Ibushi Vs Devitt At The Dome!

December 14, 2010

Kota Ibushi will cross paths with Prince Devitt once more, this time on the biggest stage of the Japanese wrestling scene the Tokyo Dome! Ibushi will get a chance to win Devitt’s IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title to go along with his IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, which he also won from the Irishman. When the two last met in singles action it was Devitt who grabbed the win while Ibushi was left with a dislocated shoulder. Since then, Ibushi has bounced back into contention in New Japan’s Junior Division. Now it all comes to a head at the Tokyo Dome.

Kenny Omega will also be taking part on the day in a pre-show tag match. The Golden Lovers Vs Apollo 55 feud will also happen here as Ryusuke Taguchi will be on the opposing team. If both Ibushi & Omega win their matches then the Golden Lovers will continue their recent dominance over “Moon☆Child” & “The Funky Weapon”.

NJPW “ROAD TO KINGDOM ~BATTLE XMAS!~”, 12/23/10
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

Special Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Prince Devitt Vs Satoshi Kojima & Kota Ibushi

NJPW “WRESTLE KINGDOM V IN TOKYO DOME”, 04/01/2011
Tokyo Dome

0. World Pro Wrestling Invitation Match: Koji Kanemoto & Ryusuke Taguchi Vs Kenny Omega & Taichi
6. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Prince Devitt (c) Vs Kota Ibushi

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DDT In NEVER.4, HMV, Union News

November 19, 2010

DDT had three wrestlers involved in the latest NEVER event from New Japan. Keisuke Ishii now has two wins in two appearances for the brand, defeating Hiromu Takahashi with the Kneel Kick. Daisuke Sasaki however is at two losses in two appearances when he was defeated by Tomohiro Ishii. Finally Antonio Honda was involved in the match that attracted the most attention, losing to the returning Hiroyoshi Tenzan.

NJPW “NEVER.4”, 11/18/10
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
450 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Keisuke Ishii defeated Hiromu Takahashi with the Kneel Kick (7:04).
4. Tomohiro Ishii defeated Daisuke Sasaki with a Lariat (11:56).
5. Hiroyoshi Tenzan Return Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Antonio Honda with the Anaconda Vice (13:07).

Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & DJ Nira are now a faction. The new stable is called HMV, which stands for Hagure Metal Vampire.

On the Union side of things, the brand is looking for foreign wrestlers who are interested in working for the promotion. Those interested can find the contact information over at the Union website.

Isami Kodaka will be in the semi-main event of SMASH.10. He will be feeling right at home by taking part in a Hardcore 6-Man Tag Team match with KUSHIDA & Super Crazy versus the Fight Club Finland trio of Hajime Ohara, Häijy-Heimo Ukonselkä & Jessica Love.

Union, 03/12/10
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Hiro Tsumaki Vs Kento Miyahara
2. Cherry & Kengo Ohka Vs Yuki Miyazaki & Madoka
3. Isami Kodaka & Keita Yano Vs Survival Tobita & X

X will be a new monster Survival Tobita discovered on his travels. Keita Yano might be doing a Doink The Clown meets The Joker gimmick for the match.

Cherry will be promoting her fourth Fantasy Illusion show on the 23rd December with the main event being an hour long Ironman match between herself and Yuki Miyazaki from the NEO promotion. This match comes just over a week before Miyazaki’s retirement from wrestling.

Fantasy Illusion 4, 23/12/10
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Ironman Match: Cherry Vs Yuki Miyazaki

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Golden Lovers Vs Apollo 55 Rematch Confirmed! Some Other News Too

October 25, 2010

DDT already has its top two matches booked for their return to the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium next month and they are both something to really look forward too. The big one sees those two Golden Lovers, Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega defend their newly won IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles against the very team they won them from Apollo 55! The New Japan duo are heading into Dramatic territory in a bid to win those belts back. (Speaking of Golden Lovers Vs Apollo 55, we’re still waiting on that NJPW Sumo Hall show to come online. Come on Japan, what’s taking so long?)

Sticking closer to home is the other big match signed, HARASHIMA defending the KO-D Openweight Title against Hikaru Sato. The neko maid shoot fighter has seen his profile raise significantly over the past year and his recent win over Kota Ibushi was enough to earn him his chance at the title. If HARASHIMA defeats Sato, he will match his personal best of KO-D Title defences at 3 wins.

