DDT “DNA 1” Videos

December 13, 2014

DDT has uploaded the first show from their DNA series. DNA (DDT New Attitude) is a brand dedicated to the rookies and dojo students of DDT and Union. Many of the wrestlers appearing on this show were making their pro wrestling debuts.


DDT “DNA 1”, 28/11/2014
Kitazawa Town Hall
294 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House


1. Suguru Miyatake Vs Kouki Iwasaki

Suguru Miyatake is from Nakano and has already become one of the more infamous rookies in DDT history. Recruited in 2013, Miyatake participated in exhibition matches throughout 2014 and kept expecting his official debut to be announced. It wouldn’t happen. Miyatake was not considered ready and his lackluster performances would keep him at trainee level for a long time. DDT General Manager Amon Tsurumi even said he would never debut in 100 years! Well, that debut finally happens here. Kouki Iwasaki is from Sapporo and has trained under Kenichi Yamamoto.


2. Shunma Katsumata Vs Dai Suzuki

Shunma Katsumata is from Chiba and was trained by Yasu Urano. He was originally part of a SMASH training camp but never got to debut before the company closed down. He is one of the first wrestlers in the DNA class to officially debut for DDT when he had his first match in April of this year. I couldn’t find much information for Dai Suzuki.


3. Kazusada Higuchi Vs Kouta Umeda

Kazusada Higuchi is a former sumo wrestler from Hokkaido. He participated in sumo for 7 years and has a record of 140 wins and 128 losses until retiring in January this year. Kouta Umeda is a kickboxer from Kumamoto.


4. Tomoya Kawamura Vs Ryota Nakatsu

Tomoya Kawamura is from Osaka and is a Union young lion. He is the first wrestler to debut from DNA, having his first match in October 2013. Kawamura graduated from Ritsumeikan University and was in the same college wrestling club that Hiroshi Tanahashi came from. Ryota Nakatsu is from Kyoto and was an underground MMA fighter.


5. Shunma Katsumata & Suguru Miyatake Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Ryota Nakatsu
The main event features the winners of the previous matches taking part in a tag team match.

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DDT “DNA 1” Results

November 28, 2014

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DDT “DNA 1”, 28/11/2014
Kitazawa Town Hall
294 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Shun Miyatake defeated Koju Iwasaki with the Heart Attack (8:23).
2. Shunma Katsumata defeated Dai Suzuki with the Swan Dive X Factor (7:51).
3. Kazusada Higuchi defeated Kota Umeda with a Canadian Backbreaker (11:14).
4. Ryota Nakatsu defeated Tomoya Kawamura with a Reverse Cross Armbreaker (11:29).
5. Kazusada Higuchi & Ryota Nakatsu defeated Shun Miyatake & Shunma Katsumata when Hisguchi pinned Katsumata with the Canadian Nodowa Otoshi (17:35).

DDT New Attitude, or DNA for short, is DDT’s new project based around its rookies and dojo students. Many of them were making their official debut on this show. The winners of the four matches qualified for the tag team main event.

First match was Shun Miyatake Vs Koju Iwasaki. Miyatake has been appearing on DDT’s main shows for the past couple of months trying to prove he is ready to graduate but Amon Tsurumi would constantly turn him down. An injury put a stop to that and this was finally his chance. Miyatake was able to win with a Spear which he calls the Heart Attack.

Next up was Shunma Katsumata Vs Dai Suzuki. Katsumata has been wrestling on the main shows since April. Suzuki was appreciative of the support from the crowd despite losing the match. He said he felt the warmth of the fans when he entered the ring and it gave him encouragement.

Match #3 was sumo wrestler vs kickboxer as Kazusada Higuchi faced Kota Umeda. In this case sumo came out the winner when Higuchi submitted Umeda with the Canadian Backbreaker. Umeda refused to shake hands with Higuchi after the match and kicked his arm away.

The last of the singles matches saw Ryota Nakatsu defeat Union rookie Tomoya Kawamura. The underground martial artist countered Kawamura’s Moonsault into a Cross Armbreaker to achieve victory. Kawamura was pretty embarrassed to lose to a debuting wrestler.

