June 1, 2022
DDT “WHAT ARE YOU DOING 2022”, 01/06/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
490 Fans
0. Dark Match: Yusuke Okada Vs Yuya Koroku ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
1. Road To CyberFight Festival 2022! Special 6-Man Tag Match: Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno, Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari & Akito defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Shinya Aoki & Yuki Ishida when Akito submitted Takagi with a Chickenwing Arm Lock (7:23).
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Toru Owashi defeated Shinichiro Kawamatsu (c) (w/ Nobutatsu Suzuki), Thanomsak Toba, Antonio Honda, Kazuki Hirata and Pokotan (9:22).
2a. Shinichiro Kawamatsu (c) eliminated Pokotan after the Fist Thrust from Suzuki (2:54).
2b. Kazuki Hirata eliminated Thanomsak Toba by Ring Out (4:16).
2c. Kazuki Hirata eliminated Shinichiro Kawamatsu (c) with a Crab Hold (8:01).
*Kazuki Hirata becomes the 1,549th champion.
2d. Kazuki Hirata (c) and Antonio Honda eliminate each other by Double Pinfall (9:22).
*Toru Owashi becomes the 1,550th champion.
3. Asuka, Yuji Hino, Yukio Naya & Maya Yukihi defeated Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai, Hideki Okatani & Hiroshi Yamato when Naya pinned Okatani with the Back Drop (12:46).
4. DAMNATION T.A Vs The 37KAMIINA!: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON defeated Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & Toi Kojima when Sasaki submitted Kojima with the Crossface Lock (14:04).
5. DDT Extreme Title – Sexy Movie Star Rules: Yuki “Sexy” Iino (c) defeated AKIRA with a Cradle (12:46).
*V2 for Yuki Iino.
6. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Kazusada Higuchi defeated HARASHIMA, Naomi Yoshimura & Soma Takao when Higuchi pinned Takao with the Brain Claw Slam (16:08).
7. DDT Universal Title: Masahiro Takanashi defeated MAO (c) with the Takatonic (20:48).
*MAO fails in V3. Masahiro Takanashi becomes the 7th DDT Universal Champion!
In a career full of miracles another came to light when Masahiro Takanashi became the new DDT Universal Champion! Using a mixture of tricks, skill and heart Takanashi defeated MAO in the main event. He tricked MAO into Backsliding Yukinori Matsui for a fake pin then did his own Cradle for a nearfall. MAO had his own plans and used the Ultima Weapon and Michinoku Driver II both for two counts. Takanashi had another surprise by using La Mistica and then scrambling into position to hit the Takatonic to win the title.
After the match Takanashi was joined in the ring by Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Naomi Yoshimura. The four of them will be teaming together at “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2022” for a DDT 8-Man Tag Match. HARASHIMA told them to show everyone the best of DDT. All Takanashi said to the fans was “Thank you!” to close out the show. But he said more backstage. It’s been many years since he held a singles title in DDT and even then he lost so many title matches in his career. Today feels like he won his first championship because it’s been so long. He wants to defend his title against the DNA generation of wrestlers no matter where they are now. That means fighting the likes of Yoshimura and even giving MAO a reamtch. MAO said he has no regrets over his title reign because he lost it to Takanashi. Anyone else beating him would have been a disappointment. He will be on the other team at “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2022” so he will continue to proudly be at the forefront of DDT.
The show was filled with DDT wrestlers preparing for “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2022”. Over the last couple of weeks Kazusada Higuchi has refused to be on the same page as Tetsuya Endo & Jun Akiyama for their inter-promotional match against NOAH, believing he can do it by himself. Today the three were given a chance to team up and test the waters against HARASHIMA, Yoshimura & Soma Takao. Higuchi kept his distance from his partners and had to be inadvertently tagged out to get the others involved in the match. When he got back in he continued fighting by himself so Endo & Akiyama had to come to the rescue. They cut off HARASHIMA & Yoshimura so Higuchi could beat Takao.
After the match Akiyama confronted Higuchi and asked him for a handshake to show he can trust him. Higuchi refused until Yukio Sakaguchi spoke to him. After a few words from someone he respects, Higuchi finally agreed and shook the hands of both Akiyama and Endo. Akiyama then thanked Sakaguchi while Endo said they are ready to beat NOAH at Saitama Super Arena on 12th June. Each member of a team has their target. Akiyama wants Atsushi Kotoge to charge him, Endo wants Naomichi Marufuji in perfect condition and Higuchi wants to avenge his recent time limit draw against Yoshiki Inamura.
The Hollywood spotlight was shining over the DDT Extreme Title because it was defended under Sexy Movie Star Rules. Director MacToba (Thanomsak Toba) ordered Yuki Iino and AKIRA to reinact famous movie scenes and the match could not end until he got his perfect shots. While they wrestled, MacToba ordered them to do scenes from Titanic, ET, The Exorcist, Rocky and Snow White. The Snow White scene in particular required AKIRA to kiss Iino. He reluctantly did so before pinning Iino with the Musasabi Press. However MacToba felt the kiss was not deep enough and ordered a reshoot. AKIRA gave Iino a deeper kiss but this time Iino rolled him up for the three count and is was good enough to wrap up production. Hisaya Imabayashi apologised to AKIRA for not fully understanding the match rules when he made the decision to approve it. AKIRA didn’t mind because he found it entertaining.
DAMNATION T.A have been going after NOAH in their own scuzzy way. They won their match at the NOAH show during the weekend and Daisuke Sasaki shocked Kenoh with a stun gun afterwards! Sasaki had the same stun gun with him today but thankfully he didn’t use it in the match against The 37KAMIINA. Still Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON were victorious. Sasaki used his win to call out Kenoh, expecting him to show up today. Since he didn’t, Sasaki thinks Kenoh is scared and crying at home. Meanwhile KANON has set his sights on Yuki Ueno. He thinks he will surely beat him to death the next time they fight. Ueno said his focus is on “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2022” for now because Sasaki cannot carry DDT by himself. Shunma Katsumata promised Saitama Super Arena will be turned into a sauna!
A non-stop 8-Man Tag kept everyone on their toes. Yuji Hino proved to be tough to keep off his feet. He also had the speed of Maya Yukihi there to back him up. Hiroshi Yamato stopped Yukio Naya with the Sliding X then called upon Eruption to finish the job. Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai hit him with a Double PK and Hideki Okatani followed up with the Diving Knee Drop. The pin was broken and Asuka wiped out everyone with a Moonsault out of the ring. Naya got his second wind and pinned Okatani with the Back Drop.
