Video – Chair Vs Chair!

August 19, 2019

DDT “WRESTLING TOKOTSU 2019”, 12/08/2019
Fukuoka Hakata Sazanpia
264 Fans – Super No Vacancy

Pokotan Marunage Match: Chair (Red) Vs Chair (Blue) (Special Referee: Pokotan)
-. Emergency Captain’s Fall 8-Man Tag Team Match: Chair (Red) (C), Pokotan, Danshoku Dieno & Makoto Oishi Vs Chair (Blue) (C), Doradori-kun, Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda

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DDT “IT IS DRAMATIC YEAH 2019” Results

August 18, 2019

DDT “IT IS DRAMATIC YEAH 2019”, 18/08/2019
Aichi Nagoya City Kashiwajima Sports Center
222 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Hiroshi Yamato defeated Nobuhiro Shimatani with the Fisherman Suplex (10:35).
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Biwajima Specialty! Kishimen, Hitabushi, Doteni, Miso 4 Way Match: Masahiro Takanashi defeated Yuki Ueno (c), Mad Paulie and Makoto Oishi when Takanashi pinned Ueno with a School Boy (8:13).
*Masahiro Takanashi becomes the 1,403rd champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Makoto Oishi defeated Masahiro Takanashi (c) with a Backslide Pin (1:31 pm).
*Makoto Oishi becomes the 1,404th champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Yuki Ueno defeated Makoto Oishi (c) with a Diving Body Press (1:32 pm).
*Yuki Ueno becomes the 1,405th champion.
3. Toru Owashi & Naomi Yoshimura defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Mizuki Watase when Owashi pinned Watase with the Shonenba (10:38).
4. Shunma Katsumata Marunage Match – Toy Block Hardcore Match: MAO defeated Shunma Katsumata with the Cannonball 450° through the plastic case filled with toy blocks.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Makoto Oishi defeated Yuki Ueno (c) with a Manjigatame (2:23 pm).
*Makoto Oishi becomes the 1,406th champion.
5. Lucha Libre Rules: Konosuke Takeshita & Akito defeated Antonio Honda & Intelligence Sensational Grand Passion Mask #4 when Takeshita pinned Honda with a School Boy (16:39).
6. Nagoya Specialty! Special 6-Man Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao & Tetsuya Endo defeated HARASHIMA, Kazuki Hirata & Kazusada Higuchi when Endo submitted Hirata with the Modified Yurikamome Hold (18:20).
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Yuki Ueno defeated Makoto Oishi (c) with a Concrete Block Strike (3:26 pm).
*Yuki Ueno becomes the 1,407th champion.

Daisuke Sasaki kept distracting Kazusada Higuchi by telling him he was his daddy. It got to the point where Higuchi lowered his guard when his “daddy” asked for a hug only for Soma Takao to attack him from behind. Tetsuya Endo made Kazuki Hirata submit to the Modified Yurikamome Hold while Sasaki held HARASHIMA in place with the Crossface Lock. After the match Endo gave HARASHIMA a Dropkick and insulted him for failing to protect his friends. Sasaki joked about Higuchi acting rebellious today but is slowly coming around to accepting who is daddy is. The DAMNATION members then congratulated Endo for finishing in 3rd place at a Best Body Japan contest in Yamagata yesterday.

All four wrestlers in the semi-main event ended up getting stripped down to their underwear as the match went on. What a way for Konosuke Takeshita to celebrate the 7th anniversary of his debut wrestling match! He offered to have a singles match with Intelligence Sensational Grand Passion Mask #4 some day.

Shunma Katsumata brought along buckets of toy blocks and MAO brought his concrete blocks for their death match. The ring filled with the toy blocks when the wrestlers spilled the buckets over each other. The concrete blocks came into play when MAO placed them on top of Katsumata’s chest then hit a Hollywood Star Press onto them. Katsumata got his own back by giving MAO a Facecrusher onto the bricks. The ending had MAO filled a plastic case with toy blocks, place it on top of Katsumata and then crash through them onto Katsumata with the Cannonball 450°. MAO said he will never lose to Katsumata but he enjoys wrestling him in fun matches like these so they should do more.

Here’s the latest shenanigans over the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title. The first change happened when Masahiro Takanashi won the 4 Way Match. Makoto Oishi pinned him after the match to win the belt only for Yuki Ueno to hit a Diving Body Press out of nowhere to be the champion again. Oishi attacked Ueno during intermission and won the title with an Octopus Hold. Then at the end of the show Ueno knocked out Oishi with one of the concrete bricks to take back the title. Keigo Nakamura tried to attack Ueno for the belt but couldn’t get the job done.

