DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2013” Results

January 27, 2013

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DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2013”, 27/01/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,542 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Makoto Oishi & Akito defeated Tetsuya Endo & Daichi Kazato when Akito submitted Kazato with a Figure 4 Leg Lock (7:14).
2. Planning The New Year – 1 Vs 5 Handicap Match: Gota Ihashi defeated Hiroshi Fukuda, Michael Nakazawa, Hoshitango, Batten Tamagawa & DJ Nira when Ihashi pinned Fukuda with a Crucifix Pin (5:43).
3. HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & FUMA defeated MIKAMI, Hikaru Sato & Masa Takanashi when HARASHIMA pinned Takanashi with the Somato (10:53).
4. Danshoku Dino & Yoshiko defeated Sanshiro Takagi & Yuzuki Aikawa when Dino pinned Takagi with the Shin Danshoku Driver (10:32).
5. Kota Ibushi defeated Konosuke Takeshita with a Boston Crab (11:48).
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Yuji Hino defeated Keisuke Ishii, Takao Soma & Shigehiro Irie (c) when Sasaki pinned Ishii with the Now Or Never (10:32).
*Team Dream Futures fail in V1. Monster Army becomes the 2nd KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions!
7. KO-D Openweight Title & DDT Extreme Title: Kenny Omega (c) defeated Isami Kodaka (c) with the One-Winged Angel (23:14).
*V1 for Kenny Omega. Isami Kodaka fails in V1. Kenny Omega becomes the 22nd DDT Extreme Champion!

Kenny Omega can now call himself a Double Champion! He now adds the DDT Extreme Title to keep his KO-D Openweight Title company. Omega has his theme music played live by the Capcom band ROCK-MEN while Isami Kodaka was accompanied by members of Union as well as MIKAMI. The One-Winged Angel was the deciding factor and Isami admitted defeat afterwards. Omega nominated HARASHIMA as his next challenger for beating him in the KO-D Tag Team Title match from a week ago. Kenny pointed out that HARASHIMA has yet to beat him in a singles match.

Prepare the tanks, the Monster Army are now the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions! Not a bad birthday present for Yuji Hino, who turns 28 today. Antonio Honda declared he will start the auction for the belts at 300 million yen. Keisuke Ishii was devastated to lose the 6-Man Tag Title so soon after losing the DDT Extreme Title.

Toru Owashi appeared to announce his full time return to wrestling. He has spent the last couple of years away from wrestling raising enough money to move to Tokyo. Now he is running his own shop in Tokyo and is able to wrestle again. Sanshiro Takagi isn’t excited about the news. He thinks DDT has enough wrestlers and wonders why Owashi hasn’t gone looking for other promotions. Tsurumi Amon will put Owashi through a series of matches to see if he is good enough to come back.

Yuzuki Aikawa’s DDT farewell was ruined by Danshoku Dino & Akiawa’s fellow Stardom wrestler Yoshiko. Dino debuted a brand new finisher to pin Sanshiro Takagi. From what I can guess, the Shin Danshoku Driver is a Beach Break with the victim’s head shoved into the back of Dino’s tights. Takagi demanded a rematch and told Aikawa that there is one place she hasn’t bounced and wrestled in yet, the streets!

KUDO will return to action on the 17/2 Korakuen Hall show, making the Ura-Shima-Kudo unit complete again. FUMA interrupted the announcement saying that the group is now called Ura-Shima-Fuma. FUMA and Yasu Urano argued over who is actually a member of the group with Urano pointing out that FUMA is challenging him and HARASHIMA for the KO-D Tag Titles on 10/2. They shook hands but Urano then blindsided FUMA with the Tombstone Piledriver.

Hiroshi Fukuda was not happy to take on five wrestlers in a Handicap match. He demanded to Tsurumi Amon that if he won the match, he should get a prize of his choosing. Amon accepted the idea but Fukuda tricked him by switching spots with Gota Ihashi before the match. DJ Nira defended Ihashi and teamed with him to make it 4 Vs 2 only to betray him with a Rocket Punch. Fukuda gave Ihashi the Perfect Plex but only got a two count. Fukuda reacted with a loud “Nooooooooooo!!!!” Ihashi capitlised on Fukuda’s shock and pinned him to win the match. Amon asked an upset Fukuda what his wish was. Fukuda wanted to become just like Vince and promote his own show. Amon misunderstood and thought Fukuda meant Vince Russo and he wanted the return of WCW and Monday Nitro. Fukuda meant he wanted to run his own brand in Shin-Kiba and turn it into an American wrestling territory. He wants to call it United Superstars Action, USA for shot. Amon actually liked the idea and told Fukuda it can happen in the spring. Fukuda is already taking match suggestions on Twitter. One request was Antonio Honda Vs Jerry Lawler. Fukuda replied he will save that match for when he books Madison Square Garden.

Shigehiro Irie has signed a contract with DDT and is now an official full time DDT wrestler. Irie noted his humble beginnings wrestling in Nagoya leading him into DDT. Tsurumi Amon gave Irie his first order as a DDT employee, name every season in English. Irie could only knew Summer. Amon told him to do his best in the future.

