DDT “ROAD TO SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 4” Results

June 8, 2014

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DDT “ROAD TO SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 4”, 08/06/2014
Saitama Industrial Technology Centre
279 – Super No Vacancy

1. MIKAMI defeated Shun Miyatake (Trainee) with a Modified Crab Hold (9:01).
2. Makoto Oishi defeated DJ Nira with a Figure Four Leg Lock (4:12).
3. Saitama Supremecy Of Planning Progress!: Danshoku Dino & Hamuko Hoshi defeated Saki Akai & Kazuki Hirata when Hoshi pinned Hirata with a Diving Body Press (11:27).
4. Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao defeated Daisuke Sasaki, Gota Ihashi & Shunma Katsumata when Irie pinned Katsumata with the Wild Bomber (13:29).
5. Research Institute Presents Infomercial Match – Uncle Nakano’s Rumble: Toru Owashi defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Michael Nakazawa and Tomomitsu Matsunaga (5:08).
5a. Toru Owashi eliminated Tomomitsu Matsunaga by Ring Out (4:30).
5b. Toru Owashi eliminated Sanshiro Takagi by Ring Out (5:06).
5c. Toru Owashi eliminated Michael Nakazawa by Ring Out (5:08).
6. Royal Road Invasion! Challenge Of Young Drama: Takao Omori & Antonio Honda defeated Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo when Honda pinned Endo with the Diving Fist Drop (13:25).
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi (c) defeated HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Akito when KUDO pinned Akito with the Diving Double Knee Drop (18:37).
*V1 for Shuten-dōji.

KUDO was able to prevent losing another championship to Smile Squash in the main event of today’s show. Shuten-dōji successfully defended the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles but were told not to have their celebratory drinks because of an alcohol ban in the building. All three members of Shuten-dōji ignored the ban and drank their cans.

The Champion Carnival 2014 winner Takao Omori teamed with Antonio Honda on today’s show. The pre-match video had Honda ask how could he live and spend every day in despair? What could he do? Omori came in and said they will go on the ultimate journey to be wild! After the match, Konosuke Takeshita challenged Omori to a singles bout. Omori offered a handshake but Takeshita rejected it.

Today’s Infomercial Match was sponsored by the Research Institute. The director of the Institute appeared dressed as Akihiro Miwa and announced the wrestlers competing in the mini Royal Rumble had to be dressed like him. Everyone entered the ring to the song “Hymn Of Love” and Kazuki Hirata appeared at the end of the match to dance to the song.

There are some concerns in DDT over the recent changes happening to All Japan. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie are the current All Asia Tag Team Champions but the status of those titles are currently unknown. Ishii wants the belts to be defended in DDT and thinks they should still be active. His reasoning is the championship is not created by All Japan so it shouldn’t be effected by the company’s problems. He and Irie decided they will defend the belts on 22nd June even though they do not yet have permission to do so.


Road To Saitama, Ohka Vs GENTARO

June 4, 2014

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

1. MIKAMI Vs Shun Miyatake (Trainee)
2. Saitama Supremecy Of Planning Progress!: Danshoku Dino & Hamuko Hoshi Vs Saki Akai & Kazuki Hirata
3. Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Gota Ihashi & Shunma Katsumata
4. Makoto Oishi Vs DJ Nira
5. Royal Road Invasion! Challenge Of Young Drama: Takao Omori & Antonio Honda Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo
6. Research Institute Presents – Infomercial Match: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs Toru Owashi Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi (c) Vs HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Akito

The Shuten-dōji Vs Smile Squash rivalry continues with the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles on the line.

Hamuko Hoshi is from Ice Ribbon.

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

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

Manabu Hara is a freelancer but wrestled for Big Mouth Loud, Futen and Zero1 in the past.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “~CHAPTER 2 2ND SEASON~ VOL. 4”, 03/07/2014
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Osamu Namiguchi & Shota Vs Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Black Tiger V
2. Ken Ohka Vs GENTARO

A month after his return to pro wrestling, GENTARO made a surprise visit to Ganbare☆Wrestling to pay Ken Ohka a visit. At the time Ohka was down in the dumps after suffering another defeat. He was so depressed he even considered closing down Ganpuro. GENTARO, a man who spent the last year recovering and rehabilitating his body, slapped some sense into Ohka and then challenged him to a match. Will Ohka get his fighting spirit back?

Tatsuhito Takaiwa brought a Black Tiger with him at the last show to watch his back. He has been identified as Black Tiger V, which is odd because Takaiwa was originally Black Tiger V. Despite being told to stay out of the match, Black Tiger V still got involved and helped Takaiwa win. Shota has come to the defence of his home promotion and is surprisingly joined by former enemy Osamu Namiguchi. This all leads to a tag team match between the four next month.

Yumehito Imanari and Chikara will be teaming together on the show. They are now going by the team name Power Of Dreams.


DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN SENDAI ~DRAMATIC DREAM TAN~” Results

May 4, 2014

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DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN SENDAI ~DRAMATIC DREAM TAN~”, 04/05/2014
Miyagi El Park Sendai
248 – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. 3 Way Match: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Michael Nakazawa and Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Takeshita pinned Nakazawa with a Dropkick (0:08).
1a. 3 Way Match: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Michael Nakazawa and Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Takeshita pinned Nakazawa with a German Suplex (6:27).
2. Makoto Oishi & Yoshihiko defeated MIKAMI & Antonio Honda when Yoshihiko pinned Honda with the Metempsychosis (11:33).
3. Tetsuya Endo defeated Guanchulo with the Sky Twister Press (7:23).
4. Lucha Libre Rules: Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Gorgeous Matsuno when Ishii pinned Matsuno with a Cradle (12:30).
5. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano defeated Danshoku Dino & Akito when HARASHIMA pinned Akito with the Somato (15:15).
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi defeated Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki (c) when Sakaguchi pinned Sasaki with the Penalty Kick (16:22).
*The Golden Lovers fails in V2. Shuten-dōji becomes the 10th KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions!

The drinks are on Shuten-dōji tonight because they are the new KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions! The main even saw Yukio Sakaguchi pin Daisuke Sasaki to end the Golden Lovers’ reign. Masa Takanashi taunted Kota Ibushi after the match for thinking the Lovers were going to win. Sakaguchi simply said “Today we won the belts. Kanpai!” and the new champs celebrated with a drink.

Even though he lost his match today, Gorgeous Matsuno demanded Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie to give him an All Asia Tag Team Title match on the 6th May Yamagata show.

The wrestlers’ bus was delayed by Golden Week traffic and only arrived 20 minutes after the building doors opened for the fans. The show was scheduled to begin with a Triple Threat match but only Konosuke Takeshita and Tomomitsu Matsunaga entered the ring. Just when they were about to start wrestling, Michael Nakazawa finally appeared yelling “Wait a minute!” and he rushed to the ring so the planned match can go ahead. Takeshita pinned him in 8 seconds with a Dropkick. They agreed to restart the match and Takeshita eventually pinned Nakazawa again.


DDT “MAX BUMP 2014” Results

April 29, 2014

DDT “MAX BUMP 2014”, 29/04/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,200 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

0. Exhibition Match: Hoshitango & Gota Ihashi defeated DJ Nira & Shun Miyatake when Hoshitango pinned Nira with the Midnight Buenos Aires (4:36).
1. Shunma Katsumata Re-Debut: Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi defeated Guanchulo & Shunma Katsumata when Sakaguchi submitted Katsumata with a Rear Naked Choke (8:33).
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Sanshiro Takagi (c) defeated Shun Miyahebi with the Spiccoli Driver (7:07).
Other Competitors: MIJAMI, Yasu Urano, Michael Chuhebiwa, Sohebi Takao, Kazuki Hirahebi, Snake Antonio, Snake Toru and Super Snake Snake Machine.
*V3 for Sanshiro Takagi. Yasu Urano wins Snake Antonio’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Iron Man Belt defeated Sanshiro Takagi (c) by Pinfall (12:37 pm).
*Iron Man Belt becomes the 1,000th champion!
3. HARASHIMA & Tomomitsu Matsunaga defeated Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo when HARASHIMA pinned Endo with the Somato (10:44).
*HARASHIMA wins Tetsuya Endo’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
4. All Asia Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie defeated Jun Akiyama & Yoshinobu Kanemaru (c) when Ishii pinned Kanemaru with a Brainbuster Cutback (11:41).
*Jun Akiyama & Yoshinobu Kanemaru fail in V4. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie become the 94th All Asia Tag Team Champions!
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki (c) defeated Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Yoshihiko when Sasaki pinned Oishi after the PK Mind Ω (18:45).
*V1 for The Golden Lovers.
6. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) defeated Akito with the Diving Double Knee Drop (24:26).
*V1 for KUDO.
7. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) defeated Yasu Urano with the Buzzsaw Kick (10:28).
*V2 for KUDO. Yasu Urano cashes in his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Jun Akiyama defeated Iron Man Belt by Pinfall (c) (3:02 pm).
*Jun Akiyama becomes the 1,001st champion.

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It was a busy afternoon in DDT with a lot going on. KUDO fought tooth and nail to keep his KO-D Openweight Title, first defeating Akito in a main event match that lasted almost 25 minutes. Akito tried to lock in the Triangle Scorpion to make KUDO tap just like he did in Saitama just over two weeks ago but the champion escaped the hold and delivered a Buzzsaw Kick in retaliation. Akito survived the barrage of kicks but eventually stayed down after the Diving Double Knee Drop. Victorious, KUDO said it was an interesting match and he wants to have more interesting matches because he will continue to stand in the centre of DDT. He offered a handshake to Akito but it was refused. That was not all KUDO had to put up with at the end of the show.

