DDT “TENNOJI WRESTLING ZOO! 2016” Results

March 27, 2016

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DDT “TENNOJI WRESTLING ZOO! 2016”, 27/03/2016
Osaka Tennoji Ward Community Center
375 Dans – No Vacancy

1. Akito & Yasu Urano defeated Guanchulo & Dai Suzuki when Akito submitted Suzuki with the Scorpion Lock (8:37).
2. Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata when Takagi pinned Hirata with a Cradle (9:51).
3. Saki Akai & Cherry defeated Antonio Honda & Hiroshi Fukuda with Akai pinned Fukuda with a Diving Body Attack (10:03).
4. Joey Ryan & Candice LeRae defeated Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi when LeRae pinned Oishi with the Ball Plex (11:59).
5. HARASHIMA & Tomomitsu Matsunaga defeated Kazusada Higuchi & Kouki Iwasaki when HARASHIMA pinned Iwasaki with the Somato (11:45).
6. MAX Lucha Libre Maximo Title & SPW South East Asian Title – Ironman Match: Daisuke Sasaki (MAX c) (2) Vs Masa Takanashi (SPW c) (2) ended in a Draw (30:00).
6a. Daisuke Sasaki (1) defeated Masa Takanashi (0) with the Vietnam Driver II (12:24).
6b. Daisuke Sasaki (2) defeated Masa Takanashi (0) with the Cross Facelock (18:45).
6c. Masa Takanashi (1) defeated Daisuke Sasaki (2) with a Cradle (22:09).
6d. Masa Takanashi (2) defeated Daisuke Sasaki (2) with a Cradle (28:58).
*V9 for Daisuke Sasaki. V2 for Masa Takanashi.
7. Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo defeated Yukio Sakaguchi & Kota Umeda when Takeshita pinned Umeda with the German Suplex (14:29).

Daisuke Sasaki came out at the start of the show to announce he was defending the MAX Lucha Libre Maximo Title against Johnny Gargano. He was told that wasn’t happening and Masa Takanashi is his opponent. Takanashi came out and suggested a double title match with his SPW South East Asia Title also on the line. Sasaki accepted but only if they fought in a 60 minute Ironman match. Amon Tsurumi was worried they wouldn’t be able to fit a 60 minute match into the show but agreed to give it a 30 minute time limit after the crowd reacted positively to the stipulation. Sasaki took the first two falls with two of his finishing holds. But Takanashi scored a point when he countered the NOW OR NEVER into a Cradle. Sasaki tried to increase the lead by getting Takanashi counted out. He gave him a Brainbuster on the floor and also a Super Elbow Drop while Takanashi was sitting on a chair. Takanashi somehow found it in him to Cradle Sasaki again and even the score 2-2. The final minute had both wrestlers trying to roll up and cradle each other for a flash 3 count but the time expired with no winner determined. Both Sasaki and Takanashi had to be helped out to the back but they both yelled “Remember this!” to each other as they left.

HARASHIMA and Kazusada Higuchi had a staredown after Match #5. Tomomitsu Matsunaga stepped in between them to remind HARASHIMA he has a Right To Challenge contract.

The World’s Cutest Tag Team want a rematch with Sasaki & Shuji Ishikawa. Joey Ryan wants another shot at winning the KO-D Tag Team Titles while Candice LeRae just wants to beat the shit out of Sasaki.

Konosuke Takeshita will face HUB in Yodogawa on 22nd May. The match was put together by Yukinori Matsui when during an after show drinking party last December a drunk Takeshita told Matsui he became a pro wrestler so he could meet zero (HUB’s old gimmick). Matsui was moved by the story and wanted to make it happen.


Ohka Desires Title, Sasaki Desires Candice, Sasadango Desires Not Losing

March 24, 2016

DDT “DRAMATIC 2016 MARCH SPECIAL”, 26/03/2016
Shinjuku FACE

1. Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Gota Ihashi
2. Super Sasadango Machine & Mizuki Watase Vs Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao
3. Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo Vs Hoshitango & Guanchulo
4. Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Battle Royal: Danshoku Dino Vs Keisuke Ishii Vs Saki Akai Vs Antonio Honda Vs Makoto Oishi Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Yasu Urano Vs Akito Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Kazusada Higuchi, Shunma Katsumata & Kouki Iwasaki (c) Vs Yukio Sakaguchi, Masa Takanashi & Kota Umeda
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki (c) & Shuji Ishikawa Vs Joey Ryan & Candice LeRae
7. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Ken Ohka
*Ken Ohka will cash in in Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.

