Arrogant Bastards Heading To DDT, Ohka’s Road To KO-D, Brahmans Prepare For Union

May 26, 2015

DDT “AUDIENCE 2015”, 31/05/2015
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. King Of Dark Title: Gota Ihashi (c) Vs Kota Umeda
1. Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Super Sasadango Machine Vs Antonio Honda, Konosuke Takeshita & Hiroshi Fukuda
2. Yasu Urano, Akito & Aja Kong Vs Yukio Sakaguchi, Masa Takanashi & Saki Akai
3. MIKAMI & Shuji Ishikawa Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Shunma Katsumata
4. T2Hide New Members Audition: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Kouki Iwasaki, DJ Nira, Devin Sparks & Ric Ellis
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao (c) Vs Kota Ibushi, Daisuke Sasaki & Suguru Miyatake
6. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs KUDO
*KUDO will cash in his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.

The main event is back on! KUDO reclaimed his Right To Challenge contract from Daisuke Sasaki and still intends to cash it in at Korakuen Hall at the end of the month.

Devin Sparks & Ric Ellis are a Californian tag team known as The Arrogant Bastards. They approached Sanshiro Takagi requesting to participate in the audition for new T2Hide members. Takagi’s advice to them on Twitter is if they can dance better than Kazuki Hirata, they will pass the audition.

Aja Kong is back. She is still the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion last time I checked.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “HOWEVER 2015”, 07/06/2015
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. Power Of Dreams Vs Enjo-gun: Yumehito Imanari & Chikara Vs Shibata & Mitomi Masayuki
2. Oretachi Nario No – Road To KO-D!?: Ken Ohka Vs Yukihiro Abe

Ken Ohka is now a marked man because of the Right To Challenge contract he currently possesses. Yukihiro Abe has challenged him to a match for the contract. Abe sees this as an opportunity to return to DDT, win the KO-D Title and face all of the new wrestlers that have appeared since he left. Ohka is determined not to lose. However there is danger lurking in the background. Mitomi Masayuki from Enjo-gun also wants a match with Ohka and is not happy to be ignored.

UNION “AMANIMOMAKEZU UNION 2015”, 17/06/2015
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1. Union Fly To Everywhere World Title: Hibiscus Mii (c) Vs Mio Shirai
2. UWA World Tag Team Titles: Shuji Ishikawa & Masato Shibata (c) Vs Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei
3. Union MAX Title: FUMA (c) Vs Yusuke Kubo

The Brahman Brothers are coming to challenge Shuji Ishikawa & Masato Shibata for the UWA Tag Team Titles. The Brahmans think the champions are freaks. In their minds Ishikawa acts like he’s Jesus and Shibata looks like the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters. The Brahmans are preparing for the match by eating a lot of hamburgers and coming up with tactics to attack Shibata’s feet because that is his weak point.


DDT “SAITAMA SLAM! VOL. 2” Results

May 10, 2015

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DDT “SAITAMA SLAM! VOL. 2”, 10/05/2015
Saitama Kasukabe Hall
350 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

0. King Of Dark Title: Mitomi Masayuki & Ryu Gouma defeated Gota Ihashi (c) & DJ Nira when Masayuki pinned Nira with a Vertical Drop Brainbuster (4:30).
*D10 for Gota Ihashi. Mitomi Masayuki wins DJ Nira’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
1. Akito & Tomomitsu Matsunaga defeated Yukio Sakaguchi & Shunma Katsumata when Akito submitted Katsumata with a Scorpion Deathlock (8:38).
2. Soma Takao defeated Suguru Miyatake with a Diving Foot Stomp (7:11).
3. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie defeated Antonio Honda & Hiroshi Fukuda when Ishii pinned Fukuda after a Double Brainbuster (12:20).
4. Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi, MIKAMI & X = Shiori Asahi defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Saki Akai when Asahi pinned Akai with a Backslide Pin (10:56).
5. Daisuke Sasaki defeated Konosuke Takeshita by Countout (16:23).
6. 3 Way Match: Kazusada Higuchi & Ryota Nakatsu defeated HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano and KUDO & Masa Takanashi when Higuchi submitted Takanashi with the Canadian Backbreaker (14:30).

The DNA team surpassed expectations and were victorious in the main event 3 Way Match. Kazusada Higuchi stopped HARASHIMA from hitting the Somato and laid him out with the Goten. Masa Takanashi tried to sneak a pin but Higuchi caught him and applied his Modified Canadian Backbreaker to make him submit. KUDO looked on in interest knowing that when he cashes in he will be fighting either HARASHIMA or Higuchi for the KO-D Openweight Title.

Daisuke Sasaki has made it his goal to collect all of the Right To Challenge Contracts. However this means he is also willing to get cheap wins to avoid losing any of them. Sasaki lured Konosuke Takeshita outside the ring and was chased over to the entrance stage. They both climbed up the entrance gate but Sasaki quickly jumped off and tried to run back to the ring. Takeshita caught up and they brawled until Sasaki found an open closet and trapped his opponent inside. Sasaki made it back to the ring in time while Takeshita got counted out. Sasaki later demanded a 3 Way match between himself, KUDO and Kazusada Higuchi for 17th May.

Sanshiro Takagi predicted X was going to be Shiori Asahi. He was correct. He got to dance with Saki Akai when the HIRATA GO glasses came into play. He also pinned Akai with a Backslide Pin that involved shoving both his and Akai’s heads into the bare asses of Makoto Oishi and Danshoku Dino respectively before doing the move properly.

One of the contracts is now in Union hands. Mitomi Masayuki pinned DJ Nira in the dark match to win his contract. Masayuki said he doesn’t know when he will cash in but he wants to do it on a Union show.

It was revealed the Right To Challenge Contract holders will not be allowed compete in this year’s King Of DDT tournament.


Matches For M.I.O 3, Saitama Slam 2, Ganbare Stuff & Teisen Farewell

May 8, 2015

UNION, OZ ACADEMY, WAVE, ICE RIBBON “M.I.O 3”, 09/05/2015
Osaka Ikuno Kumen Center

1. 3 Way Match: Sonoko Kato Vs Ryo Minami Vs Mitsuhisa Sunabe
2. Psuedo Close Match: HAYATA, Misaki Ohata & Tsukasa Fujimoto Vs Yumi Ohka, Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto
3. Irregular Rules Match: Shuji Ishikawa Vs Fairy Nihonbashi
4. Aja Kong, Hamuko Hoshi & Daichi Kazato Vs Hiroshi Fukuda, Mika Iida & Miyako Matsumoto
5. Special Retirement Exhibition Match: KAGUYA Vs Ayako Hamada
6. Thanks For Teaching And Training During The Rookie Era: Mio Shirai Vs Takashi Sasaki

The rules for the Shuji Ishikawa Vs Fairy Nihonbashi match are being kept secret until the match takes place.

