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March 12, 2013

DDT “JUDGEMENT SERIES 2013 IN SENDAI”, 24/03/2013
Miyagi El Park Sendai

1. Tsukasa Fujimoto Vs Cherry
2. MIKAMI Vs Gorgeous Matsuno
3. Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi Vs KUDO & Yasu Urano
4. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi

DDT “BIG HOUSE ARROW HOMETOWN 2013”, 30/03/2013
Toyama Takaoka Coeur

1. Yoshiaki Yago & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Michael Nakazawa
2. HARASHIMA Vs Ken Ohka
3. Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi & Gota Ihashi Vs Shigehiro Irie, Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma

Yoshiaki Yago’s annual hometown return has him facing off with his eternal rival Sanshiro Takagi.

Ken Ohka is given another chance with DDT while he prepares his next Ganbare☆Wrestling show.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2 DAYS IN SAPPORO ~DRAMATIC DREAM CLOCK TOWER~”, 07/04/2013
Sapporo Teisan Hall

1. KUDO Vs Masa Takanashi
2. Antonio Honda & Yoshihiko Vs Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma
3. Kenichi Yamamoto & HARASHIMA Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Akito

The MMA invasion continues. Former UFC tournament champion Kenichi Yamamoto will be next to make his DDT debut following Yukio Sakaguchi and Kizaemon Saiga. Yamamoto won the UFC 23 Middleweight Tournament in 1999 but his MMA career plummeted down to a 5-11-2 record. He does have wrestling experience however, winning the WAR World 6-Man Tag Team Title with Yoji Anjo & Yoshihiro Takayama way back in 1996.

Yoshihiko finds itself teaming with a member of the Monster Army. Will it get along with Antonio Honda?


DDT “SAPPORO WRESTLING FESTIVAL 2012” Results

October 8, 2012

DDT “SAPPORO WRESTLING FESTIVAL 2012”, 08/10/2012
Sapporo Teisan Hall
354 Fans

1. 4 Way Match: Yasu Urano defeated Makoto Oishi, Masa Takanashi and Daisuke Sasaki when Urano pinned Oishi with the Tombstone Piledriver (9:13).
2. Chiharu defeated Michael Nakazawa with the Bear Cutter (7:57).
3. Tomoya & Takao Soma defeated Hikaru Sato & Hiroshi Fukuda when Soma pinned Fukuda with the Boma Ye (13:36).
4. Blindfold Death Match: Kenny Omega defeated Antonio Honda with the Croyt’s Wrath (10:38).
5. KO-D Tag Team Title: MIKAMI & Tatsumi Fujinami (c) defeated Sanshiro Takagi & Sapporo Machine (w/ Shogun KY Wakamatsu) when Fujinami submitted Machine with a Rear Naked Choke (11:51).
*V2 for MIKAMI & Tatsumi Fujinami.
6. Ultra Special Single Match – Loser Leaves Town: DJ Nira defeated Danshoku Dino after a Choke Slam from the referee (11:44).
7. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie defeated HARASHIMA & KUDO when Ishii pinned KUDO with two Kneel Kicks (16:11).

Team Dream Futures scored a big victory over Ura-Shima-Kudo when Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie defeated HARASHIMA & KUDO in the main event. KUDO injured his arm during the match and afterwards used a shirt as a makshift arm sling as he left the ring. Ishii bragged that in a year’s time Drift will main event DDT’s next annual Sapporo show, they will also main event every other DDT show and they will even main event every single wrestling show held in Sapporo.

Danshoku Dino Vs DJ Nira became a Loser Leaves Town match and thanks to some shenanigans ended up with Yukinori Matsui Choke Slamming Dino, allowing Nira to win. Nira then declared that all of DDT had to leave town. Dino corrected Nira and said the stipulation only lasted for one day and that next year DDT will hold two shows in Sapporo.