The first Right To Challenge Contract is already being cashed in. Ken Ohka is wasting no time and wants to fight HARASHIMA for the KO-D Openweight Title this Saturday. Ohka is not giving HARASHIMA any time to recover from Sumo Hall while he himself got through the show without a scratch. He knows HARASHIMA isn’t 100% and probably has an injured knee or foot from his match with Isami Kodaka. He has all the respect in the world for the champion and they have a strong bond after their match with Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yohei Komatsu last year. But his desire to win the KO-D Title again is even stronger.

Daisuke Sasaki nominated The World’s Cutest Tag Team as the No. 1 Contenders for the KO-D Tag Team Titles. He wants revenge on Candice LeRae for turning down his marriage proposal just to get engaged to someone else afterwards. Sasaki admits he’s thinking with his crotch instead of his head. He even wants to fight LeRae’s fiancée Johnny Gargano! Amon Tsurumi is allowing the title match to happen due to Sasaki’s insistence but did point out the former champions Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo also want a title rematch.

Turns out there is one more Right To Challenge Contract up for grabs.

In an odd turn of events Super Sasadango Machine wanted to vacate the DDT Extreme Title and reward it to Antonio Honda. Tsurumi asked why and he said he wanted to give the belt to Honda as a lifetime achievement award. His request was refused so he asked if he could lend the belt to Honda instead. When that was turned down he admitted he didn’t want to defend the title until the 20th Anniversary show in Saitama Super Arena next year. Then he admitted he would rather give the belt to Honda instead of losing it to him.

DDT “TENNOJI WRESTLING ZOO! 2016”, 27/03/2016
Osaka Tennoji Ward Community Center

1. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi Vs Joey Ryan & Candice LeRae
2. Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Kota Umeda
3. Satoshi New War Broke Out! Special Singles Match: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Masa Takanashi

Danshoku Dino and Joey Ryan are in the same ring together for the first time since that match at “OSAKA OCTOPUS 2015”.

BASARA “VAJRA 6 ~OWARI NAGOYA WITH THE CASTLE~”, 28/03/2016
Nagoya Chikusa Small Theatre

1. Ryu Gouma Vs Naoshi Sano
2. Hi69 Vs Yukihiro Abe
3. Ryota Nakatsu Vs Atsushi Maruyama
4. Hiroshi Fukuda & SAGAT Vs Kazuaki Mihara & Shinya Ishida
5. FUMA & Yusuke Kubo Vs Daichi Kazato & Tsutomu Oosugi
6. Isami Kodaka & Takumi Tsukamoto Vs Ryuichi Sekine & Koji Iwamoto

Who let Naoshi Sano in here?

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “POKEBERU GA NARANAKUTE 2016”, 29/03/2016
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. World’s Strongest Phantom Rumble ~Bracken Of The Living Dead~: J-Soul Pandita III IV Vs Dr. Kirico Vs Potato Head Sera Vs Hong Kong International Police Man Vs Hong Kong Domestic Police Man Vs Hong Kong International Women’s Police Man Vs Atsushi Maruyama Vs Choun-Shiryu
2. Special Tag Match: Shuichiro Katsumura & Shinichiro Tominaga Vs Shibata & Mitomi Masayuki
3. Special Dream Match: Yumehito Imanari Vs Viper
4. Ganpuro Vs Tomodachi-gun: Ken Ohka, Shota & Shinichiro Tominaga Vs Minoru Fujita, Madoka & Yukihiro Abe

Yumehito Imanari’s original opponent Bambi had to pull out due to poor health. Ganbare☆Wrestling struck a deal with Stardom to bring in Scottish wrestler Viper to replace Bambi. Imanari is thrilled with the decision.

