DDT “KING OF DDT OSAKA 2014” Results

June 16, 2014

kodaka-brainbustaaaaahhhhh

DDT “KING OF DDT OSAKA 2014”, 15/06/2014
Osaka Joto Kumin Hall
472 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao when Omega pinned Takao after the Freedom Call (7:50).
2. 4 Vs 3 Handicap Match: MIKAMI, Yukio Sakaguchi, Tetsuya Endo & Michael Nakazawa defeated Hideki Shiota, Sanshiro Takagi & Gota Ihashi when Sakaguchi pinned Shiota with the PK (8:38).
3. King Of DDT – Round 2: Shigehiro Irie defeated Antonio Honda with the Beast Bomber (14:56).
4. King Of DDT – Round 2: KUDO defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga with the Diving Double Knee Drop (16:11).
5. HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Akito defeated Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & HAYATA when Urano pinned Oishi with the Tombstone Piledriver (13:24).
*Yasu Urano wins Makoto Oishi’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
6. King Of DDT – Round 2: Kota Ibushi defeated Masa Takanashi with the Sit Down Last Ride (12:53).
7. King Of DDT – Round 2: Isami Kodaka defeated Konosuke Takeshita with the Brainbustaaaaahhhhh!!!!! (20:05).

The King of DDT semi-finals are now set. Shigehiro Irie will face KUDO while Kota Ibushi will face Isami Kodaka. Irie’s Beast Bomber has become a very effective finisher in recent months and here it was used to put away Antonio Honda. KUDO made sure that Tomomitsu Matsunaga would not beat him like he did Kenny Omega. Despite losing, Matsunaga now has a new attitude based on his strong performance in the tournament and will make it to the top one step at a time. Ibushi fought against a spirited performance from Masa Takanashi to win his match. Finally Kodaka took a page from El Generico’s book and defeated Konosuke Takeshita with the Brainbustaaaaahhhhh!!!!!

A lottery was held to determine the semi-finals. Each qualifying wrestler had to pull a ball out of a box and whoever picked the same colour would face each other. Oddly enough the resulting matches would have happened anyway if the tournament was organised with a playoff bracket from start to finish.

Makoto Oishi must now regret pulling out of the King of DDT. He left the tournament after winning one of the two remaining Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contracts. But he waited too long to cash in and wound up losing the contract to Yasu Urano when Urano pinned him in a Six-Man Tag Team match. As a contract holder, Urano now has to worry about whether or not he should cash in on his friend and team mate HARASHIMA. The other contract holder at the moment is Super Sasadango Machine who has done the smart thing and stayed away from the wrestling often, reducing the risk of him losing the contract. When he decides to get his KO-D Title match, only he knows.

The Handicap Match was originally billed as Shiota-gun Vs DDT Sekigun. But Sanshiro Takagi told Hideki Shiota he never had permission to add him to his new unit. So Shiota instead renamed the match the Shiota New Organisation Raising An Army Assessment Match. When asked what the name of his new organisation was, Shiota called it Salt Japan Pro Wrestling.


DDT “KING OF DDT FUKUOKA 2014” Results

June 14, 2014

takeshita-touchdown

DDT “KING OF DDT FUKUOKA 2014”, 14/06/2014
Fukuoka Saitopia
290 Fans – No Vacancy

1. King Of DDT – Round 1: Antonio Honda defeated Yasu Urano with the Octopus Hold (10:52).
2. King Of DDT – Round 1: Shigehiro Irie defeated Soma Takao with the Beast Bomber (9:10).
3. King Of DDT – Round 1: Tomomitsu Matsunaga defeated Kenny Omega with a Diving Cross Body Cutback (11:41).
4. King Of DDT – Round 1: KUDO defeated MIKAMI with a Back Spin Kick (2:25).
5. HARASHIMA, Akito, Yuto Aijima, Azul Dragon & Michael Nakazawa defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Makoto Oishi, Tetsuya Endo, Batten Tamagawa & Gots Ihashi when HARASHIMA pinned Ihashi with the Somato (9:37).
6. King Of DDT – Round 1: Kota Ibushi defeated Keisuke Ishii with the Sit Down Last Ride (7:53).
7. King Of DDT – Round 1: Masa Takanashi defeated Danshoku Dino with the Takatonic (9:38).
8. King Of DDT – Round 1: Isami Kodaka defeated Yukio Sakaguchi with the Zan Isamu Leg (10:07).
9. King Of DDT – Round 1: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Daisuke Sasaki with the Touchdown (17:16).

