June 25, 2022
DDT “DRAMATIC DREAM TOUR 2022 IN YOKOHAMA”, 25/06/2022
Yokohama Radiant Hall
190 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House
1. Yuji Hino & Yukio Naya defeated HARASHIMA & Hideki Okatani when Naya pinned Okatani with the Back Drop (10:02).
2. Yuki “Sexy” Iino, Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno & Akito “Cochin” Nishigaki defeated Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Soma Takao when Iino submitted Hirata after the Pheromones Chokoku-No-Mori (12:51).
3. DAMNATION T.A Vs The Iyasareru!: Daisuke Sasaki & KANON defeated Chris Brookes & Antonio Honda when KANON submitted Honda with the Medusa (13:18).
4. Naomi Yoshimura defeated Yuya Koroku with the Harai Goshi (9:21).
5. BURNING Vs Eruption!: Kazusada Higuchi & Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Jun Akiyama & Yusuke Okada when Higuchi pinned Okada with the Brain Claw Slam (10:17).
6. KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Titles: Yuki Ueno, MAO, Shunma Katsumata, Toi Kojima & Shinya Aoki defeated Poison Sawada JULIE, Takashi Sasaki, GENTARO, MIKAMI & Thanomsak Toba (w/ Naomi Susan) (c) when Kojima submitted Toba with the Modified Triangle Choke (19:38).
*Legend-gun fails in V2. The 37KAMIINA & Shinya Aoki become the 8th KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Champions!
The allied forces of Shinya Aoki & The 37KAMIINA have defeated Legend-gun to becomes the new KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Champions! It was a big day for Toi Kojima most of all because he was the one to pick up the win. It was a close match all around but the final minutes came down to Kojima and Thanomsak Toba. Kojima had a recent bad experience with kickboxing at Korakuen Hall and things looked like it would be the same here. But Kojima knocked Toba to the mat and locked him into a Triangle Choke for the submission victory. Kojima said he was finally able to take the next step forward and win for The 37KAMIINA. He told Yuki Ueno to use this momentum for the King Of DDT final rounds next month.
Poison Sawada JULIE said he was caught off guard because nobody had ever used towels to counter his magic spells before. He doesn’t care about regaining the 10-Man Tag Titles. Instead he wants a singles match with his long time enemy Sanshiro Takagi! Some of the other members of Legend-gun were more positive over the experience. Takashi Sasaki accepts that their opponents represent the current era of DDT. He wants to get more of a taste of what current DDT is like. MIKAMI congratulates the new champions but if they ever act disgracefully he warns Legend-gun will come back to put them in their place!
King Of DDT semi finalists Kazusada Higuchi and Jun Akiyama faced off in a tag team bout. Higuchi came out on top although it was over Yusuke Okada instead of Akiyama. Higuchi said he knew he would win today. He will beat Akiyama again in the semi finals. He thinks he cannot afford to lose after Akiyama beat Yukio Sakaguchi in Round 1.
Naomi Yoshimura thanked Yuya Koroku for their match but said Koroku is not at the level to beat him yet. He is still too lukewarm. After eliminating HARASHIMA in Round 2, Yoshimura is absolutely confident he will go on to win King Of DDT and become the new KO-D Openweight Champion.
Daisuke Sasaki demanded The Iyasareru/CDK to cancel their challenge for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles because he thinks Antonio Honda is too boring to qualify for a title shot. Sasaki later said the titles aren’t worth much to begin with but even then Honda does not deserve a shot. Honda defended himself and said he only lost today’s match because of a mistake. KANON made him submit to the Medusa, which is the new name of his Just Cobra Twist finisher. Honda promises the title match in Nagoya will be so great it will make everyone in the audience suffer nosebleeds from the excitement.
Before the Pheromones match began, Hisaya Imabayashi wanted to know if Yuki Iino has decided on his next challenger for the DDT Extreme Title. Instead Danshoku Dieno said they would use this match to determine a suitable candidate. After the match Dieno claimed there was nobody worthy of facing Iino for the belt. Suddenly Akito “Cochin” Nishigaki raised his hand and volunteered for the match! The rest of Pheromones were in disbelief and told him he cannot challenge another member while he is in the group. He decided he can then leave Pheromones challenge as just Akito because he loves the Extreme Title the most out of any championship in DDT. Iino accepted the deal and did a pinky swear with Akito before attacking him with the rest of Pheromones joining in. They stripped Akito of his gear and left him beaten in the ring. The title match will happen in Nagoya on 16th July. Backstage Akito said he doesn’t care about Pheromones anymore and instead wants the Extreme Title back to express the pro wrestling that he wants to do.
The mystery foreign wrestler entering DDT next month is Andrew “The Giant” Everett! He is the 175cm tall (although he claims he is 223cm tall) high flying giant of the American indies. He will team with Chris Brookes on 3rd July and will also wrestle on the 7th. Everett was scouted by Konosuke Takeshita recently and received his full endorsement. That is what brings him over to DDT.
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Results | Tagged: Akito, Andrew Everett, Antonio Honda, Chris Brookes, Daisuke Sasaki, DAMNATION T.A, Danshoku Dieno, DDT Extreme Championship, DDT Pro Wrestling, Dramatic Dream Team, GENTARO, Hisaya Imabayashi, Jun Akiyama, KANON, Kazusada Higuchi, KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship, KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship, MAO, MIKAMI, Naomi Yoshimura, Pheromones, Poison Sawada JULIE, Shinya Aoki, Shunma Katsumata, Takashi Sasaki, Thanomsak Toba, The 37KAMIINA, The Iyasareru, Toy Kojima (Toi Kojima), Yokohama Radiant Hall, Yuki Iino, Yuki Ueno, Yukio Sakaguchi, Yusuke Okada, Yuya Koroku | 
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June 19, 2022
DDT “KING OF DDT 2022 2ND ROUND”, 19/06/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
430 Fans
0. Dark Match: Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno & Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari defeated Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata when Dieno pinned Hirata with a Cradle (7:27).
1. DAMNATION T.A Vs Eruption!: MJ Paul & KANON Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani ended in a Double Countout (11:01).
2. THE KICKBOXING MATCH 2022: Hikaru Machida & Gota Ihashi defeated Shinya Aoki & Toi Kojima when Ihashi pinned Kojima with the Moonsault Press (R3 1:42).
3. MAO, Shunma Katsumata, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku defeated Yuji Hino, Yukio Naya, Chris Brookes & Yuki Ishida when Katsumata pinned Ishida after the Oretachi no MADMAX (13:33).
4. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: Kazusada Higuchi defeated Masahiro Takanashi with the Brain Claw Slam (4:41).
5. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: Jun Akiyama defeated Yuki “Sexy” Iino with the Sexy Paradise Lock (11:34).
6. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: Yuki Ueno defeated Daisuke Sasaki with the WR (12:49).
7. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: Naomi Yoshimura defeated HARASHIMA with the Osaka Pride (19:24).
The King Of DDT moved over to Korakuen Hall for the 2nd Round. The top four matches of the show were all Quarter Final bouts. Naomi Yoshimura grabbed everyone’s attention by defeating his current tag partner and “big brother” figure HARASHIMA in the main event. It was an impressive result because everything about the match looked like HARASHIMA was going to take it. He hit the Somato but Yoshimura was too close to the ropes so he could easily reach for the rope break despite taking the full blow. HARASHIMA went for the Swan Dive Somato to finish the job but Yoshimura sprang up to his feet and caught him in mid air with the Harai Goshi! He followed up with the Throwaway Power Bomb but HARASHIMA was still fighting. HARASHIMA went for one more Somato but Yoshimura caught him again and swung him into the Osaka Pride. That was the end of it and Yoshimura pinned him for the three count!
