Saitama Slam, Osaka Bays Blue, Shinjuku Budokai Cards

September 9, 2016

DDT “SAITAMA SLAM! VOL. 14 ~MIDDLE ELECTION~”, 14/09/2016
Saitama Kasukabe Hall

1. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Cherry Vs Gota Ihashi & Kouki Iwasaki
2. 4 Way Match: Yasu Urano Vs Mad Polly Vs Masahiro Takanashi Vs Mizuki Watase
3. Soma Takao & Rekka Vs Kazuki Hirata & Daiki Shimomura
4. Infomercial Match – Up Up Girls Nippon Budokan Great Battle: Sanshiro Takagi, Guanchulo & Nobuhiro Shimatani Vs Makoto Oishi, Shunma Katsumata & MAO
5. Fantastic Memories Vs Bad Comi: Danshoku Dino & Keisuke Ishii Vs Ken Ohka & KAI
6. Special 3 Way Match: Daisuke Sasaki & Tetsuya Endo Vs HARASHIMA & Akito Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Antonio Honda
7. Yoshihiro Takayama, Toru Owashi & Kazusada Higuchi Vs KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Kota Umeda

The Dramatic General Election heats up with the units all pitted against each other. DAMNATION, Smile Squash and Happy Motel collide in a 3 Way Match while Fantastic Memories take on Bad Comi.

DDT “OSAKA BAYS BLUE SPECIAL 2016”, 18/09/2016
Osaka Edion Arena #2

0. Dark Match: Guanchulo Vs Rekka
1. Tenori Mad Dog Showdown!: Kota Umeda Vs Mizuki Watase
2. Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi Vs Gota Ihashi & Kouki Iwasaki
3. 3 Way Match: Danshoku Dino & Keisuke Ishii Vs Akito & Yasu Urano Vs Antonio Honda & Yoshihiko
4. Original Shuten-dōji Vs NωA!: KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masahiro Takanashi Vs Makoto Oishi, Shunma Katsumata & MAO
5. AJPW World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Soma Takao (c) Vs Kazuki Hirata
6. Daisuke Sasaki, Shuji Ishikawa & Mad Polly Vs HARASHIMA, Yuko Miyamoto & Kazusada Higuchi
7. Special Single Match: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Tetsuya Endo

2/11s of T2Hide take on Pigging 2016.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SHINJUKU LOVE RIN”, 22/09/2016
Shunjuku FACE

1. Hyper Misao Vs Nodoka-oneesan
2. Azusa Takigawa Same Day & Same Place Debut 1 Year Anniversary 3 Way Match: Nonoko Vs Azusa Takigawa Vs Marika Kobashi
3. Sworn Friend “YukaRika” First Singles Confrontation: Yuka Sakazaki Vs Rika Tatsumi
4. KANNA Graduation Match: Saki Akai, Ai Shimizu & KANNA Vs Shoko Nakajima, Akane Miura & Maho Kurone
5. TOKYO Princess Of Princess Title: Miyu Yamashita (c) Vs Yuu

Biishiki-gun reunite one last time for KANNA’s graduation from Tokyo Joshi Pro.

BASARA “ISAMI KODAKA WRESTLING ~ 2ND SHINJUKU STRONGEST GROUND BUDOKAI”, 28/09/2016
Shinjuku FACE

1. Shinjuku Strongest Ground Budokai – Round 1: Shiori Asahi Vs Tatsuhiko Yoshino
2. Shinjuku Strongest Ground Budokai – Round 1: FUMA Vs Kengo Mashimo
3. Shinjuku Strongest Ground Budokai – Round 1: Yasu Urano Vs Daisuke Sekimoto
4. Shinjuku Strongest Ground Budokai – Round 1: Isami Kodaka Vs Brahman Kei (w/ Brahman Shu)
5. Shinjuku Strongest Ground Budokai – Round 2: X Vs Winner Of Match #1
6. Shinjuku Strongest Ground Budokai – Round 2: Manami Toyota Vs Winner Of Match #4
7. Shinjuku Strongest Ground Budokai – Semi Final: Winner Of Match #2 Vs Winner of Match #5
8. Shinjuku Strongest Ground Budokai – Semi Final: Winner Of Match #3 Vs Winner Of Match #6
9. Shinjuku Strongest Ground Budokai – Final: Winner Of Semi Final #1 Vs Winner Of Semi Final #2

The first two rounds will take place without ring ropes and wrestlers can lose via ring out. The ropes will be used for the semi-finals but ring outs will still result in an automatic finish. The final will use normal wrestling rules.

DDT “DNA 21 ~THANK YOU KITAZAWA TOWN HALL! THE LAST PRO WRESTLING BEFORE RENOVATION~”, 30/09/2016
Kitazawa Town Hall

1. Nobuhiro Shimatani Vs Konosuke Takeshita
2. Road To DNA-GP: Kazusada Higuchi & Kouki Iwasaki Vs Kota Umeda Vs Shunma Katsumata

Nobuhiro Shimatani’s trial against the senior wrestlers continues with Konosuke Takeshita coming in.


