DDT48 Finale Card

September 24, 2011

DDT “DDT48 GENERAL ELECTION END”, 25/09/2011
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. DDT No. 1 Strange Rumble: Poison JULIE Sawada Vs Hoshitango Vs HERO! Vs DJ Nira Vs Mr. #6 Vs BENTEN Vs Mitsuhiro Yoshida Vs Rion Mizuki Vs Tanomusaku Toba Vs Big Morohashi Vs Shota
2. Antonio Honda Vs Tsuyoshi Kikuchi
3. Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Cherry & Batten Tamagawa
4. 3 Way: Akito & Toru Sugiura Vs Madoka & Hiro Tonai Vs Ryuichi Sekine & Daisuke Sasaki
5. Takao Soma Vs Masa Takanashi
6. Gorgeous Matsuno Vs YOSHIHIKO
7. Kazuki Hirata Vs Hiro Tsumaki
8. Isami Kodaka Vs Yasu Urano
9. Keisuke Ishii Vs Shigehiro Irie
10. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi Vs El Generico & Hiroshi Fukuda
11. DDT Vs Union: KUDO, HARASHIMA & MIKAMI Vs Shuji Ishikawa, Sanshiro Takagi & Kengo Ohka

This event is the final day of voting in the DDT48 General Election 2011. This show is designed to give the contestants one last chance to win over the fans and hopefully get their votes. Every match except the main event will have a 10 minute time limit. A few names are missing from the card. Kota Ibushi is currently injured but still eligable for votes while Hikaru Sato and Kenny Omega will be busy wrestling in the final night of the AJPW Jr. Heavyweight League. I’m not sure where Ken Ohka, Yoshiaki Yago and Chou-un Shiryu will be on the night. I might have accidentaly left them out of the Battle Royal. But we do get El Generico taking part in the semi-main event.

Looking at the most recent standings, Hikaru Sato is in a comfortable lead with Kota Ibushu, Danshoku Dino and HARASHIMA trailing him by some distance. The real drama will be the fight for 18th place, as that is the cutoff for who will get to wrestle at Korakuen Hall on 23rd October. If Ibushi does not recover in time, then whoever finished in 19th place will also qualify to make up for Ibushi’s in-ring absence. The results of the election will be announced on the 29th September over at Shinjuku FACE.

DDT “DDT48 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT”, 29/09/2011
Shinjuku FACE

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DDT “NON-FIX 9.18” Results

September 18, 2011

DDT “NON-FIX 9.18”, 18/09/2011
Chiba Blue Field

1. Poison JULIE Sawada & Antonio Honda defeated Daisuke Sasaki & Kazuki Hirata when Sawada pinned Hirata with the Pirates A GOGO (11:26).
2. 3 Way: MIKAMI defeated Darkside HERO! and Masa Takanashi when MIKAMI pinned Takanashi with a School Boy (7:09).
3. Yasu Urano defeated Hiro Tonai with a Cradle Cutback (13:35).
4. Danshoku Dino & YOSHIHIKO defeated Keisuke Ishii & Michael Nakazawa when YOSHIHIKO pinned Nakazawa with a Moonsault Press (12:34).
5. HARASHIMA defeated HERO! with the Somato (12:33).
6. Yuji Hino & Ryuichi Sekine defeated Shigehiro Irie & Takao Soma when Hino pinned Soma with the Fuckin Bomb (13:37).
7. KUDO defeated Makoto Oishi with the Diving Double Knee Drop (15:15).

After the main event, the Man’s Club stable of KUDO, Danshoku Dino and Makoto Oishi was officially dissolved. Dino and Oishi move on to their Homoiro Clover Z stable with Kota Ibushi while KUDO focuses on his KO-D Openweight Title reign. However, he is still open to teaming with the new stable in the future as a part-time member.