DDT “SAITAMA SLAM! VOL. 2”, 10/05/2015
Saitama Kasukabe Hall

0. King Of Dark Title: Gota Ihashi (c) & DJ Nira Vs Mitomi Masayuki & Ryu Gouma
1. Soma Takao Vs Suguru Miyatake
2. Akito & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Shunma Katsumata
3. Antonio Honda & Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie
4. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Saki Akai Vs Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi, MIKAMI & X
5. Daisuke Sasaki Vs Konosuke Takeshita
6. 3 Way Match: HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs KUDO & Masa Takanashi Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Ryota Nakatsu

DNA rookies Kazusada Higuchi & Ryota Nakatsu are thrusted into the main event with big implications depending on the result. Higuchi and KUDO both have Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contracts and both have made their intentions clear to cash in later this month. Getting pinned would devastate either man’s plan.

The King Of Dark Title only changes hands if Gota Ihashi pins or submits one of his opponents. No title change if DJ Nira gets the win.

GANBARE☆JOSHI “RAISING AN ARMY ~ BEST OF THE SUPER CINDERELLA~”, 16/05/2015
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. BEST OF THE SUPER CINDERELLA – Round 1: Hong Kong International Police Woman Vs Miyako Matsumato
2. BEST OF THE SUPER CINDERELLA – Round 1: X Vs X
3. BEST OF THE SUPER CINDERELLA – Round 1: X Vs X
4. BEST OF THE SUPER CINDERELLA – Round 1: X Vs X
5. BEST OF THE SUPER CINDERELLA – Semi Final: X Vs X
6. BEST OF THE SUPER CINDERELLA – Semi Final: X Vs X
7. Ganbare☆Wrestling Raising An Army Anniversary Special Tag Match: Ken Ohka & Yumehito Imanari Vs Yukihiro Abe & Shinichiro Tominaga
8. BEST OF THE SUPER CINDERELLA – Final: X Vs X

Ganbare☆Joshi was able to find enough competitors to fill out the field for BEST OF THE SUPER CINDERELLA. Joining the tournament are Aoi Ishibashi and Manami Kanda (both representing World Wrestling Association), Orirabu (COWPER amateur wrestler), Haruka Kato (fresh off of joining Enjo-gun), Akemi Papiyon (Dera Beppin Pro Wrestling) and J-Soul Pandita III IV’s Sister (*shrugs*). The remaining opening round pairings will be determined on the day of the show.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “WOW WAR TONIGHT 2015”, 16/05/2015
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. The True Value Of Leeway Generation X!?: Shinichiro Tominaga Vs GENTARO
2. Reunion Of Fate! Black Jack Of The Lion And The Rubbish Heap: Ken Ohka & Minoru Fujita Vs Shibata & Mitomi Masayuki

Shinichiro Tominaga Vs GENTARO was put together because GENTARO gave a rave review of Tominaga’s first wrestling match four years ago. Ganpuro and GENTARO want to see how far Tominaga has advanced since then.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN SAPPORO ~DRAMATIC DREAM CLOCK TOWER~”, 24/05/2015
Sapporo Teisen Hall

1. KUDO & Masa Takanashi Vs Daisuke Sasaki & Suguru Miyatake
2. Falls Count Anywhere Special 4 Way Match: Kota Ibushi Vs Sanshiro Takagi Vs Konosuke Takeshita Vs Danshoku Dino
3. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Kazusada Higuchi

Kota Ibushi is currently out of action with a neck injury. He is aiming to return on these final DDT shows at Sapporo Teisen Hall.

DDT “THANK YOU TEISEN! GOODBYE TEISEN! ~WITH LOVE AND GRATITUDE FROM DDT~”, 24/05/2015
Sapporo Teisen Hall

1. Teisen Specialty Sea Urchin, Salmon Roe And Scallop Bowl 3 Way Match: Antonio Honda Vs Masa Takanashi Vs Saki Akai
2. Danshoku Dino Vs Daisuke Sasaki
3. Thank You Teisen! Goodbye Teisen! Special Match: HARASHIMA, Kota Ibushi & KUDO Vs Shigehiro Irie, Konosuke Takeshita & Kazusada Higuchi

I hope none of the wrestlers in Match #1 are allergic to seafood.


DDT “MAX BUMP 2015” Results

April 29, 2015

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DDT “MAX BUMP 2015”, 29/04/2015
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,200 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

0. Dark Match: Kazusada Higuchi & Kota Umeda defeated Ryota Nakatsu & Kouki Iwasaki when Higuchi submitted Iwasaki with the Canadian Backbreaker (8:51).
0. King Of Dark Title: Kazusada Higuchi defeated Gota Ihashi (c) with the Goten (0:52).
*D9 for Gota Ihashi.
1. Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Shunma Katsumata with the Purgatory (4:04).
2. BOYZ Vs YaroZ Final Match: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Brother Tommy & Takayuki Ueki defeated Makoto Oishi, Akito, Soma Takao & Kazuki Hirata when Takagi pinned Hirata with the Sit Down Himawari Bomb (9:51).
3. KUDO & Masa Takanashi defeated Antonio Honda & Konosuke Takeshita when KUDO pinned Honda with the Buzzsaw Kick (10:50).
*KUDO wins Antonio Honda’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
4. Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contention Battle Royal: Daisuke Sasaki defeated Danshoku Jinsei, MIKAMI, Yasu Urano, Hoshitango, Suguru Miyatake, Saki Akai, Hiroshi Fukuda and DJ Nira when Sasaki grabbed the contract (11:40).
4a. MIKAMI eliminated Hoshitango with the School Boy (3:59).
4b. Daisuke Sasaki eliminated Yasu Urano with a Sunset Flip (5:12).
*Daisuke Sasaki wins Yasu Urano’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
4c. Danshoku Dino eliminated MIKAMI with the Buddha Danshoku Driver (6:01).
4d. DJ Nira eliminated Saki Akai with a School Boy (9:27).
*DJ Nira wins Saki Akai’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
4e. DJ Nira eliminated himself by Ring Out (9:49).
4f. Daisuke Sasaki and Suguru Miyatake eliminated Hiroshi Fukuda by Ring Out (10:49).
4g. Daisuke Sasaki grabbed the contract (11:40).
5. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi (c) defeated Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie when Sekimoto pinned Ishii with the Deadlift German Suplex (18:46).
*V2 for Strong BJ.
6. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA defeated Kota Ibushi (c) with the Swan Dive Somato (25:54).
*Kota Ibushi fails in V2. HARASHIMA becomes the 50th KO-D Openweight Champion!

