Two Anniversaries, A Retirement And An Injury

September 22, 2014

DDT “KEISUKE ISHII 6 YEARS, 2 MONTHS, 17 DAYS ANNIVERSARY DEBUT MEMORIAL”, 23/09/2014
Tokorozawa Civic Gymnasium Sub-Arena

1. Meat Tavern Scramble Match: Sanshiro Takagi Vs MIKAMI Vs Masa Takanashi Vs Daisuke Sasaki Vs Kazuki Hirata
2. HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Akito Vs Gota Ihashi, Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
3. Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Shunma Katsumata Vs Antonio Honda, Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo
4. Kenny Omega Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
5. Kota Ibushi Vs Soma Takao
6. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi

There will be two idol performances during the show.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO CIRCUIT 2014 ROUND 9”, 27/09/2014
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. KANNA Vs Ai Shimizu
2. Chikage Kiba Vs Yuka Sakazaki
3. Miyu Yamashita & Shoko Nakajima Vs Nonoko & Erin

Akane Miura suffered an AC joint injury during training and will be unable to compete. Erin takes her place as Nonoko’s partner in the main event.

HARD HIT “HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE”, 13/10/2014
Sapporo Teisan Hall

1. Tomoya Miyashita Memorial Tag Match: Mitsuhisa Sunabe & Shuichiro Katsumura Vs Manabu Hara & Yukio Kubota
2. Kenichi Yamamoto 20th Anniversary Match: Kenichi Yamamoto Vs Ryuki Ueyama
3. Hikaru Sato Vs HARASHIMA

Kenichi Yamamoto will not only be celebrating his 20th anniversary but he will also be having his retirement bout as well.

Other fighters participating on the show are Akira Kawamura, Yukio Sakaguchi, Super Tiger, Hayato Mashita, Hiroshi Kozakai and Shibata.


HARD HIT “~G-GENERATION~” Results

August 24, 2014

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HARD HIT “~G-GENERATION~”, 23/08/2014
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
314 Fans – Super No Vacancy

0. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Round 1: Kenta Hattori defeated Ryouya Akiba with the V1 Arm Lock (2:50).
0. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Round 1: Hiroshi Kobayashi defeated Kenji Takeshima with a Modified Face Lock (4:29).
0. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Round 1: Kotaro Nasu (3) defeated Ryuichi Sekine (0) by Judges Decision (5:00).
0. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Round 1: Koji Iwamoto (3) defeated Baisen Tagai (0) by Judges Decision (5:00).
1. Yukio Kubota defeated Ayumu Honda with a Modified Crab Hold (5:14).
2. Shingo Suzuki defeated Michael Nakazawa with a Cross Arm Lock (2:04).
3. Emi Tomimatsu defeated Kaori Yoneyama with a Sleeper Hold (1:33).
4. Shuichiro Katsumura & Toshihisa Shinomiya defeated Ryo Kawamura & Shibata when Katsumura submitted Shibata with a Ninja Choke (12:35).
5. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Semi Final: Kenta Hattori (3) defeated Hiroshi Kobayashi (0) by Judges Decision (10:00).
6. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Semi Final: Koji Iwamoto defeated Kotaro Nasu by Knockout with a German Suplex (6:43).
7. Atsushi Aoki defeated Takatoshi Matsumoto with a Texas Clover Hold (5:47).
8. Hideki Suzuki defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga with a Butterfly Lock (3:15).
9. Hikaru Sato & HARASHIMA defeated Kotaro Suzuki & Chongwen Ito when Sato submitted Ito with a Headscissors Lock (12:09).
10. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Final: Koji Iwamoto defeated Kenta Hattori with a Foot Choke (6:17).

This Hard Hit show was mainly focused on a one night grappling tournament. Koji Iwamoto defeated Baisen Tagai, Kotaro Nasu and Kenta Hattori to become the tournament winner. Iwamoto dedicated his victory to Sportiva Entertainment and Sportiva Arena, their home building that recently closed down.


