Yuki Iino & Rukiya
4. Special Tag Match: Jun Akiyama & Yoshitatsu Vs Tetsuya Endo & Makoto Oishi
5. Special Single Match: Danshoku Dieno Vs Super Sasadango Machine
6. Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada Vs HARASHIMA & Akito
7. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, MAO & Shunma Katsumata Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Naya & Hideki Okatani
DDT’s show in Niigata the next day is Super Sasadango Machine’s homecoming but he’s not as important so just drop his match there in the mid-card.
DDT “INTO THE FIGHT 2024”, 25/02/2024
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Chris Brookes, Masahiro Takanashi & Antonio Honda Vs Yuki Iino, Yuni & Kazuma Sumi
2. Daisuke Sasaki & KANON (w/ MJ Paul) Vs Akito & Soma Takao
3. Kazusada Higuchi & Yoshitatsu Vs Yukio Naya & Rukiya
4. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Danshoku Dieno, Makoto Oishi & Toru Owashi Vs Kazuki Hirata, Naruki Doi & Shinya Aoki
5. Special Single Match: HARASHIMA Vs To-y
6. DDT Universal Title: MAO (c) Vs Hikaru Machida
7. Kaisei Takechi Debut Match ~ Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & Kaisei Takechi Vs Tetsuya Endo, Hideki Okatani & Takeshi Masada
Kazuki Hirata has found the third man of his new unit. It is somebody he developed a bond with when they fought each other in an “All Men Are Equal” death match in 2021. It is Shinya Aoki! The choice makes sense because Hirata connected with Naruki Doi under similar circumstances. Does that mean Doi and Aoki will both show up to the match dressed like and acting like Hirata?
DDT “NARAHA TOWN RESIDENT WRESTLER TOY KOJIMA THANKSGIVING DAY – NARAHA TOWN COME ON!”, 03/03/2024
Fukushima Naraha Sky Arena
1. Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino Vs Kazuki Hirata & Hideki Okatani
2. Daisuke Sasaki & KANON Vs Akito & Kazuma Sumi
3. Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Danshoku Dieno
4. Special Tag Match: Yuki Ueno & Rukiya Vs HARASHIMA & Jun Akiyama
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: MAO, Shunma Katsumata & Toy Kojima Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Naya & Makoto Oishi
During the week Toy Kojima renamed himself To-y. That is supposed to be a permanent change but one condition has since been revealed. From now until the end of the current fiscal year (i.e. the end of March) To-y will still be called Toy Kojima whenever he is in his hometown of Naraha. Once that is done he will get to be called To-y wherever he goes.
DDT “JUDGEMENT 2024 TOUR IN OSAKA”, 10/03/2024
Osaka Azalea Taisho Hall
1. Special Single Match: Danshoku Dieno Vs Tsutenkakka
2. Osaka Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: Sanshiro Takagi, Naoki Tanizaki & Rukiya Vs Yoshitatsu, Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada
3. Special Tag Match: Yuki Ueno & Shunma Katsumata Vs HARASHIMA & Hideki Okatani
The Toyonaka Team of Sanshiro Takagi & Rukiya adds a new member. Naoki Tanizaki is from the same part of Osaka as they are so he gets to join the team.
DDT “JUDGEMENT 2024 ~27TH ANNIVERSARY 5 HOUR SPECIAL~”, 17/03/2024
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Tsubasa Suzuki Debut Match: Tsubasa Suzuki Vs X
2. Special Single Match: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Ken Ohka
3. Special Single Match: KONOSUKE TAKESHITA Vs Yuma Aoyagi
4. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino (c) Vs Ryuki Honda & Yuma Anzai
5. DDT Extreme Title: Shunma Katsumata (c) Vs Hideki Okatani
6. KO-D Openweight Title: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs HARASHIMA
Yuki Ueno has just defeated DDT’s icon Danshoku Dieno and now HARASHIMA is stepping up to challenge him. When HARASHIMA fought Yukio Sakaguchi in Sakaguchi’s final match, it sparked a fire inside him and reminded him that he is the undisputed ace of DDT. So if he is the ace then that means he should be good enough to win the KO-D Openweight Title again. While Ueno respects and admires HARASHIMA, he isn’t going to treat this match like a wide-eyed boy getting to be in the ring with his hero. He wants to become DDT’s ace himself!
The show will also have the return of Yuya Koroku. He’s been out of action with a torn triceps since November.