The main event paired off the two senior rookies against the two debuting rookies. Miyatake & Katsumata took on Higuchi & Nakatsu. Katsumata attempted the Swan Dive X Factor but Higuchi caught him in mid-air and gave him the Oklahoma Stampede. He lifted him up for the Canadian Backbreaker but then changed it into the Nodowa Otoshi Choke Slam for the three count.

When the matches were over, Amon Tsurumi gave a speech. He said the only way to determine if the event was a success is if the crowd in attendance enjoyed it. The audience gave a big applause in response. Tsurumi commiserated Kawamura and wished him luck that he wouldn’t rot because of it. He then admitted to Miyatake that he got to debut 100 million years earlier than he expected and he congratulated him. Higuchi had the final words, saying when he retired from sumo wrestling he felt like he had given up his dream. But DDT gave him an opportunity and he appreciates it. Together everybody in DNA will do their best.

The next scheduled DNA shows are 9th January in Shinjuku and 5th February in Kitazawa. In Shinjuku, Miyatake will take on Jun Kasai!

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Wrestling Cannonball, Tokyo Joshi, DNA Cards

November 14, 2014

DDT “WRESTLING CANNONBALL IN OFUNATO”, 19/11/2014
Iwate Ofunato Civic Gymnasium

1. Muscle Sakai Vs Kamesshi
2. KUDO & Meiko Satomura Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai
3. Jinsei Shinzaki & Kesen Numajiro Vs Ken Ohka & Yumehiro Imanari
4. The Great Sasuke, Brahman Shu, Brahman Kei & Gorgeous Matsuno Vs Yasu Urano, Rui Hiugaji, Daichi Sasaki & Ayumu Gunji
5. Sanshiro Takagi, Minoru Suzuki & Jun Kasai Vs HARASHIMA, Kota Ibushi & Danshoku Dino

The Wrestling Cannonball is a road trip movie DDT is filming featuring Minoru Suzuki and Jun Kasai along with the DDT roster travelling across Japan and wrestling in the different locations they visit. For their stop in Ofunato DDT will be teaming up with Michinoku Pro for several cross promotion matches. Meiko Satomura will also appear to wrestle Saki Akai in an inter-gender tag team match.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO CIRCUIT 2014 ROUND 10”, 22/11/2014
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. KANNA Vs Shoko Nakajima
2. 3 Way Match: Chikage Kiba Vs Yuka Sakazaki Vs Ai Shimizu
3. Miyu Yamashita & Erin Vs Nonoko & Akane Miura

The feud between Miyu Yamashita and Nonoko continues.

DDT “DNA 1”, 28/11/2014
Kitazawa Town Hall

1. Tomoya Kawamura Vs Ryota Nakatsu
2. Kazusada Higuchi Vs Kota Umeda
3. Shunma Katsumata Vs Dai Suzuki
4. Shun Miyatake Vs Koju Iwasaki
5. Tag Team Main Event: X & X Vs X & X

DDT’s new project revolving around their rookies and trainees who are about to debut. The winners of each match qualify for the main event.

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DDT “DDT DRAMATIC GENERAL ELECTION 2014 ~LAST ELECTION DAY~” Results

September 28, 2014

DDT “DDT DRAMATIC GENERAL ELECTION 2014 ~LAST ELECTION DAY~”, 28/09/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,100 – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Maokoto Oishi & Shunma Katsumata defeated MIKAMI & Gorgeous Matsuno when Oishi pinned Matsuno with the Jikiden Tornado Clutch (4:25).
2. KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi, Masa Takanashi & Saki Akai defeated Gota Ihashi, Michael Nakazawa, Tomomitsu Matsnaga & Hoshitango when KUDO pinned Ihashi with the Diving Double Knee Drop (8:29).
3. Daisuke Sasaki defeated Antonio Honda with the Modified Crossface Lock (11:44).
4. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano defeated Super Sasadango Machine & DJ Nira when Urano pinned Machine after the Somato from HARASHIMA (8:42).
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata defeated Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao (c) when Hirata pinned Irie with a Miracle Clutch (11:22).
*Team Dream Futures fail in V3. T2Hide become the 14th KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions!
6. DDT Extreme Title – Nobody Knows Rules Match: Akito defeated Danshoku Dino (c) with the Kinniku Buster and confession of love (15:06).
*Danshoku Dino fails in V3. Akito becomes the 30th DDT Extreme Champion!
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo defeated Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega (c) when Takeshita pinned Omega with a Cross Arm German Suplex (25:13).
*The Golden Lovers fail in V7. Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo becomes the 50th KO-D Tag Team Champions!

