DDT “APRIL FOOL 2012” Results

April 1, 2012

DDT “APRIL FOOL 2012”, 01/04/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,277 Fans – No Vacancy

0. Dark Match: Shota defeated Gota Ihashi with a Crucifix Pin (3:53).
1. Tetsuya Endo Debut Match: Hiroshi Fukuda & Akito defeated Keisuke Ishii & Tetsuya Endo when Akito submitted Endo with a Modified Figure Four Leg Lock (9:22).
2. Antonio Honda defeated Nico Valentine with a School Boy (9:02).
3. Takao Soma & Genba Hirayanagi defeated Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa when Soma pinned Nakazawa with the Boma Ye (8:18).
4. AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kenny Omega (c) defeated Shigehiro Irie with the One Winged Angel (16:34).
*V5 for Kenny Omega.
5. Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract Battle Royal: Yuji Hino defeated Yasu Urano with a German Suplex (23:56).
5a. Right To Challenge Tag Anytime, Anywhere: Tomomitsu Matsunaga (6:09).
5b. Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere 1: Masa Takanashi (9:49).
5c. Performance Rights Anytime, Anywhere: Keita Yano (12:35).
5d. Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere 2: DJ Nira (13:13).
5e. Ken Ohka Anytime, Anywhere: Makoto Oishi (14:46).
6. KO-D Openweight Title: Sanshiro Takagi defeated Danshoku Dino (c) with the Sit Down Himawari Bomb (19:17).
*Danshoku Dino fails in V3. Sanshiro Takagi becomes the 39th KO-D Openweight Champion!
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Masa Takanashi defeated Sanshiro Takagi (c) with the Takatonic (2:04).
*Sanshiro Takagi fails in V1. Masa Takanashi becomes the 40th KO-D Openweight Champion!

The big stories coming from today’s show in Korakuen Hall may sound like something out of an April Fool’s joke, but DDT really does have some big plans in store for the future. Not only that but we got two surprising title changes, both involving the came championship.

The main event saw Sanshiro Takagi lift the KO-D Openweight Title for a record sixth time. But after defeating Danshoku Dino in a hard fought battle, he was in no way, shape or form ready for the sudden cashing in of the Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere contract won by Masa Takanashi earlier in the night. Masa told Takagi he would make him the shortest champion in history and when the show finally ended,  Masa Takanashi was left standing as the most unlikely KO-D Champion in recent memory. But now that Masa has the gold, a huge threat already has him in his sights.

Yuji Hino won the Battle Royal portion of the Right To Challenge series. He now gets to face Masa for the KO-D Title on 4th May. Masa won the first of two Right To Challenge contracts for the KO-D Title. He is the first wrestler in DDT to cash it in successfully. The other KO-D Title contract was won by DJ Nira of all people! Tomomitsu Matsunaga has the KO-D Tag Team Title contract and will get to choose whoever he wants to cash it in with. Keita Yano has the contract that allows him to set up a DDT show wherever and whenever he likes (DDT still gets a big cut of the earnings). That left the Ken Ohka Anytime, Anywhere contract as the last prize to be fought over. Except nobody wanted it. However, Makato Oishi didn’t keep track of which contracts were taken and he dashed up the ladder when the opportunity arose. Everyone else just stood around the ladder and let him grab the contract. So now Makoto can become the next Ken Ohka whenever he wants.

Kota Ibushi returns to the ring on May 4th and his big comeback match is against the lucha phenom that has taken DDT and Union by storm over the last year… El Generico!!! With both wrestlers famed for their high action matches that often spill outside the ring, this match could be insane.

Kyohei Wada was the referee for the AJPW Jr. Title match. Shigehiro Irie made his entrance wearing Road Warrior shoulder pads that matched his wrestling gear. Even though he could not defeat Kenny Omega, he was highly praised by the champion. Kenny said that Irie will someday be the biggest star in DDT. Kenny also asked the audience to support himself and Michael Nakazawa when they enter the All Japan Jr. Tag League in April.

Hard Hit will hold its next show on 3rd June.

Kana will return to DDT on 8th April along with the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title.

DDT’s strategy presentation for the rest of the year included several pieces of information:

1. DDT wants to add more local shows to their schedule. They will now go to Sopporo twice a year, Hakata three times, hold a big show in Osaka in September, hold two Street Pro Wrestling events and have the annual Beer Garden series take place from 29th July to 4th August. There will also be other shows in smaller towns.

2. Kota Ibushi, HARASHIMA & KUDO are now on Twitter. You can follow them at @ibushi_kota, @HARASHIMA_DDT and @KUDO_DDT.

3. DDT will also be releasing their own video app for the iPhone in the coming months. First release will be a trilogy of Bookstore Pro Wrestling matches which will be available in April.

