Golden Lovers Lose Title Matches, Now Or NEVER For Sasaki, Odate Match

October 11, 2012

AJPW “40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR 2012” 07/10/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,600 Fans

AJPW World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Yamato (c) defeated Kenny Omega with the Cross-Arm Suplex (17:54).
*V3 for Hiroshi Yamato

NJPW “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY ~ KING OF PRO-WRESTLING”, 08/10/2012
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
9,000 Fans – No Vacancy

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Low Ki defeated Kota Ibushi (c) with the Avalanche Ki Krusher (17:05).
*Kota Ibushi fails in V3. Low Ki becomes the 65th IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion!

Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi both lost their title matches in the space of 24 hours at the beginning of the week. Omega went to All Japan to challenge for the AJPW Jr. Title held by Hiroshi Yamato and all he left with was a broken ear drum and some stitches. Meanwhile Kota Ibushi lost the IWGP Jr. Title to Low Ki over in New Japan, marking his second title loss in two weeks.

DDT “WE’RE GONNA GO BEFORE WINTER COMES”, 11/11/2012
Odate

1. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Vs Kaz Hayashi & Yuu Yamagata

Here we have a multi-promotional tag match between DDT and Wrestling New Classic against All Japan and ZABUN (a WAVE affiliated brand). This is a kind of match that I like to call Fire Pro Wrestling match making.

Daisuke Sasaki has been entered into a tournament to crown New Japan’s newest champion. The NEVER Openweight Title is the prize everyone will be fighting for and Sasaki will face 8 year veteran Tomohiro Ishii in the first round on 15th November in Tokyo SHIBUYA-AX. Is Sasaki defeats Ishii he will face YOSHI-YASHI or Ryuichi Sekine in the next round four days later.

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Ibushi V1 In NJPW, Masa & Tango In Thailand

September 7, 2012

NJPW “NJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ~ ROAD TO DESTRUCTION”, 07/09/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,950 Fans – Super No Vacancy

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kota Ibushi (c) defeated KUSHIDA with the Sit Down Last Ride (25:10).
*V1 for Kota Ibushi.

Kota Ibushi’s first defence of the IWGP Jr. Title took place today against the man he was originally supposed to face during his first title reign a year ago. Despite what was described as a spirited challenge by the young KUSHIDA, Ibushi was the last one standing. Now he is being challenged for the championship by both Ryusuke Taguchi and Low Ki.

When asked about his thoughts on the match after the show, Ibushi’s first reply was “My arm is sore” (in reference to KUSHIDA targeting his arm during the match). The interviewer asked him about Taguchi and Low Ki, Ibushi said he will “win more and more” and said that the 25 minute match was a “short-term battle.” When asked if he would rather face Taguchi or Low Ki, Ibushi said Taguchi because Low Ki has a scary voice. However, Ibushi hasn’t made his decision yet and he will defend his title at anytime.

GATOH PRO, 07/09/2012
Sakura Dojo, Bangkok, Thailand

1. Masa Takanashi defeated Golem Thai with a Knee Bar (9:57).
2. Hoshitango & Emi Sakura defeated EK Baki & Kaori Yoneyama when Sakura pinned Baki with a La Magistral Cradle (11:45).
3. Madoka defeated Ken Chan with a Lariat (9:02).

Meanwhile in Thailand Masa Takanashi, Hoshitango and freelancer Madoka took part in the debut Gatoh Pro Wrestling event. Masa submitted rookie Golem Thai while Hoshitango teamed with Gatoh Pro founder Emi Sakura to win their tag match afterwards. The visit took place during Hoshintago’s 47th birthday.

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Ibushi Wins IWGP Jr. Title Again

July 29, 2012

NJPW “40TH ANNIVERSARY LAST REBELLION”, 29/07/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,040 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kota Ibushi defeated Low Ki (c) with the Phoenix Splash (19:30).
*Low Ki fails in V2. Kota Ibushi becomes the 64th IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion!

Kota Ibushi returned to New Japan today to challenge Low Ki for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship, the title he had to vacate back in September 2011 after a shoulder injury. With Kenny Omega, Daisuke Sasaki and Michael Nakazawa in his corner, Ibushi fought tooth and nail with Low Ki. The champ dodged Ibushi’s Quebrada outside the ring and later applied an upside down Dragon Sleeper hanging from the top rope. Ibushi recovered and hit the Quebrada a second time. Feet were flying from both wrestlers as their kick heavy offence came into play. Low Ki avoided the Sit Down Last Ride and tried to finish the match with the Phoenix Splash. But Ibushi rolled out of the way and struck Low Ki with the Cartwheel Overhead Kick. Ibushi landed his own Phoenix Splash to pin Low Ki and win the IWGP Jr. Title for the second time. Afterwards, KUSHIDA came out to challenge the new champion.

