DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ NWJ PRODUCE DAY” Results

August 3, 2012

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ NWJ PRODUCE DAY”, 30/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
324 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – 4 Way Tag Team Match: Mio Shirai & Ryo Mizunami defeated Gorgeous Matsuno (c) & Rion Mizuki, Naoshi Sano & Batten Tamagawa and Go Shiofuki & Kinteki Sakuragaoka when Shirai pinned Matsuno with Low Kicks (11:06). (Special Guest Referee: GENTARO)
*Mio Shirai becomes the 939th champion.
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: GENTARO defeated Mio Shirai (c) with a Clothesline (7:26 pm).
*GENTARO becomes the 940th champion.
2. Sanshiro Takagi & New Sanshiro Takagi defeated Michael Nakazawa & New Michael Nakazawa when Takagi & Takagi pinned Nakazawa & Nakazawa with the Sit Down Himawari Bomb (7:26).
2a. Michael Mamezawa defeated Michael Nakazawa with a High Kick (2:06).
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Michael Mamezawa defeated GENTARO (c) with the M-Shaped Pin (8:23 pm).
*Michael Mamezawa becomes the 941st champion.
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Hiroshi Fukuda defeated Michael Mamezawa (c) with a School Boy (8:23 pm).
*Hiroshi Fukuda becomes the 942nd champion.
3. MMA Battle: Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Tanomusaku Toba by Referee Stoppage with a Jumping Knee Kick (3R 2:57).
4. 61-Minute Best 2-Out-Of 3 Falls Count Anywhere Match: Takao Soma defeated Keisuke Ishii (2-1) (20:23).
4a. Keisuke Ishii defeated Takao Soma with the Kneel Kick out on the street (9:15).
4b. Takao Soma defeated Keisuke Ishii with the Mad Splash onto a table (12:05).
4c. Takao Soma defeated Keisuke Ishii with the Diving Guillotine Drop (20:23).

Minoru Suzuki made a surprise appearance at the end of the show. He snuck into the ring and grabbed Sanshiro Takagi in a Sleeper Hold during his post-show speech. Takagi challenged Suzuki to a fight at the vegetable market down the road from Shin-Kiba 1st RING. Suzuki asked if there was a bookstore nearby and if they could fight there instead. Both men agreed that they will settle their grudge in Budokan Hall and shook hands. Suzuki then put Takagi in a Sleeper Hold again before leaving.

Ken Ohka was New Michael Nakazawa. He did all the Michael Nakazawa spots you would expect to see. Michael Mamezawa is Mame Endo.

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DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ DDT SUNDAY” Results

July 29, 2012

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ DDT SUNDAY”, 29/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
490 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma defeated Rion Mizuki & Tetsuya Endo when Soma pinned Endo with the Boma-Ye (9:16).
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Iron Man Battle Royal: Hiroshi Fukuda defeated Choun-Shiryu (c), Akito and Yuki Sato (10:00).
2a. Hiroshi Fukuda defeated Choun-Shiryu by Pinfall (c) (1:38).
*Hiroshi Fukuda becomes the 930th champion.
2b. Akito defeated Hiroshi Fukuda (c) with the Heavy Killer (2:43).
*Akito becomes the 931st champion.
2c. Choun-Shiryu defeated Akito (c) with the Drunken Master School Boy (2:58).
*Choun-Shiryu becomes the 932nd champion.
2d. Yuki Sato defeated Choun-Shiryu with a Chair Attack (6:03).
*Yuki Sato becomes the 933rd champion.
2e. Hiroshi Fukuda defeated Yuki Sato (c) with the Perfect Plex (6:30).
*Hiroshi Fukuda becomes the 934th champion.
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Gorgeous Matsuno defeated Hiroshi Fukuda (c) with a School Boy (6:43 pm).
*Gorgeous Matsuno becomes the 935th champion.
3. Yuji Hino, Yasu Urano & Antonio Honda defeated Masa Takanashi, Daisuke Sasaki & Hoshitango (w/ Yoshiko) when Honda pinned Takanashi with a School Boy (7:52).
4. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega defeated Michael Nakazawa & Gota Ihashi when Omega pinned Nakazawa with the Croyt’s Wrath (15:42).
– KO-D Openweight Title: Kota Ibushi (c) defeated DJ Nira with the Sit Down Last Ride (8:52).
*V1 for Kota Ibushi. DJ Nira cashes in his “Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere” contract.
6. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: KUDO & Makoto Oishi defeated DJ Nira & Gorgeous Matsuno (c) when Oishi pinned Matsuno after a Rocket Punch from DJ Nira (10:28).
*Makoto Oishi becomes the 936th champion.
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Hiroshi Fukuda defeated Makoto Oishi (c) with the Perfect Russian Leg Sweep (8:20 pm).
*Hiroshi Fukuda becomes the 937th champion.
7. HARASHIMA, MIKAMI & Tomomitsu Matsunaga defeated Seiya Morohashi, Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie when HARASHIMA pinned Irie with the Somato (12:13).
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Gorgeous Matsuno defeated Hiroshi Fukuda (c) with a School Boy (8:53 pm).
*Gorgeous Matsuno becomes the 938th champion.

