DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2016 ~SMILE SQUASH DAY~” Results

August 11, 2016

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DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2016 ~SMILE SQUASH DAY~”, 11/08/2016
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-. DDT Grand Sumo Summer Tournament – Round 1: HARASHIMA defeated Gota Ihashi.
-. DDT Grand Sumo Summer Tournament – Round 1: Mizuki Watase defeated Rekka.
-. DDT Grand Sumo Summer Tournament – Round 1: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga.
-. DDT Grand Sumo Summer Tournament – Round 1: Keisuke Ishii defeated Super Sasadango Machine.
1. Akito Style Wrestler (Makoto Oishi) & Yasu Urano Style Wrestler (Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi) defeated Kazusada Higuchi & Guanchulo when Urano Style pinned Guanchulo with the Tombstone Piledriver (11:51).
-. DDT Grand Sumo Summer Tournament – Semi Final: HARASHIMA defeated Mizuki Watase.
-. DDT Grand Sumo Summer Tournament – Semi Final: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Keisuke Ishii.
-. DDT Grand Sumo Summer Tournament – Final: Konosuke Takeshita defeated HARASHIMA.
2. Akito Produce Match: “Danshoku Dino” (Kazuki Hirata) defeated “Kazuki Hirata” (Nobuhiro Shimatani) with the Danshoku Driver (13:11).
3. 3 Way Match: Yasu Urano defeated HARASHIMA and Akito when Urano pinned Akito with a Crucifix Pin (20:48).

Beer Garden Day 4’s evening show was put together by Smile Squash. All three members fought each other in the main event. The finish was wild when HARASHIMA hit the Somato on Yasu Urano. Akito tried to steal the pin but Urano kicked out. HARASHIMA hit a Jumping High Kick to Akito followed by a Buzzsaw Kick to Urano. However Akito caught HARASHIMA in mid-air during a Swan Dive Somato attempt. Akito gave HARASHIMA the Kinniku Big Move and went for the pin but Urano then hooked onto Akito’s arms and rolled him over for the three count out of nowhere. Because Urano won the match the other two let him give most of the closing speech.

Danshoku Dino caused some mischief during the opening introductions. He kept trying to touch Kazuki Hirata’s butt. Nobuhiro Shimatani tried to stop him but what ended up happening was all three bumped their heads together and swapped bodies. What made things even more confusing was Shimatani in Dino’s body came out after the first match and bumped heads with referee Daisuke Kiso. So when the time came for Dino Vs Hirata we had Dino in Hirata’s body, Hirata in Shimatani’s body, Shimatani in Kiso’s body and Kiso in Dino’s body. Did you get all of that? To take things even further the four of them all started insulting each other only to insult one of the others in the process. Another clash of heads happened at the end of the match and everyone went back to normal. They then chased Dino out of the ring for causing all of this mess.

Similar wrestler impersonating happened in the opening match. Akito & Urano came up with a crazy idea to get Makoto Oishi & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi to wrestle in their place as them. At one point they called HARASHIMA’s substitute to come in and help them but nobody showed up.

The DDT Grand Sumo Summer Tournament took place in between matches. Eight DDT wrestlers entered the tournament and in the end Konosuke Takeshita came out on top. Takeshita said he was determined not to lose because he is the KO-D Openweight Champion and he’ll see Shuji Ishikawa at Sumo Hall.


DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2016 ~DANSHOKU DINO DAY~” Results

August 11, 2016

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DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2016 ~DANSHOKU DINO DAY~”, 11/08/2016
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1. Objectively And Scientifically Determine The Group Leader Match: Shunma Katsumata defeated Makoto Oishi and MAO when Katsumata pinned MAO with the Firebird Splash (6:02).
*Shunma Katsumata is now the leader of NωA.
2. Lariat Pro Vs Knee Pro: Keisuke Ishii & Tanomusaku Toba defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Daiki Shimomura when Ishii pinned Shimomura with a School Boy (12:18).
3. Match With Someone Breaking In Every Few Minutes: Mike Bailey defeated Danshoku Dino with a School Boy (28:41).
Order Of Interference: Kazuki Hirata, Norikazu Fujioka, Hanolek Hogaso, Shon Michaels, A.YAZAWA, Antonio Honda, Norikazu Fujioka.
4. Beer Garden Specialty 5 Way Falls Count Anywhere Match: Megane Fujioka defeated Super Sasadango Machine, Antonio Honda, Mike Bailey, Tanomusaku Toba, Danshoku Dino, Keisuke Ishii, Kazuki Hirata, Makoto Oishi, Shunma Katsumata, MAO and Daiki Shimomura when Fujioka pinned Dino with the Glass Of Megane (14:57).

Day 4 of Beer Garden week had two shows on offer. Danshoku Dino was in charge of the afternoon show. He apologised at the beginning for anything that went wrong but it was all done to make the audience laugh. The main event was supposed to be a 5 Way Falls Count Anywhere Match between Dino, Super Sasadango Machine, Antonio Honda, Mike Bailey and Tanomusaku Toba. When the bell rang “Enter Sandman” began playing and everyone collected full beer cans to drink and smash together while wrestling. As the match went on more and more wrestlers joined in and it eventually became a 12-Man free for all. Everybody ganged up on Dino when he picked on DDT video crew member “Megane” Norikazu Fujioka. Sasadango stopped Dino from doing the Danshoku Driver and gave him a Manhattan Drop instead. NωA gave Dino a Triple Missile Dropkick then Toba gave him a Buzzsaw Kick and then Bailey hit the Shooting Star Double Knee Drop. Dino still got his hands on Fujioka and tried to Power Bomb him. But Fujioka countered it into a Hurricanrana and won the match. “Enter Sandman” played throughout all 15 minutes of the match. Dino said the entire show was put together with unbearably regrettable love. Sasadango agreed and said he was only doing professional wrestling for this moment. Toba said it was great to be in a great match for DDT again since he’s been gone from the company for so long and he hasn’t found anywhere else to go since then.

