Double Trouble For HARASHIMA, Mio Shirai Signs Many Contracts

January 22, 2014

DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2014”, 26/01/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Saki Akai & Makoto Oishi Vs Yoshiko & Toru Owashi
2. Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao Vs Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki
3. Sanshiro Takagi & Hikaru Sato Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Akito
4. KUDO Vs Danshoku Dino
5. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Masa Takanashi (c) Vs MIKAMI Vs Yasu Urano Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Gota Ihashi Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Guanchulo Vs DJ Nira Vs Hoshitango
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles – 3 Way Match: Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto (c) Vs Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo
7. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie

DDT held a press conference at the TEC Offices in Shinjuku to promote HARASHIMA’s next two title defences. First up is the KO-D Openweight Title match versus Shigehiro Irie. The rematch of last year’s Peter Pan main event is something that has been on Irie’s mind for a while. He felt great frustration over losing the title and wants to get rid of that by winning it back. HARASHIMA told Irie that kind of frustration is a good thing because it encourages him to become a stronger human being.

DDT “GALAXY EXPLOSION IN NAGOYA 2014”, 02/02/2014
Nagoya Telepia Hall

1. DDT Extreme Title – Best 2 Out Of 3 Falls: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii
*Fall 1: Feet Only Death Match. Fall 2: Cliff Death Match. Fall 3: To Be Determined by Amon Tsurumi.

The press conference continued with the appearance of Keisuke Ishii, who immediately attacked HARASHIMA. Tempers calmed down and the two were able to continue the conference as if nothing happened. HARASHIMA decided the rules for their upcoming DDT Extreme Title match in Nagoya. After wrestling Antonio Honda in a Blindfold Bra Match where he had to rely on just his hands, HARASHIMA now wanted to see what it was like to wrestle with just his feet. So for the match, both men will have their hands tied together and will have to rely on their legs to wrestle. However, Ishii had an idea of his own. He wanted to have a Cliff Death Match where you have to do a move from the ring apron to the floor in order to win. Ishii is a big fan of apron spots. He even has a Top 3 all time favourite apron spots. His Top 3 apron spots are:

3. Akira Taue giving Kenta Kobashi the Dynamic Bomb from the apron to the floor (21st March, 1995).
2. Kenta Kobashi giving Jun Akiyama a Brainbuster from the apron to the floor (10th July, 2004).
1. Mitsuharu Misawa giving Kenta Kobashi the Tiger Suplex from the stage walk to the floor (1st March, 2003).

Amon Tsurumi decided that both rules will be used in a 2 out of 3 Falls match. Fall 1 will be HARASHIMA’s Feet Only Death Match and Fall 2 will use Ishii’s Cliff Death Match rules. The rules for a possible third fall will be created by Tsurumi the day before the show.

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Mio Shirai had been spending the last week teasing a very important announcement. Rumours going around the Japanese wrestling scene included Mio announcing her retirement, a marriage engagement or even a pregnancy. Instead the big reveal was Mio had signed a contract and will end to her status as a freelancer. However, it turned out that Mio was signing a contract with not one, not two, not even three but four different wrestling companies. Taking a cue from Kota Ibushi, Shirai signed contracts with Pro Wrestling WAVE, Oz Academy, Ice Ribbon and Union.

After wrestling for seven years, Mio felt it was time to form an afilliation with one of the companies she works for. However she couldn’t decide who to choose. Inspired by Ibushi’s dual contract with DDT and New Japan, Shirai was inspired to do the same and wanted to be with the promotions she enjoyed working for most. Union boss Naomi Susan said she was very surprised to hear about Mio’s idea at first but is happy that she chose Union to be one of the companies. Since the Union roster is mostly filled with men, Susan hopes Mio’s signing will begin an expansion of Joshi in Union. Mayumi Ozaki said she was the only person in Oz Academy who knew about Mio’s plans. Ice Ribbon’s Tsukasa Fujimoto is amazed at the idea and thinks it is a boost that comes just in time for Mio to replace Hikaru Shida, who will be leaving the company in March. WAVE’s Mikiko Futagami (formerly known as GAMI) is expecting more merchandise sales to come from this signing and pointed out she might be actually working for 5 or 6 companies if you include her Osaka Joshi shows.

Mio’s first show with Union under the contract will be at Yokohama on 11th February.

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Dreams, Mon☆stars, Galaxies & Demons

January 14, 2014

DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2014”, 26/01/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Saki Akai & Makoto Oishi Vs Yoshiko & Toru Owashi
2. Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao Vs Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki
3. KUDO Vs Danshoku Dino
4. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Masa Takanashi (c) Vs X
5. KO-D Tag Team Titles – 3 Way Match: Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto (c) Vs Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo
6. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie

Shigehiro Irie gets his rematch with HARASHIMA from last year’s second Sumo Hall main event. This time Irie is the challenger and HARASHIMA is dealing with now just having two title belts instead of three.