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In a rematch of their Saitama Super Arena main event, HARASHIMA got his revenge and the KO-D Openweight Title back from Kota Ibushi in front of a packed house at Korakuen Hall. Neither men held anything back. Ibushi hit the Phoenix Splash for a nearfall. HARASHIMA pulled out the Firebird Splash, a move he hasn’t used in years for a nearfall of his own. The match went dangerously close to ending the same way as Saitama when Ibushi stopped HARASHIMA from doing the Swan Dive Somato and held him in position for the Phoenix Plex. This time around HARASHIMA avoided the ultra finisher by Headbutting Ibushi until the champion lost his grip. HARASHIMA then lifted Ibushi up for a Canadian Backbreaker and dropped him vertically into a Facebuster. With Ibushi taken out by this new move, HARASHIMA hit the Swan Dive Somato to seal the deal. With a gleaming smile HARASHIMA graciously accepted a bowing handshake from Ibushi. The former champion could only say “Thank you” before he was helped to the back by his Golden☆Storm Rider team mates. HARASHIMA said he was insanely happy to be champion again and he called Ibushi the best and the strongest.

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Kazusada Higuchi came out to announce the possible KO-D Title match between himself and HARASHIMA at Sapporo Teisen Hall on 24th May. Higuchi said he didn’t see the match but still he thought it was really terrible. HARASHIMA called Higuchi an awesome threat for a rookie and wished him luck. KUDO then came out and said he will get his KO-D Title shot at Korakuen on 31st May. HARASHIMA noted how tough it will be to have two title defences in two weeks but he’s up for the challenge. Why? Because he trains!

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Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi saw off the challenge from Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie to keep the KO-D Tag Team Titles around their waists. Ishii showed great strength when he gave Sekimoto the High Angle Double Arm DDT but Okabayashi stopped the pin. Sekimoto ducked the Kneel Kick and deadlifted Ishii into a Vertical Drop Brainbuster. Ishii kicked out at 2 but was finished after a Lariat and the Deadlift German Suplex. The champions identified Drift as a great tag team in a backstage interview and credited them for being prepared and for having a strong bond. Okabayashi wants to defend the titles more and more until they beat everyone in DDT.

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The remaining Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract was up for grabs in another Royal Rumble Ladder match. Two other contracts were on the line since the wrestlers holding them were in the match. Those two contracts did in fact change hands. Daisuke Sasaki pinned Yasu Urano to win his contract and DJ Nira pinned Saki Akai to win hers, ruining her chance to cash in later in the night. DJ Nira eliminated himself to prevent getting pinned by jumping out of the ring. Sasaki tried the same but the remaining wrestlers stopped him. Sasaki convinced his team mate Suguru Miyatake that he wanted no further part in the match and he would let Miyatake grab the last contract. Miyatake climbed the ladder and Sasaki knocked it over, knocking Miyatake onto the ropes. Sasaki then repositioned the ladder and climbed it to pull down the prize. He now has two contracts in his possession.

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Another Right To Challenge Contract changed hands when KUDO pinned Antonio Honda in a tag match. All of Shuten-dōji celebrated with a toast in the ring.

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Who was the mystery partner for the YaroZ team? It was “Mr. Policeman” Takayuki Ueki and he’s here to arrest the BOYZ team! Ueki pulled out a gun late into the match but Kazuki Hirata was quick to disarm him. Brother Tommy accidentaly broke the HIRATA GO glasses but Ueki came to the rescue with glasses for everbody! “TOKYO GO” played over the speakers and everyone decided to dance. As that went on Sanshiro Takagi pinned Hirata with the Sit Down Himawari Bomb.

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Today is the one year anniversary of Shunma Katsumata’s debut match. Yukio Sakaguchi didn’t care and knocked out the rookie with some High Kicks.

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After the dark match Gota Ihashi stormed out and complained about not being booked on this show. He demanded a match and to put his King Of Dark Title on the line so he can finally escape from dark match hell. Kazusada Higuchi accepted the match despite having just wrestled. Ihashi hit him with the title belt but then ran into a Big Boot. Higuchi then pinned him with the Goten.

Danshoku Dino’s Buddhist pilgrimmage will lead him towards a very spiritual wrestler. On 17th May Dino will take on Jinsei Shinzaki! Dino is now in deep meditation and was silent for his entire post-match interview. Also on the show Akito defends the DDT Extreme Title against Shigehiro Irie in a Last Man Standing match.

Masa Takanashi has decided to cash in his Right To Host Box Office contract. With this contract the holder can book his own show. Takanashi decided he will share the prize with KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi and so on 22nd July there will be a Shuten-dōji produced event at Shinjuku FACE.


NICONICO CHOKAIGI SUPER CONFERENCE “SUPER PRO WRESTLING – DAY 2” Results

April 26, 2015

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NICONICO CHOKAIGI SUPER CONFERENCE “SUPER PRO WRESTLING – DAY 2”, 26/04/2015
Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall
80,000+ Viewers

