DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN SAPPORO ~DRAMATIC DREAM CLOCK TOWER~” Results

May 11, 2014

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN SAPPORO ~DRAMATIC DREAM CLOCK TOWER~”, 11/05/2014
Sapporo Teisan Hall
595 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Daisuke Sasaki defeated Michael Nakazawa with the Crossface Lock (0:21).
1a. Daisuke Sasaki defeated Michael Nakazawa with the Venom Face Lock (7:13).
2. 4 Way Match: Danshoku Dino defeated Antonio Honda, Masa Takanashi and DJ Nira when Dino submitted Nira with his ass (9:14).
3. MIKAMI & Yasu Urano defeated Tomoya & Makoto Oishi when Urano pinned Oishi with an Inside Cradle (16:37).
4. Sanshiro Takagi & Kenichi Yamamoto defeated Akito & Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Takagi pinned Matsunaga with the Sit Down Himawari Bomb (11:28).
5. Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao defeated HARASHIMA, Tetsuya Endo & Konosuke Takeshita when Ishii pinned Endo with the Kneel Kick (12:34).
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega (c) defeated KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi when Ibushi pinned Sakaguchi after the PK Mind Ω (17:28).
*V4 for The Golden Lovers.

The Golden Lovers retained their KO-D Tag Team Titles over Shuten-dōji in a brawl of a match. After the match Kenny Omega said that the trio of him, Kota Ibushi and Daisuke Sasaki will now be called the Golden Storm Riders.

Keisuke Ishii apologised for him and Shigehiro Irie not having the All Asia Tag Team Titles with them. All Japan currently has possession of their titles belts and Ishii was unable to get permission to bring them to Sapporo.

Kenichi Yamamoto was impressed with Sanshiro Takagi when they teamed up and won their match. So much so that he had an idea for the next time DDT returns to Hokkaido. Yamamoto wants Takagi to help him form a new Golden Cups unit. The Golden Cups were originally a group in WAR featuring Yamamoto, Yuji Anjo and Yoshihiro Takayama. Together the three invaded New Japan. Takagi accepted the offer He and Yamamoto together yelled “We Are Golden Cups!”

Danshoku Dino won the 4 Way Match when DJ Nira had his head shoved into Dino’s backside, forcing Nira to give up.

After wrestling for 25 minutes earlier in the afternoon, Michael Nakazawa was still feeling energetic and enthusiastic for his opening match with Daisuke Sasaki. The bell rang, Nakazawa yelled “Here we go Sapporo!” and Sasaki quickly locked hm in the Crossface Lock for the sudden submission victory. Amon Tsurumi called for an immediate rematch. Nakazawa was able to avoid the Crossface Lock and then covered himself in lotion to make his body slippy. The plan backfired when Nakazawa could not keep his grip for a German Suplex and Sasaki slipped away. Sasaki then grabbed Nakazawa’s loose tights and used them to apply the Crossface Lock to win a second time.


DDT “SAPPORO ONE MATCH SPECIAL” Results

May 11, 2014

DDT “SAPPORO ONE MATCH SPECIAL ~WIND~”, 11/05/2014
Sapporo Teisan Hall
138 Fans

0. Dark Match: Makoto Oishi Vs Konosuke Takeshita ended in a Time Limit Draw (5:00).
0. Dark Match: Konosuke Takeshita defeated DJ Nira with the Touchdown (4:32).
0. Dark Match: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Makoto Oishi by Disqualification when Danshoku Dino attacked Takeshita (1:42).
1. No DQ Match: Danshoku Dino defeated Konosuke Takeshita with the Gay-do Clutch (8:22).

Danshoku Dino had Konosuke Takeshita go through a series of dark matches before they could have their No DQ Match. Takeshita fought Makoto Oishi to a time limit draw, then beat DJ Nira afterwards. Takeshita wound up hurting his knee but had to fight Oishi again. He was about to submit Oishi with the Walls Of Takeshita when Dino ran into the ring and attacked Takeshita for the DQ. A chair was used often in the No DQ match and at one point Takeshita had Dino beat with a German Suplex but the referee was knocked unconscious. When Takeshita checked on the ref Dino rolled him over with the Gay-do Clutch. That was when the ref recovered and counted the pin, giving Dino the victory. Dino and Oishi attacked Takeshita after the match but they were then chased off by Antonio Honda and DJ Nira.