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Tomrrow’s 4 Way Now For Iron Man Title, Princess Tag Titles Main Event Korakuen, Isami Vs G-Raver

August 17, 2019

DDT “IT IS DRAMATIC YEAH 2019”, 18/08/2019
Aichi Nagoya City Kashiwajima Sports Center

1. Hiroshi Yamato Vs Nobuhiro Shimatani
2. Toru Owashi & Naomi Yoshimura Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Mizuki Watase
3. Shunma Katsumata Marunage Match – Toy Block Hardcore Match: Shunma Katsumata Vs MAO
4. Konosuke Takeshita & Akito Vs Antonio Honda & Intelligence Sensational Grand Passion Mask #4
5. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Biwajima Specialty! Kishimen, Hitabushi, Doteni, Miso 4 Way Match: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs Mad Paulie Vs Makoto Oishi Vs Masahiro Takanashi
6. Nagoya Specialty! Special 6-Man Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao & Tetsuya Endo Vs HARASHIMA, Kazuki Hirata & Kazusada Higuchi

Tomorrow’s 4 Way Match now includes the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title. Recent antics has led to Yuki Ueno making it his mission to win and defend the belt. It’s gotten to the point where he is using low blow kicks to win the title from others.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “BRAND NEW WRESTLING 2019 ~STRONGER THAN ANYONE!~”, 25/08/2019
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Yuki Aino Vs Hikari Noa
2. Himawari Unagi & Pom Harajuku Vs YUMI & Mahiro Kiryu
3. Rika Tatsumi, Nodoka Tenma & Raku Vs Yuna Manase, Yuki Kamifukue & Mina Shirakawa
4. Special Single Match: Yuka Sakazaki Vs Su Yung
5. Special Single Match: Maki Itoh Vs Mizuki
6. Suzume Debut Match: Shoko Nakajima & Riho Vs Mirai Maiumi & Suzume
7. International Princess Title – 1st Champion Decision Battle: Natsumi Maki Vs Gisele Shaw
8. Princess Tag Team Titles: Sakisama & Misao (c) Vs Miyu Yamashita & Miu Watanabe

The Princess Tag Team Titles match is the confirmed main event for the show. The challengers Miyu Yamashita & Miu Watanabe are now called Momoiro Sparkling. They asked for fan suggestions on Twitter and picked that name out of 180 candidates.

BASARA “BASARA 104 ~BANQUET~”, 27/08/2019
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Takato Nakano Vs Masato Kamino
2. Turnabout Pro Wrestling Trial: Gouma Ryu Vs Banana Senga Vs Fuminori Abe
3. 4 Way Tag Match: Ryota Nakatsu & Naoki Tanizaki Vs Takumi Tsukamoto & Yasu Urano Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Trans-Am ★ Ryuji Vs Daichi Kazato & Best Stretchman Amazon
4. Sento Minzoku Vs Sakigake!! Iron Family: Ryuichi Sekine, Minoru Fujita & Daiki Shimomura Vs FUMA, Yusuke Kubo & SAGAT
5. Hardcore Match: Isami Kodaka Vs G-Raver

The American death match wrestler G-Raver makes his BASARA debut! He is part of the GCW contingent touring Japan next week. G-Raver defeated Kodaka in the 1st round of the Nick Gage Invitational last year in their only previous bout together.

A few relationship situations to look out for on this show. Has The Iron Family truly put their differences aside now that FUMA is on Team Dove Pro? How will Daichi Kazato gel with Best Stretchman Amazon now that he is only partially possessed by Best Stretchman V3? Last, the opener is between Takato Nakano and Masato Kamino who regularly team together.

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Video – Yoshimura/Ueno Vs Higuchi/Nozaki

August 17, 2019

DDT “DRAMATIC I WILL DO IT 2019”, 11/08/2019
Kumamoto Ryutsujoho Hall
226 Fans – No Vacancy

Naomi Yoshimura Marunage Match: Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ueno Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Kodai Nozaki

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Naya Injured, Suzume Debut, 2nd Gen Princess Title Belt, Katsumura’s Ryogoku Goal

August 14, 2019

DDT “IT IS DRAMATIC YEAH 2019”, 18/08/2019
Aichi Nagoya City Kashiwajima Sports Center

