BASARA “BASARA 146 ~5TH ANNIVERSARY~” Results

January 20, 2021

BASARA “BASARA 146 ~5TH ANNIVERSARY~”, 20/01/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
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1. Ryuichi Sekine Vs Ryota Nakatsu ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
2. Dragon Contra Dragon: Gouma Ryu Vs Trans-Am ★ Ryuji ended in a Double Countout (6:30).
*Both Gouma Ryu and Trans-Am ★ Ryuji cannot use Ryu in their name anymore.
3. Yusuke Kubo, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Daichi Kazato defeated Naoki Tanizaki, SAGAT & Akiyori Takizawa when Kubo pinned SAGAT with the Death Metal Roll (9:17).
4. Minoru Fujita & Ikuto Hidaka defeated Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino when Fujita pinned Nakano with the SAYONARA Modified Tombstone Piledriver (12:05).
5. Match For The Right To Take The Name Ryuichi Sekine II: Fuminori Abe defeated Yasu Urano with the Manjigatame (5:40).
*Fuminori Abe wins the right to take the name Ryuichi Sekine II.
6. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura defeated Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga (c) when Kodaka pinned Oosugi with a Backwards Cradle (12:35).
*Speed Of Sounds fail in V8. Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura become the 3rd IRON FIST Tag Champions!
7. Union MAX Title: Takumi Tsukamoto (c) defeated FUMA with the Running Zudon (16:35).
*V1 for Takumi Tsukamoto.

Takumi Tsukamoto and FUMA have become different people in the five years since BASARA was launched. Tsukamoto admits that his style of wrestling does not match with FUMA’s. But that is why he wanted to beat him today in order to retain the Union MAX Title. He was nervous to defend the title in the main event of BASARA’s 5th Anniversary and he is proud to be a double champion along with the BJW Death Match Title he won on 2nd January. Yusuke Kubo challenged Tsukamoto for the MAX Title on 26th January. Kubo wants it to be an exciting match between two wrestlers from Kyushu.

The IRON FIST Tag Titles are now claimed by Sento Minzoku! The new champions edged out the win when Isami Kodaka countered the Tsuki no Ishi into a cradle for the three count. Kodaka felt he was at his limit and his partner Daiki Shimomura was the key for their victory today. Shimomura wants to nominate their first challengers as soon as possible while Kodaka is more patient and prefers to wait for a team to challenge them. He understands the scenery of BASARA is changing around him so he wants to have more fun with the position he is in. For Speed Of Sounds they are thinking about taking a different direction after having a dominant title reign. Both Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga want to chase after singles titles because they are more than just as a tag team.

Since Ryuichi Sekine is going to take time off soon, Match #5 was chosen to determine who will become Ryuichi Sekine II. Both Fuminori Abe and Yasu Urano entered to Sekine’s entrance music and attempted to use his moves on each other. Abe couldn’t decide on which of Sekine’s move to use for the finish so he went for his own Manjigatame instead. He then told everyone only the original Ryuichi Sekine should use the Let’s Combine and he hopes he will come back when he feels like it.

The double countout in the Dragon Contra Dragon match happened when Trans-Am ★ Ryuji chased Gouma Ryu around ringside. They scrambled to get back in before the twenty count but both fell to the floor as the referee counted 20. As a result, both Gouma Ryu and Trans-Am ★ Ryuji will get “Ryu” stripped from their names.

Sekine assures everyone he is not retiring after his match with Ryota Nakatsu. He just needs a break because right now he can no longer do various things at once. He wants to take time off, study something new and maybe when he comes back he will be 2 meters tall and can enter the heavyweight division.


Last News Dump For 2020

December 29, 2020

“NEW YEAR’S EVE WRESTLING 2019 ~TOSHIWASHURE! SHUFFLE TAG TOURNAMENT”, 31/12/2020
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1A: Yuji Okabayashi & HARASHIMA Vs Yuya Aoki & Yukio Naya
2. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1B: Akira Hyodo & Makoto Oishi Vs Takuya Nomura & Konosuke Takeshita
3. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1C: Drew Parker & Danshoku Dieno Vs Yasufumi Nakanoue & Yuki Ueno
4. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1D: Hideyoshi Kamitani & Chris Brookes Vs Daisuke Sekimoto & Tetsuya Endo
5. Fluorescent Lighttube Death Match: Ryuji Ito Vs Shunma Katsumata
6. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Semi Final: Winners Of Match 1A Vs Winners Of Match 1B
7. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Semi Final: Winners Of Match 1C Vs Winners Of Match 1D
8. New Year’s Wrestling 2020 Special 8-Man Tag Match: Yukio Sakaguchi, Kazuki Hashimoto, Daichi Hashimoto & Kazusada Higuchi Vs Takuho Kato, Kosuke Sato, Keigo Nakamura & Hideki Okatani
9. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Final: X & X Vs X & X

An earlier start time and smaller card means the show will not cross over into the early hours of 2021. They’re aiming to have the show last only two and a half hours this time around. The Japan Indies Awards 2020 presented by Samurai TV will be handed out in the pre-show.

