Nakatsu Joins Harimao, Master Of Environment, GCW Vs DDT

February 3, 2023

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW CITY CIRCUIT WINTER ~OSAKA PERFORMANCE~”, 04/02/2022
Osaka Azalea Taisho Hall

1. Suzume Vs Wakana Uehara
2. Kaya Toribami Vs HIMAWARI
3. Mizuki Vs Raku
4. Yuki Kamifuku, Mahiro Kiryu & Haruna Neko Vs Hikari Noa, Nao Kakuta & Yoshiko Hasegawa
5. Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe Vs Yuki Aino & Pom Harajuku
6. Miyu Yamashita, Maki Itoh & Moka Miyamoto Vs Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao & Arisu Endo

The first Tokyo Joshi Pro show of the month happens tomorrow. It’s been a while since they were in Osaka too.

DDT “INTO THE FIGHT 2023 IN OSAKA”, 05/02/2023
Osaka Azalea Taisho Hall

1. D GENERATIONS CUP – A Block: Yuya Koroku (0) Vs Kazuma Sumi (0)
2. D GENERATIONS CUP – A Block: Hideki Okatani (2) Vs Ilusion (0)
3. Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Shunma Katsumata & Maku Donaruto
4. D GENERATIONS CUP – B Block: Toi Kojima (0) Vs Yuki Ishida (0)
5. Osaka Specialty Special Tag Match: Naruki Doi & Toru Owashi Vs MJ Paul & KANON
6. Special Tag Match: Kazusada Higuchi & Chris Brookes Vs Yuji Hino & Makoto Oishi
7. Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yusuke Okada Vs HARASHIMA, Yukio Sakaguchi & Kazuki Hirata
8. Special Tag Match: Yuki Ueno & MAO Vs Yukio Naya & Takeshi Masada

Sunday’s show has turned into a bigger test for Yukio Naya because his match is now the main event! Meanwhile Yuji Hino and Kazusada Higuchi face off again fresh off of their KO-D Openweight Title match.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE 3RD “FUTARI WA PRINCESS” MAX HEART TOURNAMENT”, 11/02/2023
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Moka Miyamoto Vs Arisu Endo
2. Wakana Uehara Vs HIMAWARI
3. Yuki Arai Vs Pom Harajuku
4. Rika Tatsumi & Yuki Aino Vs Hikari Noa & Janai Kai
5. Yuki Kamifuku, Nao Kakuta & Mahiro Kiryu Vs Raku, Haruna Neko & Kaya Toribami
6. Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki Vs Miu Watanabe & Suzume
7. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Final: Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh Vs Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao

Yuka Sakazaki returns from her latest American tour and is back teaming with Mizuki. Is the unbreakable bond between The Magical Sugar Rabbits still solid or will cracks begin to appear as we get closer to their Princess Of Princess Title match.

The TJPW debut of Janai Kai has her teaming with Hikari Noa.

Either Wakana Uehara or HIMAWARI will get their first singles win. Unless a draw somehow happens.

Juria Nagano will not be on the show because of a left finger injury.

DDT “DDT YOKOHAMA UNLIMITED VOL. 1”, 11/02/2023
Osaka Azalea Taisho Hall

0. Dark Match: Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Toru Owashi & Antonio Honda
1. D GENERATIONS CUP – B Block: Yuki Ishida (0) Vs Takeshi Masada (0)
2. D GENERATIONS CUP – B Block: Keigo Nakamura (2) Vs Toi Kojima (0)
3. D GENERATIONS CUP – A Block: Yuya Koroku (0) Vs Ilusion (0)
4. Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Noriyuki Yoshida Vs Chris Brookes, Akito, Soma Takao & Kazuma Sumi
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: MAO, Yuki Ueno & Kazuki Hirata Vs Yukio Sakaguchi, Hideki Okatani & Hikaru Machida
6. Special Single Match: Shunma Katsumata Vs Sanshiro Takagi
7. Harimao Vs DAMNATION T.A!: Kazusada Higuchi & Ryota Nakatsu Vs MJ Paul
8. Special Tag Match: Yuji Hino & Makoto Oishi Vs HARASHIMA & Yukio Naya

Higuchi invited an close friend of his to join Harimao and bolster up the unit while Naomi Yoshimura is out injured. Ryota Nakatsu from BASARA was Higuchi’s rival in DNA and is more than happy to give Harimao some reinforcement. He also doesn’t want people to think he is only filling in for Yoshimura because he is a fully fledged fourth member of the stable. Meanwhile DAMNATION T.A is still working out as a focused force even with Daisuke Sasaki still missing. Just like every other show that’s being advertised since his absence, the card can change if Sasaki appears at the show and is able to wrestle.

DDT “HEAT WAVE OVER FLOWERS 2 ~THE WORLD THAT EVERYONE DOES NOT KNOW~”, 14/02/2023
Shinjuku FACE

1. D GENERATIONS CUP – B Block: Keigo Nakamura Vs Yuki Ishida
2. D GENERATIONS CUP – A Block: Kazuma Sumi Vs Ilusion
3. ~The World Unknown To ShunMao~: MAO & Shunma Katsumata Vs Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi Vs Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi Vs Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga (Special Referee: MEN’S Teioh)
4. ~The World Unknown To Toi~: Toi Kojima Vs Yasu Urano
5. ~The World Unknown To Yuki~: Yuki Ueno Vs Gorgeous Matsuno & X
6. Special Tag Match: Akito & Sakura Hirota Vs Tetsuya Endo & Kazuki Hirata
7. Final Set ~The World Unknown To The 37KAMIINA~: MAO, Shunma Katsumata, Yuki Ueno, Toi Kojima

DDT received a message from Gorgeous Matsuno earlier today about his singles match against Yuki Ueno. Matsuno warns there is another wrestler out there who wants to fight Ueno as much as he does so Matsuno is bringing him to the show. Matsuno also wants the match to turn into a 2 Vs 1 Handicap Match because of this. Ueno accepts the challenge, thinking Matsuno is so little of a threat that it may as well still be a singles match.

