BASARA “BASARA 112 ~BANQUET~”, 26/11/2019 Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. Daiki Shimomura Vs Ikuto Hidaka
2. Ryuichi Sekine, Minoru Fujita & Gouma Ryu Vs Ryota Nakatsu, Daichi Kazato & Masato Kamino
3. Yasu Urano & Takato Nakano Vs Naoki Tanizaki & Akiyori Takizawa
4. Saikyo Tag League 2019 ~ Astronauts Showdown!: Fuminori Abe Vs Takuya Nomura
5. Masahiro Takanashi & Isami Kodaka Vs Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga
6. IRON FIST TAG Titles: FUMA & Yusuke Kubo (c) Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & SAGAT
The Union MAX Champion and his next challenger are teaming up for a match. But why? It’s all Isami Kodaka’s idea and is based on his history with Masahiro Takanashi. When Kodaka was the KO-D Openweight Champion in 2016, Takanashi was one of his challengers. The two teamed together before their title match. Kodaka remembers how tense it was as a champion to team with his challenger. He wants Takanashi to experience the same feeling. He has brought in what he thinks is the best team they should fight, the Speed Of Sounds!
Over in Big Japan this year’s Saikyo Tag League has been going on. Fuminori Abe entered the tournament with Takuya Nomura. The two regularly team together in BJW as Astronauts. Sadly the team only scored 6 points in their group and could not qualify for the semi-finals. So while the final rounds of the tournament is happening in Korakuen Hall, Abe and Nomura will instead be at BASARA wrestling each other.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “FALL TOUR ’19 ~BEST REGARDS~”, 23/11/2019 Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. 1 Vs 2 Handicap Match: Miyu Yamashita Vs Haruna Neko & Pom Harajuku
2. Mizuki, Yuki Aino & Mirai Maiumi Vs Yuna Manase, Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu
3. Maki Itoh & Raku Vs Hikari Noa & Mina Shirakawa
4. Misao Vs Suzume
5. Sakisama Vs Rika Tatsumi
6. Yuka Sakazaki & Shoko Nakajima Vs Miu Watanabe & Nodaka Tenma
She had a delay but Shoko Nakajima is back home from her Mexico tour.
Rika Tatsumi and Sakisama fight one on one in the continuing battle for Misao’s soul.
DDT “BOOKSTORE PRO WRESTLING AGAIN”, 23/11/2019 Tokyo Inoo Book Store
In 2008 when Sanshiro Takagi released his first book, DDT held a wrestling match inside of a bookstore. 11 years later to mark the release of Takagi’s next book, DDT is doing it again!
DDT “GOD BLESS DDT 2019”, 24/11/2019 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Danshoku Dieno & Super Sasadango Machine Vs Shinya Aoki & Keigo Nakamura
2. 4 Way Tag Match: Akito & Shunma Katsumata Vs Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie Vs Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Yukio Naya
3. After Ultimate Party 2019 Special Tag Match: Konosuke Takeshita & Jiro Kuroshio Vs Antonio Honda & Miyu Yamashita
4. Saki Akai “Okibariyasu” 7 Match Series – 1st Match: Saki Akai Vs Tsukasa Fujimoto
5. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Time Difference Battle Royal: Kazuki Hirata (c) Vs Michiaki Nakano Vs Toru Owashi Vs Makoto Oishi Vs Mizuki Watase Vs Asuka Vs Hiroshi Yamato
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki & Soma Takao (c) Vs Masahiro Takanashi & Chris Brookes
7. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Yuki Iino
Yuki Iino has been bench pressing 200kg as part of his training for the main event. He thought the public contract signing was a public workout so HARASHIMA was there to see his lift. The downside for this kind of training is Iino risks re-injuring his elbow before the show. He swears it is in perfect condition.
Michiaki Nakano from Souken Holdings had a sparring session with Keigo Nakamura but he got beaten pretty easily. At least the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title is now part of the Battle Royal he is entering.
Saki Akai has said the reason she is doing a 7 match series is to show her guest opponents how interesting wrestling in DDT can be. Tsukasa Fujimoto is no stranger to DDT so she is going into the match wanting to see if Akai is more than just a gorgeous looking pro wrestler. She is curious to see how Akai wrestles against her because Akai has spent almost her entire wrestling career in a company for male wrestlers.
GANBARE☆WRESTLING “WHITE BREATH 2019”, 22/12/2019 Tokyo Art Center White Studio
1. GWC 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Kenichiro Arai, Masked Mystery & Shota (c) Vs Ken Ohka, Yumehito Imanari & Miss Mongol
2. Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Title – Delayed Young Drama Cup Final: Keisuke Ishii (c) Vs Kazuki Hirata
Kazuki Hirata isn’t leaving Ganbare☆Wrestling just yet. He has unfinished business with Keisuke Ishii. A decade ago the generation that Hirata and Ishii belong to had their own rookies tournament called the Young Drama Cup. It only lasted two years. Ishii won the first one in 2009 and reached the final of the second one in 2010. Hirata entered the 2010 tournament but finished last with only a single victory. A lot has changed since then but the history of that tournament now surrounds the Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Title match.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO JOSHI PRO ’20”, 04/01/2020 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuka Sakazaki (c) Vs Miyu Yamashita
Famous ring announcer Kero Tanaka makes his annual appearance.
