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2012 Contract Renewels

February 1, 2012

Every year, the end of January brings along the annual contract renewals for DDT and Union. This year had nothing earth-shattering taking place, like the 2009 period where Michael Nakazawa’s attempt to re-sign his contract involved Danshoku Dino assaulting him and his wife in their home, then Nakazawa escaping in a car that exploded when it was switched on.

The following is the list of wrestlers who renewed their contract for the year.

Dramatic Dream Team

Sanshiro Takagi, Poison JULIE Sawada, MIKAMI, HARASHIMA, KUDO, Danshoku Dino, Masa Takanashi, Kota Ibushi, Michael Nakazawa, Yasu Urano, Makoto Oishi, Hoshitango, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Keisuke Ishii, Rion Mizuki, Gota Ihashi, Takao Soma, Kazuki Hirata and Gorgeous Matsuno.

Union

Shuji Ishikawa, Seiya Morohashi (aka Big Rude), Isami Kodaka, Cherry, Ken Ohka, Hiro Tsumaki and Hiroshi Fukuda.

Only one person turned down his contract renewal, Union’s Shinichiro Tominaga. Unfortunately the promising rookie was never able to return to the ring after fracturing his right forearm last June. He thanked the fans for cheering him on during his brief time in Union.

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A.YAZAWA To The Rescue, Omega Vs Generico (Sort Of), Pink Kneel Kick

January 27, 2012

DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2012”, 29/01/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Gorgeous Matsuno & Rion Mizuki Vs DJ Nira & Shota
1. Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Hoshitango
2. 3 Way Tag Match: Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa Vs Shigehiro Irie & Poison JULIE Sawada
3. Yasu Urano, A.YAZAWA & Keita Yano Vs Makoto Oishi, Akito & Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Hikari Minami)
4. Keisuke Ishii Vs Yuji Hino
5. Kenny Omega Vs HARASHIMA
6. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) Vs Danshoku Dino

Antonio Honda has been suddenly struck with a chronic illness and had to be taken off this weekend’s show. Luckily, A.YAZAWA will be coming in to take his place. YAZAWA will bring his experience in Rock & Roll Death Matches to aid Crying Wolf with their match against Homoiro Clover Z.

DDT “INTO THE FIGHT 2012”, 19/02/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Special Tag Match: Kenny Omega & X Vs El Generico & X

Kenny Omega and El Generico finally cross paths in Japan but it will be in a Tag Team match.

DDT “PINK KNEEL KICK VOL.1”, 03/03/2012
Tokorozawa Civic Gymnasium

1. Sanshiro Takagi Vs Yasu Urano
2. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs HARASHIMA & KUDO

Keisuke Ishii begins the first in a series of self-produced wrestling shows after his debut attempt from last year turned out to be a success.

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Night, Night. Don’t Let The Dino Bite

January 23, 2012

NJPW/CMLL “NJPW PRESENTS CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2012”, 21/01/12
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,950 Fans – Super No Vacancy

TAKA Michinoku & Taichi defeated Danshoku Dino & Maximo when Taichi pinned Taichi with a Horizontal Cradle (8:04).

One year after teaming together, Danshoku Dino returned to New Japan to team up with the pink mohawked Luchador Maximo once again for the New Japan & CMLL co-production of “FANTASTICA MANIA”. Before their match with TAKA Michinoku & Taichi even began, Dino tried to kiss Milano Collection AT at the commentator’s table. Milano avoided Dino by dragging another commentator in his place for the kiss. Even though Dino and Maximo got along fabulously and recieved chants of “Maxi-Dino” from the fans, their efforts could not defeat TAKA & Taichi. Dino & Maximo let bygones be bygones and both kissed the referee at the same time after the match. Dino then chased Taichi into the locker room.

DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2012”, 29/01/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Gorgeous Matsuno & Rion Mizuki Vs DJ Nira & Shota
1. Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Hoshitango
2. 3 Way Tag Match: Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa Vs Shigehiro Irie & Poison JULIE Sawada
3. Yasu Urano, Antonio Honda & Keita Yano Vs Makoto Oishi, Akito & Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Hikari Minami)
4. Keisuke Ishii Vs Yuji Hino
5. Kenny Omega Vs HARASHIMA
6. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) Vs Danshoku Dino

Danshoku Dino last held the KO-D Openweight Title in 2005. It was his only KO-D Title reign and since then he has had around six shots at the belt. KUDO will break the record for most KO-D Title defences if he defeats Dino.

DDT “TRULY ULTRA SUPER BAZOOKA!”, 11/02/2012
Nagoya Arsenal Hall

1. KO-D Tag Team Title: Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie

The former champs get their rematch with Crying Wolf. Unsurprisingly, no one has been able to match the strength of Yuji Hino so far. Will Keisuke Ishii have discovered a fatal flaw to exploit after his Korakuen Hall match with Hino?