0. King Of Dark Title: Suguru Miyatake defeated Gota Ihashi (c) with the Heart Attack (7:35).
*D8 for Gota Ihashi.
1. Kazusada Higuchi & Kota Umeda defeated Ryota Nakatsu & Kouki Iwasaki when Higuchi submitted Iwasaki with the Canadian Backbreaker (10:12).
2. Tokyo Joshi Pro Offer Match: Miyu Yamashita & Erin defeated Shoko Nakajima & Yuka Sakazaki when Yamashita pinned Sakazaki with the Crash Rabbit Heat (10:51).
3. Shigehiro Irie defeated Super Sasadango Machine with the Flying Sausage (10:18).
4. Idol Wrestling: Kamen Joshi defeated Homoiro Clover Z when Yoshihiko pinned Makoto Oishi with the Reincarnation (12:52).
5. Rumble Match: Saki Akai defeated Michael Nakazawa, Masa Takanashi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Keisuke Ishii, Soma Takao, Shunma Katsumata, Nonoko, Yoshihiko and DJ Nira (11:36).
5a. Everyone eliminated Nonoko by Pinfall (3:38).
5b. Yoshihiko eliminated Masa Takanashi with a Body Attack (5:00).
5c. Yoshihiko eliminated Shunma Katsumata with a Hurricanrana (5:16).
5d. Yoshihiko eliminated Keisuke Ishii with the Reincarnation (6:52).
5e. Tomomitsu Matsunaga eliminated Yoshihiko with a Cradle (6:58).
*Tomomitsu Matsunaga wins Yoshihiko’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
5f. Tomomitsu Matsunaga eliminated Soma Takao with a Cradle (8:33).
5g. DJ Nira eliminated Tomomitsu Matsunaga with La Magistral Cradle (8:50).
*DJ Nira wins Tomomitsu Matsunaga’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
5h. Saki Akai eliminated DJ Nira with a Camel Clutch (9:53).
*Saki Akai wins DJ Nira’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
5i. Saki Akai defeated Michael Nakazawa by Ring Out (11:36).
6. Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi when Ibushi pinned Oishi with the Sit Down Last Ride (16:23).
7. KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata when KUDO pinned Hirata with the Backspin Kick (9:25).
8. HARASHIMA, Akito & Yasu Urano defeated Antonio Honda, Konosuke Takeshita & Hiroshi Fukuda when HARASHIMA pinned Fukuda with the Somato (16:08).
9. DAY 2 Last Match – Michinoku Pro In Niconico Super Conference: Sanshiro Takagi & Super Sasadango Machine defeated Taro Nohashi & Kenbai (w/ San-chan) when Takagi pinned Kenbai with the Sit Down Himawari Bomb (7:51).

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The main event was changed when it was reported Bob Sapp hadn’t arrived in the arena yet and was suffering from enormous damage after his defeat to Sachiko Kobayashi yesterday. Super Sasadango Machine took his place and was victorious with Sanshiro Takagi over the Michinoku Pro team. Sapp finally appeared after the match and challenged M-Pro’s guest San-chan to a fight. San-chan was outmatched and overpowered but was encouraged by the others to continue. Chibi Tiger and members of the TV show Mecha-Mecha Iketeru! came down to help him and everyone had to be seperated. San-chan swore he will do his best to have his debut wrestling match later this year.

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An example of the stream chat making memes took place in the semi-main event. During the match Yasu Urano told Hiroshi Fukuda that he is no big deal. This caused the chat to be flooded with “Fukuda is no big deal” comments.

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Kazuki Hirata was physically stopped from dancing during his entrance. Hirata sulked throughout the match until he got his glasses back.

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Kota Ibushi just couldn’t help himself and made his match spread across the convention hall. With Michael Nakazawa in his corner once more, Ibushi dragged Daisuke Sasaki, Danshoku Dino and Makoto Oishi over to exhibits like the Guinness World Record Challenge booth, a dinosaur skeleton display and a Niconico van which Ibushi of course Moonsaulted off of.

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A single Right To Challenge Contract was passed around three times in the Rumble Match. Tomomitsu Matsunaga pinned Yoshihiko to win its contract, then DJ Nira pinned Matsunaga. Saki Akai tapped out Nira with a Modified Camel Clutch but there was one more person left to enter. Out came Michael Nakazawa back from Singapore! He greeted the crowd and then went straight for Akai and her contract. Akai pulled down the ropes behind her and Nakazawa went flying out of the ring to end the match. Akai said she wants to cash in her contract at the next Korakuen Hall show. She also credited meeting Genichiro Tenryu yesterday for giving her extra fighting spirit.

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The Kamen Joshi musical performance was interrupted by Homoiro Clover Z members Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi and Hiroshi Fukuda. The two groups had a dance contest which Kamen Joshi won. Homoiro Clover Z took the defeat badly and attacked the idols. Help came in the forms of Shigehiro Irie and Yoshihiko. They and the Kamen Girls overpowered Dino’s crew and chased them off before performing another song.

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Super Sasadango Machine repeated yesterday’s strategy on Shigehiro Irie. That is he encouraged the stream chat to type “Irie, behind you!” whenever Irie climbed the top rope. Sasadango also did som calculations and discovered his strategy to beat Ibushi yesterday only caused 35% damage instead of the 70% he originally predicted. There was also a ring girl present and Sasadango gave her a piece of paper that said “Room No. 2735” to use as another distraction. The plan backfired when another Super Sasadango Machine appeared and flirted with the ring girl, distracting the original. Irie capitalised and pinned Sasadango with the Flying Sausage. He then unmasked the imposter Sasadango and revealed him to be Hiroshi Fukuda.

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The ring suffered some damage during the King Of Dark Title match. When the match was over Gota Ihashi did some impersonations of Shinsuke Nakamura and Hiroshi Tanahashi to keep the crowd entertained while the ring was being repaired.


NICONICO CHOKAIGI SUPER CONFERENCE “SUPER PRO WRESTLING – DAY 1” Results

April 25, 2015

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NICONICO CHOKAIGI SUPER CONFERENCE “SUPER PRO WRESTLING – DAY 1”, 25/04/2015
Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall
130,000+ Viewers

