DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2014” Results

January 26, 2014

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DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2014”, 26/01/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,929 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao when Sasaki submitted Takao with the Crippler Crossface (10:54).
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Yasu Urano defeated Masa Takanashi (c), MIKAMI, Michael Nakazawa, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Gota Ihashi, Kazuki Hirata, Guanchulo, DJ Nira and Hoshitango (10:00).
2a. Tomomitsu Matsunaga defeated Masa Takanashi (c) with a Figure Four Necklock (4:18).
*Tomomitsu Matsunaga becomes the 981st champion.
2b. Guanchulo defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga (c) with a Figure Four Necklock (4:19).
*Guanchulo becomes the 982nd champion.
2c. Gota Ihashi defeated Guanchulo (c) with a Figure Four Necklock (4:20).
*Gota Ihashi becomes the 983rd champion.
2d. Kazuki Hirata defeated Gota Ihashi (c) with a Figure Four Necklock (4:21).
*Kazuki Hirata becomes the 984th champion.
2e. Michael Nakazawa defeated Kazuki Hirata (c) with the Venom Maker (4:37).
*Michael Nakazawa becomes the 985th champion.
2f. Hoshitango defeated Michael Nakazawa (c) with the Argentine Backbreaker (4:57).
*Hoshitango becomes the 986th champion.
2g. Yasu Urano defeated Hoshitango (c) with a Cradle (6:00).
*Yasu Urano becomes the 987th champion.
2h. Masa Takanashi defeated Yasu Urano (c) with the Bacchus (8:48)
*Masa Takanashi becomes the 988th champion.
3. Yoshiko & Toru Owashi defeated Saki Akai & Makoto Oishi when Yoshiko pinned Akai with the Senton Bomb (9:05).
4. KUDO defeated Danshoku Dino with the Diving Double Knee Drop Enzui (13:27).
5. Sanshiro Takagi & Hikaru Sato defeated Yukio Sakaguchi & Akito when Sato submitted Akito with the Leg Trap Cross Armbreaker (15:18).
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles – 3 Way Match: Kota Ibushi defeated Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto (c) and Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo when Omega pinned Endo after the Swan Dive PK Mind (16:38).
*Yankii Ni Cho Kenji fail in V7. The Golden Lovers become the 49th KO-D Tag Team Champions!
7. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) defeated Shigehiro Irie with the Somato (21:42).
*V5 for HARASHIMA.
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Yasu Urano defeated Masa Takanashi (c) with a School Boy (2:58 pm).
*Yasu Urano becomes the 989th champion.

If he hasn’t proven it already, HARASHIMA is a dominant champion. Shigehiro Irie in my mind had the best shot at becoming the man to win the KO-D Openweight Title from HARASHIMA and he was struck down by the champ today. HARASHIMA called Irie a very strong fighter and told him to challenge again and again. HARASHIMA was asked who he wanted to defend the belt against next. Masa Takanashi came out but Amon Tsurumi flat out told him no. He won’t give him the match because his win-loss record lately is bad. Takanashi said he should get the match because he is the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion. Yasu Urano then snuck behind Takanashi and pinned him with a School Boy to become the new Iron Man Champion. Takanashi then begged for a match with Urano so he can win back that title. Tsurumi booked it for the 2nd February Nagoya show. Tsurumi then apologised to HARASHIMA for not finding a No. 1 Contender.

Yankii Ni Cho Kenji’s goal of achieving 100 KO-D Tag Team Title defences has been cut short by the Golden Lovers. Even worse for the former champions, neither Yuko Miyamoto or Isami Kodaka were pinned to lose the belts. Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo were also involved in the 3 Way Tag match after they fought the Golden Lovers to a time limit draw in Osaka two weeks ago. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega were able to isolate Endo and give him the PK Mind Double Tombstone to become the new champions. After the match Kodaka told Ibushi to give them back the belts but Ibushi said no. Kodaka refused to accept the result because neither he or Miyamoto were pinned. Miyamoto demanded a title match against the Lovers and Amon Tsurumi booked it for Nagoya next week. Kenny was okay with the decision because he wants a good challenge and the Yankees are a strong team.

Hikaru Sato fought his final match for DDT today, teaming with Sanshiro Takagi to face Yukio Sakaguchi & Akito. Sakaguchi decided to wrestle the match bare footed when he squared up with Sato. Both had big smiles on their faces as they fought and taunted each other. Sato won his final DDT match by submitting Akito and “Dream Fighter” by Perfume played over the speakers as Takagi, Sakaguchi and Michael Nakazawa gave him their goodbyes. Sato and Nakazawa even shared a kiss! Sato then threw his leg guards and knee pads into the crowd as they chanted his name.

Toru Owashi thought that he and Yoshiko were like brother and sister when they teamed together to beat Makoto Oishi & Saki Akai. Yoshiko pinned Akai to serve the model her first loss in wrestling. When asked about Akai during a post-match interview, Yoshiko said she has not grown as a wrestler since her debut last year. She was asked to compare Akai with Yuzuki Aikawa and she said they don’t compare at all. Akai admitted she was afraid if she messed up and if her body cannot keep up with the other wrestlers in the ring. Oishi consoled her as she began crying. Akai said she will practice more and more and will get revenge on Yoshiko.