Thunder Rosa will be on the show. The drums that have been following her around recently will not.
DDT “YOKOHAMA’S STRONGEST! DDT MARTIAL ARTS OPEN TOURNAMENT 2019”, 15/11/2019 Kanagawa Asobuild B1F PITCH CLUB 82 Fans
1. DDT Martial Arts Open Tournament 2019 – Round 1: Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Makoto Oishi with a Sode (4:01).
2. DDT Martial Arts Open Tournament 2019 – Round 1: Tanomusaku Toba defeated Pokotan by TKO with a Buzzsaw Kick (3:19).
3. DDT Martial Arts Open Tournament 2019 – Round 1: Hoshitango defeated Saki Akai by Ring Out (2:29).
4. DDT Martial Arts Open Tournament 2019 – Round 1: HARASHIMA defeated Keigo Nakamura with a Sleeper Hold (4:34).
5. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata defeated Danshoku Dieno (c) & Masahiro Takanashi when Hirata pinned Dieno with the Miracle One Shot Cradle Reversal (12:11). *Kazuki Hirata becomes the 1,440th champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Toru Owashi defeated Kazuki Hirata (c) with a School Boy (7:50 pm). *Toru Owashi becomes the 1,441st champion.
6. DDT Martial Arts Open Tournament 2019 – Semi Final: Tanomusaku Toba defeated Yukio Sakaguchi by Ring Out (2:03).
7. DDT Martial Arts Open Tournament 2019 – Semi Final: HARASHIMA defeated Hoshitango by Ring Out (3:50).
8. Konosuke Takeshita, Akito, Shunma Katsumata & Yuki Iino defeated Antonio Honda, Yuki Ueno, Naomi Yoshimura & Yukio Naya when Iino pinned Ueno with the Spear (16:46).
9. DDT Martial Arts Open Tournament 2019 – Final: HARASHIMA defeated Hoshitango with a Half Crab (6:01).
The tournament matches could end by pinfall, submission, knockout, TKO and Ring Out. Also draws would have eliminated both wrestlers from the tournament. Some of the wrestlers took a straightforward approach. Yukio Sakaguchi and Makoto Oishi for example each wore a karate gi and had a normal grappling contest. Then things got weird for a little bit.
Pokotan wore boxing gloves and was programmed to fight as such until Tanomusaki Toba literally kicked its head off. Saki Akai took on a sukeban attitude and attacked Hoshitango with a bamboo sword. She also had a plastic bag containing something suspicious that she inhaled. Kazusada Higuchi pulled the bag from her which accidentally caused Akai to fall out of the ring. Things got back to normal when HARASHIMA beat Keigo Nakamura in a normal fight.
The semi-finals both ended with Ring Out finished. Toba knocked Sakaguchi off the apron with a Right Hook. HARASHIMA knocked Hoshitango through the ropes and out of the ring with the Somato. In the final HARASHIMA trapped Toba in a Half Crab to make him tap out.
Yuki Iino approached HARASHIMA at the end of the show to talk about their KO-D Openweight Title match on 24th November. Iino said he wants to beat HARASHIMA so he can begin his own era. He did a bit of the Haka to startle the champion. HARASHIMA recognised the enthusiasm but said he will definitely beat Iino and defend the title.
DDT “AGF 2019 ~SPARKLING MAIDEN’S MUSCLE LAND~ OPENING BATTLE”, 09/11/2019 Tokyo Naka-Ikebukuro Park “AGF2019” Special Ring ??? Fans
1. Warahibi! Collaboration Match: Akito & Shunma Katsumata (w/ Good Batting Seishun) defeated Super Sasadango Machine & Makoto Oishi (w/ Glassic Classic) when Katsumata pinned Sasadango with a Moonsault Press (11:11).
2. Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao & Tetsuya Endo defeated Naomi Yoshimura, Yukio Naya & Keigo Nakamura when Endo pinned Nakamura with the Swivel Torture Rack Bomb (15:39).
3. Konosuke Takeshita, Masahiro Takanashi, Yuki Iino & Saki Akai defeated HARASHIMA, Kazuki Hirata, Yuki Ueno & Antonio Honda when Iino pinned Hirata with the Haka Elbow (18:09).
Yuki Iino picked up the win to gain momentum for his KO-D Openweight Title challenge later this month. He danced the Haka with Kazuki Hirata to keep him distracted. That gave Saki Akai the opening to give Hirata the Quetzalcoatl. Iino then pinned Hirata with the Haka Elbow.
The “ULTIMATE PARTY 2019!” preview is almost finished but I found some time to squeeze in this news report. The preview will be posted in an hour or two.