NOAH “THE LEAVE PRESENTS LIMIT BREAK EX.”, 20/03/2024
Yokohama Radiant Hall
A few days after this show a bunch of DDT wrestlers will be crossing over to NOAH. The other CyberFight men’s promotion debuted a new event series this week called “LIMIT BREAK”. During the show Tetsuya Endo, Kazusada Higuchi, Yuki Iino and Rukiya showed up and announced they will be taking part on the second “LIMIT BREAK” show on 20th March. Higuchi mentioned Kazuyuki Fujita by name as a NOAH wrestler he would like to face.
Comments Off on Niigata Weekend, Aoki Joins Hirata’s New Unit, Ueno Challenged By HARASHIMA | News | Tagged: DDT Pro Wrestling, Dramatic Dream Team, HARASHIMA, Hikari Noa, Kazuki Hirata, Kazusada Higuchi, KO-D Openweight Championship, Korakuen Hall, Naoki Tanizaki, Naraha Sky Arena, Niigata Dúo CEREZO, Osaka Azalea Taisho Hall, Pro Wrestling NOAH, Rukiya, Sanshiro Takagi, Shinya Aoki, Shoko Nakajima, Super Sasadango Machine, Tetsuya Endo, TJPW, To-y, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, Toy Kojima (Toi Kojima), Up Up Girls, Yokohama Radiant Hall, Yuki Iino, Yuki Ueno, Yuya Koroku | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
February 14, 2024
DDT “NEPPA OVER FLOWERS 3 ~TOTONOI TO YOU~”, 14/02/2024
Shinjuku FACE
500 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House
1. Hideki Okatani, Yuni & Ilusion defeated Takeshi Masada, Kazuma Sumi & Rukiya when Okatani pinned Rukiya with the Double Arm Suplex (5:47).
2. Yakushiyu Presents ~DDT Sauna Club Vs DDT Public Bath Club~: Kazusada Higuchi & Makoto Oishi defeated Kazuki Hirata & Naya Tonttu when Oishi pinned Hirata with the Jikiden Tornado Clutch (8:17).
3. Aqua Yu-kari Presents ~Shunma Katsumata’s Sauna Room~: Shunma Katsumata Vs Kuroshio TOKYO Japan ended in a Draw after a Double Backslide Pin (9:45).
4. SeaSaunaShack Presents ~Mao Inoue’s Sauna Room~ – Ring-Out 3-Count Match: MAO defeated Chris Brookes by Countout (13:46).
5. Hokuoh Presents ~Toy Kojima’s Sauna Room~: Masato Tanaka defeated To-y with the Sliding D (13:22).
6. KO-D Openweight Title ~Naniwa Kenko Land-Yu Presents Yuki Ueno’s Sauna Room~: Yuki Ueno (c) defeated Danshoku Dieno with a Dropkick (32:38).
*V2 for Yuki Ueno.
The entirety of Shinjuku FACE was taken over by The 37KAMIINA for their third annual self produced show. However in the main even the crowd was behind Danshoku Dieno rather than Yuki Ueno for the KO-D Openweight Title match. To be fair Dieno did bring his pet dog Haku with him to the ring and everybody loves him so Ueno knew what he was in for. This could likely be Dieno’s last chance at fighting for the KO-D Title and he fought like it was. He used the Gaydo Clutch, the Canadian Destroyer version of the Danshoku Driver and the Moonsault. However Ueno used one of Dieno’s own tricks against him by giving him the Lip Lock followed by a rush of attacks. Dieno did hit best to keep fighting but a well placed Dropkick to the face put him down for the count. Ueno thanked Dieno for facing him today and showing so much heart. He remembers hearing Dieno say if he won the title today it would have changed his life. According to Ueno his own life changed a long time ago when he discovered DDT and met Dieno. He encouraged Dieno to keep sticking a middle finger up to others and continue to be his rival. Dieno said he has mixed feelings right now but he thinks DDT is really fun. He’ll get his own back by making Haku attract all the fans away from Ueno at the merch table after the show!
HARASHIMA then praised Ueno for a great match and called him the current ace of DDT. He is turning 50 years old later this year and when he took part in Yukio Sakaguchi’s retirement match HARASHIMA realized something. He wants to become KO-D Champion again by any means necessary because he is the undisputed ace of DDT! Ueno spoke about admiring HARASHIMA growing up but he is not like that anymore. He will take on HARASHIMA as the champion and surpass him as DDT’s undisputed ace! The title bout will take place at DDT’s 27th Anniversary show in Korakuen Hall on 17th March.