0. King Of Dark Title: DJ Nira defeated Gota Ihashi (c) with a Jumping Crucifix Pin (0:35).
*D6 for Gota Ihashi.
0a. King Of Dark Title – Sumo Match: DJ Nira defeated Gota Ihashi (c) by Takedown (0:03).
*D7 for Gota Ihashi.
0. Dark Match: Kazusada Higuchi defeated Kota Umeda with the Canadian Backbreaker (8:56).
1. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie defeated Kouki Iwasaki & Hoshitango when Ishii pinned Iwasaki with the Kneel Kick (9:38).
2. Tokyo Joshi Pro Offer Match: Saki Akai & Ai Shimizu defeated Erin & Shoko Nakajima when Akai pinned Nakajima with the Rookie Award (10:00).
3. Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Shunma Katsumata & Suguru Miyatake defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata when Matsunaga pinned Hirata with a Backslide Pin (0:06).
3a. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Shunma Katsumata & Suguru Miyatake when Hirata pinned Katsumata with a One Shot Miracle Cradle (8:11).
4. Live Game Wrestling: Danshoku Dino defeated M.S.S.P (2-1).
5. Yuru-chara Pro Wrestling: Fukka-chan defeated Kumamon, Gunma-chan, Chiba-kun, Unari-kun, Shusse Daimyou Ieyasukun, Okazaemon, Zushihocky, Udon-no, Usoko Ne-san, Barber-kun and Burikatsu-kun.
6. Yoshihiko defeated Hiroshi Fukuda with the Yoshihiko Destroyer (5:37).
*Yoshihiko wins Hiroshi Fukuda’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
7. Genichiro Tenryu, Konosuke Takeshita & Antonio Honda defeated KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi when Takeshita pinned Takanashi with the 19 Year Old (12:29).
8. Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Super Sasadango Machine & Yasu Urano when Ibushi pinned Sasadango with the Vertical Drop Lehmann Shock (8:55).
9. Wedding Pro Wrestling: Atari-san Vs Mayutan ended in a No Contest when Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi interfered (16:37).
10. HARASHIMA & Akito defeated Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi when HARASHIMA pinned Oishi with the Somato (13:42).
11. DAY 1 Last Match: Sachiko Kobayashi & Kensuke Sasaki defeated Bob Sapp & Danshoku Dino when Kobayashi pinned Sapp with the Final Boss (17:05).

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Over the space of a day DDT with the help of au held a bunch of matches inside the Niconico Chokaigi Super Conference. Airing live on Niconico, DDT claims the stream had over 130,000 viewers at its peak. The stream chat had a vital role during the show. The chat appeared on the arena screen in real time for all to see, scrolling across sideways in a “bullet hell” format.

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There was a “wedding” between a 39 year old man named Atari and a 17 year old woman named Mayutan that devolved into a pie fight and was interrupted by Danshoku Dino. Also Mr. AKIBA was there to catch the bouquet. Dino got his hands on the groom until HARASHIMA and Akito came to the rescue. A match was then held between HARASHIMA & Akito versus Dino & Makoto Oishi to determine if the bride and groom could get married. HARASHIMA & Akito won but Dino had one more trick up his sleeve to stop the marriage… Bob Sapp! Dino fought off HARASHIMA & Akito while Sapp overpowered Atari to stop him from kissing the bride. All hope was lost until “TAKE THE DREAM” played over the speakers. Out came Kensuke Sasaki! There was a masked woman next to him who was revealed to be famous singer Sachiko Kobayashi. She easily destroyed both Dino Sapp to bring an end to the fiasco. Atari and Mayutan finally kissed while everyone around them cheered.

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The Niconico Super Conference was the perfect location for a Super Sasadango Machine PowerPoint presentation. Today’s strategy to beat Kota Ibushi involved using the Niconico chat on screen to distract Ibushi from doing the Phoenix Splash. Sasadango told the viewers to post “Ibushi, behind you!” whenever he was going up to the top rope and faced the screen. This would confuse Ibushi and give Sasadango time to climb up and do a top rope Brainbuster that would inflict 70% HP damage. Sasadango was certain that it would work so well that Ibushi would move full time to New Japan as a result. The distraction worked several times and in the end Sasadango hit the top rope Brainbuster followed by the Vertical Drop Lehmann Shock. Ibushi then kicked out at one. Sasadango was stunned, so much so that he removed his mask in shock. Ibushi got up and did his own Lehmann Shock to win the match.

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Genichiro Tenryu and Yukio Sakaguchi had a staredown after their match. Tenryu offered a handshake but Sakaguchi chopped him instead! Tenryu struck back with a chop of his own and the two stared each other down again. In a backstage interview Sakaguchi said he would fight Tenryu one-on-one anytime.

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Racial tensions highlighted the match between Hiroshi Fukuda and Yoshihiko. Fukuda was angry he had to fight a doll instead of somebody American or a white Hispanic. He then accused Yoshihiko of just being a sex doll and attacked it to start the match. Yoshihiko turned the tables with a Swan Dive Swinging DDT but Fukuda was back in control when he applied the Sleeper Hold. After doing the Michinoku Driver three times, he climbed up top and yelled he would do a 450 Splash. Yoshihiko suddenly sprang up to Fukuda and threw him off the top rope. Daisuke Kiso was then accidentally knocked out in the crossfire. Fukuda saw his chance and struck Yoshihiko with his tambourine while the ref was down. Unfortunately Kiso was still unconscious when Fukuda went for the pin. Fukuda revived him but Yoshihiko was back up and hit the Yoshihiko Destroyer for the three count, winning Fukuda’s Right To Challenge contract in the process!

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Sadly the mascots in Yuru-chara Pro Wrestling did not actually wrestle. Actually, I’m not quite sure what it is they did. In fact some of them had a lot of trouble trying to get into the ring and the entire entrance portion of the segment took 23 minutes. Kumamon shook the ropes like the Ultimate Warrior and attacked the others with a towel (Why? For the glory of Satan of course!). Okazaemon brought in a chair for all the mascots to play musical chairs with. One of the mascots removed its head to reveal a smaller, lightweight mask for it to see better. Burikatsu-kun spoke and complained about being tired so Amon Tsurumi stopped the match. Guest ring announcer Terashima Yufu picked Fukka-chan as the winner because she believed it worked the hardest. It is also her favourite mascot so favouritism probably played a part in this. The mascots then played a proper game of musical chairs which Fukka-chan also won. Kumamon did not give a fuck during this and heeled on everyone.

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M.S.S.P is a Let’s Play group and they were at the event challenging Danshoku Dino to some video games. The first game was Fire Pro Returns on the Playstation 2. Dino played as the Fire Pro version of himself and his opponent picked Taiji Ishimori. Dino won with the Danshoku Driver. The next game was Kinnikuman Muscle Tag Match for the Famicom. M.R.R.P won this round. The final round was on Kinnikuman Tag again after an audience vote. Dino defeated M.R.R.P to win the challenge. He then chased after them to do some lewd things end the segment.

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Kazuki Hirata was too busy dancing to notice Tomomitsu Matsunaga sneaking behind him for a flash three count. The screen filled with lines of 88888888 from the stream chat which represents an applause in Japanese internet speak. An immediate rematch was held and Hirata redeemed himself by getting the win for his team.

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Gota Ihashi continues to be stuck in dark match hell. He lost to DJ Nira not once but twice in two successive King Of Dark Title matches. The second match was a sumo bout with a masked Hoshitango as the referee. Nira somehow won when he tried to lift Ihashi and the champion collapsed under his own weight.