The big victory continues Ibushi’s path of success since returning from injury. His next big challenge is Kenny Omega at the DDT 15th Anniversary Show in Budokan Hall.

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Night, Night. Don’t Let The Dino Bite

January 23, 2012

NJPW/CMLL “NJPW PRESENTS CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2012”, 21/01/12
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,950 Fans – Super No Vacancy

TAKA Michinoku & Taichi defeated Danshoku Dino & Maximo when Taichi pinned Taichi with a Horizontal Cradle (8:04).

One year after teaming together, Danshoku Dino returned to New Japan to team up with the pink mohawked Luchador Maximo once again for the New Japan & CMLL co-production of “FANTASTICA MANIA”. Before their match with TAKA Michinoku & Taichi even began, Dino tried to kiss Milano Collection AT at the commentator’s table. Milano avoided Dino by dragging another commentator in his place for the kiss. Even though Dino and Maximo got along fabulously and recieved chants of “Maxi-Dino” from the fans, their efforts could not defeat TAKA & Taichi. Dino & Maximo let bygones be bygones and both kissed the referee at the same time after the match. Dino then chased Taichi into the locker room.

DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2012”, 29/01/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Gorgeous Matsuno & Rion Mizuki Vs DJ Nira & Shota
1. Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Hoshitango
2. 3 Way Tag Match: Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa Vs Shigehiro Irie & Poison JULIE Sawada
3. Yasu Urano, Antonio Honda & Keita Yano Vs Makoto Oishi, Akito & Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Hikari Minami)
4. Keisuke Ishii Vs Yuji Hino
5. Kenny Omega Vs HARASHIMA
6. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) Vs Danshoku Dino

Danshoku Dino last held the KO-D Openweight Title in 2005. It was his only KO-D Title reign and since then he has had around six shots at the belt. KUDO will break the record for most KO-D Title defences if he defeats Dino.

DDT “TRULY ULTRA SUPER BAZOOKA!”, 11/02/2012
Nagoya Arsenal Hall

1. KO-D Tag Team Title: Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie

The former champs get their rematch with Crying Wolf. Unsurprisingly, no one has been able to match the strength of Yuji Hino so far. Will Keisuke Ishii have discovered a fatal flaw to exploit after his Korakuen Hall match with Hino?

UNION “UNION PRO WRESTLING IN OSAKA”, 12/02/2012
Osaka Minami Move On Arena

1. Ken Ohka & Mio Shirai Vs Black Buffalo & Tigers Mask
2. Shuji Ishikawa & Shigehiro Irie Vs El Generico & Hiroshi Fukuda
3. DDT Extreme Title: Isami Kodaka (c) Vs Sexxxy Eddy

Mio Shirai & Ken Ohka sent out a challenge to face any team for this show. Black Buffalo & Tigers Mask from Osaka Pro answered the call.

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DDT “MONTHLY YOUNG COMMUNICATIONS DECEMBER EDITION” Results

December 21, 2011

DDT “MONTHLY YOUNG COMMUNICATIONS DECEMBER EDITION”, 21/12/2011
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
129 Fans

1. Ryuichi Sekine defeated Hiroshi Fukuda with a Running Low Kick (8:45).
2. Shota & Rion Mizuki defeated Hiro Tonai & Kotaro Nasu when Shota submitted Nasu with a Crab Hold (11:05).
3. Shigehiro Irie Vs Akito ended in a Time Limit Draw (20:00).
4. Kyosuke Mikami & Hiromu Takahashi defeated Takao Soma & Toru Sugiura when Takahasi pinned Sugiura with the Fisherman’s Suplex (8:34).
5. Keisuke Ishii defeated Kazuki Hirata with the Double Arm DDT (14:26).

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Complete Cards For Final Three Shows Of The Year

December 15, 2011

DDT “MONTHLY YOUNG COMMUNICATIONS DECEMBER EDITION”, 21/12/2011
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Ryuichi Sekine Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
2. Shota & Rion Mizuki Vs Hiro Tonai & Kotaro Nasu
3. Shigehiro Irie Vs Akito
4. Takao Soma & Toru Sugiura Vs Kyosuke Mikami & Hiromu Takahashi
5. Keisuke Ishii Vs Kazuki Hirata

The New Japan young lions return for another round with DDT. This time they are facing a more experienced wrestler in Takao Soma. But Soma’s partner Toru Sugiura could be finding himself out of his depth when he steps into the ring.