YAROZ “YAROZ PART 8”, 12/11/2018 Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. Cherry Vs Banny Oikawa
2. Sensual Novel Death Match: Naoki Tanizaki Vs Hiroshi Yamato
I get that Hiroshi Yamato is a lover, not a fighter. But Naoki Tanizaki? Really? Maybe back when he was a surfer.
Jiro Kuroshio will be on the show. Is he mean enough to fit in with YaroZ?
DDT “YOKOHAMA’S STRONGEST! DDT MARTIAL ARTS OPEN TOURNAMENT 2019”, 15/11/2019 Kanagawa Asobuild B1F PITCH CLUB
1. DDT Martial Arts Open Tournament 2019 – Round 1: Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Makoto Oishi
2. DDT Martial Arts Open Tournament 2019 – Round 1: Tanomusaku Toba Vs Pokotan
3. DDT Martial Arts Open Tournament 2019 – Round 1: Hoshitango Vs Saki Akai
4. DDT Martial Arts Open Tournament 2019 – Round 1: HARASHIMA Vs Keigo Nakamura
5. Danshoku Dieno & Masahiro Takanashi Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata
6. DDT Martial Arts Open Tournament 2019 – Semi Final: Winner Of Match #1 Vs Winner Of Match #2
7. DDT Martial Arts Open Tournament 2019 – Semi Final: Winner Of Match #3 Vs Winner Of Match #4
8. Konosuke Takeshita, Akito, Shunma Katsumata & Yuki Iino Vs Antonio Honda, Yuki Ueno, Naomi Yoshimura & Yukio Naya
9. DDT Martial Arts Open Tournament 2019 – Final: X Vs X
No idea what to expect from DDT doing an open martial arts tournament.
DDT “DRAMATIC NIIGATA! 2019 ~SUPER SASADANGO MACHINE LOCAL TRIUMPH~”, 16/11/2019 Niigata Kobari Aoyama Public Hall
1. “Local Celebrity” Super Sasadango Machine Local Triumph! Niigata Specialty Ultra Super Mechanko Special Single Match: Super Sasadango Machine Vs Konosuke Takeshita
What does Super Sasadango Machine have up his sleeve for Konosuke Takeshita?
DDT “GOD BLESS DDT 2019”, 24/11/2019 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Saki Akai “Okibariyasu” 7 Match Series – 1st Match: Saki Akai Vs Tsukasa Fujimoto
2. KO-D Openweight Title: Konosuke Takeshita/HARASHIMA (c) Vs X
Saki Akai is setting up a series of matches against joshi from outside of DDT. She wants to show off what she can do on her own while still presenting how interesting a place DDT is. It is called the “Okibariyasu” series because that word means “Do Your Best” when said in the Kyoto dialect. The first match is against Tsukasa Fujimoto from Ice Ribbon. Akai had wrestled her once before in an exhibition match five years ago back when she was training to be a wrestler.
Shinya Aoki, Chris Brookes, Jiro Kuroshio and Hiroshi Yamato will all be on the show.
BASARA “BASARA 112 ~BANQUET~”, 26/11/2019 Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. IRON FIST TAG Titles: FUMA & Yusuke Kubo (c) Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & SAGAT
The first ever IRON FIST TAG Champions are ready to defend the titles. IRON PRIEST will take on their friendly allies Hiroshi du Soleil. The challengers are going on a climbing expedition at Mt. Takao on 17th November in preparation for the match.
DDT “SHINSHU CHASHU MINANOSHU 2019”, 22/10/2019 Nagano Art Center Act Space 209 Fans
1. Shunma Katsumata defeated Keigo Nakamura with a Moonsault Press (7:09).
2. Masahiro Takanashi & Saki Akai defeated Danshoku Dieno & Hiroshi Yamato when Takanashi & Akai pinned Dieno with a Jackknife Pin & School Boy combination (8:55).
3. Yukio Sakaguchi, Naomi Yoshimura & Yukio Naya defeated Soma Takao, Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie when Sakaguchi pinned Paulie with the God’s Right Knee (10:22).
4. Cody Hall defeated Mizuki Watase with the Thunder Buster (13:09).
5. MAO Marunage Match ~ Nagano Style Elimination Tornado Tag Scramble Bunkhouse Lucha Eyeglasses 2 Count Pin Fall No DQ No Rope Escape TLC (Tongs, Ladders & Chairs) Halloween Death Match: Asuka, Antonio Honda & Kazuki Hirata defeated MAO, Makoto Oishi & Yuki Iino (12:01).
5a. Antonio Honda eliminated Yuki Iino by Ring Out (7:11).
5b. MAO eliminated Antonio Honda by Ring Out (7:28).
5c. Asuka eliminated Makoto Oishi with a Lionsault (8:29).
5d. MAO eliminated Asuka with a Chair Assisted Cradle (11:38).
5e. Kazuki Hirata eliminated MAO with the Miracle One Shot Cradle (12:01).