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Two of the Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contracts changed hands today. HARASHIMA pinned Tetsuya Endo to gain possession of a contract. He approached KUDO at the end to challenge him to a title match. HARASHIMA said he was not going to take the cowardly route and instead will cash in his contract in Nagoya on 25th May. Yasu Urano won the other contract by pinning a possessed Antonio Honda in the Battle Royal earlier in the show. He also told KUDO he wanted to cash in and he was going to do it right now! The impromptu KO-D Title Match then began with Urano targeting KUDO’s. But despite the well prepared gameplan, KUDO was able to withstand Urano’s offense and fight back. In the end, two Buzzsaw Kicks put away Urano and KUDO was still the KO-D Champion. Urano left the ring pissed off and he tore apart the UraShimKudo shirt he was wearing. Amon Tsurumi praised KUDO for defending the title twice in one night and urged the remaining contract holders not to cash in today. He confirmed KUDO Vs HARASHIMA will take place on 25/5 as long as HARASHIMA still has his contract. HARASHIMA said he was looking forward to winning the title back because he is the strongest. KUDO then said if HARASHIMA is the strongest challenger, then defeating him will make KUDO strongest in the truest sense. KUDO then held a toast with his Shuten-dōji teammates.

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The Golden Lovers went into their KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Title match with a big advantage. It turned out one of their opponents was badly injured. Was it Danshoku Dino? No. Makoto Oishi? Nope, it was Yoshihiko! The most dangerous member of the challenging trio entered the ring with its left arm heavily wrapped in bandages. Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki took advantage immediately by pouncing Yoshihiko. What followed was one of the most violent sights to ever take place in a DDT ring as Omega and Sasaki literally tore Yoshihiko apart! Kota Ibushi had to look away as his partners dismantled Yoshihiko limb from limb.But fear not because Yoshihiko cannot be killed that easily. Just when it looked liked the Golden Lovers had the match won, the arena lights switched off and “TOKYO GO!” played over the speakers. Out came Kazuki Hirata and with him was a revived Yoshihiko wearing a Magnum TOKYO mask! Yoshihiko cleared the ring and was a house of fire until Ibushi got rid of Hirata with a Missile Dropkick. Despite the odds evening out, the Golden Lovers were able to win by delivering the PK Mind Ω to both Oishi and Yoshihiko at the same time.

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The big news of the night was Keisuke Ishii and Shigehiro Irie winning the All Asia Tag Team Championship! The two members of Team Dream Futures got their second title shot against Jun Akiyama & Yoshinobu Kanemaru after Ishii spent weeks following Akiyama begging for another match. The persistance paid off as Akiyama finally agreed and the match was booked in DDT. Even with the homeside advantage Ishii & Irie were the underdogs against a team with a combined 39 years of experience. And you know, a whole bunch of All Japan and Pro Wrestling NOAH championships between them. But Ishii & Irie shocked everyone by winning the titles. The champs had things in control for the final moments. Kanemaru dropped Ishii with the Deep Impact and Brainbuster but Ishii would either kick out or be saved by Irie everytime. Akiyama tried to give Irie the Exploder Suplex but Irie did what he could to block him. Then as Kanemaru lifted Ishii up for another Brainbuster, Ishii counters it into a Small Package for the three count! Amon Tsurumi was exceedingly happy to see Ishii & Irie win the titles and congratulated them for holding the same titles Footloose did. Irie said it was a dream for him and Ishii to win the titles. Ishii said it was a frustrating journey but thanks to the fans and to Drift for their support he and Irie were able to do it. They now want to defend the titles over and over in DDT.

ironman-1000-champ

It was now or never for the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title. The reigning and defending 999th champion Sanshiro Takagi wanted to retire the belt so it would never have a 1,000th champion. The belt’s creator Poison Sawada JULIE was able to stop him by claiming the belt’s strap contains an ancient treasure map that appears when roasted with an Inca lighter. Takagi agreed he would put the belt up for one more defence. If he wins, the belt is retired and he gets the lighter. When he entered the ring for the Battle Royal he said he wanted it to end quickly because he wanted to go find the treasure and use it to buy luxury watches. He was cut off by video footage of Poison Sawada passing bottles of S-Cells to several wrestlers. The S-Cells gave the wrestlers snake magic but also put them under Sawada’s control. Sawada’s goal? Get the title back from Takagi by any means necessary! Takagi fought through Sawada’s minions as well as the other wrestlers involved in the Battle Royal and became the last man standing. After the match Takagi told Sawada he was not a fool. There is no ancient treasure and the Inca lighter was something Sawada just bought in a shop for one hundred yen. Takagi wasn’t going to wait any longer to retire the championship and the ceremony begun. Sawada grabbed the belt and yelled “I have to challenge you!” The two struggled until Sawada knocked over Takagi with the belt falling on top of him. All of a sudden Yukinori Matsui slapped the mat three times. The Iron Man Title belt pinned Takagi. The Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship itself became the new champion and will go down in history as the 1,000th Champion!

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The belt clearly spent the rest of the day celebrating to the point of exhaustion. It was found unconscious backstage at the end of the show. Jun Akiyama entered the room for a post match interview and sat down with his arm leaning on the belt. Yukinori Matsui suddenly jumped into view and started to count but Akiyama raised his arm at two and told Matsui to leave. When Matsui went away he unknowingly leant onto the belt again. This time Kyohei Wada appeared and he counted to three. Jun Akiyama is the new Iron Man Champion! Wada handed the belt to the new champion but at this point Akiyama was just annoyed by everything going on around him.