Tournaments, Tournaments Everywhere! Kakimoto Signs With Union

August 20, 2014

HARD HIT “~G-GENERATION~”, 23/08/2014
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

0. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Round 1: Kenta Hattori Vs Ryouya Akiba
0. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Round 1: Kenji Takeshima Vs Hiroshi Kobayashi
0. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Round 1: Kotaro Nasu Vs Ryuichi Sekine
0. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Round 1: Koji Iwamoto Vs Baisen Tagai
1. Yukio Kubota Vs Ayumu Honda
2. Michael Nakazawa Vs Shingo Suzuki
3. Kaori Yoneyama Vs Emi Tomimatsu
4. Ryo Kawamura & Shibata Vs Shuichiro Katsumura & Toshihisa Shinomiya
5. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Semi Final: Winner Of Dark Match 1 Vs Winner Of Dark Match 2
6. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Semi Final: Winner Of Dark Match 3 Vs Winner Of Dark Match 4
7. Atsushi Aoki Vs Takatoshi Matsumoto
8. Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Hideki Suzuki
9. Hikaru Sato & HARASHIMA Vs Kotaro Suzuki & Chongwen Ito
10. THE NEXT CONTENDERS 1 Day Tournament – Final: Winner Of Semi Final 1 Vs Winner Of Semi Final 2

Some of the newcomers are Ryouya Akiba from Guts World, Baisen Tagai from Nishiguchi Pro Wrestling, Honda Ayumu from K-DOJO and Shingo Suzuki from ALLIANCE.

Hiroyo Matsumoto has pulled out of the show due to injury. Kaori Yoneyama takes her place and faces Emi Tomimatsu from Paraestra Matsudo.

DDT “ROAD TO SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 6”, 24/08/2014
Saitama Kasukabe Hall

1. KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi Vs Michael Nakazawa, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Gota Ihashi
2. 3 Way Match: Antonio Honda Vs Daisuke Sasaki Vs MIKAMI
3. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs Toru Owashi & DJ Nira
4. Infomercial Match: Sanshiro Takagi, Kazuki Hirata & Saki Akai Vs Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Ito Maki
5. KO-D Openweight Title Challenger Tournament – Semi Final: Tetsuya Endo Vs Konosuke Takeshita
6. KO-D Openweight Title Challenger Tournament – Semi Final: Keisuke Ishii Vs Akito
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao

With “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2014” in the bag it is time to look ahead for DDT’s future. A mini tournament for DDT’s young wrestlers is going ahead to determine the No. 1 Contender for the KO-D Openweight Title. The semi finals take place in Kasukabe Hall when Tetsuya Endo faces Konosuke Takeshita and Keisuke Ishii faces Akito. The two winners will take part in the final on 31st August in Shinjuku. The KO-D Title match will happen in Osaka on 13th September.

Ishii counts himself as the favourite. He is unbeaten against both Akito and Endo in singles matches. He has never faced Takeshita one on one. Regardless, Ishii is so confident he will win that he wonders why there is even a tournament to determine the next title challenger when it should be him. Takeshita felt he learned a lot from wrestling Hiroshi Tanahashi. He hopes to win the tournament so he can have the title match with HARASHIMA in front of his home town Osaka crowd.

HARASHIMA’s comments coming out of the Sumo Hall main event are about what you’d expect to hear from him. His opponents were strong, he was glad he was able to win and he wants to be the defending champion again at next year’s show.

For now the Golden☆Lovers’ main priority is to keep the KO-D Tag Team Titles around their waists. Kenny Omega said he has no choice but to win at any cost to keep his title with Kota Ibushi. They defend the belts against two thirds of the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions. The Drift duo of Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao challenged the Golden☆Lovers and it was accepted. With Ishii in the tournament and this title match happening soon, Drift are aiming to add the KO-D Openweight and Tag Team Titles to their collection. Kenny says he and Ibushi are an S-Rank team. Irie’s response is he and Takao are an A-Ranked team, then he got confused and corrected himself, calling him and Takao a T-Ranked team instead.

