DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN KOKURA” Results

June 14, 2013

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN KOKURA ~DRAMATIC DREAM TORI KASHIWA RICE~”, 14/06/2013
Fukuoka Kokura Gymnasium
282 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Masa Takanashi defeated Isamu Taniguchi with a Crucifix Pin (6:33).
2. DDT x Gamushara Pro Wrestling Collaboration: MIKAMI, Sexy Rosie & Nicholas Jolly Imanaka defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Dynamite Kyushu & Tetsuo when MIKAMI pinned Kyushu with the 450 Splash (10:23).
3. Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Danshoku Dino & Michael Nakazawa when Sasaki submitted Nakazawa with the Crippler Crossface (11:20).
4. HARASHIMA & Rion Mizuki defeated Akito & Kubo Kibo when Mizuki pinned Kibo with a German Suplex (10:14).
5. Shigehiro Irie, Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma defeated Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Makoto Oishi when Irie pinned Oishi with the Flying Sausage (9:26).
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi (c) defeated KUDO & Yasu Urano when Sakaguchi submitted Urano with the Choke Sleeper (17:19).
*V2 for Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi.

Tetsuya Endo was pulled off the show after he suffered a mild concussion at yesterday’s show in Kumamoto when Hikaru Sato kicked him in the head. A lot of the undercard was changed due to this. Michael Nakazawa was upset at the card change because his handicap match with Danshoku Dino against Daisuke Sasaki was changed into a tag team match, removing any advantage he would have had to win the Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract from Sasaki. Dino was also upset that he now had to wrestle with Nakazawa in a norml tag team match since Nakazawa is so mentally weak Dino might as well be wrestling on his own.

With a second successful KO-D Tag Team Title defence in the bag, Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi were quick to pick their next challengers. Hikaru nominated Konosuke Takeshita & Akito as their next opponents. Akito accepted the challenge and the match is set for 23rd June in Korakuen Hall.

Keisuke Ishii reminded Shigehiro Irie that they are two shows away until he cashes in his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract. After today’s show, Ishii now only has to defeat Akito in Fukuoka Make Utopia on Sunday to keep his contract and then he will be all clear to cash it in at Korakuen.


What Are You Going On The Road To Ryogoku?

June 6, 2013

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN KUMAMOTO ~DRAMATIC DREAM VERMICELLI SOUP~”, 13/06/2013
Kumamoto Prefecture Hall

1. MIKAMI Vs Michael Nakazawa
2. Sanshiro Takagi & Yuto Aijima Vs Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki
3. Kenny Omega Vs Masa Takanashi
4. Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Akito & Tetsuya Endo
5. Crazy Independent Tag Team Match: Kota Ibushi & TAKA Michinoku Vs Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi
6. Shigehiro Irie, Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma Vs HARASHIMA, KUDO & Yasu Urano

Hikaru Sato is considering giving a KO-D Tag Team Title shot to some younger wrestlers. He and Yukio Sakaguchi will face Akito & Tetsuya Endo and they will judge if their opponents are good enough to fight for the championship. Konosuke Takeshita was also brought up but Sato thinks he is not entitled to get an opportunity.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN KOKURA ~DRAMATIC DREAM TORI KASHIWA RICE~”, 14/06/2013
Fukuoka Kokura Gymnasium

1. DDT x Kitakyushu Local Wrestler Scramble Match: Antonio Honda & Isamu Taniguchi Vs Akito & Kubo Kibo
2. DDT x Gamushara Pro Wrestling Collaboration: Sanshiro Takagi, Dynamite Kyushu & Tetsuo Vs MIKAMI, Sexy Rosie & Nicholas Jolly Imanaka
3. Handicap Match: Danshoku Dino & Michael Nakazawa Vs Daisuke Sasaki
4. Masa Takanashi & Rion Mizuki Vs HARASHIMA & Tetsuya Endo
5. Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Gota Ihashi Vs Shigehiro Irie, Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi (c) Vs KUDO & Yasu Urano