1. Hiroshi Yamato Vs Nobuhiro Shimatani
2. Toru Owashi & Naomi Yoshimura Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Mizuki Watase
3. Biwajima Specialty! Kishimen, Hitabushi, Doteni, Miso 4 Way Match: Mad Paulie Vs Makoto Oishi Vs Masahiro Takanashi Vs Yuki Ueno
4. Shunma Katsumata Marunage Match – Toy Block Hardcore Match: Shunma Katsumata Vs MAO
5. Konosuke Takeshita & Akito Vs Antonio Honda & Intelligence Sensational Grand Passion Mask #4
6. Nagoya Specialty! Special 6-Man Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao & Tetsuya Endo Vs HARASHIMA, Kazuki Hirata & Kazusada Higuchi

Yukio Naya suffered a left knee injury at Monday’s show in Hakata. He will miss this weekend’s show in Nagoya. Tomomitsu Matsunaga takes his spot.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “GANBARE☆AIR PARK”, 24/08/2019
Saitama Tokorozawa Air Park Town Shopping Street

1. Falls Count Anywhere Tag Team Match: Ken Ohka & Shuhei Washida Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shota

There is already a Ganbare☆Wrestling show taking place in Saitama on this day. A few of the wrestlers decided to add an outdoor Falls Count Anywhere Match in the evening.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “BRAND NEW WRESTLING 2019 ~STRONGER THAN ANYONE!~”, 25/08/2019
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Himawari Unagi & Pom Harajuku Vs YUMI & Mahiro Kiryu
2. Yuna Manase, Yuki Kamifukue & Mina Shirakawa Vs Rika Tatsumi, Nodoka Tenma & Raku
3. Yuki Aino Vs Hikari Noa
4. Suzume Debut Match: Shoko Nakajima & Riho Vs Mirai Maiumi & Suzume
5. Special Single Match: Yuka Sakazaki Vs Su Yung
6. Special Single Match: Maki Itoh Vs Mizuki
7. Princess Tag Team Titles: Sakisama & Misao (c) Vs Miyu Yamashita & Miu Watanabe
8. International Princess Title – 1st Champion Decision Battle: Natsumi Maki Vs Gisele Shaw

The trainee Izumi is now Suzume! The debuting wrestler was born in Ibaraki on 27th November, 1998. She is 152cm tall and her blood type is A. Suzume became a fan of Tokyo Joshi Pro when one of her friends invited her along to see a show. She moved to Tokyo to join the company and has been training for around 7 months. There’s no mention of any athletic background in her profile but she put illustrations down as her special skill. So at least we know she’ll become a wrestler who can draw (oh come on you knew I would make that joke).

The team of Miyu Yamashita & Miu Watanabe are now called Momoiro Sparkling.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE MOUNTAIN TOP 2019 ~I WILL NOT LOSE TO ANYONE~”, 01/09/2019
Osaka Edion Arena #2

1. Himawari Unagi & YUMI Vs Pom Harajuku & Mahiro Kiryu
2. Miyu Yamashita & Miu Watanabe Vs Gisele Shaw & Yuki Kamifuku
3. Natsumi Maki, Hikari Noa & Raku Vs Yuna Manase, Nodoka Tenma & Yuki Aino
4. Mirai Maiumi Vs Suzume
5. Maki Itoh Vs Su Yung
6. Sakisama, Misao & Martha (w/ Yukio Saint Laurent) Vs Yuka Sakazaki, Rika Tatsumi & Antonio Honda
7. Princess Of Princess Title: Shoko Nakajima (c) Vs Mizuki

The original Princess Of Princess Title belt is being replaced with a redesigned “2nd Generation” belt. The current champion Shoko Nakajima will continue to use the 1st Gen belt until the 1st September. On that day the new belt will be given to the winner and champion after the title match main event. The original belt had been used since the championship’s debut back in January 2016. The new belt is currently being made overseas so all we have to look at for the moment is the concept design above.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “MOSQUITO ON THE TENTH FLOOR 2019”, 14/09/2019
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. Shinichiro Tominaga Return Match: Shinichiro Tominaga Vs X
2. Ryotaro Watanabe’s Most Challenging Battle: Naoshi Sano Vs Ryotaro Watanabe
3. GWC 6-Man Tag Team Titles – Show Me The Meaning & Pride Of Ganbare☆Wrestling: Kenichiro Arai, Masked Mystery & Shota (c) Vs Ken Ohka, Yumehito Imanari & Miss Mongol
4. Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Title – 4 Years Of Memories In Oji: Shuichiro Katsumura (c) Vs Mitomi Masayuki

Four defences into his reign, Shuichiro Katsumura has made his goal clear as the Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Champion. He wants to defend the belt at Sumo Hall this November at DDT “ULTIMATE PARTY 2019!”