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The opening match had both good news and bad. The good news was Shunma Katsumata debuted and got a good reaction from the crowd. The bad news was Guanchulo wrestled his final match in Korakuen Hall before he returns home to Chile. He and Katsumata became friends during his stay and he was happy he got to team with him before he leaves.

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DDT’s other rookie Shun Miyatake did not have a good day. He wrestled the dark match hoping to impress Amon Tsurumi enough so he could get a proper debut match. Tsurumi didn’t like what he saw and told Miyatake it wasn’t going to happen yet. Miyatake threw a fit and complained that he will forever be a rookie.

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Michael Nakazawa will face Minoru Suzuki in Shinjuku FACE on 9th May. Nakazawa actually asked for this match to happen because of what happened four months ago. Nakazawa defeated Sanshiro Takagi at “NEW YEAR NEW YEAR SPECIAL!” back in January thanks to some help from Suzuki. Nakazawa begged Suzuki to coach him but it was rejected and downgraded into Suzuki maybe doing something with Nakazawa down the line. Four months later and Nakazawa now wants to fight Suzuki. Nakazawa is certain he is going to win. He’s just not sure how.

The annual King Of DDT tournament returns this June. The first round will take place in Fukuoka on 14th June, the second round will be in Osaka on 15th June and the semi-finals and final will be in Korakuen Hall on 29th June. This year 16 wrestlers will enter the tournament and the first round pairings will be revealed on 29th May.


Iron Man Intensifies

April 23, 2014

DDT “MAX BUMP 2014”, 29/04/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Exhibition Match: Hoshitango & Gota Ihashi Vs DJ Nira & Shun Miyatake
1. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Sanshiro Takagi (c) Vs MIKAMI Vs Yasu Urano Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs Soma Takao Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Snake Antonio Vs Toru Owashi Vs Super Sasadango Machine
2. Shunma Katsumata Re-Debut: Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi Vs Guanchulo & Shunma Katsumata
3. HARASHIMA & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo
4. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki (c) Vs Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Yoshihiko
5. All Asia Tag Team Titles: Jun Akiyama & Yoshinobu Kanemaru (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie
6. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) Vs Akito

Poison Sawada JULIE revealed his intentions to prevent Sanshiro Takagi from retiring the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title. According to Sawada he possesses an ancient lighter from the Inca Empire which can be used to burn the championship belt. When burnt, a treasure map of Arica appears on the belt’s strap. If Takagi gets his way and retires the championship he will have the belt all to himself. Sawada does not want Takagi to discover the map and go after the ancient treasure so he travelled to an old hideout and searched for a certain item to help him. Even though the cave has become desolate over the years and many of his possessions are no longer kept there, he was able to find what he wanted. S Cells! These are potions that contain the power of Snake magic. Sawada then found Antonio Honda and used the S Cells to turn him into Snake Antonio! Now under Sawada’s spell, Antonio has been ordered to defeat Takagi at all costs and become the 1000th champion!

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “~CHAPTER 2 2ND SEASON~ VOL. 2”, 01/05/2014
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Medical Death Match: Survival Tobita Vs Dr. Kiriko
2. Revenge Of The Tiger!: Fumihito Kihara Vs Kotaro Nasu

Two more names have been entered into the Ganbare☆Martial Arts Open Tournament. Ganpuro regular Gorikiko enters representing Judo. Then there is the MMA competitor who is just going by the name of Shibata. Probably best not to get your hopes up thinking it is Katsuyori Shibata. I really doubt it’s him.

UNION “GOLDEN UNION IN SENDAI”, 04/05/2014
Miyagi El Park Sendai

1. 3 Way Match: Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Ryu Gouma Vs SAGAT
2. Cherry & Hatsuhinode Kamen Vs Mio Shirai & Tsukasa Fujimoto
3. Hikaru Sato Vs Daichi Kazato
4. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi 26th Anniversary Commemorative Match: Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & FUMA Vs Shuji Ishikawa & Tomoya Kawamura
5. Isami Kodaka, Seiya Morohashi & Mitomi Masayuki Vs Ken Ohka, Yumehito Imanari & Fumihito Kihara

Hatsuhinode Kamen is a masked joshi wrestler from the YMZ promotion. She has made appearances for Stardom in the past.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN SENDAI ~DRAMATIC DREAM TAN~”, 04/05/2014
Miyagi El Park Sendai

1. Tetsuya Endo Vs Guanchulo
2. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Gorgeous Matsuno Vs Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao
3. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki (c) Vs KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi

The team that wins the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship at Korakuen Hall will have little time to prepare for the next challengers. Shuten-dōji have already stepped up for a title shot.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN AOMORI ~DRAMATIC DREAM TSUGARU SHAMISEN~”, 05/05/2014
Aomori Industrial Hall

1. Antonio Honda Vs Soma Takao
2. Danshoku Dino Vs Tetsuya Endo
3. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Guanchulo Vs Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki

Antonio Honda’s placement on the cards is all assuming the snake magic will wear off by the time the shows take place and he will be back to normal by then…

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN YAMAGATA ~DRAMATIC DREAM TAMAKON’NYAKU~”, 06/05/2014
Yamagata Big Wing

1. Kenny Omega Vs Guanchulo
2. HARASHIMA Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
3. Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Antonio Honda & Konosuke Takeshita

… Well, as normal as Honda can be.