The first round of this year’s King Of DDT threw up some interesting results and match-ups. Antonio Honda submitted Yasu Urano and will face Shigehiro Irie in Round 2. Irie is focused on winning the tournament so he will get a Sumo Hall rematch with HARASHIMA one year after HARASHIMA won the KO-D Title from him. Tomomitsu Matsunaga earned a major upset victory over Kenny Omega. Despite gaining a lot of confidence from the win, Matsunaga’s next opponent will have the advantage. KUDO wasted no time in beating MIKAMI and will be fresh as a daisy tomorrow. Kota Ibushi and Masa Takanashi both won their matches and now their paths will meet. Ibushi doesn’t know what tactics Takanashi will have up his sleeve for their match. Isami Kodaka beat Yukio Sakaguchi and stayed at ringside to watch the main event where the winner would be his next opponent. That man turned out to be Konosuke Takeshita. The young phenom defeated Daisuke Sasaki in the longest match of the night. Afterwards Takeshita said he thinks he proved he can win the tournament.


Tokyo Princess Cup, King Of DDT, Hard Hit

June 1, 2014

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SHIBUYA ENTERTAINMENT☆FIGHT 3”, 04/06/2014
Shibuya Deseo

1. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: X Vs X
2. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: X Vs X
3. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: X Vs X
4. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: X Vs X
5. Tokyo Princess Cup – Semi Final: X Vs X
6. Tokyo Princess Cup – Semi Final: X Vs X
7. Tokyo Princess Cup – Final: X Vs X

After a bunch of the Tokyo Joshi Pro roster threw out challenges to each other it was decided that a tournament will be held to sort out who is the best. The Tokyo Princess Cup will be an 8 Woman tournament featuring Nonoko, Chikage Kiba, Miyu Yamashita, KANNA, Shoko Nakajima, Yuka Sakazaki, Erin and a mystery entrant.

DDT “ROAD TO SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 4”, 08/06/2014
Saitama Industrial Technology Centre

1. Infomercial Match: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Michael Nakazawa
2. Royal Road Invasion! Challenge Of Young Drama: Takao Omori & Antonio Honda Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo

The 2014 Champion Carnival winner Takao Omori teams with Antonio Honda to show the young ones how it’s done.

DDT “KING OF DDT FUKUOKA 2014”, 14/06/2014
Fukuoka Saitopia

1. King Of DDT – Round 1: Antonio Honda Vs Yasu Urano
2. King Of DDT – Round 1: Shigehiro Irie Vs Soma Takao
3. King Of DDT – Round 1: Kenny Omega Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
4. King Of DDT – Round 1: MIKAMI Vs KUDO
5. King Of DDT – Round 1: Kota Ibushi Vs Keisuke Ishii
6. King Of DDT – Round 1: Masa Takanashi Vs Danshoku Dino
7. King Of DDT – Round 1: Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Isami Kodaka
8. King Of DDT – Round 1: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Daisuke Sasaki
9. HARASHIMA, Akito, Yuto Aijima, Azul Dragon & Michael Nakazawa Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Makoto Oishi, Tetsuya Endo, Batten Tamagawa & Gots Ihashi

The matches are in order of the playoff bracket, so the winner of Match #1 will face the winner of Match #2, winner of Match #3 versus winner of Match #4, etc.