DDT rookies Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo achieved a remarkable result yesterday, wrestling Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega to a 30 minute draw. Both teams were rewarded with a KO-D Tag Team Title shot but it will be in a 3 Way Match against the champions. Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto can prove their dominance of the tag team division even more by beating two teams at once.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO CIRCUIT 2013 ROUND 1”, 18/01/2014
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. Shoko Nakajima Vs Ayumi Takada
2. Nonoko Vs Yuka Sakazaki
3. Miyu Yamashita Vs KANNA

Miyu Yamashita and KANNA have their first proper match together after a year of facing each other in exhibition bouts. KANNA has yet to beat Yamashita.

Chikage Kiba is unable to wrestle because she has a high school exam on the day of the show.

DDT “GALAXY EXPLOSION IN NAGOYA 2014”, 02/02/2014
Nagoya Telepia Hall

1. DDT Extreme Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii

HARASHIMA’s other title will be defended against Keisuke Ishii. HARASHIMA’s DDT Extreme Title defences have been a wild departure from how he usually wrestles but Ishii seems to be a fairly normal wrestler. Will we get a more traditional stipulation or will HARASHIMA or Ishii show some imagination with their match choice.

UNION “DEMON UNION 2014”, 11/02/2014
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Shuji Ishikawa Vs Richard Burn

Union returns to the Pro Wrestling Vs Martial Arts match up that built the company when it was brought back to life in 2005. But I do not expect Shuji Ishikawa and Richard Burn to have such a heated feud that they will eventually fight in a ring filled with scorpions.

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Hirata & YO-HEY Injuries, New Sweet Dreams Matches

January 6, 2014

DDT “REVIVAL! OSAKA DOTONBORI STORY 14”, 13/01/2014
Osaka Dotonbori Arena

1. Guanchulo Vs La Pete
2. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Toru Owashi & Akito
3. HARASHIMA, KUDO & Yasu Urano Vs Losers of 12/01 6-Man Challenger Final
4. Next Iron Man Challenger Battle Royal: Sanshiro Takagi Vs MIKAMI Vs Masa Takanashi Vs Soma Takao Vs DJ Nira
5. Next KO-D Tag Challenger Final: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Tetsuya Endo & Konosuke Takeshita
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Aja Kong (c) Vs Winners of 12/01 6-Man Challenger Final

Both Kazuki Hirata and YO-HEY have been pulled from the show due to injuries. YO-HEY is suffering from a knee injury while Hirata will be out for two weeks with muscle inflammations.

DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2014”, 26/01/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Saki Akai & Makoto Oishi Vs Yoshiko & Toru Owashi
2. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto (c) Vs Winners of 13/01 Tag Challenger Match
3. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Winner of 12/01 Challenger Match

HARASHIMA faces either Shigehiro Irie or Akito for the KO-D Openweight Title (and the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title too if he will still have that belt). Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto also have to wait a week to find out who they will defend the KO-D Tag Team Titles against.

Yoshiko from Stardom stops by to be the latest opponent for Saki Akai and hopefully say hi to Kota Ibushi.

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DDT “NEW YEAR NEW YEAR SPECIAL!” Results

