Video – Ethan Page Vlog Of His 2018 DDT Tour

April 22, 2020

“Ethan Page spent roughly 2 months in Japan during 2018 for DDT Pro Wrestling – Dramatic Dream Team – Wrestling in multiple matches all over the country in front of crowds from 100 to 5,000. Watch as Julian goes into detail about his mindset going into the first tour. Plus find out what’s going on currently as #AllEgo will still be giving weekly updates on life in 2020!”


Video – Kotatsu Table Defends The Iron Man Title

April 22, 2020

DDT “INTO THE FIGHT 2017”, 19/02/2017
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,280 Fans – No Vacancy

Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – 3 Way Match: Kotatsu (c) VS Keisuke Ishii Vs Antonio Honda


Video – Sunday Evening 6:00 Vs Sunday Evening 6:30 Elimination Match

April 17, 2020

DDT “DDT NEW YEAR! HIDDEN PERFORMANCE PRO WRESTLING”, 03/01/2010
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,266 Fans – No Vacancy

Sunday Evening 6:00 Vs Sunday Evening 6:30 4 Vs 4 Full Scale Elimination Match: Maruko (Kota Ibushi), Tama-chan (Yasu Urano), Hanawa-kun (KUDO) & Maruo-kun (Kenny Omega) Vs Sazae (Sanshiro Takagi), Namihira (Mitsuya Nagai), Tara-chan (MIKAMI) & Tama (Futoshi Miwa)


Wrestlers Meet With House Of Representatives

April 15, 2020

Wrestlers representing several pro wrestling companies visited Japan’s House Of Representatives today to meet with Hiroshi Hase. He is a former pro wrestler and more importantly the current Minister For Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. The wrestlers requested medical kits to test for Coronavirus as well as compensation towards contracted pro wrestlers for cancelling all of their shows over the epidemic. According to Bushiroad president Takaaki Kidani, pro wrestlers are currently unable to receive the compensation benefits that were created in response to the current crisis. Pro wrestling contracts are handled differently compared to other careers so adapting it to the current laws is difficult. Up to now it was left to the companies employing these wrestlers to handle compensation pay and they cannot continue if there are no shows taking place to bring in the money.

Among the wrestlers making the visit were Hiroshi Tanahashi (New Japan), Suwama (All Japan), HARASHIMA (DDT), Naomichi Marufuji (NOAH), Mayu Iwatani (Stardom), Yuka Sakazaki (Tokyo Joshi) and Kyoko Inoue (Diana). Also included were management from the same companies including Kidani, Naoki Sugabayashi (New Japan), Takenori Fukuda (All Japan), Masashi Ishiguro (NOAH), Akira Takahashi (DDT), Katsuhiko Harada (Bushiroad), Tetsuya Koda (Tokyo Joshi) and Taishi Fuwa (Diana).

HARASHIMA said that having testing kits on site can give everyone enough peace of mind to begin holding pro wrestling shows again. Sakazaki explained that in the early days of Corona, DDT and Tokyo Joshi were able to hold empty arena shows in their dojo. But the building the dojo is located in also has a nursery school in one of the upper floors above it. That along with using trains as the form of transportation to get there makes the idea of using the dojo for matches more dangerous.

Hase thanked the wrestlers for giving him their views on the matter and agreed on the measures along with further consultation. He told the wrestlers to continue working hard when the time comes for pro wrestling shows to be held again.


Video – Bra & Panties Rumble Full Of Men

April 15, 2020

DDT “ALL NIGHT DDT”, 10/09/2011
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
405 Fans – Super No Vacancy

There Is Also Porori! Doki! Bra & Panties Rumble Full Of Men: Gatti Vs Keisuke Ishii Vs Kota Ibushi Vs Yasu Urano Vs Hikaru Sato Vs Daisuke Sasaki Vs HARASHIMA Vs Sanshiro Takagi


Dieno Wins Iron Man Title

April 12, 2020

DDT “THE FATE OF IRONMAN!”, 12/04/2020
Tokyo Ochanomizu Dojo
0 Fans

1. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Danshoku Dieno defeated Toru Owashi (c) with the Space Tornado Danshoku Driver (2:58).
*Danshoku Dieno becomes the 1,479th champion.


New DDT TV SHOW, It’s Already Postponed

April 11, 2020

DDT “DDT TV SHOW! MAX BUMP 2020”, 12/04/2020
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1. Special Single Match: Tetsuya Endo Vs Kazusada Higuchi
2. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura (c) Vs MAO & Mike Bailey
3. DDT UNIVERSAL Title: Daisuke Sasaki (c) Vs Antonio Honda
4. KO-D Openweight Title: Masato Tanaka (c) Vs Yukio Sakaguchi

So here’s what happened during the week. A new weekly series on DDT UNIVERSE called DDT TV SHOW! was going to fill the gap in DDT’s schedule over the next month. Tomorrow’s “MAX BUMP 2020” show was supposed to be filmed across several private locations with the minimum number of wrestlers and staff needed in each to put the matches together. However Tokyo is supposed to be in lockdown and that makes it very difficult for DDT to use the venues that were up to now available to them. So the weekly tapings have been postponed until a new schedule is figured out, one where the venues are available (most likely the Ochanomizu Dojo) and is also safe for everybody involved.


