DDT “ROAD TO ULTIMATE PARTY 2020”, 25/10/2020 Tokyo Korakuen Hall ??? Fans – Withheld
0. Under Match: Hiroshi Yamato defeated Hideki Okatani with the Rutten Clutch (5:59).
1. Playfulness Series Act 2: Danshoku Dieno defeated Keigo Nakamura with the Raw Gotch-Style Danshoku Driver (2:54).
2. HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Yukio Naya defeated Chris Brookes, Shunma Katsumata & Antonio Honda when Owashi pinned Honda with La Magistral Cradle (10:04).
3. Shinya Aoki defeated Mad Paulie with a Heel Hold (5:06).
4. Junretsu Vs ALL OUT!: Konosuke Takeshita & Akito defeated Jun Akiyama & Makoto Oishi when Takeshita pinned Oishi with the Double Leg Suplex Hold (9:28).
5. Road To Ultimate Party 2020! Special Single Match: CIMA defeated Soma Takao with the Meteora (12:19).
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai (c) defeated Yuki Ueno, Naomi Yoshimura & Kazuki Hirata by TKO when Sakaguchi used the Rear Naked Choke Sleeper on Ueno (17:27). *V3 for Eruption.
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Kazusada Higuchi & Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura (c) when Higuchi pinned Yoshimura with the Goten (19:33). *Nautilus fails in V8. Eruption becomes the 68th KO-D Tag Team Champions!
The tag team division in DDT now revolves around Eruption! They went through a double main event of two title matches and came out holding both sets of championships. The first match was them defending the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles against DISASTER BOX. Lightning did not strike twice for Kazuki Hirata. He got Yukio Sakaguchi in the Miracle One Shot Cradle but this time Sakaguchi kicked out not once but twice. Saki Akai dove onto Naomi Yoshimura and Kazusada Higuchi outside the ring while Sakaguchi ran across the apron and Penalty Kicked Yuki Ueno. In the ring, Ueno went for the WR on Sakaguchi but it was countered into the Choke Sleeper. Ueno tried to fight out of it but lost consciousness and the match was stopped. Eruption kept the 6-Man Tag Titles and posed with them for the cameras during the rest period.
Sakaguchi & Higuchi were then ready to fight Nautilus for the KO-D Tag Team Titles. First they swapped sides of the ring so the champions and challengers would start in the correct corners. Ueno was still in poor shape from the last match and was knocked silly by a Sakaguchi High Kick. Higuchi stopped the referee from checking on Ueno’s condition so the match could continue. Ueno managed to escape and tag Yoshimura in. The champions regained their breath and hit big moves on Higuchi including the Osaka Strad. Sakaguchi broke the count and the match was left in a standstill after Yoshimura and Higuchi traded slams. Yoshimura’s power was fading so Higuchi took his chance with a Headbutt. He then hit the Goten for the three count and the title change!
Eruption stood in the ring now holding both tag team titles. Higuchi told Nautilus and Hirata they could challenge for either belts again anytime. They’re all young and have momentum but today is Eruption’s victory. Sakaguchi said he shouldn’t ever be losing to Hirata but he gave Nautilus their props for being a fun team to fight. Akai thanked her partners for their hard work. She reiterated that everyone can challenge Eruption for the titles if they have the courage to step up to them.
Ueno’s bad day went even worse backstage. His post-match interview was interrupted by Chris Brookes making fun of him for losing his championship. A fight broke out between them and Brookes tangled Ueno up in the Octopus Stretch before leaving.
A lot of wrestlers used today’s show to prepare for “ULTIMATE PARTY 2020” since this was the last DDT event until then. CIMA and Soma Takao wrestled each other. A video was shown before the match explaining Takao’s past in the college wrestling club scene where he wrestled as BIMA. He used CIMA’s own moves against him including the Schwein and the Mad Splash. CIMA blocked the Mad Splash with his knees and hit the original Schwein. But instead of pinning him straight away, CIMA instead finished Takao off with the Meteora.
CIMA greeted the fans afterwards and told them it’s been six months since he last wrestled in Korakuen Hall. He knew about Takao’s history as BIMA and how much today’s match meant for him. He encouraged Takao to beat HarashiMarufuji when they face them at “ULTIMATE PARTY 2020”. If Takao can pin either HARASHIMA or Naomichi Marufuji then he will have surpassed CIMA. Takao can even change his name to DIMA to prove he has overtaken CIMA!
A contract signing for the “ULTIMATE PARTY 2020” main event took place during the show. Tetsuya Endo and Daisuke Sasaki both entered the ring wearing suits and were given a final opportunity to give their opinion on the match. Sasaki still thinks about DAMNATION betraying him so he is ready to rob the belt from Endo. He tried to start a fight but Hisaya Imabayashi kept him under control. Endo said he knew things would get shaken up after he nominated Sasaki to be his challenger. No matter what he does, Sasaki will always be a B-Class wrestler with no brain. Imabayashi again had to stop Sasaki from starting a fight. Endo then antagonized him further by saying he has no credit in helping him win the KO-D Openweight Title. Endo won it from Masato Tanaka on his own without help from anybody else. The contract was signed but the fight finally broke out during the photo session. Endo pulled Sasaki by the suit and had to be held back back Imabayashi. Sasaki then saw his opening and hit Endo with a Low Blow. He attacked Endo with a chair and then put him in the Crossface Lock until they were pulled apart.
