DDG, Another Homoiro Title Shot, nWJ’s Backer

June 4, 2012

DDT/DRAGON GATE “DDG COMES BACK”, 05/06/2012
Higashinari Citizens Center

0. Special Dark Match: Michael Nakazawa Vs Hollywood Stalker Ichikawa (Special Guest Referee: Gorgeous Matsuno)
1. Danshoku Rumble: Danshoku Dino Vs Antonio Honda Vs Gorgeous Matsuno Vs Don Fujii Vs Ryo “Jimmy” Saito Vs Rich Swann
2. HARASHIMA, KUDO & Shigehiro Irie Vs Akira Tozawa, Cyber Kong & Kzy
3. Masa Takanashi & Ken Ohka Vs Super Shisa & Shisa Boy
4. Kota Ibushi Vs BxB Hulk
5. Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma Vs Masaaki Mochizuki & Kotoka
6. Kenny Omega & Keisuke Ishii Vs Shingo Takagi & YAMATO

The time limit for the dark match has not been set. It will go from whenever they start the match up until around 10 minutes before the show itself begins properly.

DDT “ANGRY PE GOOD PE IN IBARAKI”, 16/06/2012
Ushiku Athletic Park Gymnasium

1. Sanshiro Takagi Vs Mitsuhiro Yoshida
2. 3 Way Match: DJ Nira Vs Masa Takanashi Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
3. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Hikaru Sato & Tetsuya Endo
4. Why Does Michael Nakazawa Mess With Insanely Funny Game? – Verification Match: Danshoku Dino & Akito Vs Antonio Honda & Michael Nakazawa
5. HARASHIMA Vs Takao Soma
6. KO-D Tag Team Title: Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino (c) Vs KUDO & Makoto Oishi

This will be the sixth time a Homoiro Clover Z team challenges for the KO-D Tag Team Title ever since Danshoku Dino & Kota Ibushi vacated the belts back in September 2011.

DDT “WHAT ARE YOU DOING 2012”, 24/06/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Ayumi Kurihara (c) Vs X
2. GM Army Vs Dissidents: Michael Nakazawa, Kenny Omega, Batten Tamagawa & X Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Takao Soma, Hero Amon & X (w/ Katsuji Nagashima)
3. Special Single Match: HARASHIMA Vs Shigehiro Irie
4. KUDO, Makoto Oishi & Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Masa Takanashi, Daisuke Sasaki & Hoshitango
5. KO-D Openweight Title: Yuji Hino (c) Vs Kota Ibushi

The feud between the GM Army led by Tsurumi Amon against New World Japan has seen Sanshiro Takagi bring in a powerful figure to help him out. Katsuji Nagashima, formerly an executive of New Japan and World Japan, is now a backer for the nWJ and his influence will be seen when the mysterious fourth wrestler of the nWJ team will be revealed. That’s not to say Tsurumi Amon has something up his sleeve with his own mystery wrestler also set to compete.


New Year Matches, Mio’s Sexxxy Problem

January 8, 2012

DDT “DDT MUSIC!”, 14/01/2012
Osaka Yodogawa Ward Center

1. Akito Vs Kazuki Hirata
2. 3 Way Tag Match: Antonio Honda & Keita Yano Vs Michael Nakazawa & Shoichi Uchida Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Takao Soma
3. Big New Year’s Match: Yuji Hino Vs Daisuke Sasaki
4. Big New Year’s Match: Yasu Urano Vs Masa Takanashi
5. Big New Year’s Match: Sanshiro Takagi Vs DJ Nira
6. Big New Year’s Match: Kenny Omega Vs Shigehiro Irie
7. KUDO, Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi Vs HARASHIMA, Hikaru Sato & Keisuke Ishii

Some of the results from today’s Shin-Kiba 1st RING event has led to the card for next week’s Osaka show being reshuffled. The rivalry brewing between Crying Wolf and certain members of the DDT roster will continue with Yasu Urano facing Masa Takanashi and Daisuke Sasaki taking on the bug brute Yuji Hino. This is all setting up the KO-D Tag Team Title match which is mentioned below. Meanwhile the “First 4 Way Match Of The Year” is now the “First 3 Way Tag Match Of The Year” with Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Takao Soma representing DDT, Antonio Honda & Keita Yano representing Crying Wolf and Michael Nakazawa & Shoichi Uchida representing a DDT and Osaka Pro alliance.