4. The Budokan Hall show will feature the debut of their latest rookie, a 16 year old high school student named Konosuke Takeshita (竹下幸之介). He is from Osaka, born 15th May 1995, height is measured at 186cm and he participated in shot put at high school.

5. DDT will also begin streaming their shows online with a service called Nico DDT Live and DDT Wrestling Hour. They will have a bi-weekly live broadcast and also air recorded footage every other Thursday with the videos available to watch over two days. First live broadcast will be the 8th April event in Shin-Kiba 1st RING. The streams will be free to watch, at least for the first few shows.

6. Last but not least, a pro wrestler audition has been set up by DDT with Seiya Morohashi (aka Big Rude from Union) in charge. He hopes to see a wide range of applicants coming through.

One last thing, there was an announcement for the official DDT 15th Anniversary theme song being created by J-Dance acts Sunplaza Nakano and DJ Yosshi. The song will be called “Under The Big Onion” and a music video will be created to go along with it. You know how Tokyo Dome is nicknamed the Big Egg? Well Budokan Hall is nicknamed the Big Onion.

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Wrestling Tonkotsu & April Fool Cards

March 19, 2012

DDT “WRESTLING TONKOTSU 2012”, 20/03/2012
Hakata Star Lanes

1. Takashi Dai Debut Match: Shigehiro Irie Vs Takashi Dai
2. Rion Mizuki, Azul Dragon & Kubo Kibo Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Michael Nakazawa & DJ Nira
3. Antonio Honda Vs Makoto Oishi
4. Hikaru Sato Vs Batten Tamagawa
5. HARASHIMA Vs Yasu Urano
6. Keisuke Ishii Vs Masa Takanashi
7. KO-D Tag Team Title: Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma (c) Vs Danshoku Dino & KUDO

I don’t have the official result yet but I think it is safe to say Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma scored a second defence of the KO-D Tag Team Title when they defended it against Masato Shibata & Shota over in Style-E on Saturday.

DDT “APRIL FOOL 2012”, 01/04/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Shota Vs Gota Ihashi
1. Tetsuya Endo Debut Match: Hiroshi Fukuda & Akito Vs Takashi Dai & Tetsuya Endo
2. Takao Soma & Genba Hirayanagi Vs Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa
3. Nico Valentine Vs Antonio Honda
4. Anytime & Anywhere Contract Royal Rumble: HARASHIMA Vs KUDO Vs Makoto Oishi Vs Masa Takanashi Vs Daisuke Sasaki Vs Keisuke Ishii Vs Yasu Urano Vs Yuji Hino Vs Keita Yano Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Hoshitango Vs DJ Nira Vs Masao Inoue
5. AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kenny Omega or Shuji Kondo (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie
*Only on the condition that Irie weighs less than 105kg on the day of the match.
6. KO-D Openweight Title: Danshoku Dino (c) Vs Sanshiro Takagi

Three prizes are on offer for the Anytime & Anywhere Contract Royal Rumble. There are two contracts hanging above the ring which allow the people holding them to challenge for the KO-D Openweight Title at any show from April to the 15th Anniversary event in August. It is up to the competitors to climb the ladder provided, grab the contract and get out of the ring with it in his possession to keep it. The winner of the Royal Rumble itself gets a KO-D Title shot on 4th May.

While his tag team partner is competing in the main event, Takao Soma will be teaming up with Genba Hirayanagi from Pro Wrestling NOAH to take on the Do Hentai Dan team of Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa. Genba previously appeared in DDT back in 2009 with Akira Taue where they fought Nakazawa & Sanshiro Takagi in a match that featured Nakazawa stepping in a bear trap.

DDT will be holding their 2012 Strategy Presentation before the show. Members of the roster will also be available to exchange business cards with ticket holders after the show is over.

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Upcoming DDT Lineups

March 12, 2012

DDT “NON-FIX 3.18 SPECIAL”, 18/03/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Next KO-D Title Challenger: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Masa Takanashi

Danshoku Dino’s top two contenders battle it out to see who gets to face him for the KO-D Openweight Title in April.

DDT “WRESTLING TONKOTSU 2012”, 20/03/2012
Hakata Star Lanes

1. Takashi Dai Debut Match: Shigehiro Irie Vs Takashi Dai
2. Rion Mizuki, Azul Dragon & Kubo Kibo Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Michael Nakazawa & DJ Nira
3. Antonio Honda Vs Makoto Oishi
4. Hikaru Sato Vs Batten Tamagawa
5. HARASHIMA Vs Yasu Urano
6. Keisuke Ishii Vs Masa Takanashi
7. KO-D Tag Team Title: Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma (c) Vs Danshoku Dino & KUDO