The GPW trio get a chance to win back the GWC 6-Man Tag Team Titles from Real GUTS Army.

An ACL injury will have kept Shinichiro Tominaga out of Ganpro for over a year by the time his return match happens.

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Video – “CRY TO THE FIRE! 2019” Digest Highlights

August 14, 2019

DDT “CRY TO THE FIRE! 2019”, 10/08/2019
Hiroshima Aster Plaza Multipurpose Hall
195 Fans

1. Soma Takao, Nobuhiro Shimatani & Hiroshi Yamato Vs MAO, Mizuki Watase & Yukio Naya
2. Kazuki Hirata Marunage Match: Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata (w/ Sanshiro Takagi) Vs Kenshin Chikano & Rey Paloma
3. The Last Time Was Only A Signing Event, Danshoku Dieno Will Wrestle In Hiroshima For The First Time In A Year And Two Months 3 Way Match: Danshoku Dieno Vs Akito Vs Antonio Honda
4. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs Yukio Sakaguchi
5. Konosuke Takeshita & Shunma Katsumata Vs Makoto Oishi & Masahiro Takanashi
6. Hiroshima Specialty! Special 6-Man Tag Team Match: Daisuke Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie Vs HARASHIMA, Naomi Yoshimura & Kazusada Higuchi

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DDT “WRESTLING TOKOTSU 2019” Results

August 12, 2019

DDT “WRESTLING TOKOTSU 2019”, 12/08/2019
Fukuoka Hakata Sazanpia
264 Fans – Super No Vacancy

0. Exhibition Match: MAO defeated Keigo Nakamura with a Camel Clutch (4:00).
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Yuki Ueno defeated Yukio Sakaguchi (c) with a Title Belt Attack (1:03 pm).
*Yuki Ueno becomes the 1,400th champion.
1. Hiroshi Yamato defeated Shunma Katsumata with the Fisherman Suplex (6:40).
2. Danshoku Dieno, Makoto Oishi & Kazusada Higuchi Vs Antonio Honda, Kazuki Hirata & Mizuki Watase ended in a No Contest (4:28).
3. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – 4 Way Match: Toru Owashi defeated Yuki Ueno (c), Yukio Sakaguchi and Lowther when Owashi pinned Ueno with La Magistral Cradle (7:49).
*Toru Owashi becomes the 1,401st champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Yuki Ueno defeated Toru Owashi (c) with a Title Belt Attack (1:42 pm).
*Yuki Ueno becomes the 1,402nd champion.
4. Yuto Aijima & Azul Dragon defeated Tetsuya Endo & Nobuhiro Shimatani when Dragon pinned Shimatani with a Modified Backslide Pin (8:54).
5. Pokotan Marunage Match: Chair (Red) Vs Chair (Blue) ended in a No Contest when Doradori-kun interfered (1:28). (Special Referee: Pokotan)
5a. Emergency Captain’s Fall 8-Man Tag Team Match: Chair (Blue) (C), Doradori-kun, Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda defeated Chair (Red) (C), Pokotan, Danshoku Dieno & Makoto Oishi when Chair (Blue) pinned Chair (Red) (10:37).
6. Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao & Mad Paulie defeated Masahiro Takanashi, MAO & Yukio Naya when Sasaki submitted Naya with the Crossface Lock (12:10).
7. Hakata Specialty! Seimon Special Tag Match: HARASHIMA & Naomi Yoshimura defeated Konosuke Takeshita & Akito when HARASHIMA pinned Akito with the Somato (15:59).

Daisuke Sasaki really struggled to put Yukio Naya in the Crossface Lock. It took a Low Blow just to get Naya low enough to put the move on. He tried to lift Sasaki up and out of it but Soma Takao gave him a Thrust Kick to the head. Naya wouldn’t give up so Mad Paulie gave him another kick to the head. Naya was finally pulled down to the canvas by Sasaki and he tapped out.

The Chair Vs Chair match went off to a slow start. The Red Chair and the Blue Chair both stood still, neither wanting their first move to be the wrong move. The referee Pokotan watched on when suddenly DDT’s other mascot Doradori-kun came out and attacked him! Danshoku Dieno & Makoto Oishi ran down to save Higuchi with the help of the Red Chair. Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda then ran down to protect Doradori with the Blue Chair. They argued over which mascot was better and Dieno announced out that Pokotan has entered the annual Yuru-chara Grand Prix.