UNION “UNION SUMMER FESTIVAL 2014”, 31/08/2014
Shinjuku FACE

1. UWA World Tag Team Titles: MEN’S Teioh & Hiroshi Fukuda (c) Vs Isami Kodaka & FUMA
2. Union Fly To Everywhere World Title: Ladybeard (c) Vs Mio Shirai
3. Union MAX Title: Hikaru Sato (c) Vs Shuji Ishikawa

Former DDT wrestler Daichi Kakimoto is now with Union. Kakimoto wrestled in DDT from 2003 to 2008 when a cervical spine injury forced him into retirement. He returned to wrestling in 2012 and made sporadic appearances since then. He now wants to wrestle on a regular basis and signed with Union. He chose Union for two reasons. The first is Kakimoto being inspired by how much Shuji Ishikawa and Isami Kodaka have grown the last couple of years. The other reason is Union’s schedule is easy enough for his body and non-wrestling career to handle. Kakimoto also wants to re-debut under as a masked wrestler and will use a new ring name to represent how he is starting again from scratch. He hopes fans will not reveal his identity or update his Wikipedia page when he appears under the mask.


Hard Hit Experiments, Saitama Matches, No Ishimori For Ibushi, M.I.O

August 6, 2014

HARD HIT “~G-GENERATION~”, 23/08/2014
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

0. 1 Day Tournament – Round 1: X Vs X
0. 1 Day Tournament – Round 1: X Vs X
0. 1 Day Tournament – Round 1: X Vs X
0. 1 Day Tournament – Round 1: X Vs X
1. Hiroyo Matsumoto Vs X
2. Atsushi Aoki Vs Takatoshi Matsumoto
3. Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Hideki Suzuki
4. Ryo Kawamura & Shibata Vs Shuichiro Katsumura & Toshihisa Shinomiya
5. 1 Day Tournament – Semi Final: X Vs X
6. 1 Day Tournament – Semi Final: X Vs X
7. 1 Day Tournament – Final: X Vs X
8. Hikaru Sato & HARASHIMA Vs Kotaro Suzuki & Chongwen Ito

Hard Hit is adding a few experimental matches including two tag team bouts. Also joshi wrestler Hiroyo Matsumoto will be competing on the show in a women’s match.

There will be a one day tournament on the show. Every tournament match will only have a 5 minute time limit except for the final, which gets 10 minutes. The opening round bouts take place as dark matches. The competitors announced so far are Kenta Hattori, Kenji Takeshima, Koji Iwamoto, Kotaro Nasu and Hiroshi Kobayashi.

DDT “ROAD TO SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 6”, 24/08/2014
Saitama Kasukabe Hall

1. Infomercial Match: X Vs X
2. KO-D Openweight Title Challenger Tournament – Semi Final: X Vs X
3. KO-D Openweight Title Challenger Tournament – Semi Final: X Vs X
4. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega (c) Vs X & X

Keisuke Ishii, Akito, Tetsuya Endo and Konosuke Takeshita are in the young men tournament to determine the No. 1 Contender for the KO-D Openweight Title.

Ito Maki from the idol group LinQ will be involved with the Infomercial Match. In fact, she is the product the wrestlers will have to promote during the match.

DDT “MEMORIES OF SUMMER VACATION 2014”, 31/08/2014
Shinjuku FACE

1. Kota Ibushi 10th Anniversary Match: Kota Ibushi Vs X
2. KO-D Openweight Title Challenger Tournament – Final: X Vs X

DDT was supposed to have the delayed Kota Ibushi, Taiji Ishimori & Gota Ihashi Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Shuji Ishikawa & Daisuke Sasaki match take place on 31/8. Unfortunately now Ishimori is out of action with a serious knee injury. DDT will come up with a replacement match soon.

UNION, OZ ACADEMY, WAVE, ICE RIBBON “M.I.O”, 11/09/2014
Shinjuku FACE

1. 6-Person Tag Team Death Match: Mio Shirai, Maki Narumiya, Isami Kodaka, Mayumi Ozaki, X, X

Union, Oz Academy, Pro Wrestling WAVE and Ice Ribbon are getting together for a joint event next month. The centrepiece of the show is Mio Shirai who at the beginning of the year signed contracts with each of the four companies. The show is called “M.I.O” which stands for Mission Inn Odate. The main event will be a 6-Person Tag Team Death Match. Shirai will be participating in her first ever Death Match along with Ice Ribbon’s Maki Narumiya. Union’s Isami Kodaka and Oz’s Mayumi Ozaki plus two more wrestlers. The type of Death Match and the teams will be decided on a later date.