6. DDT Nagano Sales Manager, Toru Owashi (Free) Local Triumph! 20th Anniversary Of Pre-Debut! “Owashi And Funny Friends Part 6” Special Tag Match: Toru Owashi & Jiro Kuroshio defeated Daisuke Sasaki & Nobuhiro Shimatani when Owashi pinned Shimatani with the Nodowa Otoshi (12:56).
7. ALL OUT Vs DISASTER BOX!: Konosuke Takeshita & Akito defeated HARASHIMA & Yuki Ueno when Takeshita submitted Ueno with the Walls Of Takeshita (18:48).
Konosuke Takeshita countered Yuki Ueno’s Hurricanrana into the Walls Of Takeshita for the finish. HARASHIMA was unable to help because Akito trapped him in an Ankle Lock outside the ring. Takeshita thanked everyone for coming to the show. DDT had decided to go ahead with holding the event when the typhoon in the region cleared. Takeshita said he looks forward to seeing everyone in good spirits again the next time DDT returns to Nagano.
Toru Owashi found a snake patterned jacket to wear while teaming with Jiro Kuroshio. He had it stripped off him by Tetsuya Endo when he pulled Owashi out of the ring. Owashi was still able to win the match without the jacket. Owashi said that everybody in Nagano is working together to repair the area after the typhoon hit. He also told Kuroshio to call him whenever he wants help from another ikemen.
Before MAO travels to the UK tomorrow he put together his last match in DDT featuring a whole list of rules and stipulations to be followed. It begun as a Scramble Bunkhouse match where both teams raced to the ring to get the Hirata GO! Glasses. It was No DQ so chairs were used as weapons. It was also a TLC match but the T stood for Tongs. It was an Elimination Tag Match so throwing wrestlers over the top rope to the floor was an option to get rid of wrestlers. That was how Yuki Iino and Antonio Honda were eliminated. Two count pinfalls meant that Makoto Oishi and Asuka were easily pinned. MAO cleverly used a chair to tangle up Asuka while she was dancing in order to pin her. The 2 Count Fall then backfired when Kazuki Hirata rolled MAO up in the Miracle One Shot Cradle. MAO said he was able to do a match he can’t have in the UK before he leaves. So he will take this spirit with him to Britain.
This past weekend at the BOYZ show, Danshoku Dieno found a toy dog to “lick” people in the audience with during his entrance. He brought it back with him today. He also had a bit of trouble teaming with Hiroshi Yamato because he doesn’t find him cute. Yamato gave Dieno the Lip Lock to prove he is cute enough for him. Yamato then put himself in the Hell Gate position on the turnbuckles. Dieno pushed Masahiro Takanashi’s face into Yamato’s backside and went for the Danshoku Driver but Saki Akai rolled him up from behind with a School Boy. The momentum rolled Takanashi over and on top of Dieno for an unintentional assisted Jackknife pin.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “FALL TOUR ’19 ~BEST REGARDS~”, 28/09/2019 Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall
1. Maki Itoh Vs Hikari Noa
2. Mina Shirakawa Vs Himawari Unagi
3. 3 Way Match: Rika Tatsumi Vs Raku Vs YUMI
4. Sakisama & Misao Vs Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu
5. Yuka Sakazaki Vs Suzume
6. Shoko Nakajima Vs Mirai Maiumi
7. Miyu Yamashita, Mizuki & Pom Harajuku Vs Yuna Manase, Nodoka Tenma & Yuki Aino
Natsumi Maki will be getting surgery on her right MCL and is expected to miss at least the rest of the year. The only prediction of a return for her is sometime in 2020.
DDT “WHO’S GONNA TOP 2019”, 29/09/2019 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
0. Under Match: Nobuhiro Shimatani Vs Takato Nakano
1. Danshoku Dieno, Hoshitango & Gota Ihashi Vs Toru Owashi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Kazuki Hirata
2. Masahiro Takanashi & MAO Vs Shunma Katsumata & Mizuki Watase
3. 4 Way Tag Match: Cody Hall & Antonio Honda Vs Makoto Oishi & Yukio Naya Vs Hiroshi Yamato & Mad Paulie Vs Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura
4. Special Single Match: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Asuka
5. O-40 Title: Sanshiro Takagi (c) Vs Gorgeous Matsuno
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki & Soma Takao (c) Vs Akito & Yuki Iino
7. DDT Extreme Title – Survival 3 Way Match: Jiro Kuroshio (c) Vs HARASHIMA Vs Tetsuya Endo
The main event is now an elimination 3 Way Match. Jiro Kuroshio decided this because he wants to beat both HARASHIMA and Tetsuya Endo in the one match. Also he wants to cherish his time wrestling in Japan before he relocates to America next year. That’s why he did not choose a stipulation that allows weapon usage. HARASHIMA has experience wrestling in such a match, winning one in a Sumo Hall main event back in 2014. Endo thinks HARASHIMA is deteriorating as proved by his recent wins over him including a direct pinfall. Endo also says he will move to America next year so he can go back home to New York. When he was corrected about his hometown really being Shiraishi City in Miyagi, he dismisses it with “That’s not America” as his response.
