Hardcore Table Crash, King Of DDT Preview Matches, Matsui Shines A Light On The New Gen

April 10, 2026

DDT “DDT X MOP WRESTLE TOUR 2026 IN MITSUI OUTLET PARK MARINE PIA KOBE”, 11/04/2026
Hyogo Mitsui Outlet Park Marine Pia Kobe

1. Jun Akiyama & Yuni Vs Chris Brookes & Hinata Kasai
2. Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato Vs Kazuma Sumi, Shunma Katsumata & Kazuki Hirata
3. Antonio Honda, Junta Miyawaki & Yuki Ishida Vs MAO, Yukio Naya & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
4. The 37KAMIINA Vs DAMNATION T.A!: Yuki Ueno & To-y Vs Hideki Okatani & Ilusion
5. MOP Tag Team Titles: KANON & Viento Maligno (c) (w/ KIMIHIRO) Vs HARASHIMA & Masami Inahata

The result of tomorrow’s main event will have an effect on Sunday’s card.

DDT “DDT X MOP WRESTLE TOUR 2026 IN MITSUI OUTLET PARK HOKURIKU OYABE”, 12/04/2026
Toyama Mitsui Outlet Park Hokuriku Oyabe

1. HARASHIMA & Masami Inahata Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Hinata Kasai
2. Kazuma Sumi & Takeshi Masada Vs Kazuki Hirata & Yuki Ishida
3. FANTÔMES DRAMATIC Vs DAMNATION T.A!: Chris Brookes & Antonio Honda Vs Hideki Okatani & Ilusion
4. Special 8-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata, To-y & Junta Miyawaki Vs MAO, Yukio Naya, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato
5. MOP Tag Team Titles: KANON & Viento Maligno (c) Vs Jun Akiyama & Yuni

The losing team on Saturday’s MOP Tag Team Titles match will be sent to the curtain jerking position on Sunday.

DDT “DREAM LIGHTS ~HOW DO YOU LIKE DDT WEDNESDAY~”, 15/04/2026
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dramatic Dark Match: Ilusion Vs X
1. 3 Way Tag Match: Kazuma Sumi & Yuni Vs Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata Vs Naomi Yoshimura & Kumadori
2. Jun Akiyama & Rukiya Vs Akito & Masami Inahata
3. Special 8-Man Tag Match: MAO, KANON, Viento Maligno (w/ KIMIHIRO) & Yuya Aoki Vs Shunma Katsumata, Junta Miyawaki, To-y & Yuki Ishida
4. Special Single Match: YOH Vs Antonio Honda
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato (c) Vs Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Hinata Kasai
6. DDT Extreme Title – Hardcore Table Crash Match: Hideki Okatani (c) Vs Yukio Naya
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs Yuki Iino

Hideki Okatani wanted something a little more exciting than just a Hardcore Match for him and Yukio Naya to fight in for the DDT Extreme Title. He decided to add an extra Table Crash rule so the match can be won by either pinfall, submission or from putting your opponent crashing through a table.

DDT “MOTSUNABE BUSTER”, 18/04/2026
ACROS Fukuoka

1. Takeshi Masada & Yuya Koroku Vs Danshoku Dieno & Akito
2. Jun Akiyama & Azul Dragon Vs Yukio Naya & Masami Inahata
3. DAMNATION T.A Vs STRANGE LOVE CONNECTION!: Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul & Ilusion Vs MAO, KANON & Viento Maligno (w/ KIMIHIRO)
4. Special Single Match: Daichi Sato Vs Kazuki Hirata
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, To-y & Yuni Vs Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Antonio Honda
6. Special Tag Match: Junta Miyawaki & Hinata Kasai Vs Yuki Ishida & Kumadori
7. DDT Universal Title: Kazuma Sumi (c) Vs Shunma Katsumata

We’re starting to get more Kumadori appearances in DDT taking place outside of Tokyo. This show will be his first match taking place in Fukuoka.

DDT “ROAD TO KING OF DDT 2026”, 22/04/2026
Shinjuku FACE

1. Junta Miyawaki Three Match Trial – Match 1: Junta Miyawaki Vs Antonio Honda
2. Special Single Match: Chris Brookes Vs Ilusion
3. Special Tag Match: Minoru Suzuki & HARASHIMA Vs Yukio Naya & Yuki Ishida

In a preview of the King Of DDT opening round, Minoru Suzuki and Yukio Naya will clash in a tag match.

Junta Miyawaki will be starting a three match trial series to truly experience the essence of DDT during his year long stay here. Antonio Honda will be his first opponent.

Kumadori will be on this show too.

DDT “YACCHINA FIGHT 2026”, 25/04/2026
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Shinya Aoki Vs Rukiya
2. Special Tag Match: Yuki Ueno & Akito Vs Daichi Sato & Masami Inahata
3. paleyouth Vs The 37KAMIINA!: Takeshi Masada & Yuya Koroku Vs Shunma Katsumata & To-y

In another King Of DDT preview, Takeshi Masada and To-y will cross paths in a tag bout.