The little stunt pulled by Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma yesterday is not going over well with the DDT General Manager. Takagi & Soma, who have clearly been watching one too many CM Punk videos, are currently rebelling against the establishment so they can make DDT more interesting. In this case, the establishment is Tsurumi Amon and only Tsurumi Amon. After winning the KO-D Tag Team Titles on Sunday, the new champions quickly had their first title defence at a GUTS World event a few hours later. Takagi explains that he wants to promote DDT and defending the KO-D Tag Title in other promotions helps his cause. Amon is pissed off at Takagi for constantly ignoring his decisions and making title matches without his permission. Takagi has also promised to have a KO-D Tag Title match in STYLE-E on 17th March. Amon is already sending the big guns after the champs to get the belts back as soon as possible. Homoiro Clover Z teammates Danshoku Dino and KUDO will team up and face Takagi & Soma in the main event of next week’s show in Hakata Star Lanes.

DDT “APRIL FOOL 2012”, 01/04/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Anytime & Anywhere Contract Battle Royal:
2. AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kenny Omega or Shuji Kondo (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie
*Only on the condition that Irie weighs less than 105kg on the day of the match.
3. KO-D Openweight Title: Danshoku Dino (c) Vs Sanshiro Takagi or Masa Takanashi

Shigehiro Irie has been granted a shot at the AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Title but only on the condition that he weighs under 105kg on the day of the show. 105kg is the weight limit for Jr. Heavyweight wrestlers in All Japan.

Also appearing on the show is the debut of Tetsuya Endo and Finnish wrestler Nico Valentine, who previously wrestled in Japan for SMASH. DDT will also be hosting a Strategy Presentation for its plans throughout the rest of 2012.

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DDT “JUDGEMENT 2012” Results

March 11, 2012

DDT “JUDGEMENT 2012”, 11/03/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,408 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Gota Ihashi Return Match: KUDO defeated Gota Ihashi with a Back Spin Kick (7:21).
2. A Major Explosion!? Rocket Punch: Masao Inoue defeated DJ Nira with a School Boy (8:57).
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Poison JULIE Sawada defeated Antonio Honda by Pinfall (12:28 pm).
*Poison JULIE Sawada becomes the 894th champion.
3. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Kana defeated Poison JULIE Sawada (c), Antonio Honda, Michael Nakazawa, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Gorgeous Matsuno, Tigers Mask and Keita Yano (10:00).
3a. Michael Nakazawa defeated Poison JULIE Sawada (c) with a Jackknife Pin (3:08).
*Michael Nakazawa becomes the 895th champion.
3b. Kana defeated Michael Nakazawa (c) with a Hand Thrust (4:54).
*Kana becomes the 896th champion.
3c. Antonio Honda defeated Kana (c) by Pinfall (9:10).
*Antonio Honda becomes the 897th champion.
3d. Kana defeated Antonio Honda (c) with a Cross Armbreaker (9:38).
*Kana becomes the 898th champion.
4. HARASHIMA, Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Makoto Oishi, Akito & Hiroshi Fukuda when Takanashi pinned Fukuda with the Bacchus (10:22).
5. Shuji Kondo & Kaz Hayashi defeated Shigehiro Irie & Keisuke Ishii when Hayashi pinned Ishii with the Final Cut (13:43).
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Kana (c) defeated Michael Nakazawa with a Guillotine Choke (13:21 pm).
*V1 for Kana.
6. KO-D Tag Team Title: Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma defeated Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino (c) when Soma pinned Urano with the Diving Guillotine Drop (15:18).
*Crying Wolf fails in V3. Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma become the 42nd KO-D Tag Team Champions!
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Danshoku Dino (c) defeated Hikaru Sato with the Gotch-Style Danshoku Driver (20:10).
*V2 for Danshoku Dino.

After dispatching Hikaru Sato in the main event, Danshoku Dino nominated Sanshiro Takagi & Masa Takanashi as the top two challengers for his KO-D Openweight Title. Takanashi and Takagi will face each other in a No. 1 Contender’s match on 18th March. The winner will face Dino for the title when DDT returns to Korakuen Hall for their double header with Union on 1st April.

The Anti-Establishment Unit are now the KO-D Tag Team Champions! In his third shot at the belts, Takao Soma finally made it all the way and won his first championship in his career. He and Sanshiro Takagi are now planning to defend the title as many different promotions as possible. Tsurumi Amon is not happy at the recent turn of events and refuses to allow Takagi & Soma to defend the KO-D Tag Team Title outside of DDT. Takagi ignored him and listed a number of different promotions to defend the belt in. Places like New Japan, Dragon Gate, Big Japan, Diamond Ring and Okinawa Pro Wrestling were all suggested only for Tsurumi to shoot down each idea. Tsurumi then accidentaly mentioned that a GUTS World show was going to take place in Kitasenju later. That gave Takagi and Soma the idea to crash that show and lay out a challenge to the GUTS roster.