Yuki Ueno had his own difficult mountain to climb over. Daisuke Sasaki has been a big thorn in his side based on their previous matches together. Just like in “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2021” last August, Sasaki busted Ueno open and focused on making him bleed further. Ueno’s 1st Round opponent KANON also pulled the ref out of the ring when Ueno had Sasaki pinned with the Frog Splash. However he avoided La Mistica and kicked out of the flash Hurricanrana, holding onto Sasaki’s arm the whole time so he could suddenly pull him into the WR. It ended up being a big win for Ueno, one that puts his failure to beat Sasaki last year to rest.
The dreaded hose Yuki Iino used in the opening round made its return this time attached to a portable vacuum cleaner. He tried using it on Jun Akiyama but Makoto Oishi tried stopping him. Oishi got the hose shoved into his mouth while the other end was stuck up Iino’s backside for his troubles. Akiyama grabbed the vacuum afterwards, stuck it up to Iino’s lips and switched it on to suck the life out of his opponent. Iino somehow kicked out after taking a Knee Smash and the Exploder Suplex. Akiyama then thought outside the box and placed Iino in the Paradise Lock, giving one side of Korakuen a full display of Iino’s butt in all of its glory. Akiyama then shoved both ends of the hose into Iino’s mouth and butt until Iino gave up to the Paradise Lock.
There was even more trickery in the first Quarter Final match of the show. Kazusada Higuchi waited for his opponent Masahiro Takanashi only to see Baliyan Akki and Antonio Honda walk out both disguised as him. The real Takanashi entered the ring from the other side to ambush Higuchi. The plan didn’t offer Takanashi much because Higuchi soon picked him up into the Canadian Backbreaker. That was when Plan B happened and the bell suddenly rang. DJ Nira was at the timekeeper’s desk and rang the bell early to distract Higuchi. Takanashi tried to take advantage and set up the Takatonic. However Higuchi blocked the move, grabbed Takanashi and delivered the Brain Claw Slam for the win.
At the end of the show the four remaining wrestlers in King Of DDT took part in the lottery to pair up for the next round. Whoever chose the same colour balls will face each other in the semi final. The result is Ueno Vs Yoshimura and Higuchi and Akiyama. Yoshimura later said he would have preferred to face Ueno in the final so he cannot lose to him now. Ueno has never beaten Yoshimura one on one so this is the next step for him to become the strongest wrestler in DDT. Akiyama is happy to talk about anything other than the match he had today. He thinks Higuchi has never stopped thinking about him so it is time they settle their problems in the ring. Higuchi said he needs to beat Akiyama if he is to become the new KO-D Openweight Champion.
It was slightly unusual to see wrestlers from BURNING and The 37KAMIINA teaming together. Shunma Katsumata thought all four of them were on the same page so he rushed ahead to attack Yuji Hino. He was the only one though and he simply bounced off Hino’s big chest. Luckily for him MAO was there to help him fight off Yukio Naya. MAO also gave Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku and extra hand to Suplex Hino. Chris Brookes set the match up for Yuki Ishida to take control but the rookie was overwhelmed with NeppoWER!! MAO & Katsumata gave him with a version of the MADMAX to end the match.
The biggest combat sporting event to happen in Japan for years was taking place a few minutes away from Korakuen Hall while DDT was running this show. As the Tokyo Dome was hosting THE MATCH in front of over 56,000 people, DDT tried to capitalize on this with their own mega fighting bout called THE KICKBOXING MATCH to an audience of 430. The match itself was a tag team bout held under kickboxing rules. Shinya Aoki wished he was at the Tokyo Dome instead, until he got to see the round girl Sanae Takebayashi do her job. He changed his tone pretty quickly after that. Toi Kojima took the match more seriously and looked to be the better fighter against Gota Ihashi. Aoki met his match against Hikaru Machida and the two fought out of the ring over to the special ring announcer Miyata Mitsuru. Both of them decided to attack him instead before going back to the ring to continue the match. In the 3rd Round, Machida used the Irai Punch on Kojima to knock him out. But rather than end the match there, Machida got Ihashi to do a Moonsault and pick up the win that way. Afterwards it was announced that Ihashi’s prize for winning is qualification to fight at an upcoming KNOCK OUT event produced by Mitsuru. He was against the idea at first but was convinced into accepting the invitation. Unfortunately Ihashi later found out Mitsuru couldn’t find a suitable opponent matching his size so the plan may be scrapped for now.
The opening match between Eruption and DAMNATION T.A went out of control when the four wrestlers involved wouldn’t stop fighting each other. Yukio Sakaguchi and MJ Paul squared off with each other while Hideki Okatani and KANON provoked each other into a fight. All of them continued fighting outside the ring until they were counted out.
In the dark match Yumehito Imanari kept Toru Owashi off his game by purposefully filming him while they wrestled. Danshoku Dieno also put Kazuki Hirata into a disadvantage by taking the Hirata GO! glasses and stuffing them into his tights. That later backfired when Dieno put Hirata in position for the Danshoku Driver. When Hirata’s head was pulled into Dieno’s tights, his music began playing. Hirata then pulled his head out revealing he landed perfectly into the GO! Glasses and is now wearing them! However Imanari gave Hirata a DDT into Dieno’s backside and Dieno then sat on top of him for the pin.
Shinichiro Kawamatsu, the active member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly who recently held the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title appeared halfway through the show to give an important announcement. He is going to do make his official pro wrestling debut at “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2022” on 20th August! He wanted to show his gratitude to DDT for winning the Iron Man Title and Sanshiro Takagi made the suggestion for him to wrestle an actual match. Kawamatsu agreed to it, feeling regret for relying on his bodyguard and doing nothing but submit during his last appearance. He owes it to all pro wrestling fans to give it a proper shot and is finding time to train inbetween his political duties. He would like Hirata to be his opponent because he lost the Iron Man Title to him by submission. He thinks Hirata owes him a debt that should be repaid.
The international wrestler teased for “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2022” is Joey Janela! He will make his DDT debut one week earlier on 14th August but his first match announced is at the Ota Ward Gymnasium show. “The Bad Boy” will take on Shunma Katsumata in a Hardcore Match! Katsumata began calling himself “The Happy Boy” in response to this news.
The Beer Garden show is back for 2022 at a new venue. This year’s edition will be held outdoors at the Ueno Park Amphitheater. For the moment the show is being marketed as a “Non-Alcoholic” show but that may change if the pandemic laws change closer to the show.
The 37KAMIINA announced they will be guests on the TV chat show “The World Unknown To Matsuko” airing on 21st June.
1 Comment | Results, Tournaments | Tagged: Antonio Honda, Baliyan Akki, BURNING, Chris Brookes, Daisuke Sasaki, DAMNATION T.A, Danshoku Dieno, DDT Pro Wrestling, DJ Nira, Dramatic Dream Team, Eruption, Fighting Beer Garden, Gota Ihashi, HARASHIMA, Hideki Okatani, Hikaru Machida, Joey Janela, Jun Akiyama, KANON, Kazuki Hirata, Kazusada Higuchi, King Of DDT, Korakuen Hall, Makoto Oishi, MAO, Masahiro Takanashi, MJ Paul, Naomi Yoshimura, Pheromones, Sanshiro Takagi, Shinichiro Kawamatsu, Shinya Aoki, Shunma Katsumata, The 37KAMIINA, Toru Owashi, Toy Kojima (Toi Kojima), Yuji Hino, Yuki Iino, Yuki Ishida, Yuki Ueno, Yukio Naya, Yukio Sakaguchi, Yumehito Imanari, Yusuke Okada, Yuya Koroku | Permalink
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June 16, 2022
DDT “DDT FREE -JUNE- KING OF DDT 2022 1ST ROUND”, 16/06/2022
Shinjuku FACE
444 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House
-. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1: Masahiro Takanashi defeated Tetsuya Endo by Forfeit.
