Suzuki Joins Itoh Respect Army? Prominence Arrives, RENEGADES Revival

December 20, 2021

DDT “NEVER MIND 2021 IN YOYOGI”, 26/12/2021
Yoyogi National Stadium 2nd Gymnasium

0. Dark Match: Toru Owashi & Yukio Naya Vs Antonio Honda & Hideki Okatani
0. Dark Match: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Maku Donaruto
0. Dark Match – DDTeeeen!! Special Single Match: Ilusion Vs Vent Vert Jack
1. Soma Takao & Shota Vs Akito & Yuki Ishida
2. Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno, Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari Vs Shinya Aoki, Yumiko Hotta & Super Sasadango Machine
3. Special Single Match: Shuji Kondo Vs Kazuki Hirata
4. BURNING Vs The 37KAMIINA!: Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku Vs Shunma Katsumata, Yuki Ueno, MAO & Toui Kojima
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match – Yukio Sakaguchi Return Match: Yukio Sakaguchi, Kazusada Higuchi & Saki Akai Vs Minoru Suzuki, Chris Brookes & Maki Itoh
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: HARASHIMA & Naomi Yoshimura Vs Yuji Hino & Bodyguard
7. DDT Universal Title: Daisuke Sasaki (c) Vs Masahiro Takanashi
8. KO-D Openweight Title: Konosuke Takeshita (c) Vs Yuji Okabayashi

Earlier today Chris Brookes & Maki Itoh went to visit Minoru Suzuki at his clothing store Piledriver in Harajuku. Their intention was to initiate Suzuki as the newest member of The Itoh Respect Army before their match against Eruption. Despite Suzuki’s intimidating presence, the two introduced themselves to him and explained what was going on. Suzuki told them if they spent 10,000 yen in his shop then he would become friends with them. He gave advice to Itoh, telling her not to compare herself to others. He also said he will target Yukio Sakaguchi because he has known him since junior high. Brookes volunteered to fight Saki Akai because they are both tall and slim wrestlers who have good chemistry together in the ring. That leaves Itoh to deal with Kazusada Higuchi. Brookes told Itoh they both have iron heads so it will be an even fight. Itoh welcomed Suzuki into the Itoh Respect Army after making Brookes pay for their items. However Suzuki denies joining the unit because he is still Suzuki-gun.

GAKE NO FUCHI JOSHI PRO “CLOCKWORK GAKE NO FUCHI 2022 ~GAKE NO FUCHI VS PROMINENCE~”, 04/01/2021
Shinjuku FACE

1. Hardcore Match: Chris Brookes Vs Suzu Suzuki

Two years ago Gake No Fuchi Joshi held an unforgettable Ittenyon show where Brookes and Miyako Matsumoto had a nightmare of a Falls Count Anywhere Match. Matsumoto urgently decided to hold a show on 4th January again but this time it’s to welcome one of the newest joshi units onto the scene. A few weeks ago several wrestlers from Ice Ribbon announced their intentions to go leave the company and become a freelance death match unit called Prominence. One of the key members of this new unit is Suzu Suzuki who was built up by Ice Ribbon to be their young prodigy with a love for death match wrestling. A Hardcore Match against Brookes is exactly what she is looking for after taking her career in a new direction.

The other members of Prominence will also be on the show for other matches. The members are Risa Sera, Mochi Miyagi and Akane Fujita. Gake No Fuchi in the past hasn’t held more than two matches in a single show so I expect it to be a tag match with Matsumoto also involved. As you will see below the Prominence wrestlers have no problem with wrestling each other.

DDT “DDTEEEEN!!”, 05/01/2022
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. Raimu Imai & Toui Kojima Vs Yuya Koroku & Yuki Ishida
2. Daichi Sato Vs Yuki Ueno
3. Hardcore Match: Suzu Suzuki & Hideki Okatani Vs Akane Fujita & Shunma Katsumata
4. Ilusion & Tetsuya Endo Vs Vent Vert Jack & Naomi Yoshimura
5. El Unicorn Vs You-sei☆Estrella

The main event between El Unicorn and You-sei☆Estrella promises to be a high flying battle.

If there is any unsettled business between Ilusion and Vent Vert Jack from Yoyogi then Tetsuya Endo and Naomi Yoshimura will help clear things up between them.

Prominence is also showing up on the next DDTeeeen!! show with Suzuki and Fujita taking part in a Hardcore Match. Suzuki will team with Hideki Okatani who recently took part in his first Hardcore Match thanks to Shunma Katsumata. Only makes sense for Katsumata to drag him into another here.

The other teenage wrestlers Daichi Sato and Raimu Imai are back for more.

GANBARE☆PRO “MOEKA HARUHI PRODUCE ~PARADISE AFTER THE RAIN 2022~”, 08/01/2022
Kitazawa Town Hall

1. Rain And Bumblebees: Shuichiro Katsumura Vs Thanomusaku Toba Vs Fuminori Abe
2. Rain And Then Downpour: Ken Ohka & Miyako Matsumoto Vs Nobuhiro Shimatani & HARUKAZE
3. After The Rain, Gokigen: Kaori Yoneyama Vs YuuRI
4. I Like The Rain: Moeka Haruhi, Makoto & Cherry Vs Yuna Manase, Rina Yamashita & Tsubasa Kuragaki

The final match added to Moeka Haruhi’s produce show is a heavy striking 3 Way between Shuichiro Katsumura, Tanomusaku Toba and Fuminori Abe.

GANBARE☆PRO “TROPIC THUNDER 2022”, 10/01/2022
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. Hatsuyume Special Tag Match 2nd Round: Yuna Manase & YuuRI Vs SAKI & Hikari Shimizu
2. RENEGADES Are Back! New Year Special Tag Team Match: Shigehiro Irie & Mizuki Watase Vs Yumehito Imanari & Baliyan Akki
3. Ganpro New Year Battle 2022 2nd Round: Shuichiro Katsumura, Taison Maeguchi & Moeka Haruhi Vs Shota, Nobuhiro Shimatani & HARUKAZE
4. New Year Special Single Match 2nd Round: Soma Takao Vs Shinichiro Tominaga
5. Ganpro Vs Takaiwa Army Full Scale Battle 2nd Round: Keisuke Ishii & Kouki Iwasaki Vs 5th Black Tiger & Kenya Maeda
6. Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Title: Tatsuhito Takaiwa (c) Vs Ken Ohka

Now that Mizuki Watase has gotten his feet wet in Ganbare☆Pro he is getting straight to business. He is reviving RENEGADES with Shigehiro Irie! The tag team was originally a unit led by Irie during his 2018 main event run in DDT. However most of the unit was made up of foreign wrestlers so for now RENEGADES is coming back as just a tag team. Watase said he will DM the other members and ask them to come back once the pandemic is over. There is one question I have to ask. Does this mean Watase will wrestle in a suit again?

The Ganbare☆Joshi division is open to work with Color’s and that relationship continues here. Yuna Manase is looking for more joshi to appear on GanJo shows. YuuRI also just learned a harsh lesson being in the ring with SAKI.


DDT “DRAMATIC EXPLOSION 2021” Results

December 18, 2021

DDT “DRAMATIC EXPLOSION 2021”, 18/12/2021
Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall
484 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Soma Takao & Kazusada Higuchi defeated Toui Kojima & Yuya Koroku when Higuchi submitted Koroku with the Torture Canadian Backbreaker (8:57).
2. Special Single Match – DDT Vs Dera Beppin Pro Wrestling: Saki Akai defeated Papillon Akemi with the Quetzalcoatl (8:17).
3. Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul defeated Masahiro Takanashi & Hideki Okatani when Paul pinned Okatani with the Death Valley Bomb (8:12).
4. Hardcore Match: Shunma Katsumata defeated Hyper Misao with the Sauna Trance Splash from the Ladder (15:34).
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Susumu Yokosuka, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata defeated Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda & Akito when Hirata pinned Honda with the Egoist Driver (13:48).
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles – Current Blast Death Match: Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno, Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari (c) defeated Atsushi Onita, Sanshiro Takagi & Kuro-chan when Iino pinned Takagi after a Pheromone Current Blast Bat Swing (9:58).
*V1 for Pheromones.
7. HARASHIMA, Naomi Yoshimura, Jun Akiyama & Yukio Naya defeated Yuji Hino, Bodyguard, Tetsuya Endo & Yusuke Okada when Naya pinned Okada with the Back Drop (15:36).
8. Special 6-Man Tag Match ~ DDT Vs BJW: Konosuke Takeshita, Yuki Ueno & MAO defeated Yuji Okabayashi, Yuya Aoki & Kosuke Sato when Ueno pinned Sato with the BME (19:01).