After match #5, Shigehiro Irie predicted that Kenny Omega would defeat Shuji Kondo in All Japan on 20th March. Then on 1st April, Irie will have dropped enough weight to challenge and defeat Kenny Omega to win the AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Title. Irie then said he will nominate Shuji Kondo as his first challenger. Shuji Kondo praised Irie in a backstage interview after the match, calling his performance “tremendous”. Meanwhile Keisuke Ishii was upset with losing the match to Kondo and Kaz Hayashi. He felt he was not ready to have fought Hayashi so soon. However, he does want to face Kaz Hayashi again, this time in a singles match.

Kana got a nice little White Day gift in the form of the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title. The belt began changing hands before the Battle Royal even took place. The champion at the beginning of the show was Antonio Honda. While he was explaining the rules of the match to the competitors, Poison JULIE Sawada ambushed him and won the title. When the match finally took place, Sawada was pinned by Michael Nakazawa. Nakazawa then made the mistake of provoking Kana by asking if she wanted the silver belt or his “golden axe”. Kana knocked him out and became champion. Honda was next to win the belt with under a minute remaining but Kana immediately trapped him in a Cross Armbreaker to win back the belt and complete the Battle Royal as champion. She later became one of the few champions to successfully defend the belt when an ambush by Nakazawa backstage failed and left him choked out by the champion.

Two brand new DDT wrestlers will both be making their debut in the next couple of weeks. The first to debut is Takashi Dai. He will have his first match in Hakata Star Lanes on 20th March. The second is Tetsuya Endo, who will debut in Korakuen Hall on 1st April.

DDT announced that El Generico will compete at the 15th Anniversary show in Budokan Hall!

Kota Ibushi will be the stand-in General Manager for the “NON-FIX 3.18 SPECIAL” at Shin-Kiba 1st RING next week.

Two prizes were announced for the Battle Royal that will take place on 1st April. The Anytime & Anywhere Contract will be hung above the ring and will go to whoever can take it down. The winner of the Battle Royal itself will get the KO-D Title shot on the 4th May Korakuen show.

A one minute’s silence dedicated to the victims of last year’s earthquake and tsunami took place at the end of the show.

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Dino Vs Sato, New Beijing Tour Roster

February 21, 2012

DDT “NON-FIX 2.24”, 24/02/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Keita Yano Vs Rion Mizuki
2. Keisuke Ishii Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
3. HARASHIMA Vs Masa Takanashi
4. Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma Vs Hoshitango & DJ Nira
5. Yasu Urano, Yuji Hino & Antonio Honda Vs KUDO, Makoto Oishi & Hiroshi Fukuda
6. Danshoku Dino & Akito Vs Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa

Hikaru Sato is next in line for a shot at Danshoku Dino and his KO-D Openweight Championship. Their first skirmish will be in Shin-Kiba 1st Ring when DDT holds their latest NON-FIX event. While Sato & Michael Nakazawa haven’t been so successful with their re-established tag team, the upcoming title shot and push up the card should be more than enough motivation to improve their talent and teamwork.

NEW BEIJING “NEW YEAR JAPAN TOUR 2012”, 26/02/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Heaven Six Wheel Challenge:

The roster for the New Beijing show in Japan has been announced on DDT’s website. Regular DDT and Union guests Choun-Shiryu and Cao Zhang are among the competitors. The fighters involved who have previously participated in New Beijing’s tours of Japan or DDT itself include Tairo, Yasuura No, Earl Dino, Son Goku and Giant Boshoku. Joining them are three new additions to the roster who will all be stepping foot in Japan for the first time. The three newcomers are Hiroshi Fukuoka, “Raw Miharu” Murata Kanazawa and Xiang Mon Ying. Fukuoka is known as the class clown of the group. Kanazawa is a renowned intellectual who studies ancient Rome and is fluent in Italian. Ying is the only female of the group. She boasts about her good looks and was a finalist in the Miss Xian Princess 2011 contest. She is also a shaolin master with a successful pro wrestling career in China. So don’t underestimate her.

DDT “DOTONBORI STORY 11”, 04/03/2012
Osaka Minami Move On Arena

1. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Champion Vs Antonio Honda
2. Nakazawa Local Indie Education Match: Michael Nakazawa Vs Hideki Shiota
3. Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma Vs Tigers Mask & DJ Nira
4. Danshoku Dino & KUDO Vs Hikaru Sato & HARASHIMA

DDT is finally making an attempt to repossess the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title by having the champion defending the belt when DDT returns to Osaka. Miyuki Matsuyama is the current champion but she rarely appears in public. When she does, it is to take part in Osaka Pro Wrestling shows. Until DDT comes to town they will be hoping that the Osaka Pro roster will lure out the ghostly champion and grab the belt off of her somehow.