The power of rugby has given Yuki Iino a massive boost in confidence while Daisuke Sasaki is trying to figure out if he likes or hates the sport. Iino pinned Sasaki at yesterday’s show in Fukushima in a match featuring rugby tackles from both of them. Sasaki refuses to accept the result but also can’t handle being unable to tackle Iino effectively.
Yuki Ueno injured his left foot during the Campsite Pro Wrestling match last week. He already missed the past weekend’s shows but has been given the all clear to return at Korakuen Hall.
A note was found in the DDT office written by Saki Akai’s demon relative Saki. She may show up again soon but the complete card for Korakuen has already been decided without her.
DDT “SAPPORO NEW LEGEND 2019 ~KUMON~”, 05/10/2019 Hokkaido Sapporo Susukino Mars Gym
1. Yukio Sakaguchi & Mizuki Watase Vs Akito & Kouki Iwasaki
2. Cody Hall, Antonio Honda & Tomoya Vs Makoto Oishi, MAO & Yukio Naya
3. HARASHIMA & Koji Yoshida Vs Mad Paulie & Nobuhiro Shimatani
4. Mars Specialty! Sea Urchin, Salmon Roe, Scallop 3 Way Match: Danshoku Dieno Vs Toru Owashi Vs Masahiro Takanashi
5. ALL OUT Vs Nautilus!: Shunma Katsumata & Yuki Iino Vs Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura
6. Soma Takao Marunage Match – Hardcore Match: Soma Takao Vs Kazuki Hirata
7. Sapporo Specialty! Special Tag Match From The North Country: Konosuke Takeshita & Jiro Kuroshio Vs Daisuke Sasaki & Tetsuya Endo
Possible Sumo Hall opponents will be teaming together.
DDT “SAPPORO NEW LEGEND 2019 ~AOI~”, 06/10/2019 Hokkaido Sapporo Susukino Mars Gym
1. Yukio Sakaguchi & Yukio Naya Vs Mad Paulie Vs Nobuhiro Shimatani
2. Danshoku Dieno, Akito & Tomoya Vs Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Mizuki Watase
3. Daisuke Sasaki & Soma Takao Vs Koji Yoshida & MAO
4. Mars Specialty! Soup Curry, Jingisukan, Miso Ramen 3 Way Match: Cody Hall Vs Masahiro Takanashi Vs Makoto Oishi
5. Hokkaido Two Big Singles Match ~Ikemen Vs Gongitsune!~: Jiro Kuroshio Vs Antonio Honda
6. Hokkaido Two Big Singles Match ~DAMNATION Vs Ganbare☆Wrestling!~: Tetsuya Endo Vs Kouki Iwasaki
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata & Yuki Iino (c) Vs HARASHIMA, Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura
The KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles haven’t been defended since July. Now that Shunma Katsumata is healthy and Iino is done with his TV work, the belts can be defended by ALL OUT again.
DDT “LEGEND THE DDT PRO WRESTLING”, 12/10/2019 Aichi Nagoya Legend Hall
1. Nobuhiro Shimatani Marunage Match ~ Drop Kick Bar One Day Store Manager 3 Way Match: Nobuhiro Shimatani Vs Akito Vs Asuka
Nobuhiro Shimatani wants to challenge Akito over the management rights to the Drop Kick Bar. If Shimatani wins he gets to run the bar for a day and he promises to make it DAMNATION themed. Akito is already the Drop Kick manager so nothing changes if he wins. Asuka is in the match because Shimatani would rather work for her than Akito.
DDT “FROM THE DRAMATIC NEW WORLD! 2019”, 13/10/2019 Osaka World Hall
Iino and Hiroshi Yamato went to nearby colleges so maybe they can work as a team. Iino also likes reading the kind of kinky stories that Yamato writes in his spare time. Now that filming for No Side Game has ended, Iino no longer has to hide his kinky side in public. He promises Osaka will get a kinky match! And who is kinkier than Kazuki Hirata & Maku Donaruto!
DDT “MASAHIRO TAKANASHI BOX OFFICE ~FOLLOW ME, THE DREAM IS STILL AHEAD~”, 15/09/2019 Tokyo Ryogoku KFC Hall 430 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House
0. Under Match: Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Mizuki Watase & Naomi Yoshimura defeated Akito, Shunma Katsumata & Nobuhiro Shimatani when Yoshimura pinned Shimatani with the Shonenba (8:59).
0. Masahiro Takanashi Vs Danshoku Dieno Proxy War – Glove Match: Pokotan (w/ Sayaka Obihiro) defeated Chupacabra (w/ Miyako Haru) with a Straight Right Punch (R1 1:15).