DDT “IN CHIBA 2012”, 22/01/2012
Chiba Port Arena

1. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa
2. HARASHIMA & Ryuichi Sekine Vs Antonio Honda & Keita Yano
3. Sanshiro Takagi Vs Takao Soma
4. Lottery Bonus Match! Angel Vs Devil Showdown!: DJ Nira Vs Jaki Numawzawa
5. Danshoku Dino, KUDO & Makoto Oishi Vs Kenny Omega, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Kazuki Hirata
6. KO-D Tag Team Title: Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino (c) Vs Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sasaki

With Daisuke Sasaki scoring the pin on Yasu Urano at Shin-Kiba, he and Masa Takanashi get the first shot at the new KO-D Tag Team Champions.

As the winner of the 2012 New Year Rumble, DJ Nira now has to face Jaki Numazawa from Big Japan. Will his Rocket Punch be able to take down the “Black Angel”?

Sanshiro Takagi’s call for wrestlers wanting to join his new “anti-establishment” unit has been answered by Takao Soma. The two are no strangers to each other as Soma was a part of Takagi’s TKG48 unit.

DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2012”, 29/01/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Makoto Oishi, Akito & Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Hikari Minami) Vs Yasu Urano, Antonio Honda & Keita Yano
2. New Year Dream Match: Keisuke Ishii Vs Yuji Hino
3. New Year Dream Match: Kenny Omega Vs HARASHIMA
4. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) Vs Danshoku Dino

Homoiro Clover Z is doing pretty well for itself so far. Win or lose, they will still hold possession of the KO-D Openweight Title after the main event. If KUDO beats Danshoku Dino, he will set the record for most KO-D Title defences. However, now that they are being pitted against Crying Wolf a more threatening challenge could be just around the corner for them.

UNION “FORTUNE DEMONS 2012”, 10/02/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Mio Shirai Vs Sexxxy Eddy
2. Ken Ohka Vs El Generico
3. Shuji Ishikawa & Shigehiro Irie Vs Kengo Ohka & Madoka

Mio Shirai is going to be in for a long night and I’m sure Sexxxy Eddy would agree with me (but not in the way I meant).


“NEVER MIND 2011” Press Conference

December 28, 2011

DDT “NEVER MIND 2011”, 31/12/2011
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Rion Mizuki Vs Shota
1. Michael Nakazawa & Hikaru Sato Vs Antonio Honda & Keita Yano
2. Runner Vs Runner: Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Kazuki Hirata
3. Kenny Omega & DJ Nira Vs Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sasaki
4. 48 Group Vs Homoiro Clover Z – 5 Vs 5 Elimination: Sanshiro Takagi, Vladamir Nagai, Ivan Markov, Poison JULIE Sawada & Hoshitango (w/ Bonnie) Vs Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi, Gran Hamada, Akito & Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Hikari Minami)
5. HARASHIMA & Takao Soma Vs Katsuhiko Nakajima & Satoshi Kajiwara
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino
7. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) Vs MIKAMI

Yesterday DDT held a press conference in Shinjuku to get the thoughts of several wrestlers who will compete at “NEVER MIND 2011” on New Year’s Eve. An important note about the main event was announced. The KO-D Openweight Title match between KUDO and MIKAMI will allow the usage of ladders without any risk of disqualification. KUDO is aiming to tie the record for most defences of the KO-D Title, currently held by Sanshiro Takagi with five wins. MIKAMI has gone through intensive training for this match and wants to be the man representing DDT as champion for its 15th Anniversary. With the allowance of ladders for the match now in effect, this gives MIKAMI a great advantage to win the championship.

When KUDO and MIKAMI were done, Hikaru Sato and Michael Nakazawa were next up. The two will team up to face the Crying Wolf pair of Antonio Honda & Keita Yano in the show opener. Nakazawa has begun pestering Sato to become his regular tag team partner again. He promises that if they beat Honda & Yano, they will transform into a brand new tag team and not become the Hentai team they used to be. Sato tried to ignore him and brought up the year he’s had. Sato won the DDT48 General Election, wrestled semi-actively for All Japan and bought a new suit worth 300,000 yen. He told Nakazawa that he will accept the stipulation but added that if they lose to Crying Wolf, Nakazawa will have to fight Sato in a Pancrase rules match.

