TOKYO JOSHI PRO “YES! WONDERLAND 2021 ~WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR DREAMS~”, 04/05/2021 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Princess Of Princess Title Next Challenger Decision 3 Way Match: Yuka Sakazaki Vs Mizuki Vs Shoko Nakajima
2. Pom Harajuku & Haruna Neko Vs Mahiro Kiryu & Moka Miyamoto
3. Hyper Misao, Nodoka Tenma & Yuki Aino Vs Nao Kakuta, Marika Kobashi & Raku
4. Yuki Arai Debut Match: Maki Itoh & Arisu Endo Vs Miu Watanabe & Yuki Arai
5. International Princess Title: Yuki Kamifuku (c) Vs Hikari Noa
6. Princess Tag Team Titles: Sakisama & Mei Saint-Michel (c) Vs Mirai Maiumi & Suzume
7. Princess Of Princess Title: Rika Tatsumi (c) Vs Miyu Yamashita
The full card for the next Tokyo Joshi Pro show in Korakuen Hall is out and it now has big ramifications for “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2021” in June. Whoever leaves the show as the Princess Of Princess Champion will defend the title in Saitama Super Arena against the winner of the 3 Way Match. Rika Tatsumi has never beaten Miyu Yamashita in a singles match. No matter what she did against her in those matches, Yamashita never broke. Tatsumi thinks Yamashita is not a human but a monster. The only way to beat a monster is to crush their head or punch them in the heart. That’s what she is thinking about going into Korakuen. Both champion and challenger would want the match to happen in front of an audience but they are sure fans will be cheering them on from their homes.
NEO Biishiki-gun aren’t taking too kind to BeeStar challenging them for the Princess Tag Team Titles. When BeeStar interrupted their celebration at Korakuen to ask for a title shot, Mei Saint-Michel froze on the spot. She hasn’t forgiven them for ruining her first title win ever since. Every time she looks at her championship, she sees the faces of Mirai Maiumi & Suzume staring back at her in plate’s reflection. Sakisama doesn’t understand where the challengers are getting their confidence from. They came from parts of Japan where nature is abundant so she thinks they must have been infected by the bad side of Tokyo. BeeStar say they are steadily evolving until 4th May and will get revenge for losing to NEO Biishiki-gun back in February.
Under normal circumstances, Hikari Noa does not have a positive win-loss record to qualify for a title match. However, she has received so much high praise from fans for her performance against Yamashita two weeks ago that Tetsuya Koda is rewarding her with a match against Yuki Kamifuku for the International Princess Title. He thinks Noa is fully qualified to get the title shot. This follows Sena Shiori’s departing comments about wanting to see her friend win a singles championship. Kamifuku has been defending the “Tiffany Blue” belt against locals on the roster. She wants to start defending it against international talent so she does not want to lose the title before that can happen. As the world battles against Covid-19, Noa will battle against Kamiyu-28!
The 3 Way Match consists of three of TJPW’s strongest, mashing together The Miraclians and The Magical Sugar Rabbits with only one standing tall in the end. Yuka Sakazaki wants to win back the Princess Title because she isn’t happy with how much the pandemic effected her previous reign. Shoko Nakajima wants to win back the title because she is more confident in herself now than back when she was the champion. Mizuki thinks she is a long way from becoming champion but winning the belt will get her to break out of her shell. All three of them don’t want to fight either Tatsumi or Yamashita which makes things awkward. Tatsumi would like to face Mizuki though.
BASARA “BASARA 155 ~EDO SHIJUKU~”, 05/05/2021 Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall
1. Daichi Kazato Vs Ryota Nakatsu
2. FUMA & Yusuke Kubo Vs SAGAT & Akiyori Takizawa
3. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Yasu Urano
4. Takumi Tsukamoto, Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura Vs Fuminori Abe, Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino
5. Hiroshi Rumble: Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs X
The show has been cancelled because Itabashi Green Hall will not be open during Tokyo’s state of emergency. This was the likely result anyway because even if the venue stayed open, BASARA had already decided not to do an empty arena show.
DDT/NOAH/TOKYO JOSHI PRO/GANBARE☆PRO “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2021”, 06/06/2021 Saitama Super Arena
0. STARTING BATTLE ~ Staggered Admission Battle Royal: Yoshiaki Yatsu Vs X
0. STARTING BATTLE MAIN ~ Ganbare☆Pro Wrestling Offer Match: X Vs X
1. DDT Vs NOAH Battle: Yuki Iino, Keigo Nakamura & Toui Kojima Vs Junta Miyawaki, Kinya Okada & Yasutaka Yano
2. DDT Vs NOAH Battle: Konosuke Takeshita & Yuki Ueno Vs Kaito Kiyomiya & Yoshiki Inamura
3. Princess Of Princess Title: Rika Tatsumi (c) Vs Winner Of 4th May 3 Way Match
4. GHC Heavyweight Title: Keiji Muto (c) Vs X
5. KO-D Openweight Title: Jun Akiyama (c) Vs HARASHIMA
A series of pre-show bouts will be held before “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2021” kicks off. There will be four STARTING BATTLE matches mixing together wrestlers from DDT, NOAH, Tokyo Joshi Pro and Ganbare☆Pro. The “main event” of the pre-show is being provided by Ganpro. Ken Ohka is thrilled because both the main event and the opening match are the most important matches on a wrestling card. By that logic, adding the main event and the opening match together creates something that is super important!