DDT “JUDGEMENT 2012”, 11/03/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Champion Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs Poison JULIE Sawada Vs Gorgeous Matsuno Vs Tigers Mask Vs Kana
2. A Major Explosion!? Rocket Punch: Masao Inoue Vs DJ Nira
3. KO-D Tag Team Title: Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino (c) Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma
4. KO-D Openweight Title: Danshoku Dino (c) Vs Hikaru Sato

Sanshiro Takagi’s Anti-Establishment unit is gaining momentum and also proving to be very beneficial for Takao Soma. The former Shit Heart ♥ Foundation leader has earned several wins lateley ever since he adopted the Boma Ye knee strike as his finisher. Takagi & Soma now have a KO-D Tag Team Title shot but that means taking on the Crying Wolf faction and their dominant team of Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino.

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DDT “INTO THE FIGHT 2012” Results

February 19, 2012

DDT “INTO THE FIGHT 2012”, 19/02/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,408 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Sexxxy Eddy & Keita Yano defeated Shigehiro Irie & DJ Nira when Eddy pinned Nira with the SEX On The Beach (11:56).
2. Masa Takanashi, Tsukasa Fujimoto & Yuiga defeated Akito, Hiroshi Fukuda & Hikari Minami when Takanashi pinned Fukuda with a Cradle (8:11).
3. School System Vs Dissidents: Sanshiro Takagi, Takao Soma, Shiro Koshinaka & Masashi Aoyagi defeated Hiro Saito, Tomo Matsunaga, Kay Ishii & Hoshi Tanki when Soma pinned Matsunaga with the Boma Ye (10:02).
4. Aim! Best Tag Team Wrestling Grand Prix: Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi defeated Michael Nakazawa & Hikaru Sato when Okabayashi pinned Nakazawa with the Golem Splash (13:02).
5. KO-D Tag Team Title: Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino (c) defeated Makoto Oishi & Masao Inoue when Urano pinned Oishi with the Tombstone Piledriver (16:59).
*V3 for Crying Wolf.
6. Special Tag Match: El Generico & HARASHIMA defeated Kenny Omega & KUDO when Generico pinned KUDO with the Brainbustaaaaahhhhh!!!!! (21:19).
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Danshoku Dino (c) defeated Antonio Honda with the Gotch-Style Danshoku Driver (31:19).
*V1 for Danshoku Dino.

Right after Danshoku Dino defeated Antonio Honda in the main event, the champion called Hikaru Sato into the ring and asked if he wants to get the next KO-D Title shot. Dino told Sato “I want to do it with you”. Sato said he is not gay but he loves Danshoku Dino. They were then interrupted by the ghost of Muscle Sakai! The ghost announced that Muscle Sakai will return to wrestling for the DDT 15th Anniversary show in Budokan Hall! However, his return will be in the dark match for the event.

Kenny Omega was upset over losing in the semi-main event. He told the audience that DDT is his family and he wants to defend his AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Title in the company again. However, his next defence has already been set in All Japan. He will take on Shuji Kondo on 20th March. Shigehiro Irie then entered the ring and asked Kenny if he could challenge him for the belt on 11th March when DDT returns to Korakuen Hall. When asked how much he weighs, Irie said “I am 115kg.” Kenny asked him again. Irie then said “I am 110kg”. Tsurumi Amon stepped in to make his decision. If Irie drops 10kg in weight then Amon will try to negotiate with All Japan to set up a Jr. Heavy Title match in DDT for April 1st. That is of course if Kenny will still be the champion at the time.

Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma came out to challenge Crying Wolf for the KO-D Tag Team Titles after the Champions earned their third successful defence. The title match is booked for 11/3 in Korakuen Hall.

This year’s Anytime & Anywhere Contract Battle Royal will take place in Korakuen Hall on the 1st April.

A 10 minute Ironman Battle Royal will take place on 3rd March for the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship. The competitors are Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Michael Nakazawa, Poison JULIE Sawada, Gorgeous Matsuno, Tigers Mask and Kana. Notable in her absence is the current champion, Miyuki Matsuyama. She is still the champion as I type this.

DJ Nira will have his very own Best Of DVD released on 11th March. Only 1000 copies will be produced and they will be available at DDT shows and their online store.