There is another trainee coming into DDT. So far the name for this person I can find is T. Koda. The person was joined in the ring by the Tokyo Women’s Wrestling trainees during the announcement. Referee Daisuke Kiso was chosen to be Chikage Kiba’s opponent for the Sambo Exhibition on TWW’s preview event in Akihabara on 30/1.


Sweet Dreams, Send In The Tanks! Sato’s Long Awaited Rematch

January 25, 2013

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DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2013”, 27/01/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Makoto Oishi & Akito Vs Tetsuya Endo & Daichi Kazato
2. Planning The New Year – 1 Vs 5 Handicap Match: Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Michael Nakazawa, Hoshitango, Gota Ihashi, Batten Tamagawa & DJ Nira
3. HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Hiro Tsumaki Vs MIKAMI, Hikaru Sato & Masa Takanashi
4. Sanshiro Takagi & Yuzuki Aikawa Vs Danshoku Dino & Yoshiko
5. Kota Ibushi Vs Konosuke Takeshita
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii, Takao Soma & Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Yuji Hino
7. KO-D Openweight Title & DDT Extreme Title: Kenny Omega (c) Vs Isami Kodaka (c)

Both Kenny Omega and Isami Kodaka had plenty of praise to give each other when they met to promote their KO-D Openweight & DDT Extreme Double Title match. Omega has a lot of respect for Kodaka due to his spirit and technique. As the DDT Extreme Champion, Kodaka was allowed to choose the stipulation for the match. He was tempted to make it a hardcore match so both men could do whatever they wanted in the ring. He decided to leave it as a normal match so if he beats Omega, it will prove without a doubt that he deservedly won the KO-D Championship. Kenny compared the match up to something like Street Fighter X Tekken or Capcom Vs SNK. He is 99% sure he can beat Kodaka but there is a chance a lucky punch will beat him. Kodaka said he has that punch but he acquired it from dedicated training instead of relying on luck.

The Monster Army have threatened to sell the KO-D 6-Man Tag Titles if they win them and use the money to buy tanks! Antonio Honda explained that after he and his teammates win the belts, he will go wrestle in Vietnam and become famous. That will somehow increase the value of the belts to the point where they can afford tanks. Honda also warned Keisuke Ishii that at 27 years old, Ishii is at the stage of life when a person has the worst luck. Many many musicians have died at the age of 27 and Ishii could join them. Ishii pointed out that Daisuke Sasaki and Yuji Hino are also 27 years old. Ishii’s 28th birthday will be around a week after the show and he promises he will still have the title when he celebrates it.

HARD HIT “YOUTH”, 24/02/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Yasu Kubota Vs FUMA
2. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Asaki Honda
3. Super Shooter Kamen Rider Vs NOSAWA Rongai
4. HARASHIMA Vs Hayato Mashita
5. Hikaru Sato Vs Yuji Sakuragi

Hikaru Sato announced five fights for the upcoming Hard Hit show. He is currently negotiating with different MMA fighters in order to sign two more fights for the card. Sato will fight Yuji Sakuragi in a rematch from their Pancrase bout from 26th January, 2006. Sakuragi won that fight in only 55 seconds of the first round. Sato is a far more experienced fighter now.


Flu Claims Another Victim, Homoiro Clover Z To The Rescue

January 24, 2013

DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2013”, 27/01/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Makoto Oishi & Akito Vs Tetsuya Endo & Daichi Kazato
2. Planning The New Year – 1 Vs 5 Handicap Match: Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Michael Nakazawa, Hoshitango, Gota Ihashi, Batten Tamagawa & DJ Nira
3. HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Hiro Tsumaki Vs MIKAMI, Hikaru Sato & Masa Takanashi
4. Sanshiro Takagi & Yuzuki Aikawa Vs Danshoku Dino & Yoshiko
5. Kota Ibushi Vs Konosuke Takeshita
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii, Takao Soma & Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Yuji Hino
7. KO-D Openweight Title & DDT Extreme Title: Kenny Omega (c) Vs Isami Kodaka (c)

Yukio Sakaguchi is the latest wrestler to fall ill with the flu and will not wrestle on the show. The opener has been changed with Makoto Oishi & Akito now teaming together while Tetsuya Endo is paired with Daichi Kazato from Union.

The ROCK-MEN will perform Kenny Omega’s entrance song live on the night.

DDT “INTO THE FIGHT SERIES 2013 IN CHIBA”, 03/02/2013
Chiba REINA Arena

1. HARASHIMA Vs Takao Soma
2. Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi & Gota Ihashi Vs Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Akito

Former Homoiro Clover Z members team up to battle The Golden Trio.


Full Cards For Diamond Dust And Sweet Dreams

January 18, 2013

DDT “DIAMOND DUST IN NAGOYA 2013”, 20/01/2013
Nagoya Telepia Hall

1. 3 Way Match: Michael Nakazawa Vs Tetsuya Endo Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
2. Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Hoshitango Vs Makoto Oishi, Hikaru Sato & DJ Nira
3. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Gota Ihashi
4. Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma Vs MIKAMI & Masa Takanashi
5. Akito & Shigehiro Irie Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Kengo Takai
6. Danshoku Dino Vs Gabaiji-chan
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano (c) Vs Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega

The Golden Lovers reunite and may just turn Kenny Omega into a double champion.

DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2013”, 27/01/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Akito & Tetsuya Endo Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Makoto Oishi
2. Planning The New Year – 1 Vs 5 Handicap Match: Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Michael Nakazawa, Hoshitango, Gota Ihashi, Batten Tamagawa & DJ Nira
3. HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Hiro Tsumaki Vs MIKAMI, Hikaru Sato & Masa Takanashi
4. Sanshiro Takagi & Yuzuki Aikawa Vs Danshoku Dino & Yoshiko
5. Kota Ibushi Vs Konosuke Takeshita
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii, Takao Soma & Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Yuji Hino
7. KO-D Openweight Title & DDT Extreme Title: Kenny Omega (c) Vs Isami Kodaka (c)

The Monster Army are the first team to get a KO-D 6-Man Tag Title shot, which is a bit odd since they originally stole the belts before they were brought into DDT.


Union Hangover, Daimond Dust Card, Yuzupon’s Final Bounce

January 7, 2013

UNION “NEW YEAR UNION 2013”, 14/01/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Goro Jr. & El Hijo del Goro Vs Daichi Kazato & SAGAT
2. Union Non-Certified US Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Fukuda (c) (w/ Rumi Kazama & Mame Endo) Vs Jun Kasai
3. Rock ‘N’ Roll Death Match: A.YAZAWA Vs Seiya Morohashi Vs Ryuichi Sekine Vs Menso~re Oyaji
4. Cherry & Masako Takanashi Vs Mio Shirai & Yuko Miyamoto
5. Hiro Tsumaki Vs Kengo Ohka
6. Shigehiro Irie & Takao Soma Vs Shuji Ishikawa & Ken Ohka
7. DDT Extreme Title: Keisuke Ishii (c) Vs Isami Kodaka

The Union Vs Drift feud got more heated in Yokohama yesterday with Isami Kodaka pinning Keisuke Ishii only to get laid out by the DDT Extreem Champion afterwards. They’ll meet again in Osaka on 12/1 when Union and Drift fight each other in the KO-D 6 Person Tag Team Title Tournament and then two days later Kodaka finally battles Ishii for the Extreme Title with Ishii still to decide what match it will be. The feud continues down the card with the new BJW Death Match Champion, Shuji Ishikawa teaming with Ken Ohka to face Drift’s Shigehiro Irie & Takao Soma.

It is bad enough for Hiroshi Fukuda that he has to go one on one with Jun Kasai. Now he has to put the Union Non-Certified US Heavyweight Title on the line. At least things are beginning to look up for the guy when it comes to having managers. The last couple of months has seen Fukuda trying to win back Rumi Kazama’s trust while trying to handle the unwanted attention of Mame Endo. Fukuda’s profile has begun to rise and he is starting to turn him into a hot commodity in wrestling. So both Kazama and Endo have agreed to manage Fukuda together and both will accompany him for his match against Kasai.

DDT “DIAMOND DUST IN NAGOYA 2013”, 20/01/2013
Nagoya Telepia Hall

1. 3 Way Match: Michael Nakazawa Vs Tetsuya Endo Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
2. Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Hoshitango Vs Makoto Oishi, Hikaru Sato & DJ Nira
3. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Gota Ihashi
4. Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma Vs MIKAMI & Masa Takanashi
5. Akito & Shigehiro Irie Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Kengo Takai
6. Danshoku Dino Vs Gabaiji-chan
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano (c) Vs Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega

HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano are two of the most accomplished tag team wrestlers in DDT. With 11 KO-D Tag Team Title reigns between them (6 for HARASHIMA, 5 for Urano), there are very few teams that can match up to them. The Golden Lovers may be one of those teams. Despite holding the KO-D Tag Team Titles only once together, Kota Ibushi and the current KO-D Openweight Champion Kenny Omega are one of the most popular tag teams to ever appear in DDT. So who better to get the first shot at the new champions?

No, not the Brahman Brothers!

DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2013”, 27/01/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Sanshiro Takagi & Yuzuki Aikawa Vs Danshoku Dino & Yoshiko
2. Kota Ibushi Vs Konosuke Takeshita
3. KO-D Openweight Title & DDT Extreme Title: Kenny Omega (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii (c)

It’s possible that by the time this match comes around, Omega could be aiming to complete the KO-D Triple Crown by adding the DDT Extreme Title to both KO-D Championships.

The joshi queen of bouncy-bouncy, Yuzuki Aikawa has her final match in DDT teaming with one of her biggest supporters Sanshiro Takagi. Yoshiko comes along for the ride but will be disappointed she will not team with her beloved Kota Ibushi. Instead she gets to be with Danshoku Dino. I don’t think Dino is happy with the idea either.


