Fighting Comedians, Wrestling Schoolgirls, Sweet Dreams & Saitama Slam

January 5, 2015

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE GIRLS BATTLE 2015 ROUND 1”, 10/01/2015
Tokyo BASEMENT MONSTAR

1. KANNA Vs Erin
2. Miyu Yamashita Vs Ai Shimizu
3. Nonoko & Akane Miura Vs Shoko Nakajima & Yuka Sakazaki

The newly named Fighting Comedians take on Bust Deluxe in the main event.

Chikage Kiba has opted not to wrestle on the show because she is not satisfied with her recent practices and is not prepared.

DDT “ROAD TO SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 9”, 18/01/2015
Saitama Industrial Technology Centre

1. Infomercial Match: Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi Vs X & X

The Infomercial match is for Pu Joshi Hyaku Kei, a book of wrestling schoolgirl drawings. Everyone in the match will wrestle in schoolgirl outfits.

DDT “SWEET DREAMS 2015”, 25/01/2015
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. HARASHIMA, Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo Vs Kota Ibushi, Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi
2. DDT Extreme Title: Akito (c) Vs Makoto Oishi

Champions Vs Challengers is the match you should pay attention to on this show.

DDT “SAITAMA SLAM SPECIAL! 2015 ~TELETAMA BROADCASTING 1ST ANNIVERSARY~”, 21/03/2015
Saitama Kasukabe Hall

1. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs X

DDT’s celebrates its first year on Teletama with a KO-D Openweight Title defence. Will this be Kota Ibushi’s first defence or will HARASHIMA be gunning for V9?

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DDT “NEW YEAR LOTTERY SPECIAL! ALL SEATS ¥2000 BOX OFFICE!! 2015” Results

January 3, 2015

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DDT “NEW YEAR LOTTERY SPECIAL! ALL SEATS ¥2000 BOX OFFICE!! 2015”, 03/01/2015
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,200 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Shunma Katsumata defeated Kota Umeda with a Boston Crab (3:17).
*Nakazawa Army earns 30 points. Dino Army 0 – 30 Nakazawa Army.
– New Year Three Games 1 – Karaoke Showdown: Danshoku Dino Vs Michael Nakazawa was abandoned.
*Nakazawa Army earns 10 points. Dino Army 0 – 40 Nakazawa Army.
2. Makoto Oishi, Shuji Ishikawa & Hoshitango defeated Yasu Urano, Akito & Gota Ihashi when Ishikawa pinned Ihashi with the Splash Mountain (7:39).
*Dino Army wins 30 points. Dino Army 30 – 40 Nakazawa Army.
3. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Masa Takanashi, DJ Nira & Saki Akai defeated Antonio Honda, Soma Takao & Yoshihiko (c) when Akai pinned Yoshihiko with a Sunset Flip (7:21).
*Saki Akai becomes the 1,011th champion. Nakazawa Army earns 30 points. Dino Army 30 – 70 Nakazawa Army.
– Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Aja Kong defeated Saki Akai (c) with the Vertical Drop Brainbuster (7:10 pm).
*Aja Kong becomes the 1,012th champion.
– New Year Three Games 2 – Academic Quiz Showdown: Shigehiro Irie (1) Vs Saki Akai (1) ended in a draw.
*Dino Army and Nakazawa Army both earn 5 points. Dino Army 35 – 75 Nakazawa Army.
4. Lucha Libre Rules: Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi defeated Super Sasadango Machine & Super Sasadango Machine No. 2 when Takagi pinned Machine with La Magistral Cradle (7:19)
*Dino Army earns 30 points. Dino Army 65 – 75 Nakazawa Army.
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Gorgeous Matsuno, Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei (c) defeated Kota Ibushi, Daisuke Sasaki & Suguru Miyatake when Matsuno pinned Miyatake with the Gorgeous School Boy (12:56).
*V2 for Gorgeous Matsuno, Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei. Dino Army earns 30 points. Dino Army 95 – 75 Nakazawa Army.
– New Year Three Games 3 – PK Showdown: Konosuke Takeshita, Tetsuya Endo & Antonio Honda (2) defeated HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Akito (1).
*Dino Army earns 10 points. Dino Army 105 – 75 Nakazawa Army.
6. Dino Army Vs Nakazawa Army 5 Match Series: Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Yukio Sakaguchi, KUDO, HARASHIMA & Michael Nakazawa (3) defeated Konosuke Takeshita, Kauzki Hirata, MIKAMI, Tetsuya Endo & Shigehiro Irie (1).
6a. Konosuke Takeshita defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga with the German Suplex (6:23).
*Dino Army earns 30 points. Dino Army 135 – 75 Nakazawa Army.
6b. Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Kazuki Hirata with a Running Kick (4:40).
*Nakazawa Army earns 30 points. Dino Army 135 – 105 Nakazawa Army.
6c. KUDO defeated MIKAMI with the Diving Double Knee Drop (6:33).
*Nakazawa Army earns 30 points. Dino Army 135 – 135 Nakazawa Army.
6d. HARASHIMA defeated Tetsuya Endo with the Somato (6:51).
*Nakazawa Army earns 30 points. Dino Army 135 – 165 Nakazawa Army.
6e. Shigehiro Irie Vs Michael Nakazawa ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
*Both teams earn 15 points. Dino Army 150 – 180 Nakazawa Army.
7. Bonus Track: Michael Nakazawa, HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano, Akito, Kota Ibushi, Daisuke Sasaki, Suguru Miyatake, KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi, Masa Takanashi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Bernard Ackah, Super Sasadango Machine, Saki Akai, DJ Nira, Shunma Katsumata & Gota Ihashi defeated Antonio Honda, Konosuke Takeshita, Tetsuya Endo, Gorgeous Matsuno, Brahman Shu, Brahman Kei, Shuji Ishikawa, Shigehiro Irie, Soma Takao, Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata, MIKAMI, Yoshihiko, Hoshitango, Makoto Oishi & Kota Umeda when Nakazawa pinned Honda with the Ultimate Venom Arm (8:26).
*Nakazawa Army earns 500 points. Dino Army 150 – 680 Nakazawa Army. Nakazawa Army Wins!

