DDT “SAPPORO WRESTLING FESTA 2016 ~DDT CRAB~” Results

October 10, 2016

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DDT “SAPPORO WRESTLING FESTA 2016 ~DDT CRAB~”, 10/10/2016
Sapporo Susukino Mars Gym
387 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Keisuke Ishii, Akito & Koji Yoshida defeated Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Guanchulo when Akito pinned Hirata with the Hanamasa (9:39).
2. Mars Specialty Soup Curry, Genghis Khan, Miso Soup 3 Way Match: Soma Takao defeated Yasu Urano and Makoto Oishi when Takao pinned both Urano and Oishi with a Double Jackknife Pin (8:06).
3. KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masahiro Takanashi defeated HARASHIMA, Tomoya & Daiki Shimomura when KUDO pinned Shimomura with the Diving Double Knee Drop (11:43).
4. KO-D Openweight Champion! Born In Nemuro Final Match Of Kouki Iwasaki’s 25 Year Trial: Shuji Ishikawa defeated Kouki Iwasaki with the Fire Thunder (10:13).
*Kouki Iwasaki’s trial ends with 0 wins and 1 loss.
5. Hokkaido Big Way! Super Legend Army Vs DNA Army: Yoshihiro Takayama & Dick Togo defeated Kazusada Higuchi & Mizuki Watase when Takayama pinned Watase with the Running Kneelift (13:21).
6. DDT Extreme Title – Dai Ichin Pa-Lien Seiha ~ Soup Curry Death Match: Danshoku Dino (c) defeated Sanshiro Takagi with the Danshoku Driver (9:58).
*V2 for Danshoku Dino.
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo & Mad Polly (c) defeated Konosuke Takeshita, Antonio Honda & Mike Bailey when Sasaki submitted Honda with the Cross Facelock (20:15).
*V1 for DAMNATION.

DAMNATION’s good week continued with a successful KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Title defence. They singled out Antonio Honda but he fought back. Honda was ready to do a Diving Fist Drop to Daisuke Sasaki but Tetsuya Endo blocked him. Endo then gave Honda a top rope Frankensteiner and Sasaki locked in the Cross Facelock to make him submit. Sasaki said there is a conspiracy led by Amon Tsurumi to try and take away all of DAMNATION’s championships.

The Dai Ichin Pa-Lien Seiha is a series of matches with bizarre stipulations attached, often intended to make a mess. Today was the sixth time the match was held and it was a Soup Curry Death Match. Danshoku Dino defended the DDT Extreme Title against Sanshiro Takagi but Makoto Oishi and Kazuki Hirata were also involved. They later regretted it. Both were told to wear a diaper and were then given a small bottle to drink. They didn’t find out until afterwards that it was a laxative. The goal for Dino and Takagi was to win the match in 10 minutes before the laxative kicks in and the victims suffer from a loose explosion (not the YOSHI-HASHI kind). The winner would then get the antidote to give to their friend. Oishi tried to distract Takagi by singing “Never Give Up☆I Love You” but stomach cramps made it very difficult for him. Oishi won the match with two seconds to spare and Hirata sprinted to the nearest toilet. Oishi wasn’t so lucky and bowed to the audience in shame before leaving the ring alone. Nobody wanted to give any interviews after the match.

While they haven’t thrown out a challenge yet, Yoshihiro Takayama & Dick Togo are considering chasing after the KO-D Tag Team Titles. They might even invite Sanshiro Takagi over for a 6-Man Tag Title shot too.

Kouki Iwasaki took on a big challenge to prepare for the DNA Grand Prix. He had to fight Shuji Ishikawa! Iwasaki took his chances and jumped Ishikawa at the start of the match. He even took the fight out of the ring for a brawl. However a Lariat knocked him for a loop and he was finished off with the Fire Thunder Driver. Ishikawa noticed Iwasaki’s young ambition and eagerness to win.


BOYZ “MOON VIEWING SPECIAL ~WOMEN FESTIVAL 12~” Results

September 22, 2016

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BOYZ “MOON VIEWING SPECIAL ~WOMEN FESTIVAL 12~”, 22/09/2016
Shinjuku FACE
476 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Keisuke Ishii defeated Kouki Iwasaki with the Kneel Kick (6:14).
2. BOYZ Famous “I Have In You, It Is In Me”: Masahiro Takanashi, Akito & Rekka defeated Mizuki Watase, Daiki Shimomura & Nobuhiro Shimatani when Akito pinned Shimatani with the Hanamasa (10:52).
3. KUDO & Makoto Oishi defeated Guanchulo & Lady Beard when KUDO pinned Guanchulo with the Diving Double Knee Drop (8:45).
4. Daisuke Sasaki & Tetsuya Endo defeated Soma Takao & Kazuki Hirata when Endo pinned Hirata with the Torture Rack Bomb (12:35).
5. HARASHIMA, Yuko Miyamoto & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Konosuke Takeshita, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Shunma Katsumata ended in a Time Limit Draw (20:00).