DDT “NEW YEAR NEW YEAR SPECIAL!” Results

January 3, 2013

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DDT “NEW YEAR NEW YEAR SPECIAL!”, 03/01/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,995 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Hiroshi Fukuda defeated Konosuke Takeshita with the Perfect Plex (9:45)
*Takagi Army earns 30 points. Amon Army 0 – 30 Takagi Army.
New Year Game 1 – Who Can Withstand Chinese New Year?: Danshoku Dino defeated Shigehiro Irie.
*Amon Army earns 10 points. Amon Army 10 – 30 Takagi Army.
2. 4 Way Match: Danshoku Dino Vs Takao Soma Vs Tetsuya Endo Vs Gorgeous Matsuno ended in a No Contest (5:40).
*Neither team earn any points. Amon Army 10 – 30 Takagi Army.
New Year Game 2 – Fukuwarai Showdown: Union Vs Monster Army ended in a draw.
*Both teams earn 5 points each. Amon Army 15 – 35 Takagi Army.
3. Yukio Sakaguchi, Makoto Oishi & Akito defeated Michael Nakazawa, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Gota Ihashi when Sakaguchi submitted Nakazawa with the Dojime Sleeper Hold (7:33).
*Takagi Army earns 30 points. Amon Army 15 – 65 Takagi Army.
New Year Game 3 – Two Haori Showdown: HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano defeated Kota Ibushi & Gota Ihashi.
*Takagi Army earns 10 points. Amon Army 15 – 75 Takagi Army.
4. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Yoshiaki Fujiwara (c) defeated DJ Nira with the Fujiwara Armbar (5:57).
*V2 for Yoshiaki Fujiwara? Amon Army earns 30 points. Amon Army 45 – 75 Takagi Army.
Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: E. YOSHIHIKO defeated Yoshiaki Fujiwara (c) by Pinfall (2:38).
*E. YOSHIHIKO becomes the 962nd champion.
5. Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki, Yuji Hino & Hoshitango defeated Isami Kodaka, Ken Ohka, Seiya Morohashi & Daichi Kazato when Honda pinned Ohka with the Diving Fist Drop (10:30).
*Amon Army earns 30 points. Amon Army 75 – 75 Takagi Army.
6. 5 Vs 5 Tug Of War Lottery: Kota Ibushi, Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie, Hikaru Sato & Masa Takanashi Vs Sanshiro Takagi, HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano, MIKAMI & Shuji Kondo ended in a draw (2-2-1).
6a. Sanshiro Takagi defeated Shigehiro Irie with the Sit Down Himawari Bomb (4:29).
*Takagi Army earns 30 points. Amon Army 75 – 105 Takagi Army.
6b. Hikaru Sato defeated MIKAMI with the Cross Armbreaker (6:44).
*Amon Army earns 30 points. Amon Army 105 – 105 Takagi Army.
6c. HARASHIMA Vs Keisuke Ishii ended in a Time Limit Draw (10:00).
*Both teams earn 15 points each. Amon Army 120 – 120 Takagi Army.
6d. Kota Ibushi defeated Yasu Urano with the 24 Year Old (9:58).
*Amon Army earns 30 points. Amon Army 150 – 120 Takagi Army.
6e. Shuji Kondo defeated Masa Takanashi with the King Kong Lariat (9:57).
*Takagi Army earns 30 points. Amon Army 150 – 150 Takagi Army.
7. Bonus Match – 29-Man Tag Team Match: Konosuke Takeshita, Gorgeous Matsuno, Takao Soma, Gota Ihashi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Michael Nakazawa, Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki, Yuji Hino, Hoshitango, Shigehiro Irie, Hikaru Sato, Keisuke Ishii, Kota Ibushi & Tsurumi Amon defeated Hiroshi Fukuda, Tetsuya Endo, Danshoku Dino, Akito, Makoto Oishi, Yukio Sakguchi, Daichi Kazato, Seiya Morohashi, Ken Ohka, Isami Kodaka, MIKAMI, HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Sanshiro Takagi when Amon pinned Takagi with a Crucifix Pin (5:23).
*Amon Army earns 300 points. Final score: Amon Army 450 – 150 Takagi Army

Tsurumi Amon Army
Kota Ibushi, Gota Ihashi, Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie, Takao Soma, Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki, Yuji Hino, Hoshitango, Masa Takanashi, Hikaru Sato, Konosuke Takeshita, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Gorgeous Matsuno, Michael Nakazawa & Yoshiaki Fujiwara

Sanshiro Takagi Army
HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano, Daichi Kazato, Isami Kodaka, Seiya Morohashi, Ken Ohka, MIKAMI, Danshoku Dino, Hiroshi Fukuda, DJ Nira, Yukio Sakaguchi, Akito, Makoto Oishi, Tetsuya Endo, Sanshiro Takagi & Shuji Kondo

DDT brought in the new year with a team challenge between Tsurumi Amon and Sanshiro Takagi. With the roster split in half, the two teams fought each other with the grand prize of the box office gate being given to the winners. 30 Points were given for winning the match and 10 points were on the line for some minigames that took place between matches. Sanshiro Takagi had a secret weapon inserted into the main event, the AJPW Jr. & GHC Jr. Champion Shuji Kondo! The Double Champion came out and said he lost count of the amount of hours he’s spent inside Korakuen Hall the last couple of days but he wanted to help out Takagi.

The main event was a five match series with each match decided by a lottery that involved five long ropes laying underneath a blue cover. Each wrestler had to grab the end of one rope and when the blue cover was removed, the person revealed to be holding the other end was opponent. Points were on the line for every match in the series, which was vital since both teams were tied at 75 points each. In the first match, Sanshiro Takagi beat Shigehiro Irie. Hikaru Sato then tied the series by tapping out MIKAMI. HARASHIMA Vs Keisuke Ishii continued the stalemate when they fought to a time limit draw. Ishii hit the Double Arm DDT right before the time ran out. Kota Ibushi broke the deadlock by dumping Yasu Urano on top of his head with the 24 Year Old. The series all went down to Masa Takanashi Vs Shuji Kondo. Despite all his effort to survive, Takanashi fell to the King Kong Lariat and was pinned just seconds before time ran out.