The politician Shinichiro Kawamatsu returned to DDT in order to defend the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title. He was accompanied by his bodyguard, former MMA fighter Nobutatsu Suzuki to watch over his back. Kazuki Hirata showed support for Kawamatsu and allowed Suzuki to take care of the rest of the competition. Suzuki knocked out Pokotan so Kawamatsu could pin him. However his fight with Toba kept him busy so Hirata was free to go after the champion without consequence. Antonio Honda blinded Kawamatsu & Suzuki with Gongitsune. Hirata capitalized by putting Kawamatsu in a Crab Hold. The politician reached the ropes but was pulled away and had to give up, making Hirata the new champion. Toru Owashi climbed the top rope but Hirata knocked him out with the Tegatana Chop, leaving him lying over the top rope. Hirata and Honda put each other into a Backslide Pin situation and both of them were counted out. Owashi was the last man left in the match despite being unconscious so he was declared the winner and new champion! Afterwards Kawamatsu said he is full of gratitude towards DDT for letting him experience what it is like to be a pro wrestler.
What are you doing Akito? It turns out his plan to join Pheromones as a sleeper agent has turned into a desire to join the unit for real! While Danshoku Dieno & Yumehito Imanari were busy doing their usual thing to Shinya Aoki & Yuki Ishida, they also targeted Sanshiro Takagi’s dodgy shoulder. Akito hesitated to attack Takagi Pheromones style until he decided to give him the Stunner instead, then go after the injured shoulder for the submission win! Akito verbally blasted Takagi afterwards for tricking him into thinking he could become the next CyberFight president in order to do his bidding. Akito decided he’s going to join Pheromones not because he was told to but because he wants to!
But first Akito needed to take Pheromones right of passage and do the Excalibur Challenge. He has to pull the sword Sexcalibur out of Sexy Hill (Yuki Iino’s backside) to prove he is worthy of joining the unit. Akito tried several times already and this was to be his final attempt. However Kendo Kashin and a person wearing a Dieno mask (DDT website thinks it might have been Yumiko Hotta but evidence on social media suggests it was actually Hideki Suzuki) suddenly ran out and attacked Pheromones! Takagi thanked Kashin for rescuing him but Kashin started complaining about this being the build up to “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2022”. He decided they were going to do their own Excalibur Challenge by shoving Sexcaliur into Hisaya Imabayashi’s mouth for five seconds. When they left, Dieno called Akito back into the ring and accepted him into Pheromones. He decided Akito’s Pheromones name will be Akito “Cochin” Nishigaki! Together they will crush Takagi’s terrorist team in Saitama Super Arena!
The dark match ended in a rare time limit draw when Yusuke Okada Vs Yuya Koroku lasted the full ten minutes. Okada almost won in the final seconds with a Diving Headbutt but Koroku kicked out as the time expired. After the match Okada asked Koroku if that is all he’s got because he was chosen over him for one of the inter-promotional matches against NOAH. He told Koroku to put his feelings into his match at Saitama Super Arena and win. A little while later during the show opening segment, Koroku was joined by Toi Kojima. They shook hands and agreed to join forces to beat NOAH.
The King Of DDT 2022 brackets were revealed. The Round 1 matches are Hideki Okatani Vs HARASHIMA, Chris Brookes Vs Naomi Yoshimura, Yuki Ueno Vs KANON, Yuji Hino Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Yuki “Sexy” Iino Vs MAO, Jun Akiyama Vs Yukio Sakaguchi, Yukio Naya Vs Kazusada Higuchi and Tetsuya Endo Vs Masahiro Takanashi.
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Results | Tagged: AKIRA, Akito, Antonio Honda, Asuka (VENY), Chris Brookes, CyberFight Festival, Daisuke Sasaki, DAMNATION T.A, Danshoku Dieno, DDT Extreme Championship, DDT Pro Wrestling, DDT Universal Championship, Dramatic Dream Team, Eruption, HARASHIMA, Hideki Okatani, Hideki Suzuki, Hiroshi Yamato, Hisaya Imabayashi, Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship, Jun Akiyama, KANON, Kazuki Hirata, Kazusada Higuchi, Kendo Kashin, Kenoh, King Of DDT, Korakuen Hall, MAO, Masahiro Takanashi, Maya Yukihi, MJ Paul, Naomi Yoshimura, Nobutatsu Suzuki, Pheromones, Pokotan, Saki Akai, Sanshiro Takagi, Shinichiro Kawamatsu, Shinya Aoki, Shunma Katsumata, Soma Takao, Tetsuya Endo, Thanomsak Toba, The 37KAMIINA, Toru Owashi, Toy Kojima (Toi Kojima), Yuji Hino, Yuki Iino, Yuki Ishida, Yuki Ueno, Yukinori Matsui, Yukio Naya, Yukio Sakaguchi, Yumehito Imanari, Yumiko Hotta, Yusuke Okada, Yuya Koroku | 
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Posted by JamieOD
June 1, 2022
Today’s show was already happening while I was typing this up. Results will be posted later but I wanted to get this done first.
DDT “WHAT ARE YOU DOING 2022”, 01/06/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
0. Dark Match: Yusuke Okada Vs Yuya Koroku
1. Road To CyberFight Festival 2022! Special 6-Man Tag Match: Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno, Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari & Akito Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Shinya Aoki & Yuki Ishida
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Shinichiro Kawamatsu (c) (w/ Nobutatsu Suzuki) Vs Toru Owashi Vs Thanomsak Toba Vs Antonio Honda Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Pokotan
3. Asuka, Yuji Hino, Yukio Naya & Maya Yukihi Vs Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai, Hideki Okatani & Hiroshi Yamato
4. DAMNATION T.A Vs The 37KAMIINA!: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON Vs Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & Toi Kojima
5. DDT Extreme Title – Sexy Movie Star Rules: Yuki “Sexy” Iino (c) Vs AKIRA
6. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Kazusada Higuchi Vs HARASHIMA, Naomi Yoshimura & Soma Takao
7. DDT Universal Title: MAO (c) Vs Masahiro Takanashi
The DDT Extreme Title match will be held under Sexy Movie Star Rules because Yuki Iino is a sexy star and AKIRA is a movie star. The match will involve Director MacToba (Thanomsak Toba) directing both wrestlers to complete certain scenarios before they can win the match by pinfall or submission. All scenarios must be completed and approved by Toba or else the match result will not count.
During the week Akito had another attempt at the Excalibur Challenge so he could join Pheromones. His task was to pull the sword Sexcalibur out of Sexy Hill, aka Yuki Iino’s butt. Akito failed to succeed so he tried again this time with the aid of a massage gun but still could not pull out the sword. He pleaded to have one more go but Danshoku Dieno told him to wait until Korakuen Hall for his final chance. If he does not succeed then Pheromones will have to find another partner for “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2022”.
Chris Brookes has been diagnosed with a sprained ankle and has not been cleared to wrestle on the show. He is expected to return at “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2022” on 12th June. Hiroshi Yamato takes his place on this show.
