DDT In February

February 3, 2014

DDT “YAROZ PART 1”, 09/02/2014
Shin-kiba 1st RING

1. Ryuichi Sekine Vs Daichi Kazato
2. Talk To The Fist – Boxing Match: Gota Ihashi Vs Kengo Mashimo
3. Clash At Last! Sudden Realisation Of The Forbiddon: Keizo Matsuda Vs Danshoku Dino
4. Value Of Man Is Not A Plane! BOYZ Vs YaroZ: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Shigehiro Irie Vs HARASHIMA, Makoto Oishi & Tetsuya Endo

As best as I can tell, this is DDT parodying their own BOYZ spin-off brand. Tomomitsu Matsunaga will be the special ring announcer for the show.

The boxing match will be only one round but that round has a 45 minute time limit. Yuzuki Aikawa will be the ring girl.

DDT “BLUE LIGHT YOKOHAMA 2014 ~WINTER~”, 11/02/2014
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. 4 Way Match: MIKAMI Vs Hoshitango Vs Gota Ihashi Vs DJ Nira
2. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Guanchulo & Friend of Guanchulo
3. Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao Vs Makoto Oishi & Akito
4. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Yasu Urano (c) Vs Tetsuya Endo
5. Kenny Omega Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
6. Danshoku Dino Vs Keisuke Ishii
7. HARASHIMA & KUDO Vs Masa Takanashi & Yukio Sakaguchi

No hints so far as to who Guanchulo’s friend is.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN FUJI ~DRAMATIC DREAM TSUKENAPORITAN~”, 16/02/2014
Shizuoka Fuji-san Messe

1. MIKAMI Vs Kazuki Hirata
2. Antonio Honda Vs Michael Nakazawa
3. Daisuke Sasaki Vs Tetsuya Endo
4. Sanshiro Takagi & DJ Nira Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Gota Ihashi
5. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi
6. HARASHIMA, KUDO & Yasu Urano Vs Masa Takanashi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Akito

The first show in the “ROAD TO RYOGOKU” tour begins in Shizuoka.

DDT “INTO THE FIGHT 2014”, 23/02/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Do Or Die!? Negligence Match: KUDO Vs Yukio Sakaguchi
2. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles Match: Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Aja Kong (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Toma Sakao
3. KO-D Tag Team Titles Match: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega (c) Vs Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei
4. KO-D Openweight Title Match: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Masa Takanashi

DDT’s eternal underdog has gotten himself a KO-D Openweight Title match. Despite a poor record preventing him from earning a title shot normally, Masa Takanashi got his friend Emi Sakura to trick Amon Tsurumi into signing the contract to make the match official.

Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega are going to face a team unlike any other in wrestling today. The Brahman Brothers have terrified many wrestlers, referees and fans alike with their antics. Expect insects, slime and maybe a decapitated animal head or two.


DDT “REVIVAL! OSAKA DOTONBORI STORY 14” Results

January 13, 2014

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DDT “REVIVAL! OSAKA DOTONBORI STORY 14”, 13/01/2014
Osaka Dotonbori Arena
380 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. La Pete defeated Guanchulo with the RKO (6:41).
2. Next Iron Man Challenger Battle Royal: Masa Takanashi defeated Sanshiro Takagi, MIKAMI, Soma Takao and DJ Nira when Takanashi pinned Nira with the Takatonic (4:20).
3. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie defeated Toru Owashi & Akito when Irie pinned Akito with the Flying Sausage (11:06).
4. HARASHIMA, KUDO & Yasu Urano defeated Hikaru Sato, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Michael Nakazawa when KUDO pinned Nakazawa with the Diving Double Knee Drop (14:22).
– Ironman Heavymetalweight Title: Masa Takanashi defeated HARASHIMA (c) with a School Boy (1:59 pm).
*Masa Takanashi becomes the 980th champion.
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Aja Kong (c) defeated Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Shoichi Uchida when Kong pinned Uchida with a Vertical Drop Brainbuster (16:17).
*V1 for The Homo-sapiens.
6. Next KO-D Tag Challenger Final: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Tetsuya Endo & Konosuke Takeshita ended in a Time Limit Draw (30:00).