DDT “NEW YEAR’S DAY GIFT SPECIAL! ALL SEATS 3,000 YEN SPECIAL BOX OFFICE!! 2021”, 03/01/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Antonio Honda 43rd Birthday & 16th Anniversary Debut Match: Antonio Honda Vs Choun-Shiryu

One day after his birthday and one day before the anniversary of his debut match. A perfectly balanced celebration for Antonio Honda. The rest of the card will be announced on the day of the show.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO JOSHI PRO ’21”, 04/01/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Arisu Endo Debut Match: Suzume Vs Arisu Endo
2. Marika Kobashi & Moka Miyamoto Vs Pom Harajuku & Haruna Neko
3. Shoko Nakajima Vs Hyper Misao
4. Aja Kong, Mizuki & Raku Vs Miu Watanabe, Nao Kakuta & Mirai Maiumi
5. Sakisama & Mei Saint-Michel Vs Hikari Noa & Sena Shiori
6. Miyu Yamashita Vs Maki Itoh
7. Princess Tag Team Titles: Nodoka Tenma & Yuki Aino (c) Vs Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu
8. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuka Sakazaki (c) Vs Rika Tatsumi

Arisu Endo was born in Fukushima on 27th April, 1998. She is 150cm tall and her blood type is A. Endo is also a member of the idol group Cheer♡1 and looks up to former unit member Reika Saiki.

DDT “GO TO DDT! VOL. 1”, 09/01/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Keigo Nakamura Vs Toi Kojima
2. Chris Brookes & Shunma Katsumura Vs Mad Paulie & Yuji Hino
3. HARASHIMA & Yukio Naya Vs Konosuke Takeshita & MAO
4. Written By Hajime Takahashi & Masaki Inoue “Does Momotaro’s Kibidango Recognize As An Expense?” Infomercial Match: Akito, Kazuki Hirata, Super Sasadango Machine & Antonio Honda Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Danshoku Dieno, Toru Owashi & Saki Akai
5. DAMNATION Vs Junretsu!: Tetsuya Endo, Daisuke Sasaki & Nobuhiro Shimatani Vs Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi & Mizuki Watase
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Kazusada Higuchi & Yukio Sakaguchi (c) Vs CIMA & Soma Takao
7. DDT UNIVERSAL Title: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs Shota

Shota is having a late career resurgence, winning the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles and Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Title in short succession. He believes that is why Yuki Ueno accepted his challenge for the DDT UNIVERSAL Title. Shota wants to become a leader of the independent scene in 2021 and travel around the world for wrestling. He thinks winning the UNIVERSAL Title will get him overseas bookings. Ueno didn’t want to end 2020 with him getting pinned by Shota so his new year resolution is to avenge that loss as soon as possible. He should respect Shota more and not look down on that result but as the UNIVERSAL Champion he has a standard to live up to. He must not let the title go to someone who can’t decide if he is indie or major.

Unless he shows up on 3rd January, this is Daisuke Sasaki’s return match from injury.

GANBARE☆PRO “CONAN THE GREAT 2021”, 10/01/2021
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. THE HALFEE Vs Pochajo Full Scale Competition: Moeka Haruhi & Shu Sakurai Vs Yumehito Imanari & Yuna Manase
2. Ganjo Special Single Match: HARUKAZE Vs Asuka
3. Ganpro Vs Chiba Full Scale Competition: Ken Ohka, Shuichiro Katsumura & Kouki Iwasaki Vs Yasu Urano, Shinichiro Tominaga & Yuma 24
4. A Special Single Match To Determine Whether “Age Is Just A Number”: Ikuto Hidaka Vs Keisuke Ishii
5. Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Title – Street Fight Style Special Hardcore Match: Shota (c) Vs Miss Mongol

The day after Shota main events Korakuen Hall for DDT, he gets to defend the World Jr. Indie Title in Ganbare☆Pro against an FMW original. Miss Mongol is annoyed that Ganpro hasn’t booked her in months so she got bold and challenged Shota to a title match. She also wants it to be a Street Fight because of the championship’s origins with FMW.

Ikuto Hidaka’s appearances in Ganpro this year was to show he still has a lot left in the tank despite his age. Keisuke Ishii wants to see it for himself after he beat Hidaka in a tag match a few days ago.

DDT “ISN’T IT DRAMATIC! 2021”, 11/01/2021
Nagoya City Biwajima Sports Center

1. Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Shunma Katsumata & Toi Kojima
2. Kazusada Higuchi & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Yuki Ueno & Keigo Nakamura
3. Konosuke Takeshita & MAO Vs Chris Brookes & Antonio Honda
4. Young Communication Generation Vs DDT Legend Army!: Akito & Shota Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Danshoku Dieno
5. Nagoya Specialty! Doerya Tag Match: HARASHIMA & Yukio Naya Vs Mad Paulie & Yuji Hino
6. DAMNATION Vs Junretsu!: Tetsuya Endo, Daisuke Sasaki & Soma Takao Vs Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi & Mizuki Watase

The buildup to “KAWASAKI STRONG 2021” is filled with DAMNATION Vs Junretsu matches. We also see the temporary formation of the DDT Legend Army as they prepare for their KO-D 6-Man Tag Titles shot.

Yuji Hino is quickly making friends in DAMNATION, particularly with Mad Paulie.

DDT “REPRINT YOUNG COMMUNICATION SPECIAL ISSUE”, 16/01/2021
Tokyo Narimasu Act Hall

1. Gota Ihashi & Rion Mizuki Vs Michio Kageyama & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi
2. Soma Takao & Shota Vs Tatsuhiko Yoshino & Daichi Kazato
3. Akito Vs Toru Sugiura
4. Main Event 6-Man Tag Match: Yukihiro Abe, Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie, Ryuichi Sekine, Kazuki Hirata, FUMA

The Young Communication gang is all back together. Akito and Toru Sugiura are both from the Aichi prefecture so they’re getting paired against each other.