What a busy day for Kota Ibushi. First off he wins the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title in New Japan, then he teams with future opponent Kenny Omega in DDT. Then he suddenly gets challenged by DJ Nira. That’s right, DJ Nira finally cashed in his “Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere” contract to get his KO-D Openweight Title match right there in Shin-Kiba 1st Ring.

But we’ll get to that in a moment. Before that happened, Michael Nakazawa had some words to say to the Golden Lovers. He was in the corner for both Ibushi & Omega when they won their titles in New Japan and All Japan. Now the loyal dog was going to bite back. Him and Gota Ihashi tried to jump the Golden Lovers but they were easily brushed aside. Nakazawa then said the match was now a 3-On-2 Handicap match. Unfortunately for him, the third man never came out and the match continued as scheduled. Kenny ducked the Ultlimate Venom Arm of Nakazawa and pinned him with the Croyt’s Wrath. That was when DJ Nira appeared.

Nira low blowed Ibushi to start the match. He tried to do a Body Slam but the champion was too heavy and fell on top of him. Nira tried a distraction tactic and asked Ibushi to say his 7 times tables and his 2 time tables. The distraction gave Nira enough time to recover and hit Ibushi with the dreaded Rocket Punch. Too bad Ibushi noticed one of his boot laces was untied and he bent over to fix it. Nira flew over Ibushi and the Rocket Punch missed its target. Ibushi then hit Nira with a Lariat and finished him off with multiple Power Bombs to end one of the more bizarre title defences in Ibushi’s career.

DJ Nira was beaten so badly he had to be placed on a table and stretchered out to the back. However, Gorgeous Matsuno kept him in the ring since they had a tag team match against KUDO & Makoto Oishi beginning next. Nira was a non-factor for most of the match even with his opponents trying to keep him standing. After that match, Nira said he decided to cash in tonight because he heard Tsurumi Amon say the Budokan Hall show was cancelled. Amon had no idea where he got that idea from. Nira blamed Amon for his defeat, saying that this show was supposed to be his Budokan moment. He then crawled back onto the stretcher table and asked to be carried away (I managed to get four paragraphs out of a DJ Nira match. I think that’s some sort of achievement.)

Seiya Morohashi continued to wrestle as Shuji Ishikawa’s replacement, taking the big man’s place in the main event. HARASHIMA regained momentum heading towards Budokan Hall after he pinned Shigehiro Irie with the Somato. Afterwards, he brought out Togi Makabe to talk about their upcoming match against Ishikawa & Ryuji Ito. They confirmed it will be a Hardcore match. When Makabe noticed that Ishikawa wasn’t here, he asked where that “muppet” was. When told that Shuji has rubella, Makabe said that was a fine excuse. HARASHIMA vowed that he and Makabe will win.

The friendly competition within Monster Army continued when the Crying Wolf side faced the Familia side in a 6-Man Tag. The Familia brought in an unexpected cornergirl, Yoshiko from Stardom. However, Yoshiko cost her team the match and Antonio Honda revealed her as a spy for Crying Wolf! Honda said that she and Tanomusaku Toba are the final members of their football team for Budokan Hall.

The Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title is back from Bolivia and just as active as ever. Nine title changes occured at the show. Choun-Shiryu got revenge on Yuki Sato for ambushing him a few weeks ago by doing the same to win the title. Then during the scheduled title match, Hiroshi Fukuda wound up as the winner. Gorgeous Matsuno then won the belt. Then Matsuno lost it to Makoto Oishi during their tag team match which also included KUDO and a disappointed DJ Nira. Fukuda ran down to the ring to win the belt again before fleeing. Matsuno caught up with Fukuda at the end of the show and left Shin-Kiba as the latest champion.

New World Japan attacked Rion Mizuki as he made his entrance for the opener. After the defeat, Sanshiro Takagi offered to buy Mizuki’s robe for 500,000 yen. Mizuki refused and after a lot of arguing, Takagi said he was going to spend 10 million yen to make the greatest robe ever in time for Budokan Hall.

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Complete Beer Garden Cards (Except The Last Day)

July 27, 2012

UNION “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ UNION DAY”, 29/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Taichi Kazato Vs Goro Jr.
2. Cherry Vs Rabbit Miyu
3. Rock ‘N’ Roll Death Match: A. YAZAWA & Mame Endo Vs Mio Shirai & Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Rumi Kazama)
4. Isami Kodaka & Big Rude Vs Ken Ohka & Kengo Ohka
5. DDT Extreme Title – Last Man Standing Match: Shuji Ishikawa (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ DDT SUNDAY”, 29/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Iron Man Battle Royal: Yuki Sato (c) Vs Choun-Shiryu Vs Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Akito
2. Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma Vs Rion Mizuki & Tetsuya Endo
3. KUDO & Makoto Oishi Vs DJ Nira & Gorgeous Matsuno
4. Yuji Hino, Yasu Urano & Antonio Honda Vs Masa Takanashi, Daisuke Sasaki & Hoshitango
5. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Michael Nakazawa & Gota Ihashi
6. HARASHIMA, MIKAMI & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Shuji Ishikawa, Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ NWJ PRODUCE DAY”, 30/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. 61-Minute Best 2-Out-Of 3 Falls Match: Takao Soma Vs Keisuke Ishii
2. MMA Battle: Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Tanomusaku Toba
3. 4 Way Tag Team Match: Gorgeous Matsuno & Rion Mizuki Vs Mio Shirai & Ryo Mizunami Vs Naoshi Sano & Batten Tamagawa Vs Go Shiofuki & Kinteki Sakuragaoka (Special Guest Referee: GENTARO)
4. Sanshiro Takagi & New Sanshiro Takagi Vs Michael Nakazawa & New Michael Nakazawa

The 4 Way Tag Team match features teams from different corners of Japanese wrestling. Gorgeous Matsuno & Rion Mizuki are representing DDT, Mio Shirai & Ryo Mizunami from Pro Wrestling WAVE are representing Joshi, Naoshi Sano & Batten Tamagawa are representing the indies and Go Shiofuki & Kinteki Sakuragaoka are representing college student wrestling clubs. GENTARO has been appointed as the referee for the match since he can be trusted to handle the chaos that is certain to break out.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ KENNY OMEGA PRODUCE DAY”, 31/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Rock-Paper-Scissors Death Match: Isami Kodaka Vs Masa Takanashi
2. Ice Ribbon Offer Match: Hikaru Shida & Neko Nitta Vs Maki Marumiya & Tsukushi
3. Boxing Rules: Kota Ibushi Vs Gota Ihashi
4. Kenny Omega & Michael Nakazawa Vs Hikaru Sato & Hiroshi Yamato

If I remember correctly, the last boxing match that took place at a Beer Garden show ended in mayhem but that one had two extra wrestlers involved.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ ANTONIO HONDA PRODUCE DAY”, 01/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Texas Tiger Rope Match: Kento Miyahara Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
2. Watermelon Crash Death Match: GENTARO Vs Big Rude
3. The Old Man & The Sea & The Wine & The Tears: Masa Takanashi & Hoshitango Vs Yasu Urano & HIROKI Vs Great Kojika & Ricky Fuji
4. Antonio Honda Vs Daisuke Sasaki

The third match is a 3 Way Tag Team death match that involves wine, wasabi, cream puffs and something related to the sea. The last part might just be water but that would be disappointing.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ HOMOIRO CLOVER Z PRODUCE DAY”, 02/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Strange Bifurcation Allowed: Makoto Oishi & KUDO Vs Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi
2. Perfect Plex Challenge: Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Hikari Minami, Michael Nakazawa, Rikiya Shindo & X
3. Akito Vs Shuji Ishikawa
4. Falls Count Anywhere Match: Kota Ibushi Vs Danshoku Dino Vs Big Rude Vs Gota Ihashi