DDT “FRIENDSHIP, EFFORT, VICTORY IN NAGOYA 2023”, 18/02/2023
Aichi Nagoya International Conference Center Event Hall

1. D GENERATIONS CUP – B Block: Toi Kojima (0) Vs Takeshi Masada (0)
2. D GENERATIONS CUP – A Block: Hideki Okatani (2) Vs Yuya Koroku (0)
3. 4 Way Tag Match: Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Antonio Honda & Keigo Nakamura
4. Tetsuya Endo, Kotaro Suzuki & Yusuke Okada Vs Yuji Hino, Makoto Oishi & Kazuma Sumi
5. Nagoya Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: MAO, Shunma Katsumata & Yukio Naya Vs HARASHIMA, Soma Takao & Shinya Ishida
6. International Special 6-Man Tag Match: Kip Sabian (w/ Penelope Ford), Chris Brookes & Hagane Shinno Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Yuki Ueno & Yuki Ishida
7. DDT Universal Title: Naruki Doi (c) Vs KANON
8. DDT Extreme Title – Master Of Environment Match: Jun Akiyama (c) Vs Akito

Once again Jun Akiyama is allowing his challenger to come up with the match stipulation for a DDT Extreme Title defence. This time it is Akito as the opponent and he came up with the Master Of Environment Match. All four corner turnbuckle pads will be removed and two green straps will criss cross the ring. Akiyama and Akito will fight under normal rules with the ring in this state. The green straps do not count as rope breaks. Akito was inspired by Gaia’s fight against Sikorsky in Baki The Grappler to come up with the match idea. That fight was all about how to use the environment as a weapon and Akito thinks he has a much better chance of beating Akiyama under a similar scenario. The concept might backfire though because Akiyama himself admits he does not move a lot in his matches. The restrictions caused by the extra ropes across the ring may not even matter in the end. Akito wants to return the Extreme Title belt back to purple if he wins it but accepts that it is the champion who gets to make that decision.

Proof of DAMNATION T.A still being a well oiled machine can be seen from how KANON is dealing with Naruki Doi. KANON & MJ Paul attacked Doi backstage after his match last weekend. Today at a press conference KANON approached Doi and apologised for his behaviour. Doi wanted to make sure if the DDT Universal Title defence against KANON is only going to involve those two and no one else. That means no Sasaki and no Paul in KANON’s corner while Doi will not have Kazuki Hirata in his. Doi then hesitantly shook KANON’s hand until KANON gave him a low blow! He told Doi his title reign won’t make it past its first defence in Nagoya!

Let’s see how this AEW relationship works out. Kip Sabian makes his DDT debut and Penelope Ford is by his side for extra danger. His first match here has him teaming with both Chris Brookes & Hagane Shinno as an international trio. Shinno recently had his own little excursion in AEW over the winter.

BASARA “BASARA 211 ~OJI NI KITSUNE 24~”, 18/02/2023
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MONSTAR

1. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura (c) Vs Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino

The new IRON FIST Tag Champions are going up against former champions in their first defence. Isami Kodaka is now a double BASARA champion and Daiki Shimomura wants to hold the tag titles long enough for the “ALL STAR JR FESTIVAL 2023”. That’s if he is chosen as BASARA’s representative of course. He may have jumped the gun on that. Aijin Tag lost the belts to the previous champions and had already planned to challenge them to a rematch. Now that Sento Minzoku have the titles, Aijin Tag had to change their target.

DDT/GCW “GCW VS DDT”, 31/03/2023
Ukrainian Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

1. Dark Sheik Vs Saki Akai
2. Jordan Oliver & Nick Wayne Vs MAO & Mike Bailey

We have our first two matches for the GCW Vs DDT show! The Moonlight Express reunite to take on The East West Express. The show will also pit GCW’s Dark Sheik against DDT’s own Saki Akai.

A partial lineup of other wrestlers have been announced. Team DDT so far consists of Kazusada Higuchi, Jun Akiyama and Yoshihiko. The first crop of GCW wrestlers showing up are Joey Janela, Blake Christian, EFFY and Allie Katch. The last two are being advertised together as Bussy (adding that to the taglist is going to be a dangerous game) so that means we have at least one other tag match happening.

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BASARA “BASARA 209 ~GLITTER~” Results

January 31, 2023

BASARA “BASARA 209 ~GLITTER~”, 31/01/2023
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
??? Fans – Withheld

1. Takato Nakano defeated Lil’ Kraken with the Diving Double Knee Drop (7:38).
2. Jacket 3 Way Match: FUMA and Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi defeated Gouma Ryu with an Arm Lock And Camel Clutch And Sickle Lock Combination (R3 1:29).
3. Masato Kamino & Fuminori Abe defeated KUBITO & Daichi Kazato when Kamino pinned Kazato with the Lariat (11:31).
4. Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga defeated SAGAT & Akiyori Takizawa when Oosugi pinned Takizawa with a Cradle (10:36).
5. Kazusada Higuchi defeated Ryota Nakatsu with the Brain Claw Slam (17:56).
6. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura defeated Takumi Tsukamoto & Yasu Urano (c) when Shimomura pinned Urano with the Swanton Bomb (16:40).
*Takumi Tsukamoto & Yasu Urano fails n V1. Sento Minzoku becomes the 8th IRON FIST Tag Champions!