0. Dark Match: Masahiro Takanashi & Toi Kojima Vs Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
1. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1: HARASHIMA defeated Hideki Okatani with the Somato (9:06).
2. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1: Naomi Yoshimura defeated Chris Brookes with the Harai Goshi (7:24).
3. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1: Yuki Ueno defeated KANON with the BME (15:09).
4. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1: Daisuke Sasaki defeated Yuji Hino with a School Boy (8:45).
5. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1: Yuki “Sexy” Iino defeated MAO with the Asu-shisha (14:59).
6. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1: Jun Akiyama defeated Yukio Sakaguchi with the Wrist-Clutch Exploder Suplex (10:46).
7. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1: Kazusada Higuchi defeated Yukio Naya with the Brain Claw Slam (18:45).
A new chapter for DDT begins with the King Of DDT opening round going ahead. The newly vacated KO-D Openweight Title goes to the winner so everybody entering the tournament had even more motivation to go out and win. Yukio Naya showed such spirit in the main event. Even though he lost to Kazusada Higuchi, he gave him a fight tougher than anybody expected. Higuchi hit the Doctor Bomb but Naya kicked out at two. It took the Brain Claw Slam of big proportions for Higuchi to win in the end. Higuchi praised his opponent for his strong showing today and promised to carry his spirit along with Tetsuya Endo’s to the final. Higuchi told the fans he will stand at the top of DDT with the KO-D Title and wait for Endo! His 2nd Round opponent Masahiro Takanashi was also amazed with the match.
It was a battle of the Knee Strikes between Jun Akiyama and Yukio Sakaguchi. Both wrestlers inherited their own versions of the move from influential people, Akiyama from Jumbo Tsuruta and Sakaguchi from his father Seiji Sakaguchi. Akiyama took it one step further by pulling down his knee pad so he could fire off some unprotected strikes to his opponent. Sakaguchi kept fighting and kicked out of the Exploder Suplex. But when the Wrist-Clutch Exploder that was it for him. Sakaguchi admitted it was the first time in a long time he felt fear inside the ring.
MAO went overboard with protection for his match against Yuki Iino. He entered the ring wearing a full on hazard suit. He needed it because Iino armed himself with a hose and successfully stuck one end of it into MAO’s mouth while holding him in a Figure Four position. He then stuck the other end into his own back side, causing MAO to give up the match. Iino faces Akiyama in the next round and Akiyama is not happy about it at all.
Things went 50-50 for DAMNATION T.A in the 1st Round. Daisuke Sasaki used a Low Blow to defeat the much larger Yuji Hino but KANON lost clean to Yuki Ueno. Sasaki said he is the one Ueno fears the most. He is probably crying in the locker room thinking about him! Ueno could tell in the ring that KANON is learning from Sasaki. He wants to go beyond KANON, Sasaki and even more so he can become champion.
DISASTER BOX on the other hand had a good first day and are on a collision course with each other. Naomi Yoshimura put away Chris Brookes after some ringside brawling and cheap attempts from Brookes to win. Brookes tied the laces of Yoshimura’s boot to a railing hoping to get him counted out. Yoshimura got a crew member to cut the laces and he proceeded to wrestle the rest of the match in one boot. Takanashi then tried to interfere so Brookes could attack Yoshimura with the DDT Universal Title. Instead Yoshimura blocked Brookes and slammed him with the Harai Goshi to earn the victory.
HARASHIMA didn’t have to worry about any cheating of that kind in his match. Instead he took on Hideki Okatani who was amped up to try and take him down. It was a good effort but the inevitable happened and HARASHIMA won with the Somato. Now HARASHIMA and Yoshimura face each other in Round 2. HARASHIMA wants to know how much stronger Yoshimura has become since their D-Ou Grand Prix 2020 match (that took place at the end of 2019). Yoshimura expects his tag partner to be merciless against him because he is the symbol of DDT.
At the start of the show Makoto Oishi announced he is ready to return to wrestling on the 24th July Korakuen Hall show! He had been out of action for a year with a fractured lumbar vertebrae. Oishi felt jealous of seeing the DDT wrestlers fighting on the big stage at “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2022” and wants to carry the company on his back as much as anyone else.
1 Comment | Results, Tournaments | Tagged: Chris Brookes, Daisuke Sasaki, DDT Pro Wrestling, Dramatic Dream Team, HARASHIMA, Hideki Okatani, Jun Akiyama, KANON, Kazusada Higuchi, King Of DDT, Makoto Oishi, MAO, Masahiro Takanashi, Naomi Yoshimura, Shinjuku FACE, Yuji Hino, Yuki Iino, Yuki Ueno, Yukio Naya, Yukio Sakaguchi | Permalink
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June 14, 2022
DDT “KING OF DDT 2022 FINAL!!”, 03/07/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. King Of DDT 2022 – Semi Final: X Vs X
2. King Of DDT 2022 – Semi Final: X Vs X
3. KO-D Openweight Title – King Of DDT 2022 – Final: X Vs X
It was announced today that Tetsuya Endo is vacating the KO-D Openweight Title and the championship will be rewarded to the winner of this year’s King Of DDT! Endo is out of action with a concussion for the foreseeable future. He will consult with both his doctor and DDT to determine when he will return. Until then, he does not feel right carrying the KO-D Title while he is absent from the tournament and made the decision to relinquish the belt. When Endo does return he wants to start at zero and climb back up to the top again.
DDT “KING OF DDT 2022 1ST ROUND”, 16/06/2022
Shinjuku FACE
-. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1: Masahiro Takanashi defeated Tetsuya Endo by Forfeit.
0. Dark Match: Masahiro Takanashi & Toi Kojima Vs Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku
1. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1A: Hideki Okatani Vs HARASHIMA
2. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1B: Chris Brookes Vs Naomi Yoshimura
3. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1C: Yuki Ueno Vs KANON
4. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1D: Yuji Hino Vs Daisuke Sasaki
5. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1E: Yuki “Sexy” Iino Vs MAO
6. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1F: Jun Akiyama Vs Yukio Sakaguchi
7. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1G: Yukio Naya Vs Kazusada Higuchi
The King Of DDT winner will be recognised as the 79th KO-D Champion. The remaining 15 competitors all gave comments on the tournament today after hearing today’s news. Until yesterday, Jun Akiyama only wanted to have a good match with Yukio Sakaguchi win or lose. But after Endo vacated the title, that means Akiyama now has to win and go on to become champion for him. Sakaguchi has seen other wrestlers defeat and even surpass Akiyama. He thinks it is now his time to do the same. If Akiyama attempts to do Jumbo Tsuruta’s Jumping Knee then Sakaguchi will use his father Seiji Sakaguchi’s version of the move against it. The fact that Sakaguchi brings up his estranged dad shows how serious he is taking this.
After seeing what happened to Endo in the ring, Kazusada Higuchi feels stronger about being the person to lead DDT in Endo’s place. He will make sure he will rise to the top and carry Endo’s feeling on his back while also wearing the KO-D Title. Yukio Naya thinks he is strong enough to take him on and is eager to put his current self against him in the main event.
Akiyama badly wants MAO to win his 1st Round match because he does not want any chance of facing Yuki Iino in the second round happening. MAO also wanted to avoid Iino and thinks his tournament is already over. Iino simply says he is the King Of Sexy Star!
On the one hand, Daisuke Sasaki is confident he will win the tournament. On the other, he admits he will need a miraculous victory in order to beat his “best friend” Yuji Hino. If that does happen he is certain he will then meet KANON in the next round and that should be treated as the de facto final. He believes he is the only person in DDT who deserves the KO-D Title. Hino wonders if they are still friends because Sasaki formed DAMNATION T.A without telling him. If Hino really is holding a grudge over it then he is going to give Sasaki a bumpy ride in Round 1.