A chain of Figure Four Necklocks resulted in the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title changing hands four times in four seconds. Masa Takanashi went into the Battle Royal as champion and was able to win back the title before the time ran out. He then lost the belt to Urano at the end of the show.

DDT has a new sponsor on their corner posts. They are sponsored by a PC web browser game called Joshi Wrestling War Ring☆Dream (女子プロレス大戦リング☆ドリーム). As part of this deal Sanshiro Takagi, Antonio Honda and Michael Nakazawa will get gender-swapped versions of themselves added to the game! T-shirts of their characters will also be sold at future DDT shows.

MMA fighter Mitsuyoshi Nakai announced he will compete at the 28th February Hard Hit show. Mitsuyoshi is the son of manga artist Yoshinori Nakai, one half of the Yudetamago duo famous for making Kinnikuman. Hikaru Sato described his fight style as Pancrase-like and he scouted him because of that style. Nakai received an offer to do pro wrestling by Takagi and Sato last year but he wasn’t sure to accept it. However he became a fan of Hard Hit and wanted to take part.

The Brahman Brothers will be on the 23rd February Korakuen Hall show.

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Double Trouble For HARASHIMA, Mio Shirai Signs Many Contracts

January 22, 2014

DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2014”, 26/01/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Saki Akai & Makoto Oishi Vs Yoshiko & Toru Owashi
2. Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao Vs Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki
3. Sanshiro Takagi & Hikaru Sato Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Akito
4. KUDO Vs Danshoku Dino
5. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Masa Takanashi (c) Vs MIKAMI Vs Yasu Urano Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Gota Ihashi Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Guanchulo Vs DJ Nira Vs Hoshitango
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles – 3 Way Match: Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto (c) Vs Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo
7. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie

DDT held a press conference at the TEC Offices in Shinjuku to promote HARASHIMA’s next two title defences. First up is the KO-D Openweight Title match versus Shigehiro Irie. The rematch of last year’s Peter Pan main event is something that has been on Irie’s mind for a while. He felt great frustration over losing the title and wants to get rid of that by winning it back. HARASHIMA told Irie that kind of frustration is a good thing because it encourages him to become a stronger human being.

DDT “GALAXY EXPLOSION IN NAGOYA 2014”, 02/02/2014
Nagoya Telepia Hall

1. DDT Extreme Title – Best 2 Out Of 3 Falls: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii
*Fall 1: Feet Only Death Match. Fall 2: Cliff Death Match. Fall 3: To Be Determined by Amon Tsurumi.

The press conference continued with the appearance of Keisuke Ishii, who immediately attacked HARASHIMA. Tempers calmed down and the two were able to continue the conference as if nothing happened. HARASHIMA decided the rules for their upcoming DDT Extreme Title match in Nagoya. After wrestling Antonio Honda in a Blindfold Bra Match where he had to rely on just his hands, HARASHIMA now wanted to see what it was like to wrestle with just his feet. So for the match, both men will have their hands tied together and will have to rely on their legs to wrestle. However, Ishii had an idea of his own. He wanted to have a Cliff Death Match where you have to do a move from the ring apron to the floor in order to win. Ishii is a big fan of apron spots. He even has a Top 3 all time favourite apron spots. His Top 3 apron spots are:

3. Akira Taue giving Kenta Kobashi the Dynamic Bomb from the apron to the floor (21st March, 1995).
2. Kenta Kobashi giving Jun Akiyama a Brainbuster from the apron to the floor (10th July, 2004).
1. Mitsuharu Misawa giving Kenta Kobashi the Tiger Suplex from the stage walk to the floor (1st March, 2003).

Amon Tsurumi decided that both rules will be used in a 2 out of 3 Falls match. Fall 1 will be HARASHIMA’s Feet Only Death Match and Fall 2 will use Ishii’s Cliff Death Match rules. The rules for a possible third fall will be created by Tsurumi the day before the show.

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Mio Shirai had been spending the last week teasing a very important announcement. Rumours going around the Japanese wrestling scene included Mio announcing her retirement, a marriage engagement or even a pregnancy. Instead the big reveal was Mio had signed a contract and will end to her status as a freelancer. However, it turned out that Mio was signing a contract with not one, not two, not even three but four different wrestling companies. Taking a cue from Kota Ibushi, Shirai signed contracts with Pro Wrestling WAVE, Oz Academy, Ice Ribbon and Union.

After wrestling for seven years, Mio felt it was time to form an afilliation with one of the companies she works for. However she couldn’t decide who to choose. Inspired by Ibushi’s dual contract with DDT and New Japan, Shirai was inspired to do the same and wanted to be with the promotions she enjoyed working for most. Union boss Naomi Susan said she was very surprised to hear about Mio’s idea at first but is happy that she chose Union to be one of the companies. Since the Union roster is mostly filled with men, Susan hopes Mio’s signing will begin an expansion of Joshi in Union. Mayumi Ozaki said she was the only person in Oz Academy who knew about Mio’s plans. Ice Ribbon’s Tsukasa Fujimoto is amazed at the idea and thinks it is a boost that comes just in time for Mio to replace Hikaru Shida, who will be leaving the company in March. WAVE’s Mikiko Futagami (formerly known as GAMI) is expecting more merchandise sales to come from this signing and pointed out she might be actually working for 5 or 6 companies if you include her Osaka Joshi shows.