1. Ryogoku Gauntlet Tag Match: Hoshitango & Seiya Morohashi defeated Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata, Antonio Honda & Riho, Gaijin A & Gaijin A, Konosuke Takeshita & Gorgeous Matsuno, Emi Sakura & Cherry, Saki Akai & Mei Suruga, Gota Ihashi & Shota (w/ Chinsuke Nakamura) and Yasu Urano & Ken Ohka.
1a. Antonio Honda & Riho defeated Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata when Riho pinned Hirata with the Kurukuru Ribbon (1:47).
1b. Antonio Honda & Riho defeated Gaijin A & Gaijin A by Ring Out (5:46).
1c. Konosuke Takeshita & Gorgeous Matsuno defeated Antonio Honda & Riho when Takeshita submitted Honda with the Walls Of Takeshita (9:44).
1d. Emi Sakura & Cherry defeated Konosuke Takeshita & Gorgeous Matsuno when Sakura pinned Matsuno with a Cradle (3:14).
1e. Saki Akai & Mei Suruga defeated Emi Sakura & Cherry when Suruga pinned Sakura with the Shoulder Wheel Propeller Clutch (3:37).
1f. Saki Akai & Mei Suruga defeated Gota Ihashi & Shota (w/ Chinsuke Nakamura) when Akai pinned Ihashi with the Rookie Award (1:38).
1g. Yasu Urano & Ken Ohka defeated Saki Akai & Mei Suruga when Urano pinned Suruga with a Cradle (1:12).
1h. Hoshitango & Seiya Morohashi defeated Yasu Urano & Ken Ohka when Morohashi submitted Ohka with the Crippler Crossface (4:00).
2. Super Sasadango Machine defeated DJ Nira with the Vertical Drop Lehmann Shock (10:40).
3. Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao, Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Takashi Sasaki, GENTARO & Tanomusaku Toba (w/ Poison Sawada JULIE) when Sasaki pinned Takagi with a School Boy (10:18).
4. Kagetora & Yukio Sakaguchi defeated HARASHIMA & Yuki Ueno when Kagetora pinned Ueno with the Gurumakakari (12:50).
5. Masahiro Takanashi defeated Danshoku Dieno with the Takatonic (17:45).
There were a lot of reunions and old faces appearing today to celebrate Masahiro Takanashi’s 16 years as a pro wrestler. In the main event Takanashi fought Danshoku Dieno with Muscle Sakai and Yusuke Inokuma in Dieno’s corner. Takanashi used some of Dieno’s own moves against him including a Lip Lock on the top turnbuckle. It was to set up an Avalanche Takatonic but Dieno countered it into an Avalanche Implant. But there was still life left in Takanashi. He avoided the Danshoku Driver and stunned Dieno with Thrust Kicks until he could win with the Takatonic.
After the match Takanashi was reunited with KUDO and Yukio Sakaguchi. KUDO said it felt good to be inside a wrestling ring again. It’s not a place to talk but a place to fight. He assured everyone that he will come back to wrestling in the near future. Takanashi said that today felt like everybody was coming home. Everyone here is different but they all protect DDT with their own way of fighting. He will continue to do the same because there must be a ring for everyone to come home to, no matter where they are. Last year Takanashi lost his 15th anniversary match in this venue. He walked out without saying a word. This year things went better for him and he wants to stand in front of the fans, thanking them for coming today to see him. Later backstage Takanashi announced that he is will not be entering the upcoming D-Ou Grand Prix tournament. He cited his poor performances in the previous two tournaments as his reason. DDT was going to offer him a spot again but Takanashi turned it down so he can go on a different path he wants to take.
HARASHIMA and Kagetora shook hands after their tag match.
DAMNATION thought they were going to have a 4 on 1 advantage against Sanshiro Takagi. However Takagi gathered together an all star team of DDT legends to even the odds. Takashi Sasaki, GENTARO & Tanomusaku Toba fought with Takagi while Poison Sawada JULIE watched from their corner. But in a twist JULIE betrayed Takagi by spraying Green Mist into his face while Takagi tried to give Daisuke Sasaki the Sit Down Himawari Bomb. Sasaki slipped out and pinned Takagi with a School Boy. JULIE told Takagi that they are enemies for life. Takashi Sasaki and Daisuke Sasaki teased a Sasaki Contra Sasaki Showdown. Daisuke Sasaki then told JULIE that if he ever comes back, he will quit DAMNATION so the two of them can run the Snake World together.
Before Match #2 began Takanashi reminded everyone that the Consumption Tax in Japan will increase to 10% this October. There are many things Takanashi wants to do before this change happens, like sending a message to two important people in his life in order to settle a lifelong rivalry between them. Hence the match between Super Sasadango Machine and DJ Nira. Sasadango came out as Muscle Sakai dressed in casual clothes. Sakai refused to wrestle Nira because he is retired. He got tricked into doing some moves and had his clothes removed to reveal his wrestling gear underneath. He still refused to wrestle. Hisaya Imabayashi got in the ring and put the Sasadango mask over Sakai’s head, granting him his approval to wrestle the match. Sasadango took control of the match and hit an F5. He then went for a Vertical Drop Brainbuster but the room went dark. A voiceover said that the Brainbuster went wrong and this was how Sasadango created his famous Vertical Drop Lehmann Shock finishing move! This entire match turned out to be Sasadango’s origin story called “Super Sasadango Machine Episode Zero”!