By the time Sanshiro Takagi made his entrance for the KO-D Tag Team Title match, he still didn’t know who his tag partner was. Shogun KY Wakamatsu brought along the Sapporo Machine to team up with Takagi but the team were unable to dethrone Tatsumi Fujinami & MIKAMI.

Yukinori Matsui also got involved in the Blindfold Death Match between Kenny Omega and Antonio Honda. Matsui performed a Double Clothesline to the two unaware wrestlers after he ended up in a few blind crossfires earlier in the match.


Tomorrow’s Sapporo Show, Tsumaki Vs Ishii In Union

October 7, 2012

DDT “SAPPORO WRESTLING FESTIVAL 2012”, 08/10/2012
Sapporo Teisan Hall

1. 4 Way Match: Yasu Urano Vs Makoto Oishi Vs Masa Takanashi Vs Daisuke Sasaki
2. Michael Nakazawa Vs Chiharu
3. Tomoya & Takao Soma Vs Hikaru Sato & Hiroshi Fukuda
4. Ultra Special Single Match: Danshoku Dino Vs DJ Nira
5. Kenny Omega Vs Antonio Honda
6. HARASHIMA & KUDO Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: MIKAMI & Tatsumi Fujinami Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Masked Man Of Mystery X (w/ Shogun KY Wakamatsu)

While all of the attention will be on New Japan and their iPPV tomorrow, DDT and Big Japan also have shows taking place in Sapporo. Kota Ibushi will be busy defending the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title against Low-Ki in New Japan, so he will not be at this show.

UNION “UNION FESTIVAL”, 28/10/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Hiro Tsumaki Vs Keisuke Ishii

Keisuke Ishii pays another visit to Union, this time to face their promising talents Hiro Tsumaki. Ishii made some insulting remarks about Union at their last show and Tsumaki wants to put the mouthy leader of Drift in his place.


Sapporo Wrestling Festival Line Up

September 24, 2012

DDT “SAPPORO WRESTLING FESTIVAL 2012”, 08/10/2012
Sapporo Teisan Hall

1. 4 Way Match: Yasu Urano Vs Makoto Oishi Vs Masa Takanashi Vs Daisuke Sasaki
2. Michael Nakazawa Vs Chiharu
3. Tomoya & Takao Soma Vs Hikaru Sato & Hiroshi Fukuda
4. Ultra Special Single Match: Danshoku Dino Vs DJ Nira
5. Kenny Omega Vs Antonio Honda
6. HARASHIMA & KUDO Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: MIKAMI & Tatsumi Fujinami Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Masked Man Of Mystery X (w/ Shogun KY Wakamatsu)

Kota Ibushi will not be taking part in the show because he will be busy defending the IWGP Jr. Title against Low Ki over at Sumo Hall for New Japan that day.


Dino Vs Oishi, Matches For Sapporo

September 21, 2012

DDT “WHO’S GONNA TOP? 2012 ~ DDT48 GENERAL ELECTION LAST DAY”, 30/09/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match – Battle Royal: Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Batten Tamgawa Vs Rion Mizuki Vs Tetsuya Endo Vs Akito Vs Gorgeous Matsuno Vs DJ Nira
0. Dark Match – Boxing Rules: Michael Nakazawa Vs Gota Ihashi
1. Danshoku Dino Vs Makoto Oishi
2. Hikaru Sato & Hiro Tsumaki Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Yoshiaki Yago
3. Masa Takanashi, Yuji Hino & Toru Owashi Vs Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Hoshitango
4. Kenny Omega Vs Konosuke Takeshita
5. HARASHIMA, KUDO & Yasu Urano Vs Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Takao Soma
6. Poison Sawada Retirement Road – First Leg: Sanshiro Takagi & MIKAMI Vs Poison Sawada JULIE & Client Snake
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Kota Ibushi (c) Vs El Generico

Danshoku Dino Vs Makoto Oishi have their first match after the end of Homorio Clover Z. Also some additions to the Battle Royal.