Isami Kodaka lived up to his word and is now the first wrestler in BASARA to hold the Union MAX Title and IRON FIST Tag Titles at the same time! Daiki Shimomura was also excited to win the Tag Titles again for a second time. Aijin Tag came out after the match to challenge Sento Minzoku to a title match. Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino wanted to win the belts back from Takumi Tsukamoto & Yasu Urano but now they will have to fight the new champions instead. Nakano is hoping to win so he can bring the belt with him to the “ALL STAR JR FESTIVAL 2023” on 1st March but Kamino interrupted him before he finished saying it. The new champions accepted and Kodaka decided the match will happen at Oji BASEMENT MONSTAR on 18th February. He also wants to defend the Union MAX Title in the same month so that will likely happen on the 28th in Shin-Kiba 1st RING.

The match between friends and DNA rivals Kazusada Higuchi and Ryota Nakatsu almost ended in a double knockout. Both wrestlers were down for a 9 count after Nakatsu applied a Triangle Choke and Higuchi broke free by countering it with a Power Bomb. Higuchi got the better of Nakatsu in the final exchange and pinned him with the Brain Claw Slam. After the match Higuchi said he and Yuki Ishida are unsure when Naomi Yoshimura will return to action. He asked for Nakatsu’s help and offered him a spot in Harimao. Given their history together Nakatsu was happy to accept after the other members of Sparky gave him their blessing. He also made sure to note he is joining as a new member and not as a replacement for the injured Yoshimura. Higuchi explained in an interview after the show that he wanted to add a presence not from DDT to the unit. He always thought if Harimao was going to add a fourth member it would be Nakatsu.

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28 Applications, Higuchi In BASARA, Donaruto Returns

January 18, 2023

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE 3RD “FUTARI WA PRINCESS” MAX HEART TOURNAMENT”, 19/01/2023
Shinjuku FACE

1. Hikari Noa Vs Wakana Uehara
2. Mizuki & Mahiro Kiryu Vs Nao Kakuta & HIMAWARI
3. Miyu Yamashita, Maki Itoh & Yuki Kamifuku Vs Yuki Aino, Raku & Pom Harajuku
4. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 2D: Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao Vs Haruna Neko & Kaya Toribami
5. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 2A: Moka Miyamoto & Juria Nagano Vs Suzume & Arisu Endo
6. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Round 2C: Saki Akai & Yuki Arai Vs Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe

The Max Heart Tournament continues tomorrow.

DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2023”, 29/01/2023
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match – Bonno Dai Shacho Presents No Fee Rumble: Sanshiro Takagi & Fuminori Abe Vs X & X
0. Dark Match – 4 Way Tag Match: Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs MJ Paul & KANIN Vs Antonio Honda & Akito Vs Yuya Koroku & Yuki Ishida
1. D GENERATIONS CUP – B Block: Keigo Nakamura Vs Takeshi Masada
2. D GENERATIONS CUP – A Block: Hideki Okatani Vs Kazuma Sumi
3. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Shinya Aoki, Yuki Ueno & Toi Kojima Vs Thanomsak Toba, Yukio Sakaguchi & Hikaru Machida
4. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Naruki Doi, Jun Akiyama & Soma Takao Vs HARASHIMA, Chris Brookes & Yukio Naya
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Tetsuya Endo, Kotaro Suzuki & Yusuke Okada (c) Vs Yuki “Sexy” Iino, Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno & Koju “Shining Ball” Takeda
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: MAO & Shunma Katsumata (c) Vs Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Kazusada Higuchi (c) Vs Yuji Hino

The No Fee Rumble is moved over to the pre-show. According to DDT at least 28 people have applied to be in the match so far. Not all of them will be selected to compete.

BASARA “BASARA 209 ~GLITTER~”, 31/01/2023
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Ryota Nakatsu Vs Kazusada Higuchi

For the first time Kazusada Higuchi will wrestle in BASARA. He takes on an old DNA foe of his, Ryota Nakatsu. It will be their first match together since 2020 and their first singles match against each other since 2015.

DDT “INTO THE FIGHT 2023 IN OSAKA”, 05/02/2023
Osaka Azalea Taisho Hall

1. D GENERATIONS CUP – B Block: Toi Kojima Vs Yuki Ishida
2. D GENERATIONS CUP – A Block: Yuya Koroku Vs Kazuma Sumi
3. D GENERATIONS CUP – A Block: Hideki Okatani Vs Ilusion
4. Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Shunma Katsumata & Maku Donaruto
5. Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yusuke Okada Vs HARASHIMA, Yukio Sakaguchi & Kazuki Hirata
6. Special Tag Match: Yuki Ueno & MAO Vs Yukio Naya & Takeshi Masada
7. Special Tag Match: Kazusada Higuchi & Chris Brookes Vs Yuji Hino & Makoto Oishi
8. Osaka Specialty Special Tag Match: Naruki Doi & Toru Owashi Vs MJ Paul & KANON

Some build up for Naruki Doi against KANON for the DDT Universal Title. Doi is siding with his Toryumon connection Toru Owashi while MJ Paul is by KANON’s side. The match might get changed if Daisuke Sasaki ever shows up again.

