DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2022 IN OSAKA”, 12/11/2022 Osaka Edion Arena #2
0. Dark Match: Shunma Katsumata & Kazuma Sumi Vs Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku
1. MJ Paul & KANON Vs Hideki Okatani & Takeshi Masada
2. Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Produce Match: Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Aja Kong & HARASHIMA
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – B Block: Chris Brookes (2) Vs Yukio Naya (2)
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – A Block: Daisuke Sasaki (1) Vs Joey Janela (4)
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – A Block: Tetsuya Endo (3) Vs RSP (4)
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Yuji Hino, Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi (c) Vs Naruki Doi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – B Block: Kazusada Higuchi (3) Vs MAO (2)
8. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – A Block: Yuki Ueno (4) Vs Naomi Yoshimura (0)
The audience is allowed to cheer for this weekend’s DDT shows in Osaka and Kyoto.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW CITY CIRCUIT AUTUMN ~YUKI ARAI TRIUMPHANT PERFORMANCE~”, 13/11/2022 Kyoto KBS Hall
1. 3 Way Match: Shoko Nakajima Vs Suzume Vs Haruna Neko
2. Moka Miyamoto Vs Kaya Toribami
3. Yuki Aino & Raku Vs Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu
4. Rika Tatsumi Vs Arisu Endo
5. Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki Vs Maki Itoh & Hikari Noa
6. Saki Akai & Yuki Arai Vs Miu Watanabe & Pom Harajuku
Reiwa AA Cannon takes centre stage while Miyu Yamashita, Hyper Misao and Nao Kakuta are all busy elsewhere this weekend. Yamashita & Misao are in England while Kakuta is performing on a stage show.
DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2022 IN KYOTO”, 13/11/2022 Kyoto KBS Hall
1. Joey Janela, Makoto Oishi & Yuki Ishida Vs RSP, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku
2. Pheromones Vs DISASTER BOX!: Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – B Block: Yukio Naya (2) Vs KANON (2)
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – B Block: Yuji Hino (5) Vs MAO (2)
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Tetsuya Endo, Naruki Doi & Akito Vs Hideki Okatani, Toi Kojima & Takeshi Masada
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – A Block: Daisuke Sasaki (1) Vs Naomi Yoshimura (0)
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – B Block: Kazusada Higuchi (3) Vs Chris Brookes (2)
8. Saki Akai Produce Match: Saki Akai, Yukio Sakaguchi & HARASHIMA Vs Aja Kong, Yuki Ueno & Shunma Katsumata
The spotlight remains on Saki Akai later in the day when the hometown girl main events DDT too. The occasion calls for her to battle Aja Kong one more!
DDT “NEXTBODY PRESENTS STERNNESS 30TH ANNIVERSARY VOL. 2 IN OSAKA ~JUN AKIYAMA DEBUT 30TH ANNIVERSARY ROUND 2~”, 10/12/2022 Osaka Izumi City Plaza Yayoi no Kaze Hall
1. Hideki Okatani & Yuya Koroku Vs Takeshi Masada & Kazuma Sumi
2. Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Akito & Kazuki Hirata
3. Kazusada Higuchi & Yuki Ishida Vs HARASHIMA & Yukio Naya
4. The 37KAMIINA Vs DAMNATION T.A!: Yuki Ueno, MAO & Shunma Katsumata Vs Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON
5. Special Single Match: Tigers Mask Vs Yusuke Okada
6. NEXTBODY presents Jun Akiyama Debut 30th Anniversary Match In Osaka ~ Special 6-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Tetsuya Endo & Naomi Yoshimura Vs Zeus, Bodyguard & Ryouji Sai
We’re going full force Osaka in the main event of Jun Akiyama’s next anniversary show. Akiyama is teaming with Tetsuya Endo & Naomi Yoshimura to take on a super alliance between Big Guns and Ryouji Sai!
Osaka’s own Tigers Mask has asked to be on the show so Akiyama is putting him against Yusuke Okada.
BASARA “BASARA 206 ~RYU TOKOTO~”, 11/12/2022 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Ryuichi Sekine Vs X
2. Union MAX Title: Isami Kodaka (c) Vs Fuminori Abe
Over two years ago Fuminori Abe won the Union MAX Title under unfortunate circumstances when the champion Masahiro Takanashi suffered a bad injury during their match. Abe became the new champion as a result but he never really accepted the reign as being fully legitimate. After winning the Chouten ~Itadaki~ tournament this week he thinks now is the time for him to challenge for the belt again and prove to himself he deserves to be the champion. Doing that against Isami Kodaka, the man who has held the MAX Title the most would definitely prove it.
Ryuichi Sekine returns to the ring after spending almost two years away from pro wrestling to take care of his mental health. While he was away, Abe won the rights to become Ryuichi Sekine II but he purposely never used the gimmick knowing the original would one day return.