DDT “SAPPORO ONE MATCH SPECIAL ~FOREST~”, 11/05/2014
Sapporo Teisan Hall
127 Fans

Kenny Omega defeated Michael Nakazawa with the Gorgeous Superstar Elbow (25:50).

There was a special rule for this match. Amon Tsurumi had a deck of cards with a different wrestler’s name on it. Everytime he drew a card Kenny Omega and Michael Nakazawa had to perform that wrestler’s signature moves. The cards used were Kazuchika Okada, HARASHIMA, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Antonio Inoki, The Rock, Stan Hansen, Hulk Hogan, Great Kabuki, Great Muta, DJ Nira, Michael Nakazawa and finally Gorgeous Matsuno.

DDT “SAPPORO ONE MATCH SPECIAL ~FIRE~”, 11/05/2014
Sapporo Teisan Hall
118 Fans

2 Out Of 3 Falls: Antonio Honda defeated Daisuke Sasaki 2-1 (23:07).
– Bra Stripping Match: Antonio Honda defeated Daisuke Sasaki (9:13).
– Wasabi Éclair Death Match: Daisuke Sasaki defeated Antonio Honda when Honda ate the Wasabi Éclair (19:38).
– One Count Match: Antonio Honda defeated Daisuke Sasaki with a Sunset Flip (23:07).

The Wasabi Éclair Death Match involved a wrestler having to eat an éclair everytime his opponent kicks out of a pin at two. There were five éclairs but one of them was filled with wasabi. Whoever ate the Wasabi Éclair would be the loser. Throughout the match Antonio Honda and Daisuke Sasaki ate two éclairs each and felt no discomfort. Honda knocked down Sasaki with a Bionic Elbow and went for the pin but Sasaki kicked out. Honda ate the final éclair and immediately ran out of the ring looking for a bathroom so he could wash the wasabi out of his mouth. Honda was able to recover and win the final fall when he countered a Hurricanrana into a Sunset Flip.

DDT “SAPPORO ONE MATCH SPECIAL ~MOUNTAIN~”, 11/05/2014
Sapporo Teisan Hall
120 Fans

HARASHIMA defeated MIKAMI with the Somato (22:49).

Ladders were legal to use in the last one match show of the day. HARASHIMA told MIKAMI after the match that they should do it again. MIKAMI said next time he would win.


Schedule For The Rest Of May

May 10, 2014

DDT “ROAD TO SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 3”, 17/05/2014
Saitama Kasukabe Hall

1. King Of DDT Qualifying Match: Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Tetsuya Endo
2. Konosuke Takeshita Vs Shunma Katsumata
3. Antonio Honda Vs Guanchulo
4. Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega, Daisuke Sasaki & Gota Ihashi Vs Kesiuke Ishii, Soma Takao, MIKAMI & Kazuki Hirata
5. Infomercial Match: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Saki Akai Vs Makoto Oishi, Michael Nakazawa & DJ Nira
6. 3 Way Match: Danshoku Dino Vs Shigehiro Irie Vs Aja Kong
7. KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi Vs HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Akito

Shigehiro Irie and Aja Kong get to be back together! But Danshoku Dino will be in the way and he’ll no doubt have jealous eyes.

The entire Golden Lovers/Rendezvous/Orchid/Whatever team up together for the first time. When Daisuke Sasaki joined the group he outright said he did not want to team with Gota Ihashi. So we’ll see how they will work together.

UNION “GOLDEN UNION 2014”, 18/05/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Aipoke World Title: Ryu Gouma (c) Vs Super Sasadango Machine
2. Cherry & Danshoku Dino Vs Ladybeard & Saki Akai
3. Mitomi Masayuki Vs Shinichiro Tominaga
4. Shuji Ishikawa Vs Ken Ohka
5. Union MAX Title: Isami Kodaka (c) Vs Hikaru Sato

Cherry found her tag team partner to go against Ladybeard & Saki Akai. Danshoku Dino is on her side but who knows how he will react to Ladybeard.