UNION “UNION PRO WRESTLING IN OSAKA”, 12/02/2012
Osaka Minami Move On Arena

1. Ken Ohka & Mio Shirai Vs Black Buffalo & Tigers Mask
2. Shuji Ishikawa & Shigehiro Irie Vs El Generico & Hiroshi Fukuda
3. DDT Extreme Title: Isami Kodaka (c) Vs Sexxxy Eddy

Mio Shirai & Ken Ohka sent out a challenge to face any team for this show. Black Buffalo & Tigers Mask from Osaka Pro answered the call.

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DDT “IN CHIBA 2012” Results

January 22, 2012

DDT “IN CHIBA 2012”, 22/01/2012
Chiba Port Arena
208 Fans

1. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie defeated Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa when Ishii pinned Nakazawa with the Kneel Kick (8:25).
2. Antonio Honda & Keita Yano defeated HARASHIMA & Ryuichi Sekine when Honda submitted Sekine with the Octopus Hold (11:54).
3. Sanshiro Takagi defeated Takao Soma with the Sitdown Himawari Bomb (11:05).
4. Danshoku Dino, KUDO & Makoto Oishi defeated Kenny Omega, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Shota when Dino pinned Shota with the Gotch-Style Danshoku Driver (12:00).
5. Lottery Bonus Match! Angel Vs Devil Showdown!: Jaki Numawzawa defeated DJ Nira with the Piledriver (12:52).
6. KO-D Tag Team Title: Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino (c) defeated Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sasaki when Hino pinned Takanashi with the Fuckin’ Bomb (21:29).
*V1 for Crying Wolf.

Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie will get a KO-D Tag Team Title rematch with Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino on 11th February in Nagoya. The champions after that event will then face a Homoiro Clover Z team at the 19/2 Korakuen Hall show.

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DDT “DDT MUSIC!” Results

January 14, 2012

DDT “DDT MUSIC!”, 14/01/2012
Osaka Yodogawa Ward Center
369 Fans

1. Akito defeated Kazuki Hirata with a Ankle Lock Crab Hold (6:02).
2. 3 Way Tag Match: Antonio Honda & Keita Yano defeated Michael Nakazawa & Shoichi Uchida and Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Takao Soma when Honda pinned Nakazawa with the Diving Fist Drop (8:53).
3. Big New Year’s Match: Sanshiro Takagi defeated DJ Nira with the Sitdown Himawari Bomb (10:13).
4. Big New Year’s Match: Yasu Urano defeated Masa Takanashi with a Small Package (12:42).
5. Big New Year’s Match: Yuji Hino defeated Daisuke Sasaki with the Fuckin’ Bomb (11:33).
6. Big New Year’s Match: Kenny Omega defeated Shigehiro Irie with the One Winged Angel (16:33).
7. KUDO, Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi defeated HARASHIMA, Hikaru Sato & Keisuke Ishii when Dino pinned Ishii with a Moonsault (16:18).

Danshoku Dino did a Diving Double Knee Drop of his own before KUDO hit his version in the lead up to their victory in the main event.

At one point during the Kenny Omega Vs Shigehiro Irie match, Omega climbed the top turnbuckle, shouted out “Tanahashi!” and did a High Fly Flow onto Irie.

Early reports are giving high praise to the Yasu Urano Vs Masa Takanashi match. Even though both Urano and Yuji Hino won their matches, Masa stole Urano’s KO-D Tag Team Title belt.

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DDT “DRAMATIC 2012 JANUARY SPECIAL” Results

January 8, 2012

DDT “DRAMATIC 2012 JANUARY SPECIAL”, 08/01/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
300 Fans

1. Sanshiro Takagi & Shota defeated Takao Soma & Rion Mizuki when Takagi pinned Mizuki with the Sitdown Himawari Bomb (9:01).
2. 2012 New Year Match – Graffiti Lumberjack Match: Hoshitango defeated Poison JULIE Sawada (10-11) (10:00).
3. Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Kazuki Hirata when Nakazawa submitted Hirata with the Michael No More Cry (8:04).
4. Masa Takanashi, Daisuke Sasaki, Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie defeated Yasu Urano, Antonio Honda, Yuji Hino & Keita Yano when Sasaki pinned Urano with the NOW OR NEVER (13:32).
5. HARASHIMA & Gorgeous Matsuno defeated Kenny Omega & DJ Nira when Matsuno pinned Nira with the Somato (14:25).
6. Year Of Homorio Clover Z: KUDO, Makoto Oishi & Hikari Minami defeated Danshoku Dino, Hiroshi Fukuda & Akito when KUDO pinned Fukuda with the Diving Double Knee Drop (13:45).
7. Annual New Year Rumble: DJ Nira defeated Kazuki Hirata with the Reverse Rocket Punch (5:31).