BASARA “BASARA 203 ~GLITTER~”, 08/11/2022 Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – A Block Final: FUMA Vs Fuminori Abe
2. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – B Block Final: Masato Kamino Vs Yasu Urano
3. Turnabout Pro Wrestling Trial: Gouma Vs Banana Senga Vs X
4. Takumi Tsukamoto, Takato Nakano & Lil’ Kraken Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi, Daichi Kazato & Tsutomu Oosugi
5. Isami Kodaka, Daiki Shimomura & Minoru Fujita Vs Ryota Nakatasu, SAGAT & Akiyori Takizawa
6. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Final: Winner Of A Block Vs Winner Of B Block
Either FUMA, Fuminori Abe, Masato Kamino or Yasu Urano will come out of the show as this year’s Chouten ~Itadaki~ winner. There is also the return of the Turnabout Pro Wrestling Trial too. The last one of those that happened in BASARA was back in July 2020.
DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2022 IN OSAKA”, 12/11/2022 Osaka Edion Arena #2
0. Dark Match: Shunma Katsumata & Kazuma Sumi Vs Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku
1. MJ Paul & KANON Vs Hideki Okatani & Takeshi Masada
2. Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Produce Match: Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Aja Kong & HARASHIMA
3. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Yuji Hino, Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi (c) Vs Naruki Doi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – A Block: Yuki Ueno (4) Vs Naomi Yoshimura (0)
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – A Block: Daisuke Sasaki (1) Vs Joey Janela (4)
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – A Block: Tetsuya Endo (3) Vs RSP (4)
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – B Block: Kazusada Higuchi (3) Vs MAO (2)
8. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – B Block: Chris Brookes (2) Vs Yukio Naya (2)
Mixed fortunes all around in the D-Ou Grand Prix so far. A Block is all to play for at the moment. Everyone is still in the running so wrestlers like Naomi Yoshimura and Daisuke Sasaki have to start their comeback now before it’s too late. The B Block matches on this show is giving those involved the chance to catch up with the leader Yuji Hino.
1. Soma Takao & Tyson Maeguchi Vs Shuichiro Katsumura & Shinichiro Tominaga
2. Original GanPro Tag Vs Last Teacher-Student Tag: Ken Ohka & Yumehito Imanari Vs Keisuke Ishii & Kouki Iwasaki
3. Gunhed 2022 Special Tag Match: Hartley Jackson & Seiya Morohashi Vs Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Mizuki Watase
4. GanJo Three Big Singles Match: HARUKAZE Vs YuuRI
5. GanJo Three Big Singles Match: Moeka Haruhi Vs Yoshiko Hasegawa
6. GanJo Three Big Singles Match: Yuna Manase Vs Echika Miyabi
It’s time for Ganbare☆Joshi to finally do those big series of singles matches that shows are built around sometimes. Most of the division are taking on each other but Yuna Manase is getting a brand new opponent making her Ganbare☆Pro debut. Echika Miyabi is a trans joshi wrestler who made her pro wrestling debut with P.P.P. Tokyo in September. Miyabi is 21 years old, 178cm tall and weighs 75kg. She had a background in baseball and judo before she transitioned during her college years. She worked at a muscle girls themed bar where she was introduced to pro wrestling by her workmate, Chanyota and began training with her.
It will be a few weeks until the next Spirit Of Ganbare Title defence so until then Hartley Jackson and Mizuki Watase will have plenty of time to prepare for it. Former champion Tatsuhito Takaiwa is coming back to give Watase some help in his preparation. Jackson will be teaming with Seiya Morohashi for this match.
Kouki Iwasaki’s final match in Ganpro will be against Keisuke Ishii but before that happens, he wants to team with him one last time. Their friendship will be put to the test against Ganpro’s original best buddies, Ken Ohka & Yumehito Imanari.
DDT “UTAN FESTA 2022”, 27/11/2022 Tokyo JR Omori Station East Exit Square
1. World Omori Title: Chikara (c) Vs Soma Takao
2018 was the last time the World Omori Title was defended outside the JR Omori Station. It’s been years since DDT held a show there but they are finally going back. It was determined four years ago that Chikara would defend the title against Masahiro Takanashi next but Takanashi will be busy wrestling in Singapore. So instead Soma Takao has been chosen to challenge for the belt even though he does not want to. The next No. 1 Contender for the following year’s event is usually determined on this show too.
DDT “ROJO PRO WRESTLING IN SHINGASHI EXCITING FESTIVAL”, 06/11/2022 Saitama Tobu Tojo Line Shingashi Station West Exit ??? Fans
1. Falls Count Anywhere 4 Way Match: Shunma Katsumata defeated HARASHIMA, Makoto Oishi and Nabe Yakan when Katsumata pinned Oishi with the Sauna Trance Splash through a Table (36:01).
A local festival got to witness the chaos of a DDT Falls Count Anywhere match. Comedian and part-time wrestler Nabe Yakan came along for the ride but probably wished he didn’t after HARASHIMA used a Gorilla Press to throw him onto some chairs. A ladder came into play where Makoto Oishi and Shunma Katsumata fought on top of. Oishi Headbutted Katsumata off the ladder onto the same bunch of chairs. Katsumata recovered and placed Oishi on top of a table. He then Splashed him through the table after jumping off the ladder to get the win.
DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2022 IN YOKOHAMA DAY 2”, 05/11/2022 Yokohama Radiant Hall 280 Fans – Super No Vacancy
1. Harimao Vs DAMNATION T.A!: Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul defeated Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida when Paul pinned Ishida with the Death Valley Bomb (9:10).
2. Yukio Sakaguchi Produce Match ~ 2 Vs 3 Handicap Match: Pokotan & Gota Ihashi defeated Saki Akai, Hideki Okatani & Kazuki Hirata when Pokotan pinned Hirata with a Diving Body Press (9:59).
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – B Block: Chris Brookes (2) defeated KANON (2) with the House Piano Death (11:30).
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – A Block: Joey Janela (4) defeated Tetsuya Endo (3) with a Cradle (13:47).
5. Jun Akiyama, HARASHIMA, Soma Takao & Yukio Naya defeated MAO, Shunma Katsumata, Toi Kojima & Takeshi Masada when Naya pinned Masada with the Choke Slam (11:18).
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – A Block: Yuki Ueno (4) defeated RSP (4) with a Rolling Guillotine Ace Crusher (12:29).
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – B Block: Kazusada Higuchi (3) Vs Yuji Hino (5) ended in a Time Limit Draw (30:00).
The second half of today’s Yokohama doubleheader ended with Kazusada Higuchi and Yuji Hino fighting each other to a 30 minute draw. A lot of it was built around Chop battles between the two inside and outside the ring. Shukan Puroresu reported 182 Chops were thrown in total (Higuchi threw 100 and Hino threw 82)! Higuchi used the Brain Claw as a counter to the Fuckin’ BOMB but Hino applied his own Brain Claw to Higuchi in response. Hino’s claw looked to be the stronger version against Higuchi’s but time ran out before anything could be determined. Hino remains undefeated and in first place. He compares Higuchi’s strength to those of Yuji Okabayashi and Daisuke Sekimoto. However he thinks Higuchi still has a long way to go and should focus on making his body bigger. Higuchi admits he probably put too much focus on the Chop battle because it was too much fun.
Yuki Ueno pulled out a new finisher to give RSP his first loss in DDT. The WR was ineffective against RSP due to the weight difference between the two. So Ueno used a move that for the moment is called the Rolling Guillotine Ace Crusher. It looks like a more flippy version of the Overdrive/Play Of The Day. Ueno said no matter how much damage he takes, it’s all about getting those two points at the end. He is the one who enjoys DDT the most and wants to make it to the final instead of anybody big or scary like RSP. He has a big match coming up next in the block against Naomi Yoshimura. RSP said if he had to lose to anyone, he is honored it was from Ueno because he is one of the best. He also made comments about Joey Janela, reminding “The Bad Boy” that boys do not become kings, grown men do.
Speaking of Janela, he lived up to his promise to score an upset win over Tetsuya Endo! The result almost did not happen that way when Endo blocked a Superplex and instead gave Janela an Avalanche Canadian Destroyer. Janela then kicked out of the Swivel Torture Rack Bomb so Endo went for the Burning Star Press. It was blocked by Janela’s knees and Endo was then rolled over into a Cradle for the surprise result. Janela is still fired up over losing his first match in the tournament and now has Daisuke Sasaki next on the schedule. He now promises to be a bloodthirsty wolf in Osaka and give everyone there a festival of blood! Endo still isn’t sure if his ankle is at 100% but he does not blame today’s loss on that because he was able to do the Sasuke Special. He warns Janela that the DDT Extreme Title is still in his sight even though he lost today.
KANON is the first wrestler to be mathematically eliminated from reaching the final. His fourth match out of five in the block was a defeat to Chris Brookes. The Cobra Twist that KANON relies so much on was skillyfully countered by Brookes into an Octopus Stretch. From there the move was turned into the House Piano Death and KANON had no choice but to give up. Brookes thinks he had the advantage because he only had one tournament match today while KANON had two. But he also thinks KANON does so many unnecessary things to try and throw his opponent off their game. That doesn’t work on Brookes because his soul is already dead. KANON was angry backstage and broke down into tears because he cannot fulfill his promise to meet with Sasaki in the final. The only thing that can cheer him up is if he kills Yukio Naya in his last group match!
Yukio Sakaguchi decided to produce a match without putting himself in it. So since he was absent, Kazuki Hirata figured he would make a good replacement and came out with Eruption acting and looking just like Sakaguchi! He and Hideki Okatani spent the match fighting with Pokotan while Gota Ihashi creeped out Saki Akai with his lust for her. Hirata knocked off Pokotan’s head, revealing it was Sakaguchi in the mascot costume all along! Hirata freaked out until he was caught by Eruption so Sakaguchi could Penalty Kick him. Sakaguchi then finished Hirata off with a Diving Body Press. Ihashi tried to pose with Eruption after the match but Sakaguchi threw Pokotan’s head at him.
