DDT “WHAT ARE YOU DOING 2013” Results

June 23, 2013

DDT “WHAT ARE YOU DOING 2013”, 23/06/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,524 Fans – Super No Vacancy

0. Dark Match: Guanchulo & Aggressor defeated Hiroshi Fukuda & Tetsuya Endo when Aggressor pinned Fukuda with the F5 (5:40).
1. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi defeated Sanshiro Takagi & Kazuki Hirata when Dino pinned Hirata with the Danshoku Driver (7:41).
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: DJ Nira defeated Yoshihiko (c), MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi, Michael Nakazawa, Gorgeous Matsuno, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Takao Soma and Toru Owashi (10:00).
2a. Gorgeous Matsuno defeated Yoshihiko (c) by Pinfall (0:03).
*Gorgeous Matsuno becomes the 963rd champion.
2b. Masa Takanashi defeated Gorgeous Matsuno (c) after a missed Superstar Elbow (3:23).
*Masa Takanashi becomes the 964th champion.
2c. Tomomitsu Matsunaga defeated Masa Takanashi (c) with a Backslide Pin (3:32)
*Tomomitsu Matsunaga becomes the 965th champion.
2d. Takao Soma defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga (c) with the Boma Ye (3:49).
*Takao Soma becomes the 966th champion.
2e. MIKAMI defeated Takao Soma (c) with a School Boy (4:23).
*MIKAMI becomes the 967th champion.
2f. Tomomitsu Matsunaga defeated MIKAMI (c) with a Lariat (4:34).
*Tomomitsu Matsunaga becomes the 968th champion.
2g. Michael Nakazawa defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga (c) with a Spear (4:58).
*Michael Nakazawa becomes the 969th champion.
2h. Yoshihiko defeated Michael Nakazawa after the Rocket Punch from DJ Nira (7:28).
*Yoshihiko becomes the 970th champion.
2i. DJ Nira defeated Yoshihiko (c) by Pinfall (9:45).
*DJ Nira becomes the 971st champion.
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Komyo defeated DJ Nira (c) by Pinfall (12:34 pm).
*Komyo becomes the 972nd champion.
3. HARASHIMA, KUDO & Yasu Urano defeated Yuko Miyamoto, Isami Kodaka & FUMA when KUDO pinned FUMA with the Diving Double Knee Drop (10:24).
4. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi (c) defeated Akito & Konosuke Takeshita when Sato submitted Takeshita with a Boston Crab (15:20).
*V3 for Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi.
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Antonio Honda, Hoshitango & Yuji Hino defeated Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Gota Ihashi (c) when Honda pinned Ihashi with the Diving Fist Drop (10:45).
*Golden Rendezvous fail in V1. Monster Army becomes the 4th KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions!
6. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) defeated Keisuke Ishii with the Vertical Drop Back Flip (15:49).
*V5 for Shigehiro Irie. Keisuke Ishii cashes in his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
– KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) defeated Daisuke Sasaki with the Vertical Drop Back Flip (10:58).
*V6 for Shigehiro Irie. Daisuke Sasaki cashes in his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.

Shigehiro Irie now has the record for the most KO-D Openweight Title defences in a single reign thanks to back to back defences in Korakuen Hall tonight. First off, Irie’s friend and Drift stablemate Keisuke Ishii cashed in his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract as scheduled. Takao Soma said in the pre-match video he was worried that his two friends knew each other so well something bad could happen because of it. He chose no side by standing in the neutral corner outside the ring for the entire match. Irie defeated Ishii but had little time to rest as Daisuke Sasaki (who according to himself was not scheduled to be on the show due to injury) suddenly appeared and cashed in his contract for an immediate title match. Irie showed he had the heart of a champion and was able to defeat Sasaki to keep the championship. Then Yuji Okabayashi arrived with his contract and told Irie to “polish the beautiful belt” because he will cash in his contract next month at the 21/7 Korakuen show. That’s if he does not lose the contract to somebody else before then of course.

