DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ HARASHIMA PRODUCE DAY” Results

August 3, 2012

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ HARASHIMA PRODUCE DAY”, 03/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
389 Fans – Super No Vacancy

0. Dark Match: Haya Bucha & Popogorira defeated Eririn Takagi & Cobra Otakki when Bucha pinned Otakki with the Firebird Splash (8:21).
1. Hard Hit Offer Match: Isami Kodaka & Hoshitango (4D/0E/0P) defeated KUDO & Ryuichi Sekine (2D/2E/0P) when Kodaka submitted Sekine with a Headscissor Choke (12:11).
2. Endo Test Match: Tetsuya Endo Vs Danshoku Dino (apparently HARASHIMA) ended in a No Contest (3:45).
3. BOYZ Offer Match: Makoto Oishi, Daisuke Sasaki & Tsutomu Oosugi defeated Masa Takanashi, Yuki Sato & Hercules Senga when Oishi pinned Takanashi with a European Leg Roll Clutch (5:35).
4. HARASHIMA defeated Hikaru Sato with a Cross Armbreaker (29:58).
Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Yakitori defeated Hiroshi Fukuda (c) (9:21 pm).
*Yakitori becomes the 947th champion.
Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Ryuichi Sekine defeated Yakitori (c) by eating it (9:21 pm).
*Ryuichi Sekine becomes the 948th champion.
Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Beer defeated Ryuichi Sekine (c) (9:22 pm).
*Beer becomes the 949th champion.
Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Gota Ihashi defeated Beer (c) by drinking it (9:23 pm).
*Gota Ihashi becomes the 950th champion.
Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Hiroshi Fukuda defeated Gota Ihashi (c) with a Tambourine Attack (9:25 pm).
*Hiroshi Fukuda becomes the 951st champion.

HARASHIMA and Danshoku Dino bumped heads and switched bodies at the beginning of the show. Danshoku HARASHIMA was the one who faced Tetsuya Endo in Match #2 but a clash of heads there had Endo jump into HARASHIMA’s body and Dino jump into Endo’s body. Danshoku Endo then began using Dino’s homo-centric offence that became so gratuitous the match had to be stopped. HARASHIMA Dino returned to the ring and all three bumped heads to return back to normal. At least until Endo began dry humping Dino.

The BOYZ offer match was beach themed with everyone using super soakers, towels and beach balls as weapons.

At the end of the show, Ryuichi Sekine attacked the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Hiroshi Fukuda while he was serving a try of yakitori chicken. When Fukuda was knocked out after a chop to the neck, a piece of the chicken fell on top of him, pinned him and became the new champion. Sekine ate the piece of chicken to win the belt by KO. He then celebrated with a can of beer but drank so much he collapsed. The can of beer landed on his chest and pinned Sekine to win the belt. Gota Ihashi then drank the can to win the title. Fukuda was back on his feet and attacked Ihashi. The champion kicked out of two pin attempts (which counts as successful title defences) but a tambourine to the back of the head finally put Ihashi out for the count. Fukuda made his escape as the champion once again.


DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ HOMOIRO CLOVER Z PRODUCE DAY” Results

August 3, 2012

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ HOMOIRO CLOVER Z PRODUCE DAY”, 02/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
650 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