DDT “ECHIGO LARIAT”, 29/04/2026
Niigata Higashi Ward Plaza

1. paleyouth Vs The 37KAMIINA!: Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato Vs Shunma Katsumata & To-y
2. FANTÔMES DRAMATIC Vs DAMNATION T.A!: Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Antonio Honda Vs Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul & Ilusion
3. Special Tag Match: Yuki Ueno & Super Sasadango Machine Vs MAO & Danshoku Dieno

A couple of days before the KO-D Tag Team Titles are defended, FANTÔMES DRAMATIC will take on DAMNATION T.A in trios action. Daisuke Sasaki won’t be back wrestling in Japan just yet so it is up to Ilusion to show everyone how the new leader gets things done.

DDT “DRAMATIC DREAMS! VOL. 13 ~MY SPIRIT GUARDS MY LORD IN THE EAST~”, 17/05/2026
Osaka City Sumiyoshi Community Center

0. Special Dark Match ~ Young Warrior Wrestling Summit: Takahiro Hirakimoto, Sora Fujikawa & Koki Fujimoto Vs Tetsuya Goto, Masaya Ishikawa & Hinata Kasai
1. Mixed Martial Arts Match – Irregular 2 Round System: Bushimasa Vs Tyson Maeguchi
2. Kansai Vs DDT, A Battle For Freedom!: HUB, Tsubasa & Billy Ben Kid Vs Junta Miyawaki, Viento Maligno & Yuni
3. A 6-Man Tag Match That Tests How Far A Young Heel With 4 Years And 9 Months Of Experience Can Assert Himself When Surrounded By Seasoned Veterans: Magnitude Kishiwada, MJ Paul & Ilusion Vs CIMA, Akito & Yasu Urano
4. Special Tag Match ~ Encounter With A Wrestling Master: Dick Togo & Hideki Okatani Vs Shunma Katsumata & Kohei Kinoshita
5. Special Tag Match ~ Laughter Brings Fortune: MAO & KANON (w/ KIMIHIRO) Vs Kuishinbo Kamen & Kikutaro
6. Special Tag Match ~ Infinite Stimulation Anniversary: Zack Sabre Jr. & Chris Brookes Vs HARASHIMA & Shinya Aoki

Yukinori Matsui will be giving some of the spotlight will be shining on the young generation of wrestlers. Some of them will be sharing the ring with Dick Togo while Ilusion will be facing CIMA in a 6-Man Tag Match. Also Junta Miyawaki, Viento Maligno & Yuni are taking on an trio of Osaka veterans HUB, Tsubasa & Billy Ben Kid.

The MMA bout between Bushimasa and Tyson Maeguchi will use alternate rules for the two rounds. Round 1 is MMA Rules with a three minute time limit. Round two is Tire Boxing rules where both fighters need to keep one foot stepping inside the same tire while they try to punch each other out for one minute. Bushimasa did this kind of fight on the show two years ago and it only lasted for those two rounds.

The dark match is filled with young wrestlers. Takahiro Hirakimoto is from Dove Pro, Sora Fujikawa is from Dotonbori Pro, Koki Fujimoto is from KOBE Meriken, Tetsuya Goto is from Pro Wrestling Shi-en, Masaya Ishikawa is from Dotonbori and as we already know Hinata Kasai is from DDT.

There is still room on the card for Shuji Ishikawa, Shigehiro Irie, Kazuaki Mihara and Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi.

DDT “D GENERATIONS 9”, 20/05/2026
Tokyo Ueno Park Outdoor Stage

1. Takeshi Masada Produce Match: X Vs X

What is Takeshi Masada planning for the next D GENERATIONS show? Last year on a Beer Garden show he put together a pretty crazy Hardcore Tag Match.

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BASARA “BASARA 258 ~SOUEN~” Results

October 11, 2024

BASARA “BASARA 258 ~SOUEN~”, 11/10/2024
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
??? Fans – Unannounced

1. Takato Nakano defeated Takeru Inoue with a Step-up Enzuigiri (8:15).
2. 2 Vs 4 Handicap Match: FUMA & Gouma Ryu defeated Takumi Tsukamoto, Yasu Urano, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & KUBITO when Ryu pinned Hiroshi with a Diving Body Press (12:47).
3. Masato Kamino & Yusuke Kodama defeated Isami Kodaka & Ryota Nakatsu when Kamino pinned Kodaka with the Lariat (9:07).
4. Billy Ken Kid defeated Daichi Kazato with a Cradle (12:37).
5. Union MAX Title: Minoru Fujita (c) defeated Masahiro Takanashi with the Modified Samson Clutch (22:21).
*V7 for Minoru Fujita.

It was around four years and eight months ago when Masahiro Takanashi defended the Union MAX Title against Minoru Fujita. It would be the last successful defence of his reign and he would lose the belt a month later by getting injured during his next title match. He never felt like he was beaten for the belt. Fujita meanwhile has been carrying the defeat to Takanashi ever since it happened and wanted the chance to exorcise it. So today’s match was an important title match for both wrestlers. Takanashi can regain the MAX Title and continue from where he was cut off or Fujita beats him properly and avenges his defeat from 2020. Either way Takanashi came to BASARA to finally get some closure.

