TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW LIVE TOUR IN SPRING ’23” Results

May 20, 2023

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW LIVE TOUR IN SPRING ’23”, 20/05/2023
Tokyo Otemachi Mitsui Hall
272 Fans

1. Mahiro Kiryu defeated Toga with the Spinebuster (7:46).
2. Hyper Misao defeated Shino Suzuki with the Chickenwing Face Lock (8:29).
3. Shoko Nakajima, Suzume, & Haru Kazashiro defeated Ryo Mizunami, Kaya Toribami & Yoshiko Hasegawa when Nakajima pinned Toribami with the Northern Lights Suplex (15:04).
4. Yuki Kamifuku defeated HIMAWARI with the Famouser (7:06).
5. Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku defeated Hikari Noa, Nao Kakuta & Wakana Uehara when Raku pinned Uehara with the Doctor Yellow (11:04).
6. Mizuki & Moka Miyamoto defeated Miu Watanabe & Arisu Endo when Mizuki pinned Endo with the Diving Foot Stomp (14:15).

Mizuki got a taste of what to expect when The Magical Sugar Rabbits face Daydream one more time on 11th June thanks to Miu Watanabe. During the main event Mizuki missed a Basement Dropkick aimed for Arisu Endo, went feet first through the ropes and was caught into Watanabe’s Giant Swing outside the ring. However with thanks to some help from Moka Miyamoto, Mizuki regained her footing and pinned Endo to win the match.

Afterwards Mizuki praised Watanabe, Endo and Miyamoto for the performance and feels like her juniors are now catching up to her. It proves to her that Tokyo Joshi Pro is at a position where the wrestlers who are sick or injured can rest easily while the wrestlers who want to go pursue their dreams elsewhere can do so with confidence. Meanwhile Mizuki will be staying here to make sure everyone currently missing from TJPW can come back without any worries. Backstage Watanabe joked that her team lost because Endo’s new dye job for her hair is too flashy. Endo explained to her that she lives her life with flamboyance.

The “Love Triangle” of Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku proved their recent trios tournament win was not a fluke. Their opponents had to forfeit their place in the tournament but today’s result proves that Aino, Raku & Harajuku’s recent success is deserved.

Hyper Misao asked Shino Suzuki if she could become a tour guide too. Suzuki considered the request until Misao demanded she take her tour flag. From there the two of them fought the first half of their match over that flag.

At the start of the show Yuki Arai told the fans she is upset and frustrated that she couldn’t wrestle today due to a foot injury she suffered during a SKE48 rehearsal. She has to take a break from wrestling to recover but promises to come back stronger.

Miyu Yamashita Vs Sawyer Wreck was announced for “SUMMER SUN PRINCESS ’23” on 8th July. It will be Yamashita’s first match in Tokyo in 3 and a half months.

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Video – Yuka Sakazaki’s Graduation Announcement (English Subtitles)

May 19, 2023

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King Of DDT Final This Sunday, KANON Injured, Haruhi’s Last Match, DDT Visits Ehime Pro

May 19, 2023

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW LIVE TOUR IN SPRING ’23”, 20/05/2023
Tokyo Otemachi Mitsui Hall

1. Mahiro Kiryu Vs Toga
2. Yuki Kamifuku Vs HIMAWARI
3. Hyper Misao Vs Shino Suzuki
4. Ryo Mizunami, Kaya Toribami & Yoshiko Hasegawa Vs Shoko Nakajima, Suzume, & Haru Kazashiro
5. Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku Vs Hikari Noa, Nao Kakuta & Wakana Uehara
6. Mizuki & Moka Miyamoto Vs Miu Watanabe & Arisu Endo

Rika Tatsumi is unable to wrestle tomorrow due to illness. Miu Watanabe is now teaming with Arisu Endo in the main event. Ryo Mizunami is being called in to take Endo’s spot in Match #4.