One week before their KO-D Openweight Title match, Konosuke Takeshita and Yuji Okabayashi faced off in their final preview of the big championship fight. Today in Nagoya the match between them spread out to be DDT versus Big Japan. Takeshita had backup from Yuki Ueno & MAO to defend home plate while Okabayashi brought along Yuya Aoki & Kosuke Sato to fly the BJW flag. The times Takeshita and Okabayashi were in the ring together would end in stalemates and double downs. It was up to the other four to break the deadlock. It was the teamwork of The 37KAMIINA that became the deciding factor. The three of them were able to get ring of Okabayashi, MAO wiped out Aoki with a Moonsault and Ueno won the match with the BME to Sato. Takeshita said he hopes his wrestling with Okabayashi is exciting enough to make fans forget about their problems. Both have gotten more powerful since their D-Ou Grand Prix match so he promises the title bout on 26th December will be a great fight.

The KO-D Tag Team Titles match on the 26th also got one final preview here. HARASHIMA & Naomi Yoshimura got to face off against Yuji Hino & Bodyguard one final time. New BURNING members Tetsuya Endo and Jun Akiyama found themselves on opposite sides too. But the result came down to Yukio Naya pinning Yusuke Okada with the Back Drop. Although the tag champs were on the winning team today, HARASHIMA was left dissatisfied. He thinks DISASTER BOX didn’t do enough against their upcoming challengers so today feels like a loss to him. Hino would later give the same opinion, thinking he and Bodyguard feel like the real champions coming out of today’s show. Yoshimura said he has a lot of respect for Hino and he is still his favorite wrestler, but he is also a little less scared of him than before. The champs have no choice but to fight back in Yoyogi on the 26th.

The match the show was named after was the Current Blast Death Match with the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles on the line. Pheromones used the stipulation to act their most indecent, making lewd poses with the barbed wire weapons before attacking The Kuronita Army with them. They stripped off Kuro-chan’s costume and threw Sanshiro Takagi into him as part of more shameless antics. Not even Atsushi Onita’s comebacks could change the tide when he hit an exploding guitar over Yumehito Imanari’s head. Once Yuki Iino grabbed the Current Blast bat and charged up the power using Danshoku Dieno’s backside, the finish was inevitable. Takagi was hit with the exploding bat and Iino pinned him for the successful defence. Dieno bragged about Pheromones growing stronger when everyone thought the unit wouldn’t make it to the end of the year. He doesn’t care if they didn’t win any awards this year because the look of disgust they get from everybody is the best prize of all. Onita & Kuro-chan blamed Takagi for losing. Onita thinks he became weak ever since he became CyberFight president, too busy caring more about paperwork than wrestling. The Kuronita Army still want to fight for championships but they won’t get any if Takagi is wrestling for them. Takagi accepted blame and offered to manage Onita & Kuro-chan instead of teaming with them from now on. As president he can still grant them title shots if they want one.

The latest chapter in Kazuki Hirata’s slow integration with his Kobe past brought him to team with Susumu Yokosuka today. Hirata begged for Yokosuka to dance with him despite Toru Owashi’s protests. Yokosuka made up his mind, pushed Owashi away and joined in with the dance! Even Owashi had to admit defeat and took part to complete the dancing trio. The boost in enthusiasm helped them beat Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda & Akito with Hirata pinning Honda decisively. Yokosuka admitted he never thought he would see the day where he would dance with Hirata. Owashi asked him to give Hirata advice for his match against Shuji Kondo on 26th December. Yokosuka told him to do his best and he thinks Kondo won’t want to dance with him.

Shunma Katsumata and Hyper Misao settled their grudge in a violent Hardcore Match. The match featured barbed wire boards with voodoo dolls attached, a castle of chairs, toy blocks, ladders, staplers and skewers. Misao was accidentally unmasked during a back and forth on the ring apron but she continued fighting with her face fully exposed, putting Katsumata through a wooden board at ringside. Back in the ring she then poured a box of thumbtacks over herself and her opponent. Katsumata fought back with a Superplex from the ladder. Misao toughed it out by taking chair shots for as long as she could but the end finally came when Katsumata hit Sauna Trance Splash from the top of the ladder. Katsumata praised Misao for having a very strong heart filled with love. She can protect Tokyo Joshi Pro while he will be the hero of DDT so they can both stand together in the same ring as heroes! Misao said she saw the world of hardcore wrestling for the first time and it is beautiful. She thanks Katsumata for opening up this world to her.

There is no such forgiveness going on between Daisuke Sasaki and Masahiro Takanashi. Their tag match had a sudden start when Takanashi attacked Sasaki. They fought outside where MJ Paul attacked Hideki Okatani with a chair. Sasaki then used a chair to choke Takanashi with. Back in the ring Sasaki gave Takanashi a Low Blow and put him in the Crossface Lock. He held him in place with the hold while Paul pinned Okatani with the Death Valley Bomb. Then during the backstage interviews after the match, Takanashi ran in and attacked Sasaki sparking a big brawl.

Saki Akai was introduced to a new opponent in the form of Papillon Akemi representing Dera Beppin Pro Wrestling. Akemi was prepared and blocked the Quetzalcoatl with a slow rolling cradle that distracted Akai more than make her dizzy. But Akai was able to hit her finisher on the second try and win. Akai revealed that she wanted a match with Akemi ever since her second year in wrestling. It took about six years to finally make it happen. She would like to wrestle in Dera Beppin and become their champion but does the group have any wrestlers other than Akemi? She doesn’t know.

The opening match saw Soma Takao & Kazusada Higuchi put aside any past differences and get along to beat Toui Kojima & Yuya Koroku. The rookies worked together to give Higuchi a Double Brainbuster but they were eventually overwhelmed by the more experienced opponents.


Video – Rojo Pro Wrestling In A Fitness Shop

December 18, 2021

DDT “ROJO PRO WRESTLING IN FITNESS SHOP NAGOYA PARCO SAKAE”, 17/12/2021
Aichi Fitness Shop Nagoya Parco Sakae Store
??? Fans – Withheld

1. Falls Count Anywhere Tag Match: Sanshiro Takagi & Hideki Okatani Vs Yuki Ueno & MAO


DDT “ROJO PRO WRESTLING IN FITNESS SHOP NAGOYA PARCO SAKAE” Results

December 17, 2021

DDT “ROJO PRO WRESTLING IN FITNESS SHOP NAGOYA PARCO SAKAE”, 17/12/2021
Aichi Fitness Shop Nagoya Parco Sakae Store
??? Fans – Withheld

1. Falls Count Anywhere Tag Match: Yuki Ueno & MAO defeated Sanshiro Takagi & Hideki Okatani when MAO pinned Okatani with the Michinoku Driver II onto the Bench Press Stand (22:28).

DDT was invited to hold a Rojo Pro Wrestling match inside a Nagoya Fitness Shop, one day before “DRAMATIC EXPLOSION 2021”. The match started off normally with Yuki Ueno and Hideki Okatani exchanging holds. But once MAO and Sanshiro Takagi took part things went wacky real quick. Takagi grabbed the arms off the store’s display mannequin to use as weapons. The four then began fighting out of the shop and down the hallway over to nearby stores. MAO threw Takagi down a stairway and then dragged him into an elevator with Okatani. Ueno was left on his own so he talked to the spectators until the elevator returned with MAO being stretched by his opponents. The match returned to the fitness shop straight into the men’s restroom.

After that unintentional bathroom break, the wrestlers all grabbed blank art canvasses and decided to draw pictures of each other. Ueno and Okatani then used the running machines while fighting each other until both slipped off. Takagi grabbed the mannequin arm and charged in for a Lariat. Unfortunately MAO ducked and Okatani got hit instead. Takagi then got trapped under a workout machine. Ueno used the same machine to swing into a Hurricanrana to Okatani. MAO grabbed a kettlebell but Okatani stopped him from dropping it on top of Takagi. The art canvasses were broken over everyone’s heads and this time MAO was able to drop the kettlebell on Takagi. Ueno took out a bench press and MAO slammed Okatani onto it with the Michinoku Driver II for the win.


DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 II THE FINAL” Results

December 5, 2021

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 II THE FINAL”, 05/12/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
650 Fans – Super No Vacancy

0. Hideki Okatani & Yuya Koroku defeated Dark Match: Yukio Naya & Yuki Ishida when Okatani pinned Ishida with the Northern Lights Suplex (7:19).
0. Dark Match – Mizuki Watase Send-Off Match: Yusuke Okada defeated Mizuki Watase with the Sudden Death (8:36).
1. Akito, Saki Akai & Toui Kojima defeated Toru Owashi, Antonio Honda & Kazuki Hirata when Akito submitted Honda with the Figure 4 Leg Lock (7:00).
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Kazuki Hirata defeated Akito (c) with a Cradle (11:48 pm).
*Kazuki Hirata becomes the 1,524th champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Toru Owashi defeated Kazuki Hirata (c) with a Crushed Body Slam (11:49).
*Toru Owashi becomes the 1,525th champion.
2. 3 Vs 1 Handicap Match: Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno, Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari Vs Sanshiro Takagi ended in a No Contest (4:12).
3. Special Single Match: Masahiro Takanashi defeated Shunma Katsumata with the Hangover!! (7:24).
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II Special 10-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Tetsuya Endo, Naomi Yoshimura, Yuji Hino & Bodyguard defeated HARASHIMA, Kazusada Higuchi, Chris Brookes, MAO & Yuji Okabayashi when Endo pinned MAO with the Shooting Star Press (17:03).
5. DDT Universal Title: Daisuke Sasaki (c) defeated Soma Takao with the Foot Pole Crossface Lock (18:48).
*V2 for Daisuke Sasaki.
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – Final: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Yuki Ueno with the Plus Ultra (27:10).

It’s a clean sweep of DDT tournaments for Konosuke Takeshita! In one year he has won King Of DDT, the first Ultimate Tag League and now he is a two time D-Ou Grand Prix champion! If that’s not enough to show his dominance this year, he went through the entire Grand Prix undefeated! His stablemate Yuki Ueno put up a big fight and took to the air while Takeshita focused on using power moves. Ueno soon matched that power and his big chance came when he hit the WR. But Takeshita got a rope break to save him from the three count. He then used a Modified Tiger Suplex to deal big damage and finally locked in the Plus Ultra. Ueno kept himself in the fight until Takeshita pulled him back onto the mat and made him submit.

Takeshita received the trophy from Kenta Kobashi. He then thanked Ueno for chasing him and catching up to his level. They’ve known each other in high school but today was really the beginning of their story. Takeshita knows they can take their matches even further so he will wait for Ueno to chase him again. Now that Takeshita won the Grand Prix, he gets to choose his next challenger for the KO-D Openweight Title. As he said this, Yuji Okabayashi walked out and gave his intent to fight him for the title. Takeshita accepted and threw the challenge to Okabayashi to have the title match at Yoyogi National Stadium on 26th December. They had their 30 minute draw in the tournament but this time since it is a title match they will get a 60 minute time limit.

The apparent longtime grudge between Daisuke Sasaki and Soma Takao came to light the last few weeks over an incident from a decade ago involving dog food. Their DDT Universal Title match had an extra stipulation where the loser would eat dog food. Sasaki attacked his opponent’s leg with a chair hoping to get him counted out. Takao got back to the ring but had to fight off Sasaki, MJ Paul and now leg damage. He was able to hit the Gin And Tonic but took too long to pin Sasaki. Things fell apart when an attempted Avalanche Pedigree ended with Sasaki getting his boot stuck on the top rope but he caught Takao in La Mistica and made him tap with an elevated Crossface Lock.

After the match Sasaki ordered Takao to eat dog food but when Takao went to do it, Sasaki stopped him. He then asked Takao to join DAMNATION T.A so they can be on the same side again. Takao threw the food away and left the ring with Shota by his side, turning down Sasaki’s sudden change of heart. Chris Brookes then entered the ring with Masahiro Takanashi and Baliyan Akki by his side. It looked like he was going to challenge for the Universal Title but instead Brookes wants Takanashi to fight Sasaki for the belt! A surprised Takanashi said if Brookes really wants him to go for the title then he will do it. Sasaki thought he retired and became a guard at some dirty hospital in Ichigaya. He told him he’s not qualified unless he eats the dog food. Takanashi proved him wrong by eating it! Sasaki didn’t expect him to do that so he agreed to the title match on 26th December. He also took the dog food back.

All of the other wrestlers in the D-Ou Grand Prix faced off in an A Block Vs B Block multi-man tag. Jun Akiyama and Kazusada Higuchi paired off against each other. Yuji Hino & Bodyguard in particular found out they make quite a team together. Their double team work on MAO was used to set Tetsuya Endo for the finish and Endo won with the Shooting Star Press. Afterwards Hino suggested to Bodyguard that they should team up more often. Bodyguard agreed and said they should go after a championship. That just so happened to get the attention of HARASHIMA & Naomi Yoshimura. They offered the new team a shot at the KO-D Tag Team Titles on 26th December. Everyone shook hands until Hino & Bodyguard attacked the champions with Lariats. Hino made fun of them for taking the challenge so easily while Bodyguard called them weak. Yoshimura lost to both of them during the tournament so this will be the perfect match to settle his “debt” with both of them. HARASHIMA said he doesn’t like the challengers’ dirty attitudes.

Takanashi had a singles win earlier before he got into the Universal Title challenge later in the show. He was weirded out by Shunma Katsumata’s sauna loving personality but slowly figured out how to beat him. Katsumata was on the offensive for most of the match but a well timed Hangover!! from Takanashi got him the win in the end.

Sanshiro Takagi had an uphill battle ahead of him. He fought against all three members of Pheromones by himself. He got some shots in early by smashing a plastic box over Danshoku Dieno’s head. Yuni Iino then slammed Takagi through a box and Pheromones attempted to strip off his tights. Hisaya Imabayashi stepped in calling for them to stop because it was a live broadcast. Dieno attacked him while Iino continued his offence on Takagi while Yumehito Imanari filmed the whole thing with his own camera.

The match got called off but Pheromones wouldn’t stop. Suddenly Atsushi Onita ran in and attacked Pheromones! They overwhelmed him but Kuro-chan then ran down with a barbed wire baseball bat. He hit both Dieno and Iino in their backsides with it. Kuro-chan called himself the leader of the team and he is going to win the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles from Pheromones! Onita said he was the leader and Kuro-chan shrunk back to his usual scaredy cat self. Onita then called Pheromones perverts. Takagi admits Pheromones have the better team work but he, Onita & Kuro-chan have the experience in explosion matches to beat them in one on 18th December! Dieno on the other hand says the battle is already won and Pheromones will save DDT!

The spotlight was put on Toui Kojima in the opening match. Not for wrestling but for the dance! After Saki Akai hit her Flying Cross Body and Antonio Honda told his Gongitsune joke, it was time for Akito and Kazuki Hirata to fight over the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title over Hirata’s entrance music. Instead Kojima cut them off and demanded to do a dance routine he has practiced since he was in elementary school. He danced while the match continued on without him until Akito submitted Honda with a Figure 4 Leg Lock.

While Akito was stuck in the move after winning, Hirata jumped on top of him and pinned him to win the Iron Man Title. Kojima tried to roll him up and others joined in the attack but Hirata fought them all off. Unfortunately Hirata tried to life Toru Owashi for a Body Slam and Owashi collapsed on top of him. The referee counted that as a pin and Owashi became the new champ.

The pre-show saw Mizuki Watase have his final match in DDT, losing to Yusuke Okada. Watase is now a full time member of Ganbare☆Pro and he had Ken Ohka in his corner. He didn’t need a microphone to give his message after the match. He yelled he is going to see a lot of the world and will grow up in Ganpro. He thanked everyone for his six years in DDT. Backstage Okada said Watase was one of his first opponents when he came to DDT and at the time he thought he was a cocky son of a bitch. Okada likes guys like Watase more than wrestlers who are quiet. He thinks they aren’t finished wrestling each other yet and they will continue to fight whether it’s in Ganpro or DDT.

Hideki Okatani & Yuya Koroku are getting more confident fighting bigger opponents. Koroku hit Yukio Naya with a Missile Dropkick and Okatani took him down with a Neckbreaker Drop. Yuki Ishida fought back with a Sitout Spinebuster to Okatani but in the end Okatani pinned him with the Northern Lights Suplex.

A big name was teased to appear in Yoyogi on 26th December and DDT announced him today. It’s Minoru Suzuki! He is making his return to DDT for the first time in five years.

Yukio Sakaguchi announced he will return to action on 26th December. He was out of action with a lumbar disc hernia. He put the roster on notice and wants this news to get the attention of all the DDT wrestlers.

The team challenge DDT put together to promote the Yoyogi show has come to an end. Team Shinjuku (Tetsuya Endo, Kazusada Higuchi, Yusuke Okada, Yukio Naya & Keigo Nakamura) were the winners and they received their prize during the opening announcements.


DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 II IN KORAKUEN HALL” Results

November 21, 2021

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 II IN KORAKUEN HALL”, 21/11/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
566 Fans – No Vacancy

-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Akito defeated Toru Owashi (c) with a School Boy (10:56 am).
*Akito becomes the 1,523rd champion.
0. Dark Match: Chris Brookes, Masahiro Takanashi, Antonio Honda, Akito & Yusuke Okada defeated Toru Owashi, Naomi Yoshimura, Kazuki Hirata, Saki Akai & Yuki Ishida when Brookes pinned Hirata with the Praying Mantis Bomb (6:29).
0. Dark Match Shunma Katsumata Produce – My First Hardcore Match: Shunma Katsumata & Toui Kojima defeated Hideki Okatani & Yuya Koroku when Katsumata pinned Koroku with the Totonoe Splash onto the Acupressure Foot Mat (10:16).
1. Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul defeated Soma Takao & Mizuki Watase when Sasaki submitted Watase with the Crossface Lock (10:16).
2. Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno, Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari Vs Yuji Hino, MAO & Yukio Naya ended in a No Contest (8:14).
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Jun Akiyama (6) defeated Bodyguard (4) with the Wrist-Clutch Exploder Suplex (10:39).
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: HARASHIMA (1) Vs Yuji Okabayashi (8) ended in a Time Limit Draw (30:00).
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: Konosuke Takeshita (9) defeated Kazusada Higuchi (4) with the Surprise Rose (5:09).
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Yuki Ueno (6) defeated Tetsuya Endo (6) with the WR (21:21).

A Block

1. Yuki Ueno (6)
-. Tetsuya Endo (6)
-. Yuji Hino (6)
-. Jun Akiyama (6)
5. Bodyguard (4)
6. Naomi Yoshimura (2)

B Block

1. Konosuke Takeshita (9)
-. Yuji Okabayashi (8)
3. Kazusada Higuchi (4)
-. Chris Brookes (4)
-. MAO (4)
6. HARASHIMA (1)

The D-Ou Grand Prix final comes down to two classmates from the same stable. All week Tetsuya Endo talked lightly about Yuki Ueno, thinking a victory over him was certain. Instead Ueno had other plans and he blocked the Shooting Star Press with his knees. The Dropkick to the face hit its mark but Endo fired back with one of his own. Ueno also stood firm and hit another Dropkick before putting Endo in the WR for the big win. The A Block finished with four wrestlers all tied in first but the Head To Head results ultimately determined Ueno as the winner advancing to the final! He would agree that this is a great achievement that’s worth praise. Endo on the other hand now feels he has nowhere to go. He isn’t going back to DAMNATION T.A because he doesn’t want anything to do with the guy in charge of that ever again. In 2022 he will go on a journey to become a new Tetsuya Endo!

Over in the B Block there was no tiebreaker needed for first place. Konosuke Takeshita completes the group stage undefeated with a successful blitz on Kazusada Higuchi. The two wasted no time and went throwing big bombs at each other. Takeshita threw out the Zahi knee strike and brought back the Surprise Rose to win in quick fashion. That is a move Takeshita has purposely held back from using because it is dangerous for him to do. But Higuchi is an opponent he felt he needed to use it against. Higuchi called the match a disappointing result but one he will take as a lesson for the future.

So now finally Ueno gets to stand face to face against Takeshita again. He’s seen his friend wrestle ever since they were in high school and that lead to Ueno falling in love with DDT. Ueno has gotten strong over the last five years and he’ll do his best to beat Takeshita in the final on 5th December. Takeshita is happy that Ueno will be his opponent for a Korakuen Hall main event. He encourages Ueno to try and go beyond him because they will have a match that only they can put together.

For Yuji Okabayashi it was a case of so close yet so far. He also went through the entire tournament undefeated but two draws keep him away from reaching the final. The time limit stalemate here gives HARASHIMA a little bit of redemption. All throughout the grand prix he’s been telling people he is in great shape despite a horrible run of defeat after defeat. Being able to fight Okabayashi for 30 minutes without losing is proof he can still go and he is confident he can do better. He wants to keep looking forward, aiming higher and win again. Okabayashi feels HARASHIMA’s love for DDT. It is that persistence that prevented the Big Japan wrestler from getting his rematch with Takeshita. Speaking of that, Okabayashi is now rooting for Takeshita to win the final. If he loses, Okabayashi will come back to kill him!

Jun Akiyama did what he could do to catch up but his win over Bodyguard wasn’t enough to push him over the line. Akiyama blocked the Rising High Kick, hit the Kneelift and then another one with his exposed knee. That only got a one count. Akiyama then threw Bodyguard over with the Exploder but that got a two count. Akiyama had to hit more Running Knee Lifts and then use the Wrist-Clutch Exploder to finally put Bodyguard away. Bodyguard was impressed by Akiyama’s strength and thinks he is moving faster than he was back in All Japan. If DDT wants to invite him back, he will work harder, rebuild his body and compete again.

Oh no, what did Pheromones do this time? Danshoku Dieno & Yuki Iino used their skills to put Yuji Hino, MAO & Yukio Naya all in compromising positions. When Yumehito Imanari grabbed his camera and began to film them, Hisaya Imabayashi ordered the match to be called off. Imabayashi singled out Imanari to blame this time and called him the root of all evil. The GM knows just who to call to come over and destroy him. It’s Shinya Aoki!

A video played of Aoki nominating Imanari as the next DDT Extreme Title challenger and the stipulation is no seconds are allowed at ringside. The match will go ahead in Shinjuku FACE on 12th December. Imanari noticed that when Aoki says the word indie it sounds like he is saying indecent. The press may misreport that the match will be lewd because of that. So Imanari promised that even without his friends at ringside, the match is going to get lewd!

The grudge between Daisuke Sasaki and Soma Takao got even dirtier when they attacked each other after the opening match. With Mizuki Watase already beaten, MJ Paul grabbed onto Takao and held him down. Sasaki then brought out a bag of dog food and claimed he kept this for over ten years. “I’ll never forget the dog food you made me eat!” he shouted. Sasaki attempted to force feed Takao but he punched back and shoved the food into Sasaki’s mouth. Takao then declared he will win the DDT Universal Title from him on 5th December.

The rookies got to experience Hardcore wrestling for the first time thanks to Shunma Katsumata. He invited Toui Kojima, Hideki Okatani and Yuya Koroku to go wild with weapons such as block toys, barbed wire bats, clothing pins, chairs, ladders, pop crackers and more. Okatani tried to put Kojima through a table with the Double Arm Suplex but the table didn’t break. Okatani smashed him through the table the second time. Katsumata covered Koroku in an Acupressure Foot Mat and pinned him with the Totonoe Splash. The rookies all agreed the match was painful but fun.

After the contest was over, Katsumata apologised for making a mess during the dark match. Then suddenly Hyper Misao entered the ring carrying a sign and attacked him with it. She is angry with him for a bunch of reasons. First, The 37KAMIINA humiliated her at the Tokyo Dome during the Rojo Pro Wrestling match held there. And second, Misao is upset she wasn’t invited to be in the Hardcore Match today. She demanded a Hardcore Match against Katsumata and it will happen on 18th December in Nagoya. Katsumata questioned if it is heroic to attack someone from behind and if Misao really is a hero? Misao said this is the way of a hero and she will end his hardcore life!

The very first match of the day was eventful before it even begun. Akito pinned Toru Owashi during his in-ring introduction to win the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title. Owashi, Kazuki Hirata and Antonio Honda then chased after Akito while the match went ahead. Yuki Ishida used his power to knock over opponents but Yusuke Okada soon stopped his momentum. Naomi Yoshimura threw everyone around. Saki Akai went wild against Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi. The Iron Man chase returned to the ring and Honda revealed that today is Hirata’s birthday! He sang him a birthday song but Hirata cut him off with a Cradle for a nearfall. CDK grabbed Hirata and used a Super Kick/Praying Mantis Bomb combo to put him away.

The show began with the D-Ou Grand Prix chairman Kenta Kobashi greeting the audience and declaring the opening of the final day. Endo could be heard cheering his announcement from the locker room.

Since today is Hirata’s birthday and there were two special announcements for him. On 26th December in Yoyogi, Maku Donaruto will be on the show. Also on the show Hirata is getting a big singles match against Shuji Kondo! Hirata was surprised by the second announcement and promised to do his best. He doesn’t even know Kondo despite their Kobe connection. He also wants Kondo to go easy on him.