DDT “SHINJUKU MAY 9TH DRAMA”, 09/05/2014
Shinjuku FACE

1. Falls Count Anywhere Match: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki
2. DDT Extreme Title: Danshoku Dino (c) Vs Masa Takanashi

Sanshiro Takagi and his group have challenged the Golden Lovers to a Falls Count Anywhere match.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN SAPPORO ~DRAMATIC DREAM CLOCK TOWER~”, 11/05/2014
Sapporo Teisan Hall

1. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega (c) Vs KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi

Shuten-dōji are aiming to take away all of the Golden Lovers’ championships. If everything goes his way, KUDO could find himself holding all three KO-D Championships at the same time. Now that would be a drink well earned.


Max (Bump) Moon

April 16, 2014

HARD HIT “~THE MOON RISES TWICE~”, 26/04/2014
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

0. Dark Match: Kenji Takeshima Vs Isamu Taniguchi
1. Hideyoshi Kamitani Vs Keisuke Okada
2. Chongwen Ito Vs Kenta Hattori
3. Super Tiger Vs Shunpei Ota
4. Ryo Kawamura Vs Hayato Mashita
5. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Mitsuyoshi Nakai
6. HARASHIMA Vs Manabu Hara
7. Shuichiro Katsumura Vs Mitsuhisa Sunabe
8. Hikaru Sato Vs Poai Suganuma

Hideyoshi Kamitani is from Big Japan, Keisuke Okada is a freelancer, Kenji Takeshima is from Sportiva Entertainment and Isamu Taniguchi is representing Kitakyu Pro Wrestling Z.

DDT “MAX BUMP 2014”, 29/04/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Exhibition Match: Hoshitango & Gota Ihashi Vs DJ Nira & Shun Miyatake
1. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Sanshiro Takagi (c) Vs MIKAMI Vs Yasu Urano Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs Soma Takao Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Antonio Honda Vs Toru Owashi Vs Super Sasadango Machine
2. Shunma Katsumata Re-Debut: Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi Vs Guanchulo & Shunma Katsumata
3. HARASHIMA & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo
4. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki (c) Vs Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Yoshihiko
5. All Asia Tag Team Titles: Jun Akiyama & Yoshinobu Kanemaru (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie
6. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) Vs Akito

Continuing their record of most KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Title challenges, Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi once again get a chance to win the belts. This time they bring Yoshihiko into battle. Yoshihiko’s history with Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega is well known but Daisuke Sasaki doesn’t have much experience fighting the infamous DDT competitor.

Sanshiro Takagi has decided to defend the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title one more time but only so he can find out more about a mysterious ancient treasure that Poison Sawada told him about. Sawada promised to help if the Iron Man Title he created is kept alive.


DDT “ROAD TO SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 2” Results

April 12, 2014

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DDT “ROAD TO SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 2”, 12/04/2014
Saitama Kasukabe Hall
350 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga defeated HARASHIMA & DJ Nira when Nakazawa submitted Nira with a Headscissors (1:14).
1a. HARASHIMA & DJ Nira defeated Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga when HARASHIMA pinned Nakazawa with the Somato (4:28).
2. Emi Sakura defeated Saki Akai with La Magistral Cradle (7:47).
3. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Sanshiro Takagi (c) defeated Gota Ihashi by Ring Out (6:21).
Order Of Elimination: Masa Takanashi, MIKAMI, Yasu Urano, Tetsuya Endo, Konosuke Takeshita, Toru Owashi, Gota Ihashi. (Witness: Poison Sawada JULIE)
*V1 for Sanshiro Takagi.
4. Saitama Music Infomercial Match: Antonio Honda defeated Kazuki Hirata with a Japanese Leg Lock Clutch (11:03).
*Antonio Honda wins Kazuki Hirata’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
5. DDT Extreme Title – Terrestrial Death Match: Danshoku Dino (c) defeated Guanchulo with the Danshoku Driver (7:30)
*V1 for Danshoku Dino.
6. Akito & Makoto Oishi defeated KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi when Akito submitted KUDO with the Triangle Scorpion (10:35).
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao (c) when Sasaki pinned Takao after the PK Heart (14:32).
*Team Dream Futures fail in V2. The Golden Orchid become the 9th KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions!

A busy day in Saitama saw Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki quickly cement their place as the strongest three-man team in DDT as they are now the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions. Even though he only began teaming with the Golden Lovers a few weeks ago, Sasaki has blended in perfectly with him even being able to perform the Lovers’ PK Heart finisher with Omega. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi approached the new champions after the match to express a title challenge for 29th April in Korakuen Hall. Their third partner for the match? Yoshihiko! Meanwhile the new champs are busy trying to come up with a new team name. Suggestions include the Golden Orchid, the Golden Bombers and the Golden Cabaret Club.