HARD HIT “SUPER EVOLUTION”, 21/06/2014
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Kotaro Nasu Vs Kenji Takeshima
2. Ota Shunpei Vs Kenta Hattori
3. Super Tiger Vs Takatoshi Matsumoto
4. Poai Suganama Vs Koji Iwamoto
5. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Ryuki Ueyama
6. Hikaru Sato Vs Chongwen Ito

Ryuki Ueyama is from U-SPIRIT JAPAN and Takatoshi Matsumoto is from Pancrase.


DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN TANSU ~DRAMATIC DREAM CLOSET~” Results

May 29, 2014

darth-gota

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN TANSU ~DRAMATIC DREAM CLOSET~”, 29/05/2014
Shinjuku Tansu Kumin Hall
333 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Jun Akiyama (c) defeated Sanshiro Takagi with the Exploder Suplex (4:08).
Other Competitors: Toru Owashi, Masa Takanashi, Snake Antonio and Shun Miyatake (Trainee).
*V1 for Jun Akiyama.
Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Akihiro defeated Jun Akiyama (c) after a Lip Lock from Danshoku Dino (6:43 pm).
*Akihiro becomes the 1,006th champion.
2. KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi defeated MIKAMI & Kazuki Hirata when KUDO pinned Hirata with the Diving Double Knee Drop (8:01).
3. Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & DJ Nira defeated Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Shunma Katsumata when Oishi pinned Irie with the Jikiden Tornado Clutch (8:42).
*Makoto Oishi wins Shigehiro Irie’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
4. Disolution? Continuation? Will Angry Ihashi Eat The Riders? – Loser Unit Disband Match: Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Darth Gota, Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Sasaki pinned Gota after the PK Mind (13:10).
5. King Of DDT Qualifying Match: Soma Takao defeated Akito with the Gin And Tonic (10:37).
6. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano defeated Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo when HARASHIMA pinned Endo with the Somato (16:05).

Gota Ihashi needed to do something drastic in order to fight the Golden Storm Riders. His new stable was at risk of dying before it could even begin. When he did not appear alongside Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga for their Losers Must Disband match, Nakazawa explained that Ihashi gave in to his hatred and wound up inside a world of darkness. The Imperial March from Star Wars played over the speakers and out came Ihashi in his new form, Darth Gota! He had a drawn on moustache and wore an eyepatch that according to Nakazawa covered scratches so ugly it would give you a heart attack if you saw them. Darth Gota fought his former friends with all the vile and venom he could but the Storm Riders went out on top. Nakazawa & Tomomitsu turned on Gota after the match until the Riders returned to save Gota. Kenny Omega told Gota that the Riders are a four man unit and if he wants to speak his mind then he can. Gota said he fell to the dark side in order to catch up with Kenny, Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki. Kenny assured Gota that he is a valuable member of the team and asked him to stay. Gota did.

Makoto Oishi is currently on a hot streak. Fresh off of winning the DDT Extreme Championship, Oishi now also holds one of the two remaining Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contracts. Oishi surprisingly pinned Shigehiro Irie in a 6-Man Tag match with the Tornado Clutch. Afterwards Oishi pulled out of the King Of DDT tournament because he now has a KO-D Openweight Title shot whenever he wants, so why should he enter the King Of DDT? While he walked off laughing, Amon Tsurumi decided that Irie will now take Oishi’s place in the tournament.

It was revealed that the Research Institute will again be the sponsor of this year’s Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title Battle Royal at Sumo Hall. Former champion, Research Institute employee and possible Yoshihiko relative Akihiro was in attendance to observe today’s Battle Royal. The challengers all got together before the match and hatched a plan to get the belt off of Jun Akiyama. Even Sanshiro Takagi was part of the group despite his intentions to retire the title a few weeks ago. Poison Sawada again gave Antonio Honda a vial of S-Cells to drink, transforming him into Snake Antonio. Meanwhile Takagi brought in his own secret weapon, Saki Akai! The idol’s role was to be a “Red Venus Fly Trap”  and distract Akiyama with her sexiness while Toru Owashi literally laid a bear trap in the ring. Akiyama walked into the trap but recovered and wiped out nearly everyone chasing after him. Akai tried to distract Akiyama so he would step into the trap again but he did not fall for it. Akiyama was about to attack her when Takagi came to the rescue. Unfortunately for Takagi, he fell right into the trap! Takagi became easy pickings for Akiyama and the match ended with the Exploder Suplex. The champion taunted DDT afterwards asking if there was no one else to challenge him. Out came Danshoku Dino! He charged Akiyama for a Lip Lock only to get blasted in the face with an elbow. The rest of the wrestlers at ringside all pounced on Akiyama and held him in place. This time Dino gave the Lip Lock to Akiyama with no interruptions. Then all of a sudden Akihiro threw itself onto Akiyama and pinned him to become the new champion! When asked after the show if he wants to win the title again, Akiyama laughed and said no.

