Dramatic DDT

DDT “MAX BUMP 2012”, 04/05/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,064 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

0. Dark Match: Gorgeous Matsuno Vs Shota ended in a Time Limit Draw (11:50 am).
1. KAI defeated Keisuke Ishii with the Splash Plancha (10:34).
2. 10-Man Tag Team Match: Daisuke Sasaki, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Shigehiro Irie, Akito & Tetsuya Endo defeated Antonio Honda, Keita Yano, Poison JULIE Sawada, Hoshitango & Don Michael when Sasaki submitted Michael with a Crossface (9:51).
3. Hikaru Sato defeated DJ Nira with the Cross Armbreaker (9:00).
4. 4-Vs-3 Handicap Match: Sanshiro Takagi, Takao Soma, Andy Palafox & Hero Amon defeated Danshoku Dibo, Makoto Oishi & Masao Inoue when Takagi pinned Oishi with the Sitdown Himawari Bomb (11:24).
5. Kota Ibushi Return Match: El Generico defeated Kota Ibushi with the Brainbustaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!! (20:12).
6. 3 Way KO-D Challenger Playoff Match: HARASHIMA defeated Yasu Urano and KUDO (17:16).
6a. Yasu Urano eliminated KUDO with a Small Package (15:37).
6b. HARASHIMA eliminated Yasu Urano with the Somato (17:16).
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Yuji Hino defeated Masa Takanashi (c) with the F***’N Bomb (26:10).
*Masa Takanashi fails in V1. Yuji Hino becomes the 41st KO-D Openweight Champion!

A miracle performance was needed by Masa Takanashi to survive against Yuji Hino but even a miracle would not have been enough to prevent what happened today. Hino crushed Takanashi’s dreams and now adds the KO-D Openweight Title to his collection along with the KO-D Tag Team Title. Masa tried to outwit Hino with “Operation Eddie Guerrero“. He tricked Hino into thinking he was about to win the match by countout, only for Takanashi to sneak back into the ring and knock Hino into Yukinori Matsui. Takanashi then threw the KO-D belt into Hino’s hands and acted like he was hit over the head with it. The plan would have worked perfectly if Tsurumi Amon had not stopped Matsui from ending the match on DQ and explained to him what happened. The match continued and it eventually led to a moment of déjà vu when Masa attempted to give Hino the Avalanche Takatonic. It was the same move he attempted on Daisuke Sekimoto back in 2010. Unfortunately, just like the one he tried on Sekimoto it was blocked and Hino leapt down to the canvas, crushing Takanashi beneath him with an Implant. One frightening F***’N Bomb later and Yuji Hino is your new KO-D Champion.

Yuji Hino now holds both the KO-D Title and the KO-D Tag Team Title in DDT, meaning that he and Crying Wolf currently rule the roost. The aftermath saw HARASHIMA confirming his status as Hino’s first challenger while Kota Ibushi & Danshoku Dino appeared to remind Hino & Yasu Urano of their upcoming KO-D Tag Title match.

Kota Ibushi made his long awaited return to the ring after an eight month absence. After surgury and rehabilitation for his dislocated left shoulder, Ibushi was ready to wrestle again and who better for his first match back than El Generico? The left shoulder was targeted a lot by Generico, including a moment where he drover Ibushi’s shoulder into the steel post outside the ring in an attempt to win by countout. Ibushi turned the tables and delivered some powerful moves without skipping a beat including a Bermuda Triangle Quebrada, Liger Bomb and a top rope Reverse Frankensteiner. Unfortunately for the Golden Star, his return to the ring ended in a defeat and Ibushi became the latest victim to the dreaded Top Turnbuckle Brainbuster. When asked how his first match back went, Ibushi said it felt good and it was interesting. When asked about his goals for the future, Ibushi said his thoughts are one the Budokan Hall show and the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title. Generico said he wanted another match against Ibushi.

It was announced that Tatsumi Fujinami will compete at the Budokan Hall show in August.

New World Japan got one over on Homoiro Clover Z and Tsurumi Amon. Sanshiro Takagi had to choose an extra partner for him and Takao Soma to team with otherwise they would had have to fight in a handicap match. Takagi brought in an American wrestler named Andy Palafox to be the third man. However, nobody said Takagi had to pick just one wrestler. So he made a second pick to make this a 4-On-3 Handicap match, a Luchador named Hero Amon! The nWJ was able to win when Takagi & Soma double-teamed Makoto Oishi while Danshoku Dino was too busy kissing Palafox to stop them.

After the match Tsurumi Amon appeared and condemned Takagi for pulling off his scheme. Takagi said he wanted Hero Amon to be the DDT General Manager and requested an Amon Contra Amon match over the GM job to take place on 20th May. However, Gorgeous Matsuno suddenly entered the ring and attacked Hero Amon. Tsurumi picked Matsuno to fight Hero Amon on his behalf.

Hikaru Sato defeated DJ Nira in an odd fashion. Both wound up tangled to each other with submission holds, Nira with an Ankle Hold on Sato and Sato with an Armbar on Nira. Sato was able to clamp Nira’s free hand with his feet and Nira verbally submitted. However, neither man could break free and they had to be rolled out of the ring for and away from ringside while they were still entangled.

The 10-Man Tag Team match used a “No Touch” rule for tagging in wrestlers. In other words, wrestlers could simply tag in a partner whenever they left the ring just like in Lucha Libre. Daisuke Sasaki came up with the idea after spending time in Mexico.

After defeating Keisuke Ishii in the opener, KAI told the DDT fans he will beat Kenny Omega on 27th May and bring the AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Title back to All Japan. He was then booed. Ishii said he had no confidence when he left the All Japan Dojo he had no confidence. He gained confidence thanks to DDT and he is proud to be a DDT wrestler.

Rather than use a traditional time limit for the dark match, DDT decided to let it last until 11:50am so the show could begin at noon as planned. They have a habit of doing that sometimes to the point where the dark match literally gets interrupted by the intro movie.