It was the last skirmish between ALL OUT and Junretsu before Konosuke Takeshita and Jun Akiyama finally have their singles match. The match went all Kinnikuman when Akito carried Makoto Oishi in the Kinniku Buster position and dropped him onto his knees. Takeshita took one things further by using Neptuneman’s finishing move, the Double Leg Suplex Hold to win the match! Akiyama knocked the microphone away from Takeshita when he tried to speak into it. Akiyama shared some words off-mic and left the ring. Takeshita said he will definitely beat him at Ota Ward Gymnasium. Afterwards Takeshita explained he is now going to try out new moves whenever he is against Oishi. He has 108 moves to try out and already attempted 3. That leaves 105 left for Oishi to take. Akiyama was asked about the D-Ou Grand Prix. He isn’t interested in entering it but could change his mind.
Shinya Aoki made sure that Mad Paulie’s size advantage didn’t matter when they fought. Aoki took his time and left the ring whenever things got too risky. Then when he got Paulie down on the mat he switched from submission to submission until Paulie tapped to a Heel Hold. Aoki then surprised everyone by suddenly announcing he was vacating the DDT Extreme Title and quitting DDT! Sanshiro Takagi was watching from the balcony and he assured everyone that his match with Aoki for the title will take place at “ULTIMATE PARTY 2020” as advertised. Yeesh, first Khabib Nurmagomedov calls it quits and now this?
Is this love, is this love, is this love, is this love that I’m feeling? The undercard 6-Man Tag match went on a romantic turn when HARASHIMA and Brookes locked eyes. Music played and the other wrestlers danced while they slowly looked like they were about to embrace. Then Antonio Honda and Toru Owashi rolled both of them into School Boys for a double nearfall. Shunma Katsumata and Yukio Naya took each other out after a Thrust Kick and Lariat collision. Owashi was able to pin Honda with La Magistral Cradle to win.
Before Owashi could leave, Imabayashi stopped him to give some good news. Owashi will face Gorgeous Matsuno for the O-40 Title on 8th November! Owashi immediately refused and walked off. Imabayashi asked why and Owashi said that match will ruin his career. Imabayashi said Owashi can take the money earned at the merch table that day. Owashi agreed but then realised the date is an empty studio episode of DDT TV SHOW. He was too late to stop Imabayashi from confirming the match and running away.
Danshoku Dieno took part in the opening announcements but was interrupted by a video of his opponent Keigo Nakamura. He told Dieno that he will sneak attack him from a part of the venue he will never expect. When Dieno looked around to find out where, Nakamura ran in and went for a Springboard Dropkick. Dieno easily dodged it, gave Nakamura the Danshoku Driver and with Muscle Sakai announced the start of the show.
Nakamura was unconscious in the ring throughout the entire intro video and his match was first! Dieno entered the ring again and went for the pin as the bell rang. It was a trap and Nakamura rolled Dieno over but only got a two count. Nakamura put up a fight and escaped from a Double Wristlock via rope break. Dieno put him away with the Lip Lock and a Raw version of the Gotch-Style Danshoku Driver.
DDT is collaborating with Capital Sports for a range of sportswear. The original Capital Sports provided uniforms for companies like IWE, FMW and All Japan until the brand was retired. Their wrestling clothing was not sold to the public so they became rare collector’s items, sort of like the Ribera jacket. At the time many foreign wrestlers wore clothing from the brand in Japan including Bruiser Brody. In fact it’s been said that Brody was laid to rest wearing his favourite Capital Sports shirt. The brand disappeared after a merger involving its parent company but twenty years later it has been revived! DDT is one of the first wrestling companies to work with them.
The dark match saw Hiroshi Yamato defeat Hideki Okatani. Yamato is still sporting the black marks over his eyes like Sasaki. He also did not sing his entrance song like he normally does.
DDT “DDT TV SHOW! #10”, 17/10/2020 DDT TV SHOW Studio 0 Fans
1. 3 Way Match: Soma Takao defeated Antonio Honda and Danshoku Dieno when Takao pinned Honda with La Magistral Cradle (8:50).
2. Eruption Vs DISASTER BOX!: Naomi Yoshimura & Kazuki Hirata defeated Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai when Hirata pinned Sakaguchi with the Miracle One Shot Cradle (7:24).
3. HARASHIMA & Yuki Ueno defeated Chris Brookes & Shota when Ueno pinned Shota with a Praying Mantis Bomb (10:17).
4. Elimination 8-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi, Mizuki Watase & Hideki Okatani defeated Konosuke Takeshita, Akito, Shunma Katsumata & Shinya Aoki (18:17).
4a. Konosuke Takeshita eliminated Jun Akiyama by Ring Out (7:10).
4b. Hideki Okatani eliminated Konosuke Takeshita by Ring Out (7:16).
4c. Shunma Katsumata eliminated Hideki Okatani with a Buzzsaw Kick (11:17).
4d. Mizuki Watase and Shinya Aoki eliminated each other by Double Ring Out (13:42).
4e. Makoto Oishi eliminated Akito by Ring Out (16:38).
4f. Makoto Oishi eliminated Shunma Katsumata with the Fujiyama Knee Lock (18:17).
5. Road To Ultimate Party 2020! Special Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki & Hiroshi Yamato defeated Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie when Sasaki submitted Paulie with the Cross Facelock (19:56).
Both Daisuke Sasaki & Hiroshi Yamato were ready for a fight. They came down to the ring carrying chairs and Yamato had his eyes painted black to match Sasaki. A ref bump late in the match allowed Sasaki to Low Blow Tetsuya Endo. He then grabbed the chair and attacked both Mad Paulie and Soma Takao with it. By the time the referee recovered, Sasaki had Paulie in the Cross Facelock to win by submission.