0. Muscle Offer Dark Match: Michael Nakazawa Vs Seiya Morohashi ended in a Time Limit Draw (3:00) (Special Guest Referee: Mame Endo).
*Mame Endo declared the winner via audience vote.
0. Dark Match: Yasu Urano defeated Rikiya Shindo with a Diving Foot Stomp (7:01).
1. Strange Bifurcation Allowed: Makoto Oishi & KUDO Vs Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi ended in a Draw when KUDO and Asahi both pinned Oishi after the Diving Double Knee Drop (8:41).
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Perfect Plex Challenge: Rikiya Shindo defeated Hiroshi Fukuda (c) (28:11).
2a. Hiroshi Fukuda (c) defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga the Perfect Plex (6:18).
2b. Hiroshi Fukuda (c) defeated Taichi Kazato Perfect Plex (8:00).
2c. Hiroshi Fukuda (c) defeated a Venue Gangster the Perfect Plex (9:41).
2d. Hiroshi Fukuda (c) defeated Daisuke Kiso the Perfect Plex (13:17).
2e. Hiroshi Fukuda (c) defeated Tetsuya Endo the Perfect Plex (14:20).
2f. Hiroshi Fukuda (c) defeated Tanomusaku Toba the Perfect Plex (17:49).
2g. Hiroshi Fukuda (c) defeated Michael Nakazawa the Perfect Plex (19:29).
2h. Hiroshi Fukuda (c) defeated Mame Endo the Perfect Plex (22:01).
2i. Hiroshi Fukuda (c) defeated Yasu Urano the Perfect Plex (25:57).
2j. Rikiya Shindo defeated Hiroshi Fukuda (c) with a Small Package (28:11).
*Rikiya Shindo becomes the 945th champion.
3. 3-On-1 Falls Count Anywhere Handicap Match: Kota Ibushi defeated Gota Ihashi, Seiya Morohashi & Masa Takanashi when Ibushi pinned Ihashi with a Power Bomb through a table (11:12).
4. Yuji Hino defeated Akito with the F***’N Bomb (21:00).
Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Hiroshi Fukuda defeated Rikiya Shindo (c) after a Chop from Yuji Hino (9:40 pm).
*Hiroshi Fukuda becomes the 946th champion.

Hiroshi Fukuda set up the Perfect Plex Challenge to defend his Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title. It was a Gauntlet match where Fukuda only needed to give his opponent the Perfect Plex in order to eliminate him from the match. The opponents had to beat him in the usual manner in order to win. Fukuda defeated 9 wrestlers with the Perfect Plex until DDT announcer Rikiya Shindo stepped into the ring. Shindo earlier competed in the dark match in what was possibly his first ever match in DDT. He countered the Perfect Plex into a Small Package to score the upset and become the new Iron Man Champion! Unfortunately for him, Yuji Hino got in his way at the end of the show and knocked him down with a big chop. Fukuda capitalised and pinned Shindo to win back the title.

Makoto Oishi found himself in quite a perdicament. The two tag teams he regularly wrestles in were booked to face each other. So Oishi had to team with KUDO to face himself and Shiori Asahi. After tying to perform double team moves with both sides, it ended up with KUDO and Asahi unintentionally teaming together to beat up Oishi. Asahi used the kick-up portion of the Cactus Flower finisher to position Oishi for KUDO’s Diving Double Knee Drop. Then both men pinned Oishi to end the match in a draw.


DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ ANTONIO HONDA PRODUCE DAY” Results

August 3, 2012

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ ANTONIO HONDA PRODUCE DAY”, 01/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
406 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Watermelon Crash Death Match: Seiya Morohashi defeated GENTARO when Morohashi smashed the watermelon over GENTARO’s head (9:29).
2. The Old Man & The Sea & The Wine & The Tears: Masa Takanashi defeated Hoshitango, Yasu Urano, HIROKI, Great Kojika and Ricky Fuji when Takanashi pinned Urano with a School Boy (10:17).
3. Texas Tiger Rope Match: Kento Miyahara defeated Hiroshi Fukuda with a German Suplex (10:46).
4. Daisuke Sasaki defeated Antonio Honda with the Cross Facelock (27:01).
Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Hiroshi Fukuda defeated Gota Ihashi (c) with a Tambourine Attack (9:29 pm).
*Hiroshi Fukuda becomes the 944th champion.

Both Antonio Honda and Daisuke Sasaki wanted the main event to be so good that Dick Togo would hear about it all the way over in Bolivia. Yasu Urano said the match would have been better if Honda was drunk. Honda said he wasn’t drinking, he was fit as a fiddle the entire time.

Kento Miyahara hogtied Hiroshi Fukuda with the tiger rope in the lead up to the finish of their Texas Tiger Rope Match.