Video – Nakazawa/Matsunaga Vs Cherry/Kana (Asuka’s DDT Debut)

April 10, 2020

DDT “ALL-NIGHT NON-FIX ~9.13~”, 13/09/2008
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
347 Fans – Super No Vacancy

Nakazawa-ryu Campground Pro Wrestling ~ Please Tent Up Together!: Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Cherry & Kana


Video – Meiko Satomura Vs Konosuke Takeshita

April 8, 2020

DDT & SENDAI GIRLS “ALL OUT X SENDAI GIRLS’ PRO-WRESTLING”, 24/06/2019
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
207 Fans – No Vacancy

Meiko Satomura Vs Konosuke Takeshita


Everything Is Getting Cancelled Because Of COVID-19

April 7, 2020

The Japanese government declared a state of emergency over several parts of the country. The DDT Group has cancelled the following shows over the next three months either because it’s impossible to run them under the current circumstances and the venues in the later months have now become unavailable for similar reasons. Not every single show has been cancelled but when you look at the news it’s only a matter of time before the remaining events during this period get called off. “MAX BUMP 2020” is still taking place on 12th April and will be the first episode of a new weekly series on DDT UNIVERSE to make up for the cancelled shows.

April

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SPRING TOUR ’20 ~HEART & BODY~”, 25/04/2020
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

DDT “ROAD TO PETER PAN 2020 ~DRAMATIC DREAM TOKYO DAIBUTSU~”, 25/04/2020
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

YAROZ “YAROZ, EMBRACE AMBITION! 2020”, 26/04/2020
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall 1F Hall

BOYZ “BE AMBITIOUS! 2020”, 26/04/2020
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall 2F Hall

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “DARK WATER 2020”, 26/04/2020
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall 1F Hall

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “GO GIRL – WOMEN ONLY FREE SHOW”, 26/04/2020
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall 2F Hall

DDT “ROAD TO PETER PAN 2020 ~DRAMATIC DREAM TATARAODORI~”, 29/04/2020
Saitama Industrial Technology Center Multipurpose Hall

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May

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “YES! WONDERLAND 2020 ~WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF A DREAM~”, 03/05/2020
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

DDT “ROAD TO PETER PAN 2020”, 03/05/2020
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

DDT “ROAD TO PETER PAN 2020 ~DRAMATIC DREAM TAMAKONNYAKU~”, 04/05/2020
Yamagata Big Wing

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “GOLD EXPERIENCE 2020”, 04/05/2020
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SPRING TOUR ’20 ~HEART & BODY~”, 05/05/2020
Kitazawa Town Hall

DDT “ROAD TO PETER PAN 2020 ~DRAMATIC DREAM TSUGARUSHAMISEN~”, 05/05/2020
Aomori Hamanasu Hall

DDT “ROAD TO PETER PAN 2020 ~DRAMATIC DREAM TETSUBIN~”, 06/05/2020
Iwate Education Hall Multipurpose Hall

DDT “ROAD TO PETER PAN 2020 ~DRAMATIC DREAM TASOGARE~”, 09/05/2020
Yokohama Radiant Hall

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SPRING TOUR ’20 ~HEART & BODY~”, 10/05/2020
Osaka City Minato City Citizen Center

DDT “ROAD TO PETER PAN 2020 ~DRAMATIC DREAM TENPOZAN~”, 10/05/2020
Osaka City Minato City Citizen Center

DDT “ROAD TO PETER PAN 2020 ~DRAMATIC DREAM TOROHOKE~”, 16/05/2020
Hokkaido Hakodate Wholesale Center Distribution Hall

DDT “ROAD TO PETER PAN 2020 ~DRAMATIC DREAM TOKEDAI~ A BELL THAT RINGS AT NOON”, 17/05/2020
Sapporo International House Lilac Hall

DDT “ROAD TO PETER PAN 2020 ~DRAMATIC DREAM TOKEDAI~ A BELL THAT RINGS IN THE EVENING~”, 17/05/2020
Sapporo International House Lilac Hall

DDT “ROAD TO PETER PAN 2020 ~DRAMATIC DREAM TAREKATSUDON~”, 24/05/2020
Nishi Niigata City Hall

DDT “ROAD TO PETER PAN 2020 ~DRAMATIC DREAM TOKASAN~”, 31/05/2020
Hiroshima Marina Hop

DDT “GANBARE☆ONITA OHKA☆PRO WRESTLING ~HIROSHIMA DEATH FIGHT~”, 31/05/2020
Hiroshima Marina Hop

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June

DDT “DRAMATIC STREET STARRY CORNER 2020”, 13/06/2020
Tottori Hokueicho Hojo B & G Marine Center

DDT “SAKI AKAI LOCAL TRIUMPH! DRAMATIC KYOTO LOVE 2020”, 20/06/2020
Kyoto KBS HALL

DDT “DRAMATIC OYAYUZURI NO MUTEPPO 2020!”, 21/06/2020
Matsuyama Sogo Community Center Exhibition Hall

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July

DDT “???”, 04/07/2020
Kochi Sunpia Chres

DDT “WRESTLING TONKOTSU 2020”, 05/07/2020
Fukuoka Nishitetsu Hall

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Over in BASARA all of their remaining shows for April have been postponed or cancelled entirely. This includes FUMA FEST and the Banquet shows. They announced the next Union MAX Title and IRON FIST Tag Title defences will take place on the 26th May Shin-Kiba 1st RING show. DDT’s restaurant businesses have also been closed and the DDT head office switched to a work at home situation.

Anything else to talk about? Well there was a tweet from Sanshiro Takagi suggesting DDT UNIVERSE might get renamed because the service now features pro wrestling videos from other companies like Pro Wrestling NOAH and Gatoh Move. So at least we have that service getting an upgrade to look forward to. Not like there’s much else at the moment. Maybe a Tiger King and Muscle binge watch marathon back to back but that sounds like a dangerous mix. Dunno what else. Fantasy book HARASHIMA in a Firefly Funhouse match?