The second DDTeeeen!! show will be held at Itabashi Green Hall on 5th January. Ilusion and El Unicorn both promoted the event at the start of the show.

In 2022 DDT will be hosting a “0 Yen Free Show” once a month for the entire year. The first one will take place in Shinjuku FACE on 7th January.


DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 II IN SHINJUKU” Results

November 10, 2021

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 II IN SHINJUKU”, 10/11/2021
Shinjuku FACE
214 Fans – Super No Vacancy

-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Hideki Okatani defeated Akito (c) with a School Boy (7:12 pm).
*Hideki Okatani becomes the 1,520th champion.
1. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – No Tag Rules: Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda defeated Akito, Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani (c) when Hirata pinned Okatani with the Miracle One Shot Cradle (7:34).
*Kazuki Hirata becomes the 1,521st champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Toru Owashi defeated Kazuki Hirata (c) with a School Boy (7:15 pm).
*Toru Owashi becomes the 1,522nd champion.
2. Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul defeated Toui Kojima & Yuki Ishida when Paul pinned Ishida with the Death Valley Bomb (5:50).
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: Konosuke Takeshita (5) defeated MAO (2) with the Plus Ultra (15:07).
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: Yuji Okabayashi (5) defeated Chris Brookes (2) with the Golem Splash (13:16).
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Yuji Hino (4) defeated Bodyguard (2) with the Fuckin’ BOMB (15:06).
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Naomi Yoshimura (2) defeated Yuki Ueno (2) with the Throwaway Power Bomb (13:51).
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Jun Akiyama (2) defeated Tetsuya Endo (4) with a Cradle (18:28).

A Block

1. Tetsuya Endo (4)
-. Yuji Hino (4)
3. Bodyguard (2)
-. Naomi Yoshimura (2)
-. Yuki Ueno (2)
-. Jun Akiyama (2)

B Block

1. Konosuke Takeshita (5)
-. Yuji Okabayashi (5)
3. Chris Brookes (2)
-. MAO (2)
-. Kazusada Higuchi (2)
6. HARASHIMA (0)

It took three matches for Jun Akiyama to finally get a win and score some points. He just had to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat against the undefeated Tetsuya Endo to do it. Endo threw his big moves and almost pinned Akiyama with the Swivel Torture Rack Bomb. Seeing the end in sight, Endo then hit the Shooting Star Press but Akiyama caught hold of Endo on the mat and rolled him over for a three count out of nowhere. Even Akiyama was surprised by the result because Endo had more energy. He joked that maybe it’s because Endo is out showing his ass all the time. Endo pointed out he only lost once in this D-Ou Grand Prix and he will win the rest of his matches so keep an eye on him. Akiyama knows he is in survival mode with one win and two losses so far. He has no choice but to win from here on out.

The meeting of former Nautilus partners saw Naomi Yoshimura defeat Yuki Ueno. It was a much needed win for Yoshimura personally because it shows he can still do it. Ueno broke his heart by ending their team then went on to take the glory. But today is a reminder that Yoshimura is still unbeaten against Ueno in singles matches. He faces Akiyama next and finds himself in a similar position. Whoever loses will be out of contention for the final. Ueno noticed that Yoshimura hasn’t been enjoying himself in his matches lately. He wishes he would go out there to have more fun. Ueno also joked that he hates Yoshimura now because Yoshimura beat him today.

The two outsiders collided in Block A when Yuji Hino faced Bodyguard. Hino pulled out an Exploder Suplex to weaken his opponent for a Lariat afterward. The Fuckin’ BOMB then finished Bodyguard off. A surprised Hino cannot figure out where Bodyguard gets his power from because he is an over 50 year old man. Hino would like to grow old like that. But he doesn’t share the enthusiasm for his next opponent Yuki Ueno. Bodyguard calls Hino a monster and he will watch the match back to figure out why he lost to him. He has Tetsuya Endo to worry about next too.

Block B is turning into a two horse race. Yuji Okabayashi put away Chris Brookes to reach 5 points. A chop battle proved Brookes was capable of throwing the same amount of punishment he could take from his stronger opponent. He tried to outsmart him to by applying a Samson Clutch for a flash nearfall. Okabayashi took control though and squashed Brookes with the Golem Splash to win. He was impressed to find power and skill from a wrestler he thought was just thin and tall. He’s ready to fight Kazusada Higuchi head on next. Brookes doesn’t want to give up yet. He is getting motivation from having Masahiro Takanashi and Drew Parker in his corner. His next match is also against Higuchi and will happen before the Okabayashi match.

Konosuke Takeshita is keeping up with Okabayashi neck and neck in first place. He is also at 5 points after beating MAO in an all The 37KAMIINA match-up. MAO applied the Clothespin hold he used to beat Higuchi but Takeshita powered out of it. MAO then went for the Cannonball 450° but Takeshita rolled out of the way. The German Suplex and Zahi couldn’t put MAO down so Takeshita had to submit him with the Plus Ultra. The match was close but Takeshita thinks he is now the strongest he has ever been. His evolution over the past year has been significant so he now has to get ready for HARASHIMA. MAO on the other hand doesn’t think the match was close at all and thinks it was a complete defeat. The gap between him and Takeshita is getting bigger but MAO hopes some day he will win on the big stage.

Nobody has come forward to challenge Daisuke Sasaki for the DDT Universal Title so he decided to nominate his own challenger. He wants Yuki Ishida, the rookie that he and MJ Paul just beat today. Hisaya Imabayashi refused to book the match because Ishida has only been wrestling for a month. Soma Takao then ran out and attacked Sasaki. He said he just wanted to talk but now that Sasaki is looking for a challenger, he will step up. He promised to take everything Sasaki has got and humiliate him too. Sasaki claims he still isn’t interested in Takao but he will wrestle him once before he takes on his real challenger. It might be Ishida or it might not depending on what mood Sasaki will be in. Imabayashi booked the title match for Korakuen Hall on 5th December. The champion coming out of it will then defend the title in Yoyogi on the 26th.

The opening match saw Hideki Okatani betray his own partner Akito by pinning him for the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title. This was while the match was still going on. He tried to escape but Kazuki Hirata dragged him back to the ring and outwrestled him to win the match and also the belt. Toru Owashi then pinned Hirata with a School Boy to take the title and add it to his growing collection of championships. Hirata tried to School Boy Owashi back but couldn’t make him budge.


Bumper News Update For November

November 5, 2021

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO JOSHI 2021 AUTUMN ~KACHO GETSURO~”, 06/11/2021
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Shoko Nakajima Vs Haruna Neko
2. 3 Way Match: Rika Tatsumi Vs Nodoka Tenma Vs Mahiro Kiryu
3. Hyper Misao & Nao Kakuta Vs Yuki Kamifuku & Raku
4. Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh Vs Marika Kobashi & Moka Miyamoto
5. Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki Vs Yuki Aino & Pom Harajuku
6. Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo Vs Miu Watanabe & Suzume

A busy weekend kicks off with Tokyo Joshi Pro tomorrow.

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 II IN YOKOHAMA”, 06/11/2021
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Kazuki Hirata, Saki Akai & Yusuke Okada Vs Akito, Antonio Honda & Yukio Naya
2. Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata & Yuki Ueno Vs Soma Takao, Toui Kojima & Yuki Ishida
3. Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul Vs Hideki Okatani Vs Yuya Koroku
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: Kazusada Higuchi (2) Vs MAO (0)
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: HARASHIMA (0) Vs Chris Brookes (0)
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Naomi Yoshimura (0) Vs Bodyguard (0)
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Jun Akiyama (0) Vs Yuji Hino (0)

Keigo Nakamura will be taking a leave of absence to treat an ongoing right knee injury. There is no timetable for his return yet. Some of the matches he was booked for this month will get replacements like with Yuki Ishida here.

GANBARE☆JOSHI “HIKARI NO ROCK 2021”, 07/11/2021
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. YuuRI “Glamorous Valkyrie” Trial Single Match Round 2: YuuRI Vs Maya Yukihi
2. Japan-China Full Scale Battle Special Single Match: Cherry Vs Choun-Shiryu
3. Japan-US-India Full Scale Battle Special 3 Way Match: Yumehito Imanari Vs Shota Vs Baliyan Akki
4. Ganjo Special Mixed 6-Man Tag Match: Ken Ohka, Seiya Morohashi & Moeka Haruhi Vs Keisuke Ishii, Shinichiro Tominaga & Rina Amikura
5. Ganjo Special Tag Match: Yuna Manase & Saki Akai Vs Yuu Yamagata & HARUKAZE

The additions of Saki Akai and Maya Yukihi to Ganbare☆Joshi will look to heat up the show even more.