Gota Ihashi will also be absent due to enteritis. Pokotan replaces him in the Battle Royal.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW CITY CIRCUIT ~HAMAMATSU PERFORMANCE~”, 04/06/2022
Shizuoka Entetsu Hall
1. Yuki Aino & Raku Vs Yuki Kamifuku & Haruna Neko
2. Miu Watanabe Vs Kaya Toribami
3. Rika Tatsumi & Suzume Vs Hikari Noa & Pom Harajuku
4. Nao Kakuta Vs Mahiro Kiryu
5. Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao & Moka Miyamoto Vs Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki & Arisu Endo
6. International Princess Title: Maki Itoh (c) Vs “The Unbreakable” Rhio
Over in America, Maki Itoh achieved her 3rd International Princess Title defence by beating Mia Yim at a Prestige Wrestling show. That same day back in Japan, Rhio made her Tokyo Joshi Pro debut and made herself the next contender for the championship. Itoh’s return to Japan will be to defend the title against Rhio.
Yuka Sakazaki also returns from her AEW excursion to get the ball rolling on her Princess Of Princess Title match against Shoko Nakajima.
Miyu Yamashita is still on her American excursion this week so won’t be at the show. She’ll be back in time for “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2022”.
DDT/ONLY WE “DRAMATIC DREAM TOUR 2022 IN CHIBA”, 05/06/2022
Chiba 2AW Square
1. Toi Kojima Vs Yuya Koroku
2. Toru Owashi & Antonio Honda Vs Soma Takao & Kazuki Hirata
3. MAO & Yusuke Okada Vs HARASHIMA & Masahiro Takanashi
4. Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yuki Ishida Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani
5. Kaji Tomato & Naomi Yoshimura Vs Yuki Ueno & Shunma Katsumata
6. Special Single Match: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Hiroshi Yamato
7. ONLY WE x DDT Special 6-Man Tag Match – No DQ Match: Yuji Hino, Yukio Naya & Quiet Storm Vs Shogun Okamoto, Akira Raijin & Hoshitango
Brookes is replaced by his CDK partner Masahiro Takanashi.
GANBARE☆PRO “PUMPING IRON 2022”, 07/06/2022
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. GanJo Special Tag Match: HARUKAZE & YuuRI Vs Riko Kawahata & Maria
2. ROMANCE DAWN Vs Horrible Arm Locker: Soma Takao Vs Tsuyoshi Okada
3. Special Tag Match: Shuichiro Katsumura & Shigehiro Irie Vs Kouki Iwasaki & Tyson Maeguchi
4. Road To SEKIGAHARA ~ ROMANCE DAWN Vs CDK Special Single Match: Shota Vs Masahiro Takanashi
5. Road To SEKIGAHARA Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yumehito Imanari, Keisuke Ishii & Yuna Manase Vs Ken Ohka, Mizuki Watase & Moeka Haruhi
Soma Takao was originally meant to face Chris Brookes on this show to continue the ROMANCE DAWN Vs CDK feud. With Brookes out injured, Takao was challenged by Tsuyoshi Okada to a singles match instead.
GANBARE☆PRO “WRESTLE SEKIGAHARA”, 10/07/2022
Tokyo Ota Ward Gymnasium
1. Special Single Match: Yuna Manase Vs Sayaka Unagi
2. Special Tag Match ~ CDK Vs ROMANCE DAWN: Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi Vs Shota & Soma Takao
3. Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Title: Yumehito Imanari (c) Vs Ken Ohka
A face from Yuna Manase’s past has come to Ganbare☆Pro in search of a match against her. Sayaka Unagi previously had a singles match against Manase in TJPW back in 2019. Sayaka not only wants to avenge that loss but also show that the moves she made since leaving TJPW for Stardom have made her far stronger than Manase. In Sayaka’s mind, you need more than just doing your best to succeed in pro wrestling.
1 Comment | International, News | Tagged: AKIRA, Akito, CDK (Calamari Drunken Kings), Chiba 2AW Square, Chris Brookes, Danshoku Dieno, DDT Extreme Championship, DDT Pro Wrestling, DDT Universal Championship, Dramatic Dream Team, Ganbare☆Pro Wrestling, GanPro, Gota Ihashi, Hiroshi Yamato, International Princess Championship, Korakuen Hall, Maki Itoh, Masahiro Takanashi, Miyu Yamashita, Ota Ward Gymnasium, Pheromones, Pokotan, Rhio, ROMANCE DAWN, Sayaka Unagi, Shizuoka Entetsu Hall, Soma Takao, Thanomsak Toba, TJPW, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, Tsuyoshi Okada, Yuka Sakazaki, Yuki Iino, Yuna Manase | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
May 31, 2022
DDT “BIG BATH REVIVAL! SHIRO NO YU ROJO PRO WRESTLING RETURNS”, 29/05/2022
Kumamoto Castle Natural Hot Spring
30 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House
1. Falls Count Anywhere Tag Match: Shunma Katsumata & Toi Kojima defeated Shinya Aoki & Yukio Naya when Katsumata pinned Aoki with the NeppoWER!! (52:58).
DDT returned to the natural hot spring in Kumamoto Castle for another Falls Count Anywhere match and this time a crowd of 30 fans were allowed to watch and follow the action. They got to see Yukio Naya Choke Slam Shunma Katsumata onto a pile of futons, Toi Kojima get locked inside a UFO Catcher game, Shinya Aoki Piledrive Kojima through a table and Katsumata put Naya through another table with a Diving Body Press from the top of a wall. Other than that all four wrestlers had a relaxing time brawling from bath to bath. Katsumata and Aoki took too much time in the sauna together that they both fainted. However Katsumata was found laying on top of Aoki so the referee treated it as a pin and counted to three.
1 Comment | Results | Tagged: DDT Pro Wrestling, Dramatic Dream Team, Kumamoto Castle Natural Hot Spring, Rojo Pro Wrestling, Shinya Aoki, Shunma Katsumata, Street Pro Wrestling, Toy Kojima (Toi Kojima), Yukio Naya | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
May 29, 2022
DDT “WHAT ARE YOU DOING 2022 TOUR IN KUMAMOTO”, 29/05/2022
Kumamoto Castle Hall Civic Hall
331 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House
1. MAO defeated Toi Kojima with the Michinoku Driver II (9:36).
2. 3 Way Tag Match: Yuki Ueno & Soma Takao defeated Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno and Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata when Ueno pinned Hirata with the Blizzard Suplex (13:21).
3. Shinya Aoki & Shunma Katsumata defeated Akito & Hideki Okatani when Aoki pinned Okatani with a Crucifix Pin (10:33).
4. Special Single Match: Maya Yukihi defeated Saki Akai with the Whiteout (9:59).
5. Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON defeated Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Yuya Koroku when Sasaki submitted Koroku with the Crossface Lock (10:08).