Oh no Maku Donaruto is back! In a bid to fight fire with fire, Shunma Katsumata is bringing him to take on Pheromones.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “GRAND PRINCESS ’23”, 18/03/2023
Ariake Coliseum

1. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuka Sakazaki (c) Vs Mizuki

Aja Kong has been added to the show.

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Hatsuyume Matches, New Debuts For Ittenyon

December 16, 2022

DDT “ROAD TO NEVER MIND 2022 IN KUMAMOTO”, 17/12/2022
Kumamoto City Information Distribution Center

1. 3 Way Match: Saki Akai Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Shunma Katsumata
2. Special Tag Match: Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Akito & Kazuma Sumi (w/ Yoshihiko)
3. Sanshiro Takagi & Yusuke Okada Vs Toru Owashi & Takeshi Masada
4. Daisuke Sasaki & KANON Vs HARASHIMA & Hideki Okatani
5. The 37KAMIINA Vs BURNING!: Yuki Ueno, MAO & Toi Kojima Vs Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yuya Koroku
6. Kumamoto Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: Kazusada Higuchi, Chris Brookes & Yuki Ishida Vs Yuji Hino, Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi

Tomorrow’s show is headlined by Harimao & Chris Brookes taking on Ω.

BASARA “BASARA 207 ~TAKAGARI 14~”, 17/12/2022
Takashimadaira Ward Community Center

1. Ryota Nakatsu Vs Yuko Miyamoto

The complete card for tomorrow’s BASARA show will not be revealed until it begins. The only match advertised going into it is Ryota Nakatsu versus guest wrestler Yuko Miyamoto. The usual roster of regulars will be there too.

DDT “ROAD TO NEVER MIND 2022 IN FUKUOKA”, 18/12/2022
Pivole Fukuoka

1. Sanshiro Takagi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Saki Akai & Toi Kojima
2. Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Akito & MAO
3. Daisuke Sasaki & KANON Vs Yuya Koroku & Kazuma Sumi
4. Fukuoka Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuji Hino, Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi Vs Toru Owashi, Azul Dragon & Hideki Okatani
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yusuke Okada Vs HARASHIMA, Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada
6. Harimao Vs The 37KAMIINA!: Kazusada Higuchi & Yuki Ishida Vs Yuki Ueno & Shunma Katsumata

Harimao and The 37KAMIINA clash again so Kazusada Higuchi and Yuki Ueno get more ring time together.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SE-NO, MERRY CHRISTMAS! 2022”, 24/12/2022
Tokyo Ryogoku KFC Hall

1. Haruna Neko Vs Kaya Toribami
2. Pom Harajuku Vs Arisu Endo
3. Rika Tatsumi Vs Mahiro Kiryu
4. Hikari Noa Vs Yuki Aino
5. Yuki Kamifuku Vs Nao Kakuta
6. 3 Way Match: Miu Watanabe Vs Raku Vs Juria Nagano
7. TJPW Year End Special 8-Man Tag Match: Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki, Shoko Nakajima & Suzume Vs Miyu Yamashita, Maki Itoh, Hyper Misao & Moka Miyamoto

Every match but the main event was put together by a fan lottery during yesterday’s show. The singles matches all have 10 minute time limits. I’m surprised it took random chance for Haruna Neko Vs Kaya Toribami to finally happen. Cat Vs Bird is so obvious! One of them might actually win too.

DDT “HATSUYUME 2023”, 03/01/2023
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. DDT Universal Title Next Challenger Decision Battle: Naruki Doi Vs Daisuke Sasaki
2. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi Vs MAO & Shunma Katsumata

Either CDK or ShunMao will become the next KO-D Tag Team Champions. CDK can start the new year adding another championship to their growing collection of tag team achievements. Masahiro Takanashi also wants the win to kick off his goal of regularly appearing on DDT shows for the entirety of 2023. MAO & Shunma Katsumata have plenty of history with their opponents in plenty of ways. Beating them to take the vacant Tag Titles will make up for all of the times they lost to them.

Daisuke Sasaki has so many grudges and conflicts going on I’m starting to lose track. He has a tag match against El Desperado coming up next week then in January he has a first time singles match against Naruki Doi. The winner gets a DDT Universal Title shot later that month. Sasaki is fed up with Dragongate wrestlers coming over to DDT to the point where he can’t tell them apart anymore (he first thought Doi was Masato Yoshino). He will be even more annoyed if a DG wrestler ends up beating Ueno for the Universal Title before he can. Doi believes he deserves this opportunity because of how much success he already gained during his brief time in DDT.

Cara Noir will be on the show.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO JOSHI PRO ’23”, 04/01/2023
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. HIMAWARI Debut Match: HIMAWARI Vs X
2. Wakana Uehara Debut Match: Wakana Uehara Vs X
3. International Princess Title: Miu Watanabe (c) Vs Trish Adora
4. Princess Tag Team Titles: Saki Akai & Yuki Arai (c) Vs Max The Impaler & Heidi Howitzer
5. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuka Sakazaki (c) Vs Miyu Yamashita

Two new women will make their pro wrestling debuts at the Ittenyon show, even though they already wrestled matches already. Wakana Uehara had a match in October for the Yume Pro Wrestling -dream on the ring- project and liked it so much she decided to move ahead with starting a wrestling career. She is from Kanagawa and was born on 13th May, 1996. She is 163cm tall. Her atheltic history includes cheerleading, swimming, kickboxing, dance and ballet.