The Watermelon Crash Death Match featured a watermelon and a barbed wire baseball bat left in the middle of the ring. The first person to smash the watermelon would be declared the winner. Seiya Morohashi won when he grabbed the watermelon and smashed it over GENTARO’s head. That wasn’t Morohashi’s only appearance for the night. At the end of Match #2, he appeared in the ring to perform a “Strange Uncle” dance while only wearing a thong. Hoshitango danced along with him but thankfully he did not strip.


DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ KENNY OMEGA PRODUCE DAY” Results

August 3, 2012

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ KENNY OMEGA PRODUCE DAY”, 31/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
450 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Ice Ribbon Offer Match: Hikaru Shida & Neko Nitta defeated Maki Marumiya & Tsukushi when Shida pinned Marumiya with the Three Count Of The Soul (18:11).
2. Rock-Paper-Scissors Death Match: Isami Kodaka defeated Masa Takanashi with the Diving Double Knee Drop (13:58).
3. Boxing Rules: Kota Ibushi defeated Gota Ihashi by KO with a Straight Right (4R 2:43).
4. Hikaru Sato & Hiroshi Yamato defeated Kenny Omega & Michael Nakazawa when Yamato pinned Nakazawa with the Cross Arm Suplex (16:38).
Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Gota Ihashi defeated Hiroshi Fukuda (c) with a Corkscrew Uppercut (9:23 pm).
*Gota Ihashi becomes the 943rd champion.

Hiroshi Yamato got to experience first hand just how perverted Michael Nakazawa, Hikaru Sato and even Kenny Omega can be. The main event saw the usual Do Hentai Dan tactics come into play. Sato got Yamato to join in and spit the lotion into Nakazawa’s face. Yamato avoided Nakazawa’s Venom Maker and won the match with a Cross Arm Suplex. Afterwards Nakazawa apologised to Omega for losing the match. Kenny joked that he still blames Michael and that he has no luck going into Budokan Hall. Michael wished Kenny luck and was joined by the Ice Ribbon girls to tell Kenny to do his best.

Tanomusaku Toba was the referee for the Boxing Rules match. Kota Ibushi and Gota Ihashi fought so hard it wound up outside the arena. Ibushi got so into the match that when he knocked Ihashi into the corner and would not relent, Toba put on his own gloves and threw punches at Ibushi. Toba then sided with Ihashi and they both tried to KO Ibushi. The KO-D Champion was able to knock down Toba and give Ihashi a German Suplex. He then knocked him out for a 10 count with a Straight Right punch. After the match all three men reconciled and raised each other’s hands.

Weapons used during the Rock-Paper-Scissors Death Match included a plastic mallet, a metal can, a “steel” bear trap, a steaming hot bowl of dumplings, the Ice Ribbon girls and a bottle of sake. Every time a weapon was introduced, Isami Kodaka and Masa Takanashi played Rock-Paper-Scissors with the winner getting one free use of the weapon on the loser. The loser was provided with a Gundam helmet to protect himself, if he could put it on in time.


DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ NWJ PRODUCE DAY” Results

August 3, 2012

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ NWJ PRODUCE DAY”, 30/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
324 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – 4 Way Tag Team Match: Mio Shirai & Ryo Mizunami defeated Gorgeous Matsuno (c) & Rion Mizuki, Naoshi Sano & Batten Tamagawa and Go Shiofuki & Kinteki Sakuragaoka when Shirai pinned Matsuno with Low Kicks (11:06). (Special Guest Referee: GENTARO)
*Mio Shirai becomes the 939th champion.
Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: GENTARO defeated Mio Shirai (c) with a Clothesline (7:26 pm).
*GENTARO becomes the 940th champion.
2. Sanshiro Takagi & New Sanshiro Takagi defeated Michael Nakazawa & New Michael Nakazawa when Takagi & Takagi pinned Nakazawa & Nakazawa with the Sit Down Himawari Bomb (7:26).
2a. Michael Mamezawa defeated Michael Nakazawa with a High Kick (2:06).
Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Michael Mamezawa defeated GENTARO (c) with the M-Shaped Pin (8:23 pm).
*Michael Mamezawa becomes the 941st champion.
Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Hiroshi Fukuda defeated Michael Mamezawa (c) with a School Boy (8:23 pm).
*Hiroshi Fukuda becomes the 942nd champion.
3. MMA Battle: Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Tanomusaku Toba by Referee Stoppage with a Jumping Knee Kick (3R 2:57).
4. 61-Minute Best 2-Out-Of 3 Falls Count Anywhere Match: Takao Soma defeated Keisuke Ishii (2-1) (20:23).
4a. Keisuke Ishii defeated Takao Soma with the Kneel Kick out on the street (9:15).
4b. Takao Soma defeated Keisuke Ishii with the Mad Splash onto a table (12:05).
4c. Takao Soma defeated Keisuke Ishii with the Diving Guillotine Drop (20:23).