A 30 minute draw was not an expected result in the main event. Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo stepped up big time against the Golden Lovers in a match where the winners would get a KO-D Tag Team Title shot. Amon Tsurumi said after the match that he was delighted with the rookies for their growth and now had to decide who would get the title shot. Members of the audience called for a 3 Way between the teams and the champions. Kenny Omega agreed. Kota Ibushi just said he would do his best. Endo called himself and Takeshita the “Future Leaders of DDT” and said they will win the belts.

Masa Takanashi became the No. 1 Contender for the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title and was quick to use it. He snuck into the ring while HARASHIMA was cutting a post-match promo and pinned him with a School Boy to win the title and end the DDT Triple Crown. HARASHIMA admitted he let his guard down and wants to win back the title.

DDT is aiming to hold a show in Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium for 13th April. It will be a special event for Yukinori Matsui since he will be celebrating his 20th anniversary in wrestling.


Hirata & YO-HEY Injuries, New Sweet Dreams Matches

January 6, 2014

DDT “REVIVAL! OSAKA DOTONBORI STORY 14”, 13/01/2014
Osaka Dotonbori Arena

1. Guanchulo Vs La Pete
2. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Toru Owashi & Akito
3. HARASHIMA, KUDO & Yasu Urano Vs Losers of 12/01 6-Man Challenger Final
4. Next Iron Man Challenger Battle Royal: Sanshiro Takagi Vs MIKAMI Vs Masa Takanashi Vs Soma Takao Vs DJ Nira
5. Next KO-D Tag Challenger Final: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Tetsuya Endo & Konosuke Takeshita
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Aja Kong (c) Vs Winners of 12/01 6-Man Challenger Final

Both Kazuki Hirata and YO-HEY have been pulled from the show due to injuries. YO-HEY is suffering from a knee injury while Hirata will be out for two weeks with muscle inflammations.

DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2014”, 26/01/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Saki Akai & Makoto Oishi Vs Yoshiko & Toru Owashi
2. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto (c) Vs Winners of 13/01 Tag Challenger Match
3. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Winner of 12/01 Challenger Match

HARASHIMA faces either Shigehiro Irie or Akito for the KO-D Openweight Title (and the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title too if he will still have that belt). Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto also have to wait a week to find out who they will defend the KO-D Tag Team Titles against.

Yoshiko from Stardom stops by to be the latest opponent for Saki Akai and hopefully say hi to Kota Ibushi.


DDT “NEVER MIND 2013” Results

December 23, 2013

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DDT “NEVER MIND 2013”, 23/12/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,013 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

0. Kazuki Hirata 5 Match Trial: Kazuki Hirata finishes the trial with 2 wins and 3 losses.
0a. Tomomitsu Matsunaga defeata Kazuki Hirata with a Crab Hold (1:44).
0b. Kazuki Hirata defeated Gota Ihashi with the Sliding Kick (1:26).
0c. Guanchulo defeated Kazuki Hirata with a Sunset Flip (1:06).
0d. Kazuki Hirata defeated Choun Shiryu with the Ruth (1:46).
0e. Jun Kasai defeated Kazuki Hirata with the Barbed Wire Bat Assisted Pearl Harbour Splash (4:13).
1. Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao defeated MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi & Akito when Irie pinned Akito with the Flying Sausage (8:15).
2. Big Single Match Year End Drinking Party: Hikaru Sato defeated Michael Nakazawa with the Ultimate Venom Arm (4:39).
3. KUDO, Yasu Urano & Saki Akai defeated Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & GAMI when KUDO pinned Sasaki with the Diving Double Knee Drop (11:59).
4. Big Single Match Year End Drinking Party: Kota Ibushi defeated DJ Nira with a Front Necklock (9:48).
5. Big Single Match Year End Drinking Party: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Tetsuya Endo with a German Suplex (10:47).
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Aja Kong defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Akebono (c) when Dino pinned Takagi with the Danshoku Driver (12:30).
*Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Akebono fail in V3. The Homo-sapiens become the 7th KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions!
7. KO-D Openweight Title & Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) defeated Yukio Sakaguchi (c) with the Somato (16:34).
*V4 for HARASHIMA. HARASHIMA becomes the 978th Iron Man Champion.