After the match, Sasaki mocked DAMNATION for losing all of their momentum. He still controls them and he will make Endo go back to his cute old self. Suddenly Endo attacked Sasaki and Yamato with Lariats. He then gave Sasaki the Modified One-Winged Angel. He told Sasaki he no longer has any control over him. The only thing Endo cares about now is beating Sasaki!
The latest ALL OUT Vs Junretsu battle had Shinya Aoki come in to take the injured Yuki Iino’s place. It was an Elimination Tag match which included out of the ring knockouts. The first few were surprising as Konosuke Takeshita got rid of Jun Akiyama for the first elimination. However he dropped his guard afterwards and got knocked to the floor by Hideki Okatani! The rookie kept going for a few minutes until Shunma Katsumata pinned him. A double elimination for Mizuki Watase and Aoki meant Makoto Oishi was left on his own. He overcame the 2-on-1 Handicap, flipping Akito out of the ring with a Headscissors and making Katsumata tap to the Fujiyama Knee Lock. When the match was over Takeshita and Akiyama had another staredown. Backstage Akiyama credited his team for today’s performance. Okatani for eliminating Takeshita, Watase for eliminating Aoki and Oishi for surviving the odds at the end.
Chris Brookes wanted to avoid wrestling Yuki Ueno in their tag match. Whenever Ueno got tagged in, Brookes would tag out and have Shota take his place. Brookes finally got in to fight Ueno after Shota did a Tornado DDT. Brookes had control until Ueno stunned him with a Dropkick. Shota tagged back in but was hit with a Standing Somato from HARASHIMA. Ueno hit the Frog Splash but then did the Praying Mantis Bomb to grab Brookes’ attention. After the match, Ueno grabbed the DDT UNIVERSAL Title and placed it on a chair in the ring daring Brookes to come and take it off him. Hisaya Imabayashi got Brookes the belt back but the champion was still angry at Ueno embarrassing him. Backstage Brookes asked Shota what had happened. He has a new outfit and wrestled his first match since getting injured. Shota had to explain he is not Masahiro Takanashi.
The message was sent loud and clear to Eruption today. Do not forget Kazuki Hirata is part of this feud too! Things looked at their worst for DISASTER BOX when Yukio Sakaguchi knocked out Naomi Yoshimura with the God’s Right Knee. But Hirata was the legal man and he rolled up Sakaguchi for a nearfall. He kept countering Sakaguchi’s moves with pins until he finally got the three count with the Miracle One Shot Cradle! Hirata told Eruption not to just focus on Nautilus because he is going to fight them for a championship too. He admits he is still afraid of Sakaguchi but with Nautilus by his side they will win the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles! Well, they will once Yoshimura regains consciousness. Backstage, Saki Akai figured out that she should square off with Hirata so the others can put their entire focus on Nautilus.
Before Match #1 took place, Danshoku Dieno and Antonio Honda found Soma Takao practicing his low blows in the locker room. Neither of them wanted their groins to get destroyed so they promised to protect each other from Soma. They did well at first but the alliance fell apart when both of them wanted to win. Dieno set Honda up for the Danshoku Driver but Takao gave him a Low Blow. This led to a chain reaction of Dieno and Honda accidentally hitting each other in the groins over and over. When everything calmed down all that was left to do was for Takao to pin Honda with La Magistral Cradle.
DDT “DDT TV SHOW! #10”, 17/10/2020 DDT TV SHOW Studio
1. 3 Way Match: Soma Takao Vs Antonio Honda Vs Danshoku Dieno
2. Chris Brookes & Shota Vs HARASHIMA & Yuki Ueno
3. Eruption Vs DISASTER BOX!: Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai Vs Naomi Yoshimura & Kazuki Hirata
4. Elimination 8-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi, Mizuki Watase & Hideki Okatani Vs Konosuke Takeshita, Akito, Shunma Katsumata & Shinya Aoki
5. Road To Ultimate Party 2020! Special Tag Match: Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie Vs Daisuke Sasaki & Hiroshi Yamato
So DAMNATION seems to be split into two right now. There is the #DAMNHEARTS side led by Tetsuya Endo and there is the Daisuke Sasaki side that has Hiroshi Yamato as the only other member. What would Puma King think of this?
Shinya Aoki comes to ALL OUT’s aid in their fight against Junretsu.
BASARA “BASARA 137 ~GLITTER~”, 27/10/2020 Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. Takato Nakano Vs Tetsuo Usui
2. Gouma Ryu Vs Minoru Fujita
3. Fuminori Abe, Yasu Urano & Leo Isaka Vs Isami Kodaka, Ryuichi Sekine & Daiki Shimomura
4. Ryota Nakatsu & SAGAT Vs FUMA & Yusuke Kubo
5. Union MAX Title Next Challenger Decision Match: Takumi Tsukamoto Vs Masato Kamino
6. IRON FIST TAG Titles: Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga (c) Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Daichi Kazato
Yesterday, SAGAT lost for the first time as a Sparky member when his former ally Yusuke Kubo pinned him. The chance to avenge that loss comes later this month.
BASARA “BASARA 138 ~THE 6TH FOX PRINCE~”, 31/10/2020 Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MON☆STAR
1. Ryota Nakatsu Vs Tetsuo Usui
2. SAGAT Vs Takato Nakano
3. 4 Way Match: Fuminori Abe Vs Takumo Tsukamoto Vs Masato Kamino Vs Yasu Urano
4. Elimination 8-Man Tag Match: Isami Kodaka, Ryuichi Sekine, Daiki Shimomura & Minoru Fujita Vs FUMA, Yusuke Kubo, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Daichi Kazato
One less match than usual because all of Sento Minzoku is facing The Iron Family (plus Daichi Kazato). Also Gouma Ryu will be absent from the show so no trial shenanigans either.