A 32-Man Tag Team match was made with a whopping 300 points on the line to determine the winning team. However Shuji Kondo, Masa Takanashi Yoshiaki Fujiwara and DJ Nira had already left the building so the match became a 29-Man Tag Team bout instead. Takagi grabbed Amon and tried to give him the Stunner but accidentally pulled off his afro wig instead. Amon used the distraction to shockingly pin Takagi and win the entire challenge for his team!

The three New Year Minigames were as follows. Danshoku Dino beat Shigehiro Irie in a challenge where both men had to put a bucket filled with firecrackers over their heads and see who would last the longest. Dino was visibly panicking throughout the entire thing while Irie wasn’t budging at all. That was because Irie had actually fainted. I’m not sure if it was from fright or if he inhaled too much of the fumes. The second challenge involved member of Union and the Monster Army trying to make each other laugh while their mouths were full of milk. That ended in a mess and a draw. The final contest had HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano beat Kota Ibushi & Gota Ihashi in a eating contest that one wrestler standing behind his teammate and using his own arms to feed his partner piping hot food. Ihashi wound up getting a piece of radish in his eye by accident.

DJ Nira formed a plan with Dino, Batten Tamagawa and Cherry to defeat Yoshiaki Fujiwara and win the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title. The plan involved Tamagawa telling Fujiwara that there was a MILF in the audience who wanted to see him. Then as Fujiwara makes his entrance, Cherry would grab his attention from the crowd and flirt with him while Tamagawa dropped a steel basin from above in the balcony. Dino would then kiss Fujiwara, leaving him defenseless for Nira’s Rocket Punch. Sounds perfect, right? Nope. Fujiwara ignored Cherry, the  fallingsteel basin wasn’t as painful as it sounded, Fujiwara dodged Dino’s kiss and countered the Rocket Punch into the Fujiwara Armber to win the match. Yoshihiko (in its E. YOSHIHIKO form) suddenly showed up demanding a rematch with Fujiwara for the belt. The match went ahead and it was all Fujiwara until a Body Slam was countered into a roll up. Three seconds later, E. YOSHIHIKO became the new Iron Man Champion!

The 4 Way match ended in a No Contest when referee Daisuke Kiso kept on getting accidentally struck over the head with a steel basin by everyone else in the match.

A few announcements about DDT in 2013 were made at the beginning of the show. The two Sumo Hall shows in August will be named “Progress” and “Harmony” respectively. DDT will increase live programming for their Nico Douga channel online. They will increase the number of shows in different regions with shows set for Odawara, Sendai, Aomori, Yamagata and Kanazawa in the next couple of months. Takagi stepped in and said wrestling will not grow if they do not reach out to the local box office. Also, DDT now has a new recruiting process for hiring rookie wrestlers. Healthy males between the ages of 17 to 25 will be accepted into training immediately! Finally, DDT will launch their own advertising agency to go along with their other non-wrestling businesses. The agency will focus with advertising on flyers and vehicles.

Hiro Tsumaki had to pull out of the show due to suffering from a norovirus. Daichi Kazato took his place.


“NEW YEAR’S EVE WRESTLING 2012” Results

January 1, 2013

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“NEW YEAR’S EVE WRESTLING 2012”, 31/12/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,058 Fans