KANON is undefeated and already a champion in the two months he’s been in DDT. He is looking forward to showing his growth on his own in this tournament. If he wins he is having fun, if he loses then he is not. Yuki Ueno had a lot to think about coming out of this weekend and it makes him want to win King Of DDT and become the strongest wrestler in the company.
Both Naomi Yoshimura and Chris Brookes have bad histories with King Of DDT. Yoshimura has entered five times and never reached past the 2nd Round. Brookes has entered twice and been eliminated in the 1st Round both times. Simply advancing out of the opening stage will be his focus this year. Yoshimura wants to become the top person in DDT but realistically thinks HARASHIMA is going to win the whole thing. He’s not going to let his guard down though.
HARASHIMA has not won the KO-D Title or King Of DDT in a while so he would like to do both at the same time. He’ll be happy to meet Yoshimura in the 2nd Round. Hideki Okatani knows that he is not expected by anybody to beat HARASHIMA but he is determined not to lose. He is sure that if he wins he will be able to fight either Sakaguchi or Higuchi later on. Winning those two matches will springboard him to the championship.
DDT “KING OF DDT 2022 2ND ROUND”, 19/06/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. THE KICKBOXING MATCH 2022: Shinya Aoki & Toi Kojima Vs Hikaru Machida & Gota Ihashi
2. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: Winner Of Match 1A Vs Winner Of Match 1B
3. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: Winner Of Match 1C Vs Winner Of Match 1D
4. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: Winner Of Match 1E Vs Winner Of Match 1F
5. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: Winner Of Match 1G Vs Masahiro Takanashi
Endo pulling out of the tournament means Masahiro Takanashi gets an automatic buy into Round 2. He has not been in King Of DDT in three years and does not feel like a regular member of the roster compared to the rest of the field. But he has the chance to become a double champion and also be in the main event of “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2022”. You couldn’t ask for more motivation than that.
1 Comment | News, Tournaments | Tagged: Chris Brookes, Daisuke Sasaki, DDT Pro Wrestling, Dramatic Dream Team, HARASHIMA, Hideki Okatani, Jun Akiyama, KANON, Kazusada Higuchi, King Of DDT, KO-D Openweight Championship, Korakuen Hall, MAO, Masahiro Takanashi, Naomi Yoshimura, Shinjuku FACE, Tetsuya Endo, Yuji Hino, Yuki Iino, Yuki Ueno, Yukio Naya, Yukio Sakaguchi | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
June 2, 2022
DDT “KING OF DDT 2022 1ST ROUND”, 16/06/2022
Shinjuku FACE
1. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1A: Hideki Okatani Vs HARASHIMA
2. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1B: Chris Brookes Vs Naomi Yoshimura
3. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1C: Yuki Ueno Vs KANON
4. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1D: Yuji Hino Vs Daisuke Sasaki
5. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1E: Yuki “Sexy” Iino Vs MAO
6. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1F: Jun Akiyama Vs Yukio Sakaguchi
7. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1G: Yukio Naya Vs Kazusada Higuchi
8. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1H: Tetsuya Endo Vs Masahiro Takanashi
The bracket is out for King Of DDT 2022 and there are some tasty matchups in the first round. The big match is Tetsuya Endo Vs Masahiro Takanashi because it pits the KO-D Openweight Champion against the new DDT Universal Champion! That’s not the only champion versus champion match because Yuki Iino is set to face MAO in a battle between the DDT Extreme Title and KO-D Tag Team Titles. Elsewhere Yukio Naya and Kazusada Higuchi are against each other in a heavyweight clash, Jun Akiyama and Yukio Sakaguchi have a first time singles match with each other, former DAMNATION allies collide when Yuji Hino faces Daisuke Sasaki, newcomer KANON has made Yuki Ueno his target in the tournament, Chris Brookes will already be back from injury to take on Naomi Yoshimura and Hideki Okatani maybe has the toughest opponent of the lot in the form of HARASHIMA.
DDT “KING OF DDT 2022 2ND ROUND”, 19/06/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: Winner Of Match 1A Vs Winner Of Match 1B
2. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: Winner Of Match 1C Vs Winner Of Match 1D
3. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: Winner Of Match 1E Vs Winner Of Match 1F
4. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: Winner Of Match 1G Vs Winner Of Match 1H
The brackets last until the semi-finals. The final four will be jumbled together by a lottery to determine who faces who. That lottery will take place when Round 2 ends.
DDT “KING OF DDT 2022 FINAL!!”, 03/07/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. King Of DDT 2022 – Semi Final: X Vs X
2. King Of DDT 2022 – Semi Final: X Vs X
3. King Of DDT 2022 – Final: X Vs X
The winner will be recognized as the strongest wrestler in DDT!
1 Comment | News, Tournaments | Tagged: Chris Brookes, Daisuke Sasaki, DDT Pro Wrestling, Dramatic Dream Team, HARASHIMA, Hideki Okatani, Jun Akiyama, KANON, Kazusada Higuchi, King Of DDT, Korakuen Hall, MAO, Masahiro Takanashi, Naomi Yoshimura, Shinjuku FACE, Tetsuya Endo, Yuji Hino, Yuki Iino, Yuki Ueno, Yukio Naya, Yukio Sakaguchi | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
June 1, 2022
DDT “WHAT ARE YOU DOING 2022”, 01/06/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
490 Fans
0. Dark Match: Yusuke Okada Vs Yuya Koroku ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
1. Road To CyberFight Festival 2022! Special 6-Man Tag Match: Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno, Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari & Akito defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Shinya Aoki & Yuki Ishida when Akito submitted Takagi with a Chickenwing Arm Lock (7:23).
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Toru Owashi defeated Shinichiro Kawamatsu (c) (w/ Nobutatsu Suzuki), Thanomsak Toba, Antonio Honda, Kazuki Hirata and Pokotan (9:22).
2a. Shinichiro Kawamatsu (c) eliminated Pokotan after the Fist Thrust from Suzuki (2:54).
2b. Kazuki Hirata eliminated Thanomsak Toba by Ring Out (4:16).
2c. Kazuki Hirata eliminated Shinichiro Kawamatsu (c) with a Crab Hold (8:01).
*Kazuki Hirata becomes the 1,549th champion.
2d. Kazuki Hirata (c) and Antonio Honda eliminate each other by Double Pinfall (9:22).
*Toru Owashi becomes the 1,550th champion.
3. Asuka, Yuji Hino, Yukio Naya & Maya Yukihi defeated Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai, Hideki Okatani & Hiroshi Yamato when Naya pinned Okatani with the Back Drop (12:46).
4. DAMNATION T.A Vs The 37KAMIINA!: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON defeated Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & Toi Kojima when Sasaki submitted Kojima with the Crossface Lock (14:04).
5. DDT Extreme Title – Sexy Movie Star Rules: Yuki “Sexy” Iino (c) defeated AKIRA with a Cradle (12:46).
*V2 for Yuki Iino.
6. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Kazusada Higuchi defeated HARASHIMA, Naomi Yoshimura & Soma Takao when Higuchi pinned Takao with the Brain Claw Slam (16:08).
7. DDT Universal Title: Masahiro Takanashi defeated MAO (c) with the Takatonic (20:48).
*MAO fails in V3. Masahiro Takanashi becomes the 7th DDT Universal Champion!
In a career full of miracles another came to light when Masahiro Takanashi became the new DDT Universal Champion! Using a mixture of tricks, skill and heart Takanashi defeated MAO in the main event. He tricked MAO into Backsliding Yukinori Matsui for a fake pin then did his own Cradle for a nearfall. MAO had his own plans and used the Ultima Weapon and Michinoku Driver II both for two counts. Takanashi had another surprise by using La Mistica and then scrambling into position to hit the Takatonic to win the title.