DDT “ULTIMATE PARTY 2020”, 03/11/2020 Tokyo Ota Ward Gymnasium
1. MAO Return Battle: MAO Vs Shunma Katsumata
2. Danshoku Dieno Vs Akito
3. DDT Extreme Title – Weapon Rumble: Shinya Aoki (c) Vs Sanshiro Takagi
4. DDT UNIVERSAL Title: Chris Brookes (c) Vs Yuki Ueno
5. Special Tag Match – HarashiMarafuji Vs CimaSoma: HARASHIMA & Naomichi Marufuji Vs CIMA & Soma Takao
6. Special Single Match: Jun Akiyama Vs Konosuke Takeshita
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Tetsuya Endo (c) Vs Daisuke Sasaki
Chris Brookes defended the DDT UNIVERSAL Title against one half of Nautilus so now he takes on the other half. Yuki Ueno took offence to Brookes calling Naomi Yoshimura weak after beating him. Ueno then took more offence when Brookes suggested he is weaker than Yoshimura. He wants to shut Brookes up and take his title. Might even end up becoming a triple crown champion along with the two tag titles when all is said and done
The motivation levels for Akito and Danshoku Dieno seem to be going in opposite directions this year. Akito’s has been rising to the point where he became a Vice President of CyberFight. Dieno is still able to come up with ideas but has he passed his creative peak? A match between the two will provide a barometer for where both will stand in DDT.
The participants for the 2021 D-Ou Grand Prix will be revealed on this show.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “WRESTLE PRINCESS”, 07/11/2020 Tokyo Dome City Hall
1. International Princess Title Tournament – Semi Final: X Vs X
2. International Princess Title Tournament – Semi Final: X Vs X
3. Hyper Misao Vs Saki Akai
4. Princess Tag Team Titles: Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe (c) Vs Nodoka Tenma & Yuki Aino
5. International Princess Title Tournament – Final: X Vs X
6. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuka Sakazaki (c) Vs Mizuki
The first two semi-finalists in the International Princess Title tournament are Shoko Nakajima and Mirai Maiumi.
Saki Akai only wrestles in Tokyo Joshi Pro once or twice a year because DDT is her priority. For her 2020 appearance she will face Hyper Misao in a first time singles meeting. They were on opposite sides of a tag match once in 2015 but I think that may have been retconned into Akai getting replaced by Sakisama for some reason. Oh and there was also the storyline with that Saki Akamiya girl. Whatever happened to her? But enough about that.
Yuna Manase will be on the show. This will be her first appearance in Tokyo Joshi since leaving the promotion back in July. Look at her getting to wrestle everywhere!
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “FALL TOUR ’20 ~WOMM (WRESTLING OF MY MIND)~”, 10/10/2020 Kitazawa Town Hall ??? Fans – Withheld
1. Nodoka Tenma defeated Moka Miyamoto with the WAR Special (6:50).
2. 3 Way Match: Hikari Noa defeated Hyper Misao and Sena Shiori when Noa pinned Shiori with the Rotating Leg Lock Hold (6:05).
3. International Princess Title Tournament – Round 1: Mirai Maiumi defeated Mahiro Kiryu with the Miramare (8:42).
4. International Princess Title Tournament – Round 1: Shoko Nakajima defeated Raku with the Northern Lights Suplex (10:25).
5. Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe defeated Yuki Aino & Pom Harajuku when Watanabe pinned Aino after the Daydream Eternity (14:08).
6. Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki & Suzume defeated Miyu Yamashita, Maki Itoh & Haruna Neko when Sakazaki submitted Neko with an Omoplatta (10:48).
There were hurt feelings between Yuka Sakazaki and Mizuki at the end of the show. During the main event, Sakazaki ran in to save Mizuki from a charging Miyu Yamashita. This made Mizuki upset and she asked Sakazaki why she helped her? Mizuki doesn’t want to rely on Sakazaki forever because she can handle these things by herself. She still has fun teaming with Sakazaki but the more it happens the more she sees how strong Sakazaki really is. Mizuki left the ring alone with Sakazaki and Suzume both looking confused by her behavior.
Daydream used their Canadian Backbreaker/Neckbreaker double team move to beat Yuki Aino. The Princess Tag Team Champions are already feeling in great shape after beating one of The Bakuretsu Sisters. They won’t be scared going up against both of them.
The first two matches in the International Princess Title tournament sees Shoko Nakajima and Mirai Maiumi going through to the semi finals. Nakajima overcame some hide and seek tactics from Raku. Maiumi defeated Mahiro Kiryu with the Chickenwing Armlock. She is now calling that move the Miramare.
Hyper Misao interviewed both of her opponents in the 3 Way Match to find out what they thought of each other. When one wasn’t being interviewed they listened to music on a headset so they wouldn’t hear what was said about her. Both Hikari Noa and Sena Shiori had nothing but positive things to say about each other. However, Misao then made them do a quiz about each other. Noa didn’t know what Shiori’s favourite food was. Misao also lied to Shiori, telling her Noa said she could beat her in 5 seconds. The match went 2 Vs 1 until Misao betrayed Shiori with a School Boy nearfall. In the end Noa got the win by pinning Shiori.
Saki Akai Vs Hyper Misao was announced for “WRESTLE PRINCESS” on 7th November. Also Yuna Manase will be on the show for her first appearance in Tokyo Joshi Pro since joining Ganbare☆Pro.
The Magical Sugar Rabbits will release a photobook together at “WRESTLE PRINCESS”.
1. 3 Way Match: Chris Brookes defeated Akito and Mad Paulie when Brookes submitted Paulie with the Octopus Stretch (8:05).
