DDT “WHO’S GONNA TOP? 2012 ~ DDT48 GENERAL ELECTION LAST DAY” Results

September 30, 2012

DDT “WHO’S GONNA TOP? 2012 ~ DDT48 GENERAL ELECTION LAST DAY”, 30/09/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,544 Fans – Super No Vacancy

0. Dark Match – Battle Royal: Akito defeated Batten Tamgawa with a Cross Kneelock (5:30).
Other Participants: Hiroshi Fukuda, Rion Mizuki, Tetsuya Endo, Gorgeous Matsuno and DJ Nira.
0. Dark Match – Boxing Rules: Michael Nakazawa Vs Gota Ihashi ended in a Time Limit Draw (3R 2:00).
1. Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Hoshitango defeated Masa Takanashi, Yuji Hino & Toru Owashi when Hoshitango pinned Takanashi with the Midnight Buenos Aires (7:56).
2. Yukio Sakaguchi & Yoshiaki Yago defeated Hikaru Sato & Hiro Tsumaki by Referee Stoppage when Sakaguchi submitted Tsumaki with the Choke Sleeper (9:26).
3. Danshoku Dino Vs Makoto Oishi ended in a No Contest (8:09).
4. Poison Sawada Retirement Road – First Leg: Sanshiro Takagi & MIKAMI defeated Poison Sawada JULIE & Client Snake when MIKAMI pinned JULIE with the Swan Dive School Boy (9:41).
5. Kenny Omega defeated Konosuke Takeshita with the Croyt’s Wrath (16:12).
6. HARASHIMA, KUDO & Yasu Urano defeated Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Takao Soma when Urano pinned Ishii with a Jackknife Pin (12:55).
7. KO-D Openweight Title: El Generico defeated Kota Ibushi (c) with the Brainbustaaaaahhhhh!!!!! (22:33).
*Kota Ibushi fails in V3. El Generico becomes the 43rd KO-D Openweight Champion!

El Generico has been a force to be reckoned with ever since he came to Union and DDT. Now he has defeated their biggest star to win their top championship. Kota Ibushi wanted to face Generico again to avenge his defeat to the Generic Luchador back in May of this year. Ibushi even said he needed to win at any cost. Generico was the same, blocking a Top Rope Reverse Huracanrana and turning that into the deadly Brainbuster onto the top turnbuckle to end Ibushi’s reign as champion. After the match Generico said winning the title is an incredible feeling and he thanked Ibushi, calling him the best wrestler in the world. Generico promised that if he wins the DDT48 General Election, he will nominate Ibushi to get the vacant prize title shot. Generico said DDT welcomed him with an open heart, that Japan is No. 1 and the KO-D Title is the No. 1 championship in Japan.

Meanwhile Kenny Omega was spotted watching the match with great interest from a corner in the hall.

The new veteran unit now has a name. When Yasu Urano, HARASHIMA & KUDO combine, they become Ura-Shima-Kudo! During their match with Team Dream Futures, HARASHIMA fought in a furious manner that caught the Drift wrestlers off guard. Drift were not happy with the loss and threw out challenges for singles matches.

Kenny Omega said he was surprised by Konosuke Takeshita’s performance in their match, but his next real challenge has yet to come. Omega will return to All Japan for a match against Hiroshi Yamato for the AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Title on 7th October.

Shuji Ishikawa complained about having a sore shoulder and had to be convinced by Poison Sawada JULIE to wrestle for him as Client Snake. And by convinced I mean brainwashed. After their defeat to Sanshiro Takagi & MIKAMI, Takagi credited Sawada as being the driving force behind pro wrestling’s fantasy world in Japan. Sawada said he has no more regrets because he has lived in the fantasy world.

Danshoku Dino Vs Makoto Oishi was said to have been weird. Before the match took place, Yukinori Matsui approached both wrestlers to say he didn’t want to see any of the usual gay antics or else referee Daisuke Kiso would stop the match. Unfortunately for Kiso, there came a moment in the match where he got knocked out. With the ref down, Dino grabbed a futon from underneath the ring and forced Oishi to go under it with him. Matsui tried to enter ringside to stop the match but Tsurumi Amon prevented him from doing so with a kiss. Kiso recovered in time to witness the debauchery and stopped the match.

Yuji Hino left his partners high and dry to rejoin the wrestlers from Los Calientes and reform the Monster Army. They said that this is the best line up of the Monster Army and they can change the world.

The boxing match between Michael Nakazawa and Gota Ihashi ended in a draw. Since the winner was supposed to become the leader of a new stable with Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega, it was up to them to decide who should get it. They chose Ihashi. However, Tsurumi Amon wasn’t convinced that Ihashi deserved to be leader. He also didn’t think Ibushi or Omega deserved to be the leader. Then from out of nowhere Ibushi suggested Yumehito Imanari, a part time wrestler and filmmaker who is in charge of the Danshoku Ranch CLASSIC documentary series produced by DDT. Amon approved of the choice and Imanari has been made leader of the new unit.

Dramatic Fantasia will return to Samurai! TV beginning on 11th October.