The match was a bitter fight and Fujita even admitted out loud he waited four years for this. He did the Tombstone Piledriver but Takanashi kicked out of it. Fujita then countered the Takatonic and went for another Tombstone but it was turned into a Cradle for a nearfall. The two wrestlers kept countering Cradle moves on each other until Fujita pinned down Takanashi with the Modified Samson Clutch for the three count. Fujita said he worked really hard for this win which is why he is really happy about it. He and Takanashi now both have one win against each other. Takanashi said they could settle their score with a drinking contest in the ring. The two did just that with Takanashi finishing his drink before Fujita could. Fujita called Takanashi an irreplaceable friend who is always there for him. Also Fujita now has the record for most MAX Title defences in a single reign.

Daichi Kazato tried using a lot of unusual rolling moves to confuse Billy Ken Kid but in the end Kid was able to roll Kazato onto his shoulders and pin him down for the victory.

Even though Isami Kodaka lost to Masato Kamino he asked him for a UWA World Tag Team Titles shot after the match. Kodaka also said Hideyoshi Kamitani will be his partner because they haven’t teamed together in a while. Kamino accepted the challenge for 22nd October and said Aijin Tag won’t lose to a hastily made team.

At the start of the show FUMA and Gouma Ryu started talking about their careers outside of wrestling (hunter and lawyer respectively) and started getting along even though they were supposed to be opponents later. KUBITO then called Ryu a part-time wrestler which Ryu found insulting. FUMA & Ryu both wouldn’t stand for it so they decided to change their 6-Man Tag Match into a Handicap match. The two of them were now teaming up against the other four wrestlers! During the match Ryu kept getting ganged up on by his opponents and FUMA got tired of saving him. FUMA walked out of the match leaving Ryu to fight by himself. Through sheer luck Ryu fought off his opponents and climbed the top rope to hit a big finish on Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi. FUMA then reappeared at the entrance armed with his hunting rifle and he shot Ryu. Ryu ended up falling on top of Hiroshi anyway and scored the pinfall.

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Oishi’s Last Day Gets Busier, To-y Finally Gets His Title Shot, Aoki Faces The Undisputed Ace Once More

September 30, 2024

DDT “GOD BLESS DDT 2024 TOUR IN SHINJUKU”, 03/10/2024
Shinjuku FACE

1. Yukio Naya Vs Yuki Ishida
2. Jun Akiyama, Soma Takao & Kazuma Sumi Vs Toru Owashi, Masahiro Takanashi & Ilusion
3. Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino Vs Keigo Nakamura & To-y
4. Special Tag Match: Shinya Aoki & Yuya Koroku Vs HARASHIMA & Yuki Ueno
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul (c) Vs Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda & Takeshi Masada
6. Special Tag Match: Makoto Oishi & Kaisei Takechi Vs Akito & Kazuki Hirata
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles – Makoto Oishi’s Last DDT Match: MAO & Shunma Katsumata (c) Vs Makoto Oishi & Danshoku Dieno

A press conference was held today for ShunMao and the challengers to sign the KO-D Tag Team Titles match contract. Danshoku Dieno appeared alone and called Makoto Oishi to find out where he is. Oishi said he overslept and he was already in a taxi on the way over to the building. After a 10 minute wait Oishi still had not appeared so the contract signing went ahead without him. Dieno apologized dogeza style and convinced ShunMao to let him sign the contract without the need for Oishi’s signature. Shunma Katsumata called it a sign of Oishi being careless and MAO said when the match happens he will deliver the final blow to Oishi. When it was time for the group photo, Oishi finally arrived and entered the room intending to ambush the champions. But MAO noticed him coming and kicked him in the groin. Oishi admitted he was going to attack MAO to give his team the advantage but he really did oversleep and arrived to the conference late. He explained he went to be late last night, woke up this morning to do his laundry, went back to bed until almost noon. Oishi apologised by doing a full vertical headstand that he calls the ultimate dogeza. He then talked about the title match but mistakingly said it was happened on 3rd November, not 3rd October. MAO scolded him for getting the date wrong and called it was a disgrace.

Oishi’s last day in DDT has gotten even busier. He helped train Kaisei Takechi for his wrestling matches and Takechi wants to show his appreciation for it by teaming with him before he goes. Oishi already has a KO-D Tag Titles match lined up but ShunMao gave their blessing for him to do the Takechi match too. It sounds like the Takechi match will happen before the title match on the day.

BASARA “BASARA 258 ~SOUEN~”, 11/10/2024
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Takato Nakano Vs Takeru Inoue
2. FUMA, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & KUBTIO Vs Takumi Tsukamoto, Yasu Urano & Gouma Ryu
3. Isami Kodaka & Ryota Nakatsu Vs Masato Kamino & Yusuke Kodama
4. Daichi Kazato Vs Billy Ken Kid
5. Union MAX Title: Minoru Fujita (c) Vs Masahiro Takanashi

The next couple of guests coming over to BASARA are Billy Ken Kid and Yusuke Kodama.

