Hikaru Sato Terminates DDT Contract

January 17, 2014

DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2014”, 26/01/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Saki Akai & Makoto Oishi Vs Yoshiko & Toru Owashi
2. Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao Vs Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki
3. Sanshiro Takagi & Hikaru Sato Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Akito
4. KUDO Vs Danshoku Dino
5. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Masa Takanashi (c) Vs MIKAMI Vs Yasu Urano Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Gota Ihashi Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Guanchulo Vs DJ Nira
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles – 3 Way Match: Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto (c) Vs Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo
7. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie

The annual contract renewals for the entire DDT roster took place this week. The sad news is Hikaru Sato did not renew his contract and will leave the company at the end of the month. Sato posted his comments on DDT’s site thanking them for his growth as a wrestler. He describes his transformation over the years as being able to survive the world of professional wrestling because he learned there is no single ideology needed to succeed. In DDT he was able to “rampage freely” with his ideas and Hikaru Sato would not exist without them. However he will not get many new opportunities if his career stays sterile. In Pancrase he was taught “The right of freedom is given only to those who played a duty of responsibility” and in order to fulfil his dream he needs to go out and do more.

He gained strength and jealousy from wrestling with Kota Ibushi, became friends with HARASHIMA as his equal and got to learn from Yukio Sakaguchi. Sato also had a lot of good things to say about Michael Nakazawa, who he had formed a very perverted team with over the years. Sato will continue to run Hard Hit but will no longer be involved with DDT’s day to day activities. He is unsure of where his journey will take him next and he may return to DDT in the future (he joked he could be back in three days time). But for now his final match will be himself and Sanshiro Takagi versus Yukio Sakaguchi & Akito on 26th January. Sato ended his message asking his fans to attend the show wearing the Pancrase Dead Or Alive t-shirt.

The other main change in contracts is Daisuke Sasaki becoming a full time member of the roster. He was previously wrestling for DDT as a freelancer. Konosuke Takeshita is in his final year of high school and his contract will be sorted out after his college entrance exam. Hoshitango is currently back home in Argentina but an agreement is in place for a contract when he returns.

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HARD HIT “ROAD TO KORAKUEN” Results

October 27, 2013

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HARD HIT “ROAD TO KORAKUEN”, 27/10/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
303 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Tiger Shark (1D/0E/0P) defeated Kenji Takeshima (2D/1E/0P) by TKO (3:04).
2. Kamen Shooter Super Rider (0D/1E/0P) defeated Takaku Fuke (0D/0E/0P) with a Cross Kneebar (6:33).
3. Poai Suganuma (0D/0E/0P) defeated Kotaro Nasu (0D/2E/0P) by KO with a Neck Lock Hip Throw (2:12).
4. Super Tiger (0D/0E/0P) defeated Koji Iwamoto (3D/0E/0P) by TKO (1:28).
5. Yukio Sakaguchi (2D/0E/0P) Vs Masaaki Mochizuki (2D/0E/0P) ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
6. Shuichiro Katsumura (2D/0E/0P) defeated Hayato Mashita (1D/1E/0P) with a Ninja Choke (3:05).
7. HARASHIMA (1D/2E/0P) defeated Yasu Kubota (1D/0E/0P) with a Cross Armbreaker (10:37).
8. Ryo Kawamura (0D/3E/0P) defeated Hikaru Sato (3D/1E/0P) with Palm Strikes To The Face (12:09).

Hikaru Sato thanked the fans for attending the show during very bad weather. He said Hard Hit will host a show in Korakuen Hall soon and he hopes they will not have to change their style in order to succeed.

Sato admitted he had no good excuse for losing to Ryo Kawamura in the main event. However, he now wants a rematch at Korakuen Hall.

Yukio Sakaguchi and Masaaki Mochizuki shook hands after their draw. They also appealed to fight each other one more time.