2. Kazusada Higuchi & Saki Akai defeated Yuki Ueno & Hideki Okatani when Higuchi pinned Okatani with an Oklahoma Stampede (11:21).
3. HARASHIMA & Naomi Yoshimura defeated Yukio Sakaguchi & Yukio Naya when Yoshimura pinned Naya with a Lariat (10:20).
4. DDT Nagano Sales Manager Toru Owashi (Free) Local Triumph! 20th Anniversary Of Debut “Owashi And His Delightful Friends Part 7” Special 6-Man Tag Match: Danshoku Dieno, Makoto Oishi & Antonio Honda defeated Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Keigo Nakamura when Oishi pinned Nakamura with a School Boy (0:08).
4a. Rematch: Danshoku Dieno, Makoto Oishi & Antonio Honda defeated Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Keigo Nakamura when Oishi pinned Nakamura with the Jikiden Tornado Clutch (11:34).
5. Tetsuya Endo & Soma Takao defeated Daisuke Sasaki & Hiroshi Yamato when Endo submitted Yamato with the Yurikamome (16:58).
6. Junretsu Vs ALL OUT!: Konosuke Takeshita & Shunma Katsumata defeated Jun Akiyama & Mizuki Watase when Takeshita submitted Watase with the Cabello 2020 (19:45).
Konosuke Takeshita congratulated Toru Owashi on reaching his 20th anniversary as a pro wrestler. He pointed out the actual anniversary date was on 20th September but DDT waited until they returned to Nagano to celebrate it. It was also Mizuki Watase’s homecoming but Takeshita spoiled it by making him submit in the main event. Watase promised to eat more and get stronger so he can beat Takeshita some day.
The second Handicap Match of the weekend was turned into a tag match because Hiroshi Yamato came to Daisuke Sasaki’s rescue yesterday. DAMNATION was still able to beat them because of cheating but Sasaki got the last laugh by giving Soma Takao a Low Blow and hitting Tetsuya Endo with a chair after the match. Sasaki posed with the KO-D Openweight Title after Endo fled the ring.
Owashi’s anniversary match looked to be ruined when it only lasted 8 seconds. Hisaya Imabayashi called for a restart because they sold 70% ticket allocation for this match and the bouquets weren’t even handed out yet.
Yukio Sakaguchi was left in a stunned state when Naomi Yoshimura caught the God’s Right Knee and Power Bombed him into the turnbuckles. Backstage Saki Akai warned the rest of Eruption that Yuki Ueno was also looking more serious in their match. Yoshimura got an extra dig in by saying he is looking forward to Sakaguchi’s post-match comments on Twitter.
BASARA “BASARA 135 ~BANQUET~”, 29/09/2020 Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. Tetsuo Usui & FUMA
2. Takumi Tsukamoto & Masato Kamino Vs Takato Nakano & Yasu Urano
3. Yusuke Kubo Vs Takuya Nomura
4. 3 Way Handicap Match: Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Daichi Kazato Vs Gouma Ryu
5. Isami Kodaka, Ryuichi Sekine & Minoru Fujita Vs Ryota Nakatsu, Akiyori Takizawa & SAGAT
6. Daiki Shimomura Vs Leo Isaka
7. Union MAX Title: Fuminori Abe (c) Vs Brahman Kei (w/ Brahman Shu)
Oh good, Brahman Shu is confirmed to be there in Brahman Kei’s corner. That’s a relief. Can’t have one without the other you know.
DDT “THIS WILL BE OUR THIRD NARIMASU EVENT! 2020”, 03/10/2020 Tokyo Narimasu Act Hall
1. 3 Way Match: Shunma Katsumata Vs Mad Paulie Vs Yukio Naya
2. Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai vd Yuki Ueno, Naomi Yoshimura & Keigo Nakamura
3. Danshoku Dieno, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Makoto Oishi, Mizuki Watase & Hideki Okatani
4. HARASHIMA & Antonio Honda Vs Soma Takao & Nobuhiro Shimatani
5. Jun Akiyama & Chris Brookes Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Akito
6. It Will Be A Narimasu Special Handicap Match!: Tetsuya Endo & T-Hawk Vs Daisuke Sasaki
The next weekend doubleshot on the DDT calendar has a few match changes after the events of yesterday’s show. Daisuke Sasaki is now out of DAMNATION (also #DAMNHEARTS) and is going for revenge on his own. He doesn’t want anyone helping him so he is getting two Handicap Matches against Tetsuya Endo and a different partner on each show. T-Hawk is on Endo’s team for the match in Narimasu.
DDT “SHINSHU CHASHU MINANOSHU 2020”, 04/10/2020 Nagano Arcs Hall
1. 3 Way Match: Chris Brookes Vs Akito Vs Mad Paulie
2. Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Keigo Nakamura Vs Danshoku Dieno, Makoto Oishi & Antonio Honda
3. HARASHIMA & Naomi Yoshimura Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Yukio Naya
4. Handicap Match: Tetsuya Endo & Soma Takao Vs Daisuke Sasaki
5. Junretsu Vs ALL OUT!: Jun Akiyama & Mizuki Watase Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Shunma Katsumata
6. DDT Nagano Sales Manager Toru Owashi (Free) Local Triumph! 20th Anniversary Of Debut “Owashi And His Delightful Friends Part 7” Special 6-Man Tag Match: Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Keigo Nakamura Vs Danshoku Dieno, Makoto Oishi & Antonio Honda
Over in Nagano Endo will team with Soma Takao against Sasaki.