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Ibushi Vs Generico For The KO-D Title, DDT Extreme Title Match Back On

August 19, 2012

DDT “DDT48 GENERAL ELECTION 2012 ~ASK FIRST SPECIAL~”, 26/08/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match – Furious Battle Royal: Makoto Oishi Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Saint Rion Vs Choun-Shiryu Vs Shoichi Uchida Vs Kiai Ryuuken Ecchan Vs Goro Jr.
1. Tetsuya Endo & Konosuke Takeshita Vs Hiroshi Fukuda & Taichi Kozato
2. 4 Vs 2 Handicap Match: Kengo Ohka & Mio Shirai Vs Gorgeous Matsuno, Hideki Shiota, Michael Nakazawa & Batten Tamagawa
3. KUDO & Akito Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Isami Kodaka
4. No. 1 Contendership For KO-D Tag Team Title – 3 Way Match: Yasu Urano & Antonio Honda Vs Hshitango & Masa Takanashi Vs Seiya Morohashi & Ken Ohka
5. Keisuke Ishii Vs Takao Soma
6. Sanshiro Takagi Vs Yuji Hino
7. MIKAMI Vs Yoshihiko
8. Danshoku Dino Vs DJ Nira
9. Special Tag Match: Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki Vs HARASHIMA & Hikaru Sato
10. DDT Extreme Title: Shuji Ishikawa (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie

Every match except the main event and semi-main event will have a 10 minute time limit.

Shuji Ishikawa Vs Shigehiro Irie for the DDT Extreme Title finally takes place after the match was originally delayed in July when Ishikawa was diagnosed with rubella.

The winners of the 3 Way Tag Team match will get a KO-D Tag Team Title shot against MIKAMI & Tatsumi Fujinami on 16th September in Osaka.

Cherry Vs NOZOMI was also scheduled for this show but it has been cancelled due to Cherry’s illness. If Cherry recovers in time then the match will go ahead. If not, NOZOMI will be put into a different match.

DDT “WHO’S GONNA TOP? 2012 ~ DDT48 GENERAL ELECTION LAST DAY”, 30/09/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. KO-D Openweight Title: Kota Ibushi (c) Vs El Generico

DDT was quick to decide who was next to face Kota Ibushi for the KO-D Openweight Championship. El Generico approached Tsurumi Amon backstage at Budokan Hall before the main event to challenge the winner of Ibushi Vs Kenny Omega for the title. Ibushi, looking to avenge his comeback defeat to Generico back in April, accepted the challenge shortly after winning the match. At the press conference in Shinjuku, Generico talked about all the matches he had against Ibushi in the past and after seeing Ibushi Vs Omega, wondered what it will take for him to beat Ibushi again. He also called both of the Golden Lovers amazing wrestlers. Ibushi admitted he did a lot of crazy things in that match but thinks he does not have to go up to that dangerous level again to beat Generico. Ibushi also talked about Omega being hurt after their match. He said Omega’s body is battered but he did not suffer any serious injury.

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DDT “BUDOKAN PETER PAN 2012 ~ DDT 15TH ANNIVERSARY” Results

August 18, 2012

DDT “BUDOKAN PETER PAN 2012 ~ DDT 15TH ANNIVERSARY”, 18/08/2012
Tokyo Nippon Budokan
10,124 Fans – Super No Vacancy