DDT “OSAKA BAY BLUES SPECIAL”, 14/11/2010
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2

1. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega (c) Vs Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi
2. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Hikaru Sato

In a surprising turn of events, DDT founder Sanshiro Takagi will be moving over to the UNION brand after his defeat to Toru Owashi. But before he leaves DDT for the time being he will have one more match at the next Korakuen Hall show. Takagi and a partner of his choice will take on puro legend Genichiro Tenryu! Oh, and Masao Orihara too but nobody cares about him (I know I don’t).

DDT, 28/11/2010
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Sanshiro Takagi & X Vs Genichiro Tenryu & Masao Orihara

In business news, one of DDT’s restaurants will be getting a new name and new management. The Mitsuboshi Curry restaurant will have Cherry taking over as its manager and the new name will be introduced in two weeks. DDT currently runs three food and drink establishments in Tokyo, the Dropkick Bar and Ebisuku Bar & Grill which are both in Shinjuku and Mitsuboshi Curry in Mitaka. Many DDT wrestlers work in these places while pursuing their wrestling careers and the success of these businesses makes DDT is one of the more finacially healthy wrestling promotions in Japan today.

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Golden Lovers Win IWGP Jr. Tag Titles!

October 11, 2010

(Note: Above image is only a placeholder until pics from the show come out. Still adorable though, eh?)

Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega have done it! They went over to New Japan for today’s big “DESTRUCTION ‘10” event in Sumo Hall and defeated Apollo 55 to become the new IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champions when Ibushi pinned Prince Devitt with the Firebird Splash, avenging his loss to the Irishman back at the Best Of Super Juniors final. This gives DDT possession of its highest profile championship yet and arguably crowns the Golden Lovers as the best Jr. Heavy Tag Team in Japan today.

NJPW “DESTRUCTION ‘10”, 10/11/10
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
8,800 Fans – No Vacancy

5. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega defeated Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (c) when Ibushi pinned Devitt with the Firebird Splash (15:05).
*Apollo 55 fail in V2. Golden Lovers become the 27th Champions.

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DDT48 Correction, Young Drama Cup, October Shows, DDT In NEVER

October 10, 2010

I apologise about getting the DDT48 concept wrong. Rather than everyone campaigning for a spot in a tournament, the Election was for the right to be included in the 24th October event itself, with the winner of the election getting ¥1,000,000 and a KO-D Openweight Title shot. So congratulations go to Danshoku Dino for coming out on top (minds out of the gutter, people) and winning the grand prize. Dino will face HARASHIMA for the KO-D Title in the main event of a pretty good looking DDT card at Korakuen Hall.

But before we make it to Korakuen, DDT has a show in Shin-Kiba 1st RING coming up this week. The event will see the return of the Young Drama Cup, a tournament for DDT’s rookies and younger wrestlers. Last year’s winner was Keisuke Ishii and he will be in the tournament to defend his crown.

DDT “NON-FIX 10.14”, 14/10/2010
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Complete Conclusion! Karate Kid Visit! No Ideology Conflict Shin-Kiba Bloody Battle: Karate Kid Vs Michael Nakazawa
2. Young Drama Cup: Takao Soma Vs Rion Mizuki
3. Young Drama Cup: Shigehiro Irie Vs Kazuki Hirata
4. Young Drama Cup: Yukihiro Abe Vs Keisuke Ishii
5. MIKAMI & Tanomusaku Toba Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Hoshitango
6. Dick Togo, GENTARO & Yasu Urano Vs KUDO, Daisuke Sasaki & Yuki Sato
7. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Hikaru Sato & Tomimitsu Matsunaga
8. HARASHIMA & Toru Owashi Vs Danshoku Dino & Antonio Honda

Karate Kid is either Ultraman Robin or a wrestler that Robin discovered during a trip to Europe.

DDT “DDT SPECIAL 2010”, 24/10/2010
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. MIKAMI & KUDO Vs Shuji Ishikawa & Isami Kodaka
2. Kenny Omega & Antonio Honda Vs Keisuke Ishii & YOSHIHIKO
3. Michael Nakazawa Vs Dick Togo
4. Sanshiro Takagi Vs Toru Owashi
5. Yasu Urano Vs Cherry
6. Kota Ibushi Vs Hikaru Sato
7. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Danshoku Dino

As I said earlier, this looks like a pretty good card that should be a lot of fun. Danshoku Dino could leave Korakuen Hall as the KO-D Openweight Champion, DDT Extreme Champion and KO-D Tag Team Champion all at once, which is unprecedented in DDT. Kota Ibushi versus Hikaru Sato will be stiff and with Sato upping his game over the last year while Ibushi is getting over his ring rust this could be the best match on the night. Yasu Urano Vs Cherry is a mismatch, but Cherry will definitly do all that she can to win. Sanshiro Takagi Vs Toru Owashi will be the first singles match between the two in DDT since 2006. Michael Nakazawa and his “Shit Heart” will try to take down Dick Togo. Kenny Omega & Antonio Honda versus Keisuke Ishii & YOSHIHIKO will be your typical DDT fun and games. The show opener has potential to be really good with MIKAMI & KUDO representing DDT to face the UNION side of Shuji Ishikawa & Isami Kodaka.