When asked why she would compete in a Death Match, Shirai said she’s never done one in the 7 years she’s been wrestling. She’s done unusual matches that involved using weapons and wrestling in costumes but never a Death Match. Suggested matches for the rest of the card are Aja Kong Vs Jaiko Ishikawa, Seiya Morohashi Vs Police, Tsukushi Vs Shuji Ishikawa (!?!?) and Sumire Natsu Vs Tsukushi.

DDT “OSAKA BAY BLUES SPECIAL 2014”, 13/09/2014
Osaka Bodymaker Colosseum #2

1. Kota Ibushi 10th Anniversary Match: Kota Ibushi Vs X
2. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Winner Of Challenger Tournament

Another match celebrating Ibushi’s anniversary is planned to make up for his injury absence.


HARD HIT “SUPER EVOLUTION” Results

June 21, 2014

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HARD HIT “SUPER EVOLUTION”, 21/06/2014
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
256 Fans

0. Dark Match: Kotaro Nasu (0D/1E/0P) defeated Kenji Takeshima (0D/1E/0P) with a Cross Armlock (4:57).
1. Ota Shunpei (0D/2E/0P) defeated Kenta Hattori (0D/0E/0P) with a Sleeper Hold (3:56).
2. Hayato Mashita (0D/2E/0P) defeated Naohisa Kawamura (0D/0E/0P) with a Front Neck Lock (2:24).
3. Super Tiger (0D/2E/0P) defeated Takatoshi Matsumoto (1D/0E/0P) by KO with a Spin Kick (3:30).
4. Manabu Hara (D/E/P) defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga (D/E/P) with a Jumping Cross Armlock (4:17).
5. Poai Suganama (0D/1E/0P) defeated Koji Iwamoto (0D/1E/0P) with a Cross Armlock (3:51).
6. Atsushi Aoki (1D/1E/0P) defeated Hiroshi Kobayashi (1D/0E/0P) with a Scorpion Deathlock (7:34)
7. Yukio Sakaguchi (1D/1E/0P) Vs Ryuki Ueyama (1D/1E/0P) ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
8. Hikaru Sato (0D/2E/0P) defeated Chongwen Ito (0D/2E/0P) with a Front Neck Lock (14:23).

There was a bigger emphasis of submission holds in the latest Hard Hit event. After the main event Hikaru Sato spoke about training in Pancrase. He admitted there were times when he thought about quitting but this is wrestling. It’s supposed to be painful and tough. Sato said he will continue the new style of Hard Hit from now on.


Hard Hit Monster, King Of DDT Final, Idol Lumberjacks

June 17, 2014

HARD HIT “SUPER EVOLUTION”, 21/06/2014
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Hayato Mashita Vs Naohisa Kawamura
2. Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Manabu Hara
3. Kotaro Nasu Vs Kenji Takeshima
4. Ota Shunpei Vs Kenta Hattori
5. Super Tiger Vs Takatoshi Matsumoto
6. Atsushi Aoki Vs Hiroshi Kobayashi
7. Poai Suganama Vs Koji Iwamoto
8. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Ryuki Ueyama
9. Hikaru Sato Vs Chongwen Ito

Naohisa Kawamura represents US Poai Kingdom. He is Poai Suganama’s manager and nicknamed himself the Hard Hit Monster.

DDT “KING OF DDT 2014”, 29/06/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match – 5 Way Match: Gorgeous Matsuno Vs Hoshitango Vs Gota Ihashi Vs Shunma Katsumata Vs DJ Nira
1. Akito, Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo Vs Keisuke Ishii, Soma Takao & Kazuki Hirata
2. Takagi-gun Vs Michael-gun Elimination Match: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, MIKAMI & Antonio Honda Vs Michael Nakazawa, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi
3. 3 Way Tag Team Match: HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi
4. King Of DDT 2014 – Semi Final: Shigehiro Irie Vs KUDO
5. King Of DDT 2014 – Semi Final: Kota Ibushi Vs Isami Kodaka
6. King Of DDT 2014 – Final:

The King Of DDT winner gets a KO-D Openweight Title shot at the biggest DDT show of the year “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2014” in Sumo Hall.