DDT will be returning to the JR Omori Station in Tokyo on 27th November for their first outdoor show at the location in four years. The annual show always featured a defence of the World Omori Title which was last held by Chikara. Four years ago Masahiro Takanashi became the No. 1 Contender for the belt but this year he will be in Singapore while the show takes place. Soma Takao has been nominated as the next contender because of his reputation as the strongest drinker in Ota Ward. Takao does not want to be in the match but he is being forced to take part.
DDT “DDT FREE -NOVEMBER- D-OU GRAND PRIX 2022 IN YOKOHAMA”, 05/11/2022 Yokohama Radiant Hall 300 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House
1. Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku defeated Shunma Katsumata & Kazuma Sumi when Koroku submitted Sumi with the Chickenwing Arm Lock (10:11).
2. Yuki “Sexy” Iino, Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno & Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari defeated Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda when Iino submitted Hirata with the Sexy Arabian Nights (10:16).
3. Sanshiro Takagi, HARASHIMA, Akito & Makoto Oishi defeated Hideki Okatani, Toi Kojima, Yuki Ishida & Takeshi Masada when Oishi submitted Ishida with the Fujiyama Knee Lock (10:18).
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – A Block: Joey Janela (2) defeated Naomi Yoshimura (0) with a Diving Foot Stomp (11:29).
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – B Block: KANON (2) defeated MAO (2) with the Cobra Twist (17:37).
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – A Block: RSP (4) defeated Daisuke Sasaki (1) with a Frog Splash (11:00).
The first of two D-Ou Grand Prix shows taking place today saw the foreign entrants score big victories over the DDT big shots. RSP went into a fight with Daisuke Sasaki and came out of it the last one standing. He used a Diving Body Attack, the GTF and then a Frog Splash to win in the end. After the match RSP told the fans he will win the Grand Prix and he will keep on telling everyone that until it happens and he becomes the king of DDT! Backstage Sasaki said he will go to Ohio, gain 50 pounds of weight and kill RSP as revenge!
At least the other DAMNATION T.A wrestler in the tournament got his first win on this show. KANON found another opponent who shares a link to TAKA Michinoku like he does. MAO grew up influenced by Michinoku Pro and uses the Michinoku Driver II for that reason. He used the move here but KANON kicked out of it and then dodged the Cannonball 450°. A series of cradles exchanges ended in KANON catching MAO in the Cobra Twist to make him submit. KANON said he enjoyed fighting MAO so much he wants to do it again but at somewhere different than the D-Ou GP. However he’s only won a single match so far and feels like he is standing on the edge of a cliff. MAO accepted defeat because KANON is a “trueblood” disciple of Michinoku while he is just an imitator and “an alien born from a mutant Earth.”
Joey Janela scores his first points while Naomi Yoshimura is now 0 for 2. Janela was aggressive from the get go and used a combination of Face Kick followed by a Package Piledriver and then a Diving Foot Stomp to get the three count. Janela explained his loss to Yuki Ueno ignited his fighting spirit. He faces Tetsuya Endo on the next show taking place later today and promises his win there will be even more surprising than when he won the DDT Extreme Title. Yoshimura is trying to figure out why he’s having a bad start to the tournament. He does not feel in bad shape or anything like that. His next match is against Ueno and he promised not to lose to him, no matter how unrefined he is feeling right now.
Before the Pheromones match began, Danshoku Dieno warned everyone that Yuki Iino was feeling so excited over today being “Nice Butt Day” that he could not hold himself back. Iino had to be stopped from undressing himself but he eventually did it anyway, stripping completely down to a little piece of lingerie that left nothing to the imagination (no picture of it because I don’t want this site to get blocked anywhere). He won with a move called the Sexy Arabian Nights which involved him running the ropes and hopping over his opponent People’s Elbow style over and over until they submit.
DDT “DDT FREE -NOVEMBER- D-OU GRAND PRIX 2022 IN YOKOHAMA”, 05/11/2022 Yokohama Radiant Hall
1. Shunma Katsumata & Kazuma Sumi Vs Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku
2. Yuki “Sexy” Iino, Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno & Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari Vs Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda
3. Sanshiro Takagi, HARASHIMA, Akito & Makoto Oishi Vs Hideki Okatani, Toi Kojima, Yuki Ishida & Takeshi Masada
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – A Block: Naomi Yoshimura (0) Vs Joey Janela (0)
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – B Block: MAO (2) Vs KANON (0)
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – A Block: Daisuke Sasaki (1) Vs RSP (2)
There are not one but two shows filled with D-Ou Grand Prix matches taking place tomorrow in Yokohama. RSP won both of his DDT matches so far with the GTF and is looking to destroy the rest of the competition with that move. Daisuke Sasaki is coming off of a time limit draw but that can turn out to be just a minor setback if he can win here. MAO is one for two so far and still relying on creative or ingenious ways to win matches. KANON, Naomi Yoshimura and Joey Janela all need to do something to catch up because another loss for any of them will be very damaging to their chances of reaching the final.
DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2022 IN YOKOHAMA DAY 2”, 05/11/2022 Yokohama Radiant Hall
1. Harimao Vs DAMNATION T.A!: Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida Vs Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul
2. Yukio Sakaguchi Produce Match ~ 2 Vs 3 Handicap Match: Pokotan & Gota Ihashi Vs Saki Akai, Hideki Okatani & Kazuki Hirata
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – B Block: Chris Brookes (0) Vs KANON (0)
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – A Block: Tetsuya Endo (3) Vs Joey Janela (0)
5. Jun Akiyama, HARASHIMA, Soma Takao & Yukio Naya Vs MAO, Shunma Katsumata, Toi Kojima & Takeshi Masada
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – A Block: Yuki Ueno (2) Vs RSP (2)
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – B Block: Kazusada Higuchi (2) Vs Yuji Hino (4)
By the time tomorrow is over the GP will already be around halfway done. Yuji Hino can storm ahead of the B Block if he beats Kazusada Higuchi and remain undefeated. Yuki Ueno figured out Janela but can he do the same with RSP? Tetsuya Endo is in the same situation with Sasaki because of their draw, not a bad thing as long as he wins from here on out. We’ll see if Chris Brookes has gotten over his embarassing countout loss to MAO.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW AUTUMN TOUR ’22”, 20/11/2022 Shinjuku FACE
1. Billie Starkz Vs X
The arrival of Billie Starkz in Tokyo Joshi Pro is happening sooner than expected. She will have her first TJPW match one week before she challenges Yuka Sakazaki for the Princess Of Princess Title.
GANBARE☆PRO “GIRI GIRI CHOP! 2022”, 27/12/2022 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Kouki Iwasaki Ganbare☆Pro Wrestling Last Match: Keisuke Ishii Vs Kouki Iwasaki
2. Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Title: Hartley Jackson (c) Vs Mizuki Watase
Hartley Jackson would like to take his relationship with Ganbare☆Pro once step further and become part of the family. The roster has won him over with their fighting spirit while he defends the Spirit Of Ganbare Title against all of them. Mizuki Watase is next to challenge him, doing so one year after he himself joined the promotion. Watase’s win-loss record isn’t great but he carries the flame of Ganpro wherever he goes and wants to be the one to dethrone Jackson. If he does win and become the new champion, Watase will then personally welcome Jackson into the Ganpro family if he wants to. While all of this is going on, Ken Ohka is feeling left out in the cold. Every time he tries to confront Jackson to make a challenge, somebody else beats him to the punch.
DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2022 IN YOKOHAMA DAY 1”, 03/11/2022 Yokohama Radiant Hall 235 Fans
1. Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku defeated Soma Takao, Toi Kojima & Takeshi Masada when Okada pinned Kojima with the Sudden Death (9:11).
2. HARASHIMA Produce Match ~ Blindfold Breastfold Tag Death Match: Antonio Honda & Shunma Katsumata defeated HARASHIMA & Kazuki Hirata when Katsumata stripped off HARASHIMA’s bra (10:40).
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – B Block: Yuji Hino (4) defeated KANON (0) with a Dragon Sleeper (8:16).
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – B Block: Yukio Naya (2) defeated MAO (2) with the Back Drop (11:49).
5. RSP, Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi defeated Kazusada Higuchi, Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida when RSP pinned Ishida with the GTF (12:19).
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – A Block: Yuki Ueno (2) defeated Joey Janela (0) with the BME (10:01).
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – A Block: Tetsuya Endo (3) Vs Daisuke Sasaki (1) ended in a Time Limit Draw (30:00).
The big DAMNATION clash ended without a winner. Daisuke Sasaki worked on Tetsuya Endo’s injured ankle, weakening Endo’s aerial moves when he tried to use them later in the match. The match featured an unexpected surprise halfway through when Mad Paulie, not MJ Paul, came down to the ring while both wrestlers were down on their backs. A referee bump led to Paulie attacking Endo at first. But when Sasaki brought in a chair, Paulie stopped him from using it. Endo then gave Sasaki a Low Blow from behind. Paulie remained a neutral party from that point and the match continued. Endo gave Sasaki som Exploder Suplexes and the Swivel Torture Rack Bomb but Sasaki kept kicking out of the pins, even getting a 1 count. Endo’s ankle damage prevented him from hitting the Burning Star Press and Sasaki was able to get him into the Crossface Lock. Endo bit his hand to free himself and the two were left scrambling for the win until the time expired. After the match Endo said it’s been exactly two years since his Ota Ward Gymnasium match with Sasaki and “Charisma” is the same as he was back then. Sasaki didn’t have much to say other then ask Paulie how did he get back here from Planet Pauline? Endo said even though today ended in a draw, he is still going to win the D-Ou Grand Prix and collect all of DDT’s championships. He also wants any prize money he wins to be transferred to him as soon as possible. When he left the ring, Sasaki called BURNING a bunch of crap and Endo should be in DAMNATION T.A alongside him instead.