One half of the previous Tag Team Champions gets a chance to reclaim the belt. Yasu Urano and HARASHIMA lost the belts to Sato & Sakaguchi in May. Now Urano is teaming with KUDO to get revenge.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN FUKUOKA ~DRAMATIC DREAM TORIMON~”, 16/06/2013
Fukuoka Make Utopia

1. Real Lucha Offer Match: X Vs X
2. Hakata Specialty 3 Way Super Tag Battle: Shigehiro Irie & Takao Soma Vs Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi
3. Rings or Retainer Supplanting His Lord! Good Battle Plentifully Heisei!: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Batten Tamagawa
4. Toru Owashi & Tetsuya Endo Vs MIKAMI & Masa Takanashi
5. Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki
6. HARASHIMA, KUDO & Yasu Urano Vs Yuto Aijima, Azul Dragon & Michael Nakazawa
7. Keisuke Ishii Vs Akito

As explained below, the main event determines who will face Shigehiro Irie for the KO-D Openweight Title at Korakuen Hall later this month.

DDT “WHAT ARE YOU DOING 2013”, 23/06/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Yoshihiko (c) Vs X
2. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii

The main event will change if Keisuke Ishii loses his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract at any show before then. The contract is the only claim Ishii has to a title shot and he has confirmed he will cash it in at Korakuen Hall. Between now and then he risks losing the contract to either a member of Ura-Shima-Kudo, a member of the Golden Rendezvous or Akito. If Akito beats Ishii, he will also cash it in at Korakuen Hall and take on Irie for the KO-D Title.

Isami Kodaka and Yuko Miyamoto are scheduled to wrestle on the show, most likely teaming together.


DDT “DRAMATIC 2013 JUNE SPECIAL” Results

June 2, 2013

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DDT “DRAMATIC 2013 JUNE SPECIAL”, 02/06/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
404 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

0. Dark Match – Mask Contra Mask: M Samurai defeated M.Samurai by Disqualification when M.Samurai unmasked M Samurai (2:02).
*M.Samurai is revealed to be Michael Nakazawa.
0. Dark Match: MIKAMI & Makoto Oishi defeated DJ Nira & Gota Ihashi when MIKAMI pinned Nira with the Swan Dive School Boy (5:29).
1. Yasu Urano defeated Daisuke Sasaki by Disqualification when Sasaki attacked the referee (7:00).
2. Special 4 Way Match: Akito defeated Kota Ibushi Vs Danshoku Dino and Masa Takanashi when Akito pinned Takanashi with the Standing Onryo Clutch (6:51).
3. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata defeated Emi Sakura, Sayaka Obihiro & Tetsuya Endo when Hirata pinned Obihiro with the Obihiro Magic Crush (11:41).
*Kazuki Hirata wins Sayaka Obihiro’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
4. Keisuke Ishii defeated Antonio Honda with the High Angle Double Arm DDT (9:34).
5. HARASHIMA & KUDO defeated Shigehiro Irie & Takao Soma when KUDO pinned Soma with the Diving Double Knee Drop (11:20).
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi (c) defeated Yuji Hino & Hoshitango when Sakaguchi submitted Hoshitango with a Rear Naked Choke (18:31).
*V1 for Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi.

The first round draw for this year’s King Of DDT tournament will take place in Korakuen Hall on 23rd June.

Keisuke Ishii Vs Akito is booked for the show on 16th June. This is the last DDT event before the Korakuen show. So if Ishii still has his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract then the winner of this match will most likely cash it in at Korakuen. In other Right To Challenge news, Kazuki Hirata won the contract back from the Gatoh Move group.

Daisuke Sasaki will miss the 23/6 Korakuen show to recover from a knee ligament injury. He will still wrestle at the shows he is advertised for before then.


Samurai Masks Come In Medium, Top Of The Dramatic Junior Draw, Union Vs Ice Ribbon

May 20, 2013

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DDT “DRAMATIC 2013 JUNE SPECIAL”, 02/06/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

0. Dark Match – Mask Contra Mask: M Samurai Vs M.Samurai
1. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi (c) Vs Yuji Hino & Hoshitango

The Monster Army’s big guns are the first team to go after Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi for the KO-D Tag Team Titles.