January 3, 2014

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DDT “NEW YEAR NEW YEAR SPECIAL!”, 03/01/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,200 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Makoto Oishi & Masa Takanashi when Honda pinned Takanashi with the Diving Fist Drop (8:03).
*HARASHIMA Army wins 30 points. HARASHIMA Army 30 – 0 Dino Army.
2. Toru Owashi, MIKAMI & Gorgeous Matsuno defeated KUDO, Yasu Urano & DJ Nira when Matsuno pinned Nira with a Cradle (7:15).
*Dino Army wins 30 points. HARASHIMA Army 30 – 30 Dino Army.
3. Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Kazuki Hirata defeated Hikaru Sato & Guanchulo when Hirata pinned Guanchulo with the Emerald Frosion (8:06).
*Dino Army wins 30 points. HARASHIMA Army 30 – 60 Dino Army.
4. Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Konosuke Takeshita with the Cobra Clutch (7:30).
*Dino Army wins 30 points. HARASHIMA Army 30 – 90 Dino Army.
5. Weapons Rumble: Michael Nakazawa defeated Sanshiro Takagi after the Gotch-Style Piledriver from Minoru Suzuki (13:07).
*HARASHIMA Army wins 30 points. HARASHIMA Army 60 – 90 Dino Army.
– Achievement Test Results: Saki Akai (57 Pts), Tetsuya Endo (175 Pts) & Guanchulo (103 Pts) [336 Total Pts] defeated Keisuke Ishii (108 Pts), Shigehiro Irie (70) & Kazuki Hirata (83 Pts) [261 Total Pts].
*HARASHIMA Army wins 100 points. HARASHIMA Army 160 – 90 Dino Army.
6. 10-Man Eliminatation Tag Team Match: Danshoku Dino, Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie, Soma Tako & Yoshihiko defeated Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega, Gota Ihashi, Tetsuya Endo & Akito (23:45).
6a. Danshoku Dino eliminated Gota Ihashi with the Danshoku Driver (9:26).
6b. Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi eliminated Soma Takao with the PK Heart (10:50).
6c. Keisuke Ishii eliminated Kenny Omega with the Kneel Kick & Yoshihiko Canadian Destroyer Combo (13:08).
6d. Tetsuya Endo eliminated Keisuke Ishii by Ring Out (14:06).
6e. Kota Ibushi and Yoshihiko were both eliminated by Double Ring Out (16:29).
6f. Akito and Shigehiro Irie were both eliminated by Double Ring Out (19:53).
6g. Danshoku Dino eliminated Tetsuya Endo with the Gay-do Clutch (23:45).
*Dino Army wins 30 points. HARASHIMA Army 160 – 120 Dino Army.
7. DDT Extreme Title – New Year Wrestling Card Death Match: HARASHIMA (c) defeated Super Sasadango Machine with the Somato (16:57).
*V3 for HARASHIMA. HARASHIMA Army wins 50 points HARASHIMA Army 210 – 120 Dino Army.
8. Bonus 30-Man Tag Team Match: HARASHIMA, KUDO, Yasu Urano, Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega, Gota Ihashi, Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki, Konosuke Takeshita, Tetsuya Endo, Akito, Hikaru Sato, DJ Nira, Guanchulo & Michael Nakazawa defeated Danshoku Dino, Super Sasadango Machine, Makoto Oishi, Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie, Soma Takao, Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata, Yukio Sakaguchi, MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Gorgeous Matsuno & Yoshihiko when HARASHIMA pinned Hirata with the Somato (6:03).
*HARASHIMA Army wins 300 points. HARASHIMA Army 510 – 120 Dino Army.

HARASHIMA Army
HARASHIMA, KUDO, Yasu Urano, Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega, Gota Ihashi, Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki, Hikaru Sato, Konosuke Takeshita, Tetsuya Endo, Akito, DJ Nira, Guanchulo and Michael Nakazawa

Danshoku Dino Army
Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi, Super Sasadango Machine, Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie, Soma Takao, Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Yukio Sakaguchi, MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Yoshihiko, Gorgeous Matsuno and Kazuki Hirata

DDT celebrates the start of 2014 with an idea that killed the AWA, a team challenge series. DDT has been doing their own version in Korakuen Hall as their annual kick off show for the year. HARASHIMA and Danshoku Dino were the team captains this time but they did not face each other until the bonus main event. The HARASHIMA Army looked to have the contest won by 90 points when it was announced one last match was to happen with 300 points on the line. That match was a 30-Man Tag Team free for all, another annual tradition for the January kickoff show. Any chances for a heroic comeback by Team Dino were dashed when HARASHIMA himself scored the pin on Kazuki Hirata. Amon Tsurumi came out to give the big prize to every member of the HARASHIMA Army and it turned out to be… 100 yen for each wrestler on the team. Tsurumi complained that the prize money was his own cash and the total pot was half a month’s worth of his pocket money.

Sanshiro Takagi announced that starting from April DDT will have regular programming on Teletama, a terrestrial TV station based in Saitama. Takagi says DDT is building their base in Saitama to prepare their big plans for a show inside the Saitama Super Arena. Meanwhile the big annual “PETER PAN” event will take place on 17th August this year. It was announced without any mention of where it will take place. Could it be at the Saitama Super Arena this year?

HARASHIMA successfully defended his DDT Extreme Title against Super Sasadango Machine in a New Year Wrestling Card Death Match. The match involved a deck of cards, each card would have a wrestling move written on it. Every time a card was pulled and read out, the first wrestler who did the called move would earn a point. The match would end either by somebody getting 7 points or if somebody won the match by normal means. Some of the moves called out included Yoshiaki Yago’s Cobra Twist, Danshoku Dino’s Danshoku Nightmare and Satoshi Kojima’s “Bakayaro!” Machine Gun Chops. One of the cards even called for slow motion wrestling with “Etupirika” by Taro Hakase playing in the background. In the end the extra rules weren’t needed as HARASHIMA pinned Sasadango with the Somato.