After the match Takanashi was joined in the ring by Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Naomi Yoshimura. The four of them will be teaming together at “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2022” for a DDT 8-Man Tag Match. HARASHIMA told them to show everyone the best of DDT. All Takanashi said to the fans was “Thank you!” to close out the show. But he said more backstage. It’s been many years since he held a singles title in DDT and even then he lost so many title matches in his career. Today feels like he won his first championship because it’s been so long. He wants to defend his title against the DNA generation of wrestlers no matter where they are now. That means fighting the likes of Yoshimura and even giving MAO a reamtch. MAO said he has no regrets over his title reign because he lost it to Takanashi. Anyone else beating him would have been a disappointment. He will be on the other team at “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2022” so he will continue to proudly be at the forefront of DDT.
The show was filled with DDT wrestlers preparing for “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2022”. Over the last couple of weeks Kazusada Higuchi has refused to be on the same page as Tetsuya Endo & Jun Akiyama for their inter-promotional match against NOAH, believing he can do it by himself. Today the three were given a chance to team up and test the waters against HARASHIMA, Yoshimura & Soma Takao. Higuchi kept his distance from his partners and had to be inadvertently tagged out to get the others involved in the match. When he got back in he continued fighting by himself so Endo & Akiyama had to come to the rescue. They cut off HARASHIMA & Yoshimura so Higuchi could beat Takao.
After the match Akiyama confronted Higuchi and asked him for a handshake to show he can trust him. Higuchi refused until Yukio Sakaguchi spoke to him. After a few words from someone he respects, Higuchi finally agreed and shook the hands of both Akiyama and Endo. Akiyama then thanked Sakaguchi while Endo said they are ready to beat NOAH at Saitama Super Arena on 12th June. Each member of a team has their target. Akiyama wants Atsushi Kotoge to charge him, Endo wants Naomichi Marufuji in perfect condition and Higuchi wants to avenge his recent time limit draw against Yoshiki Inamura.
The Hollywood spotlight was shining over the DDT Extreme Title because it was defended under Sexy Movie Star Rules. Director MacToba (Thanomsak Toba) ordered Yuki Iino and AKIRA to reinact famous movie scenes and the match could not end until he got his perfect shots. While they wrestled, MacToba ordered them to do scenes from Titanic, ET, The Exorcist, Rocky and Snow White. The Snow White scene in particular required AKIRA to kiss Iino. He reluctantly did so before pinning Iino with the Musasabi Press. However MacToba felt the kiss was not deep enough and ordered a reshoot. AKIRA gave Iino a deeper kiss but this time Iino rolled him up for the three count and is was good enough to wrap up production. Hisaya Imabayashi apologised to AKIRA for not fully understanding the match rules when he made the decision to approve it. AKIRA didn’t mind because he found it entertaining.
DAMNATION T.A have been going after NOAH in their own scuzzy way. They won their match at the NOAH show during the weekend and Daisuke Sasaki shocked Kenoh with a stun gun afterwards! Sasaki had the same stun gun with him today but thankfully he didn’t use it in the match against The 37KAMIINA. Still Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON were victorious. Sasaki used his win to call out Kenoh, expecting him to show up today. Since he didn’t, Sasaki thinks Kenoh is scared and crying at home. Meanwhile KANON has set his sights on Yuki Ueno. He thinks he will surely beat him to death the next time they fight. Ueno said his focus is on “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2022” for now because Sasaki cannot carry DDT by himself. Shunma Katsumata promised Saitama Super Arena will be turned into a sauna!
A non-stop 8-Man Tag kept everyone on their toes. Yuji Hino proved to be tough to keep off his feet. He also had the speed of Maya Yukihi there to back him up. Hiroshi Yamato stopped Yukio Naya with the Sliding X then called upon Eruption to finish the job. Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai hit him with a Double PK and Hideki Okatani followed up with the Diving Knee Drop. The pin was broken and Asuka wiped out everyone with a Moonsault out of the ring. Naya got his second wind and pinned Okatani with the Back Drop.
The politician Shinichiro Kawamatsu returned to DDT in order to defend the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title. He was accompanied by his bodyguard, former MMA fighter Nobutatsu Suzuki to watch over his back. Kazuki Hirata showed support for Kawamatsu and allowed Suzuki to take care of the rest of the competition. Suzuki knocked out Pokotan so Kawamatsu could pin him. However his fight with Toba kept him busy so Hirata was free to go after the champion without consequence. Antonio Honda blinded Kawamatsu & Suzuki with Gongitsune. Hirata capitalized by putting Kawamatsu in a Crab Hold. The politician reached the ropes but was pulled away and had to give up, making Hirata the new champion. Toru Owashi climbed the top rope but Hirata knocked him out with the Tegatana Chop, leaving him lying over the top rope. Hirata and Honda put each other into a Backslide Pin situation and both of them were counted out. Owashi was the last man left in the match despite being unconscious so he was declared the winner and new champion! Afterwards Kawamatsu said he is full of gratitude towards DDT for letting him experience what it is like to be a pro wrestler.
What are you doing Akito? It turns out his plan to join Pheromones as a sleeper agent has turned into a desire to join the unit for real! While Danshoku Dieno & Yumehito Imanari were busy doing their usual thing to Shinya Aoki & Yuki Ishida, they also targeted Sanshiro Takagi’s dodgy shoulder. Akito hesitated to attack Takagi Pheromones style until he decided to give him the Stunner instead, then go after the injured shoulder for the submission win! Akito verbally blasted Takagi afterwards for tricking him into thinking he could become the next CyberFight president in order to do his bidding. Akito decided he’s going to join Pheromones not because he was told to but because he wants to!
But first Akito needed to take Pheromones right of passage and do the Excalibur Challenge. He has to pull the sword Sexcalibur out of Sexy Hill (Yuki Iino’s backside) to prove he is worthy of joining the unit. Akito tried several times already and this was to be his final attempt. However Kendo Kashin and a person wearing a Dieno mask (DDT website thinks it might have been Yumiko Hotta but evidence on social media suggests it was actually Hideki Suzuki) suddenly ran out and attacked Pheromones! Takagi thanked Kashin for rescuing him but Kashin started complaining about this being the build up to “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2022”. He decided they were going to do their own Excalibur Challenge by shoving Sexcaliur into Hisaya Imabayashi’s mouth for five seconds. When they left, Dieno called Akito back into the ring and accepted him into Pheromones. He decided Akito’s Pheromones name will be Akito “Cochin” Nishigaki! Together they will crush Takagi’s terrorist team in Saitama Super Arena!
The dark match ended in a rare time limit draw when Yusuke Okada Vs Yuya Koroku lasted the full ten minutes. Okada almost won in the final seconds with a Diving Headbutt but Koroku kicked out as the time expired. After the match Okada asked Koroku if that is all he’s got because he was chosen over him for one of the inter-promotional matches against NOAH. He told Koroku to put his feelings into his match at Saitama Super Arena and win. A little while later during the show opening segment, Koroku was joined by Toi Kojima. They shook hands and agreed to join forces to beat NOAH.
The King Of DDT 2022 brackets were revealed. The Round 1 matches are Hideki Okatani Vs HARASHIMA, Chris Brookes Vs Naomi Yoshimura, Yuki Ueno Vs KANON, Yuji Hino Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Yuki “Sexy” Iino Vs MAO, Jun Akiyama Vs Yukio Sakaguchi, Yukio Naya Vs Kazusada Higuchi and Tetsuya Endo Vs Masahiro Takanashi.