HARASHIMA defeating HERO! in their grudge match. HERO! offered a handshake afterwards but HARASHIMA refused it. He then challenged Darkside HERO! to a singles match at Shin-Kiba 1st RING on 5th October. Darkside HERO! accepted but added the stipulation that he himself will be the referee for the match.

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DDT, Big Japan, K-DOJO & FREEDOMS Set For The Arena

September 15, 2011

BJW, FREEDOMS, K-DOJO & DDT, 03/12/2011
The Arena, Philadelphia, USA

Over the last decade, many Japanese wrestling promotions have realised that there is quite an international fanbase for their brand of pro wrestling. Talent exchanges and promotional relationships were formed as these promotions would branch out to new audiences from other corners of the globe. Companies of all sizes sent some of their promising young talent over to the American indy promotions to gain valuable experience necessary to take the next step in their careers when they would return home. Others would send some of their most accomplished wrestlers over to show exactly what they were capable of, introducing new styles and elements of pro wrestling to fans that they were never aware of. Ring Of Honor fans began paying attention to Pro Wrestling NOAH and Dragon Gate, Combat Zone Wrestling and Big Japan Wrestling satisfied a generation of blood thirsty fans with their violent feud while CHIKARA Pro created a bond with Dramatic Dream Team and Osaka Pro. With more and more fans around the world becoming exposed to puroresu, the Japanese companies began to branch out and host shows in other countries with Dragon Gate being the most active in the United States and the United Kingdom, although New Japan and NOAH have also found some success with the idea.

Now four of the most active indy promotions in Japan are joining together for a big trip to America. Wrestlers representing BJW, DDT, KAIENTAI-DOJO and FREEDOMS will head over to The Arena in Philadelphia during December to host a joint show in the infamous home of ECW. Not only that but the event will take place before CZW’s annual Cage Of Death show, so don’t be surprised to see the Japanese talent crossover to the black and yellow brand for one big night when two worlds collide.

The talent so far announced to travel over to The Arena are:

Big Japan Wrestling: Ryuji Ito and Jaki Numazawa

K-DOJO: Kengo Mashimo

FREEDOMS: Takashi Sasaki, Jun Kasai and Kamui

DDT: KUDO and Danshoku Dino

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Latest DDT48 Standings

September 12, 2011

The votes are still coming in thick and fast for the DDT48 Election. Everyone involved has been posting their videos saying why fans of DDT, Union, etc. should be voting for them to win the KO-D Openweight Title shot (or at least appear on the 23rd October show). The video messages will be posted on this site later in the week. Here are the current standings as of 10th September.

1. Hikaru Sato (240 Votes)
2. Kota Ibushi (176 Votes)
3. Danshoku Dino (150 Votes)
4. HARASHIMA (131 Votes)
5. Masa Takanashi (113 Votes)
6. MIKAMI (104 Votes)
7. KUDO (98 Votes)
8. Takao Soma (86 Votes)
9. Yasu Urano (84 Votes)
10. Keisuke Ishii (81 Votes)
– Antonio Honda (81 Votes)
12. Makoto Oishi (66 Votes)
13. Shigehiro Irie (63 Votes)
14. Sanshiro Takagi (56 Votes)
15. Mr. #6 (53 Votes)
16. Kenny Omega (45 Votes)
– Cherry (45 Votes)
18. Kazuki Hirata (44 Votes)
19. YOSHIHIKO (42 Votes)
20. DJ Nira (38 Votes)

Of course, the big story right now is Kota Ibushi’s injured shoulder. It is unknown how long Ibushi will be out for. However, he is still a part of the election and is still eligible for votes. DDT does have backup plans if Ibushi has not recovered by the time the October show takes place. If Ibushi wins the election but cannot compete, he will still win the prize money but the KO-D Title shot will be given to the runner-up. If Ibushi finishes in the top 18 but cannot compete, his spot on the card will be given to the wrestler who finished in 19th place.

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Kota Ibushi Vacates Titles!

