Video – “BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS VOL. SIXTEEN”

September 26, 2024

BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS “VOL. SIXTEEN: WHERE COLD WINDS BLOW”, 24/09/2024
Tokyo ARENA Shimokitazawa
??? Fans

1. Mr. Bueno & Chie Koishikawa Vs Masahiro Takanashi & MAO Takanashi
2. Mad Dr. Ueki & Shin Suzuki Vs Dr. Cube & Mecha Mummy
3. Munetatsu Nakamura Vs Mr. Malo
4. Antonio Honda Vs Minoru Suzuki


Oishi’s Last Day In DDT, Satomura In TJPW One More Time, Fujia Vs Takanashi Rematch

September 25, 2024

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW LIVE TOUR 2024 AUTUMN”, 28/09/2024
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Haru Kazashiro Vs Chika Nanase
2. Kaya Toribami Vs Wakana Uehara
3. Mizuki & Uta Takami Vs Mahiro Kiryu & Toga
4. Yuki Kamifuku Vs Kira Summer
5. Rika Tatsumi, Yuki Aino & Shino Suzuki Vs Suzume, Arisu Endo & Moka Miyamoto
6. Miu Watanabe, Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh Vs Max The Impaler, Shoko Nakajima & HIMAWARI

A few people are missing from the show for different reasons. Both Raku and Pom Harajuku are missing the show because they will be wrestling in Thailand for SETUP that same day. Yoshiko Hasegawa won’t be there because of a scheduling conflict. Runa Okubo is out of action with an injury she suffered during her match at “WRESTLE PRINCESS V”.

DDT “DRAMATIC INFINITY 2024 ~ 3 HOUR SPECIAL~”, 29/09/2024
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Special Tag Match: Shinya Aoki & HARASHIMA Vs Jun Akiyama & Keigo Nakamura
2. Tetsuya Endo, Soma Takao & Yuya Koroku Vs Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Yuki Ishida
3. Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul Vs Antonio Honda, To-y & Ilusion
4. Special Single Match: Danshoku Dieno Vs Makoto Oishi
5. DDT Extreme Title – IPPON Lighttube Tag Team Death Match: Shunma Katsumata (c) & Kazuma Sumi Vs Akito & Yuni
6. DDT Universal Title: Yuki Iino (c) Vs Yukio Naya
7. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, MAO & Kaisei Takeshi Vs Chris Brookes, Takeshi Masada & Masahiro Takanashi

To-y and Yuki Ishida swap places in Match #2 and Match #3 for some reason.

DDT “GOD BLESS DDT 2024 TOUR IN SHINJUKU”, 03/10/2024
Shinjuku FACE

1. Jun Akiyama, Soma Takao & Kazuma Sumi Vs Toru Owashi, Masahiro Takanashi & Ilusion
2. Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino Vs Keigo Nakamura & To-y
3. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul (c) Vs Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda & Takeshi Masada
4. KO-D Tag Team Titles – Makoto Oishi’s Last DDT Match: MAO & Shunma Katsumata (c) Vs Makoto Oishi & Danshoku Dieno

On the day that Makoto Oishi’s contract ends with DDT he gets to challenge for the KO-D Tag Team Titles with Danshoku Dieno. The two of them have never held the titles together and don’t even know what will happen next if they beat ShunMao. It won’t be the last time we will ever see Oishi in DDT but whenever he does show up again it will be as a freelancer. The match means a lot to MAO & Shunma Katsumata too because Oishi has been a mentor to them for their entire careers.

Ilusion has gotten SCHADENFREUDE International a shot at the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles but he isn’t allowed to be on the challenger team. DAMNATION T.A don’t want to defend the titles against him but have no problem putting the belts on the line against the rest of SCHADENFREUDE.

Out of all the possible DDT Universal Title challengers stepping forward, To-y is one of the more unlikely to beat Yuki Iino. But he is looking for ways to get a title shot. He couldn’t go through with cashing in his Right To Challenge Shield because Iino physically stopped him at every opportunity. Now To-y no longer has the Shield but is taking the chance of facing Iino directly in a tag match. This is all if Iino is still the champion after his defence with Yukio Naya of course.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “ALL RISE ’24”, 06/10/2024
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Wakana Uehara & Haru Kazahiro Vs Toga & Uta Takami
2. Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku Vs Kakeru Sekiguchi, Kira Summer & Chika Nanase
3. Suzume & Yoshiko Hasegawa Vs Moka Miyamoto & Kaya Toribami
4. Mizuki & Mahiro Kiryu Vs Andreza Giant Panda & Shino Suzuki
5. Maki Itoh & Rika Tatsumi Vs Yuna Manase & HIMAWARI
6. Ryo Mizunami Vs Arisu Endo
7. Queen Of Asia Title & VPW Women’s Title: Yuki Kamifuku (c/c) Vs Xia Zhao
8. Miu Watanabe & Miyu Yamashita Vs Meiko Satomura & Shoko Nakajima

When news came out about Meiko Satomura’s plan to retire from pro wrestling next year, Miyu Yamashita immediately went to Tetsuya Koda asking him to bring Satomura back to Tokyo Joshi Pro for one more match. Yamashita never got along with Satomura in their interactions together back in 2017 because Satomura wasn’t impressed with her as a wrestler. So now here we are seven years later and this might be Yamashita’s final chance to measure herself up against the legend. Miu Watanabe and Shoko Nakajima are also getting in on the action to get their one and only match with Satomura.