DDT “KING OF DDT 2023 FINAL!!”, 21/05/2023
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Yuki “Sexy” Iino, Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno & Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari Vs Akito, Yusuke Okada & Rukiya
0. Dark Match: Toru Owashi, Makoto Oishi, Antonio Honda, Kazuki Hirata & Kazuma Sumi Vs Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai, Soma Takao, Yuni & Yuki Ishida
1. King Of DDT 2023 – Semi Final: Kazusada Higuchi Vs Yuki Ueno
2. King Of DDT 2023 – Semi Final: Jun Akiyama Vs Chris Brookes
3. BURNING Vs DAMNATION T.A!: Tetsuya Endo & Kotaro Suzuki Vs Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul
4. Special 8-Man Tag Match: Yuji Hino, Sanshiro Takagi, HARASHIMA & Naruki Doi Vs MAO, Toy Kojima, Yuya Koroku & Takeshi Masada
5. DDT Extreme Title – Piercing Death Match: Shunma Katsumata (c) Vs Hideki Okatani
6. King Of DDT 2023 – Final: X Vs X

It was reported today that KANON injured his left shoulder while training and he was diagnosed with a dislocated shoulder. He is out of action for the time being. The BURNING versus DAMNATION T.A match is now changed from a 6-Man Tag to a regular Tag Match. Yusuke Okada gets bumped down to one of the dark matches to accomodate for this.

The mystery ex-WWE wrestler coming to DDT soon will be revealed on this show.

GANBARE☆PRO “YUUSEI KARA NO BUUTAI X 2023”, 03/06/2023
Tokyo Takashimadaira Kumin Center

1. Ken Ohka Vs Yuki Kanzaki
2. Hikaru Sato Vs Shinichiro Tominaga
3. Mizuki, Tsuyoshi Okada & Tyson Maeguchi Vs Keisuke Ishii, Yumehito Imanari & Munetatsu Nakamura
4. Special Tag Match: Shuichiro Katsumura & Shota Vs Soma Takao & Takuya Wada
5. Moeka Haruhi’s Last Match Before Her Break: Moeka Haruhi, HARUKAZE & Yoshiko Hasegawa Vs Rina Amikura, YuuRI & Riara

As the match title says, this is Moeka Haruhi’s final match before her break. The Ganbare☆Joshi division is all showing up for it as well as Rina Amikura. Don’t know what she’s doing there, she isn’t a part of GanJo…

The Shuichiro Katsumura Vs Takuya Wada rivalry continues. Katsumura is having fun doing the matches but Wada hasn’t liked it when he loses to him.

Twelve years ago Shinichiro Tominaga faced Hikaru Sato during his rookie year in Union Pro. They have not faced each other since then.

DDT “JAPAN PARA-WRESTLING FEDERATION CHARITY SHOW ~ WHAT ARE YOU DOING 2023 TOUR IN ODAWARA”, 04/06/2023
Kanagawa Odawara Arena Sub Arena

1. The 37KAMIINA Vs Pheromones!: MAO & Shunma Katsumata Vs Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno
2. Special Single Match: Yuki Ueno Vs Akito
3. Odawara Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yoshiaki Yatsu, Tetsuya Endo & Jun Akiyama Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Makoto Oishi

Yoshiaki Yatsu comes back to DDT to team up with BURNING’s top two in command.

Depending on the result, if ShunMao aren’t careful against Pheromones they may end up having to give them a rematch for the KO-D Tag Team Titles somewhere down the line.

DDT “WHAT ARE YOU DOING 2023 TOUR IN OSAKA”, 10/06/2023
Osaka Suminoe Maikon Hall

1. Special Tag Match: Toru Owashi & “brother” YASSHI Vs Naruki Doi & Kazuki Hirata
2. Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yusuke Okada Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Yuki Ishida & Kazuma Sumi
3. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Yuya Koroku

Young confidence is on show here with Yuya Koroku challenging Yukio Sakaguchi to a singles match!

DDT “WHAT ARE YOU DOING 2023 TOUR IN MATSUYAMA”, 11/06/2023
Ehime Matsuyama City Comprehensive Community Center Exhibition Hall

1. Special Tag Match: Akito & Char Vs Yusuke Okada & Tsuruhimeka
2. The 37KAMIINA Vs BURNING!: MAO, Shunma Katsumata & Yuki Ueno Vs Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yuya Koroku
3. Matsuyama Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: Sanshiro Takagi (w/ Cutie Elly The Ehime), Imabari Taoru Mascaras & Tsutenkakka Vs HARASHIMA, Saki Akai & Kazuma Sumi

Members of Ehime Pro Wrestling are taking part in DDT’s visit to Matsuyama. Imabari Taoru Mascaras (“The Man Of 1,000 Towels” has a talent where he can tell which towels are made in Imabari), the returning Tsutenkakka and valet Cutie Elly The Ehime are all part of a 6-Man Tag Match with DDT regulars. Also two of Ehime’s joshi wrestlers Char and Tsuruhimeka are part of a mixed tag match.

