DDT “SAITAMA SUPER DDT 2015” Results

February 15, 2015

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DDT “SAITAMA SUPER DDT 2015”, 15/02/2015
Saitama Super Arena – Community Arena
6,500 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

0. King Of Dark Title – First Champion Final: Hiroshi Fukuda & Hoshitango defeated Gota Ihashi & DJ Nira when Fukuda pinned Ihashi with a Cradle (6:12)
*Gota Ihashi becomes the first King Of Dark Champion.
0. Dark Match – DNA 6-Man Tag Team Match: Kazusada Higuchi, Tomoya Kawamura & Kouki Iwasaki defeated Ryota Nakatsu, Dai Suzuki & Kota Umeda when Higuchi submitted Umeda with the Canadian Backbreaker (6:40).
1. Akebono Army Vs Yoshihiko Army: Akebono, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata defeated Yoshihiko, Antonio Honda & Great Kojika when Akebono pinned Honda with the Running Body Press (12:15).
Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Yuuya Kubo defeated Aja Kong (c) (2:31 pm).
*Yuuya Kubo becomes the 1013th champion.
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Aja Kong defeated Kubo Yumakoto (c), Yasu Urano, Makoto Oishi, Yasu Urano, Soma Takao, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Shunma Katsumata, Saki Akai, Bernard Ackah, Yuto Aijima, Hikaru Sato and Zeus (13:44).
2a. Shunma Katsumata eliminated Kubo Yumakoto (c) with the Casadora (2:01).
*Shunma Katsumata becomes the 1014th champion.
2b. Hikaru Sato eliminated Shunma Katsumata (c) with a Half Crab (5:57).
*Hikaru Sato becomes the 1015th champion.
2c. Soma Takao eliminated Hikaru Sato (c) with a Jackknife Pin (7:43).
*Soma Takao becomes the 1016th champion.
2d. Zeus eliminated Bernard Ackah by Ring Out (8:35).
2e. Zeus eliminated Yuto Aijima by Ring Out (8:40).
2f. Zeus eliminated Yasu Urano by Ring Out (8:51).
2g. Zeus eliminated Soma Takao (c) with the Choke Slam (10:09).
*Zeus becomes the 1017th champion.
2h. Tomomitsu Matsunaga eliminated Zeus (c) with a School Boy (10:18).
*Tomomitsu Matsunaga becomes the 1018th champion.
2i. Makoto Oishi eliminated Tomomitsu Matsunaga (c) after a Lariat from Zeus (11:26).
*Makoto Oishi becomes the 1019th champion.
2j. Aja Kong eliminated Makoto Oishi (c) with a Back Drop (12:40).
*Aja Kong becomes the 1,020th champion.
2k. Aja Kong (c) defeated Saki Akai with the Vertical Drop Brainbuster (13:44).
*V1 for Aja Kong.
3. DDT Extreme Title – Teletama Presents Rules Rumble Match: X = Shiori Asahi defeated Akito (c) with a Rope Assisted Pin (10:01)
*Akito fails in V6. Shiori Asahi becomes the 31st DDT Extreme Champion!
4. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi defeated Gorgeous Matsuno, Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei (c) when Sakaguchi submitted Matsuno with the Cobra Clutch (10:16).
*Gorgeous Matsuno, Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei (c) fail in V3. Shuten-dōji become the 16th KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions!
5. Super TLC Match: Sanshiro Takagi & Jun Kasai defeated Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie, Daisuke Sasaki & Suguru Miytake and MIKAMI & Shuji Ishikawa when Takagi pulled down the bag (12:20).
6. Love Of Memory: Danshoku Dino defeated Michael Nakazawa (w/ Shigeru Matsuzaki) with the Danshoku Destroyer (12:40).
7. Special Single Match: Kazushi Sakuraba defeated Super Sasadango Machine with a Kimura Lock (7:13).
8. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi defeated Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo (c) when Okabayashi pinned Endo with the Golem Splash (19:51).
*Happy Motels fail in V5. Strong BJ becomes the 51st KO-D Tag Team Champions!
9. KO-D Openweight Title: Kota Ibushi defeated HARASHIMA (c) with the Phoenix Plex (22:44).
*HARASHIMA fails in V8. Kota Ibushi becomes the 49th KO-D Openweight Champion!

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DDT made it a day to remember in Saitama Super Arena. Every championship changed hands during the show. That means HARASHIMA has finally been toppled off the mountain. Much like their last meeting for the KO-D Openweight Title six years ago, Kota Ibushi beat HARASHIMA with the Phoenix Plex to become champion. At one point Ibushi dove off of the entrance stage onto HARASHIMA. He later hit HARASHIMA with his own finishing move the Somato! But HARASHIMA kicked out of almost everything Ibushi threw at him, even the Last Ride Power Bomb and Phoenix Splash. The champion fought back with a Headbutt, a Buzzsaw Kick and the Swan Dive Somato but Ibushi caught him and hit the rarely used Phoenix Plex for the victory! The new champion celebrated with a sparkler as the show drew to a close. Ibushi’s first defence is set for Kasukabe Hall on 21st March.

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What does it take to demolish Happy Motels? Turns out Strong BJ does the trick. The KO-D Tag Team Champions were taken to the limit and then some. Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi were just too much for Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo. The Sky Twister Press from Endo to Okabayashi got a nearfall. Strong BJ recovered and focused on Takeshita, smashing him with Lariats. Takeshita was down for good after the Golem Splash. Amon Tsurumi admitted being frustrated by the result when he congratulated the new champions. He told them their first title defence will be on 29th March. Their opponents? Danshoku Dino & Super Sasadango Machine!

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Speaking of Super Sasadango Machine, he had a big time entrance coming out in a white costume to the song “Lonely Days”. He was ready for his big moment… a PowerPoint presentation. Today’s topic was “How To Eliminate The Disparity Problem In The World Of Professional Wrestling”. When he was done Kazushi Sakuraba was there waiting for him. Sasadango tried to beat him with a banana peel. It didn’t work. He tried to beat him with the Lehman Shock three times. It didn’t work. A montage with narration took place during the match. That also didn’t work. Sasadango just couldn’t figure Sakuraba out and that became his downfall.