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Hard Hit October Card Complete

October 8, 2013

HARD HIT “ROAD TO KORAKUEN”, 27/10/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Kamen Shooter Super Rider Vs Takaku Fuke
2. Poai Suganuma Vs Kotaro Nasu
3. Super Tiger Vs Koji Iwamoto
4. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Masaaki Mochizuki
5. HARASHIMA Vs Yasu Kubota
6. Hikaru Sato Vs Ryo Kawamura

It’s a Pancrase heavy main event with Hikaru Sato facing the King of Pancrase Middleweight Champion and former executive president of the promotion Ryo Kawamura.

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HARD HIT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2013 ~ HARD HIT PRODUCE” Results

July 31, 2013

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HARD HIT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2013 ~ HARD HIT PRODUCE”, 31/07/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
375 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. ISAO (1D/0E/0P) defeated FUMA (0D/1E/0P) with an Ankle Hold (6:51).
2. Hard Hit Experiment – Handicap Match: Tanomusaku Toba defeated Michael Nakazawa with a Backhand Blow (R4 1:07).
3. HARASHIMA (1D/0E/0P) defeated Ryuichi Sekine (1D/2E/0P) by TKO (8:18)
4. Hard Hit Experiment – HARASHIMA Ultimate Royal: Yukio Kubota defeated Hoshitango, Tetsuya Endo and Tadaware (10:40).
4a. Yukio Kubota eliminated Hoshitango with an Ankle Hold (2:28).
4b. Tetsuya Endo eliminated Tadaware with a Jumping Knee (3:50).
4c. Yukio Kubota eliminated Tetsuya Endo with a Front Neck Lock (10:40).
5. Hikaru Sato (2D/2E/0P) Vs Yukio Sakaguchi (2D/2E/0P) ended in a 4-4 Time Limit Draw (15:00).

The KO-D Tag Team Champions fought to a stalemate in the main event. Hikaru Sato and Yukio Sakaguchi went through 15 minutes battling each other in a match that would have fit in with UWF no problem.

Yukio Kubota won a future Hard Hit fight against HARASHIMA by beating Tetsuya Endo, Hoshitango and Tadaware in the Battle Royal.

Michael Nakazawa was allowed to change the rules in his favour to give him a chance against Tanomusaku Toba. In Round 1 Nakazawa banned Toba from using his boxing gloves because they were too dangerous. He also allowed himself to cover his body in oil. The plan backfired when he couldn’t apply any submissions on Toba because they both became too slippery. In Round 2 Michael ordered Toba to give him his training bag containing supplement pills and a bottle of tequila. In Round 3 a knockdown only counted when the dominant fighter drank the bottle of tequila. Toba convinced Nakazawa to just fight under normal wrestling rules for Round 4 and he was able to beat him.

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DDT “OSAKA 24 ZONE TOUR ~ KITA WARD” Results

May 12, 2013

DDT “OSAKA 24 ZONE TOUR ~ KITA WARD”, 12/05/2013
Osaka Umeda Nasci Hall
350 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & “El Samurai” (Kazuki Hirata) defeated Yukio Sakaguchi, Masa Takanashi & Michael Nakazawa when Samurai pinned Nakazawa with the Devil Windmill Suplex (7:06).
2. Takao Soma defeated DJ Nira after Yukinori Matsui did the Boma Ye on Nira (6:42).
3. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi defeated Antonio Honda & Shoichi Uchida when Oishi pinned Honda with the Jikiden Tornado Clutch (12:55).
4. Shigehiro Irie & Keisuke Ishii defeated Tetsuya Endo & Konosuke Takeshita when Irie pinned Endo with the Flying Sausage (11:37).
5. MIKAMI defeated Daisuke Sasaki by Disqualification after a Referee Assault (13:04).
*The Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract does not changes hands.
6. Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Kizaemon Saiga defeated KUDO, Yasu Urano & FUMA when Omga pinned FUMA after the Golden Impact (14:29).
7. Next KO-D Openweight Title Challenger Decision Match: Hikaru Sato defeated HARASHIMA with a Leg Trap Reverse Armbreaker (20:43).

Hikaru Sato will face Shigehiro Irie for the KO-D Openweight Title in Hiroshima on 26th May.