That wasn’t the end of the KO-D Title planning. Irie requested a KO-D Title defence against his mentor Sanshiro Takagi and for it to be held in Nagoya. Irie noted that Takagi beat him in a singles match back in January and also beat him in a tag team match the last time they wrestled in Nagoya, the city where he began his wrestling career. Tsurumi Amon said it was impossible to book the match. Takagi wanted it and said he would forfeit his spot in the King Of DDT tournament to make the match happen. Amon backed down and booked the match for Nagoya Telepia Hall on 6th June. Once all of that stuff was over with, Keisuke Ishii reappeared to congratulate and shake hands with his friend Irie.

The Monster Army’s counter attack on the Golden Rendezvous was a success. They are once again the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions! Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi threw out a challenge to the new champions and gave a hint that their third partner is somebody who hates Antonio Honda. The title match is booked for the 21/7 Korakuen show.

Yukio Sakaguchi’s younger brother Kenji Sakaguchi will compete at “PROGRESS AND HARMONY OF WRESTLING” the first of DDT’s two shows in Sumo Hall this year on 17/8. Kenji is a former soccer player turned actor. The main event for the show will be Kota Ibushi Vs Danshoku Dino.

The newest Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion is a painting created by Akihiro Miwa. The Iron Man Battle Royal will be held again in Sumo Hall for the “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2013” show on 18/8.

The King of DDT 1st Round draw was held in the ring after the show. The matches are Kenny Omega Vs MIKAMI, Takao Soma Vs X (Takagi’s vacant spot), Konosuke Takeshita Vs Masa Takanashi, Kota Ibushi Vs Yasu Urano, Antonio Honda Vs Makoto Oishi, Danshoku Dino Vs Yukio Sakaguchi, Hikaru Sato Vs Akito and HARASHIMA Vs KUDO.

Not sure if it was curiosity or an insult but Guanchuro asked Tetsuya Endo if he is a virgin during the dark match. The bout was Aggressor’s last match in Japan for the time being.


Full Card For “WHAT ARE YOU DOING 2013”, King of DDT 2013, Kanazawa Matches

June 17, 2013

DDT “WHAT ARE YOU DOING 2013”, 23/06/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Hiroshi Fukuda & Tetsuya Endo Vs Guanchulo & Aggressor
1. Sanshiro Takagi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi
2. HARASHIMA, KUDO & Yasu Urano Vs Yuko Miyamoto, Isami Kodaka & FUMA
3. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Yoshihiko (c) Vs MIKAMI Vs Masa Takanashi Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs Gorgeous Matsuno Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Takao Soma Vs DJ Nira Vs Toru Owashi
4. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Gota Ihashi (c) Vs Antonio Honda, Hoshitango & Yuji Hino
5. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi (c) Vs Akito & Konosuke Takeshita
6. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii

Current Right To Challenge Contract Holders: Keisuke Ishii (cashes in at this show), Daisuke Sasaki and Yuji Okabayashi.

The Monster Army are launching the counter attack to reclaim the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles. This time they have added heavy artillery in the form of Hoshitango taking Daisuke Sasaki’s place. Could Sasaki’s absence on the card be a hint that he will cash in his contract?

The 2013 KING OF DDT tournament will take place on three shows. Round 1 will be held at Shinjuku FACE on 28th June, Round 2 will be in Nagoya Telepia Hall on 6th July and the remaining rounds will be held in Umeda Nasci Hall the day after. The winner of the tournament will get a main event KO-D Title shot at DDT’s biggest event of the yeat, the 18/8 Sumo Hall show. The entries this year are Sanshiro Takagi, Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega, HARASHIMA, KUDO, MIKAMI, Danshoku Dino, Yasu Urano, Makoto Oishi, Masa Takanashi, Takao Soma, Akito, Konosuke Takeshita, Antonio Honda, Hikaru Sato and Yukio Sakaguchi. The first round draw will be held straight after the 23/6 Korakuen show.

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

1. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi Vs MIKAMI & Michael Nakazawa
2. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Kazuki Hirata
3. Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Gota Ihashi Vs HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & KUDO

I think this is the first trios match between the Golden Rendezvous and UraShimaKudo.


What Are You Going On The Road To Ryogoku?