The 1st Round matches for this year’s King Of DDT tournament are as follows:

Antonio Honda Vs Yasu Urano
Shigehiro Irie Vs Soma Takao
Kenny Omega Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
MIKAMI Vs KUDO
Kota Ibushi Vs Keisuke Ishii
Masa Takanashi Vs Danshoku Dino
Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Isami Kodaka
Konosuke Takeshita Vs Daisuke Sasaki


DDT “KING OF DDT OSAKA 2013” Results

July 7, 2013

DDT “KING OF DDT OSAKA 2013”, 07/07/2013
Osaka Umeda Nasci Hall
350 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. 3 Way Tag Team Match: Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Kushinbo Kamen & Michael Nakazawa and Masa Takanashi & Akito when Sasaki pinned Nakazawa with the Now Or Never (6:26).
2. Hikaru Sato defeated Tetsuya Endo with a Boston Crab (6:59).
3. King Of DDT Semi Final: Kenny Omega defeated Yukio Sakaguchi with the Croyt’s Wrath (9:59).
4. King Of DDT Semi Final: HARASHIMA defeated Konosuke Takeshita with the Somato (10:09).
5. Kota Ibushi & DJ Nira defeated Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi when Ibushi pinned Oishi with the Osaka Muscle Sakai Last Ride (10:07).
6. Shigehiro Irie, Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma defeated KUDO, Yasu Urano & FUMA when Irie pinned FUMA with the Flying Sausage (13:11).
7. King Of DDT Final: HARASHIMA defeated Kenny Omega with the Swan Dive Somato (15:20).

HARASHIMA wins the 2013 King of DDT and will challenge for the KO-D Openweight Title in the co-main event of “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2013”. It took two Somatos and a Swan Dive Somato for HARASHIMA to beat Kenny Omega in the final. HARASHIMA defeated the rookie phenom Konosuke Takeshita in the semi-final while Omega took care of Yukio Sakaguchi. Now we to see who the champion will be, Shigehiro Irie or Yuji Okabayashi?

The “super important” announcement was the reveal of Kazuchika Okada competing at “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2013”. But that’s not all, it was announced Okada will take on Kota Ibushi in the co-main event! Ibushi thanked the crowd for the support they will give him in the upcoming G1 Climax and he promised he will do his best against the Rainmaker.

Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi announced that Kensuke Sasaki will be the third member of their team when they challenge the Monster Army for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles on 21/7. GM Tsurumi Amon was completely unaware of this and now has to contact Sasaki and negotiate with him to actually appear at the show.

Antonio Honda and Daisuke Sasaki both wrestled in Kushinbo Kamen costumes along with the gear they stole from Masa Takanashi & Akito. I guess they are Kamen’s spare costumes and the Monster Army stole them too.


King of DDT Final Tomorrow!

July 6, 2013

DDT “KING OF DDT OSAKA 2013”, 07/07/2013
Osaka Umeda Nasci Hall

1. King Of DDT Semi Final: Kenny Omega Vs Yukio Sakaguchi
2. King Of DDT Semi Final: HARASHIMA Vs Konosuke Takeshita
3. Shigehiro Irie, Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma Vs KUDO, Yasu Urano & FUMA
4. 3 Way Tag Team Match: Kushinbo Kamen & Michael Nakazawa Vs Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Masa Takanashi & Akito
5. Hikaru Sato Vs Tetsuya Endo
6. Kota Ibushi & DJ Nira Vs Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi
7. King Of DDT Final: Omega or Sakaguchi Vs HARASHIMA or Takeshita

A “super important” announcement about DDT in Osaka will be revealed during the show.

