DDT “RING NO AKIBASHO 2026”, 09/09/2026 Shinjuku FACE ??? Fans – Unannounced
0. Dark Match: Shunma Katsumata & Yuni defeated Akito & Hinata Kasai when Katsumata pinned Kasai with the ¡Hasta la vista! (8:28).
1. Anytime, Anywhere, Anytime, Anywhere Gauntlet Contention Match: Viento Levante defeated Ilusion by Pinfall (9:53). *Viento Levante wins Ilusion’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere, Anytime, Anywhere Gauntlet.
2. Jun Akiyama, Yuki Ishida & Masami Inahata defeated Danshoku Dieno, Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda when Ishida pinned Hirata with an Izorigatame (10:43).
3. 4 Way Tag Match: Chris Brookes & Kumadori defeated Junta Miyawaki & Tomomitsu Matsunaga, KANON & Yukio Naya (w/ YUZUKI) and Hideki Okatani & MJ Paul when Brookes submitted Matsunaga with the Octopus Stretch (7:05).
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Shunma Katsumata defeated Kumadori (c) with a Small Package (7:46 pm). *Shunma Katsumata becomes the 1,904th champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Masami Inahata defeated Shunma Katsumata (c) with a Roll Up (7:47 pm). *Masami Inahata becomes the 1,905th champion.
4. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato defeated To-y, Kazuma Sumi & Kaisei Takechi when Masada pinned Sumi after The Roar For Tomorrow Created By Takeshi And Yuya (13:07).
5. Special Tag Match: Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura defeated Daisuke Sasaki & Soma Takao when Yoshimura pinned Takao with the Harai-goshi (13:41).
6. Special Tag Match: MAO & Yuki Iino defeated Fuminori Abe & HARASHIMA when MAO pinned Abe with a Manjigatame Counter (16:32).
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Ilusion defeated Masami Inahata (c) with a Cradle (9:03 pm). *Ilusion becomes the 1,906th champion.
The pressure is getting to Fuminori Abe. He even admits it himself. There was a contract signing at the start of the show for his KO-D Openweight Title match against MAO. Abe joked that earlier in the day he took an interview about the match, went to use the restroom and ended up accidentally soiling himself. It makes him wonder if MAO is triggering something deep within his psyche because this happened and there was also that time MAO made him throw up during a match. MAO got one over on Abe again in the main event but he can thank Yuki Iino for that. Iino charged across the ring with HARASHIMA on his back to throw a Lariat at Abe while Abe held MAO in the Manjigatame. The Lariat hit its target and MAO cradled Abe over to pin him for the three count. Abe doesn’t like to lose but he has his heart set on forging his own path. He told MAO if he was to beat him for the KO-D Title on 21st September then things would get really chaotic in DDT! After he left, MAO talked about Iino and how he wished they would have teamed up more in Strange Love Connection. If Iino ever wins the GHC Heavyweight Title then MAO will keep a close eye on him because Iino will always be born and raised in DDT.
Soma Takao rediscovered his old self when teaming up with Daisuke Sasaki for one last time. He wore an original DAMNATION shirt instead of a Dropkick Bar shirt and wrestled the match like a heel.
A new match has been put together for “ULTIMATE PARTY 2026” based around the D GENERATIONS wrestlers. To-y & Kaisei Takechi are going to join forces to take on KANON & Kumadori! That Takechi and Kumadori both have street dancing backgrounds is an element that Kumadori is excited about. Takechi however pointed out he’s been dancing since he was two years old so he has the edge over his masked opponent. To-y wanted to fit is so he bragged about playing football since he was three and even went to college for it. He quit the team after just a week but forget about that. To-y wants to call himself and Takechi Team RAMPAGE but Takechi immdiately turned that down. To-y then suggested the name T2K2 but the reaction from everyone was luke warm at best. He’ll go think up of a better name but he would like to stick with T2K2.
The Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title saw some action in the middle of the show. Shunma Katsumata gave Kumadori a Low Blow after the 4 Way Tag and pinned him to win the belt. Then while Katsumata was taunting Kumadori, Masami Inahata rolled him up from behind to become the new champ. Earlier in the show Ilusion lost the Anytime, Anywhere, Anytime, Anywhere Gauntlet to Viento Levante but he got to leave Shinjuku FACE with something when he tripped over Inahata at the end of the show and pinned him to win the Iron Man Title once more.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW FALL TOUR ~RAY OF HOPE IN YOKOHAMA~”, 05/09/2026 Yokohama Radiant Hall
1. 3 Way Match: Hyper Misao Vs Chika Nanase Vs Ren Konatsu
2. Pom Harajuku Vs Shion Kanzaki
3. Shoko Nakajima & Momo Sato Vs Mizuki & Uta Takami
4. Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe Vs Kira Summer & Marz
5. Yuki Kamifuku Vs Raku
6. Yuki Arai, Wakana Uehara & Mifu Ashida Vs Suzume, Arisu Endo & Shino Suzuki
7. Princess Tag Team Titles Next Challenger Decision Match – 3 Way Tag Match: Miyu Yamashita & Sakura Hattori Vs Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro Vs HIMAWARI & Toga
The first two matches have been changed around because Mahiro Kiryu is dealing with lower back problems again and is taking time off for the next couple of weeks. She won’t be wrestling again until 23rd September but she will be around for “HYPE! 4” on 15th September. Shion Kanzaki will now face Pom Harajuku and the tag match Harajuku was a part of is now a 3 Way Match with the remaining wrestlers.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW FALL TOUR ~RAY OF HOPE IN SHINKIBA~”, 12/09/2026 Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. Yuki Kamifuku Vs Shino Suzuki
Throughout the month of September Tokyo Joshi Pro was supposed to set up a series of singles matches for Yuki Kamifuku so she can have final matches with people up and down the roster. The first two matches against Raku and Shino Suzuki are going on as planned.
DDT “FIGHTING BEER GARDEN 2026 IN UENO”, 16/09/2026 Tokyo Ueno Park Outdoor Stage
1. 2 Vs 1 Handicap Match: Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata Vs Junta Miyawaki
2. Yuki Ueno & To-y Vs KANON & Masami Inahata
3. Rookie Shunma Katsumata & Rookie Yuya Koroku Double Debut Match: Rookie Shunma Katsumata Vs Rookie Yuya Koroku
4. Special Tag Match: Takeshi Masada & Daichi Sato Vs Ryuma Sekimo & Hinata Kasai
5. Doroki-Style Drunk Match ~Soma Takao Farewell Party~: Soma Takao Vs Naomi Yoshimura Vs Yukio Naya Vs Yuki Ishida *Special Referee: Akito (Former Manager)
6. Crocodile Death Match Returns: MAO, Viento Levante & Kazuma Sumi (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Ilusion Vs Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Antonio Honda
Look it’s pro wrestling, retirements and final matches do not matter. So here’s another Crocodile Death Match. Let’s hope Daisuke Sasaki doesn’t lose his composure over past crocodile related trauma right before it takes place again.
With Soma Takao leaving soon, all of the Dropkick Bar wrestlers want to send him off with their own version of the Drunk Match.
Both Shunma Katsumata and Yuya Koroku are going back in time to their rookie forms to relive their debut matches.