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After a brief detour, HARASHIMA is once again a DDT Triple Crown Champion! He defeated the person I believed had the best chance of winning the KO-D Openweight Title from him and in the process won back the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title. On paper, HARASHIMA Vs Yukio Sakaguchi looked to be as hard hitting as they come. Plenty of kicks and knee strikes were on offer along with some Triangle Chokes and Sleeper Holds, the move Sakaguchi used to beat HARASHIMA the last time they were in the ring together. This time HARASHIMA was able to escape the hold and strike back with the ever reliable Somato. Sakaguchi kicked out but HARASHIMA quickly replied with another Somato to put him down for good. The champion told Sakaguchi they just had a thrilling match and it was so fun for him. “Thanks a bunch!” They hugged and shook hands afterwards.

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Danshoku Dino and Makoto Oishi have finally gotten their KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles back, this time with Aja Kong along for the ride. Kong was more than suitable for the job, matching strength for strength with Toru Owashi in an impromptu sumo bout. She was about to do the same with Akebono until Danshoku Dino got involved and chased after the AJPW Triple Crown champion. Dino eventually got what he wanted, delivering a big old Lip Lock to Akebono. Kong did the same to Sanshiro Takagi, stunning him enough for Dino to deliver the Danshoku Driver and win the titles. Dino called his new team the Homo-sapiens. Kong thought she didn’t have to team with them anymore but decided to stay.

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Tetsuya Endo ends the year on a low note by losing to his fellow generational opponent Konosuke Takeshita in one of three highlighted singles matches held throughout the show. Endo cried out how useless he was, it’s no good if he doesn’t win and it’s no good if he’s not strong. He is upset he lost to a high school student and swore he will beat Takeshita someday. Takeshita recognised the judges who voted him the Tokyo Sports Rookie of the Year and said “It was not wrong to choose Takeshita.”

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DJ Nira tried to trick Kota Ibushi before their match by sending out Gota Ihashi in his place. And in his clothes. Nira then launched the ambush, yelling “Take that, a present from me!” Ibushi simply moved out of the way and then proceeded to dominate the match. Nira had some glimpses of a comeback but at the end quickly submitted to a Front Necklock.

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Saki Akai came out dressed as a sexy Santa and her partners KUDO and Yasu Urano were her reindeer. GAMI took her temporary role in the Monster Army seriously and was there to toughen up Akai. She and Antonio Honda were in tune with each other, both giving out Bionic Elbows to KUDO and Urano. But in a Christmas miracle, Akai leapt onto both of them from the tope rope. Urano cut off Daisuke Sasaki and gave him a Frankensteiner, leaving him right on target for KUDO’s Diving Double Knee Drop for the three count. Akai thanked KUDO and Urano in a backstage interview for supporting her because she still feels nervous in the ring. Her goal for next year is to win the Iron Man Championship.

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Hikaru Sato found the perfect piece of clothing to battle Michael Nakazawa and the pair of shorts he uses to fuel the Ultimate Venom Arm. Sato brought out a school swimsuit and used it to do his own Ultimate Venom Arm to pin Nakazawa. After the match Nakazawa asked Sato to team with him again as they would be invincible with their shorts and swimsuits. Sato ignored him.

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Team Dream Futures reflected over their performance throughout 2013. Shigehiro Irie became KO-D Champion and recorded more defences in a single title reign than anyone else in the belt’s history. Keisuke Ishii charged into All Japan to sort out an old grudge with the promotion he has held ever since he trained in their dojo. He now hopes to play a central role in “cheerful wrestling” for DDT. Soma Takao meanwhile was obsessed with talking about the colour red.

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Kazuki Hirata ran through a gauntlet of wrestlers in a pre-show trial to prove he is not a “boring shit” wrestler. He had a bad start losing to Tomomitsu Matsunaga but bounced back by beating Gota Ihashi. Guanchulo stopped him from winning two in a row yet Hirata avoided two straight defeats by pinning Choun-Shiryu. His last opponent was a big surprise, the “Crazy Monkey” Jun Kasai! Even worse, he was armed with a barbed wire baseball bat which he used to great effect. Hirata ended the series with a losing record of two victories and three defeats. Afterwards Kasai said he was supposed to be spending quality time with his family for the holidays before DDT contacted him to appear. He told Hirata that Takagi was just treating him like a toy and he himself had just beaten him up for fun. He wished him luck to become better and hoped to fight him again in DDT when he improves.