Dino and Bailey had a match together earlier in the show with the stipulation that there would be a run-in every few minutes. Every wrestler coming down to interfere was allowed to attack Dino or Bailey because they harboured resentment towards them for no reason. The interference was still illegal but the referee would look away whenever it happened. If he doesn’t see it, it didn’t happen! The first run-in came when both Dino and Bailey were knocked out. It was Kazuki Hirata so all he did was do his dance and then leave. Norikazu Fujioka was next and he came out wearing a bra. Dino knocked him out with a Lip Lock. Hanolek Hogaso Hulked up and gave Bailey the Big Boot to help out Dino. However when Hogaso left, Shon Michaels appeared and gave Dino the Sweet Chin Music to even the playing field. When Michaels left A.YAZAWA danced down to the ring. Bailey twisted YAZAWA’s suspenders around so it would choke him. When YAZAWA was gone a tired looking Antonio Honda showed up in his underwear. Dino got rid of him with the Danshoku Driver. Fujioka came back and got on the mic. He wanted everyone to hear what he had to say so he invited the entire locker room to come out. He announced he was getting married! Dino was so shocked by this he was easily rolled into a School Boy by Bailey and the match was over. Everyone celebrated the announcement by holding a toast while wearing pantyhose over their heads. Dino was still frozen in shock at this point.

The Lariat Pro Vs Knee Pro match was filled with you guessed it, Lariats and Knee Strikes. It happened so much that they started playing entrance songs for wrestlers who are known to use such moves from “J” to “Power Hall” to “Sunrise” to “CROWN OF WINNER” to “Iron Man” to “GRAND SWORD” to “SUBCONSCIOUS”. Daiki Shimomura led everyone to do a big “Yeaoh!” shout after the match.

Super Sasadango Machine’s latest idea as manager of NωA was to elect a leader for the idol group. Makoto Oishi disliked the idea and though they were better off as three equals. Shunma Katsumata & MAO thought otherwise and a 3 Way Match to determine the leader went ahead. MAO thought he had it won when he hit the Screw High Kick and went for the pin. But Katsumata dove onto them with the Firebird Splash. MAO rolled out of the way but Katsumata still landed on and pinned Oishi. Sasadango said Katsumata becoming the leader is an interesting surprise.


DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2016 ~HAPPY MOTELS DAY~” Results

August 10, 2016

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DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2016 ~HAPPY MOTELS DAY~”, 10/08/2016
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0. 1 Vs 2 Handicap Match: Yasu Urano defeated Shintaro Murotani & Ryohei Fukuda when Urano submitted Fukuda with a Camel Clutch (8:08).
1. Hot Pants! Shuran! Multinational! Corps Combat Final Liqueur Decisive Battle: Ryuichi Sekine & Choun-Shiryu defeated Ryu Gouma & Yumehito Imanari and Masahiro Takanashi & DJ Nira when Shiryu pinned Nira after a Toe Kick from Yukinori Matsui (15:13).
2. Antonio Honda defeated Kikutaro with a Cradle (23:51).
3. Tuxedo Match: Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi defeated Konosuke Takeshita by undressing him down to his underwear (11:13).

It was Happy Motels turn to run a show and they opted for a more classier affair than the others. Their show was presented as a dinner party with songs performed by Antonio Honda and his singer friends in between matches. To hammer this idea home the main event had Konosuke Takeshita and Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi both wrestling in tuxedos. However the goal was to strip their opponent down to their underwear. It reached the point where Takeshita only had his shirt left on while Hiroshi was down to his trousers. Takeshita gave Hiroshi a Power Bomb but Hiroshi smartly grabbed onto Takeshita’s shirt mid-move so he could pull it off to win the match.

One year ago Honda took on the greatest challenge of his life, Transparent Mel Gibson. This year was an even great challenge. He wrestled Kikutaro for over 20 minutes! They both teased giving up while trading holds but it was just them saying words and names the sound like “Give Up”. This went on for five minutes. Ten minutes into the match Honda attempted a Quebrada but slipped on the rope. Kikutaro then started using Yukinori Matsui as a shield and a weapon on Honda. During a Chop Battle Kikutaro took his shirt off and started to take the match more seriously. Honda hit a Lou Thesz Press and Scorpion Death Drop but missed the Diving Fist Drop. Kikutaro hit the Shining Kikuzard for a nearfall. He went for a Body Slam but Honda countered it into a Small Package and got the three count. Both wrestlers bowed and hugged each other after the match.

The rules of Match #1 had a drinking song play at certain points of the match. Any wrestler who drank during the song could not be attacked. That meant any wrestler who did not drink during the song was targeted by everyone else. Ryuichi Sekine complained that he had gout and was told by his doctor not to drink any alcohol. So obviously everyone attacked him during the drinking song. Daisuke Kiso was pulled out of the ring during a flurry of pinfalls so Yukinori Matsui came in and kicked everyone to keep the match under control. He then fast counted a pin when Choun-Shiryu crawled onto DJ Nira. Sekine had enough and gave Matsui a Stunner. He then did a Stone Cole style beer bash with the other wrestlers joining in.

At the beginning of the show Yasu Urano was invited to the ring along with two members of DDT’s video team. Hiroshi decided that Urano would fight the video team in a Handicap Match starting straight away. The video team did okay but Urano was still able to beat them easily. One of the crew, Ryohei Fukuda bailed on his partner midway through because he had a something to get ready for that involved a really important person. He begged for forgiveness and then ran off. He reappeared at the end of the show wearing a tuxedo of his own. He invited his girlfriend Yuki into the ring for his important event. He proposed to her and she said yes! Honda sang “The Ladybug’s Samba” to them as a congratulatory gift then everyone sang “We Are The World” to close out the show.


DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2016 ~SHUTEN-DOJI DAY~” Results

August 9, 2016

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DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2016 ~SHUTEN-DOJI DAY~”, 09/08/2016
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1. Glove Match: Saki Akai defeated Gota Ihashi by Disqualification when Ihashi took off his tights (R3 3:00) (Special Referee: KUDO)
2. Gatoh Move Rules: Emi Sakura & “Kotori” defeated Masako Takanashi & Cherry when “Kotori” pinned Takanashi with the Morning Star (15:59).
3. Scary Story That Surrounds Yukio Sakaguchi: Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Kouki Iwasaki with the Cobra Clutch (15:45).
Scary Story Order: DJ Nira, Kouki Iwasaki, Soma Takao, Danshoku Dino, Daisuke Kiso, Makoto Oishi.
4. Mike Bailey defeated Kota Umeda with the Shooting Star Double Knee Drop (19:58).

Kota Umeda found it difficult to face his Shuten-dōji brethren after his loss to Mike Bailey. Umeda was frustrated that he lost the main event of his unit’s show. However he will look back on this failure to draw strength and become stronger. The closing call was interrupted by Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Gota Ihashi and Kouki Iwasaki. It was on this day one year ago that the three formed a unit called Booing 2015 for the DDT Dramatic General Election. The unit came last in the election and was forced to split up as a result. All three members secretly held a grudge ever since and it was now time for revenge! They attacked KUDO and soaked him with water but KUDO hit back with Middle Kicks and Spin Kicks. This was the first time this year that KUDO got to kick people in the ring again and to him it was like he was never gone. Yukio Sakaguchi then knocked out Ihashi with the Right Knee Of God. It was announced afterwards that Booing 2015 was splitting up again.

One of the highlights of Beer Garden every year is at some point we get a ghost story. This year the goal was to scare Yukio Sakaguchi with a spooky tale. Sakaguchi refused to be involved but was forced by the others to enter the ring. The lights went out and Danshoku Dino took out a flashlight. He shined it over his face and explained the challenge to Sakaguchi. Different wrestlers will enter the ring Royal Rumble style and it’s up to them to scare Sakaguchi with their tales of horror. Sakaguchi will have to pin or submit someone to stop the stories and end the match. DJ Nira snuck up to Sakaguchi and gave him a fright to start the contest. Nira began his story about a summer beach camp but Sakaguchi jumped on him. Kouki Iwasaki was next but his story about the old inn next to the old high school was also cut short. Soma Takao wanted to tell his tale based on a real life experience with a futon but Sakaguchi wanted none of it. At this point Sakaguchi was so scared he was lying down flat on the canvas. Dino then produced pictures of Keisuke Ishii’s parents onto the screen behind them followed by a loud scream. Sakaguchi flipped out and attacked everyone in the ring until Dino caught him in a Lip Lock. Daisuke Kiso was going to count Sakaguchi out but stopped himself because it was his turn to tell a story. His story involved an apartment dweller watching a policeman drag a woman smeared with blood into his car. It ended up scaring everybody in the room. Makoto Oishi was the final entrant but his story was actually just him gossiping about a wrestling buddy who went on a date that ended with a night in a hotel last Christmas Eve. Dino asked what made that a scary story? Oishi said it’s because the woman lied about liking his friend and that’s scary. Sakaguchi finally had enough and put Iwasaki in the Cobra Clutch so he could end the damn contest. Sakaguchi said he probably felt okay after that. He held a toast for the fans but was interrupted by a blackout followed by a distorted video on the screen of a creepy woman saying “Cheers”.

Saki Akai taunted Gota Ihashi before their Glove Match by saying she likes a strong man, so that’s why she asked KUDO to be there as the referee. Despite the size and weight difference, Akai wiped the floor with Ihashi for most of the match. Maybe Ihashi was too enamoured to do anything or maybe it’s his Homer Simpson Syndrome kicking in but he was knocked down over and over. Ihashi tried to clinch Akai when he could. Not to slow down the match but just so he could hug her. He even knocked down KUDO with a punch when he tried to seperate them. Ihashi then Body Slammed Akai and hit a Body Press when KUDO wasn’t looking. He took off his tights but KUDO saw this and disqualified him for his lewd antics. Ihashi knocked him down with another punch but that caused Sakaguchi to come in and hit Ihashi with the Right Knee Of God.


DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2016 ~DDT DAY~” Results

August 8, 2016

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DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2016 ~DDT DAY~”, 08/08/2016
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0. King Of Dark Title: Sanshiro Takagi defeated Chikara with La Magistral Cradle (3:59).
*D1 for Chikara.
1. Mad Paulie & Gota Ihashi defeated Akito & MAO when Paulie pinned MAO with the Paulie Buster (8:37).
2. 3 Way Tag Match: Yukio Sakaguchi & Masahiro Takanashi defeated HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano and Makoto Oishi & Shunma Katsumata when Sakaguchi pinned Katsumata with the Right Knee Of God (7:49).
3. Rock ‘N’ Roll Tag Death Match: Kazuki Hirata & Kazusada Higuchi defeated A.YAZAWA & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi when Higuchi pinned YAZAWA with the Doctor Bomb (12:44).
4. Hikaru Sato & Atsushi Aoki defeated Soma Takao & Kouki Iwasaki when Aoki submitted Iwasaki with the Cross Armbreaker (11:10).
5. Danshoku Dino & Keisuke Ishii defeated Kota Umeda & Mizuki Watase when Dino submitted Watase with the Lip Lock (10:22).
6. Daisuke Sasaki & Tetsuya Endo defeated Mike Bailey & Guanchulo when Sasaki submitted Guanchulo with the Cross Facelock (11:13).
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Konosuke Takeshita (c) defeated Toru Owashi with a 6 Reverse Horizontal Chop Barrage (19:58).
*V3 for Konosuke Takeshita. Toru Owashi cashes in his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.