MIKAMI missed the show due to a high fever. Kouki Iwasaki took his place.


DDT “SAITAMA SLAM! VOL. 1” Results

April 19, 2015

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DDT “SAITAMA SLAM! VOL. 1”, 19/04/2015
Saitama Kasukabe Hall
399 Fans – Super No Vacancy

0. King Of Dark Title: Yasu Urano defeated Gota Ihashi (c) with a Headlock (3:47).
*D5 for Gota Ihashi.
1. Kazusada Higuchi defeated Kouki Iwasaki with the Canadian Backbreaker (4:39).
2. Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Suguru Miyatake with the Skewered Jumping Knee (4:46).
3. 4 Way Match: Danshoku Dino defeated MIKAMI, Antonio Honda and Saki Akai when Dino pinned MIKAMI with the Nembutsu Danshoku Driver (7:18).
4. Kazuki Hirata Tokyo GO! Numbers Game – Round 3: KUDO defeated Kazuki Hirata with the Backspin Kick (7:13).
5. BOYZ-gun Vs YaroZ-gun: Kota Ibushi, Makoto Oishi, Konosuke Takeshita & Shunma Katsumata defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Shigehiro Irie & Brother Tommy when Oishi pinned Tommy with a Horizontal Cradle (8:33).
6. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano defeated Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao when Urano pinned Takao after the Somato (10:18).
7. DDT Extreme Title – Iron Man Match: Akito (c) (2) Vs Daisuke Sasaki (2) ended in a draw (60:00).
7a. Daisuke Sasaki (1) defeated Akito (0) with the Sasaki Hurricanrana (16:01).
7b. Akito (1) defeated Daisuke Sasaki with a Scorpion Armlock (19:28).
7c. Daisuke Sasaki (2) defeated Akito (1) with La Mistica Crossface Lock (36:30).
7d. Akito (2) defeated Daisuke Sasaki (2) with the Kinniku Big Move (45:22).
Sudden Death: Akito (c) defeated Daisuke Sasaki with a Perfect Figure Four Leglock (6:48).
*V1 for Akito.

The DDT Extreme Title was up for grabs in a gruelling 60 minute Ironman match, continuing the trend of the championship being defended in serious skill-based matches. The champion Akito had already lost to the challenger Daisuke Sasaki in March. A rematch went 30 minutes without a winner and now even 60 minutes isn’t enough to determine who is more worthy of being champion. Sasaki scored the first fall with a Hurricanrana but Akito equalised with a Scorpion Armlock submission. Akito thought outside of the box with La Mistica into the Crossface Lock to go ahead again. A double countout occurred shortly afterwards when the two fought outside and did what they could to prevent the other from re-entering the ring. Akito made it a tie score at the 45th minute with the Kinniku Big Move. In the dying moments of the match Sasaki used TAKA Michinoku’s Dick Killer submission (Sasaki was trained by Dick Togo, the wrestler TAKA designed the move to use against) but Akito persevered until the bell rang to end the match at 2 falls a piece. A draw would have counted as a successful defence for Akito but the champion refused and wanted the match to restart so they could determine a winner. Sudden death overtime began and the two were able to fight for 6 more minutes until Akito finally got the better of Sasaki with an Arm Clutch Figure Four Leglock. With nowhere to escape Sasaki had to give up. After the match the two reminisced about their first matches together at the Monthly Young Communication shows DDT used to do. Akito said he will continue to wrestle Sasaki any number of times in the future if they can.

Akito pointed out that his next title defence will be in Nagoya on 17th May. He nominated Shigehiro Irie as his next challenger since Nagoya is a place close to Irie’s heart. Irie was “amazingly happy” to be chosen and he knows he will be fighting the best.

HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano signalled their intentions to go after the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles after beating Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao. Ishii has no time to worry about that. His full attention is on the KO-D Tag Team Title shot at the end of the month.

We almost had the first Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract cash in. Hiroshi Fukuda entered the ring after the BOYZ Vs YaroZ match with the intention of challenging a tired Kota Ibushi for the KO-D Openweight Title. Problem is Ibushi wasn’t feeling tired. In fact he was ready to wrestle again there and then. Fukuda suddenly got cold feet and changed his mind. He remembered he has other errands to attend to and will challenge Ibushi another time. Amon Tsurumi told Fukuda he could cash in after the Ibushi Vs HARASHIMA match at Korakuen Hall. Fukuda played dumb and acted like he wasn’t sure what time that show is taking place before leaving the ring.

The YaroZ team had a secret weapon prepared for their BOYZ opponents. Brother Tommy introduced another MC midway through the match, Rashiki Ihashi. Unfortunately Ihashi’s interference backfired and cost YaroZ the match. Sanshiro Takagi was annoyed by losing because of an outside party and demanded a rematch without any interference from either side. BOYZ Vs YaroZ will have one final match at the 29th April Korakuen Hall show.

Before the latest Tokyo GO! match took place, Yukio Sakaguchi presented KUDO with the HIRATA GO glasses he wore in Yokohama. KUDO stubbornly refused to wear them. Kazuki Hirata came down to the ring angry that his glasses were stolen by Sakaguchi but he luckily had a spare one with him. As the match went on KUDO was eventually convinced to put on the glasses to go against Hirata’s. KUDO brought an end to the nonsense when he kicked Hirata in the head so hard the glasses flew off.

Ever since Danshoku Dino begun his “Danshoku Life” pilgrimage, MIKAMI has lost to him three times in a row.

Yasu Urano avoided dark match hell when he beat Gota Ihashi in the King of Dark Title match. Urano submitted Ihashi with a tight Headlock, the very same ending that happened in Ihashi’s debut DDT match almost 6 years ago.


DDT “FURIMUKEBA YOKOHAMA 2015 SPRING” Results

April 4, 2015

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Yokohama Radiant Hall
426 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

0. King Of Dark Title: Hiroshi Fukuda defeated Gota Ihashi (c) with a Rope Assisted Pin (3:55).
*D4 for Gota Ihashi.
1. HARASHIMA, Akito & Yasu Urano defeated Kota Ibushi, Daisuke Sasaki & Suguru Miyatake when HARASHIMA pinned Miyatake with the Somato (18:39).
2. Danshoku Dino & DJ Nira defeated Sanshiro Takagi & MIKAMI when Dino pinned MIKAMI with the Nenbutsu Danshoku Driver (6:37).
3. Toru Owashi & Makoto Oishi defeated Kazusada Higuchi & Shunma Katsumata when Oishi pinned Katsumata with the Miracle Ecstasy (10:07).
4. Konosuke Takeshita defeated Kota Umeda with the 19 Years Old (13:23).
5. Antonio Honda & Tetsuya Endo defeated KUDO & Masa Takanashi when Honda pinned Takanashi with a Cradle (12:19).
6. Kazuki Hirata Tokyo GO Numbers Game – 2nd Round: Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Kazuki Hirata with a Skewered Jumping Knee (9:29).
7. Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Tomomitsu Matsunaga defeated Daisuke Sekimoto, Yuji Okabayashi & Kazuki Hashimoto when Irie pinned Hashimoto with the Beast Bomber (21:23).