The semi-main was a 10-Man Tag Team Elimination match. Danshoku Dino was in action teaming with Team Dream Futures and the returning Yoshihiko. The Golden Rendesvouz, Tetsuya Endo and Akito were their opponents representing the HARASHIMA Army. The crowd were excited to see Yoshihiko and Kota Ibushi face off again and they didn’t disappoint with some crazy exchanges. The two were eventually eliminated at the same time when Yoshihiko performed a Reverse Huracanrana on Ibushi from the second rope to the outside of the ring! The match eventually came down to Dino and Endo as the final two. Endo did everything he could against the veteren, even hitting the Phoenix Splash for a nearfall. Dino found his opening and pinned Endo with the Gay-do Clutch to win it for his team.

Sanshiro Takagi and Michael Nakazawa faced off in a Weapons Rumble in a match Nakazawa demanded after he refused to sign a new contract with DDT. If he won the match, he would sign the contract. There was a castle of chairs already set up in the ring and then a bicycle was brought down. Takagi ran down Nakazawa with a Lariat but accidentaly cycled into the chairs. More weapons were introduced until Nonoko from Tokyo Women’s Wrestling was introduced into the match to help Takagi. One more weapon was left to enter and Nakazawa said it was the weapon Takagi hates the most. “Kaze Ni Nare” played over the speakers and out came Minoru Suzuki! Suzuki gave Takagi the Gotch-Style Piledriver and a groggy Nakazawa crawled on top to pin him. Nakazawa celebrated his first win in 2014 and asked Suzuki if he could coach him. Suzuki tried to back out of it by saying he’s busy but Nakazawa asked him about wrestling at “PETER PAN” again. When they told Suzuki the date he said the G1 Climax is happening during that time but he was eventually convinced to do it.

Away from the ring, a series of Achievement Tests took place before the show. Saki Akai (the only person in the entire challenge who did not wrestle on the show), Tetsuya Endo & Guanchulo competed for HARASHIMA while Team Drift played for Dino. They all had to take three exams based on the subjects language, English and social. Tetsuya Endo scored highest with 175 points while Akai scored the lowest with a measly 57 points. They and Guanchulo still scored enough points to win the contest for HARASHIMA. Danshoku Dino complained afterwards because the exams were worth more points than any of the wrestling matches.

Kazuki Hirata now does the Emerald Frosion. Don’t know why that surprises me but it does.

Gorgeous Matsuno gave a New Year speech to the audience while his match was going on behind him.

Makoto Oishi & Saki Akai Vs Toru Owashi and Yoshiko from Stardom will take place at the next Korakuen show on 26th January.

A promotional gimmick for today’s show was every ticket for the event was priced at 2,000 yen. During the end of show speech, HARASHIMA said DDT will do the gimmick again next year. Amon Tsurumi cut in and said they weren’t going to make a profit that way. Sanshiro Takagi admitted he was going to secretly increase the price to 3,000 yen next year but was caught. This joke is in reference to a controversial 500 yen price increase for DDT tickets that will come into effect starting this April.

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“NEW YEAR’S EVE WRESTLING 2013 – WORLD UNIFICATION” Results

January 1, 2014

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“NEW YEAR’S EVE WRESTLING 2013 – WORLD UNIFICATION”, 31/12/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,194 Fans

1. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Round 1: Ryuji Ito defeated Antonio Honda with the Dragon Splash (7:53).
2. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Round 1: Shigehiro Irie defeated Kaji Tomato with the Flying Sausage (4:33).
3. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Round 1: Shinya Ishikawa Vs Shiori Asahi ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
3a. One Count Sudden Death: Shiori Asahi defeated Shinya Ishikawa with a Backlside (0:54).
4. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Round 1: Yuji Okabayashi defeated Ryuichi Sekine with a Power Bomb (5:23).
5. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Round 1: HARASHIMA defeated KAZMA SAKAMOTO with the Somato (8:18).
6. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Round 1: Yasu Urano Vs Kazuki Hashimoto ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
6a. One Count Sudden Death: Yasu Urano defeated Kazuki Hashimoto with a Cradle (1:32).
7. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Round 1: Masashi Takeda defeated Keisuke Ishii with a German Suplex (8:14).
8. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Round 1: Kengo Mashimo defeated Ryuichi Kawakami with the Katana (7:35).
9. 4 Way Tag Team Fluorescent Light Tube Match: Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto defeated Shuji Ishikawa & Saburo Inematsu, MASADA & Masaya Takahashi and Takumi Tsukamoto & Danny Havoc when Kodaka pinned Takahashi with the Diving Double Knee Drop onto Fluorescent Lights (13:45).
10. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Quarter Final: Ryuji Ito defeated Shigehiro Irie with a Side Cradle (4:34).
11. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Quarter Final: Shiori Asahi Vs Yuji Okabayashi ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
11a. One Count Sudden Death: Shiori Asahi defeated Yuji Okabayashi with a Rolling Backwards Cradle (2:00).
12. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Quarter Final: HARASHIMA defeated Yasu Urano with a Cradle (4:47).
13. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Quarter Final: Kengo Mashimo defeated Masashi Takeda with the Mudo (8:27).
14. Danshoku Dino Produce Battle Royal: Atsushi Ohashi defeated Tsutomu Osugi and Hercules Senga by Ring Out (27:20).
Order Of Elimination: Ricky Fuji, Hikaru Sato, Michael Nakazawa, Brahman Shu & Brahmn Kei, Kankuro Hoshino, Masato Inaba, Jaki Numazawa, KUDO, Makoto Oishi & Hiroshi Fukuda, Hiro Tonai, Som Takao, Dave Crist & Jake Crist and Tsutomu Osugi and Hercules Senga.
15. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Semi Final: Shiori Asahi Vs HARASHIMA ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
15a. One Count Sudden Death: HARASHIMA defeated Shiori Asahi with the Somato (0:27).
16. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Semi Final: Kengo Mashimo defeated Ryuji Ito with the Vertical Drop Brainbuster (4:39).
17. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Final: HARASHIMA defeated Kengo Mashimo with the Swan Dive Somato (17:27).