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Although Michael Nakazawa has already moved to Singapore he had one problem he needed to settle back in Japan. He wants his wife to come join him in his new life. So he got singer Shigeru Matsuzaki to be in his corner for the match against Danshoku Dino. Matsuzaki stopped Nakazawa from using a chair late in the match. After all, cheating to win isn’t going to help him get his wife back. Dino thanked Matsuzaki by kissing him. Dino later gave Nakazawa a goodbye kiss before ending the match with the Danshoku Destroyer. Nakazawa was dispondent after the match. He asked Dino what is a pro wrestler because he doesn’t know. Dino admitted he doesn’t know for sure but a pro wrestler should love wrestling. Nakazawa said he loves wrestling but he still does not have his wife with him so he will be going back to Singapore alone. Matsuzaki returned and began to sing. All of a sudden Michael’s wife Keiko appeared wearing a wedding dress! The two embraced. All together now. Awwwwwww!

Unfortunately the stinger at the end of the show was Keiko telling Michael backstage that she still didn’t want to go to Singapore. She then ditched him. All together now. Awwwwwww…

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The Super TLC match had Sanshiro Takagi immediately thrown into a castle of chairs. He was also put through a table by Shigehiro Irie’s Flying Sausage. Shuji Ishikawa wiped out Keisuke Ishii with the Fire Thunder through a table. MIKAMI made good use of the largest ladder but was also one of its victims. Jun Kasai put Suguru Miyatake through a bunch of tables with the Pearl Harbour Splash. This left Takagi as the last man standing and he was able to grab down the bag to win. The prize Crazy & President won is a Street Wrestling match scheduled for 15th April in Izuguranparu Park. It will be the largest outdoor area DDT has ever wrestled in. With this victory Sanshiro Takagi got to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his wrestling debut early. His 20th anniversary is tomorrow.

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The KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Title Match quickly turned into an arena wide brawl. Shuten-dōji were prepared for the champions’ shenanigans and isolated Gorgeous Matsuno from the Brahman Brothers. KUDO hit the Diving Double Knee Drop and Yukio Sakaguchi then submitted Matsuno with the Cobra Clutch.

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The rules for the DDT Extreme Title match changed every 90 seconds. It started off normal, then grappling was prohibited, then it became a 2 Count match, then it was Give Up Only and finally a No Rope Escape when the match reached its finish. Akito got a taste of his own medicine when Shiori Asahi used the ropes to add leverage to his pin. Asahi is now your “X = treme” Champion!

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The first Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title change of the day took place before the Battle Royal even took place. Champion Aja Kong was ambushed and pinned in the hallway by the cameraman following her down to ringside! The cameraman fled down to the ring and found himself face to face with Yasu Urano to start the Battle Royal. He actually did alright, throwing Urano across the ring with a Spinning Headscissors. But his bizarre fairytale was cut short when Shunma Katsumata eliminated him to win the belt. The title was then passed around from Katsumata to Hikaru Sato to Soma Takao. Zeus was a force to be reckoned with and he eliminated 4 men on route to winning the title. Tomomitsu Matsunaga and Makoto Oishi were able to eliminate Zeus but down came Aja Kong to get her belt back. The match came down to Kong and Saki Akai. The model tried a Diving Body Press but Kong responded with a Back Drop and the Uraken. Akai somehow kicked out but was then put away with the Brainbuster. Kong then got revenge on the cameraman by knocking him out with the Uraken on the stage.

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The HIRATA GO! glasses are an unexpected hit at the merch stands and were sold out. Hirata kept a few spare ones to give to Akebono and Toru Owashi but they rejected them. Hirata then tried to dance but Antonio Honda attacked him every time. Team captains Akebono and Yoshihiko went at it as promised while everyone else battled and danced over Hirata’s glasses. While Honda was too busy dancing to realise what was going on behind him, Akebono and his team triple teamed him and then squashed him for the victory. Hirata got his glasses back and finally got to dance for everyone. Afterwards Owashi wondered if the team should continue under the name AT Hide. Meanwhile the Great Kojika was amazed at how large Akebono is in person.

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Kazusada Higuchi continues his winning streak by submitting Kota Umeda with the Canadian Backbreaker in the DNA dark match. Higuchi hopes when the next big show comes around he will be on the main card.

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Gota Ihashi has the unfortunate pleasure of becoming the first ever King Of Dark Champion. He is now banished to doing the dark matches until he wins one. Ihashi tried to convince himself it’s a good thing, even calling it the KO-D Title because it has the same initials as DDT’s top belt. He eventually accepted his fate and said no matter what he will win his next dark match and pass the title over to the loser.

DDT will run Sumo Hall twice in 2016. The shows will be on 21st March and 28th August. The Beer Garden series in Shin-kiba 1st RING returns for 9 shows from 1st August to 9th August. This year’s DDT General Election will include wrestlers from Ganbare☆Wrestling and Tokyo Joshi Pro.


Complete Card For “SAITAMA SUPER DDT 2015”

January 5, 2015

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DDT “SAITAMA SUPER DDT 2015”, 15/02/2015
Saitama Super Arena – Community Arena

1. Love Of Memory: Danshoku Dino Vs Michael Nakazawa (w/ Shigeru Matsuzaki)
2. Special Single Match: Super Sasadango Machine Vs X
3. Akebono Army Vs Yoshihiko Army: Akebono, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Yoshihiko, Antonio Honda & Great Kojika
4. Super TLC Match: Sanshiro Takagi & Jun Kasai Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Daisuke Sasaki & Suguru Miytake Vs MIKAMI & Shuji Ishikawa
5. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Aja Kong (c) Vs Yasu Urano Vs Soma Takao Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Gota Ihashi Vs Hoshitango Vs Shunma Katsumata Vs Saki Akai Vs Bernard Ackah Vs Yuto Aijima Vs DJ Nira Vs Makoto Oishi
6. DDT Extreme Title: Akito (c) Vs X
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Gorgeous Matsuno, Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei Vs KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi
8. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo (c) Vs Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi
9. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Kota Ibushi

Kota Ibushi is currently reeling from yesterday’s defeat to Shinsuke Nakamura in the Tokyo Dome. He’ll have another chance at claiming some gold back in DDT when he faces the most dominant KO-D Openweight Champion in the company’s history, HARASHIMA.

Happy Motels face their greatest challenge yet in the form of Big Japan’s literal strongest duo, Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi. The young champions have already gone through many of DDT’s regular teams but none of them are on the level of Strong BJ.

The KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles have gone through its most craziest matches ever since it went around the waists of Gorgeous Matsuno & the Brahman Brothers. Their title defences have turned into hardcore brawls with suitcases, bowling balls, a pig head and black ink all involved. So pretty much your regular Brahman Brothers match. Hardcore drinkers Shuten-dōji are the next team stepping into the ring with them.

The loser of the 25th January DDT Extreme Title match between Akito and Makoto Oishi will be in the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title Battle Royal. The winner will defend the Extreme Title against someone to be determined. Since most if not all of the active roster is booked already I think the challenger will come from outside of DDT. Maybe a Union guy now that I think about it.

Speaking of the Iron Man Title, Aja Kong now possesses the belt and has challenged all comers to try and take it off her. Among them is the previous champion Saki Akai who will surely love to get revenge for Kong spoiling her big moment. Bernard Ackah will also be there after the failed bodyguard and second Super Sasadango Machine admitted he wanted to do pro wrestling.

The Super TLC Match involves 10 Tables, 3 Ladders (1x3m high, 2x2m high) and 100 Chairs. Sanshiro Takagi & Jun Kasai reform their Crazy & President team to face members of Team Dream Futures, Golden☆Storm Riders and the veteran team pairing of MIKAMI & Shuji Ishikawa.

The teams led by Akebono and Yoshihiko have been chosen. Akebono has T2Hide members Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata on his side. This means we could see Akebono be forced to do the Magnum TOKYO dance with Hirata! Yoshihiko has recruited Antonio Honda and The Great Kojika. At 72 years old Kojika is still going at it in the ring.

Super Sasadango Machine faces a mystery opponent. Heck if I know who it is. What’s worse is Machine may not be able to figure out how to prepare for the match. How can he set up a PowerPoint presentation if he doesn’t know what he is up against?

Michael Nakazawa’s final match in DDT, at least for now, is against a fully recovered Danshoku Dino. Nakazawa is moving to Singapore to focus on his career as a fitness instructor. Dino is returning from a hernia.


DDT “NEVER MIND 2014” Results

December 23, 2014

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DDT “NEVER MIND 2014”, 23/12/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,014 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

0. DNA Dark Match: Kazusada Higuchi & Kouki Iwasaki defeated Ryota Nakatsu & Kouta Umeda when Higuchi submitted Iwasaki with the Canadian Backbreaker (9:29).
1. Keisuke Ishii, Soma Takao, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata defeated Yasu Urano, MIKAMI, Antonio Honda & DJ Nira when Hirata pinned Honda with a Small Package (9:29).
2. Makoto Oishi defeated Akito with a Cross Kneelock (7:54).
3. Sanshiro Takagi defeated Bernard Ackah (w/ LiLiCo) with La Magistral Cradle (4:08).
Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Yoshihiko defeated LiLiCo (c) with a Diving Body Attack (12:41 pm).
*Yoshihiko becomes the 1,010th champion.
4. Golden☆Storm Riders New Member Final Audition: Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Gota Ihashi, Shunma Katsumata, Suguru Miyatake & Chinsuke Nakamura (11:34)
4a. Daisuke Sasaki eliminated Shunma Katsumata with the Cross Facelock (4:42).
4b. Kota Ibushi eliminated Chinsuke Nakamura with the Easy Last Ride (6:32).
4c. Kota Ibushi eliminated Suguru Miyatake with the Sit Down Last Ride (11:34).
*Suguru Miyatake passes the audition.
5. Michael Nakazawa Holiday Countdown 4 – Nakazawa’s Untold History ~History Did Not Move Much At The Time~: Hikaru Sato & Masa Takanashi defeated Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Takanashi pinned Nakazawa with a Cradle (0:29).
5a. Hikaru Sato & Masa Takanashi defeated Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Sato submitted Nakazawa with a Reverse Cross Armbreaker (8:58).
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo (c) defeated KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi when Takeshita pinned Sakaguchi with the German Suplex (18:08).
*V4 for Happy Motel.
7. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) defeated Shigehiro Irie with the Somato (22:21).
*V7 for HARASHIMA.

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DDT ends 2014 with a sold out crowd at Korakuen Hall and a cleared path on the road to Saitama Super Arena next February. In the main event HARASHIMA put the KO-D Openweight Title on the line against Shigehiro Irie, the last member of Team Dream Futures to go through in his current title reign. Irie was fueled by his desire to get revenge for his friends but as always HARASHIMA’s training meant the champion came out on top. After the match Irie still wanted HARASHIMA to apologise to Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao but they pulled him away from the ring. HARASHIMA described Irie as a dangerous opponent and he was so strong that it was almost cheating. But he was still better. Kota Ibushi then entered the ring and faced off with HARASHIMA. Ibushi simply said “It’s been a long time. Saitama Super Arena. Thank you.”

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Happy Motel is still accepting vacancies. Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo scored their 4th successful defence of the KO-D Tag Team Titles against Shuten-dōji. The champs were able to get rid of KUDO and isolate Yukio Sakaguchi inside the ring. A short range Lariat from Takeshita, the Sky Twister Press from Endo and then a German Suplex from Takeshita was enough to put away Sakaguchi. Takeshita thanked Shuten-dōji after the match for their challenge. He and Endo are committed to be the future of DDT. Amon Tsurumi then approached the champs to give them a message. He has a world class tag team to challenge them at Saitama Super Arena… Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi! Endo said he will be ready to fight them and Takeshita said he wants to German Suplex Sekimoto!

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Hikaru Sato wrestled in DDT again for the first time in 11 months as part of the finale of Michael Nakazawa’s farewell series. Unfortunately the match only lasted 30 seconds. Nakazawa took the quick loss in his stride and posed for a commemorative photo with the other wrestlers who just wanted to get the entire thing over with. Nakazawa gave a goodbye speech while the other wrestlers ignored him and walked to the back. Nakazawa then stopped himself and said he didn’t want to go out this way. This was not just Nakazawa’s farewell, it was the Nuru Nuru Brothers, Belt Hunter x Hunter and Shit Heart ♥ Foundation reuniting for one last time! “Please cooperate in making my memories! Ring the bell!” The match restarted and Nakazawa was attacked by Sato and Masa Takanashi, who were yelling “Thank you for the memories!” as they stomped him. Tomomitsu Matsunaga rallied the fans behind Nakazawa. Unfortunately in the end Nakazawa was put away by Sato’s Cross Armbreaker submission. After the match Sato told Nakazawa he hopes if Nakazawa ever comes back from Singapore he will have transformed into a new wrestler.