BASARA “VAJRA 18 ~INDEFATIGABILITY~” Results

September 8, 2016

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BASARA “VAJRA 18 ~INDEFATIGABILITY~”, 08/09/2016
Kitazawa Town Hall
158 Fans

1. Daichi Kazato & Tsutomu Oosugi defeated Takuya Nomura & Fuminori Abe when Kazato pinned Abe with the Explosive Axe Bomber (11:18).
2. Tomoya Kawamura Belongs To BASARA 1st Leg: Isami Kodaka defeated Tomoya Kawamura with the Zeyyari (11:51).
3. Hardcore Match: Takumi Tsukamoto defeated SAGAT with the Dumping Tiger Suplex (14:07).
4. Trans-Am ★ Trans-Am: Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Trans-Am ★ Ryuichi defeated Atsushi Maruyama & Hi69 when Hiroshi pinned Maruyama with the Perfect Plex (16:16).
5. Cavalry Vs IRON PRIEST The Entire Conflict 8-Man Tag Team Elimination Match: FUMA, Madoka, Yusuke Kubo & Jaki Numazawa defeated Ryuichi Sekine, Ryota Nakatsu, Koji Iwamoto & Masashi Takeda (27:08).
5a. Madoka eliminated Koji Iwamoto by Ring Out (12:13).
5b. Masashi Takeda eliminated Jaki Numazawa by Ring Out (15:45).
5c. Masashi Takeda and Yusuke Kubo were both eliminated by Ring Out (18:11).
5d. Ryuichi Sekine eliminated Madoka by Ring Out (21:40).
5e. FUMA eliminated Ryuichi Sekine by Ring Out (24:40).
5f. FUMA eliminated Ryota Nakatsu with the Heavy Metal Anthem (27:08).

IRON PRIEST stole Cavalry’s stick horses at the last BASARA show and brought them out before the main event to taunt their opponents. However Cavalry got one up on them with a surprise ambush to start the elimination match. IRON PRIEST scored the first elimination when Madoka pulled Koji Iwamoto over the ropes and knocking him off the apron. Jaki Numazawa tried to get rid of Masashi Takeda next but a reversal of fortunes led to Numazawa getting knocked out of the ring. Takeda then eliminated both Yusuke Kubo and himself with a Spear on the apron. Cavalry took the lead when FUMA accidentally hit Madoka with a High Kick, leading to his elimination. But a mistaken clash of partners happened to Cavalry too afterwards. Ryota Nakatsu hit Ryuichi Sekine and FUMA capitalized. That left FUMA and Sekine as the final two and FUMA got the only pinfall of the match to win it for IRON PRIEST. FUMA said IRON PRIEST has been the best unit in BASARA’s eight months of existence. To prove this he wants to hold a tag team tournament called the Iron Fist Tag League. However he said this while still wearing his mask so most of the audience just heard muffled yelling. FUMA also wants “Iron Fist” by Motorhead to be the league’s official theme song. Isami Kodaka suggested it should be a playoff instead of a league because they have no time to do another round robin tournament this year.

Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi brought in a new tag partner from America, Trans-Am ★ Ryuichi. However Atsushi Maruyama was convinced it was really Big Japan wrestler Ryuichi Kawakami pretending to be American. Ryuichi denied the accusation and got the fans to chant “Let’s go Trans-Am!” as he wrestled. Hi69 stopped Hiroshi from doing the Perfect Plex by hitting him with a chair. He and Maruyama then put their opponents in Sleeper Holds until “USA” chants woke them up. Team Trans-Am turned the tables and Hiroshi finally hit the Perfect Plex on Maruyama for the win.

The alliance between Takumi Tsukamoto and SAGAT is getting a little strained. Tsukamoto beat him in a Hardcore Match but offered to shake hands afterwards. SAGAT ignored it and headed directly to the exit.

Tomoya Kawamura had his first match in BASARA a day after his final match in DNA. The Rainbow Kawamura gimmick is now gone, Kawamura has reverted back to his previous self from before the injury. However he still put disinfectant on his hands before the match. Kawamura came close to winning with a Michinoku Driver II and Swanton Bomb but Kodaka fired back with the Zeyyari for the victory. Kodaka said his opponent was unexpectedly strong after watching video of his match from yesterday. He then welcomed Kawamura to BASARA.

The brackets for the 2nd Shinjuku Strongest Ground Budokai were revealed at the beginning of the show. The tournament takes place at Kodaka’s self-produced show on 28th September. The four first round matches are Shiori Asahi Vs Tatsuhiko Yoshino, FUMA Vs Kengo Mashimo, Yasu Urano Vs Daisuke Sekimoto and Isami Kodaka Vs Brahman Kei (w/ Brahman Shu). Manami Toyota and a mystery wrestler were given byes into the second round.


DDT This Weekend, Kawamura To BASARA

September 2, 2016

DDT “DDT DRAMATIC GENERAL ELECTION 2016 ~FIRST ASK SPECIAL~”, 03/09/2016
Shinjuku FACE

0. Dark Match: Super Sasadango Machine Vs Hoshitango
1. Yasu Urano Vs Mad Polly
2. Take Grasp Of The World Junior Challenge Rights T2Hide Alumni Showdown!: Soma Takao & Daiki Shimomura Vs Kazuki Hirata & Mizuki Watase
3. T2Hide Vs Pigging 2016 – Not A Special 6-Man Tag Team Match: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Nobuhiro Shimatani Vs Gota Ihashi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Kouki Iwasaki
4. North America And South America Allies Vs NωA! Special 6-Man Tag Team Match: Joey Ryan, Mike Bailey & Guanchulo Vs Makoto Oishi, Shunma Katsumata & MAO
5. 3 Way Tag Match: HARASHIMA & Akito Vs KUDO & Masahiro Takanashi Vs Danshoku Dino & Keisuke Ishii
6. Yoshihiro Takayama & Kazusada Higuchi Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Kota Umeda
7. Daisuke Sasaki & Tetsuya Endo Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Antonio Honda

Shuji Ishikawa will be there to watch the whole show and at the end select the No. 1 Contender for his KO-D Openweight Title.