June 6, 2013

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN KUMAMOTO ~DRAMATIC DREAM VERMICELLI SOUP~”, 13/06/2013
Kumamoto Prefecture Hall

1. MIKAMI Vs Michael Nakazawa
2. Sanshiro Takagi & Yuto Aijima Vs Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki
3. Kenny Omega Vs Masa Takanashi
4. Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Akito & Tetsuya Endo
5. Crazy Independent Tag Team Match: Kota Ibushi & TAKA Michinoku Vs Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi
6. Shigehiro Irie, Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma Vs HARASHIMA, KUDO & Yasu Urano

Hikaru Sato is considering giving a KO-D Tag Team Title shot to some younger wrestlers. He and Yukio Sakaguchi will face Akito & Tetsuya Endo and they will judge if their opponents are good enough to fight for the championship. Konosuke Takeshita was also brought up but Sato thinks he is not entitled to get an opportunity.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN KOKURA ~DRAMATIC DREAM TORI KASHIWA RICE~”, 14/06/2013
Fukuoka Kokura Gymnasium

1. DDT x Kitakyushu Local Wrestler Scramble Match: Antonio Honda & Isamu Taniguchi Vs Akito & Kubo Kibo
2. DDT x Gamushara Pro Wrestling Collaboration: Sanshiro Takagi, Dynamite Kyushu & Tetsuo Vs MIKAMI, Sexy Rosie & Nicholas Jolly Imanaka
3. Handicap Match: Danshoku Dino & Michael Nakazawa Vs Daisuke Sasaki
4. Masa Takanashi & Rion Mizuki Vs HARASHIMA & Tetsuya Endo
5. Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Gota Ihashi Vs Shigehiro Irie, Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi (c) Vs KUDO & Yasu Urano

One half of the previous Tag Team Champions gets a chance to reclaim the belt. Yasu Urano and HARASHIMA lost the belts to Sato & Sakaguchi in May. Now Urano is teaming with KUDO to get revenge.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN FUKUOKA ~DRAMATIC DREAM TORIMON~”, 16/06/2013
Fukuoka Make Utopia

1. Real Lucha Offer Match: X Vs X
2. Hakata Specialty 3 Way Super Tag Battle: Shigehiro Irie & Takao Soma Vs Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi
3. Rings or Retainer Supplanting His Lord! Good Battle Plentifully Heisei!: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Batten Tamagawa
4. Toru Owashi & Tetsuya Endo Vs MIKAMI & Masa Takanashi
5. Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki
6. HARASHIMA, KUDO & Yasu Urano Vs Yuto Aijima, Azul Dragon & Michael Nakazawa
7. Keisuke Ishii Vs Akito

As explained below, the main event determines who will face Shigehiro Irie for the KO-D Openweight Title at Korakuen Hall later this month.

DDT “WHAT ARE YOU DOING 2013”, 23/06/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Yoshihiko (c) Vs X
2. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii

The main event will change if Keisuke Ishii loses his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract at any show before then. The contract is the only claim Ishii has to a title shot and he has confirmed he will cash it in at Korakuen Hall. Between now and then he risks losing the contract to either a member of Ura-Shima-Kudo, a member of the Golden Rendezvous or Akito. If Akito beats Ishii, he will also cash it in at Korakuen Hall and take on Irie for the KO-D Title.

Isami Kodaka and Yuko Miyamoto are scheduled to wrestle on the show, most likely teaming together.


DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN HIROSHIMA” Results

May 26, 2013

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN HIROSHIMA ~DRAMATIC DREAM TOKASAN~”, 26/05/2013
Hiroshima Industrial Hall
400 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. MIKAMI defeated Michael Nakazawa with the Swanton Bomb (5:51).
2. Yukio Sakaguchi & Akito defeated KUDO & FUMA when Sakaguchi submitted FUMA with the Dojime Sleeper (7:42)
3. Toru Owashi defeated DJ Nira with a Big Boot (0:49).
3a. Toru Owashi defeated DJ Nira by Tapout (5:11).
4. Yuto Aijima & Konno Kenshin defeated Sanshiro Takagi & Kazuki Hirata when Kenshin submitted Hirata with the Minoru Special (9:30).
5. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi defeated Masa Takanashi & Rey Paroma when Oishi pinned Takanashi with the Rainmaker Tornado Clutch (9:51).
6. Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma defeated HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano when Ishii pinned Urano with the High Angle Double Arm DDT (12:34).
*Keisuke Ishhi wins Yasu Urano’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Gota Ihashi defeated Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Yuji Hino (c) when Ihashi pinned Honda after the PK Heart from Ibushi & Omega (11:35).
*Monster Army fails in V3. Golden Rendezvous become the 3rd KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions!
8. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) defeated Hikaru Sato with the Vertical Drop Back Flip (19:45).
*V4 for Shigehiro Irie.

