DDT “NEVER MIND 2011” Results

December 31, 2011

DDT “NEVER MIND 2011”, 31/12/2011
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,011 Fans

0. Dark Match: Rion Mizuki defeated Shota with a German Suplex (6:57).
1. Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Kenny Omega & DJ Nira when Takanashi pinned Nira with the Taka Tonic (11:21).
2. Antonio Honda & Keita Yano defeated Michael Nakazawa & Hikaru Sato when Yano pinned Nakazawa with the G2A (10:31).
3. Runner Vs Runner: Tomomitsu Matsunaga defeated Kazuki Hirata with a Tiger Driver (4:17).
4. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino defeated Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie (c) when Hino pinned Ishii with the Fuckin’ Bomb (13:48).
*Ishii & Irie fail in V4. Crying Wolf becomes the 41st KO-D Tag Team Champions!
5. Katsuhiko Nakajima & Satoshi Kajiwara defeated HARASHIMA & Takao Soma when Nakajima pinned Soma with a German Suplex (15:08).
6. 48 Group Vs Homoiro Clover Z – 5 Vs 5 Elimination: Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi, Gran Hamada, Akito & Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Hikari Minami) defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Vladamir Nagai, Ivan Markov, Poison JULIE Sawada & Hoshitango (w/ Bonnie) (12:08).
6a. Vladamir Nagai eliminated Hiroshi Fukuda with a Chickenwing Facelock (2:51).
6b. Sanshiro Takagi eliminated Gran Hamada by Ring Out (4:09).
6c. Akito eliminated Ivan Markov by Ring Out (5:47).
6d. Poison JULIE Sawada eliminated Akito with the Pirates A GOGO (8:07).
6e. Danshoku Dino eliminated Hoshitango by Ring Out (8:35).
6f. Danshoku Dino eliminated Poison JULIE Sawada with the Gotch-Style Danshoku Driver (9:10).
6g. Sanshiro Takagi eliminated Danshoku Dino by Ring Out (11:50).
6h. Makoto Oishi eliminated Sanshiro Takagi with a Tornado Clutch (12:08).
7. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) defeated MIKAMI with the Diving Double Knee Drop (22:50).
*V5 for KUDO.

An audience of over 2,000 fans packed Korakuen Hall on New Year’s Eve to witness a marathon of pro wrestling that will lead into 2012. DDT was up first to end their eventful year with a big bang. KUDO tied the record for most defences of the KO-D Openweight Championship by defeating his rival MIKAMI in the main event. Ladders were legal for the match but even with the advantage of using his favourite weapon, MIKAMI couldn’t get the job done. KUDO continues his role of leading the company towards Budokan Hall for DDT’s 15th Anniversary show. However, his next challenger was also revealed. Danshoku Dino wants a shot at the belt and will get it when DDT holds its first 2012 Korakuen show on 29th January.

The bizarre Idol War between Homoiro Clover Z and the 48 Group reached its conclusion with Danshoku Dino leading his multi-colored troops to victory over Sanshiro Takagi and his “Bukkake Alliance” of splinter groups from around the world. Makoto Oishi was the sole survivor of the 10-Man Elimination Tag, pinning Takagi with the Tornado Clutch. He was given big hugs by his teammates for a job well done.

The Crying Wolf stable is quickly gaining ground in DDT with Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino winning the KO-D Tag Team Championship over Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie. Yuji Hino has now declared a full scale invasion on DDT. After the match, Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sasaki came out to challenge the new champions for a title shot. Tsurumi Amon tried to prevent the match from happening because he thought the challenging team haven’t proven themselves but Urano & Hino accepted it. The two teams will meet at the 22/01 Chiba show.

This was the second championship Shigehiro Irie lost this week. He dropped the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title to Kanjuro Matsuyama at an Osaka Pro two days ago. Tigers Mask is now the current champion.

Japanese musician Sunplaza Nakano was in attendance to announce he was recording the official anthem for DDT’s Budokan Hall show. He also performed the song “Runner” for the Runner Contra Runner match. I had a listen to both his version and the original song by BAKUFU-SLUMP. It’s a pretty good song. If you like the Eurobeat soundtrack in Initial D then you will like Sunplaza’s version.