Xia Zhao has a pinfall victory over Yuki Kamifuku so she next wants to take the Asian Double Crown from her. Yuki Kamifuku is willing to put both the Queen Of Asia Title & VPW Women’s Title because gambling big in this situation works out for her no matter the result. She either rips off the bandage by losing both belts at the same time or looks cool for defending two championships at once.

Both Ryo Mizunami and Arisu Endo are coming off of title losses at “WRESTLE PRINCESS V”. Where they go from here might depend on the result of this match.

The idea of putting Maki Itoh & Rika Tatsumi together as a team sounds unhinged. Yuna Manase can deal with it but HIMAWARI might find herself in trouble should she end up in a 2-on-1 situation.

It will be up to Shino Suzuki to guide Andreza Giant Panda safely down to the ring. Mizuki is going to have so much fun trying to Double Stomp him that Mahiro Kiryu will have to apologise on her behalf!

DDT “GOD BLESS DDT 2024 TOUR IN ASAKUSA”, 09/10/2024
Tokyo Asakusa Hanayashi Theater

1. Tokyo Joshi Pro Offer Match: Moka Miyamoto Vs Haru Kazashiro
2. Special Tag Match: HARASHIMA & Keigo Nakamura Vs Ryota Nakatsu & Yuki Ishida
3. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Danshoku Dieno & Yoshihiko Vs Shunma Katsumata, Soma Takao & Kazuki Hirata
4. The 37KAMIINA Vs BURNING!: Yuki Ueno, MAO & To-y Vs Tetsuya Endo, Yuki Iino & Yuya Koroku

A few guests are coming in for DDT’s return to Asakusa. Ryota Nakatsu is coming over and wants to be in the ring with HARASHIMA. Also TJPW will be presenting a match between Moka Miyamoto and Haru Kazashiro.

BASARA “BASARA 258 ~SOUEN~”, 11/10/2024
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Union MAX Title: Minoru Fujita (c) Vs Masahiro Takanashi

The unexpected next challenger for the Union MAX Title is Masahiro Takanashi! He held the title once before during 2019 and 2020. His final successful defence was even against the current champion Minoru Fujita. That result is something Fujita wants to avenge so he is ready to face Takanashi in a rematch over four years in the making.


BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS “VOL. SIXTEEN: WHERE COLD WINDS BLOW” Results

September 24, 2024

BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS “VOL. SIXTEEN: WHERE COLD WINDS BLOW”, 24/09/2024
Tokyo ARENA Shimokitazawa
??? Fans

1. Masahiro Takanashi & MAO Takanashi defeated Mr. Bueno & Chie Koishikawa when Takanashi & Takanashi both pinned Bueno with the Double Bacchus (?:??).
2. Dr. Cube & Mecha Mummy defeated Mad Dr. Ueki & Shin Suzuki when Mummy submitted Ueki with the Mecha Drill Grind (?:??).
3. Mr. Malo defeated Munetatsu Nakamura with the Killswitch (?:??).
4. Minoru Suzuki defeated Antonio Honda with the Gotch-Style Piledriver (?:??).

With no matches announced beforehand, nobody knew what to expect with this month’s visit to Baka Gaijin + Friends. The show looked like it was even going to finish early when Chris Brookes gathered everyone together after Match #3 to begin the closing speeches. Antonio Honda interrupted him complaining about not having a match on the show. Brookes admitted he forgot to book something for him. Honda demanded a match and came up with an idea. He has experience in fighting invisible men so his opponent will be Invisible Minoru Suzuki! Honda behaved like Suzuki was walking in front of him performing his entrance, unaware that the real Minoru Suzuki entered the room in his gear and stood behind him ready to wrestle! Honda turned around as the fans sang “Kaze Ni Nare” and collapsed in shock at the sight of Suzuki.

The match began and Honda tried to take control by Chopping Suzuki only to get Chopped in return. The trade-offs continued until Honda change things up by grabbing a flower and exchanging wrist locks with his opponent without dropping it. Suzuki then grabbed Honda in a Headlock and dragged him over to the window where he tried to throw him out of the building! Honda escaped and backed away from the window but Suzuki then attacked him with a coat hanger and then threw him into the front row of stools. Honda tried fighting back but was overwhelmed by Suzuki’s attacks. He got a lucky break by ducking a Clothesline causing Suzuki to slam his arm off the wooden pillar in the room. He summoned Gongitsune to start his comeback leading into the two of them winding up for a Bionic Elbow spot. Honda caught Suzuki in the Sleeper Hold and took him down to the ground. He climbed the bar counter and did the Diving Fist Drop but Suzuki got out of the way and hit the Gotch-Style Piledriver for the win. Honda wanted to keep fighting after the match but Suzuki slapped him to the ground. However Suzuki showed respect to Honda afterwards and allowed him to close out the show with a speech.