GANBARE☆PRO “BATTLE RUNNER 2021”, 17/01/2021
Osaka Hirano Kumin Hall

1. Ganpro East-West Battle 2021!: Shinichiro Tominaga & Kouki Iwasaki Vs Tsuyoshi Okada & Kota Umeda
2. Woman In Osaka Castle ~Ganjo Special Tag Match~: HARUKAZE & Momoka Hanazono Vs SAKI & Haruka Aikawa
3. Battle Without Honor ~Father Of 2 Children At Home Vs Father Of 2 Children With Child Support~: Ken Ohka Vs Shoichi Uchida
4. Ganpro Osaka Winter Team! THE HALFEE Vs Pocchari Joshi East-West Allied Forces Full Scale Battle!: Katsuzaki Shunosuke, Moehiko Harumisawa & Shu Sakurai Vs Kuuga, Yumehito Imanari & Yuna Manase
5. Ganpro Sanada Maru! Team Drift Vs Team MAKAI Special Tag Match: Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Shota & Asuka

Shota and Asuka are still on good terms after Shota won the World Jr. Indie Title from her. At least they better be when Team Drift returns to Ganpro.

No comment on the title of Match #3.

DDT “WRESTLING TONKOTSU 2021 ~MOTSUNABE~”, 17/01/2021
Fukuoka Nishitetsu Hall

1. Akito & Makoto Oishi Vs Soma Takao & Azul Dragon
2. Tetsuya Endo, Daisuke Sasaki & Yuji Hino Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Yukio Naya
3. Hakata Specialty! Seimonbarai Special 6-Man Tag Match: HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Chris Brookes Vs Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata & MAO

Haven’t seen Azul Dragon in a while. Wonder what he’s been up to. DDT is doing both an afternoon and evening show in Nishitetsu Hall.

DDT “WRESTLING TONKOTSU 2021 ~MIZUTAKI~”, 17/01/2021
Fukuoka Nishitetsu Hall

1. Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai Vs Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & MAO
2. Yuji Hino Vs Hideki Okatani
3. DAMNATION Vs Junretsu!: Tetsuya Endo, Daisuke Sasaki & Soma Takao Vs Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi & Mizuki Watase
4. Only Because It Is! Hakata Specialty Special Tag Match: Konosuke Takeshita & Yuki Ueno Vs Danshoku Dieno & Antonio Honda

Yuto Aijima will be on the evening show.

BASARA “BASARA 146 ~5TH ANNIVERSARY~”, 20/01/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Dragon Contra Dragon: Gouma Ryu Vs Trans-Am ★ Ryuji
2. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga (c) Vs Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura
3. Union MAX Title: Takumi Tsukamoto (c) Vs FUMA

Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura have won the IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT, granting them a shot at Speed Of Sounds.

The loser of the Gouma Ryu Vs Trans-Am ★ Ryuji match will no longer be allowed to use “Ryu” in their name.

DDT “DRAMATIC EVERYONE’S DREAM HAS COME TRUE! 2021”, 23/01/2021
Osaka City Minato Ward Citizens Center

1. Konosuke Takeshita & Shunma Katsumata Vs Chris Brookes & Danshoku Dieno
2. HARASHIMA, Kazusada Higuchi & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Soma Takao, Mad Paulie & Yuji Hino
3. DAMNATION Vs Junretsu!: Tetsuya Endo & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Jun Akiyama & Makoto Oishi

I have to say, Hino taking on HARASHIMA and the Eruption lads has me excited.

DDT “DRAMATIC 2021 JANUARY SPECIAL”, 28/01/2021
Shinjuku FACE

1. HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Antonio Honda Vs Shunma Katsumata, MAO & Keigo Nakamura
2. DDT Megatonweight Single Match: Yuji Hino Vs Yukio Naya

However, Hino taking on Yukio Naya does not.

DDT “NEW YEAR DRAMATIC ITABA SERIES 2021”, 31/01/2021
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. Akito & Kazuki Hirata Vs HARASHIMA & Danshoku Dieno
2. DAMNATION VS Junretsu!: Tetsuya Endo & Nobuhiro Shimatani Vs Jun Akiyama & Hideki Okatani

This is DDT’s go home show for “KAWASAKI STRONG 2021”. The two matches announced so far preview the two title matches advertised for Culttz Kawasaki.

GAKE NO FUCHI JOSHI PRO “GAKEPPUCHI INFINITE TRAIN 2021”, 05/02/2021
Saitama Wrestle Arena

1. Gake no Fuchi Joshi Vs Pocchari Joshi Full-Scale Competition: Miyako Matsumoto & Chris Brookes Vs Yumehito Imanari & Yuna Manase

After taking half a year off, Gake no Fuchi Joshi will be back in action. Miyako Matsumoto is currently looking for joshi trainees of all shapes and sizes so they can help her make the world a little bit more interesting. In August Matsumoto & Chris Brookes lost to the Pocchari Joshi team of Yumehito Imanari & Yuna Manase at a Bakuha Koshien show. The rematch under Gake no Fuchi Joshi rules promises to be a lot more crazier.