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The Golden☆Storm Riders audition reached its conclusion as four men had to battle Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki in order to gain acceptance into the stable. Shunma Katsumata was the first eliminated when Sasaki tapped him out. The most notable contestant was Chinsuke Nakamura, a Shinsuke Nakamura impersonator. Ibushi and Chinsuke went at it in a preview of Ibushi’s upcoming Tokyo Dome match with the real Nakamura. Ibushi eliminated Chinsuke when he countered the Boma Ye into a gentle Last Ride Power Bomb. Suguru Miyatake and former member Gota Ihashi were left and fought their hearts out until Ibushi pinned Miyatake and called an end to the audition. Even though Ihashi was the sole survivor, Miyatake was picked as the winner! Ibushi then admitted he made up his mind before the audition even begun and it didn’t even make sense for the audition to happen in the first place! Ihashi complained about the decision but Ibushi knocked him out. Miyatake said he will work hard to live up to the stable’s name. The new Golden☆Storm Riders will challenge for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles on 3rd January.

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Sanshiro Takagi made it his duty to return the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title to DDT from the popstar LiLiCo. Problem is she has Bernard Ackah as her bodyguard and he was instructed to bash anyone who got in her way. LiLiCo also got involved in the match when she could. But Takagi played dirty and pulled down Ackah’s shorts to distract him. He then rolled him over with La Magistral Cradle for the victory. LiLiCo tried to escape with the Iron Man Title but she was cut off at every corner by different wrestlers and carried back to the ring. Takagi asked for the belt once more but LiLiCo then attacked him with it! She yelled that she will be the eternal champion but then there was a blackout. When the lights came on Yoshihiko was perched on the top turnbuckle behind her! When she turned around Yoshihiko dove onto her and pinned her to win the title back for DDT! LiLiCo fled in a panic while Ackah apologised to her over and over. Ackah also said he wanted another match with Takagi. He underestimated him and said Takagi fought strong rather than fought dirty. He now understands that he must study more about wrestling to combat Takagi’s style.

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Makoto Oishi scored a big victory over Akito, making the DDT Extreme Champion tap out. Obviously this makes Oishi the next challenger for the title. He is fine wrestling Akito in any match Akito can think of, especially if it involves idols.

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Once again Kazuki Hirata’s Magnum mask went missing before his match. This time it was Antonio Honda who stole it and did the Magnum TOKYO entrance to make Hirata jealous.

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Crazy & President will reunite for “SAITAMA SUPER DDT 2015” to take part in a Super TLC Match! Sanshiro Takagi & Jun Kasai will face two mystery wrestlers in a match that involves 10 Tables, 3 Ladders and 100 Chairs!

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Three more DDT wrestlers will turn into gender-swapped characters for the Ring☆Dream web browser game. The new additions are HARASHIMA, Yukio Sakaguchi and Yoshihiko. HARASHIMA and Sakaguchi were both impressed with their characters. Sakaguchi said his one is a good woman while HARASHIMA called his character healthy looking. Yoshihiko’s character is described as a beautiful girl but as you can see above, it’s pretty creepy.


DDT “GOD BLESS DDT 2014” Results

November 30, 2014

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DDT “GOD BLESS DDT 2014”, 30/11/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,200 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

0. Dark Match – DNA 6-Man Tag Team Match: Kazusada Higuchi, Ryota Nakatsu & Koju Iwasaki defeated Tomoya Kawamura, Shun Miyatake & Kota Umeda when Higuchi submitted Umeda with the Canadian Backbreaker (9:03).
1. Serious-gun Vs Comical-gun: KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi, MIKAMI & Gota Ihashi defeated Antonio Honda, Michael Nakazawa, Hoshitango & DJ Nira when KUDO pinned Honda with the Diving Double Knee Drop (8:28).
2. Next DDT Extreme Title Challenger 3 Way Match: Tomomitsu Matsunaga defeated Masa Takanashi and Keisuke Ishii when Matsunaga pinned Takanashi with a Cradle (7:21).
3. “Wella Professionals” Presents Hair Makeover Match: Yasu Urano & Akito defeated Kota Ibushi & Shunma Katsumata when Akito pinned Katsumata with the Kinniku Big Move (10:10).
4. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Gorgeous Matsuno, Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata (c) when Matsuno pinned Hirata with a Cradle (13:34).
*T2Hide fail in V2. Gorgeous Matsuno, Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei become the 15th KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions!
5. Dark Match Of Truth – Special Singles Match: Shigehiro Irie defeated Daisuke Sasaki with the Beast Bomber (15:12).
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo (c) defeated Makoto Oishi & X = Shiroi Asahi when Endo pinned Oishi with the Sky Twister Press (13:55).
*V3 for Happy Motels.
7. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) defeated Soma Takao with the Somato (20:58).
*V6 for HARASHIMA.

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Soma Takao came close but not close enough to take the KO-D Openweight Title away from HARASHIMA. After winning a Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament to become the No. 1 Contender, Takao had trouble in the following weeks proving that he deserved the title shot. However he had full support from the fans when he was showered in red tape during his ring entrance. Unfortunately for him, HARASHIMA was just too good and he put away the plucky challenger with the Somato. HARASHIMA told Takao that it was luck that got him here but he was still talented and strong. But HARASHIMA was stronger. The champion was suddenly interrupted by Shigehiro Irie who came to his friend’s aid. Irie told HARASHIMA he should be ashamed and that he hated seeing HARASHIMA beat his friends Takao and Keisuke Ishii. So Irie will challenge for the title next! Irie said he loves Takao and Ishii. He will fight for the three of them. HARASHIMA said he loves things too, like Akito and Yasu Urano. He was left confused when the audience laughed. The match was made for DDT’s return to Korakuen Hall on 23rd December.

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Despite all of the hype and building up of Shiori Asahi as Makoto Oishi’s surprise tag team partner, the two of them just couldn’t win the KO-D Tag Team Titles from Happy Motel. The champions were able to avoid the Cactus Flower and Tetsuya Endo pinned Oishi with the Sky Twister Press. Amon Tsurumi said Happy Motel’s next defence will be against the current strongest challengers in DDT. Out came KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi. KUDO told the champs he will snatch the future away from them. Endo told KUDO they’re no longer the future, they are the now of DDT!