Everyone agreed to a Captain’s Fall tag match to settle their differences. The two chairs were chosen to be the captains. Normally the rules involve eliminations but only one fall was needed to get the result. Oishi and Honda both attacked each other with the chairs. This was not a disqualification because the chairs were the legal participants. After the collision the Blue Chair fell on top of the Red Chair and the referee counted to three. Hirata called the match a legendary battle. The chairs gave it their all but their flames are still burning. Perhaps the others in the ring could learn from this. Everyone made peace with each other and celebrated with the chairs.

Speaking of chairs, Match #2 went to a no contest because Dieno and Hirata brought in chairs and swung them at each other. Yukinori Matsui tried to stop them but called the match off when he was hit with both chairs.

Yuki Ueno was determined to leave Hakata with the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title. He won the belt from Yukio Sakaguchi at the start of the show when he kicked him below the belt during the opening introductions. Ueno then struck Sakaguchi with the title and pinned him. Toru Owashi won the title from Ueno by winning the 4 Way Match later in the show. Ueno won the belt back afterwards when he also kicked Owashi low and pinned him. He is being criticised for kicking people in the balls but Ueno claims it is not a foul because he is only doing it outside of matches.

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DDT “DRAMATIC I WILL DO IT 2019” Results

August 11, 2019

DDT “DRAMATIC I WILL DO IT 2019”, 11/08/2019
Kumamoto Ryutsujoho Hall
226 Fans – No Vacancy

1. MAO defeated Mizuki Watase with the Michinoku Driver II (8:00).
2. DAMNATION Vs W Yukio!: Yukio Sakaguchi & Yukio Naya defeated Mad Paulie & Nobuhiro Shimatani when Sakaguchi pinned Shimatani with the God’s Right Knee (9:08).
3. Hiroshi Yamato defeated Masahiro Takanashi with a Cradle Cutback (7:32).
4. 3 Vs 2 Handicap Match: Danshoku Dieno, Makoto Oishi & Yoshihiko defeated Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata when Yoshihiko pinned Hirata with the Reincarnation (13:20).
5. Naomi Yoshimura Marunage Match: Kazusada Higuchi & Kodai Nozaki defeated Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ueno when Higuchi pinned Ueno with the Doctor Bomb (12:55).
6. DAMNATION Vs ALL OUT!: Soma Takao & Tetsuya Endo defeated Akito & Shunma Katsumata when Takao pinned Katsumata with the Gin And Tonic (12:07).
7. Burn, The Country Of Fire! Fight, DDT! Kumamoto Specialty Special 4 Way Match: Konosuke Takeshita defeated HARASHIMA, Daisuke Sasaki and Antonio Honda when Takeshita pinned Honda with the Fable (18:14).

The heavyweight Kodai Nozaki threw his weight around in Match #5. He and Kazusada Higuchi combined their weight and dropped onto Yuki Ueno with a stacked Body Press. Naomi Yoshimura had the strength to Back Drop Nozaki but he wasn’t able to save his partner from Higuchi’s Doctor Bomb. Higuchi offered to have a match with Nozaki sometime. He was surprised to learn that Yoshimura discovered such a young and large wrestler like him in Japan.

Ueno snuck up on Yukio Sakaguchi after the show and hit him in the head with a microphone. Ueno then stole the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title and was chased into the ring. Ueno rolled up Sakaguchi but only got a two count. Sakaguchi got up and sent Ueno on his way after some strikes.

Match #4 was turned into a Handicap Match simply because Kazuki Hirata noticed that Yoshihiko came out with the other team.

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DDT “CRY TO THE FIRE! 2019” Results

August 10, 2019

DDT “CRY TO THE FIRE! 2019”, 10/08/2019
Hiroshima Aster Plaza Multipurpose Hall
195 Fans

1. MAO, Mizuki Watase & Yukio Naya defeated Soma Takao, Nobuhiro Shimatani & Hiroshi Yamato when MAO pinned Shimatani with the Michinoku Driver II (10:13).
2. Kazuki Hirata Marunage Match: Kenshin Chikano & Rey Paloma defeated Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata (w/ Sanshiro Takagi) when Paloma pinned Hirata with a Backslide Pin (11:45).
3. The Last Time Was Only A Signing Event, Danshoku Dieno Will Wrestle In Hiroshima For The First Time In A Year And Two Months 3 Way Match: Antonio Honda defeated Danshoku Dieno and Akito when Honda pinned Dieno with a Rope Assisted Pin (8:55).
4. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Yuki Ueno (c) with an Arm Trapped Triangle Choke (9:50).
*Yukio Sakaguchi becomes the 1,399th champion.
5. Konosuke Takeshita & Shunma Katsumata defeated Makoto Oishi & Masahiro Takanashi when Katsumata pinned Oishi with the ¡Hasta la vista! (8:09).
6. Hiroshima Specialty! Special 6-Man Tag Team Match: Daisuke Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie defeated HARASHIMA, Naomi Yoshimura & Kazusada Higuchi when Sasaki submitted Yoshimura with La Mistica Cross Facelock (15:29).