0. Special Dark Match – Muscle Army Vs Style-E Army: Muscle Sakai, Hiroshi Fukuda, Pedro Takaishi, Kazuyoshi Sakai HG, Kazunori Huzioka, Mr. Magic & Seiya Morohashi defeated Kazuhiro Tamura, Masashi Takeda, Masato Shibata, Shota, Shotaro Nasu & Choun “Bones” Shiryu when Sakai pinned Shiryu with the Verdict (11:07).
1. Tag Team Gauntlet: Takao Soma & Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie, Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa, Isami Kodaka & Hiro Tsumaki and Saint Seiya Rion & Poison JULIE Sawada.
1a. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie eliminated Isami Kodaka & Hiro Tsumaki when Irie pinned Tsumaki with the Vertical Drop Back Flip (6:04).
1b. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie eliminated Saint Seiya Rion & Poison JULIE Sawada when Ishii pinned Sawada with the Kneel Kick (2:30).
1c. Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa eliminated Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie when Sato & Nakazawa submitted Ishii with an Ankle Lock & Ultimate Venom Arm Combo (4:15).
1d. Takao Soma & Yukio Sakaguchi eliminated Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa when Soma pinned Nakazawa with the Diving Guillotine Drop (9:01).
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Royal Rumble: Yoshiaki Fujiwara defeated E. YOSHIHIKO (c) by Referee Stoppage with an Armbar (19:22).
Order of Entries: DJ Nira, Daichi Kakimoto, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Batten Tamagawa, Mio Shirai, Hiroshi Fukuda, Ken Ohka, NOZOMI, Gorgeous Matsuno, Akito, Yuzuki Aikawa, Yoshiaki Fujiwara and E. YOSHIHIKO.
*Yoshiaki Fujiwara becomes the 961st champion.
3. Konosuke Takeshita Debut Match: El Generico defeated Konosuke Takeshita with the Brainbustaaaaahhhhh!!!!! (10:36).
4. Five-A-Side Soccer Match: Tokatsu FC 2-2 Akira-waku FC
Tokatsu FC: Masa Takanashi, Daisuke Sasaki, Hoshitango, Tetsuya Endo & Tsukasa Fujimoto.
Akira-waku FC: Yasu Urano, Antonio Honda, Yuji Hino, Tanomusaku Toba & Yoshiko.
4a. Tsukasa Fujimoto pinned Antonio Honda with the Tsukadora (1st Half – 2:34) (Tokatsu 1-0 Akira-waku).
4b. Yasu Urano pinned Daisuke Sasaki with a Diving Body Press (1st Half – 3:29) (Tokatsu 1-1 Akira-waku).
4c. Yuji Hino pinned Tetsuya Endo with the F***’N Bomb (2nd Half – 1:31) (Tokatsu 1-2 Akira-waku).
4d. Masa Takanashi pinned Yasu Urano with the Takatonic (2nd Half – 2:39) (Tokatsu 2-2 Akira-waku).
*Tokatsu FC win 2-0 on penalties.
5. KO-D Tag Team Title: MIKAMI & Tatsumi Fujinami defeated KUDO & Makoto Oishi (c) when MIKAMI pinned Oishi with the Volcanic Bomb (9:04).
*KUDO & Makoto Oishi fail in V4. MIKAMI & Tatsumi Fujinami become the 45th KO-D Tag Team Champions!
6. Special Weapons Rumble Handicap Match: Minoru Suzuki defeated Sanshiro Takagi with the Gotch-Style Piledriver (17:33).
7. Special Hardcore Tag Team Match: HARASHIMA & Togi Makabe defeated Shuji Ishikawa & Ryuji Ito when HARASHIMA pinned Ishikawa with the Swan Dive Somato (14:36).
8. Transparency Current Explosion Death Match: Invisible Man defeated Danshoku Dino after an explosion (16:16).
9. KO-D Openweight Title: Kota Ibushi (c) defeated Kenny Omega with the Phoenix Splash (37:26).
*V2 for Kota Ibushi.

DDT will return to Sumo Hall on 17th and 18th August 2013. That’s right, DDT will be doing two Ryogoku shows back to back! That’s not all, Sanshiro Takagi said that his goal for DDT’s 20th Anniversary is to run the Tokyo Dome!

Kota Ibushi defeats Kenny Omega in what could be the biggest match of both their careers. In a match that went nearly 40 minutes, both men put everything on the line for the right to be called KO-D Champion. Kenny targeted Ibushi’s right shoulder while Ibushi fought back with his sharp kicks. Pretty soon both men went high risk with Tope Con Hilos, Quebradas and top rope Frankensteiners were brought into play. Given their habits for fighting away from the squared circle, it was no surprise that their match soon spilled towards the entrance stage. It was there that Ibushi levelled up, climbed up a stage structure and Moonsaulted onto Omega below. Back in the ring they were both filled with smiles as they continued to throw everything they could at each other. Ibushi avoided the Avalanche One-Winged Angel and finally put Kenny away with the Phoenix Splash to end their spectacle.

The semi-main event was advertised as a Budokan match that only DDT could get away it. Danshoku Dino Vs The Invisible Man! Dino was given a special pair of glasses to wear so he could see The Invisible Man as they wrestled. He was also accompanied his fellow Homoiro Clover Z members as well as Yusuke Inokuma at ringside. But there was a dangerous new stipulation added on the request of The Invisible Man. The ring ropes were rigged up to an electric current. When the match reached the 5 minute mark, the ropes would get one million volts of electricity flowing through it. Any contact would create a powerful explosion. The Invisible Man, who has apparently been a part of DDT since Day 1 and been ignored for most of it, put all of his anger and frustration into the match. He sent a message to Sanshiro Takagi and the rest of the DDT locker room by giving Dino a Stunner then sent him flying into the ropes. The resulting explosion left Dino unconcious and defeated. The Invisible Man said that this was the beginning of his march to the main event!

One year after their match was set, Sanshiro Takagi and Minoru Suzuki went head to head at the Budokan. With a Weapons Rumble Handicap in his favour, Takagi carefully picked the weapons he thought would help him defeat Suzuki. Those ‘weapons’ turned out to be Mecha Mummy’s fist and drill (didn’t work), New Sanshiro Takagi (didn’t work), Yuzuki Aikawa (actually sort of worked), the entire Muscle Army (didn’t work, Suzuki easily destroyed them) and Yoshiaki Fujiwara (most effective of the lot). Takagi’s downfall came when Suzuki slipped off his shoulders during the Sunflower Bomb. Suzuki trapped Takagi with a Sleeper Hold and then hit the Gotch-Style Piledriver to win.

After the match, Takagi thanked Suzuki for fighting him on the big stage. Takagi felt this was the best wrestling show he was ever a part of and now it was time to retire. The crowd were shocked at the announcement and Takagi was given the ten bell salute. But Takagi then suddenly interrupted the ceremony to admit he was lying.