Keisuke Ishii, one of the first people to hold this year’s group of Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contracts, finally won back a contract from the very person who took it from him. Ishii pinned Yasu Urano and at the end of the show declared his intent to cash in the contract at Korakuen Hall on 23rd June to challenge his friend Shigehiro Irie for the KO-D Openweight Title.

In the immediate rematch, DJ Nira tapped out not from a submission but out of fear when he saw Toru Owashi standing on the top turnbuckle ready to leap onto him.

KENICHI wrestled under his real name Konno Kenshin.

Akito announced that as of yesterday he has quit Sportiva Entertainment and has signed a full time contract with DDT. Akito thanked the fans for accepting him into DDT.


Full Yokohama and Hiroshima Cards, New Tokyo Joshi Pro Trainee

May 15, 2013

DDT “YOKOHAMA TWILIGHT 2013 ~SPRING~”, 19/05/2013
Yokohama Radiant Hall

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

Shigehiro Irie and Hikaru Sato have their only pre-title match battle in Yokohama. Then it’s on to Hiroshima for the big KO-D Openweight Title bout.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN HIROSHIMA ~DRAMATIC DREAM TOKASAN~”, 26/05/2013
Hiroshima Industrial Hall

1. MIKAMI Vs Michael Nakazawa
2. Toru Owashi Vs DJ Nira
3. Sanshiro Takagi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Yuto Aijima & KENICHI
4. Yukio Sakaguchi & Akito Vs KUDO & FUMA
5. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi Vs Masa Takanashi & Rey Paroma
6. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Yuji Hino (c) Vs Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Gota Ihashi
8. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Hikaru Sato

Here is a reminder of the current Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract holders as of 15th May: Daisuke Sasaki, Yasu Urano and Emi Sakura.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE FOURTH MEETING”, 06/06/2013
Shibuya Deseo

1. KANNA Vs Shoko Nakajima
2. Miyu Yamashita Vs Chikage Kiba

After defeating KANNA at the last event, Chikage Kiba wants to become the ace of Tokyo Joshi Pro by beating Miyu Yamashita. Miyu is currently undefeated with a record of two wins and one draw.

Shoko Nakajima is the newest trainee for Tokyo Joshi Pro. Nakajima is from Niigata and was born on 19th July, 1991. She is 147cm high, has blood type A, likes theatre and comedy and is nicknamed Nakaji. Nakajima only began watching live wrestling a while ago and was inspired to become one because she enjoys to perform in front of an audience. Although she is new to wrestling, her father is a fan so she aims to be like her father’s favourite wrestler Chaparrita ASARI. Her debut match against KANNA will only be a three minute exhibition bout and she may change her name and ring gear when she has her first official match.


Hard Hit Card, Monster Army Vs Golden Rendezvous

May 8, 2013

HARD HIT “YOKOHAMA GLORY DAYS”, 19/05/2013
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Ryuichi Sekine Vs FUMA
2. Hayato Mashita Vs Hiroshi Kobayashi
3. Hard Hit Grappling Tournament – Semi Final: Yukio Kubota Vs Kotaro Nasu
4. Hard Hit Grappling Tournament – Semi Final: HARASHIMA Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
5. Mitsuhisa Sunabe Vs Tetsuya Endo
6. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Isami Kodaka
7. ISAO Vs Takaku Fuke
8. Hard Hit Grappling Tournament – Final: X Vs X
9. Hikaru Sato Vs Super Tiger

Yukio Sakaguchi versus Isami Kodaka is the last match added to the card.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN HIROSHIMA ~DRAMATIC DREAM TOKASAN~”, 26/05/2013
Hiroshima Industrial Hall

1. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Yuji Hino (c) Vs Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Gota Ihashi
2. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Winner of 12/5 Main Event

Gota Ihashi believes his recent momentum along with the combined abilities of Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega is enough to dethrone the Monster Army and win their KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championships.