Mio’s first show with Union under the contract will be at Yokohama on 11th February.

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Hikaru Sato Terminates DDT Contract

January 17, 2014

DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2014”, 26/01/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Saki Akai & Makoto Oishi Vs Yoshiko & Toru Owashi
2. Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao Vs Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki
3. Sanshiro Takagi & Hikaru Sato Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Akito
4. KUDO Vs Danshoku Dino
5. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Masa Takanashi (c) Vs MIKAMI Vs Yasu Urano Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Gota Ihashi Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Guanchulo Vs DJ Nira
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles – 3 Way Match: Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto (c) Vs Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo
7. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie

The annual contract renewals for the entire DDT roster took place this week. The sad news is Hikaru Sato did not renew his contract and will leave the company at the end of the month. Sato posted his comments on DDT’s site thanking them for his growth as a wrestler. He describes his transformation over the years as being able to survive the world of professional wrestling because he learned there is no single ideology needed to succeed. In DDT he was able to “rampage freely” with his ideas and Hikaru Sato would not exist without them. However he will not get many new opportunities if his career stays sterile. In Pancrase he was taught “The right of freedom is given only to those who played a duty of responsibility” and in order to fulfil his dream he needs to go out and do more.

He gained strength and jealousy from wrestling with Kota Ibushi, became friends with HARASHIMA as his equal and got to learn from Yukio Sakaguchi. Sato also had a lot of good things to say about Michael Nakazawa, who he had formed a very perverted team with over the years. Sato will continue to run Hard Hit but will no longer be involved with DDT’s day to day activities. He is unsure of where his journey will take him next and he may return to DDT in the future (he joked he could be back in three days time). But for now his final match will be himself and Sanshiro Takagi versus Yukio Sakaguchi & Akito on 26th January. Sato ended his message asking his fans to attend the show wearing the Pancrase Dead Or Alive t-shirt.

The other main change in contracts is Daisuke Sasaki becoming a full time member of the roster. He was previously wrestling for DDT as a freelancer. Konosuke Takeshita is in his final year of high school and his contract will be sorted out after his college entrance exam. Hoshitango is currently back home in Argentina but an agreement is in place for a contract when he returns.

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Dreams, Mon☆stars, Galaxies & Demons

January 14, 2014

DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2014”, 26/01/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Saki Akai & Makoto Oishi Vs Yoshiko & Toru Owashi
2. Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao Vs Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki
3. KUDO Vs Danshoku Dino
4. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Masa Takanashi (c) Vs X
5. KO-D Tag Team Titles – 3 Way Match: Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto (c) Vs Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo
6. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie

Shigehiro Irie gets his rematch with HARASHIMA from last year’s second Sumo Hall main event. This time Irie is the challenger and HARASHIMA is dealing with now just having two title belts instead of three.

DDT rookies Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo achieved a remarkable result yesterday, wrestling Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega to a 30 minute draw. Both teams were rewarded with a KO-D Tag Team Title shot but it will be in a 3 Way Match against the champions. Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto can prove their dominance of the tag team division even more by beating two teams at once.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO CIRCUIT 2013 ROUND 1”, 18/01/2014
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. Shoko Nakajima Vs Ayumi Takada
2. Nonoko Vs Yuka Sakazaki
3. Miyu Yamashita Vs KANNA

Miyu Yamashita and KANNA have their first proper match together after a year of facing each other in exhibition bouts. KANNA has yet to beat Yamashita.

Chikage Kiba is unable to wrestle because she has a high school exam on the day of the show.

DDT “GALAXY EXPLOSION IN NAGOYA 2014”, 02/02/2014
Nagoya Telepia Hall

1. DDT Extreme Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii

HARASHIMA’s other title will be defended against Keisuke Ishii. HARASHIMA’s DDT Extreme Title defences have been a wild departure from how he usually wrestles but Ishii seems to be a fairly normal wrestler. Will we get a more traditional stipulation or will HARASHIMA or Ishii show some imagination with their match choice.

UNION “DEMON UNION 2014”, 11/02/2014
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Shuji Ishikawa Vs Richard Burn

Union returns to the Pro Wrestling Vs Martial Arts match up that built the company when it was brought back to life in 2005. But I do not expect Shuji Ishikawa and Richard Burn to have such a heated feud that they will eventually fight in a ring filled with scorpions.