September 12, 2011

Kota Ibushi’s niggling shoulder injury returned to haunt him this week and it has cost him the title he values most. Ibushi dislocated his left shoulder during an indy wrestling event in Osaka yesterday and will be out of action for an undisclosed amount of time. Unfortunately, this means his scheduled IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title defence against KUSHIDA at the 19th September New Japan event at Kobe World Hall. As a result, Ibushi has forfeited the title and is no longer the IWGP Jr. Champion. The title will now be awarded to the winner of KUSHIDA Vs Prince Devitt at that show.

As if that wasn’t bad enough, the injury has also forced Ibushi and Danshoku Dino to vacate the KO-D Tag Team Titles they won just last month. This is a major blow at a time when Ibushi was at the peak of success as a DDT pro wrestler.

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DDT “ALL NIGHT DDT” Results

September 10, 2011

DDT “ALL NIGHT DDT – PART 1”, 10/09/2011
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Antonio Honda & Poison JULIE Sawada defeated MIKAMI & Kazuki Hirata when Sawada pinned Hirata with the Pirates A GOGO (13:57).
2. Hoshitango defeated DJ Nira with a Sunset Flip (6:10).
3. Hikaru Sato & Takao Soma defeated HERO! & Darkside HERO! by DQ when Darkside HERO! attacked Soma with the Black Box (13:26).
4. Yasu Urano defeated Daisuke Sasaki with a Frankensteiner (7:59).
5. HARASHIMA defeated Masa Takanashi with the Somato (12:03).
6. Kota Ibushi, Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi defeated KUDO, Keisuke Ishii & Michael Nakazawa when Ibushi pinned Nakazawa with a Diving Body Press (16:37).

DDT “ALL NIGHT DDT – PART 2”, 10/09/2011
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Bra & Panties Rumble: Daisuke Sasaki defeated Gatti by stripping him of his bra and panties (10:32).
Order Of Elimination: Keisuke Ishii, Kota Ibushi, Yasu Urano, HARASHIMA, Hikaru Sato, Sanshiro “I Am Chono” Takagi, Gatti.

The Bra & Panties Rumble had everyone involved wrestling in lingerie with eliminations occuring when someone was stripped of their bra and panties. Thankfully they were still wearing their own shorts underneath. The ring was also covered in a large mat because bottles of lotion were left aside for the wrestlers to use, creating a very slippy battleground for the scantily clad competitors.

DDT “ALL NIGHT DDT – PART 3”, 10/09/2011
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Makoto Oishi, Masa Takanashi & Madoka defeated KUDO, Mitsuhiro Yoshida & Shota when Oishi pinned Shota with a Small Package (5:54).
2. 4 Way: Antonio Honda Vs Big Morohashi Vs Chou-un Shiryu Vs Batten Tamagawa ended in a No Contest when Yoshiko woke up (7:12).

Before Part 3 began Tsurumi Amon was suddenly interrupted by Stardom wrestler Yoshiko, who came in complaining that she could not get any sleep thanks to this show taking place in the middle of the night. Amon came up with a plan to solve her problem. A mattress, a large quilt and a couple of pillows were then brought into the ring. Yoshiko lied down on the mattress and pulled the covers over herself while MIKAMI, Poison JULIE Sawada, HERO!, Darkside HERO! and Kazuki Hirata all sang songs to help her fall asleep. It almost worked until Hirata began singing so badly that Yoshiko knocked him out. The others started singing again and this time she was able to fall asleep.

The rest of the show quietly took place while Yoshiko was sleeping in the ring. Everyone tried to wrestle around her and avoided trying to wake up. This worked until the 4 Way match when Batten Tamagawa landed on top of her. When Yoshiko threatened to kick the crap out of whoever it was that woke her up, everyone blamed it on Kazuki Hirata. So Yoshiko knocked him out again.