Three title changes were among the highlights from today’s show, the final day fans could vote in the DDT Dramatic General Election. In the main event Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo scored a massive upset victory over the Golden Lovers to win the KO-D Tag Team Titles. For weeks the two young wrestlers were looked down upon by Kenny Omega and even Kota Ibushi a little bit. With Antonio Honda cheering them on from their corner, Takeshita was able to hit the Touchdown on Omega followed by the Sky Twister Press from Endo for a nearfall. Endo went outside to block Ibushi while Takeshita used a Cross Arm German Suplex to finally pin Omega. After the match Kenny admitted defeat and said he leaves the future of DDT to the new champions. Takeshita & Endo thanked the fans for their support and said they will continue to work up to the top.

The DDT Extreme Title changed hands in the semi-main event. Akito beat Danshoku Dino in a Nobody Knows Rules match. The rules were convoluted to say the least. One count pinfalls could end the match, speaking English was banned, complaining about feeling pain was banned, rope breaks were banned, trainees acted as lumberjacks outside the ring and 3 count pinfalls were awarded for both kissing and submitting opponents. Daisuke Kiso needed to have the rules written down just to figure out what was going on. Akito hit the Kinniku Buster on Dino and then he kissed him. Akito then said it was a dream come true for him to face Danshoku Dino in a title match at Korakuen Hall. He was glad to have met him. Kiso recognised that as a confession of love and awarded Akito the match and the Extreme Title!

Finishing off the trio of title changes, the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship now belongs to T2Hide! The match was all about Kazuki Hirata and his Magnum HIRATA antics. He had Shun Miyatake (Trainee) and Hiroshi Fukuda join him dressed as women for his dancing entrance. Shigehiro Irie came close to pinning Hirata several times but his Beast Bomber was countered into a Cradle for the upset. Most surprised of all was Hirata himself. He said he works hard and takes wrestling seriously. Then he started dancing again.

DDT announced a new project dedicated to their new trainees. DDT New Attitude will produce its first show in Kitizawa on 28th November. Shunma Katsumata, Shun Miyatake (Trainee) and Union rookie Tomoya Kawamura join 4 new trainees for the event. In Miyatake’s case it will be recognised as his official debut match. The DNA trainees so far have only been identified as Nakatsu, Umeda, Iwasaki and Higuchi. Nakatsu is from Kyoto and has participated in “underground mixed martial arts”. Umeda is a kickboxer from Kumamoto. Iwasaki is from Sapporo and has trained under Kenichi Yamamoto. Higuchi is a sumo wrestler from Hokkaido.

DJ Nira & Super Sasadango Machine came up with the perfect plan to defeat HARASHIMA. They stole his contact lenses! Nira even swallowed them to make sure HARASHIMA will never get them back. With blurred vision, HARASHIMA was ineffective for a lot of the match. Sasadango stripped Yasu Urano of his shirt and bandana and put them on himself to trick HARASHIMA into thinking he was Urano. HARASHIMA then hit the real Urano with the Somato. Sasadango gave Urano several Lehman Shocks but HARASHIMA came to the rescue by wearing Amon Tsurumi’s glasses. He hit Sasadango with the Somato and Urano got the pin.

An update was given for DDT’s “Wrestling Cannonball” movie that will soon be in production. If I have the translation right the movie will follow three different teams driving to different locations and having matches against local wrestlers. Team A consists of Minoru Suzuki, Sanshiro Takagi & Jun Kasai with Muscle Sakai as their cameraman. Team B is KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi. Team C is Danshoku Dino, HARASHIMA & Kota Ibushi with Michael Nakazawa accompanying them.

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