A Homoiro Clover Z Vs Up Up Girls challenge is set for 19th February in Shinjuku FACE. The aim of the event is to show both the beauty of wrestling and the beauty of idols.


New Union Matches, Is Hirata A Boring Shit?

December 3, 2013

UNION “SHIWASU NO UNION 2013”, 11/12/2013
Shinjuku FACE

1. Richard Burn Vs Daichi Kazato
2. Kyoko Kimura & SAGAT Vs Menso~re Oyaji & Tomoya Kawamura
3. FUMA Vs Kotaro Nasu
4. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto (c) Vs Hiroshi Fukuda & MEN’S Teioh
5. Union MAX Title: Shuji Ishikawa Vs Ivan Markov

Mio Shirai will also be on the show. No sign of any Idea Pocket Divas though.

DDT “NEVER MIND 2013”, 23/12/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Kazuki Hirata 5 Match Trial: Kazuki Hirata Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Gota Ihashi, Guanchulo, X & X
1. Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao Vs MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi & Akito
2. KUDO, Yasu Urano & Saki Akai Vs Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & GAMI
3. Big Single Match Year End Drinking Party: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Tetsuya Endo
4. Big Single Match Year End Drinking Party: Hikaru Sato Vs Michael Nakazawa
5. Big Single Match Year End Drinking Party: Kota Ibushi Vs DJ Nira
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Akebono (c) Vs Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Aja Kong
7. KO-D Openweight Title & Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Yukio Sakaguchi

Kazuki Hirata will be put through 5 consecutive dark matches to prove he is not a “boring shit.”


Blue Light, Never Mind, Work Is Beautiful And Ganpuro Cards

November 19, 2013

DDT “BLUE LIGHT YOKOHAMA 2013 ~WINTER~”, 23/11/2013
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. 4 Way Match: MIKAMI Vs Makoto Oishi Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
2. Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao Vs Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki
3. Ichigaya District Shake: Masa Takanashi Vs Hoshitango
4. What Happened To Endo Interrogation: Danshoku Dino Vs Tetsuya Endo
5. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Guanchulo Vs Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Gota Ihashi
6. KUDO & Yasu Urano Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Akito
7. DDT Extreme Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs DJ Nira

HARASHIMA has a busy month of title defences in DDT ahead of him. First up is a DDT Extreme Title match against DJ Nira. Sounds easy enough.

UNION “WORK IS BEAUTIFUL”, 23/11/2013
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Daichi Kazato Vs Tomoya Kawamura
2. Seiya Morohashi & Cherry Vs SAGAT & Kyoko Kimura
3. Idea Pocket Presents: Mio Shirai (w/ Tsubasa Amami) Vs Mitomi Masayuki (w/ Idea Pocket DIVA)
4. Hiroshi Fukuda Vs MEN’S Teioh
5. Isami Kodaka Vs Menso~re Oyaji
6. 1,000 Roses Death Match: Shuji Ishikawa Vs FUMA

A new Idea Pocket DIVA will be introduced to Union to be in Mitomi Masayuki’s corner. His opponent Mio Shirai has been building up a harem of women from Idea Pocket to sell her merchandise at Union shows for the last couple of months. She may grab another DIVA here.

DDT “NEVER MIND SERIES 2013 IN SENDAI”, 24/11/2013
Miyagi-no District Cultural Center

1. 3 Way Match: Masa Takanashi Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs Tetsuya Endo
2. Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
3. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Guanchulo
4. Sanshiro Takagi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi Vs MIKAMI & Gorgeous Matsuno
5. KUDO & Yasu Urano Vs Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki
6. Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Gota Ihashi Vs Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Akito

Next up for HARASHIMA is Guanchulo in an Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title bout. That’s if HARASHIMA is still the champion by the time the match takes place. HARASHIMA Vs Guanchulo will happen on this show with or without the championship

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “GANPURO HOUSE SHOW 6”, 29/11/2013
Nanhai Ichigaya Memorial Clinic

1. Crusher Takahashi Vs Survival Tobita
2. Yumehito Imanari Vs Bad Tension TAMAGAWA

This show will also host Ganbare☆Super Idol Live, an audition for musical acts to become Ganbare☆Idols for the promotion.