A fake M Samurai is on the loose! Kazuki Hirata had his own custom made El Samurai mask when he joined the Samurai Sentai Samurai Rangers but it went missing and he had to wear a plastic bag with the mask drawn on it over his head ever since. The mask was last seen worn by Samurai TV! personality Miki Motoi but that is no guarantee she is the person Hirata will fight in the Mask Contra Mask dark match.

CRUISER’S GAME 11, 02/06/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. TOP OF THE DRAMATIC CRUISER – Round 1: Masa Takanashi Vs Marines Mask
2. TOP OF THE DRAMATIC CRUISER – Round 1: El Samurai Vs Tatsuhito Takaiwa
3. TOP OF THE DRAMATIC CRUISER – Round 1: Katsumi Usuda Vs Kikutaro
4. TOP OF THE DRAMATIC CRUISER – Round 1: MIKAMI Vs Onryo
5. TOP OF THE DRAMATIC CRUISER – Semi Final A: Winner of Match #1 Vs Winner of Match #2
6. TOP OF THE DRAMATIC CRUISER – Semi Final B: Winner of Match #3 Vs Winner of Match #4
7. TOP OF THE DRAMATIC CRUISER – Final: Winner of Semi Final A Vs Winner of Semi Final B

No mention on if there are any non-tournament matches to act as a buffer between rounds.

UNION “NIMOMAKEZU RAIN 2013”, 09/06/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Cherry & Masako Takanashi Vs Tsukushi & Aoi Kizuka

Jun Kasai, Kaori Yoneyama and Madoka will also wrestle on the show.


Hard Hit Card, Monster Army Vs Golden Rendezvous

May 8, 2013

HARD HIT “YOKOHAMA GLORY DAYS”, 19/05/2013
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Ryuichi Sekine Vs FUMA
2. Hayato Mashita Vs Hiroshi Kobayashi
3. Hard Hit Grappling Tournament – Semi Final: Yukio Kubota Vs Kotaro Nasu
4. Hard Hit Grappling Tournament – Semi Final: HARASHIMA Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
5. Mitsuhisa Sunabe Vs Tetsuya Endo
6. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Isami Kodaka
7. ISAO Vs Takaku Fuke
8. Hard Hit Grappling Tournament – Final: X Vs X
9. Hikaru Sato Vs Super Tiger

Yukio Sakaguchi versus Isami Kodaka is the last match added to the card.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN HIROSHIMA ~DRAMATIC DREAM TOKASAN~”, 26/05/2013
Hiroshima Industrial Hall

1. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Yuji Hino (c) Vs Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Gota Ihashi
2. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Winner of 12/5 Main Event

Gota Ihashi believes his recent momentum along with the combined abilities of Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega is enough to dethrone the Monster Army and win their KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championships.


DDT “MAX BUMP 2013” Results

May 3, 2013

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DDT “MAX BUMP 2013”, 03/05/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,819 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

0. Dark Match: Tatsuhiko Yoshino & Aggressor defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Guanchulo when Yoshino pinned Guanchulo with a German Suplex (7:36).
1. Daisuke Sasaki, Yuji Hino & Hoshitango defeated Akito, Tetsuya Endo & Konosuke Takeshita when Sasaki pinned Endo with the Now Or Never (12:01).
2. Kenny Omega & Gota Ihashi defeated Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi when Omega pinned Oishi with the Croyt’s Wrath (10:20).
3. Katsuhiko Nakajima & Satoshi Kajiwara defeated Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma when Nakajima pinned Soma with a Vertical Drop Brainbuster (15:42).
4. MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi, Michael Nakazawa & DJ Nira defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & El Samurai when Nira pinned Samurai with a Cradle (9:42).
*DJ Nira wins El Samurai’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
5. KUDO defeated Antonio Honda with a Buzzsaw Kick (13:37).
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi defeated HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano (c) by Referee Stoppage when Sato submitted Urano with the Reverse Cross Armbreaker (16:38).
*UraShima fail in V5. Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi become the 47th KO-D Tag Team Champions!
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) defeated Kota Ibushi with the Vertical Drop Back Flip (18:57).
*V3 for Shigehiro Irie.