The Gauntlet Tag match was a visit through DDT’s past as well as Takanashi’s wrestling relationships outside the company. Antonio Honda & Riho first eliminated Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata when Riho blocked Hirata’s knockout chop and rolled him up. The next team was supposed to be Yusuke Inokuma & MAO but they were injured before the show and a expected to be out of action for the next 30 years. Replacing them was the menacing return of Gaijin A & Gaijin A! They attacked Honda, Riho and Yukinori Matsui with sellotape, even hanging Riho over the ring ropes with it! Honda fought back and used the tape to hang both of the Gaijin A’s before knocking them to the floor for the elimination. Riho recovered in time for Konosuke Takeshita & Gorgeous Matsuno’s entry into the match. The unexpectedly sharp teamwork between Takeshita & Matsuno led to Takeshita submitting Honda with the Walls Of Takeshita after Matsuno his the Gorgeous Star Elbow. When Emi Sakura & Cherry came out, Takeshita attempted the Gorgeous Star Elbow but got caught in the ropes. Sakura was easily able to pin Matsuno without anyone there to stop her. A collision between Sakura & Cherry allowed Mei Suruga to pin Sakura with the Shoulder Propeller Clutch. Next up were Gota Ihashi, Shota & Chinsuke Nakamura all dressed up like Shuten-dōji wrestlers. Ihashi was Yukio Sakaguchi, Shota was Masahiro Takanashi and Chinsuke was KUDO. Suruga stopped Chinsuke from doing the Diving Double Knee Drop while Saki Akai pinned Ihashi with the Rookie Award. The joshi team’s run came to an end when Yasu Urano & Ken Ohka eliminated them. Urano countered the Propeller Clutch into a Cradle for the pin. The last team to come out was Hoshitango & Seiya Morohashi. They won the match when Morohashi made Ohka give up to the Crippler Crossface. However Morohashi and Ohka continued to fight after the match prompting Hoshitango and Urano to break them up.
In the boxing match Miyako Haru whistled Chupacabra down to the ring. It knocked Pokotan’s head off with an uppercut, revealing a rubber Danshoku Dieno mask underneath. Pokoton then knocked out Chupacabra with a Straight Right. Afterwards Sayako Obihiro pulled the rubber mask off to reveal Pokotan was Daichi Kakimoto!
Tomomitsu Matsunaga decided to wrestle in a sumo mawashi.
1. Yukio Sakaguchi, Mizuki Watase & Yukio Naya Vs Cody Hall, Antonio Honda & Yasu Urano
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Osaka Octopus Cup Battle Royal: Puma King (c) Vs Masahiro Takanashi Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Mad Paulie Vs Saki Akai Vs Asuka Vs Yuni
3. DD Army Vs ALL OUT!: Danshoku Dieno & Maku Donaruto Vs Akito & Shunma Katsumata
4. O-40 Title – Recycling Death Match: Sanshiro Takagi (c) Vs Ken Ohka
5. DAMNATION Vs DISASTER BOX!: Shuji Ishikawa & Tetsuya Endo Vs Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki & Soma Takao (c) Vs Jiro Kuroshio & Kazusada Higuchi
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Konosuke Takeshita (c) Vs Shinya Aoki
1. Cody Hall, Antonio Honda & Yasu Urano defeated Yukio Sakaguchi, Mizuki Watase & Yukio Naya when Hall pinned Watase with the Thunder Buster (10:15).
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Osaka Octopus Cup Battle Royal: Asuka defeated Puma King (c), Masahiro Takanashi, Kazuki Hirata, Mad Paulie, Saki Akai and Yuni (9:16).
2a. Yuni eliminated Puma King (c) with an Inverted Hurricanrana (6:45) *Yuni becomes the 1,409th champion.
2b. Mad Paulie eliminated Masahiro Takanashi by Pinfall (7:08).
2c. Kazuki Hirata eliminated Mad Paulie by Ring Out (7:51).
2d. Kazuki Hirata eliminated Yuni (c) with the Egoist Driver (8:22). *Kazuki Hirata becomes the 1,410th champion.
2e. Saki Akai eliminated Kazuki Hirata (c) with a School Boy (9:01). *Saki Akai becomes the 1,411st champion.
2f. Asuka eliminated Saki Akai (c) with the ASUKA FANTASY (9:16). *Asuka becomes the 1,412nd champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Kazuki Hirata defeated Asuka (c) with a School Boy (6:34 pm). *Kazuki Hirata becomes the 1,413rd champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Puma King defeated Kazuki Hirata (c) with the Puma Kingdom (6:35 pm). *Puma King becomes the 1,414th champion.