Minoru Suzuki made a surprise appearance at the end of the show. He snuck into the ring and grabbed Sanshiro Takagi in a Sleeper Hold during his post-show speech. Takagi challenged Suzuki to a fight at the vegetable market down the road from Shin-Kiba 1st RING. Suzuki asked if there was a bookstore nearby and if they could fight there instead. Both men agreed that they will settle their grudge in Budokan Hall and shook hands. Suzuki then put Takagi in a Sleeper Hold again before leaving.

Ken Ohka was New Michael Nakazawa. He did all the Michael Nakazawa spots you would expect to see. Michael Mamezawa is Mame Endo.


DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ DDT SUNDAY” Results

July 29, 2012

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ DDT SUNDAY”, 29/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
490 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma defeated Rion Mizuki & Tetsuya Endo when Soma pinned Endo with the Boma-Ye (9:16).
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Iron Man Battle Royal: Hiroshi Fukuda defeated Choun-Shiryu (c), Akito and Yuki Sato (10:00).
2a. Hiroshi Fukuda defeated Choun-Shiryu by Pinfall (c) (1:38).
*Hiroshi Fukuda becomes the 930th champion.
2b. Akito defeated Hiroshi Fukuda (c) with the Heavy Killer (2:43).
*Akito becomes the 931st champion.
2c. Choun-Shiryu defeated Akito (c) with the Drunken Master School Boy (2:58).
*Choun-Shiryu becomes the 932nd champion.
2d. Yuki Sato defeated Choun-Shiryu with a Chair Attack (6:03).
*Yuki Sato becomes the 933rd champion.
2e. Hiroshi Fukuda defeated Yuki Sato (c) with the Perfect Plex (6:30).
*Hiroshi Fukuda becomes the 934th champion.
Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Gorgeous Matsuno defeated Hiroshi Fukuda (c) with a School Boy (6:43 pm).
*Gorgeous Matsuno becomes the 935th champion.
3. Yuji Hino, Yasu Urano & Antonio Honda defeated Masa Takanashi, Daisuke Sasaki & Hoshitango (w/ Yoshiko) when Honda pinned Takanashi with a School Boy (7:52).
4. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega defeated Michael Nakazawa & Gota Ihashi when Omega pinned Nakazawa with the Croyt’s Wrath (15:42).
KO-D Openweight Title: Kota Ibushi (c) defeated DJ Nira with the Sit Down Last Ride (8:52).
*V1 for Kota Ibushi. DJ Nira cashes in his “Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere” contract.
6. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: KUDO & Makoto Oishi defeated DJ Nira & Gorgeous Matsuno (c) when Oishi pinned Matsuno after a Rocket Punch from DJ Nira (10:28).
*Makoto Oishi becomes the 936th champion.
Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Hiroshi Fukuda defeated Makoto Oishi (c) with the Perfect Russian Leg Sweep (8:20 pm).
*Hiroshi Fukuda becomes the 937th champion.
7. HARASHIMA, MIKAMI & Tomomitsu Matsunaga defeated Seiya Morohashi, Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie when HARASHIMA pinned Irie with the Somato (12:13).
Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Gorgeous Matsuno defeated Hiroshi Fukuda (c) with a School Boy (8:53 pm).
*Gorgeous Matsuno becomes the 938th champion.