The result of the semi-main event could be a sign that a new KO-D Openweight Champion will be crowned at the end of the month. Akito tapped out the champion KUDO with a Scorpion Triangle submission. The challener’s confidence is now sky high and he said he has a dream to become champion. KUDO accepted the mistakes he made to lose the tag match and he has nothing to fear from Akito.

Danshoku Dino successfully defended the DDT Extreme Title in a Territorial Death Match. There was an extra cameraman inside the ring while Dino and Guanchulo wrestled. While applying a pin or submission, the wrestler in control had to look at the extra camera and say “Saitama Sumaru” for the pin or submission to count. Dino’s Lip Lock knocked out both the referee and the cameraman allowing Guanchulo to take advantage. But Dino turned the tables and delivered the Danshoku Driver to win. Dino placed the belt on Guanchulo after the match as a farewell gesture.

The Infomercial Match between Antonio Honda & Kazuki Hirata involved both men having to dance to songs and advertising jingles inbetween moments of wrestling. Honda won the match and by doing so won Hirata’s Right To Challenge contract. Honda now has possession of two of those contracts which allows him two KO-D Title shots whenever he wants. Amon Tsurumi stepped in to clarify that Honda will only defend one contract at a time. So if he gets pinned while holding both contracts he will lose only one of them.

The existence of the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title continues to be under threat while Sanshiro Takagi is the champion. The 999th champion successfully defended the belt in a Battle Royal and afterward tried to retire the belt again. The belt’s creator Posion Sawada appeared and said the belt will be sealed inside an ancient Inca Empire treasure map. Intrigued by the ancient treasure, Takagi asked Sawada for more information. Sawada will only give him more info if he keeps the belt active and defend it again on 29th April.

Emi Sakura was a little frustrated over how popular her opponent Saki Akai was. She fought a little dirty in their match and was able to win with La Magistral Cradle.


Catching Up On The News

April 11, 2014

DDT “ROAD TO SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 2”, 12/04/2014
Kasukabe Hall

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

A busy day tomorrow with a KO-D 6-Man Tag Titles match, a DDT Extreme Title match and an Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title match all on the card.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN KUMAMOTO ~DRAMATIC DREAM TAIPIEN~”, 18/04/2014
Kumamoto Retail Information Hall

1. Antonio Honda Vs Tetsuya Endo
2. Cherry Vs Michael Nakazawa
3. Sanshiro Takagi, Yuto Aijima & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
4. Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Akito, Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi
5. Independent Jr. Heavyweight Title: TAKA Michinoku (c) Vs MIKAMI
6. KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano

MIKAMI faces TAKA Michinoku for the first time since 2005. TAKA brings with him the Independent Jr. Heavyweight Title which I’m surprised still exists. Oh well, if there is any company that enjoys bringing back obscure titles, it’s DDT.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN KOKURA ~DRAMATIC DREAM CHICKEN KASHIWAMESHI~”, 19/04/2014
Kitakyushu Palace

1. Makoto Oishi Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
2. Danshoku Dino Vs Michael Nakazawa
3. Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Takao Soma Vs Minoru Fujita, Rion Mizuki & Isamu Taniguchi
4. Sanshiro Takagi, Dynamite Kyushu & TOSSHI Vs MIKAMI, Punch-kun & Tetsuo
5. Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki Vs HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Tetsuya Endo
6. KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Akito & Danshoku Dino

A bunch of names not usually seen in DDT fills up the undercard.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN KASGOSHIMA ~DRAMATIC DREAM TENMONKAN~”, 20/04/2014
Oro City Hall

1. 3 Way Match: Danshoku Dino Vs Antonio Honda Vs Tetsuya Endo
2. MIKAMI Vs Michael Nakazawa
3. Sanshiro Takagi Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
4. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs Yuto Aijima & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
5. KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Akito & Makoto Oishi
6. Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao

The Golden Lovers and Team Dream Futures will main event for the second time in just over a week. Will the KO-D 6-Man Tag Titles be around the waists of the Lovers this time?

HARD HIT “~THE MOON RISES TWICE~”, 26/04/2014
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Chongwen Ito Vs Kenta Hattori
2. Super Tiger Vs Shunpei Ota
3. Ryo Kawamura Vs Hayato Mashita
4. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Mitsuyoshi Nakai
5. HARASHIMA Vs Manabu Hara
6. Shuichiro Katsumura Vs Mitsuhisa Sunabe
7. Hikaru Sato Vs Poai Suganuma

Shunpei Ota is a fighter to keep an eye on. He is a Pancrase fighter who debuted in 2012 and is currently on a five fight winning streak.

DDT “MAX BUMP 2014”, 29/04/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Shunma Katsumata Re-Debut: Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi Vs Guanchulo & Shunma Katsumata
2. HARASHIMA & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo
3. All Asia Tag Team Titles: Jun Akiyama & Yoshinobu Kanemaru (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie
4. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) Vs Akito

After weeks of stalking Jun Akiyama, Keisuke Ishii finally got what he wanted and that is one more shot at the All Asia Tag Team Titles.

Shunma Katsumata gets a proper debut match after impressing DDT officials with his exhibition bouts the last couple of weeks.