GANBARE☆PRO “LEC CLEANPA! PRESENTS GANBARE☆CLIMAX 2021 2ND ROUND”, 07/11/2021
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Ganbare☆Climax 2021 – Round 2A: Tetsuhiro Kuroda Vs Ken Ohka
2. Ganbare☆Climax 2021 – Round 2D: Tatsuhito Takaiwa Vs Mizuki Watase
3. Ganjo Special Tag Match: Yuna Manase & YuuRI Vs Moeka Haruhi & HARUKAZE
4. Ganpro Special Single Match: Kenichiro Arai Vs Taison Maeguchi
5. Ganpro Special Tag Match: Shota & Soma Takao Vs Keisuke Ishii & Nobuhiro Shimatani
6. Ganbare☆Climax 2021 – Round 2C: Kouki Iwasaki Vs Shuichiro Katsumura
7. Ganbare☆Climax 2021 – Round 2B: Shinichiro Tominaga Vs Yumehito Imanari

The main event placement seems to suggest a Cinderella run for Shinichiro Tominaga. However Yumehito Imanari is the most recent Ganbare☆Climax winner and is on a strong run in both DDT and Ganbare☆Pro. Meanwhile Kouki Iwasaki faces the indomitable Shuichiro Katsumura, longtime veteran Tatsuhito Takaiwa meets Mizuki Watase and Ken Ohka crosses his hero Tetsuhiro Kuroda.

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 II IN NIIGATA”, 07/11/2021
Niigata Bandaijima Multipurpose Plaza Large Kama

1. Hideki Okatani Vs Yuki Ishida
2. Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno & Yuki “Sexy” Iino Vs Antonio Honda & Toui Kojima
3. Kazusada Higuchi & Yuki Ueno Vs Yuji Hino & Yuya Koroku
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Tetsuya Endo Vs Naomi Yoshimura
5. Niigata Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Yukio Naya Vs HARASHIMA, Akito & Super Sasadango Machine
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: MAO Vs Yuji Okabayashi
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Chris Brookes

Toui Kojima replaces Nakamura here.

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 II IN SHINJUKU”, 10/11/2021
Shinjuku FACE

1. Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda Vs Akito, Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani
2. Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul Vs Toui Kojima & Yuki Ishida
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Jun Akiyama Vs Tetsuya Endo
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Yuki Ueno Vs Naomi Yoshimura
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Yuji Hino Vs Bodyguard
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs MAO
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: Chris Brookes Vs Yuji Okabayashi

Nakamura gets replaced with his generational rival Hideki Okatani.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO JOSHI PRO WRESTLING, JORAKU!”, 13/11/2021
Kyoto KBS Hall

1. Nodoka Tenma Vs Pom Harajuku
2. 3 Way Match: Hyper Misao Vs Suzume Vs Haruna Neko
3. Hikari Noa Vs Moka Miyamoto
4. Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe Vs Yuki Aino & Marika Kobashi
5. Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki & Raku Vs Maki Itoh, Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu
6. Miyu Yamashita & Yuki Arai Vs Shoko Nakajima & Arisu Endo

The master and her pupil are teaming together once again for Yuki Arai’s homecoming. It’s also one step closer to the day Arai will face Miyu Yamashita one on one.

BASARA “BASARA 174 ~TAKAGARI 6~”, 13/11/2021
Takashimadaira Ward Community Center

1. Yusuke Kubo Vs Lil Kraken
2. FUMA & Daichi Kazato Vs Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga
3. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Takato Nakano
4. Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura Vs Masahiro Takanashi & Masato Kamino
5. Ryota Nakatsu & Takumi Tsukamoto Vs SAGAT & Fuminori Abe

Due to recent government decisions made in Japan over the pandemic, BASARA is considering to allow cheering at their shows again. They tried it once during the summer thinking it was safe but very quickly backtracked from it. So we’ll see what happens this time.

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 II IN OSAKA”, 14/11/2021
Osaka 176BOX

1. Tetsuya Endo, Yusuke Okada & Toui Kojima Vs Toru Owashi, Shunma Katsumata & Yuki Ishida
2. Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno & Yuki “Sexy” Iino Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Yuya Koroku
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Yuki Ueno Vs Bodyguard
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Naomi Yoshimura Vs Yuji Hino
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs HARASHIMA
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: Kazusada Higuchi Vs Yuji Okabayashi
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: Chris Brookes Vs MAO

Yuya Koroku gets moved up a match to take Nakamura’s place.

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 II IN KORAKUEN HALL”, 21/11/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Chris Brookes, Masahiro Takanashi, Antonio Honda, Akito & Yusuke Okada Vs Toru Owashi, Naomi Yoshimura, Kazuki Hirata, Saki Akai & Yuki Ishida
2. Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno, Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari Vs Yuji Hino, MAO & Yukio Naya
3. Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul Vs Soma Takao & Mizuki Watase
4. Shunma Katsumata Produce Match – My First Hardcore Match: Shunma Katsumata & Yuya Koroku Vs Hideki Okatani & Toui Kojima
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Jun Akiyama Vs Bodyguard
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Tetsuya Endo Vs Yuki Ueno
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Kazusada Higuchi
8. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: HARASHIMA Vs Yuji Okabayashi

Soma Takao is continuing to hunt down DAMNATION T.A and get an explanation as to why Daisuke Sasaki betrayed him. Sasaki is acting dumb and trying to ignore his former friend no matter how many times Takao attacks him.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “ALL RISE ’21”, 25/11/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Shoko Nakajima Vs Nodoka Tenma
2. Hyper Misao Vs Yuki Kamifuku
3. Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku Vs Nao Kakuta, Haruna Neko & Mahiro Kiryu
4. Marika Kobashi & Moka Miyamoto Vs Suzume & Arisu Endo
5. Rika Tatsumi Vs Yuki Arai
6. International Princess Title Match: Hikari Noa (c) Vs Miu Watanabe
7. Princess Tag Team Titles: Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki (c) Vs Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh

Two more singles matches added to the undercard that may hint towards future title challengers. Any winners out of Hyper Misao Vs Yuki Kamifuku and Shoko Nakajima Vs Nodoka Tenma would be in with a shot for either singles championship as things stand right now.

DDT “HIROSHI YAMATO TRIUMPHANT RETURN! NORI NORI NORI TRIUMPHANT TOUR IN KIMITSU 2021”, 28/11/2021
Chiba Kimitsu AQUASTUDIO

1. Kuishinbo Kamen & Antonio Honda Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata
2. Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata, Yuki Ueno & MAO Vs Tetsuya Endo, Kazusada Higuchi, Akito & Hideki Okatani
3. Kimitsu Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Chris Brookes Vs Hiroshi Yamato, HARASHIMA & Yuji Hino

A big 6-Man Tag match is made to celebrate Hiroshi Yamato’s homecoming. Also Kuishinbo Kamen gets to play with the DDT Variety Team.

DDT “DRAMATIC EXPLOSION 2021”, 18/12/2021
Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall

1. Current Blast Death Match: Atsushi Onita, Sanshiro Takagi & Kuro-chan Vs X, X & X

The feud between Atsushi Onita and Kuro-chan ended with the comedian earning Onita’s respect. Now they are teaming together along with Sanshiro Takagi for a Current Blast Death Match! Together Onita & Kuro-chan are known as The Kuronita Army!

Yuji Okabayashi and Bodyguard will be on the show.

“NEW YEAR’S WRESTLING 2021 ~TOSHIWASURE! SHUFFLE 6-MAN TAG TOURNAMENT”, 31/12/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Toshiwasure! Shuffle 6-Man Tag Tournament – Round 1: X, X & X Vs X, X & X
2. Toshiwasure! Shuffle 6-Man Tag Tournament – Round 1: X, X & X Vs X, X & X
3. Toshiwasure! Shuffle 6-Man Tag Tournament – Round 1: X, X & X Vs X, X & X
4. Toshiwasure! Shuffle 6-Man Tag Tournament – Round 1: X, X & X Vs X, X & X
5. Toshiwasure! Shuffle 6-Man Tag Tournament – Semi Final: X, X & X Vs X, X & X
6. Toshiwasure! Shuffle 6-Man Tag Tournament – Semi Final: X, X & X Vs X, X & X
7. Toshiwasure! Shuffle 6-Man Tag Tournament – Final: X, X & X Vs X, X & X

DDT Side: Konosuke Takeshita, HARASHIMA, Kazusada Higuchi, Chris Brookes, Naomi Yoshimura, MAO, Soma Takao and Akito

BJW Side: Takuya Nomura, Yuji Okabayashi, Daisuke Sekimoto, Ryuji Ito, Yasufumi Nakanoue, Daichi Hashimoto, Yuya Aoki and Kota Sekifuda

Year End Dream Slot: Shiro Koshinaka, Jun Kasai, Shuji Ishikawa, Shigehiro Irie, Kengo Mashimo, Brahman Kei (w/ Brahman Shu), Kuishinbo Kamen and X

Almost the entire field for the Shuffle 6-Man Tag Tournament is full. Both DDT and Big Japan have added their participants. Shuji Ishikawa and Shigehiro Irie were revealed as the final two spots in the wild card roster. However Yuko Miyamoto has since pulled out of the show after fracturing his ankle. That leaves one more wild card spot to fill.


DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 II IN OTA-KU” Results

November 3, 2021

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 II IN OTA-KU”, 03/11/2021
Tokyo Ota Ward Gymnasium
775 Fans

0. Dark Match – Toui Kojima Return Match: Toui Kojima & Yuya Koroku defeated Hideki Okatani & Yuki Ishida when Kojima pinned Ishida with the Full Nelson Buster (7:32).
0. Dark Match: Soma Takao defeated Baliyan Akki with the Official Endless Waltz (5:58).
0. Dark Match – KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Titles: Toru Owashi, Antonio Honda, Kazuki Hirata & Yoshihiko defeated Yoshiaki Yatsu, Akito, Hiroshi Yamato & Keigo Nakamura (c) when Hirata pinned Nakamura after the Reincarnation ~Beyond Hirata And Yoshihiko~ (12:37).
*Team Olympian fails in V2. DDT Variety Team become the 6th KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Champions!
1. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles Decision Match – No DQ Match: Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno, Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Shinya Aoki & Yusuke Okada when Iino pinned Okada with the Sexy Lariat (11:25).
*Pheromones becomes the 44th KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions!
2. Special Tag Match: Saki Akai & Masahiro Takanashi defeated Chihiro Hashimoto & Yukio Naya when Takanashi pinned Naya with a Crucifix Pin (10:09).
3. Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul Vs Bodyguard & Naomi Yoshimura ended in a No Contest when Soma Takao interfered (12:28).
4. Special Hardcore Tag Match: Chris Brookes & Drew Parker defeated Shunma Katsumata & MAO when Brookes pinned Katsumata with the Bubba Ray Dudley Power Bomb (13:00).
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: Kazusada Higuchi (2) defeated HARASHIMA (0) with the Brain Claw Slam (16:24).
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Tetsuya Endo (2) defeated Yuji Hino (0) with a Cradle (16:34).
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Yuki Ueno (2) defeated Jun Akiyama (0) with the WR (9:42).
8. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: Konosuke Takeshita (1) Vs Yuji Okabayashi (1) ended in a Time Limit Draw (30:00).

A Block

1. Yuki Ueno (2)
-. Tetsuya Endo (2)
3. Naomi Yoshimura (0)
-. Bodyguard (0)
-. Jun Akiyama (0)
-. Yuji Hino (0)

B Block

1. Kazusada Higuchi (2)
2. Konosuke Takeshita (1)
-. Yuji Okabayashi (1)
4. Chris Brookes (0)
-. MAO (0)
-. HARASHIMA (0)

The first four matches in the D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II took place inside Ota Ward Gymnasium. In the main event Konosuke Takeshita was taken to the limit by Yuji Okabayashi until the time expired. The Plus Ultra and German Suplex couldn’t put Okabayashi. But on the other hand the Golem Splash and Argentine Backbreaker wasn’t enough to beat Takeshita either. Takeshita was fighting to apply the Plus Ultra once more when the bell rang and the match ended in a draw. Takeshita is pleased with the result because he wanted to test his current power. He concluded that he is in great shape and has become a stronger wrestler. It was a contest of strength and Takeshita believes he went all out in Ota Ward today. Now he wants a rematch with Okabayashi and he thinks winning the D-Ou GP will make that happen. It could also happen in a tiebreaker if there is a tie for 1st place in their block. Okabayashi is frustrated over what happened. He doesn’t lose power struggles inside the ring that often. He promises to win the rest of the tournament and crush Takeshita whenever they cross paths again.

Today went exactly how Yuki Ueno imagined it would go. He expected the Knee Strikes, the Front Neck Lock and the Exploder Suplexes. After a perfectly placed Dropkick to the face, Ueno used the WR to beat Jun Akiyama! Everything went right for Ueno which makes him thinks this edition of the D-Ou GP will be a very good tournament for him. Akiyama accepts the result and the situation. It didn’t matter how much of the match he controlled, he still lost in the end. It can’t be helped if he has a target on his back for the younger generation to aim for.

The question going into Tetsuya Endo Vs Yuji Hino was whether or not Endo could give his larger opponent the Torture Rack Bomb. It took some effort but he was finally able to deliver the move. However the move took something out of him too and a delayed pin allowed Hino to kick out at two. Endo had to change his plan and attempted the Canadian Destroyer. Hino blocked the move but Endo then suddenly Cradled him and held him down for dear life to get the three count. Now that DAMNATION is gone, Endo said today is the first step towards becoming the top wrestler in DDT again. He thinks DDT wouldn’t be fun if he wasn’t on top. His next opponent is Naomi Yoshimura. Endo revealed that the two knew each other before Yoshimura joined DDT. He used to tease Endo all the time for having skinny legs. Endo promises he will break Yoshimura’s legs for revenge! Hino is immediately moving on from this loss to focus on his next opponent, Jun Akiyama.

The rivalry between HARASHIMA and Kazusada Higuchi resurfaced once more. At first HARASHIMA targeted his Higuchi’s legs but the match turned into the two throwing bombs at each other. HARASHIMA went for the big finish by doing a Springboard but Higuchi caught him in the Brain Claw. That by itself couldn’t win the match so Higuchi turned it into a big Brain Claw Slam to earn the victory. For Higuchi the win is another step forward. It builds his confidence and makes him think he will win the D-Ou GP. HARASHIMA is sorry he lost but believes he is still in great shape for the rest of the tournament.

The Hardcore Tag Match was carnage for the plastic boxes getting destroyed all over the place. MAO gave a shoutout to Speedball Mike Bailey by doing the Ultima Weapon onto Chris Brookes. He then stapled a Wrestle Universe advert onto Drew Parker’s forehead. Brookes did the same to him. Shunma Katsumata then took it further by stapling an ad onto Parker’s tongue. Parker fought back with a dart but Katsumata shoved it back into his mouth and pierced it through Parker’s cheek! Katsumata & MAO then tried the NepoWER Shower but Brookes got out of the way, leaving them to crash into more boxes. Parker put MAO through a table with the Swanton Bomb and then hit the Spiral Tap on Katsumata. He and Brookes then finished Katsumata off with a Super Power Bomb onto more plastic boxes. Parker greeted the DDT fans afterwards and gave his support to Brookes for the D-Ou GP.

Match #3 fell apart after an accidental ref bump caused by Yoshimura. He & Bodyguard were able to Double Choke Slam MJ Paul. Then Daisuke Sasaki brought a chair into the ring and he lured Yoshimura into Clotheslining Bodyguard by accident. Soma Takao then ran in and attacked Sasaki while Yoshimura & Bodyguard started fighting each other. Yukinori Matsui regained consciousness and saw chaos in the ring so he called off the match. It just so happens that Yoshimura and Bodyguard are facing each other in the D-Ou GP this Saturday. That’s convenient. Takao still wants an explanation from Sasaki as to why he turned his back on him. Sasaki thinks Takao is now working for Ganbare☆Pro and wants security to do a better job keeping wrestlers from other places invading DDT.

Saki Akai & Masahiro Takanashi were joined by Yukio Sakaguchi for their match. There wasn’t the same level of harmony for Chihiro Hashimoto & Yukio Naya. The finish saw Hashimoto grabbing Takanashi to do the Albright German Suplex. Then due to a lot of scrambling in the ring, Hashimoto ended up giving the Albright to her tag partner instead. Takanashi then pinned Naya to steal the win. Despite the result, Hashimoto wants to come back and wrestle Akai again. Akai will be wrestling at Sendai Girls on 23rd November so they can sort something out there is Akai wants to.

You’ll need more than handcuffs to stop Pheromones from their antics. Sanshiro Takagi’s plans couldn’t prevent them from becoming the new KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions. Takagi brought out the Dramatic Dream bike to drill into his opponents. Danshoku Dieno took out Shinya Aoki with the Lip Lock. He then got into the Hell Gate position and Yumehito Imanari sprayed fire extinguisher through it into Yusuke Okada. Imanari then handcuffed Okada and left him vulnerable for Yuki Iino’s Sexy Lariat for the finish. Dieno told the “Pheromaniacs” that the unit now cannot be disbanded and they will continue to take everyone to their land of dreams!