If it wasn’t clear before, it’s clear now. Shigehiro Irie is the man to beat in DDT. Today Irie scored a major victory over Kota Ibushi, knocking off his toughest challenger to keep the KO-D Openweight Title. Ibushi refused a handshake after the match but made up for it by raising Irie’s arm and admitting defeat. Daisuke Sasaki, MIKAMI and DJ Nira all came out taunting Irie with their Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contracts but none of them wanted to cash it in just yet. Since there was no clear challenger for the belt, Tsurumi Amon decided that HARASHIMA and Hikaru Sato will have a No. 1 Contender’s match in Osaka on 12th May. The winner will face Irie for the title in Hiroshima on 26th May. Irie misunderstood and thought he will have to defend the title in a 2 Vs 1 Handicap match. He relaxed when it was explained to him that wasn’t what was going to happen.

The KO-D Tag Team Championship is the first title Yukio Sakaguchi has ever won. He was very happy to win it.

DJ Nira was able to pin El Samurai when Michael Nakazawa pulled off Samurai’s mask with the Ultimate Venom Arm. Samurai used Nakazawa’s tights to cover his face but Nira capitalised and rolled him over for the pin.

MIKAMI announced a one night 8-Man tournament for Cruiser’s Game 11 in Shin-Kiba 1st RING on 2nd June. The tournament will be a celebration of Jr. Heavyweight wrestling.


“MAX BUMP 2013” Card, Fujiwara Vs Kojika (Ft. Union & Big Japan)

April 18, 2013

DDT “MAX BUMP 2013”, 03/05/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs X
1. Daisuke Sasaki, Yuji Hino & Hoshitango Vs Akito, Tetsuya Endo & Konosuke Takeshita
2. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi Vs Kenny Omega & Gota Ihashi
3. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & El Samurai Vs MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi, Michael Nakazawa & DJ Nira
4. KUDO Vs Antonio Honda
5. Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma Vs Katsuhiko Nakajima & Satoshi Kajiwara
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano (c) Vs Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Kota Ibushi

Diamond Ring wrestlers Katsuhiko Nakajima & Satoshi Kajiwara are stopping by for a match with Team Dream Futures.

Konosuke Takeshita has returned from his school studies to wrestle again.

UNION “GOLDEN UNION 2013”, 03/05/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Ryu Gouma & SAGAT Vs Choun-Shiryu & Cao Zhang
2. Union Fly To Everywhere World Title – 3 Way Match: Kaori Yoneyama (c) Vs Cherry Vs Nako Fukumen B
3. Special 6-Man Tag Team Match: Shuji Ishikawa, Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Daichi Kazato Vs Daisuke Sekimoto, Great Kojika & Hideyoshi Kamitani
4. DDT Extreme Title: Kenny Omega (c) Vs Isami Kodaka

A special challenge has been set up between Yoshiaki Fujiwara and The Great Kojika. The result is a cross-promotion 6-Man Tag with Fujiwara on the Union team and Kojika on the Big Japan team.

Union has formed a deal with Idea Pocket to host matches sponsered by the company as well as to bring in Divas from that agency.


DDT “NEBULA CHAIN IN NAGOYA 2013” Results

April 14, 2013

DDT “NEBULA CHAIN IN NAGOYA 2013”, 14/04/2013
Nagoya Telepia Hall
322 Fans – No Vacancy

1. MIKAMI & Masa Takanashi defeated Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki when MIKAMI pinned Honda with a School Boy (9:37).
2. Keisuke Ishii defeated Tetsuya Endo with a Fisherman Buster (6:28).
3. Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi defeated KUDO & FUMA when Sakaguchi submitted FUMA with the Purgatory (11:02).
4. Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Michael Nakazawa defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata when Nakazawa pinned Hirata with a Backslide Pin (10:23).
5. El Samurai defeated DJ Nira with a Chickenwing Armlock (7:44).
*El Samurai wins DJ Nira’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
6. Shigehiro Irie & Takao Soma defeated Kota Ibushi & Gota Ihashi when Irie pinned Ihashi with the Flying Sausage (12:56).
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano (c) defeated Kengo Takai & Akito when HARASHIMA pinned Akito with the Somato (19:00).
*V4 for UraShima.