Danshoku Dino Army

Antonio Honda, Konosuke Takeshita, Tetsuya Endo, Gorgeous Matsuno, Brahman Shu, Brahman Kei, Shuji Ishikawa, Shigehiro Irie, Soma Takao, Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata, MIKAMI, Yoshihiko, Hoshitango, Makoto Oishi and Kota Umeda

Michael Nakazawa Army

Michael Nakazawa, HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano, Akito, Kota Ibushi, Daisuke Sasaki, Suguru Miyatake, KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi, Masa Takanashi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Bernard Ackah, Super Sasadango Machine, Saki Akai, DJ Nira, Shunma Katsumata and Gota Ihashi

DDT’s first show of 2015 featured the annual New Year Team Challenge in front of a packed Korakuen Hall (all tickets for the event were priced at 2,000 yen which I think is around €14/$17/£11). Danshoku Dino and Michael Nakazawa each captained a team and points were on offer for every match and challenge. Wins were worth 30 points and draws were worth 10 points. Keisuke Ishii was ill with a fever so Shuji Ishikawa took his spot in the Dino Army.

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The main event was a five match series. Nakazawa’s team racked the most wins and at the end it looked like his team won the challenge. However as is tradition at this show an impromptu 34-Man Tag Team match took place with 500 points on the line. Everywhere you looked in the arena, DDT wrestlers were fighting each other. Kazuki Hirata stayed inside the ring to dance while chaos was happening around him. Nakazawa was in danger of losing when Kota Ibushi threw him like a javelin into the turnbuckles. But Nakazawa dodged the Diving Fist Drop from Antonio Honda and gave him the Ultimate Venom Arm for the ultimate victory. Nakazawa’s prize for winning the competition was 200 tickets for “SAITAMA SUPER DDT 2015”. He was told to sell them all when he moves to Singapore. Dino then invited Nakazawa’s wife Keiko Nakazawa into the ring. Michael said they will go to Singapore together but Keiko said she wouldn’t. She wished him luck and left the ring.