You read the first match right. Makoto Oishi is wrestling for both teams in the tag team match.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ HARASHIMA PRODUCE DAY”, 03/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Endo Test Match: Tetsuya Endo Vs X
2. BOYZ Offer Match: Takao Soma, Daisuke Sasaki & Tsutomu Oosugi Vs Masa Takanashi, Yuki Sato & Hercules Senga
3. Isami Kodaka & Hoshitango Vs KUDO & Ryuichi Sekine
4. HARASHIMA Vs Hikaru Sato

Tanomusaku Toba has pulled out of the show. Hoshitango will take his place to team with Isami Kodaka.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ DDT SATURDAY”, 04/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. DDT Beer Garden Specialty – Lottery 6-Man Tag Team Match: X, X & X Vs X, X & X

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DDT & Union Both Get Ready For The Beer Garden

July 25, 2012

UNION “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ UNION DAY”, 29/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Taichi Kazato Vs Goro Jr.
2. Cherry Vs Rabbit Miu
3. Rock ‘N’ Roll Death Match: A. YAZAWA & Mame Endo Vs Mio Shirai & Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Rumi Kazama)
4. Isami Kodaka & Big Rude Vs Ken Ohka & Kengo Ohka
5. DDT Extreme Title – Last Man Standing Match: Shuji Ishikawa (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie

Mame Endo comes to us from Triple Six and Rabbit Miu is from JWP.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ DDT SUNDAY”, 29/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Iron Man Battle Royal: Yuki Sato (c) Vs Choun-Shiryu Vs Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Akito
2. Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma Vs Rion Mizuki & Tetsuya Endo
3. KUDO & Makoto Oishi Vs DJ Nira & Gorgeous Matsuno
4. Yuji Hino, Yasu Urano & Antonio Honda Vs Masa Takanashi, Daisuke Sasaki & Hoshitango
5. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Michael Nakazawa & Gota Ihashi
6. HARASHIMA, MIKAMI & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Shuji Ishikawa, Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie

Danshoku Dino was recently hit with rubella and will miss this show. He may also miss the Homoiro Clover Z show later in the week if he does not recover in time.

The Monster Army explodes. Already. What is going on with them?

Yuki Sato is the current Iron Man Heavymtalweight Champion, pinning Dick Togo in Bolivia yesterday. I have no idea if he will be back in time to defend the title here or if he will have the belt when he does come back.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ NWJ PRODUCE DAY”, 30/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. 61-Minute Best 2-Out-Of 3 Falls: Takao Soma Vs Keisuke Ishii
2. MMA Battle: Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Tanomusaku Toba
3. Sanshiro Takagi & New Sanshiro Takagi Vs Michael Nakazawa & New Michael Nakazawa

AV model Miyuki Yokoyama will be a ring girl for the MMA Battle.

One of the falls in the Best 2-Out-Of-3 match between Takao Soma Vs Keisuke Ishii will be fought under Falls Count Anywhere rules.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ KENNY OMEGA PRODUCE DAY”, 31/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Boxing Rules: Kota Ibushi Vs Gota Ihashi
2. Kenny Omega & Michael Nakazawa Vs Hikaru Sato & Hiroshi Yamato

The DDT Vs All Japan feud reignites with Kenny Omega inviting Hiroshi Yamato over for a friendly(?) scrap. Omega will be teaming with his buddy Michael Nakazawa while Yamato will team with Hikaru Sato for the first time since the AJPW Jr. Tag League back in April.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ ANTONIO HONDA PRODUCE DAY”, 01/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Texas Tiger Rope Match: Kento Miyahara Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
2. Antonio Honda Vs Daisuke Sasaki

Kento Miyahara from Diamond Ring will make his first appearance for DDT in the dreaded Texas Tiger Rope Match against Hiroshi Fukuda.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ HOMOIRO CLOVER Z PRODUCE DAY”, 02/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

Wrestler Participation: Kota Ibushi, KUDO, Makoto Oishi, Hiroshi Fukuda & Akito.