DDT “NEVER MIND 2013”, 15/12/2013
Hakata Star Lane

1. Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Maki Ito Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi

Maki Ito is a member of idol music group LinQ, who all appeared at DDT’s Sumo Hall shows back in August. She appeared at this past Sunday’s Korakuen Hall show and got into a confrontation with Sanshiro Takagi. It got so heated that they wanted to fight each other in the ring. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi came out to side with Ito and it was decided those three will face Takagi & Toru Owashi in Hakata next month.

DDT “NEVER MIND 2013”, 23/12/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Akebono (c) Vs Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Aja Kong
2. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Yukio Sakaguchi

HARASHIMA’s month of title matches ends with a KO-D Openweight Title defence against Yukio Sakaguchi. Without a doubt the toughest upcoming challenge he will face.

Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi continue on their quest to win the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles. This time they enlisted the services of joshi monster Aja Kong to combat the size advantage the champions have thanks to Akebono.


DDT “OSAKA BAY BLUES SPECIAL 2013” Results

November 4, 2013

DDT “OSAKA BAY BLUES SPECIAL 2013”, 04/11/2013
Osaka Bodymaker Colosseum
1,074 Fans – Super No Vacancy

0. Dark Match: Gota Ihashi defeated Guanchulo with a Rolling Cradle Cutback (3:59).
1. Daisuke Sasaki & Shoichi Uchida defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Kazuki Hirata when Sasaki pinned Hirata with the Now Or Never (9:07).
2. MIKAMI, Makoto Oishi & Kiai Ryuuken Ecchan defeated Masa Takanashi, Michael Nakazawa & DJ Nira when Oishi pinned Nakazawa with the Bodymaker (0:17).
2a. MIKAMI, Makoto Oishi & Kiai Ryuuken Ecchan defeated Masa Takanashi, Michael Nakazawa & DJ Nira when Oishi pinned Nakazawa with the Miracle Ecstasy Overdrive (4:28).
3. Saki Akai Wrestling Second Leg: Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai defeated Akito & Mio Shirai when Sakaguchi submitted Akito with the Cobra Clutch (12:11).
4. Gakuensai Grand Final: Danshoku Dino defeated Tigers Mask with the Danshoku Driver (13:08).
5. KO-D Tag Team Title Next Challenger 3 Way Match: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega defeated KUDO & Yasu Urano and Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo when Omega pinned Urano with the Croyt’s Wrath (12:02).
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Akebono (c) defeated Shigehiro Irie, Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao when Akebono pinned Takao with the Body Press (18:39).
*V2 for Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Akebono.
7. KO-D Openweight Title, DDT Extreme Title & Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: HARASHIMA (c/c) defeated Antonio Honda (c) with the Somato (19:13).
*V3 for HARASHIMA’s KO-D Title. V1 for HARASHIMA’s Iron Man Title. Antonio Honda fails in V2. HARASHIMA becomes the 24th DDT Extreme Champion!

HARASHIMA continues to dominate in DDT and now finds himself as a Triple Crown Champion! He defeated Antonio Honda in a triple title match. HARASHIMA defended his KO-D Openweight and Iron Man Heavymetalweight Titles while Honda put his DDT Extreme Title on the line. It was a chance for Honda to bring out his best for the championship just like he did against GENTARO and Dick Togo over two years ago. But HARASHIMA proved too strong and was the last man standing. After the match HARASHIMA told Honda he is amazing and thanked him for a fun match. Amon Tsurumi approached the champion and asked him who he wanted to face in Korakuen Hall on 17th November for a KO-D Title match. However, HARASHIMA instead wanted to defend the DDT Extreme Title and he wanted to defend it against Honda! The two shook hands to confirm the rematch.

Akebono may be the new AJPW Triple Crown Champion, but he had more pressing matters to deal with today in DDT. That’s right, he had to defend the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles! He, Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi were able to beat Team Dream Futures to mark their second defence of the titles. Takagi said Team Drift were strong but were also stunk as opponents. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi showed up afterwards to challenge the champions and Akebono was not happy to see Dino. Since Akebono will be busy in All Japan, Takagi arranged a Six-Man Tag Team match between himself, Owashi & Kazuki Hirata against Dino, Oishi & their currently unknown partner to determine if they will be No. 1 Contenders. Dino told Akebono he is looking forward to facing him. Akebono then told Takagi to “Please win!”