DDT “KAWASAKI STRONG 2021”, 14/02/2021
Culttz Kawasaki

1. KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Titles: Sanshiro Takagi, X, X & X Vs Shinya Aoki, X, X & X
2. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Super Delfin, Chris Brookes & Maki Itoh Vs MAO, Keigo Nakamura & Mirai Maiumi
3. KO-D Openweight Title: Tetsuya Endo (c) Vs Jun Akiyama

The D-Ou Grand Prix is over for another year and the winner Jun Akiyama gets the KO-D Openweight Title shot against Tetsuya Endo in February. Akiyama put over Endo and the KO-D Title huge by including Endo with Tetsuya Naito and Go Shiozaki as the only three champions that matter to him. Endo did beat Akiyama in their D-Ou group match so Akiyama needs to fight his heart out if he wants to win. Endo watched the final between Akiyama and Konosuke Takeshita, leaving him with some strong opinions. He can tell the difference between the two wrestlers. According to Endo, Takeshita only thinks about himself while Akiyama is thinking about the entire wrestling industry. Endo likes the praise of his title reign he is getting from Akiyama and it makes him proud of increasing the KO-D Title’s value. So when Endo beats Akiyama again in Culttz Kawasaki, he will call the KO-D Title the number one championship in Japan and himself the number one wrestler in Japan!

DDT “FRIENDSHIP, EFFORT, VICTORY IN NAGOYA 2021”, 23/02/2021
Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall

1. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Akito, Kazuki Hirata & Shota (c) Vs Sanshiro Takagi, HARASHIMA & Danshoku Dieno

The Young Communication Generation want to defend the 6-Man Tag Titles against the top wrestlers in DDT. To them that means the top names from the generation before them.

The #STRONGHEARTS contingent of CIMA, T-Hawk, El Lindaman & Shigehiro Irie will be on the show. Although I don’t know if Irie will be associated with the group when it comes to the match making.


BASARA “BASARA 144 ~GLITTER~” Results

December 22, 2020

BASARA “BASARA 144 ~GLITTER~”, 22/12/2020
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
??? Fans – Withheld

1. Banana Senga defeated Takato Nakano with a Cross Body Turnback (7:01).
2. Tsutomu Oosugi defeated Gouma Ryu with the Tsuki no Ishi (7:05).
3. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Minoru Fujita ended in a No Contest (12:34).
4. Ryuichi Sekine defeated Fuminori Abe with the Let’s Combine (10:52).
5. Takumi Tsukamoto, Yasu Urano & Masato Kamino defeated FUMA, Yusuke Kubo & Daichi Kazato when Tsukamoto pinned Kazato with the Running Zudon (15:49).
6. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Final: Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura defeated Ryota Nakatsu & SAGAT when Kodaka pinned Nakatsu with the Isamiashi Zan (20:26).

A Sento Minzoku team has won this year’s IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT! The team of Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura will now challenge Speed Of Sounds for the IRON FIST TAG Titles at Korakuen Hall on 20th January.

Takumi Tsukamoto chose his opponent for the main event of BASARA’s 5th Anniversary show. He narrowed it down to FUMA and Daichi Kazato because he faced against both of them in the main event tag of the very first BASARA show. In the end, Tsukamoto chose FUMA and their match will have the Union MAX Title on the line.

The Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Minoru Fujita ended in a draw when Hiroshi began to sing “Silent Night”. Fujita joined in and they left the ring together in harmony while the match was still going on. The referee called off the match because the wrestlers had no reason to fight each other.


Road to Ittenyon, D-Ou Blocks Ending, IRON FIST Final, Young Communication

December 8, 2020

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “FALL TOUR ’20 ~WOMM (WRESTLING OF MY MIND)~”, 12/12/2020
Tokyo Narimasu Act Hall

1. Marika Kobashi Vs Sena Shiori
2. Miyu Yamashita & Hikari Noa Vs Maki Itoh & Raku
3. Hyper Misao & Moka Miyamoto Vs Nao Kikuta & Mirai Maiumi
4. Shoko Nakajima, Nodoka Tenma & Yuki Aino Vs Yuki Kamifuku, Mahiro Kiryu & Pom Harajuku
5. Sakisama & Mei Saint-Michel Vs Haruna Neko & Suzume
6. Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki Vs Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe

The road to Ittenyon continues with The Magical Sugar Rabbits facing Daydream. These are two of the most successful teams in Tokyo Joshi Pro facing off with the spotlight firmly on Yuka Sakazaki versus Rika Tatsumi.

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 IN NARIMASU!”, 12/12/2020
Tokyo Narimasu Act Hall

1. 3 Way Tag Match: Mad Paulie & Nobuihiro Shimatani Vs Mizuki Watase & Hideki Okatani Vs Yukio Naya & Keigo Nakamura
2. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Konosuke Takeshita (6) Vs HARASHIMA (7)
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Yukio Sakaguchi (6) Vs Akito (5)
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: MAO (4) Vs Chris Brookes (6)
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Tetsuya Endo (7) Vs Makoto Oishi (2)
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Soma Takao (6) Vs Shunma Katsumata (2)
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Yuki Ueno (6) Vs Jun Akiyama (6)

When the match order is determined I’ll attempt to figure out who needs to do what to reach the final.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SE~NO, MERRY CHRISTMAS! 2020”, 19/12/2020
Nagoya Civic Gymnasium 3rd Stadium

1. Yuki Aino & Nao Kakuta Vs Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu
2. Mizuki, Hyper Misao & Moka Miyamoto Vs Miu Watanabe, Hikari Noa & Raku
3. Christmas Special 6 Big Single Match: Yuka Sakazaki, Rika Tatsumi, Shoko Nakajima, Miyu Yamashita, Maki Itoh, Nodoka Tenma, Marika Kobashi, Haruna Neko, Pom Harajuku, Mirai Maiumi, Suzume and Sena Shiori

Six singles matches with 10 minute time limits are taking place on the show. The match ups will be drawn by a lottery at some point before the show takes place.