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DDT “REVIVAL! OSAKA DOTONBORI STORY 14” Results

January 13, 2014

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DDT “REVIVAL! OSAKA DOTONBORI STORY 14”, 13/01/2014
Osaka Dotonbori Arena
380 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. La Pete defeated Guanchulo with the RKO (6:41).
2. Next Iron Man Challenger Battle Royal: Masa Takanashi defeated Sanshiro Takagi, MIKAMI, Soma Takao and DJ Nira when Takanashi pinned Nira with the Takatonic (4:20).
3. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie defeated Toru Owashi & Akito when Irie pinned Akito with the Flying Sausage (11:06).
4. HARASHIMA, KUDO & Yasu Urano defeated Hikaru Sato, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Michael Nakazawa when KUDO pinned Nakazawa with the Diving Double Knee Drop (14:22).
– Ironman Heavymetalweight Title: Masa Takanashi defeated HARASHIMA (c) with a School Boy (1:59 pm).
*Masa Takanashi becomes the 980th champion.
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Aja Kong (c) defeated Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Shoichi Uchida when Kong pinned Uchida with a Vertical Drop Brainbuster (16:17).
*V1 for The Homo-sapiens.
6. Next KO-D Tag Challenger Final: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Tetsuya Endo & Konosuke Takeshita ended in a Time Limit Draw (30:00).

A 30 minute draw was not an expected result in the main event. Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo stepped up big time against the Golden Lovers in a match where the winners would get a KO-D Tag Team Title shot. Amon Tsurumi said after the match that he was delighted with the rookies for their growth and now had to decide who would get the title shot. Members of the audience called for a 3 Way between the teams and the champions. Kenny Omega agreed. Kota Ibushi just said he would do his best. Endo called himself and Takeshita the “Future Leaders of DDT” and said they will win the belts.

Masa Takanashi became the No. 1 Contender for the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title and was quick to use it. He snuck into the ring while HARASHIMA was cutting a post-match promo and pinned him with a School Boy to win the title and end the DDT Triple Crown. HARASHIMA admitted he let his guard down and wants to win back the title.

DDT is aiming to hold a show in Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium for 13th April. It will be a special event for Yukinori Matsui since he will be celebrating his 20th anniversary in wrestling.

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DDT “REVIVAL! OSAKA DOTONBORI STORY 13” Results

January 12, 2014

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DDT “REVIVAL! OSAKA DOTONBORI STORY 13”, 12/01/2014
Osaka Dotonbori Arena
380 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Makoto Oishi defeated Soma Takao with a European Clutch (6:40).
2. Next KO-D 6-Man Tag Challenger Final: Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Shoichi Uhida defeated Hikaru Sato, Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Honda pinned Nakazawa with the Diving Fist Drop (11:23).
3. HARASHIMA & KUDO defeated HAYATA & TORU when HARASHIMA pinned TORU with the Somato (11:55).
4. MIKAMI, Tetsuya Endo & Konosuke Takeshita defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Guanchulo when Takeshita pinned Guanchulo with a German Suplex (7:32).
5. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega defeated Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi when Ibushi pinned Takanashi after the PK Heart α (11:33).
6. Next Extreme Title Challenger 4 Way Match – Pin Nakazawa Match: Keisuke Ishii defeated Danshoku Dino, Yasu Urano and DJ Nira (12:10).
6a. Michael Nakazawa eliminated DJ Nira with a Backslide Pin Submission (7:53).
6b. Michael Nakazawa & Keisuke Ishii eliminated Yasu Urano with a Sunset Flip & Bridging Pin Combo (9:00).
6c. Keisuke Ishii defeated Michael Nakazawa with the High Angle Double Arm DDT (12:10).
7. Next KO-D Challenger Final: Shigehiro Irie defeated Akito with the Package Piledriver (18:14).

Shigehiro Irie defeated Akito in today’s main event to earn a KO-D Openweight Title shot with HARASHIMA on 26/1, a rematch of last year’s “RYOGOKU PETER PAN” main event. Akito was in tears after losing but Irie thanked him because they both worked hard. Irie described his defeat to HARASHIMA last year as a great shame he cannot forget. He promised to return to Osaka as champion.

Amon Tsurumi came up with the rules for the 4 Way match to determine the next DDT Extreme Title challenger. Michael Nakazawa was added into the match but was ineligible to win. Instead it was up to Danshoku Dino, Keisuke Ishii, Yasu Urano or DJ Nira to pin or submit him in order to win outright. However, if Nakazawa was able to pin or submit any of the other wrestlers, that wrestler would be eliminated from the match. DJ Nira was the first to go when he submitted to a Backslide Pin (yes you read that right). Urano was next when Nakazawa rolled him over with a Sunset Flip and Ishii joined in with a Bridging Pin at the same time. Danshoku Dino had Nakazawa rocked with the Lip Lock and Danshoku Driver but Ishii cut him off, threw him out of the ring and gave Nakazawa the Double Arm DDT for the win.

Tetsuya Endo was feeling very upset when it was time for his 6-man Tag Team match. He told Sanshiro Takagi that he lost his wallet in the parking lot earlier that day and when he found it, all of his money was gone. Takagi asked how much money did he lose and Endo said he lost 20,000 yen. Toru Owashi interrupted to announce the match was now called the Sanshiro Takagi New Year Cup and a prize would be given to the winners. Konosuke Takeshita won the match with Endo and MIKAMI on his side, so a lottery was held between them. Takeshita won the lottery and was given a cash prize of 20,000 yen. Endo said he will make up for his lost money by beating the Golden Lovers with Takeshita tomorrow. Takeshita said he and Endo “Will show the future of DDT.”