Forget the name Toy Kojima because he is now called To-y! The announcement was put out on short notice but he later explained online that his parents were fans of the manga artist Atsushi Kamijo and a series he made called “To-y”. They loved it so much that he was named Toi/Toy for that reason. So he decided to change his ring name to To-y starting today. For his first match under his new moniker, To-y took on Masato Tanaka. He got a nearfall with the Kojima In Wonderland (not sure if that name will change) but Tanaka won in the end using the Sliding D. To-y took the loss in his stride and said he will continue to evolve and move forward. Tanaka admitted he is jealous of him because To-y is currently one-half of the All Asia Tag Team Champions. Tanaka has never held an All Japan championship in his illustrious career.
On the day when Josh Barnett announced his plans to bring Bloodsport to Japan, DDT just so happened to use the same match environment for their own warped ideas. MAO and Chris Brookes already agreed to make their match reduce countouts down to three seconds but nobody expected the ring ropes to be removed too. It made things clear that both were determined to win the match by Countout. Brookes relied on interference from Masahiro Takanashi and Takeshi Masada but MAO was able to fight off the numbers game and knock Brookes out of the ring for three seconds to win. MAO calls this rule a new era for pro wrestling. It just needs a stupid name to go with it. He came up with calling it the Shimokitazawa No-Rope Death Match.
Shunma Katsumata has lost his two previous singles matches against Kuroshio TOKYO Japan in DDT. He didn’t lose the third match but he didn’t win it either. Instead he and Kuroshio locked each other into a Double Backslide Pin and both got the three count, ending the match in a draw. They argued over the result until the match sponsor handed the prize over to both of them. They seemed happy to share the prize until Kuroshio ran off with it and Katsumata chased after him. If that’s not bad enough, Kuroshio said backstage he prefers baths to saunas.
A magical warrior was summoned to the surface when tensions grew between members of DDT’s sauna club and public bath club. Kazuki Hirata needed a partner to help him defend the sauna club’s honour so out came Naya Tonttu. Fighting against them were Kazusada Higuchi & Makoto Oishi. Both were armed with towels and permitted to use them against their opponents. Unfortunately Naya though the room was too cold and he left Hirata to fight by himself. He would return whenever the room warmed up but it wasn’t enough and Oishi pinned Hirata to win. However Oishi went too far after the match when he talked crap about saunas only to find out the match sponsor has a sauna too. Oishi was given a Choke Slam by Naya and everybody posed over his unconcious body.
Yuya Koroku announced he will return from injury on 17th March.
Comments Off on DDT “NEPPA OVER FLOWERS 3 ~TOTONOI TO YOU~” Results | Results | Tagged: Chris Brookes, Danshoku Dieno, DDT Pro Wrestling, Dramatic Dream Team, HARASHIMA, Kazuki Hirata, Kazusada Higuchi, KO-D Openweight Championship, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan, Makoto Oishi, MAO, Masahiro Takanashi, Masato Tanaka, Naya Tonttu, Shinjuku FACE, Shunma Katsumata, Takeshi Masada, The 37KAMIINA, To-y, Toy Kojima (Toi Kojima), Yuki Ueno, Yukio Naya, Yuya Koroku | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
February 13, 2024
DDT “NEPPA OVER FLOWERS 3 ~TOTONOI TO YOU~”, 14/02/2024
Shinjuku FACE
1. Hideki Okatani, Yuni & Ilusion Vs Takeshi Masada, Kazuma Sumi & Rukiya
2. Yakushiyu Presents ~DDT Sauna Club Vs DDT Open Bath Club~: Kazuki Hirata & Tonttu Naya Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Makoto Oishi
3. Aqua Yu-kari Presents ~Shunma Katsumata’s Sauna Room~: Shunma Katsumata Vs Kuroshio TOKYO Japan
4. SeaSaunaShack Presents ~Mao Inoue’s Sauna Room~ – Ring-Out 3-Count Match: MAO Vs Chris Brookes
5. Hokuoh Presents ~Toy Kojima’s Sauna Room~: Toy Kojima Vs Masato Tanaka
6. KO-D Openweight Title ~Naniwa Kenko Land-Yu Presents Yuki Ueno’s Sauna Room~: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs Danshoku Dieno
History shows every time MAO and Chris Brookes are in the same match together they end up fighting each other out of the ring and a Countout result becomes inevitable. A fed up Yukinori Matsui said changing the countout to ten, five or even three seconds is enough to solve the problem. But when MAO and Brookes heard him say a three second countout they fell in love with the idea and want their match tomorrow to follow that rule. Since The 37KAMIINA are in charge of tomorrow’s show, the rule is going to be used.