The Golden Impact is a Double Stacked Doomsday Spinning Heel Kick. Kenny Omega had Kota Ibushi sitting on his shoulders while Ibushi had the victim FUMA sitting on top of him. Then Kizaemon Saiga leapt high off the top rope and struck FUMA with the Spinning Heel Kick.

Daisuke Sasaki has discovered a loophole for the Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract. Much like championships, the contract cannot change hands via disqualification. Sasaki was about to be defeated by MIKAMI when Shoichi Uchida grabbed Daisuke Kiso and pulled him out of the ring. Sasaki was DQ’ed but he did not lose his contract to MIKAMI.

“El Samurai” was really Kazuki Hirata wearing the former’s mask. Michael Nakazawa didn’t fall for the disguise and was able to unmask him but at the cost of being pinned by Hirata immediately afterward.

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No Glass Slipper Necessary, More Hulk Hogan Gymnastics

April 29, 2013

Stardom “CHAMPION FIESTA 2013 RYOGOKU CINDERELLA”, 29/04/2013
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
5,500 Fans

Mayu Iwatani, Lin Bairon, Kota Ibushi & Gota Ihashi defeated Eri Susa, Makoto, Michael Nakazawa & Hikaru Sato when Iwatani pinned Nakazawa with a Dragon Suplex (12:26).

Today was the big day for the Stardom joshi promotion. They ran an important show in Sumo Hall dedicated to the retirement of Yuzuki Aikawa. Miss Bouncy Bouncy received a lot of support from DDT during her pro wrestling career so it was fitting to see some of the wrestlers having a match on the undercard. The 8-Person Tag Team match had a crossover of talent from Stardom, DDT and Wrestling New Classic as Kota Ibushi & Gota Ihashi teamed with Stardom’s Mayu Iwatani and the new WNC Women’s Champion Lin Bairon to face Michael Nakazawa, Hikaru Sato, Eri Susa and the former WNC Women’s Champion Makoto. Nakazawa and Sato were in hentai mode with Nakazawa dressed as a nurse while Sato wore a women’s bathing suit. Ibushi and Makoto got to reignite their small rivalry when they paired off in the ring. Nakazawa was his usual creepy sense and attempted to apply the Ultimate Venom Arm on Iwatani. Makoto did not want her team to win that way and tried to stop him but got caught in the crossfire. Iwatani capitalised on the backfire and pinned Nakazawa with a Dragon Suplex in an impressive feat. Now, if someone from DDT is reading this could they please go console Sanshiro Takagi?

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Meanwhile a few other DDT wrestlers appeared at the the Makuhari Messe in Tokyo to attend the Nico Douga Conference. Antonio Honda put on his red and yellow tights and brought Hulkamania to life again with a Hulk Hogan Gymnastics performance. He was cheered on by Danshoku Dino, Tsurumi Amon, Daisuke Sasaki, Hiroshi Fukuda and Chikage Kiba. The video of the original performance is one of the more popular sport videos on the website. The video can be seen here: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/1333972847

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HARD HIT “YOUTH” Results

February 24, 2013

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HARD HIT “YOUTH”, 24/02/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
439 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Yasu Kubota (1D/0E0/P) defeated FUMA (0D/1E/0P) with a Cross Kneebar (1:43).
2. Hidetaka Monma (1D/0E/0P) defeated Kotaro Nasu (0D/2E/0P) with a Triangle Choke (4:44).
3. ISAO (0D/1E/0P) defeated Kyosuke Sasaki (1D/1E/0P) on points (10:00).
4. Kamen Shooter Super Rider (0D/1E/0P) defeated NOSAWA Rongai (2D/0E/0P) with an Octopus Hold (2:16).
5. Asaki Honda Retirement Match: Yukio Sakaguchi (0D/1E/0P) Vs Asaki Honda (0D/1E/0P) ended in a draw on points (10:00).
5a. Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Asaki Honda by Knockout with a Flying Knee (1:02).
6. Masayuki Kono (0D/0E/0P) defeated Hayato Mashita (0D/2E/0P) with a Cross Armlock (2:55).
7. Hikaru Sato (0D/0E/0P) defeated Yuji Sakuragi (0D/0E/0P) by Disqualification after an illegal closed strike to the face (0:38).