The Five-A-Side Football Match begun as a 10-Man Tag Team Ironman match fought in two halves. Each half was five minutes long. After the time was up the result was a tie. Tokatsu FC and Akira-waku FC bought scored two falls. A penalty shootout would take place as the tiebreaker. A penalty area with goalposts were set up on the entrance stage. Masa Takanashi and Hoshitango were the only ones to score their penalty shots, resulting in a victory for Tokatsu FC.

Cherry and Gota Ihashi both had to pull out of the Iron Man Royal Rumble due to illness. Cherry is suffering from rubella while Ihashi has acute enteritis. Speaking of the Rumble, Kyohei Wada was the referee. Yoshihiko came out impersonating A. YAZAWA and was the last man along with Yoshiaki Fujiwara in the Rumble. Their battle was described on Twitter by Samurai TV as a “Close Encounter Of The Third Kind.”

Saint Seiya Rion sang the Saint Seiya anime theme song for his entrance.

The Muscle Dark Match began without Muscle Sakai. Something happened that kept him from wrestling until he finally arrived via taxi and cleaned house, defeating the Style-E invaders with his Muscle teammates.

No anal explosion for Michael Nakazawa this year.

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DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ DDT SUNDAY” Results

July 29, 2012

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ DDT SUNDAY”, 29/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
490 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma defeated Rion Mizuki & Tetsuya Endo when Soma pinned Endo with the Boma-Ye (9:16).
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Iron Man Battle Royal: Hiroshi Fukuda defeated Choun-Shiryu (c), Akito and Yuki Sato (10:00).
2a. Hiroshi Fukuda defeated Choun-Shiryu by Pinfall (c) (1:38).
*Hiroshi Fukuda becomes the 930th champion.
2b. Akito defeated Hiroshi Fukuda (c) with the Heavy Killer (2:43).
*Akito becomes the 931st champion.
2c. Choun-Shiryu defeated Akito (c) with the Drunken Master School Boy (2:58).
*Choun-Shiryu becomes the 932nd champion.
2d. Yuki Sato defeated Choun-Shiryu with a Chair Attack (6:03).
*Yuki Sato becomes the 933rd champion.
2e. Hiroshi Fukuda defeated Yuki Sato (c) with the Perfect Plex (6:30).
*Hiroshi Fukuda becomes the 934th champion.
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Gorgeous Matsuno defeated Hiroshi Fukuda (c) with a School Boy (6:43 pm).
*Gorgeous Matsuno becomes the 935th champion.
3. Yuji Hino, Yasu Urano & Antonio Honda defeated Masa Takanashi, Daisuke Sasaki & Hoshitango (w/ Yoshiko) when Honda pinned Takanashi with a School Boy (7:52).
4. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega defeated Michael Nakazawa & Gota Ihashi when Omega pinned Nakazawa with the Croyt’s Wrath (15:42).
– KO-D Openweight Title: Kota Ibushi (c) defeated DJ Nira with the Sit Down Last Ride (8:52).
*V1 for Kota Ibushi. DJ Nira cashes in his “Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere” contract.
6. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: KUDO & Makoto Oishi defeated DJ Nira & Gorgeous Matsuno (c) when Oishi pinned Matsuno after a Rocket Punch from DJ Nira (10:28).
*Makoto Oishi becomes the 936th champion.
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Hiroshi Fukuda defeated Makoto Oishi (c) with the Perfect Russian Leg Sweep (8:20 pm).
*Hiroshi Fukuda becomes the 937th champion.
7. HARASHIMA, MIKAMI & Tomomitsu Matsunaga defeated Seiya Morohashi, Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie when HARASHIMA pinned Irie with the Somato (12:13).
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Gorgeous Matsuno defeated Hiroshi Fukuda (c) with a School Boy (8:53 pm).
*Gorgeous Matsuno becomes the 938th champion.

What a busy day for Kota Ibushi. First off he wins the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title in New Japan, then he teams with future opponent Kenny Omega in DDT. Then he suddenly gets challenged by DJ Nira. That’s right, DJ Nira finally cashed in his “Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere” contract to get his KO-D Openweight Title match right there in Shin-Kiba 1st Ring.

But we’ll get to that in a moment. Before that happened, Michael Nakazawa had some words to say to the Golden Lovers. He was in the corner for both Ibushi & Omega when they won their titles in New Japan and All Japan. Now the loyal dog was going to bite back. Him and Gota Ihashi tried to jump the Golden Lovers but they were easily brushed aside. Nakazawa then said the match was now a 3-On-2 Handicap match. Unfortunately for him, the third man never came out and the match continued as scheduled. Kenny ducked the Ultlimate Venom Arm of Nakazawa and pinned him with the Croyt’s Wrath. That was when DJ Nira appeared.