DDT “DRAMATIC SCAN NIIGATA! 2016”, 04/09/2016
Niigata City Nishikawa Multi-Purpose Hall

1. Akito Vs Shunma Katsumata
2. Soma Takao & Kazusada Higuchi Vs Kazuki Hirata & Guanchulo
3. Danshoku Dino & Keisuke Ishii Vs Joey Ryan & Kouki Iwasaki
4. Yukio Sakaguchi, Masahiro Takanashi & Kota Umeda Vs Konosuke Takeshita, Antonio Honda & Mike Bailey
5. Daisuke Sasaki & Tetsuya Endo Vs HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano
6. Niigata Specialty Special Bishamonten Tag Match: Yoshihiro Takayama & Toru Owashi Vs Super Sasadango Machine & Makoto Oishi

Super Sasadango Machine keeps his spot in the main event. His demotion to the dark match on the 3/9 show is more to do with him resigning from NωA than for his recent comments.

DDT “DNA 20”, 07/09/2016
Kitasenju Theatre 1010

1. Daiki Shimomura Vs Koji Iwamoto
2. Nobuhiro Shimatani Vs Daisuke Sasaki
3. MAO & Rekka Vs Yasu Urano & Hi69
4. Rainbow Kawamura Last DNA Match: Rainbow Kawamura Vs Danshoku Dino
5. Road To DNA-GP: Shunma Katsumata Vs Mizuki Watase
6. Road To DNA-GP: Kazusada Higuchi & Guanchulo Vs Kota Umeda & Kouki Iwasaki

This is Rainbow Kawamura’s final match for DNA. He decided to quit the group and transfer over to BASARA.

BASARA “VAJRA 18 ~HYAKU SETSU FUTO~”, 08/09/2016
Kitazawa Town Hall

1. Daichi Kazato & Tsutomu Oosugi Vs Takuya Nomura & Fuminori Abe
2. Hardcore Match: Takumi Tsukamoto Vs SAGAT
3. Trans-Am ★ Trans-Am: Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Trans-Am ★ Ryuichi Vs Atsushi Maruyama & Hi69
4. Tomoya Kawamura Belongs To BASARA 1st Leg: Isami Kodaka Vs Tomoya Kawamura
5. Cavalry Vs IRON PRIEST The Entire Conflict 8-Man Tag Team Elimination Match: Ryuichi Sekine, Ryota Nakatsu, Koji Iwamoto & Masashi Takeda Vs FUMA, Madoka, Yusuke Kubo & Jaki Numazawa

Kawamura is dropping his Rainbow gimmick and going back to his previous name. Tomoya Kawamura was originally with Union Pro but missed the company’s closure when he was injured. He feels he belongs to the company’s successor, BASARA.


BASARA “VAJRA 17 WU” Results

August 30, 2016

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BASARA “VAJRA 17 WU”, 30/08/2016
Saitama Wrestle Fighter Museum
87 Fans

1. Hi69 defeated Ryota Nakatsu with the Stuka Splash (9:35).
2. Ryuichi Sekine & Koji Iwamoto defeated Madoka & Yusuke Kubo when Sekine submitted Kubo with the Let’s Combine (11:11).
3. Reverse Wrestling Court: Gouma Ryu defeated MC.33 and Atsushi Maruyama when Ryu pinned Maruyama with the Not Guilty (14:01).
4. HEAVY METAL vs BEST STRETCH: FUMA & Jaki Numazawa defeated Daichi Kazato & Tsutomu Oosugi when FUMA pinned Kazato with the Heavy Metal Anthem (13:05).
5. Triangle Basara: Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi defeated Takumi Tsukamoto and SAGAT when Hiroshi pinned SAGAT with the Perfect Plex (10:49).

Although Takumi Tsukamoto and SAGAT are a tag team in BASARA, it was every man for himself in the 3 Way Match with Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi. Well, kind of. As the match progressed Tsukamoto and Hiroshi started fighting each other over who gets to have SAGAT. Hiroshi said SAGAT is his pet but Tsukamoto responded that SAGAT is his buddy. SAGAT escaped the Perfect Plex but his momentum was stopped with a Spinebuster. That allowed Hiroshi to do the Perfect Plex again and pick up the win. After a bit of bickering after the match, Tsukamoto shook hands with both Hiroshi and SAGAT.

Jaki Numazawa is blending in well with his new IRON PRIEST pal. He wrestled in a similar heavy metal costume as FUMA for their match. Daichi Kazato tried to block out the heavy metal stuff by singing his own song about the Best Stretch gym he works for. He was able to Clothesline Numazawa out of the ring but FUMA gave him an Extreme Twist Of Fate. FUMA then pinned Kazato with the Heavy Metal Anthem. He is pleased to have “NUMA-METAL” as his new support act as IRON PRIEST prepares to battle with Cavalry next month.