Hiromitsu Kanehara appeared to announce his retirement match at “U-SPIRITS Again” in Korakuen Hall on 9th March. The UWF Theme played during his entrance. He came to the show today and saw how UWF had evolved and wished both Hikaru Sato and Yuji Sakuragi to do their best in the main event.

Unfortunately the main event suffered a premature end before it ever got the chance to get going. When Sato dove in to grab Sakuragi’s leg, he took a punch to the face that fractured his nose. Even though the punch was unintentional, the referee called a foul on Sakuragi for the use of a closed fist and disqualified him. Sakuragi apologised to both Sato and the fans in attendance for the disappointing end to the match. Sato thanked the fighters who debuted as well as those who ended their Hard Hit careers today. He also apologised to the fans.

Masayuki Kono’s first trip to Hard Hit was quick and easy. The All Japan wrestler was dominant over Hayato Mashita and got the submission win in just under three minutes.

Yukio Sakaguchi was the final opponent for Asaki Honda since he was retiring on this show. When the fight ended in a draw, Honda told Sato that it was not a convincing result for someone who is about to retire. The fight was restarted per Honda’s request, this time with no time limit so a definitive winner would be decided. It only took a minute for Sakaguchi to knockout Honda with a Flying Knee. During the retirement ceremony, Honda gave Sakaguchi his T-shirt while Sakaguchi gave Honda his dojo towel.

Kamen Shooter Super Rider told NOSAWA Rongai they have been around since the beginning of DDT (Rider is Koichiro Kimura, aka Super Uchu Rider who was part of the DDT roster up until 2006). Rider would like to face NOSAWA again in a more orthodox wrestling match over in Real Japan Pro Wrestling.

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Sweet Dreams, Send In The Tanks! Sato’s Long Awaited Rematch

January 25, 2013

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DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2013”, 27/01/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Makoto Oishi & Akito Vs Tetsuya Endo & Daichi Kazato
2. Planning The New Year – 1 Vs 5 Handicap Match: Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Michael Nakazawa, Hoshitango, Gota Ihashi, Batten Tamagawa & DJ Nira
3. HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Hiro Tsumaki Vs MIKAMI, Hikaru Sato & Masa Takanashi
4. Sanshiro Takagi & Yuzuki Aikawa Vs Danshoku Dino & Yoshiko
5. Kota Ibushi Vs Konosuke Takeshita
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii, Takao Soma & Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Yuji Hino
7. KO-D Openweight Title & DDT Extreme Title: Kenny Omega (c) Vs Isami Kodaka (c)

Both Kenny Omega and Isami Kodaka had plenty of praise to give each other when they met to promote their KO-D Openweight & DDT Extreme Double Title match. Omega has a lot of respect for Kodaka due to his spirit and technique. As the DDT Extreme Champion, Kodaka was allowed to choose the stipulation for the match. He was tempted to make it a hardcore match so both men could do whatever they wanted in the ring. He decided to leave it as a normal match so if he beats Omega, it will prove without a doubt that he deservedly won the KO-D Championship. Kenny compared the match up to something like Street Fighter X Tekken or Capcom Vs SNK. He is 99% sure he can beat Kodaka but there is a chance a lucky punch will beat him. Kodaka said he has that punch but he acquired it from dedicated training instead of relying on luck.

The Monster Army have threatened to sell the KO-D 6-Man Tag Titles if they win them and use the money to buy tanks! Antonio Honda explained that after he and his teammates win the belts, he will go wrestle in Vietnam and become famous. That will somehow increase the value of the belts to the point where they can afford tanks. Honda also warned Keisuke Ishii that at 27 years old, Ishii is at the stage of life when a person has the worst luck. Many many musicians have died at the age of 27 and Ishii could join them. Ishii pointed out that Daisuke Sasaki and Yuji Hino are also 27 years old. Ishii’s 28th birthday will be around a week after the show and he promises he will still have the title when he celebrates it.