Osaka was the site of a Shit Heart ♥ Foundation reunion as Hikaru Sato, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Michael Nakazawa team up to face the Monster Army with a KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Title shot on the line. Nakazawa also brought back his lotion to add some slippery shenanigans to the match. It all fell apart for them when each wrestler tried to do the Ultimate Venom Arm on their opponents. The Monster Army all ducked and the Foundation all hit the move on each other. Antonio Honda then finished off Nakazawa with the Diving Fist Drop to win the match. They will face The Homo-sapiens tomorrow for the 6-Man Titles.

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Hirata & YO-HEY Injuries, New Sweet Dreams Matches

January 6, 2014

DDT “REVIVAL! OSAKA DOTONBORI STORY 14”, 13/01/2014
Osaka Dotonbori Arena

1. Guanchulo Vs La Pete
2. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Toru Owashi & Akito
3. HARASHIMA, KUDO & Yasu Urano Vs Losers of 12/01 6-Man Challenger Final
4. Next Iron Man Challenger Battle Royal: Sanshiro Takagi Vs MIKAMI Vs Masa Takanashi Vs Soma Takao Vs DJ Nira
5. Next KO-D Tag Challenger Final: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Tetsuya Endo & Konosuke Takeshita
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Aja Kong (c) Vs Winners of 12/01 6-Man Challenger Final

Both Kazuki Hirata and YO-HEY have been pulled from the show due to injuries. YO-HEY is suffering from a knee injury while Hirata will be out for two weeks with muscle inflammations.

DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2014”, 26/01/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Saki Akai & Makoto Oishi Vs Yoshiko & Toru Owashi
2. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto (c) Vs Winners of 13/01 Tag Challenger Match
3. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Winner of 12/01 Challenger Match

HARASHIMA faces either Shigehiro Irie or Akito for the KO-D Openweight Title (and the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title too if he will still have that belt). Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto also have to wait a week to find out who they will defend the KO-D Tag Team Titles against.

Yoshiko from Stardom stops by to be the latest opponent for Saki Akai and hopefully say hi to Kota Ibushi.

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DDT “NEW YEAR NEW YEAR SPECIAL!” Results

January 3, 2014

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DDT “NEW YEAR NEW YEAR SPECIAL!”, 03/01/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,200 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Makoto Oishi & Masa Takanashi when Honda pinned Takanashi with the Diving Fist Drop (8:03).
*HARASHIMA Army wins 30 points. HARASHIMA Army 30 – 0 Dino Army.
2. Toru Owashi, MIKAMI & Gorgeous Matsuno defeated KUDO, Yasu Urano & DJ Nira when Matsuno pinned Nira with a Cradle (7:15).
*Dino Army wins 30 points. HARASHIMA Army 30 – 30 Dino Army.
3. Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Kazuki Hirata defeated Hikaru Sato & Guanchulo when Hirata pinned Guanchulo with the Emerald Frosion (8:06).
*Dino Army wins 30 points. HARASHIMA Army 30 – 60 Dino Army.
4. Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Konosuke Takeshita with the Cobra Clutch (7:30).
*Dino Army wins 30 points. HARASHIMA Army 30 – 90 Dino Army.
5. Weapons Rumble: Michael Nakazawa defeated Sanshiro Takagi after the Gotch-Style Piledriver from Minoru Suzuki (13:07).
*HARASHIMA Army wins 30 points. HARASHIMA Army 60 – 90 Dino Army.
– Achievement Test Results: Saki Akai (57 Pts), Tetsuya Endo (175 Pts) & Guanchulo (103 Pts) [336 Total Pts] defeated Keisuke Ishii (108 Pts), Shigehiro Irie (70) & Kazuki Hirata (83 Pts) [261 Total Pts].
*HARASHIMA Army wins 100 points. HARASHIMA Army 160 – 90 Dino Army.
6. 10-Man Eliminatation Tag Team Match: Danshoku Dino, Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie, Soma Tako & Yoshihiko defeated Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega, Gota Ihashi, Tetsuya Endo & Akito (23:45).
6a. Danshoku Dino eliminated Gota Ihashi with the Danshoku Driver (9:26).
6b. Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi eliminated Soma Takao with the PK Heart (10:50).
6c. Keisuke Ishii eliminated Kenny Omega with the Kneel Kick & Yoshihiko Canadian Destroyer Combo (13:08).
6d. Tetsuya Endo eliminated Keisuke Ishii by Ring Out (14:06).
6e. Kota Ibushi and Yoshihiko were both eliminated by Double Ring Out (16:29).
6f. Akito and Shigehiro Irie were both eliminated by Double Ring Out (19:53).
6g. Danshoku Dino eliminated Tetsuya Endo with the Gay-do Clutch (23:45).
*Dino Army wins 30 points. HARASHIMA Army 160 – 120 Dino Army.
7. DDT Extreme Title – New Year Wrestling Card Death Match: HARASHIMA (c) defeated Super Sasadango Machine with the Somato (16:57).
*V3 for HARASHIMA. HARASHIMA Army wins 50 points HARASHIMA Army 210 – 120 Dino Army.
8. Bonus 30-Man Tag Team Match: HARASHIMA, KUDO, Yasu Urano, Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega, Gota Ihashi, Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki, Konosuke Takeshita, Tetsuya Endo, Akito, Hikaru Sato, DJ Nira, Guanchulo & Michael Nakazawa defeated Danshoku Dino, Super Sasadango Machine, Makoto Oishi, Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie, Soma Takao, Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata, Yukio Sakaguchi, MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Gorgeous Matsuno & Yoshihiko when HARASHIMA pinned Hirata with the Somato (6:03).
*HARASHIMA Army wins 300 points. HARASHIMA Army 510 – 120 Dino Army.