It was announced that Hard Hit will return on 22nd March for a show at Shinjuku FACE, so the brand has not been retired. It is likely that Hikaru Sato will face Michael Nakazawa on the show as per the stipulation for their defeat to Antonio Honda & Keita Yano.

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“NEVER MIND 2011” Press Conference

December 28, 2011

DDT “NEVER MIND 2011”, 31/12/2011
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Rion Mizuki Vs Shota
1. Michael Nakazawa & Hikaru Sato Vs Antonio Honda & Keita Yano
2. Runner Vs Runner: Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Kazuki Hirata
3. Kenny Omega & DJ Nira Vs Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sasaki
4. 48 Group Vs Homoiro Clover Z – 5 Vs 5 Elimination: Sanshiro Takagi, Vladamir Nagai, Ivan Markov, Poison JULIE Sawada & Hoshitango (w/ Bonnie) Vs Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi, Gran Hamada, Akito & Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Hikari Minami)
5. HARASHIMA & Takao Soma Vs Katsuhiko Nakajima & Satoshi Kajiwara
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino
7. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) Vs MIKAMI

Yesterday DDT held a press conference in Shinjuku to get the thoughts of several wrestlers who will compete at “NEVER MIND 2011” on New Year’s Eve. An important note about the main event was announced. The KO-D Openweight Title match between KUDO and MIKAMI will allow the usage of ladders without any risk of disqualification. KUDO is aiming to tie the record for most defences of the KO-D Title, currently held by Sanshiro Takagi with five wins. MIKAMI has gone through intensive training for this match and wants to be the man representing DDT as champion for its 15th Anniversary. With the allowance of ladders for the match now in effect, this gives MIKAMI a great advantage to win the championship.

When KUDO and MIKAMI were done, Hikaru Sato and Michael Nakazawa were next up. The two will team up to face the Crying Wolf pair of Antonio Honda & Keita Yano in the show opener. Nakazawa has begun pestering Sato to become his regular tag team partner again. He promises that if they beat Honda & Yano, they will transform into a brand new tag team and not become the Hentai team they used to be. Sato tried to ignore him and brought up the year he’s had. Sato won the DDT48 General Election, wrestled semi-actively for All Japan and bought a new suit worth 300,000 yen. He told Nakazawa that he will accept the stipulation but added that if they lose to Crying Wolf, Nakazawa will have to fight Sato in a Pancrase rules match.

The press conference finished up with Sanshiro Takagi, Danshoku Dino and Makoto Oishi making an appearance to talk about the 48 Group Vs Homoiro Clover Z 10-Man Tag Team match. Dino said he was looking forward to the “orgy” while Takagi talked about bringing in the KGB48, PJS48 and SUMO48 to join his TKG Rogue Army. The two began to argue until Tsurumi Amon interrupted them. Amon then announced that the 10-Man Tag will now be an Elimination Tag Team match.

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DDT “GOD BLESS DDT 2011” Results

November 27, 2011

DDT “GOD BLESS DDT 2011”, 27/11/2011
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,503 Fans

0. Dark Match: Tomomitsu Matsunaga defeated Toru Sugiura with a Back Drop Hold (6:13).
1. Yasu Rano, Antonio Honda, Keita Yano & Yuji Hino defeated MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi, Takao Soma & Daisuke Sasaki when Hino pinned Sasaki with the Fuckin’ Bomb (12:08).
2. Hard Hit Rules: Hikaru Sato defeated Michael Nakazawa with a Rolling Armbar (6:47).
3. Homoiro Clover Z Audition: Akito, Hiroshi Fukuda, Hikari Minami & Gran Hamada all pass the audition (10:00).
Other Contestants: Mitsuya Nagai, Tsutomu Oosugi, Hercules Senga, DJ Nira, Gundan Hitori, Kazuki Hirata and Hoshitango.
Judges: Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi.
4. KO-D Tag Team Titles & Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie (c) defeated Poison JULIE Sawada & Gorgeous Matsuno (c) when Irie pinned Matsuno with the Vertical Drop Back Flip (10:54).
*V2 for Ishii & Irie. Shigehiro Irie becomes the 878th Iron Man champion.
Judges: Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi
5. AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kenny Omega (c) defeated Minoru Tanaka with the One Winged Angel (24:26).
*V1 for Omega.
6. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) defeated HARASHIMA with the Diving Double Knee Drop (26:01).
*V4 for KUDO.