DDT “IKATSU PEYOKAPPE IN IBARAKI 2011”, 23/12/2011
Tsukaba Ibaraki Kapio

1. Danshoku Dino & DJ Nira Vs Masa Takanashi & Mitsuhiro Yoshida
2. Shigehiro Irie & Kazuki Hirata Vs Antonio Honda & Keita Yano
3. Keisuke Ishii Vs Yasu Urano
4. Sanshiro Takagi, Ivan Markov & Bonnie Vs Tanomusaku Toba, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Michael Nakazawa
5. 3 Way: Takao Soma Vs Makoto Oishi Vs Daisuke Sasaki
6. KUDO & HARASHIMA Vs MIKAMI & Hikaru Sato

Due to the recent alliance between Sanshiro Takagi and the IWF (see below), Takagi’s match for this show has been changed. Sanshiro Takagi was supposed to team with Michael Nakazawa to wrestle Tanomusaku Toba & Tomomitsu Matsunaga. Now Takagi is teaming up with Ivan Markov & Bonnie while Nakazawa finds himself teaming with his original opponents.

DDT “NEVER MIND 2011”, 31/12/2011
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Rion Mizuki Vs Shota
1. Michael Nakazawa & Hikaru Sato Vs Antonio Honda & Keita Yano
2. Runner Vs Runner: Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Kazuki Hirata
3. Kenny Omega & DJ Nira Vs Masa Takanashi & Daisuke Sasaki
4. 48 Group Vs Homoiro Clover Z: Sanshiro Takagi, Vladamir Nagai, Ivan Markov, Poison JULIE Sawada & Hoshitango (w/ Bonnie) Vs Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi, Gran Hamada, Akito & Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Hikari Minami)
5. HARASHIMA & Takao Soma Vs Katsuhiko Nakajima & Satoshi Kajiwara
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Yasu Urano & Yuji Hino
7. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) Vs MIKAMI

A correction on yesterday’s update. The TKG Rogue Army and Russia’s KGB48 were actually joining forces, not declaring war on each other. Instead, Sanshiro Takagi is bringing together representatives of many international 48-strong Wrestling Idol groups to fight Homoiro Clover Z. This has created a 10-Man Tag Team match for New Year’s Eve in Korakuen Hall. On one side is the Homoiro team of Danshoku Dino and Makoto Oishi plus new Z members Gran Hamada, Akito & Hiroshi Fukuda. On the other side is Sanshiro Takagi (TKG Rogue Army), Vladamir Nagai (KGB48), Ivan Markov (KGB48), Poison JULIE Sawada (PJS48) and Hoshitango (SUMO48). Hikari Minami and Bonnie will both be at ringside cheering for their respective sides.

After his recent visit to Union, Katsuhiko Nakajima will now show up in DDT with his fellow Kensuke Office pal Satoshi Kajiwara. HARASHIMA & Takao Soma will be the DDT team for this match.

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Kota Ibushi Vacates Titles!

September 12, 2011

Kota Ibushi’s niggling shoulder injury returned to haunt him this week and it has cost him the title he values most. Ibushi dislocated his left shoulder during an indy wrestling event in Osaka yesterday and will be out of action for an undisclosed amount of time. Unfortunately, this means his scheduled IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title defence against KUSHIDA at the 19th September New Japan event at Kobe World Hall. As a result, Ibushi has forfeited the title and is no longer the IWGP Jr. Champion. The title will now be awarded to the winner of KUSHIDA Vs Prince Devitt at that show.

As if that wasn’t bad enough, the injury has also forced Ibushi and Danshoku Dino to vacate the KO-D Tag Team Titles they won just last month. This is a major blow at a time when Ibushi was at the peak of success as a DDT pro wrestler.

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Omega & Sato Vs All Japan, Ibushi Vs KUSHIDA

August 16, 2011

This September, Kenny Omega and Hikaru Sato are both crossing over to All Japan to compete in this year’s AJPW Jr. Heavyweight League. Omega has stated that he wants to win a singles title in Japan. Since his fellow Golden Lover is currently king of the New Japan Jr Heavyweight scene, Omega has set his sights on All Japan for his search of glory. Omega’s opposition in his group are the current AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Champion KAI, aswell as Kaz Hayashi, Minoru, BUSHI and BLACK BUSHI (who I assume is BUSHI’s non-union Canadian equivalent). Hikaru Sato returns to the tournament after a luke-warm win-loss record from last year. This time Sato’s opponents in his block are Shuji Kondo, Hiroshi Yamato, MAZADA, Jimmy Yang and New Japan’s Koji Kanemoto.