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Dino Vs Honda, Dream Gaijin Trio, Sanshiro’s Cult Of Personality

January 31, 2012

DDT “NON-FIX 2.4”, 04/02/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. KUDO Vs DJ Nira
2. Makoto Oishi & Akito Vs Shota & Rion Mizuki
3. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Yasu Urano & Keita Yano
4. Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Michael Nakazawa
5. Kenny Omega & Masa Takanashi Vs HARASHIMA & Hayato “Jr” Fujita
6. Danshoku Dino Vs Antonio Honda

Danshoku Dino is already preparing for new challenges justs days after becoming the new KO-D Openweight Champion. He already had his first defence lined up for 19/2 in Korakuen Hall as his close friend and rival Antonio Honda called for the first title shot. In a rare booking decision, DDT has set up two non-title matches between Dino and Honda in Shin-Kiba and Nagoya before their Korakuen match takes place. Both matches will have stipulations that will be decided by DDT General Manager Tsurumi Amon at the shows. The matches will feel very special to Dino, Honda and Amon due to their time spent together in the now defunct MUSCLE sub-brand.

Meanwhile, “NON-FIX 2.4” will see Hayato “Jr” Fujita of Michinoku Pro fame make his first ever appearance for DDT. His partner on the night is HARASHIMA, who is looking for a shot at Kenny Omega and his AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Title. However, it could be Fujita who could wriggle his way into title contention if everything goes his way during the match.

DDT “TRULY ULTRA SUPER BAZOOKA!”, 11/02/2012
Nagoya Arsenal Hall

1. Michael Nakazawa Vs DJ Nira
2. Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma Vs Kengo Takai & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
3. HARASHIMA & Mr. #6 Vs Masa Takanashi & Shota
4. Kenny Omega, El Generico & Sexxxy Eddy Vs KUDO, Makoto Oishi & Akito
5. Danshoku Dino Vs Antonio Honda
6. KO-D Tag Team Title: Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie

DDT is advertising a “Dream Gaijin Trio” coming together in the form of Kenny Omega, El Generico & Sexxxy Eddy. This matches comes just over one week before Omega and Generico find themselves on opposite sides of a big Tag Team match.

DDT “INTO THE FIGHT 2012”, 19/02/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. School System Vs Dissidents: Sanshiro Takagi, Takao Soma, Shiro Koshinaka & Masashi Aoyagi Vs X, X, X & X
2. Special Tag Match: Kenny Omega & KUDO Vs El Generico & HARASHIMA
3. KO-D Tag Team Title: Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino (c) Vs Makoto Oishi & Masao Inoue
4. KO-D Openweight Title: Danshoku Dino (c) Vs Antonio Honda

For those who have followed DDT for years, you would know that Sanshiro Takagi is a huge WWE fan. He loves to emulate his favourite Superstars and many of his ideas over the years have been inspired by what goes on in the WWE ring every Monday and Friday night. So, can you guess the inspiration for his latest scheme? Judging by the photo above, of course you can.

So far this year, Takagi has commented on DDT recently becoming stagnant and a little bit boring. He blames Tsurumi Amon for letting this happen while being in charge of looking over the shows. So his solution to this problem is to form a dissident group to cause some chaos and annoy Amon into doing a better job. Takagi already brought Takao Soma into the group and recently revealed that Shiro Koshinaka & Masashi Aoyagi would be coming over to help him out. Tsurumi’s response is to find his own disciplined group of wrestlers to stop Takagi.This will lead to an 8-Man Tag Team mach at Korakuen Hall to see who will win the battle between chaos and good behaviour.

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DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2012” Results

January 29, 2012

DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2012”, 29/01/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,388 Fans – Super No Vacancy

0. Dark Match: DJ Nira & Shota defeated Gorgeous Matsuno & Rion Mizuki when Shota pinned Mizuki with an Inside Cradle (7:41).
1. Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Hoshitango when Takagi pinned Matsunaga with the Sit Down Himawari Bomb (6:46).
2. 3 Way Tag Match: Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa and Shigehiro Irie & Poison JULIE Sawada (7:32).
2a. Shigehiro Irie & Poison JULIE Sawada eliminated Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa when Irie pinned Nakazawa with the Teddy Bear (4:07).
2b. Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sasaki eliminated Shigehiro Irie & Poison JULIE Sawada when Takanashi pinned Sawada with a Jackknife Hold (7:32).
3. Rock & Roll Death Match: Yasu Urano, A.YAZAWA & Keita Yano defeated Makoto Oishi, Akito & Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Hikari Minami) when YAZAWA pinned Fukuda with a Super Kick (14:12).
4. Yuji Hino defeated Keisuke Ishii with the Fuckin’ Bomb (10:46).
5. Kenny Omega defeated HARASHIMA with the One-Winged Angel (21:09).
6. KO-D Openweight Title: Danshoku Dino defeated KUDO (c) with the Danshoku Tornado (15:37).
*KUDO fails in V6. Danshoku Dino becomes the 38th KO-D Openweight Champion!