HARASHIMA Army
HARASHIMA, KUDO, Yasu Urano, Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega, Gota Ihashi, Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki, Hikaru Sato, Konosuke Takeshita, Tetsuya Endo, Akito, DJ Nira, Guanchulo and Michael Nakazawa

Danshoku Dino Army
Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi, Super Sasadango Machine, Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie, Soma Takao, Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Yukio Sakaguchi, MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Yoshihiko, Gorgeous Matsuno and Kazuki Hirata

DDT celebrates the start of 2014 with an idea that killed the AWA, a team challenge series. DDT has been doing their own version in Korakuen Hall as their annual kick off show for the year. HARASHIMA and Danshoku Dino were the team captains this time but they did not face each other until the bonus main event. The HARASHIMA Army looked to have the contest won by 90 points when it was announced one last match was to happen with 300 points on the line. That match was a 30-Man Tag Team free for all, another annual tradition for the January kickoff show. Any chances for a heroic comeback by Team Dino were dashed when HARASHIMA himself scored the pin on Kazuki Hirata. Amon Tsurumi came out to give the big prize to every member of the HARASHIMA Army and it turned out to be… 100 yen for each wrestler on the team. Tsurumi complained that the prize money was his own cash and the total pot was half a month’s worth of his pocket money.

Sanshiro Takagi announced that starting from April DDT will have regular programming on Teletama, a terrestrial TV station based in Saitama. Takagi says DDT is building their base in Saitama to prepare their big plans for a show inside the Saitama Super Arena. Meanwhile the big annual “PETER PAN” event will take place on 17th August this year. It was announced without any mention of where it will take place. Could it be at the Saitama Super Arena this year?

HARASHIMA successfully defended his DDT Extreme Title against Super Sasadango Machine in a New Year Wrestling Card Death Match. The match involved a deck of cards, each card would have a wrestling move written on it. Every time a card was pulled and read out, the first wrestler who did the called move would earn a point. The match would end either by somebody getting 7 points or if somebody won the match by normal means. Some of the moves called out included Yoshiaki Yago’s Cobra Twist, Danshoku Dino’s Danshoku Nightmare and Satoshi Kojima’s “Bakayaro!” Machine Gun Chops. One of the cards even called for slow motion wrestling with “Etupirika” by Taro Hakase playing in the background. In the end the extra rules weren’t needed as HARASHIMA pinned Sasadango with the Somato.

The semi-main was a 10-Man Tag Team Elimination match. Danshoku Dino was in action teaming with Team Dream Futures and the returning Yoshihiko. The Golden Rendesvouz, Tetsuya Endo and Akito were their opponents representing the HARASHIMA Army. The crowd were excited to see Yoshihiko and Kota Ibushi face off again and they didn’t disappoint with some crazy exchanges. The two were eventually eliminated at the same time when Yoshihiko performed a Reverse Huracanrana on Ibushi from the second rope to the outside of the ring! The match eventually came down to Dino and Endo as the final two. Endo did everything he could against the veteren, even hitting the Phoenix Splash for a nearfall. Dino found his opening and pinned Endo with the Gay-do Clutch to win it for his team.

Sanshiro Takagi and Michael Nakazawa faced off in a Weapons Rumble in a match Nakazawa demanded after he refused to sign a new contract with DDT. If he won the match, he would sign the contract. There was a castle of chairs already set up in the ring and then a bicycle was brought down. Takagi ran down Nakazawa with a Lariat but accidentaly cycled into the chairs. More weapons were introduced until Nonoko from Tokyo Women’s Wrestling was introduced into the match to help Takagi. One more weapon was left to enter and Nakazawa said it was the weapon Takagi hates the most. “Kaze Ni Nare” played over the speakers and out came Minoru Suzuki! Suzuki gave Takagi the Gotch-Style Piledriver and a groggy Nakazawa crawled on top to pin him. Nakazawa celebrated his first win in 2014 and asked Suzuki if he could coach him. Suzuki tried to back out of it by saying he’s busy but Nakazawa asked him about wrestling at “PETER PAN” again. When they told Suzuki the date he said the G1 Climax is happening during that time but he was eventually convinced to do it.