DDT “DNA 15”, 01/04/2016
Kitasenju Theatre 1010

1. Kota Umeda & Mizuki Watase Vs Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao
2. Rainbow Kawamura Vs Antonio Honda
3. Shunma Katsumata Vs Kouki Iwasaki
4. Kazusada Higuchi Vs Mao Inoue

Mao Inoue is being thrown into the deep end so soon after his return from injury.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “HOP! STEP! KASUKABE, JUMP!”, 02/04/2016
Saitama Kasukabe Hall

1. Hyper Misao Vs Yuu
2. KANNA & Yuka Sakizaki Vs Azusa Takigawa & Marika Kobashi
3. Nonoko Vs Nodoka-oneesan
4. Ai Shimizu Tokyo Joshi Pro Graduation Match: Ai Shimizu & Shoko Nakajima Vs Miyu Yamashita & Rika Tatsumi
5. Iron Mask Girl Legend ~ Farewell Saki Akamiya: Saki Akamiya Vs Poison Miura (w/ Poison Sawada JULIE)

Ai Shimizu gets to have her graduation match with the TOKYO Princess Of Princess Champion.

BASARA “VAJRA 7 ~TOSHOGONGEN~”, 10/04/2016
Oyama Municipal Cultural Center

1. Hardcore Match: Isami Kodaka & Takumi Tsukamoto Vs FUMA & Yusuke Kubo

This will be BASARA’s first Hardcore Match.

DDT “MAX BUMP 2016”, 24/04/2016
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Kazusada Higuchi

No matter who the KO-D Champion is they will defend the title against Kazusada Higuchi on this show.

LiLiCo will appear on the show looking for revenge on Saki Akai.


Asian Champ Showdown, Akamiya Final Match, Water Park Fun Time

March 18, 2016

DDT “TENNOJI WRESTLING ZOO! 2016”, 27/03/2016
Osaka Tennoji Ward Community Center

1. Satoshi New War Broke Out! Special Singles Match: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Masa Takanashi

In a special circumstance the Champion of Chile takes on the Champion of Singapore.

BASARA “VAJRA 6 ~OWARI NAGOYA WITH THE CASTLE~”, 28/03/2016
Nagoya Chikusa Small Theatre

1. Hi69 Vs Yukihiro Abe
2. Ryota Nakatsu Vs Atsushi Maruyama
3. Hiroshi Fukuda & SAGAT Vs Kazuaki Mihara & Shinya Ishida
4. FUMA & Yusuke Kubo Vs Daichi Kazato & Tsutomu Oosugi
5. Isami Kodaka & Takumi Tsukamoto Vs Ryuichi Sekine & Koji Iwamoto

Yukihiro Abe shows up in BASARA for the first time.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “HOP! STEP! KASUKABE, JUMP!”, 02/04/2016
Saitama Kasukabe Hall

1. Ai Shimizu Tokyo Joshi Pro Graduation Match: Ai Shimizu Vs X
2. Iron Mask Girl Legend ~ Farewell Saki Akamiya: Saki Akamiya Vs Poison Miura (w/ Poison Sawada JULIE)

It seems Saki Akamiya does not have much time left in Tokyo Joshi Pro. Her war with Snake Joshi is close to ending in victory for her. But her reasons for leaving haven’t been made public yet. Has she left Tokyo Joshi safe from evil? Will Hyper Misao be capable of protecting the company without her partner?

DDT “DRAMATIC GRAND ILLUMINATION!”, 03/04/2016
Shizuoka Izuguranparu Park

1. Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Gota Ihashi Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Kouki Iwasaki
2. Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao Vs Akito & Yasu Urano
3. Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Shunma Katsumata & Guanchulo
4. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi Vs Masa Takanashi & Kota Umeda
5. Super Sasadango Machine Vs Shigehiro Irie
6. DDT Special 4 Vs Happy Motel Falls Count Anywhere 8-Man Tag Team Match: Sanshiro Takagi, HARASHIMA, Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai Vs Antonio Honda, Konosuke Takeshita, Tetsuya Endo & Hiroshi Fukuda

DDT is booking an entire show inside a water park after holding a smaller event there a year ago. Like last time they will be more than happy to try out the attractions during their matches.