Another year has come and gone as several Japanese wrestling companies joined together for the annual New Year’s Eve Wrestling show at Korakuen Hall. This year’s selling point was a one night tournament featuring wrestlers from DDT, Big Japan and K-DOJO. Each match that ended in a 10 minute time limit would go into sudden death where pinfalls only had to last a second for the match to declare a winner. HARASHIMA ended a strong year for himself by winning the tournament, defeating KAZMA SAKAMOTO, Yasu Urano, Shiori Asahi and finally Kengo Mashimo throughout the night. Abdullah Kobayashi made an appearance and congratulated HARASHIMA for winning. He joked “I’m the next challenger!” He then said he will wait until the summer for his return from illness.

Danshoku Dino provided a change of pace with an “Insanely Funny Game” Battle Royal. He had invited Sanshiro Takagi, Amon Tsurumi, Eiji Tosaka, Nikkan Lee, TAKA Michinoku and Tank Nagai down to ringside for a challenge. Takagi, TAKA and Tosaka had to sit down at ringside while Tsurumi, Nagai and Lee had to stand beside them with their mouths full of milk. It was up to Tsurumi, Nagai and Lee not to laugh and spit out milk onto the people sitting beside them. Needless to say, there milk was everywhere by the end as all of the different wrestlers in the match did what they could to make the milk drinkers laugh. Nagai still had some milk left in his mouth when the match was over. Dino asked him if he “liked TAKA’s milk?” and Nagai spat it out in laughter.

During the show, Samurai! TV announced their Occupation Of The Indies Awards for 2013. Isami Kodaka was the big winner, grabbing the MVP Award, Best Match Award with Shuji Ishikawa in Big Japan and Best Tag Team Award with Yuko Miyamoto. Kodaka beat out Kota Ibushi and Daisuke Sekimoto to win the MVP Award. DDT won the Best Event Award for “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2013”. Sanshiro Takagi was in the middle of having a shower during the ceremony and accepted the award with just a towel around his waist. He said he will continue to dominate that award every year. Masaya Takahashi from Wrestling New Classic was Best Rookie. He was surprised to win it so suddenly.

MVP Award
Isami Kodaka (Union)

Best Match
BJW Death Match Heavyweight Title – Culture of Death Match: Shuji Ishikawa (c) Vs Isami Kodaka (BJW 04/11/2013)

Best Tag Team
Yankee Ni Cho Kenju (Yuko Miyamoto & Isami Kodaka)

Best Event
DDT “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2013” (18/08/2013)

Best Rookie
Masaya Takahashi (Wrestling New Classic)

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Weapons Rumble Returns! NeverEnding Dotonbori Story

December 27, 2013

DDT “NEW YEAR NEW YEAR SPECIAL!”, 03/01/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Weapons Rumble: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Michael Nakazawa
2. DDT Extreme Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Super Sasadango Machine

HARASHIMA Army
HARASHIMA, KUDO, Yasu Urano, Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega, Gota Ihashi, Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki, Hikaru Sato, Konosuke Takeshita, Tetsuya Endo, Akito, DJ Nira, Guanchulo and Michael Nakazawa

Danshoku Dino Army
Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi, Super Sasadango Machine, Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie, Soma Takao, Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Yukio Sakaguchi, MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Yoshihiko, Gorgeous Matsuno and Kazuki Hirata

Sanshiro Takagi Vs Michael Nakazawa is added to the card after Nakazawa strongly demanded the match to happen. Not only that but Nakazawa also wants it to be a Weapons Rumble match, a match where a different weapon is brought down to the ring every couple of minutes. Nakazawa has been acting odd lately. He has been using a certain Golden Star’s phone to send naked pictures of himself to Takagi, probably to play mind games with him (key word: probably). Nakazawa also said he has prepared a secret weapon that will frighten Takagi when it appears.