HIMAWARI became a Tokyo Joshi Pro trainee in November. She previously performed with Actwres girl’Z, wrestling two matches for them in August before suddenly leaving the group at the end of October. She is from Tokyo and was born on 18th December, 1997. She is 155cm tall.

DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2023 TOUR IN SHINJUKU ~FIRE!~”, 13/01/2023
Shinjuku FACE

1. DDT Universal Title: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs Winner Of 3/1 Decision Match

Ueno’s next defence of the Universal Title will either be against his old enemy Sasaki or a fresh new opponent in Doi.

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BASARA 204 And 205 Results

November 26, 2022

BASARA “BASARA 204 ~OJI NI KITSUNE 21~”, 26/11/2022
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MONSTAR
??? Fans – Withheld

1. Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga defeated Daichi Kazato & Lil’ Kraken when Oosugi pinned Kazato with a Diving Body Press (12:12).
2. 3 Way Match: SAGAT defeated Daiki Shimomura and Takato Nakano when SAGAT pinned Shimomura with the Goregrind (7:16).
3. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi defeated Ryota Nakatsu with a Running Osotogari (11:26).
4. Yasu Urano defeated FUMA with a Cradle (16:32).
5. Takumi Tsukamoto & Fuminori Abe defeated Isami Kodaka & Masato Kamino when Tsukamoto pinned Kamino with a Lariat (15:37).

Nothing was settled between Isami Kodaka and Fuminori Abe before their Union MAX Title match taking place next month.

BASARA “BASARA 205 ~OJI NI KITSUNE 22~”, 26/11/2022
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MONSTAR
??? Fans – Withheld

1. Submission Tag Match: Daiki Shimomura & Takato Nakano defeated Man Man Kai Kind & Fuminori Abe when Shimomura submitted Kind with a 2 Way Inverted Crab Hold on the Foot Acupoint Mat (10:07).
*Kung Fu Yoga Allied Forces 2 – 0 Ninja USA Forces Counter Attack.
2. Jacket Tag Match: Masato Kamino & Lil’ Kraken defeated Daichi Kazato & Takumi Tsukamoto by Referee Stoppage when Kamino used the Tenri High Butterfly Lock on Kazato (R4 0:47).
*Kung Fu Yoga Allied Forces 2 – 2 Ninja USA Forces Counter Attack.
3. Horror! Jusenkyo Single Match: Tsutomu Oosugi Vs Banana Senga ended in a No Contest (11:33). (Special Referee: Isami)
*Kung Fu Yoga Allied Forces 3 – 3 Ninja USA Forces Counter Attack.
4. Loser Loses Gilberto Style Match: Yasu Urano defeated Isami Kodaka when Kodaka let go of the Gilberto (5:32).
*Kung Fu Yoga Allied Forces 5 – 3 Ninja USA Forces Counter Attack.
5. Kung Fu Yoga Allied Forces Vs Ninja USA Forces Counter Attack Special Tag Match: Ryota Nakatsu & SAGAT defeated Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & FUMA when Nakatsu grabbed the Scroll (15:14).
*Kung Fu Yoga Allied Forces 5 – 5 Ninja USA Forces Counter Attack.

Kung Fu Yoga Allied Forces: Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi, FUMA, Yasu Urano, Banana Senga, Daichi Kazato, Takumi Tsukamoto, Daiki Shimomura & Takato Nakano

Ninja USA Forces Counter Attack: Ryota Nakatsu, SAGAT, Isami Kodaka, Tsutomu Oosugi, Masato Kamino, Lil’ Kraken, Fuminori Abe & Man Man Kai Kind

The second show was built around a challenge series between the Kung Fu Yoga Allied Forces led by Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & FUMA against the Ninja USA Forces led by Ryota Nakatsu & SAGAT. 2 points were given for a win and 1 was given for a draw. The series ended in a 5-5 tie after the main event so maybe another challenge will be held again sometime in the future.

The final match had a scroll hanging above the ring and the winning team was whoever could pull it down first. It was not a Ladder match however and there were none to be seen. Everyone piled together for Hiroshi and Nakatsu to climb onto and the two fought beneath the scroll. Hiroshi was knocked off the pile and Nakatsu was able to grab the scroll before falling after him to win the match.

Masato Kamino & Lil’ Kraken missed the memo on the jacket match and came down to the ring wearing swimming costumes instead of martial arts gear.

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Chouten ~Itadaki~ 2022

September 24, 2022

After a year’s absence the Chouten ~Itadaki~ tournament is back for its 7th edition. For its entire existence I always called it the Heaven Summit ~Itadaki~ as a direct translation but it’s more accurate to call it Chouten. I can be stubborn that way.