DDT “FRIENDSHIP, EFFORT, VICTORY!”, 25/05/2014
Nagoya Congress Centre

0. Dark Match: Shunma Katsumata Vs Shun Miyatake
1. King Of DDT Qualifying Match: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Kazuki Hirata
2. 3 Way Tag Team Match: MIKAMI & Antonio Honda Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Yasushi Sato Vs Soma Takao & Kengo Takai
3. Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & DJ Nira Vs Michael Nakazawa, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Guanchulo
4. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Ultraman Robin Vs Tetsuya Endo, Konosuke Takeshita & Konaka = Pehlwan
5. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Yasu Urano & Akito
6. Danshoku Dino Vs Akitoshi Saito
7. DDT Extreme Title – Idol Lumerjack Match: Masa Takanashi (c) (w/ Emi Sakura) Vs Makoto Oishi (w/ Sizukaze & Kizuna)
8. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) Vs HARASHIMA
*HARASHIMA cashes in his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.

As things stand right now, HARASHIMA is on track to cash in his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract on 25th May. Whoever does not leave Nagoya as the KO-D Openweight Champion will be entered into the King Of DDT tournament.

Makoto Oishi challenged Masa Takanashi to put his newly won DDT Extreme Title on the line in an Idol Lumberjack Match. Oishi has invited back the pop group Sizukaze & Kizuna to be in his corner just like they were at Sumo Hall last year. Masa Takanashi will bring in his close friend Emi Sakura to be his lumberjack.

Yasushi Sato is from Sportiva Entertainment. He is the father of Mr. #6.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN TANSU ~DRAMATIC DREAM CLOSET~”, 29/05/2014
Shinjuku Tansu Kumin Hall

1. King Of DDT Qualifying Match: Akito Vs Soma Takao

The final King of DDT qualifier takes place here.

UNION “CHERRY 10TH ANNIVERSARY”, 01/06/2014
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Cherry Vs Aja Kong

A rematch from 2011 main events Cherry’s 10th Anniversary show. Cherry wrestled Aja Kong with a broken jaw in the first match. Now she wants to see how well she will do at full health.

DDT “ANTONIO HONDA BOX OFFICE ~DEKI-GOKORO~”, 01/06/2014
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Bra And Submission Match: Danshoku Dino Vs Norikazu Fujioka
2. Cole Miner’s Glove Match: Yasu Urano Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
3. HARASHIMA, Riho & DJ Nira Vs Yuji Hino, Emi Sakura & Great Kojika

Well that trios match is random as heck.


Tomorrow’s Sapporo Schedule

May 10, 2014

DDT “SAPPORO ONE MATCH SPECIAL ~WIND~”, 11/05/2014
Sapporo Teisan Hall

Danshoku Dino Vs Konosuke Takeshita

Very busy day for DDT tomorrow as they will hold four special matches in Sapporo before the show takes place. From noon a match will be held every hour. First up is Danshoku Dino Vs Konosuke Takeshita. Dino was originally began wrestling in a college club while Takeshita entered pro wrestling when he was still in high school. Dino wants to find out what a high school pro wrestler is like. Takeshita recalls first seeing Dino wrestle at a DDT show 7 years ago. Now he gets to face him one on one.

DDT “SAPPORO ONE MATCH SPECIAL ~FOREST~”, 11/05/2014
Sapporo Teisan Hall

Kenny Omega Vs Michael Nakazawa

Close buddies Kenny Omega and Michael Nakazawa are next up. They previously fought in a one match show back in February 2013. That match was a crazy Last Man Standing match that left both men battered and bruised. The last time they were in the ring together, Nakazawa was again beaten up pretty badly. By booking this match, Kenny is convinced DDT wants Nakazawa dead and he doesn’t understand why.

DDT “SAPPORO ONE MATCH SPECIAL ~FIRE~”, 11/05/2014
Sapporo Teisan Hall

Antonio Honda Vs Daisuke Sasaki

Former Monster Army buddies Antonio Honda and Daisuke Sasaki take the stage for the third match. There have been no hard feelings between the two since their split but Honda does criticise Sasaki for how he handled the team’s credit card spending.