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Campsite Pro Wrestling Postponed

September 5, 2011

DDT “CAMPING-GROUND PRO-WRESTLING OM”, 26/09/2011
Yamanashi Natureland Om

1. Kazuki Hirata Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
2. 4 Way: Kota Ibushi & KUDO Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Munenori Sawa Vs Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa Vs Isami Kodaka & Ken Ohka

Yesterday’s DDT Campsite show had to be postponed due to heavy rain from a typhoon that has reached Japan. The new date for the show is now 26th September.

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Current DDT48 Top 20

August 28, 2011

With the first week of voting now complete, here is the current Top 20 for the DDT48 Election 2011:

1. Kota Ibushi (56 Votes)
2. Shigehiro Irie (36 Votes)
3. HARASHIMA (35 Votes)
4. Hikaru Sato (30 Votes)
5. Antonio Honda (22 Votes)
6. Danshoku Dino (20 Votes)
7. Masa Takanshi (19 Votes)
8. Takao Soma (17 Votes)
9. Makoto Oishi (14 Votes)
– MIKAMI (14 Votes)
11. YOSHIHIKO (12 Votes)
– KUDO (12 Votes)
– Yasu Urano (12 Votes)
14. Keisuke Ishii (8 Votes)
15. Kenny Omega (7 Votes)
– Mr. #6 (7 Votes)
17. Michael Nakazawa (6 Votes)
– Tsuyoshi Kikuchi (6 Votes)
19. Cherry (5 Votes)
20. Daisuke Sasaki (4 Votes)
– Ken Ohka (4 Votes)
– HERO! (4 Votes)
– Ryuichi Sekine (4 Votes)

The final result of the DDT48 Election will take place at a free show held in Shinjuku FACE on 29th September. Remember, the winner of the election will be given a KO-D Title shot at Korakuen Hall on 23rd October. The rest of that card will be filled with the top 18 candidates.

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Campsite Pro Wrestling Match Confirmed

August 25, 2011

DDT “CAMPING-GROUND PRO-WRESTLING OM”, 04/09/2011
Yamanashi Natureland Om

1. 4 Way Tag: Kota Ibushi & KUDO Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Munenori Sawa Vs Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa Vs Isami Kodaka & Ken Ohka

DDT returns to the Yamanashi Natureland Om for their annual camping trip with some fresh faces popping up with the usual cast. Kota Ibushi, Sanshiro Takagi & Michael Nakazawa are no strangers to wrestling in that camping ground. This year they are joined by reigning KO-D Champion KUDO, Munenori Sawa, Hikaru Sato, DDT Extreme Champion Isami Kodaka and finally Ken Ohka. Expect to see fireworks, wrestlers falling down hills, Flying Huracanranas from swing sets and dives into the river among other things when the match takes place.

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Omega & Sato Vs All Japan, Ibushi Vs KUSHIDA

August 16, 2011

This September, Kenny Omega and Hikaru Sato are both crossing over to All Japan to compete in this year’s AJPW Jr. Heavyweight League. Omega has stated that he wants to win a singles title in Japan. Since his fellow Golden Lover is currently king of the New Japan Jr Heavyweight scene, Omega has set his sights on All Japan for his search of glory. Omega’s opposition in his group are the current AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Champion KAI, aswell as Kaz Hayashi, Minoru, BUSHI and BLACK BUSHI (who I assume is BUSHI’s non-union Canadian equivalent). Hikaru Sato returns to the tournament after a luke-warm win-loss record from last year. This time Sato’s opponents in his block are Shuji Kondo, Hiroshi Yamato, MAZADA, Jimmy Yang and New Japan’s Koji Kanemoto.

NJPW “G1 CLIMAX SPECIAL 2011”, 19/09/2011
Kobe World Hall

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kota Ibushi (c) Vs KUSHIDA

Meanwhile, Kota Ibushi has learned of his next challenger for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title. KUSHIDA surprised many fans by defeating Ibushi when they clashed at the Best Of The Super Jr. XVIII back in June. Now just five months after he joined New Japan full time, KUSHIDA gets his first shot at the belt.

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