6. Special Single Match: Yuji Hino defeated Yukio Naya with the Fuckin’ BOMB (16:39).
7. Kumamoto Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yusuke Okada defeated HARASHIMA, Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida when Endo pinned Ishida with the Burning Star Press (21:44).
The hometown boy Yuki Ishida put up the fight of his life in the main event. He was able to kick out of the Swivel Torture Rack Bomb causing Tetsuya Endo to give him the Burning Star Press in order to win. Jun Akiyama praised him and also the Kumamoto fans for being amazing because their support pushed Ishida to keep fighting. He said if he can perform as well as he did today in other places then DDT’s future will be bright. Ishida himself said he wasn’t satisfied and promised to do his best so he will win the next time he is in front of his home fans.
Yuji Hino had words of encouragement for his opponent and tag partner Yukio Naya after their match. At 27 years old Naya still has a long way to go but Hino wants the two of them to continue getting stronger.
In the rematch from “JUDGEMENT 2022” a defeat was avenged. Maya Yukihi got her win back from Saki Akai by making her submit to the Whiteout. The two bowed on their hands and knees to each other after the match and Yukihi said she wants to continue teaming with Akai because they enhance each other both as opponents and teammates. Akai later called Yukihi a treasure of the entire wrestling world and one of the aces of this generation. She was honored to do the rematch but does not know what the results will be if they fight each other the 3rd time, 10th time or 100th time!
Akito replaced the injured Chris Brookes in Match #3.
1 Comment | Results | Tagged: Akito, Chris Brookes, DDT Pro Wrestling, Dramatic Dream Team, Jun Akiyama, Kumamoto Castle Hall Civic Hall, Maya Yukihi, Saki Akai, Tetsuya Endo, Yuji Hino, Yuki Ishida, Yukio Naya | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
May 28, 2022
DDT “WHAT ARE YOU DOING 2022 TOUR IN FUKUOKA”, 28/05/2022
Fukuoka Nishitetsu Hall
192 Fans – No Vacancy
1. MJ Paul defeated Yuya Koroku with the Death Valley Bomb (6:34).
2. Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno defeated Toru Owashi & Hisaya Imabayashi when Iino pinned Imabayashi with the Ketsugoye (12:31).
3. Special Single Match: Azul Dragon defeated Kazuki Hirata with a Backslide Pin (0:13).
3a. Rematch: Azul Dragon defeated Kazuki Hirata with the Azroll (7:40).
4. Akito, Naomi Yoshimura & Saki Akai Vs Soma Takao, Yukio Naya & Maya Yukihi when Akito pinned Takao with the End Of Waltz (10:10).
5. Street Sauna Scramble Sauna Back Sauna Sauna 6-Man Tag Death Match: Atsushi Onita, HARASHIMA & Shinya Aoki defeated Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & Toi Kojima when HARASHIMA pinned Kojima with the Somato (10:48).
6. Daisuke Sasaki & KANON defeated Yuji Hino & Yuki Ishida when Sasaki submitted Ishida with the Crossface Lock (15:04).
7. BURNING Vs Eruption!: Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yusuke Okada defeated Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani when Endo pinned Okatani with the Burning Star Press (16:39).
There are two weeks to go until “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2022” and DDT’s big team to fight against NOAH still aren’t finding their groove together. Kazusada Higuchi fought against his upcoming tag partners Tetsuya Endo & Jun Akiyama in the main event. Afterwards Endo told him they need to join forces if they all want to beat Naomichi Marufuji. He knows that Higuchi only listens to wrestlers above him on the pecking order so it will be up to Akiyama to get through and convince him. Higuchi remains bullish and believes he can beat the NOAH team if the others leave him alone. He’ll prove it by beating Yoshiki Inamura at the NOAH Show this weekend.
Having Atsushi Onita as the special guest on the show meant his match was going to turn into a street fight one way or another. Shunma Katsumata was his target in particular. He and Shinya Aoki blinded him with double Poison Mist and then Onita put him through a table with a Piledriver. HARASHIMA struggled to get past Yuki Ueno but took control of the finishing stretch when Toi Kojima was the legal man. HARASHIMA pinned Kojima with the Somato and celebrated with his teammates. Backstage Katsumata swore revenge on Onita by beating him and taking his leather jacket to become “Evil Ways” of the Reiwa generation!
Saki Akai and Maya Yukihi had one more preview tag bout against each other before their anticipated rematch takes place tomorrow. Akai wants to show everyone that beating Yukihi is not an easy task but she also wants to enjoy the match as it happens. Yukihi on the other hand is putting more pressure on herself to win tomorrow so she will have something to show for the last five months of wrestling in DDT.
MAO already wrestled earlier today at a ChocoPro show but travel issues made him miss his match in DDT. Toru Owashi refused to wrestle a Handicap Match so he needed to have a replacement partner. Pheromones convinced the GM Hisaya Imabayashi to fill in for MAO at the last minute. However MAO finally showed up midway through the match and tried to take his spot back. He wiped out Danshoku Dieno & Yuki Iino with a Plancha and pretty much had the match won by himself. But Imabayashi cut MAO off and threatened to punish him with a pay cut for interfering. Iino recovered and gave Imabayashi the Ketsugoye for the win.
Chris Brookes was pulled from the show because of a right ankle injury he suffered in training. He will also miss tomorrow’s show. Akito took his place in Match #4.