A new masked luchador has shown up in Baka Gaijin and he is described as somebody who is the opposite of Mr. Bueno. The wrestler known as Mr. Malo spent a lot of his match against Munetatsu Nakamura singling out women in the audience so he could gift them with a flower. One of those women was Sayaka from ChocoPro. But whenever the ref’s back was turned, Malo gave Nakamura a Low Blow. He also grabbed Sayaka and used her to distract the ref so he could smash a tequila bottle over Nakamura’s head before pinning him with the Killswitch. Mr. Bueno came out to check on Nakamura after the match.

Mad Dr. Ueki was feeling despondent today over what happened at “FUCKED UP FEST” last month. His prized robot Mecha Mummy was taken away by Dr. Cube and reprogrammed to do the evil kaiju’s bidding. Ueki called out Mummy to confront him and Mummy entered the room with Dr. Cube next to him! Cube bragged about what he did and ordered Mummy to destroy Ueki right away. Mummy attacked but Ueki was suddenly rescued by the ring announcer Shin Suzuki! He didn’t want to stand by and watch Ueki get ganged up on so he decided they should do a tag match instead. Ueki tried to reason with Mummy by reminding it of all the good times they had together but Mummy continued to attack him. Ueki pulled out his police gun and shot Mummy but the bullet ricocheted off its chest and hit Suzuki instead! Cube’s, well, cube protected his head like a helmet until Ueki pulled it off to reveal his horribly scarred face. But Mummy stopped Ueki by attacking him with the Mecha Drill, grinding it against Ueki’s face until he tapped out. Cube & Mummy continued to attack Ueki and then Cube promoted the Kaiju Big Battel show happening in Shin-Kiba 1st RING on 10th October. When they left Ueki was so upset that he decided to wipe out his memories of being a Mad Doctor and staggered out of the room.

The first match was a tag match between two teams of doubles. Mr. Bueno was joined by Chie Koishikawa who dressed and behaved just like he did. The other team had MAO not only teaming with Masahiro Takanashi but impersonating him too right down to the promo style. Bueno & Koishikawa were perhaps too identical. They both climbed the bar counter and then banged their heads off the ceiling by standing up too tall. MAO & Takanashi took advantage and both used Takanashi’s Bacchus cradle to pin Bueno for the three count.

Wrestling commentator Haruo Murata was in attendance for the show and decided to join in with Mr. HAKU’s play-by-play on stream during the middle of the main event.

The next Baka Gaijin + Friends show will be held on 29th October.


DDT “REMBRANDT LARIAT SERIES 2024 COMEBACK ~BATTLE OF THE CORAL~” Results

September 23, 2024

DDT “REMBRANDT LARIAT SERIES 2024 COMEBACK ~BATTLE OF THE CORAL~”, 23/09/2024
Rembrandt Hotel Tokyo Machida Coral Room
232 Fans

1. To-y & Kazuma Sumi defeated Yuni & Yuki Ishida when To-y pinned Ishida with the Kojima Impact (7:19).
2. Soma Takao defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga with the Official Endless Waltz (6:58).
3. Special Single Match: Kazuki Hirata defeated Antonio Honda with the Miracle One Shot Cradle (10:31).
4. Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul defeated Chris Brookes, Keigo Nakamura & Ilusion when Sasaki submitted Nakamura with the Crossface Lock (12:11).
5. Jun Akiyama, Akito & Yukio Naya defeated Tetsuya Endo, Yuki Iino & Yuya Koroku when Akito pinned Koroku with a Cradle (13:38).
6. Special Single Match – Hardcore Rules: Shunma Katsumata defeated Makoto Oishi with the Chain Wrapped Totonou Splash onto Toy Blocks (11:59).
7. Special Tag Match: Yuki Ueno & MAO defeated HARASHIMA & Danshoku Dieno when MAO pinned Dieno with a Gedo Clutch (19:43).
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Shunma Katsumata defeated Danshoku Dieno (c) by Pinfall (3:14 pm).
*Shunma Katsumata becomes the 1,672nd champion.
7a. Rematch: Yuki Ueno, MAO & Shunma Katsumata defeated HARASHIMA, Danshoku Dieno & Makoto Oishi when Katsumata pinned Dieno after the Our Mad Max (6:15).
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Danshoku Dieno defeated Shunma Katsumata (c) with the Gaydo Clutch (6:04 pm).
*Danshoku Dieno becomes the 1,673rd champion.

For the first time in a long time DDT worked with Rembrandt Hotel to hold a show in one of their ballrooms. The main event had an unexpected title change when midway through the match both teams got into a convoluted spot at ringside and Shunma Katsumata suddenly pinned Danshoku Dieno on the floor to win the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title. Dieno would then lose the match proper when MAO reversed the Gaydo Clutch and pinned him using a regular Gedo Clutch. Makoto Oishi asked for a rematch this time as a 6-Man Tag. The hotel manager was so touched by Oishi’s speech he gave his approval to Hisaya Imabayashi and permitted them to go ahead with it. The 37KAMIINA would win the match again by pinning Dieno once more. Dieno would finally get his own back hours after the show ended when he attacked Katsumata during the post-show fan event. In the attack he gave Katsumata the Lip Lock and then the Gaydo Clutch to win back the Iron Man Title.