After Match #3, Tomoya Kawamura made an unexpected appearance wearing a suit. The former Rainbow Kawamura wanted to speak to Isami Kodaka. MC.33 who had just wrestled disappeared and Kodaka just so happened to appear in his place. Kawamura talked to him about being in Union Pro together but an injury robbed him the chance of wrestling there for the company’s final months. When he came back he became Rainbow Kawamura so he could have some fun but now it was time for his old self to come back. Kawamura announced he will quit DNA and now wants to wrestle in BASARA! Kodaka accepted him into BASARA and booked a match between the two of them on 8th September.


DAMNATION Chooses KO-D Challenger, LiLiCo Marriage Match, Dino Becomes Wrestling Mentalist

August 30, 2016

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “KITAZAWA LOVE RIN”, 31/08/2016
Kitazawa Town Hall

1. 3 Way Match: Akane Miura Vs Azusa Takigawa Vs Maho Kurone
2. Reika Saiki Vs Hyper Misao
3. Shoko Nakajima & Rika Tatsumi Vs Yuu & Nodoka-oneesan
4. Yuka Sakazaki Vs Nonoko
5. Instead Of Goodbye: Miyu Yamashita Vs KANNA

This is KANNA’s second last match before she graduates from Tokyo Joshi Pro to start a rapping career.

DDT “DDT DRAMATIC GENERAL ELECTION 2016 ~FIRST ASK SPECIAL~”, 03/09/2016
Shinjuku FACE

1. Yasu Urano Vs Mad Polly
2. Take Grasp Of The World Junior Challenge Rights T2Hide Alumni Showdown!: Soma Takao & Daiki Shimomura Vs Kazuki Hirata & Mizuki Watase
3. T2Hide Vs Pigging 2016 – Not A Special 6-Man Tag Team Match: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Nobuhiro Shimatani Vs Gota Ihashi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Kouki Iwasaki
4. North America And South America Allies Vs NωA!: Joey Ryan, Mike Bailey, Guanchulo & Hoshitango Vs Makoto Oishi, Shunma Katsumata, MAO & Super Sasadango Machine
5. 3 Way Tag Match: HARASHIMA & Akito Vs KUDO & Masahiro Takanashi Vs Danshoku Dino & Keisuke Ishii
6. Yoshihiro Takayama & Kazusada Higuchi Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Kota Umeda
7. Daisuke Sasaki & Tetsuya Endo Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Antonio Honda

Shuji Ishikawa will be attending the show to watch the entire show, or at least most of it. Two hours can be pretty long. Daisuke Sasaki said Ishikawa will watch all of the matches from his own special seat at ringside. At the end Ishikawa will choose who the No. 1 Contender for the KO-D Openweight Title will be. If he had to pick now he would choose Nobuhiro Shimatani for an easy match.

DDT “DRAMATIC SCAN NIIGATA! 2016”, 04/09/2016
Niigata City Nishikawa Multi-Purpose Hall

1. Akito Vs Shunma Katsumata
2. Soma Takao & Kazusada Higuchi Vs Kazuki Hirata & Guanchulo
3. Danshoku Dino & Keisuke Ishii Vs Joey Ryan & Kouki Iwasaki
4. Yukio Sakaguchi, Masahiro Takanashi & Kota Umeda Vs Konosuke Takeshita, Antonio Honda & Mike Bailey
5. Daisuke Sasaki & Tetsuya Endo Vs HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano
6. Niigata Specialty Special Bishamonten Tag Match: Yoshihiro Takayama & Toru Owashi Vs Super Sasadango Machine & Makoto Oishi

Yoshihiro Takayama’s first few matches for DDT have him teaming with the other big lads in the company.

BASARA “VAJRA 18 ~HYAKU SETSU FUTO~”, 08/09/2016
Kitazawa Town Hall

1. Cavalry Vs IRON PRIEST The Entire Conflict 8-Man Tag Team Elimination Match: Ryuichi Sekine, Ryota Nakatsu, Koji Iwamoto & Masashi Takeda Vs FUMA, Madoka, Yusuke Kubo & Jaki Numazawa

Cavalry and IRON PRIEST are starting and ending a feud in one match. Masahi Takeda and Jaki Numazawa guest star in the bout.

DDT “THREE OF A DREAM 2016”, 11/09/2016
Hiroshima Industrial Hall – East Exhibition Hall

1. DDT Extreme Title: Danshoku Dino (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii

After his actions at Sumo Hall sorting LiLiCo’s love life, Danshoku Dino now thinks of himself as a Wrestling Mentalist. He brought love into the ring for LiLiCo, arguably too much of it. He wants to help other wrestlers with his treatments. First up is his Fantastic Memories partner Keisuke Ishii. Dino nominated Ishii as his first DDT Extreme Title challenger because of the funk he’s been in since Team Drift split up. Dino thinks this match will help Ishii out somehow.

DDT “OSAKA BAYS BLUE SPECIAL 2016”, 18/09/2016
Osaka Edion Arena #2

1. AJPW World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Soma Takao (c) Vs X

All Japan has granted DDT approval to host Soma Takao’s first defence of the AJPW Jr. Title. However no decision has been made yet for Takao’s opponent. Kazuki Hirata threw down a challenge at “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2016” but it remains to be seen if he gets the spot. Although Hirata was never a member of Team Drift, Takao considers him a friend and thinks a match with him for the title would be emotional. Takao is hoping to defend the title in both DDT and All Japan.