Danshoku Dino is also expected to take part if he recovers on time.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ HARASHIMA PRODUCE DAY”, 03/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Tanomusaku Toba & Isami Kodaka Vs KUDO & Ryuichi Sekine
2. HARASHIMA Vs Hikaru Sato

The last time HARASHIMA and Hikaru Sato faced each other was at the 2nd Round of King Of DDT 2012. HARASHIMA won that match with the Somato.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ DDT SATURDAY”, 04/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. DDT Beer Garden Specialty – Lottery 6-Man Tag Team Match: X, X & X Vs X, X & X

DDT will bring together six wrestlers to participate in the match. A box filled with the wresters’ names will be passed around to different fans in the audience. Those who get to pick out a name then get to choose which team they will be on.

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Budokan Card Almost Complete

July 23, 2012

DDT “BUDOKAN PETER PAN 2012 ~ DDT 15TH ANNIVERSARY”, 18/08/2012
Tokyo Nippon Budokan

0. Special Dark Match: Muscle Sakai Vs X
1. Konosuke Takeshita Debut Match: Konosuke Takeshita Vs El Generico
2. Tag Team Gauntlet: Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa Vs Takao Soma & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Isami Kodaka & Hiro Tsumaki Vs Rion Mizuki & Poison JULIE Sawada
3. Iron Man Royal Rumble: Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Gorgeous Matsuno Vs Gota Ihashi Vs Akito Vs YOSHIHIKO Vs Cherry Vs NOZOMI Vs Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Ken Ohka Vs Mio Shirai Vs Batten Tamagawa Vs Choun-Shiryu Vs Yuzuki Aikawa Vs Yoshiaki Fujiwara
4. 5 Vs 5 Soccer Match: Masa Takanashi, Daisuke Sasaki, Hoshitango, Tetsuya Endo & Tsukasa Fujimoto Vs Yasu Urano, Antonio Honda, Yuji Hino, X & X
5. KUDO & Makoto Oishi Vs MIKAMI & Tatsumi Fujinami
6. Special Single Match: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Minoru Suzuki
7. Special Single Match: Danshoku Dino Vs Invisible Man
8. Special Tag Team Match: HARASHIMA & Togi Makabe Vs Shuji Ishikawa & Ryuji Ito
9. KO-D Openweight Title: Kota Ibushi (c) Vs Kenny Omega

Togi Makabe from New Japan will come in to help his college buddy HARASHIMA take on Shuji Ishikawa and Ryuji Ito.

The/An Invisible Man will wrestle in DDT for the first time since Arnold Skeskejanaker graced the squared circle back in September 2008. His sudden appearance at yesterday’s show was done to challenge Danshoku Dino to a match at Budokan Hall.

The DDT website does not list KUDO & Makoto Oishi Vs MIKAMI & Tatsumi Fujinami as a KO-D Tag Team Title match, so the belts may not be on the line.

The soccer match has the Monster Army split in half on opposite sides. Yasu Urano, Antonio Honda & Yuji Hino will be part of the Crying Wolf team while Masa Takanashi, Daisuke Sasaki & Hoshitango will be on The Familia team. Also on that squad are Tetsuya Endo and Ice Ribbon’s Tsukasa Fujimoto. Fujimoto is an active football player outside of wrestling but this game will be like nothing she’s seen before.

If the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title happens to be back in Japan in time for the event (it is currently held by Dick Togo in Bolivia), it will be defended in the Royal Rumble. Otherwise the winner will be given the opportunity to go overseas (which they have to pay for themselves) and win the belt back.

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DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN 2012” Results

July 22, 2012

DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN 2012”, 22/07/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,513 Fans – Super No Vacancy

0. Dark Match: Tsukasa Fujimoto & Mio Shirai defeated Hiroshi Fukuda & Choun-Shiryu when Fujimoto pinned Fukuda with the Tsukadora (5:22).
1. 12-Man Tag Team Match: Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Akito, Poison JULIE Sawada, Rion Mizuki, Tetsuya Endo & DJ Nira defeated Yuji Hino, Yasu Urano, Antonio Honda, Masa Takanashi, Daisuke Sasaki & Hoshitango when Endo pinned Honda with the Moonsault Press (10:30).
2. Sanshiro Takagi, Takao Soma & Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Hikaru Sato, Michael Nakazawa & Tanomusaku Toba when Sakaguchi submitted Nakazawa with the Jumping Cross Armlock (7:58).
3. KO-D Tag Team Title: KUDO & Makoto Oishi (c) defeated Shigehiro Irie & Keisuke Ishii when KUDO pinned Ishii with the Diving Double Knee Drop (9:21).
*V3 for KUDO & Makoto Oishi.
4. MIKAMI Return Match: Tatsumi Fujinami defeated MIKAMI with a Bow And Arrow Hold (7:01).
5. Hardcore Match: Shuji Ishikawa defeated HARASHIMA with the Splash Mountain onto a chair (16:57).
6. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega defeated Danshoku Dino & YOSHIHIKO when Omega pinned YOSHIHIKO with the Two Storey Croyt’s Wrath (21:24).