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Arai Injured, GanPro In May, Suruga Popping Up In DDT, Giant Peter Pan Tag Match

May 17, 2023

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW LIVE TOUR IN SPRING ’23”, 20/05/2023
Tokyo Otemachi Mitsui Hall

1. Mahiro Kiryu Vs Toga
2. Yuki Kamifuku Vs HIMAWARI
3. Hyper Misao Vs Shino Suzuki
4. Shoko Nakajima, Kaya Toribami & Yoshiko Hasegawa Vs Suzume, Arisu Endo & Haru Kazashiro
5. Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku Vs Hikari Noa, Nao Kakuta & Wakana Uehara
6. Mizuki & Moka Miyamoto Vs Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe

Yesterday Yuki Arai suffered a leg injury during rehearsals for a SKE48 concert and is currently out of action. She will still appear at this weekend’s Tokyo Joshi Pro show but will not be wrestling. Hyper Misao will now bw Shino Suzuki’s opponent and Yoshiko Hasegawa is coming in to take Misao’s spot in Match #4.

GANBARE☆PRO “I WILL BE A BUTTERFLY FOR YOU 2023”, 28/05/2023
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. GanJo Special Tag Match: YuuRI & Yoshiko Hasegawa Vs Moeka Haruhi & Riara
2. GanPro Vs Australia: Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao Vs Hartley Jackson & Mitch Ryder
3. GanPro Vs Sento Minzoku: Ken Ohka & Shota Vs Minoru Fujita & Daiki Shimomura
4. Mizuki Watase, Shuichiro Katsumura & Yuki Kanzaki Vs Yumehito Imanari, Tyson Maeguchi & Shinichiro Tominaga

Members of Sento Minzoku will be involved on some of the day’s shows to continue the BASARA unit’s feud with Ganbare☆Pro. On the first show Ken Ohka & Shota will defend their turf against Minoru Fujita & Daiki Shimomura.

Australian wrestler Mitch Ryder is coming over to GanPro to team with his fellow countryman Hartley Jackson.

Moeka Haruhi’s surgery to donate one of her kidneys has been scheduled for late June so she is able to continue wrestling for a few more weeks. That means she gets to show up at GanPro again after already saying goodbye and have a few extra matches there.

GANBARE☆PRO “WRESTLE YUMEHITO FACTORY 2023”, 28/05/2023
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. Yumehito Poison Rumble: Mizuki Watase Vs Soma Takao Vs Tyson Maeguchi Vs Yuki Kanzaki Vs HARUKAZE Vs Yoshiko Hasegawa Vs Riara
2. BEST OF THE SUPER arena Grand Final: Moeka Haruhi Vs YuuRI
3. Shin Rogai-gun Vs Shin Jidai-gun: Shuichiro Katsumura & Shota Vs Ilusion & Munetatsu Nakamura
4. Yumehito Imanari’s GanPro 10th Anniversary Match: Yumehito Imanari & Shinichiro Tominaga Vs Ken Ohka & Keisuke Ishii

The second show of GanPro’s May tripleshot is all being put together by Yumehito Imanari. The main event celebrates his 10th anniversary with the promotion. He also decided to do a tag team match between the old generation and the new generation. The joshi match will have both Haruhi and YuuRI wrestling in “arena” branded swimsuits. The opening match will be a Rumble where everyone will enter to Imanari’s theme song “POISON ~In This World Where I Can’t Say What I Want To Say~” by Takashi Sorimachi. Every participant will also have to represent Imanari in some way so I think there is going to be several impersonations of his different gimmicks during the match.

GANBARE☆PRO “GANBARE☆PRO WRESTLING PLAYERS ASSOCIATION PERFORMANCE”, 28/05/2023
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. Mixed Tag Match: Shota & YuuRI Vs Shinichiro Tominaga & HARUKAZE
2. Special Single Match: Choun-Shiryu Vs Moeka Haruhi
3. Elimination 6-Man Tag Match: Mizuki Watase, Soma Takao & Yumehito Imanari Vs Ken Ohka, Keisuke Ishii & Shuichiro Katsumura
4. Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Title Next Challenger: Isami Kodaka Vs Munetatsu Nakamura

The other Sento Minzoku appearance of course is the big Isami Kodaka Vs Munetatsu Nakamura match to determine who faces Mizuki Watase at “WRESTLE SEKIGAHARA II”.