It took him just over 6 years to finally get the sweet, sweet taste triumph again. Danshoku Dino now rules the roost in DDT, winning the KO-D Openweight Title tonight for the second time in his career. He defeated his fellow Homorio Clover Z member KUDO with a brand new finisher called the Danshoku Tornado, a Twisting Moonsault. The match begun with a perverse take on the infamous Antonio Inoki Vs Muhammed Ali fight, with KUDO keeping his back to the mat and kicking Dino in the legs while the challenger kept thrusting his hips towards the champion. While KUDO did score hits with a Swan Dive Missile Kick and the Buzzsaw Kick, Dino incapacitated him with the Lip Lock and Gotch-Style Danshoku Driver. KUDO was able to kick out of that but Dino immediately followed with his new finisher to seal the deal.

After the match Dino took the mic and said it was his dream to main event Budokan Hall. He was interrupted by Antonio Honda, who was still able to attend the show despite “falling ill” during the week. Honda told a story about seeing Dino wrestle in a HWWA indie show ten years ago. He also brought up the memory of the MUSCLE sub-brand, a place both Dino and Honda played a big role in creating. Honda then challenged Dino for a title shot. Tsurumi Amon gave the green light and announced the match will take place when DDT returns to Korakuen Hall on 19th February. Dino finished up by saying that being gay is the strength of his power, he will dye the Budokan with his Danshoku style, his libido will become stronger as we get closer to the 15th Anniversary show and that he has the ghost of MUSCLE looking over him.

Meanwhile KUDO said that tonight was a very frustrating loss to take. However, he will not give up fighting for the KO-D Title and he is also looking forward to new challenges. One of them will be the chance to team with Kenny Omega to take on El Generico & HARASHIMA on 19/2.

HARASHIMA prepared himself well for Kenny Omega by avoiding the Croyt’s Wrath finisher. Unfortunately he forgot about Omega’s new finisher, the One-Winged Angel. Kenny won the match and afterwards said there is no time to rest when you are a champion. After he beats Kaz Hayashi in All Japan next week, Omega wants to defend the AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Title against HARASHIMA in DDT. HARASHIMA complimented Omega for gaining experience in so many different wrestling organisations and that he himself felt the pride of a champion when fighting him.

Yuji Hino defeated Keisuke Ishii in a preview of their KO-D Tag Team Title match in Nagoya next month. His pure power was too much for Ishii to take. Afterward Hino just said that 2012 will be an “interesting year”. While Shigehiro Irie checked on him, Ishii said he felt shame for losing to someone from KAIENTAI-DOJO. Irie stood by his friend and said he would never wrestle for K-DOJO.

Despite losing to Crying Wolf in the Rock & Roll Death Match, Makoto Oishi challenged Yasu Urano to put the KO-D Tag Team Title on the line against him and a partner of his choosing on 19/2. Urano accepted and Makoto introduced his partner, Masao Inoue! Makoto nicknamed Inoue the “Silly Little Green Giant” and begun a short interview with him, idol group style. Inoue didn’t have much to say in the interveiw so Makoto kept finishing his sentences for him.

Daisuke Sasaki will be taking an extended break from DDT. He will be travelling over to Mexico and will wrestle there for a while. He has not decided how long the excurison will be.

Sanshiro Takagi said he wanted to add more wrestlers to his “Anti-League Players Association” in the next couple of weeks. It looks like this storyline will slowly brew all the way up to the 15th Anniversary show. Both Takagi & Takao Soma had their bodies covered in the same tattoos CM Punk has.

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Night, Night. Don’t Let The Dino Bite

January 23, 2012

NJPW/CMLL “NJPW PRESENTS CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2012”, 21/01/12
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,950 Fans – Super No Vacancy

TAKA Michinoku & Taichi defeated Danshoku Dino & Maximo when Taichi pinned Taichi with a Horizontal Cradle (8:04).

One year after teaming together, Danshoku Dino returned to New Japan to team up with the pink mohawked Luchador Maximo once again for the New Japan & CMLL co-production of “FANTASTICA MANIA”. Before their match with TAKA Michinoku & Taichi even began, Dino tried to kiss Milano Collection AT at the commentator’s table. Milano avoided Dino by dragging another commentator in his place for the kiss. Even though Dino and Maximo got along fabulously and recieved chants of “Maxi-Dino” from the fans, their efforts could not defeat TAKA & Taichi. Dino & Maximo let bygones be bygones and both kissed the referee at the same time after the match. Dino then chased Taichi into the locker room.

DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2012”, 29/01/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Gorgeous Matsuno & Rion Mizuki Vs DJ Nira & Shota
1. Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Hoshitango
2. 3 Way Tag Match: Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa Vs Shigehiro Irie & Poison JULIE Sawada
3. Yasu Urano, Antonio Honda & Keita Yano Vs Makoto Oishi, Akito & Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Hikari Minami)
4. Keisuke Ishii Vs Yuji Hino
5. Kenny Omega Vs HARASHIMA
6. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) Vs Danshoku Dino

Danshoku Dino last held the KO-D Openweight Title in 2005. It was his only KO-D Title reign and since then he has had around six shots at the belt. KUDO will break the record for most KO-D Title defences if he defeats Dino.

