Irie Makes Weight (Sort Of)

March 31, 2012

DDT “APRIL FOOL 2012”, 01/04/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Shota Vs Gota Ihashi
1. Tetsuya Endo Debut Match: Hiroshi Fukuda & Akito Vs Keisuke Ishii & Tetsuya Endo
2. Takao Soma & Genba Hirayanagi Vs Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa
3. Nico Valentine Vs Antonio Honda
4. Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract Battle Royal: HARASHIMA Vs KUDO Vs Makoto Oishi Vs Masa Takanashi Vs Daisuke Sasaki Vs Keisuke Ishii Vs Yasu Urano Vs Yuji Hino Vs Keita Yano Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Hoshitango Vs DJ Nira Vs Masao Inoue
*Five contracts are on the line.
5. AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kenny Omega (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie
6. KO-D Openweight Title: Danshoku Dino (c) Vs Sanshiro Takagi

DDT held a weigh in for Shigehiro Irie that would decide whether or not he would qualify for an AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Title shot against Kenny Omega on Sunday. The weigh in was open to the wrestling media to avoid any suspicious results. However, when it was time for Irie to step on the scales he weighed in at 107kg! He was weighed again and the result was the same. They weighed him one more time and this time he came in at 101kg. I don’t know how Irie suddenly dropped 6kg but he is now officially eligable for the title shot.

Irie said he was happy to finally qualify for the title shot. Omega said that he wants the match to show the future of DDT. He thinks Irie will become the ace of DDT in the future but he is not the ace right now. When a reporter asked Irie how he lost all of the weight, Irie said he didn’t eat any rice for weeks. When asked if he is worried about losing strength due to the weight loss, Irie simply said “I’m happy.” Kenny was then asked to compare Irie with his previous challenger Shuji Kondo. Kenny said they are completely different. He will fight fair with Irie because DDT is family.

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Tonkachi, Ladders & Chairs (Oh My!), BIG “G” BANG

December 21, 2011

UNION “1…2…3…UNION!”, 03/01/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Loser Must Follow Winner On Twitter: Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Rumi Kazama) Vs RG
2. Cherry Vs Ayumi Kurihara
3. Americas World Mixed Tag Team Titles: NOSAWA Rongai & Io Shirai (c) Vs Ken Ohka & Mio Shirai
4. Sanshiro Takagi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi Vs KENSO & Yoshiaki Yago
5. 3 Way Tag Team: Vladimir Nagai & Ivan Markov (w/ Bonnie) Vs Kengo Mashimo & Madoka Vs Masao Orihara & Big Morohashi
6. Shuji Ishikawa & Shigehiro Irie Vs Daisuke Sekimoto & Kazuki Hashimoto
7. DDT Extreme Title – TLC (Tonkachi, Ladders & Chairs): El Generico (c) Vs Isami Kodaka

Union held its latest press conference in Shinjuku’s Dropkick Bar today to announce more news and matches for their big 3rd January show at Korakuen Hall. The conference began with Naomi Susan being joined by Isami Kodaka. Naomi told everyone she received an e-mail from El Generico about how he just defended the DDT Extreme Championship in Hawaii. Generico also said in the e-mail that he wanted his match against Kodaka to be fought under TLC rules. In this case the T in TLC does not stand for tables, but for Tonkachi which is a giant hammer previously used in Union by Chinese wrestler Cao Zhang. Isami said he wanted to win the belt back at any cost and accepted the TLC match.

After Kodaka’s portion was finished, the conference moved onto the new team of Shuji Ishikawa & Shigehiro Irie, together now known as BIG “G” BANG. The name is taken from a South Korean boy band for some reason.* It was then announced that Shuji & Irie will face Daisuke Sekimoto & Kazuki Hashimoto from Big Japan on 3rd January. Shuji & Daisuke are definitly no strangers to each other. It was Sekimoto who defeated Ishikawa to win the KO-D Openweight Title back in 2010. Irie described Sekimoto as being as strong as a gorilla. He compared his own strength to a dangerous bear that could kill a hippopotamus. Irie then said that hippos kill more people in Africa than any other animal, so that makes him very dangerous.