DDT “DDT YOKOHAMA UNLIMITED VOL. 3”, 03/06/2023
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON Vs Hideki Okatani, Yuki Ishida & Rukiya
2. Special Tag Match: Tetsuya Endo & Jun Akiyama Vs Yuki Ueno & Soma Takao
3. Special Tag Match ~ Gatoh Move Vs DDT’s Comical Strongest Tag: Masahiro Takanashi & Mei Suruga Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata

A week after Mei Suruga celebrates her 5th anniversary in wrestling she is coming over to DDT to team with Masahiro Takanashi on behalf of Gatoh Move. DDT are pitting the two of them against their strongest tag team when it comes to comedy, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata.

GANBARE☆JOSHI “GANJO MILON’S SECRET CASTLE ’23”, 17/06/2023
Tokyo GEN Sports Palace

1. Miyako Matsumoto & Alex Lee Vs Marika Kobashi & Echika Miyabi
2. Riara Vs Ancham
3. GanJo Vs JUST TAP OUT! Special Tag Match: YuuRI & Yoshiko Hasegawa Vs Sumika Yanagawa & Misa Kagura

It’s only a little bit relevant here but JUST TAP OUT is going to changed their name in July to celebrate their 4th anniversary, shortening it down to their initials JTO. They’re keeping the logo the same though.

Riara is getting some more valuable in-ring experience, this time getting a match against Ancham.

The women of Ganbare☆Joshi do not want to deal with Miyako Matsumoto and her new partner in crime Alex Lee so a team from P.P.P. Tokyo will face them instead. PPP are fresh off of their first time in Korakuen Hall so Marika Kobashi & Echika Miyabi must both be feeling extra motivated to represent their company.

DDT “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2023”, 23/07/2023
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. Special Tag Match: Chiitan☆ & Pokotan Vs Andreza Giant Panda & Super Sasadango Machine
2. Dramatic Dream Match: Daisuke Sasaki Vs El Desperado

The mascots are being given the toughest competition DDT could find… Andreza Giant Panda & Super Sasadango Machine.

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Was Trios Tournament Win A Fluke? Piercing Death Match, Mascots Team Up

May 15, 2023

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW LIVE TOUR IN SPRING ’23”, 20/05/2023
Tokyo Otemachi Mitsui Hall

1. Mahiro Kiryu Vs Toga
2. Yuki Kamifuku Vs HIMAWARI
3. Yuki Arai Vs Shino Suzuki
4. Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao & Kaya Toribami Vs Suzume, Arisu Endo & Haru Kazashiro
5. Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku Vs Hikari Noa, Nao Kakuta & Wakana Uehara
6. Mizuki & Moka Miyamoto Vs Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe

The main event is a preview of the upcoming Princess Tag Team Titles match with Mizuki against Daydream. She has Moka Miyamoto teaming with her to face the might of Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe.

The winners of the Nivea trios tournament from April are taking on the team that couldn’t compete at the last minute. Nao Kakuta pulled out of the show resulting in her team with Hikari Noa & Wakana Uehara getting eliminated by forfeit. Here the three of them have a chance to make up for that let down. Over on the other side it’s up to Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku to prove that their tournament victory was no fluke.

DDT “KING OF DDT 2023 FINAL!!”, 21/05/2023
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Akito & Rukiya
0. Dark Match: Toru Owashi, Makoto Oishi, Antonio Honda, Kazuki Hirata & Kazuma Sumi Vs Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai, Soma Takao, Yuni & Yuki Ishida
1. King Of DDT 2023 – Semi Final: Kazusada Higuchi Vs Yuki Ueno
2. King Of DDT 2023 – Semi Final: Jun Akiyama Vs Chris Brookes
3. BURNING Vs DAMNATION T.A!: Tetsuya Endo, Kotaro Suzuki & Yusuke Okada Vs Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON
4. Special 8-Man Tag Match: Yuji Hino, Sanshiro Takagi, HARASHIMA & Naruki Doi Vs MAO, Toy Kojima, Yuya Koroku & Takeshi Masada
5. DDT Extreme Title – Piercing Death Match: Shunma Katsumata (c) Vs Hideki Okatani
6. King Of DDT 2023 – Final: X Vs X

The DDT Extreme Title will be on the line in a Piercing Death Match. Shunma Katsumata noticed that Hideki Okatani has no experience with getting ear piercings so he came up with a match where you can win by piercing your opponent’s ear three times! They can win the death match by the other usual means but everything will be provided so they can achieve the goal of sticking stuff through their opponent’s earlobes.