DDT “DDT TV SHOW! #9”, 10/10/2020 DDT TV SHOW Studio
1. DDT UNIVERSAL Title: Chris Brookes (c) Vs Naomi Yoshimura
Yesterday’s KO-D Tag Team Titles match ended with Naomi Yoshimura pinning Chris Brookes. That sets up the next DDT UNIVERSAL Title match on the return episode of “DDT TV SHOW!”
DDT “DRAMATIC DREAMS! VOL. 7 ~KEEP IT ON YAMATO SOUL~”, 18/10/2020 Osaka City Higashisei Residents Center
0. Under Match: Mizuki Watase & Hideki Okatani Vs Yukio Naya & Keigo Nakamura
1. Mechanic Vs Skillful Special Single Match: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Makoto Oishi
2. #DAMNHEARTS Vs English Mexican Cross-Border Trio Special 6-Man Tag Match: Tetsuya Endo, Soma Takao & CIMA (w/ Mad Paulie) Vs Chris Brookes, Tsubasa & Kuishinbo Kamen
3. Genius’s Song! Special 6-Man Tag Match: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Antonio Honda Vs Danshoku Dieno, Kazuki Hirata & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi
4. HarashimaUrano Vs Team Gonta-gao! Special Tag Match: HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs Kengo Takai & Naomi Yoshimura
5. Izumi Kishiwada Union! The Strongest Men In Osaka Vs ALL OUT! Special Tag Match: Jun Akiyama & Magnitude Kishiwada Vs Akito & Shunma Katsumata
6. Double Main Event = Special Tag Match ~Reserved Yamato Soul~: Masato Tanaka & Shigehiro Irie Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Yukio Sakaguchi
7. Double Main Event = Team WR Vs The☆TakeBilly Special Tag Match: Yuki Ueno & HUB Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Billy Ken Kid
An Englishman, a luchador and a clown walk into a bar in Osaka. Stop me if you heard this one before…
DDT “ROAD TO ULTIMATE PARTY 2020”, 25/10/2020 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Road To Ultimate Party 2020! Special Single Match: CIMA Vs Soma Takao
2 or 3. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura (c) Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Yukio Sakaguchi
2 or 3. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai (c) Vs Yuki Ueno, Naomi Yoshimura & Kazuki Hirata
The last two matches on the next Korakuen Hall show will be the KO-D Tag Title and KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Title defences between Nautilus/DISASTER BOX and Eruption. It has not been decided which title match will take place first but the second match will happen right afterward.
Endo and Sasaki will not be wrestling on the show. Instead they will have a contract signing for their “ULTIMATE PARTY 2020” main event.
DDT “ULTIMATE PARTY 2020”, 03/11/2020 Tokyo Ota Ward Gymnasium
1. MAO Return Battle: MAO Vs Shunma Katsumata
2. DDT Extreme Title – Weapon Rumble: Shinya Aoki (c) Vs Sanshiro Takagi
3. Special Tag Match – HarashiMarafuji Vs CimaSoma: HARASHIMA & Naomichi Marufuji Vs CIMA & Soma Takao
4. Special Single Match: Jun Akiyama Vs Konosuke Takeshita
5. KO-D Openweight Title: Tetsuya Endo (c) Vs Daisuke Sasaki
The Ultimate Party needs the ultimate DDT Extreme Title match stipulation. Sanshiro Takagi is bringing back the Weapon Rumble so Shinya Aoki can experience it. A new weapon is added to the match every minute and it can be literally anything!
MAO returns from his injury to take part in his favourite hobby, beating up Shunma Katsumata.
DDT “WHO’S GONNA TOP? 2020”, 27/09/2020 Tokyo Korakuen Hall ??? Fans – Withheld
1. Soma Takao, Mad Paulie & Nobuhiro Shimatani defeated Toru Owashi, Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani when Takao pinned Okatani with the Diving Foot Stomp (6:45).
2. Playfulness Series Act 2: Kazuki Hirata defeated Danshoku Dieno with the Miracle One Shot Cradle (7:34).
3. DDT Extreme Title – Lost Point System: Shinya Aoki (c) defeated Antonio Honda by TKO (9:45). *V5 for Shinya Aoki.
4. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura (c) defeated Chris Brookes & Drew Parker when Yoshimura pinned Brookes with the Throwaway Power Bomb (11:00). *V7 for Nautilus.
5. Junretsu Vs ALL OUT 3 On 3 Tug Of War!: Konosuke Takeshita, Akito & Shunma Katsumata (2) defeated Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi & Mizuki Watase (1).
5a. Konosuke Takeshita defeated Makoto Oishi with the Cabello 2020 (9:55).
5b. Jun Akiyama defeated Akito by Referee Stoppage with the Front Neck Lock (2:19).
5c. Shunma Katsumata defeated Mizuki Watase with a Buzzsaw Kick (5:38).
6. Special 8-Man Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo, T-Hawk & El Lindaman defeated HARASHIMA, Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Yukio Naya when Sasaki submitted Naya with the Cross Facelock (16:32).
There’s been a mutiny in DAMNATION! In the main event the group worked like a mostly well oiled machine when they defeated HARASHIMA’s team. Daisuke Sasaki & Tetsuya Endo worked together to put down Yukio Naya. Sasaki held him for Endo’s Overhead Kick and that hit the target as planned. Sasaki then hit a Diving Elbow Drop and Endo followed up with a Swan Dive 450 Splash. Sasaki went for the pin and when Naya kicked out, he rolled him into the Cross Facelock for the submission victory.
It was after the match when the double cross happened. Except that double cross was countered by another double cross. Sasaki got on the microphone and said he was in the best shape ever, even better than Rasse in his prime. Endo took the microphone and said he was tired of hearing about what shape Sasaki was in. Suddenly, Sasaki gave Endo a Low Blow from behind and started stomping on him. He revealed that ever since Endo nominated him to be his opponent at “ULTIMATE PARTY 2020”, Sasaki decided to banish Endo from DAMNATION! He ordered the rest of the unit to beat Endo up.