Matches For May

May 6, 2013

DDT “OSAKA 24 ZONE TOUR ~ KITA WARD”, 12/05/2013
Osaka Umeda Nasci Hall

1. Takao Soma Vs DJ Nira
2. MIKAMI Vs Daisuke Sasaki
3. Antonio Honda & Shoichi Uchida Vs Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi
4. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Yukio Sakaguchi, Masa Takanashi & Michael Nakazawa
5. Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Kizaemon Saiga Vs KUDO, Yasu Urano & FUMA
6. Shigehiro Irie & Keisuke Ishii Vs Tetsuya Endo & Konosuke Takeshita
7. Next KO-D Openweight Title Challenger Decision Match: HARASHIMA Vs Hikaru Sato

HARASHIMA and Hikaru Sato are the two wrestlers Tsurumi Amon thinks are closest to earning a KO-D Openweight Title match. This main event will determine who gets that shot.

DDT “YOKOHAMA TWILIGHT 2013 ~SPRING~”, 19/05/2013
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Antonio Honda Va Hiroshi Fukuda
2. Kenny Omega & DJ Nira Vs Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi

A good opportunity for Hiroshi Fukuda here. He finally breaks out of the dark match spot in DDT.

HARD HIT “YOKOHAMA GLORY DAYS”, 19/05/2013
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Hard Hit Grappling Tournament – Semi Final: X Vs X
2. Hard Hit Grappling Tournament – Semi Final: X Vs X
3. Mitsuhisa Sunabe Vs Tetsuya Endo
4. Ryuichi Sekine Vs FUMA
5. Hayato Mashita Vs Hiroshi Kobayashi
6. ISAO Vs Takaku Fuke
7. Hard Hit Grappling Tournament – Final: X Vs X
8. Hikaru Sato Vs Super Tiger

A grappling tournament will be held on the show. HARASHIMA, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Kotaro Nasu and Kosei Kubota are the contestants. Each match will have a ten minute time limit.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN HIROSHIMA ~DRAMATIC DREAM TOKASAN~”, 26/05/2013
Hiroshima Industrial Hall

1. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Winner of 12/5 Main Event

Yuto Aijima, KENICHI and Rey Paroma will wrestle on the show.


DDT “MAX BUMP 2013” Results

May 3, 2013

irie-ibushi

DDT “MAX BUMP 2013”, 03/05/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,819 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

0. Dark Match: Tatsuhiko Yoshino & Aggressor defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Guanchulo when Yoshino pinned Guanchulo with a German Suplex (7:36).
1. Daisuke Sasaki, Yuji Hino & Hoshitango defeated Akito, Tetsuya Endo & Konosuke Takeshita when Sasaki pinned Endo with the Now Or Never (12:01).
2. Kenny Omega & Gota Ihashi defeated Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi when Omega pinned Oishi with the Croyt’s Wrath (10:20).
3. Katsuhiko Nakajima & Satoshi Kajiwara defeated Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma when Nakajima pinned Soma with a Vertical Drop Brainbuster (15:42).
4. MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi, Michael Nakazawa & DJ Nira defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & El Samurai when Nira pinned Samurai with a Cradle (9:42).
*DJ Nira wins El Samurai’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
5. KUDO defeated Antonio Honda with a Buzzsaw Kick (13:37).
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi defeated HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano (c) by Referee Stoppage when Sato submitted Urano with the Reverse Cross Armbreaker (16:38).
*UraShima fail in V5. Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi become the 47th KO-D Tag Team Champions!
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) defeated Kota Ibushi with the Vertical Drop Back Flip (18:57).
*V3 for Shigehiro Irie.