DDT “SAPPORO WRESTLING FESTIVAL 2012”, 08/10/2012
Sapporo Teisan Hall

1. Ultra Special Single Match: Danshoku Dino Vs DJ Nira
2. Kenny Omega Vs Antonio Honda
3. HARASHIMA & KUDO Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie
4. KO-D Tag Team Titles: MIKAMI & Tatsumi Fujinami Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Masked Man Of Mystery X (w/ Shogun KY Wakamatsu)

Hikaru Sato and Yoshiaki Yago are booked for the show. Chiharu will also be there for his annual Sapporo match that I presume will involve nunchuks and coathangers.


Final Day For Stables, Takagi Brings In KY Wakamatsu & His Masked Man Of Mystery

September 18, 2012

DDT “NON-FIX 9.19”, 19/09/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Takao Soma Vs Choun-Shiryu
2. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Masa Takanashi & Tetsuya Endo
3. Hentai Dan Hentai: Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa Vs Cherry & DJ Nira
4. nWj Dissolution Match: Sanshiro Takagi & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs HARASHIMA, MIKAMI & Gota Ihashi
5. Crying Wolf Vs La Familia Bloodbath: Yasu Urano & Antonio Honda Vs Daisuke Sasaki & Hoshitango
6. Homoiro Clover Z Final Match: Kota Ibushi, Danshoku Dino & Akito Vs KUDO, Makoto Oishi & Hiroshi Fukuda

This event will be the last show for many of DDT’s stables before they are forced to split up as per the rulings of Tsurumi Amon. However, DDT has admitted there is nothing stopping wrestlers from reforming stables under new names. It is all up to the wrestlers to decide what paths they will all take.

DDT “SAPPORO WRESTLING FESTIVAL 2012”, 08/10/2012
Sapporo Teisan Hall

1. KO-D Tag Team Titles: MIKAMI & Tatsumi Fujinami Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Masked Man Of Mystery X (w/ Shogun KY Wakamatsu)

Sanshiro Takagi has hired Shogun KY Wakamatsu to utilise one of the many masked men under his banner and go after MIKAMI & Tatsumi Fujinami. KY Wakamatsu is known as the manager of the Strong Machines in Japan during the 1980s, spent some time in Canada for Stampede Wrestling and is usually seen carrying a megaphone and a kendo stick. There was a hint that Takagi’s masked partner has something to do with Okinawa. The obvious guess is a wrestler from the now inactive Okinawa Pro Wrestling but Takagi and Wakamatsu could be sneaky enough to bring in someone else that nobody expected.


DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN IN SAPPORO” Results

May 27, 2012

DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN IN SAPPORO ~DRAMATIC DREAM CLOCK TOWER~”, 27/05/2012
Sapporo Teisan Hall
498 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Special Triple Threat Match: Yasu Urano defeated Masa Takanashi and Hikaru Sato when Urano pinned Takanashi with a Jackknife Pin (11:05).
2. Shaolin Temple Death Match: Hiroki defeated Chiharu with the Enter The Dragon (9:59).
3. Tomoya defeated Takao Soma with the S.O.D. (11:04).
4. Sapporo First Landing! Insanely Funny Game Series: Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi Vs Antonio Honda & DJ Nira ended with everybody winning when they all made Yoshiko laugh (11:21).
5. Special Death Match Where Something Terrible Will Happen To The Loser: Michael Nakazawa defeated Sanshiro Takagi with the Venom Maker (13:52).
6. Special Tag Team Match: Kota Ibushi & KUDO defeated Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie when Ibushi pinned Irie with the Sit Down Last Ride (12:02).
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Yuji Hino (c) defeated HARASHIMA with the F***’N Bomb (18:16).
*V1 for Yuji Hino.