DDT “DRAMATIC INFINITY 2026 ~AUTUMN OF PRO WRESTLING~”, 21/09/2026 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Special Single Match: Soma Takao Vs Kazuki Hirata
2. Jun Akiyama 34th Anniversary Debut Match ~Special Tag Match~: Jun Akiyama & Yuji Nagata Vs HARASHIMA & Danshoku Dieno
3. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: KANON, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (c) (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Ilusion
4. DDT Universal Title: Ryusuke Taguchi (c) Vs Antonio Honda
5. KO-D Openweight Title: MAO (c) Vs Fuminori Abe
Some more wrestler anniversaries are coming up. Jun Akiyama celebrates his by inviting Yuji Nagata back into DDT. The two will have a good time wrestling HARASHIMA but Danshoku Dieno will be there too.
Takao was among Kazuki Hirata’s first opponents during Hirata’s first month as a debuting rookie. That was around 16 and a half years ago. Here’s one more singles match between them for old time’s sake.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW FALL TOUR ~RAY OF HOPE IN RYOGOKU~”, 22/09/2026 Tokyo Ryogoku KFC Hall
1. Mizuki & Yuki Kamifuku Vs X & X
Kamifuku was meant to have a singles match with Mizuki on this show. However Kamifuku asked TJPW to have them team up instead because she wants to relive her past experiences of teaming with her.
GANBARE☆PRO “SAITAMA TOKOROZAWA PARK TOWN SHOPPING STREET BOX OFFICE”, 26/09/2026 Saitama Tokorozawa Park Town Shopping Street – Special Ring
1. Takuya Wada Vs Shota Kawakami
2. Shuichiro Katsumura & YuuRI Vs Shin Suzuki & Moeka Haruhi
3. Shigehiro Irie & Sentaro Motoshima Vs Yasu Urano & Fuminori Abe
4. Mizuki Watase, Ken Ohka & Minoru Suzuki Vs Keisuke Ishii, Yumehito Imanari & Shinichiro Tominaga
It’s time for Ganbare☆Pro’s annual outdoor show at Tokorozawa Park Town in Saitama. Minoru Suzuki, Shigehiro Irie, Fuminori Abe and Yasu Urano are the guests taking part in the show.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SHINJUKU FACE COUNTDOWN SERIES – I WON’T CRY THERE’S NO WAY I WILL CRY”, 27/09/2026 Shinjuku FACE
1. Yuki Kamifuku Vs Wakana Uehara
Kamiyu’s last singles match of the month is against her Ober Eats partner, Wakana Uehara. As the days count down toward her retirement it will soon be time to wonder what her final match is going to be. Maybe TJPW will put on one of their wacky Gauntlet or Rumble matches so she gets to fight everybody in short bursts one last time each.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “WRESTLE PRINCESS VII”, 03/10/2026 Tokyo EBARA WAVE Arena Ota
1. 3 Way Tag Match: Raku & X Vs Pom Harajuku & X Vs Mahiro Kiryu & X
2. VENYU Finale: Yuki Kamifuku & VENY Vs X & X
3. SETUP All Asia Women’s Title: Shoko Nakajima (c) Vs X
4. Princess Tag Team Titles: Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi (c) Vs Winners Of 05/09 Decision Match
5. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuki Arai (c) Vs Suzume
Last weekend Shoko Nakajima wrestled at a SETUP show in Thailand and beat Matcha to win the SETUP All Asia Women’s Title. Her first defence is set for “WRESTLE PRINCESS VII” against an opponent to be determined. It has been noted by TJPW that the challenger selection is not limited to Asia and it is possible Nakajima’s opponent could be from anywhere around the world. At this point in her career, Nakajima has become an accomplished wrestler who has competed worldwide and is ready to be tested by whoever TJPW or SETUP can find.
DDT “NANIWA PRO WRESTLING ROAD 2026”, 04/10/2026 Osaka City Higashiyodogawa Ward Kumin Hall
1. Naomi Yoshimura 10th Anniversary Debut Match ~ Special Single Match: Zeus Vs Naomi Yoshimura
A few weeks back Naomi Yoshimura let everyone know that he asked DDT for to book a particular opponent for his 10th Anniversary match scheduled for October. DDT honored his request and it’s now been revealed his opponent is going to be Zeus! The Osaka strongman was the person who originally opened the doors for Yoshimura to get into pro wrestling through his bodybuilding gym. When Yoshimura graduated from high school, he trained under Zeus and credits him for turning his dream of becoming a pro wrestler into reality. Zeus has kept himself busy these past few years with running Osaka Pro, the company he was successfully able to revive back in 2022. He doesn’t wrestle outside of his home promotion that often so for DDT to get him on board for a match that means a lot to Yoshimura is quite a big deal.
DDT “LAST SUMMER STANDING ~SUMMER’S RECKONING~”, 30/08/2026 Tokyo Korakuen Hall ??? Fans – Unannounced
0. Dark Match: Naomi Yoshimura & Tomomitsu Matsunaga defeated Yuni & Yuki Ishida when Yoshimura pinned Ishida with the Harai-goshi (6:35).
1. Special 8-Man Tag Match: HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano, Akito & Soma Takao defeated Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku, Kazuma Sumi & Masami Inahata when Takao pinned Inahata with the Gin And Tonic (9:23).
2. Special Tag Match: Jun Akiyama & Fuminori Abe defeated Yuki Ueno & To-y when Abe submitted To-y with the Ground Manjigatame (10:51).
3. 3 Way 6-Man Tag Match: Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul & Ilusion defeated KANON, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) and Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda & Hinata Kasai when Ilusion pinned Honda with the Chinga Tu Madre! (9:28). *Ilusion wins Antonio Honda’s Right To Challenge Anytime Anywhere Anytime Anywhere Gauntlet.
4. DDT Extreme Title & Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title ~ A One Time Trump Card -NO REPEAT RULE-: Shunma Katsumata (c/c) defeated Kumadori with a German Suplex (13:02). *V1 for the DDT Extreme Title. V1 for the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Kumadori defeated Shunma Katsumata (c) with an Inside Cradle (12:43 pm). *Kumadori becomes the 1,903rd champion.
5. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki (c) defeated Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata when Miyawaki pinned Hirata with the Sunshine Clutch (10:47). *V1 for Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki.
6. DDT Universal Title: Ryusuke Taguchi (c) defeated Daisuke Sasaki with the Cross Ankle Hold (14:18). *V1 for Ryusuke Taguchi.
7. KO-D Openweight Title: MAO (c) defeated Daichi Sato with the Cannonball 450° (23:27). *V2 for MAO.
Tomorrow could have been a wonderful 18th birthday for Daichi Sato if he had won today’s main event and become the youngest KO-D Openweight Champion in history. MAO had to nearly tear the ring apart to stop that from happening. When Sato kicked out of the Michinoku Driver and the Palm Strike, MAO took things a few steps further by pulling back the ring mat and removing the canvas so most of the boards were left exposed. The idea backfired and almost cost MAO the match when Sato gave him the Avalanche Fire Thunder onto the boards. MAO’s saving grace came when Sato decided to climb back up top to do the Mad Splash. It was blocked by MAO’s knees, opening up his chance to make a comeback. After a strike exchange MAO hit Sato with the Iai Kick followed by a Brainbuster onto the boards. He was then able to finish him off with the Cannonball 450° after all of that.