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The new but probably not improved Golden☆Storm Riders failed to win the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles from Gorgeous Matsuno & the Brahman Brothers. Matsuno and Ibushi brawled around Korakuen Hall and at one point Ibushi tried to throw Matsuno over the balcony! The rookie Suguru Miyatake took the pin when he was accidentaly blinded with black ink spat out by his partners. Shuten-dōji were announced as the next challengers and will get their title shot at Saitama Super Arena.

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Super Sasadango Machine brought along a doppelgänger for his tag match against Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi. Takagi unmasked Machine No. 2 and it turned out to be Bernard Ackah, as if it wasn’t obvious before. After the match Takagi asked Ackah why is he still hanging around? Does he want to be a pro wrestler? Ackah cried and admitted he wants to do pro wrestling. Takagi told Ackah he will get to wrestle at Saitama Super Arena.

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The Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title changed hands when Saki Akai pinned Yoshihiko in a 6-Man Tag match. Yoshihiko gave Akai the Hurricanrana for what looked to be the finish but Akai rolled him over with a Sunset Flip for the surprise three count. Akai’s celebration was cut short when Aja Kong attacked her from out of nowhere and hit the Brainbuster to win the title. Kong mocked Akai for winning the Best Rookie Award from Tokyo Sports. She then said she will be at Saitama Super Arena with the belt and will wait for anyone to come and get it.

Soma Takao came out to a new original entrance song.

Three extra challenges took place away from the ring. First, Dino and Nakazawa had a Karaoke Challenge. Nakazawa sang “Babe” and Dino sang “Scorpio Woman”. Dino scored more points but Amon Tsurumi decided to take part and sang “Broken Over The Radio”. His performance was so bad Dino forfeited the game. Second challenge was a quiz between Shigehiro Irie and Saki Akai. Both only got one answer correct so it was a draw. The third challenge was a penalty shootout between Happy Motels and Smile Squash. Happy Motels won it two goals to one.

DDT’s second Korakuen show in January takes place on the 25th. Akito will defend the DDT Extreme Title against Makoto Oishi. The main event will be a special preview of the two big matches taking place at “SAITAMA SUPER DDT 2015”. The KO-D Openweight and Tag Team Champions will team together against their challengers. HARASHIMA, Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo Vs Kota Ibushi, Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi!

The next Infomercial Match will take place on 18th January and will promote Pu Joshi Hyaku Kei, a book featuring illustrations of schoolgirls performing wrestling moves. Since the cover shows the Cactus Flower in action, Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi will take part in the match. Their opponents will be announced soon. Oh and everybody in the match has to wrestle in schoolgirl costumes.

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Tomorrow’s Lottery Show, Ishii Has The Fever (The Bad Kind)

January 2, 2015

DDT “NEW YEAR LOTTERY SPECIAL! ALL SEATS ¥2000 BOX OFFICE!! 2015”, 03/01/2015
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Gorgeous Matsuno, Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei (c) Vs Kota Ibushi, Daisuke Sasaki & Suguru Miyatake

Michael Nakazawa Army

HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano, Akito, Kota Ibushi, Daisuke Sasaki, Suguru Miyatake, KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi, Masa Takanashi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Bernard Ackah, Super Sasadango Machine, Saki Akai, DJ Nira, Shunma Katsumata and Gota Ihashi

Danshoku Dino Army

Antonio Honda, Konosuke Takeshita, Tetsuya Endo, Gorgeous Matsuno, Brahman Shu, Brahman Kei, Shigehiro Irie, Soma Takao, Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata, MIKAMI, Yoshihiko, Hoshitango, Makoto Oishi Kouta Umeda and X

Well this is a little odd. Only one match has been announced in advance for tomorrow’s show. The rest of the card is supposed to be filled with matches in the Team Dino Vs Team Nakazawa New Year series.

Keisuke Ishii is out of action with a high fever. He missed the New Year’s Eve show and also an AJPW Jr. Title match that was due to take place in All Japan today. DDT is currently searching for someone to replace his spot in Danshoku Dino’s team.