Katsumata’s busy day also saw him beat Oishi in a singles match for the first time ever. They agreed to add a Hardcore rule where each would be allowed to choose a weapon that would be placed at the entrance. Only those weapons were allowed. Katsumata chose a box full of block toys while Oishi’s weapon was a steel chain. Katsumata would use the Miracle Ecstasy to slam Oishi onto the blocks. He then wrapped the chain around his own waist and hit the Totonou Splash for the win. The two were joined by Yuni & Kazuma Sumi after the match. All four of them danced together as Shin NωA. Katsumata later promised the next time he fights Oishi he will try to win without using any weapons.

Yuki Iino’s team lost to Yukio Naya’s team today but Iino is still confident he will defend the DDT Universal Title against Naya at Korakuen Hall next Sunday. He is still more BURNING than Naya and will burn even more at the title match. Naya said the audience who will see them at Korakuen will be a mixture of long time fans and first time viewers. He believes everyone won’t be able to take their eyes off of himself and Iino when the two heavyweights clash with each other.

After Match #4 Ilusion challenged DAMNATION T.A to a KO-D Tag Team Titles match. Daisuke Sasaki took a minute to drink a glass of beer before making a decision. He decided he will accept a challenge from SCHADENFREUDE International but he will not accept any challenge from Ilusion because he wears a weird looking mask! Chris Brookes comforted Ilusion because he thinks the challenge was a good idea. It was later decided that Brookes, Antonio Honda & Takeshi Masada will be the SCHADENFREUDE team getting the title shot on 3rd October.


DDT “ROJO PRO WRESTLING IN NARAHA TOWN ~J VILLAGE~” Results

September 21, 2024

DDT “ROJO PRO WRESTLING IN NARAHA TOWN ~J VILLAGE~”, 21/09/2024
J Village, Naraha Town, Fukushima
??? Fans – Unannounced

1. Falls Count Anywhere 10-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, MAO, Shunma Katsumata, To-y & Yuki Ishida defeated Chris Brookes, Danshoku Dieno, Yukio Naya, Keigo Nakamura & Kazuma Sumi when To-y pinned Nakamura with the Naraha Volley Shot (63:26).
*Naraha Town PC defeated Chinchester United.

Bad weather didn’t stop DDT from paying a visit to Naraha Town for an unusual pro wrestling match. The area they chose to hold the match was a half sized soccer court so the match was treated just like a game of football. That’s right it was a Fighting Soccer Rules match!

To-y led his team called Naraha Town PC (Pro Wrestling Club) to take on the away side known as Chinchester United. The Chin U captain Danshoku Dieno declared that if his team wins then the J Village would be turned into a “G Village”. Both sides walked onto the pitch accompanied by child mascots and stood for the national anthem before kick off.

The match was a game of football where the players were allowed to use wrestling moves on each other. Also after every five minutes a mini-game took place. There was a game of keepy uppy, a goal kick distance challenge and also a sumo match for some reason. Naraha Town beat Chin U but the visiting team begged for the match to be decided by penalty shootout.

Naraha won the shootout 3-2 but Chin U didn’t take to the result kindly. A shoving match broke out between the teams and Keigo Nakamura suddenly headbutted To-y, Zinedine Zidane style! A brawl broke out and Dieno decided since they are all pro wrestlers they are going to have a pro wrestling match right now!

The match was Falls Count Anywhere. It started in the football court and spread out from there. Chris Brookes gathered together umbrellas to attack the other team with, Yuki Ueno & Shunma Katsumata attacked Kazuma Sumi over by a tree, Sumi reversed an Irish Whip and threw Katsumata down a nearby hill, a chain of Headscissors was formed on the ground and Yukio Naya flipped it over into a long Boston Crab hold stretching across the path. MAO then gave Sumi a Tombstone Piledriver onto the concrete. A table was brought over and Yuki Ishida put Nakamura through it with a Fire Thunder Driver.

The match found its way over to another football pitch nearby. This time it was a full sized one but everyone decided to just focus on one end of the field. Another penalty shot challenge took place but this time it was Naraha Town all giving Chin U a collective Penalty Kick at the same time. Chin U set up a reversal but Naya got impatient and went to kick Katsumata before any of his teammates were ready.

A ladder was set up for Dieno to put himself in the Hell Gate position but Katsumata later used it to hit the Totonou Splash on both Dieno & Sumi. To-y sprinted from one end of the pitch to the other and gave Nakamura a Leg Lariat into the goal. The Naraha Volley Shot kept Nakamura down for the count and To-y won the match for his side.

At the end of the day, Naraha Town PC celebrated their hard earned victory. To-y told the fans that his next goal is to get DDT to hold a proper show with a wrestling ring in Fukushima.


DDT “DRAMATIC DENSHI TICKET IN SHINJUKU” Results

September 20, 2024

DDT “DRAMATIC DENSHI TICKET IN SHINJUKU”, 20/09/2024
Shinjuku FACE
280 Fans

1. Special Single Match: Kazuki Hirata defeated Akito with the Miracle One Shot Cradle (10:28).
*Kazuki Hirata wins Akito’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Shield.
2. No Tag Rules: Masahiro Takanashi, Antonio Honda & Ilusion defeated Toru Owashi, Danshoku Dieno & Keigo Nakamura when Takanashi pinned Nakamura with a School Boy (11:28).
3. Yuki Iino & Yuya Koroku defeated Jun Akiyama & Yuki Ishida when Koroku submitted Ishida with the Triangle Lancer (10:42).
4. Special Single Match: Tetsuya Endo defeated To-y with the Burning Star Press (14:18).
5. Special 8-Man Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki, Ryuichi “Fire” Kawakami, KANON & MJ Paul defeated HARASHIMA, Soma Takao, Yukio Naya & Kazuma Sumi when Kawakami pinned Sumi with the Thunder Fire Power Bomb (9:39).
6. Special Single Match: Yuki Ueno defeated Makoto Oishi with the WR (13:05).
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: MAO & Shunma Katsumata defeated Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada (c) when MAO submitted Masada with the Dick Killer (21:36).
*SCHADENFREUDE International fails in V1. ShunMao becomes the 84th KO-D Tag Team Champions!