What a busy day for Kota Ibushi. First off he wins the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title in New Japan, then he teams with future opponent Kenny Omega in DDT. Then he suddenly gets challenged by DJ Nira. That’s right, DJ Nira finally cashed in his “Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere” contract to get his KO-D Openweight Title match right there in Shin-Kiba 1st Ring.

But we’ll get to that in a moment. Before that happened, Michael Nakazawa had some words to say to the Golden Lovers. He was in the corner for both Ibushi & Omega when they won their titles in New Japan and All Japan. Now the loyal dog was going to bite back. Him and Gota Ihashi tried to jump the Golden Lovers but they were easily brushed aside. Nakazawa then said the match was now a 3-On-2 Handicap match. Unfortunately for him, the third man never came out and the match continued as scheduled. Kenny ducked the Ultlimate Venom Arm of Nakazawa and pinned him with the Croyt’s Wrath. That was when DJ Nira appeared.

Nira low blowed Ibushi to start the match. He tried to do a Body Slam but the champion was too heavy and fell on top of him. Nira tried a distraction tactic and asked Ibushi to say his 7 times tables and his 2 time tables. The distraction gave Nira enough time to recover and hit Ibushi with the dreaded Rocket Punch. Too bad Ibushi noticed one of his boot laces was untied and he bent over to fix it. Nira flew over Ibushi and the Rocket Punch missed its target. Ibushi then hit Nira with a Lariat and finished him off with multiple Power Bombs to end one of the more bizarre title defences in Ibushi’s career.

DJ Nira was beaten so badly he had to be placed on a table and stretchered out to the back. However, Gorgeous Matsuno kept him in the ring since they had a tag team match against KUDO & Makoto Oishi beginning next. Nira was a non-factor for most of the match even with his opponents trying to keep him standing. After that match, Nira said he decided to cash in tonight because he heard Tsurumi Amon say the Budokan Hall show was cancelled. Amon had no idea where he got that idea from. Nira blamed Amon for his defeat, saying that this show was supposed to be his Budokan moment. He then crawled back onto the stretcher table and asked to be carried away (I managed to get four paragraphs out of a DJ Nira match. I think that’s some sort of achievement.)

Seiya Morohashi continued to wrestle as Shuji Ishikawa’s replacement, taking the big man’s place in the main event. HARASHIMA regained momentum heading towards Budokan Hall after he pinned Shigehiro Irie with the Somato. Afterwards, he brought out Togi Makabe to talk about their upcoming match against Ishikawa & Ryuji Ito. They confirmed it will be a Hardcore match. When Makabe noticed that Ishikawa wasn’t here, he asked where that “muppet” was. When told that Shuji has rubella, Makabe said that was a fine excuse. HARASHIMA vowed that he and Makabe will win.

The friendly competition within Monster Army continued when the Crying Wolf side faced the Familia side in a 6-Man Tag. The Familia brought in an unexpected cornergirl, Yoshiko from Stardom. However, Yoshiko cost her team the match and Antonio Honda revealed her as a spy for Crying Wolf! Honda said that she and Tanomusaku Toba are the final members of their football team for Budokan Hall.

The Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title is back from Bolivia and just as active as ever. Nine title changes occured at the show. Choun-Shiryu got revenge on Yuki Sato for ambushing him a few weeks ago by doing the same to win the title. Then during the scheduled title match, Hiroshi Fukuda wound up as the winner. Gorgeous Matsuno then won the belt. Then Matsuno lost it to Makoto Oishi during their tag team match which also included KUDO and a disappointed DJ Nira. Fukuda ran down to the ring to win the belt again before fleeing. Matsuno caught up with Fukuda at the end of the show and left Shin-Kiba as the latest champion.

New World Japan attacked Rion Mizuki as he made his entrance for the opener. After the defeat, Sanshiro Takagi offered to buy Mizuki’s robe for 500,000 yen. Mizuki refused and after a lot of arguing, Takagi said he was going to spend 10 million yen to make the greatest robe ever in time for Budokan Hall.