Most of the wrestlers wore cute rabbit costumes for the opening introductions. Daisuke Sasaki & Tetsuya Endo refused to do so and didn’t appear until it was time for their match.

Yuko Miyamoto wound up getting into dueling songs with Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi when they wrestled each other. When the main event ended in a time limit draw Makoto Oishi said today was the beginning of a change happening in BOYZ. With young wrestlers like Shunma Katsumata now competing in the main event it feels like there is a big bang occurring in the universe. Oishi thinks its wonderful he gets to see the big bang happening. Everyone then danced to “FANTASTIC BABY” by BIG BANG and “R.Y.U.S.E.I.” by Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe. Everyone that is except for Yukio Sakaguchi who was still embarrassed by having to wear the rabbit costume earlier.

Guanchulo and Lady Beard have named their team IKT, the International Kawaii Team.


DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2016 IN KOBE ~DRAMATIC DREAM TAKARAZUKA REVUE~” Results

August 2, 2016

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DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2016 IN KOBE ~DRAMATIC DREAM TAKARAZUKA REVUE~”, 31/07/2016
Kobe Sambo Hall
250 Fans

1. Kazusada Higuchi & Hoshitango defeated Shunma Katsumata & MAO when Hoshitango pinned MAO with the Midnight Buenos Aires (9:10).
2. 4 Way Match: Mad Paulie defeated Soma Takao, Guanchulo and Danshoku Dino when Paulie pinned Guanchulo with the Paulie Buster (13:39).
3. Wrestling Master Vs 37 Year Old Idol Wrestler! Rokko Wholesaler Fukimakuru Kobe Specialty Special Single Match: Makoto Oishi defeated Dick Togo with a Crucifix Pin (13:39).
4. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles Tournament – Round 1: Yukio Sakaguchi, Masahiro Takanashi & Kota Umeda defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata when Sakaguchi pinned Hirata with the PK (12:45).
5. Keisuke Ishii & Kouki Iwasaki defeated Daisuke Sasaki & Tetsuya Endo when Iwasaki pinned Sasaki after a Diving Senton from Dick Togo (15:37).
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles Tournament – Round 1: HARASHIMA, Akito & Yasu Urano defeated Konosuke Takeshita, Antonio Honda & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi when HARASHIMA pinned Honda with the Somato (22:30).

Smile Squash and Shuten-dōji are the last teams to qualify for the 2nd round of the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles tournament. Smile Squash went over Happy Motels while Shuten-dōji defeated T2Hide after a planned ambush from T2Hide went sour. Kazuki Hirata did not appear with Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi when they made their entrance. Takagi explained that Hirata got lost in Kobe so they will have to wrestle without him. Midway through the match Hirata’s music began to play and he rushed down to the ring to ambush his weakened opponents. Yukio Sakaguchi stopped him easily. A dance off only delayed the inevitable and Sakaguchi put an end to it with a Penalty Kick. Takagi apologised to Owashi for the plan’s failure putting his Right To Challenge contract at risk.

Makoto Oishi went into his match against Dick Togo with a special instruction from his manager Super Sasadango Machine. He wants Oishi to recruit Togo for the NωA. Oishi made Togo promise to join the idol group if Oishi could beat him. Togo was on the verge of winning when Daisuke Sasaki ran out and pushed him off the top rope. Oishi capitalised and pinned Togo for the upset. Togo reluctantly put on an NωA shirt and posed with his new bandmates. Togo got revenge on Sasaki later in the show when he attacked him during Sasaki’s tag match. Togo gave Sasaki the Pedigree and the Diving Senton while the referee was absent then placed Kouki Iwasaki on top of him for the pin. He then gave a Pedigree to the other NωA members. After Togo left the ring Oishi announced that “Togo-tan” had just graduated from NωA due to “various circumstances”. In a backstage interview Togo said the only NWA he knows is the one with Harley Race and Ric Flair in it.