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“NEW YEAR’S EVE WRESTLING 2014” Results

December 31, 2014

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DDT, BJW, K-DOJO “NEW YEAR’S EVE WRESTLING 2014”, 31/12/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,403 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block A Round 1: Yuko Miyamoto & Isami Kodaka defeated KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi when Kodaka pinned Sakaguchi with a European Clutch (7:02).
2. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block A Round 1: Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi defeated Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao when Oishi pinned Takao after the Cactus Flower (6:48).
3. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block B Round 1: Yuji Hino & Yuji Okabayashi defeated Ryuichi Kawakami & Kazuki Hashimoto when Hino pinned Hashimoto with the Fucking BOMB (7:43).
4. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block B Round 1: Daisuke Sekimoto & Antonio Honda defeated Saburo Inematsu & Ryuichi Sekine when Sekimoto pinned Sekine with the German Suplex (6:07).
5. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block C Round 1: Kengo Mashimo & Tank Nagai Vs Kankuro Hoshino & Masato Inaba ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
5a. Sudden Death: Kengo Mashimo & Tank Nagai defeated Kankuro Hoshino & Masato Inaba when Mashimo pinned Hoshino with a Jumping Enzuigiri (0:04).
6. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament Hardcore Match – Block C Round 1: Ryuji Ito & Jaki Numazawa Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
6a. Sudden Death: Ryuji Ito & Jaki Numazawa defeated Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo when Ito pinned Endo with the Dragon Kicker (2:51).
7. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block D Round 1: HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano defeated Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei when HARASHIMA pinned Kei with the Somato (7:16).
8. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block D Round 1: TAKA Michinoku & Great Kojika defeated Sanshiro Takagi & Abdullah Kobayashi when Kojika pinned Takagi with the Rice Cake Assisted Iron Claw (5:04).
9. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block A Round 2: Yuko Miyamoto & Isami Kodaka defeated Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi when Kodaka pinned Oishi with the Isamuashi Zan (1:33).
10. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block B Round 2: Yuji Hino & Yuji Okabayashi defeated Daisuke Sekimoto & Antonio Honda when Okabayashi pinned Honda with the Golem Splash (8:53).
11. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament Hardcore Match – Block C Round 2: Ryuji Ito & Jaki Numazawa defeated Kengo Mashimo & Tank Nagai when Numazawa pinned Nagai with a Horizontal Cradle (6:30).
12. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block D Round 2: HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs TAKA Michinoku & Great Kojika ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
12a. Sudden Death: HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano defeated TAKA Michinoku & Great Kojika when Urano pinned Kojika with a School Boy (0:38).
13. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Semi Final: Yuji Hino & Yuji Okabayashi defeated HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano when Okabayashi pinned Urano with the Golem Splash (13:46).
14. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament Fluorescent Lighttube Death Match – Semi Final: Yuko Miyamoto & Isami Kodaka defeated Ryuji Ito & Jaki Numazawa when Miyamoto pinned Numazawa with the Fire Thunder (10:11).
15. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Final: Yuko Miyamoto & Isami Kodaka defeated Yuji Hino & Yuji Okabayashi when Miyamoto pinned Okabayashi with the Moonsault (13:30).

DDT, Big Japan and K-DOJO were in Korakuen Hall for their annual New Year’s Eve event. This year the show was entirely built around a tag team tournament featuring wrestlers from all three promotions. Matches that ended in a Time Limit Draw went to Sudden Death with one count pinfalls. Danshoku Dino and Keisuke Ishii were originally supposed to compete but were both pulled from the show, Dino due to a hernia and Ishii due to a fever. Antonio Honda and Soma Takao took their places.

Yuko Miyamoto and Isami Kodaka capped off a successful 2014 by winning the tag team tournament. Yankee Nichokenju defeated four strong teams to be claimed the winners: KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi, Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi, Ryuji Ito & Jaki Numazawa and in the final Yuji Hino & Yuji Okabayashi.

Konosuke Takeshita and Tetsuya Endo fought Big Japan’s deathmatch duo Ryuji Ito & Jaki Numazawa. The bout was turned into a hardcore match with steel chairs placed around the ring. Endo was left a bloody mess but he and Takeshita fought until the time expired. Unfortunately in Sudden Death, Ito pinned Endo for his team to advance. Backstage Endo said he will nominate Ito & Numazawa as the next challengers for the KO-D Tag Team Titles after they beat Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi in Saitama Super Arena!