0. Dark Match – Pro Wrestling Olympics Battle Royal: Amigo Suzuki defeated Chris Trance with the Mescal (3:40).
Other Participants: Jonathon Bader, Gabriel Wolfe, Negro Greco amd Chou-un Shiryu.
0. Dark Match: Mad Dog & Vixen defeated Cherry & Tetsuya Endo when pinned Endo with the Fire Bomb Combo (5:08).
1. Big Japan Vs DDT: Takao Soma defeated Kazuki Hashimoto with the Boma Ye (7:40).
2. Big Japan Vs KAIENTAI-DOJO: Shinya Ishikawa & Shinobu defeated Taishi Takizawa & Yuki Sato when Ishikawa submitted Sato with an Octopus Hold (9:44).
3. DDT Vs KAIENTAI-DOJO: TAKA Michinoku, Daigoro Kashiwa & HIROKI defeated MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi & Akito when Michinoku pinned Akito with the Michinoku Driver II (8:26).
Judo Challenge: Kankuro Hoshino defeated Yuki Sato.
Judo Challenge: Ayumu Honda defeated Gota Ihashi.
Judo Challenge: Michael Nakazawa defeated Bad Bones.
Quiz Challenge: Shigehiro Irie defeated Shinya Ishikawa and Kaji Tomato.
Karaoke Challenge: Ricky Fuji “RUN AWAY” (29.14 pts) defeated MIKAMI “Tsukema Tsukeru” (25:14 pts) and Ryuichi Kawakami “Another Orion” (23.14 pts).
4. Cinderella Title – Royal Rumble: Mototsugu Shimizu defeated Makoto Oishi with a Cradle (15:08).
Other Participants: Emi Sakura, Bambi, The Winger, Karate Brahman, Yasu Urano, Mame Endo, Ken Ohka, Ricky Fuji, Atsushi Ohashi and Tomomitsu Matsunaga.
5. WHCTLC (Double Ring Hardcore Tables, Ladders & Chairs) Match: MASADA, Masashi Takeda & Hoshitango defeated Jaki Numazawa, Danny Havoc & Saburo Inematsu when MASADA pinned Inematsu with a Diving Elbow Drop (11:37).
6. Tag Team Gauntlet: Takao Omori & Manabu Soya defeated Tsutomu Oosugi & Hercules Senga, Tommy End & Michael Dante, Makoto Oishi & Hiro Tonai, Menso~re Oyaji & Golden Pine, Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki, Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei, Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie and Sanshiro Takagi & Abdullah Kobayashi.
6a. Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei eliminated Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki when Shu pinned Honda with a Horizontal Cradle (5:20).
6b. Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei eliminated Menso~re Oyaji & Golden Pine by Ring Out (1:52).
6c. Tommy End & Michael Dante eliminated Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei when Dante pinned Kei (3:33).
6d. Tommy End & Michael Dante eliminated Tsutomu Oosugi & Hercules Senga by Ring Out (1:40).
6e. Tommy End & Michael Dante eliminated Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie by Ring Out (3:12).
6f. Sanshiro Takagi & Abdullah Kobayashi eliminated Tommy End & Michael Dante by Ring Out (2:29).
6g. Takao Omori & Manabu Soya eliminated Sanshiro Takagi & Abdullah Kobayashi by Ring Out (0:13).
7. Fluorescent Lighttubes Death Match: Yuko Miyamoto, Isami Kodaka & Takumi Tsukamoto defeated Ryuji Ito, Drake Younger & Ryuichi Sekine when Miyamoto pinned Sekine with the Fire Thunder (18:35).
8. Special Single Match: Osamu Nishimura defeated Hiroshi Fukuda with the Spinning Toe Hold (9:15).
9. Daisuke Sekimoto, Yuji Hino & Shuji Ishikawa defeated Hiro Tsumaki, Hideyoshi Kamitani & Tank Nagai when Sekimoto pinned Nagai with the German Suplex (9:59).
10. Big Japan Vs DDT Vs KAIENTAI-DOJO 3 Way Match: HARASHIMA & Danshoku Dino defeated Yoshihito Sasaki & Yuji Okabayashi and Kengo Mashimo & Shiori Asahi when HARASHIMA pinned Asahi with the Somato (16:39).
11. Bonus Match – Falls Count Anywhere: Abdullah Kobayashi defeated Shiori Asahi with the Diving Bakachinga Elbow Drop (4:05).
Other Participants: Everyone else who was still in the building.

New Year’s Eve in Korakuen Hall was a very busy day with many different promotions getting together to celebrate the final hours of 2012. DDT, Big Japan and K-DOJO got together to celebrate the alleged 100th Anniversary of pro wrestling with Shiori Asahi and his fellow generation of wrestlers leading the way and booking the show. With two rings set up beside each other in the arena, there was plenty of space for some crazy shenanigans.

An Olympic Games style competition between the three companies took place throughout the evening with a large percentage of the box office on the line for the winning side. Not only were there points on the line in matches but other non-wrestling contests such as Judo, karaoke and a quiz were part of the competition. Unfortunately after the main event Shiori Asahi lost track of the results and a winner could not be decided. So a special bonus match took place, a sudden death Falls Count Anywhere free for all between all the wrestlers who were still in the building. Abdullah Kobayashi got the pinfall on Asahi and got to close out the show with a speech.

Hiroshi Fukuda faced a big challenge in the form of Osamu Nishimura. He used many tricks from American wrestling such as the trick handshake, the 10 Punch in the corner and using the ropes to choke his respectful opponent. However, the difference in skill and experience was far too much and Nishimura targeted Fukuda’s knee. He broke him down from there and submitted the young Fukuda with the Spinning Toe Hold. After that match, Nishimura told Fukuda he knew about his love of American wrestling, but the 70’s style of American wrestling that Osamu knows is more deep and interesting than the 80’s style that Fukuda obsesses over. Fukuda didn’t listen and was convinced Nishimura used magic to beat him. Fukuda thinks Nishimura is the best magician he has ever wrestled and that he himself will have to increase his MP (magic points from RPGs) to go along with his physical stength and wrestling technique.

Despite being left in a bloody state, Ryuichi Sekine said that wrestling in the Fluorescent Lighttubes Death Match was a lot of fun.

Sanshiro Takagi & Abdullah Kobayashi went into the Tag Team Gauntlet determined to win. They named their team GET MILD for the match and appeared to have won after they eliminated the dominant duo of Tommy End & Michael Dante. But a surprise came when the actual GET WILD team from All Japan made their entrance as a last minute final entry. Takao Omori & Manabu Soya quickly eliminated Takagi & Kobayashi to easily win the Gauntlet.


New Year’s Eve Wrestling 2012 – Full Card!