1 Comment | Results | Tagged: AKIRA, Akito, Antonio Honda, Asuka (VENY), Chris Brookes, CyberFight Festival, Daisuke Sasaki, DAMNATION T.A, Danshoku Dieno, DDT Extreme Championship, DDT Pro Wrestling, DDT Universal Championship, Dramatic Dream Team, Eruption, HARASHIMA, Hideki Okatani, Hideki Suzuki, Hiroshi Yamato, Hisaya Imabayashi, Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship, Jun Akiyama, KANON, Kazuki Hirata, Kazusada Higuchi, Kendo Kashin, Kenoh, King Of DDT, Korakuen Hall, MAO, Masahiro Takanashi, Maya Yukihi, MJ Paul, Naomi Yoshimura, Nobutatsu Suzuki, Pheromones, Pokotan, Saki Akai, Sanshiro Takagi, Shinichiro Kawamatsu, Shinya Aoki, Shunma Katsumata, Soma Takao, Tetsuya Endo, Thanomsak Toba, The 37KAMIINA, Toru Owashi, Toy Kojima (Toi Kojima), Yuji Hino, Yuki Iino, Yuki Ishida, Yuki Ueno, Yukinori Matsui, Yukio Naya, Yukio Sakaguchi, Yumehito Imanari, Yumiko Hotta, Yusuke Okada, Yuya Koroku | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
May 23, 2022
The annual King Of DDT tournament is back once again for shows in June and July. There will be 16 entrants this year and a lottery will be used in the semi-finals to determine who faces who. The 16 participants are:
Tetsuya Endo (6th Appearance, 2017 & 2020 Winner)
Jun Akiyama (2nd Appearance)
HARASHIMA (13th Appearance, 2010 & 2013 Winner)
Naomi Yoshimura (5th Appearance)
MAO (4th Appearance)
Yuki Ueno (5th Appearance)
Chris Brookes (3rd Appearance)
Masahiro Takanashi (13th Appearance)
Kazusada Higuchi (8th Appearance)
Yukio Sakaguchi (10th Appearance, 2015 Winner)
Hideki Okatani (1st Appearance)
Yuji Hino (2nd Appearance)
Yukio Naya (2nd Appearance)
Daisuke Sasaki (12th Appearance, 2018 Winner)
KANON (1st Appearance)
Yuki Iino (3rd Appearance)
DDT “KING OF DDT 2022 1ST ROUND”, 16/06/2022
Shinjuku FACE
1. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1: X Vs X
2. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1: X Vs X
3. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1: X Vs X
4. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1: X Vs X
5. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1: X Vs X
6. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1: X Vs X
7. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1: X Vs X
8. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 1: X Vs X
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DDT “KING OF DDT 2022 2ND ROUND”, 19/06/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: X Vs X
2. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: X Vs X
3. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: X Vs X
4. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: X Vs X
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DDT “KING OF DDT 2022 FINAL!!”, 03/07/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. King Of DDT 2022 – Semi Final: X Vs X
2. King Of DDT 2022 – Semi Final: X Vs X
3. King Of DDT 2022 – Final: X Vs X
1 Comment | News, Tournaments | Tagged: Chris Brookes, Daisuke Sasaki, DDT Pro Wrestling, Dramatic Dream Team, HARASHIMA, Hideki Okatani, Jun Akiyama, KANON, Kazusada Higuchi, King Of DDT, Korakuen Hall, MAO, Masahiro Takanashi, Naomi Yoshimura, Shinjuku FACE, Tetsuya Endo, Yuji Hino, Yuki Iino, Yuki Ueno, Yukio Naya, Yukio Sakaguchi | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
May 22, 2022
DDT “AUDIENCE 2022”, 22/05/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
529 Fans
1. Naomi Yoshimura defeated Yuki Ishida with the Harai Goshi (5:45).
2. Yuki “Sexy” Iino, Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno & Akito (w/ Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari) defeated HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Antonio Honda when Akito submitted Honda with the Figure 4 Leg Lock (10:52).
3. Special Single Match: Yuki Ueno defeated Kazuki Hirata with the WR (9:13).
4. Super Hardcore Girls Vs Prominence Full-Scale Battle ~ Special Hardcore Match: Suzu Suzuki & Akane Fujita defeated Carousel❤️Shun & Elizabeth❤️Toy when Suzuki pinned Toy with the German Suplex (12:18).
5. Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku defeated Yuji Hino, Yukio Naya, Ilusion & El Unicorn when Koroku submitted Unicorn with a Crab Hold (14:38).
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: MAO & Asuka defeated Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi (c) when MAO pinned Brookes with the Osaka Rinkai Upper (14:08).
*CDK fails in V3. MAO & Asuka become the 74th KO-D Tag Team Champions!
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles Tournament – Final: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON defeated Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani when Sasaki submitted Okatani with the Crossface Lock (20:04).
*DAMNATION T.A become the 46th KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions!
An unlikely figure has taken it upon himself to defend DDT against NOAH at “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2022” next month. It’s Daisuke Sasaki! First he led DAMNATION T.A to victory against Eruption, reclaiming the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles that were stripped from them after Minoru Fujita’s injury. This wasn’t the heroic bit because Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON attacked Eruption with chairs. Sasaki even hit Saki Akai with a chairshot when she tried to intervene. Kazusada Higuchi & Yukio Sakaguchi did what they could to keep Hideki Okatani in the fight but that was blown when Okatani missed the Diving Knee Drop. KANON softened him up more and Sasaki gave him the Blade Runner to set up a Crossface Lock for the submission victory.
Sasaki said his team deserved to win this “stupid” tournament. He recommended Okatani to get rid of his tacky red hair and costume so he can join DAMNATION T.A. He then praised KANON as a million dollar talent. This was when Sasaki stepped up for DDT and declared he will beat Kenoh at “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2022” for the company. He warned the rest of DDT not to stand there and just watch the match. They are the champions now which means DDT revolves around Daisuke Sasaki & DAMNATION T.A! Meanwhile Eruption are licking their wounds. Sakaguchi said they will learn from the loss and adapt because any combination of unit is capable of winning the championship. Higuchi said he will rampage against the NOAH wrestlers as an individual member of Eruption while Sakaguchi said he will take his frustration out on Ganbare☆Pro!
History was made with Asuka becoming the first woman to win the KO-D Tag Team Titles! With MAO as her tag partner, they defeated CDK in a chaotic bout that saw MAO get buried underneath the entrance gate early in the match. MAO escaped and then used the entrance gate to Moonsault onto Chris Brookes below. Asuka did her own risky high flying by delivering a Missile Dropkick to CDK and Antonio Honda outside the ring. More double team moves came quick and fast from both teams until MAO used the Michinoku Driver II on Brookes to get the upper had. Brookes tried to reverse course but MAO pulled out the Osaka Rinkai Upper (a Super Delfin signature move) to create the title change. MAO said he doesn’t now how long this adventure with Asuka can go but he is going to enjoy it. Asuka didn’t expect to cry over this and thinks they can make something amazing together even as an impromptu tag team. MAO will also now be a double champion defending the DDT Universal Title against Masahiro Takanashi on 1st June.
The present and future of DDT in many forms were put together into an 8-Man Tag Match. All of BURNING was on one side and they were victorious against the mixture of heavyweight tag and DDTeeeen!! wrestlers. El Unicorn wanted to be put to the test and targeted both Tetsuya Endo & Jun Akiyama. The latter lost his cool towards Unicorn’s behavior and Yusuke Okada had to stop Akiyama from Piledriving the kid. When that was cleared, Okada had his hands full with fighting Ilusion. If that wasn’t enough, Yuji Hino & Yukio Naya also wanted a piece of Endo when they could. Unicorn took centre stage again by pairing off against Yuya Koroku in the final moments. The youngster showed his toughness by gutting it out for as long as he could but Koroku made him give up in the end. Akiyama was still annoyed afterwards that the others stopped him from giving Unicorn the Piledriver. Both Unicorn and Ilusion were disappointed with the result. Unicorn promised to get more experience. Ilusion reminded him they aren’t friends and he will beat him up on the way to surpassing Endo & Akiyama.