One of the matches is a Royal Rumble with Yoshiaki Yatsu announced to be taking part. In 2019 Yatsu began wrestling with DDT during the build up to the Tokyo Olympics. Then in the summer Yatsu had to get his right foot amputated because of issues with diabetes. Then in March 2020 Yatsu announced his plans to come back to wrestling using a prosthetic foot specially designed by Kawamura Prosthetics Inc. for use in the ring. His scheduled return in June was called off when “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2020” was cancelled because of the pandemic. Since then Yatsu got to be an Olympic torchbearer in Ashikaga City. Now a year later Yatsu will get to complete his comeback by entering the STARTING BATTLE Rumble. Yatsu demonstrated his prosthetic foot by beating up Ken Ohka a bunch with wrestling moves during a press conference.
The Battle Royal will feature wrestlers from DDT and NOAH. The winner receives a Victory Award from CyberFight.
DDT “MAX BUMP 2021 TOUR IN NAGANO”, 25/04/2021 Nagano City Museum of Art Act Space 138 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House
1. Tomomitsu Matsunaga defeated Hideki Okatani with a Backslide Pin (8:03).
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Chris Brookes & Toui Kojima defeated Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai (c) by TKO when Brookes did the House Piano Death on Akai (10:05). *Chris Brookes becomes the 1,507th champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Saki Akai defeated Chris Brookes (c) with the Quetzalcoatl (1:30 pm). *Saki Akai becomes the 1,508th champion.
3. Tetsuya Endo & Yuji Hino defeated Kazusada Higuchi & Yuya Koroku when Endo pinned Koroku with the Shooting Star Senton (11:27).
4. DDT Nagano Sales Manager Toru Owashi (Free) Local Triumph! 20th Anniversary Of Debut “Owashi And His Delightful Friends Part 8” Special 6-Man Tag Match: Toru Owashi, Akito & Kazuki Hirata Vs Danshoku Dieno, Antonio Honda & Yukio Naya ended in a No Contest when Hisaya Imabayashi stopped the match (2:55).
4a. Rematch: Toru Owashi, Akito & Kazuki Hirata Vs Danshoku Dieno, Antonio Honda & Yukio Naya ended in a No Contest when Mizuki Watase interfered (2:55).
4b. Another Rematch: Akito, Kazuki Hirata & Yukio Naya defeated Toru Owashi, Danshoku Dieno & Antonio Honda when Hirata pinned Honda with the Miracle One Shot Cradle (7:18).
5. The 37KAMIINA Vs DAMNATION!: Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao & Mad Paulie defeated Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & MAO when Takao pinned Katsumata with the Gin And Tonic (15:00).
6. Shinshu! Chashu! Minanoshu! Nagano Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi & Yusuke Okada defeated HARASHIMA, Yuki Iino & Keigo Nakamura when Oishi submitted Nakamura with the Fujiyama Knee Lock (18:09).
Despite being on the losing end of the main event, HARASHIMA got to do the Reverse Hurricanrana on Jun Akiyama. The landing reminds Akiyama of the Half Nelson Suplexes Kenta Kobashi used to do. It made him realize these preview matches are being fought like title matches themselves. When Junretsu won in the end, Makoto Oishi joked that the Nagano fans find it hard to believe he that he won in the main event. Akiyama said this is the first time he is wrestling in Nagano for DDT. He came here with the KO-D Openweight Title and he will still have it the next time he returns. Yusuke Okada said he would like to team with Junretsu in Nagano again even though he is not part of the unit. HARASHIMA thanked Yuki Iino & Keigo Nakamura for doing their best but said today’s result was out of his hands.
Soma Takao got under Yuki Ueno’s skin again by pouring a drink over his head during their match. He then did it again after the match was over. Ueno kicked Takao in response, grabbed the can and poured the remainder of the drink over Takao. The two then got into a fight that had to be broken up by the seconds at ringside. Takao claims he was only giving Ueno a drink as a kind gesture to make him stronger.
The Toru Owashi homecoming match was too normal for Hisaya Imabayashi’s tastes so he called it off after three minutes. Normally when they do a special match like this Kazuki Hirata immediately loses and Imabayashi has to restart the match. He thinks the fans love that spot so why aren’t they doing it here? He understands the wrestlers are worried the spot might get old but everyone always wants to see the same things! The match restarted and Antonio Honda quickly gave Hirata a School Boy. Suddenly, Mizuki Watase ran into the ring and broke the count. Imabayashi called off the match again and asked Watase what was wrong. Watase explained that Owashi’s hometown is 63 km away so he cannot be the hometown hero. Watase is closer to being a Nagano local than he is! He called the match a fraud that only exists to sell tickets. He rallied Akito, Hirata & Yukio Naya to his side and the match restarted with new teams. Danshoku Dieno didn’t have enough energy left to charge up Antonio Honda’s Gongitsune so Watase offered to perch himself on the turnbuckles in the Hell Gate position. He stayed there waiting while Honda got pinned by Hirata. When the match was over, Watase apologised to the fans and promised them exciting matches would happen after intermission.