BASARA “BASARA 219 ~KOO~”, 23/05/2023
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Ryuichi Sekine, Minoru Fujita & Yasu Urano Vs FUMA, Takumi Tsukamoto & Ryota Nakatsu
2. 3 Way Match: Gouma Ryu Vs Tatsuhiko Yoshino Vs Takato Nakano
3. Chouten ~Itadaki~ 2023 – Round 1 A Block: Isami Kodaka Vs Shiori Asahi
4. Chouten ~Itadaki~ 2023 – Round 1 A Block: Daiki Shimomura Vs Daichi Kazato
5. Chouten ~Itadaki~ 2023 – Round 1 A Block: Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Leo Isaka
6. Chouten ~Itadaki~ 2023 – Round 1 A Block: SAGAT Vs Lil’ Kraken

The Chouten ~Itadaki~ begins with the A Block half of the bracket.

DDT “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2023”, 23/07/2023
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. Special Tag Match: Chiitan☆ & Pokotan Vs X & X
2. Dramatic Dream Match: Daisuke Sasaki Vs El Desperado

A bond has formed between Chiitan & Pokotan after their battle over the weekend and now the two agreed to team together.

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Chouten ~Itadaki~ 2023

May 15, 2023

The 8th annual Chouten ~Itadaki~ tournament is going to be the main focus for BASARA during the summer. This year uses the familiar format of a 16-man single eliminaion bracket. Every match will have a 30 minute time limit except for the final, which has no time limit. A draw of any kind will eliminate both wrestlers from the tournament. An odd bit of scheduling this year is half of the 2nd Round will take place on the same day the 2nd Half of Round 1 is completed. The complete 2nd Round schedule has not been finalized yet for this reason. It will have to be sorted out depending on which wrestlers are available to wrestle on 3rd June and which are available for 17th June. This year’s contestants are:

Isami Kodaka (8th Appearance, 2019 Winner)
Takumi Tsukamoto (8th Appearance)
FUMA (8th Appearance)
Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi (7th Appearance, 2016 Winner)
Daichi Kazato (7th Appearance)
SAGAT (8th Appearance)
Ryota Nakatsu (8th Appearance, 2018 & 2020 Winner)
Daiki Shimomura (5th Appearance)
Takato Nakano (6th Appearance)
Lil’ Kraken (2nd Appearance)
Minoru Fujita (4th Appearance, 2021 Winner)
Yasu Urano (5th Appearance)
Fuminori Abe (6th Appearance, 2022 Winner)
Shiori Asahi (1st Appearance)
Tatsuhiko Yoshino (1st Appearance)
Leo Isaka (1st Appearance)

BASARA “BASARA 219 ~KOO~”, 23/05/2023
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Chouten ~Itadaki~ 2023 – Round 1 A Block: Isami Kodaka Vs Shiori Asahi
2. Chouten ~Itadaki~ 2023 – Round 1 A Block: Daiki Shimomura Vs Daichi Kazato
3. Chouten ~Itadaki~ 2023 – Round 1 A Block: Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Leo Isaka
4. Chouten ~Itadaki~ 2023 – Round 1 A Block: SAGAT Vs Lil’ Kraken

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BASARA “BASARA 220 ~OJI NI KITSUNE 25~”, 03/06/2023
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MONSTAR

1. Chouten ~Itadaki~ 2023 – Round 1 B Block: Takumi Tsukamoto Vs Yasu Urano
2. Chouten ~Itadaki~ 2023 – Round 1 B Block: FUMA Vs Fuminori Abe
3. Chouten ~Itadaki~ 2023 – Round 1 B Block: Ryota Nakatsu Vs Tatsuhiko Yoshino
4. Chouten ~Itadaki~ 2023 – Round 1 B Block: Takato Nakano Vs Minoru Fujita

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BASARA “BASARA 221 ~OJI NI KITSUNE 26~”, 03/06/2023
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MONSTAR

1. Chouten ~Itadaki~ 2023 – Round 2: X Vs X
2. Chouten ~Itadaki~ 2023 – Round 2: X Vs X

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BASARA “BASARA 222 ~OENSOGURA~”, 17/06/2023
Miyagino Cultural Center