The show began with Kenta Kobashi introducing the D-Ou GP entries and receiving the trophy from the previous winner Akiyama. He declared the D-Ou Grand Prix open and watched the matches from the broadcast table. He praised the four tournament matches today and thinks the rest of the tournament will be just as good.

There were three pre-show matches including a title bout. The KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Titles changed hands when Team Olympian lost to Toru Owashi and the so-called DDT Variety Team. Both teams agreed to No Tag Rules for the match to keep the action going. The big highlight was the first time meeting of Yoshiaki Yatsu and Yoshihiko that ended with Yatsu putting the doll in the Prison Lock until Antonio Honda broke it up. Yoshihiko then flew out of the ring after Hiroshi Yamato gave Kazuki Hirata a German Suplex. Akito & Keigo Nakamura focused on Hirata until Yoshihiko came back in for the rescue. Their teamwork together was the difference maker and Hirata pinned Nakamura after an assisted Reincarnation from Yoshihiko. Honda said there are a lot of units in DDT now but if they can get rid of those groups one by one then they can climb up the card all the way up to the main event! Backstage Yatsu was impressed by the depth of Yoshihiko’s abilities.

Takao had a friendlier time in the ring with Baliyan Akki than he did with DAMNATION T.A. Akki put up a good fight by hitting a No Touch Topé Suicida and the Namaste Press. But Takao caught him in the Official Endless Waltz to wear him out and get the three count.

Toui Kojima is back and the new generation of DDT is complete again. Even better for Kojima, he got his first win too. Yuya Koroku and Hideki Okatani kept each other busy so it came down to Kojima and the newest rookie Yuki Ishida. Kojima used a Full Nelson Buster to beat him. Now that his elbows are completely healed, Kojima is going back to his goal of joining The 37KAMIINA!


Pheromones Don’t Want To Be Stopped, Rookies Get 1st Hardcore Match, Hikari Vs Miu For IP Title

November 1, 2021

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 II IN OTA-KU”, 03/11/2021
Tokyo Ota Ward Gymnasium

0. Dark Match – Toui Kojima Return Match: Hideki Okatani & Yuki Ishida Vs Toui Kojima & Yuya Koroku
0. Dark Match: Soma Takao Vs Baliyan Akki
0. Dark Match – KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Titles: Yoshiaki Yatsu, Akito, Hiroshi Yamato & Keigo Nakamura (c) Vs Toru Owashi, Antonio Honda, Kazuki Hirata & Yoshihiko
1. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles Decision Match – No DQ Match: Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno, Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Shinya Aoki & Yusuke Okada
2. Special Tag Match: Saki Akai & Masahiro Takanashi Vs Chihiro Hashimoto & Yukio Naya
3. Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul Vs Bodyguard & Naomi Yoshimura
4. Special Hardcore Tag Match: Shunma Katsumata & MAO Vs Chris Brookes & Drew Parker
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: HARASHIMA Vs Kazusada Higuchi
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Tetsuya Endo Vs Yuji Hino
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Jun Akiyama Vs Yuki Ueno
8. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Yuji Okabayashi

Okay, now we have the official match order for the show. Konosuke Takeshita versus Yuji Okabayashi is the headlining match.

Pheromones are getting sick and tired of their matches getting stopped before they reach their intended climax. Thanks to some manipulation towards the GM Hisaya Imabayashi, they got their KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles to now be under No DQ rules. It also cannot be called off for any reason related to the team’s inappropriate behaviour.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO JOSHI 2021 AUTUMN ~KACHO GETSURO~”, 06/11/2021
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Shoko Nakajima Vs Haruna Neko
2. 3 Way Match: Rika Tatsumi VsNodoka Tenma Vs Mahiro Kiryu
3. Hyper Misao & Nao Kakuta Vs Yuki Kamifuku & Raku
4. Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh Vs Marika Kobashi & Moka Miyamoto
5. Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki Vs Yuki Aino & Pom Harajuku
6. Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo Vs Miu Watanabe & Suzume

It’s been ages since Tokyo Joshi Pro held an event in Yokohama. They did a charity match there last year but this will be their first proper event in two years. The focus will be on the upcoming International Princess Title match taking place later this month.

GANBARE☆JOSHI “HIKARI NO ROCK 2021”, 07/11/2021
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Japan-China Full Scale Battle Special Single Match: Cherry Vs Choun-Shiryu
2. Japan-US-India Full Scale Battle Special 3 Way Match: Yumehito Imanari Vs Shota Vs Baliyan Akki
3. Ganjo Special Mixed 6-Man Tag Match: Ken Ohka, Seiya Morohashi & Moeka Haruhi Vs Keisuke Ishii, Shinichiro Tominaga & Rina Amikura
4. YuuRI “Glamorous Valkyrie” Trial Single Match Round 2: YuuRI Vs Maya Yukihi
5. Ganjo Special Tag Match: Yuna Manase & Saki Akai Vs Yuu Yamagata & HARUKAZE

Some international flavour is being added to the next Ganbare☆Joshi show. Also can Keisuke Ishii and Shinichiro Tominaga get along after Tominaga quickly eliminated Ishii from the Ganbare☆Climax?

Rina Amikura is from Actwres girl’Z.

GANBARE☆PRO “LEC CLEANPA! PRESENTS GANBARE☆CLIMAX 2021 2ND ROUND”, 07/11/2021
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Ganjo Special Tag Match: Yuna Manase & YuuRI Vs Moeka Haruhi & HARUKAZE
2. Ganpro Special Tag Match: Shota & Soma Takao Vs Keisuke Ishii & Nobuhiro Shimatani
3. Ganpro Special Single Match: Kenichiro Arai Vs Taison Maeguchi
4. Ganbare☆Climax 2021 – Round 2A: Tetsuhiro Kuroda Vs Ken Ohka
5. Ganbare☆Climax 2021 – Round 2D: Tatsuhito Takaiwa Vs Mizuki Watase
6. Ganbare☆Climax 2021 – Round 2C: Kouki Iwasaki Vs Shuichiro Katsumura
7. Ganbare☆Climax 2021 – Round 2B: Shinichiro Tominaga Vs Yumehito Imanari

The main four Ganjo girls are also involved in the Ganbare☆Pro show later that day. HARUKAZE is on a win streak against Yuna Manase. Meanwhile YuuRI is still looking for her first win and Moeka Haruhi is always a threat.

BASARA “BASARA 174 ~TAKAGARI 6~”, 13/11/2021
Takashimadaira Ward Community Center

1. Ryota Nakatsu & Takumi Tsukamoto Vs SAGAT & Fuminori Abe

Speed Of Sounds and Masahiro Takanashi will be on the show. I believe Takanashi still owes Fuminori Abe that rematch.

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 II IN KORAKUEN HALL”, 21/11/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Shunma Katsumata Produce Match – My First Hardcore Match: Shunma Katsumata & Yuya Koroku Vs Hideki Okatani & Toui Kojima
2. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Jun Akiyama Vs Bodyguard
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – A Block: Tetsuya Endo Vs Yuki Ueno
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Kazusada Higuchi
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 II – B Block: HARASHIMA Vs Yuji Okabayashi

Who let Shunma Katsumata do this? He’s putting together a Hardcore match for the rookies! Doesn’t he know that rookies break easily? Yuya Koroku, Hideki Okatani and Toui Kojima will take part in their first ever Hardcore match.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “ALL RISE ’21”, 25/11/2021
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Rika Tatsumi Vs Yuki Arai
2. International Princess Title Match: Hikari Noa (c) Vs Miu Watanabe
3. Princess Tag Team Titles: Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki (c) Vs Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh

The trios time limit draw at the last show has left both Hikari Noa and Miu Watanabe wanting more against each other. Watanabe asked Noa for a singles match and Noa is willing to put the IP Title on the line for it. She has defended the title against Raku already so if she beats Watanabe then everyone can agree that Noa is the best of the Up Up Girls!

The Rika Tatsumi Vs Yuki Arai match that was originally meant to happen in August is now taking place in November. Arai is looking forward to it but Tatsumi slapped her across the face.

BASARA “BASARA 177 ~GLITTER~”, 30/11/2021
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Union MAX Title: Ryota Nakatsu (c) Vs SAGAT

Ryota Nakatsu is the new Union MAX Champion. His first challenger is his Sparky teammate SAGAT.