The DDT 15th Anniversary show at Nippon Budokan is set for 18th August, 2012. Back at “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2011”, Sanshiro Takagi sent out a challenge to Minoru Suzuki for a match at the Budokan. We’ll see if the match goes ahead.

MIKAMI has emerged as the next challenger for the KO-D Openweight Title. He called KUDO a worthy champion but also said he was not creative enough to lead DDT into its 15th Anniversary. KUDO Vs MIKAMI will take place in DDT’s New Year’s Eve show at Korakuen Hall.

After Kenny Omega successfully chalked his first defence of the AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Title, he told the fans he is unsure if he could ever defend the belt in DDT again. He thanked the fans for their support. Omega won the match with the One Winged Angel, which was described as a Piggy Back Michinoku Driver.

The Homoiro Clover Z Audition was a 10 minute Battle Royal with the participants needing to dance whenever a Momoiro Clover Z song began playing in the background or else they would be eliminated. When the time limit expired, Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi had to choose from all the participants who survived the Battle Royal. They chose Akito, Hiroshi Fukuda, Hikari Minami & Gran Hamada and named their group Homoiro Clover Z Green. Dino & Makoto will now use the name Homoiro Clover Z Black. They have also been given a KO-D Tag Team Title shot against Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie on 11th December.

Yuji Hino was revealed to be the latest ally of Let’s Go 30’s. Hino & Yasu Urano have decided to form a team called Crying Wolf and they will challenge for the KO-D Tag Team Titles at DDT’s 31/12 Korakuen Hall event.

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God Bless DDT, Rock ‘N’ Roll Death Match, Busy Schedule

November 26, 2011

DDT “GOD BLESS DDT 2011”, 27/11/2011
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Toru Sugiura
1. Yasu Rano, Antonio Honda, Keita Yano & X Vs MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi, Takao Soma & Daisuke Sasaki
2. Michael Nakazawa Vs Hikaru Sato
3. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Poison JULIE Sawada & Gorgeous Matsuno
4. Homoiro Clover Z Audition: Hikari Minami Vs Mitsuya Nagai Vs Tsutomu Oosugi Vs Hercules Senga Vs DJ Nira Vs Akito Vs Gundan Hitori Vs Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Hoshitango
Judges: Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi
5. AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kenny Omega (c) Vs Minoru Tanaka
6. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) Vs HARASHIMA

This will be one of the more major Korakuen Hall shows DDT will produce this year. A double main event sees KUDO defend the KO-D Title against HARASHIMA in a battle between two of DDT’s most established wrestlers while Kenny Omega sets his first defence of the AJPW Jr. Championship against the Jr. Heavyweight superstar Minoru Tanaka. Meanwhile Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi go on the hunt for a new member of the Homoiro Clover Z stable. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie defend the KO-D Tag Titles against the veteran duo of Poison JULIE Sawada & Gorgeous Matsuno, which will still take place despite Matsuno’s health and fitness being under question. But the biggest news will be Sanshiro Takagi announcing the date for DDT’s 15th Anniversary show to be held in Nippon Budokan.

Antonio Honda gave a hint towards the mystery fourth wrestler in the Let’s Go 30’s team. Honda said the wrestler is a “Crying Wolf”, referencing “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” children’s tale.

DDT “TENKA SANBUN NO KAI”, 11/12/2011
Hakata Star Lane

1. Rock ‘N’ Roll Death Match: A. YAZAWA & Ken Ohka Vs Michael Nakazawa & Batten Tamagawa

The Rock ‘N’ Roll Death Match previously took place during the Union day of “BEER FIGHT 2011” week. At times the match will be interrupted by music. Depending on the song being played, every wrestler in the match has to stop wrestling and either dance or drink alcohol until the music stops.

Also scheduled to show up are Hikaru Sato, Daisuke Sasaki, DJ Nira and Freelance Team Oita wrestler Azul Dragon.