1 Comment | Results | Tagged: Akito, Atsushi Onita, Chris Brookes, Danshoku Dieno, DDT Pro Wrestling, Dramatic Dream Team, Fukuoka Nishitetsu Hall, HARASHIMA, Hisaya Imabayashi, Jun Akiyama, Kazusada Higuchi, MAO, Maya Yukihi, Pheromones, Saki Akai, Shinya Aoki, Shunma Katsumata, Tetsuya Endo, Toru Owashi, Toy Kojima (Toi Kojima), Yuki Iino, Yuki Ueno | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
May 23, 2022
The annual King Of DDT tournament is back once again for shows in June and July. There will be 16 entrants this year and a lottery will be used in the semi-finals to determine who faces who. The 16 participants are:
Tetsuya Endo (6th Appearance, 2017 & 2020 Winner)
Jun Akiyama (2nd Appearance)
HARASHIMA (13th Appearance, 2010 & 2013 Winner)
Naomi Yoshimura (5th Appearance)
MAO (4th Appearance)
Yuki Ueno (5th Appearance)
Chris Brookes (3rd Appearance)
Masahiro Takanashi (13th Appearance)
Kazusada Higuchi (8th Appearance)
Yukio Sakaguchi (10th Appearance, 2015 Winner)
Hideki Okatani (1st Appearance)
Yuji Hino (2nd Appearance)
Yukio Naya (2nd Appearance)
Daisuke Sasaki (12th Appearance, 2018 Winner)
KANON (1st Appearance)
Yuki Iino (3rd Appearance)
DDT “KING OF DDT 2022 1ST ROUND”, 16/06/2022
Shinjuku FACE
1. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1: X Vs X
2. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1: X Vs X
3. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1: X Vs X
4. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1: X Vs X
5. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1: X Vs X
6. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1: X Vs X
7. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1: X Vs X
8. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1: X Vs X
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DDT “KING OF DDT 2022 2ND ROUND”, 19/06/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: X Vs X
2. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: X Vs X
3. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: X Vs X
4. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: X Vs X
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DDT “KING OF DDT 2022 FINAL!!”, 03/07/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. King Of DDT 2022 – Semi Final: X Vs X
2. King Of DDT 2022 – Semi Final: X Vs X
3. King Of DDT 2022 – Final: X Vs X
1 Comment | News, Tournaments | Tagged: Chris Brookes, Daisuke Sasaki, DDT Pro Wrestling, Dramatic Dream Team, HARASHIMA, Hideki Okatani, Jun Akiyama, KANON, Kazusada Higuchi, King Of DDT, Korakuen Hall, MAO, Masahiro Takanashi, Naomi Yoshimura, Shinjuku FACE, Tetsuya Endo, Yuji Hino, Yuki Iino, Yuki Ueno, Yukio Naya, Yukio Sakaguchi | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
May 22, 2022
DDT “AUDIENCE 2022”, 22/05/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
529 Fans
1. Naomi Yoshimura defeated Yuki Ishida with the Harai Goshi (5:45).
2. Yuki “Sexy” Iino, Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno & Akito (w/ Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari) defeated HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Antonio Honda when Akito submitted Honda with the Figure 4 Leg Lock (10:52).
3. Special Single Match: Yuki Ueno defeated Kazuki Hirata with the WR (9:13).
4. Super Hardcore Girls Vs Prominence Full-Scale Battle ~ Special Hardcore Match: Suzu Suzuki & Akane Fujita defeated Carousel❤️Shun & Elizabeth❤️Toy when Suzuki pinned Toy with the German Suplex (12:18).
5. Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku defeated Yuji Hino, Yukio Naya, Ilusion & El Unicorn when Koroku submitted Unicorn with a Crab Hold (14:38).
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: MAO & Asuka defeated Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi (c) when MAO pinned Brookes with the Osaka Rinkai Upper (14:08).
*CDK fails in V3. MAO & Asuka become the 74th KO-D Tag Team Champions!
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles Tournament – Final: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON defeated Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani when Sasaki submitted Okatani with the Crossface Lock (20:04).
*DAMNATION T.A become the 46th KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions!
An unlikely figure has taken it upon himself to defend DDT against NOAH at “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2022” next month. It’s Daisuke Sasaki! First he led DAMNATION T.A to victory against Eruption, reclaiming the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles that were stripped from them after Minoru Fujita’s injury. This wasn’t the heroic bit because Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON attacked Eruption with chairs. Sasaki even hit Saki Akai with a chairshot when she tried to intervene. Kazusada Higuchi & Yukio Sakaguchi did what they could to keep Hideki Okatani in the fight but that was blown when Okatani missed the Diving Knee Drop. KANON softened him up more and Sasaki gave him the Blade Runner to set up a Crossface Lock for the submission victory.
Sasaki said his team deserved to win this “stupid” tournament. He recommended Okatani to get rid of his tacky red hair and costume so he can join DAMNATION T.A. He then praised KANON as a million dollar talent. This was when Sasaki stepped up for DDT and declared he will beat Kenoh at “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2022” for the company. He warned the rest of DDT not to stand there and just watch the match. They are the champions now which means DDT revolves around Daisuke Sasaki & DAMNATION T.A! Meanwhile Eruption are licking their wounds. Sakaguchi said they will learn from the loss and adapt because any combination of unit is capable of winning the championship. Higuchi said he will rampage against the NOAH wrestlers as an individual member of Eruption while Sakaguchi said he will take his frustration out on Ganbare☆Pro!
History was made with Asuka becoming the first woman to win the KO-D Tag Team Titles! With MAO as her tag partner, they defeated CDK in a chaotic bout that saw MAO get buried underneath the entrance gate early in the match. MAO escaped and then used the entrance gate to Moonsault onto Chris Brookes below. Asuka did her own risky high flying by delivering a Missile Dropkick to CDK and Antonio Honda outside the ring. More double team moves came quick and fast from both teams until MAO used the Michinoku Driver II on Brookes to get the upper had. Brookes tried to reverse course but MAO pulled out the Osaka Rinkai Upper (a Super Delfin signature move) to create the title change. MAO said he doesn’t now how long this adventure with Asuka can go but he is going to enjoy it. Asuka didn’t expect to cry over this and thinks they can make something amazing together even as an impromptu tag team. MAO will also now be a double champion defending the DDT Universal Title against Masahiro Takanashi on 1st June.
The present and future of DDT in many forms were put together into an 8-Man Tag Match. All of BURNING was on one side and they were victorious against the mixture of heavyweight tag and DDTeeeen!! wrestlers. El Unicorn wanted to be put to the test and targeted both Tetsuya Endo & Jun Akiyama. The latter lost his cool towards Unicorn’s behavior and Yusuke Okada had to stop Akiyama from Piledriving the kid. When that was cleared, Okada had his hands full with fighting Ilusion. If that wasn’t enough, Yuji Hino & Yukio Naya also wanted a piece of Endo when they could. Unicorn took centre stage again by pairing off against Yuya Koroku in the final moments. The youngster showed his toughness by gutting it out for as long as he could but Koroku made him give up in the end. Akiyama was still annoyed afterwards that the others stopped him from giving Unicorn the Piledriver. Both Unicorn and Ilusion were disappointed with the result. Unicorn promised to get more experience. Ilusion reminded him they aren’t friends and he will beat him up on the way to surpassing Endo & Akiyama.
After weeks of teasing from Carousel❤️Shun, her shy friend Elizabeth❤️Toy finally made her first public appearance as the Super Hardcore Girls took on the Prominence pair of Suzu Suzuki & Akane Fujita. Toy entered to “All The Things She Said” by t.A. T.u. and wrestled in clothes that came straight from that act. It was a Hardcore Match featuring tables, Lego blocks, ladders, concrete blocks and more. Shun missed a baseball bat swing aimed for Suzuki and hit Toy instead. Suzuki capitalized and pinned Toy with the German Suplex onto the ring filled with Lego. After the match she demanded to fight Shunma Katsumata instead of an “old hag” like Shun. Shun claimed she is 18 years old and will go get Katsumata. She also wants to do a full Super Hardcore Girls show in the future. Fujita later said she is open to have Prominence involved in that if there really are more Super Hardcore Girls out there. She also told Suzuki to work on her vocabulary because she keeps using the same old insults on Katsumata.