DDT “SAPPORO ONE MATCH SPECIAL ~MOUNTAIN~”, 11/05/2014
Sapporo Teisan Hall

HARASHIMA Vs MIKAMI

The last of the one off matches will be HARASHIMA and MIKAMI with the use of ladders allowed. HARASHIMA intends to cash in his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract on 25th May but any loss between now and then would cause him to lose the contract.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN SAPPORO ~DRAMATIC DREAM CLOCK TOWER~”, 11/05/2014
Sapporo Teisan Hall

1. 4 Way Match: Danshoku Dino Vs Antonio Honda Vs Masa Takanashi Vs DJ Nira
2. Daisuke Sasaki Vs Michael Nakazawa
3. MIKAMI & Yasu Urano Vs Tomoya & Makoto Oishi
4. HARASHIMA, Tetsuya Endo & Konosuke Takeshita Vs Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao
5. Sanshiro Takagi & Kenichi Yamamoto Vs Akito & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega (c) Vs KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi

The main show takes place in the evening with a KO-D Tag Team Titles main event. Last week Shuten-dōji defeated the Golden Lovers for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Titles. Now they intend to finish the job and take the regular Tag Titles from them.


DDT “SHINJUKU MAY 9TH DRAMA” Results

May 9, 2014

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DDT “SHINJUKU MAY 9TH DRAMA”, 09/05/2014
Shinjuku FACE
550 Fans – Super No Vacancy

0. Dark Exhibition Match: Gota Ihashi defeated Shun Miyatake with a German Suplex (3:33).
1. Makoto Oishi defeated Shunma Katsumata with the Miracle Ecstasy (6:05).
2. MIKAMI, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Hoshitango defeated Antonio Honda, DJ Nira & Guanchulo when Matsunaga pinned Guanchulo with a Back Drop (8:27).
3. Special Single Match: Minoru Suzuki defeated Michael Nakazawa with the Gotch-Style Piledriver (8:22).
4. Akito, Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo defeated Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao with the Kinniku Buster (13:03).
5. Falls Count Anywhere Match: Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata when Ibushi pinned Hirata after the PK Heart (13:54).
6. DDT Extreme Title – 3 Times Fall Match: Masa Takanashi defeated Danshoku Dino (c) with a Leg Roll Clutch (13:48).
*Danshonu Dino fails in V2. Masa Takanashi becomes the 27th DDT Extreme Champion!
7. KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi defeated HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano when KUDO pinned Urano with the Diving Double Knee Drop (16:13).

Akito found himself at a crossroads now that he is out of the KO-D Openweight Title picture. He could have gone back to teaming with Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi but he instead decided to do something new to become more powerful. What that was he didn’t reveal until after the main event. He approached the victorious Shuten-dōji with a can of beer in his hand. But just when it looked like he was about to have a toast with them he instead sprayed the beer in Masa Takanashi’s face! Akito then walked over to HARASHIMA and said they could make many dreams come true if they teamed together. HARASHIMA welcomed him to the team and he told Yasu Urano it was pretty nifty that Akito wanted to join them.

The DDT Extreme Title was up for grabs in a 3 Times Fall Match. The goal of the match is to pin your opponent for three seconds in a row. The catch is it did not have to happen in the same pinning attempt. For example at the start of the match Masa Takanashi quickly cradled Danshoku Dino for a two count. If Takanashi pinned Dino again he would just need a one count to win since he would have scored 3 seconds in a row. However quickly afterwards Dino pinned Takanashi for a two count, so Dino’s pin score was set back to zero while Takanashi was now in danger of losing. Takanashi was able to pin Dino to win the champiosnhip with a straight three count (pun not intended) when he countered the Gay-do Clutch into a Leg Roll Clutch. The new Extreme Champion then “honored” the former champ by calling him a “dumb bastard” and an “ugly fucking loser”. Makoto Oishi came to Dino’s aid and challenged Takanashi to a title match. Amon Tsurumi booked the match for Nagoya on 25th May. Oishi then said he wanted it to be the return of the Idol Lumberjack Death Match! Takanashi accepted and said he would have Emi Sakura on his side. Oishi mentioned she’s too mature to count as an idol but whatever.