DDT “GOD BLESS DDT 2024 TOUR IN FUKUOKA”, 13/10/2024
Acros Fukuoka

1. O-40 Title – 3 Way Match: Azul Dragon (c) Vs Toru Owashi Vs Danshoku Dieno
2. Special Tag Match: MAO & Shunma Katsumata Vs Kota Umeda & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
3. DDT Universal Title: Yuki Iino (c) Vs To-y

After a whole bunch of failed cash in attempts, To-y lost his chance at fighting Yuki Iino for the DDT Universal Title when the Right To Challenge Shield was taken away from him. However To-y didn’t let that stop him from still trying to get Iino’s attention. No matter how many times Iino took him down with the Spear, To-y refused to give up. Iino now sees how much heart To-y is showing him so he agreed to finally give him his title shot.

I found out where Azul Dragon defended the O-40 Title. He held an event back in June called Karaokekan Pro Wrestling and retained the title in a 3 Way Match with a bunch of silly rules attached to it.

GANBARE☆PRO “HANARE BANARE NI 2024”, 14/10/2024
Tokyo Takashimadaira Kumin Center

1. Shota Kawakami Vs Yuki Kanzaki
2. Shuichiro Katsumura, Choun-Shiryu & Takuya Wada Vs Masamune, Yumehito Imanari & Tyson Maeguchi
3. Ken Ohka Vs Daisuke®️
4. Keisuke Ishii Vs Munetatsu Nakamura
5. Moeka Haruhi & HARUKAZE Vs Makoto & SAKI
6. Spirit Of Ganbare World Tag Team Titles: Shigehiro Irie & Mizuki Watase (c) Vs Yuna Manase & YuuRI

The three singles matches on the show are put together to see if the new wrestlers can show what the future of Ganbare☆Pro will be like. It’s a big spot for the likes of Munetatsu Nakamura, Daisuke®️, Shota Kawakami and maybe even Yuki Kanzaki. But if Keisuke Ishii and Ken Ohka win their matches in dominant ways that too could show GanPro’s future is not going to change much.

DDT “GOD BLESS DDT 2024”, 20/10/2024
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. DDT Extreme Title: Akito (c) Vs Danshoku Dieno
2. KO-D Openweight Title: Shinya Aoki (c) Vs HARASHIMA

In the past there have been three singles matches Shinya Aoki and HARASHIMA had against each other. Aoki has a 2-1 record against HARASHIMA but still considers his opponent to be the undisputed ace of DDT. He is looking forward to finding out if he can make it three wins out of four or if HARASHIMA will even the score and win the KO-D Openweight Title in the process.

The new DDT Extreme Champion wasted no time in choosing his first challenger. Akito has always admired Dieno for being a symbol of DDT’s creativity. Even when Akito feuded with Pheromones he hated seeing Dieno play in a supporting role rather than the group leader. Akito played a part in taking away Pheromones from Dieno so he wants to flip roles and give Dieno a chance to take his beloved Extreme Title away from him.

Kota Ibushi will be on the show.

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DDT “DRAMATIC DREAMS! VOL. 7 ~KEEP IT ON YAMATO SOUL~” Results

October 18, 2020

DDT “DRAMATIC DREAMS! VOL. 7 ~KEEP IT ON YAMATO SOUL~”, 18/10/2020
Osaka City Higashisei Residents Center
??? Fans – Withheld

0. Under Match: Mizuki Watase & Hideki Okatani defeated Yukio Naya & Keigo Nakamura when Watase pinned Nakamura with the Back Drop (7:38).
1. Geniuses’ Song! Special 6-Man Tag Match: Danshoku Dieno, Kazuki Hirata & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Antonio Honda when Hirata pinned Honda with the Miracle One Shot Cradle (11:35).
2. Mechanic Vs Skillful Special Single Match: Daisuke Sasaki defeated Makoto Oishi with the Cross Facelock (9:34).
3. HarashimaUrano Vs Team Gonta-gao! Special Tag Match: HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano defeated Kengo Takai & Naomi Yoshimura when Urano pinned Takagi with a Crucifix Pin (11:55).
4. Izumi Kishiwada Union! The Strongest Men In Osaka Vs ALL OUT! Special Tag Match: Jun Akiyama & Magnitude Kishiwada defeated Akito & Shunma Katsumata when Kishiwada pinned Katsumata with the Last Ride (11:25).
5. #DAMNHEARTS Vs English Mexican Cross-Border Trio Special 6-Man Tag Match: Tetsuya Endo, Soma Takao & CIMA (w/ Mad Paulie) defeated Chris Brookes, Tsubasa & Kuishinbo Kamen when Endo pinned Kamen with the Shooting Star Press (13:32).
6. Double Main Event – Team WR Vs The☆TakeBilly Special Tag Match: Konosuke Takeshita & Billy Ken Kid defeated Yuki Ueno & HUB when Takeshita pinned Ueno with the German Suplex (19:14).
7. Double Main Event – Special Tag Match ~Reserved Yamato Soul~: Masato Tanaka & Shigehiro Irie Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Yukio Sakaguchi ended in a Time Limit Draw (30:00).