The last of the Right To Challenge Contracts has been used but it resulted in failure for Toru Owashi. After holding on to the contract for almost five months he finally got his KO-D Openweight Title shot against Konosuke Takeshita. He was on the defence from the start when Takeshita Dropkicked him out of the ring but he dodged a Plancha. Takeshita targeted Owashi’s right arm until a Chop battle broke out. Owashi won that and locked in the WAR Special. Another Chop battle ended with Owashi throwing down Takeshita with a Choke Slam. Owashi then hit the Diving Body Press for a nearfall. Takeshita avoided the Power Bomb and threw Lariats to regain control. He hit a Vertical Drop Brainbuster but Owashi kicked out at one! Takeshita hit the Blue Thunder but Owashi kicked out at two. Takeshita hit the German Suplex but Owashi kicked out at two again! Takeshita then hit a Reverse Horizontal Chop and that was the killing blow. “Owashi” chants filled the room when he was helped out to the back but Shuji Ishikawa then appeared. He and Takeshita faced off, confirming the two will fight for the KO-D Title at “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2016”. Ishikawa congratulated Takeshita for the victory but also said he will get revenge on his 4 minute loss to him from May at DDT’s biggest stage. DAMNATION will prove they are the best team and he will prove he is the strongest when he robs the belt from Takeshita. Takeshita said the strongest in DDT is the person with the belt and that’s him. He will fight Ishikawa with full force at Sumo Hall.

Daisuke Sasaki felt triumphant when he & Tetsuya Endo defeated Mike Bailey & Guanchulo. He told Bailey there is no use fighting him. He then called out Dick Togo and demanded he appear. Bailey in English replied he didn’t know what to say. Sasaki said (in Japanese) he doesn’t know what Bailey is saying but he should listen because Mother Earth revolves around DAMNATION. Remember that!

Danshoku Dino wanted to kick off Beer Garden week with a toast to his fellow opponents. It was all a ruse and he spat beer on Mizuki Watase to kick off the match. Dino later put mayonnaise in his mouth then gave Watase the Lip Lock to make him submit. LiLiCo rushed into the ring to check on her boyfriend after the match. Dino welcomed her to Beer Garden and offered her a toast for their upcoming “hottest summer” in Sumo Hall. This time the offer was genuine and the two drank during their standoff. In a backstage interview Dino said he is convinced Watase is gay and his relationship with LiLiCo is trying to hide it. Dino will prove it at Sumo Hall.

In a preview of the AJPW Jr. Title Match at Sumo Hall, things went off the rails between Hikaru Sato and Soma Takao. While Atsushi Aoki was tapping out Kouki Iwasaki, Sato also had Takao locked in a Cross Armbreaker submission. Sato refused to let go of the hold when his partner won the match and it had to be broken up. Takao retaliated with a Dropkick and the two began fighting around ringside while their seconds tried to stop them.

Chikara was given his only chance to get rid of the King Of Dark Title before Sumo Hall with a dark match against Sanshiro Takagi. Chikara did well with his Chop heavy offence but was outsmarted when Takagi gave him a Low Dropkick to the legs followed by La Magistral Cradle for the three count. Chikara’s father Mitsuo Momota watched the match from the sidelines and approached Amon Tsurumi with an offer. He wants to wrestle with his son at Sumo Hall and help him lose that cursed championship. Momota doesn’t care that it’s the dark match because he had been a curtain jerker for years!

The list of candidates for this year’s DDT Dramatic General Election was announced at intermission. The field is made up almost entirely of DDT regulars but KAI and Yuko Miyamoto are also included due to their involvement in the KO-D Tag Team Title Match at “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2016”. Mitsuo Momota also successfully negotiated Chikara to be included because of Chikara’s King Of Dark reign. The deadline for more candidates to enter is 13th August.


DNA, Saitama Slam, Beer Garden Cards, Namiguchi Threatens Ganbare

August 5, 2016

DDT “DNA 19”, 06/08/2016
Saitama Kasukabe Hall

1. Daiki Shimomura Vs Nobuhiro Shimatani
2. Character Wrestler King Final: Rainbow Kawamura Vs Gota Ihashi
3. MAO & Rekka Vs Keisuke Ishii & Kazuki Hirata
4. Shunma Katsumata & Guanchulo Vs Mike Bailey & Kouki Iwasaki
5. Mizuki Watase Vs Kengo Mashimo
6. Kazusada Higuchi Vs Kota Umeda

Oh dear. Maybe Kengo Mashimo will go easy on Mizuki Watase. Nah!

DDT “SAITAMA SLAM! VOL. 13”, 06/08/2016
Saitama Kasukabe Hall

1. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles Tournament – Semi Final: Daisuke Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie Vs Makoto Oishi, Shunma Katsumata & MAO
2. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles Tournament – Semi Final: Yukio Sakaguchi, Masahiro Takanashi & Kota Umeda Vs HARASHIMA, Akito & Yasu Urano
3. Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Rekka Vs Kouki Iwasaki & Mizuki Watase
4. Antonio Honda & Mike Bailey Vs Keisuke Ishii & Guanchulo
5. Infomercial Match – Shosen: Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi, Kazuki Hirata & Saki Akai Vs Danshoku Dino, Super Sasadango & Gota Ihashi
6. Single Match To Assess If KENSO Can Wrestle At Ryogoku On 28th August: Sanshiro Takagi Vs KENSO
7. Special 4 Way Match: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Toru Owashi Vs Shuji Ishikawa Vs Kazusada Higuchi
8. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles Tournament – Final: Winners Of Semi Final 1 Vs Winners Of Semi Final 2

Very interesting 4 Way Match taking place here. The two participants in the “PETER PAN 2016” main event are in the match but that can change that drastically if Toru Owashi takes the fall and loses his Right To Challenge Contract. Heck, Kazusada Higuchi could argue for a spot in the main event were he to pin either Konosuke Takeshita or Shuji Ishikawa.