After the match MAO admitted he won using childish tactics but he lived up to his promise to give Sato a Summer vacation he would never forget. But since Sato is still in high school, he has some homework to finish. MAO told him to grow bigger and fight him again because Sato’s homework is to one day beat MAO no matter how long it takes him! Hisaya Imabayashi got into the ring to ask MAO who he wants to defend the KO-D Title against at Korkauen Hall on 21st September? MAO said there is one annoying person who has been hanging around DDT since last month’s Sumo Hall show and he wants to fight him again. Fuminori Abe walked down to the ring asking if MAO is talking about him? As someone who survives as a wrestler on the indies, Abe sees it as his goal to take down MAO. They have history with each other over the DDT Universal Title and now it will be reignited over the KO-D Championship!
The dance of DDT isn’t ending for Ryusuke Taguchi anytime soon. He remains the DDT Universal Champion after beating Daisuke Sasaki in a rematch that was 14 years in the making. Taguchi and Sasaki last had a singles match against each other in the 2012 Best Of The Super Jr. tournament. Plus they also had a match in the same tournament a year prior. Sasaki relied in MJ Paul & Ilusion to interfere early then tried to win by countout by hitting the Super Diving Elbow while Taguchi was seated in the front row. Taguchi made it back to the ring in time and used his wrestling knowledge to counter the Crossface Lock into the Angle Lock. Sasaki fought to reach for the ropes until Taguchi pulled him back and Elbow Dropped the back of his leg before applying another Ankle Hold. This time Sasaki couldn’t do anything about it and tapped out. Sasaki is now zero for four against Taguchi in singles matches but he unusually showed respect to him after the match by giving him a fist bump. Backstage he said he would even like to form a team with Taguchi so they can destroy DDT together!
Taguchi met with Akito after the match to learn who the next Universal Title challenger is going to be. It’s Antonio Honda and it turns out he’s closer to Taguchi than most people realise. Taguchi’s son is a student at the Tokyo College of Music and is also a fan of Honda’s band Daisetz, enough to become acquainted with Honda. According to Honda, when he beats Taguchi for the Universal Title he is going to take a picture of himself holding the belt with Taguchi’s son! Taguchi doesn’t appear to feel any insult over that because he already knows his son would rather pose for a picture with Honda instead of his father. But if Honda has a son then Taguchi will go take a picture with him for free if he wins on 21st September. This match is important enough for Taguchi to skip the New Japan show taking place in Hokkaido on the same day! Honda left the ring when the challenge was confirmed and Taguchi performed his dance with Kazuma Sumi to wind up his appearance for the show.
It looks like Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki will be able to keep their promise to bring the KO-D Tag Team Titles to RIZIN next month. First they had to deal with Danshoku Dieno’s wrestling while Kazuki Hirata fought in a way that was more fired up than usual. Dieno’s Lip Locks did their damage to both champions and he felt the way to finish things was to go full Hell Gate leaning over the top rope. Aoki ended up going face first in there, incapacitating him. Hirata tried to capitalized by putting Miyawaki in the Miracle One Shot Cradle but Miyawaki kicked out of it and immediately countered with the Sunshine Clutch to pin Hirata while Dieno was too preoccupied to stop the three count. Now when Aoki fights Mikuru Asakura at RIZIN on 10th September, Miyawaki can carry the belts down to the ring for Aoki’s entrance!
Two championships were on the line when Shunma Katsumata fought Kumadori. Since one of the belts Katsumata held going into the match was the DDT Extreme Title that meant he could pick the match stipulation too. He chose a No Repeat Rule that prohibited wrestlers from using the same move twice (excluding strikes). Doing so would disqualify the wrestler and they also could lose by being knocked over the top rope out of the ring. Kumadori scored nearfalls with a Top Rope Frankensteiner and also the Air Double Helio. Katsumata kicked out of them and later found himself in a quandary when Kumadori kicked out of the Totonou Splash. He figured it out by using a German Suplex to win the match and retain his championship.
After the match Katsumata told Kumadori he’s been a part of DDT ever since he started wrestling so he is no longer considered as just a guest around here. Katsumata is certain he will be fighting with and against Kumadori more often in the future. He is looking forward to it and welcomes Kumadori as a member of the promotion. Kumadori shook his hand but then suddenly kicked him below the belt and pinned him with an Inside Cradle to win the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title, the other belt that was on the line in the match that just happened! He ran off, leaving Katsumata to quickly change the subject towards his next Extreme Title defence. He wants a rematch with the BASARA wrestler Ryota Nakatsu, feeling the need to surpass his former rival from DNA. BASARA later responded to DDT telling them Nakatsu accepted the challenge. The match will happen at DDT’s final Shinjuku FACE show taking place on 27th September.
There is less than a month left to go for the remaining Right To Challenge Gauntlets to be cashed in. Chris Brookes still has the standard red Gauntlet in his posession but Honda lost the purple Anytime Anywhere Anytime Anywhere on this show to its original creator Ilusion. That happened during the 3 Way Trios match between Strange Love Connection, DAMNATION T.A and FANTÔMES DRAMATIC. MJ Paul fought off KANON while Hideki Okatani hit the Claymore on Yukio Naya. After that Hinata Kasai see-sawed off the ropes to throw a punch at Okatani then got a High Kick to the head from Viento Levante. Honda suffered a Shining Gongitsune misfire but still had his wits about to cradle Ilusion for a nearfall. Ilusion kicked out though and used a Cravate style elevated cradle to pin Honda and win the match. After the match Ilusion bragged about being the holder of all the KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Titles, the Sasadango Title belt and now the Right To Challenge AAAA Gauntlet. He warned the holder of the other Gauntlet that he is going to cash in whenever he wants and then on 21st September he’ll use that Gauntlet he wins to take some other loser’s championship! Meanwhile Okatani said SLC have made the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles worthless and they should be thankful that DAMNATION T.A are challenging them for those belts.
Abe got all the preparation he needed to set up his KO-D Title challenge by teaming up with Jun Akiyama earlier on the card. His trusty Snap Punch hit the target that is Yuki Ueno’s face but giving a Penalty Kick to To-y made his opponent go wild and slap anybody who got close to him. Abe cut off the unusual comeback with a Knuckle Punch and had Akiyama nearby to give To-y a Running Knee Strike to halt any momentum To-y was building up. Abe then tangled To-y up in the Manjigatama and pulled him down to the mat to stretch him into submission.
A bunch of DDT veterans walked down memory lane as four members of Smile Squash reunited in the opening match. Soma Takao will be leaving DDT soon so this could be the last time he gets to team with HARASHIMA, Akito & Yasu Urano all at the same time. They fought at a disadvantage from the get go when the other team launched the first attack. Akito fought off Sumi while HARASHIMA went blow to blow with Takeshi Masada. Later Yuya Koroku led his team to all gang up on Takao with Masami Inahata giving him a Tilt-O-Whirl Slam for a nearfall. All of Smile Squash then came in to attack Inahata one after another ending with a Running Elbow Butt from Takao for a two count. After that Inahata was pretty much done and Takao finished him off with the Gin And Tonic. Backstage Akito told Takao that DDT will give him the best possible send-off that the promotion can offer him when he leaves in October. Takao appreciates it and joked he could still show up in DDT on his own as a freelancer after he leaves.