Hey Yo! New Ironman Champ, Weekend Schedule, Kiss Kiss, Princess Cup

June 18, 2016

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The Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title tour of America moved to Des Moines, Iowa last night where Joey Ryan defended the title against Colt Cabana and Chuck Taylor for F1RST Wrestling. Chuck Taylor won the match to become the new champion but then Scott Hall showed up! Taylor got knocked out then Hall beat Ryan in a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors to determine who should pin Taylor. 2016 wrestling is weird.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2016 IN FUKUYAMA ~DRAMATIC DREAM TOMONOURA~”, 18/06/2016
Fukuyama Big Rose

1. Kouki Iwasaki Vs Mao Inoue
2. Toru Owashi & Gota Ihashi Vs Makoto Oishi & Shunma Katsumata
3. Daisuke Sasaki & Mad Paulie Vs HANZO & Guanchulo
4. After The King Of DDT 2016 1st Round Petit Special Single Match: Keisuke Ishii Vs Yasu Urano
5. Sanshiro Takagi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Danshoku Dino & Super Sasadango Machine
6. Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi
7. King Of DDT Special! Hybrid 6-Man Tag Team Match: HARASHIMA, Shigehiro Irie & Kota Umeda Vs Soma Takao, Antonio Honda & Kazusada Higuchi

Yuko Miyamoto, Toru Owashi and Mizuki Watase are the current Right To Challenge Contract holders.

DDT “RING WRESTLE FESTIVAL IN MATSUYAMA 2016”, 19/06/2016
Matsuyama Comprehensive Community Center

1. Sanshiro Takagi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Soma Takao & Ojoka Kid
2. Keisuke Ishii, Gota Ihashi & Shunma Katsumata Vs Mitomi Masayuki, Madori Taro & Saki Akai
3. Super Sasadango Machine Matsuyama First Landing! Riddled With Popular People Special 3 Way Match: Super Sasadango Machine Vs Yasu Urano Vs Antonio Honda
4. Wrestling Crazy Journey: Danshoku Dino Vs Daisuke Sasaki
5. Big Thing Is A Good Thing! Small Thing Is Also A Good Thing! Matsuyama Specialty Uneven Tag Match: Toru Owashi & Masa Takanashi Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Makoto Oishi
6. Shigehiro Irie & Kouki Iwasaki Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Kota Umeda
7. Matsuyama Specialty Special Tag Match: Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo Vs Yuko Miyamoto & HARASHIMA

Shunma Katsumata and Saki Akai are added to Match #2.

BASARA “VAJRA 14 ~BRAVERY UNMATCHED~”, 23/06/2016
Shinjuku FACE

1. Hercules Senga & Tsutomu Oosugi Vs Choun-Shiryu & New Beleaguered Foreigner
2. 99.9 ~Osaka Origin Wrestling Attorney~: Ryu Gouma Vs Atsushi Maruyama Vs Kikutaro
3. Daichi Kazato Vs Masamune
4. Dance! Ueki 24 Hour Police Contact! Cavalry Big Investigation Aggregate SP: Ryuichi Sekine, Ryota Nakatsu & Koji Iwamoto Vs Brahman Shu, Brahman Kei & Takayuki Ueki
5. Hardcore 6-Man Tag Team Match: FUMA, Madoka & Yusuke Kubo Vs Takumi Tsukamoto, Hi69 & SAGAT
6. Heaven Summit ~Itadaki~ Final: Isami Kodaka Vs Hiroshi Fukuda

Heddi French is no longer a “beleaguered foreigner” thanks to Ryu Gouma solving his problems with his legal advice. Because of this French will not be wrestling on this show. Another gaijin with a problem that needs solved will take his place.

DDT “BLACK OUT PRESENTS KING OF DDT 2016 TOKYO”, 26/06/2016
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Guanchulo Vs Rekka
1. King Of DDT 2016 – Semi Final: Shigehiro Irie Vs Shuji Ishikawa
2. King Of DDT 2016 – Semi Final: Tetsuya Endo Vs HARASHIMA
3. Idol Unit NωA Debut Song: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Makoto Oishi, Shunma Katsumata & Mao Inoue
4. 4 Way Tag Team Match: Daisuke Sasaki & Mad Paulie Vs Keisuke Ishii & Kouki Iwasaki Vs KENSO & Gota Ihashi Vs Soma Takao & Mizuki Watase
5. Yukio Sakaguchi, Masa Takanashi & Kota Umeda Vs Danshoku Dino, Kazusada Higuchi & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
6. Konosuke Takeshita & Antonio Honda Vs Yuko Miyamoto & Yasu Urano
7. King Of DDT 2016 – Final: X Vs X

The King Of DDT winner not only gets a KO-D Openweight Title shot at “PETER PAN 2016” but they will also receive a million yen cash prize and a year’s supply of BLACK OUT energy drinks.

DDT “SUPER STAR LANE 2016”, 03/07/2016
Hakata Star Lane

1. Miyu Yamashita Triumph Match!: Miyu Yamashita & Shoko Nakajima Vs Saki Akai & Yuka Sakazaki
2. DDT Extreme Title – Stockholm Style Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Death Match: LiLiCo (c) (w/ Mizuki Watase) Vs Makoto Oishi (w/ X)
3. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki & Shuji Ishikawa (c) Vs Ken Ohka & KAI
4. Dick Togo Active Duty Comeback! Special Tag Match: Dick Togo & Antonio Honda Vs Yasu Urano & Guanchulo
5. KO-D Openweight Title: Konosuke Takeshita (c) Vs Yuko Miyamoto
*Yuko Miyamoto will cash in his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.