The promise of an exciting match against Yuki Ueno had Kazuki Hirata acting different today. He came out to his old theme song and even threw away his Hirata GO! glasses to show how determined he was to win. He wrestled seriously for five minutes but when it was clear he couldn’t beat Ueno he pulled out another pair of GO! glasses and returned to his normal self. Ueno had a pair of glasses too and they both danced together until Hirata tried to Cradle his opponent. Ueno hit the WR on him instead and won the match. Hirata said he wants the rematch to be a death match but it doesn’t have to happen until 23 years time.
Akito’s plan to infiltrate Pheromones and destroy it from within hit a snag. He reluctantly joined in with their shenanigans against HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Antonio Honda and even picked up the win. However Danshoku Dieno told Akito after the match he didn’t exhibit any pheromones at all. He will need to pass the Excalibur Challenge to join the unit. The challenge involves Akito having to pull a sword sticking out of Yuki Iino’s butt. He tried it there and then but failed. Dieno then explained you can only do the challenge once per day so Akito will have to try again tomorrow. Sanshiro Takagi is holding a promotional event tomorrow so they will do it there.
Naomi Yoshimura’s use of the Harai Goshi judo throw continues to get him wins. This time the move put down Yuki Ishida in the opening match.
The full field of 16 wrestlers were announced for the King Of DDT 2022 tournament beginning next month. They are Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama, HARASHIMA, Naomi Yoshimura, MAO, Yuki Ueno, Chris Brookes, Masahiro Takanashi, Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi, Hideki Okatani, Yuji Hino, Yukio Naya, Daisuke Sasaki, KANON and Yuki Iino.
Kota Umeda will return to DDT for the first time in 3 years at “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2022” on 20th August. Umeda was a key part of DNA, DDT’s developmental brand that ran from 2014 to 2018. He briefly left pro wrestling in 2019 to help run his family business but returned on a part-time basis in 2020.
1 Comment | Results | Tagged: Akane Fujita, Akito, Antonio Honda, Asuka (VENY), BURNING, Carousel Shun, CDK (Calamari Drunken Kings), Chris Brookes, Daisuke Sasaki, DAMNATION T.A, Danshoku Dieno, DDT Pro Wrestling, DDTeeeen!!, Dramatic Dream Team, El Unicorn, Elizabeth Toy, Eruption, HARASHIMA, Hideki Okatani, Ilusion, Jun Akiyama, KANON, Kazuki Hirata, Kazusada Higuchi, King Of DDT, KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship, KO-D Tag Team Championship, Korakuen Hall, Kota Umeda, MAO, Masahiro Takanashi, MJ Paul, Naomi Yoshimura, Pheromones, Prominence, Saki Akai, Shunma Katsumata, Super Hardcore Girls, Suzu Suzuki, Tetsuya Endo, Toru Owashi, Toy Kojima (Toi Kojima), VENIMAO, Yuji Hino, Yuki Iino, Yuki Ishida, Yuki Ueno, Yukio Naya, Yukio Sakaguchi, Yusuke Okada, Yuya Koroku | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
May 19, 2022
So how about Konosuke Takeshita and Maki Itoh on AEW Dynamite last night? Not bad, eh? Takeshita faced Hangman Page in a non-title barnburner of a match while Itoh was the “Joker” entry in the Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament fighting against a previous ally Britt Baker. Both lost their matches unfortunately but their positions on the show was a great sign of the relationship between DDT/TJPW and AEW.
DDT “AUDIENCE 2022”, 22/05/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Naomi Yoshimura Vs Yuki Ishida
2. Yuki “Sexy” Iino, Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno & Akito Vs HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Antonio Honda
3. Special Single Match: Yuki Ueno Vs Kazuki Hirata
4. Super Hardcore Girls Vs Prominence Full-Scale Battle ~ Special Hardcore Match: Carousel❤️Shun & Elizabeth❤️Toy Vs Suzu Suzuki & Akane Fujita
5. Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku Vs Yuji Hino, Yukio Naya, Ilusion & El Unicorn
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi (c) Vs MAO & Asuka
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles Tournament – Final: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani
A press conference was held today featuring CDK, MAO and Asuka to promote both of their upcoming title matches. First up is the KO-D Tag Team Titles match involving all four wrestlers. Asuka thinks she and MAO have a deeper bond together than CDK does. She thinks their high flying skills will fuse together and she is looking forward to becoming the first female KO-D Tag Champion. MAO describes his team with Asuka is a challenging adventure and he wants to help her achieve her goal because as a former tag champion he has a special attachment for those belts.
Masahiro Takanashi appreciates the gesture because he once teamed with Emi Sakura for a KO-D Tag Title match. However he thinks the title are still better off belonging to CDK. Chris Brookes had just watched Takeshita on AEW so he is currently feeling emotional. This show might be the first DDT show AEW fans will watch so Brookes feels the pressure. However he is confident the other three wrestlers will show these fans how great DDT is.
BASARA “BASARA 191 ~GLITTER~”, 25/05/2022
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. SAGAT VS Takato Nakano
2. Tsutomu Oosugi, Banana Senga & Gouma Vs Fuminori Abe, Lil’ Kraken & Yasu Urano
3. Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura Vs FUMA & Daichi Kazato
4. CCW Canadian Heavyweight Title: Takumi Tsukamoto (c) Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi
5. Union MAX Title: Ryota Nakatsu (c) Vs Masato Kamino
A big run has been happening for Masato Kamino lately. He defeated Isami Kodaka last month and was the sole survivor of the 6-Man Tag Elimination match on the last show. He is the latest challenger to step up to Ryota Nakatsu’s impressive Union MAX Title reign.
The obscure CCW Canadian Heavyweight Title is being defended again. Takumi Tsukamoto was just about the better man against Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi in the Elimination tag match but now Hiroshi has a score to settle with him over it.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW SPRING TOUR ’22”, 29/05/2022
Tokyo Otemachi Mitsui Hall
1. 3 Way Match: Hyper Misao Vs Nao Kakuta & Mahiro Kiryu
2. Hikari Noa & Kaya Toribami Vs Raku & Pom Harajuku
3. Yuki Aino Vs “The Unbreakable” Rhio
4. 5 Vs 5 Singles Match: Red Corner X Vs Blue Corner X
5. 5 Vs 5 Singles Match: Red Corner X Vs Blue Corner X
6. 5 Vs 5 Singles Match: Red Corner X Vs Blue Corner X
7. 5 Vs 5 Singles Match: Red Corner X Vs Blue Corner X
8. 5 Vs 5 Singles Match: Red Corner X Vs Blue Corner X
Red Corner: Shoko Nakajima, Rika Tatsumi, Mizuki, Yuki Kamifuku & Miu Watanabe
Blue Corner: Yuki Arai, Suzume, Moka Miyamoto, Arisu Endo & Haruna Neko
The senpai squad are taking on the 1998 Class in a special series of singles matches. A lottery will be held soon to determine who faces who in the five matches. Each match will have a 10 minute time limit.