The pre-show match had Tomomitsu Matsunaga perhaps revealing a bit too much about where his priorities lie when he exclaimed jealousy towards Yuni for becoming a college student because he now gets to hang out with college girls. Yuni also assisted Yuki Ishida in trying to take down Naomi Yoshimura but in the end, Yoshimura threw down Ishida with the Harai-goshi to get the win for his team.
In the middle of the show Sanshiro Takagi came down to the ring and invited Super Sasadango Machine to come join him. He brought up that it’s been four years since the Muscle sub-brand ended. Sasadango’s project was key in developing DDT’s wrestlers into what they are today and the time has come for it to come back for the sake of improving D GENERATIONS as well as Kaisei Takechi. Sasadango understood and agreed to do a Muscle kind of show again as soon as DDT can set one up for him. It turns out they found an available date for Korakuen Hall open for 1st October so they can go book that. Imabayashi went into a panic thinking it would be impossible to pull off but Akito and Sasadango both think this next revival of Muscle can be successfully pulled off with only one month of notice.
DDT “DRAMATIC BEER GARDEN NEVERLAND 2026 IN UENO”, 26/08/2026 Tokyo Ueno Park Outdoor Stage ??? Fans – Unannounced
1. Ueno Style Rock ‘N’ Roll Death Match: Shunma Katsumata & Kazuma Sumi defeated To-y & Yuya Koroku when Sumi pinned To-y with a Gaydo Clutch (11:06).
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Shunma Katsumata defeated Kazuma Sumi (c) with a Gaydo Clutch (5:48 pm). *Shunma Katsumata becomes the 1,902nd champion.
2. Right To Challenge Anytime Anywhere Anytime Anywhere Battle: Antonio Honda defeated KANON with the Japanese Leg Roll Clutch (6:40). *Antonio Honda wins KANON’s Right To Challenge Anytime Anywhere Anytime Anywhere Gauntlet.
3. Sanshiro Takagi, Akito, Junta Miyawaki & Masami Inahata defeated Jun Akiyama, HARASHIMA, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yuki Ishida when Miyawaki pinned Ishida with the Sunshine Clutch (9:08).
4. Crocodile Death Match Final Chapter: MAO, Yuki Iino, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) defeated Crocodile D Sasa, Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul & Ilusion when MAO pinned Ilusion with the Michinoku Driver II into the Bucket (9:40).
5. KING OF DRUNK 2026 ~August Basho~: Yuki Ueno & Chris Brookes defeated Kazuki Hirata & Hinata Kasai when Ueno pinned Hirata after a Lariat from Hinata (16:18).
6. KING OF “Non-Alcoholic” DRUNK 2026: Danshoku Dieno Vs Takeshi Masada Vs Daichi Sato Vs Yuni ended in a No Contest (10:51).
6a. Emergency Match: Yuki Ueno, Chris Brookes, Kazuki Hirata & Hinata Kasai defeated Danshoku Dieno, Takeshi Masada, Daichi Sato & Yuni when Brookes pinned Dieno with a Piledriver in the Pool (7:56). *Chris Brookes wins Danshoku Dieno’s Right To Challenge Anytime Anywhere Gauntlet.
DDT’s attempt at integrating the sober wrestlers into their Beer Garden show hit a bit of a setback. The KING OF “Non-Alcoholic” DRUNK match was put in the main event where the participants drank cola instead of beer whenever music was played. It was done this way because Daichi Sato and Yuni are not old enough to drink yet while Danshoku Dieno and Takeshi Masada had their own reasons not to spend the day drinking booze. The problem with this is everyone drank so much cola that they all felt too bloated to continue wrestling. All of the drunk wrestlers from the match before then entered the ring and got into an arguement, leading to an impromptu 8-Man Tag Match taking place between the beer drinkers and the cola drinkers.
During the match everyone forced each other to drink bottles of cola while they wrestled. The fighting moved out of the ring where Chris Brookes gave Dieno a cola filled Lip Lock before Piledriving him into a paddle pool full of water for the victory. Brookes has now won the Right To Challenge Anytime Anywhere Gauntlet but he was too drunk to figure out what to do. He knows MAO will be defending the KO-D Openweight Title against Sato soon but thinks Sato will win and then he can cash in the title shot on him. Something to also keep in mind is that Antonio Honda won the Right To Challenge Anytime Anywhere Anytime Anywhere Gauntlet from KANON earlier in the show. Both Gauntlets are active until 27th September.
The Crocodile Death Match again brought back bad memories for Daisuke Sasaki. There was a crocodile sighting that happened at Shakujii Park in Nerima back in 1993 and the incident seems to have scarred him for life. He couldn’t sleep last night and was too sleep deprived to wrestle so he was replaced in the match by Crocodile D Sasa. However as the match progressed Sasa was eventually stripped out of his costume and was revealed to be Daisuke Sasaki all along!
Junta Miyawaki was all business for his match because he is getting ready to defend the KO-D Tag Team Titles soon. After his match he sent a message out to Rukiya, telling him to get better so they can have their title match together as originally planned. He isn’t going to take his new opponents Dieno or Kazuki Hirata lightly because he is well aware of how important they both are to DDT. If they get serious then Miyawaki knows he and Shinya Aoki will not be getting an easy defence.
The show opening Rock ‘N’ Roll Death Match ended up with Shunma Katsumata and Kazuma Sumi doing some light Danshoku Dieno spots with To-y. Katsumata gave him a Lip Lock so Sumi could roll him over into a Gaydo Clutch for the pin. Then as the team celebrated their win, Katsumata gave Sumi the Lip Lock and then pinned him with the Gaydo Clutch to win the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title.
There was a KO-D Title match contract signing for MAO and Daichi Sato before any of the matches began. Sato said he is not anxious or scared at all about the match. In fact, his anticipation and excitement grows as every day gets closer to 30th August. He is extremely confident he can beat MAO and become the youngest KO-D Champion ever. MAO wants his title reign to be free spirited so he isn’t going to talk down his challenger just because of his age. While Sato is having his last summer vacation as a high school student, MAO is having his last summer in his 20s so he wants this to be a summer neither will ever forget.
DDT “DRAMATIC BEER GARDEN NEVERLAND 2026 IN UENO”, 26/08/2026 Tokyo Ueno Park Outdoor Stage
1. Ueno Style Rock ‘N’ Roll Death Match: Shunma Katsumata & Kazuma Sumi Vs To-y & Yuya Koroku
2. Right To Challenge Anytime Anywhere Anytime Anywhere Battle: KANON Vs Antonio Honda
3. Sanshiro Takagi, Akito, Junta Miyawaki & Masami Inahata Vs Jun Akiyama, HARASHIMA, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yuki Ishida
4. Crocodile Death Match Final Chapter: MAO, Yuki Iino, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) Vs Crocodile D Sasa, Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul & Ilusion
5. KING OF DRUNK 2026 ~August Basho~: Yuki Ueno & Chris Brookes Vs Kazuki Hirata & Hinata Kasai
6. KING OF “Non-Alcoholic” DRUNK 2026: Danshoku Dieno Vs Takeshi Masada Vs Daichi Sato Vs Yuni
The show is happening (or might even be over) while I type this but this is the only time I have for the next day or two to write a news update without worrying about it getting in the way of other stuff.