DDT “WHO’S GONNA TOP? ~DDT DRAMATIC GENERAL ELECTION 2016 – THE LAST HOPE SPECIAL~”, 25/09/2016
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Get The Name Recognition! Groom Decision Special 5 Way Match: Mizuki Watase Vs Makoto Oishi Vs Super Sasadango Machine Vs Bernard Ackah Vs Danshoku Dino
2. KO-D Tag Team Titles: HARASHIMA & Yuko Miyamoto (c) Vs Daisuke Sasaki & Tetsuya Endo
3. KO-D Openweight Title: Shuji Ishikawa (c) Vs X

Sasaki & Tetsuya Endo were declared the No. 1 Contenders for the KO-D Tag Team Titles because of their victory at “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2016”. Endo says he has nothing but gratitude for Sasaki ever since he was invited to join DAMNATION. Sasaki is continuing to call the rest of the DDT roster “B Grade Garbage Wrestlers”. However he admires Yuko Miyamoto.

LiLiCo has a bunch of suiters looking for her hand in marriage so they can become famous. Dino came up with the bright idea to have a winner takes all match between the potential grooms. In a twist, Suguru Miyatake convinced Amon Tsurumi to add Dino to the match to wrestle on his behalf. Miyatake is not fit to go back to the ring but is desperate to become famous… I mean marry LiLiCo because he loves her or whatever.

DDT “NITORI TAIWAN PRESENTS DDT”, 20/11/2016
Taiwan ATT SHOW BOX

1. N-Sleep Use Sleep Prevention Death Match: Antonio Honda Vs Super Sasadango Machine

Special guest Mask de Nitori will wrestle on the show.

DDT “OSAKA OCTOPUS 2016 ~IT’S NANIWABUSHI WRESTLING~”, 04/12/2016
Osaka Edion Arena #1

1. Yuni Debut Match: Yuni Vs X
2. KO-D Openweight Title: Shuji Ishikawa (c) Vs DDT Dramatic General Election Winner

Yakayama and LiLiCo will also wrestle on the show.


BASARA “VAJRA 17 ~NOBLE FIGURE DANCING~” Results

August 21, 2016

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BASARA “VAJRA 17 ~NOBLE FIGURE DANCING~”, 20/08/2016
Yokohama Radiant Hall
202 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Ryuichi Sekine & Koji Iwamoto defeated Takuya Nomura & Fuminori Abe when Sekine submitted Nomura with the Let’s Combine (10:43).
2. Toba Troubleshooting Theatre: Tanomusaku Toba defeated Ryu Gouma by Ring Out (4:37).
3. Isami Kodaka defeated Daichi Kazato with the Diving Double Knee Drop (12:43).
4. Hardcore Tag Match: Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Shinya Ishida defeated Takumi Tsukamoto & SAGAT when Hiroshi pinned SAGAT with the Perfect Plex (15:50).
5. Masashi Takeda defeated Ryota Nakatsu with the Megaraba-Raba Raba (12:12).
6. Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Abdullah Kobayashi, Masaya Takahashi & Takayuki Ueki (c) defeated FUMA, Madoka & Yusuke Kubo when Kobayashi pinned Kubo with the Diving Bakachinga Elbow (17:27).
*V1 for Abdullah Kobayashi, Masaya Takahashi & Takayuki Ueki.

The chairman of the Yokohama Shopping Street Federation that sponsors the Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Titles was pleased with the main event. He described it as pure pro wrestling at its very best, which is very good. FUMA said Abdullah Kobayashi’s bald head reminds him of Rob Halford from Judas Priest and Piet Sielck from Iron Savior. Kobayashi didn’t know who they were and asked if they are Japanese. FUMA then apologised to the fans for IRON PRIEST’s failure to win the titles. He said IRON PRIEST will impregnate the pro wrestling world with heavy metal. “Thorns and chains to the soft heart! KEEP ON ROCKIN’ Heavy Metal Anthem! We are IRON PRIEST!”

SAGAT was focused on beating Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi in the Hardcore Tag Match but it was not meant to be. Hiroshi stopped the Goregrind with a Spinebuster onto a Ladder. The Perfect Plex afterwards was the end for SAGAT. Hiroshi rubbed in his victory by saying how fun it is to wrestle in a variety of matches. He then challenged SAGAT to a singles match on 30th August. However Takumi Tsukamoto stepped in and demanded to be in the match too. It was decided that a 3 Way Match will take place instead.


IRON PRIEST Wants To Make Shopping Titles Heavy Metal, Joshi Cards, Street Wrestling Series

August 17, 2016

BASARA “VAJRA 17 ~NOBLE FIGURE DANCING~”, 20/08/2016
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Isami Kodaka Vs Daichi Kazato
2. Ryuichi Sekine & Koji Iwamoto Vs Takuya Nomura & Fuminori Abe
3. Toba Troubleshooting Theatre: Ryu Gouma Vs Tanomusaku Toba
4. Ryota Nakatsu Vs Masashi Takeda
5. Hardcore Tag Match: Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Shinya Ishida Vs Takumi Tsukamoto & SAGAT
6. Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Titles: FUMA, Madoka & Yusuke Kubo Vs Abdullah Kobayashi, Masaya Takahashi & Takayuki Ueki

FUMA thinks his Big Japan opponents are not heavy metal enough to deserve the Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Titles so IRON PRIEST wants the belts to be on the line. FUMA wants to win the title because Yokohama is in the Kanagawa Prefecture. FUMA is from the Kanagawa Prefecture which means Kanagawa has been heavy metal ever since he was born!