But that didn’t happen. Instead Nobuhiro Shimatani smacked the DAMNATION signboard over Sasaki’s head! T-Hawk struck Sasaki with a right hand, El Lindaman gave him a German Suplex, Soma Takao planted him with the Gin And Tonic. Even Mad Paulie gave his master a Lariat! Endo then finished Sasaki off with the Swivel Torture Rack Bomb. DAMNATION’s secret plan wasn’t to kick out Endo, it was to kick out Sasaki! Endo will no longer refer to Sasaki as “Charisma”. He admitted that when Sasaki came up with the plan to banish him, Endo came up with the same plan to banish Sasaki. The unit no longer needs Sasaki and he can be read like a book. DAMNATION does not flock, does not flirt and most of all does not need somebody as weak as Sasaki! The entire #DAMNHEARTS group then posed with the fallen Sasaki to rub extra salt in his wounds.
In the post-show interview, #DAMNHEARTS spoke about what had happened. Shimatani said it was great to finally smash Sasaki with the signboard. Lindaman said Sasaki was the first one to approach him about banishing Endo. But when Endo approached him afterwards about banishing Sasaki, everyone in the group chose to side with Endo. T-Hawk also confirmed this means Sasaki is now blocked from the unit’s LINE group and Sasaki should unfollow him. Endo promised to end Sasaki’s career at Ota Ward Gymnasium. Lindaman suggested Sasaki should fight Shimatani in a Chain Death Match at the show instead of challenging for the KO-D Openweight Title because Endo will successfully defend it for sure. A furious Sasaki said he is DAMNATION and everyone else is banished! He will be DAMNATION on his own from now on. He will never forgive Endo and the others for what they did to him.
At the start of the show ALL OUT and Junretsu came out to determine who would face who in the Tug Of War series of matches. Three ropes were placed under a mat in the ring with each end hanging out of the sides. Every wrestler chose a rope end and whoever was connected by the same rope had to wrestle each other. Makoto Oishi convinced Jun Akiyama to swap ropes with him at the last second and Oishi ended up having to wrestle Konosuke Takeshita in the first match!
Each match in the series would take place immediately after the previous so the wrestlers on both sides were at ringside throughout the entire challenge. Each match had a 10 minute time limit and Oishi came very close to surviving the full length. He still tried to win and attempted the Jikiden Tornado Clutch but Takeshita countered it into a Tornado Bomb. In the final ten seconds of the match, Takeshita applied the Cabello 2020 to make Oishi submit.
The second match pitted Akito against Akiyama and this one was short. Akito started off fast with the goal of applying the Goliath Birdeater. Akiyama escaped before the hold was completed and took over with Knee Strikes, Exploder Suplexes and then the Front Neck Lock to make Akito pass out. The series was tied 1-1.
It was up to Shunma Katsumata and Mizuki Watase to decide which team would win. Katsumata tired out Watase with non-stop Locomotive School Boys. When Watase used up his energy to kick out over and over, Katsumata hit him with a Buzzsaw Kick for the three count. ALL OUT wins the challenge 2-1 and Takeshita promised a complete victory over Akiyama at Ota Ward.
Nautilus have their hands full in the tag division. First Chris Brookes & Drew Parker gave them a tough fight for the KO-D Tag Team Titles. The challengers surprised the champions with a Topé Con Hilo before the bell and then put them through tables at ringside. The plan was to inflict so much damage before the match began so an easy victory could be achieved once the bell rang. However Naomi Yoshimura dodged a chairshot from Parker that hit Brookes instead. Yuki Ueno dove onto Parker and Yoshimura pinned Brookes with the Throwaway Power Bomb. Yoshimura challenged Brookes for the DDT UNIVERSAL Title afterwards. Brookes tried to ignore him by saying he doesn’t understand Japanese but Hisaya Imabayashi made it clear to him the match will happen on the 10th October episode of “DDT TV SHOW!”
That’s one team out of the way, now Nautilus has another squad to deal with. Eruption came out and Yukio Sakaguchi dared Ueno to repeat what he said about him in Itabashi a fortnight ago to his face. That day Nautilus challenged Eruption for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles and Ueno asked if Kazusada Higuchi & Saki Akai needed Sakaguchi to make the decision for them. Ueno explained that to him today and asked again if they will get the title shot. They already have a third person to fill out their team. It’s their DISASTER BOX stablemate Kazuki Hirata! Sakaguchi accepted but in return challenged Nautilus to defend the KO-D Tag Titles against himself and Higuchi. Imabayashi stepped in and said both title matches can happen but they need to figure out the schedule to do them on separate shows. Sakaguchi told him there’s no need to do that, they can do both title matches back to back at the next Korakuen Hall show on 25th October! Both teams agreed to the terms. The main event and semi-main event of the next Korakuen will be the two title matches between Nautilus/DISASTER BOX and Eruption!
The DDT Extreme Title match used a Lost Points system. Shinya Aoki and Antonio Honda both start the match with 5 points each. They lost a point for everytime there was a pinfall, knockout, rope escape or if they laughed at their opponent’s joke. A box full of props was placed in the ring for the wrestlers to use. Honda easily lost points by being outwrestled but turned the tables when he started making jokes. Aoki soon resisted laughing and dared Honda to try harder with the props. When they finally lost all of their usefulness, Aoki twisted Honda into submission to make him lose his final point.