Nira low blowed Ibushi to start the match. He tried to do a Body Slam but the champion was too heavy and fell on top of him. Nira tried a distraction tactic and asked Ibushi to say his 7 times tables and his 2 time tables. The distraction gave Nira enough time to recover and hit Ibushi with the dreaded Rocket Punch. Too bad Ibushi noticed one of his boot laces was untied and he bent over to fix it. Nira flew over Ibushi and the Rocket Punch missed its target. Ibushi then hit Nira with a Lariat and finished him off with multiple Power Bombs to end one of the more bizarre title defences in Ibushi’s career.

DJ Nira was beaten so badly he had to be placed on a table and stretchered out to the back. However, Gorgeous Matsuno kept him in the ring since they had a tag team match against KUDO & Makoto Oishi beginning next. Nira was a non-factor for most of the match even with his opponents trying to keep him standing. After that match, Nira said he decided to cash in tonight because he heard Tsurumi Amon say the Budokan Hall show was cancelled. Amon had no idea where he got that idea from. Nira blamed Amon for his defeat, saying that this show was supposed to be his Budokan moment. He then crawled back onto the stretcher table and asked to be carried away (I managed to get four paragraphs out of a DJ Nira match. I think that’s some sort of achievement.)

Seiya Morohashi continued to wrestle as Shuji Ishikawa’s replacement, taking the big man’s place in the main event. HARASHIMA regained momentum heading towards Budokan Hall after he pinned Shigehiro Irie with the Somato. Afterwards, he brought out Togi Makabe to talk about their upcoming match against Ishikawa & Ryuji Ito. They confirmed it will be a Hardcore match. When Makabe noticed that Ishikawa wasn’t here, he asked where that “muppet” was. When told that Shuji has rubella, Makabe said that was a fine excuse. HARASHIMA vowed that he and Makabe will win.

The friendly competition within Monster Army continued when the Crying Wolf side faced the Familia side in a 6-Man Tag. The Familia brought in an unexpected cornergirl, Yoshiko from Stardom. However, Yoshiko cost her team the match and Antonio Honda revealed her as a spy for Crying Wolf! Honda said that she and Tanomusaku Toba are the final members of their football team for Budokan Hall.

The Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title is back from Bolivia and just as active as ever. Nine title changes occured at the show. Choun-Shiryu got revenge on Yuki Sato for ambushing him a few weeks ago by doing the same to win the title. Then during the scheduled title match, Hiroshi Fukuda wound up as the winner. Gorgeous Matsuno then won the belt. Then Matsuno lost it to Makoto Oishi during their tag team match which also included KUDO and a disappointed DJ Nira. Fukuda ran down to the ring to win the belt again before fleeing. Matsuno caught up with Fukuda at the end of the show and left Shin-Kiba as the latest champion.

New World Japan attacked Rion Mizuki as he made his entrance for the opener. After the defeat, Sanshiro Takagi offered to buy Mizuki’s robe for 500,000 yen. Mizuki refused and after a lot of arguing, Takagi said he was going to spend 10 million yen to make the greatest robe ever in time for Budokan Hall.

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DDT “WHAT ARE YOU DOING 2012” Results

June 24, 2012

DDT “WHAT ARE YOU DOING 2012”, 24/06/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,517 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Yasu Urano, Antonio Honda & Keita Yano defeated Hikaru Sato, Keisuke Ishii & Tetsuya Endo when Hoda pinned Tetsuya Endo with the Diving Fist Drop (10:54).
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Tsukasa Fujimoto (c) defeated Danshoku Dino, DJ Nira, Gorgeous Matsuno, Hoshitango, Akito, Gota Ihashi, Hiroshi Fukuda, Choun-Shiryu and Tanomusaku Toba (10:00).
2a. Hiroshi Fukuda defeated Tsukasa Fujimoto (c) with a Belly-To-Back Suplex (2:33).
*Hiroshi Fukuda becomes the 916th champion.
2b. Tanomusaku Toba defeated Hiroshi Fukuda (c) with a Buzzsaw Kick (4:56).
*Tanomusaku Toba becomes the 917th champion.
2c. Tsukasa Fujimoto defeated Tanomusaku Toba (c) with a School Boy (5:16).
*Tsukasa Fujimoto becomes the 918th champion.
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Choun-Shiryu defeated Tsukasa Fujimoto (c) by Pinfall (12:35 pm).
*Choun-Shiryu becomes the 919th champion.
3. Special Single Match: HARASHIMA defeated Shigehiro Irie with the Somato (8:44).
4. GM Army Vs Dissidents: Sanshiro Takagi, Takao Soma, Hero Amon & Yoshiaki Fujiwara (w/ Katsuji Nagashima) defeated Michael Nakazawa, Kenny Omega, Batten Tamagawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Takagi pinned Nakazawa with the Sit Down Himawari Bomb (8:34).
5. KO-D Tag Team Title: KUDO & Makoto Oishi (c) defeated Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sasaki when KUDO pinned Takanashi with the Diving Double Knee Drop (13:16).
*V1 for KUDO & Makoto Oishi.
6. KO-D Openweight Title: Kota Ibushi defeated Yuji Hino (c) with the Phoenix Plex (21:12).
*Yuji Hino fails in V2. Kota Ibushi becomes the 42nd KO-D Openweight Champion!