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “KITAZAWA LOVE RIN”, 31/08/2016
Kitazawa Town Hall

1. KANNA Vs Miyu Yamashita

KANNA gets one more chance to beat Miyu Yamashita before she graduates from Tokyo Joshi Pro.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “SMILE BOMB 2016”, 02/09/2016
Saitama Wrestle Fighter Museum

1. Abe-chan And Director Imanari: Yukihiro Abe Vs Yumehito Imanari

Shiori Asahi will be at the show.

DDT “HOME CENTER STREET WRESTLING SERIES OPENER”, 09/09/2016
Saitama Sekichu Kumagai Kojima Shop

Falls Count Anywhere 4 Way Tag Match: Konosuke Takeshita & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs Keisuke Ishii & MAO Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Kazuki Hirata

Once Sumo Hall is out of the way DDT is heading back to the streets for a series of Falls Count Anywhere matches.

DDT “HOME CENTER STREET WRESTLING SERIES SECOND LEG”, 17/09/2016
Toyama Super Center Shemaiah Tateyama Shop

Falls Count Anywhere 4 Way Match: Ken Ohka Vs HARASHIMA Vs Sanshiro Takagi Vs Shunma Katsumata

A trip to Toyama means Ken Ohka gets to tag along in his hometown.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SHINJUKU LOVE RIN”, 22/09/2016
Shunjuku FACE

1. TOKYO Princess Of Princess Title: Miyu Yamashita (c) Vs Yuu

Yuu gets her TOKYO Princess Of Princess Title shot for winning the Tokyo Princess Cup.

KANNA will graduate from Tokyo Joshi on this show. She wants to move on from wrestling and become a pro rapper.

Saki Akai & Ai Shimizu will be at the show for KANNA’s graduation.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “BAD COMMUNICATION 2016”, 02/10/2016
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Forget The Same K: Shinichiro Tominaga Vs Shiori Asahi

The first match for Ganbare☆Wrestling’s first ever Korakuen Hall show has Shinichiro Tominaga going back to his K-DOJO past.

Minoru Fujita will be on the show.


DDT/BASARA “DELICIOUS SACAS PRO WRESTLING 2016” Results

July 30, 2016

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DDT “DELICIOUS SACAS PRO WRESTLING 2016 SEASON OPENER ~DDT~”, 26/07/2016
Tokyo Akasaka Sacas
??? Fans

1. Akito defeated Gota Ihashi with a Figure Four Leg Lock (9:26).
2. Danshoku Dino & Keisuke Ishii defeated Makoto Oishi & Shunma Katsumata when Ishii pinned Oishi with the Tiger Suplex (10:45).
3. Tetsuya Endo defeated MAO with the Torture Rack Bomb (8:47).
4. Konosuke Takeshita & Antonio Honda defeated Masahiro Takanashi & Kota Umeda when Takeshita pinned Umeda with the German Suplex (15:06).

A case of Suntory drinks were awarded to the winners of every match throughout the series. Konosuke Takeshita & Antonio Honda were also given a Meat Milage Card that allows them to buy 10,000 yen worth of steak across the country. Takeshita used it immediately.

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BASARA “DELICIOUS SACAS PRO WRESTLING 2016 ~PRO WRESTLING BASARA~”, 27/07/2016
Tokyo Akasaka Sacas
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1. Hi69 defeated SAGAT with the Stuka Splash (7:30).
2. Takumi Tsukamoto defeated Ryu Gouma with the Thrust Kick (7:17).
3. Ryuichi Sekine & Ryota Nakatsu defeated FUMA & Yusuke Kubo when Sekine pinned Kubo with the Let’s Combine (11:33).
4. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Tsutomu Oosugi defeated Isami Kodaka & Daichi Kazato when Hiroshi pinned Kazato with the Perfect Plex (14:18).

Ryu Gouma didn’t want to risk injury before BASARA’s show in Shin-Kiba the next day so he offered to forfeit his match with Takumi Tsukamoto. In return he wanted to take one third of Tsukamoto’s prize. Tsukamoto accepted the offer but it was a trick! Gouma rolled up Tsukamoto but couldn’t pin him. Gouma later tried to hit him with his law book but he got a Thrust Kick to the face for his troubles.

Hi69 won the Meat Milage Card on the this show. Ryuichi Sekine somehow got his hands on the card and bought 3,000 yen worth of steak for himself after the show.

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DDT “DELICIOUS SACAS PRO WRESTLING 2016 ~DNA~”, 28/07/2016
Tokyo Akasaka Sacas
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1. Makoto Oishi defeated Rekka with the Miracle Ecstasy (9:03).
2. Daiki Shimomura & Masahiro Takanashi defeated Nobuhiro Shimatani & Akito when Shimomura pinned Shimatani with a Moonsault (11:07).
3. Soma Takao defeated Kouki Iwasaki with the Gin And Tonic (9:02).
4. Kazusada Higuchi & MAO defeated Kota Umeda & Guanchulo when Higuchi pinned Guanchulo with the Doctor Bomb (13:32).

MAO wasn’t allowed to have the Suntory prize because he is only 19 and too young to drink alcohol. He was given natural water instead.