Chris Brookes briefly became a double champion when he trapped Saki Akai in a Modified Octopus Stretch and the ref ended the match when Akai couldn’t respond. Brookes was rewarded with the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title but Akai confronted him after the match. After a scuffle, Akai hit Brookes with a High Kick and pinned him with the Quetzalcoatl to win back the belt. Backstage Akai said she never gave up so she shouldn’t have lost the title in the first place. No matter how many times she loses the belt, she will win it back so she can have her Title Vs Title match with Brookes in Korakuen Hall. Brookes said Akai used up her “1 in 100” chance of beating him today.
In response to the Japanese government declaring a state of emergency from 25th April to 11th May to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, DDT has decided to cancel, postpone or replace the following events taking place in Tokyo during that period.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SPRING TOUR ’21 ~THE BULLET~”, 01/05/2021 Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall
The show in Itabashi Green Hall has been cancelled. Tokyo Joshi Pro will hold a No Audience event at an undisclosed venue for WRESTLE UNIVERSE in its place.
GANBARE☆PRO “RESERVOIR DOGS 2021”, 01/05/2021 Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall
1. Shu Sakurai Trial Single Match: Shu Sakurai Vs Shigehiro Irie
2. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Round 1A: Ken Ohka & Cherry Vs Shuichiro Katsumura & Moeka Haruhi
3. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Round 1B: Yumehito Imanari & Yuna Manase Vs Shota & Miss Mongol
4. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Round 1C: Kouki Iwasaki & Itsuki Aoki Vs Asuka & Shinichiro Tominaga
5. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Round 1D: Keisuke Ishii & HARUKAZE Vs Miyako Matsumoto & X
The show has been cancelled.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “YES! WONDERLAND 2021 ~WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR DREAMS~”, 04/05/2021 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Yuki Arai Debut Match: Maki Itoh & Arisu Endo Vs Miu Watanabe & Yuki Arai
2. Princess Tag Team Titles: Sakisama & Mei Saint-Michel (c) Vs Mirai Maiumi & Suzume
3. Princess Of Princess Title: Rika Tatsumi (c) Vs Miyu Yamashita
The show will go ahead in Korakuen Hall as a No Audience event for WRESTLE UNIVERSE.
DDT “MAX BUMP 2021”, 04/05/2021 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Akito Vs Mad Paulie
2. 3 Way Match To Bring Back The Smile On Kikutaro’s Face After All He’s Been Through: Danshoku Dieno Vs Antonio Honda Vs Kikutaro
3. 3 Way 6-Man Tag Match: Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata & MAO Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo & Yuji Hino Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Yuki Iino
4. Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi & Yusuke Okada Vs HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata
5. KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Titles: Sanshiro Takagi, Yukio Naya, Chikara & Nabe Yakan (c) Vs Keigo Nakamura, Hideki Okatani, Toui Kojima & Yuya Koroku
6. DDT Extreme Title & Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Chris Brookes (E/c) Vs Saki Akai (I/c)
7. DDT UNIVERSAL Title: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs Soma Takao
The show will go ahead in Korakuen Hall as a No Audience event for WRESTLE UNIVERSE.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SPRING TOUR ’21 ~THE BULLET~”, 05/05/2021 Kitazawa Town Hall
The show in Kitazawa Town Hall has been cancelled. TJPW will hold a No Audience event at an undisclosed venue for WRESTLE UNIVERSE in its place.
GANBARE☆PRO “PULP FICTION 2021”, 08/05/2021 Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall
1. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Semi Final: Winners Of Match 1A Vs Winners Of Match 1B
2. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Semi Final: Winners Of Match 1C Vs Winners Of Match 1D
3. Shu Sakurai Trial Single Match: Shu Sakurai Vs SAGAT
4. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Final: X & X Vs X & X
The show has been cancelled.
DDT “ULTIMATE TAG LEAGUE 2021 IN KORAKUEN HALL!!”, 09/05/2021 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Tetsuya Endo, Soma Takao & Mad Paulie Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Saki Akai & Yuki Iino
2. 4 Way Tag Match: Sanshiro Takagi & Yukio Naya Vs Danshoku Dieno & Super Sasadango Machine Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Akito & Keigo Nakamura
3. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Yusuke Okada
4. Naomi Yoshimura Return Match: HARASHIMA & Naomi Yoshimura Vs Yuki Ueno & MAO
5. Ultimate Tag League 2021: Jun Akiyama & Makoto Oishi Vs Chris Brookes & Antonio Honda
6. Ultimate Tag League 2021: Konosuke Takeshita & Shunma Katsumata Vs Daisuke Sasaki & Yuji Hino
The show will go ahead in Korakuen Hall as a No Audience event for WRESTLE UNIVERSE.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW FAN CLUB BOX OFFICE – PURE TOKYO JOSHI PRO WRESTLING 5”, 09/05/2021 Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall
A new state of emergency in Tokyo was declared today but it does not go into effect until 25th April. That means this weekend’s wrestling shows are going ahead as planned. I’ll have an update on the May schedule in a later post.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SPRING TOUR ’21 ~THE BULLET~”, 24/04/2021 Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall
1. 3 Way Match: Hyper Misao Vs Pom Harajuku Vs Mahiro Kiryu
2. Hikari Noa Vs Sena Shiori
3. Yuki Kamifuku, Marika Kobashi & Raku Vs Nodoka Tenma, Yuki Aino & Haruna Neko
4. Maki Itoh & Arisu Endo Vs Nao Kakuta & Moka Miyamoto
5. Rika Tatsumi, Miu Watanabe, Mirai Maiumi & Suzume Vs Miyu Yamashita, Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki & Shoko Nakajima
Sena Shiori’s final match in Tokyo Joshi Pro is against her friend and tag partner Hikari Noa. This may be the last time we’ll see HikaShio together in the ring.