Sanshiro Takagi is out of action after suffering a whiplash during his match with Shigehiro Irie.


DDT “KING OF DDT NAGOYA 2013” Results

July 6, 2013

DDT “KING OF DDT NAGOYA 2013”, 06/07/2013
Nagoya Telepia Hall
438 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Kengo Takai, Makoto Oishi & Akito defeated Keisuke Ishii, Takao Soma & Tetsuya Endo when Takai pinned Endo with the Dera HOF Buster (7:39).
2. NAKAZA-1 CLIMAX Opening Ceremony Battle Royal: Kota Ibushi defeated Danshoku Dino, KUDO, Masa Takanashi, FUMA and DJ Nira (6:42).
2a. NAKAZA-1 CLIMAX Final: Kota Ibushi defeated Michael Nakazawa with the Sit Down Last Ride (0:35).
3. King Of DDT Round 2 – Block A: Kenny Omega defeated Daisuke Sasaki with the Croyt’s Wrath (16:50).
4. King Of DDT Round 2 – Block B: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Yasu Urano with the Touchdown (9:52).
5. King Of DDT Round 2 – Block C: Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Antonio Honda with a Reverse Cross Armbreaker (11:08).
6. King Of DDT Round 2 – Block D: HARASHIMA defeated Hikaru Sato with the Swan Dive Somato (15:56).
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) defeated Sanshiro Takagi with the Vertical Drop Back Flip (14:18).
*V7 for Shigehiro Irie.

The Shigehiro Irie title reign rolls on after an emotional challenge from his mentor Sanshiro Takagi. It’s daunting enough to take on your teacher, but for him to name a new finishing move after your favourite AV idol just to play mind games? That takes things to another level. But Irie was able for the task and defeated Takagi to score a seventh KO-D Title defence. Both men were in tears after the match and Irie thanked Takagi for helping him become stronger in his hometown.

Takagi suffered a whiplash from a Fire Thunder Driver just before the end of the match.

The King of DDT 2nd Round provided the other big stories today. Kenny Omega defeated Daisuke Sasaki in the first match. Omega praised Sasaki afterwards for his growth as a good wrestler. Yukio Sakaguchi countered Antonio Honda’s Anaconda Vice into a Reverse Cross Armbreaker to grab the submission victory. Sakaguchi called Honda a formidable opponent and he is now confident he can win the tournament in his first try. HARASHIMA went through another hard fought battle with Hikaru Sato and won with the Swan Dive Somato.

The big surprise of the tournament has been Konosuke Takeshita. The rookie who hasn’t even had a full year in DDT is now two matches away from a main event title match at Sumo Hall. Takeshita defeated Yasu Urano and left a message that his Touchdown finisher can defeat anyone. Urano said his loss was embarrassing and a mistake.

With the 2nd Round over, the Semi-Final draw took place. The results is HARASHIMA Vs Takeshita and Omega Vs Sakaguchi taking place in Osaka tomorrow along with the big final.

Michael Nakazawa set up the NAKAZA-1 CLIMAX for some of the King of DDT 1st Round losers to compete in. Kota Ibushi won the Battle Royal and the prize was an immediate match against Nakazawa. Ibushi easily beat him in under a minute.


This Week’s Cards, Ganbare In Saitama

July 3, 2013

BOYZ “PESHARU ~ONNA MATSURI~”, 04/07/2013
Shinjuku FACE

1. Daisuke Sasaki Vs Kazuki Hirata
2. Tatsuhiko Yoshino Vs Tetsuya Endo
3. Makoto Oishi & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Rion Mizuki & FUMA
4. 4 Vs 4 Elimination Tag Team Match: Kota Ibushi, KUDO, Masa Takanashi & Keisuke Ishii Vs HARASHIMA, Kenny Omega, Isami Kodaka & Takao Soma

The women in attendance will get to vote for who is their favourite wrestler in the show. I think previous BOYZ events had the winner sing a song at the end of the event.