DDT “TENNOJI ZOO WRESTLING! 2014” Results

November 16, 2014

 

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DDT “TENNOJI ZOO WRESTLING! 2014”, 15/11/2014
Osaka Tennoji Ward Community Centre
600 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Keisuke Ishii defeated Michael Nakazawa with the High Angle Double Arm DDT (9:17).
2. MIKAMI & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Akito & HAYATA when MIKAMI submitted Akito with a Cattle Mutilation (11:38).
3. KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi defeated Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & DJ Nira when Sakaguchi submitted Nira with a Sleeper Hold (0:06).
3a. KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi defeated Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & DJ Nira when Sakaguchi pinned Nira with La Magistral Cradle (8:56).
4. Tetsuya Endo defeated Danshoku Dino with the Sky Twister Press (14:38).
5. Makoto Oishi & X = Shiori Asahi defeated Konosuke Takeshita & Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Oishi pinned Matsunaga with the Miracle Ecstasy (11:46).
6. Soma Takao defeated Yasu Urano with the Gin And Tonic (24:24).
7. Tennoji Specialty 4 Way Match: HARASHIMA defeated Kota Ibushi, Shigehiro Irie and Antonio Honda when HARASHIMA pinned Honda with the Somato (14:11).

Soma Takao earned a hard fought victory over Yasu Urano, putting off any doubt that he is the No. 1 Contender for the KO-D Openweight Title.

Makoto Oishi and his X partner Shiori Asahi say they will be at 120% when they face Happy Motel for the KO-D Tag Team Titles at the end of the month. They offered a handshake to Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo but it was a trap! Asahi blindsided the champs, then he and Oishi tried to give Endo the Cactus Flower. Takeshita rescued Endo from the move and they exchanged threats with the challengers.

Proof that there really is a New Generation push in DDT right now: Tetsuya Endo beat Danshoku Dino clean! Endo offered a handshake after the match but Dino gave him the middle finger instead.

Akito seems to be in over his head when he goes against MIKAMI. Last week MIKAMI pinned Akito with a School Boy. This week he submitted him with the Cattle Mutilation. With the Catch Wrestling Rules match on the horizon, Akito’s chances at retaining the DDT Extreme Title does not look too good.

A children’s pro wrestling class was held before the show. The participating children did exercises in the ring. Michael Nakazawa interrupted the class but ended up getting chopped in the chest by the kids. Keisuke Ishii thought he would get help from the same kids when he fought with Nakazawa outside the ring during their match. But the kids stayed away from them.


Numazu Card, Smile Squash Box Office, Tennoji Zoo, Shota’s Turn, Kodaka Budokai

November 7, 2014

DDT “FIRST TIME IN NUMAZU 2014”, 09/11/2014
Shizuoka Kiramesse Numazu

1. KUDO Vs Gota Ihashi
2. 3 Way Match: Akito Vs MIKAMI Vs Shigehiro Irie
3. Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
4. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & DJ Nira
5. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata (c) Vs Antonio Honda, Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo

Things are going to get hectic this month.

DDT “SMILE SQUASH BOX OFFICE ~I WANT TO SEE THE SMILES OF EVERYONE~”, 12/11/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Akito, Kazuki Hirata & FUMA Vs Koji Iwamoto, Shunma Katsumata & Tetsuya Endo
2. Toru Owashi & DJ Nira Vs Makoto Oishi & X
3. Masa Takanashi Vs Antonio Honda
4. 3 Way Tag Team Match: Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao Vs KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi
5. DDT Sumo Tournament Aki-Basho: HARASHIMA, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Konosuke Takeshita, Keisuke Ishii, Michael Nakazawa, Goto Ihashi, Shuji Ishikawa, Daisuke Sekimoto
6. Yasu Urano Vs Kendo Kashin
7. HARASHIMA & Akito Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Togi Makabe

The 1st Round matches for the Sumo tournament are Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Konosuke Takeshita, Keisuke Ishii Vs HARASHIMA, Shuji Ishikawa Vs Gota Ihashi and Daisuke Sekimoto Vs Michael Nakazawa.

X is Shiori Asahi, by the way.