Toy Kojima will be wrestling under a new name for his match against Masato Tanaka. He wants to fight against the unknown and change himself because he sees tomorrow as a new beginning for The 37KAMIINA.
Most of the matches will have sponsored prizes on the line given to the winners.
BASARA “BASARA 242 ~UTAGE~”, 20/02/2024
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. Lil’ Kraken Vs Kengo Mashimo
2. Daichi Kazato & X Vs Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga
3. Isami Kodaka & Ryota Nakatsu Vs Takumi Tsukamoto & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi
4. FUMA, KUBITO & Yasu Urano Vs SAGAT, Masato Kamino & Gouma Ryu
5. Union MAX Title: Minoru Fujita (c) Vs Takato Nakano
Kengo Mashimo from 2AW pays another visit to BASARA. This time around he is being kept away from Isami Kodaka. Instead he’s coming over to fight Lil’ Kraken.
I can’t even guess what kind of mystery wrestler Daichi Kazato would go out and find to team with him.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “BEAT POWER ’24”, 24/02/2024
Osaka Edion Arena #2
1. 3 Way Match: Yuki Kamifuku Vs Pom Harajuku Vs Haru Kazashiro
2. Chika Debut Match: Moka Miyamoto Vs Chika
3. Kaya Toribami Vs Juria Nagano
4. Hyper Misao Vs Nao Kakuta
5. Maki Itoh & Raku Vs Mahiro Kiryu & Shino Suzuki
6. Shoko Nakajima, Rika Tatsumi & Mizuki Vs Wakana Uehara, HIMAWARI & Toga
7. Miyu Yamashita, Ryo Mizunami & Yuki Aino Vs Miu Watanabe, Suzume & Arisu Endo
It’s champions versus challengers in a big preview for Sumo Hall one month later! Miyu Yamashita and Ryo Mizunami just had their first match together over the weekend. They were opponents there and this time they are on the same side. Miu Watanabe has to swallow a little bit of her pride because she is teaming with Daisy Monkey, the team that just beat Daydream to win the Max Heart Tournament.
Maki Itoh returns to the ring back in fighting form.
We got the announcement of Kirra and Uta making their debuts soon. Those keeping track may have noticed there is another trainee from that class who seemed to be left out. Well it turns out she is going to debut soon too, even sooner in fact. Chika will have her first match just over a week before Kirra and Uta will. Moka Miyamoto will be her opponent.
This will be Juria Nagano’s final match in Osaka before her graduation from Tokyo Joshi Pro.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “GRAND PRINCESS ’24”, 31/03/2024
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
1. International Princess Title: Yuki Arai (c) Vs Yuki Kamifuku
2. Princess Tag Team Titles: Ryo Mizunami & Yuki Aino (c) Vs Suzume & Arisu Endo
3. Princess Of Princess Title: Miyu Yamashita (c) Vs Miu Watanabe
After so much struggle, Daisy Monkey are about to finally reach the top of TJPW’s tag division. All they have to do now is beat Yukiniki for the Princess Tag Team Titles. It will be Mizunami & Yuki Aino’s first defence so they will not want to lose the belts so quickly.
A glamorous fight for the International Princess Title has been put together. Yuki Arai was challenged by Yuki Kamifuku, who is looking to become a double champion. Would the IP Title look that nice next to the Queen Of Asia Title?