The DDT Universal Champion beats the DDT Extreme Champion! It was a match that left Yuki Ueno with a bloody nose from Joey Janela’s big attacks. Janela’s attempt to take things to the extreme included using an Avalanche Falcon Arrow along with trying to land moves onto the ring apron. Ueno fought back by dropping Janela onto the apron with a Facebuster. The Dropkick was the big difference maker as happens often with Ueno’s matches recently. That move left Janela in position to take the BME for Ueno to take the win. Ueno repeated his goal is to carry DDT on his back and winning the Grand Prix will help make that happen. He said Janela can pull out a lot of power at a moment’s notice and he couldn’t tell what he was thinking. Since Janela did not bring in any weapons, Ueno wonders if he was trying to prove he can win without going death match or hardcore? Janela is mad over losing his first match in DDT. He wants to go back to GCW with the D-Ou trophy as the “King Of Extreme” but now has to rethink his strategy.
Yukio Naya gets his first win of the tournament by beating MAO. The two fought out of the ring and spent a brief amount of time causing trouble in the lobby before coming back. MAO tried going for flash pins and almost won with a Hurricanrana. Naya stopped his momentum with a Knee Lift and got the win with a Back Drop. Naya is glad to win this match because MAO is an unpredictable opponent. His next opponent is Chris Brookes, a wrestler who specialises in Cradles and Roll Ups. Naya knows he needs to have a proper countermeasure ready to go against that. MAO figured that Naya studied him hard before today’s match and gives him credit for being so prepared. He got to see the Real Japan of Yukio Naya.
The B Block is currently led by Yuji Hino after today’s win over KANON. Although the two wrestlers come from different promotions, they are both connected by the having the same teacher TAKA Michinoku (Hino was K-DOJO and KANON was JTO). KANON got to lock in the Cobra Twist and apply it deep enough to take Hino down to the canvas. Hino couldn’t power out of the move so had to use the rope break to free himself. Hino then unexpectedly put KANON in a Dragon Sleeper and squeezed it tight enough to get his opponent to submit. Hino told his “brother-in-law” after the match that he can never beat him this way, but his Cobra Twist is still pretty good so they should have another match.
Blindfolds and bras were the name of the game for one of the non-tournament bouts. There was a match where everyone wore bras and were blindfolded. The goal was to win either by normal means or by stripping off their one of their opponents’ bras. There were a lot of missed attacks and accidental moves hitting the wrong people. Kazuki Hirata still somehow found a way to put on his Hirata GO! glasses and dance. HARASHIMA got his hands on Antonio Honda’s bra but was thrown down to the mat. Shunma Katsumata heard the slam and climbed the ropes. He went for the Totonou Splash but overshot HARASHIMA and missed. The two were able to detect each other and kept fighting until HARASHIMA’s bra was pulled off, giving Katsumata’s team the win.
GANBARE☆PRO “DIRTY HERO 2022”, 03/11/2022 Yokohama Radiant Hall
1. Tsuyoshi Okada Vs Yuki Kanzaki
2. GanJo Special Tag Match: Yuna Manase & Yoshiko Hasegawa Vs Willow Nightingale & Moeka Haruhi
3. Mixed Tag Match: Ken Ohka & YuuRI Vs Yumehito Imanari & HARUKAZE
4. Dirty Hero 2022 Special Tag Match: Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao Vs Mizuki Watase & Toi Kojima
5. Kouki Iwasaki Send-Off Special Singles Match: Kouki Iwasaki Vs Shinichiro Tominaga
6. Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Title: Hartley Jackson (c) Vs Shuichiro Katsumura
Tomorrow is Shuichiro Katsumura’s chance to win the Spirit Of Ganbare Title in his hometown. It’s a match that Hartley Jackson has been looking forward to a lot too. For an outsider champion, Jackson has been warming up to Ganbare☆Pro a lot during his time here.
DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2022 IN YOKOHAMA DAY 1”, 03/11/2022 Yokohama Radiant Hall
1. Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku Vs Soma Takao, Toi Kojima & Takeshi Masada
2. HARASHIMA Produce Match ~ Blindfold Breastfold Tag Death Match: HARASHIMA & Kazuki Hirata Vs Antonio Honda & Shunma Katsumata
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – B Block: Yuji Hino (2) Vs KANON (0)
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – B Block: MAO (2) Vs Yukio Naya (0)
5. Kazusada Higuchi, Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida Vs RSP, Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – A Block: Yuki Ueno (0) Vs Joey Janela (0)
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – A Block: Tetsuya Endo (2) Vs Daisuke Sasaki (0)
It’s the first singles match between Tetsuya Endo and Daisuke Sasaki since the end of DAMNATION. We’re also getting the DDT Universal Champion against the DDT Extreme Champion when Yuki Ueno takes on Joey Janela. Over in the B Block MAO continues to look for imperfect victories while Yukio Naya is trying to convince everyone he really has levelled up. If that’s not enough there is also the first ever singles match between Yuji Hino and KANON.