1. Chouten ~Itadaki~ 2023 – Round 2: X Vs X
2. Chouten ~Itadaki~ 2023 – Round 2: X Vs X

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BASARA “BASARA 223 ~KOO~”, 27/06/2023
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Chouten ~Itadaki~ 2023 – A Block Final: X Vs X
2. Chouten ~Itadaki~ 2023 – B Block Final: X Vs X
3. Chouten ~Itadaki~ 2023 – Final: X Vs X

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DDT/ONLY WE “ONLY WE X DDT SPECIAL! ~YUJI HINO 20TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT~” Results

May 14, 2023

DDT/ONLY WE “ONLY WE X DDT SPECIAL! ~YUJI HINO 20TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT~”, 14/05/2023
Chiba TKP Garden City
241 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Hideki Okatani defeated Rukiya with a Running Elbow Butt (4:55).
2. Pheromones Vs DISASTER BOX!: Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno defeated Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata when Iino submitted Hirata with the Chiba Port Tower (9:34).
3. Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON defeated Shunma Katsumata, Yusuke Okada & Kazuma Sumi when KANON submitted Sumi with the Crucifixion Cobra Twist (7:54).
4. Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada defeated Hiroshi Yamato & Yuya Koroku when Brookes submitted Koroku with the Ground Octopus Stretch (6:10).
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Kazusada Higuchi, Ryota Nakatsu & Yuki Ishida defeated Shinya Aoki, Yuki Ueno & Super Sasadango Machine (c) when Ishida pinned Machine with the Ensho (14:09).
*Shinya Aoki, Yuki Ueno & Super Sasadango Machine fail in V2. Harimao becomes the 51st KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions!
6. Special Tag Match: Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi defeated MAO & Toy Kojima when Oishi pinned Kojima after the Cactus Flower (11:17).
7. Yuji Hino Debut 20th Anniversary Match: Yuji Hino, Jun Akiyama & Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Tetsuya Endo, HARASHIMA & Yuji Okabayashi when Hino pinned HARASHIMA with the Fuckin’ BOMB (21:46).

DDT played host to a celebration of Yuji Hino’s 20th anniversary of his debut match. Hino’s first pro match didn’t take place until November 2023 but according to Hino that just means there is time to do a 2nd, 3rd and even 4th show to continue the commemoration across the rest of the year. It’s not like ONLY WE will be doing anything else by themselves. He is already thinking about holding part two in Kumamoto. Hino convinced Jun Akiyama & Yukio Sakaguchi to team up with him for a big trios match against Tetsuya Endo, HARASHIMA & Yuji Okabayashi. His big day was capped off with him pinning HARASHIMA with the Fuckin’ BOMB.

The dream run for Shinya Aoki, Yuki Ueno & Super Sasadango Machine has come to an end. They have lost the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles to Harimao. It was Yuki Ishida who stepped up to the plate for the challengers to cause the title change. Sasadango gave Ishida the Lehmann Shock twice but the first pin was broken up and the second was kicked out at two. Ishida avoided the dreaded finisher a third time and opened the gap for Kazusada Higuchi to hit Sasadango with a Lariat. Ishida then hit the Ensho and scrambled on top to get the three count. Higuchi is now calling Harimao the best unit in DDT because they have the 6-Man Tag Titles. Ryota Nakatsu also gave a shoutout to Naomi Yoshimura.

Chris Brookes cut off Hiroshi Yamato’s singing entrance because he thought it was too noisy. However he & Takeshi Masada had a change of heart after they won their match and asked Yamato to sing it again for everyone.

A contract signing between Shunma Katsumata and Hideki Okatani before the show began revealed the stipulation of their DDT Extreme Title match. It will be a Piercing Death Match! It is a No DQ match where you can either win through normal means or by piercing your opponent’s ears three times. Many of the weapons that will be laid around the ring for the match will be of the sharp variety for this reason. Katsumata tried to attack Okatani’s ear with a piercing staple in a twisted demonstration but Okatani fought him off, grabbed the staple and pierced Katsumata’s ear instead!

It was announced at the start of the show that Nick Wayne’s delayed visit to Japan has been successfully rescheduled and he will now be coming in for a tour of DDT shows this summer. His tour begins at Korakuen Hall on 25th June and will last until 7th July.