BASARA “BASARA 144 ~GLITTER~”, 22/12/2020
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Final: Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura Vs Ryota Nakatsu & SAGAT

The IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT final is down to Sento Minzoku Vs Sparky. Either result will create the first two time winner in either Isami Kodaka or Ryota Nakatsu.

BOYZ “(BRAND NEW) BOYZ -CHRISTMAS EVE EDITION-”, 24/12/2020
Kitazawa Town Hall

1. DNA Alumni Association 6-Man Tag Match: Kazusada Higuchi, Nobuhiro Shimatani & Ryota Nakatsu Vs Shunma Katsumata, Yuki Ueno & Mizuki Watase
2. BOYZ-Like Special Single Match: Chris Brookes Vs Jun Masaoka
3. Special Referee Series Part 2: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Yasu Urano (Special Referee: Antonio Honda)
4. On The Day Of Your Birthday! 45th Anniversary Of Toru Owashi’s Birth!: Toru Owashi Vs X
5. DDT x Ganpro Exchange Battle: HARASHIMA & Kazuki Hirata Vs Shuichiro Katsumura & Shota
6. Homoiro Clover Z Vs NωA Full Scale Battle ~ Oishi Contra Oishi: Danshoku Dieno, Akito & Makoto Oishi Vs Shunma Katsumata, MAO & Makoto Oishi

The BOYZ get to celebrate Toru Owashi’s birthday after all! His match will be announced as soon as it is decided. His birthday was ignored by Hisaya Imabayashi when this event was promoted at the last DDT Korakuen Hall show.

GANBARE☆PRO “THE WORLD 2020”, 26/12/2020
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. Moeka Haruhi & HARUKAZE Vs Yuna Manase & Rina Amikura
2. Special Single Match ~Wrestle And Bromance~: Yumehito Imanari Vs Shinichiro Tominaga
3. THE HALFEE Vs Sync Tag: Shuichiro Katsumura & Washi Sakurai Vs Kouki Iwasaki & Kota Umeda
4. A Special Tag Match To Verify Whether “Age Is Just A Number”: Ikuto Hidaka & Ken Ohka Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie
5. Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Asuka (c) Vs Shota

Two longtime members of the Ganbare☆Pro roster are pitted against each other.

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 THE FINAL!!”, 27/12/2020
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Toi Kojima Debut Match: Toi Kojima Vs Hideki Okatani
2. Hold Your Stomach! Forget The Year Special Tag Match: Sanshiro Takagi & Danshoku Dieno Vs Nayashiro Nayagi & Super Sasadango Machine
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – Final: Winner Of A Block vs Winner Of B Block

Sanshiro Takagi doesn’t think Yukio Naya’s impression of him on the Muscle shows is accurate enough. This match might backfire because Naya, Danshoku Dieno and Super Sasadango Machine will have enough material combined to make fun of Takagi until the cows come home.

“NEW YEAR’S EVE WRESTLING 2019 ~TOSHIWASHURE! SHUFFLE TAG TOURNAMENT”, 31/12/2020
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1A: Yuji Okabayashi & HARASHIMA Vs Yuya Aoki & Yukio Naya
2. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1B: Akira Hyodo & Makoto Oishi Vs Takuya Nomura & Konosuke Takeshita
3. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1C: Drew Parker & Danshoku Dieno Vs Yasufumi Nakanoue & Yuki Ueno
4. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Round 1D: Hideyoshi Kamitani & Chris Brookes Vs Daisuke Sekimoto & Tetsuya Endo
5. New Year’s Wrestling 2020 Special 8-Man Tag Match: Yukio Sakaguchi, Kazuki Hashimoto, Daichi Hashimoto & Kazusada Higuchi Vs Takuho Kato, Kosuke Sato, Keigo Nakamura & Hideki Okatani
6. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Semi Final: Winners Of Match 1A Vs Winners Of Match 1B
7. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Semi Final: Winners Of Match 1C Vs Winners Of Match 1D
8. Fluorescent Lighttube Death Match: Ryuji Ito Vs Shunma Katsumata
9. Shuffle Tag Tournament – Final: X & X Vs X & X

The draw has been made for the Shuffle Tag Tournament.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO JOSHI PRO ’21”, 04/01/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Princess Tag Team Titles: Nodoka Tenma & Yuki Aino (c) Vs Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu
2. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuka Sakazaki (c) Vs Rika Tatsumi

The Bakuretsu Sisters are ready for their first Princess Tag Team Titles defence. They wanted Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu to challenge them because their No. 1 Contenders match back in October was cancelled. Now the match can finally happen this time with the belts going straight to the winners.

DDT “REPRINT YOUNG COMMUNICATION SPECIAL ISSUE”, 16/01/2021
Tokyo Narimasu Act Hall

1. Main Event 6-Man Tag Match: Yukihiro Abe, Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie, Ryuichi Sekine, Kazuki Hirata, FUMA

It’s a big Young Communication reunion! So many wrestlers who competed on those shows a decade ago are all coming back for the special event. The headline match will feature Yukihiro Abe, Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie, Ryuichi Sekine, Kazuki Hirata and FUMA in a 6-Man Tag with the teams yet to be determined.