Isami Kodaka (7th Appearance, 2019 Winner)
Takumi Tsukamoto (7th Appearance)
FUMA (7th Appearance)
Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi (6th Appearance, 2016 Winner)
Daichi Kazato (6th Appearance)
SAGAT (7th Appearance)
Ryota Nakatsu (7th Appearance, 2018 & 2020 Winner)
Fuminori Abe (5th Appearance)
Daiki Shimomura (4th Appearance)
Takato Nakano (5th Appearance)
Masato Kamino (3rd Appearance)
Lil’ Kraken (1st Appearance)
Minoru Fujita (4th Appearance, 2021 Winner)
Yasu Urano (4th Appearance)
Tsutomu Oosugi (2nd Appearance)
Banana Senga (1st Appearance)

BASARA “BASARA 201 ~GLITTER~”, 11/10/2022
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 1 A Block: FUMA Vs Daiki Shimomura
2. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 1 A Block: Minoru Fujita Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi
3. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 1 A Block: Tsutomu Oosugi Vs Lil’ Kraken
4. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 1 A Block: Fuminori Abe Vs Daichi Kazato
5. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 1 B Block: Takumi Tsukamoto Vs Masato Kamino
6. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 1 B Block: Takato Nakano Vs SAGAT
7. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 1 B Block: Isami Kodaka Vs Banana Senga
8. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 1 B Block: Ryota Nakatsu Vs Yasu Urano

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BASARA “BASARA 202 ~TAKAGARI 13~”, 22/10/2022
Takashimadaira Ward Community Center

1. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 2 A Block: Winner Of Match #1 Vs Winner Of Match #2
2. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 2 A Block: Winner Of Match #3 Vs Winner Of Match #4
3. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 2 B Block: Winner Of Match #5 Vs Winner Of Match #6
4. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 2 B Block: Winner Of Match #7 Vs Winner Of Match #8

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BASARA “BASARA 203 ~GLITTER~”, 08/11/2022
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – A Block Final: Winner Of Match #1 Vs Winner Of Match #2
2. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – B Block Final: Winner Of Match #3 Vs Winner Of Match #4
3. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Final: Winner Of A Block Vs Winner Of B Block

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BASARA “BASARA 199 ~GLITTER~” Results

September 6, 2022

BASARA “BASARA 199 ~GLITTER~”, 06/09/2022
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
??? Fans – Withheld

1. SAGAT defeated Lil’ Kraken with the Goregrind (9:41).
2. Basara Strange Style Jacket 3 Way Match: Gouma defeated Ryota Nakatsu and Fuminori Abe by Double Knockout after Nakatsu and Abe knocked each other out (R3 1:26).
3. Takumi Tsukamoto, Yasu Urano & Minoru Fujita defeated FUMA, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Daichi Kazato when Tsukamoto pinned Kazato with the Swivel Zudon (13:37).
4. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino defeated Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga (c) when Nakano pinned Oosugi after the Combined Swan Dive Body Scissors Drop (14:43).
*Speed Of Sounds fails in V7. Aijin Tag becomes the 6th IRON FIST Tag Champions!
5. Union MAX Title: Isami Kodaka (c) defeated Daiki Shimomura with the Isamiashi Zan (20:03).
*V2 for Isami Kodaka.

The Union MAX Title was on the line between two members of Sento Minzoku. The figurehead of the unit Isami Kodaka blocked Daiki Shimomura’s Swanton Bomb with his knees, cutting off the challenger’s best chance at winning the match. Shimomura still kept fighting and gave a final roar before Kodaka put a stop to him with the Isamiashi Zan. The two of them were joined by Minoru Fujita after the match, marking the first time in a while all active members of Sento Minzoku were in the ring together. They wished the fans “Peace & Fuck” to end the show.

Aijin Tag have finally beaten Speed Of Sounds to win the IRON FIST Tag Titles! They came up with a new double team move to do it too. Masato Kamino lifted Tsutomu Oosugi up for a Power Bomb and Takato Nakano flew into him with a Swan Dive Lou Thesz Press. Banana Senga told the new champions he is looking forward to seeing them defend the belts. He also told them not to lose the titles until SOS challenge them for the rematch.

Daichi Kazato approached Aijin Tag after the show asking for a title shot on 24th September. He implied he wanted to fight both of them on his own. They will accept the challenge if Kazato can find a tag partner in time.

The rankings for BASARA’s Jacket matches have gone topsy turvy over today’s result. It was a 3 Way match between Ryota Nakatsu, Fuminori Abe and Gouma. Nakatsu and Abe ended up knocking each other out while fighting over money that Gouma threw at them so Gouma was declared the winner. Gouma moved all the way from 15th to 1st in the rankings because of the win. Nakatsu dropped from 1st down to 2nd and Abe went from 4th to 5th.

The Heaven Summit ~Itadaki~ tournament returns in October. The opening show will be held on 11th October and more details will be revealed at a later date.

Cheering, hanging up banners and throwing streamers were all allowed on today’s show.

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BASARA “BASARA 195 ~GLITTER~” Results

June 21, 2022

BASARA “BASARA 195 ~GLITTER~”, 21/06/2022
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
??? Fans – Withheld

1. Chicharito Shoki defeated Lil’ Kraken with the Torvezino Clutch (6:49).
2. SAGAT & Akiyori Takizawa defeated Daichi Kazato & Gouma when Takizawa pinned Kazato after the Big Mac (13:03).
3. Daiki Shimomura, Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino defeated Takumi Tsukamoto, Fuminori Abe & Yasu Urano when Shimomura pinned Urano with a Sasaki Hurricanrana (13:23).
4. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga (c) defeated FUMA & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi when Senga pinned Hiroshi with the Toque de Espaldas (13:27).
*V5 for Speed Of Sounds.
5. Union MAX Title: Isami Kodaka defeated Ryota Nakatsu (c) with the Diving Double Knee Drop (20:24).
*Ryota Nakatsu fails in V7. Isami Kodaka becomes the 17th Union MAX Champion!