The build-up over the KO-D Tag Team Titles is getting tense. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie scored a victory over the champions with the help of Tomomitsu Matsunaga taking the place of an injured Soma Takao. Ishii & Irie praised the strength of Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi but they said they will absolutely take the belts from them. Okabayashi warned that the challengers will be crushed soon enough.

Yukio Sakaguchi wore the HIRATA GO glasses and used the power of the music to punch and kick Kazuki Hirata unconscious.

After Hiroshi Fukuda avoided a dark fate by winning the King Of Dark Title Match, Amon Tsurumi asked if he had gotten a chance to speak to Barack Obama about when to cash in his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract. Fukuda said it is a sensitive issue and he will cash in at an appropriate time. So don’t miss it!

Turned out the appropriate time was halfway through the show. Fukuda declared his cash in and was ready for Kota Ibushi! Unfortunately Ibushi was no longer in the building. His match took place at the beginning of the show and he was allowed to leave early so he could prepare for his IWGP Heavyweight Title match in New Japan tomorrow. Fukuda asked who was more important, himself or AJ Styles? Tsurumi said probably Styles. Fukuda then claimed he will cash in his contract tomorrow after the New Japan show. He was told he can’t because DDT is not running any shows tomorrow. Fukuda gave up and asked when is the next DDT show taking place in or near Tokyo. That would be 19th April in Kasukabe Hall. Fukuda said that date will be hard for him to do but he did not rule it out.

Akito nominated Daisuke Sasaki as the No. 1 Contender for the DDT Extreme Title. Sasaki defeated Akito by submission when they last fought each other one on one. That only took place back in March. The rematch will take place on 19th April.

In the battle of the 19 year olds, Konosuke Takeshita pinned Kota Umeda with a Vertical Drop Brainbuster. To mark the occassion Takeshita’s Brainbuster will now be called the 19 Years Old much like how Genichiro Tenryu named his Brainbuster the 53 Years Old.

Danshoku Dino channelled the spirit of Jinsei Shinzaki for his tag match. He wore a similar pilgrim costume and performed a couple of Shinzaki’s taunts and spots including the rope walk.

One day before his IWGP Title Match, Kota Ibushi sent a message to AJ Styles by using the Styles Clash… on his own tag team partner? Ibushi came up with the bright idea of turning the Styles Clash into a double team move, doing it to Suguru Miyatake on top of HARASHIMA. However HARASHIMA recovered and hit the Somato on Miyatake to win the match for Smile Squash. HARASHIMA wished Ibushi luck for tomorrow and to be ready for their KO-D Openweight Title match on 29th April.


Soma Injured, Max Bump Matches, Golden Roses For Union

March 31, 2015

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Yokohama Radiant Hall

0. King Of Dark Title: Gota Ihashi (c) Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
1. Sanshiro Takagi & MIKAMI Vs Danshoku Dino & DJ Nira
2. Toru Owashi & Makoto Oishi Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Shunma Katsumata
3. Konosuke Takeshita Vs Kota Umeda
4. Kazuki Hirata Tokyo GO Numbers Game – 2nd Round: Kazuki Hirata Vs Yukio Sakaguchi
5. HARASHIMA, Akito & Yasu Urano Vs Kota Ibushi, Daisuke Sasaki & Suguru Miyatake
6. Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Daisuke Sekimoto, Yuji Okabayashi & Kazuki Hashimoto

There were two injuries coming out of “JUDGEMENT 2015” this past weekend. Soma Takao suffered an ankle injury and is unable to wrestle until 10th April at the earliest. Kota Ibushi sprained his middle and ring finger on his right hand but won’t miss any shows.

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Saitama Kasukabe Hall

0. King Of Dark Title: Gota Ihashi (c) Vs Tetsuya Endo

Tetsuya Endo cashes in his boobie prize from the Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Royal Rumble. I bet he’ll be glad to get rid of it.

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Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Anytime, Anywhere Contention Battle Royal: X Vs X
2. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie
3. KO-D Openweight Title: Kota Ibushi (c) Vs HARASHIMA

Two months after “SAITAMA SUPER DDT 2015” we get the rematch of the main event, unless somebody successfully cashes in their Ring To Challenge Contract. I mean it’s not like anybody in DDT watched Wrestlemania on Sunday and a lightbulb suddenly flashed over their head during the big main event angle… Anyway, the current contract holders are Yasu Urano, Hiroshi Fukuda, Kazusada Higuchi and Antonio Honda. Like last year wrestlers can lose the contract if they are pinned or submitted during any match in Japan.

There was one contract left unclaimed in the Right To Challenge Rumble. Another Battle Royal will decide who gets it. What it is for exactly won’t be known until the match is over.

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Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Union Fly To Everywhere World Title – 3 Way Match: Cherry (c) Vs Aoi Ishibashi Vs Hibiscus Mii
2. Isami Kodaka Vs Yukio Sakaguchi
3. Union MAX Title – 1,000 Rose Death Match: FUMA (c) Vs Shuji Ishikawa

FUMA’s ego has grown as quickly as his rise to the top in Union. So much so that he is willing to fight Shuji Ishikawa in a 1,000 Rose Death Match, a stipulation that has not been used in a year.

Hibiscus Mii (formerly Apple Miyuki) answered the call when Union went searching for someone to be in the Fly To Everywhere Title 3 Way Match.