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Yukinori Matsui got involved with the Shigehiro Irie Vs Daisuke Sasaki match he officiated. At one point he Suplexed Sasaki into Irie! Later on Irie pinned Sasaki with the Beast Bomber.

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LiLiCo appeared in DDT for the first time since winning the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title at “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2014”. The singer explained that ever since she won the title she has been scared of being attacked by someone looking to take the belt away from her. So she hired martial artist Bernard Ackah to be her bodyguard. Ackah was in the ring with her wearing a suit and boxing gloves. Kazuki Hirata attempted a sneak attack but was easily dispatched of by Ackah. Sanshiro Takagi picked up an unconscious Hirata and used him like a puppet. “Hirata” challenged Ackah to a match at Kasukabe Hall on 13th December. LiLiCo accepted and said with Ackah as her bodyguard, she will be an eternal champion!

Two matches were announced for “SAITAMA SUPER DDT 2015” next February. Danshoku Dino will take on Michael Nakazawa with special guest singer Shigeru Matsuzaki in Nakazawa’s corner. There will also be a 6-Man Tag Team match between Akebono Army and Yoshihiko Army. Yes, Akebono and Yoshihiko will wrestle each other in Saitama Super Arena! Their partners are to be announced. Don’t worry, Shiroi Asahi will not be one of them.

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The clump of hot potatoes that are the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles switched hands again. T2Hide were already at a disadvantage when Sanshiro Takagi was forced to compete with a fractured right heel. But they just weren’t prepared for the weird combination of Gorgeous Matsuno and the Brahman Brothers. A suit case, bowling ball and stop sign were all used in the match by the Brahmans as well as their blinding black mist. The match fell down to Kazuki Hirata and Gorgeous Matsuno and Matsuno surprisingly scored the pin after they traded nearfalls. A furious Hirata demanded a rematch against the “old man” but he was dragged away by Takagi and Toru Owashi. Matsuno said that today was the result of all the hard work he put in the last three years of his life.

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Both Kota Ibushi and Michael Nakazawa worked double duty today. First they wrestled their matches in DDT. Nakazawa wrestled in the opening 8-Man Tag Match while Ibushi was part something a little bit different. The show today was sponsored by Wella Professionals hair and beauty products. Ibushi & Shunma Katsumata took on Yasu Urano & Akito and all four were given hair makeovers before the match. Their stylists appeared at ringside to manage and maintain the hairstyles whenever somebody tagged out. Akito and Urano won the match and were given a year’s supply of Wella hair products as a prize. Ibushi later announced that with Kenny Omega moving to New Japan, the Golden☆Storm Riders are now looking for a new member and will hold auditions.

When that was done Ibushi and Nakazawa travelled over to Sumo Hall where they had a shoot boxing exhibition bout against each other. The bout more resembled a pro wrestling match as the two Suplexed and Lariated each other. Ibushi even did a Moonsault out of the ring and then won by knockout with a Power Bomb.

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Throughout 2014 Tomomitsu Matsunaga was showing signs of progress. He’s been wrestling in DDT for 7 years and despite having a few tag team championships to his name he’s been mostly a comedy wrestler. Then earlier this year he defeated Kenny Omega in the King of DDT 1st Round. He hasn’t been able to repeat that performance since then but he is getting close after becoming the No. 1 Contender for the DDT Extreme Title. Matsunaga won a 3 Way Match against Masa Takanashi and Keisuke Ishii when he countered Takanashi’s Takatonic into a pinning cradle. Matsunaga is looking forward to finally challenging for a singles title but it is for a belt that Akito currently holds with a tight grip. The title match will happen at Kasukabe Hall on 12th December.

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Members of the DNA rookie class competed in the dark match. It’s become quite clear that the former sumo wrestler Kazusada Higuchi is the top prospect after he won the match for his team. He is currently undefeated in his first three matches.

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The current World of Stardom Champion, Yoshiko confronted Saki Akai at the merchandise stand before the show began. Yoshiko said she needs a challenger when Stardom runs Korakuen on 23rd December and Akai is who she wants to fight. Akai was taken aback but eventually accepted the challenge. A grumpy Yoshiko also attacked Amon Tsurumi over how he has handled DDT’s relationship with Stardom.


God Bless DDT Tomorrow, Kimura Memorial, Hard Hit Moonrize

November 29, 2014

DDT “GOD BLESS DDT 2014”, 30/11/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match – DNA 6-Man Tag Team Match: Tomoya Kawamura, Shun Miyatake, Koju Iwasaki, Kota Umeda, Ryota Nakatsu, Kazusada Higuchi
1. Serious-gun Vs Comical-gun: KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi, MIKAMI & Gota Ihashi Vs Antonio Honda, Michael Nakazawa, Hoshitango & DJ Nira
2. Next DDT Extreme Title Challenger 3 Way Match: Masa Takanashi Vs Keisuke Ishii Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
3. “Wella Professionals” Presents Hair & Make Up Match: Kota Ibushi & Shunma Katsumata Vs Yasu Urano & Akito
4. Dark Match Of Truth – Special Singles Match: Shigehiro Irie Vs Daisuke Sasaki
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata (c) Vs Brahman Shu, Brahman Kei & Gorgeous Matsuno
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo (c) Vs Makoto Oishi & X
*X is Shiori Asahi.
7. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Soma Takao

This is it for Soma Takao. Can he prove he is on the main event level or was he just lucky to get the title shot?

Despite being out of action to recover from a fracture right heel, Sanshiro Takagi is being forced to defend the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles along with Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata. Probably not the best timing to do this given the big story in wrestling this week. But it will most likely be a comedy match so he should be ok.

KUDO will debut a new theme song on this show. Farewell Shaolin Soccer soundtrack!

DDT, FREEDOMS, APACHE ARMY “KOICHIRO KIMURA MEMORIAL BOX OFFICE”, 08/12/2014
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. KUDO & Kazuhiro Tamura Vs Hi69 & Seiya Morohashi
2. Eagle Wrestling Offer Match: Kazunori Yoshida & Hiroyuki Kondo Vs Super Judoist & Hiroya Mine
3. Battle Royal: Kouhiro Kanemura Vs Naoshi Sano Vs Ken Ohka Vs Daisaku Shimoda Vs Rikiya Fudo Vs Ricky Fuji Vs Kazuhiko Ogasawara Vs Gorgeous Matsuno
4. Hikaru Sato & Masato Shibata Vs Daijiro Matsui & Masashi Takeda
5. Sanshiro Takagi, NOSOWA Rongai & MIKAMI Vs Takashi Sasaki, GENTARO & Tomohiko Hashimoto

Takagi should be healed in time for the show.