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1. Mad Paulie & Gota Ihashi Vs Akito & MAO
2. Rock ‘N’ Roll Tag Death Match: Antonio Honda & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Kazuki Hirata & Kazusada Higuchi
3. 3 Way Tag Match: HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Masahiro Takanashi Vs Makoto Oishi & Shunma Katsumata
4. Daisuke Sasaki & Tetsuya Endo Vs Mike Bailey & Guanchulo
5. Danshoku Dino & Keisuke Ishii Vs Kota Umeda & Mizuki Watase
6. Soma Takao & Kouki Iwasaki Vs Hikaru Sato & Atsushi Aoki
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Konosuke Takeshita (c) Vs Toru Owashi
*Toru Owashi will cash in his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.

Hikaru Sato is stopping by and he’s bring Atsushi Aoki with him. Soma Takao couldn’t get a better scouting opportunity.

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1. Masahiro Takanashi & Cherry Vs Emi Sakura & “Kotori”
2. Glove Match: Saki Akai Vs Gota Ihashi (Special Referee: KUDO)
3. Scary Story That Surrounds Yukio Sakaguchi: Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Danshoku Dino Vs Soma Takao Vs Kouki Iwasaki Vs DJ Nira
4. Kota Umeda Vs Mike Bailey

DJ Nira’s back. He hasn’t been seen in DDT since the 19th Anniversary show in March. He must love a good scary story.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2016 ~HAPPY MOTELS DAY~”, 10/08/2016
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1. Happy Motels Dinner Show: X Vs X
2. Hot Pants! Shuran! Multinational! Corps Combat Final Liqueur Decisive Battle: Ryu Gouma & Yumehito Imanari Vs Masahiro Takanashi & DJ Nira Vs Ryuichi Sekine & Choun-Shiryu
3. Antonio Honda Vs Kikutaro
4. Tuxedo Match: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi

In the 3 Way Tag Match Ryu Gouma & Yumehito Imanari are Team Hot Pants, Masahiro Takanashi & DJ Nira are Team Shuran and Ryuichi Sekine & Choun-Shiryu are Team Multinational.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2016 ~DANSHOKU DINO DAY~”, 11/08/2016
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1. Objectively And Scientifically Determine The Group Leader Match: Makoto Oishi Vs Shunma Katsumata Vs MAO
2. Lariat Pro Vs Knee Pro: Keisuke Ishii & Tanomusaku Toba Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Daiki Shimomura
3. Beer Garden Specialty Falls Count Anywhere Match: Super Sasadango Machine Vs X
4. Match With Someone Breaking In Every Few Minutes: Danshoku Dino Vs Mike Bailey

DDT recommends anyone coming to see this event to bring a towel and a spare set of clothes. It’s expected to be a messy show.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2016 ~SMILE SQUASH DAY~”, 11/08/2016
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1. DDT Grand Sumo Tournament Summer Tournament: HARASHIMA, Konosuke Takeshita, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Keisuke Ishii
2. Akito Produce Match: Akito Vs Danshoku Dino
3. Akito Style Wrestler & Yasu Urano Style Wrestler Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Guanchulo
4. 3 Way Match: HARASHIMA Vs Akito Vs Yasu Urano

Smile Squash collide in what will probably be a friendlier version of The Shield Triple Threat.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2016 ~DAMNATION DAY~”, 12/08/2016
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0. Dark Match – Something Other Than Wrestling: Suguru Miyatake Vs Shunma Katsumata
1. Fat Lumberjack Match: Shuji Ishikawa Vs Nobuhiro Shimatani (Lumberjacks: Mad Paulie, Gota Ihashi)
2. Rounds Match: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Masahiro Takanashi
3. Survival Anywhere Blindfold Bra 4 Way Match: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Antonio Honda Vs Toru Owashi Vs Yoshiko
4. Hardcore 6-Man Tag Team Match: Shuji Ishikawa, Mad Paulie & Tetsuya Endo Vs Masashi Takeda, Kazusada Higuchi & Choun-Shiryu

Suguru Miyatake has been out of action since January. He’s still recovering from his shoulder problems, he was first told it would take him around 15 months to fully recover. Since he is not going to be wrestling we’ll see what his current state is.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2016 ~TOKYO JOSHI PRO DAY~”, 13/08/2016
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1. Tokyo Princess Cup – Semi Final: Yuu Vs Akane Miura
2. Tokyo Princess Cup – Semi Final: Shoko Nakajima Vs Hyper Misao
3. Maho Debut Match: Nodoka-oneesan Vs Maho
4. Yuka Sakazaki & KANNA Vs Nonoko & Rika Tatsumi
5. Miyu Yamashita & Marika Kobashi Vs Reika Saiki & Azusa Takigawa
6. Tokyo Princess Cup – Final: X Vs X

Maho will reveal her official ring name at a later date.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2016 ~DDT DAY~”, 13/08/2016
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Barring any challenges that get thrown out during the week, the card for this show won’t be revealed until it takes place.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “SUNNY DAY SUNDAY 2016”, 14/08/2016
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. World Of Professional Wrestling Strongest Animal Playoff: “Kotori” Vs J-Soul Pandita III IV
2. Rebound Queen Cherry Tree Runway Vs Transformation And Goddesses: Yumehito Imanari & Emi Sakura Vs Shinichiro Tominaga & Ai Shimizu
3. Rikidozan III Vs Veteran Mystery: Chikara VS Mars Spector
4. Special 6-Man Tag Team Match: Ken Ohka, Shota & Mitomi Masayuki Vs Osamu Namiguchi, Shibata & X

Osamu Namiguchi is returning to Ganbare☆Wrestling after last appearing for the group in April. He admits Ganpuro getting to Korakuen Hall is a big deal but he still thinks it’s a worthless company run by wasted wrestlers. He is bringing Shibata and another mystery wrestler to his side to crush Ganpuro before it reaches Korakuen.