The press conference finished up with Sanshiro Takagi, Danshoku Dino and Makoto Oishi making an appearance to talk about the 48 Group Vs Homoiro Clover Z 10-Man Tag Team match. Dino said he was looking forward to the “orgy” while Takagi talked about bringing in the KGB48, PJS48 and SUMO48 to join his TKG Rogue Army. The two began to argue until Tsurumi Amon interrupted them. Amon then announced that the 10-Man Tag will now be an Elimination Tag Team match.


God Bless DDT, Rock ‘N’ Roll Death Match, Busy Schedule

November 26, 2011

DDT “GOD BLESS DDT 2011”, 27/11/2011
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Toru Sugiura
1. Yasu Rano, Antonio Honda, Keita Yano & X Vs MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi, Takao Soma & Daisuke Sasaki
2. Michael Nakazawa Vs Hikaru Sato
3. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Poison JULIE Sawada & Gorgeous Matsuno
4. Homoiro Clover Z Audition: Hikari Minami Vs Mitsuya Nagai Vs Tsutomu Oosugi Vs Hercules Senga Vs DJ Nira Vs Akito Vs Gundan Hitori Vs Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Hoshitango
Judges: Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi
5. AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kenny Omega (c) Vs Minoru Tanaka
6. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) Vs HARASHIMA

This will be one of the more major Korakuen Hall shows DDT will produce this year. A double main event sees KUDO defend the KO-D Title against HARASHIMA in a battle between two of DDT’s most established wrestlers while Kenny Omega sets his first defence of the AJPW Jr. Championship against the Jr. Heavyweight superstar Minoru Tanaka. Meanwhile Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi go on the hunt for a new member of the Homoiro Clover Z stable. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie defend the KO-D Tag Titles against the veteran duo of Poison JULIE Sawada & Gorgeous Matsuno, which will still take place despite Matsuno’s health and fitness being under question. But the biggest news will be Sanshiro Takagi announcing the date for DDT’s 15th Anniversary show to be held in Nippon Budokan.

Antonio Honda gave a hint towards the mystery fourth wrestler in the Let’s Go 30’s team. Honda said the wrestler is a “Crying Wolf”, referencing “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” children’s tale.

DDT “TENKA SANBUN NO KAI”, 11/12/2011
Hakata Star Lane

1. Rock ‘N’ Roll Death Match: A. YAZAWA & Ken Ohka Vs Michael Nakazawa & Batten Tamagawa

The Rock ‘N’ Roll Death Match previously took place during the Union day of “BEER FIGHT 2011” week. At times the match will be interrupted by music. Depending on the song being played, every wrestler in the match has to stop wrestling and either dance or drink alcohol until the music stops.

Also scheduled to show up are Hikaru Sato, Daisuke Sasaki, DJ Nira and Freelance Team Oita wrestler Azul Dragon.

DDT and Union have announced a bunch of new events taking place in early 2012. The next couple of months will be very busy as there will be at least one DDT or Union show every week from December until March with shows taking place in Tokyo, Fukuoka, Osaka, Chiba and Nagoya.


Full Tripleshot Cards, Homoiro Clover Z Auditions

November 7, 2011

DDT “NON-FIX 11.13”, 13/11/2011
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Homoiro Clover Z Audition: Danshoku Dino Vs X
2. Hikaru Sato & Rion Mizuki Vs Michael Nakazawa & Kazuki Hirata
3. Yasu Urano, Antonio Honda & X Vs MIKAMI, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Hoshitango
4. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs DJ Nira & Gorgeous Matsuno
5. Kenny Omega Vs Takao Soma
6. KUDO & Daisuke Sasaki Vs HARASHIMA & Masa Takanashi

Gorgeous Matsuno has requested a shot at the KO-D Tag Team Titles with Poison JULIE Sawada as his partner. However, Tsurumi Amon is not convinced they deserve to get the title shot. He thinks they will have to defeat the champions first before they can go after the belts. Sawada will not be appearing at Shin-Kiba 1st RING on 13/11 so Amon has told Matsuno to team with DJ Nira to take on the champs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie at the show. If Matsuno & Nira win, then Matsuno & Sawada will be given a title shot to be held at 27/11.

The Let’s Go 30’s pair of Yasu Urano & Antonio Honda are going back to the drawing board after failing to win the KO-D Tag Team Titles. Part of their new strategy will be to bring in a third member to their group, who will be revealed at this show.