The Union show will be the second wrestling show taking place in Korakuen Hall on the 3rd. All Japan will have a show taking place earlier in the day with Kenny Omega defending the AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Title against Hiroshi Yamato in the semi-main. The Union show might be the fifth match Daisuke Sekimoto will have in Korakuen Hall in 3 days. He’s wrestling for ZERO-1 on the 1st, Big Japan & All Japan in the 2nd and finally All Japan and Union on the 3rd, all shows taking place in Korakuen. Crazy.

*Anyone else notice DDT’s trend of naming groups after musical acts lately?

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Sumo Hall: Ishii Vs Irie, Battle Royal Entries, Opening Ceremony Election

July 8, 2011

DDT “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2011”, 24/07/2011
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

0. Big China Unified Nakahara Tag Team Titles: The Great Sasuke & Ricky Fuji (c) Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Munenori Sawa
1. Battle Royal – Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Antonio Honda (c) Vs Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs Yuzuki Aikawa Vs Cherry Vs Riki Sensyu Vs Emi Sakura Vs Tanomusaku Toba Vs Gorgeous Matsuno Vs DJ Nira Vs Hoshitango Vs Daisuke Sasaki Vs Rion Mizuki Vs Makoto Oishi
2. Dramatic Next Generation Fight: Keisuke Ishii Vs Shigehiro Irie
3. Summer Night Fever – 5 Vs 5 Elimination: Sanshiro Takagi, Hikaru Sato, Takao Soma, Kazuki Hirata & X Vs Yoshiaki Yago, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Super Shit Machine, Kengo Ohka & Minoru Suzuki
4. Special Singles Match: MIKAMI Vs Poison Sawada JULIE
5. Special Singles Match: Danshoku Dino Vs Bob Sapp
6. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kota Ibushi (c) Vs Prince Devitt
7. 4 Way – KO-D Tag Team Titles: HARASHIMA & HERO! Vs GENTARO & Yasu Urano Vs Kenny Omega & Michael Nakazawa Vs Daisuke Sekimoto & Masa Takanashi
8. KO-D Openweight Title: Shuji Ishikawa (c) Vs KUDO

The main event of this week’s Monthly Young Communication event had Keisuke Ishii and Shigehiro Irie fight to a 20 minute draw. A rivalry has been building up between the two top prospects from the newest generation of DDT and Union wrestlers so when their most recent battle ended in a stalemate, they both requested a rematch. Tsurumi Amon complied and made the match for 24/07 at Sumo Hall.

So far 12 competitors have been added to the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title Battle Royal. Antonio Honda is currently the champion but there is no doubt the title will change hands numerous times before we get to Sumo Hall. Expect more entries to appear in the match as well. This will also be Makoto Oishi’s first match back since his injury from last month put him on the sidelines..

An election has taken place to determine the lucky man who will participate in the Anal Blast opening ceremony. Three names have been put forward: Michael Nakazawa (nominated by himself), Batten Tamagawa (nominated by Sanshiro Takagi) and Tanomusaku Toba (nominated by Danshoku Dino). Even better is voting is open to the public. You, yes YOU can help decide who gets the honour of participating in the ceremony.

In order to vote, send an e-mail titled “DDT 明日の肛門スターは君だ！” to zkoumonbakuha@gmail.com and include one of the names below in the message. You can only vote once per e-mail account. Any duplicate votes from the same address will be ignored. Voting begins today and will end on Thursday 21st July.