DDT’s celebration of Yukinori Matsui and Osaka wrestling was headlined with a 30 minute draw between Eruption and Masato Tanaka & Shigehiro Irie. During the match Tanaka & Irie put Yukio Sakaguchi through a table and then isolated Kazusada Higuchi. Irie hit the Flying Sausage followed by Tanaka doing the Super Fly. Sakaguchi kept the match alive by breaking the pin and hitting Tanaka with the God’s Right Knee. With Higuchi and Tanaka as the legal men they went back and forth with a Doctor Bomb, the Sliding D, a Lariat and the Rolling Elbow. Tanaka caught Higuchi with the Gannosuke Clutch in the dying seconds of the match but Higuchi kicked out and the time ran out. Irie said he was happy to wrestle Higuchi and Sakaguchi again. Tanaka said at the age of 45 he still doesn’t want to be losing against the younger wrestlers. He also told Higuchi he regrets not being able to face him back when he held the KO-D Openweight Title. Hopefully they will get to fight each other with a championship on the line in the future. Eruption promised to defend the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles and win the KO-D Tag Team Titles later this month.

Konosuke Takeshita was left with a bloody nose from his match. When he gets to be in the ring with Osaka Pro wrestlers like Billy Ken Kid and HUB, he is with the wrestlers he grew up watching. But Yuki Ueno on the other hand only began watching Osaka Pro after he became a wrestler. Today’s match was the kind Takeshita had dreamed of. He thanked Matsui for booking the match. Billy Ken Kid told Ueno his WR finisher felt just like when Super Dolphin (one of HUB’s old gimmicks) did it. The move is very effective but he should be careful with it. But he admits he would have lost to that move if it was a singles match. Ueno asked to team with HUB again. He also wants to beat Takeshita and make him bleed more.

CIMA had his first match back since his traffic accident. #DAMNHEARTS used Mad Paulie as a jumping pad for CIMA, Soma Takao & Tetsuya Endo to do their high flying moves from onto Kuishinbo Kamen. The pin was broken up by Chris Brookes & Tsubasa but Endo then hit the Shooting Star Press on Kamen to win. Endo welcomed CIMA back to the ring and CIMA explained to the audience how lucky he was to only suffer a broken nose and injured wrist from his cycling accident. He then wondered why DAMNATION and #DAMNHEARTS have split apart during his absence. He decided to leave the topic alone after seeing the looks on Endo & Takao’s faces.

When #DAMNHEARTS left the ring, Endo was confronted by Kuishinbo Kamen again. Kamen offered Endo some candy then gave him a Low Blow. He unmasked himself to reveal it was Daisuke Sasaki in disguise! Sasaki attacked Endo with a chair and put him in La Mistica Cross Facelock. He fled the ring when #DAMNHEARTS came down to rescue Endo. Sasaki got on the microphone and told Endo never to leave his guard down because Sasaki will attack him from anywhere! The real Kuishinbo Kamen came out looking for his spare costume and took a seat in protest. He refused to leave so two of the ringside attendants lifted him up and carried him out of the room.

Even though they were on the winning team, Jun Akiyama & Magnitude Kishiwada began fighting each other after their match. It was sparked by Akiyama missing a Jumping Knee Attack and hitting Kishiwada by accident earlier in the bout. The rest of Junretsu had to pull them apart.

One of the newer trainees in DDT was featured during the show intro. Kojima told Hisaya Imabayashi to speed the opening announcements along because they were already running late. That led to Imabayashi interrupting Matsui’s speech so Ueno could get his chance to talk and then start the show.

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Tug Of War Series, Matsui’s A Good Booker, CIMA Vs BIMA, Endo Chose Sasaki

September 8, 2020

DDT “WHO’S GONNA TOP? 2020”, 27/09/2020
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Toru Owashi, Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani Vs Soma Takao, Mad Paulie & Nobuhiro Shimatani
2. Playfulness Series Act 2: Danshoku Dieno Vs Kazuki Hirata
3. Special 8-Man Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo, T-Hawk & El Lindaman Vs HARASHIMA, Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Yukio Naya
4. DDT Extreme Title: Shinya Aoki (c) Vs Antonio Honda
5. Junretsu Vs ALL OUT 3 To 3 Tug Of War!: Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi & Mizuki Watase Vs Konosuke Takeshita, Akito & Shunma Katsumata
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura (c) Vs Chris Brookes & Drew Parker

Two visits to Korakuen Hall for DDT this month. After yesterday’s show in the building two interesting challenges were made in the aftermath. Chris Brookes & Drew Parker have mended their friendship and are going after Nautilus for the KO-D Tag Team Titles. The DDT fans seem to be warming up to Parker (kind of hard to tell when cheering is prohibited). Also it continues the relationship between DDT and Big Japan since Shunma Katsumata has been crossing over to the other side for death matches.

A special three match series is happening between Junretsu and ALL OUT. This is a gimmick I’ve seen done in places like Dragon Gate and Michinoku Pro. The way they do it is several tug of war ropes are placed in the ring loosely tangled together and covered beneath a large mat. Each wrestler chooses a different rope hanging out of the ring and then the mat is pulled to reveal who are holding the same ropes. That is how the matches are selected. It’s possible that Konosuke Takeshita and Jun Akiyama will pick the same rope and have to do their big singles match weeks before their advertised bout at “ULTIMATE PARTY 2020”. However Akito and Katsumata have also made it clear they want to wrestle Akiyama one on one.