LiLiCo has demanded her DDT Extreme Title defence to be held in a Stockholm Style Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Death Match. Both LiLiCo and Makoto Oishi will have somebody accompany them in the match, for LiLiCo it is her boyfriend Mizuki Watase. The goal is to kiss your partner in the ring for 5 seconds straight. Oishi’s partner for the match is currently unknown but Watase said he tried to invite Oishi’s ex-wife! Watase also said he is applying for a passport so he can visit Sweden with LiLiCo and meet her relatives.

Ken Ohka is frustrated that DDT isn’t promoting him and KAI challenging for the KO-D Tag Team Championship. KAI is currently injured and he status for the match isn’t guaranteed. Ohka assures everyone that KAI will be fit in time.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “KASUKABE LOVE RIN”, 09/07/2016
Saitama Kasukabe Hall

1. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1A: Nonoko Vs Akane Miura
2. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1B: Yuka Sakazaki Vs Marika Kobashi
3. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1C: Yuu Vs Nodoka Onee-san
4. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1D: Miyu Yamashita Vs Hyper Misao

Bust Deluxe collide in the first round! This is the first time Nonoko and Akane Miura will wrestle each other.

All spots were randomly drawn which explains why the TOKYO Princess Of Princess Champion and the first Tokyo Princess Cup winner are in the first round.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “YOKOHAMA LOVE RIN”, 23/07/2016
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 2: Winner Of Match A Vs Rika Tatsumi
2. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 2: Winner Of Match B Vs Shoko Nakajima
3. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 2: Winner Of Match C Vs Azusa Takigawa
4. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 2: Winner Of Match D Vs KANNA

Last year’s cup winner Shoko Nakajima however got one of the lucky second round spots.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “OSAKA BEER GARDEN WRESTLING 2016”, 24/07/2016
Osaka Okinawa Hall

1. Yukihiro Abe Tomodachi-gun Graduation Test: Minoru Fujita Vs Yukihiro Abe

Tomodachi-gun is pretty much done after this week’s defeat against Ganbare☆Wrestling. In an effort to save face Minoru Fujita is allowing Yukihiro Abe to “graduate” from the group after one more match together. Abe doesn’t seem to have an emotional attachment to him or the group anymore when he DDT’d Fujita at the end of the show.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “UNTIL THE WORLD ENDS… 2016”, 30/07/2016
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. Is He A True Friend?: Ken Ohka Vs Minoru Fujita

Ken Ohka meanwhile is willing to forgive Fujita for the hell he put him through this year. Is Fujita’s attempt to turn over a new leaf honest?


DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2016 In FUJI ~DRAMATIC DREAM TSUKENAPORITAN~” Results

June 4, 2016

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DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2016 In FUJI ~DRAMATIC DREAM TSUKENAPORITAN~”, 04/06/2016
Shizuoka Fuji-san Messe
195 Fans

1. Soma Takao, Kazusada Higuchi, Kota Umeda & Guanchulo defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Keisuke Ishii when Higuchi pinned Hirata with the Goten (10:47).
2. Daisuke Sasaki & Mad Paulie defeated Tetsuya Endo & Eddie French when Paulie pinned French with the Reverse Splash (11:05).
3. KING OF DDT 2016 Contestant Final: Shunma Katsumata defeated Kouki Iwasaki with the Kasadora (9:32).
4. Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi defeated Shigehiro Irie & Gota Ihashi when Sakaguchi pinned Ihashi with the Right Knee Of God (9:51).
5. Road To Burn The All Asia Tag ~ My Friend Fight The Flames ~ Fuji Specialty! Special Single Match: Danshoku Dino defeated Makoto Oishi with the Gotch Style Danshoku Driver (10:57) (10:57).
6. Konosuke Takeshita, Antonio Honda & Hiroshi Fukuda defeated HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Mao Inoue when Takeshita pinned Inoue with the German Suplex (16:55).

After the main event Konosuke Takeshita introduced each member of Happy Motels. He called Tetsuya Endo his good luck charm, said Hiroshi Fukuda has a good singing voice and noticed Antonio Honda was wearing new wrestling gear. Honda said Happy Motels were breaking the iron ceiling and introduced Takeshita as the KO-D Openweight Champion.

Before the can fight for the All Asia Tag Team Titles next week, Danshoku Dino and Makoto Oishi had to fight each other. Dino wanted the match to happen because it would help them discover each other’s feelings. Oishi objected to the match and said he loves Dino but Dino pushed him away. When the match took place Dino came out on top. Oishi took the loss badly and said he was useless. Dino cheered him up and got him ready to win the All Asia Titles!

Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi are both ready for King Of DDT. Sakaguchi has won and lost one singles match against Shigehiro Irie so he sees tomorrow’s 1st Round bout as the rubber match. Irie admitted it’s scary when he sees Sakaguchi’s knee coming straight for his face but he will meet the challenge head on so he can win the tournament.

Shunma Katsumata takes the last spot in King Of DDT. Kazuki Hirata approached him after the match first to congratulate him then to warn that he wasn’t going to take it easy. Hirata was icing his shoulder while he was in the ring but promised he would be healed in time for the 1st Round.

With Team Drift now a thing of the past Keisuke Ishii and Soma Takao find themselves on opposite sides. First it was for this opening match and next will be a 1st Round match up in King Of DDT.


Joshi Yokohama, Heaven Summit A Block Race, Dino & Oishi Want All Asia Belts

May 25, 2016

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “YOKOHAMA 1:00 SET”, 28/05/2016
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Shoko Nakajima Vs Nodoka-oneesan
2. KANNA Vs Azusa Takigawa
3. 3 Way Match: Akane Miura Vs Yuu Vs Hyper Misao
4. Nonoko Vs Marika Kobashi
5. TOKYO Princess Of Princess Title: Miyu Yamashita (c) Vs Yuka Sakazaki

Nonoko is going through a slump and hit her lowest point when she lost to Hyper Misao at the last show. Can Marika Kobashi capitalise?

BASARA “VAJRA 11 ~PERRY EXPEDITION~”, 28/05/2016
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Atsushi Maruyama Vs Eddie French
2. Hi69 & Daichi Kazato Vs Kazuhiro Tamura & Daisuke Kanehira
3. Hiroshi Fukuda & SAGAT Vs Abdullah Kobayashi & Takayuki Ueki
4. FUMA & Madoka Vs Takumi Tsukamoto & Koji Iwamoto
5. Heaven Summit ~Itadaki~ A Block: Yusuke Kubo (0) Vs Ryota Nakatsu (4)
6. Heaven Summit ~Itadaki~ A Block: Isami Kodaka (4) Vs Ryuichi Sekine (2)

The race to the top of A Block now focuses on Ryota Nakatsu and Isami Kodaka. If they win their matches here then they will meet in their final group bout with the winner going into the final.

Daisuke Kanehira is from HEAT-UP.

DDT “KING OF DDT 2016 OSAKA”, 12/06/2016
Osaka Edion Arena #2

1. All Asia Tag Team Titles: Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto (c) Vs Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi

All Japan fans beware. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi could become your new All Asia Tag Team Champions! Both men have forfeited their spots in the King Of DDT tournament to get this title match. They are also calling themselves the Guname Express for the occasion.

The King Of DDT Round 2 also takes place on this show.


DDT “FRIENDSHIP, EFFORT, VICTORY IN NAGOYA 2016” Results

May 15, 2016

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DDT “FRIENDSHIP, EFFORT, VICTORY IN NAGOYA 2016”, 15/05/2016
Nagoya International Conference Hall
574 Fans

1. Nagoya Specialty! Miso Stew Special Tag Match: Super Sasadango Machine & Saki Akai defeated Ultraman Robin III & Nobuhiro Shimatani when Machine pinned Shimatani with the Vertical Drop Lehmann Shock (7:33).
2. 3 Way Tag Match: Masa Takanashi & Guanchulo defeated Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata and Antonio Honda & Hiroshi Fukuda when Guanchulo pinned Hirata with a School Boy (8:15).
*Guanchulo wins Kazuki Hirata’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
3. KENSO KING OF DDT 2016 Assessment Match: Cherry defeated KENSO with the Spring Night Love (7:48).
4. Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo defeated Yukio Sakaguchi & Kota Umeda when Takeshita pinned Umeda with the German Suplex (12:21).
5. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi defeated HARASHIMA & Mizuki Watase when Oishi pinned Watase with the Jikiden Tornado Clutch (10:16).
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao defeated Kazusada Higuchi, Shunma Katsumata & Kouki Iwasaki (c) when Takao pinned Iwasaki with the Gin And Tonic (15:09).
*Team DNA fails in V3. Team Drift become the 25th KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions!
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki & Shuji Ishikawa (c) defeated Akito & Yasu Urano when Sasaki pinned Urano with the Vietnam Driver II (26:34).
*V3 for Daisuke Sasaki & Shuji Ishikawa.

Nagoya is Akito’s home but his attempt to win gold in front of his neighbours ended in failure. He & Yasu Urano pulled out that they could do against Daisuke Sasaki & Shuji Ishikawa. They gave Ishikawa a Double Superplex. Urano did a Slingshot Senton out of the ring onto Ishikawa. Urano even attempted a Moonsault but Sasaki rolled out of the way. Akito lifted Sasaki up for the Kinniku Big Move but Ishikawa stopped him with a Running Knee Lift. Ishikawa threw Akito out of ring while Sasaki gave Urano the Vietnam Driver II for a successful KO-D Tag Team Titles defence. Sasaki bragged that he has now defeated all members of Smile Squash.