The Non-Alcoholic KING OF DRUNK match is going on last for the Beer Garden show? The game’s gone!
For the second time this year Daisuke Sasaki is having trouble sleeping because he’s been thinking about the crocodile incident that took place at Shakujii Park in Nerima back in 1993. He has pulled out of today’s show and DDT have decided to replace him with Crocodile D Sasa.
DDT “DRAMATIC DREAM TAMAGAWA IN BOATRACE TAMAGAWA”, 02/09/2026 Tokyo BOAT RACE Tamagawa
1. Junta Miyawaki, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yuki Ishida Vs Yuki Iino, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante
2. Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata Vs Takeshi Masada & Yuya Koroku
3. DAMNATION T.A Vs FANTÔMES DRAMATIC!: Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul & Ilusion Vs Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA, Antonio Honda & Hinata Kasai
4. MAO & KANON Vs Naomi Yoshimura & Kazuma Sumi
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Jun Akiyama & Masami Inahata
Wrestling, boat races, gambling, talk shows and games of Rock Paper Scissors will all be going on during this event.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW FALL TOUR ~RAY OF HOPE IN YOKOHAMA~”, 05/09/2026 Yokohama Radiant Hall
1. Hyper Misao & Chika Nanase Vs Pom Harajuku & Ren Konatsu
2. Mahiro Kiryu Vs Shion Kanzaki
3. Shoko Nakajima & Momo Sato Vs Mizuki & Uta Takami
4. Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe Vs Kira Summer & Marz
5. Yuki Kamifuku Vs Raku
6. Yuki Arai, Wakana Uehara & Mifu Ashida Vs Suzume, Arisu Endo & Shino Suzuki
7. Princess Tag Team Titles Next Challenger Decision Match – 3 Way Tag Match: Miyu Yamashita & Sakura Hattori Vs Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro Vs HIMAWARI & Toga
There is going to be a Princess Tag Team Titles match going on at “WRESTLE PRINCESS VII” next month but no clear contenders have emerged due to everybody focusing on the Tokyo Princess Cup. A 3 Way Tag has been put together to solve that problem. Two of the three teams are already established. That’s K!SS// and Shunrai Rekka!! Prism Greed. The third team are the wild cards of HIMAWARI & Toga, the two young wrestlers who both reached the Princess Cup semi finals this year.
Tokyo Joshi Pro is welcoming another Australian wrestler for a show and she’s already a “Lil” familiar with the brand. Marz is from Brisbane but has been wrestling around the world this year. That includes a tag match she had with Toga in Las Vegas during WrestleMania Week. She’s already in Japan and has been wrestling plenty for Ice Ribbon lately but this is going to be her TJPW debut.
1. Makoto Oishi Vs Masami Inahata
2. DAMNATION T.A Vs paleyouth!: Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Ilusion Vs Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato
3. Special 6-Man Tag Match: MAO, KANON & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO) Vs Yuki Ueno, To-y & Kaisei Takechi
As promised by Kaisei Takechi, he wants to wrestle more often on DDT shows that are held outside of Tokyo. He also needs to catch up if he wants to reach his goal of total matches wrestled in 2026.
A nice return to DDT is on the cards for Makoto Oishi so he can give Masami Inahata a test in the ring.
DDT “RING NO AKIBASHO 2026”, 09/09/2026 Shinjuku FACE
1. Special Single Match: Viento Levante Vs Ilusion
2. Special Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki & Soma Takao Vs Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura
3. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato Vs To-y, Kazuma Sumi & Kaisei Takechi
Over the years Soma Takao has been both an ally and an enemy to Daisuke Sasaki. With his days as a DDT wrestler coming to a close, Takao is going to team with Sasaki one more time.
The rivalry between Viento Levante and Ilusion continues as they meet once again a few weeks before they fight for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “WRESTLE PRINCESS VII”, 03/10/2026 Tokyo EBARA WAVE Arena Ota
1. Princess Tag Team Titles: Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi (c) Vs Winners Of 05/09 Decision Match
2. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuki Arai (c) Vs Suzume
Due to Suzume being in the main event, TJPW has confirmed there will not be an International Princess Title match happening on the show.
BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS “FUCKED UP FEST 2026”, 22/08/2026 Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MONSTAR
1. SEKIFUDA 1 YEAR OF BAKA ~ Special Single Match: Kota Sekifuda Vs Minoru Suzuki
2. Ebisuko Sakaba Vs ChocoPro: Ken Ohka, Sayaka Obihiro & Shin Suzuki (w/ KUDO) Vs Baliyan Akki, Chie Koishikawa & Sayaka
3. Dark King Ueki & Anton Vs Hagane Shinno & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi
4. Special Single Match: Mr. Malo Vs Minoru Fujita
5. Special Single Match: Thanomsak Toba Vs HARASHIMA
6. BK-G Openweight Title: Mr. Bueno (c) Vs Super Sasadango Machine
7. Super P & Bear Ranger Vs Dr. Cube & Erebus
8. Baliyan Akki & Kota Ibushikoshi Vs Jonathan Johnson & Jake De Leon
9. Hardcore Tag Match: MAO & Shunma Katsumata Vs Jun Kasai & Chris Brookes
The full card for this weekend’s “FUCKED UP FEST” has been revealed. The event will be running the entire day at Oji BASEMENT MONSTAR with three blocks of matches happening in between all of the live concerts on stage. The lineup now includes more wrestlers from the Southeast Asian scene, Mr. Bueno defending the BK-G Openweight Title against Super Sasadango Machine, the now brainwashed Antonio Honda fighting for Ueki’s Magic Kingdom and Minoru Fujita paying a visit to face Mr. Malo.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE 13TH TOKYO PRINCESS CUP”, 23/08/2026 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Shion Kanzaki Vs Momo Sato
2. Sakura Hattori Vs Haru Kazashiro
3. Hyper Misao, Mahiro Kiryu & Shino Suzuki Vs Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku
4. Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara Vs Sumire Natsu & Mifu Ashida
5. HIMAWARI & Toga Vs Chika Nanase & Kira Summer
6. Miu Watanabe, Arisu Endo & Ren Konatsu Vs Mizuki, Mei Suruga & Uta Takami
7. Yuki Arai & Miyu Yamashita Vs Hiroyo Matsumoto & Shoko Nakajima
8. 13th Tokyo Princess Cup – Final: Suzume Vs Rika Tatsumi
We’ve come a long way from Suzume becoming a pro wrestler because she looked up to Rika Tatsumi. Now it is their fate to fight over the Tokyo Princess Cup! It will be the first time the final will pit one champion against the other, Suzume being the International Princess Champion and Tatsumi holding one of the Princess Tag Team Titles.