DDT and Union have announced a bunch of new events taking place in early 2012. The next couple of months will be very busy as there will be at least one DDT or Union show every week from December until March with shows taking place in Tokyo, Fukuoka, Osaka, Chiba and Nagoya.

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DDT “OSAKA BAY BLUES SPECIAL 2011” Results

November 6, 2011

DDT “OSAKA BAY BLUES SPECIAL 2011”, 06/11/2011
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2
1,092 Fans

1. Hikaru Sato & Takao Soma defeated Daisuke Sasaki & Kazuki Hirata when Sato pinned Hirata with a German Suplex. (13:14).
2. Naniwa Strange School Rumble: Poison JULIE Sawada defeated MIKAMI with the Pirates A GOGO (11:54).
Other Competitors: Hideki Shiota, Michael Nakazawa, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Shoichi Uchida, Kiai Ryuuken Ecchan and Emi Sakura
3. Sanshiro Takagi & Hikari Minami defeated Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi when Takagi pinned Oishi with the Sit Down Himawari Bomb (9:25).
4. Triple Threat: Kikutaro and DJ Nira defeated Gorgeous Matsuno by Ring Out (16:14).
5. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie (c) defeated Antonio Honda & Yasu Urano when Irie pinned Honda with the Vertical Drop Back Flip (16:52).
*V1 for Ishii & Irie.
6. Special Tag Match: Minoru Tanaka & Koji Kanemoto defeated Kenny Omega & HARASHIMA when Tanaka pinned Omega with the Fireball Splash (23:41).
7. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) defeated Masa Takanashi with the Diving Double Knee Drop (24:18).
*V3 for KUDO.

KUDO has now reached his third defense of the KO-D Openweight Title, beating the title reigns of previous Sumo Hall main event champions Kota Ibushi and HARASHIMA. KUDO told Masa Takanashi there were no hard feelings between them and he offered to go drinking with Masa after the show. He also nominated HARASHIMA to be his next challenger and for their title match to take place at the 27/11 Korakuen Hall show. KUDO compared HARASHIMA to Goku from Dragon Ball Z and said that to beat him, KUDO will have to be Vegeta!

Minoru Tanaka, who has recently gone back to using that name as a tribute to BattlARTS, scores a vital victory over Kenny Omega in the run up to their AJPW Jr. Title match on 27/11. As if the loss was not bad enough, Omega’s left knee was in great pain after the match. Now Minoru has a target to focus his attacks on for the title match.

Poison JULIE Sawada & Gorgeous Matsuno have joined forces and challenged Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie to a KO-D Tag Team Title match.

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Kenny Vs Minoru, Junior Stars In DDT, Nagoya, Union

October 24, 2011

DDT “FUTURE HEAVEN! IN NAGOYA 2011”, 30/10/2011
Nagoya Club Diamond Hall

1. MIKAMI Vs Toru Sugiura
2. Makoto Oishi & Mr. #6 Vs DJ Nira & Kazuki Hirata
3. KUDO, Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Masa Takanashi, Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie
4. HERO! Last DDT Match: HARASHIMA & HERO! Vs Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
5. KO-D Tag Team Title Contendership: Antonio Honda & Yasu Urano Vs Takao Soma & Akito
6. Special Singles Match: Hikaru Sato Vs Danshoku Dino

Kenny Omega will make his first appearance in DDT since becoming the AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Champion here in Nagoya.

DDT “OSAKA BAY BLUES SPECIAL 2011”, 06/11/2011
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2

1. Triple Threat: Kushinbo Kamen Vs Kikutaro Vs Gorgeous Matsuno
2. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Winner Of 30/10 Contender Match
3. Special Tag Match: Kenny Omega & HARASHIMA Vs Minoru & Koji Kanemoto
4. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) Vs Masa Takanashi

Masa Takanashi finds himself in the same main event spot Hikaru Sato was in this time last year. The 2010 “OSAKA BAY BLUES SPECIAL” show had Sato become the KO-D Openweight Champion in dramatic fashion, defeating HARASHIMA and halting his KO-D Title run that began at Sumo Hall. Takanashi can repeat the same achievement when he goes up against the champion KUDO.