HARD HIT “YOUTH”, 24/02/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Yasu Kubota Vs FUMA
2. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Asaki Honda
3. Super Shooter Kamen Rider Vs NOSAWA Rongai
4. HARASHIMA Vs Hayato Mashita
5. Hikaru Sato Vs Yuji Sakuragi

Hikaru Sato announced five fights for the upcoming Hard Hit show. He is currently negotiating with different MMA fighters in order to sign two more fights for the card. Sato will fight Yuji Sakuragi in a rematch from their Pancrase bout from 26th January, 2006. Sakuragi won that fight in only 55 seconds of the first round. Sato is a far more experienced fighter now.

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DDT “WEST SIDE STORY SERIES 2012 IN HAMADA” Results

December 9, 2012

DDT “WEST SIDE STORY SERIES 2012 IN HAMADA ~MIKAMI TRIUMPHANT PERFORMANCE~”, 09/12/2012
Hamada Iwami Budokan
255 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Takao Soma & Shigehiro Irie defeated Gota Ihashi & Tetsuya Endo when Irie pinned Endo with a Flying Sausage (11:58).
2. 3 Way Match: Kenny Omega defeated Masa Takanashi and Antonio Honda when Omega pinned Takanashi with a Sunset Flip (9:17).
3. Keisuke Ishii defeated Akito with the Kneel Kick (8:38).
4. Kota Ibushi & Konosuke Takeshita defeated Danshoku Dino & DJ Nira when Ibushi pinned Nira with a Diving Body Press from the balcony (16:16).
5. Hikaru Sato defeated Daisuke Sasaki with a Reverse Armbar (10:35).
6. MIKAMI, Sanshiro Takagi & Makoto Oishi defeated HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Hiro Tsumaki when MIKAMI pinned Tsumaki with the 450 Splash (20:44).

MIKAMI highlighted his homecoming in Hamada with a main event victory along with Sanshiro Takagi & Makoto Oishi. The show promoted free admission for students from the nearby elementary school, so there were many children who were at the show. During his end of show promo, MIKAMI encouraged the children to follow their dreams and thanked them for witnessing the “Triumph of DDT.”

Hikaru Sato came out at the start of the show complaining to Tsurumi Amon that a naughty magazine he bought for himself went missing. It was revealed later on that the Monster Army stole it. Sato defeated Daisuke Sasaki to win back the naughty magazine.

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New Hard Hit Rules

March 12, 2012

HARD HIT “ATLANTIS”, 22/03/2012
Shinjuku FACE

1. KEI Yamamiya Vs Ryuichi Sekine
2. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Michael Nakazawa
3. Isami Kodaka Vs Tanomusaku Toba
4. HARASHIMA Vs Daisuke Nakamura
5. Hikaru Sato Vs Ryo Kawamura

Hikaru Sato has announced a new rule set to be used in Hard Hit going forward. The following changes have been made:

– Hard Hit matches will now have either a 10 or 15 minute time limit.

– Pinfalls are not in use.

– 10 minute fights will use a three point loss system. 15 minute fights will use a 5 point loss system.

– Closed fist strikes to the face, shins and knees are not allowed. However, strikes to the shins and knees will be allowed if the opponent wears padding on the affected area.

– Headbutts are banned.

– When on the ground, fighters are considered to be in a grounded state until they are standing on the soles of both feet.

– When fighting in a grounded state, the only strikes that are allowed to be used are open palm strikes.

– Leaving the ring during the fight, using weapons and attacking the referee are all grounds for immediate disqualifiction.

Everything else will be kept as usual. The last two matches will have a 15 minute time limit, the rest will be 10 minutes. There have been some comments that Sato is using the Hard Hit relaunch to prepare for a possible revival in the shoot-fighting style made famous by UWF and RINGS. Sato’s response is he does not know what is happening and he just wants to appeal to the fans of that style.

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