HARD HIT “~MOONRIZE~”, 21/12/2014
Shinjuku FACE

1. Kenta Hattori Vs Hiroshi Kobayashi
2. Ryuki Ueyama Vs Hayato Mashita
3. Atsushi Aoki Vs Chongwen Ito
4. Hiromitsu Kanehara Vs Koji Iwamoto
5. Hikaru Sato Vs Ryo Kawamura

Hiromitsu Kanehara has fought in UWFi, Pride, Pancrase, DEEP and RINGS.


DDT “ROAD TO SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 7” Results

November 2, 2014

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DDT “ROAD TO SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 7”, 02/11/2014
Saitama Industrial Technology Centre
337 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. 3 Way Match: MIKAMI defeated Masa Takanashi and Daisuke Sasaki when MIKAMI pinned both Takanashi and Sasaki with a School Boy (8:35).
2. Akito defeated Gota Ihashi with a Modified Armbar (6:56).
3. Antonio Honda defeated DJ Nira when Honda was too heavy for Nira to roll over (11:18).
4. KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Kota Ibushi & Shunma Katsumata when Sakaguchi pinned Katsumata with the PK (9:47).
5. Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Kazuki Hirata & Saki Akai when Oishi pinned Hirata after the Cactus Flower (9:24).
6. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano defeated Soma Takao & Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Urano pinned Takao with a Sunset Flip (11:21).
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo (c) defeated Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie when Takeshita pinned Ishii with the German Suplex (32:44).
*V2 for Happy Motel.

The show began with a tribute to Koichiro Kimura, who passed away at 44 years old on 28th October. Kimura was a part of DDT from the very beginning, both as himself and also as the intergalactic indie sleaze (and possibly Jewish) phenomenon Super Uchu Power. He was a DDT regular in one form or another until 2006 and he made sporadic appearances for the company until 2008. Kimura was a 3 time KO-D Openweight Champion (once as himself and twice as Uchu) and a 2 time KO-D Tag Team Champion with MIKAMI (both times as Uchu). MIKAMI held a portrait of Kimura while a moment of silence was held.

The main event was a chance for the new generation of DDT to make a statement. Happy Motel and Team Dream Futures fought for over half an hour with the KO-D Tag Team Titles on the line. Konosuke Takeshita pinned Keisuke Ishii with the German Suplex to mark their 2nd defence of the titles. An exhausted Takeshita and Tetsuya Endo said Ishii and Shigehiro Irie were both truly strong wrestlers. However, Ishii yelled that he will not lose to Takeshita and had to be pulled back by Irie. When Ishii & Irie left, Takeshita said the four of them will continue to make DDT interesting. They were then suddenly challenged by Makoto Oishi and his not so mystery partner Shiori Asahi! They will face Happy Motel for the titles at Korakuen Hall on 30th November.

The No. 1 Contender for the KO-D Title did not leave a good impression in the semi-main event. Soma Takao got to be in the ring with HARASHIMA but he wound up getting pinned by Yasu Urano when the Gin And Tonic was countered into a Sunset Flip. Urano rubbed it in afterwards by pointing out the runner up of the Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament defeated the winner of the tournament in a proper wrestling match. Urano declared himself as the No. 1 Contender but Amon Tsurumi and even HARASHIMA objected. HARASHIMA defended Takao by suggesting he might have been kind of nervous today. Urano then asked for a singles match with Soma to determine who gets the title shot. Tsurumi agreed and booked the match for Osaka on 15th November. Urano then tried to sneak away with the KO-D Title but HARASHIMA caught him.

The mystery partner of Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi turned out to be Oishi’s old partner Shiori Asahi! Dino didn’t even wait for the match to announce it, he just casually said Asahi was on his team at the beginning of the show. He and Oishi still made a big deal out of his ring introduction when he came out for the match and it became a running joke for the show. Sanshiro Takagi brought out a fire extinguisher for Kazuki Hirata’s big entrance but it was also used to spray their opponents. Oishi & Asahi brought back their patented Cactus Flower finisher to win the match. Afterwards Asahi said the experience felt like Hell and he was against the idea of wrestling today. Still, he now has a championship match to look forward to.

Antonio Honda beat DJ Nira thanks to a botched Backslide Pin. Nira attempted the move but he was too weak to do it properly. The result was Honda rolling on top of Nira and Nira submitting from the weight pressing down on him.

After getting a rare pinfall victory at the Tokyo Ramen Show during the week, Gota Ihashi asked for his match against Akito to be for the DDT Extreme Title. Tsurumi rejected the idea but Ihashi ignored him and tried to bring a ladder into the match. The plan backfired when everytime Ihashi climbed the ladder, Akito either pulled him off or tipped over the ladder. Ihashi soon successfully made it to the top but when he leapt off it, Akito moved out of the way and locked on an arm submission for the victory. After the match MIKAMI approached Akito asking for a title shot. MIKAMI was the first ever Extreme Champion and the perfect challenger for Akito to beat in order to make the title his own. The match will take place in Sendai on 23rd November which just so happens to be the 5th anniversary of Akito’s pro wrestling debut.

A special 6-Man Tag Team match is booked for 30th November Korakuen show. T2Hide takes on Gorgeous Matsuno and the Brahman Brothers!

The card for DNA 1 on 28th November was revealed. There will be four singles matches featuring the rookie wrestlers. The winners will then team together in an 8-Man Tag Team match against a team of guest wrestlers to be announced. The single matches are Kazusada Higuchi Vs Kota Umeda, Shun Miyatake Vs Koju Iwasaki, Shunma Katsumata Vs Dai Suzuki and Tomoya Kawamura Vs Ryota Nakatsu.


