Dramatic DDT

DDT “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2011”, 24/07/2011
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
8,660 Fans

0. Big China Unified Nakahara Tag Team Titles: Sanshiro Takagi & Munenori Sawa defeated The Great Sasuke & Ricky Fuji (c) when Takagi pinned Sasuke with the Sitdown Hirawari Bomb into a bath full of rubber ducks (21:03).
*Great Sasuke & Ricky Fuji fail in V1. Sanshiro Takagi & Munenori Sawa become the 21st Champions!
1. Dramatic Next Generation Fight: Keisuke Ishii defeated Shigehiro Irie with two Kneel Kicks (9:25).
2. Battle Royal – Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Antonio Honda defeated Daisuke Sasaki (c) with the Octopus Hold (21:46).
Other Participants: Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Yuzuki Aikawa, Cherry, Riki Sensyu, Emi Sakura, Tanomusaku Toba, Gorgeous Matsuno, DJ Nira, Hoshitango, Daisuke Sasaki, Rion Mizuki, Makoto Oishi, Mr. #6 and YOSHIHIKO.
*Antonio Honda becomes the 870th champion.
2a. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Gorgeous Matsuno defeated Antonio Honda (c) with a School Boy (4:00 pm).
*Gorgeous Matsuno becomes the 871st champion.
3. Special Singles Match: MIKAMI defeated Poison Sawada JULIE with the Volcano Bomb (8:59).
4. 4 Way – KO-D Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sekimoto & Masa Takanashi defeated HARASHIMA & HERO! (c), GENTARO & Yasu Urano and Kenny Omega & Michael Nakazawa (23:31).
4a. Kenny Omega & Michael Nakazawa eliminated GENTARO & Yasu Urano when Omega pinned Urano with the Croyt’s Wrath (13:15).
4b. Daisuke Sekimoto & Masa Takanashi eliminated Kenny Omega & Michael Nakazawa when Sekimoto pinned Nakzawa with the German Suplex (16:37).
4c. Daisuke Sekimoto & Masa Takanashi eliminated HARASHIMA & HERO! when Takanashi pinned HERO! with the Avalanche Taka Tonic (23:21).
*HARASHIMA & HERO! fail in V2. Daisuke Sekimoto & Masa Takanashi become the 38th KO-D Tag Team Champions!
5. Summer Night Fever In NAGOYA – 5 Vs 5 Elimination: Sanshiro Takagi, Hikaru Sato, Takao Soma, Kazuki Hirata & Akito defeated Yoshiaki Yago, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Super Shit Machine, Kengo Ohka & Minoru Suzuki (24:20).
5a. Yoshiaki Yago eliminated Akito with the Cobra Twist (4:43).
5b. Kazuki Hirata eliminated Super Shit Machine with a Horizontal Cradle (7:10).
5c. Tomomitsu Matsunaga eliminated Kazuki Hirata with a Back Drop (7:46).
5d. Hikaru Sato eliminated Yoshiaki Yago by Ring Out (12:40).
5e. Minoru Suzuki eliminated Hikaru Sato with the Gotch-Style Piledriver (14:36).
5f. Sanshiro Takagi and Minoru Suzuki were eliminated by a Double Ring Out (18:20).
5g. Takao Soma eliminated Kengo Ohka by Ring Out (20:13).
5h. Takao Soma eliminated Tomomitsu Matsunaga with the Diving Guillotine Drop (24:20).
6. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kota Ibushi (c) defeated Prince Devitt with the Phoneix Splash (13:50).
*V1 for Ibushi.
7. Special Singles Match: Danshoku Dino defeated Bob Sapp with the Gaydo Clutch (3R 2:58).
8. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO defeated Shuji Ishikawa (c) with three Diving Double Knee Drops (27:24).
*Shuji Ishikawa fails in V3. KUDO becomes the 37th KO-D Openweight Champion!

A Super No Vacancy crowd at Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan watched KUDO fight with all of his heart and strength as he defeated Shuji Ishikawa to become the new KO-D Openweight Champion! Both men were left battered and bruised after an intense main event that went on for nearly half an hour. Shuji threw everything he had at KUDO. The Fire Thunder Driver, the Splash Mountain, a Giant Tiger Suplex, even the Kitchen Sink (you lot remember that’s what the Running Knee Strike to the gut is called in some places, right?) but he couldn’t keep KUDO down. KUDO meanwhile sent his strike heavy offence into overdrive, raining down kicks and punches to Shuji late into the match to send him reeling. KUDO had to hit the Diving Double Knee Drop three times in a row to finally beat Ishikawa and become champion. The entire DDT roster came out to congratulate KUDO after the match. KUDO thanked all of his fans and friends for supporting him and he would defend the belt against everybody. He then approached Sanshiro Takagi and told him ” Mr. Takagi, 10 years ago DDT picked me up. Thank you.”