DDT “KING OF DDT NAGOYA 2013”, 06/07/2013
Nagoya Telepia Hall

1. Battle Royal: Kota Ibushi Vs Danshoku Dino Vs KUDO Vs Masa Takanashi Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs FUMA Vs DJ Nira
2. Keisuke Ishii, Takao Soma & Tetsuya Endo Vs Kengo Takai, Makoto Oishi & Akito
3. King Of DDT Round 2 – Block A: Kenny Omega Vs Daisuke Sasaki
4. King Of DDT Round 2 – Block B: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Yasu Urano
5. King Of DDT Round 2 – Block C: Antonio Honda Vs Yukio Sakaguchi
6. King Of DDT Round 2 – Block D: Hikaru Sato Vs HARASHIMA
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Sanshiro Takagi

MIKAMI is out of action with a concussion. FUMA takes his place in the Battle Royal.

DDT “KING OF DDT OSAKA 2013”, 07/07/2013
Osaka Umeda Nasci Hall

1. King Of DDT Semi Final:
2. King Of DDT Semi Final:
3. Kota Ibushi & DJ Nira Vs Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi

A “super important” announcement involving DDT in Osaka will take place on this show.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING 3, 21/07/2013
Saitama Wrestle Fighter Museum

1. Gorikiko Vs Tsubasa Fujimoto
2. Shota Vs Crusher Takahashi
3. Tanomusaku Toba Vs Kazuhiko Ogasawara
4. Ganbare Tamagawa Vs Osamu Namiguchi
5. Ganbare☆Wrestling Vs Saitama Wrestling: Ken Ohka & Yumehito Imanari Vs Survival Tobita & Phantom X

Ganbare☆Wrestling marks its debut in the arena better known as the Ice Ribbon Dojo.


DDT “KING OF DDT TOKYO 2013” Results

June 28, 2013

DDT “KING OF DDT TOKYO 2013”, 28/06/2013
Shinjuku FACE
454 Fans – No Vacancy

0. Dark Match – Dramatic Chance Scramble Battle Royal: Daisuke Sasaki defeated Guanchuro with the Crippler Crossface (7:49).
Order of Elimination: Gota Ihashi, Tetsuya Endo, Michael Nakazawa, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Hoshitango, DJ Nira and Guanchuro.
*Daisuke Sasaki wins the vacant King Of DDT spot.
1. King Of DDT Round 1 – Block A: Kenny Omega defeated MIKAMI with the Croyt’s Wrath (11:10).
2. King Of DDT Round 1 – Block A: Daisuke Sasaki defeated Takao Soma with the Now Or Never (3:47).
3. King Of DDT Round 1 – Block B: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Masa Takanashi with the Touchdown (5:43).
4. King Of DDT Round 1 – Block B: Yasu Urano defeated Kota Ibushi with a Double Arm Cradle (11:26).
5. 3 Way Tag Team Match: Yuji Okabayashi & Ryuichi Kawakami defeated Shigehiro Irie & Keisuke Ishii and Sanshiro Takagi & Kazuki Hirata when Okabayashi pinned Hirata with the Golem Splash (11:03).
6. King Of DDT Round 1 – Block C: Antonio Honda defeated Makoto Oishi with an Anaconda Vice (10:13).
7. King Of DDT Round 1 – Block C: Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Danshoku Dino with the Dojime Choke Sleeper (9:15).
8. King Of DDT Round 1 – Block D: Hikaru Sato defeated Akito with a Jumping High Kick (10:11).
9. King Of DDT Round 1 – Block D: HARASHIMA defeated KUDO with the Swan Dive Somato (13:44).

Two big surprise early exits have happened in the King of DDT 1st Round. Kota Ibushi was caught with a flash pin and defeated by Yasu Urano while Masa Takanashi lost to the rookie Konosuke Takeshita. Meanwhile Daisuke Sasaki has become a force to be reckoned with, winning the dark match Battle Royal to enter the tournament and then making quick work of Takao Soma.