Hard Hit “ATLANTIS”, 13/11/2011
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Kazuki Hirata Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
2. Tanomusaku Toba Vs Kotaro Nasu
3. Isami Kodaka Vs Ryuichi Sekine
4. Madoka Vs Kengo Mashimo
5. Shuji Ishikawa Vs Takaku Fuke
6. KUDO & Kenny Omega Vs HARASHIMA & Mitsuya Nagai
7. Hikaru Sato Vs Daisuke Sekimoto

UNION “FANTASY ILLUSION 5”, 13/11/2011
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Cherry Tag Match: Giant Cherry & Nice Body Cherry Vs Mrs. Cherry & Chinese Cherry
2. S-Ovation Vs M-Ovation: Hiroyo Matsumoto & Misaki Ohata Vs Shigeko Deluxe & Hiroko Mangrove
3. Masako Takanashi & Kazue Hirata Vs Kaori Yoneyama & Leon
4. Handsome Shirai Vs Kenko Ohka
5. Cherry Vs Aja Kong

If you like your pro wrestling to have cross dressing then boy are you in for a treat (I can’t believe I typed that). Handsome Shirai Vs Kenko Ohka sounds like a gender swapped version of the Mio Shirai Vs Ken Ohka feud, Masako Takanashi is Masa TakanashiKazue Hirata is Kazuki Hirata, Shigeko Deluxe & Hiroko Mangrove are the female cheerleader alter egos of Shigehiro Irie & Shuji Ishikawa respectively and Chinese Cherry will obviously be Chou-un Shiryu. My guesses for the other Cherry knock offs are Hoshitango for Giant Cherry, Big Morohashi for Nice Body Cherry and Sanshiro Takagi for Mrs. Cherry/Cherry’s mother.

DDT “GOD BLESS DDT 2011”, 27/11/2011
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Homoiro Clover Z Audition: Hikari Minami Vs X
2. AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kenny Omega (c) Vs Minoru Tanaka
3. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) Vs HARASHIMA

Homoiro Clover Z will be holding “auditions” for the rest of this month to find their newest member. Hikari Minami from Ice Ribbon is the first name added to the audition. She caught their attention when she and Sanshiro Takagi defeated Clover members Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi at “OSAKA BAY BLUES”. So far the official members of Homoiro Clover Z are Danshoku Dino, Kota Ibushi, Makoto Oishi and KUDO.


Lumberjack Death Match, Kikutaro Returns, Honda & Urano Join Forces

October 6, 2011

DDT “DDT SPECIAL 2011”, 23/10/2011
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Hardcore 4 Way: Isami Kodaka Vs Antonio Honda Vs Keisuke Ishii Vs Michael Nakazawa
2. HARASHIMA Vs Ken Ohka
3. Cherry Vs MIKAMI
4. Masa Takanashi Vs DJ Nira
5. Yasu Urano Vs Shuji Ishikawa
6. Lumberjack Death Match: Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma
7. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) Vs Hikaru Sato

A mini tournament to determine who challenges the KO-D Openweight Champion at Osaka in November will also take place here.

Some taunting has been going back and forth between Homoiro Clover Z and the TKG48. This has led to the Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma tag team match being turned into a Lumberjack Death Match. So far DJ Nira, Ken Ohka, Shigehiro Irie, Kazuki Hirata and Hiroshi Fukuda have been announced as the lumberjacks, with more to come.

DDT “OSAKA BAY BLUES SPECIAL 2011”, 06/11/2011
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2

1. 3 Way: Kikutaro Vs Kushinbo Kamen Vs Gorgeous Matsuno
2. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO or Hikaru Sato (c) Vs Winner Of 23/10 Tournament

Gorgeous Matsuno finds himself in the ring with two of the most dangerous wrestlers in Japan. Oh wait… Scratch that, he’ll be in the ring with Kikutaro and Kushinbo Kamen. However, Matsuno is always at risk while he carries the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title over his shoulder. That is if he is still champion by the time this show takes place.

Shigehiro Irie will also take part in this show along with Kyairyuuken-ecchan from Shi-en Pro Wrestling aswell as Osaka freelancers Hideki Shiota and Shoichi Uchida.

In other news, Antonio Honda & Yasu Urano have decided to form a new faction together after they had a successful go as a team at “NON-FIX 10.5” earlier this week. They declared their goal was to become the KO-D Tag Team Champions. I’m curious to see if Poison JULIE Sawada will join them, as Sawada has been teaming with Honda ever since his return from injury and gimmick makeover.