After weeks of teasing from Carousel❤️Shun, her shy friend Elizabeth❤️Toy finally made her first public appearance as the Super Hardcore Girls took on the Prominence pair of Suzu Suzuki & Akane Fujita. Toy entered to “All The Things She Said” by t.A. T.u. and wrestled in clothes that came straight from that act. It was a Hardcore Match featuring tables, Lego blocks, ladders, concrete blocks and more. Shun missed a baseball bat swing aimed for Suzuki and hit Toy instead. Suzuki capitalized and pinned Toy with the German Suplex onto the ring filled with Lego. After the match she demanded to fight Shunma Katsumata instead of an “old hag” like Shun. Shun claimed she is 18 years old and will go get Katsumata. She also wants to do a full Super Hardcore Girls show in the future. Fujita later said she is open to have Prominence involved in that if there really are more Super Hardcore Girls out there. She also told Suzuki to work on her vocabulary because she keeps using the same old insults on Katsumata.
The promise of an exciting match against Yuki Ueno had Kazuki Hirata acting different today. He came out to his old theme song and even threw away his Hirata GO! glasses to show how determined he was to win. He wrestled seriously for five minutes but when it was clear he couldn’t beat Ueno he pulled out another pair of GO! glasses and returned to his normal self. Ueno had a pair of glasses too and they both danced together until Hirata tried to Cradle his opponent. Ueno hit the WR on him instead and won the match. Hirata said he wants the rematch to be a death match but it doesn’t have to happen until 23 years time.
Akito’s plan to infiltrate Pheromones and destroy it from within hit a snag. He reluctantly joined in with their shenanigans against HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Antonio Honda and even picked up the win. However Danshoku Dieno told Akito after the match he didn’t exhibit any pheromones at all. He will need to pass the Excalibur Challenge to join the unit. The challenge involves Akito having to pull a sword sticking out of Yuki Iino’s butt. He tried it there and then but failed. Dieno then explained you can only do the challenge once per day so Akito will have to try again tomorrow. Sanshiro Takagi is holding a promotional event tomorrow so they will do it there.
Naomi Yoshimura’s use of the Harai Goshi judo throw continues to get him wins. This time the move put down Yuki Ishida in the opening match.
The full field of 16 wrestlers were announced for the King Of DDT 2022 tournament beginning next month. They are Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama, HARASHIMA, Naomi Yoshimura, MAO, Yuki Ueno, Chris Brookes, Masahiro Takanashi, Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi, Hideki Okatani, Yuji Hino, Yukio Naya, Daisuke Sasaki, KANON and Yuki Iino.
Kota Umeda will return to DDT for the first time in 3 years at “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2022” on 20th August. Umeda was a key part of DNA, DDT’s developmental brand that ran from 2014 to 2018. He briefly left pro wrestling in 2019 to help run his family business but returned on a part-time basis in 2020.
1 Comment | Results | Tagged: Akane Fujita, Akito, Antonio Honda, Asuka (VENY), BURNING, Carousel Shun, CDK (Calamari Drunken Kings), Chris Brookes, Daisuke Sasaki, DAMNATION T.A, Danshoku Dieno, DDT Pro Wrestling, DDTeeeen!!, Dramatic Dream Team, El Unicorn, Elizabeth Toy, Eruption, HARASHIMA, Hideki Okatani, Ilusion, Jun Akiyama, KANON, Kazuki Hirata, Kazusada Higuchi, King Of DDT, KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship, KO-D Tag Team Championship, Korakuen Hall, Kota Umeda, MAO, Masahiro Takanashi, MJ Paul, Naomi Yoshimura, Pheromones, Prominence, Saki Akai, Shunma Katsumata, Super Hardcore Girls, Suzu Suzuki, Tetsuya Endo, Toru Owashi, Toy Kojima (Toi Kojima), VENIMAO, Yuji Hino, Yuki Iino, Yuki Ishida, Yuki Ueno, Yukio Naya, Yukio Sakaguchi, Yusuke Okada, Yuya Koroku | Permalink
Posted by JamieOD
May 11, 2022
DDT “DDT FREE -MAY-”, 11/05/2022
Shinjuku FACE
349 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House
1. Saki Akai & Soma Takao defeated Maya Yukihi & Kazuki Hirata when Akai pinned Hirata with the Rookie Award (9:45).
2. Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno (w/ Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari) defeated Toru Owashi & Akito when Iino pinned Akito with the Yoropean Clutch (10:25).
3. HARASHIMA & Naomi Yoshimura defeated Yuji Hino & Toi Kojima when Yoshimura pinned Kojima with the Harai Goshi (10:15).
4. Special Single Match: Yuki Ueno defeated Yukio Naya with an Inverted Hurricanrana (11:08).
5. Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON defeated Kazusada Higuchi, Hideki Okatani & Yuki Ishida when Paul pinned Ishida with the Death Valley Bomb (11:35).
6. Special Tag Match: Tetsuya Endo & Jun Akiyama defeated Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku when Akiyama pinned Koroku with the Exploder Suplex (15:38).
7. Road To Audience 2022! Special 6-Man Tag Match: MAO, Asuka & Shunma Katsumata defeated Chris Brookes, Masahiro Takanashi & Antonio Honda when MAO pinned Honda with the Michinoku Driver II (21:11).
The spotlight currently shines brightly on the scenario involving CDK, MAO, Asuka, the KO-D Tag Team Titles and the DDT Universal Title. It draws in more people because Shunma Katsumata and Antonio Honda joined in the fun too. ShunMao gave Honda a Double Stunner and then got Asuka to get involved in a Triple Miracle Ecstasy. CDK broke the count but both were taken out with dives from Katsumata & Asuka. Honda got his second wind by doing a Lou Thesz Press and Super Kick to MAO. But MAO cut him off and grabbed the win with the Michinoku Driver II. MAO said this match is an example of DDT being on the cutting edge because they do not use any divided weight class or big name guest today.
Backstage ShunMao described the match like it was a sauna. Asuka says she can’t go to saunas because she has a tattoo. Katsumata invited her to go visit his business the Sea Sauna Shack where that wouldn’t be a problem. Asuka talked about how Chris Brookes pissed her off during the match. Katsumata warned her he can be dangerous so the best way to deal with him is to accuse him of making violent threats so his Twitter account gets banned. Asuka said she would rather take the KO-D Tag Titles from him. She then started asking Katsumata questions about Carousel❤️Shun. Over on the other side, Masahiro Takanashi admitted CDK weren’t prepared for how strong and aggressive Asuka is.
BURNING Vs BURNING had the expected result of BURNING beating BURNING. Did you get all of that? Jun Akiyama pinned Yuya Koroku and along with Tetsuya Endo praised him for the hard work he’s been doing. His advice to him is to think for himself more and more. Think about how he can rise to the top. It doesn’t need to be as massive as Koroku imagining himself carrying the company on his back. He just needs to imagine how he will move up the ladder. If he can do that then DDT will move up with him. Yusuke Okada thinks he has always been stuck in the same position Koroku is in now so he knows he has to continue working hard too.
Hideki Okatani and KANON targeted each other a lot in their match and kept fighting after it was over. Daisuke Sasaki mocked Okatani for thinking he can beat KANON and had threats aimed towards Yukio Sakaguchi, who wasn’t there today. Okatani called DAMNATION T.A goofy and undeserving of the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles. His growing attitude is approved by Kazusada Higuchi, who himself is confident that Eruption will win the vacant titles on 22nd May.
Even though Yuki Ueno won his match against Yukio Naya, he thought Naya showed more growth and it is only a matter of time before Naya breaks out in DDT. Ueno’s current position means he can’t afford to let other wrestlers use him as a springboard. There are no weight divisions in DDT so no matter how big his opponents are, Ueno can’t lose to them if he wants to be champion.