Takagi then had an announcement to make. DDT will be celebrating its 15th Anniversary next year and Takagi wanted to celebrate it in a big way. So he announced that DDT’s 15th Anniversary show will be held in the Nippon Budokan! The show is happening thanks to funding from the Nippon Broadcasting System radio network, who will be sponsoring the event.

Danshoku Dino scored the biggest win of his career when he defeated “The Beast” Bob Sapp in the semi-main event. Things looked bleak for Dino in the first round, fought under “Bob Rules”. He was quickly given a yellow card for grabbing Sapp’s groin and was thrown around ringside like a rag doll. Round 2 was completely different since “Gay Rules” were now in effect. Dino had a lot of fun trying to molest Sapp, who was so distraught by what was going on he tried to hide behind referee Kyohei Wada in order to get away from his opponent. Sapp must have been so thankful when that round ended as the third round returned to his ruleset. Dino was nearly defeated by KO twice in this round but he recovered to pull down Sapp’s shorts. He then kissed him, gave him a Danshoku Driver and kissed him again. Sapp was so overwhelemed he was brought down to his hands and knees. Dino then saw his chance and he rolled over the big man with with the Gaydo Clutch to win the match! It was such a big deal that the Pride FC “Victory” song began playing in the background. Afterwards Dino asked Sapp on the mic if he was gay. Sapp denied he was gay. Tsurumi Amon replied by saying he was gay. Keisuke Ishii then entered the ring to say he was gay. Kyohei Wada then said he was gay. One by one, DDT wrestlers spread around the audience all stood up and said they were gay, leading to the entire audience to hold up their hands and say they were all gay. Feeling emotionally touched by such a wonderful moment, Bob Sapp took the mic and said “I am gay”. All at once, everybody then replied with “Go right ahead!” Sapp realised he was tricked by everyone into saying he was gay and he stormed out of the ring.

The IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship match between Kota Ibushi and Prince Devitt was just as much of a sprint as their previous matches against each other. Ibushi made sure Devitt would not return to New Japan with their title and won an exciting match with the Phoenix Splash.

The DDT General Election will return for a second year with the election period taking place between 21st August and 25th September. 48 wrestlers who are either employed or affiliated with DDT will plead for the fans’ votes. At the end of the election, the top 18 contestants will all participate at a special DDT show held in Korakuen Hall later this year. The actual winner of the election will recieve a KO-D Openweight Title shot at that event as well as a cash prize. Danshoku Dino was last year’s winner.

The 5 Vs 5 Elimination match became a bit too chaotic when it came down to the final two men. Akito was the first one to bite the dust when he submitted to Yoshiaki Yago’s Cobra Twist. Kazuki Hirata stunned everyone when he eliminated Super Shit Machine with a flash pin but he was then immediately dealt with by Tomimitsu Matsunaga and Kengo Ohka. Hikaru Sato got rid of Yago but was demolished by Minoru Suzuki. Sanshiro Takagi sacrificed himself to eliminate Suzuki by causing a Double Ring Out, leaving Takao Soma to battle with Matsunaga & Ohka. Soma was able to eliminate Ohka by Ring Out with a Missile Dropkick, but then the rest of the Susan Shit Heart Superstars interfered. Referee Kiso Daisuke was then knocked out cold. Kyohei Wada came to the rescue wearing a DDT referee shirt and became the man in charge, ordering everyone except Soma and Matsunaga to leave the ring. Matsunaga was mad at Wada and started insulting him, so Wada slapped the taste out of his mouth and tried to throw him over the top rope! Soma stopped him as he wanted to beat his former ally in a convincing manner. It took a couple of Elbow Smashes and Schweins but Soma was finally able to win the match with the Diving Guillotine Drop. Here’s an interesting fact, ever since his debut at the first Ryogoku show Takao Soma has been undefeated at all three DDT Sumo Hall shows.

Hikaru Sato Vs Minoru Suzuki was announced for DDT’s 28/8 Korakuen Hall show. Sanshiro Takagi also challenged Suzuki to a match but wants it to take place at DDT’s 15th Anniversary show next year.

Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sekimoto are your new KO-D Tag Team Champions! The 4-Way over the belts was action packed as four very different teams battled it out to become the best team in DDT. Kenny Omega & Michael Nakazawa eliminated GENTARO & Yasu Urano 13 minutes into the match when they both pinned Urano after the Croyt’s Wrath. Sekimoto then got rid of them with a devastating German Suplex on Nakazawa. HERO! used all of his uncharacteristic dirty tactics on Sekimoto to steal the victory but Yukinori Matsui eventually caught him in the act when HERO! grabbed the ropes for leverage when pinning Takanashi. Soon HERO! and Takanashi were both on the top turnbuckle trying to Superplex each other. Sekimoto tried to interrupt but HARASHIMA stopped him with a Reverse Frankensteiner. Sekimoto rolled back onto his feet and immediately German Suplexed HARASHIMA before collapsing. This left Takanashi and HERO! as the only active wrestlers left in the match. Takanashi won the exchange up top and hit an Avalanche Taka Tonic to pin HERO! and win the belts! Fifteen months ago Daisuke Sekimoto and Masa Takanashi fought in what was called a “Miracle Match” by fans. Now they rule the DDT Tag Team division as KO-D Tag Team Champions!

Match #3 saw two of DDT’s all time greats go toe-to-toe. MIKAMI did not waste anytime and dived onto Poison Sawada JULIE during his entrance into the ring. Sawada used his Snake Magic to good effect until MIKAMI channelled his own magic to give his opponent a taste of his own medicine. MIKAMI almost won with a 450 Splash but as he had Sawada pinned, he was suddenly blinded with Posion Mist. Sawada rolled him over in a cradle but only got a nearfall. MIKAMI brought his ladder into play and both men fought on top of it. That ended badly for Sawada as he was knocked to the canvas, allowing MIKAMI to hit the Volcano Bomb from the top of the ladder to win. Both wrestlers shook hands after the match.

The Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title Battle Royal was as loony as you would expect it to be. The most recent title change before this match took place a three days before the show during a press conference. Champion Antonio Honda tried to demonstrate his affections for busty joshi idol Yuzuki Aikawa only to get knocked out by the feisty lass with a kick to the chest. Daisuke Sasaki stepped in to calm her down only to get kicked into the chest as well. Sasaki fell on top of Honda and Yukinori Matsui counted the pinfall, meaning Sasaki was now the champion heading into the match. The Battle Royal saw plenty of crazy moments but Mr. #6 was the star of the match. His highlights included hitting an entire line of opponents with a Shining Wizard, out Sumo-ing Hoshitango out of the ring and revealing his inner Warsman by submitting DJ Nira with the Palo Special. Antonio Honda won the match and won back his title by submitting Sasaki with the Octopus Hold. But the 24/7 rule struck again as it always does when Gorgeous Matsuno snuck up to Honda on the ramp and gave him a School Boy to leave Sumo Hall as champion!

The young rivalry between Keisuke Ishii and Shigehiro Irie properly opened the show. Irie used his size and weight advantage as best as he could but Irie held on and even had the strength to give his rival a German Suplex. It took him two Kneel Kicks to knock the big man down and out but Ishii proved he was the better man on the night.

The Anal Blast opening ceremony took place with Michael Nakazawa assuming the position. Dick Togo was the special guest detonator and he came out dressed in Cuban military clothing and a Che Guevara shirt. He tried to set off the dynamite with his gun but kept on missing his target. So he suddenly brought out a bazooka and yelled “Adiós, Michael!” His shot was right on target, the show officialy began and Nakazawa is now unable to sit down for a month.

The pre-show match for the Big China Unified Nakahara Tag Team Titles began outside the arena. Sanshiro Takagi & Munenori Sawa came out armed with paddles and an inflatable raft while Ricky Fuji brought along a guitar and The Great Sasuke appeared with wings attached to his arms. The match travelled into building and over to the merch table manned by former Union wrestler DT-YUTA. They were about to bring the fight over to an area marked “AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY” but Kyohei Wada stopped them from going any further. Goro Tsurumi then made his annual cameo appearance dressed as a chef. The match then went to ringside where Sawa and Sasuke both got on bicycles and crashed into each other while Takagi splashed Fuji through a table. The tour of destruction then went into the dressing room where the wrestlers bumped into the Great Sasuke’s rock band, The Crazy Crew. After a performance of “You Give Love A Bad Name” by everyone in attendence, the wrestlers brawled into the bath area. Takagi finally ended the match by Power Bomb Sasuke into a bath filled with floating rubber ducks and pinning him. Takagi & Sawa are now your new Big China Tag Team Champions!