Kenny Omega’s first challenger for the AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Title has been confirmed to be Minoru, a supernova of the Japanese Jr. Heavyweight scene. Their title match will take place in DDT, which I’ll get to below. But before that match happens, Kenny will be teaming up with HARASHIMA to take on the Junior Stars of Minoru & Koji Kanemoto in Osaka on 6/11.

UNION “UNION 6th ANNIVERSARY”, 22/11/2011
Shinjuku FACE

1. Isami Kodaka (w/ Rumi Kazama) Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
2. Kasu Rachoresu Mental Health Treatment Match: Yoshiaki Yago (w/ Good Nurse Madoka) Vs Miyako (w/ BENTEN)
3. 6th Anniversary Battle Royal: Kazuhiko Ogasawara Vs Poison Sawada Vs A. YAZAWA Vs Chou-un Shiryu Vs Mecha Mummy Lite Vs Sister Akiko Vs Takeshi Minamino
4. SGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Cherry (c) Vs Apple Miyuki
5. Mio Shirai & Ken Ohka Vs Masao Orihara & Big Morohashi
6. DDT Extreme Title: El Generico (c) Vs Sanshiro Takagi

A correction for the match involving the Kasu Rachoresu Mental Health duo of Yoshiaki Yago & Madoka with the oriental couple BENTEN & Miyako. It turns out that Yago will not be facing BENTEN but will in fact have some sort of match against Miyako! BENTEN will be in Miyako’s corner while Yago will have his “Good Nurse” Madoka by his side for the bout.

DDT “GOD BLESS DDT 2011”, 27/11/2011
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kenny Omega (c) Vs Minoru

Just like when Kota Ibushi was the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion and when the Golden Lovers held the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, DDT will now get to host an AJPW Jr. Title match for Omega Vs Minoru.

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DDT “DDT SPECIAL 2011” Results

October 23, 2011

DDT “DDT SPECIAL 2011”, 23/10/2011
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,292 Fans

1. HARASHIMA defeated Ken Ohka with the Somato (10:51).
2. MIKAMI defeated Cherry with an Oh Lefevre (7:14).
3. Masa Takanashi defeated DJ Nira with a Reverse Inside Cradle (10:28).
4. Hardcore 4 Way: Antonio Honda defeated Isami Kodaka, Keisuke Ishii and Michael Nakazawa when Honda pinned Nakazawa with the Diving Daikon Drop (12:44).
5. Handicap Lumberjack Death Match: Sanshiro Takagi defeated Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi when Takagi pinned Oishi with the Sit Down Himawari Bomb (8:16).
6. Shuji Ishikawa defeated Yasu Urano with the Splash Mountain (15:58).
7. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) defeated Hikaru Sato with the Diving Double Knee Drop (18:53).
*V2 for KUDO.

KUDO survives the submission skills of Hikaru Sato to earn V2 in his KO-D Openweight Title reign. His focus now turns over to the 6th November in Osaka for his next title defence. The challenger was determined in a one night Rock, Scissors, Paper tournament. The results of that can be seen below.

Takao Soma had to be taken off the show due to suffering from acute enteritis. This meant Sanshiro Takagi had to fight Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi on his own in a Handicap Lumberjack Death Match. Sanshiro’s lumberjacks for the match were Yomiko Hotta, Shigehiro Irie, Ken Ohka and DJ Nira. The Homoiro Clover Z lumberjacks were Kazuki Hirata, Hiroshi Fukuda, Akito and an unnamed non-wrestling member of DDT’s staff. Despite the disadvantage in numbers, Takagi was able to overcome the odds and he pinned Oishi to win the match.

Some new moves were shown by a few wrestlers tonight. MIKAMI won with a cross arm submission hold he calls Oh Lefevre while Antonio Honda won the Hardcore 4 Way match with the Diving Daikon Drop, which might just be the Diving Fist Drop with a new name.