After the match, Imabayashi asked Aoki to select his challenger for “ULTIMATE PARTY 2020”. Aoki said after five title defences he had ran out of enemies he wanted to face. But there is one guy who others have said was badmouthing him and even exploiting him. Aoki picked Sanshiro Takagi to be his next opponent! Takagi joked that he wasn’t meant to appear on today’s show because he wasn’t on the poster but he appreciates being challenged. Aoki even allowed Takagi to come up with the stipulation. Takagi decided it will be the return of the Weapon Rumble!
Being in the second match of a show is a badge of honour for Danshoku Dieno. That was until Hirata took the spot from him. Today Dieno and Hirata fought to determine who was the king of Match #2! The Hirata GO! glasses were used to resist the pull of the Danshoku Driver. Dieno fought back by pulling off his tights one by one to diminish the power of the glasses. Dieno then wore the glasses and danced while Hirata put on the Danshoku tights behind his back. Hirata stunned Dieno with the Lip Lock and rolled him up with the Miracle One Shot Cradle for the victory.
Who would have thought when DAMNATION kicked off the show they would do what they did a few hours later? The team had a bit of trouble when Akai put Paulie in a Cross Armbreaker but Shimatani broke it up with a Standing Shooting Star Press. Hideki Okatani was put in danger too many times for Toru Owashi to rescue him. Takao knocked down Okatani with the Running Elbow Butt and won with a Diving Foot Stomp.
MAO returned and announced his first match back from injury. He will face Katsumata at “ULTIMATE PARTY 2020”. The only thing MAO had to say is he will destroy Katsumata.
DDT “EARLY FALL ITABA SERIES”, 13/09/2020 Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall ??? Fans – Withheld
1. DAMNATION Vs Junretsu!: Soma Takao & Mad Paulie defeated Makoto Oishi & Mizuki Watase when Takao pinned Watase with the Official Endless Waltz (10:37).
2. Akito defeated Kazuki Hirata with the Goliath Birdeater (8:24).
3. Playfulness Series Act 2: Danshoku Dieno defeated Hideki Okatani with the Gaydo Clutch (8:31).
4. Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda & Yukio Naya defeated HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Keigo Nakamura when Honda pinned Nakamura with the Diving Fist Drop (13:24).
5. Nautilus Vs Eruption!: Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura defeated Kazusada Higuchi & Saki Akai when Ueno pinned Akai with the Frog Splash (11:39).
6. DAMNATION Vs ALL OUT!: Daisuke Sasaki & Tetsuya Endo defeated Konosuke Takeshita & Shunma Katsumata when Sasaki submitted Katsumata with the Cross Facelock (16:44).
There are two similar situations over the big title matches in DDT and Tokyo Joshi Pro. Over in TJPW, The Magical Sugar Rabbits are getting along and everything is hunky dory with them. So far in DDT the same is happening with Daisuke Sasaki and Tetsuya Endo. But a crack appeared today when Endo accidentally struck Sasaki with an Overhead Kick. They got over that bump in the road and won the match. Sasaki told Endo he has become 10 times better since the day he was picked as the No. 1 Contender. He will become 100 times better at the Nagoya show next week. By the time “ULTIMATE PARTY 2020” comes around Sasaki will be 100 million times better! Endo praised Sasaki for being in great shape but no matter how better he gets, it isn’t good enough to beat Endo right now. Sasaki said the audience knows who will win at “ULTIMATE PARTY 2020” but he got a mixed response.
The KO-D Tag Team Champions are now interested in winning the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles. After Nautilus defeated two thirds of Eruption they asked if it was okay for them to make a title challenge. Kazusada Higuchi was ready to answer but Saki Akai stopped him and they left without saying a word. Yuki Ueno wondered if they needed Yukio Sakaguchi’s opinion before making a decision. Also Nautilus needs a third partner to challenge. Maybe HARASHIMA, maybe Toru Owashi, maybe even Naomichi Marufuji? Oh yeah, or maybe Kazuki Hirata. They will worry about that later. First Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura have to defend the Tag Titles against the two British guys.
Antonio Honda is confident he will win the DDT Extreme Title, because it will be interesting if he is the one to beat Shinya Aoki.
Everybody, especially Hideki Okatani, was warned that Danshoku Dieno was patiently waiting to strike at the right moment. Dieno proved this by entering the ring from another part of the room and ambushing Okatani from behind. Makoto Oishi shouted encouragement towards Okatani even when Dieno stripped Okatani down to his underwear. Oishi told Okatani not to be embarrassed when things like this happen in the ring, otherwise he will never be at the top of DDT! Oishi stripped himself down to his underwear to show there is nothing to worry about if this is the most embarrassing thing that will happen. Okatani found his courage and fought back against Dieno. Unfortunately he bumped into Yukinori Matsui and Dieno gave him a Low Blow afterward. Dieno then stole the win with the Gaydo Clutch, grabbing onto the bottom rope for leverage.
Hirata walked to the ring with a purpose today. There was no dance entrance. He instead wanted to wrestle a serious match with Akito just like they used to do when they were rookies. The current fans may not remember that Hirata can do more than a Brainbuster or that he used to wrestle the likes of Hiromu Takahashi. Akito pointed out that Takahashi’s first win was against Hirata but it’s not listed on Wikipedia at all. Hirata is upset that this fact is not part of Takahashi’s Wikipedia entry. He and Akito wrestled a serious match until Hirata used the Tegatana strike to knock out both Akito and Daisuke Kiso. Hirata was about to dance when Akito woke up and asked to join in. They danced and then Kiso got up and danced with them. Akito and Hirata shook hands and Akito turned it into the Goliath Birdeater to immediately win by tap out.
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