DDT “SAPPORO ONE MATCH SPECIAL ~WIND~”, 11/05/2014
Sapporo Teisan Hall

Danshoku Dino Vs Konosuke Takeshita

DDT “SAPPORO ONE MATCH SPECIAL ~FOREST~”, 11/05/2014
Sapporo Teisan Hall

Kenny Omega Vs Michael Nakazawa

DDT “SAPPORO ONE MATCH SPECIAL ~FIRE~”, 11/05/2014
Sapporo Teisan Hall

Antonio Honda Vs Daisuke Sasaki

DDT “SAPPORO ONE MATCH SPECIAL ~MOUNTAIN~”, 11/05/2014
Sapporo Teisan Hall

HARASHIMA Vs MIKAMI

DDT will be hosting a wrestling match on the hour, every hour in Sapporo on the afternoon of 11th May.

UNION “GOLDEN UNION 2014”, 18/05/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Aipoke World Title: Ryu Gouma (c) Vs Super Sasadango Machine
2. Cherry & X Vs Ladybeard & Saki Akai
3. Shuji Ishikawa Vs Ken Ohka
4. Union MAX Title: Isami Kodaka (c) Vs Hikaru Sato

Shuji Ishikawa and Ken Ohka clash in what could be the end to the feud between Union and Ganbare☆Wrestling. Ohka has seen his success improve in leaps and bounds ever since he quit Union and formed Ganpuro. But if he’s not careful Ishikawa can send him crashing back down to Earth.


DDT “OSAKA NORTHERN STORY” Results

March 2, 2014

avalanche-piledriver

DDT “OSAKA NORTHERN STORY”, 02/03/2014
Osaka Umeda Nasci Hall
350 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Lucha Libre Rules: Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi defeated Kiai Ryuuken Ecchan & DJ Nira when Takagi pinned Nira with La Magistral Cradle (8:46).
2. MIKAMI defeated Akito with a Boomerang School Boy (9:35).
3. Michael & Matsunaga Tag Ordeal: Zeus & The Bodyguard defeated Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Zeus pinned Nakazawa after the Double Choke Slam (11:35).
4. Kota Ibushi defeated Gota Ihashi with an Avalanche Piledriver (9:58).
5. Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo defeated Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki when Takeshita pinned Honda with a German Suplex (12:23).
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao (c) defeated Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Yukio Sakaguchi when Irie pinned Oishi with the Flying Sausage (13:34).
*V1 for Team Dream Futures.
7. KUDO & Masa Takanashi defeated HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano when KUDO pinned HARASHIMA with a Buzzsaw Kick (14:41).

It’s been a bad weekend for HARASHIMA. First he loses the DDT Extreme Title to Danshoku Dino and then he gets pinned by his upcoming KO-D Openweight Title challenger KUDO. If that’s not enough, it looks like KUDO has left Ura-Shima-Kudo to side with Masa Takanashi. The two have bonded over their love of alcohol with Takanashi calling KUDO his big brother. Takanashi also invited Yukio Sakaguchi to join their new unit. At first it looked like Sakaguchi ignored them but then he returned with his own liquor bottle and joined them for a drink.

Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Yukio Sakaguchi teamed up and called themselves Sakaguchi Dojo. But when they failed to win the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles they immediately disbanded.

Konosuke Takeshita scored a big win over Antonio Honda in their tag team match. After the match Takeshita told the fans he will be entering a Tokyo university in April after living in Osaka for his entire life. He promises he will work out and return to Osaka as a huge sized wrestler.

Whenever Kota Ibushi and Gota Ihashi are in the ring together, Ibushi usually comes up with a bad idea. This time it was a 2nd Rope Piledriver!

Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga will get a match against the Golden Lovers on the 21st March Korakuen Hall show. However due to their losing streak the KO-D Tag Team Titles will not be on the line.

Yukinori Matsui announced details for his 20th Anniversary show in Osaka Bodymaker Colosseum #2 on 13th April. The show will feature Kushinbo Kamen Vs Kikutaro.


DDT “INTO THE FIGHT 2014” Results

February 23, 2014

 