MIKAMI appeared at the show to announce he was having surgery on his right shoulder next month to repair a torn rotator cuff. He will be gone from the ring for at least 6 months.

DJ Nira won a special prize for winning the New Year Rumble. The prize is a match against Big Japan death match wrestler Jaki Numazawa.

Kenny Omega Vs HARASHIMA and Yuji Hino Vs Keisuke Ishii are booked for the 29/01 Korakuen Hall show. Also El Generico will return to DDT for the 11th and 19th February shows in Nagoya and Korakuen.

The special rule for the Hoshitango Vs Poison JULIE Sawada match was that whenever a wrestler was knocked out of the ring, a fan from the audience would be allowed to draw graffiti onto the wrestler’s face, arms or body. Whichever wrestler had the least amount of graffiti on him after the 10 minute time limit would become the winner. Hoshitango just about won the match by having one less piece of graffiti written on his body than Sawada. One of the fans drew the Kinnikuman mark on Hoshitango’s forehead.

Sanshiro Takagi noticed there is a lack of anti-establishment in DDT at the moment. “Too many guys are kissing the ass of Tsurumi Amon,” he said. He will be forming a new unit to cause some trouble and is inviting anyone interested in joining him to face him in a tryout match at the 22/01 Chiba show.

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DDT “NEVER MIND 2011” Results

December 31, 2011

DDT “NEVER MIND 2011”, 31/12/2011
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,011 Fans

0. Dark Match: Rion Mizuki defeated Shota with a German Suplex (6:57).
1. Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Kenny Omega & DJ Nira when Takanashi pinned Nira with the Taka Tonic (11:21).
2. Antonio Honda & Keita Yano defeated Michael Nakazawa & Hikaru Sato when Yano pinned Nakazawa with the G2A (10:31).
3. Runner Vs Runner: Tomomitsu Matsunaga defeated Kazuki Hirata with a Tiger Driver (4:17).
4. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino defeated Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie (c) when Hino pinned Ishii with the Fuckin’ Bomb (13:48).
*Ishii & Irie fail in V4. Crying Wolf becomes the 41st KO-D Tag Team Champions!
5. Katsuhiko Nakajima & Satoshi Kajiwara defeated HARASHIMA & Takao Soma when Nakajima pinned Soma with a German Suplex (15:08).
6. 48 Group Vs Homoiro Clover Z – 5 Vs 5 Elimination: Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi, Gran Hamada, Akito & Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Hikari Minami) defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Vladamir Nagai, Ivan Markov, Poison JULIE Sawada & Hoshitango (w/ Bonnie) (12:08).
6a. Vladamir Nagai eliminated Hiroshi Fukuda with a Chickenwing Facelock (2:51).
6b. Sanshiro Takagi eliminated Gran Hamada by Ring Out (4:09).
6c. Akito eliminated Ivan Markov by Ring Out (5:47).
6d. Poison JULIE Sawada eliminated Akito with the Pirates A GOGO (8:07).
6e. Danshoku Dino eliminated Hoshitango by Ring Out (8:35).
6f. Danshoku Dino eliminated Poison JULIE Sawada with the Gotch-Style Danshoku Driver (9:10).
6g. Sanshiro Takagi eliminated Danshoku Dino by Ring Out (11:50).
6h. Makoto Oishi eliminated Sanshiro Takagi with a Tornado Clutch (12:08).
7. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) defeated MIKAMI with the Diving Double Knee Drop (22:50).
*V5 for KUDO.

An audience of over 2,000 fans packed Korakuen Hall on New Year’s Eve to witness a marathon of pro wrestling that will lead into 2012. DDT was up first to end their eventful year with a big bang. KUDO tied the record for most defences of the KO-D Openweight Championship by defeating his rival MIKAMI in the main event. Ladders were legal for the match but even with the advantage of using his favourite weapon, MIKAMI couldn’t get the job done. KUDO continues his role of leading the company towards Budokan Hall for DDT’s 15th Anniversary show. However, his next challenger was also revealed. Danshoku Dino wants a shot at the belt and will get it when DDT holds its first 2012 Korakuen show on 29th January.

The bizarre Idol War between Homoiro Clover Z and the 48 Group reached its conclusion with Danshoku Dino leading his multi-colored troops to victory over Sanshiro Takagi and his “Bukkake Alliance” of splinter groups from around the world. Makoto Oishi was the sole survivor of the 10-Man Elimination Tag, pinning Takagi with the Tornado Clutch. He was given big hugs by his teammates for a job well done.