The two losing semi-finalists have to deal with the consolation prize of teaming up together HIMAWARI & Toga will be facing a newly motivated Chika Nanase (her homecoming show was recently announced) and the returning Kira Summer.
Whenever Tokyo Joshi Pro has two rookies who have yet to win a match it will be inevitable that they will be put in a match against each other so one of them can earn their first victory. Shion Kanzaki and Momo Sato are now being put in that position together.
Earlier this week a new Twitter account appeared and attracted the attention of the TJPW locker room. Over the following days it posted teases until today when it was revealed to be Tojojo, the brand new TJPW mascot. The promotion has been brainstorming on creating a mascot for a while now with everyone in the promotion drawing concept art of what it should look like. But what’s catching everyone there off guard is Tojojo has immediately claimed it will also be the new TJPW Manager. What that means we just have to wait and see.
GANBARE☆PRO “SPY GAME 2026”, 05/09/2026 Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. Keisuke Ishii Vs Shota Kawakami
2. Shinichiro Tominaga, Masashi Takeda & Tyson Maeguchi Vs Shigehiro Irie, Takuya Wada & YuuRI
3. Sentaro Motoshima 1st Anniversary Debut Match: Mizuki Watase Vs Sentaro Motoshima
4. Ken Ohka 25th Anniversary Match Part 3: Ken Ohka Vs Yumehito Imanari
5. Spirit Of Ganbare World Tag Team Titles: Shuichiro Katsumura & Yuya Susumu (c) Vs Moeka Haruhi & Rydeen Hagane
The pair now called Sussun Katsun have become the new Spirit Of Ganbare Tag Team Champions. They made the same mistake a lot of champions make by saying they will take on any challenge thrown at them then get surprised when the challenge immediately appears in front of them. Moeka Haruhi & Rydeen Hagane have joined forces, describing their tag team like Beauty & The Beast. Hagane also doesn’t want everyone to forget that she was one of the first women to work with Ganbare☆Pro well before the Ganbare☆Joshi division was ever established. So if there is any wrestler who deserves to fight for a GanPro championship, it’s her.
Is three commemorative matches too much to celebrate one anniversary? Ken Ohka is enjoying his 25th year in wrestling so much he doesn’t want the good time to end. He challenge his good pal Yumehito Imanari to a singles match so he too can join in on the fun. Unfortunately Imanari has gotten fed up with GanPro relying on wrestler anniversaries so often to promote their big matches. There are other stories these matches can be booked around you know! Imanari will take the match with Ohka but only so he can take his anger out on Ohka for being so greedy.
To make things a little more awkward, young Sentaro Motoshima is going to celebrate the first anniversary of his debut match on the same show. Don’t worry Motoshima, Imanari’s not mad at you. I’m sure of it.
DDT “YUKI UENO 10TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW -IN MY MIND “10”-”, 13/09/2026 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. 3 Way Match: Shinya Aoki Vs HARASHIMA Vs Akito
2. Special 6-Man Tag Match ~ No Tag Rules: Yuki Ueno, HUB & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Ilusion, Yuni & Daichi Sato
3. Special Tag Match: MAO & Yoshihiko Vs Kazuki Hirata & Kaisei Takechi
4. Yuki Ueno 10th Anniversary Match ~ Special Single Match: Yuki Ueno Vs Shunma Katsumata
From the mind of Yuki Ueno he will conjure up the trio of himself, HUB & Daisuke Sasaki has a possibly united force. The idea he has in mind is to put three skillful wrestlers together for a match against three young opponents who all have a world of potential ahead of them. Those three youngsters are Ilusion, Yuni & Daichi Sato. The immediate reaction from Sasaki is unhappiness that he and Ilusion will be on opposite teams.
Three days after Shinya Aoki fights in RIZIN, he will be returning to DDT for a 3 Way Match. If he gets beaten badly by Mikuru Asakura then maybe HARASHIMA and Akito could both take it easy on him.
DDT “DRAMATIC INFINITY 2026 ~AUTUMN OF PRO WRESTLING~”, 21/09/2026 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: KANON, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (c) (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Ilusion
It all depends on how things are going with DAMNATION T.A over the next month. Ilusion has become addicted to collecting championships so he went and challenged Strange Love Connection all by himself without consulting the rest of the unit. Sasaki seems to be okay with it which would continue his current apathetic behavior over who ultimately calls the shots within the group. Hideki Okatani will be on the challenger team looking for a chance to become a champion again so soon after losing the DDT Extreme Title. SLC accepted Ilusion’s challenge because Viento Levante wants to beat him. KANON will also likely be motivated to defend the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles against the stable he once held the belts with before they kicked him out. Yukio Naya is just having a good time because it was his birthday recently and he gets to hang out with his friends a lot.
DDT “THE FINAL SHINJUKU FACE BEER GARDEN PRO WRESTLING”, 14/08/2026 Shinjuku FACE ??? Fans – Unannounced
0. Dark Match ~ Brutal Grudge Final Showdown! Loser Retires Special: Hisaya Imabayashi defeated Tetsuya Koda with the Uraken (10:09).
1. Soma Takao, Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida defeated Jun Akiyama, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Masami Inahata when Takao pinned Matsunaga with a DDT (8:48).
2. paleyouth Vs FANTÔMES DRAMATIC!: Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato defeated Antonio Honda & Hinata Kasai when Koroku submitted Kasai with a Flying Armbar (11:57).
3. 3 Way Tag Match: Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) defeated Hideki Okatani & Ilusion and Kazuma Sumi & Yuni when Levante pinned Yuni (10:40).
4. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Our LariPro ’26: Keisuke Ishii, Danshoku Dieno & Junta Miyawaki defeated Shunma Katsumata (c), Yuki Iino & Kazuki Hirata when Dieno pinned Katsumata with the Lariat (7:46). *Danshoku Dieno becomes the 1,900th champion. Danshoku Dieno wins Shunma Katsumata’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Gauntlet.
5. Special Single Match ~ I’m You, You’re Me: Daisuke Sasaki and Fake Daisuke Sasaki defeated Daision Sasaki with the Double Crossface Lock (11:02).
6. Unit Shuffle! Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, MAO & HARASHIMA defeated Chris Brookes, KANON & To-y when Ueno pinned To-y with the Jul.2 (24:17).
The final ever DDT Beer Garden show inside Shinjuku FACE took place today. The main event had everyone swap around their costumes and mix up their teams, ignoring unit alliances. Chris Brookes and HARASHIMA swapped costumes, MAO and KANON swapped costumes and Yuki Ueno and To-y swapped costumes. Even KIMIHIRO and YUZUKI swapped outfits with each other! It led to everyone trying to replicate the moves and motions of the wresters they were dressed as. The two teams brawled away from the ring, leading to some confusion when Shunma Katsumata suddenly appeared in the ring wearing a spare of Ueno’s outfit that To-y was also wearing. Yuki Iino then crashed the match dressed as Yukio Naya. HARASHIMA then reappeared but this time he was dressed as Antonio Honda and he did the entire Gongitsune bit. Everybody gradually returned to their normal selves to finish off the match. At the end of the show, Ueno told everyone there was one thing he would like to see one last time in Shinjuku FACE. The “Pai Rangers” song then played over the speakers for HARASHIMA to dance to.