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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW LIVE TOUR IN SPRING ’23” Results

May 13, 2023

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW LIVE TOUR IN SPRING ’23”, 13/05/2023
Shizuoka Act City Hamamatsu
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1. Moka Miyamoto defeated Haru Kazashiro with the Rashomon (4:37).
2. Nao Kakuta & Toga defeated Hyper Misao & Shino Suzuki when Kakuta pinned Suzuki with the Shiden Kai (7:43).
3. Miu Watanabe defeated HIMAWARI with the Canadian Backbreaker (7:59).
4. Hikari Noa & Wakana Uehara defeated Arisu Endo & Kaya Toribami when Noa pinned Toribami with the Blizzard Suplex (9:23).
5. Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku defeated Shoko Nakajima, Suzume & Mahiro Kiryu when Aino pinned Kiryu with the Venus DDT (15:17).
6. Mizuki & Yuki Arai defeated Maki Itoh & Yuki Kamifuku when Mizuki pinned Kamifuku with the Diving Foot Stomp (14:59).

Perhaps we are starting to see what Tokyo Joshi Pro is going to look like in the near future with the show that went on today. Due to Yuka Sakazaki travelling overseas and Rika Tatsumi having to pull out on short notice, Mizuki was the only champion at the show today. She remained as her usual self in the main event, passing the end of show speech to Yuki Arai. But in her backstage interview after the main event Mizuki started crying when she was asked about Sakazaki’s graduation coming up in December. She’s worried that if she does not do her best then Sakazaki won’t be able to have her graduation match with peace of mind. That is why Mizuki thinks now is not the time to get sad.

This was Maki Itoh’s final match before she goes on another long expedition of America. She is sure she will return to Japan all beaten up because there are more tougher opponents for her to face in America than in Japan. However she wants to enjoy the experience and work hard so she can come back and win the Princess Of Princess Title from Mizuki. Maybe that is the reason Yuki Kamifuku took the blame for their team losing in the main event. Although Kamifuku also realizes she’s been dropping falls a little bit more ever since she turned 30 in February.

Little by little, Shino Suzuki is getting the hang of this pro wrestling thing. Today’s match was an important one for her because it was taking place in her home city of Shizuoka. Hyper Misao was excited to team with her because they both wear green and she got Suzuki to introduce her in a tour guide way. She also convinced Suzuki to use her tour guide flag as a weapon to choke their opponents with. However Nao Kakuta & Toga recovered momentum and won the match in the end with Kakuta getting the pin on Suzuki.

Rika Tatsumi was unable to be at the show due to being in poor physical condition. Her scheduled opponent Wakana Uehara was added into the 3 Way Match to turn it into a tag team bout.

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BASARA “BASARA 218 ~TAKAGARI 17~” Results

May 13, 2023

BASARA “BASARA 218 ~TAKAGARI 17~”, 13/05/2023
Tokyo Takashimadaira Kumin Center
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1. Takato Nakano, Yasu Urano & Fuminori Abe defeated SAGAT, Lil’ Kraken & Akiyori Takizawa when Nakano pinned Kraken with the Falconry (13:27).
2. Isami Kodaka & Kaz Hayashi defeated Daichi Kazato & Tsutomu Oosugi when Hayashi pinned Kazato with the Final Cut (8:31).
3. FUMA defeated Ryota Nakatsu with an Upside Down Cross Armbreaker (12:07).
4. Interim IRON FIST TAG Titles: Daiki Shimomura & Minoru Fujita defeated Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Antonio Honda when Fujita pinned Hiroshi with the Tombstone Piledriver (15:20).
*Sento Minzoku become the Interim IRON FIST TAG Champions!
5. Union MAX Title: Takumi Tsukamoto defeated Banana Senga (c) with the High Angle Backslide Pin (18:21).
*Banana Senga fails in V2. Takumi Tsukamoto becomes the 19th Union MAX Champion!

There is a new Union MAX Champion and it is Takumi Tsukamoto! He is now a two time champ after beating Banana Senga today. Tsukamoto said he gained a lot of experience over the last three years since his previous title reign. He wants to break the record for most MAX Title defences (he and Ryota Nakatsu are tied in first together with 6 defences each). In order to do that he believes he must surpass his former self to become the true MAX Champion once and for all! Senga is disappointed he is no longer champion but the experience has finally given him a taste for wrestling in singles matches after spending the vast majority of his almost 20 year career as a tag team wrestler. Also now he can no longer rely on getting the champion’s purse to raise money for his hair transplant. He thinks he will have to go the crowdfunding route for that one.