ShunMao have won the KO-D Tag Team Titles they had to give up almost a year and a half ago! The match was supposed to be held under regular tag rules but chaos broke out immediately when the two teams tried attacking each other with the title belts. Right after that a brawl broke out with everybody from both SCHADENFREUDE International and The 37KAMIINA. Things calmed down only to get chaotic again after Yukinori Matsui suffered from a ref bump. ShunMao could have gotten the win earlier when they gave Takeshi Masada the Our Mad Max but the replacement ref Daisuke Kiso was then knocked out by Chris Brookes. With no refs around at all, more weapons were brought into the match like staplers and plastic boxes. Matsui got his senses back but the title belts were still kept around to be used as weapons. Masada used one of the belts to shield himself from Shunma Katsumata’s Totonou Splash. He then hit MAO with the belt but MAO countered his finisher into the Michinoku Driver II onto the same belt. MAO then put Masada in the Just Face Lock and morphed it into the Dick Killer variation to make him tap out.

MAO told everyone after the match that he still has a lot of ideas that he’s been saving up for this new title run and he wants to do them all even if it means he’ll get scolded a lot. He gave credit to Masada and admitted he underestimated him. He has become a great SCHADENFREUDE-like wrestler and deserves to be considered one of ShunMao’s rivals along with CDK. He also suggested the next time these four wrestlers face each other it should be a match with all of the ring ropes taken down! Hisaya Imabayashi then informed ShunMao they will have a title defence on 3rd October and asked if they have any suggestions for challengers. They remembered Makoto Oishi’s final day of his DDT contract is on that date so they want to defend the titles against him. Oishi walked out with Danshoku Dieno and said he wants ShunMao to be his final opponents as a DDT wrestler. He also wants to win the tag titles with Dieno because they never held those belts together before. MAO called Oishi his master and said it is an apprentice’s job to make things easier for their master. Without Oishi, ShunMao would have never become champions so they agreed to face Oishi & Dieno on 3rd October. Backstage MAO warned that it is also an apprentice’s job to deliver the final blow on their master.

Oishi’s last DDT singles match with Yuki Ueno took place before the main event. Dieno was in his corner cheering him on particularly when Ueno tried to beat Oishi with ground work. Oishi got a hold of Ueno by the legs and put him in the Fujiyama Knee Lock but Ueno countered it into a Sleeper Hold. Ueno used the hold for another counter and switched it into the WR to get the three count. Oishi praised Ueno backstage and called him the face of DDT. The match reminded Oishi he’s been in an amazing place like DDT for the last 13 years. Dieno then told Oishi there is something they haven’t done together yet, which led to the challenge at the end of the show.

Ryuichi “Fire” Kawakami announced the time has come for him to change his focus to a certain company with the letter “G” in its name so FIRE DAMNATION are ceasing activities as of today. But Kawakami promises it will come back whenever he returns to DDT.

At the recent No Spoiler Beer Garden show Kazuki Hirata reverted by to his rookie form. He forgot to revert back because he appeared for his match in his old gear using his old entrance music. Akito was confused but went along with it for five minutes. He then got on the microphone and said it was a nice reminder of their earlier days of wrestling each other but he would like to fight the current day Hirata now. Hirata felt unsure a pair of Hirata GO! glasses were brought into the ring. Hirata and Akito put them on, danced while wrestling and then Hirata shockingly pinned Akito with the Miracle One Shot Cradle to win the match and take the Right To Challenge Shield! Hirata wasn’t happy though and he held the Shield with digust. He is still thinking like a rookie and is more concerned about doing his behind the scenes chores rather than worry about winning a championship.


Dramatic Denshi, BASARA In Kanra Town, New Names Added To DDT In Seattle Weekend

September 19, 2024

DDT “DRAMATIC DENSHI TICKET IN SHINJUKU”, 20/09/2024
Shinjuku FACE

1. Special Single Match: Akito Vs Kazuki Hirata
2. Masahiro Takanashi, Antonio Honda & Ilusion Vs Toru Owashi, Danshoku Dieno & Keigo Nakamura
3. Yuki Iino & Yuya Koroku Vs Jun Akiyama & Yuki Ishida
4. Special Single Match: Tetsuya Endo Vs To-y
5. Special 8-Man Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki, Ryuichi “Fire” Kawakami, KANON & MJ Paul Vs HARASHIMA, Soma Takao, Yukio Naya & Kazuma Sumi
6. Special Single Match: Yuki Ueno Vs Makoto Oishi
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada (c) Vs MAO & Shunma Katsumata

Two contract signings will take place before the show for the upcoming DDT Universal Title and DDT Extreme Title matches.