After recovering from the chronic hangover that kept him off yesterday’s show, Daisuke Sasaki was back to fight a fake version of himself. Fake Daisuke Sasaki showed up accompanied with Fake DAMNATION T.A members Fake Hideki Okatani and Fake MJ Paul. They confronted the real versions until all of a sudden another Daisuke Sasaki doppelganger appeared named Daision Sasaki. Daision attacked the other two until he accidentally hit himself with a chair bouncing off the ropes. Then the real Sasaki and the Fake Sasaki applied a Double Crossface Lock to make Daision give up. Daisuke Kiso wasn’t sure how to call the result so he raised the hands of both Daisuke Sasaki and Fake Daisuke Sasaki.
Shunma Katsumata’s new goal of becoming a DDT Triple Crown Champion has already gone up in smoke. Danshoku Dieno beat him in the Lariat Pro Wrestling match to win both the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title and the remaining Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Gauntlet. The Lariat match had everyone using the move while theme songs of famous Lariat users played throughout the action. Since NOAH’s own Junta Miyawaki was in the match, some of the non-Lariat related songs played included Naomichi Marufuji’s and Mitsuharu Misawa’s. They also played the AEW and New Japan theme songs for Kazuchika Okada.
The ending of Shinjuku FACE also spurred on the end for one of the biggest grudge matches ever associated with DDT and Tokyo Joshi Pro. The two authority figures of the companies Hisaya Imabayashi and Tetsuya Koda agreed to have one final match against each other where the loser must immediately retire! It was a war that showcased heart more than physicality between the two enemies. Koda tried to summon the power of TJPW by attempting Hyper Misao’s Chickenwing Face Lock, Mizuki’s Crossface and Yuki Arai’s Finally. When they wouldn’t work he stuck Imabayashi in a Sleeper Hold that almost choked the DDT GM out. But suddenly the DDT roster all ran down to the ring to show their support for Imabayashi, motivating him to fight out of the hold. He used the Rainmaker motion to knock Koda down with a Spinning Backfist but didn’t have the heart to finally pin the man he couldn’t beat. Koda encouraged him to keep fighting and after a limp Chop Battle, Imabayashi knocked him down with one final Spinning Backfist to win the match. Koda’s sudden retirement ceremony then began only for Imabayashi to interrupt it. He said without Koda as his rival he has no reason to continue wrestling so he will be retiring alongside him! These two retirements are just for being pro wrestlers, they will continue their management roles in their respective promotions.
DDT “FIGHTING BEER GARDEN 2026 IN SHINJUKU 【FINAL COUNTDOWN 3】”, 13/08/2026 Shinjuku FACE ??? Fans – Unannounced
0. Special Dark Match: Yoshihiko defeated Ilusion with the Reincarnation (14:40).
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Shunma Katsumata defeated MAO (c) by Pinfall (7:00 pm). *Shunma Katsumata becomes the 1,896th champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Yuni defeated Shunma Katsumata (c) with an Inverted Hurricanrana (7:00 pm). *Yuni becomes the 1,897th champion.
1. Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato defeated Jun Akiyama & Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Sato pinned Matsunaga with a Rolling Elbow Butt (7:16).
2. KANON, Yuki Iino, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Akito, Soma Takao & Yuki Ishida when Iino pinned Ishida with the Lariat (0:17).
2a. Rematch: KANON, Yuki Iino, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Akito, Soma Takao & Yuki Ishida when KANON pinned Ishida with the Ground Cobra Twist (7:36).
3. DAMNATION T.A Vs FANTÔMES DRAMATIC!: Hideki Okatani & MJ Paul defeated HARASHIMA & Hinata Kasai when Okatani pinned Kasai with the Vertical Drop Brainbuster (11:29).
4. Rock ‘N’ Roll 4 Way Death Match: Junta Miyawaki defeated A.YAZAWA, Kazuki Hirata and To-y when Miyawaki pinned YAZAWA with a Pedigree (13:37).
5. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Special 6-Man Tag Match: Naomi Yoshimura, Masami Inahata & Kumadori defeated Shunma Katsumata, Yuni (c) & Kazuma Sumi when Kumadori pinned Yuni with the Spiral Senton (12:24). *Kumadori becomes the 1,898th champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Shunma Katsumata defeated Kumadori (c) with an Inside Cradle (8:37 pm). *Shunma Katsumata becomes the 1,899th champion.
6. Enter Sandman Match: MAO defeated Yuki Ueno, Brahman Sasaki, Takeshi Masada, Danshoku Dieno and Super Sasadango Machine when MAO pinned Sasadango with the Ultra Jam (19:32).
For the next two days DDT are holding their summer beer garden shows inside Shinjuku FACE for the last time before the venue shuts down for good next month. Day 1 ended with the annual Enter Sandman match where The Sandman’s much replicated entrance gets turned into an entire No Holds Barred free for all match. Chris Brookes did his homework and wore a Sandman style outfit. Daisuke Sasaki didn’t show up because of a chronic hangover but in his place was Brahman Sasaki. He unmasked Super Sasadango Machine then shoved him face first into Danshoku Dieno’s Hell Gate. MAO then grabbed a large bag of empty beer cans and jumped off the top rope to land a Guillotine Leg Drop onto Sasadango for the win.
MAO celebrated by calling himself the champion of idiots when Daichi Sato got into the ring. Sato isn’t old enough to drink yet and complained about having nothing fun to do at the show unlike all the adults. This will be his last summer vacation as a student so he wants to make a great memory out of it. MAO suggested they go to a theme park together but Sato instead challenged him for the KO-D Openweight Title so he can become the youngest champion ever! MAO accepted, explaining he’s been waiting for someone like Sato to come fight him. He remembers having a match with Sato four years ago when Sato was only 13 years old. He still remembers Sato kicking him hard and telling him to die. Ever since then MAO has been waiting for Sato to reach puberty so he could finally fight him as a man. Hisaya Imabayashi announced the title match will happen at Korakuen Hall on 30th August, one day after Sato’s 18th birthday.
MAO came into the show holding the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title along with the KO-D Title but lost the Iron Man belt to Shunma Katsumata during the opening segment. Katsumata was then pinned by Yuni while the match order announcement was going on. Another title change happened later when Kumadori beat Yuni to win a 6-Man Tag match. After that Kumadori challenged Katsumata for the DDT Extreme Title after he heard Katsumata say anyone could come challenge him. Kumadori doesn’t want to be a guest wrestler in DDT forever so he wants a title match. It was confirmed for 30th August but Katsumata then kicked Kumadori and pinned him with a Small Package to suddenly take the Iron Man Title off him! He now has a goal to cash in his Right To Challenge Gauntlet so he can win the KO-D title and become a Triple Crown champion!
Lovesickness prevented Antonio Honda from appearing at the show. A.YAZAWA took his place in the Rock ‘N’ Roll Death Match. Everyone in the match danced, drank and caused each other to all spit out their beer. In the end Junta Miyawaki did a Triple H spit with the beer and pinned YAZAWA with the Pedigree.