The Golden Lovers have become the No. 1 Contenders for the KO-D Tag Team Titles after winning the 3-Way Tag match. They will face Yuko Miyamoto and the new BJW Death Match Champion, Isami Kodaka at the 17/11 Korakuen show.

Saki Akai told Mio Shirai after their tag match that she does not play around. She told the crowd that she was really happy to wrestle here because she was born in Osaka and her father competed and even retired in this building. She promised to be stronger when she returns. She also thanked Yukio Sakaguchi for encouraging her and wants to team with him again.


DDT “WHO’S GONNA TOP? 2013” Results

September 29, 2013

DDT “WHO’S GONNA TOP? 2013 ~DDT48 GENERAL ELECTION LAST POLLING DAY~”, 29/09/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,052 Fans – Super No vacancy Full House

0. Dark Match: Guanchulo Vs Gorgeous Matsuno ended in a Time Limit Draw (5:00).
1. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto (c) defeated Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao when Kodaka pinned Takao with a Cradle (12:14).
*V1 for Yankii Ni Cho Kenju.
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Scramble Battle Royal: KUDO defeated Akihiro (c) with the Diving Double Knee Drop (9:54).
Order of Elimination: Masa Takanashi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Kazuki Hirata, Hoshitango, Cherry, Mio Shirai, Michael Nakazawa, DJ Nira, Akihiro.
*KUDO becomes the 975th champion.
3. MIKAMI & Tanomusaku Toba defeated Hikaru Sato & Akito when MIKAMI pinned Akito with a Modified School Boy (10:36).
4. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Akebono defeated Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Gota Ihashi when Akebono pinned Ihashi with the Body Press (13:04).
*V1 for Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Akebono.
5. Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Yuji Hino defeated Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Super Sagadang Machine when Honda pinned Machine with the Diving Fist Drop (15:48).
6. Shigehiro Irie defeated Konosuke Takeshita with a Package Piledriver (10:50).
7. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) defeated Yasu Urano with the Somato (21:18).
*V1 for HARASHIMA.

It was an emotional main event between two friends over the KO-D Openweight Title. But Yasu Urano was determined to do anything to win the title from HARASHIMA, even if it meant targeting the champ’s injured leg. However, HARASHIMA stayed strong and was able to defeat Urano to record the first defence of his latest title reign. Urano admitted feeling ashamed for going after HARASHIMA’s injury but he was forgiven. Next for HARASHIMA is the winner of the DDT48 General Election.

Shigehiro Irie has added the Package Piledriver to his arsenal. That move might come in handy when he and Keisuke Ishii travel over to All Japan in the coming weeks.

The KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Title being defended under Falls Count Anywhere rules guaranteed a crazy match. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Akebono were able to defeat the Golden Rendezvous in a match that went all over Korakuen Hall. Afterwards, Takagi asked Akebono if he could return on 4th November in Osaka Bodymaker Colosseum for the next title defence. Akebono said he would be there and he thanked the fans for their support. In a backstage interview Takagi bragged that his team is unbeatable. He also told Akebono they should go to a tiny place where a grand sumo champion has never fought before, like Chiba.

KUDO was absolutely dominant in the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title Battle Royal. He even survived an ambush by Gorgeous Matsuno & Guanchulo after winning the title.

Yankii Ni Cho Kenju bragged about winning their first of 100 planned defences of the KO-D Tag Team Title. Keisuke Ishii took the defeat in his stride and swore he will bring the All Asia Tag Team Titles to DDT!

Grogeous Matsuno was impressed with Guanchulo after their time limit draw. He requested to team with him sometime in the future.

Saki Akai will return to wrestle her second ever match at the 4th November Osaka show.

Sanshiro Takagi announced that he wants DDT to perform at the Saitama Super Arena. He said it will be possible because they were able to do shows at Sumo Hall and Budokan Hall.

Union will soon become a separate company from DDT. The spin-off has been financed by DDT ever since its rebirth in 2005. It will now be its own independent company but will continue its relationship with DDT. Union will also debut a new rookie at the 23rd October Korakuen Hall show. The name I get from translation is Suru Kawamura but that will be corrected as soon as I get the proper name.

Tokyo Women’s Wrestling will hold its first official show in Kitizawa Town Hall on 1st December. It will be the second half of a doubleshot with DDT held that day.