DDT “REVIVAL! OSAKA DOTONBORI STORY 13”, 12/01/2014
Osaka Dotonbori Arena

1. Makoto Oishi Vs Soma Takao
2. MIKAMI, Tetsuya Endo & Konosuke Takeshita Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Guanchulo
3. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi
4. HARASHIMA & KUDO Vs HAYATA & TORU
5. Next KO-D 6-Man Tag Challenger Final: Hikaru Sato, Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Shoichi Uhida
6. Next Extreme Title Challenger 4 Way Match: Danshoku Dino Vs Keisuke Ishii Vs Yasu Urano Vs DJ Nira
7. Next KO-D Challenger Final: Shigehiro Irie Vs Akito

DDT’s doubleshot return to Osaka Dotonbori Arena next month is all about deciding challengers for all of their championships. Night 1 has matches that will determine the No. 1 Contenders for the KO-D Openweight, DDT Extreme and KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championships. The Extreme Title challenger will face either HARASHIMA or Super Sasadango Machine for the belt in Nagoya on 2nd February.

HAYATA & TORU both come from Dotonbori Pro Wrestling.

DDT “REVIVAL! OSAKA DOTONBORI STORY 14”, 13/01/2014
Osaka Dotonbori Arena

1. Akito & Kazuki Hirata Vs YO-HEY & La Pete
2. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Sanshiro Takagi & DJ Nira
3. HARASHIMA, KUDO & Yasu Urano Vs Losers of 12/01 6-Man Challenger Final
4. Next Iron Man Challenger Battle Royal: MIKAMI Vs Toru Owashi Vs Masa Takanashi Vs Soma Takao Vs Gaunchulo
5. Next KO-D Tag Challenger Final: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Tetsuya Endo & Konosuke Takeshita
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Aja Kong (c) Vs Winners of 12/01 6-Man Challenger Final

Night 2 decides who will go for the KO-D Tag Team and Iron Man Heavymetalweight Titles. The Homo-sapiens will also hold their first defence of the 6-Man belts against whoever wins that Next Challenger match on Night 1. The eventual Tag Team Title match against Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto will take place on the 26th January Korakuen Hall show. The Iron Man Title match against the champion HARASHIMA will happen sometime in February.

YO-HEY & La Pete also come from Dotonbori Pro Wrestling.

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DDT “NEVER MIND 2013” Results

December 23, 2013

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DDT “NEVER MIND 2013”, 23/12/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,013 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

0. Kazuki Hirata 5 Match Trial: Kazuki Hirata finishes the trial with 2 wins and 3 losses.
0a. Tomomitsu Matsunaga defeata Kazuki Hirata with a Crab Hold (1:44).
0b. Kazuki Hirata defeated Gota Ihashi with the Sliding Kick (1:26).
0c. Guanchulo defeated Kazuki Hirata with a Sunset Flip (1:06).
0d. Kazuki Hirata defeated Choun Shiryu with the Ruth (1:46).
0e. Jun Kasai defeated Kazuki Hirata with the Barbed Wire Bat Assisted Pearl Harbour Splash (4:13).
1. Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao defeated MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi & Akito when Irie pinned Akito with the Flying Sausage (8:15).
2. Big Single Match Year End Drinking Party: Hikaru Sato defeated Michael Nakazawa with the Ultimate Venom Arm (4:39).
3. KUDO, Yasu Urano & Saki Akai defeated Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & GAMI when KUDO pinned Sasaki with the Diving Double Knee Drop (11:59).
4. Big Single Match Year End Drinking Party: Kota Ibushi defeated DJ Nira with a Front Necklock (9:48).
5. Big Single Match Year End Drinking Party: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Tetsuya Endo with a German Suplex (10:47).
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Aja Kong defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Akebono (c) when Dino pinned Takagi with the Danshoku Driver (12:30).
*Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Akebono fail in V3. The Homo-sapiens become the 7th KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions!
7. KO-D Openweight Title & Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) defeated Yukio Sakaguchi (c) with the Somato (16:34).
*V4 for HARASHIMA. HARASHIMA becomes the 978th Iron Man Champion.