DDT “DRAMATIC DREAMS! VOL. 7 ~KEEP IT ON YAMATO SOUL~”, 18/10/2020
Osaka City Higashisei Residents Center

1. Double Main Event ~ Special Tag Match: Masato Tanaka & Shigehiro Irie Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Yukio Sakaguchi
2. Double Main Event ~ Special Tag Match: Yuki Ueno & HUB Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Billy Ken Kid

DDT’s next show in Osaka is the annual Yukinori Matsui booked show. His big idea for the main event is Yuki Ueno & HUB teaming together. HUB used the WR back when he wrestled as Super Dolphin. Yuki Ueno adopted the move after getting his permission. HUB had a match in Osaka against Konosuke Takeshita four years ago that Matsui remembers fondly. Takeshita is teaming with Billy Ken Kid because everyone respects Billy for everything he’s done in the Osaka wrestling scene.

The other match involves a rivalry that Matsui enjoys a lot. It’s time to pit Shigehiro Irie against Yukio Sakaguchi again! But that’s not enough. Let’s also get Masato Tanaka and Kazusada Higuchi in the same ring to give everyone a taste of what the “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2020” main event could have been.

Also appearing on the show are Kengo Takai, Trans-am ☆ Hiroshi, Magnitude Kishiwada, Tsubaba, Kuishinbo Kamen, Yasu Urano and CIMA.

DDT “ROAD TO ULTIMATE PARTY 2020”, 25/10/2020
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Road To Ultimate Party 2020! Special Single Match: CIMA Vs Soma Takao

CIMA wants a warm up match between him and Soma Takao before they face HARASHIMA & Naomichi Marufuji in November. This is a dream come true for Takao. Who could have guessed that little college club wrestler named BIMA would grow up to fight the man he admires most?

DDT “ULTIMATE PARTY 2020”, 03/11/2020
Tokyo Ota Ward Gymnasium

1. Special Tag Match – HarashiMarafuji Vs CimaSoma: HARASHIMA & Naomichi Marufuji Vs CIMA & Soma Takao
2. Special Single Match: Jun Akiyama Vs Konosuke Takeshita
3. KO-D Openweight Title: Tetsuya Endo (c) Vs Daisuke Sasaki

The champion has spoken. Tetsuya Endo wants to defend the KO-D Openweight Title against Daisuke Sasaki! This is not betrayal but out of respect. Endo believes there are only two wrestlers ahead of him, Kenny Omega and Daisuke Sasaki. Omega can’t travel to Japan so Sasaki is the only other suitable choice. Endo has been loyal to Sasaki from the moment he joined DAMNATION four years ago. But Sasaki is making it clear that this match has nothing to do with the stable. There is no power struggle happening. The title match is to prove who is the better man, full stop. Is Sasaki really being honest about this?

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Video – Takeshita/Katsumata Vs HARASHIMA/Billy Ken Kid

October 16, 2019

DDT “FROM THE DRAMATIC NEW WORLD! 2019”, 13/10/2019
Osaka World Hall
208 Fans – No Vacancy

I Really Like It! Osaka Specialty Special Tag Match: Konosuke Takeshita & Shunma Katsumata Vs HARASHIMA & Billy Ken Kid

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Loads Of Matches In October

October 1, 2019

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “FALL TOUR ’19 ~BEST REGARDS~”, 05/10/2019
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Pom Harajuku Vs YUMI
2. Miyu Yamashita Vs Himawari Unagi
3. Mizuki Vs Raku
4. Yuna Manase, Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu Vs Maki Itoh, Rika Tatsumi & Suzume
5. Misao Vs Miu Watanabe
6. Sakisama Vs Mina Shirakawa
7. Shoko Nakajima, Nodoka Tenma & Yuki Aino Vs Yuka Sakazaki, Hikari Noa & Mirai Maiumi

Onwards to Sumo Hall we go. Tokyo Joshi Pro has some preview matches for their upcoming title bouts. Shoko Nakajima and Yuka Sakazaki are on opposite sides of the trios main event. Mina Shirakawa gets to annoy Sakisama in ways other than rapping.

DDT “LEGEND THE DDT PRO WRESTLING”, 12/10/2019
Aichi Nagoya Legend Hall

1. MAO & Yuki Iino Vs Kazuki Hirata & Yuki Ueno
2. Cody Hall & Antonio Honda Vs Makoto Oishi & Yukio Naya
3. Nobuhiro Shimatani Marunage Match ~ Drop Kick Bar One Day Store Manager 3 Way Match: Nobuhiro Shimatani Vs Akito Vs Asuka
4. Soma Takao, Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie Vs Toru Owashi, Masahiro Takanashi & Mizuki Watase
5. ALL OUT Vs DISASTER BOX!: Konosuke Takeshita & Shunma Katsumata Vs HARASHIMA & Naomi Yoshimura
6. Nagoya Specialty! Miso Stew Special Single Match: Daisuke Sasaki Vs FUMA