DDT “SAPPORO WRESTLING FESTA 2014” Results

October 12, 2014

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DDT “SAPPORO WRESTLING FESTA 2014”, 12/10/2014
Sapporo Teisan Hall
463 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. MIKAMI defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga with the Sliding School Boy (7:08).
2. Tokyo From GO! – 4 Way Match: Antonio Honda defeated Danshoku Dino, Yukio Sakaguchi and Kazuki Hirata when Honda pinned Hirata with a Japanese Leg Lock Clutch (8:32).
3. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie defeated Tomoya & Makoto Oishi when Irie pinned Oishi with the Beast Bomber (11:02).
4. Kota Ibushi, Daisuke Sasaki & DJ Nira defeated HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Michael Nakazawa when Ibushi pinned Nakazawa with a Swan Dive German Suplex (15:59).
5. DDT Extreme Title: Akito (c) defeated Soma Takao with the Kinniku Bomber (16:36).
*V1 for Akito.
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo (c) defeated KUDO & Masa Takanashi when Takeshita pinned Takanashi with the German Suplex (23:17).
*V1 for Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo.

With a successful first defence, Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo are now confident they can live up to their promise to Kenny Omega that they are the future of DDT. They also lived up to their promise of drinking protein shakes to toast their victory.

Akito can finally put his defeat to Soma Takao behind him. He beat Takao in a normal match to keep the DDT Extreme Title around his waist. Antonio Honda challenged Akito to put the title on the line when they face each other on 26th October.


Extremely Normal Title Match, Protein Vs Liquor Title Match, Annual Omori Title Match

October 10, 2014

UNION “UNION SCHOOL FESTIVAL 2014”, 11/10/2014
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Mitomi Masayuki Vs Tomoya Kawamura
2. Seiya Morohashi Vs Shibata
3. Shuji Ishikawa, SAGAT & Ryu Gouma Vs Mio Shirai, Cherry & Ladybeard
4. Hiroshi Fukuda Send Off Battle Royal: MEN’S Teioh Vs Jun Kasai Vs Mame Endo Vs Goro Jr. X
5. Isami Kodaka & FUMA Vs Daichi Kazato & Madoka

Hiroshi Fukuda suffered a dislocated shoulder blade and will be unable to wrestle in his Union farewell match. There is no date set yet for his return to the ring for any promotion.

DDT “SAPPORO WRESTLING FESTA 2014”, 12/10/2014
Sapporo Teisan Hall

1. MIKAMI Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
2. Tokyo From GO! – 4 Way Match: Danshoku Dino Vs Antonio Honda Vs Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Kazuki Hirata
3. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Tomoya & Makoto Oishi
4. HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Michael Nakazawa Vs Kota Ibushi, Daisuke Sasaki & DJ Nira
5. DDT Extreme Title: Akito (c) Vs Soma Takao
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo (c) Vs KUDO & Masa Takanashi

The main event is protein shakes vs liquor. Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo plan to drink protein shakes as a toast for their victory on Sunday. Masa Takanashi is pretty insulted that they would drink protein shakes instead of alcohol.

Akito has decided his DDT Extreme Title match against Soma Takao will just be a normal singles match. Akito still remembers when he lost to Takao in a King of DDT qualifying match back in May. He is still bitter over the defeat and wants to prove he can beat Takao without any crazy stipulation aiding him. He’ll start defending the Extreme Title the way it is supposed to be defended once he beats Takao. Also since DDT is currently being passed over to a new generation of wrestlers, Akito wants to make the Extreme Title as prestigious as the KO-D Openweight Title.

HARD HIT “HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE – PART 1”, 13/10/2014
Sapporo Teisan Hall

1. B Rules: Keitaro Kawamura Vs Akihiro Yamamoto
2. B Rules: Masaki Miyabo Vs Takashimi Ono
3. B Rules: Akira Yamamoto Vs Masaki Nishi
4. B Rules: Toshiaki Kindaichi Vs Red Dragon
5. G Rules: Yoshito Takeuchi Vs Kazuyasu Takahashi
6. B Rules: Masahiro Nina Vs Satoshi Wakahara
7. B Rules: Hokuto Omori Vs Gen Sasaki
8. B Rules: Liger Kanzaki Vs Tetsuo Onuma

This weekend’s Hard Hit event will be split into two shows. The first show will be dedicated to amateur fights featuring competitors from the POWER OF DREAM promotion.

HARD HIT “HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE – PART 2”, 13/10/2014
Sapporo Teisan Hall

1. Hiroshi Kozakai Vs Shibata
2. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Hayato Mashita
3. Tomoya Miyashita Memorial Tag Match: Mitsuhisa Sunabe & Shuichiro Katsumura Vs Manabu Hara & Yukio Kubota
4. Ryo Kawamura Vs Super Tiger
5. Hikaru Sato Vs HARASHIMA
6. Kenichi Yamamoto 20th Anniversary & Retirement Match: Kenichi Yamamoto Vs Ryuki Ueyama

The second show features the retirement of Kenichi Yamamoto as well as Hikaru Sato Vs HARASHIMA in the semi-main event.

The tag team match is dedicated to Tomoya Miyashita, a POWER OF DREAM fighter who passed away from leukaemia in 2011.

DDT “UTAN FESTA 2014”, 19/10/2014
Tokyo JR Omori Station

1. Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie
2. Tokyo Joshi Pro Presents: Miyu Yamashita, KANNA & Erin Vs Nonoko, Shoko Nakajim & Yuka Sakazaki
3. Next Omori Title Challenger Battle Royal: Sanshiro Takagi Vs MIKAMI Vs KUDO Vs Makoto Oishi Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Soma Takao
4. UTAN FESTA Exhibition Match: Asaki Honda Vs Shibata
5. Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Chikara & Yumehito Imanari
6. HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Akito Vs Antonio Honda, Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo
7. Omori World Title: Danshoku Dino (c) Vs Gurukun Mask

A World Title match one year in the making! Every October DDT holds a show outside the Tokyo JR Omori Station. The event features the Omori World Title, a championship that is usually only defended at this event. Danshoku Dino has held the title since 2009 and it was a vital part of his infamous GAY Crown title run that year. Former Okinawa Pro wrestler Gurukun Mask won a Battle Royal at last year’s event to become this year’s No. 1 contender.