There are two remaining Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Shields left in play. The Blue one is held by Masahiro Takanashi and the White one is held by Akito.

DDT “REMBRANDT LARIAT SERIES 2024 COMEBACK ~BATTLE OF THE CORAL~”, 23/09/2024
Rembrandt Hotel Tokyo Machida Coral Room

1. To-y & Kazuma Sumi Vs Yuni & Yuki Ishida
2. Soma Takao Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
3. Special Single Match: Antonio Honda Vs Kazuki Hirata
4. Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul Vs Chris Brookes, Keigo Nakamura & Ilusion
5. Tetsuya Endo, Yuki Iino & Yuya Koroku Vs Jun Akiyama, Akito & Yukio Naya
6. Special Single Match: Shunma Katsumata Vs Makoto Oishi
7. Special Tag Match: Yuki Ueno & MAO Vs HARASHIMA & Danshoku Dieno

Let’s add a Soma Takao versus Tomomitsu Matsunaga match to the undercard because why not?

BASARA “KANRA TOWN 65TH ANNIVERSARY – KANRA PRO WRESTLING FESTIVAL”, 29/09/2024
Gunma Kanra Junior High School Gymnasium

1. Isami Kodaka, Minoru Fujita & MAZADA Vs Ryuichi Sekine, Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino
2. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Daichi Kazato Vs Banana Senga & Ryota Hama
3. Takumi Tsukamoto & SAGAT Vs Ryota Nakatsu & Shuichiro Katsumura
4. Takeru Inoue Vs Yujiro Yamamoto
5. KUBITO Vs Yasu Urano
6. FUMA Vs Hideki “Shrek” Sekine

For the second year in a row FUMA is bringing a BASARA show to his current home of Kanra Town in Gunma. The line-up is a little different than what BASARA usually serves up in Tokyo. Outsiders like Hideki Sekine, Yujiro Yamamoto, Shuichiro Katsumura, Ryota Hama and MAZADA are all booked up and down the card. FUMA likes to hunt so he’s going after one of the biggest beasts around in the form of Sekine.

DDT/DEFY “DDT IN UTERO”, 09/11/2024
Washington Hall, Seattle, Washington, USA

New wrestlers have been announced for the Seattle shows. Joining Konosuke Takeshita for the weekend are Daisuke Sasaki, Danshoku Dieno, MAO, Gringo Loco, Shota, Yuni and Yoshihiko.


DDT “DRAMATIC INFINITY 2024 TOUR IN SAPPORO – DAY 1” Results

September 15, 2024

DDT “DRAMATIC INFINITY 2024 TOUR IN SAPPORO – DAY 1”, 15/09/2024
Hokkaido Sapporo Sun Plaza
319 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Special Single Match: Takeshi Masada defeated Makoto Oishi with the Masada No Chikara KOBU Mukimuki (11:29).
2. Kazuki Hirata defeated Kazuma Sumi with the Miracle One Shot Cradle (8:04).
3. Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino defeated Noriyuki Yoshida & Yuki Ishida when Iino pinned Ishida with the Spear (10:44).
4. Yukio Naya defeated Yuya Koroku with the Choke Slam (10:07).
5. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Chris Brookes, Akito & Ilusion defeated Jun Akiyama, Tomoya & Danshoku Dieno (c) when Brookes pinned Dieno with the Praying Mantis Bomb (14:58).
*Chris Brookes becomes the 1,670th champion.
6. Special Tag Match: Shinya Aoki & HARASHIMA defeated MAO & Keigo Nakamura when Aoki pinned Nakamura (11:53).
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul (c) defeated Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y when Sasaki submitted Katsumata with the Crossface Lock (21:20).
*V1 for DAMNATION T.A.

At last DAMNATION T.A have secured a successful first KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles defence. It took them four title reigns to finally get it done. Maybe it is because they took on a team from The 37KAMIINA that aren’t performing at their absolute best at the moment. To-y went into the title match already hurting because he again tried to cash in his Right To Challenge Shield on Yuki Iino and took a Spear from the DDT Universal Champion. Or perhaps we should just give credit where it’s due and accept DAMNATION T.A succeeded through hard work… and good old fashioned cheating. During the match Daisuke Sasaki knocked Shunma Katsumata off the top rope onto some chairs set up at ringside. Katsumata later tried to attack Sasaki with a chair but the referee grabbed it off him. That allowed Sasaki to get him in the Crossface Lock and win by submission. KANON said they have now escaped the curse of zero defence title reigns. Sasaki wants to go celebrate by drinking around Susukino all night long.

It turns out MAO has high expectations for Keigo Nakamura and wanted to see how he would fare against a team like Shinya Aoki & HARASHIMA. They even came close to winning a few times. Nakamura was able to trap Aoki in an Ankle Lock and it was only broken up because HARASHIMA Body Slammed MAO on top of him. Aoki was then able to out-wrestle Nakamura on the canvas and pin his arms to the mat for the three count to win the match. MAO said nobody realizes just how much of an amazing wrestler Nakamura is. He thinks one of these days he might send him off on excursion somewhere.