3. HARASHIMA & MAO defeated Jun Masaoka & Kohei Kinoshita when HARASHIMA pinned Kinoshita with the Somato (10:50).
4. DD Army Vs ALL OUT!: Danshoku Dieno & Maku Donaruto Vs Akito & Shunma Katsumata ended in a No Contest (14:10).
5. O-40 Title – Recycling Death Match: Sanshiro Takagi (c) defeated Ken Ohka with the Himawari Bomb onto a plastic case (12:40). *V1 for Sanshiro Takagi.
6. DAMNATION Vs DISASTER BOX!: Shuji Ishikawa & Tetsuya Endo defeated Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura when Ishikawa pinned Yoshimura with the Fire Thunder (17:08).
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki & Soma Takao (c) defeated Jiro Kuroshio & Kazusada Higuchi when Sasaki submitted Kuroshio with the Crossover Face Lock (17:22). *V6 for DAMNATION.
8. KO-D Openweight Title: Konosuke Takeshita (c) defeated Shinya Aoki by TKO with the Walls Of Takeshita (16:45). *V2 for Konosuke Takeshita.
Just like in their last singles match, Konosuke Takeshita decided to wrestle barefoot against Shinya Aoki. Takeshita went for the Walls Of Takeshita but Aoki positioned himself into a Triangle Choke. Takeshita powered out of the move by lifting up and slamming down Aoki. He then reapplied the Walls Of Takeshita and kept the pressure until Aoki went unresponsive. Yukinori Matsui stopped the match and declared Takeshita the winner.
Takeshita expressed his sincere gratitude to Aoki after the match. He was then told that the next KO-D Openweight Title defence will be at Sumo Hall on 3rd November. No challenger was decided yet so Takeshita had an idea. Since “ULTIMATE PARTY 2019!” is bringing together all of the DDT brands, he wants to find out who the absolute best wrestler in DDT is. That means the KO-D Champion and the DDT Extreme Champion should face off in a double title match! Hisaya Imabayashi reminded him that the current Extreme Champion Jiro Kuroshio is defending the title against HARASHIMA and Tetsuya Endo in a 3 Way Match on 29th September. They confirmed that the winner and champion coming out of that match will face Takeshita in Sumo Hall.
Sadly for Kuroshio he didn’t add the KO-D Tag Team Titles to his possessions. He and his “brother” Kazusada Higuchi were defeated by DAMNATION. Higuchi got rid of Soma Takao and left Ikemen to seal the deal. Kuroshio blocked Daisuke Sasaki’s La Mistica Cross Facelock and turned it into a Tombstone Piledriver. However Ikemen’s Moonsault ended badly when Sasaki caught him and applied the Crossover Face Lock for the submission win. Akito came out and challenged DAMNATION for the Tag Titles on 29th September. His partner is the “TV Star” Yuki Iino! He has been away from wrestling the last few months working on a TV drama called No Side Game.
Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura are now called Nautilus. The team impressed Shuji Ishikawa, he called them amazing talents. He also likes tagging with Tetsuya Endo and suggested the idea of the two of them facing off against Sasaki & Takao sometime.
The Recycling Death Match featured plenty of items from DDT’s history. A lot of it was trash left around in storage but some of the items do have some history to them. There was the dojo’s vacuum cleaner from 2015, an office heater from 2016, plastic cases from this year, the bear traps from the 2018 Super Sasadango Machine Vs Jiro Kuroshio match, 200 empty beer cans that they never threw out after one of this year’s earlier Beer Garden shows, Mecha Mummy’s weapons from 2006 and finally a big electric signboard T that was part of a stage prop from DDT’s first ever Sumo Hall show back in 2009. The last one still works. Sanshiro Takagi threw Ken Ohka onto the T with the Spicolli Driver then pinned him with the Himawari Bomb through a plastic case. Takagi and Ohka agreed to repair the T and use it at next year’s Saitama Super Arena show.
The pairing of Danshoku Dieno & Maku Donaruto acted exactly how we thought they would. They got their hands all over Akito & Shunma Katsumata until Yukinori Matsui called off the match.
MAO brought along the two glass globes he has earned so far from the Tenkaichi Jr. tournament in ZERO1. He and HARASHIMA defeated Jun Masaoka & Kohei Kinoshita. HARASHIMA commiserated his opponents afterwards.
Yuni was able to pin Puma King with a Hurricanrana because all of the other wrestlers in the Battle Royal piled on top of them. Yuni was declared the new Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion but Kazuki Hirata quickly pinned him with the Egoist Driver to win the belt. Saki Akai won it next then Asuka pinned her with the ASUKA FANTASY to win both the title and the Battle Royal itself. Hirata got the belt back after the match with a School Boy then Puma King got the last title switch with the Puma Kingdom.
The debuting Cody Hall showed his strength by throwing around Yukio Sakaguchi, Lariating Yukio Naya and pinning Mizuki Watase with the Thunder Buster.
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