DDT “ROAD TO SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 5”, 12/07/2014
Saitama Espoir Isanuma

1. DDT Extreme Title – Idol Lumberjack Match: Makoto Oishi (c) (w/ Sizukaze & Kizuna) Vs X (w/ X)

Makoto Oishi demanded that his first defence of the DDT Extreme Title should take place in an Idol Lumberjack match. The idol group Sizukaze & Kizuna will be in Oishi’s corner once again. The opponent along with his/her lumberjacks are still to be determined.


Aoki In Hard Hit, All Asia Title Defence

June 10, 2014

HARD HIT “SUPER EVOLUTION”, 21/06/2014
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Manabu Hara
2. Kotaro Nasu Vs Kenji Takeshima
3. Ota Shunpei Vs Kenta Hattori
4. Super Tiger Vs Takatoshi Matsumoto
5. Atsushi Aoki Vs Hiroshi Kobayashi
6. Poai Suganama Vs Koji Iwamoto
7. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Ryuki Ueyama
8. Hikaru Sato Vs Chongwen Ito

The current (if it still exists) AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Champion returns to Hard Hit after winning the Grappling Tournament back in February. Atsushi Aoki faces Hiroshi Kobayashi from U-FILE.

DDT “MATSUYAMA WRESTLE FESTIVAL 2014”, 22/06/2014
Matsuyama City Comprehensive Community Centre

1. Sanshiro Takagi & PSYCHO Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo
2. All Asia Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs X & X
3. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega (c) Vs Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi

Despite the current uncertainty of their title reign, Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie have promised to defend the All Asia Tag Team Championships in DDT once more.


Road To Saitama, Ohka Vs GENTARO

June 4, 2014

DDT “ROAD TO SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 4”, 08/06/2014
Saitama Industrial Technology Centre

1. MIKAMI Vs Shun Miyatake (Trainee)
2. Saitama Supremecy Of Planning Progress!: Danshoku Dino & Hamuko Hoshi Vs Saki Akai & Kazuki Hirata
3. Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Gota Ihashi & Shunma Katsumata
4. Makoto Oishi Vs DJ Nira
5. Royal Road Invasion! Challenge Of Young Drama: Takao Omori & Antonio Honda Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo
6. Research Institute Presents – Infomercial Match: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs Toru Owashi Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi (c) Vs HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Akito

The Shuten-dōji Vs Smile Squash rivalry continues with the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles on the line.

Hamuko Hoshi is from Ice Ribbon.

HARD HIT “SUPER EVOLUTION”, 21/06/2014
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Manabu Hara
2. Kotaro Nasu Vs Kenji Takeshima
3. Ota Shunpei Vs Kenta Hattori
4. Super Tiger Vs Takatoshi Matsumoto
5. Poai Suganama Vs Koji Iwamoto
6. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Ryuki Ueyama
7. Hikaru Sato Vs Chongwen Ito

Manabu Hara is a freelancer but wrestled for Big Mouth Loud, Futen and Zero1 in the past.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “~CHAPTER 2 2ND SEASON~ VOL. 4”, 03/07/2014
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Osamu Namiguchi & Shota Vs Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Black Tiger V
2. Ken Ohka Vs GENTARO

A month after his return to pro wrestling, GENTARO made a surprise visit to Ganbare☆Wrestling to pay Ken Ohka a visit. At the time Ohka was down in the dumps after suffering another defeat. He was so depressed he even considered closing down Ganpuro. GENTARO, a man who spent the last year recovering and rehabilitating his body, slapped some sense into Ohka and then challenged him to a match. Will Ohka get his fighting spirit back?

Tatsuhito Takaiwa brought a Black Tiger with him at the last show to watch his back. He has been identified as Black Tiger V, which is odd because Takaiwa was originally Black Tiger V. Despite being told to stay out of the match, Black Tiger V still got involved and helped Takaiwa win. Shota has come to the defence of his home promotion and is surprisingly joined by former enemy Osamu Namiguchi. This all leads to a tag team match between the four next month.

Yumehito Imanari and Chikara will be teaming together on the show. They are now going by the team name Power Of Dreams.