GANBARE☆PRO “GANBARE☆JOSHI PRO WRESTLING ~BUTTERFLY DANCE 2021~”, 24/04/2021 Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall
1. Ganjo Jacket Match: Cherry Vs Shuichiro Katsumura
2. Ganbare☆Pro Wrestling Offer Match: Keisuke Ishii & Shu Sakurai Vs Yumehito Imanari & Shota
3. GWC 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Asuka, Hagane Shinno & Shinichiro Tominaga (c) Vs Chris Brookes, Drew Parker & Miyako Matsumoto
4. Ganjo Vs Actwres girl’Z: Moeka Haruhi Vs Rina Amikura
5. Special Single Match: HARUKAZE Vs Yuu Yamagata
6. Special Single Match: Yuna Manase Vs Yuu Yamagata
The next Ganbare☆Pro show after this now won’t take place until 29th May.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “GARAFES ~GREEN FESTIVAL~”, 25/04/2021 Ueno Onshi Park Outdoor Stage
1. Miu Watanabe Vs Moka Miyamoto
2. Miyu Yamashita & Raku Vs Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo
The Tokyo Joshi Pro matches at the Garafes festival will still take place. The organisers are putting together stricter safety measures in response to today’s news.
DDT “MAX BUMP 2021 TOUR IN NAGANO”, 25/04/2021 Nagano City Museum of Art Act Space
1. Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Hideki Okatani
2. Chris Brookes & Toui Kojima Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai
3. Tetsuya Endo & Yuji Hino Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Yuya Koroku
4. DDT Nagano Sales Manager Toru Owashi (Free) Local Triumph! 20th Anniversary Of Debut “Owashi And His Delightful Friends Part 8” Special 6-Man Tag Match: Toru Owashi, Akito & Kazuki Hirata Vs Danshoku Dieno, Antonio Honda & Yukio Naya
5. The 37KAMIINA Vs DAMNATION!: Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & MAO Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao & Mad Paulie
6. Shinshu! Chashu! Minanoshu! Nagano Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi & Yusuke Okada Vs HARASHIMA, Yuki Iino & Keigo Nakamura
Last DDT show before Golden Week.
BASARA “BASARA 155 ~EDO SHIJUKU~”, 05/05/2021 Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall
1. Daichi Kazato Vs Ryota Nakatsu
2. FUMA & Yusuke Kubo Vs SAGAT & Akiyori Takizawa
3. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Yasu Urano
4. Takumi Tsukamoto, Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura Vs Fuminori Abe, Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino
5. Hiroshi Rumble: Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs X
The show is a 10th Anniversary celebration for Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi. The main event is a Royal Rumble where different wrestlers will appear as different gimmicks from Hiroshi’s past. However the show may be cancelled if the venue does not allow the show to go ahead in front of fans. BASARA will not turn it into an empty arena event.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THAT’S J-PW”, 22/04/2021 WRESTLE UNIVERSE
1. Yuki Kamifuku Vs Haruna Neko
Tomorrow sees Yuki Kamifuku and Haruna Neko appear in “THAT’S J-PW” for the first time.
DDT “MAX BUMP 2021 TOUR IN NAGANO”, 25/04/2021 Nagano City Museum of Art Act Space
1. Hideki Okatani Vs Yuya Koroku
2. Tetsuya Endo & Yuji Hino Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Yuya Koroku
3. Chris Brookes & Toui Kojima Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai
4. The 37KAMIINA Vs DAMNATION!: Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & MAO Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao & Mad Paulie
5. DDT Nagano Sales Manager Toru Owashi (Free) Local Triumph! 20th Anniversary Of Debut “Owashi And His Delightful Friends Part 8” Special 6-Man Tag Match: Toru Owashi, Akito & Kazuki Hirata Vs Danshoku Dieno, Antonio Honda & Yukio Naya
6. Shinshu! Chashu! Minanoshu! Nagano Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi & Yusuke Okada Vs HARASHIMA, Yuki Iino & Keigo Nakamura
Mizuki Watase is still recovering from his arm injury and won’t be able to wrestle on the show. He originally targeted the Nagano show as the location for his return match. He will still be in attendance to greet the fans.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “YES! WONDERLAND 2021 ~WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR DREAMS~”, 04/05/2021 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Yuki Arai Debut Match: Maki Itoh & Arisu Endo Vs Miu Watanabe & Yuki Arai
2. Princess Tag Team Titles: Sakisama & Mei Saint-Michel (c) Vs Mirai Maiumi & Suzume
3. Princess Of Princess Title: Rika Tatsumi (c) Vs Miyu Yamashita
A ring full of idols will welcome Yuki Arai to the wrestling business. Arai already named Maki Itoh as a future opponent she wanted to wrestle. She also sees Arisu Endo as her closest senpai so it makes sense for those two to be her opponents. Miu Watanabe wants to bridge the gap between idols and wrestlers which makes her the perfect person for Arai to tag with. Arai promised she will do her best to get everyone’s approval. That kind of attitude doesn’t impress Itoh. She’ll see what Arai is like in the ring but she’s not excited about it.