The DAMNATION wrestlers threw out insults at their opponents after the main event. Daisuke Sasaki continued calling himself Kazusada Higuchi’s dad because he slept with Higuchi’s “bitch mom” back when Sasaki was three years old. Meanwhile Tetsuya Endo tried to provoke HARASHIMA by telling him to stop getting angry. Endo then blew off the interaction by telling Sasaki he doesn’t have feelings of any kind for HARASHIMA.

Yukio Sakaguchi regained the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title from Yuki Ueno. Sakaguchi said that he is not getting closer to the belt. Instead it is the belt coming closer to him. Ueno attempted to ambush Sakaguchi at the end of the show but failed to win back the title.

Danshoku Dieno declared that the hero of Hiroshima has come back to wrestle in his hometown for the first time in a year and two months. He promised not to lose because a defeat for Dieno is also a defeat for Hiroshima. He asked his opponents if they could do a Three Arrows match. It is a 3 Way Match where only two wrestlers are allowed in the ring. The third wrestler has to wait on the apron and either tag in or wait until one of his opponents leaves the ring. Akito and Antonio Honda agreed to the rules then knocked Dieno out of the ring to start the match. The match ended when Akito took Dieno’s Lip Lock, then Honda rolled Dieno into a pin and used the ropes for leverage.

Kazuki Hirata successfully hitchhiked from Tokyo all the way to Hiroshima in time to wrestle on the show. In fact he was the first to arrive at the venue because DDT’s company bus got held up in traffic earlier in the day (the show started late as a result). Hirata ended up losing the match for his team but still received praise from the others for his hitchhiking achievement.

Tomomitsu Matsunaga was the referee for some of the matches.

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Hitchiking Hirata, The Pocchaminator

August 9, 2019

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO JOSHI 2019 SUMMER ~SUNSHINE CARNIVAL~”, 10/08/2019
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. Yuki Kamifuku Vs Makoto Kiryu
2. Miu Watanabe Vs Unagi Himawari
3. Rika Tatsumi & Hikari Noa Vs Yuki Aino & YUMI
4. Natsumi Maki Vs Raku
5. Sakisama & Misao Vs Miyu Yamashita & Mirai Maiumi
6. Yuka Sakazaki Vs Pom Harajuku
7. Shoko Nakajima, Nodoka Tenma & Maki Itoh Vs Mizuki, Yuna Manase & Mina Shirakawa

A contract signing for the two title matches in Osaka next month will take place before this show begins.

DDT “CRY TO THE FIRE! 2019”, 10/08/2019
Hiroshima Aster Plaza Multipurpose Hall

1. Soma Takao, Nobuhiro Shimatani & Hiroshi Yamato Vs MAO, Mizuki Watase & Yukio Naya
2. Konosuke Takeshita & Shunma Katsumata Vs Makoto Oishi & Masahiro Takanashi
3. The Last Time Was Only A Signing Event, Danshoku Dieno Will Wrestle In Hiroshima For The First Time In A Year And Two Months 3 Way Match: Danshoku Dieno Vs Akito Vs Antonio Honda
4. Kazuki Hirata Marunage Match: Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata (w/ Sanshiro Takagi) Vs Kenshin Chikano & Rey Paloma
5. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Yukio Sakaguchi (c) Vs Yuki Ueno
6. Hiroshima Specialty! Special 6-Man Tag Team Match: Daisuke Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie Vs HARASHIMA, Naomi Yoshimura & Kazusada Higuchi