Also appearing on the show is Akito, Gota Ihashi, Michio Kageyama, Daichi Kazato, Shota, Toru Sugiura, Soma Takao, Hiroshi Fukuda, Rion Mizuki and Tatsuhiko Yoshino. Look at them boys all grown up.


BASARA “BASARA 143 ~SPACE SHOT~” Results

December 8, 2020

BASARA “BASARA 143 ~SPACE SHOT~”, 07/12/2020
Tokyo Asakusa Flower Theater
??? Fans – Withheld

1. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Daichi Kazato defeated Takumi Tsukamoto & Takato Nakano when Kazato pinned Nakano with the Flying Axe Bomber (10:12).
2. Turnabout Pro Wrestling Trial: Fuminori Abe defeated Gouma Ryu and Banana Senga when Abe pinned Senga with a School Boy (11:06).
3. Tsutomu Oosugi defeated Masato Kamino with the Tsuki No Ishi (9:11).
4. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Semi-Final: Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura defeated FUMA & Yusuke Kubo when Kodaka pinned Kubo with a Crossface Cutback (16:06).
5. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Semi-Final: Ryota Nakatsu & SAGAT defeated Ryuichi Sekine & Minoru Fujita when Nakatsu pinned Sekine with the V Slider (17:03).

The final on 22nd December will be Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura Vs Ryota Nakatsu & SAGAT. Nakatsu dedicated today’s win to Yasu Urano who is currently recovering from the Coronavirus. Nakatsu will also be wrestling for the DOVE World Title in Dove Pro on the 20th. His goal now is to win both that title and the IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT! Over on the Sento Minzoku team, Daiki Shimomura has become determined to beat Nakatsu in the final. Since everyone is targeting somebody, Kodaka said he wants to beat SAGAT.


BASARA Update, Usui Leaving Wrestling For Now, Tomorrow’s Match Orders

November 28, 2020

There is an update from BASARA over the members who went into self-quarantine this week. Earlier in the week Daiki Shimomura, Tetsuo Usui and Yuya Okada were in close contact with a person who was suspected to have Coronavirus (it’s not Yasu Urano, he is a separate case). This person has since reported that their PCR test came back negative and the people mentioned above are all free to return. Shimomura and Okada have ended their self-quarantine. Usui has as well but he also decided to take a break from pro wrestling. Usui also works in a welfare facility outside of his wrestling career. He had permission from BASARA and his other job to do both pro wrestling and social work but COVID-19 has made balancing those two parts of his life difficult. After this week’s scare, he made the decision to take a break from wrestling until the epidemic is over.

BAKUHA KOSHIEN “BAKUHA KOSHIEN 2020 ~30TH ANNIVERSARY OF CURRENT BLAST~”, 29/11/2020
Kanagawa Tsurumi Fruit & Vegetable Market

1. Ricky Fuji Vs Gota Ihashi
2. Mizuki Watase Vs Maku Donaruto
3. Yuna Manase Vs Ayumi Hayashi
4. Rikidozan III Vs Taiho III: Chikara & Yumehito Imanari Vs Yukio Naya & Hoshitango Imachi
5. First In History! Air Time Bomb & Current Blast Bat x 3 Death Match: Atsushi Onita, Mecha Pandita & Rambo Kawamura Vs Takashi Sugiura, NOSAWA Rongai & Hidetaka Monma

Here’s the match order tomorrow. The show should end up being quick and to the point. They’re here for the explosions so no point keeping them waiting for long.

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 IN OSAKA!”, 29/11/2020
Osaka Azalea Taisho Hall

-. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: HARASHIMA (6) defeated Daisuke Sasaki (2) by Forfeit.
1. Antonio Honda Vs Keigo Nakamura
2. Blow Away The D-Ou GP 2021 From The DDT Variety Team!: HARASHIMA & Toru Owashi Vs Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Kazusada Higuchi (3) Vs Soma Takao (4)
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Makoto Oishi (2) Vs Jun Akiyama (2)
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Tetsuya Endo (5) Vs Yuki Ueno (2)
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Yukio Sakaguchi (4) Vs MAO (2)
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Konosuke Takeshita (2) Vs Chris Brookes (4)

HARASHIMA is currently on top of the A Block but he already got his points from tomorrow’s forfeit. Yukio Sakaguchi and Chris Brookes can catch up to him. Over in the B Block there will be a DAMNATION wrestler in first place after tomorrow’s show. If Tetsuya Endo loses he may have to share the spot with his enemy Kazusada Higuchi. But if Higuchi loses to Soma Takao then Takao could leapfrog over Endo.


Last Minute BASARA Changes, Nobu Also Out, Aoki Homecoming

November 27, 2020

BASARA “BASARA 141 ~THE 8TH FOX PRINCE~”, 28/11/2020
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. Ryota Nakatsu Vs FUMA
2. Banana Senga Vs Masato Kamino
3. Isami Kodaka Vs Fuminori Abe
4. Daichi Kazato Vs Tsutomu Oosugi
5. Ryuichi Sekine Vs SAGAT
6. Takato Nakano Vs Takumi Tsukamoto
7. Yusuke Kubo Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi

BASARA “BASARA 142 ~THE 9TH FOX PRINCE~”, 28/11/2020
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. Yusuke Kubo & Takato Nakano Vs SAGAT & Fuminori Abe
2. Isami Kodaka & Banana Senga Vs Takumi Tsukamoto & Masato Kamino
3. Ryuichi Sekine, Ryota Nakatsu & Daichi Kazato Vs FUMA, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Tsutomu Oosugi
4. Each Army Selection Elimination 6-Man Tag Match: X, X & X Vs X, X & X