The Golden Star has completed his climb back to the top of DDT! After a 20 minute battle with the K-DOJO powerhouse Yuji Hino, the KO-D Openweight Title is now around the waist of Kota Ibushi for the second time in his career. Ibushi dug deep and defeated Hino with the Phoenix Plex, a move Ibushi had only previously used once before against HARASHIMA at Sumo Hall back in 2009. Now he waits for the KING OF DDT 2012 winner to meet him in Budokan Hall.

Or maybe not. Someone had to come in and spoil the party and that someone was DJ Nira. As Ibushi was celebrating with his title belt, DJ Nira stepped into the ring and told Ibushi that he is not the only person who is eligible to compete in the main event of Budokan Hall. Nira showed his “Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere” contract to Ibushi, shook his hand and then left the ring. Will Nira really cash it in at Budokan Hall?

This defeat continues the recent bad period Yuji Hino has had with championship matches. Not only has Hino lost the KO-D Title and the KO-D Tag Team Title, he also lost the STRONGEST-K Tag Team Title earlier this month in K-DOJO. Just goes to show how fickle a pro wrestler’s fate can be.

The nWJ shocked everyone when the fourth man turned out to be Yoshiaki Fujiwara! Tsurumi Amon could only watch on helplessly while his team were getting destroyed by Sanshiro Takagi and his group. After the mtch, Amon considered quitting his role as DDT General Manager. However, Katsuji Nagashima stepped in and encouraged Amon to stay in the job. With the war against Tsurumi Amon seemingly won, Takagi now gets to focus on his upcoming match against Minoru Suzuki in Budokan Hall. Takagi asked Fujiwara to coach him for the time being and Fujiwara accepted the offer.

Takagi was then joined in the ring by Masayuki Sato, the editor in chief of Weekly Pro-Wrestling to announce a special issue of the magazine will be released during the run up to the big show to celebrate DDT’s achievements.

A special opening video will be created for DDT’s 15th Anniversary show. DDT will be teaming up with manga artist Yoichi Takahashi, the creator of the famous football series Captain Tsubasa to make an animated video to open up the big event. If my translation is correct, the video will be about the DDT roster playing a game of football that leads them over to Budokan Hall. So imagine those Nike and Addidas advertisements but with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo replaced with Danshoku Dino and Michael Nakazawa.

Tensions are mounting between HARASHIMA and Shigehiro Irie. Even though HARASHIMA won the latest match between the two, they continued fighting after the bell. Fans won’t have to wait long for their next encounter as you will see below.

The joshi tour is over for the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title. Now it is going over to China. Tsukasa Fujimoto was able to make it to today’s show despite losing the belt yesterday to Tsukushi in Ice Ribbon, who then lost it to a ring mat. The title then went back to Fujimoto and after a few more title changes she survived the Battle Royal as champion. At least until Choun-Shiryu snuck up on her, pinned her and then ran off with the belt.

That wasn’t the only story coming out of the Iron Man Title match. Before it began, video footage was shown of Danshoku Dino entering a bar owned by former DDT and Toryumon wrestler Toru Owashi. Dino met with Owashi and pleaded him to return to DDT. Owashi refused and kicked Dino out. The Battle Royal would then be interrupted by further video footage of Owashi looking depressed over his decision. Owashi’s mother slapped some sense into him and off he went to Korakuen Hall. When Owashi finally arrived, everyone in the ring gave him a Rocket Punch. Owashi then announced he will return to the DDT ring at Budokan Hall.

MIKAMI will return to action at DDT’s next Korakuen Hall show on 22nd July. DDT is also hoping to bring in Tatsumi Fujinami.

The lottery to determine the first round for KING OF DDT 2012 was held at the end of the show. The matches are as follows:

Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Masa Takanashi
Kenny Omega Vs Daisuke Sasaki
Michael Nakazawa Vs Hikaru Sato
Shigehiro Irie Vs HARASHIMA
Keisuke Ishii Vs Takao Soma
KUDO Vs Antonio Honda
Yasu Urano Vs Makoto Oishi
Akito Vs Danshoku Dino

No unexpected match-ups there. Each of the pairings are very familiar with each other by now. Akito was quick to leave a message on Twitter saying as much as he admires Dino, his goal is to win the tournament not just as a DDT wrestler but as a Sportiva Entertainment wrestler too.

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Full “WHAT ARE YOU DOING 2012” Card, Miyamoto Vs Ishikawa

June 18, 2012

DDT “WHAT ARE YOU DOING 2012”, 24/06/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Yasu Urano, Antonio Honda & Keita Yano Vs Hikaru Sato, Keisuke Ishii & Tetsuya Endo
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Tsukasa Fujimoto (c) Vs Danshoku Dino Vs DJ Nira Vs Gorgeous Matsuno Vs Hoshitango Vs Akito Vs Gota Ihashi Vs Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Choun-Shiryu Vs Tanomusaku Toba
3. GM Army Vs Dissidents: Michael Nakazawa, Kenny Omega, Batten Tamagawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Takao Soma, Hero Amon & X (w/ Katsuji Nagashima)
4. Special Single Match: HARASHIMA Vs Shigehiro Irie
5. KO-D Tag Team Title: KUDO & Makoto Oishi (c) Vs Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sasaki
6. KO-D Openweight Title: Yuji Hino (c) Vs Kota Ibushi

A change to the card sees KUDO & Makoto Oishi already getting their first challengers for the KO-D Tag Team Championship. Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sasaki get their title shot thanks to Sasaki pinning Oishi a day before the title change.