Ito & Numazawa took the violent road up to the semi-finals. Each of their matches in the tournament were Hardcore Matches. Their semi-final against Kodaka & Miyamoto was also a Fluorescent Lighttube Death Match! It was also the match that was taking place when the clock struck midnight.

Takayuki Ueki was in the Brahman Brothers’ corner for their match against HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano. Ueki pulled out a gun and threatened to use it on everybody but it was just to distract everyone for a Diving Cross Body. Everybody just moved out of the way and he missed.

TAKA Michinoku waited until the show began to announce his mystery partner. It was The Great Kojika! Their opponents Sanshiro Takagi & Abdullah Kobayashi brought in a bucket of rice cakes to use as weapons. The plan backfired when Kojika forced a rice cake into Takagi’s mouth and pinned him in the process.

The Japan Indie Awards 2014 were presented by Samurai! TV during the show. DDT won the Best Box Office (17th August “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2014”), Best Bout (Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo, 28th September) and MVP (HARASHIMA) awards. Best Unit went to Muno Taiyo (The Great Sasauke & Brahman Brothers) from Michinoku Pro and Best Newcomer went to Takayuki Ueki from Big Japan.

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Ganbare, New Year, DNA, Shirai Vs Shirai

December 26, 2014

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “CHAPTER 2 2ND SEASON~ VOL. 9”, 28/12/2014
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. URRC Round 3 ~THE BEST OF ANGELA AMI~: Angela Ami Vs Miyako Matsumoto
2. Special Gilgamesh Timeslip Match ~Ganbare☆Wrestling Bubble To GO!!~: Madoka Vs Tiger Bed Scene (w/ Mai Chusonji & Kaori Masukoji)
3. Forbidden Encounter – Karate Vs Karate Chop: Kazuhiko Ogasawara & Shinichiro Tominaga Vs Osamu Namiguchi & Chikara
4. EPISODE 2 Man Of War INTROJECTION: Yukihiro Abe Vs GENTARO
5. Special Tag Match: Ken Ohka & Yumehito Imanari Vs Shota & Tomoya Kawamura

Manami Koda has her first match under her new idol name Angela Ami.

DDT “NEW YEAR LOTTERY SPECIAL! ALL SEATS ¥2000 BOX OFFICE!! 2015”, 03/01/2015
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Gorgeous Matsuno, Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei (c) Vs Kota Ibushi, Daisuke Sasaki & Suguru Miyatake

As is tradition DDT kicks off the new year with a packed show in Korakuen Hall built around a team challenge. This year’s edition will be Team Nakazawa Vs Team Dino. However Danshoku Dino is still recovering from a herniated disc and will not participate in any wrestling match on the day. The two held a draft over Christmas and the team rosters have been finalised.

Michael Nakazawa Army

HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano, Akito, Kota Ibushi, Daisuke Sasaki, Suguru Miyatake, KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi, Masa Takanashi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Bernard Ackah, Super Sasadango Machine, Saki Akai, DJ Nira, Shunma Katsumata and Gota Ihashi

Danshoku Dino Army

Antonio Honda, Konosuke Takeshita, Tetsuya Endo, Gorgeous Matsuno, Brahman Shu, Brahman Kei, Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie, Soma Takao, Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata, MIKAMI, Yoshihiko, Hoshitango, Makoto Oishi and Kouta Umeda

DDT “DNA 2”, 09/01/2015
Shinjuku FACE

1. Dai Suzuki Vs Shota
2. Kouta Umeda Vs Ryuichi Sekine
3. Tomoya Kawamura Vs Jiro Kuroshio
4. Ryota Nakatsu & Kouki Iwasaki Vs Hideki Suzuki & Koji Iwamoto
5. Kazusada Higuchi & Shunma Katsumata Vs Katsuhiko Nakajima & Mitsuhiro Kitamiya
6. Suguru Miyatake Vs Jun Kasai

The second DNA show features some guests like Katsuhiko Nakajima & Mitsuhiro Kitamiya from Diamond Ring, Jiro Kuroshio from WRESTLE-1 and Hideki Suzuki from IGF.