FUMA was the first one to challenge DAMNATION for the KO-D Tag Team Titles at Sumo Hall. The match immediately got a lot more crowded but he gets a singles match with Daisuke Sasaki as part of the build up.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “FALL TOUR ’19 ~BEST REGARDS~”, 13/10/2019
Osaka World Hall

1. Hikari Noa Vs YUMI
2. Mahiro Kiryu Vs Suzume
3. Yuna Manase & Raku Vs Yuki Kamifuku & Mina Shirakawa
4. Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki & Pom Harajuku Vs Nodoka Tenma, Yuki Aino & Mirai Maiumi
5. Sakisama & Misao Vs Rika Tatsumi & Himawari Unagi
6. Shoko Nakajima & Maki Itoh Vs Miyu Yamashita & Miu Watanabe

Tokyo Joshi starts a weekend doubleheader in Osaka.

DDT “FROM THE DRAMATIC NEW WORLD! 2019”, 13/10/2019
Osaka World Hall

1. Yuni Trial 3 Way Match: Makoto Oishi Vs Asuka Vs Yuni
2. Cody Hall & Antonio Honda Vs Nobuhiro Shimatani & Yukio Naya
3. Soma Takao, Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie Vs Yukio Sakaguchi, Toru Owashi & Mizuki Watase
4. Yuki Iino Marunage Match: Hiroshi Yamato & Yuki Iino Vs Kazuki Hirata & Maku Donaruto
5. Masahiro Takanashi & MAO Vs Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura
6. Daisuke Sasaki Vs Akito
7. I Really Like It! Osaka Specialty Special Tag Match: Konosuke Takeshita & Shunma Katsumata Vs HARASHIMA & Billy Ken Kid

It seems that once a year Konosuke Takeshita gets to wrestle a big Osaka Pro name that he grew up watching. This time he gets to face Billy Ken Kid. He also has to worry about HARASHIMA but he’s a nice guy who wouldn’t ruin a moment like this. At least not on purpose. Unless you count winning matches with the Somato as on purpose.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “I WILL CHOOSE BECAUSE IT IS A SUNNY COUNTRY!”, 14/10/2019
Okayama Mirai Hall

1. Himawari Unagi Vs Mahiro Kiryu
2. Yuna Manase Vs YUMI
3. Yuki Kamifuku & Mina Shirakawa Vs Maki Itoh & Pom Harajuku
4. Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki Vs Mirai Maiumi & Suzume
5. Sakisama & Misao Vs Miu Watanabe & Raku
6. Shoko Nakajima, Nodoka Tenma & Yuki Aino Vs Miyu Yamashita, Rika Tatsumi & Hikari Noa

Tokyo Joshi ends their weekend doubleheader in Okayama.

DDT “RYOGOKU COLONEL SANDERS 2019”, 19/10/2019
Tokyo Ryogoku KFC Hall

1. Keigo Nakamura Debut Match: Naomi Yoshimura Vs Keigo Nakamura
2. Isami Kodaka Vs Nobuhiro Shimatani
3. DDT Megatonweight Single Match: Cody Hall Vs Yukio Naya

Tensions between Cody Hall and Yukio Naya are reaching dangerous levels. Hall has been getting the better of Naya in tag matches but all that has done is made Naya want to fight him even more.

Nobihiro Shimatani got so much confidence from beating Takato Nakano on Sunday that he challenged Isami Kodaka to a match!

The trainee Keigo Nakamura has spent all year working at DDT shows and getting dragged into other wrestler’s antics. He finally gets to debut but his opponent Naomi Yoshimura does not want to face him until he weighs at least 75kg. Nakamura weighed himself on Sunday and learned he is at 71.7kg. He weighed himself again today and found out he dropped down to 70kg! He’ll weigh himself again next week with the hopes of reaching at least 72kg.

BOYZ “(BRAND NEW) BOYZ 1 -DDT SPECIAL EDITION-”, 20/10/2019
Tokyo Belle Epoque Beauty School 2nd School Hall

1. Danshoku Close Call: Danshoku Dieno Vs Akito Vs Masahiro Takanashi Vs Makoto Oishi
2. BOYZ Next Generation Ace: Ryota Nakatsu Vs Yuki Ueno
3. Yukihero Pro Wrestling Collaboration Match: Shunma Katsumata & Mizuki Watase Vs Kazuki Hirata & Hiroshi Yamato
4. DAMNATION Vs Ganpro BOYZ: Tetsuya Endo & Nobuhiro Shimatani Vs Keisuke Ishii & Kouki Iwasaki
5. MAO UK Expedition BOYZ Send Off Match: Konosuke Takeshita Vs MAO
6. Ikemen-gun Vs YaroZ-gun: Jiro Kuroshio, HARASHIMA & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Antonio Honda, Yuki Iino & Yumehito Imanari

An email was sent to the DDT office by somebody identifying themselves as the manager of DAMNATION. This person complained about being called plump in the marketing for the BOYZ show. At first Akito thought the email was sent by Shimatani but then considered who out of DAMNATION would also get offended if they were called plump. Tetsuya Endo then became Akito’s main suspect. He decided to change the Shimatani Vs Kouki Iwasaki match into a tag bout between Shimatani & Endo against Iwasaki & Keisuke Ishii. Now he just has to make sure Endo will show up and Ishii is available.