Michael Nakazawa had a mountain to climb as he took on the no nonsense badass Minoru Suzuki. Nakazawa was convinced he could win and tried his best, he even attempted to summon his fighting spirit by getting into a chop battle. Suzuki wasn’t impressed and easily trapped Nakazawa in different submission holds. Every time Nakazawa was put in a hold he yelled “Impossible!” and wanted to give up. But Suzuki didn’t want the match to end so soon and he let go of his opponent just so he could apply more submissions. Suzuki eventually choked out Nakazawa with a Sleeper and was going to do the Gotch-Style Piledriver until Nakazawa tapped out before he was lifted off his feet. Suzuki didn’t care and he lifted up Nakazawa for the move until Yukinori Matsui stepped in and stopped him. When Nakazawa regained consciousness he asked Suzuki if they could team together. Suzuki shook Nakazawa’s hand but refused to let go. If Nakazawa wants to team with him so much then he’ll do it! In three months time they will team together. During those three months he’ll be training very hard and he wants Nakazawa to do the same so by the time they team up Nakazawa won’t be what he is now but he will instead become a hybrid wrestler! Suzuki already ordered Nakazawa to begin his first training session by doing 100 push ups right there in the ring. Nakazawa complained but Suzuki yelled that he summoned the demon instructor and must do what he says. Nakazawa could only do 10 push ups before collapsing. It’s going to be a long road ahead for him.

The Falls Count Anywhere Match was chaos. First of all, Kazuki Hirata did not appear with his team mates when they entered the ring. The match began with Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi suffering a 3-on-2 Handicap disadvantage until Hirata finally appeared in the crowd dancing to Magnum TOKYO’s theme song. When he entered the ring, Owashi stopped the dancing by Shoulder Blocking his partner. Takagi dragged Kota Ibushi out of the ring and then attacked him with a kewpie doll. Ibushi defended himself by twisting Takagi’s arm over and over. Hirata threw Kenny Omega into a closing elevator and turned around thinking he was now gone. The elevator opened up and Kenny reappeared to School Boy Hirata for a nearfall. Takagi and Daisuke Sasaki brawled over to a place selling adult DVDs and they had a duel using the DVDs as swords. Ibushi got a bicycle!!! He cycled into Hirata’s crotch while Omega and Sasaki held him in place. A box of posters was then brought in and used to great effect. Ibushi did his best Steve Blackman impression and attacked Hirata with the rolled up posters. Omega then somehow used a poster to power up his Hadouken launching Hirata into Ibushi’s German Suplex. Omega then placed the cardboard box over Hirata’s head and with Sasaki performed the PK Heart to win the match. Afterwards Takagi talked about Minoru Suzuki training somebody as useless as Michael Nakazawa. Suzuki then walked out with Nakazawa and forced him to wheelbarrow down to the ring. Suzuki said he can turn a useless dickwad into a hybrid wrestler in three months. He then lifted up Nakazawa for a Gotch-Style Piledriver and forced him to do push ups from that position.

Danshoku Dino passed a message on to Guanchulo from his mother. Guanchulo wanted his mom to attend his final show for DDT on 20th May but according to her message she will be visiting China on that date. However, she will send another message that will be shown to Guanchulo on the 20th.

Shun Miyatake was again told he will not debut properly if he keeps losing so easily in his exhibition matches.

Akitoshi Saito will compete on the 25th May show. Danshoku Dino expressed interest in having a match with him that night.

The line-up for King Of DDT 2014 was revealed. The winner of the 16-man tournament gets a main event KO-D Openweight Title shot at Sumo Hall on 17th August. This year there will be three qualifying matches for tournament spots. Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Daisuke Sasaki, Akito, Soma Takao, Kazuki Hirata and Tetsuya Endo will have to wrestle each other in matches that will take place on the 17th, 25th and 29th of May. The rest of the field are Makoto Oishi, Keisuke Ishii, Konosuke Takeshita, MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi, Yasu Urano, Yukio Sakaguchi, Danshoku Dino, Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi and the loser of KUDO Vs HARASHIMA. Shigehiro Irie will not enter because he has a Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.

Cherry announced the main event of her 10th Anniversary show on 1st June will be her against Aja Kong! They previously had a singles match on 13th November 2011 for Cherry’s “FANTASY ILLUSION” show. Cherry wrestled that match with a broken jaw so she was given a special rule where Jaiko Ishikawa was allowed to interfere and fight Kong. This time Cherry is in full health and she wants to face Kong under normal circumstances. Cherry also decided she will team with Danshoku Dino for her mixed tag match against Ladybeard & Saki Akai in Union on 18th May.