Team Drift have won the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles for the sixth and possibly final time as a unit. Things weren’t looking good for the challengers when Kazusada Higuchi held onto Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie outside the ring. Shunma Katsumata dove out onto all three of them. Kouki Iwasaki tried to give Soma Takao the Leg Capture Suplex but Takao escaped. He then rolled Iwasaki into the Gin And Tonic to cause the title change. Takao said the DNA team were strong but it was Drift’s superior teamwork that was the difference maker. Irie was happy to win a championship in the city where he had his debut match. Ishii said he has a deep fondness for this championship and their sixth reign was a long time coming. He’s considering whether or not they will defend the title before they disband. Drift will split up on 29th May so time is running short to make the decision.

Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi are back to winning ways. Even though Oishi pinned the rookie Mizuki Watase, he and Dino instead see it as a victory over HARASHIMA. They think that is enough to earn them a KO-D Tag Team Title shot. They realise Sasaki will be busy defending the KO-D Openweight Title soon so they asked Amon Tsurumi if they could challenge for the All Asia Tag Team Titles instead! All they have to do is contact the PWF Chairman, Dory Funk Jr. Tsurumi said that would be impossible but then figured Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto might accept the challenge so they can have an easy title defence. Tsurumi told them he would look into it and to come back to him in a month’s time.

Match #3 was held to determined if KENSO would be allowed into this year’s King Of DDT tournament. He took on Cherry in a match that on paper would favour him heavily. However Cherry fought her hardest and even hit a Top Rope DDT to KENSO. A ref bump led to Ultraman Robin III running down to the ring and unmasking. It was Sanshiro Takagi! He gave KENSO a Stunner and Cherry locked in the Spring Night Love to pin KENSO for the three count. A sad KENSO accepted his failure but Cherry suddenly stood up for him. She criticised Takagi for interfering in the match and for wearing a ridiculous costume. She thinks KENSO deserves one more chance and this time it should be against Takagi himself. Takagi played dumb and said he was Ultraman Robin. Tsurumi said then Robin will be KENSO’s opponent. Takagi immediately took that back and accepted the match for 29th May. Meanwhile KENSO took a liking to Cherry and asked her to be in his corner for the match. He told her has a beautiful American made kimono for her to wear.

Guanchulo now has a Right To Challenge Contract. He, Danshoku Dino and Toru Owashi all have the remaining contracts.

The opening match had to be changed when Mammoth Handa was injured in an accident during his warm up exercises. Sanshiro Takagi was also unexpectedly announced as being absent due to a sudden private matter. Their replacements were Nobuhiro Shimatani and the debuting Ultraman Robin III. Robin’s mask slipped off during the match revealing it to be Takagi as part of his KENSO scheme later on in the show. Shimatani took the mask and decided to wear it. Saki Akai unmasked him and also decided to put it on herself.


DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2016 IN SAPPORO ~DRAMATIC DREAM CLOCK TOWER~” Results

May 8, 2016

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DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2016 IN SAPPORO ~DRAMATIC DREAM CLOCK TOWER~”, 08/05/2016
AXES Sapporo
810 fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owasho & Kazuki Hirata defeated Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Tomoya when Hirata pinned Oishi with the One Shot Miracle Cradle (12:33).
*One of Danshoku Dino’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contracts is transferred over to Makoto Oishi. Kazuki Hirata wins Makoto Oishi’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
2. Ryuichi Sekine & Kotaro Yoshida defeated Tetsuya Endo & Hiroshi Fukuda when Sekine submitted Fukuda with the Combine (9:03).
3. Kouki Iwasaki & Shunma Katsumata defeated Kazusada Higuchi & Guanchulo when Iwasaki pinned Guanchulo with the Leg Capture Suplex (8:43).
4. SPW South East Asia Title: Masa Takanashi (c) defeated Antonio Honda with the Takatonic (9:45).
*V3 for Masa Takanashi.
5. Hokkaido Big Way! Sapporo Specialty Single Match: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Shuji Ishikawa with the German Suplex (4:17).
6. Team Drift Goodbye Series: HARASHIMA, Akito & Yasu Urano defeated Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao when Akito pinned Takao with the Hanamasa (14:28).
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Daisuke Sasaki (c) defeated Yukio Sakaguchi with the Vietnam Driver II (18:30).
*V1 for Daisuke Sasaki. Yukio Sakaguchi cashes in his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.