The Union MAX Title belongs to Isami Kodaka once more! He brought Ryota Nakatsu’s dominant reign to an end with an unexpected use of a Fire Thunder Driver to set up not one, not two but three Diving Knee Drops in a row. It’s been four years since Kodaka last held the title and he isn’t eager to risk losing it so quickly. He announced he will not put the title on the line against Yuko Miyamoto for his 20th Anniversary match at Korakuen Hall on 18th July. The upcoming match is what inspired him to use the Fire Thunder today and he promises the match will be the culmination of Yankee Two Kenju.

Speed Of Sounds defended the IRON FIST Tag Titles while wearing homemade robot helmets and acting like RoboCop.

Chicharito Shoki got the win against Lil’ Kraken out of nowhere with the Torvezino Clutch. Kraken got angry over the result and attacked Shoki after the match forcing the two to be pulled apart.

At the start of the show Yusuke Kubo came out, making his first public appearance in BASARA since he was hospitalized with acute pancreatitis back in March. Kubo announced his return match will be on 10th July and he will be using a new name to mark the occasion. Yusuke Kubo is now called KUBITO! He explained it is sort of like the Mexican version of calling him “Kubo-chan”. The origin of the name comes from his time staying in Mexico when the landlady of the place he stayed in always called him “Kubito”.

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King Of DDT Round 2, Willow In TJPW, Kodaka 20th Anniversary, Oishi’s Return Match

June 18, 2022

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “ADDITIONAL ATTACK ’22”, 19/06/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Arisu Endo Vs Kaya Toribami
2. Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu Vs Nao Kakuta & Haruna Neko
3. 3 Way Match: Yuki Aino Vs Raku Vs Pom Harajuku
4. Miu Watanabe Vs Juria Nagano
5. Miyu Yamashita & Moka Miyamoto Vs Saki Akai & Yuki Arai
6. Rika Tatsumi & Suzume Vs Maki Itoh & Hikari Noa
7. Princess Tag Team Titles: Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki (c) Vs Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao

The match order for tomorrow has been determined. The change is just matches #5 and #6 swapping places now that Rika Tatsumi is the No. 1 Contender.

DDT “KING OF DDT 2022 2ND ROUND”, 19/06/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno & Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari
1. DAMNATION T.A Vs Eruption!: MJ Paul & KANON Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani
2. THE KICKBOXING MATCH 2022: Shinya Aoki & Toi Kojima Vs Hikaru Machida & Gota Ihashi
3. MAO, Shunma Katsumata, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku Vs Yuji Hino, Yukio Naya, Chris Brookes & Yuki Ishida
4. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: Masahiro Takanashi Vs Kazusada Higuchi
5. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: Jun Akiyama Vs Yuki “Sexy” Iino
6. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Yuki Ueno
7. King Of DDT 2022 – Round 2: Naomi Yoshimura Vs HARASHIMA

Round 2 of King Of DDT takes place tomorrow. The winners will all be put through a lottery at the end of the show to pick who faces who in the semi-finals next month.

THE KICKBOXING MATCH is set for 5 Rounds with a 3 minute time limit for each. Fitness model Sanae Takebayashi is the special guest ring girl along with Miyata Mitsuru as the ring announcer. Takebayashi has wrestled before with Best Body Japan Pro Wrestling.

BASARA “BASARA 195 ~GLITTER~”, 21/06/2022
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Lil’ Kraken Vs Chicharito Shoki
2. Daichi Kazato & Gouma Vs SAGAT & Akiyori Takizawa
3. Takumi Tsukamoto, Fuminori Abe & Yasu Urano Vs Daiki Shimomura, Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino
4. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga (c) Vs FUMA & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi
5. Union MAX Title: Ryota Nakatsu (c) Vs Isami Kodaka

There would be nothing better to celebrate Isami Kodaka’s 20th anniversary in wrestling than to win back the Union MAX Title. Otherwise Ryota Nakatsu will continue is unstoppable reign as champion.

GANBARE☆PRO “KINDERGARTEN COP 2022”, 29/06/2022
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Ganbare☆Pro Wrestling Vs Dotonbori Pro Wrestling: Kouki Iwasaki Vs Ryuya Matsufusa
2. Ganpro Special Mixed 6-Man Tag Match: Shuichiro Katsumura, Yuna Manase & YuuRI Vs Mizuki Watase, Moeka Haruhi & HARUKAZE
3. Spirit World Drunkers Vs Dragon Beast Bombers: Onryo & Tyson Maeguchi Vs Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Shigehiro Irie
4. Ishii-gun Vs Pro Wrestling BASARA: Keisuke Ishii & Nobuhiro Shimatani Vs Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura
5. Road To SEKIGAHARA Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yumehito Imanari, Shota & Soma Takao Vs Ken Ohka, Masahiro Takanashi & Chris Brookes

The build to “WRESTLE SEKIGAHARA” continues with Ganbare☆Pro putting together a lot of fresh matches it has to be said. BASARA are invited round with Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura taking on Keisuke Ishii & Nobuhiro Shimatani. That match doubles up as a Gran MilliMeters reunion for Shimomura and Shimatani. Former opponents Onryo & Tyson Maeguchi team up to go against the unique team of Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Shigehiro Irie. Also Ryuya Matsufusa returns to Ganpro for a match against Kouki Iwasaki.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SUMMER SUN PRINCESS ’22”, 09/07/2022
Tokyo Ota Ward Gymnasium

1. Willow Nightingale Vs X
2. Mei Suruga & Suzume Vs X & X
3. International Princess Title: Maki Itoh (c) Vs Invited Overseas Wrestler
4. Princess Of Princess Title: Shoko Nakajima (c) Vs Rika Tatsumi

American wrestler Willow Nightingale will make her Tokyo Joshi Pro debut on the show. “The Babe With The Power” is a regular on the American indies with her most high profile work being with ROH, MLW and lately AEW. An interesting note to point out is she will not be the foreign wrestler challenging Maki Itoh for the International Princess Title. Nightingale’s match will instead be announced on a later date.