Team Isami: Isami Kodaka, Ryota Nakatsu, Ryuichi Sekine, Yusuke Kubo, Banana Senga, Daichi Kazato and Takato Nakano

Team Abe: Fuminori Abe, Takumi Tsukamoto, FUMA, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi, Tsutomu Oosugi, SAGAT and Masato Kamino

Unfortunately there are a lot of last minute changes going on because of COVID-19. Yasu Urano went for a PCR test this week after getting a fever and it came back positive. Meanwhile Daiki Shimomura, Tetsuo Usui and referee Yuya Okada have gone into quarantine after coming into close contact with someone who has the virus while wrestling for other promotions (it is unclear if they are referring to Urano). The Shimomura Vs Usui match on the afternoon show has now been cancelled. The evening show is also mixing some matches around. The new main event will be 6-Man Tag Team Elimination match with teams decided right before it takes place.

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 IN NARIMASU”, 28/11/2020
Tokyo Narimasu Act Hall

-. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Yukio Sakaguchi (4) defeated Daisuke Sasaki (2) by Forfeit.
1. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Hideki Okatani
2. Danshoku Dieno, Antonio Honda & Keigo Nakamura Vs Saki Akai, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yukio Naya
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Akito (4) Vs Chris Brookes (2)
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: HARASHIMA (4) Vs MAO (2)
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Soma Takao (2) Vs Makoto Oishi (2)
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Shunma Katsumata (0) Vs Jun Akiyama (0)
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Tetsuya Endo (4) Vs Kazusada Higuchi (2)

Still early in the grand prix but when the weekend is over we’ll be past the halfway point.

BAKUHA KOSHIEN “BAKUHA KOSHIEN 2020 ~30TH ANNIVERSARY OF CURRENT BLAST~”, 29/11/2020
Kanagawa Tsurumi Fruit & Vegetable Market

1. Mizuki Watase Vs Maku Donaruto
2. Yuna Manase Vs Ayumi Hayashi
3. Ricky Fuji Vs Gota Ihashi
4. Rikidozan III Vs Taiho III: Chikara & Yumehito Imanari Vs Yukio Naya & Hoshitango Imachi
5. First In History! Air Time Bomb & Current Blast Bat x 3 Death Match: Atsushi Onita, Mecha Pandita & Rambo Kawamura Vs Takashi Sugiura, NOSAWA Rongai & Hidetaka Monma

In other absence news, Nobuhiro Shimatani has a fever and will not be at the Bakuha Koshien show this Sunday. He was tested for COVID and thankfully the result came back negative. The decision was still made for him to stay home and rest just to be safe. Gota Ihashi takes his place in the match against Ricky Fuji.

DDT “SATURDAY KASUKABIAN! 2020”, 19/12/2020
Saitama Kasukabe Fureai Cube

1. DAMNATION Vs ALL OUT!: Tetsuya Endo & Hiroshi Yamato Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Shunma Katsumata

With Daisuke Sasaki out of action probably for the rest of the year, Tetsuya Endo & Hiroshi Yamato are given the chance to team up together.

DDT “DRAMATIC 2020 MARINE!”, 20/12/2020
Shizuoka Shimizu Marine Bill

1. MAO Vs Keigo Nakamura
2. A Rumble Of Laughter! DDT Variety Group Sangokushi: Danshoku Dieno Vs Antonio Honda Vs Kazuki Hirata
3. Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai Vs Akito, Chris Brookes & Yukio Naya
4. DAMNATION Vs Junretsu!: Tetsuya Endo & Nobuhiro Shimatani Vs Jun Akiyama & Hideki Okatani
5. 42 Years Old Soon!: Makoto Oishi & Mizuki Watase Vs Soma Takao & Mad Paulie
6. Shinya Aoki Shizuoka Triumph! Shimizu Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Shinya Aoki Vs Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata & Yuki Ueno

Shinya Aoki’s first match back since losing the DDT Extreme Title will be in his hometown.


BASARA “BASARA 139 ~GLITTER~” Results

November 11, 2020

BASARA “BASARA 139 ~GLITTER~”, 10/11/2020
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
??? Fans – Withheld

1. Leo Isaka defeated Tetsuo Usui with the Hiroyuki Kondo Style Arm Sasori Katame (10:25).
2. Ryota Nakatsu, SAGAT & Akiyori Takizawa defeated Tsutomu Oosugi, Banana Senga & Gouma Ryu when SAGAT pinned Ryu after the Three Tiered Body Press (10:01).
3. Yasu Urano defeated Ryuichi Sekine with a Combine Cutback (11:37).
4. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Round 1: FUMA & Yusuke Kubo defeated Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Daichi Kazato when FUMA submitted Hiroshi with the Iron Maiden (13:41).
5. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Round 1: Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura defeated Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino when Shimomura submitted Nakano with a Crab Hold (18:26).
6. Union MAX Title: Takumi Tsukamoto defeated Fuminori Abe (c) with a High Angle Backslide Pin (17:33).
*Fuminori Abe fails in V5. Takumi Tsukamoto becomes the 15th Union MAX Champion!