DDT “TENNOJI ZOO WRESTLING! 2014”, 15/11/2014
Osaka Tennoji Ward Community Centre

1. Akito & HAYATA Vs MIKAMI & Daisuke Sasaki
2. Keisuke Ishii & Michael Nakazawa
3. Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & DJ Nira Vs KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi
4. Danshoku Dino Vs Tetsuya Endo
5. Konosuke Takeshita & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Makoto Oishi & X
6. Soma Takao Vs Yasu Urano
7. Tennoji Specialty 4 Way Match: HARASHIMA Vs Kota Ibushi Vs Shigehiro Irie Vs Antonio Honda

Soma Takao Vs Yasu Urano will most likely determine who will face HARASHIMA for the KO-D Openweight Title on 30/11.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “CHAPTER 2 2ND SEASON~ VOL. 8”, 16/11/2014
West Chofu Martial Arts Arena

1. Special Super Mixed Match: Madoka & Aoi Ishibashi Vs Yoshihiro Horaguchi & Koharu Hinata
2. URRC Round 2 – Mixed Match Super Fight: Manami Koda Vs Yuji Kito
3. WRESTLE-a-nation ~Hong Kong International Police Man Comeback~: Hong Kong International Police Man Vs Choun-Shiryu Vs Chikara
4. On The Other Side Of The Mind EPISODE 1 ~Yukihiro I~ : Yumehito Imanari Vs Yukihiro Abe
5. Origin Regression ~The Student Wrestler~: Tiger Bed Scene Vs Shinichiro Tominaga
6. Ganpuro Revolution??: Ken Ohka & Osamu Namiguchi Vs Shota & Mitomi Masayuki

Shota revealed his reasons for turning on Ken Ohka and Ganbare☆Wrestling. Shota thinks that Ganpuro has lost its heat and excitement. Nobody in Ganpuro fights as crazy as they used to so he decided to join forces with someone who does, it just so happens to be the enemy. Shota believes he and Mitomi Masayuki share something in common. They both fight with a sense of crisis. He wants to create something new and start a revolution in Ganpuro.

Former DDT wrestler Yukihiro Abe has come to Ganpuro. He and Yumehito Imanari reunited after last seeing each other 4 years ago when Imanari directed a documentary about Abe. When Ken Ohka found out, he was so excited he made Imanari Vs Abe for this show.

Hong Kong International Police Man is coming back even though he was last revealed to be the banished Atsushi Maruyama. Will it be the same guy this time?

UNION “ISAMI KODAKA WRESTLING”, 17/11/2014
Shinjuku FACE

1. Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai – Round 1: Cherry Vs Riho
2. Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai – Round 1: Gabaiji-chan Vs Kazuhiko Ogasawara
3. Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai – Round 1: Isami Kodaka Vs GENTARO
4. Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai – Round 1: Choun-Shiryu Vs FUMA
5. Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai – Round 2: Winner of Match 1 Vs Yuko Miyamoto
6. Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai – Round 2: Winner of Match 2 Vs Yasu Urano
7. Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai – Semi Final: Winner of Match 3 Vs Winner of Match 5
8. Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai – Semi Final: Winner of Match 4 Vs Winner of Match 6
9. Special Tag Team Match: Shuji Ishikawa & Daichi Kazato Vs Daisuke Sekimoto & Takayuki Ueki
10. Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai – Final:

Inspired by Dragonball, Isami Kodaka is putting together his own Budokai martial arts tournament. The first two rounds will feature matches taking place inside a ring with no ropes attached. Victory it earned by pinfall, submission or ring out. The semi-final will feature the same rules but the ring will have its ropes included. The final will be fought under normal rules. There is no prize for the winner yet but Kodaka said if he wins, he will praise himself a lot.

There is also a Union Vs Big Japan tag match to look forward to. Kodaka is high on Takayuki Ueki and believes he can be a threat.


X Is Shiori Asahi

November 4, 2014

DDT “FIRST TIME IN NUMAZU 2014”, 09/11/2014
Shizuoka Kiramesse Numazu

1. KUDO Vs Gota Ihashi
2. 3 Way Match: Akito Vs MIKAMI Vs Shigehiro Irie
3. Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
4. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & DJ Nira
5. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata (c) Vs Antonio Honda, Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo

Happy Motel have been on a roll lately. Can T2Hide put a stop to it?

DDT “TENNOJI ZOO WRESTLING! 2014”, 15/11/2014
Osaka Tennoji Ward Community Centre

1. Danshoku Dino Vs Tetsuya Endo
2. Konosuke Takeshita & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Makoto Oishi & X
3. Soma Takao Vs Yasu Urano
4. Tennoji Specialty 4 Way Match: HARASHIMA Vs Kota Ibushi Vs Shigehiro Irie Vs Antonio Honda

X is Shiori Asahi.