Beer Garden Fight 2016

July 26, 2016

DDT’s summer tradition is now in a new home. This year’s Beer Garden week takes place in Shinjuku FACE instead of Shin-Kiba 1st RING. Most of the shows are put together by a different wrestler or group every night. What follows is a whirlwind of beer and creativity with some crazy match ideas and side events.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2016 ~DDT DAY~”, 08/08/2016
Shinjuku FACE

1. KO-D Openweight Title: Konosuke Takeshita (c) Vs Toru Owashi
*Toru Owashi will cash in his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.

The week is supposed to begin with a KO-D Openweight Title match. This could change if Toru Owashi loses his Right To Challenge contract to someone else before then.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2016 ~SHUTEN-DOJI DAY~”, 09/08/2016
Shinjuku FACE

1. Scary Story That Surrounds Yukio Sakaguchi: Yukio Sakaguchi Vs X
2. Glove Match: Saki Akai Vs Gota Ihashi (Special Referee: KUDO)

Two Beer Garden traditions take place here. First is Hisaya Imabayashi telling a scary ghost story. The other is Gota Ihashi getting punched in the head so many times that it should be registered as a crime. This year might be more pleasant for him since he’s fighting the love of his life Saki Akai.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2016 ~HAPPY MOTELS DAY~”, 10/08/2016
Shinjuku FACE

1. Happy Motels Dinner Show: X Vs X
2. Tuxedo Match: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi

Next up Happy Motels will go the classy route. Konosuke Takeshita and Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi wrestling in tuxedos. What could go wrong?

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2016 ~DANSHOKU DINO DAY~”, 11/08/2016
Shinjuku FACE

1. Objectively And Scientifically Determine The Group Leader Match: Makoto Oishi Vs Shunma Katsumata Vs MAO
2. Lariat Pro Vs Knee Pro: Keisuke Ishii & Tanomusaku Toba Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Daiki Shimomura
3. Beer Garden Specialty Falls Count Anywhere Match: Super Sasadango Machine Vs X
4. Something By Danshoku Dino: Danshoku Dino Vs X

There is usually one match where there is nothing but Lariats or Jumping Knee Strikes. Danshoku Dino decided to kill two birds with one stone. Meanwhile NωA fights among themselves to determine who is the leader.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2016 ~SMILE SQUASH DAY~”, 11/08/2016
Shinjuku FACE

1. DDT Grand Sumo Tournament Summer Tournament: X Vs X
2. Akito Produce Match: Akito Vs Danshoku Dino

Smile Squash like their sumo tournaments.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2016 ~DAMNATION DAY~”, 12/08/2016
Shinjuku FACE

1. Fat Lumberjack Match: Shuji Ishikawa Vs Nobuhiro Shimatani (Lumberjacks: Mad Paulie, Gota Ihashi)
2. Rounds Match: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Masahiro Takanashi
3. Survival Anywhere Blindfold Bra 4 Way Match: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Antonio Honda Vs Toru Owashi Vs Yoshiko
4. Hardcore 6-Man Tag Team Match: Shuji Ishikawa, Mad Paulie & Tetsuya Endo Vs Masashi Takeda, Kazusada Higuchi & Choun-Shiryu

Oh dear God whose idea was it to put Yoshiko in the Blindfold Bra match?

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2016 ~TOKYO JOSHI PRO DAY~”, 13/08/2016
Shinjuku FACE

1. Tokyo Princess Cup – Semi Final: Yuu Vs Akane Miura
2. Tokyo Princess Cup – Semi Final: Shoko Nakajima Vs Hyper Misao
3. Tokyo Princess Cup – Final: X Vs X

The last day begins with the final rounds of the Tokyo Princess Cup.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2016 ~DDT DAY~”, 13/08/2016
Shinjuku FACE

So far nothing is announced for the final day. Since it is the final DDT show before “PETER PAN 2016” expect things to go out of control.


DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2015 ~DNA 8~” Videos

September 19, 2015

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2015 ~DNA 8~”, 02/08/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING
400 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House


1. Wrestling Koshien 2015 – Round 1: Suguru Miyatake Vs Dai Suzuki


2. Wrestling Koshien 2015 – Round 1: Ryota Nakatsu Vs Kouki Iwasaki


3. Wrestling Koshien 2015 – Round 1: Kazusada Higuchi Vs Shunma Katsumata


4. Wrestling Koshien 2015 – Semi Final: Suguru Miyatake Vs Ryota Nakatsu


5. Wrestling Koshien 2015 – Semi Final: Kazusada Higuchi Vs Kota Umeda


6. Wrestling Koshien 2015 – Final: Ryota Nakatsu Vs Kazusada Higuchi


DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2015 ~DDT DAY~” Results

August 9, 2015

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DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2015 ~DDT DAY~”, 09/08/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING
460 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