DDT had two wrestlers compete at the New Japan NEVER show in Shin-Kiba. Keisuke Ishii defeated Hiromu Takahashi in the opener while Daisuke Sasaki lost to Tama Tonga in the third match.

NJPW “NEVER.3″, 10/8/10
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
250 Fans

1. Keisuke Ishii defeated Hiromu Takahashi with the Kneel Kick (6:43).
3. Tama Tonga defeated Daisuke Sasaki with the Jackhammer (11:12).

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Sapporo Card, Golden Lovers Vs Apollo 55, Togo & Urano To NOAH, Ohka In SMASH

September 28, 2010

DDT “SAPPORO PRO-WRESTLING FESTIVAL”
10/10/2010
Sapporo Teisen Hall

1. Nunchucks & Nunchucks Board Death Match: Hiroki Vs Chiharu
2. Antonio Honda Vs Tomoya
3. Dick Togo & GENTARO Vs Daisuke Sasaki & Takao Soma
4. 3 Way Match: Yasu Urano Vs Keisuke Ishii Vs DJ Nira
5. Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Futoshi Miwa Vs Sanshiro Takagi, KUDO & Yukihiro Abe
6. HARASHIMA & Toru Owashi Vs Michael Nakazawa & Hikaru Sato
7. KO-D Tag Team Title: Shiro Koshinaka & Danshoku Dino (c) Vs MIKAMI & Tanomusaku Toba

It’s official, the Golden Lovers will take on Apollo 55 for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles over in New Japan. The match I have been waiting for the entire year will finally take place in Sumo Hall for NJPW’s “DESTRUCTION ‘10” card in October. This match pits the two top Jr Heavyweight teams in Japan today and the four men have crossed paths several times over the last two years. Prince Devitt and Kota Ibushi fought each other three times with Devitt leading 2-1 in that series of matches. Ryusuke Taguchi also beat Ibushi back in the 2009 Best Of The Super Juniors. Devitt recently beat Kenny Omega in a recent IWGP Jr. Title defence but Omega has been undefeated against Taguchi.

DDT will be represented in NOAH’s upcoming NTV Cup Jr. Tag League. Dick Togo & Yasu Urano have been paired together for the tournament.

Ken Ohka made an appearance at SMASH.8 to say he will be wrestling there soon. Akira Shoji confronted him during the show, possibly to set up a match between the two in the future.

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Omega Loses To Devitt, But Golden Lovers Get Title Shot

September 3, 2010

NJPW “KOTETSU YAMAMOTO MEMORIAL SHOW”, 9/3/10 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
7. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Prince Devitt (c) defeated Kenny Omega with the Bloody Sunday (17:29).

DDT’s involvement in New Japan led to the main event of today’s NJPW show dedicated to Kotetsu Yamamoto. The rare Gaijin Vs Gaijin main event had Prince Devitt successfully defend his IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title over Kenny Omega. While this was a setback for DDT, they have another chance to take away some New Japan gold in the future. On the 11th October in Sumo Hall, the Golden Lovers team of Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi will get a shot at the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championships against either Apollo 55 or Gedo & Jado. Both teams have history with the DDT duo. Omega has already beaten Ryusuke Taguchi twice while Ibushi has faced off with Devitt a couple of times in Best Of The Super Junior tournaments, the most high profile bout being from this year’s grand final. Meanwhile, Jado was injured by dives from Ibushi & Omega the last time they fought each other, while Gedo has been a thorn in Ibushi’s side ever since last year’s Super J Cup. No matter who winds up as the champions, either team against the Golden Lovers will create a very exciting IWGP Jr. Tag Title match.

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Omega Vs Devitt Confirmed For NJPW Main Event!