KO-D Openweight Title Contendership Tournament – Rock, Scissors, Paper

1. Round 1: Makoto Oishi defeated Takao Soma by Forfeit.
2. Round 1: Masa Takanashi defeated Keisuke Ishii with Paper -> Rock.
3. Round 1: DJ Nira defeated Cherry with Scissors -> Paper.
4. Round 1: Ken Ohka defeated Sanshiro Takagi with Rock -> Scissors.
5. Round 1: Yasu Urano defeated Shuji Ishikawa with Scissors -> Paper.
6. Round 1: Danshoku Dino defeated Antonio Honda with Paper -> Rock.
7. Round 1: Isami Kodaka defeated MIKAMI with Paper -> Rock.
8. Round 1: Kota Ibushi defeated HARASHIMA with Rock -> Scissors.
9. Round 2: Masa Takanashi defeated Makoto Oishi with Paper -> Rock.
10. Round 2: Ken Ohka defeated DJ Nira with Rock -> Scissors.
11. Round 2: Danshoku Dino defeated Yasu Urano with Rock -> Scissors.
12. Round 2: Kota Ibushi defeated Isami Kodaka with Paper -> Rock.
13. Semi Final: Masa Takanashi defeated Ken Ohka with Paper -> Rock.
14. Semi Final: Kota Ibushi defeated Danshoku Dino with Rock -> Scissors.
15. Final: Masa Takanashi defeated Kota Ibushi with Scissors -> Paper.

The most “Shiru” wrestler in DDT earns the No. 1 Contendership and will face KUDO for the KO-D Title next month. This will be the second time Masa Takanashi will get to challenge for the KO-D Title. The first time was against Daisuke Sekimoto back in April 2010.

In what could only be described as a miracle, Kota Ibushi did not re-dislocate his shoulder during the dramatic games of Rock, Paper, Scissors. He also took part dressed as DJ Nira for some reason.

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DDT “MEMORIES OF SUMMER VACATION 2011” Results

August 28, 2011

DDT “MEMORIES OF SUMMER VACATION 2011”, 28/08/2011
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,542 Fans

1. Poison JULIE Sawada & Antonio Honda defeated MIKAMI & Daisuke Sasaki when Sawada pinned Sasaki with the Pirates A GOGO (11:16).
2. Ironman Heavymetalweight Title – 4 Way Battle Royal: Gorgeous Matsuno (c) defeated DJ Nira, Michael Nakazawa and Yasu Urano (10:00).
2a. Michael Nakazawa pinned Gorgeous Matsuno with an Inside Cradle (0:07).
* Michael Nakazawa becomes the 872nd champion.
2b. Yasu Urano pinned Michael Nakazawa with a Toilet Dunk (0:21).
* Yasu Urano becomes the 873rd champion.
2c. Gorgeous Matsuno pinned Yasu Urano with a La Magistral (9:59).
* Gorgeous Matsuno beomes the 874th champion.
-. Ironman Heavymetalweight Title: DJ Nira defeated Gorgeous Matsuno (c) with the Rocket Punch (Clock 12:34).
* DJ Nira becomes the 875th champion.
-. Ironman Heavymetalweight Title: Michael Nakazawa defeated DJ Nira (c) with an Inside Cradle (Clock 12:35).
* Michael Nakazawa becomes the 876th champion.
3. Takao Soma defeated Akito with the Diving Guillotine Drop (7:50).
4. Makoto Oishi, Hoshitango & Kazuki Hirata defeated HARASHIMA, HERO! & Darkside HERO! when Hirata pinned HARASHIMA with the Sliding Kick (12:13).
5. Minoru Suzuki defeated Hikaru Sato with the Gotch-Style Piledriver (11:58).
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Kota Ibushi & Danshoku Dino defeated Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sekimoto when Dino pinned Takanashi with a La Magistral (14:05).
* Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sekimoto fail in V1. Kota Ibushi & Danshoku Dino become the 39th KO-D Tag Team Champions!
7. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) defeated Keisuke Ishii with the Diving Double Knee Drop (23:42).
*V1 for KUDO.
– Ironman Heavymetalweight Title: Gorgeous Matsuno defeated Michael Nakazawa with a School Boy (Clock 15:06).
* Gorgeous Matsuno becomes the 877th champion.

KUDO swept aside his first challenger for the KO-D Openweight Championship. Keisuke Ishii put up a brave effort for his first shot at the title, but KUDO stood tall by the end. His next challenger will be the winner of the DDT48 Election 2011, taking place on the 23rd October Korakuen Hall show. If KUDO ends up winning the election, he will be allowed to choose his opponent.