DDT “MAX BUMP 2021”, 04/05/2021 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Akito Vs Mad Paulie
2. 3 Way Match To Bring Back The Smile On Kikutaro’s Face After All He’s Been Through: Danshoku Dieno Vs Antonio Honda Vs Kikutaro
3. 3 Way 6-Man Tag Match: Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata & MAO Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo & Yuji Hino Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Yuki Iino
4. Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi & Yusuke Okada Vs HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata
5. KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Titles: Sanshiro Takagi, Yukio Naya, Chikara & Nabe Yakan (c) Vs Keigo Nakamura, Hideki Okatani, Toui Kojima & Yuya Koroku
6. DDT Extreme Title & Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Chris Brookes (E/c) Vs Saki Akai (I/c)
7. DDT UNIVERSAL Title: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs Soma Takao
Did you enjoy Konosuke Takeshita’s quick stay in AEW? I bet he’ll go back eventually. The timing suggests he is back in Japan now and self isolating before he can return to action in DDT. Waiting for him is his friends in The 37KAMIINA for a massive free for all against DAMNATION and Eruption plus former ally Yuki Iino.
The recent incident in America caused Kikutaro to lose his smile. It’s up to Danshoku Dieno and Antonio Honda to bring it back!
DDT “AUDIENCE 2021 TOUR IN HAMAMATSU”, 05/05/2021 Shizuoka Create Hamamatsu Hall
1. Yusuke Okada Vs Yuya Koroku
2. Tetsuya Endo Vs Yukio Naya
3. Chris Brookes, Akito & Keigo Nakamura Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai
4. DDT Variety Group Presents Children’s Day Memorial Tag Match: Danshoku Dieno & Antonio Honda Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata
5. DAMNATION Vs The 37KAMIINA!: Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao, Yuji Hino & Hiroshi Yamato Vs Konosuke Takeshita, Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & MAO
6. Shizuoka Hero Makoto Oishi Triumphant Return! Hamamatsu Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi & Hideki Okatani Vs HARASHIMA, Yuki Iino & Toui Kojima
Match #4 does not sound suitable for children at all.
DDT “ULTIMATE TAG LEAGUE 2021 IN KORAKUEN HALL!!”, 09/05/2021 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Tetsuya Endo, Soma Takao & Mad Paulie Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Saki Akai & Yuki Iino
2. 4 Way Tag Match: Sanshiro Takagi & Yukio Naya Vs Danshoku Dieno & Super Sasadango Machine Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Akito & Keigo Nakamura
3. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Yusuke Okada
4. Naomi Yoshimura Return Match: HARASHIMA & Naomi Yoshimura Vs Yuki Ueno & MAO
5. Ultimate Tag League 2021: Jun Akiyama & Makoto Oishi Vs Chris Brookes & Antonio Honda
6. Ultimate Tag League 2021: Konosuke Takeshita & Shunma Katsumata Vs Daisuke Sasaki & Yuji Hino
The 4 Way Tag Match show some of the teams that could have been in the Ultimate Tag League. I think we’re good with what we got instead.
Sudden news came out this morning that Sena Shiori will be graduating from Tokyo Joshi Pro on 24th April. She revealed she has been getting treatment for a chronic illness that’s been with her since before her debut match. She was able to go ahead with wrestling while the company watched over her condition for her safety. However Shiori’s doctor is now advising her to stop wrestling so she can concentrate on her treatment in order to make a full recovery. After discussions with TJPW, Shiori decided to graduate from pro wrestling after she achieved her first victory this past weekend in Korakuen Hall. She thanks everyone who supported her pro wrestling life and promised to do her best at her final match on the 24th.
BASARA “BASARA 155 ~GLITTER~”, 20/04/2021 Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. Yusuke Kubo, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Daichi Kazato Vs Minoru Fujita, Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga
2. 3 Way Match: Fuminori Abe Vs Gouma Vs Yasu Urano
3. FUMA Vs Takato Nakano
4. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura (c) Vs Ryota Nakatsu & SAGAT
5. Union MAX Title: Takumi Tsukamoto (c) Vs Masato Kamino
According to BASARA, the show meets regulations set by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s countermeasures against Coronavirus. That means fans are allowed to cheer but they are still required to wear masks to cover their mouths and noses.