The nominees are:

○中澤マイケル (Michael Nakazawa)

○ばってん多摩川 (Batten Tamagawa)

○タノムサク鳥羽 (Tanomusaku Toba)

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DDT “NON-FIX DX 4.6” Results

June 4, 2011

DDT “NON-FIX DX 4.6”, 04/06/2011
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
225 Fans

1. El Generico defeated Kazuki Hirata with the Brainbuster (8:56).
2. Triple Threat: MIKAMI defeated DJ Nira and HERO! when MIKAMI pinned DJ Nira with a School Boy (8:06).
3. Hikaru Sato, Keisuke Ishii & Makoto Oishi defeated Takao Soma, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Super Shit Machine when Ishii pinned Soma with the Kneel Kick (13:10).
4. Give Michael Nakazawa A Chance: Antonio Honda defeated Michael Nakazawa with a Cross Armlock (12:55).
5. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Shigehiro Irie & Munenori Sawa defeated GENTARO & Yasu Urano (c) when Irie pinned Urano with the Vertical Drop Back Flip (16:21).
*GENTARO & Yasu Urano fail in V4. Shigehiro Irie & Munenori Sawa become the 35th Champions!
6. Dick Togo & HARASHIMA defeated Danshoku Dino & KUDO when Togo pinned Dino with the Danshoku Diving Senton (19:06).

Dick Togo had to turn Danshoku in order to defeat Danshoku Dino in the main event. He didn’t go as far as to kiss Dino, but he did give him a Danshoku Pedigree and finished the match with a Danshoku version of the Diving Senton.

Shigehiro Irie cements his breakthrough status by winning the KO-D Tag Team Championships with Munenori Sawa. I believe this is the first championship of his career. Sawa is now a double champion in the TKG48, also holding the Big China Tag Titles with Sanshiro Takagi.

Antonio Honda prevented Michael Nakazawa from earning his reward from Tsurumi Amon. Instead Honda was given the prize for winning the match. On 12th June at Hakata Star Lanes, Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki will team up to take on Kenny Omega and a mystery partner in a No. 1 Contender’s match for the KO-D Tag Team Titles.

Keisuke Ishii has gotten into Takao Soma’s head by beating him in the Six-Men Tag before their match on 12th June. The upcoming match has been made more interesting as Takao Soma’s “Anytime And Anywhere” KO-D Openweight Title shot will be on the line in the match.

After MIKAMI won the Triple Threat match, he was challenged by HERO! to a singles bout sometime in the future.

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Union 3rd December Results

December 10, 2010

Union, 03/12/10
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
241 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Hiro Tsumaki Debut Match: Kento Miyahara defeated Hiro Tsumaki with a Boston Crab (8:27).
2. 4 Way Match: Choun Shiryu defeated 726, Kazuhiko Ogasawara & DJ Nira (8:08).
3. Isami Kodaka & Yano K Data defeated Survival Tobita & Che Qian when Isami pinned Che Qian with the Diving Double Knee Drop (9:20).
4. Yuki Miyazaki & Madoka defeated Cherry & Kengo Ohka when Miyazaki pinned Cherry with a Gedo Clutch (16:25).
5. Sanshiro Takagi & Shigehiro Irie defeated Shuji Ishikawa & Seiya Morohashi when Irie pinned Morohashi with the Vertical Drop Back Flip (17:21).

As part of joining Union on a full-time basis, Sanshiro Takagi has formed his own faction called TKG48. So far Shigehiro Irie and DJ Nira are members along with Takagi. At the end of the show Takagi introduced the fourth member…Muneneori Sawa!

Shigehiro Irie was full of confidence after getting the pinfall in the main event. He recalled losing a match to Shuji Ishikawa over a year ago and challenged him to a rematch in his hometown of Nagoya on 16th January.

The rules for Match #2 had the person getting the pinfall needing to drink an ashtry full of tequila in under five seconds in order to win the match. Everyone involved got a pin at one point or another but Choun Shiryu was the only one to drink the ashtray in one go. After the match, Choun told Union representative Naomi Susan that the promotion has a following in China and that he invited a student of his to come to Japan and try out for Union.

El Generico was announced to appear on Union’s 3rd January show at Korakuen Hall. He will be having a match against the debuting Shinichiro Tominaga.

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