Yuki Ishida found himself in the Kazuki Hirata spot of immediately losing his match and having everybody angry at him for it. Earlier in the day Soma Takao announced he would be leaving DDT next month so everyone thought it was unfair for one of his last matches in the company would end in just 17 seconds. Everyone agreed to a restart and the match gradually turned from wrestling into everybody feeding each other cans of beer.
The dark match between Ilusion and Yoshihiko turned into a brawl around the venue before making its way back to the ring. Ilusion wanted to use a chair after a ref bump but ended up hitting himself with it when Yoshihiko dodged a swing and the chair bounced off the ropes back into Ilusion. Yoshihiko gave him the Infinity Destroyer before finishing him off with the Reincarnation, getting revenge for Ilusion eliminating him from the Battle Royal in Sumo Hall earlier this week.
DDT “FIGHTING BEER GARDEN 2026 IN SHINJUKU 【FINAL COUNTDOWN 3】”, 13/08/2026 Shinjuku FACE
0. Special Dark Match: Ilusion Vs Yoshihiko
1. Jun Akiyama & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato
2. Sanshiro Takagi, Akito, Soma Takao & Yuki Ishida Vs KANON, Yuki Iino, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI)
3. DAMNATION T.A Vs FANTÔMES DRAMATIC!: Hideki Okatani & MJ Paul Vs HARASHIMA & Hinata Kasai
4. Rock ‘N’ Roll 4 Way Death Match: Antonio Honda Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Junta Miyawaki Vs To-y
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Shunma Katsumata, Yuni & Kazuma Sumi Vs Naomi Yoshimura, Masami Inahata & Kumadori
6. Enter Sandman Match: Yuki Ueno Vs MAO Vs Daisuke Sasaki Vs Takeshi Masada Vs Danshoku Dieno Vs Super Sasadango Machine
A day after the Sumo Hall show Rukiya began showing symptoms of a fever so DDT has pulled him from the rest of this week’s schedule. Tomomitsu Matsunaga takes his place as Jun Akiyama’s tag partner on the two Beer Garden shows.
DDT will be holding a press conference a few hours before the show. One of the topics will be news regarding Soma Takao.
DDT “THE FINAL SHINJUKU FACE BEER GARDEN PRO WRESTLING”, 14/08/2026 Shinjuku FACE
0. Dark Match ~ Brutal Grudge Final Showdown! Loser Retires Special: Tetsuya Koda Vs Hisaya Imabayashi
1. Jun Akiyama, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Masami Inahata Vs Soma Takao, Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida
2. paleyouth Vs FANTÔMES DRAMATIC!: Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato Vs Antonio Honda & Hinata Kasai
3. 3 Way Tag Match: Kazuma Sumi & Yuni Vs Hideki Okatani & Ilusion Vs Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI)
4. Our LariPro ’26: Keisuke Ishii, Danshoku Dieno & Junta Miyawaki Vs Shunma Katsumata, Yuki Iino & Kazuki Hirata
5. Special Single Match ~ I’m You, You’re Me: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Fake Daisuke Sasaki
6. Unit Shuffle! Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, MAO & HARASHIMA Vs Chris Brookes, KANON & To-y
Both Beer Garden shows are sold out.
DDT “KANDA MYOJIN CULTURAL EXCHANGE PRESENTS AFTER PETER PAN ~RYOGOKU AFTER PARTY~”, 17/08/2026 Tokyo Kanda Myojin Hall
1. New Generation Variety Team Discovery Audition Match: Danshoku Dieno Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Antonio Honda Vs Kazuma Sumi Vs Yuki Ishida Vs Masami Inahata Vs Hinata Kasai
2. Super Sasadango Machine Title: Super Sasadango Machine (c) Vs Ilusion
3. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: KANON, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) (c) Vs Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato
The way Strange Love Connection beat paleyouth for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles was too underwhelming for the champions to accept. They are getting a rematch to ensure that whichever team deserves to be champions will do so by beating the other side to a pulp.
Rukiya has been taken out of the DDT Variety Team Audition match as well.
BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS “FUCKED UP FEST 2026”, 22/08/2026 Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MONSTAR
1. Super P & Bear Ranger Vs Dr. Cube & Erebus
2. Ebisuko Sakaba Vs ChocoPro: Ken Ohka, Sayaka Obihiro & Shin Suzuki (w/ KUDO) Vs Baliyan Akki, Chie Koishikawa & Sayaka
3. Special Single Match: Thanomsak Toba Vs HARASHIMA
4. SEKIFUDA 1 YEAR OF BAKA ~ Special Single Match: Kota Sekifuda Vs Minoru Suzuki
5. Hardcore Tag Match: MAO & Shunma Katsumata Vs Jun Kasai & Chris Brookes
The latest match to be added to “FUCKED UP FEST” is a trios match pitting the Ebisuko Tavern against ChocoPro. We get an special appearance from KUDO out of it too.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE 13TH TOKYO PRINCESS CUP”, 23/08/2026 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara Vs Sumire Natsu & Mifu Ashida
2. Yuki Arai & Miyu Yamashita Vs Hiroyo Matsumoto & Shoko Nakajima
3. 13th Tokyo Princess Cup – Final: X Vs X
Lady Destroyer and the Big Kaiju are teaming up for the first time ever! Hiroyo Matsumoto’s return to Tokyo Joshi Pro sees her joining forces with Shoko Nakajima to take on Yuki Arai & Miyu Yamashita.
DDT “LAST SUMMER STANDING ~SUMMER’S RECKONING~”, 30/08/2026 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki (c) Vs Jun Akiyama & Rukiya
2. DDT Universal Title: Ryusuke Taguchi (c) Vs Daisuke Sasaki
The DDT Universal Title now belongs to a New Japan wrestler. Ryusuke Taguchi is now the champion and his performance drew out Daisuke Sasaki to challenge him for the belt. Sasaki remembers losing to Taguchi at the Best Of The Super Jr. way back in 2012. That memory of Taguchi being so strong has stayed with Sasaki and that is the version of Taguchi he wants to fight again.
Rukiya is expected to be ready in time to fight for the KO-D Tag Team Titles at the end of the month. He better be because this was his idea in the first place. Shinya Aoki might be risking his RIZIN fight next month for this! Junta Miyawaki will also get reminded of his home in NOAH by stepping across the ring from Jun Akiyama once more.
Kumadori will be on the show.
“SHINJUKU FACE COUNTDOWN SERIES ~MEISHIN KOKOTSU~”, 30/09/2026 Shinjuku FACE
1. ~Go To The NEXT~: Ilusion & Homare Vs Shota Kofuji & Masami Inahata
The Shinjuku FACE finale is going to have some inter-promotional matches taking place. The first match announced for the venue’s final event has Ilusion and Masami Inahata mixing it up with Homare from Dragon Gate and Shota Kofuji from All Japan.
DDT “ULTIMATE PARTY 2026”, 03/11/2026 Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
1. Special Single Match: Jun Kasai Vs Hinata Kasai
Father and son teaming together wasn’t enough to give Jun Kasai the excitement he seeks from pro wrestling. So he is challenging his son Hinata Kasai to a match at DDT’s next Sumo Hall show!
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Dramatic DDT 