1. Bakuha Koshien Spring Tag Tournament – Round 1: Sanshiro Takagi & Yukio Naya Vs Shunma Katsumata & MAO
2. Bakuha Koshien Spring Tag Tournament – Round 1: Atsushi Onita & Yumehito Imanari Vs Super Sasadango Machine & Tetsuhiro Kuroda
3. Joshi Pro Wrestling Match: Yuna Manase Vs Mecha Pandita
4. Chris Brookes Vs Shota
5. Bakuha Koshien Spring Tag Tournament – Final – Current Blast Death Match: X & X Vs X & X
Chris Brookes and Shota have their first ever singles match against each other. The two have a lot of respect for each other.
Yuna Manase challenged Mecha Pandita to a match. The robot still had some glitches that need to be ironed out but should be good to go.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “YES! WONDERLAND 2021 ~WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR DREAMS~”, 04/05/2021 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Yuki Arai Debut Match: Yuki Arai Vs X
2. Princess Tag Team Titles: Sakisama & Mei Saint-Michel (c) Vs Mirai Maiumi & Suzume
3. Princess Of Princess Title: Rika Tatsumi (c) Vs Miyu Yamashita
The strongest champion should get the strongest challengers which is why Rika Tatsumi picked Miyu Yamashita as her No. 1 Contender. They fought over the Princess Of Princess Title during Golden Week once before. That was when Yamashita was the champion and she won that match against Tatsumi. Now the roles are reversed and Tatsumi is using her title reign to pick off big name opponents.
NEO Biishiki-gun are the new Princess Tag Team Champions with Sakisama leading a loyal servant to the belts for the third time. Their first challengers BeeStar became the top contenders by winning the 3 Way Tag Match in an upset against The Magical Sugar Rabbits and Kyoraku Kyomei. In an act of grace and arrogance, Sakisama is allowing Mirai Maiumi & Suzume time to prepare for their title match. Mei Saint-Michel meanwhile is already growing attached to the belts. Best be careful trying to take them from her.
DDT “MAX BUMP 2021 TOUR IN NIIGATA”, 18/04/2021 Niigata Bandaishima Multipurpose Plaza 256 Fans – Super No Vacancy
1. Toru Owashi & Yuki Iino defeated Hideki Okatani & Toui Kojima when Iino pinned Kojima with a Lariat (9:59).
2. Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai defeated Akito, Yukio Naya & Keigo Nakamura when Higuchi submitted Nakamura with the Canadian Backbreaker (10:35).
3. Gorgeous Matsuno 60th Birthday Commemorative Match: Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & MAO defeated Gorgeous Matsuno, Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata by Disqualification when Hirata attacked MAO with a chair (0:16).
3a. Rematch: Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & MAO defeated Gorgeous Matsuno, Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata when MAO pinned Matsuno with a Jackknife Pin (10:02).
4. Tetsuya Endo defeated Yusuke Okada with the Shooting Star Press (13:26).
5. “Celebrity Of Niigata” Super Sasadango Machine Local Triumphant Return!: Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao & Mad Paulie defeated Super Sasadango Machine, Chris Brookes & Antonio Honda when Sasaki submitted Sasadango with the Cross Facelock (14:18).
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: HARASHIMA & Yuji Okabayashi (c) defeated Jun Akiyama & Makoto Oishi when Okabayashi pinned Oishi with the Golem Splash (22:40). *V1 for Smile Pissari.
Smile Pissari recorded their first title defence one week after becoming the new KO-D Tag Team Champions. The match also served as a preview for Jun Akiyama Vs HARASHIMA coming this June. A title change nearly happened when Akiyama gave Yuji Okabayashi the Exploder Suplex. Makoto Oishi went in for the kill by using the Fujiyama Knee Lock but that was broken up by HARASHIMA using the Somato on him. HARASHIMA used the same move on Akiyama while Okabayashi dropped Oishi with a Power Bomb. The finish then came when Okabayashi pinned Oishi with the Golem Splash. After the match Okabayashi told HARASHIMA it is an honour to team with him. He also said HARASHIMA looks good holding a tag team championship but he looks best with a singles title! HARASHIMA thanked the fans for travelling to the show during bad weather in the area.
It’s been around a year and a half since DDT was last in Niigata. For Super Sasadango Machine it felt like five. That doesn’t mean he missed the place. No, he’s grown tired of his hometown and is sick of pretending the local food is delicious. So Sasadango is joining DAMNATION with Daisuke Sasaki’s permission! He gets to wrestle five times a month and get paid 200,000 yen for it. What a deal! The move turned the 6-Man Tag match into a 4 Vs 2 Handicap. Chris Brookes & Antonio Honda were in trouble until Honda called in Toui Kojima for help. Kojima arrived carrying a bag of food from a nearby Italian restaurant and Honda convinced Sasadango to try it. Sasadango took off his mask, ate the food and his eyes went wide open. It’s the most delicious meal he’s ever eaten! Sasadango immediately quit DAMNATION and rejoined the other team to fight for Niigata. Unfortunately, Sasaki countered the Vertical Drop Lehmann Shock into the Cross Facelock and Sasadango tapped out.
Tetsuya Endo said his win over Yusuke Okada was too easy. He doesn’t care what Okada wants to do in DDT, he will never surpass him! Okada himself seems to agree today’s result was a major setback for him. Whatever positive evaluation he got from his match with Yuki Ueno last month must have got him carried away. He scored himself -100 for his performance.