Chris Brookes pinned Danshoku Dieno in their 6-Man Tag Match to win the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title from him. He now holds three different championships (Iron Man, KO-D Tag Team Titles and KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Titles) so he should be recognized as a Triple Crown champ! However he has a singles match with Dieno scheduled for tomorrow and he suggested it should be a Birmingham Style Match. Dieno accepted the challenge because he will do anything to win back the Iron Man Title. Oh, and Brookes is happy that Ilusion was on the winning team today. Ilusion’s reward is he gets to carry the three championship belts for Brookes.

Takeshi Masada said he would never had joined DDT if it wasn’t for Makoto Oishi. Even after Masada made his debut Oishi has been there to give him advice and do other kind things for him. It was even Oishi’s recommendation that Masada changed his gear from long pants to short tights. Masada definitely wants to have another singles match with Oishi in DDT some day so he can win perfectly next time.


Video – ShunMao Vs Harimao For The KO-D Tag Titles From 2023

September 14, 2024


DDT “JUDGEMENT 2023 ~LONGEST 5 HOUR SPECIAL IN KORAKUEN HISTORY~”, 21/03/2023
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,138 Fans – No Vacancy

14. KO-D Tag Team Titles – Falls Count Anywhere Match: MAO & Shunma Katsumata (c) Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Ryota Nakatsu


Koroku’s Mini Trial Series, Masada’s Getting No Respect, Arai Approaching IP Title Record

September 13, 2024

DDT “TETSUYA ENDO LOCAL TRIUMPH! DRAMATIC INFINITY 2024 TOUR IN SHIROISHI”, 14/09/2024
Miyagi Shiroishi White Cube

1. Chris Brookes, Takeshi Masada & Ilusion Vs Yukio Naya, Akito & To-y
2. Yuki Iino Vs Yuki Ishida
3. Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul Vs Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & Kazuma Sumi
4. Jun Akiyama Vs Yuya Koroku
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: MAO, Gorgeous Matsuno & Keigo Nakamura Vs HARASHIMA, Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata
6. Shiroishi Specialty Special Single Match: Tetsuya Endo Vs Makoto Oishi

This weekend Yuya Koroku is going through a mini trial series of singles matches on back to back to back days. First up he takes on Jun Akiyama.

The current Right To Challenge Shield holders are Masahiro Takanashi (Blue), To-y (Light Blue) and Akito (White).

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “ARISU ENDO LOCAL TRIUMPH 2024”, 14/09/2024
Fukushima Aizuwakamatsu City Tsurugajo Gymnasium

1. Pom Harajuku Vs Chika Nanase
2. Toga Vs Uta Takami
3. Yuki Aino & Shino Suzuki Vs Yoshiko Hasegawa & Runa Okubo
4. Moka Miyamoto Vs Wakana Uehara
5. Miu Watanabe & HIMAWARI Vs Mizuki & Haru Kazashiro
6. Aja Kong & Raku Vs Rika Tatsumi & Mahiro Kiryu
7. Arisu Endo & Suzume Vs Miyu Yamashita & Kaya Toribami

Kira Summer has fallen ill and won’t be able to wrestle tomorrow. Shino Suzuki moves out of the 3 Way match to take Summer’s place in Match #3.

DDT “DRAMATIC INFINITY 2024 TOUR IN SAPPORO – DAY 1”, 15/09/2024
Hokkaido Sapporo Sun Plaza

1. Special Single Match: Takeshi Masada Vs Makoro Oishi
2. Kazuki Hirata Vs Kazuma Sumi
3. Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino Vs Noriyuki Yoshida & Yuki Ishida
4. Yukio Naya Vs Yuya Koroku
5. Jun Akiyama, Tomoya & Danshoku Dieno Vs Chris Brookes, Akito & Ilusion
6. Special Tag Match: Shinya Aoki & HARASHIMA Vs MAO & Keigo Nakamura
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul (c) Vs Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y

Koroku’s second singles match of the weekend is against Yukio Naya.

DDT “DRAMATIC INFINITY 2024 TOUR IN SAPPORO – DAY 2”, 16/09/2024
Hokkaido Sapporo Sun Plaza

1. Daisuke Sasaki & KANON Vs Yuki Ishida & Ilusion
2. Tetsuya Endo, Yuki Iino & Makoto Oishi Vs Tomoya, Akito & Kazuki Hirata
3. Special Tag Match: Jun Akiyama & Noriyuki Yoshida Vs Yuki Ueno & Keigo Nakamura
4. Special Single Match: Shinya Aoki Vs Yuya Koroku
5. Special Single Match: Chris Brookes Vs Danshoku Dieno
6. Special 6-Man Tag Match: MAO, Shunma Katsumata & To-y Vs HARASHIMA, Yukio Naya & Kazuma Sumi

Then on Monday Koroku ends the series by taking on the champ Shinya Aoki himself.

DDT “DRAMATIC INFINITY 2024 TOUR IN SHINJUKU”, 20/09/2024
Shinjuku FACE

1. Masahiro Takanashi, Antonio Honda & Ilusion Vs Toru Owashi, Danshoku Dieno & Keigo Nakamura
2. Yuki Iino & Yuya Koroku Vs Jun Akiyama & Yuki Ishida
3. Special 8-Man Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki, Ryuichi “Fire” Kawakami, KANON & MJ Paul Vs HARASHIMA, Soma Takao, Yukio Naya & Kazuma Sumi
4. Special Single Match: Akito Vs Kazuki Hirata
5. Special Single Match: Tetsuya Endo Vs To-y
6. Special Single Match: Yuki Iino Vs Makoto Oishi
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada (c) Vs MAO & Shunma Katsumata

Poor Takeshi Masada still isn’t getting much respect despite being one half of the KO-D Tag Team Champions. At the contract signing for this title match ShunMao called CDK their rivals instead of SCHADENFREUDE International and Chris Brookes even agreed with that notion. On the bright side Brookes is advising Masada to wrestle the match in their own unique way. That matters to his development just as much as winning or losing.