Both members of Aijin Tag were in the room and had to watch Daiki Shimomura & Minoru Fujita be given the IRON FIST TAG Title belts. Sento Minzoku are now the Interim champions and they have mixed feelings over it. They thought Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Antonio Honda were more suited to be the Interim Champs but if they have the belts then they are the champions even if it doesn’t really feel that way. They don’t know if they have to wait until Masato Kamino comes back from injury to do the unification match or if they can defend the interim titles before then.

Hiroshi & Honda both wrestled wearing each other’s wrestling gear for their big title match. Hiroshi thought they were going to wear matching gear and didn’t expect Honda to show up wearing his old USA costume. Sadly for them their efforts to win the Interim IRON FIST TAG Titles ended in defeat against Sento Minzoku. Hiroshi is crushed with the result even though Fuminori Abe praised him afterwards for being cool.

FUMA threatened Ryota Nakatsu and the referee with a musket before their match.

Kaz Hayashi was full of thanks towards Isami Kodaka for inviting him over to BASARA today. He praised Kodaka by calling him a treasure of the pro wrestling world. Kodaka got embarrased by all the kind words and asked Hayashi to stick around and watch the rest of the show.

At the start of the show Kamino told the fans he is still waiting on his injury diagnosis before he can tell them when he can return to action. Takato Nakano said he considered vacating the belts but after discussions with Kodaka the decision was made to go the interim route instead. The unification match is being planned for whenever Kamino is ready.

KUBITO was unable to be at the show due to health problems involving his pancreas. He will be out of action for the time being.

The annual Chouten ~Itadaki~ begins on 23rd May with the final happening on 27th June. This year’s tournament will involve 16 wrestlers in a single elimination format.

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DDT “DRAMATIC DREAM TAKASHIMAYA VOL. 1” Results

May 13, 2023

DDT “DRAMATIC DREAM TAKASHIMAYA VOL. 1”, 13/05/2023
Tokyo Shinjuku Takashimaya 1st Floor JR Exit Special Venue
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1. Kazusada Higuchi, Saki Akai & Yuki Ishida defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Yuya Koroku & Kazuma Sumi when Higuchi submitted Sumi with the Torture Canadian Backbreaker (10:58).
2. Special Tag Match: Chiitan☆ & Akito defeated Pokotan Vs Kazuki Hirata when Chiitan☆ pinned Hirata after the Chi☆Poco Trigger (13:03).
3. Tetsuya Endo, Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada defeated MAO, Yuki Ueno & Toy Kojima when Brookes pinned Kojima with the Praying Mantis Bomb (12:57).

The first in what DDT is hoping to be many co-promoted shows with the Shinjuku Takashimaya department store took place today. Three matches were held throughout the day with public talks and other panels sprinkled in between them. After the main event Tetsuya Endo joked about getting lost in the store for 30 minutes before the show because there are no shops as big as this in Shiroishi City.

The heated rivalry between Chiitan and Pokotan suddenly turned into an alliance when Kazuki Hirata tried to steal the spotlight for himself. Hirata tried knocking everybody out with his chops to the neck but the mascots rallied together and used a unique double team finisher called the Chi☆Poco Trigger to put and end to Hirata’s plan. After the match Akito came up with an idea for Chiitan and Pokotan to form a tag team together. They agreed so Akito decided to make sure their match will be on an even bigger stage than today. Chiitan & Pokotan are going to “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2023” on 23rd July!

A press conference for the King Of DDT finals was held after the first match. Jun Akiyama, Chris Brookes, Kazusada Higuchi and Yuki Ueno all took part and gave their comments about the semi-finals. Ueno wants to win the tournament and grow DDT so it will fill Korakuen Hall all the time and go on to run a show at the Tokyo Dome. Higuchi reminded everyone he won last year’s tournament to win the vacant KO-D Openweight Title but he is not looking past Ueno in the semi-final. Brookes is feeling the pressure because this is the first time he reached the final four in the tournament. The first Japanese pro wrestling show he ever watched was NOAH’s Tokyo Dome show in 2005 so he knows Akiyama is a legend. Akyama said he wants to do his best and become a middle aged star who won’t lose to the younger wrestlers.

One of the talk panels involved Sanshiro Takagi and Saki Akai talking about their shopping habits. They both claim to be regular customers at Shinjuku Takashimaya. Since a lot of the audience were customers who all discovered there was a wrestling show going on while they were shopping, the rules of pro wrestling were explained to the audience before the matches began.

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