UNION “NEW YEAR UNION 2015”, 10/01/2015
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. FUMA, Daichi Kazato, SAGAT & Mio Shirai Vs Isami Kodaka, Shuji Ishikawa, Seiya Morohashi & Cherry

Special rules will be put in place for the 8-Person Tag Team match.

UNION, OZ ACADEMY, WAVE, ICE RIBBON “M.I.O 2”, 14/02/2015
Shinjuku FACE

1. Mio Shirai Vs Io Shirai

After a successful show first time around, Mio Shirai brings back the collaboration between Union, OZ Academy, Pro Wrestling WAVE and Ice Ribbon. The big news about this show is Mio challenging her sister Io Shirai to a match. The two have rarely been in the ring together since their tag team split apart in 2012.

Other wrestlers scheduled to appear are Mayumi Ozaki, Isami Kodaka, Tsukasa Fujimoto and Yumi Ohka.

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. Akebono Army Vs Yoshihiko Army: Akebono, X & X Vs Yoshihiko, X & X
3. Super TLC Match: Sanshiro Takagi & Jun Kasai Vs X & X
4. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo (c) Vs Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi
5. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Kota Ibushi

The Super TLC Match involves 10 Tables, 3 Ladders and 100 Chairs.

Michael Nakazawa’s final DDT match will also be Danshoku Dino’s return match from injury.

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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.

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Dino & Masayuki Injuries, Storm Riders Audition

December 16, 2014

UNION “SHIWASU NO UNION 2014”, 17/12/2014
Shinjuku FACE

1. Cherry & Ladybeard Vs Riho & Sayaka Obihiro
2. Mio Shirai Vs Ryu Gouma
3. Madoka (w/ Harumi Tachibana) Vs SAGAT
4. MEN’S Teioh & Tigers Mask (w/ Hiroshi Fukuda) Vs Daichi & Goro Jr.
5. Kazushi ‘s GYM Bodybuilding Circle First Leg Final Match: Kazushi Miyamoto & Seiya Morohashi Vs Shuji Ishikawa & Tomoya Kawamura
6. Isami Kodaka & Daichi Kazato Vs Atsushi Aoki & Shibata
7. Union MAX Title: Hikaru Sato (c) Vs FUMA

Life sure does suck for Mitomi Masayuki right now. After getting suspended from Union for 60 days for misbehaving on Twitter, he was reduced to wrestling for a micro indie show. Unfortunately during the match he suffered a cervical sprain and thoracic contusion. There is no timeframe for his recovery but it is certain he will be gone from Union for longer than the 60 day suspension.

DDT “NEVER MIND 2014”, 23/12/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Kazusada Higuchi & Kouki Iwasaki Vs Ryota Nakatsu & Kouta Umeda
1. Yasu Urano, MIKAMI, Antonio Honda & DJ Nira Vs Keisuke Ishii, Soma Takao, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata
2. Akito Vs Makoto Oishi
3. Sanshiro Takagi Vs Bernard Ackah (w/ LiLiCo)
4. Michael Nakazawa Holiday Countdown 4 – Nakazawa’s Untold History ~History Did Not Move Much At The Time~: Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Hikaru Sato & Masa Takanashi
5. Golden☆Storm Riders New Member Final Audition: Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Gota Ihashi, Shunma Katsumata, Suguru Miyatake & Chinsuke Nakamura
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo (c) Vs KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi
7. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie

The Golden☆Storm Riders auditions have been whittled down to four people. Former member Gota Ihashi, Shunma Katsumata, Suguru Miyatake and the Pauper of Strong Style Chinsuke Nakamura.