Today is Gorgeous Matsuno’s 60th birthday! DDT had a big match put together for him but Kazuki Hirata ruined it by getting himself disqualified 16 seconds in. Hisaya Imabayashi called them all idiots. Why did Hirata attack MAO with a chair when he normally never does that? Why did Yukinori Matsui call for the DQ when he could at least pretend he didn’t see it? Why did they start fighting before Matsuno’s friends and Sanshiro Takagi could get into the ring for the bouquet presentation? He ordered the match to restart so Matsuno could be treated like the star like he’s supposed to be. Matsuno did his entrance again and received the bouquet from his friends and Takagi in the ring. Once the commemorative photo was taken, the rematch began. Hirata attacked MAO with the chair again and this time Matsui ignored it. Matsuno got to be the hero by stopping Hirata’s chair attack. Danshoku Dieno got rid of Shunma Katsumata with the Danshoku Driver and Matsuno got to do the Gorgeous Superstar Elbow onto MAO. He set MAO up for the Nembutsu Power Bomb but MAO countered it into a Jackknife Pin to steal the win. Imabayashi complained at The 37KAMIINA for ruining Matsuno’s birthday but Matsuno suddenly cut him off. Matsuno explained that pro wrestling is a serious game. He fought seriously today and he lost. This is reality that will motivate him to do better tomorrow. Matsuno thanked the fans for coming to see his match and told them his next goal is to wrestle at 70 years old. He then sang everyone a song and everyone celebrated with him.
Keigo Nakamura was rendered unconscious after his match with Eruption. But somehow in a knocked out state he tried to pin Saki Akai with a School Boy in a failed attempt to win the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title. Akai kicked out at two and Yukio Sakaguchi kicked Nakamura for daring to do such a thing, whether he realized it or not.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “STILL INCOMPLETE”, 17/04/2021 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Marika Kobashi & Sena Shiori Vs Moka Miyamoto & Arisu Endo
2. Miu Watanabe, Raku & Pom Harajuku Vs Yuna Manase, Mahiro Kiryu & Haruna Neko
3. Miyu Yamashita Vs Hikari Noa
4. 3 Way Tag Match: Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki Vs Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao Vs Mirai Maiumi & Suzume
5. International Princess Title: Yuki Kamifuku (c) Vs Nao Kakuta
6. Princess Tag Team Titles: Nodoka Tenma & Yuki Aino (c) Vs Sakisama & Mei Saint-Michel
7. Princess Of Princess Title: Rika Tatsumi (c) Vs Maki Itoh
When the show happens it will be exactly 3,000 days since the first Tokyo Joshi Pro event took place in TwinBox AKIHABARA. Can Maki Itoh become the 7th person to hold the Princess Of Princess Title? Can The Bakuretsu Sisters be the first champion team to stop NEO Biishiki-gun from winning the Princess Tag Team Titles? Can Yuki Kamifuku get past how normal Nao Kakuta is?
The new signing Yuki Arai will be there to introduce herself at the start of the show.
DDT “MAX BUMP 2021 TOUR IN NIIGATA”, 18/04/2021 Niigata Bandaishima Multipurpose Plaza
1. Toru Owashi & Yuki Iino Vs Hideki Okatani & Toui Kojima
2. Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai Vs Akito, Yukio Naya & Keigo Nakamura
3. Gorgeous Matsuno 60th Birthday Commemorative Match: Gorgeous Matsuno, Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata Vs Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & MAO
4. Tetsuya Endo Vs Yusuke Okada
5. “Celebrity Of Niigata” Super Sasadango Machine Local Triumphant Return!: Super Sasadango Machine, Chris Brookes & Antonio Honda Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao & Mad Paulie
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: HARASHIMA & Yuji Okabayashi (c) Vs Jun Akiyama & Makoto Oishi
Jun Akiyama can become a double champion here and deal a big blow to HARASHIMA’s momentum.
GANBARE☆PRO “GANBARE☆JOSHI PRO WRESTLING ~BUTTERFLY DANCE 2021~”, 24/04/2021 Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall
1. Ganbare☆Pro Wrestling Offer Match: Keisuke Ishii & Shu Sakurai Vs Yumehito Imanari & Shota
2. Ganjo Vs Actwres girl’Z: Moeka Haruhi Vs Rina Amikura
3. GWC 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Asuka, Hagane Shinno & Shinichiro Tominaga (c) Vs Chris Brookes, Drew Parker & Miyako Matsumoto
4. Special Single Match: HARUKAZE Vs Yuu Yamagata
5. Special Single Match: Yuna Manase Vs Yuu Yamagata
6. Ganjo Jacket Match: Cherry Vs Shuichiro Katsumura
The rules for the Ganjo Jacket Match have been revealed. Both Cherry and Shuichiro Katsumura will have to wrestle in Jiu Jitsu gear. Due to both the weight and rank differences between them (Cherry is a 49kg blue belt and Katsumura is a 72kg purple belt), Cherry is allowed to win the match by pinfall like a regular pro wrestling match. Katsumura can only win by knockout, submission or referee stoppage.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “GARAFES ~GREEN FESTIVAL~”, 25/04/2021 Ueno Onshi Park Outdoor Stage
1. Miu Watanabe Vs Moka Miyamoto
2. Miyu Yamashita & Raku Vs Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo
TJPW will be holding two mat pro wrestling matches at a Garafes music festival. The Up Up Girls (Pro Wrestling) will also be holding a concert at the event.