Antonio Honda announced a new match for his Anniversary show also on 1st June. It will be HARASHIMA, Riho & DJ Nira Vs Yuji Hino, Emi Sakura and The Great Kojika.


Ganpuro No Offline, Cole Miner’s Glove Match

May 7, 2014

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “~CHAPTER 2 2ND SEASON~ VOL. 3”, 01/06/2014
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Special Single Match: Shota Vs Tiger Bed Scene
2. No Offline Broadcast Special Streaming Double Hell Match: Shibata Vs Tanomusaku Toba

Shibata is a mixed martial artist who also helps with the broadcast of Ganbare☆Wrestling’s videos on Nico Douga. He approached Ken Ohka asking to join the Ganpuro roster and for the two of them to team together. Ohka declined to team with him but offered him an MMA match against a famous kickboxer. Shibata asked if it was Peter Aerts. Ohka said it’s not Aerts, it’s former DDT competitor and also video editor Tanomusaku Toba. I think based on the match name the idea is it will be streamed online.

Tigger Bed Scene is from SWS, a longtime student wrestling promotion.

DDT “ANTONIO HONDA BOX OFFICE ~DEKI-GOKORO~”, 01/06/2014
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Cole Miner’s Glove Match: Yasu Urano Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
2. Bra And Submission Match: Antonio Honda Vs Norikazu Fujioka

Looks like Antonio Honda is digging deep into the bag of ridiculous stipulation matches from America for his show. An iron glove used for coal mining will be placed over one of the turnbuckles for Yasu Urano and Hiroshi Fukuda to fight over. Fukuda will be wrestling as his “Mr. Perfect” persona.


DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN YAMAGATA ~DRAMATIC DREAM TAMAKON’NYAKU~” Results

May 6, 2014

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN YAMAGATA ~DRAMATIC DREAM TAMAKON’NYAKU~”, 06/05/2014
Yamagata Big Wing
222 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Kenny Omega defeated Guanchulo with the Croyt’s Wrath (9:55).
2. 5 Way Bunkhouse Scramble Match: Soma Takao defeated MIKAMI, Yasu Urano, Michael Nakazawa and Akito when Takao pinned Nakazawa with the Sorarina (10:33).
3. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie defeated Sanshiro Takagi & Gorgeous Matsuno when Ishii pinned Matsuno with a Cradle (0:17).
3a. Non Asia Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie (c) defeated Sanshiro Takagi & Gorgeous Matsuno when Ishii pinned Matsuno with a Cradle (6:13).
*Not V1 for Team Dream Futures.
4. Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Antonio Honda & Konosuke Takeshita when Ibushi pinned Takeshita with the Sit Down Last Ride (12:06).
5. HARASHIMA defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga with the Somato (13:11).
6. KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi defeated Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Tetsuya Endo when KUDO pinned Endo with the Diving Double Knee Drop (15:59).

Two days ago Gorgeous Matsuno challenged Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie to an All Asia Tag Team Titles match. Matsuno approached Amon Tsurumi at the start of the show wondering why the match was non-title. Tsurumi said he does not control the championship, All Japan does. Matsuno demanded Tsurumi to call the All Japan office right there and then. Tsurumi did and the call went as follows: “It’s DDT, can the All Asia… Oh, my bad.” The call was cut off and Matsuno left the ring empty handed.

Later in the show, Ishii & Irie quickly beat Matsuno & Sanshiro Takagi. After the match Matsuno again went to Tsurumi demanding a title shot. This time he had a piece of paper that allegedly came from the PWF President, Dory Funk Jr. The letter said that Funk has given approval for the Non Asia Tag Team Titles to not be defended. That explanation was good enough for Tsurumi and the match restarted. Ishii & Irie then beat Matsuno & Takagi again to achieve their first non-defence.


DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN AOMORI ~DRAMATIC DREAM TSUGARU SHAMISEN~” Results

May 5, 2014

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DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN AOMORI ~DRAMATIC DREAM TSUGARU SHAMISEN~”, 05/05/2014
Aomori Industrial Hall
241 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Antonio Honda defeated Soma Takao with an Oklahoma Roll (10:32).
2. 3 Way Match: MIKAMI defeated Makoto Oishi and Michael Nakazawa when MIKAMI pinned Nakazawa with the 450 Splash (5:36).
3. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie defeated Akito & Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Ishii pinned Matsunaga with the Kneel Kick (10:17).
4. Lucha Libre Anywhere Rules: Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Guanchulo when Omega pinned Guanchulo after the PK Heart (16:29).
5. Danshoku Dino defeated Tetsuya Endo with the Danshoku Driver (11:26).
6. KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi defeated HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Konosuke Takeshita when Sakaguchi submitted Urano with the Cobra Clutch (17:13).

Masa Takanashi called out Danshoku Dino after the main event and said he will take the DDT Extreme Title from him.

Speaking of Dino, Tetsuya Endo swore payback on him before their match. Endo, who admits to being a virgin, is mad that Dino was his first kiss and he can never forget that. Endo’s goal is to know reach the top of DDT so he can then find the ideal partner for his first time. In the match itself Endo missed the Sky Twister Press and Dino took advantage with the Sliding Dino, a Sliding D variation where instead of elbowing the opponent in the face, he slides in for a kiss instead. Dino then finished off Endo with the Danshoku Driver.

For Match #4 Sanshiro Takagi once again asked for the bout to be fought under Lucha Libre rules. However, Daisuke Sasaki then asked if the match could be Falls Count Anywhere instead. Unable to pick either, both teams decided to use both rules resulting in a Lucha Libre Anywhere match. Meanwhile Kota Ibushi has been feeling stressed lately due to his busy schedule with both DDT and New Japan. But when the match left the ring and wound up outside the building, he was given fireworks to deal with the stress. Ibushi relieved his stress by shooting the fireworks at his opponents.


DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN SENDAI ~DRAMATIC DREAM TAN~” Results

May 4, 2014

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DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN SENDAI ~DRAMATIC DREAM TAN~”, 04/05/2014
Miyagi El Park Sendai
248 – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. 3 Way Match: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Michael Nakazawa and Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Takeshita pinned Nakazawa with a Dropkick (0:08).
1a. 3 Way Match: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Michael Nakazawa and Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Takeshita pinned Nakazawa with a German Suplex (6:27).
2. Makoto Oishi & Yoshihiko defeated MIKAMI & Antonio Honda when Yoshihiko pinned Honda with the Metempsychosis (11:33).
3. Tetsuya Endo defeated Guanchulo with the Sky Twister Press (7:23).
4. Lucha Libre Rules: Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Gorgeous Matsuno when Ishii pinned Matsuno with a Cradle (12:30).
5. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano defeated Danshoku Dino & Akito when HARASHIMA pinned Akito with the Somato (15:15).
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi defeated Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki (c) when Sakaguchi pinned Sasaki with the Penalty Kick (16:22).
*The Golden Lovers fails in V2. Shuten-dōji becomes the 10th KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions!

The drinks are on Shuten-dōji tonight because they are the new KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions! The main even saw Yukio Sakaguchi pin Daisuke Sasaki to end the Golden Lovers’ reign. Masa Takanashi taunted Kota Ibushi after the match for thinking the Lovers were going to win. Sakaguchi simply said “Today we won the belts. Kanpai!” and the new champs celebrated with a drink.

Even though he lost his match today, Gorgeous Matsuno demanded Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie to give him an All Asia Tag Team Title match on the 6th May Yamagata show.

The wrestlers’ bus was delayed by Golden Week traffic and only arrived 20 minutes after the building doors opened for the fans. The show was scheduled to begin with a Triple Threat match but only Konosuke Takeshita and Tomomitsu Matsunaga entered the ring. Just when they were about to start wrestling, Michael Nakazawa finally appeared yelling “Wait a minute!” and he rushed to the ring so the planned match can go ahead. Takeshita pinned him in 8 seconds with a Dropkick. They agreed to restart the match and Takeshita eventually pinned Nakazawa again.


Plenty Of May Matches

May 1, 2014

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN SENDAI ~DRAMATIC DREAM TAN~”, 04/05/2014
Miyagi El Park Sendai

1. Tetsuya Endo Vs Guanchulo
2. 3 Way Match: Michael Nakazawa Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Konosuke Takeshita
3. MIKAMI & Antonio Honda Vs Makoto Oishi & Yoshihiko
4. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs Danshoku Dino & Akito
5. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Gorgeous Matsuno Vs Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki (c) Vs KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi

After a chaotic victory on Tuesday, the Golden Lovers must defend their KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles again this weekend. Now they face the alcohol fueled power of Shuten-dōji.