“The Unbreakable” Rhio makes her Tokyo Joshi Pro debut on this show against Yuki Aino. She will also be wrestling on the 4th June show. Rhio is from Lancashire, England and is coming over as part of the relationship between TJPW and Pro Wrestling: EVE. She is 25 years old, 163cm tall and weighs 70kg. The 25 year old has been wrestling for 7 years and also has a background in Karate and Taekwondo.
DDT “WHAT ARE YOU DOING 2022”, 01/06/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
0. Dark Match: Yusuke Okada Vs Yuya Koroku
1. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Shinichiro Kawamatsu (c) (w/ Nobutatsu Suzuki) Vs Toru Owashi Vs Thanomusaku Toba Vs Antonio Honda Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Gota Ihashi
2. Chris Brookes, Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani Vs Yuji Hino, Yukio Naya, Maya Yukihi & Asuka
3. DAMNATION T.A Vs The 37KAMIINA!: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON Vs Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & Toi Kojima
4. Road To CyberFight Festival 2022! Special 6-Man Tag Match: Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno, Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari & Akito Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Shinya Aoki & Yuki Ishida
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Kazusada Higuchi Vs HARASHIMA, Naomi Yoshimura & Soma Takao
6. DDT Extreme Title: Yuki “Sexy” Iino (c) Vs AKIRA
7. DDT Universal Title: MAO (c) Vs Masahiro Takanashi
The press conference continued with MAO and Takanashi talking about the DDT Universal Title match. This will be Takanashi’s first singles championship match since the Union MAX Title defence in February 2020 when he got injured. Since coming back he wrestled the new generation of DDT wrestlers. He wants to win the Universal Title so he can defend it against those same wrestlers as well as the younger members of the BASARA roster. He also mentioned Kazusada Higuchi and Kota Umeda as potential opponents. There is also one more wrestler he would really want to defend the Universal Title against but he won’t say who it is.
MAO’s history of matches against Takanashi were mostly in NωA Vs Shuten-dōji 6-Man Tags. The fact that he and Takanashi are about to headline Korakuen Hall is like a tribute for wrestlers like KUDO and Makoto Oishi. MAO has his own dream opponent for a title defence. He definitely wants to defend the Universal Title against Mike Bailey!
1 Comment | International, News | Tagged: AEW, All Elite Wrestling, Asuka (VENY), CCW Canadian Heavyweight Championship, CDK (Calamari Drunken Kings), Chris Brookes, DDT Pro Wrestling, DDT Universal Championship, Dramatic Dream Team, KO-D Tag Team Championship, Konosuke Takeshita, Korakuen Hall, Maki Itoh, MAO, Masahiro Takanashi, Masato Kamino, Otemachi Mitsui Hall, Pro Wrestling BASARA, Rhio, Ryota Nakatsu, Shin-Kiba 1st RING, Takumi Tsukamoto, TJPW, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi, VENIMAO, Yuki Aino | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
May 17, 2022
GANBARE☆PRO “CRAZY THUNDER ROAD 2022”, 26/05/2022
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. Tiger Vs Dragon Part 2: Keisuke Ishii Vs Ryuya Matsufusa
2. Mr. SHOWTIME Vs Shivering Arm Locker: Shota Vs Tsuyoshi Okada
3. Highball & Punch Drunker Vs REAL BLOOD: Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Tyson Maeguchi Vs Naoya Nomura & Mizuki Watase
4. PocchaJo Vs GanJo Full-Scale Battle: Yuna Manase, Maika Ozaki & Yappy Vs Moeka Haruhi, HARUKAZE & YuuRI
5. Road To SEKIGAHARA Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yumehito Imanari, Soma Takao & Kouki Iwasaki Vs Ken Ohka, Shuichiro Katsumura & Shigehiro Irie
The REAL BLOOD tour of Ganbare☆Pro continues with the former Spirit Of Ganbare Champion now in their sights. The match is also a big learning session for Tyson Maeguchi since he will be in the ring with Tatsuhito Takaiwa, Naoya Nomura & Mizuki Watase.
Ryuya Matsufusa is back to take on another tiger. His Ganpro debut was against Watase so now he steps up to take on Keisuke Ishii.
DDT “WHAT ARE YOU DOING 2022 TOUR IN KUMAMOTO”, 29/05/2022
Kumamoto Castle Hall Civic Hall
1. MAO Vs Toi Kojima
2. 3 Way Tag Match: Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Yuki Ueno & Soma Takao
3. Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Yuya Koroku
4. Shinya Aoki & Shunma Katsumata Vs Chris Brookes & Hideki Okatani
5. Special Single Match: Yuji Hino Vs Yukio Naya
6. Special Single Match: Saki Akai Vs Maya Yukihi
7. Kumamoto Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yusuke Okada Vs HARASHIMA, Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida
Over the weekend Yukio Naya asked his tag partner Yuji Hino for a singles match. It’s the latest step towards Naya wanting to get stronger. Just teaming with Hino is not enough. The challenge was accepted and a small change is made to the card. It replaces the Chris Brookes Vs Hideki Okatani match and those two are now in the tag match against Shinya Aoki & Shunma Katsumata.
DDT/ONLY WE “DRAMATIC DREAM TOUR 2022 IN CHIBA”, 05/06/2022
Chiba 2AW Square
1. Toi Kojima Vs Yuya Koroku
2. Toru Owashi & Antonio Honda Vs Soma Takao & Kazuki Hirata
3. MAO & Yusuke Okada Vs HARASHIMA & Chris Brookes
4. Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yuki Ishida Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani
5. Kaji Tomato & Naomi Yoshimura Vs Yuki Ueno & Shunma Katsumata
6. Special Single Match: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Hiroshi Yamato
7. ONLY WE x DDT Special 6-Man Tag Match – No DQ Match: Yuji Hino, Yukio Naya & Quiet Storm Vs Shogun Okamoto, Akira Raijin & Hoshitango
DDT hosts the next chapter of the ONLY WE Vs PERON GRANDES feud. In April a brawl that happened after a main event between the two units led to challenges for a No DQ Match to be held in June. Naya is backing up ONLY WE while PERON GRANDES seem to have recruited Hoshitango to their side.