As first title defences go, Yukio Sakaguchi is one of the tougher ones. He used up his Right To Challenge Contract for a fair crack at Daisuke Sasaki. The KO-D Openweight Champion tried to match Sakaguchi kick for kick at the beginning but that was not a good idea. Sakaguchi continued to lay in his kicks while screaming “Champion, come on!” Sasaki gained control by catching a kick on the ring apron and Dragon Screwing the challenger onto the ropes. Sasaki continued to use his ring awareness to turn the tables whenever he could, avoiding the PK from the apron and returning fire with a Tope Suicida. He then wore out Sakaguchi with a Sleeper Hold and placed him on a chair. Sasaki went back into the ring and hit the Super Diving Elbow to the outside! Back in the ring Sasaki countered the Right Knee Of God with a Dropkick. A flash Hurricanrana got a two count but Sakaguchi caught Sasaki unaware with another Right Knee Of God afterwards. Sasaki kicked out and ducked a Middle Kick, causing Yukinori Matsui to get hit instead. Sasaki capitalised by kicked Sakaguchi below the belt. Sakaguchi still had some fight left in him despite the low blow but Sasaki kept hitting big moves until he finally put him away with the Vietnam Driver II.

With a successful defence Sasaki called himself the strongest but refused to take part in the next mandatory title match at Korakuen Hall on 29th May. He eventually agreed but demanded his challenger to be Kazuki Hirata. Instead Konosuke Takeshita came out. Takeshita is the No. 1 contender because he pinned Sasaki in Yamagata a few days ago and on this show defeated Shuji Ishikawa in under 5 minutes. Takeshita said he has a two title match losing streak against Sasaki but he has all of Happy Motels there to support him. Sasaki called Takeshita “Bamboo-chan”, told a story about them getting drunk together one time and called himself the strongest, charismatic two crown king.

Takeshita’s quick victory over Ishikawa came as a surprise to everyone. They immediately charged each other and went for Brainbusters, Back Drops and Lariats. Ishikawa hit the Running Knee Lift for a nearfall. He went for the Splash Mountain but Takeshita escaped. Ishikawa blocked a German Suplex and tried the Fire Thunder but Takeshita again avoided a big move. He knocked the giant down with a Lariat and then picked the big dog up into the Deadlift German Suplex for the three count. Ishikawa protested that he wasn’t pinned but the referee rejected his claims. Ishikawa ranted about the loss to journalists afterwards, saying it was impossible that he would lose to Takeshita in 4 minutes.

After previously defending his SPW South East Asia Title in an Ironman Match with Sasaki, Masa Takanashi got to have another title defence in DDT. This time he took on Antonio Honda. The challenger constantly tried to do a Scorpion Death Drop and eventually hit the move. But Takanashi rolled out of the way from the Diving Fist Drop and grabbed the win with the Takatonic. Takanashi said afterwards he was ready to go drinking with the rest of Shuten-dōji after Sakaguchi wins the title in the main event. Honda was disappointed he lost because he was hoping to visit Malaysia. Takanashi’s next title defence will be in Kuala Lumpur against CIMA!

There was a tag team match pitting Kazusada Higuchi against his two fellow KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions. Higuchi feels he needs to depend on Kouki Iwasaki & Shunma Katsumata when they defend the titles against Team Drift later this month so he teamed with Guanchulo to fight them here. Iwasaki & Katsumata were victorious and came out of the match feeling more united than ever.

The show opened with Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi greeting the crowd. Dino announced that he was not going to cash in one of his two Right To Challenge Contracts. Instead he wanted to improve his win-loss record with Oishi in tag team matches. Oishi began arguing with Dino but denied that there was any tension between them. To prove it Oishi asked Dino to give him possession of one of his contracts. Dino was surprised by the request but agreed to give him one. Oishi then lost the contract to Kazuki Hirata in the first match. Hirata spent the match being ignored by his partners and he was begging for a chance to get in the ring. Sanshiro Takagi finally relented and it paid off with Hirata avoiding the Miracle Ecstasy during the dance sequence and pinning Oishi with the One Shot Miracle Cradle. Oishi begged Dino to give him his remaining contract after the match but Dino gave him the Danshoku Driver instead.


DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2016 IN NAGAOKA ~DRAMATIC DREAM TOCHIO FESTIVAL~” Results

April 17, 2016

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DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2016 IN NAGAOKA ~DRAMATIC DREAM TOCHIO FESTIVAL~”, 17/04/2016
Nagaoka Ao-re
369 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Keisuke Ishii defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga with the Kneel Kick (7:05).
2. Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi defeated Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao when Owashi pinned Takao with a Modified Crucifix Pin (8:26).
3. Kazuki Hirata defeated Antonio Honda with the One Shot Miracle Cradle (10:57).
4. Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi defeated Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi when Sakaguchi submitted Oishi with the Cobra Clutch (8:48).
*One of Danshoku Dino’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contracts is transferred over to Makoto Oishi. Yukio Sakaguchi wins Makoto Oishi’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
5. Daisuke Sasaki, Shuji Ishikawa & Guanchulo defeated Konosuke Takeshita, Tetsuya Endo & Mao Inoue when Ishikawa pinned Inoue with the Splash Mountain (13:14).
6. Super Sasadango Machine defeated Hiroshi Fukuda with the Vertical Drop Lehmann Shock (8:46).
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Kazusada Higuchi, Shunma Katsumata & Kouki Iwasaki defeated HARASHIMA, Akito & Yasu Urano when Higuchi pinned HARASHIMA with the Goten (19:42).
*V2 for Team DNA.