DDT “DDT DRAMATIC GENERAL ELECTION 2014 ~LAST ELECTION DAY~” Results

September 28, 2014

DDT “DDT DRAMATIC GENERAL ELECTION 2014 ~LAST ELECTION DAY~”, 28/09/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,100 – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Maokoto Oishi & Shunma Katsumata defeated MIKAMI & Gorgeous Matsuno when Oishi pinned Matsuno with the Jikiden Tornado Clutch (4:25).
2. KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi, Masa Takanashi & Saki Akai defeated Gota Ihashi, Michael Nakazawa, Tomomitsu Matsnaga & Hoshitango when KUDO pinned Ihashi with the Diving Double Knee Drop (8:29).
3. Daisuke Sasaki defeated Antonio Honda with the Modified Crossface Lock (11:44).
4. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano defeated Super Sasadango Machine & DJ Nira when Urano pinned Machine after the Somato from HARASHIMA (8:42).
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata defeated Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao (c) when Hirata pinned Irie with a Miracle Clutch (11:22).
*Team Dream Futures fail in V3. T2Hide become the 14th KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions!
6. DDT Extreme Title – Nobody Knows Rules Match: Akito defeated Danshoku Dino (c) with the Kinniku Buster and confession of love (15:06).
*Danshoku Dino fails in V3. Akito becomes the 30th DDT Extreme Champion!
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo defeated Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega (c) when Takeshita pinned Omega with a Cross Arm German Suplex (25:13).
*The Golden Lovers fail in V7. Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo becomes the 50th KO-D Tag Team Champions!

Three title changes were among the highlights from today’s show, the final day fans could vote in the DDT Dramatic General Election. In the main event Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo scored a massive upset victory over the Golden Lovers to win the KO-D Tag Team Titles. For weeks the two young wrestlers were looked down upon by Kenny Omega and even Kota Ibushi a little bit. With Antonio Honda cheering them on from their corner, Takeshita was able to hit the Touchdown on Omega followed by the Sky Twister Press from Endo for a nearfall. Endo went outside to block Ibushi while Takeshita used a Cross Arm German Suplex to finally pin Omega. After the match Kenny admitted defeat and said he leaves the future of DDT to the new champions. Takeshita & Endo thanked the fans for their support and said they will continue to work up to the top.

The DDT Extreme Title changed hands in the semi-main event. Akito beat Danshoku Dino in a Nobody Knows Rules match. The rules were convoluted to say the least. One count pinfalls could end the match, speaking English was banned, complaining about feeling pain was banned, rope breaks were banned, trainees acted as lumberjacks outside the ring and 3 count pinfalls were awarded for both kissing and submitting opponents. Daisuke Kiso needed to have the rules written down just to figure out what was going on. Akito hit the Kinniku Buster on Dino and then he kissed him. Akito then said it was a dream come true for him to face Danshoku Dino in a title match at Korakuen Hall. He was glad to have met him. Kiso recognised that as a confession of love and awarded Akito the match and the Extreme Title!

Finishing off the trio of title changes, the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship now belongs to T2Hide! The match was all about Kazuki Hirata and his Magnum HIRATA antics. He had Shun Miyatake (Trainee) and Hiroshi Fukuda join him dressed as women for his dancing entrance. Shigehiro Irie came close to pinning Hirata several times but his Beast Bomber was countered into a Cradle for the upset. Most surprised of all was Hirata himself. He said he works hard and takes wrestling seriously. Then he started dancing again.

DDT announced a new project dedicated to their new trainees. DDT New Attitude will produce its first show in Kitizawa on 28th November. Shunma Katsumata, Shun Miyatake (Trainee) and Union rookie Tomoya Kawamura join 4 new trainees for the event. In Miyatake’s case it will be recognised as his official debut match. The DNA trainees so far have only been identified as Nakatsu, Umeda, Iwasaki and Higuchi. Nakatsu is from Kyoto and has participated in “underground mixed martial arts”. Umeda is a kickboxer from Kumamoto. Iwasaki is from Sapporo and has trained under Kenichi Yamamoto. Higuchi is a sumo wrestler from Hokkaido.

DJ Nira & Super Sasadango Machine came up with the perfect plan to defeat HARASHIMA. They stole his contact lenses! Nira even swallowed them to make sure HARASHIMA will never get them back. With blurred vision, HARASHIMA was ineffective for a lot of the match. Sasadango stripped Yasu Urano of his shirt and bandana and put them on himself to trick HARASHIMA into thinking he was Urano. HARASHIMA then hit the real Urano with the Somato. Sasadango gave Urano several Lehman Shocks but HARASHIMA came to the rescue by wearing Amon Tsurumi’s glasses. He hit Sasadango with the Somato and Urano got the pin.

An update was given for DDT’s “Wrestling Cannonball” movie that will soon be in production. If I have the translation right the movie will follow three different teams driving to different locations and having matches against local wrestlers. Team A consists of Minoru Suzuki, Sanshiro Takagi & Jun Kasai with Muscle Sakai as their cameraman. Team B is KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi. Team C is Danshoku Dino, HARASHIMA & Kota Ibushi with Michael Nakazawa accompanying them.


Ishii To Celebrate 6 Years 2 Months & 17 Days Of Wrestling

September 16, 2014

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DDT “KEISUKE ISHII 6 YEARS, 2 MONTHS, 17 DAYS ANNIVERSARY DEBUT MEMORIAL”, 23/09/2014
Tokorozawa Civic Gymnasium Sub-Arena

1. Meat Tavern Scramble Match: Sanshiro Takagi Vs MIKAMI Vs Masa Takanashi Vs Daisuke Sasaki Vs Kazuki Hirata
2. HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Akito Vs Gota Ihashi, Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
3. Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Shunma Katsumata Vs Antonio Honda, Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo
4. Kenny Omega Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
5. Kota Ibushi Vs Soma Takao
6. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi

The title of Keisuke Ishii’s unusual anniversary show is quite the mouthful. I haven’t even included the full show name because I don’t quite understand the translation.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO CIRCUIT 2014 ROUND 9”, 27/09/2014
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. KANNA Vs Ai Shimizu
2. 3 Way Match: Chikage Kiba Vs Yuka Sakazaki Vs Erin
3. Miyu Yamashita & Shoko Nakajima Vs Nonoko & Akane Miura

Nonoko and Akane Miura have formed a bond over being, ahem, larger than the rest of the Tokyo Joshi roster.

DDT “DDT DRAMATIC GENERAL ELECTION 2014 ~LAST ELECTION DAY~”, 28/09/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao (c) Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata
2. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega (c) Vs Tetsuya Endo & Konosuke Takeshita

The KO-D Tag Team Titles match will have a 60 minute time limit. When the Golden Lovers and Takeshita/Endo fought each other back in January they went to a 30 minute draw.