0. King Of Dark Title – Boxing Match: Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Gota Ihashi (c) by KO with a Right Hook (2R 0:34).
*D7 for Gota Ihashi.
1. Yasu Urano & Akito defeated Daisuke Sasaki & Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Akito submitted Matsunaga with a Figure Four Leg Lock (11:39).
2. Toru Owashi & Kota Umeda defeated Sanshiro Takagi & Shunma Katsumata when Owashi pinned Katsumata with La Magistral Cradle (8:54).
3. 4 Way Match: Makoto Oishi defeated Kazuki Hirata, Hiroshi Fukuda and Suguru Miyatake when Oishi pinned Hirata, Fukuda and Miyatake with a Triple Crucifix Pin (5:19).
4. Danshoku Dino, Super Sasadango Machine & Ken Ohka defeated Keisuke Ishii, Soma Takao & Kouki Iwasaki when Dino pinned Iwasaki with the Beer Garden Moonsault (15:28).
5. Masa Takanashi defeated Antonio Honda with the Takatonic (13:58).
6. Beer Garden Specialty! 6-Man Lottery Tag Match: KUDO, Konosuke Takeshita & HARASHIMA defeated Shigehiro Irie, Yukio Sakaguchi & Kazusada Higuchi when KUDO pinned Kazusada with the Diving Double Knee Drop (21:55).

The final day of Beer Garden 2015 had a lot going on. This was the final DDT event before “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2015” on 23rd August so some of the matches were previews of what to expect in Sumo Hall.

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In the main event the two teams of three were decided by a lottery drawing. Each ball was picked out of the box by a random fan in the audience. The teams wound up being KUDO, Konosuke Takeshita & HARASHIMA on one side and Shigehiro Irie, Yukio Sakaguchi & Kazusada Higuchi on the other. This meant KUDO and Sakaguchi would face off one more time before their KO-D Openweight Title match. KUDO’s team got the win when they isolated Higuchi and bombarded him with a German Suplex from Takeshita, an 8×4 from KUDO, a standing Somato from HARASHIMA and then the Diving Double Knee Drop from KUDO to seal the deal. After the match KUDO and Sakaguchi finally put away the bad blood growing between them and bumped fists.

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Masa Takanashi scored another non-title victory over Antonio Honda. Afterwards Honda said he was exhausted after his match with Transparent Mel Gibson from Thursday and it has been a struggle for him to complete Beer Garden week. However the struggle is what makes him strong going into the most important chapter of his story. He said he will be ready for Takanashi when the DDT Extreme Title is on the line.

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Things are looking good for Danshoku Dino, Super Sasadango Machine & Ken Ohka. They beat two thirds of the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions. However they got the win by beating the rookie Team Drift was teaming with. Kouki Iwasaki was put away with the Spear Of Flame from Ohka, the Verdict from Sasadango and a special beer spitting Moonsault from Dino. The challengers all agreed that they need a team name for the upcoming DDT Dramatic General Election. Sasadango came up with three options: Gamba Osaka, Gamba Wrestle One or Gamba Wrestle Dream Factory. They decided for the moment to call themselves the Gamba Wrestle Dream Factory.

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Makoto Oishi found a very clever way to win the 4 Way Match, rolling over Kazuki Hirata, Hiroshi Fukuda and Suguru Miyatake with a Crucifix Pin all at the same time when the three were all busy singing together.

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But all of a sudden Aja Kong suddenly appeared for the first time in DDT since May. Kong located Amon Tsurumi at ringside and complained about not being on the Sumo Hall show even though she is still the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion. Tsurumi told her this year’s Battle Royal will be for tag teams instead of single wrestlers. Surprised, Kong began looking for someone to team with and picked Oishi. A frightened Oishi had no choice but to accept. Toru Owashi went over to Hirata and declared they will be in the Battle Royal. Miyatake suddenly hit Fukuda with the Heart Attack out of nowhere causing the lights to go out. When the lights came back on Yoshihiko was in the ring! It came to Fukuda’s rescue and attacked Miyatake, sending him packing. Yoshihiko and Fukuda are now joining forces for the Battle Royal.

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A press conference was held during the show for LiLiCo’s pro wrestling debut. She gave an update on her training, saying she is currently on around Week 4 or 5. She has a busy schedule but spends time every day in the gym. She announced her intention to enter the Tag Battle Royal at Sumo Hall but she doesn’t have a partner. Suguru Miyatake suddenly appeared and made his case to LiLiCo, flexing his muscles for her. LiLiCo was impressed and said Miyatake looks delicious. The press conference was then interrupted by Owashi, Hirata and Fukuda who all came out to make fun of Miyatake. Aja Kong then reappeared to confront LiLiCo. Kong had to be restrained by the others as the conference ended.

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Everybody in Match #2 wore pantyhose over their heads, even Daisuke Kiso. Unfortunately for Kiso he got knocked out with an accidental Lariat from Toru Owashi. Owashi put Shunma Katsumata in La Magistral Cradle but Kiso was unconscious. Yukinori Matsui appeared at the entrance also wearing pantyhose over his head and he sprinted to the ring. However Matsui somehow caught himself on the ropes. Owashi still had La Magistral applied and Kiso eventually woke up to count the pin.

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After the opening match Tomomitsu Matsunaga told Daisuke Sasaki it’s been ten years since they first met. Matsunaga always wanted to team with Sasaki and he begged to join the Golden☆Storm Riders. Sasaki denied the request and apologised before leaving the ring. Matsunaga called him a bastard then spoke to Yasu Urano & Akito. He said he’s known Urano for over 10 years and fondly remembers the DDT Extreme Title match he had with Akito last year. He then begged to join Smile Squash. Urano and Akito turned him down and also apologised as they left him alone in the ring. Matsunaga would solve his unit problem later.

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Gota Ihashi took one last shot at getting rid of the King Of Dark Title before “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2015”. He challenged Ryota Nakatsu to a boxing match before the show started. Nakatsu was clearly winning the fight after Round 1 but Yukio Sakaguchi suddenly appeared and took his place in Round 2. Sakaguchi easily knocked Ihashi out.

