DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN 2012”, 22/07/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,513 Fans – Super No Vacancy
0. Dark Match: Tsukasa Fujimoto & Mio Shirai defeated Hiroshi Fukuda & Choun-Shiryu when Fujimoto pinned Fukuda with the Tsukadora (5:22).
1. 12-Man Tag Team Match: Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Akito, Poison JULIE Sawada, Rion Mizuki, Tetsuya Endo & DJ Nira defeated Yuji Hino, Yasu Urano, Antonio Honda, Masa Takanashi, Daisuke Sasaki & Hoshitango when Endo pinned Honda with the Moonsault Press (10:30).
2. Sanshiro Takagi, Takao Soma & Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Hikaru Sato, Michael Nakazawa & Tanomusaku Toba when Sakaguchi submitted Nakazawa with the Jumping Cross Armlock (7:58).
3. KO-D Tag Team Title: KUDO & Makoto Oishi (c) defeated Shigehiro Irie & Keisuke Ishii when KUDO pinned Ishii with the Diving Double Knee Drop (9:21).
*V3 for KUDO & Makoto Oishi.
4. MIKAMI Return Match: Tatsumi Fujinami defeated MIKAMI with a Bow And Arrow Hold (7:01).
5. Hardcore Match: Shuji Ishikawa defeated HARASHIMA with the Splash Mountain onto a chair (16:57).
6. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega defeated Danshoku Dino & YOSHIHIKO when Omega pinned YOSHIHIKO with the Two Storey Croyt’s Wrath (21:24).
The Golden Lovers teamed together to defeat their most infamous opponents just one month before Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega will battle each other on the biggest stage in DDT history. Danshoku Dino and YOSHIHIKO knew how serious this match was. YOSHIHIKO wrestled the match dressed as Warsman, the character beloved by Kinnikuman fans for his ruthless abilities. However, the comnbined powers of Ibushi and Omega were too much and Omega defeated YOSHIHIKO with the Croyt’s Wrath to Dino with YOSHIHIKO on top of Dino’s shoulders. Afterwards, Omega thanked everyone involved for the great match. He said he wants to enjoy the rest of his matches before the 15th Anniversary Show in Budokan Hall because he knows his match with Ibushi there will be a war.
Celebrations were then interrupted when a challenge was thrown at Danshoku Dino. Unknown to everybody in attendence, the Invisible Man entered the ring and demanded to face Dino at Budokan Hall! Dino said he couldn’t see where he was, not even his butt. Nevertheless, Dino accepted the challenge. That’s right, Budokan Hall will see Danshoku Dino Vs The Invisible Man!
After losing to Shuji Ishikawa in a Hardcore Match, HARASHIMA announced his tag team partner to face Ishikawa & Ryuji Ito at the 15th Anniversary Show. HARASHIMA’s partner will be New Japan’s Unchained Gorilla, Togi Makabe!
Even though KUDO & Makoto Oishi won their third straight defence of the KO-D Tag Titles, it came at a price. Oishi had to be stretchered away from ringside after Keisuke Ishii gave him an RKO onto the floor outside the ring.
An update of the Bolivia Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title Tour was read out to the crowd. Dick Togo was the champion but he lost it to Bolivian wrestler AJAYU. AJAYU then lost it to Yuki Sato. Sato then lost it to a local child. Dick Togo then beat the child and is now currently champion.
Daichi Kakimoto announced that he will make his long awaited return to the ring at Budokan Hall! It has been four years since Kakimoto has wrestled when a back injury ended his career. Since then he still worked for DDT eventually becoming the man in charge of the Dropkick Bar. Kakimoto said he had been discouraged so many times but finally reached the point where he could wrestle again. He will compete in the Iron Man Battle Royal and he looks forward to giving someone a German Suplex. Kakimoto said that this is not his return but it will lead to the next step of his career.
Yoshiaki Fujiwara was also announced to compete at the Iron Man Battle Royal.
After losing to Tatsumi Fujinami in his return match, MIKAMI asked Fujinami if they could team together and challenge for the KO-D Tag Team Title in Budokan Hall. Fujinami accepted the offer.
The show began with a 12-Man Tag Team match that saw Tetsuya Endo pick up his first pinfall in his DDT career. Afterwards it was announced that the two teams competing in the Budokan Hall football match were named Crying Wolf and The Familia. Endo will be part of The Familia team.
Sanshiro Takagi invited Muscle Sakai into the ring at the end of the show. He told Sakai that his dark match at Budokan Hall will begin at 3:30 pm and will have a 30 minute time limit. The show itself begins at 4:00 pm so if Sakai’s match is still going on, it will be stopped immediately so the show can properly begin.
The DDT48 General Election returns for a third year beginning at the end of August. Voting begins on 26th August. and ends on 30th September. The results will be announced on 3rd October.
A bunch of Anywhere Pro Wrestling shows are being scheduled after the 15th Anniversary show. A match will be held in Ohama Beach, Kanagawa on 22nd August, the Campsite Pro Wrestling will take place on 9th September and DDT will appear at rock festival in Aomori on 22nd September.
Posted by JamieOD 