UNION “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ UNION DAY” Results

July 29, 2012

UNION “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ UNION DAY”, 29/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
267 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Goro Jr. defeated Taichi Kazato with the Goro Suplex (15:52).
2. Cherry defeated Rabbit Miyu by Pinfall (6:11).
3. Rock ‘N’ Roll Death Match: A. YAZAWA & Mame Endo defeated Mio Shirai & Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Rumi Kazama) when YAZAWA pinned Fukuda with an Upstart Kick (14:19).
4. Hardcore Triple Threat Match: Isami Kodaka defeated Ken Ohka and Kengo Ohka when Kodaka submitted Ken Ohka with a Scorpion Deathlock (8:37).
5. Last Man Standing Match: Shigehiro Irie defeated Seiya Morohashi with a Headbutt (16:36).

Shuji Ishikawa was struck with rubella in the lead up to the show and forced to miss the event, cancelling his DDT Extreme Title defence against Shigehiro Irie. Big Rude offered to lead Union by example and take Shuji’s place. He was so determined to take the match he decided to drop the Big Rude gimmick and wrestle as Seiya Morohashi instead. Despite his good intentions, Morohashi could not defeat Irie in the Last Man Standing Match. He got close thanks to the use of a chair several times but eventually Irie flattened him with the Vertical Drop Back Flip. Irie then headbutted Morohashi into a bloody pulp until he could no longer stand.

Naomi Susan addressed everyone after the show. She thanked the roster for fighting their best and working together in Union, even with Ishikawa’s absence. She said Union’s next show will take place on 12th August. Hiroshi Fukuda suggested that the main event should be him versus Ric Flair. Seiya Morohashi then took the mic and gave a toast to Union.

With Big Rude out of the semi-main event, the Hardcore Tag Team match was turned into a Hardcore Triple Threat. Isami Kodaka defeated Ken Ohka & Kengo Ohka when he submitted Ken with a Scorpion Deathlock.

The songs used in the Rock ‘N’ Roll Death Match were “Kuroku Nuritsubuse” by Eikichi Yazawa, “Love Revolution 21” by Morning Musume, “Chai Maxx” by Momoiro Clover Z, the Lambada and “Memory Of Love” by Shigeru Matsuzaki. Hiroshi Fukuda tried to dance with every wrestler during the musical moments, even his opponents. When Rumi Kazama asked him why he did this, Fukuda said “I just want to get along with everyone.” Fukuda wants to be friends with many wrestlers from many organisations. Kazama wasn’t happy and she ditched him. This made Fukuda upset and he ran away from ringside crying.

Cherry came out wearing bunny ears and asked the crowd who was the cuter looking bunny, her or Rabbit Miu? Cherry was booed while Miu got cheered. During the match, Cherry tried to force Miu to have her first drink of wine but it was knocked away. After Cherry won the match, she asked Miu if she was a good rabbit and offered a handshake. Miu declined and walked off.

Goro Jr. used Lancashire style wrestling to win his match against Taichi Kazato. Well, at least that is what he claims.

There was said to be a very long line of people waiting to take photos with Naomi Susan, Cherry and Mio Shirai during intermission.


Ishikawa Pulled From Beer Garden Show

July 29, 2012

Shuji Ishikawa has been struck with rubella and will not be able to appear at today’s Union Beer Garden show. His DDT Extreme Title defence against Shigehiro Irie has been called off and a new match for Irie will be announced at the show.