The Golden Lovers teamed together to defeat their most infamous opponents just one month before Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega will battle each other on the biggest stage in DDT history. Danshoku Dino and YOSHIHIKO knew how serious this match was. YOSHIHIKO wrestled the match dressed as Warsman, the character beloved by Kinnikuman fans for his ruthless abilities. However, the comnbined powers of Ibushi and Omega were too much and Omega defeated YOSHIHIKO with the Croyt’s Wrath to Dino with YOSHIHIKO on top of Dino’s shoulders. Afterwards, Omega thanked everyone involved for the great match. He said he wants to enjoy the rest of his matches before the 15th Anniversary Show in Budokan Hall because he knows his match with Ibushi there will be a war.

Celebrations were then interrupted when a challenge was thrown at Danshoku Dino. Unknown to everybody in attendence, the Invisible Man entered the ring and demanded to face Dino at Budokan Hall! Dino said he couldn’t see where he was, not even his butt. Nevertheless, Dino accepted the challenge. That’s right, Budokan Hall will see Danshoku Dino Vs The Invisible Man!

After losing to Shuji Ishikawa in a Hardcore Match, HARASHIMA announced his tag team partner to face Ishikawa & Ryuji Ito at the 15th Anniversary Show. HARASHIMA’s partner will be New Japan’s Unchained Gorilla, Togi Makabe!

Even though KUDO & Makoto Oishi won their third straight defence of the KO-D Tag Titles, it came at a price. Oishi had to be stretchered away from ringside after Keisuke Ishii gave him an RKO onto the floor outside the ring.

An update of the Bolivia Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title Tour was read out to the crowd. Dick Togo was the champion but he lost it to Bolivian wrestler AJAYU. AJAYU then lost it to Yuki Sato. Sato then lost it to a local child. Dick Togo then beat the child and is now currently champion.

Daichi Kakimoto announced that he will make his long awaited return to the ring at Budokan Hall! It has been four years since Kakimoto has wrestled when a back injury ended his career. Since then he still worked for DDT eventually becoming the man in charge of the Dropkick Bar. Kakimoto said he had been discouraged so many times but finally reached the point where he could wrestle again. He will compete in the Iron Man Battle Royal and he looks forward to giving someone a German Suplex. Kakimoto said that this is not his return but it will lead to the next step of his career.

Yoshiaki Fujiwara was also announced to compete at the Iron Man Battle Royal.

After losing to Tatsumi Fujinami in his return match, MIKAMI asked Fujinami if they could team together and challenge for the KO-D Tag Team Title in Budokan Hall. Fujinami accepted the offer.

The show began with a 12-Man Tag Team match that saw Tetsuya Endo pick up his first pinfall in his DDT career. Afterwards it was announced that the two teams competing in the Budokan Hall football match were named Crying Wolf and The Familia. Endo will be part of The Familia team.

Sanshiro Takagi invited Muscle Sakai into the ring at the end of the show. He told Sakai that his dark match at Budokan Hall will begin at 3:30 pm and will have a 30 minute time limit. The show itself begins at 4:00 pm so if Sakai’s match is still going on, it will be stopped immediately so the show can properly begin.

The DDT48 General Election returns for a third year beginning at the end of August. Voting begins on 26th August. and ends on 30th September. The results will be announced on 3rd October.

A bunch of Anywhere Pro Wrestling shows are being scheduled after the 15th Anniversary show. A match will be held in Ohama Beach, Kanagawa on 22nd August, the Campsite Pro Wrestling will take place on 9th September and DDT will appear at rock festival in Aomori on 22nd September.