If it wasn’t clear before, it’s clear now. Shigehiro Irie is the man to beat in DDT. Today Irie scored a major victory over Kota Ibushi, knocking off his toughest challenger to keep the KO-D Openweight Title. Ibushi refused a handshake after the match but made up for it by raising Irie’s arm and admitting defeat. Daisuke Sasaki, MIKAMI and DJ Nira all came out taunting Irie with their Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contracts but none of them wanted to cash it in just yet. Since there was no clear challenger for the belt, Tsurumi Amon decided that HARASHIMA and Hikaru Sato will have a No. 1 Contender’s match in Osaka on 12th May. The winner will face Irie for the title in Hiroshima on 26th May. Irie misunderstood and thought he will have to defend the title in a 2 Vs 1 Handicap match. He relaxed when it was explained to him that wasn’t what was going to happen.

The KO-D Tag Team Championship is the first title Yukio Sakaguchi has ever won. He was very happy to win it.

DJ Nira was able to pin El Samurai when Michael Nakazawa pulled off Samurai’s mask with the Ultimate Venom Arm. Samurai used Nakazawa’s tights to cover his face but Nira capitalised and rolled him over for the pin.

MIKAMI announced a one night 8-Man tournament for Cruiser’s Game 11 in Shin-Kiba 1st RING on 2nd June. The tournament will be a celebration of Jr. Heavyweight wrestling.


“MAX BUMP 2013” Card, Fujiwara Vs Kojika (Ft. Union & Big Japan)

April 18, 2013

DDT “MAX BUMP 2013”, 03/05/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs X
1. Daisuke Sasaki, Yuji Hino & Hoshitango Vs Akito, Tetsuya Endo & Konosuke Takeshita
2. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi Vs Kenny Omega & Gota Ihashi
3. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & El Samurai Vs MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi, Michael Nakazawa & DJ Nira
4. KUDO Vs Antonio Honda
5. Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma Vs Katsuhiko Nakajima & Satoshi Kajiwara
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano (c) Vs Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Kota Ibushi

Diamond Ring wrestlers Katsuhiko Nakajima & Satoshi Kajiwara are stopping by for a match with Team Dream Futures.

Konosuke Takeshita has returned from his school studies to wrestle again.

UNION “GOLDEN UNION 2013”, 03/05/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Ryu Gouma & SAGAT Vs Choun-Shiryu & Cao Zhang
2. Union Fly To Everywhere World Title – 3 Way Match: Kaori Yoneyama (c) Vs Cherry Vs Nako Fukumen B
3. Special 6-Man Tag Team Match: Shuji Ishikawa, Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Daichi Kazato Vs Daisuke Sekimoto, Great Kojika & Hideyoshi Kamitani
4. DDT Extreme Title: Kenny Omega (c) Vs Isami Kodaka

A special challenge has been set up between Yoshiaki Fujiwara and The Great Kojika. The result is a cross-promotion 6-Man Tag with Fujiwara on the Union team and Kojika on the Big Japan team.

Union has formed a deal with Idea Pocket to host matches sponsered by the company as well as to bring in Divas from that agency.


Irie’s Next Title Defence Is Against… Ibushi!

April 15, 2013

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2 DAYS IN SHIMIZU ~DRAMATIC DREAM TUNA~”, 21/04/2013
Shimizu Marine Bill

1. Toru Owashi Vs Tetsuya Endo
2. Sanshiro Takagi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Akito & DJ Nira
3. Antonio Honda Vs Takao Soma
4. Yasu Urano Vs Daisuke Sasaki
5. HARASHIMA & KUDO Vs MIKAMI & Masa Takanashi
6. Shimizu Specialty 3 Way Tag Team Match: Shigehiro Irie & Takao Soma Vs Kota Ibushi & Gota Ihashi Vs Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi

Current update on the Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contracts. Yasu Urano, MIKAMI and El Samurai currently possess the three available contracts.

DDT “MAX BUMP 2013”, 03/05/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Kota Ibushi

Kota Ibushi is now the No. 1 Contender for the KO-D Openweight Title after he pinned Shigehiro Irie in Sapporo earlier this month. This will be Ibushi’s first KO-D Title match since last October. Irie defeated Ibushi in their previous singles encounter which took place during the 2011 King of DDT tournament.