December 29, 2012

“NEW YEAR’S EVE WRESTLING 2012”, 31/12/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match – Olympic Rules: X Vs X
0. Dark Match: Cherry & Tetsuya Endo Vs Mad Dog & X
1. Big Japan Vs DDT: Kazuki Hashimoto Vs Takao Soma
2. Big Japan Vs KAIENTAI-DOJO: Shinya Ishikawa & Shinobu Vs Taishi Takizawa & Yuki Sato
3. DDT Vs KAIENTAI-DOJO: MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi & Akito Vs TAKA Michinoku, Daigoro Kashiwa & HIROKI
4. Cinderella Title: Emi Sakura Vs Bambi Vs Mototsugu Shimizu Vs The Winger Vs Karate Brahman Vs Yasu Urano Vs Mame Endo Vs Ken Ohka Vs Ricky Fuji Vs Atsushi Ohashi Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Makoto Oishi
5. WHCTLC (Double Ring Hardcore Tables, Ladders & Chairs) Match: Jaki Numazawa, Danny Havoc & Saburo Inematsu Vs MASADA, Masashi Takeda & Hoshitango
6. Tag Team Gauntlet: Tsutomu Oosugi & Hercules Senga Vs Tommy End & Michael Dante Vs Makoto Oishi & Hiro Tonai Vs Menso~re Oyaji & Golden Pine Vs Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Abdullah Kobayashi
7. Fluorescent Lighttubes Death Match: Ryuji Ito, Drake Younger & Ryuichi Sekine Vs Yuko Miyamoto, Isami Kodaka & Takumi Tsukamoto
8. Special Single Match: Osamu Nishimura Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
9. Daisuke Sekimoto, Yuji Hino & Shuji Ishikawa Vs Hiro Tsumaki, Hideyoshi Kamitani & Tank Nagai
10. Big Japan Vs DDT Vs KAIENTAI-DOJO 3 Way Match: Yoshihito Sasaki & Yuji Okabayashi Vs HARASHIMA & Danshoku Dino Vs Kengo Mashimo & Shiori Asahi

The card for this year’s big finale for the independent puroresu feds is now set. Korakuen Hall will contain two wrestling rings for the show and a WHCTLC (which stands for Double Ring Hardcore Tables, Ladders & Chairs) Match has been booked to utilise both of them. Meanwhile parts of the card have an emphasis on the young generation. The semi-main event has Hiro Tsumaki from Union, Hideyoshi Kamitani from Big Japan and Tank Nagai from K-DOJO taking on the heavyweight aces of their companies Shuji Ishikawa, Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Hino. Union’s Hiroshi Fukuda won a Samurai TV! poll to earn a match against Osamu Nishimura. We also have CZW and wXw appearances with Drake Younger, MASADA, Danny Havoc, Tommy End and Michael Dante all competing.

The other theme of the show is an Olympic Games style competition taking place between DDT, Big Japan and K-DOJO. Not only will points be on the line for each inter-promotional match but there will also be non-wrestling contests taking place throughout the night as well. Pre-show Olympic wrestling matches will also take place with the competitors yet to be decided.


Double Titles, Trios Tournament, Kana Vs Pervert, Dino Vs Old Guy

December 27, 2012

DDT “YOKOHAMA NEW YEAR WRESTLING FIESTA”, 06/01/2013
Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse

1. Young New Generation Battle: Hideyoshi Kamitani, Hiroshi Fukuda, Neko Nitta, Yusaku Ito, Tank Nagai, X
2. Michael Nakazawa, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Hikaru Sato Vs Kana, Mio Shirai & Sanshiro Takagi
3. Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma Vs Isami Kodaka & Hiro Tsumaki
4. Gorgeous Matsuno Vs Yukio Sakaguchi
5. Kota Ibushi & Gota Ihashi Vs Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi
6. New Year Battle Royal: Antonio Honda Vs Daisuke Sasaki Vs DJ Nira Vs Akito Vs Shigehiro Irie Vs Masa Takanashi Vs Tetsuya Endo
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: MIKAMI & Tatsumi Fujinami (c) Vs HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano

Kana’s return to DDT will have her be in the ring with Michael Nakazawa again. The last time Kana and Nakazawa fought each other was during an Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title Battle Royal that ended with Kana shoving Nakazawa’s head into a toilet to win the belt.

Tank Nagai from K-DOJO is added to the Young Generation 6-Man Tag. Nagai was awarded with the Rookie of the Year prize in his home promotion this year.

DDT “OSAKA 24 ZONE TOUR ~ NISHI DISTRICT”, 12/01/2013
Osaka Nishi Kumin Center

1. KO-D 6 Person Tag Team Title Tournament – Semi Final: Sanshiro Takagi, Makoto Oishi & Akito Vs HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Hiro Tsumaki
2. KO-D 6 Person Tag Team Title Tournament – Semi Final: Keisuke Ishii, Takao Soma & Shigehiro Irie Vs Isami Kodaka, Seiya Morohashi & Ken Ohka
3. Planning The New Year! – Michael Nakazawa 5 Match Trial: Michael Nakazawa Vs Kiai Ryuuken Ecchan, Hideki Shiota, DJ Nira, Hikaru Sato & Tetsuya Endo
4. Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki Vs MIKAMI & Shoichi Uchida
5. Kota Ibushi & Konosuke Takeshita Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi
6. Geishun Colossal Dream Match: Danshoku Dino Vs Yuji Hino
7. KO-D 6 Person Tag Team Title Tournament – Final: Winners of Semi Final #1 Vs Winners of Semi Final #2.