DDT “AOBA CASTLE LOVE SONG IN SENDAI 2014”, 23/11/2014
Miyagi Yume Messe West Wing Hall

1. Kota Ibushi Vs Gorgeous Matsuno
2. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao
3. DDT Extreme Title – Catch Wrestling Rules: Akito (c) Vs MIKAMI

The DDT Extreme Title resurgence continues with Akito picking a Catch Wrestling Rules match against MIKAMI. The match will consist of 12 rounds, each round is 3 minutes long and there is a 30 second interval between each round. The match can be won by pinfall or submission. Rope breaks are allowed but strikes are illegal. The point of the match is grappling only.

DDT “DRAMATIC GRAPHICS NIIGATA 2014”, 24/11/2014
Niigata Toriyano Gymnasium

1. Makoto Oishi Vs Tetsuya Endo
2. Super Sasadango Machine Vs Antonio Honda
3. HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Akito Vs KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi

Niigata better get ready for Super Sasadango Machine’s PowerPoint presentations.

DDT “GOD BLESS DDT 2014”, 30/11/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Special 6-Man Tag Team Match: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Brahman Shu, Brahman Kei & Gorgeous Matsuno
2. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo (c) Vs Makoto Oishi & X
3. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Soma Takao

X is Shiori Asahi. Again.

UNION “SHIWASU NO UNION 2014”, 17/12/2014
Shinjuku FACE

1. Kazushi ‘s GYM Bodybuilding Circle First Leg Final Match: Kazushi Miyamoto & Seiya Morohashi Vs X & X
2. Union MAX Title: Hikaru Sato (c) Vs FUMA

X is not Shiori Asahi. I think.


DDT “OSAKA 24 ZONE TOUR ~ TENNOJI DISTRICT” Results

September 15, 2013

DDT “OSAKA 24 ZONE TOUR ~ TENNOJI DISTRICT”, 15/09/2013
Osaka Tennoji Ward Community Centre
680 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao defeated Hikaru Sato & Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Ishii pinned Matsunaga with the Tiger Suplex (10:50).
2. Tennoji 3 Way Match: Antonio Honda defeated Toru Owashi and DJ Nira when Honda pinned Nira with a Cradle (1:32).
2a. Antonio Honda defeated Toru Owashi and DJ Nira when Honda pinned Nira with a Crushed Body Slam (8:12).
3. Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Daisuke Sasaki with a Modified Cobra Clutch (11:40).
4. Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Akito defeated MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi & Michael Nakazawa when Dino pinned Nakazawa with the Gotch-Style Danshoku Driver (10:47).
5. Road To KO-D OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: Yasu Urano & KUDO defeated HARASHIMA & FUMA when KUDO pinned FUMA with the Diving Double Knee Drop (17:01).
6. Osaka Severe Earthquake! Premium Tag Match: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega defeated Shigehiro Irie & Konosuke Takeshita when Ibushi pinned Takeshita with the Sit Down Last Ride (17:35).

At the beginning of the show, Shigehiro Irie Vs Konosuke Takeshita was announced for the 18/9 Korakuen Hall event. Irie believed that meant he wasn’t teaming with Takeshita on today’s show and asked Amon Tsurumi who his new partner was. Tsurumi had to explain they were still teaming together to fight the Golden Lovers.


Osaka Stuff, Go Go Stuff, Yokohama Stuff, Sapporo Stuff

September 13, 2013

DDT “OSAKA 24 ZONE TOUR ~ TENNOJI DISTRICT”, 15/09/2013
Osaka Tennoji Ward Community Centre

1. Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao Vs Hikaru Sato & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
2. Tennoji 3 Way Match: Toru Owashi Vs Antonio Honda Vs DJ Nira
3. Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Akito Vs MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi & Michael Nakazawa
4. Daisuke Sasaki Vs Yukio Sakaguchi
5. Road To KO-D OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: HARASHIMA & FUMA Vs Yasu Urano & KUDO
6. Osaka Severe Earthquake! Premium Tag Match: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Shigehiro Irie & Konosuke Takeshita

Kota Ibushi has recovered from his kidney infection and will return to action on this show.