GANBARE☆PRO “RESERVOIR DOGS 2021”, 01/05/2021 Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall
1. Shu Sakurai Trial Single Match: Shu Sakurai Vs Shigehiro Irie
2. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Round 1A: Ken Ohka & Cherry Vs Shuichiro Katsumura & Moeka Haruhi
3. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Round 1B: Yumehito Imanari & Yuna Manase Vs Shota & Miss Mongol
4. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Round 1C: Kouki Iwasaki & Itsuki Aoki Vs Asuka & Shinichiro Tominaga
5. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Round 1D: Keisuke Ishii & HARUKAZE Vs Miyako Matsumoto & X
The Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament bracket is out. Miyako Matsumoto has been tweeting at every big name wrestling star you can think of inviting them to join her team to no success.
While the tournament is going on, Shu Sakurai is continuing his trial series to gain experience. Shigehiro Irie is his next opponent.
DDT “MAX BUMP 2021”, 04/05/2021 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi & Yusuke Okada Vs HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata
2. KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Titles: Sanshiro Takagi, Yukio Naya, Chikara & Nabe Yakan (c) Vs Keigo Nakamura, Hideki Okatani, Toui Kojima & Yuya Koroku
3. DDT Extreme Title & Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Chris Brookes (E/c) Vs Saki Akai (I/c)
4. DDT UNIVERSAL Title: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs Soma Takao
Keigo Nakamura wants to show everyone how passionate his generation is by taking the KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Titles. Even though he, Hideki Okatani, Toui Kojima & Yuya Koroku have no successful track record as a team in any combination they now have a golden opportunity to end Team Thoroughbred’s reign before it really begins.
GANBARE☆PRO “PULP FICTION 2021”, 08/05/2021 Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall
1. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Semi Final: Winners Of Match 1A Vs Winners Of Match 1B
2. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Semi Final: Winners Of Match 1C Vs Winners Of Match 1D
3. Shu Sakurai Trial Single Match: Shu Sakurai Vs SAGAT
4. 1st Ganpro Mixed Tag Tournament – Final: X & X Vs X & X
Sakurai also has SAGAT standing in his way down the road.
DDT “MAX BUMP 2021 TOUR IN ASAKUSA”, 15/04/2021 Tokyo Hanayashiki Asakusa Flower Theater 120 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House
1. Makoto Oishi defeated Toui Kojima with the Miracle Ecstasy (7:03).
2. Danshoku Dieno & Sanshiro Takagi Vs Akito & Keigo Nakamura ended in a No Contest (6:19).
3. Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai defeated Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda & Yuya Koroku when Higuchi pinned Koroku with a Shoulder Tackle (9:30).
4. 5 Count Fall Rule: Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie defeated Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata when Endo pinned Hirata with a Hip Toss (0:18).
4a. Rematch: Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie defeated Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata when Endo pinned Hirata with the Shooting Star Press (0:18).
5. Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao & Yuji Hino defeated HARASHIMA, Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya when Sasaki pinned Iino with the Sasaki Hurricanrana (12:55).
6. Asakusa Specialty! Hana Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & MAO defeated Jun Akiyama, Hideki Okatani & Yusuke Okada when Ueno pinned Okatani with the BME (18:34).
DDT welcomed two guests from NOAH over to their show today. Kaito Kiyomiya & Yoshiki Inamura sat at ringside to watch Yuki Ueno in the main event. After the match Ueno called them to approach the ring and meet him face to face. They did and things remained calm between the two sides. Kiyomiya said backstage that he wanted to see something from his opponents before “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2021” takes place in June. He could sense Ueno’s feelings just from looking at him so he has a lot of info to analyze from that alone. Inamura is disappointed that Konosuke Takeshita wasn’t there but that won’t stop him hitting the guy with all his power when the match happens.
Both Chris Brookes and Saki Akai are keeping an eye on each other. Brookes thought he was going to push Akai up another gear today but understands it wasn’t necessary. All he wants to know is if the one in a hundred chance of Akai beating him will show up at Korakuen Hall next month. Akai does wish she did more in the ring today and wonders if she should think more selfishly. She knows she won’t become a double champion if she can’t surpass Brookes’ strength.
Keigo Nakamura met with Hisaya Imabayashi to ask for a shot at the KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Titles. When he said his team is all of the young DDT rookies (Nakamura, Hideki Okatani, Toui Kojima & Yuya Koroku), Imabayashi refused because the four of them have no track record as a team. Nakamura then challenged Sanshiro Takagi directly and he was turned down for the same reason. Akito encouraged Takagi to change his mind but couldn’t get him to do so. Their tag match was then called off when Nakamura followed Danshoku Dieno’s advice to a hilt and both tried to get naked in the ring to show how passionate they are. Imabayashi accepted Nakamura’s argument that he was being passionate and ordered Takagi to accept the challenge.
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