Danshoku Dieno asked if Akito wants to join Pheromones because they will be all teaming together at “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2022”. Akito refused, calling them the most vile unit in DDT. His point was proven when Pheromones found ways to make Akito do lewd things to Toru Owashi before Yuki Iino pinned him with the Yoropean Clutch. After the match Dieno complained about Akito sending mixed signals. He doesn’t want to join Pheromones but he still joins in on their fun? They left the ring and Akito demanded to be pulled out of the match. Sanshiro Takagi apologised for putting the CyberFight VP into the match without his permission. He explained the reason is somebody has to team with them to make sure they don’t cross the line during the live broadcast of a mega show like “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL”. Akito asked why couldn’t Takagi team with them and Takagi’s answer was Pheromones would figure out it is a trap right away. Takagi has grudges with them but Akito is a neutral who gets along with everybody. Takagi then talked about having a shoulder problem that could prevent him from doing his job as CyberFight President. If Akito does a good job keeping Pheromones under control then maybe he could replace Takagi as President! Akito suddenly had a change of heart and offered to team with Pheromones for a few warm up matches before “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL”. He will trick Pheromones into letting him join the unit and destroy them from within!
Maya Yukihi continues to fit in with DDT, even when she doesn’t want to. She declined Kazuki Hirata’s offer to wear the Hirata GO! glasses so he knocked her out with the Tegatana Chop and placed the glasses on her face anyway. That backfired when Yukihi’s dancing attacks targeted him as well as their opponents. Soma Takao gave Hirata the Perfect Driver and Saki Akai then pinned him with the Rookie Award. Akai can see Yukihi is having fun in DDT but she worries she is not taking full advantage of her surroundings. She hopes their upcoming rematch will set Yukihi back on track. Yukihi promised to avenge the singles loss to Akai and conquer more of DDT.
Midway through the show five new trainees were introduced to the fans. A tryout was held by DDT in March looking for new recruits aged 18 to 23 years old. They new trainees are Kazuma Sumi from Mie, Yuya Takaki from Shiga, Rukiya Ikeda from Osaka, Shogo Hamaguchi from Aichi and Takeshi Masada from Osaka.
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Posted by JamieOD
May 8, 2022
DDT “YAMADA FISHERIES PRESENTS FRIED YAMADA FESTIVAL IS IT FRIED!”, 08/05/2022
Kagoshima Shibushi City Unagi Station
1. Kazuki Hirata Vs Hideki Okatani
2. 3 Way Tag Match: Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi Vs Chris Brookes & Saki Akai
3. Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul Vs Soma Takao & Shunma Katsumata
4. Special Tag Match: Shinya Aoki & Yuki Ueno Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Yuki Ishida
5. Kagoshima Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Naomi Yoshimura Vs Shiro Koshinaka, MAO & Tou Kojima
6. FRIED Yamada Festival Deep Fried Food! Special 6-Man Tag Match: Shishamo Power, Unagi Power & HARASHIMA Vs Yuji Hino, Yukio Naya & Akito
The show is either happening right now or already happened while I write this but I want to get this news post out of the way so I can enjoy the rest of my Sunday.
DDT “DDT FREE -MAY-”, 11/05/2022
Shinjuku FACE
1. Saki Akai & Soma Takao Vs Maya Yukihi & Kazuki Hirata
2. Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Toru Owashi & Akito
3. HARASHIMA & Naomi Yoshimura Vs Yuji Hino & Toui Kojima
4. Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Hideki Okatani & Yuki Ishida
5. Special Single Match: Yuki Ueno Vs Yukio Naya
6. Special Tag Match: Tetsuya Endo & Jun Akiyama Vs Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku
7. Road To Audience 2022! Special 6-Man Tag Match: Chris Brookes, Masahiro Takanashi & Antonio Honda Vs MAO, Asuka & Shunma Katsumata
A world tour is on the minds of CDK and Antonio Honda wants to join in. MAO needs the help from both of his tag team partners Shunma Katsumata & Asuka to make sure it will not be done at his expense.
While Tetsuya Endo waits for his next challenger to appear, BURNING will take on itself for a friendly tag match.
BASARA “BASARA 190 ~TAKAGARI 8~”, 14/05/2022
Takashimadaira Ward Community Center
1. Lil’ Kraken Vs Banana Senga
2. Daichi Kazato Vs Yasu Urano
3. Takato Nakano Vs Tsutomu Oosugi
4. Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura Vs SAGAT & Akiyori Takizawa
5. Elimination 6-Man Tag Match: Takumi Tsukamoto, Fuminori Abe & Masato Kamino Vs FUMA, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Antonio Honda
I think Masato Kamino is the one to keep an eye on after his win against Isami Kodaka last month. Out of that line up in the main event he is the one I see getting the next Union MAX Title shot.
DDT “AUDIENCE 2022”, 22/05/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Toru Owashi & Naomi Yoshimura Vs Antonio Honda & Yuki Ishida
2. Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs HARASHIMA & Akito
3. Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku Vs Yuji Hino, Yukio Naya, Ilusion & El Unicorn
4. Special Single Match: Yuki Ueno Vs Kazuki Hirata
5. Super Hardcore Girls Vs Prominence Full-Scale Battle ~ Special Hardcore Match: Carousel❤️Shun & Elizabeth❤️Toy Vs Suzu Suzuki & Akane Fujita
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi (c) Vs MAO & Asuka
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles Tournament – Final: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani
The KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles will either be won by Eruption or go back to DAMNATION T.A. The arrival of KANON to the unit along with Minoru Fujita still hanging around to interfere gives the previous champions the advantage. But Eruption aren’t in the mood to take on cheaters and Hideki Okatani in particular is looking to fight KANON.
The DDTeeeen!! pair are continuing to get big opportunities. Now Ilusion and El Unicorn are getting thrown in there with BURNING. They have the big boys Yuji Hino & Yukio Naya on their team to make it a more fair fight. Keep in mind there is a 38 year age difference between Jun Akiyama and El Unicorn.
DDT “BIG BATH REVIVAL! SHIRO NO YU ROJO PRO WRESTLING RETURNS”, 29/05/2022
Kumamoto Castle Natural Hot Spring
1. Falls Count Anywhere Tag Match: Shinya Aoki & Yukio Naya Vs Shunma Katsumata & Toui Kojima
For the first time DDT will hold a Falls Count Anywhere match inside the Kumamoto Hot Spring with an audience watching on. Thirty people will be allowed to see the match but they will be advised to be socially distant and be barefoot because they will get wet.
DDT “WHAT ARE YOU DOING 2022”, 01/06/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Shinichiro Kawamatsu (c) (w/ Nobutatsu Suzuki) Vs X
2. DDT Extreme Title: Yuki “Sexy” Iino (c) Vs AKIRA
3. DDT Universal Title: MAO (c) Vs Masahiro Takanashi
After a failed attempt by Pokotan to win the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title, DDT have booked Shinichiro Kawamatsu to defend the belt in a Battle Royal. However he has hired former MMA fighter Nobutatsu Suzuki as his bodyguard and he will be there to protect his client from all threats.
“CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2022”, 12/06/2022
Saitama Super Arena
1. NOAH Vs DDT Battle ~ Special Single Match: Kenoh Vs Daisuke Sasaki
2. GHC Heavyweight Title: Go Shiozaki (c) Vs Satoshi Kojima
The full card will be revealed on 10th May. The latest drama surrounding NOAH is NOSAWA Rongai leaving the company after his contract was not renewed. NOAH’s business under his watch as booker has apparently not made the higher ups (as in those above Sanshiro Takagi) in CyberFight/CyberAgent happy. Kendo Kashin is said to be the new booker and I worry about that. He has such a bizarre sense of humour when he does his own angles and is left to his own devices. I have no idea what to expect when he has an entire company worth of storylines to deal with. There are also rumours of frustration among certain parts of the roster over who gets pushed strong (along with the better pay that comes with it) and why. I do not think this effects the “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2022” lineup in any way that matters. As a long term story though there can be more and even bigger fallouts to come if NOAH’s position doesn’t improve.
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