The Crying Wolf stable is quickly gaining ground in DDT with Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino winning the KO-D Tag Team Championship over Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie. Yuji Hino has now declared a full scale invasion on DDT. After the match, Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sasaki came out to challenge the new champions for a title shot. Tsurumi Amon tried to prevent the match from happening because he thought the challenging team haven’t proven themselves but Urano & Hino accepted it. The two teams will meet at the 22/01 Chiba show.

This was the second championship Shigehiro Irie lost this week. He dropped the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title to Kanjuro Matsuyama at an Osaka Pro two days ago. Tigers Mask is now the current champion.

Japanese musician Sunplaza Nakano was in attendance to announce he was recording the official anthem for DDT’s Budokan Hall show. He also performed the song “Runner” for the Runner Contra Runner match. I had a listen to both his version and the original song by BAKUFU-SLUMP. It’s a pretty good song. If you like the Eurobeat soundtrack in Initial D then you will like Sunplaza’s version.

It was announced that Hard Hit will return on 22nd March for a show at Shinjuku FACE, so the brand has not been retired. It is likely that Hikaru Sato will face Michael Nakazawa on the show as per the stipulation for their defeat to Antonio Honda & Keita Yano.

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“NEVER MIND 2011” Press Conference

December 28, 2011

DDT “NEVER MIND 2011”, 31/12/2011
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Rion Mizuki Vs Shota
1. Michael Nakazawa & Hikaru Sato Vs Antonio Honda & Keita Yano
2. Runner Vs Runner: Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Kazuki Hirata
3. Kenny Omega & DJ Nira Vs Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sasaki
4. 48 Group Vs Homoiro Clover Z – 5 Vs 5 Elimination: Sanshiro Takagi, Vladamir Nagai, Ivan Markov, Poison JULIE Sawada & Hoshitango (w/ Bonnie) Vs Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi, Gran Hamada, Akito & Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Hikari Minami)
5. HARASHIMA & Takao Soma Vs Katsuhiko Nakajima & Satoshi Kajiwara
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino
7. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) Vs MIKAMI

Yesterday DDT held a press conference in Shinjuku to get the thoughts of several wrestlers who will compete at “NEVER MIND 2011” on New Year’s Eve. An important note about the main event was announced. The KO-D Openweight Title match between KUDO and MIKAMI will allow the usage of ladders without any risk of disqualification. KUDO is aiming to tie the record for most defences of the KO-D Title, currently held by Sanshiro Takagi with five wins. MIKAMI has gone through intensive training for this match and wants to be the man representing DDT as champion for its 15th Anniversary. With the allowance of ladders for the match now in effect, this gives MIKAMI a great advantage to win the championship.

When KUDO and MIKAMI were done, Hikaru Sato and Michael Nakazawa were next up. The two will team up to face the Crying Wolf pair of Antonio Honda & Keita Yano in the show opener. Nakazawa has begun pestering Sato to become his regular tag team partner again. He promises that if they beat Honda & Yano, they will transform into a brand new tag team and not become the Hentai team they used to be. Sato tried to ignore him and brought up the year he’s had. Sato won the DDT48 General Election, wrestled semi-actively for All Japan and bought a new suit worth 300,000 yen. He told Nakazawa that he will accept the stipulation but added that if they lose to Crying Wolf, Nakazawa will have to fight Sato in a Pancrase rules match.

The press conference finished up with Sanshiro Takagi, Danshoku Dino and Makoto Oishi making an appearance to talk about the 48 Group Vs Homoiro Clover Z 10-Man Tag Team match. Dino said he was looking forward to the “orgy” while Takagi talked about bringing in the KGB48, PJS48 and SUMO48 to join his TKG Rogue Army. The two began to argue until Tsurumi Amon interrupted them. Amon then announced that the 10-Man Tag will now be an Elimination Tag Team match.

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Merry Christmas!

December 25, 2011

Credit for the picture goes to Extreme Party.

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DDT “SPECIAL CHRISTMAS MATCH” Results

December 25, 2011

DDT “SPECIAL CHRISTMAS MATCH”, 25/12/2011
Tokyo Horse Racetrack

1. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie defeated Daisuke Sasaki & Kazuki Hirata when Ishii pinned Hirata with the Kneel Kick (11:21).
2. Poison JULIE Sawada & Hoshitango defeated Yasu Urano & Antonio Honda when Hoshitango pinned Honda with the Santa Comes To Town (9:47).
3. Shiro Koshinaka, KUDO & HARASHIMA defeated Sanshiro Takagi, MIKAMI & Takao Soma when HARASHIMA pinned Soma with the Somato (12:18).

A slight setback for Crying Wolf as the group suffered its first defeat when they lost to Poison JULIE Sawada & Hoshitango. The Santa Comes To Town finish was Hoshitango doing a Diving Splash while wearing a Santa hat.

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