Complete Beer Garden Cards (Except The Last Day)

July 27, 2012

UNION “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ UNION DAY”, 29/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Taichi Kazato Vs Goro Jr.
2. Cherry Vs Rabbit Miyu
3. Rock ‘N’ Roll Death Match: A. YAZAWA & Mame Endo Vs Mio Shirai & Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Rumi Kazama)
4. Isami Kodaka & Big Rude Vs Ken Ohka & Kengo Ohka
5. DDT Extreme Title – Last Man Standing Match: Shuji Ishikawa (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ DDT SUNDAY”, 29/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Iron Man Battle Royal: Yuki Sato (c) Vs Choun-Shiryu Vs Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Akito
2. Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma Vs Rion Mizuki & Tetsuya Endo
3. KUDO & Makoto Oishi Vs DJ Nira & Gorgeous Matsuno
4. Yuji Hino, Yasu Urano & Antonio Honda Vs Masa Takanashi, Daisuke Sasaki & Hoshitango
5. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Michael Nakazawa & Gota Ihashi
6. HARASHIMA, MIKAMI & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Shuji Ishikawa, Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ NWJ PRODUCE DAY”, 30/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. 61-Minute Best 2-Out-Of 3 Falls Match: Takao Soma Vs Keisuke Ishii
2. MMA Battle: Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Tanomusaku Toba
3. 4 Way Tag Team Match: Gorgeous Matsuno & Rion Mizuki Vs Mio Shirai & Ryo Mizunami Vs Naoshi Sano & Batten Tamagawa Vs Go Shiofuki & Kinteki Sakuragaoka (Special Guest Referee: GENTARO)
4. Sanshiro Takagi & New Sanshiro Takagi Vs Michael Nakazawa & New Michael Nakazawa

The 4 Way Tag Team match features teams from different corners of Japanese wrestling. Gorgeous Matsuno & Rion Mizuki are representing DDT, Mio Shirai & Ryo Mizunami from Pro Wrestling WAVE are representing Joshi, Naoshi Sano & Batten Tamagawa are representing the indies and Go Shiofuki & Kinteki Sakuragaoka are representing college student wrestling clubs. GENTARO has been appointed as the referee for the match since he can be trusted to handle the chaos that is certain to break out.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ KENNY OMEGA PRODUCE DAY”, 31/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Rock-Paper-Scissors Death Match: Isami Kodaka Vs Masa Takanashi
2. Ice Ribbon Offer Match: Hikaru Shida & Neko Nitta Vs Maki Marumiya & Tsukushi
3. Boxing Rules: Kota Ibushi Vs Gota Ihashi
4. Kenny Omega & Michael Nakazawa Vs Hikaru Sato & Hiroshi Yamato

If I remember correctly, the last boxing match that took place at a Beer Garden show ended in mayhem but that one had two extra wrestlers involved.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ ANTONIO HONDA PRODUCE DAY”, 01/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Texas Tiger Rope Match: Kento Miyahara Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
2. Watermelon Crash Death Match: GENTARO Vs Big Rude
3. The Old Man & The Sea & The Wine & The Tears: Masa Takanashi & Hoshitango Vs Yasu Urano & HIROKI Vs Great Kojika & Ricky Fuji
4. Antonio Honda Vs Daisuke Sasaki

The third match is a 3 Way Tag Team death match that involves wine, wasabi, cream puffs and something related to the sea. The last part might just be water but that would be disappointing.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ HOMOIRO CLOVER Z PRODUCE DAY”, 02/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Strange Bifurcation Allowed: Makoto Oishi & KUDO Vs Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi
2. Perfect Plex Challenge: Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Hikari Minami, Michael Nakazawa, Rikiya Shindo & X
3. Akito Vs Shuji Ishikawa
4. Falls Count Anywhere Match: Kota Ibushi Vs Danshoku Dino Vs Big Rude Vs Gota Ihashi

You read the first match right. Makoto Oishi is wrestling for both teams in the tag team match.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ HARASHIMA PRODUCE DAY”, 03/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Endo Test Match: Tetsuya Endo Vs X
2. BOYZ Offer Match: Takao Soma, Daisuke Sasaki & Tsutomu Oosugi Vs Masa Takanashi, Yuki Sato & Hercules Senga
3. Isami Kodaka & Hoshitango Vs KUDO & Ryuichi Sekine
4. HARASHIMA Vs Hikaru Sato

Tanomusaku Toba has pulled out of the show. Hoshitango will take his place to team with Isami Kodaka.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ DDT SATURDAY”, 04/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. DDT Beer Garden Specialty – Lottery 6-Man Tag Team Match: X, X & X Vs X, X & X