A one night tournament has been set up to determine the first ever KO-D 6 Person Tag Team Champions. Team Castle, UraShimaHiro, Team Dream Futures and Union make up the four teams of three. Meanwhile Danshoku Dino has a date with Yuji Hino while Michael Nakazawa goes through a gauntlet of DDT wrestlers to prepare for the year ahead.

UNION “NEW YEAR UNION 2013”, 14/01/2013
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1. Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Jun Kasai
2. Cherry & Masako Takanashi Vs Mio Shirai & Yuko Miyamoto
3. DDT Extreme Title: Keisuke Ishii (c) Vs Isami Kodaka

The main event has more than just the DDT Extreme Title on the line. The winner will also go on to main event DDT’s Korakuen Hall event later this month against Kenny Omega in a Double Title match.

DDT “DIAMOND DUST IN NAGOYA 2013”, 20/01/2013
Nagoya Telepia Hall

1. Akito & Shigehiro Irie Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Kengo Takai
2. Danshoku Dino Vs Gabaiji-chan

Danshoku Dino’s original opponent El Samurai is now unable to wrestle on this show. Luckily, DDT found a suitable replacement in the form of Gabiji-chan. This elderly gentleman is from K-DOJO and is as mobile as Jackson Florida from Dragon Gate. Plus chances are good that he doesn’t stink of tobacco smoke.

DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2013”, 27/01/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. KO-D Openweight Title & DDT Extreme Title: Kenny Omega (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii (c)

The first DDT Korakuen main event of 2013 is a big one. Both the KO-D Openweight Title and DDT Extreme Title will be on the line in a Double Title match. Kenny Omega’s first defence of the KO-D Title will be against either Keisuke Ishii or Isami Kodaka. The only person to hold both championships at the same time was Sanshiro Takagi in 2008.


DDT “NEVER MIND 2012” Results

December 23, 2012

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DDT “NEVER MIND 2012”, 23/12/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,012 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

0. Dark Match: Tetsuya Endo defeated DJ Nira with a School Boy (0:05).
1. Takao Soma & Shigehiro Irie defeated Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi when Soma pinned Oishi with the Boma Ye (10:36).
2. 4 Way Tag Team Match: MIKAMI & Gorgeous Matsuno defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Michael Nakazawa, Hikaru Sato & Masa Takanashi and Yukio Sakaguchi & Akito when Matsuno pinned Nakazawa with the Cross Armed Goregeous Superstar (8:32).
3. HARASHIMA & Hiro Tsumaki defeated Kota Ibushi & Gota Ihashi when HARASHIMA pinned Ihashi with the Somato (15:02).
4. 3 Vs 4 Handicap Match: Sanshiro Takagi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima defeated Antonio Honda, Yuji Hino, Hoshitango & Daisuke Sasaki when Takagi pinned Honda with the Sit Down Himawari Bomb (11:09).
5. DDT Extreme Title – 3 Way Match: Keisuke Ishii (c) defeated Yasu Urano and Isami Kodaka when Ishii pinned Urano with the High Angle Double Arm DDT (12:18).
*V1 for Keisuke Ishii
6. KO-D Openweight Title: Kenny Omega defeated El Generico (c) with the One-Winged Angel (24:01).
*El Generico fails in V3. Kenny Omega becomes the 44th KO-D Openweight Champion!

Kenny Omega did it! He finishes off an excellent year by becoming the man to dethrone El Generico and finally win the KO-D Openweight Title. Despite the two being friends away from the ring, there was little good manners seen in the match when Omega offered a handshake and Generico kicked him away. When the Croyt’s Wrath didn’t work for the challenger, he had to bring out the One-Winged Angel to put Generico away for good.

Keisuke Ishii passed a difficult challenge in his first defence of the DDT Extreme Title by defeating Yasu Urano and Keisuke Ishii in a 3 Way match. Ishii was able to win without doing the overdone finish of letting your opponents beat each other up, then go steal the pin. Instead, Ishii took out Kodaka with the Kneel Kick. Urano played possum and caught Ishii with a flash roll up but only got a two count. From there Ishii caught Urano and went into overkill with two Fisherman Busters, a High Kick and then the High Angle Double Arm DDT to win the match in dominating fashion.

The COZY Police Force always get their men. Antonio Honda and the rest of the Monster Army recently became thieves and stole wrestling gear from every single locker room they’ve stepped foot in. When they stole an important briefcase from Tsurumi Amon, Sanshiro Takagi called in Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima to help him catch the criminal. TenKoji became victims themselves when the Monster Army stole their signature nose tape and entrance gear before the match. The Monster Army all came down wearing one of the stolen goods to taunt their opponents. Justice soon came down and the COZY Police Force won the battle and literally arrested the Monster Army.

The briefcase was returned to Tsurumi Amon and he later revealed its contents. Amon announced that DDT now has a brand new championship, the KO-D 6 Person Tag Team Championship. The title will have its first champions crowned after a one day tournament between four teams in Osaka on 12/1.

Gorgeous Matsuno Vs Yukio Sakaguchi will take place on 12/1. Danshoku Dino will take on El Samurai on 20/1 in Nagoya.

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