DDT “INTO THE FIGHT 2014”, 23/02/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,028 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Lucha Libre Rules: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & MIKAMI defeated Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Hoshitango when Takagi pinned Hoshitango with La Magistral Cradle (8:30).
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Daichi Kakimoto defeated Yasu Urano (c), Akito, Kazuki Hirata, Gota Ihashi, Guanchulo, Gorgeous Matsuno, DJ Nira, Saki Akai and Emi Sakura (13:25).
2a. Gorgeous Matsuno was eliminated by Ring Out (3:39).
2b. Yasu Urano (c) eliminated Kazuki Hirata by Ring Out (7:32).
2c. Yasu Urano (c) eliminated Saki Akai with a Cradle (8:05).
*V2 for Yasu Urano.
2d. Emi Sakura eliminated Yasu Urano (c) with La Magistral Cradle (8:30).
*Emi Sakura becomes the 990th champion.
2e. DJ Nira eliminated Emi Sakura (c) with a Crucifix Pin (9:28).
*DJ Nira becomes the 991st champion.
2f. Akito eliminated DJ Nira (c) with the Ankle Hold (9:56).
*Akito becomes the 992nd champion.
2g. Daichi Kakimoto eliminated Akito (c) with a Cradle (11:17).
*Daichi Kakimoto becomes the 993rd champion.
2h. Gota Ihashi eliminated Guanchulo with a Cradle (12:30).
2i. Daichi Kakimoto (c) eliminated Gota Ihashi with a Lariat (13:25).
*V1 for Daichi Kakimoto.
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Kazuki Hirata defeated Daichi Kakimoto (c) with a School Boy (12:37 pm).
*Kazuki Hirata becomes the 994th champion.
3. Konosuke Takeshita 3-Match Trial Series – 1st Leg: Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo defeated Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Endo pinned Nakazawa with the Sky Twister Press (10:56).
4. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles Match: Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao defeated Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Aja Kong (c) when Takao pinned Dino with the Gin And Tonic (10:56).
*The Homo-sapiens fail in V2. Team Dream Futures become the 8th KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions!
5. Do Or Die!? Negligence Match: KUDO defeated Yukio Sakaguchi with a Backspin Kick (7:39).
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles Match: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega (c) defeated Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei when Omega pinned Kei after the PK Mind (13:42).
*V2 for The Golden Lovers.
7. KO-D Openweight Title Match: HARASHIMA (c) defeated Masa Takanashi with the Somato (19:08).
*V6 for HARASHIMA.

harashima-masa-somato

HARASHIMA just cannot be stopped, even though not many expected Masa Takanashi to stop him in the first place. Takanashi tried to do everything he could from playing possum to actually trying his best to win but in the end he fell to the Somato just like almost everyone else has during HARASHIMA’s KO-D Openweight Title reign. The next wrestler stepping up to the plate for a title shot is someone close to HARASHIMA, KUDO! HARASHIMA told KUDO he’s been waiting for him and gladly accepted the challenge for the next Korakuen Hall show on 21st March.

golden-lovers-pig

In a company filled with weirdness, it really takes a lot of effort to become the most bizarre challenge for a team like the Golden Lovers. Today that team appeared. The Brahman Brothers are infamous for their matches filled with foreign objects you would never expect to see in wrestling matches. The Brahmans made their entrance spitting water at everybody and soaked Tsurumi Amon with bottled tea. Throughout the match they used bamboo swords, a bucket of water, a chocolate cream cake, a bowling ball, a suitcase, pig feet and finally a decapitated pig’s head to try and defeat the KO-D Tag Team Champions. They also blinded the champions with black ink, Poison Mist style. But Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega later gave them a taste of their own medicine and spat the ink in the faces of the Brahmans. The PK Mind put an end to one of the messiest matches in DDT history.

kudo-sakaguchi

The grudge between KUDO and Yukio Sakaguchi was formed when the two would not stop fighting each other during their matches. They finally got a singles match between each other and needless to say, they kicked the crap out of each other! KUDO was the last man standing and got the win with a Backspin Kick.

takao-dino-tonic

The KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles switched hands as Team Dream Futures defeated The Homo-sapiens. The story of the match was whether or not Keisuke Ishii had the mental strength to resist the Lip Lock from Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Aja Kong. Even though Kong got to kiss Shigehiro Irie, she also got an accidental kiss from Dino when Soma Takao kicked them into each other. Soma went above and beyond to win by countering the Danshoku Driver into the Gin And Tonic and pinning Dino while his head was still in his tights. Keisuke Ishii was thrilled to be a 6-Man Tag Champion again because Drift were the first champions and they had not held the belts for 393 days. Oishi decided to dissolve The Homo-sapiens but also demanded that he, Dino and a new partner should get a rematch.

endo-nakazawa-twister

Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo got off on a great start for their 3 match series. The rookie team defeated Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga in an impressive display. After the match Endo said he and Takeshita were second to none. He then asked Tsurumi who their next opponents are going to be. Tsurumi admitted Nakazawa & Matsunaga were disappointing first choices and announced the rookie’s next match in Osaka on 2nd March will be against Zeus & The Bodyguard!

kakimoto-ironman

Daichi Kakimoto celebrated his final match for DDT by winning the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title and then losing it afterwards. The Rumble match saw the belt change hands several times. Yasu Urano went in as champion but was pinned by Emi Sakura with the help of Gaunchulo and DJ Nira. Nira then betrayed Sakura to win the belt from her. Akito submitted Nira and then Kakimoto with the help of Guanchulo and Gota Ihashi won the belt from Akito. Kakimoto went on to win the match as champion and was given a farewell ceremony. Kakimoto said he felt 100 times stronger returning to the ring. Everyone celebrated until Kazuki Hirata suddenly gave Kakimoto a School Boy and ran off with the belt.

takagi-hoshitango-magistral

The opener was fought under Lucha Libre rules, which is becoming common for matches between Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi and the Monster Army. When the rules were announced Owashi got “T2P” chants. The Monster Army suffered another defeat and Antonio Honda was left frustrated. He told his team mates that after working so hard for a year and a half he now realises their goal of purchasing a tank is too great for them to achieve. Honda then announced the Monster Army’s last match will take place next month.