DDT & Union Both Get Ready For The Beer Garden

July 25, 2012

UNION “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ UNION DAY”, 29/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Taichi Kazato Vs Goro Jr.
2. Cherry Vs Rabbit Miu
3. Rock ‘N’ Roll Death Match: A. YAZAWA & Mame Endo Vs Mio Shirai & Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Rumi Kazama)
4. Isami Kodaka & Big Rude Vs Ken Ohka & Kengo Ohka
5. DDT Extreme Title – Last Man Standing Match: Shuji Ishikawa (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie

Mame Endo comes to us from Triple Six and Rabbit Miu is from JWP.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ DDT SUNDAY”, 29/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Iron Man Battle Royal: Yuki Sato (c) Vs Choun-Shiryu Vs Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Akito
2. Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma Vs Rion Mizuki & Tetsuya Endo
3. KUDO & Makoto Oishi Vs DJ Nira & Gorgeous Matsuno
4. Yuji Hino, Yasu Urano & Antonio Honda Vs Masa Takanashi, Daisuke Sasaki & Hoshitango
5. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Michael Nakazawa & Gota Ihashi
6. HARASHIMA, MIKAMI & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Shuji Ishikawa, Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie

Danshoku Dino was recently hit with rubella and will miss this show. He may also miss the Homoiro Clover Z show later in the week if he does not recover in time.

The Monster Army explodes. Already. What is going on with them?

Yuki Sato is the current Iron Man Heavymtalweight Champion, pinning Dick Togo in Bolivia yesterday. I have no idea if he will be back in time to defend the title here or if he will have the belt when he does come back.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ NWJ PRODUCE DAY”, 30/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. 61-Minute Best 2-Out-Of 3 Falls: Takao Soma Vs Keisuke Ishii
2. MMA Battle: Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Tanomusaku Toba
3. Sanshiro Takagi & New Sanshiro Takagi Vs Michael Nakazawa & New Michael Nakazawa

AV model Miyuki Yokoyama will be a ring girl for the MMA Battle.

One of the falls in the Best 2-Out-Of-3 match between Takao Soma Vs Keisuke Ishii will be fought under Falls Count Anywhere rules.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ KENNY OMEGA PRODUCE DAY”, 31/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Boxing Rules: Kota Ibushi Vs Gota Ihashi
2. Kenny Omega & Michael Nakazawa Vs Hikaru Sato & Hiroshi Yamato

The DDT Vs All Japan feud reignites with Kenny Omega inviting Hiroshi Yamato over for a friendly(?) scrap. Omega will be teaming with his buddy Michael Nakazawa while Yamato will team with Hikaru Sato for the first time since the AJPW Jr. Tag League back in April.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ ANTONIO HONDA PRODUCE DAY”, 01/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Texas Tiger Rope Match: Kento Miyahara Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
2. Antonio Honda Vs Daisuke Sasaki

Kento Miyahara from Diamond Ring will make his first appearance for DDT in the dreaded Texas Tiger Rope Match against Hiroshi Fukuda.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ HOMOIRO CLOVER Z PRODUCE DAY”, 02/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

Wrestler Participation: Kota Ibushi, KUDO, Makoto Oishi, Hiroshi Fukuda & Akito.

Danshoku Dino is also expected to take part if he recovers on time.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ HARASHIMA PRODUCE DAY”, 03/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Tanomusaku Toba & Isami Kodaka Vs KUDO & Ryuichi Sekine
2. HARASHIMA Vs Hikaru Sato

The last time HARASHIMA and Hikaru Sato faced each other was at the 2nd Round of King Of DDT 2012. HARASHIMA won that match with the Somato.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ DDT SATURDAY”, 04/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. DDT Beer Garden Specialty – Lottery 6-Man Tag Team Match: X, X & X Vs X, X & X

DDT will bring together six wrestlers to participate in the match. A box filled with the wresters’ names will be passed around to different fans in the audience. Those who get to pick out a name then get to choose which team they will be on.