DDT “GO! GO! WEST TOUR IN FUKUYAMA 2013”, 16/09/2013
Fukuyama Big Rose

1. Yukio Sakaguchi & Makoto Oishi Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Akito
2. Kota Ibushi & DJ Nira Vs Toru Owashi & Michael Nakazawa
3. Danshoku Dino Vs Betcha HOGO
4. 3 Way Match: Kenny Omega Vs Yasu Urano Vs Masa Takanashi
5. HANZO & MIKAMI Vs Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki
6. HARASHIMA, KUDO & FUMA Vs Shigehiro Irie, Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao

No changes here besides me finally getting Soma Takao’s name right. How the hell did we not realise we typed his name backwards for his entire career?

DDT “GO! GO! WEST TOUR IN YOKKAICHI 2013”, 22/09/2013
Yokkaichi Australia Memorial

1. Antonio Honda Vs Michael Nakazawa
2. Toru Owashi & MIKAMI Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Koji Iwamoto
3. Daisuke Sasaki Vs DJ Nira
4. KUDO, Yasu Urano & Kengo Takai Vs Yukio Sakaguchi, Makoto Oishi & Akito
5. Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao Vs Kota Ibushi & Masa Takanashi
6. Yokkaichi Specialty Falls Count Anywhere 5 Way Match: HARASHIMA Vs Kenny Omega Vs Shigehiro Irie Vs Hikaru Sato Vs Danshoku Dino

Koji Iwamoto comes over from Sportiva Entertainment. He’s only been wrestling since November of last year.

DDT “YOKOHAMA TWILIGHT 2013 ~AUTUMN~”, 23/09/2013
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Masa Takanashi Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
2. Toru Owashi & MIKAMI Vs DJ Nira & Michael Nakazawa
3. Kazuki Hirata Vs Akito
4. Kota Ibushi & Gota Ihashi Vs Soma Takao & Guanchulo
5. Yoshiaki Yago, Yukio Sakaguchi & Makoto Oishi Vs Yuji Hino, Daisuke Sasaki & Hoshitango
6. Road To KO-D OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – Part 2: HARASHIMA & KUDO Vs Yasu Urano & FUMA
7. DDT Extreme Title – 3 Way Match: Danshoku Dino (c) Vs Kenny Omega Vs Antonio Honda

A 3 way grudge has built up between Danshoku Dino, Kenny Omega and Antonio Honda over the DDT Extreme Title. After Dino won the belt from Omega, he had his first defence against Honda. Omega demanded to be added to the match and when he was denied, he interfered in the match attacking both men and ultimately stopped Honda from becoming champion. A Triple Threat match is the solution. Hopefully we get a match stipulation that determines once and for all who should be the champion.

The HARASHIMA Vs Yasu Urano build up continues with UraShimaKudo splitting into two teams for a match.

DDT “SAPPORO WRESTLING FESTA 2013 – YOUNG GENERATION BATTLE”, 14/10/2013
Sapporo Teisen Hall

1. Shinya Ishikawa & Akito Vs Ryuichi Kawakami & Tank Nagai
2. 4 Way Match: Soma Takao Vs Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Atsushi Ohashi Vs Kaji Tomato
3. Yuji Okabayashi Vs Osuma
4. Kazuki Hashimoto, Kazuki Hirata & Ryuichi Sekine Vs Takumi Tsukamoto, Keisuke Ishii & Marines Mask

The annual Sapporo Wrestling Festa is a weekend of wrestling shows from DDT, Big Japan, K-DOJO and sometimes other promotions held in Sapporo Teisen Hall. DDT’s main involvement this year will be a doubleshot. First up is a show dedicated to the Young Generation from all the promotions.

DDT “WRESTLING BEER GARDEN IN SAPPORO”, 14/10/2013
Sapporo Teisen Hall

1. Beer Garden Specialty – Opening Tag Match: Kaji Tomato & Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Atsushi Ohashi & Makoto Oishi
2. Beer Garden Specialty – Blindfold Match: Antonio Honda Vs Shiori Asahi Vs Jaki Numazawa
3. Beer Garden Specialty – Drinking Match: Masa Takanashi & Ryuichi Sekine Vs Ryuji Ito & DJ Nira
4. Beer Garden Specialty – Gay Muscle Fight: Yuji Okabayashi Vs Shinobu (Special Referee: Danshoku Dino)
5. Beer Garden Specialty – Now Leaders Vs New Leaders Full Cross-Border Match: Daisuke Sekimoto, HARASHIMA & Kengo Mashimo Vs Kazuki Hashimoto, Soma Takao & Tank Nagai

Then in the evening DDT brings along its summer tradition and invites the others to join along. Beer Garden is back for one night only!