May as well put it here that the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer reports on discussions to bring Thunder Rosa back to TJPW while she holds the AEW Women’s Title. This follows up on last week’s report on AEW being so impressed with Miyu Yamashita during her entire American excursion that they may want to do Rosa Vs Yamashita for the title somewhere down the road. Rosa herself hasn’t kept it a secret about how much she supports TJPW and wants to go back to Japan (and I think she let slip on one of her vlogs that it will happen sooner rather than later). That would be a big opponent for Itoh because the belt she has was taken away from Rosa two years ago.

GANBARE☆PRO “WRESTLE SEKIGAHARA”, 10/07/2022
Tokyo Ota Ward Gymnasium

1. Ganbare☆Pro Wrestling Vs Takiawa Army: Kouki Iwasaki & Tyson Maeguchi Vs Tatsuhito Takaiwa & 5th Black Tiger
2. Four Beasts Of Fate Gathered In Sekigahara ~Special Tag Match~: Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Isami Kodaka & Shuji Ishikawa
3. Ganbare☆Pro Wrestling Vs Eruption: Mizuki Watase, Moeka Haruhi & Shinichiro Tominaga Vs Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani
4. Special Single Match: Yuna Manase Vs Sayaka Unagi
5. Special Tag Match ~ CDK Vs ROMANCE DAWN: Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi Vs Shota & Soma Takao
6. Special Single Match: Shuichiro Katsumura Vs Minoru Suzuki
7. Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Title: Yumehito Imanari (c) Vs Ken Ohka

Four figures from the past DNA that helped create Ganbare☆Pro are put together for a beastly tag match. You can trace Ishii, Irie, Kodaka and Shuji Ishikawa back to Ganpro’s predecessor Union Pro.

BASARA “ISAMI KODAKA 20TH ANNIVERSARY”, 18/07/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Lil’ Kraken Vs Raimu Imai
2. 3 Way Jacket Match: Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Gouma Vs Shiori Asahi
3. Takumi Tsukamoto, Yasu Urano & Kengo Mashimo Vs FUMA, Yusuke Kubo & Daichi Kazato
4. Daiki Shimomura, Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino Vs Tsutomu Oosugi, Banana Senga & Masahiro Takanashi
5. Elimination 8-Man Tag Match: Ryota Nakatsu, SAGAT, Naoki Tanizaki & Akiyori Takizawa Vs Fuminori Abe, Takuya Nomura, Hideyoshi Kamitani & Kosuke Sato
6. Isami Kodaka Vs Yuko Miyamoto

Kodaka celebrates his 20th Anniversary by taking on the wrestler who probably knows him better than anyone else in the business. Yuko Miyamoto teams on and off with Kodaka as Yankee Two Kenju and is probably the most fitting opponent available for this show.

For the first time in a long time Sparky is together at full power. All four members of the unit will team up to take on a Big Japan flavored team led by Astronauts.

Yusuke Kubo has recovered from his illness and returns to wrestling here. It will be his first match since March.

DDT “SUMMER VACATION 2022”, 24/07/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Makoto Oishi Return Match: Makoto Oishi Vs X

After one year away with injury, Makoto Oishi returns to the ring! Oishi suffered a back injury last July during a match and had to be stretchered out of the venue. He was diagnosed with a fractured lumbar vertebrae and hadn’t wrestled since. However he was equipped with a back brace and continued working in the background at DDT shows, even finding ways to perform on those shows without having to wrestle.

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BASARA “BASARA 194 ~TAKAGARI 10~” Results

June 11, 2022

BASARA “BASARA 194 ~TAKAGARI 10~”, 11/06/2022
Takashimadaira Ward Community Center
??? Fans – Withheld

1. Daichi Kazato defeated Lil’ Kraken with the OPA! (6:32).
2. Daiki Shimomura defeated Akiyori Takizawa with the Swanton Bomb (9:55).
3. Fuminori Abe defeated SAGAT with an Onryo Clutch (12:29).
4. Takumi Tsukamoto & Yasu Urano defeated Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino when Urano pinned Nakano with the Cross-Arm Thunder Fire Power Bomb (17:31).
5. Elimination 6-Man Tag Match: Ryota Nakatsu, Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga defeated Isami Kodaka, FUMA & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi (19:43).
5a. Banana Senga eliminated FUMA by Ring Out (13:08).
5b. Banana Senga eliminated Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi with a Fisherman Suplex (13:40).
5c. Isami Kodaka eliminated Ryota Nakatsu with a Japanese Leg Roll Clutch (16:31).
5d. Tsutomu Oosugi and Isami Kodaka eliminated each other by Double Ring Out (19:43).

Isami Kodaka got one back on Ryota Nakatsu by eliminating him from the main event by pinfall. However Kodaka couldn’t continue that momentum to survive the match against his remaining opponents Speed Of Sounds. Kodaka and Tsutomu Oosugi eliminated each other by taking each other over the top rope and out of the ring, leaving Banana Senga as the last man left. Senga was the match MVP, eliminating FUMA & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi within the same minute of each other.

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