A lottery to determine the brackets for the KING OF DDT tournament will take place after the show.

UNION “TANABATA, WISHES CAN COME TRUE EVEN AFTER 11 DAYS!”, 18/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. DDT Extreme Title: Yuko Miyamoto (c) Vs Shuji Ishikawa

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Ibushi Gets Ready For Hino

May 29, 2012

DDT “DRAMATIC 2012 JUNE SPECIAL”, 03/06/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Shigehiro Irie Vs Tetsuya Endo
2. Akito Vs Gota Ihashi
3. Sanshiro Takagi, Takao Soma & Hero Amon Vs Michael Nakazawa, Batten Tamagawa & Ken Ohka
4. KUDO & Makoto Oishi Vs Antonio Honda & Keita Yano
5. Danshoku Dino, Hiroshi Fukuda & Hikari Minami Vs Hoshitango, DJ Nira & Ayumi Kurihara
6. Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Keisuke Ishii Vs HARASHIMA, Hikaru Sato & Masa Takanashi
7. KO-D Tag Team Title: Yuji Hino & Yasu Urano (c) Vs GENTARO & Tomomitsu Matsunaga

Ayumi Kurihara makes her first appearance in DDT since she unintentionally won the Ironman Heavymetalweight Title from Kana at a WAVE show in April.

Ken Ohka also returns to the ring for his first match since his failed DDT Extreme Title shot against Yuko Miyamoto.

Plus this will be the first time the Golden Lovers will team together in 2012.

DDT “PEGASUS METEOR FIST”, 10/06/2012
Nagoya Telepia Hall

1. HARASHIMA & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Masa Takanashi & Keisuke Ishii
2. Sanshiro Takagi, Takao Soma & Mr. #6 Vs Hikaru Sato, DJ Nira & Gota Ihashi
3. Nagoya Big 3 Single Match: Michael Nakazawa Vs Tetsuya Endo
4. Nagoya Big 3 Single Match: Danshoku Dino Vs Shigehiro Irie
5. Nagoya Big 3 Single Match: Kenny Omega Vs Akito
6. Yuji Hino, Yasu Urano & Antonio Honda Vs Kota Ibushi, KUDO & Makoto Oishi

Is Mr. #6 the newest member of the nWJ? Will this make the group even more dangerous than before? Will DJ Nira Rocket Punch somebody? Chances are the answers to all of these questions is yes.

DDT “ANGRY PE GOOD PE IN IBARAKI”, 16/06/2012
Ushiku Athletic Park Gymnasium

1. Sanshiro Takagi Vs Mitsuhiro Yoshida

Kota Ibushi will not be at the Ushiku show. Instead he will be wrestling for New Japan’s “DOMINION” PPV in Osaka. His match for that show will be announced by New Japan soon.

Freelancer Mitsuhiro Yoshida comes back for his first match in DDT since December.

DDT “WHAT ARE YOU DOING 2012”, 24/06/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Special Single Match: HARASHIMA Vs Shigehiro Irie
2. KUDO, Makoto Oishi & Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Masa Takanashi, Daisuke Sasaki & Hoshitango
3. KO-D Openweight Title: Yuji Hino (c) Vs Kota Ibushi

You can argue about whether or not it is too early for Ibushi to get a title shot but if anyone has a chance to dethrone Yuji Hino, it’s him. That’s easier said than done though. Hino already pinned Ibushi during their KO-D Tag Team Title match earlier this month. With Budokan Hall on the horizon, this could go either way.

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DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN IN SAPPORO” Results

May 27, 2012

DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN IN SAPPORO ~DRAMATIC DREAM CLOCK TOWER~”, 27/05/2012
Sapporo Teisan Hall
498 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Special Triple Threat Match: Yasu Urano defeated Masa Takanashi and Hikaru Sato when Urano pinned Takanashi with a Jackknife Pin (11:05).
2. Shaolin Temple Death Match: Hiroki defeated Chiharu with the Enter The Dragon (9:59).
3. Tomoya defeated Takao Soma with the S.O.D. (11:04).
4. Sapporo First Landing! Insanely Funny Game Series: Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi Vs Antonio Honda & DJ Nira ended with everybody winning when they all made Yoshiko laugh (11:21).
5. Special Death Match Where Something Terrible Will Happen To The Loser: Michael Nakazawa defeated Sanshiro Takagi with the Venom Maker (13:52).
6. Special Tag Team Match: Kota Ibushi & KUDO defeated Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie when Ibushi pinned Irie with the Sit Down Last Ride (12:02).
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Yuji Hino (c) defeated HARASHIMA with the F***’N Bomb (18:16).
*V1 for Yuji Hino.