Catching Up For September

September 5, 2013

DDT “GO! GO! WEST TOUR IN TAKAMATSU 2013”, 07/09/2013
Takamatsu Symbol Tower Exhibition Centre

1. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
2. MIKAMI Vs Antonio Honda
3. Michael Nakazawa 3 Match Trial – Match 1: Michael Nakazawa Vs Sanshiro Takagi
4. Shigehiro Irie & Takao Soma Vs Hikaru Sato & Makoto Oishi
5. KUDO & Yasu Urano Vs Kenny Omega & Masa Takanashi
6. Shikoku Special 4 Way Match: HARASHIMA Vs Kota Ibushi Vs Danshoku Dino Vs Keisuke Ishii

Back after a trip to Seattle for PAX Prime. So let’s update the schedule for September.

DDT “GO! GO! WEST TOUR IN HAKATA 2013”, 08/09/2013
Hakata Sazanpia

1. Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Yuto Aijima
2. Masa Takanashi & Azul Dragon Vs Shigehiro Irie & Takao Soma
3. Special Zondag 3 Way Match: Kenny Omega Vs Keisuke Ishii Vs Batten Tamagawa
4. Michael Nakazawa 3 Match Trial – Match 2: Michael Nakazawa Vs Sanshiro Takagi
5. Kota Ibushi Vs Makoto Oishi
6. DDT Extreme Title: Danshoku Dino (c) Vs Antonio Honda
7. HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & KUDO Vs MIKAMI, Hikaru Sato & Yukio Sakaguchi

Came so close to typing out “Special Zandig 3 Way Match“. Would have kept it that way too.

DDT “OSAKA 24 ZONE TOUR ~ TENNOJI DISTRICT”, 15/09/2013
Osaka Tennoji Ward Community Centre

1. Tennoji 3 Way Match: Toru Owashi Vs Antonio Honda Vs DJ Nira
2. Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Akito Vs MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi & Michael Nakazawa
3. Daisuke Sasaki Vs Yukio Sakaguchi
4. Road To KO-D OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: HARASHIMA & FUMA Vs Yasu Urano & KUDO
5. Osaka Severe Earthquake! Premium Tag Match: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Shigehiro Irie & Konosuke Takeshita

UraShimaKudo pairs off against each other to prepare for the upcoming KO-D Openweight Title match.

DDT “GO! GO! WEST TOUR IN FUKUYAMA 2013”, 16/09/2013
Fukuyama Big Rose

1. Yukio Sakaguchi & Makoto Oishi Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Akito
2. Kota Ibushi & DJ Nira Vs Toru Owashi & Michael Nakazawa
3. Danshoku Dino Vs Betcha HOGO
4. 3 Way Match: Kenny Omega Vs Yasu Urano Vs Masa Takanashi
5. HANZO & MIKAMI Vs Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki
6. HARASHIMA, KUDO & FUMA Vs Shigehiro Irie, Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma

HANZO and Betcha HOGO both come from Wrestle Gate.

DDT “WHO’S GONNA TOP? 2013 ~DDT48 GENERAL ELECTION LAST POLLING DAY~”, 29/09/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Guanchulo Vs Gorgeous Matsuno
1. Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Yuji Hino Vs Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Super Sagadang Machine
2. Hikaru Sato & Akito Vs MIKAMI & Tanomusaku Toba
3. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Akihiro (c) Vs KUDO Vs Masa Takanashi Vs DJ Nira Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs Hoshitango Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Rion Mizuki Vs Cherry Vs Mio Shirai
4. Shigehiro Irie & Konosuke Takeshita Vs X & X
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Akebono Vs Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Gota Ihashi
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma
7. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Yasu Urano

A lot of championship matches are booked for this show. HARASHIMA defends the KO-D Title against Yasu UranoIsami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto set their first defence of the KO-D Tag Team Titles against members of Drift. The Golden Rendezvous goes after the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles they won then quickly lost earlier this year. And last but not least Yoshihiko’s sister Akihiro defends the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title in a Battle Royal.