“MASAHIRO TAKANASHI INDEPENDENT PERFORMANCE – BOKUTACHI 4 HANJUKU 4 I LOVE YOU! 2022”, 22/11/2022 Shinjuku FACE
0. Dark Match: Shinsetsu Gomu Ningen & Gota Ihashi (w/ Miyako Haru) Vs Yasu Urano & Yuna Mizumori (w/ KUDO)
1. Mixed Gauntlet Tag Match: Ram Kaichow & Yuko Miyamoto Vs Saki Akai & Brahman Kei (w/ Brahman Shu) Vs Mochi Natsumi & Hoshitango Vs Cherry & Gorgeous Matsuno Vs Chie Koishikawa & Shin Suzuki Vs Choun-Shiryu & Lee Yoneyama Vs Isami Kodaka & Emi Sakura W
2. Mei Suruga Vs MAO
3. Chris Brookes, Drew Parker & Antonio Honda Vs Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao
4. Daisuke Sekimoto Vs Masahiro Takanashi
Here are some more wacky mixed teams for the Gauntlet Match. Isami Kodaka & Emi Sakura are teaming up but something seems to be up with Sakura’s appearance on the show because the letter W is attached to her name. Choun-Shiryu is also coming along to team with Lee Yoneyama. Maybe that’s Kaori Yoneyama doing a New Beijing style gimmick?
There is also now a dark match featuring the UMA Corps led by Miyako Haru along with Gota Ihashi, Yasu Urano, Yuna Mizumori and even a KUDO appearance. All of Masahiro Takanashi’s friends are here!
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “ALL RISE ’22”, 27/11/2022 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuka Sakazaki (c) Vs Billie Starkz
The next challenger for Yuka Sakazaki is Billie Starkz! The American teenage wrestler has been one of the emerging talents coming out of the US indies ever since events began running again. Her win against Maki Itoh in JCW a few months ago is one of the factors that led to her being picked for the next Princess Of Princess Title match.
DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2022 OPENING ROUND”, 01/11/2022 Tokyo Korakuen Hall 411 Fans
0. Dark Match: Yuki “Sexy” Iino, Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno & Koju “Shining Ball” Takeda (w/ Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari) Vs Toru Owashi, Makoto Oishi & Kazuki Hirata (w/ Akito) ended in a No Contest (7:49).
1. Yusuke Okada, Hideki Okatani & Yuki Ishida defeated Shunma Katsumata, Toi Kojima & Kazuma Sumi when Ishida pinned Sumi with a Spinebuster (9:03).
2. Joey Janela & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul ended in a No Contest (7:39).
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – A Block: RSP (2) defeated Naomi Yoshimura (0) with the GTF (8:14).
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – B Block: MAO (2) defeated Chris Brookes (0) by Countout (11:53).
5. Jun Akiyama Produce Match: Jun Akiyama & HARASHIMA defeated Yuya Koroku & Takeshi Masada when Akiyama pinned Masada with the Exploder Suplex (11:38).
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – B Block: Yuji Hino (2) defeated Yukio Naya (0) with the World’s Best German Suplex (13:04).
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – B Block: Kazusada Higuchi (2) defeated KANON (0) with the Brain Claw Slam (18:33).
8. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – A Block: Tetsuya Endo (2) defeated Yuki Ueno (0) with the Burning Star Press (15:41).
A minor ankle injury did over the last week does not seem to be much of a bother for Tetsuya Endo. His start to the D-Ou Grand Prix could not have gone any better. A big win over Yuki Ueno in today’s main event sent the message loud and clear. Endo is determined to win the Grand Prix and after that every DDT singles championship will be in his sights, even the DDT Universal Title held by Ueno! Endo’s next match in his block is another difficult one. He and Daisuke Sasaki have so much history together. Endo is feeling pain in his left ankle and admits he is not at his best, but he will be fine whenever he gets into the ring.
Maybe it’s not a good idea to spend so much time taunting Kazusada Higuchi. Sure, KANON got away with it once or twice heading into today’s match but here is where it all came back to bite him. KANON did show a good fight by getting a nearfall with the Sleepy Hollow. He also grounded Higuchi into the Cobra Twist but getting grabbed with a Brain Claw turned things around. Higuchi smashed him with a few Lariats and pinned him with the Brain Claw Slam. After the match Higuchi brought up KANON’s claim that he would be laughing over his corpse today. That didn’t happen and even if KANON could beat him, he would never die. Instead Higuchi is aiming for the top by winning the DDT Grand Slam! He already won King Of DDT and holds the KO-D Openweight Title. Now he just needs to win the D-Ou Grand Prix.