Yoshihiko has made a full recovery from Tuesday’s show and very quickly returns to the action.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN AOMORI ~DRAMATIC DREAM TSUGARU SHAMISEN~”, 05/05/2014
Aomori Industrial Hall

1. 3 Way Match: MIKAMI Vs Makoto Oishi Vs Michael Nakazawa
2. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Akito & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
3. Antonio Honda Vs Soma Takao
4. Danshoku Dino Vs Tetsuya Endo
5. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Guanchulo Vs Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki
6. KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi Vs HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Konosuke Takeshita

With HARASHIMA claiming a Right To Challenge Contract and declaring he will cash it in against KUDO on 25th May, the two get to face against each other beforehand in a 6-Man Tag. I wonder what state of mind Yasu Urano will be in since he just cashed in his contract and lost to KUDO.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN YAMAGATA ~DRAMATIC DREAM TAMAKON’NYAKU~”, 06/05/2014
Yamagata Big Wing

1. 5 Way Match: MIKAMI Vs Yasu Urano Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs Soma Takao Vs Akito
2. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Gorgeous Matsuno
3. Kenny Omega Vs Guanchulo
4. HARASHIMA Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
5. Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Antonio Honda & Konosuke Takeshita
6. KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi Vs Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Tetsuya Endo

The three remaining Right To Challenge Contracts are currently held by HARASHIMA, Shigehiro Irie & Super Sasadango Machine.

DDT “SHINJUKU MAY 9TH DRAMA”, 09/05/2014
Shinjuku FACE

0. Dark Exhibition Match: Gota Ihashi Vs Shun Miyatake
1. Makoto Oishi Vs Shunma Katsumata
2. MIKAMI, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Hoshitango Vs Antonio Honda, DJ Nira & Guanchulo
3. Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao Vs Akito, Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo
4. Falls Count Anywhere Match: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki
5. Special Single Match: Minoru Suzuki Vs Michael Nakazawa
6. KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano
7. DDT Extreme Title: Danshoku Dino (c) Vs Masa Takanashi

Minoru Suzuki returns for a special match with Michael Nakazawa. It’s going to be pretty one sided.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN SAPPORO ~DRAMATIC DREAM CLOCK TOWER~”, 11/05/2014
Sapporo Teisan Hall

1. 4 Way Match: Danshoku Dino Vs Antonio Honda Vs Masa Takanashi Vs DJ Nira
2. Daisuke Sasaki Vs Michael Nakazawa
3. MIKAMI & Yasu Urano Vs Tomoya & Makoto Oishi
4. HARASHIMA, Tetsuya Endo & Konosuke Takeshita Vs Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao
5. Sanshiro Takagi & Kenichi Yamamoto Vs Akito & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega (c) Vs KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi

MMA fighter Kenichi Yamamoto returns to DDT after making after wrestling two matches for them last year. This time he teams up with Sanshiro Takagi.

UNION “GOLDEN UNION 2014”, 18/05/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Aipoke World Title: Ryu Gouma (c) Vs Super Sasadango Machine
2. Cherry & X Vs Ladybeard & Saki Akai
3. Mitomi Masayuki Vs Shinichiro Tominaga
4. Shuji Ishikawa Vs Ken Ohka
5. Union MAX Title: Isami Kodaka (c) Vs Hikaru Sato

Shinichiro Tominaga now gets a role in the Union–Ganpuro war facing against Union’s current micro indie dynamo Mitomu Masayuki. Tominaga originally came to Union on a similar path but injuries brought an end to his time with the company and he never fulfilled his potential. Masayuki is now in his spot which could make the match personal.

DDT “ANTONIO HONDA BOX OFFICE ~DEKI-GOKORO~”, 01/06/2014
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Bra And Submission Match: Antonio Honda Vs Norikazu Fujioka

Antonio Honda books his first match for his self-produced event and it is against DDT’s scrawny member of the production staff Norikazu Fujioka. They face off in a Bra And Submission Match where the aim is to either strip the opponent of their bra or make them submit.