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Dick Togo Wins Iron Man Title!

July 19, 2012

Well, it was bound to happen. Yuki Sato’s journey to Bolivia in search of Dick Togo so he could challenge him to a match with the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title on the line has ended before it really began. During his flight to the South American country, Sato fell victim to altitude sickness which left him bedridden. Togo quickly found out where Sato was staying and he snuck into his room while wearing a referee shirt. Togo then pinned the sleeping Sato while quietly counted to three, becoming the new Iron Man champion. DDT already put a back-up plan in place for the 15th Anniversary Show. Since it is unlikely that Togo will be returning to Japan any time soon, the winner of the Iron Man Battle Royal at Budokan Hall will be crowned the No.1 Contender for the belt. It will then be up to that person to travel over to Bolivia and get the title back from Togo or whoever the champion will be by then.

Of course, that is if Togo stays in Bolivia. Who knows, he might show up at the Budokan after all…

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Final “ROAD TO BUDOKAN 2012” Card

July 16, 2012

DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN 2012”, 22/07/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Tsukasa Fujimoto & Mio Shirai Vs Hiroshi Fukuda & Choun-Shiryu
1. 12-Man Tag Team Match: Yuji Hino, Yasu Urano, Antonio Honda, Masa Takanashi, Daisuke Sasaki & Hoshitango Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Akito, Poison JULIE Sawada, Rion Mizuki, Tetsuya Endo & DJ Nira
2. Sanshiro Takagi, Takao Soma & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Hikaru Sato, Michael Nakazawa & Tanomusaku Toba
3. KO-D Tag Team Title: KUDO & Makoto Oishi (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie & Keisuke Ishii
4. MIKAMI Return Match: MIKAMI Vs Tatsumi Fujinami
5. Hardcore Match: HARASHIMA Vs Shigehiro Irie
6. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Danshoku Dino & YOSHIHIKO

This will be the first time the entire Monster Army has been together since forming.

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DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN IN TAKAMATSU” Results

July 16, 2012

DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN IN TAKAMATSU ~DRAMATIC DREAM PONDS~”, 16/07/2012
Takamatsu Symbol Tower
240 Fans

1. Sanshiro Takagi defeated Tetsuya Endo with an Avalanche Brainbuster (7:14).
2. Michael Nakazawa defeated Batten Tamagawa with the Venom Maker (7:37).
3. Masa Takanashi & Antonio Honda defeated DJ Nira & Teppei Ishizaka when Honda submitted Nira with the Octopus Hold (9:30).
4. Dandhoku Dino & Makoto Oishi defeated Yasu Urano & Daisuke Sasaki when Dino pinned Sasaki with a Moonsault (17:40).
5. Yuji Hino defeated Takao Soma with the Rocket Launcher (10:29).
6. Kota Ibushi & KUDO defeated HARASHIMA & Keisuke Ishii when Ibushi pinned Ishii with the Sit Down Last Ride (12:35).

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DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN IN HIROSHIMA” Results

July 15, 2012

DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN IN HIROSHIMA ~DRAMATIC DREAM TOKA-SAN~”, 15/07/2012
Hiroshima Industrial Hall
444 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Daisuke Sasaki defeated Tetsuya Endo with the Cross Facelock (7:12).
2. Masa Takanashi defeated DJ Nira and Batten Tamagawa when Takanashi submitted Nira with a Reverse Figure Four Leg Lock (8:54).
3. HARASHIMA & Rey Paroma defeated Danshoku Dino & Michael Nakazawa when Paroma pinned Nakazawa with the Moonsault Press (16:01).
4. Yuto Aijima defeated Antonio Honda with the Vertical Drop Brainbuster (11:18).
5. HARASHIMA & Keisuke Ishii defeated Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma when HARASHIMA pinned Soma with the Somato (11:27).
6. KO-D Tag Team Title: KUDO & Makoto Oishi (c) defeated Yuji Hino & Yasu Urano when KUDO pinned Urano with a Buzzsaw Kick (17:21).
*V2 for KUDO & Makoto Oishi.

A successful second defence for KUDO & Makoto Oishi means they now go on to Korakuen Hall to defend the KO-D Tag Team Championship against Shigehiro Irie & Keisuke Ishii.

It was a good day for HARASHIMA, wrestling twice and winning twice.

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