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DDT “DELICIOUS SACAS PRO WRESTLING 2016 ~DDT NOON~”, 29/07/2016
Tokyo Akasaka Sacas
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1. Tetsuya Endo defeated Kouki Iwasaki with the Torture Rack Bomb (7:53).
2. Daisuke Sasaki & Mad Paulie defeated Kazusada Higuchi & Hoshitango when Sasaki pinned Hoshitango with the Diving Elbow Drop (10:07).
3. Soma Takao defeated Danshoku Dino by Disqualification because Dino did a lewd act (8:07).
4. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano defeated Toru Owashi & Guanchulo when HARASHIMA pinned Guanchulo with the Somato (12:08).

Danshoku Dino’s desire for Soma Takao was so strong it cost him the match. Amon Tsurumi and the referee tried to cut in and stop Dino when he went out of control but he rendered the ref unconscious with the Lip Lock. Tsurumi had to call for the bell and disqualify Dino when he couldn’t revive the ref.

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DDT “DELICIOUS SACAS PRO WRESTLING 2016 ~DDT NIGHT~”, 29/07/2016
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1. Keisuke Ishii & Akito defeated Masahiro Takanashi & Kota Umeda when Akito submitted Umeda with a Crab Hold (11:33).
2. Kazusada Higuchi defeated Gota Ihashi with a Diving Body Press (7:20).
3. Konosuke Takeshita & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi defeated Makoto Oishi & MAO when Takeshita pinned MAO with the German Suplex (11:38).

Two Meat Milage Cards were awarded on this show. They were given to the pairings of Keisuke Ishii & Akito and Konosuke Takeshita & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi. A famished Takeshita tucked into a steak meal in the ring during the show’s closure.


BASARA “VAJRA 16 ~FLAWLESS~” Results

July 29, 2016

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BASARA “VAJRA 16 ~FLAWLESS~”, 28/07/2016
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
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1. Ryota Nakatsu & Koji Iwamoto defeated Daichi Kazato & Tsutomu Oosugi when Nakatsu pinned Kazato with the V Slider (10:06).
2. Reverse Wrestling Court: Hi69 defeated Ryu Gouma and Atsushi Maruyama when Hi69 pinned both Gouma and Maruyama with the Stuka Splash (11:13).
*Hi69 is not guilty.
3. Chain Match: Yusuke Kubo defeated SAGAT by Referee Stoppage with a Chain-Assisted Camel Clutch (12:38).
4. TLC Match: FUMA defeated Takumi Tsukamoto with the Heavy Metal Anthem (13:35).
5. Special Tag Match: Isami Kodaka & Masamune defeated Kengo Mashimo & Madoka when Kodaka pinned Madoka with the Zeyyari (16:53).
6. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi defeated Ryuichi Sekine with the Perfect Plex (15:12).

Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi’s claim of being the best wrestler, “foriegn” or otherwise in BASARA stays intact with a win over Ryuichi Sekine. Hiroshi mentioned this was his fifth singles match with Sekine and his first victory against him.

Kengo Mashimo had to be held back from Isami Kodaka after their tag match. Mashimo yelled that it wasn’t over between them two. Kodaka said he was holding the 2nd ever Shinjuku Strongest Ground Budokai tournament on 28th September and he wants Mashimo to enter. Mashimo considered but when he found out Daisuke Sekimoto and Yasu Urano were also entering he accepted the invitation.

The feud between Tsukasaga Army and the Kotetsu Gundan came to a conclusion with two different hardcore matches. Kotetsu Gundan came out on top of both bouts to definitively win the feud. In the Chain Match Yusuke Kubo choked out SAGAT with the chain, forcing the referee to call for the bell. Although the unit feud is over, the rivalry between these two may return in the future. FUMA then defeated Takumi Tsukamoto in a TLC Match. Tsukamoto admitted defeat and called FUMA a strong wrestler even if his heavy metal antics get in the way. FUMA then began to ramble on about instrumental songs and how they emit a melody of sorrow without the need for words. He offered a truce to Tsukamoto. Together they can be comrades united by hearts made out of the same steel. Tsukamoto called himself the Ballad Fighter and gave the heavy metal hand sign. Backstage, Tsukamoto and Kubo announced the official name of their unit. Gone is Kotetsu Gundan, now they are IRON PRIEST!


Weekend Line Up, BASARA’s Flawless, Drunkers Kingdom

July 22, 2016

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

1. Reika Saiki Vs Nodoka Onee-san
2. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 2: Akane Miura Vs Rika Tatsumi
3. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 2: Yuka Sakazaki Vs Shoko Nakajima
4. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 2: Yuu Vs Azusa Takigawa
5. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 2: Hyper Misao Vs KANNA
6. 3 Way Match: Miyu Yamashita Vs Nonoko Vs Marika Kobashi

This weekend is busy enough as it is with four shows of different sizes being held by the DDT family. Now that Pokémon Go is available in Japan it’s going to be even busier.