At the time of writing, Kazuki Hirata has spent at least half a day hitchhiking from Tokyo to Hiroshima. The last time I checked his Twitter account he was resting at a service station in Gifu. He’s been picked up by at least four different cars so far.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “GANBARE MONSTER RED 2019”, 10/08/2019
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. East Japan Vs West Japan Full War!: Keisuke Ishii & Shuhei Washida Vs Takeshi Okada & Ryutaro Watanabe
2. Iwasaki Vs BJW All Out Match First Round: Kouki Iwasaki Vs Akira Hyodo
3. Jinjiryu! Ganjo Vs Actwres girl’Z All Round Fight Round 3: Moeka Haruhi & HARUKAZE Vs Miyuki Takase & Ayumi Hayashi
4. Ganpro Army Vs Real GUTS Army: Yumehito Imanari Vs X
5. Ganpro Army Vs Real GUTS Army: Miss Mongol Vs Shota
6. Ganpro Army Vs Real GUTS Army: Ken Ohka Vs Masked Mystery
7. A Phantom Dream! Single Match Of Fate!: Shuichiro Katsumura Vs Minoru Fujita

The big August weekend for Ganbare☆Wrestling is here.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “GANBARE MONSTER GREEN 2019”, 11/08/2019
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. Ganpro Five Big Matches Of Scorching Heat: Shuhei Washida Vs Ryotaro Watanabe
2. Ganpro Five Big Matches Of Scorching Heat: HARUKAZE Vs Cherry
3. Ganpro Five Big Matches Of Scorching Heat: Keisuke Ishii Vs Chikara
4. Ganpro Five Big Matches Of Scorching Heat – Iwasaki Vs BJW All Out Match Second Round: Kouki Iwasaki Vs Ryuichi Kawakami
5. Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Title – Ganpro Five Big Matches Of Scorching Heat: Shuichiro Katsumura (c) Vs Takeshi Okada
6. GWC 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Ken Ohka, Yumehito Imanari & Miss Mongol (c) Vs Kenichiro Arai, Masked Mystery & Shota

Nothing new to add here either. Maybe Kouki Iwasaki can impress enough against the Big Japan wrestlers to get some BJW bookings in the future.

DDT “DRAMATIC I WILL DO IT 2019”, 11/08/2019
Kumamoto Ryutsujoho Hall

1. MAO Vs Mizuki Watase
2. Masahiro Takanashi Vs Hiroshi Yamato
3. DAMNATION Vs W Yukio!: Mad Paulie & Nobuhiro Shimatani Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Yukio Naya
4. DAMNATION Vs ALL OUT!: Soma Takao & Tetsuya Endo Vs Akito & Shunma Katsumata
5. Danshoku Dieno & Makoto Oishi (w/ Yoshihiko) Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata
6. Naomi Yoshimura Marunage Match: Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ueno Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Kodai Nozaki
7. Burn, The Country Of Fire! Fight, DDT! Kumamoto Specialty Special 4 Way Match: Konosuke Takeshita Vs HARASHIMA Vs Daisuke Sasaki Vs Antonio Honda

Luckily for Hirata he does not have to hitchhike his way from Hiroshima to Kumamoto.

BASARA “BASARA 103 ~BURNING SWORD~”, 11/08/2019
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. Daiki Shimomura Vs Daichi Kazato
2. Aiseki Tag Vs Aijin Tag: Fuminori Abe & Ikuto Hidaka Vs Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino
3. Ryota Nakatsu & Akiyori Takizawa Vs Takumi Tsukamoto & Yasu Urano
4. Sakigake!! Iron Family Tag Match To Reconfirm Their Bonds: FUMA & Yusuke Kubo Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & SAGAT
5. Union MAX Title: Ryuichi Sekine (c) Vs Isami Kodaka

Ryuichi Sekine won the Union MAX Title back in May. He is only getting his first defence now three months later.

DDT “WRESTLING TOKOTSU 2019”, 12/08/2019
Fukuoka Hakata Sazanpia

1. Shunma Katsumata Vs Hiroshi Yamato
2. 4 Way Match: Toru Owashi Vs Yuki Ueno Vs Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Lowther
3. Tetsuya Endo & Nobuhiro Shimatani Vs Yuto Aijima & Azul Dragon
4. Danshoku Dieno, Makoto Oishi & Kazusada Higuchi Vs Antonio Honda, Kazuki Hirata & Mizuki Watase
5. Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao & Mad Paulie Vs Masahiro Takanashi, MAO & Yukio Naya
6. Pokotan Marunage Match: Chair Vs Chair (Special Referee: Pokotan)
7. Hakata Specialty! Seimon Special Tag Match: Konosuke Takeshita & Akito Vs HARASHIMA & Naomi Yoshimura

The latest tour ends with a stop in Hakata.