August 30, 2010

In a battle that could be more epic than an X Vs Sigma showdown, Kenny Omega will be representing DDT on the 3rd September when he challenges Prince Devitt for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title in the main event of New Japan’s Kotetsu Yamamoto Memorial Show. Omega called out Devitt right after beating the Irishman’s tag team partner Ryusuke Taguchi at the most recent DDT Korakuen Hall show. Devitt accepted his challenge and it didn’t take long for the NJPW office to confirm the match.

NJPW “KOTETSU YAMAMOTO MEMORIAL SHOW”
9/3/10
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

7. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Prince Devitt (c) Vs Kenny Omega

Edit: The news is all about Omega today as he took part in SMASH.7 over at Shinjuku FACE. He defeated SMASH’s own resident Canadian, Mentallo with the Croyt’s Wrath.

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“THINKING OF SUMMER VACATION 2010” Results

August 29, 2010

DDT “THINKING OF SUMMER VACATION 2010”
29/08/2010
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Akito defeated Rion Mizuki, Takao Soma & Kazuki Hirata when Ishii pinned Hirata with the Kneel Kick (8:05).
2. Toru Owashi Presents GM Election Battle Royal: Muscle Sakai defeated Toru Owashi, Hikaru Sato, Tomimitsu Matsunaga, Hoshitango, Yukihiro Abe & Michael Nakazawa (17:37).
3. Dick Togo & Antonio Honda defeated KUDO & Yasu Urano when Togo submitted Urano with the Crippler Crossface (15:35).
4. Special Singles Match: Kenny Omega defeated Ryusuke Taguchi with the Croyt’s Wrath (15:12).
5. KO-D Tag Team Title, 3 Way Match: Shiro Koshinaka & Danshoku Dino defeated Sanshiro Takagi & Munenori Sawa (c) and MIKAMI & Tanomusaku Toba when Dino pinned Takagi with the Danshoku Driver (13:55).
*Takagi & Sawa fail in V10. Koshinaka & Dino become the 32nd KO-D Tag Team Champions.
6. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) defeated Daisuke Sasaki with the Somato (20:42).
*V1 for HARASHIMA.

The Greatest Title Run Ever ™ has come to an end, :(. I still have to look up the amount of defences they had as I’m certain I’ve added one or two more than they actually had.

After Match #4, Kenny Omega had a staredown with IWGP Jr. Champ Prince Devitt. We all know where this is going.

Muscle Sakai turned out to be the surprise winner of the GM Battle Royal. But with him soon retiring he is unable to take the role. Sakai chose Tsurumi Amon, the afro wearing host of the MUSCLE events, to take the job instead.

The DDT48 Election is now well on its way and we already have an update on the polls. There are still several shows left until the voting ends but so far it looks like Danshoku Dino, HARASHIMA & Shigehiro Irie are guaranteed spots if the trend of voting stays like this. I’m a little surprised at how high Irie is, but I guess the guy has really won over the fans.

01. Danshoku Dino (56 votes)
02. HARASHIMA & Shigehiro Irie (54 votes)
04. Sanshiro Takagi (39 votes)
05. Dick Togo, Kota Ibushi & YOSHIHIKO (39 votes)
08. Hikaru Sato (27 votes)
09. Toru Owashi (24 votes)
10. Antonio Honda & Shoichi Uchida (21 votes)
12. MIKAMI & Hideki Shiota (20 votes)
14. Takao Soma (18 votes)
15. Kenny Omega (17 votes)
16. Cherry (15 votes)
17. Yasu Urano & Michael Nakazawa (14 votes)
19. Yukihiro Abe, Norikazu Fujioka & Akito (11 votes)
22. KUDO & Tanomusaku Toba (9 votes)

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Full Card For “THINKING OF SUMMER VACATION 2010”

August 27, 2010

DDT “THINKING OF SUMMER VACATION 2010”
29/08/2010
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Rion Mizuki, Takao Soma & Kazuki Hirata Vs Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & X
2. Dick Togo & Antonio Honda Vs KUDO & Yasu Urano
3. Toru Owashi Presents GM Decision Battle Royal: Toru Owashi Vs Muscle Sakai Vs Hikaru Sato Vs Tomimitsu Matsunaga Vs Hoshitango Vs Yukihiro Abe Vs Michael Nakazawa
4. Special Singles Match: Kenny Omega Vs Ryusuke Taguchi
5. KO-D Tag Team Title, 3 Way Match: Sanshiro Takagi & Munenori Sawa (c) Vs MIKAMI & Tanomusaku Toba Vs Shiro Koshinaka & Danshoku Dino
6. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Daisuke Sasaki

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