Kazusada Higuchi stepped up big by pinning the KO-D Openweight Champion while defending the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles in the process! The DNA team put the belts on the line against Smile Squash and came out on top. Higuchi was unstoppable, giving both HARASHIMA and Akito a Double Choke Slam. Shunma Katsumata took out Yasu Urano with a Moonsault leaving Higuchi to pick up the pieces. HARASHIMA showed some signs of life when he hit a Jumping High Kick but Higuchi grabbed him once more and pinned him with the Goten. Higuchi told the Niigata crowd that he would like to return to the city as a double champion.

Kazuki Hirata watched Super Sasadango Machine’s match from a distance, the third floor balcony to be precise. Sasadango demanded Hirata to come down to the ring and face him but he refused. They finally faced each other backstage afterwards and they argued about a chair that Sasadango accidentally broke at ringside during his match. Hirata thinks Sasadango should have been disqualified for breaking the chair. Sasadango thinks Hirata is showing weakness by being so concerned about a broken chair.

The KO-D Tag Team Champions weren’t impressed by their competition. Daisuke Sasaki thinks the rematch against the New Gen Combo is just going to have the same result. A victory over them won’t feel rewarding and won’t give him what he wants: Candice LeRae. Konosuke Takeshita knows that this will be his & Tetsuya Endo’s last chance at beating Sasaki & Shuji Ishikawa for the titles. They will have to win no matter what.

Danshoku Dino’s usual Right To Challenge tease at the start of the show was interrupted by Makoto Oishi. He thought it was stupid that Dino was withholding three contracts for a title shot while a 14 year veteran such as himself has nothing. Oishi demanded Dino to give him one of the contracts. Dino stood by his friend and gave him a contract. Unfortunately later in the show Oishi lost the contract to Yukio Sakaguchi after the Shuten-dōji fighter tapped him out with the Cobra Clutch. Oishi demanded Dino give him another contract after the match and Dino gave him the Danshoku Driver in response. Sakaguchi revealed in a backstage interview that he plans to cash in his title shot on 8th May in Sapporo.


DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2016 IN MOJI ~DRAMATIC DREAM NIWATORI KASHIWA MESHI~” Results

April 14, 2016

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DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2016 IN MOJI ~DRAMATIC DREAM NIWATORI KASHIWA MESHI~”, 09/04/2016
Fukuoka Moji Red Brick Palace
186 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi defeated Sanshiro Takagi & Kazuki Hirata when Sakaguchi pinned Hirata with the PK (9:50).
2. Aso, Turueno Guerrero & Suntree defeated Danshoku Dino, Dynamite Kyushu & Tetsuo when Suntree pinned Kyushu with a Lariat (16:16).
3. Falls Count Anywhere Match: Antonio Honda defeated Makoto Oishi with the Diving Fist Drop (9:02).
4. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Nozomi Kubo when Irie pinned Matsunaga with the Flying Sausage (10:06).
5. Soma Takao defeated Kota Umeda with the Gin And Tonic (10:05).
6. Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo defeated Daisuke Sasaki & Gaunchulo when Endo pinned Guanchulo with the Torture Rack Bomb (12:56).
7. HARASHIMA, Akito & Yasu Urano defeated Kazusada Higuchi, Mao Inoue & Mizuki Watase when HARASHIMA pinned Watase with the Somato (19:03).

Danshoku Dino was ready to try his plan from the previous day again. He wasn’t cashing in his Right To Challenge contract but wanted to play mind games with HARASHIMA. He attempted to ambush him again before the main event. Kazusada Higuchi was there to stop him but this time Dino tried to put the Lip Lock on him. That plan failed when HARASHIMA came to the rescue and kicked Dino in the face with a Big Boot. The main event went on as normal.

The New Gen Combo got the better of Daisuke Sasaki before their KO-D Tag Team Titles match. But there is a big difference between fighting Guanchulo and fighting Shuji Ishikawa.

Antonio Honda and Makoto Oishi wanted their match to be Falls Count Anywhere. They found a piano near the ring and Honda played a tune with it.

Kouki Iwasaki was taken off the show when he got injured during a warm up session.