Hikaru SatoYukio Sakaguchi are the next challengers for the KO-D Tag Team Titles.

Sanshiro Takagi & Kazuki Hirata did the Crazy MAX group pose for their entrance. Toru Owashi thought it was awkward. Takagi wants to add more wrestlers in their group, preferably until they have 48 people in the group. They approached El Samurai with an offer to join the group but Samurai did not answer. Takagi invited Samurai to attend the 3rd May Korakuen Hall and he can give his answer then.


Dino & Oishi’s Blind Date, Akito’s Hometown Title Match

April 3, 2013

DDT “APRIL FOOL 2013”, 13/04/2013
Shinjuku FACE

1. HARASHIMA & KUDO Vs MIKAMI & Hikaru Sato
2. Special Single Match: Kota Ibushi Vs Keisuke Ishii
3. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Yuji Hino (c) Vs Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & X
4. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Yukio Sakaguchi

Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi’s partner for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Title match will be revealed in Sapporo on 7th April. According to both men there was a demand from many wrestlers to team with them.

DDT “NEBULA CHAIN IN NAGOYA 2013”, 14/04/2013
Nagoya Telepia Hall

1. Keisuke Ishii Vs Tetsuya Endo
2. KUDO & FUMA Vs Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa
3. KO-D Tag Team Titles: HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano (c) Vs Kengo Takai & Akito

Akito was granted a KO-D Tag Team Title shot after pinning Yasu Urano in Toyama at the end of March. He and Kengo Takai will challenge for the title in his hometown of Nagoya.


DDT “OSAKA 24 ZONE TOUR ~ YODOGAWA DISTRICT” Results

March 31, 2013

DDT “OSAKA 24 ZONE TOUR ~ YODOGAWA DISTRICT”, 31/03/2013
Osaka Yodogawa Kumin Center
399 Fans – Super No Vacancy

0. Dark Match: Gota Ihashi defeated Hideki Shiota with a Frog Splash (2:07).
1. MIKAMI & Tetsuya Endo defeated Michael Nakazawa & DJ Nira when MIKAMI pinned Nakazawa with a School Boy (8:03).
2. Yuji Hino, Daisuke Sasaki & Shoichi Uchida defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kiai Ryuuken Ecchan when Sasaki pinned Takagi with the Now Or Never (12:29).
3. Masa Takanashi & Makoto Oishi defeated Yukio Sakaguchi & Akito when Oishi pinned Akito with the Aun Times (6:42).
*Makoto Oishi wins Akito’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
4. Special 5 Way Match: Kota Ibushi defeated KUDO, Danshoku Dino, Takao Soma and Konosuke Takeshita when Ibushi pinned Takeshita with the Sit Down Last Ride (13:54).
5. DDT Extreme Title – Rock ‘N’ Roll Death Match: Kenny Omega (c) defeated A.YAZAWA with a Cradle (18:46).
*V2 for Kenny Omega.
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano (c) defeated Shigehiro Irie & Keisuke Ishii when Urano pinned Ishii with the Tombstone Piledriver (19:55).
*V3 for UraShima. Yasu Urano wins Keisuke Ishii’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) defeated Makoto Oishi with a Cradle (6:11).
*V1 for Shigehiro Irie. Makoto Oishi cashes in his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.

A busy day for the wrestlers who held a Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere ContractYasu Urano regained possession of a contract by pinning Keisuke Ishii in the main event, also defending his KO-D Tag Team Title with HARASHIMA in the process. But the big story was Makoto Oishi winning a contract from Akito and later cashing it in to challenge Shigehiro Irie for the KO-D Openweight Title. Despite having just wrestled and lost in the main event, Irie was able to defeat Oishi and register V1 for his title run.

The team of Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi has not blended well together since forming. Their defeat to the Monster Army today was caused when Owashi accidentally knocked out Takagi with a Lariat.