Former DAMNATION allies Daisuke Sasaki and Hiroshi Yamato are pitted against each other. Yamato was the only person to stand up for Sasaki during the DAMNATION mutiny of 2020. I think this will be their first match of any kind together since the DAMNATION break up last year.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “ADDITIONAL ATTACK ’22”, 19/06/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Princess Tag Team Titles: Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki (c) Vs Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao
The tag team of Kyoraku Kyomei is as powerful as they’ve ever been thanks to their Princess Of Princess Title match that took place this month. Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao are now even more of a united force and ready to take the Princess Tag Team Titles from The Magical Sugar Rabbits. This was Misao’s idea and Nakajima is going ahead with it confident she will end up as the first person in Tokyo Joshi Pro to hold two Princess Championships at the same time. Mizuki accepted the challenge without Yuka Sakazaki’s consent but Sakazaki quickly changed her opinion and is committed to the title defence.
Speaking of Sakazaki, it was announced today she will be wrestling Masha Slamovich at PWG in California on 3rd July! Konosuke Takeshita will be in a PWG World Title match against the champion Daniel Garcia on the same show.
1 Comment | International, News | Tagged: Chiba 2AW Square, Chris Brookes, Daisuke Sasaki, Daniel Garcia, DDT Pro Wrestling, Dramatic Dream Team, Ganbare☆Pro Wrestling, GanPro, Hideki Okatani, Hiroshi Yamato, Hoshitango, Hyper Misao, Keisuke Ishii, Konosuke Takeshita, Korakuen Hall, Kumamoto Castle Hall Civic Hall, Kyoraku Kyomei, Magical Sugar Rabbits, Masha Slamovich, Mizuki, Mizuki Watase, Naoya Nomura, ONLY WE, PERON GRANDES, Princess Tag Team Championship, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, PWG, REAL BLOOD, Ryuya Matsufusa, Shin-Kiba 1st RING, Shinya Aoki, Shoko Nakajima, Shunma Katsumata, Tatsuhito Takaiwa, TJPW, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, Tyson Maeguchi, Yuji Hino, Yuka Sakazaki, Yukio Naya | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
May 15, 2022
DDT “AUDIENCE 2022 TOUR IN HIROSHIMA”, 15/05/2022
Hiroshima Industrial Hall East Exhibition Hall
195 Fans
1. Chris Brookes defeated Yuki Ishida with a Michinoku Driver II (8:47).
2. Yuji Hino & Yukio Naya defeated Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata when Naya pinned Hirata with a Big Boot (0:17).
2a. Rematch: Yuji Hino & Yukio Naya defeated Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata when Naya pinned Hirata with the Modified Torture Cobra Twist (9:20).
3. 4 Way Match: Saki Akai defeated Yuki “Sexy” Iino, Rey Paloma and Antonio Honda when Akai pinned Honda with the Rookie Award (9:04).
4. Special Tag Match: Hiroshi Yamato & Kenshin Chikano defeated MAO & Toi Kojima when Chikano pinned Kojima with the Buzzsaw Kick (11:50).
5. Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON defeated HARASHIMA, Naomi Yoshimura & Yuya Koroku when Sasaki submitted Koroku with the Crossface Lock (12:51).
6. Hiroshima Specialty Special Single Match – “Raw Ass Close Call” Sexy Train Rule: Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Yuki Ueno ended in a No Contest (8:30).
6a. Rematch: Yuki Ueno defeated Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno with the BME (0:33).
7. BURNING Vs Eruption!: Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani defeated Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yusuke Okada when Higuchi pinned Okatani with the Brain Claw Slam (17:36).
Upcoming trios partners were opponents on today’s show. Kazusada Higuchi is still feeling cold towards Tetsuya Endo & Jun Akiyama and exchanged words with them after the main event. Higuchi got on the microphone and told the fans he can’t really say anything about the “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2022” match they’re in but he would rather beat the NOAH team using his own power instead of working with the two BURNING wrestler. Higuchi also wants Eruption to win the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles next week so both can move up. He explained more backstage about why he has tension with Endo & Akiyama. He said if you look at what DDT has done in the last year or two, you would understand why he isn’t thrilled about teaming with them.
This has the two BURNING wrestlers concerned about the tag match against NOAH. If they are not all on the same page then Akiyama thinks the only way they will win is if they target Atsushi Kotoge. Endo is not happy with that idea and will only be satisfied with winning if they can beat Naomichi Marufuji directly. They need to get the message across to Higuchi that this match against NOAH is a rivalry, not a friendly exhibition.
Before Yuki Ueno’s match with Danshoku Dieno began, Dieno walked over to Makoto Oishi and bribed him with some money to go do something over on the stage. He then told Ueno he will beat him in under 10 minutes and demanded their match be held under “Raw Ass Close Call” Sexy Train Rules! Hisaya Imabayashi encouraged Ueno to accept the challenge even though neither of them knew what the rule means. Yuki Iino then walked out on the stage carrying an unconscious Toi Kojima. Iino and Oishi taped Kojima to a chair and then Iino stood on a trolley across the stage with his bare backside pointed towards Kojima. The Sexy Train rule is Oishi will slowly push Iino towards Kojima as the match progresses until his butt meets Kojima’s face at the 10 minute mark! At the eight minute mark of the match, Dieno threatened to pull down the last of his tights causing Imabayashi to stop the match. However Ueno told him that Kojima hates it when things are done halfway so he convinced the GM to restart the match with one minute left. Ueno quickly pinned Dieno with the BME. Unfortunately by the time he got up to the stage to rescue his friend, Iino got his final push and Kojima got his face full of his backside.
Yukio Naya challenged Yuji Hino to a singles match. They’ve been a tag team together for months but their win-loss record is not great. Naya thinks in order to become stronger and start getting the results he wants he will have to fight Hino as well as team with him.
The Chris Brookes Vs Yuki Ishida match was almost like a tag match because Brookes dragged both Daisuke Kiso and Yukinori Matsui into getting physical. Brookes grabbed Kiso for leverage to block Ishida’s moves. He then used Matsui as a shield to take Ishida’s Sumo Slaps. One last disrespectful move was done when Brookes used the Michinoku Driver II (one of MAO’s finishers) to win the match.
1 Comment | Results | Tagged: Chris Brookes, Daisuke Kiso, Danshoku Dieno, DDT Pro Wrestling, Dramatic Dream Team, Hiroshima Industrial Hall, Hisaya Imabayashi, Jun Akiyama, Kazusada Higuchi, Makoto Oishi, Toy Kojima (Toi Kojima), Yuji Hino, Yuki Iino, Yuki Ishida, Yuki Ueno, Yukinori Matsui, Yukio Naya | Permalink
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Dramatic DDT 