Away from the ring, a series of Achievement Tests took place before the show. Saki Akai (the only person in the entire challenge who did not wrestle on the show), Tetsuya Endo & Guanchulo competed for HARASHIMA while Team Drift played for Dino. They all had to take three exams based on the subjects language, English and social. Tetsuya Endo scored highest with 175 points while Akai scored the lowest with a measly 57 points. They and Guanchulo still scored enough points to win the contest for HARASHIMA. Danshoku Dino complained afterwards because the exams were worth more points than any of the wrestling matches.

Kazuki Hirata now does the Emerald Frosion. Don’t know why that surprises me but it does.

Gorgeous Matsuno gave a New Year speech to the audience while his match was going on behind him.

Makoto Oishi & Saki Akai Vs Toru Owashi and Yoshiko from Stardom will take place at the next Korakuen show on 26th January.

A promotional gimmick for today’s show was every ticket for the event was priced at 2,000 yen. During the end of show speech, HARASHIMA said DDT will do the gimmick again next year. Amon Tsurumi cut in and said they weren’t going to make a profit that way. Sanshiro Takagi admitted he was going to secretly increase the price to 3,000 yen next year but was caught. This joke is in reference to a controversial 500 yen price increase for DDT tickets that will come into effect starting this April.

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“NEW YEAR’S EVE WRESTLING 2013 – WORLD UNIFICATION” Results

January 1, 2014

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“NEW YEAR’S EVE WRESTLING 2013 – WORLD UNIFICATION”, 31/12/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,194 Fans

1. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Round 1: Ryuji Ito defeated Antonio Honda with the Dragon Splash (7:53).
2. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Round 1: Shigehiro Irie defeated Kaji Tomato with the Flying Sausage (4:33).
3. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Round 1: Shinya Ishikawa Vs Shiori Asahi ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
3a. One Count Sudden Death: Shiori Asahi defeated Shinya Ishikawa with a Backlside (0:54).
4. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Round 1: Yuji Okabayashi defeated Ryuichi Sekine with a Power Bomb (5:23).
5. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Round 1: HARASHIMA defeated KAZMA SAKAMOTO with the Somato (8:18).
6. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Round 1: Yasu Urano Vs Kazuki Hashimoto ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
6a. One Count Sudden Death: Yasu Urano defeated Kazuki Hashimoto with a Cradle (1:32).
7. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Round 1: Masashi Takeda defeated Keisuke Ishii with a German Suplex (8:14).
8. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Round 1: Kengo Mashimo defeated Ryuichi Kawakami with the Katana (7:35).
9. 4 Way Tag Team Fluorescent Light Tube Match: Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto defeated Shuji Ishikawa & Saburo Inematsu, MASADA & Masaya Takahashi and Takumi Tsukamoto & Danny Havoc when Kodaka pinned Takahashi with the Diving Double Knee Drop onto Fluorescent Lights (13:45).
10. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Quarter Final: Ryuji Ito defeated Shigehiro Irie with a Side Cradle (4:34).
11. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Quarter Final: Shiori Asahi Vs Yuji Okabayashi ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
11a. One Count Sudden Death: Shiori Asahi defeated Yuji Okabayashi with a Rolling Backwards Cradle (2:00).
12. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Quarter Final: HARASHIMA defeated Yasu Urano with a Cradle (4:47).
13. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Quarter Final: Kengo Mashimo defeated Masashi Takeda with the Mudo (8:27).
14. Danshoku Dino Produce Battle Royal: Atsushi Ohashi defeated Tsutomu Osugi and Hercules Senga by Ring Out (27:20).
Order Of Elimination: Ricky Fuji, Hikaru Sato, Michael Nakazawa, Brahman Shu & Brahmn Kei, Kankuro Hoshino, Masato Inaba, Jaki Numazawa, KUDO, Makoto Oishi & Hiroshi Fukuda, Hiro Tonai, Som Takao, Dave Crist & Jake Crist and Tsutomu Osugi and Hercules Senga.
15. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Semi Final: Shiori Asahi Vs HARASHIMA ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
15a. One Count Sudden Death: HARASHIMA defeated Shiori Asahi with the Somato (0:27).
16. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Semi Final: Kengo Mashimo defeated Ryuji Ito with the Vertical Drop Brainbuster (4:39).
17. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Final: HARASHIMA defeated Kengo Mashimo with the Swan Dive Somato (17:27).

Another year has come and gone as several Japanese wrestling companies joined together for the annual New Year’s Eve Wrestling show at Korakuen Hall. This year’s selling point was a one night tournament featuring wrestlers from DDT, Big Japan and K-DOJO. Each match that ended in a 10 minute time limit would go into sudden death where pinfalls only had to last a second for the match to declare a winner. HARASHIMA ended a strong year for himself by winning the tournament, defeating KAZMA SAKAMOTO, Yasu Urano, Shiori Asahi and finally Kengo Mashimo throughout the night. Abdullah Kobayashi made an appearance and congratulated HARASHIMA for winning. He joked “I’m the next challenger!” He then said he will wait until the summer for his return from illness.