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Ihashi wasn’t done for the night. He came back out later in the show with Tomomitsu Matsunaga. Last year they were part of a unit called Booing. The unit was forced to split up after it finished last in the DDT Dramatic General Election. Now Booing is back! Joining them is Kouki Iwasaki. He said Ihashi has always been there for him when he needed help so this is him repaying the favour. Together the three of them are Booing 2015. Everybody in the crowd booed the announcement.

DDT “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2015 ~FROM DDT WITH LOVE~”, 23/08/2015
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

0. King Of Dark Title: Gota Ihashi (c) Vs “Hollywood” Stalker Ichikawa
1. Mao Inoue & Mizuki Watase Debut Match: Yasu Urano, Akito & Ryota Nakatsu defeated Kota Umeda, Mao Inoue & Mizuki Watase
2. Time Difference Tag Battle Royal: Aja Kong & Makoto Oishi Vs LiLiCo & Suguru Miyatake Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs MIKAMI & Shunma Katsumata Vs Gorgeous Matsuno & Great Kojika Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Kouki Iwasaki Vs Hiroshi Fukuda & Yoshihiko Vs Hoshitango & Mio Shirai
3. DDT Extreme Title – Uchikami! Presents: Antonio Honda (c) Vs Masa Takanashi
4. Tetsuya Endo Comeback Match: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Tetsuya Endo
5. Genichiro Tenryu Retirement Road Round 15: Genichiro Tenryu, Sanshiro Takagi & Saki Akai Vs Shuji Ishikawa, Kazusada Higuchi & Meiko Satomura
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao (c) Vs Danshoku Dino, Super Sasadango Machine & Ken Ohka
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi (c) Vs Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki
8. Dramatic Dream Match: HARASHIMA Vs Hiroshi Tanahashi
9. KO-D Openweight Title – Good Com Asset Presents: KUDO (c) Vs Yukio Sakaguchi


DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2015 ~DANSHOKU DINO & SUPER SASADANGO MACHINE DAY~” Results

August 8, 2015

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DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2015 ~DANSHOKU DINO & SUPER SASADANGO MACHINE DAY~”, 08/08/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING
460 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. New Combat Drama Series: Soma Takao defeated Yasu Urano and Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Takao pinned Matsunaga with a School Boy (9:45).
2. The World’s Most Powerful Cultural Heaven Olympics – Round 1: Sambo Oishi defeated Gota Ihashi when Oishi hit Ihashi with a Nihon University newspaper (6:24).
3. The World’s Most Powerful Cultural Heaven Olympics – Round 1: Masa Takanashi defeated Choun-Shiryu by DQ when Yusuke Kubo attacked Takanashi (3:59).
4. Turn Based Wrestling ~Endless Gig~: Danshoku Dino defeated Ken Ohka with the Beer Garden Danshoku Driver (18:35).
5. The Lamentations Of The 40 Year Old Wrestler – Enter Sandman 11 Way Falls Count Anywhere Match: Ken Ohka defeated Super Sasadango Machine, KUDO, Seiya Morohashi, Antonio Honda, Danshoku Dino, Yasu Urano, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Soma Takao, Makoto Oishi and Gota Ihashi when Ohka pinned Dino with the Spear Of Flame (18:14).

Danshoku Dino and Super Sasadango Machine had a plan in mind going into their Beer Garden show. They wanted Ken Ohka to join them and go after the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles at Sumo Hall later this month. Ohka refused because DDT is Ganbare☆Wrestling’s enemy and he won’t team with any DDT wrestlers. Ohka stayed for the main event, an out of control 11 Way Falls Count Anywhere match with “Enter Sandman” playing throughout the entire match. Sasadango wrestled without his mask but had he face painted to look like the mask. Ohka capitalised by getting rid of KUDO after KUDO hit the Diving Double Knee Drop on Dino. Ohka then hit the Spear Of Flame to win. After the match he had a change of heart and accepted the offer to team with Dino & Sasadango.

In the semi-main event Dino could only win the match when a Tomoyasu Hotei played over the speakers. Ohka could only win during a B’z song. The fight went out to the parking lot where Ohka gave Dino a Brainbuster onto the pavement. As the two fought during Hotei’s “Be My Baby” Dino smashed Ohka in the head with a can of beer and hit the Danshoku Driver for the three count.

A cultural Mixed Martial Arts tournament filled up the undercard. Sambo Oishi represented newspapers, Gota Ihashi fought for pottery, Masa Takanashi supported games of Shogi and Yusuke Kubo came as a former student council president. Oishi beat Ihashi by blasting him with a loaded university newspaper. Before the next match began Choun-Shiryu ambushed Kubo with a baseball bat. Shiryu took Kubo’s place in the match arrived as a rakugo storyteller. Kubo returned with the bat and swung at Shiryu but hit Takanashi by accident instead. Yukinori Matsui still declared Takanashi the winner by disqualification. However Takanashi was in no condition to continue the tournament so Shiryu qualified by default. It was announced the final between Oishi and Shiryu will take place during next year’s Beer Garden series.

The 3 Way Match between Soma Takao, Yasu Urano and Tomomitsu Matsunaga had a weird set of rules involved. The match could only go on for three minutes at a time. When the time expired everyone had to go back to the locker room and wait until the following match ended before they could go back out and restart. The match wound up taking place out in the parking lot during Part 3. Takao was dunked into a rubbish bin by Urano and Matsunaga. It wasn’t until at the end of the show that Takao pinned Matsunaga to finally bring the match to an end. Even though the match took all night to finish, it only went on for 9:45 according to the official time keeping.