DDT “TRULY ULTRA SUPER BAZOOKA!”, 11/02/2012
Nagoya Arsenal Hall

1. KO-D Tag Team Title: Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie

The former champs get their rematch with Crying Wolf. Unsurprisingly, no one has been able to match the strength of Yuji Hino so far. Will Keisuke Ishii have discovered a fatal flaw to exploit after his Korakuen Hall match with Hino?

UNION “UNION PRO WRESTLING IN OSAKA”, 12/02/2012
Osaka Minami Move On Arena

1. Ken Ohka & Mio Shirai Vs Black Buffalo & Tigers Mask
2. Shuji Ishikawa & Shigehiro Irie Vs El Generico & Hiroshi Fukuda
3. DDT Extreme Title: Isami Kodaka (c) Vs Sexxxy Eddy

Mio Shirai & Ken Ohka sent out a challenge to face any team for this show. Black Buffalo & Tigers Mask from Osaka Pro answered the call.

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New Year Matches, Mio’s Sexxxy Problem

January 8, 2012

DDT “DDT MUSIC!”, 14/01/2012
Osaka Yodogawa Ward Center

1. Akito Vs Kazuki Hirata
2. 3 Way Tag Match: Antonio Honda & Keita Yano Vs Michael Nakazawa & Shoichi Uchida Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Takao Soma
3. Big New Year’s Match: Yuji Hino Vs Daisuke Sasaki
4. Big New Year’s Match: Yasu Urano Vs Masa Takanashi
5. Big New Year’s Match: Sanshiro Takagi Vs DJ Nira
6. Big New Year’s Match: Kenny Omega Vs Shigehiro Irie
7. KUDO, Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi Vs HARASHIMA, Hikaru Sato & Keisuke Ishii

Some of the results from today’s Shin-Kiba 1st RING event has led to the card for next week’s Osaka show being reshuffled. The rivalry brewing between Crying Wolf and certain members of the DDT roster will continue with Yasu Urano facing Masa Takanashi and Daisuke Sasaki taking on the bug brute Yuji Hino. This is all setting up the KO-D Tag Team Title match which is mentioned below. Meanwhile the “First 4 Way Match Of The Year” is now the “First 3 Way Tag Match Of The Year” with Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Takao Soma representing DDT, Antonio Honda & Keita Yano representing Crying Wolf and Michael Nakazawa & Shoichi Uchida representing a DDT and Osaka Pro alliance.

DDT “IN CHIBA 2012”, 22/01/2012
Chiba Port Arena

1. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa
2. HARASHIMA & Ryuichi Sekine Vs Antonio Honda & Keita Yano
3. Sanshiro Takagi Vs Takao Soma
4. Lottery Bonus Match! Angel Vs Devil Showdown!: DJ Nira Vs Jaki Numawzawa
5. Danshoku Dino, KUDO & Makoto Oishi Vs Kenny Omega, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Kazuki Hirata
6. KO-D Tag Team Title: Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino (c) Vs Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sasaki

With Daisuke Sasaki scoring the pin on Yasu Urano at Shin-Kiba, he and Masa Takanashi get the first shot at the new KO-D Tag Team Champions.

As the winner of the 2012 New Year Rumble, DJ Nira now has to face Jaki Numazawa from Big Japan. Will his Rocket Punch be able to take down the “Black Angel”?

Sanshiro Takagi’s call for wrestlers wanting to join his new “anti-establishment” unit has been answered by Takao Soma. The two are no strangers to each other as Soma was a part of Takagi’s TKG48 unit.

DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2012”, 29/01/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Makoto Oishi, Akito & Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Hikari Minami) Vs Yasu Urano, Antonio Honda & Keita Yano
2. New Year Dream Match: Keisuke Ishii Vs Yuji Hino
3. New Year Dream Match: Kenny Omega Vs HARASHIMA
4. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) Vs Danshoku Dino

Homoiro Clover Z is doing pretty well for itself so far. Win or lose, they will still hold possession of the KO-D Openweight Title after the main event. If KUDO beats Danshoku Dino, he will set the record for most KO-D Title defences. However, now that they are being pitted against Crying Wolf a more threatening challenge could be just around the corner for them.

UNION “FORTUNE DEMONS 2012”, 10/02/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Mio Shirai Vs Sexxxy Eddy
2. Ken Ohka Vs El Generico
3. Shuji Ishikawa & Shigehiro Irie Vs Kengo Ohka & Madoka

Mio Shirai is going to be in for a long night and I’m sure Sexxxy Eddy would agree with me (but not in the way I meant).

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