In his third attempt, Takumi Tsukamoto has become the new Union MAX Champion! After the match the former champion Fuminori Abe admitted he never felt more frustrated after a loss. He was able to do so much as the MAX Champion and it today he was reminded there is somebody out there stronger than him. He remembered when he won the title from Masahiro Takanashi under unfortunate circumstances. The BASARA fans still supported him and still treated him like a deserving champion. He knows they will continue to support him so he will be 100 million times stronger when he fights Tsukamoto again in order to win the belt back! Tsukamoto said that BASARA is just about to become 5 years old. It is still an immature and developing promotion just like he is still an immature and developing human being. He burst into tears from the crowd cheering him and joked about being a crybaby. He promised to devote himself to being Takumi Tsukamoto in order to get even more stronger.

One of the IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT semi-finals is set. IRON PRIEST will take on Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura for a spot in the final on 7th December. It is the rematch of last year’s final and Shimomura wants revenge!

In the week leading up to the show, FUMA announced the Iron Family was disbanding and a new unit will replace it. The new unit is called Asian Kung Fu Revolution because the roots of both yoga and heavy metal can be found in Asia. FUMA, Yusuke Kubo, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Daichi Kazato are the members of this group.


IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT 2020

November 4, 2020

The 4th edition of the IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT will take place throughout the remaining months of the year. Last year’s tournament crowned the first IRON FIST TAG Champions. This year the prize is No. 1 Contendership for those titles. That means the current champions Speed Of Sounds will not be part of the tournament. The teams taking part are:

FUMA & Yusuke Kubo
Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Daichi Kazato
Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura
Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino
Fuminori Abe & Tetsuo Usui
Ryuichi Sekine & Minoru Fujita
Takumi Tsukamoto & Yasu Urano
Ryota Nakatsu & SAGAT

BASARA “BASARA 139 ~GLITTER~”, 10/11/2020
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Tetsuo Usui Vs Leo Isaka
2. Tsutomu Oosugi, Banana Senga & Gouma Ryu Vs Ryota Nakatsu, SAGAT & Akiyori Takizawa
3. Ryuichi Sekine Vs Yasu Urano
4. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Round 1A: FUMA & Yusuke Kubo Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Daichi Kazato
5. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Round 1B: Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura Vs Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino
6. Union MAX Title: Fuminori Abe (c) Vs Takumi Tsukamoto

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BASARA “BASARA 140 ~THE 7TH FOX PRINCE~”, 14/11/2020
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Round 1C: Fuminori Abe & Tetsuo Usui Vs Ryuichi Sekine & Minoru Fujita
2. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Round 1D: Takumi Tsukamoto & Yasu Urano Vs Ryota Nakatsu & SAGAT

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BASARA “BASARA 143 ~SPACE SHOT~”, 07/12/2020
Tokyo Asakusa Flower Theater

1. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Round 1: Winners Of Match 1A Vs Winners Of Match 1B
2. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Round 1: Winners Of Match C1 Vs Winners Of Match 1D

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BASARA “BASARA 144 ~GLITTER~”, 22/12/2020
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Final: X & X Vs X & X


BASARA “BASARA 135 ~GLITTER~” Results

September 30, 2020

BASARA “BASARA 135 ~GLITTER~”, 29/09/2020
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
??? Fans – Withheld

1. FUMA defeated Tetsuo Usui with a Stretch Muffler (7:37).
2. Takumi Tsukamoto & Masato Kamino defeated Takato Nakano & Yasu Urano when Kamino pinned Nakano with the Lariat (11:28).
3. Takuya Nomura defeated Yusuke Kubo with an Inverted Cross Armbreaker (9:20).
4. 3 Way Handicap Match: Gouma Ryu defeated Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga and Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Daichi Kazato when Ryu pinned Senga with a School Boy (8:30).
5. Isami Kodaka, Ryuichi Sekine & Minoru Fujita defeated Ryota Nakatsu, Akiyori Takizawa & SAGAT when Kodaka pinned Takizawa with the Isamiashi Zan (10:20).
6. Leo Isaka defeated Daiki Shimomura with an Inverted Hurricanrana (12:14).
7. Union MAX Title: Fuminori Abe (c) defeated Brahman Kei (w/ Brahman Shu) with an Onryo Clutch (12:13).
*V4 for Fuminori Abe.

The Brahman Brothers disinfected the ring during their entrance because they are still concerned over getting infected with the Coronavirus. Brahman Kei tried to do the twin magic spot with both Brahman Shu and Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi at ringside. Fuminori Abe didn’t fall for it but was still distracted long enough for Kei to attack him from behind. Takuya Nomura helped Abe at certain moments to even out the odds. Shu then took out his secret weapon, an Ultimo Dragon mask! He wore it and tried to do Ultimo Dragon moves until Abe blocked the Asai DDT. Abe then used the Irabu Punch to stun The Brahmans into hitting each other. Shy threw powder in Abe’s face in a moment of desperation and Kei used La Magistral Cradle for a nearfall. Abe regained his senses and pinned Kei with the Onryo Clutch to defend the Union MAX Title.

After the match, Takumi Tsukamoto challenged Abe to be his next challenger. However, Masato Kamino also came out asking for a title shot because he pinned Takato Nakano today. Abe called that a weak reason and suggested a No. 1 Contender match between Tsukamoto and Kamino. He would rather choose the challenger that way than defend the title against both in a 3 Way.

Daiki Shimomura and Leo Isaka both gestured they want a rematch with each other.

Daichi Kazato wants to bring the IRON FIST TAG Titles back to BASARA. He and Hiroshi challenged Speed Of Sounds to a title match at the next Shin-Kiba 1st RING show.