Yuji Hino brushed off a tough challenger in HARASHIMA today to gain his first defence of the KO-D Openweight Title. Despite coming dangerously close to losing the match on a few occasions, Hino was able to survive getting hit with the Somato and hit his favourite F***’N Bomb finisher to win the match. Afterwards, Tsurumi Amon entered the ring and said one wrestler directly appealed to him for the next title shot and that person is more than qualified to deserve it. Enter Kota Ibushi. The Golden Star will challenge Yuji Hino for the title in Korakuen Hall on 24th June. Ibushi politely said he will bring the belt back to DDT and he will then get to be in the main event at Budokan Hall. Hino said that the KO-D Title was his and he stuck up his middle finger at Ibushi. HARASHIMA said he did not want himself or DDT to look weak against Hino. He will not give up on the road to Budokan.

Ibushi showed why he deserved the next KO-D Title shot by pinning Shigehiro Irie in the semi-main event tag match. Ibushi showed everyone he is much stronger now when he was able to lift up Irie and pin him with the Sit Down Last Ride. Meanwhile Irie’s partner Keisuke Ishii was visibly upset over the defeat and he refused to shake hands with Ibushi and KUDO after the match.

The most surprising result of the night was Michael Nakazawa defeating Sanshiro Takagi in the Special Death Match Where Something Terrible Will Happen To The Loser. It got kind of violent with the two brawling out of the ring. Nakazawa was cut during the brawl and Takagi poured lemon water over the wound. He then threw Nakazawa onto a table and then yelled “We are STARDOM!” for some reason. Takagi also brought in a bowling ball from the nearby bowling alley and rolled it at Nakazawa. Michael got out of the way and the ball crashed into the wall. In the end, Nakazawa used his new finisher the Venom Maker (apparently it’s his version of Kazuchika Okada’s Rainmaker) to grab the win. Afterwards Nakazawa said his Venom Maker will rain down poison on DDT and that Takagi had to take the poison as his forfeit for losing. When Nakazawa went to put the poison in Takagi’s mouth, Takagi gave him a Stunner and put the poison in his mouth instead.

The Insanely Funny Game Series had Yoshiko from STARDOM making an appearance because Makoto Oishi stole her wrestling gear and wore it for the match. Since Yoshiko was here, everyone decided that the match would be won by whoever could make her laugh. The attempts at comedy included Antonio Honda hugging his opponents like a koala and everybody proposing to Yoshiko. In the end Yoshiko finally laughed when everyone had their tights pulled down and their rears exposed. Everybody was then declared the winner.

Hiroki is now three for three in his annual shaolin challenge against Chiharu.

DDT will return to Sapporo in October for a Pro Wrestling Festival in conjunction with Big Japan and K-DOJO. There will be several shows taking place in Teisen Hall between 4th-7th October.


Sunday’s Special Sapporo Card

May 25, 2012

DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN IN SAPPORO ~DRAMATIC DREAM CLOCK TOWER~”, 27/05/2012
Sapporo Teisan Hall

1. Shaolin Temple Death Match: Hiroki Vs Chiharu
2. Special Triple Threat Match: Yasu Urano Vs Masa Takanashi Vs Hikaru Sato
3. Tomoya Vs Takao Soma
4. Sapporo First Landing! Insanely Funny Game Series: Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi Vs Antonio Honda & DJ Nira
5. Special Death Match Where Something Terrible Will Happen To The Loser: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Michael Nakazawa
6. Special Tag Team Match: Kota Ibushi & KUDO Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Yuji Hino (c) Vs HARASHIMA


Sapporo Gets Special Shaolin Stuff

May 16, 2012

DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN IN SAPPORO ~DRAMATIC DREAM CLOCK TOWER~”, 27/05/2012
Sapporo Teisan Hall

1. Shaolin Temple Death Match: Hiroki Vs Chiharu
2. Special Triple Threat Match: Yasu Urano Vs Masa Takanashi Vs Hikaru Sato
3. Tomoya Vs Takao Soma
4. Sapporo First Landing! Insanely Funny Game Series: Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi Vs Antonio Honda & DJ Nira
5. Special Death Match Where Something Terrible Will Happen To The Loser: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Michael Nakazawa
6. Special Tag Team Match: Kota Ibushi & KUDO Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Yuji Hino (c) Vs HARASHIMA

How do you make a show sound special? Use the word “special” over and over for your matches.