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After a brief detour, HARASHIMA is once again a DDT Triple Crown Champion! He defeated the person I believed had the best chance of winning the KO-D Openweight Title from him and in the process won back the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title. On paper, HARASHIMA Vs Yukio Sakaguchi looked to be as hard hitting as they come. Plenty of kicks and knee strikes were on offer along with some Triangle Chokes and Sleeper Holds, the move Sakaguchi used to beat HARASHIMA the last time they were in the ring together. This time HARASHIMA was able to escape the hold and strike back with the ever reliable Somato. Sakaguchi kicked out but HARASHIMA quickly replied with another Somato to put him down for good. The champion told Sakaguchi they just had a thrilling match and it was so fun for him. “Thanks a bunch!” They hugged and shook hands afterwards.

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Danshoku Dino and Makoto Oishi have finally gotten their KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles back, this time with Aja Kong along for the ride. Kong was more than suitable for the job, matching strength for strength with Toru Owashi in an impromptu sumo bout. She was about to do the same with Akebono until Danshoku Dino got involved and chased after the AJPW Triple Crown champion. Dino eventually got what he wanted, delivering a big old Lip Lock to Akebono. Kong did the same to Sanshiro Takagi, stunning him enough for Dino to deliver the Danshoku Driver and win the titles. Dino called his new team the Homo-sapiens. Kong thought she didn’t have to team with them anymore but decided to stay.

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Tetsuya Endo ends the year on a low note by losing to his fellow generational opponent Konosuke Takeshita in one of three highlighted singles matches held throughout the show. Endo cried out how useless he was, it’s no good if he doesn’t win and it’s no good if he’s not strong. He is upset he lost to a high school student and swore he will beat Takeshita someday. Takeshita recognised the judges who voted him the Tokyo Sports Rookie of the Year and said “It was not wrong to choose Takeshita.”

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DJ Nira tried to trick Kota Ibushi before their match by sending out Gota Ihashi in his place. And in his clothes. Nira then launched the ambush, yelling “Take that, a present from me!” Ibushi simply moved out of the way and then proceeded to dominate the match. Nira had some glimpses of a comeback but at the end quickly submitted to a Front Necklock.

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Saki Akai came out dressed as a sexy Santa and her partners KUDO and Yasu Urano were her reindeer. GAMI took her temporary role in the Monster Army seriously and was there to toughen up Akai. She and Antonio Honda were in tune with each other, both giving out Bionic Elbows to KUDO and Urano. But in a Christmas miracle, Akai leapt onto both of them from the tope rope. Urano cut off Daisuke Sasaki and gave him a Frankensteiner, leaving him right on target for KUDO’s Diving Double Knee Drop for the three count. Akai thanked KUDO and Urano in a backstage interview for supporting her because she still feels nervous in the ring. Her goal for next year is to win the Iron Man Championship.

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Hikaru Sato found the perfect piece of clothing to battle Michael Nakazawa and the pair of shorts he uses to fuel the Ultimate Venom Arm. Sato brought out a school swimsuit and used it to do his own Ultimate Venom Arm to pin Nakazawa. After the match Nakazawa asked Sato to team with him again as they would be invincible with their shorts and swimsuits. Sato ignored him.

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Team Dream Futures reflected over their performance throughout 2013. Shigehiro Irie became KO-D Champion and recorded more defences in a single title reign than anyone else in the belt’s history. Keisuke Ishii charged into All Japan to sort out an old grudge with the promotion he has held ever since he trained in their dojo. He now hopes to play a central role in “cheerful wrestling” for DDT. Soma Takao meanwhile was obsessed with talking about the colour red.

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Kazuki Hirata ran through a gauntlet of wrestlers in a pre-show trial to prove he is not a “boring shit” wrestler. He had a bad start losing to Tomomitsu Matsunaga but bounced back by beating Gota Ihashi. Guanchulo stopped him from winning two in a row yet Hirata avoided two straight defeats by pinning Choun-Shiryu. His last opponent was a big surprise, the “Crazy Monkey” Jun Kasai! Even worse, he was armed with a barbed wire baseball bat which he used to great effect. Hirata ended the series with a losing record of two victories and three defeats. Afterwards Kasai said he was supposed to be spending quality time with his family for the holidays before DDT contacted him to appear. He told Hirata that Takagi was just treating him like a toy and he himself had just beaten him up for fun. He wished him luck to become better and hoped to fight him again in DDT when he improves.

A Homoiro Clover Z Vs Up Up Girls challenge is set for 19th February in Shinjuku FACE. The aim of the event is to show both the beauty of wrestling and the beauty of idols.

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New Year New Year Special!

December 18, 2013

DDT “NEW YEAR NEW YEAR SPECIAL!”, 03/01/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. DDT Extreme Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Danshoku Dino

The first DDT show of 2014 continues the annual tradition of the New Year Team Challenge. This time HARASHIMA and Danshoku Dino are the team captains and those two will face off in a DDT Extreme Title match on the show. The rest of the card will be decided on the day of the show.