DDT, BJW, K-DOJO “NEW YEAR’S EVE WRESTLING 2014”, 31/12/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block A Round 1: Yuko Miyamoto & Isami Kodaka Vs KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi
2. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block A Round 1: Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi
3. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block B Round 1: Ryuichi Kawakami & Kazuki Hashimoto Vs Yuji Hino & Yuji Okabayashi
4. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block B Round 1: Saburo Inematsu & Ryuichi Sekine Vs Daisuke Sekimoto & Antonio Honda
5. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block C Round 1: Kengo Mashimo & Tank Nagai Vs Kankuro Hoshino & Masato Inaba
6. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block C Round 1: Ryuji Ito & Jaki Numazawa Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo
7. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block D Round 1: HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei
8. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block D Round 1: TAKA Michinoku & X Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Abdullah Kobayashi
9. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block A Round 2: Winners Of Match #1 Vs Winners Of Match #2
10. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block B Round 2: Winners Of Match #3 Vs Winners Of Match #4
11. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block C Round 2: Winners Of Match #5 Vs Winners Of Match #6
12. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block D Round 2: Winners Of Match #7 Vs Winners Of Match #8
13. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Semi Final: X & X Vs X & X
14. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Semi Final: X & X Vs X & X
15. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Final: X & X Vs X & X

Danshoku Dino is out of action with a herniated disc and is not scheduled to come back until 2015. Unfortunately that means Dino won’t be able to team with Big Japan’s Daisuke Sekimoto in the New Year’s Eve tag tournament. Antonio Honda was chosen to take Dino’s place in the team.

First and second round matches have a 10 minute time limit, the semi-finals have a 15 minute time limit and the final has no time limit. Overtime uses one count pinfall rules. The semi-final pairings will be decided with a lottery.

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DDT In December

December 1, 2014

DDT “USHIKU BIG BUDDHA 2014”, 07/12/2014
Ibaraki Ushiku Sports Park Gymnasium Sabuarina

1. Soma Takao & Shunma Katsumata Vs Tetsuya Endo & Kota Umeda
2. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs MIKAMI, Gota Ihashi & Mitsuhiro Yoshida
3. Masa Takanashi Vs DJ Nira
4. ●● Lore! Special Single Match: Michael Nakazawa Vs Shun Miyatake
5. Antonio Honda & Konosuke Takeshita Vs KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi
6. Yasu Urano Vs Makoto Oishi
7. 3 Way Match: HARASHIMA & Akito Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Daisuke Sasaki & Tomomitsu Matsunaga

The KO-D Openweight and DDT Extreme Champions team up in the main event. But both of their next challengers are also involved in the match.

DDT “ROAD TO SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 8”, 13/12/2014
Saitama Kasukabe Hall

1. Golden☆Storm Riders New Member 1st Audition: X Vs X
2. Kazuki Hirata Vs Bernard Ackah
3. DDT Extreme Title: Akito (c) Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga

Kota Ibushi and Daisuke Sasaki are holding auditions to find a new member for the Golden☆Storm Riders. The audition begins in Kasukabe Hall and they are only looking for crazy people to participate.

Kazuki Hirata fell foul of LiLiCo’s new bodyguard. Despite being knocked out unconcious at the time, he challenged Bernard Ackah to a match.

DDT “TENKSANBU NO KEI”, 14/12/2014
Hakata Star Lane

1. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Gorgeous Matsuno, Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei (c) Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata

Yuto Aijima, Azul Dragon, Fish Man, Super Sasadango Machine and Saki Akai will all wrestle on 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. Super Tiger Vs Nobuhiro Tsurumaki
6. Yoshihiro Takayama Vs Shuichiro Katsumura
7. HARASHIMA & Masaharu Tsuchihashi Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Takatoshi Matsumoto
8. Hikaru Sato Vs Ryo Kawamura

Masaharu Tsuchihashi is from Crazy Armament and Takatoshi Matsumoto is from Reversal ALPHA Gym. Nobuhiro Tsurumaki is a freelancer who in the past competed in FMW and W*ING.

DDT “NEVER MIND 2014”, 23/12/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Golden☆Storm Riders New Member Final Audition: X Vs X
2. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo (c) Vs KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi
3. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie

HARASHIMA has a chance to achieve a clean sweep of KO-D Title defences against Team Dream Futures. He already defeated Keisuke Ishii and Soma Takao during this title reign. All that is left is Shigehiro Irie and the big teddy bear is not happy to see his friends lose!

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. Akebono Army Vs Yoshihiko Army: Akebono, X & X Vs Yoshihiko, X & X
3. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Kota Ibushi

This will be Michael Nakazawa’s final match in DDT before he moves to Singapore.

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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.

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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.

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