Catching Up For September

September 5, 2013

DDT “GO! GO! WEST TOUR IN TAKAMATSU 2013”, 07/09/2013
Takamatsu Symbol Tower Exhibition Centre

1. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
2. MIKAMI Vs Antonio Honda
3. Michael Nakazawa 3 Match Trial – Match 1: Michael Nakazawa Vs Sanshiro Takagi
4. Shigehiro Irie & Takao Soma Vs Hikaru Sato & Makoto Oishi
5. KUDO & Yasu Urano Vs Kenny Omega & Masa Takanashi
6. Shikoku Special 4 Way Match: HARASHIMA Vs Kota Ibushi Vs Danshoku Dino Vs Keisuke Ishii

Back after a trip to Seattle for PAX Prime. So let’s update the schedule for September.

DDT “GO! GO! WEST TOUR IN HAKATA 2013”, 08/09/2013
Hakata Sazanpia

1. Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Yuto Aijima
2. Masa Takanashi & Azul Dragon Vs Shigehiro Irie & Takao Soma
3. Special Zondag 3 Way Match: Kenny Omega Vs Keisuke Ishii Vs Batten Tamagawa
4. Michael Nakazawa 3 Match Trial – Match 2: Michael Nakazawa Vs Sanshiro Takagi
5. Kota Ibushi Vs Makoto Oishi
6. DDT Extreme Title: Danshoku Dino (c) Vs Antonio Honda
7. HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & KUDO Vs MIKAMI, Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi

Came so close to typing out “Special Zandig 3 Way Match“. Would have kept it that way too.

DDT “OSAKA 24 ZONE TOUR ~ TENNOJI DISTRICT”, 15/09/2013
Osaka Tennoji Ward Community Centre

1. Tennoji 3 Way Match: Toru Owashi Vs Antonio Honda Vs DJ Nira
2. Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Akito Vs MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi & Michael Nakazawa
3. Daisuke Sasaki Vs Yukio Sakaguchi
4. Road To KO-D OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: HARASHIMA & FUMA Vs Yasu Urano & KUDO
5. Osaka Severe Earthquake! Premium Tag Match: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Shigehiro Irie & Konosuke Takeshita

UraShimaKudo pairs off against each other to prepare for the upcoming KO-D Openweight Title match.

DDT “GO! GO! WEST TOUR IN FUKUYAMA 2013”, 16/09/2013
Fukuyama Big Rose

1. Yukio Sakaguchi & Makoto Oishi Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Akito
2. Kota Ibushi & DJ Nira Vs Toru Owashi & Michael Nakazawa
3. Danshoku Dino Vs Betcha HOGO
4. 3 Way Match: Kenny Omega Vs Yasu Urano Vs Masa Takanashi
5. HANZO & MIKAMI Vs Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki
6. HARASHIMA, KUDO & FUMA Vs Shigehiro Irie, Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma

HANZO and Betcha HOGO both come from Wrestle Gate.

DDT “WHO’S GONNA TOP? 2013 ~DDT48 GENERAL ELECTION LAST POLLING DAY~”, 29/09/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Guanchulo Vs Gorgeous Matsuno
1. Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Yuji Hino Vs Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Super Sagadang Machine
2. Hikaru Sato & Akito Vs MIKAMI & Tanomusaku Toba
3. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Akihiro (c) Vs KUDO Vs Masa Takanashi Vs DJ Nira Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs Hoshitango Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Rion Mizuki Vs Cherry Vs Mio Shirai
4. Shigehiro Irie & Konosuke Takeshita Vs X & X
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Akebono Vs Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Gota Ihashi
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma
7. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Yasu Urano

A lot of championship matches are booked for this show. HARASHIMA defends the KO-D Title against Yasu Urano. Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto set their first defence of the KO-D Tag Team Titles against members of Drift. The Golden Rendezvous goes after the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles they won then quickly lost earlier this year. And last but not least Yoshihiko’s sister Akihiro defends the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title in a Battle Royal.