DDT “YOKOHAMA TWILIGHT 2016 ~SUMMER~”, 23/07/2016
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Masahiro Takanashi Vs Gota Ihashi
2. Yukio Sakaguchi & Kota Umeda Vs Soma Takao & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
3. Shuji Ishikawa Vs Guanchulo
4. Ken Ohka, KAI & Shota Vs HARASHIMA, Akito & Yasu Urano
5. Konosuke Takeshita & Antonio Honda Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles Tournament – Round 1: Danshoku Dino, Keisuke Ishii & Super Sasadango Machine Vs Makoto Oishi, Shunma Katsumata & MAO
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles Tournament – Round 1: Daisuke Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Kouki Iwasaki & Mizuki Watase

The KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Title tournament kicks off. DAMNATION were intimidating enough when they formed and now they look unstoppable with Tetsuya Endo on their side. Fantastic Memories were formed especially for this tournament but there is now a conflict of interests because Super Sasadango Machine also manages NωA.

DDT “HANDMADE IN JAPAN FES 2016”, 24/07/2016
Tokyo Big Sight

Falls Count Anywhere 3 Way Tag Match: Konosuke Takashita & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Sanshiro Takagi & MAO Vs Soma Takao & Kota Umeda

Again, this will probably be a good spot for Pokémon Go play so heads up everyone.

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

1. Ganbare☆Wrestling Vs OSAKA Joshi Wrestling: Mitomi Masayuki & Chikara Vs Sawako Shimono & Rina Yamashita
2. Hybrid☆Ganbare: Takaku Fuke Vs Takafumi Ito
3. Ganpuro In OSAKA Special Tag Match: Shota & TORU Vs YO-HEY & Shinichiro Tominaga
4. Yukihiro Abe Tomodachi-gun Graduation Test: Minoru Fujita Vs Yukihiro Abe
5. Ganpuro Hardcore Tag Match: Ken Ohka & Ai Shimizu Vs Yumehito Imanari & Bambi

Bambi is bringing a whip and Yumehito Imanari is bringing candy for the Hardcore main event. Ken Ohka is waiting to see what weapon Ai Shimizu wants to use before he decides what to get.

BASARA “VAJRA 16 ~FLAWLESS~”, 28/07/2016
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Ryota Nakatsu & Koji Iwamoto Vs Daichi Kazato & Tsutomu Oosugi
2. Reverse Wrestling Trial: Ryu Gouma Vs Atsushi Maruyama Vs Hi69
3. Special Tag Match: Isami Kodaka & Masamune Vs Kengo Maashimo & Madoka
4. Chain Match: SAGAT Vs Yusuke Kubo
5. TLC Match: Takumi Tsukamoto Vs FUMA
6. Ryuichi Sekine Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi

In his quest to become the BASARA ace, Ryuichi Sekine refuses to accept Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi as the true winner of Heaven Summit ~Itadaki~. Hiroshi thinks Sekine is just jealous that the greatest “foreign” wrestler in the company won the tournament.

SAGAT demanded his match with Yusuke Kubo to be a Chain Match. The reason for this is important. SAGAT often used a chain on his enemies back when he was part of the King Legion stable in Union. The same stable FUMA was the leader of.

TAVERN WRESTLING “DRUNKERS KINGDOM ~MOST DRUNK IN TAVERN’S HISTORY FOR 3 DAYS!!~”, 01/08/2016
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Tokyo Joshi Pro Offer Match: Miyu Yamashita & Nodoka-oneesan Vs Shoko Nakajima & Yuu
2. Obi-chan Boss, Again – 4 Way Match: Akito Vs Cherry Vs Sayaka Obihiro Vs Hiroshi
3. BASARA Vs Shuten-dōji: Takumi Tsukamoto, SAGAT & Hi69 Vs Yukio Sakaguchi, Masahiro Takanashi & Kota Umeda
4. Ryuichi Sekine & Ryota Nakatsu Vs Soma Takao & Kouki Iwasaki
5. Special Single Match: Isami Kodaka Vs Mike Bailey

“Speedball” Mike Bailey makes his Japanese debut here. There is a lot of excitement surrounding this Canadian’s arrival.

USA “SAKABASH AT THE BEACH 2016”, 02/08/2016
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Tokyo Joshi Pro Offer Match: Miyu Yamashita & Yuka Sakazaki Vs Akane Miura & Azusa Takigawa

Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi used his Heaven Summit winnings to bring back his Ultimate Superstars Action brand for one night only. Famous American wrestlers scheduled to appear are Hanolek Hogaso, KI Punk, Hara Cena, SUMO Rock, “Stone Cold” Sekine Ryuichin, A Kit O and Tazu Urano.

TAVERN WRESTLING “DRUNKERS KINGDOM ~MOST DRUNK IN TAVERN’S HISTORY FOR 3 DAYS!!~”, 03/08/2016
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Tokyo Joshi Pro Offer Match: Shoko Nakajima & Yuka Sakazaki Vs Rika Tatsumi & Hyper Misao
2. Fluorescent Light IPPON Grand Prix – A Block: Isami Kodaka Vs Takumi Tsukamoto
3. Fluorescent Light IPPON Grand Prix – B Block: Yuko Miyamoto Vs Akito
4. Ryuichi Sekine & Ryuji Ito Vs Ryota Nakatsu & Kazusada Higuchi
5. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Mike Bailey Vs Daichi Kazato & Tsutomu Oosugi
6. Fluorescent Light IPPON Grand Prix – Final: Winner Of A Block Vs Winner Of B Block

Don’t know how many lighttubes will be used for the Fluorescent Light IPPON Grand Prix tournament. Previous use of lighttubes in Tavern Wrestling have been limited to only one or two getting smashed but that was in a different venue. Shin-Kiba 1st RING might open up the possibility of using more.