DDT “IT IS DRAMATIC YEAH 2019”, 18/08/2019
Aichi Nagoya City Kashiwajima Sports Center

1. Hiroshi Yamato Vs Nobuhiro Shimatani
2. Toru Owashi & Naomi Yoshimura Vs Mizuki Watase & Yukio Naya
3. Biwajima Specialty! Kishimen, Hitabushi, Doteni, Miso 4 Way Match: Mad Paulie Vs Makoto Oishi Vs Masahiro Takanashi Vs Yuki Ueno
4. Shunma Katsumata Marunage Match – Toy Block Hardcore Match: Shunma Katsumata Vs MAO
5. Konosuke Takeshita & Akito Vs Antonio Honda & Intelligence Sensational Grand Passion Mask #4
6. Nagoya Specialty! Special 6-Man Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao & Tetsuya Endo Vs HARASHIMA, Kazuki Hirata & Kazusada Higuchi

Yukio Sakaguchi and Saki Akai will not be on the show because they will be at a New Taiwan Pro Wrestling show that day.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “POCCHARI JOSHI PRO WRESTLING – P2 TRAINSPOTTING”, 20/08/2019
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Special Poccha Libre Match ~American Drag Queen Vs Miss Jumbo~: Beauty Suzuki vs Himeka Arita
2. Pocchari Great Mothers Vs Mad Slender Army ~ Rainup War Without Jingi 2nd Season: Miss Mongol & Hamuko Hoshi Vs Moeka Haruhi & Banny Oikawa
3. Keiko Takeshita International Friendly Match – Keiko Beyond The Heart: Yumehito Imanari Vs Konosuke Takeshita
4. Pocchaminator Mana Connor Chronicles: Mana Connor (Yuna Manase) Vs Pocchaminator (P-800)

Yumehito Imanari is promising an “Innovative Invention Experiment” on the show called πMAX Digital Theater. Fans in attendance will be wearing special glasses to watch an extra large screen that is so immersive you will feel like you are inside a womb again. He is using this technology to screen one of Yuna Manase’s DVDs. Those who see it will feel like they are being wrapped around in Manase’s motherhood.

Manase doesn’t get what Imanari is trying to do, she is only focusing on her match. And er… at least I think it is a match. The set up is the main event features the Pocchaminator, a cyborg from the year 2050 that has traveled back in time to kill people who have a BMI value above a certain level on behalf of major advertising agencies. The resistance is led by one person. Not Yuna Manase but Mana Connor! If she cannot stop the P-800 then there is no future for Pocchari Joshi Pro!

Konosuke Takeshita’s mother Keiko is a special ambassador on the show. She will oversee the match between Imanari and her son. Imanari hopes that Keiko will show as much love for him as she does for her own son.

I thought this show was just supposed to be a Trainspotting parody…

DDT “OSAKA OCTOPUS 2019”, 01/09/2019
Osaka Edion Arena #2

1. Yukio Sakaguchi, Mizuki Watase & Yukio Naya Vs Yasu Urano, Antonio Honda & X
2. HARASHIMA & MAO Vs Jun Masaoka & Kohei Kinoshita
3. Osaka Octopus Cup Battle Royal: Masahiro Takanashi Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Mad Paulie Vs Saki Akai Vs Asuka Vs Yuni Vs Puma King
4. DD Army Vs ALL OUT!: Danshoku Dieno & Maku Donaruto Vs Akito & Shunma Katsumata
5. DAMNATION Vs DISASTER BOX!: Shuji Ishikawa & Tetsuya Endo Vs Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura
6. O-40 Title: Sanshiro Takagi (c) Vs Ken Ohka
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki & Soma Takao (c) Vs Jiro Kuroshio & Kazusada Higuchi
8. KO-D Openweight Title: Konosuke Takeshita (c) Vs Shinya Aoki

The mystery wrestler will reveal themselves at the 25th August Korakuen Hall show. Whoever it is, they approached DDT to be booked for “OSAKA OCTOPUS 2019”.

DDT “MASAHIRO TAKANASHI BOX OFFICE ~FOLLOW ME, THE DREAM IS STILL AHEAD~”, 15/09/2019
Tokyo Ryogoku KFC Hall

1. Ryogoku Gauntlet Tag Match: Antonio Honda & Riho Vs Hoshitango & Kazusada Higuchi Vs Emi Sakura & Cherry Vs Yusuke Inokuma & MAO Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Gorgeous Matsuno Vs Saki Akai & Mei Suruga
2. Kagetora & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs HARASHIMA & Yuki Ueno
3. Masahiro Takanashi Vs Danshoku Dieno

How long has it been since Yusuke Inokuma wrestled in DDT? He did show up at last year’s Masahiro Takanashi produced show but he was there as Yoshihiko’s handler. Last match I found him in was for the final Union Pro event in 2015.

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