DDT “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2013” Results

August 18, 2013

ddtsumohall

DDT “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2013”, 18/08/2013
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
9,000 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

0. Dark Match: Akito & Guanchulo defeated FUMA & Daichi Kazato when Akito pinned Kazato with the Tornado Bomb (6:03).
0. Dark Match – KO-D 6-Man Tag Title Next Challenger Decision – Falls Count Anywhere: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Akebono defeated Antonio Honda, Hoshitango & Jun Kasai when Akebono pinned Honda with a Body Press (19:40).
1. Next KO-D Tag Team Title Challenger Finals: Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma defeated KUDO & Yasu Urano, Daisuke Sasaki & Yuji Hino and Kenny Omega & Gota Ihashi when Soma pinned Ihashi with the Gin & Tonic (13:31).
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – “Research Group” Presents Battle Royal: Akihiro defeated DJ Nira (c) with the Spiritual Coaster (14:29).
Other Competitors: Komyo (c), Yoshihiko, MIKAMI, Michael Nakazawa, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Kazuki Hirata, Gorgeous Matsuno, Rion Mizuki, Yuto Aijima, Mitomi Masayuki, Shuji Ishikawa and Seiya Morohashi.
*Akihiro becomes the 974th champion.
3. Saki Akai Debut Match: Masa Takanashi, Cherry & Saki Akai defeated Hiroshi Fukuda, Yoshiko & Hikaru Shida when Takanashi pinned Fukuda with the Takatonic (11:53).
4. Special Single Match: Katsuhiko Nakajima defeated Konosuke Takeshita with the Vertical Drop Brainbuster (15:31).
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Akebono defeated Kensuke Sasaki, Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi (c) when Takagi pinned Oishi with the Sit Down Himawari Bomb (10:34).
*Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Kensuke Sasaki fail in V1. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Akebono become the 6th KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions!
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Yuko Miyamoto & Isami Kodaka defeated Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi (c) when Kodaka pinned Sakaguchi with the Zan Isamu Leg (18:12).
*Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi fail in V4. Yankii Ni Cho Kenji becomes the 48th KO-D Tag Team Champions!
7. Dramatic Dream Match: Kazuchika Okada defeated Kota Ibushi with the Rainmaker (19:50).
8. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA defeated Shigehiro Irie (c) with the Swan Dive Somato (23:30).
*Shigehiro Irie fails in V9. HARASHIMA becomes the 46th KO-D Openweight Champion!

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HARASHIMA is once again the man to beat in DDT. He defeated Shigehiro Irie in the main event of DDT’s biggest show of the year. He ended the most successful KO-D Openweight Title reign to date and in the process cements his own dominance of the belt by becoming a 5-time (x5) KO-D Champion.

ibushi-rainmaker

Kota Ibushi got his own Rainmaker entrance for his match against Kazuchika Okada. But instead of raining dollars, he got raining lottery tickets instead.

The Yankees are taking over the tag team division! Yuko Miyamoto and Isami Kodaka are now the KO-D Tag Team Champions. They immediately set a goal to defend the titles 100 times to prove how strong they are. Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma earned the first title shot by winning the 4-Way Tag match earlier in the show.

danshoku-train

Yuzuki Aikawa made an appearance as a bouncy reporter for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Title match. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi and Akebono won the Falls Count Anywhere dark match against the Monster Army to get the title shot. Even with the disadvantage of already wrestling outside the arena earlier in the day, Takagi’s team were able to win the titles from Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Kensuke Sasaki. The dark match involved bicycles, Akebono trying to flush Jun Kasai down the toilet, brawling inside a locker room bath and a castle of chairs toppling down.

Konosuke Takeshita requested a rematch with Katsuhiko Nakajima after their bout.

Saki Akai admitted after her debut match that she did not realise how tiring pro wrestling is. However, she can see wrestling becoming a habit for her and she now wants to love it.

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DJ Nira got a measure of revenge on the painting that won the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title from him. Nira got past Komyo’s bodyguards, knocked it over, climbed the top rope, opened up his umbrella and delivered a Diving Stomp onto the painting to win back the title. But his celebration was short lived when Akihiro appeared. Who is Akihiro you ask? She is Yoshihiko’s sister! The doll cleared through everyone that was left in the ring including Nira to win the Battle Royal and become Iron Man Champion.

DDT returns to Sumo Hall on 17th August 2014. They will also announce their business strategy for 2014 and 2015 at the 29/9 Korakuen Hall show.

Applications are currently being accepted for the 2013 DDT48 General Election and with 22nd August as the closing date for wrestlers to declare their candidacy.