NJPW “G1 CLIMAX SPECIAL 2011”, 19/09/2011
Kobe World Hall

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kota Ibushi (c) Vs KUSHIDA

Meanwhile, Kota Ibushi has learned of his next challenger for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title. KUSHIDA surprised many fans by defeating Ibushi when they clashed at the Best Of The Super Jr. XVIII back in June. Now just five months after he joined New Japan full time, KUSHIDA gets his first shot at the belt.

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Golden Lovers Get Got, Ibushi Gets It All Together

August 14, 2011

NJPW, 14/08/11
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
11,500 Fans

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (c) defeated Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega when Devitt pinned Omega after the Black Sunday (15:01).
*V6 for Apollo 55.

The Golden Lovers returned to New Japan Pro Wrestling to battle with Apollo 55 once more over the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles. It was the fourth time these two teams faced each other with the belts on the line. This time Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi were victorious when Devitt pinned Kenny Omega with the Black Sunday double team finisher. Apollo 55 and The Golden Lovers both have two wins each in their series but surely it will be a long time until they wrestle each other again.

NJPW/AJPW/NOAH “ALL TOGETHER”, 27/08/11
Tokyo Nippon Budokan

ALL TOGETHER Opening Match ~ SUNRISE OF J: Kota Ibushi, Taiji Ishimori, Hiroshi Yamato & BUSHI Vs Tiger Mask, Kaz Hayashi, Shuji Kondo & Ricky Marvin

Kota Ibushi will be taking part in one of the most important wrestling events to take place in Japan this year. The “ALL TOGETHER” event will be a festival of wrestling consisting of crossover matches featuring the New Japan, All Japan and Pro Wrestling NOAH rosters. All proceeds from the show will go to charities of the earthquake disaster from earlier this year. As IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion, Ibushi will get to be a part of the show in the first match of the night. The SUNRISE OF J bout will have Ibushi teaming with Taiji Ishimori from NOAH and Hiroshi Yamato & BUSHI from AJPW to take on New Japan’s Tiger Mask, Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo from All Japan, and finally NOAH’s Ricky Marvin.

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Ibushi Defends IWGP Jr. Title, Nakazawa In Kensuke Office, Kenny Fights Little Girl

August 1, 2011

NJPW “G1 CLIMAX XXI ~THE INVINCIBLE FIGHTER~”, 01/08/2011
Fukuoka International Center
4,500 Fans

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kota Ibushi (c) defeated Ryusuke Taguchi with the Phoenix Splash (16:10).
*V2 for Ibushi.

Kota Ibushi remains the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion after defeating Ryusuke Taguchi in the opening show of the famous G1 CLIMAX tour. With both Taguchi and Prince Devitt failing to win back the title for New Japan, Ibushi currently has no challengers for the belt. Now Ibushi will team up with Kenny Omega to battle Apollo 55 once more, this time with the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Titles at stake. That match will take place on 14th August at the final show of the G1 tour.

Kensuke Office, 31/07/2011
Kensuke Office Exercise Hall
171 Fans

Summer Volcano Tag Tournament – Round 1: Kenichiro Arai & Namazu Man defeated Katsuhiko Nakajima & Michael Nakazawa when Nakazawa was disqualified (19:30).

Michael Nakazawa took part in the Summer Volcano Tag Tournament for Kensuke Office yesterday, teaming with Katsuhiko Nakajima. Unfortunately for them, the team were eliminated in the first round by Namazu Man and Dragon Gate’s Kenichiro Arai. Nakazawa was DQ’ed in the match for taking off his tights while he was hulking up on Arai.

Stardom “STARDOM X STARDOM 2011 ~ NANAE TAKAHASHI 15TH ANNIVERSARY”, 24/07/2011
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,310 Fans

Kids Fight ~Haruka’s Pro-Wrestling Story Summer Vacation Chapter~: Haruka Vs Kenny Omega ended in a Time Limit Draw (3:00).

On the same day DDT held the “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2011” show, Kenny Omega made an earlier appearance for the new Stardom joshi promotion at Korakuen Hall. Omega was there to take on Stardom’s youngest wrestler, a nine year old girl named Haruka. Kenny tried to be a good sport before the match by offering a handshake, but Haruka kicked his hand away. The two fought to a 3 minute draw with the bell ringing right when Omega was about to use his Croyt’s Wrath finishing move. Afterwards Omega offered another handshake to the little girl but got a slap across the face instead. Haruka won over the crowd and Omega once again learned that Japanese children are violent little brats.

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