Yuji Hino brushed off a tough challenger in HARASHIMA today to gain his first defence of the KO-D Openweight Title. Despite coming dangerously close to losing the match on a few occasions, Hino was able to survive getting hit with the Somato and hit his favourite F***’N Bomb finisher to win the match. Afterwards, Tsurumi Amon entered the ring and said one wrestler directly appealed to him for the next title shot and that person is more than qualified to deserve it. Enter Kota Ibushi. The Golden Star will challenge Yuji Hino for the title in Korakuen Hall on 24th June. Ibushi politely said he will bring the belt back to DDT and he will then get to be in the main event at Budokan Hall. Hino said that the KO-D Title was his and he stuck up his middle finger at Ibushi. HARASHIMA said he did not want himself or DDT to look weak against Hino. He will not give up on the road to Budokan.

Ibushi showed why he deserved the next KO-D Title shot by pinning Shigehiro Irie in the semi-main event tag match. Ibushi showed everyone he is much stronger now when he was able to lift up Irie and pin him with the Sit Down Last Ride. Meanwhile Irie’s partner Keisuke Ishii was visibly upset over the defeat and he refused to shake hands with Ibushi and KUDO after the match.

The most surprising result of the night was Michael Nakazawa defeating Sanshiro Takagi in the Special Death Match Where Something Terrible Will Happen To The Loser. It got kind of violent with the two brawling out of the ring. Nakazawa was cut during the brawl and Takagi poured lemon water over the wound. He then threw Nakazawa onto a table and then yelled “We are STARDOM!” for some reason. Takagi also brought in a bowling ball from the nearby bowling alley and rolled it at Nakazawa. Michael got out of the way and the ball crashed into the wall. In the end, Nakazawa used his new finisher the Venom Maker (apparently it’s his version of Kazuchika Okada’s Rainmaker) to grab the win. Afterwards Nakazawa said his Venom Maker will rain down poison on DDT and that Takagi had to take the poison as his forfeit for losing. When Nakazawa went to put the poison in Takagi’s mouth, Takagi gave him a Stunner and put the poison in his mouth instead.

The Insanely Funny Game Series had Yoshiko from STARDOM making an appearance because Makoto Oishi stole her wrestling gear and wore it for the match. Since Yoshiko was here, everyone decided that the match would be won by whoever could make her laugh. The attempts at comedy included Antonio Honda hugging his opponents like a koala and everybody proposing to Yoshiko. In the end Yoshiko finally laughed when everyone had their tights pulled down and their rears exposed. Everybody was then declared the winner.

Hiroki is now three for three in his annual shaolin challenge against Chiharu.

DDT will return to Sapporo in October for a Pro Wrestling Festival in conjunction with Big Japan and K-DOJO. There will be several shows taking place in Teisen Hall between 4th-7th October.

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Sunday’s Special Sapporo Card

May 25, 2012

DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN IN SAPPORO ~DRAMATIC DREAM CLOCK TOWER~”, 27/05/2012
Sapporo Teisan Hall

1. Shaolin Temple Death Match: Hiroki Vs Chiharu
2. Special Triple Threat Match: Yasu Urano Vs Masa Takanashi Vs Hikaru Sato
3. Tomoya Vs Takao Soma
4. Sapporo First Landing! Insanely Funny Game Series: Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi Vs Antonio Honda & DJ Nira
5. Special Death Match Where Something Terrible Will Happen To The Loser: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Michael Nakazawa
6. Special Tag Team Match: Kota Ibushi & KUDO Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Yuji Hino (c) Vs HARASHIMA

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Sapporo Gets Special Shaolin Stuff

May 16, 2012

DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN IN SAPPORO ~DRAMATIC DREAM CLOCK TOWER~”, 27/05/2012
Sapporo Teisan Hall

1. Shaolin Temple Death Match: Hiroki Vs Chiharu
2. Special Triple Threat Match: Yasu Urano Vs Masa Takanashi Vs Hikaru Sato
3. Tomoya Vs Takao Soma
4. Sapporo First Landing! Insanely Funny Game Series: Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi Vs Antonio Honda & DJ Nira
5. Special Death Match Where Something Terrible Will Happen To The Loser: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Michael Nakazawa
6. Special Tag Team Match: Kota Ibushi & KUDO Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Yuji Hino (c) Vs HARASHIMA

How do you make a show sound special? Use the word “special” over and over for your matches.

The now annual Hiroki Vs Chiharu death match in Sapporo is set to take place once again. This odd challenge between the two martial artists has been held twice by DDT since 2010. Hiroki is a nunchaku specialist while Chiharu trains in several martial arts. However, his abilities with the nunchaku has led to a rivalry with Hiroki over who is better trained. DDT capitalises on this everytime they come to Sapporo by pitting the two against each other in nunchaku themed death matches. So far Hiroki has bested Chiharu in both of their encounters. This time they will battle in a Shaolin Temple Death Match, which features plenty of nunchaku, sansetsukon and coathangers placed inside the ring and over the ropes.

At this point I think Don Michael has changed his name back to Michael Nakazawa. I lost track.

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