The now annual Hiroki Vs Chiharu death match in Sapporo is set to take place once again. This odd challenge between the two martial artists has been held twice by DDT since 2010. Hiroki is a nunchaku specialist while Chiharu trains in several martial arts. However, his abilities with the nunchaku has led to a rivalry with Hiroki over who is better trained. DDT capitalises on this everytime they come to Sapporo by pitting the two against each other in nunchaku themed death matches. So far Hiroki has bested Chiharu in both of their encounters. This time they will battle in a Shaolin Temple Death Match, which features plenty of nunchaku, sansetsukon and coathangers placed inside the ring and over the ropes.

At this point I think Don Michael has changed his name back to Michael Nakazawa. I lost track.


Nasu Nature Change, Amon Contra Amon, Hino Vs HARASHIMA

May 5, 2012

DDT “NASU NATURE SCHOOL WRESTLING”, 06/05/2012
Nasu Nature School

1. 6 Way Match: Kota Ibushi Vs El Generico Vs HARASHIMA VS Gota Ihashi Vs Batten Tamagawa Vs Takao Soma

Ken Ohka had to pull out of the match due to injuries sustained at “GOLDEN UNION 2012”. In his place is not one, but two wrestlers. Batten Tamagawa and Takao Soma have been added to make the match a 6 Way battle.

DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN IN FUJI ~DRAMATIC DREAM TSUKENAPORITAN~”, 19/05/2012
Shizuoka Fuji-san Messe

1. Akito Vs Tetsuya Endo
2. Takao Soma Vs DJ Nira
3. Sanshiro Takagi Vs Gota Ihashi
4. Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Hikaru Sato & Don Michael
5. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Keisuke Ishii
6. Yuji Hino, Yasu Urano & Antonio Honda Vs HARASHIMA, Masa Takanashi & KUDO

DDT “DRAMATIC 2012 MAY SPECIAL”, 20/05/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

0. Amon Contra Amon – Special Dark Match: Hero Amon Vs Gorgeous Matsuno
1. KUDO & Akito Vs Masa Takanashi & Keisuke Ishii
2. Kota Ibushi Vs Gota Ihashi
3. Yuji Hino, Yasu Urano & Antonio Honda Vs HARASHIMA, Daisuke Sasaki & Tomomitsu Matsunaga

The feud between Tsurumi Amon and New World Japan took a strange turn when Sanshiro Takagi introduced a Luchador by the name of Hero Amon as one of the new members of his group. DDT is immediately not big enough to contain two Amons. Takagi challenged Tsurumi to face Hero Amon in a match. Gorgeous Matsuno has accepted the challenge and will wrestle on behalf of the General Manager.

DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN IN SAPPORO ~DRAMATIC DREAM CLOCK TOWER~”, 27/05/2012
Sapporo Teisan Hall

1. KO-D Openweight Title: Yuji Hino (c) Vs HARASHIMA

HARASHIMA pinned Yuji Hino’s stablemate Yasu Urano in a 3 Way match to earn the KO-D Title shot here. With Hino having a firm grip on both KO-D Titles, everyone in DDT will have to put in a lot of effort if they want to be the champion leading the company into its 15th Anniversary.

UNION “NIMOMAKEZU RAIN”, 17/06/2012
Kitizawa Town Hall

1. BJW Tag Team Title: Shuji Ishikawa & Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Abdullah Kobayashi & Ryuji Ito

Abdullah Kobayashi defeated Shuji Ishikawa in a 306 Fluorescent Lighttubes & Free Weapons Death Match earlier today in Big Japan for the BJW Death Match Title. Now Kobayashi will be the challenger when he and Ryuji Ito team up to go against BIG “G” BANG.

Keizo Matsuda (original) will compete on the show aswell as the RockNES Monsters of Johnny Yuma & Johnny Goodtime.