DDT “JUDGEMENT 2015” Results

March 29, 2015

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DDT “JUDGEMENT 2015”, 29/03/2015
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,200 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

0. King Of Dark Title: Gorgeous Matsuno defeated Gota Ihashi (c) with a Reverse Cross Armbreaker (4:09).
*D3 for Gota Ihashi.
1. Toru Owashi & Hoshitango defeated MIKAMI & Shunma Katsumata whn Owashi pinned Katsumata with the Nodowa Otoshi (7:49).
2. Next KO-D Tag Team Titles Challenger Final: Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie defeated KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi when Irie pinned Sakaguchi with the Beast Bomber (10:00).
3. Sanshiro Takagi 20th Anniversary Falls Count Anywhere Match: Sanshiro Takagi & Jun Kasai defeated Kota Ibushi & Suguru Miyatake when Takagi pinned Miyatake with the Sit Down Himawari Bomb through a table (14:40).
4. DDT Extreme Title – Total Count Match: X=Shiori Asahi (c) (17) Vs Akito (17) ended in a draw (10:00).
4a. Sudden Death One Count Match: Akito defeated X=Shiori Asahi (c) with an Airplane Cradle (1:32).
*Shiori Asahi fails in V2. Akito becomes the 32nd DDT Extreme Champion!
5. Next KO-D Openweight Title Challenger And Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Battle Royal: HARASHIMA defeated Konosuke Takeshita with the Somato (23:35).
5a. Right To Challenge King Of Dark Title: Tetsuya Endo (8:21).
5b. Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere 1: Yasu Urano (8:21).
5c. Right To Host Box Office: Masa Takanashi (11:13).
5d. Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere 2: Hiroshi Fukuda (13:02).
5e. Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere 3: Kazusada Higuchi (15:24).
5f. Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere 4: Antonio Honda (17:16).
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi (c) defeated Danshoku Dino & Super Sasadango Machine when Okabayashi pinned Dino with the Konaki Golem Splash (16:10).
*V1 for Storng BJ.

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The team of Danshoku Dino & Super Sasadango Machine were fully prepared for their KO-D Tag Team Title shot today. They both wore Machine masks and showed a Powerpoint presentation explaining how they plan to win. The presentation was titled “A Discussion Of The Tag Team Championship Challenges And Work-life Balance By A 37-Year-Old Duo”. Sasadango’s work-life balance is “Mold”, “Home”, “Graduate School”, “Local Talent Industry” and “Local Wrestler Business”. Dino’s balance is “Gay”, “Gay Time Writer”, “Security Guards”, “Gay Function Activities” and “Gay Wrestler”. They worked out that the champions’ balance is “Muscle Training”, “Wrestling”, “Muscle Training”, “Wrestling” and “Poseidon”. The solution to beat Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi was to create the Konaki Danshoku Driver, a double team version of Dino’s finisher. The move is named after Konaki Jijii from the manga GeGeGe no Kitarō. Sasadango puts on a Konaki Jijii costume which dramatically increases his weight and he leaps onto Dino’s back as he does the Danshoku Driver.

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The challengers jumped the bell and did everything they could to get the advantage. A few DDT wrestlers interfered to help them and did so while wearing Machine masks. The challengers hit the Konaki Danshoku Driver on Okabayashi but Sekimoto was there to break the count. Frustrated, Dino & Sasadango removed their masks revealing that they are now both bald! They hit the Konaki Danshoku Driver again but Sekimoto breaks the pin once more. The champions turned the tables and Okabayashi got his hands on the Konaki costume. Okabayashi put on the costume, increasing his weight to 2 tons and hit the Golem Splash for the victory. After the match Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie came down to confirm their challenge for the KO-D Tag Titles on 29th April. That is the same date Ishii & Irie won the All Asia Tag Team Titles last year. Sekimoto told them to bring the best they got.

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The Right To Challenge Battle Royal had eight prizes in total. The main one was a KO-D Openweight Title shot on 29th April in Korakuen Hall, which was given to HARASHIMA for winning the Royal Rumble portion of the match. He and Kota Ibushi didn’t play any games when they faced each other after the match. This time they accepted each other’s handshake.

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The other seven prizes were in envelopes held above the ring. Each envelope had a different design on it except for two which both had a skull logo. Tetsuya Endo and Yasu Urano were the first to grab contracts while fighting over them at the top of the ladder. Urano got a Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract while Endo was gutted to find out he got a King Of Dark Title match. Masa Takanashi grabbed the smiley face envelope and got the rights to book his own DDT show. Hiroshi Fukuda snuck up the ladder during Kazuki Hirata’s dance entrance and got himself the 2nd Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract. Undefeated DNA rookie Kazusada Higuchi got the 3rd Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract and Antonio Honda got the 4th thanks to Konosuke Takeshita helping him up the ladder.

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When the match was over there was still one contract remaining, the first time it has ever happened for this match. Amon Tsurumi decided the contract will go to a winner of another Battle Royal on 29th April. The contract holders were all interviewed after the match. Takanashi said he will think about when he will cash in his contract. Endo said he will cash in his King of Dark contract on 19th April in Saitama. Urano wants to win the KO-D Title fair and square so he will not cash in when the champion least expects it. Fukuda wants to consult with Barack Obama before he decides when to get his title match. Higuchi said he will get his title match in Sapporo Teisen Hall because he wants to win the title near his hometown. Honda declared he will not cash in until pollen season is over because his nose is currently stuffy.

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Oh no! The hype backlash has begun for Shiori Asahi, although it is just as manufactured as his popularity. Amon Tsurumi is tired of Asahi being cheered so he instructed the fans to boo him instead just to mix things up. The fans played along and Asahi was stunned by the crowd turning on him when he came out. Akito on the other hand got a lot of support as the Total Count Match went on. With every second from a pinfall counting as a point, both wrestlers went with School Boys and Cradles to score quickly and often. Asahi took the lead by a wide margin but Akito came back and got the equalizing point right before the time limit expired. Sudden death quickly began and after 90 seconds of frantic scrambling, Akito got the winning pin count to regain the DDT Extreme Title! After the match Akito was thrilled to have the belt back and said the match taught him the importance of the one count.

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Sanshiro Takagi wanted something crazy for his 20th anniversary and he got it. He & Jun Kasai fought Kota Ibushi & Suguru Miyatake in a wild Falls Count Anywhere match. Kasai and Ibushi were at each other’s throats for a lot of the match, brawling up to the balcony. There was a scary moment when Ibushi was lifted over the railing and was left hanging over ringside from the ledge! Tables, basins, a barbed wire baseball bat and the Combat Bicycle were all used during the match. Takagi splashed Miyatake through two tables and then Power Bombed him through a third while yelling “Congratulations 20th Anniversary!” to himself. Ibushi and Kasai had a staredown after the match.