Friends and tag team partners Yuji Hino and Yukio Naya had to face each other in their opening block match. Naya is putting a lot of effort into convincing everyone he has taken a step up and is ready to win the tournament. He came out to new music and new ring gear to cap off a new version of himself. Unfortunately for Naya, Hino is still one of the strongest wrestlers around. There was the surprise of Naya kicking out of the Fuckin’ BOMB but he was done for once Hino hit the World’s Best German Suplex. Hino was happy to see how much his friend has grown and admitted the German Suplex was a last minute move he needed to win. Naya is not letting the loss get to him because he knows he can still reach the final if he wins his remaining matches.
In non-tournament action, the veteran team of Jun Akiyama & HARASHIMA welcomed the challenge of Yuya Koroku & Takeshi Masada in a battle between the generations. The youngsters gave Akiyama a Double Brainbuster and Masada followed it up with a Triangle Kick for a nearfall. Akiyama cut him off with Running Knee Strikes then shrugged off Masada’s Elbow Strikes to hit some more Knee Strikes. The Exploder Suplex then put an end to the match. Akiyama praised Masada for showing guts and wonders if he will be in the D-Ou GP next year if he continues showing progress. Koroku however might be getting pushed around to easily if Akiyama is being honest.
Back to the Grand Prix where MAO attempted to avenge last year’s tournament loss to Chris Brookes. Last time MAO was counted out in embarrassing fashion and it has haunted him ever since. Both were fighting for the countout win, oddly enough. It led to them fighting up in the balcony before racing back to avoid the 20 count. MAO got ahead and leapt over the barrier, landing on one end of a wooden plank leaning over it. It caused a see-saw effect where the other end hit Brookes right between the legs! MAO made it back to the ring in time to win by countout. He said what we just saw is his ability to win by imperfect means. He only had to put in a 65% performance and he was able to win this way. MAO faces Naya next and he thinks he will have to go 100% just to match Naya’s improved performances.
The debuting RSP put a dampener on Naomi Yoshimura’s start to the tournament. Yoshimura is Kenta Kobashi’s pick to win the tournament but couldn’t find anything to put his American opponent away. Instead RSP got the win with his GTF finisher. RSP explained afterwards that even though Yoshimura’s attacks hurt, he is used to pain and could withstand all of it. Yoshimura is frustrated to lose yet can’t help but love fighting against big and powerful foreign wrestlers.
Some of the undercard matches went out of control a little bit. Joey Janela and Daisuke Sasaki are upcoming opponents so were put in a preview tag team match. Sasaki had good ol’ reliable MJ Paul with him while Janela found himself in an odd couple with Yukio Sakaguchi. Things went off the rails from the get go when Sasaki and Janela fought outside the ring. Chairs were brought into the brawl and Janela accidentally hit Sakaguchi with one. Sakaguchi stormed off in anger, leaving Janela by himself to fight off Sasaki & MJ Paul. Janela was able to give Sasaki a Low Blow and a chair shot before the match was called off by the referee. Janela said Sasaki crossed a line and swore revenge. He later asked interviewers why isn’t Jun Akiyama in the tournament? Janela has fought many old wrestlers from the ages of 50 to 75 so he wants to add Akiyama to the list!
A mixture of DDT talent among the different stables were put together for the opener. Yusuke Okada from BURING, Hideki Okatani from Eruption & Yuki Ishida from Harimao defeated Shunma Katsumata & Toi Kojima from The 37KAMIINA along with the unaffiliated rookie Kazuma Sumi. Ishida pulled out a Sitout Spinebuster on Sumi to get the win.
So much for the Pheromones Subjugation Squad. Akito’s first day in charge of keeping Danshoku Dieno and his buddies under control ended in complete failure. Or did it? Toru Owashi, Makoto Oishi & Kazuki Hirata were rendered powerless to stop them until Akito revealed he had a secret plan. It was Akito stripping himself down to his underwear for some reason. Hisaya Imabayashi called off the match and told Akito there was no point taking his clothes off because there was already too much stripping going on. However that meant Pheromones didn’t win the match so in Akito’s mind his plan kind of worked!
Kenta Kobashi led the D-Ou opening ceremony where all of the entrants were introduced to the fans. He said he was looking forward to seeing exciting fights that would be worthy of the tournament and asked the fans to show their passionate support for the wrestlers.
The day began with Sanshiro Takagi promising to announce an important piece of news about DDT. First, footage was shown of Yuki Iino spending his one day as CyberFight President as promised. After that, Takagi came out and announced DDT has begun a business partnership with Sun Music to open up more entertainment opportunities for their wrestlers. Takagi then introduced everyone to Hiroyuki Oka, the vice president of Sun Music. The goal is to give DDT wrestlers more exposure in the entertainment industry while also bringing in comedians, singers and other talent who are interested in pro wrestling. Oka got in the spirit of things by complimenting the wrestlers in the dark match for all having beautiful butts… It was a Pheromones match, what did you expect?
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