Tokyo Princess Cup, King Of DDT, Hard Hit

June 1, 2014

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SHIBUYA ENTERTAINMENT☆FIGHT 3”, 04/06/2014
Shibuya Deseo

1. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: X Vs X
2. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: X Vs X
3. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: X Vs X
4. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: X Vs X
5. Tokyo Princess Cup – Semi Final: X Vs X
6. Tokyo Princess Cup – Semi Final: X Vs X
7. Tokyo Princess Cup – Final: X Vs X

After a bunch of the Tokyo Joshi Pro roster threw out challenges to each other it was decided that a tournament will be held to sort out who is the best. The Tokyo Princess Cup will be an 8 Woman tournament featuring Nonoko, Chikage Kiba, Miyu Yamashita, KANNA, Shoko Nakajima, Yuka Sakazaki, Erin and a mystery entrant.

DDT “ROAD TO SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 4”, 08/06/2014
Saitama Industrial Technology Centre

1. Infomercial Match: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Michael Nakazawa
2. Royal Road Invasion! Challenge Of Young Drama: Takao Omori & Antonio Honda Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo

The 2014 Champion Carnival winner Takao Omori teams with Antonio Honda to show the young ones how it’s done.

DDT “KING OF DDT FUKUOKA 2014”, 14/06/2014
Fukuoka Saitopia

1. King Of DDT – Round 1: Antonio Honda Vs Yasu Urano
2. King Of DDT – Round 1: Shigehiro Irie Vs Soma Takao
3. King Of DDT – Round 1: Kenny Omega Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
4. King Of DDT – Round 1: MIKAMI Vs KUDO
5. King Of DDT – Round 1: Kota Ibushi Vs Keisuke Ishii
6. King Of DDT – Round 1: Masa Takanashi Vs Danshoku Dino
7. King Of DDT – Round 1: Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Isami Kodaka
8. King Of DDT – Round 1: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Daisuke Sasaki
9. HARASHIMA, Akito, Yuto Aijima, Azul Dragon & Michael Nakazawa Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Makoto Oishi, Tetsuya Endo, Batten Tamagawa & Gots Ihashi

The matches are in order of the playoff bracket, so the winner of Match #1 will face the winner of Match #2, winner of Match #3 versus winner of Match #4, etc.

HARD HIT “SUPER EVOLUTION”, 21/06/2014
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Kotaro Nasu Vs Kenji Takeshima
2. Ota Shunpei Vs Kenta Hattori
3. Super Tiger Vs Takatoshi Matsumoto
4. Poai Suganama Vs Koji Iwamoto
5. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Ryuki Ueyama
6. Hikaru Sato Vs Chongwen Ito

Ryuki Ueyama is from U-SPIRIT JAPAN and Takatoshi Matsumoto is from Pancrase.


HARD HIT “~THE MOON RISES TWICE~” Results

April 26, 2014

HARD HIT “~THE MOON RISES TWICE~”, 26/04/2014
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
354 Fans – Super No Vacancy

0. Dark Match: Kenji Takeshima (1D/0E/0P) Vs Isamu Taniguchi (0D/1E/0P) ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
1. Chongwen Ito (0D/0E/0P) defeated Kenta Hattori (0D/1E/0P) with a Front Neck Scissors (7:20).
2. Hideyoshi Kamitani (2D/0E/0P) Vs Keisuke Okada (1D/1E/0P) ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
3. Super Tiger (1D/1E/0P) defeated Shunpei Ota (0D/0E/0P) by KO with a High Kick (2:28).
4. Yukio Sakaguchi (1D/0E/0P) defeated Mitsuyoshi Nakai (2D/0E/0P) by Referee Stoppage with a High Kick (4:13).
5. Ryo Kawamura (0D/0E/0P) defeated Hayato Mashita (1D/0E/0P) by Referee Stoppage with Bottom Palm Strikes (0:47).
6. HARASHIMA (0D/1E/0P) defeated Manabu Hara (1D/0E/0P) with a Cross Armlock (7:32).
7. Shuichiro Katsumura (1D/0E/0P) Vs Mitsuhisa Sunabe (0D/1E/0P) ended in a Time Limit Draw (15:00).
8. Hikaru Sato (0D/3E/0P) Vs Poai Suganuma (0D/3E/0P) ended in a Time Limit Draw (15:00).

After the main event, Hikaru Sato spoke on the microphone about how it was 9 years since he and Poai Suganuma last fought each other. During that time Sato became closer and closer to becoming the kind of pro wrestler he wants to be. And as every day passes he will get even closer.