Makoto Oishi’s farewell tour brings him over to Yuki Ueno for what could be their last singles match together.

If To-y is still holding his Right To Challenge Shield by the time this show happens then Tetsuya Endo has a big chance to win it and set up another shot at Aoki for the KO-D Title. Akito could also possibly risk his Shield in a match against Kazuki Hirata. Meanwhile Masahiro Takanashi is laying low and hiding away in multi-man tag matches where the risk of directly losing a fall is much much lower.

Ryuichi “Fire” Kawakami is not running away from DDT after losing to Naya. He lost clean to Naya when they finally faced each other in a singles match but they will meet again in an 8-Man Tag Match here.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “WRESTLE PRINCESS V”, 22/09/2024
Chiba Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall

1. Runa Okubo Vs Haru Kazashiro
2. Yoshiko Hasegawa, Kaya Toribami & HIMAWARI Vs Kira Summer, Chika Nanase & Uta Takami
3. Kakeru Sekiguchi & Mahiro Kiryu Vs Wakana Uehara & Toga
4. Ram Kaichow Vs Raku
5. Aja Kong, Max The Impaler & Pom Harajuku Vs Rika Tatsumi, Yuki Aino & Shino Suzuki
*Special Referee: Shiori Aoki.
6. Xia Zhao & Mizuki Vs Yuki Kamifuku & VENY
7. Emi Sakura Vs Shoko Nakajima
8. International Princess Title: Yuki Arai (c) Vs Moka Miyamoto
9. Princess Tag Team Titles: Suzume & Arisu Endo (c) Vs Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh
10. Princess Of Princess Title: Miu Watanabe (c) Vs Ryo Mizunami

There was a contract signing held today for Yuki Arai and Moka Miyamoto to promote the International Princess Title match. Miyamoto spoke about always valuing the spirit of harmony and how she incorporates Japanese elements into her wrestling. That is how she created the Korokan move during her first attempt to win the IP Title in 2022. So her goal if she becomes the champion is to spread those feelings across the world. Arai would like to see Miyamoto win the title if the champion was somebody else but she will defend it to the death against her. She also wants to start defending the title overseas, especially if it helps SKE48 with their efforts to grow internationally. If Arai beats Miyamoto then she will hold the record for most IP Title defences with 5 wins. She wants to be proud of her title reign and hopes this match will be memorable for reasons more than just her breaking the record.

BASARA “BASARA 257 ~HIEN~”, 24/09/2024
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. KUBITO Vs Takeru Inoue
2. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Tsutomu Oosugi Vs Banana Senga & Yuki Kanzaki
3. Ryota Nakatsu & Lil’ Kraken Vs Yumehito Imanari & Mizuki Watase
4. Takumi Tsukamoto, SAGAT & Minoru Fujita Vs Guts Ishijima, Hideyoshi Kamitani & Kuma Arashi
5. UWA World Tag Team Titles: Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino (c) Vs Isami Kodaka & Ryuichi Sekine

The UWA World Tag Team Titles have been used mainly in Big Japan for the past few years and belonged to Michinoku Pro before that. Thanks to Aijin Tag winning the belts this week the championship is now being defended over to BASARA. It didn’t take long for them to find challengers because Isami Kodaka & Ryuichi Sekine quickly decided they wanted a title shot after they saw Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino’s victory.

The “HIEN” branding is bringing in more fresh faces to BASARA. Ganbare☆Pro are sending over Yumehito Imanari & Mizuki Watase as a tag team. There is also a mixture of outside talent being put together as Guts Ishijima, Hideyoshi Kamitani & Kuma Arashi take on the BASARA home team. There’s even a tag match with Speed Of Sounds on opposite sides to freshen up the undercard.

DDT “DRAMATIC INFINITY 2024 ~ 3 HOUR SPECIAL~”, 29/09/2024
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Tetsuya Endo, Soma Takao & Yuya Koroku Vs Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & To-y
2. Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul Vs Antonio Honda, Yuki Ishida & Ilusion
3. Special Tag Match: Shinya Aoki & HARASHIMA Vs Jun Akiyama & Keigo Nakamura
4. Special Single Match: Danshoku Dieno Vs Makoto Oishi
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, MAO & Kaisei Takeshi Vs Chris Brookes, Takeshi Masada & Masahiro Takanashi
6. DDT Extreme Title – IPPON Lighttube Tag Team Death Match: Shunma Katsumata (c) & Kazuma Sumi Vs Akito & Yuni
7. DDT Universal Title: Yuki Iino (c) Vs Yukio Naya

DDT got Kaisei Takeshi to sell out a show so a full Korakuen Hall has to watch Danshoku Dieno Vs Makoto Oishi. I kind of have to respect the carniness of it all.