The matches for Round 2 are Kenny Omega Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Konosuke Takeshita Vs Yasu Urano, Antonio Honda Vs Yukio Sakaguchi and Hikaru Sato Vs HARASHIMA. The matches will take place in Nagoya on 6th July.

A new match was announced for “PROGRESS AND HARMONY OF WRESTLING” at Sumo Hall on 17/8. MIKAMI will be teaming up with The Hawtness himself, Yoshihiro Takayama to take on Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Michael Nakazawa!


King Of DDT, Road To Kanazawa, Irie Vs Takagi, Up Up Girls, Here Comes Yuji

June 24, 2013

DDT “KING OF DDT TOKYO 2013”, 28/06/2013
Shinjuku FACE

0. Dark Match – Dramatic Chance Scramble Battle Royal: Michael Nakazawa Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Gota Ihashi Vs Tetsuya Endo Vs Daisuke Sasaki Vs Hoshitango Vs DJ Nira Vs Guanchuro
1. King Of DDT Round 1 – Block A: MIKAMI Vs Kenny Omega
2. King Of DDT Round 1 – Block A: Takao Soma Vs Winner of Dramatic Chance Scramble Battle Royal
3. King Of DDT Round 1 – Block B: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Masa Takanashi
4. King Of DDT Round 1 – Block B: Kota Ibushi Vs Yasu Urano
5. King Of DDT Round 1 – Block C: Antonio Honda Vs Makoto Oishi
6. King Of DDT Round 1 – Block C: Danshoku Dino Vs Yukio Sakaguchi
7. King Of DDT Round 1 – Block D: Hikaru Sato Vs Akito
8. King Of DDT Round 1 – Block D: HARASHIMA Vs KUDO
9. 3 Way Tag Team Match: Shigehiro Irie & Keisuke Ishii Vs Yuji Okabayashi & Ryuichi Kawakami Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Kazuki Hirata

The Dramatic Chance Scramble Battle Royal will determine who gets the final spot in the King Of DDT tournament. The winner will face Takao Soma in Round 1.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN KANAZAWA ~DRAMATIC DREAM TORIYASAI~”, 30/06/2013
Ishikawa Kanazawa

1. Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Masa Takanashi & Akito
2. DJ Nira Vs Keisuke Ishii
3. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi Vs MIKAMI & Michael Nakazawa
4. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Kazuki Hirata
5. Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Gota Ihashi Vs HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & KUDO
6. Shigehiro Irie & Takao Soma Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi

Shigehiro Irie and Sanshiro Takagi collide in Tag Team action before their KO-D Openweight Title match.

DDT “KING OF DDT NAGOYA 2013”, 06/07/2013
Nagoya Telepia Hall

1. King Of DDT Round 2 – Block A:
2. King Of DDT Round 2 – Block B:
3. King Of DDT Round 2 – Block C:
4. King Of DDT Round 2 – Block D:
5. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Sanshiro Takagi

Shigehiro Irie requested a KO-D Title defence against his mentor Sanshiro Takagi and for it to take place in Nagoya where he began his career. Takagi vacated his spot in the King Of DDT tournament to accept the match. Takagi trained Irie in a micro-indy promotion called Dera Nagoya Pro back in 2008.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN UTSUNOMIYA ~DRAMATIC DREAM TOCHIOTOME~”, 14/07/2013
Tochigi Prefectural Cultural Center – Sub Hall

1. Up Up Girls Right Push Scramble: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Isami Kodaka

The winner of this match will represent the Up Up Girls at the Idol Lumberjack 3 Way Match (which will be explained later) at the 17/8 Sumo Hall show.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2 DAYS IN 2013”, 21/07/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Antonio Honda, Hoshitango & Yuji Hino (c) Vs Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & X
2. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Yuji Okabayashi

If Irie is still the KO-D Champion and Yuji Okabayashi still has his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract, then the title match will be held here.

The X wrestler in the team challenging for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles is someone who hates Antonio Honda.