Danshoku Dino provided a change of pace with an “Insanely Funny Game” Battle Royal. He had invited Sanshiro Takagi, Amon Tsurumi, Eiji Tosaka, Nikkan Lee, TAKA Michinoku and Tank Nagai down to ringside for a challenge. Takagi, TAKA and Tosaka had to sit down at ringside while Tsurumi, Nagai and Lee had to stand beside them with their mouths full of milk. It was up to Tsurumi, Nagai and Lee not to laugh and spit out milk onto the people sitting beside them. Needless to say, there milk was everywhere by the end as all of the different wrestlers in the match did what they could to make the milk drinkers laugh. Nagai still had some milk left in his mouth when the match was over. Dino asked him if he “liked TAKA’s milk?” and Nagai spat it out in laughter.

During the show, Samurai! TV announced their Occupation Of The Indies Awards for 2013. Isami Kodaka was the big winner, grabbing the MVP Award, Best Match Award with Shuji Ishikawa in Big Japan and Best Tag Team Award with Yuko Miyamoto. Kodaka beat out Kota Ibushi and Daisuke Sekimoto to win the MVP Award. DDT won the Best Event Award for “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2013”. Sanshiro Takagi was in the middle of having a shower during the ceremony and accepted the award with just a towel around his waist. He said he will continue to dominate that award every year. Masaya Takahashi from Wrestling New Classic was Best Rookie. He was surprised to win it so suddenly.

MVP Award
Isami Kodaka (Union)

Best Match
BJW Death Match Heavyweight Title – Culture of Death Match: Shuji Ishikawa (c) Vs Isami Kodaka (BJW 04/11/2013)

Best Tag Team
Yankee Ni Cho Kenju (Yuko Miyamoto & Isami Kodaka)

Best Event
DDT “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2013” (18/08/2013)

Best Rookie
Masaya Takahashi (Wrestling New Classic)

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Weapons Rumble Returns! NeverEnding Dotonbori Story

December 27, 2013

DDT “NEW YEAR NEW YEAR SPECIAL!”, 03/01/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Weapons Rumble: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Michael Nakazawa
2. DDT Extreme Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Super Sasadango Machine

HARASHIMA Army
HARASHIMA, KUDO, Yasu Urano, Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega, Gota Ihashi, Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki, Hikaru Sato, Konosuke Takeshita, Tetsuya Endo, Akito, DJ Nira, Guanchulo and Michael Nakazawa

Danshoku Dino Army
Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi, Super Sasadango Machine, Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie, Soma Takao, Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Yukio Sakaguchi, MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Yoshihiko, Gorgeous Matsuno and Kazuki Hirata

Sanshiro Takagi Vs Michael Nakazawa is added to the card after Nakazawa strongly demanded the match to happen. Not only that but Nakazawa also wants it to be a Weapons Rumble match, a match where a different weapon is brought down to the ring every couple of minutes. Nakazawa has been acting odd lately. He has been using a certain Golden Star’s phone to send naked pictures of himself to Takagi, probably to play mind games with him (key word: probably). Nakazawa also said he has prepared a secret weapon that will frighten Takagi when it appears.

DDT “REVIVAL! OSAKA DOTONBORI STORY 13”, 12/01/2014
Osaka Dotonbori Arena

1. Makoto Oishi Vs Soma Takao
2. MIKAMI, Tetsuya Endo & Konosuke Takeshita Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Guanchulo
3. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi
4. HARASHIMA & KUDO Vs HAYATA & TORU
5. Next KO-D 6-Man Tag Challenger Final: Hikaru Sato, Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Shoichi Uhida
6. Next Extreme Title Challenger 4 Way Match: Danshoku Dino Vs Keisuke Ishii Vs Yasu Urano Vs DJ Nira
7. Next KO-D Challenger Final: Shigehiro Irie Vs Akito

DDT’s doubleshot return to Osaka Dotonbori Arena next month is all about deciding challengers for all of their championships. Night 1 has matches that will determine the No. 1 Contenders for the KO-D Openweight, DDT Extreme and KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championships. The Extreme Title challenger will face either HARASHIMA or Super Sasadango Machine for the belt in Nagoya on 2nd February.

HAYATA & TORU both come from Dotonbori Pro Wrestling.

DDT “REVIVAL! OSAKA DOTONBORI STORY 14”, 13/01/2014
Osaka Dotonbori Arena

1. Akito & Kazuki Hirata Vs YO-HEY & La Pete
2. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Sanshiro Takagi & DJ Nira
3. HARASHIMA, KUDO & Yasu Urano Vs Losers of 12/01 6-Man Challenger Final
4. Next Iron Man Challenger Battle Royal: MIKAMI Vs Toru Owashi Vs Masa Takanashi Vs Soma Takao Vs Gaunchulo
5. Next KO-D Tag Challenger Final: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Tetsuya Endo & Konosuke Takeshita
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Aja Kong (c) Vs Winners of 12/01 6-Man Challenger Final

Night 2 decides who will go for the KO-D Tag Team and Iron Man Heavymetalweight Titles. The Homo-sapiens will also hold their first defence of the 6-Man belts against whoever wins that Next Challenger match on Night 1. The eventual Tag Team Title match against Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto will take place on the 26th January Korakuen Hall show. The Iron Man Title match against the champion HARASHIMA will happen sometime in February.

YO-HEY & La Pete also come from Dotonbori Pro Wrestling.

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