We have brand new KO-D Tag Team Champions in the form of Kota Ibushi & Danshoku Dino! The two most well known names from DDT make quite the successful combination as they put away the big and small team of Daisuke Sekimoto & Masa Takanashi to win the titles. To celebrate their victory, Dino and Ibushi were joined in the ring with Makoto Oishi and together they all sang and danced to a Momoiro Clover Z song. This is enough to signal a new unit, apparently.

Hikaru Sato was defeated by fellow Pancrase MISSION fighter Minoru Suzuki. Minoru added salt to the wounds by saying he was always better than Sato going back to their days in Pancrase.

HERO! and Darkside HERO! turned on HARASHIMA, giving him a Tombstone Piledriver and leaving him for dead in their 6-Man Tag match. In response to this, Tsurumi Amon announced that HARASHIMA will face HERO! one on one at “NON-FIX 9.18” in Chiba Blue Field.

A DDT Vs Union 6-Man Tag match was announced for a special DDT48 Election show taking place in Korakuen Hall on 25th September. KUDO, HARASHIMA & Kota Ibushi will take on Shuji Ishikawa, Sanshiro Takagi & Kengo Ohka. The Union side has the big disadvantage of being made up of wrestlers from three rival factions. The rest of the DDT48 contestants will appear at the show, which will be the final event where they can campaign for votes before the polls close.

Poison Sawada JULIE’s new name is… Poison JULIE Sawada! The name change he planned was actually just switching parts of his name around, going from ポイズン澤田JULIE to ポイズンJULIE澤田. Sawada arrived at Korakuen Hall with a brand new look, which is being called his “TOKIO” costume. The new costume is a long red Sgt. Pepper style jacket along with a golden helmet that is legal to use during matches. Sawada also used a brand new finishing move called the Pirates A GOGO to defeat Daisuke Sasaki in their tag match and getting revenge for his humiliation during “BEER FIGHT 2011” week.

Several DDT and Union wrestlers spent time with the audience between matches during today’s event, campaigning for votes in the DDT48 Elections. Makoto Oishi went around giving free hugs for example. Although he might have done that anyway regardless of whether or not there was an election going on.

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UNION “BEER FIGHT 2011” Card, New DDT Matches

July 29, 2011

UNION “BEER FIGHT 2011 ~ UNION DAY”, 07/08/2011
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Sanshiro Takagi, Shigehiro Irie & Takao Soma Vs Yoshiaki Yago, Kengo Ohka & Madoka
2. Rock & Roll Deathmatch: Big Morohashi Vs A.YAZAWA Vs Hiroya Fukuda
3. Ken Ohka Vs Taichi
4. Shuji Ishikawa Vs Cherry
5. DDT Extreme Title: Isami Kodaka (c) Vs Sexxxy Eddy

Apparently Isami Kodaka wanted to defend the DDT Extreme Title against Cherry in a Sexy Diva Deathmatch but the idea was quickly shot down by Naomi Susan. Instead Kodaka will defend the belt against Canadian sensation (the kind you should have checked by your doctor), Sexxxy Eddy! Doesn’t explain why poor little Cherry now has to fight Shuji Ishikawa. Unless it’s an excuse to dress Shuji up in joshi gear again (*shudders).

Ken Ohka has laid out a challenge to Taichi of New Japan for the show. Ken has promised to unleash his full fighting spirit against Taichi.

Takao Soma is the newest member of the TKG48. His membership number is #38. This will be his first match as part of the group when it battles against their arch rivals the Susan Guard once more.

DDT “DOTONBORI STORY 10”, 21/08/2011
Osaka Minami Move On Arena

1. HARASHIMA Vs Kushinbo Kamen
2. KUDO, Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Kota Ibushi, Danshoku Dino & Keisuke Ishii

DDT “MEMORIES OF SUMMER VACATION 2011”, 28/08/2011
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Minoru Suzuki Vs Hikaru Sato
2. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sekimoto (c) Vs Kota Ibushi & Danshoku Dino
3. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii

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DDT “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2011” Results

July 24, 2011

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!

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