Comments Off on Toy Kojima No More?! Chika Debut Match, More Title Matches At Grand Princess | News | Tagged: Arisu Endo, Chika Nanase, Chris Brookes, Daichi Kazato, Daisy Monkey, DDT Pro Wrestling, Dramatic Dream Team, International Princess Championship, Juria Nagano, Kengo Mashimo, Lil' Kraken, Maki Itoh, MAO, Masato Tanaka, Miu Watanabe, Miyu Yamashita, Moka Miyamoto, Osaka Edion Arena, Princess Tag Team Championship, Pro Wrestling BASARA, Ryo Mizunami, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Shin-Kiba 1st RING, Shinjuku FACE, Sumo Hall, Suzume, The 37KAMIINA, TJPW, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, Toy Kojima (Toi Kojima), Yuki Aino, Yuki Arai, Yuki Kamifuku, Yukiniki | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
February 12, 2024
DDT “INTO THE FIGHT 2024 TOUR IN NAGOYA”, 12/02/2024
Aichi Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center
252 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House
1. 3 Way Match: Shunma Katsumata defeated Kazuki Hirata and Toru Owashi when Katsumata pinned Hirata with a Backslide Pin (7:08).
2. Yuki Iino & Hideki Okatani defeated KANON & MJ Paul when Iino pinned Paul with the Low-Altitude Spear (10:32).
3. Nagoya Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: Sanshiro Takagi, Yoshitatsu & Yukio Naya defeated Lowther, Jack Kennedy & Kazuma Sumi when Yoshitatsu pinned Sumi with the This Is My WWE (12:07).
4. HARASHIMA & Kazusada Higuchi defeated Jun Akiyama & Rukiya when HARASHIMA pinned Rukiya with the Somato (12:08).
5. Special Single Match: Daisuke Sasaki defeated Makoto Oishi with the Crossover Face Lock (10:58).
6. Special Single Match: Tetsuya Endo defeated Akito with the Swivel Torture Rack Bomb (10:24).
7. The 37KAMIINA Vs SCHADENFREUDE International!: Yuki Ueno & MAO defeated Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada when Ueno submitted Masada with the Twister (21:05).
Before the main event began MAO told Chris Brookes that the days of settling things in the ring are over. Today is the beginning of the era of outside the ring brawling! MAO showed what he meant by bringing out a kick scooter and using it to chase his opponents around ringside. Unfortunately the venue floor was covered in judo mats and MAO crashed his scooter by tripping over the edge of one. MAO then continued fighting with Brookes around the building including on top of a high pile of mats they found in a corner of the room. The two of them were at risk of getting counted out but the match was decided when Yuki Ueno used Cara Noir’s finisher the Blackout Sleeper on Takeshi Masada. Ueno then turned the move into the Twister hold to make Masada submit in the ring.
After the match MAO challenged Brookes to have their upcoming singles match on Wednesday take place completely outside of the ring! Brookes suggested the match should have a 30 count or even a 40 count for being outside. A fed up Yukinori Matsui told them a 10 count or even a 5 count is too long for them so they might as well make it a 3 count. MAO and Brookes both loved the idea and surprisingly agreed to it! Their match on Wednesday only needs 3 seconds outside the ring to make it end in a countout.
BURNING still has a misfiring problem. During Tetsuya Endo’s match with Akito the two of them fought on the ring apron with Yuki Iino standing nearby. Akito kicked Iino from the apron and lured him into a charge. Iino tried to swipe Akito’s legs with a Lariat but Akito hopped over him and Iino ended up clipping Endo by the feet instead. Endo recovered to beat Akito and he forgave Iino after the match. He figured out it was Akito’s strategy to make that happen so it wasn’t entirely Iino’s fault. Maybe it’s 30% or 40% his fault but that’s it. Endo’s solution is to have them switch things up so they can start building up momentum as the KO-D Tag Team Champions.
Yesterday Daisuke Sasaki declared he is moving on from the KO-D Tag Titles scene and will no longer lose any singles matches. He lived up to the claim by beating Makoto Oishi today but he still needed interference from KANON & MJ Paul to pull it off.
Yoshitatsu is one of Jack Kennedy’s mentors and praised him for fighting hard against Yukio Naya. He would like to face him again whether it is in DDT or anywhere else. Sanshiro Takagi said they should do that match in the Nagoya Dome!
Comments Off on DDT “INTO THE FIGHT 2024 TOUR IN NAGOYA” Results | Results | Tagged: Akito, BURNING, Chris Brookes, Daisuke Sasaki, DAMNATION T.A, DDT Pro Wrestling, Dramatic Dream Team, Jack Kennedy, KANON, Makoto Oishi, MAO, MJ Paul, Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center, Sanshiro Takagi, SCHADENFREUDE International, Takeshi Masada, Tetsuya Endo, The 37KAMIINA, Yoshitatsu, Yuki Iino, Yuki Ueno, Yukinori Matsui, Yukio Naya | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