The teams are:

HARASHIMA, KUDO, Yasu Urano, Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega, Gota Ihashi, Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki, Hikaru Sato, Konosuke Takeshita, Tetsuya Endo, Akito, DJ Nira, Guanchulo and Michael Nakazawa

Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi, Super Sasadango Machine, Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie, Soma Takao, Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Yukio Sakaguchi, MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Yoshihiko, Gorgeous Matsuno and Kazuki Hirata

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Aipoke Title Decision, New Year’s Eve Update

December 6, 2013

UNION “SHIWASU NO UNION 2013”, 11/12/2013
Shinjuku FACE

1. Richard Burn Vs Daichi Kazato
2. Kyoko Kimura & SAGAT Vs Menso~re Oyaji & Tomoya Kawamura
3. 3 Way Match: Cherry Vs Kaori Yoneyama Vs Sareee
4. FUMA Vs Kotaro Nasu
5. Aipoke World Title Decision – 4 Way Match: Seiya Morohashi Vs Mitomi Masayuki Vs Madoka Vs Mio Shirai
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto (c) Vs Hiroshi Fukuda & MEN’S Teioh
7. Union MAX Title Decision Match: Shuji Ishikawa Vs Ivan Markov

A year’s worth of Idea Pocket DVDs will be given to the winner of the Aipoke World Title match. Minori Hatsune will present the prize.

“NEW YEAR’S EVE WRESTLING 2013 – WORLD UNIFICATION”, 31/12/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Round 1: Daisuke Sekimoto Vs Antonio Honda
2. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Round 1: Shigehiro Irie Vs Kaji Tomato
3. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Round 1: Shinya Ishikawa Vs Shiori Asahi
4. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Round 1: Ryuichi Sekine Vs Yuji Okabayashi
5. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Round 1: HARASHIMA Vs KAZMA SAKAMOTO
6. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Round 1: Yasu Urano Vs Kazuki Hashimoto
7. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Round 1: Keisuke Ishii Vs Masashi Takeda
8. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Round 1: Ryuichi Kawakami Vs Kengo Mashimo
9. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Quarter Final: Winner of Match 1 Vs Winner of Match 2
10. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Quarter Final: Winner of Match 3 Vs Winner of Match 4
11. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Quarter Final: Winner of Match 5 Vs Winner of Match 6
12. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Quarter Final: Winner of Match 7 Vs Winner of Match 8
13. 4 Way Tag Team Fluorescent Light Tube Match: Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto Vs Shuji Ishikawa & Saburo Inematsu Vs Ryuji Ito & Masaya Takahashi Vs Takumi Tsukamoto & Danny Havoc
14. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Semi Final: Winner of Quarter Final 1 Vs Winner of Quarter Final 2
15. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Semi Final: Winner of Quarter Final 3 Vs Winner of Quarter Final 4
16. Danshoku Dino Produce: Jaki Numazawa Vs Kankuro Hoshino Vs Masato Inaba Vs Ricky Fuji Vs Hiro Tonai Vs Tank Nagai Vs KUDO Vs Makoto Oishi Vs Hikaru Sato Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
17. Three Organizations Strongest Tournament – Final: Winner of Semi Final 1 Vs Winner of Semi Final 2

New Year’s Eve is going to be a looooong night.

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New Union Matches, Is Hirata A Boring Shit?

December 3, 2013

UNION “SHIWASU NO UNION 2013”, 11/12/2013
Shinjuku FACE

1. Richard Burn Vs Daichi Kazato
2. Kyoko Kimura & SAGAT Vs Menso~re Oyaji & Tomoya Kawamura
3. FUMA Vs Kotaro Nasu
4. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto (c) Vs Hiroshi Fukuda & MEN’S Teioh
5. Union MAX Title: Shuji Ishikawa Vs Ivan Markov

Mio Shirai will also be on the show. No sign of any Idea Pocket Divas though.

DDT “NEVER MIND 2013”, 23/12/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Kazuki Hirata 5 Match Trial: Kazuki Hirata Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Gota Ihashi, Guanchulo, X & X
1. Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao Vs MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi & Akito
2. KUDO, Yasu Urano & Saki Akai Vs Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & GAMI
3. Big Single Match Year End Drinking Party: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Tetsuya Endo
4. Big Single Match Year End Drinking Party: Hikaru Sato Vs Michael Nakazawa
5. Big Single Match Year End Drinking Party: Kota Ibushi Vs DJ Nira
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Akebono (c) Vs Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Aja Kong
7. KO-D Openweight Title & Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Yukio Sakaguchi

Kazuki Hirata will be put through 5 consecutive dark matches to prove he is not a “boring shit.”

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