DDT “SHINSHU CHASHU MINANOSHU 2019”, 22/10/2019
Nagano Art Center Act Space

1. MAO Marunage Match ~ Nagano Style Elimination Tornado Tag Scramble Bunkhouse Lucha Eyeglasses 2 Count Pin Fall No DQ No Rope Escape TLC Halloween Death Match: MAO, Makoto Oishi & Yuki Iino Vs Asuka, Antonio Honda & Kazuki Hirata

Before he leaves for his UK excursion, MAO gets to put together a Marunage match. His idea is all over the place. It’s an elimination tag match with countless optional rules in place if the wrestlers want to use them. MAO believes he will return from England a changed man so this may be the last time he gets to do a match like this. Could MAO be taken away by the fabled Wind Of Liverpool?

DDT “ULTIMATE PARTY 2019! DDT GROUP BIG SET!”, 03/11/2019
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

0. Under Match: Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Mizuki Watase & Keigo Nakamura Vs Daichi Kazato, Masato Kamino & Shuhei Washida
0. Under Match – Tokyo Joshi Pro Offer Match: X Vs X
0. Under Match – Time Difference Battle Royal: Toru Owashi Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Gorgeous Matsuno Vs Yukio Naya Vs Cody Hall Vs Shota Vs HARUKAZE Vs SAGAT Vs Pokotan Vs Yoshihiko Vs X
1. Gauntlet Tag Match: Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Ryota Nakatsu Vs Shuichiro Katsumura & Kouki Iwasaki Vs Maki Itoh & Chris Brookes
2. Special Single Match: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Isami Kodaka
3. Dramatic Dream Match: Kenny Omega & Riho Vs Antonio Honda & Miyu Yamashita
4. UWA World 6-Man Tag Team Titles – 3 Way Match: Takumi Tsukamoto, Yasu Urano & Takato Nakano (c) Vs Tetsuya Endo, Mad Paulie & Nobuhiro Shimatani Vs Ken Ohka, Yumehito Imanari & Miss Mongol
5. Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Keisuke Ishii (c) Vs Fuminori Abe
6. Union MAX Title: Ryuichi Sekine (c) Vs Masahiro Takanashi
7. Princess Tag Team Titles: Sakisama & Misao (c) Vs X & X
8. Princess Of Princess Title: Shoko Nakajima (c) Vs Yuka Sakazaki
9. KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Titles: Danshoku Dieno Army Vs Super Sasadango Machine Army (Participants: Jiro Kuroshio, Makoto Oishi, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi, Hiroshi Yamato, Yuki Iino, Asuka, Mizuki and Yuna Manase)
10. KO-D Tag Team Titles – 4 Way Hardcore Match: Daisuke Sasaki & Soma Takao (c) Vs Akito & Shunma Katsumata Vs FUMA & Yusuke Kubo Vs Minoru Fujita & Daiki Shimomura
11. KO-D Openweight Title & DDT Extreme Title: Konosuke Takeshita (K/c) Vs HARASHIMA (E/c)

Tokyo Joshi Pro: Rika Tatsumi, Nodoka Tenma, Yuki Aino, Pom Harajuku, YUMI, Haruna Neko, Himawari Unagi, Mahiro Kiryu, Mirai Maiumi, Suzumi, Miu Watanabe, Hikari Noa, Raku, Yuki Kamifuku, Mina Shirakawa

Danshoku Dieno and Super Sasadango Machine will draft their teams on 9th October.

Most of the lineup have matches ready for them. It’s just the Tokyo Joshi roster that needs to be sorted out and that will happen after some of this month’s shows.

DDT “AGF 2019 ~SPARKLING MAIDEN’S MUSCLE LAND~ OPENING BATTLE”, 09/11/2019
Tokyo Naka-Ikebukuro Park “AGF2019” Special Ring

1. Warahibi! Collaboration Match: Super Sasadango Machine & Makoto Oishi (w/ Glassic Classic) Vs Akito & Shunma Katsumata (w/ Good Batting Seishun)

DDT will be at the Animate Girls Festival for some collaboration matches with upcoming anime shows. “Warahibi!” is a stand up comedy project made by Sanrio. It consists of animated comedy double acts competing in a talent competition throughout the festival. Two of the acts will be represented in the DDT match by their voice actors accompanying each tag team.

DDT “AGF 2019 ~SPARKLING MAIDEN’S MUSCLE LAND~ FINAL BATTLE”, 10/11/2019
Tokyo Naka-Ikebukuro Park “AGF2019” Special Ring

1. Rise Up! Animal Road Collaboration Match: Kemono Mask & Yuki Ueno Vs MAO & Yukio Sakaguchi

The other anime match is for “Rise Up! Animal Road”. It is about a pro wrestler who gets summoned into a fantasy world and he becomes the owner of a magical pet shop. The character Kemono Mask will be played by HARASHIMA in the match.

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